"Can I cross now?" Lin Yuan felt a surge of joy. The ability to cross through the Gate of a Myriad Realms was not without limitations. It required time to accumulate energy, manifesting as being gradually "lit up."
Upon his first return, Lin Yuan received information from the Gate of a Myriad Realms. The degree of illumination was categorized as lit on the outer periphery, lit internally, and lit at the core.
The outer periphery's illumination allowed for consciousness traverse, taking approximately eight months to a year. Internal illumination enabled bodily traverse, taking several years to a decade. As for core illumination, it involved a certain transformation of the Gate, requiring decades or even centuries.
"Let's go for consciousness transmigration." Lin Yuan wasn't interested in bodily traverse. It took too long to accumulate the energy required for bodily traverse, and the margin for error was too low—once dead, it meant true death. In comparison, consciousness traverse had a higher effectiveness.
"Before teleporting, let's make some preparations." Lin Yuan composed himself and began to arrange things, mainly reminding his parents that he might "disappear" for a while. Although there was a time difference in the flow of time between higher and lower-level worlds, Lin Yuan was unsure of the specific conditions of the world he was about to traverse to.
With everything prepared, Lin Yuan left the underground training ground and arrived at a room.
"After this traverse, I should be able to deduce the path of martial arts evolution to the second tier. By then, continuing to upload to the Wisdom Goddess should raise my citizenship level to level three," Lin Yuan thought to himself.
Half a year ago, Lin Yuan had uploaded the improved martial arts classics, "Mythical Chapter" and "Unrestrained Chapter," and received 3,000 merit points as a reward. Simultaneously, the ranking of the martial arts evolution path on the Canglan Evolution List had risen from ninety-three to seventy-eight.
The one hundred evolution paths on the Canglan Evolution List were ranked by the Wisdom Goddess based on factors such as potential, popularity, difficulty of cultivation, and more. When Lin Yuan officially broke through to the second stage, the ranking was expected to rise once again.
Overall, uploading the martial arts evolution path provided Lin Yuan with 5,000 merit points. Promoting to a second-level citizen consumed 1,000 merit points, leaving him with 4,000 merit points. Promotion from a second-level citizen to a third-level citizen required 5,000 merit points.
"Let's get started." Lin Yuan pushed open the door and approached a two-meter-long nutrient storage container.
During Lin Yuan's first traverse, he had no choice but to undergo it forcibly due to the conscription task on his shoulders, proceeding with it head-on. Fortunately, he had good luck; he spent twenty years in the martial world, while only a little over ten minutes had passed in the main world.
Now, Lin Yuan was not going to leave everything to chance. The nutrient storage container he obtained through Liao Hui, with military-grade quality, could sustain him for a minimum of two hundred years once activated. This meant that, as long as Lin Yuan entered it, the nutrient substances inside the container would be sufficient for his body's needs over two hundred years, provided he did not actively wake up.
This sense of security made Lin Yuan feel much safer, preventing a scenario where he would traverse back with a body starved to the bone.
Thinking about the usage of the nutrient container, Lin Yuan opened the cover and directly entered it.
"Traverse." Lin Yuan's consciousness merged into the deep recesses of his mind where the Gate of a Myriad Realms was.
In an instant, an invisible force came. Lin Yuan felt his consciousness rapidly plummeting.
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Zhang Family Fortress
It was adorned with lights and looked very festive. The people inside the fortress knew that the Lord of Zhang's wife had given birth to a son.
"Madam, you've worked hard." In the room, Zhang Kun gently placed the swaddled baby on the bed and looked towards the weak woman lying on the couch, his tone full of tenderness.
"Not hard at all, Lord Zhang. This is our child." Madam Zhang's face was somewhat pale, but she still forced herself to sit up, cradling the swaddled baby in her arms with gentle eyes.
After sharing a moment of warmth, Madam Zhang brought up the main topic.
"Husband, the Devil Sect has been somewhat restless recently, trending towards our direction. Did you inform Daoist Longqing from Mount Long?"
"Don't worry, Madam." Zhang Kun patted his chest and said, "I've already sent a letter to Daoist Longqing. I believe he should be arriving soon."
Pausing for a moment, Zhang Kun continued, "Moreover, what does the Devil Sect have to fear? You and I are considered top-notch martial artists in the martial world. How can we be afraid of those demonic bastards?"
Zhang Kun's tone exuded immense confidence.
"It seems that this birth is not bad." Zhang Kun and his wife were unaware that, at the moment of their conversation, the baby in the swaddle opened his eyes, revealing a depth not fitting for his age.
This baby was naturally Lin Yuan. Through their brief conversation, Lin Yuan deduced that his father's social status in this lifetime was decent.
At least, when he was born just now, there were no fewer than five midwives, and more than ten maidservants were serving. This was something ordinary people couldn't achieve in any world.
As Lin Yuan was lost in thought, he began to feel tired.
When Lin Yuan opened his eyes again, he heard a very noisy commotion. The room's door was tightly closed, but the sounds of battle outside were audible.
His mother looked anxious.
"What's going on?" Lin Yuan widened his eyes. Everything was fine just a moment ago. How could it be like this now?
His mother sat down immediately upon seeing Lin Yuan wake up, her eyes teary. "Child, the eight sect masters of the Devil Sect have attacked. Your father and the experts in the fortress have gone to fight them."
"They will definitely repel the Devil Sect."
Lin Yuan's mother, holding him, seemed to be comforting herself rather than consoling the child.
After a moment, the door was pushed open, and Lin Yuan's father, Zhang Kun, entered, covered in blood.
"Husband, what's happening outside now?" Lin Yuan's mother, Su Yun, hurriedly asked.
"We can't hold on. The Devil Sect didn't just send eight sect masters; there's also a protector hiding in the shadows. Our Zhang Family Fortress, the Zhang family is finished," Zhang Kun said with a lifeless expression.
He never expected that, to deal with Zhang Family Fortress, the Devil Sect would mobilize a protector. Anyone who became a protector for the Devil Sect was at least on the level surpassing top-notch martial artists.
"What should we do now?" Lin Yuan's mother, Su Yun, remained silent for a moment before asking.
"You all should leave." Zhang Kun came to the back of the bed and gently patted it, revealing a hidden passage.
"This tunnel leads ten miles away. Take the child and go far away. Don't come back in this lifetime."
After opening the tunnel, Zhang Kun, as if losing all his strength, almost collapsed to the ground.
"Husband, let's go together. Let's leave this place together," Su Yun said, looking at the tunnel.
"I can't leave," Zhang Kun shook his head. "I was struck by a palm from the Devil Sect protector. My heart's vein is severed, and I won't live for much longer."
Zhang Kun looked at Lin Yuan and softened his voice. "I had thought of a name for you—Shanfeng. You were supposed to become the peak of our Zhang Family Fortress. Unfortunately, there's no future now."
After saying this, Zhang Kun took out a jade pendant and placed it in the swaddle.
The jade pendant had two characters carved on the front—Shanfeng.
After completing these actions, Zhang Kun looked at his wife, Su Yun.
"When the child grows up, don't tell him about his origins. Just let him live an ordinary life. Don't think about seeking revenge for me."
After saying this, Zhang Kun directly pushed Su Yun into the tunnel.
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