In the inner courtyard, in Lin Yuan's small yard.
Sitting at the table, Zi Yan held a spoon, her eyes sparkling as she gazed at the cup in Lin Yuan's hand, which emitted a delightful aroma. Just by looking at it, Zi Yan could feel the refreshing atmosphere.
"Here you go, a special dessert made from the Earth Core Body Refining Milk, Zi Yan's Happy Cup." With a light smile, Lin Yuan confidently placed the giant cup of dessert in front of Zi Yan, who was looking forward to it.
This was the "ice cream" version from the Douqi Continent, made by Lin Yuan using the Earth Core Body Refining Milk combined with various spirit fruits and medicinal materials, resulting in an energy-rich and flavorful treat.
After waiting for so long, Zi Yan couldn't wait any longer. She picked up the spoon, scooped a large spoonful of "ice cream," and put it into her mouth. The coolness instantly melted on her tongue, and the intoxicating taste formed by the intertwining flavors made her let out a satisfied sound. She closed her eyes, swayed her head, and savored the deliciousness.
Seeing Zi Yan's entranced expression, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and satisfaction, and his thoughts began to wander.
"Indeed, it's hard for children to resist this. This can be considered a special fifth-grade elixir! It's a pity it can only be used by magical beasts."
"In a world rich in resources, culinary arts have greater potential, and alchemists are indeed good cooks. Their fire control ability and soul perception applied to cooking are simply perfect!"
Various thoughts flashed through Lin Yuan's mind. After a while, he couldn't help but chuckle at his own ideas.
"How could the proud alchemists of the Douqi Continent, who respect the strong, be interested in researching culinary arts that ordinary people use to make a living? Moreover, the profoundness of alchemy alone is enough to consume all their energy. Even for me, if it weren't for Zi Yan, I probably wouldn't study this!"
This is a paradox: powerful alchemists are not inclined to study culinary arts, while ordinary people who are willing to study culinary arts are unable to handle high-grade ingredients due to their weakness.
Watching Zi Yan battle with the delicious food in front of her, her intoxicated expression reminded Lin Yuan of the "eating broadcasts" he had seen featuring pandas, and his gaze softened.
"Don't rush, there's plenty more!" As he spoke, Lin Yuan sat down beside her, took out a jug of fruit wine, and began to drink while watching the unique "Dragon King eating broadcast," enjoying this rare leisure.
In the inner courtyard, in the Grand Elder's office, Lin Yuan was conversing with Su Qian.
"Grand Elder, the alchemy task I undertook has been completed. Here is the fifth-grade elixir from the task." Saying this, Lin Yuan handed a spatial ring to Su Qian.
"You finished it so quickly?" Su Qian was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.
Looking at the several full and fragrant elixirs in the spatial ring, Su Qian couldn't help but exclaim, "Your alchemy skills are probably not inferior to that old firehead! Truly impressive for someone so young. A fifteen-year-old fifth-grade alchemist, it's no wonder that old firehead thinks so highly of you. Your talent in alchemy is indeed terrifying!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Grand Elder. This mainly relies on Master Huo's guidance. I still have much to learn in the field of alchemy," Lin Yuan replied humbly.
Upon hearing this, Su Qian looked at the humble young man in front of him, his gaze filled with appreciation and satisfaction. It is rare for someone to achieve remarkable accomplishments at a young age while still remaining humble and clear-headed. People with such temperament have a greater chance of realizing their talents and transforming them into strength and achievements.
"I have the item you asked me to keep an eye on. Here, this is a scroll of a low-level Earth-grade body refining technique treasured by the academy. Consider it a reward for your contribution of so many fifth-grade elixirs! It suits your needs perfectly." Su Qian handed Lin Yuan an ancient scroll.
Lin Yuan took it and saw several ancient characters with a wild aura: "Hundred Beasts Refining Spirit Technique."
Lin Yuan placed the scroll into the spatial ring and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Grand Elder!"
Su Qian stroked his beard and smiled, "You are the pride of our Canaan Academy. There's no need to be so polite. Just take good care of Zi Yan. If you can make that little girl obedient and focus on her training, it would be a great help to me. It's not easy to make her listen. If you can help her master that Cloud Dragon Dance, it would be wonderful. I can rest a bit easier."
"Rest assured, Grand Elder. I regard Zi Yan as my little sister, and I will take good care of her!" Lin Yuan replied decisively.
"That's good."
After chatting for a while about Zi Yan, Lin Yuan took his leave from the Grand Elder and returned to his own courtyard.
Back in his yard, Lin Yuan found Zi Yan sleeping on the bed in his room. He sensed her and thought, "Is she digesting the energy she absorbed recently? Zi Yan has indeed eaten a lot of high-energy food lately. After this digestion, she should become significantly stronger!"
During the three months Lin Yuan and Zi Yan spent on the back mountain, they relied on Zi Yan's treasure-hunting ability to find many natural treasures, most of which were medicinal materials guarded by magical beasts. Facing the two of them, magical beasts below the Dou Huang level had little resistance, resulting in Lin Yuan harvesting a large number of spirit medicines, magic cores, and magical beast corpses, a significant portion of which became Zi Yan's food supply.
Confirming that Zi Yan was fine, Lin Yuan exited the room and sat down in the pavilion in the courtyard, taking out the scroll he received from Su Qian to study it carefully.
The Hundred Beasts Refining Spirit Technique was created by the Beast Sovereign hundreds of years ago. Once cultivated, it allows practitioners to obtain a physique and strength that rival or even surpass magical beasts of the same rank. It can even utilize secret techniques to burn blood energy, temporarily enhancing strength to achieve effects similar to the berserk bloodline of the Snow Demon Sky Ape.
The cultivation of this technique is divided into three stages: Awakening Spirit, Refining Spirit, and Ascending Spirit:
The first stage, Awakening Spirit, involves using one's own blood and the blood of a contracted magical beast as a medium to nurture a blood furnace. The choice of the contracted magical beast is crucial, as it determines the upper limit of the Hundred Beasts Refining Spirit Technique; the stronger the magical beast's bloodline, the higher the technique's limit.
The second stage, Refining Spirit, involves continuously refining and extracting the essence from various magical beast blood to strengthen the practitioner's physique, thus achieving the sublimation of the bloodline and enhancing the practitioner's body and blood energy.
The third stage, Ascending Spirit, uses the sublimated bloodline and powerful blood energy to continuously nourish the blood furnace, making it more spiritual, and nurturing a blood pill of the practitioner's contracted beast.
In this technique, Refining Spirit and Ascending Spirit are alternated. After refining about ten types of magical beast blood, one must perform an Ascending Spirit to continuously enhance the contracted blood pill. Once the contracted blood pill reaches maturity, it will continuously evolve with the practitioner's cultivation, nurturing higher-quality blood energy to enhance the practitioner's physique and blood energy.
Additionally, secret methods can be used to temporarily boost the power of the contracted blood pill.
After studying for a while, Lin Yuan concluded that there are three main difficulties in cultivating this technique: the first is obtaining high-quality magical beast blood to nurture the blood furnace during the Awakening Spirit stage; the second is requiring a large amount of magical beast blood of the same level or higher during the Refining Spirit stage; and the third is the intense pain associated with the body strengthening process.
This technique is indeed very suitable for Lin Yuan because none of these three points pose a significant problem for him. The most troublesome aspect, obtaining high-quality magical beast blood during the Awakening Spirit stage, can be assisted by Zi Yan. The need for a large amount of blood during the Refining Spirit stage can be solved with money, which is not a big issue for him as a high-level alchemist. The pain of body refinement is trivial for Lin Yuan, who is determined to reach the top.
"This body refining technique is somewhat similar to alchemy! Using the blood of the contracted magical beast as a medium, the body's blood energy as the main material, and a large amount of magical beast blood as fuel, it allows the body and blood energy to continuously transform and refine a marvelous contracted blood pill. The Beast Sovereign's technique is truly remarkable."
With this thought, Lin Yuan put away the scroll and headed towards the gathering area of the elders.
"Let's issue some tasks to exchange for alchemy opportunities using high-level magical beast blood! And refine some blood pills."
**(End of Chapter)**