Inner Academy, within Lin Yuan's small courtyard.
Ziyan sat at the table, holding a spoon in her hand. Her eyes sparkled as she stared eagerly at the large cup of dessert in Lin Yuan's hands, which was emitting an inviting fragrance. Just by looking at it, Ziyan could already feel the cool, refreshing aura coming from it.
"Here you go—Core Quenching Body Milk special dessert, the Ziyan Happiness Cup."
Meeting Ziyan's expectant gaze, Lin Yuan chuckled softly and confidently placed the huge cup of dessert in front of her.
It was precisely the result of Lin Yuan's own experimentation: Core Quenching Body Milk blended with various spiritual fruits and medicinal ingredients, creating something with outstanding energy content and flavor—a Dou Qi Continent version of "ice cream."
Ziyan, who had been waiting for a long time, couldn't wait any longer. She immediately picked up her spoon, scooped out a huge spoonful of the "ice cream," and put it straight into her mouth. The icy coolness instantly melted across her tongue. The intoxicating taste formed by the interweaving of multiple flavors, along with the marvelous texture, made Ziyan let out a satisfied sound unconsciously. She closed her eyes, swaying her head slightly as she savored the delicacy.
Seeing Ziyan's intoxicated expression, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and satisfaction, his thoughts drifting slightly.
"So kids really can't resist this kind of thing. This should count as a special Fifth-Grade pill, right? It's just a pity that it can only be used by magical beasts."
"In a world rich in resources, culinary arts have even greater potential. And alchemists are truly perfect material for chefs their flame control and Soul Perception are simply flawless when applied to cooking!"
All sorts of thoughts flashed through Lin Yuan's mind. After a while, he couldn't help but laugh quietly, finding his own ideas rather amusing.
"In a strength-revered world like the Dou Qi Continent, with the pride alchemists possess, how could they possibly study culinary arts—something ordinary people use to make a living? Just the profound and boundless art of alchemy alone is enough to consume all their energy. Even for me, if it weren't for Ziyan, I probably wouldn't have researched this either."
It was a paradox: powerful alchemists wouldn't bother studying cooking, while ordinary people who were willing to study cooking were too weak to handle high-grade ingredients.
Looking at Ziyan, who was waging an all-out battle with the food in front of her, her intoxicated expression as the delicacies entered her mouth made Lin Yuan subconsciously think of the panda "eating broadcasts" he had once seen. His gaze couldn't help but soften even more.
"Don't rush, there's plenty more."
As he spoke, Lin Yuan sat down beside her, took out a jug of fruit wine, and drank while watching the unique "Dragon King eating broadcast" before him, enjoying this rare moment of leisure.
Inner Academy, First Elder's Office.
Lin Yuan was currently in conversation with Su Qian.
"First Elder, the alchemy task I accepted has already been completed. This is the Fifth-Grade pill required for the task."
As he spoke, Lin Yuan handed a storage ring over to Su Qian.
"So fast?" Su Qian was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this.
After inspecting the pills inside the storage ring, he saw that they were plump and full, with rich pill fragrance—clearly all of excellent quality. Su Qian couldn't help but praise him.
"Your alchemy skills probably aren't inferior to that old fellow Huo anymore. Truly, the younger generation is to be feared. A fifteen-year-old Fifth-Grade alchemist, no wonder that old fellow Huo holds you in such high regard. Your talent in alchemy is truly terrifying!"
"The First Elder flatters me. This is mainly thanks to Teacher Huo's careful guidance. I still have much to learn on the path of alchemy," Lin Yuan replied modestly.
Hearing this, Su Qian looked at the ever-humble youth before him, and his eyes filled with even more appreciation and satisfaction. To achieve such remarkable accomplishments at such a young age while still remaining humble and clear-minded was exceedingly rare. Someone with this kind of temperament was far more likely to fulfill their talent and turn it into true strength and achievement.
"The thing you asked this old man to keep an eye out for has already arrived. Here—take this. It's a Low-tier Earth-Class body-refining Dou Technique treasured by the Academy. Consider it your reward for refining so many Fifth-Grade pills for the Academy. It suits your needs very well."
Su Qian handed Lin Yuan an ancient-looking scroll.
Lin Yuan took it and glanced at it. Several simple yet savage characters carrying an aura of primordial ferocity came into view.
Hundred Beasts Spirit-Refining Art.
Lin Yuan put the scroll into his storage ring and cupped his fists toward Su Qian in thanks.
"Many thanks, First Elder!"
Su Qian stroked his beard and smiled. "You are the pride of our Jia Nan Academy—there's no need to be so polite. Just take good care of Ziyan. If you can make that little girl cultivate obediently, you'll have helped this old man immensely. Making her listen isn't easy. The fact that you managed to get her to learn the Cloud Dragon Dance truly puts this old man at ease."
"Rest assured, Elder. Ziyan is like a little sister to me. I will definitely take good care of her," Lin Yuan replied firmly.
"That's good."
After chatting for a while longer about Ziyan, Lin Yuan took his leave of the First Elder and returned to his own courtyard.
After returning to his courtyard, Lin Yuan found Ziyan asleep on the bed in his room. He sensed her condition for a moment.
"Digesting the energy she absorbed recently? Ziyan really has eaten a lot of high-energy things lately. Once she finishes digesting this, she should become quite a bit stronger."
During the three months Lin Yuan and Ziyan spent in the back mountain, the two of them relied on Ziyan's treasure-hunting ability to locate many natural treasures of heaven and earth. Most of them were medicinal materials guarded by magical beasts. When facing Ziyan and Lin Yuan together, those below the Dou Emperor level had very little ability to resist. As a result, Lin Yuan obtained a large quantity of spirit herbs, magic cores, and magical beast corpses, a considerable portion of which became Ziyan's food.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Ziyan, Lin Yuan left the room and returned to the pavilion in the courtyard. Sitting down, he took out the scroll he had obtained from Su Qian and began to study it carefully.
The Hundred Beasts Spirit-Refining Art was created by the Hundred Beasts Venerable several hundred years ago. Once cultivated, it allowed the practitioner to possess a physical body and strength not inferior to— or even surpassing—magical beasts of the same level. It could even, through secret techniques, burn qi and blood energy to temporarily boost one's strength, achieving an effect similar to the berserk bloodline of the Snow Demon Sky Ape.
The cultivation of this art was divided into three stages: Spirit Awakening, Spirit Refinement, and Spirit Ascension.
The first stage, Spirit Awakening, used one's own essence blood and the essence blood of a natal magical beast as a medium to nurture a qi and blood furnace. The choice of natal magical beast was of paramount importance, as it determined the upper limit of the Hundred Beasts Spirit-Refining Art. The stronger the magical beast's bloodline, the higher the potential limit of this art.
The second stage, Spirit Refinement, involved using the qi and blood furnace to continuously refine and extract the essence from the blood of various magical beasts, strengthening the cultivator's physical body and thereby achieving a sublimation of bloodline, enhancing both physique and qi and blood power.
The third stage, Spirit Ascension, used the sublimated bloodline and powerful qi and blood energy to continuously nourish the qi and blood furnace, causing it to gain greater spirituality, and ultimately nurture a natal Blood Pill within the furnace.
Spirit Refinement and Spirit Ascension were carried out alternately. Roughly every ten kinds of magical beast essence blood refined, one needed to undergo a Spirit Ascension, continuously strengthening the natal Blood Pill. Once the natal Blood Pill reached completion, it would continue to sublimate along with the cultivator's rise in realm, constantly producing higher-quality qi and blood energy to enhance the cultivator's body and vitality.
In addition, secret methods could be used to stimulate the natal Blood Pill to temporarily increase one's strength.
After studying it for a period of time, Lin Yuan came to a conclusion. There were three main difficulties in cultivating this art. First was obtaining sufficiently high-quality magical beast essence blood during the Spirit Awakening stage to nurture the qi and blood furnace. Second was the need, during the Spirit Refinement stage, for large quantities of magical beast essence blood of the same level as, or higher than, the cultivator. Third was the intense pain accompanying the body-tempering process during physical enhancement.
This art was indeed extremely suitable for Lin Yuan, because for him, none of these three points posed a major problem. The most troublesome part—the high-quality magical beast essence blood required in the Spirit Awakening stage—could be solved with Ziyan's help. The large quantities of essence blood needed in the Spirit Refinement stage could be acquired with money, which was not a big issue for him as a High-Grade alchemist. As for the pain of body tempering, it was utterly insignificant to Lin Yuan, who was determined to reach the peak.
"This body-refining Dou Technique is somewhat similar to alchemy. Using the essence blood of a natal magical beast as a medium, human qi and blood as the main material, and large amounts of magical beast essence blood as fuel, it continuously transforms the human body and qi and blood, and even refines a wondrous natal Blood Pill. The Hundred Beasts Venerable's Dou Technique is truly remarkable."
With that thought, Lin Yuan put away the scroll and walked toward the elders' assembly area.
"I'll post some tasks to exchange alchemy opportunities for High-Rank magical beast essence blood. I'll also refine some qi and blood pills."
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