WU DONG QIAN - KUN
Chapter 27: The Martial Arts Library

As he slipped back into his room, Lin Dong immediately locked the door before he collapsed there and heaved a sigh of relief. Immediately after, he walked towards his desk and opened the embroidery box.

When he opened the embroidered box, sitting on top of the layer of red silk were two stalks of blood-red potions, which looked like they were burning. Meanwhile, a seductive scent filled the room.

"Reishi Red Lighted."

As he stared at these two reishi stalks, an expression of excitement appeared on Lin Dong's face. After all, he knew that this was quite an expensive potion.

"These two Crimson Reishi Flaming might cost over a thousand taels of silver ..." Lin Dong flinched. He had never seen that much money before.

As Lin Dong happily rubbed his palm, he took the Stone Amulet from his chest and gently carried it to the Flaming Crimson Reishi stalk.

Upon contact, the stalk of the Flaming Crimson Reishi was quickly dried as all of the Ling Qi contained was completely swallowed by the Stone Talisman.

As soon as the Flaming Crimson Reishi stalk was completely drained, three flaming red pills fell down from the Stone Talisman and were instantly taken by Lin Dong.

A lukewarm sensation filled his palms as he took the pill. The smile on Lin Dong's face widened as he realized that the potential of the Crimson Reishi Flaming was much stronger than the Vermillion Crystal Fruit he had encountered by chance before.

After this bountiful harvest, Lin Dong proceeded to feed his other Talisman Stone from the Flaming Crimson Reishi. In the end, the two sticks of Flaming Crimson Reishi were refined into six flaming red pills.

Lin Dong nodded in satisfaction after storing these six pills into a bottle. As he sat on his bed, he took out two other bottles hidden under his pillow. In the first bottle, there were two pills that were purified from the Vermillion Crystal Fruit, while in the second bottle, there were ten white Yin Pearls. These Yin Pearls were obtained during this period of time when he used the Stone Amulet to suck and tame the Cold Cold on Qing Tan's body.

According to Lin Xiao, these Yin Pearls were extremely valuable because the Yin Energy contained within them, was extremely important to every Worldly Yuan practitioner. Therefore, Lin Dong planned to store these Yin Pearls for his own consumption when he rose to the World Yuan level.

As he gently held the bottle with the Crystal Vermillion Pills, Lin Dong carefully turned it over and took out a single pill. Gritting his teeth, he immediately stuffed the pill into his mouth. Although he felt a hint of regret, knowing how valuable these items were, he decided that it was more important to increase his strength before anything else.

The moment the pill entered his body, Lin Dong could clearly feel a stream of pure and powerful medicinal strength exploding within his body.

As the pills started to work, Lin Dong's body became like a hungry ghost. His muscles and internal organs were earnestly devouring the effects of pure medicine.

As his body hungrily devoured itself, the Yuan Power Seed that flowed within the inner channels of his body also released a suction force, as it gradually grew while consuming a portion of the medicinal effects.

This situation continued for approximately ten minutes. After that, the effect of the potent drug began to weaken. Half an hour later, Lin Dong finally opened his eyes slowly.

"So powerful medicinal effect ..."

The moment he opened his eyes, Lin Dong could feel a powerful energy flowing through his channels and the growth of the Yuan Power Seed. An expression of unrestrained excitement appeared in his eyes.

This was the first time he had taken a pill purified from Elixir Grade 3, and the effect was beyond his expectations.

In general, most elixirs will complement a person's body, but for various reasons, they also cause unexpected side effects. However, the pill that Lin Dong had just consumed, had no side effects. It was as if the Stone Talisman had eliminated any impurities and defects on the elixir during the refining process.

Thus, one could now fully absorb and benefit from the herbs consumed.

Therefore, the efficiency of just one particular pill far surpassed that of each elixir.

Since there was no wastage during the absorption process, the benefits of one pill might be the same as multiple stalks of herbs of the same class.

“Seed My Yuan Power is growing. At this rate, it won't be long before I can advance to Layer 8 of the Tempered Body. ”

Excitement appeared in Lin Dong's eyes. When he first heard that Lin Xiao and the others had placed such high hopes on him for the Qingyang City Hunt, it was a lie to say that he did not feel any pressure. However, he knew that the Lei and Xie Families had an edge in terms of resources. Furthermore, it was said that there were some capable members among the current younger generation in their families. Therefore, Lin Dong knew that if he wanted to chase them, he would have to work extra hard.

As part of the Lin Family, he knew that he also had to think about the big picture. If he could achieve good results in the upcoming Qingyang City Hunt, it would greatly improve the reputation of the Lin Family and improve their position. Allowing the Lin Family to be like the Raging Blade Dojo, able to stand face to face with the Lei and Xie Families in the future.

“I've completely mastered Penetrating Fist and Eight Desolations Palm. Tomorrow, I will visit the family Martial Arts Library and see if I can learn powerful martial arts to increase my fighting potential.” Lin Dong muttered to himself. After all, his advantage lay in having a shining shadow as a mentor, allowing him to bring the potential of any martial art to its peak. Therefore, he could not ignore this advantage.

The moment he reached this decision, he kept his bottle carefully and fell into a deep sleep. The fierce battle today had completely drained his strength.

The Martial Arts Library was located in the Lin Family's backyard and was considered an important place within the Lin Family. Without permission, one would not be able to enter.

At the entrance of the Martial Arts Library stood several guards. However, they clearly recognized Lin Dong as they cheerfully greeted and escorted him to the place.

The moment he stepped into the Martial Arts Library, the scent of musty books immediately attacked him. As Lin Dong scanned the surroundings, he realized that this facility was quite large. Inside the facility, there was a row of red bookshelves filled with martial arts manuals.

This was the first time Lin Dong had seen so many different martial arts manuals. Immediately, a fire lit up in his heart, he knew that the Lin Family must have spent such an extremely expensive amount to build such a large collection.

As he walked leisurely in the library, glittering manuals were reflected in his constantly darting eyes.

Martial Arts Level 1, Avalanche Blow.

Level 1 Martial Arts, Quail Wind Kick.

Level 2 Martial Arts, Wandering the Palm of the Hand.

Lin Dong was blown away as his eyes absorbed all kinds of martial arts manuals available. However, most of these martial arts were either Level 1 or Level 2. So far, he had yet to discover a Level 3 martial art.

“All Level 3 martial arts are located in the deepest part. You won't find them here ..." Just as Lin Dong furrowed his brows, a sweet voice suddenly echoed behind him. He hurriedly turned his head, only to see Lin Xia leaning on the bookshelf with his hands folded on his chest, looking at him with a smile.

“Oh Lin Xia - jie. You're here too. ” Lin Dong returned a smile when he saw Lin Xia.

"Lin Dong-biao-di, it seems like the water is still flowing deeply .." commented Lin Xia, a sweet smile on her pretty face as she approached Lin Dong.

After hearing these words, Lin Dong could only reply with a dry laugh.

“Come, let me take you to our Level 3 martial arts manual place. However, Grandfather once said that if one had not reached the World Yuan level, it would be unwise to practice martial arts Level 3 or higher.” Lin Xia gently scoffed as he passed by Lin Dong. Her sleek and elegant figure looked very alluring.

Lin Dong put down the Level 2 martial arts manual in his hand and followed it with a laugh.

After following Lin Xia for a few minutes, they walked to an area with fewer bookshelves. Finally, Lin Xia stopped at the bookshelf hidden right at the end and said: "This is all the Level 3 martial arts manuals that the Lin Family has."

Lin Dong curiously tilted his head forward only to see ten old manuals that had faded yellow due to age on the bookshelf. Next to each manual, there was a wooden block that explained each martial art in detail.

“Smartial arts level 3, Velvet Hand of Returning Air.”

“Smartial arts level 3, Shadowless Claw.

“……”

Lin Dong's eyes brightened as his eyes swept over these ten wooden beams. Based on their names alone, he could sense that this martial art was indeed stronger.

"You can't think of learning a Level 3 martial art?" Lin Xia, who was standing right beside him, angrily commented as he looked at Lin Dong's expression.

Lin Dong chuckled while casually picking up one of the martial arts manuals. However, his gaze suddenly turned to the corner of the bookshelf as he realized that hidden there, was a dark-colored martial arts manual.

"What's that?"

Lin Dong walked over with a puzzled look as he continued to stare at the wooden beams beside him.

Level 3 martial arts, Magic Gate Seal, incomplete.

Note: tael is the unit of measure for $.$