Chapter 19: Which Act Is Being Sung Again?

  Lin Fan only obtained two kinds of elixirs from the Black Tower, the Brain Cleansing Elixir and the Soul Connecting Elixir. According to the information given by the Black Tower, the Brain Cleansing Elixir is the simplest kind of elixir among alchemists, it can be said that it is an introductory elixir.

  Actually, when Lin Fan first obtained the Nine Turns of Life and Death within the Black Tower, he already knew that this Black Tower had a total of nine layers. For the time being, Lin Fan gave the Black Tower a name - the Nine Turns of Life and Death Tower.

  He was initially peeking at a beauty taking a bath when he unfortunately got hit by the Black Tower, crossing over into the Eastern Profound Continent. He obtained the Heaven-Defying Technique, Nine Turns of Life and Death Decision. The first layer of the Nine Turns of Life and Death Decision basically had no use, it could basically allow Lin Fan's soul to not enter reincarnation but instead cross over space and possess the body of the Young Master of the Lin Family.

  Lin Fan was very clear in his mind that if he wanted to greatly enhance his strength, he had to obtain the second layer of the Nine Revolutions of Life and Death as soon as possible. However, he couldn't control the black tower.

  From dawn till noon, five more portions of herbs were consumed, yet Lin Fan still failed to successfully refine the Tong Ling Dan. Of the twenty portions of herbs, less than two remained. If these last two portions also fail to yield a Tong Ling Dan, he would have no choice but to continue asking Bai Bao Tang for more Bai Ye Cao.

  Feeling extremely depressed, Lin Fan did not continue to refine it. He had to go out and take a break, breathe in some fresh air before coming back to continue refining the Tong Ling Dan.

  After washing up and dressing neatly, Lin Fan strolled out of the Lin's house with a leisurely pace, looking left and right along the way. Just as he was feeling particularly suffocated, his eyes suddenly lit up, and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  He rushed to a wine house, sat down by the window, and didn't wait for the person on the seat to react. Lin Fan spoke first: "Little follower, how do you have such a elegant interest, actually drinking alone here, is something bothering you?"

  Originally in a great mood, Liu Yan's eyes suddenly widened and the wine glass in her hand was crushed. Her voice was filled with anger as she shouted: "Who are you calling a lackey? Who is your lackey?"

  Looking at the tyrannical woman who seemed to be on the verge of going berserk, Lin Fan appeared as calm as if nothing was wrong, still sipping his wine leisurely. After a mouthful of fine wine, Lin Fan slowly spoke: "Back then, we made a bet that if you lost, you'd become my follower for three years. How could you forget so quickly?"

  Taking a few deep breaths, Liu Yan was just about to explode in anger when she heard the words "I bet" and instantly became as limp as an eggplant that had been struck by lightning. Every time she thought about this matter, her heart felt like it was blocked by a massive boulder, thinking that her lifelong reputation had ultimately been ruined by a spoiled rich kid.

  But Liu Yan suddenly smiled again, and her face cleared up like the sky after a rain. Looking at the same tyrannical woman, Lin Fan's heart was filled with doubts, thinking that this was another one of Ba Wang Nu's performances.

  It seems that Liu Yan had seen through Lin Fan's thoughts, and her voice suddenly became extremely sweet as she said: "Shameless young master of the Lin family, I think I won't be able to follow you around in the future, because a month from now, I'll be leaving Luoricheng to head to the Imperial Capital".

  A month away from Luoshen City to the Imperial Capital? For some reason, Lin Fan suddenly thought of a possibility and casually asked: "Is one of the three quotas for the Royal Academy's recruitment in Luoshen City yours?"

  When Lin Fan finished speaking, Liu Yan seemed to laugh even more happily. As long as he thought that he wouldn't have to be the follower of this annoying guy in front of him anymore, his heart felt as sweet as if he had eaten honey.

  "I have to admit, you're quite clever. Your guess is correct. In a month's time, I'll be leaving Sunset City for the Imperial Capital to study at the Royal Academy. However, sorry to say, my father has already said it - this time, there's no spot for you in the Royal Academy."

  The father mentioned by Liu Yan was the lord of Luoshi City, and Lin Fan did not have the slightest doubt. The three quotas given to Luoshi City by the Dragon Riding Imperial Academy had already been announced, but none of them were his.

  No matter what, he refused the quota that Lin Wubai had managed to get with great difficulty last year. This year, even if Lin Wubai's face is big enough, it is absolutely impossible for him to secure a quota for his own son for two consecutive years. If that were the case, it would be unfair to other families as well.

  However, Lin Fan did not have the slightest worry in his heart. From start to finish, he had never pinned his hopes on the three quotas of Luoshi City. After all, with the promise of Baibao Hall, Lin Fan believed that his beautiful sister would definitely secure a quota for him.

  Lin Fan didn't say a word, he just kept drinking, Liu Yan thought Lin Fan was struck by his reluctance to part with her and said: "I don't know why, I always feel that you have changed in some ways since I left, take care of yourself".

  After finishing speaking, Liu Yan didn't continue to stay and quickly left the tavern. Alone, she sat in front of the window. When Liu Yan was about to leave, Lin Fan's mouth had a hint of a smile that he hadn't noticed.

  While Lin Fan was drinking alone, several middle-aged men suddenly rushed into the small wine shop, ordered some wine and dishes, and a few jars of wine. The men started talking loudly.

  At first, Lin Fan didn't pay much attention to it, but as the conversation between several big men went on, Lin Fan's face also became somewhat solemn, because the content of their conversation was precisely today's family competition.

  The outcome of the matter is as follows: The family competition ended on the last day, and after a two-on-two showdown between the three lowest-ranking families, the Wang family was defeated and became the sixth-ranked family. This also means that the Wang family will have to accept challenges from other small families in Luoshi City. If they are defeated by another family, the Wang family will not only lose their title as one of the six major families but also have to hand over the Stone Workshop under their jurisdiction.

  Although the Wang family lost, they became the last of the new six major families. The strength of the Wang family was evident, and Wang Long was a mid-level fighter. Among the heirs of other small families in Luoshen City, who could be Wang Long's opponent? As a result, for a time, no one dared to step onto the arena to challenge him.

  Just when everyone thought no family would dare to challenge the Wang family, Li Biagu, the heir of the Li family, suddenly stepped onto the stage and declared that he wanted to challenge. The strength of Li Biagu was known to everyone in Luoricheng, still not reaching intermediate warrior at the age of twenty-something, challenging Wang Long wouldn't be a suicidal move?

  But the final result shocked everyone, because Wang Long couldn't even block one of Li Fei's moves. It is said that from start to finish, Li Feiyu didn't move at all.

  After listening to the conversation of several big men, Lin Fan felt extremely puzzled. When he first gathered with Li Bi Guo and five others to gamble, he had seen with his own eyes that Li Bi Guo's cultivation had not even reached the realm of a mid-level warrior. In just a few short days, someone who was only at the mid-level warrior realm could defeat a mid-level warrior in one move. Had Li Bi Guo also obtained the Washing Marrow Dan and the Tong Ling Dan?

  Shaking his head secretly, Lin Fan was very clear that no one on the Eastern Profound Continent could refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Soul Connecting Pill. So why did Li Bi Valley's strength increase so quickly?

  For some reason, Lin Fan always felt that this Li family heir was a bit off, as if he had some kind of relationship with himself. He slowly got up and left the small wine house.

  "Lin Shao, Miss Bai Ling invites you to visit Baibao Hall."

  Lin Fan had just walked out of the wine house when a young boy immediately came over, nodded his head. In fact, even if Bai Ling didn't look for him, he would go find Bai Ling anyway. After all, there were only two portions of Ba Ye Grass left to refine the Bai Ling Dan. To be on the safe side, Lin Fan decided to ask Bai Bao Tang again.

  Inside Baibao Hall, looking at the white-clothed young man in front of her, Bailian said with a smile: "I have already informed headquarters to send back fifty stalks of Baoye grass. Don't worry, brother, sister will unconditionally support you."

  Looking at the sincere Baoling, Lin Fan knew that his relationship with Baobao Hall was mutually beneficial, but it was rare for Baoling to treat him this way. If it wasn't for Baoling, he probably wouldn't have found the Byleaf Grass so easily.

  "Then thank you very much, Baoling sister. By the way, I don't know what made you look for me this time?"

  "Right, I almost forgot to tell you, there's news from the Longteng Empire. I've secured the spot your brother wanted, and he can head to the Imperial Academy of the Longteng Empire in a month. At that time, sister will come visit you."

  As expected, just now when the little kid said that Bailing was looking for her own, Lin Fan had already thought of this matter and said: "Thank you sister, if there's nothing else then I'll leave first".

  Gently nodding, Bai Ling sent Lin Fan to the entrance of Baibao Hall and watched as the youth gradually disappeared from view. Suddenly, Old Na appeared beside him, looking at the now-invisible youth, and asked: "Is it worth it for this child?"

  "Value, most importantly, I really regard him as a younger brother," after saying that, Bai Ling turned around and left, while Lao Na was shocked, this is the first time he has seen his own young lady behave like this in so many years.

  Returning home, Lin Fan didn't rest but instead began his usual alchemy work. Now that he had confirmed he would be heading to the Dragon's Descent Empire in a month, he must quickly refine the Soul-Linking Pill before leaving and raise his cultivation to the level of a War Master as soon as possible.

  Moreover, Baili had just promised himself that he would soon have fifty stalks of Ba Ye Cao delivered, which meant that he could continue to refine the Tong Ling Dan without worrying about the source of the herbs. After all, among the eighteen kinds of herbs required to refine the Tong Ling Dan, Lu Ri City only lacked Ba Ye Cao. As for the others, he didn't dare say how many there were, but at least there were enough for Lin Fan to squander for a while.

  According to the alchemy in the mind, Xǐ Mèi Dān is orange-yellow, while Tōng Líng Dān is orange-red. After all, Tōng Líng Dān is different from Xǐ Mèi Dān, and its efficacy can be said to be several times that of Xǐ Mèi Dān. In general, it cannot be taken directly.