The Dragon's Magic Code

Chapter 3 The Great Decryptor

At this moment, a pretty young lady hurried in. She was pleasantly surprised when she saw Lin Yan.

"Young Grandmaster Lin, you're finally back. I thought you were missing. I was so worried!"

Zhu Xiang was panting, but she immediately became much more at ease when she saw Lin Yan.

Lin Yan's heart melted as he looked at Zhu Xiang. She might be the only person in the enormous Lin Family who was concerned about him.

Gradually, Zhu Xiang's expression darkened.

"Young Grandmaster Lin, the Lin Family has cut off our salary and resources. Our finances are..."

Zhu Xiang did not continue. However, Lin Yan understood that the two of them were in financial trouble.

They had to find a way to make money. An idea came to his mind, and he took out a medicinal pill from his chest pocket.

The pill emitted a faint blue light and an alluring medicinal scent.

Zhu Xiang recognized the pill at a glance. She immediately became pale and protested,

"Young Grandmaster Lin, you can't! The Marrow-Purifying Pill is an extremely precious medicinal pill. It is for you to improve your cultivation, not exchange it for money!"

The Lin Family had given the Marrow-Purifying Pill to Lin Yan when he was still the family's heir. It was precious to him.

Only Lin Yan and Lin Tianyou, the two heirs, were qualified to acquire these rare pills, which were issued every six months.

There were only six throughout the entire Lin family.

As alchemists were rare, those with talents would be absorbed by a sect to be groomed.

Unclaimed alchemists were virtually unheard of in Sun County and even all of Yueming Kingdom.

Even though the Marrow-Purifying Pills were sometimes available in the market of Sun County, established families like the Lin Family would buy them at one go.

Every last pill sold was from the sects. Therefore, the Marrow-Purifying Pill in front of him was worth at least several hundred.

"Don't worry, Zhu Xiang. I have a plan!"

Lin Yan grinned as a strange thought flashed through his mind.

The Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer in the Dragon-Devouring Prison was the Great Decryptor with many uses. Maybe it was possible to deduce the alchemical process of refining pills.

Suddenly, he was excited as he spoke to Zhu Xiang. He was already looking forward to the unexpected surprises that may occur.

"Zhu Xiang, you can rest assured that I will solve our financial problems!"

He found a deserted place to enter the Dragon-Devouring Prison. There wasn't the slightest change in the Dragon-Devouring Prison, and it was as hot and stifling as ever.

Lin Yan stopped in front of the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer, trying to figure out how to use it.

However, when he took out the Marrow-Purifying Pill, the pill began to vibrate even though there was no wind. Then, it flew up and hovered in the air.

The Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer before him suddenly extended its hand. It lifted the Marrow-Purifying Pill with two fingers and held it in its hand. Lin Yan was shocked.

He was witnessing a miracle.

The Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer raised its hand, and a brilliant light flashed in it. A greyish-white Elixir Furnace appeared.

Meanwhile, its other hand waved in the air.

A colorful light surged out from behind him, pulsing as it revealed its secrets.

Inside it was various medicinal ingredients that Lin Yan did not understand.

Before he could react, the Shadow of the Dragon-Devouring lifted the Elixir Furnace. Threads of flame rose from the bottom of the Elixir Furnace, burning continuously.

The shadow moved and arranged the medicinal ingredients in order.

It controlled the heat to refine the ingredients before condensing it into a pill.

Lin Yan watched the movements of the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer and felt goosebumps all over his body. Although he had never refined a pill before, he knew how difficult the process was.

Alchemists were rare because there were three things that they had to control precisely.

Heat control meant controlling the size of the alchemical fire to be at optimal temperature.

Refinement was to smell the impurities to return to their original state.

Finally, condensation was the most crucial part of the process. It involved condensing all the ingredients that had been converted into medicinal liquid into pills.

Any single mistake in these three processes would result in an explosion.

At best, all the pills would be wasted, and at worst, the world would lose another alchemist.

However, the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer did everything so effortlessly.

An image flashed across Lin Yan's mind as the Shadow completed the pill.

In it, he turned into the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer and held an Elixir Furnace in his hand, practicing alchemy.

The process of refining the Marrow-Purifying Pill had been evolving in his mind millions upon millions of times as if he were the alchemist who refined the original pill.

He was even familiar with the subtlest and most complex principles.

"Bloody Essence Grass, Millennial Ginseng, Fruitless Flower, Heart-Twirl Fruit..."

He recited them as he recalled all the materials needed to refine the Marrow-Purifying Pill and knew their efficacy and characteristics.

Lin Yan was ecstatic by the sudden change.

If the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer could deduce a technique like this, wouldn't that mean he could become an alchemist?

Lin Yan was thrilled when he thought of the greatly esteemed alchemists in Yueming Kingdom and sects.

He quickly forced himself to calm down. Although he didn't know where the Dragon-Devouring Prison and the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer came from, they were powerful.

"I wonder if I'm good at deducing medicinal pills and if I'm good at deducing techniques..." Lin Yan muttered to himself.

He thought about the Heavenly Sword Finger technique that he had cultivated.

The Heavenly Sword Finger technique was a low-grade, Yellow Rank martial art technique. It was powerful and one of the top martial arts techniques in the Lin Family.

There were two levels to cultivate after the Foundation Realm. The First Level was the Art of Sword-Drawing, and the Second Level was the Separation of Yuan Qi.

Before Lin Qiaoer destroyed Lin Yan's Elixir Field, he had already mastered the Art of Sword-Drawing to almost perfection.

All of a sudden, the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer began to move. A long silver sword appeared in his hand out of thin air.

Lin Yan held the sword and drew it.

The sharp blade flashed. It appeared to cut the space around it.

It made the whole world change color.

Even though there was not the slightest trace of Yuan Qi, Lin Yan still sensed its viciousness.

It was not a sword for fighting, but for killing.

Once drawn, the sword demanded to take life.

This unremarkable sword stirred the infinite stars of the Milky Way above his head and dimmed their brilliance.

"This Art of Sword-Drawing puts my previous prowess with it to shame!"

Lin Yan's head felt numb. His entire body begun to tremble involuntarily.

Compared to the Art of Sword-Drawing before him, his was a mere child's play.

The Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer repeatedly sheathed and drew its sword. Its action became increasingly sharp and agile. Gradually, even Lin Yan was unable to see its actions clearly.

When it drew its sword, it seemed to create a causal effect in the universe that encompassed the principles of the change of all things.

When the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer withdrew the silver sword, Lin Yan's mind started surging with new knowledge and awareness.

Just like before, he transformed into the Shadow of the Dragon-Devourer and started practicing the Art of Sword-Drawing millions of times. Each time he drew his sword, he killed.

Every time he drew his sword, it caused a tremendous change to the world.