Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor's Son Xiao Yan

Chapter 29 Diligent Cultivation of Medicine Techniques

"What a joke! Is there anything improper about the alchemy I teach?" The old alchemist glared, but his tone was somewhat guilty.

"Don't waste time, hurry up." Xiao Yan glanced at Yao Lao and said impatiently.

Once he decides to do something, he seizes the time and doesn't want to waste a single second.

Upon hearing this, the old doctor's expression also turned serious.

"With your battle qi cultivation and soul strength, you have the foundation to become a seventh-grade alchemist. You just need to continuously improve your experience in alchemy."

"Now that you can refine peak fifth-grade pills, you can try refining sixth-grade pills." After saying that, he waved his finger, and countless precious pills appeared in the alchemy room.

"Refining sixth-grade pills is not easy. You should start with the simplest one, the Void Spirit Pill, and then the Azure Longevity Pill, the Purple Spirit Pill, and the Imperial Extreme Pill. The difficulty will increase in that order. I will be watching from the side and will point out any problems in time."

The old doctor tossed several scrolls of pill formulas to Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan already had all of these formulas except for the Fu Zi Ling Dan, so he only opened the scroll of the Fu Zi Ling Dan.

A moment later, a stream of information flowed into his mind through his soul.

"Rejuvenating Spirit Fruit, Purple Spirit Seven-Leaf Clover."

After carefully memorizing the formula for the Purple Spirit Pill, Xiao Yan also reviewed the formula for the Void Spirit Pill before officially beginning the alchemy process.

A blue flame flicked from his fingertip and instantly ignited throughout the entire medicine cauldron.

Watching the cauldron gradually heat up, Xiao Yan reached out and threw in a main ingredient for refining the Void Spirit Pill: "Void Spirit Heavenly Fruit." He then added the other auxiliary ingredients as well.

Even so, Xiao Yan dared not throw all the medicinal herbs in at once. The refining process of a sixth-grade pill was complicated, requiring the essence of nearly a hundred kinds of medicinal herbs to work together.

If even one step is wrong, the refining process could fail, so Xiao Yan became very cautious and used three batches of dozens of medicinal herbs to complete the refining.

"Phew!" After all the medicinal herbs had been extracted, Xiao Yan took a deep breath, closed his eyes to regulate his mind and recover his fighting spirit.

With his current level of fighting spirit, refining a sixth-grade pill would be quite difficult for him.

After he had recovered to a certain extent, he started the fire again and poured in the essence extracted from various medicinal herbs according to the procedure in the prescription.

"The temperature is a bit high."

"The sap of this Void Heaven Spirit Fruit will be better roasted by interlacing flames." The green flames made Yao Lao's old face turn green as well, but at this moment he was no longer frivolous as before, but solemn.

Although he wasn't the one refining the medicine, once he started working on anything related to it, he became incredibly serious and focused—perhaps this was the true quality of a master alchemist.

Under the guidance of the old medicine master, Xiao Yan's alchemy skills also improved by leaps and bounds.

A near-ninth-grade alchemist is a big shot even in the Xiao and Yao clans. Before Xiao Yan became the Emperor's son, he would indeed have to be very polite to Yao Lao.

After all, in the Xiao Clan, an eighth-grade alchemist who can refine six-colored pill lightning of quality or higher is qualified to go to the Valley of Strange Fires to choose a strange fire.

An hour later, the cauldron trembled slightly as the energy released when the pill was formed collided with the cauldron walls, producing a pleasant sound.

"Does it sound good? If it sounds good, then it's a good cauldron." Xiao Yan composed himself and took out a pill that was shrouded in mist from the cauldron.

This elixir is entirely white jade in color, and just one whiff of its fragrance is enough to invigorate the spirit.

"Not bad, you succeeded in refining a sixth-grade pill on your first try. It seems your talent is indeed terrifyingly strong." The old doctor smiled slightly, confirming once again that his disciple was indeed exceptionally talented.

"Let's rest for a while before refining the next pill. Every successful alchemist is built upon countless medicinal herbs."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded slightly.

After resting cross-legged for half an hour, he began refining the next pill.

The same thing happened in Xuan Yi's alchemy room.

"It's successfully refined!" Cao Ying sucked out a dark blue pill from the cauldron.

The fifth-grade elixir, the Azure Turtle Longevity Pill, can make a person's physiological functions as enduring as those of a fifth-tier magical beast, the Azure-Armored Longevity Turtle. It is a means for many experts who are nearing the end of their lives to prolong their lifespan.

However, the price to pay for using this pill is that one's strength can only be used up to 30%. If this limit is exceeded, the effect of the Green Turtle Longevity Pill will be lost, and one will have to take another pill to enter that state again.

Even so, this elixir is highly sought after by some elderly strong individuals.

"Not bad, you've finally refined a fifth-grade pill." Xuan Yi looked at his beloved disciple with satisfaction.

Cao Ying is a few months shy of fifteen years old, but she is already able to refine fifth-grade pills. Soon, this fifteen-year-old girl will become a true fifth-grade alchemist.

A 15-year-old fifth-grade alchemist is a once-in-a-century genius, even in the entire Pill Tower.

"Not enough!" Cao Ying's delicate and charming face was filled with seriousness and determination.

"These are far from enough to defeat Xiao Yan!" After saying that, she raised the Blood Demon Ape Fire again to continue refining medicine.

"This child." Looking at Cao Ying's serious expression, Xuan Yi's expression was slightly complicated.

This girl, who had always been admired by her peers since childhood, was defeated by someone her own age for the first time, and was thoroughly humiliated in her own area of ​​expertise—the field of fire.

"That old bastard Yao Chen probably knows Ying'er's strength, yet he still has such confidence in his disciple. I really don't know just how heaven-defying that kid named Xiao Yan is."

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but curse the old man inwardly: "It's bad enough that the old man bullies me, but now even his disciple is bullying mine?"

Inside an alchemist's room in the Dan family's rest area, Dan Chen was constantly improving her alchemy skills. At this moment, her delicate, fair face was filled with seriousness.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and the so-called Pill Domain Youth Group Alchemy Competition slowly began.

Although this competition wasn't as terrifying as the Pill Gathering, which was a grand feast for alchemists throughout the Central Continent and even the entire Dou Qi Continent, it was still a lively event for the people in the Pill Domain.

Inside Saint Pill City, the crowds were still surging, with many talented young people from the world of alchemy coming to visit.

"Boom!" A terrifying shockwave emanated from the medicine cauldron, its power comparable to the self-destruction of a Dou Wang expert.

However, ninety percent of this terrifying energy fluctuation was intercepted within the medicine cauldron, and the remaining ten percent was dispelled by Xiao Yan's wave of his hand.

"This is the third time. This is the third time I've failed." Xiao Yan took a deep breath, his eyes bloodshot.

"It's only been three times. Although the Imperial Extreme Pill isn't the top-tier among sixth-grade pills, it's still among the best. Even with your exceptional talent, you'll still fail. Besides, you've been working too hard these past few days."

The old doctor glanced at the twelve jade bottles placed in front of Xiao Yan. In seven days, Xiao Yan had refined medicine thirty times in a row, succeeding twelve times and failing eighteen times. The amount of medicinal materials lost was enough to make a Dou Zong expert envious.

However, Yao Lao didn't even blink. What truly moved him was Xiao Yan's ruthlessness, that determination to do what he had decided to do. That was what amazed him.

With an impressive background and extraordinary talent, not only is he exceptionally gifted, but he also possesses a ruthless and resilient personality. Such a person is destined for a bright future.

"You've been working too hard lately, you should get some rest. Maybe once you've recovered, you'll be able to refine this Imperial Pill."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded, casually popped a Spirit Restoration Pill he had refined into his mouth, and then sat cross-legged to rest.

The seven days and nights of refining pills had indeed taken a heavy toll on him, almost depleting his soul power. Sometimes, a balance of tension and relaxation is necessary to achieve better results.

I'm experiencing writer's block; it's worse than constipation. I need to hold it in.

(End of this chapter)