Cosmic Trading System

Lin Yun was intent on capturing a Ghost Practitioner to inquire about the situation with the Netherworld Water in the Netherworld, but given the current circumstances, it was clearly impossible for him to go back to those two spatial nodes to capture any Ghost Practitioners.

If, during their movement, they encountered one of those three Saint Lord Level Ghost Practitioners, or even more powerful ones, it would be tantamount to seeking death.

In the end, after consulting with True Martial Saint Lord, Lin Yun abandoned the idea.

As they continued on their way, True Martial Saint Lord analyzed the items from the Ghost Practitioners' spatial possessions to see if there was anything that could affect the Netherworld Water afflicting him.

Soon, Lin Yun and True Martial Saint Lord reached their destination.

This was a small space at the edge of the universe, entirely shrouded in gray, lacking light, yet not dark, and the spiritual energy was extremely dense. According to True Martial Saint Lord, this was a space where Grand Master Taoist Ancestor Er Lee had stayed during his travels in the universe thousands of years ago.

This space contained powerful formations laid out by Grand Master Taoist Ancestor Er Lee, which could prevent certain disturbances from being transmitted outside. This was also why True Martial Saint Lord had brought Lin Yun here.

Breaking through to a new layer of heaven in a universe was no trivial matter, nor something that could be accomplished in a short amount of time; at the very least, it would take several days. And at the end, when the new Layered Heaven appeared, it would cause earth-shattering changes.

Saint Lord level powerhouses could traverse from one end of the universe to the other in an instant, not to mention those at the Saint Lord Realm level.

Now, with three Saint Lord Level Ghost Practitioners targeting them, if the opponents sensed the commotion from Lin Yun breaking through the new Layered Heaven, they would not only be unable to peacefully achieve the breakthrough but might also lose their lives.

This space was only mentioned to True Martial Saint Lord in passing by Grand Master Taoist Ancestor Er Lee, and as for whether it could shield the disturbance of breaking through to the new Layered Heaven, he wasn't too certain. However, he could only take a gamble with Lin Yun.

His ability in formation was limited, and he estimated that Lin Yun's skills in formations were not high either. According to his analysis, especially with insufficient materials, they would not be able to set up anything superior to the formations Grand Master Taoist Ancestor had laid out in this space within a short time.

If they had tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years and enough materials, perhaps they could, but that was utterly impossible; after such a long time, everything would be too late.

"The disturbance created when breaking through to the new Layered Heaven is immense. Grand Master Taoist Ancestor once said that the last three layers of a universe are extremely important. When broken through, the force of heaven and earth gained is much stronger. I estimate that the disturbance will also be significantly greater.

We might only have one chance, so I hope you can succeed in one try," True Martial Saint Lord said to Lin Yun with a grave expression.

"I understand. Before breaking through to the new Layered Heaven, I will try my best to enhance my strength!" Lin Yun nodded slightly in response. He understood what True Martial Saint Lord meant. He was worried that Lin Yun might act recklessly in his eagerness to break through to the new Layered Heaven, ultimately failing and losing any chance of success.

True Martial Saint Lord had no more to say. Too many words were unnecessary. A reminder was enough, and as for the details, Lin Yun knew them well enough himself.

"Boom!"

Lin Yun found a place to cultivate, sat down with his legs crossed, and began to meditate. At the same time, a gray crystal core appeared in the palm of his hand. His Mental Strength probed it, and in the next moment, a surge of pure, powerful Spiritual Energy flowed into the space of his mind.

"The added Spiritual Energy from this lower Saint Lord Level Ghost Practitioner's crystal core is much stronger than those lower-level crystal cores I obtained in the Heavenly Principle Tower..." Lin Yun's expression changed slightly as he thought to himself.

He felt his Mental Strength increasing rapidly. His current realm had reached the second sub-level of the Super Realm, and beyond this, every increase in level became immensely difficult.

Many cultivators at the second sub-level of the Super Realm had trained for countless years without being able to advance a single step, a rare and astonishing phenomenon, which also showed how exceptional this lower Saint Lord Level Ghost Practitioner's crystal core truly was.

"Immortal Origin World Origin Force..."

After a significant boost to his Mental Strength, Lin Yun took out a ball of white liquid, which was the small amount of the Origin Force from the Immortal Origin World he had picked up. His Mental Strength probed into it and began to absorb it.

"Boom!"

Another wave of energy explosions sounded within Lin Yun's body as his Martial Arts power also began to increase wildly.

As expected from the Origin Force of a powerful space, Lin Yun could feel the strength surging crazily and naturally, with no signs of an unstable realm.

"No wonder True Martial Saint Lord was confident that he could quickly raise my realm by one level. If there's enough of this Immortal Origin World Origin Force, I really could quickly rise to the third sub-level of the Super Realm..." Lin Yun took a deep breath.

Afterwards, Lin Yun calmed his mind and began to concentrate fully on enhancing his strength.

One hour... Two hours...

One day... Two days...

Time slowly passed.

...

While Lin Yun was in closed-door cultivation, the outside world underwent dramatic changes. Since those three Saint Lord Level Ghost Practitioners confirmed that this was an unopened universe and sent this news back, the other Ghost Practitioners began to act without any restraint.

Huge amounts of Yin attribute energy continuously flowed from the Netherworld into this universe, rapidly expanding the area of the gray fog. Countless Ghost Practitioners, impatient, left the gray fog to heedlessly prey on others.

Spirits on various life-bearing planets were devoured, and some Ghost Practitioners, in order to train more effectively or practice special techniques, would even torturously inflict pain on the creatures before their deaths.

Wherever they passed, countless ghostly beings ran rampant, leaving only the sinister energy of the consumed spirits behind, turning these places into a living hell.

The upper echelons of the entire universe were shaken.

Especially upon learning of the destruction of the Immortal Origin World and the disappearance of True Martial Saint Lord, they became panicked and at a loss for what to do.

...

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

On this day, the aura around Lin Yun became stronger and stronger, and suddenly, his aura burst forth expansively as if something inside him shattered, and his aura soared to the heavens.

In another part of this space, True Martial Saint Lord was meditating to detoxify the Netherworld Water poison within his body. During this time, he found a few items among the Ghost Practitioners' spatial possessions that were slightly effective against the Netherworld Water. Thinking anything was better than nothing, he had been using them.

Suddenly, he sensed this scene, opened his eyes in surprise, and looked up in amazement.

"Is this... a breakthrough to the third sub-level of the Super Realm?"

True Martial Saint Lord thought to himself, shocked.

Although he had long known about Lin Yun's fast cultivation speed and had felt it vaguely during this time, seeing Lin Yun break through from the second to the third sub-level of the Super Realm in just three months still left him profoundly shaken.