Guiding Lin Dong, Lin Xiao's Curiosity

"Second-grade Martial Art!"

After hearing Liu Yuan's words, Lin Dong's heart burned with excitement!

A Second-grade Martial Art was considered something quite rare throughout the entire Lin Family.

Even in the Lin Family's Martial Arts Hall, there were not many Second-grade Martial Arts in its collection.

More importantly, Lin Dong did not yet have the qualifications to freely enter and leave the Martial Arts Hall.

He did not even possess a basic First-grade martial art.

If he truly wanted to learn Martial Arts, he could only seek someone out for guidance.

So, upon hearing that Liu Yuan was actually going to teach him a Second-grade Martial Art, Lin Dong was overjoyed.

The frustration in his heart seemed to have vanished by more than half at that moment!

He looked at Liu Yuan, his eyes full of gratitude and excitement, and nodded vigorously.

"I'll learn it! Brother Liu Yuan, I'll learn it!"

Seeing how excited he was, Liu Yuan smiled. Then his expression turned stern as he spoke seriously.

"Then you'd better learn it properly."

"This is my first time teaching someone. If I don't teach well, you'll have to bear with me."

"As for how much you can learn, that will depend on your own ability."

Lin Dong eagerly agreed and patted his chest in assurance.

"Don't worry, Brother Liu Yuan. I'll definitely learn with all my heart!"

Liu Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

He did not waste any more time and directly told Lin Dong every word of the cultivation formula and exertion techniques for Stone Splitting Palm.

From channeling Yuan Power, to the circulation route through the Meridians, to the technique of striking with the palm, he left nothing out.

Afterward.

To give Lin Dong a more intuitive understanding.

Liu Yuan walked before Lin Dong to an enormous boulder not far away, five or six meters tall and shaped like a small mountain.

He took a deep breath.

The Yuan Power within his body instantly surged toward his Palm Center according to the method of Stone Splitting Palm.

Then he abruptly thrust out his palm!

Bang!

A muffled sound came from within the boulder.

Crash!

The next second, the entire boulder exploded from the inside out!

It turned into a pile of rubble!

Lin Dong stood rooted to the spot, his mouth unconsciously falling open as he stared in utter amazement.

He was incomparably shocked!

He looked at the rubble scattered across the ground, then at Liu Yuan's utterly ordinary palm. His eyes were filled with admiration and worship for Liu Yuan's strength.

"Brother Liu Yuan... that palm strike was so powerful!"

He muttered to himself, as towering waves rose in his heart.

"As expected of an expert who could kill a Black Scale Wolf with two punches."

Then, as though he had remembered something, he moved closer with a curious look and lowered his voice mysteriously.

"Brother Liu Yuan, tell me honestly—have you already broken through to the Heavenly Origin Realm?"

"You must be a Heavenly Origin Realm expert, right?"

Seeing Lin Dong's gossiping expression, Liu Yuan's face darkened. He knocked Lin Dong on the head in irritation.

He said sternly.

"Lin Dong, focus."

"Instead of thinking about all that nonsense, you should put more effort into cultivation."

Lin Dong winced in pain and rubbed his head. He hurriedly nodded in agreement, not daring to ask any further questions.

Seeing that he had composed himself, Liu Yuan continued explaining more detailed points of Stone Splitting Palm, as well as some of his own insights from cultivation.

After the explanation was finished.

Liu Yuan stepped aside and signaled for Lin Dong to begin trying.

Lin Dong took a deep breath and, imitating Liu Yuan's earlier movements, awkwardly struck a palm at a large tree in front of him.

Bang!

The trunk swayed slightly, and a few leaves fell.

Liu Yuan shook his head and directly pointed out his mistake.

"Your Inner Energy is too scattered. You haven't gathered it in your Palm Center."

"Wrong. Again."

Lin Dong was not discouraged and immediately made a second attempt.

Bang!

This time, the Palm Wind was much louder, but its power was still limited.

Liu Yuan spoke again.

"Still wrong. Again."

Lin Dong gritted his teeth and continued cultivating with all his heart.

Once.

Twice.

Ten times.

A hundred times.

Like a tireless machine, he repeatedly practiced that simple palm strike.

After every failure, he immediately summed up the experience, then made another attempt according to Liu Yuan's guidance.

Sweat quickly soaked through his clothes.

But he did not care in the slightest.

At that moment, there was only one thought in his heart.

Become stronger!

I must become stronger!

Time quietly passed amid the tedious cultivation.

In the blink of an eye.

The night grew deeper, and soon it was midnight.

Inside the Lin Family's Small Courtyard.

Qing Tan tossed and turned in her room, unable to fall asleep.

She glanced at the deep night beyond the window, her heart full of worry for Lin Dong and Liu Yuan, who had yet to return.

"It's so late. Why haven't Brother Lin Dong and Brother Liu Yuan come back yet?"

"Nothing could have happened to them, right?"

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became. At last, she could no longer endure it. She draped an outer garment over herself and left her room.

She planned to go out and look for them.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she encountered Lin Xiao, who was also unable to sleep from worry.

Lin Xiao looked at his daughter and asked in a deep voice, "Qing Tan, where are you going this late?"

Qing Tan answered softly, "Father, I'm a little worried about Brother Lin Dong and Brother Liu Yuan. I want to go look for them."

Lin Xiao's brows furrowed tightly when he heard this.

Though he had originally intended to look for Lin Dong and the others himself, Lin Xiao was somewhat too proud to admit it.

He said, "It's too dangerous for a child like you to go out this late. I'll go with you."

Qing Tan did not say much. She understood Lin Xiao's personality very well. He said one thing and meant another; even if he truly cared about Lin Dong, he would not say so.

Thus, father and daughter carried a lantern into the pitch-black night, following the path toward the Back Mountain as they searched all the way.

Finally.

Beside an open clearing deep in the Back Mountain, they saw firelight in the distance, along with two figures.

They were Lin Dong and Liu Yuan.

A hint of joy appeared on Qing Tan's face.

"We finally found them!"

"Father, I'll call Brother Liu Yuan and Brother Lin Dong back!"

As she spoke, she was about to run over.

But at that moment, Lin Xiao suddenly stretched out his hand and stopped Qing Tan.

"Wait."

Qing Tan halted in confusion and followed her father's gaze.

Under the firelight, Lin Dong was tirelessly practicing palm techniques against a large tree, while Liu Yuan carefully guided him from the side.

Lin Xiao's eyes were firmly Locked On the palm technique Lin Dong was performing.

Although Lin Dong's movements were still crude and the power was limited.

With the discerning eye of someone who had once been in the Heavenly Origin Realm, Lin Xiao immediately saw how extraordinary this palm technique was!

At the very least, this palm technique was a Second-grade Martial Art!

Lin Xiao wanted to see exactly what his son Lin Dong could make of it.

At the same time, he was deeply curious about Liu Yuan's capabilities.

So he did not rush to let Qing Tan step forward.

Instead, he extinguished the lantern, pulled Qing Tan behind a large tree, and observed the scene from afar.

"Let's watch from here first."