Walker Of The Worlds

Chapter 3484: The Sixth Stage Of Aperture Linking Realm

The sun rose and fell repeatedly over the barren island, waves crashing endlessly against the jagged cliffs below. The skies shifted from clear blue to stormy gray and back again, yet Lin Mu remained unmoving atop the boulder, his posture steady, his expression locked in absolute concentration.

Immortal essence continued to pour from the pill in measured waves.

Lin Mu guided every drop into his Three Apertures.

He did not allow even a trace to escape.

By now, he had fully stabilized his position at the fifth stage of the Three Apertures Invoking Technique, the second stage of the Aperture Linking Realm. His apertures spun in harmony, vast vortexes connected by stable channels, their capacity far exceeding what they had once been.

Normally, advancing further would require painstaking precision.

The third stage of the Aperture Linking Realm demanded the formation of additional curving links, creating a more complex circulation network. A single mistake could cause the immortal essence to backflow, rupture an aperture, or worse, trigger a catastrophic explosion inside the body.

But Lin Mu was no longer blind.

He had seen Blueback’s apertures.

He had studied their structure, memorized the curvature, the flow rate, the balance between pressure and release. Where others would hesitate, Lin Mu had clarity.

And more importantly, he had resources.

The overflowing immortal essence granted him something few cultivators ever had.

He had a great luxury... The margin for error.

If he wasted some essence, it did not matter. If he had to dismantle a half formed link and rebuild it, he could. The pill provided a steady, unending supply, allowing Lin Mu to experiment, correct, and refine without fear.

Days blurred together.

A full week passed.

By then, Lin Mu had reached a critical juncture.

Nearly half of the Martial King Ascension Pill had been consumed.

Yet instead of weakening, the waves of immortal essence continued unabated. The pressure within his apertures grew heavier, denser, like vast oceans pressing against fragile shorelines.

Lin Mu understood immediately.

”This is not enough,” he muttered.

The existing flow was stable, but too gentle.

To form the final set of links required for the third stage of the Aperture Linking Realm, he needed a stronger, more forceful stream. A thin trickle of immortal essence wisps would not suffice.

He needed a flood.

Without hesitation, Lin Mu turned his attention inward and willed the runes in his stomach to intensify their digestion.

The response was immediate.

The obscure grey runes flared, their glow deepening as if acknowledging his command. They tightened around the pill like invisible hands, compressing it further.

The pill trembled violently.

Then it screamed.

Not audibly, but energetically.

HONG LONG

A thick, roaring stream of immortal essence burst free, far denser than before. It surged through Lin Mu’s meridians like molten metal poured into narrow channels, forcing his body to creak under the sudden load.

His muscles swelled visibly.

Veins stood out like coiled dragons beneath his skin.

The air around him distorted as the overflowing aura pressed outward, cracking the stone beneath him and sending fine debris tumbling into the sea.

Lin Mu clenched his teeth.

He did not allow a single thread of essence to escape.

Every drop was forced into his apertures.

Especially the top and bottom ones.

The middle aperture spun furiously, acting as a buffer, regulating the insane pressure and preventing the system from collapsing. Without it, the top and bottom apertures would have already ruptured under the sudden surge.

This time, the release was violent.

Normally, Lin Mu would carefully extract a few wisps of immortal essence, guide them with delicate precision, and slowly form the linking arcs.

Now, it was different.

It was as if a massive water tank had been punctured.

Immortal essence gushed out uncontrollably.

A flurry of glowing wisps erupted simultaneously from both the top and bottom apertures, threatening to scatter in all directions.

But Lin Mu was ready.

His mind sharpened to an unnatural degree.

He seized control.

WOONG!

With sheer will, he forced the rampant wisps into curved trajectories, bending their paths against their natural momentum. The strain was immense. His soul throbbed, veins of pain spreading through his consciousness as he wrestled with forces that would have crushed lesser cultivators instantly.

The wisps twisted.

They curved.

They connected.

SHUA SHUA.

One arc completed.

Then another.

The immortal essence locked into place, forming stable, luminous channels that bridged the apertures in complex, elegant patterns.

For a heartbeat, everything froze.

Then the system stabilized.

HUMMMM

A deep, resonant hum echoed from within Lin Mu’s body, spreading outward like ripples across still water. His aura surged explosively, richer and more profound than ever before.

The Three Apertures spun in perfect harmony.

The links glowed steadily.

Lin Mu had broken through!

Sixth Stage of the Three Apertures Invoking Technique!

He had entered the third stage of the Aperture Linking Realm.

At this moment, his body cultivation alone rivaled that of a Sixth Tribulation Stage Immortal.

The power was intoxicating.

Lin Mu exhaled slowly, a rare smile appearing on his face.

”I did it,” he murmured.

But the smile vanished almost immediately.

Because the pill was not finished.

Not even close.

Barely half of it had been consumed.

And now that his apertures had expanded further, the pill responded as if sensing the increased capacity.

WHOOSH.

WHOOSH.

WHOOSH.

The waves of immortal essence intensified again.

This time, Lin Mu felt it instantly.

There was no more space.

His apertures were full.

His meridians were saturated.

His flesh had reached its current limit.

The immortal essence had nowhere to go.

Pressure mounted.

Pain followed.

”ARGH!”

Lin Mu’s body began to tremble as excess energy slammed against his internal structure, threatening to tear it apart from the inside. His bones groaned. His organs strained. His skin flushed crimson as energy leaked through his pores in violent bursts.

This was no longer a breakthrough.

This was a calamity.

A single misstep now would result in complete internal collapse.

Lin Mu’s eyes snapped open, pupils contracting sharply as he realized the severity of the situation.