Chapter 90 – First Indication
The first layer of the Underworld Ascension Method has been completed.
The meridians in his dantian were ready to be opened.
Wang Lin calmed himself down and transferred ⅓ of the Yin energy outside his dantian into his dantian.
The Yin energy did not enter his dantian, but surrounded it and began to rush into the black hole.
Although with each attack something was lost, the Yin energy became increasingly fierce as it continued to attack his dantian as if at war.
After a long time, the black hole began to crack, and at that moment, Wang Lin quickly removed another ⅓ of the Yin energy from his body. In one fell swoop, he opened the meridians in his dantian.
For a moment, Wang Lin felt excruciating pain. As the black hole shattered, a mysterious power began to fill his body. Wang Lin didn’t even blink. He began to fill the next meridian.
This time, it took longer than before, and after seeing that there might not be enough Yin energy, Wang Lin added the remaining ⅓ of his Yin energy into the Yin energy stream. The Yin energy vapor formed a vortex that was several times larger than before.
The vortex spun faster and faster, meaning the time for a breakthrough was near. Night slowly fell.
Wang Lin was still in the final stages of his breakthrough. The vortex was still spinning, and because it was spinning so fast, it looked like a nebula. Although it appeared very slow from the outside, in reality, the vortex was spinning too fast for the naked eye to see.
Until midnight, when the Yin energy was at its densest, Wang Lin’s body remained like a black hole. A 20-foot-wide vortex of Yin energy swirled around him, rapidly absorbing it.
Within 10 feet of Wang Lin, the area was like a meat grinder for Yin energy. All Yin energy was being devoured at an incredible rate.
A large amount of Yin energy was absorbed by Wang Lin and immediately added to the vortex in his body. The vortex grew larger and larger, almost beyond Wang Lin’s control and continued to grow uncontrollably. He was immediately stunned and wanted to stop it, but found that he could no longer control the vortex as he watched it grow larger and larger. Wang Lin began to grow nervous because there was no record of this in the Underworld Ascension Method.
Wang Lin didn’t know that the reason the Underworld Ascension Method was called a demonic technique was because it had too many variations. Some were extremely beneficial, while others could kill the user.
And Situ Nan was still asleep, so Wang Lin had to finish it himself.
As the vortex grows, its suction power also increases, and its 10-foot radius rapidly increases. This is a vicious cycle. The wider its reach, the more Yin energy it absorbs. More Yin energy means the vortex will expand faster, which means more Yin energy will be absorbed.
20 feet, 30 feet, 50 feet, 70 feet, 100 feet…
All the Yin energy within a 100-foot radius began to violently move toward Wang Lin. This massive movement of Yin energy affected all the Yin energy within a 1,000-foot radius, causing it to move as if a giant hand were guiding it.
Wang Lin had completely lost control of the vortex and after an unknown amount of time, his dantian violently popped.
This was the second time his dantian had broken through, and just like the first time, a black hole formed in his dantian. The changes in his body immediately caused the absorbed Yin energy to move.
If previously Wang Lin had been relentlessly absorbing Yin energy from his surroundings, now the suction was devouring him.
In an instant, all the Yin energy within a 100-foot radius was devoured by the black hole, causing an even wider disturbance in the Yin energy. Soon, the vortex grew from 100 feet to 150 feet, 200 feet, 300 feet, 500 feet, 700 feet, and finally, over 1,000 feet.
If one looked up from the sky, they would witness a truly shocking sight. All the Yin energy was violently churning around a single central point.
Deep in the ruins, the strange blue man held the body of a beast in his hands. He bit off a piece of meat and began chewing when he suddenly turned toward Wang Lin and revealed a shocked expression. He quickly threw away his food and ran toward Wang Lin like a frightened rabbit.
After walking a few steps, he stopped and realized that all the Yin energy was flowing in the same direction. He hesitated for a moment, but continued on. However, he stopped 3,000 feet from Wang Lin’s location, his expression becoming even more shocked.
As for Wang Lin, the moment he broke through, all the rapidly changing spiritual energy gathered in the black hole in his dantian and fused.
As all the spiritual energy reintegrated, he gained control over the vortex in his body. However, that amount of control was very small and not enough to stop the vortex of Yin energy within him.
Wang Lin gritted his teeth. He decided to stop trying to stop the absorption of Yin energy and break through for the third time.
Under Wang Lin’s control, a large amount of Yin energy slammed into his dantian. His dantian shattered into numerous blue specks, and within those blue specks was a dark blue crystal. A large amount of Yin energy surrounded and entered the dark blue crystal. The crystal’s color gradually darkened until it turned green.
The three breakthroughs were completed easily, and a cold core appeared in Wang Lin’s dantian. Numerous small hands extended from the cold core and reached into every part of Wang Lin’s body.
The spiritual energy in his body rapidly underwent changes after the appearance of the cold core.
Wang Lin was still surrounded by Yin energy, and he felt that if he continued absorbing Yin energy, he would explode. This feeling was confirmed when he began to feel swelling.
Wang Lin gritted his teeth again and decided it was all or nothing. He mobilized his Yin energy and decided to attempt his fourth breakthrough.
Situ Nan has pointed out that the 1st, 4th, and 7th layers are extremely difficult because it is at these layers that one first attempts to make a breakthrough in the dantian, Qi Sea, and ancestral meridians.
One should stop after making the 3rd breakthrough to maintain the cold core before attempting the 4th breakthrough.
But the spiritual energy in Wang Lin’s body had mixed with a large amount of Yin energy, and because he needed to expel it, he could only attempt the 4th breakthrough.
The Qi Sea in his chest opened.
The Yin vortex slowly rises upwards until it reaches the Qi Sea and begins to spin even faster.
The vortex devoured Yin energy relentlessly. Wang Lin tried to break through repeatedly, but he always failed. The sky slowly began to brighten.
The Yin energy within 1000 feet slowly dissipated, until it was all gone.
The Qi Sea in his chest still hadn’t opened. Wang Lin finally understood why the Underworld Ascension Method was so difficult. He had tried to open his Qi Sea over 100 times, but he failed every time, and each time he failed, he lost a portion of Yin energy.
The vast Yin energy was gradually consumed by all attempts to break through. As the day arrived and all the Yin energy dissipated, the remaining Yin energy was slowly absorbed by Wang Lin’s cold core.
Wang Lin absorbed too much Yin energy tonight. All the spiritual energy in his body underwent a transformation and turned into Yin spiritual energy.
In terms of quantity, Wang Lin could clearly feel that his Yin spiritual energy was twice as much as his previous spiritual energy, which meant that he was now at the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage.
He opened his eyes and recalled what had happened last night. Although he was worried, he was more concerned about the pros and cons of this type of cultivation.
An unexpected incident during his nighttime cultivation opened up a new way of thinking for him.
The advantages of this type of cultivation are obvious, but the downside is that it’s too dangerous. One wrong move and he’ll explode, but thanks to this experience, he’ll have complete control next time, which will reduce the danger.
Wang Lin muttered, “Looks like I have to find a new shelter. Although the amount of Yin energy is large, the quality is too low to meet my needs for a breakthrough.” Currently, Wang Lin’s chances of breaking through were too low, but according to the records, the higher the quality of Yin energy, the better the chances of a breakthrough.
Wing Lin remembered the test he did a few months ago and remembered that the pillars around the stone beads were of high rank one quality, so he made his decision.
At the same time, the sky outside the forest suddenly darkened as an old man silently released a powerful pressure. He stared at the forest below with a strong killing intent in his eyes.
“Li Er, Grandpa Tai came here to take revenge for you!”
The person who came was the ancestor of the Teng family, Teng Huayuan. He had been cursing all the way here, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t find the exact location of his grandson’s killer. It was as if a fog was blocking his path. He couldn’t pinpoint the exact location, but he knew the killer was in the forest below.
As for this forest, it was a place he didn’t want to visit unless he had no other choice. Just by scanning it, he could tell how dangerous it was and that there were creatures there that even he wouldn’t dare disturb.
However, due to Teng Li’s death, he couldn’t care less. He believed that as long as he remained silent and only searched for his enemy, the powerful being wouldn’t care.
After pondering for a moment, he gritted his teeth and charged into the forest.
Deep in the ruins of the forest, the coffin lid opened silently. A withered hand glowing with black and purple light slowly emerged from within the coffin. The hand gripped tightly, and suddenly, a ball of purple lightning appeared in the hand, emitting a dangerous aura.
“The 100 years are up! My lord, you have previously given up your body to escape, but this time, you will not be able to escape!”