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You can start cultivating your magical powers now, but it's not the right time.
The discovered method of cultivating witch power can only be used when refining super pills, which will consume too much pseudo-elixir fire, disregarding the comfort of the little grass.
Therefore, Lin Yao endured it.
Although the "Complete Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine" and the cultivation method placed together with the Luo family genealogy recorded that the advancement of medical true qi would grant the ability to move mountains and overturn seas, Lin Yao regarded those records as legends.
Moving mountains and overturning seas? Come on, if such a person existed, what would be the point of fighting a war? Just move a mountain to crush the enemy's capital. The simplest "decapitation strike" could stop a war. That would be a great deed.
Lin Yaocai didn't believe that if such people existed, they wouldn't help. You have to understand that the entire Chinese nation used to live in dire straits. Not to mention the Eight-Nation Alliance, just the Yangzhou Massacre, the Jiading Massacre, Bai Qi's massacre of 400,000 surrendered soldiers, and the Nanjing Massacre in modern times—anyone would be tempted to kill for their country and people.
If the Luo family's cultivation method is considered Taoist cultivation, or immortality cultivation, and practitioners of such methods are supposed to be detached from worldly affairs and indifferent to these human tragedies, then Lin Yao thinks these cultivators might as well be dead. They should just suffocate or fall to their deaths while walking.
If you cultivate to a state devoid of emotion, are you still human? If you're not human, you can just die. Even ghosts have feelings of love and hate, right?
Therefore, Lin Yao, who possessed the Yi family's martial arts techniques, was also very interested in witchcraft. This was not only because the legends of the ancient great witches made every boy's blood boil, but also because Lin Yao could actually see the effects of witchcraft.
Even the most rudimentary form of Gu magic is a branch of witchcraft, and its control and abilities in certain situations are highly coveted. This kind of Gu magic, which can even control a man's infidelity, is truly amazing, so amazing that Lin Yao is reluctant to give it up.
Medical true qi is not powerful enough. Even though Lin Yao invented some mental techniques to create attribute true qi, it is not as cool as the "Yi Jin Jue" technique.
Ordinary medical true qi does not possess strong physical attack capabilities, and the attack of attribute true qi cannot immediately defeat an enemy in one move. If a person hit by attribute true qi barely endures the excruciating pain and has a gun or an automatically firing poison needle, then they are still in danger. This is different from the effect of "Yi Jin Jue" cutting off limbs and directly crippling or even killing people. Therefore, Lin Yao's expectations for attribute true qi were not so strong as to exclude all other cultivation methods.
The combination of witchcraft and the "Yi Jin Jue" (Muscle/Tendon Changing Technique) is currently the dominant method. Lin Yao couldn't bear to give up, and he had been diligently practicing the "Yi Jin Jue." Although he possessed powerful muscles and meridians, his excellent innate conditions and talent couldn't fully compensate for the short training time. Therefore, he remained at the early Earth-level stage. Through many days of sparring and exploration, his attack power had barely approached that of other mid-Earth-level Yi family disciples, but in reality, a gap still existed. He could only be considered the person with the highest attack power among early Earth-level cultivators.
Lin Yao, who had stopped refining pills, prepared to go out. He needed to take a shower. The extreme distraction of multitasking had left him feeling exhausted. It was not a good time to continue refining pills. Even though it was a pity to waste the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that had been gathered, he had to postpone it. Besides, this spiritual energy would not disappear; at most, it would just take a little more time and effort.
Upon opening the door, Lin Yao was taken aback. The scene before him made him somewhat amused, while at the same time, he felt a renewed sense of vigilance and self-reproach.
The funny thing was that there was a group of Yi family elders at the entrance, each with their eyes closed and sitting in meditation, their backs pressed against the wall, looking like a row of bodhisattvas hanging on the wall, only with slightly different clothes and appearances.
The reason for his vigilance and self-reproach lay in his complacency. Normally, when entering or leaving a place, Lin Yao would release his senses beforehand to avoid encountering anything unusual again. But this time, Lin Yao simply opened the door. Even if he was thinking about something, he shouldn't have done that; this kind of behavior couldn't be tolerated.
Perhaps it was because Elder Yi Potian was present that Lin Yao unconsciously lowered his guard, but that's not a valid excuse. Even with Yi Potian acting as a bodyguard, there must be times when he needs to relieve himself.
With a loud slap, Lin Yao slapped himself, jolting the elders who were protecting him awake.
"Sir, have you finished refining the elixir?"
The Grand Elder stood in front of the door, facing outwards. As a Heavenly-level expert, he didn't need to meditate or close his eyes to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Therefore, upon hearing footsteps from inside the room, he immediately stepped aside to wait for Lin Yao to come out. However, he didn't expect that his departure would cause Lin Yao to overlook his presence, leading him to witness a scene that surprised him.
Lin Yao slapped himself.
Although Yi Potian didn't know why, he figured it was a matter of principle and he shouldn't inquire. He decided to just assume the gentleman was swatting mosquitoes.
While secretly comforting himself, Yi Potian inquired about Lin Yao's condition. Because Lin Yao's appearance was soaking wet, which was different from his usual state after refining pills, he was worried that Lin Yao had a physical problem or a problem with his cultivation, which was why he had been protecting him in Chengdu.
"Elder, one batch has been refined, but there was a slight problem, so we'll continue refining it later. I'm going to take a shower first." Although Lin Yao had slapped himself, he was still in a very good mood, greeting Yi Potian with a smile, not worried that the other party would see his embarrassing state.
"By the way, this batch of 'Life-Giving Pills' is a bit different. Send someone to test it. We'll start after I finish showering." Halfway there, Lin Yao turned around to give these instructions before heading into the shower room.
When Lin Yao finished showering and changed into clean clothes, he saw Yi An standing respectfully in front of him, her face beaming with a smile.
"Elder An, what are you doing? Did you find some money?" Lin Yao greeted Yi An, suppressing a laugh. The elder, who was usually so serious, was smiling so awkwardly, which puzzled Lin Yao.
"Sir, the Grand Elder arranged for me to participate in the drug trial. I will follow your instructions." Yi An didn't have much of a sense of humor and completely ignored the relevant content in Lin Yao's words. He replied to Lin Yao respectfully, his smile widening, his already large eyes squeezed so tightly that the content was barely visible.
In Yi An's mind, although she was fifty years old and Lin Yao was only twenty-two, her heartfelt respect and gratitude completely disregarded the age factor. This elder, who had always been the third person in the Yi family, already admired Lin Yao, which was why he had such a good attitude.
“Elder An, this isn’t a new pill. It’s just that there was a problem with the ‘Life-Giving Pill’ during the refining process, which is why we need to find someone to test it. Do you think we should find someone else? Elder An’s status is not suitable for being a test subject.”
Lin Yao hesitated, after all, he was not sure how effective the pills mixed with witch power would be. If someone with less power tried the medicine, it might be easier to deal with any problems that arose. After all, these cultivators would have some instinctive reactions when their bodies encountered problems. When their true energy surged and changed, someone with less power could use their own healing true energy to control and remedy the situation.
As for testing the medicine on himself, Lin Yao had already given up on the idea. Since fusing with the primordial witch power, any medicine he ingested was either directly absorbed or dissolved. Detailed pharmacological analysis and experimentation were simply impossible. This was also due to his currently very weak control over the primordial witch power within his body; perhaps this could be improved in the future.
“Sir, no need, no need. The drug testing should have been done by me. I’m older than them, and I should take care of them in this matter.” Yi An’s smile froze, and she quickly changed her expression, looking very excited and worried, speaking very fast.
Just kidding. This opportunity to test the medicine, which we finally managed to get from the Grand Elder, can't just be snatched away by those brats.
It is an honor for all members of the Yi family to be able to test medicine on Mr. Yi.
This honor includes not only honor and responsibility, but also the great benefits it brings, allowing one to improve one's skills and other aspects.
Yi Fei is a prime example. This lucky junior's skill improved by leaps and bounds after following Lin Yao. In just a few months, he soared from the early stage of the Earth Rank to the peak of the Earth Rank. The difference in realm and ability between them is something that some people cannot achieve in their entire lives, yet Yi Fei managed to do it. The reason, of course, lies with this young master, Lin Yao.
What's most infuriating is that when Yi Fei was about to return to Beijing, he revealed the secret: those who helped the master test the medicine for the first time were never stingy with the dosage and the ratio of various pills. With the master's personal treatment, it was impossible not to gain great benefits.
So ever since Yi Fei confirmed everyone's previous guesses before leaving, the job of helping Lin Yao test the medicine became highly sought after, and every member of the Yi family wanted it, even if it meant going to great lengths to get it. It was only by using the authority of the oldest member of the family that Yi An managed to get Yi Potian to compromise. Fortunately, Yi Gong, who is about the same age as him, was on duty at the Minhong Pharmaceutical Factory at the moment, otherwise, there would probably have been another fierce battle.
"Alright, come with me now, and call the Grand Elder to help protect us." Lin Yao couldn't bear to see this soon-to-be elder so excited, so he stopped teasing and went directly to a corner of the clothing factory, where a temporary prefabricated house had been set up. This was to facilitate certain drug trials and advancements in the future, so that Lin Yao wouldn't get soaked in the rain while guarding the trials.
Overjoyed, Yi An ran off to call Elder Yi Potian, then eagerly followed Lin Yao to the prefab house. Once inside, she stared intently at Lin Yao without saying a word.
“This…” Lin Yao took out a jade bottle and poured a “Life-Giving Pill” into his dry palm. He hesitated for a moment, “I used some Miao witchcraft techniques when I was refining the pill, so it turned out like this. I need Elder An’s help to test the medicine.”
"But don't worry, there won't be any major harm. I can basically control the outcome." Lin Yao continued to reassure the two elders. He was indeed confident in controlling the outcome. With the First Elder Yi Potian by his side, there was no need to worry about losing control if Yi An encountered any problems. He could also absorb the magical power in the pill using his own source magical power, so overall it should be safe.
The original pink "Life-Giving Pill" has changed its appearance. On its crystal-clear, round pink surface, there are fine black stripes. These stripes are so fine that if you don't look closely, you might think that the pill's surface is covered with a layer of dust, thus changing its overall color.
Dense black lines covered the surface of the "Life-Giving Pill," twisting in one direction. The twisting arcs and shapes were not very regular, but no two lines intersected. They only converged at two points, like the stripes on a watermelon rind.
"Let's begin." Elder Yi Potian naturally trusted Lin Yao and didn't feel any danger at all. He thought that the witch power was already helpful to the Yi family's "Yi Jin Jue" and now that the "Sheng Sheng Dan" was mixed with witch power, the effect would be even more amazing.