inspire-indiana Chapter 185 - 127: Linchuan Ruins, Another Breakthrough
Chapter 185 - 127: Linchuan Ruins, Another Breakthrough
Lin Ye thought of the Source Crystals the Doctor once made him swallow.
Comparing the two was like comparing diamonds to glass.
He had no desire to gather and devour them.
When Lin Ye arrived at the temporary camp, it was only noon.
Now, as he ventured deeper into the area near the core of Linchuan City, the sun was already beginning to set, casting a blood-red glow across the horizon.
’Looks like I’m destined to spend the night in this dead city.’
The surroundings grew increasingly silent, and the levels of the mutated beasts began to rise. There were even elite individuals at LV. 22 and LV. 23.
The Martial Artists active here were also clearly stronger.
Their coordinated attacks and encirclement tactics were well-practiced; they were clearly seasoned veterans.
Finally, just as the last ray of sunlight was about to sink below the horizon, a huge, pitch-black underground entrance appeared in Lin Ye’s field of vision.
[Line 12 - Yong’an Station]
A few large, broken characters, covered in rust, still hung from the ceiling of the subway station entrance.
This place was completely devoid of human life.
A dead silence.
A cool breeze, mingling the potent aroma of Source Crystals with the damp chill of the underground, wafted out of the bottomless station entrance. It carried a strange, beckoning quality.
Lin Ye felt the wind on his skin, his eyes showing not a trace of fear.
He stepped forward and began to descend.
He followed the cracked stairs all the way down.
When Lin Ye’s feet touched the solid floor of the station hall, he found he had walked into a breathtakingly fantastical world.
The vast underground space was bathed in an ethereal blue light.
Clusters of ethereal blue Source Crystals grew on the floor, the walls, the support pillars, and even the high, vaulted ceiling.
In the darkness, they emitted a mesmerizing yet deadly glow, making the entire underground station look like a crystal palace.
Because of the enclosed environment, these deeply buried Source Crystals had lost far less energy than the ones on the surface.
After several decades, although they had decayed somewhat, the energy they still contained was immense.
More importantly, their purity was extremely high!
Lin Ye just stood there and took a deep breath.
The next moment, a continuous stream of system notifications sounded in his mind.
[Ding! External energy detected. EXP +8!]
[Ding! External energy detected. EXP +8!]
[Ding! External energy detected. EXP +8!]
A single breath had earned him over twenty experience points!
’For me, this is a place where I can literally get stronger just by breathing!’
His Spirit attribute, having surged to nearly 190 points, now gave Lin Ye an extremely strong resistance to this density of Source Crystal radiation.
Although faint, eerie whispers still echoed in his ears and twisted illusions occasionally flickered at the edge of his vision.
But these effects were too weak to sway his thoughts or actions.
Lin Ye confirmed there were no signs of life around him.
He walked to a corner and gently pried at the wall with his hand.
CRACK.
He broke off a whole, fist-sized Source Crystal that was as clear as glass.
Without the slightest hesitation, he swallowed the Source Crystal whole.
A spicy, searing torrent instantly exploded in his throat, then transformed into the most frenzied, primal source energy, surging through his limbs and bones!
Lin Ye’s body felt like a furnace operating at high speed.
The unrefined Qi and Blood that had accumulated in his body was compressed and condensed over and over again under the impact of this immense source energy!
Lin Ye began to swallow a second piece, then a third...
The entire underground Source Crystal cavern had become Lin Ye’s personal all-you-can-eat buffet.
Time flew by.
「More than ten minutes later.」
Lin Ye could clearly feel that all the surplus Qi and Blood in his body had been completely refined!
Every trace of Qi and Blood inside him now pulsed with explosive power.
He wasted no time and sat down cross-legged on the spot.
He focused his mind inward, entering a state of internal meditation.
Under the guidance of his will, the roaring torrent of Qi and Blood was mobilized once more, gathering into an unprecedentedly terrifying tidal wave!
The targets were the last six meridian gates among the Twelve Principal Meridians!
BOOM!
The first gate was shattered almost instantly by the impact of the Qi and Blood torrent!
BOOM!
The second!
BOOM!
The third!
It was an unstoppable force, crushing everything in its path!
Before this immense, utterly refined Qi and Blood, the meridian barriers were as fragile as window paper!
’All in one go!’
Lin Ye broke through three more meridian barriers, which he had visualized as mountain gates.
The moment the final gate was pierced.
Inside Lin Ye’s body, the Three Yin Meridians of the Hand, the Three Yang Meridians of the Hand, the Three Yin Meridians of the Foot, and the Three Yang Meridians of the Foot—all twelve major meridians—finally connected, forming a complete and unobstructed Circulation of the Celestial Cycle!
BZZZZ—!
A crimson wave of Qi and Blood, visible to the naked eye, erupted from his center, sending a web of fine cracks through the surrounding ground!
Every joint and bone in his body erupted with a rapid series of sharp cracks, like popping firecrackers!
Lin Ye slowly opened his eyes.
His realm advanced without the slightest pause, straight from the Early Stage of the Meridian Opening Realm into the Mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm!
However, this wasn’t the end.
Lin Ye could feel that within his twelve newly cleared meridians, a large surplus of pure, refined Qi and Blood still surged, unable to find an outlet.
Lin Ye knew this breakthrough wasn’t over yet.
His gaze seemed to pierce through his own flesh and blood, seeing eight deeper, more mysterious meridians.
’Time for the Eight Extraordinary Meridians!’