"Roar! Roar!"
Little Flame also let out two calls, expressing its confusion.
Its confusion mainly came from itself... why did everyone eat the pills, but my performance was different?
"Uh... it's nothing, I just said that whoever couldn't make it through would be eaten later," Lin Yun said lightly.
"As expected, that's quite impactful," Qing Tan swallowed.
Time passed minute by minute. Under Lin Yun's "encouragement," the five beasts all made it through.
"Red Spirit, check their bloodlines," Lin Yun called out to Red Spirit in his consciousness.
"Yes, Master!"
Red Spirit obediently agreed and sensed the bloodlines of the five beasts.
After a while, Red Spirit said, "Three Fire Python Tigers successfully obtained mutated bloodlines. The bloodlines of the two Black Iron Demon Leopards were slightly enhanced, but they did not obtain mutated bloodlines."
"Slap! Slap!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yun gave each of the two leopards a slap on the head.
"Ah Zhen, Ah Qiang, you two have disappointed me too much."
This was a chance for mutation, wasted just like that. What a pity.
Although mutation had a probability, this was a Blood Marrow Pill, which was better than a Mutated Blood Pill.
Three out of five successful, Lin Yun still felt it was a loss.
"Woo! Woo!"
Bao Qiang and Bao Zhen lowered their heads somewhat aggrievedly. They had originally felt their bloodlines strengthen and thought they had succeeded, but their master's slap immediately made them dejected.
"What are the usual reasons for failure?" Lin Yun asked.
Red Spirit explained, "Mutation itself has a low success rate. For adult demonic beasts, their physique is basically set and their bloodline is stable, which reduces the chance of mutation. It also has something to do with the demonic beast's mindset and will. If a demonic beast has strong emotions like unwillingness, anger, etc., towards itself and the current situation, and intensely desires change, it can also induce bloodline mutation."
Lin Yun nodded and fell into thought.
Little Fire and Little Yan were still young, so their mutation success rate was high.
Tiger Heroine had experienced the loss of her mate and a life-or-death crisis. She had deeply realized her weakness and must have strongly desired to become stronger. Moreover, she had given birth to a mutated bloodline like Little Flame, so she inherently had the foundation for a mutated bloodline.
Compared to them, Bao Qiang and the other had been living a happy life as two leopards, without experiencing any crises, making it difficult for them to transform psychologically.
Lin Yun had originally planned to give them another pill to try.
But given the situation, he decided not to waste it.
The two of them hadn't undergone enough tempering, so the success rate wouldn't be high even if they ate more.
It would be better to wait and see in the future.
Or just let them have children, like Tiger Heroine, and have a few more.
The success rate for little leopards would be higher than theirs no matter what.
"You two guys, you've just had it too good. I gave you a chance, but you're useless. You should learn more from Tiger Heroine. If you can't compare to her in strength, can't you even compare in having children? All you do is show affection all day, but where are the results?" Lin Yun scolded the two leopards, feeling frustrated.
He still really wanted Bao Zhen and Bao Qiang to successfully mutate.
They were his own beasts, and he hoped they could accompany him further.
"Woo! Woo!" The two leopards lowered their heads in grievance again.
What was annoying was that their heads were still buried together.
Lin Yun cursed inwardly and didn't say anything more to them.
He took out the Blood Pills.
He poured them directly onto the stone platform, separating the Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade ones.
The Fourth Grade ones were for the Three Little Tigers, and the Fifth Grade ones were for the three big ones.
"Your bloodlines have all been enhanced. Now, eat and break through."
Lin Yun ordered them to eat the Blood Pills freely.
The Three Little Ones had been at Body Tempering Ninth Layer for some time, and the two leopards had also been stuck at Heavenly Yuan Realm Early Stage for a long time.
Although Tiger Heroine had only broken through to the Middle Stage not long ago, she had been constantly fighting and tempering herself, so her foundation was very stable. Breaking through to the Late Stage wouldn't be a big problem.
Gurgle gurgle...
The six beasts devoured the pills like a whirlwind, and soon all the more than a thousand Blood Pills were eaten by them.
"Into the alchemy furnace!"
Lin Yun put the six beasts into the alchemy furnace and let Red Spirit escort them through their breakthrough.
The power of the Blood Pills was very strong, and he was worried that these guys would explode. With Red Spirit guiding them, it would be better.
"Brother Lin Yun, you're amazing. This alchemy furnace is simply a divine artifact," Qing Tan said excitedly as she watched Lin Yun's series of actions.
Controlling beasts, alchemy, and changing bloodlines were all beyond her imagination... Brother Lin Yun was truly amazing.
"This treasure of mine, only you know about it now. You can't tell anyone else, okay?" Lin Yun placed his hand on Qing Tan's shoulder and said softly.
"Mmm~" Qing Tan nodded obediently, letting out a soft murmur.
Three days later! The six beasts emerged from seclusion one after another.
All of them had successfully broken through.
Tiger Heroine was at the Heavenly Yuan Realm Late Stage, the two leopards were at the Heavenly Yuan Realm Middle Stage, and the Three Little Tigers were at the Earthly Yuan Realm Early Stage.
Looking at the strengthened lineup, Lin Yun was full of confidence.
Holding Qing Tan, he mounted Tiger Heroine.
"Charge! Back to Ironwood Manor!"
...
The two people and six beasts traversed mountains and ridges. This time, they traveled at full speed and reached Ironwood Manor in just one day.
Lin Yun and the others came from deep within the forest.
As they approached the vicinity of Ironwood Manor, Lin Yun released his mental energy to scout.
The next second, Lin Yun's brows furrowed.
"As expected, something has changed."
Lin Yun took a deep breath and said.
At this moment, in the small valley where the two leopards were before, there were a large number of figures busy. They were people from the Lei Family digging for ore.
He had been away with the two leopards for nearly a month. It was normal for the Lei Family to discover it after such a long time.
Lin Yun had been mentally prepared for this.
To truly obtain Ironwood Manor and the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, the Lei Family had to be eliminated.
He would have to confront the Lei Family sooner or later, but now it was happening earlier, and the secret of the Yang Yuan Stone Mine could not be kept.
"Let's see who from the Lei Family has come?"
Lin Yun continued to release his mental energy, delving deeper into Ironwood Manor to investigate.
Since they had discovered such wealth as the Yang Yuan Stone Mine, the Lei Family would not just leave one Heavenly Yuan Realm expert stationed there.
"Hiss, five Heavenly Yuan Realm experts, and that old dog Lei Bao is here too."
"The Lei Family must be worried about the two leopards coming back to kill them."
Lin Yun secretly thought that this was bad. Lei Bao was a Heavenly Yuan Realm peak expert, qualified to attempt breaking through to the Core Formation Realm. His strength was very high, and Tiger Heroine, who had just broken through, was likely not his match.
Moreover, there was also a group of Earthly Yuan Realm experts.
With this lineup from the Lei Family, even if Lin Yun joined the fight, it would very likely result in mutual destruction.
"Who is it?"
Lei Bao suddenly rushed out of a wooden house, letting out an angry roar. The sound carried a powerful Origin Power fluctuation, fiercely impacting the surrounding air.
His sharp gaze swept around, and quickly locked onto the direction where Lin Yun and the others were.
"Which esteemed expert is spying on my Lei Family Manor? Please show yourself for a chat," Lei Bao said loudly, his voice penetrating the entire Ironwood Manor and echoing into the forest.
"To think I was discovered. As expected of a Heavenly Yuan Realm peak expert." Lin Yun was secretly surprised.
Before, when he used his mental energy to scout, he had never been discovered.
It seemed that the strength of those people was insufficient.
Lei Bao was an existence close to the Core Formation Realm, so it was not strange for him to sense the fluctuation of mental energy.
"Tiger Heroine, retreat first!"
Lin Yun decisively retreated, taking the six beasts back into the forest.
To be safe, he had to reconsider his plan.
Although he could charge in now and was confident in dealing with Lei Bao, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to protect the Three Little Tigers and the others.
Two days later! Lin Yun returned to the Lin Clan.
Qing Tan found Lin Dong.
Seeing Lin Yun again, Lin Dong was shocked. He couldn't see through Lin Yun's cultivation and felt that Lin Yun had improved again... The gap between himself and Brother Lin Yun seemed to have widened again.
"Tiger Heroine, Little Fire, Little Flame, long time no see. You've all become stronger again," Lin Dong greeted the four tigers.
He reached out to stroke them.
"Hmm?!"
Lin Dong's hand suddenly paused.
When he touched Tiger Heroine, the Stone Talisman actually reacted.
However, the surprise had just begun.
When he touched Little Fire and Little Yan again, the Stone Talisman also reacted, just like the first time he touched Little Flame.
"What's going on? Brother Lin Yun went out once, and the entire Tiger Heroine family can trigger the Stone Talisman's reaction," Lin Dong's confusion grew.
Lin Yun saw it and smiled inwardly.
He didn't explain it to Lin Dong.
"Little Brother Lin Dong, let's discuss something," Lin Yun said seriously.
He wanted to include Lin Dong in his plan.
Lin Dong was already at the late stage of the Earthly Yuan Realm. To break through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm, he needed the opportunity from the Yang Yuan Stone Mine.
Lin Dong knew about the existence of the Tiger Heroine family, so Lin Yun didn't hide anything and told Lin Dong about the two leopards and the Ironwood Manor's Yang Yuan Stone Mine.
As for the two leopards, he said they were subdued by Tiger Heroine.
Hearing that Lin Yun was planning to seize the Lei Family's Ironwood Manor and Yang Yuan Stone Mine, Lin Dong was shocked but also felt a surge of excitement... Brother Lin Yun was actually doing something so big.
He agreed without hesitation to join in!
Brother Lin Yun had stood up for him before, so how could he, Lin Dong, not be loyal?
Lin Yun then laid out the plan. He wasn't ready to expose his relationship with Tiger Heroine yet, nor did he want the Lin Clan's other forces to get involved for now.
It wasn't time for the decisive battle yet.
First, they would defeat them one by one.
The old method would still be used: using Tiger Heroine as bait.
The next day!
Lin Dong went again to the shop set up by the Lei and Xie Families that offered a bounty for the Fire Python Tiger.
Almost half a year had passed since the deaths of Lei Li and the other person, but the Lei and Xie Families still hadn't given up on hunting the Fire Python Tiger.
Lin Dong told the manager that he had discovered the Fire Python Tiger's tracks again.
With the experience from the first time, the Lei and Xie Families believed Lin Dong this time. It took them half a day to gather enough manpower and prepare a lot of weapons and equipment before setting off.
The Lei and Xie Families each sent two Heavenly Yuan Realm experts.
There were a total of four Heavenly Yuan Realm experts, two of whom were at the middle stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm.
During this process, Lin Dong's acting was also on point. He kept urging them and demanded that the two Fourth-Grade Spiritual Medicines from the bounty be given to him in advance.
Because Lin Dong knew that these people would go and never return.
The Lei and Xie Families readily agreed.
The group followed Lin Dong to a forest in the south.
They searched for a long time, and just when the people from the Lei and Xie Families were about to give up, the figure of the Fire Python Tiger appeared.
The crowd, who had been waiting impatiently, rushed forward in surprise.
Lin Dong quietly retreated behind the crowd and watched from a distance.
"Kill!"
The people from the Lei and Xie Families split into several small teams, holding various capture weapons such as chains, iron hooks, and nets.
However, when they entered the dense forest, they discovered that it wasn't one Fire Python Tiger, but four.
Not only that, but there were also two black leopards.
More than twenty people were surrounded by six beasts.
Screams echoed through the forest.
Dealing with a team led by four Heavenly Yuan Realm experts didn't require Lin Yun to act at all.
He just needed to leisurely establish the mission.
Soon, the hunting team of the Lei and Xie Families was wiped out.
Lin Yun received a reward of several bottles of pills.
The news was sent back by Lin Dong. Upon hearing the news, the Lei and Xie Families were overwhelmed with grief.
Originally, only Lei Li and Xie Yingying had died.
They kept pursuing the Fire Python Tiger relentlessly, and this time they each lost two of their family's great Heavenly Yuan Realm masters, as well as a group of Earthly Yuan Realm elites.
The Lei Family's main force was in Ironwood Manor.
After the deaths of two Heavenly Yuan Realm experts, only three remained.
Such terrible news instantly diluted their surprise at discovering the Yang Yuan Stone Mine.
The Lei Family higher-ups in Ironwood Manor couldn't stay put either. Lei Bao had to return home to take charge of the overall situation.
At this time, countless eyes were on the Lei Family. He had to be there. If he wasn't, it would easily make others suspect their purpose in Ironwood Manor.
They were worried that the news of the Yang Yuan Stone Mine would be discovered.
With the deaths of two Heavenly Yuan Realm experts, the family's strength was greatly reduced. If the Yang Yuan Stone Mine were also discovered, the Lei Family, this piece of fat meat, would immediately attract countless people to take a bite.
Some people were already secretly observing Ironwood Manor. Now the Lei Family was on high alert, fearing that their true situation would be discovered by others.
However, they didn't know that no matter what they did, they couldn't escape the eyes of one person.
Just as Lei Bao appeared in Qingyang Town.
On the other side, Lin Yun, who had received the news, had already set off for Ironwood Manor.
Feint to the east, strike to the west, divide and conquer.
This was Lin Yun's tactic.
Now, Ironwood Manor only had two Heavenly Yuan Realm experts stationed there.
Perhaps Bao Qiang and Bao Zhen could handle it.
It only took half a day for Lin Yun to arrive at Ironwood Manor.
After sweeping his spiritual energy over the area again and confirming everything was in order.
Open the furnace! Release the leopards!
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