The energy converted from these fifty thousand Haoyue Crystal Stones was still very small in quantity, but it was substantially more than the amount obtained from absorbing the surrounding heavenly power earlier.
“Excellent, it truly works,” Lin Yun rejoiced wildly in his heart.
Having confirmed the viability of this approach, Lin Yun had now found a path to advance his realm.
As for precisely how many Haoyue Crystal Stones he would need to absorb to reach the bottleneck of perfect Initial Supreme, Lin Yun could not yet make an accurate assessment.
Based on the recent conversion results, however, he could roughly estimate that the required quantity would be at least in the hundreds of billions, and certainly not something a mere one or two hundred billion could accomplish.
Still, Lin Yun remained extremely pleased, for he had discovered a method to progress quickly.
Among the four Source Hearts now within his body, only the Power Source Heart could directly enhance his combat strength.
Yet each of the other three possessed unique functions.
“Now that the fourth Source Heart has been obtained, the task that brought me to this world can be considered complete,” Lin Yun said, a smile spreading across his face.
The entire process of searching for the Source Heart had gone remarkably smoothly, without a single complication.
“With the Source Heart in hand, there is no further reason to remain here. I must find a way back,” Lin Yun murmured to himself.
This presented yet another challenge before him.
Previously, his primary focus had been locating the Source Heart. Now that it was secured, the question of returning inevitably arose.
Next, Lin Yun searched the ruins once more, hoping to uncover anything useful.
In the central area, he did discover the remnants of a teleportation array, but it, too, had been utterly destroyed.
After completing a full circuit with no discoveries, Lin Yun swiftly ascended into the sky, intending first to return to his point of arrival and seek a solution there.
Roughly a day and a half later, he reached the place where he had entered.
The outward journey had taken three days due to widespread searching for the Source Heart, whereas the direct return required far less time.
Upon arriving, Lin Yun repeatedly ascended higher into the air, but even at the utmost limit, he found no spatio-temporal boundary gate for departure.
“The gate I came through is indeed one-way. This complicates matters.”
Although Lin Yun had long suspected this outcome, the extinguishing of that hope still left his heart half-cooled.
He had successfully acquired the Source Heart, yet returning now posed a serious problem.
Logically, since the Lord of the Wuji Heavenly Palace had left him this clue, there must be a means of returning to the Ancestral Heart Realm from here.
Lin Yun suddenly recalled the ruined teleportation array in the ruins where he had found the Source Heart.
Perhaps that array had originally been intended for travel back to the Ancestral Heart Realm.
Whether it was or not, the array was already destroyed.
“What am I to do now,” Lin Yun asked, his face clouded with worry.
It seemed his only option was to thoroughly explore this world and then seek a solution.
Accordingly, Lin Yun began descending from the heights.
Before long, he noticed signs of a young woman on the plains below.
She was likely a native human of this world.
Lin Yun landed at once.
Since he needed to find a way back while in this world, he naturally had to learn its basic circumstances and information.
Thus, he descended silently in front of the young woman.
“Spare my life, please,” she cried out the moment she saw Lin Yun appear. Her face was filled with panic and disarray, her eyes carrying a trace of desperate pleading.
She appeared utterly battered and dishevelled.
Her words left Lin Yun momentarily stunned. Did he truly look like a bandit, or perhaps someone with predatory intentions?
Without further comment, Lin Yun instantly released his divine sense, enveloping her completely.
The woman froze on the spot.
Lin Yun effortlessly examined all her memories.
From them, he learned that this world was called Star Blue Continent, a fairly large realm, and he also grasped its fundamental worldview.
It, too, was a cultivation civilisation, with humans as the dominant life forms, ruling over the world.
