Slapping Lei Li, Sharing the Yin Beads

Wu Yun's verbal pressure left Lei Li and the Xie Family members unable to save face, turning them directly into a laughingstock.

The Lin Family juniors all looked at Wu Yun gratefully.

"This guy—I never thought he'd be so good with words!" Lin Xia looked at Wu Yun with surprise and delight.

"I'll smash your mouth!"

Lei Li said resentfully.

He charged straight at Wu Yun and attacked.

Though he could not win with his mouth, he could speak with his fists.

"Big Brother, be careful!"

Seeing Lei Li move, Lin Dong hurriedly warned him.

"Wu Yun, be careful!"

Lin Xia and the others cried out as well.

Heh heh!

Purple light flickered in Wu Yun's eyes as he used the Purple Demon Eye, seeing Lei Li's movements with perfect clarity.

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!

Wu Yun's footsteps turned illusory, and he casually dodged Lei Li's punch.

At the same time, he used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon with his left hand, supporting and knocking aside Lei Li's fist.

His right hand spread open into a palm.

Smack!

A heavy slap landed squarely on Lei Li's face! Everyone was dumbfounded, and the entire place erupted in uproar! Lei Li had actually been slapped in the face!

"You're courting death!"

Feeling the burning pain on his face, Lei Li flew into a rage.

"Your skin really is thick. Even that couldn't smash your face."

Wu Yun casually rubbed his palm.

"Ah!"

"Thunderous Strike!"

Lei Li roared and unleashed his family's Third-Grade Martial Art, Thunderous Strike.

His hard fist carried the sound of wind and thunder as it smashed fiercely toward Wu Yun.

"Mad Thunder Saber!"

Wu Yun directly pulled the saber from the waist of a disciple beside him and likewise unleashed a Third-Grade Martial Art.

The blade, carrying the force of galloping thunder, collided head-on with Lei Li's fist.

Thunderous Strike and Mad Thunder Saber were both extremely violent martial arts, relying on explosive bursts of power.

The two streams of Primal Force exploded with a boom, blasting a deep crater directly into the floor of the shop.

Crack!

The saber in Wu Yun's hand shattered into several pieces, but he was completely unharmed. A wound had appeared on the back of Lei Li's hand instead.

Blood dripped down!

"You also broke through to Body Tempering Layer Nine. No wonder you're so arrogant."

Lei Li said in surprise. He had not expected Wu Yun to break through so quickly.

"You bastard son really isn't much. More than a month has passed, and you still haven't improved at all?"

Wu Yun pulled out another disciple's saber. "Again!"

"Hmph, do you really think I'm afraid of you?" Lei Li snorted coldly, clenching his fist again.

He still had a Fourth-Grade Martial Art, Galloping Thunder Light, that he had not used.

He had planned to use it during the Hunting Conference, but right now, he could not swallow this humiliation.

"Stop, stop, stop. You little brats, can't you fight somewhere else? You've already wrecked my storefront. Get out of here. Don't interfere with my business."

Suddenly, a middle-aged man came down from the second floor.

Behind him stood a group of burly men.

"That's Wang Jin, the manager of the Trading Post, an Earth Yuan Stage expert!"

Someone recognized him.

"Heh heh, looks like we can't fight after all!"

Wu Yun smiled helplessly.

Yet in Lei Li's eyes, that smile was mockery.

Lei Li's face was still burning with pain, and the back of his hand was still bleeding.

He was extremely unwilling to accept this!

"Hmph, consider you two lucky today. But don't worry—when the Hunting Conference comes, I'll make all of you pay it back!"

Lei Li said darkly.

With that, he led the Xie Family group away in disgrace.

Lin Dong cupped his fists. "Thank you, Big Brother!"

If Wu Yun had not intervened and Lin Dong had faced Lei Li himself, he would definitely have been in a difficult position. Lin Dong was not confident he could withstand the Thunderous Strike Lei Li had just used.

After all, he was only at Body Tempering Layer Eight and had yet to master even one Third-Grade Martial Art.

"Since I'm your big brother, there's no need to thank me."

"Thank you, Big Brother Wu Yun!" Lin Xia said gratefully.

"Thank Lin Dong. I only acted because of Lin Dong."

Wu Yun said indifferently.

"You—hmph!"

Lin Xia was so angry that she stomped her long legs.

"Alright, alright. Let's go home first!"

Lin Dong was helpless. His big brother really did not know how to consider a girl's feelings.

"You go back first. I'll make a trip to the Lin Family, then I'll come back and buy you a good saber!"

Wu Yun also dismissed the Mad Blade Martial Arts School disciples.

They arrived at the Lin Family!

"Lin Dong, Big Brother Wu Yun, come to my house for dinner tonight..." Lin Xia immediately invited them.

She wanted to properly thank the two of them.

"We'll talk about tonight later. We're heading back first."

Wu Yun and Lin Dong directly left them behind and headed straight back to their small courtyard, then entered Lin Dong's little room.

"Qing Tan, remember to tell them to come to my house for dinner tonight!"

"Sigh, I'll try, Sister Lin Xia!"

Qing Tan sighed.

There was nothing she could do. Once Lin Dong and Wu Yun returned, they would shut themselves in their room and often forget to eat.

Lin Xia said, "No, you have to bring them to your sister."

"With this batch of Elixir Pills, it should be enough for us to cultivate until the Hunting Conference."

Wu Yun and Lin Dong refined all the spiritual herbs into pills.

They obtained six Fourth-Grade Pills and one hundred and ten Third-Grade Pills.

Wu Yun said, "Lei Li's strength is already at the peak of Layer Nine. He should be trying to break through to the Earth Yuan Stage. In two months, he'll definitely advance to the Earth Yuan Stage.

"The gap between the Body Tempering Stage and the Earth Yuan Stage is far too great.

"The two of us need to hurry. We must break through!"

Lin Dong said, "Big Brother, you're also at the peak of the Body Tempering Stage. Breaking through to the Earth Yuan Stage shouldn't be a problem."

Wu Yun said, "The Earth Yuan Stage requires absorbing Yin Sha Energy into the body. Relying on ordinary Yin Sha Energy alone is too slow. I'm also troubled by being unable to find any good Yin Sha Energy."

As he spoke, he deliberately put on a distressed expression.

Seeing this, hesitation appeared on Lin Dong's face.

He had Yin Sha Energy! But this concerned Qing Tan's secret! Big Brother stood up for the Lin Family today because of me. I can't let down this bond... Thinking of Wu Yun's words today—I only acted because of Lin Dong—Lin Dong was deeply moved.

"Big Brother, take a look at this!"

Lin Dong took out a box containing transparent beads, each one like an ice crystal.

"Eh, such strong Yin Sha Energy."

Wu Yun took the beads and examined them, his face lighting up with delight.

"These are Yin Beads. The Yin Sha Energy they contain is above the fifth grade."

"Where did you get such a treasure, Second Brother? Even Earth Yuan Stage experts desperately seek such things."

"Big Brother, these Yin Beads should be enough for you to cultivate and attempt a breakthrough to the Earth Yuan Stage. As for where they came from, please don't ask. It's not that I don't trust you, Big Brother, it's just that..."

"Say no more. Would your big brother not trust you? Since you were willing to take them out and share them with me, it proves that I have a place in your heart. As for where they came from, it isn't important!"

"Thank you for understanding, Big Brother!"

"There's no need for such politeness between us!"

Lin Dong was touched. Wu Yun's understanding made him very happy.

He did not want Wu Yun to misunderstand him, but he also did not want to expose Qing Tan's secret, which was why he had been troubled.

He did not mind living and dying alongside Wu Yun.

But Qing Tan could not be included.

It was not a matter of trust.

The fewer people who knew, the less danger Qing Tan would face.

"You're giving me all these Yin Beads? You aren't keeping any for yourself?"

"Don't worry, Big Brother. I still have some. If you don't have enough, I'll give you more after you use them up."

Only then did Wu Yun happily put away the Yin Beads.

In truth, he knew everything.

Lin Dong's willingness to take out the Yin Beads and share them touched him deeply. It proved that Lin Dong had fully acknowledged him as his big brother.

"Come, I'll continue copying the Heavenly Treasure Record for you. You saw it today, didn't you? That slap I gave Lei Li was not because Lei Li was careless. It was because I simultaneously used the Purple Demon Eye, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track..."

The two once again immersed themselves in an exchange about martial arts!