At night, Xiao Yan also seized the time to begin refining pills. Among the medicinal ingredients he had asked Han Chi to gather, quite a few were for his own pill refinement.
When traveling abroad, one could never have too little money.
In the Central Plains, pills were an even more important hard currency than gold coins. However, all of Xiao Yan's previous savings had already vanished. He had to take advantage of the time to hurriedly produce a batch of pills, lest he once again find himself unable to afford even a gift.
With Xiao Yan's current strength, refining fourth- and fifth-tier pills was practically effortless. The Red Lotus Core Flame, formed from the fusion of three Heavenly Flames, was several times more powerful than before, greatly shortening the time needed to refine medicinal ingredients.
The soul strength he had gained after advancing to an eight-star Dou Zong, along with the Dou Qi support provided by the Flame Mantra's evolution into a high-tier Earth-class technique after absorbing three Heavenly Flames, allowed Xiao Yan to sustain pill refinement for quite a long time.
In a single night, five pills were born. Just as dawn broke, Zhu Gan was already waiting quietly outside Xiao Yan's door.
Zhu Gan's respectful attitude left Xiao Yan somewhat helpless. However, Xiao Yan naturally did not understand the hardships of ordinary alchemists. Once they reached a certain realm, there would be no teacher left to learn from, and many things could only be explored on their own.
From the very beginning, Yao Lao had arranged Xiao Yan's path as an alchemist almost flawlessly. Even without anyone else's guidance, as long as he was given enough time, Xiao Yan would be able to become an eighth-tier alchemist or reach an even higher realm.
For a fifth-tier alchemist