Battle Through the Heavens: I'm Just an Alchemist

Chapter 5 Anecdotes

In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed.

Nangong Wuxin is thirteen years old and has become a second-grade alchemist, but he has not yet taken the exam.

After all, a thirteen-year-old second-grade alchemist—such talent is truly remarkable in the Jia Ma Empire. Although the Nangong family has more than one Dou Ling expert, they are still somewhat insignificant in the Jia Ma Empire.

A tree that stands out in the forest will surely be felled by the wind. A person who excels above others will inevitably be criticized by the masses.

Sometimes, it's best not to be too complacent.

"Wuxin, have you heard?"

At the dinner table, Dad spoke up, which was unusual for him.

Nangong Wuxin raised his head, blinked, and looked puzzled.

"Has something significant happened in the Empire recently?"

"Hmm...it's not that serious. Do you remember that kid who became a Fighter a year ago, a year before you?"

"If I remember correctly, his name is Xiao Yan, and he's a year younger than me."

How could Nangong Wuxin not know Xiao Yan? He even knew that there was a 99% chance that the guy would become the Flame Emperor in the future.

"That kid's ruined. I heard he's dropped to the sixth level of Dou Qi now...tsk tsk tsk."

"Six levels of Dou Qi? Is that outrageous?" Nangong Wuxin's lips twitched. Hearing this for himself still felt a bit absurd. Especially for someone who had gone through the process of starting from scratch and becoming a Dou Zhe.

The cultivation I painstakingly gained over nearly ten years has vanished just like that?

Just a year ago, he was the number one genius of the Jia Ma Empire, but now he's completely useless?

At this moment, Nangong Wuxin was also a little flustered. What if it wasn't Yao Lao who had absorbed Xiao Yan's fighting spirit, but some other strange illness? That would be really bad.

A fear of the unknown slowly crept into Nangong Wuxin's heart.

Noticing that Nangong Wuxin had unconsciously sped up his eating, Chen Xiaoxiao kicked Nangong Jue hard.

Despite the pain, Nangong Jue continued, "If you ask me, that kid is just too arrogant. A great Dou Shi family has a genius, and he goes around bragging about it everywhere. Isn't that just courting death?"

"It's different for Wuxin. Your father has kept the news of your breakthrough to Dou Zhe a secret. Besides, with that kid's success as a precedent, your twelve-year-old Dou Zhe won't attract much attention."

"More importantly, you have your dad to protect you! Oh... right, and your mom too."

"Father, could you arrange for me to see some blood with some villains?"

Nangong Wuxin put down his chopsticks. He felt that although he was an alchemist and did not like fighting, it did not mean that he was a weak alchemist.

You should know that the vast majority of alchemists are powerful fire-attribute cultivators!

Is the delicate timing required for refining pills really less difficult than the cultivation of some combat techniques?

Nangong Jue was also taken aback, not expecting his son, who was only thirteen years old, to suddenly make this request.

However, as a father, he also knew that this was something a man would have to go through sooner or later.

"Okay, hiss!"

Suddenly, Nangong Wuxin remembered something.

There might be a simpler way to verify whether the future is real or not.

"It looks like a purple-leaf orchid, a bone-cleansing flower, and a first-tier wood-attribute magic core..."

The medicinal effects of these three herbs flashed through Nangong Wuxin's mind, and it seemed that they were indeed very promising.

Over the past year, he had come across pills containing these three herbs, and thanks to his deep understanding of them, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Wuxin, you're a nine-star Dou Zhe now?" Nangong Jue sensed Nangong Wuxin's aura and realized that this kid wasn't far from becoming a Dou Shi.

"Ah, a nine-star Dou Zhe. I've been spending less time refining medicine and more time cultivating lately, and that's how I reached the nine-star Dou Zhe level."

Chen Xiaoxiao and the Nangong family's first and second-grade pill formulas were all learned by him in less than a year, and he refined them to a very high quality.

For the past six months, besides refining a few second-grade pills every day to maintain his skills, he has been cultivating his battle qi and honing his battle techniques.

Even though he was too young to cultivate excessively for fear of causing irreversible damage to his meridians, his cultivation level was still close to breaking through to become a Dou Shi.

"That……"

"Don't worry, I can't leave my precious son alone. He's perfectly fine, as strong as a calf."

Nangong Jue was about to ask something when Chen Xiaoxiao interrupted him. Was he questioning her, his mother?

Upon hearing his wife's words, Nangong Jue nodded, "That's good. My wife is truly a virtuous and capable helper!"

"Hmph, do you need to tell me?"

Chen Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes, but still withdrew one foot.

And so, the family of three finished their lively breakfast.

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Nangong Wuxin wanted to test whether the "Foundation Building Elixir" formula he had come up with was really feasible, so he went through it in his mind several times first.

Just as I was about to get some medicinal herbs for testing, my father came over.

It must be said, Nangong Jue's movements were truly swift.

Perhaps it's because the son had been learning alchemy from his mother, neglecting his father somewhat. Now that he finally needs his father's help, he's acting exceptionally quickly?

"Wuxin, don't feel guilty later. Those guys are wicked people who have done all sorts of evil deeds; they deserve to die. Don't be afraid when you fight; just treat it like you're doing your usual training. By the way, Wuxin, should I break their legs first?"

"Hmm... let's break one leg first, thank you, Dad."

"Good, my son is truly kind-hearted!"

Upon hearing his father's words, Nangong Wuxin couldn't help but twitch his lips.

That's just like him; he has the experience of an adult and is more mature than his peers. If it were a teenager, wouldn't they have been spoiled rotten by these parents?

……

In the empty training ground, a middle-aged man with a limp and a hideous face looked at a well-dressed, innocent boy dozens of meters away with a terrifying murderous intent in his eyes.

"You dare treat me like a toy? Today I'll make you regret it! I am Lord Black Wolf!!!"

Nangong Wuxin remained completely calm, looking at the guy opposite him who was clearly going to fight to the death, without feeling the slightest bit of fear.

The blazing sun was incredibly hot. Nangong Wuxin gently twirled the fine steel longsword in his hand, and a beam of light reflected into the black wolf's eyes.

He subconsciously closed his eyes, a subtle, sinister smile flashing across Black Wolf's lips.

However, several breaths passed, and the expected attack did not occur.

Opening his eyes, Black Wolf found that the boy opposite him was still standing in the same spot, looking at him with what seemed to be a hint of mockery in his eyes.

The boy suddenly lunged forward and ran quickly. The black wolf quickly assumed a defensive stance, but the boy stopped ten meters away.

(End of this chapter)