Nine-Star Dou Wang

In the valley, Qing Lin propped her fragrant cheek in her hand and looked toward Lin Yuan, who maintained a cultivation posture on the hillside.

Ever since Lin Yuan had taken the Dou Spirit Pill, he had kept this state for an entire day and night. During that day and night, Lin Yuan's figure didn't budge. Only the energy continuously gathering toward the mountain peak would occasionally let out a low howl.

Just as Qing Lin was about to turn her gaze back to the book in her hand.

Suddenly, the vast Energy Vortex surrounding Lin Yuan slightly trembled a few times, then slowly dissipated. The mountain peak returned to calm.

Not long after the Energy Vortex dissipated, Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes. The cultivation seal in his hands also scattered. He stood up, and an imposing aura as deep as a still abyss and as lofty as a mountain emanated from him unconsciously.

Lin Yuan stretched out his hand and clenched it before him. Surging Dou Qi flowed through his body, gradually merging into every part of him. In Lin Yuan's deep, dark eyes, a sharp gleam suddenly surfaced, and his aura began to rise steadily. After it climbed to the peak of an Eight-Star Dou Wang, an invisible barrier quietly appeared, and the rising aura slowed as well.

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed. Dou Qi surged wildly, battering against this invisible boundary.

"Break for me!"

With a fierce shout, it was as if an invisible membrane had been shattered. Lin Yuan's slowed aura rapidly rose, smashing through the boundary of Nine-Star Dou Wang with unstoppable force, and only stopped after climbing all the way to the middle stage of Nine-Star Dou Wang.

"Nine-Star Dou Wang. Excellent." Lin Yuan laughed aloud and wantonly released his formidable aura. Amid the Dou Qi Fluctuation, even the surrounding mist was driven away somewhat.

After a long-awaited moment of abandon, Lin Yuan withdrew his aura. Like something hidden in the abyss, he once again became the unremarkable Lin Yuan.

He took a step, and Lin Yuan's figure vanished from where he stood, appearing several dozen meters ahead as if by Teleportation. In just a few steps, Lin Yuan walked down the mountain.

Seeing this, Qing Lin trotted over and revealed a huge smile.

"Congratulations, Young Master!"

"Mm. Qing'er also did very well. Not only did you protect me, your own cultivation even broke through by one star."

That was right. Qing Lin, who had still been a Four-Star Dou Practitioner three days ago, was now impressively a Five-Star Dou Practitioner today. Her speed of improvement could be called terrifying.

"Hehe! It's because Young Master taught me well."

"For this period of time, I need to study a Dou Skill here in the valley. I can guide your cultivation here for a while, and teach you some other things while I'm at it."

Over the next few days, Lin Yuan cultivated together with Qing Lin in the valley. He made a detailed cultivation plan for Qing Lin and refined some pills, including a series of pills with the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk as the main ingredient, such as the Earth Vein Body Tempering Pill, which strengthened the foundation and cultivated the origin, as well as some pills that accelerated cultivation.

In addition, his main energy was spent studying the Earth Tier High-Grade Dou Skill, the Three Luminaries Seal Technique, that he had obtained from Elder Yao.

The Three Luminaries Seal Technique was divided into three forms: the Sun Radiance Seal, the Moon Essence Seal, and the Starry Sky Seal. This set of seals pushed the trait of Earth Tier Dou Skills borrowing the Power of Heaven and Earth to strengthen a Dou Skill to the extreme. Among them, the Sun Radiance Seal borrowed Sun Radiance Energy, the Moon Essence Seal borrowed the radiance of moonlight, and the Starry Sky Seal borrowed the essence of Stardust.

These three seal forms were not only overwhelmingly powerful in themselves, they could also each receive a massive amplification under the sun, the moon, and the starry sky.

Once these three forms were mastered, one could attempt to cultivate the ultimate killing move, the Sun-Moon-Star Three Luminaries Destroying God Seal. This ultimate killing move was the essence of this seal technique. If its full might could be unleashed, this move would possess destructive power that directly approached the limit of an Earth Tier Dou Skill.

The Three Luminaries Seal Technique was extremely powerful. In exchange, it naturally had the characteristic of consuming an extremely heavy amount of Dou Qi. According to Lin Yuan's estimate, even though he was already a Nine-Star Dou Wang and cultivated an Earth Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method, he still would not be able to release it too many times. As for the ultimate killing move, the Sun-Moon-Star Three Luminaries Destroying God Seal, it was simply impossible to release before breaking through to Dou Emperor or even Dou Zong.

Lin Yuan was not in a hurry to cultivate these Three Luminaries Seals. Instead, he carefully studied the trick by which this set of seals stirred the Power of Heaven and Earth, using it to provide ideas for improving the Mountain River Seal he had created himself to the Earth Tier. The previous Mountain River Seal had already touched the edge of an Earth Tier Dou Skill. It only waited for the final push before it could become an Earth Tier Dou Skill. It even carried on Lin Yuan's consistent style of pursuing effective killing power; in terms of small-area destructive force, it did not lose to many Earth Tier Dou Skills.

To Lin Yuan, compared to the Three Luminaries Seal Technique whose ultimate killing move, the Sun-Moon-Star Three Luminaries Destroying God Seal, could not be used for the time being, improving the Mountain River Seal, whose tactical style suited him better, to the Earth Tier would increase his combat strength more. He was confident that once the improvement was completed, the Mountain River Seal's killing power within a small area would surpass most Earth Tier Dou Skills.

Ten days later.

"Heavenly Fire Tribulation, Mountain River Seal!"

Following Lin Yuan's light shout, an Azure-Red Seal condensed into existence. The surrounding World Energy continuously surged toward this Azure-Red Seal, and incomparably majestic energy gathered within it. The space around the seal also fluctuated with it, producing slight ripples.

"It's finally done."

Looking at the seal before him, Lin Yuan wore a smile, but deep in his eyes there was an extremely lofty detachment, without any emotional fluctuation. At this moment, he had entered the Clear Mind State and was capturing the inspiration of this instant, swiftly engraving it into his mind.

"Scatter."

With a low murmur, the Azure-Red Seal slowly dissipated into nothingness. The lofty detachment deep in Lin Yuan's eyes rapidly receded, and his gaze slowly returned to normal. Immediately after, a dense feeling of exhaustion that emanated from the depths of his soul surged into his heart.

"Entering the Clear Mind State to deduce Dou Skills is indeed very efficient, but the consumption on the mind is terrifyingly great, especially since this time I used it to the limit." Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, took out Calming Incense and lit it, then gently patted his forehead with his hand, as if wanting to use this to dispel the fatigue in his spirit.

"Fortunately, it's finally completed this time. From now on, it's the Earth Tier Dou Skill Mountain River Seal. It wasn't a waste for me to spend so much effort; its might did not disappoint me." Thinking of the killing power of the Mountain River Seal after it became an Earth Tier Dou Skill, Lin Yuan's face added a bit more smile.

"With this experience, I believe deducing other Earth Tier Dou Skills later will be much faster."

As he was thinking, two tender slender hands reached out from behind him and landed on Lin Yuan's temples on both sides. Then they began gently massaging him. The strength was very suitable, and the gentle touch seemed to dispel quite a bit of the fatigue in Lin Yuan's mind.

"Young Master, you look very tired. I'll massage you for a while. Older Sister Xiao Yi Xian taught me some massage techniques. Before, when I was tired, Older Sister Xiao Yi Xian massaged me, and it was very effective, so I asked Older Sister Xiao Yi Xian to teach me." Qing Lin said softly beside Lin Yuan's ear.

"Mm. Then I'll trouble you."

"Qing'er is Young Master's maid. This is what I should do." To Qing Lin, compared to anything else, being Lin Yuan's maid was the essential duty she recognized. Therefore, her tone also became a bit more cheerful.

".Fine." Lin Yuan also gave up correcting her. This girl had a mysterious obsession with her identity as his little maid.

They did not continue talking. Lin Yuan tilted his head back and gently leaned against Qing Lin, closing his eyes. Accompanied by Qing Lin's perfectly measured massage, he fell into a long-awaited deep sleep. Seeing this, Qing Lin reduced the range of her movements, and just like that, kept gently massaging him.

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