Traversing the path of life and death

Chapter Twelve: Strength Enhancement

The third level of the Solid Body Realm is also the third level of the Transformation Stage of the Nine Heavens Transformation Witchcraft Technique, indicating that the technique has reached a minor success.

The first time Lin Yu underwent body tempering in miasma truly benefited him greatly, increasing his strength by one level and causing a qualitative change throughout his body. This change was not only manifested in his body but also penetrated deep into his soul.

The most important thing for a cultivator is mindset. Lin Yu can be said to possess the most difficult, yet also the most important, quality for a cultivator: perseverance. The word "perseverance" seems easy, but it is actually very difficult.

When he began his cultivation, he started his day's practice before dawn. From comprehending the elements of heaven and earth every day to enduring the relentless blows of the waterfall and the enormous impact, all in order to compress the elements within his body to the extreme, Lin Yu had been doing all of this.

Faced with the miasma, one of the evil energies, Lin Yu stayed in it for dozens of hours the first time. Under the torment of immense pain, this perseverance was something that ordinary people could not endure. The elements in his body were constantly fighting against the miasma, while silently shaping his body.

The miasma in the forbidden area continued to relentlessly invade the boy's body. His ferocious expression revealed the pain he was in. His eyelashes trembled as he closed his eyes, and his hands were clenched into fists. The boy was none other than Lin Yu after his breakthrough. Even after reaching the third level of Body Strengthening, he still came to the forbidden area alone every day to venture deep into the miasma and fight against it.

Every day, the old shaman would reveal his aged figure, having specially created a "Life-Giving Array" outside the miasma. This array had the power to quickly eliminate fatigue and relieve pain.

This is very important to Lin Yu, and this formation has become an essential part of Lin Yu's daily routine.

After a long period of cultivation, Lin Yu reached the peak of the third level of Body Solidification. The miasma in the outer area no longer met Lin Yu's needs, so he had to move deeper into the miasma.

Standing alone on the periphery of the miasma, Lin Yu felt the miasma continuously invading his body. At this moment, Lin Yu was no longer in as much pain as before, nor was he in such a sorry state, but the needle-like pain still spread throughout his body.

Lin Yu patted his clothes, straightened the hem, and strode forward. Wherever he passed, miasma gathered and a slight breeze arose. This breeze was like a wild beast, extremely terrifying. It drifted by from a distance, blowing Lin Yu's black hair and bringing a chill, making his whole body feel numb.

After advancing about a hundred meters, they heard Old Wu's voice, "Stop here, that's about enough."

Lin Yu looked around and saw that the miasma around him was different from the gray surroundings; it had turned grayish-brown. The grayish-brown color was even more terrifying than the gray miasma. Each wisp of miasma would gather together and form different creatures that would appear around it.

These gases waited here long enough for the outside light to shine, and finally one day they saw the 'dawn'.

This 'dawn' was the light emanating from Lin Yu's body, enveloping his entire being. The miasma that craved the light surged towards that 'dawn' in an instant.

As the grayish-brown miasma, resembling a wild beast, surged in, Lin Yu wore a bitter expression, thinking, "Another tough battle is about to begin."

These 'wild beasts' instantly rushed into Lin Yu's body, churning and darting back and forth within him. The grayish-brown gas seemed effortless, but it brought Lin Yu immense pain, a pain that tore at his heart and soul, as if his very soul was being ripped apart.

"Lin Yu, the miasma here will push you to your limit, and the poison is exceptionally potent. Unlike the outer areas where the Miasma-Breaking Pill can completely neutralize the harm of the poison, the miasma here cannot be completely eliminated by the Miasma-Breaking Pill. In other words, you will not only be harmed by the miasma but also by the poison. You must do your best to persevere and not slack off in the slightest. Only here can your strength improve rapidly, and this is also the most effective way to lay the foundation for advancing your realm and allow your body to reach its full potential," Elder Wu said to Lin Yu.

Upon hearing Elder Wu's words, Lin Yu instantly tensed up, unleashing the power of the third level of Body Solidification. His dark yellow skin emitted a dazzling yellow light, which was the light emitted by one of the five marks within Lin Yu's body, the Earth Attribute Mark. When the body faces a threat, he can always do something unexpected, and this time was no exception.

Seeing the yellow glow emanating from its skin, the miasma outside seemed to have discovered something, gathering around its body but hesitating to enter, instead lingering and observing.

A moment later, the outside gas condensed again, and the grayish-brown gas deepened in color, its power significantly increased compared to when Lin Yu first arrived.

Once the miasma was fully condensed, it rushed into Lin Yu's body again. However, the yellow light on Lin Yu's skin suddenly flashed brightly, blocking the miasma that was condensing. The miasma continued to surge towards Lin Yu, and even the light could not completely block it. A large amount of miasma poured into his body, and the grayish-brown gas released a large amount of miasma poison.

The effects of the Poison-Breaking Pill were now at their limit, and the poison rushed towards the miasma, fighting it fiercely. Ultimately, they were no match for it, and the miasma continued to circulate within Lin Yu's body. Similar to what happened on the outside, when the miasma reached the vicinity of the five-colored mark, it was annihilated by the five beams of light emitted from the mark.

Lin Yu closed his eyes tightly, watching everything happening inside his body. Looking at the five-colored mark, his heart was filled with questions. "What exactly is this? Why does no one else have it, but I do? And the mark can release a continuous stream of the five elements." The automatic defense function further puzzled Lin Yu.

Lin Yu had asked Elder Wu about this before, and Elder Wu had never seen such a mark before.

"Now these five-colored marks are helping me. Since they are beneficial and harmless to me, I will stop thinking about them," Lin Yu thought to himself.

Watching the miasma flow in and out of his body, endlessly battling with the light within, Lin Yu endured the pain and persevered. Elder Wu watched Lin Yu from the side; Lin Yu had already been there for a long time.

Time passed quickly. After using up the twenty-eight Miasma-Breaking Pills, Lin Yu stopped asking the alchemy room for more. Instead, he used his physical strength to resist the miasma, relying on his robust body to withstand its harmful effects. After using up the twenty-eight pills, Lin Yu's strength reached the fifth level of Body Solidification.

The fifth level of body solidification was reached by Lin Yu enduring immense pain every day, constantly tensing his nerves, and overcoming his limits time and time again. During this time, Elder Wu attacked twice, and those two times Lin Yu almost witnessed death.

Each improvement in his strength is the result of Lin Yu's unremitting efforts and perseverance.