C8 Fire Element

8. Fire Element

The person was Uncle Lin.

He dragged his feet as he slowly pushed open the door.

Her eyes were filled with gloom and despair. The strange death of the old chief and the miserable fate of the young master made this old man in his sixties seem even older.

He walked slowly through the door and, habitually, approached the table.

But at this moment, he was completely stupefied.

There was no table, just a pile of firewood.

A trace of surprise flashed through the old man's muddy eyes. Then he turned back quickly.

When he saw Lin Yan lying on the bed, completely naked, with streaks of blood on his chest, he quickly threw away the food in his hands and walked over to the bed, exclaiming, "Young Master …"

Lin Yan opened his eyes and raised his head. He looked at this old man who had a face full of vicissitudes. A moment later, he faintly smiled.

"Young Master... It's good that you're fine, it's good that you're fine. " The old man heaved a sigh of relief and helped Lin Yan up.

Looking at the mess on the bed, which was covered in blood, his heart trembled. "Young Master, this … "What's going on?"

Lin Yan smiled again, a cold glint in his eyes.

The old man was stunned. The young master's smile seemed to be different from his usual silly smile.

"Uncle Lin, I'm fine."

"..."

Shock – shock –

The old man's turbid gaze instantly turned clear.

"Young master …"

"Uncle Lin, it's really nothing." Lin Yan smiled again as his right hand held onto Uncle Lin's arm.

At the moment when Lin Yan held onto his arm, Uncle Lin's entire body trembled. His wrinkled face twitched slightly, and two streams of old tears flowed out of his eyes. They rolled over his wrinkled face, appearing and disappearing at the same time.

Trembling, he tightly held onto Lin Yan's hands: "Young Master, your illness … … "You're done?" His voice was trembling, and so was his white beard.

"Yes." Lin Yan did not explain any further. He nodded his head, and his clear eyes also contained a few traces of sparkling and translucent light. Facing this old servant, the emotion that Lin Yan had been hiding all this time was finally revealed.

It had been half a year.

In this half a year, everyone had left him. Only the old man in front of him still did not leave him. Careful care, three meals a day, four seasons, all meticulous. It was like an old gardener who had worked all his life to care for his last seedling. Even if this seedling was distorted and ugly, the old gardener would never leave, never give up, until the moment his life ended.

The old man used his old and dry hands to tightly grip onto Lin Yan's young and lively hands, as tears flowed from his eyes.

Lin Yan also held the old man's hand, feeling the old man's shriveled skin and flabby arms, his voice trembling: "Uncle Lin, in the past six months … It's been hard on you. "

The old man shook his head and sniffed, tears of surprise still streaming down his face.

Ever since the patriarch passed away and Lin Yan went crazy, everyone left the young master. Only the old man treated him like his own son. Although they were still servants and master in name, in their hearts, they were already father and son.

"Young master, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back …" The old man's trembling gradually subsided, wiping away the tears on his face. At this moment, his turbid eyes began to emit a few rays of light.

He took out an old but clean set of clothes from the closet for Lin Yan and said, "Young master, please put on your clothes first. I will pack up the room before going to get some food."

Lin Yan nodded his head as he wiped away the luster in his eyes.

Although the old man was old, his hands and feet were nimble. In a few moments, he had cleaned up the mess and brought food for Lin Yan to eat.

Seeing Lin Yan finally start to eat like a normal person and no longer gag, the old man's eyes once again shined like crystal.

After seeing Lin Yan finish all the dishes in one gulp, the old man picked up his bowl and chopsticks. Before he left, he muttered, "The heavens have eyes, the heavens have eyes …"

After sending off Uncle Lin, Lin Yan calmed down his agitated mood. Now, he had to hurry.

Now that he had successfully activated the first step of the Spiritual Flame, he would have to start cultivating it. Only the higher the level of one's spirit fire cultivation, the more likely it would be to break through the Tri-Talent Formation after a month. That way, he would be able to maintain his position as the Patriarch's successor.

As he thought of this, he opened up the《 Flame Mantra》.

According to what was written, only with a spirit fire in one's body would one be able to become an apothecary.

The essence of pill refiners' cultivation was to cultivate fire.

All things contained a fire element. The alchemist used the Flame Mantra to sense the fire element and absorb it. Once the fire element was accumulated to a certain degree, it would be able to increase one's strength. After that, he would control the flames, either to fight or to refine pills.

Closing the book, Lin Yan sat cross-legged on the bed. After recalling the incantation, he slowly closed his eyes and began to sense the fire elements in the air.

One hour …

Two hours...

Four hours.

In those four hours, he did not feel any fire element. The air was still air, and there was no fire.

However, he did not give up. The tough side of his character allowed him to persevere and continue to perceive things.

Six hours passed and he still couldn't sense the fire element. He finally started to worry.

Slowly getting up, he stretched his stiff legs and looked out the window.

There was an old tree outside the window.

The ancient trees were old, the branches were knotted, and the sparse leaves hung their heads in the spring breeze.

It was April when the trees began to sprout, but the old trees were withering away.

This made him think of his unfortunate past, and his mood became sluggish.

He was also a withered tree that was about to die.

His parents had passed away one after another, his family business had been taken over by others, and he had become a good-for-nothing.

Not only was he a tree that was about to wither, he was also a tree that was about to wither before it fully matured.

When he thought of this, he unexpectedly felt the same pain as the old tree.

"Sigh …"

The myriad of words transformed into a long sigh.

At this moment, Lin Yan was suddenly startled.

He could actually feel that there seemed to be bits and pieces of light flashing within the old tree.

Rubbing his eyes, his cold gaze landed on the old tree – there was nothing there.

However, from what he could sense, there were stars shining down from the sky, just like the stars in the night sky.

Lin Yan suddenly thought of something and cried out, "Fire element?!"

Carefully recalling the Fire Formula's description of the fire element, Lin Yan was pleasantly surprised. This was the fire element.

He forcefully suppressed the joy in his heart and closed his eyes to feel it again.

The fire element in the large tree became even more obvious, and little by little, the light began to flicker.

Lin Yan took a deep breath and tried to use his soul force to guide the fire element into his body.

This was the most critical step.

The reason why many kids with their own spirit fire couldn't cultivate alchemist was because they lost to this step.

This step required one to be able to sense enough fire element, and one's soul force to be strong enough.

Fortunately, Lin Yan had both of these points.

The guidance of the fire element entered his body was completed in just a few moments.

Lin Yan was overjoyed, and continued to guide the fire element into his body.

After the fire element entered his body, it was no longer under his control.

Although he could now guide the fire element into his body, he was not a true pill refiner, so he was unable to find a suitable path to guide the fire element into his dantian. He could only absorb as much of the fire element into his body as possible so that when the fire element in his body was large enough, it would enter his dantian by itself.

This was the stage that all pill refiners had to go through.

However, what surprised Lin Yan was that he did not control the fire element in his body. Instead, the fire element seemed to be attracted and poured into his dantian on its own.

This was completely different from what was described in the book.

Lin Yan hesitated for a moment. Was this a good thing or a bad thing?

If there was another real pill refiner present, he would be so shocked that his jaw would drop.

For an ordinary pill refiner, just sensing the fire element would take at least half a month.

It would take a month to guide the fire element into his body.

The most ridiculous thing was that pouring the fire element into his dantian would take at least half a year to complete.

Yet Lin Yan had completed these three steps in less than two hours. This could only be described as shocking to the world.

Of course, this was all thanks to the strange green fog in his dantian.

The moment the fire element entered the dantian, the scorching heat was not satisfied with just being inside the dantian. Instead, it began with the dantian and gradually spread throughout the entire body.

He felt a prickling sensation all over his skin.

However, the pain was not that obvious, so he could bear it. Compared to consuming the Fire Lingzhi, this sort of pain was simply negligible.

As Lin Yan felt the changes in his body, the excitement in his heart could be understood without words.

He really can become an apothecary!

He looked out of the window with a cold gaze, towards the Lin Clan's courtyard.

After a moment, a clear and cold voice sounded.

"All of you, wait …"

In the blink of an eye, another half a month had passed. Nearly half of the green fog in Lin Yan's Dantian had already fused into that green light ball.

As the green glowing ball grew larger, Lin Yan's body also began to change.

His physique was stronger and tougher than before. Originally, he had to use all his strength to lift the stone, but now, he could easily do it. The rock that was as tall as half a man was split open with a palm.

He guessed that his strength had already surpassed the peak of rank 1. Of course, he was still much weaker than a Rank 2 Spirit Master.

However, there was no need to worry, because ever since that day when he sensed the fire element in the ancient tree, Lin Yan discovered that he could sense the fire element in all the plants. It was as big as a big tree, and as small as an inch of green grass. This gave him plenty of nourishment, and he hungered for it, like a baby with a mother's nipple.

"..."

Half a month later, when Lin Yan was guiding the fire element into his body with his eyes closed, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"This is bad!" Lin Yan suddenly opened his eyes. His cold eyes were filled with unease.