[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a golden-tier reward—Swallowing Immortal Devil Art!]
[Swallowing Immortal Devil Art: A Great Emperor-level cultivation method. Capable of devouring all things in heaven and earth, refining everything. It can even absorb the origin of all special physiques in the world and merge them into one, creating a supreme Immortal Physique!]
“It dropped again! Double golden legends!” Lin Xingyun couldn’t hide his joy.
Now, he had drawn two Great Emperor-level techniques in a row. Once he mastered both, he could use the Swallowing Immortal Devil Art in one hand to devour and refine everything, and the Heavenly Elephant Suppression Technique in the other to summon the power of giant elephants and smash all before him.
What Child of Destiny could stand in his way? He’d suppress them all!
“Qianluo! My treasure! You really are a blessing to your husband!” Lin Xingyun, overjoyed, held Xiao Qianluo’s pretty face.
This time, he pressed his lips directly to hers.
“Mm…!” Her small hand that was pinching his waist instantly softened…
Outside the room, Ying Qing had just arrived and happened to see this scene. She bit her lip, filled with envy, frustration, and longing.
She secretly wished that one day, she too could stick close to the young master like that!
Soon after, the system issued the reward. Lin Xingyun immediately returned to his room, sat cross-legged, and focused his mind.
Two entirely different and vast cultivation legacies surged into his mind, causing a sharp ache between his brows.
The contents of Great Emperor scriptures were far too immense!
If he hadn’t drawn the Innate Dao Embryo earlier, raising his comprehension to the peak, his soul would’ve been overwhelmed and shattered by these two techniques.
Only after more than six hours did he finally manage to grasp the basics of both techniques.
Next, he opened his Heaven-Earth Ring and retrieved a large number of spirit stones and Spirit Herbs.
With a flick of his right hand, a pitch-black vortex emerged, swallowing the spirit stones and herbs in one go.
This was the first divine ability of the Swallowing Immortal Devil Art—a palm-sized vortex capable of directly absorbing cultivation resources within a small range.
Ordinary cultivators absorbed spiritual energy slowly from stones and refined herbs into pills or soaked in medicinal baths. While stable, that method was inefficient.
Lin Xingyun, however, devoured everything in an instant!
The true strength of the Swallowing Immortal Devil Art lay in its ability to refine all things into pure origin spiritual power for him to absorb.
At that moment, a massive surge of pure spiritual energy emerged in Lin Xingyun’s body. He immediately circulated the Heavenly Elephant Suppression Technique, condensing and refining that energy.
Gradually, the shape of a single elephant micro-particle began to take form.
By the time the energy was depleted, he had formed roughly one-tenth of a particle. He was satisfied with the progress.
“Looks like once I’m back at the Lin Clan, I’ll have to squeeze those old geezers for more resources.”
A wicked grin crept onto Lin Xingyun’s face.
Cultivation resources in the Lin Clan were usually distributed based on one’s talent. Apart from the secret stash Liu Fengyi would sneak to him, most resources were biased toward the most gifted—like his elder brother Lin Feng, who had the Primordial Sacred Body.
But now things were different. He would become the Lin Clan’s new absolute core!
Those old men would have no choice but to cough up more resources!
“Still, this Swallowing Immortal Devil Art is a bit too overbearing… It not only devours resources but can also absorb the origin of special physiques…”
“If this gets out, I’ll become the target of everyone.”
“Even with the clan’s protection, I’ll face endless trouble.”
After thinking it through, Lin Xingyun realized the consequences. From now on, he’d need to be extremely cautious—he couldn’t let outsiders see the true power of the Swallowing Immortal Devil Art.
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Three days later, the immortal airship arrived at the Lin Clan.
Just as Lin Xingyun stepped off the vessel, a melodious and seductive female voice echoed from afar.
“Little Xingyun, come to the Patriarch Hall.”
“Hmm? This voice…” Lin Xingyun paused. It was completely unfamiliar, and he had no recollection of it.
Yet this person dared to send a voice transmission so boldly within the Lin Clan and even knew his exact location.
Her status had to be terrifying.
But her tone… it was awfully improper.
“Young Master, that must be one of the ancestors from the forbidden zone!” Ying Qing said, her expression flashing with realization and delight.
Deep within the Lin Clan lay a region shrouded in mist, stretching hundreds of kilometers. It was called the Forbidden Zone.
There, many ancestors from past generations slumbered in self-imposed seclusion—ancient, powerful beings and the true foundation of the Lin Clan.
Normally, they would not awaken unless a peerless genius was born. Only then would one of them come forth to guide the prodigy.
Ying Qing had heard that Lin Xingyun’s elder brother, Lin Feng, once caught the attention of a white-haired elder from the forbidden zone due to his Primordial Sacred Body and was taken into secluded cultivation.
Now that Lin Xingyun had awakened the Innate Dao Embryo, it was only natural that he received the same treatment.
“A female ancestor from the forbidden zone? And a rather flirtatious one?” Lin Xingyun looked odd for a moment.
But he quickly calmed down.
With the Misfortune-to-Women Physique, apart from his mother, he feared no woman in the world!
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Moments later, inside the Patriarch Hall.
The atmosphere in the hall was solemn. The current core elders of the Lin Clan were all seated in rows on both sides, upright and dignified.
Liu Fengyi, the matriarch of the Lin Clan, sat beside the main seat.
On the throne at the center, a woman in a black dress lounged lazily and without care.
Her hair flowed like ink, and her skin was pale as snow. She wore only a crimson phoenix hairpin and was barefoot.
The black dress clung to her figure, accentuating her seductive curves, nearly rivaling Xiao Qianluo’s beauty.
But her face was more mature, graceful, and refined.
Her phoenix eyes shimmered with the illusion of endless worlds forming and collapsing, while her presence radiated a chilling killing aura.
Wherever she stood, it felt like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood would follow.
“Xingyun! This is your Fourteenth Ancestor. Hurry and greet her,” Liu Fengyi said joyfully upon seeing her son return.
Lin Xingyun obeyed, “Greetings to Fourteenth Ancestor.”
So, it really was one of the forbidden zone’s ancestors—though he hadn’t expected her to look so young and beautiful… and act so frivolous.
“You’re little Xingyun?” the woman smiled slyly. “I’ve been cooped up in the forbidden zone for ages. They told me you had the Misfortune-to-Women Physique. Looks like the rumors weren’t exaggerated. So handsome, so lovable…”
This Fourteenth Ancestor, Lin Rong, despite having lived countless years and seen all of life’s ups and downs, still couldn’t help but praise Lin Xingyun’s looks.
“But just being attractive to women isn’t enough to live long.”
“Unleash your Innate Dao Embryo. Let me see if it’s real.”
“Yes, Fourteenth Ancestor.” Lin Xingyun nodded, then focused his energy and released his spiritual Qi.
Multiple halos of Dao resonance manifested around him. Above his head appeared the shadow of a miniature immortal Dao bell. Purple mist swirled around his body.
“It really is the Innate Dao Embryo physique! Truly, heaven blesses our Lin Clan!” Lin Rong’s playful attitude vanished as she smiled with genuine delight.
Liu Fengyi clutched her chest, tears pouring down as she was overcome with emotion.
All these years, she had protected her youngest son through hardships and adversity. Now, he had truly transformed, revealing one of the supreme physiques with a boundless future.
It turned out he wasn’t just bragging—her son really would grow strong enough to shield her from the storms of the world.
Meanwhile, the other elders in the hall each wore a wonderfully complicated expression on their faces…