A Bountiful Harvest

The Hunting Tournament ended, and Lin Yun received four Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicines as his reward.

Besides the rewards for the contestants, there were other stakes as well, but those were for the family to negotiate and had little to do with Lin Yun. In any case, he had already fought for everything he could on the family's behalf.

Because of the major unexpected incident with the Fire Python Tiger, the Hunting Event came to a hasty end just like that.

Lin Yun and Lin Dong's outstanding performances were overshadowed by discussions of Lei Li and Xie Yingying. The Heavenly Yuan Realm experts from the various major forces had not been present to watch, so very few people truly paid attention to the two of them.

It did not affect their lives.

Right now, what people were focused on most was that Fire Python Tiger.

Lin Yun brought Lin Dong, Lin Xia, and the others back with a full haul.

Lin Zhentian and the others still needed to cooperate with the Lei and Xie Families to hunt down the Fire Python Tiger, but that did not affect the younger generation returning home.

On the way home, Lin Yun found a chance to be alone with Qing Tan and quickly took the opportunity to comfort her. "Qing Tan, how are your injuries? Are they serious?"

Seeing the little girl get hit still made his heart ache. She had only just begun to blossom, yet Xie Yingying had still struck her. That pair of A's were practically going to be beaten flat.

He bore some responsibility for this. If he had not made that move against Xie Yingying earlier, she would not have taken revenge on Qing Tan.

"I'm fine, cough, cough... Lin Yun, Brother, it doesn't hurt."

Even Qing Tan's breathing was uneven when she spoke, and from time to time she had to rub her chest.

Clearly, Xie Yingying's palm strike had not been light.

"I've suffered from the cold qi's pain since I was little. That hurt much more than this. Lin Yun, Brother, you don't need to worry. I'll be fine after resting a while," Qing Tan continued. She no longer took this little injury to heart. Xie Yingying was already dead, and the price she had paid was great enough.

Instead, seeing that Lin Yun seemed somewhat guilty warmed her heart considerably.

However, she was still a little confused and could not help asking, "Lin Yun, Brother, why did you separate from us?"

Although Qing Tan had not hoped for Lin Yun to appear, she still very much wanted to know why he had not.

When she was being bullied by Xie Yingying, the first person she thought of was Lin Yun. If Lin Yun, Brother, had been there, how would Xie Yingying have dared touch her?

"You'll know the reason in the future!" There were too many people watching on the road, so Lin Yun did not explain further.

After returning home, Lin Yun shut the courtyard gate and used his Mental Energy to scan the surroundings. Only after confirming there was no one there did he take out the alchemy furnace and release the four Fire Python Tigers.

"Tiger Heroine, this is where I live. From now on, you'll bring the three little ones to live here. Without my permission, don't roar or cry out randomly, and don't run out of the courtyard. When no one is around, play in the courtyard. If someone comes, remember to hide. For now, you still can't be exposed to others."

After Lin Yun finished giving instructions, he simply tidied up a room for Tiger Heroine.

Fortunately, the courtyard his parents had left him was spacious enough and remote enough. Raising a family of Fire Python Tigers here would not be a problem.

Tiger Heroine nodded obediently without making a sound, then gently went to look after the three little ones.

"Roar~ roar!"

"Ying~ ying!"

"Awooo~ awooo!"

The three little ones arrived at their new home and cried out excitedly. After drinking milk, they all had strength. They toddled around the courtyard, stumbling and wobbling, mewling and howling. They were extremely adorable.

The cold and quiet courtyard gained a bit more liveliness.

With new companions, Lin Yun's mood also brightened a little. Pets were different from people. That sort of companionship involved nothing else; it was simply companionship.

From this moment on, they would live in the same home. Lin Yun's gaze toward the three little ones grew even gentler.

"I guess I've become a dad ahead of time. From now on, I'll have to work harder and earn more food for the three little ones," Lin Yun thought to himself.

"Let's sort out today's gains first."

Mission: Discipline Lin Dong.
Reward: Root Bone +2, Luck +2.
Completed. Claim?

Mission: Win first place in the Hunting Event.
Reward: Spirit +2, Comprehension +2, Luck +2, one bottle of Fifth-Grade Gathering Origin Pills.
Completed. Claim?

"Claim!"

The attribute energy merged into Lin Yun's body, and that feeling of ascension descended once again. His body seemed to break through limit after limit, leaving him extremely comfortable.

"System, bring up the attribute panel."

Name: Lin Yun
Talents: Fist Technique Talent (Intermediate), Movement Technique Talent (Elementary +4), Palm Technique Talent (Elementary +2)

Physique: 17 (Outstanding)
Root Bone: 29 (One in a Hundred)

Spirit: 19 (Outstanding)
Comprehension: 17 (Outstanding)
Charm: 23 (One in a Hundred)

Luck: Orange
Cultivation Base: Earthly Yuan Realm Middle Stage

Cultivation Methods: Dragon Elephant Prajna Art (First Layer)
Martial Arts:
Second Grade: Eight Steps Catching Cicadas (Superb Skill +6), Eight Desolations Palm (Superb Skill +5)

Third Grade: Heaven Shaking Fist (Perfect +6), Flowing Wind Movement Technique (Perfect +8)

Fifth Grade: Mystic Gate Seal (Minor Achievement)
Mental Secret Art: Beast Taming Art (Minor Achievement)

Tamed Beast: Fire Python Tiger

Items: Divine Grade Automatic Alchemy Furnace

The panel was growing richer and richer... Lin Yun felt steady in his heart, utterly pleased.

It was worth noting that in the martial arts column, the First Grade Martial Arts he had already maxed out no longer appeared.

His luck grade had risen from green to orange.

"Next, I'm going to max out my Second and Third Grade Martial Arts."

Lin Yun began his daily cultivation once more.

Although he was now already cultivating Fourth Grade Martial Arts, it was still very necessary to max out the inferior martial arts from before, because after reaching perfect proficiency, the rewards were all talent.

An increase in talent would not only speed up Lin Yun's future proficiency grinding for the corresponding martial arts, but the better his talent was, the more powerful those martial arts would be when he used them.

It was a great help to improving his strength.

Five days later, Lin Zhentian and the others all returned to the clan.

Unsurprisingly, the operation to hunt down the Fire Python Tiger ended in failure.

According to them, more than a dozen Heavenly Yuan Realm experts had searched that stretch of forest back and forth several times, even going deep inside at great risk. But in the end, forget the Fire Python Tiger—they had not even found a single tiger hair.

The Lei and Xie Families were still unwilling to give up and continued searching.

The others, however, had no intention of keeping them company.

After Lin Zhentian returned, the first thing he did was summon Lin Yun and the others.

This time, Lin Yun and Lin Dong had taken first and second place in the Hunting Event, securing great benefits for the family.

Moreover, when Lin Zhentian learned that both of them had broken through to the Earthly Yuan Realm and had even comprehended the second layer of Mystic Gate Seal, it made him even more excited.

Though he was getting older and older, seeing the younger generation distinguish themselves one after another filled Lin Zhentian with incomparable pride, and he seemed to grow younger by the day.

At Lin Zhentian's request, Lin Yun and Lin Dong demonstrated Mystic Gate Seal once more in front of several senior members of the Lin Family, then wrote down its core principles to leave behind as a legacy in the clan.

Lin Zhentian immediately handed the clan's core cultivation method, Azure Yuan Art, and their only Fourth Grade Martial Art, Pure Yuan Finger, to the two of them to cultivate.

Finally, he also rewarded each of them with two stalks of Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicine.

He encouraged them to devote themselves entirely to cultivation and not worry about anything else.

After obtaining the cultivation method, martial art, and spiritual medicine, Lin Yun returned to his own courtyard and continued cultivating.