Three days later.
Imperial Peak, beside a spiritual lake.
Xiao Yun held a fishing rod and lounged lazily in a reclining chair, gazing contentedly at the tranquil lake as he waited for a fish to bite.
"Ah... Senior Brother, save me..." Lin Xiaoya's miserable screams drifted over from nearby, enough to make one's heart ache.
Xiao Yun casually glanced over and felt his scalp go numb.
In the distance, Lin Xiaoya was being whipped by Uncle Fu. Every lash tore her skin and split her flesh, a horrifying sight. The pain made her scream again and again in utter agony.
Of course, Uncle Fu was not punishing Lin Xiaoya. He was helping her temper her body.
Uncle Fu was not lashing her at random; he was using a special technique.
Moreover, before whipping Lin Xiaoya, he had already given her some spiritual pills and precious medicines. Now, he was merely helping her refine their medicinal power, accelerating the stimulation of her body and strengthening it.
After all, if Lin Xiaoya refined all that medicinal power herself, it would take far too long and would not allow her to grow stronger quickly.
So, Uncle Fu was doing it for Lin Xiaoya's... own good!
"Hiss!"
Xiao Yun could not help sucking in a cold breath. He quickly turned away and used one of his enlightenment opportunities. He did not want Di Tian to whip him like that too.
"Boom..."
As Xiao Yun entered a state of enlightenment, he immediately began cultivating his second Super Combat Technique, Taiji Divine Palm.
Within the state of enlightenment, he quickly comprehended the entirety of Taiji Divine Palm.
Afterward, Xiao Yun began performing Taiji Divine Palm by the lake. As his arms moved, two Yin-Yang Fish condensed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began circling around his body, forming a gigantic Taiji Diagram.
The phenomenon was extremely astonishing, drawing the attention of Uncle Fu and Lin Xiaoya in the distance.
Enduring the pain in her body, Lin Xiaoya looked at Xiao Yun by the lake and asked curiously, "What is Senior Brother doing?"
Uncle Fu's pupils contracted, and his face filled with shock. "The Young Master is cultivating his second Super Combat Technique, Taiji Divine Palm. Look at the Taiji Diagram shrouding him. That represents that he has cultivated Taiji Divine Palm to the perfected realm."
"..." Lin Xiaoya almost wanted to smash her head into the ground. She was being whipped by her master here, suffering so much, yet she had not even reached the Body Refining Extremity. Meanwhile, her senior brother had effortlessly mastered a Super Combat Technique and gained one hundred thousand jin of strength.
Comparing people to people really could infuriate a person to death!
"Xiaoya, this is the difference between mortals and geniuses. If you want to keep up with the Young Master, you will have to keep suffering." Uncle Fu then looked at Lin Xiaoya and raised the whip in his hand.
"..." Lin Xiaoya was utterly speechless.
A moment later, Lin Xiaoya's agonized screams rang out here once more, enough to make one's heart ache.
Meanwhile, by the lake, Xiao Yun had already slowly withdrawn his power and resumed fishing leisurely.
"I've mastered my second Super Combat Technique. I should have three hundred thousand jin of strength now. I'll have to find time to test it at the stone stele, so I can make everyone gasp in amazement, cause a sensation, and earn three enlightenment opportunities as rewards."
Lying in the reclining chair, Xiao Yun thought to himself.
Sigh, having a system really was different. Cultivation was this easy. What a comfortable life!
"Save me... Senior Brother... I don't want to go to the True Dragon Nest anymore... Master, stop... Ah..." Lin Xiaoya's voice in the distance grew increasingly miserable.
Xiao Yun shook his head. This was what happened when one did not have a system.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
That day, Lin Xiaoya came running excitedly to Xiao Yun and said with great enthusiasm, "Senior Brother, I've refined all that medicinal power. I should have reached the Body Refining Extremity now. Let's hurry to Star Pavilion and test it!"
Xiao Yun had been wanting to go there to show off anyway, so he smiled and nodded.
Then, under Uncle Fu's lead, the two headed for Star Pavilion.
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However, when they arrived at Star Pavilion, they discovered that many people had already gathered around the stone stele, and waves of astonished cries could be heard.
"Looks like another genius is being tested here!" Lin Xiaoya immediately became eager to try. Having entered the extremity this time, she had been wanting to show off.
Young people were like that. Once they made progress, they wanted to display it.
What was more, Lin Xiaoya had endured so much hardship over the past month. Naturally, now was the time for her to flaunt herself properly.
Uncle Fu also knew that Lin Xiaoya had been feeling stifled, so he did not stop her and led her forward for the test.
After the three approached, they found an acquaintance standing beside the stone stele. It was Chu Jingxiao, the disciple of Elder Tian Yi Taishang.
At this moment, Chu Jingxiao looked spirited and high-spirited, his face brimming with pride.
That was because the number "one hundred thousand" had appeared on the stone stele, signifying that Chu Jingxiao had entered the Body Refining Extremity.
Beside him, his lackey Zhu Ping grinned smugly. "The Young Master truly possesses heaven-defying talent. He reached the Body Refining Extremity in merely one month. Becoming a Holy Son is just around the corner."
The surrounding crowd also cried out in amazement and praised Chu Jingxiao repeatedly. It made Chu Jingxiao feel very pleased, and he wore a broad smile.
However, Chu Jingxiao's smile soon froze, because he saw someone who made him extremely unhappy.
It was Xiao Yun.
In the distance, Xiao Yun, Lin Xiaoya, and Uncle Fu approached. The crowd immediately recognized them and hurriedly made way.
Looking at the number on the stone stele, Lin Xiaoya said disdainfully, "He merely entered the Body Refining Extremity. What is there to be so proud of? My senior brother entered the First Forbidden Realm a month ago."
Chu Jingxiao's face turned pitch-black at her words. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, but he could not refute her.
Although he had reached the Body Refining Extremity in just one month, making him already exceptional within the Chaos Holy Land and unquestionably second among his peers—
Unfortunately, there would always be a Xiao Yun pressing down upon his head.
Zhu Ping's expression also turned ugly. He glared at Lin Xiaoya and snorted coldly. "No matter how impressive Xiao Yun is, what does that have to do with you? How much strength does a little girl like you have? Sixty thousand? Or seventy thousand?"
After saying that, Zhu Ping looked at Uncle Fu behind Lin Xiaoya and sneered, "Ah Fu, hurry up and take your disciple home. Don't let her make a fool of herself here."
Uncle Fu folded his arms and ignored Zhu Ping, merely looking at him with a mocking expression.
Lin Xiaoya stepped forward and snorted. "Isn't it just the Body Refining Extremity? What is so great about it? I've reached the Body Refining Extremity too!"
With that, Lin Xiaoya walked up to the stone stele and fiercely punched it.
At once, the stone stele erupted with dazzling golden light, revealing a string of numbers—one hundred thousand!
"Body Refining Extremity!"
"I didn't expect Lin Xiaoya to reach the Body Refining Extremity too!"
"Since when did the Body Refining Extremity become so easy to reach? They've appeared one after another. Is our Chaos Holy Land about to rise?"
The people around them immediately cried out in astonishment.
Lin Xiaoya looked immensely pleased. She gazed mockingly at Chu Jingxiao and Zhu Ping. "Well?"
Chu Jingxiao and Zhu Ping's faces darkened. They had never expected Lin Xiaoya to reach the Body Refining Extremity as well. It made them extremely displeased.
"Senior Brother, it's your turn to show them what you've got!" Lin Xiaoya ignored them and called out to Xiao Yun.
Everyone immediately turned to Xiao Yun, their faces full of anticipation.
After one month, just how much stronger had Xiao Yun become?
Xiao Yun smiled faintly, walked to the stone stele, and struck it with a punch.
"Three hundred thousand!"
As the blazing golden light faded, a number that shook everyone's hearts appeared upon the stone stele.
The crowd cried out in astonishment once again.
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