WU DONG QIAN - KUN
Chapter 30: Small Achievements

Lin Dong knew that there were two methods to obtain more energy: From the elixir or from Yuan Power.

The first possibility is relatively smaller. Based on the stone talisman's ability to refine pills, it didn't seem to be too interested in the energy contained in the potion. Therefore, he had to rely on Yuan Power.

The moment this realization appeared in Lin Dong, he hesitated for a moment before he slowly closed his eyes. As he sensed the Yuan Power Seed within his body, a weak light suddenly appeared in the middle of Lin Dong's palm. The trace of weak Yuan Power boiled under the skin of his palm. However, Yuan Power was unable to break out of the body. After all, based on his current ability, he had yet to reach that level of Yuan Power mastery.

"Buzzling."

Nonetheless, just as Lin Dong was frowning, while gripping the Stone Talisman, it suddenly jolted and he could suddenly feel the flow of energy within him being sucked violently by the Stone Talisman.

Because of that suction power, the small traces of Yuan Power boiling under the skin on Lin Dong's palm were instantly swallowed by the Stone Talisman. However, the Stone Talisman was dissatisfied, as Lin Dong felt the suction force extend into his body and continued to absorb more Yuan Power from the Yuan Power Seed within him.

This sudden change caused Lin Dong's face to turn pale. This Yuan Power Seed was the fruit of his hard work after more than half a year of training, if it was completely sucked up by the Stone Amulet, all his hard work would be in vain …

Just as Lin Dong was panicking, a sharp pain suddenly emerged from his palm. He hurriedly turned to look, only to see that the Stone Amulet had suddenly started to implant itself into his palm!

The rate at which the Stone Talisman fused with Lin Dong's palm quickly accelerated. As he hurriedly tried to uproot it, the Stone Amulet had already slipped into his palm. However, his palm was completely unharmed without a single scratch on his skin.

As the Stone Amulet slipped into Lin Dong's palm, the suction force gradually became weaker, until it finally disappeared.

"It's…"

Lin Dong suppressed the panic in his heart as he turned to look at his palm, only to find a row of faintly glowing symbols. These symbols looked like they were imprinted under the skin of his palm, and were hard to find unless one took a closer look.

These symbols were no stranger to Lin Dong as they were exactly the same symbols on the Stone Amulet.

As he stared at the mysterious symbol, Lin Dong stood at a loss for words. He could clearly sense that the Stone Amulet had entered his palm. Perhaps because of this physical relationship, Lin Dong now felt an increased familiarity with the Stone Amulet.

As he tried to interact with the Stone Amulet within his palm, Lin Dong closed his eyes, and instantly, he was taken to the Spiritual Domain. There, the brightness of the third luminous shadow seemed to have slightly recovered.

"As expected, the Stone Talisman needed Yuan Power to perfect the martial arts ..."

After witnessing this scene, Lin Dong nodded as he finally understood one of the mysteries behind the Stone Amulet. He closed his eyes and retreated from the Spiritual Domain. Ever since the Stone Amulet entered his body, he could now enter the Spiritual Domain whenever he wanted.

“The Yuan power in my body is too weak. Therefore, the Stone Amulet was still unable to refine the Magic Gate Seal. I guess this martial art is indeed a bit complicated ... "Lin Dong muttered to himself while clenching his fingers.

“Looks like I should increase my strength as quickly as possible.”.

Lin Dong gently sighed. He finally understood that the Stone Talisman required a large amount of Yuan Power to refine a high-level martial art. Previously, when met with a Level 1 martial art like Penetrating Fist, he could easily refine it. However, now that it had discovered a high-level martial art, which was further incomplete, it required the support of a large amount of Yuan Power.

After this thought, Lin Dong decided to temporarily suppress his desire to master the Magic Gate Seal. As he sat on his bed, he took out a bottle of Stone Talisman Ling Liquid and dripped a few drops into his mouth. Immediately after, his body began to absorb a stream of pure medicinal strength as his Yuan Power seed gradually grew …

……

Within the next month, Lin Dong decided to seclude himself. He was rarely seen taking a walk in the Lin Family as he concentrated all his time and effort on training.

Thanks to the help from Stone Talisman Ling Liquid, the various Elixir Pills and his tireless training, he managed to achieve significant progress.

Within a month, the Yuan Power Seed within Lin Dong's body had grown in size several times. In fact, the Yuan Power contained within him far exceeded the amount he had during the Family Competition. Although he had yet to advance to the Tempered Body 8th Layer, it was only a matter of time.

As for chapter 1 of the Wonder Gate Seal, Lin Dong had been training nonstop during this period. Hence, he became increasingly proficient and was now able to use Yuan Power and the Hand Seal Method better simultaneously. However, with regards to the 2nd chapter of the Magic Gate Seal, regardless of how hard he drilled, Lin Dong was still unable to activate any Yuan Power in conjunction with it. Perhaps, his strength was still too weak.

Nonetheless, his hard work during this month did pay off.

…

As Lin Dong sat with his eyes closed, traces of Yuan Power floating in the air continued to flow into his body along with his breath and nourish every part of his body.

Of course, the dripping Yuan Power was unable to meet Lin Dong's request. Hence, he gently swallowed the Crimson Reishi Flaming Pill.

The moment the pill entered his body, a powerful medicinal strength instantly exploded in his body. In that case, Lin Dong could feel a refreshing feeling constantly flowing through his bones and tissues.

As the medicinal strength flowed throughout his body, it was refined by his channels into traces of Yuan Power which then assimilated into his Yuan Power Seed.

"Buzz buzz."

As more and more Yuan Power flowed into his Yuan Power Seed, the Yuan Power Seed that had never moved before suddenly trembled slightly. The faint mist that had previously surrounded the Yuan Power seed turned into a halo as it revolved around the Yuan Power Seed.

Just as the glowing mist turned into a halo, Lin Dong could clearly sense that the Yuan Power Seed within him was starting to flow along his channel and move towards his lower abdomen. However, the moment the Yuan Power Seed reached the end of the inner body channel, an invisible resistance appeared. It was like an invisible wall that immediately stopped the Yuan Power Seed in its tracks.

Faced with an invisible wall barrier, Yuan Power Seed tried to forcefully break through. However, after several tries, there seemed to be little effect and could only give up reluctantly…

"Layer 8 Body Angry ..."

After the Yuan Power Seed was blocked by that invisible force, Lin Dong slowly opened his eyes. As he exhaled deeply, an expression of excitement flashed in his eyes.

His Yuan Power Seed had grown several times since the Family Competition. Based on his current progress, he should already be at the Tempered Body 8th Layer.

“That invisible barrier should be Dan Tian Barrier. If I can break through this barrier, my Yuan Power Seed will be able to break into my Dan Tian and lay its roots safely there, forming a stable foundation for training ... "

Lin Dong muttered to himself. When the Yuan Power Seed laid its roots onto his Dan Tian, it was the main sign that one would advance to the 9th Layer of the Tempered Body. However, based on his current situation, he would still have to work hard for a period of time before he could reach that step.

Nonetheless, evolving from Tempered Body 7th Layer to 8th Layer in just one month was already an incredible achievement. Therefore, it would be too ambitious to aim for the 9th Layer right now. After all, Rome was not built in a day ...

As he jumped off the stone block, Lin Dong straightened his body. With a serious expression on his face, he formed a complicated hand seal.

As the hand seal formed, a special aura emerged from his body and filled the air.

Lin Dong's hand seal quickly changed as he formed several complicated hand seals in a short period of time. After the seal of his hand changed, the Yuan Power Seed within his body continuously emitted streams of Yuan Power, which rapidly flooded Lin Dong's palm.

"Go!"

As the light in Lin Dong's palm gradually became brighter, he suddenly let out a rumbling sound as he slammed his palm against the sturdy large rock.

"explosion!"

Upon contact, the boulder instantly exploded, as shards of rock scattered in all directions.

Gasping for breath, the blushing Lin Dong stared at the stone rubble. An expression of unrestrained excitement in his eyes. He was finally able to make the first move of the Wonder Gate Seal after he advanced to the Tempered Body 8th Layer…

This incredible strength even exceeded his Penetrating Fist 10th Echo. Level 3 Martial Arts were indeed in their own league!

TN: Dan Tian is a special place near the navel