Heart-to-Heart Talk with Yao Lao, A Few Days Later
Xiao Yan jolted awake, instantly putting distance between himself and Nalan Yanran, and darted to the doorway.
"I have something to attend to, so I can't stay here any longer." With that, he left the room almost as if he were fleeing.
Nalan Yanran watched Xiao Yan leave, biting her lip in resentment.
As for the familiar scent on Xiao Yan, she didn't pay any attention to it, assuming she had just mistaken it for something else.
After all, to leave the same scent on someone, you absolutely need to be very close, and there might even be physical contact.
Her master was not interested in men and had never even met Xiao Yan, so how could she possibly have had any intimate contact with Xiao Yan? It was simply impossible.
After leaving the Nalan Family, Xiao Yan returned to the Mittel Family.
Lying on the bed, he probed his Soul Power into the ring.
"Teacher, you seem so lazy lately, you haven't been saying a word," Xiao Yan said.
The Yao Lao's Soul Body floated out, stroking his beard helplessly. "We've already left the desert, and you don't need me to teach you anything now, so of course I'll conserve my Soul Power as much as possible."
"If I can recover more Soul Power, won't it give you more strength when it possesses you in the future?"
Xiao Yan chuckled awkwardly, "I'm really sorry, teacher."
The Yao Lao shook his head and said, "No need to apologize."
Ultimately, it comes down to the fact that I, your teacher, can no longer offer you any more assistance.
In terms of alchemy, you have already inherited my mantle, except for the Eighth Tier alchemy technique which you haven't learned yet.
There's nothing I can teach you about Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills.
Your potential, both in body and soul, surpasses even that of your teacher.
"If I cannot possess you to enhance your strength, I truly do not know how else to help you."
Xiao Yan's smile faded, and he fell silent.
He stroked the ring, then suddenly asked, "Teacher, have you ever thought about being resurrected?"
"To be more precise, teacher, do you have a method to resurrect yourself by refining your physical body?"
The Yao Lao was puzzled as to why Xiao Yan suddenly asked this question, but he still replied, "There is indeed one, but the conditions are rather harsh."
Xiao Yan asked knowingly, "What specific conditions are required?"
"Specific conditions? Actually, the most difficult thing is that the refiner must possess three Heavenly Flames. However, now that you, Yan boy, have already achieved that, there are only three conditions: first, Tier 7 Medicinal Pill called the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill; second, the essence blood of Tier 7 Magical Beast; and third, the bones of Dou Zong expert," Yao Lao replied.
Xiao Yan nodded and said, "The essence blood of Tier 7 Magical Beast is not difficult to obtain. With my current strength, I can hunt it down on my own."
The same applies to the remains of Dou Zong powerhouse. With my current strength, and with your help, teacher, we can kill them once we find them.
The only slightly difficult one might be the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill. I remember when I was learning alchemy, you, teacher, said that this pill was ranked at the peak of the Seventh Tier.
"There's nothing we, master and disciple, can do about this grade right now."
Xiao Yan stroked his chin, pretending to ponder, before suddenly realizing something a few seconds later and saying, "Teacher, I remember you told me about a Seventh-grade Intermediate pill called the Yin-Yang Life-Soul Pill, which has the miraculous effect of fusing the soul and restoring life. Can it replace this Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill?"
"Yin-Yang Life-Soul Pill?" The Yao Lao pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "Hey, perhaps it really works!"
Xiao Yan said, "Seventh Tier- rank pill wouldn't be so difficult to obtain. If I start collecting the Medicinal Herbs now, I might be able to refine it by the time I've finished collecting them!"
The Yao Lao chuckled in surprise, stroking his beard as he said, "Haha, so you brat, asking so many questions is because you're already thinking about me refining your body."
Xiao Yan didn't laugh along, but said seriously, "Teacher, you've nurtured me for so long, it's indeed time to put the matter of refining your body on the agenda."
"You can make do with these for now; your future disciple will refine a better body for you."
The Yao Lao waved his hand. "Oh, no need, no need. Your priority right now is to improve yourself, not to focus your energy on refining my body. There's no rush to refine my body when you've truly grown up."
Xiao Yan shook his head decisively. "No, teacher, the matter of refining your body cannot be delayed."
I don't want you to think that you have to revolve everything around me.
You are also an independent person, and you were a renowned Alchemist in your lifetime.
To achieve all this, the first step is to resurrect you and give you a body, even if it's not as good as it was in life, at least you won't have to keep revolving around me."
Yao Lao was stunned, stunned by Xiao Yan's sincerity and the determination revealed in Xiao Yan's eyes and tone.
Even though he was just Soul Body, he felt an urge to cry.
He reached out his illusory hand and placed it on Xiao Yan's shoulder, saying with emotion, "Yan'er, if only you had been the first disciple I ever took in."
Xiao Yan grinned. "Hehe, teacher, you'd better not get too emotional yet. I haven't done anything yet. Save these feelings for after I've finished."
The somber mood was completely dispelled by Xiao Yan's lighthearted laughter, Yao Lao couldn't help but chuckle, "Haha, you little rascal!"
In the bedroom, candlelight flickered.
The sounds of the master and apprentice joking and teasing filled the air, gradually turning into a discussion about alchemy, and then moving on to their plans for Xiao Yan's future.
The subtle rift that might have been brewing between master and apprentice vanished silently and completely, never to be re-emerged.
Time flies.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
Since his conversation with Yao Lao, Xiao Yan's life has become much more regular.
In my spare time, I practice my skills, learn alchemy, and begin to master new Dou Skill.
This time, Xiao Yan did not choose a technique from the Dou Di Inheritance, but instead directly asked Yao Lao for the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
Firstly, it was to ease the Yao Lao Yao Lao's anxiety and to let him know that there was still much he could teach.
Secondly, the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler is a very good Dou Skill, and the Heavy Profound Ruler is also a powerful and heavy weapon, which fits his fighting style.
However, learning Dou Skill is not something that can be accomplished in a day, and Xiao Yan had not yet mastered the basics after several days of practice.
Aside from improving himself, he only had two things to do each day:
He was on his way to the Nalan Family to cure Nalan Jie's poison when he was stopped by a group of people dressed in black robes. They then threw members of the Mu Clan in front of him and exchanged them for medicine.
During this period, he gave out quite a few pills of the third and fourth grades or below. As for the fourth grade pills, the Mu Clan only had a few Dou Ling members, so after giving them all out, there was nothing more to do.
Of course, some people don't want the pills made from the ingredients; instead, they are given Medicinal Herbs to refine higher-grade pills.
That was no problem at all. With Xiao Yan's speed in refining medicine, he demonstrated his skill in refining medicine with his bare hands on the spot, and spent a short while refining a Tier 5 Medicinal Pill.
If even Tier 5 Medicinal Pill are made this easily, other grades of pills can be refined in batches with ease; it's simply too simple.
The effort he put into this was less than the energy he expended on Nalan Jie.
Fortunately, after these few days of detoxification, there are very few toxins left in Nalan Jie's body. He only needs one last treatment to remove the Brand Poison to be completely cured.
And under the nourishment of the Brand Poison energy, his cultivation level was just one step away from reaching the Eight-Star Dou Wang.
However, what Xiao Yan was most looking forward to was the reward he could receive from the Nalan Family after removing the Brand Poison from Nalan Jie.
Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva!