After resting for half an hour.
“Let me test how long it will take to reach the fourth tier of the Gui Yuan level.”
Having made his decision, Lin Yun once again began constructing and visualising the Star God Chart in his sea of consciousness. His divine sense gradually strengthened. As it did so, faint light flickered in his sea of consciousness, which expanded bit by bit.
Every two hours of cultivation, Lin Yun would rest for half an hour before continuing.
In this way, time flew by. A millennium passed.
As Lin Yun visualised the Star God Chart, he discovered that after his sea of consciousness expanded to its limit, it underwent another round of growth.
A breakthrough!
His divine sense realm had successfully reached the fourth tier of the Gui Yuan level!
Advancing one tier had taken a full millennium of cultivation. Without the Cold Ice Jade, it would probably have required over six thousand years.
Lin Yun stopped cultivating and opened his eyes.
“A millennium to advance one tier. Outside the One Thought Clarity Tower, only two hundred years have passed. At this rate, before the Pinnacle Competition begins, I can fully raise my divine sense to the ninth tier of the Gui Yuan level. There will even be plenty of time left to cultivate other aspects,” Lin Yun said, a smile spreading across his face.
Before going to the elf clan to rescue someone, Lin Yun had never imagined his divine sense could still improve before the Pinnacle Competition.
“Then let us continue. I will prioritise raising my divine sense first!”
Lin Yun set his goal for this seclusion: elevate his divine sense until it reached the ninth tier of the Gui Yuan level.
After all, this improvement in divine sense was predictable, and the resulting boost to his strength was very direct and tangible.
With his mind made up, Lin Yun entered a cultivation state once more.
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In such cultivation, time trickled away bit by bit. Lin Yun cleared his mind of distractions and devoted all his energy to this single task.
This time, it took a full nine millennia!
When his sea of consciousness underwent another expansion, the growth of his divine sense reached its limit.
Beyond this lay a bottleneck.
“Ninth tier of the Gui Yuan level. I have finally reached it,” Lin Yun said, opening his eyes and exhaling deeply.
This advancement had been achieved purely through accumulating time.
The higher the divine sense realm, the more time each tier required. Thus, advancing from the fourth to the ninth tier took nine millennia in total. The final step from the eighth to the ninth tier alone consumed nearly two thousand eight hundred years.
Nine millennia to achieve so much was actually quite fast. In the ancestral land, there were many existences hundreds of thousands or even millions of years old. They, too, often relied on time to accumulate progress in many areas.
There were plenty who remained stuck at a bottleneck for hundreds of thousands of years.
Moreover, divine sense cultivation was inherently difficult.
Of course, thanks to the One Thought Clarity Tower, these nine millennia corresponded to only one thousand eight hundred years in the outside world.
Including the time spent earlier, the entire journey from the first to the ninth tier of the Gui Yuan level had taken just over two thousand years externally, plus a few months.
There was still a very long period before the Pinnacle Competition began, enough for Lin Yun to cultivate other aspects.
“With my divine sense now at the ninth tier of the Gui Yuan level, my overall strength has once again received a powerful boost,” Lin Yun said to himself with a smile.
The more his strength improved, the greater his confidence in the Pinnacle Competition!
Lin Yun was certain that among the Harmony Realm participants, no one’s divine sense realm could compare to his!
“However, at this divine sense realm, I have reached a bottleneck. Further advancement will probably be difficult,” Lin Yun murmured.
After the ninth tier of the Gui Yuan level, the next step was the Immeasurable level in divine sense. This was a major bottleneck breakthrough!
Such a major bottleneck was far from easy. Lin Yun knew this well.
If there were no Pinnacle Competition and no time constraints, Lin Yun could slowly attempt the breakthrough over time.
Now, he needed to plan his time carefully to maximise his strength gains in the shortest possible period.
“For now, divine sense improvement will pause here. Next, I will continue raising my physical body realm. Let me see if I can reach the late stage of the Sacred Body before the Pinnacle Competition,” Lin Yun decided inwardly.
After obtaining the essence blood of the beastman powerhouse last time, Lin Yun had already opened the sixth divine meridian. He could use all six divine meridians to continue elevating his physical body realm.
With his mind set, Lin Yun entered a cultivation state once again. He activated the six divine meridians, allowing inner energy to flow through them.
The inner energy passing through the divine meridians was transformed by them into a special energy that spread throughout his body, gradually strengthening it bit by bit.
Without external assistance, improving the physical body also required accumulating progress through time.
