Chapter 54: The Entries and Attribute Panel Begin to Show Their Might

Inside a dilapidated thatched cottage, Lin Heng, clad in ragged clothes, lay side by side with an ugly man who had died with blood overflowing from his chest.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the origin of the [Azure Wood Spirit Body] within Lin Heng began to take effect.

A bamboo-green ball of rune light merged into Lin Heng's heart. The bamboo-green runes constituting the [Azure Wood Spirit Body] began to flow along with Lin Heng's vital blood and Qi, gradually spreading from his chest across his entire body, integrating into the basic factors of every single cell within him.

Bamboo-green, wood-elemental primordial energy of heaven and earth began to gather centered around Lin Heng, and his bloodline was slowly transformed with the support of this primordial energy.

In a trance-like state, Lin Heng felt his mind sink into the natural world, becoming a friend to the flowers, plants, and trees.

Vaguely, he saw the region of Anning Prefecture where he was located, with numerous plants greeting him.

They shared a wisp of their purest vitality with him as a welcome gift for their first meeting.

Nourished by this vitality, Lin Heng's weak essence, Qi, and spirit began to grow.

The blood throughout his body gradually took on a bamboo-green radiance, brimming with powerful vitality and vigor.

As the transformed blood flowed through Lin Heng's entire body, his lean and emaciated flesh filled out, his skin became as white and translucent as jade, and his internal organs and bones grew increasingly stronger.

His brain was undergoing a transformation as well, and his hazy consciousness began to clear.

Gradually, Lin Heng's mind expanded to a broader region. The Central Spirit Dynasty, where Anning Prefecture was located, was enveloped; then came the territory of the entire Cloud Sword Palace; and finally, Lin Heng sensed all the flowers, plants, and trees across the entire continent of Lanzhou.

Countless plants and spirits rejoiced, witnessing the birth of a Child of Nature, and shared their vitality with this newly met friend as a token of greeting.

Bamboo-green points of light representing life converged from all over Lanzhou. By this time, Lin Heng's consciousness had completely awakened.

His mind hovered high in the sky, overlooking the vast land of Lanzhou.

At this moment, Lin Heng saw the full picture of this vast world for the very first time.

The main body of the Lanzhou continent and its numerous fragmented archipelagoes were scattered sparsely across the endless sea, looking overall like a shattered divine sword.

The main body of the Lanzhou continent, divided into many parts by the Lan River, formed the blade body and main fragment of the sword; the archipelagoes in the western sea were the fractured sword tip, while the archipelagoes in the eastern sea were the torn sword hilt.

Lin Heng observed this divine sword closely, perceiving an invincible sword intent capable of splitting apart heaven, earth, and all things.

Gradually, his entire being immersed himself in it, and his consciousness began to trace along with this sword intent.

In a blur, Lin Heng saw a divine being whose entire body was shrouded in divine light.

His appearance and features could not be discerned, but he held in his hand a divine sword of unfathomable vastness, raising it to cleave down toward him.

With this single sword strike, heaven and earth seemed on the verge of shattering, possessing a sharpness that surpassed all things.

"Puff..."

The instant he witnessed this sword intent, Lin Heng was struck as if by lightning.

His consciousness hovering between heaven and earth was shattered into pieces by the sword Qi.

At this moment, blood spilled uncontrollably from Lin Heng's nose and mouth.

Simultaneously, a continuous stream of sword Qi surged forth from the depths of Lin Heng's heart, beginning to cleave and slice through his internal organs, flesh, blood, bones, and skin.

In a very short span of time, Lin Heng's skin cracked open, turning him entirely into a bloody figure, much like a piece of jade about to shatter.

Unsurprisingly, Lin Heng would lose his life within three seconds.

Yet at this very moment, the vitality of heaven and earth continued to surge endlessly toward Lin Heng. Nourished by this vitality, his body, which had been shredded to pieces by the sword Qi, gradually healed, and his life state stabilized.

However, this situation did not last long.

A ceaseless torrent of sword Qi continued to pour out from the sea of Lin Heng's heart.

His essence, Qi, and spirit were constantly being converted into sword Qi to annihilate his own origin, but the constitution that had already been transformed into the Azure Wood Spirit Body safeguarded his life.

Although his origin was continuously worn down by the sword Qi, it was simultaneously replenished by the nourishment of the vegetation and spirits of heaven and earth.

Thus, the situation settled into a stalemate.

Lin Heng fell into a state of coma, unable to wake up yet unable to die.

In the blink of an eye, the moon fell and the sun rose.

Inside the thatched cottage in this desolate suburban village, a bizarre and eerie silence had been maintained.

When the golden crow sank westward once again, followed by the setting of the moon and the rising of the sun, the stillness of this desolate suburban village was finally broken.

"There is the smell of blood. It seems to be right here."

"Confirm the death of that reserve disciple of the Lihen Pavilion, and then search to see if there are any other lingering fish slipping through the net. Once that's sorted out, we can pack up and prepare to return to the mountain gate."

The sound of conversation arose.

Accompanied by the voices, two Cloud Sword Palace disciples dressed in black robes embroidered with cloud patterns arrived near the thatched cottage where Lin Heng was located.

Yesterday, led by Xiao Rang, the master of the Cloud Sword Palace, numerous Cloud Sword Palace disciples launched a surprise attack on a manor located deep in the mountains of Anning Prefecture, which belonged to the Lihen Pavilion, a major heterodox sect.

After slaying the vast majority of the Lihen Pavilion disciples within, they interrogated the captives late into the night, wishing to eradicate the roots by clearing out all heterodox disciples connected to this manor.

Subsequently, they learned that a reserve disciple of the Lihen Pavilion named Wu Chou had been operating around the perimeter of Anning Prefecture's city and had not yet returned.

To hunt down this fish that slipped through the net, Zhang Yuan—a Cloud Sword Palace disciple and an Xiantian 15th-layer powerhouse—was dispatched, along with Qu Yang, a junior martial brother who had just stepped into the Xiantian realm but was exceptionally skilled at tracking.

Although deploying such a lineup to deal with a Lihen Pavilion reserve disciple rumored to be only at the 2nd layer of the Houtian realm seemed like making a mountain out of a molehill, they did so to prevent running short on combat strength in case Wu Chou led them to unearth even more heterodox disciples.

In short, caution is never excessive.

"There are two people in the house. One is Wu Chou, who is already dead, and the remaining child still has a pulse."

"Judging from the traces at the scene, it should be this child who killed him, but he also inexplicably suffered severe injuries himself."

Zhang Yuan and Qu Yang entered the thatched cottage one after the other. Zhang Yuan, who entered first, spoke up.

They had sensed the situation here from afar, but now they were confirming the developments with their own eyes.

Zhang Yuan did not delay, immediately starting to check the condition of the unconscious child, intending to wake him up and inquire about the situation.

However, the moment his hand reached out toward Lin Heng, he sensed a terrifyingly formidable burst of sword Qi erupting forth. It directly pierced through his protective True Qi—which he constantly maintained at its peak state—and sliced his entire palm until it was dripping with blood.

Had he not retracted his hand quickly, this sword Qi could have completely severed his entire hand.

"Could this child be a born genius of the sword path? Did he awaken his potential in a life-or-death crisis after encountering the human trafficker Wu Chou and execute a counter-kill, and now he's injured by his own out-of-control sword Qi?"

Zhang Yuan circulated his Qi to staunch the bleeding and heal his injuries, while secretly speculating on the current situation.