These Yi family members who are at the early stage of the Earthly Realm level are likely to advance to the middle stage of the Earthly Realm level very quickly. Once they reach the middle stage of the Earthly Realm level, their personal strength will be greatly enhanced. At that time, the position of the number one family may return to the Yi family, because the Pei family currently only has 103 middle stage Earthly Realm experts publicly announced.
"Elder, Yi Yang is a martial arts genius. He has only just advanced to the mid-stage of the Earth Realm, but he has already accumulated enough potential to advance to the peak stage." Lin Yao was very grateful for the work done by the Yi family. After examining the three of them, he told them the good news.
"Sir, is this true?" Yi Potian was shocked, his self-control as a Heaven-level expert vanished into thin air.
A wave of immense happiness washed over him. Yi Potian was acutely aware of the difference between mid-stage and peak-stage Earthly Realm experts. Although the Yi family currently had many Earthly Realm experts, very few represented the highest level of strength; at present, only he and Yi Dao existed, far from enough for a family aspiring to join the ranks of the Four Great Families. The Jiang family in the south, while possessing only one Heavenly Realm expert, boasted five peak-stage Earthly Realm experts, with one even reaching the pinnacle of the Earthly Realm. The Jiang family was the most formidable in suppressing the Yi family, a conflict stemming from decades of grudges.
“Yes, really.” Lin Yao nodded, staring intently into Yi Potian’s eyes. “There’s just one problem. I only know about the ‘Yi Jin Jue’ techniques below the mid-Earth level, so I can’t specifically refine auxiliary pills for it. Therefore, I’m not very confident. If you want to ensure that Yi Yang can reach the peak of the Earth level, you must reveal the advanced ‘Yi Jin Jue’ techniques to me.”
Lin Yao paused slightly to allow the other party to process what he had just said before continuing to explain, "The reason why Elder Yi Dao was able to advance from the mid-stage of the Earth level to the peak stage is related to his many years of true qi cultivation. He accumulated power over several decades and successfully broke through the barrier with the help of the 'Dragon Tiger Pill.' In fact, his bones and muscles were still severely damaged, so Elder Yi Dao's appearance did not change as obviously as others."
“Yi Yang’s cultivation level is not yet at the level that Elder Yi Dao used to have. Without targeted pills, the ‘Dragon Tiger Pill’ alone will be of little help. The Yi family’s ‘Tendon Changing Technique’ is originally a technique that causes extremely serious damage to tendons and bones. The higher the cultivation level, the more serious the damage. Of course, low-level pills will not be effective.”
"Sir, I will immediately teach you all the techniques of the 'Yi Jin Jue'. Do you think it will be possible to help Yi Dao also improve his tendons and bones? His tendon and bone pain symptoms have not disappeared, unlike Yi Yang and the others who are no longer in pain." Yi Potian's style is decisive and ruthless. After exchanging a glance with Yi Dao beside him, he immediately made a decision.
The Yi family had thoroughly investigated Lin Yao and his parents, even the Luo family and Lin Yao's maternal grandfather's family. He was confident in entrusting the Yi family's core secrets to him; he was a trustworthy person. Besides, this kind of martial art, similar to the Seven Injury Fist, was not something an ordinary person would dare to practice. Without the aid of medicine, anyone who practiced it would die—faster than someone involved in organized crime.
"By the way, I also have five 'White Cloud Pills' here. Their effects are a thousand times stronger than Yunnan Baiyao. They should be helpful for you martial artists. I'll give them to you for self-defense first, and I'll refine some more for you later." Lin Yao was very satisfied with Yi Potian's decision. Originally, he wanted to obtain the complete set of "Yi Jin Jue" techniques to cultivate himself. This kind of technique with super powerful attack power was a good way for him to protect himself.
Lin Yao handed over the remaining "White Cloud Pills" to Yi Yang. Although Yi Yang had no say in the matter of Yi Potian, as a partner, Lin Yao had to be mindful of Yi Yang's status as the head of the family.
"White Cloud Pill!" Yi Potian snatched the jade bottle from Yi Yang's hand, opened the cap and sniffed it carefully, as if he were savoring the most precious brew.
Yi Potian certainly understood what it meant to be a thousand times more effective than Yunnan Baiyao. Although the exact efficacy of a thousand times was uncertain, the Yi family members usually carried ordinary Yunnan Baiyao with them, and even that common kind was effective. This kind of top-grade elixir was even more precious, and it could even be a guarantee of life.
"I need two bodyguards." Lin Yao no longer stood on ceremony. The greater the ability, the greater the danger. He needed to ensure the safety of himself and his parents. "One for my parents, and the other with me. Sometimes I lose my ability to protect myself, such as when I am refining pills."
"I will immediately send Yi An to Chengdu, and Yi Dao will stay by your side to await orders." Yi Potian made the decision immediately. Of course, he welcomed Lin Yao's initiative to ask for the protection of the Yi family. Before coming, he had even held a meeting of elders to discuss how to get Lin Yao to accept the protection of the Yi family. He did not expect that he would achieve his goal without even having to ask. At this time, Lin Yao was already the key to the revitalization of the Yi family, and he could not afford to make any mistakes.
"I'll have to trouble Elder Yi Dao from now on." Lin Yao bowed slightly to Yi Dao, then turned to Yi Potian and said, "I think it won't be long before Elder Yi Dao is able to advance to the peak of the Earth Rank. I will try to help him to regulate his bones and muscles. As for the relevant pills, I can only try my best to research them."
"Thank you, sir!" Yi Potian bowed to Lin Yao, and the three Yi family members beside him also bowed. The Yi family had been waiting for this moment for decades, and the humble Lin Yao truly made them grateful.
"Don't be so polite. In the end, I should thank the Yi family on behalf of my parents. Without your help, let alone twenty-two clinics, we would probably only be able to open one clinic in Chengdu." Lin Yao spoke very frankly. This kind of win-win cooperation was based on mutual trust, and this bowing and scraping was indeed too much of a formality.
"Sir, this is Yi Fei, early stage Earth Rank. One of the most important things we're doing here is helping him advance to the mid-stage." Yi Potian suddenly pulled over the middle-aged man beside him. This man, who looked older than him, was actually Yi Fei. He patted the man on the head and said, "Greetings to the sir!"
"Yi Fei greets you, sir." Yi Fei respectfully bowed to Lin Yaoxing, showing the deference of a junior. "I'm sorry to have troubled you, sir."
"Hello, hello! Don't be so polite." Lin Yao scratched the back of his head a little embarrassedly. This middle-aged man, who looked about the same age as his father, was giving him a junior's greeting, which made him feel a bit awkward. "Come here and let me see."
Taking Yi Fei's pulse, Lin Yao discovered that Yi Fei's internal energy was extremely abundant, but the damage to his bones and muscles was also much more severe, far exceeding that of Yi Yang before, probably due to his life-risking cultivation.
Yi Fei's talent is not as great as Yi Yang's, but he was able to reach the early stage of the Earth level first among his peers, which shows that his diligence surpasses that of most people. This may be the real reason why a man who is only 35 years old looks like a 45-year-old.
"Elder, Yi Fei's true qi is already quite abundant. If he takes ten 'Dragon Tiger Pills' at once, he could probably advance to the peak of the Earth Rank. Of course, he might fail, but there's a 50% chance of success." After thinking for a moment, Lin Yao looked at Yi Potian seriously. "If he only needs to advance to the mid-Earth Rank, one 'Dragon Tiger Pill' will be enough. I happen to have ten 'Dragon Tiger Pills' at home, all of which I refined recently."
"Sir, give one to Yi Fei. I'll take the rest back to Yi Family Town. There are still more than twenty disciples in the family who have reached the peak of the Human Rank. The recent advancements have spurred these lazy guys on, and most of the Human Rank disciples have advanced." Yi Potian frowned and hesitated for a moment, secretly considering the gains and losses of the family, before making a decision.
"Alright, I'll go home to get the 'Dragon Tiger Pill' in a bit. Did you bring all the medicinal herbs I asked for this time?" Lin Yao asked. In fact, he had already noticed the medicinal fragrance emanating from the several large bundles in the room.
"We brought it all, it's all here. We'll deliver it to you." Yi Yang replied. Delivering goods was naturally the job of the juniors, as he and Yi Fei were the youngest among them.
Then, looking at Lin Yao expectantly, she said in a pleading tone, "Sir, I have a girlfriend."
Lin Yao smiled, understanding that Yi Yang was still thinking about his promise to restore Yi Yang's fertility. Although Yi Yang had sacrificed his personal happiness for the sake of the family's interests, he couldn't resist Lin Yao's assurance. After all, who in this world could truly abandon all personal feelings?
"No problem. After I've studied the later techniques of the 'Yi Jin Jue', I'll help you solve your personal problems." Lin Yao smiled and patted Yi Yang's shoulder, making Yi Yang a little embarrassed. Yi Potian, who was standing next to him, also showed a gratified smile.
Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is having no offspring.
"By the way, why haven't clinics been opened in the five southern provinces, but instead, they've set up branches even in the remote northwest?" Lin Yao suddenly remembered a question. He had felt strange when he heard Yi Yang's progress report earlier. Logically speaking, the five southern provinces should be better than many other provinces in terms of both geographical location and business environment.
“There are seven military regions in China. Our ancient martial arts family actually influences the military regions, and then infiltrates other departments and higher levels,” Yi Yang explained.
“I only briefly mentioned the situation of the aristocratic families to you last time, sir. Now I will explain it to you in detail.” Yi Yang was about to continue speaking when Lin Yao interrupted him.
"No, I've been wanting to say something for a while now. From now on, please don't address me with those formal terms. Just call me 'you.' I'm the youngest here." Lin Yao didn't like being addressed with formal terms. His cooperation with the Yi family was based on equality and mutual benefit, so there was no need to put on such a high and mighty attitude.
Yi Yang turned to look at his father, and after receiving a prompt, immediately changed his address, "Alright, from now on I'll call you 'sir'."
"The four major families now are Pei, Hong, Sun, and Jiang. Among them, the Jiang family has only risen to the status of the four major families in the last few decades, and they are also the most ruthless in attacking the Yi family. The hatred between the two families is so deep that there is almost no possibility of mediation." Yi Yang explained in detail, "Among the seven military regions, the main leaders of the Beijing and Chengdu military regions have no relation to the major families. Of course, occasionally there will be mid-level officers from the major families, but basically the children of the four major families will not serve in these two military regions."
"Of the remaining five military regions, the Pei family's influence is in the Shenyang and Jinan Military Regions, the Hong family's in the Lanzhou Military Region, the Sun family's in the Nanjing Military Region, and the Jiang family's in the Changzhou Military Region. The Yi family has a conflict with the Jiang family, which is why they did not acquire hospitals and clinics in the five southern provinces under the jurisdiction of the Changzhou Military Region. I hope you can understand." Yi Yang was somewhat agitated, and the anger in his tone became increasingly obvious. "The clinics and hospitals that were initially purchased in the five southern provinces were all forced to be transferred, all because of the suppression by the Jiang family."
"Oh, it's alright. Anyway, Minhong Pharmaceutical's production capacity isn't enough right now. It's fine to give up development in these five provinces for now. Once we have a good reputation and influence, we can enter these five provinces again. We'll always find a way to deal with the Jiang family's obstruction." Lin Yao certainly couldn't blame the Yi family. They had already done their best. Adapting to the situation was simply a principle for any company to seek profit and avoid harm.
After Lin Yao arranged for the human resources talent recruited from the volunteers to contact the people from the Yi family responsible for the acquisition and management of various provinces, he brought Yi Potian and his party to the Dynasty Mansion.
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Chapter 174 Guest Elder of the Yi Family
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The "Dragon Tiger Pill" was casually placed in the bedroom where Lin Yao and Xiao Guli lived. The drawer of the desk was not locked, and there was a bunch of jade bottles of various sizes inside. Lin Yao had marked the ones containing pills. There were about ten bottles scattered among a pile of empty bottles. It was very messy and not taken seriously at all.
"Sir, let me get you a safe. It's too unsafe to store these pills like this." When Yi Potian saw the "Dragon Tiger Pills" lying around carelessly, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily. After holding back for a long time, he finally couldn't help but say what was on his mind.
“There are people living here all the time, so petty thieves wouldn’t dare to steal anything. If we can defeat those veterans, the safe probably won’t be of much use.” Lin Yao didn’t care, but he couldn’t refuse the other party’s kindness. He held up a small jade bottle and looked at Yi Potian, “Elder, what safe is nothing to you, right?”