Opening it, stars appeared in his eyes. And he chuckled, "Finally... I got it!!"
On the top of scroll, he saw the heading, 'My Alchemy Experience!'
Finally, he got what he wanted. This was the most important thing right now. He didn't had any teacher and if he wished to learn alchemy without owing something to someone. This was the only way.
Getting the inheritance from this Liu Xi.
And anyway, after tonight everything would have to turn to dust anyway. So it was better that he took the ring, and saved this inheritance from being turning to dust by the Cold flame.
As he opened it, he started reading it throughly with all his heart. And after reading it for a while, he realised that this is the Alchemy inheritance left by a Tier-4 alchemist.
Xiao Ning's brows furrowed.
"How come...." He was confused.
Because, Liu Xi's teacher should be a tier-3 alchemist. Then, why did Liu Xi had an alchemist inheritance of a Tier-4 alchemist. This doesn't make any sense.
"Hmm... well, phew... why do I care. Either way, it is good for me, that I got something more better then I anticipated..." He thought for a while and then said.
4 to 5 hours later, he stopped reading the scroll. Well, it was not that he completely finished reading or understanding it.
The content in the scroll was so much, that even a month of studying was not sufficient.
Currently, Xiao Ning had just finished a small portion of it.
"Phew... this Alchemy is not so easy."
In the scroll, the owner had just written his experience. Some reference books to understand about herbs. Learn there basis characteristics.
Because Alchemy is about herbs, without knowing or understanding the herbs, how do you expect to refine them and mix them with other herbs.
How to use cauldron, how to manipulate flames. How to refine pills without having the ability to create Dou Qi flames. As this feature is only unlocked in Dou King stage.
Almost every basis things related to Alchemy was written within this section.
'Hmm... even though this is tough! But this man's technique seems very peculiar. He definitely is worthy of a Tier-4 alchemist.
Hmm... well... well, if I'm so much impressed with this Tier-4 alchemist. Then, how good Yao Lao's inheritance would be... tsk.. tsk... lucky bastard, Xiao Yan!!
No wonder his Alchemy journey was so easy, it looked like a cakewalk!! All thanks to Yao Chen!!
I really admire him. But... phew.. old man. You chose a wrong side. Tsk... I really don't wish to harm him, he is a kind, good, old man.
But since, he has already chosen a side. Now, nothing can be done.' Xiao Ning pondered with a disappointed look.
Finally after everything was done, his gaze shifted on his broken arm. He looked at it, "Hmm... this arm is nothing.
A small pill can cause this injury to disappear.
In Dou Qi continent, these kind of injury has no place." Xiao Ning snorted with disdainful expression.
At evening his grandfather met him, after knowing that Xiao Ning was the one who defeated 3, 5th star Dou Practitioner. His grandfather was almost on the verge of going mad due to happiness.
He never thought that not only, Xiao Ning could breakthrough into Dou Practitioner stage but could handled so many of them with so ease.
He really was bewildered. Finally, not being able to supress the question in his stomach he asked about his level.
And when he came to know, that Xiao Ning had broken through into the 7th star. He was shocked beyond words.
Then he tried very hard to let Xiao Ning speak, but Xiao Ning just said that he will tell everything when the time is right.
Finally, at last he agreed. Then he handed him a Tier-1 elixir to help him heal his injuries.
That Tier-1 elixir was sufficient enough to heal his injuries within half a week or one.
But obviously, Xiao Ning didn't had that much time.
"Humph!! Half a week, I don't have that much time." Xiao Ning snorted. Time was tight. He had to fasten his speed.
He took the pill given to him by his grandfather, and devoured it. Then he also used the Tier-1 pill that he got from Liu Xi's storage ring.
After devouring both of the pill, he went into deep retreat to heal his wounds.
4 to 5 hours later...
He was almost done healing his hands.
He moved his hands here and there to see if it was ok and then upon seeing that the pills were effective, he chuckled.
"Hehe... there is still some pain... but it is not a big deal. Within a day or 2, I should be fine. Tsk... the pills are really effective.
I should start working on Alchemy as fast as possible.
These alchemist are a real fraud, huh!"
Currently, if Xiao Ning had used the Yin-Yang twin flame from the seal, he could have easily completely healed himself within few rounds of baptism.
But, today. He had done quite a commotion! 4 people, Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Yao Chen and the dog Ling Ying. All of them must be eyeing him. And he didn't had any means to track them, not with his current ability.
And in this current situation, he can never expose that he possesses a heavenly flame.
This flame can never temple Xun'er, but if she knows that Xiao Yan need heavenly flame. He don't know till what extent, Xun'er can go. And he was not ready to figure it out. So, he used pills rather than using flames.
Currently, he was weak. If Yao Chen and Xun'er rather then going to kill Liu Xi, might have come here to spy on him and his secret gets leaked. It would be disastrous.
He can't take such risk. So for a while. He dedicated to stop using Yin-Yang twin flame.
His policy was, 'Better Safe Then Sorry '.
After making up his mind, with the basics that he understood in the scroll. He took out the cauldron of Liu Xi and started his research on Alchemy, herbs and pills.
Few minutes later...
Boom*
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Boom*
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Boom*
At morning!
Xiao Ning was on the top of the mountain, with his entire front charcoal black. Due to continues blasting of the herbs. And his consistency. He was almost black from front.
Even on the cauldron there was a deep crack.
"Umm... this is tough!! Shit!! I never thought that even after trying for so long. I couldn't even refine a normal herb... tsk... tsk.." Xiao Ning complained.
But he didn't got disappointed. As Alchemy was not a matter of night. It takes years and years of experience and practise to refine pills. And this was the first night that he started. So obviously he can't get success in a night.
Seeing the huge crack on the cauldron, he held his head. Because even a small cauldron is very costly.
He was planning to buy a new one, but money was the problem.
Suddenly, he realised that he got hundreds of thousands of gold coins in Liu Xi's ring. And a crocked smile creeped on his face.
"Hehe... how can I forget about that much money."
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At afternoon...
Xiao Ning was in his room, casually taking bath in the bathtub.