Traversing the path of life and death

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Return

Lin Yu continued to cultivate in the valley for a period of time, mastering the combat techniques he had learned. Every move he made had the style of a master, especially the Five Elements Illusion Fist in the 'Phantom Shift Technique'. The three elements were perfectly integrated to form a delicate balance, resulting in extraordinary power.

Elder Wu didn't offer much guidance to Lin Yu's cultivation. Lin Yu figured everything out little by little through his own exploration. Every time he made a discovery, Lin Yu would try it again and again. Even if he failed repeatedly, Lin Yu never gave up on that faint hope.

The old shaman had once revealed his form to Lin Yu during his cultivation. On that occasion, after Lin Yu had balanced two elements, he attempted to communicate with a third element to maintain balance among the three. Just as he was about to reach the third element, the metal element, the first two elements suddenly dissipated, and Lin Yu could only end in failure. At that time, the old shaman simply said, "Heaven and earth are boundless, elements are united, all things are in balance, and all are under control." After saying this, he returned to the ring.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu sensed the profound meaning behind the words and immediately squatted down, pondering their significance. "What does it mean?" Lin Yu repeatedly wondered in his mind.

"The elements in the world coexist with each other. Where there is water, the water element is abundant, and underground, the earth element is even more plentiful. Every place has its own special elements, and each element can always accompany the others. The increase of one element cannot cause the other elements to perish. There must be a secret connection between them. What could it be?" Lin Yu thought anxiously.

Lin Yu sat for a full day and night, immersing himself in the problem. He thought of countless answers, but each time he would immediately reject them, because he believed that every answer was a pretense and that he had not yet discovered the real core of the problem.

When Lin Yu saw the word 'control', he began to try to control the surrounding elements with a nervous heart. However, he could only control the balance of two elements each time. He was not in a hurry to control the other element and instead first sensed the metal element outside his body.

The gold element was scattered around, showing no sign of gathering together. Lin Yu tried his best to control the balance of the other two elements, and the Five Elements Spirit Seed suddenly burst out with golden light. At this moment, Lin Yu felt that controlling the gold element had become much easier. Lin Yu took this opportunity to maintain the balance between the gold element and the other two elements.

After this, Lin Yu became very adept at this move and quickly mastered the essentials of the Five Elements Illusion Fist. After arduous practice, he finally managed to maintain a balance between the three elements and perfectly integrate them together.

After achieving a minor level of proficiency, Lin Yu tried to compete with the giant wolf, but he was mercilessly defeated by the giant wolf every time. After all, there was still a considerable gap between the two. However, every time Lin Yu used the Five Elements Illusion Fist, the giant wolf would dodge, as if afraid that the punch would hit it.

After consuming the red fruit, the giant wolf's strength was significantly enhanced, reaching the early stage of the second level of the Wild Beast realm. Both its strength and speed were greatly improved compared to before. If the giant wolf were to fight the Black Tiger King again, it wouldn't be long before the giant wolf killed the Tiger King.

The giant wolf's back also underwent a noticeable change. The flames burning on its back were mixed with a bluish-green color, which was quite rare. Previously, the giant wolf's back only had red. This rare bluish-green color gave the giant wolf a vibrant life force.

Every time the giant wolf saw Lin Yu practicing his combat skills, it would always run out of the valley when it had nothing to do, and only return here at night. Its body was covered in bruises, and sometimes it had wounds that were bleeding. As soon as it returned here, it would climb up to the big tree by itself, close its eyes, and only open its hazy eyes in the morning. However, the wounds and scars on its body would have disappeared without a trace.

Lin Yu felt a pang of sadness when he saw the giant wolf return at night, covered in wounds and dripping blood. But when he looked at the giant wolf again during the day, all the wounds on its body had disappeared. Lin Yu was surprised, but that was the truth, and he couldn't refute it. He could only attribute the giant wolf's change to the red fruit.

Lin Yu has been in the Wild Beast Forest for four or five months now, and there is still a month left before the family competition. At this time, Lin Yu's cultivation level, whether it is spiritual cultivation or body tempering, has reached the peak of that level. "In this month, I must improve my strength. If the family competition comes, I will at least have a fighting chance," Lin Yu secretly encouraged himself.

During this month, Lin Yu and the snow-white giant wolf traveled back and forth in the Wild Beast Forest. However, Lin Yu only stayed in the outer depths. If they went any further in, it would be a problem for Lin Yu and the giant wolf to come out alive. However, if Elder Wu made a move, it would be fine for them to continue advancing. But Elder Wu seemed to have disappeared. After saying that sentence to Lin Yu, he never came out of the ring again.

The nights in the Wild Beast Forest were very quiet. Occasionally, a roar would be heard, which would startle the people in the Wild Beast Forest. One night, a figure appeared vaguely outside the small gathering place at the entrance to the Wild Beast Forest.

Nighttime is the liveliest time of day in the settlement. Everyone who comes out of the Wild Beast Forest will revel on this night to release their stress. There are four watchtowers around the settlement, and each watchman carefully observes the surroundings.

A lookout in the east rubbed his blurry eyes, trying to open them again. Just as he was about to open them again, a dark figure appeared directly in front of him. The lookout rubbed his eyes hard, trying to make out the figure, but the figure had already arrived below the east gate, and a heavy knocking sound echoed in the small settlement.

The young man was none other than Lin Yu, who had returned. Standing outside the door, Lin Yu put away his gauntlets, which had been stained crimson with blood every day for the past month. In every fight, Lin Yu had used all his skills, and he had mastered those two combat techniques to perfection. His physical strength had broken through to the eighth level of Body Solidification, and his spiritual cultivation had reached the fifth level of Spirit Seizing. After breaking through, Lin Yu came here alone. The snow-white giant wolf did not follow Lin Yu, but instead passed through the outer layer of the Wild Beast Forest and went inside.

The east gate slowly opened, and the gatekeeper saw Lin Yu alone, with patches of bright red blood on his body. The blood was from the wild beasts that had splattered on Lin Yu when he killed them. The gatekeeper was terrified and hurriedly let Lin Yu in.