Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 403 Negotiations Completed, Return

"Haha, little friend Lin Yuan, you really have a good eye!"

As soon as he finished speaking, ripples appeared in the calm void, and then a middle-aged man in a white robe walked out slowly from the ripples as if strolling in the garden. His elegant temperament and clear eyes made people feel good about him.

Yao Ying walked over and sat down opposite Lin Yuan with a smile on her face, looking at Lin Yuan with a look of admiration.

"Long time no see, Senior Yao Ying!"

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and picked up the full wine glass in front of him. "This is a toast! This is the wine I brewed myself. You may try it and see how it tastes..."

Although his expression was quite enthusiastic, there was not a trace of flattery in it.

"Oh? You can also make wine? Then I must try it carefully." Yao Ying raised his eyebrows slightly, then picked up the wine glass, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. Then he uttered a happy hum and praised: "Good wine! It is truly a peerless wine!"

Seeing this, Lin Yuan's smile grew even brighter, and he thought to himself, "It seems like he's not looking for trouble, but he seems to be more eager, is he asking for something?"

His mind was racing, but his expression remained calm and he drank the wine in the glass with a smile.

"By the way, let me answer your question." Yao Ying put down the wine glass in his hand, straightened his face, and said, "I have brought what Yao Ling promised to give you..."

As he spoke, he flipped his hand and a gourd-shaped container appeared in his hand.

This gourd container is about a foot in size and is carved from a transparent mineral. The outer wall is engraved with mysterious spells, and inside, there is a black flame swaying gently.

"The fire inside is the fire of the Nine Nether Wind Flame. Give it to..."

After saying that, Yao Ying solemnly handed the Nine Nether Wind Flame's seed fire and the gourd-shaped container to Lin Yuan.

"Thank you, Senior!" Lin Yuan nodded slightly. Although he was excited, he remained calm. He took the two treasures and asked another question: "Senior, what has the noble decided on the transaction we discussed before?"

The matter of the transaction was naturally that Lin Yuan would exchange the secret method of making fire for the inherited golden elixir alchemy technique of the Medicine Clan.

Upon hearing this question, Yao Ying's face darkened slightly, as if he remembered something unpleasant. He cursed "those old stubborn people" in his heart and shook his head at Lin Yuan.

"The inheritance of the golden elixir-level alchemy technique is of great significance to our clan, so..."

After a moment of hesitation, he said helplessly, "My tribe cannot agree to the deal. But..." Yao Ying changed the subject and added an inexplicable meaning to his voice, "The elders of my tribe proposed another plan. Do you want to listen to it?"

"Oh?" Lin Yuan picked up the wine jug and filled two glasses for them again, with just the right amount of curiosity on his face. "Another plan? I'd like to hear more about it."

"Haha, our clan's plan is very simple, four words - winner takes all!" Yao Ying smiled slightly and said meaningfully.

"Winner takes all?"

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Yao Ying intently, saying, "I appreciate this idea, but how should it be implemented?"

"Your appointment with Yao Tian and Yao Ling for the alchemy meeting," Yao Ying straightened his expression and said calmly, "My clan wants to place more bets on the outcome of that battle - not only your Qianlan Ice Flame, but also your secret method of making fire!"

"And my Medicine Clan will also bet on the inheritance of the Golden Elixir Alchemy Technique, and add another chip of sufficient weight. What do you think?"

When Lin Yuan heard this, his expression changed slightly and he fell into deep thought, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing this, Yao Ying smiled slightly and immediately took advantage of the situation to provoke him, “Are you hesitating? Haha, Lin Yuan, the famous Medicine Lord of Danta and the First Thunder Champion in Zhongzhou, don’t you have the courage to accept the challenge of your peers Yao Tian and Yao Ling?”

"Provocation?" Lin Yuan smiled and responded calmly, "I am indeed underestimated, but it doesn't matter. I will follow the raise this time, but the conditions need to be slightly changed."

"That's great!" Seeing Lin Yuan agree, Yao Ying's eyes flashed with joy, and he said generously: "As for the changes... Which part do you want to change specifically?"

Lin Yuan tapped the wine glass lightly, thought for a moment, and then put forward his conditions.

"I am willing to increase the stakes for that victory, but I only want the inheritance of the Golden Elixir Alchemy Technique, and no additional chips. As an alternative, if I lose, the Qianlan Ice Flame can be handed over immediately, but the secret method of fire making must be handed over to the nobles in forty years."

“Forty years later? Why?” Yao Ying frowned and looked at Lin Yuan in confusion. “Young friend, can you explain it to me?”

Lin Yuan shrugged and said frankly: "There is no way, this is the request of the Yan Clan! Half a month ago, they came here and reached a deal with me. The details are as follows..."

Afterwards, he informed Yu Yaoying about the time limit in the transaction with the Yan Clan.

Finally, Lin Yuan concluded: "If the seniors could have arrived earlier, the time limit might have been shortened by twenty years... What a pity!"

After listening to Lin Yuan's account of the whole cause and effect, Yao Ying could only smile bitterly, and his anger towards the "old stubborn people" grew even stronger - if they had not been stubborn and used traditions and clan rules as an excuse to obstruct him, he should have arrived in Shengdan City before the Yan clan.

At this moment, Lin Yuan's words interrupted his thoughts: "If the Medicine Clan can obtain the consent of the Yan Clan, I can change the deadline to twenty years later."

"Okay, let's decide it this way!" Yao Ying nodded and said thoughtfully, "I will discuss this matter with the Yan Clan later. If there are any changes, I will inform you in time..."

Although he said so, Yao Ying did not have any expectations in his heart - the Yan clan proposed this condition to a large extent to guard against their Yao clan, so how could they give in easily?
However, the time limit issue...is not a big deal.

For the Medicine Clan, which has been passed down for ten thousand years, a mere forty years is just a blink of an eye.

Moreover, even if it takes forty years to obtain the secret method, it will not delay the preparation work in advance - collecting strange fire and strange fire seeds.

In fact, the biggest problem facing the Medicine Clan today is the shortage of strange fire.

In addition, if Yao Ling can win and seize the Qianlan Ice Flame in five years, he may be able to study its secrets.

It is still unknown which of the two tribes, the Yao tribe and the Yan tribe, will take the lead in this matter.

Yao Ying was confident that Yao Ling could win in five years - after a lot of effort, the clan leaders finally agreed with his opinion and gave the pill to Yao Ling.

On the other hand, in order to obtain the Qianlan Ice Flame, Yao Ling is now extremely keen on practicing.

With her soul talent that has the potential to reach the emperor realm, supplemented by that ninth-grade elixir and the medicine clan's full training, the medicine spirit in five years... will surely amaze the entire continent.

As his thoughts flowed, Yao Ying seemed to have convinced himself and felt much better.

He picked up the wine glass, drank the wine that Lin Yuan poured for him, then stood up, said goodbye, and left.

He had seen all of Shengdan City, and had visited the three giants of Danta yesterday, and had learned that the Three Thousand Flames were no longer in Danta - in that case, there was no need to stay here any longer. The Yan Clan had already started to act, and the Yao Clan could not waste any more time.

The first stop that Yao Ying decided to go to was Xingyun Pavilion. Although he didn't have much interaction with the abandoned people of the Yao clan, he had always been quite curious about them.

A stream of fiery red light rose into the sky and flew towards the southern region.
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After watching Yao Ying leave, Lin Yuan returned to the Small Dan Tower and began to retreat and refine medicine.

During the time he was in seclusion, colorful lightning would appear in the sky above a secluded valley in the Small Dan Pagoda every few days. There were four, five, six, and even seven colors, which attracted the surprised gazes of many people.

However, these powerful Danlei did not cause any damage.

Every time they take shape, a blue light will rush into the thundercloud, and then, amidst a series of "booming" noises, all the pill thunder will be shattered...

This situation lasted for nearly a month before it gradually stopped.

When Lin Yuan walked out slowly from the valley, his elegant face was full of fatigue, but his eyes were extremely bright and his breath was exceptionally condensed.

Obviously, he gained a lot during this period.

During this month, Lin Yuan quickly absorbed the essence of many alchemy traditions through constant practice and continuously optimized his alchemy skills.

Refining the three elixirs together has made the task easier.

Now, even the eighth-grade seven-color elixir can be included in the three elixirs he refines together.

In addition, the continuous refining of medicine and the fight with Dan Lei have also greatly honed Lin Yuan's fighting spirit, and he is not far from breaking through to the Seven-Star Dou Zun level.

After returning to the mansion, he simply greeted Xin Lan and Dan Chen who came to greet him, then went back into the house to start regulating his breathing in order to recover from the huge consumption over the past month - during this period, he had refined more than ten eighth-grade pills.

It took him two full days to regulate his breathing before his complexion fully recovered.

While Lin Yuan was resting, three familiar and pretty figures finally returned.

"crunch-"

With a slight sound, the tightly closed door slowly opened.

Afterwards, Lin Yuan walked out of the room slowly, his eyes swept across the courtyard. In the stone pavilion, three girls who were either gentle, smart, or charming came into his sight.

Seeing Lin Yuan coming out, Qinglin, Ziyan and Xiao Yixian all showed a hint of joy on their faces.

Lin Yuan also smiled slightly, and walked quickly towards the stone pavilion, while asking with interest: "Did you three come back together?"

"Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan, let me tell you something," Zi Yan flashed to Lin Yuan's side, took his arm, and said in a rather fierce tone, "Sister Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin were in danger this time. Fortunately, old man Qi You intervened in time."

"However, although that man has been beaten to death by old man Qi You, he still has descendants and a sect. Don't let them go..."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan's eyes darkened instantly. He pulled Zi Yan and quickly walked to the stone platform. He asked in a deep voice: "Little Medical Fairy, Qing'er, tell me the details!"

In the calm voice, there was a chill that seemed to come from the underworld.

At the same time, he picked up Qinglin and Xiao Yixian's wrists, and a trace of soul power invaded their bodies and examined them carefully.

"Lin Yuan, you... I know!" Little Medical Fairy bit her lip lightly, and after exchanging a glance with Qing Lin, she told Lin Yuan the details: "The incident happened on our way back to Shengdan City; and the opponent was the Earth Scorpion, one of the three elders of the Scorpion Demon."

Not long after, as she finished her story, Lin Yuan finally understood the whole story.

In short, after Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin arrived in the Central Region, they encountered a lustful sect called the Desire Sect, and the two of them naturally wiped it out.

However, the backer of Yuxin Sect is Yunyu Sect, and its leader is the nephew of Earth Scorpion, who has Earth Scorpion's space jade slip on him.

Although Xiao Yixian's cultivation had reached the peak of the second level, she was ultimately defeated by the eighth level Dou Zun Earth Scorpion. Fortunately, she had the space jade slip given by Lin Yuan, which she used to summon Qi You and successfully resolved the crisis. Otherwise, the consequences would be unpredictable.

After Qi You arrived at the scene, he killed the scorpion with a slap and brought Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin back to Donglong Island, where the two girls met Zi Yan.

After Xiao Yixiang and Qinglin recuperated on Dragon Island for a while, they set off back to Danta with Zi Yan.

“Hehehe…” Lin Yuan laughed sinisterly, his eyes filled with murderous intent, “Yunyu Sect, the three Scorpion Demon elders… we must eradicate them completely!”

Forcibly suppressing the murderous intent in his eyes, he withdrew his soul power for exploration and breathed a sigh of relief - although the two women had some residual injuries, their overall condition was good and there was no major problem. They only needed to be dealt with lightly later.

At this time, Qing Lin's voice sounded at the side: "By the way, Young Master, Sister Xiao Yixian and I went to the Skeleton Mountain Range to investigate, and there are some changes there..."

As she spoke, she looked straight into Lin Yuan's eyes, with a faint green light flashing in her emerald pupils.

At this moment, with illusion as the medium, a large amount of information poured into Lin Yuan's mind.

After a while, Lin Yuan, who had digested the information, had a more serious look in his eyes: "The seal of that relic has weakened, we must go and take a look as soon as possible!"

"By the way, Qing'er," Lin Yuan tilted his head to look at Qing Lin, who had reached the level of a two-star Dou Zun, and asked in a deep voice, as if he had remembered something, "Did you find any traces of the ancient sky snake mentioned in the intelligence during this trip?"

"Found it!" Qing Lin suddenly became excited when talking about this topic: "I found the skeleton of a nine-headed sky snake in the underground world of Jiufeng Mountain Range."

"After using the Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils, a celestial snake's soul was summoned from the skeleton."

"However, the soul of that nine-headed sky snake is extremely difficult to tame. Even with my Green Snake Three Flower Pupils and the soul power of the late spiritual realm, I was unable to subdue it. I could only suppress it completely in the short term."

"At present, it is still attacking my seal, trying to bite back at me."

"Elder Zhuli of Dragon Island told me that if necessary, I can go to the Dragon Tomb to practice hard... The dragon energy there is extremely abundant and can help me suppress and refine the Nine-Headed Sky Snake."

"But regarding this matter, I still want to ask for your opinion."

After saying that, she looked at Lin Yuan with burning eyes, waiting for his advice.

"I roughly understand what's going on!" Lin Yuan nodded and said thoughtfully, "Qing'er, release the soul of the Nine-Headed Sky Snake. I want to confirm something..."

(End of this chapter)