Profound Tier High-Grade, Enlightenment in an Instant!

The sky had deepened, outside the courtyard:

Lin Chen moved with swift steps, quickly returning to his small room.

He suppressed the excitement surging within his heart.

Inside his dantian, the faint phantom of the Karma Fire Red Lotus had clearly solidified by a small margin.

The crimson firelight was purer and brighter, and the aura it emitted had grown significantly stronger!

Heavenly Flame... truly a potent tonic!

Although it remained insignificant compared to its peak state.

Compared to yesterday's level, the aura had already multiplied several times over!

He hoped to lie down and rest immediately; he was still very young, after all!

Using cultivation to replace sleep was still a bit too early.

The next day, the weather was clear and bright:

Lin Chen arrived at the cliff behind the mountain as usual to cultivate.

Not long after he began circulating the Blood Scripture, a lithe figure appeared on the mountain path.

It was none other than Xiao Xun'er.

She had changed into a pale green dress today.

Her small face was smooth and rosy, her eyes clear.

There was no longer a trace of the pain and fragility she had shown last night.

She walked slowly to a spot not far from Lin Chen and stopped:

"Yesterday, thank you."

She expressed her gratitude solemnly once more, her voice crisp and pleasant.

Lin Chen opened his eyes, glanced at her, his lips twitching imperceptibly, and he nodded:

"You're welcome."

Xiao Xun'er did not mind his indifference and took a pale gold scroll from her sleeve.

The material of the scroll was extraordinary, with faint energy fluctuations emanating from it.

"The events of last night were a great kindness to me."

"This item is called Shadow Escape, a Profound-tier high-grade movement Dou Technique."

"Cultivated to perfection, one can turn into a shadow, swift and unpredictable."

"It is enough to make your speed far exceed your peers at the same stage; consider it a small token of my thanks."

She held out the scroll.

In her view, although Lin Chen possessed a heaven-defying physique, being in the Xiao Clan meant he surely lacked high-grade Dou Techniques for protection.

This Profound-tier high-grade movement technique was considered top-tier in Wutan City.

It would be enough to serve him until he reached the Dou Ling or even Dou King realm; it was just right.

Lin Chen's gaze fell upon the scroll, he gave a slight nod, and reached out to take it:

"Many thanks."

He happened to be lacking a movement technique for traveling and evasion.

Since she had brought it to his doorstep, it would be foolish to refuse.

His calm and natural demeanor left Xiao Xun'er, who had prepared a speech, slightly stunned.

She had expected him to at least decline out of politeness or ask about its origin.

Instead, after receiving the scroll, Lin Chen unfolded it right there on the spot.

His eyes swept over it, as if he intended to study it immediately.

Xiao Xun'er blinked, and decided not to leave.

She sat down on a smooth rock nearby, resting her chin in her hands.

She looked as if she were prepared to watch him cultivate:

"You don't mind if I watch, do you?"

"Perhaps if there is anything you don't understand, I could..."

"Hmm... discuss it a little?"

She was very curious: what would it look like when this mysterious fellow cultivated a Dou Technique?

Lin Chen did not even look up, his attention already completely captured by the contents of the scroll.

His tone was calm:

"It is of no consequence."

He quickly scanned the cultivation techniques and energy circulation paths of the Shadow Escape.

However, as he read on, his brows furrowed slightly.

Strange... is this really a Profound-tier high-grade Dou Technique?

Why does it feel... so simple?

Those energy circulation techniques, meridian node impacts, and footwork variations that would appear obscure and difficult to a typical Dou Practitioner...

To his eyes, they were as straightforward and obvious as one plus one equals two!

It was as if he had already mastered things thousands of times more complex and profound than this.

Looking at this Shadow Escape now, it was like a university student reading a toddler's primer!

That was it!

It was the Blood Scripture!

It was the inheritance of Ancestor Styx!

His soul and comprehension had already been passively sublimated and transformed when he received that vast inheritance.

Having been able to cultivate the supreme techniques of the Primordial World, how could he fail to understand the methods of this world?

He viewed the cultivation system of this world from a high vantage point that struck directly at the origin.

Any technique or method below a certain level was riddled with flaws in his eyes.

It was ridiculously simple!

Furthermore, his current soul power, having been baptized by the will of Ancestor Styx and strengthened by several instances of devouring, far exceeded that of his peers.

It was not even weaker than some Dou Grandmasters or even Dou Ling!

His comprehension and deductive abilities could be described as monstrous!

So that's how it is...

Lin Chen's mind suddenly cleared.

A surge of powerful self-confidence welled up within him.

He closed the scroll and shut his eyes.

All the information regarding Shadow Escape was now clearly presented in his mind.

It was rapidly analyzed, optimized, and even...

He had filled in the gaps where the original scroll was vague or flawed!

The next moment, under the surprised gaze of Xiao Xun'er, Lin Chen moved!

Without the slightest hesitation, the Blood Origin Dou Qi within his body moved naturally.

It instantly circulated according to the optimized path of the Shadow Escape!

Swish!

His figure seemed to blur for a moment, leaving behind an extremely faint afterimage in his original spot.

His true body, however, had already appeared under a tree three zhang away!

His movements were fluid and natural, without the slightest stiffness, as if he had practiced them a thousand times over!

And it wasn't over yet!

His figure flashed repeatedly, at times drifting like a ghost.

At other times, he was as swift and sharp as a gale!

Across that small clearing, he pulled out a series of elusive, pale-blood-colored afterimages!

As his footwork shifted, it even faintly brought about the sound of whistling wind!

This was the hallmark of Shadow Escape approaching the Minor Accomplishment stage!

Once!

He had only looked at the scroll once and practiced it once, yet he had already reached the entry level!

And he was already nearing the Minor Accomplishment stage?!

Little did they know, Lin Chen had already thoroughly grasped it the first time he read it.

It was only because he had never practiced it before that his body could not keep up with his soul and comprehension, limiting his performance to this level.

If he were to practice it a few more times, he would absolutely master it completely!

Thump!

In the shadows, Ling Ying, who had been closely monitoring him with his soul power, nearly stumbled and fell from the tree branch where he was hiding!

He clutched his chest abruptly, feeling as if his heart were about to leap out of his throat!

His aged face was a mask of shock, his eyes bulging wide, his mouth agape enough to fit a fist inside.

Every wrinkle on his face was twisted by the sheer intensity of his astonishment!

"Im... impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible!!"

Ling Ying let out a silent roar in his heart, his very soul trembling.

"A Profound-tier High-level Dou Technique!"

"He mastered it to the Minor Accomplishment stage... after seeing it just once?!"

"Back in my day, it took me quite some time just to grasp the basics of a Profound-tier Low-level Dou Technique!"

"What kind of monstrous comprehension is this?!"

"A monster! He is simply a monster!!"

Xiao Xun'er, sitting upon the stone, was completely petrified!

Her hands, which had been propping up her chin, had fallen away at some unknown moment.

Her petite frame was rigid, those clear, glass-like eyes wide with shock.

They were filled with extreme horror and disbelief!

Her rosy lips were slightly parted, her pupils shaking violently.

Yet, she could not utter a single sound!

She watched that thin, small figure flickering and shifting in the clearing like a phantom.

Her mind was a complete blank!

This was a Profound-tier High-level Dou Technique! Not a Yellow-tier!

Nor was it a Profound-tier Low-level!

It was a Profound-tier High-level!

Even with her background and talent, it had taken her nearly ten days just to grasp the basics of a technique of the same grade back then.

And even that had earned her the reputation within the Ancient Clan as a prodigy seen once in a thousand years!

But this person before her...

He... he actually...

Watched it once! Practiced it once!

And already approached the Minor Accomplishment stage?!

This could no longer be explained by mere talent!

This was simply... the favored son of the heavens!

The immense shock hit Xiao Xun'er's heart like a tsunami.

For the first time, she felt an intense curiosity toward someone of her own age.

She finally understood what the word "monster" meant when spoken by Elder Ling.

It was exactly what it implied!

In Xiao Xun'er's heart, the intention to recruit Lin Chen became even firmer.

At the same time, it became even more cautious.

Such an existence, once fully grown...

Would surely shake the entire continent!

In the clearing, Lin Chen stopped his movements and frowned slightly.

He seemed somewhat dissatisfied with his performance just now.

"When the energy circulates through the Shaoyang meridian nodes, it could be three parts faster."

"The solidity of the afterimages could also be improved..."

He muttered to himself in a low voice, then began to move once more.

He attempted to fine-tune and optimize his technique.

His near-perverted comprehension and cultivation speed had already left the Dou Emperor in the shadows and the young lady of the Ancient Clan in the open.

Trapped in a long, silent storm of shock!

Unable to recover for a long, long time...