Old Hand's Thoughts

"Old Yao, I can't guarantee Elder Hai's promise, but I can guarantee one thing: if Elder Hai really has something to do and can't go, I will go myself." Lin Ming said after Old Yao finished speaking.

"Haha, good! With your guarantee, Lin Ming, this formula for the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill Prescription is yours." Upon hearing Lin Ming's words, the Old Yao laughed loudly and said.

Lin Ming has reached the cultivation level of Dou Wang at such a young age, and his alchemy skills after refining the Heavenly Flames have definitely reached the 6th Grade rank. Someone like Lin Ming would definitely be the best candidate to succeed a family in the Great Family in the Middle Continent Plains, let alone in the Jia Ma Empire.

It can be said that Lin Ming's value alone is greater than that of the entire Mittel Family. Therefore, as long as the Mittel Family retains even a shred of rationality, Lin Ming's guarantee can replace the guarantee of anyone else in the entire Mittel Family, including even Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.

Of course, even if the Ice Emperor ignored Lin Ming's guarantee, Lin Ming's personal visit would be just as effective. After all, Lin Ming's background and strength were at the Dou Wang Ice Emperor, and he was also a 6th Grade Alchemist. Such a status was enough to make anyone and any force in the Jia Ma Empire take him very seriously. Therefore, after receiving Lin Ming's guarantee, the Old Yao immediately smiled and gave Lin Ming the formula for the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill.

After receiving the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill formula from the Old Yao apothecary, Lin Ming briefly reviewed it and put it away only after finding no problems.

In fact, Lin Ming originally wanted to tell Old Yao that he would be in charge of refining the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill. After all, with the memories of the original work, Lin Ming knew that Elder Hai's cultivation had not fully recovered after the seal was broken. This is why Xiao Yan asked Elder Hai to Protector for a year, and after a year, he would refine the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill for Elder Hai to help him recover his peak cultivation.

Although Lin Ming possessed the memories of the original story, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Lin Ming planned to have a brief conversation with Elder Hai later. Elder Hai would then tell him about the agreement with Xiao Yan. Lin Ming could then reveal that he learned about the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill from Elder Hai before approaching Xiao Yan and Old Yao to discuss the matter.

Lin Ming knew from the original novel that when Yao Lao was refining the Breaking Calamity Pill Old Yao for Elder Hai, he had a backup plan. This way, if a conflict arose in the future, Old Yao could use this backup plan to stop Elder Hai immediately.

If it were anyone else, Lin Ming wouldn't care, but Elder Hai was an elder in his family, so Lin Ming couldn't ignore it.

If Yao Lao could tamper with the process of refining the Breaking Calamity Pill Old Yao, then if he were to continue refining the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill, and were to do the same, Elder Hai would be even more severely controlled. Therefore, Lin Ming needed to refine the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill for Elder Hai himself, even if it might require another transaction, Lin Ming was willing to do so.

But to Lin Ming's surprise, before he could even bring it up, Old Yao spoke first, directly giving him the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill Prescription without adding any other conditions.

A Fifth Grade pill formula is a relatively precious item for the people of the Jia Ma Empire, but for Old Yao, who is known as the Number One Alchemist of the Continent, it is nothing special.

Now that Lin Ming also possesses Heavenly Flames, the only way to deal with it is to either eliminate it and Heavenly Flames it for Lin Ming Xiao Yan to refine. This is the idea that both Old Yao and Xiao Yan want to do.

That's the obvious thought, but this is the Mittel Family, and Lin Ming, aided by the Heavenly Flames, is definitely no less Dou Emperor Expert. So just taking down Lin Ming would take an unknown amount of effort, not to mention that there are so many of Lin Ming's elders here. When they hear the commotion and rush over, it won't be about taking down Lin Ming anymore; they'll be thinking about how the master and disciple can escape.

Furthermore, given what has happened, while the master and disciple could leave without issue, Xiao Yan's family couldn't be moved. At that point, the Xiao Family would face the endless wrath of the Mittel Family, potentially leading to the Xiao Family annihilation. Therefore, even though they desperately wanted to harm Lin Ming and seize his Heavenly Flames, Lin Ming couldn't due to the harsh reality.

Since Lin Ming is untouchable, there's only one path to take with such a genius: befriend him. So, Old Yao took out the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill Prescription.

Xiao Yan and the Ice Emperor already had an agreement to refine the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill. Once the medicinal materials were collected, Xiao Yan would still have to refine it himself. Old Yao was currently in a soul state, and Pill Refining would consume his Soul Power.

The recovery of Soul Power is inherently much more difficult than the recovery of Dou Qi, and the fact that he currently lacks a physical body makes it even more challenging. Therefore, giving away the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill formula, which is of little value to him, both benefits Lin Ming and saves him the trouble of exerting himself—why not?

Furthermore, now that Lin Ming also possesses Heavenly Flames, there's a high chance Lin Ming 'll be able to discover the tricks he used when Pill Refining.

Pill Refining for others and tampering with them without being discovered is fine, but if it is discovered, no one can tolerate it. When facing the Ice Emperor and Lin Ming for questioning, it will be unpleasant to get along with them.

Therefore, when Yao Lao saw that Lin Ming possessed Heavenly Flames, there was another reason why he gave Old Yao the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill: it was as an apology. Even if Lin Ming discovered that he had tampered with the pill, he would choose to let the matter go because he had accepted the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill Prescription.

Of course, Lin Ming would eliminate this hidden danger for the Ice Emperor; that was obvious. However, once it was eliminated, since he had already accepted the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill Prescription, the matter would be over, and there would be no further unpleasantness or compensation issues.

For these combined reasons, Old Yao immediately provided the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill Prescription. This saved him the trouble and expense of Pill Refining himself, and also allowed him to cultivate a good relationship with Lin Ming now, so that Lin Ming could later use it as an apology when he discovered the tampering he had done to the Ice Emperor. If Lin Ming were to discover his actions and come to question him, the compensation would be far more than just the simple formula for the Reviving Spirit Purple Pill.

The Old Yao's provision of this Fifth Grade Reviving Spirit Purple Pill formula achieved three goals at once. Only a seasoned veteran like him could devise such a method in such a short time, accomplishing several objectives with minimal cost.