Chapter 16: The Power of Inheritance

 In the quiet and mysterious space of the inheritance land, ancient runes surrounded the area, emitting a faint and mysterious glow, as if silently recounting the dust - covered past in the long river of time. Lin Yu sat firmly in the center of the complex and profound formation, like a steady mountain. His hands, as if cast from iron, tightly held the inheritance pearl that contained endless mysteries and power. It was as if he was grasping the throat of his own destiny and a glimmer of hope for the future of the entire cultivation world.

 At first, when Lin Yu attempted to open the closed door of power within the inheritance pearl, in an instant, a surging force, like a violent stormy wave, gush out from it. It was like a rampaging ancient beast, filled with boundless fury and wildness, crashing into his body and meridians without reservation. Each impact was like countless sharp steel knives shuttling and cutting through his body. The intense pain swept through his entire body and mind like a surging tide. His face instantly turned as pale as snow, his brows tightly furrowed into a "chuan" character, beads of sweat as big as beans pouring down from his forehead. His clothes were soaked with sweat in an instant, tightly sticking to his trembling body. However, Lin Yu's eyes were like the most brilliant stars in the night sky, firm and bright, shining with a light of unyielding determination. He clenched his teeth so tightly that blood seeped from his gums. The sweat mixed with the smell of blood slid down the corner of his mouth and dripped onto the ground in front of him, forming small blood - colored flowers. Relying on his indomitable will, which burned like a raging fire, and his unwavering perseverance, like a solid rock, he firmly held onto his mind in the face of this tempestuous onslaught of pain, never retreating a single step, and stubbornly persevered.

 Time, like a silent traveler, moved forward slowly. During this long and tormenting process, Lin Yu, with his extraordinary sensitivity and delicate understanding of spiritual power, gradually groped out the knack and skills of absorbing the power of the inheritance pearl amidst the endless pain and suffering. He took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and immersed his mind in an ethereal and focused state. At this moment, he was like a highly skilled qin player, gently plucking the strings, carefully guiding the wild power within the inheritance pearl. It was made to flow gently, bit by bit, into his body and meridians, like a docile stream, allowing this powerful external force to blend and integrate with his own spiritual power, just like two surging rivers converging, jointly playing a majestic and harmonious song of power.

 During this wonderful and arduous process of integration, a shocking transformation that could shake the heavens and the earth was quietly taking place in Lin Yu's body. His meridians, under the continuous nourishment and expansion of the inheritance power, became increasingly tough. They seemed to be woven from the most tenacious silk of the celestial silkworm in the world, or like the city walls forged from refined steel that had gone through thousands of temperings, indestructible. At the same time, the meridians became much wider. The originally narrow spiritual - power channels, like narrow paths, had now been widened into broad highways. Spiritual power flowed unhindered within them, and its majestic nature was worlds apart from what it used to be. It was as if a shallow pond had instantly transformed into a vast and profound ocean.

 Outside the formation, his teammates, like loyal guards, formed a tight circle, watching every subtle movement and expression change of Lin Yu with a high degree of nervousness. They didn't even dare to blink, for fear of missing any crucial moment. They were constantly vigilant for any sign of danger in the surroundings, concentrating on protecting Lin Yu. They looked at the powerful aura that emanated from Lin Yu, almost tangible, which made the surrounding air seem to thicken with an invisible oppressive force. Complex emotions welled up in the teammates' hearts. On the one hand, they were sincerely happy and proud of Lin Yu. After all, they were comrades who had faced life - and - death situations together. Lin Yu's strength was undoubtedly a blessing for the entire team, meaning they had one more solid guarantee in this dangerous cultivation world. On the other hand, an uncontrollable feeling of envy quietly grew in the bottom of their hearts. After all, such an opportunity to change one's fate against the heavens was a once - in - a - millennium chance, something that every cultivator dreamed of but could hardly achieve. They knew that once Lin Yu successfully absorbed all the power of the inheritance pearl and made it his own, he would surely break through the existing realm constraints and leap to a new, awe - inspiring height. He would become one of the top powerhouses in the vast cultivation world. His name would be like a brilliant star, shining the most dazzling light in the long history of the cultivation world, beingeulogized and admired by countless people, and writing an immortal legend of his own.

 Finally, after going through countless life - and - death trials, painful struggles, and difficult temperings, Lin Yu successfully incorporated all the vast and mysterious power within the inheritance pearl into his body and completely obtained the extremely precious inheritance of the ancient great power. At this moment, he seemed to transform from a budding cultivator into a master who controlled the spiritual power of heaven and earth in an instant. His strength had achieved a qualitative leap and sublimation. He not only mastered many powerful spells and martial skills that had only existed in legends before. Each of these spells and martial skills had the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, and every move he made could cause violent fluctuations and resonances in the surrounding spiritual power of heaven and earth. Moreover, his understanding of the path of cultivation, like suddenly emerging from the fog, had reached a profound and mysterious new realm. He seemed to be able to see clearly through the appearance and penetrate the inner laws and true essence of the operation of spiritual power in this world. It was as if he had established a mysterious and close connection with heaven and earth, laying an extremely solid foundation for his future cultivation path full of unknowns and challenges and paving a golden road leading to the peak.