Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 498 Gifts, Unseen Visitors
"The three guild leaders will definitely be able to use something like this!"

Pushing the jade box in front of Xuan Kongzi, Lin Yuan raised a faint smile, but his tone was quite firm.

"Oh? Such self-confidence makes me a little curious." Xuan Kongzi raised his eyebrows slightly, without saying anything pretentious, and gently opened a jade box. A vibrant emerald green bead and a drop of milky white gelatinous substance appeared in his sight.

His eyes were fixed on the emerald green beads and the milky white glue drops. Xuan Kongzi's fingers began to tremble slightly, and a rare look of loss of composure appeared in his wise eyes.

"This is... the Bodhi Seed and the Fighting Saint's Bone Marrow?!"

He raised his head and looked straight at Lin Yuan who was smiling in front of him, with a hint of uncontrollable excitement in his voice.

“Master Xuan has a good eye. It’s the Bodhi seed and the Dou Sheng bone marrow.” Lin Yuan nodded slightly and chuckled, “I got some very good opportunities during this trip…”

Xuan Kongzi took a deep breath and tried to calm his inner excitement.

These two things are indeed very attractive to the three giants of Danta - three people whose cultivation has been at the peak of the ninth level but has stagnated for decades.

After all, the accumulation and skills of the three of them are more than enough, what they lack is the opportunity to break through.

And the Bodhi seeds - this natural treasure with the power of creation, and the Dou Sheng's bone marrow - this Dou Sheng's essence containing the holy rhyme, both have the potential to bring extremely rare opportunities for breakthroughs to the Dou Zun peak powerhouses with deep accumulation.

Like Lin Yuan, letting people around him directly take the Dou Sheng's bone marrow, or using the Dou Sheng's bone marrow to make pills to improve their cultivation, is an extremely extravagant behavior.

The "correct" way to use the Fighting Saint's remains is to comprehend the sacred rhythm and seek an opportunity to enter the realm.

Just like Yao Lao in the original trajectory, he successfully crossed the bottleneck of semi-saint by borrowing the arm of a fighting saint.

If Xuan Kongzi knew how Lin Yuan "destroyed" the remains of the Fighting Saint and how much of his bone marrow he "wasted", he would probably go crazy.

After all, an ancient Bodhi tree only appears once every thousand years, and the remains of the Fighting Saint... are not easier to obtain than Bodhi seeds!
These two items are both rare treasures that can only be found by chance. Most of the ninth-level Dou Zuns in the world will never be able to obtain one of them in their entire lives.

"Boy Lin, your unexpected gain really surprised me!" Taking a deep breath, Xuan Kongzi looked away and reluctantly closed the jade box again, stroking it gently with his hand while sighing with envy.

"Lucky! Lucky!" Lin Yuan smiled calmly and said thoughtfully: "I hope these things can help the three presidents to successfully break through."

"For this generous gift, the three of us will not be shy!"

Xuan Kongzi put away the three jade boxes and said to Lin Yuan solemnly: "Dan Tower is lucky to have you! In the future, the three of us will do our best to support you in all matters in the tower..."

Lin Yuan waved his hand: "Master Xuan, you are too kind. Danta has treated me well, and I will do my best for Danta!"

"It's getting late today, so I won't bother you any more!" He glanced at the darkening sky outside the window and said goodbye. "I just got back today, and I have some things to deal with back at the mansion..."

After saying that, Lin Yuan slowly stood up, bowed to the two of them, and left the quiet hall.

After leaving the hall, he did not stop and planned to go directly back to his residence in the inner area.

However, just as Lin Yuan took a step forward, a graceful figure appeared in front of him, bringing with it a gust of fragrant wind.

Looking at the charming girl in front of him, Lin Yuan asked with a smile: "Ying'er, what's the matter?" But in his heart, he was a little surprised, "Two-star Dou Zong plus late Ordinary Realm, this level is quite good, I wonder how it compares to Xiao Yan?"

Because of the butterfly effect he brought, the younger generation has been much more "rolled" than in the original trajectory and is much stronger.

According to Cao Ying's current progress in cultivation, by the time the Alchemy Conference is held in three years, it would not be surprising for this enchantress of the Cao family to break through to the level of an eight or nine-star Dou Zong, which would be considered top-notch among ordinary people.

"It's okay, it's on the way, let's go together!"

Cao Ying smiled sweetly, her delicate face showing a touching charm, which was quite alluring.

Lin Yuan did not refuse the invitation from this enchantress.

The two of them walked down together. Cao Ying asked softly about some unimportant matters. Her charming look with her hands covering her mouth and laughing occasionally made some young alchemists look sideways. They also looked at the young man next to her with great envy.

The enchantress of the Cao family has become much colder and more charming in the past two years. She has been rude to many young talents in the tower. How could she actually show such a charming smile?
However, when they recognized Lin Yuan's identity, they were filled with unreserved admiration.

Medicine Lord Lin Yuan is the number one genius in Zhongzhou.

Such a peerless existence is indeed worthy of the witch's smile. Perhaps the two of them are a perfect match of golden boy and jade girl?

Not far away, looking at the backs of the two, Song Qing, who was already a five-star Dou Zong, shook his head, then turned around and walked towards the secret room where he usually meditated - if Ying'er was in love with that person, then he wouldn't have to waste his time any more.

After walking together for a while, Lin Yuan and Cao Ying finally parted at the gate of Dan Tower.

Watching Lin Yuan leave Danta, the smile on Cao Ying's face slowly faded. She stretched out her jade hand towards the back figure and gently shook it. An enchanting curve appeared on her cheek again.

"Lin Yuan, just wait, you can't escape from my grasp!"
-
Back at the residence in the inner domain, Ye Chong, who had received the message, was already waiting respectfully.

"Your subordinate Ye Chong greets the master!"

Seeing Lin Yuan, he hurriedly came forward and bowed.

“No need to be polite!” Lin Yuan raised his hand casually, walked past him, and headed straight for the meeting hall in the mansion. “Elder Ye Zhong, let’s go to the hall to discuss matters.”

"Yes, sir!" Ye Chong responded and quickly followed.

Arriving in the hall, Lin Yuan sat on the main seat and said in a deep voice: "Give me the medicine refining commissions you received in the past two years! Also, tell me about the matters worth noting during this period, and the information I asked you to find out."

In the past few years, Ye Chong collected a huge amount of medicinal resources for him. As an expenditure item, he received a large number of commissions to refine high-level elixirs.

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Ye Zhong quickly took out a list and handed it over.

Lin Yuan took the list, opened it, and read it carefully, while Ye Zhong bowed slightly, stood aside with his hands hanging down, and began to report respectfully...

"Shi Yi from the Shi clan came to see me?"

At a certain moment, Lin Yuan's eyes moved away from the list, and he raised his head slightly, looking at Ye Zhong who was reporting below, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, and confirmed. "Yes, my lord!" Ye Zhong nodded and said in a deep voice.

"A month ago, he came to Shengdan City and said he had something important to discuss with you. But I didn't have any way to contact you, so he waited here for three days. When he saw that you still hadn't returned, he went to travel around the Central Region and said he would visit you again in three months."

"A month ago?" Lin Yuan gently rubbed his forehead, frowned slightly, and muttered to himself: "Then there is nothing we can do about it!"

At that time, he was still on the Dragon Island in the void, assisting Zi Yan in formulating some new laws for the Ancient Dragon Clan. It was impossible for Ye Zhong to contact him, so he missed it.

As a time traveler from an era of highly advanced communications, Lin Yuan was quite disgusted with the problems caused by poor communication flow.

And this is exactly the important reason why he wants to expand the Sky Dome Network.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed his emotions and asked, "Ye Zhong, what is Shi Yi's attitude? Based on your feeling, can you detect a hint of hostility from him?"

"Hostile?" Ye Zhong was a little stunned when he heard Lin Yuan's words. He then carefully recalled every detail of his encounter with Shi Yi, and then shook his head firmly: "I didn't feel any hostility. On the contrary, I felt that the man was quite kind and friendly!"

"Very friendly? Very friendly?" Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan's eyes instantly showed a hint of joy, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Haha, that's good, that's good!"

Ancient clans have their own pride, and this is especially true for a genius like Shi Yi.

Shi Yi might be somewhat polite to Lin Yuan, who was stronger and more talented than himself, but someone like Ye Chong, who was like an "ant" in his eyes, was not worthy of his polite treatment.

Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to guess why Shi Yi would treat Ye Chong in a friendly manner - in his eyes, Lin Yuan and his subordinates are his friends.

The strong can be relied upon, and the weak can also be exploited.

Ye Zhong's mediocrity and weakness can also be used to some special purposes as long as they are used properly!
Based on this vague guess of the Stone Clan's attitude, Lin Yuan suddenly felt relieved, and his thoughts instantly became active and started running at high speed.

"Judging from Shi Yi's attitude, the Shi Clan at least did not reject my suggestion outright!"

"It seems that we will have hope of achieving in-depth cooperation with the Stone Clan! This way, we will have a chance to get a place to enter the Heavenly Tomb in the future. Regardless of whether we can enter or not, it is always a good idea to prepare the place in advance..."

"There are only a few years left before the Soul-Separating Clan takes action against the Stone Clan. Now that we have a handle, we must plan as soon as possible to see if we can get a piece of the pie."

"As a reward, please help the Stone Clan preserve some young seedlings in the future!"

After his mind was settled, Lin Yuan suppressed all the distracting thoughts in his heart and said calmly: "Elder Ye Chong, I already know about this matter. Please continue to tell the story!" As he spoke, he turned his gaze back to the list in his hand and began to calculate carefully.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chong cleared his throat and recounted the information about the strange fire he had collected in the past two years.

Half a minute later, Lin Yuan closed the list in his hand and tapped the cover lightly with his fingers. The situation of the pills he owed was already clear in his mind.

While thinking about how to deal with it, he looked up at Ye Zhong with a hint of confirmation in his eyes and asked, "So, the strange fires that have been found in the past few years, the Xuanhuang Flame and the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire, have all fallen into the hands of the Yan Clan, and the Yin Yang Twin Flames have been taken by the Medicine Clan?"

"That's true!" Ye nodded and said in a deep voice: "Those two tribes are too powerful. People from other forces don't dare to fight with them. They can only retreat obediently."

At this point, his steady voice couldn't help but be filled with emotion.

Since he started working for Lin Yuan, the world that Ye Chong came into contact with and understood was completely on a different level than before.

Now, he has come into contact with several of those legendary ancient clans.

“Besides…” Ye Zhong hesitated for a moment, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face, and he said uncertainly: “I heard that Danta also found a strange fire, and it was the Great Elder Qiu Ling who led people to get it.”

"Haha, this news is true!" Lin Yuan chuckled and said calmly, "Under the ground of the Jiejin Mountains in the southern part of the Central Region, there is a strange fire that looks like a volcanic stone flame. The three presidents have already known about this and specially ordered the Great Elder Qiu Ling to retrieve it secretly."

"You don't have to spend time on this strange fire. I got the exact information from Elder Xuan. It has been confirmed that it will be the grand prize of this alchemy conference."

"And since it's a prize, it's already in my pocket!"

As Lin Yuan spoke, his eyes shone with a calm and determined light, and in that light was an absolute self-confidence that was not concealed.

It has been confirmed that the top talents of the Medicine Clan will also come to participate in this Alchemy Conference. There is no doubt that this Alchemy Conference will become the most exciting and most intense one in history, and its prizes must naturally match such a grand event.

Strange fire, as the dream of many alchemists, is naturally the best choice as a prize.

As for Danta, in order not to be looked down upon by its "opponents" or the people of the world, it has invested a huge amount of money this time and directly offered the most precious prizes to demonstrate its strength.

Of course, it was also because the three giants had full confidence in Lin Yuan and firmly believed that he would not lose to the people of the Medicine Clan that they felt at ease to give the strange fire as the final prize.

After all, as long as Lin Yuan can win, no matter how precious the prize is, it will just be a matter of transferring it from one hand to the other. Why should he feel bad about it?
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Yuan handed the list back to Ye Zhong and instructed, "Elder Ye Zhong, I will refine all the elixirs on this list that are above the eighth grade and five-color within two months. You should prepare for the delivery in advance."

"As for the 8th-grade, 5-color elixirs and below, you can try to buy them at the elixir trading place. You can buy them at a 30% premium."

"For those that cannot be purchased at the end, I will personally refine them."

With his current alchemy skills, spending time refining low-level pills is simply a waste of his time and productivity.

“These five pills are eighth-grade, eight-color pills that I refined. They also serve as your activity funds for a period of time. Keep them!” As he spoke, Lin Yuan snapped his fingers and five jade bottles flew out from the Dark Sea Ring, quietly hovering in front of Ye Chong.

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhong’s face suddenly froze and his eyes widened, as if he couldn’t believe his ears.

"The eighth...eighth-grade eight-colored elixir you refined?"

Coming back to his senses, he carefully put away the five jade bottles in front of him and looked at the elixirs surrounded by spiritual mist with shock in his eyes.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan just smiled calmly, and then as if he remembered something, he added: "By the way, you should also inform my partners that I can refine the eighth-grade eight-color elixir. This is the list of medicinal materials for the new elixir."

As he spoke, he took out a jade slip for refining medicine and threw it to Ye Zhong...

(End of this chapter)