Stone Desert City.
The Ice Master, once known for his eccentric temper in Mo City, was now watching a young man interrogate several figures with a ruthless expression, arms crossed.
"Tell me! Where did you take Qinglin?"
Xiao Yan's voice was icy as he delivered a heavy punch to the man's abdomen, instantly turning his face deathly pale.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Xiao Yan turned to the next person. The pale green flames swirling around his hands were like will-o'-the-wisps, and those who were touched by them let out heart-wrenching screams.
Soon someone couldn't hold back any longer, shouting, "The Mo family! It was the Mo family of Yancheng who sent us to silence you!"
The man finished speaking quickly and looked at the cold-faced youth pleadingly.
Click!
Without hesitation, Xiao Yan snapped his neck, then turned to look at Hai Bodong, who was still wrapped around his arm, "Elder Hai..."
"The Grand Elder of the Mo family is an outer sect elder of the Yunlan Sect."
As if knowing what he was going to say, Hai Bodong interrupted him in advance.
It's Yunlan Sect again!
Xiao Yan's hands, which were hanging down, suddenly clenched into fists.
...
In the quiet cultivation room, the sound of pages turning could be heard from time to time.
A figure sat at the table, flipping through a book, while on the other side were scattered booklets.
for a long time.
"Call..."
Nie Yuan raised his head, straightening his aching back, "I've finally finished reading it all."
He recognized every single word in the booklet, but when put together, many things inexplicably became mysterious.
"No wonder skilled alchemists are so sought after; there's so much to it."
When Nie Yuan first arrived at Yunlan Sect, he also dreamed of becoming an alchemist in the future.
There's no way around it; in the Dou Qi Continent, alchemists have a greater influence than fighters.
The higher the rank of an alchemist, the more likely they are to be sought after and respected by the powerful.
Unfortunately, he lacked the talent at the time, and Guhe only examined him before telling him to give up.
During that period, Nie Yuan went to the alchemy room every day to observe Gu He's alchemy process, which seemed to him to be just burning things with fire.
This was the first time he had ever studied the knowledge about alchemy so carefully.
Rubbing his temples, Nie Yuan decided to take advantage of the fact that the relevant memories in his mind were still relatively clear and quickly activate his cheat code.
"Exchange for one year of experience."
With a single thought, Nie Yuan's emotional value was reduced by one thousand.
On his personal panel, below the realm, there was a new option that flashed, indicating that he could enter it.
Alchemist: Unranked
He applied his purchasing experience to the Alchemist category.
The light flashed for two seconds.
Nie Yuan quickly closed his eyes, a look of anticipation on his face.
He had previously invested experience in cultivation techniques, and the effect was remarkable, greatly improving his understanding of the techniques and even allowing him to directly acquire the Turtle Breathing Technique, a combat skill that could conceal his strength.
After a while, Nie Yuan opened his eyes, a look of confusion flashing across them.
What happened?
What about that feeling of sudden enlightenment, of being enlightened?
I picked up a booklet at random and glanced at it; the unfamiliar parts still seemed so unfamiliar.
It's just that the impression seems to be a little deeper, and I can roughly tell what the content of each page is.
A year of experience just made me memorize some things?
Coming to his senses, Nie Yuan was startled by his own conclusion. Was he kidding? He had alchemy abilities enhanced by the system.
"One more year."
Nie Yuan didn't believe in superstition.
The familiar light enveloped the area once more, shimmering faintly.
This time, he kept his eyes closed for a longer period than before, and his brow furrowed occasionally, as if he were thinking.
After two years of dedicated work, Guhe's booklets have finally become more than just words.
Regarding drug differentiation, the time and heat required to extract different drugs, how to determine the characteristics of drug fusion, and the control of heat.
Things related to alchemy finally began to truly enter my mind, moving beyond what I read in books.
After opening his eyes, Nie Yuan excitedly took out the medicine cauldron he had bought on the way, and also took out the low-grade medicinal herbs he had obtained from the sect's medicine hall.
First, put the medicinal herbs into the medicine cauldron.
Then, he brought his hands close to the two openings of the medicine cauldron. Even though the lid was on, Nie Yuan could still clearly see the medicinal herbs inside.
call!
A blue flame surged from his palm and entered the medicine cauldron. The temperature began to rise, and Nie Yuan manipulated the flame, carefully approaching the medicinal herbs.
As expected, a minute later, Nie Yuan opened the lid and poured out a handful of black ash from the medicine cauldron.
"He has the ability, but in terms of talent, he is still the same; he has mastered nine out of ten skills."
After one attempt, Nie Yuan roughly understood his current situation, and his expression was not much of a discouragement.
With an emotional system, even if one's talent is lacking, one can still become a high-level alchemist by simply putting in the time.
"Two more years!"
Nie Yuan glanced at the remaining three thousand or so emotion points. He estimated that two years would be enough to significantly improve his alchemy skills.
The light flickered.
Gradually, ideas and insights related to alchemy were deduced from the text of those booklets by a certain force.
As Nie Yuan digested this information, he felt his dedication to alchemy was rapidly improving.
He didn't know how much time had passed when he looked into the void before him, and words floated in from all directions.
Alchemist: Rank One
"Becoming a first-grade alchemist in four years is a hard-to-accept reality if I hadn't broken through to the Dou Huang level at the age of twenty."
Nie Yuan murmured.
He took out the medicinal herbs and the medicine cauldron again.
The temperature in the cultivation room gradually rose, and Nie Yuan focused intently on the medicine cauldron in front of him.
As time went by, in addition to emitting a scorching heat, the medicine cauldron gradually developed a refreshing medicinal fragrance.
"It's done!"
Nie Yuan's eyes lit up, and he seemed excited.
Not only is his cultivation talent one in ten thousand in the Jia Ma Empire, but he has also become an alchemist.
"I never thought that constantly improving my experience in alchemy could also help me control flames. If I continue like this, I might be able to fulfill my promise to Yanran soon."
In order to activate the first turntable, Nie Yuan told Yanran that he had a way to cure the poison in Nalan Jie's body.
After acquiring the strange fire, he was worried that he didn't have enough control over it, so he didn't rush to test it.
Nalan Jie has been weakened by the branding poison over the years. If he loses control, he could very well be cremated by the old man.
After all, the power of a strange fire is no joke.
Nie Yuan purchased another year's worth of experience and continued to invest in alchemy.
After a brief period of digestion, the alchemist's rank unexpectedly reached the second grade.
"Not bad, not bad. Once you become a third-grade alchemist, your fire control ability will be basically no problem."
Nie Yuan stared at the last few hundred emotion points and did not continue to buy, because there was a discount for buying annually, which could save him some money.
"Go find Yanran!"
He's working so hard to treat Nalan Jie. The money comes from the patient, so it's only natural for Nalan Yanran, as his granddaughter, to contribute.
...
"Sect Master, the Young Sect Master had something to attend to and went out with Elder Ge Ye a few days ago."
An elder stood in front of Nie Yuan and counted on his fingers, "Yes, on the day you came back."
"Where did she go?"
Nie Yuan was somewhat puzzled. If they were going back to the capital, there was no need for that girl to bring Ge Ye with her.
The elder replied, "She went to the Mo family in Yancheng (Yan City). I heard that the Mo family's Grand Elder, Mo Cheng, was having a birthday party. They originally wanted to invite the sect leader, but the sect leader didn't go. In the end, they arranged for the young sect leader to attend."
"The Mohist school?"
With a sudden furrow in his brow, Nie Yuan said in a deep voice, "Go and call Elder Yunhai over here."
"Yes."
The elder agreed and turned to leave.
Nie Yuan sat in the chair, his brows furrowed, his expression somber, which did not look good.
"Sect Master, you wanted to see me."
Soon after, an elder dressed in a moon-white robe rushed in.
"Yunhai, what kind of work are you doing?"
Nie Yuan's expression darkened as he stared at him.
"Sect Master, what do you mean?"
Yunhai was puzzled.
Nie Yuan said coldly, "The matter of the Mo family in Yancheng has been investigated and clarified, so why hasn't it been dealt with yet?"