Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 262 The Last Test, Heaven and Earth Soul Battle
"I seemed to see my former self in a trance!"

With Hunxuzi's in-depth explanation and the occasional exchanges between the two, Lin Yuan was surprised to find that what the former had just said was not empty talk.

On many issues, the two people's thoughts and ideas are quite consistent.

After clarifying this, a gleam of light flashed in Lin Yuan's deep eyes, and he had already made a plan in his mind: "Since our ideas are so similar, the best way to show my value is this..."

He gently stroked his chest, where a crystal filled with purple energy was absorbing and tempering his blood.

"Besides, maybe I can kill two birds with one stone... I can find a way to break through to Dou Zun."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan took a deep breath, and then listened quietly to Hunxuzi's explanation, occasionally saying a few words of his "shallow" but true thoughts. The communication between the two was quite smooth!

Not long after, Hunxuzi ended his casual preaching with satisfaction.

At this moment, he looked at Lin Yuan with a little more appreciation and a hint of vigilance...

This kid is exactly the same kind of person as me...cannot be trusted!
However, Hunxuzi didn't care too much. His talent, wisdom and planning were all based on the Hun Clan, the world's number one platform, so they could be displayed most brilliantly.

However, Lin Yuan, this extremely talented boy, is ultimately trapped by his ordinary background and unable to display his talents to the fullest extent.

After all, only people from the imperial family can gain their fundamental trust.

If nothing unexpected happens, Lin Yuan will become his Hunxuzi, a very useful chess piece in the Soul Clan's millennium plan and the Emperor Dan plan.

Thinking of this, Hunxuzi smiled playfully, waved his hand casually, and a black scroll fell in front of Lin Yuan.

"It's time for the final test to begin!"

"This is an incomplete eighth-grade pill recipe. Some ingredients are missing. Please try to complete it!"

"I have listed the hundreds of materials that can be used!"

"If you can complete it within three hours, I will recognize your talent and you will be qualified to become my disciple. If you cannot complete it within the time limit, then my precious time should not be wasted..."

After saying that, he looked at Lin Yuan with interest. To complete the incomplete eighth-grade pill formula in three hours was no less difficult than refining an eighth-grade pill.

Almost all the "waste" people in the tribe who were raised with resources fell at this step.

The Imperial Pill Plan is the core of the Millennium Plan, and naturally it has drawn a lot of resources from the clan. There are many people in the Soul Clan who want to get a piece of the pie...

The assessment set by Hunxuzi was not only for Lin Yuan, but also for each person. The steps of the assessment were also different, but the only step of testing comprehension was a fixed step in each of his assessments.

What he needed was a ninth-grade alchemist who could work with him to refine pills, not just any random person.

A strong comprehension is almost a necessary condition to become a ninth-grade alchemist. It is also a natural ability that cannot be accumulated through resources like the origin of the soul.

This standard is too harsh. After a long and rigorous screening, there are only a few people who are suitable for use...

When Lin Yuan heard Hunxuzi's words, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

This final test was unexpectedly simple, but it was also reasonable. Completing the pill formula was indeed a very suitable way to test one's comprehension.

In a very short period of practice, among numerous combinations, capturing the only correct combination depends on the inspiration brought by insight.

Moreover, this is an eighth-grade pill recipe. The difficulty of completing it... is undoubtedly a hugely stressful challenge.

Lin Yuan looked at Hunxuzi who had a playful look on his face, and the Deputy Hall Master of the Soul Hall who had an indifferent look on his face... It was obvious that he had no right to refuse.

At this moment, even he felt a bit of pressure, but he was also eager to try.

"Haha!" Without showing the slightest sign of timidity, Lin Yuan chuckled: "Repairing the eighth-grade pill formula... is really an interesting test question!" He took the scroll, spread it out, and a huge amount of information immediately poured into his mind.

In just a few blinks of an eye, the information about the pill recipe and various medicinal ingredients was deeply engraved in his mind.

"Eighth grade, four colors, Extreme Flame Mysterious Refining Pill!"

Lin Yuan closed his eyes and pondered, countless messages flowing through his mind: "This pill can temper the fighting spirit of fire attribute practitioners. There is a small chance that it can permanently increase a person's affinity for fire element energy, thereby increasing the speed of cultivation and combat power."

"There are one to nine kinds of herbs missing. Three hours. It looks like we have to use the one that has been improved for a long time..."

Having made up his mind, he suddenly opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his deep pupils.

"Purifying Spirit Technique: Clear and Clear!"

With a light shout, Lin Yuan's mind moved and he entered a state of emptiness and clarity. He focused all his mental strength on one thing. His left eye flashed with a hint of wisdom, but his right eye was extremely high at this moment.

After several years of improvement, the Soul Purification Technique has now become a fairly complete secret technique.

At the same time, after years of practice, Lin Yuan's mind and soul have long surpassed the past, and his computing power base is now extremely strong.

Using the vast computing power in an empty and clear state, he quickly calculated the formulas for many complementary prescriptions.

"Oh... a secret method similar to the Heart and Soul Technique?" Hunxuzi raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this.

"Purify the mind and focus it into one, allowing people to abandon distracting thoughts and focus their minds on one point, exerting their computing power to the extreme! The details are a bit rough, but the fit with him is extremely high. He must have deduced it himself... Interesting!"

"It seems that this boy is a rare talent who can create new laws. He is really a good seedling. It seems that I will have another real... student, hehehe..."

In just a moment, Hunxuzi saw through Lin Yuan's condition, and then the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his heart's importance increased a little more.

After all, creators of certain levels usually have excellent understanding and talent.

Hunxuzi's thoughts did not affect Lin Yuan.

At this moment, his mind and computing power were completely immersed in the deduction of the Ji Yan Xuan Que Dan. One after another wonderful formula combinations emerged in his mind during the high-speed deduction and calculation, and then they were quickly identified and rejected by him.

As time went by, the light in his left eye became more lively, and the corner of his mouth curled up unconsciously...

More than two hours later.

At a certain moment, the gleam in Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly condensed into a dazzling moment.

"This is it!"

With a soft smile, the arrogance in his right eye slowly faded away, and excitement mixed with fatigue emerged from his eyes.

The updated version of the God Purification Technique has had significant effects on the boost in computing power and calculation speed. At the same time, its effect in squeezing the mind and soul has also become more efficient.

Even if Lin Yuan achieved the soul of the spiritual realm, the Soul Purification Technique still had enough power to consume energy.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yuan suppressed the fatigue in his eyes, looked at Hunxuzi confidently, and told him the results of his deduction.

"This recipe is missing seven kinds of medicinal materials, namely, Burning Spirit Grass, Ice Crystal Dew, Fire Element Jade Ganoderma, Flame Falling Fruit, Demon Phoenix Blood Essence, Nine Element Mysterious Root, and Earth Pole Flame Root. The general steps for processing them are..."

Lin Yuan then told the steps in great detail.

"Clap--"

A crisp applause rang out in this world.

Hunxuzi clapped his hands and praised: "Not bad, not bad! In just one hour, you were able to complete this incomplete prescription to such an extent. Your basic skills and comprehension have exceeded my expectations..." Lin Yuan's performance had really exceeded his expectations.

According to the standards set by Hunxuzi, Lin Yuan only needed to find the missing medicinal materials, not to mention that he could basically grasp the steps of refining the medicine.

"Now you are qualified to become my disciple!" Hunxuzi said dimly.

"Student Lin Yuan, greetings to the teacher!" Without any hesitation, Lin Yuan bowed, but did not kowtow as a master-disciple ritual.

"Teacher, what a familiar yet strange name, hehe..."

With a strange laugh, Hunxuzi looked at Lin Yuan with amusement and said calmly: "Although your greeting is quite respectful, it is not the master-disciple kowtow ceremony that I have in mind. So, do you not want to become my disciple?"

Hunxuzi, a seven-star fighting saint and a ninth-grade alchemist, is among the top five people in the Soul Clan, and his importance is second only to the two adults.

Even in the Soul Clan, no matter how talented one is, if one can become one's disciple, he would probably kowtow to them like crazy.

"Teacher, you are joking!" Lin Yuan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This is just my personal restriction."

"Restraint?" There was a hint of interest in Hunxuzi's eyes.

"That's right, restraint!" Lin Yuan nodded and chuckled, "From the day I became Dou Wang, I decided that I would never kneel under anyone. For this reason, I want to reach the top step by step!"

"It is because I respect the teacher that I do not kneel before the teacher."

"Because, if I kneel to someone, after I have learned enough, I will probably...try to get rid of the person who made me kneel to the ground."

This is a lie. Lin Yuan doesn't care who he kneels to.

However, he was not going to sell his "kneeling" at a low price. The identity of an insignificant disciple of Hunxuzi was not worth this price.

After all, how could a person who killed his master value the master-disciple relationship?

This is also a test to see to what extent the other party can allow him to be "willful".

At the same time, this move is also to create a thorny personality for himself. Although Lin Yuan wants to join the Soul Palace, he does not really want to be a "worker" of the Soul Palace and live the same kind of life as the old man Mu Gu and the old ghost Zhai Xing.

The Soul Palace is just a stop on the journey to Zhongzhou, and he doesn't want to stay here for too long.

Today, we have such a great opportunity. Hunxuzi, the most knowledgeable and self-aware person in the Soul Clan, is here. We must take advantage of this opportunity to show off our abilities.

Show your talents to increase your bargaining chips; show your "thorny" side to leave room for subsequent arrangements.

"Step by step to the top?"

After hearing Lin Yuan's words, Hunxuzi and the deputy hall master of the Soul Hall looked at each other, and a hint of ridicule appeared in their eyes at the same time.

Turning his head to look at the high-spirited Lin Yuan, Hunxuzi secretly sneered in his heart: "You ignorant young man, you don't even know how far you are from the top. Do you think you can reach the top just because you have a little talent?"

"How adorably silly! Even a seven-star Dou Sheng like me doesn't dare to dream of being the 'highest'. Hehehe..."

Thinking of this, there was a little more "gentleness" in his eyes when he looked at Lin Yuan.

Feeling a little amused, Hunxuzi smiled, a smile like that of a kind teacher appeared on his face.

"I understand your difficulties. I also believe that with your talent, you will one day reach the ideal 'highest' realm. As your teacher, I will give you something that should be able to help you..."

As he spoke, he waved his sleeves and a silver ancient scroll flew out and landed in front of Lin Yuan.

"Thank you, teacher. I will live up to your expectations!"

Lin Yuan seemed to be encouraged and showed a hint of joy at the right moment. He quickly took the scroll and bowed to express his gratitude.

"Open it and take a look!" Hunxuzi said lightly.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan nodded and carefully spread out the scroll in his hand.

"Heaven and Earth Soul Art: Earth Soul Scroll!"

The moment the contents of the scroll came into view, Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly shrank, and he said in disbelief: "Heaven... Heavenly Grade... The legendary Heavenly Grade Soul Cultivation Technique, how is it possible? Didn't these get lost in ancient times?"

Looking at Lin Yuan's horrified expression, a hint of mockery appeared again in the depths of Hunxuzi's eyes.

"Jie Jie—"

He smiled, a meaningful look on his face.

"What is a mere ancient object to my clan?"

"However, the scroll in your hand is only a part of the Heaven and Earth Soul Art, which is only of the advanced Earth rank. It is used for cultivation during the Spirit Realm, and it can allow you to cultivate to the peak of the Spirit Realm."

"When you reach the peak of the spiritual realm, I will give you the 'Heaven and Earth Soul Art: Heavenly Soul Scroll'."

"The unity of heaven and earth is the complete intermediate heavenly soul technique - Heaven and Earth Soul Art. It will bring you an opportunity to break through the heavenly realm. At that time, your master will help you grasp that opportunity and break through the heavenly realm!"

At this point, an inexplicable smile flashed across Hunxuzi's eyes, and his voice became more seductive.

Upon hearing this, the deputy hall master of the Soul Hall raised the corners of his lips slightly, and a strange smile flashed across his eyes.

"An opportunity to break through the Heaven Realm...?" Lin Yuan quickly let his eyes show some enthusiasm, then he bowed and said: "Student thanks the teacher!"

Hunxuzi waved his hand and said, "If you want to thank me, then you should cultivate to the peak of the spiritual realm as soon as possible."

After a pause, he asked with interest, "What are your plans next? Do you want to go back to the soul world with your master?"

"I don't have any plans for now!" Lin Yuan shook his head.

He put away the scroll in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Disciple plans to travel outside for a while and visit Danta to see the world."

"Traveling... is a good choice." Hunxuzi pondered for a moment and said calmly: "Compared to simply feeding with resources, I believe that people who have been tempered outside have a better chance of breaking through the ninth level."

He was quite optimistic about Yao Chen and asked Soul Palace to capture the latter. This was the core reason.

In Hunxuzi's eyes, people like Yao Chen who have been tempered outside have higher potential than the "waste" within the clan who are surrounded by resources.

After all, he had grown up through dangerous experiences.

The most dangerous time in his life was the time he was lurking in the Little Dan Tower.

He facilitated the changes in Xiaodan Tower, betrayed and injured his master - the Lord of Xiaodan Tower, and joined forces with strong men in the clan to attack and kill him, ending the heyday of Xiaodan Tower. This is also Hunxuzi's most proud masterpiece so far.

Recalling the "glory" of the past in his mind, Hunxuzi couldn't help but smile slightly.

"You can gain experience outside, but I will only give you five years."

"After five years, if you have not reached the peak of the spiritual realm, I will take you back to the soul world. In a few years, there will be important missions for us to complete, and we won't have that much leisure time for you."

　Sorry, sorry! I wanted to lie down on the bed for a while, but I fell asleep without realizing it.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)