Chapter 38: Pill Breakthrough

In the dormitory.

"Long Ye, you've been playing for a whole day and night, and you're still at it?"

When Yu Lin returned to the dormitory and saw Long Ye still battling at the computer, he couldn't help but tug at the corner of his mouth.

Fortunately, if Long Ye doesn't want others to see him, they simply can't; otherwise, coming in and finding a dragon clacking away at the keyboard would surely give them a fright.

You never know whether your teammate is a human, a dragon, or something else.

Long Ye heard his voice, stopped what he was doing, turned his head, and asked him:

"Is this RNG team really strong? They messaged me today and asked me to give it a try."

"And they mentioned that guy called Faker—though he's impressive, that's about it."

"I just made a slight move and got a solo kill."

"... People are gaming geniuses; how could they compare to you, Long Ye, this artifact?" Yu Lin said casually after hearing that.

He muttered to himself, "Running into Long Ye, this overpowered guy, is your bad luck."

"Fine, I'm bored of this. Hand me your ID, and I'll try that CS thing they mentioned or whatever."

Long Ye seemed to finish the current match; as the crystal exploded, the screen froze on the page of the strongest champion.

Yu Lin, while taking off his sweat‑soaked clothes, said, "It's in the drawer."

"Long Ye, didn't you say you wanted to restore your strength? No need to look for any treasures or the like to recover?"

"Or you think you can recover just by gaming."

Long Ye waved his claw: "Ah, just play for two days now."

"You............."

Before he could finish speaking, a knock sounded from outside.

The next moment.

It lunged straight at Yu Lin, entering the Ding Pattern on his chest.

"It's coming," Yu Lin, after pulling his shirt back on, rose to the doorway and opened the door.

Seeing them, he was quite surprised: "Director Zhang, Sister Chen, what brings you here?"

"Of course." Zhang Jiangping, accompanied by Chen Tian, walked in, sat on a chair, and said:

"Yu Lin, we just saw via the testing chamber's surveillance that you used crimson sword qi three times, each time cutting through chain‑shaped and indestructible alloy stakes."

"Even on the concentration stake it left a shallow mark............"

"We want to know when you discovered you had this ability? Or, was this a spell you accidentally learned?"

Yu Lin wasn't surprised; when he entered the testing chamber, he already guessed they'd learn of it through the surveillance.

How long can you hide? Better just call it a Heavenly Authority.

So he said directly, "It was at the moment I successfully drew Qi that I felt something."

Then, during the mid‑stage of drawing Qi, the feeling grew stronger.

"That's why I went to the testing chamber to check—was there a problem?"

"No problem?! You did great!" Zhang Jiangping laughed heartily, raised his hand to pat his shoulder, eyes full of fondness:

"Your case is a one‑in‑ten‑billion chance—you've awakened another Authority!"

"And it's an entirely new Authority!"

"Because among all known Authorities, none match your ability; the closest is the second‑tier Sword Heart, which can command all sword‑based weapons and make them emit Sword Aura."

"Although numerous, their power doesn't match your single‑shot."

"Very good, very good."

After another round of praise, his expression changed, and in a deep voice he said:

"So, we want to give you the right to name this Authority. What do you want to call it?"

Yu Lin pretended to ponder, and after a moment spoke:

"Chi Xiao."

"Crimson Sky Sword Qi, how about that?"

"Crimson Sky Sword Qi." Zhang Jiangping said aloud, clapped his hands: "Good!"

"It's simple and clear, and borrows the name of the Han founder's Snake‑slaying Sword—very fitting and great!"

"No wonder you're a talent who could score six hundred even under those circumstances!"

"Then that's the name!"

He stood up:

"Yu Lin, if you can lead them to crush America."

"I promise: I'll equip you with a set of Earth‑level gear and a Heaven‑level Weapon."

"This is my personal funding!"

"Do your best; I see in you the potential of the tenth group, even a future director of the Civil Affairs Bureau!"

"We won't disturb your rest; if you need anything, feel free to ask Old Chen."

After speaking, he walked toward the doorway with Chen Tian.

"Director Zhang, Sister Chen, take care." Yu Lin, after seeing them out, closed the door.

Only then did Long Ye emerge from the Ding Pattern, muttering in amazement, "Director Zhang, your strength is quite good."

"You could be a great general under Lao Yu."

"But I'm also puzzled—why does your era have so little 'Qi' left?"

"Xu Fu only opened the path of cultivation."

"Yet the 'Qi' between heaven and earth has always existed, can recover on its own; even if you absorb it, it shouldn't have diminished that much........."

Yu Lin shrugged his shoulders: "How would I know."

"Perhaps there's some guy who has cultivated to a certain level and fears others catching up to him or reaching the same level."

"He gathered all the Qi and stored it in one place?"

"We'll talk about it later."

"What you say isn't impossible," the Dragon Lord nodded, as if recalling some ancient tale, and gritted his teeth:

"Lao Yu once encountered a guy who was extremely shady."

"He collected toxins for ten years, forged them into poison fangs, hid in the water to ambush him… never mind, I won't say more; the Human Emperor doesn't die that easily."

It flicked its tail and flew to the Computer:

"Why hasn't my Computer arrived yet?"

"Soon, soon, I'll get it for you tomorrow."

"Alright."

Yu Lin saw it dive back into the Net World, and he got up and headed toward the bathroom.

After Wash, he began to cultivate.

He tossed a few cultivation pills into his mouth, then chugged the elixir.

Others drinking like that would develop drug toxicity and resistance.

But sorry, Yu Lin has Miracle within him.

Even late‑stage cancer can heal itself.

If it doesn't kill you, eat it to death!

Until the moment he stopped cultivating, his cultivation breakthrough completed Qi induction, and he leapt to the Lian Form!