Regardless of whether they were actually responsible, Lin Yao already hated them in his heart. He became even more determined about the principles for Min Hong's future treatment and decided to take this matter seriously when he got back, and never tolerate it.
Lin Yao didn't mention this emotion and decision, which contained elements of displaced anger, to Xiao Cao. He didn't want Xiao Cao's mood to be affected by this when she was happy. However, he didn't expect that this would also sow the seeds of a hidden danger. If no one reminds her of the deviation in her state of mind, it will become more and more out of control, and the risks of cultivation will become more serious.
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"Sir." "Sir."...
Everyone knew, of course, that the strange phenomena that had occurred throughout the day were caused by Lin Yao, so seeing him come out at this time meant there must be good news.
However, Lin Yao's face did not show the joy that should have appeared. Instead, he looked like a serf exploited by a landlord, with hatred flashing in his eyes beneath his furrowed brows, which puzzled everyone.
No one dared to bring up the topic of refining pills, so after Elder Yi Potian led the way, no one complained of hunger. One by one, they pretended to close their eyes to rest or admire the pristine winter scenery of the jungle. Everyone was determined to leave. The Pei and Sun families were now determined to stick with Lin Yao, as this concerned their future.
"Zuo Jun, how's the situation outside?" Lin Yao asked Yi Zuo Jun casually, seemingly oblivious to the unusual atmosphere.
"Sir," Yi Zuojun bowed respectfully, his eyes quickly glancing at Elder Yi Potian beside him. As if receiving a command from that fleeting glance, he immediately changed his words, saying:
"Sir, the situation outside has changed somewhat, but it's all within our control. The specifics are the same few things I've told you about before. Would you like me to show you the data I copied down from the phone call?"
"No need, let's talk about it when things get interesting." Lin Yao raised his hand to press down, secretly relieved. His biggest worry right now was Min Hong's matter, because it involved the lives of millions of people. Even if it only took a day to refine the pills, there was still a risk of something going wrong.
If something were to really happen, no one could predict what Lin Yao, burdened by his inner turmoil, might do. Even he himself didn't know if he would fly into a rage and go on a killing spree. Dika's fate had deeply affected him. From childhood to adulthood, this was the first time someone close to him had died, and he had personally witnessed it. The pent-up rage in his chest was immense, just waiting for an outlet to burst forth.
"Zuo Jun, you meditate and practice your skills while I test the elixir."
Yi Zuojun immediately agreed. Without even consulting Elder Yi Potian, he sat down on the spot, closed his eyes and opened his mouth, performing the familiar movements of someone testing pills. The four elders of the Pei and Sun families were dumbfounded.
A ray of golden light emanated from Lin Yao's fingertip and shot directly into Yi Zuojun's mouth. Sun Woxing and Pei Tianzong, both Heaven-level experts, clearly saw that the golden light came from a golden pill, and their envy deepened.
Look at the Yi family. They are so skilled at testing pills. They must have "tested" countless precious pills. Perhaps the pills that they highly praise are not so rare or precious to the Yi family. Why didn't their children and grandchildren contact Lin Yao before he became successful?
It's so frustrating to compare yourself to others...
Before anyone could react, Lin Yao said, "I'm going to find some medicinal herbs," and then quickly disappeared into the depths of the jungle.
He was going to collect ordinary "Tai Sui" (a type of rare fungus) with Xiao Cao in the wild, hoping to refine some "Creation Pills" and "Year-Round Pills" for later use.
The golden elixir, made by combining the "King of Tai Sui" and thirty-five other super "Tai Sui," was too miraculous. Apart from himself and Xiao Cao, Lin Yao did not intend to supply many others with it. Even if he were to give it to others, he would only select a small number of people. The golden elixir's ability to "revive the dead and heal the wounded" and its super-nourishing effect on cultivators, like a "ginseng fruit," could not be wasted by Lin Yao.
There were over three million golden pills that Lin Yao named "Sacrifice Pills." One million of them were consumed by the little grass all at once. According to the little grass, they "tasted amazing!" The effects were certainly worth it—the little grass's essence not only fully recovered but also increased by forty percent!
This essence, which takes hundreds of millions of years to grow, was directly enhanced by the pills refined by Lin Yao. This shows how precious the "Sacrifice Pill" is. Of course, he was unwilling to waste it. For dealing with the people of the aristocratic families, pills refined by ordinary "Tai Sui" are more than enough.
"Yaoyao, let's just store the 'Tai Sui' we found in the cauldron first, and then refine it into pills together later. Otherwise, refining it here and there will waste a lot of time and make it difficult to make a plan."
Little Grass was in a good mood. "You don't know, I can now probe 512 kilometers in one direction and 100 kilometers in all directions. Finding the 'Tai Sui' is too easy. It just depends on whether your alchemy speed can keep up."
"Alright, let's put it away for now and quickly dig up more 'Tai Sui' so we can get home and get things done as soon as possible." Lin Yao replied to Xiao Cao as he flew. While Xiao Cao was fully exploring the underground conditions of the surrounding area, his flight speed was just enough to keep up with Xiao Cao's exploration and scanning speed.
"Hmm, I found another twenty-five 'Tai Sui', but most of them are very small and can only be used to refine 'Creation Pills'. I dug them all out and won't let them grow slowly. You should put them into the cauldron."
"Okay." Lin Yao agreed. When he saw a bunch of spheres of all sizes flying towards him, he used hand seals to collect them all into the cauldron and then continued flying.
At the same time, a tremendous change occurred in Yi Zuojun, who was sitting in meditation on the spot.
At first, Yi Zuojun felt his body instantly fill with a huge amount of spiritual energy. Then, this spiritual energy automatically transformed into his true energy, squeezing his meridians until they were about to burst. Just as he felt his meridians were about to break, a pure and powerful force suddenly appeared in his body. The meridians that had been flowing through it immediately returned to calm, and the true energy inside condensed into a liquid that was almost tangible under the combined effect of pressure and pure power.
Then, the five Heavenly Realm experts and one Vampire Duke who were observing Yi Zuojun from the outside noticed the anomaly. Countless spiritual energies of heaven and earth rapidly gathered from all directions, just like what had happened at the summit of Spirit Medicine Peak before, and their target was Yi Zuojun, who was meditating.
Then, the energy of heaven and earth suddenly became disordered, and thick dark clouds appeared in the sky directly above Yi Zuojun, as if the daytime had suddenly turned into the twilight of nightfall, with faint thunder rumbling in the clouds.
"This is...!" Pei Tianzong's mouth dropped open, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. "This is an advanced Heaven-level advancement!"
"Shut up!" Elder Yi Potian glared angrily and shouted in a low voice. He immediately mobilized the energy of heaven and earth to form a barrier in the direction of Yi Zuojun and Pei Tianzong, blocking sound and anything else that might affect his advancement.
"Elder Yi, this is truly a genuine celestial phenomenon only seen when advancing to the Heavenly Realm!" Sun Woxing, quite self-aware, used the "secret transmission of sound" method to directly send the message to Yi Potian's ears. "This... this... your Yi family can now produce Heavenly Realm cultivators. You absolutely must help our Sun family get some over here! Otherwise, I'll be relying on you for food and lodging!"
"And our Pei family too!"
Pei Tianzong interrupted, clearly having used his abilities to capture Sun Woxing's voice, which was why he used a secret technique to speak with both of them simultaneously.
"We absolutely cannot leave out the Pei family when it comes to mass-producing Heavenly-level experts! Name your conditions!"
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Chapter 527 The Hopes of the Pei and Sun Families
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A bolt of lightning struck, accompanied by a deafening clap of thunder. This simultaneous thunder and lightning defied the common physics principle that light travels faster than sound.
Clearly, this is an unusual phenomenon, representing the special nature of lightning and the birth of a new Celestial-level being.
One hundred and fifty meters away, the five Heavenly Realm experts had different expressions on their faces.