Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan had no intention of keeping the matter of Xiao Yan being accepted as a Disciple by an Alchemist a secret from the Family.
Therefore, the members of the Family quickly learned of this news. After learning that Xiao Yan was about to become an Alchemist, the younger generation of the Family was completely despairing. From then on, they only had awe and worship for Xiao Yan, and no longer had any of the ambitions they had previously exposed.
Xiao Yu had naturally heard about Xiao Yan being accepted as a Disciple by an Alchemist. While she felt a bit more apprehensive towards him, she also pondered over Xiao Yan's promise to see her in seven days.
But even when Xiao Yan placed the Jùqì Sǎn (Gathering Qi Powder) in front of her, she still felt as if she was dreaming.
This was Jùqì Sǎn (Gathering Qi Powder)! One Pill was almost worth the Family's net profit for a year. Even the former Xiao Yan would have found it difficult to use.
But this Jùqì Sǎn (Gathering Qi Powder) was now casually handed to her by Xiao Yan.
After hearing Xiao Yu's words, Xiao Yan couldn't help but be slightly startled. Then, to Xiao Yu's surprise, he suddenly slapped her thigh.
"What kind of person do you take this Young Master for?"
Xiao Yu was first stunned by Xiao Yan's slap on her thigh, then a hint of anger rose. Just as she was about to flare up, she heard Xiao Yan's voice.
"Let's put an end to the conflict between us. Sometimes, I really don't want to argue with you."
Lightly rubbing his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache, Xiao Yan said indifferently, "There's only half a year left until Canaan Academy's enrollment. With this Jùqì Sǎn (Gathering Qi Powder), your position among the new students at Canaan Academy will definitely improve."
This sentence seemed to hit Xiao Yu's sweet spot. Although one could hope to enter Canaan Academy as long as they reached Dou Qi eight-dan before the age of twenty, such talent was undoubtedly at the bottom.
However, if one became a Dou Zhe at seventeen, such talent, even in Canaan Academy, while not considered a great Genius, was still quite good and would certainly receive more cultivation resources.
"You still have some conscience, you fellow!"
After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Yu suddenly let out a soft snort. Although a hint of arrogance still lingered on her pretty face, her eyes had already softened a little.
"Adjust your state well these next few days. Don't rush to Breakthrough as soon as you get back. If you waste this Jùqì Sǎn (Gathering Qi Powder) of mine, I won't have another Medicinal Pill to give you."
Xiao Yan said a couple of things with a smile, then, under Xiao Yu's hesitant gaze, he closed the door with a 'bang'.
"You!"
Seeing Xiao Yan close the door so mercilessly, Xiao Yu couldn't help but open her mouth, finally stomping her foot in frustration, and then moving her slender jade legs to return to her residence.
However, looking at the exquisite jade box in her arms, Xiao Yu still felt a little excited and warm inside.
Thinking of Xiao Yan's handsome young face in her mind, Xiao Yu's pretty face couldn't help but blush slightly, and finally, she softly murmured, "Little rascal, thank you."
Looking at the tall figure gradually moving away outside the window, Xiao Yan also shook his head and smiled, then turned his gaze to the three-grade Medicine Cauldron in front of him.
It seemed the Family truly valued him now, actually taking out so much money to support his Alchemy.
Clearly, they had gone all out, taking out almost all of the Family's liquid funds to purchase Medicine Cauldron and medicinal ingredients for Xiao Yan, thereby providing him with a sufficient Alchemy environment.
However, what they probably couldn't imagine was that in this life, Xiao Yan didn't need a large amount of medicinal ingredients to Cultivate his Alchemy skills.
Looking at the four three-legged, exquisitely carved Medicine Cauldrons in front of him, Xiao Yan couldn't help but slightly tilt his head.
"The quality of this Medicine Cauldron is simply too poor."
"Once the Family matters are settled, I should head to the Black-Corner Region for an adventure and, while I'm at it, retrieve the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron and Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng."
With the experience from his previous life, Xiao Yan had no need for any tempering. What he needed was to frantically accumulate energy and restore his strength as quickly as possible.
After temporarily setting aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, Xiao Yan gently exhaled. Looking at the three-legged Medicine Cauldron in front of him, he flipped his palm, and a wisp of pale white flame emerged from his fingertips.
With a light flick of his finger, the wisp of flame was shot into the Medicine Cauldron. As Dou Qi poured in, in an instant, the Medicine Cauldron was filled with a pale white flame.
After all, what Xiao Yan had refined was merely a wisp of Bone Spirit Cold Fire's Origin, or rather, a wisp of Bone Spirit Cold Fire's sub-fire.
Although he could unleash the power of this sub-fire to almost the same extent as the Bone Spirit Cold Fire itself through the Flame God Art, his Two-Star Dou Zhe's Dou Qi couldn't sustain it for long.
Fortunately, with his level of flame control, he could freely adjust the flame's output.
After the flames spread, Xiao Yan began to continuously put various medicinal ingredients into the Medicine Cauldron.
At this moment, Yao Lao, who had been cultivating his Soul Power in seclusion in the mountains, finally appeared.
With the three secret arts taught by Xiao Yan, Yao Lao's Soul Power was still recovering rapidly even without special Heaven And Earth Treasure supplements. His current body was clearly more solidified than before.
Of course, no matter how good the secret arts were, they still needed to be Cultivated slowly. According to Xiao Yan and Yao Lao's calculations, Yao Lao's Soul Power would probably only recover to the Dou Huang level by the end of the year, and it would likely take half a year to recover to the Dou Zong level.
Nevertheless, Xiao Yan was quite satisfied. With the help of the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, if Yao Lao's Soul Power recovered to the Dou Zong level, it would temporarily be sufficient in the Northwest Continent.
Watching Xiao Yan calmly put the medicinal ingredients into the Medicine Cauldron, the pale white sub-fire flexibly twined like dancing spirits, and finally, Xiao Yan calmly separated the refined medicinal liquid into individual jade bottles. Yao Lao couldn't help but nod.
By now, he completely believed Xiao Yan's words. Otherwise, how could such a skilled and effortless Alchemy technique, even more proficient than his own, be accomplished by a twelve-year-old child?
For several days in a row, Xiao Yan sat quietly in his small room, diligently refining Medicinal Pills.
Each time he refined Medicinal Pills, he would continue until his Dou Qi was exhausted, then vigorously absorb the energy between Heaven and Earth to restore his Dou Qi.
Only when his Soul Power was almost depleted would Xiao Yan lie down and rest.
And under his almost non-stop Alchemy, what was completed even earlier than the massive amount of medicinal ingredients was his Dou Qi, which had successfully Broken Through to the Four-Star Dou Zhe level.
On the third day after Breaking Through to Four-Star Dou Zhe, Xiao Yan finally refined all the medicinal ingredients into bottles of First Grade Pill.
Coagulating Blood Powder, Rejuvenation Powder, Strength Accumulating Pill.
Three very common First Grade Pill, but the advantage was their vast quantity. Xiao Yan had left about a thousand bottles of each kind.
Such a massive quantity of Medicinal Pills would probably be enough for the Xiao Family to sell for some time.
Even so, he still secretly hid nearly half of the finished Medicinal Pills in his na ring.
It wasn't that Xiao Yan was stingy; it was simply that his high productivity as a First Grade Alchemist was too likely to attract attention.
He planned to sell this portion of finished Medicinal Pills to other cities through Ya Fei.
As the New Year approached, Utan City finally welcomed a heavy snowfall. Amidst this heavy snow, Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan, and several Family Elders were smilingly drinking steaming butter tea in a warm room.
"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve."
Looking at the swirling snow outside the window, Xiao Zhan's face revealed a smile tinged with ambition.
"After this heavy snow, my Xiao Family will begin to rise at an unimaginable speed!"