Deep within the Lin Clan's Back Mountain!
Lin Yun moved through the dense forest, searching for a suitable demonic beast to target.
Ones that were too strong he couldn't handle, too weak lacked challenge, and too fast he couldn't catch.
After some trekking over mountains and through valleys, he finally found a big one.
In the forest, a giant black bear was running towards Lin Yun. It had a thick body, a smooth, hairless back that was hard as iron.
Lin Yun recognized it. This was an Ironback Azure Bear. When fully grown, it had the strength of Body Tempering fifth layer. It was very durable and tough to fight, and ordinary swords, spears, bows, and arrows could hardly break through its defense.
Before making a move, Lin Yun first tried to establish a task.
[Task: Kill the Ironback Azure Bear. Reward: Low-grade Cosmos Sack, Physique +1.]
"The reward is pretty good."
Before Lin Yun could be happy.
"Roar!"
The Ironback Azure Bear had already discovered him. It showed no politeness towards this human who had intruded into its territory. After a roar, it charged at Lin Yun.
Lin Yun quickly mobilized the Origin Power within his body, channeling his strength into his fists.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
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Lin Yun unleashed the Tongbei Fist, directly confronting the Ironback Azure Bear. After ten consecutive punches, the Ironback Azure Bear, weighing over five hundred jin, was sent flying.
There was a huge gap between Body Tempering fifth and sixth layers. With Origin Power, it was a dimensionality reduction strike.
The Ironback Azure Bear was no match for Lin Yun.
However, this guy was tough. After taking a full set of perfect Tongbei Fist from Lin Yun, it still wasn't dead. It got up and prepared to escape.
How could Lin Yun give it a chance? He chased after it and delivered finishing blows.
The Falling Rock Fist was powerful and heavy, shattering the Ironback Azure Bear's internal organs.
[Task: Kill the Ironback Azure Bear. Reward: Low-grade Cosmos Sack, Physique +1. Completed, claim?]
"Claim!"
[Physique 8 (Ordinary) - Physique 9 (Ordinary)]
A white light flashed, and a palm-sized green cloth bag appeared in Lin Yun's hand. The bag shimmered with a faint silver-green luster, imprinted with special runes, and had a strange feel to it.
The space inside was quite spacious, about the size of a room.
Lin Yun put the Ironback Azure Bear into the Cosmos Sack and continued hunting.
After searching in the forest for a while, Lin Yun hunted two more wild boars. Unfortunately, they weren't as strong as the Ironback Azure Bear. Establishing kill tasks for them only yielded two Qi Blood Pills as rewards, with no attribute rewards.
It was getting late, and Lin Yun was preparing to go home.
Fortunately, he had the Cosmos Sack, so he could put the demonic beast corpses inside, saving a lot of effort. However, to avoid attracting attention, he still carried one wild boar on his shoulder.
On the way back, Lin Yun reflected on today's battle.
"My fist techniques are strong enough, and my attack power is sufficient, but my speed is too slow. I can't catch agile demonic beasts at all. It seems I need to learn a movement martial art to increase my speed when I get back."
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Approaching the Lin Clan, scattered figures could be seen in the forest.
These were mostly people from the Lin Clan, searching for medicinal herbs in the forest.
This area of the Lin Clan's Back Mountain was connected to a vast forest. Besides dangerous wild beasts and demonic beasts, there were also opportunities, which were spiritual herbs.
Spiritual herbs were very valuable. If one found a ranked spiritual herb, it could not only be used for cultivation but also sold for a good amount of money.
The nearby forest had been cleared by the Lin Clan's patrol team, so there were generally no demonic beasts. Therefore, many clan members liked to try their luck here, making it quite lively.
Lin Yun had been here before, but his luck was bad and he hadn't encountered any spiritual herbs. Even after going deep into the forest to hunt this time and killing a Body Tempering fifth layer demonic beast, he hadn't encountered even a single first-grade spiritual herb.
"Huh, what a beautiful girl!" Lin Yun suddenly saw a figure like a butterfly flash stunningly through the woods ahead of him.
"It seems to be that little loli, Qing Tan!"
Lin Yun knew Qing Tan, but they weren't close before, only having met within the clan.
Qing Tan was Lin Dong's younger sister, adopted by Lin Dong's mother, and not of the Lin Clan bloodline.
In the original work, Qing Tan secretly admired Lin Dong. Unfortunately, that guy Lin Dong, whether he truly didn't know or was pretending not to know, actually treated Qing Tan as his biological sister. He was simply unappreciative! Ignorant! Wasteful! Shameful! How could such a cute little loli be left to grow old alone?
Lin Yun slightly increased his speed and quickly saw the other person. It was indeed Qing Tan, looking about thirteen or fourteen, very young.
She was wearing a simple light-colored dress, her skin was like snow, her face was delicate, her features were picturesque, her eyes were lively, and her dark eyes blinked, like a little girl picking mushrooms, searching everywhere in the woods, looking extremely cute.
Lin Yun slowly followed behind her, not in a hurry to go home.
It was still quite dangerous for this little girl to be in the woods alone. Although this place was close to the Lin Clan and generally no demonic beasts came here, what if?
"Wow, this is Crimson Sun Grass!"
Suddenly, Qing Tan seemed to have found something precious and let out a surprised sound.
Lin Yun looked over and saw the little loli's fair and tender hands were covered in dirt. She was currently holding a fiery red plant.
"A first-grade spiritual medicine, Crimson Sun Grass." Lin Yun recognized the spiritual medicine and sighed slightly, "As expected of the protagonist's sister, such luck."
However, it was just a first-grade spiritual medicine. For Lin Yun, who had already reached Body Tempering sixth level, it held no attraction.
Having made a discovery, Qing Tan immediately prepared to go home. She wanted to quickly give the spiritual medicine to her brother, Lin Dong.
Recently, Lin Dong had been diligently practicing martial arts, and Qing Tan saw it. She had always wanted to help her brother, so she had been frequently going to the Back Mountain to look for spiritual medicine during this time.
The happy little loli held the Crimson Sun Grass and skipped and hopped her way back home.
Lin Yun followed behind her and wasn't discovered.
Before long, they reached the intersection leading home. A round little fatty came out, smiling and following Qing Tan, his face full of flattery as he talked to her.
Lin Yun recognized him. That guy was called Lin Changqiang, Qing Tan's shadow, and he liked Qing Tan.
Qing Tan was like a carved jade figure, lively and adorable. Not just in the Lin Clan, but in the entire Qingyang Town, many people liked her.
If it weren't for her being so young, it's estimated that people proposing marriage would have already worn down the threshold of Lin Dong's house.
As the two walked, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of them, blocking their way.
Lin Yun recognized that group. The leader was called Lin Shan, the second son of Lin Mang, the second branch of the Lin Clan. This guy was at odds with Lin Dong and had bullied Lin Dong quite a bit. Now that he encountered Qing Tan, he was probably preparing to bully her a little.
Qing Tan and Lin Changqiang's expressions immediately turned ugly. Seeing the situation was bad, Lin Changqiang took off running ahead of time.
Leaving Qing Tan, a little girl, to face Lin Shan and his group.
Lin Shan and the others' target wasn't Lin Changqiang, so they didn't chase him. Instead, they surrounded Qing Tan.
Several strong youths blocked the intersection, surrounding Qing Tan in the middle.
"Oh, isn't this Crimson Sun Grass? Qing Tan, you picked it back for me." Lin Shan stared at the Crimson Sun Grass in Qing Tan's hand with a lewd smile.
"What do you mean picked it for you? Get lost, this is mine."
Qing Tan scolded him and protected the Crimson Sun Grass in her arms, not caring about the dirt on the grass staining her clothes.
"I guess you want to take the Crimson Sun Grass to that guy Lin Dong, right? That trash, it's a waste to use it. Just give it to me." Lin Shan said with a malicious smile.
"Lin Shan, don't go too far." Qing Tan said angrily.
Lin Shan wasn't in a hurry. He crossed his arms and looked at the angry Qing Tan without restraint, chuckling, "We already discovered this Crimson Sun Grass yesterday. We were just waiting to come and get it today. You took our stuff and you're saying I'm going too far?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Qing Tan said angrily, her little face flushed with anger.
Lin Shan showed no pity for her. Seeing Qing Tan angry, her fierce yet adorable appearance made him even happier. "I'm serious, Qing Tan. Give me the Crimson Sun Grass, and I'll let you go."
"You wish!" Qing Tan bit her silver teeth and held the Crimson Sun Grass tightly.
"Since that's the case, it seems you'll have to spend the night here today." Lin Shan chuckled, glanced at Qing Tan, and said, "That kid Lin Changqiang seemed to have run away just now. He should be going to find Lin Dong, right? That's good too, I didn't get enough beating last time."
"You... bastard." Qing Tan suddenly became anxious.
Lin Shan took a step forward and threatened in a low voice, "You don't want your brother Lin Dong to be beaten, do you?"
Thinking of how Lin Dong was beaten unconscious by Lin Shan before, Qing Tan felt a wave of fear and said with a crying voice, "No!"
At this moment, Qing Tan was weak and helpless, looking pitiful. Her big, dark eyes sparkled with tears, and little teardrops were swirling in her eyes, but she was strongly holding them back from falling.
That appearance made people's hearts ache.
Some people around also saw this scene, but unfortunately, no one stood up for Qing Tan. Lin Shan's father now controlled the Lin Clan's finances, and no one dared to offend him. This led to Lin Shan becoming a notorious little tyrant among the younger generation.
Lin Yun couldn't stand it anymore.
How could he bear to see such a cute little loli being bullied?
In the past, he might not have dared to offend Lin Shan, but now, he had a cheat, so what was there to be afraid of?
"System, establish a task."
Task: Teach Lin Shan a lesson and help Qing Tan out of trouble. Reward: A pair of Golden Silk Gloves.
"Give me the Crimson Sun Grass, and I won't beat him. How about it?"
"Are you going to give it or not? If you don't, I'm afraid Lin Dong is going to get a beating."
Just as Lin Yun walked over, Lin Shan was still threatening Qing Tan in a lewd manner.
Qing Tan was clearly on the verge of breaking down.
She was unwilling to give the spiritual medicine to Lin Shan, but she also didn't want to see her brother Lin Dong being bullied.
At this moment, she wished so much that someone could come and help her, stand up for her, and severely teach Lin Shan a lesson.
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, a black shadow flew over, and a wild boar weighing several hundred pounds slammed heavily towards Lin Shan.
It directly sent Lin Shan flying, and the heavy pig's body pressed down on him.
The few people surrounding Qing Tan were immediately startled and turned their heads to look in the direction the wild boar had flown from.
Qing Tan also froze her tear-streaked appearance. Her lively big eyes looked at Lin Yun walking over, and she was slightly stunned. Only then did a look of hope appear on her face.
Someone really came to help her.
"Lin Yun!"
Lin Shan's lackeys were somewhat taken aback, not expecting Lin Yun to actually dare to injure Lin Shan.
He was an orphan, with no backing in the Lin Clan anymore, so how could he dare to offend Lin Shan? Wasn't he afraid of retaliation?
Behind Lin Shan were his older brother Lin Hong and his father Lin Mang, neither of whom Lin Yun could afford to provoke.
However, they knew that Lin Yun had been diligently cultivating and had already reached Body Tempering fifth layer, so none of them dared to act rashly.
"Cough cough, Lin Yun, you damn orphan, are you looking for death? How dare you injure me."
Lin Shan pushed the wild boar off him and pointed at Lin Yun, cursing furiously.
"Go on, hit him." Lin Shan directly ordered his lackeys.
So what if he was at Body Tempering fifth layer? They were all at Body Tempering third and fourth layers. With multiple people attacking together, using numbers against one, were they still afraid of not being able to win?
As long as one hadn't reached Body Tempering sixth layer and didn't have an Origin Power Seed, the difference in strength wouldn't be too great.
Moreover, Lin Shan was currently enraged and didn't care about anything else.
An orphan dared to hit him? How could he tolerate this?
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