Lin Yao snorted through his nostrils, a distinctly rising tone that made Yi Zuojun break out in a cold sweat.
At this moment, he didn't want to provoke Lin Yao. Although Lin Yao had a very good temper, he was currently depressed and irritable for unknown reasons, and he had to do his best to protect and prevent this. But why hadn't the Grand Elder arrived yet? Did he have to go to the ground to tell him to come down?
Just as Yi Zuojun was feeling down, he suddenly heard a beautiful voice: "Elder Yi Potian has arrived."
"Ah, I'm late. I couldn't get away from Li Xiaotian. Please forgive me, sir!"
"Oh, it's time to collect the pills."
Lin Yao nodded calmly and unleashed the final Core-Gathering Seal with all his might.
A sky full of rosy light appeared above the cauldron. After the light faded, it revealed thousands of fine threads that spread outwards, like a giant chrysanthemum blooming with countless tiny petals, spreading outwards in an arc.
The Grand Elder immediately mobilized the energy of heaven and earth, surrounding the ball of light with more than one hundred jade tablets, each about 0.5 meters square, which had been prepared in the basement. A series of crackling sounds filled the basement as numerous sesame-seed-sized pills collided with the jade tablets and began to jump around in a chaotic manner.
The flustered elder frantically manipulated the jade tablets, surrounding and blocking the pills from all sides, finally managing to gather the numerous pills together after a while. Yi Zuojun also skillfully lifted the enormous jade vat, leaping and bounding among the scattered pills to collect them into piles. This was the busiest time for the two of them, and they were even sweating profusely in just a few dozen seconds.
As for the pills applied to their bodies, the two wore specially made tight-fitting clothes to prevent them from falling into their bodies. They even wore smooth head coverings to prevent these precious, sesame-seed-sized pills from falling into their hair.
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Chapter 510 Little Grass Is Alright
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After collecting the pills, Yi Zuojun stood straight two meters away from Lin Yao. He remained motionless, using his internal energy to shake the "sesame seeds" off his body and wait for Elder Yi Potian to clean them up.
The great cauldron vanished as if it had never existed. Yi Zuojun and the Grand Elder Yi Potian were already familiar with this, but they still had many doubts in their hearts, and their evaluation of Lin Yao became even more outstanding.
A mysterious appearance, a mysterious disappearance—such a massive cauldron! Could it be that you possess the legendary "storage bag"?
The Great Elder Yi Potian, who possessed the magical power of the Great Cauldron, knew this best. When Lin Yao was refining pills, he couldn't even gather the energy of heaven and earth nearby. Only when Lin Yao cast the final pill-collecting seal and the Great Cauldron lost its mysterious attraction to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth did he regain the unique ability of a Heaven-level expert—to gather and use the energy of heaven and earth.
Such a huge cauldron simply vanished right before my eyes. Even the most skilled magician would cover it up with a rag or a board, but I witnessed it disappear into thin air. It's simply amazing!
Suppressing his fervent desire for the truth, Elder Yi Potian sighed inwardly, then casually waved his hands, creating a gentle breeze. Ripples spread across the basement floor, and the sesame-seed pills that had rippled with the waves gathered around Yi Zuojun. The latter quickly used another jade winnowing basket to collect the remaining pills, then held them in his hands, gazing expectantly at the Elder.
"It's not that I'm unwilling to help you, but unfortunately I haven't reached the Heavenly Rank yet and I'm not capable of handling pills that have gotten dusty on the ground."
Yi Zuojun thought to himself that he deeply sympathized with what the Grand Elder Yi Potian was about to do. This sympathy was so profound that it was evident in his eyes, making the Grand Elder want to slap him.
Without Xiaocao's help in collecting the pills, Lin Yao had no choice but to call on Elder Yi Potian and Yi Zuojun for assistance. The latter not only helped with collecting the pills but also had to be responsible for transporting and adding medicinal materials during the pill refining process. Thus, their hard days began.
The Grand Elder was full of confidence that he could collect the pills without any mistakes, but he did not expect that the original plan to use the energy of heaven and earth to collect the pills was simply not feasible, because he could not mobilize the energy of heaven and earth at all. In the end, the entire batch of pills was scattered throughout the basement space.
The pills refined in the large cauldron were magical. Perhaps because they were fresh out of the furnace and had not yet solidified, these sesame-seed-sized pills began to melt as soon as they touched the ground, turning into a puddle of clear water. When they solidified again, they had become a thin layer of hard crust on the entire basement floor, which gave everyone a headache.
In the end, Lin Yao came up with a solution. Using the abilities of a Heavenly-level expert, he carefully cleaned and processed these strange pills, using a large amount of natural energy and consuming the most time. This prevented the batch of pills from being ruined, but it also made Elder Yi Potian no longer dare to be overconfident and complacent.
It was only later that they discovered that only after Lin Yao used the Pill Collection Seal and the cauldron spat out all the pills could they re-gather the energy of heaven and earth. However, they could not use the energy of heaven and earth to directly envelop the sesame pills that still carried the aura of the cauldron. After experiencing two painful cleaning operations, Lin Yao and the Grand Elder learned their lesson and paved the entire basement floor with jade bricks to prevent the pills from melting and deforming after landing. However, this did not prevent them from mixing with some dust and earth energy, and they still needed to be cleaned manually. However, the cleaning work was much simpler and easier. Of course, this simplicity and ease was only relative to the cleaning work of the pills landing on the ground and forming hard scabs.
After collecting the pills that had escaped the net by intercepting them with the jade tablet, there was still more than a pound left. This was much less than the last time, which meant that the Grand Elder's work of "washing sesame seeds" would be much easier, but it still made the Grand Elder frown.
The task of "washing sesame seeds" was simply inhuman; even a little over a pound of sesame seeds would be enough to give the Grand Elder a hard time. Because Lin Yao had only participated a few times, he had been busy with other things afterward, leaving the Grand Elder to do it alone.
"Zuo Jun, put these pills in a jade box and then pack them in an iron box. Have Situ Wentian send them to Chengdu."
Lin Yao gave a word of advice, then turned and headed towards the basement exit, unable to bear seeing the Elder's conflicted face.
"Yaoyao, let me do it."
A heavenly sound suddenly rang out, causing Lin Yao to jump up abruptly, his head hitting the basement ceiling with a loud bang. This startled Yi Zuojun, who was holding the jade jar, so much that he almost dropped the pill.
Fortunately, Lin Yao was physically strong, so the slight impact was nothing. His dizziness was not caused by hitting the wall, but by his overwhelming joy. He had been worried for several days because he thought Xiao Cao would be in seclusion for a long time.
"Little...Grass...are you...are you alright?"
Lin Yao felt his throat was dry. Even though he was using his mind, his throat was still churning and he was having trouble breathing, making gurgling sounds. This made the Grand Elder Yi Potian behind him think that something had happened to Lin Yao. He didn't even bother with his "sesame seeds" and rushed over.
"Elder, I'm fine." Lin Yao quickly turned around to stop the elder's charge. "Hmm... I'll handle these pills. You all go up first."
"Hmm? Oh."
The First Elder, Yi Potian, hesitated for two seconds before looking away from Lin Yao, nodded in agreement, and then walked past him, leaving the basement with an air of elegance, like a wise and enlightened person.
After Yi Zuojun left, Lin Yao hurriedly inquired about Xiaocao's condition, without even glancing at the jade winnowing basket on the ground.
"Hmm... I used up some of my essence last time, so I need to go into seclusion for a while to recuperate and avoid leaving any hidden dangers."
Xiao Cao wasn't used to lying to Lin Yao, so she admitted her situation, which terrified Lin Yao.
Although he had long suspected that Xiaocao had used her own power to save him, when the truth came out, Lin Yao still felt heartbroken and worried, but at the same time, he also felt an extremely strong sense of warmth.
"How much of the source energy did you use?"