4: Incredible comprehension, sixth level of body tempering!

Lin Fan was stunned by Lin Dong's actions.

Heaven and earth bear witness, he absolutely harbored no designs on the ancestral stone in Lin Dong’s hands!

Lin Fan fabricated that story simply to facilitate guiding Lin Dong in the future, to help him develop the Stone Talisman’s functions sooner, and for him to get a share of the benefits.

Additionally, it also laid the groundwork for his future display of prescience.

Lin Fan looked at Lin Dong’s serious little face, chuckled, and shook his head, “You wouldn’t think I wanted your Stone Talisman, so I made up a story, would you? The Stone Talisman in your hand isn’t the one I remember.”

“This Stone Talisman is even more mysterious and profound than that one; it might just be the true Heaven and Earth Divine Object, the ancestral stone! Keep it safe, and don’t let anyone know about it except the three of us.”

Lin Dong quickly replied, “I absolutely didn’t mean that.”

In reality, Lin Dong had indeed entertained such a thought, though it was only a fleeting one!

Lin Fan’s expression was sorrowful as he murmured, “The memories that suddenly appeared in my mind made me feel very uneasy. Originally, I didn’t plan to tell anyone, fearing I’d be seen as a monster.”

“However, just now, Qing Tan was in critical condition, and I couldn’t watch her suffer without doing anything, so I pointed out the Stone Talisman’s function. Since that imitation could do it, there’s no reason the true Heaven and Earth Divine Object couldn’t.”

“Furthermore, I also wanted you to understand the gravity of the situation. An imitation allowed my past self to achieve astonishing feats and attract the covetous gaze of countless powerful cultivators, let alone your Stone Talisman, which is very likely the true Heaven and Earth Divine Object!”

Seeing Lin Fan’s appearance, Qing Tan quickly went forward and hugged Lin Fan, “Lin Fan Ge, don’t overthink it. You’re not a monster at all. I only know that you are the Lin Fan Ge who dotes on me the most.”

In this life, perhaps because they were both orphans and Lin Fan often stood up for Qing Tan, the relationship between Qing Tan and Lin Fan was even closer.

Lin Dong could only rank second.

Lin Fan’s words and actions just now made Qing Tan even more grateful to him.

While feeling ashamed, Lin Dong was also very moved. He solemnly said, “Lin Fan Ge, don’t worry, I will never reveal your secret to anyone.”

“You are my closest brother, and I naturally trust you,” Lin Fan nodded slightly and extended a hand to Lin Dong.

Lin Dong also extended his hand, clasping Lin Fan’s, with everything understood without words!

Lin Fan said solemnly, “My extra lifetime of memories, Qing Tan’s special Physique, and the Stone Talisman in your hand—these are all earth-shattering secrets. If any one of them gets out, the entire Lin family will cease to exist!”

“Therefore, these three secrets can only be known by the three of us. We cannot tell anyone else! At least, not until we become strong enough; not a single bit can be leaked!”

“Mhm, mhm!”

Qing Tan and Lin Dong nodded solemnly in unison upon hearing this.

“Alright, it’s getting late. Qing Tan, you should rest early. Lin Dong and I should also go back and rest. Tomorrow, we’ll continue to work hard!”

After a while, Lin Fan released Qing Tan and Lin Dong, smiling.

With that, Lin Fan waved to Qing Tan and turned to leave the room.

Lin Dong also followed closely, bidding farewell to Qing Tan before leaving.

After leaving Qing Tan’s room, Lin Fan and Lin Dong said goodbye to each other and returned to their respective rooms.

Upon returning to his room, Lin Fan first locked the door tightly, then began to summarize his gains from the day.

“One thousand yang yuan stoness, ten Body Tempering Pills, and three yin pearls—that’s truly excellent!”

“Additionally, after what just happened, the three of us—Qing Tan, Lin Dong, and I—now share a common secret, and our relationship has grown even closer. This is also a huge gain!”

“Finally, let me try out the Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability rewarded by the System!”

After a brief murmur to himself, Lin Fan sat down cross-legged with his eyes closed, silently recalling the Martial Art, Tongbei Fist, that Lin Xiao had taught him.

Many previously incomprehensible aspects suddenly became clear, and he quickly grasped Tongbei Fist to a very profound degree.

He even understood the true meaning of the tenth strike of Tongbei Fist earlier than Lin Dong.

Lin Fan was overjoyed. He immediately stood up and began to Cultivate Tongbei Fist directly in his room!

“Clap, clap...”

In the dark room, the young man’s figure moved like an ape, sweating profusely, as if tireless, performing Tongbei Fist again and again!

“Clap, clap, clap...”

It wasn’t until a certain moment, when Lin Fan executed Tongbei Fist and ten crisp sounds rang out simultaneously, that he finally stopped his Cultivation.

“Tongbei Fist, ten strikes! This tenth strike doesn’t come from the arms, but from deep within the body, from the inside out!”

“If I had mastered the ten strikes of Tongbei Fist during the day, even without Lin Xia Jie’s intervention, I could have contended with, or even possibly defeated, Lin Hong!”

Sensing the power of the ten strikes of Tongbei Fist, Lin Fan was quite satisfied.

He checked the time; it was already late into the night. Lin Fan pondered for a moment and did not continue to Cultivate, but chose to go to bed and rest.

Balancing work and rest is the path to longevity!

In the following days, Lin Fan began to take Body Tempering Pills and undergo Body Tempering Cultivation.

Lin Fan discovered that after taking Body Tempering Pills, the Cultivation effect was immeasurably better than before.

However, each Body Tempering Pill could only boost Cultivation efficiency for five days.

So, Lin Fan would take one Body Tempering Pill every five days, then Cultivate with all his might.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

On this day, Lin Fan, who was in the midst of Cultivation, suddenly sensed a strange energy being born within his bone marrow!

Within the bone marrow, that strange energy slowly flowed, and an indescribable sense of power emanated from the bone marrow, finally spreading to every part of his body!

“This is... Yuan Power Seed!”

Lin Fan pondered for a moment and quickly understood what that strange energy was, immediately feeling a surge of joy.

Refining strength into the marrow, merging strength with the bone marrow, thereby giving birth to Yuan Power Seeds within the bone marrow—this was precisely the mark of the sixth layer of the Body Tempering Stage!

“Less than twenty days after I Broke Through to the fifth layer of Body Tempering, I Broke Through again, reaching the sixth layer of the Body Tempering Stage!”

“Not bad, having cheats feels great!”

Sensing that he had Broken Through to the sixth layer of the Body Tempering Stage, Lin Fan was in a very pleasant mood.

After a slight pause for thought, Lin Fan did not continue to Cultivate, but instead headed towards Lin Dong’s Cultivation spot.

Over the past half-month, besides Cultivating, Lin Fan hadn't forgotten to use the Lucky Draw System, drawing several times from people he knew, but he didn't get many good items.

The best prize he got was a second-grade Spirit Medicine from Lin Xiao.

As for Lin Dong and Qing Tan, he didn't draw any new rewards from them.

Lin Fan decided that since his luck was good today, he would go to Lin Dong’s place and try his luck with a draw.

“Lin Fan Ge, you’re here!”

Lin Dong, who was Cultivating, temporarily stopped upon seeing Lin Fan arrive and greeted him.

Lin Fan stepped forward and patted Lin Dong’s shoulder, smiling, “Lin Dong, although Cultivation is important, you can’t push yourself too hard. You know, too much is as bad as too little; balancing work and rest is the path to longevity.”

Lin Dong nodded and said, “Thank you for the reminder, Lin Fan Ge. I’ll pay attention.”

At the same time, in Lin Fan’s mind, the beautiful voice of the System finally rang out again!

Chinese word meaning: Comprehension Ability refers to a person's ability to analyze and understand things. Therefore, please do not confuse Comprehension Ability with Aptitude, thank you~