Chapter 502: Condensing All Techniques

"I never thought I could only escape by self-destructing." After being reborn, Lin Fan sighed deeply. This was his first self-destruction; if "Blood Drop Rebirth" hadn't worked back then, it would have been a trap.

Thus, Lin Fan was gambling on whether it would succeed.

But judging by the current situation, the rebirth went quite well, with no missing parts. The only headache for Lin Fan was that all the power within his body had been completely drained.

It seemed that the power required for rebirth was also enormous.

If a slightly stronger ancient beast appeared now, it could kill him. For safety, Lin Fan decided it was better to hide first.

Without much thought, Lin Fan dove directly into the ground, burying himself, and then began to activate the Divine Parasol Tree to replenish his power.

In the Ancient Saint Realm, the Divine Parasol Tree thrived like a fish in water, even more lush than in the Xuanhuang Realm, and its vitality surged.

Lin Fan knew that although he appeared strong now, he was actually very weak. If he encountered a true expert, he could barely save himself, but killing the opponent would be a pipe dream.

But this made Lin Fan very unhappy. He was a man with a system; mere cultivation levels shouldn't restrict him. If he couldn't kill enemies above his level, he would have lived in vain.

"This system is really stingy. Back when I stole my own peaches, it gave me a title. Now that I've even self-destructed, why isn't there any reward?"

Lin Fan felt that this time, the system was truly being stingy, not giving any benefits.

The feeling of self-destruction was not something anyone could bear; it was incredibly painful. In an instant, his entire body felt as if it were being torn apart, but the pain was only momentary and quickly disappeared.

"Ding, host's courageous self-destruction is admirable."

"Ding, reward: essential artifact for level-breaking—Wondrous Use of the Desolate Heavenly Stage."

"Uh..." Lin Fan was stunned, somewhat surprised by the sudden system notification, and felt a bit confused.

"It came? It really came?" Lin Fan had just been complaining about the system, but unexpectedly, it actually gave him a reward. Could it be that it sensed what he was thinking?

It also seemed a bit sorry and finally gave him a reward.

This possibility wasn't impossible. But in Lin Fan's view, it was fine; a reward was a reward. However, the name of the reward left him completely puzzled, not knowing what it meant.

Wondrous Use of the Desolate Heavenly Stage: The Desolate Heavenly Stage is the foundation for condensing the major stage of the Divine Heavenly Stage. It allows the condensation of true method seeds, preparing for the Divine Heavenly Stage.

Lin Fan knew that at the Desolate Heavenly Stage, one could condense all their life's learning into seeds. These seeds would individualize each technique, enhancing the power of the cultivated techniques.

For example, with "Invisibility Technique," if Lin Fan cultivated to the Desolate Heavenly Stage, he could condense the "Invisibility Technique" into a true method invisibility seed.

After successful condensation, the power of the technique would also greatly increase. Of course, the prerequisite for condensation was that the technique's level had been cultivated to a certain realm.

Now, Lin Fan, at the Cyan Heavenly Stage, could already condense seeds, which was unprecedented in the Ancient Saint Realm.

"Not bad, not bad..." At this moment, Lin Fan showed a joyful smile, feeling that this wasn't a loss.

In an instant, Lin Fan felt his mind suddenly become refreshingly clear, as if countless gods of wisdom were swirling in his mind, opening up a sea of wisdom and expanding his brain domain.

This feeling made Lin Fan slightly stunned. Some things he had never understood before now became clear.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably only need to glance at any technique to fully grasp its mysteries, and their cultivation speed would advance a thousand miles a day.

"Jackpot... I've really hit the jackpot." Lin Fan was so excited he didn't know what to do. He wanted to crawl out of the ground and dance to celebrate.

But soon, Lin Fan calmed down, because coming out now would be nothing short of suicide.

If he was unlucky enough to encounter an expert or an ancient beast, he wouldn't even know how he died.

Lying underground, Lin Fan originally wanted to start condensing technique seeds, but he found that the true essence required for condensation was too much. With his current empty body, let alone condensation, even using techniques was problematic.

Techniques like "Reverse the Situation" and "True Meaning: Destruction Kick" might seem like only one move, but only Lin Fan understood that when these techniques were used, the power consumed was as vast as an ocean.

For instance, "Reverse the Situation," commonly known as "Monkey Steals the Peach," although it was just a simple grab, the power contained in that grab was incredibly subtle. If not for the system, with Lin Fan's ability, it would have been absolutely impossible to upgrade this technique to such a level.

One day passed...

Lin Fan's eyes suddenly opened, a sharp light bursting forth, and the power within his body became abundant again.

With Lin Fan's current power, it was like a surging river, never drying up. But because of the self-destruction and subsequent rebirth, it had been completely drained, showing how much power "Blood Drop Rebirth" required.

It seemed that in the future, he needed to be more careful when killing enemies. Relying on this move to kill was still impossible.

But for saving his life, this move was a divine skill.

At this moment, Lin Fan did not plan to go out. Instead, he wanted to successfully condense the technique seeds. Hiding here was quite safe; if he went outside, it was hard to say what unexpected events might occur.

"Now, for the first seed, I'll go with 'Eternal Imperishability.'" Lin Fan knew that his strength was still far from truly dominating the universe, so he might as well increase his survival ability first.

"Condense."

Lin Fan activated "Eternal Imperishability." This body-tempering technique had been upgraded by Lin Fan to a level sufficient for successful condensation.

Suddenly, Lin Fan felt a force burst out from all over his body, coming from every direction.

These forces from all directions continuously merged, forming a vortex within his body.

"It really is difficult." Lin Fan found that condensing technique seeds consumed too much power.

Just the first step of forming the seed consumed a tenth of his power. It seemed that not everything was as simple and easy as he had thought.

But for Lin Fan, no matter how much it consumed, he had to succeed in condensing it. Only with stronger strength would he not be easily suppressed by others on his future path.

"Condense!"

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