"Alchemist?"
Xiao Yan was startled when he heard this. He immediately frowned,"In the Dou Qi continent, as long as one is an individual, one would want to become an alchemist. However, is it possible for anyone to become an alchemist? "Those harsh conditions…" Xiao Yan's voice suddenly paused. He suddenly raised his head and opened his mouth wide."I've reached it?"
The old man admired Xiao Yan's shocked expression that was mixed with anticipation and wild joy. He stroked his beard and thought for a moment before sizing him up. Only then did he sigh in a somewhat difficult manner,"Although I am barely qualified, who asked me to owe you a favor? Sigh, forget it. Just treat it as returning the favor…"
Xiao Yan glanced at the old man's reluctant face. In his heart, Xiao Yan felt that the old man's words of barely being qualified were a little fake. However, he was too lazy to probe further at this moment. Other than feeling happy, he also had some doubts,"Even if I meet the requirements, alchemists are usually taught by teachers personally. Could it be that you are also an alchemist?”
The old man laughed as he looked at Xiao Yan's small face that was filled with doubt. His chest was slightly raised and his voice faintly revealed a pride,"That's right, I am an alchemist!”
Xiao Yan's eyes blinked. The gaze he used to look at the old man immediately brightened. An alchemist was a rare creature…
"Old mister, may I ask what tier alchemist you were in the past?”Xiao Yan licked his lips. His tender voice had an additional politeness.
Although there were very few alchemists on the Dou Qi continent, there was a clear hierarchy due to their noble status. From low to high, they were divided into nine tiers. The owner of the Qi Gathering Powder in Nalan Yanran's hand in the hall earlier, Pill-King Gu He, was a tier six alchemist. He could be considered the number one person in the Jia Ma Empire's alchemist world.
"What rank? Hehe, I can't remember…Hey, little guy, are you going to learn or not?”The old man shook his head and asked impatiently.
"Learn, learn!"
Xiao Yan no longer hesitated. His small head hurriedly nodded. An alchemist was a precious person that even an enormous faction like the Misty Cloud Sect would treat as an honored guest.
"Hehe, willing? If you're willing, then take me as your master." The old man crossed his legs on a bluestone and smiled cunningly.
"Do you still want to take me as your master?"
"Nonsense, you want me to teach you everything without acknowledging you as my master? Dream on!”The old man rolled his eyes. It was obvious that the old man, who was a little pedantic, cared a lot about this master-disciple relationship.
Xiao Yan helplessly curled his mouth. In order to become a respected alchemist, he could only respectfully bow to the old man as a disciple.
The old man nodded in satisfaction after seeing that Xiao Yan had completed all the formalities. His voice also had an additional warmth,"My name is Yao Lao. As for my background, I will not tell you about it for now in case you are distracted. You only need to know that the so-called Pill King is actually…actually nothing more than a fart.”
The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched. He eyed the old man's casual manner and forcefully swallowed the words that he was about to say,"Where did this old man come from? Pill-King Gu He whose name shook the entire Jia Ma Empire, was a fart…? If these words were to be released, it was likely that the entire Jia Ma Empire would laugh at him as a lunatic, right?”
Xiao Yan gently inhaled a breath of air and suppressed the shock in his heart. He rolled his eyes and said with a drooling face,"How does teacher plan to help me reach 7 Duan Qi within a year?”
"Although your Dou Qi has been declining for the past three years, it is also because of this that your foundation is stronger than ordinary people. In the future, you'll be able to sense how much benefit the decline in strength in these three years has brought you!”The smile on Yao Lao's face was slowly withdrawn as he spoke in a serious manner.
Xiao Yan was a little stunned. He really did not know what kind of benefits a decrease in strength could bring him.
"Then when will you teach me alchemy?”Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and set his mind on the most important thing.
"If you want to become an alchemist, you must have the support of fire Dou Qi. Therefore, before you learn alchemy, you must at least become a Dou Zhe and practice a fire attributed Dou Qi Method!”。
"Fire attribute cultivation method? Hehe, Teacher, since I'm your disciple, why don't you give me a Heaven Rank fire attribute cultivation technique to cultivate?”Xiao Yan extended his hand and asked with a smile.
"Bullshit, is your Heaven Rank cultivation technique like a wild potato on the ground? How dare you ask!" Yao Lao's face trembled when he heard this. He did not know whether to laugh or cry as he cursed.
"Old man, since I've become your disciple, you can't possibly ask me to go to the clan to find a cultivation technique, right? I remember that the top fire attribute cultivation method in our family is only at the high level of the yellow class. Isn't this too shameful?”Xiao Yan's small face was very depressed.
"Little brat, it's a teacher, not an old man!”
Yao Lao rolled his eyes in anger at the way Xiao Yan addressed him. He did not expect that this little fellow would climb up to him after he had just finished paying respects to his master.
"Hmph, since you've become my disciple, I naturally won't embarrass you. I don't have a Heaven Rank cultivation technique! However, I do have a cultivation technique that is even stranger than a Heaven Rank cultivation technique. Do you want to learn it?”With a soft snort, Yao Lao's turbid old eyes suddenly became filled with a conspiracy.
"Even stranger than a Heaven Rank Qi Method?"
Xiao Yan's heart jumped. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva. His black pupils inadvertently became stealthily hot,"What level of cultivation technique is that?"
"Low level Golden class." Yao Lao's smile caused Xiao Yan's small face to stiffen.
"Old man, are you kidding me?"
A moment later, the young man's angry roar sounded from the top of the mountain.
Eyeing the little fellow in front of him whose small face had become distorted from anger, Yao Lao smiled proudly. Being able to anger this calm little demon-like Xiao Yan to such an extent, he really felt a sense of accomplishment.
"What's so strange about that cultivation technique?" Staring at Yao Lao's teasing face, Xiao Yan suddenly calmed down and asked with a frown.
"It can evolve!" Yao Lao was a little silent as he smiled and said.
Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly shrunk. Both of his eyes stared unblinkingly at Yao Lao in front of him. A long while later, he finally shook his head,"Impossible! I've never heard of any cultivation technique that has the ability to evolve!”
"Chi, what does a little fellow like you know? The Dou Qi continent is incomparably vast. There are countless strange people and strange things. In the eyes of a little fellow like you who has never left the Jia Ma Empire, the impossible things are countless.”Yao Lao mocked in disdain.
Xiao Yan was stunned. He immediately said in an unconvinced manner,"Have you heard of other cultivation techniques that can evolve?”
Yao Lao's smile stiffened. A moment later, he laughed dryly and shook his head. He said,"It's precisely because I don't have it that my cultivation technique is unique!”
"Can it really evolve?" Seeing Yao Lao's serious face, Xiao Yan could not help but open his mouth to ask again.
"It can really evolve!" Yao Lao nodded with absolute certainty.
"You've cultivated before?" Xiao Yan once again asked.
"Uh…no." Yao Lao laughed dryly and shook his head.
"Then, have others cultivated it before?"
"Uh…no."
Veins bulged on Xiao Yan's forehead. He clenched his fist tightly and forcefully resisted the impulse to throw a punch over. His voice was filled with suppressed anger,"No one has cultivated it before, so how do you know it can evolve?”
"This is what the cultivation technique says.”Yao Lao smiled embarrassedly.
"There really is such a cultivation technique?" Xiao Yan frowned tightly. He hesitated for a moment before rolling his dark black eyes and saying,"Can I take a look?"
"Hee hee…" With a strange laugh, Yao Lao swept his gaze over the curious Xiao Yan. The corner of his mouth parted, but his tone suddenly changed,"Forget it. It's useless for you to read it now. I'll teach it to you when you become a Dou Zhe.”
Xiao Yan's extended hand was a little stiff. The corner of his mouth twitched violently for a long while before he forced out two words from between his teeth,"You're ruthless!"
Laughing heartily a couple of times, Yao Lao ignored Xiao Yan's black eyes that were filled with fury and laughed,"Your current task is to reach 7 Duan Qi within a year.”
"Do you have any ideas?" Xiao Yan forcefully suppressed the curiosity in his heart about the mysterious Qi Method as he clenched his teeth and asked.
"The main purpose of the initial stage of Dou Qi cultivation is to expand the body and strengthen the meridians. This is to lay the foundation for the later stages of Dou Qi. Because the human body is at this age, the meridians in the body are the most fragile and can be molded. Therefore, this training process must be carried out step by step. No external measures can be taken. Otherwise, when the Dou Qi in the body gradually becomes stronger, the meridians will not be able to withstand the stronger Dou Qi impact, and eventually, the meridians will break and the person will die!”Yao Lao said with a solemn expression.
Xiao Yan understood this point. During the three years that he had become a trash, his father had wanted to forcefully pour Dou Qi into his body a few times due to his anxiety. However, he would always stop at the critical moment. Therefore, Xiao Yan clearly understood the stakes involved.
Yao Lao glanced at the calm Xiao Yan and nodded his head in satisfaction. He smiled and said,"For others, this is indeed the case, but you are different. The foundation in your body has been solid and reliable since three years ago. Moreover, your personality has been firm these past few years and you have never missed a day of cultivation. Therefore, your current foundation can be said to be very good!”
"Could it be that you want to use external forces to increase my strength? For example, taking pills?" Xiao Yan rolled his eyes.
"More or less. However, with the toughness of your meridians now, you can't withstand the impact of any kind of medicinal pill's energy. Even the lowest level of Qi Gathering Powder won't do!”Yao Lao faintly smiled and said.
"The lowest grade Qi Gathering Powder…" Xiao Yan's finger trembled. He wanted to roll his eyes. That strange medicine that was sold for an astronomical price in the Jia Ma Empire had actually become the lowest grade thing in the mouth of his mysterious teacher. The difference between the two really caused Xiao Yan to be a little stunned.
"Then what is your plan?" Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of air and recovered his calmness. He frowned and softly asked.
"Hehe, the medicinal pill's effect is too strong, and it's easy to hurt the meridians. Therefore, we have to adopt a gentler method!”Yao Lao smiled slightly and said," Tomorrow, prepare three complete stalks of Purple-leaved Orchid Grass. The older the better. Also, two stalks of Bone Cleansing Flower. This thing is of any age. Oh, that's right. There's also a wood-attributed rank one Monster Core. These are all low grade materials. I believe you can get them…Someone is coming up. I'll return to my ring first! Also, don't let anyone know of my existence, including those closest to you.”After he finished speaking, Yao Lao ignored Xiao Yan's growing mouth and directly threw it into the black ring. The ring shook slightly and accurately slipped onto Xiao Yan's finger.
"Three complete stalks of Purple Leaf Orchid? Two Bone Cleansing Flowers? A Grade One Wood Element Monster Core? Old man, are you kidding me? Do you think I'm some prince of some royal family? These items added up to at least a thousand gold coins! I've been living frugally for so many years, but I only have four hundred gold coins in savings. That's barely enough to buy a Grade 1 Magic Core!”Xiao Yan held the ring as he stared and cursed.
"That's your business. Hee hee, the Wen Nourishing Spiritual Liquid that I concocted is something that other people cannot buy even if they have money. I only asked you to fork out some money for the ingredients and you already feel so distressed…" Yao Lao's teasing laughter sounded in Xiao Yan's heart.
"Damn it, the things concocted by alchemists are indeed something only rich people can afford.”Xiao Yan helplessly laughed bitterly. His monthly pocket money in the Xiao clan was not small, at least twenty gold coins. This money, if placed outside, could allow a commoner family to live a full year. However, if he used this money to buy the ingredients that Yao Lao had mentioned earlier, it would only be a drop in the ocean. This was the difference!
"Ai, I can only find someone to borrow it…" Xiao Yan sighed depressingly and slowly withdrew his emotions. His small face returned to its usual calmness. Turning his head to look at the mountain road, a purple colored figure was just like a fairy as she lightly leaped over.
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