Xu Lin's fourth uncle immediately came over and asked, "Old second, what's wrong?"
But the second uncle didn't say a thing as he stood there in place, completely frozen.
The fourth uncle turned to point his finger at Lin Fan as he said, "What did you do to old second?"
Lin Fan just stood there without saying a word, with an expression on his face that seemed to be saying "just wait and see".
The fourth uncle was about to charge over and grab Lin Fan's collar when the second uncle suddenly bent over, holding his stomach.
The fourth uncle saw this and quickly bent over as well to look over the second uncle as he said, "Old second, what is it? Don't just stay silent like this, tell me what's wrong!"
The second uncle then suddenly sat down cross legged, completely ignoring everything as he began to cultivate.
The fourth uncle was completely confused when he saw this, but he could also tell that the pill didn't seem like it had done anything bad to the second uncle. So in the end, he chose to move back and watch over the second uncle.
The pill that Lin Fan fed wasn't a pill that was made for cultivating, it was a pill that was made specially to cure poison. However, this pill was made from Soul Realm Ingredients and it was a Pill Line Pill after all, so the medicinal effects in the pill were still quite strong. Not to mention that it was a pill that had 100% purity, meaning that it had kept all the medicinal power of its ingredients.
With all this medicinal power concentrated into a single pill, it didn't matter what the intended function of the pill was, it was still very helpful to one's cultivation.
As the second uncle sat down, there was a vortex of life energy that suddenly gathered around him, drawing in more and more life energy into his dantian. It was so powerful that even the people around him benefitted from the residual life energy that was around him.
The fourth uncle could feel what was happening to the second uncle and he looked at him with a gaze filled with envy. If only he had been the one to step up and volunteer to test the pill, the one who would be breaking through now would be him…
But there was no pill for regret in this world, so there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as the second uncle came closer and closer to breaking through…
The second uncle could feel that with just a single push that he would break through, but then his speed in drawing in life energy began to slow down.
He did his best to draw in as much life energy as he could, but in the end, he was just a single step too short from being able to break through.
When he ended his cultivation, the second uncle could feel that he was only a single step away from breaking through to the Embryo Soul Realm.
When he opened his eyes, he couldn't help looking at the last few pills in Lin Fan's hand.
Lin Fan had been able to make three pills with the ingredients that he had received, putting aside the one that would be needed to cure Xu Lin's father, there was still a single pill that was available for him.
He was certain that as long as he was able to take this pill as well, he would definitely be able to break through to the next realm…
But there was also the rule of the alchemists that was set in the upper realm. Before making the pills, the share that those that made the request received was set and anything extra that was made would be the share of the alchemist.
Since they didn't believe in Lin Fan's abilities, they had only asked for two of the pills. One to cure Xu Lin's father and the other to test with before feeding the pills to Xu Lin's father.
So now that the second uncle had realized the power contained in these pills and that they could help him with his breakthrough, he really wanted it. It was too bad that they technically belonged to Lin Fan.
Perhaps he could have taken it by will with his cultivation if it was anyone else, but Lin Fan was a Pill Line Alchemist and that title meant something. Not a single Pill Line Alchemist was weak, so the second uncle wasn't actually certain that he would even be able to beat Lin Fan.
The second uncle looked at Lin Fan with an awkward smile and asked, "This, Brother Lin, may I ask what you're planning on doing with that third pill?"
Lin Fan looked at him and while he had no expression on his face, he gave a cold snort in his heart. He had the nerve to crawl in front of Lin Fan and ask for this pill after everything that happened?
Lin Fan still had his pride.
So Lin Fan just ignored this question and turned to Xu Lin as he said, "Then, shall we go and heal your father now?"
Xu Lin had been in a daze over what happened, but when he heard what Lin Fan said, he immediately came back to his senses and said, "Yes, senior."
Without another word, he led the way back to the room that his father was in.
As they walked away, the second uncle didn't say anything this time.
This was a Pill Line Pill, if it couldn't cure the poison that Xu Lin's father was inflicted with, there was nothing they could get that could cure it.
He had already been subdued by Lin Fan's abilities, it was just too bad that he had offended Lin Fan and his path to his breakthrough had fallen short.
The fourth uncle saw this and patted the second uncle on the back before following them.
He had secretly made up his mind to suck up to Lin Fan as much as possible.
This was a Pill Line Alchemist, if he could get on his good side, he might even be able to get a few Pill Line Pills that would let him break through. He had already learned from the example that the second uncle had set.
But the second uncle was rather shameless, so he also followed along with the intention of flattering Lin Fan. In front of his breakthrough, a little bit of his face didn't matter.
When Xu Lin led Lin Fan back, the crowd outside the room were still distrusting towards Lin Fan even though not a single person said a thing.
They were about to stop Lin Fan from going back in when the second uncle suddenly came forward and said, "All of you clear the way for Brother Lin."
Then after saying this, he turned to Lin Fan and said, "Brother Lin, please save big brother." Then after a pause, he also said in a shameless smile, "If there is a chance, can we discuss the price of the other pill? I'm willing to pay you twice what it is worth."
Lin Fan shook his head when he heard this, but he let the second uncle do his thing. After all, with the second uncle clearing the way, it was much easier for him to do what he needed to do.
When they came back into the room, Xu Lin's father was still unconscious.
Xu Lin quickly came over to the side of the bed because he could tell from his father's aura, it didn't seem like he would last much longer…
Xu Lin turned to Lin Fan to say something, but Lin Fan just pushed him out of the way.
Lin Fan injected some life energy into the veins of Xu Lin's father, which roused him enough for him to wake up. But when he did wake up, his face was pale with a dark colour over it, making it clear that he was at his final moments.
Xu Lin's father gave a cough before saying, "Ah Lin, you're finally back. I wanted to talk to you before my final moments."
There was a mist that appeared in Xu Lin's eyes as he said, "Father, don't say…"
But Lin Fan didn't let them go on this time since there really was no time.
Lin Fan took Xu Lin's head and pushed him to the side.
Xu Lin's father was surprised when he saw this, but then he was even more surprised when there was a pill that was suddenly forced into his mouth.
With how sudden it was and how weak he was, he was completely unable to resist swallowing the pill.
After he swallowed the pill, he immediately said, "What are you doing?"
But Lin Fan didn't answer as he just stood there watching him.
After a few seconds, Xu Lin's father immediately knitted his brows.
Xu Lin saw this and immediately said, "Father, what's wrong?"
But Xu Lin's father really couldn't say a single thing with how he was feeling. He just leaned over and grabbed his chest, as if there was something that was hurting him.
Xu Lin turned to Lin Fan and said just as quickly, "Senior Lin, what's wrong with my father? Didn't you say that you were going to cure him?"
Lin Fan just pointed at Xu Lin's father and said, "Wait and see."
After a few more seconds, Xu Lin's father's cheeks suddenly swelled up before he spat out a large mouthful of blood.