At Wuling City, in a standalone courtyard by the riverside. 0

Lin Zheyu sat cross-legged beneath the shade of a tree, eyes closed as he contemplated the mysteries of the golden runes on his body. It had been more than a month since he last encountered Fan Hongwei of the Soaring Cloud Pavilion, and he had fully digested the remaining portions of the Profound Exposition of Totems.0

Now, his understanding of demonic patterns and barbarian totems far surpassed what it once was. After systematically studying both, Lin Zheyu began attempting to analyze the golden runes and the golden body totem on his body. The golden runes had formed after cultivating demon arts, created through the combined effects of forced recovery by Origin Force and the golden energy within him.0

As for the golden body totem, it had formed after integrating the Saha Scripture during the process of constructing the totem. Under a convergence of circumstances, it triggered the demonic patterns' rule-based Dao resonance hidden within the golden runes, causing it to appear on its own. 0

Neither of these manifestations had been under Lin Zheyu's control. Previously, due to insufficient strength and a lack of...0