Goal Achieved

"I hope Senior will bring out every cultivation method and Dou Skill in your collection for Junior to choose from," Lin Yuan made a request.

"I do not have many Earth Tier High-Grade cultivation methods and Dou Skills on hand, but since you are so straightforward, I naturally won't be stingy. Pick whatever you like." In order to complete the trade smoothly, Elder Yao also became generous. After all, if this trade failed and the map fell into the hands of an Ancient Clan, it would be almost impossible to obtain it again.

Seeing that the trade had been reached, Lin Yuan struck while the iron was hot, preparing to obtain the Poison Pill Method. "Straightforward. Speaking of which, Senior is the Continent's Foremost Alchemist and must have seen and learned much. Junior has a matter to ask for guidance on."

"Oh? What is it?"

"Senior knows of the Woeful Poison Body, right? Is there a way to resolve the Woeful Poison Body?"

"The Woeful Poison Body? It really is a nostalgic term. You don't seem to have the Woeful Poison Body, so I suppose one of your relatives or friends possesses it." Speaking of the Woeful Poison Body, Elder Yao revealed a reminiscent expression, probably thinking of the Woeful Poison Body he had once defeated.

"A friend."

"Looks like this is fate. This old man happens to have collected a scroll of the Poison Pill Method. Unfortunately, the conditions to accomplish it are extremely harsh. If you need it, you can exchange Earth Core Body Tempering Milk for it." Elder Yao readily took out the Poison Pill Method. After all, this was only a collectible to him. Using it to exchange for Earth Core Body Tempering Milk that could help Xiao Yan strengthen his foundation and cultivate his origin, temper his body, and lay a better foundation was naturally worth it.

Moreover, if Lin Yuan's friend truly wanted to carry out the Poison Pill Method in the future, perhaps she would still need Xiao Yan's help, someone who could control multiple Heavenly Flames. At that time, he could make her owe Xiao Yan a favor. A person who completed the Poison Pill Method would certainly become an expert; in this way, Xiao Yan would obtain quite a valuable connection.

"Fine. This is the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk."

After Lin Yuan and Elder Yao finalized the trade, the two exchanged the items.

Elder Yao and Xiao Yan obtained the Demonic Flame Fragment Map and the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.

From Elder Yao's collection, Lin Yuan chose one Fire Attribute Earth Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method, the Heavenly Capital Fire Canon; one non-attribute Earth Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method, the Sky Profound Canon; one Earth Tier High-Grade Dou Skill, the Three Luminaries Seal Technique; one Jade Slip containing the Eighth-Grade Alchemist Legacy of an alchemist from a hundred years ago; and the scroll of the Poison Pill Method.

Both sides obtained satisfactory results.

After completing the trade, Lin Yuan was in a good mood. This trade had solved many of his problems. The high-level cultivation methods he and Qing Lin needed to switch to were now in hand, the Poison Pill Method to resolve Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body had been obtained, he had a model for studying how Earth Tier Dou Skills drew upon World Energy, and the inheritance before becoming an eighth-grade alchemist had been obtained. The next time he returned to the academy, he could resolve Jia Nan Academy's Alchemy Department's lack of high-level alchemy techniques. Moreover—

After seeing Xiao Yan take the Demonic Flame Fragment Map, Lin Yuan's gaze swept, without a change in expression, across a magic beast corpse nailed to a tree not far away, one that looked as though it had been dead for a long time.

After reaching an agreement with Lin Yuan not to leak Elder Yao's condition, Xiao Yan and Elder Yao left. Xiao Yan had just broken through by one star and should go fight a few hearty battles with magic beasts to temper his Dou Qi and consolidate his cultivation.

After Elder Yao and Xiao Yan had been gone for a while, a hidden aura in Lin Yuan's soul perception also quietly followed. This aura was very concealed, but even among Dou Emperors, it could be considered very powerful.

"Ling Ying? Dark-attribute cultivation methods really are uniquely blessed when it comes to concealment. Gu Xun'er really did arrange for him to follow. She truly cares about Xiao Yan!" Lin Yuan understood inwardly, and his wariness toward Gu Xun'er increased a bit. When dealing with a woman who seemed somewhat yandere, he had to be especially careful and cautious.

After waiting until all the auras within his perception had gone far away, Lin Yuan beckoned with his hand. A surge of Dou Qi swept out, and the magic beast corpse on the tree landed in Lin Yuan's hands. Afterward, Lin Yuan removed the two eyes from the magic beast corpse with his hand. Looking carefully, these two eyes were actually two polished Image Stones.

Lin Yuan inspected them, and after confirming that both Image Stones had recorded the scene of his trade with Elder Yao and Xiao Yan, he nodded satisfied.

"The card to check Gu Xun'er is in hand."

"In this way, all the goals of this trip have been achieved."

Using the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map to exchange with Elder Yao and Xiao Yan for a cultivation method sufficient to cultivate to Dou Venerate and an eighth-grade alchemist's inheritance was something Lin Yuan had decided long ago. The focus of this operation was how to use this trade to the greatest extent without drawing Gu Xun'er's excessive attention too early.

As for the latter, Lin Yuan believed it had basically been achieved. After all, through the Sky Dome Network centered on the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, no matter how one looked at it, this time it appeared as though Xiao Yan and Elder Yao had happened to encounter him. From the outside, there was no way to see his scheme at all.

As for the former, these two Image Stones were an enormous gain.

On this Dou Qi Continent, there were no small number of experts who had designs on the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and the footage Lin Yuan held was enough to move some experts into action. After all, the experts of the Dou Qi Continent spoke of strength, not reason. If they had suspicions, they would not mind personally acting to confirm it by coercion. The temptation of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame could be said to be incomparably huge, enough to make these people act.

And with Xiao Yan's obsession with Heavenly Flames, it was destined that he could not give up the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map. In that case, the intelligence that he possessed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map was enough to become his fatal weakness for a very long time. Once leaked, it could draw fatal disaster at any moment.

With the images in hand, Xiao Yan's fatal weakness for a very long time was already in Lin Yuan's grasp.

With Gu Xun'er's feelings for Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan's life and future were undoubtedly her top priority. Under these circumstances, Lin Yuan, who held Xiao Yan's fatal weakness, had sufficient space to trade or contend with Gu Xun'er. Even the two portions of the map that Hai Bodong had divided off were also extremely high-quality bargaining chips when necessary. As the Imperial Daughter of the Gu Clan, one of the top forces on the Dou Qi Continent, the good things Gu Xun'er could take out were far more numerous than Xiao Yan's. After the Demonic Flame Fragment Map reached Xiao Yan's hands, this trading channel was opened.

Looking in the direction Xiao Yan and Elder Yao had left, Lin Yuan's gaze was deep and dark.

"Xiao Yan, oh Xiao Yan, I'll leave that fragment map in your hands for now. You'd better guard it well for me. What kind of role will the future you play in this great game of heaven and earth? How exciting!"

Lin Yuan did not have any ill will toward Xiao Yan; he even admired him somewhat. But to Lin Yuan, Xiao Yan might become an opponent in his future struggle on the Imperial Path, might be a chess piece in his various schemes, or might also become an insignificant fringe figure. All of that would have to wait for time to verify. But none of this prevented the current Lin Yuan from valuing Xiao Yan, and from using his own advance schemes and calculations to express his respect for him.

"The matters that needed doing here are already finished. It's time to return to the valley and switch cultivation methods." After confirming that nothing had been missed, Lin Yuan spread his wings and flew toward the valley where Qing Lin was.

After returning to the valley, Lin Yuan landed lightly. His hand brushed before his face, and the bones and flesh of his face shifted slightly, returning to his original appearance.

Just in case, the Lin Yuan who met with Xiao Yan and Elder Yao this time had still worn a disguise. He had not used his own original appearance, but a face of similar age with different features. In this way, even if Gu Xun'er wanted to investigate him, the difficulty would be much greater. After all, Ling Ying could not detect that he had a Heavenly Flame. Even if he wanted to investigate, he could only use Lin Yuan's appearance at that time as the main clue.

After Lin Yuan landed, Qing Lin immediately came up to welcome him, a bright smile appearing on her face. "Young Master, welcome back."

Lin Yuan understood. He had spent quite a bit of time with Qing Lin, and her current expression was the expression of Qing Lin's inner desire to be praised.

Lin Yuan focused his gaze and saw that Qing Lin's cultivation was already at the Four-Star Dou Practitioner level, and she was not far from the Five-Star Dou Practitioner level. After crossing the Dou Qi stage and becoming a Dou Practitioner, the accelerating effect of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils on cultivation seemed to have had its restrictions lifted. Qing Lin's Cultivation Speed had begun to increase further, and in less than two months, she had improved by four stars of strength.

His palm brushed across Qing Lin's soft hair tips, and Lin Yuan said satisfied, "Qing'er, you did very well this time. Not only did you make tremendous progress in cultivation, you also controlled the Sky Dome Network and helped me greatly. I may need you to help like this often in the future. Do you have any wishes? As long as it's within my ability, I'll satisfy them."

"Really?" Qing Lin's eyes lit up. Looking at Lin Yuan, she seemed to think of something and suddenly froze. Her face abruptly reddened, then she moved her gaze away to look at the ground and shook her head hard. "Qing'er doesn't have any wishes. Being able to help Young Master is Qing'er's wish."

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