Chapter 277: Chapter 277: Envy, Jealousy, Hate

His two great Cultivation Techniques began to circulate—a prelude to a breakthrough. Lin Yun gave a wry, helpless smile. ’I don’t get it. Why do my breakthroughs always happen at the worst possible times?’ He really didn’t want to cause such a stir under everyone’s watchful eyes.

It wasn’t that there was a problem with the breakthrough itself; it was that his breakthroughs always caused too much of a commotion. Lin Yun didn’t want to become the center of attention, especially since everyone present was a Direct Disciple of Celestial Eagle Valley.

But he had no choice. Because of the Martial Arts Enlightenment, many obscure points suddenly became clear to him, and his two Cultivation Techniques naturally and smoothly advanced toward the Third Layer.

Thanks to his newfound clarity, the breakthrough of his two Cultivation Techniques went very smoothly. The ten meridians he needed to open up offered no resistance whatsoever.

In just two short hours, Lin Yun successfully opened all ten meridians. This speed was simply unheard of.

Of course, this was mainly due to the Martial Arts Enlightenment. After he successfully opened the ten meridians, the Elemental Power within him surged crazily into the newly opened channels as if it had discovered a new world.

With both Cultivation Techniques breaking through simultaneously, Lin Yun’s recently advanced Cultivation Realm also began to skyrocket. Not only that, but his Entry Level Battle Intent also showed faint signs of breaking through. It was truly a chain reaction.

He gave another helpless, wry smile, but there was no way Lin Yun would let such a good opportunity pass. This breakthrough was happening entirely because he comprehended Martial Arts Enlightenment several times faster than an ordinary person. Many aspects of Martial Arts Enlightenment that regular Martial Artists found difficult to grasp, Lin Yun could understand with ease.

Coupled with the simultaneous breakthrough of his two Cultivation Techniques, his Cultivation began to charge toward the Qi Sea Realm Eighth Layer.

Since there were people around, Lin Yun couldn’t take out tens of thousands of Primordial Stones and shatter them. He had no choice but to use Three-Stars Qi Essence Pills instead. Although they had side effects, he would just have to refine them away slowly in the future.

He swallowed three Three-Stars Qi Essence Pills, and pure Elemental Power dissolved within him. He began to focus on refining the Elemental Power from the Qi Essence Pills. Since things had already come to this, Lin Yun naturally had to seize the opportunity and strive to break through to the Qi Sea Realm Eighth Layer in one go.

While Lin Yun focused on breaking through the barrier to the Qi Sea Realm Eighth Layer, the commotion he was making attracted the attention of the Celestial Eagle Valley Direct Disciples not far away.

"Is that guy breaking through? He’s only been here for two hours, right? Did he already gain some enlightenment?" a Direct Disciple asked.

"No way. Even Senior Brother Lin wasn’t this fast the first time he came here to seek enlightenment," another replied.

They shot Lin Yun looks filled with envy, jealousy, and hate, but soon, these Direct Disciples of Celestial Eagle Valley averted their gazes and refocused on their own meditation.

An opportunity for Martial Arts Enlightenment like this was rare. Even for them, as Direct Disciples, it was incredibly precious. They couldn’t afford to waste all their time watching Lin Yun.

No one disturbed Lin Yun as he single-mindedly focused on his breakthrough. A day later, with a BOOM from within his body, the barrier to the Qi Sea Realm Eighth Layer was shattered.

He swallowed another three Three-Stars Qi Essence Pills, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Power surged madly into his body. This time, the gazes of the ten Celestial Eagle Valley Direct Disciples were once again drawn to Lin Yun.

"A breakthrough to a Small Realm is causing this much of a stir?" one of the Direct Disciples exclaimed in amazement.

Just as Lin Yun successfully broke through to the Qi Sea Realm Eighth Layer, the Crown Prince, as fate would have it, arrived with the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and Ziyi. The moment he saw Lin Yun, the Crown Prince roared in fury.

"Lin Yun, let’s see you try to run today!"

The Crown Prince and his group had actually passed the second trial long ago, but because the Fifth Prince never showed up, they had waited there for a whole day.

When the Fifth Prince still hadn’t appeared after a long wait, the Princes began to feel something was wrong. Spurred on by Ziyi and the others, they realized they couldn’t just wait there forever and finally continued on their journey.

Upon arriving and seeing Lin Yun in the middle of a breakthrough, the Crown Prince’s heart filled with rage. His group had been hunting Lin Yun, but from start to finish, they hadn’t even managed to touch a single hair on his head.

And what about Lin Yun? He had not only passed the trials smoothly but was now even having a breakthrough. How could the Crown Prince possibly accept this?

"Lin Yun, I will kill you today!" As he spoke, the Crown Prince prepared to strike.

At that moment, however, the leader among the previously silent Celestial Eagle Valley Direct Disciples spoke in a flat tone, "This is the place where our ancestor fell. No one is to fight here. Otherwise, I will personally eliminate them."

As he finished speaking, the other Direct Disciples from Celestial Eagle Valley all gave the Crown Prince hostile looks. The meaning was clear: ’If you dare to make a move, none of you three will be leaving.’

Seeing this, the Crown Prince’s expression changed several times. He obviously didn’t dare to provoke a Direct Disciple of Celestial Eagle Valley. Leaving aside their backgrounds, their strength alone was far greater than his own group’s.

Blocked by the Celestial Eagle Valley Disciples, the Crown Prince forcibly suppressed his anger. After slowly calming down, he finally noticed the presence of Martial Arts Enlightenment in this place.

Faced with such a monumental opportunity, the Crown Prince quickly forgot about Lin Yun. Martial Arts Enlightenment was priceless to anyone. Being able to comprehend the Martial Arts Enlightenment of a supreme expert offered indescribable benefits for one’s future Cultivation.

With the Crown Prince no longer bothering him, Lin Yun seized the time to stabilize his newly broken-through Realm while also beginning to work on breaking through with his Battle Intent.

Lin Yun’s Battle Intent was currently at the Entry Level, still some distance from Minor Achievement. However, after comprehending the Martial Arts of this Celestial Eagle Valley ancestor, his Battle Intent had improved significantly.

This Celestial Eagle Valley ancestor’s Martial Arts Enlightenment contained Battle Intent, which was why Lin Yun’s understanding of it had advanced by leaps and bounds in such a short time.

What Lin Yun didn’t know was that one of the Five Great Demon Fiends of the Eastern Domain, Lin Jianhong, had also comprehended Battle Intent, and he had done so in this very place. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The breakthrough for Battle Intent was untraceable and impossible to put into words. Just like Lin Yun right now, his Entry Level Battle Intent had already reached its Limit, yet he just couldn’t break through to the Minor Achievement Realm.

Lin Yun’s brow furrowed slightly, but he didn’t notice that his Battle Intent was already erupting from him unconsciously. At this moment, everyone, including the ten Direct Disciples of Celestial Eagle Valley and the Crown Prince’s group, was looking at Lin Yun with envy.

"He comprehended Battle Intent... No, he must not have just comprehended it. It’s already at the Limit of the Entry Level," said the leader of the ten Direct Disciples.

His eyes, as he looked at Lin Yun, were filled with deep envy. As a Direct Disciple of Celestial Eagle Valley, he had yet to comprehend Battle Intent, yet Lin Yun had already done so and had even reached the Limit of the Entry Level.

’Damn it, that brat must be eliminated. Otherwise, he will become a grave threat to my Yanhuang Country.’ The Crown Prince’s heart seethed with killing intent. The more monstrous Lin Yun’s talent was, the more determined he became to kill him.

Unlike the Crown Prince, a strange light flickered in Ziyi’s eyes as he watched Lin Yun. It was impossible to know what he was thinking.

"Now things are getting interesting." Chen Ming, sitting lazily on the ground, merely glanced at Lin Yun before turning his head to continue his own meditation.

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