Chapter 855: Breaking Through the Spirit Vein
Chapter 855: Chapter 855: Breaking Through the Spirit Vein
“With this Dharma Stone and the help of Pills, I should be able to break through to the Spirit Vein realm within two months,” Fang Lin said to himself in his heart.
In the Nine Palace Bag, there was another item that was also very peculiar.
At first glance, Fang Lin hadn’t been able to recognize what it was, but after a closer look, he finally understood its nature.
This object was as thin as cicada wings, resembling an article of clothing, extremely soft, as if weightless, with faint red auras swirling on it.
“It’s actually the clothing of a Fire Cloud Silkworm!” Fang Lin exclaimed to himself, astounded. It was an extremely rare heavenly treasure, which had turned out to be his reward.
The Fire Cloud Silkworm was a peculiar Demon Beast with an incredibly strong defense, difficult to be harmed even by those more powerful than it.
The key lay in the Silkworm’s naturally occurring clothing, which could shield it from any assault.
And even after the Fire Cloud Silkworm perished, its clothing wouldn’t vanish, lingering on its body.
Many Martial Artists were particularly fond of the Fire Cloud Silkworm clothing, sparing no effort to find one and acquire its protective garment.
However, Fire Cloud Silkworms were rare, and only the mature ones had the perfect clothing. Moreover, they had a short lifespan, generally only ten years, which made them exceedingly rare in the world.
Fang Lin had not expected that the Pill Alliance would be so generous, not only giving him a Dharma Stone but also a Fire Cloud Silkworm clothing. This was truly a windfall.
But it wasn’t surprising, as Fang Lin had, after all, broken the previous records of the Battle Spirit Temple. It was only reasonable for him to receive a lavish reward.
Without delay, Fang Lin started to refine the Fire Cloud Silkworm clothing, integrating it with his body to become a part of him.
With the Fire Cloud Silkworm clothing, Fang Lin’s defense had escalated to another level. Even without using the Kylin Battle Armor, it would be difficult for anyone to injure him.
It could be said that the Fire Cloud Silkworm clothing was immensely beneficial to Fang Lin, especially during combat with others, where it could greatly manifest its advantages.
After five days, Fang Lin had successfully refined the Fire Cloud Silkworm clothing and wore it on his body, which was nearly invisible to the naked eye.
Besides defense, the Fire Cloud Silkworm clothing carried a hint of flame essence, actively absorbing flames if someone attacked Fang Lin with fire, thus dissipating the offensive.
Having refined the Fire Cloud Silkworm clothing, Fang Lin sat cross-legged on the Dharma Stone, using its aura to cultivate.
Moreover, Fang Lin took out some Pills and consumed them immediately.
These Pills, which aided in cultivation breakthrough, were plentiful for Fang Lin; he had crafted part of them himself, while others were his spoils of war.
Once the Pills entered his body and their power circulated, Fang Lin was engulfed in the dense medicinal essence, his Inner Strength surging as if it would burst out of him.
At the same time, from beneath Fang Lin, the Dharma Stone also emitted strands of an unusual aura.
This was the aura left by a powerful figure from the past, imprinted onto the Dharma Stone, which could double the effectiveness of cultivation when practiced near it.
Dharma Stones were a serendipitous rarity, with only deeply founded powerful forces likely to possess them.
Furthermore, Dharma Stones had varied levels of quality, and the one Fang Lin had now was certainly not of low grade, as could be told from the imprints on the stone.
Breaking from Heavenly Origin Ninth Layer to Spirit Vein was a hurdle.
Fang Lin’s seventy-two meridians had already opened many, yet not all had been opened.
If I don’t clear all of them, I won’t be able to truly step into the realm of the Spirit Vein and form a circulatory cycle within my body, where Inner Strength can flow endlessly.
At this moment, Fang Lin was continuously clearing the seventy-two veins within his body. As long as all seventy-two veins were cleared, stepping into the Spirit Vein would be a natural consequence.
Generally speaking, after martial artists entered the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Origin realm, they would start working on breaking through to the Spirit Vein, gradually clearing the seventy-two veins over time.
Some people need three to five years, and others even longer. It all varies from person to person.
Without the aid of Pills or other external forces, clearing the seventy-two veins within the body is indeed not an easy task, consuming a great amount of time and energy.
But Fang Lin, with the Dharma Stone and a large number of Pills at his disposal, found clearing the seventy-two veins not to be a difficult task.
Here at the Battle Spirit Temple, everyone continued to make attempts, but without a doubt, nobody could reach the levels of Long Zhiming and Fang Lin.
Aside from the two of them, among the others, Dugu Nian’s performance was the best. Additionally, the members of the Long Family also did well, showing excellent performance.
Two months passed by slowly.
After retreating for over a month, Long Zhiming showed up again.
As soon as he appeared, he went straight to challenge the Battle Spirit Temple for the third time.
Everyone knew that Long Zhiming had not broken the record before; on the contrary, it was Fang Lin who had broken it. Even though he didn’t seem too concerned on the surface, he was undoubtedly very concerned at heart.
This time, coming out of seclusion with greatly increased strength, he was definitely aiming to surpass his previous achievements and even break Fang Lin’s record.
And indeed, Long Zhiming succeeded.
Long Zhiming defeated the seventy-second Battle Spirit, breaking the original record. Although he had not surpassed Fang Lin’s record, he had already managed to surpass himself.
It wasn’t over yet. Long Zhiming continued to challenge, aiming to break Fang Lin’s record and create one of his own.
He wanted to leave his name, Long Zhiming, in the Wuji Battle Temple, second to none, and place the Long Family above everyone else.
However, breaking a record is easier said than done, especially since Fang Lin had already set a new one. For Long Zhiming to break it, he would have to defeat seventy-four Battle Spirits.
It was common knowledge that the seventy-fourth Battle Spirit was tremendously powerful, and it was highly unlikely that even an immensely empowered Long Zhiming could defeat it.
When Fang Lin came out of seclusion, Long Zhiming was still fighting in the Battle Spirit Temple, and for the time being, no one noticed Fang Lin’s arrival.
“Hmm?” Elder Huang was the first to notice Fang Lin, his eyes immediately revealing a look of surprise.
Fang Lin nodded at Elder Huang, then focused his gaze on the stone slate. Seeing that Long Zhiming had achieved the same result as himself, he couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised.
“This guy is really giving it his all,” Fang Lin said with a laugh.
“You’ve made a breakthrough?” Elder Huang looked at Fang Lin, scrutinizing him up and down, and asked.
Fang Lin nodded, his eyes showing a hint of restrained yet profound brightness.
“The Spirit Vein, I’ve already broken through,” Fang Lin said.