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Xiao Weiran paced back and forth in his room.

He glanced at his eldest disciple, then at his second disciple who had come to report to him earlier.

"Qingyang, are you sure Lin Yuan has become Li Changqing's personal disciple?"

"Master, I dare not speak carelessly about this matter. Yesterday, a junior brother from the outer sect personally witnessed that scoundrel Lin Yuan and Junior Sister Zhao Ran heading towards Danyang Hall, and they haven't come out since!"

Li Qingyang's eyes flashed with insane jealousy. He hadn't expected that little bastard to be so lucky. He had just kicked him out of the Xiaoyang lineage, and now he had become a direct disciple of the Danyang lineage.

It should be noted that there are very few senior brothers in the Danyang lineage. In the past, there was Lin Ran, the eldest senior brother. Now that Lin Ran is dead, the Danyang lineage is left with only Zhao Ran as its sole heir. Now that Lin Yuan has entered the Danyang lineage, doesn't that mean that all the inheritance of the Danyang lineage will fall on his shoulders in the future?

This made Li Qingyang extremely jealous after he learned the news.

Standing at the head of the group, Ling Xiao's eyes flickered slightly. He naturally had different thoughts about the Danyang lineage. After all, among the fifteen lineages of Qinghe Palace, the Danyang lineage was the richest.

This is why he plotted to get rid of Lin Ran. Without him, he could then use the same method he used to deceive Xiao Lingling to deal with Zhao Ran. Wouldn't that give Zhao Ran free access to the precious medicinal resources of the Danyang lineage? Whether it was for his own breakthrough or to do favors, it would be a huge boost to what he was about to do.

Looking at Xiao Weiran pacing back and forth in front of him, Ling Xiao's eyes revealed a hint of coldness.

"Master, this matter is actually not without its benefits for our Xiaoyang lineage!"

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Xiao Weiran stopped and looked at Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao's lips curled up, a calculating glint in his eyes.

"Master, Lin Yuan's entry into the Danyang lineage must be due to Junior Sister Zhao Ran. And Junior Sister Zhao Ran is Junior Sister Zhao Ran's best friend. Why don't we have Junior Sister Zhao Ran write an invitation letter, and then our Xiaoyang lineage can host a banquet to clear up the misunderstanding between our Xiaoyang lineage and the Danyang lineage?"

If I were to be more sincere, apologize to Junior Sister Zhao Ran, and show goodwill to Junior Brother Lin Yuan, I believe the misunderstanding between our two lineages could be cleared up.

After all, Master has been kind to Junior Brother. Without you pulling him out of the servants' quarters, how could he possibly know a direct disciple like Junior Sister Zhao?

Xiao Weiran couldn't help but nod upon hearing this. In his heart, it was already a great favor that he had managed to pull Lin Yuan out of the servants' quarters.

Moreover, when he kicked Lin Yuan out, he didn't go too far. At least he didn't forcibly abolish the martial arts he taught him. For this reason alone, Lin Yuan should be grateful.

"Alright! I'll have to trouble you now, Xiao'er. It's just a little unfair that you have to take the initiative to apologize when it's clearly not your fault!"

"Master, everything is for the sake of our Xiaoyang lineage. This little grievance is nothing!"

Ling Xiao shook his head calmly.

Seeing his eldest disciple so sensible, Xiao Weiran felt very gratified. His Xiaoyang lineage still had successors, unlike that stubborn old man in the Danyang lineage who had lost his disciple and now could only pick up what he didn't want!

Let's not talk about what happened in Xiao Weiran's villa.

Lin Yuan had already left the Scripture Pavilion with Li Changqing. Looking at the key handed to him, Lin Yuan was deeply moved. Now, he was free to study all the martial arts manuals in the vast Scripture Pavilion; this trust…

"Master, is this... something...?"

Seeing Lin Yuan suddenly become a little awkward, Zhao Ran couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, junior brother, this key was given to us by our senior brother before, and I have one too. Master treats us all equally, so you should keep it!"

Upon hearing Zhao Ran's words, Lin Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue. Masters were indeed different from one another.

"Yes, your senior sister is right. My Danyang lineage doesn't place much emphasis on martial arts, so don't take these things too seriously either. Alright, I'll start teaching you alchemy now! This is the true inheritance of my Danyang lineage."

"Don't be fooled by their high martial arts skills; in reality, those who purely practice martial arts are actually less respected than us alchemists. As long as your alchemy skills are high enough, those skilled in martial arts will become your bodyguards!"

After saying that, Li Changqing headed downstairs, and Lin Yuan and Zhao Ran quickly followed.

Upon arriving on the first floor, Li Changqing carefully retrieved an ancient book from a hidden compartment and handed it to Lin Yuan.

"This is an ancient book that I found in a mountain cave when I was traveling. It was thanks to this book that I have mastered the alchemy skills I have today."

The book contains illustrations of thousands of medicinal herbs, almost all of which are listed in the formulas for elixirs. Perhaps for others, I only require them to recognize the general properties, but for you, I want you to memorize the characteristics of every single herb. Can you do it?

Lin Yuan looked at the half-meter-thick book in his hand and inexplicably shuddered. What great master had painstakingly created such a comprehensive book on herbal medicine?

Hefting the book in his hand, Lin Yuan could already imagine the grueling days ahead of him as he had to memorize it all. However, seeing Li Changqing's expectant eyes, Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and agreed.

As his mental strength increased, Lin Yuan's memory also became stronger. For things that relied entirely on rote memorization, as long as Lin Yuan was willing to put in the hard work, it was definitely not a difficult task.

"Alright, next I'll pass on to you the internal cultivation techniques needed for alchemy in my Danyang lineage!"

After saying that, Li Changqing gestured for Lin Yuan to come closer, and then he quietly recited a long passage of mental cultivation techniques.

As Li Changqing explained, Lin Yuan finally understood what kind of technique Li Changqing was teaching him. It was the Crimson Sun Technique that Zhao Ran had learned, which was a lower-level technique of the True Explanation of Separating Fire.

This technique doesn't offer many additional benefits, but it contains a method for transforming internal energy into flames.

It is important to know that in alchemy, the control of the heat is extremely important, so before learning the art of alchemy, he must also master this technique.

After careful guidance, it was noon, and Lin Yuan finally mastered the basics of the Crimson Sun Skill, which greatly pleased Li Qingyang.

As expected of a peerless genius, it would take an ordinary person at least several days to learn the basics of a mid-grade cultivation technique, but my disciple was able to understand its profound meaning and grasp the essentials in just one morning.

"Alright, that concludes today's instruction. You can take this basic alchemy manual home and study it. If you encounter any unfamiliar words, feel free to ask your senior sister. Once you've fully mastered the basic alchemy, I'll teach you other things. Now, let's go eat!"

"It's Master!"

Lin Yuan answered with satisfaction, but just as he stood up, a familiar notification sound came to his mind.

"Since the player has learned a new martial arts manual, the Crimson Sun Skill, and since the Crimson Sun Skill is at the same level as the Boy's Skill, does the player wish to fuse the two manuals?"

Lin Yuan agreed without hesitation. Rather than spending extra time practicing the Crimson Sun Technique, Lin Yuan was more interested in seeing if the two techniques could be combined to achieve their respective advantages. If so, Lin Yuan would be rolling in money.

This means that it can infinitely integrate other cultivation techniques of the same type. Don't forget, there's a huge scripture pavilion waiting for him on the third floor of Danyang Palace.

As soon as Lin Yuan had a thought, his game panel changed.

Lin Yuan [Personal disciple of the Fifth Elder of Qinghe Palace]

Root bone; 57

Comprehension; 52 [Average Appearance]

Strength: 42

Spirit; 27

Dodge; 30

External Skill; [Dragon Tiger Fist, Mid-Grade Martial Art] Proficient, Effects: [Strengthens Tendons and Broken Bones, Strength +10, Constitution +4] Proficiency: 30/100

[Tiger Stance, Intermediate Level] Proficient. Effect: [Tiger's Might Stomp inflicts slight fear on enemies during your actions. Evasion +20, Strength +6] Proficiency: 10/100

Internal Skill; [Crimson Sun Boy Skill, Mid-Grade Martial Art] Fourth Level [Internal Force Comes with Exorcising and Protective Effects, and Fire Control Effects]

Internal energy; 1000

Life skills; Cooking skills 10

Lin Yuan was overjoyed when he saw the new special effects of the internal energy cultivation method. Sure enough, he was right. The fusion of cultivation methods was to combine the characteristics of both. This made Lin Yuan even more excited than if he had learned a new cultivation method.

However, it's not without its price: the number of levels in the cultivation technique will decrease by one, but the total amount of true qi will remain unchanged, because for each cultivation technique of the same grade that is fused, the amount of true qi will increase by fifty per level.

Is it possible for me to upgrade my internal energy cultivation method to the level of a superior technique by integrating the number of techniques I've combined?

Lin Yuan followed behind Li Changqing, feeling excited and eager to try it out at the Scripture Pavilion. However, he decided to fill his stomach first, as practicing martial arts was very physically demanding.

Things should be done one at a time; you can't do them haphazardly.

In the afternoon, I will look at the Thousand Herbs Chart and try to quickly memorize all the medicinal properties of the herbs in it.

Having learned the pharmacology of various medicinal herbs, I can now experiment with basic alchemy techniques. Tonight, I'll go to the Scripture Pavilion to take a good look and see if there are any suitable mid-grade cultivation methods to integrate with them.

The day was completely packed with activities, leaving no spare time. However, Lin Yuan felt more satisfied than ever before, because these were all resources for him to become stronger.