Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

Looking at the anxiety furrowed between their brows and the unconscious clenching of their clothes,

Lin Quan smiled and stepped forward, spreading his arms to pull all three of them into his embrace, holding them firmly in his arms.

After a long while, he finally relaxed, raising his eyes to scan the three faces filled with concern, his gaze calm and resolute:

"Don't worry, I'm more afraid of dying than anyone else..."

"The three of you are still here waiting for me, how could I bear to let you go?"

Before he could finish speaking, Qiao Jingjing glared at him, her eyes piercingly bright:

Stop being so glib! Now is not the time for empty talk—

"Now that you've made up your mind, focus all your energy on devouring all the spirit rings!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she flicked her fingertips, and an invisible mental force suddenly burst forth, like a choking net, making Lin Quan unable to even breathe properly.

He smiled helplessly, his gaze sweeping over the three pretty faces before he calmed his mind and focused intently on the churning dark soul ring.

He sat down cross-legged, not rushing forward, but closing his eyes to regulate his breathing, slowly activating the Formless Divine Skill—

When Qi and blood return to their source, and the spirit is focused inward, the essence, Qi, and spirit surge back like a tide, pushing layer upon layer to the peak.

Once his breathing had returned to normal, he reached out and gestured gently.

Swah——

The spirit ring arrived as summoned, and the moment it touched him, Lin Quan's back trembled violently!

Four ancient soul rings suddenly appeared beneath his feet, red, blue, black, and white, colliding violently with a tearing force that almost snapped his bones inch by inch!

"snort!"

He gave a low shout in his heart, and the Formless Divine Skill instantly reversed, like a giant palm pressing down on waves—

The turbulent flow of attributes was forcibly suppressed, the agitation gradually subsided, and it returned to dormancy.

Qiao Jingjing and the other two held their breath and stared until the heart-wrenching tearing sensation completely dissipated before quietly loosening their nails that were digging into their palms.

Time slips by silently.

As the fifth spirit ring sank completely into his body, the power of the five elements converged fiercely—

The five suspended, dark halos of light suddenly trembled, pulling, rotating, and converging on each other...

The next moment, without any warning, they merged together with a roar!

There was no thunderous explosion, no sweeping shockwave.

The five jet-black soul rings collapsed and were tempered in an instant, transforming into a single, blood-red soul ring that hung above Lin Quan's head!

Upon closer inspection, two golden lines, like dragons, meander around the body, gleaming brightly.

"It's done!"

The three of them brightened up, their hearts finally settled, and smiles, like spring water breaking through ice, quietly spread across their eyes and brows.

Just as the soul ring transformed into a blood-red color, deep within Lin Quan's dantian, the Formless True Qi suddenly boiled, surging like a river bursting its banks!

"I've broken through..."

hum-

A low groan exploded from the depths of his very bones!

The thin, almost impenetrable barrier that held him at the peak of his cultivation was like snow meeting the scorching sun, silently crumbling away.

The innate state of being is achieved naturally!

In an instant, clouds gathered above the top of his head, and a visible vortex of spiritual energy suddenly formed—

The vital energy of heaven and earth from all directions surged back like rivers flowing into the sea, pouring into all the acupoints of his body!

"Tsk tsk... How unexpected! My husband has actually used this opportunity to step into the threshold of the Innate Realm!"

"The convergence of the five elements has actually given rise to such a strange phenomenon..."

"I wonder what Quan-ge's new soul skill will look like?"

The three of them gazed at the ever-surging vortex of spirit, their exclamations of amazement rising and falling.

Nearly half an hour later, the vortex slowly dissipated, and the aura of the forest and spring changed from surging to restrained, as steady as a deep pool.

He lifted his eyelids, his vision still blurry—

Two figures, like swallows returning to the forest, carrying warmth and fragrance, rushed straight into his arms.

It was Wang Yuyan and Zhu Zhuqing.

Only Qiao Jingjing stood to the side, a faint smile on her lips, quietly watching him without moving.

Feeling the soft warmth of the two beauties in his arms, after a long while—

The two seemed to wake from a dream, their cheeks flushed slightly, and they gently broke free.

"We...we're just a little worried..."

"Now that I see Brother Quan is safe and sound, I feel relieved..."

Seeing their lowered eyes and hesitant expressions,

Lin Quan's lips curled up slightly, the smile not reaching his eyes, but already spreading quietly.

After a while, their breathing stabilized and their expressions returned to normal.

At this moment, Qiao Jingjing's mind stirred slightly, and her spiritual energy probed out in wisps—

Swish!

A piece of soul bone, entirely crimson and translucent like glass, detached from the body in response!

It came from the corpse of that ferocious beast that resembled a dragon and had been cultivated for over 60,000 years!

Trunk bones!

Among the six great soul bones, this treasure is second only to the external bones and the skull!

It is also a genuine 60,000-year-old torso bone!

This is the second soul bone that Lin Quan and his group have obtained after days of hard work!

Swish!

His gaze swept over the soul bone for only a moment.

Lin Quan's gaze was already locked onto the lying remains of the giant beast, as sharp as a hawk's.

This reaction...

It was as if that rare soul bone was far less important to him than the fleshy corpse before him.

Its dragon-shaped body, tens of meters long, is covered with gnarled veins and shimmering scales.

After tens of thousands of years of cultivation, though not as powerful as the legendary dragons that could ride the clouds,

But it is indeed true that it carries a trace of the bloodline of an ancient dragon!

"We can't taste real dragon meat yet..."

"But the body of this soul beast imbued with dragon's breath is indeed a rare treat."

Before he finished speaking, his mind stirred—

The enormous corpse was as if seized by an invisible hand and suddenly disappeared into the space within the mirror.

"Let's go! We can talk as we retreat!"

After collecting the body, seeing that Qiao Jingjing and the other two were about to ask questions,

Lin Quan didn't hesitate; he raised his hand, beckoned, and turned to leave.

The hunting just now was extremely noisy, shaking the leaves in the forest to fall.

The extraordinary phenomena he triggered when he broke through to the Innate Realm were even more pronounced—

The vital energy surged and the spiritual energy swirled, just like rare and precious treasures breaking through the soil!

With such a display of power, how could it not alarm the surrounding area?

Sure enough, the four of them had only gone a short distance when a piercing eagle cry that seemed to split the clouds and shatter rocks suddenly rang out in the sky!

Looking up, a hurricane eagle with wingspans exceeding ten feet was hurtling towards the battlefield with a sharp whistling sound that seemed to tear through the air!

"A hurricane eagle with at least 80,000 years of cultivation..."

Zhu Zhuqing stared at the giant shadow hovering in the air, her expression darkening, and spoke in a low voice.

No matter how strong the land-based spirit beasts are, the four of them can still manage to defend themselves.

Only those with bloodlines as powerful as a hundred-thousand-year-old giant or the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which defy the heavens, are truly something they avoid at all costs.

But birds of prey are different—their wingspan can reach thousands of miles, their dives are like thunder, and they have an absolute advantage in speed and visibility!

Even though Qiao Jingjing could fly, she could only admit defeat when facing this veteran overlord.

"Let's find a quiet place to rest first!"

Lin Quan decisively withdrew his aura, and the four figures swept through the forest like the wind, speeding away.

Nearly half an hour later, they had run dozens of miles away, far from the site of the fierce battle.

They finally found a secluded spot to settle down deep within the canopy of a towering ancient banyan tree.

"The Starry Sky Forest is indeed fraught with danger at every turn..."

As soon as they stood still, Qiao Jingjing and the other two exchanged glances, breathed a sigh of relief, and blurted out.

After catching their breath, all three pairs of eyes turned to Lin Quan simultaneously.

"Husband (Brother Quan), can your body handle it?"

Meeting the three concerned gazes, Lin Quan smiled and gestured for them to sit down.

After the three were seated, he slowly began to speak:

"The effect of gathering all five elemental soul rings is even more astonishing than I expected..."

Previously, for each spirit ring absorbed, the power of thunder would fuse with one more attribute;

Before the five elements are fully formed, thunder is only in its initial form.