Switching Cultivation Methods

Lin Yuan understood the moment he saw Qing Lin's expression. It seemed Qing Lin's mental age was still much higher than Zi Yan's.

Ever since the day Xiao Yi Xian left, after Qing Lin saw Xiao Yi Xian kiss Lin Yuan on the cheek before departing, she would occasionally act like this—staring at Lin Yuan's face for a while, then suddenly spacing out, blushing, and shaking her head, all in one smooth sequence.

"Xiao Yi Xian, oh Xiao Yi Xian, you really are a woman laden with sinful deeds. You've already left, yet you're still causing me this kind of trouble." Lin Yuan murmured softly, complaining once, but there was no hint of complaint in his tone.

Shaking his head, Lin Yuan placed his hand on Qing Lin's head and smiled. "Since Qing'er can't think of anything right now, then remember it for later. When you remember what you want, tell me then."

Qing Lin also slowly recovered. Looking at the tips of her feet, she nodded. "Mm."

Afterward, Lin Yuan took out the Heavenly Capital Fire Canon from his storage ring. After carefully estimating the difficulty of switching cultivation methods this time, he looked at Qing Lin, his tone turning solemn as he said in a deep voice, "Qing'er, next, I need two to three days to switch cultivation methods. During this period, I'll have to trouble you to guard me. If I'm disturbed during the process, it will be very troublesome. Make the following arrangements."

Once serious matters came up, Qing Lin also shook off her shy mood. She looked at Lin Yuan, took out paper and a brush, and began recording.

"Divide the magical beasts you control into three layers, spreading out with this valley as the center. The outermost layer will be Tier 1 and Tier 2 Magical Beasts, the middle layer will be Tier 3 Magical Beasts, and the innermost layer will be guarded from the four directions by those four Fourth-Tier Magical Beasts. Keep the remaining ones by your side. If you discover an aura of Tier 5 or above flying toward the valley, or if someone breaks through the inner defensive line, immediately use the Purple Jade Scale Snake to send me a message."

Once serious matters came up, Qing Lin also shook off her shy mood and quickly began recording.

"Repeat it back to me."

Qing Lin straightened her expression and began repeating it. "Divide the magical beasts under control into three layers. The outermost layer will be guarded by Tier 1 and Tier 2 Magical Beasts, the middle layer will be guarded by Tier 3 Magical Beasts, and the innermost layer will have four Fourth-Tier Magical Beasts guarding the four directions. The remaining ones will stay by my side. If I discover an aura of Tier 5 or above flying toward the valley, or if someone breaks through the inner defensive line, I will immediately use the Purple Jade Scale Snake to send a message to Young Master."

"Mm, not bad. You're looking more and more capable in this aspect." Lin Yuan looked at the serious-faced young girl before him, a bit more satisfaction appearing in his eyes. Although Qing Lin was still soft and weak in front of him, Lin Yuan could feel that she was slowly transforming. One day, she would let her own brilliance bloom before the world.

"Then I'll go into seclusion. I'll leave the rest to you." Waving his hand, Lin Yuan walked toward the cave dwelling he had opened up in the valley earlier.

"Don't worry, Young Master. Qing'er will definitely complete the task." Qing Lin raised her small fist and looked at Lin Yuan's back figure, speaking very seriously. After Lin Yuan's back figure disappeared from sight, Qing Lin began mobilizing the magical beasts under her control according to Lin Yuan's arrangements.

Inside the cave, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged on the Green Lotus. He took out the scroll of the Heavenly Capital Fire Canon from his storage ring, pressed it against his forehead, and began studying it. His soul power emanated as he began comprehending the meaning within the scroll.

Many cultivation methods had their own characteristics. For example, the Flame Mantra had the characteristic of devouring Heavenly Flames to evolve, Lin Yuan's Spirit Flame Art had the characteristic of strengthening flame control, while the Heavenly Capital Fire Canon had only one feature: the Dou Qi of cultivators who practiced this method would be extremely vigorous and condensed. It was a simple and practical trait.

The reason Lin Yuan chose this cultivation method was because his own control over Dou Qi was already extremely strong. He often used Dou Qi to condense all kinds of solid objects as practice, strengthening his own control over Dou Qi. By now, he no longer needed a cultivation method to assist in this aspect. What he needed was to improve the quality of his Dou Qi itself.

Not long after, Lin Yuan had already understood the essentials of the Heavenly Capital Fire Canon.

The switching of cultivation methods began.

Two days later.

In the quiet cave, along with the circulation of hand seals at his fingertips, Lin Yuan's aura was constantly growing stronger. Like a volcano gathering power, terrifying energy accumulated throughout his entire body, as if steadily advancing toward a certain point.

In a flash, as if the energy throughout his body had accumulated to a certain limit, pure energy erupted from Lin Yuan's body like a volcanic explosion. A powerful aura swept in all directions, and even the mountain where the cave was located shook along with it.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes, a trace of green light flashing through them. The seals in his hands changed, and in an instant, the aura and energy spreading outward vanished completely as if they had never appeared. The cave returned to silence once more.

"The Heavenly Capital Fire Canon. The switch is complete."

Lin Yuan stood up and moved his body. Faint rumbles of thunder emanated from the bones and muscles throughout his body, filled with a restrained yet powerful sense of strength.

"It's time to go out." Thinking this, Lin Yuan stepped out of the cave.

After walking out of the cave, Lin Yuan saw that Qing Lin was still cultivating. Compared to three days ago, she had made very obvious progress again. From the look of it, she would soon break through another star.

Beside her, some books were scattered about. Seeing these books, Lin Yuan could not help but laugh a little. Back when he had supplemented Qing Lin with some cultural lessons, she had worn a bitter expression, but after the Sky Dome Network was set up, this little girl had actually started enjoying it somewhat. In order to command the Sky Dome Network well, she would take the initiative to study in her spare time outside cultivation.

"Don't get up. Focus on cultivating," Lin Yuan instructed Qing Lin when he saw that she wanted to stop cultivating.

"This girl, her temperament still needs tempering." Shaking his head, Lin Yuan activated his cultivation method, and Dou Qi emanated. At this moment, the Dou Qi radiating around Lin Yuan had changed from the pale green of three days ago into a deep green. It looked extremely condensed and powerful. Lin Yuan smiled with satisfaction.

"As expected, an Earth Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method is extraordinary. Although my cultivation has not broken through, the reserves and quality of the Dou Qi in my main body have risen by more than just one level. My speed of absorbing world energy is also incomparable to before. In this way, my true strength has grown quite a bit stronger again."

"The polishing during this period of time has also been enough. Today, I'll use the Dou Spirit Pill to break through to Nine-Star Dou Wang!"

His mind made up, Lin Yuan walked to a hillside, sat down cross-legged, then took out the Dou Spirit Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

The Dou Spirit Pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, turning into a surge of vast medicinal power that flooded madly into Lin Yuan's body and flowed through his meridians. Lin Yuan, who had practiced a body refining Dou Skill, had extremely tough meridians and easily withstood this vast medicinal power.

With a thought of his mind, the Green Lotus Core Flame surged out from every part of his body and rushed into his meridians, wrapping around the medicinal power traveling through them. Carrying it along the cultivation method route of the Heavenly Capital Fire Canon, he began circulating it cycle after cycle.

As Lin Yuan's cultivation method circulated, the surrounding energy madly gathered toward Lin Yuan, who sat cross-legged on the Green Lotus. The energy density around Lin Yuan reached an astonishing degree, while the seated Lin Yuan seemed like a black hole, constantly absorbing the gathered energy.

Inside Lin Yuan's body, the vast medicinal power of the Dou Spirit Pill and the world energy absorbed by the cultivation method were refined by the Green Lotus Core Flame and turned into surging Dou Qi. It slowly merged into Lin Yuan's flesh, blood, and meridians, steadily pushing Lin Yuan's cultivation forward together.

As Lin Yuan entered the refinement state, the valley also became quiet.

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