Chapter 101 Begin to retreat

After refining the imperial elixir, Lin Yuan returned to his courtyard.

When Lin Yuan came back, Zi Yan had already woken up. When she saw Lin Yuan, she rushed over and said with a grin, "Lin Yuan, you're back! I digested a lot of the medicine during my sleep and became much stronger. Now I feel super strong."

"Oh? How strong is super strong?" Lin Yuan asked with interest after sensing Zi Yan's strength.

"Uh~, yes, yes." Zi Yan didn't expect Lin Yuan to ask this. She was speechless for a moment. She couldn't think of any suitable expression for a moment.

“Haha.” Seeing this, Lin Yuan chuckled and rubbed her little head with his hand. “Little girl, if you don’t know how to express yourself, wait until I am in seclusion and talk more with your sister Qinglin! Let her teach you.”

"However, your progress this time is indeed great. Judging from your aura, you are now at the level of a nine-star Dou Wang, not far from the sixth level."

"Hehe, you are at the peak of Dou Wang, and I am a nine-star Dou Wang. I am almost catching up with you." Zi Yan was immediately happy when she heard Lin Yuan's words, but she immediately realized the other meaning behind Lin Yuan's words and asked anxiously: "Retreat? Lin Yuan, are you retreating to break through to Dou Huang?"

Lin Yuan nodded and chuckled, "Yes, if everything goes well, I will be able to break through to the Douhuang realm in about half a year to a year."

"Ah, you are going to seclude yourself for a year? Then I won't be able to eat delicious food for a long time." Zi Yan blinked her eyes pitifully.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan stroked his forehead and said helplessly: "Okay, little girl, no need to act. Would I forget your rations? I will prepare enough pills for you before the retreat."

Zi Yan said calmly, hugging Lin Yuan's right arm with both hands, "Hehe, I know that Brother Lin Yuan loves me the most."

"Just call Lin Yuan brother now, you little glutton."

At this time, Qing Lin walked in slowly from outside. When she saw Lin Yuan, a faint smile appeared in her eyes and her steps became lighter.

Seeing Qing Lin coming, Lin Yuan showed a gentle smile on his face and asked softly, "Qing'er, how is your training in the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower? Are you adapting well?"

During this period, Qinglin also went to the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower to practice in seclusion.

Qing Lin pondered for a moment and answered seriously: "It's just like what you said, the effect is really good. I practiced in the training room in the tower, and the speed was nearly 30% faster than outside, and my fighting spirit became more refined."

"Oh? 30%? Your speed can be increased by 30%. It seems that the effect is quite good. When your cultivation level is higher, you can try to use Zi Yan's training room. The effect there will definitely be better." Lin Yuan said after a slight hesitation.

Zi Yan heard this and laughed, "Sister Qinglin, I don't like to use that training room. You can go there anytime."

Hearing this, Qinglin nodded to Ziyan, "Thank you, Ziyan."

Afterwards, Lin Yuan carefully sensed Qing Lin's cultivation level, and a look of relief appeared on his face.

"Qing'er, your cultivation speed is truly amazing. You have broken through to the level of a two-star Grand Master in just half a month, and it seems that you are very close to becoming a three-star Grand Master. Such a speed is extremely rare even in Canaan Academy. At this speed, you will only need one to two years to catch up with me."

Hearing Lin Yuan's praise, Qing Lin showed a happy smile on his face and said seriously: "Sir, I will work hard and try to catch up with you as soon as possible."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Since you have such determination, I will naturally support you with all my strength. I have already made a one-year training plan for you. As long as you practice according to the plan, you will definitely be able to make progress at the fastest speed."

"I hope I can see your growth after I come out of seclusion." As he spoke, Lin Yuan took out a long-written note from his sleeve and handed it to Qing Lin. This note detailed the training arrangements that Lin Yuan had made for Qing Lin.

Qing Lin took the note, opened it curiously and asked, "Young Master, are you going to retreat as well?" "Yes, I need to retreat for half a year to a year to break through." Lin Yuan nodded, then he looked at Qing Lin and said in a deep voice, "Qing'er, during my retreat, you need to send magic beasts to get the information from the Miter family regularly. After receiving the information, inform me through the Sky Dome Network."

"Yes, sir." Qing Lin nodded after hearing this, and then said with a firm look in his eyes: "I will also practice seriously, and I will not let you down when you come out of seclusion."

"Then I'll wait and see. I have written down all the suggestions for cultivation in the notebook I gave you. If necessary, you can ask me some questions through the Sky Network. Later, I will ask the Great Elder for help. If you have any questions later, you can seek the Great Elder's help." Lin Yuan said.

Qing Lin smiled and said, "I understand."

Lin Yuan then asked: "Speaking of which, your cultivation has made some breakthroughs during this period. You should be able to subdue more followers, right?"

Qing Lin nodded and said, "Although I can't control a sixth-order snake-shaped monster yet, the number of fifth-order snake-shaped monsters I can control should have increased. If I want to control a sixth-order snake-shaped monster, I may need to wait until my cultivation breaks through to the Dou Ling level."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with approval, and he said, "Okay, let's go to the back mountain and I'll help you capture some new followers."

Qing Lin looked at Lin Yuan gratefully and said, "Thank you, sir."

Lin Yuan waved his hand and chuckled, "Between you and me, there's no need to thank me."

At this time, Zi Yan suddenly interrupted and said, "Back mountain? I want to go too! I suddenly remembered that there is a place with treasures over at Qianluo Lake!" Her eyes flashed with excitement.

Therefore, Lin Yuan took Qinglin and Ziyan to the back mountain. After a lot of effort, they successfully helped Qinglin subdue some snake monsters of level 5 and below. These monsters not only assisted Qinglin in combat and protected her safety, but also absorbed her cultivation by her Green Snake Three Flower Pupils, thus accelerating her cultivation. The improvement of Qinglin's cultivation allowed her to control more powerful snake monsters, achieving a positive cycle. This is also the reason why the host of the Green Snake Three Flower Pupils grew so quickly.

On the way, they also went to the Qianluo Lake mentioned by Zi Yan and got the treasure she mentioned - the Green Water Spirit Dew, a water element treasure with extremely rich energy. There was also a sixth-level monster in the lake - the Green Water Snake King, which was reserved by Lin Yuan as Qing Lin's future dependent, so it was spared from death.

After returning to his courtyard, Lin Yuan began to refine a large number of pills for Zi Yan, enough for her to eat for a year. Afterwards, he refined a large number of auxiliary pills for Qing Lin's cultivation. With the help of these pills, Qing Lin's cultivation speed will surely reach a new level.

Zi Yan looked at the piles of pills with excitement in her eyes. These pills would help her break through the bottleneck of the sixth level faster.

Lin Yuan handed the pill to Zi Yan and warned her, "Zi Yan, don't be impatient and don't blindly pursue the progress of the breakthrough. The more energy you accumulate, the stronger you will be after the breakthrough."

Finally, Lin Yuan came to Su Qian's residence and entrusted him with something. "Great Elder, I plan to go into seclusion to break through the Douhuang realm. It should take half a year to a year. During this period, I will trouble you to take care of Zi Yan and Qing Lin."

Su Qian looked at Lin Yuan, nodded, and said, "Don't worry about your retreat. I will take good care of them."

"Thank you, Great Elder." Lin Yuan bowed and said goodbye to the Great Elder.

After leaving Elder Su Qian, Lin Yuan came to a retreat area in an inner courtyard that was specially built for the elders to break through their cultivation. The energy here was extremely abundant and very suitable for breaking through.

In the end, Lin Yuan chose a cave with abundant fire element energy and flew in.

The cave was not as dark as one would imagine. Several moonlight stones were inlaid on the surrounding walls. A faint and soft light spread throughout the cave, which was neither dazzling nor too dark.

"This is a good place. Let's retreat here. You have to be a Douhuang before you can leave."

(End of this chapter)