“This great bottleneck is indeed too difficult to break through. The chance of reaching the Supreme Realm is truly extremely slim.” Muli nodded and sighed.
“In three thousand years, the Pinnacle Competition will be held. I will participate and try my luck for that opportunity.” Lin Yun said.
“That is indeed an opportunity for your human race to step into the Supreme Realm. However, the competition for this opportunity is far too fierce. It is very difficult to seize it. Since Brother Beichen plans to participate, I will definitely pay attention when the time comes.” Muli said.
After the two chatted a while longer, Lin Yun bid farewell to Muli.
Muli also needed to return to the Beastman Clan. He had to fuse with the Red Cloud Heart as soon as possible and make it his own.
After leaving South Street, Lin Yun first went to North Street in Heart City, where humans resided, and checked into an inn.
Inside the inn.
Lin Yun waved his hand and took out the remains of the beastman expert.
“Next, I will extract the essence blood first.” Lin Yun’s face showed anticipation.
Because this beastman expert had been dead for far too long, some essence blood had certainly been lost. Lin Yun did not know how much could still be drawn out.
Thus, Lin Yun circulated his inner energy and, through the wounds on the beastman expert’s remains, used his inner energy to extract the essence blood.
Two hours later.
Lin Yun had collected all the extracted essence blood into a jade gourd.
This jade gourd could hold about a thousand millilitres and was now more than half full.
Lin Yun was very satisfied with this amount.
The lost essence blood was at most only about three tenths.
“The quality of this essence blood is extremely high. It is probably sufficient even for opening the ninth divine vein.” Lin Yun looked at the essence blood in his hand, his eyes shining.
Precisely because of this, Lin Yun was truly reluctant to use this essence blood to open his seventh divine vein, as that would be too wasteful.
Opening the ninth divine vein required the highest quality essence blood. If he used this portion for the seventh or eighth divine veins, it would certainly be depleted.
Then, if Lin Yun wanted to open the ninth divine vein later, finding essence blood of this quality would be extremely difficult.
“I will keep this essence blood for now.” Lin Yun directly stored the jade gourd in his storage ring.
Lin Yun did not plan to use this essence blood for the seventh divine vein, but rather to save it for the ninth.
Of course, even if he wanted to use it for the seventh divine vein, Lin Yun could not open it now.
Opening divine veins required not only essence blood but was also extremely difficult in itself.
When Lin Yun opened the sixth divine vein, he had already found it exceedingly hard.
To open the seventh divine vein, even with essence blood, Lin Yun would need to reach the Supreme Realm first, allowing his body and inner energy to undergo another qualitative transformation before he could succeed.
After extracting the essence blood, the remains of this beastman expert no longer held much value for Lin Yun.
“The remaining corpse should fetch a good price. I will sell it and see if it is enough to redeem the Red Moon Stone.” Lin Yun pondered to himself.
Having made up his mind, Lin Yun left the guest room and headed straight to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
In an elegant room at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
“Pavilion Master, take a look and see how much it is worth.” Lin Yun waved his hand and revealed the beastman expert’s remains.
After stepping forward to examine it, the Pavilion Master exclaimed in surprise, “The quality of these beastman remains is extremely high. Its strength in life must have been utterly terrifying!”
“The Pavilion Master truly has a keen eye.” Lin Yun grinned.
“This item could be auctioned at the next Treasure Appraisal Convention. It should fetch a good price.” The Pavilion Master said.
“Pavilion Master, I do not want to wait that long. I will sell it directly to you. You can consign it for auction later.” Lin Yun said.
“No problem. Although these remains are impressive, there are not many who truly need them, and even fewer who can afford the price. Four hundred and fifty million is the highest we can offer.” The Pavilion Master said.
“Four hundred and fifty million? That is still quite a shortfall from redeeming the Red Moon Stone.” Lin Yun fell into thought.
When Lin Yun had pawned the Red Moon Stone, according to the nine-out thirteen-return rule, he needed to pay exactly one billion three hundred million Haoyue crystals to redeem it.
Even after selling these beastman remains, Lin Yun would still be short three hundred million Haoyue crystals.
“I will sell it anyway.” Lin Yun said.
“Good. I will go fetch the money for Friend Beichen now.” The Pavilion Master said with a smile.
It was not long before the Pavilion Master returned to the room and handed Lin Yun a storage ring containing the payment.
After receiving the money, Lin Yun took his leave.
Emerging from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Lin Yun once again pondered. Where should he go next for his travels and training?
On the North Street of Heart City.
While Lin Yun was pondering where to go next, he was also thinking about how to gather enough funds to redeem the Red Moon Stone.
“Hm?”
Lin Yun suddenly spotted a familiar figure walking towards him on the street ahead.
“That is… the Martial God?” Lin Yun was startled.
The Martial God was a good friend Lin Yun had made in the border mountains between the Human Clan and the Demon Clan.
Back then, when the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall went to destroy the Thunderbolt Mountain Manor where the Martial God resided, Lin Yun had saved him, but as a result, he had been held accountable by the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall.
Lin Yun had not expected to encounter him here in Heart City.
“Martial God!” Lin Yun called out and immediately walked over.
The Martial God turned to look at Lin Yun, momentarily stunned.
After all, Lin Yun had altered his appearance, so he did not recognise him.
What surprised the Martial God most was that he had long since changed his name. Very few people could still call him by the name “Martial God”.
“You… who are you?” The Martial God looked at Lin Yun.
“Shall we talk in the alley over there?” Lin Yun said with a smile.
“Good!” The Martial God agreed straight away.
Although he did not recognise Lin Yun, he felt a sense of familiarity with him. Moreover, Lin Yun had called out his former name, so he wanted to know what was going on.
The two came to a secluded alley with no one around.
“Fellow cultivator, who exactly are you?” The Martial God looked at Lin Yun.
Lin Yun shielded the surrounding space before speaking. “Brother Martial God, I am Lin Yun. Due to certain reasons, I have changed my appearance and name. Now I go by the dao title Beichen.”
“What! Brother Lin Yun!” Upon hearing this, the Martial God was greatly shocked.
When he heard the name Lin Yun, he immediately realised that the familiarity he had felt earlier was indeed correct!
“It really… is really you? I inquired in many places before and heard that you had been killed by the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall!” The Martial God stared at Lin Yun in horror.
“It is a long story. This is not the place to talk. Shall we find somewhere else to chat?” Lin Yun said.
“No problem! Knowing you are alive is truly wonderful!” The Martial God was overjoyed.
Immediately after, the Martial God and Lin Yun left the alley. Lin Yun led the Martial God to the inn.
In the inn room.
After Lin Yun shielded the entire room’s space, he directly restored his true appearance.
“Haha, it really is you!” The Martial God happily stepped forward and gave Lin Yun a heavy embrace.
“I did not die, but to prevent the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall from knowing I am still alive, I could only change my appearance and hide my name.” Lin Yun said.
Hearing this, the Martial God understood Lin Yun’s situation.
“No matter what, escaping the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall is a great thing!” The Martial God said with a smile.
The Martial God continued, “Brother Lin Yun, that time at Thunderbolt Mountain Manor, I left in a hurry and never had the chance to thank you properly. Truly, the fact that I, the Martial God, am alive today is entirely thanks to your help!”
The Martial God clearly remembered how Lin Yun, in order to save him, had not hesitated to turn against and fight the commander Shu Zhen of the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall.
Lin Yun had risked severe punishment from the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall to save him.
This was Lin Yun gambling with his own fate and future to rescue him!
“Since I consider you a friend, I naturally would not stand by and watch you die. Now that it is all in the past, there is no need to mention it further.” Lin Yun smiled and patted the Martial God’s shoulder.
“How can I not mention it? I, the Martial God, have always remembered this debt of gratitude. In the future, if Brother Lin Yun ever needs anything from me, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!” The Martial God said with firm resolve.
Lin Yun had spent quite some time with the Martial God in the border mountains and knew his character well. He was someone who valued loyalty and had a kind heart.
“By the way, Martial God, why are you in Heart City? How have you been these past years since we last parted?” Lin Yun asked curiously.
Calculating the time, their last meeting had been thousands of years ago.
“These years I have been fortunate. A powerful expert took notice of me and accepted me as a disciple. It could be considered a turn of luck. In terms of cultivation, I have not dared to slack off in the slightest, because I always keep in mind the blood feud of my Thunderbolt Mountain Manor being destroyed. My goal is to avenge Thunderbolt Mountain Manor!” By the end, the Martial God was gritting his teeth.
“Seeking revenge against the Heavenly Fire Divine Hall is no easy matter.” Lin Yun sighed.
“I understand, but I will never give up this conviction!” The Martial God said with determination.
The Martial God then looked at Lin Yun. “By the way, Brother Lin Yun, how have you been these years? What realm are you at now?”
