My Luck Exploded?!

"Yin Yue, bring that alchemist back to the Royal Palace."

Having made up his mind to obtain the alchemist talent, Yan Lin immediately gave the order to Medusa's Guard Captain at his side.

Yin Yue accepted the order, yet surprisingly did not comply. Instead, she stepped before Yan Lin and bowed before explaining, "Your Majesty Saint King, Her Majesty once issued a strict order: any captured alchemists must not be harmed and must be escorted to the Pill Hall in Holy City to refine pills for the clan. No one may detain them privately. Violators will be punished according to the Clan Rules."

"If Your Majesty Saint King truly requires one, please speak with Her Majesty. I believe Her Majesty will not refuse you."

Although Yan Lin's status was equivalent to Queen Medusa's, in the eyes of the clan, Queen Medusa still held greater standing.

Her position within the Snake People Clan had long been deeply rooted, and she had won the recognition of all her people. Yan Lin, meanwhile, had yet to mature and could not truly earn the clan's recognition.

However, Yan Lin was still the Saint King, and Yin Yue did not dare disobey his orders. Yet both rulers had issued commands, and she could violate neither. She could only explain matters clearly to Yan Lin and let him decide for himself.

There was no disrespect in Yin Yue's attitude, and Yan Lin was not displeased. Still, her actions once again made him realize that on the Dou Qi Continent, strength was supreme.

A lofty title without the strength to match it was ultimately undeserved.

As the Saint King, he still could not compare to Queen Medusa.

Only when he possessed strength equal to—or greater than—Queen Medusa's could he earn the clan's recognition and become the Snake People Clan's true king!

His obsession with becoming stronger surged up once more. Yet Yan Lin did not give up on acquiring the alchemist talent. After carefully considering Yin Yue's earlier words, he asked, "What exactly is this Pill Hall? Why have I never heard of it?"

Faced with Yan Lin's question, Yin Yue hesitated slightly.

She glanced around, then asked Yan Lin to move aside. Only after releasing her dou qi and setting up a Dou Qi Soundproof Cover did she tell him everything without reservation.

"Your Majesty Saint King may not know this, but because the Snake People Clan is born with yin attributes, we cannot produce alchemists. Yet when our people are injured or cultivate, pills are sometimes indispensable. Since the clan has no alchemists and humans are our mortal enemies, they naturally refuse to trade with us."

"To obtain pills, we either wage war and seize them, or capture alchemists and make them refine pills for our clan. Compared to starting a war, capturing alchemists is clearly easier and better suited to the clan's long-term interests."

"That is why our clan once captured alchemists on a large scale. However, openly capturing alchemists would inevitably offend the Alchemist Guild. With the Alchemist Guild's terrifying influence and power to rally others, they soon gathered many powerful experts and came to demand the alchemists from the Snake People Clan."

As Yin Yue slowly recounted that history, her eyes darkened slightly, as though it was a less-than-glorious period. "Her Majesty led the clan's experts into battle against the human experts, but the enemy's side was somewhat stronger. In that battle, our clan came out slightly worse."

"However, the experts gathered by the Alchemist Guild did not dare truly fight the Snake People Clan to the death. They made an agreement with Her Majesty: as long as our clan released the captured alchemists and never captured alchemists again, they would immediately cease hostilities."

"For the sake of the clan, Her Majesty ultimately agreed. But Her Majesty only pretended to agree. The clan needed alchemists, and Her Majesty would not compromise with humans. It was all merely a temporary measure."

"After that battle, Her Majesty decided not to capture them openly anymore, but to do so in secret. To avoid drawing the attention of the Alchemist Guild and human experts, Queen Medusa only ordered the capture of alchemists appearing in cities along the border of the Tagor Desert. They were then secretly placed in the Pill Hall of Holy City under strict guard, where they refined pills for our clan."

"To prevent information from leaking and sparking another war, the Pill Hall is kept highly secret. Most clan members do not even know it exists. Only a few high-ranking members and core clansmen who have dealt with the Pill Hall know of it. Since Your Majesty Saint King has been immersed in cultivation ever since arriving in Holy City, it is only natural that you did not know. This subordinate only learned of it because I was fortunate enough to have stood guard at the Pill Hall..."

After hearing Yin Yue's account, Yan Lin finally learned that the Snake People Clan had such a history. After all, it had happened long ago, before Yan Lin had even been born.

But that was not important. What mattered was the Pill Hall.

Yan Lin looked at Yin Yue and asked, "So there are other alchemists within the clan?"

"Yes."

Yin Yue nodded without hesitation. Yan Lin's heart stirred, and he pressed on, "Then can This King go and take a look at the Pill Hall?"

"Of course." Yin Yue answered just as readily. "Though the Pill Hall is a forbidden place within the clan, that only applies to ordinary clansmen. In the Snake People Clan, there are no forbidden places for the Saint King."

Hearing that, Yan Lin secretly reveled in it. For the first time, he felt that being the Saint King was pretty damn awesome.

He did not ask Yin Yue anything further, but he had already decided that he would find some time to visit the Pill Hall.

He was determined to obtain the alchemist talent!

"Swish, swish..."

Their snake tails slowly swayed as Yan Lin and Yin Yue returned to the group and continued toward the Mobaas Tribe. Yet Yan Lin's gaze still lingered on those captured humans.

He could not take that First-Grade Alchemist away, and Yan Lin did not force the issue. But he had yet to inspect the attribute panels of the other humans, so he could not afford to miss them.

After all, no one knew whether a lucky god might emerge from the crowd.

Therefore, whenever Yan Lin saw an unfamiliar face, he would inspect that person's attribute panel. Perhaps he might stumble upon some unexpected gain.

For example, he might encounter someone carrying a mysterious treasure, or an adventurer with a strange cultivation method, a special ring, or some other fortuitous encounter. It was not impossible.

There was a saying on the Dou Qi Continent: if you jumped off a cliff, you might die—but you might also become an unparalleled expert!

This world was vast, filled with dangers and opportunities. If one obtained a fortunate opportunity, soaring to greatness in a single leap would not be a dream.

Yan Lin had no idea whether the crowd might be hiding some Wang Mazi, Old Devil Han, or lucky god. There was no harm in taking a few more looks.

It was not like looking would get him pregnant.

Of course, once they entered a Snake People Clan tribe, that might not be the case.

The fate of the captured human women was obvious: they would naturally be violated.

Yan Lin had no saintly compassion to intervene, because humans also captured snake women to sell and rape them.

Right and wrong had long become impossible to distinguish. There were only sides.

[Cultivation Talent: Average]

[Bloodline: None]

[Physique: None]

...

Yan Lin carefully examined the exclusive attribute panels of those female captives. Unfortunately, after checking several, he found nothing special.

But he had been mentally prepared, so he showed no disappointment. After all, if children of destiny were so easy to encounter, then he himself would be a lucky god.

Yan Lin had a steady temperament and did not give up midway. He continued observing.

When his gaze fell upon the last timid-looking girl among the captives, Yan Lin's pupils suddenly contracted.

[Cultivation Talent: Genius]

[Special Physique: Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils]

[Cultivation Method: None]

[Dou Technique: None]

...

"Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils?!"

"Holy shit!"

"My luck really exploded?!"