My Cheat Is Yao Ling? Myriad Veins Origin-Bearing Pill

Having made up his mind, Yao Xuan stopped overthinking it.

He immediately sat cross-legged in the valley once more and immersed himself in studying his alchemy.

Although Yao Xuan was only a two-star Dou Spirit at the moment, his soul power had reached the mid-stage of the Mortal Realm, and his alchemy was fully capable of refining fourth-grade pills.

The reason he had struggled somewhat while refining the third-grade Spirit-Congealing Blood-Nourishing Pill earlier was not because his alchemy was lacking, but because that pill was also a specially supplied pill exclusive to the Yao Clan's main branch.

Yao Xuan did not have the formula. He had merely deduced the medicinal ingredients from a pill Yao Ling had given him before and attempted to refine it.

That was why even refining a third-grade pill had proven somewhat difficult for him.

Yet this also showed just how outstanding Yao Xuan's talent for alchemy was. Simply from a pill he had consumed, he had been able to perfectly reproduce it.

Yao Xuan calmed himself and calculated inwardly. The Medicine Assembly is a competition among the clan's younger generation. If I want to take first place, I'll need to refine at least a fifth-grade pill...

Yao Xuan clearly remembered that Yao Tian, the previous champion, had refined a fifth-grade pill during the competition and thus won the contest.

A fifth-grade pill might not be particularly impressive, but for people Yao Xuan's age, being able to refine one made them exceptionally outstanding even within the Yao Clan.

Yao Xuan knew that it was not entirely impossible for his current alchemy to refine a fifth-grade pill.

What gave him a headache was that he came from a branch family and had no resources.

The only formulas he could access were for relatively common fifth-grade pills. Though they were still fifth-grade, they were simply far too ordinary.

Trying to win the Medicine Assembly with such pills would likely be rather difficult.

After all, the pills refined by those direct-line disciples were all unique pills of the Yao Clan.

Though they were all fifth-grade, there would still be a difference...

Thinking of this, Yao Xuan felt a headache coming on. This was truly difficult to handle!

However, just as Yao Xuan was still pondering how to obtain a formula, Yao Ling's familiar voice rang out once again.

"Brother Yao Xuan!"

Yao Xuan turned around and saw Yao Ling standing not far away, smiling at him.

Seeing that Yao Ling had actually returned, a hint of surprise appeared in Yao Xuan's eyes.

"Yao Ling!?"

"Didn't your brother take you away?"

Yao Ling merely smiled and came to Yao Xuan's side, speaking softly.

"That brother of mine only knows how to make me refine pills all day. It's so boring..."

"Elder Wan Gui called him away just now, so I snuck out again..."

Hearing Yao Ling's words, Yao Xuan could not help but shake his head with a bitter smile. "You little girl, I really don't know what to do with you..."

Seeing Yao Xuan shake his head, Yao Ling deliberately turned as though to leave.

"What? Is Brother Yao Xuan tired of me too?"

"If that's the case, Brother Yao Xuan, you can just say so. I'll leave..."

After saying that, Yao Ling took a few pretend steps forward, acting as though she were about to leave.

Yao Xuan smiled as he said, "How could I possibly be tired of you..."

"It's just that you keep sneaking out to see me again and again. If your brother finds out, he'll probably be furious. If the clan punishes you then, that would be no good..."

Yao Ling turned back, tilted her head, and smiled. "I'm not afraid..."

Then Yao Ling walked to Yao Xuan's side and spoke softly. "Good thing Brother Yao Xuan stopped me, or I wouldn't have known what to do with this formula."

As Yao Ling spoke, a glimmer flashed over the storage ring on her finger, and a yellow scroll appeared in her hand.

Yao Xuan said, "A pill formula?"

Yao Ling nodded. "That's right, a pill formula..."

"Brother Yao Xuan, isn't the Medicine Assembly about to begin? With your talent for alchemy, wouldn't it be a waste if you didn't have a good formula to refine a good pill..."

"Besides, you're going to win this Medicine Assembly. Only then will the clan see your talent, and no one will dare look down on you again!"

After saying that, Yao Ling handed the formula to Yao Xuan.

Yao Xuan took the scroll and slowly opened it. To his surprise, it was the formula for the Myriad Veins Origin-Bearing Pill!

Naturally, Yao Xuan was no stranger to this pill.

Though it was merely a fifth-grade pill, it was a secret pill passed down exclusively within the Yao Clan!

However, it was likewise a specially supplied pill exclusive to the Yao Clan's direct line.

For someone from a branch family like Yao Xuan to obtain this pill, he would have to make an enormous contribution to the clan. Otherwise, he likely would never obtain it in his lifetime!

After all, this pill could nourish the Yao Clan's innate medicinal veins, activate the latent medicinal power within one's bloodline, strengthen the soul's origin, and improve the spiritual soul power used in alchemy.

It could also dissolve the impurities of Dou Qi accumulated during cultivation and continuously reinforce one's foundation.

If someone without Yao Clan blood consumed it, they would suffer a backlash from the pill's medicinal effects, their meridians swelling with pain and their soul growing muddled, unable to gain even the slightest benefit.

Yao Xuan stared at the formula in his hands, momentarily stunned.

Seeing this, Yao Ling could not help asking softly, "What is it? Brother Yao Xuan, can't you refine this pill?"

Only then did Yao Xuan come back to his senses. "That isn't it. It's just that this pill is far too precious. If I refine it at the Medicine Assembly, the elders will probably be dissatisfied. After all, I'm only from a branch family..."

Yao Ling merely smiled.

"Brother Yao Xuan, you don't need to worry about so much. Just refine this pill at the Medicine Assembly!"

"After all, only by taking first place in the Medicine Assembly can you enjoy the clan's resources in the future!"

"And if you successfully win the Medicine Assembly, the clan will certainly notice your talent for alchemy. When that time comes, they will surely allow you into the direct line..."

"If those elders refuse to accept it, then I'll take responsibility for the matter!"

Hearing Yao Ling's words, Yao Xuan felt his heart soften. This girl...

Yao Ling then handed a storage ring to Yao Xuan and said softly, "Brother Yao Xuan, this storage ring contains all the medicinal ingredients needed to refine this pill... Study it carefully over the next few days..."

"Once you successfully win the Medicine Assembly, no one will ever say that you're merely my guard again..."

After saying that, Yao Ling turned and left directly. After all, Yao Tian had just caught her earlier, and she did not dare stay here for too long.

Yao Xuan looked at the formula and storage ring in his hands, his heart tangled with indecision.

After all, Yao Xuan truly needed a precious formula like that of the Myriad Veins Origin-Bearing Pill. Only by refining such a pill would he have a chance to take first place.

But Yao Xuan also knew that he was a member of a branch family. If he refined such a pill and succeeded, it might be fine, but if he failed, it would certainly bring considerable trouble. It might even implicate Yao Ling...

However, for Yao Xuan at this moment, the Medicine Assembly was his best opportunity to defy fate and change his life...

With that thought, Yao Xuan made up his mind.

"Ling'er, I will never betray your feelings!"

"If anything goes wrong, I'll bear it alone. I won't drag you into it!"