Chapter 315: Gift

·Just as they were speaking, Lin Tianlin glanced outside and smiled: "Oh my, here they come."

Yan Buji frowned in doubt, then saw him reach out and grab from the air, and a blood‑covered infant‑shaped fruit suddenly appeared before the two of them.

"Eat it, and it can extend your lifespan."

Yan Buji fell silent, then took the fruit and gnawed it raw into his stomach.

Lin Tianlin smiled: "This Herbal Reversion Pill differs from the fruit of that tree in Zhong Tian Zhi Yu; it's a new breed I cultivated by grafting corpse‑bamboo, flesh‑eating trees, and soul‑devouring grass. Though it only extends life by a hundred years, it's basically flawless."

Yan Buji didn't want to ask about the origin of the Herbal Reversion Pill, but he had heard of those few spiritual plants.

None of them are good things.

After eating this Herbal Reversion Pill, Yan Buji indeed felt something extra inside his body, as if his burden had lessened considerably.

"Because you've cultivated the Ninefold Technique, I'm afraid you won't live to see the day the mission begins." Lin Tianlin laughed.

"Is that so, senior? You value that so‑called mission so much?"

"You can't escape it. Come, what doubts do you have? Anything at all, you can say. Besides that mission, what do you want?"

Seeing Lin Tianlin's take‑what‑you‑want attitude, Yan Buji dared not make any request.

"Is it that no matter what I do, I can't avoid it?"

"Yes, just like me. I'm destined to die in the Youming Jie, and destined to meet you." Lin Tianlin's face showed a smile, but Yan Buji saw more despair.

That was a despair that could neither be escaped nor blocked.

Yan Buji nodded: "If that's the case, wouldn't it be better if you helped me complete my cultivation method?"

"Show it."

Yan Buji displayed his cultivation method, and Lin Tianlin found it somewhat strange.

"Since you've taken the path of the Five Elements' mutual generation, why mix in wind and thunder?"

"I had no choice; I'm just a lone cultivator and originally didn't know how to practice."

"Then it's really thanks to you that your energies can harmonize."

Lin Tianlin watched for a while, then his eyes lit up: "Hey, your Wind‑Thunder Five Elements Technique — I happen to have two manuals here that are perfect for you to break through your realm."

While speaking, Lin Tianlin took out three jade scrolls, placing two in front of Yan Buji: "This one is the Sandalwood Origin Technique, specially for resolving incompatible energies; that one is the Lesser Three Origins Method, which cultivates threefold energy and doubles the power of Five Elements energy."

"Then this one is the Sensing Chapter my master passed to me. This method focuses on training spiritual awareness, making yours stronger."

Yan Buji held the three manuals, looking at their order; Lin Tianlin seemed to care more about the Sensing Chapter.

"Thank you, senior."

Lin Tianlin smiled: "Anything else you want?"

"Enough."

"You really don't want any more? Your future path will be even harder than mine was back then."

Yan Buji's expression stalled; he had truly never encountered someone rushing to hand out benefits like this.

"If you don't mind, senior, could you help me refine a pill?"

"A pill?"

After a long while.

Yan Buji took the Human Dragon Transformation Pill from the Dragon Pattern Furnace, gazing at this pill whose dragon patterns swirled and faintly emitted a dragon's roar — a Fivefold Transformation Spirit Pill, the first time in his life he had ever touched something so precious.

In terms of value, Fivefold Transformation Spiritual Material cannot compare to a single Fivefold Transformation Spirit Pill in the slightest; that's why Alchemists are so highly sought after.

"If you need it, you can also take the Dragon Pattern Furnace with you."

"Ah? Boss, you really want me to follow him?" the Dragon Pattern Furnace exclaimed, shocked and somewhat unwilling to accept the arrangement.

Since the two sides have formed a grudge, the Dragon Pattern Furnace wouldn't dare act, but Yan Buji couldn't trust it.

"No need, senior — I've never refined pills before; it would be a shame for this Dragon Pattern Furnace senior to play second fiddle to me."

Lin Tianlin waved his hand: "That'll do."

The Dragon Pattern Furnace found it strange — when had its boss become so agreeable?

Hey, wait — just because this kid dared to use a Void‑Splitting Stone to send himself, his tough fate shouldn't land me in danger, right?

Staying here any longer will rust me away!

"No, no, no, kid — back then we didn't know each other; I was just following the boss's orders. I really don't know you well enough, so how about you let me follow you and I'll teach you pill‑refining hands‑on? To be blunt, even the boss can't refine pills as well as I can." the Dragon Pattern Furnace urged.

Lin Tianlin laughed: "Why do you want to get out so badly, you broken furnace?"

Yan Buji wore a strange expression: "But...."

"Well… then I'll just have you drip some blood — of course you're not strong enough, I can't yet accept you as master. But we could deepen our bond, couldn't we? Just agree!!"

"But you...."

"I'm begging you — I promise not to run; as long as you give me any tasty spiritual ore you find later, that'll do!" The Dragon Pattern Furnace lowered its stance, leaving Yan Buji at a loss.

"With such generosity from you, senior, I accept."

"Good, good, good!"

The Dragon Pattern Furnace flew straight to Yan Buji's waist, turning into a furnace pendant.

"Well then, boss, I'm going with him. Hey kid, what's your name again?"

"I am Huang Hao."

"Fellow cultivator Huang, you can just call me Dao Friend Dragon."

"Yes, Dao Friend Dragon."

Yan Buji didn't mind having an old antique around who could teach him knowledge; he just feared that after they went out, this guy might harbor ill intentions.

Lin Tianlin chuckled: "It's still early; why don't we practice here for a while?"

"This… oh right, senior, do you have spatial coordinates for the other four realms? I'll need them when I return to the Five Realms."

"Sometimes I do, but the world has changed — most spatial nodes may have already been altered."

Lin Tianlin pointed with his hand, and instantly many spatial node coordinates appeared in Yan Buji's mind.

"Thank you, senior. I hereby swear that if one day I truly accomplish the task you mentioned, I will certainly find a way to rescue you." Yan Buji said with clasped hands.

Lin Tianlin looked strange: "Do you know how much karma you'd incur by saving me? Moreover... I think I might not live to see that day; at most two thousand years, and I will vanish. What stands before you is merely a thought left after my death."

Yan Buji stared, then said silently: "But there is indeed a way to rescue you, right?"

"Yes, if you can find the three treasures—the Three Lives Three Worlds Pill, the Nine Turns Return Yang Herb, and the Eight Trigrams Ask Heart Stone—there's a chance I could be rescued before the two thousand years are up."

"Then I..."

Lin Tianlin waved his hand: "No need for more pleasantries; since your mind is made up, go."

Lin Tianlin waved his hand, and Yan Buji's figure instantly vanished.

Afterward, Lin Tianlin turned back to the main hall, gathered his bones, assembled them, and sat down again:

"People like you who receive favor, I've seen many, but none have had a good ending."

Even I am the same!