Battle Through the Heavens: I'm Just an Alchemist

Chapter 54 Earth Core Tempering Milk

Class 2, Huang Jie.

The first class in the afternoon was about to start in a few minutes when a graceful young girl in a blue dress stood beside a large tree.

Although the girl had not yet fully matured, her unique charm was as striking as a candle flame in the darkness.

"Xiao Xun'er, I want to apologize to you. I overstepped my bounds and said those inappropriate things on behalf of our young master. In fact, our young master has never even met you and is not interested in you at all."

Under the watchful eyes of many students around him, Nangong Ji approached Xiao Xun'er and offered a sincere apology.

Xiao Xun'er felt good after hearing Nangong Ji's apology, but she still felt a little strange inside.

"It's okay, anyway, I've already made it clear before that there's only Brother Xiao Yan in my heart."

Out of her own upbringing, Xiao Xun'er forgave Nangong Ji and did not hold his later words against him.

At this moment, Xiao Xun'er had no idea what kind of trouble she would encounter after today.

Meanwhile, Nangong Wuxin returned to the inner courtyard and began refining pills to increase his power and strengthen his foundation.

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Large quantities of medicinal herbs were thrown into the medicine cauldron, turning into pills of different kinds.

Of course, a small portion of medicinal herbs will turn into waste.

Even a sixth-grade alchemist can make mistakes, especially with some unconventional formulas that involve herbs that Nangong Wuxin has never encountered before.

On this day, Zi Yan, having used up all her fire energy, came to Nangong Wuxin's side and witnessed the result of the failure, which made her feel a little sorry for him.

This alchemist is a real spendthrift! One failure and he's lost tens of thousands of gold coins!

"I've found the problem. I'll make pills for you once I've refined this one." Nangong Wuxin noticed Ziyan's figure, but still didn't stop.

Zi Yan nodded and patiently waited for Nangong Wuxin to refine the pills.

Soon, a fragrant aroma of colored pills wafted out, and Nangong Wuxin took out several common medicinal herbs from his storage ring for Ziyan to choose from.

After glancing at the medicinal herbs, Zi Yan shook her head: "Big brother, I found something good, but I can't beat that guy. Could you help me snatch it? We can split it in half!"

"Good stuff? Are you sure?" Nangong Wuxin put away the medicinal herbs, somewhat hesitant.

Although he knew that this girl was a "treasure-hunting dragon," he had never experienced it firsthand, so he still had some doubts.

"I am Queen Ziyan, I never lie!"

Zi Yan stood up excitedly. This was her talent, how could it be questioned?

No, I must show my elder brother what's what and let him understand how powerful Queen Ziyan is!

Nangong Wuxin rolled her eyes. You have too high a standard for lying. You've never lied.

"Alright, take me there. Let's get this over with quickly. I need to go to the outer department later."

"Huh? You're coming with me alone? Or should we call that junior who uses a sword, the one who talks the least?"

Zi Yan hesitated for a moment, looking at Nangong Wuxin, feeling that her older brother alone might not be able to beat that gorilla.

"Ah Jing is currently in seclusion, preparing to break through to the Dou Wang level."

"Oh, okay then."

And so, the two who had doubted each other successfully teamed up and ventured into the Monster Forest.

An hour later, Zi Yan looked at the gorilla standing there blankly in front of her and had a clear understanding of her older brother's strength.

He stopped this incredibly fierce gorilla with just one look; he's so reliable!

Seeing that Nangong Wuxin was about to enter the valley, Ziyan quickly followed after him.

This valley is very large, filled with strange rocks and white bones, mostly the remains of magical beasts.

With Zi Yan helping them find their way, the two quickly arrived at the cave deep in the valley.

"This must be where that gorilla lives; the good stuff must be here!"

Zi Yan spoke with absolute certainty, because her special intuition was becoming increasingly clear.

Nangong Wuxin waved his hand, and several balls of blue flames dispelled the darkness in the cave.

Bang!

Zi Yan punched the gorilla's bed, shattering it and revealing an entrance to the underground world.

Nangong Wuxin smirked, glanced at the falling rocks at the cave entrance, and said to Ziyan, "Tell me what you want to do. You're making too much noise. One more punch and this cave will collapse."

Zi Yan turned her head, glanced at it, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Hehe, don't worry about these little problems, the good stuff must be down there!"

"Wait, let me shine the flame down below first to see if there's any danger."

Nangong Wuxin cautiously unleashed a ball of flame, which flew towards the space below.

Zi Yan pouted, but still waited patiently for a little while.

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After confirming that it was safe, Nangong Wuxin had Ziyan take him down.

"So beautiful!"

Illuminated by the firelight, the beautiful scenery of this underground world unfolded before Nangong Wuxin.

Vast expanses of stalactites, each with its own unique shape and posture, take a long time before water droplets fall to the ground along the stalactites, making a crisp sound.

Unfortunately, Zi Yan, who was flying with Nangong Wuxin, was a true foodie, and she didn't care about things like beautiful scenery that couldn't be eaten.

Using her senses of rare and precious materials, Zi Yan quickly led Nangong Wuxin to the vicinity of the largest stalactite.

The stalactites, hundreds of meters high, appear as beautiful as crystal when illuminated by the firelight.

Directly below the tip of the largest stalactite is a huge blue stone.

In the middle of the bluestone, a round bowl half a foot deep was smashed out.

Above this small stone pit, a wisp of mist drifted, and below the mist, a two-inch-deep layer of milky white liquid remained.

"This must be the Earth Core Tempering Milk."

Nangong Wuxin glanced at Ziyan beside him. The girl was looking up at the sky, seemingly unintentionally. He shook his head helplessly.

Eating alone like this, aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?

"Take me up there; the real Earth Core Tempering Milk has far more energy than just this little bit."

"Why?"

Zi Yan was stunned for a moment. When she saw Nangong Wuxin's ambiguous smile, she quickly lowered her head and came behind him.

They flew all the way to the top, to the base of the giant stalactite where it connected to the dome, where Nangong Wuxin signaled Ziyan to stop.

Then he took out several jade bottles, roughly crushed them, melted them back with flames, and used his soul power to reshape them into a jade piece and a jade spoon.

Then, Nangong Wuxin carefully began to dig at the base with a jade piece.

After a flash of white light, a clump of emerald-colored viscous liquid was seen moving back and forth within the circular opening, without ever moving an inch further.

With the words "surface tension" flashing through his mind, Nangong Wuxin carefully removed two-thirds of the genuine Earth Core Tempering Milk and then reattached the round stalactite fragment in his hand.

Nangong Wuxin breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he had fully recovered.

(End of this chapter)