Battle Through the Heavens: I'm Just an Alchemist

Chapter 36 The Dragon Crossing the River (Part 2)

At the end of the forest, the already defeated Black Fiends and the veterans looked at their last hope, the White Fiends, guarding the final pass, with mixed feelings.

The five members of the White Fiend Team were stunned to see that these freshmen had managed to unite and defeat all the senior students, including the Black Fiend Team.

but--

"Your freshmen class is truly remarkable. It's incredible that you've managed to unite and get this far, even defeating them all. You're much stronger than we were back then. But unfortunately, it's a pity, in the face of absolute power."

"That captain is a one-star Dou Ling, and the other four are around five or six-star Great Dou Shi. Their auras are connected, so they must have practiced some kind of combined attack technique. It's getting late, A-Jing, you need to be serious."

Nangong Wuxin sensed the opponent's strength and looked at Jing Ni beside him with anticipation in his eyes.

"Yes, Master."

Dressed in black, Nangong Jing respectfully responded and charged forward, carrying a pink longsword.

The captain of the White Fiend Team was stunned for a moment when he saw the black-clad girl rushing up. Even though she was a four-star Dou Ling, she was really looking down on them.

A person, and she's a woman!

Almost instantly, the woman in black disappeared from their sight, and the four members of the White Fiend Team felt a chill on their necks.

They reached out and touched it; bright red blood appeared on their palms. They immediately understood that they were "dead."

With their last hope, the four looked at their captain, thinking that even defeating just this one person would be enough!

However, reality is just that cruel.

The strongest defensive power, earth-attribute battle aura, formed a defensive shield that was sliced ​​through like tofu in front of that sword.

With the cold tip of the sword pressed against his throat, the White Fiend Squad leader felt that his life would end at any moment.

"I lost... You can have the fire."

After dispelling his battle aura defense and throwing out the fire energy crystal card, the pink sword finally moved away.

The White Fiend Team captain stumbled back a few steps, taking a few quick breaths.

"I...survived!"

Only by experiencing it firsthand can you understand that feeling. The sword you just saw was definitely filled with real killing intent!

"Owner."

Nangong Jing approached Nangong Wuxin and presented the five crystal cards with both hands.

"Ah Jing, you've worked hard."

Nangong Wuxin didn't stand on ceremony. He transferred all the fire energy from the cards onto his own card and then threw the five blank crystal cards back.

Upon hearing Nangong Wuxin's concern, Nangong Jing smiled slightly, nodded silently, and returned to Nangong Wuxin's side.

It was as if the people who had just defeated the White Fiends were less important to her than a word of concern or praise from Nangong Wuxin.

And in fact, it is indeed the case.

……

An unprecedented record has been set at Canaan Academy: not a single new student from the outer academy lost any fire energy, and the entire course was completed in a single day.

Celebrate!

"Ahem, you seniors don't need to look at me like that. Who told you to be so arrogant, thinking that freshmen are necessarily weaker than seniors? Once you leave the academy, will you think that anyone younger than you is necessarily weaker than you? If you're careless and get killed, it will be too late to regret it! Right now, we've only lost some fire energy in the academy, consider it a lesson learned."

Elder Liu's earnest admonition made the senior students instantly understand his good intentions, and they all lowered their heads.

Elder Zhao, standing to the side, looked at Elder Liu with a discreetly admiring gaze: It has to be you, Old Liu, how come I didn't think of that?

"The Fire Energy Hunting Competition has successfully concluded. Now, the student who performed best in this competition, Nangong Wuxin, will be awarded a purple crystal card, Nangong Jing will be awarded a red crystal card, and Nangong Zi, Nangong Ling, and Han Yue will be awarded cyan crystal cards."

"In the inner courtyard, the Fire Crystal Cards are divided into five colors from lowest to highest: black, blue, cyan, red, and purple. The black crystal card in your hands is the lowest grade. This black crystal card only qualifies you to cultivate on the first or second level of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. The blue crystal card is for the third or fourth level, and so on."

"To upgrade a crystal card, you need to pay fire energy in the inner courtyard. Generally speaking, it takes one hundred days of fire energy to upgrade from a black crystal card to a blue crystal card. And it takes two hundred days of fire energy to upgrade from a blue crystal card to a cyan crystal card. And so on."

"In addition, as the winners of this year's Fire Energy Hunting Competition, each of the freshmen present will receive twenty days of Fire Energy. Nangong Wuxin and the other four will receive an additional thirty days of Fire Energy."

Elder Liu explained the different levels of the crystal cards to everyone and then gave the winning freshmen a large reward. This made the older students envious, while also regretting why they couldn't have been more composed.

After exchanging the crystal cards for the students, Elder Liu smiled and nodded politely to Nangong Wuxin: "Now, students, please follow me into the inner courtyard."

As he spoke, he stepped onto the gravel steps and led the way.

The group followed closely behind, and after walking for about a minute, they climbed to the top of the gravel steps, where a huge basin came into view.

Looking down from above, one can see that this is a huge basin with tall buildings standing in it, and small black dots occasionally flash by among these buildings.

Even with the longest possible sight, all that could be seen was a cluster of tall buildings.

"This is the inner courtyard. I believe you will undergo a transformative change here."

Elder Liu smiled and looked at the new students, waving his hand: "Now, senior students, go back to your homes. New students, come with me, I'll help you settle in."

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Just before dusk, the crowd excitedly leaped down and ran towards the inner courtyard.

Soon, a large pavilion, which was obviously newly built but several times larger than the nearby pavilions, came into the view of Nangong Wuxin and his companions.

This attic is not only very large, with no other buildings within hundreds of meters, but it also has many reinforced parts, clearly indicating that it was specially arranged for a very important person.

Elder Liu looked at the five people, especially Nangong Wuxin, and said, "Wuxin, this is your dormitory in the inner courtyard. There are many rooms inside, so Han Yue, you don't need to worry."

"I'm sorry to trouble Elder Liu, but this is just a small, worthless trinket. Please accept it."

Nangong Wuxin took out a bottle of Qi Cultivation Pills from his amethyst storage ring and handed it to Elder Liu.

Elder Liu smiled slightly and accepted it without hesitation.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. If you need anything in the inner courtyard, feel free to come find me. My residence is the fifth pavilion from the left by the lake. Alright, you all go ahead with your business. I'll be going now; it's getting dark."

"Take care, Elder."

With a gentle smile on his face, Nangong Wuxin saw the elder off.

First of all, thank you to our readers for finding an error by the author.

Elder Huo should be a fifth-grade alchemist, but the author wrote him as a sixth-grade alchemist.

I'm definitely grateful to this reader, but I don't want to change it.

On the one hand, it's because this mistake doesn't have a significant impact.

On the other hand, having an ordinary sixth-grade alchemist by your side can further highlight how awesome our protagonist is, right?

Haha, I've found this reason! That's so cool of me!

Elder Huo's level is that of an ordinary sixth-grade alchemist. He can refine the Douling Pill without any problem, but he has some difficulty refining the Huangji Pill. This is the level of most sixth-grade alchemists whose talent is mediocre.

Elder Huo cannot refine high-grade pills like the Breakthrough Pill and Earth Spirit Pill, which are among the sixth grade.

And that's it. Thanks to that reader for pointing out the error. I hope this small change won't affect your reading experience.

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