Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 386: Befriending Xuanyuan Pool
In a stone pavilion in a quiet courtyard, two figures sat opposite each other, drinking from their cups.

"Brother Lin, I will report your proposal for physical training and fighting skills to the elders of the clan as soon as I return."

Shi Yi picked up the wine glass, drank the wine in it, and said with a smile: "As for the final decision of the clan, I will try to convey it to Danta! By the way, this stone order is for Brother Lin. If you arrive in Tianhuang City, you can use this order to contact me..."

As he spoke, he put down his wine glass, took out a brown jade token and handed it to Lin Yuan.

“Thank you, Brother Shi!” Lin Yuan took the stone order and handed over his jade slip. “As a courtesy, I will give this medicine refining certificate to Brother Shi…”

"Certificate for alchemy?" Shi Yi took the jade slip with a puzzled look on his face.

“Haha!” Lin Yuan smiled and explained, “With this medicine refining certificate and three materials, you can come to me to help you refine a pill… It’s within my ability, there is no grade limit, and I guarantee that you will have a finished product.”

After a pause, the smile in his voice became even stronger: "I advise Brother Shi not to use it in a hurry. The value of this certificate will increase in the future."

Of course, the prerequisite is that Shi Yi can successfully survive the future genocide.

When Shi Yi heard this, a hint of ecstasy flashed across his face, and for a moment he was unable to say no.

In just a moment, Lin Yuan in Shi Yi's heart had changed from someone he just met to a close friend - it was because the other party had given him so much.

Yaojun's promise to refine medicine and his guarantee that the pill would be successful were truly too precious.

At this moment, Lin Yuan is already a well-known eighth-grade master on the continent. With the talent he has shown, there is a high possibility that he will be promoted to a ninth-grade grandmaster in the future. By then, the value of this small piece of alchemy certificate will become extremely astonishing.

It can be said that if Shi Yi took out this jade slip at this moment and traded it for an eighth-grade seven-color pill... it would not be a difficult task at all!
This jade slip can definitely be considered a valuable gift.

Taking a deep breath, Shi Yi carefully put away the jade slip and said seriously: "Thank you, Brother Lin. I will also do my best to help Brother Lin with the matter of the Heavenly Rank Fighting Skills!"

Faced with such a generous friend, Shi Yi's attitude towards work became much more positive.

“Then I’ll have to trouble you, Brother Shi!” Lin Yuan cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: “No matter what the result is, Brother Shi will always be my good friend in the future…”

After the two exchanged greetings for a while, Shi Yi said goodbye and left in a happy mood.

“Haha, I’ve fed you, but you have to help me!” Looking at his back disappearing into the night, Lin Yuan raised a meaningful smile, “I hope the physical training and fighting skills can go smoothly. Only the low-level Heaven Rank... can’t satisfy me…”

Shi Yi will visit tonight because of Gu Zhen’s intermediary role, coupled with the potential that Lin Yuan has shown in the past few days.

The result of the meeting between the two seems to be quite good so far.

After proving his own worth at the ceremony, Lin Yuan could feel that, with the exception of the Soul Clan, the attitudes of the other clans were mostly quite friendly towards him.

"Not bad, not bad. You haven't been infected with the arrogance and pettiness of most alchemists." The space rippled slightly, and Mang Tianchi's figure reappeared, with undisguised admiration in his eyes, "Seeing that you know how to benefit others, I feel much more at ease!"

"Friendships are developed slowly. For you now, it is not a bad thing to have more beneficial relationships with some people and powerful forces and to be bound by benefits."

"Among the many forces, it is best to focus on the ancient clans!"

"For tens of thousands of years, our ancient clans have each walked a considerable distance in different directions, and almost all of them have powerful foundations in different directions."

"Given the current attitude of the clans towards you, if you handle things properly, your future path will be much easier."

"This time, you chose to follow the Stone Clan's path to plan your body refining, which was a wise choice... No one is better at this than that clan."

Speaking of body refining, even Mang Tianchi couldn't help but feel a little envious - most strong people knew that high-level body refining fighting skills could improve combat power, but not everyone had the qualifications and resources to take that path.

Unlike the cultivation method of fighting spirit which only requires a technique, every step of body training requires a lot of resources to pave the way.

As for the ancient clans, there are other concerns and they cannot easily practice body training.

“Mr. Mang is right. I’ll trouble you to help me deal with these ten medicine refining certificates!” Lin Yuan nodded with a smile, took out ten medicine refining certificates and handed them to Mang Tianchi, “You can give them as a gift or trade with others…”

Mang Tianchi was slightly startled when he heard this. After coming to his senses, he looked at Lin Yuan with satisfaction and said, "You little guy, that's good too... I will help you expand your circle."

After saying this, he did not refuse and directly collected the ten jade slips.

Then, after thinking for a while, he talked about another important matter: "By the way, you are going to Xuanyuan Pond tomorrow. I will tell you some precautions. In order to make the most of this opportunity, I have secured a position for you."

Xuanyuan Pool is a place of opportunity for the Thunder Clan. After soaking in it, one will have a chance to improve his Dou Zun cultivation by one star.

Anyone who advances to the top eight will have the opportunity to attend this martial arts ceremony.

"Xuanyuan Pool?" A strange color flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes, and he immediately filled a cup of spiritual wine for Mang Tianchi, and said in a deep voice: "Please tell me more about this matter, Mr. Mang..."

"Of course!" Mang Tianchi nodded and narrated the story in detail.

"In the southeast of the Tianlei Mountains, there is a lake called Tianling Lake, which is surrounded by fog, and the Xuanyuan Pool is in Tianling Lake..."
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The next day, early in the morning.

When the first ray of morning light shone through the crack in the window and gently fell on the bed, Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

He gently moved Zi Yan's arm around her waist, looked at the girl who had been "celebrating" with him for half the night, then looked at the torn white dress on the ground, and a hint of aftertaste flashed in his eyes - this girl really knows how to play!

Shaking his head, he suppressed the heat in his eyes, put away the bad thoughts in his heart, and quickly stood up.

"crunch-"

As soon as the door opened a crack, a look with inexplicable amusement instantly met Lin Yuan's gaze, making Lin Yuan feel a little uneasy.

"Morning, Little Doctor Fairy!"

With a light breath, Lin Yuan quickly adjusted his expression, showed a bright smile, flashed out of the door, and quickly closed it. "Good morning, Lin Yuan! You worked so hard last night, is it okay to get up so early?"

The Little Medical Fairy looked at Lin Yuan with a smile and said meaningfully, "By the way, my white dress seems to have disappeared. Do you have any clues?"

"Uh, I don't know either!" Lin Yuan hastily denied it, then pretended to look at the sky and changed the subject: "It's getting late, I have to go to Xuanyuan Pool, see you later..."

After saying this, without waiting for Little Medical Fairy's response, he moved and flew towards the outskirts of Tianlei Mountains.

Looking at Lin Yuan's figure disappearing into the sky, a cunning flashed in the little medical fairy's eyes. She shook her head helplessly, but a gentle curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Then, she seemed to remember something, and there was a hint of shame and anger in her eyes.

"This girl Zi Yan is really going too far. Not only did she wear my clothes secretly, but she also dared to complain... Today, I have to give her a good scolding!" Thinking of this, she took suddenly heavier steps and walked slowly towards the room.
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Lin Yuan traveled quickly all the way, and soon he arrived at the Tianling Lake that Mang Tianchi had told him about.

"This lake is filled with such rich energy of heaven and earth!"

Looking at the lake in front of him shrouded in energy mist, he sighed inwardly, then adjusted his mood, turned into a stream of light, and flew straight to the center of the lake.

Soon, a silver stone platform standing in the middle of the lake came into Lin Yuan's sight.

On this nearly ten-foot-wide circular stone platform, more than ten figures were standing in scattered groups. They were all people that Lin Yuan either knew or had an impression of - the top eight contestants for both the Heaven and Earth Rankings. They were divided into circles of varying sizes.

In the center of the stone platform, Lei Xuan stood with his arms folded and his eyes closed, quietly resting.

Hearing the sound of breaking wind, everyone's eyes subconsciously shifted over. After seeing that it was Lin Yuan, most of them showed friendly smiles, only the Soul Clan members had rather cold eyes.

There are as many as seven people from the Soul Clan here, almost half of the top eight.

"Tsk tsk, the strength of the Soul Clan is really beyond expectations!" Lin Yuan sighed inwardly, and his figure quickly swooped down and landed on the stone platform in an instant, "Sorry, I'm a little late, I hope I didn't delay you..."

"It's okay. Some people haven't arrived yet, and it's not time to enter the pool yet." Lei Xuan opened his eyes, looked at Lin Yuan in a friendly manner, and his tone was quite gentle.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan bowed, then greeted Gu Qingyang, Huo Zhi and others, and waited quietly by the side.

A quarter of an hour later, Lei Dong and Lei Jing arrived and all the people were present.

Seeing everyone gathered, Lei Xuan looked around and said, "My dear friends, before we go to Xuanyuan Pool, I will first explain some precautions to you."

"Xuanyuan Pond is an important place for our Thunder Clan, and fighting is strictly prohibited there."

"The water in the pool contains rich energy, which is very beneficial to the improvement of Dou Zun level cultivation. But it should be noted that the effect of Xuanyuan Pool varies from person to person. The specific amount of improvement in cultivation depends on each person's specific situation."

"After entering, you have three days to absorb as much energy as you want from the pool, but remember not to absorb too much, otherwise it will not only be useless, but harmful."

When everyone heard this, they all nodded to show that they understood.

Seeing this, Lei Xuan nodded slightly, and then shot out a bright lightning, which fell on the stone platform under everyone's feet, and a series of "click" sounds of mechanisms were heard immediately.

At a certain moment, the stone platform shook violently, and then began to sink rapidly.

As the stone platform slowly sank, Lin Yuan and others only felt that the light around them gradually dimmed, and a powerful energy wave began to spread all around.

"The energy here is extraordinary."

Lin Yuan was secretly amazed in his heart. He could feel that as the stone platform descended, the energy density around it was increasing rapidly.

After a few minutes, the stone platform finally stopped descending and stopped in an underground world full of energy fluctuations.

Lin Yuan looked around and saw that this was a huge underground cave: the walls of the cave were covered with patterns of strange formations; in the center of the cave was a huge pool of dozens of feet, the water in the pool was a light silver color, emitting dazzling light.

Lei Xuan glanced at everyone and said calmly: "Everyone, go in! Remember, don't be greedy..."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan was not polite either. He tapped the ground with his toes and headed straight for the location of the pool that Mang Tianchi had told him - a location that had been assigned in advance by the high-ranking members of the Thunder Clan.

Even in the Douqi Continent where the strong are respected, the affairs of the world... are ultimately unavoidable!

Fortunately, Lin Yuan was the beneficiary of the Thunder Clan's social etiquette this time.

After reaching the designated location, Lin Yuan jumped up and fell straight into the Xuanyuan Pool with a "plop".

Soaked in the silver pool water, Lin Yuan's first feeling was the terrifyingly rich and pure energy in the water, mixed with strands of mysterious medicinal power. Practicing here for one day is enough to equal several months of hard training in the outside world.

However, he did not absorb the energy to practice here, but after a brief pause, he wandered directly to the bottom of the pool.

Not long after, a pond eye about half a meter in size came into Lin Yuan's sight.

"Such a magical and rich energy, this must be the place!" Looking at the silver energy continuously overflowing from the pool, Lin Yuan's eyes lit up, and then he sat cross-legged beside the pool, quickly forming a cultivation mark, and his eyes gradually closed.

In just a few blinks of an eye, he successfully entered the state of cultivation, and immediately, a fierce suction force surged out from his body.

As the suction force was completely released, the pool eye suddenly became agitated, and extremely sticky silver energy, like a silver thread, continuously drilled into Lin Yuan's body.

Under the refinement of the strange fire and the heavenly level skills, these silver energies quickly merged into Lin Yuan's body.

Lin Yuan's aura, as these silver energies were integrated, steadily increased at an almost perceptible speed.

(End of this chapter)