I flew on a sword at the magic academy

Chapter 52 Alchemy

With a flash of light, Shi Daohan took out a small jade bottle from his sleeve. A bone-chilling coldness spread out, instantly dispelling the scorching heat in the classroom.

Many students involuntarily shivered, and even the hot breath they exhaled was clearly visible.

"Although it didn't touch you, the Azure Dragon Flame's fire has already seeped into the flesh and blood of your hand. It's only because I was well prepared that your hand would definitely be ruined."

Shi Daohan frowned and tilted the bottle, pouring out a drop of crystal-clear water onto the Libyan academician's palm. The burn marks, which looked like they had been scorched by a raging fire, were visibly fading away and soon disappeared completely, leaving the palm intact.

The Libyan academician's eyes were filled with curiosity as he stared intently at the exquisite little jade bottle in Shi Daohan's hand.

"What is this thing?" the Libyan academician couldn't help but ask.

"The water from the snowmelt lake in Tianshan," Shi Daohan replied casually, putting away the small jade bottle.

Seeing that Shi Daohan had put the small jade bottle away, the Libyan academician seemed a little anxious and said, "Can you sell it to me? I'll give you any amount of magic stones!"

Shi Daohan glanced at him, and without hesitation, flatly refused, "Not for sale!"

The water from the snowmelt lake in the Tianshan Mountains can not only prolong life, but also has medicinal effects comparable to a holy medicine for healing wounds, such as bringing the dead back to life and thawing flesh and bones. Its preciousness is self-evident.

However, this Tianshan Snowmelt Lake is not unclaimed land; it is the sacred ground of the Tianshan Xiaoyao Sect.

They only sell ten bottles of snowmelt water every ten years, and they don't sell them at a fixed price. Instead, they use an auction system, where sometimes a single bottle of snowmelt water can fetch a sky-high price of hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

This bottle of Shi Daohan's was acquired through the use of her family's resources, at a price of nearly 300,000 high-grade spirit stones, making it extremely precious.

She wouldn't have taken it out if she didn't want to bear the guilt of murdering an academician.

"What about that strange fire from earlier? Can you sell it to me?" the Libyan academician asked, settling for second best.

He was clearly more interested in the blue flame that Shi Daohan had just displayed than in the snowmelt from the Tianshan Mountains.

"Not for sale," Shi Daohan said without hesitation.

The Azure Dragon Flame not only possesses powerful destructive force, but also contains the immense vitality of the Azure Dragon of the East, one of the Four Heavenly Spirits. It is the most beloved alchemy flame among all medicine-cultivating cultivators.

The snowmelt water from the Tianshan Mountains is rare and expensive because it is controlled by the Xiaoyao Sect.

This Azure Dragon and Azure Flame is a truly rare and priceless treasure, something that can only be encountered by chance and is not something that can be seen by anyone but those with great fortune.

Six years ago, an auction house in Dongfang Huaxia auctioned a ball of Azure Dragon Flame. Shi Daohan remembered that it was acquired by the Jiang clan for 600,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Six hundred thousand, and these are high-grade spirit stones! What does that mean? It's enough to establish a major sect in China.

Shi Daohan couldn't possibly produce that many high-grade spirit stones; she had to shamelessly beg for this Azure Dragon Flame from Sect Leader Qingxu.

She herself needed it for making medicine, so how could she possibly sell it to a Libyan academician?

However, seeing the Libyan academician's almost fanatical gaze, Shi Daohan had a thought and said, "The Azure Dragon Flame is definitely not for sale, but I do have some Crimson Heart Yang Fire here. Do you want it?"

After she finished speaking, five crimson fireballs rose from between her fingers, sealed by a layer of purplish-blue aura.

The Libyan academician could clearly sense that these flames contained extremely powerful energy.

"Red Heart Yang Fire?" The Libyan academician looked puzzled.

"The ancient sages and wise men corresponded the five internal organs of the human body—heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—to the five elements, calling them the Five Palaces. The heart belongs to Yang, hence it is called the [Red Heart Palace]. This Red Heart Yang Fire is made by collecting the essence of the sun and refining it with the heart fire of the Red Heart Palace."

Shi Daohan explained patiently, but judging from the Libyan academician's expression, he clearly didn't quite understand what she was saying.

At this moment, all the students in the classroom gathered around, staring at the strange flames that Shi Daohan had taken out with curiosity and shock, all waiting for the Libyan academician to nod his head and express his desire to purchase these extraordinary flames.

Some students are already calculating how many magic stones they have and whether they have enough to buy more.

"I want them all. How many magic stones do you want?" The Libyan academician's eyes swept over the strange flames one by one; he wanted them all.

"You can only purchase one Crimson Sun Heart Flame." Shi Daohan shook his head slightly.

"Why? Are you afraid I can't afford it?" The Libyan academician frowned.

"It's not about the money. The main problem is that refining the Crimson Sun Heart Flame takes too much time. If I sell it all to you, I'll have to spend time refining it myself again. I don't have the energy for that."

The Crimson Sun Heart Flame is not very useful; it is generally only used by cultivators specializing in military skills when forging weapons, and by cultivators specializing in medicine when refining pills and making medicine.

It's not difficult to refine this kind of flame, but it takes a lot of time. It usually takes more than a month to refine a single Crimson Sun Heart Flame, but once it's refined, it can be used for a very long time.

People usually refine four or five at a time to keep as spares, and then refine them again when they are almost used up, because if they refine too many, they will never use them all.

"Since you're the chief academician of the Kuisang Academy, I'll give you a discount. It only costs a thousand magic stones," Shi Daohan said with a raised eyebrow and a light smile.

"Can't you really sell them all to me?" the Libyan academician persisted; he genuinely loved the flames.

Shi Daohan shook his head: "I already said I can only sell you one, and besides, there isn't even one left."

The Libyan academician hurriedly interjected, "No! One is fine, just one."

He quickly chose the most powerful Crimson Sun Heart Fire, clutching it tightly in his hand, fearing that Shi Daohan might suddenly change his mind.

"I don't have that many magic stones on me. I'll write you a check, and you can cash it at the academy's check office when you have time."

The Libyan academician wrote a check to Shi Daohan, quickly completing the transaction.

Shi Daohan put away the check and said, "The Crimson Sun Heart Fire can be used to forge weapons and refine pills, but I suppose you don't know how to forge weapons. It should be enough for refining pills. Of course, it can also be used to fight enemies when necessary."

After saying that, she once again summoned the Azure Dragon Flame. As her fair hands moved, the Azure Dragon Flame transformed into an azure fire dragon that flew through the air.

"Wow! Look, that ball of flame has turned into a dragon!"

"It's like it came back to life!"

Exclamations of surprise continued as the Libyan academician gripped the Crimson Sun Heart Flame he had just acquired. While he was awestruck by Shi Daohan's manipulation of the strange flame, his heart burned even hotter.

He originally thought he could use these strange flames in the field of alchemy, but now he has even bolder ideas.

"Come!"

Shi Daohan gave a soft shout, and the azure fire dragon swirled around before finally converging beneath the alchemy furnace, where it burned fiercely.

Shi Daohan added various medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace, then closed the lid and began the formal alchemy process.

Throughout this process, everyone, including the Libyan academician, was watching intently.

"Why are you all looking at me? We're still in class. Have you finished making the antidote?" Shi Daohan looked at everyone.

Upon hearing this, the Libyan academician immediately came to his senses, coughed twice, and said, "Keep working on your antidote. Those who can't will have their credits deducted."

He returned to the podium, but his mind was entirely focused on the Crimson Sun Heart Flame he had just acquired, and he only wanted to end today's class as soon as possible.

The other students also suppressed their curiosity and began to seriously prepare their own antidotes.

About half an hour later, a wisp of smoke rose from the alchemy furnace in front of Shi Daohan.

Shi Daohan opened the lid of the alchemy furnace and took out a black pill from it.

"It's done?!" Kalman ran over excitedly.

[It wasn't you who did it, so why are you getting so excited?]

Shi Daohan muttered to himself, then waved to the Libyan academician on the podium and said, "Libyan academician, I have made the antidote."

The Libyan academician did not respond, his mind was entirely focused on the Crimson Sun Heart Flame enveloped in purple gas in his hand, so much so that he could not hear the sounds from the outside world.

[The antidote has been made, but how can we verify its effectiveness?] Shi Daohan thought to himself. If he didn't prove it in front of the Libyan academician, he would definitely start making a fuss.

[Since the goal is to detoxify, shouldn't there at least be someone who has been poisoned?]

Thinking of this, Shi Daohan looked at Kalman with a wicked smile. Isn't this the existing test subject?

"Here, drink this."

Shi Daohan took out a small black bottle from his sleeve and made him drink it.

"What is this?" Kalman asked.

Shi Daohan smiled and said, "Good stuff, just drink it."

Kalman took the small black bottle from Shi Daohan with some skepticism, and then brought it to his lips with even more doubt.

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"Wow! Kalman has turned into a fire person!!!"

"Didn't you see he was covered in black smoke? Are you sure he's not on fire?"

"How is that possible? If there was a fire, why weren't his clothes burned?"

A series of exclamations rang out, finally waking the Libyan academician who had been engrossed in the lecture.

As soon as he looked up, he saw that Kalman's face had turned black, and black smoke was emanating from his body. He was unconscious and had collapsed to the ground.

Upon seeing this scene, the Libyan academician's heart skipped a beat. The image of Shi Daohan cooking hot pot in the alchemy room flashed through his mind. The students who ate the hot pot at that time were all infected, with Kalman being the most severely affected, almost resulting in a death.

The Libyan academician rushed down from the podium and helped Kalman, whose lips were purple and black and whose body was billowing black smoke, to sit up. He then took out a bottle of antidote and was about to pour it into Kalman's mouth, but Shi Daohan stopped him.

"What are you doing?!" the Libyan academician shouted angrily.

"He's my test subject. If you cure his poison, how can I prove whether my antidote pill was successful?" Shi Daohan looked at him seriously.

"You!" the Libyan academician exclaimed in shock, "You actually poisoned him?!"

Although I had already guessed it, I didn't expect Shi Daohan to admit it so directly.

Shi Daohan was somewhat puzzled by the question and said, "Since the goal is to detoxify, naturally we need someone who has been poisoned to cooperate. Is there a problem?"

The Libyan academician put a hand to his forehead; this was indeed his oversight.

He had already prepared poisoned chickens, ducks, and dogs as test subjects to see if the antidote was successful, but he had forgotten about it for a moment because he had just bought a Red Sun Heart Fire from Shi Daohan.

Unexpectedly, Shi Daohan produced the so-called antidote pill so quickly, and even found a living person, Kalman, to be the test subject.

The Libyan academician took a deep breath and said, "Quickly, cure him of the poison."

"No problem." Shi Daohan pried open Kalman's mouth and then stuffed the antidote into it.

The Libyan academician watched helplessly, and despite his deep dislike for the exchange student from the East, he silently prayed that her antidote would be successful.

Time ticked by, and beads of sweat appeared on the Libyan academician's forehead. The other students watched anxiously and nervously, silently praying for Kalman.

After a few minutes, Kalman's complexion gradually improved, and the black aura around him gradually dissipated.

[It's healed so quickly?] The Libyan academician was shocked. Although he didn't know what kind of poison Kalman had been given, he was certain that he was severely poisoned!

Even the antidote he made himself might not be able to cure the poison in Kalman's body.

However, seeing that Kalman was alright, the Libyan academician finally felt relieved.

"Do you have any of those pills you made earlier?" The Libyan academician looked at Shi Daohan, very curious about the antidote pills she had made, and wanted to take a few back to study.

"There are three left. You can have them all if you want them." Shi Daohan generously handed over the remaining three antidote pills.

The Libyan academician did not refuse. He accepted the antidote pill with both hands, examined it carefully for a while, smelled it, and then carefully put it into a small bag.

"Okay, so my score should be considered passing, right?" Shi Daohan asked.

"You passed! Here's an extra twenty credits for you!"

The Libyan academician nodded, but his gaze fell on the bronze alchemy furnace behind Shi Daohan, his eyes filled with curiosity and a hint of fervor.

Shi Daohan shifted his body and stood in front of the alchemy furnace.

Libyan academician: "Are you selling this furnace?"

"Not for sale," Shi Daohan refused outright.

She only had two alchemy furnaces in total. She gave one of them to Kalman. If she sold the last one, what would she use to refine pills?

"Name your price, I can afford it!" the Libyan academician insisted.

Shi Daohan shook his head: "It's not about the money. The main problem is that this is the only stove I have left. If I sell it to you, what will I use it for?"

(End of this chapter)