“What do you mean? You have a plan too?”
Lin Hong looked skeptical upon hearing this.
The mysterious panel remained silent for a moment as if building suspense, before transmitting a ripple of information that gave off the vibe of a shifty merchant: [I do, but it will require a massive amount of Destiny Points. It might exhaust the host’s current balance.]
“So expensive? You’re hiking up the price on the spot.”
Lin Hong grumbled, but he didn’t truly feel any resistance or doubt in his heart.
Although the origin of the mysterious panel was a mystery—and it often acted like a riddle-monger, constantly claiming he had insufficient authority whenever he asked questions—it had been quite reliable during their time together.
Especially when it came to sensing the Evil Clan, it possessed unfathomable powers and methods that were almost like predicting the future.
To this day, Lin Hong found it difficult to determine the origin of the mysterious panel, having only some vague guesses.
However, since it had taken the initiative to speak, it surely would not be making baseless claims.
Therefore, Lin Hong did not hesitate and immediately sent a ripple of agreement through his thoughts.
With a ping, the balance on the mysterious panel quickly dropped to zero.
In the next instant, Lin Hong immediately felt something.
Ripples appeared in the void before him.
A milky white light emerged!
It stabilized and condensed rapidly, eventually transforming into a fist-sized sphere of light that floated silently in midair.
The milky white sphere emitted a gentle, non-blinding glow.
It hung there quietly without any sense of being out of place, as if it had always belonged there.
Furthermore, the sphere radiated a wonderful aura—ancient and pure, as if it could encompass all things.
[Touch it, Host.]
The mysterious panel sent a ripple of guidance.
Lin Hong did as told, his fingertip lightly touching the sphere of light.
The sphere felt very soft, like touching a cluster of clouds.
At the same time, a circle of gentle ripples spread out, washing over his body.
In the next moment, the scene before Lin Hong’s eyes began to change drastically!
Everything in his field of vision shifted.
The furniture, the potted plants, and even the bedroom seemed to decompose in an instant, turning into countless indescribable shapes.
The sensation of traveling at extreme speeds was incredibly intense.
Lin Hong remained composed.
After a brief moment of shock, he quickly calmed down.
After all, he had experienced all sorts of bizarre phenomena back in his home universe.
He was even a bit curious.
A faint light flickered in his eyes as he pushed his perception to its limit, attempting to capture something concrete from the madly flowing lights and shadows.
For some reason, he felt a strange sense of familiarity, yet he could not remember where it came from.
‘Have I stepped onto some ancient starry road? Or is this a secret technique involving time and space?’
Lin Hong wondered, his thoughts racing.
Finally, all the light, shadows, symbols, and lines receded.
His vision cleared suddenly and stabilized.
Lin Hong blinked subconsciously and then saw his surroundings clearly.
“!!!”
In an instant, a look of shock appeared on his face.
He found it difficult to stay calm.
He was standing in a starry sky!
Beneath his feet was not solid ground, but the void of outer space!
‘How strange…’
Lin Hong immediately checked his condition and was even more shocked.
He was certain that his physical body had come here, rather than his spirit leaving his body or falling into an illusion.
How could this be happening?!
Logically, the current strength of his physical body should not be enough for him to stand safely in the starry sky.
Yet, he stood there perfectly fine, without feeling any discomfort.
At the same time, Lin Hong looked around and could immediately determine that this was not the region above the Elavia Continent.
It was a completely unfamiliar starry sky.
Lin Hong tried to calm his emotions, but it still felt surreal. He was shaken.
This was a completely unfamiliar starry sky, incredibly brilliant and filled with stars.
In the distance, he could see magnificent nebulae that looked like giant eyes—a truly wondrous sight!
‘This is truly beyond common sense.’
How much time had passed from the moment he touched the ball of light until he stood in this starry sky?
According to his own perception, it had not even been fifteen minutes.
In such a short time, he had reached another part of the cosmos.
Just how far had he traveled?
At his peak, he could cross the sea of stars with his physical body, but his range was limited; he could not hop between star systems like this.
“Little Two… no, I feel like I should call you Big Two!”
“If this isn’t enough, just deduct more Destiny Points. Let me go into debt if you have to. Otherwise, I won’t feel at ease.”
Lin Hong muttered to himself, truly feeling as though he were in a dream.
The mysterious panel did not respond, but Lin Hong suspected it might be secretly feeling smug and proud of itself right now.
[Please hurry, Host. Time is limited.]
“Oh, right.”
Lin Hong snapped out of it and remembered his purpose.
He immediately composed himself, sat cross-legged in the starry sky, and began to circulate the Creation Return to Origin Sutra.
“Holy crap!”
In the next instant, a coarse exclamation from his hometown escaped his lips.
It was as if this starry sky had awakened!
As he circulated the scripture, the entire starry sky seemed to resonate with him!
Countless wisps of essence, vigorous and pure, surged from all directions like a galaxy, gathering toward him madly!
This essence energy was far too pure! It was primal-level energy—the kind found only at the origin of the universe.
It was the very first speck of “existence” from before everything was born and before chaos was divided.
It contained no post-natal traces of laws and had never been tainted.
It was the most fundamental yet highest level of energy that composed all things!
Lin Hong was shocked and delighted to the extreme.
‘Just where is this? Could I have actually arrived at the origin point of this universe?’
His reactions were lightning-fast.
Even without the mysterious panel’s reminder, he could feel that he did not have much time left here.
Therefore, he immediately began to breathe it in with all his might.
He did not care about his image, even opening his mouth wide to gulp it down continuously.
This primal energy was too precious.
Usually, shortly after its birth, it would be absorbed by various environments in the universe to evolve and form worlds.
For example, on the Elavia Continent, the energy of heaven and earth was already a diluted version that had undergone evolution.
It was branded with the foundation of that world—magic and combat qi.
If he practiced on that continent and used the energy there to assist him, he would first need to refine the absorbed energy back to its origin.
He would have to strip away all the redundant imprints and return it to its source before he could absorb it.
That process consumed a massive amount of energy!
Perhaps not even one in ten thousand parts would remain.
This was why he did not dare to cultivate in the palace; the amount of energy required was too much.
The commotion caused by such large-scale absorption would inevitably draw attention.
Right now, Lin Hong did not care where this was or what means the mysterious panel had used to send him here.
He simply focused on absorbing the primal essence.
The Creation Return to Origin Sutra excavated the great secrets of the human body.
The pre-natal and post-natal qi cultivated through it combined via the internal circulation, which was essentially the same source as this primal energy.
The human body itself was a small universe, containing infinite creation.
However, the primal energy within Lin Hong’s body was cultivated by himself, so every wisp carried his own life imprint.
Lin Hong did not hold back as he absorbed the energy.
This was excellent cultivation fuel, and the efficiency was incredibly high.
He did not even need to refine it; he just had to cram it into his body.
Eventually, he felt his whole body bloat.
He felt as if he were about to burst.
Reaching his limit, he was forced to stop.
At the same time, his time was up.
The surrounding scenery began to recede and change.
Finally, Lin Hong returned to his bedroom in the palace.
At this moment, he truly felt as if he had experienced a different lifetime.
‘Where exactly was I just now?’
However, now was clearly not the time to think about that.
He immediately began to circulate the Creation Return to Origin Sutra.
The primal energy he had swallowed earlier was used entirely as fuel, continuously supplying his internal circulation.
His internal circulation, receiving this supply and catalysis, grew immensely.
It continuously produced life energy unique to him, strengthening his body.
This time, Lin Hong clearly felt the difference.
His physical body was being cleansed, his vitality was constantly burgeoning, and his life level was undergoing a subtle but tangible leap!
….
This cultivation session lasted for a long time.
Fortunately, this was not Lin Hong’s first time practicing the Creation Return to Origin Sutra.
He was very skilled and had no specific requirements for his posture.
So, he had crawled directly under the covers.
To an outsider, it would look like he was just sleeping peacefully, with no sign of the intense transformation happening within.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Hong finally woke up, his consciousness slowly surfacing.
It was already dark outside.
However, the magic lamp in the room was on.
Yet, he remembered that he had not turned the lamp on.
Lin Hong was confused, but he could not worry about that now because he was incredibly hungry!
His mental energy had been heavily consumed as he controlled the energy in his body to transform himself.
Currently, most of Lin Hong’s focus remained inside his body for the final finishing touches.
In the outside world, his eyes were not even fully open as he reached out to his side by feel.
He had anticipated this situation and had prepared various foods by his bedside long ago.
He touched something that was soft yet firm.
It should be some kind of meat.
He immediately opened his mouth and bit down.
In the next instant, a scream echoed through the room!