Disgust

Lin Yi continued to stay in the secret passage for six or seven days.

He took the opportunity to conduct simple training in the two martial arts techniques, Vast Step and Wind Forest Fire Mountain.

Having gained intuitive experience from Mountain Opening Fist, he had already cultivated Vast Step to the minor success stage.

Wind Forest Fire Mountain, however, had only reached the introductory level.

He then returned to the martial hall.

Long Rainbow Technique was a breakthrough cultivation method; once the breakthrough was successful, it had reached perfection.

If Lin Yi wanted to continue cultivating and improve his realm, he needed to obtain a new technique suitable for Post-Heaven Realm martial artists at the martial hall.

Although Lin Yi had the sixth-grade martial artist technique Elixir Release Scripture from Hu Ma in his mind, it was also a technique belonging to Rainbow Martial Hall. If Lin Yi wanted to cultivate it openly, he still needed to go through the process of having it taught to him.

Lin Yi returned to the large dormitory.

Xiao Dong, who had originally been there, had already moved out.

Instead, three new youths, who looked slightly younger than him, had moved in.

Upon seeing Lin Yi, the three hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, bowing and saying, "Senior Brother."

Lin Yi nodded slightly, tidied up his belongings in the room, and then left.

When he reached the entrance of the inner courtyard, Lin Yi was blocked at the gate.

"Master Yuan is instructing disciples inside today; entry is prohibited."

Lin Yi felt regretful and was about to leave.

Just as he turned around, he saw a tall, handsome figure walking quickly toward him.

"Senior Brother Liu!" Lin Yi smiled and cupped his hands toward the newcomer.

Liu Lie stepped forward and lightly punched Lin Yi on the shoulder. "Where have you been? You haven't been to the martial hall for nearly half a month since last time."

Lin Yi replied, "I had some matters at home that delayed me for a while."

Liu Lie did not suspect anything, his expression instead showing a hint of worry. "Is it anything urgent? If you need my help, don't stand on ceremony!"

Lin Yi waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, everything has been handled!"

"That's good!" Liu Lie's expression then turned to joy, and he said with a smile, "Lin Yi, I have some good news for you!"

"Previously, Master saw you and was very satisfied with you, so he has allowed you to enter the inner courtyard early to study!"

Lin Yi was stunned, a warmth spreading through his heart.

Lin Yi was well aware of the truth.

He had seen Master Yuan's attitude toward him clearly that day; it could be described as complete indifference. How could he possibly have allowed him to enter the inner courtyard early out of appreciation?

It was likely that Senior Brother Liu had pushed for this behind the scenes and spent quite a bit of effort persuading him.

"Senior Brother Liu, there's no need..." Lin Yi said.

Liu Lie asked in confusion, "Are you worried about something?"

Lin Yi shook his head and smiled candidly. At the same time, the hidden aura around his body was instantly released.

A full and vast surge of blood energy rose up instantly.

His True Qi erupted without restraint, causing the fallen leaves and dust around him to fly about in a chaotic flurry.

Liu Lie was stunned, then said with a look of shock and wild joy, "You've broken through!"

"Just lucky, just lucky," Lin Yi smiled.

"Hahahaha, no wonder you don't need to enter the inner courtyard early; it turns out you can enter the inner courtyard with your head held high!" Liu Lie was overjoyed, grabbed Lin Yi's robe, and said, "Let's go, follow me to the inner courtyard to see Master!"

Inside the inner courtyard of the martial hall.

Up on the pavilion.

Two figures were watching the Martial Practice Platform below, where Master Yuan was instructing Xiao Dong in his training. The look in his eyes as he watched Xiao Dong was full of the appreciation one might have for a piece of fine, unpolished jade.

The two figures were Master Yuan's two indoor disciples.

The fourth disciple, Bai Qiqi.

The eldest disciple, Su Ji, a man who looked to be in his thirties with a refined and handsome face.

"Master is truly biased."

Su Ji looked at the junior sister before him and smiled. "Junior Brother is still just starting out and needs some resources tilted his way to build a solid foundation, so as not to waste his talent."

Bai Qiqi snorted coldly, "What 'just starting out' and 'building a solid foundation'? Bias is bias. When I first started, Master didn't treat me this well."

"It's just because he possesses a [Life Fate] and has greater potential than us."

You know it, yet you still say it.

Su Ji found it amusing and complained inwardly, but he did not respond further.

His junior sister had the temperament of a child, and being a woman, she was even more prone to sulking and jealousy.

Su Ji, however, saw things more clearly.

The Master had no children.

The Master's four core disciples.

His own family had been engaged in the Peace Guard for generations, and he might also inherit his father's position in the future.

Second junior brother Bai Suo came from a powerful and influential family.

Third junior brother Liu Lie was too flighty, always thinking of traveling and adventuring.

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Fourth junior sister Bai Qiqi, a woman, was also immature in personality.

In contrast, Xiao Dong himself, from a poor background, had no father since childhood and was raised by his mother. Coupled with his excellent innate talent, he was indeed an excellent successor.

Half a month passed in a flash, and Master Yuan treated Xiao Dong as if he were his own son.

Vast amounts of precious medicines and materials were poured into nurturing Xiao Dong, regardless of the cost.

Because Xiao Dong's fate [Blood Sable Drinking Poison] required powerful and precious lifeblood to achieve the greatest cultivation effect.

Thus, seven days ago.

Master Yuan personally entered the forest and hunted a Seven Realm Tiger Demon.

The strength of a Seven Realm demon beast was equivalent to that of an eighth-rank martial artist.

Seven Realm demon beasts were powerful, and their physical bodies far surpassed those of martial artists. Even a Seven Realm martial artist in the Qi Condensation realm would take some effort to deal with them.

Even so, Master Yuan easily slew it, feeding its precious blood to Xiao Dong for his realm breakthrough.

Its heart's essence blood was also refined into pills by Master Yuan and an alchemist.

Tiger demons themselves possessed a congenital pure Yang body, and their precious blood was a great tonic of pure Yang.

After feeding it to Xiao Dong, his progress was extremely rapid.

In just half a month, he had already reached the fourth stage of the Martial Pass in martial arts.

This was a month faster than geniuses with ordinary A-grade roots.

Master Yuan was even more pleased.

With a loud bang.

The inner courtyard's main gate was abruptly pushed open.

Xiao Dong was momentarily distracted, losing focus, and in the process of circulating his cultivation technique, he accidentally choked, causing qi and blood to stagnate, and he let out a muffled groan.

Master Yuan's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward, channeling his true qi to help Xiao Dong regulate his breathing.

"Master!" Liu Lie, completely unaware of anything, excitedly pulled Lin Yi forward and bowed first.

Lin Yi frowned slightly. He had always been more observant and quickly began to analyze the current situation.

After emerging from his seclusion, he had also heard about Xiao Dong's situation.

Breaking through four stages of the Martial Pass in half a month, such a rapid cultivation speed meant that a considerable amount of qi and blood must have been consumed.

However, [Blood Sable Drinking Poison] had its own limitations; consuming too much qi and blood could easily affect one's mind.

Presumably, the other party was cultivating with intense focus, and his mind had already been muddled recently.

Liu Lie's intrusion had caused him to choke.

However, Xiao Dong was currently Master Yuan's prized possession...

Master Yuan's mood was likely not very pleasant...

Lin Yi sighed helplessly, secretly blaming himself for not consulting the divination slips today, and now trouble had befallen them.

However, since things had come to this, Lin Yi could only accept it.

A moment later.

Xiao Dong recovered from his choked state. In the half-month he hadn't seen him, a hint of sinister darkness had appeared in Xiao Dong's eyes.

Upon seeing Lin Yi, Xiao Dong was slightly stunned and frowned slightly. He merely stepped forward, cupped his fist towards Liu Lie, and addressed him as senior brother.

"Junior brother."

Liu Lie waved his hand, then his gaze fell directly on Master Yuan.

"Master!"

Master Yuan stood up, his expression cold. He glanced at Liu Lie, then at Lin Yi, suppressing his temper.

"What is it?"

Liu Lie, unaware of Master Yuan's anger, still smiled and replied:

"Master, junior brother Lin has broken through the Martial Pass and become a martial artist. He can now cultivate in the inner courtyard."

Master Yuan glanced at Lin Yi and said coldly:

"And then?"

"Such a trivial matter, and you need to come and say it specifically?"

Liu Lie froze, realizing something was amiss.

"Master... for me to enter the inner court, I need you to impart the techniques..."

Master Yuan frowned. "It's just about cultivation methods and martial skills. It's all the same if you teach him. I need to supervise your junior brother's training. You may leave for now!"

Liu Lie's expression shifted slightly, wanting to say more.

But Lin Yi held him back.

Lin Yi bowed. "Thank you, Master Yuan!"

With that, he prepared to pull Liu Lie away.

Master Yuan was already angry, and continuing to speak would be no good.

He himself didn't have much affection for Master Yuan anyway.

Conversely, if Liu Lie continued, it would create a rift between Master Yuan and his disciple.

Lin Yi didn't want to implicate Liu Lie for nothing.