Thinking of this, Xiaocao felt a little frustrated. Even Xiaoguli could enter the cauldron, but she couldn't. She could at least look at the patterns and so-called formations on the inner wall of the cauldron, but that was now a pipe dream. Neither she nor Lin Yao dared to try, worried that the cauldron might unleash its power and automatically refine Xiaocao, or at least cause serious damage if the refining failed. At this crucial moment, any injury had to be avoided, so they could only suppress their regret and curiosity, secretly envying the clod of earth, the "Tai Sui."
Refining, melting, shaping, and collecting the pill—the hand seals were executed quickly and smoothly. Lin Yao's mood also improved. He felt that this pill refining process was incredibly successful, and he was so happy that he wanted to hum a song. Of course, he suppressed this impulse to avoid being laughed at by Xiao Cao.
"Yaoyao, we've struck it rich this time!" Xiaocao's voice was filled with joy, and she spoke quickly and loudly, "We refined 1,587 'Year After Year Pills' in one batch, but this cauldron and the electric light refined the pills very thoroughly, leaving not even a trace. There are no 'Year After Year Pills' left. Quickly, let the old bat come out, and we'll get tens of thousands of drops of level four nuclear energy from it to replenish our energy."
After a slight pause, before Lin Yao could express his feelings, Xiao Cao continued, "It's just a bit troublesome. Such a big cauldron is inconvenient to carry around. Otherwise, we could get a few million, no, a few hundred million 'Creation Pills' and turn everyone into experts. Then we wouldn't have to worry about not having the resources to fight against 'Morning Mist' in the future."
"You're saying they didn't even leave a trace? That makes those three little bats useless! What if the 'Yearly Pill' directly helps them advance? We'll have to go abroad to catch bats again. How troublesome!"
Xiaocao's way of speaking gradually began to carry a bit of Sichuan dialect, which made Lin Yao laugh. He had no idea where she had learned it. Logically speaking, she really didn't have many opportunities to come into contact with Sichuan dialect. This interruption calmed his tense and excited emotions, and Lin Yao felt that the air in the basement had become fresher.
After releasing the old bat Duke Witt who had been knocked unconscious by Xiaocao, Lin Yao and Xiaocao worked hard to convert eight hundred "Year-Round Pills" into the blood essence of a vampire duke, and then purified them into level four "human core power," which took a lot of effort and time.
During this time, Duke Witt deeply experienced what it meant to be "itchy to the core." His strength would instantly increase, and then instantly return to its original level. This up-and-down motion was as exciting as riding a roller coaster. It took a full five hours to complete the conversion of all eight hundred "Year-Round Pills." If it weren't for Xiaocao and Lin Yao's mercy in allowing him to retain the additional three hundred drops of his duke's essence blood, Duke Witt might have died of depression. The feeling of watching one's power slip away was simply too torturous.
The "Year-Round Pill" refined by the cauldron and lightning was more potent than before. The ratio of one "Year-Round Pill" to 100 drops of blood clan duke-level essence blood was forcibly increased to 121 drops, allowing Lin Yao's level four "human core force" reserves to rapidly increase to 96,500 drops. Fortunately, this magical substance does not take up volume in the body and does not affect blood circulation; otherwise, Lin Yao might have suffered a blood vessel rupture.
Emerging from the basement, Lin Yao noticed that it was already dawn. Little Guli and Nannan, perhaps because they were going to school in the capital, had gotten up early. When Lin Yao came out, they were chattering and chasing each other in the backyard grove, leaping and bounding across the ground and tree trunks like two nimble monkeys.
Good morning, sir!
Yi Zuojun appeared suddenly behind Lin Yao like a ghost. Even Xiao Cao was amazed by this amazing ability. If Xiao Cao hadn't extended its tendrils, or if Lin Yao hadn't used his senses, he wouldn't have known when Yi Zuojun would get close. Lin Yao often marveled that this guy was simply a perfect candidate to be an assassin.
"Good morning, Zuo Jun! Book a plane ticket for Elder Gong so he can escort Duke Witte back to Chengdu."
Lin Yao arranged Yi Gong's itinerary. Duke Witte was the greatest support for protecting his parents. Although he was temporarily brought to Beijing, now that things were done, he should be sent back immediately to avoid any risks.
"Yes, sir." Yi Zuojun muttered to himself, "It would be best if Elder Gong didn't come back after going to Chengdu, lest the two little ones become unruly and difficult to discipline. Just look at how messed up the whole villa is to know how hard he works, but Elder Gong has no sense of responsibility at all. It seems that he doesn't have to do the daily tidying and cleaning work, so he is frighteningly lenient with the little ones."
"Elder, please ask Elder Gong to come here. It's time for him to advance to the peak of the Earth Rank."
Lin Yao caught the two little ones who pounced on him, and with a wry smile, told the Grand Elder to go and call for help. There was no way to get away now, and it would be too shocking to have Xiao Cao impersonate him to make the call. It was better not to show off his "secret transmission of sound" skill, which could be used in eighteen roundabout ways, in front of the Grand Elder Yi Potian and the others, so as not to discourage them too much.
"Dad, are you sure you're not going to take us to school today?"
Little Guli looked like an adult, his expression very serious, but his eyes still shone with hope.
"Lili, be good. Daddy is very busy today."
Lin Yao was interrupted by Xiao Guli before he could finish speaking, "It's okay, Wenwen's mom and Aunt Dika will take me, and Nannan's sister will also have an aunt take her. Grandpa Tian will also come with us! Dad, you go ahead and do your work. Lili is the best girl, she won't be angry."
Lin Yao smiled and gave the little guy a kiss, making the girl next to him jealous, and she quickly leaned in for a kiss.
Yi Gong appeared before Lin Yao with a speed and excitement far beyond his years. His hesitant manner made Elder Yi Potian find it amusing, but he also understood Yi Gong's feelings. He himself had been more excited than Yi Gong when he had struggled to advance to the peak of the Earth Rank. Recalling the hardships of the entire Yi family, he felt even more grateful to Lin Yao.
The little ones got down from Lin Yao's arms on their own. One did a backflip, and the other did a 360-degree somersault. Although they both moved their feet, their movements were still standard and pleasing to the eye, which earned them a lot of praise from Lin Yao. Only then did the two little ones happily go to the front yard and stop bothering Lin Yao with his business.
One "Year-Round Pill" directly caused Yi Gong to trigger a celestial phenomenon, successfully advancing him to the peak of the Earth level. Moreover, based on his long-term experience of being immersed in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Elder Yi Potian was certain that he had a high probability of advancing to the Heaven level. He sighed even more, thinking that the Heaven level had become so readily available. This was simply an unprecedented glory for the Yi family.
Lin Yao noticed Yi Zuojun, who was standing silently to the side, and gave him a "Year-Round Pill" with a smile, which also triggered a celestial phenomenon and promoted him to the peak of the Earth level.
Yi Zuojun's perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has surpassed that of Yi Gong and Yi Fei. He can even barely mobilize a trace of the energy of heaven and earth. He is so close to the Heavenly level that he has become the number one person after the Great Elder Yi Potian.
Elder Yi Potian had seen the "Year-Round Pill" with its intoxicating fragrance, but had never had the chance to taste it. Considering the recent shortage of pills in Lin Yao's elixir collection, he immediately knew that this pill was made from an exceptionally large "Tai Sui" (a type of rare plant). However, he had no intention of asking for any, because he knew that Lin Yao would allow these pills to play their most crucial role. He couldn't let personal desires and the interests of the Yi family be the sole considerations. At this point, it was no longer just him and the Yi family facing difficulties, but the entire nation's.
Regarding Lin Yao's ability to refine pills that could enhance cultivation again, Elder Yi Potian had nothing but action and no other thoughts. He even interrupted Lin Yao and suggested that if some of the pills could be given to the Sun family, it would be most beneficial, because the combination of the Sun family's defense and the Yi family's attack would be the most formidable combination in the world, and would be most effective in dealing with Jiang Liu's threat.
"Elder, let the Yi family members come here in batches. We've acquired some level-four nuclear power this time, so let's distribute it."
Lin Yao smiled as he watched Yi Zuojun, who had just advanced in rank, begin to get busy. He then offered advice to Elder Yi Potian, saying that all power was precious these days, and trustworthy members of the Yi family should be promoted. Only in this way could they increase their power to the point where they could contend with "Morning Mist".
The "antidote pills" and other medicines had already been distributed, but the "human core energy" could only be distributed by Lin Yao and Xiao Cao. Since he himself could not leave Beijing, he had no choice but to send thousands or tens of thousands of Yi family members on a trip, which could be considered a great contribution to the domestic transportation industry.
"Yes, sir."
The First Elder, Yi Potian, immediately agreed, then lowered his voice, "Sir, the Sun family..."
"Let them send a group of people too. You can discuss the specific conditions with Elder Sun Woxing. Although there are enough Level 4 nuclear forces this time, not many were left after being distributed to our family's members. Don't be too casual."
Lin Yao smiled, then remembered something else, "By the way, have Yi Yang go and replace Elder Yi Dao. Everyone come here one by one. Although the 'Yearly Pill' is precious, we can only use some now. The pressure on Jiang Liu is too great. You should also arrange some slots for the Sun and Pei families. There are restrictions this time. The Sun and Pei families can only give a maximum of 20 pills together. There is no room for negotiation."
Lin Yao's last sentence was specifically aimed at Sun Woxing and Pei Tianzong. Last time, these two nationally renowned top-level experts shamelessly lingered in "Urban Forest" and only left after obtaining enough benefits, which annoyed Lin Yao and Elder Yi Potian to no end. However, they could not say anything to them and could only deal with them passively.
Although there are over seven hundred "Year-Round Pills" now, Lin Yao needs to have enough reserves. He will rely on these pills when fighting against "Morning Mist" and refining "Grand Duke Jupiter". There is no time to search for the "Grand Duke Jupiter" of three thousand three hundred and thirty-three years in the wild. Therefore, these pills are even more precious and cannot be given away easily.
"Sir," Yi Zuojun suddenly reappeared beside Lin Yao like a ghost, even startling Elder Yi Potian slightly, "General Xia and his men have arrived in the hall and have been waiting for quite some time. Sister-in-law Alina has been with them since early morning, as you see..."
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Chapter 462 Heaven's Mercy
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Gu Zhuofei's gaze was somewhat unfocused. Her hands hung casually at her sides as she strolled leisurely, but her heart was not in it.
Since the year before last, Gu Zhuofei has had a special fondness for primary schools. Every year at the start of the school year, she would wander around the gates of various schools. At first, she would linger around the gates of primary schools in Suzhou, and then she would immediately start to extend her reach to the surrounding areas.