With the first Yang Yuan Stone, there was hope, and the Tiger Heroine and the others were motivated to continue mining.
Lin Yun rewarded Little Flame with a Qi Blood Pill and told it to keep digging.
Seeing this, the other beasts dug even harder with their claws.
They couldn't wait to dig out Yang Yuan Stones immediately to please Lin Yun and exchange them for Qi Blood Pills.
They had all experienced Lin Yun's pills, and the effects were excellent.
Lin Yun didn't pay attention to the mining anymore.
"Claim!"
A white light flashed, and a bag appeared in Lin Yun's hand.
Lin Yun opened it and saw that it contained a hundred fiery red pills.
He took one out and examined it carefully in his hand.
The pill was round and full, seemingly containing abundant energy, warm and comforting.
Gulp!
Lin Yun swallowed one and began refining it.
The Dragon Elephant Prajna Art circulated. As the medicinal power of the Yang Yuan Pill spread, Lin Yun's ears also rang for a moment, and then a warm energy, like a tide, rapidly spread throughout his body. This energy was rich but not violent, and it seemed extremely easy to absorb, warm and cozy, making his entire body feel as if it were soaking in a hot spring, exceptionally comfortable.
The warm energy circulated along the meridians, constantly seeping into the bones, meridians, and flesh along the way, and finally pouring into the dantian.
Not long after, the medicinal power was refined, and the Origin Power in Lin Yun's dantian became even more profound, and a trace of peculiar energy appeared, completely opposite to the Innate Yin Sha Qi.
"This should be Yang Gang Qi!"
Lin Yun murmured.
The Earthly Yuan Realm absorbs Innate Yin Sha Qi to strengthen Origin Power, while the Heavenly Yuan Realm absorbs Yang Gang Qi.
Once the two energies reach a balance within the body, Yin and Yang intertwine, and one can condense a Yuan Pill, reaching the realm that many martial artists dream of.
"After absorbing these hundred Yang Yuan Pills, I should be able to break through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm."
Lin Yun held the bag of Yang Yuan Pills, his blood boiling.
"Yang Yuan Pills are refined from Yang Yuan Stones. The dug-out Yang Yuan Stones can also be given to Red Spirit to refine more Yang Yuan Pills."
Lin Yun took out the alchemy furnace. At this time, the Tiger Heroine and the other six beasts had already dug several large pits in the ground and dug out twelve Yang Yuan Stones.
"Master, put them all in!"
Red Spirit opened the furnace lid and transmitted its voice.
Lin Yun threw all the Yang Yuan Stones in. After a while, the pills were out of the furnace.
Twelve Yang Yuan Stones refined into four pills.
Lin Yun took them out and tested them. Their quality was the same as the Yang Yuan Pills rewarded by the system.
"Master, these Yang Yuan Stones can provide me with energy. With Yang Yuan Stones to supplement in the future, you won't need to expend Origin Power when refining pills," Red Spirit transmitted happily.
When refining ordinary pills, the energy Red Spirit had accumulated was enough, but sometimes refining Blood Pills with demonic beast corpses consumed a lot of pill fire and required Lin Yun's help.
Now with Yang Yuan Stones, Red Spirit could completely rely on them to replenish energy.
This thing and the pill fire were of the same attribute and were very compatible.
"Digging like this is still too slow, and it's a bit hard on the pet beasts." Lin Yun frowned slightly.
The Tiger Heroine and the other six beasts dug for an hour, with pits here and there, their mouths, claws, and entire bodies covered in mud, making them dirty, and they only dug out a dozen pieces.
It was too slow.
Demonic beasts couldn't use tools, and the deeper they dug, the harder it was.
If it were left to the six of them, their claws would probably be worn away before they could finish digging this ore vein.
Moreover, the ore vein extended underground and required digging out mine tunnels.
"Professional matters still need to be done by professionals. After taking down Ironwood Manor, I'll let the family members come and dig." Lin Yun immediately made a decision in his heart.
He left the Black Iron Demonic Leopard to continue guarding this place.
Lin Yun temporarily returned to the Lin family.
He couldn't stay outside all the time. Calculating the time, Qing Tan's cold energy was about to erupt.
If she couldn't find her Brother Lin Yun, the little loli would probably cry herself to death.
Lin Yun couldn't bear to see the little loli suffer.
...
Three days later! Lin Yun returned to his courtyard.
Upon hearing the news of Lin Yun's return home, Lin Dong and Qing Tan came over immediately.
"Brother Lin Yun, these are the spiritual medicines we tricked from the Lei and Xie Families."
Lin Dong took out two Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicines, saying with a bit of excitement.
He also frequently went to the underground exchange to trade for spiritual medicine, but in Qingyang Town, Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicine was rare, almost impossible to find even with money, and he rarely managed to exchange for any.
Getting two plants in one trip was very cost-effective.
"Alright, well done. We'll each take one plant."
The two of them split the spiritual medicine equally.
"Wow, Brother Lin Yun, Little Fire and the others have grown so much after half a month outside," Qing Tan's surprised voice called out.
After half a month of wilderness training, the three little ones had grown into three big ones.
They had all reached the Body Tempering Seventh Layer, and Little Flame was even comparable to the Body Tempering Eighth Layer.
Lin Dong was also drawn over.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Yun had refined nearly a hundred Yang Yuan Pills.
The Yang Gang Qi in his dantian had accumulated to a certain level, and he finally felt that bottleneck.
Lin Yun didn't hesitate, directly swallowing the remaining few Yang Yuan Pills in one gulp. The warm and fiery energy spread throughout his body.
Before long, his body seemed to break through some kind of shackles, erupting with a scorching Origin Power fluctuation.
Heavenly Yuan Realm, successfully broken through!
[Mission: Break through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm. Reward: Constitution +2, Bone Structure +2. Completed, claim?]
"Claim!"
[Constitution 23 (One in a Hundred) -> Constitution 25 (One in a Hundred)]
[Bone Structure 31 (One in a Thousand) -> Bone Structure 33 (One in a Thousand)]
"Now I can be considered the combat ceiling of Qingyang Town."
Lin Yun felt the vast Origin Power within his body and said with satisfaction.
Before, when he was in the Earthly Yuan Realm, he could fight against Tiger Heroine in the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm. Now that he had broken through, sweeping through the Heavenly Yuan Realm shouldn't be a problem.
At the very least, Heavenly Yuan Realm experts within the Qingyang Town area no longer posed a threat to him.
That day, Lin Xia came to Lin Yun's courtyard.
She held two exquisite boxes in her hands and handed them to Lin Yun, saying, "These are the spiritual medicines Grandpa asked me to bring you."
Lin Yun took the boxes and opened them to see two "Red Wood Spirit Stems."
He said with some surprise, "Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicine, thank Great Grandpa for me."
Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicine was already very precious to the Lin family. Generally, only a few Heavenly Yuan Realm experts could be allocated them. The fact that they could be allocated to Lin Yun showed how much importance was placed on him.
Although Lin Yun didn't value them much anymore, he still had to accept this favor.
Now, Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicine had minimal effect on Lin Yun, but Red Spirit could be used with other spiritual medicines to refine higher-grade pills, which was still good.
"Hmph, you don't even know how many people are jealous that this spiritual medicine was allocated to you," Lin Xia huffed. She was also jealous. If she had been given the Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicine, she might have had hope of breaking through to the Earthly Yuan Realm.
However, jealousy was jealousy, and no one had anything to say. Lin Yun's talent was evident, and his cultivation had already caught up to the older generation. It was only right that resources were tilted towards him, and no one dared to gossip.
"Oh right, how's your cultivation progress? I can't see through you at all. Have you broken through to the middle stage of the Earthly Yuan Realm?"
It had been over three months since the hunting activity. In Lin Xia's opinion, with Lin Yun's talent, he should be close to breaking through to the middle stage of the Earthly Yuan Realm.
"Yes, I was lucky enough to break through not long ago," Lin Yun nodded.
"You're truly a monster. You're leaving me further and further behind," Lin Xia sighed inwardly. "I wonder when I'll be able to break through to the Earthly Yuan Realm."
"Cultivate diligently, accumulate slowly, and you'll break through when the time is right."
Lin Yun proactively invited, "Sister Lin Xia, let's eat together later."
Lin Xia had been stuck at the Body Tempering Ninth Layer for over three months, facing a bottleneck, but she hadn't found a breakthrough opportunity. He planned to add something potent to Lin Xia's food when they ate together later to help her out.
After all, Lin Xia had always been very good to him.
"Consider yourself a good kid," Lin Xia said, patting Lin Yun's shoulder.
During dinner, Lin Yun added a little pill and a Yin Pearl to the soup.
These were things Lin Yun didn't need, and giving them to Tiger Heroine and the others would be a bit of a waste, so he might as well benefit his beautiful cousin.
Lin Yun handed the soup to Lin Xia and praised it greatly, saying, "Sister Lin Xia, drink this. This is a spiritual medicine tonic soup I've recently researched. I added some spiritual medicines I've treasured. It tastes good and helps with cultivation. Maybe you'll break through to the Earthly Yuan Realm after drinking it."
"It's just a soup, you make it sound so magical," Lin Xia said, but she still happily took it.
Her genius younger brother personally cooked for her; drinking it was a pleasure.
After drinking the tonic soup, the medicinal effects quickly took hold. Lin Xia felt her body alternately cold and hot, with several streams of energy surging within her.
"Wow, this soup is really effective. I'm going out to cultivate for a bit." Lin Yun also drank the soup, pretending it was very effective, and went out to practice his punches.
"It really is effective." Lin Xia was startled and immediately began cultivating as well.
Before long, Lin Xia erupted with a powerful Origin Power fluctuation.
Successfully broke through to the Earthly Yuan Realm! "I broke through, I really broke through, Little Brother Lin Yun, I broke through..."
Lin Xia excitedly rushed out of the room and hugged Lin Yun, shaking him.
"Congratulations, Sister Lin Xia, I knew it! You're so hardworking, you were bound to break through," Lin Yun quickly said, attributing the credit to her effort.
"Yes, it's all thanks to hard work!" Lin Xia smiled slyly, deeply agreeing. She said emphatically, "Little Brother Lin Yun, you should work harder in the future to make more nourishing soups. Your sister will come drink them every day."
Lin Yun's face twitched. He knew Lin Xia had realized the effects of the nourishing soup. He said with a bitter face,
"Where would I get so much nourishing soup? I still need to go into the mountains to gather herbs to prepare it."
"Thank you, Little Brother Lin Yun," Lin Xia said seriously.
She thought Lin Yun was sharing the spiritual medicine with her.
"Thank you for what? You're my sister," Lin Yun said nonchalantly.
Lin Xia's expression became serious. "Sister knows your good intentions, but you still need to prioritize your own cultivation. You are the genius of our Lin family and cannot be delayed. It doesn't matter if your sister is a bit weaker; anyway, as long as you become powerful, you can protect your sister in the future."
"Got it, Sister Lin Xia, I know what I'm doing."
Lin Yun nodded and continued, "Oh, right, Sister Lin Xia, I plan to go into the back mountains for training tomorrow. I might be gone for a while, so don't worry if you don't see me. If Grandpa and your father ask, please tell them for me."
It was about time. Lin Yun was preparing to make a move on the Azure-Eyed Fire Lion Group and Ironwood Manor!
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