Chapter 216 – Fixation Begins: Strength Soars

Mu Lin was unaware of the schemes of Chu Lingluo’s mother and paid them no attention.

At present, all his focus was on waiting and recuperating.

He did not have to wait long—barely the time it takes for an incense stick to burn—before Yan Yunyu, who had gone out, returned.

And upon her return, she brought with her a large quantity of resources urgently needed by Mu Lin for consolidating his foundation and nurturing his vitality.

These resources included Spiritual Qi Essence, Moonlight Jade Dew, Three-Spirit Nourishing Water, and a Spiritual Meal—Four-Yang Black Chicken Soup.

The abundant resources addressed every aspect of Mu Lin’s essence, energy, and spirit.

After setting down the resources, Yan Yunyu smiled and said, “Brother Mu, since you needed them urgently, I could only gather these for now. But rest assured, tomorrow, even more precious resources will be delivered.”

At this point, Yan Yunyu also proudly added, “Oh, and Brother Mu, I managed to obtain a hundred-year-old Life Fruit for you from my family.”

“Life Fruit? What does it do? Does it replenish vitality?”

Yan Yunyu: “Hehe, exactly. However, its effects are quite significant. Besides ordinary vitality loss, a hundred-year-old Life Fruit can also replenish one’s life essence.”

Hearing this, Mu Lin’s eyes indeed lit up.

“Thank you, and I appreciate all the trouble you’ve gone through.”

Upon hearing such gratitude, Yan Yunyu quickly shook her head:

“No, Brother Mu, it is I who should thank you. Because of you, I was rated as Earth Grade High Rank by my family.”

“And because of you, I am now being watched by countless people in the Southeast Region, gathering boundless fortune as well.”

“In this state, it won’t be long before I can break through again.”

Yan Yunyu’s words did not stir jealousy in Mu Lin; instead, they made him breathe a sigh of relief.

During this period, he had asked for too much from Yan Yunyu. Although he was confident he could repay her in the future, being able to help her now was the best outcome.

“Let’s work hard together.”

Smiling at Yan Yunyu, Mu Lin took a deep breath and began devouring the Spiritual Meal and Spirit Medicine on the table with great gusto.

“Buzz…”

Because Yan Yunyu’s authority within her family had increased, the quality of the resources she mobilized had also improved significantly. As a result, after just a few bites, Mu Lin felt as if Spiritual Energy was overflowing within him, on the verge of dissipating.

His Divine Soul was also chilled by the massive amount of Moonlight Dew.

Such gluttony was an enormous waste.

However, upon realizing this, Mu Lin did not stop. Not only did he not stop, but he also ate even faster.

“Gulp, gulp…”

Without any concern for digestion, Mu Lin swallowed half of the foundation-consolidating resources before him in a whale-like manner.

Then, without waiting for the Spiritual Energy within his body to completely dissipate, Mu Lin began using his Mystical Arts.

First, Spirit Channeling – Ancestral Soul.

“Roar!”

As an obscure temporal fluctuation rippled, a Dragon Roar resounded in the present world.

The slain Evil Jiao reappeared beside Mu Lin and swiftly merged with his body.

“Boom!”

Soon, Mu Lin transformed into a Dragon-Headed Human Body form, and his aura leaped from the initial stage of the Spirit Pool to the peak of the Spirit Pool.

At the same time, the possession by the Evil Jiao caused Mu Lin to exude an aura of dominance and ferocity.

However, this aura soon changed—from dominance and ferocity to one of sacredness and sublimity.

The Transcendence Trait, along with the Sky-Scraping Spell – Purple Tenuity Emperor Star, was unleashed by Mu Lin and applied to his Divine Soul.

With three layers of enhancement-type Mystical Arts stacked upon him, Mu Lin at this moment had entered a state of complete peak transcendence.

In this state, Mu Lin’s physical strength was at the peak of the Spirit Pool (with Jiao Dragon possession), and his Mana – Blackwater Profound Serpent was also at the peak of the Spirit Pool.

The Taiyin Life-Nurturing Qi was slightly weaker, but still at the mid-stage of the Spirit Pool.

Yet the greatest transformation was in Mu Lin’s Divine Soul.

Originally powerful, his Divine Soul, bolstered by the Transcendence Trait and the Sky-Scraping Spell, surged beyond the level of a Feathered Scholar, reaching Sha Refinement—a realm worthy of being respectfully addressed as Spell Master.

It must be known that most of the teachers at Anping Dao Palace were precisely at this level.

“Boom!”

Dominance, majesty, loftiness, divinity… various states intertwined, making Mu Lin at this moment resemble a deity.

Seeing Mu Lin like this, Yan Yunyu felt admiration, as well as… confusion.

She did not understand why Mu Lin had transformed into such a form.

Even more perplexing was why, before transforming, Mu Lin had consumed so many resources for consolidating foundations and nurturing vitality.

“These resources can indeed reduce Brother Mu Lin’s consumption and prolong his transcendent state, but there are no enemies now. Isn’t consuming resources just a waste?”

Just as she was puzzled, Mu Lin moved.

Raising his dragon claw, Mu Lin used his fingertip to inscribe a Source Rune in the air—Stabilize!

His formidable power and the unique nature of Source Runes allowed Mu Lin to draw talismans in the Void.

Soon, this rune was written out of thin air by Mu Lin. Then, without a moment’s hesitation, he hooked his finger and inscribed the Source Rune – Stabilize onto his forehead, between his eyebrows.

“Hum!!”

As the Source Rune was imprinted on Mu Lin’s brow, instantly, his body trembled.

Under his own will, Mu Lin could clearly sense a sublime and special force of rules attempting to transform his transcendent state into a permanent state, fixing it upon his body.

For Mu Lin, this was undoubtedly a good thing.

However, energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transformed from one form to another or transferred from one object to another.

This law of conservation of energy is one of the fundamental laws universally present in nature, and in this world, this law also holds true.

Thus, Mu Lin could detect that as the transcendent state was being fixed into permanence, an enormous energy deficit arose within his body.

The loss of bodily energy caused Mu Lin’s physique to rapidly wither. Instinctively, he began absorbing the Spiritual Energy from the air.

“Hum…”

The rapid absorption turned the Spiritual Energy around Mu Lin into a small vortex. Vast amounts of energy surged from all directions, continuously converging into Mu Lin’s body.

Yet, this was still not enough.

The energy he lacked was simply too immense.

Fortunately, before the fixation, Mu Lin had consumed a large quantity of precious resources for consolidating foundations and nurturing vitality. Now, these resources transformed into energy, nourishing Mu Lin’s entire being—his essence, energy, and spirit.

In addition to ordinary resources, the Substitute Paper Figures within Mu Lin’s body dissipated one after another—they turned into pure energy, replenishing Mu Lin’s losses.

The massive influx of resources had somewhat improved Mu Lin’s condition. However, after just a few breaths, he still voluntarily withdrew from the Fixation state.

He had no choice but to retreat. Although Yan Yunyu had brought him a great deal of resources, his capacity to absorb them was limited.

Even after activating the Overlimit Stance, which significantly boosted his absorption ability, he still couldn’t fully digest such an enormous amount of resources in such a short time.

If he had continued with Fixation under these circumstances, success might have been possible, but at the cost of depleting his own potential.

And if his potential were exhausted or damaged, even if he succeeded in stabilizing the Overlimit Stance as his normal state, his future progress would become extremely difficult.

Such a losing deal was something he had no intention of making.

Thus, he had no choice but to withdraw.

Fortunately, although he had withdrawn from Fixation and his body was still severely depleted, those brief moments had still brought him tremendous gains.

After closing his eyes and sensing for a moment, Mu Lin was delighted to discover that his current physical strength had reached the mid-stage of the Spirit Pool.

“Blackwater Mana has synchronized with my physical strength, also reaching the mid-stage of the Spirit Pool.”

“The progress of Taiyin Life-Nurturing Qi is also quite good. Previously, I was only at the Gushing Spring stage, but now I’ve advanced to the Spirit Pool.”

“As for my Divine Soul, it has even reached the late-stage of the Spirit Sea.”

In just a few breaths, his strength had comprehensively leaped forward—Mu Lin’s current performance could be called miraculous.

However, as he sensed the condition within his body, Mu Lin’s face showed both joy and bitterness.

Even though he had withdrawn quickly, his body was still severely depleted.

Although this wasn’t a fundamental damage to his potential, Mu Lin would still need to recuperate for ten days to half a month to fully replenish his body’s depletion.

This also meant he could only attempt Fixation once every ten days to half a month.

Well… Mu Lin’s estimate of ten days to half a month was under the condition of having ample resources for consolidating his foundation and nurturing his vitality. If he were to recuperate normally, it would take him half a year.

“So slow!”

“I need to find a way to speed up energy accumulation.”

On one side, Mu Lin sighed while consuming the remaining resources. Beside him, Yan Yunyu looked at him as if witnessing a myth.

To achieve such a significant increase in strength in such a short time—this sight made Yan Yunyu tremble both physically and mentally.

(End of Chapter)