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Lin Hao walked toward the family's library as he always did.

Every week, Lin Hao would go to the family library once because there were some basic immortal cultivation techniques there. In that place, Lin Hao could learn with peace of mind.

Hardly had Lin Hao stepped out of the room when he heard a piercing sound.

"Here I am, grandpa."

Lin Hao was startled. He turned his head and saw a man about his age walking towards him.

In a moment, Nian stood before Lin Hao, squinting his eyes and sizing Ning Yue up for a while before speaking in an exaggerated tone.

"Wow, isn't this our big brother Hao? What are you doing? Why don't you play with me?"

Lin Hao was secretly startled. The person who came was Lin Qing, the youngest son of his second uncle.

Lin Qing usually had a bad relationship with him and would bully and insult him whenever he got the chance.

Lin Hao's face fell, and he said solemnly, "I have no time, please make way."

Before Lin Qing could speak, Lai Fu, who followed Lin Qing, shouted: "You kid are really impatient. The master invited you, and you dare to be so disrespectful!"

Lin Qingjian and Lin Hao answered this way, which made him frown involuntarily. He didn't expect Lin Hao to speak to him like this today.

"Our little genius is busy! Is he going to practice alchemy or do some refining?"

"With a raised corner of his lips, Lin Qingdao said, "Oh, by the way, you're going to cultivate, aren't you? Qi Refining Second Layer, tsk tsk! Very powerful!"

"Hahaha," came a burst of laughter from Lin Qing afterwards.

Lin Hao looked coldly at all this: "Don't go too far!"

"Ouch! What's wrong? I just bullied you, so what! My dog practices faster than you!"

"Your alchemy skills are quite impressive, aren't they? A flawless pill! Hahaha!" Lin Qingsi laughed without restraint.

Lin Hao felt it was unnecessary to waste time chatting with them here and wanted to leave directly.

"Where are you going? My shoelace came undone, could you help me tie it up? If I'm in a good mood, maybe I'll even teach you how to refine alchemy!" Lin Qing stepped forward with her foot, blocking Lin Hao's path.

"Yes, yes! Help our master tie his shoelaces, and our benevolent master might even teach you alchemy! Hahaha," the servant after Lin Qinghou said.

Lin Hao felt that things were difficult to resolve today, but he didn't want to clash with them. After all, his cultivation was still lower than Lin Qing's. However, if Lin Qing wanted to confront him, he would have to stand up and take the hit even if it meant getting hurt!

Lin Hao secretly compared his cultivation level with Lin Qing and his group. He was at the second level of Qi Refining, while Lin Qing was at the third level. Besides those servants, it would be difficult for him to retreat completely!

Thinking of this, Lin Qing decided to strike first. With a low shout of “Go!” she formed seals with her hands and pointed them straight at Lin Qing.

"Not good!" Lin Qing thought secretly.

Originally, Lin Hao's words had already surprised him today, but now he was even more astonished. He dared to attack him!

Lin Qing retreated step by step while slightly shifting her body, narrowly dodging Lin Hao's attack.

Lin Hao knew the plot had succeeded, and almost instantly attacked Lin Qing's subordinates. If he faced Lin Qing himself, he wouldn't be confident, but against these subordinates, he was still fairly sure of victory. Lin Hao thought to first knock down the subordinates, then maneuver against Lin Qing.

But before Lin Hao could attack them, a shadow flashed in front of him, moving incredibly fast. Lin Hao couldn't dodge in time and was hit by the attack.

"!"

In an instant, Lin Hao was sent flying several dozen feet away!

"Pffft!"

A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, staining Lin Hao's chest red.

Lin Hao was shocked: "You've already broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refinement! And, you're holding a Spirit Stone!"

"Hahaha"

A piercing shriek rang out, and Lin Hao knew he was doomed today.

He was inferior to Lin Qing in skill, and Lin Qing also possessed spiritual energy. He was no match for him at all.

Lin Qing glanced at Lin Hao with disdain: "Hmph! You still want to fight me? I think you're tired of living! Beat him up for me."

Lin Qing turned to the startled servants and said, "Suddenly, they reacted and rushed towards Lin Hao. They were already terrified when they saw Lin Hao attacking them. After all, they were just servants and had no potential for cultivation; they were just ordinary people."

They usually act so arrogantly because they had Lin Qingzhi backing them up. Now that they see Lin Hao attacking them, they are dumbfounded with fear.

Now that I have the chance, it's time to give Lin Hao a beating! I'm so mad.

Lin Qing did not answer Lin Hao's words. Relying on his father's power, he obtained cultivation resources far superior to Lin Hao's. His father even gave him a spiritual tool, making him even more reckless in his actions.

Lin Hao hugged his head with both hands, preventing them from attacking his head. He didn't want others to see him being beaten.

Actually, Lin Qing used spiritual energy when she attacked him. Although Lin Qing's cultivation wasn't high, she could already slightly control it.

Lin Hao was precisely attacked by a spirit, sustaining injuries. Now that he was being attacked by some mortals, he was unable to fight back and could only watch helplessly as he was beaten.

After a beating, Lin Qing and the others left in a huff.

"From now on, don't let me see you again. Next time I see you, I'll beat you up once. You're just a useless coward!"

"Always can't learn, no matter how smart you are."

Looking at the failed pills in his hands once again, Lin Hao said helplessly.

This was already Lin Hao's tenth failure today. The previous few times were because he couldn't grasp the heat, so he failed to refine the elixir in the end.

This time, Lin Hao learned from his mistakes and was very careful with the heat. However, his cultivation level was too low, and he lacked spirit stones to replenish his energy, so in the end, he still failed due to insufficient spiritual energy.

"Could it be that I was simply born without the talent for alchemy!"

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Crack! Crack! Crack!

Lin Hao clenched his fist and pounded the wall a few times.

Lin Hao's cultivation was only at the second level of Qi Refining. It was basically impossible for him to refine high-grade pills.

But what he is refining now is the lowest grade, first-rank elixir - the Purity Pill.

Pure Dan cannot be considered a medicinal elixir because it offers no help in cultivation. It only serves to revitalize, remove fatigue, and treat some external injuries.

Lin Hao refined it mainly to release his breath, proving that he could also refine pills. Of course, there was also the aspect of treating his injuries from today.

Its refining process is also very simple, just extracting some herbs and then placing them in a pill furnace for alchemy.

A typical Qi Refining second layer cultivator could refine the Pure Heart Pill, but Lin Hao had been struggling to do so for a long time.

The reason is still that his way of using Qi is wrong. A lot of Qi was wasted by him. His cultivation base is low, so his Qi is insufficient. Besides, he can't control the Qi, so failure is inevitable.

"Damn it!"

Thinking about what Lin Qing said today, Lin Hao couldn't help but curse under his breath.

"What do you think you're capable of? Your cultivation is only at the second level of Qi Refinement. Even my dog could surpass your cultivation if it were to practice!"

"And look at your alchemy level, you can't even refine a Pure Pill! Oh, woe is me, this is truly pitiful!"

"From now on, don't let me see you again. Next time I see you, I'll beat you up once. You are a useless coward!"

Lin Hao's family was a small cultivating family, and the patriarch was his grandfather, Lin Xiao. His father was Lin Xiao's eldest son.

He used to hold a high position within the family, but after his father and mother disappeared three years ago, Lin Hao's status in this family of survival of the fittest has steadily declined.

However, Lin Qing's father, Lin Xiong, controlled the spirit stones within the family. Spirit stones are crucial for cultivators; having good ones to cultivate with can significantly increase one's cultivation speed.

Lin Xiong, relying on his management of the family's spirit stones, favored his son Lin Qing more than others. He often gave him extra spirit stones. As a result, Lin Qing used the spirit stones to buy pills, magic treasures, and so on. Of course, part of Lin Qing used them for cultivation, and thanks to these advantages, Lin Qing's cultivation level had reached the fourth layer of Qi Refinement. In this small family, it was already quite remarkable, surpassing Lin Hao.

Furthermore, with the addition of Lin Qing's spirit, Lin Hao had no ability to even defend himself.

Today, Lin Qing publicly humiliated and beat up Lin Hao. Although Lin Qing didn't intend to kill him, some minor injuries were unavoidable.

Actually, Lin Hao's cultivation level was only at the second level of Qi Refining. It wasn't that he didn't work hard to cultivate; on the contrary, he was more diligent than most people. While others cultivated for an hour, he cultivated for two, and while others cultivated for a day, he cultivated for three. However, even with such effort, Lin Hao's cultivation level didn't improve much, primarily because his aptitude was too poor.

Of course, there's also the fact that he's lacking spirit stones and some medicinal herbs.

Other people in the family, besides receiving spirit stones distributed by the family each month, also received spirit stones from their own parents. This naturally made their cultivation progress faster. Lin Hao, however, did not have such treatment.

While Lin Hao was a fourth-ranked spiritual being, which is what the cultivation world calls a fake spirit.

The spirit determines a person's potential for cultivation. The stronger the spirit, the better the natural talent. Spirits are generally divided into five types: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.

The cultivation speed of a single attribute spirit would be much faster, such as a single golden spirit or water spirit. This type of single spirit is called a celestial spirit, and there are also some variations of celestial spirits, like thunder spirits, which are some variation spirits.

Next is the double element spirits, just like water and fire spirits, or metal and wood spirits.

They are slightly inferior to TiānLíng in terms of knowledge about spiritual energy, but much faster than those at the third and fourth ranks. A cultivator with dual spirits is already considered a genius; as long as they don't die young, they will undoubtedly become a powerful figure in the future.

What's missing is the Sanxi Ling. This type of person has mid-to-high level talent, and there have been strong individuals among them, with Lin Qing being one example of a Sanxi Ling.

The last two are the false spirits of the four realms and five realms. Their cultivation speed can be said to be very slow, and if they don't have a large amount of pills and spirit stones to assist them, they may not even be able to break through to the foundation building stage in their lifetime.

So Lin Hao has been practicing diligently, but the effect is not obvious, and he has not been able to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

After being humiliated and beaten by Lin Qing today, Lin Hao returned to his room alone and silently.

Hearing that Lin Qing said he couldn't refine the Pristine Pill, Lin Hao was unconvinced and decided to give it a try.

But the result was obvious, a string of failures, without any suspense.

"I can't go on like this." Lin Hao stared out the window, lost in thought.

Laying on the cold bed, Lin Hao unexpectedly didn't feel any chill. The jade bracelet on his wrist had given him a lot of resolve.

"Jade bangle, ah, I, Lin Hao, won't be so mediocre!"

This bracelet was given to Lin Hao by his mother when he was very young. It can be said that this jade bangle has accompanied Lin Hao for over ten years.

Whenever Lin Hao faced difficulties, he would always confide in the jade bracelet. Although the jade bracelet couldn't speak, Lin Hao still spoke to it as if it were a person.

Because seeing the jade bracelet was like seeing one's own parents.

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