Chapter 31: Spiritual Power Soars, An Ambush!
[Ding! You touched Lin Dong and obtained: One Yi Shen Pill!
Note: Consuming this pill greatly enhances spiritual power!]
Great stuff!
Hearing the system reward, Lin Fan couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
However, now clearly wasn't the time to take the pill.
After chatting with Lin Dong a while longer, Lin Fan headed out with the Fragmented Yuansteel, heading to the best smithy in Qingyang Town. There, he had the entire piece forged into seven hundred thirty hair-thin needles.
Upon returning to Tiemu Manor, he gave half of the needles to Lin Dong, then went back to his room, sat cross-legged, and took the Yi Shen Pill from the system space, placing it into his mouth.
Lin Fan had always believed—good things only held value once transformed into power.
The pill melted the moment it touched his tongue.
In an instant, a surge of immense, unique energy rushed into his body, flowing rapidly into his mindsea.
His mental force instinctively began to absorb and merge with the energy—but the process was far too slow.
The excess energy flooded his mind, and Lin Fan's head throbbed painfully.
Without delay, he began silently reciting the Shen Dong Chapter, using its unique method to refine the mental energy.
Once he did, the vast energy quickly began to integrate into his mental power.
Under the effect of the Yi Shen Pill, Lin Fan's spiritual power surged madly.
Originally, he had already cultivated the second layer of the Shen Dong Chapter. Now, with this powerful influx, he soon broke through to the third layer as well.
Lin Fan remained completely focused. His once surging spiritual energy gradually came under control, and the pain in his head vanished.
Then suddenly—
He heard a faint "pop" in his mind, as if something deep inside had cracked open.
The surging spiritual power rushed toward the center of his brain!
"Niwan Palace, unlocked!"
Realizing what had happened, Lin Fan's heart leapt with joy.
He knew the theory well. According to the Shen Dong Chapter, the most critical step in spiritual cultivation was unlocking the Niwan Palace!
In spiritual theory, the head contains nine palaces, mirroring the nine heavens. The central one is the Niwan Palace, the sanctuary of the soul.
Just like the dantian stores Yuan Power, the Niwan Palace stores spiritual power.
As his energy poured in, the pain in his skull vanished, replaced by an extraordinary sense of clarity and mental sharpness.
Who knew how long had passed, but eventually, all the energy from the Yi Shen Pill had been fully absorbed, transformed into spiritual force, and settled inside the Niwan Palace.
Lin Fan slowly concluded his training and opened his eyes.
As he did, a resonant hum escaped his mouth uncontrollably!
At the same time, a wave of spiritual force erupted from his Niwan Palace!
Boom!
His entire room collapsed, unable to withstand the pressure of his breakthrough.
Whoosh!
Lin Fan flashed out of the ruins, exhaling deeply.
"This Yi Shen Pill is seriously effective."
Feeling the power coursing through him, Lin Fan was very satisfied.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
At that moment, the sound of wind-breaking footsteps approached.
Lin Xiao, Lin Zhentian, Lin Ken, and even Lin Mang all arrived in a rush.
Behind them, Lin Dong and Qingtan also came hurrying over.
"Fan'er, what happened?"
Lin Zhentian swept the area with his gaze, eyes sharp.
They had all felt the sudden collapse and feared Lin Fan had been attacked.
Lin Fan scratched his head, a little embarrassed. "I was cultivating just now. Got a little carried away and accidentally blew up the room."
Everyone relaxed.
Lin Ken laughed. "As expected of the Lin family's number one genius—your breakthroughs even collapse houses."
Lin Fan sighed. "Uncle, I've got nowhere to sleep tonight… can we not joke about it?"
"Hahaha!"
The group broke into laughter.
After the laughter died down, Lin Xiao said, "It's late. Go stay with Dong'er for the night. Tomorrow we'll have someone build you a new room."
Lin Fan nodded helplessly.
After all, he had cultivated from midday until nightfall.
But perhaps that long duration was the reason why the spiritual power had integrated so smoothly.
That night, Lin Fan went to rest in Lin Dong's room, and took the opportunity to guide him on the second and third layers of the Shen Dong Chapter.
In the days that followed, peace returned to the Lin family.
Lin Fan focused on his training. Occasionally, he and Qingtan would ride Huo'er deep into the woods to relax.
He did not interfere with the demonic flower within the Yang Essence Stone vein.
Ten days later, the miners discovered a cave at the deepest part of the vein, and both Lin Dong and Xiao Yan gained a great opportunity there.
Thanks to Lin Fan's earlier guidance, Lin Dong used the Shen Dong Chapter right away, suffering far less pain than in the original timeline.
Later, Lin Dong even used his stone talisman to purify the raging Yang Gang Qi in the cave, which proved highly beneficial to Lin Zhentian's breakthrough to Yuan Dan Realm.
If things continued progressing like this, the Lin family wouldn't just dominate Qingyang Town—in time, they might rule Yan City, or even the entire Great Yan Dynasty.
Unfortunately, not everyone would let the Lin family grow peacefully.
That day, after finishing their training, Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Qingtan went to the Qingyang Town trading market to stroll and see if they could find any spiritual herbs above fourth grade.
Now that both he and Lin Dong had advanced, third-grade herbs were no longer helpful.
Perhaps because Lin Dong was with them, their luck was surprisingly good.
In the underground market, they managed to buy a fourth-grade spiritual herb—Qingmu Spirit Stem, and a rune-engraved piece of ancient wood.
However, just as they were on their way back, disaster struck.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!
From the rooftops lining the street, over a dozen arrows shot toward them like bolts of lightning!
"Watch out!"
Lin Fan shouted, grabbing Qingtan with one arm.
Powerful Yuan Power surged around him, and his spiritual force spread instantly, mapping out the trajectory of every arrow—dodging them all with ease.
Lin Dong remained calm and swiftly avoided all the incoming shots.
Thud, thud!
The arrows embedded themselves half a foot deep into the ground, their shafts still quivering with force.
"Hmph!"
Lin Fan snorted coldly. A chill flickered in his eyes.
With a sharp flick of his left arm, dozens of Fragmented Yuansteel needles fired forth, controlled by his spiritual force, and shot up at the rooftops!
Chi, chi, chi!
In the blink of an eye, over a dozen bow-wielding figures tumbled from the rooftops, crashing onto the ground!
Clap, clap—!
Suddenly, crisp clapping echoed from a street corner.
Lin Fan turned his head.
Two middle-aged men were standing not far away, smiling cheerfully.
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