Chapter Thirty-Seven: Breakthrough

  In the room, Lin Dong sat on the bed, carefully taking out a wooden box from his bosom, and then picked up one of the yellow fruits with two fingers.

  Dihuang fruit exposed in the air, wafting a faint fragrance, intoxicating.

  Lin Dong gazed at the earth-yellow fruit, placed it in the center of his right palm, and then with a thought, a thread of yuan force flowed out from the yuan force seed, finally flowing into the stone symbol hidden in the flesh of his palm.

  "Hum!"

  As the yuan force surged in, the blurry symbols hidden under the skin of Lin's palm suddenly emitted a faint light. A thread of strange light seeped out from the pores on his palm and shone onto the yellow fruit.

  As the numerous rays of light shone down, the Huangguo suddenly withered rapidly, and finally, amidst the intertwining lights, it transformed into two deep yellow dan pills, quietly lying in Lindong's palm.

  Looking at this wonderful scene, Lin Dong's eyes were also filled with amazement, and his heart felt more mysterious about the stone symbol in his palm.

  "It's said that some extremely powerful individuals can use their spiritual energy to condense talismans, thereby granting them all sorts of divine effects. Could it be that this stone talisman was also born from such a process?"

  Lin Dong grasped the cool Dan pill, seemingly lost in thought. He had occasionally heard of such things, but they were still somewhat distant for him and even for Lin Xiao and others. As a result, he didn't know much about the outside world either.

  Compared with the mighty and boundless Flame Emperor Dynasty, Qingyang Town was simply too insignificant...

  "The outside world, I will eventually have to venture out into..."

  Lin Dong smiled slightly, with a faint sense of pride emerging in his heart. He believed that his final footsteps would not be limited to just Qingyang Town!

  "But for now, let's just focus on training first."

  The heroic spirit in Lin's heart was soon shattered by reality, he helplessly spread his hands, now he is not even considered top-notch in Qingyang Town, let alone the more exciting and dangerous outside world.

  He popped a deep yellow dan pill into his mouth, sat cross-legged on the ground, feeling the pure medicinal power spreading throughout his body like a river, and a smile also appeared at the corner of his mouth. Then he concentrated his mind and absorbed the medicinal power, continuously nourishing the yuan force seeds in his meridians.

  …

  Since Lin Dong took action to clean up the younger generation of the Xie family and finally fought against Lei Li without losing, his prestige among the younger generation of the Lin family has also risen rapidly, even surpassing that of Lin Xia and Lin Hong.

  Young people are always hot-blooded. In the past, when they clashed with the younger generation of the Lei and Xie families, they often ended up at a disadvantage, not only losing face but also being ridiculed. However, Lin Dong's rise to power has brought about a change in this situation. At least now, if the young people from the Lin family were to meet those from the Xie family again in Qingyang Town, their opponents would no longer dare to be as reckless and unscrupulous as before.

  As for this sudden surge in reputation, Lin Dong was noncommittal, spending most of his time cultivating, occasionally going down the mountain to the Lin family, and only strolling around the martial arts hall. Sometimes, when invited by other younger generations, he would also decline, not making a big show of himself in Qingyang Town.

  Under Lin Dong's low-key life, two months passed quietly...

  In these two months, Lin Dong's cultivation has not stopped for a moment. Under such hard work, the yuan force seed in his meridians has become more and more powerful and condensed. Sometimes when trying to break through the barrier of the dantian, he can also vaguely feel that the solid barrier is slightly shaking.

  Two months of cultivation, the original ten Dan pills refined from five pieces of Dihuang fruit and the two remaining Huoxue Zhidan pills were also squandered early on. Therefore, halfway through, Lin Dong had to go to the Trading Hall again, using Shifeng Ling liquid to exchange for ten three-grade spiritual herbs, which barely supported him for the next two months.

  Of course, when Lin Dong went to the Trading Hall again, he was also cautious and changed to another underground trading house. The Stone Talisman Spirit Liquid was related to the mysterious Stone Talismans, so it was always better to be careful.

  And in these two months, apart from Lin Dong's progress being quite good, Qing Tan's progress was even more astonishing.

  Perhaps it was due to that extraordinary physique, Qing Tan's cultivation didn't use too many spiritual medicines, yet his cultivation speed seemed to be only slightly inferior to Lin Dong who possessed the mysterious stone symbol.

  Within two months, Qingtan had entered the seventh stage of Tempering Body with an extremely smooth state. During this period, she did not undergo any particularly harsh training, but despite this, her body seemed to absorb the primal forces of heaven and earth at a speed that was far faster than ordinary people.

  Facing the strange state of Qingtan, Lin Dong also had a wooden face, and even when Lin Xiao returned home once, after learning about this matter, he could only have a stunned face. Thinking back and forth, they couldn't figure out what was going on, and in the end, they could only attribute this change to Qingtan's special physique.

  Although they were all quite perplexed, Lin Xiao and Lin Dong could still sense that Qing Tan's physique was not ordinary. This extraordinariness brought both joy and worry, so after discussing it, the father and son decided to temporarily let Qing Tan keep this secret, after all, who knew whether spreading it out would bring any trouble.

  In addition, after seeing Qingtan's cultivation speed was so rapid, Lin Dong also found some martial arts suitable for girls from the Lin Family Martial Arts Institute. He first used the Stone Symbol Light Shadow to slightly improve these martial arts before teaching them to Qingtan hand in hand, thus allowing her to possess some defensive power as well.

  …

  As the time of the hunt draws near, Qingyang Town is becoming more and more lively. Although there are still about two months to go before the hunt begins, this does not prevent many people from focusing their attention on it.

  Everyone knows that hunting is another kind of game among the several major forces in Qingyang Town. Every time there is a hunt, each force will take out some prizes, which are actually quite valuable. It's obvious that whoever wins these prizes will get to keep them. In previous hunts, the Lei and Xie families have used this opportunity to take away many coveted prizes from the Lin family and the Kuangdao Wuguan.

  And this time's hunt, naturally, also has many people guessing who the final winner will be, which of the four major forces it will be. Of course, among them, the most favored is still the Lei family, as the force with the deepest foundation in Qingyang Town. The Lei family has such capital, and at present, Lei Li's position as the number one young master in the town is still unshakeable.

  According to rumors, Lei Li is very likely to have truly set foot in the local domain before hunting, and if that's the case, the chances of the Lei family winning this hunt are almost 80%...

  Under the halo of Lei's power, the younger generation of the other three major forces seemed to be slightly overshadowed.

  …

  As for the discussions and speculations from the outside world, Lin Dong has always been quietly cultivating and naturally doesn't know about them. Even if he did know, he probably wouldn't pay much attention to them. Before seeing the results, any speculation is useless.

  In this quiet and diligent practice, Lin Dong's practice also made significant progress when the time passed to the middle of the second month. The barrier in his dantian was impacted nearly a hundred times within two months, and finally, after thorough preparation, he broke through it with one vigorous effort!

  When the yuan force seed, carrying Lin Dong's ecstatic emotions, broke through the obstacles and rushed into the dantian, Lin Dong could feel a transformation, as if it was evolving from deep within his body...

  That feeling is like a dragon rising into the sky and a fish entering the great ocean.