Chapter 301: Chapter 268: Birth of the Tianyuan

Witnessing the birth of a Celestial Essence level master with my own eyes.

From now on, the Embroidery Lady shall be called the Embroidery Lord or Mr. Baili.

The first expert of Li Hen City.

This breakthrough process, for Baili Bingyun, was just the last push, a natural progression.

In the past half year of partial paralysis, she had actually understood the meridians within her body, Lin Miao’s final guidance.

She then fully understood what it takes to advance to the Celestial Essence Realm.

With a clear direction and knowledge of the method, coupled with sufficient accumulation, the breakthrough naturally became much simpler.

Of course, advancing to the Celestial Essence Realm is not easy. Even if all conditions are met, there is still another crucial factor.

That is the body.

The body is the foundation of everything.

If the body cannot withstand the vast energy transference from the heavens and earth, what could be the consequences? Body explosion or complete insanity are possibilities.

The energy of the universe is chaotic and mixed; why do humans evolve from the innate state of a fetus to the acquired state? It’s actually to adapt to the environment.

Only by closing the external energy channels and drawing energy purely from food can survival be maintained.

If energy were drawn directly from the external world, the mixed energy is not something humans can directly utilize.

Only when one cultivates to a certain extent, and the body becomes a vessel for absorption and filtration, can this be achieved.

However, this cannot be done all the time.

This complex process was only a theoretical deduction by Lin Miao; as he had not reached that realm, there was no way to know the actual situation.

After her breakthrough, Baili Bingyun quickly regained her former glory. Her previously withered hair instantly became black and shiny, her skin more radiant, and her face visibly fuller. Her emaciated body, weakened by half a year of immobility, was visibly recovering.

In an extremely short time, Baili Bingyun not only regained her youthful beauty but became even more beautiful than before by a margin.

This was not a fifty-year-old woman; rather, a twenty-four- or twenty-five-year-old lady in her prime, of the highest caliber.

Even though Lin Miao had seen countless beauties and was strongly resistant to them, faced with a woman like Baili Bingyun, he couldn’t help but feel a hint of heart fluttering.

Looking at a face almost identical to Baili Yuyao’s, Lin Miao believed that if they walked out together as sisters, no one would doubt it.

Moreover, having broken through and connected to the Heaven and Earth Bridge, the energy Baili Bingyun absorbed transformed her body, shattering the last layers on her!

"Mr. Lin, do you find Bingyun beautiful?" Baili Bingyun suddenly stood up after her breakthrough and smiled charmingly at Lin Miao.

Lin Miao was momentarily stunned.

How should he answer this question?

...

After dawn, the door opened, and Lin Miao walked out with a somewhat displeased expression, followed by the radiant Baili Bingyun.

Having advanced to the Celestial Essence Realm, Baili Bingyun appeared even more dazzling and radiant than before, especially in her luxurious dress.

Even the attire of the reigning empress couldn’t rival hers.

"Mother, you’re well now." Baili Yuyao cried out in great joy upon seeing Baili Bingyun and rushed over.

"Yes, Yuyao, it’s been hard on you these six months while I was away." Baili Bingyun smiled gently at Baili Yuyao and said affectionately.

"It’s wonderful, Mother, you’re well, wonderful..."

"Congratulations, Miss." Mrs. Mei and the nanny bowed together; Baili Bingyun’s breakthrough was undoubtedly the best outcome for them.

"From now on, Mr. Lin is the Guest Elder of my Embroidery House. Treat him with respect!" Baili Bingyun publicly announced.

"Greetings, Mr. Lin, Guest Elder Lin!"

"You’re all too kind." Lin Miao slightly bowed; this position of Guest Elder was one he couldn’t refuse, and with this status, "Lin’s" would directly receive the protection of the Embroidery House.

"Notify all the forces in the city, in three days, we will hold a Celestial Essence Banquet to celebrate my advancement to the Celestial Essence Realm!"

"Yes!"

"Mother, you’ve advanced to the Celestial Essence Realm. Doesn’t that make you the first person of Li Hen City?"

"Only for now, the future is uncertain." Baili Bingyun gave Lin Miao a meaningful look and smiled profoundly.

"Mrs. Baili, we shall take our leave." Lin Miao, not wanting to stay longer, took his leave with Si Miaoxue.

"Yuyao, see Mr. Lin and Lady Miaoxue off for me." Baili Bingyun instructed.

"Yes, Mother."

...

"Mr. Lin, you spent the whole night inside, how did you heal Baili Bingyun?" Upon returning to ’Lin’s’, Si Miaoxue couldn’t wait to ask Lin Miao curiously.

"Honestly, I was just winging it. Baili Bingyun’s condition was something I’d never encountered before. Since they were willing to try, I went along, and surprisingly, it worked out well." Lin Miao explained.

"That simple?"

"Actually, it wasn’t that simple. This treatment plan is something only I could pull off; others might not be able to do it."

"Well, it’s still your credit. Baili Bingyun advanced to the Celestial Essence Realm and even gave you a title as Guest Elder of the embroidery house. What do you think about that?"

"She gave it, what can I do, refuse?"

"Didn’t they provide any practical benefits?" Si Miaoxue retorted. "You not only healed her body but helped her break through to the Celestial Essence Realm, casually resolving the embroidery house’s crisis. Such a contribution deserves more than just a title, right?"

"Her breakthrough to the Celestial Essence was due to her own cultivation level. I didn’t play a big part. The crisis resolution counts as my contribution, yes, but as a doctor, treating and saving people is my duty. If I were to ask for favors based on that, I would lose my sense of purpose," Lin Miao said. Of course, there were benefits, but he couldn’t reveal them yet.

Too outrageous.

"True, if the embroidery house can provide us with enough protection, it would save us a lot of trouble. In that sense, we’re not at a loss..."

"The senior sisters should return to Li Hen City today. Once they’re back, I’ll go back."

"You’re not attending the Celestial Essence Banquet?"

"No, I’ve been out for quite a while and need to get back. Otherwise, a lot of things would be hard to explain," Lin Miao said. "However, you can represent ’Lin’s’ at Baili Bingyun’s Celestial Essence Banquet, where the embroidery house will likely announce their protection to us."

"Alright, I understand," Si Miaoxue replied. "I must train hard to break through to the Celestial Essence Realm sooner. Then we won’t need the embroidery house’s protection."

Lin Miao nodded. Si Miaoxue’s cultivation still needed refinement. Even if she knew the method to break through, she required some time to settle.

Rushing to break through might destabilize her foundation, increasing the chances of failure.

After washing up, he changed back into men’s clothing.

Lin Miao confined himself to his room, needing to meditate further and digest his gains.

...

The embroidery house was abuzz with the news of the head’s breakthrough to the Celestial Essence Realm and coming out. Such a momentous event rapidly spread not just across the embroidery house but throughout Li Hen City.

The upcoming Celestial Essence Banquet in three days added fuel to the city’s excitement.

Aside from the embroidery house, the two major powers and prominent figures in the city, along with experts from Longchuan Canyon, were invited.

In three days, they would gather at the embroidery house to celebrate Baili Bingyun’s advancement to the Celestial Essence Realm!

This marked the first breakthrough to the Celestial Essence in Li Hen City in a century, symbolizing its ability to compete with the world’s top sects.

Speculation was rife about whether the embroidery house would seize this chance to unify Li Hen City.

The possibility existed. Previously, no one could unify Li Hen City because there wasn’t someone powerful enough there.

Li Hen City thrived on the principle of strength; whoever had the largest fist was the leader.

Now, with the embroidery house head, the second-generation embroideress advancing to the Celestial Essence Realm, she undoubtedly became the top expert in Li Hen City. Unless another Celestial Essence expert emerged in the city or Ba Tian from Heaven-Dominating Tower, or Duan Xiaolou from Skull Association, broke through to the Celestial Essence Realm in a short time to contend with her, Baili Bingyun would remain the city’s premier expert for a long time.

However, simply holding this title wouldn’t easily lead to unifying Li Hen City. Besides Baili Bingyun’s female identity, her recent breakthrough would compel Heaven-Dominating Tower and Skull Association to join forces, should she attempt to unify.

The embroidery house’s overall strength sat between the two factions; if the number one and number three combined, they could quite effectively counteract her advantage as a Celestial Essence expert.

Therefore, if Baili Bingyun were sensible, she wouldn’t initiate any unifying war, as this would drag the embroidery house into endless strife, conflicting with its usual style of operation.

Lin Miao meditated for six or seven hours, not even stopping for lunch.

He awoke as Sun Youwei and others returned from Yingfeng Valley, having absorbed the benefits of the Zhu fruit and foreign internal energy acquired from Baili Bingyun.

His cultivation level hadn’t changed much, but his Dantian had expanded, and his internal energy was thicker than before, showing a slight shift. On a macro level, the density of his internal energy had increased by at least thirty percent compared to before.

Whether this situation was common or unique, he wasn’t sure. It felt like his improvement came too quickly this time.

No wonder only top sects could train top young experts. Ordinary people, even if extremely gifted, couldn’t surpass sect disciples of the same age without resources.

It would still take time for him to fill his Dantian and reach a state of perpetual internal energy regeneration.

"Where’s Yue Mei’Er?"

Looking around at everyone, Lin Miao didn’t see Yue Mei’Er.

"She said she’s close to breaking through the Meridian Passage Realm, so she didn’t want to pause her cultivation, planning to return after her breakthrough," Sun Youwei explained. "She asked us to return first and wait for half a day."

"Alright, she should be back by tomorrow morning." Lin Miao nodded. It was best to push through at a critical moment; pausing could make it much harder to find that threshold again.

"Junior brother, they say I’ve advanced to the Blood Fusion Realm. What exactly is the Blood Fusion Realm? I don’t understand at all. Could you explain it to me?" Sun Youwei asked softly, blushing, "When I came out, I couldn’t control my strength and broke the door..."

"Haha, it’s okay. I’ve just reached the Blood Fusion Realm as well. I’ll explain it to you later so you can learn to control your strength."