Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 277: Cooperation, Xuanmai Fushi Pill

"I'm Gu Yong, Gu Zhen's third uncle!"

The middle-aged man smiled faintly and said gently: "If you don't mind, you can call me Uncle Gu, or Senior Gu, or Senior Gu Yong."

The conversation was refreshing and there was none of the arrogance of the ancient tribe that was rumored.

"Gu Zhen's uncle?" Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with a strange light, "The temperament and demeanor inherited from the same lineage... This lineage is quite interesting."

With a calm smile, Lin Yuan performed a simple junior greeting and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Then I will take the liberty to address you as Senior Gu."

"Easy to say! Easy to say!"

Gu Yong smiled and said gently, "This place is simple and not a good place for conversation. Let's go somewhere else. You are Xiaozhen's friend and also a distinguished guest of our lineage. Let us show our hospitality as hosts!"

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and suddenly drew a line in the air. Suddenly, a space channel appeared in front of several people.

"Young friend, follow me." Gu Yong waved to the two of them and stepped into the space channel.

"Brother Lin, please!" Gu Zhen chuckled.

Lin Yuan nodded slightly and chose to enter the passage, and Gu Zhen followed him.
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In the elegant hall in Guyue Mountain.

The three of them toasted each other, and soon, as both sides were interested in getting closer, Lin Yuan and Gu Zhen, uncle and nephew, quickly became very familiar with each other.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Gu Zhen gently rubbed the storage ring on his finger, with an inexplicable meaning flashing in his eyes. The Zong Yuan Dan in the storage ring could shorten the gap between him and Gu Yao, Gu Xing and Gu Hua who had just broken through to eight stars from two stars to one star.

Thinking of this, he asked with a smile: "Brother Lin was able to refine such a high-quality Zongyuan Pill. Did he successfully break through to the eighth level?"

After he finished speaking, Gu Zhen and Gu Yong both looked at Lin Yuan intently with expectant smiles.

"After enduring for so long, it's time to finally get down to business!"

With a slight smile, a hint of amusement flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes, and he said frankly: "Thanks to the Earth Core Soul Marrow that you brought to the Black Horn Region before, I successfully broke through to the eighth level. Now I can indeed refine some eighth-level pills..."

Gu Zhen and Gu Yong looked at each other, saw the joy in each other's eyes, and then nodded slightly.

"Congratulations, Brother Lin!"

Gu Zhen smiled cheerfully, took out an exquisite box, and handed it to Lin Yuan: "It is my honor to be friends with an eighth-grade master! I found this by chance, so consider it my gift!"

After a pause, he added: "I feel a little cold, I hope Brother Lin doesn't mind."

"Brother Gu Zhen, what are you talking about?" Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows and said gently: "It is my honor to be your friend! I won't be shy about giving you the things..."

As he said that, he took the box and did not hide his curiosity. "You two, do you mind if I open it?"

He did have some expectations. This uncle and nephew pair were quite good at dealing with people. How could Gu Zhen's gift... or apology, be bad?

"Brother Lin, please feel free to do as you please!" Gu Zhen raised his hand and chuckled.

Lin Yuan was not polite and opened the box directly. A colorful stone that was much darker in color than the previous ones he had obtained immediately caught his eye.

"Colorful raw stones!"

When the contents of the box came into view, Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly condensed, and a hint of joy climbed up his brows: "Brother Gu Zhen, you are really a good friend! It seems that you took my request seriously. Thank you very much!"

"It would be great if Brother Lin likes it!" Seeing Lin Yuan's expression, Gu Zhen chuckled.

Lin Yuan generously put the box into the Nether Sea Ring, and then raised his glass to Gu Zhen: "Brother Gu Zhen's kindness, I accept it today..."

Gu Zhen was delighted when he heard this and raised his glass with a smile.

After drinking a cup, Lin Yuan straightened his expression and said, "After that, according to our previous agreement, Brother Gu Zhen... or your lineage, will act as my agent and help me build a bridge with the Gu Clan. We can both achieve win-win cooperation."

The presence of Gu Zhen and his second uncle at the same time meant that this matter was no longer just Gu Zhen's business, and this seven-colored raw stone was not just a gift...

"Thank you, Brother Lin, for your understanding!" Gu Zhen bowed and said in a deep voice.

At the same time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally done. It was worth it for him to ask his uncle for help and find the elders in the clan to exchange for this colorful raw stone.

After returning to the clan from the Black Horn Region, Gu Zhen completely calmed down and suddenly realized one thing - if Lin Yuan could really become an eighth-grade alchemist, could a Dou Zong like him really grasp the huge benefits of cooperating with him?
A Dou Zong and an eighth-grade alchemist, no matter how you look at it, are not of the same level or rank.

However, when strength and status are unequal, equal cooperation is just a naive idea.

After figuring this out, he tossed and turned, thinking over and over again, and finally told the matter to his direct elders, pulling them in as well, turning his cooperation with Lin Yuan into cooperation between his own lineage and Lin Yuan.

Although this approach is beneficial to both parties, if the other party is not informed in advance, it will eventually become a considerable hidden danger...which needs to be remedied in time.

The colorful raw stone...is not only his gift, but also his apology for his decision without authorization.

"Young friend, you are so generous. We can't be stingy anymore!"

Gu Yong at the side smiled, and actually took out a seven-colored raw stone and handed it to Lin Yuan: "I heard from Xiaozhen that you are collecting this thing, so I also asked my friends to help me get it together. I hope you can use it, but..."

Lin Yuan took the colorful stone and said calmly: "We are all family. If you have any difficulties, please speak up! If I can help, I will not hesitate..."

"Thank you very much. I won't be shy about that!"

Gu Yong bowed, took out a purple scroll, and handed it to Lin Yuan expectantly, saying, "Young friend, please help me take a look at this recipe to see if its effect is real... Are you sure you can refine this pill?"

"The pill formula?" Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with interest, and he immediately said, "Let me see..."

As he spoke, he took the document, spread it out and read it carefully.

"Xuanmai Fushi Dan, an eighth-grade four-color pill, can recast and greatly strengthen the meridians in the body, stimulate and improve the potential for cultivation, and make those who originally only have the potential of Dou Zong have a good chance of gaining the potential to break through to Dou Zun. The materials are..."

After a long time, under Gu Yong's somewhat nervous gaze, Lin Yuan finally completed his understanding and slowly closed the prescription.

"How is it?" he asked carefully.

"This recipe is the real one!" Lin Yuan smiled faintly and affirmed it firmly.

This prescription is not much different from the eighth-grade five-color Yishi Pill, and its effect is much better than the seventh-grade Tianhun Rongxue Pill.

More importantly, this pill is for adults. It can break the meridians and rebuild them, improving the potential of the physical body. Its effect is similar to breaking and then rebuilding. It is somewhat similar to the Yin-Yang Dragon Pill, but even more advanced.

"Great, Luan'er's future... has hope!" Gu Yong was overjoyed, and immediately looked at Lin Yuan expectantly: "Young friend, are you sure you can refine this pill? Or, can you refine this pill in a few years?"

"Luan'er?" Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard that.

"It seems that she is a woman who is very close to him but lacks the talent? Perhaps, she also wants to see my level? Then..."

“Senior, you are lucky.” Lin Yuan turned the scroll in his hand and chuckled, “I happened to encounter some opportunities some time ago, and my soul power has improved a little. I am sure I can refine this pill! But the medicinal materials…”

"I have collected four sets of medicinal herbs!" Gu Yong said immediately.

Judging from her earnest look, this woman named Luan'er is most likely his direct relative.

"Okay then." Lin Yuan nodded and said in a deep voice: "Prepare the herbs and find a quiet place for me. I can start refining the elixir tomorrow morning." "Thank you, my friend!" Gu Yong was overjoyed when he heard this and said quickly: "I'll prepare it right away!"

Then, he looked at Gu Zhen who was standing aside, and said sternly: "Xiao Zhen, take Lin Xiaoyou to the villa to rest and treat him well. Second uncle is notifying... No, he is going to deal with some things..."

After saying that, he bowed to Lin Yuan again and disappeared in front of the two of them.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Brother Lin!"

Gu Zhen smiled bitterly and explained, "Cousin Luan'er is my second uncle's beloved daughter. Unfortunately, my second aunt is from an ancient tribe whose bloodline is not high, so my cousin's bloodline and talent are also limited. My second uncle has always been very distressed, so..."

"My second uncle left the ancient world and came here to guard it for this reason."

Having said this, he bowed deeply to Lin Yuan and said, "Anyway, thank you Brother Lin for helping me this time!"

"It's just a small matter. They are all our future family members." Lin Yuan waved his hand casually, and then asked doubtfully: "There should be some eighth-grade alchemists in the ancient clan! Your second uncle... why doesn't he ask them to help?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhen pondered for a moment, then sighed heavily.

"How many strong men above Dou Zun are there in our clan? And how few rank 8 alchemists are there in our clan? It's a waste of time to let those busy grandmasters bother to refine this kind of elixir that can help people gain Dou Zun potential!"

"Moreover, if the Grandmasters in our clan help to refine this kind of elixir, wouldn't that be encouraging the combination of high-quality bloodlines and low-quality bloodlines? This is not good for the traditions of our clan... "

"High-grade Doudi blood has its benefits, but it also comes with its own... responsibilities."

He did not go on to say more details, but just sighed deeply again.

However, Lin Yuan basically understood what he meant.

When the bloodline of the ancient emperor combines with that of outsiders, it may be covered; when high-concentration bloodline combines with low-concentration bloodline, it will most likely be diluted.

"Matching someone of equal status" based on blood ties is the long-standing policy of the ancient clan.

For the sake of the clan bloodline, personal emotions are suppressed to a certain extent in exchange for a more stable and higher-quality inheritance of the Dou Emperor's bloodline. This is the result of the ancient clan rules, but it is also the price of the ancient clan rules.

From a rational point of view, this is indeed an extremely appropriate strategy.

However, people do have feelings after all, especially the strong ones.

One of the natures of the strong is the egocentrism brought about by extreme power. They are unwilling to be bound by rules... and are also the most likely to become rule breakers.

If the upper limit of cultivation is broken, strong people with this kind of temperament will be the best pioneers.

However, if the upper limit of cultivation is blocked, generally speaking, the arrogant and self-centered strong man will be the biggest gravedigger of the clan.

Like Xiao Xuan, he is an extremely brilliant and powerful person.

But in an era when the upper limit was locked due to the source of energy, he, who was the only one and who risked everything, eventually had no choice but to become the gravedigger of the Xiao clan.

As for the Ancient Clan, perhaps because they have implemented the "ancient" and "conservative" traditions and customs, they have been able to abide by the rules to the greatest extent and have become the most prosperous and complete clan with the bloodline of the Dou Emperor, except for the External Soul Clan.

From the perspective of the clan, from the perspective of defending the city, Gu Yuan, who can restrain and suppress the instincts of the strong, may be unexpectedly powerful? Is he an excellent clan leader?
However, the wheel of time is turning again, and the era of exploration is about to arrive...

"The Doudi bloodline... is really interesting!"

Lin Yuan smiled in his heart, and then turned his head to look at Gu Zhen: "Thank you for clearing up my doubts. Take me to a quiet place. I need to adjust my state for alchemy..."

Gu Zhen nodded, then introduced the Eastern Region to him and took him to a quiet villa.

"No one will disturb you here, Brother Lin, just rest and recuperate. I'll take my leave first!" After saying that, he prepared to leave.

"Wait a moment!" Lin Yuan called out to Gu Zhen.

Seeing his puzzled look, he chuckled and said, "Looking at your current state, you must have obtained some special opportunity and successfully broken through your cultivation. However, your fighting spirit is still a little unstable and needs to be tempered!"

"In that case, I'll give you something. It should help you save some time..."

After saying that, without waiting for Gu Zhen's reply, he waved his sleeves directly, and more than ten medicinal herbs immediately flew out from the Dark Sea Ring and hovered around his body.

Then, Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly widened, and as his fighting spirit and soul power surged, an extremely condensed and invisible heart fire separated from the qi sea in his body.

"Quenching——"

With a clear shout, Lin Yuan formed a few seals with his hands and violently mobilized the majestic soul power.

The invisible flame immediately split into more than ten invisible fire threads, which deftly passed through the ten medicinal herbs respectively. At the moment of passing through, the medicinal essence was instantly extracted, and the remaining ashes fell to the ground.

The colorless flames that had passed through more than a dozen medicinal herbs had been dyed into various colors by the medicinal power and were flying around Lin Yuan as he pleased.

"Gather fire to condense the pill!"

Lin Yuan quickly formed several seals, and more than ten invisible fire threads gathered in front of him. Under the control of Lin Yuan's powerful soul power, they merged and condensed at a very fast speed.

ten minutes later.

"Meteoric Heart Fire Pill, Type 2, done!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a crystal clear light blue pill condensed and hovered in front of him.

Lin Yuan flicked his finger, and a jade bottle storage ring flew out, and put the suspended pill into it. Then he waved his hand and sent it in front of Gu Zhen's body: "The sixth-grade Meteoric Heart Fire Pill I created should save you more than half a month of time to temper your fighting spirit."

The Yunxin Lihuo Pill is a special pill created by Lin Yuan for Canaan College to take advantage of the college's ability to produce heart fire.

This uses the heart fire of the Fallen Heart Flame as the main ingredient, combined with some other medicinal materials, to maximize its quenching ability and polish the fighting spirit. It will be very effective for the so-called "fighting spirit" problem.

After sensing Gu Zhen's condition, he began to think a little.

While accepting the hospitality at the banquet just now, he also diverted some of his attention and took the time to do an adaptation and transformation deduction. According to the special circumstances of Gu Zhen or the ancient clan, he deduced the Meteorite Heart Fire Pill Type 2.

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Gu Zhen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he carefully took the jade bottle, and said with a bow: "Brother Lin, you are so thoughtful, thank you!"

He couldn't even remember how many times he had bowed since seeing Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan waved casually, turned and walked into the house.

Gu Zhen looked at his back, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes, and at the same time he marveled in his heart at the magic of alchemy.

The problem that took me a lot of time to solve could be easily solved by the other party in less than a quarter of an hour; the big problem that had troubled my second uncle's family for many years could be solved in a short time by an eighth-grade master.

Thinking of what Gu Xun'er said at the previous meeting and Gu Qingyang's inference, he glanced at the pill in his hand and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"General Qingyang, how could such a brilliant man be left behind by us at the Dou Zun stage?"

"Miss, what you are asking for is totally... Tsk!"

With a sigh, Gu Zhen walked towards the pool of water prepared by Gu Yong. Uncle San had prepared something that couldn't be wasted...

(End of this chapter)