Free Web NovelChapter 1927: Chapter 1924: Master of Playing with Fire
In the Demon Exorcism World, a leader among leaders, establishing schools and sects, with a fortune extending for hundreds of years, in pill refinement, a high-class pharmacist; such achievement is practically the halo of a legendary protagonist.
Lin Tian feels good about himself, but compared to the Zhang Family’s ancestor, he’s far behind; that is a legendary figure.
"Lin Tian, you can use this tripod to refine elixirs. If it weren’t for your arrival, the Eight Diagrams Tripod might be permanently sealed." Zhang Guoyao said solemnly.
"With so many medicinal materials we’re using, does the Great Elder have any objections?" Lin Tian looked around at the boxes on the ground and cautiously asked.
"What objections?" Elder Yao glared, looking quite displeased: "If he has any objections, let him come and tell me personally."
These words are quite rogue, but Lin Tian feels pleased listening to them. Although the Great Elder holds a high position, in terms of seniority, he is junior to Zhang Guoyao.
"Feel free to use them. These medicinal materials are at least two hundred years old. If not used, should they be kept for another two hundred years? If he dares to say he can use them, I’ll leave them all untouched for him." Zhang Guoyao’s beard twitched with excitement.
Haha, this old man is quite cute, Lin Tian thought amusedly. The Great Elder is not a pharmacist; how could he claim to use these medicinal materials? Not to mention refining, his medical skills might not be higher than Zhang Lingyu’s.
"Well... start refining. We’ll be outside; just call if you need anything." Zhang Guoyao hesitated for a moment, left some words unsaid, and signaled Zhang Lingyu and the other girl to leave.
After realizing the two girls hadn’t moved, Zhang Guoyao frowned and looked displeased: "What are you two kids standing around for? Pharmacists refining elixirs is not something you can casually watch." freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
The elderly all understand the rules: Ancient Martial Artists practice martial arts, Demon Exorcists refine skills, pharmacists refine elixirs. Outsiders can’t watch during these times; otherwise, they’ll immediately be accused of stealing the art.
The accusation of stealing the art is severe; even if the stealer is beaten to death for it, other sects or families won’t dare openly say anything. Because one cultivation technique is the foundational basis of a sect or family, being stolen might shake their foundation.
Learning from each other, pursuing the ultimate path, the ultimate martial arts, such wishes are beautiful, but the reality is impossible. Which sect or family would risk decline to take the first step?
Even now, this situation is prevalent; patents arise from this. Everyone knows if technology from different countries and corporate groups merged without barriers, perhaps human spacecraft might have already flown out of the solar system.
Therefore, seeing the two girls not leaving, Zhang Guoyao was very unhappy.
"It’s not my first time watching," Zhang Lingyu murmured softly but still turned around to leave.
Lin Tian found it amusing and admirable that the old man obviously wanted to watch but managed to hold back. Knowing that if he missed this opportunity, this might be his last chance, as the old man was over a hundred years old. Using the words of the older generation, he’s already buried up to his neck in yellow soil, uncertain when he might pass on.
The old man was about to glare when Lin Tian waved his hand and said casually: "Elder Yao, it’s not as serious as you say. You can stay; I might need some assistance."
"Really?" Zhang Guoyao’s eyes lit up, getting more excited: "Just tell me if there’s anything, I can be your helper. But, your sect wouldn’t mind?"
The old man added a sentence with some worry at the end. Lin Tian thought it funny; he has no sect. If he had to say he did, Emperor Shennong would be the ancestor. However, with Emperor Shennong’s heart, he probably wouldn’t mind others watching his pill refining technique.
"After my master taught me pill refining, he roamed freely, like a crane among clouds. He didn’t mention any rules to me; he wouldn’t mind." Lin Tian fibbed again.
An Ancient Martial school, a pill refining school; anyway, no one will verify it, and they can’t. If it could be verified, Lin Tian would thank them; he’d also go and acknowledge some sect or school.
"What should I do now?" Upon hearing there was no problem, Zhang Guoyao was completely relieved, immediately entering the "assistant" state.
Lin Tian wasted no time, saying straightforwardly: "I need water and fire; does the Zhang Family have good fuel and water sources?"
"Water is easy. There’s the Immortal Spring Well. Girl, go fetch a bucket," Zhang Guoyao instructed Zhang Lingyu.
Not hesitating, Zhang Lingyu turned to leave, and Lin Tian asked further: "How do we solve the fuel issue?"
He could have used his fire power, but to be cautious at the Zhang Family, Lin Tian opted to seek external alternatives. Of course, the flame from burning fuel can’t compare to the power of his fire.
"Follow me." Zhang Guoyao smiled mysteriously, then stepped onto the stone platform, with Lin Tian following suit, discovering that there’s an Eight Diagram on the platform, echoing the Eight Diagram on the tripod’s body.
"The ancestor said, worldly fires are mostly impure and can’t refine quality elixirs well. So, when casting the pill tripod, he infused it with a Demon Exorcism Skill formation. Therefore, the Eight Diagrams Tripod doesn’t require fuel but uses this instead!"
Zhang Guoyao took out a talisman and placed it on the Eight Diagrams on the tripod’s body. The talisman immediately glowed red, and afterward, the furnace emitted a red light, with waves of heat subtly spreading outward.
Lin Tian activated super vision, seeing clearly there was no fuel inside the tripod; it was burning spontaneously. Of course, what burned wasn’t air but the Zhang Family’s skill formation.
The Zhang Family’s Demon Exorcists are also fire masters; things like Demon-slaying Golden Flame, Hell Netherfire, Red Lotus Karma Fire, Lin Tian had seen them all.
"Although this fire is generated by a skill formation, it can be fully controlled through the pill tripod without requiring you to know the skill." Zhang Guoyao’s words completely dispelled Lin Tian’s worries.
Lin Tian went forward, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the entire pill tripod. Swordsmanship emphasizes the unity of man and sword, and pill refining naturally requires man and tripod as one.
The meaning of unity is being intimately familiar with the tripod, knowing every detail and characteristic even with eyes closed. This is the unity of man and tripod, like race car drivers being one with their cars, signifying extreme familiarity with their vehicles.
Lin Tian attempted to control the flames through the pill tripod, adjusting the heat with precision. Under his regulation, the flame’s intensity was as versatile as Sun Wukong’s Ruyi Jingu Bang, enlarging or shrinking at will.
Zhang Guoyao and Zhang Ruyan weren’t ordinary people; their strong spiritual awareness allowed them to clearly sense the change in flame intensity. Thus, they were even more amazed at Lin Tian’s formidable flame control ability.
"What a shame, he’s an Ancient Martial Artist. If he were a Demon Exorcist, cultivating fire attribute skills, he would achieve twice the result with half the effort, maximizing the fire attribute Demon Exorcism Skill." Zhang Guoyao regretfully sighed, lamenting Lin Tian wasn’t a Demon Exorcist.
Meanwhile, Zhang Lingyu really fetched a bucket of water back, a large wooden bucket, but in her hands, it seemed weightless, and the water surface inside didn’t sway at all.
