Chapter 413: Half a Year Later
Above the ice plain, Yu Tianlin dragged the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm along and sped forward.
"Big Brother, where exactly are we going?" the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm asked helplessly. "This should be far enough, right?"
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm could tell that the human who had captured him was running around almost aimlessly. That was why he finally spoke up.
Hearing the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's words, Yu Tianlin surveyed the surroundings. Finding that this place seemed suitable enough, he stopped.
In front of him stood a steep ice mountain. Yu Tianlin dragged the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm to the sheltered side, then directly carved a hole into the ice mountain to serve as a temporary dwelling.
"We will stay here for a while."
Yu Tianlin dragged the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm into the ice cave, took out the last piece of ten thousand year cold marrow he had just stored in his storage spirit tool, and said, "During this time, you will first absorb this ten thousand year cold marrow and quickly break through the 900,000 year bottleneck."
Seeing Yu Tianlin take out the ten thousand year cold marrow again, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's small eyes immediately lit up.
Whether it counted as obsession or not, he had already consumed all the ten thousand year cold marrow in the entire cavern, yet this final piece still remained. It made him feel as if his heart were being scratched by a cat's paw. He desperately wanted to eat this last piece too.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had originally assumed that after obtaining such a Heaven and Earth Treasure, Yu Tianlin would definitely keep it for himself. He had never expected Yu Tianlin to actually give it to him.
Delay would only bring trouble. After receiving permission, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately pounced toward the last piece of ten thousand year cold marrow and prepared to start chewing.
"Wait a moment."
However, Yu Tianlin interrupted him.
Yu Tianlin's right hand transformed into a Dragon Claw. Without any visible movement, he broke the ten thousand year cold marrow apart, dividing it into two portions, one large and one small.
After storing away the larger portion, Yu Tianlin tossed the smaller piece to the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
"I can see that you are already very close to the bottleneck. You don't need the entire piece of ten thousand year cold marrow to achieve a breakthrough. This amount should be enough."
In the original novel, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had eaten all the ten thousand year cold marrow, cultivated for a period of time, and then reached the million year level.
This meant that after consuming all the ten thousand year cold marrow, his cultivation should have reached around 980,000 or 990,000 years.
However, Yu Tianlin did not need the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm to reach a level extremely close to one million years right now. A breakthrough to 900,000 years was enough, so there was no need to let him consume all the ten thousand year cold marrow.
After all, ten thousand year cold marrow was an extremely rare Heaven and Earth Treasure. Letting the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm waste all of it like this would truly be a pity.
Hearing Yu Tianlin say this, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's expression immediately stiffened.
"Uh... Big Brother, I don't think this small amount will be enough for me to break through to 900,000 years. Why don't you just give me all of it?"
"Still trying to fool me?"
Seeing that the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm refused to give up, Yu Tianlin stated directly, "Besides the eight golden patterns on your body, there are still many golden light spots. Judging from the density of those spots, they should be able to converge into the ninth golden pattern very soon."
Yu Tianlin instantly saw through his little scheme, causing the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm to click his tongue in regret.
Fine. A small piece was still better than nothing.
As long as I can break through to 900,000 years, perhaps my strength will greatly increase. Then I might be able to escape this human's control and even take back the remaining ten thousand year cold marrow.
Thinking this, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm no longer hesitated. He immediately pounced on the small piece of ten thousand year cold marrow and swallowed it whole.
As the ten thousand year cold marrow entered his belly, a faint blue light suddenly bloomed from the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's body. His small eyes became slightly dazed. After yawning, he simply lay down on the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
Yu Tianlin silently watched the changes taking place on the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's body.
Has he started absorbing the energy? I just don't know how long it will take. I hope he hurries up.
After confirming that the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was fine, Yu Tianlin ignored him and immediately began his own cultivation while waiting for the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's breakthrough.
However, what Yu Tianlin did not expect was that this wait would last half a year, causing him to consume most of the supplies he had originally prepared for the Extreme North Land.
If the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm did not wake up soon, he would have to start worrying about food.
"It's already been half a year. Why hasn't he woken up yet? Is absorbing such a small piece of ten thousand year cold marrow really that difficult?"
Looking at the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, who was still sound asleep in the exact same posture, Yu Tianlin could not help but frown.
He knew the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was weak, but he had never expected him to be this weak.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm grew by consuming ten thousand year cold marrow, so his control over his own energy was extremely poor. He could not even actively refine it and could only passively absorb it through sleep.
This efficiency was far too low. Who knew when he would finally finish?
Yu Tianlin was inevitably worried.
One had to know that after Qian Renxue returned to Spirit Hall and accepted the Legacy of the god of angels, she became a Deity in only five years.
Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan held a piece of angel god armor and had essentially blocked the final step, even if Qian Renxue could not immediately become a Deity, she would still reach level 99 after five years. This naturally placed considerable pressure on Yu Tianlin.
Out of the five most crucial years, he had actually spent half a year here waiting for the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
Although he felt restless, Yu Tianlin still took a deep breath and suppressed the feeling.
Speaking of which, he had not been waiting idly during this half year. He had also been cultivating.
After absorbing the Azure Dragon's spirit ring, his spirit power had reached the peak of level 85. Breaking through to level 86 had not taken much effort, and after cultivating for half a year, he had even reached level 87. He had definitely made progress.
"I'll wait another month. If there is still no movement after one more month, I can't keep waiting foolishly here."
However, just as Yu Tianlin had this thought, a change suddenly occurred on the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's body.
The faint blue light that had been continuously emitting from him vanished, replaced by brilliant golden light.
On the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's jade white body, eight golden patterns shone at the same time. Besides those eight golden patterns, there were also countless golden light spots.
The golden light spots gradually converged toward a single location, finally gathering beneath the eight golden patterns. After a burst of transformation, they finally formed the ninth golden pattern.
Nine golden patterns meant that the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's cultivation had finally broken through to the 900,000 year level.
"It's finally done."
Yu Tianlin breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when he thought this might drag on for even longer, the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly completed the breakthrough. To Yu Tianlin, this was certainly a pleasant surprise.
To be honest, if the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had really taken one or two years to absorb it, Yu Tianlin felt there was a high chance he would have simply killed him.
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