Breakthrough, Earth Origin Realm!

On the other side.

After returning home, Lin Yan quickly began his cultivation.

With the clan gathering imminent and the hunting competition to follow, Lin Yan wanted to improve his strength as quickly as possible to make a name for himself in the upcoming major events.

Most importantly, he was no longer lacking in cultivation resources; having acquired so much medicinal liquid, he couldn't just let it sit there as decoration.

Thus, Lin Yan soon began his hellish training.

"Eight Extremities Collapse!"

In the backyard, Lin Yan unleashed the Eight Extremities Collapse, throwing punch after punch at Yao Lao, who hovered in mid-air.

Facing this onslaught, Yao Lao remained floating, dodging every one of Lin Yan's attacks with ease. Between dodges, he used his control over Yuan Power to manifest a whip, lashing out at Lin Yan's body whenever an attack missed its mark.

Lin Yan felt his muscles twitching in agony, yet he gritted his teeth, charged forward once more, and resumed his assault on Yao Lao.

In this manner, Lin Yan threw himself heart and soul into his training.

For the next period of time, he spent every day training just like this.

He essentially stayed indoors, never stepping out of his gate.

He remained single-mindedly at home, focused entirely on cultivation.

Under this regimen of what could only be called hellish training, Lin Yan's proficiency with the Eight Extremities Collapse improved steadily, and his physical strength grew more formidable, bolstered by Yao Lao's drills and the nourishing medicinal liquids.

His cultivation realm rose rapidly.

Five days later, his cultivation reached the seventh layer of Body Tempering!

Twenty days later, his cultivation reached the eighth layer of Body Tempering!

A month and a half later, his cultivation reached the ninth layer of Body Tempering!

As his realm continued to climb, both the strength of Lin Yan's physical body and the capacity of his Dantian were constantly expanding.

Furthermore, his Eight Extremities Collapse had not stagnated.

Under this frantic pace of cultivation, his Eight Extremities Collapse also achieved a breakthrough, successfully reaching the minor accomplishment stage!

One day, more than two months later.

Having finished a full day of training, Lin Yan couldn't help but show signs of fatigue in his eyes.

He quickly returned to his room and, as usual, filled a bathtub with water.

He then opened a bottle of medicinal liquid and poured the entire contents into the water.

Watching the clear water in the tub gradually turn a dense, medicinal green, Lin Yan's gaze became expectant.

Can I break through to the Earth Origin Realm today?

Over the past few days of cultivation, Lin Yan had increasingly felt that he had reached a bottleneck, and he seemed to be only a single step away from breaking through it.

He had tried for several days in a row, but had yet to succeed.

Yet, during today's training, the feeling that he was on the verge of a breakthrough had been particularly strong!

Because of this, Lin Yan was truly expectant; with the help of this medicinal soak, could he finally succeed in breaking through and stepping into the Earth Origin Realm he had dreamed of?

It was much like the Dou Zhe of the Dou Qi Continent.

Only by becoming a Dou Zhe could one be considered to have truly entered the path.

The Earth Origin Realm of the Martial Movement World was the same.

Only by stepping into the Earth Origin Realm could one be considered to have truly set out on the right track!

Splash!

Shaking his head, Lin Yan stopped overthinking and quickly submerged himself in the water, creating a crisp sound.

Soon, a familiar sensation washed over him; as he soaked, the medicinal power in the water continuously repaired the wounds on his body and nourished his flesh.

He felt an indescribable comfort, and his physical strength grew stronger bit by bit.

Lin Yan soaked for a long time until he finally felt his state had been adjusted to its peak.

He then swallowed a medicinal pill he had prepared beforehand.

This pill was a Yin Sha Pill, a third-grade pill, containing an extremely intense force of Yin Sha.

The reason Lin Yan swallowed this pill was, of course, to facilitate his breakthrough.

There were two ways to break through from the Body Tempering stage to the Earth Origin Realm.

The first was to use Yuan Power to break through step by step, but the quality of an Earth Origin Realm expert produced this way was mediocre.

The second was to combine the force of Yin Sha with Yuan Power to break through; this method was much more difficult, but once successful, one would be significantly stronger than an average Earth Origin Realm expert.

In the original story, Lin Dong had successfully broken through by utilizing the Yin Sha force within Qing Tan.

However, Lin Yan did not have the Stone Talisman, nor did he have any means to extract Yin Sha force from Qing Tan, so that path was closed to him.

Fortunately, he had Yao Lao, so he had commissioned Yao Lao to refine several pills to serve as a substitute for the Yin Sha force.

Having swallowed the Yin Sha Pill, Lin Yan hurriedly used his soul power to neutralize the terrifying, baleful pill energy surging within his body.

This neutralization process lasted for an entire night.

By the next morning, the Yuan power within Lin Yan's body had successfully merged with that baleful Yin energy, becoming significantly more vast.

He sank his consciousness into his dantian and quickly discovered that, compared to the Body Tempering Realm, there was now an ice-blue mass of energy swirling slowly within. Wisps of frigid coldness circled around it, awaiting Lin Yan's command.

Lin Yan stood up to stretch his body, and after a series of tests, he found that his physical form was much stronger than before.

"So, this is the Earth Origin Realm."

"It is indeed far superior to the Body Tempering Realm!"

After dressing, Lin Yan felt the power erupting throughout his body and smiled with satisfaction.

Yao Lao, standing to the side, carefully observed Lin Yan's changes; he had always been deeply interested in the power system of this world. Ever since Lin Yan completed his breakthrough and his aura had risen, Yao Lao had been watching him closely.

"I see."

"Compared to a Dou Zhe, the Earth Origin Realm places greater emphasis on the tempering of the physical body."

"You could say that the cultivation methods on our Dou Qi Continent focus more on Dou Qi—that is, the application and cultivation of what is called Yuan power here. Everything revolves around Dou Qi."

"However, this place follows a different path. While Yuan power is important, their research into it is clearly not as refined as our research into Dou Qi."

"But this world places more value on the physical body. Judging by physical strength alone, a martial artist at the same stage here is far more formidable than a Dou Zhe from the Dou Qi Continent."

After his observations, Yao Lao finally reached a conclusion. He stroked his beard and offered a summary to Lin Yan.

Lin Yan had a sudden inspiration: "What if I were to take the strengths of both and compensate for the weaknesses? When cultivating Yuan power, I could use the methods from the Dou Qi Continent to refine it further, and when tempering my body, I could use the methods from this world."

"Wouldn't that leave me without any flaws?"

Yao Lao's eyes lit up at this, and a bold idea instantly took shape in his mind.

He took out two scrolls, placed them in front of Lin Yan, and said with a beaming smile:

"In that case, young friend."

"Are you interested in trying out the Qi cultivation methods of our Dou Qi Continent?"