Chapter 71: Xie Family Check-in, Ninth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, Yin Ghost!
That's right! Lin Yan's reason for going to the Xie Family and Black Dragon Stronghold was naturally to see if he could check in at those two places.
Although Lin Yan's system never clearly indicated where he could check in, what rewards he could get after checking in, or where he could check in, Lin Yan believed that after so many check-ins, there must be some pattern to these check-in locations.
Either they were locations of some special events in the original story.
Or they were influential forces in the area.
The Xie Family and Black Dragon Stronghold didn't meet the first requirement, but they happened to meet the second.
Coincidentally, Lin Yan had nothing to do today, so he thought about trying his luck.
After all, if he really succeeded in checking in, the rewards from the system would be quite generous.
At the gate of Tie Mu Village.
Lin Yan waited for a while there, and then he saw Qingtan leading the Fire Python Tiger, Little Flame, towards him.
Seeing him from afar, Qingtan seemed very excited, especially when she thought about going out with Lin Yan today, she seemed even happier. So when they met, she couldn't stop smiling.
But Little Flame wasn't the same. He wasn't afraid of Lin Yan, but ever since he was severely beaten by the Nine-Colored Devouring Python before, he had a deep shadow in his heart.
So upon seeing Lin Yan again, Little Flame looked around cautiously, constantly scanning the surroundings for the presence of the Nine-Colored Devouring Python. His cautious appearance made Lin Yan feel somewhat amused.
"Don't worry, Little Flame."
"Little Rainbow isn't here, she's still asleep."
Lin Yan smiled and said to Little Flame, and upon hearing Lin Yan's words, Little Flame let out a gentle roar towards Lin Yan and shook his body, indicating for Lin Yan and Qingtan to get on.
Lin Yan and Qingtan naturally didn't hesitate. They directly rode on Little Flame, with one in front and one behind, and headed towards the direction of the Xie Family.
Little Flame was very fast, and Tie Mu Village wasn't too far from the Xie Family.
So after Lin Yan and Qingtan rode on Little Flame, it only took them about half an hour to reach the former territory of the Xie Family.
However, this place was no longer called the Xie Family; it had become the territory of the Lin Family.
After Lin Yan arrived here, the Lin Family disciples guarding this place saw Lin Yan coming and respectfully bowed to him one by one.
"Brother Lin Yan, what brings you here?"
The one speaking was a junior of the Lin Family. He was about the same age as Lin Yan, but he admired Lin Yan greatly. After all, although they were peers, Lin Yan's achievements had already left him far behind. So calling Lin Yan his idol was not an exaggeration at all.
"Just came to take a look. You guys carry on with your work, don't mind me."
Lin Yan didn't act arrogant. He wasn't the type of person who looked down on others after achieving success and strength. So his attitude towards others was very gentle.
"Alright, Brother Lin Yan, take your time to look around."
The junior of the Lin Family was also very happy. After all, he rarely had the opportunity to talk to Lin Yan on weekdays, so being able to exchange a few words with him now felt very honored.
They quickly parted ways.
After that, Lin Yan wandered around the territory with Qingtan.
During this period, he also saw some people from the former Xie Family.
After all, the Xie Family had a large number of people, and although the Lin Family had taken over the territory of the Xie Family, it was not possible to kill them all.
Therefore, the Lin Family still retained some members of the Xie Family. Of course, these Xie Family members had no status within the Lin Family territory.
"Is that Xie Yingying?"
When Lin Yan passed by a building, he happened to see a girl. She looked somewhat familiar, so he looked at her more closely. After a moment of contemplation, he recognized her.
"I never thought we'd meet again under these circumstances. She used to be quite proud."
Lin Yan said with emotion, not paying much attention to the girl, and quickly left with Qingtan.
As for Xie Yingying, she also saw Lin Yan at this moment.
Her gaze became extremely complicated.
Winners are kings and losers are bandits. Their Xie Family lost and ended up in this situation. Xie Yingying had nothing to say.
But as she continued to watch Lin Yan's figure, Xie Yingying suddenly felt some regret in her heart.
If their Xie Family had not chosen to cooperate with the Lei Family, but with the Lin Family instead.
Then the person standing beside this young man now, could it be herself?
Xie Yingying smiled bitterly and turned away.
As for Lin Yan, after successfully wandering around most of the territory, he heard the voice of the system.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully checking in at the Xie Family's territory.]
[Obtained reward! Cauldron—Yin Ghost!]
Lin Yan was slightly stunned upon hearing this, and his eyes inevitably became somewhat excited.
Looks like his speculation was correct!
The Xie Family indeed can be checked into!
So most likely, Black Dragon Stronghold and the Lei Family can also be checked into!
Thinking of this, Lin Yan's eyes became somewhat fervent.
He continued to check the rewards given by the system, but because it was a cauldron, Lin Yan didn't understand it, so he used his spiritual sense to communicate with Medicine Elder.
"Elder Medicine, I just checked into a cauldron."
"It seems to be called... Yin Ghost, do you know it?"
Lin Yan asked Medicine Elder.
Medicine Elder was originally resting inside his monk's robe, but after hearing Lin Yan's words, he couldn't help but slightly pause.
"Young friend, are you sure it's called Yin Ghost?"
Lin Yan replied confidently to Medicine Elder, "Definitely."
Medicine Elder's tone suddenly became somewhat excited: "Then young friend, you are indeed lucky this time."
"This Yin Ghost is a cauldron ranked on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking."
"Just like the list of different fires, in our Dou Qi Continent, cauldrons also have a ranking list."
"And the Black Devil I possess, ranks eighth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking."
"Your Yin Ghost is only one rank lower than my cauldron, but it's already ranked ninth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking."
Medicine Elder explained to Lin Yan.
Upon hearing Medicine Elder's explanation, Lin Yan became somewhat excited.
After all, the cauldron he used for alchemy before was actually just a beginner's cauldron.
That kind of cauldron was fine for refining low-level pills.
But with Lin Yan's alchemy level continuously improving, that kind of cauldron was already somewhat low-level for him.
So Lin Yan had actually wanted to change his cauldron for a long time.
But now it's different.
With a cauldron ranked on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, although its rank is lower than Medicine Elder's Black Devil, it's still a renowned presence on the list.
For Lin Yan's future alchemy endeavors, it will definitely be of great help!
Thinking of this, Lin Yan's eyes became somewhat fiery.
He became even more eager to see what he could check into at Black Dragon Stronghold.
(End of this chapter)