The Time to Part

"Junior brother, your monstrous rate of improvement is truly disheartening. Fortunately, I'm about to graduate, so the pressure of being caught up by you will be borne by the rest of the Inner Academy!" Senior brother Xu Shilin's slightly sad tone also revealed a hint of relief.

After all, with Lin Ming's cultivation speed, no one in the Inner Academy could match him, so it was only a matter of time before they were caught up by Lin Ming.

Moreover, this is probably going to happen sooner or later. It feels like a group of people agreeing to go swimming. Even if everyone's speed is slightly different, it's within the normal range and can be considered a comparison among similar groups.

But then, a shark suddenly appears. How can you compete then? No matter who you are, there's a shark behind you, and you'll be caught up in no time. Nobody wants to experience that feeling.

Xu Shilin can only be thankful that he has reached the shore and can now go ashore. Let those still in the water bear the burden of this shark!

"Senior brother, what are your plans after graduation? Are you going back to your family?" Lin Ming already knew that his senior brother would be graduating this year, so he asked about his plans.

"Yes, it's time to go back to the family. Seven years have passed since we left. It's time to go back and visit," Senior Brother Xu Shilin said with emotion.

"Then I, your junior brother, wish you a bright future and that you will lead your family to glory," Lin Ming said respectfully.

"How easy is it to lead a family to glory! Senior Brother's family is in a place called Beast Cry City in the south of the Middle Continent. There are plenty of people like Dou Wang and Dou Emperor in the Middle Continent. Only after reaching the Dou Zong can one barely be considered a strong person." Senior Brother Xu Shilin said with a hint of sadness.

The person with the highest cultivation level in Xu Shilin's family is Xu Shilin's grandfather, who has the cultivation level of Seven-Star Dou Ancestor. This allows Xu Shilin's Xu Family to occupy a place in Beast Cry City, which is located on the southern edge of the Middle Continent.

However, in Beast Cry City, the Xu Family is not the only dominant family. Instead, they share control of Beast Cry City with several Xu Family families that are comparable to them.

Lin Ming already knew about the situation in the Middle Continent from the original novel, especially in the later stages of Battle Through the Heavens. Dou Zong was just cannon fodder, Dou Venerate was barely considered a big ant, and only Dou Sheng could be considered as combat power.

However, this was later in the story, and Lin Ming still intended to comfort his senior brother, who had a slightly sad expression.

"Senior brother, we are still young and have unlimited potential. Who knows, many years later, we might not be able to create something brilliant?" Lin Ming said earnestly.

"Haha, yes! Who knows if we can't create something brilliant?" Xu Shilin laughed loudly after hearing Lin Ming's words.

After Xu Shilin finished laughing, he said to Lin Ming, "Junior brother, if you ever come to the Middle Continent for training in the future, you must come to the Middle Continent place. Then we brothers can drink and chat again."

"Don't worry, senior brother, I will definitely come back to bother you after I arrive in the Middle Continent," Lin Ming said with a smile.

"Haha, alright! It's settled then. Senior brother will wait for junior brother's arrival at the clan." Xu Shilin said with a smile.

Lin Ming and his senior brother talked for a long time, and they didn't go back to their rooms to rest until late at night.

Early the next morning, a noisy commotion woke Lin Ming. A moment later, Lin Ming heard his senior brother faintly say, "Elder Huo, I'll go wake Junior Brother."

Upon hearing of Elder Huo's arrival, Lin Ming instantly woke up and got out of bed without delay.

"Senior brother, is Elder Huo here?" Lin Ming opened the door just as his senior brother Xu Shilin was about to knock and spoke first.

"Yes, Elder Huo has come to the Medicine Gang. Junior Brother, you've come at the perfect time. Come with me to see Elder Huo." The senior brother nodded and said.

"Alright, Senior Brother, let's hurry up and not keep Elder Huo waiting too long," Lin Ming replied immediately.

Before long, Lin Ming and his senior brother arrived at the main hall, where Lin Ming saw the familiar old man sitting at the head of the table.

"This student has met Elder Huo."

"This student has met Elder Huo."

Lin Ming and his senior brother Xu Shilin bowed simultaneously and addressed each other.

"No need for formalities, please sit down!" Elder Huo said with a slight smile.

After Lin Ming and his senior brother Xu Shilin took their seats below Elder Huo's gaze fell on Lin Ming two brothers, and he sighed, saying, "Time flies! Shilin, you'll be graduating and leaving the academy in the blink of an eye."

"Yes, looking back, it seems like only yesterday that you were teaching alchemy, Elder Huo. In the blink of an eye, we are about to leave Elder Huo and the academy. It's truly hard to part with you!" Senior Brother Xu Shilin said with a touch of sadness.

"Shilin, with your talent, surpassing me is no problem. If you have a special opportunity, you could even go further. So after leaving the academy, you still need to practice your alchemy skills often, so as not to waste your talent," Elder Huo admonished.

"Elder Huo, your teachings are etched in my memory. Even after graduating and leaving the academy, I will not slacken in my alchemy skills," replied Senior Brother Xu Shilin.

Upon hearing Xu Shilin's answer, Elder Huo nodded and then said, "As we part, I have nothing else to give you, so I will guide you one last time! I hope that when we meet again, Shilin, you will have surpassed me."

"Let's go, take me to the Alchemy Room." Elder Huo stood up and said. Lin Ming and Xu Shilin quickly got up and led Elder Huo to the Medicine Refinement Hall.

Inside the largest Alchemy Room on the top floor of the Medicine Refinement Hall, there were more than a dozen people.

These people were all Alchemist in the Medicine Gang. Having been the leader of the Medicine Gang Clan for so many years, Xu Shilin was about to leave the academy, and he wanted to do one last thing for his brothers. So he suggested to Elder Huo that his brothers could observe from the sidelines as a final token of his Xu Shilin.

Elder Huo nodded in agreement to Xu Shilin's suggestion, which is why there were more than a dozen people in the room.

After everyone had arrived, Xu Shilin said, "Elder Huo, everyone is here."

Elder Huo nodded, glanced at Xu Shilin, then at Lin Ming, and said, "Shilin, your alchemy skills must have reached the Tier 4 Peak!"

"Yes, Elder Huo," Xu Shilin replied.

"Hmm, not bad. In that case, I will guide you in refining Tier 5 Medicinal Pill today," Elder Huo said with a smile.

After Elder Huo finished speaking, two scrolls appeared in his hand. Then, the two scrolls flew towards Xu Shilin and Lin Ming respectively. After throwing the scrolls, Elder Huo added, "Lin Ming, you go too."

Lin Ming and his senior brother Xu Shilin caught the scrolls that flew to them almost at the same time. Then, under the watchful eye of Elder Huo, they slowly opened the scrolls in their hands and read the contents of the scrolls with their Soul Power.

"Instant Qi Pill, Tier 5 Medicinal Pill. This pill can temporarily boost the user's cultivation level with minimal side effects, only causing weakness for one day after the effects wear off."

"The extent of cultivation improvement after consuming the Instant Qi Pill depends on the user's own cultivation level. The lower the cultivation level, the greater the improvement; for those at the Dou Wang and above, there is almost no increase."

"The required medicinal materials..."

Lin Ming was aware of the Instant Qi Pill.

The Instant Qi Pill works similarly to those secret techniques that can enhance cultivation, temporarily boosting the user's cultivation level. Furthermore, the Instant Qi Pill is a low-grade Fifth Grade pill, making it relatively easy to refine among Tier 5 Medicinal Pill.

So after spending the time it takes to drink a cup of tea browsing through the pill formula, Lin Ming and his senior brother Xu Shilin both raised their heads, exchanged glances, and then looked at Elder Huo.

Seeing his two students looking at him, Elder Huo said, "While the difficulty of refining this Instant Qi Pill is relatively simple among Tier 5 Medicinal Pill, it's still quite challenging for you. I'll give you one day to Instant Qi Pill the refining method and details. Begin refining it as soon as it's light tomorrow!"

After Elder Huo finished speaking, Lin Ming and his senior brother Xu Shilin exchanged another glance, affirming each other's words, and then focused their attention on the scroll containing the Instant Qi Pill.

For Alchemist pills is commonplace. Therefore, the rest of the people in the room patiently waited while Lin Ming and his fellow disciples studied the pill formula.

The sun in the sky keeps moving, changing its position from east to west, until it disappears below the horizon and its light fades away.

The two brothers, engrossed in researching the formula for the Instant Qi Pill, were so absorbed in the formula that they were completely unaware of the passage of time in the outside world.

The night gradually changed, from the previous night to late at night until dawn. When the first rays of the rising sun illuminated the earth once more, the two brothers, who had been silent all day, raised their heads at the same time, and one could feel a raging flame burning in their eyes.

"Let's begin!" Seeing Lin Ming and Xu Shilin raise their heads at the same time, Elder Huo smiled and threw two Storage Rings from his hands toward Lin Ming and Xu Elder Huo.

Upon receiving the Storage Ring, Lin Ming activated his mind. Inside were the medicinal herbs for refining the Instant Qi Pill Storage Ring, and there were three sets of them.

After a day of studying the elixir formula, the methods and details of its preparation were imprinted in Lin Ming's mind. Now that the medicinal materials were available and all the preliminary work was completed, Lin Ming and his senior brother Xu Shilin bowed to Elder Huo and prepared to begin refining the elixir.

With a flash of his Storage Ring, two Medicinal Cauldron landed in front of Lin Ming and Xu Shilin respectively.

The Crimson Flow Gold Cauldron in front of Lin Ming was more eye-catching in appearance than the dark-colored Medicinal Cauldron in front of Xu Shilin. However, everyone present was Alchemist and could tell at a glance that Xu Shilin's Medicinal Cauldron was superior to Lin Ming's Crimson Flow Gold Cauldron because Xu Shilin's dark-colored Medicinal Cauldron had five fire ports, one more than Lin Ming's Crimson Flow Gold Cauldron.

The appearance of the two Medicinal Cauldron immediately piqued the interest of the onlookers, as it signaled that the alchemy process was about to begin.

After taking out the Medicinal Cauldron, Xu Shilin smiled and said to Lin Ming, "Junior brother, let's have a competition to see who can Pill Formation first."

"Haha, alright, then junior brother will ask senior brother for guidance," Lin Ming said with a smile.

Amidst their laughter, a flame rose from the Medicinal Cauldron front of each of them, burning fiercely.