Xun Er: Brother Xiao Yan, Don't Do This, I'm Scared!

"???"

Xun Er looked at Xiao Yan in confusion. Why had Brother Xiao Yan said... "again"?

"That's right, keep getting beaten!"

"Moreover, the harder you get beaten, the better the Muscle Strengthening Bone Strengthening Pill's effects will be!"

"If you're beaten into a comminuted fracture, once you recover, your bone strength will double!"

"If you're beaten half to death, then once you recover, your vitality will also increase by quite a bit!"

Chen Yang smiled at Xiao Yan, but the more Xiao Yan looked at that smile, the more unsettling it felt.

"Then... what if Brother Xiao Yan gets beaten to death?"

Xun Er asked again.

Chen Yang looked at Xun Er speechlessly. "Then he'll definitely be dead!"

Xiao Yan also rubbed Xun Er's head in exasperation. Why had this girl suddenly become so foolish?

"Um... Brother Yang, this time, do you have something like a medicinal bath? Something that can help me recover quickly after soaking in it?"

Xiao Yan was not afraid of pain. Even broken bones could heal, but if certain places got blown apart, there would be no recovering from that!

"This is the second kind of medicinal pill I wanted to tell you about, or rather, a medicinal liquid!"

"It's called—Spirit Frost Divine Liquid!"

"This Spirit Frost Divine Liquid is third-grade. After being beaten half to death, all you need is to drip one drop into a bath barrel, and you'll recover completely within half an hour!"

"Of course, it must be used together with the Muscle Strengthening Bone Strengthening Pill. Without that pill, the Spirit Frost Divine Liquid's effects are even worse than ordinary Healing Medicine!"

Chen Yang explained.

These two medicinal pills also came from Yan Di, master of the Endless Fire Domain in the Great Thousand World. The future Yan Di had created them at Wu Zu's request, so their effects were rather brutal, but they were extremely useful.

"Gulp!"

Upon hearing that, Xiao Yan swallowed hard.

Half a year. In only half a year, he could possess a body comparable to a Third-tier Magical Beast. These two medicinal pills were far too worthwhile.

As for pain?

Wasn't it just broken arms, broken legs, and comminuted fractures? Who was afraid of that? Bring it on!

Xiao Yan silently made up his mind, but Xun Er beside him was worried sick.

"Brother Xiao Yan, how about I find a way to get you an Earth Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method? If you keep doing this, I'm scared!" Xun Er whispered into Xiao Yan's ear.

"Uh..." Xiao Yan froze upon hearing that. Xun Er had already shocked him by bringing out a Mysterious Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method earlier. He had not expected her to be able to obtain an Earth Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method as well.

Just as Teacher had said, compared to Xun Er, he was utterly insignificant...

"Xun Er, don't worry. I know what I'm doing!"

Xiao Yan refused the easy support Xun Er offered and turned to Chen Yang.

"One Muscle Strengthening Bone Strengthening Pill costs 80,000 Gold Coins, while one bottle of Spirit Frost Divine Liquid costs 100,000 Gold Coins!"

"For half a year, you should need sixty Muscle Strengthening Bone Strengthening Pills and sixty bottles of Spirit Frost Divine Liquid!"

Chen Yang smiled as he did the calculations for Xiao Yan.

"Then that comes to... 10.8 million Gold Coins!!?"

Xiao Yan was stunned.

10.8 million Gold Coins. Alchemists were making way too much damn money!

"Ah... these old bones of mine!"

When Medicine Elder heard that so much money was needed, he helplessly shook his head inside the ring. It was foreseeable that he would have to come up with most of this money.

"Wutan City probably can't sustain spending 10.8 million Gold Coins in half a year, can it?" Xun Er suddenly asked Chen Yang.

"That's right. The entire Wutan City produces at most three million Gold Coins of wealth a year, and that's only because I came here."

"So, we'll barter!"

Why else were Alchemists said to have such abundant collections? If there was no money, then trade items for it—Cultivation Methods, Medicinal Materials, Secret Arts, Dou Techniques, heavenly treasures, and so on. These were all things Alchemists needed.

"Then... I'll go back and discuss it with Teacher!" Xiao Yan said, swallowing hard.

"Mm." Chen Yang nodded. With Medicine Elder's collection, it should be manageable. "As it happens, I haven't started refining these two medicinal pills yet. Come pick them up at this time tomorrow!"

Xiao Yan nodded, chatted with Chen Yang for a while longer, then turned and left with Xun Er!

After Xiao Yan left, Chen Yang walked out of the Small Courtyard and took a detour to the Auction House. There was no auction for Ya Fei to host that afternoon, so she was currently going over the accounts.

Chen Yang quietly walked behind Ya Fei and began kneading her shoulders.

Over the past five months or so, with Chen Yang's supply of Medicinal Pills and her improved talent, Ya Fei had successfully broken through to become a One-Star Fighter.

That speed was utterly monstrous, even faster than Xiao Yan in the original story.

"Sister Ya Fei!" Chen Yang called softly. Ya Fei had known it was Chen Yang long ago, so she leaned her graceful body into his arms and enjoyed the embrace of her little man.

"Younger Brother, are you done with your work?" Ya Fei put down her pen, turned to Chen Yang, raised her face, and asked with a smile.

"I'm done, but I picked up another order. I came to ask Sister Ya Fei for Medicinal Materials!" Chen Yang pinched Ya Fei's cheek, molding her face into several strange shapes and drawing a resentful look from her.

"If you need Medicinal Materials, why not just take them from the Warehouse yourself? The entire Mittel belongs to you now, even I belong to you, yet you still don't treat this place like home!" Ya Fei grumbled.

These past six months had been the happiest time of Ya Fei's life. Whether she was riding with Chen Yang or simply spending their days together, she had experienced the happiness a woman should have.

Chen Yang treated her very well, so well that it could not have been better. Ya Fei was not the sort of woman who put on airs. She understood gain and loss and knew when to advance or retreat. She knew she could not have Chen Yang all to herself, so while it was just the two of them, she gave him every bit of tenderness she possessed.

As for the future, she believed that even if they were separated, it would only be temporary.

"Silly woman!"

"If I sold you, you'd probably help me count the money!"

Chen Yang affectionately rubbed Ya Fei's head.

"Could you bear to?"

Ya Fei gave Chen Yang a smile that could captivate all living beings, making his heart tremble.

So, without another word, he scooped Ya Fei up in his arms and, after several flashes, appeared in his own Small Courtyard!

The Next Day, Xiao Yan came to collect the medicinal pills.

"Brother Yang, this is a Pill Recipe for a Seventh-grade Pill. Teacher said it's enough to offset ten million Gold Coins!"

Xiao Yan placed a Scroll before Chen Yang and spoke softly.

"Mm!"

Chen Yang nodded and casually put away the Pill Recipe.

To him, this thing was practically useless. Once he became a Seventh-grade Alchemist, he would be able to refine every Seventh-grade Pill in the Great Thousand World.

He would keep it as part of the Clan's foundation!

With a wave of his hand, the table was instantly covered with Jade Bottles.

Xiao Yan hurried forward and put all of them away, then respectfully bowed to Chen Yang.

"Thank you, Brother Yang. I will never forget Brother Yang's great kindness!"

Xiao Yan did not even know how many times he had thanked Chen Yang.

"Oh, right. When you go back, bring these medicinal pills to Big Brother Xiao Yong and Xiao Ling!"

Over the past half year, Xiao Yong had successfully advanced to Dou Shi and become the Xiao Family's Fourth Elder. Xiao Ling had also silently condensed her Dou Qi Cyclone with the help of a Qi Gathering Powder and become a Dou Zhe. Setting Xun Er aside, Xiao Ling was now the Xiao Family's number one Genius.

After all, she was only fourteen years old and had already become a Dou Zhe, while Xiao Yan was nearly sixteen.

"Mm!"

Xiao Yan nodded and did not envy Xiao Yong or Xiao Ling.

He had his own path to walk. Since he had already obtained the medicinal pills from Chen Yang, then for the next half year, let the pain come even more fiercely...