Chapter 106: The Three Yang Technique, Xuansu's Gift
Of course, the successful display of the Flame Devouring Wave Ruler by Lin Yan couldn't be hidden from Elder Yao.
However, considering that Lin Dong and the Little Ferret were present, Elder Yao did not show up.
But Elder Yao himself was actually watching the entire process from within his robe.
Therefore, for Elder Yao at this moment, seeing Lin Yan successfully display the Flame Devouring Wave Ruler that he had taught him, a wrinkled face couldn't help but reveal a hint of appreciation.
"Indeed, you are worthy, young friend."
"Your talent is as terrifying as ever."
"To master the Flame Devouring Wave Ruler so quickly."
"It's truly admirable."
Elder Yao couldn't help but send a message to Lin Yan. Although he had already witnessed Lin Yan's terrifying talent before, seeing it again couldn't help but evoke some emotions. Therefore, Elder Yao couldn't help but speak to Lin Yan at this moment.
"It can only be said to be barely mastered, not even close to perfection. There are still many details to improve upon when using it."
Lin Yan was very clear-headed, not becoming conceited because he successfully displayed the Flame Devouring Wave Ruler. Instead, he reflected on some of the shortcomings when he used it previously, hoping to improve in the next attempt.
"This is already terrifying enough!"
"To master the Flame Devouring Wave Ruler so quickly is truly abnormal."
"If you were to master it completely in one go, then I, the old man, would truly be ashamed."
Elder Yao couldn't help but joke with Lin Yan, teasing him.
"But young friend, you should take a break. After all, it's an Earth-Rank martial art, and it's still a bit difficult for you at the moment."
Elder Yao checked Lin Yan's condition again and reminded him.
Lin Yan nodded at Elder Yao.
He directly took out a few fourth-grade Replenishing Qi Pills from his robe and swallowed them without hesitation.
Then he began to circulate the elemental energy within his body to recuperate.
Lin Dong soon came over from behind. He was originally a bit worried when he saw Lin Yan feeling weak after using the Flame Devouring Wave Ruler, but after seeing Lin Yan swallowing several fourth-grade pills in one go, he couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
Roughly estimating, if Lin Yan kept this up, he would consume hundreds of Sun Yuan Pills in one go.
However, Lin Dong didn't dare to disturb Lin Yan and could only stand obediently in place, not daring to make a sound.
After a while, Lin Yan finished recuperating and finally opened his eyes. His complexion had become much rosier. However, when he saw Lin Dong there, he couldn't help but feel surprised. "Huh, Lin Dong, what are you doing here?"
Lin Dong was speechless at this and rolled his eyes at Lin Yan. "Lin Yan, with the commotion you caused just now, how could I not sense it?"
Lin Yan smiled awkwardly at this. "It seems that I disturbed your cultivation."
Lin Dong shook his head. "No, it's nothing. On the contrary, I've learned something new."
Lin Dong first asked Lin Yan, "Lin Yan, the one you used earlier, was it also a Heavenly Creation Martial Art?"
Lin Yan nodded with a smile. "Yes, it was a Heavenly Creation Martial Art."
Lin Dong's gaze became even more envious. He wanted to learn it but felt embarrassed to ask.
"Lin Dong, you can't learn this one."
"It requires the use of this Heavy Ruler. Without the Heavy Ruler, its power is only about five or six percent of its original strength."
"So..."
Lin Yan said to Lin Dong.
It wasn't that he didn't want to teach him, but this thing required the use of the Heavy Ruler.
Moreover, it was taught to him by Elder Yao. If Elder Yao hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't be able to teach it to others either; it was a matter of principle.
"No need to explain, Lin Yan. I understand."
Lin Dong quickly waved his hand.
He expressed his true feelings to Lin Yan.
"Although I'm really envious of this thing, Lin Yan, as long as you've said it, that's enough."
"Besides, Lin Yan, you only have one Heavy Ruler. Even if you gave it to me, I wouldn't dare to take it from you! If my dad and grandpa found out, they would scold me to death."
"Moreover, you've already helped me a lot; I dare not be greedy."
Lin Yan was quite relieved to hear this.
After all, people like Lin Dong, who are grateful and content, are actually quite rare.
Some people, after getting used to other people's kindness, feel entitled to it.
It's like a story Lin Yan heard in his previous life.
A kind-hearted person gave a beggar a piece of bread every day. At first, the beggar was very grateful, but later on, he took it for granted. In the end, one day when the kind-hearted person didn't give him bread, the beggar even resented him.
In fact, many people have this mentality.
But Lin Dong is not like that, which is quite rare and one of the main reasons why Lin Yan is willing to befriend him.
Even if he's the protagonist, if his character is lacking, Lin Yan will still keep his distance.
"If I come across anything good next time, and it's something you can learn, I'll teach you."
Thinking of this, Lin Yan smiled and patted Lin Dong on the shoulder.
As for Lin Dong, he also smiled and agreed, "That's a deal!"
The two of them soon resumed their respective cultivation.
And Lin Dong did not lie; he truly remembered Lin Yan's kindness. Therefore, after saying this, he immediately moved on from the matter, not holding it against Lin Yan at all.
In the following days, he even invited Lin Yan to the Spiritual Grinding Plate in the Stone Symbol Pavilion for cultivation. After all, compared to normal cultivation, the efficiency of cultivation inside the Spiritual Grinding Plate was significantly higher.
Lin Yan also gladly accepted and accompanied Lin Dong for several sessions of cultivation.
However, he didn't continue going afterwards.
After all, Lin Yan had a lot of things to learn.
Elemental energy, pill refining techniques, array formations—Lin Yan needed to learn all of these.
So naturally, he couldn't focus solely on learning array formations and neglect the others.
Therefore, after cultivating his spiritual power for a while, he began to cultivate in other areas.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. During this half month, both Lin Yan and Lin Dong made considerable progress in various aspects.
Especially Lin Dong; his elemental energy and spiritual power were growing rapidly. According to Lin Yan's observation, if he continued to cultivate like this, he would be able to achieve a breakthrough in both elemental energy and spiritual power in a short time.
Today, Lin Yan and Lin Dong originally planned to continue their cultivation as usual, but Xuansu unexpectedly paid them a visit.
"Sister Xuansu, what brings you here today?"
Naturally, Lin Yan stopped his cultivation and took the initiative to serve tea.
"Why, aren't you welcoming your sister?" Xuansu smiled and teased Lin Yan.
"Where would I dare? I've wanted to invite Sister over as a guest several times, but Sister is the manager of the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce, busy with daily affairs, unlike me, a layabout. So I didn't dare to disturb Sister."
"It's great that Sister came today. Come, try the tea I brewed. I'm quite skilled in this aspect."
Lin Yan smiled warmly and replied, showing great hospitality to Xuansu.
Xuansu chuckled at Lin Yan's words. She turned her gaze to Lin Dong and said, "Little Brother Lin Dong, look, your big brother Lin Yan is quite the talker."
"He can even bring the dead back to life with his words. This mouth of his is really something."
After saying that, she didn't continue beating around the bush and went straight to the point. "Alright, I won't beat around the bush with you guys."
"Last time you asked me to keep an eye out for martial arts techniques, right?"
"There's a second-rate martial art technique recently available called the Three Yang Technique, which is much stronger than your Qingyuan Technique."
"But the seller urgently needs money, and the price isn't cheap, so I grabbed it for you first."
With that, Xuansu pointed to the black manual on the table. "Here, this is it. Take a look and see if it suits you."
(End of this chapter)