Watching the powder fall from his palm, Lin Dong's expression changed drastically. However, just as he was flustered, he discovered that a ray of light suddenly shot out from the flesh in his palm. The light eventually gathered, condensing into a thumb-sized, fiery red pill.
Looking at the fiery red pill that appeared in his palm, Lin Dong's eyelids twitched violently a few times. He was recalling the Stone Talisman's strange ability. Judging by this, the Stone Talisman must have automatically refined the three Yang Yuan Stones.
With a slight curl of his lips, Lin Dong discreetly slipped the pill into his sleeve. His gaze darted around, and after seeing that no one had witnessed this incident, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he reached out and grabbed the three Yang Yuan Stones, turned, and ran out of the ore vein. Just as he was about to enter the forest, he shouted to Lin Xiao, "Father, I'm taking a few Yang Yuan Stones to play with!"
After shouting, Lin Dong didn't wait for Lin Xiao's reply and swiftly fled.
"This brat..."
Watching Lin Dong's retreating figure, Lin Xiao shook his head helplessly and didn't pay it any mind. Today, Lin Dong was extremely important to the Lin family, almost more so than himself. No one would say anything if he wanted to take a few Yang Yuan Stones.
Lin Dong left the ore vein and returned to his room, swiftly closing the door tightly. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, and the fiery red pill reappeared in his sight.
Compared to the pills refined from Grade Three spirit herbs last time, this pill was undoubtedly even smoother and more lustrous. Within this fiery red pill, a powerful energy seemed to be contained, making one feel warm.
"Could this be the Yang Yuan Pill that Father mentioned?" Lin Dong caressed the faintly warm red pill, muttering in surprise.
Lin Xiao had previously said that the so-called Yang Yuan Pill was a pill that a select few powerful cultivators refined from Yang Yuan Stones. And the Stone Talisman's actions were very similar to theirs.
"However, Father also said that refining one Yang Yuan Pill requires ten Yang Yuan Stones, but clearly the Stone Talisman only used three earlier?"
Lin Dong furrowed his brows tightly. If this pill was indeed a Yang Yuan Pill, then there was only one reason: the refining efficiency of this mysterious Stone Talisman had reached an astonishing level. Others needed ten Yang Yuan Stones to refine one Yang Yuan Pill, but it only needed three to successfully refine a Yang Yuan Pill. This efficiency was three times that of others!
Thinking of this, even Lin Dong was somewhat moved. If this matter were to spread, it would likely cause no small stir. Of course, after that stir, the result would be that he might be captured by some major forces, then locked in a dark room, refining Yang Yuan Pills daily.
Lin Dong wiped away a cold sweat, then suddenly looked at the three Yang Yuan Stones in his chest. Does that mysterious Stone Talisman truly possess such a function? Wouldn't he know if he just tried it one more time?
As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, Lin Dong did not hesitate. He directly took out the three Yang Yuan Stones from his chest and placed them all in his right palm.
"Whoosh!"
As the three Yang Yuan Stones rested in his right palm, a ray of light once again shot out from his flesh and blood. As this light shone down, the Yang Yuan Stones visibly dimmed at a speed discernible to the naked eye. In a mere few seconds, they once again turned into powder.
And as the Yang Yuan Stones turned to powder, the light condensed, and a fiery red elixir once again appeared in Lin Dong's hand.
"It really is like this..."
Lin Dong stared at the elixir in astonishment, unable to help but take a deep breath, his expression extremely solemn.
"It seems I really can't let this secret out."
With a soft sigh, Lin Dong could only give a wry smile. Perhaps some true powerful cultivators also possessed the ability to increase refining efficiency like this, but he was different. He was not a powerful cultivator now; if he were to display this ability, it would surely not elicit admiration, but only disaster. This disaster could even implicate the Lin family.
"First, let's try this Yang Yuan Elixir and see what abilities it possesses."
Lin Dong shook his head, calming his mind. Then he took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the bed. However, he did not immediately consume the Yang Yuan Elixir. Instead, he first circulated the Qing Yuan Gong, absorbing a wisp of Yuan Power from the heavens and earth, tempering his body, and strengthening his Dantian.
This quiet cultivation lasted for about an hour, after which Lin Dong finally put the Yang Yuan Elixir into his mouth.
"Boom!"
As the Yang Yuan Elixir entered his body, Lin Dong's ears buzzed for a moment. Immediately, a warm, tide-like energy rapidly spread throughout Lin Dong's body. This energy was rich yet not violent, and moreover, it seemed very easy to absorb. The warmth made his entire body feel as if he were soaking in a hot spring, incredibly comfortable.
The warm energy circulated along his meridians, continuously permeating his bones, meridians, and flesh along the way, finally pouring into his Dantian.
"Rumble!?!..."
As the tide-like energy poured into his Dantian, Lin Dong could clearly feel the Yuan Power within his Dantian rapidly growing stronger. Afterwards, there was even a crisp sound emanating from it.
"Hoo..."
As the Yuan Power in his Dantian grew stronger, a faint white mist even rose from the top of Lin Dong's head. After a long while, his body, which had been motionless, also began to tremble violently. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and brilliant Yuan Power, uncontrolled, surged around his body like ripples on water.
"Earth Yuan Stage late-phase!"
Feeling the powerful Yuan Power gushing from his Dantian, Lin Dong could hardly conceal the ecstatic joy on his face. His strength, which had shown no change after more than two months of cultivation, had finally successfully broken through at this moment.
In a short span of about five months, Lin Dong had progressed from the early-phase of the Earth Yuan Stage to the late-phase of the Earth Yuan Stage. This level of cultivation speed was enough to make anyone gape in astonishment.
That Lin Langtian of the Lin clan took two years to advance from the Earth Yuan Stage to the Sky Yuan Stage. Although the difficulty of advancing from the late Earth Yuan Stage to the Sky Yuan Stage is not small, Lin Dong was confident that he could truly break through to the Sky Yuan Stage within one year.
Lin Dong's innate talent was already not bad, and coupled with his extremely resolute and diligent personality, as well as the mysterious Stone Talisman, his cultivation speed was like a tiger with wings. Therefore, his cultivation at this speed was not considered strange.
"As expected of the Yang Yuan Pill..."
Lin Dong tilted his head and exhaled a puff of white mist. A feeling of comfort permeated his bones. He half-closed his eyes and murmured to himself.