Chapter 107 Two-Star Black Seal City

Lin Yuan spent nearly a month in seclusion to refine the elixir.

When the last sect-breaking pill was successfully produced, Lin Yuan put the best-quality pill he had refined so far into the jade bottle. He let out a long breath and a relieved smile appeared on his face. "Finally, it's finished."

During this month, Lin Yuan had hardly rested, and put all his energy into alchemy and cultivation. He took out the results of this round of alchemy, and looking at them, he couldn't help but feel a little more proud.

"If seven Imperial Pills and four Sect Breaking Pills were placed in the Black Horn Region, it would be enough to cause a large-scale war in the Black Horn Region."

Looking at the pills in front of him, Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "There's a reason why alchemists in Douqi Continent have a high status. The productivity and influence of high-level alchemists far exceed those of the same level, and they can easily change the pattern of a region."

In the Black Horn Region, a Dou Zong may not be able to change the situation in this area, but a seventh-grade alchemist is enough to overturn the situation in this area.

Lin Yuan picked out one Huangji Pill and one Pozong Pill from the batch of pills and put them into his own ring for his own use. The remaining three Pozong Pills and six Huangji Pills were put into another ring, ready to be delivered to the great elder Su Qian.

Afterwards, he counted the huge amount of medicinal materials left over from this medicine refining, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. "My hard work during this period of time is worth it. The remaining medicinal materials are enough to make Zi Yan and Xiao Cai's cultivation take a big step forward."

He packed everything and prepared to go to Su Qian's residence. At this moment, Lin Yuan suddenly felt the energy in his body surging, and his face lit up with joy. The opportunity for a breakthrough had arrived.

During this month, Lin Yuan was constantly consuming his Dou Qi through alchemy, and then quickly recovered it with the help of Tianyuan Fire Classic and Qi-restoring pills. On the one hand, he strengthened his control over Dou Qi, and on the other hand, he accelerated his cultivation process through this method of rapid consumption and recovery.

Lin Yuan quickly took out the Azure Lotus Seat, sat cross-legged on it, closed his eyes and looked inward, checking his condition. After a while, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "This period of hard training, coupled with the use of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire and the Fallen Heart Flame Fire to refine the residual medicinal power of the large amount of pills I have taken in my body, is not far from the critical point of breakthrough. But it is not enough."

Then, he took out a bottle of fiery red crystal liquid from the ring - Fire Spirit Essence, an extremely rare natural treasure that can improve the user's cultivation level by taking it directly. It is also one of the two main ingredients of the seventh-grade elixir "Earth Fire Yuandan".

The Earth Fire Yuan Dan, a seventh-grade high-level elixir, has a high chance of increasing the cultivation level of a fire attribute Dou Zong strongman by one star. It is an exclusive elixir for fire attribute practitioners. Similar to it is the Fire Emperor Dan, a sixth-grade high-level elixir, which can increase the cultivation level of a fire attribute Dou Huang strongman by one to two stars.

Pills such as Huo Yuan Dan and Huo Huang Dan, which are specially designed for practitioners of a certain attribute, are called attribute pills. Although their value is lower than general-purpose pills such as Dou Ling Dan and Huang Ji Dan, their effects are not inferior to or even exceed those of general-purpose pills of the same type in their respective attribute fields.

Lin Yuan looked at the Fire Spirit in his hand, and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes. Although he had swept through many treasure houses, this bottle of Fire Spirit was the only one he had that could help him complete this breakthrough.

Upgrading stars at the Douzong stage is much more difficult than at the Douhuang stage. Using the main material of the Earth Fire Yuandan to break through the realm at the Douhuang stage feels a bit like a waste of talent.

"Forget it, let's focus on the present and try to improve our strength as much as possible. If we are strong, we won't have to worry about not being able to get good things."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan's eyes became firm. He drank the fiery red liquid in the bottle in one gulp, and an extremely pure fire element energy dissolved in his body.

Immediately, Lin Yuan started to practice the Tiandu Fire Classic. Under the control of Lin Yuan's mind, the huge energy of the Fire Spirit Essence began to circulate one cycle after another along the path of the Tiandu Fire Classic. The huge and pure fire element energy was quickly transformed into pure fighting spirit, which was absorbed by the thirsty meridians, blood and flesh in Lin Yuan's body. A strong aura was brewing in Lin Yuan's body as he closed his eyes to practice.

A day later, Lin Yuan, whose eyes were on the Green Lotus Seat, trembled slightly, and then his eyes slowly opened with a slight tremor.

As his eyes opened, a gleam of light flashed in them, and an aura that was much stronger than before suddenly swept out from his body, causing circles of hot energy ripples to spread around his body.

After a while, the pervasive aura slowly receded and was finally completely retracted into the body, and the gleam in his eyes also gradually faded.

Lin Yuan sensed himself and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Late two-star? That's fast enough. Any faster wouldn't be a good thing. I also need to polish my cultivation. I'll take the Imperial Pill later. The retreat is over, it's time to go out."

"Go and deliver the pills to the Great Elder first and finish the alchemy."

"Take Qing'er with you to catch a sixth-order snake-shaped monster. After breaking through to Dou Wang, her Green Snake Three-Flower Pupil can already control a sixth-order monster. When catching monsters, you can also polish your surging Dou Qi through fighting."

After making up his mind, Lin Yuan went to Su Qian and delivered six Huangji Pills and three Pozong Pills to him, one more Huangji Pill than the one he had ordered. This extra one was his attitude.

Then, Lin Yuan found Qing Lin who was practicing the Xuan-level advanced fighting skill "Phantom Eyes". During the time when Lin Yuan was refining pills, her cultivation level had improved from the early stage of one-star Dou Wang to the peak of one-star Dou Wang. Her cultivation speed was still very fast, although it was slower than before.

"It seems that after breaking through the Dou Wang level, the difficulty of improvement is indeed much greater, and the speed is slower." Lin Yuan thought to himself, "I still need to help Qing'er catch more high-level snake-shaped monsters for her to absorb and improve her cultivation speed."

Then, he took Qinglin and flew to the back mountain.

The two came to Qianluo Lake in the back mountain and found the sixth-level magical beast, the Green Water Snake King, which was spared from death when Lin Yuan, Zi Yan and Qing Lin came here to seize the Green Water Spirit Dew because Lin Yuan had reserved it as Qing Lin's future follower.

This unfortunate Green Water Snake King served as Lin Yuan's sparring partner for a while, and was beaten by him until it lost the strength to resist.

He waved at Qinglin who was not far away and chuckled, "Qing'er, give it a try and see if your Green Snake Three Flower Pupils can subdue it after becoming a Dou Wang."

Qinglin nodded and slowly approached the Green Water Snake King. In his pair of green pupils, three small flowers slowly rotated, emitting a strange light.

In the pupils of the Green Snake, three small flowers gradually became clearer. They seemed to have life, slowly floating out and landing on the forehead of the Green Water Snake King. Soon, a strange three-flower mark was engraved in the center of the forehead.

The body of the Green Water Snake King trembled slightly, and then its eyes became confused. Slowly, the look it gave Qing Lin became extremely docile.

At the same time, Qing Lin seemed to have received some kind of feedback. The Dou Qi in his body became more surging, and the bottleneck of his cultivation was broken through very naturally in an instant. He was promoted to the two-star Dou Wang as if it was a natural process.

"Young Master, I have made a breakthrough!" Qing Lin said in surprise, with an excited smile on his face.

"You've made a breakthrough, that's great." Seeing this, Lin Yuan smiled with relief, and then asked, "How do you feel now? Is it a big burden to control a sixth-level monster? How many more can you subdue?"

"It's a burden, but not a big one? I feel very normal now. As for the number." Qing Lin thought for a while and said seriously: "At present, I should be able to control four sixth-level snake-shaped monsters."

"Four? Well, let's continue to capture the sixth-level snake-shaped monsters. But you have to pay attention to your physical condition and don't force yourself."

"Yes, sir, I understand." Qinglin nodded and replied.

The two continued to search for the sixth-level snake-shaped monsters in the back mountain. After some effort, Lin Yuan helped Qing Lin subdue two sixth-level snake-shaped monsters, and Qing Lin himself also captured some low-level snake-shaped monsters.

In the end, the monster controlled by Qinglin reached an extremely astonishing level.

Three sixth-level magic beasts, twelve fifth-level magic beasts, forty-eight fourth-level magic beasts, and countless third-level and lower magic beasts. In terms of her own cultivation, she is still insufficient, but if she exerts her full strength, the magic beast army she commands is enough to rival a powerful sect.

After helping Qinglin subdue the monster, the two returned to Lin Yuan's courtyard.

"Qing'er, this is for you." Lin Yuan took out three scrolls made of dark white animal bones from the storage ring and handed them to Qinglin, "You can let the three sixth-level monsters try to practice this set of attributeless exercises. After a while, I will see how well this set of exercises is compatible with snake monsters." Qinglin heard this, took the scroll, and saw the small words engraved on the animal bones: Three Beasts Savage Art!

Lin Yuan took out another scroll and handed it to Qing Lin, his voice revealing a bit of solemnity: "You can study this Beast Spirit Gathering Formation carefully while you are not practicing. You have the Green Snake Three Flower Pupils, which can carry and control many magical beasts. This formation is undoubtedly a great help to you."

After thinking for a while, he took out a few notebooks from the storage ring and handed them to Qing Lin. "This is my experience when studying this formation. I wrote it down as an annotation. Maybe it can help you learn and master it. If you have any questions or doubts, we can discuss and study together like before."

Qing Lin took the scroll and the note, and a look of curiosity and anticipation appeared on her face. The note was marked with "Beast Spirit Gathering Formation·Basics", "Beast Spirit Gathering Formation·Battle Formation", and "Beast Spirit Gathering Formation·Gathering Formation".

This familiar feeling reminded Qinglin of the time when he and Lin Yuan built the Sky Network together. The two of them got along in the same way, and he couldn't help but feel an urge to try it out.

"I'll study it carefully."

"Yes! But remember, self-cultivation always comes first."

Next, after Lin Yuan formulated a new round of training plan for Qing Lin, he flew towards the outer courtyard. He was ready to leave the academy.

after one day.

Lin Yuan, wearing a green gown and a shining four-pattern pagoda badge on his chest, stood quietly in front of the towering city built of black boulders. His eyes fell on the plaque with the three characters "Black Seal City" engraved in the center of the city gate, and his eyes flashed with anticipation. He whispered, "Black Seal City, Eight Gates. Demon Fire Remnant Map, here I come."

At the gate of the city, a dozen men in black were on high alert, busy collecting high entry fees from people entering the city.

However, when Lin Yuan's figure appeared in their sight with a leisurely pace, they saw the four-patterned pagoda badge on Lin Yuan's chest, and their eyes immediately became full of awe. They respectfully made way for him and did not charge him the entrance fee.

Even in the Black Horn Region, the identity of an alchemist is still extremely special.

After Lin Yuan left, the leading man in black said a few words to the people around him and immediately ran towards the city gate.

After entering the city, Lin Yuan put on a black windbreaker and used the hood to cover his face. This kind of dress is the mainstream in Black Seal City, and most people look like this.

Then, he walked straight to the largest auction house in Black Seal City. After a while, a giant auction house appeared in Lin Yuan's sight, which was much larger than the Mitel Family's Heavenly Auction House. Several fighting masters led dozens of fighters to guard the door.

Lin Yuan looked at the auction house in front of him with great interest. The Black Seal Auction House was one of the top three auction houses in the Black Horn Region and was affiliated with the Eight Gates, one of the major forces in the Black Horn Region. The leader of the Eight Gates was Yuan Yi, one of the top ten masters on the Black List and the target of his trip.

“I hope this trip won’t disappoint me.”

Lin Yuan followed the crowd and walked into the auction hall. The auction hall was huge, with huge screens hanging around it, showing a large number of items that were about to be auctioned. However, Lin Yuan found that there was nothing particularly precious among these items.

"Nothing precious is on display. Is it to create a sense of mystery?" Lin Yuan chuckled, glanced around, and walked towards a room called the Treasure Appraisal Room.

After entering the treasure appraisal room, a maid in hot clothes came up to greet him, and her delicate voice was full of charm: "Sir, are you here to appraise the treasure? Or are you here to do a price assessment for the auction?"

Lin Yuan took out a fourth-grade alchemist badge and said calmly, "You should know what this means. I have something to discuss. Let the person in charge here come to see me."

The maid was shocked when she saw Lin Yuan's four silver-patterned pagoda badge. The status of a fourth-grade alchemist in the Black Horn Region was comparable to that of a Dou Wang strongman, and judging from the voice, this was a very young fourth-grade alchemist. She hurriedly said respectfully, "I understand. Please come this way, sir."

After Lin Yuan nodded, she led Lin Yuan to a quiet and elegant VIP room.

After entering the VIP room, Lin Yuan took off his black windbreaker, revealing his young face.

"Sir, please wait a moment. I will report to the boss immediately." Seeing Lin Yuan's young face, the maid suppressed her shock with professionalism, placed a cup of warm tea on the table next to Yan, and walked out with a smile.

Lin Yuan sat on the chair, lazily supporting his cheek with his hands, slightly closing his eyes, and tapping the table lightly with his fingers in a peculiar rhythm.

After a while, a wealthy old man with white hair and beard came in with two beautiful maids with a hearty smile. "I am sorry for not welcoming you. I am the head of this place. You can just call me Manager Zhao. If you need anything, just tell me directly."

Although he had expected this because of the maid's report, when Manager Zhao saw Lin Yuan's young face and the fourth-grade alchemist badge on his chest, he was still slightly surprised. Such a young fourth-grade alchemist?
However, Lin Yuan did not respond to Manager Zhao's words. He looked away from the old man and looked up. He chuckled and said, "Since Sect Master Yuan is here, why hide? Why not come closer and talk to me face to face?"

As he finished speaking, a faint voice rang out in the room: "Oh? You can actually sense my presence. It seems that you are indeed extraordinary and a distinguished guest."

Manager Zhao looked back and saw a burly, imposing middle-aged man quietly appearing behind him, staring at Lin Yuan with a sharp gaze. With the appearance of this man, the entire hall seemed to be shrouded by an invisible pressure, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. The man who came was the leader of the Eight Gates, Yuan Yi.

Manager Zhao quickly turned around and bowed respectfully: "Master, Sect Master."

Yuan Yi waved his hand, his voice full of unquestionable majesty: "You can leave now. I will personally receive this distinguished guest."

"As you command, Master." Manager Zhao responded respectfully and retreated, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Lin Yuan looked calmly at Yuan Yi, who had an indifferent expression in front of him. He already knew the other party's cultivation level. "A two-star Dou Huang? He has some strength."

Yuan Yi slowly walked to the seat opposite Lin Yuan and sat down, crossed his hands on the table, and then said lightly: "You are indeed extraordinary, sensing my arrival. Is it the soul power of a pharmacist? It is indeed magical. I wonder who you are? What brings you to my Eight Gates?"

Although his whereabouts were discovered, Yuan Yi was still confident and calm. After all, in his perception, the cultivation level of the person in front of him was only eight-star Dou Ling, not enough to pose a threat to him.

Lin Yuan seemed to be thinking about how to answer, his fingers tapping lightly on the table, making a strange rhythm. After a moment, he smiled and said frankly: "I am Lin Yuan, and I came here to discuss a deal with Sect Master Yuan."

"Oh? Transaction?" Yuan Yi raised his eyebrows, seeming to be quite interested in Lin Yuan's words, "I'd like to hear the details."

"Then let me directly state my bargaining chip." Lin Yuan chuckled and said lightly: "My bargaining chip is life."

The word "life" came out of his mouth with a wonderful rhythm, accompanied by a huge amount of soul power and a little bit of precisely mobilized fighting spirit, sweeping towards Yuan Yi.

"Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragons: Soul-Captivating Sound."

And Yuan Yi, before he could prepare himself, the moment the word "life" entered his ears, he seemed to hear faintly a clear dragon roar ringing in his ears, and at the same time, his soul seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and a feeling of trance came over him.

Just a second later, when he regained consciousness, he was shocked and angry to find that a hand had been clasped on his throat, with a terrible energy condensed on it. At the same time, a laughing voice reached his ears.

"My bargaining chip is Sect Master Yuan's life, and I want everything."

(End of this chapter)