Observing the Medicine Elder in front of him, Lin Yan came to a conclusion.
The Medicine Elder before him might not have met Xiao Yan yet.
Otherwise, he wouldn't need to thank me.
The reason he thanked me should be that the system saved him in a moment of peril. So, to some extent, I'm also his benefactor.
Therefore, Lin Yan probably already had a plan.
"No need for thanks, Senior Medicine Elder."
"Although I haven't been on the Dou Qi Continent before, I've heard of your legend in my hometown."
"Medicine Sovereign, Yao Chen. Your reputation precedes you."
Lin Yan smiled and bowed to the Medicine Elder.
The Medicine Elder looked surprised and asked, "So, according to what you just said, you're not a local either?"
Lin Yan nodded and said, "I came here in a way similar to Senior Medicine Elder, but the system belongs to me."
The Medicine Elder looked at Lin Yan meaningfully and said, "I see. You're truly blessed with opportunities, young friend."
He didn't doubt the truth of Lin Yan's words, nor did he harbor any ill intentions towards him. In fact, the Medicine Elder was a person of loyalty and righteousness. Moreover, guided by the system to this world, the Medicine Elder seemed to have a kind of connection, a feeling that he couldn't be enemies with the young man before him, otherwise, he might face some sort of punishment.
"So, young friend, what are your plans now?" the Medicine Elder asked Lin Yan. What he most wanted to know was what Lin Yan wanted him to do and how he would treat him in the future. Unable to figure this out, he couldn't rest easy.
"I want to make a deal with Senior Medicine Elder," Lin Yan said directly to the Medicine Elder.
"Although I didn't bring you here willingly, the outcome isn't bad now."
"I know Senior Medicine Elder still has unresolved enmities back in my hometown, and at the moment, you're only in a spiritual state."
"So I want to make a deal with Senior Medicine Elder."
"In the future, as I grow, I'll do my best to help Senior Medicine Elder refine a new physical body and help you return to the Dou Qi Continent. All you need to do before that is to use your knowledge and power to assist me in my cultivation."
"May I ask, Senior Medicine Elder, how about this deal?"
Lin Yan looked at the Medicine Elder expectantly, awaiting his response.
After listening, the Medicine Elder fell silent for a moment, then nodded to Lin Yan and said, "In that case, I'll leave the future to you, young friend."
Lin Yan smiled and shook his head. "I'm the one who needs to rely more on Senior Medicine Elder!"
He quickly put away the ring, put on his clothes, and left the stone pool.
Along the way, he talked with the Medicine Elder about some Earth matters and the power system of the Martial World.
The Medicine Elder was full of emotions about it.
If he hadn't experienced it himself, he wouldn't believe such things.
When discussing the power system here, the Medicine Elder stroked his beard and said, "In that case."
"The hierarchical system here is similar to ours."
"Here, it's called Tempering, and where we're from, it's called Dou Qi. It seems that fundamentally, there isn't much difference."
The Medicine Elder glanced at Lin Yan.
"Young friend, your physique is quite weak now."
"If I'm not mistaken, you seem to only have the level of Tempering Second Layer, right?"
Lin Yan felt embarrassed and touched his nose.
"There's nothing I can do. I've just arrived here."
The Medicine Elder nodded at Lin Yan, then smiled at him.
"In that case, would you be interested in using our methods?"
Lin Yan's eyes lit up instantly.
"Could it be? Alchemy?"
The Medicine Elder laughed heartily at this. "Young friend indeed understands me."
"However, this time we won't be using pills. We'll be using a kind of medicine liquid."
"After all, your physique is still too weak, and using pills recklessly might not be sustainable."
Lin Yan nodded at the Medicine Elder, realizing what the Medicine Elder intended to use.
It was the kind of medicine liquid that helped Xiao Yan improve his physique in the early stages!
He never expected to use it himself one day.
He repeatedly thanked the Medicine Elder. "Then, I'll trouble Senior Elder."
The Medicine Elder shrugged and smiled, "It's nothing."
The two of them started searching for medicinal materials in the Lin family's backyard.
Although it was the backyard, it was still a wild area, so there were often some medicinal materials growing. Moreover, there were some demonic beasts in the deeper parts, and their demonic cores would also be needed for making the medicine liquid.
"Well, we've found it, Purple Leaf Orchid Grass. It might not be called that around here, but it's this one."
Lin Yan led the Medicine Elder around the backyard for a while before finding the first medicinal material they needed.
Lin Yan approached, followed the Medicine Elder's instructions, and picked it, storing it properly. Along the way, they encountered some other useful medicinal materials and collected them all.
After searching for a while, they finally found the last type of medicinal material they needed.
"Washbone Flower. Once we take this, we'll have all the materials we need."
Seeing the medicinal material, the Medicine Elder said with a smile.
But they soon saw a giant leopard circling around the herbs.
The Medicine Elder's eyes lit up. "Fortune comes when least expected."
"The final ingredient needed for this medicine liquid is a first-level wood-type demonic core from that demonic beast in front of us. It belongs to the wood type and is just right for alchemy."
But Lin Yan was a bit embarrassed.
Having just crossed over to the Martial World, he wasn't particularly adept at combat yet, and his current strength was weak, only at the Tempering Second Layer. He wasn't confident in dealing with this demonic beast.
"Hahaha, young friend, don't worry."
"Just a small beast, I'll handle it."
The Medicine Elder saw Lin Yan's embarrassment at a glance and laughed heartily.
After that, with a flick of his finger, a slender, chilly white flame shot straight towards the leopard in front of them.
The flame was fast, and once it touched, it burned fiercely.
The leopard hadn't reacted yet and was already burned to death by the Medicine Elder's Bone-Chilling Cold Flame. Only the first-level wood-type demonic core it deliberately preserved remained.
The Medicine Elder picked up the demonic core, took the herbs, and then returned to Lin Yan's ring.
"Let's go, young friend."
"Find a safe place and start making the medicine!"
Lin Yan nodded in agreement and headed towards home.
But while on the road, he couldn't contain his excitement.
If he wasn't mistaken, the Medicine Elder from just now was similar to the one he fought with Yun Shan at the Cloud Mist Sect.
Doesn't that mean he now has a powerhouse at the Dou Zong level protecting him?
This is too cool!
(End of Chapter)