Chapter 424: Return to Heaven Dou
After successfully retrieving the Thunder God's Hammer, Yu Tianlin left Thunder Gorge together with the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
There was nothing left in Thunder Gorge that attracted him, nor were there any powerful Spirit Beasts remaining. Yu Tianlin estimated that he would probably never come here again.
Because Divine Artifacts could not be stored inside a storage spirit tool, Yu Tianlin could only carry them on his back.
Carrying a giant hammer and a large broadsword on his back while holding a strange, oversized bug in his hand, this setup would definitely draw two hundred percent attention if he walked down the road like that.
Fortunately, he had the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm. To prevent that situation, Yu Tianlin directly had the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm activate its Mimicry ability, concealing all these strange items.
Under the cover of the Mimicry skill, ordinary people basically could not see through it. At the very least, one would need the cultivation of a Spirit Douluo to possibly pierce the illusion. Since Spirit Douluo were not easy to encounter, Yu Tianlin traveled without causing much commotion.
Because he had successfully retrieved the Thunder God's Hammer, and now had the stable method of using the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm to increase the age of his first Spirit Ring, the sense of urgency in Yu Tianlin's heart decreased significantly. Thus, he was not in a hurry to travel. He simply walked normally and arrived at Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, two or three days later.
With the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's Mimicry, Yu Tianlin did not cause any disturbance when entering the city. Everything remained normal.
Having left the human world and spent half a year in the Extreme North Land before returning, Yu Tianlin could clearly tell that the Heaven Dou Empire had undergone some changes. As he walked through the city, he sensed that the atmosphere was no longer as relaxed as before, and the pedestrians all seemed hurried.
"It seems quite a lot happened while I was away."
Yu Tianlin looked at the surrounding pedestrians, and a thoughtful expression involuntarily appeared on his face.
After leaving the Extreme North Land, he had only contacted the clansmen left behind at the original clan site. Those clansmen were responsible for guarding the site and were not well-informed, so Yu Tianlin had not learned anything specific from them. Now it seemed that the past half year had likely not been peaceful.
Yu Tianlin planned to find out exactly what had happened over the past six months after he returned later. For now, however, he would finish his own business first.
The reason he did not return to the clan first this time and instead came to Heaven Dou City was mainly because of Shui Bing'er.
He currently possessed a piece of ten thousand year cold marrow, the only piece remaining after the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's wasteful consumption. Naturally, Yu Tianlin would not let the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm waste this piece of ten thousand year cold marrow as well. After thinking it over, he realized that among everyone he knew, this item would be most useful to Shui Bing'er, so he came specifically to give it to her.
After the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm consumed all the ten thousand year cold marrow, its cultivation could reach a level extremely close to one million years. Since it had just broken through to 900,000 years, the remaining final piece of ten thousand year cold marrow could increase its cultivation by eighty or ninety thousand years.
If converted to human terms, refining this piece of ten thousand year cold marrow could elevate someone to at least the Titled Douluo level. In the current volatile situation, if Shui Bing'er could reach the Titled Douluo realm as quickly as possible, Yu Tianlin would feel more at ease.
Just as Yu Tianlin was thinking this, he had already arrived in front of the Four Element Academies.
The Four Element Academies had been formed by the merger of five Advanced Spirit Master Academies, backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Its scale was already the largest in the entire Heaven Dou Empire, even eclipsing Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Originally, the Four Element Academies had only been supported by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Heaven Dou Empire. Later, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan saw the situation and, considering the alliance between them, also stepped in to provide strong support.
Stepping into the Four Element Academies, Yu Tianlin headed toward the Water Element Department.
The former Heaven Water Academy had only recruited female students, but after the merger, this restriction was finally broken, and all students possessing water or ice attributes were recruited.
However, because this new enrollment rule had only been implemented recently, and most of the former Heaven Water Academy's female students had not yet graduated, the entire Water Element Department still had significantly more women than men.
Shui Bing'er had taken on the role of Department Head of the Water Element Department when the Four Element Academies merged, so finding her was simple. He just needed to go directly to the Department Head's office.
Standing at the door of the Department Head's office, Yu Tianlin knocked, and Shui Bing'er's voice immediately came from inside.
"Come in."
With a slight smile, Yu Tianlin pushed the door open and entered.
Inside the office, warm sunlight streamed through the large floor-to-ceiling window, falling upon Shui Bing'er. She was currently sitting behind her desk, head lowered as she processed a document, her light blue hair cascading down.
"Just leave the document here. I will approve it later."
Shui Bing'er said this without lifting her head, having mistaken Yu Tianlin for a faculty member who had come to deliver documents.
Yu Tianlin made no move. He simply stood by the door and quietly watched her.
Realizing that the visitor was not moving, Shui Bing'er frowned slightly and finally raised her head. When she saw Yu Tianlin, the pen in her hand immediately dropped to the floor.
"Hmm, Bing'er, you're already level 72? You've become a Spirit Saint. It seems that even while handling departmental affairs, you haven't neglected your cultivation."
Yu Tianlin tilted his head slightly and said with a smile.
"Tianlin?"
Shui Bing'er snapped back to reality. She immediately rose from her seat and rushed over, saying happily with a hint of surprise, "Why are you here?!"
"I've been out training for the past six months," Yu Tianlin said, gently stroking Shui Bing'er's soft hair. "I'm currently preparing to return to the clan, and since I passed through Heaven Dou City, naturally I had to come see you."
Shui Bing'er was initially immersed in the joy of seeing Yu Tianlin again, but she suddenly felt that something was inexplicably wrong. She frowned and asked Yu Tianlin, "Tianlin, why do I feel like the surrounding environment is a bit..."
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
Yu Tianlin shook his head.
Because she was a control type Spirit Master, Shui Bing'er's mental force was inherently stronger than that of other Spirit Masters at the same rank. Later, Yu Tianlin gave her a Saint Dragon Skull Bone, and after absorbing it, her mental force became even more formidable. It could now rival a Titled Douluo, so she naturally sensed the disharmony in the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's Mimicry skill.
Looking at his seemingly empty right hand, Yu Tianlin said, "Tianmeng, release the Mimicry."
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was originally supposed to take this name only after breaking through to one million years. However, since it had left the Extreme North Land with Yu Tianlin early, Yu Tianlin naturally could not keep calling it Ice Silkworm all the time. So he asked it to choose a name for itself, and it ultimately decided to be called Tianmeng.
As Yu Tianlin's voice fell, the space around him suddenly twisted. After a moment of transformation, everything concealed by the Mimicry was revealed.
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