Chapter 5

After eating his fill, Lin Dong returned to his small nest. He decided to make a concerted effort and continue to strive. The foundation he had built during his previous life was destroyed by the Turtle Snake Technique, a subpar cultivation method. This time, he must not repeat the same mistake. "Wait for me, I can prove that we are a perfect match." The Star River Nine Heavens Technique that Lin Dong started cultivating was an unparalleled cultivation method. In the cultivation world, although there were thousands of cultivation methods, those that could match it were probably less than five. The ethereal fairy had explosive combat power, and she cultivated the Star River Nine Heavens Technique. To cultivate such a method, the requirements were naturally very high: one must have a good foundation, extraordinary insight, and unwavering patience... The most important point was that one must be dedicated to this cultivation method and not cultivate any other methods until achieving great success. After obtaining the Star River Nine Heavens Technique, even if Lin Dong had not been destroyed by the ethereal fairy's palm, he would have found a safe place to destroy his own cultivation base and secretly cultivate until achieving great success. Now, this situation could be considered a fortunate accident, and even better. Because his mental strength was still intact, his realm had not diminished. Re-cultivating would be much simpler, at least he wouldn't have to fumble around like a blind man. "Begin." Lin Dong sat cross-legged, both hands forming the Five Heart Skyward Seal, suppressing all杂念, and placing a spirit stone in his palms. He guided the yang and yin energies between heaven and earth, refining his body and laying the foundation. In a state of tranquility, he slowly built the foundation for everything his body needed to supply and generate. A skyscraper rises from the ground. Laying the foundation is very important, as it will determine a cultivator's future. After five days of tranquility, the Star River Nine Heavens Technique had slightly laid a foundation in his body, and Lin Dong ended his state of tranquility. Although it was just the beginning, Lin Dong felt a significant change. The foundation laid by the Star River Nine Heavens Technique put his entire body in a state of transformation, as if he were being reborn. Unlike the Turtle Snake Technique, which only improved his ability to resist hunger, the Star River Nine Heavens Technique brought about a revolutionary change in his body, especially in his senses, which were greatly enhanced. When he opened his eyes, the world seemed to come alive. "Have I gained 'Remote Vision' and 'Eagle Eye'?" Lin Dong felt a significant change in his eyes, especially that the two eyes had different functions, and the differences were quite noticeable. His left eye had gained Remote Vision, allowing him to see through countless walls to the street corner where a cute girl was taking a selfie. The image from Remote Vision was not very clear and sometimes flickered due to the interference of invisible energy fluctuations. Most importantly, the range of Remote Vision was very small; if the girl was the center, he could only see the scenery of one room. The distance between the girl and him was only a few hundred meters, so the current limit of Remote Vision was probably two to three thousand meters, far from the clear view of a thousand or more kilometers before his return. His right eye had gained Eagle Eye. Unlike Remote Vision, Eagle Eye could not see through obstacles. However, it could see objects several kilometers away, and the pupils had an automatic focusing function. The most special ability of Eagle Eye was that it could automatically capture moving images, especially those of living beings, which it was particularly sensitive to. "It's really uncomfortable to see different things with both eyes." Lin Dong tried both functions. They were useful, but felt very awkward. However, because he had experience, he now knew how to turn off the human body's potential that he had cultivated. He no longer kept them active all the time, as it was unnecessary to waste energy. If he had thousands or tens of thousands of functions in the future and didn't know how to turn them off, the various interferences would likely drive him crazy. "Just starting cultivation, I've already gained two functions. If I cultivate for ten or eight years, my eyes will turn into a kaleidoscope!" Lin Dong was secretly delighted, but he knew that cultivating the human body's potential was normal, and these functions were minor techniques. The true method that could help him catch up to the ethereal fairy was the Star River Nine Heavens Technique. This method was the true path to the heavens, and the various functions that emerged during cultivation were like wildflowers and fruits by the roadside, useful when needed, but becoming overly obsessed with them would be putting the cart before the horse. To test the changes in his body, Lin Dong picked up a gas canister with one hand and lifted it over his head. He did this thirty times before feeling his arm muscles tighten, but he still hadn't reached his limit. Before cultivating the Star River Nine Heavens Technique, he couldn't even lift it once. Of course, strength was not the most improved aspect; the vitality of his body's cells and his neural reactions had changed even more, but these changes were not visible on the surface. Looking in the mirror, he only felt that the handsome guy in the mirror had a particularly clean and fresh aura, with a transcendent and ethereal charm. At the beginning of cultivation, he couldn't yet conceal his divine light. Otherwise, Lin Dong would have hidden the brilliant starlight in his eyes, or else, as he grew stronger, a simple glare would knock people down. "At this stage, I can only use spirit stones. If someone could protect me, eating a whole 'Foundation Consolidation Pill' would be great." Lin Dong sighed lightly. He wasn't without good things, but he couldn't use them yet. Powerful treasures were 100% imbued with spiritual energy. If Lin Dong dared to take them out, with his current strength, he wouldn't be able to control them and might be instantly killed by a backlash. Even some auxiliary pills, without the protection of a cultivation method and sufficient energy to control absorption, would be no less than a fatal poison if taken suddenly. After cleaning his body, he dried his wet hair with a towel, put on his clothes, and descended the stairs with light steps. The landlady looked at Lin Dong as if she didn't recognize him, her expression full of confusion. Another auntie came over and asked, "This young man is really handsome. I've never seen him before." "He just moved in, less than half a month ago!" The landlady, of course, knew that a handsome young man had moved into her building and had even taken a few extra looks when signing the contract, but today, she suddenly felt he looked like a celebrity who had stepped out of a TV screen, particularly 'strange.' "What does the young man do?" The auntie also stared at Lin Dong's back. "I don't know. He seems to be a college student. It's summer vacation now!" The landlady thought about finding an opportunity to introduce her niece to him. "Do you think my daughter Li Li would be suitable?" The auntie was even more eager, immediately putting her daughter on the market. "What? Your daughter Li Li? Forget it. Her weight might scare him." The landlady quickly countered. "She's lost weight!" The auntie quickly defended her daughter: "Her figure is great, and she can lose even more weight in a while." "But her face is big." The landlady struck the fatal blow. "..." The auntie finally fell silent. At the Big Mouth Food Shop, the cute girl was acting particularly strangely today. She was carrying a large plate to the neighboring table, but her eyes were still on Lin Dong, almost colliding with the door frame. Lin Dong couldn't help but speak up: "Do I owe you money? Do you have to stare at me like that?" Hearing this, the girl's face turned red. She then huffed with a small nose: "Uncle, you have a grain of rice on your face. I was trying to remind you!" After finishing her work, she quickly threw away the plate, took out her phone, and hid behind the counter to secretly record Lin Dong. Lin Dong didn't care, feeling happy and fully engaged. In no time, the bowls of rice next to him were piled high like a small mountain. The shop owner called out to the girl a few times to help Lin Dong, but she pretended not to hear and continued recording, giggling to herself. "Always playing around, no help at all." The shop owner came out, glared at the girl, and then smiled apologetically at Lin Dong. "It's fine, go about your business. I can take care of myself." Lin Dong waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind being self-reliant. The girl waited for her boss to return to the kitchen, put away her phone, and quickly came over. Her expressive eyes darted between the 'Storage Ring' on Lin Dong's left hand and the 'Strength Ring' on his right hand: "These rings are so cool. Where did you buy them? They can't be family heirlooms, right?" Lin Dong, while eating, casually denied: "No, they're from a street stall, five yuan for two!" The girl's face was full of disbelief: "Do you think I'm a child?" Lin Dong almost burst out laughing: "Do you think you're an adult?" The girl huffed at Lin Dong, but her huff was so weak that it couldn't even scare a mosquito. The Storage Ring in Lin Dong's hand, due to its poor quality, had only a tiny bit of primordial consciousness, with no will of its own, so he dared to use it casually. If it were a storage treasure, Lin Dong had much better ones, but he didn't dare to take them out. Besides, the Storage Ring was the first treasure he had obtained, representing his past hardships and witnessing his step-by-step growth. It was a veteran with great significance, so Lin Dong always wore it. As for the Strength Ring, it was linked to Lin Dong's soul due to a fortuitous event when a powerful cultivator accidentally benefited him during a blood sacrifice. The Strength Ring was now connected to Lin Dong's soul, never to betray him. Otherwise, Lin Dong wouldn't dare to use such a high-level item! At the street corner, a few shadowy figures were peeking around and quickly disappeared. After a while, when Lin Dong was almost finished eating, a large group of people suddenly appeared, half-surrounding him.