Reuniting with Lin Xin Tong

Late at night, in a deep mountain on the outskirts of the Tao Clan's city, the crisp sound of fists piercing the air rang out!

The Spiritual Ground of the Tao Clan is filled with extremely rich Spiritual Qi, covering a wide area. Therefore, wild beasts and ferocious beasts are unwilling to enter the area within a radius of a hundred miles around the Tao Clan, making it a relatively safe place. Of course, this is under normal circumstances.

Yi Yun absorbed too much energy during the day, and felt hot all over. He didn't want to sleep at all at night, so he went to cultivate in the deep mountains on the outskirts of the city!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

With each move, Yi Yun demonstrated the "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist." A tree as thick as a woman's waist could be cleaved in two with a single palm strike from Yi Yun!

Yi Yun became more and more excited as he fought, feeling as if he had inexhaustible power within him.

After practicing the "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist" routine more than a dozen times, Yi Yun didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, he was full of energy.

Back when he was in the back mountains of the Lian Clan, Yi Yun practiced the Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist, but he would only practice it four or five times before he was exhausted. He could never keep practicing like he is today.

During Yi Yun's practice of the "Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist," Yi Yun felt the Purple Crystal within his body pulsating with each beat of his heart.

With each pulse, the Purple Crystal absorbs the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi from its surroundings.

Yi Yun discovered that the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and earth near the Tao Clan was much denser than that behind the Lian Clan.

This is naturally because the Spiritual Ground guarded by the Tao Clan is of a higher grade than the medicinal mountain of the Lian Clan.

The Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi was abundant, Yi Yun felt that the rate at which the energy in his body was replenished was much faster, which made him feel very comfortable.

"So, Spiritual Ground have such wondrous uses..."

This was the first time Yi Yun had learned that cultivating in a high-grade Spiritual Ground could yield twice the results with half the effort.

This is just the Tao Clan, which is ultimately just a medium-sized clan in the Great Wilderness. In the eyes of the Central Plains of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, it is probably just a slightly larger rural village, not worth mentioning at all.

If it were a major city in the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, the training base of the Brocade Dragon Guard, or even the imperial capital, who knows what the Training Ground would be like!

In an environment where the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi was relatively abundant, through repeated cultivation, Yi Yun once again entered a state of no form, no emptiness, and no self. Subtly, he felt as if he had grasped something.

This seemed to be a thought, an insight, something that should be very important, but just as Yi Yun was about to grasp it, it slipped away.

What exactly is it?

Yi Yun chased after this thought, failing time and time again, until he felt utterly exhausted. Then, he suddenly awoke from his state of emptiness and egolessness.

Looking up, I saw that the moon was already high in the sky; it must be around midnight.

In the mountains and forests, a gentle breeze was blowing. Yi Yun was covered in sweat and felt somewhat exhausted.

He rubbed his stomach; the energy he had absorbed from the Beast Horn was completely used up, and... he was hungry again.

"I can really eat!"

Yi Yun smiled wryly. For a martial artist at the fifth level of the Mortal Blood Realm, most of the energy needed by the body is supplied by food, which is when they can eat the most. Moreover, he has also cultivated the Elephant Swallowing Art, so his appetite is great.

Since he didn't have Space Ring, he couldn't bring too much meat with him when he left the Lian Clan, and could only eat the standard meals provided by the Tao Clan.

Even if the Tao Clan was wealthy and had grain provided by the Brocade Dragon Guard, the standard meal wouldn't be too lavish and wouldn't be enough for Yi Yun to digest.

If there were a whole roasted cow right now, Yi Yun felt he could eat it all.

"If I could have enough Savage Beast Meat to eat, my strength would probably grow even faster..."

As Yi Yun thought this, he looked around and realized that the area around him was already a mess.

Many trees were chopped down by Yi Yun, and large chunks of Black Iron Rock were also smashed to pieces. He never expected that entering a state of emptiness and Yi Yun would cause such destruction.

"I wonder what would happen if I fought Lin Xin Tong now, whose strength was suppressed to the third level of the Mortal Blood Realm back then? If she only uses the <Dragon Marrow Tiger Bones Fist>, I should be able to easily defeat her, but if she uses her main cultivation technique, the <Mysterious Maiden Heart Sutra>, the outcome is uncertain."

Recalling his fight with Lin Xin Tong a month or two ago, Yi Yun compared his strength with hers. At that time, Lin Xin Tong was far superior to him. Now that his strength had improved further, he should be no worse than Lin Xin Tong was back then. As he was thinking, he suddenly felt something and turned around to look.

But just one glance was enough to petrify Yi Yun.

He stared in disbelief at the distance behind him. No... no way!

At this moment, ten feet behind Yi Yun, atop an ancient pine tree, stood a young girl dressed in white, graceful and elegant! The evening breeze lifted her dress and hair, causing them to flutter gently.

The bright moon, ancient pines, young girl, and green mountains combine to create a beautiful picture.

Yi Yun was stunned for a moment.

Lin Xin Tong!

What's she doing here?

Yes, Old Man Su said before that they were coming to the Tao Clan. However, Yi Yun originally thought that Lin Xin Tong and Old Man Su were coming to Yunhuang for training, so they shouldn't have stayed in a place like the Tao Clan for long.

"You just said you were planning to... have a match with me?"

Lin Xin Tong smiled gently.

Yi Yun was speechless. Was this for real? He had just been talking to himself, barely uttering a word. Yi Yun himself felt like he hadn't even heard it.

How can she hear that clearly? What kind of five senses does she have?

It suddenly appeared behind me late at night, wearing a White Robe, looking just like a ghost.

Yi Yun thought to himself, but then again, for most men, it's a blessing to encounter such a beautiful ghost.

"You've broken through to the peak of the Qi Induction Realm," Lin Xin Tong said calmly, as if she were simply stating a fact.

"Uh..." Yi Yun was stunned for a moment, feeling that nothing could be hidden from Lin Xin Tong. It was even possible that Lin Xin Tong had seen him when he broke through in the preliminary round of the Divine Kingdom Grand Selection.

That flying boat!

Yi Yun suddenly remembered that during the preliminary rounds of the Divine Kingdom Grand Selection, there was a flying boat floating in the sky. Yi Yun assumed it was a judge or something similar and didn't pay much attention to it.

Maybe Lin Xin Tong is up there.

"Did Miss Lin see my participation in the preliminary selection?" Yi Yun asked somewhat nervously, because of the presence of the Purple Crystal, he had been feeling a little guilty.

However, upon closer reflection, even if Lin Xin Tong witnessed his breakthrough process, she wouldn't be able to discern anything. She couldn't possibly detect the existence of the Purple Crystal, nor could she see the traces left by the Purple Crystal when it absorbed energy—those points of light.

When I saw Old Man Su a month or two later, his bewildered expression already revealed this.

"Hmm, seeing your breakthrough in the preliminary rounds, you seem to be... somewhat different..."

Lin Xin Tong looked at Yi Yun intently, making Yi Yun feel somewhat uneasy.

Upon careful consideration, Yi Yun felt that his breakthrough in cultivation level this time could be completely explained by the fact that he hadn't fully digested the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures he had consumed before.

However, Lin Xin Tong had no intention of investigating Yi Yun's secrets. In fact, there are many martial artists in this world who have secrets.

Many geniuses have their own special opportunities.

This world has a long history and has seen many powerful figures emerge. These powerful figures left behind many opportunities, some big and some small, and it is not unusual to obtain a few.

Lin Xin Tong also ventured into secret realms to explore and seek opportunities, but some of these opportunities were of little value, so she didn't even bother to take them.

"Shall we make a move?" Lin Xin Tong suddenly asked, asking Yi Yun again.