In class.
Mofan's best friend, Zhang Xiaohou, craned his neck, constantly peeking out at the hallway through the window.
Zhang Xiaohou wasn't the only one. Most of the boys in class were doing the same thing.
"Dongfang, have you heard?"
Mofan, who sat in front of him, suddenly leaned over and asked Dongfang Chen in a conspiratorial tone.
"Heard what?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"Aren't you close with the Mu Family on the school's Board of Directors? How do you not know about this?"
Mofan flashed a slightly lecherous grin. He didn't bother keeping him in suspense. "Our magic practical class instructor took leave because she's sick, right? I heard we're getting a new instructor today, and she's a total beauty!"
A total beauty? He was probably talking about Tang Yue.
Just then, a mature voice with a hint of allure rang out.
"Hello, everyone. I'm your new magic practical class instructor, Tang Yue."
Tang Yue wore a fitted skirt suit, and a pair of long, enticing legs were wrapped in black stockings.
The young boys in class were all transfixed.
Even Dongfang Chen couldn't help taking a few extra glances.
And it was because of those extra glances that the System's Voice suddenly rang in his mind.
[Beep. The host has encountered Yun Yun, Misty Cloud Sect Master. A meet-and-greet quest has been issued!] [Target: Yun Yun] [Meet-and-greet quest progress: Encounter] [Reward for encountering Yun Yun: Heavenly Flame ranked twenty-second—Myriad Beast Spirit Fire] [Please complete the meet-and-greet quest as soon as possible!] [Next-stage quest: Get to know each other]
It seemed that the "Yun Yun" the system mentioned was none other than Tang Yue.
Dongfang Chen had tried to figure out a pattern to the System's glitches before, but unfortunately, there didn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to them.
Still, the rewards were pretty good.
Right now, Dongfang Chen was short one Heavenly Flame.
Although this time's reward was only the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, ranked twenty-second, a Heavenly Flame was still a Heavenly Flame. Even the lowest-ranked one was leagues beyond a Soul Seed Flame.
The encounter quest was simple. Dongfang Chen and his target only needed to exchange names.
As for the next-stage quest, getting to know each other, Dongfang Chen still hadn't figured out how to complete it.
Taken literally, getting to know each other meant that the two people had to learn a bit about one another.
But Dongfang Chen was already so close with Ye Xin Xia and Mu Ningxue that they could practically cuddle, and he still hadn't completed the quest.
"Brother Chen..."
A soft, sweet voice sounded beside Dongfang Chen's ear.
It was Ye Xin Xia, sounding just a little jealous.
Ye Xin Xia knew she shouldn't be jealous, but her Brother Chen had been staring at Teacher Tang Yue's legs for ages.
"Brother Chen, you've been staring at Teacher Tang Yue's legs this whole time. Do you like black stockings? Then why do you always buy me white stockings?"
Dongfang Chen felt a little embarrassed. He glanced around, and thankfully, Ye Xin Xia had spoken so softly that no one else had heard. Otherwise, his preferences would have been exposed.
He pinched Ye Xin Xia's adorable cheek and smiled. "I was just curious about the new teacher. If you're unhappy, how about I spend the whole class looking at you from now on?"
"N-no, you can't."
Ye Xin Xia's cheeks flushed bright red with embarrassment.
"Could the two students in the back please stop whispering while I'm teaching?"
Tang Yue's voice interrupted Dongfang Chen and Ye Xin Xia.
The two could only give her apologetic looks.
Tang Yue continued, "Since I only transferred to Tianlan Magic High School today, I don't know everyone's names yet. So I'd like each of you to introduce yourselves... Hmm, how about the two of you start?"
"No problem."
Dongfang Chen stood up with a grin.
This was just what he wanted.
"My name is Dongfang Chen..."
As soon as Dongfang Chen told Tang Yue his name, the two of them had exchanged names, and the encounter quest was completed.
But Dongfang Chen wasn't in a hurry to claim his reward.
"Dongfang? Could you be from the Hangzhou Dongfang Family...?"
"That's right."
After Dongfang Chen confirmed it, Tang Yue was secretly taken aback.
The Dongfang Family was one of the most prominent family powers in Huaxia in recent years. The pills they produced were in such high demand that they could barely keep up with the market.
Tang Yue had bought pills from the Dongfang Family herself.
To be honest, the pills were good in every way. Their only drawback was that they were too expensive.
"Alright, the next student can introduce themselves..."
Teacher Tang Yue's arrival caused quite a stir at school.
Not only was she beautiful and pleasant to listen to, but her magic lessons were also easy to follow.
But Dongfang Chen's thoughts weren't on Tang Yue. At most, he gave her black stockings a couple of quick glances.
He was much more focused on the system's reward.
At long last, the afternoon classes ended.
Dongfang Chen immediately took Ye Xin Xia home. He didn't even have time to eat before heading to the alchemy chamber to cultivate in seclusion.
"System, claim my reward."
A bright red flame suddenly rose into the air.
The faint outline of a ferocious beast appeared within the flames.
It looked like a qilin, or perhaps a lion or tiger—as if it were made up of thousands upon thousands of magical beasts.
The moment the flame appeared, an overwhelming wave of heat surged through the room.
Even the chamber walls, built from special materials that could withstand the explosion of a Grade 4 Pill Furnace without sustaining any damage, showed faint signs of melting.
The Original Work had little to say about the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.
The only description was that it was a Heavenly Flame formed from the Myriad Beast Soul and Myriad Beast Bloodline. Once this flame appeared, all beasts would submit!
Since the System had given it to him directly, Dongfang Chen could absorb it with the Flame Mantra without any risk.
Otherwise, just the auxiliary materials needed to absorb a Heavenly Flame would have taken him until the end of time to accumulate through Daily Check-ins.
Although Daily Check-ins could provide plenty of medicinal materials, rare ingredients were still hard to come by.
"Whew..."
After absorbing the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, the Flame Mantra's rank jumped from Yellow-Tier High Rank all the way to Profound-Tier Intermediate.
Dongfang Chen also learned about the properties of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.
As expected, it had a special advantage against magical beasts. It naturally suppressed beasts of the same level and even higher levels. Against lower-level beasts, it could even control them outright and force them to submit.
He just didn't know whether it would work on the demons in this world.
After absorbing the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire, not only had his Flame Mantra improved, but Dongfang Chen's Dou Qi Cultivation had also jumped from Nine-Star Dou Shi to One-Star Great Dou Master.
That was an unexpected bonus.
But he still had to keep refining the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill.
After all, even a Great Dou Master could raise their cultivation by three stars with one.
"Great! With a Heavenly Flame backing me up, I'll definitely succeed this time!"
Full of confidence, Dongfang Chen took the Pill Furnace out of his spatial ring.
Light the flame. Refine the pill!
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