Lin Yun began to comprehend the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art.
However, the amount of information in the cultivation technique was overwhelming, giving him a headache. Even with his 15 points of comprehension, it was difficult for him to understand in a short time.
He recognized all the words, but when put together, he couldn't grasp the meaning.
If he couldn't understand it, he couldn't cultivate it.
Cultivation techniques were different from martial arts. They didn't have stances or forms. They required sitting in meditation, opening up meridians, and circulating Origin Power throughout the body.
Therefore, thoroughly comprehending the cultivation technique was crucial. Otherwise, if Origin Power traveled through the meridians incorrectly, it could cause irreversible damage.
"Let's try creating a task."
Task: Read the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art 10 times. Reward: Dragon Elephant Prajna Art Entry-level Comprehension Experience +1.
"It worked!"
Lin Yun's face lit up with joy.
Immediately, he began reading the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art in his mind.
Soon, he finished reading it 10 times.
Lin Yun claimed the reward, and his comprehension experience increased. In an instant, he gained a general concept of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art and understood the method of cultivation.
"This feeling is like a math formula I didn't understand before, but after reading it ten times, I suddenly get it."
Lin Yun was delighted and continued to create reading tasks.
A day later, he read it 100 times and gained Familiar-level Comprehension Experience.
Ten days later, 1000 times, Proficient-level Comprehension Experience.
Lin Yun temporarily stopped reading because there were too many reading tasks after that.
Comprehension Levels: Entry, Familiar, Proficient, Perfect, Epiphany.
Perfect-level Comprehension Experience required ten thousand reads.
Epiphany-level Comprehension Experience required one hundred thousand reads.
This wasn't something that could be finished in a day or two. Reading it every day, even 100 times a day, would become tedious. The hunting event was approaching, and Lin Yun wanted to first stabilize his Earthly Yuan Realm cultivation before trying to improve his strength.
Moreover, Proficient-level comprehension was temporarily sufficient for Lin Yun to cultivate.
At least cultivating the first few layers wouldn't be a problem.
Comprehension was just learning in the mind; it still required practical application to yield results.
Task: Cultivate the first layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art 10 times. Reward: Dragon Elephant Prajna Art First Layer Entry.
Lin Yun created the task. The Dragon Elephant Prajna Art no longer had the +1 sub-task.
Cultivate 100 times to reach Minor Accomplishment.
Cultivate 1000 times to reach Major Accomplishment.
10000 times to reach Completion.
After Completion, the first layer was finished.
Lin Yun had thought about creating achievement-based sub-tasks for cultivating to Major Accomplishment and Completion, but he didn't succeed. He could only create phased achievement tasks.
Task: Complete the first layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art. Reward: Physique +1.
Task: Complete the second layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art. Reward: Physique +1.
...
A task could be created for each layer, totaling thirteen layers, and the reward was always Physique +1.
Lin Yun continued to try and create all possible tasks related to the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art. In a short while, he successfully created a bunch of tasks.
Task: Cultivate the complete Dragon Elephant Prajna Art 1000 times. Reward: Dragon Elephant Prajna Art Mastery Proficiency +1.
...
Task: Cultivate the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art to Mastery. Reward: Strength Talent (Basic).
Task: Cultivate the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art to Near-Dao. Reward: Strength Talent (Intermediate).
Each of the thirteen layers could only reach Completion.
But the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art as a whole could continue to improve.
However, this required Lin Yun to cultivate to the thirteenth layer and fully integrate the cultivation technique before he could do it.
The Dragon Elephant Prajna Art was somewhat similar to the Mystic Gate Seal. Each layer could be viewed as a separate cultivation technique, independent yet connected.
After creating the tasks, Lin Yun began to cultivate.
Following the circulation route of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art, he controlled his Origin Power to impact his meridians. He needed to first open up the six meridians in his hands.
The circulation of the first layer primarily relied on these six.
With Proficient-level comprehension, Lin Yun only spent three days and easily opened up all six meridians in his hands.
Because he practiced boxing frequently, the meridians in his hands had extremely strong resilience, making the cultivation of the first layer effortless for him.
After cultivating the technique, the feeling was truly different. Lin Yun clearly felt that the growth rate of his Origin Power was accelerating, far surpassing what was possible in the Body Tempering Realm.
With a cultivation technique, the efficiency of absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Qi and refining elixirs greatly increased.
Lin Yun took out the gourd containing the Innate Yin Sha Qi and absorbed it for cultivation.
The Innate Yin Sha Qi filled the entire gourd. This energy was much purer and more powerful than the Yin Sha Qi within Qing Tan's body.
Each time he cultivated, Lin Yun would draw out a thin wisp to refine.
As he refined more and more, the Origin Power in his dantian also grew stronger.
A top-tier cultivation technique combined with innate resources made Lin Yun's cultivation in the Earthly Yuan Realm incredibly smooth. He quickly felt the sensation of an impending breakthrough.
Lin Yun quickly created a task!
[Task: Break through to the middle stage of the Earthly Yuan Realm. Reward: Constitution +2, Comprehension +2.]
With the help of over a dozen wisps of Innate Yin Sha Qi, Lin Yun successfully broke through to the middle stage of the Earthly Yuan Realm.
Over the course of a month, Lin Yun spent the first half primarily reading cultivation techniques, with the actual cultivation taking place in the latter half.
This meant he broke through from the early to the middle stage of the Earthly Yuan Realm in just half a month.
If others knew of this speed, they would likely describe it as terrifying.
After reaching the Earthly Yuan Realm, each subsequent advancement and breakthrough becomes extremely difficult. Some people might not even break through for over a decade.
Cultivation techniques, secret manuals, and cultivation resources are all incredibly important.
The Lin family's cultivation technique, the Azure Origin Technique, only opened up four meridians, which was still inferior to the first layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art.
With a top-tier cultivation technique, plus his treasure for Earthly Yuan Realm cultivation, the Innate Yin Sha Qi, Lin Yun was not surprised by this speed.
"Nearly a quarter of the Innate Yin Sha Qi has been consumed. The remaining amount should be just enough for me to cultivate to the Heavenly Yuan Realm." Lin Yun checked the remaining Yin Sha Qi in the gourd and muttered to himself... This damn system, the amount it rewards is perfectly calculated.
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As the New Year approached, Qingyang Town's triennial hunting event finally began.
This was one of the biggest events in Qingyang Town, with almost all the reputable forces within the town's vicinity participating.
The hunting competition was scheduled for the first day of the New Year.
The location was set outside Qingyang Town, within the Beast Horn Arena.
Early in the morning, teams from the town were already heading towards the Beast Horn Arena.
The Lin family, led by Lin Zhentian, Lin Ken, Lin Xiao, and others, also made their way to the Beast Horn Arena in a grand procession.
The Beast Horn Arena was the most magnificent building in Qingyang Town, occupying an extremely vast area. It even encompassed a jungle spanning dozens of miles. At the center of that jungle was a massive platform transformed from a small mountain peak, where the final championship of the hunting event would take place.
The young people from the various forces who had arrived all gazed longingly at the central platform. That was the place to compete for glory and fame, and everyone hoped to ascend it.
The younger generation of the Lin family was no exception, all wanting to showcase their skills on the giant platform.
At this moment, they were all pumped up, looking exceptionally energetic.
Since the conflict with the Lei and Xie Families during the last gathering, the younger generation of the Lin family had realized the gap between themselves and others. Falling behind meant getting beaten.
If Lin Yun hadn't appeared to resolve the situation, they might have suffered even more humiliation.
So, after returning, the entire younger generation of the Lin family was motivated by Lin Xia to learn from Lin Yun.
They cultivated diligently, precisely so they wouldn't be at a disadvantage when facing the Lei and Xie Families this time.
While waiting for the various forces to enter, the younger generation of the Lin family also discussed the rules of the hunting event among themselves.
The hunting event had been held many times, and the rules had basically remained unchanged.
Lin Xia seriously explained to everyone, "The jungle below is directly connected to the deep mountains and contains many fierce demonic beasts. That is the main venue for the hunt."
"Participants in the hunting competition will each receive a token marking their identity and then enter that jungle. The goal is to pass through the jungle and reach the giant platform in the center of the jungle."
"During this process, we need to rely on our own abilities to escape from the claws of those demonic beasts."
"But in addition to the threat of demonic beasts, there are also the other participants in the hunt. To reach the central platform, there's a requirement: you need to obtain ten identity tokens. This means that while traversing, we must defeat at least ten people and snatch their identity tokens."
"Everyone wants to seize the other person's identity token, so we must not only guard against demonic beasts but also against others."
The younger generation of the Lin family listened attentively, their expressions serious.
Those participating in this hunting event were all at least at Body Tempering Fifth Layer, belonging to the elite of the clan.
However, the stage of the hunting event was much larger than the Lin family's clan competition. Body Tempering Fifth Layer was only the minimum qualification here.
The main elites from the Lin family participating this time were Lin Yun, Lin Dong, Lin Xia, Lin Hong, and Qing Tan, a total of five people.
Lin Yun and Lin Dong had both been in secluded cultivation, and no one knew their current strength.
Lin Xia, on the other hand, had already broken through to Body Tempering Ninth Layer, and Lin Hong was at Body Tempering Eighth Layer.
Qing Tan had caught up later and was also at Body Tempering Eighth Layer, but she had only reached the realm and couldn't compare to others in terms of martial arts proficiency.
"This time, it's up to you two. I heard that the Lei family spared no expense for Lei Li. Lei Li has also been in secluded cultivation during this time and has a high possibility of breaking through to the Earthly Yuan Realm. If he really breaks through, do you two have confidence in facing someone in the Earthly Yuan Realm?" Lin Xia came up to Lin Yun and Lin Dong and asked worriedly.
Both of them had been in secluded cultivation and had only come out today.
She also didn't know what their true strength was now.
"Earthly Yuan Realm, who isn't?" Lin Dong's lips curved slightly upwards as he said indifferently, "I think it should be fine, what do you think, Brother Lin Yun?"
Lin Dong looked at Lin Yun with a hint of confidence.
Besides occasionally going to the underground exchange to trade for spiritual medicine during this time, he had been immersed in cultivation.
With the help of a large amount of elixirs and the previously accumulated Yin Pearls, he had also successfully broken through to the Earthly Yuan Realm a few days ago.
Moreover, in addition to the breakthrough in realm, he had also made significant progress in martial arts. Both the Gu Ang Fist and the Flowing Wind Movement Technique had reached perfection, almost at the level of the light and shadow practice in the Stone Talisman.
Most importantly, he had successfully cultivated the second layer of the Mystic Gate Seal, which was a huge breakthrough. The second layer of the Mystic Gate Seal was comparable to a fourth-grade martial art.
This time, he not only wanted to make a name for himself but also wanted to make Brother Lin Yun look at him with new eyes.
"I should be fine too," Lin Yun nodded slightly.
The two seemed to have a tacit understanding and didn't explain much after expressing their attitudes.
Lin Xia looked at the two speechlessly. That was the Earthly Yuan Realm, an existence that could crush Body Tempering Ninth Layer like dogs. Could these two guys show some respect?
No, with such a frivolous tone, could it be that they had also broken through to the Earthly Yuan Realm?! Please collect, recommend, and give good reviews!
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