Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 31 Master and Apprentice, Working Men

"Oh!"

Inside a mountain cave, a buzzing sound emanated as the energy of the demonic core within the alchemy furnace suddenly surged. The terrifying high temperature swept through the furnace, instantly burning all the herbs that the young man had painstakingly purified to ashes.

"The oven exploded again!"

The boy wiped the dust off his face, his eyes filled with helplessness.

"Old man, when will I be able to refine a second-grade pill? This progress is too slow..." Xiao Yan complained.

aside,
Upon hearing this, Yao Chen, who was floating in the air, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Boy, you've already reached the threshold of a second-grade alchemist in just a year and a half, and you're still not satisfied?"

"If the other alchemists in the Jia Ma Empire heard this, they'd probably come up and strangle you, kid. After all, Gu He, the renowned Pill King of your Jia Ma Empire, was just an apprentice at this stage!" Yao Chen said irritably.

"Moreover, the reason why you have been unable to refine a second-grade pill for so long is ultimately because your battle qi cultivation has not kept up, which makes it impossible for you to control the fluctuations produced by a second-grade pill. Once you break through to the Battle Master level, everything will naturally fall into place."

Yao Chen explained the reason for the explosion of the alchemy furnace.

"That being said, my progress is still too slow..." Xiao Yan muttered.

"Kid, I think you should finish the task your sister gave you first. Hehe, you know her personality," Yao Chen said gloatingly.

Upon hearing his words, the boy's delicate face immediately contorted with pain. Looking at the prescription beside him and the mountain of medicinal herbs, he couldn't help but groan:

"Twelve hundred bottles of healing medicine! Sister, you're trying to kill me!"

Xiao Yue had already come once earlier this morning, leaving behind a prescription and a pile of medicinal herbs before leaving, ostensibly to assign her younger brother some homework.

Yao Chen looked at him with pity.
In fact, for the past few years, he and his apprentice have been working for Xiao Yue, since Xiao Yue only knows how to prepare prescriptions and cannot refine pills without innate qi flames.

When Old Man Jiang was still alive, he was always in charge of refining pills for Xiao Yue. But after the old man passed away, Xiao Yue couldn't find anyone who could refine medicine for a long time. It wasn't until Yao Chen appeared that she found a new Paru.

"What are you looking at me for? Do you expect me to help you with something like this? I'm already too busy to handle it myself! That girl has recently developed a new prescription, and I have to work overtime myself!" Seeing the boy looking at him expectantly, Yao Chen replied irritably.

Last time, Xiao Yue took out a prescription for the 'Spirit Transformation Blood Soul Pill' that controlled evil energy and asked him to refine it. He did manage to refine the pill, but when he tested it, it was a close call. He almost lost his title as the number one alchemist on the continent.

"I wonder what's going on in that girl's head. She's always coming up with weird recipes that I've never heard of before..." Yao Chen sometimes couldn't help but mutter to himself.

At the same time, one has to admire the other party's almost monstrous ingenuity. After all, this prescription is not something that can be made haphazardly. It's not as simple as just writing down the names of a few medicinal herbs. The proportions and preparation require extremely meticulous and complex calculations, which is no easy task.

"It's a pity that girl can only be a doctor..."

Yao Chen felt a little regretful.

To become an alchemist, the requirements are extremely demanding. First, one's own battle qi must be of the fire element. Second, it must also contain a trace of the wood element to act as a catalyst for alchemy!

In the Dou Qi Continent, the attributes of a person's body depend on their soul. The soul can only possess one attribute at a time, and it is almost impossible for other attributes to be mixed in. Therefore, people who possess two different attributes of varying strengths are extremely rare.

Even more demanding is the requirement that alchemists must possess an extraordinary, innate ability to perceive the soul. These conditions contribute to the rarity of the alchemist profession; it's no exaggeration to say that only one in ten thousand can succeed.

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night,

The hall of the Galley family was brightly lit.

As the head of the family, Galebi sat coldly at the top and said in a chilling tone, "The Mittel Auction House is now refusing to sell medicinal ingredients to our Galebi family!"

These words caused an uproar in the hall, and all the senior members of the Jia Lie family looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Hasn't the Mittel Auction House always maintained neutrality? Why would it target our Jialie family like this?" Upon hearing this, Elder Jialieku below said with a gloomy expression.

"Hmph, in the face of sufficient benefits, no one will remain indifferent neutrality forever. I just wonder what conditions they used to sway that lowly maid Ya Fei!" Jia Liebi sneered.

This was clearly a scheme targeting them. After all, without enough medicinal ingredients, their Rejuvenation Powder would soon be sold out, and then it would be their turn to be left with an empty market.

"Where's Liu Xi? His leg was just broken yesterday by that little vixen from the Xiao family. Is he still capable of refining pills?" Jialiebi asked.
He never expected that this audacious lecher would actually set his sights on the direct descendants of the Xiao family.

below,

A subordinate reported, "Reporting to the patriarch, Master Liu's injuries have stabilized and he is fine. He can still refine pills as usual. However, he is currently indulging in pleasure with the two snake women you bought last time..."

Upon hearing this, Jia Liebi's eyes twitched involuntarily, a surge of anger rising within him. He couldn't help but shout angrily, "Even with a broken leg, you're still like this! You're utterly useless, your brain filled with nothing but filth! Aside from being good at alchemy, you're completely good for nothing!"

After taking a deep breath and calming down, Jia Liebi said coldly, "There are still quite a few medicine merchants in the city who are on our side. First, send people to buy up the medicinal materials they have to hold out for a while. If that doesn't work, then go to other cities to buy medicinal materials at high prices. I don't believe that the Xiao family can stick their feet in other cities!"

"Also, write a letter to his teacher about Liu Xi's broken leg. Heh, I want to see how they handle the wrath of a Dou Ling expert!"

Jialiebi sneered.

Then, just as he was feeling smug, a subordinate rushed into the meeting room.

"Why panic!"

"I'm not happy about this," Jia Liebi said, somewhat annoyed.

"Master! Pharmacist Liu... he... he was assassinated!" the subordinate said, kneeling on the ground and trembling.

See here,

The expression on Jialiebi's face gradually stiffened, and the teacup in his hand "cracked" into powder. The powder mixed with the tea and dripped down his palm.

"This was also found in the field..."

The subordinate trembled as he raised a token, on which was engraved a dagger stained with a few drops of crimson blood.

"The Death-Taking Token? It's those damned lunatics from the Blood Moon Tower again!" Galebi stood up with a grim expression as he stared at the Death-Taking Token, his face full of anger, while a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

This is a huge problem...

(End of this chapter)