Chapter 366: One Golden Pill Entered My Stomach, and I Realize My Fate is in My Hands, Not in the Hands of Heaven!
Fortunately, Jiang Lin's Crystal Core technology was constantly improving, and failure was no longer a possibility.
"But, you know, it's still more comfortable being a pharmacist. When others ask for medicine, they at least need to prepare three materials, but we alchemists often end up giving away materials ourselves," Jiang Lin muttered, glancing at the unit of Source Crystal in his hand that hadn't warmed up yet. With a wry smile, he casually tossed it into the Qingxuan Cauldron. He then took out a large yellow crystal from his Leiwen Spatial Ring—heavy and the size of a fist—along with other Crystal Core materials, and one by one, he added them into the Qingxuan Cauldron.
The Sixth Rank Earth-type Magic Core that Jiang Lin had requested from Jia Xingtian was now in his possession. Jia Xingtian didn't dare refuse, as there was no way Jiang Lin would run away without paying—if he did, Hulei would come back and collect the debt. Jia Xingtian had ordered the Sixth Rank Feather Sheath Wings from Jiang Lin because Hulei's offer had been too exaggerated, and during the hesitation, Hulei had left for a business trip to the Central Continent, which gave Jiang Lin the opportunity to take advantage of it.
Perhaps it was the difference between the professions, but Jiang Lin noticed that alchemists were particularly inclined to offer their materials for crafting weapons. Especially when they saw rare materials, they practically wanted to empty their entire savings just to craft a superweapon that could establish their name.
In this respect, Jiang Lin had unknowingly done the same. He had invested quite a bit in high-tier materials for the Xihuo Xuanzhong尺 just to prove himself.
"Help me contact President Fama of the Alchemist Association. No, just give this to him." Jiang Lin gently placed the shrunken Qingxuan Cauldron in his hand, and a brilliant, colorful flame formed a fire lotus that gently lifted the cauldron. Powerful energy began refining the materials inside. With a wave of his other hand, a black light shot out from his Spatial Ring and landed, revealing a tall, black-armored knight.
Jiang Lin tossed a Soul Jade Talisman to Pei Xuan and sent him off.
The Soul Jade Talisman contained some messages for Fama, including the request to contact Gu He.
Crafting weapons and concocting pills were both rather tedious tasks. As Jiang Lin refined his fifth Crystal Core, Pei Xuan handled other matters outside.
This was also one of the reasons why Jiang Lin was determined to create a more powerful Pei Xuan—he needed someone who could do all the menial tasks for him.
Of course, Jiang Lin would never admit that he was exploiting Pei Xuan. He was "cultivating" him. Yes, cultivating!
"Logically speaking, once this fifth Crystal Core is complete, I'll have all five elements of Dou Qi. I wonder if there will be any changes?" Jiang Lin thought as he continued refining the Earth-type Crystal Core.
In this world, there are fighters with multiple attributes, but being able to cultivate all of them like Jiang Lin had is rare—almost unheard of.
Since Jiang Lin already had four types of Dou Qi in his body, he started to experience the properties of each.
At the same time, Jiang Lin began to perceive the transformation of Dou Qi properties.
"I heard that the headquarters of the Alchemist Association, Tiangong Pavilion, has records of the research on Dou Qi properties from across the continent. Unfortunately, it's too far, and I can't see it," Jiang Lin sighed inwardly. Although there were many books in the Gama Alchemist Association, Jiang Lin was like a whale in the sea of knowledge—he absorbed information rapidly. Within three years, he would have exhausted all the knowledge from the Gama Alchemist Association.
"However, because I've achieved the rare feat of mastering all four elements, I now roughly understand the transformation of Dou Qi properties. It seems I can even fuse Thunder-type Dou Qi," Jiang Lin said as he casually flicked his finger, causing a bolt of lightning to jump joyfully between his fingers before disappearing.
"In this world, there are Fire, Wood, Water, Earth, and Metal-type Dou Qi. Choosing one of them makes you a single-element fighter. Fire and Wood, Fire and Metal—those dual-element fighters are well-known among alchemists and weapon smiths, while Thunder, Wind, and Ice are considered triple-element fighters."
If Jiang Lin didn't have the talent to add attributes to his Dou Qi through the Crystal Core, he might not have realized this while still at the Dou Ling stage.
Typically, research and control over the properties of Dou Qi were things that only Dou Zun experts would focus on.
It might seem that Jiang Lin needed the Thunder, Wind, and Ice Crystal Cores, but when he completed his five-element Dou Qi, he would be able to fuse those attributes himself. In other words, Jiang Lin could activate a five-colored Dou Qi shield and use it to counter any fighter, no matter their attribute.
"Heh, not bad. I'm getting more and more skilled at this. I made it in less than a day," Jiang Lin said as he opened his eyes, the colorful Dou Qi surrounding him. He smiled and then slightly parted his lips. A flash of light shot from his body, expanding midair into a giant cauldron, which fell with a thud before him.
Boom!
Jiang Lin gently tapped the thick wall of the Qingxuan Cauldron, and with a heavy thud, a yellow light quickly shot from the cauldron, swirling around the room before returning to his hand. It revealed a translucent, earth-yellow Spirit Pearl, covered in mysterious patterns.
"With several rounds of refining experience, I now have some understanding of controlling energy leakage," Jiang Lin thought. Such energy leakage only occurred when refining super-tier weapons that exceeded one's control. For regular weapons, energy leakage was practically impossible.
This energy leakage usually happened during the refining process and not at the end, which was a major difference from alchemists. Alchemists usually ended with "re-firing," a process where the weapon adapts to the external environment while being nurtured.
"Haha, after all this time, I can finally refine properly at the Dou Ling stage!" Looking at the sixth-tier Earth-type Crystal Core in his hand, Jiang Lin was pleased. This Crystal Core meant that he was on his way to completing the theoretical "Five Elements Spiritual Body." Of course, since Jiang Lin himself was of the Spirit Race, adding the Five Elements prefix to himself was normal.
"Unfortunately, this attribute is slightly off. If only it were a Metal-type…"
Jiang Lin's eyes slightly shifted, and after swallowing the Earth-type Crystal Core, he quickly retrieved a Metal-type Crystal Core, which he swallowed with satisfaction.
"Hahaha! One Golden Pill now enters my stomach, and I realize that my fate is in my hands, not in the hands of Heaven!"
Life is all about having a sense of ceremony.
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