radicalducati Chapter 162 Alchemists are so annoying, they're all the same.
Chapter 162 Alchemists are so annoying, they're all the same.
Chapter 162 Alchemists are so annoying, they're all the same.
Inner courtyard.
"Creak!"
A wooden door was slowly pushed open, and sunlight streamed in through the crack, spreading rapidly and casting several shadows of varying lengths.
"Xiao Bai, this will be your residence from now on!" Elder Su said with a smile, glancing at Xiao Bai and the others behind him.
"Five people!" Xiao Bai swept his soul power across the pavilion, which had three floors and quite a few rooms.
"Uh, Elder Su, I just saw that Mu Chuan and the others are staying there with only four people. Can I stay there?" Tu Shan scratched his head, his dark face slightly flushed.
Xiao Bai and the others looked at Tu Shan with amusement. This guy had seemed hesitant to speak earlier, but it seemed his real intention was to talk about that petite woman!
"As long as they don't mind, I have no problem!" Elder Su smiled and shook his head. As someone who had been through it all, how could he not know the reason? After all, he had been young once too.
"Hehe, boss, I won't bother you anymore. Just have someone call me if you need anything!" Tu Shan winked at Xiao Bai, said goodbye, and hurriedly left!
Once outside the gate, Tu Shan patted his chest, terrified! Of the five people, two were the boss's women, and the other was also a woman. As a grown man, if he dared to stay here, would the boss kill him?
"I won't give you four the same instructions as I would to other freshmen. This inner courtyard boils down to four words: the strong rule!"
"Unlike the outer courtyard, there are no courses in this inner courtyard. As long as you have enough fire energy, you can enter the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower to cultivate. Cultivating there is more effective than any course. The only thing to be careful about is not missing the academy's weekly trip to the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower!"
"In addition, there are combat arenas and martial arts pavilions in the inner courtyard. If you want martial arts techniques or combat skills, you can go and take a look. Of course, it's not free; you need to exchange fire energy for them!"
"If you feel you don't have enough fire energy, you can go to the Mission Hall and the Arena. The Mission Hall releases missions of varying difficulty every month. If you don't want to do complicated missions, you can also go to the Arena, which is the fastest way to obtain a large amount of fire energy. Of course, you need to be strong enough, otherwise, you'll lose everything!"
"In general, the inner courtyard offers more freedom than the outer courtyard. The choice is yours. Alright, it's getting late. Pack up and get some rest! If you need anything, feel free to come find me!"
After saying that, Elder Su waved his hand and turned to walk towards the door. When he reached the gate, he seemed to remember something and turned back to say, "Oh, right, Xiao Bai!"
"Elder Su, what is it?" Xiao Bai let Xun'er and the others go in first, and asked in confusion when he arrived at the door.
"Um..." Elder Su's aged face was a little hesitant, but his eyes showed a hint of expectation as he said, "I heard from the Grand Elder that you are a fifth-grade alchemist. I wonder if you can refine the Spirit-Conquering Pill?"
"Dou Ling Pill?" Xiao Bai glanced at Elder Su, instantly understanding. He couldn't help but feel a little speechless. This was the second time he had heard the name of this pill since coming to Canaan Academy. He chuckled and said, "Elder Su, with your current cultivation of an eight-star Dou Wang, haven't you used it before?"
"No! At Canaan Academy, many elders are stuck at the Dou Wang realm. Dou Ling Pills have always been in high demand, and when they occasionally appear, they are snatched up by a bunch of old fools. Due to my duties, I cannot leave the academy for too long to attend auctions or the like, so I have been putting it off!" Elder Su shook his head and said.
"Is that so?" Xiao Bai asked thoughtfully, "Didn't you go to see Elder Huo?"
"Don't mention that old bastard!" Elder Su's forehead veins throbbed with rage at the mention of that name. "That old bastard assured me everything would be fine at first, but he squandered all three batches of medicinal herbs I painstakingly gathered!!"
Xiao Bai almost burst out laughing when he saw Elder Su's furious expression. He never expected that Elder Su, who seemed to have a rather gentle personality, could also lose his temper. Apart from Elder Zhao in the outer courtyard, this was Elder Huo's second victim!
"I have never refined a Spirit-Strengthening Pill!" Xiao Bai shook his head with a smile.
Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Elder Su's cloudy eyes. He said, "Even you can't do it?"
He was still thinking that Xiao Bai's soul power was so strong, he must be more reliable than that old man Huo!
When he heard the Grand Elder say that Xiao Bai was a fifth-grade alchemist, he was very excited. As long as he had a Dou Ling Pill, he would be close to becoming a Dou Huang. He didn't expect that Xiao Bai was not good enough!
"Elder Su, don't be anxious! I only said I haven't refined them before, not that I can't!" Xiao Bai pondered for a moment and then said, "I just heard that the Spirit-Refining Pill is in high demand in the inner courtyard. I suppose many elders have the medicinal materials but lack connections to alchemists. How about this? As long as Elder Su can find three people who need Spirit-Refining Pills, I'm confident I can refine them. What do you think?"
"You want to practice your skills with medicinal herbs?" Elder Su's eyes twitched, his gaze suspicious. The last person who tried to practice only tricked him, but this kid is even more audacious, wanting three!
"What do you mean by 'practice'?" Xiao Bai protested. "The Spirit-Drinking Pill is a sixth-grade pill. Unless you're a peak sixth-grade alchemist or higher, who can guarantee a 100% success rate? That's called sunk cost!"
"That's all the same!" Elder Su rolled his eyes. These alchemists are so annoying, they're all the same! They're all big liars!
Old Man Huo is one step closer to success, but this kid is using sunk costs again. So he doesn't care about the cost of herbs that aren't his own?
After hesitating for a moment, Elder Su gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! I'll trust you this once. I'll contact those two again when we get back!"
"Hehe." Xiao Bai smiled without any surprise and nodded, "Elder Su, don't worry! I will never let you down! However..."
Under Elder Su's questioning gaze, Xiao Bai slowly spoke, "You know the rules for alchemists, right?"
"!" Elder Su was taken aback, then waved his hand dismissively, saying, "I know... I know three portions of medicinal herbs and eight hundred Heavenly Fire Energy, right? Don't worry, you'll get your share after it's done!"
"Eight hundred Heavenly Fire Energy?" Xiao Bai frowned. What was going on? Thinking back carefully, he didn't seem to have mentioned any rule about eight hundred Heavenly Fire Energy!
"What the Grand Elder said is true. That kid Lin Yan only managed to get close to you, a fifth-grade alchemist, with eight hundred Heavenly Fires, so it should be no problem for him to refine a pill once with eight hundred Heavenly Fires, right?" Elder Su asked cautiously.
Eight hundred Heavenly Fire Energy is not a small amount, even for an elder like him. This kid shouldn't ask for too much.
Now it was Xiao Bai's turn to be dumbfounded. Lin Yan's eight hundred days of fire energy was determined by the fire energy obtained from Liu Qing. He didn't expect that it could be priced. If he had known, he would have offered Lin Yan eight thousand days!
"Alright!" Xiao Bai shook his head, shaking off the unrealistic ideas in his mind, and agreed. Eight hundred days was already a high price!
"Alright, it's settled then. I'll go find someone now, and we should have results by tomorrow!" With that, Elder Su turned and hurriedly left.
Watching Elder Su's departing figure, Xiao Bai smiled, knowing why he was in such a hurry. He had sensed the unstable fluctuations of Dou Qi within Elder Su's body, indicating that he was about to break through to the Nine-Star Dou Wang realm. Once he broke through, taking the Dou Ling Pill would give him a chance to break through again and reach the Dou Huang realm. Anyone would be eager to do this!
This transaction also made Xiao Bai truly realize the status of high-level alchemists. He had only learned about it through the original work before, but the power of words is ultimately not as profound as real-life experience.
Looking back now, that deal with the old medicine master was incredibly wise! This profession is truly amazing!
Elder Su and the others' situation gave Xiao Bai some new ideas for his future plans. Although the Black Corner Region was chaotic, it was a huge piece of meat!
The resources here are almost the most abundant in the Northwest Continent. Things from all over the Dou Qi Continent converge here, but there is no force that refines pills for purely commercial purposes. The only one that is somewhat nascent is Han Feng of Feng City.
If a powerful force were established here, a medicine-making force that doesn't rely on personal connections but only on profit, and then Han Feng were eliminated, becoming the sole dominant force, the resources gained would be enormous.
Xiao Bai himself may not need these things, but Little Fairy Doctor and the others do! They are very helpful for their growth.
However, this is not something he can handle alone; it requires a large number of alchemists. He can personally make high-grade pills, but if he also has to make low-grade pills, it will delay his cultivation, which is not worth the effort!
"It seems I should have a talk with Elder Huo. He has quite a few alchemists under his command, so this seems like a very feasible plan!"
After thinking it over for a while, Xiao Bai felt that cooperating with the alchemy department of Canaan Academy seemed like a very good idea. He would provide the medicinal materials, the alchemy department would provide the manpower, and they could also train the students and increase their alchemy experience. It was a win-win situation!
"Brother Xiao Bai, it's already dark! What are you doing standing here?" Xun'er walked over, looking at him curiously with her beautiful eyes.
"Nothing, just thinking about some things!"
Xiao Bai smiled and shook his head, then came to his senses and kept his thoughts to himself. He believed that preparation was key to success and lack of preparation was essential for failure. Although things were still far from being finalized, he would take it slow. As long as he had a plan and a goal, he would eventually achieve his objective. There was no rush!
"What are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought!" Xun'er took his hand and chuckled softly.
"How do you plan to marry Xun'er and raise her children?" Xiao Bai reached out and stroked her beautiful face, smiling.
Xun'er's heart pounded instantly, and a gentle blush rose on her pretty face, like a newly blossoming peach blossom, delicate and refined. She spat out, "Pah! You bad guy!"
Looking at the shy and charming Xun'er, Xiao Bai slowly approached, gently put his arms around her waist, and pulled her into his embrace.
Xun'er lowered her eyes and rested her head on his shoulder. She felt his gentle hand lightly covering her waist, and a warm current instantly flowed through her body, bringing a sense of peace to her heart.
Under the soft moonlight, neither of them spoke again, their shadows overlapping on the ground, weaving together a warm and tender scene.
As the moon sets and the sun rises, the night slowly passes.
In a room on the third floor, Xiao Bai slowly woke up from his cultivation and jumped off the bed.
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After stretching his limbs and looking around at the clean and bright surroundings, a warm glint flashed in Xiao Bai's eyes. This was what the two young girls had helped him tidy up yesterday. Xu Su was afraid of disturbing them, so she stayed on the first floor herself, Xun'er and Xian'er stayed on the second floor, and he stayed on the third floor.
Suddenly, a sound came from downstairs, as if two people were fighting.
Xiao Bai walked over, opened the window, and looked down. He saw two beautiful figures flashing and intersecting. Two kinds of fighting spirit, one gold and one gray, surged from their bodies. As they collided, gusts of wind rippled across the open ground in front of the pavilion.
"Hehe. These two girls!" Xiao Bai chuckled as he watched the scene from the windowsill, and when he saw something he liked, he even shouted out loud:
"Go, Xun'er! That move was like a god descending to earth, tearing the sky apart, it's terrifying!"
"Go, Xian'er! That move was amazing! It was overwhelming, devastating, and unparalleled!"
The result was two pairs of beautiful eye rolls, and the two immediately stopped. The exaggerated praise made them blush. An uninformed person would think that two Dou Di were fighting! Who would still be in the mood for sparring?
"Bang, bang!"
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Xiao Bai gracefully jumped down from the third floor through the window, waved to stop Little Fairy Doctor who was about to open the door, and said, "Let me do it!"
"Elder Su, you're quite efficient!" Xiao Bai opened the door and, seeing the three old men outside, smiled at Elder Su, who was leading the group.
"Haha. Unlike you, I have outstanding talent and a chance to break through, so of course I have to hurry up!" Elder Su laughed. He treated Xiao Bai as someone of the same level, unlike other freshmen. After all, no matter how young he was, he was a genuine fifth-grade alchemist and deserved such treatment!
"Come, come, let me introduce you. This is Elder Liu, and this is Elder Duan!"
"Three elders, please come in and talk!" Xiao Bai smiled and nodded at the two of them before turning and walking into the main hall of the house.
The three old men filed in and sat down in the hall. After Little Fairy Doctor served them tea in a gentle and virtuous manner, she went to the side and stayed with Xun'er.
"Elder Liu, Elder Duan, I'm sure Elder Su has already told you! This is my first time refining the Spirit-Conquering Pill, so I can't guarantee it's 100% perfect. Can you accept that?" Xiao Bai picked up his teacup, took a sip, and put it down before speaking.
His gaze swept over the two old men. One was a seven-star Dou Wang, while the other, judging from the fluctuations around him, was actually a nine-star Dou Wang!
After the two elders exchanged a glance, Elder Liu, the nine-star Dou Wang, spoke up:
"Xiao Bai, Old Su explained the situation clearly last night. We came here after making our decision. Although we are not alchemists, we old guys still know some things about alchemy. Even a sixth-grade alchemist has a chance of failure when making a sixth-grade pill, so you don't need to feel guilty!"
This elder is so understanding! Xiao Bai was slightly surprised and couldn't help but look at Elder Su.
Seemingly sensing his gaze, Elder Su, who was sipping tea, raised his head and winked at him smugly. He had first gone to that hateful old man Huo to confirm Xiao Bai's alchemy skills before using the banner of the Grand Elder to bring these two over!
The words of the Grand Elder were still effective. Otherwise, how could he have brought two people over overnight, and how could these elders have believed in Xiao Bai, a new student?
Even though they knew he was a fifth-grade alchemist, they trusted the old man with fire more, even though they had been tricked by him before!
"Very well! Since you elders trust me so much, I will do my best to refine pills for you all!" Xiao Bai clapped his hands and laughed, feeling very happy. How could he miss such a free opportunity to practice?
It's important to know that the higher the grade of the elixir, the fewer opportunities there are to practice, mainly because the materials are hard to find!
"Alright! The herbs are here. We have duties to perform and cannot stay any longer, so we will take our leave now. If you encounter any problems in the inner courtyard, you can come and find us!" The two elders were also very straightforward, leaving the herbs behind and leaving directly.
"Xiao Bai, you absolutely must refine the pill! I don't want to have to gather medicinal herbs again!" Elder Su stood up at this moment, took out the medicinal herbs from his storage ring, and handed them to Xiao Bai.
"Don't worry! I'll do my best!" Xiao Bai said with a smile as he took the medicinal herbs.
"That's good!" Elder Su heard these somewhat familiar words, but didn't pay much attention to them. He smiled, nodded, and left.
On the way back, Elder Su carefully recalled that Elder Huo had given him the same guarantee last time. He suddenly felt a jolt of relief and kept reassuring himself, "Elder Huo said that Xiao Bai's alchemy skills are better than his, so there shouldn't be any accidents. It won't happen."
(End of this chapter)