Chapter 206 - 205: The Nine Essence Genesis Pill (2) [Bonus]

Lin Yuan stared at the swirling, nine-colored pill in his palm.

Without a moment of hesitation, he raised his hand and swallowed it.

The Nine Essence Genesis Pill did not explode in his stomach. Because of the Genesis Harmony Essence, the transition was not violent; it was impossibly smooth.

Lin Yuan closed his eyes, and stood from his bed, ensuring that what happens next doesn’t affect Qingyue.

A wave of profound heat erupted from his core and spread rapidly through his entire body, rushing along his blood vessels, seeping into his bones, and surging through every meridian. The sensation was intense, yet Lin Yuan remained completely still as he felt his Ancient Beast Body groan beneath the tremendous pressure of transformation.

His cells were changing.

Not gradually.

But in leaps and bounds.

Every cell within his Ancient Beast Body seemed to awaken and multiply, carrying a terrifying vitality that far surpassed the limits of an ordinary body cultivator. In the past, the number of beast cells within his body had been comparable to that of other powerful body cultivators.

But now, that limitation was being shattered.

Lin Yuan could clearly feel it.

Hundreds of millions of beast cells were awakening within his flesh, each one becoming a miniature reservoir of terrifying physical strength and vitality. They surged through his body like countless stars being ignited across an endless night sky.

980 million!

That was the number of beast cells currently coursing through his body.

And yet, the transformation had not stopped.

More cells awakened.

More cells transformed.

More of his physical foundation was pushed toward an entirely new level.

Lin Yuan’s muscles trembled faintly as an ancient and majestic aura began to seep from his body. The surrounding spiritual energy was instinctively drawn toward him, as though even the world itself could sense the birth of something extraordinary.

Then...

BOOM!

An invisible shockwave erupted from Lin Yuan’s body.

His Ancient Beast Body trembled violently.

At that instant, the final threshold was broken.

One billion!

Lin Yuan had awakened one billion beast cells within his body.

The moment the billionth beast cell awakened, an ancient roar seemed to echo from somewhere deep within his flesh.

His blood surged.

His bones trembled.

His meridians expanded.

And the physical foundation that had already been terrifyingly powerful underwent another qualitative transformation.

One billion beast cells.

Lin Yuan’s eyes slowly opened.

A terrifying glint flashed through his purple pupils.

His physical body had reached an entirely new level.

Within his spiritual sea, his Nascent Soul opened its eyes, letting out a silent, joyous roar as the Spiritual Genesis and Nascent Soul Genesis took hold. The mist of his Qi condensed exponentially, becoming a thick liquid that surged through his pathways with the unstoppable force of a tidal wave.

His mind expanded. The Dao Genesis and Origin Genesis intertwined, allowing his Divine Sense to reach farther distance.

For hours, Lin Yuan sat in the dark, serving as the silent crucible for a foundation forged in the ancient era.

When the internal fires finally subsided, leaving behind a body and a soul that felt conceptually indestructible, the familiar chime of the system resonated in his mind.

The translucent blue panel materialized before his eyes, its data fundamentally updated to reflect his new reality.

[Millionfold Return System]

[Host:] Lin Yuan

[Wife:] Bai Qingyue

[Root Bone:] Supreme Heavenly Talent

[Comprehension:] Against Heaven Understanding

[Lifespan:] 200/4500 years

[Physique: Ancient Beast Body (Rank 10)]

[Realm:] Spirit Severing Realm (Unshaken Stage)

[Divine Skills:] Death Gaze, Thunder Rain Dao Intent, Immortal Cloud Step, Thunder Step, Eye of Heavenly Retribution (Autonomous), False Immortal Palmstrike, Shatter Illusion, See Truth.....

Lin Yuan’s deep purple eyes scanned the glowing text, lingering heavily on three specific lines.

First was his lifespan.

Lifespan: 200/4,500 years.

The number caused Lin Yuan’s eyes to flicker slightly. His previous lifespan had been capped at 3,000 years, but after the consumption of the Nine Essence Genesis Pill, that limit had been forcibly raised to 4,500 years.

A full 1,500 years had been added to his lifespan!

This was no small increase.

For ordinary cultivators, lifespan was closely tied to cultivation realm. The higher their realm, the longer they could live. Yet Lin Yuan’s situation was now fundamentally different.

Regardless of which cultivation realm he occupied, his lifespan would always possess an additional 1,500 years compared to an ordinary cultivator of the same realm.

It was an advantage that would only become more terrifying as he continued to advance.

For other cultivators, breaking through to a higher realm meant gaining another stretch of life.

For Lin Yuan, every breakthrough would be built upon a foundation that already surpassed theirs by another fifteen centuries.

Second, his physique. Ancient Beast Body (Rank 10).

Through the sheer, transformative power of the Body Genesis Essence, his physical cultivation had skyrocketed. He now understood that the beast route he walked possessed exactly twenty ranks. Rank 10 was the halfway point. It meant that once he reached the 20th rank, his physique would undergo a massive, qualitative transformation, elevating him from a man with the strength of an ancient beast into something entirely unprecedented in the mortal plane.

But it was the second line that caused Lin Yuan’s breath to still.

[Realm:] Spirit Severing Realm (Unshaken Stage)

He had skipped, and landed squarely upon the Fifth Step. The Unshaken Stage.

To be at the Unshaken Stage meant that Lin Yuan’s Dao Heart had been tempered to an extraordinary level. His will could remain completely unmoved and perfectly serene even when confronted by mountain-shaking events, immense pressure, or life-and-death crises.

This advancement in Dao Resolve also narrowed the gap that had once separated him from the Peerless Geniuses.

And now, looking at the words on the system panel, Lin Yuan finally, truly understood what it meant to have a Dao Resolve cultivation.

In the ancient era of the Nine Provinces, the experts of the Great Dao had debated the nature of progression for millennia.

After comprehending the Nine Essences, the truth of Dao Resolve became glaringly clear to Lin Yuan. It followed a profound, almost paradoxical concept.

He now understood that the pursuit of the Dao was no different from the pursuit of happiness. Both were ultimately pursuits, and neither could truly be attained through desperate chasing. The more one grasped for them, the further they seemed to slip away. Instead, one should pursue contentment, for contentment was an attainable state, and happiness was merely its natural byproduct.

In the same way, a cultivator should not chase the Dao itself. Rather, one should seek the absolute fulfillment of the Dao Heart. Once the Dao Heart reached such a state of fulfillment, the Dao would naturally come forth, not as something forcibly pursued, but as an inevitable byproduct of true enlightenment.

It was a staggering realization.

Cultivators spent their entire lives sitting in caves, staring at the sky, desperately trying to "understand" the Heavens, trying to grasp the Dao by force. But the Dao was not a physical object to be seized. It was a resonance.

One needed to chase the fulfillment of their own Dao Heart.

Lin Yuan looked down at Bai Qingyue, who was still sleeping soundly, her head resting upon the plush pillow.

My Dao Heart is tethered entirely to her, Lin Yuan thought, his mind working with the razor-sharp clarity of the Dao Genesis Essence. The obsession, the very tribulation of my Spirit Severing breakthrough, was my desire to protect her, to cure her, to return her to the heavens.

If the pursuit of the Dao was the fulfillment of the Dao Heart, then logically, Lin Yuan’s Dao Resolve should have been increasing naturally every single day. Every action he took—from entering the tournament, to navigating the Void Ascension Battlefield, to extorting Chu Kuang—was an active step toward healing his wife. He was, technically, constantly chasing the fulfillment of his Dao Heart.

So why had his Dao Resolve remained completely stagnant at the early Stage prior to taking the Nine Essence Genesis Pill? Why hadn’t his unyielding pursuit of her cure naturally elevated his steps?