Chapter 29: Discovering a Pill Refining Genius!

"What a fine Lin Family! How dare you seize my Zhou Family's Spirit Mine and kill my Zhou Family's clansmen!"

Zhou Tong roared, and the surrounding crowd seethed with fury.

No wonder Zhou Family's Clan Leader Zhou Dingtian never came back — he had already been murdered.

"Senior Brother Zhou, please avenge Junior Brother Qin Long, and the Zhou Family!"

Ji Bo was grief-stricken, his acting flawless.

Ji Bo's skill at killing with a borrowed knife was honed to perfection.

The Zhou Family flew into a rage and charged at the Lin Family.

When the time comes, Ji Bo will conveniently snatch Lin Xuan — truly two birds with one stone!

Zhou Tong was no fool; a thoughtful look flickered in his eyes.

It was only because the Zhou Family already had a guilty conscience — the Ziyun Mountain Spirit Mine was never theirs to begin with — so it was understandable that the Lin Family had discovered it.

And it was a Medium Spirit Mine; the Lin Family was surely tempted enough to take the risk.

Everything fit perfectly.

On top of that, with Zhou Dingtian dead, Zhou Tong's fury overwhelmed his reason, and he didn't think it through.

"Lin Family, I want you dead!"

Zhou Tong bellowed and swiftly flew toward Ziyun City…

On the Lin Family's side, things had just settled down.

In the Front Hall, Lin Xuan buzzed around Lin Feng, chattering nonstop.

"Clan Leader, do you have any more pills? Give me a couple to eat."

Lin Xuan had gotten addicted to Void Spirit Pills; now her mind was full of nothing but Void Spirit Pills.

"You finished all of those?" Lin Feng blinked, the corner of his mouth twitching.

Who in their right mind treats Five-Star Pills like snacks?!

Besides, the Void Spirit Pills were all system Rewards — once they were gone, they were gone. Where was Lin Feng supposed to get more for her?

"Hmph! Clan Leader is so stingy!"

Lin Xuan pouted her lips and scampered off in a flash.

Watching Lin Xuan's retreating back, Lin Feng fell into thought.

That did remind him of something.

If he kept relying on the system for pills, the total amount would probably never be that great either.

How could he quickly raise the Lin Family's strength that way?

If he could hand out pills like beans to the Lin Family members, it probably wouldn't be long before the Lin Family's overall Cultivation rose several notches.

"I need to get an Alchemist."

Lin Feng calculated in his mind and immediately summoned Lin Zhengshang.

"Clan Leader, you wanted to see me."

Lin Zhengshang clutched a brand-new abacus in his hands, gripping it tight for fear Lin Feng would take it away.

"Do you know any Alchemists?" Lin Feng asked in a serious tone.

Alchemists are also ranked from one to nine stars; a One-Star Alchemist can refine One-Star Pills, while a Nine-Star can refine Nine-Star Pills.

But as far as Lin Feng knew, let alone a Nine-Star Alchemist, even a Four-Star Alchemist was an extremely rare existence.

For thousands of miles around Ziyun City, there was only one Three-Star Alchemist, in Kong City.

The Liu Family had repeatedly offered great benefits, yet still failed to make that person join the Liu Family.

"Clan Leader, Alchemists wouldn't look twice at a small household like ours."

Lin Zhengshang shrugged helplessly and said, "Is the clan planning to hire an Alchemist?"

"If we spend heavily and pull some strings, we might be able to bring in a Two-Star Alchemist."

Lin Feng frowned — only Two-Star?

"Two-Star already costs a fortune? Then what if I want to hire a Five-Star or Six-Star Alchemist?" Lin Feng said, stroking his chin.

Lin Zhengshang was utterly stunned by the words.

The one who doesn't manage a household doesn't know the cost of firewood and rice — the moment Lin Feng opened his mouth, he could scare a person to death.

"Clan Leader, forget Five-Star or Six-Star — even for a Two-Star, we'd have to spend a thousand Spirit Stones a month just to get someone to come."

"If we wanted a Three-Star Alchemist, even ten thousand Spirit Stones a month probably wouldn't move them."

Lin Zhengshang immediately began explaining: Alchemists were an extremely honored profession; small households simply couldn't afford them.

Even great clans, unless their finances were robust enough, could only cooperate with Alchemists.

To make one actually join was nothing but a fool's dream.

"That expensive? Forget it, then!"

Lin Feng shook his head. Although the Lin Family had a Medium Spirit Mine, the Spirit Stones it produced weren't enough to support a Five- or Six-Star Alchemist.

Since they couldn't afford to hire one, what about cultivating one themselves?

"Is there anyone in the clan who likes Pill Refining? Call them all over to have a look."

Lin Feng gave the order, and several Lin Family members immediately went out to search.

Seeing that Lin Feng seemed to want to cultivate an Alchemist, Lin Zhengshang's mouth twitched and his head filled with black lines.

He sighed and said, "Clan Leader, don't even think about it — cultivating an Alchemist is even more expensive."

"Pill Refining requires accumulated experience, which means every Alchemist has gone through countless failures, and Pill Refining consumes medicinal ingredients — and those aren't cheap either!"

"Cultivating a One-Star Alchemist costs more than hiring a One-Star Alchemist!"

After hearing Lin Zhengshang's words, Lin Feng's brows knit tightly.

If this won't work and that won't work either, is there really no other way?

"And to become an Alchemist, one also needs a certain innate talent — that simply cannot be cultivated through acquired effort."

Lin Zhengshang continued to twist the knife, wanting to completely sever Lin Feng's hopes.

"What kind of talent?" Lin Feng asked.

"Spirit Qi generating fire — that is, transforming Spirit Qi into flame. This kind of talent is one in ten thousand. Our Lin Family hasn't had such a talent in a very long time." Lin Zhengshang said with a bitter smile.

At this moment, the group of Lin Family juniors who had just gone out returned.

They had also brought back a few Clan Members.

"Greetings, Clan Leader."

Those few people bowed respectfully. Lin Feng opened their panels one by one to check.

After looking through all their panels, Lin Feng shook his head in disappointment.

If their aptitude was no good, forget it — their Comprehension and Spiritual Root were nothing special either.

Lin Feng even wanted to spend all his Qi Luck Value to raise the Comprehension and Spiritual Root of every clansman.

But doing so would likely have minimal effect; it would be better to pour it all into one person.

"All of you may withdraw! It seems the matter of cultivating an Alchemist will have to be set aside for a while." Lin Feng waved his hand, signaling everyone to step back.

Just at that moment, a Clan Member brought a youth before him.

"Clan Leader, I caught this kid at the Back Mountain!"

Saying so, that Clan Member slapped the youth on the head and scolded, "Lin Yan, aren't you going to greet the Clan Leader?"

"Greetings, Clan Leader!"

The youth was inwardly resentful, but still bowed respectfully.

"Lin Yan? What a good name." Lin

Feng raised an eyebrow and directly opened this kid's panel.

【Clan Member: Lin Yan】

【Cultivation: Shattered Dantian】

【Physique: A-Rank Aptitude】

【Spiritual Root: Imperial-Level Root Bone】

【Comprehension: Emperor Grade Comprehension (Spirit Qi generating fire, Alchemist direction)】

"You kid, be polite to me! Don't damage our future Alchemist!"

Lin Feng stepped forward and glared at that Clan Member in annoyance.

This is a heaven-chosen treasure!

Lin Yan, Lin Yan — fire in his destiny. He actually has Imperial-Level Root Bone and Emperor Grade Comprehension, and was innately oriented toward the path of an Alchemist.

Isn't he precisely the future Alchemist of their Lin Family?

"Clan Leader, this kid is very unlucky — be careful he doesn't jinx you…" that Clan Member said awkwardly.

"What do you mean?"

Lin Feng furrowed his brow, only to see Lin Yan hurriedly step back a few paces, carefully putting some distance between them.

"Reporting to the Clan Leader, I am a Heaven-Defying Calamity Star — both my parents were killed by my jinx. So please, Clan Leader, don't come near me."

Lin Yan's face was expressionless. The little fellow had clearly suffered quite a bit of humiliation and hardship.

But this only shocked Lin Feng even more.

This temperament, this background, this Comprehension.

Lin Feng truly suspected whether this kid had transmigrated here.

But the only pity was that this boy's dantian was shattered, making Cultivation impossible!