Body Tempering Seventh Layer, Superb Skill

Lin Yun created another mission. However, he could no longer create one for sparring with Lin Xia, so he had no choice but to add more conditions.

Mission: Spar with Lin Xia and remain undefeated. Reward: one bottle of Second-Grade Origin Qi Pills.

"Come on, Sister Lin Xia. I'd like to test your depths too."

Seeing that the reward was Origin Qi Pills, Lin Yun smiled excitedly.

The Origin Qi Pills he had obtained before had already been used up, directly pushing him to the peak of the Body Tempering Sixth Layer. These Pills were extremely suitable for his current realm of cultivation.

Next, to break through to the Body Tempering Seventh Layer, he needed a large amount of Origin Qi Pills.

All he could say was that Lin Xia had come at just the right time. She really was his lucky star.

"Spirit Sword Finger!"

Lin Xia attacked first, pointing her fingers like a sword as she thrust straight at Lin Yun's front.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Her sword fingers cut through the air, the Origin Power at her fingertips whistling with a piercing sound. Lin Yun's legs kept shifting and changing, his body incomparably agile, easily dodging Lin Xia's string of attacks.

"You really did master Eight Steps Catching Cicadas," Lin Xia said in surprise.

Less than two months had passed, yet Lin Yun had already cultivated Eight Steps Catching Cicadas to this level. Such talent truly shocked her.

Lin Yun smiled without speaking, throwing punch after punch with sharp cracks. His Tongbei Fist had already been cultivated to perfect +7, extremely close to Superb Skill.

Now, any casual punch he threw could produce the power of his previous tenth crack.

Such heavy fist force. Tongbei Fist can actually be this strong? Is this really a First-Grade martial art?

Lin Xia was startled inwardly and had no choice but to fully unleash her Origin Power, using even greater strength to dissolve Lin Yun's attacks.

"Little Brother Lin Yun, be careful. Big Sister is going all out now."

Origin Power whistled between Lin Xia's hands, and the aura around her suddenly strengthened. A layer of cyan Origin Power light erupted from within her body, far surpassing Lin Yun's Origin Power.

"Sister Lin Xia, have you already broken through to the Body Tempering Seventh Layer?" Lin Yun smiled faintly. "But if you want to defeat me, it won't be that easy."

Lin Yun was not surprised at all that Lin Xia had broken through to the Body Tempering Seventh Layer. Lin Xia had already reached the peak of the sixth layer long ago, so a breakthrough was very normal.

"Then let's try it!"

Lin Xia said, unconvinced, speeding up her attacks.

After their last spar, the martial talent Lin Yun had displayed had put pressure on her. During this half month, Lin Xia had also trained bitterly.

She refused to believe that, with a realm higher than Lin Yun, she still could not take down this younger brother.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... Lin Yun's legs moved nimbly, his figure like the wind, darting left and right. As his steps shifted, his fists also struck out continuously. His extremely fast speed and agile movement technique allowed Lin Yun to seize the initiative in battle. Added to his heavy, powerful fists, no matter how Lin Xia attacked, Lin Yun could block and dodge with ease.

Half a quarter-hour later.

Lin Xia stopped, panting heavily.

Her Origin Power was basically exhausted.

Lin Yun was the same. His Origin Power had even run out before Lin Xia's, but his Physique was stronger than Lin Xia's, so he could still hold on for a while by using his physical body to clash head-on with her.

"Hah~"

Lin Xia planted her hands on her waist and gasped for breath, saying, "Little Brother Lin Yun, you're the first opponent in the clan to make me look this wretched. Movement martial arts are really too frustrating. I couldn't even hit you. With this movement technique, you can already fight above your level."

"You flatter me, Sister Lin Xia. That wasn't a life-or-death fight. Otherwise, how could I be your match?" Lin Yun said modestly.

"Hmph, at least you know how to behave." Lin Xia smiled smugly.

She had indeed mainly been serving as a sparring partner and testing Lin Yun just now. She had not thought of putting Lin Yun to death, so her attacks had all gone from slow to fast, fighting with rhythm.

"Heh heh!"

Lin Yun put on an honest expression and laughed along.

He did not point out that while Lin Xia had been sparring with him, he had naturally been doing the same. From beginning to end, he had fought according to Lin Xia's rhythm and had not taken the initiative to attack. Moreover, before Lin Xia arrived, he had been practicing his punches the whole time, and his Origin Power had already been partially consumed in advance.

In addition, he had not used Eight Desolations Palm, and he was still wearing hundred-jin weighted shoes.

If both of them were in peak condition and fought to the death, even with a gap of one realm, Lin Yun was seventy percent confident he could take down Lin Xia.

"All right, I'm going back. I'm covered in sweat." Lin Xia straightened her clothes, then left freely.

Lin Yun saw her to the door. "Take care, Sister Lin Xia. Come again when you have time."

Mission: Spar with Lin Xia and remain undefeated. Reward: one bottle of Second-Grade Origin Qi Pills. Completed. Claim?

"Claim!"

Lin Yun held the Origin Qi Pills and murmured, "With this bottle of Origin Qi Pills, I should be able to push for the Body Tempering Seventh Layer."

"Let's see what Sister Lin Xia brought."

Lin Yun opened the bags Lin Xia had brought on the table. Inside were Demonic Beast Meat and medicinal herbs used by martial artists to replenish blood and qi.

Among them was a relatively exquisite redwood box.

Opening it, Lin Yun was slightly dazed. Inside lay two ginseng roots.

"This is Crimson Beard Ginseng, a Second-Grade Spiritual Medicine."

Lin Yun was somewhat touched; he had not expected Lin Xia to give him something so valuable.

Second-Grade Spiritual Medicine was an excellent cultivation resource for martial artists in the Body Tempering stage, and it was extremely precious. In the entire Lin Family, there were not many people who could afford to use it.

This was clearly Lin Xia's own cultivation resource, yet she had shared it with Lin Yun.

It was probably related to the Martial Arts talent he had displayed last time.

"It might also have been at Lin Ken's instruction," Lin Yun thought to himself.

But no matter what, he would remember this favor.

With these two stalks of Second-Grade Spiritual Medicine, Lin Yun had even more confidence in breaking through to the Body Tempering Seventh Layer.

Task: Break through to the Body Tempering Seventh Layer. Reward: Physique +1, Comprehension +1.

After creating the task, Lin Yun began swallowing Origin Qi Pills to cultivate.

Throwing himself back into his daily cultivation, Lin Yun completed one task after another.

Task: Practice Tongbei Fist 1,000 times (980/980). Reward: Tongbei Perfect proficiency +1. Completed. Claim?

"Claim!"

Task: Cultivate Tongbei Fist to Superb Skill. Reward: Fist Technique Talent (Beginner). Completed. Claim?

"Claim!"

Tongbei Fist (Perfect +10) - (Superb Skill)

Half a month later!

With the help of ten Origin Qi Pills and the Crimson Beard Ginseng Lin Xia had given him, Lin Yun finally felt the Origin Power Seed break out from within his bones.

This was a sign of breaking through to the Body Tempering Seventh Layer.

Buzz, buzz... The Origin Power Seed inside his body hummed. Lin Yun looked inward and saw a transparent light cluster about the size of a fist slowly flowing through his body. A strange suction force surged from it, and under that suction, strands of extremely faint energy actually seeped out from the surrounding world. Finally, following Lin Yun's breathing, they burrowed into his body.

"What a large Origin Power Seed."

Joy appeared on Lin Yun's face. Under normal circumstances, an Origin Power Seed that broke out from the bones would at most be the size of a little finger. Yet his Origin Power Seed was comparable to a fist the size of a sandbag, dozens of times larger than normal.

The stronger the Origin Power Seed, the deeper the foundation in the Martial Dao.

"It should be because I took special Pills like the Marrow Cleansing Pill, Azure Blood Pill, and Origin Qi Pill," Lin Yun could not help thinking.

The Pills produced by the system were all top-grade. After taking them, not only were there no lingering side effects on the body, they could even improve one's Physique, with extraordinary effects. Added to Lin Yun's diligent cultivation and tempering of his fleshly body, with all these conditions combined, it was only natural that his foundation was solid.

Task: Break through to the Body Tempering Seventh Layer. Reward: Physique +1, Comprehension +1. Completed. Claim?

"Claim!"

Comprehension 8 (utterly ordinary) - 9 (utterly ordinary)

Physique 9 (utterly ordinary) - 10 (outstanding)

"Phew, I finally broke through. System, show my attribute panel." Lin Yun let out a long breath. The feeling of breaking through was truly satisfying.

Name: Lin Yun

Talents: Fist Technique Talent (Beginner), Movement Technique Talent (Beginner), Palm Technique Talent (Beginner)

Physique: 10 (outstanding)

Root Bone: 10 (outstanding)

Spirit: 15 (outstanding)

Comprehension: 9 (utterly ordinary)

Cultivation Base: Body Tempering Seventh Layer

Martial Arts: Falling Rock Fist (Great Accomplishment +6), Tongbei Fist (Superb Skill), Eight Steps Catching Cicadas (Perfect +1), Eight Desolations Palm (Perfect +1)

"Hehe, a packed attribute panel really does look better."

Lin Yun smiled in satisfaction, and suddenly felt that these two-plus months of effort had all been worth it.

There were still two months left until the clan competition, and Lin Yun planned to use them to push Falling Rock Fist, Eight Steps Catching Cicadas, and Eight Desolations Palm.

He wanted to grind all three Martial Arts to the Superb Skill level.

As for Attaining the Dao Through Skill, that required one hundred thousand repetitions. He really did not have that much time right now, so he could only wait until his attributes and talents improved later, reducing the number of repetitions, then slowly grind it out.

Although he already had Tongbei Fist at the Superb Skill level, cultivating Falling Rock Fist was still useful to Lin Yun. Falling Rock Fist was heavy and forceful, and possessed a shock effect that could strike through the surface. When encountering opponents with overly strong defenses, it was more useful than Tongbei Fist, especially when fighting thick-skinned Demon Beasts like the Ironback Azure Bear. Falling Rock Fist was more practical.

In any case, having more skills never weighed one down.

In addition, every attribute of his body had improved, three of them had reached "outstanding," and he even had beginner Fist Technique Talent.

When Lin Yun cultivated Falling Rock Fist again, his efficiency would be much faster.

Task: Practice Falling Rock Fist 100 times (1/60). Reward: Falling Rock Fist Great Accomplishment proficiency +1.

From Great Accomplishment to Perfect originally required 1,000 repetitions, but now it only required 600, nearly half as many.

Five days later! Lin Yun smoothly cultivated Falling Rock Fist to Perfect.

He received the reward, "one bottle of Azure Blood Pills."

He continued cultivating Falling Rock Fist, and ten days later, reached Superb Skill.

He received the reward, "Fist Technique Talent (Beginner +1)."

More than two months later, Lin Yun smoothly cultivated Eight Desolations Palm and Eight Steps Catching Cicadas to Superb Skill as well.

He received the rewards, "Movement Technique Talent (Beginner +2)" and "Palm Technique Talent (Beginner +2)."

At this point, all four of Lin Yun's Martial Arts had been cultivated to Superb Skill.

However, because he had spent all this time grinding Martial Arts proficiency and had not received any Pill rewards, Lin Yun's realm still remained at the Body Tempering Seventh Layer.

After the Body Tempering Sixth Layer, one began cultivating Yuan Power. Relying on bitter training made progress very slow, so cultivation resources became extremely important.

The help Lin Yun got from Second-Grade spiritual medicines and pills had already begun to weaken.

From then on, he would need at least Third-Grade ones for there to be any noticeable effect.

Fortunately, the clan competition was about to arrive.

The reward for first place in the clan competition was a Third-Grade Spiritual Medicine, which was quite a good resource.

In addition, there would be many battles in the clan competition, and Lin Yun felt he could set quite a few missions, so he should be able to farm plenty of rewards.

Three days later! Amid Lin Yun's anticipation, the clan competition finally began.