Chapter 188: Peak of the Mortal Realm, Refining Qi through Battle (6000 words, to make up for last month's update)
"However, before leaving, it is time to complete the final goal of this trip, the soul breakthrough."

Lin Yuan's mind moved, and several figures flew over from not far away and stood in front of him. They were the clones and blood souls who had been practicing the Tianxin Soul Art not far away in the past few days.

Looking at the Blood Soul and its clones, especially the spiritual energy stored in them, Lin Yuan showed a satisfied smile on his face.

"After a long period of alchemy and practice, as well as the improvement of my cultivation, my soul power is now only half a step away from perfection in the mortal realm. The gathered spiritual energy is enough for me to complete the final step of transformation!"

"It's time to start." Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and the seals on his hands changed rapidly.

Not long after, a shadow clone trembled slightly and turned into an energy shield wrapped in a huge ball of spiritual energy, sending the huge ball of spiritual energy into Lin Yuan's brows.

As the spiritual energy entered his body, a cool feeling spread throughout his body, and Lin Yuan's soul power began to grow.

The transformation has begun.
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The next morning.

A ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and fell on the deep valley. Lin Yuan, who was sitting on the Green Lotus Seat, slowly opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "Is this the soul power of the peak of the Mortal Realm? It is indeed very strong."

The mind relaxes and no longer restrains oneself.

An extremely powerful soul force suddenly erupted with Lin Yuan as the center. The invisible soul ripples passed through all tangible objects and swept in all directions like a torrent.

Wherever the soul ripples pass, a faint sense of depression spreads.

Wherever the soul ripples passed, the monsters all trembled, an indescribable feeling of oppression surged into their hearts, and they unconsciously looked towards the direction of the valley with awe.

Zi Yan, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly woke up. She rubbed her eyes and looked towards Lin Yuan's position.

"Sister Xiao Yixian, what happened to my brother?"

The Little Medical Immortal at the side put the ancient book in her hand back into her ring, stared at the mountain where Lin Yuan was, and said solemnly: "Lin Yuan should have made a breakthrough in his cultivation. It seems that he has gained a lot from this retreat. Zi Yan, let's go over and take a look."

"okay……"

Immediately afterwards, two figures flew towards the top of the mountain where Lin Yuan was.

When the two reached the top of the mountain, what they saw was Lin Yuan stretching his body lazily. It seemed as if a substantial soul power was lingering around him, emitting a strange sense of oppression as it flowed.

Noticing the arrival of Xiao Yixian and Zi Yan, Lin Yuan turned around gently, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and looked at the two of them with a smile on his face.

At this moment, his dark eyes were unusually bright.

Being so close to Lin Yuan, even Xiao Yixian and Zi Yan felt a slight sense of oppression. This oppression seemed to come from the depths of their souls, making it difficult to resist.

"Tsk—" Zi Yan clicked her tongue and muttered, "Brother Lin Yuan, you feel so terrible right now!"

"Hmm? Terrible?" Hearing this, Lin Yuan frowned slightly. After a moment, a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes. "So that's it. Is it because the power surged too much this time and it's not under control yet? Wait a minute..."

As he spoke, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes lightly, and took back the soul power that was spreading out, quietly experiencing the changes in himself.

After half an hour.

When Lin Yuan finished adjusting his own state and opened his eyes again, the unusual brilliance and oppression in his dark pupils disappeared and returned to being deep again.

"That should work!"

At this time, the voice of Little Medical Fairy sounded at the side: "It seems that you have gained a lot this time?"

"Yes!" Lin Yuan nodded and laughed loudly, "I have successfully completed all my goals during this retreat. I am not far from becoming a Dou Zong. By the way, you broke through to Dou Zong not long ago. Do you have any experience that I can learn from?"

The Little Medical Immortal thought deeply for a moment and said seriously, "Don't be impatient! When Dou Huang breaks through to Dou Zong, it is not enough to just accumulate energy. It requires a little opportunity from nowhere."

After a pause, she continued, "For me, it was the moment when the Netherworld Poison Fire prompted the Evil Poison Body to mature, and I seized that opportunity. If it weren't for the Netherworld Poison Fire, even if I had the Evil Poison Body, it would probably take me another half a year to break through."

"Opportunity?" Lin Yuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Are there any detailed tips?"

The Little Medical Immortal rubbed his forehead and said thoughtfully, "I have a special physique, so experience is not very useful. But if I have to talk about the trick, it is the right opportunity plus sufficient energy, plus a bit of firm obsession."

"In addition, if my guess is correct, if you can comprehend some of the power of space in advance, it may help you grasp the opportunity for a breakthrough."

"But no matter what, you should prioritize honing your fighting spirit to perfection. It is the foundation for breaking through the realm..."

"Opportunity, energy, obsession, power of space?" Lin Yuan murmured a few words, and after thinking for a moment, his eyes lit up and he said seriously: "Thank you for your reminder, Little Medical Fairy."

"No need to thank me!" The little medical fairy shook her head slightly.

"Alright, alright, we're all family, why are you being so polite!" Zi Yan rolled her eyes and stamped her feet, urging them, "Let's leave! We've been here for so long, there's nothing good around here..."

She has been busy these days and has looked around. There is nothing good that she likes within a hundred miles.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan and Little Medical Fairy smiled at each other.

"That's right. We've been delayed for so long. Let's leave..."

Then, three streams of light rose up and flew towards the Luoyan Empire.
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Although the territory of Luoyan Empire is not as large as that of Izumo Empire, it is not inferior to that of Gama Empire.

It took Lin Yuan and his companions nearly four days of travel before they finally saw the true center of the Luoyan Empire - the Tianyan Mountains.

The center of the Tianyan Mountains is Jinyan Mountain, and on this mountain is located the real overlord of the Luoyan Empire - the Jinyan Sect.

The status of the Golden Goose Sect in the Luoyan Empire is similar to that of the Poison Sect in the Izumo Empire, both of them are overlord-level forces that completely control a country. Their sect leader even broke through to the Dou Zong level the year before last, making the Golden Goose Sect even more powerful and more domineering.

The Luoyan royal family - the Jin lineage, has become a puppet of the Jinyan clan. In order to please Yan Luotian, many princesses of the royal family have become Yan Luotian's concubines.

The imperial capital of the Luoyan Empire, formerly the Luoyan City, now the Yinyan City.

Lin Yuan and Xiao Yixian stood side by side on the top of the imperial palace, gazing at the huge mountain range in the distance that was faintly emitting a faint golden glow.

At this moment, Zi Yan's figure rushed over from not far away, but her voice was filled with a bit of disdain, and she said sullenly: "Brother, the royal family of the Luoyan Empire is so poor, far worse than the ones we robbed before!"

"Haha!" Lin Yuan smiled and pointed to the Jinyan Mountain in the distance. "All the good things here have been transported to the mountain over there."

"Really? Then what are we waiting for? Let's go get it!" Zi Yan said excitedly.

"This time, are we going to go straight up the mountain?" asked the little medical fairy at the side.

"It's not us, it's me!" Lin Yuan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "My cultivation has improved too fast recently. I need to hone myself through a lot of battles. Yan Luotian has recently achieved Dou Zong status, so he is a good sparring partner."

"I'll deal with him. You and Zi Yan will help me clear the battlefield and deal with the other people from the Golden Goose Sect. If Yan Luotian escapes, we will intercept him together."

"Don't worry, leave this matter to me!" The little medical fairy nodded her snow-white chin.

"Yes!" Lin Yuan nodded slightly and looked at Zi Yan: "Zi Yan, when you rob things next time, don't forget to use the phantom beast skin that Xiao Yixian gave you. Otherwise, if these things are reported back to the Great Elder, he will definitely nag again."

The phantom beast skin is a prop created by the Izumo Empire. It can change one's appearance and conceal one's aura to a certain extent.

Since Zi Yan and Lin Yuan often did things that made people hate them, Xiao Yixian specifically instructed his subordinates to customize several top-level fantasy beast skins for them.

Hearing this, Zi Yan's face fell and she patted her head lightly, "Uh - if you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten about it." Immediately, she hurriedly took out the magic beast belt, and a little face that was different from her previous one, but equally cute, appeared in front of Lin Yuan.

"Let's go!"

After saying that, Lin Yuan flew away, and Zi Yan and Little Medical Fairy followed him, and soon they arrived in front of Jinyan Mountain.

In front of Jinyan Mountain.

"You're having so much fun in broad daylight? You're really romantic and leisurely!" After receiving the picture perceived by the soul power, Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with an inexplicable smile, "Then, let me help you to have fun!"

A green flame bomb, accompanied by a biting murderous aura and strange soul power, exploded when Yan Luotian was feeling most refreshed, hitting the palace where he was.

After a moment, an extreme murderous intent rose from the Golden Goose Sect, and a loud shout resounded through the mountains.

"Damn it, who is——"

Before he finished his words, a brilliant golden light broke through the green flames on the palace dome, rushed straight into the sky, and then hovered in front of a figure surrounded by green flames.

Yan Luotian's murderous gaze fell on Lin Yuan, "Boy, was it you just now?" There was undisguised anger in his voice.

Facing Yan Luotian with a gloomy face in front of him, Lin Yuan smiled indifferently.

He glanced at the pair of golden goose wings behind him and said with a smile, "Hello, Sect Leader Yan. Are you satisfied with my 'little gift' just now? Judging from your expression, the effect of adding to the fun seems to be quite good, hehe..."

"Boy, you are courting death!"

Hearing Lin Yuan's ridicule, Yan Luotian shouted loudly, and then his palm formed into a knife shape. Brilliant golden light surged, and his golden wings fluttered slightly. He moved his body and rushed directly towards Lin Yuan. He said coldly: "Today, I will use your blood to calm the anger of this sect!"

Seeing this, Lin Yuan spread his flaming wings and floated back like the wind.

Yan Luotian seemed to have expected this. The moment Lin Yuan retreated, a golden light suddenly shone behind him. The golden goose feather wings suddenly spread out and flapped slightly. The speed suddenly increased. In just a short moment, it appeared directly in front of Lin Yuan.

Sharp golden energy surrounded the hand knife and chopped towards Lin Yuan's neck fiercely.

At this critical moment, Lin Yuan stretched out a palm that was intertwined with green fire and energy, and steadily intercepted the fierce attack. The powerful green energy offset the golden energy, and the green flames spun upwards, sweeping towards Yan Luotian's whole body.

The scorching green fire instantly burned Yan Luotian's robes and began to burn his flesh and blood.

Seeing that his attack was blocked by a mere Dou Huang, and the opponent even launched a counterattack, Yan Luotian was stunned for a moment. But as a veteran, his reaction was extremely fast.

Yan Luotian suppressed his surprise in an instant, and a brilliant golden light burst out from his body, dispersing the green fire that was sweeping over.

However, at this moment, Lin Yuan's next move arrived.

With a thought, he used the long-lost Danhuo skill, turning Qi into fire and gathering the fire into chains. Three strange fire chains condensed in an instant and whistled out with a deafening sound of breaking wind.

"Three-stage flame lock!"

Under the control of soul power, the three chains turned into green lines, violently crossing each other, blocking all of Yan Luotian's escape routes. With the guidance of the Soul Palace guardians, Lin Yuan had already reached a very proficient level in the use of chain weapons.

The power of his soul controlled the flames, and his hands were not idle either.

He used the "Xuan Zi Jue" to condense the fighting spirit, flame, and blood power into a spiral on his right fist, forming a mixed force of green and red, with unparalleled power. Seeing this, Yan Luotian felt a chill in his heart, "This continuous attack, this kid is not simple."

However, although he was slightly surprised, his reaction was not slow at all. The golden fighting spirit quickly gathered in his right fist, and suddenly a burst of brilliant golden light surged above his right fist.

"kill!"

Yan Luotian roared, took the initiative to attack, and punched Lin Yuan.

As long as we defeat the enemy head-on, those chain attacks will lose their threat and the enemy's continuous offensive will be completely disintegrated.

"A head-on fight?" Seeing this, Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with a smile, "That's exactly what I want."

"Tian Yuan Eight Characters Technique: Breaking the Spin!"

Lin Yuan threw a punch, facing the attack head-on without any hesitation.

The two fists collided with each other with a loud bang, like thunder exploding in the sky. The green and red energy and the golden fighting spirit collided violently in the void, causing a violent air wave to sweep around. The surrounding space seemed to be distorted by this force.

After a brief stalemate, the power of the Tianyuan Eight Characters began to show its full potential: the "rotate" character technique relieves force, the "break" character technique finds gaps, and the "penetrate" character technique confuses the enemy.

Under the triple attack, attacked from both inside and outside, Yan Luotian's internal fighting spirit became disordered, his face was as pale as paper, and his body was shaken backwards by Lin Yuan's monster-like force.

Just when Yan Luotian's body was unstable, three strange fire chains with a scorching breath took advantage of the situation and shot towards his vital points.

Yan Luotian hurriedly flapped his golden wings, trying to resist the chain attack, while trying to gather his fighting spirit to fight back.

However, he was still a few steps behind. Having lost the initiative, Yan Luotian dodged several chain piercings and destroyed two chains, but was finally pierced by the last remaining strange fire chain three inches below his abdomen.

"what--"

A shrill scream pierced the sky, making people shudder.

Even Lin Yuan, the culprit, couldn't help but feel a tiny bit of pity when he heard this shrill cry, and temporarily suspended his attack.

Taking this opportunity, Yan Luotian endured the piercing pain, flapped his wings and flew away, putting some distance between himself and Lin Yuan.

Turning around, hatred and fear intertwined in his eyes, he looked at Lin Yuan with extremely cold eyes, and also looked at the strange fire chain, and saw the broken flesh and blood on it.

Following his line of sight, Lin Yuan also saw the mass of flesh and blood.

Immediately, he subconsciously increased the temperature of the Green Fire Chain, completely burning the mass of flesh and blood into nothingness.

“Ah! Ah! Ah!” At this moment, the violent killing intent completely engulfed Yan Luotian, “Boy, no matter who you are, today our sect will make you disappear into ashes.”

Hearing this, Lin Yuan nodded and chuckled, "Not bad, not bad. It's good to have this awareness. Show your Dou Zong strength! If Sect Master Yan can kill me, you can get the elixir in my ring that can regenerate severed limbs."

“Regeneration of broken limbs?” Yan Luotian’s eyes lit up, and he immediately asked in a hateful voice, “Who are you? Why are you looking for trouble with our sect?”

"Who am I? Why? Haha..." Lin Yuan smiled indifferently, endless green fire condensed in his hand, and a green flame spear appeared. He spun out many spear flowers, carried the spear diagonally behind his back, and the sharp blade pointed diagonally at Yan Luotian.

"I'm a fun-loving guy who's looking for fights. I'm only picking on you because I want to, that's all!"

Hearing Lin Yuan's answer, Yan Luotian almost laughed out of anger, "Looking for fun with me? Boy, I will make sure you die without a burial place today!"

However, murderous intent and anger did not interfere with Luo Yantian's judgment of the battle situation.

He clenched his palms slightly, and golden light emerged in his palms, transforming into a golden alien long sword, which was covered with sharp spikes like goose feathers.

Pointing the long sword at Lin Yuan, Yan Luotian said coldly: "You are just a Dou Huang. Our sect was just careless for a moment. Next, I will show you our true strength."

As he spoke, Yan Luotian formed a mysterious seal with his left hand.

Suddenly, his body surface also burst out with brilliant golden light, and a golden goose feather battle armor appeared. At the same time, a golden light suddenly shone behind him, and a pair of huge golden goose feather wings, which were seven or eight feet long, spread out.

"Is the Tianyan Nine-Wing here?" Lin Yuan looked at the pair of broad wings with a hint of smile in his eyes, "But, that set of armor..."

He stared at the goose feather armor on Yan Luotian's body, and thought to himself: "Although this armor is driven by fighting spirit, it is not a simple creation of fighting spirit. It is somewhat similar to the wings behind him. I hope it is as I think..."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan's eyes became more playful.

An inexplicable sense of crisis came over him, and Yan Luotian suddenly flapped his huge wings, emitting a golden light that covered the sky and rushed towards Lin Yuan.

A silver light flashed on Lin Yuan's body, and a residual image remained in the same place, pierced by the violent golden light. His real body then appeared a hundred meters away as if teleporting.

However, as soon as he appeared, Yan Luotian appeared in front of him, and the Yanling Sword filled with fighting spirit slashed towards him.

Lin Yuan spun around like a swimming dragon and dodged the attack by a hair's breadth. After leaving behind an afterimage, his figure reappeared a hundred meters away.

"Are you comparing speed?" Yan Tianxing sneered, flapped his wings, and flew towards Lin Yuan again. "Boy, your body movements are not inferior to our sect's 'Yan Tianxing'. However, our sect's Sky Goose Nine-Line Wings are far more than just this speed."

As he spoke, he flapped his wings and appeared in front of Lin Yuan again at lightning speed.

He swung the Yanling Sword in his hand, and the sword body suddenly shot out like a poisonous snake. The sharp sword energy caused violent fluctuations in the surrounding space.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan swung his arm and the green fire spear spun out, accurately hitting the tip of the Yanling sword.

He pushed suddenly, and the strange energy combined with powerful force attacked Yan Luotian fiercely, forcing him to retreat. However, the energy was blocked by the Yanling armor on his body, making a crisp sound like the collision of metal.

Yan Luotian's eyes became fierce, and the broad goose wings behind him swung suddenly. Suddenly, the goose feathers were like sharp arrows, shooting directly towards Lin Yuan.

However, these goose feathers only pierced through the afterimage left by Lin Yuan, and his real body had already appeared a hundred meters away.

"Dou Zong, is this all?" Lin Yuan looked at Yan Luotian and sneered.

Yan Luotian looked at Lin Yuan's figure solemnly, and as he recalled the previous rounds of fighting, he felt a little depressed.

"Although this kid is only a Dou Huang, his fighting skills are very proficient, his body movements and strength are very strong. Could it be that he has practiced high-level body-refining fighting skills? In that case, he does have the strength to fight with our sect and hold out for a while."

"However, it's just a stalemate. This sect does not believe that Dou Huang can beat Dou Zong in a war of attrition."

Thinking of this, Yan Luotian's golden fighting spirit surged, the golden light of his Yanling armor became brighter, and his goose wings fluttered. He pounced towards Lin Yuan again like a golden goose.

There was a hint of amusement in Lin Yuan's eyes, silver light flickered on his body, and he held the gun to fight with interest.

As the two fought fiercely, in the vast sky of Jinyan Sect.

Two streams of light, one gold and one silver, intertwined, the green spear and the golden sword collided, the pure fire-attributed fighting spirit and the powerful gold-attributed fighting spirit collided, the air waves between the two fought, and the energy storm raged wildly.

The conflict between the two lasted for two full hours.

When the two warriors faced each other in mid-air again, the clouds in the sky had dispersed, and the surroundings were in a mess, covered with marks of sword energy and burns of strange fire.

Yan Luotian looked at Lin Yuan opposite him, who was no different from before the war, and couldn't help but show a hint of deep fear in his eyes.

At this moment, he looked extremely miserable, with scars and burns all over his body.

After an hour of fighting, Yan Luotian had completely lost the confidence to kill the opponent. During this hour, no matter how many attacks he launched, he was always defeated by the opponent by a hair's breadth. However, the opponent's attacks often forced him to deal with them awkwardly.

Gap, Yan Luotian actually felt that there was a huge gap between himself and a mere Dou Huang.

This is Lin Yuan's characteristic. He has a rich variety of fighting skills, secret techniques, and tactics. His perception, speed, attack, defense, and health are all top-notch. Once the enemy does not have absolute hard power to suppress him, it will be extremely difficult to fight him.

Sensing the other person's still full breath, Yan Luotian felt even more powerless.

"His aura is not disordered at all. The level of the technique he practices is very high. If he continues like this, there is no way he can be exhausted to death! Damn it, this is not an opponent I can handle. Let's just forget about this grudge..."

Just as Yan Luotian was about to ask for peace, Lin Yuan's voice sounded not far away.

"Master Yan, thank you for being my sparring partner for so long. Farewell!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yuan opened his mouth slightly and activated the fighting spirit that had already condensed in his throat. A shocking dragon roar came out from his mouth, and sound waves as if they were real spread out.

"Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon - Shock!"

The terrifying sound waves, accompanied by bursts of dragon power and extremely powerful soul fluctuations, instantly hit Yan Luotian who was not far away.

At the same time, the blood soul burst out from the soul ring.

Yan Luotian was attacked unexpectedly, and this was an attack from a soul at the peak of the mortal realm. He felt like he had been hit hard. He only heard a faint "crash" sound, and then he fell into a brief state of dizziness.

When he regained consciousness, a black fog was swirling in front of him, and he himself had been pierced by several black chains shot out from the black fog.

The chains were filled with black air and strange runes flashed, and Yan Luotian suddenly felt weak.

Amidst a burst of cold laughter, he was dragged in without any resistance. "Hehehe, a Dou Zong soul, this protector will accept it."

The black fog shook slightly, and soon returned to calm.

At this moment, the space shook slightly, and the figure of the Little Medical Fairy appeared beside Lin Yuan.

"Solved?" She glanced at Lin Yuan and Blood Soul, and asked in confusion: "Lin Yuan, I remember that Blood Soul Master you were the one controlling it, right? Why was it that when he controlled it..."

"Xiao Yixian, have you dealt with the people over there?" Realizing that Xiao Yixian was about to ask some embarrassing questions, Lin Yuan quickly changed the subject.

Seeing Lin Yuan change the subject, the Little Medical Fairy smiled and said calmly, "Don't worry, I have dealt with all the threatening targets. Zi Yan is already searching the Golden Goose Sect's treasure house. What about you? Have you achieved your goal?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "It's done! As expected, a hearty battle is the best way to temper your fighting spirit. I can vaguely feel my progress. Moreover, I have a good idea of ​​my current strength."

As he spoke, he waved a wisp of fighting spirit and rolled Yan Luotian's body to his side. After taking off his storage ring, he put his corpse into a special storage ring.

Tossing the storage ring in his hand, Lin Yuan said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go collect the spoils!"

　I will make up for the second update after taking a leave last month. Sorry, the update is a bit late today. In addition, I seemed to be unable to stop writing when writing about the battle. If this makes the reading experience not good, I apologize. I am indeed still lacking in how to grasp the details and omissions.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)