Chapter 61

In the midst of the continuous mountain ranges, resembling a vast sea of mountains, Lin Yiming sat cross-legged on the ground, carefully sensing the abundant spiritual energy within his body. He had only absorbed a segment of the dispersed spiritual energy, yet his realm had unexpectedly advanced by two levels, leaping to the fifth level of the Martial Dao Spirit Heart.

The demonic spirit was so powerful; that was just a very insignificant and small segment of a demonic spirit that had been dispersed into countless parts.

Yet, this small segment had enabled him to advance two levels in a short time. No wonder the appearance of each demonic spirit would cause a storm of blood and rain, making countless experts vie for it without end.

This was just a small segment of a demonic spirit. If he could obtain a complete demonic spirit and gradually subdue it, to what extent could he break through?

The misty aura around Lin Yiming dissipated, and he stopped cultivating, suddenly standing up.

"Huh? This is... the fifth level of the Martial Dao Spirit Heart! The rotation of my Martial Dao Spirit Heart reached sixty-five times in a single breath."

Behind Lin Yiming, Sun Pingyang looked at him as the misty aura dissipated, his eyes instantly widening in shock, his face as if he had seen a ghost.

"Brother Yiming!" With a clear voice, a slender figure suddenly pounced over, landing in Lin Yiming's arms.

"Brother Yiming, you're finally alive. I knew Brother Yiming wouldn't die. It must be because Guoguo helped you, right?" Little Guoguo, in front of Lin Yiming, clenched her small fists and said with a proud face, "Guoguo is indeed the best!"

Lin Yiming was somewhat stunned. He really didn't know what Guoguo had done while he was fighting the demonic spirit. However, after his surprise, he still lovingly reached out and gently wiped the dirt from her delicate little face, "Yes, Guoguo is the best."

"Of course, Guoguo is not only the best but also very smart. Guoguo is much smarter than him." Guoguo pointed at Sun Pingyang.

Following Guoguo's finger, Lin Yiming looked over.

On the opposite side, Sun Pingyang, looking at the still somewhat immature face in front of him, trembled his lips and asked with a hint of unwillingness, "Yiming... you, you advanced two levels?"

"Yes, I didn't expect the demonic spirit's energy to be so powerful. I advanced two levels in one go." Lin Yiming smiled lightly.

"This... a demonic spirit that can instantly advance you two levels is not just any ordinary powerful!" Sun Pingyang was momentarily at a loss. Initially, he thought that the demonic spirit Lin Yiming absorbed was not very strong. But now, he realized he was wrong, and he was greatly wrong.

To be able to stimulate a martial artist to rapidly break through and advance two levels in such a short time clearly indicated that this demonic spirit was not only not weak but also very powerful!

But such a powerful demonic spirit, Lin Yiming...

"Yiming, how did you do it? How could you subdue such a powerful demonic spirit! Before, you were only at the third level of the Martial Dao Spirit Heart. A martial artist at the third level of the Martial Dao Spirit Heart would likely have their internal spiritual energy collapse upon encountering the impact of a demonic spirit. You actually subdued this demonic spirit, which is incredible."

Sun Pingyang looked at Lin Yiming with a puzzled expression, unable to understand how Lin Yiming had managed to do it.

Even with the most outstanding talent, the Martial Dao Spirit Heart is the Martial Dao Spirit Heart. A martial artist at the third level of the Martial Dao Spirit Heart cannot resist such a powerful demonic spirit, let alone subdue it.

Lin Yiming looked at Sun Pingyang's incredulous face and smiled inwardly. He himself didn't know if he had truly subdued the demonic spirit, but the demonic spirit was indeed not his match.

If it were anyone else, their internal spiritual energy would not have been able to resist the demonic spirit. But his internal spiritual energy was refined from the energy of the Immortal Realm.

The Immortal Qi is purer than ordinary energy and can naturally resist the demonic spirit's energy. Moreover, he knew the Ancient Scripture of the Wasteland Spirit, which has specific methods to deal with demonic spirits. Additionally, he was a master appraiser, and the mental influence in the demonic spirit's innate attacks had no effect on him.

Immortal Qi, the Ancient Scripture of the Wasteland Spirit, and mental power.

These three points, if he lacked any one of them, he would absolutely not have been able to resist the demonic spirit. But he possessed all three, so he defeated the demonic spirit.

However, although Sun Pingyang seemed very nice, this was his greatest secret, especially his Immortal Qi!

Lin Yiming thought for a moment and deliberately showed a meaningful smile, "Brother Sun, don't forget, I am a great appraiser."

"A great appraiser... so subduing the demonic spirit is related to mental power, but..." Sun Pingyang's face still showed deep confusion. Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly realized that he was asking something he shouldn't. Lin Yiming could subdue the demonic spirit, which naturally meant he had his own special methods. Such methods are the greatest secrets of others, and he couldn't just ask casually.

He was an experienced person, yet he asked such a low-level question. It seemed he was really stunned by Lin Yiming's performance.

But, this couldn't be blamed on him. Who would have thought that Lin Yiming could do something so beyond others' imagination? Anyone who saw what Lin Yiming did would have the same thought and ask the same question.

To absorb such a powerful demonic spirit at the Martial Dao Spirit Heart level, this is not something a human can do!

Sun Pingyang shook his head vigorously, throwing away all the chaotic thoughts. Just as he was about to ask what Lin Yiming wanted to do next, Lin Yiming's voice rang in his ears.

"Brother Sun, your injuries have improved a lot, I think we can practice without using the demonic spirit's energy to see my current strength. Is it convenient?"

Sun Pingyang laughed. Lin Yiming actually wanted to spar with him. He was a Blood Soul Transformation expert, and it seemed Lin Yiming's confidence had greatly increased after obtaining the demonic spirit's energy.

If Lin Yiming had reached the peak of the seventh level of the Martial Dao Spirit Heart, he would need to be careful. Or if he used the demonic spirit's energy now, he would also need to be careful. But without using the demonic spirit's energy, he was a Blood Soul Transformation expert, and Lin Yiming's challenge was somewhat overconfident.

Confidence is good, but excessive confidence turning into arrogance is not. It seemed he needed to make Lin Yiming calm down and recognize his strength. This was for his own good.

Sun Pingyang scanned the surroundings with his eyes and suddenly pointed to a square stone, about the height of an ordinary stool, and said with a smile, "Alright, I'm injured today, and standing to fight is inconvenient. I'll sit on this stone and fight with you."

"Sit on the stone?" Lin Yiming opened his mouth, thinking Sun Pingyang was being too overconfident.

Sun Pingyang saw through Lin Yiming's thoughts and laughed heartily. He slapped the stone and said loudly, "Don't think that just because I'm sitting on the stone, you can win. I can tell you, after our fight, this stone will still be intact. I like this stone and want to sit on it for a while."

Lin Yiming, hearing Sun Pingyang's words, said nothing more. He stood opposite Sun Pingyang, one foot in front of the other.

Suddenly, he straightened his right leg, and as his right foot hit the ground with a heavy thud, half of his right foot sank into the ground. Then, like a leopard discovering its prey and launching an attack, his body suddenly rushed forward. At the same time, his hands were raised from the sides of his legs.

Lin Yiming's body rapidly rushed across the ground, the wind blowing past him, raising a trail of yellow dust. As the dust flew, when his body reached Sun Pingyang, his hands were raised to the sides of his chest and pushed forward with force.

Instantly, the Martial Dao Spirit Heart in his body sank into the sea of qi and began to beat rapidly.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

In an instant, the Martial Dao Spirit Heart beat sixty-five times at an astonishing speed.

A surging wave of spiritual energy burst out from his body, like a tidal wave, rushing towards Sun Pingyang.

"This kid, his realm is lower than mine, yet he chooses to fight me head-on, he's too young!" Sun Pingyang, seeing Lin Yiming's actions, shook his head and did not make any attempt to dodge. He planted his feet firmly on the ground, lifted his buttocks slightly off the stone, raised his hands, and after a slight contraction of his arms, pushed them forward with great force.

"Whoosh..."

As soon as Sun Pingyang's palms were pushed out, a fierce wind immediately rose around him.

For a moment, a whistling sound echoed through the forest, like two eagles spreading their wings and fighting. On the ground, leaves were swept up by the wind and blown towards the two of them.

In an instant, the fierce palm wind reached them, and the leaves in front of them were compressed towards the center. In a blink, they formed a spherical shape between the two of them.

The next moment, the two palms broke through the leaves and collided with each other.

The collision of the palms produced a sound like metal clashing, and the spherical shape formed by the leaves exploded, the small leaves shattering and flying into the sky like non-luminous fireworks.

On the ground, after Lin Yiming's palms collided with Sun Pingyang, his arms trembled slightly, as if they had hit a piece of steel that had been hammered a thousand times. At the same time, a powerful counterforce traveled up his arms, causing him to take two steps back before stabilizing himself.

Looking up, he saw that after Sun Pingyang received the palm, his body sank, and he sat down.

"Bang!"

The stone under Sun Pingyang instantly shattered and scattered, and Sun Pingyang sat on the ground.

"Ha ha... so clumsy!" Seeing Sun Pingyang's embarrassed state, Guoguo burst out laughing, her clear and pleasant voice making Sun Pingyang's face turn red.

He had just said that the stone would be fine after the fight. Now, not only had he shattered the stone, but he had also fallen to the ground, which was very embarrassing.

But who would have thought that Lin Yiming, at the fifth level of the Martial Dao Spirit Heart, could burst out with such powerful strength.

Thinking of the vast amount of spiritual energy Lin Yiming had burst out, Sun Pingyang was extremely shocked. In that instant, the strength Lin Yiming burst out was even greater than that of a peak seventh-level Martial Dao Spirit Heart practitioner. Moreover, his spiritual energy was even purer than his own.