Taishan Trial Institute.

A standalone building stands.

It was specially arranged and built by the higher-ups.

The decor is vintage, full of charm, and much of it uses rare wood.

Some rooms are even made entirely of alloy, not luxurious, but comfortable to reside in.

At this moment, in a certain room.

Lu Yuan sits cross-legged, eyes slightly closed.

An aura of immense power emanates from him.

The golden aura is completely restrained and no longer visible.

Yet, even so, the aura he exudes grows stronger.

In front.

The Meridian Heaven-Repairing Furnace occasionally emits sound, with surging power gathering.

After several days of refining, inside, it's already formed, slowly rising, suspended at the furnace mouth.

About thumb-sized, crystalline and transparent, radiating a glow.

On close inspection.

Intricate patterns can be discerned on the surface.

Very much like the immortal pill recorded in ancient texts.

Soon, Lu Yuan opens his eyes, seeing the pill, he can't help but smile: "I've already broken seventy genetic shackles, I wonder what level I can reach after consuming this pill?"

Seventy genetic shackles, not far from the ultimate one hundred and eight.

With his current foundation, all that's left is enough energy.

The pill.

Is refined from spirit fruit and exotic herbs previously collected on Mount Olympus.

Extracting its essence, removing the impurities, the contained energy will be stronger than before.

Without much hesitation, Lu Yuan reaches out, takes the pill, and directly chooses to swallow it.

The pill melts in the mouth.

Transforming into extremely pure and vast energy.

Instantly pouring into his limbs, blood, and skin.

He closes his eyes again, operating the Ancestral Dragon Breathing Technique, begins integrating it completely into himself.

Buzz buzz buzz~

Soon.

At the moment Lu Yuan absorbs.

The aura around him surfaces again.

His whole body enveloped in glow, illuminating the entire room.

The pill, refined from various spirit fruits and exotic herbs, contains very thick energy.

This energy is strong, rushing into Lu Yuan's mind.

Generally, powerful strength boosts one's confidence, leading to arrogance, losing oneself, as recorded in ancient texts; it's a barrier on the cultivation path, if overcome, one achieves perfection, if not, it's extremely dangerous.

But he is not impatient, instead recites the complete version of the "Tao Te Ching," visualizing the cosmos's vastness.

In his mind, the innate spirit, God of Wisdom, serenely sits under the Ancient Bodhi Tree.

In a flash, this sensation disappears.

The vast energy is fully controlled.

Crack~

Crack~

Crack~

Three consecutive sounds emerge from Lu Yuan's body.

This signifies three genetic shackles being directly broken.

Behind him, nine grotto heavens emerge, incubating nine True Gods, the tenth one also forms.

Lu Yuan knows, aided by the pill, this retreat has significant gains, his strength will leap forward again.

Therefore, without further contemplating, he focuses on operating the Visualization Technique and Breathing, slowly refining the powerful energy.

He's in no rush, to hasten would hinder progress, his foundation is already solid, what's left is step-by-step advancement.

Thus, time passes bit by bit.

The strength erupting from him grows stronger.

The tenth grotto heaven forms.

The eleventh is brewing.

And genetic shackles are breaking one by one.

A half month passes swiftly.

On that day.

In the room, Lu Yuan suddenly opens his eyes, a gleam flashes through them.

The aura around him no longer surfaces, hidden yet not unleashed, but a faint fragrance emanates from his skin, light glimmers, vibrant; this indicates his physique has reached a certain level.

The five internal organs no longer roar as before, they quiet, yet remain like an active volcano, ready to erupt.

Once unleashed, unimaginable might can be erupted.

Internally.

Ninety-five genetic shackles have been broken.

Meaning, only thirteen away from the ultimate.

Moreover, the cultivation of the Ancestral Dragon Breathing Technique reached a certain level, now containing fifteen grotto heavens.

Which means fifteen-times combat power support and enhancement.

Physique.

Strength.

Almost greatly enhanced this time.

Also, the innate spirit in his mind, after being cleansed by the Celestial Emperor's Ancient Order for a long time.

The whole body starts to show a touch of purple light, solemn, noble, with an air of overlooking all beings.

Of course, this is just preliminary, with time, it will become more extraordinary and mysterious.

"This harvest is indeed very impressive."

Lu Yuan stands up, clenches his fist.

Instantly, bones resonate.

Blood and energy surge, suddenly bursting the air.

He estimated slightly; now he is much stronger than before his seclusion.

If confronted with thermonuclear weapons again, even without the assistance of the Ancestral Dragon Breathing Technique's Grotto Heaven, he should be unharmed.

In summary, the gains are massive.

The third stage of evolution, the Shackles Realm, is approaching its peak.

Next, he should begin advancing to the fourth stage, the Golden Body Realm.

"I wonder to what extent the Daluo Sword Embryo has evolved, let's see."

Lu Yuan turned and took out the Sword Embryo for a careful observation.

The sword body still appeared black.

The radiance was restrained, but the sword aura emanating from it was even stronger than before.

The patterns on it became increasingly clear and profound; with a slight stimulation, the Daluo Sword Aura emerged, exuding a chilling intent of slaughter, even threatening his flesh.

Clearly, after absorbing the Church Court's five Ancient Holy Artifacts and some Divine Material, the Daluo Sword Embryo evolved again.

If utilized as the Heaven and Earth Sword, it would be incredibly terrifying.

Perhaps cutting through a small mountain would be no problem?

"It's a pity that Divine Material is hard to find."

"Otherwise, with enough, the Sword Embryo could become even more powerful."

Lu Yuan thought with a hint of regret, as the Divine Material that could transform the Daluo Sword Embryo is scarce.

At least it is hard to find now, but he's not greedy; it's fine to take it slowly.

After all, he's already far ahead of others, and the path ahead will only be smoother; there's no rush.

Then, without further thought, Lu Yuan had no intention of going out. He took out a communicator to see what was happening outside.

The formation of the Human Alliance was progressing smoothly, with no objections from any parties, all led by China.

Some news was about him.

Titled as the true human king, the strongest human of the moment, and various other headers.

This level of attention far exceeded that of the Five Great Venerables back then, and now, no one mentioned 'Venerable' anymore, as it was known to be an exaggeration.

At the same time, more and more Awakened ones began to stand out, such as Zhu Qingyu, Pure Yang Little Celestial Master, Monk Hui Kong, and others.

All had reached the Awakening Realm, known as the pride of the younger generation domestically, attracting much attention.

Yet no one compared these people to him.

Lu Yuan.

In everyone's eyes, he was in a class of his own.

However, he wasn't very concerned with these matters but looked at other news instead.

For instance, reports of sudden earthquakes, snowstorms, heavy rain, and thunderstorms appearing elsewhere.

There seemed to be a frequent occurrence of disasters.

Take Shuntian, for example.

It had been snowing for half a month continuously, with no sign of stopping.

And in Shen City, the sea level had surged.

Yet none of this garnered much attention since it was a new era, and people's focus was on Extraordinary Power.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, speaking slowly: "By timing, the second global mutation should be starting too."

Aside from the first mutation, subsequent second and third ones proceeded quietly and were hard to observe accurately unless familiar with past events, which reminded him of what the Spiritual Monkey said.

The sea's Exotic Beast Kings had been on edge recently.

Presumably, certain beings should be appearing too.

After which, the Outer Realm creatures would gradually begin to arrive.

"A magnificent era, huh?"

Lu Yuan murmured, his expression becoming somewhat solemn. A grand era also heralds great difficulties.

Then, he recalled Elder Ji's previous instructions about the two Outer Realm guests.

They would return to Taishan Trial Institute again.

More than half a month had passed already; the time was almost here.

But this wasn't certain, so Lu Yuan considered waiting a few more days to see.

Meanwhile, he needed to thoroughly digest the gains from his recent seclusion.

Thus, several days went by.

That day, Ice Fairy and Zhu Qingyu just emerged from their rooms, preparing to train.

But on the way, they encountered a strange man and woman ahead.

The girl was tall, with long legs, snow-white skin, exceptionally distinguished in temperament, more beautiful than the two, yet dressed in ancient attire. Beside her was an elder in a broad red robe, taking a step back but continuously walking forward.

"Excuse me, are you here at the Taishan Trial Institute for something?" Ice Fairy stepped forward to inquire.

She was sure she didn't know them, seeing them here for the first time.

The girl turned her head, smiling with dimples that made her look exceptionally beautiful and adorable, politely inquired, "I'm here to see Lu Yuan. Has he returned?"

Lu Yuan?

Ice Fairy and Zhu Qingyu exchanged glances.

They saw strange expressions on each other's faces.

"Ladies."

At that moment,

Elder Yun approached from afar, slightly bowing: "King Lu has returned."

"He mentioned earlier that if you two came, you're welcome to go directly. I can lead the way up front."

Having met the two before, Elder Yun knew of their mysterious identities and comparable strength, so he rushed over without delay.

"Thank you, elder." The girl sweetly smiled, still very polite, then glanced at Ice Fairy and Zhu Qingyu, nodded, and followed Elder Yun.

The elder in the red robe had been silent throughout, speaking not a word.

"This girl's temperament and appearance rival Zhou Yunqiong, perhaps even surpassing her..."

The Ice Fairy watched the three walking away, chuckling, "It seems King Lu not only has strength but his luck with women is exceptional."

Beside her, Zhu Qingyu chose not to respond, merely standing still, intently watching the girl's receding figure.

Meanwhile,

in another part,

Over these days, Lu Yuan had completely consolidated his recent gains.

He opened his eyes, intending to stretch, but soon lifted his head towards the outside, a smile on his lips: "Have they finally arrived?"

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