"Yes, sir!"
Upon receiving Lin Chen's orders, Yang Yong and Hao Shan were filled with renewed vigor and immediately agreed.
Although they didn't know what Lin Chen was planning, as long as it was Lin Chen's command, they would undoubtedly execute it with all their might.
"Alright, there's no need to be so tense."
"Yang Yong, hurry up and take the Spirit Guiding Pill. I hope that by the time I emerge from seclusion, your cultivation will have reached the Qi Refining stage."
After saying this, Lin Chen pushed open the door and walked straight in.
After closing the door and setting up several restrictions, Lin Chen walked to the center of the room and sat down cross-legged.
Having completed all preparations, Lin Chen once again immersed his mind into the Nine Dragon Ring.
What greeted his eyes was still the same vast, misty expanse.
"My master once said that the space within the Nine Dragon Ring is incredibly vast."
"Now that my cultivation has broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, I should be able to use my divine sense to explore some more areas."
With this thought, Lin Chen didn't hesitate and stepped into the mist.
As he walked further, the pressure in front of him grew increasingly intense.
Finally, when he reached a room, a transparent barrier appeared before him.
Without a moment's hesitation, Lin Chen raised his fist, channeling all the spiritual energy around him into it.
"Boom!"
With a single punch, the transparent barrier shattered into countless fragments.
"My guess was indeed correct!"
Seeing this, Lin Chen's heart was filled with joy.
As the barrier opened, an ancient-looking room appeared before Lin Chen.
Inside the room were rows upon rows of bookshelves, and on these shelves were blue books.
"Minor Vehicle Sword Skill."
"Falling Leaf Flying Flower Palm."
"Second-grade Qi Gathering Pill Recipe?"
As the titles of the books appeared before his eyes, Lin Chen's expression grew increasingly delighted.
Cultivation techniques and pill recipes were exactly what he needed most right now!
"Let me see which cultivation techniques I should choose."
Lin Chen then settled his mind and began to carefully select from the bookshelves.
Although there were many books in this room, he understood the principle of not biting off more than one could chew. Choosing only a few that were most suitable for him would be truly beneficial.
Finally, after three hours of deliberation, Lin Chen settled on three books.
"Thousand Layer Wave."
"Minor Vehicle Sword Skill."
"Silver Dragon Transformation."
After selecting the cultivation techniques, Lin Chen also took the second-grade Qi Gathering Pill recipe and left the room.
"It's still early, so I'll master these two cultivation techniques first."
After leaving the room, Lin Chen sat down cross-legged within the Nine Dragon Ring and opened the first book, "Thousand Layer Wave."
Thousand Layer Wave was a technique that utilized the natural laws of heaven and earth, gathering one's strength like ocean waves before unleashing a single, powerful strike.
It could unleash five times the user's normal power in an instant, making it ideal for combat.
As for the Minor Vehicle Sword Skill, it went without saying. It was a sword technique for using flying swords, best suited for long-range surprise attacks.
"As for this Silver Dragon Transformation, it's quite terrifying."
After mastering the first two cultivation techniques, Lin Chen turned his attention to the last book: "Silver Dragon Transformation."
This cultivation technique could instantly boost one's combat power, and upon reaching mastery, it could increase combat power by three times!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. With Silver Dragon Transformation and Thousand Layer Wave, I'll have the power to fight even a Golden Core stage cultivator who comes at me now!"
After understanding the characteristics of the cultivation techniques, Lin Chen didn't hesitate and immediately began to attempt to refine them.
Meanwhile, in the院长's office at the Fifth Hospital.
Dean Zhou stood by the bed, with a doctor in a white coat standing behind him, speaking with a solemn expression.
"Reporting to the Grand Elder, during your seclusion, many things have happened within the sect."
"Young Master Xiao Chuan, and the sect's senior disciple Song Tao, were both killed by a mysterious person."
"In addition, several registered disciples in the secular world have also mysteriously disappeared. Your subordinate suspects they have also been killed!"
"The Second Elder has ordered all disciples of the Ghost God Sect to enter a period of silence, awaiting the Sect Master's emergence from seclusion."
After saying this, the doctor dared not even breathe.
"Oh? Even the Young Master is dead? Then it seems that Hangzhou City is about to be engulfed in a storm of bloodshed!"
Upon hearing the news of Xiao Chuan's death, Dean Zhou smiled slightly.
As the Grand Elder of the Ghost God Sect, he naturally knew how much importance Sect Master Xiao Kui placed on his son.
However, Xiao Kui was currently in seclusion attempting to break through to the Golden Core stage. Once he succeeded, even if the old immortal from before were to appear, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything to him in Hangzhou City.
"Alright, that's all for now."
"By the way, that fellow named Lin Chen, how is your investigation of him coming along?"
Dean Zhou then asked again.
"Reporting to the Grand Elder, we have also gathered information about Lin Chen."
"This Lin Chen is not particularly special. He grew up with his mother and was just released from prison a month ago."
"The reason for his imprisonment was to stand up for his girlfriend, but after his release, he was betrayed by his girlfriend instead."
"However, unexpectedly, as soon as Lin Chen was released from prison, the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Ling'er, sought him out, and since then, he has been treated as an honored guest by the Shangguan family."
The doctor dared not delay and quickly recounted all the information they had investigated.
"Oh? Then who is his father, and where did he learn his medical skills? Have you found out?"
Hearing the doctor's words, Dean Zhou clearly seized upon the crucial points.
He hadn't mentioned anything about Lin Chen's father at all!
"Reporting to the Grand Elder, according to the records, Lin Chen's mother, Zhang Fang, was already pregnant when she moved to Hangzhou City."
"However, this person's origins are complicated, and her true background cannot be traced. Your subordinate suspects that Zhang Fang might be an alias."
"As for his medical skills, it seems he is self-taught. We have found no evidence of him having a master."
The doctor meticulously explained the information they had gathered, for fear of any omissions.
"Mm, good. Thank you for your hard work. You may go and rest."
Having received this information, Dean Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.
For Dean Zhou at this moment, Lin Chen's identity was unimportant, as long as he had no connection to that old immortal.
As for anything else, it was all insignificant!
"Self-taught medical skills?"
"If that is the case, perhaps our Ghost God Sect will have another alchemist joining our ranks?"
With this thought, Dean Zhou's excitement grew.
The most crucial element for an alchemist was talent!
This Lin Chen, who could learn without a teacher and seamlessly integrate the medical knowledge recorded in books, was undoubtedly a promising prospect for an alchemist!