Once LinChen was sure he was well hidden, he began his work. He placed his hand over the chest of the first disciple and began to scan.
"Earth Rank 4th Grade Water spiritual root," he whispered. Moving to the next, he scanned again. "Earth Rank 3rd Grade Fire spiritual root, Earth Rank, 5th Grade Wind spiritual root..."
A slight, chilling glint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes. Every single one of these disciples are geniuses who possessed an Earth Grade Spiritual roots.
He didn't waste another second. He sat in a meditative posture and began to operate the Heaven Devouring Scripture, activating his Devouring Spiritual Roots.
As he operated Heaven Devouring Scripture, A small, pitch-black vortex began to rotate on top of the dead bodies. A powerful, invisible suction force emerged from the center of the vortex, wrapping around the corpses like a shroud.
Under the influence of the suction, the spiritual roots—the very essence of a cultivator's talent—began to vibrate and detach from the dead flesh. Shimmering strands of elemental light floated upward, resisting for a fraction of a second before being ruthlessly sucked into the black vortex.
As the last strand disappeared, Lin Chen felt a sudden explosion of Spiritual energy. The Earth Rank Grade 5 Water, Fire, and Wind spiritual roots were now swirling within his own Dantian. He felt his aura intensify instantly, a sharp, cold wind whipping around his seated form as the power took hold.
"Merge," he hissed. As the process began, the stolen spiritual roots started to take root in his soul and physical body. The newly acquired fire spiritual root was drawn toward his existing Earth Rank fire root. They collided and fused, causing his fire root to evolve rapidly, until it reaches and settled at the Ninth Grade Fire Spiritual Root.
But he was not finished. Feeling the surge of energy, Lin Chen stood up and slipped back into the battlefield. The chaos had only worsened. More disciples had fallen under the relentless assault of the Golden Core beasts. Lin Chen repeated the process, darting out to collect four more bodies from the blood-soaked grass. He returned to his hiding place, his movements fluid and undetected.
Again, the black vortex appeared. Again, the suction force tore the roots from the dead. "Earth Rank 4th Grade water, Earth Rank 4th Grade wind..." He listed them.
As these new roots entered his body, the spiritual energy contained within them was also stripped and refined by the Heaven Devouring Scripture. The energy was purified until it was crystal clear, and then it was poured directly into his Dantian.
Lin Chen's aura intensified once more, becoming so sharp that the ground beneath him began to crack. As a cultivator n the Foundation Establishment realm, LinChens spritual Qi was condensed in a liquid state after breakthrough from qi refining to foundation establishment realm. But now, under the pressure of his evolved roots and the massive influx of refined energy, that liquid began to boil and rotate at a high velocity.
The liquid Qi condensed, turning from fluid to a solid, transparent, pill-like shape. His aura exploded outward, shaking the mists around the rock formation. The spiritual energy was so dense it felt like a mountain was forming inside him.
Fake Pill Realm!
The breakthrough was not a quiet; his aura was now vibrating with a frequency that surpassed any normal practitioner of the same stage.
He slipped out a third time, his speed now doubled by his new realm.After killing the strange creature, He again snatched the bodies and returned to his Hiding.
This time,The vortex spun faster than before, swallowing the roots of the three fallen disciples in seconds. As these final roots merged, the spiritual energy they released was refined into the purest essence.
His Dantian roared as the transparent pill absorbed the new energy, growing denser and more radiant with every passing second. His power climbed steadily through the ranks.
Fake Pill Early stage—, Fake Pill middle stage, Fake Pill late stage—until he finally reached the Peak of the Fake Pill Realm.
His aura was now so intense that the mist around his hiding place was pushed back in a perfect circle. He sat there for a moment, the transparent pill in his Dantian humming with immense, overwhelming power. He could feel his senses expanding.
Wei Kun, who had been occupied with flattering of people after slaying a strange middle stage Golden Core creature, had finally noticed the abnormality. When He looked at the surroundings he couldn't find LinChen.