Life Devouring Pill, Pill Flame Technique, Abyss Concealment Method

The Life Devouring Pill was a strange pill that had once shaken the entire continent many years ago. It could be counted as being at the peak of the seventh grade, and the creator of this medicinal pill had also been a famous Alchemy Master.

Once this strange pill was used, it could raise the user from Great Dou Master to the Dou Wang realm, but as the price, the user could only maintain a lifespan of three years.

As far as Lin Yuan was concerned, after he had obtained this Life Devouring Pill by chance back then, he had directly revised his subsequent plans and made a new plan with the Life Devouring Pill as the core.

Lin Yuan's blessing from his previous life, that was, the information in his mind about the future trend of the Dou Qi Continent, was undoubtedly extremely valuable. However, without a powerful background and with his own weak strength, it was very difficult for him to make proper use of this information to seek the greatest benefits for himself. In this Dou Qi Continent where the strong were respected, the weak had no right to speak.

In this world, the strong did not need many reasons to take away the wealth of the weak, or even their lives. Lin Yuan's own wariness toward people and the world also did not allow him to expose his greatest secret.

Through Hu Jia, Xiao Yu, Jia Nan Academy's enrollment plans, and a series of other pieces of information, he had determined a relatively precise timeline and deduced that he and Xiao Yan were around the same age.

He had thought about going to Wu Tan City to snatch Xiao Yan's various opportunities, but he had denied that possibility. Elder Yao was Xiao Yan's greatest opportunity. Not only had he given Xiao Yan the foundation for becoming an Emperor, "Flame Mantra," but his guidance had also given Xiao Yan everything he needed to grow up, and he was also Xiao Yan's protector in the early and middle stages.

Elder Yao's existence allowed Xiao Yan to participate in the top-level struggles of the Jia Ma Empire while he was still at the Dou Zhe and Dou Master stages, because he and Elder Yao were essentially participating in those struggles with the top combat strength of the Jia Ma Empire. Even the Magic Beast Mountain Range, a place dangerous enough to make a Dou Ling perish, was like a playground to Xiao Yan. This was also the foundation that allowed Xiao Yan to obtain a great number of opportunities in the early stages.

Being close in age to Xiao Yan, the existence of Xiao Xun'er, and the uncertainty of when Elder Yao would awaken made Lin Yuan lose the possibility of seizing Elder Yao, the greatest opportunity.

Originally, Lin Yuan had planned to befriend Xiao Yan at a suitable time through some suitable information and take a route similar to Hai Bodong's master investor path, hitching a ride on Xiao Yan's favorable momentum.

However, later, during his training after entering the Enforcement Team, when he nearly fell into a dead end, he understood how naive his own thinking had been. On the Dou Qi Continent, aside from the major events recorded in the book, there were countless events and accidents that could put him to death. The aftershocks of a battle between the strong were catastrophic disasters to the weak.

No matter how powerful others were, they were still others. What he should do was exhaust every possibility to strengthen himself and use his own strength to face all challenges, not think about relying on others.

Therefore, when Lin Yuan obtained this Life Devouring Pill, he had decided that he would definitely use it, because this Life Devouring Pill was the support the current Lin Yuan would rely on to enter the game and seek opportunities. With it, Lin Yuan would have a way to turn the information in his mind into resources for his own growth.

Now, the time had come. In a little over a year, it would be time for Jia Nan Academy's enrollment, and also the time when Xiao Yan left his clan to train. Before that, Lin Yuan needed to go to the Jia Ma Empire in advance and lay out his plans.

After Lin Yuan checked that the Life Devouring Pill was intact, he put it back into his storage ring, sat on the praying mat where he usually cultivated, and began switching cultivation methods. He formed seals with his hands, preparing to switch his own cultivation method to the "Spirit Flame Art."

Three days later, in Lin Yuan's courtyard.

A powerful surge of Dou Qi erupted from the closed-eyed Lin Yuan, then was quickly withdrawn. Along with the withdrawal of the Dou Qi, Lin Yuan's aura became even stronger. At a certain instant, with a faint, almost illusory cracking soft sound coming from inside Lin Yuan's body, Lin Yuan's aura completely stabilized.

After a moment, Lin Yuan opened his eyes, and a trace of satisfaction appeared in his gaze.

"The Spirit Flame Art is worthy of being a top-tier cultivation method even among Profound Tier High-Grade Techniques. The current me has surpassed what I had when using a Profound Tier Mid-Grade Cultivation Method by quite a bit in both the quality and quantity of my Dou Qi. Moreover, switching from a low-grade cultivation method to a high-grade one really does bring plenty of benefits. This switch actually improved my strength by one star. Two-Star Great Dou Master now."

Lin Yuan raised his right hand and circulated his Dou Qi. An azure flame formed in his palm. The azure flame split into four, transforming respectively into four small and lively fire beasts: a tiger, a leopard, a dragon, and a phoenix. The four fire beasts moved and leapt as if alive. Then Lin Yuan used his powerful Soul Power and the method of Spiral Force to control the four fire beasts, gathering them together into a high-speed rotating cone of fire.

"Pill Flame Technique—Flying Star."

Along with the young man's soft laugh, the fire cone shot swiftly into the sky, leaving a white streak in the air before exploding in the night sky like fireworks.

"With the assistance of the Spirit Flame Art, my control over flames really has strengthened quite a bit. The idea of integrating Spiral Force into the Pill Flame Technique has finally been completed." Lin Yuan savored the insights from the experiment just now, sorted out his thoughts for a while, and continued deducing in his heart a way to further perfect this move.

The next day, Lin Yuan brought a handwritten notebook he had finished and walked toward the Alchemy Department.

After arriving at the Alchemy Department, Lin Yuan smoothly met Elder Huo, who was currently instructing Lu Mu. When Elder Huo saw Lin Yuan, a wave of Soul Power swept over him, and he said satisfied, "Two-Star Great Dou Master, Dou Qi condensed and refined. Very good. Now when you refine Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pills, you won't exhaust yourself like before!"

Lin Yuan performed a disciple's salute and said respectfully, "It is all thanks to Fire Master's cultivation!"

At the same time, he nodded to Lu Mu, whose face was full of surprise, beside him.

Elder Huo waved his hand and sighed. "This old man's cultivation of you is secondary. It is you yourself who strive to improve. Your talent in soul and alchemy is the best among the young people this old man has seen in his life. In the future, perhaps you can bring the Jia Nan Academy Alchemy Department's future to an unimaginable height!"

Looking at Lin Yuan, a slight complexity appeared deep in Elder Huo's eyes. He had once thought of formally accepting this extremely talented young man before him as a disciple, but later gave up. Because even if he accepted this disciple, as a Fifth Grade Alchemist, he would not be able to teach him for too long. Alchemists also attached extreme importance to inheritance, and taking him as a master would create many unnecessary obstacles for Lin Yuan when he wished to take other grandmasters as masters in the future.

After hearing this, Lin Yuan did not speak. He still knew a little about Elder Huo's thoughts. The unique title of Fire Master was enough to show Elder Huo's kindness to him. There was no need to express gratitude too much in words; he would repay it with actions in the future.

Lin Yuan handed the notebook in his hand to Elder Huo. "This student once considered combining my Alchemy Department's Pill Flame Technique with Dou Techniques to improve the Pill Flame Technique. In this way, it can both increase the might of the Pill Flame Technique and allow learners to temper their Dou Qi and Dou Techniques while practicing flame control. Recently, I have achieved a small result. These are some of this student's related insights and techniques."

When Elder Huo heard this, he was slightly astonished. He took the notebook and read it seriously, thinking as he read. A quarter of an hour later, Elder Huo closed the notebook and said in a solemn tone, "Although there are some flaws, this practice of yours is very meaningful to our Alchemy Department. It is a direction our Alchemy Department can study in depth. Very good! There must be a reward. Kid Lin, is there anything you want?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan was not polite and said, "Many thanks for Fire Master's appreciation! This student wants to go out and travel for a while later, but currently lacks a secret technique that can hide my cultivation. May I ask if Fire Master has any leads?"

After hearing this, Elder Huo patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder and laughed. "You understand well, kid. At such a young age, you already know the principles of keeping a low profile and not showing off your wealth. Consider yourself lucky. Others might not have it, but this old man happens to have what you need. Here!"

Having said that, Elder Huo took out a scroll from his storage ring and handed it to Lin Yuan. "This secret technique can make you hide two major ranks of cultivation before Dou Zong, letting others see a Great Dou Master as a Dou Zhe, and a Dou Wang as a Great Dou Master. It should be enough to use for a very long time. Of course, it is useless against those whose Soul Realm far surpasses yours."

Lin Yuan took the scroll and looked closely. He saw three words written in small characters along the edge of the scroll: Abyss Concealment Method. He immediately thanked him and said, "Many thanks, Fire Master."

Elder Huo smiled and said, "This is what you deserve."

Lin Yuan chatted with Elder Huo for a while and, after casually asking a few questions about cultivation and alchemy, gave a salute, then turned around and left.

After Lin Yuan left, Elder Huo looked at Lu Mu, whose expression to the side had once again become as lazy as usual. Anger immediately rose in him, and he scolded, "Lu Mu, you stinking brat. Lin Yuan is younger than you, yet he has already done so many outstanding things, while you're still this lazy and slack. You infuriate me. If you can't learn the Pill Flame Technique within a month, just see if I don't flay you."

Only after watching Lu Mu's lazy face turn bitter did Elder Huo open the notebook with a face full of smiles, summon a cluster of crimson flame, and begin experimenting.