Chapter 4: Begin Cultivation

Hello, I am Marten. I never thought I would become Lin Dong's second brother. At first, I refused that title and told him that he is not allowed to refer as such…

My memories and thought process was interrupted as Lin Dong's voice and the context brought him to depression as he gave up and resigned himself to that position "Second brother, second brother, what happened to you, second brother?"

He took a deep breath as he responded, "Forget it, call me little Marten as this is more pleasing to my ears."

Lin Dong, who was merely teasing all this time, decided to be kind and get straight to the point "Little Marten, you currently seem to be in a demon spirit state. How could you easily fall from a Peak Samsara realm powerhouse?"

Little Marten, himself was very confused on this matter as he responded seriously "I do not know. I was attacked by a mysterious powerhouse shortly after I obtained this mysterious stone talisman. The attacker had managed to destroy my flesh and I escaped into the talisman and fled here. In fact, I suspect that the fall occurred because they were greedy for this stone talisman. I advise you not to easily show this stone talisman to others, even if they are your family as to prevent inviting unnecessary danger and trouble to yourself and your family." He shook his head while a faintly imperceptible haze flashed in his eyes.

Seeing that Little Marten did not want to talk more on the matter, he changed the subject "I know and will follow your advice. By the way, since you were a strong person at the peak of the Samsara realm in your lifetime, do you by any chance have a spiritual power cultivation method? The reason why I ask is that I desire to become a talisman master."

The Little Marten looked Lin Dong up and down all the while saying with a suspicious tone "I mainly cultivate the Yuan Power, not the spiritual power. But there is a basic spiritual power cultivation method collected by a previous owner of the stone talisman within this space. Unfortunately, it does not provide a formal cultivation method after the opening of the NiWan Palace. However, you are required to have a certain level of Yuan Power cultivation for the cultivation of spiritual power. You do not seem to have started formal cultivation yet?"

Lin Dong joyfully smiled and then explained "The basic cultivation method of spiritual power is enough and as for Yuan Power; tomorrow father will start teaching me to cultivate."

The Little Marten responded back "You are that confident that you will be able to meet the requirements quickly. The cultivation of spiritual power requires a high level of talent. If you cry at that time where you realize you do not have it, it will be…" Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking and then getting an affirmative answer Lin Dong had hurriedly left the stone talisman space without saying a word.

Looking at the once again empty space, the Little Marten let out a long sigh and stated "Hey, kid, cultivate hard. I will be waiting for you to have the opportunity to resurrect Master Marten in the future. As I need to return to the demon domain and thoroughly investigate what happened that year…"

…

In the early morning, a short and tall figure was sitting in a clearing within the dense forest at the top of the mountain. The duo was none other than Lin Dong and Lin Xiao.

Seeing that the atmosphere was somewhat solemn between the two of them, Lin Dong took the initiative to open the conversation "Father, I heard that the person who defeated you at the clan competition was a young man from the inner clan named Lin Langtian?"

Lin Xiao fixed his son with a stare as he spoke in a quiet voice "Well, Lin Langtian began to cultivate at the age of ten, and once he started to cultivate, he showed his terrifying talent by breaking through to the Earthly Yuan realm at the tender age of twelve. At the age of fifteen, he broke through to the Heavenly Yuan realm. This year, at the age of sixteen, he was able to easily defeat me who was also in the Heavenly Yuan realm with one move.

The elders of the inner clan say that his expected to break through to the Yuan Dan realm before he turns twenty years old. He is currently the most famous genius of the Lin clan, and my father did not complain about my defeat at his hands."

However, in response to this, Lin Dong simply laughed coldly in his mind 'Ten years old started cultivating and showcasing his terrifying talent…ha, it must have been around that time he met that mysterious strong powerhouse name Mu Shi Yuan Shen…' While towards his father, Lin Dong displayed an indignant face and responded out loud "There is indeed not much to say if there is a difference between talents, but he should not be so ruthless and vicious to the point of destroying father's cultivation foundation. Father is also a member of the Lin clan."

Lin Xiao couldn't help but sneer as he speaks of the young man who severely injured him during the competition "So what if you are angry and feel this way? Although Lin Langtian is only eight years older than you, he is already a Heavenly Yuan powerhouse with an unlimited future."

Lin Dong in response to this bowed his head and made his first vow to his father "So what if he is the inner clan genius with unlimited future? When the next clan meeting is held, I will definitely kill him with my own hands to avenge you, father!"

Lin Xiao was slightly stunned by these words, but still stroked his son's head, laughed, and coaxingly stated "Oh okay. Then your father will wait to see your performance. After all, you will be starting two years earlier than that Lin Langtian."

Seeing how his father is just trying to placate himself, Lin Dong pursed his lips while thinking to himself 'Just wait for it father. Ten years later, I will fulfill my vow to you.'

Gradually Lin Xiao became serious and began to teach his son about cultivation "Well, son, enough wasting time. As the saying goes "The journey of ten thousand miles begins with the first step". We must have you officially start cultivating and have you break through to the first level of the Tempered Body realm. Then will you have a chance to become a strong person in the future. I will first teach a set of basic cultivation mantras. You must remember the beginning of the first Yuan…"

Half an hour passed…

Lin Xiao patted his son's shoulder with great relief in his heart "Son, your cultivation talent is much better than I expected it to be. In only half an hour's work, I see great progress in you gaining a clear sense of qi. You do not have to worry. Try to break through to the first level of the Tempered Body realm."

In neither an impatient nor arrogant tone, Lin Dong replied "Yes, father."

Lin Xiao waved his hand refusing his son to rise to see him off while stating "Well, I have taught you everything you need to be taught. Continue cultivating and try to keep growing that trace of qi sensing skill at a steady pace. I am leaving now." Lin Xiao soon left the dense forest with his hands behind his back.

While Lin Dong thought to himself 'One day is enough for me to step into the first level of the Tempered Body realm. There is no need for one month. In order for me to accomplish this, I need to go back to the hidden cave.' He heads back to the hidden path as he thinks this and quickly removes his clothes before he agilely jumps into the stone pool of water which previously accumulated the ancestral stone's spiritual liquid. "Splash"

He immediately feels a cool feeling rush through his body which helps make his spirit more focused. He can tell that in order for him to activate the energy of the ancestral stone spiritual liquid which is buried at the bottom of the pool he must drip a drop of his blood into the water. This way he will be able to activate the energy and run his basic cultivation technique which his father taught to assist his cultivation.

"Slash" After Lin Dong adapted to the temperature of the pool water, he immediately enacted his plan of activating the energy of the ancestral stone spirit liquid by using a dagger and creating a wound on his thumb.

A drop of crimson blood was then carefully dripped into the stone pool. The effects were seen almost immediately by Lin Dong. As ripples and faint red-like liquid bubbles began to emerge rapidly to the surface of the stone pool. Once the bubbles contacted Lin Dong's skin, a trace of the light red liquid would be rapidly absorbed into the pores on his body. 'Aw…ah…this feeling…this pleasure is increasing as I absorb more…and more…of the li…ahhh.'

He had to forcefully hold down his joy as he started the next step in his plan. He immediately ran the basic cultivation technique which produced a trace of suction force immediately dragging all the light red liquid within the pool into his body. Slowly, changes were occurring within his body!

Cultivation Ranks:

Rank 1: Tempered Body – 9 Stages – (1-9)

Rank 2: Earthly Yuan – 3 Stages – (Early, Middle, Late)

Rank 3: Heavenly Yuan – 3 Stages – (Early, Middle, Late)

Rank 4: Yuan Dan - 3 Stages - (Initial, Advanced, Perfect)

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Rank 10:

Rank 11: Samsara – 3 Stages – (Ordinary Samsara, Ultimate Samsara, Reincarnation Enlightened Samsara)