I, the mortal, come from the great world of Xuanhuang

"Go to the inner courtyard. Once you get there, you'll know who I'm talking about. In short, you must take good care of that little guy. If you do, the benefits you'll reap will far exceed your imagination. Of course, if you have the chance, bring him over so I can meet him. I have a cultivation technique to return to him. In the entire continent, probably only his clan can cultivate it, and he is the most suitable candidate. If he succeeds in cultivating it, his future will be unimaginable."

After giving Xiao Yan his instructions, Fang Yu told him to hurry to the inner courtyard.

"But I want to stay and watch you refine pills, and also refine the strange fire."

These are the two things that Xiao Yan cares about most. Apart from that, he doesn't care much about entering the inner courtyard. Anyway, he will be able to enter sooner or later, so he is confident.

"If you want to refine a different kind of fire, or watch me refine pills, you can have all of these. But you should think carefully. If you miss this opportunity, it won't be easy to enter the inner courtyard next time. And if you miss this one, you might be in some trouble."

Fang Yu's reminder did not deter Xiao Yan, who shook his head and refused again.

"I still choose to stay. Even if I enter the inner academy, I can only become an elder at most. Becoming a student is impossible. After all, my cultivation level has already surpassed most students. I can even guarantee that the only one in the entire inner academy who can compare to me is probably that little girl you mentioned."

"Alright? Since you've made your choice, I won't say anything more. Remember to watch me carefully refine the pills; my method is a bit different from yours. Watching closely will greatly benefit you."

After saying that, Fang Yu didn't say anything more.

Xiao Yan was preparing to refine the strange fire, because whether it was to improve his strength or to purify his cultivation technique, he had to refine the strange fire he had just acquired.

……

Soon, news of Fang Yu's plan to refine a seventh-grade pill spread throughout the entire Black Corner Region, even reaching the academy, and causing quite a stir.

"What? Refining a seventh-grade pill? Someone in the Black Corner Region can actually refine a seventh-grade pill? How is that possible? Who is it? How can they possibly refine a seventh-grade pill?"

The elder of the academy's alchemy department, Old Man Huo, was immediately shocked by the news, and the person standing in front of him was the Grand Elder of the Inner Court.

"The person who refined the pills this time is none other than the Xiao family member from the Jia Ma Empire who won the Alchemist Tournament. If you have time, you can go and take a look. Of course, you can also bring the students from the Alchemist Department with you. After all, this is a rare opportunity. You might be able to learn something from it, which may be very beneficial for your future breakthrough to the sixth-grade Alchemist."

The Grand Elder's words thrilled Elder Huo, who immediately agreed. After all, this was a rare opportunity, just as the Grand Elder had said; if he missed it, who knew when he would get another chance like this?

“No problem, I will definitely take the alchemy students with me this time. But not all of them. How about this, I will take the top 20 students. Maybe they can learn something from it. As for the rest of the students, forget it. Their alchemy talent is not that high.”

Elder Huo's words weren't entirely untrue, because alchemists require a high level of talent; the higher one's talent, the more one can comprehend.

"I never expected that such a prodigy would emerge from the Xiao family. I remember one of our students took a two-year leave of absence right away, and he seemed to be a member of the Xiao family as well. Does that student have any intention of returning?"

Elder Huo then remembered something else, since Xiao Yan was now quite famous in their academy.

“He has already become a Dou Wang expert, so even if he comes to the inner academy, he will only become an elder. So I think he probably won’t return to the academy. This time, the people who came to refine the seventh-grade pills are from the Xiao family again. Maybe he is also in the Black Corner Region. If that’s the case, perhaps he will come to the academy.”

The elder hesitated for a moment before revealing what he knew.

"He's already broken through to the Dou Wang level. How can the Xiao family be so monstrous? Producing a seventh-grade alchemist wasn't enough, now they've produced another Dou Wang. And both of them seem to be under twenty years old. Isn't the Xiao family just too abnormal?"

After hearing the Grand Elder's words, Elder Huo was utterly shocked. He never expected that such a monstrous existence existed. Such a monstrous existence was simply too shocking and unbelievable to believe.

"Not only him, but his fiancée who broke off their engagement with him has also reached the Dou Wang level. The two of them can be said to be the most talented people in the Jia Ma Empire. Although it is unlikely that he will come to the inner academy now, it is still possible. So this time, you go to watch the refining of this seventh-grade pill, and also find out if he is currently in the Black Corner Region. If he is in the Black Corner Region, then please ask him to come to the inner academy. In any case, he is considered a student of the inner academy. Now, as long as he is willing to come to the inner academy, he can directly become an elder."

The First Elder's words shocked Elder Huo even more than when he heard how monstrous Xiao Yan and the other two were.

"Elder, why are you doing this? Why do I value him so much?"

Elder Huo couldn't understand why the Grand Elder valued Xiao Yan so much.

"Because he has a foreign object on him. According to reliable sources, he possesses a strange fire. If he helps us, we might be able to suppress that beast if he makes any more moves next time. Moreover, he also has a seventh-grade alchemist behind him. This would greatly increase our chances of success."

The Grand Elder's words left Elder Huo both understanding and shocked.

"Elder, don't you understand how tempting a strange fire is to an alchemist? What if the seventh-grade alchemist behind him also wants a strange fire? Are we just going to obediently hand that beast over to him? Even if he is a seventh-grade alchemist, he doesn't have that much influence, does he? Although his talent is extraordinary, it's not worth the academy doing this."

"With his current talent, he's already a seventh-grade alchemist, and he could become an eighth-grade, or even the legendary ninth-grade, in the future. The academy would benefit even more then. If he really wants that beast to give it to him, it's not impossible. After all, that beast has shown signs of breaking free of its control over the years, and if things continue like this, it will eventually break through the seal. The dean doesn't care that it's impossible for us to suppress it with our strength. If the losses are too great, we can't bear the consequences. It's better to do him a favor and give it to him directly. Of course, I feel that he should also have a strange fire. Otherwise, how could he become a seventh-grade alchemist at such a young age? Even the prodigies of Zhongzhou would find it difficult to do that. So I feel that he definitely has a strange fire, so there's no need to worry too much. On the contrary, we need his help."

"If that's the case, it would be a good thing. In any case, this time when I go to see him, I will also invite him to the academy as a guest and ask for his opinion. If he really has a strange fire, I will also know about it. At that time, that beast might really need his help to completely suppress it. At least it can hold out until the dean returns."

Elder Huo nodded in agreement, because they had no other choice at the moment.

"Yes, that's all we can do. Hopefully, he can really help the academy. If he can, the academy will try its best to meet whatever conditions he proposes. Tell him this."

The Grand Elder sighed and made the promise. "Then why doesn't the Grand Elder go himself? After all, it would show more sincerity if the Grand Elder went in person."

“I also want to go in person, but that beast won’t allow it. I have to stay in the inner courtyard to monitor that beast for the time being. If that beast makes any move and I leave, the other elders alone won’t be enough, and it won’t be fast enough. So I can’t leave the inner courtyard for the time being. If I leave the inner courtyard, the consequences will be very serious. If that beast dares to find out that I’ve left, it might try to break the seal directly.”

The elder expressed his concerns.

After hearing the Grand Elder's words, Elder Huo stopped insisting and nodded.

"Since that's the case, then I'll take my students to see for themselves. I hope they can really learn something from his alchemy process. That way, it will be of great help to my future advancement to a sixth-grade alchemist. I hope so." Elder Huo could only say this for now.

After all, he had wanted to become a sixth-grade alchemist for many years, but unfortunately he had never been able to achieve his goal.

"It's unbelievable that the mighty Medicine King Han Feng was killed so easily. I wonder what grudge the two of them had. I always felt that he shouldn't have done this just to seize a city and establish a power base. There must have been some kind of grudge between them."

"That's natural. And I always felt that he had a great connection with the Medicine Venerable back then, otherwise his alchemy skills could not have improved so quickly. I even suspect that he was the Medicine Venerable's disciple back then. Because only the Medicine Venerable back then could have cultivated such an outstanding disciple."

The Grand Elder immediately found Fang Yu a teacher, none other than the Medicine Venerable.

"So, the Medicine Venerable didn't die back then, but instead took on a disciple."

"Indeed, besides him, I really can't think of anyone else with such amazing skills to cultivate such a monstrous disciple. You know, even in the Central Plains, there might not be such a young seventh-grade alchemist."

"Try to test him this time, but don't go too far, lest you anger him, which wouldn't be good for the academy."

"Elder, please rest assured, I know what I'm doing and nothing will happen. At most, I'll just test the waters by mentioning the name of the Medicine Venerable to see his reaction. I won't ask anything else."

"That's good, then I can rest assured."

The elder then gave a few more instructions and left.

……

Meanwhile, Fang Yu was researching what kind of seventh-grade pill to refine. After all, the medicinal materials and other ingredients required for this seventh-grade pill were quite rare, and it was not an easy thing to obtain them. However, with his reputation and the fact that the news of his refining of the seventh-grade pill had spread throughout the entire Black Corner Region, it became much easier for Yun Yun to find medicinal materials. In fact, many pharmacies even took the initiative to send medicinal materials to her.

Their goal was to persuade Fang Yu to allow their pharmacy's alchemists to observe the process of refining a seventh-grade pill. Such an opportunity was rare, and not everyone was willing to let other alchemists watch them refine pills. Therefore, these pharmacies had this idea in mind, hoping to help their alchemists advance further.

Therefore, they spared no effort to bring out the medicinal herbs treasured in their pharmacies. Of course, in addition to these pharmacies, many alchemists also brought out their treasured herbs, all in order to persuade Fang Yu to allow him to watch the alchemy process from the side.

Therefore, even though the medicinal materials needed for seventh-grade pills are relatively difficult to find, they were still gathered very quickly, which greatly surprised Fang Yu. As a result, he agreed to the requests of the pharmacies and alchemists.

Immediately afterwards, Elder Qing of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion brought him some unexpected news.

"Someone from the Young Master Academy has arrived; it's an elder from the Alchemist Department. He's a fifth-grade alchemist."

Upon hearing this unexpected news, Fang Yu smiled and immediately spoke.

"Please invite that elder in quickly. I also have something I'd like to ask him."

"Yes,"

Elder Qing of the Heavenly Serpent Palace naturally dared not disobey Fang Yu's orders and immediately went out to invite Elder Huo of the Alchemist Department in. Elder Huo was quite surprised and delighted by Elder Qing's warm hospitality. He hadn't expected to receive such a warm welcome from Fang Yu; it was truly unexpected. However, he seemed to understand something and felt relieved, though the smile on his face never faded.

"I never imagined that Young Master Xiao could refine a seventh-grade pill at such a young age. I am truly ashamed."

After the guests and hosts took their seats, Elder Huo immediately expressed his admiration for Fang Yu after exchanging pleasantries.

These words are the truth; you could say they are absolutely true.

There was absolutely no falsehood in it, because it was truly admirable that Fang Yu could refine a seventh-grade pill at such a young age.

"Elder, you're too kind. I was just lucky."

Fang Yu also spoke very modestly.

"I wonder who your master is? How could he have nurtured such a monstrous alchemist as Young Master Xiao?"

(End of this chapter)