Task Tool, Lin Dong

After the three of them reached an agreement, Lin Yun left the Martial Arts Hall.

He returned to the courtyard.

Lin Yun could not wait to claim his rewards.

A bottle of Third-Grade Meridian Protecting Pills, a two-hundred-jin weighted Iron Clothes, and the complete version of the Mystic Gate Seal!

The effect of the Meridian Protecting Pill was simple: it protected and nourished the meridians.

During cultivation, especially when cultivating highly explosive martial arts, one needed to circulate Yuan Power through the meridians frequently, and that process could easily damage them.

When Lin Yun had cultivated Tongbei Fist and Falling Rock Fist before, his meridians would occasionally rupture, forcing him to stop and recuperate, which slowed his cultivation speed.

A set of fist techniques could be finished in under ten minutes.

But cultivation could not be calculated strictly by time. Continuous, high-intensity training was simply impossible. The human body's meridians were fragile and needed nourishment and time to recover.

With Meridian Protecting Pills, Lin Yun could be a little more reckless in his cultivation, which was equivalent to speeding up the time it took to grind martial art proficiency.

The two-hundred-jin weighted Iron Clothes was a black single-layer garment made of a special material, and its effect was similar to the hundred-jin Iron Shoes he had obtained before.

Although it weighed two hundred jin, it did not look bulky when worn. It looked about the same as ordinary clothing, and its effect was as if he were inside a gravity field with an intensity of two hundred jin.

Lin Yun put on both the Iron Shoes and the Iron Clothes.

The gravity field reached an intensity of three hundred jin.

Cultivating martial arts under such conditions, especially movement-type martial arts, would produce even better results.

Lin Yun set up proficiency tasks and began cultivating.

He alternated between cultivating the three martial arts. When he got tired, he cultivated the previous four martial arts to grind their proficiency.

After the clan competition, Lin Yun had saved up quite a few pills.

Now, while cultivating martial arts, he also refined pills, and his Yuan Power steadily improved.

In the blink of an eye, ten days passed! Task: Cultivate Flowing Wind Movement Technique 10 times (8/8). Reward: Flowing Wind Movement Technique Minor Achievement proficiency +1. Completed. Claim?

"Claim!"

Flowing Wind Movement Technique (Minor Achievement +10) - (Great Achievement)!

Task: Cultivate Flowing Wind Movement Technique to Great Achievement. Reward: one bottle of Third-Grade Origin Qi Pills. Completed. Claim?

"Claim!"

In ten days, Lin Yun had focused on cultivating the Flowing Wind Movement Technique and ground it all the way to Great Achievement.

He had only just begun the Mystic Gate Seal, while Mountain Shocking Fist was at Minor Achievement.

The Mystic Gate Seal was worthy of being a Fifth Grade Martial Art. Even merely getting started was extremely difficult. In ten days, Lin Yun had only learned the first seal, while the second seal was still somewhat forced.

"Today is the day we agreed to exchange martial arts. I should go to the back mountain."

Lin Yun headed toward the back mountain.

Before long, he arrived there.

Three figures were already waiting there.

They were Lin Xia, Lin Dong, and Qing Tan.

All three were dressed in fitted training clothes. Lin Xia wore a red outfit, her figure graceful and already beginning to take shape.

Lin Dong wore simple gray-black training clothes, the kind that belonged to the common style.

The best-looking was still little Qing Tan.

After listening to Lin Yun's words, she had also begun learning martial arts. Now she wore a sky-blue single-layer outfit with a cinched waist and short pants, her slender, delicate waist small enough to grasp in one hand, while her fair, tender ankles showed below. She had tied her twin ponytails into buns, and her attire looked nimble, with quite a bit of heroic spirit.

"We were just waiting for you!" Lin Xia said with a bright smile when she saw Lin Yun.

She had been the first to arrive today. She was truly excited and wanted to show off in front of Lin Yun and Lin Dong.

The two martial arts she had taken back last time were the Flowing Wind Movement Technique and the Mystic Gate Seal.

The Mystic Gate Seal was too complicated. She had tried for a long time but had not succeeded. However, the Flowing Wind Movement Technique had given her a pleasant surprise. This martial art suited her strangely well, and she had gotten started after practicing it for only two days.

Over the following days, she had focused even more on the Flowing Wind Movement Technique, improving at a tremendous speed. She was already showing signs of nearing Minor Achievement.

Given another ten days, she would probably reach Minor Achievement.

This was a Third Grade martial art, and a relatively difficult movement-type martial art at that. Its difficulty was far beyond that of a Second Grade martial art. When she had cultivated Spirit Sword Finger before, it had taken her a full month just to get started.

So the Flowing Wind Movement Technique's rapid progress had given Lin Xia immense confidence.

Today, she wanted Lin Yun and Lin Dong to see that she, Lin Xia, was also a genius!

Lin Yun said, "Then let's begin. Which martial art should we start with?"

"Let's start with the Flowing Wind Movement Technique. Have you two learned it yet?" Lin Xia said leisurely.

She had not learned the Mystic Gate Seal, so she could not exchange insights about it. However, she did not believe these two fellows could learn it within ten days. One had to know that although this martial art only had its first move, only Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao had learned it in the clan.

"No problem. The Flowing Wind Movement Technique focuses on speed and reaction. Before we exchange insights, let's have a contest first and see how well each of us has grasped it," Lin Yun said. He looked over the surrounding terrain, then continued, "We'll use this place as the starting point, pass through that dense forest ahead, reach the small hilltop opposite, then turn back. Whoever is fastest wins. Qing Tan can be our judge."

"If there's no problem, then let's begin!"

Lin Xia and Lin Dong both nodded in agreement, confident looks appearing on their faces.

"System, create missions!"

Mission: Compete with Lin Dong in movement technique and win. Reward: Physique +1.

Mission: Compete with Lin Xia in movement technique and win. Reward: one bottle of Third-Grade Qi Blood Pills.

"You get ready. I'll announce the start." Qing Tan happily stood at the road entrance.

Once the three of them stood in a line, she shouted loudly.

"Start!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... Yuan Power surged out from Lin Yun and the other two. Their steps were light, like a gust of wind, and they leaped straight down from the entrance to the back mountain path.

At the beginning, all three of them were incredibly fast. When they encountered obstacles like trees and rocks along the way, they passed them with incomparable smoothness without slowing down at all.

The Flowing Wind Movement Technique mainly focused on comprehending the traits of wind—light, graceful, and drifting.

Before long, they descended the mountain and entered a relatively flat dense forest. There were more obstacles now, testing their agility and reactions at the same time.

Lin Yun and Lin Dong began to pull ahead of Lin Xia.

"You two..."

Lin Xia looked at their backs, gritted her teeth, and increased her Yuan Power output.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, she could not catch up to them. She even nearly crashed into trees several times because she was too anxious. After a short while, she could no longer see the two of them at all.

Lin Yun and Lin Dong soon arrived at the foot of the mountain opposite them.

As they began climbing, both of their speeds dropped somewhat.

However, Lin Yun slowly pulled ahead of Lin Dong.

"As expected, I still can't catch up to Brother Lin Yun." Lin Dong looked at Lin Yun's back, feeling slightly disappointed.

By the time Lin Yun reached the mountain, turned back, and headed downhill, he ran into Lin Dong at the mountainside. Only when he reached the foot of the mountain did he meet Lin Xia.

"Keep it up, Sister Lin Xia!" Lin Yun encouraged her, sweeping past her side.

"Holy crap..." Lin Xia was provoked so badly she almost felt like coughing up blood.

But she still did not give up. Instead, she worked even harder to use her movement technique and press forward.

It was fine if she could not beat them. She had been mentally prepared for that. But she could not fall too far behind. That would be far too embarrassing.

"Wow, Brother Lin Yun, you're amazing!"

Qing Tan's large, dark eyes had been watching Lin Yun return the entire time. Only when he came close did she speak excitedly.

"Hoo..." Lin Yun let out a slight breath.

For the sake of obtaining the system's reward, he had already run with all his strength.

Seeing that the other two would still need a little time before they returned, Lin Yun looked at Qing Tan and said, "Qing Tan, you've started cultivating martial arts, right?"

"Yes, Brother Lin Yun. Ever since I was bullied by Lin Shan last time, I listened to you and started cultivating martial arts." Qing Tan nodded obediently, speaking with slight excitement.

"Oh? Then how is your cultivation going now? Want to show me?" Lin Yun asked with interest.

"Of course!"

"Brother Lin Yun, let me tell you a secret."

Qing Tan suddenly moved closer to Lin Yun and whispered, "I've already broken through to the Body Tempering Sixth Layer and cultivated Yuan Power."

"Hiss, that fast?!" Lin Yun sucked in a breath of cold air, showing his surprise.

Qing Tan had only been cultivating for a little over half a year, yet she had already reached the Body Tempering Sixth Layer. Such speed was simply unimaginable for an ordinary person.

"Look!"

Qing Tan stretched out her jade-like hand. A faint luster surged over it, and though that familiar fluctuation was not strong, it was indeed Yuan Power.

"That really is hard to believe. It's incredible. Can I sense your Yuan Power?" Lin Yun said.

Qing Tan's Yuan Power was rather special, making him feel a trace of chill.

"Go ahead!"

Qing Tan extended her delicate jade hand and held Lin Yun's palm.

Lin Yun grasped it in return. The touch was soft and smooth. Exerting a little force, he examined Qing Tan's body and sensed that her bones, meridians, and other parts all carried a kind of flexible resilience. That feeling was something one could only possess after a very long period of tempering.

Normal body tempering went from the outside inward, but the skin on the surface of Qing Tan's body was smooth and tender, with no traces of tempering at all.

This meant Qing Tan's body tempering had been caused from the inside out.

The Fiend Body is powerful indeed, Lin Yun sighed inwardly.

He knew Qing Tan's physique was special.

Although it would be extremely painful whenever the cold energy erupted, the pain was worth it. There were losses and gains, and in terms of cultivation, Qing Tan possessed uniquely blessed conditions.

If he could use data to check Qing Tan's physique, Lin Yun felt that it would be at least above 50.

Lin Yun said, "Qing Tan, your Physique is special. If you'd started cultivating earlier, you might have surpassed us by now."

"Hehe, it's not too late to start now, and I have you to guide me, Brother Lin Yun." Qing Tan's beautiful eyes shimmered as she spoke.

"Brother Lin Yun, don't tell anyone about my Physique. Father and Brother Lin Dong both told me not to talk about it with outsiders."

She had told Lin Yun because she felt Lin Yun was not an outsider.

"Of course. This is your secret, and I'll definitely keep it for you," Lin Yun agreed at once.

He still had a mission to win over Qing Tan.

The reward was extremely generous, so he couldn't miss it.

Naturally, he had to cooperate with the little loli!

"Brother Lin Yun, I've been practicing Falling Rock Fist, but my progress is very slow. Can you guide me when you have time?" Qing Tan asked of her own accord.

"Of course, no problem. You're the martial arts prodigy of our Lin Family. Your future is limitless, so we definitely have to nurture you well. Once I send Lin Xia and Lin Dong away later, I'll teach you boxing!" Lin Yun let go of Qing Tan's little hand and dotingly patted her bun-shaped hair as he spoke.

Little lolis really were great—treasures in the palm of one's hand!

At this moment, Lin Dong also returned, bent at the waist and panting heavily.

Only after quite a while longer did Lin Xia appear.

Her legs had gone weak, and she sat straight down on the ground.

"You two are seriously freaks. Especially you, Lin Yun. You couldn't have already cultivated the Flowing Wind Movement Technique to major completion, could you?" Lin Xia lay on the ground and grumbled.

She was utterly convinced. She couldn't compare. Not even a little.

Lin Dong also sighed. "Brother Lin Yun really makes it feel impossible to catch up. I can't sense where his limits are at all!"

"It's nothing, nothing. I'm just a little talented when it comes to movement techniques," Lin Yun said modestly.

In truth, he was still wearing Iron Clothes and Iron Shoes. If the two of them knew he had been competing while carrying three hundred jin of extra weight, they would probably cough up blood.

After resting for a short while, the three of them finally began exchanging experiences.

Lin Xia was close to minor completion, Lin Dong had already reached minor completion, and only Lin Yun had reached major completion.

Lin Yun told the two of them all the experiences and insights he had gained, which counted as repaying them for bringing him mission rewards.

From beginning to end, Lin Xia could only listen, but she gained quite a lot. Many of Lin Yun and Lin Dong's insights made everything suddenly click for her, leaving her eyes bright. With what she had gained from this exchange, she felt that she would be able to break through to minor completion in just a few days, and even major completion would not take too long.

After they finished discussing the Flowing Wind Movement Technique, they began talking about the Mystic Gate Seal.

Lin Dong spoke first. "I've initially mastered the first form. I can barely execute the seal technique."

Lin Yun echoed, "I'm about the same."

When it was Lin Xia's turn, she swallowed. "You two monsters. Don't look at me. Being able to learn the Flowing Wind Movement Technique in ten days is already very difficult for me. You don't seriously think I'd know the Mystic Gate Seal too, do you?"

Lin Xia was speechless. She no longer knew what words to use to describe these two younger brothers.

What she had thought was the peak was merely a height others could casually touch.

This time, she truly experienced what it meant to be a damn "genius."

"Fine, then just watch. Lin Dong and I will exchange notes on the Mystic Gate Seal," Lin Yun said calmly, looking slightly disappointed. He had lost one mission.

Mission: Spar with Lin Dong using the Mystic Gate Seal. Reward: Comprehension +1.

Seeing the mission successfully established, Lin Yun sighed inwardly. Little Brother Lin Dong is still the best. He really is a good tool for farming missions.