Chapter 160: Human-shaped Exotic Fire Heavenly Seal Tower!
"Blood... I don't need much, right?" Jiang Lin was worried that Yao Chen might try to cheat him, so he made sure to set the terms in advance.
"Not much, just a few drops will suffice. It can be used to refine pills for breakthroughs, like the Dou Wang to Dou Huang or Dou Huang to Dou Zong." Yao Chen shook his head, even if he had ten lives, he wouldn't dare to drain Jiang Lin dry. It wouldn't have much effect anyway.
The higher Jiang Lin's cultivation, the stronger his blood's power, and the better the pills would be. Spirit Clan bloodlines inherently carry restrictions, so if Jiang Lin were to die here, the old monsters from the Spirit Clan would sense it in the next moment. It wouldn't just be Yao Chen and Xiao Yan's problem, but the entire Spirit Clan would come after the Yao Clan.
After all, a high-quality imperial bloodline heir like Jiang Lin, hidden by the Spirit Clan, couldn't just be lost without causing chaos. The Spirit Clan would go mad if even one of their own died, and Yao Chen didn't want to face a crazed Spirit Clan.
"Alright, I agree to this deal." Jiang Lin nodded. He would exchange his blood for Yao Chen's method of refining the Ominous Poison Pill.
Perhaps one day, he could write a book titled The Blood-Selling Record of Emperor Lin.
"That's for the best." Yao Chen smiled as the Bone Spirit Cold Fire in his hand slowly dissipated.
"Then, shall we proceed with the next deal?" Jiang Lin looked at Yao Chen beside the campfire.
Yao Chen and Xiao Yan both looked over. Yao Chen smiled, "What deal?"
"This."
Jiang Lin produced a fragment of a map, its material unclear.
"What's this?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.
However, Jiang Lin didn't respond immediately. Instead, he looked at Yao Chen, who seemed moved, and spoke softly, "It seems like Elder Yao really knows what this is. If it weren't for your Bone Spirit Cold Fire, I wouldn't have known this is related to Exotic Fire." Yao Chen was right, Exotic Fire was indeed unsuitable for crafting.
Other craftsmen might not notice, but in Jiang Lin's spiritual perception, the personality of Exotic Fire's spirit was so distinct that with just one glance, he knew that weapons crafted with Exotic Fire would carry its distinct style. The spirit of Exotic Fire would overwhelm the craftsman's spirit, meaning that it would be the Exotic Fire that forged the weapon, not the craftsman.
Perhaps this didn't matter for ordinary craftsmen, but for those with higher standards, like Spirit Clan blacksmiths, they would never use Exotic Fire for crafting.
It was like how the ancient craftsmen used the Exotic Fire Heavenly Seal Tower to deal with Exotic Fire. Exotic Fire should be studied as a special Dao Pattern in the tower, not taking the craftsman's job.
Since Xiao Yan, the suspected protagonist, was collecting Exotic Fire, Jiang Lin was more than happy to let him. After all, he could treat Xiao Yan as a living Exotic Fire Heavenly Seal Tower!
When he needed to study Exotic Fire, he could just borrow Xiao Yan, pack him up, and put him into the Qingxuan Qiankun Cauldron as a fire source. Perfect!
"So, are you guys collecting Exotic Fire? The Exotic Fire Heavenly Seal Tower on the Blacksmith Spirit Tool Rankings is basically doing the same thing."
Jiang Lin's words immediately darkened Yao Chen's expression. Only Xiao Yan didn't understand what he meant.
Yao Chen's dark expression was because he understood what Jiang Lin meant—he was treating Xiao Yan as a "human-shaped spirit tool"!
Xiao Yan glanced at Yao Chen's face, seeing that Yao Chen wasn't angry, then he turned to Jiang Lin in surprise, "We didn't say anything, how did Brother Lin know our plan?"
What surprised Xiao Yan the most was Yao Chen's tolerance towards Jiang Lin.
Now, everything had been exposed except for the Burning Art? No secrets left?
"I don't need Exotic Fire. As long as you're willing to let me study it after you obtain it, I can provide all the help I can." Jiang Lin had already realized the connection between his Fire Forging Art, Soul Refining Art, and Dou Qi Furnace. He had a more suitable fire source for himself, but he was still too weak to ignite it within his body.
For Jiang Lin, studying Exotic Fire had more value than using it. He might as well leave the troublesome collection of Exotic Fire to Xiao Yan, while he provided the intelligence and borrowed it for research.
Every Exotic Fire was a Dao Pattern. Studying them would help Jiang Lin advance to a super sixth-rank Blacksmith or perhaps, using a new method, reach the realm of a seventh-rank Spirit Tool Master.
Dou Qi Continent had high-level research on Dou Qi, Jiang Lin didn't deny that, but he still felt that people on Dou Qi Continent were somewhat old-fashioned in their thinking.
Since the old path couldn't work, why not try a different one? For example, directly sacrifice the Exotic Fire to create Spirit Tools.
Well… if the Spirit Clan saw this, they'd probably shout, "This is the descendant of our Spirit Clan!" But now, we've got a new idea!
"For example, besides this nameless map fragment related to Exotic Fire, I also have another piece of information about it. But how can you ensure that you'll be able to collect it? The fusion of Exotic Fire is extremely dangerous, especially since you need to collect multiple kinds."
Collecting multiple kinds of Exotic Fire was the one thing Jiang Lin wasn't sure about. If he had a method to fuse Exotic Fires, he would collect them himself. But since he didn't, he could only collect one, which was practically useless to him. If Xiao Yan could complete the full Exotic Fire collection, Jiang Lin would essentially be investing in Xiao Yan's future.
Just like the Dou Tool Scrolls, Jiang Lin used one scroll to exchange for Xiao Yan's full access to all scrolls.
"You have information about Exotic Fire?" Xiao Yan and Yao Chen both looked at Jiang Lin in disbelief. They had just left Wu Tan City and already encountered two pieces of information about Exotic Fire?
"Just something I overheard. It might not be true, but at least it gives us a direction." Jiang Lin smiled faintly. This information was secretly provided to him by Yuan Baozi, who had overheard it from Gu He.
There was no other choice. He wasn't familiar with Gu He, so he had to rely on him. But this person's name… really fitting, his name is Gu He, and if it weren't for hardship, who else would suffer?
Yao Chen looked into Jiang Lin's eyes. The blue-gold in his eyes flickered with an indescribable power. Then, Yao Chen looked at the fragment of the Clean Lotus Demon Fire map in Jiang Lin's hand, his gaze flickering, and he said in a deep voice, "We have a method to fuse Exotic Fires."
Yao Chen suddenly realized that Jiang Lin could be of great help in finding Exotic Fires. If Jiang Lin was forced into a life-and-death situation, the whole thing would be over, so Yao Chen directly said, "The map fragment you have, if I'm not mistaken, should be the location of the third-ranked Exotic Fire on the list, the Clean Lotus Demon Fire."
"If you're willing to help us find the Exotic Fire, then you, and even your clan's elders, can study it." Yao Chen thought that if the Spirit Clan truly treated Xiao Yan as a human-shaped Exotic Fire Heavenly Seal Tower, it might not be a bad thing.
Xiao Yan nodded vigorously, "As long as Brother Lin needs it! We're brothers, no need to be polite! What's mine is yours!"
For Xiao Yan, who didn't even have one Exotic Fire and was still waiting for Yao Chen to die and inherit the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, Jiang Lin's news was like a timely gift!
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