"Not bad!"
Lin Changâsheng was quite satisfied with the power of that palm strike.
And this was only from using a tenth of his full Primordial Power.
Even a casual attack had such forceâif he unleashed his full strength, itâd be even more devastating.
After testing the might of his Palm Seal, Lin Changâsheng waved his hand and drew an ordinary long saber.
Then, channeling his Primordial Power, he unleashed the Celestial Blade Godslaying Slash.
As he performed the Saber Technique, it seemed to harness the Power of the Celestial Vaulting itselfâthe momentum of heaven and earth merging right into the bladeâs edge.
"Break!"
Lin Changâsheng swung his saber. In midair, a massive Blade Aura a hundred zhang long took shape, plummeting forward with a roar.
The Blade Aura wasnât especially huge, but its momentum was shockingly intense.
The killing intent and worldly might fused within the Blade Aura made this strike utterly soul-chillingâenough to make even gods and devils retreat in fear.
"What a fierce Saber Technique!"
Not far off, Hou Shaojieâs heart skipped a beat as he sensed that Blade Aura.
If he had to take that slash head-on, he doubted heâd even have the courage to try to block it.
Boomâboomâboomâ
The next instant, the violent Blade Aura struck the distant ground and the Grand Arrayâs shield.
A thunderous explosion rang out.
The ground was carved several zhang deep by that one slash, torn open into a massive chasm.
And the Array barrier, under Lin Changâshengâs blade, began to wildly ripple and distort from the impact, as if it might shatter at any moment.
The commotion was so great that all the top experts in the Imperial City took notice.
"That kid looks like he thinks he can brute-force his way through the Grand Array! Overestimating himself, much?"
"Exactly! To break the Grand Array, you need at least Late Stage Integration. With just his Early Stage Integration strength, heâd kill himself trying, but he canât even stir it!"
"Wait, somethingâs offâthe Array actually shook? Could his attack rival the Late Stage Integration cultivators?"
"You sure you sensed right? How could that kid possibly budge the Array?"
"No mistake! Good thing he stopped attacking, or a couple more of those and our Array wouldâve shattered!"
...
The experts all around the Imperial City were buzzing, thinking Lin Changâsheng was biting off more than he could chew, only to witness him nearly smash open the Grand Array.
Lin Changâshengâs incredible potential had them all feeling even more shocked.
And when Wu Yue, whoâd left not long before, heard about it, she was clearly surprised as well.
Sheâd figured Lin Changâsheng for some lecherous scoundrelâbut turns out, he actually had such terrifying strength?
Looks like sheâd truly misjudged him.
Right now, though, Lin Changâsheng had no intention of breaking the Arrayâheâd just wanted to try out the might of his newly-fused Immortal Techniques.
The power of those two Immortal Techniques left Lin Changâsheng more than satisfied.
He could tell the Array was teetering on the verge of collapse from his assault.
And this was with just a regular saberâif heâd used the Upper Grade Celestial Spirit Treasure Evil-breaking Blade, he figured one slash would shatter the Array for sure.
By now, Lin Changâshengâs mastery of heaven and earthâs momentum was sharper than everâhe was just a single step from comprehending the Heavenly Dao itself.
"Iâll have to cultivate the Undying Divine Dragon Body once I get out!"
Lin Changâsheng mused to himself.
This Undying Divine Dragon Body had to be seriously extraordinaryâonce activated, his physical body would be outrageously domineering.
Too bad he didnât have any beauties to help him cultivate right now.
"Since I canât leave yet, might as well refine some pills!"
Lin Changâsheng decided to pull out the Yun Shen Pill heâd gotten from Qingfeng Cliff and work on his cultivation.
This elixir was no jokeânot only could it increase a cultivatorâs realm and restore Primordial Power, but it could also strengthen the Divine Soul.
[Yun Shen Pill Entry Level!]
After studying the pill formula for an hour, Lin Changâsheng finally reached Entry Level proficiency with it.
[Detected Yun Shen Pill. Spend 6000 Immortal Crystals to Simplify?]
The system panel popped up another prompt.
"Simplify!"
Lin Changâsheng decisively chose to Simplify.
Because after Simplification, heâd be able to master the formula even faster.
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Yun Shen Pill...simplifying...simplification complete. Yun Shen Pill == Mud Balls!]
"Mud balls again?"
Lin Changâsheng felt helplessâheâd made these before, hadnât he?
But this time, he wasnât about to roll mud from his own body. Instead, heâd just dig up some dirt from the ruins and roll those into balls.
Faster that wayâotherwise, if he kept scraping dirt off himself, he might wear his skin off and not even max out the pill skill.
Yun Shen Pill Experience +1!
Yun Shen Pill Experience +1!
...
As Lin Changâsheng kept scooping up dirt and rolling it into little balls, his Yun Shen Pill experience points soared like mad.
"Boss... is actually playing with mud? Did he go off the rails in his cultivation?"
Hou Shaojie saw Lin Changâsheng in the ruins, buried in muddy handiwork, and was left utterly baffled.
But then he thoughtâno way, right?
Boss has such a freakish physiqueâhow could he possibly go insane from cultivation?
"Maybe heâs digging out a tunnel by hand to escape?"
Hou Shaojie wondered silently.
But then againâwait, no! Boss knows Space Secret Techniques. If he wanted to escape, why dig tunnels?
Unable to figure it out, Hou Shaojie simply stopped stressing. Whatever the boss was up to, he always had his reasons.
[Yun Shen Pill Perfection!]
Lin Changâsheng rolled up mud balls for a full three hours.
Luckily, hard work pays offâhe finally maxed out his Yun Shen Pill proficiency.
With his Perfection Level Yun Shen Pill refining method, one furnace could yield ten pillsâwith at least nine-and-a-half turning out perfect.
There happened to be a small Alchemy Room nearby, fully equipped with a Pill Furnace and Earth Fire.
And as for the essential ingredients, Lin Changâsheng had taken all he needed off bandits back at Qingfeng Cliff.
The main substancesâDragon Scale Lotus, thousand-year-old blood ginseng, Three-leaf Spirit FruitâLin Changâsheng had all of those on hand, too.
Heâd looted those from enemies heâd slain in the past.
With ingredients gathered, Lin Changâsheng began refining the elixir.
Ignite flame, cleanse the furnace, add the herbs, refine, condense the pillâstep by step, no shortcuts.
...
Three days later.
Time flew by as Lin Changâsheng worked at alchemy.
To refine ordinary pills, maybe an hour or two would do.
But the stronger the pill, the longer the process needed.
"Almost ready!"
Feeling that the moment had come, Lin Changâsheng quickly opened the furnace lid.
A dense, overpowering medicinal fragrance rushed out to greet him.
The Spiritual Energy in the Alchemy Hall instantly grew several times richer.
Looking more closely, he saw ten milky-white elixirs quietly resting within the furnaceâone hundred percent pill success!
And the pill patterns on each one were perfectly distinct, spiritual energy flowing evenly; you could tell at a glance each one was a top specimen.
Even a single pill like this could fetch thousands of Immortal Crystals on the black market.
"Wonder how potent these are?"
Lin Changâsheng mused, then popped a Yun Shen Pill into his mouth without hesitation.
The moment the pill entered his belly, it instantly dissolvedâtsunamis of medicinal power surged into every inch of Lin Changâshengâs body.
He could feel every pore of his body open wide, greedily absorbing all the effects of the Yun Shen Pill.
Some of the medicinal power shot straight into his Divine Sense, nurturing his Divine Soul and making it rapidly stronger.
Just one pill, and Lin Changâsheng felt his Primordial Power, fleshly body, and Divine Soul had all strengthened by a tenth.
"This stuff is that dominant? If I keep taking them, can I break through right away?"
Lin Changâsheng wondered. If every pill hit this hard, he figured he could break through just by eating elixirs.
He immediately swallowed a second Yun Shen Pill.
But as Lin Changâsheng continued, he noticed the effect wasnât as pronounced as the first time.
The medicinal power had clearly diminished.
Even so, the Yun Shen Pill was still impressively potent.
But it seemed that popping pills to boost his realm wouldnât workâthe first dose was best, then the effects just kept dropping off.
[Detected Yun Shen Pill (Perfection), Infinite Holy Pill (Perfection). Fuse into new pill formula?]
Suddenly, to Lin Changâshengâs surprise, the system panel popped out another prompt.
Didnât expect these two pills could be fused, huh?
"Fuse!"
Lin Changâsheng chose to fuse without hesitation.
[Yun Shen Pill (Perfection), Infinite Holy Pill (Perfection), Fusion start...fusing...fusion complete! New pill formula Divine Healing Pill obtained!]
"Divine Healing Pill?"
Lin Changâsheng thought to himself; just from the name, you could tell this was no ordinary stuff.