Although Xiao Yan had set the goal of having Lin Jing slay twenty magical beasts as part of her training, she clearly couldn't hold out long enough to meet it. When faced with the fourteenth beast, she finally collapsed, unable to go on. With her physical strength, Yuan Power, and even spiritual energy completely depleted, she was struck down by the beast and lost consciousness from her injuries.
Naturally, Xiao Yan had no intention of letting her truly die. The moment she fainted, he stepped in and instantly killed the beast. Seeing her unconscious form covered in blood, he waved his sleeve, and with the power of space, returned with her to the cave. Then, he stripped her torn clothes and placed her in a pool of medicinal liquid he had prepared in advance.
The gentle, healing energy within the potion seeped into Lin Jing's meridians through her skin, rapidly repairing her severely damaged body. Infused with the energy of the Life Spirit Flame, the medicinal bath possessed potent healing effects. This was the main reason Xiao Yan dared to use such harsh training methods.
Of course, even if Lin Jing truly died from the ordeal, it wouldn't be a big problem. Xiao Yan was now quite practiced in the art of resurrection. Why? Well, that was thanks to the time he had spent building and running the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Slaughterhouse…
Under the nourishment of the potion, Lin Jing gradually regained consciousness. Even before Xiao Yan could remind her, she noticed the healing effects and immediately activated her cultivation technique to absorb the energy on her own. Seeing this, Xiao Yan nodded slightly. Although this girl hadn't suffered much in life, she did seem to have some drive—unlike that lazy bum, Ye Lingyu. Otherwise, he wouldn't bother wasting his time like he had in the past.
As the medicinal energy was fully absorbed, a subtle crackling sound echoed from within Lin Jing's body—her cultivation had advanced slightly. She opened her eyes and was just about to speak when she suddenly realized she wasn't wearing anything. Her previously calm expression turned crimson as she quickly curled up and shouted in panic, "Where are my clothes?!"
"What do you think? Your clothes were torn to rags and would've hindered the absorption of the potion's energy. Of course I took them off," Xiao Yan replied casually with a shrug.
"You… you took them off?" she asked, flustered.
"Who else would've done it?" he answered matter-of-factly.
"Pervert! Creep!" Lin Jing shouted, red-faced. Just imagining her unconscious body being completely exposed made her want to explode. She had even briefly thought he was a decent person—who knew he had such perverted thoughts?
"Come on, if I really wanted to do something to you, I would've done it already. Do you honestly think you could stop me?" Xiao Yan rolled his eyes. "Besides, with your figure? Not my type. I'm not into lolis."
"No one's buying that!" Lin Jing shouted back, her cheeks burning even more at his comment about her figure.
"If I'm really into lolis, then may the heavens strike me with five thunderbolts," Xiao Yan muttered with a sigh. But no sooner had he spoken than a clap of thunder echoed across the sky, followed by a torrential downpour that gradually washed away the bloodstains from the earlier battles in the forest.
Xiao Yan silently stared into the distance, lost in thought.
"See? Even the heavens can't stand your lies! Still trying to deny it?" Lin Jing teased, seizing the moment to grab clothes from her storage bag and throw them on while he was distracted.
Xiao Yan ignored her mocking. Instead, the thunder reminded him of something. He turned to Lin Jing and asked, "Your body cultivation technique has something to do with lightning, doesn't it?"
"Yeah, why?" Lin Jing blinked. Her current body-refining technique, Great Sun Thunder Body, was a legacy from her father and indeed involved the power of lightning. She had even used it in her recent battles, so it made sense Xiao Yan would notice.
"Didn't I say I had a gift for you? Well, the weather's perfect, so let's just do it now." Xiao Yan clenched his palm, and a silvery scroll appeared, which he tossed over to Lin Jing. As she caught it, she thought she heard faint traces of wind and thunder humming from the scroll.
This scroll was none other than Three Thousand Lightning Movement, which Xiao Yan had once plundered from the Wind and Lightning Pavilion. He had far superior movement techniques himself, but this one was perfect for Lin Jing to practice. Though it was a Dou Technique from the Dou Qi Continent, it could still be used here by simply substituting Yuan Power in place of Dou Qi.
"A movement technique?" Lin Jing's eyes sparkled as she studied the scroll. She did have one movement skill, but it was low-grade. Though she wasn't sure what rank 'Earth Rank' referred to, the scroll's description alone made it clear this was far superior. If she'd had this earlier, she wouldn't have been chased so miserably by those beasts.
"Master, how do I learn this Three Thousand Lightning Movement?" she asked. "It says I need to absorb wind and lightning energy, but it doesn't explain how. So annoying."
"Doesn't your Thunder Body also require lightning tempering? Don't you know how to absorb it?" Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He didn't know the specific training steps of her technique, but since she could release thunder force from her body, she had obviously absorbed some form of lightning before. Why wouldn't she know how?
"Well… when I practiced the Thunder Body, my aunt Qing Tan did that part for me…" Lin Jing mumbled awkwardly.
"I see…" Xiao Yan's brow twitched. These pampered rich kids sure had it easy. Even this part was handed to her.
He had sensed that Qing Tan was at the Dou Sheng level—equivalent to Reincarnation Realm in this world. At that strength, she could forcibly extract lightning power and inject it into Lin Jing's body without much risk. But that also meant Lin Jing missed a valuable opportunity to temper herself.
"Absorbing wind and lightning energy is actually simple," Xiao Yan said, glancing at the stormy skies. "You just need to channel lightning into your body. In simple terms—get struck by lightning. Conveniently, your Thunder Body also needs this kind of energy, so it'll enhance that too."
"Ugh…" Lin Jing looked at the crackling bolts in the clouds, swallowing nervously. "Um, maybe I'll pass…"
As soon as she took a step back, the world around her abruptly shifted. Before she could react, she found herself suspended mid-air—right beneath a raging storm cloud. A blinding bolt of lightning struck down with a deafening crack, slamming squarely into her body.
"AAAAAHHH!"
Standing safely in the distance, Xiao Yan dusted off his hands and said coolly, "Didn't I say I'm petty and hold grudges? You thought you could insult your master and get away with it? Let's see if I don't fry you alive!"
(End of Chapter)
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