9: The Lin Family's Two Beauties!
A month passed in a flash, like a white steed galloping past a crevice.
Inside the Lin Family mansion, the atmosphere changed with each passing day.
With a continuous supply of resources from Black Rock City, coupled with the numerous Cultivation Techniques bestowed by Lin Dao, the entire Family resembled a finely-tuned machine, wound up and operating at high speed; everyone's cultivation Realm was improving at an astonishing pace.
On the training grounds, shouts echoed in waves.
The young disciples practiced the Qingyuan Sword Art, their sword light flashing, already possessing considerable power;
Figures practicing Flowing Cloud Steps and Wind Control Art moved like phantoms, leaving trails of afterimages.
In the medicinal garden, the Spirit Medicine grew robustly, and Spiritual Qi permeated the air;
From the backyard came rhythmic hammering sounds, and amidst the flying sparks, cold, gleaming weapon blanks gradually took shape.
After Lin Hao returned from his training in the Black Wind Mountain Range, his temperament became even more composed, and a sharp aura emanated from his brows.
The life-and-death battles in the mountain range had honed his cultivation to an incredibly solid state, and combined with the profoundness of the Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, Nine Revolutions Golden Core Art, and Lin Dao's occasional guidance, his cultivation actually advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching the Innate Realm Fifth Level!
His combat power far surpassed others of the same Realm; even ordinary Innate Realm Seventh or Eighth Level Cultivators would likely struggle to withstand ten moves from him.
Amidst the crisscrossing Sword Qi, the faint sound of wind and thunder accompanied it, earning him the private moniker of "Lin Family Sword Son" among his clansmen.
Even more eye-catching, however, was the young man personally brought back by the Old Ancestor, Ye Chen.
When he first arrived, he was taciturn, and his Physique was somewhat frail.
But under Lin Dao's almost unsparing allocation of resources—a large number of Medicinal Pills for tempering Qi and blood, the Earth Rank top-grade Archaic Savage Bull Art, and the slow awakening of his own terrifying Physique—his rate of progress could only be described as inconceivable!
In one month, he fiercely broke through the Innate barrier from the Acquired Realm Seventh Level, directly reaching the Innate Realm First Level Peak!
This was not a simple Realm advancement; the process was accompanied by pain unimaginable to ordinary people.
Each Breakthrough felt as if an invisible giant hammer was forging his Physical Body, his Qi and blood roared like a tsunami, and even foul blood containing Impurities often seeped from his body surface.
But after each period of pain, his aura became more condensed and profound, and when his eyes opened and closed, they gleamed with a sharp light, as if a sleeping ancient Vicious Beast was slowly awakening.
Although he was only at the Innate First Level, his majestic Qi and blood power could subtly contend with Lin Hao, who was at the Innate Fifth Level!
Every punch and kick was simple and unadorned, yet contained terrifying immense power capable of collapsing mountains and shattering rocks; even ordinary Spirit Sea Realm Cultivators would not dare to directly face his might.
Because a phantom savage bull and a pillar of Qi and blood smoke often accompanied him during his Cultivation, he was respectfully called "Lin Family Barbarian Dragon" by the clansmen.
Lin Hao and Ye Chen, one possessed superb sword techniques, nimble and swift; the other possessed boundless strength and an invincible Physical Body.
They were collectively known as the "Twin Prodigies of the Lin Family," becoming the goal all young Lin Family disciples looked up to and strived to catch, and even more so, the hope for the Lin Family's future.
The two of them also developed a sense of mutual appreciation through their continuous sparring and competition.
On this day, the two had just finished an exhilarating spar and were each adjusting their breathing.
Suddenly—
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Three powerful auras erupted almost simultaneously from different courtyards within the mansion, soaring straight into the sky!
The Spiritual Qi fluctuated violently, causing everyone to turn their heads.
"It's Senior Brother Lin Feng! He broke through again!"
"And Senior Sister Lin Yun! She broke through too!"
"Senior Brother Lin Tie from the Artifact Refining courtyard also broke through!"
Cheers erupted among the crowd.
These three were precisely the disciples previously discovered by Lin Dao to possess special talents. After being granted specialized Cultivation Techniques and resources, they accumulated richly and then burst forth, unexpectedly stepping into the Spirit Sea Realm on the same day!
The Lin Family gained three more Spirit Sea Realm Cultivators! High-end combat power was greatly supplemented!
The entire Lin Family mansion was immersed in a vibrant, flourishing, and enthusiastic atmosphere of vigorous development.
The pale green halo formed by the Family's Luck had now intensified into a deep green, enveloping the entire mansion, and was still continuously growing and solidifying.
Inside the quiet room.
Lin Dao sat cross-legged, his aura closely connected with the Lin Family's vast, deep green Luck, resonating like breathing.
Over this past month, he had not deliberately Cultivated, yet the growth of his internal cultivation had never stopped.
"Ding! Family member Lin Hao broke through to the Innate Realm Fifth Level, triggering a high-multiplier critical strike, feedback cultivation +80!"
"Ding! Destiny member Ye Chen broke through to the Innate Realm First Level, triggering a super critical strike, feedback cultivation +150!"
"Ding! The Family has gained three new Spirit Sea Realm Cultivators, feedback cultivation +90!"
"Ding! The Family's overall strength has greatly increased, its industries have expanded, and its influence has strengthened, feedback cultivation +120!"
"Ding! Family Luck has increased, feedback cultivation +200!"...The System's prompts sounded almost daily, and each cultivation feedback was like a trickling stream, flowing into the vast ocean of his Life Soul Realm.
These feedbacks originated from every advancement of the Family, pure and without hidden dangers, steadily pushing his Realm forward.
At this moment, the simultaneous Breakthrough of the three Spirit Sea Realm Cultivators, and the Family Luck's small climb, seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back, or like the last few tributaries flowing into a great river.
Boom!
The barrier of Lin Dao's Life Soul Realm First Level within his body was violently breached under the continuous, accumulated torrent of feedback!
His Soul Power surged again, the illusory Heaven and Earth Soul Bridge in his Sea of Consciousness became increasingly solid, and his perception of the Heaven and Earth Law became several times clearer!
His aura climbed steadily, quickly stabilizing at the Life Soul Realm Second Level, and the momentum did not diminish, continuing to charge towards a higher level!
Finally, his cultivation slowly stagnated after reaching the Life Soul Realm Second Level Peak, only one opportunity away from stepping into the Third Level!
Lin Dao slowly opened his eyes, divine light contained within, profound as an abyss.
He felt the surging power within him and the increasingly intertwined connection with the Lin Family, his heart utterly calm.
"Life Soul Realm Second Level Peak... It seems the Lin Family still needs to become even stronger."
He murmured to himself, his gaze seemingly penetrating the quiet room, seeing the two "Twin Prodigies" who were rapidly growing.
With them, the Lin Family's soaring momentum would be unstoppable.
And his cultivation as the Old Ancestor would also, undoubtedly, ascend to the nine heavens!
Just then, Lin Zhen's respectful voice came from outside the quiet room: "Old Ancestor, Shi Lie from Black Rock City requests an audience, saying he has an important matter to report..."
The Twin Prodigies of the Lin Family