Mud Pill Palace Opens, Hunting the Black Iron Demonic Leopard!

"Boom!"

In an instant, Lin Yi felt a vast and pure special energy rapidly traverse his body before surging into his mind.

Lin Yi didn't dare to delay, quickly following the instructions of the Spirit Refining Art to cultivate and absorb this special energy.

Soon, he felt his mental power in his mind rapidly merging with that pure and vast energy.

As the two merged, his mental power seemed to be catalyzed, rapidly strengthening.

Formless yet powerful mental power surged within Lin Yi's mind. Under this explosive increase in mental power, his progress in cultivating the Spirit Refining Art deepened significantly.

Suddenly, Lin Yi felt as if something in his mind had been broken.

Immediately after, the mental power in his mind began to surge rapidly towards the center of his head!

"The Mud Pill Palace has opened!"

Sensing this, Lin Yi felt a slight surge of excitement. According to the records in the Spirit Refining Art, the most crucial step in cultivating mental power was to open the Mud Pill Palace.

It is said that the head has nine palaces, corresponding to the nine heavens. The central palace is called the Mud Pill!

This is the greenhouse for nurturing mental power, just like the Dantian is for Origin Energy!

After the Mud Pill Palace opened, the majestic mental power poured into it like swallows returning to their nest.

When the last wisp of mental power entered the Mud Pill Palace, Lin Yi immediately felt an unprecedented clarity and comfort in his mind.

"Hoo..."

After a long while, Lin Yi slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath of stale air.

"It's almost dark..." Checking the sky, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He had been fully focused on refining the Spirit Nourishing Pill to enhance his mental power, completely losing track of time.

However, the success of his cultivation today was very gratifying.

Lin Yi had a feeling that with his current mental power strength, if he were to fight someone, even a late-stage Heaven Origin Realm expert might not be an insurmountable opponent!

And after nearly half a year of cultivation, coupled with the boost from the Spirit Nourishing Pill, he felt that he was not far from condensing his Natal Rune and becoming a true Rune Master!

"I'll go to Yan City again in the next couple of days. Hopefully, I can also buy some Spirit Medicine that can enhance mental power," Lin Yi stroked his chin, making plans in his heart.

In just one day, Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao had sealed off Ironwood Manor as tightly as an iron bucket.

Lin Zhentian not only summoned five or six out of ten of the Lin Family's guards to Ironwood Manor but also transferred nearly a thousand workers from other Lin Family estates to station there.

The majority of these workers would be used to chop ironwood as a cover, while only a few loyal to the Lin Family would be secretly sent to the back mountain to mine the Yang Yuan Stone vein!

Of course, before mining, they had to deal with the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards.

To deal with these two Black Iron Demonic Leopards, Lin Zhentian not only called Lin Ken and Lin Xiao but also prepared to take action himself.

Lin Yi proposed that he wanted to watch their battle, and Lin Zhentian agreed.

Upon reaching the valley entrance, Lin Yi stayed above, looking down at the valley below.

Lin Zhentian and his two sons descended from the cliff face, quickly reaching the valley floor.

"Roar!"

As Lin Zhentian and the two descended into the valley, the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards spotted them. A low growl immediately echoed through the valley.

"I'll take one, and you two will team up against the other. Let's finish this quickly and don't let them escape, lest they become future trouble!"

Lin Zhentian stared sharply at the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards and, with a low shout, charged forward.

Lin Ken and Lin Xiao attacked the other Black Iron Demonic Leopard.

In moments, the valley floor was filled with surging Origin Energy, dust, and flying stones.

Although the Black Iron Demonic Leopards were comparable to Heaven Origin Realm experts, they were quickly at a disadvantage against the combined assault of Lin Zhentian and his sons.

Lin Zhentian brought his two fingers together and unleashed the Pure Yuan Finger. His fingers were like sharp swords, and before long, they pierced through the head of one Black Iron Demonic Leopard.

As Lin Zhentian killed one Black Iron Demonic Leopard, the other Black Iron Demonic Leopard suddenly threw its head back, about to roar and summon its pack.

Lin Yi, who had been closely observing the battle from above the valley entrance, understood the Black Iron Demonic Leopard's methods. Seeing its movement, he directly mobilized his mental power and violently struck towards the leopard's mind!

"Wuwu..."

In an instant, the Black Iron Demonic Leopard, which was about to call for its pack with a roar, let out a pained whimper and then fell to the ground with a thud.

Lin Xiao quickly stepped forward and pierced its head with a finger.

With this, both Black Iron Demonic Leopards were dealt with.

Seeing that both Black Iron Demonic Leopards had been taken care of, Lin Yi leaped down from the cliff face into the valley.

"Just now, I seemed to sense a fluctuation of mental power. Did you notice anything unusual?"

Lin Zhentian walked over to Lin Xiao and the others, his brow furrowed.

"Grandfather, don't worry. That was just the movement from my first attempt at using mental power," Lin Yi said with a slight smile, then released his mental power again.

Lin Zhentian and the other two were astonished.

"Yi'er, when did you start cultivating mental power?" Lin Xiao asked Lin Yi excitedly.

Lin Yi smiled, "Actually, I started cultivating my spiritual power a long time ago. I've only recently made some progress."

"Well done, Yi'er," Lin Zhentian praised. He then reminded him, "However, you absolutely cannot let the cultivation of your spiritual power delay your Origin Energy cultivation."

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I know," Lin Yi nodded slightly, then changed the subject. "Oh, right. I'd like to take the demon cores from these two Black Iron Demonic Leopards back to feed Xiao Yan, is that okay?"

"Xiao Yan?"

Lin Yi chuckled, "Xiao Yan is the name I gave to that Fire Python Tiger cub."

Lin Zhentian nodded slightly, "Of course, you can."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi reached into his robes, took out a dagger, and stepped forward to extract the demon cores from the two Black Iron Demonic Leopards.

"Father, now that this final trouble is resolved, it's time to start working on this mine, isn't it?" Lin Ken looked at Lin Zhentian with a hint of eagerness in his eyes and said with a smile.

"Mm," Lin Zhentian nodded with a smile. "I'll have Lin Mang go to Yan City tomorrow to find some merchant guilds and establish sales channels. Once the Yang Yuan Stones are mined, they can be sold immediately."

Lin Yi then said, "Grandpa, could you let my father go? I also want to go to Yan City, and it would be good for my father and I to have company."

"Heh, that's fine too," Lin Zhentian said, knowing that Lin Yi and Lin Mang weren't particularly close. He agreed readily.

After a pause, Lin Zhentian clasped his hands behind his back and said gently, "As the saying goes, fortune turns. Heh heh, the Lei and Xie families have suppressed my Lin Family for so many years. It's time for them to pay their debts!"

Hearing this, Lin Xiao and Lin Ken's eyes also flashed with cold light as they slowly nodded.

They both harbored resentment towards the Lei and Xie families, and this time, they would finally hold their heads high!