Battle Through the Heavens: Who put Laozi in my storage ring?

Sometimes, unnecessary words are unnecessary.

All you need to do is demonstrate sufficient strength.

There are plenty of people who are eager to befriend and are highly capable with excellent emotional intelligence.

"Gulp~" Gu Ni's throat bobbed. In the end, he was only a second-grade alchemist. He naturally knew what Xiao Yan was going to do. He said it was a cooperation, but in reality, he was just showing off his strength.

Taking a deep breath: "Ya Fei, go to the back room and bring all the second and third grade imprinted medicine prescriptions. Also, bring ten sets of the corresponding consumables for each prescription. Go quickly..."

"Yes." Ya Fei glanced at Xiao Yan with a look of surprise, then swayed her slender waist and left.

Before long, he returned with a ring.

She handed it to Xiao Yan with a smile, and then gently hooked his palm with her slender, fair fingers, looking charming and alluring.

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at the cheongsam, which perfectly outlined the woman's graceful figure, revealing just the right amount of her long, fair thigh, which was captivating.

hiss……

Xiao Yan's eyes twitched; he had forgotten about this person.

Young and vigorous, he was almost overwhelmed by this beauty.

"Farewell!"

Having said that, he left without looking back.

Only after Xiao Yan's figure completely disappeared did Ya Fei reveal a look of shock, looking at Gu Ni: "Master Gu, this child is actually a second-grade alchemist?!"

"It can't be wrong... That's the fire that the teacher talked about." Gu Ni was deeply shocked. In his entire life, he seemed to have only ever seen the presidents of alchemist associations in various places use fire.

However, true high-level alchemists possess exotic flames or beast flames, which are stronger than their own fire, so they rarely use them, while low-level alchemists cannot condense their own fire.

Therefore, the concept of fire generally only exists in teaching philosophy.

But logically speaking, even a teacher couldn't condense fire into something like this, a mere teenager...

Gu Ni was completely confused.

Ya Fei's beautiful eyes sparkled. She didn't understand those things; she only knew that this little brother was probably a genuine second-grade alchemist.

Unexpectedly, a true dragon emerged from this remote mountain valley.

Chapter 11 Alchemy, Two Months

The Xiao family's residence is located in the back mountain.

Xiao Yan took out his storage ring and placed the prescription he had brought from the Mittel auction house, along with ten portions of medicinal herbs, on the grass. He casually examined them, then frowned slightly and pondered.

The prescription consists of four parts: three parts are of grade two and one part is of grade three.

The second-grade pills are Blood Fusion Pill, Qi Recovery Pill, and Blood Explosion Pill, while the third-grade pill formula is something called Qi Boosting Powder.

"Well……"

As he casually flipped through the pill formulas, Xiao Yan fell into deep thought.

The dust that hadn't been cleaned off the third-grade pill formula was enough to show that this grade of pill formula had been ignored for many years. Although the third grade was nothing to the Mittel family, it was still quite important to this branch in Wutan City. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a treasure.

Looking back now, I realize I was a bit rash. I never expected that Gu Ni and Ya Fei would bring out their most prized possessions without a second thought.

"Is it because of the fire..." Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly as he played with the fire snake in his palm. The moment it appeared, Gu Ni's eyes widened, and after that, he spoke without the slightest hesitation.

"..."

"Never mind, let's refine the medicine first." Xiao Yan clicked his tongue, thinking that he could ask about it next time they met. He then raised his hand and summoned the pitch-black furnace.

The fire snakes climbed up the sleeves and into the cauldron, and the flames instantly spread throughout the entire cauldron, reflecting a bright red glow onto Xiao Yan's face.

"A second-grade pill, this is the first time I've ever seen one..." Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes. Of the ten pill formulas, at least three would be made, and the rest would be his "reward".

Most alchemists trade in this way, but the higher the grade of the pill, the more difficult it is to refine. There are even cases where twenty pills are made just to produce one pill.

far away...

Xiao Yan controlled the heat and threw in a white orchid. The fire snakes swarmed up and surrounded it. As the temperature gradually rose, the white orchid shed its outer shell, revealing its snow-white, jade-like appearance.

Then, he threw a portion of ten-year-old snow ginseng into the furnace. As it was roasted by the fire, the snow ginseng seemed to melt, producing a milky white liquid.

Xiao Yan, meanwhile, was also frowning deeply, not relaxing for a moment, controlling the two completely different temperatures and slowly merging them together.

After various materials are refined into essence, they need different temperatures to fix their state. Therefore, "micro-management" is required to make the temperature of different parts of the furnace different. This is an extreme test of a pharmacist's soul perception.

But Xiao Yan was different.

He has "fire".

"Pfft~"

Seeing the wisps of black smoke rising from the furnace, Xiao Yan was exasperated. After summarizing the problem, he stubbornly took out the ingredients for the second "Blood Fusion Pill".

After two failed attempts, they finally produced a strange red pill.

"Blood Fusion Pill, when ingested, can replenish qi and blood. If the user is severely injured, it will repair internal wounds in a short time and instantly restore them to their peak condition. It is only suitable for those who are Dou Shi or below..."

Playing with the successfully fused blood pill, Xiao Yan nodded slightly. This was a good thing; he should prepare a few for unforeseen circumstances.

From the back mountain, muffled thunder-like sounds could be heard from time to time.

Two more months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The cauldron emitted wisps of smoke, not the black smoke from an exploding furnace, but rather wisps of green smoke, and one could even faintly smell the fragrance of pills. Xiao Yan sat cross-legged in mid-air, his eyes focused, tightly controlling the fire to refine and roast the soon-to-be-formed dark black pill.

"Om..."

With a slight fluctuation of battle qi, the dark black pill trembled, then solidified and was grasped in Xiao Yan's palm.

"A third-grade elixir, Qi-Boosting Powder!"

This was the first time he had successfully refined a third-grade pill. During the past two months of continuous pill refining, his cultivation level had also jumped to the second star of the Dou Shi realm, which was enough to support him in refining this third-grade pill.

"Huff~"

As the pill was completed, Xiao Yan exhaled a breath of turbid air, wiped the sweat from his forehead, took out a jade bottle and put it in, then glanced at the twenty-one jade bottles piled up beside him, discarding one bottle of third-grade pills, the rest of which were all second-grade.

Perhaps it's related to fire, but his success rate in refining second-grade pills is frighteningly high. Out of ten materials, even if he makes two or three mistakes in the first two or three attempts, he can still refine at least seven or eight pills!

"Phew, alchemy is tiring enough. I wonder if those guys from the Medicine Clan have been practicing alchemy since birth and they're not annoyed..." Xiao Yan lay on his back on the grass, grimacing, and complained.

"You brat, if an ordinary person had your level of cultivation, they'd be laughing in their sleep. Isn't that enough?" Laozi manifested his form and looked Xiao Yan up and down with a smile.

"Um... Teacher, you're not asleep?" Xiao Yan scratched his head awkwardly.

"I thought you were complaining to me," Lao Jun said with a smile, sitting cross-legged in mid-air. "I know you yearn for the complete version of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, to achieve physical sainthood like Yang Jian, to emulate the heavens and the earth, and to stand proudly in the world. But... if you don't take it one step at a time, refining the fire from pure fire to refined fire, and finally to divine fire, and then uniting the three fires into one, it will be difficult to achieve great success."

"By the way, Lao Jun, if there's a chance, could we possibly meet that person...?" Xiao Yan asked excitedly.

"Alright," Laozi said with a smile, "but let's refine the pills first."

"Phew...damn!"

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, suddenly sprang to his feet, and continued to finish the remaining grade three pills.

……

Utan City.

Mittel Chamber of Commerce.

A magnificent interior.

Master Gu Ni paced back and forth, his face full of worry, sighing from time to time. Then he looked at Ya Fei, who was sitting lazily in a recliner, her fair and slender legs slightly crossed, looking like a bewitching beauty.

"Why don't you go to the Xiao family and get those rubbings of the pill formulas back? Even if you can't get the formulas, getting the medicinal herbs would be fine too."

Gu Ni hesitated for a moment.

Yes, he regretted it.

He was indeed intimidated by Xiao Yan's fire at first, but upon reflection, he wondered what if it was some kind of seed fire similar to fire? Back then, he was quite a distance from becoming the president of the branch alchemy association, and he only vaguely sensed the rudimentary form of fire, which was only a fleeting glimpse in his eyes.

Now that feeling is becoming increasingly vague; perhaps he misidentified it?

Those elixirs and ingredients were Mittel's lifeblood.

If the treasures left behind by the previous alchemist stationed in Wutan City were to be investigated by headquarters, he would likely face severe consequences.

He even began to suspect that this was all a setup by the Mittel auction house to steal his Dan formula.

They deliberately spread the rumor that the Xiao family had a second-grade alchemist.

However, this was too far-fetched, and the agreed time had not yet arrived, so he was only anxious and did not take any actual action.

"Master Gu Ni, what's the rush? I have great trust in Brother Xiao Yan..."

Ya Fei stretched, her slender waist, like a water snake, was so captivating that almost no man could miss her.

Only Gu Ni was preoccupied with his elixir formula, his face full of worry.

Chapter 12 Auction, Xiao Yu

"Today is an auction, and I have to host it on stage later, so I won't keep you from worrying..." Ya Fei covered her mouth and chuckled, then stood up gracefully, swaying her slender waist as she walked backstage in her high heels, clearly aware of Master Gu Ni's temperament.

To her, that young man was extraordinary.