Yao Chen accidentally displayed an Alchemy Technique that Xiao Yan could not understand, making him think for a moment that alchemy really was that simple!
Although this was not Xiao Yan's first time seeing Yao Chen refine medicine, he was still left staring in a daze. No matter how many times he watched, he could not understand how the elixir that made his cultivation feel as if he were cheating had actually been casually kneaded together by Master Yao!
When Yao Chen saw Xiao Yan spacing out, he slapped his forehead and said, in the blandest tone possible, words that made Xiao Yan wildly excited:
"You want to learn? I'll teach you."
Xiao Yan was overjoyed, and no longer dwelled on the teasing hidden in Yao Chen's words.
At this moment, realization dawned in his heart. No wonder things had felt so smooth when he acknowledged him as his master back then. It turned out the two of them were like Zhou Yu and Huang Gai—one willing to strike, the other willing to be struck.
He did not know that Yao Chen had still said these words deliberately. The same words, spoken at different times, could produce effects as different as heaven and earth. Rather than waiting until later to lay everything bare, which might still leave a grudge behind, it was better to say it openly now and even lighten the mood.
"Oh, with your strength, you're not even a Dou Zhe yet. Even if you want to learn, you still can't."
Just as Xiao Yan was immersed in joy because he met the requirements to become an Alchemist, Yao Chen seemed to remember something and poured a bucket of cold water over him.
First, since he had accepted Xiao Yan as his disciple, he did not want him