The stunning woman said nothing and simply raised her fair, slender hand with a gentle wave.
The two bronze doors of the Primordial God-Sealing Hall slowly opened.
The left door emitted a brilliant light like daytime, while the right door was filled with unfathomable darkness, like a night that would never end.
The Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins flew out from within.
Seeing it, Qin Yun couldn’t help but feel nervous.
At that moment, the stunning woman walked over to the Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins, absorbed it into her body, then stepped in front of Qin Yun. Her graceful figure swayed with seductive charm.
Qin Yun gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.
She leaned in.
Her exquisite figure, flawless beauty, and the alluring charm between her brows overflowed with temptation. Even Qin Yun found his heart stirred.
If she weren’t trying to drain him dry, he wouldn’t resist dual cultivation once in a while—he’d even welcome it.
The dual cultivation ended quickly after the second session.
“Now I will begin fusing the Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins. It will be a bit painful. Endure it,” the woman said.
Qin Yun felt as though his body was being torn apart, the pain stabbing into his soul.
This was just a bit painful?
The meridians in his body shattered one after another as the Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins began to merge, slowly replacing them. The process was long and torturous.
About half an hour later, the pain finally subsided.
Qin Yun’s tense body relaxed. His entire body was drenched in sweat, as if he’d just been fished out of water.
The stunning woman looked weakly at Qin Yun and said, “The Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins have been forged. I’ve expended too much energy and must now enter slumber.”
“During my sleep, I will let the Primordial God-Sealing Hall release a spiritual body to aid your growth.”
“When you’ve grown strong enough, I will awaken once more…”
Her voice faded, and her figure gradually vanished.
Qin Yun felt an inexplicable sense of loss in his heart.
Just then, another figure appeared—a woman with long silver hair and a stunning face. However, her form was strange, not solid like a true body, but misty and illusory like a fog taking shape.
The silver-haired woman spoke indifferently, “My master has fallen asleep. At her request, I will assist you in your cultivation.”
“You have already fused with the Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins. You may now use the residual power within to temper your body.”
Following her guidance, Qin Yun activated the residual power within the Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins and began refining his body.
His flesh and bones writhed, gradually becoming denser and harder. His internal organs also grew stronger.
Crackling sounds echoed from within.
Qin Yun’s shoulders widened, and his body lines grew more balanced, his physique approaching perfection.
Once the tempering ended, Qin Yun tried circulating his true qi and was immediately stunned.
His true qi circulated over ten thousand times in an instant…
Back when Lin Huaiyue awakened her bloodline power, her true qi circulation only rose from a hundred to six hundred times per instant.
Just that alone, coupled with a rise in cultivation level, had propelled her to thirty-eighth on Luo City’s Earth Ranking.
Now, his circulation exceeded ten thousand times?
Wouldn’t that place him at the very top of Luo City’s Earth Ranking?
“You can now consume spiritual medicine to improve your cultivation level. The higher your level, the stronger the Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins’ devouring ability becomes,” the silver-haired woman said.
Qin Yun quickly took out a seventh-grade spiritual medicine.
It was the compensation he had just received from the Beastmaster. Normally, he rarely used such high-grade medicines.
As his true qi circulated, the spiritual power from the seventh-grade spiritual medicine was rapidly absorbed.
Qin Yun was shocked.
It was a full 100% absorption rate!
Every cultivator knew that spiritual medicine had an absorption rate. Typically, one could only absorb 30% of its medicinal power—the rest dispersed on its own.
Talented cultivators could raise this to around 50–60% at best.
To raise the absorption rate, one had to refine the medicine into pills.
Ordinary pills preserved about 50% of the medicinal power. High-quality ones could retain 60%, and top-grade pills might reach 70%.
Even the finest supreme pills only reached 80%.
But now, he had fully absorbed 100%.
That was the same as taking over ten supreme-grade pills at once.
After fully refining the medicine’s power, Qin Yun’s cultivation level soared from 7th stage Qi Refining Realm to the peak of the 8th stage.
Beyond that, Qin Yun also discovered that there were no impurities left in his body. Not only did he achieve full absorption, but he left behind nothing impure.
“That means I can keep absorbing without worrying about impurities…” Qin Yun grew excited and immediately took out the rest of his spiritual medicine.
Most were seventh-grade, with two being eighth-grade.
Qin Yun continued absorbing and refining them one after another.
His cultivation level surged all the way from 7th stage Qi Refining Realm to 5th stage Qi Condensation Realm.
Within just one day.
No—within half an hour.
Just half an hour ago, Qin Yun had been among the lowest of the younger generation in the Heavenly Mystic Sect. But now, his cultivation level had climbed into the top ten.
“Senior, the Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins are incredible…” Qin Yun said excitedly.
“The Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins are naturally capable of devouring all power and converting it for one’s own use. Devouring some spiritual medicine is nothing worth getting excited over,” the silver-haired woman said coldly. “In the future, it can even devour the Heavenly Dao.”
Qin Yun was shaken to his core.
He had thought being able to fully absorb spiritual medicine was already heaven-defying, but the reality surpassed his imagination.
To devour even the Heavenly Dao—what a terrifying concept that was.
Qin Yun couldn’t help but ask, “Senior, when will I be able to reach that level?”
“When your cultivation level is high enough. Right now, you’re still too weak. You can’t even unleash one ten-thousandth of the Swallowing Heaven Divine Veins’ true power.”
“Senior, is there a limit to how much spiritual medicine I can devour?” Qin Yun asked further.
“There is no limit. The higher your cultivation level, the higher the grade of medicine you’ll need. Eventually, you’ll only be able to devour treasure medicines, holy medicines, or even divine medicines,” she replied.
Qin Yun grew excited.
He didn’t have to worry about grade for now—just the fact that he could absorb without restriction was already heaven-sent.
“I’m out of spiritual medicine. It’s not good to take more from the sect either. Over the past two years, the Heavenly Mystic Sect has already spent a lot on me.”
“Besides, most of the spiritual medicine I received in the past two years was used by Lin Huaiyue…”
Suddenly, Qin Yun’s eyes lit up. “That’s it—the Lin Family!”
Over the past two years, Lin Huaiyue had taken advantage of her identity as his fiancée to redirect many of the Heavenly Mystic Sect’s resources to the Lin Family.
Thanks to this, the Lin Family had grown rapidly and was now close to becoming a top-tier family in Luo City’s western district.
If Lin Huaiyue hadn’t betrayed him, Qin Yun wouldn’t have cared.
But since she had betrayed him, everything the Lin Family consumed must be returned.
…
In the western district of Luo City.
The Lin Residence was brightly decorated with lanterns, and golden silk carpets covered the ground. The lanterns were made of gold foil and jade.
The servants all wore brand-new red robes, adorned with gold and silver jewelry, exuding luxury.
Everyone passing by looked at the Lin Residence with envy.
“The Lin Family used to be second-tier. In just two years, they’ve become top-tier.”
“All thanks to Lin Qingzhi’s daughter. First, she hooked up with the Heavenly Mystic Sect’s Young Master Qin Yun. Then she used the sect’s influence and resources to strengthen the Lin Family.”
“Just a cheap woman who knows how to sell herself,” someone cursed.
“Lin Huaiyue does know how to sell, but you have to admit she’s impressive. I heard she awakened her bloodline power, rose to thirty-eighth on the Luo City Earth Ranking, and even joined the Myriad Beasts Sect as the Beastmaster’s personal disciple.”
“I don’t get it. She could’ve been the Young Master’s wife in the Heavenly Mystic Sect. Why go join the Myriad Beasts Sect?”
“You don’t understand anything. The Heavenly Mystic Sect may rank third in Luo City, but its foundation is weaker than the top ten sects. It can’t compare to the Myriad Beasts Sect.”
At that moment, a young man approached the Lin Residence.
“Who are you? Trying to break into the Lin Residence? Tired of living?” The guards stepped forward but were stunned when they saw his face.
“Qin… Young Master Qin…”
“Is your family head home?” Qin Yun asked.
Just as the guard was about to answer, a young man dressed in a brocade robe sewn from thousand-year velvet and wearing a crown stepped out. He froze when he saw Qin Yun, then sneered, “Oh, I was wondering who it was. Turns out it’s you, the good-for-nothing.”
“What are you here for? Looking for my cousin Huaiyue? Don’t bother. She’s already returned to the Myriad Beasts Sect. Even if she were here, she wouldn’t see you.”
“A useless trash like you should crawl back to where you came from. Don’t wander around. With your little cultivation level, if something were to happen, you’d regret it.”
Qin Yun recognized him.
Lin Huaiyue’s cousin.
Two years ago, when the Lin Family hadn’t yet risen, this guy would grovel and flatter him. Now, he strutted around arrogantly.
“What? Don’t like being called trash? Think I’m scared of you just because you’re the Heavenly Mystic Sect’s Young Master? Well, I’m not. Our Lin Family now has the Myriad Beasts Sect backing us.”
The man sneered. He knew Qin Yun was only at the 7th stage Qi Refining Realm. That kind of trash wasn’t worth fearing.
“You seem to forget something. Lin Huaiyue is part of the Myriad Beasts Sect. You are not. Even if you were, saying such things in front of me—did you really think I’d let it slide?” Qin Yun said as he launched a kick.
With a loud bang and the sound of bones shattering, the man was sent flying. He hit the ground hard and passed out.
Qin Yun walked over, grabbed his leg, and dragged him straight into the Lin Residence.