At the same time, within the Lin Family estate.
After kicking out that green tea Li Xuan’er, Lin Yuan felt utterly refreshed.
He lay lazily on a beach chair by the massive pool in his backyard. Above him was a parasol, beside him a glass of chilled fruit juice, basking comfortably in the afternoon sun.
This was what life was meant to be!
In his past life, he was exploited daily by his boss just for a bit of salary. Now, with the world so vast, lying flat was the only priority.
[Ding! Detected host has successfully remained lying flat for thirty minutes. Primordial Sacred Body has activated automatically. Spiritual energy absorption rate +10%.]
A system notification echoed in his mind.
Lin Yuan immediately felt an incredibly pure stream of spiritual energy rushing into his body from all directions at an astonishing speed.
The Lin Family estate was built atop a massive spiritual vein and outfitted with top-tier Spirit Gathering formations. The concentration of spiritual energy here was already dozens of times higher than the outside world.
And now, with the Primordial Sacred Body, Lin Yuan was like a humanoid black hole, greedily devouring it all.
The spiritual energy was instantly refined the moment it entered his body—smooth, unobstructed.
It directly transformed into pure cultivation energy, surging through his limbs, bones, and meridians.
He could vividly “see” the bones inside his body beginning to glow with a faint jade hue, and his marrow flowed like liquid gold and mercury, sparkling brilliantly.
Every part of his body was being strengthened and transformed.
At that moment, the accumulation of spiritual energy in his body reached a critical threshold!
Boom!
It was as if an invisible barrier had been broken—an aura far more powerful than before erupted from within!
Breakthrough!
In this world, martial realms were divided into: Bone Tempering Realm, Bone Refining Realm, Qi Sea Realm, Meridian Connection Realm, Force Refining Realm, Essence Gathering Realm, Rebirth Realm, Skyward Realm, and Heaven-Treading Realm.
Each major realm was subdivided into nine stages.
The original body had already been a genius at 6th stage Bone Refining Realm.
Now, with the boost from the Primordial Sacred Body, Lin Yuan instantly shattered the bottleneck and stepped into 7th stage!
But that was only the beginning!
The massive torrent of energy didn’t slow down—it kept raging inside him!
Boom!
Another muffled thunder—8th stage Bone Refining Realm!
Boom!!
9th stage Bone Refining Realm!
Only when his cultivation firmly stabilized at the peak of 9th stage Bone Refining Realm, just one step away from opening his Qi Sea and entering the next realm, did the surge finally slow down.
“Holy sh*t…”
Feeling the surging, almost overflowing power within him, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but let out a low curse.
“I’m already… at the 9th stage of Bone Refining Realm?”
How long had it been?
Since binding the system, barely an hour had passed.
All he did was lie here drinking juice, and he’d instantly leveled up three stages, skyrocketing from 6th to peak 9th stage?
This Primordial Sacred Body… was way too overpowered!
Lin Yuan couldn’t help but compare himself to the students at the academy.
The Martial Arts Academy in the capital of the Celestial Dragon Nation gathered the top geniuses from all over the country.
Yet even so, most freshmen were still tempering their bones in the Bone Tempering Realm.
Reaching the Bone Refining Realm already made one an excellent student—most were in 1st or 2nd stage.
Those who made it to 3rd or 4th stage were considered geniuses and given priority cultivation by the academy.
Someone like the original body, reaching 6th stage Bone Refining Realm at age 18, was already extremely rare—truly one-in-a-million.
And now, he was at peak 9th stage Bone Refining Realm!
This gap was absolute—a crushing difference!
Someone at this level would be among the top elites in the entire nation!
Lin Yuan couldn’t help but think of the so-called chosen protagonist—Ye Xuan.
According to the original novel’s timeline, Ye Xuan should currently still be at 1st stage Bone Refining Realm.
Though he was extraordinarily gifted, blessed by fortune, and capable of fighting above his level, how much higher could he really go?
You gonna jump eight stages to fight me?
Lin Yuan smirked playfully.
He remembered clearly.
In the original novel, one month from now, during the academy-wide tournament, Ye Xuan stepped on the then 6th stage Lin Yuan to rise to fame.
That battle was when Ye Xuan shone brightly—defeating the strong while being weak.
While the original Lin Yuan became a laughingstock, a stepping stone that highlighted the protagonist’s brilliance, and fell from grace ever since.
Lin Yuan murmured, “”Ye Xuan, oh Ye Xuan… You still think you’ll step on me at the tournament this time? I can’t wait to see the look on your face then.”
He didn’t even need to do anything or target anyone.
He just had to keep lying down—and his strength would rocket upward.
This feeling was way too satisfying!
To unknowingly leave the so-called chosen one far behind, where he couldn’t even see Lin Yuan’s back—now that was the pinnacle of showing off!
“Young Master, would you like another glass of chilled spirit fruit juice?”
A beautiful maid in a uniform approached quietly and asked respectfully.
She had long legs accentuated by tight black stockings, her curvy figure swaying gracefully as she walked.
“Mhm, and bring some pastries too,” Lin Yuan said lazily, waving his hand without even opening his eyes.
Soon, a new glass of juice and exquisite pastries were served.
Lin Yuan took a slow sip of juice, feeling like this was the life he had always dreamed of.
As for how Ye Xuan and Li Xuan’er were feeling right now—he didn’t care in the slightest.
While the chosen one was still fretting over cultivation resources…
He was already enjoying life.
Just then, the system’s prompt sounded again.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. Successfully remained lying flat for one full day. Achievement unlocked: “First Lying Flat Experience.” Reward: Heaven-tier top-grade technique—Nine Heavens Thunder Emperor Scripture!]
Lin Yuan’s eyes lit up instantly.
More rewards?
And it’s a god-tier technique?
He immediately chose to receive it. A massive stream of information surged into his mind.
He was still basking in the thrill of leveling up three times when the system’s new reward gave him another jolt of excitement.
Heaven-tier top-grade technique?
Without hesitation, he silently said in his heart, “Receive!”
In this world, techniques were ranked in four tiers: Yellow, Profound, Earth, and Heaven.
Yellow-tier was the lowest, Heaven-tier the highest.
Each tier was further divided into low, mid, high, and top grades.
Heaven-tier top-grade techniques were the peak of all techniques—only the strongest of humanity had the fortune to cultivate them!
And he had just obtained one outright?
This was insane!
Rumble!
It was as if the first thunderclap echoed from the heavens. A massive, profound, and domineering stream of information instantly flooded his soul.
Nine Heavens Thunder Emperor Scripture!
This was the supreme cultivation method created by the ancient Thunder Emperor!
Once fully mastered, one could become the embodiment of thunder, command heavenly punishment, speak the law into existence, and summon divine lightning from the nine heavens with a thought—judging all living things!
Countless golden ancient characters swirled and branded themselves into his sea of consciousness. Each one pulsed with the will of thunder.
At the same time, the spiritual energy within his body began circulating automatically according to the unique method of the Nine Heavens Thunder Emperor Scripture.
Faint purple arcs of thunder were born from nothing, coursing through his wide and resilient meridians with crackling sounds.
His already near-perfect body, refined by the Primordial Sacred Body, was being tempered once more by this thunderous energy—becoming even more unbreakable!