Refining medicine can't save Doupo!

Chapter 566: Xiao Yan: What Xiao Clan? I don’t know!
For Jiang Lin, it was not important whether Xiao Yan could steal the Tuoshe Ancient Jade back from the Ancient Clan. What was important was to give the Soul Clan's Dou Sheng elders a reasonable excuse.

Well, to the Soul Clan, the Xiao Clan wasn't important at the moment. Even if Xiao Yan eventually ascended to Dou Sheng, the Soul Clan elders would at most give him a "whoa," and that was it. At least, before Xiao Yan demonstrated his immense talent, such as achieving Dou Sheng and Dou Emperor status in just a few decades, the Soul Clan didn't care much for the Xiao Clan. After all, according to traditional belief, the birth of a Dou Sheng takes at least hundreds or thousands of years, and by that time, the Soul Clan would have already completed their plans.

Therefore, the Soul Clan's primary goal in suppressing the Xiao Clan was to obtain the Tuoshe Ancient Jade, and secondly, to eliminate the Xiao Clan completely. Because the Xiao Clan had no need to exist for the Soul Clan, if they could eliminate the Xiao Clan completely, they would definitely choose to do so.

But what if the Xiao clan suddenly becomes useful?

For example, after Jiang Lin learned from Hun Ke'er about the Hun Clan's attitude towards the Xiao Clan, he thought about it for a while and then came up with an idea that seemed to do a lot but ultimately changed nothing.

The Soul Clan wants Xiao Yan's Tuoshe Ancient Jade? Okay, Xiao Yan will give it to them directly.

The Soul Clan wants the Tuoshe Ancient Jade from the Ancient Clan? Okay, Xiao Yan can go get it as a free move.

But how can Xiao Yan gain the trust of the ancient clan?

"A single Tuoshe ancient jade is of no use. Therefore, as long as your identity is known, the Tuoshe ancient jade can still be on you as proof that you are not secretly colluding with the Soul Clan." In the Tianfen refining room, Jiang Lin, who was sitting cross-legged, looked at the three people with extremely wonderful expressions, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Those old souls of the Soul Clan currently don't have a more effective way to seize the Tuoshe Ancient Jade from the Ancient Clan. Although asking you to steal the jade sounds a bit far-fetched, it's better than having no clue at all, isn't it?"

"." Yao Chen, Hun Ke'er and others looked at Jiang Lin strangely, and after thinking for a while, they suddenly realized that this method seemed outrageous, but it seemed unexpectedly reasonable?
After all, the Soul Clan can't do anything about it anyway, so why not test the waters with Xiao Yan? In the end, whether one or two Ancient Jades are missing makes no difference. And if successful, they can obtain both Ancient Jades without bloodshed. As for whether Xiao Yan can resist? Resistance requires immense strength; resistance without strength is courting death.

"So, after all this circumvention, will the Tuoshe Ancient Jade still be in my hands? I'll just have the completely hopeless task of 'stealing the jade'?" Xiao Yan felt a little confused, looking at the calm Jiang Lin in front of him with an expression of disbelief. Is there really a way to have the best of both worlds? He had already mentally prepared himself to hand over the Tuoshe Ancient Jade! So why was it still in my hands?
If handing over the Tuoshe Ancient Jade could save his life, then Xiao Yan would not hesitate at all, because he knew that if he died, everything would be gone.

As for the hatred between the Xiao Clan and the Soul Clan, to be honest, the Xiao family that Xiao Yan currently belongs to actually has no sense of belonging to the legendary Xiao Clan. Yao Chen has now explained to Xiao Yan the decline of the Xiao Clan in his mind. After a quick understanding, Xiao Yan feels that the Xiao Clan does not care about the life and death of their descendants, so why should their Xiao family care about the grievances of their ancestors?
If Yao Chen had said that the ancestors of the Xiao clan fought to the death with the Soul clan for the survival of their clan, and finally died heroically to cover their clan's retreat, then no one would have to say that Xiao Yan, and indeed everyone in the Xiao family, had the gene of revenge running deep in their blood.

However, according to Jiang Lin's theory of "Spiritual Qi Theory," the Xiao Clan and the current Xiao Family have essentially no blood relationship. Therefore, Xiao Yan would naturally not mindlessly shoulder such an inexplicable grudge. Furthermore, risking the lives of the entire Xiao Family and engaging in a futile confrontation with the Soul Clan would be even more unreasonable.

For Xiao Yan now, what he wants most is to lead his family to rise, rather than leading his family to fight against the super imperial clan that is obviously not at the same level.

As a former Earthling, Xiao Yan knew very well that if he trusted the wisdom of future generations, then they would naturally be able to respond by temporarily shelving historical issues.

Since the Xiao clan does not treat the Xiao family as human beings, then the Xiao family naturally has no sense of belonging to the glory of the Xiao clan.

"If it's done right, that's it." Jiang Lin nodded to Xiao Yan and said softly. The Tuoshe Ancient Jade is too special. It needs eight pieces to be useful. If there is only one piece, it is useless.
Hmm. Jiang Lin's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly felt that he might be able to rely on the special nature of his spiritual eyes. Could he try to study the Tuoshe ancient jade?
But soon, Jiang Lin denied his own thoughts in his heart.

"The Spirit Tribe couldn't have thought of this for so many years, but they probably didn't follow through. Otherwise, the situation on the continent would be even more turbulent and complicated." "Even among the Spirit Tribe, which boasts a group of Dou Sheng masters, they haven't managed to decipher the Tuoshe Ancient Jade. This means that the Tuoshe Ancient Jade is clearly no longer a product of the Dou Sheng realm."
'Although the path I take may be a little special. If the level of my spiritual eyes is stronger than those mentally ill ancestors of the Spirit Clan, I will have to wait until I reach at least the Fighting Saint realm before I dare to try to study the Tushe Ancient Jade.' Jiang Lin looked at the three people with different expressions and thought calmly in his heart.

There were so many people here, Jiang Lin couldn't reveal any thoughts of breaking the rules of the Tuoshe Ancient Jade Eight-in-One. He could choose to trust Hun Ke'er and others on some matters, but he generally wouldn't reveal any matters that were too important.

Once people knew that Jiang Lin had this idea and it was leaked accidentally, there was no doubt that Jiang Lin would be targeted by various top forces for no reason, regardless of success or failure. Jiang Lin never liked to do this kind of thankless task.

Jiang Lin now even didn't want to even look at the Xiao clan's Tuoshe ancient jade that seemed to be so close at hand, so as to avoid any unnecessary associations.

"Then Brother Lin, what do we need to do?" Xiao Yan asked Jiang Lin. Since he was now a vested interest, he did not have a very negative opinion of the Soul Palace and the Soul Clan. Although the Soul Palace did have a reputation for doing bad things, the current Soul Palace has built its own Western Region branch palace magnificently, like a holy temple, and its style of doing things has also begun to become saving people from suffering. Naturally, the two are incomparable.

"No need to do anything. When the time is right, Uncle Ke'er will introduce you to a Soul Clan Saint." Jiang Lin didn't want the Soul Clan to confront his beloved protagonist too early, so he added, "The Western Region Soul Palace is considered the Spiritual Craftsman's sphere of influence. As long as everyone keeps it secret, we will pretend that we have never discovered your true identity. Generally speaking, the Ancient Clan would not expect the Soul Clan to let go of a Xiao Clan member carrying the Tuoshe Ancient Jade."

"This means that your identity as a member of the Xiao clan will be officially revealed when you go to Zhongzhou in the future," Yao Chen added.

"So that means I'll have to make contact with the ancient clans, right? Will I even be able to? Even though it's supposed to be a slacking-off job, I certainly can't just give up, right?" Xiao Yan understood; it seemed there were good and bad factions within the Soul Clan. This distinction was based on Xiao Yan's own perception. "Hmm, Miss Xun'er's bloodline is very strong. She can bring you into the view of the ancient clan's higher-ups," Jiang Lin simply reminded him. Since Hun Ke'er was beside him, he didn't go into more detail. Hun Ke'er currently only knew that Gu Xun'er was a core member of the ancient clan, but she didn't know exactly how high Gu Xun'er's bloodline level was. Hun Ke'er didn't know, but Jiang Lin did.

Well, how should I put it? Hun Ke'er and Gu Xun'er both have Imperial Blood of a fairly high rank. Jiang Lin suspected Gu Xun'er of divine blood, having previously possessed divine spiritual blood and possessing a certain familiarity with divine bloodline statistics. Hun Ke'er's bloodline, however, was not low-ranking, though Jiang Lin currently had no reason to examine her, so he had no idea how high her Imperial Blood level was. He could only roughly infer that Hun Ke'er was likely a core member of the Hun Clan.

"What if the Gu Clan snatches the jade from me? According to Brother Lin, if I don't have the jade, won't I be of no use?" Xiao Yan was stunned. He thought of something and realized that he really needed to go to the Gu Clan for Gu Xun'er's matter.

"You don't have to worry about that. The Soul Clan will naturally put pressure on the Ancient Clan." Hun Ke'er smiled mysteriously, her eyes flickering as she looked at Jiang Lin's broad back beside her. Hun Ke'er felt that Jiang Lin's casually proposed bad idea was indeed very feasible.

Why? Because Hun Ke'er knew that the Soul Clan would inevitably put pressure on the other Imperial Clan, and at this time, Xiao Yan, who had infiltrated the Ancient Clan, might really have a chance to obtain the ancient jade.

After all, what if Gu Yuan were to sneak in? Wouldn't that be exactly what the Soul Clan wanted?

Besides, since it was just a casual move, Hun Ke'er didn't think the Soul Clan's Dou Sheng elders would reject this plan. Although Hun Ke'er was now showing signs of wanting to leave the Soul Clan, she would still be happy to facilitate anything that could help the Soul Clan.

"Let's do it this way! Thank you Brother Lin for the reminder!" Xiao Yan hesitated slightly, then bowed to Hun Ke'er and Jiang Lin to express his gratitude.

Although Xiao Yan felt somewhat helpless, he also knew that if Jiang Lin hadn't proactively informed him of this matter, he and the Xiao family behind him would likely have suffered a devastating disaster. As the saying goes, if you save the land but lose the people, both the land and the people are lost. If you save the people but lose the land, both the land and the people are saved. For Xiao Yan and the Xiao family today, the Tuoshe Ancient Jade is a piece of commemorative jade, a piece of heritage that can be lost.

What's more, Jiang Lin directly operated, and Xiao Yan was shocked to find that the Tushe Ancient Jade was finally in his hands. He just had an extra small and insignificant task. As for the quality of the task and whether it was completed, that was all a matter of the future. Who could have predicted what would happen in the future?

Just as Jiang Lin often said, we should look at problems in the context of development. For example, Xiao Yan knew that there was a joke about "joint development" on Earth in his previous life. When I was weak, we all developed it together, and when I became strong, no, buddy, you really dare to develop it?

Look at problems in the context of development. This sentence can be translated into Douqi Continent as working hard to improve your own strength. As long as your strength is high enough, the previous problems will no longer be problems.

For example, Xiao Yan knew that Jiang Lin would sometimes complain about the Soul Tax signed with Soul Palace not long ago. Even with Hun Ke'er's notarization, Jiang Lin's share of the Soul Tax wasn't very high, with less than 20% being his. It wasn't that Jiang Lin couldn't ask for more, but rather that he didn't dare ask for more. Because the head of the Western Region Soul Palace's branch hall had appeared, a two-star Dou Zun named Qinghai, with his then-nine-star Lesser Dou Wang strength, Jiang Lin could only get a little over 10%. If he could get closer to 20%, it would have been Hun Ke'er who protected him.

In the words of the Qinghai Venerable, "Young man, although you are indeed very intelligent, talented, and from the lineage of Soul Craftsmen, the Soul Tax system you created has amazed everyone in the Main Hall. Logically speaking, with your talent and background, no one would object to cooperating with the Soul Hall, even if you took 40% to 50% of the profits. However, if the Soul Hall dares to give it to you, do you dare to take it?"

"This isn't a threat, but rather advice from the Soul Palace to the younger generation. Pursuing benefits that everyone covets without sufficient strength is extremely dangerous. Institutional rules are established through violence. If you don't have enough power, don't expect others to abide by your rules. This is why you're cooperating with the Soul Palace on the Soul Tax, isn't it? Because the Soul Palace is sufficiently violent. If you possess sufficient power, you can overturn the old system at any time and establish one that suits your interests."

Perhaps it was because the Spirit Craftsman's background and talent impressed Venerable Qinghai so much that his words were sincere. It's not that he doesn't want to give it to you, but you can't hold on to it. If you want more benefits, you must wield greater violence. Benefits are obtained through force, not by rules.

So despite his complaints, Jiang Lin also accepted this "Soul Tax Treaty". The profit of one or two percent was enough to sustain him for a while.

Jiang Lin was like this, so Xiao Yan naturally understood after long-term contact that development (strength) was the only truth that mattered.

After seeing Hun Ke'er off, Jiang Lin brought Xiao Yan, who looked a little confused, to the bottom floor of the Burning Heaven Refining Tower under the refining room, which was the most spacious area with strange fire.

"Brother Lin, what are you going to do?" Xiao Yan's eyes lit up instantly. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and many things had been prepared in advance!

He has prepared all kinds of auxiliary pills and colorful scales!

Hmm? What the hell is preparing for the colorful scales?
"I'm going on a long journey." Jiang Lin raised his hand slightly and took a colorful little snake out of Xiao Yan's body.

Xiao Yan: No!!!

(End of this chapter)