66: Nine Elders

Leaving the room, Zhou Luo thoughtfully walked towards the piled Spirit Stones.

At present, with that guy behind him, it was basically impossible for him to contact Great Elder's people or talk to them.

Unless he could think of another way.

He walked and thought, and before long, he arrived in front of those "small mountains".

These were all raw stones, not yet specially processed, which was why they were piled up so casually here.

Behind them, there was also a long, dark passage leading to the Third Layer.

Some people were pulling carts of raw stones upwards. The people pulling the carts were sallow and emaciated, looking exactly like the laborers he had seen in his previous life.

There was no other way. Originally, it was the Zhou Family's people who transported these raw stones, but because they were collectively poisoned, they could only let ordinary miners help.

Zhou Luo stopped there, his gaze fixed on the group of people, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

Perhaps he could use his knowledge from his previous life to get in touch with Great Elder's people.

So he turned to look at Lin Kai, saying with a helpless expression, "I cannot determine the cause of the illness."

Lin Kai stared at him and said indifferently, "Then let's go."

Since Zhou Luo couldn't solve it, they had no choice but to seek help from the Zhou Family.

But at this moment, Zhou Luo suddenly said, "However, perhaps I can refine the corresponding antidote pills."

"How will you refine them?" Lin Kai looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

Since he couldn't find the cause of the illness, how could he refine them?

Meeting the other party's gaze, Zhou Luo said calmly, "Everyone's Physique is different. If someone's symptoms are relieved by taking a basic antidote pill, perhaps I can use that person to develop a targeted antidote pill."

A hint of confusion flashed in Lin Kai's eyes; he didn't understand what the other party meant.

So Zhou Luo, after careful consideration, told the other party some knowledge about the "immune System" from his previous life.

The general idea was simply to see if they could find someone among the many poisoned people who could resist the poison, and then refine the Pills based on that person's Physique.

"Are you sure you're not lying to me?" Lin Kai said with a suspicious expression.

He had never heard of this theory and always felt it was somewhat unreliable.

"This is a last resort. If you don't believe me, we can only seek help from the Zhou Family." Zhou Luo shrugged.

He was very clear that Lin Zhishou was not home. Unless someone with poison-making skills was present, the Zhou Family's Alchemists alone would not be able to refine the antidote Pills.

Hearing this, Lin Kai fell into deep thought.

He was not an Alchemist, so although he had doubts about Zhou Luo's theory, he wasn't sure if the other party was doing this on purpose.

But his duty was to prevent the other party from contacting the Array Master here, and according to his explanation, doing so would definitely make it unavoidable for him to come into contact with them.

This was not something he could decide.

"Since you can't do anything, go back first." Lin Kai said coldly.

Zhou Luo didn't refuse.

Because he knew he would soon come here again.

After returning to the First Layer, Zhou Luo stayed in his room, took out the bamboo slip Lin Shi had given him, and began Pill Refining.

At the same time, Lin Kai quickly went down the mountain to the Second Level of the pavilion and informed Fourth Elder Lin Tianfang of the previous events.

A hint of surprise flickered across Lin Tianfang's aged face. He lightly tapped the wooden table with his index finger and said calmly, "The Zhou Family's Alchemists will arrive tomorrow morning."

Clearly, Lin Tianfang still didn't trust Zhou Luo and had already notified the Zhou Family.

"Fourth Elder, how should we handle Zhou Luo?" Lin Kai hesitated.

"Send someone to keep a close watch on him, and thoroughly investigate the Second Level to see if any clues can be found." Lin Tianfang said in a calm voice.

"Yes." Lin Kai accepted the order and withdrew.

After he left, Lin Hui came to the room.

"Have you found out?"

Lin Tianfang leaned back in his chair and spoke slowly.

Lin Hui bowed and said helplessly, "Fourth Elder, not yet, but I suspect it might be related to the Lu Family."

After all, the Lu Family had just finished a major battle with them during the day, and the collective poisoning incident occurred at night. It was hard not to think in this direction.

Hearing this, a sharp light suddenly flashed in the depths of Lin Tianfang's turbid eyes. He stared at Lin Hui and said in a deep voice, "Are you saying there are people from the Lu Family planted inside the Spirit Mine?"

Lin Hui didn't answer, but his posture became even more respectful.

After a long time, Lin Tianfang waved his hand and said, "Go, continue the investigation. If someone has truly betrayed the Zhou Family, kill them without mercy."

"Yes." Lin Hui left the room.

Lin Tianfang stared at the desktop and muttered to himself, "The Lu Family?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell on the desktop, and he casually picked up a piece of white paper and began to write.

After about a few minutes, a large section of text was written freely on the white paper. Then Lin Tianfang placed it into a specially made envelope and took out a spiritual talisman to stick on it.

This was a First-Order High Grade spiritual talisman called a Restriction Talisman. After use, it could generate a sealed Space. Unless one possessed a special "key", only Cultivators above the Qi Training stage, eighth level could forcibly break it open.

Because of its powerful strength, it was generally used to seal off a certain area. However, this precious item was currently only being used by Lin Tianfang to seal this letter, which showed how important its content was.

After doing all this, Lin Tianfang summoned a Cultivator who specialized in delivering information and told him to quickly rush to the Zhou Family and hand this letter to the Family Head.

The other party quickly departed.

...

Among the hundred arts of cultivation, there is no such skill as medicine.

Because when Cultivators' bodies have problems, Pills can solve most of them. Even if Pills can't solve it, Cultivators who master other skills can more or less solve it.

It can be said that Alchemists basically replaced the profession of doctors.

This is also why Lin Kai immediately sought out Zhou Luo as soon as this situation occurred.

Now that Zhou Luo had no solution, they could only rely on the other Alchemists in the Zhou Family.

On the morning of the second day after the collective poisoning, a flying ship bearing the Lin Family emblem landed in front of the pavilion at the foot of the mountain.

There were a total of four people who came down.

Three of them were wearing specialized Alchemist robes. Each person had a solemn expression on his face.

Besides them, there was one more person behind the three.

That person was wearing a deep black robe with golden cloud patterns embroidered on it. A layer of gloom appeared on his sharply defined face. The most special thing was his pair of sharp eyes, like those of a hawk, as if they could see through everything and discern all things.

He stood in front with his hands behind his back. Even the three Alchemists showed great respect in front of him and dared not show any arrogance.

Because his name was Lin Xuanfeng, he was not only the Lin Family's Ninth Elder but also the Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall.

As the Hall Master, Lin Xuanfeng possessed keen insight and calm judgment. He was skilled at observing details and could find flaws from tiny clues. Even when facing complex cases, he could always quickly find the key point, thus solving the mystery.

Therefore, he commanded the entire Zhou Family's defense force and was the one with the greatest actual power, deeply trusted by the Zhou Family.

For example, when Zhao Yuan previously infiltrated the Zhou Family and openly abducted Bai Zhiyan, he also participated in the investigation of this incident and quickly discovered the relationship between the other party and Lin Daoming.

However, with Great Elder's strong protection, this matter was ultimately left unresolved.

The arrival of such an important figure was, on one hand, to protect the safety of the three Alchemists, and on the other hand, naturally, to investigate the truth of the matter.