At this very moment.
On Blue Star, within the Lin Yu mansion in Central City.
Lin Yu sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, with a bronze short sword placed on the table.
Outside, Floating Cloud Master was waiting for Lin Yu to emerge from seclusion.
He had followed Lin Yu hoping he could help activate the bronze sword, and Lin Yu had naturally kept his word. Taking the bronze sword, he had shut himself in the room to prepare for its activation.
However, before activation, he had some preparatory work to do.
"System, upgrade talent: Sparrow Step! Upgrade to sssss!"
"Ding, detecting all current levels at sss grade, and upgrade points are sufficient. Confirm upgrade?"
"Yes!"
"Ding, upgrading..."
"Ding, talent: Sparrow Step, upgraded to ssss grade."
"Ding, your teleportation and other abilities have been enhanced."
"Ding, new ability unlocked: Boundary Crossing!"
"Boundary Crossing: Activating this ability allows you to traverse world barriers and appear randomly in a world. Note: This is a random boundary crossing, use this ability with caution!"
The next moment, Lin Yu felt a new ability had been added. As long as he activated Boundary Crossing, he could randomly travel to a world.
Combined with Sparrow Step's other abilities, he could also open a spatial gate to return.
This ability was a perfect fit for him.
Lin Yu smiled, very satisfied.
"After I finish this matter, I'll try out this ability," Lin Yu murmured to himself.
At this moment, the system's prompt sounded again.
"Ding, your talent: Sparrow Step has been upgraded to sssss grade!"
"Ding, various abilities of your Sparrow Step talent have been enhanced."
"Ding, new ability unlocked: Imperial Realm!"
"Imperial Realm: Command space to protect oneself!"
The next moment, he felt a new ability. After activating this ability, he could manipulate spatial forces to form spatial barriers around himself for protection.
This was a defensive ability, and while he already had many defensive methods, having another was never a bad thing.
"Finally upgraded to sssss grade, I can activate the bronze sword now."
Saying this, he picked up the bronze sword from the table.
The bronze sword felt slightly cool to the touch and was a little heavy.
"Spatial power!" he softly commanded.
The next moment, streaks of silver-white spatial power surged from his body, covering the bronze sword.
Hum!
A series of soft hums sounded.
Suddenly, a something appeared in Lin Yu's consciousness.
It was a series of complex symbols that blocked his exploration.
He shouted, "Break!"
The spatial power within his body transformed into a drill, piercing forward fiercely. With a rumble, it broke through the defensive barrier as if splitting bamboo.
Boom!
The barrier shattered, and he finally saw what lay behind it.
"Huh, it really contains spatial coordinates!"
"Quick, remember them!"
Lin Yu's memory was exceptional, and he could easily recall even complex spatial coordinates.
After memorizing them, he withdrew his consciousness.
Taking a deep breath to calm his emotions, he loudly called out, "Fellow Daoist, you may enter!"
Floating Cloud Master, who was waiting outside the door, heard the voice and quickly pushed the door open and entered.
His first question was: "Fellow Daoist, was it successful?"
Lin Yu smiled and nodded.
Floating Cloud Master was overjoyed and said, "I am so grateful to you. If you ever need anything in the future, just ask, and I will surely help!"
Lin Yu remained silent. Floating Cloud Master took it as an agreement. He strode to the table, picked up the bronze sword, and investigated it. Indeed, the obstruction was gone.
He silently noted down the spatial coordinates, offered another word of thanks, and prepared to leave.
Lin Yu quickly asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you going to the location of these coordinates?"
Floating Cloud Master nodded solemnly and said, "Yes!"
Lin Yu inquired, "Could you elaborate?"
Floating Cloud Master must have had a reason for wanting to find the Black Sky Realm, and Lin Yu was curious to know.
But Floating Cloud Master shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist, you must have also seen the coordinates of the Black Sky Realm, right?"
Lin Yu nodded and said, "Yes, I glimpsed it inadvertently."
Whether it was an inadvertent glimpse or not, it made no difference to Floating Cloud Master.
He cautioned, "The Black Sky Realm has the ability to devour flesh and blood. I still advise Fellow Daoist not to venture there."
"Then you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Floating Cloud Master's expression changed slightly. He bowed and took his leave.
Lin Yu sighed, "Never mind. After I'm done with my business, I will go to the Black Sky Realm myself."
Floating Cloud Master had left. Lin Fan had gone to investigate intelligence in various realms. Lin Wu had gone somewhere to roam. The夺舍 clone and the lover were all busy with their own affairs.
They were all expanding, constantly waging wars, and had already become a source of one-tenth of Lin Yu's upgrade points.
Though not much, this proportion was gradually increasing.
"Alas, everyone is gone~" he sighed, feeling a trace of boredom and loneliness.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered the Yin Realm Emperor clone, wondering how it was doing.
So, he quickly connected to the Yin Realm Emperor clone.
Boom!
His consciousness flickered as if crossing boundless limits, and suddenly his vision brightened.
A room that was not too bright, slightly dim, appeared before him.
Creak~
The door was pushed open.
A tall and majestic figure walked in.
With his hands behind his back, he said calmly, "Kun'er, you have been in this realm for sixteen years. It is time to return."
At this moment, the Yin Realm Emperor clone was sixteen years old.
He had awakened Lin Yu's memories, which made him appear very steady.
The person before him, who called him Kun'er, was the Emperor of the Netherworld, known as the Nether Lord, with a cultivation realm of Da Luo.
Such existences were at the apex of all the heavens and myriad worlds.
Lin Yu's talented clone, the Yin Realm Emperor, had been born as the son of the Netherworld Emperor, and his only son at that.
To protect this hard-won son, the Nether Lord had taken the newborn child into a Time Secret Realm.
Here, for every day that passed in the outside world, a year passed in this realm. At this point, the Yin Realm Emperor was sixteen years old, while only sixteen days had passed in the outside world.
And the sixteen-year-old Yin Realm Emperor had already displayed terrifying talent.
With Lin Yu's synchronized power, the Yin Realm Emperor had broken through a small realm almost every year. By sixteen years old, he had released the synchronization limit and fully synchronized to the peak of the Immortal realm, just one step away from becoming a Celestial Immortal.
Looking at his son, who was only sixteen years old and already at the peak of the Immortal realm, the Nether Lord's mouth split into a wide grin.
Moreover, his son, although seemingly not high in realm, was by no means weak. Even among Celestial Immortals, he was a king among kings.
He also discovered that his son possessed a natural majesty. Yin beings, in his presence, could not raise their heads when he rebuked them.
This made him even more ecstatic, as if he saw hope for the Netherworld.
For countless years, the Netherworld had produced countless powerhouses, but it lacked a ruler of the Yin Realm.
The ruler of the Yin Realm had disappeared an unknown number of years ago.
If his child could become the ruler of the Yin Realm, his own status would also be elevated, and he might even ascend to a higher level.
As he thought of this, a flicker of excitement flashed in his eyes.
The Yin Realm Emperor, Ming Kun, nodded, "Father, I understand. When do we leave?"
"Now!"
"Father, you go first, your son will follow."
"Mmm!"
One after another, they disappeared from the Time Secret Realm.