Chapter 9. Decisive, Lin Yang's plan
Lin Yang lightly gulped after receiving Lin Lu's sudden kiss and he felt his body heat up from the inside. Although she seemed to have behaved like a cute little sister, the way that she looked at him afterwards didn't quite match this image. She looked like an embarrassed girl that just kissed the boy she liked.
As Lin Yang kept looking at Lin Lu, he felt a strong and growing desire to step forward and take her into his arms, giving her a real kiss.
But suddenly transitioning from siblings to lovers would certainly be extremely awkward! Lin Yang hesitated for a long time while Lin Lu said nothing and only kept smiling innocently.
Finally, Lin Yang had enough of it. Since they both seemed to like each other, what was the point of delaying things? He decisively stepped forward and gently took Lin Lu's face into his hands. Looking straight into her brown eyes, he said, "Lin Lu, if you don't want it, push me away."
"Ah…" Lin Lu softly sobbed in surprise as her head was held in Lin Yang's strong hands. Her eyelashes then trembled as she saw Lin Yang's handsome face slowly nearing hers.
Lin Lu was deeply surprised and her heart began to wildly beat. Although she was quite bold just now, she used the pretense of acting like a cute little sister to muster up her courage. She didn't expect Lin Yang to react like this.
However, as Lin Yang's lips neared hers, she did nothing but close her eyes.
Soon their lips met in a gentle and light kiss.
This was Lin Yang's first kiss in that world, and it was also Lin Lu's first kiss.
Then Lin Yang waited for a moment as he continued holding Lin Lu's head, but Lin Lu didn't react or talk back. Seeing this, he kissed her again and then again, each time longer and more passionately.
Lin Lu's closed eyes moistened as she kept receiving Lin Yang's kisses, gently moving her lips in response. Her heart was filled with indescribable relief and happiness.
Lin Yang was always someone that she deeply admired. It left her feeling incredibly hurt when her big brother was taken away from her by Lan Yunyue. Afterwards Lin Lu also always worried that Lin Yang might never see her in a romantic way because she was his sister.
At this time a lot of pressure dissipated in Lin Yang's chest. She did not care what others might think of the fact that they grew up together. She always liked Lin Yang and it isn't like they are real siblings. She wanted Lin Yang to like her too, and she even more so did not want to lose her big brother to another girl.
Then Lin Yang kissed Lin Lu even more intensely, adding in a bit of tongue. He wrapped his left hand around her slim waist as he slightly pulled back his head and caressed her beautiful cheek.
Lin Lu opened her eyes which began to flicker with tears.
Lin Yang brushed back a few strands of Lin Lu's bangs, and leaned forward again. Then their warm tongues intertwined with one another sharing with her the most intimate kiss so far.
"Big brother…" Lin Lu softly sobbed after Lin Yang pulled back his head. She then tightly hugged Lin Yang's chest, desperately clinging to the current reality with all her might.
As Mo Eversnow secretly watched this scene from inside the Magic Cube, she was thoroughly taken aback. These siblings… they love each other a bit too much!
Lin Yang caressed Lin Lu's head, gently smiled and said, "I feel that from now on you should call me Lin Yang more often rather than your big brother. Although I love it when you call me big brother, it will feel a bit strange. Others might get the wrong idea."
"Ah… I understand," Lin Lu said, still clinging to Lin Yang.
"Mhm." Lin Yang smiled and caressed Lin Lu's lower back. Although he always suspected Lin Yang's attitude toward him, he felt relieved that he finally got through this wall and Lin Lu didn't react as if he was a creep, but instead accepted his feelings.
The two of them remained like this for a long time, each one reluctant to let go of the other.
Lin Yang's priority and dream was to become a supreme existence, but it did not mean that he would give up on everything else and not accept companions along the way, and Lin Lu was someone that he didn't want to give up on.
Lin Yang knew Lin Lu well. She was a very strong, determined and intelligent girl. Her ordinary background or martial talent did not matter to him at all, and what he cared about the most was only her determination to walk the thorny path with him and to support him until the end.
If the Magic Sphere would be able to offer him some other special things just like the Chaotic Virtues Combat Meridians jade slip, then she might also not be a burden, but perhaps could assist him in the future.
As for Lin Lu's slightly ordinary looks, it did not matter to him either. Putting aside that she was definitely pretty enough in his eyes, looks can always be improved through cultivation and miracle medicine.
Lin Yang brushed off a tear from Lin Lu's face, smiled and said, "We should begin training. We need to show good results during the entrance exam three months from now."
Lin Lu's eyes widened in surprise. "Uh? Big brother… Lin Yang, do you plan to join the Seven Profound Martial House?"
Lin Yang smiled mysteriously as he let go of Lin Lu. He answered, "Yes. Just because I told Zhu Yan that I won't register myself for the Seven Profound Martial House, doesn't mean that I cannot participate in the entrance exam and then join, you know."
Lin Lu raised her eyebrows and soon enough understood Lin Yang's meaning. Lin Yang formulated his words carefully back then to leave himself a loophole. As long as he had someone that would be able to ensure his entry into the Seven Profound Martial House, he would practically not be breaking his promise with Zhu Yan. After all, he did not register himself as he promised.
For example, even Lan Yunyue entered this way.
And indeed, this was the reason that Lin Yang had no problems with walking away from the registration site yesterday.
"Lin Yang, is this really okay?" Lin Lu asked, feeling slightly concerned that Lin Yang's plan was too reckless.
Lin Yang faintly smiled. "I can guess what you're thinking. After using such a cheap trick to go back on a promise, my reputation would still suffer. As the saying goes, paper cannot cover fire. With Zhu Yan's superior status and strength, I would unavoidably be the one to suffer when this matter is revealed. I would still be the one in the wrong. Zhu Yan would then even go to any lengths to get me killed or crippled. But as another saying goes, history is written by the victorious."
Lin Lu blinked her eyes. She understood what Lin Yang was hinting at, but she found it a bit unbelievable. Lin Yang actually wanted to surpass Zhu Yan in status and strength! But could he?
After a moment's pause, Lin Yang continued his explanation, "As long as my connections are strong enough and as long as my result during the entrance assessment is good enough to cause a stir among the higher-ups, then I can spin the story in whichever direction I want. Then I will paint Zhu Yan as the despicable villain who threatened me with my life and I had no choice but to accept his conditions. At that time the one with a ruined reputation would not be me, but Zhu Yan, while I would also receive complete protection of the Seven Profound Martial House."
"Ah…" Lin Lu already suspected something along these lines, but was now thoroughly enlightened. But she still had worries. She said, "I know that the cultivation technique that you shared with me is really powerful, but is it really possible for you to become strong enough in just three months?"
Lin Yang nodded with confidence. "Yes, I already calculated it. I have a plan, so don't worry."
Calculated my ass. He simply based it on Lin Ming's performance in the novel.
But Lin Lu looked at Lin Yang with admiration. She smiled and said, "Big brother really thought of everything. Big brother, can I keep calling you brother for a while longer?"
Lin Lu understood that Lin Yang telling her to not call him her brother anymore clearly meant that he wanted to be treated as her boyfriend and not her brother. She was overjoyed by this, but she also liked Lin Yang being her brother; he was always her big brother…
"That's alright." Lin Yang smiled at her.
In order to show overwhelming talent, he had already formed his target. And that was to surpass Lin Ming, reach the 3rd Stage of Body Transformation in the next 3 months and then clear the 'impossible' 5th floor of the Exquisite Pagoda during the entrance assessment!
After being admitted, thanks to his 3rd Stage cultivation base, he would also be able to give a shocking performance during his first ranking war in the Ten Thousand Killing Array, performing much better than the peak 2nd Stage Lin Ming in the novel.
At that time various forces and even the royal family will be desperately trying to win him over, while the Seven Profound Martial House would want to protect a great talent like him. Whatever Zhu Yan says, it would all be ignored.
And although Lin Yang's talent was inferior to Lin Ming, he already had a plan on how to overcome it, and the main factor in accomplishing it are high-grade cultivation pills.
Lin Ming in the novel had only cleansed his body of impurities and began using cultivation pills after more than a month had passed since he acquired the Magic Cube, but Lin Yang would begin from the very first day.
Lin Yang said, "For the next two days focus on absorbing these two Golden Deer Pills. After you're done I will organize you a room in the Grand Clarity Pavilion. It would be best that the Lin family would not see your cultivation rapidly rising day by day, I don't trust these fuckers. Do you have enough privacy in your room to safely study the jade slip?"
"Hn." Lin Lu nodded.
"Okay, this Blood Ginseng is also for you. You will need it when practicing strength control of the manual." Lin Yang took out another bundle and also gave it to Lin Yang.
Lin Yang originally bought four Golden Deer Pills, a 100-year blood ginseng and two Essence Gathering Pellets. From these, two Golden Deer Pills and the Blood Ginseng were for Lin Lu.
"Thank you, big brother. Lin Lu will engrave brother's kindness in her heart." Lin Lu brought the bundle to her chest.
Lin Yang's looked at Lin Lu, stunned. At that moment Lin Lu was simply too charming and cute.
After chatting a bit more, Lin Lu left to practice on her own in the Lin family.
At that time Lin Yang also began to prepare himself to take the Golden Deer Pill. He filled a large wooden barrel with water. Then he swallowed the Golden Deer Pill, stripped himself and jumped in.
In his body, the medicine began to dissolve with him. He could feel a flow of heat circulating in his chest.
Lin Yang then began to meditate and revolve the True Essence Chaos Formula. True essence stirred in his body and the Golden Deer Pill began to display its use.
With the onset of the effects, Lin Yang felt a slight tingling sensation and his body began to purify.
At the same time, Lin Yang also swallowed an Essence Gathering Pellet to increase the speed at which he would assimilate true essence.
The Essence Gathering Pellet also requires precious raw materials to refine. Its main ingredient is 100-year-old Blood Fungus and the main effect of the pellet is to increase the absorption of true essence to speed up a martial artist's cultivation. Its price was also at 200 gold taels each.
While the effect of the Golden Deer Pill is basically permanent, the effect of a Soul Gathering Pellet would be consumed in about two to three days.
It was a very costly way of practice! Even rich aristocratic juniors would need to use their savings to purchase some.
But Lin Yang didn't care.
As time passed, the surface of the water began to shimmer with greasy dark oil. These were Lin Yang's impurities that were excreted with the help of the Golden Deer Pill!
The body of a human, ever since it comes from the womb, would constantly be exposed to the contaminated houtian air of the world. This kind of air was contained in every breath they took, in the grains they ate, in the water of the rivers and streams, and lakes that they drank from. It was inevitable that the impurities would accumulate in the body.
However, the Golden Deer Pill contained a hint of Xiantian air from the deer embryo, and thus it could purify the body.
An aristocratic family's junior would begin this cleansing process as early as at twelve years of age. Then they would practice martial arts when their body is strong enough and after it had been purified. Soaking in baths of rare medicines was commonplace for them, and they naturally had less impurities in their body, so it's far easier for them to integrate true essence and refine their body than for commoners.
Lin Yang had only used a single Golden Deer Pill before, so he decided to buy two more and use them to purify his body as soon as possible to enhance his cultivation speed going forward.
In truth, regardless of the Golden Deer Pill or the Essence Gathering Pellet, these medicines do not directly increase the cultivation of a martial artist.
The Golden Deer Pill eliminates impurities of the body and passively makes it easier for the martial artist to absorb and revolve true essence through their bodies, while the Essence Gathering Pellet makes it easier to absorb true essence for a period of time on top of that. Combined together, they increase the rate a martial artist can practice at.
There are also other medicines that directly increase one's cultivation, but they have implications that they create impurities in true essence. Although cultivation would increase quickly thanks to them, the martial artist's foundation would not be steady, and one would have to spend a massive amount of time to remove the pill toxins and consolidate their foundation afterwards.
Since the gains were outweighed by the losses, Lin Yang would naturally never take this kind of medicine.
As time passed, more and more impurities were being excreted from Lin Yang's body.
At the same time true essence sunk into the surface of Lin Yang's muscles, re-refining his muscle fibers. Lin Yang could tell that his strength was still rapidly rising.
It was the first time that he practiced with the True Essence Chaos Formula in the real world, but he had already been using it a lot inside the Magic Sphere's space, so he was familiar with it and so his practice was quite smooth.
As the sun began setting, Lin Yang finally stopped cultivating and opened his eyes. At that time the Golden Deer Pill had been completely absorbed by him, and his body had been purified.
Lin Yang then carefully revolved the True Essence Chaos Formula and compared it to before. At that time it really was indeed noticeably easier to revolve true essence through his body!
It is said that usually as a martial artist absorbs the efficacy of three Golden Deer Pill, their cultivation speed would be increased by about 40% compared to those that have never gone through this process.
In addition, the Essence Gathering Pellet was further increasing his cultivation speed by another 40%.
Although there was the difference in their martial talent grades, at this time Lin Yang's cultivation was progressing significantly faster than Lin Ming in the novel.
Lin Yang also believed that he had a slightly higher cultivation base in the first place and had refined more true essence in his body, so he would need to spend even less time and effort to reach the early 2nd Stage of Body Transformation.
As for reaching the 3rd Stage in three months, it would still not be easy, but Lin Yang believed that he could accomplish it. He would definitely not slack off and would spend every moment cultivating to make sure that he would reach this target.