Alchemist's Rules

At that thought, Li Tianlan nodded and said, "Grandpa Dugu, I'm willing. Which school is it?"

Seeing Li Tianlan agree, Dugu Bo immediately smiled, his tone becoming much kinder. Squinting, he said, "Naturally, it's the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Academy—the school Yan Yan attends!"

Li Tianlan was slightly startled when he heard that.

The Heaven Dou Empire Royal Academy was quite famous. It seemed Tang San would later attend the Royal Academy.

However, Li Tianlan was not afraid of Tang San.

It would be fine as long as the other party did not provoke him. But if he did, Li Tianlan wanted to see for himself what this Child of Destiny was like.

"What are you spacing out for?"

Dugu Bo found it strange. He patted Li Tianlan on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Kid, don't worry. I've already spoken to the dean. At the Royal Academy, you can walk around as arrogantly as you please."

Li Tianlan curled his lips and muttered, "If I really acted that arrogantly, I'd get beaten to death."

As a transmigrator, although he had already forgotten most of Douluo Continent's plot, he still remembered a place as important as the Royal Academy.

That place was truly filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Qian Renxue, the Saintess from Spirit Hall; Ning Rongrong from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; Yu Tianheng from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; Tang San from the Clear Sky Sect...

Spirit Hall and the three great sects were all there!

Walk around arrogantly?

People would die!

But Dugu Bo did not see it that way. Seeing Li Tianlan curl his lips, he immediately grew anxious.

He thought Li Tianlan was looking down on him.

He promptly said, "Kid, you don't believe me, do you? Who doesn't know the name Poison Douluo? If I announce my name, who in the Royal Academy would dare not give me face?"

Li Tianlan scratched his head and asked with an innocent expression, "I heard the heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is also at the Royal Academy. Can I beat him up?"

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?

The moment he heard that name, Dugu Bo's face darkened!

What kind of concept was that clan?

Its clan leader was level 97. Going all out, he could unleash combat strength close to that of a level 99 Limit Douluo!

They could also bring out four or five other Titled Douluo!

Every one of them possessed the most powerful beast martial soul—the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!

Dugu Bo's momentum immediately weakened by three points. Changing the subject, he said, "Kid, why do you always want to pick fights when you have nothing better to do? If others don't offend me, I won't offend them! The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is very powerful, so don't provoke them for no reason."

"Grandpa Dugu, I understand!"

Li Tianlan obediently stopped bringing up the matter.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo continued, "All right, cultivate your Soul Power first. This old man will be leaving."

With that, Dugu Bo vanished from where he stood in the blink of an eye.

Only after Dugu Bo left did Xiao Yan's voice slowly sound. "Kid, when did I ever say that checking whether someone has the aptitude to become an Alchemist requires touching their body?"

"Um..."

Li Tianlan scratched his head awkwardly. Then he suddenly remembered the important matter and said with a grin, "Teacher, that isn't important. Let's talk about the Icefire Apricot Pill first!"

"Oh!"

Xiao Yan did not dwell on it. His tone suddenly turned serious as he said to Li Tianlan, "Next are the steps for refining the Icefire Apricot Pill. I must handle the entire process myself!"

"The entire process? Why?"

Li Tianlan found it strange. If he handled some of the miscellaneous work, he could greatly reduce Xiao Yan's Soul Power consumption!

Seeing this, Xiao Yan patiently explained, "The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot are both highly poisonous immortal herbs. They must be harvested and refined with special methods.

At your current level, you are far from capable of doing this! With even the slightest mistake, the poison of those two immortal herbs will kill you within a single breath. Even immortals would be unable to save you!

This is not something you can practice at your current level!"

"I see! I was thinking I could help Teacher with some miscellaneous work and reduce your Soul Power consumption!"

Li Tianlan nodded slightly and relinquished control of his body.

"Don't worry. There will be opportunities in the future."

Xiao Yan smiled, then took control of Li Tianlan's body and walked toward the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

Li Tianlan remained within the Spiritual Sea, watching with complete concentration.

Xiao Yan first arrived before the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Pointing at it on the ground, he explained, "Kid, there is a rule in the Alchemist profession.

When it comes to heavenly treasures, you must never uproot them completely. The same applies to this Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

For refining the Icefire Apricot Pill, half of it is enough. Leave a portion behind, and in just a few years, it will restore itself in this environment!"

"So in a few years, I'll be able to refine another Icefire Apricot Pill?"

Li Tianlan froze for a moment, then joy rose in his heart.

"More or less. This place is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Heaven and Earth Vital Energy is abundant. Herbs grow exceptionally quickly here. A few years of growth in this place is equivalent to thousands of years elsewhere!"

Xiao Yan's tone carried a hint of amazement as he softly said, "That is why this place is said to be an Alchemist's dream!"

This was tremendous news. It meant the pill would not only be useful to him—his friends could use it too, and he could even auction it off directly!

Yet in the original work, Tang San had dug up both immortal herbs, roots and all!

Burning the bridge after crossing it—truly laughable!

At that thought, Li Tianlan suddenly remembered something else.

He turned his head slightly and looked toward where the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew had originally been.

The immortal herb's roots were still there, and a tender sprout had emerged from them, brimming with vitality.

At this rate, in three to five years at most, he would be able to harvest a second Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and raise his spiritual power by another huge margin!

Drawing back his gaze, Xiao Yan began harvesting the two immortal herbs.

His spiritual perception spread out, directly locking onto the hundreds of medicinal ingredients within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. With a raised hand and a grasp,

Hundreds of medicinal ingredients flew out on their own, lining up neatly in a row.

Then, with a flick of his finger, a mass of Bone Spirit Cold Flame flew out.

The Alchemy Furnace let out a trembling hum, and the temperature within abruptly rose.

Li Tianlan watched Xiao Yan refine the pill with complete focus. This was a Seventh-grade Pill.

Simply observing it had an enormous enhancing effect on his alchemy experience.

Xiao Yan was now completely immersed in the pill refinement process. Using his Soul Power to control the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, he continuously refined each medicinal herb into medicinal essence.

As this process continued, a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy was drawn over.

For a time, the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well formed a vortex of Heaven and Earth Vital Energy.

Dugu Bo, outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, was the first to notice such a huge disturbance. He was startled and said in surprise, "What pill is Li Tianlan refining this time? How did he create such a huge commotion?"

Though he muttered to himself, Dugu Bo was still somewhat worried about Li Tianlan's safety.

After all, there were many dangerous things in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Even if Li Tianlan's alchemy skills were quite high, he was still only a child!