[ Ding! The host stood up for his brother and displayed brotherly affection. Reward: one Rejuvenation Pill, plus a tenfold critical increase in younger brother Lin Dong's favorability! Lin Dong's favorability has increased tenfold!] [Note: The Rejuvenation Pill is a low-grade healing pill. It has miraculous effects on anyone at the Heaven Origin Realm or below!]
On the other side, Lin Yi had just carried Lin Dong a few steps when the system's childish voice rang out in his mind once again.
At the same time, a small porcelain bottle appeared in Lin Yi's hand.
"Hm? A healing pill? This can be given to Father." Lin Yi was delighted. Then, as if remembering something, he said,
"System, if someone happens to see me when rewards are issued in the future, I won't be able to explain it. Can you change the way rewards are given?"
[ Ding! Of course, Host. From now on, rewards will be stored directly in your Universe Ring. You may take them out at any time!]
That was perfect!
Lin Yi's brows twitched slightly. He felt that this system was very considerate.
After Lin Yi sent Lin Dong back, he inevitably received a few scoldings from Lin Xiao.
However, he simply treated them as words blowing past his ears and did not take them to heart.
After sending Lin Changqiang away, Lin Yi returned to his room, his brows slightly furrowed and his heart filled with hesitation.
Judging from what had happened today, Lin Dong had not yet obtained the Ancestral Stone.
Lin Yi hesitated over whether he should go and take the Ancestral Stone.
The Ancestral Stone represented more than just an opportunity. It also represented a heavy responsibility!
Once he intercepted Lin Dong's opportunity, he would have to replace Lin Dong and shoulder the responsibility of saving the Tian Xuan Continent!
For the sake of this responsibility, Lin Dong in the original story had lived an incomparably arduous life and nearly lost his life several times!
In the end, Lin Dong saved the Tian Xuan Continent, but lost the woman he loved and nearly collapsed.
"Damn! What's there to fear? Lin Dong charged ahead recklessly all the way in the original story and still succeeded in the end!"
"Now, I have the advantage of foresight, as well as this heaven-defying system cheat. There's no reason for me to fail!"
After his expression shifted for a while, Lin Yi suddenly gritted his teeth and made up his mind!
"Lin Dong, my good little brother, you can't handle the Ancestral Stone. Let your big brother take care of it!"
"The responsibility of taking revenge on Lin Langtian and saving the Tian Xuan Continent—I'll shoulder it for you too. Just stay by our parents' side and be filial. I'm doing this for your own good..."
After psyching himself up, Lin Yi completely made up his mind. He left the room with his head held high and strode toward the depths of the back mountain, his momentum unstoppable...
A dozen or so minutes later, a steep cliff appeared before Lin Yi.
He swept his gaze around, then carefully leaped downward along the protruding rocks on the cliff.
These rocks were not conspicuous, yet they happened to form a hidden path.
Before long, a cave hidden beneath several enormous boulders appeared before him.
The cave was extremely well concealed. It would have been impossible to detect without deliberately searching for it.
Lin Dong had discovered this cave by chance when he was young. Later, Lin Yi and Qing Tan learned of it as well.
Aside from a Stone Pool roughly two or three zhang across, there seemed to be nothing special inside the cave. A trace of cold air drifted above the pool water.
Lin Yi casually swept his gaze around the cave before looking up at the ceiling above the Stone Pool.
After feeling around for a while, Lin Yi discovered a stone about the size of two fingers.
The stone was a faint grayish-white. Yet when he gripped it in his palm, it had an oddly soft texture.
That sensation was like stone, but not stone; like jade, but not jade; like wood, but not wood. It was extremely wondrous!
Faint, obscure markings could be seen on the stone, making it look like a strange rune.
Clearly, this stone was the second divine object of the Tian Xuan Continent—the Ancestral Stone!
The Ancestral Stone was currently heavily damaged, and many of its functions could not be used. Perhaps calling it the Stone Talisman was more accurate.
A drop of deep-red liquid had gathered in a groove on the surface of the Stone Talisman, resembling blood.
Without a doubt, that was the Stone Talisman Spirit Liquid!
Lin Yi knew the effects of the Stone Talisman Spirit Liquid like the back of his hand.
With a thought, he took the small porcelain bottle that had previously held the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill out of the Universe Ring and carefully collected the drop of Stone Talisman Spirit Liquid inside.
Lin Yi first put the small porcelain bottle back into the Universe Ring. After trying and discovering that he could not place the Stone Talisman inside, he tucked it into the inner pocket of his clothes, then leisurely returned to his residence.
"Big Brother Lin Yi, you're back! I was just about to go call you." Just as Lin Yi reached the entrance of the small courtyard, a butterfly-like figure came toward him.
She was a little girl who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old. Her simple, light-colored clothes could not conceal the liveliness on her small face.
Although the girl was young, her delicate features were already quite refined. Her large eyes blinked repeatedly, making her look extremely adorable.
This girl was Qing Tan, Lin Yi and Lin Dong's younger sister. However, she had been adopted by Liu Yan in the snow many years ago.
"Is something wrong?" Lin Yi rubbed Qing Tan's little head, a gentle smile on his face.
"It's almost dark. Mother asked me to call you home for dinner." Qing Tan lightly raised her little hand and slapped Lin Yi's hand away.
"Looks like I came back at just the right time."
Lin Yi replied with a smile, then walked into the small courtyard where their family of five lived.
Qing Tan hopped along behind Lin Yi.
"Big Brother, thank you for standing up for me today." Lin Dong had already woken up. Upon seeing Lin Yi return, he stood and thanked him.
Lin Yi smiled. "Why be so polite between brothers? However, before the Clan Competition, try not to clash with Lin Shan and the others. Improving your strength with all your might is what matters."
"Mm." Lin Dong nodded upon hearing this.
Lin Xiao, who was standing nearby, nodded slightly when he saw this. "All right, let's eat."
After dinner, Lin Yi returned to his own small room.
After locking the door, Lin Yi went over the Tong Bei Fist he had practiced for two and a half months. He washed up briefly, then went to bed to rest...
Night enveloped the earth.
Cool moonlight poured down, washing away the lingering heat held within the land.
On the bed, Lin Yi slept with his eyes closed. Strands of moonlight spilled through the window and shone onto his body.
The cool moonlight actually began gathering toward Lin Yi's chest, precisely where the Stone Talisman was hidden.
Suddenly, tiny points of light shone from the Stone Talisman, illuminating Lin Yi's body.
At that moment, Lin Yi, who had been sound asleep, opened his eyes slightly. Immediately afterward, his head spun in a wave of dizziness.
Then he discovered that he had appeared in a pitch-black space.
"Whoosh!"
A sound suddenly rang out in the pitch-black space. A light-and-shadow figure identical to Lin Yi abruptly appeared and began expressionlessly performing a fist technique.
That fist technique was precisely the Tong Bei Fist Lin Yi had practiced for two and a half months...
Lin Yi stared without blinking at the light-and-shadow figure as it performed the fist technique. He discovered that the figure's Tong Bei Fist was even more perfect than his father Lin Xiao's!
"Pa pa pa..."
In the pitch-black space, the light-and-shadow figure moved as swiftly as if flying. Its fists constantly swung, its face expressionless, yet its movements brimming with vitality.
After the light-and-shadow figure produced the nine resonant sounds signifying mastery of the Tong Bei Fist, another faint, muffled sound unexpectedly rang out from its arm!
"So this is the tenth resonance of the Tong Bei Fist..."
Lin Yi watched the figure's movements intently and murmured softly.
Although he had long known that the Stone Talisman was extraordinary, he still could not help feeling both pleasantly surprised and excited upon witnessing this scene himself!
After a while, Lin Yi spread his legs, assumed a stance, and imitated the light-and-shadow figure as he began practicing the Tong Bei Fist.
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