Lin Yao sighed inwardly, feeling quite helpless. His previously somewhat complacent attitude had changed, and he no longer believed that "God is number one and I am number two."
Xiao Cao's anxiety grew stronger. Although sending out her essence stabilized Lin Yao, the situation didn't improve. On the contrary, this comatose state terrified her, because her essence was too important to her. She could bear a slight loss, but if Lin Yao continued in this state, her own essence would be completely exhausted, and she might not even be able to save Lin Yao!
"Yaoyao, come back! Come back..."
The little grass cried; she felt as if the sky had fallen. This was a human emotion she was experiencing for the first time, causing her immense pain. "If you don't try harder, we'll both die here today..."
The heartbroken little grass suddenly felt that dying together with Lin Yao wouldn't be a bad ending, but this thought was fleeting, and she still couldn't bear to let Lin Yao die.
The wise little grass suddenly thought of a way. Since Lin Yao was able to become calm after absorbing its source, he must be able to sense the change in the source. This might be the only way to contact Lin Yao.
Lin Yao continued to admire the mysterious space around him. As time passed, he became increasingly fascinated by the rapidly flashing graphics and symbols. There was a mysterious force drawing him in, making him unable to extricate himself.
As for his current perilous situation, he had long since forgotten about it.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through him, and Lin Yao felt himself about to collapse again. The once dazzling and pleasing tricolor light turned sharp and vicious, devouring his entire soul.
You can't scream. You can't twist your body to avoid it. Perhaps this is the most terrifying situation. Lin Yao is currently facing this situation, and a fear that comes from his very soul wakes him up.
This is not an amusement park or scenic spot. I am currently trapped in a predicament, and the most important thing right now is to figure out a way to get out!
From the initial cool sensation to the later inexplicable nourishment and fearlessness of the three-colored light, it must be the little grass working hard to help me outside. I can't let her good intentions go to waste!
Once he recovered, Lin Yao racked his brains for a way to escape, but to no avail. The crisis spurred him into a desperate, reckless decision.
When the slowest chain of symbols he had been observing passed by again, Lin Yao leaped with all his might. This formless leap changed his position, and he actually rushed to the side of the symbols, feeling the silver light up to his fingertips.
No work? Then let's continue!
Lin Yao mustered his courage again and lunged at a glittering silver symbol beside him, which immediately caused a dramatic change.
The entire chain of symbols quickly wrapped around Lin Yao's "body" and then merged into his body. He instantly understood the previously inexplicable symbols.
That was a set of hand seals! It was very similar to the hand seals that Xiao Cao had taught him, but even without Lin Yao carefully comprehending and practicing them, he could feel that this set of hand seals was much more advanced than the ones Xiao Cao had taught him.
If this hand seal is used to refine elixirs, I wonder what kind of magical effects it will have?
Lin Yao was certain that this was a set of hand seals used for alchemy. He didn't know why, nor did he need to investigate, but the effectiveness and power of this set of hand seals were definitely extraordinary.
"But it still doesn't work!"
The joy quickly dissipated, and Lin Yao was back to the harsh reality that he had to find a way out immediately, otherwise Xiao Cao would be seriously harmed. Lin Yao was certain of this.
A group of golden symbols that had appeared several times before floated by; this was one of the busiest groups of symbols that Lin Yao observed.
"Never mind! If I die, I die!" Lin Yao leaped again, lunging towards the golden symbol...
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"Yaoyao! You're awake?!"
Xiaocao exclaimed in surprise, her virtual voice changing tone due to her joy, but neither of them noticed at the moment, only the joy of surviving a disaster remained.
"Cough cough cough!"
Lin Yao got up from the ground, panting heavily, and sat down. Sensing his abnormal state, he raised his right hand, grabbed the hem of his T-shirt, and covered his head to wipe it. Tears, snot, and saliva covered his face, making the T-shirt extremely dirty.
"I'm so glad you're alright! I was so worried... Waaah..."
Xiaocao couldn't help but cry. This was the first time she had cried in front of Lin Yao, and perhaps the first time in her life, even though she had lost many of her memories from before.
"Don't cry, little grass, I'll put on a show for you."
Lin Yao's nose tingled, and tears began to well up. The earlier crisis had affected Xiao Cao, leaving him both moved and terrified. He immediately tried to distract Xiao Cao with something else, because he didn't want her to continue being sad.
Stand in a horse stance with both hands outstretched, then quickly gather the internal energy and circulate the mental technique from memory.
"receive!"
The entire cauldron vanished, as if it had never existed in this world. In the very center of the basement, there was only a few square meters of empty space, with no trace of the cauldron left.
"Ah~!" Little Grass exclaimed, "Yaoyao, you can put away the cauldron now? Does that mean we can take it to find 'Tai Sui'?"
"Yes, I've learned the technique for storing the cauldron. This cauldron must be a magic weapon or a treasure or something, anyway, it's a powerful thing. I can store it inside my body, which will be convenient in the future."
Lin Yao laughed, his voice a little hoarse. The pain he had just cried out had damaged his throat, and neither of them had had time to treat it or even thought about it.
"Little grass..."
Lin Yao was about to demonstrate the magical hand seals for alchemy to Xiao Cao again when Xiao Cao suddenly interrupted him.
"Yaoyao, I need to go into seclusion for a while. You can refine the pills yourself. I'll call you when I come out of seclusion."
"Ah~~!"
Lin Yao stood in the basement with his mouth agape, knowing that Xiao Cao must have paid a great price to save him, and for a moment he didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Is the acquisition of the Great Cauldron's cultivation method and advanced alchemy techniques and methods worth the damage done to the small grass?
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