After the four people from Heavenly Serpent Mansion left, Qi Lin stayed in the Serpent-People for a period of time.
During this period, Qi Lin gave a portion of the compensation from Heavenly Serpent Mansion to the Serpent-People.
Although the compensation from Heavenly Serpent Mansion was nothing to him, any single item taken out would be considered a treasure to the Serpent-People.
Leaving aside cultivation techniques and Dou Skills, the rare medicinal herbs alone, after being refined by Qi Lin, were turned into pills without wasting any medicinal power.
It was then that the Serpent-People truly realized how incredibly fortunate it was to have a powerful Alchemist backing them.
Especially since Qi Lin, as an Alchemist, had no issues with mistakes; every single herb was utilized perfectly.
Due to these pills, the four Elders of the Serpent-People Clan all broke through to Dou Zong.
The other tribal leaders of the Serpent-People also broke through to Dou Huang, with the most outstanding ones even reaching the level of three-star or even four-star Dou Huang.
Additionally, a large number of mid-tier powerhouses, Great Dou Masters, and Dou Spirits emerged within the Serpent-People.
And the most crucial part was not just these.
Qi Lin had accidentally obtained the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, ranked twenty-second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
One must know that the reason Heavenly Flames are so highly regarded, besides their power, is because each Heavenly Flame possesses various abilities.
For example, the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, formed from the souls of myriad beasts and the bloodlines of myriad beasts, although ranked at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Ranking, can help magical beasts temper their spirit power and evolve their bloodlines.
Normally, this process, while not a sure death, is still incredibly dangerous.
After all, Heavenly Flames are the most volatile things in the world.
However, the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire was facing Qi Lin, who controlled the Six Ding Divine Fire.
In front of Qi Lin, this most volatile wonder of the world was as obedient as a good child.
Qi Lin didn't even need to refine it; he could still perfectly control it.
It was precisely because of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire that Qi Lin gathered the Serpent-People in one place, and with a single fire, he directly caused all of them to undergo a complete transformation.
Not to say they all became geniuses, but their potential was definitely elevated by a significant margin.
It can be said that for a long time, the Serpent-People will not lack powerhouses.
For this, the entire Serpent-People were deeply grateful to Qi Lin.
And the four Elders of the Serpent-People Clan were even more fortunate that they had taken a gamble back then; although there were risks, fortunately, they gambled correctly.
The Serpent-People will rise because of Qi Lin!
Besides the Serpent-People, Qi Lin did not show favoritism.
Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the other women all had their own gains.
Even Little Fairy Doctor successfully broke through to a two-grade Alchemist with the inexhaustible medicinal herbs.
One can only say that while Little Fairy Doctor had some talent in alchemy, compared to her cultivation talent, it was a world of difference.
Additionally, Qing Lin also had significant gains; there were indeed cultivation techniques and Dou Skills suitable for the Jade-Green Three-Flower Pupils in Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
And based on these cultivation techniques and Dou Skills, Qi Lin created a brand new cultivation technique and Dou Skill that was more suitable for Qing Lin and even more powerful.
After completing all of this, Qi Lin stayed in the Serpent-People for nearly another month before setting off again.
This also caused the four Elders of the Serpent-People Clan, who realized that Queen Medusa was not pregnant, to let out a long sigh of regret.
And just as Qi Lin departed from the Serpent-People, in Wutan City of the Gama Empire.
A black-robed youth officially embarked on his journey of tempering outside.
This person was none other than Xiao Yan, who had set out from the Xiao Family!
The current Xiao Yan was different from the original story!
The rise of the Xiao Family caused Xiao Yan's cultivation speed to be even faster than in the original story.
Most importantly, in this life, Yao Lao did not let him cultivate Fen Jue after breaking through to Fighting Master.
Because after Xiao Yan rose again, the Xiao Family also informed him of the family's secrets.
And the highest-grade cultivation technique of the Xiao Family now was precisely the one Xiao Xuan once cultivated.
A Heaven-grade high-level cultivation technique!
Facing such a cultivation technique, although Yao Lao very much hoped that Xiao Yan could cultivate Fen Jue and then refine a new body for himself in the future.
But he also didn't want to delay Xiao Yan.
After all, no one knew whether Fen Jue could evolve infinitely, and even if it could, devouring Heavenly Flames was extremely dangerous, so given a better option, Yao Lao ultimately did not bring out Fen Jue.
Just as he had once been reluctant to pass Fen Jue to Han Feng.
It wasn't that Yao Lao was unwilling, but because Fen Jue had too much uncertainty, and cultivating Fen Jue was extremely dangerous.
And Xiao Yan, who took a completely different path from the original story, reached Four-Star Fighting Master in less than two years after being repudiated.
Furthermore, Yao Lao had full confidence in helping Xiao Yan break through to Dou Spirit before the Three-Year Agreement.
At the same time, the Xiao Family!
During this period, a major event also occurred in the Xiao Family.
That was Xiao Xun'er proactively approached Xiao Zhan, chose to reveal her identity, and changed her name back to Gu Xun'er.
After learning of Gu Xun'er's origin, Xiao Zhan was greatly shocked; although he did not really wish to hand over the Xiao Family's heirloom jade, he also clearly understood that the Xiao Family actually had little choice now.
If it weren't for the Gu Clan still caring about their reputation, they would have probably forced the Xiao Family long ago.
After learning that the Xiao Family also had an enemy in the Soul Clan, and that the Soul Clan had never given up searching for the Xiao Family all these years, Xiao Zhan ultimately decided to hand over the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade in exchange for the Gu Clan sending people to protect them.
However, after Gu Xun'er obtained the ancient jade, she did not immediately send the news of receiving the ancient jade back to the Gu Clan; instead, she first contacted Qi Lin using a communication token.
Having not seen Brother Qi Lin for so long, Gu Xun'er naturally thought of him constantly.
Especially when she thought of Qi Lin finding a new Elder or younger sister for himself every now and then while he was outside, Gu Xun'er couldn't help but feel annoyed.
And because Qi Lin was familiar with the plot, he knew that Soul Heavenly Emperor had arranged contingencies within the Eight Ancient Clans.
If Gu Xun'er sent the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade back to the Gu Clan, the Gu Clan would most likely not be able to hold onto it.
Since that was the case, it was better for her to keep the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade on her for now.
However, Qi Lin did not explicitly tell Gu Xun'er, only asking her to keep the ancient jade with her.
Although Gu Xun'er didn't know why, she still complied.
In fact, her ambition was quite wild, and she quickly made a decision to go on an adventure on the continent with Zhu Zhuqing and Huo Wu.
Of course, her motives for tempering were impure; she was constantly instigating the two of them to find Qi Lin.
Finally, it was not until the third day after Gu Xun'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Huo Wu left the Xiao Family that the former transmitted the news of finding the ancient jade back to the Gu Clan through a special secret method.
When Gu Yuan sent people to the Xiao Family, Gu Xun'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Huo Wu had long since disappeared.
However, the Gu Clan still dispatched powerhouses to secretly guard the Xiao Family.
Although it was only a Nine-Star Dou Zun powerhouse, in the eyes of the Gu Clan, such a powerhouse placed in the Northwest Continent was already sufficient to hold down the fort.