After all, the ranks of alchemists were strictly divided, especially above the Fifth Grade. Advancing even one level was as difficult as ascending to heaven, and some people could spend their entire lives unable to reach the Seventh Grade.
The conditions Xiao Yao offered were enough to tempt any alchemist.
Xiao Yao smiled and nodded, his gaze falling on the girl in the purple dress seated near Jia Xing Tian.
At that moment, Yao Yue was lowering her eyes as she played with a lock of hair. The hidden cloud patterns embroidered in silver thread upon her purple skirt flickered in and out of sight with her movements, like a sparkling river of stars in the night sky.
"Does Little Princess Yao Yue have any objections? If you are unwilling, I will not force you."
"I have no objections. But if you want me to help refine pills, surely I will not have to provide the medicinal ingredients myself?" Yao Yue slowly lifted her head. After her watery eyes met Xiao Yao's for a moment, a playful curve rose at the corner of her lips.
"Of course! I will handle the supply of medicinal ingredients." Xiao Yao nodded, then said solemnly in a low voice, "Starting tomorrow, I will first refine a large batch of Fifth-Grade to Seventh-Grade Pills. During that time, you and Xiao Yan should observe carefully. How much you can comprehend will depend on your own fortune. Afterward, the remaining time will be for you and Xiao Yan to refine Third- and Fourth-Grade Pills."
"No problem. But if I have questions about alchemy then, could you answer them for me?" Yao Yue asked softly.
"Though I may not have the time to answer your questions then, I will find a teacher for you," Xiao Yao said calmly.