Learning Alchemy

When Xiao Yu heard the system's sign-in task, he was momentarily stunned. The Mitel Grand Auction House made his mind drift for a moment. Ya Fei had been a very important character in the early part of Battle Through the Heavens. As for why only the early part, it was naturally because Ya Fei lacked sufficient talent. In the end, she could only remain in the Jia Ma Empire and become the Clan Leader of the Mite'er Family, her strength remaining at the Dou Emperor realm!

When Xiao Yu had read Battle Through the Heavens in his previous life, he had felt quite distressed. Because of her age, strength, and other factors, Ya Fei believed herself unworthy of Xiao Yan. In the end, she chose to bury those feelings in her heart and remain unmarried until old age. As for this life, Xiao Yu could only let fate take its course!

However, Xiao Yu had no intention of going to the Miter Auction House right now. First, he had no money. Second, he had no pills. To go to the Miter Auction House, he needed either something to auction or money to buy things, right? Otherwise, what was the point of going there?

After buying all the medicinal ingredients he needed and telling Xun'er that he would be going into seclusion to cultivate for a while, Xiao Yu headed for the Back Mountain. After finding a secluded cave there, he began his three-month alchemy journey!

Xiao Family Back Mountain, a secluded cave.

Boom!

Xiao Yu sat cross-legged within. With a wave of his hand, he drew upon the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in his body and condensed it into a pill furnace before him. He had already practiced this technique to perfection. With a mere thought, he could instantly form a Heavenly Flame pill furnace. He grabbed a Snow Jade Orchid beside him and tossed it in. The instant the Snow Jade Orchid entered the furnace, the Heavenly Flame surged forth and wrapped around it, reducing it to a pile of ash on the spot.

Is the fire too fierce? Xiao Yu thought to himself. He then steadily controlled the Heavenly Flame and slowly lowered its intensity.

Although the Pill Codex contained images of pill refinement, it still could not provide firsthand experience. Xiao Yu had to experiment bit by bit himself. Focusing again, he tossed Snow Jade Orchids into the furnace one after another.

Boom! Boom boom boom!

The Snow Jade Orchids quickly withered. Under the refinement of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, specks of white powder gradually appeared within the pill furnace.

Refining pills was a slow process, and Xiao Yu was in no hurry. With a tranquil mind, he refined the medicinal ingredients. Though he had been somewhat flustered at first, after several failures, Xiao Yu became increasingly proficient.

Xiao Yu picked up another Snow Jade Orchid and tossed it into the pill furnace. It instantly turned into a small pinch of white powder, its impurities already burned away and removed. Next, Xiao Yu picked up an Ice Jade Fruit and threw it in. The pale white flames instantly engulfed the Ice Jade Fruit. With a soft sizzle, a cloud of white mist rose and vanished in the blink of an eye. The Ice Jade Fruit also turned into a pool of jade-white liquid. After using the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to remove the impurities from the jade-white liquid, Xiao Yu sped up the process, tossing spiritual herbs into the pill furnace one after another.

Time flew by. Xiao Yu refined Snow Jade Spirit Liquid day and night within the cave, and three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Yu's face was weathered, and stubble covered his cheeks. He looked as if he had aged ten years, yet his eyes shone brightly as he focused on the pill furnace before him. Within it, a round azure pill was continuously refined by the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, while a strange medicinal fragrance filled the entire cave!

The fully formed spirit pill continued to spin within the furnace as the pale white Bone Spirit Cold Flame relentlessly scorched it. Xiao Yu stared fixedly at the pill within the furnace. Suddenly, an ethereal glimmer flashed across the originally smooth azure spirit pill, and wild delight rose in Xiao Yu's eyes.

"The pill is complete!" Xiao Yu shouted softly. He slapped the pill furnace with his palm, and the azure pill shot out like a meteor. Xiao Yu moved like lightning and caught it in his hand. Looking at the spirit pill in his palm, he saw a faint pattern appear on its surface. This was a One-Pattern Spirit Pill, a pill pattern that would only appear on spirit pills refined to the utmost quality recorded in the Pill Codex.

"I finally refined this First Grade Pill, the Xuan Ling Pill!" Xiao Yu said with a weary smile.

Over the past three months, he had studied the Pill Codex and begun refining from First Grade Pills onward. Relying on his powerful Soul Power, he refined pills continuously. Now, Xiao Yu could already refine Second Grade Pills and could refine any First Grade Pill to its utmost quality!

The Xuan Ling Pill in Xiao Yu's hand could rapidly restore the Dou Qi within a Dou Zhe's body to its peak state, regardless of level. So long as one had not reached the Dou Master realm, this Xuan Ling Pill could restore their strength to its peak in an instant, with no side effects whatsoever!

Such an effect was extremely terrifying. Imagine fighting your opponent to the death, then swallowing a Xuan Ling Pill to instantly recover your strength while your opponent had less than one-tenth of theirs left. Wouldn't they be entirely at your mercy?

However, Xiao Yu's greatest gain was raising his alchemist rank to the Tier-Two Alchemist realm within three months. Although he had the support of the Pill Codex, Xiao Yu's own perseverance and powerful Soul Power had also been crucial.

Moreover, Xiao Yu was pleasantly surprised to discover that his strength had improved as well, breaking through from a One-star Dou Zhe to a Two-star Dou Zhe!

Coming back to his senses, Xiao Yu put away the Xuan Ling Pill. During this period, he had refined a full hundred bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid. Its effects were enough to rival the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid refined by Yao Lao, and those hundred bottles had not even been diluted. If diluted, they could yield another two hundred bottles of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid!

After tidying everything up, Xiao Yu swiftly returned to his room under the moonlight. Having focused entirely on alchemy, he was starting to smell a little. After washing up properly, Xiao Yu fell straight onto his bed and went to sleep. Although Dou Zhes immersed in cultivation did not need sleep, Xiao Yu still liked the feeling of sleeping!

The next day.

After getting up and washing, Xiao Yu carried a bottle of Snow Jade Spirit Liquid and the Xuan Ling Pill he had refined close to his body. He then left the family and hurried toward Wutan City's largest auction house, the Miter Auction House!

Looking at the enormous, palace-like Miter Auction House before him, Xiao Yu could not help sighing. "Is this the extravagance of capitalists?"

Worthy indeed of the wealthiest family in the Jia Ma Empire. With a family history spanning several centuries, even this branch in Wutan City had built such an exceptionally magnificent structure. Xiao Yu could not help clicking his tongue in amazement.

Looking at the several fully armed guards before the Miter Auction House, cold and iron-blooded in demeanor, Xiao Yu took a white half-mask from his robe and put it on before walking straight into the auction house.

The moment he entered the auction house, a system notification sounded in Xiao Yu's mind:

Congratulations, Host. Sign-in successful. The reward will be distributed shortly. Please check it carefully!

Xiao Yu did not rush to inspect the reward. As soon as he entered, he felt the stark contrast between the heat outside and the chill within the auction house. As he surveyed the incomparably spacious hall, he spotted a room on the left with a sign reading: Appraisal Room. Just as he was about to head over, a burst of footsteps came from the second floor.

Looking up, Xiao Yu saw Jia Lie Bi, the Clan Leader of the Jia Lie Family, slightly bending at the waist as he respectfully said something to the person beside him. His eyes narrowed slightly, for not only did he see Jia Lie Bi, he also saw the breathtakingly seductive woman standing beside him. Clad in a fiery red cheongsam, her alluring and mature charm made everyone turn to look!