Although Baishuang City is called a city, it is actually no less than a small country.
The main city is extremely large, built on a large, top-grade spiritual vein. It has more than a dozen small cities under its jurisdiction, and has hundreds of thousands of cultivators and countless mortals.
Because it is far away from the Far North, the evil aura here at night is not so strong, and there are not so many evil patches. In addition, the Ye family manages it well, so it seems to be thriving.
Chen Lin did not meet the ancestor of the Ye family. After leaving the teleportation hall, he was taken by Ye Zhengming to meet the current patriarch of the Ye family, an old man in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
The other party was very kind. He first asked him if he had any difficulties, introduced the various facilities of Baishuang City, and then processed the elder token to confirm his identity.
Then, he was brought to a cave.
"Friend Chen, this is where you will live from now on. I have arranged some servants for you. If you need anything, just tell them."
Ye Zhengming handed the cave token to Chen Lin, and then told him about the precautions in the city and the situation inside the cave.
Finally, he pointedly reminded: "Fellow Daoist Chen can move freely within the main city with his elder token, but try not to leave the main city. If you have to leave for something, please inform the clan leader in advance to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
Chen Lin had expected this, nodded, and said, "Don't worry, Senior Ye, I know the severity of the situation."
Ye Zhengming laughed, "That's right, it's fun to work with smart people. So Elder Chen, you can stay here with peace of mind. Just don't forget to refine the elixir. I will send you all the materials as soon as possible."
After saying that, he flew away.
Chen Lin watched the other person for a while, then took Xiao Cao to check out his residence for the next ten years.
The Ye family was not stingy and gave him a large courtyard, located in an area with abundant spiritual energy halfway up the mountain. It covered a large area and the facilities inside the cave were complete.
In addition, he was given four servants, all of whom were young and beautiful female practitioners of Qigong.
"Meet the master!"
After Chen Lin finished looking at the cave, he called the four servants over, and the four young female cultivators immediately greeted them nervously.
Chen Lin waved his hand and said, "No need to call me master, just call me Elder Chen. What are your names?"
He actually didn't like having strangers around him, but these four people couldn't be driven away. Although the Ye family might not have arranged for them to come here with the intention of surveillance, they still had to show some attitude.
"My name is Ye Qin, my name is Ye Qi, my name is Ye Shu, and my name is Ye Hua."
The four little nuns answered in turn.
Qin, Qi, Shu, Hua, as soon as he heard the names, Chen Lin knew that these four people must be servants trained by the Ye family since childhood, so he did not ask any more questions.
He pointed at Ye Qin and said, "From today on, you are the housekeeper. You will be responsible for everything here. But there is one thing you must remember: you are not allowed to enter the main cave without my permission."
"yes!"
Ye Qin's eyes lit up and he immediately replied respectfully.
Chen Lin continued, "I am not a stingy person. As long as you listen and do your job well, you will get benefits. But if you do something you shouldn't do, don't blame me for being ruthless. No matter what your identity or background is, no one can protect you!"
After saying that, he rummaged in his storage bag for a while, and finally found four bottles of elixirs for Qi training monks, and gave one bottle to each person.
"Here are some medicinal pills for you as a gift. Go get busy!"
The four little girls immediately showed excitement, thanked him at the same time, and then went to work happily.
Chen Lin took Xiaocao into the main cave and began to set up the formation.
The cave itself has various magic arrays, but after all, it was set up by the Ye family, so he had to set up some of his own. Apart from anything else, the privacy still had to be covered up.
Of course, it is hard to say whether this arrangement is effective.
If he were to judge by others, he felt that the Ye family would definitely secretly set up surveillance treasures or formations in this cave. After all, his existence was related to Ye Luo's fate, and it was impossible for them to just leave it alone.
Therefore, even if you set up a concealing magic circle, you cannot do some important things.
After the arrangements were completed, Chen Lin let Xiao Cao move on his own while he began to check his body and then meditate and practice.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
The Ye family once again sent someone to deliver a batch of materials, and also sent over a few recipes for Nascent Soul stage pills.
This surprised Chen Lin, but also made him feel more relieved.
It seems that the Ye family's policy towards him is conciliatory rather than tough, which is good news for him.
In the following days, he practiced and made pills at the same time.
The first thing he refined was naturally the Soul-Restoring Pill. In order not to arouse suspicion, he really refined it this time. Only at irregular times would he use his innate ability to make a successful batch.
In this way, a large amount of materials would be wasted, which made him feel extremely distressed, but there was nothing he could do.
At the same time, he collected ghosts in the market town and prepared to refine the original soul liquid.
But of course he would not use the Ten Thousand Souls Creation Technique to create creatures here. He would just make preparations first. After leaving Baishuang City, he would find a secluded place to go into seclusion for a long time and give birth to the spirit of the Purple Spirit Ring.
There is no time for practice.
Three years later.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, hurry up, the sermon meeting is about to begin!"
In the hall, Ye Luo paced back and forth, urging constantly.
"knew."
Chen Lin agreed and came out slowly.
"The sermon meeting is still half an hour away, why are you in such a hurry? Your state of mind is too bad. I think your inability to build a foundation has a lot to do with your state of mind."
Walking into the hall, Chen Lin looked at the other person and said bluntly.
During these three years, the other party often came to his place, and the two of them had already become familiar with each other and became friends regardless of age difference.
But unfortunately, the opponent's soul defect has not been completely recovered. Although it has recovered a lot, it is still a little short of it, and the medicinal power of the Soul-Restoring Pill has no effect.
The Ye family still did not give up and still sent him alchemy materials regularly, but he knew that it would be impossible for the other party to restore his improved version of the alchemy formula. If they wanted to restore it, they had to use the original alchemy formula.
He also reported this situation to the head of the Ye family, but he didn't know whether the other party could get the original recipe or gather all the materials on the recipe.
I guess it's difficult.
Because in the past three years, he had searched everywhere and found no information about the Soul-Restoring Pill, and had never heard of any pill with similar functions.
He suspected that Ji Wu Yu's family heritage was not from the Northern Wilderness Continent, or even from the Star North Realm. You have to know that when the Tianxuan Realm was shattered, in addition to the Star North Realm, a Star South Realm was also separated!
"Oh, I see. Let's go quickly. I'm just anxious to listen to the sermon to improve my state of mind."
Ye Luo didn't agree with Chen Lin's words, but of course, she wasn't angry either. She had already faced her situation calmly.
Chen Lin sighed secretly and said nothing more.
With the other party's status, he can listen to the sermon anytime he wants. He is in such a hurry to go just to join in the fun. Ever since he felt that the effect of the Soul-Restoring Pill was gradually disappearing and his soul could not be restored, he seemed to have gradually given up hope and no longer had the indomitable spirit he had before.
Unfortunately, he didn't have any good solution and could only wait for the Ye family to find the recipe for the authentic Soul-Restoring Pill, and he would help to refine the pill.
The two left the cave and headed to the foot of the main peak of Baishuang City.
This place is already crowded. Almost all the disciples of the Ye family have come out and gathered here, but there are even more cultivators coming from outside.
Because tomorrow is the once-in-a-decade trade fair in Baishuang City, today's sermon is just to warm up for the trade fair and to attract more monks.
After all, it is a great opportunity for a powerful person in the realm of refining to preach for free.
Chen Lin is also looking forward to it.
His own cultivation was basically done behind closed doors. In the past, the Silver Fairy would occasionally guide him, but after he was promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, he had to rely entirely on his own comprehension, and his progress was very slow.
During these three years, he had only advanced a little bit in cultivation. Not to mention advancing to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, he couldn't even reach perfection in the early stage of the Nascent Soul. And that was even when he had no shortage of elixirs to help him.
The main reason for this phenomenon is that one has not fully understood the skills and has not gained enough understanding of the realm.
Although his Heavenly Thunder Nine Revolutions Divine Art came from the Infusion Inheritance, the first three revolutions were fine and the content was not too complicated, but after the fourth revolution, it became very mysterious. He had been continuously comprehending it, but he only mastered the method of operation. There were several key points that he could not sort out and he had not reached the point of mastery.
So he also attached great importance to this sermon.
Even if the person who was preaching was not practicing a thunder-attributed technique, he could always learn from others' experience. The understanding of cultivation by a powerful Void Refiner was far beyond what a Nascent Soul cultivator like him could achieve. Perhaps a casual word from him could enlighten him.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, go over there!"
Ye Luo is a person who likes lively places. The more people there are, the more excited he becomes. He shuttles through the crowd like a happy little rabbit.
Moreover, now, the other party has grown into a big girl, and looks somewhat similar to Ye Qingcheng, even better, which attracted the attention of the male cultivators around.
Chen Lin didn't like the atmosphere of being watched, so he quickened his pace. But before he had gone far, he saw a slightly plump man in a green robe coming towards him.
"Haha, it really is Fellow Daoist Chen. I thought I was seeing things!"
The man in green robe laughed, his tone very friendly.
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, but when he saw the other person's face, he also smiled.
"It's Brother Daoist Zhao. I haven't seen you for several years. How are you?"
This person was none other than Zhao Jiuzhou from Zhao’s Trading Company, the only person with whom he had a good relationship since he came to this world.
After taking a look at the other person, Chen Lin was immediately surprised.
"Brother Zhao's cultivation has really improved by leaps and bounds. Did he obtain some heaven-defying treasure? He has actually reached the late stage of perfection. Is he preparing to advance to the Spiritualization Stage?"