"Don't go," Qing Tan hurriedly grabbed Lin Dong's sleeve when she heard that. "It's useless. Even if we tell Father, it'll only give him one more person to worry about. I'm used to it already. I just have to endure it."
The cold energy inside Qing Tan erupted at regular intervals.
Because of this cold energy, Qing Tan had suffered unimaginable torment ever since she was little.
Lin Xiao had once tried to forcibly expel the cold energy from Qing Tan's body with Yuan Power. Not only had it failed, but he had also been affected by the cold energy and spent half a month bedridden!
Whenever the cold energy in Qing Tan's body erupted, the entire family could only watch helplessly. They simply had no way to help her.
"I'll carry Qing Tan back to her room first." A flicker passed through Lin Yi's eyes as he directly scooped Qing Tan up in his arms and hurried toward her room.
Lin Dong followed behind him, frantic with worry but completely helpless.
Before long, Lin Yi had carried Qing Tan back to her room and placed her on the bed.
"So cold... so cold..." Qing Tan's teeth chattered, her small face pale and her hair covered in ice crystals.
At that moment, even Lin Yi's arms had gone numb from the cold. Yet the bone-chilling cold also made him feel as though countless needles were stabbing him.
Lin Yi sat directly beside the bed. Enduring the bone-chilling cold, he pulled Qing Tan into his arms.
"Brother Lin Yi, don't..."
Although the cold energy had left Qing Tan somewhat delirious, she still sensed what Lin Yi was doing and hurriedly tried to stop him.
She knew all too well how powerful the cold energy in her body was. Even Lin Xiao had been injured by it, let alone Lin Yi.
"Be good. I'm fine." Lin Yi held Qing Tan tightly, as if he were embracing a block of Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Before long, white frost appeared on Lin Yi's eyebrows. Soon afterward, frost covered his entire body, growing thicker and thicker.
His consciousness also gradually blurred.
Just as Lin Yi was about to lose consciousness, a strange suction force suddenly emerged from his chest. The cold energy raging within his body was quickly drawn away completely by that suction force.
"The Stone Talisman is finally working..."
Sensing the change in his body, Lin Yi immediately let out a sigh of relief.
It did not take long for the cold energy in Lin Yi's body to be completely drawn away. Even the cold energy emanating from Qing Tan was entirely absorbed by the Stone Talisman.
Qing Tan, who had originally fainted, sensed warmth returning and immediately regained consciousness. She slowly opened her eyes and said in surprise, "The cold energy has receded?"
In the past, whenever the cold energy erupted, Qing Tan would sometimes have to endure the torment for the entire night.
Compared to that, the pain from this eruption was nothing.
Lin Dong was also somewhat surprised by this, but more than anything, he was happy for Qing Tan.
"That's right, the cold energy has receded. You can get a good night's rest tonight." Lin Yi released Qing Tan and smiled.
"Mm. Brother Lin Yi, thank you."
Looking at Lin Yi's face, Qing Tan's pretty face flushed slightly as she spoke in a low voice.
"Why are you being so polite with me?" Lin Yi rubbed Qing Tan's head and said gently, "All right, get some rest early. I'm going back to rest too."
Lin Yi then gestured to Lin Dong, and the two of them left the room together.
After leaving Qing Tan's room, Lin Yi and Lin Dong returned to their respective rooms.
After locking the door, Lin Yi carefully removed the Stone Talisman hanging against his chest and examined it.
He saw that there were now three milky-white crystals in the recess at the center of the Stone Talisman.
These were precisely the Yin Beads formed from the cold energy drawn out of Qing Tan's body!
Lin Yi took out a porcelain bottle, placed the three Yin Beads inside, and then stored it in the Universe Ring. He planned to keep them and use them for cultivation when he broke through to the Earth Yuan Stage.
Seeing that the night was growing deeper, Lin Yi went to bed.
Under the blazing summer sun, the younger generation of the Lin Family spent the entire summer diligently cultivating, hoping to display their prowess in the Clan Competition.
Perhaps because the news of Lin Yi beating Lin Shan badly that day had spread, Lin Yi enjoyed some rare peace during the following period.
For half a month straight, Lin Yi alternated between taking four pills and consuming two drops of Stone Talisman Spirit Liquid, cultivating with all his might.
This world was extremely dangerous. The Demonic Race was like a Sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's heads!
Even with his cheat at his side, Lin Yi did not dare slack off in the slightest!
"The time to enjoy the pain has come again..."
In the Back Mountain Forest of the Lin Family, where Lin Yi usually trained, he stared at a drop of Stone Talisman Spirit Liquid in the porcelain bottle. Then he abruptly tilted his head back and swallowed it.
As the Stone Talisman Spirit Liquid entered his body, Lin Yi's face turned fiery red almost instantly. Wisps of white steam seeped from the top of his head and rose slowly into the air.
"Hmph..."
Lin Yi furrowed his brows tightly and let out a painful muffled groan.
He felt as though magma was flowing through his body, filling his bones and marrow with intense scorching pain.
Although this was not his first time experiencing it, the pain still made Lin Yi's teeth chatter!
Lin Yi wrapped his arms tightly around his body and curled up in agony, enduring the intense pain radiating from within.
After more than ten minutes, Lin Yi, who was enduring the scorching pain, suddenly felt a strange energy emerge from his bone marrow!
"A Yuan Power Seed?! I've... broken through to the Body Tempering Sixth Level!"
Lin Yi was overjoyed and even forgot the burning pain in his body.
The birth of a Yuan Power Seed in the bone marrow was precisely the sign of reaching the Body Tempering Sixth Level!
After a while, the pain in Lin Yi's body finally faded. Having successfully broken through, he slowly exhaled a breath of foul air and stopped cultivating.
Just then, the system's childish voice rang out once more.
[ Ding! The system detected that the host cultivated diligently for an entire day. This system is deeply gratified. As a reward, one thousand Yang Yuan Stones have been granted! ]
This really was a double blessing!
Lin Yi vaguely remembered that one hundred Yang Yuan Stones could buy an ordinary Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicine.
Now that his breakthrough was over, and it was getting late, Lin Yi stopped cultivating. He prepared to go home, take a bath, and then eat dinner.
After walking only a few steps, Lin Yi saw that fellow Lin Changqiang hurrying over.
"Brother Lin Yi, something's wrong!"
"Can you say something else every time you come looking for me?" Lin Yi glared at Lin Changqiang in annoyance.
"It's not what I want either. It's Qing Tan... something happened to her." Lin Changqiang panted heavily.
"Qing Tan found a Crimson Sun Grass in the Back Mountain Forest today, but that bastard Lin Shan saw her. They're blocking her now and won't let her leave."
"Looks like the lesson I gave Lin Shan last time wasn't harsh enough. Lead the way!" Lin Yi spoke coldly, his eyes turning icy.
"Got it!"
Lin Changqiang answered and hurriedly turned around to lead the way. Although he was as fat as a ball, he was remarkably agile.
With Lin Changqiang leading him, Lin Yi soon saw Qing Tan being surrounded by Lin Shan and his men.
At a path in the Back Mountain Forest, Lin Shan had brought several lackeys and happened to be blocking the exit from the forest.
Qing Tan's delicate little face was filled with anger.
"Brother Lin Shan, Lin Yi is here!" A lackey beside Lin Shan saw Lin Yi approaching and hurriedly warned him.
Lin Shan turned his head and also saw Lin Yi a dozen meters away. A flash of panic crossed his face. Then, as if he had thought of something, he said viciously, "I was just afraid he wouldn't dare come!"
"Is that so? Looks like I didn't beat you hard enough last time!" Lin Yi strode over, cold light flickering in his eyes.
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