Adding Two More Beasts: Azure Sky Roc and Purple Marten
Breaking through to the late Heavenly Yuan Realm, the next step is the most crucial one.
Forming the Core!
To break through to the Core Formation Realm, the Yin and Yang Qi within the body must reach a balance and then fuse to form the core.
The Innate Yin Sha Qi and Innate Yang Gang Qi that Lin Yun absorbed are the strongest forms of Yin and Yang Qi, which will make it much more difficult for him to condense the Core.
The stronger the power, the harder it is to control.
The difficulty is equivalent to others fusing two ordinary flames, while Lin Yun is fusing two different flames, and the strongest two different flames at that. As for how difficult it is, just ask Xiao Yan next door and you'll know! However, the Core condensed after this fusion will also be more powerful.
Even within the Core Formation Realm, the quality of the Core is differentiated, generally divided into nine stars, with one star being the lowest and nine stars being the strongest.
What Lin Yun pursues is naturally the strongest Core.
Therefore, the upcoming Core formation is very important and cannot be rushed.
Currently, Lin Yun has only absorbed the Yin and Yang Qi into his Dantian and hasn't completely controlled it yet. Although he could try to condense the Core, there are risks, and if he rushes it, the quality of the condensed Core might be weakened.
Lin Yun doesn't want that to happen. He has already absorbed the strongest Yin and Yang Qi, so no matter what, he must condense the strongest Core to live up to the system's reward.
"Let's gain some experience first to solidify my strength, and also train the pet beasts. Their strength is falling a bit behind."
Lin Yun immediately made his next plan.
He brought Bao Zhen and the Three Little Tigers out this time precisely to train them properly, but it was delayed for a few days because of Xie Qian.
Now that Qingyang Town has no internal threats, the only hidden danger is the Bloodcloth Sect, which might come to investigate Gu Ying's death and thus suspect the Lin Clan.
However, it won't be that fast.
Lin Yun can develop for a while first.
"Xiong Wei, you guys come over!"
Lin Yun called Xiong Wei and another leader over and arranged for them to send people to Flame City to keep an eye on the Bloodcloth Sect. If the Bloodcloth Sect people set off for Flame City, they should light a wolf smoke to alert him.
When the Bloodcloth Sect mobilizes, there will definitely be a large number of people, making it easy to gather information.
After making the arrangements, Lin Yun picked up Qing Tan and entered the primeval forest with the four beasts.
Now, Qing Tan has completely become Lin Yun's real-life loli figurine, and he takes her wherever he goes.
And Qing Tan also likes this feeling very much. Following Lin Yun allows her to see many new and interesting things, which is much more fun than staying at home.
She is inherently a rather wild girl!
However, in the original work, she was always treated as a little sister by Lin Dong, suppressing her true nature. In the later stages, Qing Tan was very cool and domineering.
"Brother Lin Yun, come to the back."
On Bao Zhen's back, Qing Tan climbed from behind Lin Yun into his arms, letting Lin Yun sit behind while she personally controlled Bao Zhen.
"Alright, I'll indulge you."
Lin Yun dotingly gave up his seat to Qing Tan.
He just likes this wild spirit in the little loli.
"Charge!"
Qing Tan patted Bao Zhen's back and shouted loudly.
Bao Zhen's strength was still at the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
The Three Little Tigers, however, had already reached the late stage of the Earthly Yuan Realm. With the help of the pills refined by Red Spirit, their growth speed was extremely fast.
"You guys go hunting, I'll wait for you here."
Entering the depths, Lin Yun first found a place, set up a tent, and then sent the four beasts to hunt in the surroundings.
He, on the other hand, guided Qing Tan in her cultivation.
"Work harder, quickly break through to the Core Formation Realm, and directly surpass your Brother Lin Dong."
Lin Yun encouraged Qing Tan and taught her martial arts hand in hand.
"Hmph, I will definitely surpass Brother Lin Dong and beat him down, so he won't dare to look down on me anymore."
A look of longing appeared on Qing Tan's small face as she fantasized about beating Lin Dong down.
Lin Dong was a bit of a chauvinist. He always doted on Qing Tan as a sister, subconsciously weakening her and thinking that Qing Tan would always be someone who needed his protection.
While there was nothing wrong with this, for the strong-willed Qing Tan, it was obviously uncomfortable in her heart. She didn't want to become a burden.
It was precisely because he understood Qing Tan's personality that Lin Yun motivated her to cultivate in this way.
If it weren't for the Stone Talisman's help, Lin Dong's cultivation speed would definitely not be able to compare with Qing Tan's. In terms of talent, Qing Tan was even better.
Now, with Lin Yun helping Qing Tan, he had a divine-grade Alchemy Furnace and was not lacking in resources. When Qing Tan was tired from cultivating, Lin Yun would give her pills to eat.
In terms of martial arts, Lin Yun's martial arts attainments were close to the Dao, even more powerful than the martial arts evolved by the Stone Talisman.
If the Qing Tan I cultivate surpasses the Lin Dong cultivated by the Ancestral Stone, wouldn't that be even more interesting?
Lin Yun couldn't help but think with a touch of malicious humor.
"Oh right, Brother Lin Yun, don't you need to absorb Yang Gang Qi in the Heavenly Yuan Realm? If you don't let me absorb Yang Gang Qi, how can I break through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm?" Qing Tan asked the doubt in her heart.
She had been stuck at the late Earthly Yuan Realm for some time, but Lin Yun had consistently prevented her from absorbing Yang Gang Qi.
"Cultivation realms are only for the majority of people, and the cultivation system wasn't naturally occurring; it was created by someone and isn't fixed."
"Your physique is different from ordinary people. Innate Yin Sha Qi is naturally a part of your body, and it's an inseparable and indispensable part. If you absorb Yang Gang Qi, it will impact your body and be counterproductive."
"It's like you yourself are a block of ice; if fire approaches you, you will melt."
"Therefore, you cannot completely copy the current cultivation system."
Lin Yun explained to Qing Tan. He understood Qing Tan better than she understood herself.
"If I don't cultivate the Heavenly Yuan Realm, what should I do?" A big question mark appeared over Qing Tan's small head.
Lin Yun smiled, "Skip it and cultivate the Core Formation Realm directly."
"Use the Innate Yin Sha Qi within your body to directly condense an Yin Core."
"Haven't you noticed? The Innate Yin Sha Qi in your body is actually already stronger than that of other late Earthly Yuan Realm cultivators. Even early Heavenly Yuan Realm cultivators are not your match."
"Really?" Qing Tan's face lit up with surprise.
"Naturally, it's true. I wouldn't lie to you," Lin Yun's eyes were full of affection.
"Then I'll keep working hard!"
Qing Tan was even more motivated to cultivate. Cultivating Innate Yin Sha Qi came easily to her; she just needed to refine the power within her body and didn't need to bother absorbing it from outside.
Besides teaching Qing Tan martial arts, Lin Yun also didn't stop cultivating himself.
He still had the Pure Yuan Finger, Mystic Thunder Step, and Mystic Gate Seal, three martial arts that hadn't reached max level. Additionally, he had the Beast Taming Art, Insightful Eye Technique, and Transformation God Needle, three mental secret techniques to level up.
Bao Zhen led the Three Little Tigers on various hunts. The demonic beasts they hunted were given to Red Spirit to refine into Blood Pills, which were used to enhance their strength.
Now, only Blood Pills refined from Heavenly Yuan Realm demonic beasts had a significant effect on them.
Therefore, their hunting targets were generally not weak, and they returned from hunting every day covered in injuries.
Occasionally, when they encountered demonic beasts they couldn't defeat, they would call for Lin Yun's support.
During this time, they continuously ventured deeper and moved between different locations.
Lin Yun's Insightful Eye Technique also grew stronger, and he discovered several more ore veins. Although they weren't Yang Yuan Stone mines, they weren't bad either, and he noted down their locations one by one.
Time passed day by day.
[Task: Cultivate Pure Yuan Finger to the pinnacle of perfection. Reward: Intermediate Finger Technique Talent +1. Completed. Claim reward?]
[Task: Cultivate Mystic Thunder Step to the pinnacle of perfection. Reward: Intermediate Movement Technique Talent +1. Completed. Claim reward?]
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[Task: Cultivate Mystic Gate Seal to completion. Reward: Elementary Seal Technique Talent. Completed. Claim reward?]
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In the blink of an eye, Lin Yun and the others had been cultivating in the forest for a month.
This month!
Bao Zhen successfully broke through to the late Heavenly Yuan Realm.
The Three Little Tigers also broke through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
Qing Tan made significant progress. Although she was still in the late Earthly Yuan Realm, her strength was comparable to the mid Heavenly Yuan Realm.
Lin Yun cultivated the Pure Yuan Finger and Mystic Thunder Step to the pinnacle of perfection.
The Mystic Gate Seal reached completion.
The Beast Taming Art and Insightful Eye Technique also reached completion.
The Transformation God Needle, having integrated the proficiency from previous mental manipulation, caught up and directly reached the pinnacle of perfection.
In addition to progress in martial arts, Lin Yun also surveyed five ore veins.
Four of them were metal ore veins, and one was a Yang Yuan Stone mine.
With these ore veins, it would be difficult for the Lin Clan not to prosper.
Furthermore, he acquired two demonic beasts.
Because he had mutated Blood Pills, Lin Yun specifically instructed Bao Zhen and the Three Little Tigers to keep an eye out for special demonic beasts during their hunts.
After a month, Lin Yun found two good demonic beasts: an Azure Sky Roc and a purple marten.
The Azure Sky Roc was fighting another flying beast in the air and had its wing injured, causing it to fall into the forest. Lin Yun rescued it.
The purple marten was encountered by Little Flame. Its speed was extremely fast, and the Three Little Tigers chased it for five days before finally catching it.
The bloodlines of the two beasts were slightly stronger than those of the Fire Python Tiger and Black Iron Demon Leopard. After reaching adulthood, they might reach the Core Formation Realm.
However, both beasts were currently only in the Earthly Yuan Realm.
Lin Yun valued the fact that they hadn't reached adulthood yet, because this increased the chance of successful mutation.
After successfully planting a mental imprint using the Beast Taming Art, Lin Yun gave the two beasts Blood Marrow Pills.
The Azure Sky Roc successfully awakened a mutated bloodline! The purple marten's bloodline did not mutate, but its bloodline was enhanced, just like the two leopards.
A fifty percent success rate is already quite good.
After all, mutated bloodlines aren't that easy to obtain.
He still had mutated Blood Pills on hand and would try again later.
Lin Yun named the two beasts Little Green and Little Purple.
"I've been out for so long, and the Bloodcloth Sect still hasn't attacked. Do they not want to avenge Gu Ying?"
Lin Yun had been keeping an eye on the direction of Mount Blazing Flame but hadn't seen any smoke signals.
He had agreed with Xiong Wei that once a large force from the Bloodcloth Sect left Flame City, Xiong Wei would light a smoke signal to warn him.
"The Bloodcloth Sect probably hasn't realized Gu Ying is dead yet."
Gu Ying's body was left in the deep mountains and old forests by him, and no one knew. The Bloodcloth Sect would discover Gu Ying's disappearance, then investigate Xie Qian, then the Xie Family and Lei Family, and finally discover that the beneficiary was the Lin Clan.
These processes all take time.
"Let's go back to Ironwood Manor first. I've been out for over a month."
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Two days later! Lin Yun and Qing Tan returned to Ironwood Manor.
"Yun'er, why were you out for so long? We couldn't find you anywhere, which made us very worried." Lin Zhentian came to see Lin Yun as soon as he heard he was back. Seeing Lin Yun safe and sound, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Lin Yun saw that Lin Zhentian seemed a bit anxious and asked,
"Grandpa, did something happen?"
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