Chapter 285: Special Metal · Soul Gold!
"Hmm, Master, how long was I unconscious?" Not long after Jiang Lin left, Xiao Yan slowly woke up from his unconscious state. He looked around at the unfamiliar room, a little surprised, his mind still somewhat groggy.
"That little brat really has an extraordinary healing effect on meridians. Given your injuries, I thought you'd be out for three days and nights, but you've woken up after just one day," Yao Chen, who had a lot on his mind, looked back at Xiao Yan, who was slowly getting up from the ground, his eyes still filled with confusion, and explained the current situation to him.
"When you gambled with that Buddha's Wrath Fire Lotus before, I didn't stop you. Deep down, I knew that the little brat had an extraordinary healing effect on meridian injuries. As long as you didn't die in the explosion of the Buddha's Wrath Fire Lotus, you would fully recover afterward."
"Rest up. This Refiner's Guild is, overall, very safe," Yao Chen sighed softly, then entered the ancient spatial ring on Xiao Yan's chest. "I need to rest for a while. If you need nothing, try not to disturb me. I've consumed too much soul force. I almost fell into a deep sleep, and I need time to recover. While you're recovering, I wouldn't suggest going anywhere. Gamma Sacred City is quite safe for you."
After giving his final instructions, Yao Chen fell into a dormant state. Although Jiang Lin's actions had helped preserve some of his soul force, preventing him from falling into a deep sleep, Yao Chen still needed to sleep in order to recover. Additionally, once Jiang Lin was ready, he would likely need Yao Chen's help, and he couldn't afford to neglect that.
Deep down, Yao Chen was also curious about the so-called super-class Xuan Artifact.
In the silent refining room, only the furnace fire continued to burn. Xiao Yan stared blankly at the ancient spatial ring on his chest, deep in thought for a long time. Finally, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Yao Chen wasn't wrong. Thanks to Jiang Lin's existence, Xiao Yan was no longer afraid of Dou Techniques that could harm his body.
In the end, he had successfully created his own exotic fire Dou Technique, which was as powerful as a small nuclear bomb. In the future, he could keep increasing its power by adding more exotic fire.
At the crossroads of total precision and specialization, Xiao Yan chose to specialize in exotic fire. Nothing could go wrong with a Buddha's Wrath Fire Lotus. If there was, he'd just use two.
"My body... is really in bad shape. But fortunately, after being forged by the Fire Refining Technique, my body has become strong enough, and it will continue to recover. Otherwise, it would be hard to say," Xiao Yan took out a few healing pills from his spatial ring and swallowed them whole, then sat down cross-legged to refine them. He began to focus on using his subjective initiative to repair his body.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on the door outside the refining room. Xiao Yan came out of his meditative state, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes. "Could it be that Brother Lin is back?" He didn't think much about it and immediately opened the door. After all, Master Yao had said that the place was safe.
"Brother Yan, you're looking well!" Outside the refining room, a strong man, like a standing brown bear, Yuan Bao, was pushing a small food cart. He stood outside the door and smiled at Xiao Yan. His yellowish eyes showed a moment of surprise when he saw Xiao Yan, but it quickly faded, and he pushed the cart of food inside.
"The food at our guild is pretty good. It's all meat from magical beasts, filled with energy, which is hard to find outside. Our guild is small, so we can afford to be extravagant. The alchemists' guild next door has too many people, so their food is a bit more frugal," Yuan Bao joked with Xiao Yan while bringing in the cart.
"Our guild is very safe. I'm Jiang Lin's senior brother, so you can call me Brother Yuan."
"Thank you, Brother Yuan," Xiao Yan quickly expressed his gratitude, watching as Yuan Bao took out the delicious-smelling meats from the cart. His stomach immediately growled.
"First, focus on recovering from your injuries, then you can think about going out. All the doors in the guild can be entered. If a door is closed, please knock before entering. If there's no response, don't barge in. There are array formations inside, and you might get hurt," Yuan Bao said while giving Xiao Yan a thorough look, then smiled as he explained some of the guild's rules before preparing to leave.
Yuan Bao obviously knew Xiao Yan's identity. He not only knew about it but also knew that Xiao Yan was likely involved in the explosion near Salt City. Hai Mo had flown back overnight and told him everything that had happened there. Now, Yuan Bao wasn't sure what role Xiao Yan had played in the explosion—was he a main character or an innocent bystander? Yuan Bao didn't know, but he knew that Jiang Lin knew, because Jiang Lin was the only refiner observer in the explosion.
"Ah, wait, Brother Yuan!" When Yuan Bao turned to leave, Xiao Yan immediately called out to him, "Can you tell me where Jiang Lin is?"
"He went to the Library Pavilion. It should be time for him to come back," Yuan Bao smiled and looked outside the door, where Jiang Lin, still with a thoughtful expression, had appeared.
Yuan Bao directly asked, "What's up? Didn't find anything? I've seen it before. When the former guild president was in charge, we had Soul Gold here. It's usually used for array devices. We don't use it much."
"No, I did find some information. If I'm not mistaken, there are indeed records of Soul Gold being stored in the warehouse. However, the last batch of Soul Gold was sent to Yunlan Sect more than ten years ago, when the former president was about to step down," Jiang Lin's eyes showed a hint of helplessness.
"Ah... it seems the former president really liked Yunlan Sect," Yuan Bao sighed helplessly, then patted Jiang Lin on the shoulder and laughed in a helpless tone, "We juniors really can't go to Yunlan Sect to ask for things. How about we wait until the teacher returns?"
Jiang Lin didn't know what to say. Why did the former president send all the good materials to Yunlan Sect? The sect's protective array was one thing, but what about the Yunlan Sword and the remaining materials? Didn't he leave anything for the younger generation?
Seeing this disregard for the younger generation, it seemed like the older generation believed the juniors wouldn't be able to come up with any significant arrays.
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