Chapter 108: Subjugating the Demonic Fire Remnant
Yuan Yi's eyes widened as he looked at Lin Yuan in astonishment. As a Douhuang strongman, he was firmly controlled by the other party in a moment, which was beyond his imagination. He could clearly feel the sharp energy in Lin Yuan's hand that was as condensed as a substance. If he just let it out a little, he would die on the spot.

The opponent was definitely not a Dou Ling. The powerful aura that burst out at that moment was undoubtedly Dou Huang level, and it was far beyond his own Dou Huang. Such a young Dou Huang was really shocking.

"Who are you? You have such amazing strength! Is there any grudge between us?" Yuan Yi said in a deep voice.

Lin Yuan looked at him with a smile, but there was no trace of smile in those deep eyes, instead there was indifference.

He did not answer Yuan Yi's question, but said calmly: "It doesn't matter who I am. Your life is in my hands. I want everything you have, including your power, wealth, and all the secrets you know. What I can give you is your life."

"Also, stop the little movements of your right hand. My soul perception is very good, and your every move can be hidden from me. Now, I give you two choices: surrender to me, or die. Now answer, are you willing to surrender to me? You only need to answer yes or no, my patience is limited."

As he spoke, Lin Yuan slightly tightened his hands around Yuan Yi's neck, allowing Yuan Yi to feel the situation he was facing.

Yuan Yi took a deep breath and dispersed the power that had been secretly accumulated in his right hand. He understood that he had encountered the simplest "black eating black" situation.

"Sir, if necessary, we may be able to..." Yuan Yi tried to find a way out.

"I've made myself very clear." Lin Yuan interrupted him, his voice even colder, "Don't challenge my patience, you can't afford to lose." The energy in his hand was like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, ready to strike a fatal blow at any time.

Yuan Yi looked at Lin Yuan's cold and ruthless eyes, and felt the gradually increasing force on his neck. He had no doubt that if he refused or continued to talk nonsense, he would die immediately. At present, he had no room for resistance and could only bow his head and surrender. The most important thing was to save his life first.

"Sir, I am willing." Yuan Yi replied, his voice a little low, as if he had given up resistance.

Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction, but he did not relax his vigilance. He knew that Yuan Yi, an old fox and desperate criminal in the Black Horn Region, would not give in easily. His surrender at this moment was just a temporary measure. If he could not resist, he would lie dormant like a poisonous snake, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.

"In that case, take this 'pill'." Lin Yuan took out a "pill" and handed it to Yuan Yi.

"Pill? I'm afraid it's poison." Yuan Yi looked at the "pill" in front of him, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes. Once he took it, his life and death would really be controlled by others.

Looking at the hesitant Yuan Yi, Lin Yuan's indifferent voice became a little more cold, "Don't worry, you won't die if you eat it. But if you don't eat it, you will die immediately."

Yuan Yi knew that he could not resist, so he had to swallow the "pill". The pill entered his stomach and quickly dissolved. He could feel a strange power merging into his body and soul. Then he could no longer feel it, and his heart sank.

"This way we are family." Seeing that Yuan Yizi had taken the elixir, Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction and took his hand away from Yuan Yi.

Seeing this, Yuan Yi's eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness, but before he could make any move, Lin Yuan waved his hand and a stream of energy hit Yuan Yi's chest. Yuan Yi immediately felt a sharp pain and his fighting spirit instantly dissipated.

"Heavenly Fire Seal!" A beam of green light instantly penetrated into Yuan Yi's body and turned into a solid seal. Yuan Yi was shocked to find that the fighting spirit in his body was completely blocked. He became as powerless as an ordinary person. The feeling of losing power made him feel like he was falling into an abyss, and the fear in his heart was even greater than facing life and death.

"Sir, this..." Yuan Yi looked at Lin Yuan in horror and fear.

Lin Yuan chuckled at this and said calmly: "It's just a seal. I can remove it at any time. I said that my soul perception is very sharp, right? Since you like to play tricks, I will temporarily make you lose this ability to play tricks."

"Come here. This is the first time I use this move on a Dou Huang. Let me check how effective it is." As he spoke, Lin Yuan waved at Yuan Yi. At this moment, Yuan Yi no longer dared to resist and obediently came to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan used his soul perception to penetrate deep into Yuan Yi's body and examined her carefully. After a while, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

"The Skyfire Seal created with reference to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Purple Crystal Seal has a pretty good effect. Although it can't seal the cultivation for a long time, it is enough to make the sealed person unable to mobilize the fighting spirit for a short period of time, just like an ordinary person. It's worth it that after I beat it up, I specially spared its life and let it demonstrate the Purple Crystal Seal in front of me so many times."

After the inspection, Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said calmly: "The seal is very effective, you don't have to worry. In two hours, the seal will be automatically lifted."

Lin Yuan's thoughts returned to the moment when he had just cast the seal. He silently calculated in his heart: "The technique of using soul power to assist in mobilizing fighting spirit, coupled with the rapid compression characteristics of fighting spirit given by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, this combination can indeed allow many fighting skills and secret techniques to be released instantly. In actual combat, especially in close combat, this will become a huge advantage for me."

Then, Lin Yuan turned his gaze to Yuan Yi's ring. Yuan Yi no longer had the energy to resist, so he took off his ring, erased the soul mark, and respectfully handed it to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan took the ring, and his soul power quietly invaded it, and began to explore it carefully. He couldn't help but smile. As the operator of the auction house, Yuan Yi really had a rich collection of elixirs, natural treasures, skills, fighting skills, and secret techniques.

After Lin Yuan searched for a while, a look of surprise suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he took out a yellowed and torn map from his ring.

Lin Yuan spread out the broken map and saw the familiar routes and the half-finished monster pattern. He could clearly sense the huge soul power hidden in the broken map. Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with excitement, "Finally got it, the third broken map of the monster fire."

After he put the remaining map into his ring, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

When he looked at the ring in his hand again, he was much calmer. "Now that I have the remaining map, the main purpose of this trip has been achieved. Next, let me see what other surprises are in this ring."

So, Lin Yuan began to search the items in the ring again. Soon, a silver scroll emitting the breath of wind and thunder appeared in his hand.

“Sure enough, there is a low-level earth-level physical fighting skill - Three Thousand Thunders. However, I have never seen the Yin-Yang Dragon Pill. Could it be that Han Feng has not yet entrusted it for auction?” Lin Yuan pondered in his heart.

If everything goes according to plan, Han Feng should put a seventh-grade elixir, the Yin-Yang Dragon Mysterious Pill, up for auction at the auction half a year later.

Then, Lin Yuan turned around and looked at Yuan Yi, who was lowering his head, and said calmly: "Hasn't Han Feng given you the seventh-grade elixir, Yin Yang Dragon Mysterious Pill, to auction with the condition that you must unconditionally agree to do two things for him?"

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Yuan Yi was shocked. He even knew about this? He knew more than he did? Han Feng himself did mention that he could give him a seventh-grade elixir as the finale item for the super-large auction in half a year. Han Feng did not reveal more details, but the person in front of him could know it so accurately. The more Yuan Yi thought about it, the more he feared he became, and the more he felt that the person in front of him was unfathomable.

He raised his head and answered respectfully: "Han Feng did tell me that he would give me a seventh-grade elixir as the finale of the super-large auction, but he didn't tell me more details." "Really?" Lin Yuan said lightly, then he raised the silver scroll in his hand and asked: "So, where did this come from?"

Yuan Yi looked at the silver scroll in Lin Yuan's hand, with a complicated look in his eyes, "This scroll was forced upon me by the Black Emperor Sect. They requested that my auction house handle it."

When mentioning the Black Emperor Sect, Yuan Yi's eyes could not help but flash with a trace of awe. Having fought with the Black Emperor Sect, he knew that it was the real power in the Black Horn Region. He, the so-called "Top Ten Powerful Men on the Black List", was just a joke in front of the Black Emperor Sect. He had no room to refuse the other party's request.

"Oh? Black Emperor Sect, is Mo Tianxing okay?" Lin Yuan became interested when he heard that.

He thought for a moment, and a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes, "So that's how it is. You and your auction house are being used as a shield."

Lin Yuan casually tossed the scroll in his hand and said playfully, "The people in Fenglei Pavilion take the fighting skill 'Three Thousand Thunders' very seriously and keep a close eye on it. After all, it is the prerequisite fighting skill for Fenglei Pavilion's unique skill 'Three Thousand Thunders Illusion Body'."

"And the Fenglei Pavilion has always been domineering. If they knew that the 'Three Thousand Thunders' was lost, they would definitely rush from Zhongzhou to retrieve it. As for what will happen during the recovery process, it is hard to say. Perhaps, in an extreme case, they will eliminate all those who are related to this matter."

Lin Yuan paused, and his tone was filled with admiration: "That old fox Mo Tianxing is very smart. He lets you take the risk while he sits back and reaps the benefits. With such means, it's no wonder that he was able to build a huge foundation in a place like the Black Horn Region and cultivate to the level of a four-star Dou Zong."

"Speaking of which, the Black Emperor Sect originally focused on auction business. I think the reason why that old fellow Mo Tianxing allowed the existence of a 'rival' like the Black Seal Auction House is that he wanted you to sell some high-risk goods for the Black Emperor Sect when necessary."

Listening to Lin Yuan's detailed description of the Fenglei Pavilion and the Black Emperor Sect, forces he admired, Yuan Yi's awe and fear became stronger. He secretly wondered, "Who is this person? Is he a descendant of a big sect or family? It seems that I have met someone I can't afford to offend again today."

Thinking of this, Yuan Yi couldn't help but feel a little bitter. But when he looked at Lin Yuan, his eyes were immediately filled with respect: "Your Excellency is very perceptive, Yuan Yi admires you."

Lin Yuan looked at Yuan Yi, who was very sensible, and pondered for a moment. His murderous intent gradually dissipated, and there was a hint of meaning in his eyes as he looked at him. "This guy is quite valuable. It would be a waste to kill him directly. Maybe we can make use of him."

"The 'wealth' of the Black Horn Region is much higher than that of the Gama Empire. The probability of encountering good things here is much higher than in other places in the Northwest Continent. The number of earth-level skills and fighting techniques that appear is also not rare. Yuan Yi has inextricable ties with many forces in the Black Horn Region. The auction house he runs is one of the largest channels for the circulation of goods in the Black Horn Region. It is also the place where the Black Emperor Sect handles high-risk items. Some rare items are likely to flow in here."

"Moreover," Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "In this Black Horn Region, there are some things that I, a genius elder of Canaan Academy, cannot do personally, but it is very convenient for Yuan Yi, the leader of the Eight Gates, to do so. Moreover, his Douhuang strength is not difficult to control."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan has decided to keep Yuan Yi and the Eight Gates. As the leading alchemist in the Black Horn Region, he has strong productivity. If he has Yuan Yi, the high-quality distribution channel in the Black Horn Region, as a helper, he can give full play to his advantages and quickly accumulate resources. If he doesn't run it himself, he won't feel sorry to abandon it in the future.

Lin Yuan stared at Yuan Yi, and when he felt uneasy, he smiled warmly, "Congratulations, Sect Master Yuan. Your knowledge of the times has saved your life and the foundation of the Eight Sects. I originally planned to kill you and then go to the treasure house of the Eight Sects."

Hearing Lin Yuan's undisguised cold words, Yuan Yi's forehead broke out in sweat. He quickly bowed and saluted, his voice trembling slightly: "Thank you for saving my life."

Lin Yuan's eyes were still deep and cold. He said calmly, "Thanks should not only be expressed with words, but also with actions. Do you understand?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Yuan Yi nodded quickly and responded respectfully: "If your Excellency has any instructions, I and the Eight Gates will do our best."

"Very good." Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction. "Master Yuan, as long as you work hard, you will be glad for your decision today. Now, relax your mind. I will set some restrictions in your soul. This is the basis for my trust in you."

"Yes, thank you for the ban, sir." Knowing that he could not resist, Yuan Yi could only do as he was told.

Afterwards, Lin Yuan planted a complex restriction deep in his soul. This was a soul restriction that he created after gaining some inspiration from the restriction that His Majesty Soul placed on Yunshan, combining the sealing technique with his own research on the soul. Now Lin Yuan can barely be called a master of the soul.

As for Yuan Yi, it was unknown whether he had completely accepted the current situation because of the soul restriction, or whether he had felt Lin Yuan's majestic soul power when he was under the restriction. He seemed to have suddenly realized something, and quickly adjusted his mentality. He said respectfully, "Master, what can I do for you?"

Seeing Yuan Yi adjust himself so quickly and call him master without any sense of disobedience, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He thought to himself: "To be able to survive for a long time in a place like the Black Horn Region where all kinds of people mix, and to run the Black Seal Auction House so well, this person is indeed extraordinary. This wit of knowing the times is worthy of praise."

Lin Yuan quickly entered the role of the host and said calmly: "I am very satisfied with your attitude. As a reward, this is for you."

After saying that, Lin Yuan took out the Huangji Pill that he originally intended to use himself from the storage ring and handed it to Yuan Yi.

Yuan Yi respectfully took the Huangji Pill given by Lin Yuan, with a gleam in his eyes. As a person in the auction house, he had a very high level of attainment in the appreciation of elixirs. The Huangji Pill in front of him was surrounded by pill mist, and it was undoubtedly the best among all the pills. He was confident that if he took this pill at the peak of the two-star level, he would be able to break through to the four-star Douhuang realm in one fell swoop. At this moment, he was extremely glad that he had never taken the Huangji Pill before.

"The new master is indeed generous. It seems that it is not a bad thing to be able to work for him." Thinking of this, Yuan Yi knelt on one knee and said respectfully: "Thank you for the generous gift, Master. Yuan Yi will do his best to serve you in the future."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, took out a list of a large number of items from his storage ring, handed it to Yuan Yi, and instructed: "Try to collect as many items as possible from it, whether they are physical objects or related information."

Yuan Yi took the list and saw various precious natural treasures, skills, fighting techniques, secret methods, etc., many of which were high-grade medicinal materials.

He was sure that he would carry this list of medicinal materials with him. Coupled with the terrifying soul power, the new owner was not only a strong man, but also a high-level alchemist. If he could follow this young man with a promising future and become his confidant, it would undoubtedly be a huge opportunity.

Yuan Yi made up his mind that from this moment on, his most important identity would no longer be the leader of the Eight Gates, but the most loyal follower of the new master. He said firmly: "Master, rest assured, I will do my best to lead the Eight Gates to collect these things."

Lin Yuan looked at Yuan Yi and said calmly, "That's good! If you can do your best for me, it's not impossible for me to help you achieve Dou Zong status in the future."

When Yuan Yi heard this, his eyes sparkled. Dou Zong was the top powerhouse in the Black Horn Region. He bowed his head respectfully and said in a deep voice, "Master, rest assured, Yuan Yi will do his best and live up to your trust."

Lin Yuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then I look forward to your performance."

(End of this chapter)