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Peerless Divine Ruins
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Chapter One: Nameless Stone Pearl
"Lin Feng, you worthless fool, getting up this early? After all this time training, you haven't even touched the threshold of the Foundation Realm. Don't embarrass our Lin family here!"
As dawn broke, a mocking voice echoed across the Lin family's Training Ground in Qingshan Town. A towering, muscular youth stood with his arms crossed, blocking the path of a slender young man.
The slender youth, Lin Feng, lifted his head. His eyes sparkled like morning stars, and his brows were sharp and defined, but his physique was quite frail.
At the beginning of one's cultivation journey, Foundation Establishment was paramount. Through various exercises to solidify the Foundation Establishment body, one would only enter the Foundation Realm after True Qi was born within.
To refine one's body, besides diligent training, spiritual herbs were needed to replenish internal consumption.
Lin Feng suffered from blood deficiency and came from an average background, unable to use spiritual herbs like others to make up for his losses. Strangely enough, no matter how hard he trained, he could not produce True Qi within him. As a result, his cultivation was at the bottom tier within the Lin family and he faced ridicule from many of his peers.
A flash of anger surged in Lin Feng's eyes as he clenched his fists tightly and shouted, "Lin Shan, don't get too arrogant! If it weren't for your family background, what would you be?"
The towering youth was named Lin Shan. His grandfather was an elder of the Lin family in Qingshan Town and held considerable power. Coupled with decent talent, he had already sensed martial arts inner strength and entered the second level of the Foundation Realm.
Lin Shan was tall and felt quite pleased with himself. When he first entered the Foundation Realm, he had wanted to take Lin Feng as his disciple but was rejected by Lin Feng.
Since then, Lin Shan harbored resentment towards Lin Feng and had often found excuses to teach him a lesson. With Lin Feng's poor physique and inability to keep up with nourishment, he was naturally no match for Lin Shan. In their previous encounters, Lin Feng had always come off worse.
More and more members of the Lin family gathered at the training ground to watch the conflict between Lin Feng and Lin Shan unfold with glee.
Seeing Lin Feng's furious expression, a cold smile appeared on Lin Shan's face as he scoffed, "Lin Feng, your cultivation truly is pathetic. Let me teach you a thing or two!"
Before the words had left his mouth, Lin Shan's fist surged forward like a tiger leaping from its cage, aimed directly at Lin Feng's face, executing the basic martial art known as Tiger Fist.
Lin Feng knew he couldn't match Lin Shan's strength, but he didn't want to just stand there and take the hit. He braced himself and struck back at Lin Shan's fist.
However, the anticipated clash of fists never occurred. Suddenly, two large hands shot out from midair, grabbing both Lin Feng's and Lin Shan's fists firmly. A burly man appeared in the arena.
The man's hands were like iron claws, gripping Lin Feng's and Lin Shan's fists tightly. Even with all their might, they couldn't break free.
"Iron Tiger Uncle!" shouted many of the Lin family disciples in unison upon seeing the man.
This was Lin Iron Tiger, the instructor responsible for training in the Lin family, who held considerable authority within the Lin Family.
"You two are causing trouble again? Feeling restless, are you?" Lin Iron Tiger's sharp gaze swept over Lin Feng and Lin Shan. With a sudden forceful grip, he sent both of them staggering back several steps.
Lin Feng pressed his lips together tightly, remaining silent. Lin Shan chuckled and said, "Iron Tiger Uncle is joking. I was just sparring with Lin Feng; we are definitely not causing trouble."
Lin Iron Tiger snorted coldly and replied, "Don't think I can't see through your thoughts. In two months, it will be our Lin family's Martial Examination. At that time, people from Solitary Moon City’s Lin Family will come to take some of you with high potential to train in Solitary Moon City. For these next two months, you need to put all your effort into training. Going to the Lin Family in Solitary Moon City will be your true opportunity for advancement!"
As soon as Lin Iron Tiger finished speaking, gasps of astonishment filled the training ground as everyone rubbed their fists together in preparation for hard work.
Hearing about Solitary Moon City’s Lin Family, a glimmer of longing appeared in Lin Feng's eyes.
The Lin family from Qingshan Town was merely one branch of the larger Solitary Moon City Lin Family. The martial arts techniques and training resources available to the Qingshan Town Lin family were far inferior to those of the Solitary Moon City Lin Family.
Foundation Nine Layers, one layer at a time.
In Qingshan Town, the head of the Lin Family, Lin Xiao, is at the Ninth Layer of the Cultivation Realm. The Lin Family Head holds significant power in Yang Prefecture, and their Solitary Moon City is one of the three major forces in Yang Prefecture.
Cultivation is like rowing upstream; every step forward is incredibly difficult.
Only by entering the Lin Family Head's household can one access a broader world and advance further on the path of cultivation. Anyone who has studied at the main family will benefit greatly; at the very least, they could return as an elder or even become a head of a branch family.
Soon after, disappointment flickered in Lin Feng's eyes. His physique was inherently weak, and he had been unable to condense True Qi. He had little chance of standing out in the family’s Martial Examination.
"The Lin Family Head only draws talent from branch families every two to three years, selecting those aged thirteen to sixteen. This upcoming Martial Examination is a chance to change your fate. If you miss this opportunity, you won't catch the next one! Our family also offers additional Rewards. The top three can practice the intermediate martial art, Angry Dragon Fist, and the first place will receive a first-grade elixir, the Foundation Pill!” Lin Iron Tiger continued to stir their emotions.
The young members of the Lin Family were all filled with excitement. The martial arts practiced within the family were all basic techniques; only the head and numerous elders could cultivate intermediate martial arts, which thrilled them greatly.
Moreover, first place in the Martial Examination would also earn a Foundation Pill as a reward.
In this world, elixirs are categorized into nine grades, with grade nine being the highest and grade one the lowest. However, due to the scarcity of alchemists in this world, even a grade one elixir is quite precious.
The Foundation Pill can enhance one's cultivation in the Foundation Realm. If taken at the right moment, it might even allow the user to break through to the next layer!
The allure of the Foundation Pill for the young members of the Lin Family is self-evident. Even though there aren't many in stock at the Qingshan Town branch, only one can be offered as a reward for first place in this Martial Examination.
After finishing his speech, Lin Iron Tiger left, and the remaining members of the Lin Family excitedly began training, all eager to achieve better results in their family’s upcoming Martial Examination in two months.
"Useless, this time you were hit by Iron Tiger Uncle; consider yourself lucky! Next time, don't let me see you alone, or I'll teach you a harsh lesson!" Lin Shan sneered at Lin Feng.
"Just wait and see!" Lin Feng, undeterred by the insult, retorted before turning to leave the training ground.
Instead of heading home, Lin Feng made his way straight to the back mountain.
In two months, the family Martial Examination would take place, and Lin Feng wanted to improve his cultivation as much as possible before then.
In Qingshan Town, aside from hard training, one must also prepare nourishing food for cultivation. Lin Feng's parents were ordinary members of the Lin family and had not even reached the Foundation Realm. They relied on farming for a living, which limited the nourishment they could provide him.
Lin Feng often wandered around the back mountain, occasionally hunting wild rabbits and mountain chickens to improve the family's meals and supplement his own diet.
"Whoosh!"
A gray shadow darted past Lin Feng, who quickly threw a stone but missed.
Having finally spotted a wild rabbit, Lin Feng was determined not to let it escape and took off after it.
The rabbit dashed away and disappeared into a hole behind a tree.
Lin Feng chased after the rabbit and squeezed into the hole. After crawling through a dark tunnel for several meters, he suddenly emerged into a strange gorge.
The gorge was barren, with nothing but rubble strewn across the ground and no sign of greenery.
Lin Feng searched around the Gorge and soon spotted a gray rabbit darting quickly out of a cave. Just as he was about to chase after it, his gaze suddenly fixed on a pile of rubble nearby.
In the center of the rubble, a round Stone Pearl lay quietly, faintly radiating a grayish light that seemed to contain the endless mysteries of the universe. It was this gray light that had drawn Lin Feng's attention moments ago.
Curious, Lin Feng approached the Stone Pearl and instinctively reached out to grasp it in his hand. He could faintly feel a warm energy emanating from the Stone Pearl.
Suddenly, as if it possessed consciousness, the Stone Pearl transformed into a chaotic glow and instantly surged into Lin Feng's Dantian.
Lin Feng gasped in surprise, looking down at his unharmed abdomen, confusion filling his eyes.
Just moments ago, he had distinctly felt the Stone Pearl enter his body and settle within his Dantian, yet his clothes showed no signs of damage. Moreover, he still sensed something unusual within his Dantian. What was going on?
As Lin Feng focused on his Dantian, he suddenly 'saw' the Stone Pearl floating there, enveloped in Chaotic Aura. The Stone Pearl suddenly brightened, emitting a chaotic light.
Before long, Lin Feng felt a vast and pure Earth Qi converging towards him, entering through every pore in his body and flowing into the Stone Pearl within his Dantian.
Then, a chaotic energy mass emerged from the Stone Pearl, filling Lin Feng's Dantian and making him feel warm all over—a sensation of great comfort.
With a start, Lin Feng opened his eyes wide, shock evident in his expression.
True Qi sensing!
This was indeed the True Qi sensing he had been unable to perceive until now!
With a surge of joy, Lin Feng once again focused his mental energy in his Dantian and began to meditate, regulating his breath.
As he breathed in and out, a greater volume of Earth Qi entered his body. After being filtered through the Stone Pearl, it transformed into True Qi, filling his entire Dantian.
Once the True Qi filled the Dantian, it began to circulate throughout his Twelve Meridians. It quickly flowed through the Twelve Meridians, forming a complete cycle.
Lin Feng opened his eyes and exhaled a long stream of milky white mist, his gaze filled with excitement.
Not only had he cultivated True Qi, but he had also formed a circulating cycle within his Twelve Meridians, marking that he had reached the first layer of the Foundation Realm.
Even Lin Shan had only managed to fill his Dantian with True Qi and had not yet formed a circulation in the Twelve Meridians. Lin Feng's speed of cultivation was nothing short of terrifying!
Without a doubt, this change was related to the Stone Pearl in Lin Feng's Dantian. A seemingly ordinary Stone Pearl was like a rebirth for him!
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