Chapter 48: Breaking Records

  Immersed in the misty medicinal pool, Lin Heng's ears did not hear external affairs, and his whole heart was devoted to cultivating the spiritual sea within his body.

  In the pitch-black sea of divine consciousness, the gas that fills the space is itself a concentrated force that has been refined through washing and tempering. A "Concentrated Force Vortex" hangs suspended in mid-air. As the pressure of the concentrated force in the sea of divine consciousness builds up and the warrior's divine consciousness controls it, the dense concentrated force floating in the space either appears as thin threads that are attracted to the inside of the "Concentrated Force Vortex", or directly seeps into the essence of the "Concentrated Force Vortex" in clusters.

  Compared with the divine consciousness floating in the air, the condensed and refined essence of the vortex is several times purer.

  After a long period of absorption and refinement, Lin's "Potential Vortex" had made great progress, with its highest point finally reaching one quarter of the vortex's height. There was also an indescribable gain: he entered the Warrior's Time for a very short time, and many confusing and bewildering places were sorted out through this period of quiet contemplation and introspection, allowing him to gain insight. His understanding of the "Potential Vortex" and its connection to the Divine Seed had reached a deeper level.

  As the spiritual sea space accumulates and compresses, combined with Lin's spiritual refinement, large clusters of accumulated energy or condensed into fine threads, or small clusters of dense accumulated energy are magnetically sucked into the "accumulated energy vortex".

  "Potential Vortex" gains potential influx, and the warrior's realm naturally rises.

  "Hmm, at the current absorption speed of 'Yuan Li Xuan Wo', I'm afraid I'll soon enter the mid-stage of First Rank." Lin Heng observed the changes in 'Yuan Li Xuan Wo' and tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart.

  One day passed, and "Chu Wu Chi" originally had thirty tightly closed small houses, but now only ten were left with their doors shut.

  That is to say, among the thirty martial artists, twenty of them will find it difficult to enter the first-class realm from now on. Alas, it's really a withering of talents! With such qualifications, in the past, they would have been ranked at the bottom among more than ten villages!

  It can be imagined that Qili Gou could not avoid a gloomy and depressing atmosphere, with low morale among the soldiers. The tribal leaders and elderly were furious.

  But now the clan leader and several elders are all nonchalant, as if these warriors were unrelated persons, their full attention focused on that last tightly closed small room.

  Not just them, almost every villager in Qili Gou Village had the same reaction. Their eyes only had one protagonist, completely attracted by the protagonist's magic, and these supporting characters were dispensable, irrelevant to the outcome.

  It's no wonder they're like that, 9th-grade Divine Core! The first 9th-grade Divine Core in the history of Qili Gou, enough to rival Chen Jia Village's Chen Que, that abnormal 9th-grade Divine Core!

  In the face of such a dazzling array of brilliant performances, all supporting actors are overshadowed and destined to be forgotten.

  "How many days do you think Lin Heng will last? I think he'll definitely make it past two days..."

  "Pffft. Niu Dakun, are you kidding me? Lin Hong is a 9th-level Divine Core, do you know what that means? Three days, at the very least, it'll take more than three days!"

  "Get out! You two are idiots, can't you see that you're embarrassing yourselves? A ninth-level divine core appears in Qili Gou only once every hundred years, and the clan leader back then was only at what level? He could absorb energy from the 'Wu Chi Pool' for five days, Lin Lang will definitely break his record... This guy is good with words, but he actually doesn't know what level of cultivation the clan leader Huo Tianzhao had back then. Whatever the level, it's clear that it can't compare to Lin Lang's high level, or else Lin Lang wouldn't be known as the number one ninth-level divine core in Qili Gou for hundreds of years. That's why he dares to be so arrogant."

  Every corner of Qili Gou is filled with such heated debates at all times.

  Lin Huan's sudden rise to fame has once again brought a hot topic of discussion, and the above is just a small handful of sand in the river. Unlike in the past, when talking about Lin Huan, everyone no longer wears a face of contemptuous laughter, but instead with a look of reverence and admiration. The current Lin Huan has become a high existence in Qili Gou, an inviolable idol.

  As time passed, Lin's stunning performance in "Witnessing Heaven and Earth" and the fact that he had made other clan leaders lose face gradually spread within a small circle. With the birth of the 9th-grade Divine Core, it would be strange if Qili Gou didn't cause an earthquake.

  For the past two days, Lin's home has been packed with villagers.

  One by one, they came to the door with great enthusiasm to congratulate, some were straightforward, and directly brought thick animal hides and wild boar legs to the Lin family to apologize for their previous attitude. Of course, this reconciliation had a showy component, apologizing was secondary, the main goal was to try to get close through this.

  Lin Heng's previous record of shame, who in Qili Gou would look at him with a straight face and not despise him? If they really investigated, probably no one in the entire Qili Gou could escape.

  It's precisely because they know the Lin family won't hold grudges that they dare to be so frank and admit their mistakes, coming to apologize in person.

  Lin Yao looked at the piles of gifts filling the room, his emotions surging, unsure what to say. Lin Rong had been detected with a 9th-level Divine Core, and Tuo Tian's extreme joy almost overwhelmed his brain; as for these mundane objects, he didn't care about them at all.

  "Our Lin family has gone through hundreds of years and finally waited for a prodigy. The glory of the Lin family is at hand, and I, Lin Yao, will not disappoint the expectations of our ancestors!"

  "Grandpa, what's a 9th-level divine core? My friends all say that my little uncle has a 9th-level divine core. Does that mean in the future, my little uncle can kill a giant grizzly bear with just one punch?" Little Ying asked curiously, munching on someone else's gift of sweet melon seeds, with tiny seeds stuck to the corner of her mouth, and clumsily climbing onto Grandpa's lap.

  Lin Yao gently stroked his little head, as if thinking to himself: "In the future, Little Uncle will not only be able to kill a gray bear, but also help the Lin family gain a foothold in the world. Just like Grandpa won't have to risk his life and venture into the mountains to fight against those ferocious beasts, our whole family can live a full life with enough food and clothing."

  His decades of hunting career barely allowed the whole family to make a living. At the same time, he had experienced countless life-and-death dangers throughout his life, and Xiaoying's question suddenly made him feel sentimental. Not to mention Lin Hang's future prospects are boundless, just those two pieces of four-product demon beast scales he brought back are enough for the entire Lin family to live a lifetime.

  I, Lin Yaoyi, have done many things in my life, but the most outstanding and proudest thing is: giving birth to a good son.

  Three days passed and there were only three people left in the medicine washing pool.

  The clan leader, Ho Tianzhao, and several elders have been stationed in the medicine washing pool for a long time, guarding day and night. The nine-level divine core medicine washing is indeed crucial, and even if they are staying up all night, it's only for these few days, which is insignificant compared to the rare fate changes that have occurred in Qili Gou over the past hundred years.

  During the day, a large number of villagers gathered outside, densely packed and eagerly watching to see if Lin Huarong would come out.

  The three people in "Yaoxi Chi" are Lin Heng, Yang Liu Zi and Niu Tian Le, who is also Wanwan's cousin.

  By the fourth day, the other two had failed to absorb the medicinal properties and broke out of their rooms one after another.

  They were unclear about the outside situation inside, and it was extremely satisfactory to be able to persist until the fourth day. Feeling the thick and powerful energy absorbed in the body, they thought that this time's medicine washing was not their own persistence, and they would definitely receive key training from the clan.

  They went out and saw that the house where Lin was still tightly closed, with the two characters "Nine Levels" on the roof. Both of them had a look of shock on their faces, which later turned pale.

  Especially Yang Liu Zi, at this time he only knew how ridiculous he was that night. He still looked down on Lin Heng, going to provoke him? Unbeknownst to him, the other party turned out to be a 9th-level Divine Core, while he was only a 5th-level, his potential far from being comparable to the other's little finger.

  He felt more and more embarrassed, alas, hoping that this matter would not be spread out, otherwise it would be too humiliating.

  Unconsciously, the time had reached the fourth day, which also meant that it was only one day away from breaking the five-day record set by Patriarch Huo Tianzhao back then. Among the 30 new warriors, only Lin Yang remained.

  Suspense is getting more and more attention, everyone is talking about one thing: Can Lin Yang break the record?

  Huo Tianzhao, who had been guarding the record for many days on the sidelines, was also extremely excited. This record, which no one has ever broken to this day, was created by him, and if it were to be broken, he would naturally feel some regret. But compared to his decades-long dream of being the strongest in Qili Gou, compared to his boundless joy, this faint sense of regret could almost be ignored.

  Since Lin Guang was pushed out as the "successor of the tribe", the three words "Huo Tianzhao" have been firmly nailed to his body. Everyone in Qili Gou knows that Lin Guang is the one he has recognized with his wisdom and appointed. Everyone knows that he suffered tremendous pressure in order to choose Lin Guang. Lin Guang is his man, another form of Huo Tianzhao's disciple.

  Not only others, but also in his heart, from the moment he bore pressure, he unknowingly regarded Lin Huan as a "son" and cherished him. Lin Huan's success even made him feel more delighted and anticipated than his own success!

  "One more day, Chief. This record, Lin Heng, can he break it or not? Do you have faith in him, or do you have faith in your past self?" The appearance of Lin Heng filled the atmosphere of Qili Gou with immense joy. At this moment, Niu Da Shu didn't care about seniority and laughed as he spoke to Huo Tian Zhao who was staring intently at him with bloodshot eyes.

  "Head of the clan, don't blame me for not giving you face. Many people in and out of the village, including me, hope that Lin Heng can defeat you, Head of the clan. It's been fifty years, it's time for Qili Gou to produce a genius who can defeat the head of the clan." An old man from the same clan also chimed in.

  Huo Tianran was stunned for a moment, then let out a long sigh: "Yes, it's been 50 years! The Seven Mile Gully has been stagnant in my hands for 50 years, and no new blood has appeared. I'm afraid that the Seven Mile Gully really can't hold on, and will become the laughing stock of others."

  He recalled that when he was washing medicine back then, he was still a young and vigorous youth. Fifty years have passed, now his temples are white with age, and he is old and weak.

  With a tinge of sadness, his gaze fell on Lin's house, and he said with some tension and restraint: "I hope Lin can not only break my record but also surpass it. This ordinary life of mine has always been about being strong and pretending to be victorious. Losing even a little makes me feel uncomfortable in my heart. But this time, I hope Lin can defeat me thoroughly and quickly, so that afterwards, I can loudly say in front of everyone: This is the most glorious and praiseworthy defeat of my life!"

  Apart from "Chu Wu Chi", far away outside Qili Gou, countless eyes are also staring at the slightest movement here.

  Lin Heng can break the 50-year record of the Seven Li Gully... Everyone is waiting.

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