Having broken through to the Opening Realm, Lin Yun didn't slack off in the slightest. The only thing that changed was that he no longer needed to go to the back mountain every night.
Likewise, Lin Xiaotian was overjoyed to learn that Lin Yun had broken through to the Opening Realm and immediately passed on his own Cultivation Technique to him. However, Lin Yun only accepted his father's technique on the surface. In reality, he was practicing the War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique.
'Lin Xiaotian's Cultivation Technique is just too inferior,' Lin Yun thought. He couldn't be blamed, though. After all, armed with two Unparalleled Techniques like the War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique, he naturally wouldn't give a second glance to a technique like his father's.
For seven days straight, Lin Yun remained at home. It wasn't because he was being lazy; he was researching the War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique. He didn't dare be careless about cultivating two techniques simultaneously. The slightest misstep could cost him his life.
'The Demon Realm Technique and the Divine Realm Technique clash so violently with each other,' Lin Yun mused, sitting cross-legged on his bed.
Over the past few days, he had tried cultivating the two techniques simultaneously. But every single time, they proved to be as incompatible as fire and water, clashing the moment they came into contact.
'I have to figure something out,' Lin Yun thought. He tried to recall how the Divine Realm Princess from his past life had managed to cultivate two opposing techniques, hoping to draw inspiration from her experience.
Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Lin Yun sank into deep thought. Two hours passed in this state. Suddenly, he slapped his palm in excitement.
"That's it! How could I have forgotten? To cultivate two techniques simultaneously, I have to split my meridians and Dantian in two and operate the techniques separately."
He recalled his father in the Divine Realm telling him this before his rebirth. The best way to cultivate two opposing techniques was to split one's meridians and Dantian in two, allowing the techniques to operate independently without interfering with each other.
Luckily for him, the Lin Yun of his past life had been fascinated by the idea of cultivating two techniques and had made a point to memorize this method. He never expected it would prove so useful now.
Drawing on his memories, Lin Yun began the process. First, he had to split his meridians, dividing the Elemental Power flowing within them into two separate streams that would not interfere with, but rather complement, each other.
With no one to guide him, Lin Yun could only rely on his own innate understanding, constantly experimenting and searching for the right method.
Split one stream of Elemental Power into two, making them independent yet complementary.
Lin Yun failed again and again for an entire night. He lost count of his failures, knowing only that he was utterly exhausted. He didn't even remember when or how he finally fell asleep.
For the next few days, Lin Yun stayed in his room, leaving only to eat, as he worked on the problem again and again. Finally, on the third day, he succeeded in completely splitting the Elemental Power within a single meridian.
Even though it was just a single, small meridian, Lin Yun was still thrilled. It was like finally finding the knack for something you previously had no idea how to approach.
Focusing his senses for just a moment, Lin Yun could feel that the Elemental Power in that meridian was now split into two distinct streams. The two streams had no connection to each other and caused no interference.
"I finally did it." His forehead beaded with sweat, Lin Yun broke into a happy smile.
After the first success, the rest was much easier. The second meridian, the third, the fourth... Soon, within two days, Lin Yun had managed to split all the meridians in his body.
With the meridians taken care of, the next step was the Dantian. Compared to the meridians, this was relatively simple. After all, he only had one Dantian, but hundreds of meridians.
He controlled the Elemental Power within his Dantian, splitting it in two. Then, he carefully controlled these two masses of power, gradually pulling them apart so they wouldn't interfere with one another. At the same time, he guided the newly separated meridian networks to connect with their respective halves of the now-divided Dantian.
It sounded simple, but it was far from easy in practice. After speaking with his parents, Lin Yun claimed he needed to go into seclusion for a few days to properly meditate on the Cultivation Technique Lin Xiaotian had given him.
Lin Xiaotian was very satisfied. Seeing his son so diligent, he had no objections and wholeheartedly approved of Lin Yun's decision.
And so, with his mind at ease, Lin Yun returned to his room to begin the final step.
For three days, Lin Yun didn't take a single step out of his room. Zhang Jingxiang would come to check on him from time to time, but finding the room perpetually silent, she could only leave with a helpless sigh.
What no one knew, however, was that Lin Yun had already completed the division of his Dantian on the second day. At this moment, he was attempting to cultivate the War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique.
The division was merely the first step, useless on its own. Now was the time to see if this method of dual cultivation was truly feasible.
The War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique began to circulate through their respective meridian pathways. Lin Yun didn't dare relax for an instant, constantly monitoring his own condition.
Unexpectedly, everything went smoothly at first. As the War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique began to operate, the Elemental Power in Lin Yun's two separate meridian networks began to circulate.
The War God Technique's golden Elemental Power and the Demon Emperor Technique's blood-red Elemental Power resonated within Lin Yun's body. Slowly, his aura began to strengthen.
As the supreme Cultivation Techniques of the Divine Realm and the Demon Realm, the power of the War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique was absolutely world-shattering.
The highest-grade Cultivation Techniques on the Celestial Spirit Continent were Earth Level. But compared to the War God Technique and the Demon Emperor Technique, they were nothing more than trash. Even Celestial Level Techniques would be no different.
"It worked! It worked! It really worked!" After circulating the energy for ten consecutive Great Cycles, Lin Yun's eyes flew open, and he muttered to himself in excitement.
Now that he was simultaneously cultivating two techniques, the Elemental Power inside Lin Yun's body had become two-colored. The Elemental Power from the War God Technique was golden, while the Elemental Power from the Demon Emperor Technique was blood-red.
Lin Yun had become self-taught in the art of dual cultivation. If anyone else in Yanhuang Country were to find this out, they would surely view him as a monster.
This feat was simply beyond the comprehension of any Martial Artist in Yanhuang Country.
Carefully sensing the state of his body, Lin Yun could feel two streams of Elemental Power—one gold, one red—constantly circulating through his meridians. His Dantian was now also split in two, occupied by two masses of gold and red Elemental Power.
Although Lin Yun's Dantian was now split in two, in terms of quality, either of the two masses of Elemental Power was stronger than that of a typical martial artist at the Fourth Layer of Opening Realm.
This was the benefit of an Unparalleled Technique. For the same quantity of Elemental Power, the quality was vastly superior. At the same time, Lin Yun could now clearly feel that even when he wasn't actively cultivating, his body would automatically absorb the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power.
In other words, from now on, whether he was sleeping or eating, Lin Yun would be cultivating nonstop—and at an extremely fast rate.
'So powerful. No wonder there are so many Divine Sons and Goddesses in the Divine Realm, yet so few who can dual-cultivate. This basically makes you invincible within the same Realm!' Lin Yun's heart pounded with excitement. 'This is absolutely heaven-defying!'
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