65: The realm above the first rank

"Great!"

Seeing the color of the star, Lin Yi was immediately overjoyed.

He had evolved another Azure-level Talent, which meant he now possessed three Azure-level Talents.

Among them, the "Heart Like Pure Ice" talent allowed him to stay calm and explode with power in desperate situations, making it a burst-type talent.

The "Blade Path Prodigy" talent allowed him to make stable and rapid progress in his daily cultivation, making it a stability-type talent.

He just wondered what this third Azure-level Talent would be.

Lin Yi's heart was filled with immense anticipation.

At that moment, the azure star within the starry sky scroll finally flew out and merged into the space between Lin Yi's eyebrows.

"Congratulations, Dao Lord. This Talent Evolution was successful. The Dao Lord has obtained the Azure-level Talent — Will Growth!"

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【Talent: Will Growth】

【Rank: Azure-level】

【Introduction: You were born with an extraordinary talent for will. In daily life and cultivation, your will strength will automatically and rapidly strengthen along with the increase of your power, the transformation of your state of mind, and even the increase of your age.

If you intentionally train your will, or have external items to assist in enhancing it, your Will Growth speed will be incredibly fast, enough to leave the world dumbfounded!

You are a well-deserved peerless Prodigy in the path of will!】

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"Will Growth? A peerless Prodigy in the path of will?"

Seeing this, Lin Yi was confused.

Will? What on earth was that?

He had read about such things quite often in web novels in his previous life, but in this life in the Jiuzhou World, Lin Yi had truly never heard anyone mention it. Could this talent be useless?

"No!"

At this thought, Lin Yi suddenly shook his head:

"Although I haven't heard of 'will' in the Jiuzhou World, the attribute panel shouldn't evolve talents for me out of thin air that are useless."

"And if it were truly useless, the Rank of this 'Will Growth' talent couldn't possibly be as high as the azure rank."

"Therefore, this will must have some wonderful use that I don't know about. It's just that my current strength isn't enough, so I can't figure it out."

Lin Yi guessed to himself.

If one's strength hasn't reached a certain level, they indeed cannot come into contact with higher-level secrets.

Just like how he didn't know about the Limit of Strength Realm because he hadn't passed the Martial Arts Scholar exam back then.

Or how he didn't know about the hidden dragon ranking until he later entered the Dongshan Martial Academy.

This 'will' should follow the same logic; it must have its own purpose, but he simply didn't know it yet because his current strength was insufficient.

Once his strength reached that level in the future, he would naturally be able to break through all the veils and know everything.

As for now?

"Let's just Cultivate diligently!"

With a thought, Lin Yi immediately settled his mind and began to Cultivate the First Rank martial art he had obtained from the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce two days ago, the "Sun Moon Thunder Blade"!

This martial art was created by a Senior from the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce who was extremely powerful even among those in the First Rank. It was said that as long as one cultivated it to the Great Perfection Realm, they could reach the Peak of the fourth level of Limit Breaking, making it truly incomparably powerful.

However, precisely because it was so powerful, its cultivation difficulty was also extremely high.

Lin Yi had already been practicing for two days, yet he was still 63% away from basic mastery, let alone reaching Minor Achievement.

Now that he had obtained the Azure-level Talent "Blade Path Prodigy," it was the perfect time to test its power... and so, under Lin Yi's diligent cultivation, time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, five more days had passed.

On this day, at the East Gate of Dongshan Prefecture City.

The merchants and pedestrians who usually came and went through the gate had already been cleared away.

At the city gate, only two figures were being firmly guarded by hundreds of elite soldiers clad in cold, iron armor and holding sharp spears, standing in neat rows. These two were Lin Yi and Zhao Haihong.

"Why aren't they here yet!"

On the official road, Lin Yi gazed into the distance, his face full of anxiety:

"According to the news that came yesterday, Teacher Sun and my parents should be back at this time. Why haven't I seen a sign of them?"

"Haha! Lin Yi, don't be in such a hurry."

Hearing this, Zhao Haihong said with a chuckle:

"Wu Han's deterrent power is still strong enough. A mere Lu Chong is just a Third-Rank Martial Artist; how would he dare disobey his orders?"

"Your parents should be back in no time..."

"Oh! Look, aren't they back now!"

Halfway through Zhao Haihong's sentence, a rather luxurious carriage suddenly appeared before Lin Yi's eyes at the end of the official road. The one driving the carriage in front was a teacher from the Dongshan Martial Academy and Zhao Haihong's assistant—Sun Wenfang!

"Father! Mother!"

Seeing this, the heavy stone in Lin Yi's heart finally fell. He could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and quickly rushed over.

"Yier!"

Hearing Lin Yi's voice, a middle-aged couple inside the carriage lifted the curtain and appeared before Lin Yi with faces full of excitement and joy. They were Lin Haichuan and Ji Xuan.

Ji Xuan was doing better; although her face was somewhat pale from excessive shock, her overall appearance was decent, and she clearly hadn't suffered any torture.

But Lin Haichuan was in a miserable state. Not only was his face as sallow as golden paper, but his body was covered in injuries. Most importantly, his right pant leg was completely empty.

As the curtain was opened and the cold wind blew, the pant leg immediately fluttered in the air, looking incredibly wretched.

"Father! I'm sorry! It's your son who has burdened you!"

Seeing this scene, Lin Yi's nose felt sour, and his face was filled with guilt.

"Haha! Yier, what's this talk about burdening me!"

Lin Haichuan laughed heroically, propped up his weak body, and then spoke:

"What does this have to do with you?"

"My leg was personally cut off by Lu Chong! Both your mother and I were kidnapped by Lu Chong's men! It's all that Lu Chong who deserves to die! It has nothing to do with you, and you shouldn't take it to heart."

"Besides, I heard from Teacher Sun that because of this incident, you had an Epiphany and realized a Realm above the Limit of Strength called something like 'Limit Breaking.' You're even more capable than many First-Rank Masters were in their youth."

"Haha! Good, good, good! As expected of my son, Lin Haichuan's son, you truly are impressive! I will be proud of you for the rest of my life!"

Lin Haichuan laughed heartily. Although his face was extremely pale, not a hint of sadness could be seen.

However, seeing his father like this, Lin Yi's heart felt even more pained.

Because he knew that although his father, Lin Haichuan, had average martial cultivation, he had always been obsessed with the martial path.

But now he had lost a leg. Even if he could be fitted with a Puppet prosthetic, he probably wouldn't be able to practice or use martial arts for the rest of his life.

At this moment, his heart probably felt as if ten thousand snakes were gnawing at it, but he was only putting on a facade of indifference so that Lin Yi wouldn't worry.

Unfortunately, a facade was always just a facade; in fact, the harder one tried to maintain it, the more heartbroken they likely were in private.

As a son, how could Lin Yi not worry for his father?

"Dean!"

Thinking of this, Lin Yi couldn't help but ask Zhao Haihong in a desperate attempt to find a cure:

"Dean, you come from the Heavenly Mountain Sect and are well-versed in many things. Do you know of any precious medicine that can save my father?"

"If there is, please let me know. I will surely be eternally grateful for your great kindness."

"Precious medicine?"

Hearing this, Zhao Haihong frowned slightly, but he didn't immediately refute Lin Yi. Instead, he thought hard.

Seeing this, hope couldn't help but rise in Lin Yi's heart.

Finally, after a moment, under Lin Yi's expectant gaze, Zhao Haihong actually nodded slowly:

"There is!"

"What! There really is!"

Hearing this, Lin Yi's whole body jolted. He felt as if every cell in his body was cheering as he continued to ask:

"May I ask the Dean, what precious medicine is it?"

"Innate High Grade precious medicine—the yin-yang creation flower!"

"yin-yang creation flower? Innate High Grade?"

Hearing this, confusion rose on Lin Yi's face:

"What grade of precious medicine is that? Why have I never heard of it? Could it be that this is..."

"Correct!"

Seeing Lin Yi's shocked and surprised expression, Zhao Haihong nodded gently and then said solemnly:

"The yin-yang creation flower is a precious medicine for those above the First Rank!"

"And the Realm above the First Rank is also called—Innate!"

"The Martial Path, Innate!"