The Legend of the Netherworld

Seeing that Lin Xiao had entered a state of cultivation that was about to break through, the dirty Taoist simply meditated beside him to protect him, thinking to himself: "Lin Xiao is indeed a good seedling. A fight can make him improve significantly.

"But the strange thing is that he showed no signs of injury in the fight just now. Although I held back, I wasn't completely unharmed." The dirty Taoist priest was wondering when he saw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around Lin Xiao being rapidly absorbed and entering Lin Xiao's body like a spring.

Lin Xiao felt his entire body brimming with energy, especially his blood, which seemed to be boiling. Since his physical body had already entered the Jiashen realm, the breakthrough in his physical body was more evident in the changes in his blood vessels and skin.

The heat rushed through his body, causing him to feel great pain, but compared to the pain of his bones breaking that night, it seemed insignificant.

Lin Xiao gritted his teeth and persevered, meditating and absorbing the knowledge for the entire day, only waking up slowly when it was completely dark.

He opened his eyes and felt an unprecedented surge of strength within him, several times stronger than before. Seeing Lin Xiao awake, the guardian Taoist priest said with relief, "It seems you've reached the Jiazi realm. To be able to break through without relying on external forces in just eight months of practice is truly remarkable."

Lin Xiao smiled and said modestly: "You are the one who taught me well."

The dirty Taoist priest stepped forward, suddenly lifted up Lin Xiao's robe, and carefully examined his abdomen, only to find that there was not a single bruise or scar. The dirty Taoist priest couldn't help but frown and asked, "When we were fighting just now, I hit you several times. Did you feel any pain?"

Lin Xiao thought for a moment and replied, "No, I was just thinking about fighting back and didn't feel any pain."

A hint of doubt flashed across the dirty Taoist's eyes, and he decided to test it. He gathered 30% of his strength and launched a Tiger Roar Palm at Lin Xiao. The palm wind blew Lin Xiao away ten meters, and he fell heavily to the ground. The dirty Taoist quickly flew over, helped him up, and asked with concern, "How do you feel now?"

After Lin Xiao stood firm, he still replied calmly: "I don't feel anything."

The dirty Taoist was a bit shocked, thinking, "30% of my strength could kill a cultivator of the Jiazi and First Realm, yet he feels no pain at all?" So, he decided to increase his strength, gathering 80% of his strength and punching again. This time, Lin Xiao was sent flying into the air, and was caught by the dirty Taoist as he fell.

"What now?" asked the dirty Taoist priest.

Lin Xiao remained the same as usual and replied, "I still don't feel anything."

The dirty Taoist was horrified. With only 80% of his strength at the Jiachen First Realm, he couldn't even inflict any damage on Lin Xiao, who had just broken through to the Jiazi First Realm. He decided to use all his strength to test him, but just as he was about to strike, Lin Xiao suddenly said with a smile, "Master, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, the dirty Taoist immediately withdrew his hand, thinking to himself, "It seems the difference between 100% and 80% strength shouldn't be that big. I can't hurt him." He slowly withdrew his hand, pondered for a moment, and said seriously, "Lin Xiao, I think there's something strange about your body. Your defense is incredibly strong. My strength, at the Jiashen First Realm, is completely unaffected by you."

Lin Xiao was also stunned for a moment, and then he confessed everything to the dirty Taoist priest about his experience of breaking and healing his bones the previous night, as well as the painless fight with someone in the Lin House. He trusted the dirty Taoist priest completely, so he was completely open about it.

After hearing this, the dirty Taoist frowned, shocked. He stretched out his left hand, channeling his energy into a sharp sword, and gently slashed across Lin Xiao's arm. Blood slowly flowed from the blade. The dirty Taoist breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you can bleed, proving that you're not invulnerable."

He then said to Lin Xiao solemnly, "Remember, when you fight with others in the future, you must not reveal the secret of your amazing body defense. If the opponent can injure you with a weapon and make you bleed, it would be even better, so that you can fake the injury.

If the outside world knew that your body was nearly invincible, it would probably attract countless people to covet it and fight frantically for it. You cannot tell anyone about what happened today, not even Lin Jiao.

Lin Xiao nodded solemnly and said gratefully, "Thank you for the reminder, Taoist Priest. I understand."

Seeing that he agreed, the dirty Taoist turned around and went back to the cave to continue practicing.

Lin Xiao stood there, feeling a complex mix of emotions in his heart.

Lin Xiao stood in front of the thatched hut, feeling the newfound energy coursing through him. An urge surged within him to test his newfound power, and he decided to unleash the Dragon Wandering Across the Seas technique. He muttered a spell, gathering strength with his feet, and with a sudden leap, landed effortlessly on the roof.

Standing on the rooftop, Lin Xiao gazed into the distance, his eyes settling on the 90-degree cliff not far away. Without hesitation, he concentrated all his strength on his feet and flew towards the cliff.

When he reached the edge of the cliff, Lin Xiao took a step forward, and his feet seemed to be connected with the cliff, and he walked steadily on the vertical cliff as if he were walking on flat ground.

He was secretly delighted, then flexibly did a 360-degree turn in mid-air and landed on the ground easily and steadily.

Lin Xiao breathed slightly, feeling that his strength had further increased, and couldn't help but reveal a confident smile.

He calmed down, turned around and went back to the house to continue his meditation. In the cave not far away, the dirty Taoist happened to witness all this. Seeing Lin Xiao's progress, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a gratified smile.

The next morning, after finishing his morning exercises, Lin Xiao explained his plans to the dirty Taoist priest: "Master, I want to go down the mountain to see Lin Jiao and tell her the good news that I have successfully broken through to the Jiazi First Realm. It has been two months since I last saw her."

The dirty Taoist nodded slightly, agreeing to Lin Xiao's request. After receiving permission, Lin Xiao excitedly took it away.

After Lin Xiao came down the mountain, his first stop was the sect leader's gate. He was eager to see Lin Jiao, but was told by Senior Brother Ye Xuan, "Lin Jiao is in seclusion right now and won't see anyone."

Helplessly, Lin Xiao had to bow and leave, planning to go find some other friends.

Wang Hao, Wang Yiming and Yuan Hong are all on the right side of the Feng Shui Academy, while Liu Yi and Senior Brother Lin Qing are in the Baicao Garden on the left.

So, Lin Xiao decided to find a few friends on the right first, and then go to the left together.

He arrived at Xuanzhen Pavilion. After the doorman went in to announce it, Wang Hao ran out happily a few moments later. Lin Xiao asked, "Can you step out for a while? Let's go find Liu Yi together."

Wang Hao nodded, went back in to ask for a moment, then came out and said, "No problem."

The two walked side by side, chatting about their progress in cultivation over the past few months.

Wang Hao proudly told Lin Xiao that he had broken through to the Dingchou Second Realm. Although he had broken through to the Dingchou First Realm with the help of the fairy jade, he had achieved the Dingchou Second Realm entirely through his own hard practice for the past nine months, and now he had completely mastered the art of controlling fire.

After hearing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but think of Lin Jiao. At that time, she also mastered the fire control technique in the Dingchou Second Realm, but it only took her six months to reach that level.

Lin Xiao smiled and said to Wang Hao, "I have also broken through to the Jiazi First Realm, and now I can also use the Dragon Shadow Fist and Tiger Roar Palm."

After hearing this, Wang Hao widened his eyes and looked surprised.

Wang Hao continued to speak to Lin Xiao: "I am still an outer disciple now. In addition to daily practice, I also need to complete the chores assigned by my senior brothers. Only when I reach the fifth level of Dingchou and become an ordinary disciple can I be exempted from the chores." There was a hint of fatigue in his tone.

"Practice well. This is the path every disciple must take. Just get through it and everything will be fine." Lin Xiao patted Wang Hao's head comfortingly, and added, "I've been practicing with the dirty Taoist priest myself. Although there's no distinction between inner and outer disciples, I still have many tasks every day, but it's relatively free."

The two then came to Chanyi Hall and wanted to find Wang Yiming, but the doorman told them that Wang Yiming was not available to see guests.

When Elder Chanxin learned that the person who came was Lin Xiao, he even personally ordered Wang Yiming not to see Lin Xiao again. This made Lin Xiao feel helpless and he had no choice but to leave with Wang Hao.

The two came to Xingchen Pavilion again and met Yuan Hong. Yuan Hong left directly with Wang Haolin Xiao.

On the way, Yuan Hong said helplessly: "My master, Elder Xingchen, is busy with cultivation every day and doesn't pay much attention to me. Because he is the weakest among all the elders, he practices hard all day and has no time to care about his apprentice."

The three of them left together, walked through the corridor on the left, and came to the entrance of Tianji Pavilion.

Just as they were about to move on and head towards Baicao Garden, two Taoists came towards them. One of them was the thin young man who had fought with Lin Xiao in Xuelin House.