If you bow, then bow. If you lose face someday, I'll be the one getting humiliated.
Facing Xiao Xiao's teasing, Lin raised his hand and smacked her.
Seeing Lin's wicked grin, Lao Yao had an uneasy feeling. This kid wasn't someone who had traveled the world from the Mortal Realm, was he?
But Lao Yao quickly dismissed the thought. If he really came from the Mortal Realm, how could he not know about Flame Alchemists?
"Kid, next time you show that wicked grin, I'll have a bad feeling. You'd better not turn that on me."
Lao Yao rubbed his nose and spoke seriously.
Tsk!
Lin had that dark expression, the standard smile of a protagonist. Lao Yao, on the other hand, was the old grandpa in the ring and a major villain in the later stages. Calling Lao Yao an old grandpa was indeed quite fitting.
Now that Lao Yao heard that address, how could he not feel repulsed?
"Alright, old grandpa."
"Old grandpa, can I become a Flame Alchemist?"
Lin looked at Lao Yao and asked eagerly.
In Lin's understanding, becoming a Flame Alchemist was not that difficult.
It seemed that one only needed a fire affinity and an extraordinarily powerful soul perception.
Now, Lin possessed a Strange Fire soul, so he could be considered to have a fire affinity.
As for whether he had a wood affinity and whether his soul perception was strong enough, Lin did not know.
However, even if he had a wood affinity, that did not mean he could become a Flame Alchemist. It merely gave him the qualifications to try.
Under normal circumstances, someone with only a fire affinity would not be recommended to become a Flame Alchemist. The cost was too great.
"You can!"
"Flame Alchemists are rare existences even in my world."
"The conditions for becoming a Flame Alchemist are harsh, and Lin, you happen to meet them."
"A person's soul generally possesses only one affinity. But in extremely rare cases, the soul may possess two opposing affinities."
"When you were born, I sensed that your soul possessed both fire and wood affinities."
"And those two affinities are one of the conditions for becoming a Flame Alchemist."
Hearing Lao Yao's words, Lin felt a faint stir in his heart. He knew that he possessed a fire affinity, but how had that extra wood affinity appeared?
It was probably because of his transmigration.
Lin quickly stopped dwelling on it. More advantages were always better.
This was already enough.
"However, Lin, becoming a Flame Alchemist requires an exceptionally powerful soul perception. Your soul perception is not that strong."
"In your future cultivation, you must pay attention to cultivating your soul."
Lao Yao continued. Lin did not care much about that. This ability to cultivate in another world was already a blessing. If he had truly crossed over with only his soul, his soul perception would surely have been stronger.
Still, his soul perception should be stronger than that of ordinary people, even if it did not meet Lao Yao's requirements.
Being able to become a Flame Alchemist was enough. Flame Alchemists were not common in the Mortal Realm. Even the entire water-pillaging sect probably did not have a single one.
Even if there was one, they would not be anyone particularly impressive.
With Lao Yao teaching him alchemy, his cultivation speed would surely soar.
Lao Yao was worthy of his name. This old grandpa was absolutely worth acknowledging.
Even in his previous life, Lin had hoped for a knowledgeable old grandpa. It could be said that everyone wanted someone as knowledgeable as Lao Yao.
A good teacher could sometimes determine a person's entire life.
And Lao Yao was that kind of person.
But there were countless hardships in this world, just as blessing and misfortune depended on each other!
Lao Yao was poison!
Worthy of his name!
"Thank you for explaining, old grandpa. With my current situation, should I begin by cultivating soul power?"
Soul power? Lin only wanted to cultivate Dou Qi now. Dou Qi was far stronger than soul power, not merely by a little.
Lao Yao nodded, then shook his head.
He said, "Over the past forty years, I have observed this world's cultivation methods. Soul power and Dou Qi."
"Compared to those of my world, these cultivation techniques are like a child compared to an adult."
"The alchemy arts and cultivation techniques of my world are divided into Heaven, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow classes."
"Lin, if you want to become a Flame Alchemist, the best choice is to cultivate a fire-affinity technique."
"Cultivating your soul is naturally indispensable, but it can be done as support."
Lin suddenly understood. For refining pills, the most important thing was naturally fire. Lao Yao recommending that he cultivate a fire-affinity technique was perfectly reasonable.
"Hehe, old grandpa, then Heaven-class techniques must be the strongest, right?"
Lao Yao nodded. "Naturally, they are the strongest. Even I do not have one now."
Lin nodded, inwardly wondering if he could ask for a Heaven-class alchemy technique first and give it a try.
But then he realized that he seemed to have fallen into a misconception. Flame Mantra, at the beginning, did not seem to be a Heaven-class technique.
It became stronger by devouring different fires and improving step by step. It was a technique that could grow.
Seeing Lin's eager expression, Lao Yao smiled and said, "I do not have a Heaven-class technique right now, but I do have an extremely miraculous technique."
"This technique is called Flame Mantra. I obtained it from an ancient cave dwelling."
At the mention of Strange Fire, Lao Yao's expression changed slightly. Though it was very subtle, Lin still noticed it.
Strange Fire. Lao Yao had become like this because of Strange Fire.
However, if there had been no Strange Fire, Lao Yao would not have taken Xiao Yan as his disciple, and there would have been no later Flame Emperor.
It truly reflected the saying: blessing lies within misfortune, and misfortune lies within blessing.
Lao Yao's voice became somewhat complicated. "However, this technique is only low Yellow class. Lin, do you want it?"
Lin's eyes lit up. "Yes, I do!!!"
Anyone who refused would be a fool.
Low Yellow class?
Wasn't that the Flame Emperor's technique?
It could create a Dou Emperor from a low Yellow-class technique.
"What? You no longer want a Heaven-class technique?" Lao Yao teased with a smile.
Lin laughed awkwardly. "Old grandpa, you already said this technique is miraculous. I'm sure it is not weak, right?"
"Hahaha, that is true. The greatest wonder of this technique is that it can evolve."
"As for what level it can evolve to, even I do not know. Since obtaining it, I have never cultivated it."
"I am not clear about the later stages of this technique either. You... need to think carefully before cultivating it."
Lao Yao clearly explained both the drawbacks and the miraculous aspects of the technique to Lin. As for how to choose, that was up to him.
Lin did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately nodded. "Old grandpa, I want it!"
Any hesitation would be disrespectful toward Flame Mantra.
"Just as you said, old grandpa, even if it is a low Yellow-class technique, it would surely be top-tier in this world, right?"
"Since that is the case, why shouldn't I cultivate it?"
Lin explained calmly.
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