Chapter 138: Breaking Through After Injury

“How is this possible?” Chen Zhong’s expression changed abruptly. He tried to pull his hand back, only to discover that even with his cultivation at the perfection of Dao Fusion, he could not break free from the powerful suction.

At the same time, Lin Xiaobao also sensed that something was wrong. As his body gradually recovered, his consciousness had returned, and he had become aware of everything around him. He had merely been cooperating with Chen Zhong’s healing efforts, continuously circulating the Supreme Unity True Fire Art.

Now, however, he discovered that the fragment of the Primordial Chaos Mirror within his dantian was frantically drawing in Chen Zhong’s spiritual power. Lin Xiaobao was shocked.

After the battle at the Long Family wedding, Lin Xiaobao had come to regard Chen Zhong completely as a brother. If Chen Zhong’s cultivation were to suffer a major decline because of him, Lin Xiaobao would never forgive himself.

Yet the fragment of the Primordial Chaos Mirror was acting entirely on its own, beyond Lin Xiaobao’s control. Suddenly, a flash of light passed through his eyes, and a mountain of spirit stones appeared on the bed. Under their tremendous weight, the large bed collapsed with a deafening crash.

Lin Xiaobao had no time to worry about that. He immediately sent Chen Zhong a voice transmission. “Quickly draw in the spiritual energy from the spirit stones. Don’t let me drain your vital spiritual power!”

Prompted by Lin Xiaobao, Chen Zhong at once pressed his hand against the spirit stones. Using himself as a conduit, he converted the spiritual energy within them into spiritual power and transmitted it into Lin Xiaobao’s dantian. Although he found the situation extremely strange, he did not dwell on it. In his eyes, nothing was more important than saving his brother first.

Besides, Chen Zhong had always been able to sense that Lin Xiaobao was far from being as simple as he appeared. He carried countless secrets—secrets utterly incompatible with his identity, his age, and his cultivation...

The changes occurring in the room astonished He Xinran, Yun Keke, Si Mengling, and the others who had remained there to keep watch. Their eyes were filled with endless confusion, and one after another, they turned questioning gazes toward Qin Feng.

After all, under such circumstances, he was unquestionably the foremost authority present.

Seeing their looks, Qin Feng could only smile bitterly and shake his head. “Don’t look at me. Young Hero Lin’s condition is extremely unusual. I have no idea what caused it either.”

As everyone watched in astonishment, heap after heap of spirit stones turned to powder, and Lin Xiaobao immediately produced another supply.

No one knew how many spirit stones Lin Xiaobao actually had on him. Their initial shock gradually turned into numbness. It seemed that even if Lin Xiaobao produced an entire mountain of spirit stones, no one would find it strange anymore. What puzzled them now was where all the spiritual energy contained within so many spirit stones had gone.

By a rough estimate, Chen Zhong had already absorbed the spiritual energy from more than thirty thousand spirit stones. Even if they were merely low-grade spirit stones, the immense spiritual energy within them should have been enough to make anyone who absorbed so much in such a short time explode and die—despite Chen Zhong’s cultivation being at the perfection of Dao Fusion.

At the same time, everyone believed that Chen Zhong had not absorbed all that spiritual energy for himself, but had instead passed it on to Lin Xiaobao. That made the situation even more extraordinary.

Lin Xiaobao was only at the sixth stage of Spirit Dao. How could his body possibly store so much spiritual energy? And where had he obtained so many spirit stones? Had he stolen the entire supply of spirit stones from the Wind-Snow Pavilion?

Though they desperately wanted to know what was happening, Yun Keke did not dare use her Mind-Linking Art to investigate Lin Xiaobao’s condition in the face of this sudden change. She feared that doing so might disturb him and cause him harm.

Only after more than forty thousand spirit stones had been consumed in total did Chen Zhong’s spiritual power finally break free from the formidable vortex within Lin Xiaobao’s dantian. Yet Lin Xiaobao did not open his eyes. He continued circulating the Supreme Unity True Fire Art.

“What happened?” Seeing Chen Zhong safely withdraw his hand, He Xinran’s anxious heart finally relaxed, though concern still filled her expression.

“I don’t know either. You should all go outside first. I’ll protect him here.” Like Qin Feng before him, Chen Zhong was utterly unable to explain Lin Xiaobao’s current condition. Worried that something else might happen, he asked those with lower cultivation to leave first.

“I’m not leaving!”

The three women spoke in unison. Qin Feng glanced at them. He said nothing, but the fact that he did not move made his attitude clear.

Feeling the fragment of the Primordial Chaos Mirror settle down, Lin Xiaobao once again examined his dantian from within. It was now filled with abundant spiritual power, while the fragment of the Primordial Chaos Mirror shimmered with a faint light. Wave after wave of the power of the Dao’s origin spread outward, nourishing every part of Lin Xiaobao’s body.

Lin Xiaobao could clearly feel his injuries healing. Even his completely depleted mental power was rapidly recovering under the nourishment of this force.

At least I haven’t wasted all that effort nourishing you!

Lin Xiaobao gazed at the fragment of the Primordial Chaos Mirror and sighed. At the same time, his heart ached over the spirit stones that had been consumed. The fragment’s appetite was simply too enormous. The spirit mine he had discovered would probably provide enough for no more than two additional meals.

Though he thought this, Lin Xiaobao still followed the method of the Supreme Unity True Fire Art, guiding the power of the Dao’s origin within the Primordial Chaos Mirror fragment throughout his body.

As the formula circulated again and again, Lin Xiaobao felt the spiritual power within his dantian compressing once more. Delight rose in his heart. This was the sign of an imminent breakthrough.

He immediately closed off his six senses and focused wholeheartedly on circulating the formula.

A faint boom erupted within his dantian. Lin Xiaobao clearly felt the quality of his spiritual power rise to another level, while his mental power grew considerably stronger. He could distinctly sense that the upper limit of his spiritual perception frequency had previously been five thousand times per second. Now, it had risen to ten thousand times per second.

Sensing the changes in his body, Lin Xiaobao rose from the collapsed bed in satisfaction. Seeing everyone present, he felt a surge of emotion.

“Second Miss, someone from the Wind-Snow Pavilion says he wishes to see Young Master Lin!” a servant reported from outside the door.

The Wind-Snow Pavilion?

Everyone froze. Could the Wind-Snow Pavilion truly have come here seeking revenge?

“Let’s go out and see!” Lin Xiaobao was now brimming with energy and had no fear of the Wind-Snow Pavilion. Even if all those Supreme Elders who spent their entire lives in secluded cultivation emerged together, he would not be afraid. After all, he still had Chen Zhong on his side.

Everyone followed Lin Xiaobao outside. When they reached the entrance, Lin Xiaobao saw two familiar figures: Lin Tian and Wang Dasha.

“Brother Xiaobao!”

While Lin Xiaobao was still stunned, Wang Dasha, whose face had lit up with excitement at the sight of him, had already lunged forward. But the instant he moved, a wall of force appeared before him. No matter how hard he tried, he could not break through it.

Lin Tian’s expression changed dramatically at once. From that single move by Chen Zhong, he could already sense that Chen Zhong’s cultivation was on a level he could only look up to.

“Big Brother Chen, they’re friends!” Lin Xiaobao immediately explained, having likewise sensed the fluctuations of spiritual power emanating from Chen Zhong.

Chen Zhong promptly withdrew the wall of force and nodded without saying anything further. After all, he did not know Lin Tian or Wang Dasha, and upon hearing that they were from the Wind-Snow Pavilion, he naturally had to remain cautious.