By saying this, the clan leader was indirectly reminding Lin Yun that the many benefits the elf clan had bestowed upon him came with the expectation that he would secure peace in return.
This was the responsibility Lin Yun had to shoulder after receiving those benefits.
“Rest assured, Clan Leader. Once my force is established in the ancestral land, it will act as a buffer zone between the elf clan and the human race’s Dao Alliance and the six major forces. If they want to wage war on the elf clan, they will have to destroy me first,” Lin Yun said.
The two soon reached the mountain peak.
At the summit of the rear mountain stood an ancient well, with a pavilion built over it.
The well was sealed and guarded by an elderly elf.
“Clan Leader!”
The elder guarding the spirit spring bowed at once when he saw the clan leader arrive.
“Open the ancient well and draw water to perform the Spirit Spring Baptism for Prince Consort Lin,” the clan leader ordered.
“Yes.”
The guardian elder immediately unsealed the well and began drawing water.
This water was the spirit spring the elf clan spoke of.
Beside the well was a bathtub carved from stone. The elder poured all the drawn water into it.
Soon, the stone bathtub was more than half full.
The water was a beautiful sky blue.
“Lin Yun, lie down in it and close your eyes,” the clan leader instructed.
“Yes.”
Lin Yun did so, settling into the stone bathtub and slowly closing his eyes.
Hum!
Lin Yun instantly felt his sea of consciousness open of its own accord, without any effort on his part.
The next moment, he sensed the powerful energy within the spirit spring surging wildly into the sea of consciousness at the top of his head.
This was the Spirit Spring Baptism.
Under its influence, Lin Yun clearly felt his sea of consciousness expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
All the undeveloped portions were being steadily opened up.
The sensation was wondrous to Lin Yun.
It was like a phone’s CPU having its clock speed constantly raised, with performance steadily improving.
As time passed, the rate of expansion and enhancement began to slow.
After all, the potential for development was finite. At the start, there was ample untapped space, so progress was swift. Later, as that space dwindled, the pace naturally eased.
After about an hour, the spring water in the stone bathtub had turned from sky blue to clear and colourless.
Lin Yun’s sea of consciousness had also been developed almost to its absolute limit.
“Get up,” the clan leader’s voice sounded.
Lin Yun opened his eyes at once, flipped out of the bathtub, and circulated his inner force.
The inner force instantly evaporated the moisture from his robes.
“Lin Yun, how was the effect?” the clan leader asked with a smile.
“The Spirit Spring Baptism truly is marvellous. My sea of consciousness has changed dramatically. I believe cultivating divine sense now will be far less difficult, and the efficiency will rise greatly,” Lin Yun replied, his face full of smiles.
“Some elves who were stuck at bottlenecks and unable to advance broke through precisely because of the Spirit Spring Baptism. Its effect is extremely powerful,” the clan leader said.
He continued, “However, the Spirit Spring Baptism can only be performed once. The development possible for the sea of consciousness is limited. Even if repeated, now that yours has reached its limit, further baptism would have no effect.”
“I understand, Clan Leader. I will return now to cultivate,” Lin Yun said, clearly eager.
His divine sense had previously been stuck at the ninth order of the Returning Origin level.
Lin Yun wondered whether, after the Spirit Spring Baptism, he could now break through that bottleneck in one attempt.
“Go then. Remember to use those heavenly treasures as supplements for even better results,” the clan leader reminded him.
“Yes.”
After taking his leave, Lin Yun quickly descended the mountain, left the palace, and returned to the prince consort’s manor.
He told Zi Tong that he had completed the Spirit Spring Baptism and would now seclude himself to attempt a breakthrough. With that, he went straight to the manor’s training chamber.
Inside the training chamber.
“Now is the moment to test the true effects of the Spirit Spring Baptism.”
Lin Yun flipped his hand to summon the One Thought Bright Heart Tower and entered it.
Within the One Thought Bright Heart Tower.
Lin Yun closed his eyes at once and began constructing the Star God Diagram in his sea of consciousness to cultivate.
He did not rush into practising the lower volume of the Star God Diagram. Instead, he first used the upper volume he had already mastered to train.
