I Started With an Orphanage and Accidentally Raised a Legion of Peerless Empresses - Chapter 3:

Chapter 3: Ten Thousand Times Amplification

“Stop, stop, stop! What are you doing?” Lin Yun was startled and quickly stopped her, narrowly avoiding an inappropriate scene.

Bai Xiaoxue froze for a moment and asked, “Didn’t you say you wanted to see my performance?”

Lin Yun’s expression darkened as he explained, “I meant that your future achievements depend on your own efforts!”

“Huh? Really?” Bai Xiaoxue’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Otherwise, what did you think I meant?”

“I… I…” Bai Xiaoxue’s body stiffened, and her face flushed red instantly. She quickly turned around, putting her half-removed clothes back on, wishing she could dig a hole to crawl into.

“Sorry, Director. I thought…” she mumbled, ashamed.

“You scared me for a second,” Lin Yun sighed. Looking at this seemingly innocent girl, did she really think he had such indecent intentions?

Then, he turned to the still-embarrassed Bai Xiaoxue and said, “Alright, come sit over here. I’ll grant you a cultivation talent.”

“Okay!” Bai Xiaoxue nodded rapidly and sat down cross-legged.

Lin Yun stood behind her, placed his hands on her back, and silently chanted in his mind, “System, bestow her the Innate Sword Body.”

[Ding! Transmitting… 10%, 20%… Transmission complete.]

The process was quick, and a panel appeared before Lin Yun’s eyes.

[Name: Bai Xiaoxue]

[ID: 0001]

[Cultivation Base: None]

[Physique: Mortal]

[Orphan Talent: Innate Sword Body]

[Favorability: 20% (rewards at 30%, 60%, 90%, 100%)]

Lin Yun nodded in satisfaction. “Alright, Xiaoxue, it’s done.”

As he stood up, Bai Xiaoxue looked at herself in confusion and asked, “Director, that fast? I didn’t feel anything.”

“Uh…” Lin Yun raised an eyebrow. That sounded kind of wrong.

He coughed lightly and said, “Anyway, try cultivating a bit to see the results.”

“Okay, I’ll give it a try…” Bai Xiaoxue recalled her technique and began meditating, circulating the spiritual Qi between heaven and earth.

As soon as she started cultivating, she was shocked to feel an overwhelming flood of spiritual Qi pouring into her body.

“Ugh… It’s too fast! Way too fast!” Bai Xiaoxue was exhilarated. Her cultivation speed had increased by nearly a thousand times!

But she didn’t realize Lin Yun was even more shocked.

“Holy crap, it’s really this fast?”

He wasn’t reacting to Bai Xiaoxue’s progress, but to the power surging inside himself!

As Bai Xiaoxue cultivated with a 999-times amplification, Lin Yun received a tenfold feedback from her progress.

In other words, his cultivation was now advancing at over ten thousand times her original speed!

Unknowingly, two hours passed.

When Bai Xiaoxue opened her eyes again, she looked at herself in disbelief. “I’ve actually reached the 4th stage of the Qi Condensation Realm?!”

Even among top-tier prodigies, no one had ever heard of someone reaching the 4th stage in just a couple of hours!

At this rate, she would soon be strong enough to avenge her family!

“Xiaoxue, how do you feel?”

Bai Xiaoxue said excitedly, “Amazing! I feel incredible!”

“That’s good.”

Lin Yun nodded calmly, as if everything was within expectations.

“Let me test you. Do you know how the cultivation levels are divided in this world?”

“Of course!” Bai Xiaoxue quickly nodded. “Cultivators are divided into nine realms, each with ten stages: Qi Condensation Realm, Postnatal Realm, Innate Realm, Transcendence Realm, Emperor Ascension Realm, Dao Condensation Realm, Venerable Realm, and Heavenly Emperor Realm. Director, did I get that right?”

“Yes, well done.”

Lin Yun was impressed. He had just undergone ten breakthroughs, which meant he was now at the 1st stage of the Postnatal Realm.

He felt refreshed and clear-headed. So this was what it felt like to have a cultivation base!

And this was just one orphan. If he had more, Lin Yun couldn’t even imagine how far he could go!

While he was deep in thought, Bai Xiaoxue suddenly knelt before him, catching him off guard.

“Xiaoxue, what are you doing?”

Then, Bai Xiaoxue kowtowed several times and said, “Thank you, Director, for granting me this cultivation talent.”

“Alright, alright, get up quickly.”

Having grown up under the red flag, Lin Yun couldn’t accept this. He hurriedly helped her up and looked at her seriously.

“Remember this, Xiaoxue. As a human, never kneel to the heavens or the earth. Only your parents are worthy of your kneeling. Do you understand?”

Bai Xiaoxue was stunned, deeply moved. “Yes, I understand…”

Lin Yun smiled and patted her head. “I don’t ask for much. Just live happily. Don’t become someone who betrays your master, okay?”

“Don’t worry, Director! I swear I never will!”

Bai Xiaoxue’s face was full of determination. Now, her gratitude and reverence for Lin Yun had reached the peak.

A man who could bestow cultivation talent—that was practically a miracle! It wasn’t an exaggeration to say he was like an immortal descending to the mortal world!

She felt incredibly fortunate to be taken in by the Director…

Lin Yun glanced at the sky and smiled. “Alright, Xiaoxue, it’s getting late. Let’s go eat.”

“Okay!”

Bai Xiaoxue nodded sweetly. Unconsciously, her heart had already been won over by Lin Yun.

Over the next three days, Bai Xiaoxue didn’t disappoint—she broke through rapidly and reached the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm!

That already made her a small expert even in Outrealm City.

As for Lin Yun, thanks to the tenfold feedback, his cultivation base had reached the peak of the Postnatal Realm.

While not overwhelmingly powerful, it was enough for basic self-defense. More importantly, inside the orphanage, he was invincible!

Originally, he planned to buy Bai Xiaoxue a high-grade sword technique to train with, but then ran into an awkward issue…

He had no money!

On the continent, martial techniques were divided into Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow grades. Heaven-grade techniques were practically extinct, Earth-grade ones belonged only to top-tier forces, and even Black-grade ones were ridiculously expensive.

With the few black crystals from the young master of the Xu Family, he could barely afford a Yellow-grade technique.

Lin Yun scraped together just enough to buy one, so Bai Xiaoxue could at least practice something rather than having strength but no combat ability.

He squatted in the courtyard, watching Bai Xiaoxue diligently train with the Yellow-grade sword technique and sighed softly.

“Sigh, I need to find a way to make money.”

Just as he was worrying, a voice rang in his mind.

[You have activated a recruitment mission: Recruit the second orphan!]

[Mission Reward: Unlock Heavenly Dao Academy and receive the Basic Martial Technique Gift Pack!]

Lin Yun’s eyes lit up. It was like getting a pillow when you’re sleepy!

But his joy quickly faded.

“Wait, where am I supposed to find the second orphan…”

…

Azure Dragon City, Zhao Family’s meeting hall.

On the main seat, Patriarch Zhao Wanfeng slowly opened his eyes and looked at the man reporting below.

“You’re saying you found a suspected Bai Family survivor?”

“Yes, in Outrealm City.”

Zhao Wanfeng sneered, “Clever. So she ran off to hide there.”

“Patriarch, shall we…”

“All the major powers are heading to Outrealm City. It will soon become the eye of the storm.”

After a brief pause, Zhao Wanfeng gave the order, “Use the communication talisman to inform Thunder Sword Emperor. Send him to Outrealm City and eliminate that girl before any unforeseen changes occur.”

As the saying goes, to cut weeds, you must dig up the roots. Even a useless girl had to be dealt with—who knows when fate might give her a chance to rise again?

“Understood! I’ll see to it immediately!”

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