Jia Nan Academy's Deep Foundations

Three days after the Azure Nether Longevity Pill was completed, Elder Huo arrived with a large batch of medicinal herbs.

"These medicinal herbs should be familiar to you."

Elder Huo placed the medicinal herbs one by one on the table, rubbed his hands together, and smiled with a hint of embarrassment.

Qin Yu glanced at it and chuckled.

They are all medicinal materials for refining the Emperor's Extreme Pill.

"There are several elders at the Dou Emperor level in the Inner Academy, so..."

"No problem, give me some time."

I've already refined the Azure Nether Longevity Pill, so the Emperor's Extreme Pill should be almost ready as well.

If all else fails... just ask the academy to prepare a few more portions of medicinal herbs; after all, normally when you ask Alchemist, they'll prepare several portions of materials anyway.

"No rush, no rush, take your time refining it. It doesn't matter if you mess it up, there's plenty of medicinal herbs."

Elder Huo patted him on the shoulder, smiling like a kind old grandfather.

Qin Yu didn't delay and took the medicinal herbs to the mountain stream that very day.

Elder Huo followed behind, finding a spot some distance away to sit down and "protect" the Dharma while drinking tea.

They were supposed to be protecting the Dharma, but it was more like they were just observing.

After all, the process of Sixth-Grade Alchemist refining medicine is a rare learning opportunity for any Fifth-Grade Alchemist.

A month later, on a stone platform deep in the mountain stream, Qin Yu took the last Emperor's Extreme Pill out of the cauldron.

It is golden in color, with two Pill Pattern on the surface, and exudes a strong Dou Qi.

Judging from its quality, the medicinal effect of this one should be able to directly enhance the cultivation level of Dou Huang expert by two stars.

He put the pill into a jade bottle, stood up, and stretched his somewhat stiff neck.

Within a month, he had finished refining all the medicinal herbs that Elder Huo had sent.

Extensive practical experience in alchemy led to a qualitative leap in Qin Yu's Alchemy.

If he were to refine that Azure Nether Longevity Pill again now, he was confident that he could increase its efficacy to over 80%, or even 90%.

"Elder Huo"

Qin Yu put away the medicine cauldron and called out into the distance.

Elder Huo rushed over immediately, and upon seeing the Emperor's Extreme Pill in Qin Yu's hand, a grin spread across his face.

"Not bad. To improve the quality to this extent in just one month, you have to admire that level of comprehension."

Qin Yu handed over the jade bottle containing the Emperor's Extreme Pill. After Elder Huo examined it, he put it into his Storage Ring.

"Come on, follow me somewhere."

Where to?

You'll see when you get there.

Without saying a word, Elder Huo turned and flew out of the mountain stream, Qin Yu immediately followed.

The two walked one after the other through the core area of the Inner Academy and arrived at a building that Qin Yu had never been to before.

The building looked Plain and Unremarkable on the outside, but Qin Yu could sense that there was more than one defensive barrier around the stone hall.

Elder Huo landed in front of the stone hall, took out a token from his Storage Ring, and pressed it into the groove on the door.

After a dull thud, the heavy stone door slowly opened.

Come in.

Elder Huo went in first, followed by Qin Yu. They walked through a short corridor and arrived at a wooden door.

Qin Yu was stunned the moment he pushed the door open and went in.

There was an enormous table in the room, taking up almost two-thirds of the space.

The table was densely packed with all sorts of things.

On the other side of the table stood two people.

The Grand Elder Su Qian, and the Vice Dean of the Outer Academy, Hu Gan.

"Qin Yu is here?"

Hu Gan saw him and waved with a smile.

"Come, come, take a look at these things, see if there's anything you can use."

Qin Yu stepped forward and bowed to Su Qian and Hu Gan respectively.

"Elder, Dean Hu Gan."

"No need for such formalities."

Su Qian waved his hand, stepped forward, took out a scroll from his Storage Ring, and handed it to Qin Yu.

"Here, take this."

Qin Yu took the scroll, opened it, glanced at it, and his pupils contracted slightly.

<The Cultivation Guide to the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils>.

The scroll did not contain any cultivation techniques or Dou Technique, but rather a complete set of cultivation methods and precautions for the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

This includes how to activate heterochromia, how to use pupil techniques, and how to nourish and care for the eyes...

The details were far more detailed than Qin Yu had expected.

"This is..."

"The items in the Inner Academy's archives have been gathering dust for many years."

"If you hadn't mentioned the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, this thing would probably have remained buried in obscurity."

Tsk, as expected of the Jia Nan Academy, they actually have something about the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

"However, the academy has not been able to gather any information about the Volcanic Rock Flame, which is ranked seventeenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, or the Turtle Spirit Earthfire, which is ranked thirteenth."

Hu Gan also spoke, and his tone was very sincere, because they really hadn't gathered any information about these two Heavenly Flames.

Qin Yu raised the scroll containing the cultivation method of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying:

"You can't blame the academy for this; getting this is already enough."

Su Qian waved his hand, then turned and walked to the table, waving his hand dismissively.

"These are all the ones we picked out. Take a look, feel free to take as many as you like. It's okay if you take too many; you can just make up for it with pills later."

Judging from Su Qian's extravagant appearance, someone who didn't know better might mistake this place for a flea market.

"Well... then I won't be polite."

Since the three big shots have all said so, Qin Yu will not waste any more time.

He walked to the table, his gaze sweeping over each of the treasures.

Jia Nan Academy's collection is indeed abundant. Any one of these items on the table could be auctioned in the Black-Corner Region, and might even be the highlight of an auction.

After considering it for a moment, Qin Yu picked up the first item.

A fist-sized piece of gray ore, its surface gleaming with a cold metallic luster, felt surprisingly heavy in the hand.

"Gengsha Dark Iron?"

Hu Gan was slightly taken aback when he saw what he was holding.

Gengsha Dark Iron is an extremely rare material for forging weapons, containing extremely powerful Metal Attribute properties.

But this thing... doesn't seem to be of any use to Qin Yu.

Qin Yu put the Gengsha Dark Iron into his Storage Ring, then reached out and picked up the second item.

A transparent jade bottle, containing about half a bottle of reddish-gold liquid, shimmered brilliantly under the light.

"Crimson-Refined Golden Spring?"

Elder Huo was also stunned.

Crimson-Refined Golden Spring is generally used to temper the body and strengthen muscles and bones.

However, this thing offers limited help in cultivating Dou Qi, and its use is subject to strict conditions, making it unusable for the average person.

What does he need those two things for?

Qin Yu: Then naturally we'll try out another effect of the Fusion Monster.

According to the description of the [Fusion Monster] entry, it can not only absorb the bloodlines of various races, but also refine various spiritual objects of heaven and earth.

So...

Can this Gengsha Dark Iron and the Crimson-Refined Golden Spring be refined and absorbed?

What effects will occur after refining?

Qin Yu was very much looking forward to it.

After selecting a few more items, Qin Yu stopped, took a step back, and nodded to the three elders.

That's all.

Su Qian glanced at what he had chosen, then exchanged a look with Hu Gan and Elder Huo, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.

"Alright, what you've taken is roughly equivalent in value to the pills you helped the academy refine, so it's not excessive."

Su Qian spoke first, breaking the silence.

"If the academy needs anything else, they'll contact you again. Go back to what you're doing."

"Well, if the academy doesn't have any needs for the time being, I'll head to the Black-Corner Region soon."