Refining medicine can't save Doupo!

Chapter 685 Jiang Lin: Little Yanzi, come help me forge a super life weapon for your love rival, for the purpose of proposing marriage.

"Good lad!" Faced with Jiang Lin's attempt to play the victim, Lei Ying merely laughed and scolded him, then continued, "With your intelligence, how could you possibly not guess my identity?"

Although Lei Ying was somewhat curious about Jiang Lin's 'protector,' he was only a two-star Dou Sheng, and in Lei Ying's eyes, he was not as valuable as Jiang Lin.

Jiang Lin smiled noncommittally, then formally asked, "May I ask what brings Senior Lei to the Thunder Realm?"

"Hmm," Lei Ying was pleased to see that Jiang Lin spoke directly. The robust old man stroked his beard and then chuckled, "It's not a complicated matter, and I haven't shortchanged your little girlfriend at all. I've been very generous with the good stuff from the Lei Clan, like the Nine-Turn Qi-Nourishing Pill and the Ten Thousand Thunder Body-Tempering Liquid." Lei Ying said with a smile.

The Nine-Turn Qi Cultivation Pill is a high-grade eighth-rank pill that can give a Dou Zun (a powerful cultivator) a chance to break through a level (in terms of physique absorption efficiency). It also has the effect of purifying Dou Qi, making it extremely precious.

Thunder Tempering Liquid, a specialty of the Thunder Clan, is a type of 'plasma' energy purified under special environmental conditions. When absorbed properly, it can greatly enhance the user's physical strength, improve their bone potential, and increase their resistance to thunder. It is extremely precious.

“I know that Senior Lei will not make things difficult for Little Fairy Doctor.” A hint of helplessness flashed in Jiang Lin’s eyes. This old man Lei is quite clever and has already mastered the art of gift-giving.

What Lei Ying mentioned was an invaluable opportunity for Little Fairy Doctor, but for Jiang Lin, it was just a roadside opportunity. Therefore, Lei Ying never thought of finding a breakthrough from Jiang Lin, but instead turned his attention to Little Fairy Doctor.

As long as Little Fairy Doctor is well taken care of, the Lei Clan can persuade Jiang Lin to help at minimal cost, thus incurring a great favor for Jiang Lin.

“I just think you don’t need to beat around the bush. Just say what you need. If I can help, I certainly won’t refuse,” Jiang Lin sighed softly.

Little Fairy Doctor is currently in seclusion in the heart of the Thunder Clan, breaking through her cultivation, and cannot be disturbed in the short term. Therefore, Jiang Lin is willing to cover Little Fairy Doctor's expenses during her time in the Thunder Clan.

That's the benefit of mastering advanced technology: you never have to worry about not having money.

"Hehehehe." Lei Ying naturally didn't believe a word of Jiang Lin's nonsense. If they really followed Jiang Lin's "business as usual" approach, it would make it impossible for the Lei Clan to win over Jiang Lin.

In Lei Ying's view, Jiang Lin's willingness to say "I won't delay if I can help" must be based on the foundation laid by the Lei Clan's previous investment of resources in Little Fairy Doctor. Otherwise, if it were truly a business transaction, Jiang Lin probably wouldn't even show up. Furthermore, it's highly likely that the Lei Clan's transaction priority will be very low.
"Since you put it that way, young friend, then I won't keep you in suspense any longer." Lei Ying chuckled, rubbed his hands together, and then asked, "I wonder if your kind of life-bound weapon has any crafting quotas available for external clients?"

Lei Ying's goal was a life-bound artifact, comparable to a companion spirit artifact!

As the imperial clan closest to Canaan Academy, the Thunder Clan was the first to react to the appearance of several very special and violent 'battle weapons' within the academy!
After Jiang Lin left Canaan Academy, Lei Ying focused his attention on Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Lan, and the special fighting weapon inside Hu Jia's body who remained at Canaan Academy!

Especially considering that Hu Jia had been venturing out into the world all these years, although she always killed without exception when using the [Mysterious Heaven Spirit-Slaying Sword], how could a mere Dou Huang like Hu Jia possibly realize that a Dou Zun powerhouse was secretly following her?
When Lei Ying realized that the [Mysterious Heaven Spirit-Slaying Sword] and the [Radiant Moon End Umbrella] were very special fighting weapons, he took the initiative to approach Little Fairy Doctor, who was at the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Zong realm, and explained his purpose, offering to protect Little Fairy Doctor in her breakthrough to Dou Zun realm, as well as other cultivation resources.

When Little Fairy Doctor realized Lei Ying's terrifying strength, she was so intelligent that she guessed something and took the initiative to explain the concept of life artifact.

Although life-bound artifacts can be plundered, the fact that a powerhouse of Lei Ying's level would personally inquire so politely and restrainedly suggests that the other party must have some ideas and needs Jiang Lin to do something for them. Therefore, Xiao Yixian decisively chose to be honest.

As Little Fairy Doctor had predicted, after Lei Ying understood the concept of a life artifact, he was greatly shocked. He first made clear arrangements for Little Fairy Doctor, and then gave Canaan Academy an elder's token, hoping that Jiang Lin, who had been elusive and had disappeared without a trace, would come to their Thunder Realm after his return.

Finally, after Lei Ying's eager anticipation, Jiang Lin returned.

"Life-bound artifacts?" Jiang Lin pondered for a moment. Lei Ying's answer was not unexpected for Jiang Lin. Or rather, Jiang Lin had planned to cooperate with the Lei Clan from the beginning, which was why he placed several Life-bound artifact holders in Canaan Academy, a place under the Lei Clan's nose.

Because of Jiang Lin's own identity, he naturally has the background of the Soul Clan. Under these circumstances, it is not very convenient for Jiang Lin to cooperate with the Soul Clan. On the one hand, the Soul Clan seems to be quietly doing something big, and on the other hand, the Soul Clan will not give Jiang Lin anything too good.

In contrast, Jiang Lin could leverage his Soul Clan background to gain a fairer trading position and a more reasonable distribution of profits from the Thunder Clan. Moreover, once Jiang Lin establishes a sufficiently deep relationship with the Thunder Clan using his life-bound artifact, he could then use the Thunder Clan's influence to negotiate with the Soul Clan behind him.

Although Jiang Lin's behavior was somewhat unethical, if the Soul Clan were a normal imperial clan, Jiang Lin wouldn't be so wary. The key is that the Soul Clan is anything but normal, forcing Jiang Lin to navigate between various powerful forces to protect himself.

"Does Senior need to forge a life weapon for his son?" Jiang Lin thought for a moment. Given Lei Ying's abnormally doting mentality towards his son, he would probably prioritize forging a life weapon for his son, Lei Dong, the young patriarch of the Lei Clan.

"If possible, that would be best." Lei Ying's expression faltered slightly upon hearing this, but he quickly shook his head with a smile.

"Huh?" Jiang Lin was surprised. Something's not right. Why did this perverted son-obsessed guy suddenly change his style?

"That's right. I've heard that when forging a life weapon, the more powerful the life weapon, the easier it is to trigger the heavenly lightning punishment. I don't want you to take the risk. After all, my son is a three-star Dou Sheng in the late stage. The heavenly lightning punishment at the Dou Sheng stage is terrifying." Lei Ying explained why he temporarily disagreed with Jiang Lin forging a life weapon for Lei Dong.

"Actually, a three-star Dou Sheng is enough; there's no need to emphasize the later stages." Jiang Lin's lips twitched slightly. Sure enough, nothing had changed. It was just that Old Man Lei was worried about being refined to death by his son, which was why he didn't allow him to refine weapons beyond his level.

"Hehe." Lei Ying chuckled and continued, "Although I can't detect your exact cultivation level, based on the deductions of your companions, you must currently be at the Dou Zun realm. Although the speed at which you've advanced to this realm is a bit fast, compared to your talent, realm is just a passing cloud."

"Old Lei, stop praising me. Tell me who you want to forge this life-bound weapon for? If not your son, are you going to forge it for your grandson?" Jiang Lin said helplessly.

Forging life-bound artifacts is not difficult for Jiang Lin now. The strength of his divine spiritual fire is already high enough that even without Xiao Yan's strange fire, Jiang Lin can forge high-quality life-bound artifacts. However, if he needs to forge the most top-tier life-bound artifacts, then he may need the assistance of a strange fire.

"Grandson? I'd like to think so." Lei Ying chuckled, then, without further ado, said, "Actually, it's not anyone in particular. Didn't I mention before that the Lei Clan is preparing to propose marriage to the Gu Clan?"

"???" Jiang Lin's expression turned strange when he heard the words "marriage proposal".

“The ancient clan is a powerful clan, and ordinary betrothal gifts are usually not enough to impress them. So when I learned that they possessed a life artifact comparable to a companion spirit weapon, I wanted to use it as a special betrothal gift for the daughter of the ancient clan.” Lei Ying said with a smile, noticing that Jiang Lin’s expression was off, he asked curiously:

"What's wrong? You don't look well."

"No, no." Jiang Lin's expression was somewhat strange. His eyes darted around, and he sighed inwardly, "Do you think I should suggest bringing my Flame Child along? So we can go with Lei Dong to propose to Gu Xun'er? Then the Flame Child can perform a fancy fire-playing act for Lei Dong and Gu Xun'er, and finally, together they can forge a pair of love locks as a testament to their love?"

Admittedly, Jiang Lin was somewhat tempted by that scene; just thinking about it was incredibly exciting. However...
Suddenly, Jiang Lin frowned, realizing that the consequences of doing this would be severe.
It's not that I'm afraid of becoming enemies with the protagonist, Xiao Yan; that possibility is very small, or rather, almost nonexistent.

However, another possibility is quite high.
"What if Xiao Yan, who's already heartbroken over Gu Xun'er, suddenly suffers a major blow and loses all interest in girls altogether? Wouldn't that put me in danger?"

Jiang Lin quickly stopped his mind from wandering further, looked at Lei Ying who looked puzzled, hesitated for a moment, and finally began to speak:

"Senior, do you mean I should go and add some fun to the marriage proposal ceremony between the young patriarch of the Lei Clan and the daughter of the Gu Clan?"

"Hmm?" Lei Ying was taken aback upon hearing this, subconsciously pondered for a moment, and then nodded, saying, "According to what you said, it seems to be like that."

Jiang Lin remained silent for a while.

"What's wrong? Young friend, is there something you're having trouble saying?" Lei Ying also realized that Jiang Lin seemed very resistant to this matter. It couldn't be that serious, Dong'er didn't marry that Little Fairy Doctor, so why was Jiang Lin so agitated? Could it be that Jiang Lin has a story with that ancient clan's daughter? Lei Ying couldn't help but start to let his imagination run wild.

“Senior, let’s be honest.” After thinking for a moment, Jiang Lin finally decided to be honest and make the Lei Clan’s marriage proposal clear.

“Okay, go ahead.” Lei Ying nodded, indicating that Jiang Lin could say whatever he wanted.

"Senior, I mean, what if the young lady of the ancient clan doesn't want to?" Jiang Lin asked.

“Dong’er is so outstanding, how could he not be willing?” Lei Ying retorted.

However, Lei Ying glanced at Jiang Lin with a strange expression: "If it's a young friend, perhaps he can still compete with Dong'er."

Jiang Lin: “.”

Lan Hong, standing behind Jiang Lin, couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. Jiang Lin, a top-tier monster who is hard to find even once every tens of thousands of years, was actually evaluated by Lei Ying as a first-rate genius like Lei Dong. That's just unbelievable.

"Could it be..." Lei Ying ignored Lan Hong's snickering and looked at Jiang Lin with a complicated expression, feeling conflicted.

If the young lady of that ancient clan has truly fallen for the young man before her, then the Lei clan really can't force her.

“No need for further explanation.” Jiang Lin quickly shook his head, stopping Lei Ying from saying anything more: “The person you mentioned, according to my deduction, is actually named Gu Xun’er. She has the restriction seal of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame in her body. I have met her before.”

"Why does Gu Xun'er sound familiar?" Lei Ying raised an eyebrow.

“You Lei Clan disciples may have met her at Canaan Academy; she is Xiao Xun’er,” Jiang Lin sighed.

"Hmm??" Lei Ying frowned, quickly searching his mind for information about Xiao Xun'er.

Lei Ying himself was not interested in Xiao Xun'er, but because he was interested in Jiang Lin, and Xiao Xun'er was a member of Jiang Lin's team, he also learned something about Xiao Xun'er.

"You mean Xiao Xun'er, the one who likes Xiao Yan???" Lei Ying frowned, feeling a little upset.

Who knows what that bastard Xiao Yan did to Xiao Xun'er? Like sneaking into her room at night and groping her? Besides, Canaan Academy allows inner court students to live together!

“The Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame represents the identity of the ancient clan. If there is a second girl with divine bloodline in the ancient clan, then Gu Xun’er may not be the person you want to propose marriage to,” Jiang Lin replied very seriously.

Lei Ying didn't speak, but his face looked very ugly.

He didn't know Gu Xun'er, but the Lei Clan had collected information about Xiao Xun'er.

"Wait a minute? The Xiao clan?!" Lei Ying suddenly realized something, and his face became even more grim.

If Xiao Xun'er is Gu Xun'er, then Gu Xun'er would not have appeared in the Xiao family out of nowhere. Unless it is the Xiao clan!

“If we don’t count the ordinary clansmen who struggle to break through even at the Dou Wang level as members of the Xiao clan, then Xiao Yan should be considered the only descendant of the Xiao clan in this world.” Jiang Lin continued to raise the stakes, observing Lei Ying’s expression.

Lei Ying didn't speak, but his face was gloomy and ugly.

At this moment, Lei Ying wished he could slap that despicable bastard to death, but then he remembered that the other party was the only awakened member of the Xiao clan's bloodline. If he were to slap him to death, the Lei clan's reputation among the other imperial clans would be damaged, while the Soul clan's reputation would rise. But what would the Lei clan want with the Soul clan's reputation?

"However, Senior can go and see Gu Xun'er's own attitude." Seeing that Lei Ying was still quite rational, Jiang Lin offered a way out:

"For example, let the young patriarch of the Lei Clan appear before the ancient clan in his strongest form."

“What do you need?” Lei Ying asked.

"Yes, I need Xiao Yan's help."

Lei Ying: "???"

(End of this chapter)