This meant Lin Yun could endure the tempering of the fifth level?
Even if only for a short time, that was utterly terrifying!
“It seems my trip here wasn’t in vain. Let’s see how long this guy can last on the fifth level,” Elder Li said with a smile.
Could Lin Yun endure one minute on the fifth level? Two minutes? They couldn’t predict yet.
Regardless of how long, even a single minute would be enough for them to take Lin Yun seriously!
“Exactly, let’s see how long he can hold out,” the tower guardian said, his gaze fixed on the second level, filled with anticipation.
…
Inside the Heart-Locking Tower, fifth level.
Lin Yun sat cross-legged on the disc.
The disc emitted a radiant glow, and another wave surged from it into his body, rushing straight to his sea of consciousness, violently pressing and tempering his divine sense.
Lin Yun immediately felt a splitting headache, as if his brain were about to explode, his expression contorting in pain.
The torment of the fifth level’s tempering was far worse than the Soul-Breaking Poison.
Yet, the tempering effect on his divine sense was also remarkably pronounced.
“Damn it!”
The excruciating pain and torment drove Lin Yun to the brink of madness, enough to make him lose his reason!
If this continued, even if he could endure, he wouldn’t last long.
He had to maintain his mental clarity amidst this torment!
Mind Resolve!
Lin Yun immediately recited the Mind Resolve technique in his heart, calming his mind and shielding it from the influence.
“Hold on!”
Lin Yun gritted his teeth, his conviction unwavering.
Soon, another wave surged, brutally pressing his divine sense flat.
Under this tempering, his divine sense slowly grew stronger!
But Lin Yun knew that with his current divine sense level, advancing a single tier would require numerous tempering sessions.
His divine sense was currently at Origin Level, Tier One. Back in the Cultivation Continent, after reaching the Origin Level, he could no longer progress within that tier, so he had remained stuck.
Now, he was finally advancing again!
Unbeknownst to Lin Yun, outside the tower, the guardian and Elder Li were closely monitoring the Heart-Locking Tower’s situation.
As time ticked by, minute by minute, under this tempering.
…
Outside the tower.
“Elder Li, it’s… it’s been half an hour, and this guy’s still on the fifth level,” the guardian said, his face full of shock.
“I never expected he could last this long,” Elder Li said, gazing at the fifth level with a complex expression.
Even if Lin Yun could only endure one or two minutes on the fifth level, it would have been shocking and worthy of praise.
But half an hour had passed.
The astonishment in his heart was indescribable.
“And half an hour isn’t the end. He’s still undergoing tempering on the fifth level. Now we can keep looking forward to how much longer he can last!” the guardian exclaimed.
Elder Li nodded, understanding this. Would Lin Yun last one hour? Two? Or even longer? It was unknown.
This made him very eager to find out.
Inside the Heart-Locking Tower.
As time passed, Lin Yun had endured a full day.
During this day, the pain he endured was immense, as if his brain were being relentlessly hammered.
After yet another tempering of his divine sense, the newly enhanced divine sense reached a new level!
Origin Level, Tier Two!
Feeling his divine sense advance a minor tier, Lin Yun was naturally delighted.
“This isn’t enough. Keep going!” Lin Yun steeled his resolve, with no intention of leaving the disc.
Boom!
Another powerful wave surged, crushing his divine sense!
The pain felt as if his head were about to burst.
…
Fifteen days later.
Outside the Heart-Locking Tower.
“Fifteen days! A full fifteen days! He’s still on the fifth level of the Heart-Locking Tower! Is this guy a monster?!” the guardian’s voice turned shrill, his shock beyond words.
“Fifteen days! This kid is extraordinary!” Elder Li said, his expression complex.
They could never have dreamed that Lin Yun, at the Saint Realm, could persist this long on the fifth level. It was utterly inconceivable!
Their curiosity about Lin Yun only grew.
What kind of monster was this guy?
…
Inside the tower.
In fifteen days, Lin Yun had raised his divine sense to Origin Level, Tier Five.
The higher the tier, the longer it took to advance.
Advancing from Tier One to Tier Two took only a day, but from Tier Four to Tier Five took a full eight days.
Moving from Tier Five to Tier Six, Lin Yun estimated, would take at least half a month.
This rate of progress was actually astonishingly fast!
But at this point, Lin Yun felt his divine sense had reached its limit.
If he continued, he risked destroying himself!
No matter how strong his will, his divine sense’s capacity was ultimately finite!
Boom!
After another wave crushed and tempered his divine sense, Lin Yun’s vision darkened, a wave of dizziness washing over him, as if he might collapse.
Before the next wave hit, Lin Yun forced himself to leap off the disc.
“Huff…”
After stopping the disc, Lin Yun lay beside it, gasping heavily, utterly exhausted, not physically but mentally.
The relief from the torment’s end was indescribably refreshing.
Recalling that sensation sent shivers down his spine, with no desire to endure it for another second.
That he lasted fifteen days was, honestly, surprising even to Lin Yun.
The Mind Resolve technique had played a significant role.
In such torment, mental strength and willpower were crucial.
“From Origin Level Tier One to Tier Five, this is quite a substantial gain,” Lin Yun said, lying on the ground, a smile spreading across his pale face.
Regardless, he was very satisfied with this progress.
But was that it?
“It’s rare to get a chance to enter. I can’t let it end like this!”
Lin Yun resolved to rest and then return to the disc.
For most people, escaping such nightmarish torment, even if effective, would make them reluctant to return, as the excruciating pain lingered vividly.
…
Outside the tower.
“Elder Li, the fifth level’s light has gone out. It seems he’s finally reached his limit!” the guardian said immediately.
