BTTH : genius planner

In the inner courtyard, in Lin Yuan's small yard.

Sitting at the table, Zi Yan held a spoon, her eyes sparkling as she gazed at the cup of dessert in Lin Yuan's hand, which emitted a delightful aroma. Just by looking at it, Zi Yan could feel the refreshing atmosphere.

"Here you go, a special dessert made with Earth Core Body Refining Milk, the Happy Cup for Zi Yan." With a light smile, Lin Yuan confidently placed the giant cup of dessert in front of Zi Yan, who was looking forward to it.

This was the "ice cream" version from the Douqi Continent, made by Lin Yuan using Earth Core Body Refining Milk combined with various spirit fruits and medicinal herbs, resulting in an energy-rich and flavorful treat.

After waiting for so long, Zi Yan couldn't wait any longer. She picked up a spoon, scooped a large spoonful of "ice cream," and put it into her mouth. The coolness instantly melted on her tongue, and the intoxicating taste formed by the intertwining flavors made her let out a satisfied sound. She closed her eyes, swayed her head, and savored the deliciousness.

Seeing Zi Yan's entranced expression, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and satisfaction, and his thoughts began to wander.

"Indeed, it's hard for children to resist this. This can be considered a special fifth-grade elixir! It's a pity it can only be used by magical beasts."

"In a world rich in resources, culinary arts have greater potential, and alchemists are indeed good cooks. Their fire control ability and soul perception applied to cooking are simply perfect!"

Various thoughts flashed through Lin Yuan's mind. After a while, he couldn't help but chuckle at his own musings.

"How could the proud alchemists of the Douqi Continent, who respect the strong, possibly study culinary arts that ordinary people use to make a living? Moreover, just the profundity of alchemy is enough to consume all their energy. Even I, if it weren't for Zi Yan, probably wouldn't study this!"

This was a paradox: powerful alchemists wouldn't think of studying culinary arts, while ordinary people willing to study culinary arts couldn't handle high-grade ingredients due to their weakness.

Watching Zi Yan battle with the delicious food in front of her, Lin Yuan couldn't help but recall a "mukbang" he had seen featuring a panda, and his gaze softened.

"Don't rush, there's plenty more!" Saying this, Lin Yuan sat down beside her, took out a jug of fruit wine, and began to drink while watching the unique "Dragon King Mukbang," enjoying this rare leisure.

In the inner courtyard, in the Grand Elder's office, Lin Yuan was conversing with Su Qian.

"Grand Elder, the alchemy task I undertook has been completed. Here is the fifth-grade elixir from the task." As he spoke, Lin Yuan handed a storage ring to Su Qian.

"You finished it so quickly?" Su Qian was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

Looking at the several full and fragrant elixirs in the storage ring, Su Qian couldn't help but exclaim, "Your alchemy skills are probably not much inferior to Old Fire's. Truly impressive for someone so young! A fifteen-year-old fifth-grade alchemist, it's no wonder Old Fire thinks so highly of you; your talent in alchemy is indeed terrifying!"

"Thank you for the praise, Grand Elder. This is mainly due to Master Fire's guidance. I still have much to learn in the field of alchemy," Lin Yuan humbly replied.

Su Qian looked at the modest young man in front of him, his eyes filled with admiration and satisfaction. It was rare for someone so young to achieve remarkable accomplishments while still maintaining humility and clarity. People with such a mindset have a greater chance of realizing their talents and transforming them into strength and achievements.

"I have the item you asked me to keep an eye on. Here, this is a low-level Earth-grade Body Refining Combat Technique that the academy treasures. Consider it a reward for your production of so many fifth-grade elixirs! It suits your needs perfectly." Su Qian handed Lin Yuan an ancient scroll.

Lin Yuan took it and saw several ancient characters with a wild aura: "Beast Refining Spirit Technique."

Lin Yuan placed the scroll into the storage ring and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Grand Elder!"

Su Qian stroked his beard and smiled, "You are the pride of our Canaan Academy; there's no need to be so polite. Just take good care of Zi Yan. If you can make that little girl listen and cultivate, it would be a great help to me. It's not easy to make her obedient. If you can help her master that Cloud Dragon Dance, it would be wonderful. I can rest a bit easier."

"Rest assured, Grand Elder. I regard Zi Yan as my little sister; I will take good care of her!" Lin Yuan replied decisively.

"That's good."

After chatting for a while about Zi Yan, Lin Yuan took his leave from the Grand Elder and returned to his own courtyard.

Upon returning to his yard, Lin Yuan found Zi Yan sleeping on the bed in his room. He sensed her and thought, "Is she digesting the energy she absorbed recently? Zi Yan has indeed eaten a lot of high-energy food lately. After this digestion, she should become much stronger!"

During the three months Lin Yuan and Zi Yan spent on the back mountain, they relied on Zi Yan's treasure-hunting ability to find many natural treasures, most of which were medicinal herbs guarded by magical beasts. Facing the two of them, magical beasts below the Dou Huang level had little resistance. As a result, Lin Yuan harvested a large number of spirit herbs, magic cores, and magical beast corpses, a significant portion of which became Zi Yan's rations.

Confirming that Zi Yan was fine, Lin Yuan exited the room and sat down in the pavilion in the courtyard, taking out the scroll he had received from Su Qian to study it carefully.

The Beast Refining Spirit Technique was created by the Beast Sovereign hundreds of years ago. Once mastered, it allows practitioners to gain a physique and strength that rival or even surpass magical beasts of the same level. It can also utilize secret techniques to burn blood energy, temporarily enhancing strength and achieving effects similar to the berserk bloodline of the Snow Demon Sky Ape.

The cultivation of this technique is divided into three stages: Awakening Spirit, Refining Spirit, and Ascending Spirit:

- The first stage, Awakening Spirit, involves using one's own blood and the blood of a destined magical beast as a medium to nurture a blood furnace. The choice of the destined magical beast is crucial, as it relates to the upper limit of the Beast Refining Spirit Technique; the stronger the magical beast's bloodline, the higher the technique's potential.

- The second stage, Refining Spirit, uses the blood furnace to continuously refine and extract the essence from various magical beast blood to strengthen the practitioner's body, achieving the sublimation of the bloodline and enhancing the practitioner's physical and blood energy.

- The third stage, Ascending Spirit, uses the sublimated bloodline and powerful blood energy to continuously nourish the blood furnace, making it more sentient, and nurturing a destined blood pill within the blood furnace.

The refining and ascending stages are carried out alternately; after refining about ten types of magical beast blood, one must undergo an ascending process to continuously enhance the destined blood pill. Once the destined blood pill reaches maturity, it will continuously evolve with the practitioner's cultivation, producing higher quality blood energy to strengthen the practitioner's body and blood energy.

Additionally, secret methods can be used to temporarily enhance the power of the destined blood pill.

After studying for a while, Lin Yuan concluded that there were three main difficulties in cultivating this technique: the first was obtaining sufficiently high-quality magical beast blood to nurture the blood furnace during the Awakening Spirit stage; the second was requiring a large amount of magical beast blood of the same level or higher during the Refining Spirit stage; and the third was the intense pain associated with the body refinement process.

This technique was indeed very suitable for Lin Yuan, as none of these three issues posed significant problems for him. The most troublesome aspect, obtaining high-quality magical beast blood during the Awakening Spirit stage, could be assisted by Zi Yan. The need for a large amount of blood during the Refining Spirit stage could be solved with money, which was not a big issue for him as a high-level alchemist. The pain of body refinement was trivial for Lin Yuan, who was determined to reach the peak.

"This body refinement combat technique is somewhat similar to alchemy! Using the blood of the destined magical beast as a medium, the body's blood energy as the main material, and a large amount of magical beast blood as fuel, it allows the human body and blood energy to continuously transform and refine a marvelous destined blood pill. The Beast Sovereign's combat technique is truly remarkable."

With this thought, Lin Yuan put away the scroll and headed towards the gathering area of the elders.

"Let's issue some tasks to exchange for alchemy opportunities using high-level magical beast blood! And refine some blood energy elixirs."

**(End of Chapter)**