Moving, Breakthrough, Second Martial Soul

The Lone Bamboo Lin Yuan had previously stimulated had grown to a full nine meters tall. It was very close to becoming a Hundred-Year Lone Bamboo.

When the time came, he could use the Heavenly Vial's Green Liquid to raise it another hundred years. A Lone Bamboo nearly six hundred years old as the first soul ring for his martial soul would not be bad at all.

When he returned to Nording Academy, following the incident at the start of the last term, when Yu Xiaogang had farted to death a "bandit" who had broken into Nording Academy and attempted to harm the students,

there was now another topic of conversation: Nording Academy's number one genius Soul Master had fallen to his death from a cliff.

Almost everywhere Lin Yuan went, he could hear people discussing the matter.

But none of it had anything to do with him.

He continued cultivating as usual.

One hundred push-ups, one hundred sit-ups, one hundred squats, and a ten-kilometer run in the morning. He attended classes normally during the day, messed around with a few close friends between lessons, and played the part of an ordinary student.

He spent the afternoons and evenings cultivating. At night, he buried the Heavenly Vial in an abandoned flowerpot to collect Green Liquid.

The only difference was that in the afternoons, he returned to the small courtyard at home to practice the fist and foot techniques from the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Formula.

Just like that, half a month quickly passed. Lin Yuan finally mastered the first level of the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Formula and was now able to initially control the power of heavenly lightning.

His Soul Power had also reached level nine, just as he had expected.

After mastering the first level of the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Formula, Lin Yuan shifted his focus to cultivating the Supreme Sacred Heaven and Earth Technique.

To his surprise, after cultivating the Supreme Sacred Heaven and Earth Technique, it did not merge with his Lone Bamboo Martial Soul as the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Formula had done.

Instead, it produced another incomplete martial soul, similar to the one Huo Yuhao had obtained after Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sacrificed himself to him in the second Douluo story.

This strange phenomenon delighted him greatly.

Because it meant he had the possibility of acquiring a second martial soul.

Just as Lin Yuan thought his days would continue passing like this, Father Lin and Mother Lin suddenly called him over.

"Moving?"

Lin Yuan looked at them in great surprise. Considering the threats posed by the transmigrators who kept appearing, he had considered it before.

But this house and herbal shop were the result of his parents' efforts to build a life from nothing over the first half of their lives.

He had originally planned to wait until he earned enough money before taking them somewhere else, then contend with those transmigrators and the father-son pair Tang San and Tang Hao.

He had never expected them to bring it up themselves.

Father Lin sighed. "That's right. Your mother and I have considered this for a long time. We are reluctant to leave, but we have no choice."

Mother Lin added, "You saw what happened to Lin Tian. And lately, several different strangers have come to ask about him."

"I suspect his death may have touched upon the interests of some powerful figures. So, for the safety of our family of three, we have to move no matter how reluctant we are."

She placed particular emphasis on the word "interests."

Lin Yuan knew she was referring to Whale Rubber, though he had not expected his mother to make that connection.

Though her conclusion was not right, her vigilance was admirable. As expected of his mom.

"When are we leaving?" Lin Yuan asked.

Father Lin thought for a moment. "Probably within the next couple of days. I've already contacted buyers to transfer this courtyard and shop."

"I've also found a courtyard with a shop in another city and settled the price. Once we sell this courtyard and shop, we can pay and take possession immediately."

Mother Lin spoke earnestly. "A-Yuan, you have always had your own ideas since you were young, so your father and I have always been very reassured about you."

"But this concerns the lives and livelihood of our entire family. So I did not let your father tell anyone which city it is, and likewise, we will not tell you until we arrive. I hope you can understand."

"It's alright, Dad, Mom. I'll listen to you in everything." Two transmigrators had already died one after another in Notting City.

Though he believed he had concealed himself well,

given enough time, he would inevitably leave traces behind.

Being able to leave this troublesome place and find somewhere to quietly develop was naturally for the best.

Three days later, at dawn, when the sky had only just begun to brighten,

Lin Yuan's family left without alerting anyone. They merely had him leave two letters, one for Xiao Chenyu's father and one for Nording Academy's headmaster.

One was Father Lin's resignation letter, while the other was for Lin Yuan's withdrawal from school.

Both letters expressed their apologies.

Then, they drove away from Notting City in a horse carriage loaded with luggage and arrived at a city whose name had never been mentioned in the original story.

There, Father Lin found work as a guard at a large hotel.

Mother Lin also opened another herbal shop, though she changed its name.

At the same time, she no longer purchased Whale Rubber as ostentatiously as before.

She only bought one relatively high-quality piece of Hundred-Year Whale Rubber for Lin Yuan each month.

That way, it would not arouse suspicion.

As for Lin Yuan, since he was about to break through to level ten,

he did not enroll in the local Junior Soul Master Academy.

Instead, he cultivated diligently at home every day.

He planned to find an Intermediate Soul Master Academy to attend after breaking through to level ten.

Lin Yuan had already chosen the academy: Suotuo City Intermediate Soul Master Academy.

It was very close to Shrek and very far from home.

That way, he could keep his family away from danger while also closely observing matters related to the transmigrators.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed.

With the dual support of the Heavenly Vial's Green Liquid and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Formula, Lin Yuan's Soul Power finally broke through to level ten.

However, he did not hurry to have Father Lin take him back to Bamboo Ridge to obtain a soul ring.

Instead, he spent another half month cultivating the Supreme Sacred Heaven and Earth Technique to the first level, while also using the Heavenly Vial to collect a drop of Green Liquid.

Only then did he tell his parents that he had broken through to level ten.

When Father Lin and Mother Lin learned that their son had reached level ten so quickly, they were naturally overjoyed.

That night, Mother Lin prepared a large feast to celebrate for Lin Yuan.

Then, early the next morning, Father Lin took seven days off. He unharnessed the horse from the carriage, mounted it with Lin Yuan, and headed back to Bamboo Ridge.

Mother Lin had originally wanted to spend money to have Father Lin hire several Soul Grandmasters to work together and help Lin Yuan hunt a Hundred-Year Soul Ring.

After all, nourished by Whale Rubber, their son had broken through to level ten at only seven years and three months old. He had already become a genius comparable to someone with Innate Soul Power of level five or six, perhaps even level seven.

He could not be allowed to settle for a ten-year soul ring like Father Lin had, simply because no one had helped him hunt for one.

But after Lin Yuan said that he had once discovered a Hundred-Year Lone Bamboo in a concealed location on the back mountain of Bamboo Ridge,

there was naturally no need to take such a great risk and go to the Soul Hunting Forest.

Father and son traveled during the day and camped at night.

After three days of travel, they finally returned to Bamboo Ridge.

Following Mother Lin's instructions, they did not alert anyone.

Instead, they stopped the horse in a small forest far from the village, then made their way on foot to the back mountain.

When Father Lin saw that Lone Bamboo, which was nearly five hundred years old, he was naturally astonished.

Lin Yuan offered no explanation. Using the excuse that it was getting late, the two returned to the cave where he had stayed before to rest.

After Father Lin fell asleep, Lin Yuan took out the Heavenly Vial's Green Liquid and dripped it onto the Lone Bamboo.

Only then did he return to the cave, sit cross-legged, and cultivate.