Don't Eat Anything Recklessly!

Yes. With good friends by your side, no matter what you did, you would never feel lonely, right?

Time flew by. After eating, Li Tianlan entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began preparing supplies for the journey.

At such a critical time, Dugu Yan did not come over to disturb Li Tianlan.

Instead, she sat quietly nearby and watched Li Tianlan refine pills.

Seated cross-legged before the Alchemy Furnace, Li Tianlan wore a calm expression as he skillfully controlled the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, refining Detoxification Pills one after another to perfect quality.

Throughout the process, his understanding of medicinal herbs deepened, and his control over Heavenly Flames became more proficient.

"Ding!" A light chime rang out.

Li Tianlan slapped the Alchemy Furnace, and the tenth Detoxification Pill automatically dropped into a jade bottle.

After fitting the stopper, Li Tianlan placed the jade bottle containing the Detoxification Pills on the table. To his surprise, he found that he had gained quite a bit of experience.

Without realizing it, he had already reached the mid-stage of a Second-Rank Alchemist.

Even Xiao Yan could not help complaining, "Kid, your speed is too fast. I'm getting jealous just watching you."

"Cough, cough." Li Tianlan coughed lightly and muttered, "I'm a man who's going to conquer the universe. My talent can't possibly be lacking."

"Stop showing off. You still have more than a hundred and thirty Detoxification Pills waiting to be refined." Xiao Yan said bluntly, "Refining pills not only increases an alchemist's experience; more importantly, it is also a form of training for your Soul Power. It can strengthen your Soul Power and improve the precision of your control over it, allowing you to wield it as freely as I do!"

"I understand, Teacher." Li Tianlan's expression immediately turned serious upon hearing Xiao Yan's words.

He took Xiao Yan's advice very seriously.

After an entire day and night, one hundred and fifty Detoxification Pills were neatly placed inside five glass bottles.

Li Tianlan was exhausted as a dead dog, lying on the ground and gasping for breath.

But Xiao Yan said with a stern expression, "Don't rest like that. Sit cross-legged, calm your mind, and recover your Soul Power. Only then can you improve."

"Yes, Teacher!"

Hearing this, Li Tianlan forced himself to gather his spirits and began recovering his Soul Power.

Meanwhile, seeing how diligent Li Tianlan was, Dugu Yan followed his example and entered cultivation as well.

An hour later, Li Tianlan had fully recovered his Soul Power and restored himself to peak condition.

Only then did Xiao Yan speak. "Kid, let me take over. The Ice Spirit Pill is a fifth-grade pill, while you're only a mid-stage Second-Rank Alchemist. You're still far from capable!"

"Mm."

Li Tianlan knew that as well and directly relinquished control of his body.

Xiao Yan swiftly took over. With a flick of his finger, a cluster of pale-white Bone Spirit Cold Flame fell into the blazing Alchemy Furnace, and the previously dim flames surged fiercely once more.

Smack!

Xiao Yan calmly refined the various medicinal herbs into pure medicinal liquid.

Then he fused them into a single, largest droplet of liquid!

As the medicinal droplet slowly evaporated and was about to form into a pill, Xiao Yan suddenly said, "Kid, do you understand now? This is the Ice Spirit Pill. Aside from the Ice Spring, all the other herbs are fire-attributed. Only this can temporarily suppress the Ice Spring and bring the two into balance."

"So that's how it is." Li Tianlan fell into thought.

He had seen Xiao Yan do this more than once. For an alchemist, the greatest headache was figuring out how to fuse the medicinal properties of two herbs with completely opposing attributes while preserving both of their effects.

Take this Ice Spirit Pill, for instance. The effects of most of the fire-attributed herbs were meant to neutralize the chill of the Ice Spring.

If one directly consumed the Ice Spring, the outcome would probably be similar to the Evil Tiger Demon Whale King that Tang San had killed.

One half would be burned into charcoal by Heavenly Flames, while the other would be frozen solid!

Only by combining it with other medicinal herbs could the chill within the Ice Spirit Pill be drawn out bit by bit.

It would protect the meridians and extend the time available to refine Heavenly Flames.

Time passed second by second. Three hours later, a snow-white pill slowly took shape, with several fiery-red patterns on its surface.

Smack!

After slapping the Alchemy Furnace, Xiao Yan did not rest. Instead, he began refining a second fifth-grade pill—the Detoxification Pill.

The Heavenly Poison Flame was a very special kind of Heavenly Flame, possessing extremely potent toxicity.

The effect of this Detoxification Pill was to eliminate the harm caused by that toxicity when fusing with the Heavenly Flame.

It was useful not only to Dugu Yan, but to Li Tianlan as well.

Although his martial soul could control flames, it could not deal with the Heavenly Poison Flame's inherent toxicity.

Another two or three hours passed, and an emerald-colored Detoxification Pill appeared within the Alchemy Furnace.

After putting away the Detoxification Pill, Xiao Yan returned control of the body to Li Tianlan and went back to the Spiritual Sea. He continued, "Kid, no matter when, you must always be prepared for anything. Give these two pills to that little girl. I'll refine some potent restorative pills."

"Mm, thank you, Teacher." Li Tianlan nodded firmly.

"It was nothing." Xiao Yan spoke casually with a smile. "I'm still waiting for your Soul Power to reach level one hundred so I can regain my freedom."

"Don't worry, Teacher. That day isn't far off."

Having said that, Li Tianlan took the two bottles of pills and walked over to Dugu Yan.

"These are the Ice Spirit Pill and the Detoxification Pill? Fifth-grade Pills?"

Dugu Yan looked at the two pills, rubbing her chin. "I wonder what they taste like."

Li Tianlan was instantly speechless. When had Dugu Yan turned into such a foodie?

He immediately grabbed her, his face stern. "These aren't for you to eat right now, especially that Ice Spirit Pill. If you don't have Heavenly Flames, eating it will turn you straight into an ice sculpture."

"Ah, it's that serious?" Dugu Yan looked shocked.

"Hah, did you think Fifth-grade Pills were a joke?"

Li Tianlan sighed and continued, "In short, you absolutely can't eat these things carelessly, got it?"

"Don't worry, I'm not a child."

Dugu Yan happily accepted the two pills, narrowing her eyes as she said, "I won't eat them recklessly!"

Looking at Dugu Yan's childish face, Li Tianlan couldn't help but quip, "Aren't you a child?"

"How could I be? In two more months, I'll be eleven!"

Dugu Yan said smugly, "You're the one who doesn't look like a six-year-old at all."

It had been fine before she mentioned it, but now Li Tianlan felt depressed too.

He protested indignantly, "In two more months, I'll be seven too!"

"It's fine."

Dugu Yan patted Li Tianlan on the shoulder and said in an old-fashioned tone, "You still have at least seven or eight years before you grow up. There's plenty of time. As for me, I only need three more years."

Li Tianlan: "..."

He really wanted to argue, but Dugu Yan's reasoning was indeed flawless.

He felt even more depressed!

Seven or eight years was still far too long!