Chapter 194: Three-Color Dou Qi Training!
"Brother Lin! My dear brother! You have to leave me one of those to refine!"
After learning about the effect of the crystal core, Xiao Yan almost wanted to throw himself at Jiang Lin's leg and beg him to refine a Fire-type crystal core for him.
"Get lost." Jiang Lin kicked Xiao Yan, who was trying to hug his leg, away. Then, looking at the remaining source crystals, he shook his head and said, "The remaining source crystals can only refine two more cores, unless we find more accompanying purple crystal sources or other materials that can be used as substitutes."
Jiang Lin and Xiao Yan had only obtained three accompanying purple crystal sources from the Purple Crystal Cave, and the resulting source crystals could only refine three cores.
"But the good news is that source crystals can be recycled. If you find similar materials or high-tier magic cores in the future, I can refine them for you." Since Jiang Lin only had the materials for three cores, he naturally couldn't give them to Xiao Yan. The crystal cores could be used more diversely in Jiang Lin's hands, but for Xiao Yan, it was just an ordinary external Dan Tian.
"Good!" Xiao Yan was overjoyed and nodded enthusiastically. He didn't complain about Jiang Lin keeping all three sources for himself. After all, in the alchemist's subconscious, to make a pill, at least three portions of material were needed to obtain one pill. Now, Jiang Lin didn't even ask for material fees, which was already a great favor.
As for the accompanying purple crystal sources? Xiao Yan understood that apart from leaving the inscription "Xiao Fire Fire was here" in the Purple Crystal Cave, he had not contributed anything useful. In the end, Jiang Lin shared the herbs he collected with him and even gave him a piece of accompanying purple crystal source. Xiao Yan felt like Jiang Lin was a great person in the Dou Qi Continent! After the accompanying purple crystal source was used up, the resulting source crystal was just waste in Xiao Yan's hands. Jiang Lin could turn waste into treasure, but that had nothing to do with Xiao Yan, so he didn't feel any resentment about Jiang Lin "keeping three source crystals."
After all, what would Xiao Yan do with three source crystals? If Jiang Lin didn't refine them, they would be useless.
"When I find a high-tier Fire-type magic core, I'll definitely get one for Brother Lin too!" Xiao Yan began to talk grandly, but Jiang Lin wasn't listening.
"Let's talk when you actually find one." Jiang Lin didn't take Xiao Yan's words seriously. He planned to return to the Jamma Holy City after reaching the Dou Master stage, use the resources of the Refiner's Guild and the Mittel Trading Company to search for discarded high-tier magic cores, which would be much more reliable than relying on Xiao Yan.
When the residual value of high-tier magic cores couldn't be developed throughout the entire continent, Jiang Lin felt that he could find a good deal.
"If you really find a high-tier Fire-type magic core, you can melt this Water-type crystal core and I'll refine a new one for you," Jiang Lin said, considering Xiao Yan's likely protagonist status. Jiang Lin thought that he should change his approach and try a "task-based" method to communicate with Xiao Yan. Who knew, it might work?
Jiang Lin: "Young Xiao Fire Fire, if you go and find me a high-tier Fire-type magic core, I will help you refine a crystal core!"
"Good! It's a promise!" Xiao Yan nodded eagerly, not being stubborn. Although he didn't have the immediate plan to search for the crystal core materials, he thought he could take his time. After all, his journey was just beginning, wasn't it?
"Alright, focus on your training, and once you reach the Dou Master stage, when you pass through Black Iron City, help me deliver something." Jiang Lin nodded at Xiao Yan, then spoke briefly with Xiao Yi Xian before they each began their own cultivation.
While they were cultivating, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had almost turned the entire Beast Mountain upside down. Even in areas like Qing Shan Town, Black Iron City, and Wu Tan City, traces of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King were spotted, but in the end, it just gave a fierce glare at the towns and let out a roaring bellow before turning back.
Through communication with the lower-tier beasts of the fifth and fourth ranks, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King discovered, in fury, that there was a human with no aura, like a ghost, who was playing tricks with fourth-rank beasts in the Beast Mountain. Fifth-rank beasts tried to pursue it, but they couldn't even see the shadow of the human!
This meant that the messages left by the human weren't meant to show off but were factual statements: if the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King dared to attack, this person had the ability to kill the little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King without anyone noticing.
"Roar!!! What a disgrace!!"
From time to time, the angry roars of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King echoed through the Beast Mountain.
However, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King still dared not attack the human cities. It knew that if it did, the deep beings in the Beast Mountain would not protect it, and high-level human cultivators could intervene and kill it in the Beast Mountain. Once it was killed, its descendants would also be killed by the ghost-like beings in the skies of the Beast Mountain.
In this era where human cultivators dominated, humans and other races had reached an understanding: powerful cultivators from both sides would not fight lightly, but if they broke the agreement, higher-level cultivators could intervene.
The Refining Valley, with its mysterious array, was far beyond the understanding of the fourth- and fifth-rank beasts. Thus, Jiang Lin, who was cultivating inside the Refining Valley, was unaware of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King being on the verge of collapse outside.
At this moment, he sat on a flat area, looking at the light blue crystal core in his hand, deep in thought.
In the distance, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian were both refining pills and cultivating under Yao Chen's guidance. The Qingxuan Cauldron had been lent to them for use.
"Since Yun Zhi's wind-type Dou Qi can be absorbed and transformed by the Fire Refining Technique, the water-type Dou Qi in this crystal core should also be absorbable, right?" Jiang Lin's eyes lit up as he stared at the water-type crystal core in front of him. "Xiao Fire Fire mentioned 'crystal pills,' but isn't this crystal core just a special kind of crystal pill?"
Thinking it over, Jiang Lin immediately swallowed the glutinous rice-sized, translucent light blue crystal core in one gulp. Then, he began to activate the Fire Refining Technique and Soul Refining Technique. Immediately, a layer of brilliant red-golden flame slowly rose around him. The surrounding Dou Qi began to form a huge energy vortex about ten meters in diameter, slowly gathering around him.
Jiang Lin's training movement caused Yao Chen and the others to glance over, their expressions slightly changing.
Then, they saw a faint and illusory deep blue glow surrounding the brilliant red-golden flame on Jiang Lin's body.
"Teacher, why is Brother Lin's training more intense than before?"
Yao Chen merely stared blankly at Jiang Lin, who was absorbing the three attributes of Fire, Gold, and Water Dou Qi. He felt that the world was finally turning into something he couldn't understand.
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