Exquisite Profound Art, the Hunt Begins!

Lin Dong took out a small Porcelain Bottle and handed it to Lin Fan, saying, "I traded Stone Talisman Spiritual Liquid for five Rehmannia Fruits today and refined them into ten pills. The five in this Porcelain Bottle are for Brother Lin Fan."

Whenever Lin Fan obtained Third-Grade Spirit Herbs before, he would have Lin Dong use the stone talisman to refine them into pills, and then the two of them would split them evenly.

After Lin Dong refined the Rehmannia Fruits into pills, he did not hesitate at all and divided out five pills to bring to Lin Fan.

"Heh, we're brothers. I won't stand on ceremony with you," Lin Fan said with a light laugh when he heard this, reaching out to take the Porcelain Bottle.

Seeing Lin Fan accept the five pills, Lin Dong immediately let out a breath of relief, feeling extremely happy. "Brother Lin Fan is right."

"I also have a Rehmannia Fruit here. Since you're here, refine it while you're at it," Lin Fan said, suddenly thinking of the Earth Yuan Fruit he had gotten from the lucky draw today.

"All right," Lin Dong said, naturally having no objection.

Lin Fan immediately opened the room door and brought Lin Dong back to his room, then handed the Rehmannia Fruit to him.

Very soon, under the effect of the stone talisman, the Rehmannia Fruit was refined into two round pills. As usual, each of them took one.

"Brother Lin Fan, then I'll go back and rest," Lin Dong said to Lin Fan after the pills had been divided.

"Go on," Lin Fan replied with a nod. Then he reached into his clothes, took out a booklet from the System Space, and handed it to Lin Dong. "Take this with you. Train it properly after you go back."

Lin Dong asked curiously, "What is this?"

Lin Fan said casually, "Just a hand-seal-type martial skill. Its rank is fairly decent."

What Lin Fan gave Lin Dong was precisely the booklet that recorded the Seventh-Rank Martial Skill Five Elements Seal.

"Thank you, Brother Lin Fan," Lin Dong said in thanks, putting the secret manual into his clothes.

Lin Dong did not stand on ceremony with Lin Fan or refuse. He had long since made up his mind that from now on, he and Lin Fan would share blessings and face hardships together!

After Lin Dong left, Lin Fan did not hurry to rest. Instead, he took out the cultivation method "Sky Profound Art" that he had previously gotten from Qing Tan through the lucky draw.

Lin Fan had just broken through to the Earthly Yuan Realm today, and it was exactly when he needed a cultivation manual. He was extremely expectant toward this Sky Profound Art, unsure what level of cultivation method it was.

So-called cultivation manuals, in the end, were a special way of guiding and tempering yuan power.

Lin Fan remembered that in the world of Martial Universe, cultivation manuals were divided into different levels such as third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate.

The higher the grade of a cultivation manual, the more meridians a martial artist could open while cultivating.

Lin Fan slowly opened the Sky Profound Art manual and carefully studied every word and sentence inside.

After all, cultivation manuals were of great importance. In the process of cultivating, absolutely no mistakes could be allowed, or else they would bring about terrifying consequences beyond measure!

Only after nearly two hours did Lin Fan finish studying the Sky Profound Art manual, his face filled with surprise and delight.

Cultivating this Sky Profound Art could actually open one hundred and eight meridians!

Moreover, it could also form yuan power cyclones beneath the skin. With the slightest circulation, they could absorb the yuan power between heaven and earth into the body!

One hundred and eight meridians, plus countless yuan power cyclones—how astonishing would that cultivation speed be?

Of course, the premise was that Lin Fan first had to open all one hundred and eight meridians recorded in the manual!

"This Sky Profound Art actually surpasses those so-called first-rate cultivation methods. I really found a treasure this time! Qing Tan truly is my lucky star!"

Lin Fan took a deep breath and slowly closed the manual, his heart filled with boundless delight.

Lin Fan's emotions were surging at this moment, making him unsuited for cultivation. Besides, it was already late, so he directly put the manual into the System Space and went to bed to rest.

He planned to start cultivating the method the next day.

Over the following days, Lin Fan once again threw himself into cultivation.

Lin Fan understood very clearly that the peace of this world right now was only an illusion!

Between heaven and earth, who knew how many terrifying Demons were hidden, brewing storms at any moment, wanting to destroy the entire world!

When the nest was overturned, no egg remained intact!

Lin Fan could only keep improving his strength and grow powerful as quickly as possible. That way, when he faced Demons in the future, he would have the strength to protect himself, and even counterkill the Demons!

All enemies who blocked his path to becoming stronger would be cut down by him one by one!

Time quietly flowed by as Lin Fan devoted himself to cultivation.

Before he knew it, the year's end was approaching, and the land of Qingyang Town had been covered in a layer of white snow!

The coldest days of winter, however, could not stop the soaring enthusiasm of countless people in Qingyang Town!

That was because Qingyang Town's triennial hunting event would officially begin today!

This Hunting Tournament involved not only the major factions of Qingyang Town, but also quite a few other factions.

A shoulder-to-shoulder crowd gathered in Qingyang Town's Beast Horn Arena, and the arena was filled with a boiling clamor.

Lin Fan arrived at Beast Horn Arena together with the Lin Clan members and stood atop a high platform, looking down from above at the scene within the arena's range.

After four straight months of cultivation, with the help of Yin Pearls and spirit-herb pills, Lin Fan's cultivation had gone from just entering the Earthly Yuan Realm to the late stage of the Earthly Yuan Realm, only the final step away from the Heavenly Yuan Realm!

Among those spirit-herb pills, quite a few had been made from spirit herbs that Lin Dong traded for with Stone Talisman Spiritual Liquid, then refined.

During this period, Lin Fan had also passed the Five Elements Seal to Qing Tan and Lin Xiao.

After discussing it with Lin Fan, Lin Xiao offered the Five Elements Seal to Lin Zhentian as the Lin Clan's new clan-guarding martial skill.

Lin Zhentian was also very generous and once again provided Lin Fan with several Third-Grade Spirit Herbs.

As for the Sky Profound Art, Lin Fan only passed it to Lin Dong and Lin Xiao, and told them not to spread it outside.

They were all the people closest to Lin Fan, one hundred percent trustworthy. Lin Fan hoped they could grow alongside him.

Qing Tan was only at the Body Tempering Realm and could not cultivate a method, so he did not teach it to her for the time being.

As for Liu Yan, she did not have cultivation aptitude, so Lin Fan did not pass the cultivation method or martial skill to her either. He could only think of a way later.

"Brother Lin Fan, it's so lively here!" Just as Lin Fan was somewhat lost in thought, Qing Tan's crisp voice sounded beside his ear.

Lin Fan gathered his thoughts and smiled. "After all, it's Qingyang Town's once-every-three-years Hunting Tournament. Naturally, plenty of people came. With more people, it gets lively."

Lin Dong suddenly pointed below the high platform, at a dense forest, and asked with some curiosity, "Is that where the hunt begins?"

Lin Zhentian nodded slightly and explained, "That's right. That forest connects directly to the deep mountains, and many fierce beasts live within."

"Those who take part in the Hunting Tournament will each receive an identity token, then be thrown into the forest, where they must find their own way to survive under the claws of those fierce beasts."

Lin Fan smiled faintly. "I'm afraid that's not all, right? I remember the participants also have to find a way to seize other people's identity tokens. Only after collecting at least ten tokens are they qualified to climb onto the giant platform at the center of the forest!"

"Correct. That is exactly so. In the Hunting Tournament, what is hunted is not only fierce beasts, but also people. This is the true challenge!" Lin Zhentian said with a smile on his face, very satisfied with these two grandsons.

Hearing this rule for the first time, Lin Dong's gaze could not help but tighten slightly.

Lin Fan had long expected this, however, and was not surprised.

At this moment, Lin Ken, who was off to the side, cut in, "Father must have forgotten Lin Fan and Lin Dong's strength. Gathering ten identity tokens? I'd say that's no challenge for them at all!"

Not long ago, both Lin Fan and Lin Dong had admitted that they had broken through to the Earthly Yuan Realm!

The few core members of the Lin Clan all knew this.

"Haha," Lin Zhentian laughed heartily when he heard this.

"Heh, Lin Zhentian, are you worried you won't be able to laugh after the hunting competition ends, so you're laughing a few more times in advance to enjoy yourself?"

Just as the Lin Clan's side was enjoying itself in harmony, a grating voice suddenly came from not far away...