A whole Honey Glazed Grilled Fish was devoured by the four of them, even the tail, which is usually tasteless and often discarded, was thoroughly picked at by Wu Qilong.
Su Youpeng was licking his fingers and exclaimed, "Brother Lin, you truly are a master chef. This Honey Glazed Grilled Fish is the best thing I have ever eaten in my life, without a doubt!"
"The Supreme Honey Glaze is brushed onto the fish three times, allowing the honey to seep into the flesh, creating a perfect fusion. The fish meat turns out tender and sweet... Oh, and those aromatic leaves help eliminate the fishy smell, resulting in an exquisite grilled fish. Every detail must be meticulously attended to."
Chen Zhipeng, licking his fingers, offered his commentary. He squinted his eyes, looking profound, like a professional food critic.
Lin naturally knew he wasn't a gourmet; he had no idea where these comments came from. So he teased, "Oh, not bad! Keep going, let's see what else you can come up with."
Sure enough, after scratching his head for a while, Chen Zhipeng couldn't think of anything else and said somewhat dejectedly, "Well, it's just too delicious. And judging by everyone's reactions after the meal, this fish should be called Original Flavor Finger-Licking Honey Glazed Grilled Fish. Such a bold name deserves this dish!"
At this point, the other two members of the Super Ability Tiger Team looked down at their own fingers and awkwardly pulled them out of their mouths.
"Haha, great name! Thank you for the title, Brother Chen!"
"Ahem, I just said it casually; no need to thank me!"
The four enjoyed lively conversations after dinner. Facing these three jokers made Lin's mood much better.
Everyone cherished their time together that night because they all understood that soon they would part ways. Lin would stay behind to cultivate under the pretense of gathering materials while the other three would continue their journey.
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Parting always comes eventually. The next morning, the four waved goodbye without many words; they were all men who fought hard in the outside world and couldn't afford to be overly sentimental.
Lin exchanged contact information with the three members of the Super Ability Tiger Team, planning to reach out once all four returned to the campus area. Su Youpeng was still preoccupied with his aspirations of becoming a streamer.
As they parted ways, Lin sent the three of them the video of the song he had recorded overnight, featuring the songs from the True Tiger Squad that he could remember.
He had an idea in mind: to cultivate these three individuals into his envisioned Super Ability Tiger Team!
Watching the three leave, Lin Xin felt a sense of relief. Although he had enjoyed his time with the Super Ability Tiger Team and they had protected him, he always needed to maintain a disguise.
Now that the three had departed and he was left alone, he could finally drop the pretense and felt much lighter overall.
The Super Ability Tiger Team headed southeast along the lakeshore while Lin packed his belongings and set off in the southwest direction, ensuring they wouldn't run into each other again in the future.
Lin Ye was uncertain about how deeply he wanted to delve into this area. The planetary energy at Yang Lake wasn't very active, and being at the edge of the forest made it easy for others to spot him, potentially disrupting his training. Therefore, he decided to venture further inside.
This way, they would be completely separated, and it would be impossible for them to encounter each other in the Yang Lake area.
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Three days had passed since Lin arrived at Yang Lake, and he began to adapt to life in the wilderness. He found a suitable spot for cultivation.
Lin set up a luxurious tent by the lake, planning to stay there long-term.
Following the guidance of the Super Ability Tiger Team, he installed alarm systems and defensive measures around the campsite before taking stones and food with him as he left the camp.
Because he needed to stay long-term, Lin decided to first explore the surrounding area. After all, safety was the top priority in the wild. He had Edible take his brother to clear out any potential dangers nearby.
After a whole day, Lin finished his exploration and had Edible release his brother to monitor the surroundings day and night, ensuring that everything was secure.
With these preparations complete, Lin began his cultivation, focusing entirely on his practice.
Lin's cultivation was not as simple as an ordinary person sitting cross-legged and taking a couple of pills to start cultivating Inner Strength; no matter what, there would be some growth.
Through two days of cultivation, Lin discovered a serious problem: even with the frenzied absorption of planetary energy using Star Refinement Magic Art, his progress was still very slow, and he could hardly feel any growth.
The energy that entered Lin's body seemed to vanish without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.
This left Lin feeling somewhat troubled. He began to experiment with using auxiliary pills; perhaps they could help speed up his progress. Qi-Boosting Pill Price: 1000 each
Introduction: An ancient pill formula with miraculous abilities. It temporarily enhances physical qualities, expands meridians, and accelerates energy conversion in Dantian and Mysterious Gate, commonly used for breakthroughs.
As stated in the introduction, this pill could maintain a six-hour increase in Inner Strength mobilization speed, roughly enhancing it by three to four times.
When Lin used Star Refinement Magic Art, it also proved effective. Thus, this pill, typically reserved for breakthroughs by others, became like candy for Lin.
Before each session of cultivation, he would take one and crazily absorb planetary energy.
If someone were to witness Lin's speed of energy absorption, they would surely be astonished. He was only at level 10 and had not yet broken through, yet the amount of energy he absorbed each night surpassed that of a level 50 warrior!
With Qi's talent, his energy absorption rate was already more than thirty times faster than that of an ordinary person. Compared to those so-called geniuses, he was three times faster. Additionally, with the constant use of pills, he was absorbing nearly a hundred times more energy than an average person!
A hundred times! What a terrifying number that is. For an ordinary person, they would explode and die within half a minute without any doubt!
However, this massive amount of energy had not brought any growth to Lin; he remained stuck at the threshold of level 10, with no signs of breaking through.
As night fell again, Lin went to the lakeside after dinner. He looked somewhat melancholic, sighed softly, rubbed his head lightly, and gazed up at the starry sky.
"What are you sighing about?" Shitou slowly floated over to him.
"What about you? We've been cultivating here for five days, yet my Inner Qi hasn't increased at all. The effects of this Harmonizing Pill are not as simple as I thought. Perhaps I won't be able to break this curse of stagnation in cultivation..."
Lin's words were filled with frustration; his confidence was being worn down little by little. Over the past few days, he had spent over six thousand Hero Coins—one-third of his savings—yet there had been no progress at all, which made him doubt himself.
"Perhaps the method is wrong. The energy absorbed into your body does not disappear. Such a vast amount of energy cannot simply vanish; that would contradict the law of conservation of energy. It must be hidden somewhere in your body," Shitou analyzed logically.
Lin let out a slight "tch" sound in a low tone, touching the area around his Dantian and then the Mysterious Gate at the back of his head. Besides these two locations, where else could such energy be stored? Could there be other energy storage points?
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