Ya Fei's Letter
On the Sixth Floor of Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, in a Cultivation Room marked with the number "thirty," a young man suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze revealing joy.
More than two months have passed since Lin Ming's duel with Lei Qian.
After defeating Lei Qian, Lin Ming naturally replaced Lei Qian in the rankings on the Strong Ranking, and the corresponding Cultivation Room also became Lin Ming's.
The cultivation speed on the Sixth Floor of Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower is much faster than that on the Fifth Floor.
After more than two months of cultivation, just now, the Dou Crystal in my dantian underwent a change. One of the sharp, spike-like crystal protrusions on it merged into the Dou Crystal.
The number of spikes on the Dou Crystal has decreased by one, which means that Lin Ming's cultivation has advanced to the Dou Ling Two-Star, so it is inevitable that he feels a little joy.
"My seclusion is almost over; it's time to go out." With that thought in mind, Lin Ming stood up, put away the Fire Crystal Card, and walked outside.
"Boss, you're back!" A member of the Medicine Gang greeted Lin Ming upon seeing him.
"Hmm. Nothing much has happened at the Medicine Gang lately, has it?" Lin Ming asked habitually.
"Hehe, with you, Boss, displaying your incredible power to defeat Lei Qian, no one in the Inner Academy dares to trip up our Medicine Gang anymore," the Medicine Gang member said with admiration.
"Alright, stop flattering me, go get back to work!" Lin Ming said helplessly.
"Hehe, then I'll get back to work, boss." The member of the Medicine Gang said with a simple smile, and then walked away.
"Boss, there's something I almost forgot. Tang Xi came looking for you a few days ago. I happened to run into Tang Xi then. Since you weren't there, I took her to see the vice Gang Leader. It seems Tang Xi because your family had a letter. She happened to come back from a mission and brought the letter to the Outer Academy." The member of the Medicine Gang turned and took a few steps, then suddenly remembered this and reported it to Lin Ming.
"Okay, I understand. You can go ahead and get busy!" Hearing that it was a letter from the family, Lin Ming didn't know what had happened, so after replying to the member of the Medicine Gang, he headed towards Wang Sheng.
"Gang Leader, your seclusion is over!" Wang Sheng said upon seeing Lin Ming's arrival.
"Yes! It's about time," Lin Ming nodded and said.
"Gang Leader, this letter was given to me by Tang Xi. He said it was sent by your family." Wang Sheng took out a letter from his Storage Ring and handed it to Lin Ming.
After receiving the letter from Wang Sheng, Lin Ming Wang Sheng and headed towards his room.
Back in his room, looking at the sealed letter, Lin Ming knew that no one had opened it.
Lin Ming opened the letter, took out the letter inside, and began to read it.
"Brother Lin Ming, Ya Fei has already Dou Qi Stage Seven. Yin Lin has grown so fast these past two years, he's already the size of a horse, he must eat a lot every day! Everything in the family is going well, the Clan Leader, Old Liu, and Master Toso often mention Brother Lin Ming."
"Brother Lin Ming, Ya Fei will come of age after this year. Brother Lin Ming is working hard to cultivate outside. Although Ya Fei's Cultivation Talent is not good, Ya Fei will also try her best. So after this year, Ya Fei will go to the family's branch for training. At that time, Ya Fei will go to Wutan City."
"Brother Lin Ming, with your talent, even Jia Nan Academy probably has no one who can surpass you. Brother Lin Ming is so outstanding, there must be many girls who like Brother Lin Ming... Ya Fei misses Brother Lin Ming so much."
Lin Ming felt a warmth in his heart as he read the letter Ya Fei had written to him. It was truly wonderful to feel cared for.
Judging from the letter Ya Fei wrote to her, nothing important has happened in the family, otherwise Ya Fei would definitely have mentioned it in her letter.
After refolding the letter and putting it back into the envelope, Lin Ming stored it in his Storage Ring.
"It's been more than two years since I left the family! It's been more than two years without me even realizing it. Ya Fei will also come of age after the New Year. Time really flies!" Lin Ming sighed.
Ya Fei is about to come of age, and Lin Ming is almost seventeen.
Based on the timeline, Xiao Yan is currently a little over eleven years old. According to the original novel, Xiao Yan advanced to the Dou Zhe level at the age of eleven, and then his cultivation level began to decline not long after.
With about four months left until the end of the year, Xiao Yan's cultivation level must have already begun to show abnormalities, and Old Yao should have awakened and absorbed Xiao Yan's Dou Qi.
Thinking about the dark three years Xiao Yan would have to endure, Lin Ming couldn't help but chuckle to himself. However, in the original story, without these three years of tempering, Xiao Yan probably wouldn't have been able to become the Flame Emperor, so Xiao Yan should just bear with it.
Xiao Yi Xian is about two years older than Xiao Yan, so she should be almost fourteen now. As for Qing Lin, she's only about seven or eight years old.
After putting the letter away, Lin Ming began to think about what kind of Coming of Age Ceremony he should give Ya Fei.
Ya Fei is still in the Dou Qi stage, so she can't use pills at all. Therefore, even if we give Ya Fei pills, she won't be able to use them.
Although Ya Fei cannot use elixirs, Yin Lin can use medicinal herbs.
Yin Lin was Magical Beasts that Lin Ming had taken in, and now he had it accompany Ya Fei. Therefore, Lin Ming was not stingy with Yin Lin.
Lin Ming took out a Jade Bottle from his Storage Ring. This was the Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk Lin Ming had someone bring back to the family for Ya Fei to give to Yin Lin.
Of course, the Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk given to Yin Lin was not Pure Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk. Lin Ming himself didn't have many drops of Pure Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk left.
Furthermore, the effects of the Pure Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk given to Yin Lin were beyond its tolerance.
Lin Ming possessed the physical attributes of Tier 3 Magical Beast at the time, and even he was in excruciating pain when using the Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk.
Yin Lin is only Second-Class Magical Beast. If it wants to consume Pure Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk, it would be tantamount to courting death.
For Yin Lin, currently Second-Class Magical Beast, consuming diluted Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk is just right. It can temper Yin Lin's bones and marrow, and Yin Lin can still bear the pain involved.
Silverscale Beast generally have Third-Order aptitude, and Yin Lin mothers are Tier 3 Magical Beast. Of course, a few Silverscale Beast are able to advance to Tier 4 Magical Beast.
Now that Lin Ming has given the Diluted Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk to Yin Lin's aptitude will definitely improve significantly, reaching the Fourth-Order. As for whether it can reach the Fifth Order rank, Lin Ming cannot guarantee it.
However, after being baptized by the Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk, Yin Lin's growth will be much faster, so Lin Ming can rest assured when Ya Fei goes to the Mittel Auction House branch in Wutan City.
The Clan Leader of the Great Family in Wutan City were only at the Da Dou Shi level, while Yin Lin, after consuming the Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk, was certainly capable of rivaling Da Dou Shi.
With the protection of the Mittel Family and the guardianship of Yin Lin, Ya Fei's safety is assured.
The Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk was for Yin Lin to consume, and Lin Ming hadn't yet found a suitable Coming of Age Ceremony for Ya Fei. After some thought, Lin Ming had a few ideas, but whether they could be implemented would depend on asking Zi Yan when he met her.
After sorting out his thoughts, Lin Ming began to wash up. This time he had been in seclusion for more than half a month. After washing up, Lin Ming drifted off to sleep.
"Lin Ming, I've come to see you." Zi Yan arrived once again while Lin Ming was having breakfast.
"Where did you get these injuries?" Lin Ming asked, noticing the claw marks on Zi Yan's arm.
"Ugh! Don't even mention it. I got scratched by a big bear and it caused a minor injury," Zi Yan said, picking up her breakfast from the table and eating as she spoke.
"But this big bear wasn't much better off; it also took a punch from me," Zi Yan added.
"Hmm, you're impressive. But what did you sense this time that caused you to be injured by this big bear?" Lin Ming asked.
Lin Ming was very clear about Zi Yan's strength; ordinary Tier 5 Magical Beast were no match for Zi Yan. Especially after Zi Yan consumed the Earth Heart Body Tempering Milk, her strength had become even more formidable.
Some time ago, Zi Yan went to find the Snow Demon Sky Ape again. This time, even after activating its Berserk Bloodline, the Snow Demon Sky Ape was still beaten into submission by Zi Yan. This shows that Zi Yan's strength is almost at the Dou Wang Peak.
"I'm not entirely sure, but it feels like the Azure Blood Divine Marrow," Zi Yan said calmly.
"What? Zi Yan, are you sure it's the Azure Blood Divine Marrow?" Lin Ming asked in surprise.
"I feel so. Lin Ming, do you need the Azure Blood Divine Marrow?" Zi Yan asked.
For Magical Beasts, consuming the Azure Blood Divine Marrow has a certain chance of activating the ancient power hidden within their bloodline.
All the Magical Beasts of today are descended from those powerful Magical Beasts of ancient times. However, some Magical Beasts, through generations of crossbreeding and interbreeding, have impure Bloodline Power. After further generations of reproduction, the Bloodline Power in their bodies has become extremely weak, and their strength has been weakened to the extreme.
The maximum rank of Magical Beasts is entirely determined by its bloodline. The higher the bloodline, the higher the maximum rank. It is almost impossible for a low-ranking Magical Beasts to increase its Bloodline Power.
However, as the saying goes, "The Great Way is fifty, Heaven holds forty-nine, leaving a sliver of hope." Nothing in this world is absolute. In the original story, Queen Medusa used the Power of Exotic Flame to temper herself and, through the secret techniques of the Snake People Race, evolved into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, the ancient ancestor of her Snake Spirit.
Although the Azure Blood Divine Marrow does not achieve the same direct reversion of bloodline as the Heavenly Flames, it still has a certain probability of enabling the activation of the Bloodline Power of Magical Beasts.
Of course, Lin Ming wasn't concerned about the fact that the Azure Blood Divine Marrow could activate the power of Magical Beasts Bloodline Power.
What truly excited Lin Ming was that the Azure Blood Divine Marrow was one of the few things at this stage that could improve a cultivator's aptitude.