On a quiet mountain rock, Lin Dong sat peacefully. The surrounding heaven and earth continuously emanated more Yuan Power, which then steadily flowed into Lin Dong's body.
Before Lin Dong lay ten dark red Yang Yuan Pills. Every half an hour, Lin Dong's mouth would open, and a pill would automatically fly into it.
Each time a pill entered his body, a faint wisp of white mist rose from the top of Lin Dong's head. A strange fragrance emanated from within this mist.
This quiet cultivation lasted for about five hours. Lin Dong's tightly closed eyes slowly opened. A ball of white mist spewed from his throat. At the same time, an extremely peculiar low rumble, like thunder, emanated from within his body—it was the sound of his bones and internal organs.
"Middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm."
The sound that emanated was due to the Yuan Power fluctuations from within Lin Dong's body, which had become much stronger. A bright smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. After two months of cultivation, he had finally successfully entered the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
Lin Dong was not surprised by this smooth advancement. Not to mention his efforts and hard work, within these two months alone, he had consumed ten Yang Yuan Pills almost every day to supply his cultivation. Of course, all these Yang Yuan Pills were refined by himself using the Stone Talisman.
Consuming ten Yang Yuan Pills a day, if converted to Yang Yuan Stones… that would be one hundred pieces lost per day. Such consumption could be described as utterly luxurious. Not to mention Qingyang Town, even looking across Yan City, there might not be many people with such abundant financial resources.
And with such extravagant spending, if he hadn't advanced to the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm within two months… it would be utterly incomprehensible, though only Lin Dong himself realized this.
"Whoosh!"
After completing his cultivation, Lin Dong stood up and whistled into the forest. Immediately, a fiery red shadow shot out like lightning. In these short two months, Xiao Yan's physique hadn't changed much, but a faint aura emanated from its body… an aura that even a Heavenly Yuan Realm expert like Lin Xiao could sense as a hint of danger. According to Lin Zhengtian, Xiao Yan was now a true demonic beast.
Lin Dong knew that this enormous change was likely related to the red pearl it had swallowed before. However, seeing that Xiao Yan was only growing rapidly and showed no other abnormalities, he felt somewhat relieved.
Lin Dong stroked the warm fur on Xiao Yan's body, then tapped his toes on the rock. His body shot forward, rushing down the mountain. His speed was truly astonishing. You are reading this novel at – http://xtruyen.vn
At this moment, if someone observed carefully, they would discover that Lin Dong's soles were about half an inch above the ground!
This wasn't running; it was flying!
It was as if something was lifting him up.
This invisible enhancement was, of course, Lin Dong's mental energy. Two months ago, ever since he absorbed the energy from that strange demonic flower, his mental energy had greatly increased. Now, he had also discovered that mental energy had many wonderful uses, and furthermore, his control over mental energy had begun to become smooth and effortless, like flowing water and drifting clouds.
However, since there was no one to guide or instruct him, Lin Dong's use of mental energy was still at a rudimentary level. Although he knew that if he could fully unleash this ancient power, it would undoubtedly be extremely potent, he lacked a good teacher, so he could only grope his way forward step by step. This gave him a bit of a headache.
One person and one beast swiftly descended the mountain, then plunged into the mineral vein at the foot of the mountain. After a while, winding through several crevices, they arrived at the strange patch of land they had discovered that day.
Ever since Lin Dong demonstrated his ability to refine the violent Yanggang Qi in the mountain cave, for these past two months, almost three times a day, Lin Dong would refine some Yanggang Qi and then infuse it into Lin Zhengtian's body.
Therefore, during this period, Lin Zhengtian was almost in a state of complete secluded cultivation. Each time he received the pure Yanggang Qi transmitted by Lin Dong, he would immediately enter secluded cultivation. He would only emerge after fully absorbing the Yanggang Qi, then absorb more, then enter secluded cultivation again, repeating this cycle...
After Lin Dong entered the mountain cave, he indeed saw Lin Zhengtian already sitting cross-legged on a large rock. He smiled, not wasting words, and jumped to sit behind Lin Zhengtian. His right palm flicked into the empty air, and a surge of suction erupted, drawing in the violent Yanggang Qi. His left hand, meanwhile, was placed on an acupoint on Lin Zhengtian's back, continuously refining the Yanggang Qi before infusing it into Lin Zhengtian's body.
Each infusion took one hour.
"Hoo..."
Feeling the suction emanating from Lin Zhengtian's body gradually weaken, Lin Dong let out a long sigh, feeling a little tired. Doing this tedious task was not comfortable at all. If his mental energy hadn't greatly increased today... he probably wouldn't have been able to persevere until now.
"Dong'er, you've worked hard."
Lin Zhengtian's eyes had also opened. Within his pupils, two streams of light with different bright colors flowed, like the Yin and Yang energies, revealing an exceptionally peculiar sight. He turned his head to look at Lin Dong's somewhat tired face, and couldn't help but sigh softly, saying.
Lin Dong smiled faintly, then softly said, "Grandfather, how much longer until you can break through?"
"Give me two more months, then I'll try," Lin Zhengtian said in a deep voice, a glint of light beginning to flicker in his eyes.
Lin Dong nodded. Lin Zhengtian had been stuck at the late stage of the Tianyuan Realm for over ten years. Now, having absorbed so much pure Yanggang Qi, a breakthrough was merely a matter of opportunity.
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Qingyang Town – Trading Post.
Lin Dong slowly walked along the bustling streets, his eyes paying no attention to the people or the shops on either side. Because Lin Zhengtian's seclusion had lasted too long, the Ironwood Manor had recently been handed over to Lin Keng and Lin Mang to manage. As for Lin Xiao, he managed a small portion of the Lin family's assets in Qingyang Town. Lin Dong, having just broken through to the middle stage of the Heavenly Origin Realm, had slowed down his cultivation schedule a bit, so he had also come here to help with some tasks.
Of course, although he was said to be helping, he actually didn't do much, so he quickly found himself idle. At this moment, he was planning to go to the Underground Trading Market once again.
Familiar with the route, after turning through a few streets, Lin Dong took a bamboo hat from his Qiankun Bag and put it on his head. Only then did he enter a place within the Trading Market, the most important area in the underground trading center.
Having visited this place several times before to exchange spirit medicines, Lin Dong was quite familiar with it. He walked into a somewhat gloomy corridor, but he didn't stop at the few trading rooms on either side. Instead, he went straight to the deepest part, finally stopping before a rather spacious open area. This was a place that occupied a considerable area in the underground trading market, now appearing before his eyes.
There were quite a few people in the market at this time, but everyone wore bamboo hats, making it impossible for others to clearly see their faces. The underground trading market was indeed more strictly secretive than the one above. In other words, most of the items here could not be revealed outside, and because of this, the quality of the items was slightly better than those above ground.
Lin Dong moved through the market, his gaze constantly sweeping over the items on the surrounding stalls. Although there were many spirit medicines here, most of them had not surpassed the Third Grade. For Lin Dong currently, spirit medicines of Third Grade and below were not very useful. Those of Third Grade and above, although their efficacy surpassed that of Yangyuan Pills, were very scarce. Lin Dong's purpose for this trip was to hopefully find a few Fourth Grade spirit medicines here.
He walked along, seeing many Third Grade spirit medicines, but not a single Fourth Grade spirit medicine yet. However, Lin Dong was not anxious. This underground trading market always saw a large volume of transactions. Although Fourth Grade spirit medicines were rare, they were not entirely absent.
Holding such thoughts, Lin Dong slowly walked deeper into the market. Then, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and his gaze fell upon a nearby stall. At this moment, a brilliantly colored item was displayed on the stone shelf, appearing within Lin Dong's sight. At the center of that stone shelf was a dried, verdant root.
Greenwood Spirit Root – Fourth Grade Spirit Medicine.
Finally seeing a Fourth Grade spirit medicine, Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief. He then stepped forward, his hand just about to reach for the herb, when the spiritual energy in his Niwan Palace suddenly trembled slightly.
Even though this tremor was very subtle, Lin Dong still detected it. Immediately, his eyebrows twitched, and his gaze subtly swept to the side. The corner of his eye fell directly upon an ancient piece of wood on a verdant cloth on the adjacent stall.