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Chapter 310: A Century of Leisure
Chapter 310: A Century of Leisure (Seeking Subscription)
The deficiency in Primordial Essence couldn't be perfectly remedied solely by consuming spiritual fruits and other nourishing substances, at least not according to Lin Yuan's standards.
It wasn't overly complicated either.
According to Lin Yuan's estimation, with his current conditions, it would take at most three to four days to make up for the deficiency.
By then, with his Primordial Essence perfected, Lin Yuan's cultivation speed would surge.
It couldn't really be considered cultivation, though.
It was more like a step-by-step process of returning to his peak.
"The life in this world possesses an immeasurable potential hidden within their physical bodies," Lin Yuan thought as he sat cross-legged, his eyes closed.
He had already made this discovery when his will had awakened. The previous owner of his body, Long Shan Yuan, had been addicted to women, and despite appearing weak, he would recover after a few days of rest. One could imagine how robust his physique was.
"Does this potential stem from bloodlines?"
Lin Yuan closed his eyes slightly, sensing carefully.
Even with this rough perception, he noticed that Long Shan Yuan had dozens of bloodlines within him. Some of these bloodlines were faint, indicating that they were very distant, but out of these dozens, over ten belonged to seventh-order bloodlines.
"This is somewhat similar to the bloodline evolution families in the main universe," Lin Yuan mused.
The 'Knight' cultivation system in this world was essentially about constantly tapping into the power of bloodlines. For example, Long Shan's method of cultivation stimulated the 'Mountain Dragon' bloodline within the Long Shan family to continuously enhance his strength.
"There are too many bloodlines, and they're too mixed. The founder of the Long Shan family must have been quite promiscuous," Lin Yuan shook his head.
The 'Mountain Dragon' bloodline of the Long Shan family originated from a dragon beast whose size resembled mountain ranges. How this dragon beast's bloodline was integrated into the Long Shan family was a mystery.
In the main world, bloodline evolution families mostly extracted the bloodlines of special beings, turning them into bloodline potions that could then be integrated into one's own bloodline.
However, Lin Yuan had not heard of the concept of 'bloodline potions' in this world so far, whether it was the Long Shan family, other numerous families, or even the imperial royals.
"By tapping into the power of bloodlines, the knights in this world cultivate very quickly, but their lifespan is also short," Lin Yuan thought.
In the main universe, while bloodline evolution families also tapped into their bloodlines, they would also cultivate other evolutionary paths simultaneously.
They didn't rely solely on bloodline power like the knights in this world.
As a result, unless they ignited their divine flames and became seventh-order demi-gods, even sixth-order legendary knights would rarely live beyond a thousand years.
This was even more true for fourth and fifth-order knights; those who lived beyond two hundred years were considered longevous.
"It's not just about relying solely on bloodline power, but more about the restrictions of the world's rules?" Lin Yuan concluded.
No matter how much one relied on bloodline power, after reaching the sixth-order, their life essence would be equivalent to a sixth-order evolver from the main world. How could they possibly not live beyond a thousand years?
The only plausible explanation was the rules of this world.
For example, in his eighth shuttle journey, the immortal kings in the Spirit Realm could survive through epochs as long as they didn't die from accidents. Their lifespan far exceeded that of eighth-order evolvers in the main world.
This world was similar.
Unless one ignited their divine flame, their lifespan would be rather short.
"However, the longevity of eighth-order divine beings seems terrifyingly long, in stark contrast to those below the seventh-order," Lin Yuan mused as he glanced up at the sky once more.
If the divine flame of a seventh-order demi-god could still go out, then the eighth-order divine beings were truly eternal. They dwelled in the Ocean of Light or the Abyss of Darkness, looking down upon the mortal realm.
Especially those twenty-four main gods, who held dominion over a portion of the rules, posed a greater threat to Lin Yuan than the strongest ninth-order being, the Honyi, from the Tianyu Tribe, which had opened up over thirty million layers of spatial domains.
"There's no rush," Lin Yuan thought.
"This time, I have one thousand one hundred and ten years of stay in this world."
With the full support of the Long Shan family, as long as Lin Yuan recovered a certain amount of his strength, his subsequent growth in power would snowball.
"However..."
"This world places so much importance on bloodlines, and the source of the bloodlines within my body is ancient and mysterious. The 'Physical Body Divine Ability' born from this foundation should be quite powerful."
Lin Yuan's face showed anticipation.
Physical Body Divine Abilities were exclusive abilities of the Martial Dao evolutionary path. When one cultivated to the sixth-order, they would awaken a divine ability based on the bloodline within their body.
For other Martial Dao evolvers, they could only awaken one Physical Body Divine Ability in their lifetime. However, due to Lin Yuan's ability to descend his consciousness through the Myriad Worlds Gate, he could awaken multiple divine abilities.
Even among Physical Body Divine Abilities, there were varying degrees of strength.
The three Physical Body Divine Abilities that Lin Yuan currently possessed were Blood Rebirth, Mountain Moving, and Enhancement.
Blood Rebirth and Enhancement were of great help to Lin Yuan, but Mountain Moving, as a pure power-based divine ability, had slightly less utility.
Both in terms of scope and strength, it was inferior to the former two.
However, with so many bloodline sources within this body, the Physical Body Divine Ability that would eventually awaken should be quite powerful.
**Longshan Ridge**
**Longshan City**
This day was a big day for the Longshan family. It was said that the first Longshan Viscount had established the Longshan family on this very day, thus beginning their over two-thousand-year-long reign as the absolute overlords of Longshan Ridge.
As the third successor of the Longshan family, Lin Yuan naturally wouldn't miss such a solemn occasion.
"Brother Yuan, the sun is so hot today. I feel dizzy from the heat. What should I do?" A young girl from the Longshan family, named Longshan Ling, flushed as she leaned closer to Lin Yuan.
"The sun is hot?" Lin Yuan looked up at the sky.
Indeed, it was a bit scorching, but for the physically robust members of the Longshan family, this heat was nothing. They could stand here for three days and nights without issue.
"Do you have a problem with your cultivation?" Lin Yuan glanced at the girl, who was a distant cousin of his, named Longshan Ling.
To maintain pure bloodlines, the Longshan family usually married within the family. As long as they weren't direct blood relatives, they could become partners.
"I don't know, I just feel hot all over, as if the sun is burning me," Longshan Ling continued to lean against Lin Yuan, speaking in a coquettish manner.
"I think the heat in your body isn't from the sun, but from yourself, isn't it?" A girl next to them couldn't help but interject, coldly huffing.
"Longshan Lan, will you die if you don't speak?" Longshan Ling glared at her.
"Hehe, what's it to you? Are you saying I can't speak just because you can? Is there such a rule in the Longshan family?" The girl, named Longshan Lan, immediately retorted.
"If you're tired, take a rest. I'll be returning to my cultivation," Lin Yuan said and turned to leave.
As the third successor of the Longshan family, Lin Yuan had attracted a lot of attention from the girls in the family after his 'reformation' and the announcement that he would sense his Qi sea within five hours.
Firstly, Lin Yuan was good-looking, possessing a delicate beauty that was uncommon in the typically rugged and robust Longshan family. Secondly, he would likely become a fourth-order knight and inherit the viscount position of the Longshan family.
Even girls who were a bit older or younger were smitten.
Who could resist an exceptional man, especially one as perfect as Lin Yuan?
"You almost ruined my chance, Longshan Lan," Longshan Ling huffed angrily as she watched Lin Yuan walk away.
"Ruined your chance? Longshan Ling, can't you see that Brother Yuan has no interest in you at all?" Longshan Lan retorted.
She had once pursued Lin Yuan herself but was directly rejected, and now she couldn't help but interrupt upon seeing Longshan Ling's forward behavior.
"I think Brother Yuan prefers gentler girls. You're both too direct and might scare him away," a young girl chimed in.
"Scare him away?" Longshan Lan rolled her eyes.
Had everyone forgotten Lin Yuan's past after just a few years?
However, the girls of the Longshan family didn't mind a man with a colorful history as long as he was strong and exceptional.
"Regardless, I still think Brother Yuan has some feelings for me. At least he didn't reject me just now," Longshan Ling said dreamily.
However, she soon glared at Longshan Lan with clenched teeth, "Longshan Lan, if you dare to ruin my chances again, I'll be your enemy!"
"And what are you going to do about it?" Longshan Lan scoffed.
"Hmph, Brother Yuan will definitely become a Fourth-Order Knight and inherit the viscount position. He will only be with women who can help him, and my grandfather is also a Fourth-Order Grand Knight. I, Longshan Yao, will be able to assist Brother Yuan in managing the family, so I am the most suitable for him," said another young girl who walked by.
Her grandfather was Longshan Zhu, and although the Longshan Viscount and Longshan Zhu had decided not to reveal Lin Yuan's true talent and potential, Longshan Zhu had been hinting to his granddaughter to pursue Lin Yuan because he knew Lin Yuan's true potential far exceeded what he had shown.
While they couldn't be sure if he would become a half-god by igniting his divine flame, as the Longshan family had no detailed information about Seventh-Order Half-Gods, they were confident he would at least reach the level of a Sixth-Order Legendary Knight.
That alone would be an incredible achievement, and such a knight, if willing to pledge allegiance to the empire, would be granted at least a 'Count' title and rule over a territory several dozen times larger than Longshan Ridge.
Becoming the wife of a count was an honor rarely seen in the entire empire.
Lin Yuan soon arrived at his cultivation chamber.
"I've almost made up for the deficiency in my Primordial Essence. Now, it's time to cultivate," Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, popping a Dragon Yuan Fruit into his mouth.
Vast amounts of power flowed through his limbs and bones, quickly absorbed by Lin Yuan.
"Hmm?"
Lin Yuan took a moment to sense the situation in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm through the Gate of Myriad Worlds and breathed a sigh of relief. "The situation in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm is relatively stable, and Xi Lan hasn't been caught by the Hunyi yet."
It had been almost a week since he descended upon this world, which equated to about half an hour in the Xuanhuang Secret Realm due to the time flow rate difference.
In such a long time, the fact that the Hunyi still hadn't caught up with Xi Lan meant that there probably wouldn't be any accidents going forward.
Since Xi Lan had dared to assure Lin Yuan that she could hold out for three years, she must have been quite confident.
"Xuanhuang Secret Realm..."
Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes, feeling a sense of calling from the core area of this secret realm, which piqued his curiosity.
"Speaking of which, this world should be the hometown of one of the 'Emperor's' followers from the Xuanhuang Secret Realm," Lin Yuan mused to himself.
That follower had yearned to return to his hometown, even considering the coordinates of his world to be the most precious treasure among all the items he had left behind.
And now, the world that the follower had longed for in his dying moments was right before Lin Yuan.
*Amp City*
In a dim palace, a graceful woman in black veil frowned, "After returning to Longshan City, Longshan Yuan actually developed an interest in cultivation and sensed his Qi sea within five hours?"
The veiled woman was perplexed.
How could the good-for-nothing Longshan Yuan have the potential to become a Fourth-Order Knight?
No, it wasn't just potential anymore.
Sensing the Qi sea within five hours, coupled with his position as the third successor of the Longshan family and the full support of the family's resources, it was almost guaranteed that he would become a Fourth-Order Knight.
"Goddess, what should we do now?" the fox girl below her asked, equally baffled. She was well aware of Longshan Yuan's past indulgences.
"Now that Longshan Yuan has shown his potential, he will surely be under the close protection of the Longshan family, which complicates matters," the veiled woman said, feeling a headache coming on.
If it had been the previous Longshan Yuan, even as the third successor, he wouldn't have received much attention from the family without the qualifications to become a knight.
But now?
The veiled woman even suspected that Fourth-Order Knights were secretly protecting Longshan Yuan.
"The most important thing now is to meet Longshan Yuan," she said.
"Talent is predetermined by heaven, and there's nothing we can do about it. But Longshan Yuan is a man who enjoys pleasure and the company of beautiful women. If you meet him, he won't be able to resist you," the veiled woman said, looking at the fox girl. "Go to Longshan City and try to meet Longshan Yuan. That's the only way we can regain control over him."
After making up for the deficiency in his Primordial Essence, Lin Yuan spent most of his time cultivating.
Aside from occasionally visiting his parents, even Da Shan rarely saw Lin Yuan.
During this period, the Fourth-Order Knights of the Longshan family tried to offer guidance to Lin Yuan, hoping to help the family's future hope avoid taking detours on his path.
However, to their dismay, their guidance had absolutely no effect on Lin Yuan; it was as if he was born to be a knight.
As soon as they mentioned the first few words of a theory or technique, Lin Yuan would immediately grasp the entire concept.
Eventually, these Fourth-Order Knights gave up on the idea of guiding the family's rising star, as they realized that they had nothing to teach him.
On the contrary, through their conversations with Lin Yuan, they began to question their own paths and even the Longshan family's traditional cultivation methods.
As for Lin Yuan, after dismissing the family's knights, his cultivation progress skyrocketed.
With abundant resources at his disposal, he quickly moved past the initial stages and improved with each passing moment.
Time passed quietly and swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, a century had gone by.
(End of Chapter)
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