Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor's Son Xiao Yan

Chapter 40 The History of Alchemy

"This brat seems to have a thing for Cao Ying. 😾♗ 🍟♟" Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Cao Ying, who looked like she was about to cause trouble.

"Ha, you bad woman."

Compared to the simple-minded Dan Chen, Cao Ying is clearly not a kind person, and now she's thinking of causing trouble for Xiao Yan again.

"Keep acting up. You'll be crying when I trick you into bed." Xiao Yan sneered inwardly, but said rather kindly, "Since Sister Cao Ying is willing to sit next to me, then I, Xiao Yan, am quite fortunate."

After saying that, he ignored Song Qing's murderous glare and turned to Dan Chen, who was sitting not far away, and said, "Hey, come sit next to me."

Dan Chen's face remained calm, as if she didn't realize she was being called.

"If you don't come over here, don't force me to go and drag you over!" Xiao Yan shouted loudly.

"Oh ho, the little girl's jealous." Looking at Dan Chen, who was still sitting there like a wooden statue, Xiao Yan shouted, "I'll count to three, and if you don't come over, I'll get angry."

"Three!" Dan Chen's thin body stiffened slightly.

"Two!" Her smooth, fair legs trembled slightly.

"One!" Xiao Yan emphasized, seemingly a little angry.

"Bang!" Dan Chen suddenly stood up from the stool, then walked over in small steps, her little face still showing a hint of grievance and resentment.

Today she wore a snow-white floral dress that hugged her slender waist. The skirt covered her knees and went down a little, revealing a section of her jade-like, delicate calves.

As she approached, Xiao Yan caught a whiff of a refreshing fragrance.

"They even applied some fragrance." Xiao Yan smiled slightly to himself, patted the chair next to him, and said, "Sit down!"

Dan Chen wanted to resist a little more, but seeing Xiao Yan's somewhat serious face, she sat down instead, her little mouth involuntarily pouting.

"That's more like it." Seeing her looking like a wronged child, Xiao Yan couldn't help but pinch her cheek.

"There are so many people." Dan Chen blushed.

Xiao Yan then withdrew his hand, thinking that he needed to quickly find a way to resist her terrifying soul-attracting force, otherwise he wouldn't be able to be intimate with her in the future.

"Hmph." Cao Ying's cold snort rang out from the side.

"What are you humming about while I'm being intimate with my mistress?" Xiao Yan glanced at Cao Ying with displeasure.

"A concubine???" Cao Ying's beautiful eyes widened suddenly, and an inexplicable anger rose from the bottom of her heart.

"Danchen, did this scoundrel coerce you? You've only known each other for a few days. He must be trying to take advantage of you. Tell me, and I'll stand up for you," Cao Ying asked, feigning concern.

Upon hearing her words, Dan Chen blushed again, but seemingly sensing a hidden meaning in Cao Ying's words, she inexplicably shook her head.

"What's wrong with you today, you little brat?" Cao Ying was taken aback at first, then her gaze toward Dan Chen subtly turned hostile.

"Oh ho, so the palace intrigue has already begun?" Xiao Yan thought to himself with amusement.

"What a pity, none of you are the main wives. The main wife is probably close to becoming a Dou Zong by now." Xiao Yan recalled the beautiful, ethereal face that flew over Xiao Realm that day, as exquisite as a lotus flower.

Compared to Xun'er, probably no one on this continent has a stronger background than her, except for herself.

However, judging from the current situation, Dan Chen is definitely no match for Cao Ying, so she should help her out and also put Cao Ying's arrogance to a minimum.

"You defeated bastard, don't be so arrogant. Don't let your little sister get caught up in the mess and you end up getting yourself killed too. Although you're a bit slow, you're not bad looking. You could be my bed warmer."

Xiao Yan starts the PPT presentation on Cao Ying.

"You!" Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Cao Ying first raised her eyebrows, then giggled.

"Great! I'd be more than happy to be Young Master Xiao Yan's bed warmer!"

"Holy crap, what's on fire?!"

Even with Xiao Yan's maturity and composure, he was almost aroused by Cao Ying's legendary lustful desires.

"Hmph, then you'd better clean yourself up and be ready to serve me in bed at any time!" Xiao Yan sneered.

"Quiet!" A gloomy voice echoed throughout the classroom. Many students looked over and were shocked to find that teaching assistant Song Qing's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

The conversation between the two was completely undisguised. Although the students of the same age envied, were jealous and resentful of Xiao Yan, they naturally dared not say anything due to Xiao Yan's terrifying strength.

But Song Qing couldn't hold back any longer. Cao Ying was the woman he considered his own. Although she was still young, she would be of marriageable age in a few years.

With someone as outstanding as me, who else would Cao Ying marry if not me?

However, Xiao Yan, who suddenly appeared today, made him feel very threatened. He has good talent, a strong background, and, most importantly, Cao Ying is very interested in him.

"Hehe, Senior Brother Song is angry." Cao Ying laughed like a fairy.

Xiao Yan stopped talking, but glanced at Dan Chen, who was blushing again after being shocked by the two's suggestive words. He suppressed the electric shock feeling and squeezed her hand, then obediently entered the state of listening to the lesson.

Seeing his expression, Song Qing thought that the boy had been intimidated by her, and couldn't help but feel a little smug.

"Kid, so what if you're a genius? This is the Pill Tower, not your home where you can run wild. Today, I'll take this opportunity to humiliate you so that Ying'er will lose interest in you."

Thinking of this, he cleared his throat.

"Dear students, today is the first day of classes for the gifted youth program. Since the initial lessons will mostly cover common knowledge in the world of alchemy, there's no need for the elders of my Pill Tower to teach. I can take over the classes."

At this point, he narrowed his eyes and stared at Xiao Yan, saying, "Xiao Yan, among everyone here, your alchemy skills are the most profound. Why don't you tell us about the history of alchemy?"

"Sure enough, this guy..." Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly, looking at Cao Ying who was gloating beside him, and couldn't help but have some mischievous thoughts pop into his head.

He silently reached out and gently patted Cao Ying's round, full breasts before slowly standing up.

Cao Ying, who had been covering her mouth and smiling faintly, froze, and a blush spread across her face.

"How dare she, that scoundrel?!"

Fortunately, she had a much better mental fortitude than Dan Chen and recovered quickly. This scene was quite discreet, so Song Qing didn't see it. If he had noticed anything, he probably would have gone crazy on the spot.

"The art of alchemy originated in ancient times, and the specific time can probably be traced back to 50,000 years ago or even longer, but the oldest verifiable documents only go back to 50,000 years ago."

It is said that the alchemy techniques of ancient times possessed extraordinary abilities, and the legendary imperial-grade elixirs had all sorts of incredible and miraculous effects.

In the ancient Dou Qi Continent, besides Dou Qi and alchemy, there were also incredibly powerful inheritances such as the Dao of Arrays and the Dao of Souls.

However, these traditions encountered some unexpected events around 50,000 years ago, which eventually led to their decline. After the decline of these ancient schools, battle qi gradually became the main theme of the continent.

After countless years of development, the Douqi school reached its peak and became almost the only mainstream style on the continent.

As alchemy complements martial arts cultivation, it eventually became the second largest mainstream school of thought on the continent.

Furthermore, because becoming an alchemist requires high physical and spiritual qualities, their numbers have always been scarce, making alchemy the most prestigious profession on the continent.

Xiao Yan spoke eloquently, but the group of people looked completely bewildered.

I've been stuck all afternoon and just started to find some inspiration.

(End of this chapter)