With things being settled, Lin Zhang ended the meeting there and everyone except for the six elders and Yichen stayed behind.
The first elder soon walked up and enunciated in merriment: "Ah...since, we are all here, I will personally go and fetch the red devil yang stone from the treasure room."
Lin Zhang shooked his head at it and the other elders didn't say much, they just heeded the flow.
With it, the first elder soon left the place.
While they waited for his return, Lin Zhang turned to his son and shared in a somewhat concerned tone: "Son, I didn't know that you had grown so mature over the past few years. You are now able to handle things yourself. You sure experienced a lot."
There was a hint of sadness and bothered on Lin Zhang's face as he said it. He was fretting over the fact that he let his young son go through all those difficulties all by himself and was feeling sorry that the son who should depend upon him was instead brought about to do all sorts of things by himself.
As Yichen looked at his father, he saw through his gloominess.
He quickly turned and shared in playful mischievousness: "Aye, father has overpraised me. Yichen is still inexperienced and still has got a lot of things to learn."
Hearing his son's words, Lin Zhang was a bit assured; he smiled faintly at it. He slightly patted his son's shoulder and nodded in approval.
The third elder walked up to them and shared caringly: "Yichen, now that your father is back, naturally, you won't be bound to take care of him from hereon. So, you are to sincerely focus on your cultivation and try to make up for all those lost years. Every one of your age is in the qi collection realm, with the highest Lin Bo being in the Qi collection realm, seventh stage and the lowest Lin An being in the third stage. They all had cultivated from a very young age and still ain't able to break through from the qi collection realm. Left alone surpassing it, they are still several levels away from achieving breakthroughs.
From this, you sure must be clear that it is very hard to cultivate and as for you, you had never cultivated before and this puts you in the most disadvantageous position, therefore, you need to work harder than your fellow peers and make up the gap."
What the third elder had said was indeed the fact, though they didn't examine Yichen's cultivation and knew his cultivation level; he was still far left behind compared to others. He was only at the qi collection realm level 1 and was a whole two levels farther away even from the lowest level of the clan.
To go to the top, he needed to work harder.
Yichen shooked his head at it and replied in seriousness: "Yichen, got it, the third elder. Yichen will try his best to cultivate faster and make up the gap for all those lost years."
Though the kid's words were quite absurd, he was still a smart and cunning kid as was displayed earlier in his previous acts and on top of it he was the son of the most talented person in the Lin clan, therefore, the elder didn't say a word and just shooked his head in doubtfulness.
"Mn..good...good..."
While they were busy conversing, the first elder had returned from the treasure's room.
With his coming all eyes were on him in expectancy. He lifted his sleeves and soon summoned the red devil yang stone from his spatial ring.
The red devil yang stone was sitting brightly in his hands.
Its scorching red colour lights were luminous enough to trigger the eyes of those watching. It was in the shape of a small marble and was in blood-red colour. A fiery red colour aura emits from it and was gushing in and out from the stone. It was indeed powerful.
The elders eyed it in amazement. Though the devil yang stone was rare and powerful treasure, they didn't hesitate when it was handed over to Yichen who had no cultivation in him. After all, he had saved the face of the Lin clan and there ain't no need to stop him from receiving it.
Lin Zhang took it from the first elder's hand and handed it to his son with a hearty smile on his face.
All the six elders too smiled pleasantly at it.
"Yichen, now that you had received the red devil yang stone which every youth in the clan covet after, naturally, you will attract a lot of enemies. Cultivate harder and show them that you are deserving of it. With your smartness and foresightedness, I am sure you will reach greater heights."
The first elder was so sure of Yichen's achieving greater heights. His belief and trust in the kid were mighty and immediate.
Knowing the trust and expectancy of his father and the first elder, Yichen replied with a deep determined looked on his jade face: "Yichen, got it first elder."
Soon after receiving the red devil yang stone, he left them in the meeting hall and walked out from there. He headed straight towards the bamboo garden which was the only comfortable place for him in those past years.
On his way towards the garden, he noticed the behaviour of the servants to be somewhat unusual.
They all were eyeing him from a distance and acted awkward upon seeing him.
Some of them who passed by even bowed to him and addressed him as 'Young master'.
The attitude of the servant towards him had changed dramatically.
'Looks like they have heard of my father becoming normal and claiming back the Chief's position; their attitude towards me has changed drastically'
He guessed it that much.
Lord Guotin quickly flew up to sit on his shoulder.
He eyed the unnatural act of the servants towards Yichen and deduced in vigilance: "Heh, kid, looks like they now really think of you as the young master as your father is back."
He was very much entertained there.
Yichen knew it was the reason behind it but couldn't help to feel awkward. He was vulnerable to accustoming himself to such unexpected respect. He just slightly nodded at it and quickly walked out of their sight.
"Mn.. this feels weird.."
He countered the tingling sensation of uneasiness.
Soon after he escaped from there, he took out the red devil yang stone. It was glowing brightly in his hands.
"Master, this...what do you think of it? I took it as it has pure yang energy in it. Can I absorb it now like the pure yin energy and used it as the foundation base for my cultivation?"
His keen eyes were filled with expectancy as he asked.
Lord Guotin flew towards his hands and observed it thoroughly.
The red devil yang stone was indeed powerful and mighty and had tremendous yang energy in it.
As he studied the stone carefully, he deduced knowingly: "Mn... this red devil yang stone is quite good and the yang energy inside it is soaring as well. But to consume it with just your level 1 qi collection realm, I am afraid it will contradict the previous yin energy you absorbed and make you suffer a heavy backlash instead. This...you cannot consume it directly."
"What??!! Then...??? For what did I snatch it for?!"
Yichen was left aghast.
He just couldn't accept the fact that it was useless to him. To snatch that one piece of red devil yang stone, he had to go through a lot and even made a lot of enemies for it, after all those troubled, his master is now saying that he cannot absorb it?! Just how could he accept this craziness?!
He was left so done there.
"Master, you can't be kidding right?!"
He turned to him in disappointment.
Seeing through the troubled face of this brat kid; Lord Guotin sighed slightly. He knew how much trouble he had gone through to obtain it.
Therefore, he turned away and soon explained meticulously: "It's just that with your current cultivation level, if you happen to absorb this stone then... the yin and yang qi inside you will contradict itself and you will suffer heavy backlash instead. Your current body is so weak that you won't be able to tame both of the qi. You seriously need to train physically to maintain it."
"Then...this was all for nothing?"
Yichen's soul had left him that moment.
His brightened jade face turned pale grey as his master explained it all.
Seeing his disappointed face, Lord Guotin raised a finger with his wings and stated in animation: "Although it is contradicting to your present body, there is still a way to absorb it."
His fluffy orange head raised proudly to the sky as he claimed it.
"There's a way?!! What is it, master?!"
Yichen reacted fast with utter keenness.
Lord Guotin looked directly into his keen turquoise eyes and shared: "That is the black core of a profound beast!"
"Only the black core of a profound beast can act as a mediator and make both the yin and yang energy in your body harmonise naturally. It will also strengthen your body and make it settle into a state of total calmness.
This is the only way to absorb the red devil yang stone, otherwise, your small fragile body won't be able to tolerate it."
Lord Guotin was very strict with his statement. It was either to obtain that black core or never used the red devil yang stone till he strengthened his body.
Yichen grinned mischievously at it.
"Heh, it's only a profound beast core. I will get it, master."
He was so sure when he said it.
"So... I assume that you have a way to collect it?!"
Lord Guotin inquired interestedly at the amusing change of spirit.
"Mn...hmm..there's a way; The red sun guild!"