Harvesting the Yin Yang Pill (Bonus Chapter for the Top Supporter, Ru Tang Wuyou)

By the time Luo Heng returned to the Symbol Master Association, it was already dusk.

The peace and tranquility here made Dan Xian Pool from not long ago seem like an entirely different world.

Luo Heng did not return to his residence right away. Instead, he went to Lin Dong's quarters.

Perhaps because of the butterfly effect caused by his transmigration, Lin Dong had come to Flame City to train nearly a year earlier. The plot of the Original Work had been affected, yet every event still happened. In one word: earlier.

What had not changed was Lin Dong's resilience. If anything, it had become even stronger because of him.

The doors and windows were half open. Dull punches cutting through the air came from within, accompanied by Little Yan's occasional low growls.

Luo Heng did not enter immediately. Instead, he stood outside and quietly sensed the situation for a moment.

Lin Dong's Primal Energy fluctuations had become more solid and profound. He had firmly reached the peak of the middle Earthen Yuan Stage, just a step away from the late stage.

His Spiritual Power had also improved considerably, faintly touching the threshold of the late First Seal Rune Master stage.

Little Yan's aura had already reached the Body Tempering Ninth Level, and it even showed faint signs of breaking into the Earthen Yuan Stage. Its growth rate was astonishingly fast.

"Dongzi," Luo Heng called out before pushing open the door.

Lin Dong had just finished regulating his breathing in a cross-legged position, a light sheen of sweat on his forehead. Little Yan lay by his feet, pretending to sleep.

The moment he saw Luo Heng, he rose to his feet, delight in his eyes. "Brother Luo Heng, you're back!"

Then he paused slightly, vaguely sensing the restrained yet sharper aura around Luo Heng.

That kind of "intent" had become more solid than before Luo Heng left—and more dangerous.

"Brother Luo Heng... did you break through again?" Lin Dong sucked in a breath. He did not yet know what had happened at Dan Xian Pool, but Luo Heng's almost reborn transformation could not escape his notice.

"Mm, I gained a little." Luo Heng did not elaborate on the details of Dan Xian Pool. He sat directly on a meditation cushion and got straight to the point. "Dongzi, you've made great progress over these past three months, but advancing from the Earthen Yuan Stage to the Heaven Yuan Realm is no small hurdle."

Lin Dong nodded seriously. He had been cultivating ever more diligently these days, but he had also vaguely sensed that merely absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Energy and taking pills would not make that bottleneck easy to overcome.

"Take this." Luo Heng took out a smooth, longan-sized pearl from his robes, black and white colors flowing across its surface, and gently placed it in Lin Dong's palm.

The pearl felt warm and smooth to the touch. Two strands of incomparably pure energy, one yin and one yang, merged perfectly within it.

Simply holding it made Lin Dong feel the circulation of Primal Energy within his body speed up by several degrees. Even the Stone Talisman grew faintly warm.

"This is...?" Lin Dong's pupils contracted sharply. Though he did not recognize the item, its astonishing energy fluctuations instantly told him how precious it was.

"The Yin Yang Pearl. It is a supreme treasure formed from the essence Dan Xian Pool accumulated over several decades. It is highly effective for those in the Heaven Yuan Realm attempting to break into the Core Formation Realm. You cannot use it yet, so keep it for now. Use it when you break through to the Core Formation Realm in the future." Luo Heng spoke as calmly as if he were discussing an ordinary item.

Lin Dong stared blankly at the pearl in his palm, his throat moving as he remained speechless for a long while.

He knew that Dan Xian Pool was an opportunity contested by the Myriad Gold Merchant Guild and the Blood Wolf Gang. Brother Luo Heng must have gone through a fierce battle there.

And yet, even though Luo Heng himself might not have enough of such a treasure, he had given one to Lin Dong without hesitation.

"Brother Luo Heng, I..." Lin Dong's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"Take it." Luo Heng cut him off, rolling his eyes. "We're brothers. No need to thank me. When you grow stronger in the future, that'll be the best repayment you can give me. Besides, you're acting like such a woman, you know that?"

Lin Dong's expression froze. Brother Luo Heng, it was one thing for you to say that about Xiao Diao, but why did you have to say it about me too?

At that moment, a phantom black shadow drifted out from Lin Dong's hand and condensed in midair into Xiao Diao, the size of a large rat.

There was some gloating on Xiao Diao's face, but it quickly restrained itself. Its violet-gold eyes swept over Luo Heng before falling on the Yin Yang Pearl in Lin Dong's palm, surprise flashing in its gaze.

"The Yin Yang Pearl? You're quite generous, kid." Rarely did Xiao Diao not speak sarcastically. There was a trace of seriousness in its tone as it continued, "This item is quite helpful for breaking through to the Core Formation Realm. It can save Lin Dong a year of detours."

Luo Heng looked at it, the corners of his mouth rising slightly. "Xiao Diao, you've helped Dongzi a great deal, and you've helped me a few times too. I remember that debt of gratitude."

Xiao Diao stared at him warily. Whenever this fellow spoke in that tone, nothing good usually followed. "What do you want? You're suddenly being so polite—there's definitely something wrong."

Luo Heng twitched his lips. "Am I that kind of person? You're slandering a good man."

Without saying much else, he took out the deep-blue sphere of light from the System Space.

It resembled a fist-sized glass orb. Within it was the remnant spirit of the Azure Water Serpent, radiating the powerful pressure of the Great Perfection of the Core Formation Realm.

"This is... the remnant spirit of a Demon Beast from the Creation Realm?!" Xiao Diao's violet-gold pupils abruptly contracted, and even its voice changed pitch. "Its cultivation before death should have been somewhere between Great Mastery of the Form Creation Stage and the Qi Creation Stage. Even though it is incomplete, it still retains the strength of the Great Perfection of the Core Formation Realm!"

It could clearly sense the pure soul energy contained within this remnant spirit. For its current state of damaged soul, it was simply nectar from heaven! If it could refine and absorb this remnant spirit, even if its soul did not recover by a tenth, it could still recover a trace. It would be of immense help to it now.

"The Azure Water Serpent's remnant spirit. I obtained it in the depths of Dan Xian Pool. It's yours." Luo Heng pushed the Demon Spirit toward Xiao Diao.

Xiao Diao stared blankly at the deep-blue Demon Spirit, then blankly at Luo Heng. For a moment, it did not know what to say.

It did not consider itself to have a particularly good temperament. When it first met Luo Heng, it had secretly been wary and guarded against him, believing this kid was far too calculating.

Though their relationship had eased over the past few months, it had never expected Luo Heng to give it anything of real value in return.

Yet now, the other party had casually presented such a precious remnant spirit of a Demon Beast from the Creation Realm before it...

"You... you're really giving it to me?" Xiao Diao's voice was somewhat dry, and it stammered unusually. In the past, it would certainly have looked down on such a low-grade thing, but that was then and this was now. Now, it would have some trouble even fighting a Heaven Yuan Realm Demon Beast unless Lin Dong helped it.

"If you don't want it, I'll take it back." Luo Heng spoke teasingly and made as if to withdraw the sphere of light.

"I want it! Who said I didn't?" Xiao Diao immediately pounced over, its entire body nearly pressing against the sphere of light. Its movements were comical and eager, yet it did not forget to glare fiercely at Luo Heng. "How can something already given away be taken back!"

Lin Dong could not help but laugh as he watched from the side. It was his first time seeing Xiao Diao so flustered.

Xiao Diao carefully stored the sphere of light in the Stone Talisman. Only then did it clear its throat and try to regain its proud posture. "Ahem... at least you have a conscience, kid. I'll remember this favor. If you ever need anything in the future, just say the word."

After a pause, it muttered softly, "Though you probably won't need me anyway... You can even kill someone at the Great Perfection of the Core Formation Realm. What help could I possibly give you..."

It spoke that last sentence extremely softly, but both Lin Dong and Luo Heng heard it clearly.

Lin Dong looked at Luo Heng, shock flashing in his eyes. Killed someone at the Great Perfection of the Core Formation Realm? What exactly had happened during that battle at Dan Xian Pool?

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