Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, not only was Xiao Yan speechless, but Hu Jia and the others also looked like they wanted to say something but couldn't.

A freshman who has just entered the inner academy defeated a master ranked thirty-fourth on the strength list. Is there anything to be proud of?

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

Seeing everyone's expressions, Xiao Fan couldn't explain. He couldn't very well say that he was strong enough to advance to a higher level in a flash just by completing a task, could he?

"Let's talk about our decision first. Now that Junior Brother has finished his cultivation, things will be much more convenient from now on."

"What's going on?" Xiao Yan looked at everyone with a puzzled expression. Then Hu Jia used the same story he had told Xiao Fan on Xiao Yan, explaining how desperately the Panmen was short of funds.

After hearing this, Xiao Yan agreed with Xiao Fan's idea. Both of them were skilled in alchemy and could produce a batch of pills to sell in the emergency.

"Alright! It's settled then." Seeing that Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan had no objections, Hu Jia waved her hand.

"Then let's go buy the medicinal herbs you just listed and solve the resource problem first."

"Okay, anyway, the academy doesn't sell this stuff, so this is our exclusive resource. We're not worried about finding buyers."

Chapter 170 Alchemy

After agreeing on how to earn fire energy, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan discussed in detail what kind of pills to refine.

After all, if the intention is to sell pills to earn fire energy, then it's impossible to do it on a small scale; after all, it's about earning the fire energy needed by an entire force.

"Battles are rampant in the inner courtyard. In that case, how about we refine some pills to restore our battle qi and heal our injuries?"

After discussing it with Xiao Yan, Xiao Fan said to him, "The battles between cultivators consume a great deal of battle qi. If we can refine pills that can accelerate the recovery of battle qi, they will definitely have a huge market. In addition, the battles in the arena are extremely fierce, and healing pills will definitely be very attractive to those who spend a lot of time in the arena."

“That’s right.” Wu Hao, who was sitting next to the two, said, “I’ve been in the arena for the past month and I’ve seen many students who had to leave the arena after the last round of battles because of the depletion of their battle qi. If they had pills that could speed up the recovery of their battle qi, they would definitely be able to turn the tide in the arena.”

"Moreover, healing pills are not only used in the arena, but also when students go on missions. They inevitably suffer minor injuries. As long as they are effective, there is no worry about them not selling."

"Alright!" Hearing Wu Hao's words, Xiao Fan nodded, then looked at Xiao Yan. "How about we choose the Qi Recovery Pill and the Body Restoration Pill?"

"Qi-restoring pills and body-restoring pills?" Xiao Yan pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded.

"Both of these pills are second-grade pills, and they are not difficult to refine. However, they are just right for the students in the academy. They can not only shorten our refining time, but also keep the cost low. It's acceptable."

Seeing that Xiao Yan had agreed to his plan, Xiao Fan then said, "The Medicine Clan also sells pills that restore fighting spirit and heal injuries, so if we want to take over the market from them, we need to have our own unique pills. How about the Ice Cleansing Pill?"

"The Ice Cleansing Pill?" Xiao Yan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "The Ice Cleansing Pill can effectively suppress the fire poison in the body, and it can definitely be considered our signature product."

“That’s right.” Xiao Fan nodded. “Although the Ice Clarity Pill is only a top-grade second-rank pill, in terms of its effects alone, it is completely comparable to some third-rank pills. Using this as our signature product is just right.”

Seeing the way Xiao Fan and the others' eyes lit up when they talked about pills, Xun'er and the others exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly.

Is this how alchemists communicate? Forgive us, we can't understand.

Finally, Xiao Fan and his companion decided on the pills they would refine next: the Qi Recovery Pill to accelerate the recovery of fighting spirit, the Body Restoration Pill to heal injuries, and the Ice Cleansing Pill to suppress fire poison.

Xiao Fan listed the medicinal materials needed for the three types of pills and handed them to Hu Jia. He also transferred over a hundred yuan from his Fire Crystal Card to Hu Jia and the others to buy the medicinal materials.

After all, he still had a lot of fire energy in his card. Even if he had been cultivating with Yueyao all this time, they would only have reached the second level at most. Anyway, he didn't need that much for the time being, so he could just keep some for cultivation.

With a detailed plan in place, Xun'er and the others rushed out early the next morning to arrange for people to purchase the medicinal herbs that Xiao Fan and his group needed.

They were busy until evening before Xun'er and the others returned to the courtyard.

"These are all the materials you needed." Hu Jia handed the storage ring to Xiao Fan, her tone relaxed. "We spent nearly three hundred days' worth of fire energy to purchase all the medicinal herbs you require."

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly. In fact, Xiao Fan felt that Hu Jia was more like the person in charge of Panmen, doing his best in everything, whether it was supervising the cultivation of Panmen members or managing the organization.

Hu Jiacao's heart was far more complicated than the two of them.

"Oh, right." Hu Jia, who had already turned to leave, seemed to remember something and turned back to the two of them, saying, "We used all the fire energy we left to buy medicinal herbs. Some of the members, including Atai, also contributed some of the fire energy for some of these herbs. I also bought two kinds of pills that the Medicine Gang is currently selling. You can take a look."

"Is that so?" Xiao Yan nodded upon hearing this and said to Hu Jia, "Then please make a note of the fire energy they advanced. Once the pills are sold, return double the fire energy to them."

"it is good."

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's arrangement, Hu Jia smiled happily and skipped away.

Watching Hu Jia's departing figure, Xiao Fan and the other exchanged a glance and entered an empty room upstairs.

"Senior brother, how about we have a contest to refine pills?"

As soon as he entered the room, Xiao Yan couldn't wait to speak to Xiao Fan. Although he couldn't match Xiao Fan in strength, he was very confident in his alchemy skills, especially with his teacher's personal guidance.

"Alright." Seeing through Xiao Yan's thoughts, Xiao Fan did not refuse, and was also somewhat curious about Xiao Yan's current alchemy skills.

Hearing their conversation, Yao Lao emerged from his storage ring, floated in mid-air, and looked at them with a smile, saying, "Alright, then I'll be your referee today."

Upon hearing that the old apothecary was going to be the referee for the two of them, they became serious and sat cross-legged in the room, taking out the medicine cauldron from their storage rings.

Before starting the refining process, Xiao Fan took out the pills that Hu Jia had mentioned, which were currently being sold by the Medicine Gang, and then a look of disdain appeared on his face.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Noticing the expression on Xiao Fan's face, Xiao Yan also became somewhat curious.

Xiao Fan shook his head and handed the pill in his hand to Xiao Yan.

"That's it?" After examining the pills in his hand, Xiao Yan finally understood why his senior brother had such an expression.

The pills sold by this medicine gang to restore fighting spirit are called Rejuvenation Pills, but they are only first-grade pills.

Although elixirs are hard to find in some remote places, this is Canaan Academy, whose members are all exceptionally talented. Yet the elixirs sold by the Medicine Gang are so carelessly made.

"It seems that because there are no competitors, the Medicine Clan has become somewhat careless about refining pills." Shaking his head, Xiao Yan glanced at another type of healing pill sold by the Medicine Clan, his expression even more strange.

In Xiao Yan's opinion, these two pills were nothing special. It seems that because of the fact that one sect had a monopoly, there was no comparable pill. The alchemists of the Medicine Clan were not taking it seriously at all.

"It seems simpler than we thought."

The two exchanged a glance and felt that taking over the pill market from the Medicine Clan should not be a big problem.

No matter how many schemes and tricks there are, as long as the quality of the pills on our side can be guaranteed, we will definitely be able to take over the huge market of the Inner Academy.

Chapter 171 Refining Completed

After putting away the medicine from the Medicine Gang, Xiao Fan and his companion paid no further attention to it.

"Then let's begin."

As the voice faded, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan's expressions gradually calmed down, which made Yao Lao nod repeatedly. Alchemists should avoid being impatient and agitated, and it seemed that his two disciples were quite good.

Xiao Yan was able to maintain his original mind despite his constant guidance in cultivation. Xiao Fan was only about the same age as Xiao Yan, yet he had made such great progress in cultivation. This greatly surprised Yao Lao.

Xiao Yan summoned the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to nourish the medicine cauldron before preparing to refine the medicinal herbs.

Xiao Fan hesitated for a moment before deciding not to use the Chaos Fire. This wasn't because he didn't trust Yao Lao and the others, but because sometimes, a secret is only a secret if only one person knows it.

No one knows about the Chaos Flame within Xiao Fan's body except himself. The only one who knows about it, Protector Eagle, only believes that it is Mo Shang's exclusive flame.

Speaking of Mo Shang, ever since he was taken away by Protector Eagle, Xiao Fan could only vaguely sense his location and could not keep both of their thoughts together. It seems that only when the two of them come into contact again can they synchronize their memories.

As for the accusation of betrayal, Xiao Fan wasn't worried at all. Both were simply himself. To put it another way, one could say that Xiao Fan had two lives: one died, and the other was the new Xiao Fan.

When one dies, the essence of its soul will transform into its most primordial form and gather in the body of the other.

......

Xiao Fan also summoned the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and began refining pills.

Three pill formulas flashed through Xiao Fan's mind. He carefully reviewed them, then his expression turned solemn as he began to control the temperature of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame within the cauldron.

After adjusting the flame temperature, Xiao Fan waved his hand, and three of the medicinal herbs placed between the two of them flew out and fell into the cauldron. Then, Xiao Fan carefully controlled the flame to envelop the three herbs and began to slowly refine them.

"what?"

Seeing Xiao Fan's refining technique, Yao Lao was slightly surprised. Generally, alchemists refine medicinal herbs one by one according to the order on the prescription. Only after refining one herb and preserving its essence can they proceed to refine the next ingredient.

The method of directly throwing three kinds of medicinal materials into the medicine cauldron at once, just like Xiao Fan, does exist, but it requires more stringent requirements from the alchemist.

They either possess exceptional refining experience, confident in their ability to handle multiple aspects simultaneously, or they have extraordinary soul power, enabling them to multitask.

"It seems Fan'er also has his own destiny..."

The old apothecary silently recited a phrase in his mind, and then continued to watch the two of them refine their medicine.

Compared to Xiao Fan's method of refining multiple medicinal herbs at once, Xiao Yan's refining method was more normal.

Although he refined each herb individually, the timing and extraction of the herbs were always very natural and pleasing to the eye, which was enough to show Xiao Yan's talent in alchemy.

Ultimately, although both of them were disciples of the same master, Yao Lao, their refining techniques had some differences.

Xiao Yan was guided by Yao Lao from the very beginning of alchemy. Every time he made a mistake, it was corrected under Yao Lao's guidance, so his alchemy technique was relatively standard and natural.

Xiao Fan was different. Both of them were introduced to alchemy by Yao Lao, but Xiao Fan only studied under Yao Lao for the first year before leaving Wutan City. His alchemy skills were also a reward from the system. His only alchemy experience was a fragment left in his soul by Yao Lao.

Because of the system, Xiao Fan's soul power was sublimated several times, so he had no pressure when refining and felt comfortable. Naturally, he could refine multiple medicinal herbs at once.

The two were like disciples of the same master, one having been personally taught by the master, and the other learning on his own by watching the master's online courses. Therefore, their refining styles were also different.

As time passed, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted from the two people's medicine cauldron.

The medicinal herbs between Xiao Fan and his companion gradually decreased, and in their place, the number of jade bottles placed beside them gradually increased...

In the spacious lobby downstairs, Xun'er and the others were sitting there, talking to each other, but they all looked absent-minded.

Yueyao lay on the table, her big eyes fixed on the door upstairs.

"It's been almost a whole day, why haven't they come out yet?" Unlike the three women sitting in chairs, Wu Hao paced back and forth in the hall, glancing at the tightly closed doors upstairs every now and then. Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer and asked the question first.

"Let's wait a little longer. After all, none of us are alchemists, and we don't know exactly how long it will take," Xun'er said softly from the side.

Sitting to the side, Hu Jia also sighed. They had no other choice but to wait here.