With My Teacher Backing My Lofty Ambitions, I Will Surely Tread Through Snow to the Mountaintop!

"I did it!"

"I did it!"

"Hahaha... I finally refined a fifth-grade pill, the Earth Spirit Pill."

It was still that valley, still that cave. Yan Lin stood beside the Poison Dragon Cauldron, staring excitedly at the fully formed earth-yellow pill within.

After many days of experimentation and refinement, Yan Lin had finally refined the fifth-grade Earth Spirit Pill today.

This meant that Yan Lin had truly become a Fifth-Grade Alchemist!

With each higher grade, advancement became increasingly difficult for alchemists. Now that he had broken through, it was only natural for him to be delighted.

After his joy subsided, Yan Lin quickly calmed down. "Now that the Earth Spirit Pill is complete, it's time to prepare for the Green Lotus Core Flame."

The three essential items for devouring a Heavenly Flame were the Earth Spirit Pill, Naling, and the Ice Spirit Cold Spring. He already had the first two; once he obtained the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, he could have Deis, the elder of the Snake People Clan's Pill Hall, devour it on his behalf.

Once Deis succeeded, Yan Lin would be able to replicate the Heavenly Flame through him.

That way, the Snake People Clan would gain another master alchemist possessing a Heavenly Flame, while he himself could use the Green Lotus Core Flame to rise to the next level without harm.

"Naling needs to be reserved for Xiao Yi Xian. It would be best to search for another one first. If I truly can't find one, then I'll make other plans. As for the Ice Spirit Cold Spring..."

A person flashed through Yan Lin's mind. "I remember Xiao Yan got the Ice Spirit Cold Spring from Gute in Black Rock City. That guy also loves collecting rare treasures, so perhaps I can go shake him down a