This martial saint is too cautious.

The seal of command has been successfully obtained!

However, Lin Yan did not have time to experience the effect of the Tuobing Seal. He immediately activated the Taiyi Divine Technique and began to activate the Dharma Image vortex within his Divine Palace.

The energy of the Thunder Marrow did not disappear; more than half of it remained.

He must completely absorb this thunder marrow energy and not let it slip away and be wasted.

As Lin Yan activated the Taiyi Divine Technique, the vortex within his divine palace spun faster and faster. The remaining 20% ​​of the un-vaporized Dharma power was being continuously compressed and began to sink like liquid.

80%, 85%, 90%, 95%...

A quarter of an hour, half an hour, an hour.

The liquefaction of the Dharma power within Lin Yan's divine palace was smooth, everything happened naturally, so smoothly that even Lin Yan himself found it hard to believe.

As far as he knew, there was a threshold between the fifth and sixth levels of the illusory realm.

This hurdle is the final step in the liquefaction of the Dharma power. The previous liquefaction of the Dharma power was done step by step, but at the very last moment, many fifth-level illusory beings will get stuck and need time to slowly grind it down.

This process can take as long as several years, or as short as several months.

"Was it because the energy of the Thunder Marrow was too concentrated that I directly crossed this threshold?"

Lin Yan pondered it for a moment, but he only pondered it for a moment, because he quickly stopped thinking about it.

There's no way to figure out the answer to this.

His martial arts skills are vastly different from those of other Void Realm martial artists of the same level.

The size of the Divine Palace, the strength of the Divine Soul, and even the presence of the Martial Dao Tree—any of these possibilities exists.

The power of the Dharma Image completely liquefied, and Lin Yan's aura also suddenly surged at this moment.

The sixth stage of Dharma form!

"It's like a dream."

Lin Yan couldn't help but mutter to himself. Even if he was confident in his martial arts path, he would never have imagined that just by participating in a secret realm, he would directly advance from the second stage of the Void Realm to the sixth stage.

His original plan was to spend five years breaking through to the sixth level of the Void Realm.

Breaking through one level in a year, at this rate... when he first mentioned it to his master, his master simply replied, "Is your father a Martial Saint?"

"My dad isn't a martial saint, but I have a powerful backer who's just as good, Brother Tree, right?"

After flattering the Martial Arts Tree, Lin Yan composed himself, changed his hand gestures, and formed the Weapon Seal.

Three Dharma images appeared, and as Lin Yan's hand seals changed, the Sword Melody above his head began to fly back and forth in the air above his head.

"rise!"

Lin Yan changed his hand gestures again. This time, the golden figure slowly moved forward and landed in front of him. Under his control, it walked directly to the table.

Then, the Sword Melody slowly floated down and landed half a foot in front of the golden man's chest.

"It's still a bit short."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yan changed his hand seals again. This time, the Undying Mountain that was originally behind him slowly floated and landed on one side of the wall inside the room. Its size was also constantly shrinking. If viewed from a distance, it looked like a traditional Chinese ink painting hanging on the wall.

"Unfortunately, I'm still lacking. I can only control the Dharma Image to perform some simple actions. I can't even make the Golden Man sit down. Otherwise, I could completely create a Dharma Image House by controlling the Dharma Image."

A scene flashed through Lin Yan's mind.

His own golden Dharma form sat in the study like a scholar, reading the Song of the Sword. On the study wall hung a traditional Chinese ink painting of his Undying Mountain. In addition, the writing implements on the desk, the bookshelf, and everything else were all manifestations of his Dharma form.

"I can't even imagine what that would look like."

Lin Yan shook his head slightly, dispelling the absurd images in his mind and controlling his Dharma Image. He could still hope that in the future, when he cultivated the Dharma Image Weapon Technique to its highest level, he would be able to perform the actions he imagined. However, he only had three Dharma Images. To make everything in the room a manifestation of Dharma Images was nothing short of a fantasy.

After playing with the Tuobing Seal for a while, Lin Yan's expression also became serious.

Previously, the power of the Dharma Image was consumed extremely quickly because it could not be condensed. Now that it has been successfully condensed, the consumption of Dharma Image power is almost negligible when condensing again.

Now, what he needs to do is the second thing: make Shenyuan and Faxiang be in harmony.

Lin Yan changed his hand seals, and the golden man and the Undying Mountain Dharma image disappeared, leaving only the Song of the Sword.

The successful formation of the weapon-holding seal in the Dharma Avatar Weapon-Holding Technique signifies that he has entered the initial stage of cultivation. The next step is to find a way to make Shen Yuan resonate with a Dharma Avatar, so that he can freely wield and use this Dharma Avatar.

Of the three Dharma images, the Undying Mountain was definitely not suitable, while having the Golden Man Dharma image wield the Abyss Sword seemed to be the most appropriate, but after thinking about it, Lin Yan finally gave up.

The Abyss belongs to the way of the sword.

The Symphony of the Sword evolved from his own mastery of swordsmanship, and the best place for the Abyss Sword is to establish a connection with the Symphony of the Sword.

The sword is hidden within the music.

Lin Yan suspended the Abyss Sword in mid-air, and the Sword Melody Dharma Image slowly descended, approaching the Abyss Sword.

However, at the very moment the Sword Melody made contact with the Abyss Sword, the Sword Melody suddenly shone with light, as if it were extremely repelling the Abyss Sword and repelling it.

call out!

The Abyss Sword trembled and emitted a sword cry. The next moment, it transformed into a beam of sword light, shooting directly at the wall and instantly piercing through it before finally embedding itself in a rock in the artificial hill in the courtyard.

"It failed."

Lin Yan frowned. Even with his control over the weapon seal, the Sword Melody still repelled Shen Yuan.

It wasn't that the weapon seal was ineffective, but rather, as he had previously guessed, the spiritual weapon of Shen Yuan was of a lower grade.

With a flick of his right hand, the Abyss Sword flew back into his grasp. Lin Yan murmured, "Old friend, it seems the only option is to upgrade your rank."

……

For the next few days, Lin Yan stayed at the Inspector's Mansion, occasionally having meals with Senior Brother Pei and the others, and then focusing on his cultivation.

Yin-Yang Contemplation Diagram, Dharma Image Holding Weapon Technique, Indestructible Mountain Technique...

All three techniques require diligent practice. Even without martial arts resources, simply practicing them will allow one's strength to continuously improve.

On the surface, the Yin-Yang visualization diagram doesn't seem to have any effect on improving one's cultivation level, but Lin Yan's intuition tells him that visualizing it once a day would definitely benefit his martial arts path.

……

Fourth day.

Lin Yan didn't wait for his master, but Ye Ya arrived instead.

"I hope I haven't disturbed Young Master Lin."

"Miss Ye, you're too kind. Please have a seat."

Lin Yan smiled and invited Ye Ya to sit down at the stone table. He was not surprised by Ye Ya's arrival.

From Ye Ya's attitude towards him back in the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm, including giving him the Thunder-Attracting Pearl, Lin Yan had already deduced that this Miss Ye might need his help with something, and giving her the Thunder-Attracting Pearl could be considered as forming a good relationship with him.

But no matter what Ye Ya's intentions were, she was still grateful for the kindness shown to her.

These lightning-attracting beads did indeed provide him with a great deal of help; without them, he could not have improved his cultivation level so rapidly.

"Young Master Lin, you have truly made a name for yourself in the Dharma Aspect Realm this time."

Ye Ya smiled and said, "Some people speculate that when the new list of Dharma Aspect Prodigies comes out, Young Master Lin's ranking will rise by at least ten places, and he may even be ranked first among the eightieth."

Ye Ya didn't just make this ranking to flatter Lin Yan; she deduced it based on Han Che's ranking.

Han Che ranked eighty-fourth on the list of Dharma Aspect Prodigies.

Han Che died at the hands of Chen Jiang, and Chen Jiang was then killed by Lin Yan. Therefore, according to the ranking rules of the Dharma Aspect Prodigy Ranking, Lin Yan's ranking should be able to replace Han Che's.

From the original ninety-third to eighty-fourth, that's a rise of ten places.

From the 80th place onwards, all are in the Void Realm. With Lin Yan's record, he certainly has a chance to compete for the first place in the Void Realm.

"It's just an empty reputation."

Lin Yan waved his hand, indicating that he had no interest in these rankings.

"Young Master Lin is too modest. This is not just empty fame. The imperial court rewards those on the Dharma Aspect Prodigy Ranking. It is extremely rare for someone like Young Master Lin to advance ten places at once. The imperial court will definitely reward him."

"Is that so?"

Lin Yan raised an eyebrow. He only knew that once someone entered the Dharma Aspect Prodigy Ranking, they were qualified to enter some secret realms under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. He never expected that there would be rewards for improving one's ranking.

"That's natural."

Ye Ya smiled and said, "If the imperial court launches the Dharma Aspect Prodigy Ranking, the various sects may not cooperate if there are no rewards. Rankings like this are very likely to cause disputes, and those who can be listed are the future pillars of the major sects."

"Yes, I understand what Miss Ye means."

Hearing Ye Ya's explanation, Lin Yan also laughed. Elder Li had explained this point before.

As long as there are rankings, those on the list will inevitably develop hostility towards others, especially those ranked similarly to themselves. Even the most magnanimous person cannot escape this tendency.

If the imperial court only offers rankings without any other benefits, then introducing the Dharma Aspect Prodigy Ranking would be seen as malicious in the eyes of the major sects.

The final result was that martial artists from various sects refused to be included in the list of prodigies of the Dharma Aspect.

Seeing that Lin Yan didn't intend to talk much about the Dharma Aspect Prodigy Ranking, Ye Ya changed the subject: "To be honest, when the elders of the clan found out that Young Master Lin was able to improve his cultivation level by so much in the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm, they were all shocked."

"Miss Ye, you're exaggerating. I was able to break through several levels in a row thanks to the Lightning-Attracting Pearl you provided."

Lin Yan replied with a smile, but in his heart he guessed that Ye Ya wanted to use this to draw out the favor she had given him with the lightning-attracting pearl, and then make a request to him.

"The Lightning-Attracting Pearl is only an aid; the main advantage lies in Young Master Lin himself." Ye Ya sighed softly. "Our Ye family has ancestors who entered the Thunder-Attracting Pearl in the past, and there were quite a few of them. However, they were unable to break through after advancing two levels. It wasn't that there weren't enough Lightning-Attracting Pearls, but rather that the absorption of lightning energy in the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm had reached its limit. Therefore, the Lightning-Attracting Pearl's role in Young Master Lin's achievements accounts for at most 30%, while the majority of the success is due to Young Master Lin's own unique abilities."

Ye Ya emphasized the last part, "different from others," a little more.

Hearing Ye Ya's words, Lin Yan's eyes narrowed slightly. He really didn't know this, so he had exposed some of his trump cards in front of the Ye family.

"Miss Ye, could you elaborate?"

"According to the deductions of my ancestors, in order to break through the limit with the power of thunder energy, the divine palace needs to break through the limit of ten feet first."

After Ye Ya finished speaking, she stared at Lin Yan with her beautiful eyes. Lin Yan was stunned for a moment. He knew that Ye Ya was waiting for a definite answer from him.

"Miss Ye, please have some tea. The tea from the Inspector's residence is quite good, Phoenix Dancong from Chaozhou Prefecture. I'm just passing on this opportunity."

Lin Yan smiled and raised his teacup. Ye Ya followed suit and picked up her teacup as well.

Although Lin Yan did not answer directly, he did not deny it, which meant he admitted it, and the tea drinking signified that the topic had come to an end.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Ye Ya got down to business.

"Does Young Master Lin know about the Lion Dance Competition?"

"During this trip to southern Guangdong, a senior brother told me that the Lion Dance Competition is a contest among a hundred martial arts schools in Foshan Prefecture. Ye Family Martial Arts School, as one of the four top-tier martial arts schools, has always been among the top in the Lion Dance Competition."

"Young Master Lin, I will be frank. This time, I want you to represent my Ye family in the Martial Lion Tournament."

"You want me to represent the Ye family in the martial arts lion dance competition?"

Lin Yan frowned: "Miss Ye, I'm afraid this is somewhat inappropriate."

When he represented the Xuantian Sect in the Battle of Mountains and Rivers, it was because he came from Qingzhou Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of the Xuantian Sect, so it was barely acceptable.

But now that he is a Dharma Aspect Realm expert, everyone knows that he comes from the Taiyi Sword Sect. If he continues to represent the Ye Family Martial Arts School, it will likely cause a huge uproar.

Seeing Lin Yan remain silent, Ye Ya could guess what he was thinking and explained, "Young Master Lin, you may not know much about martial arts schools. Martial arts schools in Foshan are different from other martial arts schools. Foshan martial arts schools... have the saying of apprentices joining halfway through their training, and there have even been martial artists with the Dharma Aspect who joined the school."

"A martial artist of the Dharma Aspect realm becoming an apprentice?"

"Although our four top-tier martial arts schools in Foshan may not be able to compare with your school in terms of strength, the Ye family's fist, the Tan family's leg, the Huo family's body techniques, and the Huang family's palm are all well-known in the martial arts world and have their merits. Many Dharma Aspect martial artists come to our martial arts school to seek martial arts breakthroughs, and these martial artists can also be considered as members of our school."

Ye Ya smiled and looked at Lin Yan, and continued, "However, we can't just find any Dharma Aspect martial artist and say they are a member of the martial arts school. There must be a convincing reason. In my Ye Family Martial Arts School, we use the Ye Family's Wujian Cunsha Fist as the standard. As long as you have mastered Wujian Cunsha, then you have been trained in my Ye Family Martial Arts School and can be considered a member of the martial arts school."

"Indiscriminate killing?"

Lin Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. He had seen an introduction to this fist technique of the Ye Family Martial Arts School in the Taiyi Sword Sect's collection of books. It could unleash killing intent in a small space and was unparalleled in close combat. In terms of power, it was probably even greater than the Nine Strikes he had practiced.

[A single, powerful strike can penetrate any gap, leaving no room untouched.]

This is a comment from a senior member of the Taiyi Sword Sect who introduced this martial art to the Ye family.

The Inexhaustible Killing Technique is the only one that does not belong to a body-refining sect, but it is no less powerful than a body-refining sect and ranks among the top three fist techniques in the world.

Of course, this top three is the evaluation of that senior. There are many styles of martial arts in the martial arts world, and there has never been a real ranking.

Different boxing techniques have different effects depending on the person using them, but regardless, the Ye family's Inextricable Inch Kill is definitely one of the most top-tier boxing techniques in the current martial arts world.

"Young Master Lin, our Ye family is willing to teach you the Wujian Cunsha Fist Technique. If you can cultivate Wujian Cunsha to the Fangcun Chunlei realm before the Martial Lion Tournament, you can represent our Ye family martial arts school in the Martial Lion Tournament. If you fail to reach that level... then this matter will be dropped."

Hearing Ye Ya's words, Lin Yan realized that it wasn't just a matter of him agreeing to it; he also had to be able to meet the requirements.

If you don't want to participate, then you won't cultivate the Infinite Slaughter technique to the Spring Thunder realm, which is equivalent to getting a top-tier fist technique for free.

The initiative in this matter is in our own hands.

Moreover, the Ye family is likely not only betting on themselves, but also on Chu Yan... who should also be one of their choices.

"Since the Ye family has their eye on me, how could I possibly refuse?"

Lin Yan smiled and gave his answer: it would be foolish to refuse such an offer of benefits offered so readily.

Upon hearing Lin Yan's agreement, Ye Ya's face lit up with joy: "Thank you, Young Master Lin."

"I will always remember Miss Ye's kindness in giving me Lei. I will certainly not refuse to help if I can."

Ye Ya smiled, now grateful that she had given Lin Yan the Thunder-Guiding Pearl in the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm.

Immediately, a brocade box slipped out from Ye Ya's sleeve.

In front of Lin Yan, Ye Ya opened the brocade box: "Young Master Lin, this is the Ye family's Inextricable Inch Killing Fist Manual."

Lin Yan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a martial arts manual inside the brocade box, along with six clay figures, each covered with red lines.

Guide the clay figure!

Upon seeing the six clay figures, Lin Yan was initially surprised, but quickly realized that the Ye family was trying every means to help him quickly master the Infinite Slaughter technique and reach the Spring Thunder realm.

Guiding clay figures is a clever method used in the martial arts world to transmit techniques. Each clay figure contains a detailed depiction of the flow of the techniques within the body.

Close combat techniques are not only driven by the power of the Dharma body; to unleash their full potential, the physical body must also cooperate.

How the power of the Dharma image guides the Qi and blood, and the amplitude of the force exerted between the acupoints, even slight changes, will affect the performance of the power.

In close combat techniques, the strength lies precisely in the difference of even the slightest margin.

"In the booklet, there is also a diagram of martial arts will, which was personally left by my Ye family ancestor."

Ye Ya then said something that shocked Lin Yan.

The Martial Arts Will Chart, personally left by the Ye family ancestor...

For Lin Yan now, the Martial Will Chart is no big deal. Although he can't make it, he can get it if he wants to.

The Ye family provided him with a martial arts will diagram, which must contain the true essence of martial arts, the "Incisive Killing Technique," with the aim of enabling him to quickly reach the Spring Thunder Realm.

To Lin Yan's shock, the Ye family had actually given him a diagram of martial arts will left by their ancestors.

The founder of this style of boxing possessed a level of understanding of the Wujian Cunsha boxing technique that was unmatched by anyone who followed him.

This item is extremely precious, and in principle, the Ye family should never allow it to be leaked.

Seeing Lin Yan's surprised expression, Ye Ya sighed inwardly. When her grandfather first suggested giving Lin Yan this martial arts will diagram, even she was shocked.

This martial arts will diagram from their ancestor has been preserved in the Ye family for thousands of years and is extremely precious. She never imagined that her grandfather would be willing to give it to Lin Yan.

She also asked her grandfather why he did that.

"In less than half a year, to cultivate the Infinite Slaughter to the Spring Thunder Realm is something that very few of my Ye family ancestors could achieve. Without the Martial Will Diagram of our ancestors, Lin Yan would probably also find it difficult. Since we have chosen to pass on the Infinite Slaughter to Lin Yan, we must do everything we can to help him reach the required level within half a year."

"If it's just considered as an alternative, then it's meaningless except for the loss of our Ye family's signature martial arts technique."

This was the first answer my grandfather gave.

"Secondly, we can establish a good relationship. As long as Lin Yan doesn't die, with his Divine Palace breaking the ten-zhang limit, his own potential, the support of the Taiyi Sword Sect, and the presence of Senior Shen as his master, he has a very good chance of reaching the sixth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm in the future. With this ancestral martial arts will map, my Ye family will have a connection with Lin Yan."

Martial arts investment.

Sometimes it's not just low-level martial artists who are valuable; Dharma Aspect martial artists are also valuable.

The reason why major sects give more preferential treatment to Dharma Aspect Prodigies is essentially an investment, except that this investment is made on their own people, which is perfectly natural.

"this……"

Lin Yan was also a little hesitant at this moment. He had originally thought it was the White Gate technique.

But now the Ye family is guiding the clay figure and has even brought out the ancestral martial arts will diagram. If I don't participate...

That seems... a bit too shameless.

Repent?

That's even more impossible.

His principle has always been that what he has in his hands is his, and there is no reason for him to give it back.

Lin Yan closed the brocade box and looked at Ye Ya with a serious expression: "Miss Ye, since the Ye family thinks so highly of me, I will do my best to cultivate the Infinite Slash to the Spring Thunder Realm before the Martial Lion Tournament."

Hearing Lin Yan's words, Ye Ya's smile widened, and she stood up, saying, "Then I won't disturb Young Master Lin's cultivation any longer."