Fairy Eye

In the following days, Han Lin became more vigilant, and any slight disturbance at night made him feel as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

To Han Lin's surprise, five or six days passed without Zhao Ruiling making any move. It seemed as if he was deliberately trying to scare him.

That night, Han Lin locked the door from the inside and propped it up with a large log, then began his cultivation as usual.

Unlike Qinglong River, where you can go to work whenever you want, here you have to start work on time every day and can only finish when the workday ends.

Therefore, his cultivation progress has slowed down considerably. Of the spirit stones that should have been refined long ago, three remain unabsorbed.

The second energy channel still has one last hurdle to overcome.

However, this barrier is already riddled with cracks, and Han Lin has a feeling that he will be able to break through it tonight.

as predicted.

After he refined two of the spirit stones and attempted to break through the barrier several times, he could no longer withstand the final hurdle.

With a snap.

The barrier vanished instantly.

"It's finally connected!"

Feeling a warm current flow from his dantian, traveling along the second meridian throughout his body, Han Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the third energy channel also appeared.

Like the previous two energy channels, although its branches extend throughout the body, it lacks the head area. It seems that the head is a forbidden zone for energy channels, which cannot be reached.

There are also only ten Qi Meridian Barriers, but their thickness has increased significantly, making them undoubtedly more difficult to break through than the second level.

Han Lin was prepared for this and was not discouraged; instead, he was full of hope for the future.

In just over a year, he had gone from nothing to reaching the second level of Qi Refining! Even someone with three spiritual roots like Yue Qingshan couldn't compare.

What more could you want?

It was still early, so Han Lin looked at the intact spirit stone in front of him that had not yet been absorbed.

But after hesitating for a moment, he did not choose to refine it, but instead picked it up and put it in his pocket.

This spirit stone will definitely not improve his cultivation much, but if he keeps it, it might save his life in a critical moment.

Because battles between cultivators are not like fights between ordinary mortals; they are usually decided by magical abilities.

True energy is essential for casting spells. When true energy is insufficient, replenishing it with spirit stones will greatly increase the chances of victory.

This is what the beginner's guide to spiritual practice says.

Han Lin kept it in mind, but no one had ever thought about it before, so whenever there were spirit stones, he used them all up.

Things are different now. Zhao Ruiling is truly still up to his old tricks, so he has to be careful. It's essential to keep this spirit stone.

……

The spiritual energy inside the room was too thin; even absorbing it all night couldn't compare to the effect of a single moment with a spirit stone.

Han Lin did not continue practicing the "Return to Origin Technique," but instead meditated on the "Fireball Technique" for several hours before going to sleep.

Meditation, in essence, is simply thinking.

Practicing the fireball technique in your mind is much less effective than actual practice, but it does not consume your inner energy.

It was a last resort for a poor bastard like Han Lin.

However, it also has certain benefits. Frequent meditation and deduction can deepen the understanding of the "Fireball Technique" and make it easier to use in actual practice.

The next morning, after getting up and tidying up, I went to the canteen for breakfast as usual, and then went out to work under the leadership of the team leader.

The team leader was named Lu Xing. He was tall and had a face full of fat, but his cultivation level was not high. Like Han Lin, he was only at the second level of Qi Refining.

She usually treated Han Lin indifferently, and never chatted with him except when assigning him work.

But today, for some reason, Lu Xing came over to supervise his work whenever he had a spare moment, constantly urging him to hurry up.

Han Lin didn't think he was slacking off, but he didn't argue with the other party either, since Lu Xing controlled their performance scores.

If someone performs poorly multiple times in a month, their wages will be deducted.

Don't underestimate the 100 points a month; that's a spirit stone, which is quite important to Han Lin right now.

But what Han Lin didn't expect was...

Despite working very hard during the day, Lu Xing still scolded him for being too slow when he finished work in the evening.

Let him have dinner, then he can work for another hour to move all the piled-up rubble to the designated location.

Han Lin didn't want to break ties with Lu Xing, so he had no choice but to agree.

When Han Lin returned to the construction site after dinner, it was already quite dark. There was no one around, except for the moonstones supported by a few wooden sticks by the roadside, which emitted a faint glow.

He glanced around and began loading the gravel from the ground onto the cart. The stones hit the cart with a thud every now and then.

Once it's installed, pull it along a slightly uneven road to the other side.

Perhaps it was because he had been carrying too much, even though Han Lin was at the second level of Qi Refining, he felt somewhat overwhelmed and had to stop and rest every so often.

"Han Lin, you're working really hard."

During the third rest, a short, chubby boy and a thin boy suddenly emerged from the dark woods beside them.

"Yue Qingshan, Zeng Ping!"

Upon seeing the person's face, Han Lin's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately understood: "You conspired with Lu Xing to deliberately set a trap to lure me out?"

"Haha, I didn't expect you ugly thing to be so smart."

Yue Qingshan laughed a few times, looking at Han Lin with a mocking expression, "Do you know that Senior Brother Zhao paid a considerable price to befriend Lu Xing?"

"Why waste your breath on him!"

Zeng Ping's face was grim. "Let's attack together and kill them first!"

"Kill him?"

Yue Qingshan was taken aback and was about to say something when he saw Zeng Ping make his move.

He raised his right hand, and a burst of golden light erupted from his palm, heading straight for Han Lin's face.

Han Lin was startled and quickly crouched down. The golden light struck the gravel on the cart, making a muffled thud that sent the gravel flying everywhere.

"Does this guy really want to kill me?"

Han Lin, who was fighting for the first time, panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down and rolled to the side to get out of the cart's range.

Zeng Ping attacked Han Lin again, but missed his target for the second time. Han Lin seized the opportunity and suddenly stood up, conjuring a fireball in his hand.

Bang!

Before Zeng Ping could react, the fireball had already left his hand and slammed into his waist, burning a hole in his clothes and revealing a bloody mess inside.

Zeng Ping screamed in disbelief, "You've actually reached the second level of Qi Refining!" Seeing Yue Qingshan still in a daze, he roared, "Why aren't you making a move!"

"oh oh!"

Although Yue Qingshan was good at talking, like Han Lin, he had never actually fought. Upon hearing this, he hurriedly made a hand seal and was about to attack Han Lin.

Unexpectedly, Han Lin suddenly bent down, picked up a sharp stone from the ground, and threw it forcefully, aiming straight for Yue Qingshan's chest.

Yue Qingshan screamed in fright, and the spell he hadn't even cast before instantly dissipated. Then, a sharp pain shot through his chest as Han Lin smashed him backward.

"Useless!"

Zeng Ping was both shocked and furious. Ignoring Yue Qingshan, he used both hands to unleash two golden beams that shot towards Han Lin.