Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 636 Arrangements, Tortoise Spirit Earth Fire

"Tell me, what are your plans for me?"

Without responding to Lin Yuan's teasing remark, Yao Ling pondered for a moment and asked a crucial question, "I think you won't let me return to the Yao Clan anytime soon, will you?"

She wasn't naive enough to think that making a vow would earn Lin Yuan's trust.

Lin Yuan went to great lengths to capture her and even revealed many secrets to her... No matter how she thought about it, she wouldn't let her leave.

“Smart. You really can’t return to the Medicine Clan for a while.” Lin Yuan nodded slightly, gently patted Yao Ling’s shoulder, and said, “For a long time to come, you’ll have to stay on Dragon Island, cultivating and refining medicine at the same time…”

Yao Ling's alchemy skills are quite good; she is a near-ninth-grade alchemist. Although she cannot refine ninth-grade pills on her own, she has a very high success rate in refining eighth-grade pills.

Such high-quality resources should naturally be made good use of.

The combined alchemy skills of Yao Ling, Dan Chen, Cao Ying, and Xin Lan are sufficient to quickly refine all grades of eighth-rank pills, enough to meet the needs of Dragon Island.

"Alchemy and cultivation? That's not bad!" Yao Ling pondered for a moment, then raised his chin.

She didn't object to Lin Yuan's arrangement at all—cultivating alchemy was one of her greatest hobbies!

"It seems you don't object to this either, that's good!" Lin Yuan smiled slightly and said gently.

“In that case, let’s set a small goal first… Let me think, let’s refine one hundred Grade 8 Nine-Colored Thunder Tribulation Pills first, which will be useful on Dragon Island. And refining a large number of these relatively high-grade pills will also be of great benefit to you.”

"After you finish refining these hundred pills, your pill-refining skills should improve a lot, and you'll be able to refine ninth-grade pills much more easily."

"Don't worry about the medicinal herbs, there's plenty on Dragon Island."

"Seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Medicine Clan has far more monks than meat, and not enough medicinal herbs for your practice..."

"Once you finish refining these one hundred pills, I can take you away from Dragon Island."

"One...one hundred Grade 8 Nine-Colored Thunder Tribulation Pills?" Yao Ling's beautiful eyes widened as if she had heard something unbelievable. She quickly interrupted Lin Yuan, "Stop! Stop! Are you kidding me? How long will it take to refine so many high-grade pills?"

Even if she worked day and night, refining an eighth-grade nine-colored pill every ten days, it would still take her a full three years to complete this refining task.

In that case, wouldn't she become a pill-refining machine?!
"hehe--"

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and gently patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, I will teach you some alchemy techniques that can greatly improve your alchemy efficiency."

Before he finished speaking, he raised his right hand and gently touched Yao Ling's brow with his fingertips.

Then, with a thought, a wisp of his soul power separated from between his eyebrows, carrying a vast amount of information including the method of ascending to spirit and the method of one furnace producing multiple pills. It flowed rapidly into the mind of the medicine spirit along the fingertip between his eyebrows.

A moment later, Lin Yuan withdrew his right hand, shifted his gaze from the medicine spirit who was digesting the information with her eyes closed, and winked at Zi Yan beside him, giving her a signal.

Zi Yan nodded slightly, waved her sleeve, and the surrounding space immediately distorted, enveloping the four of them.

When the space returned to normal, the four figures had disappeared.

A quarter of an hour later, Yao Ling roughly digested the message Lin Yuan had sent her, slowly opened her eyes, a hint of excitement flashing in them... This time, the harvest was truly substantial!

With those methods, one hundred Grade 8 Nine-Colored Thunder Tribulation Pills can be refined within a year.

Taking a deep breath, Yao Ling looked around and found that she was no longer on Dragon Island, but in a secluded valley that was isolated from the world and had extremely abundant energy.

The valley is scenic and fragrant, and is covered with various high-grade medicinal herbs.

Not far away was a lake about ten feet in size. The water was exceptionally clear, and in the center of the lake was a small piece of floating land, just like an island in the middle of the lake.

On that small island, a strangely shaped little tree stands tall.

The sapling is entirely grayish-silver in color, and its branches, as they extend and outline, form a strange arc, resembling a pregnant woman who has been carrying a child for ten months.

"This is... the Soul Infant Demon Tree?"

Upon seeing this strangely shaped plant, the knowledgeable herbalist's eyes lit up, and a look of surprise unconsciously appeared on her face.

This precious spiritual tree, capable of bearing Soul Infant Fruit, is only found in two trees across the entire Medicine Clan.

Treasures like the Spirit Dragon Heavenly Mushroom and the Soul Infant Fruit, which can repair one's original soul energy, are extremely precious even among the Medicine Clan.

"It is indeed the Soul Infant Demon Tree, but the Soul Infant Fruits within have already been picked." Lin Yuan continued, sighing softly, "It will take at least several hundred years for it to bear Soul Infant Fruits again, unless we can find the legendary Flame of Life..."

This Soul Infant Demon Tree is the same one from the ruins of the Creation Saint. Lin Yuan had Qing Lin store it in his Demon Eye Space, and it was later transplanted to Dragon Island.

If one can obtain the Flame of Life, one can quickly cultivate the Soul Infant Fruit.

The Flame of Life, ranked fifth on the list of strange flames, does not possess great destructive power. What makes it famous is its unique life force.

Simply throw the seeds of the medicinal herbs into the fire, and they will quickly germinate and grow.

In other words, with the Flame of Life, there's basically no need to worry about searching for medicinal herbs; as long as there are enough seeds, medicinal herbs can be obtained continuously.

Even though it would consume the primal power of the Flame of Life to cultivate precious medicinal herbs, Lin Yuan already had a solution!
This method, of course, is Fu Xuan's.

As the spirit of the pill fire, Fu Xuan can transform the power of pills into the source of strange fire. Once she devours the flames of life, the source of strange fire consumed in the process of cultivating medicinal herbs can be quickly replenished by devouring high-level pills.

Lin Yuan can refine the medicinal herbs that are induced to grow into high-grade pills, allowing Fu Xuanqi to absorb their medicinal power to restore his original essence, thereby induced to grow even more medicinal herbs!

In this way, a snowball effect can be achieved, with more and more medicinal materials being produced.

To carry out this plan, Lin Yuan had already collected a large number of high-grade medicinal herb seeds through various channels such as the Pill Tower, the Dark Alliance, and Dragon Island.

The value of seeds is far less than that of finished medicinal materials, which is not difficult to achieve.

Currently, Lin Yuan possesses not only the seeds of all precious medicinal herbs, but also the seeds of eight or nine out of ten high-grade medicinal herbs on the Dou Qi Continent. If he could obtain the Flame of Life, medicinal herbs would no longer be a constraint for him.

Unfortunately, even though Lin Yuan had asked the Danta Ancestor to help contact Shennong several years ago, there has still been no news.

Finding a six-star Dou Sheng in the Dou Qi Continent is no less difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

"The Flame of Life, how easy is that!"

Hearing Lin Yuan's sigh, Yao Ling's eyes also flashed with longing: "This kind of legendary strange fire has not appeared for thousands of years."

The Flame of Life, which the Medicine Clan once possessed, was destroyed in a past great war.

On the other side, Lin Yuan composed himself and continued, "This is the Valley of Ten Thousand Medicines, an independent secret realm on Ancient Dragon Island. It took a lot of effort to build, so the energy is extremely abundant, making it an excellent place for alchemy."

"I will arrange for a three-star Dou Sheng to guard the outer perimeter of the Wan Yao Valley secret realm, which will be enough to ensure your safety."

"For the next period of time, you should focus on cultivating and refining medicine here, and strive to advance to the rank of Dou Sheng and become a ninth-grade alchemist as soon as possible." "After I finish dealing with matters outside, I will also come here to refine medicine."

After a pause, Lin Yuan warned, "Medicine Spirit, remember not to make any pointless attempts, as that would damage the mutual trust between us."

"Don't worry, I will keep my oath." Yao Ling nodded slightly and said calmly, "Anyway, I have no power to resist on this Dragon Island where there are many powerful people. Rather than making a futile struggle, I might as well focus on cultivating and refining medicine to improve my strength."

"It's good that you understand." Lin Yuan nodded, then looked at Qing Lin beside him, "Qing'er, release the seal on the medicinal spirit's battle qi and soul power..."

"Yes, young master!" Qinglin responded, sending a beam of dark light into the medicine spirit's body.

Soon, a powerful aura at the semi-saint level rose from Yao Ling's body, but the space around her did not ripple at all.

This space, which was meticulously constructed, is far more sturdy than ordinary spaces.

Having regained his strength, Yao Ling's eyes lit up with joy, but he immediately concealed his aura—his cultivation as a mid-level half-saint was nothing compared to the three people before him.

"Give me the Tortoise Spirit Earth Fire, and I'll get you a better one!" Lin Yuan gestured with his hand and said gently.

"A better strange fire?" Yao Ling's eyes lit up, and she asked, "You mean synthesizing a strange fire?" Her voice was filled with barely concealed joy.

"Yes, it's a synthetic strange fire just like Dan Chen's!" Lin Yuan confirmed her guess.

"it is good--"

Yao Ling hesitated for a moment, then gently closed her eyes and, with a thought, began to separate the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire within her body.

She didn't feel much reluctance about the flame, which wasn't particularly beautiful.

A quarter of an hour later, a blush suddenly appeared on Yao Ling's pretty face. Then, a ball of dark brown flame flew out from between her eyebrows, hovering in front of her, and faintly condensing into the shape of a tortoise. It was the Tortoise Spirit Earth Fire, ranked thirteenth.

As for Yao Ling, it seemed to have used some special method. After separating the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire from its body, its aura was not even slightly disordered.

She opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and lightly touched the Tortoise Spirit Earth Fire with her fingers.

Instantly, the tortoise-shaped fire spirit trembled violently. After a long while, it stopped trembling and quietly floated in the void.

"Turtle Spirit Earth Fire, here you go!"

The medicine-wielding girl waved her sleeve, sending the deep brown flame to Lin Yuan.

This naturally violent strange fire suppressed its instincts in the face of Lin Yuan, appearing unexpectedly submissive, as if there was some superior being within Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan carefully sensed the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire for a moment, then opened his mouth and swallowed the strange fire in front of him.

"Fu Xuan, accept it... the tenth type of strange fire."

"Thank you, Master!" Hearing Lin Yuan's voice from her heart, the Danhuo Spirit girl was overjoyed and absorbed the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire into her Natal Qi Pill.

In just a few days, Fu Xuan obtained five different flames, which felt like a dream.

She was certain that after fusing these five strange flames, her spirituality and origin would be greatly enhanced, and she would not encounter any major bottlenecks before becoming an Eight-Star Dou Sheng... As long as she had sufficient energy, becoming a Ninth-Rank Golden Core cultivator in the future was a certainty.

In this joyful mood, Fu Xuan did not even need Lin Yuan's instructions before he began to separate the sub-fire from his body.

Before long, a pale purple flame with a dreamlike quality slowly appeared in Lin Yuan's palm, swaying and emanating a wave of intense heat.

Looking at the beautiful pale purple flames, Yao Ling's eyes were filled with amazement.

"These flames are so beautiful..."

Lin Yuan didn't react much to Yao Ling's statement, but Fu Xuan inside his body let out a smug snort in his heart.

Then, Yao Ling suddenly realized that the pale purple flame had inexplicably become more affectionate towards her.

Before she could think any further, Lin Yuan's voice rang in her ear: "This fire is very special. Give me a wisp of your soul power, and I will help you refine it quickly!"

Yao Ling nodded, and a wisp of soul power separated from between her brows and drifted toward Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan received this wisp of soul power, intertwined it with a wisp of his own soul power, transforming it into a mysterious mark. He then cast it into the pale purple flame, and said in his heart, "Fu Xuan, now is the time to dissolve the flame resistance..."

The next instant, the clear, melodious voice of the spirit of alchemy rang joyfully in his heart: "Yes, Master!"

Instantly, a strange wave rippled outwards from Lin Yuan.

The moment it came into contact with this strange fluctuation, the pale purple flames, which had instinctively launched a counterattack due to the intrusion of a foreign object, calmed down in the blink of an eye.

The pale purple flame trembled slightly, then transformed into a streak of fire and flew into the space between the medicine spirit's eyebrows.

The strange fire entered her body, but because a soul imprint had been planted, the medicine spirit felt no discomfort at all. Instead, a sense of comfort came from between her eyebrows.

Having experience in subduing strange flames, Yao Ling immediately closed her eyes, sat down cross-legged, and began refining the strange flame within her body. Lin Yuan placed his palm on her crown, and his soul power flowed out from between her eyebrows to assist Yao Ling in refining the strange flame.

Making the Medicine Spirit use Fu Xuan's sub-fire as her natal fire is part of Lin Yuan's plan to improve her medicine-refining efficiency and strengthen his control over her, so he naturally had to ensure that everything went perfectly.

Lin Yuan trusted these concrete methods more than oaths that lacked binding force.

Based on his deeply ingrained belief, whether or not certain methods should be used is debatable, but they must be available... only then can one be considered fully prepared.

Half a day later, Lin Yuan helped Yao Ling complete the key step of refining her. After taking her blood for research, he led Zi Yan and Qing Lin away from the Myriad Medicine Valley Secret Realm and arrived at a mountain peak on the outskirts of Dragon Island.

After a moment's thought, Lin Yuan made a direct arrangement: "Zi Yan, arrange for the medicinal materials for thirty portions of Thunder Tribulation Pills to be sent to the Myriad Medicine Valley Secret Realm."

"Ask Elder Qingshan for another favor. Have him stay at the outer edge of the secret realm and keep an eye on Yao Ling for a while."

"By the way, don't distribute the pills that Yao Ling refined to your clansmen yet. Wait until I come back and check them before deciding how to use them."

"You suspect she might do something underhanded?" Zi Yan stroked her chin, her expression playful.

"You can't be too careful!" Lin Yuan shrugged casually, then turned to look at Qing Lin and said seriously, "Qing'er, could you go to the Beast Domain for me and deliver the Divine Vein Foundation Pill to Xi Yue? She's not far from becoming a mid-level Dou Sheng..."

He paused for a moment, then added, "In addition, have Yao Ming cooperate with you to continue improving the Sky Dome Network communication. I will go to the Nether Serpent Mountains in a while."

This joint operation has been taken even more seriously by Lin Yuantianqiong Network.

The two women nodded and took to the air: Zi Yan flew towards the central hall of Dragon Island; Qing Lin tore through the dark void and shot straight towards the Nether Serpent Mountain Range of the Beast Domain.

Lin Yuan then went to Zi Yan's secluded cultivation place to help Fu Xuan refine all the strange flames as soon as possible...

(End of this chapter)