Martial Arts, the Fairy's Cultivation

The woman's gaze pierced through the purple lotus, looking in the direction Lin Dong had left, a few ripples stirring within her heart.

Mu Zi is not from this world. Originally, she was just one of the many beings on Blue Star, who by chance traveled to this world with mysterious powers.

Upon arriving in the unknown world, Mu Zi discovered that she had transformed into a lotus flower. Her physical body floated at the boundary between the real world and the illusion, while her consciousness was trapped in a dark and sunless void.

She had no memory of what happened before she was trapped, and Mu Zi had no way of knowing the exact origin of this lotus flower. However, the information inherited from the depths of her origin made her aware of the origin of her current lotus body.

The innate holy spirit, the nine-colored flower.

The Holy Spirit is the creation of Heaven and Earth, taking the Great Way as its form.

Her true form is not that of ordinary plants or trees, but rather a manifestation of the divine form of the Great Dao, possessing various supernatural abilities and unique advantages.

The ancient divine lotus is born with nine colors, its flowers bloom without leaves, and its leaves bloom without flowers; it has no beginning and no end.

The Holy Spirit is inherently extraordinary, possessing a power from birth that mortal beings can never attain in their entire lives. The original nine-colored lotus is a unique existence that is extremely rare even among the Holy Spirits.

But Mu Zi is now somewhat inferior.

Before awakening, her true form was severely injured for some unknown reason, and her essence fell into dormancy. Not only was her strength reduced to a hundred percent, but as the "spirit" born from the divine lotus, she was also in danger of vanishing into thin air.

To avoid dissipating, Mu Zi's consciousness had to fall into a long slumber since she transmigrated.

In a daze, she seemed to be sinking into endless darkness and nothingness, almost losing all perception of the outside world, and the concepts of time and space seemed to cease to exist.

That experience was beyond the limits of what ordinary people could imagine, like an eternal loneliness, which almost diluted all the emotions in Mu Zi's soul.

At the beginning of her transmigration, the fragile emotions and desires she once possessed as a human had become extremely faint under the long passage of time, leaving only distant memories adorning the depths of Mu Zi's heart. Now, she might not even be considered a human being anymore; those joys and sorrows were like fleeting clouds, no longer capable of making her truly empathize.

Her indifferent heart had remained undisturbed for a long time until today, when that impetuous young man broke into her place of rebirth and awakened her from her long silence.

Was it an accident, or was there another reason? She didn't know. All she knew was that from now on, she would be able to escape that dark and hopeless space and live a second life as a human being.

"Lin Dong."

Mu Zi looked at her palm and saw a mark there that shone brightly like a crescent moon, seemingly from the same source as the one in Lin Shou's palm.

"Is this the entanglement of cause and effect, my destiny?"

The girl's eyes were deep. The consequences of transforming into human form were something she had not expected. Her early birth, thanks to Lin Dong's luck, was both her opportunity and her calamity.

"Destined?"

Mu Zi regained her inner peace. Fate was an excuse for the weak; she never believed in such empty and illusory things. She only believed that the weak drifted with the tide, while the strong controlled their destiny!

Once she reunites her origins and restores her cultivation, she will be able to unleash the full power of the Nine-Colored Divine Lotus. At that time, she will be able to roam freely across the vast world.

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Lin Dong hadn't walked far when he saw the tiny, illusory figure of Little Marten looking in his direction with an anxious expression.

"Phew—you're still alive, kid! I thought you'd been eaten by that flower down there!"

Upon seeing Lin Dong's familiar figure, Little Marten couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but her words remained as sharp as ever.

"You don't know, just now when you were motionless, I thought you were possessed and was about to pull you back when a nine-colored lotus flower appeared out of nowhere and formed a barrier that left me somewhat helpless."

"Don't blame me for being disloyal! Even the stone talisman didn't react. If you had shown up any later, I would have abandoned you and run away..."

Just as Lin Dong was about to feel a surge of emotion, he heard Little Marten sigh and say, "If it weren't for you, you ignorant brat, who knows when we'd ever meet another sucker willing to be fooled by me!"

Looking at the human-like lament on the little beast's face, Lin Dong's lips twitched slightly. Had he accidentally spoken his true feelings?

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm perfectly fine now."

"Um?"

Little Marten's gaze froze on Lin Dong, only then realizing that the latter seemed to be in a strange state.

"Wait... when did your aura become so strong?"

After being reminded by Xiao Diao, Lin Dong belatedly realized that his strength had indeed increased significantly compared to before.

Looking inward, Lin Dong was startled. The yin and yang energy within his dantian, originally displaying red and blue hues, had somehow transformed into a unique energy interwoven with golden and dark blue!

With this came an unprecedentedly powerful feeling. The special energy in Lin Dong's dantian was now stronger than the sum of his previous Yuan power, even in just a wisp. Its quality was probably even better than the pure Yuan Qi of a Yuan Dan realm expert.

"Lord Mink, are you sure you're not mistaken? This is... Yang Qi that surpasses the ninth rank!"

The little sable's pupils contracted slightly, its gaze suddenly freezing on the golden energy that appeared at Lin Dong's fingertip. After confirming it several times, it exclaimed in disbelief.

The foundation of the cultivation system in the Tianxuan Continent lies in the condensation of Yin and Yang attributes, thus formally embarking on the path of cultivation.

The Earthly Origin Realm refines Yin Qi, the Heavenly Origin Realm refines Yang Qi, and finally, Yin and Yang are in harmony, advancing to the Yuan Dan Realm. This process can be described as "stealing Yin and Yang".

In the cultivation world of Tianxuan Continent, Yin and Yang energies are divided into nine levels according to their quality, with level one being the lowest and level nine the highest. Refining higher-level Yin and Yang energies will ultimately improve the quality of the condensed Yuan Dan (Primordial Core), which is common knowledge in Yuan Power cultivation.

"Isn't the ninth rank the ultimate? Are there even higher grades of Yin-Yang power?"

Lin Dong was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this, but this time Little Marten didn't mock his ignorance. Instead, she said solemnly, "Logically speaking, that is indeed the case..."

"The Yin and Yang energies in the world are not limited to nine grades. The so-called classification of grades is only limited by the capacity of the dantian. Most people, before condensing their Yuan Dan, will only die from absorbing Yin and Yang attribute energy that exceeds the ninth grade!"

"However, there are always exceptions. If one possesses a powerful bloodline, a special physique, or forcibly reshapes their meridians and dantian using heaven-defying methods, they may be qualified to break through the extreme realm."

"Those of the Heavenly Demon Mink Clan with exceptional bloodline talent are born with the ability to condense demon cores using energy that surpasses the ninth-grade limit. The strength of these cores is incomparable to ordinary nine-star Yuan Cores."

"But, well, your situation..."

The little sable stared intently at Lin Dong, its eyes slightly narrowed. Lin Dong's current foundation was so strong that even by the standards of the core members of the Heavenly Demon Sable Clan, it seemed too outstanding.

If Xiao Diao didn't know Lin Dong quite well, he would have suspected that Lin Dong was some old monster who had scattered his cultivation and started anew!

"With my current strength, I might not be afraid of Wei Tong at all."

Lin Dong felt the immense power surging through his limbs and bones. He was completely different from before he entered the Danxian Pool. With his Yuan power cultivation at the late stage of Tianyuan Realm, he was probably no weaker than the minor perfection of Yuandan Realm.

The power of a ninth-grade being is terrifyingly powerful!

"I never imagined there would be such an opportunity beneath the Pill Immortal Pool. You've really hit the jackpot, kid." The little sable's figure kept circling around Lin Dong, clicking its tongue in amazement.

"I was down there just now..."

Lin Dong frowned slightly, wondering how to explain to Xiao Diao, when suddenly an energy ripple came from behind, striking the mountain wall and causing the ground to shake violently.

boom!

The little sable's eyes were solemn. It waved its paw and transformed into a beam of light, entering the stone talisman inside Lin Dong's body.

"We can talk about this later. If you don't hurry up and get out of here, you'll be stuck here forever."

Without hesitation, Lin Dong stomped his foot on the ground and leaped to the precarious cave entrance.

As he was leaving, Lin Dong subconsciously turned back. His gaze seemed to penetrate the energy barrier below, and he saw a purple lotus in full bloom, with a white-clad figure stepping out from the flower's heart on a celestial radiance.

Meeting those dreamlike purple eyes, Lin Dong's heart skipped a beat. He quickly suppressed his emotions, turned, and rushed out of the underground space...