Hearing Elder Huo's unrestrained praise, Xiao Yao felt a surge of joy.
After all, achieving such success in such a short period of time is no easy feat.
In this process, the Panel, one's own efforts, and Elder Huo's meticulous guidance are all indispensable.
Now that he has successfully refined the fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder, becoming Fourth-Tier Alchemist, he can be considered to have entered the inner circle in the art of alchemy.
After that, he didn't actually need to receive Elder Huo's instruction anymore; he could have researched on his own.
However, if Xiao Yao wanted to save time, he would inevitably need Elder Huo to guide him while he attempted to refine the new medicine formula.
After tasting the Qi Gathering Powder, Elder Huo clapped his hands in praise:
"The quality is excellent; it's completely unlike what a novice Fourth-Tier Alchemist could produce."
Elder Huo inhaled the medicinal fragrance emanating from the pill with a sense of rapture before sealing the jade bottle.
"Now that you've become Fourth-Tier Alchemist, what are your plans for the future?"
Elder Huo also changed his attitude towards Xiao Yao.
Previously, at least in the cultivation of alchemy, Elder Huo had always been the one to make the decisions and arrange Xiao Yao's cultivation progress.
Now that Xiao Yao has successfully broken through to the Fourth-Tier Alchemist, in some remote empires, he would be considered a master alchemist.
Under these circumstances, Elder Huo also began to refer to Xiao Yao's opinions when practicing alchemy.
"Elder Huo, I would like to refine more Grade 4 pills first to improve my alchemy skills and refine my techniques, and then I will try to refine Fifth-grade Pills."
A prescription written by an alchemist using their Soul Power is not simply a record of the proportions of medicinal ingredients and the method of preparation.
This involves a great deal of experience from the process of refining medicine.
If the alchemist recording the prescription is generous enough, they might even record their own unique alchemy techniques for processing and refining a certain herb or for combining ingredients in the prescription.
Therefore, learning medicine-making techniques from prescriptions is not unfounded.
After hearing Xiao Yao's plan, Elder Huo nodded with a smile.
"Excellent, you remain humble and composed, and after achieving such success, you haven't been impatient for quick results."
"Then let's do it your way. Let's study the fourth-grade medicine prescription first."
"Here are three prescriptions. Take them and study them first. Come to me every few days, and I will personally guide you in refining them."
Xiao Yao nodded happily, accepted the prescription, and bowed solemnly to Elder Huo to express his gratitude for Elder Huo's guidance.
After bidding farewell to Elder Huo, Xiao Yao walked back, looking at the Azure Fire Crystal Card in his hand, lost in thought.
Because his Fire Energy is now almost down to 200.
Xiao Yao shook his head helplessly. Living off their savings without any income meant their Fire Energy was being consumed very quickly.
Now that it's almost fallen below 200, Xiao Yao feels a greater sense of urgency.
If the freshmen who entered the university in the same year as Xiao Yao knew about Xiao Yao situation, they would definitely be green with envy.
Since Xiao Yao has been in the Inner Academy for more than three months now, there is absolutely no need to worry about Fire Energy.
Moreover, he had to cultivate on the fourth floor of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower every day, which consumed a lot of energy. Under such circumstances, he still had more than two hundred Heavenly Fire Energy left.
It's easy to imagine how much Xiao Yao gained from the Fire Energy Hunting Competition.
If Xiao Yao is frugal, he won't need to worry about Fire Energy for the next year or two after entering the Inner Academy.
"In that case, we'll have to think of a solution..."
Xiao Yao thought to himself that there were many ways to earn Fire Energy in the Inner Academy, such as hunting magical beasts, entering the Strong Rankings, fighting in the arena, and even selling rare and precious materials.
However, the most suitable thing for Xiao Yao right now is naturally to fight in the arena.
This not only allows you to gain Fire Energy from challenges, but if you defeat certain Strong Ranking students, you can also climb onto the top- Strong Ranking and receive Fire Energy rewards from it, making it a win-win situation.
After all, Xiao Yao couldn't find those Strong Ranking students outside the arena.
Since entering the Inner Academy, Xiao Yao has had little interaction with the students and is completely unfamiliar with the students on the Strong Rankings, so he might as well go directly to the arena.
With this thought in mind, Xiao Yao immediately headed towards the arena.
The arena is arguably the most popular area in the Inner Academy, with many people engaging in fierce battles and sparring there every day.
The most common way to resolve conflicts within the Inner Academy is to have a match in the arena.
Of course, there are also many times when the two sides in a conflict can't wait to go to the arena and settle things on the spot.
As soon as Xiao Yao arrived near the arena, he heard a commotion, a lively and bustling sound.
After more than three months, Xiao Yao's presence had become less noticeable.
Even if you weren't a freshman in the same year as him or a senior who had seen him before, no one would recognize him.
When Xiao Yao entered the arena, a fierce battle was raging, which was why there was a commotion in the arena.
One of them wielded a spear, while the other held a longsword.
Xiao Yao also heard the two names from the audience and couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.
The two people currently engaged in battle were none other than Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing, two of the future top three on the Strong Ranking.
At this time, there were still more than two years before their peak, but the two had already begun to show their strength, and were already powerful at around Five-Star Dou Ling.
Xiao Yao watched from below the stage for a while. The battle between the two had reached a fever pitch, with each unleashing powerful Dou Techniques, eager to determine the victor.
In the end, Lin Xiuya prevailed, his cyan longsword deflecting Liu Qing's spear and stopping in front of Liu Qing.
Cheers erupted in the arena as everyone cheered for the winner.
Xiao Yao waited until the two stepped off the stage before slowly walking up and taking out his fiery red spear.
Everyone's attention immediately turned to Xiao Yao.
The arena is a prime example.
Once you dare to step onto the ring, you become the star of the entire arena, and all eyes will be on you.
However, when they realized that Xiao Yao's aura was only that of Seven-Star Great Dou Master, everyone's emotions calmed down considerably.
Having just witnessed a fierce battle between Five-Star Dou Ling, the sight of Da Dou Shi making an appearance left everyone feeling somewhat bored.
Xiao Yao ignored the changing emotions of the crowd below, took out the Azure Fire Crystal Card from his Storage Ring, displayed it to everyone, and said loudly.
"You've all probably gotten tired of the daily Heavenly Fire Energy challenge bets, so today let's go big: 200 Heavenly Fire Energy, one round to decide the winner!"
"I wonder if anyone dares to come up on stage and fight me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted in uproar. 200 Heavenly Fire Energy?!
This number is no small matter; for one thing, the vast majority of the audience present could not possibly produce such a quantity of Fire Energy.
It was truly astonishing that a Da Dou Shi could produce Azure Fire Crystal Card and over 200 Heavenly Fire Energy.
Soon, someone recognized Xiao Yao based on this information.
"He is Xiao Yao, the most monstrous talent among this year's freshmen!"