"Sister Ya Fei, please have someone guard the door!"
"Master Gu Ni, if you're free, would you like to stay?"
Chen Yang sat down cross-legged, placed his right hand on the mouth of the cauldron, and turned to speak to Ya Fei and Gu Ni.
"Clear!"
Ya Fei nodded, then turned and left.
Gu Ni was stunned again.
He never expected that Chen Yang would actually ask him to stay and watch him refine pills today.
"Master Gu Ni is free?"
Chen Yang turned his head and looked at him with a smile.
"I'm free, of course I'm free!"
Gu Ni nodded hurriedly.
Today, no matter what else was going on, even if his wife was giving birth, he would still have to put her back in her arms first.
A child could be born again, but once the opportunity to learn alchemy from a Grade 3 Alchemist was missed, it was truly gone forever.
"Okay, then come closer. I'll teach you as I practice!"
Gu Ni was completely dumbfounded when Chen Yang said this.
Staying to watch showed Chen Yang's generosity, but this teaching…
"Master Chen Yang… no… Master Chen Yang, I… I…"
Gu Ni was somewhat incoherent and at a loss for words.
"Alright, wait until you can refine a batch of Grade 3 pills on your own before you get excited!"
Chen Yang waved his hand, then channeled his Dou Qi into the cauldron and began refining pills.
"Yes, Master!"
At this moment, Gu Ni no longer regarded Chen Yang as a partner, but directly as a teacher.
"Watch closely, don't get distracted. See how I do it!"
"The biggest difference between Grade 2 and Grade 3 is…"
Chen Yang's words brought Gu Ni back to his senses.
The process of alchemy was tedious, but for Gu Ni, it was like rain after a long drought, and he eagerly absorbed the knowledge taught by Chen Yang.
His talent for alchemy was only average; he had spent most of his life as a Grade 2 Alchemist.
However, there were advantages to being older. For example, he had been immersed in the work of a Grade 2 Alchemist for many years, and his foundation was particularly solid.
Although his apprenticeship had prevented him from reaching the Grade 3 Alchemist level for many years, it was not impossible for him to become a Grade 3 Alchemist if he had a renowned teacher.
Refining Wind Spirit Pills was just average for Chen Yang.
The main problem was that refining the Level 3 Magic Core was a bit troublesome, taking about half an hour.
The remaining steps took a little over an hour.
With his instruction to Gu Ni along the way, a Wind Spirit Pill was successfully produced after two and a half hours.
"It's done!!!"
"Congratulations, Master!"
Gu Ni looked at Chen Yang with surprise and quickly took out a fine jade bottle from his storage ring and put the pills inside.
"I wonder what Xiao Zhan's talent is like. I might as well refine another one!"
"I won't say anything this time, just observe carefully!"
With his High-Level Xuan Rank cultivation technique and the cultivation level of a 9-Star Great Dou Master, Chen Yang's efforts in refining a Grade 3 pill, though costly, were negligible.
After drinking a little of the tea that Gu Ni handed him, Chen Yang took advantage of the fact that the medicine cauldron was still hot and started another batch.
"Gu Ni understands!"
Gu Ni nodded and continued to stare intently, not even daring to blink, for fear of missing any details.
The second batch of pills was completed in less than two hours, without the step of heating the cauldron, and since Chen Yang did not provide any explanation this time.
Clap clap clap!
Chen Yang clapped his hands, stood up, swung his legs, and looked at Gu Ni. "How did it go? Are there any problems with the refining of the Grade 3 pill?"
Gu Ni snapped out of his daze, took out a small notebook, and asked all his questions one by one, which Chen Yang answered one by one.
After Chen Yang finished speaking, Gu Ni carefully put the notebook into his storage ring as if it were a treasure. Then he looked at Chen Yang nervously, hesitant to speak.
"Just say what you have to say!"
Chen Yang walked to the table and sat down. Gu Ni hurriedly stepped forward to pour him tea, then, after organizing his thoughts, nervously said:
"Master, I know my talent is too low and I am not qualified to become your disciple!"
"But…"
"But the Master did indeed teach Gu Ni the art of alchemy."
"Gu Ni wonders… in this city of Wutan, would Gu Ni have the honor of calling the Master 'Teacher'?"
After Gu Ni finished speaking, he looked down at Chen Yang, afraid of offending him and making Chen Yang think that he was taking advantage of him.
Chen Yang knew instinctively that accepting this apprentice would benefit the World Tree. If Gu Ni breakthroughs to Grade 3 Alchemist under his guidance, the Tree would detect the new regional peak and reward him.
"Stop!"
"It's kind of you to think of this, so call me whatever you like!"
Chen Yang shook his head, took a sip of tea, and nodded.
"Thank you, Teacher!"
"Thank you, Teacher!"
Gu Ni bowed deeply, overwhelmed with emotion.
"Alright, go find Ya Fei and give her the pills. I believe she understands how to maximize the benefits of the pills better than you or I do!"
Chen Yang waved his hand, indicating that Gu Ni could leave.
"Yes, Teacher!"
Gu Ni nodded excitedly, then turned and ran ahead like a young man.
"Well… I've also taken on an old apprentice."
"But this is not bad either."
After resting for a while, Chen Yang got up and went out for a stroll, where he also got a glimpse of the auction in this other world.
The items in the auction were mostly rare pieces that Mittel had brought from the capital, and were considered rare in Wutan City.
However, for Chen Yang, they were all quite ordinary.
There weren't any big shots in the auction house. Most of them were representatives of the three major families, as well as some heads or leaders of smaller families or mercenary groups. Their strength was generally at the level of high-level fighters or low-level warriors.
After watching for about half an hour, Chen Yang returned to his courtyard and continued refining pills.
Currently, he had the ingredients for two portions of Qi Recovery Pills and three portions of Wind Spirit Pills. If the ingredients were kept in his storage ring, they were just ingredients. But if they were refined into pills, they would become a foundation, or gold coins.
After thinking it over, Chen Yang instructed the guards outside the door to keep watch, and then sat down cross-legged to continue refining pills.
This practice lasted until the afternoon.
…
At this time!
Inside a VIP room at the Mittel Auction House.
"Miss Ya Fei, Master Gu Ni, may I ask what brings you two here to summon Xiao Zhan?"
Xiao Zhan, dressed in a luxurious gray robe, sat in a chair, his thick eyebrows furrowed slightly on his forehead, his face showing some irritation and confusion.
"Inviting Clan Chief Xiao here must mean something good!"
Ya Fei looked at Xiao Zhan, then turned her head to glance at Gu Ni.
Gu Ni understood and took out two jade bottles from his storage ring, placing them on the table.
"This…"
Xiao Zhan was puzzled, wondering what these two were up to.
"Clan Chief Xiao Zhan, this pill is called the Wind Spirit Pill, a Grade 3 Pill. Taking one can increase the cultivation level of a Wind-Attribute Great Dou Master by one star, or increase the cultivation speed by one month."
"If the first pill does not increase your cultivation level, then taking the second pill will definitely increase your cultivation level by one star!"
"I wonder if Clan Chief Xiao Zhan is interested?"
Gu Ni pointed to the two jade bottles on the table and said to Xiao Zhan with a smile.
"Such a pill exists?"
Xiao Zhan was already breathing rapidly halfway through the conversation.
He was currently a 5-Star Great Dou Master, while the heads of the other two major families in Wutan City were 4-Star Great Dou Masters. (In the original novel, before Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City for his second trip to the Yun Lan Sect, these two were 5-Star Great Dou Masters, so their current 4-Star status was reasonable!)
If he broke through to the 6-Star Great Dou Master level, even if he couldn't unify Wutan City, at the very least those two old geezers, Jia Lie Bi and Obapa, would be more polite to him in the future.
And their influence within the family would also increase further.
Call…
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
"Miss Ya Fei, Master Gu Ni, Xiao Zhan thanks you both for thinking of me and inviting me here alone!"
"Please name your price, both of you. Xiao Zhan will absolutely not haggle!"
Xiao Zhan wasn't the only Wind-Attribute Great Dou Master in Wutan City, but Ya Fei and Gu Ni had called him here separately. Just for this favor, he was willing to pay more than once without haggling!
"Chief Xiao speaks his mind, so Ya Fei won't waste any more words!"
"Two pills, totaling 170,000 gold coins!"
Ya Fei looked at Xiao Zhan and stated the price she had prepared long ago.
"Good!"
Xiao Zhan nodded and took out a purple-gold card from his storage ring.
"Here are two hundred thousand gold coins!"
Ya Fei nodded, took the purple-gold card, checked it, and then handed the 30,000 gold coins and two Wind Spirit Pills to Xiao Zhan.
After receiving the bottle, Xiao Zhan hurriedly opened the cap and took a sniff. He felt that his Dou Qi execution speed had increased by 10%.
"May I ask, Miss Ya Fei, Master Gu Ni, did this pill come from the capital?"
Xiao Zhan put away the pills and cautiously asked the two of them.
"No!"
"I know that Clan Chief Xiao has been troubled by the issue of your young master's talent. When Ya Fei returns, she will put in a word for Clan Chief Xiao!"
"If that Master is interested, I will inform Clan Chief Xiao!"
Ya Fei smiled and said to Xiao Zhan.
"Understood, understood!"
"Xiao Zhan looked unwell when he came to visit today, please forgive him!"
"In fact, during today's testing ceremony, my son Xiao Yan is still stuck at the third level of Dou Qi!"
"Well…"
Xiao Zhan sighed, then said:
"If that Master has a way to solve my son's talent problem, Xiao Zhan is willing to pay any price. Please, both of you, help me spread the word!"
"Xiao Zhan will take his leave now!"
After saying that, Xiao Zhan turned and left.
After a moment of silence, Ya Fei and Gu Ni also sighed.
They also knew about Xiao Yan from the Xiao Family.
When Ya Fei first arrived in Wutan City, Xiao Yan's talent was still intact. At the age of eleven, he was a Dou Zhe, and in the entire Jia Ma Empire, and even the entire Northwest region, he was one of the top geniuses.
But now…
"We should talk to the Teacher about this; what if he's interested?"
Gu Ni said to Ya Fei.
"Alright…"