Chapter 37: The First Pill Refining

"Yes, yes, yes, my mouth got the better of me."

Shen Ao hurriedly slapped himself.

He looked at Lin Feng with utter embarrassment, his eyes full of eagerness to please.

The Lin Clan Members present were all stunned; only Lin Feng's lips curved.

"In that case, we'll see each other again at the Hundred Clans Assembly."

"When the time comes, my Xuntian Sect will also be taking part. Lin Clan Leader, if you're willing to trust me, you may send your Tudi to Xuntian Sect."

"We will absolutely give them the highest treatment!" Pill Master Gu Dan assured.

Taking in a disciple of a super Ancient Aristocratic Family would bring tremendous benefits to Xuntian Sect as well.

"Good, then we'll see each other at the Hundred Clans Assembly!"

Lin Feng stood up, a glint flashing through his eyes.

Before long, Shen Ao and Pill Master Gu Dan cupped their hands in farewell, and the two left one after the other.

"Clan Leader, why do I feel Pill Master Gu Dan and City Lord Shen are acting strange?" Lin Xuan whispered from the side.

"Strange how?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

"I just feel like he's very afraid of our Lin Family!" Lin Xuan said very seriously, chewing on a Void Spirit Pill.

"Our Lin Family is meant to be feared."

Lin Feng nodded, looked at the Lin Clan Members present, and said: "Five months from now, the Lin Family will take part in the Hundred Clans Assembly. According to the rules, each family may send ten juniors to participate."

"Notify the entire clan at once and select the ten juniors with the best talent. This Clan Leader will personally instruct them."

Hearing this, the Lin Clan Members responded in assent one after another.

This Hundred Clans Assembly is the beginning of the Lin Family's rise to fame; everyone must take it seriously.

But the Hundred Clans Assembly is also the most dangerous grand gathering.

A single misstep could very well cost the Lin Family its future.

Therefore, one must face it with utmost caution…

Within Qingyun Sect, on a Lake Heart Island.

The Elder, Daoist Xuanhu, who was brewing tea, frowned. He glanced toward a thatched cottage not far away.

"Ji Bo's Life Soul Lamp… went out?"

Daoist Xuanhu's pupils contracted. His Spirit Qi erupted instantly, flipping the table before him, and in the blink of an eye he was inside the thatched cottage.

Sure enough, the soul lamp bearing Ji Bo's name had gone out completely.

A wisp of green smoke rose straight up, signifying that the person had passed on.

"This will be hard to explain…"

Daoist Xuanhu's mouth twitched. The death of one Earth Deity was no great matter to him.

But Ji Bo was the young master of the Ji Family of Luan Ancient City!

The Ji Family was one of Leiling Province's top hundred great clans, and ranked extremely high among them.

When he had taken Ji Bo in back then, Daoist Xuanhu had personally paid a visit, and only after much persuading had he succeeded in accepting him.

Now that Ji Bo was dead, the Ji Family would surely come looking for trouble with him.

"Hmph! Is this Elder's Tudi someone just anyone can kill?"

"If I remember correctly, Ji Bo went to Ziyun City together with Qin Long."

"Could it be that the ones who killed him were people from the Ziyun City Lin Family?"

Daoist Xuanhu quickly analyzed, then his gaze darkened as he locked onto his target.

Whether or not the Lin Family did it, this Lin Family—he would have to go pay them a visit!

The wind whistled as Daoist Xuanhu's figure vanished. The Lake Heart Island was empty, save for a few white cranes soaring off into the distance…

Three days later, at the Lin Family Ancestral Hall.

Lin Yan had been bullied before and had been hiding at the Back Mountain all this time.

He had cleared a patch of land here for a herb garden, and whenever he had nothing to do, he would plant Spirit herbs.

Now that he had become an Alchemist, Lin Feng brought him here to learn the art of Pill Refining.

With a "bang," the half-man-tall Pill furnace in front of Lin Yan exploded.

A wisp of black smoke drifted out from within.

Lin Yan was covered in dark lines. Clearly he had already awakened the talent of an Alchemist, yet these three days of Pill Refining had yielded no progress at all.

"Clan Leader, maybe I shouldn't refine anymore…" Lin Yan said bitterly.

"Why? The medicinal ingredients are all prepared for you. Don't worry about the consumption being too much—the family has your back!" Lin Feng comforted him with a smile.

It's just a furnace explosion, after all.

He was seen taking out another brand-new Pill furnace from his Storage Bag.

Seeing this, Lin Yan's heart was full of gratitude.

Having the family backing him felt really good!

Over these three days, Lin Zhengshang had spent tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to purchase medicinal ingredients and Pill furnaces, all just to give Lin Yan practice.

But the path of Pill Refining was fraught with difficulties. Lin Yan had already gone through over ten Pill furnaces and over ten sets of medicinal ingredients.

Yet he had not refined even a single Pill.

Lin Feng was not worried—as long as there were enough materials, he would hammer out an Alchemist even if it took brute force!

Soon Lin Yan began refining once more.

This time, after the Spirit Qi transformed into flame, it was especially stable. Although Lin Yan had failed many times, he had also summed up a set of experience.

He let the Spirit Flame scorch the Pill furnace, and once the bottom of the furnace was burned red-hot, he threw in the medicinal ingredients directly.

Under the intense flames, all the medicinal ingredients surprisingly liquefied into a thick green liquid.

The next moment, a waft of medicinal fragrance spread out.

Lin Feng's eyes lit up—there's hope this time!

Sure enough, half a quarter-hour later, Lin Yan suddenly reached out and slapped the pill furnace.

The pill furnace shook, then let out a muffled boom.

After the sound, the medicinal fragrance grew even richer.

"It's going to succeed!"

Lin Yan was overjoyed—he had finally refined a pill.

With a "bang," the pill furnace trembled continuously, and a scorching red pill flew out.

Lin Yan grabbed it, not feeling the heat.

"Body Tempering Pill!"

Lin Feng looked over excitedly—Lin Yan was refining the one-star Body Tempering Pill recipe, and now it had truly succeeded!

"Clan Leader, I did it!"

Lin Yan was thrilled; he had finally not let down the family's investment.

At the same moment, the system's notification chime suddenly rang out.

【Ding! Clan Member Lin Yan has refined his first one-star Body Tempering Pill. Reward obtained: Five-Star Xu Ling Pill ×200, one portion of One-Star Pill Refining Insight, Qi Luck Value +500】

The reward this time was the same old two items again.

The Void Spirit Pill can improve one's constitution; later, aside from Lin Xuan, he should distribute some to the other Clan Members as well.

But Lin Feng was curious about the One-Star Pill Refining Insight, so he tapped it open to take a look.

A streak of blue light drilled into Lin Feng's mind, making his whole body shudder.

"So that's how it is—Lin Yan's Pill Refining insight, I can harvest it in sync, and it's even more refined!"

Lin Feng rejoiced inwardly. He originally didn't know how to refine pills, but because of Lin Yan's breakthrough, he could now refine pills too.

"Lin Yan, let me give it a try."

Lin Feng acted on the spot, sitting right down before the pill furnace and beginning to refine the Body Tempering Pill.

Lin Feng's hands moved at lightning speed; his refining efficiency was countless times higher than Lin Yan's.

A quarter-hour later, a "bang."

An incomparably rich medicinal fragrance spread out from the pill furnace.

Lin Yan was greatly shocked—the Clan Leader knows Pill Refining too!

And he's even more skilled than me—faster and better!

From the pill furnace, several dozen Body Tempering Pills flew out, each one brimming with potent medicinal efficacy.

"My heavens! Clan Leader, you can refine this many in one furnace!"

Lin Yan was utterly stunned; his former arrogance and complacency were considerably dampened.

Lin Feng laughed heartily and waved his hand to collect the Body Tempering Pills.

"Kid, you still need more practice. One-star isn't your final destination—when you can refine a dozen or so in one furnace like me, you'll have passed."

Saying so, Lin Feng gave Lin Yan's shoulder a heavy pat.

"I will heed the Clan Leader's teachings and bear them in mind, Lin Yan!"