"Aren't you going to give me a hug?" Xiao Yan opened his arms.
Unfortunately, the two women exchanged glances and then turned their heads away simultaneously.
"Oh ho." They were putting on airs.
Xiao Yan chuckled.
He was never one to be passive. If the enemy chose to be conservative, then he would certainly launch an attack.
His figure flashed, and he appeared ghost-like beside them.
"What are you doing?" Cao Ying exclaimed, feeling a hand wrap around her waist.
Dan Chen, who was beside them, didn't escape Xiao Yan's clutches either, and was pulled into his embrace.
She playfully punched Xiao Yan, then gave up resisting.
"Let me go!" Cao Ying was still struggling, but after a "slap", she also leaned against Xiao Yan's embrace, her face flushed.
"Awesome!" With two soft, fragrant bodies in his arms, Xiao Yan couldn't help but take a deep breath, gently sniffing the two different scents.
Achievement unlocked: holding both!
After a moment of tenderness, Xiao Yan bid farewell to the two women and returned to the Starfall Pavilion's residence.
"Teacher, I'm back!" Xiao Yan kicked open Old Yao's room, and immediately heard a flurry of dressing sounds, along with a familiar, strange smell.
"I'm researching alchemy, go out for a bit." Old Yao's weak and flustered voice came from inside.
"Oh ho, Principal Yao, researching alchemy all the way to the bed." Xiao Yan chuckled, and retreated from the door.
A moment later, he felt a subtle spatial fluctuation emanate from within. Then, Old Yao's voice drifted out from the room.
"Come in."
Still pretending, are we?
Xiao Yan sneered inwardly, then walked into the room. Upon entering the inner chamber, he saw Old Yao holding a copy of the Method of Refining Pills: Heaven and studying it intently.
His clothes were neat, and his hair was meticulously combed, making him resemble a solemn scholar engrossed in his studies.
"Old man, you've got the book upside down," Xiao Yan reminded him.
Old Yao's inscrutable old face stiffened, surprisingly flushing slightly, and he gave a somewhat embarrassed smile.
"You're back!"
"I'm back," Xiao Yan nodded, seeing Old Yao's slightly weakened state, and couldn't help but toss a jade slip to him.
"What is this? So mysterious!" Old Yao's face had just managed to regain some composure.
However, after his soul force entered the jade slip to examine the information within, his old face was silent for a moment before instantly blooming like a chrysanthemum again.
"Not bad, not bad. Truly worthy of being my good disciple."
What Xiao Yan had given him was precisely the Yin-Yang Sacred Scripture gifted by the Yin-Yang Evil Saint. Though Old Yao didn't have the Yin-Yang Saint Flame, a dual cultivation treasure, he could certainly use the Yin-Yang Sacred Scripture to redeem himself in certain…sleeping places.
Carefully putting the jade slip into his storage ring, Old Yao then carefully examined Xiao Yan. Soon, his expression shifted from a smile to shock.
"You've broken through to the seven-star Dou Huang?"
"Seven-star mid-stage!" Xiao Yan emphasized.
"Freak!" Old Yao managed to choke out after a long pause.
From the time Xiao Yan left the Pill Tower to his return, only half a month had passed. Yet in this short period, he had jumped from a three-star Dou Huang to a seven-star Dou Huang. Even Old Yao was stunned by such a rapid advancement.
"Hehe, the Burning诀 deserves a great deal of the credit," Xiao Yan chuckled.
Speaking of the Burning诀, Old Yao's eyes lit up again.
"You've obtained an Exotic Flame!"
Xiao Yan nodded slightly, raising his right hand. A black and white flame slowly burned in his palm.
"This is the Yin-Yang Dual Flame!" Old Yao's eyes were fixed on the black and white flame, when suddenly, he frowned.
"No, this isn't the Yin-Yang Dual Flame." The Yin-Yang Dual Flame was only ranked twenty-first on the Exotic Flame Ranking, but judging by the intensity of this flame, it was probably not far from his own Bone Chilling Fire.
"This is the plus version of the Yin-Yang Dual Flame, the Yin-Yang Saint Flame!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.
"What's a 'puffs'?" Old Yao asked, a question mark etched on his face.
"It's just an enhanced version," Xiao Yan explained.
"Oh!" Old Yao looked at Xiao Yan thoughtfully. "You always use words I don't understand."
"Geniuses are always different from ordinary people," Xiao Yan said seriously.
"Is that true for your thick skin too?"
"Pretty much."
Ignoring Xiao Yan's nonsense, Old Yao rubbed his hands together excitedly, looking at him. "You should be able to refine a Grade 7 pill now!"
"It should be manageable," Xiao Yan nodded slightly.
"Then we can give it a try tomorrow," Old Yao said, looking at Xiao Yan with anticipation. Xiao Yan was not yet sixteen years old. If he could refine a seventh-grade pill… Just thinking about it made him cackle!
"Alright!" Xiao Yan nodded slightly.
The next morning, the sound of flames rising broke the silence of the Dan Pagoda.
The usually quiet plaza was now bustling with people. Inside the Dan Pagoda, from the little fatty Shi Hao, who had just reached the third grade, to the three giants, everyone was standing in the plaza.
Everyone's eyes were focused on a black-robed young man in the center.
Today, they might witness a miracle.
As the black and white flames in Xiao Yan's palm roared within the medicine cauldron, countless people in the Dan Pagoda also revealed expressions of envy.
Strange fire is undoubtedly something that every alchemist yearns for.
异火 is undoubtedly something every alchemist yearns for.
It's a pity that this thing is too rare and too violent. Not to mention it is difficult to find, even if you find it by chance, you will have to go through a life-and-death experience to refine it.
Unfortunately, it's incredibly rare and volatile. Not to mention how difficult it is to find, even if you're lucky enough to locate one, you still have to risk your life to refine it.
Most alchemists, even if they have prepared sufficient materials, still have many of them burned to ashes by the strange fire.
Most alchemists, even with ample preparation, still end up burned to ashes by the异火.
Ignoring the envious looks of the people around him, Xiao Yan lightly wiped the storage ring after the flame was raised.
Ignoring the envious gazes of those around him, Xiao Yan gently brushed his storage ring after igniting the flames.
In an instant, three batches of sorted medicinal herbs appeared on the side.
Instantly, three sets of carefully prepared medicinal ingredients appeared nearby.
What he was going to refine today was a kind of elixir that countless magical beasts longed for, a seventh-grade elixir, the Transformation Pill!
What he planned to refine today was a pill that countless magical beasts craved: a seventh-grade pill, the Transformation Pill!
The Transformation Pill is considered to be the easiest to refine among the seventh-grade pills, but its grade is ranked as mid-seventh-grade. The reason is that the raw materials are quite expensive.
The Transformation Pill is relatively easy to make among seventh-grade pills, but its grade is still mid-level seventh grade. The reason is simple: the raw materials are quite expensive.
Just one extremely precious transformation grass is worth enough to be worth the most common seventh-grade elixir.
Just a single, incredibly precious Transformation Grass is worth a common seventh-grade pill.
At this level of pill, even someone like Old Yao only had three sets of materials on hand, without deliberately collecting more.
Seeing his beloved disciple's serious expression, Old Yao stood to the side with his hands behind his back, looking like a security guard.
Today's pill refinement was even more significant for him than it was for Xiao Yan.
Once this pill was successfully created, it would solidify his position as the teacher of the continent's number one alchemy genius.
If he were to one day reach the ninth rank as well, then a master and disciple both at the ninth rank would be a legendary tale.
He could even use Xiao Yan's strength to return to the Yao Clan and fulfill his long-held wish. "The master is esteemed because of the disciple," it was as simple as that.
Thinking of this, Old Yao couldn't help but clench his fists.
No one could disturb Xiao Yan's pill refinement today, not even the Yao Clan's clan head!
Xiao Yan ignored the thoughts of those around him. He had already closed his eyes to adjust his state of mind. After about half an hour, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes.
In an instant, a surging soul force erupted from his body, causing those watching to involuntarily reveal a hint of shock on their faces.
"Begin refining!"
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