That guy Tang Hao, since he was scared off last time, has vanished like he evaporated into thin air for the past year and a half, never daring to show his face again.
This actually made his next moves much more convenient.
Over the past year or so, although he hadn't received rewards related to spirit power from the System, he had obtained other things.
For example, the medicinal liquid Xiao Wu gave him earlier could assist him in cultivating mental force.
Without the assistance of this medicinal liquid, if he used that Cultivation Technique to Cultivate, the time spent Cultivating spirit power would decrease significantly.
Because after the spirit is crushed and consumed, it takes a certain amount of time to recover.
And Cultivating spirit power also requires mental force.
Otherwise, when a Spirit Master's strength is low in the early stages, there wouldn't be a limit to the time spent in meditation Cultivation.
Besides that, he also obtained all the components of the one-word battle armor!
That was black technology from twenty thousand years later; the System not only rewarded a full set of blueprints and rare metals but also directly rewarded a finished set of all one-word battle armor components that could be integrated into the body!
After putting it on, his strength was directly boosted by two levels!
Combined with the ultimate slaughter attribute of his god slaying spear, after becoming a Spirit Grandmaster, his Peak combat power should be no less than a Spirit King.
Additionally, his levels as a Blacksmith, Mecha Designer, Mecha Blacksmith, and Mecha Repairer had all reached Rank five.
There were also some rare Ores and such.
It was just that his current Rank was relatively low and his spirit power was insufficient; trying to completely master Spirit Forging was still quite difficult.
During this year and a half, the rewarded items were very diverse, but there was simply no spirit power.
This also made Lin Yuan realize that the System giving him these things was, in the end, to assist his Cultivation.
Proper spirit power Cultivation still had to rely on himself.
However, taking a year and a half to reach Rank twenty was actually a bit slow.
But it was normal; he hadn't spent all his time on Cultivating spirit power.
In the morning, he Cultivated mental force, practiced with the spear, and did combat training with Xiao Wu.
In the afternoon, he occasionally went to class.
After all, besides teaching theoretical knowledge, the academy also taught other common knowledge about the continent.
What was most useful to him was probably the geography class, which covered the distribution of various countries and Sects on the continent.
And since he obtained the Blacksmith profession from the System along with some rare Ores, he would spend a few days a week researching them.
Evenings were for meditation time.
It must be said, meditation Cultivation is truly a very boring thing.
One needs to sit cross-legged, absorbing external energy and converting it into internal spirit power, sitting for four or five hours or more at a time.
You have to know, he has an adult Soul, but even for someone like him, it was hard to "sit in meditation" every single day without fail.
He was a college student in his previous life, not a monk.
It was only because this could improve his strength that he forced himself to meditate for at least a few hours every day; otherwise, he would have given up long ago.
These one or two years were also his process of becoming familiar with Cultivation.
Besides these, he also had a map of Ah Yin's location.
He planned to go and bid farewell to the Dean directly when the time came.
The reason would be that after heading to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he would ask them for help in hunting Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Because the Spirit Beasts he needed were not in the nearby Spirit Hunting Forest.
That way, it wouldn't be revealed that the spirit ring he intended to hunt far exceeded the theoretical limit of a second spirit ring.
However, before leaving, he had to visit the vicinity of Saint Spirit Village... the vicinity of Saint Spirit Village.
The scenery here was still as beautiful as in the original work, with a massive waterfall cascading down from the cliff, making a deafening roar.
Mist filled the air, forming brilliant rainbows under the refraction of sunlight.
If an ordinary person came here, they would at most marvel at the uncanny workmanship of nature.
But in the eyes of Lin Yuan, who possessed the Heavy Pupils, the secret hidden behind this waterfall was as clear as a candle flame in the night.
"It's hidden quite deep."
Lin Yuan stood by the pool, a dark light flashing in his eyes.
Heavy Pupils activated, piercing through all delusions!
Through that thick curtain of water, he clearly saw a protruding rock and the hidden cave entrance behind it.
"Tang Hao, oh Tang Hao."
"Did you think planting your wife in such a dark and damp cave would keep her safe?"
"Plants also need photosynthesis; no wonder Ah Yin grows so slowly."
Lin Yuan complained in his heart, then lightly tapped the surface of the water with his toes.
Like a black swift, he instantly passed through the turbulent waterfall and arrived in front of a cave.
A damp, cold air, yet mixed with a faint fragrance, rushed toward him.
Lin Yuan stepped inside; the cave wasn't deep, only about a few dozen square meters in size.
But in the very center of the cave, on a small earthen mound, grew a strange Blue Silver Grass.
Its leaves were much wider and thicker than ordinary Blue Silver Grass, appearing crystal clear and azure throughout, with golden liquid seemingly flowing through the veins.
Even in this dim cave, it emitted a faint but resilient light, illuminating the surrounding darkness.
That was the Hundred Thousand Year Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin's true form!
But now, because it was regrowing, its cultivation was likely only at the hundred-year level, or even less.
At this moment, the instant Lin Yuan stepped into the cave, that originally still Blue Silver Grass suddenly trembled violently!
Its leaves shriveled as if it felt some sort of massive threat.
diary chat group.
Ah Yin, who had been lurking, was now frantically spamming the screen.
[Ah Yin:!!!]
[Ah Yin: Someone came in! Someone broke into my place!]
[Ah Yin: Who is it? Is it someone from the Spirit Hall? No!]
[Ah Yin: Wait, this figure, this profile... is it Lin Yuan?!]
[Bunny Who Loves Tanghulu (Xiao Wu): Hmm? Lin Yuan?]
[Bunny Who Loves Tanghulu: @Ah Yin, you're saying Lin Yuan is at your place?]
[Bunny Who Loves Tanghulu: I was wondering why this rascal was acting so mysterious these past few days. He even sent me away to buy things early this morning; turns out he ran off to find you!]
[Bunny Who Loves Tanghulu: How hateful! He even told me he was going to do something serious, but it turns out he went to... Hmph!]
[Bunny Who Loves Tanghulu: Life Qi.jpg (stomps feet)]
Although Xiao Wu said she was Life Qi, she actually felt relieved in her heart.
As long as he didn't just run off and leave her behind.
As for looking for Ah Yin, Xiao Wu actually felt a bit of anticipation. After all, Ah Yin was also a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast; if Lin Yuan could bring her out, wouldn't she have another companion?
...Lin Yuan didn't pick Ah Yin immediately; instead, he went to another spot to dig up the box containing the Blue Silver Emperor leg bone.
At this time, Lin Yuan said to the System, "System, Binding Ah Yin."
[Ding, Binding successful. Ah Yin is now a diary instance owner.]
[Obtained passive talent: Healing]
[Talent Description: Inherited from the Blue Silver Emperor's endless life characteristic. The Host's physical recovery speed will increase; as long as it isn't a severed limb or a heavy injury, ordinary wounds can heal quickly. Furthermore, in environments full of plants, the recovery speed of spirit power and physical strength doubles.]
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