Early morning.
When Lin Yi woke from his sleep, sunlight had already spilled across his face.
As soon as Lin Yi got out of bed, he felt an extreme soreness throughout his body, as if he had trained desperately all night.
"I wonder how many resounding strikes I can produce now..."
Lin Yi muttered under his breath. Then, enduring the soreness in his body, he began practicing the Tong Bei Fist once more.
The entire set of fist techniques flowed naturally from Lin Yi's hands, as if he had honed them countless times.
"Pa pa pa..."
As Lin Yi moved, intermittent slapping sounds rang out in the room.
When he finished the set, it had produced a total of nine crisp sounds!
"In one night, I actually advanced from five sounds with the Tong Bei Fist to nine!"
Lin Yi clenched both fists, his face filled with excitement.
The Stone Talisman's effects were truly terrifying!
After a while, Lin Yi composed himself, opened the door, and headed toward the main courtyard.
Every morning, by the time Lin Yi arrived at the main courtyard, his mother, Liu Yan, had already prepared breakfast. Today was no exception.
"Dad, I happened to obtain two healing pills some time ago. I tried one and found that its effects were excellent. Take this one to heal your injuries!"
After the family finished breakfast, Lin Yi recalled something. He reached into his robes, took a small porcelain bottle from the Universe Ring, and handed it to Lin Xiao.
The small porcelain bottle contained a Rejuvenation Pill.
Lin Yi had deliberately put it that way to ensure that Lin Xiao would be willing to take the pill.
"My condition is different from yours. You should keep this pill..." A flicker passed through Lin Xiao's eyes as he spoke dejectedly.
Clearly, he did not believe that the pill Lin Yi mentioned could heal his injuries.
"Dad, just give it a try. If you recover, you'll be able to help the three of us siblings even more. Then we won't be bullied anymore." Lin Yi urged Lin Xiao.
Liu Yan, who stood nearby, showed a trace of anticipation in her eyes. Seeing that Lin Xiao still wanted to refuse, she said gently, "Xiao, this is Yi'er's filial heart. Don't refuse him. Perhaps it really will work."
Lin Dong and Qing Tan also joined in to persuade him.
Lin Xiao hesitated briefly before reaching out to take the small porcelain bottle. When he opened the stopper, the fragrance of the pill immediately spread through the dining room.
Hope also rose in Lin Xiao's heart. He tilted his head back and poured the pill into his mouth.
The instant the pill entered his mouth, Lin Xiao felt a surge of pure medicinal power flood into his body. His face suddenly flushed red as if it had been scorched by fire.
A moment later, Lin Xiao suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of foul-smelling black blood.
"Xiao, are you all right?" Seeing this, Liu Yan hurried over, tears welling in her eyes.
Lin Xiao waved his hand. "I'm fine. The pill is taking effect..."
With that, Lin Xiao placed the small porcelain bottle on the dining table, sat cross-legged on the dining room floor, and began circulating his energy to absorb and refine the medicinal power in his body.
Lin Yi reached out and put away the small porcelain bottle. Then, together with Liu Yan, Lin Dong, and Qing Tan, he watched Lin Xiao from the side.
Nearly an hour later, Lin Xiao finally opened his eyes. Brilliant light flashed within them.
The sickly pallor that had lingered on his face for years had faded away, replaced by a healthy flush.
Lin Xiao rose to his full height, confidence and vigorous vitality restored to his body!
"Xiao, your injuries are healed?" Seeing Lin Xiao's condition, Liu Yan's face filled with excitement.
"Mm... mm, they're healed..."
Lin Xiao's voice became somewhat disjointed from his excitement.
In the end, he could no longer restrain himself. He pulled Liu Yan into his arms and threw his head back in laughter. His laughter carried both relief and countless years of bitterness.
"Dad's injuries... they're healed!"
Lin Dong and Qing Tan also widened their eyes, their faces filled with excitement.
At that moment, the system's voice rang out in Lin Yi's mind once more.
[ Ding! The host offered a pill to heal his father's injuries, displaying a father's love and a son's filial piety. Reward: two third-grade Spirit Medicine, Crystal Vermillion Fruits. In addition, the host has received a parents' favorability explosion. Lin Xiao and Liu Yan's favorability has increased tenfold! ]
This time, the Crystal Vermillion Fruits rewarded by the system were placed directly inside the Universe Ring.
"Third-grade Spirit Medicine, Crystal Vermillion Fruits? I can use the Stone Talisman to refine them into pills, then use them to assist my cultivation." Lin Yi's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed.
After calming himself somewhat, Lin Yi pulled Lin Dong and Qing Tan, whose faces were covered in joy, and quietly left the room.
After leaving the room, Lin Yi departed alone and headed straight toward the cave where he had found the Stone Talisman.
Lin Yi cut his finger and squeezed out a drop of bright red blood, letting it fall into the pool.
In the next instant, the originally calm pool suddenly seemed to boil. Bubbles tinged faintly with blood rose one after another from the surface.
Lin Yi quickly removed his outer clothes and jumped into the pool. The blood-colored bubbles soon burst around his body.
Strands of pale-red liquid scattered in all directions. Finally, as if endowed with intelligence, they wrapped around Lin Yi's body and rapidly drilled in through his pores.
Gradually, the soreness in Lin Yi's body vanished without a trace.
Half an hour later, his body and mind had recovered to their optimal state.
Once he had recovered, Lin Yi climbed out of the pool. With a thought, he took two Crystal Vermillion Fruits from the Universe Ring, then used the Stone Talisman to refine them into four vermilion pills.
To catch a wolf, one had to be willing to sacrifice the lamb. Lin Yi put three of the vermilion pills into a porcelain bottle and stored them away, then directly placed the remaining pill into his mouth.
The instant he swallowed the pill, Lin Yi felt an exceptionally pure medicinal power erupt inside his body.
Under that tremendous medicinal power, Lin Yi's body greedily absorbed it like a ravenous evil ghost.
The pills refined by the Stone Talisman had gentle yet potent medicinal properties.
Although the impact of the medicinal power gave Lin Yi a burning sensation in his bones and marrow, the process was not particularly painful.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Yi spread his legs, assumed a stance, and actually began practicing the Tong Bei Fist with his eyes closed.
Nearly an hour later, the pure medicinal power was finally completely absorbed by Lin Yi's body.
He also stopped practicing his fists and slowly opened his eyes.
This time, his body did not feel sore at all.
Immediately afterward, Lin Yi left the cave and continued cultivating at his usual training ground.
This cultivation session lasted the entire day.
After a full day of abundant gains, Lin Yi was in a fairly good mood.
However, not long after dinner, his good mood was shattered.
After dinner, Lin Yi, Lin Dong, and Qing Tan said goodbye to their parents and left the main house, preparing to return to their respective rooms to rest.
They had just stepped out of the main house when Qing Tan's delicate, doll-like face suddenly turned deathly pale.
Wisps of visible chill slowly seeped from her body, causing fine ice crystals to appear across the nearby ground.
Lin Yi, standing beside Qing Tan, also felt a bone-chilling cold sweep over him.
"It's bad... The cold qi in Qing Tan's body has flared up again!" Lin Dong, who had also noticed the change in Qing Tan, abruptly paled. "I'll go call Dad!"
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