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Chapter 172 The Lin Family of An Ding, First Attempt at Alchemy

Lin Zhao's eyes flickered, and the Reincarnation Poison Curse appeared.

She was familiar with these four words. Back then, Ning Wengui had been poisoned with the Reincarnation Poison, which caused him to be depressed for many years.

It seems I'll have to find this old guy again to learn more about what happened back then.

After having the Grand Elder bring Han Lan to the Lin family prison, Lin Zhao, with the assistance of the other elders, rearranged the positions in the Alchemy Hall.

"Lin Zhao will not assign capable people to the elders who were previously close to Han Lan, but Lin Zhao believes that strength is paramount."

Lin Zhao looked around at the crowd with their various expressions and said, "Therefore, all the vice elders of the Alchemy Hall are qualified to challenge, based on the grade of the pills they refine. The medicinal materials will be supplied by the family. Whoever wins can replace the elder. Deacons can also apply to challenge for the position of vice elder; the supervisors and disciples below can also challenge upwards step by step."

As he spoke, Lin Zhao's face suddenly darkened: "Finally, as the head of the family, I understand that the Alchemy Hall serves the family. Therefore, I will set forth the rules of the Alchemy Hall here. If any elder does not consider the interests of the family members, the elders will have the right to vote to expel them. If something like today, where a Lin family woman falls ill and a Lin family disciple brings medicine for help, happens again, the entire Alchemy Hall will be held accountable. As for some details, they will be handled by the Fifth Elder, who is in charge of this aspect."

The Fifth Elder nodded and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Patriarch, you've removed the biggest abscess, I can still handle the rest."

Many people in the Alchemy Hall were initially worried that Lin Zhao, being such a young family head, might not have any influence. After all, Lin Zhao's reputation outside the family could intimidate the cultivators and disciples of the Lin family, but it couldn't intimidate the old monsters in the Alchemy Hall who were obsessed with alchemy.

However, seeing that all the elders remained silent, something even Lin Mang himself couldn't do back then, they nodded in agreement.

The elders could naturally sense the thoughts of the people in the Alchemy Hall, and couldn't help but secretly mock them.

Who do they think the Lin family's rise to prominence is due to?

To put it bluntly, the Lin family is now entirely dependent on the resources and prime locations that Lin Zhao brought back, and they will need to rely on Lin Zhao's connections and reputation to advance further in the future.

Lin Zhao's future is definitely not limited to this continent.

Would she care about the Lin family's small piece of land?
The position of family head was less about Lin Zhao wanting to sit in it, and more about the ulterior motives of these old guys. They wanted the mainland to know that the famous Lin Zhao outside was the head of the Lin family.

After dealing with these matters, Lin Zhao returned to the Lin family's council hall and said, "Elders, the matter of the alchemy hall has been resolved. Please take care of the banquet arrangements. I have never handled these matters before, so I can only be responsible for inviting people."

The elder chuckled and said, "Of course, Patriarch, please rest assured."

After finishing explaining everything else, Lin Zhao returned to his room, lay down on the bed headfirst, and let out a long sigh: "Teacher, I'd rather go to the Mainland Grand Competition and have a fight than do these things again."

Fortunately, the elders were helpful; otherwise, she would have had a real hard time dealing with them.

Grandma Honghu floated out and circled around her, laughing heartily: "These old fellows have made things easier for you. After all, it's not easy for the elders to make decisions on such an important matter as dealing with a leader of a hall."

Lin Zhao sensed something: "Master, were you also the head of some powerful family before?"

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so familiar with some of the family's strict rules.

Honghu brushed it off, saying, "However, we can't always wait for you to handle these kinds of matters. I see that you trust these elders quite a bit. Why don't you set a rule for them? If they reach a consensus on similar matters and apply to you, they can carry out your instructions even if the patriarch is not present."

Lin Zhao closed her eyes in pain and covered her face: "Why do I still have to apply to you?"

Grandma Honghu laughed and said, "What do you think the patriarch means by 'master'? The elders can indeed decide on big and small matters, but only the patriarch can make the real decisions. Do you really want your ancestor to personally take charge?"

Lin Zhao let out a painful howl, then, remembering something, sat up: "I remember that when Father wasn't around, Mother also issued the orders on his behalf!"

“That’s a Daoist partner. Your mother has your father’s Daoist partner mark on her body.”

Lin Zhao asked logically, "If I find a Daoist partner, can they help me with this?"

Grandma Honghu: "..."

It's clear what her fearless disciple is afraid of.

"Are you looking for a steward or a Daoist partner?" Amused by Lin Zhao's words, Granny Honghu summoned a medicine cauldron from her spatial storage: "Alright, rest for a while and then get up. I will begin to teach you the art of alchemy. I will first refine some pills that you will need in the future."

Lin Zhao sighed softly, "Never mind, a Daoist partner is more troublesome."

Shen Yuhan alone was enough to disgust her back then, let alone anyone else. Lin Zhao picked up a pillow and shoved it under her head.

Lin Zhao was awakened by a knock on the door, not knowing how long she had slept. She opened her eyes and saw that Granny Honghu's figure refining medicine was no longer in the void. She sat up and rubbed her head.

"Come in." "Patriarch, the elders request that you come to the main hall."

Lin Zhao hummed in agreement, took out a spirit stone from her ring, and tossed it to her: "Got it. By the way, how long have I been in the room?"

The maid happily put away the spirit stones, thinking to herself that the steward was right after all; the master of the house really does have good things here.

"It's been about a day and a night."

Did he just sleep all day?
Lin Zhao nodded, thought for a moment, and realized she had nothing else around. After the maid helped her up, she gave the maid a hairpin she had used earlier as a reward.

When Lin Zhao came out, the steward also received some trinkets. "The head of the family is the same as always, he likes to reward us."

Lin Zhao yawned and stretched: "You only get this because you did a good job."

She learned this habit from Yao Yun. In a cultivation family that never did this, Yao Yun's generosity in rewarding merit was very popular.

Despite being poor and penniless, these little trinkets were no big deal to Lin Zhao.

Upon arriving at the main hall and seeing the thick stack of invitations prepared by the elders, even Lin Zhao, who was used to seeing all kinds of storms, felt like running away immediately.

After writing the invitations amidst the elders' smiling gazes, Lin Zhao was about to face Grandma Honghu's grueling training once again.

"Go to the largest alchemy room in your Lin family. Although you are a beginner, you have already reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage. You can try to break through step by step."

This was Grandma Honghu's idea.

In fact, many cultivators who cultivate medicine as an auxiliary means do so because they lack the talent for cultivation. If they had enough talent, who wouldn't want to pursue the path of sword cultivation?
After all, that is the best and fastest way to ascend.

Therefore, most alchemists start learning alchemy from the Qi Refining stage.

However, for Lin Zhao, she started learning about spirit talisman masters during the Qi Refining stage. Her talent allowed her to have a sufficient upper limit for cultivating auxiliary medicines, so it wasn't too late for her to start learning during the Golden Core stage.

Moreover, at the Golden Core stage, Lin Zhao no longer needs to go through the arduous process of learning how to control flames and wood elements.

These two points are no longer a problem for Lin Zhao.

It would take Lin Zhao quite a while to identify all these medicinal herbs.

So, while the Lin family was busily preparing for the banquet, Lin Zhao, while memorizing the Great Compendium of Herbs, began to use his own flames to touch the herbs under the supervision of Granny Honghu.

During this time, Lin Zhao, who had always impressed Granny Honghu with her cultivation, now caused her so much worry that she lost several feathers.

This was Lin Zhao's first time encountering the art of alchemy. After carrying some medicinal herbs, he was asked to start refining them, which made him a little nervous.

After summoning flames, they merge with the medicinal herbs.

In their first encounter, Lin Zhao's flames incinerated the medicinal herbs into ashes.

"continue."

Having learned from his previous experience, Lin Zhao tempered the temperature of the flames in his hands, and as a result, after burning for a long time, there was still no movement.

Seeing this, Grandma Honghu's lips twitched, and she slammed a book of medicinal herbs onto the girl's leg: "Are you incubating them here? Turn up the temperature!"

Lin Zhao added a tiny bit of warmth.

"Add more!"

Lin Zhao added a little more.

"Are you a fire-type user?! Whose flames are this cold? You couldn't even burn a chicken to death!"

Flames erupted from Lin Zhao's hands, scorching even the soul of Granny Honghu.

Grandma Honghu: "..."