Tang Xuewen arrived at the school unharmed, following Ye Xiao and Shen Qiuyu!

"He's still following you," Shen Qiuyu said, glancing around the so-called campus while speaking to Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao was also paying attention to Tang Xuewen. In fact, even he had not expected that Tang Xuewen would be so persistent in following them. However, this might also be because he had just mentioned going to find principal Li Jianwen!

Not long after Ye Xiao entered the school, he suddenly remembered that he had kicked Li Jianwen's nephew and that the guy had never approached him about it, clearly fearing the Hengyu Group. However, now he was taking Shen Qiuyu to have her enrollment processed, and he wasn't sure if the guy would raise any objections!

Originally, Ye Xiao was thinking of giving Weei Jie a call, but then he thought better of it. He didn't want to ask for help over every little thing; the feeling of depending on others was truly unpleasant!

"Ye Xiao, what exactly did your master tell you?" Shen Qiuyu was quite concerned about this. What's more important, she was afraid the master might have said something unreasonable!

Upon hearing Shen Qiuyu's words, a joyful grin spread across Ye Xiao's face!

This letter truly made Ye Xiao feel for the first time that the old man really treated him like both a disciple and family!

The contents of the letter included two main points. The first was to tell Ye Xiao that he already knew Ye Xiao was practicing the Nine Yang Divine Skill and assured him that great fortune awaited him in the future. He also cheekily advised Ye Xiao to get entangled with more women while he was young, lest he regret it when he's older. Shen Qiuyu and Chu Qinger were two women Ye Xiao needed to win over. Regarding Ye Xiao's origins, the old man still insisted that Ling Hengyu had to be the one to tell him. The second matter was because Ye Xiao's cultivation was the Nine Yang Divine Skill, which ranks first among fire element Internal Cultivation Methods. Possessing the fire attribute is the most basic requirement for refining pills, and practicing the rare Nine Yang Divine Skill was Ye Xiao's biggest advantage in becoming an alchemist. Thus, the old man gave Ye Xiao a note with formulae for seven types of pills. These formulae included three types of Yellow Rank pills, three types of Xuan Rank pills, and one extremely rare Earth Rank pill!

The old man had the effects of these pills all clearly written in the letter!

The profession of an alchemist is the rarest in the Martial Arts World. Legend has it that among ten thousand martial artists, perhaps not even one can become an alchemist. The most crucial requirement to become one is that the martial artist must possess the fire element attribute.

Unlike conventional alchemy, the flames used by martial artist alchemists to refine pills are not ordinary flames, but Spirit Fire. This Spirit Fire is a powerful transformation of True Qi by martial artists with fire attributes. Put simply, it is the refining of pills through the use of fire element Inner Power True Qi!

Ye Xiao had always thought that the old man was unaware of his practice of the Nine Yang Divine Skill. However, to his surprise, the old man knew everything and had always been aware of his cultivation of the Nine Yang Divine Skill. Perhaps the old man had witnessed it during his subsequent practice sessions!

What Ye Xiao absolutely could not have anticipated was that alchemists had always been the stuff of legend, and yet, because of this letter, he was now aware that he could also become an alchemist. More importantly, the first formula that the old man had given him was for the "Heart Cleansing Pill"!

This was exactly the pill that Huo Feng needed the most at this moment!

Once the Heart Cleansing Pill was available, Huo Feng could immediately resume her cultivation!

The alchemy formulae the old man gave to Ye Xiao totaled seven, specifically "Heart Cleansing Pill," "Qi Gathering Pill," "Source Life Liquid," "Xuan Spirit Pill," "Xuan Scripture Pill," "True Xuan Liquid," and "Earth Fiend Treasure Liquid."

The seven pills' effects were each stronger than the last!

Just take the Heart Cleansing Pill, for example. It could not only rapidly repair damaged meridians but also enhance them to achieve the greatest possible perfection. The quality of the effects depended greatly on the alchemist's abilities; however, the Heart Cleansing Pill came with a usage restriction—only martial artists of Yellow Rank could use it. Otherwise, it would be ineffective.

The four pills—Qi Gathering Pill, Source Life Liquid, Xuan Scripture Pill, and True Xuan Liquid—were all greatly beneficial to cultivation. With these four pills, the cultivation speed of martial artists at the Yellow Rank and Xuan Rank would surely improve far more than just double. As for the Xuan Spirit Pill and Earth Fiend Treasure Liquid, they were even more extraordinary treasures. When martial artists reached the Yellow Rank Peak and Peak of Xuan Rank, these two pills would become excellent Divine Artifacts to help them advance smoothly!

Understanding those effects made Ye Xiao genuinely realize the great significance pills had for martial artists!

However, the old man also warned Ye Xiao of one thing: once you start using pills for cultivation, the body would develop a dependence on them. He specially cautioned Ye Xiao never to use any pills because they only benefitted ordinary martial artists. For someone like Ye Xiao, who had a unique talent and was cultivating the rare Nine Yang True Qi, normal cultivation was already the greatest shortcut!

However, when Ye Xiao saw the materials required for these pills, he was dumbfounded!

Just take the simplest Heart Cleansing Pill as an example. The ingredients required were quite tricky.

An one-thousand-year-old Wild Cordyceps, an one-thousand-year-old Wild Polygonum multiflorum, and an one-thousand-year-old Wild Ginseng, all needing to be refined with Inner Strength into thumb-sized pills!

One-thousand-year-old?

These days, it's not easy to find truly wild medicines; most on the market are cultivated by humans.

However, that does not mean it's entirely impossible to find these items, and these things, he believed, could definitely be easily obtained by one person—Ling Hengyu!

Although Ling Shuya's meridians were already quite good, if she took the Heart Cleansing Pill, they would become even more perfect. Thus, it was only right for Ling Hengyu to handle this.

Since the pills hadn't been refined yet, Ye Xiao didn't plan to tell Shen Qiuyu, so he just smirked at her and said, "Didn't I already tell you before? Could it be that you still think I'm deceiving you?"

Shen Qiuyu rolled her eyes at Ye Xiao upon hearing what he said and remarked, "You really think I'd believe that? You're becoming more and more shameless!"

Ye Xiao immediately put on an innocent face and said to Shen Qiuyu, "How could that be? I am serious about everything regarding Miss Shen, and I believe Miss Shen is serious about me too. If it weren't for the lackey following behind us, I'd really love to show you my enthusiasm!"

Shen Qiuyu instantly became alert and looked at Ye Xiao, saying, "What are you planning to do? This is a school!"

Ye Xiao responded with a grin, "Of course, I know this is a school, but for someone who's eternally faithful in love, I don't care about the place!"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Shen Qiuyu almost fainted. Ye Xiao's skin was getting thicker and thicker; it seemed like it would soon require a ruler to measure!

Ye Xiao and Shen Qiuyu walked ahead, with Tang Xuewen stubbornly following them, oblivious to them.

"Brother Xiao!" As Ye Xiao and Shen Qiuyu reached the campus, Zhan Bo, Weii Yang, and Sun Yuze approached them from a distance and rushed over when they saw Ye Xiao.

After these three arrived, they immediately noticed the stunningly beautiful girl with Ye Xiao.

Sun Yuze chuckled and asked Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao, who is this beauty?"

Ye Xiao replied, "Her name is Shen Qiuyu, and she's older than me, so, you guys know what you should call her, right?"

"Sister-in-law!" The three of them immediately said respectfully to Shen Qiuyu!

Shen Qiuyu blushed at their words and then glared at Ye Xiao, who hadn't expected these guys to make such an association.

"Are you guys serious? You can't call her sister-in-law; she might be embarrassed!" After thinking for a moment, Ye Xiao said, "Just call her Sister Yu!"

"Sister Yu, hello!" The three of them repeated respectfully.

Shen Qiuyu smiled and said to them, "Hello, you all are Ye Xiao's friends, aren't you?"

Zhan Bo immediately responded with a smile, "Sister Yu, we're Brother Xiao's brothers!"

Then, Weii Yang saw someone else following behind Ye Xiao and asked with a puzzled look, "Brother Xiao, is he a new brother you've taken under your wing?"

Ye Xiao turned to look and saw Tang Xuewen, who was glaring at him intently.

Ye Xiao laughed, "He's like a piece of gum, stuck to me!"

Weii Yang's expression darkened as he turned to Tang Xuewen and remarked, "Is this kid looking for trouble with Brother Xiao?"

Hearing Weii Yang's words, Sun Yuze and Zhan Bo immediately encircled Tang Xuewen.

Sun Yuze appraised Tang Xuewen and advised, "Listen kid, don't say we're bullying you. Take this advice and mind your own business. Otherwise, our fists can get unruly. Brother Xiao said we shouldn't bully others, but we absolutely must not let others bully us!"

Tang Xuewen ignored Sun Yuze completely; even though he was frail, the pride on his face didn't lessen at all.

"I'm not looking for you, I don't want to talk to you, I want him to apologize!" Tang Xuewen said loudly, pointing at Ye Xiao.

Hearing Tang Xuewen's words, Sun Yuze was utterly dumbfounded. Was this guy's brain alright to expect Brother Xiao to apologize to him? That had to be a joke!

"I think you're courting death!" Weii Yang, being impulsive, was about to throw a punch at Tang Xuewen upon hearing his words.

A timid scholar like Tang Xuewen couldn't possibly withstand Weii Yang's solid punch.

Ye Xiao immediately said, "Don't bother with him. I want to see how long he can follow me. Where are you guys headed?"

"We're going out to have fun. Heavenly Gate Security Company has had a lot going on these past few days, and our Dragon Head Team didn't participate. We're feeling a bit regretful about that, so we're going to check it out!" Zhan Bo explained.

Ye Xiao didn't care much and simply said, "Do as you please, I'm going to find the principal!"

Afterward, Ye Xiao, Shen Qiuyu, and the follower Tang Xuewen headed straight for the principal's office building.

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