Shenwu Yutianlei

Chapter 290 Lin Family

"The Lin family secret realm will be opened in a month. You have a month to prepare. One month later, we will set off for the Lin family's ancestral land." Lin Zhen said seriously with his hands behind his back.

"Okay, father-in-law." Shen Yun bowed slightly, his eyes revealing a hint of eager anticipation.

Lin Zhen nodded slightly, a trace of thought flashed in his eyes. His gaze fell on Shen Yun and he said slowly: "Yun'er, formations are of vital importance in the secret realm. There are so many dangerous formations hidden in that secret realm. If you are not careful, you will fall into an irretrievable situation. Later, I will ask someone to send some formation information to your room. You need to study it carefully and learn as much as possible about formations in order to deal with the unknown dangers in the secret realm." Lin Zhen paced back and forth as he spoke, his expression full of importance for this secret realm trial.

Shen Yun clasped his fists and saluted, and responded solemnly: "Thank you, father-in-law. I will do my best to live up to the mission. I will study the materials day and night and integrate the knowledge of formations." His eyes were firm, as if he had already seen the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Lin Zhen smiled with satisfaction, walked up to Shen Yun and gently patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Okay, then you go back and rest first. You must make good use of this month's time and don't waste it..."

Shen Yun bowed again and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law. I will prepare wholeheartedly and will never slack off." After saying that, Shen Yun turned around and left the room with steady steps. He had already started making plans for the upcoming secret realm trial in his mind.

Lin Zhen looked at Shen Yun's departing back, his eyes showing both expectation and a hint of worry. He knew the dangers of the secret realm trial, but for the development and inheritance of the family, he had to take this step. With a long sigh, Lin Zhen began to arrange for Shen Yun to prepare the array data.

Soon after Shen Yun returned to his room, a servant brought in a lot of information. These materials were like a treasure trove of knowledge, lying quietly on the desk, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

Shen Yun gently turned to the first page, his eyes immediately showing concentration and eagerness. The dense text and patterns on the information seemed to be the key to the unknown world, leading him to explore continuously. It was a precious record of the ancient formation, and every symbol and every line contained profound wisdom.

For the next few days, Shen Yun stayed in his room to practice or study the formation. In the morning, the first ray of sunlight shone through the window onto his face. He was already sitting at the table, holding a pen in his hand, copying and calculating the formation patterns in the data. His brows were sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed, as if he was having a conversation across time and space with those ancient formation masters.

In the afternoon, the sun was blazing, and the room was filled with a faint scent of ink. Shen Yun's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, but his eyes never left the information. He repeatedly compared different formation structures, trying to find the rules and changes in them. The pen in his hand rustled on the paper, recording his thoughts and inspirations.

At night, the moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the floor of the room. Shen Yun lit an oil lamp, and under the yellowish light, he was still immersed in the world of formations. He closed his eyes, and a series of complex formation diagrams emerged in his mind. He kept disassembling and reassembling them, looking for flaws and breakthroughs. When he felt sleepy, he got up and stretched his muscles, and then immediately devoted himself to research.

During these few days of practice and research, Shen Yun seemed to have entered a whole new realm. His understanding of the formations became increasingly profound, and every breakthrough made him feel extremely excited and satisfied. He knew that the road ahead was still long, but he was ready to meet more challenges.

During these days, Lin Ruyi's figure was rarely seen. According to Lin Zhen's intention, he was trying to help her sprint and strive to improve her cultivation by one level before the secret realm was opened.

In Lin Ruyi's courtyard, the smell of spiritual energy fluctuates every morning. She sits on the training platform with her eyes closed, surrounded by a light blue spiritual light, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth and gathering it in her dantian. Lin Zhen stands by her side, sometimes instructing her on the tricks of training, sometimes protecting her, his eyes full of expectation.

The afternoon sun shone in the courtyard, but Lin Ruyi did not slack off. She held the magic sword and practiced sword moves over and over again. Each move contained powerful spiritual power. The sword energy was so strong that it made the surrounding flowers, plants and trees rustle. Sweat soaked her clothes, but her eyes revealed determination and persistence.

At night, the moonlight was like water, and Lin Ruyi was still practicing hard. She sat cross-legged under the moonlight, nourishing her spiritual roots with the help of the essence of the moonlight, and constantly tempering her spiritual power. Under this high-intensity practice, her aura gradually became calm and powerful, and her cultivation was also improving bit by bit.

Lin Ruyi has been at the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm for some time. During these days, she has been immersed in cultivation every day, trying to break through the current bottleneck, but the progress is minimal.

During this month, Lin Zhen spent a lot of effort to help her break through again. Seeing his daughter hit a bottleneck, Lin Zhen was extremely anxious and determined to help her break through. He rushed around looking for all possible opportunities and resources.

I don't know where he got this drop of spiritual essence from. You know, spiritual essence is a resource specially provided by the royal family and is extremely precious. Lin Zhen must have paid a lot for this drop of spiritual essence. Maybe he exchanged it with someone for a treasure he had collected for many years, or maybe he agreed to someone else's extremely harsh conditions.

When Lin Zhen handed the drop of spiritual essence to Lin Ruyi, her eyes were moist. She knew that her father had paid too much for her, and she secretly vowed to succeed in breaking through and live up to her father's expectations. Lin Ruyi held the spiritual essence in both hands, feeling the majestic spiritual power contained in it, slowly closed her eyes, and began to absorb the power of the spiritual essence. The spiritual essence emitted a soft light, and strands of pure spiritual power flowed into her body along her palms, nourishing her meridians and dantian.

Finally, after unremitting efforts, Lin Ruyi broke through to the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment Realm as she wished, and officially stepped into the threshold of the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

At that moment, the room was filled with light, and Lin Ruyi was surrounded by brilliant spiritual light. She slowly opened her eyes, with excitement and joy flashing in them. A powerful spiritual power wave emanated from her, blowing her hair and clothes.

The fatigue of the past few days was swept away, replaced by a full sense of accomplishment. She felt the surging spiritual power in her body, as if she had endless power. The meridians became stronger and wider under the nourishment of spiritual power, and the spiritual power in her dantian was like a vast galaxy, shining brightly.

Lin Ruyi stood up and stretched her body, her bones making crisp sounds. She clenched her fists, feeling the changes brought by the new realm, and her mouth curled up slightly. At this moment, she knew that her efforts had finally paid off.

Don't underestimate this breakthrough. You have to know that many cultivators have spent their entire lives just hovering at the level of the sixth level of the foundation-building realm. On the long road of cultivation, every level of advancement is like climbing a steep mountain, full of difficulties.

Although it was only one level difference, it was like a natural chasm in front of the cultivators. That invisible gap blocked countless cultivators with dreams. Countless people spent their youth and life efforts at this level, but still could not cross it.

For ordinary cultivators, going from the sixth to the seventh stage of the foundation building realm requires not only talent and hard work, but also opportunity and luck. They practice day and night, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, tempering their own meridians and dantian, but they often hit their heads and bleed at the bottleneck of this stage.

Some monks, in order to break through this stage, risked entering dangerous secret realms to search for precious spiritual materials and magic weapons; some monks went everywhere to learn from masters, hoping to get guidance from masters; and some monks fought fiercely with other monks to obtain powerful cultivation methods. However, most people could only accept the fact that they could not break through in disappointment and helplessness.

In this seemingly simple stage, there are countless challenges and tribulations hidden. Only those monks who truly have great perseverance, determination, and opportunity can successfully cross over and embark on a higher path of cultivation.

On the other side, after Lin Zhen provided a large amount of formation information, Shen Yun absorbed the formation knowledge in the information like a sponge and used it for his own benefit.

In Shen Yun's room, books and scrolls were scattered all over the floor. He buried his head in them, his expression focused and obsessed. The array information in his hand seemed to be his whole world. His eyes quickly swept over every line of text and every pattern, like a hungry beast pouncing on its prey.

Sometimes he would stop, frowning, and thinking deeply about the structure of a formation; sometimes his eyes would suddenly light up, revealing an expression of sudden enlightenment, and then quickly write down his thoughts and insights on a blank piece of paper next to him. The ancient knowledge of formations was like a key that opened the door to his exploration of the world of formations.

As he read through the pages, Shen Yun's thinking was constantly expanding and deepening. He began to connect and verify the principles of different formations, trying to find the commonalities among them. In his mind, a huge formation system was gradually taking shape, with various formation elements intertwined and interacting with each other.

Unconsciously, Shen Yun has been completely immersed in the ocean of knowledge of the formation. He forgot the passage of time and the noise of the outside world. For him, at this moment, there are only these precious materials and his persistent pursuit of the formation. In this process, his level of formation has been greatly improved unconsciously, laying a solid foundation for his future development.

Although his formation level did not break through directly, Shen Yun could clearly feel that he was not far from becoming a late second-stage formation master.

Shen Yun had been studying the formation data day and night during this period, and had gained a lot. Every deduction of the formation method and every interpretation of the runes seemed to lay a solid foundation for his formation path. At this moment, he closed his eyes and looked inward at the origin of his formation. The originally vague formation veins had now become clearer, and the spiritual power flowing in them was more powerful and pure.

He tried to construct a late-stage second-order formation model in his mind, and found that although he could not present it completely, he was no longer clueless as before. Those complex spiritual power lines and rune combinations gradually took shape in his mind. He only needed some more time and practice to truly master it.

Shen Yun took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of confidence and expectation. He knew that he was crossing an important threshold. Once he successfully broke through to the second-stage late-stage formation master, he would enter a new realm in the way of formation.

He stood up, stretched his stiff body, and walked to the window. Looking at the scenery outside the window, he was filled with emotion. For this moment, he had put in too much effort and sweat. Those days of burning the midnight oil and those moments of deep thinking all became the witness of his growth.

Shen Yun clenched his fists and vowed secretly that no matter how many difficulties and challenges lay ahead, he would move forward firmly and become a top formation master as soon as possible.

Once a cultivator is absorbed in his practice, time flies by. In the quiet practice room, Shen Yun and Lin Ruyi are each immersed in their own world of practice.

Shen Yun was surrounded by array materials and various array materials. His hands kept gesturing, and his spiritual power drew complex array patterns in the air according to his mind. His eyes were focused and persistent, and he strived for perfection in every detail, as if time had stopped flowing for him.

Lin Ruyi sat cross-legged on the futon, closed her eyes and practiced. A faint spiritual light surrounded her body, and her breath was steady and long. Her mind was completely immersed in the circulation of spiritual power in her body, constantly expanding her meridians and strengthening her Dantian.