Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 280: Each Has Their Own Thoughts, Fighting in Secret
The humiliation of losing to Lin Yuan in front of Xun'er always loomed over the ancient monster for the whole year.

The pride in his heart and the regret of not being able to face the person he admired gnawed at his heart. More than a month ago, at the clan meeting, Xun'er's words had added salt to his heartache.

Now, the time to avenge the shame has come, and everything will end today.

The ancient demon stared at Lin Yuan on the stone platform, his hatred burning in his heart and his fighting spirit raging. He could not calm down his frantic heart unless he defeated Lin Yuan.

He stepped into the void and walked towards Lin Yuan step by step, but...

"Ancient demon, calm down!"

A faint voice sounded, and along with a slight wave, the space around the ancient monster completely solidified, and its body shape and boiling fighting spirit were forcibly stopped as if the pause button was pressed.

Well! In addition to defeating Lin Yuan, the ancient demon's frenzy at the moment can also be calmed by absolute power.

The absolute truth of the Douqi Continent is that no matter how passionate and firm one's thoughts are, in the end, it all comes down to strength, and the strong will carry out their own wishes.

Gu Yong looked at the struggling ancient demon calmly and said calmly: "No matter what grudges you have, you must not disturb Lin Yuan before he finishes refining the elixir. Do you understand?"

The peaceful voice was now filled with an irresistible will.

Gu Xun'er, Gu Qingyang and others then clearly realized that although they were geniuses loved by their elders and admired by their peers in the clan, they were still a long way from realizing their potential and becoming truly strong.

The kind-faced elders in the tribe could turn people like them into dust with just a wave of their hands.

"Completely irresistible, this... is the power of an eight-star Dou Zun!"

The ancient demon, who was blocked and unable to move by the condensed space, slowly calmed down and stopped struggling.

Seeing this, Gu Yong nodded slightly, and his eyes regained a gentle look. "The opponent you want to challenge is very strong. Anger will not increase your chances of winning. Observe your opponent carefully and don't let anger cloud your mind."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves lightly, a circle of ripples spread out, the space trembled slightly, and the ancient monster that was "frozen" finally regained its ability to move.

"Thank you, Ancient Demon, I'm grateful for your teaching!"

The ancient demon took a deep breath, bowed slightly towards Gu Yong, and said.

After saying that, he stood upright on the spot, carefully observing Lin Yuan who was refining medicine, adjusting his breath, and concentrating his fighting spirit!
"Senior Gu Yong, what is the strength of Lin Yuan?"

After observing Lin Yuan for a while, Gu Qingyang's eyes flashed with some doubt, and he asked Gu Yong.

The ancient demon beside him couldn't help but prick up his ears.

"I don't know his specific cultivation level either."

Gu Yong shook his head, his eyes becoming more serious. "He must have practiced a very advanced secret method that can hide his specific cultivation level. Even I can only see a rough idea. However, what is certain is that he is at least a Seven-Star Dou Zong!"

"Minimum seven stars?" The four deputy commanders of the Black Annihilation Army all looked solemn at this moment.

Even if the other party is only a Seven-Star Dou Zong, his cultivation speed in this year is enough to match theirs. It seems that Xun'er's request is not that simple...

Xun'er listened to the conversation with an indifferent expression, but shook her head in her heart, "Seven stars? No... He is nine stars! I am really looking forward to the situation after the alchemy is finished..."

In order to create this situation, she specially spread the news, attracted Gu Yao and others, and also brought dozens of "audiences" to come.

Moreover, many of these "audiences" are not from the Black Annihilation Army.

"After the ancient demon is defeated, in order to protect the honor of the Black Annihilation Army in front of everyone, Gu Qingyang will have to take action himself. By then, with his strength that is close to that of a half-lord, he should be able to test out Lin Yuan's strength and background."

Thinking of this, even Xun'er, who was usually indifferent, had a smug smile in her eyes.

Today's move kills three birds with one stone.

First, through Lin Yuan, he could take revenge on the ancient demon for targeting Xiao Yan. Second, he could make Lin Yuan the target of the clan's suitors, so as to gain an environment and time for Xiao Yan to grow. Third, he could use Gu Qingyang's strength to test Lin Yuan's strength.

"Lin Yuan, how will you respond? Are you strong enough to handle it?"

Gu Xun'er hid the cunning in her eyes, let a gentle smile appear on her face, and then looked at Lin Yuan more gently.

Seeing this, those who had vaguely heard about the ambiguous relationship between Xun'er and the boy from the Xiao family couldn't help but become suspicious at this moment... Could it be that the rumor was wrong, and the protagonist in the rumor was this boy?

Most of the ancient tribesmen present looked at Lin Yuan with a bit of hostility in their eyes.
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On the stone platform.

Lin Yuan's expression remained calm, and his movements of refining the medicine were still smooth and flowing, but his heart sank slightly: "This woman came directly here and brought so many people with her. It seems that she came here on purpose to cause trouble."

The fusion step of the elixir has been completely completed, and now it is the nurturing stage.

With Lin Yuan's current spiritual power, at this stage, if he doesn't do any special operations, he doesn't need to spend too much of his mind, so it's naturally no problem for him to think with his mind divided.

It was impossible for him to be completely unaware of the change. In fact, after Gu Xun'er came out of the wormhole, he quickly felt the breath of the strange fire.

However, he did not expect that this woman brought the ancient demon and several other ancient geniuses with her. The moment he saw these people, Lin Yuan, who had a God's perspective, guessed her plan.

"Gu Xun'er... is she Xiao Yan's girlfriend or his mother?"

While nourishing the elixir in the cauldron, he was thinking about the current situation and the next plan: "I can't stay in the East Region any longer, I should go to the Dan Region as soon as possible!"

Although the conditions do not allow it and he cannot give this woman two punches for the time being, but what happened today... he, Lin Yuan, has made a note of it!

Taking a deep breath, Lin Yuan concentrated his mind again and turned his attention to the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron in front of him.

In this way, under the attention of everyone, nearly two days passed.

"boom--"

On the eighth day, a low, muffled sound of thunder suddenly rang out from the cloudless sky of Yongning City. Immediately, many powerful people in the city discovered that the energy between heaven and earth suddenly became turbulent...

In just a few breaths, without any warning, the sky above Yongning City, with Gu Yue Mountain and Water as the core, was suddenly covered by a huge dark cloud.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and faintly, there were streaks of silver lightning flying through it.

Naturally, this sudden change caused a commotion in the entire Yongning City. The faces of many powerful people in the city changed drastically. They could sense how terrible the energy contained in this thundercloud was.

If all the energy from above were to pour down, the city of Yongning would surely suffer heavy damage.

However, when everyone, who were searching anxiously, finally discovered that the center of the incident was Gu Yue Shan Shui, they immediately felt relieved.

"The ancient moon and mountains and waters cannot be shaken."

The deep-rooted consensus in Yongning City immediately became a stabilizing force, quickly quelling the unrest in the city.

While the Yongning City was in turmoil, Lin Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged on a stone platform, slowly opened his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, the thunderclouds in the sky suddenly began to churn violently as if being pulled by something.

The thunderclouds turned into a gorgeous color quickly. In just a few minutes, the dark thunderclouds turned into gorgeous four-color thunderclouds...

"Four... Four-colored Dan Lei? This is the legendary colorful Dan Lei..."

Waves of exclamations came from all over Yongning City. The alchemists looked at the four-colored thunderclouds in the sky, and a hint of enthusiasm appeared on their faces. Countless alchemists spent their entire lives trying to attract the colorful thunder.

In the quiet valley of Gu Yue Mountain and Water, the four deputy commanders of the Black Annihilation Army were also shocked at this moment.

"He, he... is an eighth-grade alchemist?" Gu Xing's eyes widened, his expression somewhat unbelievable, and he murmured in a low voice: "Isn't he said to be a seventh-grade alchemist? How did he suddenly become an eighth-grade four-color alchemist... With this alchemy talent, isn't he a top genius of the Medicine Clan?"

At this point, he glanced at the ancient monster with some pity. An eighth-grade alchemist... that is much more difficult to deal with than a seventh-grade alchemist.

After all, an eighth-grade alchemist is quite difficult to deal with just because of his powerful soul force.

What's more, according to Gu Zhen's narration, this person's combat ability is extremely impressive.

The ancient demon's face darkened, his eyes turned solemn, but the fighting spirit in his eyes did not diminish at all. He had been training hard for a year for this battle, even if there was a possibility of defeat... he would never give in!
"Before I used the method of raising my spirit, there was a four-color pill thunder!"

Gu Xun'er looked at the four-colored thunderclouds with a smile on her face, but her eyes were filled with a chill: "Brother Xiao Yan wants to defeat this man at the Alchemy Conference... It's too difficult!"

Amidst all these flowing thoughts, four-colored thunder finally descended.

"boom--"

The sound of a violent thunderstorm rang out, and the rolling clouds were suddenly torn apart. A huge four-colored pill thunder, which was a hundred feet in size, carrying the power of heavenly punishment, suddenly exploded towards the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron in the horrified eyes of everyone.

Feeling the terrifying energy contained in the pill thunder, even the several Dou Zuns present couldn't help but change their expressions.

Gu Yong couldn't help but move his palm and condense strong energy.

Lin Yuan smiled indifferently, snapped his fingers, and a golden figure rushed out, then directly collided with the hundred-foot-tall pill thunder.

"laugh--"

When the two collided, the extremely ferocious Dan Lei disappeared in an instant and was completely swallowed up by the Tian Yao puppet that was already close to three stars.

"Rumble--"

Seeing the pill lightning being swallowed by the Heavenly Demon Puppet, the thunderclouds in the sky also became angry and madly poured down four-colored lightning pillars, but none of them broke through the protection of the Heavenly Demon Puppet and were completely swallowed by it...

More than ten minutes later, Dan Lei's bombardment finally ended, and the terrifying thunderclouds quickly dissipated.

Lin Yuan waved his hand and took back the Heavenly Demon Puppet whose aura was undergoing transformation.

With a flick of his sleeve, he took a purple and red pill from the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron into his palm, stuffed it into the jade bottle, and completed the alchemy.

"It is of excellent quality, and is considered the pinnacle of the eighth-grade four-color elixir."

With a faint smile, Lin Yuan raised his hand and threw the jade bottle in his hand: "Senior Gu, I am glad to have fulfilled your mission. This is the Xuanmai Fushi Pill you requested..."

Looking at the pill flying towards him, Gu Yong's eyes flashed with ecstasy, "Luan'er's future is decided." He quickly removed the space barrier, grabbed the jade bottle containing the pill in his hand, and put it away carefully.

At the same time, Lin Yuan also put away the medicine cauldron and came in front of everyone.

"Thank you, little friend!"

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Gu Yong bowed to Lin Yuan and said, "My dear friend, you have come a million miles to make medicine for my daughter. I am grateful to you! At the same time, I would like to thank you on behalf of my daughter Luan'er..."

The status of an alchemist has always been much higher than that of others of the same level.

Now, Lin Yuan has refined an eighth-grade four-color elixir. Even high-ranking Star Lords will treat him with courtesy, and even more so if they are doing him a favor.

There was nothing wrong with Gu Yong's gift, and...

"Confession... don't you want your cooperation to be exposed?" Lin Yuan noticed Gu Yong's thoughts and smiled faintly, saying, "It's just a small matter. I wanted to visit the East Region, and the reward from the senior is also very tempting."

The two looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding.

The many powerful people brought by Gu Xun'er had to restrain their emotions when they saw that Gu Yongdu respected Lin Yuan so much.

Although they were a little unhappy about the rumored relationship between the young lady and this person, the affairs of the big shots were not something that small shrimps like them could interfere in. They could only wait and see...

Eyes of expectation and support gathered on the ancient demon who was full of fighting spirit.

"Don't lose face!" "Come on!" "Good job!"

The excitement and encouragement in his eyes seemed to have really reached the ears of the ancient demon, making his fighting spirit even stronger, and his eyes even colder and sharper...

Lin Yuan could naturally feel this cold look.

"Long time no see, Lin Yuan!" A rather gentle voice sounded beside Lin Yuan's ears, "Xun'er has always been quite..."

Then, Gu Xun'er paused subtly, deliberately at this critical point.

The subtle room for imagination in the unspoken words and the soft voice that had never been shown in the tribe made the atmosphere on the scene suddenly chilly.

Lin Yuan felt helpless and suppressed the urge to punch her, then turned away with a smile.

Looking at the pretty face of the girl in front of him with a charming smile, and the many looks that became more hostile as her smile grew brighter, Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart; this was one of the very few situations where he was being manipulated.

As the daughter of Gu Yuan, with the support of top experts, she can make Lin Yuan helpless now.

He can choose to turn against his boss, but after that many business results and plans may be directly disrupted, and a lot of uncertainty will be added in the future.

I think this woman also saw this clearly, which is why she dared to use me so calmly.

If it weren't for Xiao Yan's "external weakness", Gu Xun'er, as the apple of Gu Yuan's eye, one of the only two offspring of nine-star Dou Sheng on the continent, with divine blood, would naturally be a princess superior to everyone else.

To Xiao Yan, she showed her girlish side; but to Lin Yuan, she showed her side that looked like a girl but was actually a princess of an ancient clan.

"But I can't just not fight back at all..."

Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement, and his body and arms, at lightning speed, went straight to Xun'er's waist and said gently: "Xun'er, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much!"

Unexpectedly, Lin Yuan, who was usually calm and composed, was so bold. Gu Xun'er was caught off guard and her waist was grasped by him.

At the same time, a soul transmission sounded deep in her ears: "If you want to help me attract hatred, you can! But hatred... is attracted like this!"

Before she could get angry, Lin Yuan's next words made her heart turn cold.

"Cooperate with me, Xun'er. You don't want Xiao Yan, who is only at the Dou Wang level, to face the challenge of your ancient clan's geniuses too early! Now that we have come this far, it would not be a wise choice to throw away all our previous efforts, right?"

"Remember, testing me... has a price!"

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Gu Xun'er suddenly froze. Realizing that the hand on her waist did not move further, she suppressed the urge to break free and kill.

However, her restraint was effective. The next moment, the result of her restraint was revealed...

"Bam—"

An icy breath that could almost freeze the strange fire suddenly burst out along with a majestic momentum, and then a loud shout resounded throughout the valley.

"Lin Yuan, take your dirty hands off Xun'er!"

(End of this chapter)