Chapter 216
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Chapter 216: Fixed Start, Rising Power (Supplement from Yesterday)
Mu Lin remained unaware of Chu Lingluo’s mother’s schemes and paid them no heed.
His entire focus now lay in waiting and resting.
The wait proved brief—within mere incense-burning time, Yan Yunyu returned bearing abundant resources for enhancing foundations.
The haul included Spiritual Energy Yuan Liquid, Moonlight Dew, Three Spirits Nourishing Water, and a spiritual meal named Four Yang Black Chicken Soup. These provisions addressed every facet of Mu Lin’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
Placing the items down, Yan Yunyu smiled. "Mu brother, these were hastily gathered due to your urgency. Better resources will come tomorrow." She added proudly, "I secured a century-old Life Fruit from my clan."
"Life Fruit? For vitality restoration?"
"Exactly!" she chirped. "But this grade does more—it mends life essence itself."
Mu Lin’s eyes sparkled. "My thanks for your trouble."
"Thank you," she countered, shaking her head. "You got me rated as top-tier Earth-level. The whole Southeast Province watches me now, bringing great fortune. Another breakthrough nears."
Her words eased Mu Lin’s guilt over constant requests. Helping her now pleased him more than future repayments.
"Let’s strive together."
After exchanging smiles, Mu Lin inhaled deeply and gorged on the spiritual provisions.
The upgraded resources from Yan Yunyu’s heightened clan status overwhelmed him instantly. Moonlight Essence chilled his soul while spiritual energy threatened to burst from his pores—grossly inefficient consumption.
Yet Mu Lin accelerated his frantic eating. Gulping down half the foundation-enhancing stock without digestion, he immediately activated his technique.
Communicating with Spirits · Ancestral Souls.
"ROAR!"
A draconic cry shook reality as mysterious temporal fluctuations rippled through the air.
The slain evil dragon reappeared beside Mu Lin and swiftly fused with his body.
“Boom!”
Mu Lin soon transformed into a dragon-headed humanoid form, his aura surging from the initial entry into the Spirit Pool straight to its peak.
The evil dragon’s possession cloaked Mu Lin in a domineering, ferocious aura.
Yet this aura swiftly shifted from oppressive fierceness to sacred grandeur.
Mu Lin activated both the Trait of Transcendence and the Sky-High Technique Spell: Zi Wei Emperor Star, channeling them into his soul.
The combined power of three enhancement techniques thrust him into a complete limit-breaking peak state.
In this condition, his physical strength (boosted by the dragon’s possession) and his Black Water Mystic Serpent magic both reached the Spirit Pool’s peak.
The Vitality of the Living lagged slightly at mid-Spirit Pool level.
The most drastic change occurred in Mu Lin’s soul.
Already formidable, it now surpassed the A-level cultivator stage through the Trait and Spell’s amplification, ascending to Refining the Evil—a realm worthy of the title “mage.”
Most teachers at Anping Taoist Palace dwelled precisely at this level.
“Boom!”
Dominance, majesty, nobility, holiness—these overlapping auras made Mu Lin resemble a living deity.
Yan Yunyu watched with awed confusion.
She couldn’t grasp why Mu Lin adopted this form, nor why he’d consumed so many enhancing foundations resources beforehand.
“Those resources reduce strain and prolong the limit-breaking state, but without enemies here, isn’t this wasteful?”
As she puzzled, Mu Lin moved.
Raising his draconic claw, he traced the Root Word “Fixing” in the air with one talon.
Mu Lin’s powerful strength and the Root Word’s unique nature let him draw symbols directly in the void.
The character materialized instantly. Without pause, he flicked it onto his forehead.
“Hum!!!”
The engraved Root Word made his body shudder.
Mu Lin sensed a sublime regulatory force attempting to permanently lock his limit-breaking state into permanence—a beneficial change.
But energy follows rules: never created nor destroyed, only transformed. This universal truth held here too.
As the temporary state tried solidifying, Mu Lin’s body developed massive energy deficits.
His frame withered rapidly. Instinct took over—he voraciously inhaled surrounding spiritual energy.
“Hum…”
A whirlpool of energy formed around him as colossal power surged from all directions, flooding into his starving form.
However, this still wasn’t enough.
The energy deficit remained too vast.
Luckily, before fixing his state, Mu Lin had consumed numerous foundation-enhancing treasures. These now dissolved into nourishing energy that flowed through his entire being, fortifying his Three Flowers of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
The Substitute Paper Figures inside his body also crumbled one by one, dissolving into pure energy to replenish his reserves.
The massive resources temporarily stabilized him, yet within mere moments, Mu Lin voluntarily exited the fixed state.
He had no choice – though Yan Yunyu provided abundant resources, his absorption capacity reached its limit. Even with the enhanced digestion from his exceeded state, he couldn’t fully process such quantities so quickly.
Continuing would’ve drained his fundamental potential. Damaged potential meant stagnation, even if he succeeded in maintaining the exceeded state permanently. Such self-sabotage wasn’t worth it.
Though his body now felt hollow as abandoned ruins, those brief moments brought astonishing growth. Closing his eyes, Mu Lin discovered:
His physical strength had reached mid Spirit Pool stage.
"Black Water magical power matches my physique – also mid Spirit Pool."
"Vitality of the Living progressed well. From Spring Fountain to Spirit Pool."
"My soul cultivation reached late Spirit Sea stage."
This explosive growth within moments seemed divine. Yet inspecting his condition, Mu Lin’s joy soured to bitterness. Despite timely withdrawal, his body remained severely depleted. Though not permanently damaged, full recovery required ten to fifteen days with foundation-enhancing resources – half a year without.
"Too slow," he muttered through mouthfuls of remaining herbs. "Must find faster energy accumulation methods."
Nearby, Yan Yunyu stared as witnessing legend made flesh. Such meteoric advancement in mere moments made her very bones vibrate with awe.
