WU DONG QIAN - KUN
Chapter 26: The Hunt

Ever since the Family Competition ended, it had become much more lively on the small hill where Lin Dong lived. Since noon, a stream of visitors kept coming to congratulate them. Everyone knew that based on the performance of Lin Dong and Lin Xiao, they would definitely rejoin the inner circle of the Lin Family, a position that was quite respectable.

Faced with so many visitors, Lin Xiao instructed Liu Yan to treat them all kindly before sending them away.

Inside the room, four figures gathered for a family dinner. This time, a bright smile was always present on Liu Yan's face. He did not care much about wealth or power, instead what mattered to him was the well-being of Lin Xiao and Lin Dong. For the sake of the two of them, he would happily sacrifice everything.

“Dong-er, Tempered Body 7th Layer, Penetrating Fist Ninth Echo and the mastery of the Eight Desolations Palm were not inferior to Lin Hong. The progress you made was indeed terrible.” Lin Xiao commented while putting his chopsticks in his bowl.

After hearing Lin Xiao's comment, Lin Dong's hand, which was placed under the table, involuntarily trembled. It seemed that his insane training speed had aroused a bit of Lin Xiao's suspicion.

“I just got on the Tempered Body 7th Layer last night before I went to bed. With regards to Penetrating Fist and Eight Desolations Palm, I have trained them regularly. I don't quite understand why but I seem to learn and master those skills very quickly. ” Lin Dong replied in a soft voice while scratching his head humbly while frowning.

"Oh?"

Lin Xiao was confused. His brows furrowed as he stared at Lin Dong's sincere expression. Some people can indeed master martial arts very quickly. In fact, it is said that these talented geniuses can quickly learn all forms of martial arts that are taught to them.

Therefore, Lin Xiao was still able to accept that reality. However, Lin Dong's Tempered Body training still seemed too fast. After all, he had only been at Tempered Body 2nd Layer half a year ago.

Successively advancing the 5 Layers in half a year: This kind of speed was incredible in Qingyang City, and even the entire Lin Clan.

"Are you sure you haven't taken anything in the last half year?" Lin Xiao asked. Previously, he had guessed that Lin Dong's body was able to absorb the medicinal properties of the herb to a much higher level than most people. However, due to their circumstances, Lin Dong had no access to high-quality potions for the past six months.

Therefore, without a ready supply of elixir, even if he was blessed with the ability to use it to its fullest, what was the point?

“Looks like I remember…. Two months ago, while I was training in the forest, I found a golden fruit and ate it. Back then, it seemed like there was no effect.. Perhaps, it could be because of that..?” Lin Dong replied with a straight face. He constantly blinked his eyes as he acted as if he was trying hard to remember something.

Lin Xiao was at a loss for words as he tried to figure out what exactly the golden fruit was. Immediately after, he shook his head helplessly and muttered uncertainly: “Maybe so. Maybe you really have the luck to eat fruit like a herb.”.

Based on his expression, it was clear that Lin Xiao knew something was amiss with his explanation. However, he decided to stop pursuing this matter. After all, it was good news that Lin Dong's strength continued to grow.

Seeing that Lin Xiao had stopped pursuing this matter, Lin Dong's heart quietly sighed in relief. When the time was right, he had planned to personally tell Lin Xiao about the stone talisman. However, he currently did not wish to reveal his whereabouts.

“I was really surprised when you won first place in the Family Competition today. However, you must remain humble and remember to persevere in your training. It will be the end of the year soon, and the Qingyang City Hunt will begin. The younger generation from the other Qingyang City factions will also participate. Thus, you should make sure that you do not embarrass the Lin Family. ” Lin Xiao seriously commented.

Lin Dong naturally knew about the upcoming event. The Qingyang City Hunt was held once every three years and was arguably the most crowded Qingyang City. Even many from out of town will join in and witness the celebration.

Of course, whenever someone mentioned about the Qingyang City Hunt, they would naturally talk about the three main factions in Qingyang City, the Lei Family, the Xie Family and the Raging Blade Dojo.

The Lei Family and the Xie Family can be considered the original Family of Qingyang City. Hence, after several generations, they had taken root deep within the city and they could be considered the most established faction. With regards to the Raging Blade Dojo, even though they only stood a little longer than a decade, they were quickly catching up in terms of strength. In fact, even the Lei and Xie Families knew that the power of the current Raging Blade Dojo could not be taken lightly.

Under these three major factions, the Lin Family could be considered the next strongest faction. In fact, ever since Lin Xiao had recovered his strength, the Lin Family now had the qualifications to stand face to face with these three major factions. After all, even the Lei Family, which was one of the most established factions, only had five Heavenly Yuan practitioners.

As for the Qingyang City Hunt, it was an event jointly held by these three main factions. However, it was not really a "hunt", but rather a test for the younger generation in every faction.

Of course, this was also a way for each faction to compete with each other secretly.

Naturally, anyone who rose above the others in this hunt would bring a lot of glory to their family. The results are determined based on individual comparisons, and anyone who can suppress the rest will emerge as an unofficial winner.

Hence, every faction in Qingyang City placed great emphasis on "hunting", and in order to obtain good results, they would send their most elite young generation members to take part. Therefore, the intensity of the competition definitely exceeded the Family Competition today…

And those opponents, would definitely be stronger than Lin Hong.

'Hunting' is the truth!

“I understand, Dad. I will not be complacent.”

At home, Lin Dong gathered his thoughts as he raised his head and smiled. He remembered that the Lin Family had performed poorly in the last few "hunts" and thus they were constantly ridiculed for it. Hence, Grandfather had placed an incredible emphasis on the upcoming hunt.

"Good."

Lin Xiao nodded in satisfaction and said: "The Lei and Xie families are both pioneers in this city. Hence, they often discriminated against the Raging Blade Dojo and us, the Lin Family. For years, they have constantly underestimated us as they seek to show their dominance in this city and force us to submit to them.”

At this point, Lin Xiao involuntarily snorted before continuing: “Years, our Lin Family has been waiting in the wings. Now that my strength has recovered, we no longer need to fear them. Therefore, you must work hard and get a decent result for this hunt and restore the reputation of our Lin Family. ”

Lin Dong once again nodded his head.

After witnessing this scene, Lin Xiao gently smiled. He then proceeded to hand the embroidery box over to Lin Dong and said: "This is a gift from Grandpa. There were two Grade 3 Elixirs contained within it. Moreover, you have also obtained the qualification to enter the Martial Arts Library. In the future, if you want to learn any martial art, you can go in on your own to take a look. ”

"Two Elixir Class 3?"

The moment these words entered his ears, Lin Dong's eyes immediately sparkled. Ever since he had luckily found the Vermillion Crystal Fruit, he had yet to find another Cla.s.s 3 Elixir. Therefore, he could not bear to use the two pills refined from the Stone Talisman. Now that he had two more Cla.s.s 3 Elixirs, he could finally try the pill and feel the effects.

“Alright, it's late. Go and rest. During this period of time, I will be busy with Blazing Manor. Therefore, you have to train hard yourself. ” As he watched Lin Dong pick up the silk box, Lin Xiao waved his hand and instructed.

"Yes." Yeah."

Lin Dong nodded his head as he left the room with the embroidered box in hand. He was anxious to find out, how powerful the pill refined from Elixir Class 3 would be ...