What does my ancestor's pregnancy have to do with me, a mere servant?

Back in the cave.

He sat cross-legged on the bluestone bed, his gaze falling on the small golden characters beneath his eyes.

Name: Lin Yuan

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 9]

【六品丹师：0/100000（可加点）；八品灵植师：0/1000（可加点）；八品符师：0/1000（可加点）】

Remaining attribute points: 1088

Lin Yuan moved his thoughts, deducting one thousand attribute points.

[Rank 7 Talisman Master: 10000 (Points can be added)]

Remaining attribute points: 88

A loud buzzing sound erupted from within his sea of ​​consciousness.

Countless glowing rune trails appeared out of thin air, spreading and reorganizing wildly along the edges of the mind.

Without the pain he felt when he advanced to the sixth rank alchemist, his soul, strengthened during the advancement, was fully capable of bearing this massive influx of knowledge.

The structure of seventh-grade runes, the connection logic of spiritual power nodes, and the penetration limits of rune ink on different materials—all theoretical knowledge was forcibly shattered and ingrained into Lin Yuan's muscle memory.

Lin Yuan opened his eyes. He walked to the bluestone table, placed the inkstone, and poured the Crimson Fire Serpent Blood and Profound Yin Sand into it.

He picked up the low-grade spirit bamboo talisman brush and dipped it in dark red talisman ink.

Extreme concentration.

The moment the tip of the brush touched the superior yellow talisman paper, spiritual energy poured out along the bristles.

His skill as a seventh-grade talisman master gave him extremely precise control over the trajectory of spiritual energy.

Thirty-six turning points, without any pause or hesitation. The writing is vigorous and powerful, completed in one go.

The final stroke was lifted. A dazzling crimson light burst forth from the surface of the talisman, then all the spiritual energy quickly receded and sank into the crimson rune veins.

The first Prison Annihilation Thunder Talisman is complete.

Lin Yuan remained expressionless as he continued grinding ink and writing. He needed an extremely strong hand for the Bloodstained Forbidden Zone election.

Two full hours.

Lin Yuan rotated his sore wrist.

On the table, twenty Thunder Extinction Talismans, each exuding a terrifying and destructive aura, were neatly stacked.

A slight tremor came from the direction of the stone gate, indicating that the formation had been activated.

Lin Yuan put away the thunder talisman and waved his hand to remove the defensive barrier at the gate.

Lin Feilu pushed open the door and entered.

She wore a plain-colored, fitted long dress that accentuated her graceful figure. Her exquisite face was covered with a layer of frost.

Being turned away for two consecutive nights made her a little irritable.

She stood by the door, staring coldly at Lin Yuan, without saying a word.

Lin Yuan didn't stand on ceremony. He directly took out ten talismans and pushed them over.

"I've investigated Jiang Huaiyue's background thoroughly. She's Sima Duan's personal disciple," Lin Yuan said calmly. "Sima Duan is a notorious old ghost in the sect who refines corpses. As Jiang Huaiyue is a prized disciple, she definitely possesses high-level corpse refinement techniques, along with top-grade defensive magic weapons. You should be no match for her."

Lin Yuan tapped the table with his finger: "These are Prison Extinction Thunder Talismans. They are extremely yang and powerful, specifically designed to suppress yin, evil, and inanimate objects. If twelve are thrown out at the same time, even those in the early stages of Core Formation will have to temporarily avoid their power. Take these for self-defense."

Lin Feilu was taken aback upon hearing this.

She stepped forward and picked up a thunder talisman.

The moment the fingertip touched the talisman, it sensed the extremely compressed, violent power of lightning within. The runes were perfectly rounded and flawless.

This is a genuine, top-grade thunder talisman.

She looked up at Lin Yuan's slightly bloodshot eyes, then glanced at the completely shattered talisman pen on the table.

Instead of having fun with that woman from the cold pine and sandalwood shop, this bastard spent the whole night brewing thunder talismans to prepare her trump card.

Lin Feilu put the thunder talisman into her storage bag, her attitude softening slightly: "This kind of high-level talisman is extremely mentally taxing. Did you draw it yourself?"

"Senior sister, why are you so concerned? Our relationship is just a transaction. Let's get started. I used up too much of my spiritual energy drawing the talismans earlier, and I need to rest early tonight. I don't have time to waste."

Lin Feilu gave a soft snort and did not resist.

After an incense stick has burned.

Lin Yuan decisively stopped what he was doing and stepped back.

A golden system notification popped up in front of me.

Available attribute points: +100

There's no urgent need for attribute points right now, so don't overwork yourself.

Lin Yuan pulled over a large white shirt and draped it over himself.

Lin Feilu leaned against the edge of the bluestone bed, her whole body stiffening.

ended?

Normally, this guy would squeeze every last drop of her strength out of her, but today he only lasted for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before he stopped.

A strong sense of disparity washed over me.

She bit her lower lip hard.

I felt a strange sense of loss.

She composed herself, then quickly got up and walked outside without saying a word.

"Wait a minute." Lin Yuan seemed to remember something and called out to her.

Lin Feilu stopped in his tracks, his back taut and straight.

"I've obtained a set of the main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill. I'll start the furnace now to refine it for you. Take it back and cultivate, and try to reach the mid-Foundation Establishment stage before the general election."

Lin Feilu suddenly turned around.

Lin Yuan had already sat down cross-legged and was striking the bronze alchemy furnace with one palm.

Crimson flames erupted from his palm, licking the bottom of the furnace.

The Heavenly Spirit Water was the first to be poured into the furnace. The roots of the Thousand-Year Blood Jade Mushroom followed closely behind. Dozens of auxiliary ingredients drew arcs in the air and landed precisely in the center of the flames.

Purification, fusion, and condensation.

Lin Yuan held nothing back. His hands formed hand seals and flipped rapidly, the incantations moving with incredible speed. Every movement was smooth and fluid, without any pauses. The instincts of a top-tier alchemist were fully revealed.

Lin Feilu's eyes were filled with shock.

Half an hour passed.

The final incantation for collecting the elixir was cast into the furnace wall. The bronze furnace emitted a clear, resonant hum.

The furnace lid was blown off.

Nine round and plump pills shot into the sky. Lin Yuan waved his hand and swept out his spiritual power, drawing them all into the small white jade bottle.

Lin Yuan sealed the bottle stopper and threw the jade bottle toward Lin Feilu.

Lin Feilu reached out and caught it. The surface of the jade bottle still retained the intense heat of the alchemical fire.

She uncorked the bottle to examine it. Nine top-grade Qi-Nourishing Pills, each surrounded by clear cloud patterns, without any impurities.

Lin Feilu gripped the jade bottle tightly. Her gaze fell on Lin Yuan's calm and expressionless face.

"You told me to leave that day... was there something you absolutely had to do?"

She stared intently at Lin Yuan. She had held back these words for a long time, and finally took the opportunity presented by the bottle of pills to ask them.

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"This is a deal that must be finalized in person," Lin Yuan said calmly. "It's a matter of great importance. It's not convenient to disclose details."

"I only care about the election." Lin Feilu tightened her grip on the jade bottle. "I have no interest in your private affairs."

"I, Lin Feilu, don't need your charity! I bought these pills and thunder talismans. If you don't have enough spirit stones, consider the rest as a debt!" With that, she turned around abruptly, her white skirt billowing in a sharp gust of wind, as if she were fleeing from something, and rushed out of the cave without looking back.

Lin Yuan put away the spirit stones, totaling more than 1,300 spirit stones, which should be all her savings.

"This woman... why is she so strange? Could it be... no, no!" Lin Yuan shook his head.

The most urgent task now is to improve myself. I took out a top-grade Qi Condensation Pill and swallowed it.