Chapter Twelve: Secret Skill - Every Step

  On the table, there were things that had been snatched from a few people by Xia Zhan. It has to be said that these few guys' bodies are quite rich, from head to toe, basically all of them are spiritual objects that can calm the mind and solidify the foundation. After being snatched over by Xia Lin in one go, they actually filled up the entire table.

  But to put it nicely, these are all mysterious treasures that can play a subversive role in battle. But to put it badly, these things don't even count as low-grade mysterious treasures and can only be considered as unranked mysterious treasures.

  It's actually true, even the lowest level of mystic treasure requires mystic energy to activate.

  For a martial artist in the Tempering Body stage, being able to utilize the mysterious energy between heaven and earth to strengthen oneself is already quite good. To be able to utilize the Mysterious Treasure, one must at least break through the Tempering Body stage and reach the standard of the Revolving Qi stage.

  Although it didn't have a rank, after all, it was still Xuan Bao. Xia Lin raised an eyebrow and picked up one of the half-block jade pendants.

  It was the same jade pendant that had caused his blood to surge earlier, and as Xia Lin's fingers came into contact with it, he could clearly feel his blood surging again.

  This time, he didn't stop it, but instead let the blood and energy in his body surge out, rushing into the jade pendant. Only to see threads of blood and energy wildly rushing in, trying to absorb the power inside the jade pendant. Unfortunately, although the power inside the jade pendant was not great, for these threads of blood and energy, it was still a massive entity.

  Then, Xia Lin saw the blood energy inheriting his style, wrapping up clusters of energy and binding them back into his body, where they were directly dissolved by his massive blood energy!

  Although he had made sufficient preparations, the next thing left Xia Lin staring in shock. This guy's kidnapping skills seemed to be quite handy.

  Is the power within me also learning from my own mistakes?

  Or... the ancient barbarians were also doing this kind of thing, only that in ancient times, they were divided by tribes, so there was no such profession as mountain stronghold.

  But in any case, Xia Lin was very satisfied with Po Tian Jue.

  The power inside the jade pendant was quickly drained, turning into an ordinary piece of jade with no spiritual energy, dull and without luster.

  He sat cross-legged, the Breaking Heaven's Seal technique circulating within his body, sweeping away the incoming forces that flooded into him. As these forces were absorbed and digested within his body, soft humming sounds emanated from him.

  Collapse!

  Collapse!

  Two blood vessels were impacted again, with a vitality of 54%.

  Xia Lin felt a surge of excitement as he sensed the power within him, his gaze fixed on the Xuan treasures on the table. Half of the jade pendant had already completed two percentage points of progress, so what about this huge pile of Xuan treasures?

  Without any rest, Xia Lin once again immersed himself in his cultivation.

  A month's time has passed in the blink of an eye.

  "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

  With the soft sound of the four tones, Xia Lin was able to keep the last and largest mysterious treasure, which was also absorbed by him, leaving behind a dull and lightless empty shell on the table.

  "It's been a month." Xia Lin sighed.

  It took a surprisingly long time, however, as the absorption of the jade pendant had only taken a short while to complete, so he thought it wouldn't take many days in total, but the later Xuanbao with more concentrated energy took a very long time to consume.

  After all, Xia Lin couldn't just consider absorption, the operation of Po Tian Jue, and the stability of the realm, all of which required a lot of things.

  Although it was more arduous, the results were also very remarkable. At this time, Xia Lin's meridian activity level had reached as high as 75%!

  According to the warrior's calculation, he is already a master of seven layers of forging.

  At this time, there were only seven days left before the Mountain Stronghold Trial!

  "Seven days..." Xia Lin hesitated for a moment, seven days was a short period of time and breaking through to the next level of cultivation would be quite difficult unless he had a large amount of spiritual grass and mysterious treasures to aid him.

  However, after stealing Xia Dan's thunder last time, these guys didn't come to cause trouble again. Every time they saw him, they hid far away, which made Xia Lin quite regretful.

  Since none of these things are available, it's better to start with martial skills. If I'm not mistaken, the first level of the Breaking Sky Technique has a secret technique that can be learned. Previously, I didn't have enough blood energy to learn it, but now I should give it a try.

  At this thought, Xia Lin's spirit stirred and his entire body suddenly appeared in the Hall of Legacy.

  Once again, Xia Lin couldn't help but marvel at the exquisite beauty of Chuan Cheng Dian before directly stepping into Bai Lian Ge. If not for the two floating scrolls in the air above, it would be easy to mistake this as just an ordinary pavilion.

  Found the location of the first move of the Breaking Heaven Technique on the first page of the book, under the first move's heart method, the secret technique "Inch Step" is now highlighted.

  Is this what you mean?

  Xia Lin smiled slightly, her mind racing ahead by a fraction of an inch, and indeed, the surroundings underwent a drastic change.

  The familiar vast land is once again unfolding before my eyes.

  The barbarian teacher appeared out of thin air, his body radiating a bloody aura that almost filled the entire sky. Xia Lin stared at him with rapt attention, watching his every move.

  Collapse!

  A loud cracking sound of a bowstring echoed, and the barbarian teacher's body was shaken by some sort of rhythmic fluctuation in his blood energy several times before he was struck by an esoteric force and sent flying into the distance.

  In an instant, the barbarian teacher's body shifted several meters away!

  This speed...

  Xia Lin was shocked in his heart, the inch-step heart method flashed through his mind, just like his barbarian teacher, and began to make subtle adjustments to his blood energy. Of course, without a doubt, he failed.

  The blood and gas in the body are not circulating smoothly, let alone surging, without visual senses, Xia Lin can only slowly adjust within his body.

  Once, twice, thrice...

  Xia Lin was deeply immersed in his studies, the illusions around him had long since disappeared. At this moment, he was actually inside the Hundred Refining Pavilion, moving step by step, seemingly unaware of himself.

  This is a state of selflessness. Those who have never experienced loss may not know how much Xialin cherishes the opportunity to cultivate when ten years of effort are rewarded.

  Collapse!

  A faint sound, Xia Lin's internal blood and energy shook, his body slightly moved a thread.

  This distance of less than a hair's breadth would naturally go unnoticed, and Xia Lin continued to cultivate as usual, over and over again.

  Seven days of time, step by step approaching.

  As the Mountain Stronghold Trial draws near, everyone in Black Wind Stockade is extremely excited and stirred up. After all, the selection of a new heir for the stronghold is very important to them. At least after Xia Meng steps down, within several decades, he will be the master of Black Wind Stockade.

  And undoubtedly, at this moment, the most favored one is Second Young Master Xia Cheng.

  His robust physique and sevenfold strength, his multiple experiences of leading the mountain stronghold disciples to plunder, his humble and kind personality, make him stand out among the several disciples in the Xia family.

  However, not everyone is suppressed by Xia Cheng. Apart from this Second Young Master, Third Young Master Xia Yang and Fifth Miss Xia Yan are also two extremely powerful opponents. Two cultivators at the sixth level of Body Tempering naturally attract everyone's attention.

  As for others... there are only two words to describe them: cannon fodder!

  Although the mountain stronghold trial is not a test of personal martial power, if the difference is too great, how can you face his attack? So when facing three or more strong people with six or more tempering bodies, those with five or fewer tempering bodies only have the fate of being cannon fodder.

  As for this point, Young Master Xia Lin is naturally the most dazzling cannon fodder in everyone's eyes.

  Although his unexpected move last time allowed everyone to discover that he possessed the strength of Quatre, but when facing Xia Shang, Quatre might be too powerless.

  Moreover, considering the contradictions between Xia Cheng and Xia Lin, everyone felt that Xia Lin had only two choices: one was to be a dazzling cannon fodder, trampled under Xia Cheng's feet, and the other was to give up his rights.

  As for this point, perhaps only Xia Dan felt that it wouldn't be so, last time he fought with Xia Lin, he felt that he lost too quickly!

  It's not just a suppression of the boundary, but also a suppression of martial skills. From Xia Lin's relaxed and effortless attitude, it can be known that Xia Lin is absolutely not hiding this point.

  Xia Lin's strength is far superior to what appears on the surface!

  Of course, Xia Dan naturally didn't have a good intention to tell Xia Cheng about this. Last time he was trampled underfoot by Xia Lin after being used as a cannon fodder, and this time, he didn't mind giving up this opportunity to Xia Cheng.

  The crowd in the mountain village was abuzz with discussion, never stopping, but what they didn't know was that at this moment, Xia Lin, who was being discussed by everyone, had no time to pay attention to them.