Chen Lin soon put the Yuan family's affairs behind him and began to collect materials to upgrade the Thunder Sword.
But even in this upper realm, high-level thunder-attribute materials are rare resources and not easy to come by. Moreover, he plans to accomplish it in one go this time and directly raise the upper limit to an extremely high level, so he doesn't even look at ordinary good materials.
This matter was not too urgent, so Chen Lin decided to take his time and refine it again when he found the solution, otherwise he would just use it first.
The materials to upgrade the Thunder Sword were not found, but the materials to repair the Immortal Refining Gourd were unexpectedly gathered.
In the following days, he practiced while studying how to repair this broken spiritual treasure.
It took half a year, and with the help of his innate abilities, he finally restored the damaged parts of the treasure. The spirit of the item has not yet been completely destroyed, so it may take less than ten years for it to be revived.
Chen Lin was in a good mood as he was about to get another spiritual treasure. He went out to eat a spiritual meal, and then wandered around the city, looking for materials that might be useful.
Then he discovered that there were a lot of people setting up stalls today, and all they were selling were items from the ancient times.
This situation is obvious, some large relics must have been discovered.
Sure enough, after a little investigation, they learned that an underground ancient repair site was discovered in a thousand-foot canyon thousands of miles south of the city, and it seemed to be quite large.
Chen Lin had no interest in exploring the ruins, so he picked up a few items that looked unique and then returned to the cave.
But within a few days, the matter of this relic became more and more of a sensation.
Someone obtained a well-preserved book from the ruins and determined that the ruins were related to the Creation Sect from ancient times and were likely one of the sect’s bases!
Chen Lin immediately knew that a storm was coming.
The Creation Sect is a legendary superpower. In the ancient times when there were many strong people, it was also a dominant existence, especially in the field of esoteric arts, where it was second to none.
To this day, many incredible and powerful secret techniques are derived from the inheritance of this sect.
His own second soul was refined using the sect's creation and concentration technique.
One can imagine what a sensation the discovery of the ruins of such a sect would cause.
Sure enough, as the information spread, it attracted countless monks to explore. For a time, the cities around the ruins were overcrowded, especially Tianfeng City, where a large number of monks came in and out every day. Most of the items taken out of the ruins were brought here for trading.
When there are too many people, friction is inevitable. In the process of exploring the ruins, killing and looting are inevitable. Hatred extends outside and fighting scenes can be seen everywhere.
Monks died almost every moment.
In order to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, Yingyue Palace dispatched many more people to the city, and even sent a powerful Taoist master to take charge, so order in the city can be maintained.
This Taoist master is called Murong Qing, and is said to be the disciple of Palace Master Lan. Chen Lin suspects that she is the veiled woman who taught him the secret art of soul transmission.
However, he did not visit, but stayed at home and reduced his chances of showing up in public.
He spends most of his time in seclusion practicing, and occasionally goes out to collect some classics from the ruins.
The booming treasure hunt had nothing to do with him.
In a spiritual food pavilion in the city.
Yuan Hongying looked at Fatty Han opposite her and said, "What do you want me to do? Tell me quickly. I have to go to the ruins to buy some items later!"
Fatty Han pondered for a moment and said bluntly, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, does your Yuan family have any Seven Star Pills to sell recently?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Hongying looked at the other person in surprise, and then asked in astonishment: "You have actually completed your foundation building. Your progress is so fast?"
The last time we were in the caravan, the other party had just broken through to the late stage of foundation building not long ago, but now he has reached the perfect state. This cultivation speed is amazing.
"hey-hey."
Fatty Han chuckled and said, "I have to thank the remains of the Creation Sect for this. I got some opportunities there. I want to find Fellow Daoist Yuan to build a relationship with him and see if I can buy a Seven Star Pill from your Yuan family's business and try to reach the Golden Core realm."
Yuan Hongying showed envy.
She is only in the initial stage of foundation building, and because of her poor aptitude and exhausted potential, she has not made any progress in her cultivation for a long time. She doesn't know if she will have the opportunity to achieve golden elixir in this lifetime.
After sighing, she shook her head.
He said to Fatty Han, "Seven Star Pills are in short supply right now. As far as I know, our Yuan family's business doesn't have much in stock. Even our own disciples don't have enough, so they probably won't sell them. Even if they do, they'll only be single- and double-patterned ones. There's definitely no higher-level ones."
Seeing the other party's disappointment, she said, "Don't you have a good relationship with Chen Lin? Why don't you go find him?"
"Chen Lin?"
Fatty Han was stunned and asked in confusion: "I haven't seen him since I left the caravan. Is he still in Tianfeng City? Could he have a way to buy the Seven Star Pill?"
Yuan Hongying glanced at the other party, hesitated and said: "It seems that you don't know yet, Chen Lin is actually a Yuanying cultivator. If he is willing to help you, the Seven Star Pill is not a small matter."
"What!"
Fatty Han suddenly exclaimed, looking incredulous.
Then he lowered his voice and said, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, you are not trying to win my love and some kind of inner demon has appeared. How could Chen Lin be a Nascent Soul cultivator? If he is a Nascent Soul cultivator, then I am a powerful God Transformation cultivator!"
"hehe."
Yuan Hongying sneered and said, "Believe it or not, but if you go looking for him, don't tell him that I told you the news, as if I've been pestering him."
After leaving Lingshi Pavilion, Fatty Han went straight to the address Yuan Hongying told him without any hesitation.
He is not as shy as Yuan Hongying. If he doesn't hold on to such a big thigh, it would be a waste of God's gift!
"Haha, I was wondering why the magpie was calling on the tree branch early this morning. It turns out that Brother Han has come to visit!"
After receiving the notification, Chen Lin came to the front yard. When he saw Fatty Han, he immediately spoke with a smile.
Fatty Han no longer had his usual playful expression and bowed hastily.
"The junior Han Jinshan meets the senior. I didn't know your identity before, so please don't blame me if I'm disrespectful."
Chen Lin smiled and said, "Please sit down. There is no need to be so formal between you and me. Just use the original name. Otherwise, it will seem too distant."
Fatty Han waved his hands repeatedly, "I dare not. This is a different time. We cannot mix up the seniority of our cultivation. Besides, you are definitely much older than me, so it is only right for me to call you senior."
Chen Lin also knew that it was impossible to ask the other party to use the original name again, so he said indifferently: "Then call me whatever you want. I haven't seen you for a few days, and you suddenly came to my house today. What's the matter?"
After saying that, he looked at the other person and couldn't help showing surprise.
"It seems that you have had some extraordinary adventures during this period. Your cultivation has improved so much. Did you go to the ruins of the Creation Gate?"
Fatty Han quickly replied, "Senior Chen has a keen eye. I did get some opportunities and items in the ruins, including several books that are relatively intact. Senior, you have always been interested in these ancient books, so I wanted to come and present them to you."
After saying that, he touched his storage bag and took out several large rolls of bamboo slips.
Chen Lin showed interest and picked them up one by one to examine them.
When he saw the third volume, his expression suddenly changed, and then he nodded and put away all the bamboo slips.
"Yes, Brother Han knows my preferences. However, as a Nascent Soul cultivator, I cannot take your things for free. Here is a Seven Star Pill, which is just right for you now. I will give it to you. I wish you can achieve the Golden Pill Path soon!"
Chen Lin took out a pill bottle and handed it over.
"Thank you, Senior Chen!"
Fatty Han was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.
He didn't expect Chen Lin to be so considerate. Without waiting for him to ask for it, he took out the thing he wanted most and gave it to him for free.
Of course, he did not refuse. There was no need to be polite at this time.
Seeing that Chen Lin stopped talking, Fatty Han immediately spoke up again, "Senior, you are busy, so I won't bother you any more. If I get similar books again, I will definitely send them to you right away."
After saying this, he bowed and left.
He didn't take out the bottle of elixir until he left the courtyard gate and walked a long way away.
After opening it, Fatty Han was immediately overjoyed.
Four-pattern Seven-star Pill!
After the joy, his eyes couldn't help but become moist. He didn't expect that a friend he made unintentionally would turn out to be such an important figure, and even after regaining his true form, he still treated him as a friend.
Fatty Han has been running around for most of his life. Is this finally the end of his hardship
In the courtyard, Chen Lin took out the bamboo slips he had read before and sat there to study them carefully.
The characters used by these ancient monks were extremely obscure, and often one character contained many meanings. Even if he had studied them specifically, it would still be very slow for him to read them.
It took him more than two hours to finish reading the contents on the bamboo slips, and then he got up and returned to the training room.
Place the bamboo roll on the table and take out an item.
Ask the stone.
Looking at the inconspicuous ruby in his hand, Chen Lin sighed.
After these years of secret investigation, he has a better understanding of this thing.
The value of this item was far beyond his imagination, and its rarity was outrageous.
Legend has it that a piece of it may not appear in the entire Southern Star Realm even once in a thousand years. Every time it appears, it will cause a fierce fight among many powerful people. In serious cases, it may even cause a catastrophe.
Therefore, such a thing would be a hot potato if it fell into his hands. Once the news that he had this thing got out, not only would he lose the thing, but he would also have a problem with his life.
Chen Lin has always been troubled by how to deal with this thing.
I don't know what to do with it if I keep it, but I can't bear to give it up.
The most important thing is that the fact that he owns this thing is not a secret, at least the man from Yunhai knows it clearly.
With the other party's means, he will definitely not be trapped in the Dao Domain ruins forever. If he escapes and comes to the Xingnan Realm, the news that he has the Dao Stone may be leaked.
As long as the secret is leaked, strong people will come to find you. No reason will be used to cover it up. Strong people at the perfect level of refining emptiness have many ways to make him tell the truth. After getting the thing, they will most likely kill him.
So he was very worried over the years, and even once thought of offering it to some powerful person in exchange for some benefits. The top priority was to offer it to the Blue Queen.
It's just that because the treasure is so valuable, I have been hesitant.
But now there is a new twist.
The volume of the Creation Sect's classics that Fatty Han sent actually recorded a secret method that allowed gifted people to use the Asking Stone!
Under normal circumstances, a treasure like the Asking Dao Stone, which contains the meaning of the Great Dao and assists in the comprehension of Taoism, can only be used by a strong person in the late stage of Refining Void or above.
Without reaching this stage, even if you get it, it will just be a useless piece of stone and you won’t be able to sense anything from it.
But there is one exception.
That is the gifted one.
The reason for the existence of gifted people has never been determined, but they are indeed the favorites of God, born with the talent to use the power of rules.
Because the Tao is also the embodiment of rules, if a gifted person develops his innate abilities sufficiently, he can theoretically communicate with the Tao Stone through his innate abilities and comprehend the Tao rhyme within it in advance.
Of course, this is only feasible in theory. I have never heard of any monk actually succeeding in doing this.
After all, before reaching the stage of refining emptiness, the life level has not undergone qualitative change and it is simply impossible to bear the power of Tao rhyme, and the secret techniques in this regard have not been passed down.
Chen Lin didn't dare to think about it at first, but he didn't expect that Fatty Han gave him a surprise!
This secret art has no name and cannot even be considered a secret art. It simply introduces the connection between innate abilities and Taoism, and includes a part on how to use innate abilities to guide the energy of the Tao Stone.
The entire content of the bamboo scroll actually records the existence form and evolution process of Taoism.
Chen Lin picked up the bamboo scroll, read the contents again, and then considered each word carefully.
According to the author's speculation and description, the innate abilities of a gifted person are the embodiment of rules. If one uses one's own innate abilities as the core to condense Taoism, it will achieve twice the result with half the effort.
This has actually been confirmed.
Those with talent will indeed have an advantage when they reach the stage of Dao Yun after completing the Refining Void. There are relevant records in the classics.
However, Chen Lin is doubtful that his innate ability is destiny. If he uses this to condense Taoism, in which direction should it be developed and how can it show its power
After thinking for a while, he shook his head.
It is too early to think about these things now. Although he has the Taoist Stone and has learned how to use it, it does not mean that he can comprehend his own Taoist magic.
There is still a long way to go!
Taoism is the comprehension of one's own Tao. He has not even touched the edge of Tao yet. His greatest hope is to use the energy of the Tao Stone to make his innate abilities stronger.
It would be best if you could develop a magical power that can be used in combat!
I don't seek to comprehend the essence, nor do I dare to ask for enlightenment. I just want to increase my strength in battle.
Next, Chen Lin began to practice the secret technique.
Although it was just a small trick, it took him three months of seclusion to master it.
This is because this method uses soul power, and his soul power is extremely strong, otherwise he would not be able to master it at all.
In the final analysis, things like Taoist stones and Taoist magic are of too high a level, and it is not yet time for him to get involved.
But at the same time, if you succeed by chance, the benefits you gain will surely be unimaginable!