Chapter 4: Mastery of the Eight Extremities Burst, Sixth Layer of Body Tempering

The Eight Extremities Burst: An advanced martial art technique of profound rank, known for its close-range attacks and formidable offensive power. When mastered, it contains eight layers of hidden force, each layer adding to its power, comparable to low-grade earth-ranked martial arts!

As soon as Lin Yan heard the words "Eight Extremities Burst" from the Medicine Elder, memories related to it rushed into his mind. His eyes couldn't help but show excitement. After all, the Eight Extremities Burst was an advanced martial art of profound rank. Given that the power limit in the Martial World was almost comparable to that of the Breaking Sky World, it could be inferred that the Ancestral Realm ≈ Emperor Realm. Therefore, the same could be assumed for martial arts and martial techniques.

In the Martial World, martial arts were divided into nine grades, with even stronger Origin Martial Arts beyond the ninth grade. The description of Origin Martial Arts in the Martial World was akin to "the true power that shakes the heavens and the earth!" This description resembled the one for low to mid-grade earth-ranked martial techniques in the Breaking Sky World.

Thus, Lin Yan concluded that Origin Martial Arts ≈ low to mid-grade earth-ranked martial techniques. Therefore, an advanced martial technique of profound rank was basically equivalent to superior-grade martial arts of the ninth grade.

Therefore, Lin Yan couldn't help but feel excited. After all, he was still practicing a first-grade martial art like the Back-Through Fist. Yet, the Medicine Elder intended to teach him a ninth-grade martial art, one that could rival Origin Martial Arts when mastered. This sudden happiness made him couldn't help but feel excited.

"If that's the case, then I'll thank Elder Medicine in advance," Lin Yan immediately agreed without hesitation, even thanking the Medicine Elder beforehand, afraid that he might change his mind.

Seeing this, the Medicine Elder couldn't help but smile wryly. After a few light chuckles, he said to Lin Yan, "So be it, let's begin."

"I'll impart the essentials of the Eight Extremities Burst to you first. But remember, there's no rush to practice. Although the Eight Extremities Burst doesn't require much elemental power, even for beginners, and can even be said to require almost none, it demands great physical strength. Although you've reached the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering, your physique still needs polishing. Otherwise, hastily using the Eight Extremities Burst could easily injure you."

True to his word, the Medicine Elder taught Lin Yan the essentials of the Eight Extremities Burst and explained its principles.

Lin Yan wholeheartedly listened to the Medicine Elder's advice. He even felt fortunate that the Eight Extremities Burst didn't require much elemental power for beginners. Otherwise, with his current strength at the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering, he wouldn't be able to practice it.

"Next, it's time to strengthen your physique," the Medicine Elder said with a smile to Lin Yan.

Seeing the smile on the Medicine Elder's face, Lin Yan suddenly had a bad feeling. He asked the Medicine Elder, "How do we strengthen it?"

"By taking hits! The harder, the better! When your body is covered in wounds, we'll use medicine to heal them," the Medicine Elder replied with a smirk.

Lin Yan couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. But for the sake of becoming stronger, he gritted his teeth and agreed, saying to the Medicine Elder, "Then I'll trouble Elder Medicine."

In the courtyard, Lin Yan, who started physical training, stood on the ground like a tree stump. Behind him, the Medicine Elder, in soul form, floated in the air. Watching Lin Yan standing solemnly in front of him, the Medicine Elder waved his finger.

Snap! With the Medicine Elder's finger wave, the air slightly distorted, and then a whip made of elemental force fiercely lashed Lin Yan's back, leaving a long bruise.

Lin Yan's mouth twitched in pain, but he knew that this kind of training would bring him immense benefits. So, he endured the pain and shouted to the Medicine Elder behind him, "Again!"

"Good!" The Medicine Elder's face showed a smile of approval. Although it was extremely painful, Lin Yan showed no fear and fought even more bravely. In the Medicine Elder's eyes, Lin Yan truly had the heart of a strong warrior. Given time, he would undoubtedly become a great talent. It was a pity that the other party's identity was special. Otherwise, the Medicine Elder would even have the intention to take him as a disciple.

Crack! Crack! Crack! The Medicine Elder continuously operated elemental force to attack Lin Yan. His attacks were measured, hitting Lin Yan just enough for him to bear. While these attacks caused Lin Yan unbearable pain, they wouldn't cause internal injuries. With proper follow-up care, the benefits would be immense.

Lin Yan continued to grit his teeth and endure.

By the time the sun set, the Medicine Elder didn't intend to continue the training. Seeing Lin Yan's heavily bruised body due to training, the Medicine Elder said, "Let's call it a day."

"In the path of cultivation, three parts depend on practice, seven parts depend on nourishment. After training, you must replenish your energy promptly and take good care of your body to avoid hidden injuries."

During the day, the Medicine Elder happened to discover a demonic beast in the back mountains and knocked it unconscious. Now, it could be used for dinner.

Lin Yan nodded in response to the Medicine Elder's words. Just as he was about to get up to cook, the Medicine Elder stopped him.

"Let me do it!"

After eating and resting for a while, Lin Yan returned to the house to soak his body in medicinal liquid again. Originally, there was still a lot of medicinal power left in his body from the last time he used the medicinal liquid. However, after today's brutal training, the medicinal power in his body had been completely dissipated. So, now was the best time for Lin Yan to recuperate with medicinal liquid.

Exhaling deeply, Lin Yan leaned softly in the wooden tub, feeling the comfortable sensation, which made him couldn't help but groan softly.

Lin Yan closed his eyes to rest, but because of exhaustion, he fell asleep completely after a short while.

For the next few days, Lin Yan continued this crazy training regimen.

Under the effects of this intense training, Lin Yan's strength continued to improve.

The most obvious improvement was his cultivation level.

Originally, Lin Yan was only at the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering. But under this crazy training regimen over the past few days, he was basically leveling up every few days.

So now, Lin Yan had successfully broken through to the Sixth Layer of Body Tempering. A seed of elemental force had successfully formed within him, allowing him to use elemental force initially.

Lin Yan also made progress in the Eight Extremities Burst. Through these days of practice, he finally managed to grasp the basics of the Eight Extremities Burst.

His strength had skyrocketed, and Lin Yan now had the confidence to say that among the younger generation of the Lin family, there was probably no one who could match him.

However, Lin Yan didn't continue to train today.

This was mainly because the recent intense training had depleted his medicinal supplies.

So today, Lin Yan decided to head to the back mountains of the Lin family estate to see if he could find some herbs and make another batch of medicine for training.

He searched the back mountains for most of the day but still couldn't find the herbs he needed.

Just when Lin Yan was feeling very frustrated about this, he noticed several young members of the Lin family surrounding a girl in front of him.

"Hey, isn't this the Scarlet Sungrass? Qingtan, how did you manage to pick the spiritual herbs we left in the back mountains?" Lin Shan asked with a sneer, crossing his arms.

(End of this chapter)