thefictionvixens Chapter 169 Xiao Yan, a Rank 6 Alchemist!
Chapter 169 Xiao Yan, a Rank 6 Alchemist!
Chapter 169 Xiao Yan, a Rank Six Alchemist!
However, Xiao Yan did not receive the shocked expression he expected; instead, he was met with a slap!
A giant hand of fighting spirit appeared out of thin air behind him, grabbed him, and instantly pinned him to the ground.
"Stop making noise!" Huo Yuhao and Yao Chen stared intently at Little Fairy Doctor's medicine cauldron, and said to Xiao Yan without turning their heads.
With a sudden change of hand seals, the flames inside the medicine cauldron vanished!
bite-!
A clear, melodious sound emanated from within the cauldron! Immediately afterwards, a medicinal fragrance, slightly fainter than before, wafted out.
The lid of the medicine cauldron popped open automatically, and a round, full pill radiating a pale purple glow flew out and landed steadily in Little Fairy Doctor's outstretched palm.
Little Fairy Doctor opened her eyes, a hint of triumphant joy in her clear gaze. She gently wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead, walked straight to Huo Yuhao, and handed him the still-warm pill: "Brother Yuhao, this is for you!"
Huo Yuhao accepted the pill with some surprise and asked curiously, "Xian'er, what kind of pill is this?"
Two blushes instantly rose on Little Fairy Doctor's fair cheeks, and her eyes darted around: "It is—it is a Grade 5 Beauty Pill."
"Huh?" Huo Yuhao didn't react for a moment.
"Pfft—Hahaha! Yuhao, did you hear that? Little Fairy Doctor thinks you're ugly! She's going to give you a makeover!"
Xiao Yan laughed heartily, while Yao Chen fell to the ground and started pounding the floor, laughing until tears streamed down his face.
"Hahaha—uh!"
Xiao Yan and Yao Chen's laughter came to an abrupt halt!
Huo Yuhao raised his hand expressionlessly. In an instant, a bone-chilling cold air spread! Xiao Yan and Yao Chen instantly turned into two crystal-clear, comically shaped humanoid ice sculptures.
"Xian'er!" Huo Yuhao turned his head, his tone tinged with helplessness and frustration.
Little Fairy Doctor covered her burning cheeks with her hands, peeking out with a maternal smile, "Hehe! I just think—if Brother Yuhao's skin were just a little bit smoother and more delicate—he could be my best friend!"
After a friendly exchange, Yao Chen and Xiao Yan were released by Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Yan, who was rubbing his frozen arm, and asked the question that had been bothering him: "How did you do that?"
He became a sixth-grade alchemist overnight?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's face immediately lit up again, and he proudly waved the gray pill in his hand: "Hehe! I want to—"
You know, right? It all started with the "Concentration Technique" you taught me! Back when you first passed this technique on to me—"
"Stop!" Yao Chen interrupted him impatiently, his illusory finger nearly poking Xiao Yan's nose. "Why don't you start from when you first left? Get to the point!"
Xiao Yan pursed his lips, but still said excitedly, "The key point is that I've discovered that mental power and soul power don't actually need to be distinguished so clearly! Yuhao, didn't you say before that the relationship between mental power and soul power is like that between battle qi and physical strength?"
Xiao Yan paused, his eyes gleaming with an air of "I'm so amazing!": "So I suddenly had a brilliant idea! Since battle qi can be cultivated through the meridians, why can't spiritual power be cultivated through the soul—this body?"
"So I tried manipulating my mental energy, like circulating battle qi, to perform a specific cycle within the origin of my soul! And guess what happened?"
Xiao Yan proudly raised his chin: "After this transformation, the spiritual power has perfectly integrated the advantages of spiritual power and soul power! Its strength has been greatly improved, while its control remains exquisite!"
"What used to seem like a difficult task—refining fifth-grade pills—is now a breeze! So—" Xiao Yan waved the pill in his hand, "this time I tried my hand at sixth-grade, and I succeeded on my first try! From now on, please call me the genius alchemist Xiao Yan!"
Huo Yuhao and Yao Chen exchanged a glance, both seeing utter shock in each other's eyes.
The next moment, the two of them moved closer to Xiao Yan at the same time, one on the left and one on the right, and began to grope him as if he were some rare treasure! They kept circling around Xiao Yan, their eyes so sharp that it seemed they wanted to dissect him.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" Xiao Yan felt a chill run down his spine from their stares and struggled to get away.
Yao Chen clicked his tongue in amazement, his illusory face filled with disbelief: "How strange! How incredibly strange! Are you still the same Xiao Yanzi I know? Could you have been possessed? You don't have any ability to be this smart!"
"Old geezer! Let go!" Xiao Yan struggled to break free from the two men's clutches.
Huo Yuhao released him, and without saying a word, he closed his eyes on the spot and began to try the method Xiao Yan had mentioned.
Not only him, but Yao Chen and Little Fairy Doctor also immediately sat down cross-legged, closed their eyes and concentrated, clearly attracted by this novel idea and eager to verify it.
For a moment, only the rustling of the wind through the grass could be heard on the hill.
The first to open her eyes was Little Fairy Doctor. Her eyes shone brightly, as if stars were flowing within them. Next was Yao Chen; his previously somewhat ethereal soul had visibly solidified.
"It's definitely feasible!" Little Fairy Doctor's voice carried a hint of surprise.
Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan with a sense of satisfaction, but muttered, "I must say, even a fool's thousand thoughts may have one stroke of genius!"
After a moment, Huo Yuhao slowly opened his eyes. However, his expression did not show much joy.
"How is it?" Yao Chen and Little Fairy Doctor looked at him with concern.
Huo Yuhao sighed softly: "This method—requires that the quality of one's mental energy be lower than the strength of one's soul. And my divine sense—"
Huo Yuhao paused for a moment, "This method is far beyond my soul strength, so it's not useful to me for the time being."
"Feed—" Just then, a childlike yet earnest voice suddenly rang out.
Hai Bodong flew leisurely from the direction of the capital and landed on the hill.
He stood with his hands on his hips, trying to look old and sophisticated, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Yao Chen: "With all that commotion just now, was Old Man Yao secretly refining medicine again?"
Xiao Yan immediately puffed out his chest, cleared his throat, and said proudly, "Ahem! Hai Bodong, you've guessed wrong this time! That was me refining a sixth-grade pill!"
Hai Bodong's small face showed undisguised suspicion as he looked Xiao Yan up and down: "You? Refine sixth-grade pills?"
"Hey! What kind of look is that?!" Xiao Yan instantly bristled.
Hai Bodong's eyes darted around, and the doubt on his face vanished instantly, replaced by an extremely "sincere" smile: "Oh! I believe you! Of course I believe you! Congratulations to Master Xiao Yan on becoming a sixth-grade alchemist! A cause for celebration! Truly a blessing for our Jia Ma Empire!"
While offering compliments, Hai Bodong deftly pulled out a storage ring and stuffed it into Xiao Yan's hand: "Here, here, a small gift, nothing special!"
Xiao Yan was taken aback by the sudden enthusiasm and gift, but then beamed with joy: "That's so kind of you! Then I won't stand on ceremony! Let me see what goodies this is—"
However, when Xiao Yan saw the neatly arranged medicinal herbs in his storage ring, the smile on his face instantly froze.
Those medicinal herbs are the complete set of herbs needed to refine the sixth-grade pill, the Rejuvenating Purple Pill!
Hai Bodong rubbed his little hands together, tilted his head back, and revealed an innocent yet expectant smile: "Master Xiao Yan, look, you're a sixth-grade alchemist now, so shouldn't you arrange the promised Spirit Restoration Purple Pill?"
Xiao Yan's lips twitched a few times: "Uh—well, there are many kinds of sixth-grade pills. The Rejuvenating Purple Pill is one of the more difficult ones to refine. I think—maybe I need to practice a bit more—"