Completing Tasks

Elder Huo stroked his beard, a hint of hesitation in his eyes. After a moment's thought, he finally spoke, "Elder Lin, actually, I have a question I'd like to ask you!"

Lin Qing said with a smile:

"You mean how to break through to the Sixth-Grade Alchemist?"

Elder Huo's eyes lit up, and he nodded excitedly. "Yes!"

"The improvement of alchemy skills, besides cultivation level and a lot of practice, is also related to soul strength. Soul strength generally increases with age and cultivation level. Actually, if you want to break through to the Tier 6, you only need to break through to the Dou Zong. However, for higher levels, you need a strong soul. By the way, the soul is also divided into realms. The soul is divided into four realms: mortal, spirit, heaven, and emperor. To refine Seventh-Grade, you need the Late Mortal Realm, or even the Great Perfection of the Soul Power. The Eighth-Grade is the Spirit Realm, and the Tier 9 requires Heaven Realm Soul and Dou Sheng cultivation. Emperor-Grade Medicinal Pill require Dou Emperor cultivation and Emperor Realm Soul."

Lin Qing and Elder Huo explained.

"Hiss! I've learned something!"

Elder Huo gasped in astonishment.

He hadn't realized there were so many realms above the soul. He knew the soul strengthened with cultivation and age, but he didn't know the corresponding levels of soul and alchemy. Lin Qing's explanation made his future path much easier. Although he might not reach the seventh or eighth rank, at least he knew, didn't he?

Lin Qing smiled gently:

"It's nothing, I was just showing you where the path leads. After all, you're the senior one; we can exchange alchemy tips sometime!"

"Thank you very much, Elder Lin!"

How could he not know that Lin Qing was mentoring him? Although it was called exchanging experiences, he was the one who would benefit. Elder Lin was so young yet had achieved so much, and he was still calm, gentle, and had a noble character, truly a gentleman. He wondered which master had cultivated him.

After drinking tea with Elder Huo for half an hour and discussing some knowledge about alchemy, Lin Qing got up and left for the Mission Hall.

Elder Huo, meanwhile, took out his notes and began to summarize them carefully.

Upon arriving at the Alchemy Department's Mission Hall, one found an elder at the Dou Wang level on duty, who was also a Fourth-Rank Alchemist.

It seems that Alchemist is not this elder's main profession!

He mentally scoffed, thinking to himself that it wasn't his fault, because in his mind, Dou Wang was at least Fifth-Grade Alchemist.

Lin Qing explained his purpose to the elder.

Upon hearing this, the elder immediately took out four Medicinal Pill Formulas and a large pile of Medicinal Herb from the counter behind him, and then took out a sheepskin scroll.

Lin Qing took the sheepskin scroll and examined the list on it: three Dou Spirit Pills, three Wind-Walking Pills, three Dragon Strength Pills, and four Recovery Pills.

After checking the Medicinal Herb again and finding that the numbers matched, he nodded slightly.

He happened to have all these Medicinal Pills on hand. After storing the Medicinal Herb in his Storage Ring, the elder asked:

"Elder Lin, would you like me to arrange Secret Chamber for alchemy?"

He already had all the Medicinal Pill, so there was no need for further trouble. Besides, the rules didn't say he couldn't exchange Medicinal Pill directly. Fortunately, he had completed this year's task.

Lin Qing directly refused, saying, "No need, these are Medicinal Pill! Take a look!"

After speaking, Lin Qing took out thirteen Jade Bottle and placed them on the counter.

"Yes! Yes! Elder Lin!"

Although he hadn't expected to be able to do it this way, he still carefully checked it, since it wasn't against the rules.

"Elder Lin, these are all top-quality Medicinal Pill!"

After confirming the contents, the elder carefully put the Medicinal Pill into his Storage Ring, then looked up at Lin Qing and said...

Then the elder took out a piece of parchment and directly checked off Lin Qing's tasks for this year.

Then he took out a Purple Fire Crystal Card, immediately transferred 2500 to Lin Qing, and then handed Lin Qing three stamped parchment sheets for the unrestricted use of Medicinal Herb.

Having completed everything, the elder looked at Lin Qing with eager eyes:

"Elder Lin, you have completed your mission for this year. Will you continue with next year's mission?"

"No need, I'm quite busy lately. Let's talk about it after the Inner Academy Selection Tournament!"

Lin Qing played with the Purple Fire Crystal Card in his hand for a while, then casually put it away and waved his hand in refusal.

"All right!"

[Ding! Selection complete, reward sent to System Space!]

After examining the Fallen Heart Flame that was quietly residing in the Storage Space, Lin Qing felt extremely pleased.

'Once I break through to the Dou Emperor level, I'll trade this with Su Qian! Then Little Marten will be able to revive.'

Lin Qing sat in the Office arranged for him by the Alchemy Department for a while, and was just about to go see Xiao Yu and the others when he encountered two familiar figures at the entrance of the Alchemy Department.

One was a tall, slender girl with eyes and brows as clear as a cold spring on a snow-capped mountain, a delicate face, and long, slender eyebrows. She wore a tight-fitting silver dress that complemented her smooth, jade-like skin, giving her an undeniable, metallic, and icy charm. Her long, flowing silver hair, as soft as silver threads, swayed gently, adding to her unique allure.

The other one was slightly petite, dressed in a purple robe, with a pretty and charming face. However, her development was quite surprising, with curves in all the right places. Her long black hair was tied up with a purple ribbon and hung down to her buttocks, making her look like a playful little female cat.

These two were Xue Mei and Feilin.

After settling in, the two of them went straight to the Alchemy Department after the opening ceremony, solely for Lin Qing's somewhat vague promise and their family's entrustment, though they also had their own ulterior motives.

The mentor who received them was the same one who had just received Lin Qing.

"Excuse me, what are the requirements for joining the Alchemy Department?"

Just as Feilin was about to ask a question, Lin Qing quickly walked to their side and then spoke to the middle-aged mentor:

"Just arrange for them to audit the class; they both have the talent to Alchemist."

Upon hearing Lin Qing's words, the middle-aged instructor nodded directly, then began to inquire about the two's ages and classes, which he wrote down on the parchment scroll in his hand. Finally, he took out two tokens from under the counter and handed them to the two.

After the two received the tokens, the middle-aged instructor gave them instructions:

"With this, you can attend classes in the Alchemy Department for free. Our Alchemy Department has instructors who explain alchemy knowledge every week, and sometimes even Alchemist of rank four or above come to give lectures."

"In addition, Alchemist apprentices have the opportunity to practice every month, and the academy provides the Medicinal Herb. I have already registered you as apprentices."

"However, Medicinal Pill Formula are only three Grade One Medicinal Pill Formula, and the Medicinal Herb are fixed. Therefore, I suggest that you purchase the Medicinal Herb and Medicinal Pill Formula yourself to practice. For apprentices, the Alchemy Department offers a 20% discount."

"Once you reach the Second-Grade Alchemist, the academy will waive your tuition fees, and the Alchemy Department will reward you with some Medicinal Pill Formula and a Medication Cauldron. If you want higher-level Medicinal Pill Formula and Medicinal Herb, you will need to exchange them with Mission Point or gold coins."