Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting from Fist Technique Deduction
Chapter 190 - 46: The Golden Cloud Pill Is Formed

Chapter 190: Chapter 46: The Golden Cloud Pill Is Formed

Right after Lin Yuan finished inspecting the shop, he returned home by carriage.

At this moment, Pei Zhangluo’s face showed a slight hint of worry, but when he saw Lin Yuan return, his old eyes lit up with hope.

"Master Lin."

Pei Zhangluo saw Zhu Lingshan and Xiaoyun beside Lin Yuan, and after greeting them, he fell silent.

"Senior Brother, it’s rare for the Third Elder to visit, I’ll brew some tea for you," Zhu Lingshan tactfully found an excuse to leave with Xiaoyun, giving the two of them space.

"Third Elder, what brings you here personally?" Lin Yuan smiled faintly, gesturing for the old man opposite him to sit and talk.

"Master Lin, forgive an old man’s intrusion," Pei Zhangluo sighed, his face showing worry, "A bizarre and strange event has recently occurred, and my Pei family is at a loss. We hope to ask the Master for your insight."

"Is there really something in Yanghua that leaves your Pei family at a loss?" Lin Yuan’s relaxed mind suddenly tensed, but his face showed a bit of surprise.

That ghostly spirit has acted!

Lin Yuan knew better than anyone else that Yanghua now had a ticking time bomb in the Hong family, that exceedingly strange ghostly spirit.

But after the Hong family retreated, the Pei family couldn’t infiltrate and gather any information.

Since showing his strength in front of the Pei family, Lin Yuan had great authority to access various records. He found mentions of high-level cultivators devouring souls in a few travelogues, but they were all expressed very obscurely.

It seemed the higher-ups in the Canglan Realm intentionally blocked the information.

While Lin Yuan was pondering, Pei Zhangluo took two steps closer and spoke in a low voice, "Master, recently people have been disappearing mysteriously, and when my Pei family checked, there were no fatal wounds. There were also no signs of any struggle on the scene."

"The coroners have checked their food and such, and found no traces of poisoning. We don’t know what could have killed them," Pei Zhangluo said, with a flash of solemnity in his eyes, unable to contain his fear, "Because of this, my Pei family is completely at a loss, unable to find the cause."

After glancing around to make sure no one was near, Pei Zhangluo lowered his voice, "We suspect a third-tier cultivator is causing chaos in Yanghua."

He looked at Lin Yuan again, pleadingly, "Please, Master Lin, take a look and see if you can find any clues."

After speaking, he fixed his eyes on Lin Yuan, sincerely hoping that Lin Yuan could inspect the scene.

"Third-tier?" Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, secretly sighing, "If only it were just a third-tier. That ghostly spirit is probably more complex than third-tier."

But seeing its methods of killing is also worthwhile; to know oneself and the enemy is to have the assurance to confront that ghostly thing.

Lin Yuan’s eyes slightly narrowed, making up his mind.

With that thought, Lin Yuan immediately stood up and cupped his hands, "Third Elder, I dare not guarantee that I can find the cause, but I will accompany you to take a look at the scene."

"Thank you, Master Lin!" Pei Zhangluo’s face brightened as he replied.

This matter was extremely discreet, and they couldn’t dispatch a carriage, so after stepping out of the mansion gate, they transformed into two shadows swiftly disappearing into the street.

One incense stick later.

A large family garden.

A group of Pei family guards stood quietly at the perimeter of the garden, their eyes scanning the surroundings as if ensuring not even a fly could enter.

Inside the garden, Pei Zeqi, Hou Sixian, and several high-ranking elders of the Pei family silently observed rows of bodies.

The identities varied; family members, servants, chores, laborers—all different identities, yet all were frozen to death without realizing it by extremely low temperatures.

Standing there, Lin Yuan furrowed his brow deeply.

This manner of death was strikingly similar to what he had sensed before. If not for the protection of the Nine Chapters, he might have died the same way, with his soul frozen to death.

"Everyone, such a strange manner of death, I can’t figure it out either," Lin Yuan lowered his gaze, not revealing the specific cause.

He admitted that he still had no power to protect himself against the ghostly spirit. Once he disclosed the actual cause of death, it would certainly let a third party know that he had already broken through the realm of nothing.

Once the insider of the Hong family learned of this, he would be exposed to the ghostly spirit alive. Thus, revealing the cause of death was equivalent to courting death.

As for these deceased from smaller families, he could only feel helpless for them.

"Cultivating the soul needs to be expedited!" Lin Yuan looked over the rows of corpses again, his nerves tight as a bowstring.

Pei Zeqi and a few others, despite being mentally prepared, could not help but feel a bit disappointed that Lin Yuan found no cause upon his arrival.

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That night.

Lin Yuan’s mansion, quiet room.

Behind Lin Yuan was a mountain of Five Qi Pill materials.

After seeing those rows of bodies during the day, he finally made up his mind to abandon all other cultivation and deduce the Golden Cloud Pill as quickly as possible.

Alchemy proceeded as usual, countless herbs turning into top-quality Five Qi Pills under Lin Yuan’s refining.

Aside from the Yunyang Cauldron initially used, another furnace was also continuously crafting pills.

At this moment, Lin Yuan was fully immersed in endless alchemy, multitasking to refine pills from two furnaces continuously.

He was already well-versed in refining top-quality Five Qi Pills. Over the two pill furnaces, chaotic afterimages flickered endless as Lin Yuan handled various herbs.

The efficiency of using two furnaces simultaneously sometimes caused slight delays in certain overlapping sections, but overall was much faster than a single furnace, boosting speed by almost half.

Upon finishing one batch, Lin Yuan consumed them all, starting the next batch.

As time went by, the nearly half-meter-long candle inside the room was nearly consumed.

And the herbs piled high in the quiet room were gradually dwindling, eventually entirely transformed by the Nine Chapters’ medicinal power within him.

By this time, Lin Yuan’s robe was ringed with sweat stains, evidence of his countless drenchings.

Finally, all the herbs were refined, and dawn was breaking.

He immersed his mind into the Nine Chapters space again, carefully perceiving.

"The efforts of nearly the whole night have greatly increased the Nine Chapters’ medicinal power," Lin Yuan felt a sense of stability at last, "Strive for a few more days, and I’ll succeed in deducing it."

Getting closer to deducing the Golden Cloud Pill, Lin Yuan’s eyes showed a hint of excitement.

Having completed this, Lin Yuan pushed open the quiet room’s door.

He instructed an attendant and maid on night duty to heat a tub of hot water.

Lin Yuan lay comfortably in the tub, easing three-fold his fatigue from within.

"Rest for two hours before resuming alchemy."

Washing away the grime from his body, Lin Yuan closed his eyes for a short nap.

Finally, after half an incense stick’s time, Lin Yuan dried himself and went into the room to rest.

For three consecutive days, Lin Yuan stayed behind closed doors, constantly alternating between alchemy and rest.

Zhu Lingshan also vaguely sensed that there might be indescribable dangers in Yanghua. Otherwise, Lin Yuan wouldn’t be so frenzied.

She was secretly worried about Lin Yuan, but as Lin Yuan’s wife, she only needed to manage his daily life and silently protect herself.

Everything else could be left to Senior Brother.

Finally, on the fourth night.

Lin Yuan’s eyes were bloodshot, and his muscles had lost some luster.

Despite the extreme fatigue, Lin Yuan was feeling immensely exhilarated.

At last, the furnace went out.

He reached out and grabbed ten still-warm top-quality Five Qi Pills.

Slam!

With a mighty hand, he swallowed all the Five Qi Pills in one go.

Lin Yuan’s expression suddenly darkened, and he muttered internally.

"Nine Chapters, deduce!"