"What's so impressive about being the Grand Elder's grandson? If it weren't for the Grand Elder's support, you'd be nothing but a waste." Hidden in his room, Lin Chen spoke through gritted teeth, his voice filled with resentment.
As Lin Mo's most loyal subordinate, Lin Chen was entirely at his beck and call within the Lin family. Yet in secret, he held Lin Mo in the deepest contempt. To him, Lin Mo was nothing more than a parasite who relied on his status to gain more resources, which in turn allowed his cultivation to surpass Lin Chen's. In reality, Lin Mo was just a complete failure.
The humiliation he had suffered in front of everyone today would not go unpunished. He vowed that one day, he would make Lin Mo pay for it all.
Just as this thought crossed his mind, Lin Chen suddenly sensed an incredibly pure wave of spiritual energy surrounding him. His eyes lit up, and his cultivation method instinctively began to circulate.
The refined spiritual energy flowed swiftly through his meridians, heading straight toward his dantian. However, as the energy entered his body, an overwhelming sense of drowsiness immediately washed over him. Within moments, Lin Chen fell into a deep slumber.
Not long after Lin Chen had drifted off, a figure quietly slipped into the room—Lin Tian, the one deemed a "waste" within the Lin family.
After the battle earlier that day, Lin Tian had become acutely aware of the importance of martial skills. However, the family's library was protected by an array, and in order to enter, one needed to have both the bloodline of the Lin family and the family's core token.
Among the younger generation of the Lin family, only Lin Xue, Lin Mo, and Lin Chen possessed the core token. Lin Tian had originally feared that the spiritual liquid he had laced with sleeping powder wouldn't deceive Lin Chen, but to his surprise, Lin Chen had taken the bait so quickly.
After retrieving the token, Lin Tian headed straight for the Lin family's library. The protective array showed no sign of resistance, allowing him to pass through effortlessly.
The Lin family library was divided into two levels. The first level housed basic cultivation methods and martial skills. Every three months, the library would open on a designated day, allowing the younger members of the Lin family to browse and select new skills and techniques.
The second level contained the most advanced cultivation techniques and martial arts of the Lin family. Only those possessing the core token were allowed access.
Once on the second level, Lin Tian began to examine the various skills and techniques. However, most of the martial arts were quickly dismissed after a cursory glance, as they failed to spark his interest.
Unconsciously, Lin Tian found himself standing in front of a stone tablet. Though he had not yet approached it, he could already feel a subtle fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from it.
Suppressing his curiosity, Lin Tian cautiously moved forward. As he stepped closer, the stone tablet fully revealed itself before him.
It was a small, broken tablet, but the faint spiritual energy radiating from it stirred something deep within him. Just as he extended his hand to touch the tablet, an invisible force surged forth, repelling him. Suddenly, a pillar began to rise slowly from the ground.
Seeing the pillar, Lin Tian was momentarily stunned. The Lin family had stood firm in Yunze Village for generations, thanks to a unique martial technique known as the "Eighteen Layers." It was said that the founder of the Lin family had established their dominance in the village using this technique. If one could master the Eighteen Layers to perfection, they could unleash eighteen layers of hidden strength, enabling them to fight opponents of a much higher level.
In recent years, however, few within the Lin family had been able to generate even ten layers of hidden power.
The stone pillar before him was used by the Lin family to test the younger generation's mastery of the Eighteen Layers. Currently, the top rank on the pillar was Lin Mo, whose name was marked by five stars, indicating that he could unleash five layers of hidden strength in a single punch.
"Could it be that in order to learn the martial technique inscribed on the broken tablet, one must first cultivate the Eighteen Layers to a certain level?" Lin Tian wondered, eyeing the stone pillar with confusion.
Known throughout the family as a "waste," Lin Tian had never had the opportunity to practice the Eighteen Layers himself. But now that he was here, he was determined not to leave empty-handed. He was eager to see what kind of martial technique was hidden in the broken tablet, one that the family placed such importance on.
Inserting the token into the stone pillar, the cultivation method for the Eighteen Layers gradually materialized before his eyes. After a brief glance, Lin Tian was left speechless. He had expected the Lin family's treasured martial arts to be difficult to master, but to his surprise, the method was surprisingly simple.
Without a second thought, Lin Tian activated his spiritual energy. He threw a punch, and as it struck the stone pillar, Lin Chen's name lit up with three stars.
Soon after, a fourth and fifth star appeared, followed by a sixth, seventh, and eighth, until all eight stars were lit up, signaling that he had successfully unleashed eight layers of hidden power. With that, the stone pillar slowly began to sink back into the ground.
At the same time, the broken tablet before him floated into the air. A stream of text surged into his mind at a rapid pace, and the words "Red Lotus Fury" gradually took shape in his thoughts.
As the words were fully absorbed, Lin Tian couldn't help but take a sharp breath. Although he had only encountered a fragment of the "Red Lotus Fury," its rank had already reached the fourth tier. One could only imagine what level the complete technique would be.
However, Lin Tian didn't allow himself to linger too long in shock. He quickly stood up and rushed towards Lin Chen's quarters.
When he arrived, Lin Chen was still deep in sleep. After hastily returning the token, Lin Tian went back to his room.
Though he had been absent for the day, the energy-powered device was still running, and the spiritual liquid he had collected was enough to fill ten small jade bottles.
After carefully storing the bottles, Lin Tian took out a portion of the spirit stones he had acquired from the Dragon City Chamber of Commerce. Using them as energy, he set the device in motion. At this point, he was determined to gather more spiritual liquid and prepare for his breakthrough into the third layer of Qi Refining.
The next morning, as Lin Chen awoke, he was greeted by Lin Mo, who entered with a smug expression and grabbed him by the neck.
"Lin Chen, come with me to the library. I have something to show you!"
红莲的愤怒
"当上长老的孙子有什么了不起的?要不是长老罩着你,你就是个废物."林晨藏在房间里,咬牙切齿地说道,声音充满了怨恨.
作为林墨最忠实的部下,林辰在林家完全听从他的差遣.然而在秘密中,他对林墨怀有最深的鄙视.在他看来,林墨不过是一个依靠地位获取更多资源的寄生虫,这使得他的修炼超过了林辰.实际上,林墨只是一个彻底的失败者.
他在大家面前今天的屈辱不会被放过.他发誓有一天他会让林莫为此付出代价.
正当他这么想着的时候,林晨突然感应到一股无比纯粹的灵力波动围绕在他身边.他的眼睛闪烁起来,修炼功法也本能地开始运转.
修炼后的精纯元气迅速在他的经络中流淌,直奔他的丹田.然而,当元气进入他的身体时,一种难以抗拒的困意瞬间涌上心头.转眼间,林晨便陷入了深深的睡眠.
在林 Chen 睡着不久后,一个身影悄悄地溜进了房间——林天,林家被认为是一个"废物".
在当天的战斗之后,林天深刻地意识到了武艺的重要性.然而,家图书馆被阵法所保护,要进入,需要同时具备林家的血脉和家的核心信物.
在林家的年轻一代中,只有林雪,林墨和林晨拥有核心令牌.林天原本担心他下了安眠药的灵液不能欺骗林晨,但令他惊讶的是,林晨竟然这么快就上钩了.
取到令牌后,林天径直向林家图书馆走去.护阵没有显示出任何反抗的迹象,他轻松地穿了过去.
林家的图书馆分为两层.第一层收藏了基本的修炼方法和 martial skills.每三个月,图书馆会在指定的一天开放,让林家的年轻成员浏览并选择新的技能和技术.
第二层包含了林家最先进的 cultivation 技巧和武术.只有持有核心代币的人才能进入.
一旦进入第二层,林天就开始审视各种技能和技巧.然而,大多数武术在匆匆一看后就被排除了,因为它们未能引起他的兴趣.
不知不觉中,林天发现自己站在了一块石碑前.虽然他还没有靠近它,但他已经能感觉到一股微妙的精神波动从它那里散发出来.
压抑着好奇心,林天小心翼翼地向前移动.随着他的靠近,石碑在他面前完全展现出来.
这是一块小而破碎的石板,但它发出的微弱灵力触动了他内心深处的某样东西.正当他伸出手触摸石板时,一股无形的力量涌出,将他推开了.突然,一根柱子从地面慢慢升起.
看到这根柱子,林天短暂地呆住了.林家在云泽村世代定居,多亏了一种独特的 martial technique,被称为"十八层".据说,林家的创始人正是用这种技术在村里建立了自己的主导地位.如果一个人能够完美地掌握十八层,他们可以释放出十八层隐藏的力量,使他们能够与更高水平的对手战斗.
然而,在最近几年,林家内部很少有人能够产生哪怕十个隐藏力量的层次.
在他面前的石柱是林家用来测试年轻一代掌握十八层程度的.目前,石柱上的最高排名是林默,他的名字被标记了五颗星,这意味着他能以一拳释放五层隐藏的力量.
"难道说,要学习刻在残片上的武技,必须先将十八层养到一定的境界?"林天疑惑地想着,看着那石柱.
在整个家族中被称为"废物",林天从未有机会亲自修炼十八层.但现在他来到了这里,决心不空手而归.他迫不及待地想知道,这个家族如此重视的碎片中隐藏着什么武艺.
将玉牌插入石柱中,修炼十八层的方法逐渐在他眼前清晰起来.林天扫了一眼,登时无语.他以为林家的珍贵武学难以掌握,没想到这方法竟然出奇地简单.
林天毫不犹豫地开启了灵力,一拳击在石柱上,林辰的名字被三颗星照亮.
不久之后,第四和第五颗星出现,接着第六,第七和第八颗星也出现,直到所有的八颗星都被点亮,这意味着他已经成功释放出八层隐藏的力量.随后,石柱慢慢开始重新陷入地面.
与此同时,他面前的破碎平板电脑飘浮在空中.一连串的文字信息迅速涌进他的脑海中,而"红莲怒火"这个词组逐渐在他的思绪中成形.
当这些话语完全吸收后,林天忍不住吸了口冷气.虽然他只遇到了"红莲怒火"的碎片,但其品级已经达到了四品.可以想象完整的技术会达到什么境界.
然而,林天不允许自己沉浸在震惊中太长时间.他迅速站起来,冲向林晨的住所.
当他到达时,林辰还在深深的睡梦中.简单地收起信物后,林天回到了自己的房间.
虽然他当天缺席了,但能量驱动装置仍在运行,他收集的灵液足以装满十个小型玉瓶.
在仔细地储存了瓶子之后,林天拿出了他在龙城商会获得的一部分灵石.用它们作为能量,他启动了装置.此时,他决心收集更多的灵液,为突破到 third 层气化做好准备.
第二天早上,当林晨醒来时,迎接他的是林莫,他带着 smug 的表情走进来,抓住了他的脖子.
"林晨,跟我一起去图书馆.我有东西要给你看!"