He heard Yao Lao's words, and Lin Yan's expression grew serious.
He nodded to Yao Lao, then sat cross-legged and swallowed several pills, closing his eyes.
"Then, I'll begin."
Lin Yan replied to Yao Lao.
After that, Lin Yan began controlling the vortex inside his body, making it spin at high speed.
The vortex spun faster and faster until it became as swift as a miniature tornado. The Purple Fire inside it was flung out by the force of its rotation.
Lin Yan began directing it with the Flame Mantra. In an instant, surging pale-yellow energy rushed in like a sweeping tide, quickly suppressing the Purple Fire.
The Purple Fire sensed the danger and fought back with its own energy. But no matter how fiercely it resisted, Lin Yan continued channeling the energy within him, using an unending stream to suppress it mercilessly.
Lin Yan's refinement of the Purple Fire lasted about half a day.
After half a day, the Purple Fire's flames grew weaker and weaker, while the energy inside Lin Yan gradually changed from its original yellow to purple.
At last, Lin Yan opened his eyes, unable to hide the excitement in them.
"Did you succeed?"
Yao Lao quickly stepped forward and asked Lin Yan.
"I did!"
Lin Yan nodded to Yao Lao.
He circulated the energy inside his body again and found that it flowed several times faster than before!
"Sure enough, the Flame Mantra broke through too."
"At this speed, it should have reached the Intermediate Yellow Tier."
Yao Lao sensed the speed at which Lin Yan circulated the Flame Mantra and nodded in appraisal.
Then he asked, "What about the Purple Fire? Can you still control it?"
Lin Yan nodded to Yao Lao, then opened his palm. A violet flame, even more powerful than before, rose above it.
It was clear that after being devoured by the Flame Mantra, the Purple Fire had merged with it. In other words, Lin Yan could now separate the Purple Fire from the Flame Mantra at will, just as Xiao Yan could draw several Heavenly Flames from it.
"Congratulations, young friend. By devouring the Purple Fire, you haven't just gained another flame to wield as a weapon; your cultivation technique has also risen by a tier. Truly a double blessing."
Yao Lao smiled warmly at Lin Yan.
"I owe it all to your support, Senior Yao."
Lin Yan smiled back.
He soon took out the Purple Cloud Wings he had recently received from the system and said to Yao Lao, "But my training isn't over yet. I just got this from the system, so I can put it to use."
Yao Lao looked puzzled, so he examined the Purple Cloud Wings' description. After a glance, he looked up in surprise and said,
"A High Profound Tier Flying Dou Technique?"
"Something like this is extremely rare."
"After all, where I come from, people are basically unable to fly before becoming Dou Kings."
"But with a Flying Dou Technique, you can gain the ability to fly ahead of time. And after becoming a Dou King, combining Dou Qi wings with a Flying Dou Technique gives you four wings in all, allowing you to unleash even more terrifying speed."
At this, Yao Lao smiled at Lin Yan and said, "Young friend, you truly have good fortune on your side. Something this rare is practically impossible to find, yet somehow you managed to obtain it!"
Lin Yan smiled without saying much. Since it came from the system, it was bound to be no ordinary treasure. And he knew that if he kept completing sign-ins in the future, the system would surely reward him with even more powerful treasures.
So he didn't act too astonished. Instead, he immediately began training with his Purple Cloud Wings.
But mastering the Purple Cloud Wings wasn't easy. They were a High Profound Tier Dou Technique, the same tier as the Eight Extremities Collapse he had learned before.
Learning the Eight Extremities Collapse had already taken considerable effort. Even though Lin Yan had grown much stronger since then, mastering another High Profound Tier Dou Technique was still no easy feat.
For the next stretch of time, Lin Yan devoted himself almost entirely to practicing the technique.
With such single-minded focus, he turned down all his other social engagements.
One morning, more than a month later, Lin Yan finally mastered the Purple Cloud Wings to a minor level. He circulated the energy within him, spread his wings, and hovered in midair.
"The Purple Cloud Wings are mastered too."
Lin Yan folded his wings away and said with satisfaction.
"Young friend, you have more and more tricks up your sleeve."
"Not only do you have the Purple Fire and the Eight Extremities Collapse for fighting, you also have the Purple Cloud Wings for flight. If you run into someone you can't beat while traveling, you can simply use the wings to flee. As long as they can't fly either, they'll have no way to stop you."
Yao Lao let out a sigh of admiration.
Lin Yan nodded with a smile. "You're right, Senior Yao."
He checked the time again.
"It's still early."
"Come to think of it, Lin Dong and Qing Tan invited me to the Green Sun Town market yesterday. I turned them down, saying I was training."
"But now I've finished training, and it's been a while since I spent time with them. Maybe I should go see them. I don't feel like training anymore for now, so I can relax while I'm at it."
With that, Lin Yan headed toward the Green Sun Town market.
Meanwhile,
Two groups stood facing off at the Green Sun Town market, on the verge of coming to blows.
The two groups were the younger generation of the Lin Clan and the Lei and Xie Families.
Lin Dong and Qing Tan had only come to browse the market that day. But on the way, they heard that Lin Xia had been harassed by people from the Lei and Xie Families. Lin Dong immediately rushed to the scene without a second thought and stood up for Lin Xia.
What he hadn't expected was that Xie Yingying and Lei Li were nearby too. When they learned what had happened, they came over as well. Now they were glaring coldly at Lin Dong, Lin Xia, and the others.
"You're Lin Xia and Lin Dong of the Lin Clan, aren't you? What you did just now was wrong. Sometimes, reckless actions make you pay the price." Xie Yingying stared at Lin Dong and Lin Xia, speaking to them coldly.
But Lin Dong wasn't afraid of them in the slightest. After hearing Xie Yingying's words, he only sneered. "Where were you when they were bullying someone from my Lin Clan? Don't give me that sanctimonious bullshit. In the end, it all comes down to whose fists are stronger. You've got it in for the Lin Clan and were looking for a chance to put us down. But we're no soft persimmons."
Lin Dong's words left Xie Yingying at a loss for words. After all, the Xie Clan had started this whole affair, so she had little to say.
But Lei Li let out a cold laugh. "Well said. In the end, it comes down to whose fists are harder. So, are yours hard enough?"
Without another word, he stepped forward and punched at Lin Dong.
Lin Dong frowned and hurriedly used the Ten-Echo Back-Through Fist to block.
Even so, after taking Lei Li's punch, Lin Dong was knocked back several meters. The fist he had used to meet the blow trembled, and it was clear he had suffered a serious disadvantage.
"The Ten-Echo Back-Through Fist. No wonder you're so arrogant—you do have some ability."
"But if that's all you've got, then today you're all going to be carried home."
Lei Li was surprised that Lin Dong had blocked his attack. But seeing Lin Dong's condition, a mocking smile tugged at his lips. He quickly stepped forward and threw another punch.
"So you're Lei Li of the Lei Clan?"
"How arrogant!"
Unexpectedly, a voice rang out.
Then, following that voice, a young man suddenly appeared in front of Lin Dong.
Before Lin Dong could make a move, the youth stepped forward, easily dodged Lei Li's punch, and struck him with a single blow, sending him flying backward.
Lei Li was knocked far away. When he looked at the youth again, his gaze had turned icy.
"Who are you?" Lei Li asked coldly.
The youth answered calmly, "Lin Yan of the Lin Clan."
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