Fourth Level of Body Tempering, Ten Sounds of Back-Through Fist

In the quiet room, Yao Lao picked up the Purple Leaf Orchid with his left hand, his eyes narrowing slightly. A moment later, he exhaled softly, and a bone-chilling white flame suddenly erupted from his palm.

As soon as the flame rose, the room's temperature soared. With a calm expression, Yao Lao used the Bone Chilling Flame in his hand to incinerate the Purple Leaf Orchid into a ball of green liquid.

He continued to refine the liquid with the Bone Chilling Flame. Once he had purified it to the absolute limit, he tossed the Bone Cleansing Flower he had gathered earlier into the fire. After another round of intense scorching, it merged completely into the green liquid.

After pouring the refined liquid into a container, Yao Lao began to refine the beast core.

Now, only the final step remained.

The entire medicinal refining process lasted for over an hour.

Lin Yan had been watching quietly from the side, feeling as though his horizons had been greatly broadened.

When Yao Lao finished every step of the process, only a few drops of green liquid, encased in the Bone Chilling Flame, remained before him.

He stored them separately in jade bottles, looked at Lin Yan again, and said with a faint smile:

"It is done."

"Young friend, you may take these for your cultivation."

"One drop of the medicinal liquid is enough for one session. Fill a bathing tub with water, then drip the liquid into it and soak your body."

"After cultivating this way for a period of time, breaking through the Body Tempering Realm should not be difficult."

Lin Yan was overjoyed upon hearing this.

He first bowed to Yao Lao to express his gratitude: "Many thanks, Senior Yao Lao!"

Immediately, he took the bottles of medicinal liquid and carefully tucked them away, leaving only one in his hand.

Following Yao Lao's previous instructions, Lin Yan filled a large bathing tub with water and dripped the single drop of medicinal liquid into it.

As the liquid hit the water, the entire tub turned green, and a thick, medicinal fragrance rushed toward his nose.

He stripped off his clothes and jumped into the tub all at once. A wave of intense comfort washed over him.

Several hours later, the medicinal liquid in the tub lost its color, which meant that Lin Yan had fully absorbed the medicinal power within.

Lin Yan stood up, dried himself, and put on his clothes. When he tested his physical strength again, he found that his body had become as hard as wood and stone, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

"This is the fourth level of the Body Tempering Realm!"

Lin Yan had originally thought that it would be quite good if this cultivation session could raise his cultivation to the third level of the Body Tempering Realm.

He had not expected such a massive improvement—a direct jump of two levels to reach the fourth level of the Body Tempering Realm.

"Perhaps the medicinal herbs here are more potent?"

Seeing this, Yao Lao was also somewhat surprised and couldn't help but stroke his beard.

However, the two did not dwell on the matter for too long.

After all, being able to exceed expectations in increasing one's strength was a good thing, and besides that, they had more important tasks to attend to.

"Next, I should practice some martial arts."

"My body has just absorbed the medicinal power, so it is not suitable to absorb more immediately. It is best to use high-intensity training to fully absorb the remaining medicinal power in my body before proceeding to the second round of cultivation."

Lin Yan shared his thoughts with Yao Lao.

"Well said."

Yao Lao listened with admiration.

After all, most people, upon discovering how effective the medicinal liquid was, would inevitably find it hard to resist the urge to immediately begin a second absorption.

Yet, Lin Yan was able to calm down and analyze the situation, which was enough to show that his temperament was excellent.

"Then let us begin practicing martial arts."

Yao Lao agreed with Lin Yan's idea.

As for Lin Yan, he set his stance and began to train right there in the courtyard.

Pa! Pa! Pa!

What he was using was clearly the Lin Clan's first-grade martial art, the Back-Through Fist.

Although it was a first-grade martial art, if one could practice the Back-Through Fist to ten echoes, it could rival some second-grade martial arts.

This was the main reason Lin Yan practiced the Back-Through Fist; the growth potential of this martial art was higher than most!

"Hmm."

"This kind of martial art is quite similar to the Huang-tier Dou Techniques of our Dou Qi Continent."

"However, our Dou Techniques rely more on the use of Dou Qi, whereas these martial arts seem to place more emphasis on the use of the physical body."

Yao Lao had been watching Lin Yan's training from the side, drawing a conclusion about the differences between Dou Techniques and martial arts.

But as a Dou Zun—equivalent to a Death Profound Stage expert in the Martial Arts World—these martial arts seemed far too simple in his eyes.

Yao Lao only had to watch for a few moments to see the trick to it. He stepped forward and said to Lin Yan: "Young friend, there is no rush to practice. Watch me perform it once."

Lin Yan immediately stopped his movements upon hearing this, his gaze fixed upon Yao Lao's figure.

Yao Lao did not waste any time, either; based on his own understanding, he directly performed a set of Back-Through Fist for Lin Yan.

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

Crisp sounds rang out in rapid succession as Yao Lao threw a punch with astonishing momentum. Lin Yan counted as he listened, and sure enough, the Back-Through Fist Yao Lao had just performed belonged to the highest realm of the technique: ten echoes!

"Did you understand, little friend?"

Yao Lao asked Lin Yan with a beaming smile.

Lin Yan nodded in response.

"Let me try."

He immediately followed the experience he had gained from his observation and threw a punch of his own.

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

Although he had failed to reach the highest realm of ten echoes that Yao Lao had just demonstrated, Lin Yan had still managed to strike a six-echo Back-Through Fist, which counted as a massive improvement.

"Little friend, you truly are a martial arts prodigy."

"To have made such progress after watching it only once."

"Not bad, not bad!"

Yao Lao could not help but shower Lin Yan with praise, his eyes filled with approval.

Lin Yan nodded at Yao Lao before continuing his practice of the Back-Through Fist.

He trained for several days in a row.

Finally, during one of his training sessions.

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

As he threw the punch, the crisp sounds rang out continuously like rolling waves.

After landing the strike, a look of intense joy appeared in Lin Yan's eyes.

"This is... ten echoes of the Back-Through Fist!"

"It's mastered!"

Yao Lao nodded at Lin Yan, full of approval.

After a moment of contemplation, he asked Lin Yan again.

"Little friend, you really are a martial arts prodigy."

"But with your talent, it is truly a waste to learn such low-level martial arts."

"I possess a Profound-tier high-grade Dou Technique called Eight Extremities Collapse; I wonder if you would be interested in learning it?"