becomes the gluttonous ghost Xiao Ziyan!
I don't know if there was a mistake in my cultivation or if there was some other reason.
After cultivating to the level of Seven Star Dou Zong, Lin Ran's cultivation level stagnated due to blood deficiency. Even if he made full use of the Huan Chan Ji Le Jue to absorb the furnace cultivation level, he could not make any progress at all.
Lin Ran was troubled by this for a long time. Finally, after being tested by Master Zuntian Scorpio, he deduced that it was because his early practice progressed too fast, so that the blood and qi in his body could not keep up with the yang energy, resulting in a deficit.
Only by taking the seventh-grade elixir, Tianling Dragon Blood Pill, can this defect be made up.
Under normal circumstances, this seventh-grade elixir, the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill, is not a rare item for the three Scorpion Demons who are at the peak of the Dou Zun level.
After all, as far as Lin Ran knew, the three Scorpion Demons had no shortage of eighth-grade elixirs. In the original novel, the three old ghosts even took out the eighth-grade elixir of the Nine-Colored Thunder Pill!
That was the pinnacle of the eighth-grade elixir, second only to the ninth-grade elixir. Its value was so high that it was unimaginable.
It can be said that with the background of the three Scorpion Demons, they should be able to easily refine a mere seventh-grade elixir. After all, the medicinal materials for the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill are very rare for ordinary people, but for the three Scorpion Demons who are at the peak of the Dou Zun level, it is not too easy.
However, after telling Lin Ran the solution, the three scorpion demons did not refine the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill for Lin Ran.
Instead, he rejected Lin Ran on the grounds that he wanted to allow the Yunyu Sect to return to Zhongzhou, and asked Lin Ran to find the medicinal herbs by himself and establish a branch sect at the same time, so as to leave a way out in case he failed to return to Zhongzhou in the future.
After all, Lin Ran is a seven-star Dou Zong, and the seventh-level magic beasts with seventh-level magic cores also have the strength of Dou Zong.
In addition, in terms of alchemy, Lin Ran is only one step away from the seventh level, so this also means training and honing Lin Ran.
Lin Ran was helpless.
Since his arms were stronger than his thighs, he could only obey his teacher and come to this northwest area.
After nearly a year, he finally gathered all the medicinal herbs.
"I hope this Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill is really useful..."
Lin Ran took a deep breath, waved his hand, and the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire emerged and merged into the medicine cauldron.
With a wave of his hand, medicinal herbs flew out from the ring continuously and finally hovered in the air.
After carefully examining these medicinal herbs and finding no problems, Lin Ran waved his hand again, and twelve jade bottles appeared on the other side. Not only that, there were also three magic cores with extremely rich fighting spirit, quietly floating in the air.
All the medicinal materials for alchemy are here!
After checking all the materials again, Lin Ran slowly closed his eyes. The prescription for the Tianling Dragon Blood Pill flowed through his mind like water. The key points of the refining process were also recalled by Lin Ran at this moment.
After a moment.
Lin Ran opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and moved his fingers. Twelve streams of energy burst out at the same time, shattering the jade bottle.
Suddenly, twelve groups of monster blood essence were suspended in the air, emitting a strong fishy smell.
Lin Ran glanced lightly, and with a flick of his fingers, three flames burst out, enveloping the herbs, blood essence, and magic core at the same time.
Lin Ran followed the procedure, first refining the herbs, then condensing the essence and blood, and finally breaking up the magic core to extract the purification energy.
The energy in the seventh-level magic core was enormous. The moment it shattered, its huge fighting spirit burst out and continuously impacted the Sun Cauldron, causing bursts of buzzing sounds to be heard from within the cauldron.
Fortunately, Lin Ran had enveloped the entire room with his fighting spirit in advance, otherwise the aftermath of the fighting spirit alone would have turned this restaurant and residence into ruins.
Time passed little by little, and seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
The room shrouded in fighting spirit was filled with the refreshing aroma of elixir. Obviously, this was the sign of the elixir being successful.
The process of refining the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill is not complicated. You only need to extract the medicinal materials, essence blood, and magic core in order, and then fuse them together. The only difficult part is how to integrate the huge fighting spirit energy in the magic core into the medicine liquid.
Lin Ran had just finished refining a corpse soul puppet, and he was feeling great.
Therefore, the refining process went very smoothly this time. Everything went smoothly without any mistakes.
This also saved Lin Ran the effort of searching for a second batch of medicinal materials for alchemy.
As the elixir energy gushed out, Lin Ran's slightly narrowed eyes slowly opened. Looking at the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill floating in the Sun Cauldron, Lin Ran took a deep breath, and the vast pure yang fighting spirit in his body suddenly burst out, enveloping the Sun Cauldron.
The next moment, Lin Ran's figure, along with the Sun Cauldron, disappeared directly in the room.
When he appeared again, he was already outside a barren mountain.
The thick fighting spirit that enveloped the Sun Cauldron gradually dissipated, and the rich elixir fragrance suddenly gushed out, rushing straight into the sky and earth. Attracted by such rich elixir energy, dark clouds quickly gathered above the sky.
"Are you here?"
Seeing this scene, a hint of joy suddenly appeared in Lin Ran's eyes.
Not all seventh-grade elixirs can cause elixir thunder. Only the elixirs with powerful medicinal effects among the seventh grade can do this.
For example, the Hunyuan Rongxue Pill that was originally refined for Medusa attracted pill thunder, but the transformation pill that was later refined in the Black Horn Region did not cause pill thunder.
The stronger the medicinal aroma of the elixir, the greater the probability of attracting elixir thunder; the stronger the medicinal aroma, the more powerful the elixir thunder.
At present, the terrifying degree of the condensation of the heavenly pill thunder even surpassed the time when the Hunyuan Rongxue Pill was refined for Medusa!
Lin Ran's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a satisfied look.
However, he did not deal with Dan Lei immediately, but instead set his eyes on a huge rock beside him and said calmly: "You and I have known each other before, why are you so afraid of me?"
"…"
There was silence behind the boulder for a long time. Then, a small figure in white timidly poked his head out from behind the boulder.
It was a little girl in white clothes who was only as high as his waist. The little girl seemed to be no more than twelve or thirteen years old, with long lavender hair that reached her waist. Her cheeks were extremely white and tender, and she looked as delicate as a piece of jade. Her pair of big black and watery eyes blinked at Lin Ran, and then she gave him an awkward but polite smile.
"Hello..."
"This is our second meeting. Why don't you introduce yourself?"
Looking at Zi Yan in front of him, Lin Ran raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but this kind smile that he almost never got tired of showing to other girls seemed like the most terrifying thing in the world in Zi Yan's eyes.
He was so frightened that he shivered and stood up straight quickly, his childish voice a little flustered.
"Hello, sir. My name is Zi Yan. I live in Canaan College. We met last time."
"My name is Lin Ran."
Looking at Zi Yan like this, Lin Ran couldn't help but feel a little amused.
Could he be some kind of terrifying evil ghost? Why was Zi Yan, who was fearless in the original novel, so scared when she saw him?
Seeing the smile on Lin Ran's face, Zi Yan also forced a tearful smile on her face.
She was sensing the spiritual treasure's instinct and realized that many treasures in this barren mountain were already mature. In addition, she felt a little hungry, so she thought of coming to this barren mountain to find some food.
As a result, before he found the treasure, he was attracted by the extremely strong fragrance of the elixir.
Who would have known that the source of the elixir fragrance was actually Lin Ran, who was refining the elixir!
This fellow who possesses terrifying strength and even the two old men of Nine-Star Dou Zong are afraid of him is actually a high-level alchemist!
A pill that could bring about a thunder tribulation must be at least a seventh-grade pill, which means that Lin Ran is at least a seventh-grade pill alchemist!
This is too awesome!
But soon, Zi Yan's shock was replaced by speechlessness.
No, bro.
Didn't you just occupy Black Seal City? You can't make pills in such a big place like Black Seal City, so why did you run to this desolate mountain?
Zi Yan felt helpless and wanted to escape, but she didn't dare to.
She knew how terrifying power this seemingly harmless boy possessed, and she still remembered his shocking fighting skills that day.
"Take it and eat it first."
Lin Ran wanted to say a few more words to Zi Yan. This little girl's identity was not ordinary. If we talk about the degree of noble status, perhaps only the little girl in Canaan College could be compared with her.
However, thunderclouds had already formed in the sky, and it was pitch black with lightning and thunder. It was obviously not a good time to deceive the girl.
Lin Ran casually took out a few pills from his storage ring and threw them to Zi Yan. Then he looked up at the sky, ready to face the thunder tribulation.
"Huh?"
Looking at the jade bottle thrown to her, Xiao Ziyan took it in a panic.
The jade bottle was not sealed tightly. Although Lin Ran in front of him looked so scary, the fragrance of the elixir that came to his face was extremely alluring.
The most important thing is that the elixir condensed in the Sun Cauldron exudes an alluring scent that even Zi Yan cannot resist!
The Tianling Dragon Blood Pill is a seventh-grade pill made from the essence blood and magic cores of magical beasts as the core materials.
For a semi-transformed magical beast like Zi Yan, who was not yet an adult, this kind of elixir was even more attractive than the transformation pill. After just a few sniffs, Zi Yan's stomach began to growl.
"Yes, it smells so good."
Xiao Ziyan swallowed twice, but it was obvious that she could not eat the seventh-grade elixir.
The greedy little Taixu Gulong immediately focused his attention on the pill in his hand, looked at Lin then, and then stuffed the pill in the jade bottle into his mouth and chewed it.
"tasty..."
In just two or three bites, she chewed the pill into pieces and swallowed it. Zi Yan's eyes lit up. She licked her lips and looked at the jade bottle in her hand with a lingering feeling.
The energy concentration of this pill is much higher than the medicinal herbs he took in college.
The most important thing is that these pills are more delicious and flavorful than eating the herbs directly!
"What a little foodie."
Looking at Xiao Ziyan's eager look, Lin Ran didn't know why, but suddenly thought of the Hakimi he raised before he traveled through time.
Every time that guy sees canned dried fish cat food, he always looks eagerly like this.
This little girl is actually a monster. It would be nice to keep her as a pet, right?
Thinking of this, Lin Ran couldn't help but be a little scared by his own boldness.
The identity of this little girl is truly terrifying. Apart from anything else, once I bring her to Zhongzhou, I'm afraid those monsters will discover her in an instant.
By then, let alone his small eight-star Dou Zong, I'm afraid the entire Yunyu Sect will be wiped out overnight!
After all, this little girl has the most noble bloodline among the demon beasts!
However, if we don't bring it to Zhongzhou…
hey-hey.
For some reason, Xiao Ziyan suddenly became an Ah Q, sneezed, and felt a chill on her back.
But before she could think about it, a dull thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, and a suffocating and terrifying pressure came from the sky.
"Boom!!"
The thunder calamity gathered, and terrifying thunderclouds filled the sky. Within the thick dark clouds, a bolt of lightning like a giant silver python suddenly tore through the sky and swept down violently.
"Oh, how scary!"
Zi Yan's eyes widened and she trembled.
Although her strength is tyrannical, she is only comparable to that of a Dou Huang. However, the attack of this thunder tribulation at this moment is at least comparable to that of a mid-level or even high-level Dou Zong!
The thunder was like a giant silver python, but Lin Ran was not afraid. No matter how the thunder flashed and bombarded, he took it all.
Thunder and lightning filled the sky, surging like crazy, scaring little Zi Yan so much that her face turned pale.
At the same time, the huge movement of alchemy also attracted countless powerful people in the Black Horn Region.
Feeling the energy and rich fragrance of elixir permeating the thunder tribulation, countless strong men from the Black Horn Region came one after another. Before the thunder tribulation was over, the surroundings of the barren mountain were already filled with strong men from the Black Horn Region.
"Such a terrifying thunder tribulation, there must be a strong person refining a seventh-grade elixir in this desolate mountain!"
"Yes, and the rank is not low. When did we have a seventh-rank alchemist in our Black Horn Region? Could it be that the Medicine King has made a breakthrough?"
"It shouldn't be the Medicine Emperor. Since the Black Seal Auction, the Medicine Emperor, as the only survivor, announced that he would go into seclusion that day. He should still be in Maple City cultivating and recuperating from his injuries."
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"A seventh-grade alchemist..."
As more and more powerful people appeared around the barren mountain, whispers became more and more frequent. Some people who heard these words looked at the beam of light with a hint of greed in their eyes.
The sky is filled with thunder and lightning, and this elixir must be at least of the seventh grade.
But precisely because of this, they only dared to show greed and did not dare to take the next step.
A seventh-grade alchemist, with such status and strength, has already transcended the ordinary and is not someone they can afford to provoke. Even a Douhuang powerhouse dare not get too close to him.
Coupled with the terrifying power of the thunder tribulation in the sky, even a Dou Zong strongman would be terrified.
The sky was filled with thunder and lightning, and the terrifying power became more and more intense. Many strong men in the Black Horn Region began to retreat. Even those at the Dou Huang level turned pale and did not dare to stay for long.
Among those strong men, there were several figures hiding in the dark, and the leader had an extremely gloomy expression.
"A seventh-rank alchemist, a Dou Zong expert... Han Feng, you are amazing. You actually dare to offend such an expert."
A mocking voice came from one side. It was an old man with blood-red hair and wearing a yellow skull robe.
The old man's face was also thin, almost skin and bones. At first glance, he looked like a skull. His deep-set eyes were glowing with a faint light, like a ghost's fire, revealing a sense of weirdness and spookiness.
This blood-haired old man just stood in the void like this. Whenever his sleeves swayed in the wind, the surrounding space would quietly emit a subtle fluctuation, which shows how powerful his fighting spirit is.
His sunken pupils gazed at the thunder tribulation in the distance, and a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.
"I offended him? It's obvious that this kid broke the rules of the Black Horn Region!"
"I know he is extremely powerful, but he killed three elders of your Demon Flame Valley. If you don't get rid of him, how can my Demon Flame Valley survive in the Black Horn Region in the future?" Han Feng spoke in a low voice with a gloomy look on his face.
"Don't provoke me. That guy is as strong as me. Besides, when we fight, it's inevitable that we will suffer some injuries. You and I have known the rules of the Black Horn Region for a long time."
The old demon sneered, "If you are not completely sure and only rely on me, you'd better stay in your Maple City. At least he didn't attack you after the Black Seal Auction, right?"
"you!"
Han Feng's face twitched. This old guy was indeed as despicable and shameless as the rumors said.
Even if three elders at the peak of Douhuang level died, he was able to hold his breath. No wonder he was able to survive in the Black Horn Region until now!
The old demon has a very long history. He is at the same level as the original dean of Canaan College, but the dean of Canaan College had gone traveling long ago, and all the people of the same level had also died.
However, he relied on his ability to hide and survive until now.
"Don't worry, I've already made some contact, but I still need to confirm the authenticity of the information."
Han Feng said in a deep voice: "As long as they lock the information and send strong men over, with your help, this kid will definitely die!"
"Don't forget, at that auction, he bought all the good stuff by himself. You should know how terrifying that amount of resources is."
Seeing Han Feng talking about the Black Seal Auction, the old demon's eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of greed.
After sneering twice, he said, "Don't worry, as long as you can recruit one or two Dou Zong masters, I will sacrifice my life to accompany you. However, the Bodhi Body Saliva..."
"I can give you the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, but I only want his life!" Han Feng said in a cold voice with murderous intent.
If these old guys want to take action, they will definitely have to pay a heavy price. In the end, even if they kill Lin Ran, he won't get much of those treasures.
But it doesn't matter.
Be it the saliva of Bodhi's body or the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, he doesn't care.
But he is determined to obtain the remaining map of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire!
"Let's go!"
Han Feng took a deep look at the thunder and lightning in the sky, and the murderous intent in his heart grew stronger.
"I thought you were only a sixth-grade alchemist, but I didn't expect you to be a seventh-grade alchemist... I hope you are really a guardian of the Soul Palace, otherwise, humph!"
…
Although the thunder tribulation was fierce, it was unable to break through Lin Ran's fighting spirit barrier.
The sky was filled with lightning, which lasted for about ten minutes before finally dissipating.
The rich fragrance of elixir filled the barren mountain, and a blood-red elixir was quietly suspended in the Sun Cauldron.
Lin Ran waved his palm and the pill fell into his hands.
"Is this the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill?"
Looking at the pill in his hand, Lin Ran's eyes were burning.
This pill is about the size of a longan, blood red all over, round and shiny. It feels warm and comfortable when you touch it with your palm.
Taking a deep sniff, I could smell the strong medicinal fragrance with a slight fishy smell, which was quite peculiar.
"Good, it smells so good.
Xiao Ziyan looked at the blood-red pill, swallowing her saliva. Her eager look made Lin Ran laugh.
"I can't give you this pill. This is what I want to eat. Here, you eat this."
Lin Ran shook his head, took out several jade bottles from the storage ring, threw them to Zi Yan, and at the same time put the Tianling Dragon Blood Pill into the jade bottle.
He was not going to swallow the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill directly.
It's not that he was worried about the efficacy of the medicine. The main reason was that he didn't know what would happen after taking the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill. When he was refining the pill before, the Black Horn Domain strongman Lin Ran who appeared around him naturally knew about it.
Not only did he know the existence of these powerful men, but Lin Ran was also well aware of the appearance of Han Feng and the old demon.
It was not because Lin Ran's soul strength was strong enough to lock onto a high-level Dou Zong master while refining a seventh-grade elixir, but because Han Feng's body had actually been marked by Lin Ran a long time ago!
This mark is extremely hidden. As long as someone gets close, Lin Ran will sense it. That's why Lin Ran can sense the existence of Han Feng and the old demon.
"Thank you, thank you, brother."
Xiao Ziyan held several jade bottles, and then hesitantly said to Lin Ran: "Brother, you are so kind. Well, I have been out for a while. Old man Su Qian may be worried about me. How about I go back to the inner courtyard first?"
As he said this, he seemed to be afraid that Lin Ran might misunderstand something, so he hurriedly said, "I don't hate Big Brother, I'm just afraid that old man Su Qian will worry..."
I think you are just afraid that I will do something to you, little girl!
Lin Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry, then waved his hand.
"Go ahead, go ahead. You are only at the Dou Wang level. The Black Horn Region is full of dangers. There are many Dou Huang and Dou Zong masters. You'd better not run around outside."
"By the way, the Transformation Pill you bought at the auction was also made by me. However, you have already taken the Transformation Grass, so taking the Transformation Pill will not be of much use. You'd better practice hard and break through to Dou Zong as soon as possible."
"I know, I know. Thank you, brother. You are such a good person!"
After getting Lin Ran's permission, Xiao Ziyan nodded her head hurriedly, put all the pills in her hand into the ring, then turned around and went into the bushes.
However, before she could take two steps, the girl suddenly turned around and ran to Lin Ran with eager eyes.
"What's wrong?" Lin Ran was quite surprised.
"Well, big brother."
Xiao Ziyan was a little embarrassed and said shyly: "I, after I finish eating these, can I still ask you for some medicinal pills to eat... I won't eat them for nothing. I know the locations of many rare medicinal herbs. Brother, you are an alchemist and you must need those medicinal herbs. I can take you to find them!"
As she spoke, Zi Yan's big black eyes were full of anticipation.
"…"
Lin Ran rolled his eyes, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
This little girl is really a foodie. She is obviously scared to death, but she can't bear to give up her appetite for the elixir.
"well."
Lin Ran shook his head helplessly, took out a jade token from his palm, and threw it to Zi Yan: "If you want the elixir, take this jade token and go to Black Seal City to find me."
"Yeah!"
Zi Yan giggled, feeling very satisfied.
She no longer had to eat those unpalatable herbs, which made her extremely happy. In her heart, Lin Ran had changed from a "terrifying existence who killed people like crazy" to a "good brother with terrifying strength".
After cheering twice, Zi Yan hurriedly bowed to Lin Ran, tightly grasped the jade token in her hand, and then fled into the bushes and disappeared.
Seeing Zi Yan running away, Lin Ran shook his head helplessly.
Who could have imagined that this cute little girl's true identity would be so tyrannical and terrifying?
"Forget it, I'll just keep her for now."
"The most urgent thing is to take the Heavenly Spirit Dragon Blood Pill first to restore blood energy!"
There are many powerful enemies in the Black Horn Region. Even if he has mastered the heavenly-level fighting skills, the strength of an eight-star Dou Zong is still far from enough.
Apart from anything else, if he wanted to get that girl Gu Xun'er, his cultivation had to at least reach Dou Zun!
So.
His cultivation can no longer stand still!
(End of this chapter)