Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 482 - 476: The Dark Sun 11

Chapter 482: Chapter 476: The Dark Sun 11

Lin Xin glanced at the remaining Free Attributes, a mere 81 points left.

Over a thousand attribute points seemed like a lot, but in reality, once averaged, they had instantly decreased to just this meager amount.

"900 points in physique, defense, evasion..." Lin Xin’s body shuddered, and suddenly all the chains on his body rattled and automatically scattered away.

Revealing his calm and ****ed body beneath.

The Nascent Soul within his body took a slow, deep breath of Star Force. If someone were observing at this moment, they would clearly see the pale blue Star Force above Lin Xin’s head gradually becoming brighter and thicker.

"This power..." Lin Xin felt the might of an average of 900 points in his strong physical body, his soul consciousness as if being nourished by some strange efficacy. Many previously unnoticed issues one by one sprang to mind and were instantly resolved.

Problems that had always seemed difficult now became clear with just a thought.

Hurdles in his cultivation practice that once seemed unattainable now seemed trivial, as numerous solutions easily came to mind.

"The effects of a significant increase in Soul Force are indeed extraordinary."

Lin Xin exhaled slowly, feeling the subtle changes in his body, his heart becoming even more serene.

Soon the second wave of intense pain came, and at the same time, his comprehension reached an inconceivable level.

The Star Force he was drawing in suddenly thickened by more than double.

Countless Star Forces, under the influence of his powerful soul, quickly merged into his body and were devoured by the Nascent Soul, becoming a part of himself.

Lin Xin could vaguely feel that if his attributes broke through a thousand points, perhaps there would be unexpected wondrous effects.

However, what was most important for him now was to quickly store the frenzied influx of the mother Star Force of Yuan Dou.

The power of the Heavenly Elemental Stars, under the guidance of his formidable bodily attributes, poured down like buckets, and in a single breath, he received an amount equivalent to dozens of times more Star Force than he would normally cultivate in a day.

Then, it was rapidly transformed and devoured by the Soul Force that had just increased greatly, becoming his own strength.

His exceedingly strong body effortlessly converted and circulated Star Force, and even when his veins were damaged, they immediately repaired themselves without any impact.

The Yuan Dou Star Force fell as quickly as it was absorbed.

If people like Quan Sheying and Duan Chizi from the Yuan Dou Demon Sect saw this speed, they would probably be dumbstruck. At this moment, Lin Xin’s daily practice was equivalent to their accumulation of a year’s worth of Star Force.

The crazy fall of Star Force almost formed a blue pillar reaching from heaven to earth, standing nearly tangible above the pine forest of the Sword Sect’s Sword Hall Peak.

It was like a peculiar and mystical landscape painting.

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Elixir Hall Peak.

Mingxin True Monarch Yu Kai gently put down the medicinal hoe in his hand, examining the small patch of the new medicinal garden he had recently started, like an ordinary old farmer.

It was also one of his rare hobbies.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, he turned sharply to look at the southern sky.

There, with a swoosh, a pillar of deep blue, bright and crystalline light shot up.

The light pillar connected heaven and earth, with an enormous amount of Star Force wildly spewing down from the stars in the sky. It didn’t seem like it was being drawn in, but rather being poured in like water!

"This is Star Force attraction!... So strong!"

Yu Kai’s expression changed slightly as he recognized that the location was precisely where the current Sect Master Lin Xin was in closed-door cultivation.

Daoist Master Qingxiao slowly stepped into the medicinal garden, also looking up at the sky with a solemn expression.

This lean, calm Golden Core Dao Seeker, who usually kept a low profile, was so shocked by the pillar of Star Force that he was speechless for a while.

"Such an intense infusion of Star Force, even a Great Demon King at the Integration Layer might not be able to cope."

Yu Kai spoke in a low voice. He had witnessed a Great Demon King during the Integration Phase attracting Star Force.

That one was known for his formidable physical body, but under such a spectacular pour of Star Force making a pillar, he couldn’t hold on for even one hour before he was physically drained.

"What a strong body the Sect Master has!" Daoist Master Qingxiao finally regained his composure and said with a complex expression.

"While a pillar of Star Force is spectacular, if one can completely digest the falling Star Force, then a night’s cultivation is equivalent to a year.

But the prerequisite is to completely digest and refine it; otherwise, the accumulated Star Force will not be beneficial and could even lead to the Star Spirit Transformation of the body. All the meridians will gradually fade and disappear, assimilated by the Star Force, and then the cultivation might regress instead of progressing."

Yu Kai voiced his concerns.

"Teacher need not worry, Sect Master Daoist Master, having achieved such accomplishments in cultivation in such a short period, must have an experience beyond ordinary imagination, able to do what others cannot. I believe with the capability of the Sect Master, he will definitely have a way to solve the aftermath issues such as the accumulation of Star Force."

"Let’s hope." Yu Kai didn’t know how to judge Lin Xin.

He could feel the flames hidden beneath Lin Xin’s rationality, like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment, calm on the surface but already under a constant pressure of who-knows-how-much magma.

The current Lin Xin seemed to be maintaining a fragile balance.

He might shift towards an unimaginable direction or path at any time due to a slight deviation or stimulation.

"Nowadays, our Pine Forest Sword Sect has become the most powerful faction in the entire region. Whether it’s the Golden Jade Sect, Plum Blossom Sect, Wind-Riding Sect, or the Vermilion Bird Holy Court, Void Sword Cave, each has lost an Yuan Jing elder in a single stroke, a catastrophe unseen in thousands of years in the southern dominion. But it is also the greatest opportunity for our Pine Forest," Daoist Master Qingxiao said as he looked at the vast pillar of Star Force, speaking in a low voice with a faint longing in his eyes.

"If the Sect Master Daoist Master succeeds smoothly, perhaps our Pine Forest Sword Sect will become the leader in the southern dominion, leading all factions, reaching the peak of glory not seen in thousands of years."

Yu Kai sighed softly, having long since seen through much but remaining silent.

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Shh!

With a sudden flick of his finger, Lin Xin sent four magic swords soaring into the sky from behind him, transforming into four streams of light that incessantly danced around him.

Red Blossom, Yin Luo, Zhen Ning, Yue Xiao.

The four sword blades each glowed red, white-gold, silver, and gold, respectively. The colorful streams rapidly circled him, soon attracting wisps of Yuan Dou star force to form a small storm of star force that completely shrouded Lin Xin at its center.

An immense amount of star force, with the aid of the sword array, was refined even faster, to the point that even the star force pouring down from the celestial bodies above struggled to keep pace.

Lin Xin, sitting cross-legged, slowly began to lift off the ground without any wind, hovering in midair.

Countless blue star force patterns slowly emerged on the surface of his body.

With his flesh rapidly strengthening under the enhancement of attribute points, the star force continued to be accommodated and absorbed into his strengthened body.

As time passed by, Lin Xin had no idea how long it had been.

Unknowingly, his body suddenly jolted.

His body finally reached saturation.

One of the most terrifying aspects of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique after reaching the Yuan Jing level is its capacity to draw nearby endless star force. The principle is simple: there’s no limit to how much they can supply, only how much you can consume. The more you eat and the better you digest it, the stronger your cultivation becomes.

In the practice of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique, one must constantly be wary of the violent star force influencing their sanity, while also ensuring not to consume so much that their body bursts from the excess.

The column of star force finally began to slowly cease and shrink. The figure of Lin Xin, still sitting in meditation within the secret chamber, finally became visible.

His body was covered in bright blue star force symbols, which flashed faintly like breathing, mysterious and unfathomable.

Sss...

Suddenly, a small patch of ink-like dark shadow began to spread around him.

The shadow, as if alive, enveloped his body, clawing and spreading outward.

It halted only after expanding to cover half of the secret chamber.

All the shadows gradually formed a vague, colossal figure with spikes on its back and three heads, with a robust build.

Shh!

All the shadows then instantly retracted back in.

Lin Xin opened his eyes, exhaling a breath of blue luminescent aura.

"Yuan Dou Demonic Technique, Sixth Layer, the Demon Image realm. I’ve reached it so quickly."

He had just seen the involuntary invocation of Yuan Jing and the natural formation of an image.

Spiked back, three heads, shadow person.

These three features instantly reminded him of a Demon God from the mythologies of this world—the Desolate Vault.

In the myths, Desolate Vault was the demon who brought evils upon the land, depriving all creatures of sunlight, casting the earth into perpetual darkness.

Aficionado of devouring light, Desolate Vault ranked among the top fifty terrifying beings of the ancient demon gods.

In some myths, Desolate Vault is also known as the Mother of the Yuan Dou battles, the source of Demonic Qi, depicted as a gigantic female with three heads covered in metallic silver-gray scales. She could spew venomous snakes from her mouth, and was eventually slain by the human hero, Emperor Hou.

According to the mythological records, this was over three hundred thousand years ago.

"So the Demon God the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique models itself after is Desolate Vault..."

It was only after Lin Xin’s technique started to draw star force from the Mother of Yuan Dou that he saw the full image of the source Demon God it simulated.

"All Demonic Arts have their simulated source Demon Gods, and the ultimate purpose of cultivation is to return to the body of an Innate Demon God. The same applies to the Righteous Path mystic skills. However, Demonic Arts also vary in strength, and Demon Gods have their hierarchies..."

Lin Xin pondered deeply, finding his perception many times sharper in the face of intense pain.

Thoughts flashed by in an instant, with dozens, even hundreds, crossing his mind.

"And when I design a formation and enhance magic swords to a certain level, they naturally connect to the influence of Innate Demon Gods.

Yin Luo is such a case, and so is Qilin.

At first, Lin Xin had simply intended to improve the grade of the fire, but unexpectedly realized that when the fire naturally reached a certain level, it automatically embodied the aura of a corresponding Demon God’s shadow.

This phenomenon was akin to these Innate Demon Gods always representing their corresponding levels and grades; they are the symbols of these levels and rankings."

"How fascinating," he mused internally, feeling as if he was onto something.

"Then, if my physical body becomes strong enough to a certain extent, could it also attract the aura of some Innate Demon God and naturally transform into a corresponding powerful form?"

He glanced at his current state and attributes.