Autumn Water Pill

Li Tianlan was utterly stunned as well.

If he could really grind levels like this, it would be far too overpowered. Given enough time, he could easily rise to become an Emperor-grade Alchemist.

Until he reached roughly Xiao Yan's level.

But Xiao Yan had noticed a pattern and said, "Kid, you're about at your limit. I'm afraid you won't be able to keep improving like this from here on!"

"Why, Teacher?" Li Tianlan asked, utterly confused.

Xiao Yan said slowly, "I noticed that over those three rounds of alchemy just now, the amount you improved was roughly the same!"

"Linear growth?" Li Tianlan paused in surprise.

Xiao Yan was taken aback, wondering why Li Tianlan knew terms from Blue Star.

But then he continued, "That's right, linear!

For example, if every pill I refine gives you one point of experience, and you need three points to become a First-Rank Alchemist.

Then becoming a Second-Rank Alchemist would require thirty points.

A Third-Rank Alchemist might require a thousand points!

By the time you reach Emperor-grade, it could be hundreds of billions or even trillions of times more complicated!

But you can only gain one point each time!

Of course, this is only a first-rank pill. Perhaps with second-rank pills, the amount you gain will increase somewhat! But trying to rapidly grind your way to Emperor-grade is probably impossible!"

"Teacher, I understand!"

Li Tianlan nodded slightly. "To keep improving, first, I need to study alchemy seriously myself. Second, I need to raise my own strength as much as possible, so that you can refine higher-grade pills?"

"You're teachable!" Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction.

Then Xiao Yan continued, "All right, I'll start refining a pill to nourish the soul. Do you see that little white flower beside you?"

"A little white flower?" Li Tianlan turned his head and, sure enough, spotted a small white flower growing among the weeds nearby.

The flower was about the size of a palm, pure white in color, with a texture like jade.

A golden droplet floated above its stamen, looking quite miraculous.

Curious, Li Tianlan asked, "Teacher, what is this little flower called?"

"That little white flower is an Immortal Grade Herb called Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. It has extraordinary effects in nourishing spiritual consciousness!"

There was a trace of longing in Xiao Yan's voice as he continued, "Using Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew as the main ingredient, one can refine a sixth-grade pill—the Autumn Water Pill!

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only sixth-grade. In terms of sheer value, it may not even be inferior to the Icefire Apricot Pill!

After all, herbs that can strengthen the soul are simply far too rare!"

Li Tianlan froze briefly, then asked, "If you take this Autumn Water Pill, Teacher, will your spiritual consciousness greatly improve?"

"More accurately, both your soul and mine!"

Xiao Yan corrected him. "Your spiritual consciousness and mine are currently one. When my spiritual consciousness grows stronger, your mental power will soar as well!"

"There's something that good?" Hearing this, Li Tianlan immediately grew impatient.

He promptly released the restrictions on his body and allowed Xiao Yan to take control of it!

Xiao Yan did not stand on ceremony. Controlling Li Tianlan's body, he did not immediately touch the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

Instead, he darted through the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, gathering a large quantity of precious supplementary ingredients.

Then, with a flick of his finger, Bone Spirit Cold Flame rose once more. The pale white flames filled the entire Alchemy Furnace.

Even from far away, one could feel a wave of scorching heat rushing toward them.

Yet Xiao Yan remained calm and unhurried. With a wave of his hand, he tossed a medicinal herb into the Alchemy Furnace. It swiftly turned to ash, leaving behind only a single droplet of medicine floating in midair.

Li Tianlan watched without blinking as the impurities within that droplet were completely evaporated by the searing heat of Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

Yet the medicinal properties remained completely unharmed!

In less than half a minute, one herb had been fully refined.

Xiao Yan then slapped the table, sending another herb flying into the Alchemy Furnace! He repeated this dozens of times until the table was empty, leaving only the final main ingredient—Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew!

Whoosh!

Xiao Yan took a deep breath and adjusted his breathing.

Then he raised his hand and tossed Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew into the Alchemy Furnace, where it was swiftly refined into a translucent liquid.

Once the impurities had been fully melted away, it merged with the other medicinal droplets.

Boom!

Violent medicinal energy surged forth, causing the Alchemy Furnace to tremble continuously!

Xiao Yan looked as though he had long been prepared. Completely unfazed, he calmly controlled the fifth-grade pill as it gradually took shape.

Within the Spirit Ocean, Li Tianlan immersed himself in the sensation of alchemy.

Watching Xiao Yan refine a fifth-grade pill for the first time caused his alchemy realm to surge once more, directly reaching the peak of First-Rank Alchemist.

But just as Xiao Yan had said, although this improvement was enormous.

Reaching the level of a Fifth-grade Alchemist was still a distant prospect.

Even so, Li Tianlan was already very satisfied with this rate of improvement!

A towering building rose from the ground up; to improve his alchemy skills, he still had to study and advance bit by bit!

"Buzz!"

The Alchemy Furnace let out one final tremor. Then, the Fifth-grade Pill—Autumn Water Pill—actually blasted open the furnace lid on its own and shot out.

That was rather astonishing. It was only a Fifth-grade Pill, yet it had already developed spirituality?

However, Xiao Yan had long been prepared. He grabbed the pill and stored it inside a jade bottle.

Quickly returning control to Li Tianlan, Xiao Yan said tiredly, "Kid, steady your mind and take the Autumn Water Pill. Its effects are very mild, so there won't be any danger. I'll sleep for a while first to restore the power of my Primordial Spirit!"

"I understand, Teacher!"

Li Tianlan nodded and found a place to sit cross-legged.

He picked up the jade bottle, tipped back his head, and swallowed the Autumn Water Pill!

"Crash!"

A vast power like an ocean erupted within his body and surged toward where his soul resided!

In an instant, Li Tianlan felt a qualitative change in his five senses! It was like going from an old black-and-white television to an ultra-high-definition cinema screen—a complete leap!

In his daze, he could even clearly hear and "see" an ant swiftly crawling a hundred meters away!

He could hear the sound of two leaves colliding three hundred meters away!

This was simply unbelievable!

Moreover, as the medicinal power of the Autumn Water Pill erupted further, Li Tianlan's soul was rapidly strengthening as well!

Within his mind, the once ordinary Spiritual Sea directly expanded to a hundred zhang, becoming a small golden lake!

At the very center of the Spiritual Sea, Xiao Yan was also frantically absorbing the medicinal power, as though undergoing some sort of transformation!

Li Tianlan did not know that after Xiao Yan refined the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew into a pill, its medicinal effects had been fully brought out, making it seven or eight times more potent than consuming it directly!

His current level of spiritual power was already nearly on par with Tang San's when he advanced Purple Demon Eye to its third level!

Across the entire Douluo Continent, it was considered a top-tier level!