Chen Lin followed the meatball out of the stairs of the room and found that they were in a desolate mountain and wilderness, but the meatball was nowhere to be found.
He did not dare to delay and just picked a direction and continued to escape. He didn't know whether the old skeleton man was killed in the explosion or not, and he might catch up with him.
But now he had lost all his magic power and could only run on the ground. In addition, he had not eaten for a long time and his body was very weak. He could not run anymore after a while.
As a last resort, Chen Lin could only find a secluded place to hide, find some wild fruits to fill his stomach, and make a simple set of clothes with leaves and vines.
Next, he walked and stopped, and actually successfully walked out of the mountains and came to a road.
At this moment, he was covered in mud, and the leaf clothes on his body had turned into pieces, like a savage. Fortunately, the density of his body did not change and it was still very tough, otherwise he would have been turned into a bloody mess after walking through the mountains for so long.
"Dad, there's a monster over there!"
In the distance, a wooden cart pulled by a one-horned creature was approaching. There was an old man and a young boy on the cart. The young boy saw Chen Lin from a distance and immediately spoke.
Chen Lin also saw the other party, stopped to watch, and waved for help.
With his current physical strength, ordinary people and ordinary warriors don't need to worry about him. Even low-level cultivators can't do anything to him. These two people still need a carriage to travel, so they can't be high-level cultivators, so there's no need to be too defensive.
But what he didn't expect was that after seeing him, the other party immediately changed direction and ran away quickly, leaving a cloud of dust.
Chen Lin grinned and looked at his own appearance. It was no wonder that the other party was scared, he really looked like a monster.
But he did not leave. Instead, he found some fresh vines around him, used his innate ability to weave a set of clothes and shoes, and returned to the roadside.
After a while, several more unicorn carts came from the other direction, loaded with goods, looking like a small caravan.
"Who is it?"
This time, the clothes on Chen Lin were still acceptable, and the other party did not run away. However, they were woven with vines after all, which still made the people in the convoy alert.
"I am a herbalist, and I got lost in the mountains. Please help me and let me follow you to the nearby city."
The people here speak the language of the Crystal Clan. He had learned it with the Crystal Clan people in Tianfeng City before. Although he was not proficient in it, there was no problem in communication.
"Herbalist?"
The leader of the convoy was a burly man. He looked Chen Lin up and down, and when he saw that Chen Lin did not have the aura of a cultivator, he nodded.
"Okay, but you can only follow behind. I'll give you a unicorn, you can ride it!"
Chen Lin was delighted when he heard this, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you very much for your help, sir. I will definitely report back later!"
The burly man waved his hand without saying anything, directing the convoy to continue on the road.
Yinbugan City.
It is called a city, but in fact it is just a town, but it is very prosperous.
"Pharmacist Chen, what do you think of my previous proposal? Do you want to join our Sihai Trading Company? As long as you agree, the salary can be increased a little bit."
When they arrived at the town, the leader of the caravan spoke to Chen Lin.
Chen Lin pretended to be hesitant and indecisive.
Seeing this, the burly man continued to persuade, "Although our Sihai Trading Company is not big, we also have cross-border transportation channels. Since Pharmacist Chen has no fixed place to live, it doesn't matter where you are. If you think the environment here is not good, I can report to the higher-ups and ask you to go to the trading company headquarters in Yuwa Country. Didn't you say you were from Yuwa Country?"
Chen Lin was waiting for this sentence. He was silent for a while, then reluctantly said, "I have been away from home for more than 20 years. I really want to go back and take a look. In this case, I will do as Brother Yu said and join your company!"
The other party's surname is Yu, and his name is Yu Lianhai. According to the information he gathered along the way, nearly half of the people here have the surname Yu, so it can be concluded that they are the same race as Yu Gongyuan and their Crystal Clan.
"Haha, Pharmacist Chen is so straightforward. From now on, we are partners. Let's go into the city first and change Pharmacist Chen's clothes and meet him!"
The burly man was very happy.
Along the way, Chen Lin demonstrated a lot of knowledge about alchemy, and he must be a pharmacist without a doubt. He will definitely be rewarded handsomely for attracting such a person to his company, so how can he not be happy
As for the other party's unknown origins and the possibility that he is in trouble, this is not something he needs to worry about. The people above will investigate it.
The group walked into the town. Chen Lin changed his clothes first, had a good meal and drink, and then was arranged to stay in an inn.
Then, a senior executive from Sihai Trading Company came over and questioned him, and he still repeated his previously fabricated identity and background.
The other party didn't know whether he believed it or not, but didn't continue to ask. Instead, he tested his ability to refine medicine.
Although he has no magical powers, as a so-called pharmacist, he only refines the lowest-level medicine. He only needs to mix the medicinal materials and control the furnace temperature. With the help of his natural abilities, he can easily pass the test.
Chen Lin sat on the bed in the inn, holding a token in his hand. This was his token of loyalty in Sihai Trading Company, proving his identity as a pharmacist.
With this, he is no longer an illegal resident and can move around freely here.
However, he knew that the company could not possibly trust him completely and just wanted to use him to make medicine. It didn't matter. What he needed now was a place to settle down and then find a way to find Luo Qinglan.
He and Luo Qinglan had agreed before that if they could not contact each other for some reason, they would meet in the capital of Yuwa Kingdom. However, he did not expect that this time it would be so tragic. Although he did not die, he lost all his cultivation, and his storage bag and package were also lost. The loss was heavy.
Chen Lin put away the token and began to examine his body.
At this moment, his body is still crystal clear, but not as clean as before. It is a little turbid. This is probably caused by being contaminated by impurities after coming to the outside world. It may eventually return to its previous normal state.
Now he looks very much like a member of the Crystal Clan, and a noble with obvious features. It is probably because of this that the people at Sihai Trading Company did not particularly suspect him.
However, he has now truly become a useless man who is unable to even lift a finger. Apart from his own physical strength, he can only use his innate abilities, and their origin is very weak, so they are not very useful.
As for the innate thunder patterns, although they can be controlled, there is no way to charge energy into them. We need to study them carefully to figure out how to use them.
With a thought, Chen Lin revealed the line of destiny.
The golden main line in the picture is even more hazy, and only a little gold can be seen faintly, and it is impossible to see if there are any gaps.
Apart from this, there is no other change.
Chen Lin began to think about the skeleton old man again.
It is unknown whether the other party is dead or not, but he has two souls in one body. Even if the main body dies, the other terrifying existence can continue to control it. If he is found here, he will have to be captured and taken back to make elixirs.
But more than half a month has passed since he escaped. If the other party wanted to find him, they would have found him long ago. This possibility is not very high.
But he can never get his things back.
Thinking of those treasures, Chen Lin's heart bled. Those were his accumulation over hundreds of years, and now they were gone in an instant.
Everything else was not a big deal, after all, the important things were already with Luo Qinglan, so he was not left with nothing, but the amulet that Niuniu gave him was also lost, which was hard for him to bear.
Although Niu Niu has been unable to respond to the call, it is not a problem with the amulet, but a problem with Niu Niu herself. She will be able to use this thing to contact the other party in the future. Now that the thing is gone, he has to wait for Niu Niu to contact him actively.
Moreover, without the amulet, the deterrent effect on the creatures of the demon world is gone, and I can no longer go to the Gambling Lake.
well!
Chen Lin sighed and shook his head.
No matter what happens, he can't go back to look for her, nor does he dare to let others look for her. He can't hide now, and must not fall into the trap.
You may not be able to find it even if you look for it.
Putting the matter aside, he thought of the meatball again. There was no trace of the other party after leaving the underground space. It was probably hidden.
The other party is not as good as him. His body is too eye-catching and he will be treated as a monster as soon as he appears.
There are other medicine men, but I'm afraid none of them will survive.
In the following days, Chen Lin was arranged to stay at the Sihai Trading Company’s headquarters, where he spent his days refining medicine and gathering information.
In this way, half a year passed leisurely.
One day, Chen Lin sat upright in the room, his body trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were full of surprise.
After half a year, his body finally recovered and he finally entered the Qi training level as he wished!
As long as you can practice, there is hope.
Chen Lin sensed the newly emerged weak magic power, and then with a thought, the innate thunder pattern appeared in his hand.
With magic power, he can activate lightning-attributed objects and charge the lightning patterns, gaining an additional means of self-protection.
The reason why he was able to practice was because of this thing.
No one knew what method the old skeleton man used to refine all the spiritual roots in his body. If this thing had not been completely integrated with him and could be used to sense thunder-attributed spiritual energy, he would have become an ordinary person who could not practice.
But because of this, his spiritual roots became more pure. This lightning pattern was something innate, so it was no exaggeration to say that he had an innate thunder body.
In addition to spiritual roots, another important place is the soul.
This aspect is also very miserable.
Not to mention the golden soul, he even had the power of his silver soul gone. If he wanted to recover, he had to rely on soul refining pills. He had saved some of the circumnavigating beasts and soul refining pills and left them with Luo Qinglan. As long as he found him, he could solve this problem.
But without the Eight-Armed Circumvention, ordinary soul-refining pills could only allow him to return to the Silver Soul, but it was impossible for him to return to the Golden Soul. This loss was not small.
However, the golden soul was able to advance successfully because of the reward from King Xuanyin in the blood handkerchief scene. It is hard to say whether the other party has left any traces behind. Losing it this time can be regarded as removing a hidden danger.
The same goes for the golden body. It seems that there is something behind it from the Demon-Suppressing Temple. Now that it's gone, it's gone.
Chen Lin secretly gave himself a reassuring pill to make himself feel less heartbroken.
As for the second soul, he didn't care at all.
"At worst, I can start over again. This little setback won't crush me!"
Chen Lin took the innate thunder pattern back into his body and continued to practice.
"Deacon Yu, how is my trip to the headquarters going? Have you heard back?"
A few days later, Chen Lin found the store manager and asked about the situation.
Even though more than half a year has passed, he is still a little worried about staying here. It would be best to go to Yuwa Kingdom as soon as possible.
But he must use the space channel, he doesn't have the ability to travel in the wild.
The deacon of the trading company here is an old man from the Crystal Clan named Yu Tianming, who seems to be quite powerful.
Although this is just a small town, because it borders a large mountain range and is rich in various medicinal herbs, many businesses have branches here.
When the old steward heard Chen Lin's question, he shook his head and said, "We haven't made any important gains recently, so we can't activate our company's space channel. Pharmacist Chen, please wait a little longer!"
It sounded like perfunctory words. Chen Lin knew that the other party didn't want him to leave. Such an obedient and hardworking pharmacist could create a lot of value for them, while an ordinary pharmacist would not get much reward if sent to the headquarters.
He also had a countermeasure for this. He took out a small bottle from his sleeve and put it on the table.
"This is?"
The old deacon looked at Chen Lin in surprise, then picked up the bottle and opened it.
"Crystal-forming liquid medicine!"
The old man took one look and exclaimed.
Then he looked at Chen Lin with a strange look on his face and said, "Pharmacist Chen can actually refine the crystal-forming liquid medicine. It is really a waste of his talent to stay here. I will immediately apply to the higher-ups to use the space channel and personally accompany Pharmacist Chen to the headquarters."
Chen Lin nodded.
"Then I'll trouble you, Master Deacon."
The crystal-transforming liquid can make the bodies of Crystal Clan members purer, and is of great significance to Crystal Clan practitioners. It is no less than the cultivators' marrow cleansing pills, and it can be used continuously. If he shows this skill, this small place will definitely not be able to keep him. The other party dare not hide it and can only send him to the headquarters.
This time the process was very fast. The next day, Yu Tianming came with good news. Preparations for opening the space channel were ready and they could set off.
Chen Lin set off immediately.
"Yu Lianhai, what are you doing here?"
Yu Tianming brought Chen Lin to a room in the center of the base, but found someone standing at the door, walking back and forth, looking very anxious.
This person was the burly man who brought Chen Lin back. Besides him, there was also a little girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, who looked nervous.
"Master Deacon, I am innocent. I definitely did not swallow the goods. They were lost inexplicably!"
"baffling?"
The old man sneered and said, "Everyone who was with you is dead, there is no evidence, and even if it is really lost, you as the leader cannot escape the blame, wait for the punishment!"
Yu Lianhai's face was filled with fear.
The other party was determined to have him swallow up the goods, so they could get rid of their own responsibility. In this case, he might be in danger of his life.
It wouldn't matter if he died alone, but he still has his family. Yu Tianming is cruel and ruthless, and I'm afraid he won't let even his family go.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and said to Chen Lin: "I heard that Pharmacist Chen is going to the headquarters this time. My daughter is well-behaved and smart. I beg Pharmacist Chen to take her with you as a medicine boy. If I am punished, no one will take care of her."
Chen Lin naturally knew what the other party was thinking. To be honest, he didn't want to cause any trouble now, but after looking at the little girl, he nodded.
Then he said to the old steward: "Master steward, Yu Lianhai has done me a favor. I can't refuse this request, but it depends on your opinion."
He can help the other party, but he cannot involve himself.
Yu Tianming frowned, but finally nodded and said, "If that's the case, then it's the little girl's good fortune!"
After saying that, he walked into the room first.