Yao Lao took out two scrolls and placed them in front of Lin Yan, waiting for him to choose.
He wasn't joking.
Lin Yan's idea had just inspired him, and he wanted to know for himself: if a cultivator could combine the strengths of both body refinement and qi cultivation, just how powerful would he become once he matured?
Besides, helping Lin Yan grow would benefit Yao Lao as well.
After all, they had made an agreement beforehand. Once Lin Yan was capable, he would help Yao Lao refine a body and return to the Dou Qi Continent.
And considering Lin Yan's kindness toward him, Yao Lao could practically be said to be holding nothing back when it came to teaching him.
"Then I thank you for your generous gift, Senior Yao Lao."
Lin Yan thanked him as well.
There was no reason to pass up a benefit that came for free.
Besides, he thought his idea had been right.
Since the Martial Movement World's strength lay in body refinement, while the Dou Qi Continent's strength lay in qi cultivation,
he could simply learn body refinement from the Martial Movement World and qi cultivation from the Dou Qi Continent.
He quickly made his position clear, then asked Yao Lao,
"But, Senior Yao Lao, what kind of qi cultivation method does each of these scrolls contain? Are you giving me two so I can choose?"
Yao Lao replied,
"That's right. The two scrolls are for you to choose between."
"As I told you before, the cultivation techniques on the Dou Qi Continent are divided into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow tiers, with the higher tiers being more powerful."
"Of these two scrolls, the one on the left is called the Flame Manipulation Art. It's an Earth Tier Low Grade fire-attributed technique. The one on the right is called the Flame Mantra, a Yellow Tier fire-attributed technique."
"On the surface, there's no question that the Flame Manipulation Art is a higher tier. But the Flame Mantra on the right has a special ability: it can evolve."
"Once certain conditions are met, by devouring some of the special flames found between heaven and earth, this technique can continually grow stronger. In the end, it might even reach the Heaven Tier High Grade and become one of the top techniques on the Dou Qi Continent."
"However..."
At this point, Yao Lao couldn't help but sigh. He was truly torn.
If they weren't in the Martial Movement World, but on the Dou Qi Continent,
Yao Lao would definitely recommend that Lin Yan learn the Flame Mantra.
After all, although the technique was dangerous, its potential was greater.
Moreover, if Yao Lao wanted to refine a new body in the future, he could use this technique to do it.
But this was the Martial Movement World, and Yao Lao didn't know whether it had any Heavenly Flames.
So if he rashly urged Lin Yan to learn it, he might end up making Lin Yan cultivate a useless technique.
Yao Lao was an upright man. He couldn't trick someone into cultivating a technique that would turn out to be worthless just to serve his own interests.
That was why he was so torn.
"You're worried there might not be any Heavenly Flames here, aren't you, Senior Yao Lao?"
"Actually, I know a little about the Flame Mantra."
Lin Yan immediately saw what was troubling Yao Lao and told him,
"Although cultivating it is incredibly dangerous, almost a matter of surviving nine deaths to live one,"
"if I can keep succeeding and devouring Heavenly Flames, the benefits I'll gain in the end will be immense."
"The biggest problem right now is that we don't know whether there are any Heavenly Flames here."
"But I want to take the gamble."
Lin Yan spoke earnestly to Yao Lao.
"After all, I already promised you that I would help you rebuild your body once I was capable."
"And if I remember correctly, helping you will probably require several kinds of Heavenly Flames, as well as the Flame Mantra, won't it?"
"So even if it's only for the sake of that promise, I have to take the gamble."
Yao Lao couldn't help but stare at him in surprise.
After a brief silence, warmth welled up in his heart. He said to Lin Yan with great solemnity, "My young friend, thank you!"
"Whether or not I can truly have a body refined in the future, I'll remember this kindness!"
Lin Yan smiled and nodded.
Seeing the mood grow heavy, he replied,
"Come on, Senior Yao Lao, there's no need to be so pessimistic."
"Even if we don't know whether this world has Heavenly Flames,"
"don't I still have the system?"
"The system managed to bring you here from the Dou Qi Continent. Who's to say it won't give me a few Heavenly Flames for free someday? You never know!"
Yao Lao smiled and nodded.
But he didn't actually think so.
He simply took Lin Yan's words as an attempt to comfort him.
So in his heart, he engraved Lin Yan's kindness deeply into his memory and truly began to regard him as a trustworthy friend of a younger generation.
"Quite right."
"Now, young friend, go ahead and learn the Flame Mantra."
"Once you've learned it, I intend to teach you all of my alchemy skills."
"After all, you've kept your promise and have been so considerate of me..."
"I ought to set a good example too!"
Yao Lao glanced at Lin Yan and added.
"Since you say so, I'll get started."
Lin Yan nodded and quickly began cultivating the Flame Mantra.
Since it was only a Yellow Tier technique, the Flame Mantra wasn't difficult to cultivate.
Once he understood how to circulate it, Lin Yan needed only a few hours to learn it.
He opened his eyes again and indeed found that the flow of the Yuan Power in his body had grown faster. His control over it also seemed to have become more precise.
"Looks like my earlier reasoning was right."
"I just wonder whether I can cultivate the Martial Movement Mental Method at the same time as a Dou Qi cultivation technique."
"If I can cultivate both together, that'll be even more incredible..."
Lin Yan began muttering to himself, delighted.
Yao Lao, who was beside him, also stepped forward after seeing that Lin Yan had learned the Flame Mantra.
"Then, young friend, I'll teach you alchemy next!"
"From what I've learned during this time, the people here haven't mastered this skill. So if you manage to learn it, you'll be welcomed as an honored guest wherever you go in the future."
Lin Yan nodded to Yao Lao.
Then, following Yao Lao's instructions, he planned to head back to the Medicine Hall in Green Sun Town and buy some low-tier medicinal ingredients.
After all, he had only just begun and would need plenty of ingredients to practice with. This stage would certainly cost the most money.
Still, Lin Yan didn't feel the slightest sting over it.
After all, he knew very well what an Alchemist was worth.
Although the profession cost a fortune at the beginning, once he mastered it, the benefits would be enormous!
So he quickly headed toward the Medicine Hall in Green Sun Town.
"Huh? Little Brother Lin Yan?"
"I finally found you. It's been two months, and getting to see you once has been harder than climbing to heaven!"
Lin Yan had been heading straight toward the Medicine Hall in Green Sun Town when he unexpectedly heard a familiar voice along the way.
He stopped and looked toward the voice, only to find that the person who had called out to him was Lin Xia.
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