WU DONG QIAN - KUN
Chapter 88: Breakthrough

Like a ball of fire, a red shadow darted through the dense forest. Sitting on the tiger's back, Lin Dong could not help but laugh when he heard the furious roar that sounded from behind them.

Although he was still stuck at the Heavenly Yuan Middle Stage, if Lin Dong used a Mental Energy attack, killing Xie Qian was not impossible. It was just that his current goal was to protect Liu Yan and the others as they traveled to the Steel Wood Manor, to not get too involved with Xie Qian and his troops. Otherwise, the Xie Family's forces today would be cleansed.

While Lin Dong was playing with this thought, Little Flame stormed out of the forest. Instantly, his view became clearer. As Lin Dong raised his head, he found Liu Yan and the others standing anxiously on a small hill nearby.

"Young Master Lin Dong is back!"

From the corner of his eyes, Luo Ling quickly saw a red shadow running towards them. Immediately, ecstasy filled his face as he shouted.

Upon hearing his shout, Liu Yan and the others immediately turned to check if the youngster was safe and sound before sighing in relief.

"Uncle Luo Ling, let's go."

Like a whirlwind, Little Flame flew up the small hill while Lin Dong casually threw out the blood-stained sword in his hand as he smiled at Luo Ling and said.

Luo Ling's gaze swept over Lin Dong's body, the latter's body covered in blood and pieces of flesh could be seen in Little Flame's mouth. It seemed like they had gone through a very desperate battle. However, what caused Luo Ling to become worried was the fact that Lin Dong looked strong and excited, without looking the slightest bit tired or weak even after such a big fight.

"Young Master Lin Dong, what happened to the troops from the Xie Family?" Luo Ling carefully asked.

“Half of them should have died and Xie Qian shouldn't have dared to chase after us.” Lin Dong casually replied.

Hearing these words, Luo Ling's face involuntarily trembled. It was only then that he understood the trust behind these guards. It turned out that the strength of this Young Master of the Lin Family had already reached a rather high level.

Although the idea of reaching such a level of strength at this young age was unexpected, Luo Ling quickly accepted this fact. The fact that Lin Dong had killed half of the Xie Family men under Xie Qian's supervision was proof of Lin Dong's strength. Even someone as strong as Xie Qian was unable to do anything.

“Mother, everything is fine now. Let's go back to Steel Wood Manor.” Lin Dong beamed at Liu Yan as he said.

"This kid." As he looked at Lin Dong, who was covered in blood, Liu Yan felt a pain in his heart as his eyes turned red. He took a towel from one side and tried to wipe it clean.

Lin Dong let Liu Yan help him wipe away the bloodstains before waving his hand, leading the group as they quickly rushed towards the Steel Wood Manor. About two hours later, the Steel Wood Manor appeared at the end of their view.

Above the walls of the Steel Wood Manor, Lin Xiao and the others had been waiting anxiously ever since Lin Dong brought those people and left. However, this unrest finally spread in the wind when they saw a group of familiar faces appear in the distance.

"Each wave is pushed by the one behind it, this brat is really something ..." Gazing at the rapidly approaching red shadow, Lin Mang couldn't help but let out a soft sigh. They completely understood how powerful Xie Qian was, despite this, Lin Dong once again gave them a pleasant surprise.

With Lin Dong in the lead, this last group of women and children of the Lin Family made it into the Steel Wood Manor. Hearing the cheers from around them, Lin Dong could not help but humbly scratch his head.

"Mother!"

Lin Xia quickly jumped down from the wall of the manor before throwing himself into the arms of one of the women traveling with Liu Yan, tears kept flowing. This time, the fear he had suffered was not small.

"Lin Dong, thank you."

Lin Xia curled up in his mother's arms for a while before turning to hug Lin Dong lightly as he said in a soft voice.

"We are family, no need to thank you." Lin Dong laughed in response.

"Dong-er, are you okay?" Lin Xiao and the others also clustered, somewhat nervously staring at Lin Dong, who was covered in blood, as they asked.

After realizing that Lin Dong was fine, Lin Xiao and the others also heaved a sigh of relief.

"That bastard is Xie Qian, we will definitely settle this grudge with them!" Lin Ming somewhat ominously stated.

“We just need to wait for Father to successfully make a breakthrough, then we no longer need to fear the Lei and Xie Families. When the time comes, our Lin family will even have a chance to establish themselves in Yan City. That level of development will not be comparable to what we have now.” Lin Xiao said.

"OKAY. During this period of time, I will send people to fully observe every small movement in the Lei and Xie Families. ”

Lin Ken also nodded before once again closing the door of the manor tightly, ordering the entire manor to enter into a state of high alert. Only then did he let this last group of women and children go deeper into the manor to enjoy a good rest.

…

After all the women and children were summoned back to the Steel Wood Manor, the Lin Family chose to secure the manor tightly, no longer making contact with the Lei and Xie Families.

In response to this action of the Lin Family, the Lei and Xie Families unexpectedly also chose the same tactic to seal themselves rather than join forces to move against the Lin Family as some had predicted. This strange situation caused the spectators to become confused. After all, everyone knew that the Lin Family and the current Lei and Xie Families were like fire and water. Given the temperament of the Lei Family, they would not easily let the Lin Family go ...

However, even though the actions of both sides were a bit strange, some people could still feel the mutual hostility between the two sides. The more sensitive ones understood that it was only a matter of time before the actual battle between the two factions.

…

Under this kind of entrenched position, another month passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Dong sat on the mountain cliff behind the Steel Wood Manor. From this high point, he could observe the entire Steel Wood Manor. During this period of time, because he was afraid that Lin Zhentian would be bullied as he closed himself off for training, even Lin Dong secretly offered his services to monitor the surroundings of the Steel Wood Manor.

However, what made him a little happy and confused was the attack he anticipated never to come. The Lei and Xie Families were practically even more silent than the Lin Family during this period.

"What exactly are these people doing now?" Lin Dong softly muttered to himself. The Lei and Xie Families had already treated the Lin Family as thorns on their side. So they definitely won't give up just like that. Since that was the case, it was likely that the Lei and Xie Families were putting together some sort of plan.

"Destroying my Lin Family won't be easy."

Lin Dong laughed coldly, a strange light flashing in his eyes. Over the past month, there had still been no signs of a breakthrough in his Yuan Power training. However, he had become increasingly proficient in controlling Mental Energy. Combined with the fact that he had managed to condense the Fate Symbol, his Mental Energy grew stronger.

Right now, whenever he used his full strength to twist the Mental Energy in his Ni Wan Palace, extreme confidence would appear in his heart. This level of confidence made Lin Dong feel that even a Heavenly Yuan Late Stage expert would not be able to fight against him.

"I wonder if my current Mental Energy is enough to fight against a true Yuan Dan practitioner?"

A passionate flame lit up in Lin Dong's eyes. In the past, he would never dare to dream of such a possibility, but because he increasingly understood about the power of Mental Energy in his body, it was because he was becoming more and more aware of the power of Mental Energy in his body, the respect he had for Yuan Dan Stage practitioners had decreased.

His heart was in a frenzy due to this thought, but soon after, Lin Dong helplessly gave up on the idea. A Stage expert Yuan Dan wasn't so easy to find, even if he wanted to argue with him, he didn't have the chance to do so.

“Seems like there should be no problem today.”

As he stood up, Lin Dong looked into the distance for a while before smiling. He moved to return to the manor, however, at that moment, his sharp senses caused his body to immediately freeze in place. In a flash of comprehension, he turned to one of the rooms deep within the Steel Wood Manor. There, a fiercely suffocating surge of Yuan Power surged!

"The wave of Yuan Power is so strong ..."

Gazing at the Yuan Power spirals that had formed in the air in the deeper parts of the Steel Wood Manor, Lin Dong involuntarily gasped. Immediately after, euphoria bubbled in his eyes. Lin Zhentian finally made a breakthrough!