Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 48 Preparing to Refine Pills!

Classroom of Class 4.

"Hello, class monitor. Hello, Sister Nan Nan." The students in Class 4 greeted Zhu Ziyang proactively. In the past month, Zhu Ziyang had already established a high reputation in Class 4. Jiang Nan Nan, on the other hand, earned the respect of most of the students because of her perfect record of winning all five practical training sessions.

The two of them responded to everyone with smiles.

The school bell rang, and Xia Yu walked into the classroom.

"It's a new month, and I hope those of you who stayed will continue to work hard," Xia Yu said as always before starting the class.

After five rounds of combat assessments over the past month, Class Four now has only ninety-five students left. Four students have been expelled by Xia Yu due to their perfect record of all losses. Because of this expulsion, all the students in Class Four are now feeling a sense of urgency.

No one harbored any resentment towards Xia Yu, because compared to the other class teachers, Xia Yu was practically an angel. Among the other classes, Class Two had the fewest students expelled, with only seven students being expelled, while Class One had the most, with a full seventeen students leaving! What was most alarming was that seventeen students left in a single day, which truly terrified the students in the other classes.

That's really scary!

The morning classes ended quickly, and Zhu Ziyang found Xia Yu.

"...So Tang Ya went to hunt for her second spirit ring? Fine, then I won't count her as skipping class!" Xia Yu said with a smile. He took out a piece of paper, handed it to Zhu Ziyang, and instructed, "This is the group assignment for this month. Announce it this afternoon. Cross out Tang Ya's name; after all, I said that as long as you break through your cultivation level, you don't need to participate in the practical combat."

"Understood." Zhu Ziyang took the list and responded.

"Here, this is what you wanted." Xia Yu then took out a soul guidance ring, tossed it to Zhu Ziyang, and said, "Remember to give the ring back to me."

"You got it so quickly?!" Zhu Ziyang exclaimed in surprise as he took the ring. "I will, thank you, Brother Yu!"

"Alright, go ahead!" Xia Yu smiled and waved her hand, saying, "If you manage to refine the pill, remember to let me see it. I want to see if it's really worth it for you to neglect your duties."

"Hehehe!" Zhu Ziyang laughed as he left the office.

"Brother, how is it? Did Teacher Xia blame Xiaoya?" Jiang Nannan walked up, hugged Zhu Ziyang's arm, and asked.

"No, Brother Yu is quite easy to talk to," Zhu Ziyang said.

"Yes, I think so too. Teacher Xia is such a good person!" Jiang Nannan nodded and said with a smile.

Xia Yu would be very happy if he knew that such a cute girl had given him a "friend zone" card.

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evening.

The dormitory building for new students.

"See you tomorrow, brother. I'm going back to cultivate now," Jiang Nannan said to Zhu Ziyang.

"Okay! Go ahead." Zhu Ziyang nodded and said.

In just one month, not only did Tang Ya make a breakthrough, but Jiang Nannan also advanced from level 25 to level 26. Zhu Ziyang, however, due to his higher realm and dual ultimate martial souls, required more soul power for advancement, resulting in a slower cultivation speed. Fortunately, the Great Brightness Technique ensured his soul power growth rate remained constant, so it wasn't too bad. Therefore, his soul power level remained at 35.

After Jiang Nannan left, Zhu Ziyang also returned to his dormitory.

Inside the dormitory, Zhu Ziyang took out the spatial ring that Xia Yu had given him, and then took out the items inside one by one. Apart from the alchemy materials that he had entrusted Xia Yu to buy, there was nothing else.

That's right, alchemy materials.

After a month of preparation, Zhu Ziyang had mastered all the theoretical knowledge of alchemy and only needed to put it into practice. Having found a formula for a pill that could aid cultivation, he didn't hesitate and went directly to Shrek City to purchase the necessary materials.

He had specifically investigated and found that there were more than ten merchant guilds in Shrek City. Among them, apart from the super-large merchant guild Jubaoge, which held a superior position, the other merchant guilds were led by the five major merchant guilds. The five major merchant guilds were all large merchant guilds second only to Jubaoge, namely the Nine Treasures Merchant Guild, the Heavenly Soul Merchant Guild, the Fighting Spirit Merchant Guild, the Star Luo Merchant Guild, and the Flowing Cloud Merchant Guild. Among them, the Nine Treasures Merchant Guild was a branch of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile School established in Shrek City. The Heavenly Soul Merchant Guild, the Fighting Spirit Merchant Guild, and the Star Luo Merchant Guild were established with the support of the royal families and nobles of the three great empires, respectively. Only the Flowing Cloud Merchant Guild seemed to have no power behind it.

But how could that be? How could a merchant guild that could establish itself in Shrek City and seize market share from the Treasure Pavilion, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the three major merchant guilds supported by the three great empires not have backers? Sure enough, with Zhu Ziyang paying close attention, he overheard a rumor that the founder of the Flowing Cloud Merchant Guild was the illegitimate son of a former dean of Shrek Academy…

Whether this legend is true or false, there is no doubt that the Flowing Cloud Chamber of Commerce is backed by Shrek Academy.

Since it's a merchant guild supported by Shrek Academy, Zhu Ziyang, as a student of Shrek Academy, naturally has no reason not to choose it. Moreover, as one of the largest merchant guilds in Shrek City, the Flowing Cloud Merchant Guild offers the most affordable prices, boasting the lowest average price among the five major merchant guilds. For this reason alone, Zhu Ziyang has absolutely no reason not to choose it.

When he went to the Liuyun Chamber of Commerce to buy alchemy materials, he coincidentally ran into Xia Yu.

That's right, it was Xia Yu, his homeroom teacher. Zhu Ziyang only then realized that Xia Yu was not only a teacher at Shrek Academy, but also the young master of the Liuyun Chamber of Commerce! Wow, he knew Xia Yu was rich, but he didn't expect him to be this rich.

Xia Yu was surprised to see Zhu Ziyang and asked him about it. Zhu Ziyang didn't think much of it and told Xia Yu about his desire to refine pills to make money. Unexpectedly, Xia Yu was very interested and immediately offered to sponsor Zhu Ziyang's pill refining for free.

While Zhu Ziyang was pleasantly surprised, he was also wary; free things are often the most expensive. He immediately asked why, but to his surprise, Xia Yu said she simply thought it was interesting!

"Wow!" Zhu Ziyang exclaimed. He was willing to spend a fortune just because he found it interesting.

In this way, he easily saved 100,000 gold soul coins and also got a soul guide pill furnace and a large batch of pill refining materials for free.

After reminiscing, Zhu Ziyang began to examine the alchemy materials.

"This is a Millennium Huiyuan Flower?!" Zhu Ziyang picked up a small, pale white flower with yellow spots and gasped in surprise. "Didn't I ask for a Hundred-Year Huiyuan Flower? This Millennium Huiyuan Flower must cost at least five thousand gold soul coins, right?"

"A thousand-year-old jade mushroom, a thousand-year-old astragalus root, a hundred-year-old sacred essence fruit, a thousand-year-old green rice beast essence blood..." Zhu Ziyang looked through the alchemy materials Xia Yu had sent one by one, his heart filled with increasing surprise and joy.

The quality of these materials is generally one or two levels higher than he had planned, and the price should be at least five times higher! You should know that according to Zhu Ziyang's original standard, these materials would cost at most 50,000 gold soul coins, but now, they are worth at least 250,000!

"Now I owe people a huge favor..." Zhu Ziyang's eyes gleamed as he pondered this in his mind, speaking aloud as he spoke.

Then, his gaze turned to the alchemy furnace beside him, his expression calm and his eyes indifferent.

Prepare to refine elixirs!

(End of this chapter)