In Martial Universe, Signed in at the Start with Yao Lao's Ring

Hearing Yao Lao's words, Lin Yan's expression became serious.

He nodded toward Yao Lao before sitting cross-legged, swallowing the pills in his hand, and closing his eyes.

"Alright, I'll begin now."

With that, Lin Yan started manipulating the Qi vortex within his body, accelerating its rotation.

The vortex spun faster and faster until it resembled a small tornado. The Amethyst Winged Lion's Purple Flame within the vortex was flung outward due to the rapid spinning.

Lin Yan immediately activated Flame Mantra to control it.

In an instant, torrents of pale yellow Yuan Power surged forth like a tidal wave, engulfing the Purple Flame and suppressing it.

Sensing danger, the Purple Flame struggled, resisting fiercely with its own energy. However, Lin Yan firmly controlled his Yuan Power, relentlessly suppressing the flame.

The refining process lasted for half a day.

By the time it was complete, the flickering flame of the Purple Fire had weakened significantly, while Lin Yan's Yuan Power had gradually shifted from its original yellow hue to a deep purple.

Finally, Lin Yan opened his eyes, his gaze flickering with excitement.

"It's done?"

Yao Lao quickly stepped forward and asked.

"It's done!"

Lin Yan nodded firmly.

He circulated his Yuan Power again and immediately noticed that its flow was significantly faster than before!

"As expected, Flame Mantra has successfully broken through."

"Judging by its circulation speed, it should now be at the Mid Yellow Tier."

Yao Lao assessed Lin Yan's technique and nodded approvingly.

Then, he asked,

"And what about the Purple Flame? Can you still control it?"

Lin Yan nodded, then extended his palm.

A much more powerful and vibrant Purple Flame emerged from his hand.

It was clear that after being devoured by Flame Mantra, the Purple Flame had fully merged with it. This meant that from now on, Lin Yan could summon the Purple Flame at will, just like how Xiao Yan could extract multiple Heavenly Flames from Flame Mantra.

"Congratulations, little friend. This devouring process didn't just give you another flame as a weapon—it also upgraded your cultivation technique. Truly a joyous occasion!"

Yao Lao beamed at Lin Yan as he spoke.

"It's all thanks to Senior Yao's guidance."

Lin Yan smiled in response.

Then, he took out the Purple Cloud Wings, a reward he had recently obtained from the system, and said,

"But my training isn't over yet. This was also a system reward—I should take the opportunity to cultivate it as well."

Yao Lao was slightly puzzled.

He glanced at the Purple Cloud Wings' description, then looked back at Lin Yan with surprise.

"A High Profound Tier flying Dou Technique?"

"This is quite rare."

"After all, in the Dou Qi Continent, one can't fly before reaching the Dou King realm."

"But with a flying Dou Technique, one can gain the ability to fly early. And once a cultivator reaches the Dou King realm, flight techniques can be combined with Dou Qi Wings, stacking multiple sets of wings to achieve astonishing speeds."

Yao Lao then chuckled and said,

"Little friend, your fortune is truly remarkable. Treasures like this are nearly impossible to find, yet you've obtained one so easily!"

Lin Yan merely smiled without explaining.

Since it was a system reward, it was naturally not an ordinary technique.

Moreover, Lin Yan knew that as long as he continued completing sign-in rewards, the system would provide even more powerful treasures in the future.

He wasn't too surprised by it.

Without hesitation, he began training in Purple Cloud Wings.

However, mastering this technique was no simple task.

After all, it was a High Profound Tier Dou Technique—the same level as Eight Extremes Collapse.

When Lin Yan had learned Eight Extremes Collapse, it had already taken considerable effort.

Even though his strength had improved significantly since then, mastering another High Profound Tier Dou Technique was still a daunting challenge.

Thus, for the next period of time, Lin Yan devoted himself entirely to cultivating this new technique.

He even distanced himself from social interactions to focus solely on training.

More than a month later, one early morning—

Lin Yan finally achieved minor success in mastering Purple Cloud Wings.

Activating his Yuan Power, he unfurled his Purple Cloud Wings and floated in mid-air.

"It's done."

Retracting his wings, Lin Yan nodded in satisfaction.

"Little friend, your arsenal of techniques is growing stronger by the day."

"Not only do you have the Purple Flame and Eight Extremes Collapse for combat, but you now possess Purple Cloud Wings for flight. If you ever face an opponent you can't defeat, you can simply use Purple Cloud Wings to escape."

"As long as your enemy doesn't have the ability to fly, they won't be able to catch you at all."

Yao Lao couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Lin Yan smiled and nodded. "Senior Yao Lao's words are indeed reasonable."

He glanced at the time.

"It's still early."

"Speaking of which, yesterday Lin Dong and Qing Tan invited me to the Qingyang Town Bazaar. I declined, saying I was focused on training."

"But now that I've finished cultivating, and since it's been a while since I last saw them, I might as well go take a look. Besides, I don't feel like training right now, so this could be a good chance to relax."

Having made up his mind, Lin Yan headed toward the Qingyang Town Bazaar.

Meanwhile—

At the Qingyang Town Bazaar, two opposing groups stood face-to-face, tensions rising as if a fight could break out at any moment.

It turned out that these two factions were from the Lin Clan and the Lei and Xie Clans.

Earlier that day, Lin Dong and Qing Tan had simply planned to browse the bazaar. However, along the way, they heard that Lin Xia was being harassed by members of the Lei and Xie Clans. Without hesitation, Lin Dong immediately rushed to the scene and helped Lin Xia regain her dignity.

However, things took an unexpected turn when Xie Yingying and Lei Li happened to be nearby. Upon learning about the situation, they also arrived at the scene, now staring coldly at Lin Dong and Lin Xia.

"You must be Lin Xia and Lin Dong of the Lin Clan?" Xie Yingying's expression was indifferent as she looked at them. "Your actions earlier were inappropriate. Sometimes, reckless behavior comes with consequences."

Yet Lin Dong showed no fear at all. Upon hearing Xie Yingying's words, he merely sneered. "Oh? And where were you when your people were bullying members of my Lin Clan? Spare me the self-righteous nonsense. In the end, everything boils down to strength. You people just want to suppress my Lin Clan because you dislike us. But too bad for you—we're not pushovers."

Lin Dong's words left Xie Yingying momentarily speechless. After all, it was indeed the Xie Clan that had initiated the conflict, so she had no real rebuttal.

However, Lei Li, standing beside her, let out a cold chuckle. "Well said. In the end, it's all about whose fists are harder. So tell me, are yours hard enough?"

Without warning, Lei Li stepped forward and swung a punch at Lin Dong.

Lin Dong frowned and quickly countered with Ten Echo Collapsing Fist.

Even so, after taking Lei Li's punch head-on, Lin Dong was still forced back several meters. His arm trembled from the impact, clearly suffering a significant disadvantage.

"Ten Echo Collapsing Fist—no wonder you're so arrogant. So, you do have some skill."

"However, if this is all you've got, then I'm afraid you and your people will be leaving here on stretchers today."

Lei Li was mildly surprised that Lin Dong had blocked his attack, but upon seeing Lin Dong's current state, a mocking smirk appeared on his lips. Without hesitation, he charged forward and launched another punch.

"You must be Lei Li of the Lei Clan?"

"How arrogant."

Unexpectedly, a voice suddenly rang out.

The moment that voice echoed, a young figure abruptly appeared in front of Lin Dong.

Before Lin Dong could even react, the youth effortlessly dodged Lei Li's punch and countered with a strike of his own, sending Lei Li flying backward.

Lei Li tumbled a great distance before stabilizing himself. His gaze turned piercingly cold as he stared at the youth.

"Who are you?" Lei Li asked icily.

In response, the youth answered calmly, "Lin Yan of the Lin Clan."