On the main street, Zhang Yibai shouldered a large sack, trotting along behind Long Yan.
"Young Master, aren't you afraid the Lin Family will come after you for selling their Pill Square?"
Zhang Yibai's face broke into a grin. This was no less than Ten Thousand Spirit Stones. As a low-ranking guard of the Long Family and Long Yan's personal protector, he only earned five Spirit Stones a year.
A single Spirit Stone was enough for an ordinary person to live comfortably for ten years.
"What's there to fear? I won this fair and square."
Soon, the two returned to the Long Family and directly headed to the practice room.
As a direct descendant of the Long Family, Long Yan had his own private practice room.
Long Yan took the sack from Zhang Yibai and grabbed several Spirit Stones from it before tossing them to Zhang Yibai, "This is yours. Remember, no one is allowed in until I come out."
"I assure you I will complete the task."
Zhang Yibai caught the Spirit Stones, his face brimming with joy. Receiving so many Spirit Stones at once was overwhelming. At this moment, he felt that Long Yan was the best young master in the world. Perhaps the day of affluence was not far away.
.....
"Wu Dao, I considered you my brother, but you betrayed me. I swear, I will avenge this!"
Inside the practice room, a deep murderous intent filled Long Yan's eyes.
Both he and Wu Dao were orphans. They grew up in the Emperor Domain, their bond stronger than that of blood brothers. He never imagined that Wu Dao would turn on him over a treasure.
"Despite these one hundred years, with this Azure Dragon Ring, everything is still within reach."
Gradually restraining his murderous intent, Long Yan lifted his right hand. At this moment, an azure ring with a dragon pattern appeared on his ring finger.
The Azure Ring was a treasure he found in the Eternal Dragon Mountain. It was precisely because of this ring that Wu Dao turned on him.
This Azure Dragon Ring wasn't an ordinary storage ring but a space treasure. The flow of time within was twice as fast as the outside world. In other words, practicing two days inside only took one day outside.
First, Long Yan stored all the Spirit Stones into the Azure Dragon Ring. Immediately, he also entered the ring. The ring turned into a grain of sand and fell to the ground.
Inside the Azure Dragon Ring, Long Yan sat cross-legged in front of an octagonal cauldron. The cauldron, shaped like eight intertwining golden dragons, gleamed with faint golden light. Each dragon looked lifelike– horns, mustache, scales, claws, body, tail-- all discernable.
The entire cauldron shone with a faint golden light and gave off an ancient and majestic air. Secret text intertwined on it, and from it spread an ancient and wild aura. Faintly, a dragon seemed to be roaring. The ancient and vast dragon chant was oppressive, making one's soul shudder.
"The Nine Suns Divine Cauldron is still here. In ten years at most, I can return to the Martial Venerate Peak."
Gazing at the octagonal cauldron, Long Yan's eyes burned with infinite confidence.
He and Wu Dao practiced together since childhood. Wu Dao was of a special physique, an extremely rare reincarnation physique. But he wasn't. The reason he could compete with Wu Dao was this Nine Suns Divine Cauldron.
The Nine Suns Divine Cauldron is a super pill-refining cauldron that can automatically refine elixirs, refine all spirit objects into pure energy, and it even contains a super profound technique, the Nine Suns Divine Art.
Nine Suns Divine Art, when practiced to the peak, can condense nine Sun Wheels in the body, multiplying combat power nine times, dominating all realms.
In his past life, Long Yan had only just reached the pinnacle of Martial Venerate realm, barely condensing five True Yang Wheels, multiplying his strength by five. One could imagine how terrifying his strength would be if he successfully condensed all nine Sun Wheels.
"Wu Dao, in the hundred years, you must have reached the ultimate realm. Wait for me. Before long, I will stand at the same height as you, taking your head myself."
Though a hundred years had passed, with the Azure Dragon Ring and Nine Suns Divine Cauldron, he had the confidence to catch up with Wu Dao.
"My rise, Long Yan, begins with these Spirit Stones."
Next, Long Yan tossed all the Spirit Stones into the Nine Suns Divine Cauldron. With the experience from his past life, his cultivation was naturally smooth and efficient.
After waiting for all the Spirit Stones to transform into pure energy, he stripped himself bare and jumped into the Nine Suns Divine Cauldron. He sat cross-legged and began to run the Nine Suns Divine Art.
Meanwhile, at the Lin Family...
"You unfilial son, you actually lost the Pill Square to a failure, you've completely lost face for our Lin Family!"
Lin Zhennan was so angry that he wished he could kill Lin Yuanchu with a single slap.
Lin Yuanchu, with his head down, was quite frightened of Lin Zhennan, and he secretly blamed all his hatred on Long Yan.
He originally wanted to keep everything hidden for a while, then figure out a way to snatch the Pill Square token back from Long Yan. However, he didn't expect Lin Yuyan to expose the matter about the token once she returned to the Lin Family.
"Grandpa, Long Yan has already sold the token to Wanbao Trading Company. We can just pay to get it back. The only problem is swallowing this bitter pill."
Lin Yuyan glanced at Lin Yuanchu and then said to Lin Zhennan.
Lin Zhennan nodded slightly, gave a sharp glare at Lin Yuanchu, and then turned his attention to Lin Yuyan, "I'll take care of this. You just focus on cultivating for now, see if you can break through to the Spirit Martial Second Layer. Your marriage to Bai Tianjun has already been fixed, it is three months from now. The Bai Family has agreed that when Bai Tianjun comes to marry you, the experts from the Bai Family will wipe out the Long Family. By that time, we will be the only masters of Ling Wu City."
"I understand, grandpa."
As she heard the name Bai Tianjun, a touch of anticipation and worship rose in Lin Yuyan's eyes.
"Yuyan, Bai Tianjun is the number one genius pill refiner in the Tianwu Dynasty, a true genius. Rumour has it that he is challenging to become a third-grade pill refiner. If he succeeds, he is sure to be the direct disciple of the Pill King Hall. After marrying him, you will have abundant resources for cultivation, and you might even get to enter the Pill King Hall with him. Our Lin Family is counting on you."
A smile appeared on Lin Zhennan's face.
The Bai family was one of the three major families of the Tianwu Dynasty. For the Lin Family to establish ties with the Bai Family would be full of benefits and devoid of harm. Moreover, Bai Tianjun was a genius alchemist, with an immeasurable future.
...
Time passed slowly, and inside the Azure Dragon Ring, a whole day quickly passed.
With the Nine Suns Divine Cauldron providing pure energy, Long Yan repeatedly tempered his flesh, scrubbing off impurities and purifying his body.
Immediately afterwards, the energy entered his body, directly breaking through the barrier of the Dantian and began to condense the first Pure Yang Qi Vortex under the guidance of the Nine Suns Divine Art.
True Martial Level 1."
True Martial Second Level."
...
As the Pure Yang Qi Vortex kept strengthening, his realm also broke through continuously.
An hour later, the pure energy converted from nearly ten thousand spirit stones was completely absorbed by him. At this point, a light golden Qi Vortex, the size of an egg, appeared in his Dantian.
This was the Pure Yang Qi Vortex, the embryonic form of the Pure Yang Star. Once it solidifies, it would be the Pure Yang Star.
At the same time, his cultivation base also soared to the True Martial Fourth Level.
"These Spirit Stones are still too few. I must find a way to get more Spirit Stones."
Although the Nine Suns Divine Art is abnormal, it is far more powerful than ordinary martial arts. But cultivating the Nine Suns Divine Art also consumes terrifying resources, which are not something ordinary people can bear. Especially at later stages, it is almost a thousand-fold, ten thousand-fold increase.
"True Martial Fourth Level is barely enough."
With a thought, the Nine Suns Divine Cauldron naturally melted into his body, guarding his Dantian.
After stepping out from the inner space of the Azure Dragon Ring, the Azure Dragon Ring naturally fused with his ring finger. After dressing, Long Yan walked out of the practice room.