Cultivation Begins with Skill Points
Chapter 362 - 361: One Finger Covers the Sky

Chapter 362: Chapter 361: One Finger Covers the Sky

The enormous finger, resembling an immense mountain peak, continued to extend outward, its terrifying and unparalleled oppressive force enveloping the world.

The wind did not flow, the clouds did not move, and within a radius of several hundred miles, it seemed as if even the light was suspended in mid-air.

The many martial artists watching from afar stood frozen in midair, each face showing a look of horror.

"Run, quickly run."

"Wasn’t it said that the Xuanling Secret Realm only allowed martial artists of the Xuandan Realm to enter and exit? How can there be such a terrifying power?"

"We’re dead, we’re dead, we’re going to die."

"This power far exceeds the Xuandan Realm, Yin Yang Realm? Life and Death Realm?"

"Who cares what realm, just run."

Everyone’s hearts roared with shock, frantically fleeing for their lives, fearing that even a moment’s delay would result in being crushed to death.

At this moment, Zhu Fei, who bore the full brunt of this aura power, had a face deathly pale, with blood constantly seeping from the corner of his mouth, and his entire skeleton emitting a creaking sound, as if it would collapse at any moment under this pressure.

"Die."

A voice, like a decree from the heavens, reverberated through the void, echoing across thousands of miles of sky.

Mighty and majestic, it ripped through the clouds and skies.

At this moment, Zhu Fei’s former arrogance was nowhere to be seen; his eyes were filled with the terror of death.

"No..."

Suddenly, the finger, white as a jade mountain, descended abruptly, snapping with ease amidst Zhu Fei’s roar.

In the next moment.

A boundless and terrifying force erupted.

Rumble, rumble!

The turbulent airflow, accompanied by a terrifying sound as if the sky was collapsing, roared in.

Whoosh, whoosh!

The void trembled slightly, and after a while, the enormous finger, as large as a mountain, disappeared.

Then, the wind circulated, as if everything before had been an illusion, with only a splendid green mountain no longer visible, leaving a huge pit on the ground, at the bottom of which a spring was gurgling out water.

"Cough, cough."

Zhong Lin struggled to crawl out from a pile of debris, his injuries even more severe.

He scanned his surroundings, especially when he saw the huge pit before him, his pupils contracted.

"Zhong Lin, are you alright?"

Yu Shu flew from the void, and upon seeing Zhong Lin, who was covered in blood, hastily pulled out a golden elixir from her bosom and pushed it into his mouth.

The elixir melted as soon as it entered his mouth, and a surging medicinal power instantly swept through his entire body.

"Hiss! An Eighth Grade Elixir..."

Zhong Lin himself was a Seventh Grade Alchemist, extremely sensitive to elixirs, and the medicinal power of the elixir Yu Shu gave him was utterly excessive, far beyond what a Seventh Grade Elixir could compare to.

Using an Eighth Grade Elixir to heal wounds, even Zhong Lin felt it was a bit extravagant.

His injuries were severe, but more due to the exhaustion of his Spiritual Origin. As for the physical injuries, with his strong body tempered from cultivating the Dragon Elephant Golden Body, it wouldn’t take long to recover; this Eighth Grade Elixir was quite wasteful.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the rescue."

After just a few breaths, Zhong Lin felt at least thirty percent of his injuries recover, and he clasped his hands to thank Yu Shu.

"No need to thank me. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been so badly injured. I just hate Zhu Fei. Hmph! Not cutting him to pieces was really sparing him." Yu Shu waved her hand.

"Zhu Fei is dead?"

"Dead, as dead as can be."

"May I ask, Your Highness, that finger just now was..."

Zhong Lin’s eyes burned as he looked at Yu Shu.

"This is a life-preserving measure given to me by the Imperial Family’s ancestor. The force of one strike from the ancestor is sealed in that jade pendant. With the cultivation of the ancestor in the Life and Death Realm, Zhu Fei was as insignificant as dust, crushed by just a finger." Yu Shu said coldly.

"Life and Death Realm, this is the Life and Death Realm, truly formidable."

Zhong Lin’s heart was shocked for a moment, then filled with endless longing.

To achieve such world-destroying power with just a single strike, this kind of combat power had far exceeded his imagination.

"Chen Jia said martial arts cultivation is about constantly breaking through oneself, advancing toward the divine. What differences are there between this Life and Death Realm of great ability and the divine? With just a finger, it can destroy the heavens and the earth. Martial arts, martial arts, one day I will set foot on it too." Zhong Lin’s heart roared loudly.

Yu Shu picked up the already shattered remains of the jade pendant on the ground, her face full of pain: "It’s a pity the jade pendant the ancestor gave me was used up on Zhu Fei. When I return, the Emperor will definitely scold me to death. This was the strike of a great ability in the Life and Death Realm! Never mind, let’s go, let’s find a place to concoct elixirs, and then break through."

"Alright."

Zhong Lin nodded as well, circulating his Spiritual Origin, which had already recovered more than half, and left the sky along with Yu Shu.

Zhong Lin did not inquire about the consequences of killing Zhu Fei. At worst, he’d be resented by the Truth Pursuing Sect, and even if they didn’t come for him, Zhong Lin would seek them out.

Since starting cultivation in martial arts, Zhong Lin had never suffered such a big loss, and was so close, so close to truly dying.

Their heritage would not be destroyed without erasing the hatred in his heart.

A few hours later, the two arrived at a cliff, opening up a small cave in a crevice, then blocking the entrance with a large stone to prevent the aura from leaking out.

Zhong Lin did not immediately start alchemy but instead meditated to heal his wounds.

The medicinal power of the Eighth Grade Healing Pills was ample, just right to use this power to repair his injuries. The refining of the Golden Origin Pill was about the future path of martial arts and allowed no mistakes.

After half a day, Zhong Lin slowly opened his eyes, looked at Yu Shu, who was waiting anxiously, and nodded, saying, "Alright."

"So soon? Zhong Lin, there’s no rush, there’s still some time until the secret realm closes. Why don’t you prepare a bit more? Or perhaps ponder the elixir recipe of the Golden Origin Pill again?"

Yu Shu was now not in a hurry, instead advising Zhong Lin to wait a bit longer.

Zhong Lin smiled and said, "Rest assured, the Golden Origin Pill is also of great use to me; I wouldn’t joke about this."

As he spoke, with a wave of his right hand, the Star-falling Giant Cauldron was retrieved from the storage bracelet, and the enormous pill furnace occupied much of the cave.

Hearing this, Yu Shu said nothing more, taking out all the prepared medicinal materials, including the Earth Essence Divine Grass and the Golden Origin Fruit.

Zhong Lin glanced at the system panel where the "Golden Origin Pill" skill had long been concentrated, and with a single command, countless skill points surged into it. The subsequent flood of experiences in refining this elixir arrived, and in just a moment, Zhong Lin had fully grasped the key aspects of refining the Golden Origin Pill.

With a gentle sigh, Zhong Lin’s face was all confidence, which greatly eased Yu Shu’s anxiety.

With a thought, the Yin Ruins Dragon Fire flared up, the flame that seemed hot but was brimming with a cold aura filling the cave.

"It’s actually the Yin Ruins Dragon Fire?"

Yu Shu was also amazed as she looked at this flame.

"You know it too?"

"Yes, the Yin Ruins Dragon Fire ranks eighty-second on the Abnormal Fire List. This fire is yin fire, naturally forged by Infinite Sea Qi and Earth Lung Yin Qi, sculpted by Returning Ruins Secret Power. It’s a sea qi yin fire, unquenchable by water, but burns even hotter, capable of melting copper and iron, incinerating the four seas." Yu Shu explained.

"Abnormal Fire List?"

"It was written ten thousand years ago by a Ninth-Grade Alchemist and has since been refined by many to form a list. It includes all the strange fires in the world, and the Yin Ruins Dragon Fire is recorded within, ranked eighty-second. When we return, I’ll give you a copy."