Farewell Gift

"Ah..."

Fama sighed helplessly. If possible, he truly wanted Jia Xing Tian, a high-level Dou Emperor, to escort Su Luo, but with things having been said to this extent, there was nothing more he could say.

Fama understood Jia Xing Tian's thinking very well. As the royal family's only Dou Emperor, Jia Xing Tian had to be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious about anything involving a threat to his life.

Compared to Su Luo, who would need more than a decade to mature, Jia Xing Tian cared more about whether the Jia Ma Royal Family had him to protect it right now.

Unless Su Luo could rapidly grow into the protector of the Jia Ma Empire's royal family, Jia Xing Tian would absolutely never provide him with much protection.

"Old Jia, Su Luo's talent and his teacher are both among the very best. It is only because of certain reasons that his teacher is not by his side. So, while even I find some things hard to believe, Su Luo does not have no chance of growing stronger in a short time. I've said what I needed to say. Whether you believe it is up to you."

As Fama spoke, enormous Dou Qi wings emerged from his back. In an instant, he vanished from the Jia Ma Empire's imperial palace.

After Fama left, Jia Xing Tian shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Heh heh, Old Fama. No matter how great a genius is, they still need time to grow. Even Pill King Gu He, with his talent, took more than ten years to go from a Peak Fourth-grade Alchemist to just entering the sixth grade. Who knows what might happen in those ten years? If some accident occurs, all that effort could go down the drain. Pill King Gu He was already one exception—could the Misty Cloud Sect really obtain two exceptions in a row?"

After leaving the imperial palace, Fama flew straight toward the Misty Cloud Sect. Before long, Yun Yun, who had only recently broken through to Dou Emperor and was merely a one-star Dou Emperor, departed the Misty Cloud Sect alongside him.

Yet Fama's preparations did not end there. After summoning Yun Yun, he sought out two more Dou Wang experts to assist them. To repay the favor of Medicine Venerable Yao Chen's recognition, Fama not only agreed to provide High-grade Pills this time, but even called in the favor owed to him from his past recognition of Pill King Gu He. It could be said that he had spared no expense.

Three days later, a fourth-rank Flying Magical Beast bound for the Black Corner Region was ready. One Dou Emperor and two Dou Wang experts—this was already the limit of what Fama could arrange.

"The preparations are complete. You can leave shortly, but before you go, come with me first."

As Su Luo was preparing to set off, Fama brought him to a room on the highest floor of the Alchemist Guild.

After pondering for a moment, Fama seemed to come to a decision and took a Black Scroll from the room's bookshelf.

Caressing the Black Scroll, Fama's eyes were filled with reluctance. Clearly, even for someone like him, that scroll was exceptionally precious.

Yet despite how valuable it was in his eyes, Fama still handed it to Su Luo.

"When I was young, I was merely an ordinary alchemist. Only through the guidance of an old gentleman did I achieve what I have today. After gaining success and fame, I wished to find that old gentleman and repay his kindness. But the deeper I went into alchemy, the more I realized just how powerful he was. I had thought that I would never be able to repay his grace in this lifetime. Fortunately, you came."

"This is the pill formula that old gentleman left me. I am giving it to you now. It counts as one of the few things I can do for him."

"Master Fama, isn't this inappropriate? Are you so certain that the old gentleman who absorbed my Dou Qi is the same one who guided you?" Su Luo did want that pill formula in his heart, because he had nearly guessed what it was.

The Three-pattern Azure Spirit Pill—a pill that could be taken upon reaching seven-star Fighter and directly promote one to a Great Fighter.

This pill was extraordinarily important to Su Luo right now. Without Xiao Yan's Green Lotus Core Flame protecting him, the Fire Poison inside Canaan Academy's Heavenly Flame Refining Tower was a factor Su Luo could not ignore.

Su Luo did not dare imitate Xiao Yan, who could cultivate in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower for more than twenty days at a time and use its refining effect on Dou Qi to rise two stars in succession. Su Luo knew that he would not even need to wait until he rose two stars. If he dared to continue cultivating after advancing a single star within the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, the Fire Poison would kill him.

That fifth-rank beast flame of the Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle would be useless against the Fire Poison brought by Heavenly Flames.

And since he could not remain in the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower to cultivate for extended periods, the journey from seven-star Fighter to Great Fighter would be difficult. Considering that the final three stars of each stage were the hardest to advance, along with the difficulty of breaking through a realm, Su Luo estimated that even with the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower's help, it would likely take at least two months to go from seven-star Fighter to one-star Great Fighter if he could not ignore the Fire Poison.

Under ordinary circumstances, two months would be nothing. But when Su Muyue's life was at stake, those two months were incomparably precious.

Still, though he wanted it in his heart, he had to maintain his persona. Only by making Fama more certain that the one who had absorbed Su Luo's Dou Qi was Medicine Elder would Fama be more willing to hand over the pill formula.

"Heh heh, the Alchemy Skill of Using Fire as a Cauldron, that bone-white yet freezing flame, and the fact that it allowed a child as young as you to become a Third-grade Alchemist... tell me, other than that old gentleman, who else on the entire continent could it be?"

When Su Luo did not explicitly state that his teacher was Medicine Elder, Fama instead became even more convinced that the person teaching Su Luo was Medicine Elder.

Human nature was like this. When someone forcefully tried to instill something in you, you became increasingly unwilling to believe it. But when you came up with the conclusion yourself, then even if someone questioned it—even if there truly were flaws in it—human nature would automatically overlook those flaws and even do everything possible to patch them up.

Especially when there were so few flaws in Su Luo's lie, Fama, who had already imagined the entire story and was utterly convinced about Su Luo's teacher, had automatically rationalized everything.

"Take it. This was originally a pill formula that old gentleman entrusted to me. It should have been yours to begin with, so now it can be considered returned to its rightful owner. Besides, while this pill formula was recorded from the one that old gentleman gave me, it is ultimately only a copy."

"The true original has long been stored in the Alchemist Guild's most important place. Even I cannot simply take it out and give it away whenever I please."

With matters having reached this point, there was no need for Su Luo to keep refusing. He accepted the pill formula Fama offered with both hands, then bowed to him. "In that case, I thank President Fama for parting with it."