Chapter 183: Eight-Star Dou Shi! Terrifying Beyond Imagination!
Just like how Jiang Lin sometimes used magic core energy modules on his Dou Tools, Yun Zhi could be seen as a humanoid Dou Huang magic core, capable of assisting Jiang Lin with his cultivation.
Without this, relying solely on Jiang Lin's "spiritual weapon core" for cultivation would naturally slow down his progress.
"Now, let's try the pills." Inside the cave, as Xiao Yan and Yun Zhi began circulating their energy to recover their Dou Qi, Jiang Lin took out a small bottle of pills, unscrewed the lid, and a fragrant aroma immediately filled the entire cave.
Xiao Yan and Yun Zhi instinctively glanced over, and Yun Zhi's eyes flashed with surprise. "Xuan Ling Pill?"
"Teacher, what is a Xuan Ling Pill?" Xiao Yan mentally asked Yao Chen.
Yao Chen chuckled. "A pill that can raise a Dou Shi's rank by one star. A Dou Shi can only take two in their lifetime. There are even higher-grade ones, such as the Three-patterned Qing Ling Pill for Da Dou Shi, the Dou Wang Pill for Dou Ling, and the Emperor Extreme Pill. When you find the materials, you can even refine them yourself."
As a former Pill King, Yao Chen possessed a vast collection of pill formulas, including many unusual ones.
"Mm, Xuan Ling Pill." Jiang Lin nodded and then swallowed one of the Xuan Ling Pills. It didn't dissolve instantly but instead began to spread in his abdomen, releasing a burst of life energy that exploded inside him.
Every cell in Jiang Lin's body greedily absorbed the life energy from the Xuan Ling Pill. His face darkened slightly as he felt the familiar process—just as he had expected, any energy entering his body had to first pass through the Forging Flame Art's cultivation circuit before it could feed back into his Dou Qi.
A single Xuan Ling Pill directly increased Jiang Lin's cultivation by one-eighth! His cultivation jumped to the unimaginable late stage of Seven-Star Dou Shi! It was beyond comprehension! Furthermore, the energy absorbed from the Xuan Ling Pill would later feed back into his cultivation, further boosting his progress. Once fully absorbed, Jiang Lin would reach the peak of Seven-Star Dou Shi!
It was truly… incredible!
Slightly darker in expression, Jiang Lin took out another pill and without hesitation, swallowed it. The immense life energy erupted again in his body. Fortunately, Jiang Lin's physical realm was far beyond his Dou Qi cultivation, allowing him to take two Xuan Ling Pills at once without risking his body from exploding.
"Two... Xuan Ling Pills?" Yun Zhi stared at Jiang Lin, her eyes wide. At that moment, she suddenly realized who he truly was.
She had been paying attention when the Alchemist Guild president, Fama, lost a bet and had to give two Xuan Ling Pills. Yun Zhi had also been hoping to ask Fama for one to use on her disciple.
"Teacher, look at him! He's cheating again!" Seeing Jiang Lin swallow two Xuan Ling Pills in a row, Xiao Yan gritted his teeth in frustration.
"Ha, no, you missed an important point," Yao Chen chuckled in Jiang Lin's mind. "Any properly refined Xuan Ling Pill can raise a Dou Shi's rank by one star. But did you notice something? One Xuan Ling Pill didn't push Jiang Lin from the late Seven-Star Dou Shi stage directly to Eight-Star?"
"No pill's effect is lost—just that the results are being altered by his peculiar cultivation technique!"
In fact, seeing Jiang Lin's current state made Yao Chen want to get a copy of the Forging Flame Art himself and try refining someone else.
Yun Zhi's expression grew complex as she watched Jiang Lin refining the Xuan Ling Pill in his body. After a while, she quietly crossed her legs to start recovering her Dou Qi. Xiao Yan also looked on for a while before beginning his own cultivation. He knew their peaceful days were ending, and it was time to prepare for the action tomorrow.
"In just half a month, my physical strength has surpassed my Dou Qi cultivation. This is terrifying!" Xiao Yan muttered to himself as he ran the Flame Mantra, inspecting his body.
Because of the Dou Huang-level energy source provided by Jiang Lin, the speed of the Forging Flame Art's operation was incredibly efficient. In just half a month, Xiao Yan's body had reached the peak of Dou Shi, and his meridians had also reached the level expected of a Dou Shi. Yun Zhi had smaller gains—her body had reached Dou Shi level, but her Dou Huang-level meridians had not been enhanced.
As for Jiang Lin, both his body, Dou Qi, and meridians had all been improved.
His body was now approaching the peak of Da Dou Shi under the tempering of Dou Huang Dou Qi, his meridians had fully reached the standards of Dou Ling, and his Dou Qi cultivation had rapidly increased.
In other words, Jiang Lin, now solely relying on his physical strength, could spar with a high-level Da Dou Shi. Meanwhile, Yun Zhi could now easily bully Xiao Yan, who was still at the Dou Zhe level, even without using Dou Qi. She was no longer as weak as before.
"It's a pity that we've already reached the limit. Continuing to temper won't have much effect," Xiao Yan sighed inwardly. Since Jiang Lin had only cultivated the first three levels of the Forging Flame Art, the body-tempering effects were already capped. Unless Jiang Lin's cultivation increased further, their upper limit was essentially set.
Since Jiang Lin was the core engine of the Forging Flame Art, the strength of his engine limited the maximum potential of others. They had reached the limit so quickly thanks to Yun Zhi's Dou Huang-level Dou Qi; otherwise, with just Jiang Lin's own cultivation speed, it would have taken at least a year and a half to reach such results.
"Be satisfied. You may still be at the Seven-Star Dou Zhe stage, but with your physical strength, you can now spar with the version of yourself from half a month ago. With Dou Qi, you could crush that old version of you. And your meridians, now comparable to a Dou Shi, have boosted your cultivation speed by thirty to forty percent. Even when you reach the Dou Shi stage, you'll still cut your cultivation time by about twenty percent."
"You've gained enough from this opportunity to make the path to becoming a Da Dou Shi much smoother," Yao Chen commented, hearing Xiao Yan's thoughts. "Don't take it for granted. Jiang Lin doesn't complain about you being a burden, so be thankful!"
During this half-month of closed-door cultivation, both Xiao Yan and Yun Zhi only gained the body-tempering benefits of the Forging Flame Art, while Jiang Lin directly gained the improvements to his Dou Qi cultivation. Xiao Yan's Dou Qi cultivation hadn't increased much, but his later cultivation speed would be much faster. All in all, it was a huge gain for him.
"Mm, yes. I'm already very satisfied," Xiao Yan nodded inwardly.
The opportunity Jiang Lin unexpectedly unlocked for Xiao Yan was something no amount of pills could compare to.
(END CHAPTER)
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