The Limits of the Body Tempering Stage

At dinnertime, Lin Tianci naturally feasted to his heart's content.

After finishing his training on the Back Mountain, his stomach had already been empty, and afterward, he had helped Lin Qingtan deal with some trouble.

He had long since been starving.

Fortunately, the servants had already prepared the meal, so Lin Tianci did not have to cook for himself.

Since his strength had improved so greatly over the afternoon, Lin Tianci's appetite was far greater than usual.

Halfway through the meal, Lin Ken returned.

Throughout dinner, the smile on Lin Ken's face never faded in the slightest.

"Tianci, it seems your strength has improved again, hasn't it?" Lin Ken asked after sensing Lin Tianci's aura.

"Yes. Thanks to Grandpa's Third-Grade Spirit Medicine, my cultivation has improved a little."

Lin Tianci nodded without concealing anything. Lin Ken was still far stronger than he was, so there was no way he could hide it from him. It was better to admit it openly.

"Not bad. As expected of my, Lin Ken's, son." Lin Ken's eyes were full of pride.

His eldest son had always had poor talent, yet now he had soared into the sky in a single day.

What could possibly make him happier than this?

"Xia, you need to learn more from your ge. Even after gaining such incredible talent, he has not relaxed in the slightest. Every day, without fail, he goes to the Back Mountain to train."

After praising Lin Tianci, Lin Ken looked toward Lin Xia, who was seated on the other side, and spoke.

"From now on, Brother Tianci will be my role model!" Lin Xia replied after swallowing the food in her mouth.

The dinner ended amid a peaceful atmosphere.

Lin Tianci returned to his room.

For some reason, although he had been overwhelmed by drowsiness before, he was no longer sleepy after eating. He tossed and turned in bed without falling asleep.

Just as Lin Tianci sat cross-legged and prepared to cultivate, the system's voice sounded in his mind.

"Ding! Detected that the Child of the Plane, Lin Dong, has obtained a Second Grade Spirit Medicine, Crimson Ginseng. Hundredfold Return triggered. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a Third-Grade Spirit Medicine, Jade Root Grass."

As soon as the system finished speaking, a medicinal herb emitting a faint fragrance appeared before Lin Tianci.

"This Return System really is something."

Lin Tianci reached out and picked up the Jade Root Grass before him, his gaze carrying a hint of amusement.

It seemed that his Cousin Lin Dong had somehow obtained another opportunity.

As expected of the Child of the Plane. He really did encounter all sorts of Spirit Medicine opportunities.

Having such a tool constantly obtain opportunities for him was simply perfect!

Lin Tianci swallowed the Jade Root Grass in his hand.

Though it was only a Third-Grade Spirit Medicine, it was an exceptionally special one.

The Jade Root Fruit could not only provide an enormous amount of Origin Energy, but it could also offer tremendous assistance when breaking through in cultivation.

However, Jade Root Grass was simply too rare. Other than in the book, Lin Tianci had never truly seen it in reality.

"But I'm currently at the Body Tempering Ninth Layer. To enter the Yuan Realm, I still need to absorb Yin Sha Qi. A single Jade Root Grass won't be enough."

The instant Lin Tianci's thought fell, the Jade Root Grass in his stomach erupted with a dense surge of Origin Energy.

The Yuan Power Seed within Lin Tianci's body spun rapidly, absorbing the Origin Energy released by the Jade Root Grass.

At the same time, another strange energy slowly spread from the Jade Root Grass.

This strange energy gave Lin Tianci the feeling that he was about to break through.

"But I haven't absorbed even the slightest bit of Yin Sha Qi." Lin Tianci frowned, yet did not dwell on it. He simply assumed it was because of his current terrifying talent.

As time passed, the Yuan Power Seed in Lin Tianci's body became increasingly solid, and the energy it contained far surpassed that of an ordinary Yuan Power Seed.

When the Yuan Power Seed within his body expanded to its limit, crackling sounds suddenly rang out from within Lin Tianci's body.

At that moment, realization suddenly dawned on Lin Tianci.

He began desperately compressing the Yuan Power Seed within his body.

Under his efforts, the Yuan Power Seed in his body actually grew smaller and smaller, yet the energy it contained became increasingly terrifying.

Its originally pure white color also gained a dark pattern at that moment.

Suddenly, Lin Tianci realized that he had broken through again.

That was right, again.

However, this breakthrough had not brought him to the Yuan Realm.

Instead, on top of the Body Tempering Ninth Layer, he had broken through three more layers in succession!

He had reached the Body Tempering Twelfth Layer!

This time, Lin Tianci truly felt that he had reached the limit of the Body Tempering Stage. After the Yuan Power Seed was compressed to the extreme, it transformed into higher-quality True Qi, quietly flowing through Lin Dong's Dantian.

Although everyone agreed that reaching the ninth layer of Body Tempering would lead to the Yuan Realm, Lin Tianci had forged a path of his own with his terrifying talent enhanced by Hundredfold Return and the special nature of the Jade Root Grass.

Invincible in the Body Tempering Stage—he was confident that even in the Yuan Realm, he could fight against its practitioners!

In the Body Tempering Stage, he had already laid an incomparably solid foundation!

As for the Yuan Realm afterward, he was not worried in the slightest.

Although Yuan Realm cultivation required an enormous amount of Yin Sha Qi, and Yin Sha Qi was divided into grades one through nine, with higher-grade Yin Sha Qi producing greater strength in the Yuan Realm—

He had the perfect tool: Lin Dong.

Lin Tianci suddenly threw a punch.

True Qi circulated within his body, and his punch actually produced a Sonic Boom!

This punch contained the force of Ten Thousand Jun!

An ordinary Body Tempering Ninth Layer cultivator would likely be unable to withstand even this casual punch from Lin Tianci and would be blasted into serious injury, coughing up blood.

Even a Yuan Realm cultivator would likely have to pay a price if caught off guard.

Elsewhere, Lin Dong sat cross-legged on his bed, holding the Stone Talisman as he excitedly tested its abilities.

He had already tentatively determined that the Stone Pool's ability to heal injuries came entirely from the Red Liquid that gathered in the hollow of the mysterious Stone Talisman in his hand.

As for its other functions, he would need to study them himself.

Lin Dong cautiously activated the Yuan Power Seed in his body and covered the Stone Talisman with a trace of Origin Energy.

Then, he felt a powerful suction force erupt from within the Stone Talisman.

At the same time, a sharp pain came from his palm.

Startled, Lin Dong hurriedly looked down.

He discovered that the Stone Talisman in his hand was slowly embedding itself into the flesh of his palm!

The Stone Talisman moved incredibly quickly. Before Lin Dong could even react, it slipped directly into the flesh of his palm.

As the Stone Talisman vanished, that suction force instantly weakened before disappearing completely.

Only then did Lin Dong sense a mysterious connection forming between himself and the Stone Talisman.