Battle Through the Heavens, Reborn as Xiao Yan's Sister

Chapter 132 Your Majesty, It's Time to Take Your Medicine (Part 3, Please Subscribe)

On the green cliff,

Xiao Yue brought out a pill furnace and began refining pills in front of everyone.

"Hey!"

Around her, various spiritual herbs floated in a continuous line, which she continuously fed into the alchemy furnace. The herbs were then slowly refined by the platinum flames within the furnace. The entire refining process was smooth and seamless.

Seeing Xiao Yue's terrifying refining speed, the alchemy students below the green cliff were dumbfounded.

They had never seen such a ruthless method of alchemy. You know, when alchemists refine medicinal power, who doesn't carefully refine each herb one by one? Who would throw everything in like Xiao Yue did!

"It's still too slow."

Xiao Yue's brows furrowed slightly.

The sixth-grade peak pill requires a wide variety of spiritual herbs to refine. At this rate, it would probably take about a week, and she didn't want to waste so much time on it.

"call--!"

Then four more flames flew out from her body; these were her divine five-element flames.

In an instant, five different colored flames—blue, red, black, white, and yellow—encircled the alchemy furnace.

The crowd below exchanged bewildered glances once more, seemingly surprised that Xiao Yue could control one type of flame while simultaneously controlling others!

Normally, it takes a considerable amount of soul power for an alchemist to control one type of flame. Controlling two types of flames would require even greater energy. In addition, because it requires multitasking, it would be even more difficult than climbing to heaven!

And now...

Gazing at the five different flames burning around the alchemy furnace above the green cliff, the scene fell silent. Below, whether it was the students and instructors of the alchemy department or the elders and deans, everyone was stunned.

"Hi~"

A moment later, gasps of astonishment slowly rose from the back of the room.

What happened to our promise to observe and learn? This is... what the hell are we supposed to learn?! Who could possibly learn this?!
There are always higher heavens and more capable people out there.

Looking at the five flames that flew out of Xiao Yue's body, Dean Huo couldn't help but sigh.

He was a high-level Dou Huang expert, and with his status as a fifth-grade peak alchemist, he was respected wherever he went. He considered himself a figure of importance in the Northwest Continent.

But now... faced with this meticulously calculated alchemy method, he probably won't be able to learn it in his entire life!
He couldn't even control five types of flames, since each additional type of flame placed extremely high demands on his soul power!
And there are five different types of flames!
Most of the flames on the mainland are not compatible. If all five of these flames were put into a person's body, it would be strange if nothing went wrong!

How could a human body possibly contain so many flames? What was happening before their eyes was completely beyond the common sense of the teachers and students of Canaan Academy!

As we all know, the human body has its limits!

It's not surprising that they thought that way, after all, not everyone cultivates the "Burning Technique" like her younger brother Xiao Yan.

Moreover, if it were just about controlling five types of flames, that would be one thing. There are always some ruthless individuals on the continent who can come up with various methods to contain multiple types of flames within their bodies. However, being able to contain five types of flames and using five types of flames to refine pills are completely different concepts!

"The Vajra Flower refined by white fire is eight hundred years old, the Ghost Flower refined by black fire is five hundred years old, the Immortal Vine of Green Fire is green, the Spirit Ganoderma of Earth is yellow, and the Nine-Leaf Fire Heart Grass is red!"

"Each type of flame is used to refine elixirs of different properties, with a clear division of labor. I see, I see, I understand! I understand!"

"I never thought you could play like that!"

Below the green cliff,

The blue-haired female student from yesterday pushed up her glasses, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of fanaticism, as she quickly jotted down the details of Xiao Yue's alchemy process in a notebook.

It's clear the girl is very excited, and she can accurately name the five spiritual herbs that Xiao Yue is refining at the same time. She truly deserves to be the top female student in the alchemy department.

Simultaneously extract five kinds of spiritual herbs!

Moreover, the five spiritual herbs require different temperatures and have different medicinal properties. This means that the alchemist will have to do five things at the same time, and each step must be carefully calculated. If an alchemist can do five things at the same time and still perform such precise and meticulous operations, then it can no longer be described as monstrous!

"At this rate, a sixth-grade peak pill that would normally take a seventh-grade alchemy master more than ten days to refine might only take her one or two days!" an elder from the alchemy department remarked.

As a fifth-grade initial-level alchemist, his supposedly invincible alchemy skills were utterly insignificant in front of the silver-haired woman above the green cliff.

...

At this time,

The Grand Elder of the Inner Court, Su Qian, also brought Ming Qiong to the scene. He was dressed in a wide white robe, with a solemn face and an indescribable majesty in his eyes.

"I've met the Great Elder!"

The students, instructors, and elders around him all bowed to Su Qian and made way for him, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. After all, this was the only Dou Zong expert in Canaan Academy, and his prestige in the academy was still very high.

Su Qian nodded upon hearing this, then strode to a spot ten feet below the cliff and looked up directly at Xiao Yue, who was refining pills above the cliff.

Although he had already confirmed that it was Xiao Yue who was refining pills when he arrived, a hint of disbelief still flashed in his eyes when he saw Xiao Yue's five different colored flames burning fiercely around the pill furnace.

"Isn't she afraid of running out of energy while refining pills like this?" Su Qian frowned slightly and said in a low voice, his voice tinged with doubt.

Even a layman like him knows the energy and spirit required for such advanced operations!

As the Grand Elder of the Inner Court, he had personally witnessed the scene of a seventh-grade alchemy master refining pills during his travels in the Central Plains. Even a seventh-grade master could not refine a sixth-grade peak pill with such ease!

“A monster, you can’t judge it by ordinary standards.”

Dean Huo, standing beside him, gave a wry smile. He felt that he had wasted most of his life learning alchemy.

……

And it turns out that
Refining a top-grade sixth-rank pill is indeed an extremely tedious and laborious task.

Twelve hours passed quickly!
The extraction of medicinal herbs alone took Xiao Yue a full day and night. Fortunately, she had a special constitution, and even after refining them non-stop for a whole day, she showed no signs of fatigue.

On the contrary, the teachers, students, elders, and deans of the alchemy department below the green cliff were so focused on watching her refine pills that they were all feeling a slight soreness in their necks and had dark circles under their eyes.

Time flowed slowly,

Xiao Yue, who was refining pills above the green cliff, had also reached a crucial moment—condensing her core!
This is the most important step in alchemy. If even the slightest mistake is made, the medicinal herbs that have been painstakingly extracted will be burned instantly. Therefore, even with Xiao Yue's strength, she cannot afford to be distracted or careless in this step.

"Buzz!"

The instant the embryonic form of this elixir took shape,

Everyone could clearly feel the surrounding energy suddenly surging.

Instantly, ripples of energy, almost tangible, surged forth from the alchemy furnace atop the green cliff, spreading outwards in all directions and painting half the sky with wondrous colors, creating a truly spectacular scene.

Xiao Yue's expression remained unchanged despite the fluctuations in the energy of heaven and earth. She continued to focus on the changes in the pills inside the cauldron. At such a critical moment, a pharmacist could not afford to be distracted in the slightest.

As time went by, the somewhat irregularly shaped crimson pill gradually became rounder, radiating brilliant light that made it resemble a red gemstone.

"Everyone, retreat thirty feet! An even bigger commotion is yet to come!" Su Qian said suddenly, his eyes fixed on the alchemy furnace above.

Upon hearing this, everyone dared not delay and retreated to the back.

And then,
The five-colored flames inside the alchemy furnace above the green cliff suddenly surged, almost filling the entire furnace, and one of the bright red spots became even more dazzling.

"A top-grade sixth-rank pill is about to be produced! Elders and protectors!" Su Qian said solemnly.

Regardless of his motives, he didn't want anything to go wrong with this top-grade sixth-rank pill.

Dean Huo beside him was so excited that his beard began to tremble. For so many years... since the previous dean of the alchemy department left, no one in Canaan Academy had been able to refine pills of this grade!
at this time,

Queen Medusa also stared intently at this scene with her beautiful eyes. She was also extremely excited at this moment. She was finally going to get rid of the little guy's soul troubles in her body and would no longer have to suffer from that bad guy's temper!

Of course, what Her Majesty the Queen didn't know was that this elixir was the beginning of her future nightmare...

"Boom!"

The weather suddenly changed!
Then, a thunderous explosion suddenly rang out, followed by a blood-red beam of light, three zhang thick, shooting straight into the sky from the alchemy furnace in front of Xiao Yue!

The blood-red pill in the center of the alchemy furnace shrank and expanded, and as it expanded, energy ripples spread in the void, snapping trees in half and causing massive rocks to tumble and roll!
Such overwhelming destructive power caused the group of students below the cliff to gasp involuntarily, all taking a deep breath as they stared dumbfounded at the enormous crimson pillar of light shooting into the sky.

"Congeal!"

Xiao Yue glanced at the enormous blood-red pillar of light, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. Then, with a flick of her sleeve, the soaring pillar of light trembled violently, gradually shrinking and becoming ethereal until it finally contracted completely within the alchemy furnace.

"it is finally over!"

The teachers and students of Canaan Academy finally breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the pillar of light in the sky completely disappear.

The sheer scale of that extraordinary phenomenon was comparable to the breakthrough of a Dou Zong expert. The pressure generated by the energy fluctuations of the pill made even the elite students at the Great Dou Shi and Dou Ling levels in the inner courtyard feel slightly breathless.

...

…within the semi-transparent barrier set up by Her Majesty the Queen
"This is the Soul Fusion Pill?"

A glint flashed in Queen Medusa's eyes.
A crimson pill the size of a longan was floating in front of Xiao Yue. The faint patterns remaining on its surface resembled a pool of blood. It was spinning around as if it had a spirit, emitting a strange medicinal fragrance, which looked quite peculiar.

Her Majesty the Queen then reached out towards the crimson pill, but just as her slender fingers were about to touch it, the Soul Fusion Pill suddenly transformed into a streak of blood light and dodged away.

"Humph!"

Queen Medusa was slightly taken aback upon seeing this, then she snorted coldly, and seven-colored light surged between her slender jade fingers, directly capturing the pill.

"Could it be that all sixth-grade pills are so sentient that they can even dodge?" Queen Medusa said coldly, seemingly dissatisfied that she had just been tricked by a pill.

"This Soul Fusion Pill is almost at the seventh grade level, so naturally it has more spiritual essence than ordinary sixth grade pills." A clear and cold voice rang out.

A cloud of black mist filled the surroundings, and then a slender, aloof woman in a black dress appeared before everyone. She was none other than the long-dormant Nine Netherworld Python, who had been awakened by the strange phenomenon caused by the sixth-grade peak pill.

Looking at the two cold and aloof older women and the elegant queen who appeared beside Xiao Yue, the inner courtyard elder outside the barrier couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.

Although there was prior intelligence that the Silver Moon Healer was always accompanied by two powerful and beautiful snake women, Su Qian still couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine after actually witnessing it with her own eyes.

Only Xiao Yue, with her exceptional skills and daring, would dare to carry two beautiful snakes close to her body like that. If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night!
When will my elixir be refined?

Perhaps seeing that Queen Medusa's elixir had been completed, the cold, black-clad beauty couldn't help but ask a question.

Faced with her urging, Xiao Yue chuckled and said, "Your Excellency, there's no need to rush. Your 'Mysterious Netherworld Rejuvenation Pill' is still missing one or two main ingredients, and they are of quite high quality. There are no clues about them yet."

Upon hearing this, the cold, beautiful woman in the black dress frowned slightly before speaking, "I have already made my move once back in the Heavenly Heart Empire. Now you have two more chances to make your move. Please remember your promise."

"That's natural..."

Xiao Yue spoke slowly.

Upon hearing this, the woman in the black dress nodded slightly. Then, her figure gradually became ethereal, eventually transforming back into a small black snake that gracefully coiled around Xiao Yue's slender, fair wrist, reverting to a delicate black bracelet.

...

After dealing with Bei Ming Xiaomeng, Xiao Yue turned her gaze back to Queen Medusa, who smiled slightly and said:

"Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine."

Hearing this,

Queen Medusa hesitated for a moment. Although she had been supervising the whole process, she ultimately suffered from her lack of knowledge about alchemy. Therefore, even after watching for so long, she still couldn't be sure whether Xiao Yue had made any underhanded moves...

“The Soul Fusion Pill is different from other pills. If it is not taken within half a quarter of an hour, it will lose its medicinal effect,” Xiao Yue added calmly.

Queen Medusa hesitated again. She was known for her sharp and decisive nature and could remain calm in the face of anything.

But at this moment... the crimson pill the size of a longan in front of her made her feel more conflicted than ever before.

"You...you really didn't tamper with this elixir?" Queen Medusa asked tentatively, perhaps unaware that a barely perceptible tension was lurking in her voice.

She was truly terrified of being tricked by Xiao Yue...

If she could do it all over again, she should have stayed away from him when they first met, instead of inexplicably bringing this intelligent, almost demonic silver-haired woman back to the palace!
They were clearly preparing to appoint her as the regent of the Snake-People Empire, second only to the emperor, yet she dared to repeatedly defy him! It's simply unforgivable!
"What, Your Majesty, are you afraid?"

Xiao Yue smiled faintly.

"Hmph, I have roamed the world with unparalleled power, when have I ever been afraid of such risks! I even dare to touch strange fire!" Provoked by her words, Queen Medusa snorted lightly, and a sharp glint flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Then she gritted her teeth, no longer hesitated, opened her cold and beautiful red lips, and swallowed the crimson Soul Fusion Pill on the spot.

but,

The moment the pill slid down her throat, Queen Medusa instantly felt a surge of violent energy surging in her abdomen. The energy was so powerful that even with her strength, she couldn't help but groan.

Fortunately, Xiao Yue was prepared. The moment Queen Medusa swallowed the pill, she quickly reached out and supported the beautiful queen's waist. Then, she gently pressed her other slender hand on the queen's abdomen. Instantly, a cool energy surged from her palm, suppressing the violent energy in Queen Medusa's abdomen.

"Whoo~"

Queen Medusa exhaled a breath of stale air. If that energy had erupted just now, even if it wouldn't have caused her any harm, it would definitely have been unpleasant.

Thanks…

At this moment, her posture with Xiao Yue was a little too intimate, which made Queen Medusa turn her head away, her voice revealing a hint of softness that was barely perceptible.

She had indeed underestimated the immense medicinal power of the Soul Fusion Pill; she hadn't expected that even with her strength, she would almost be unable to suppress it.

"Your Majesty, please don't be so polite. Let's begin the soul fusion now." Xiao Yue released her waist and abdomen with her slender hands, then smiled slightly.

She felt that the queen's personality was somewhat adorably silly. Although her cold and noble nature remained unchanged, she was already showing signs of becoming silly even before she had started getting pregnant.

Simultaneously,

Xiao Yue had figured it out; this seemingly arrogant and aloof queen was actually quite easy to coax. She had offended and humiliated her just a few days ago, but now that the pill had been refined, she seemed to have completely forgotten about it.

"Don't think that I've forgiven you just like that!"

As if suddenly recalling the humiliation and offense she had suffered at Xiao Yue's hands a few days ago, Queen Medusa glared at her with her cold and fierce phoenix eyes, trying to express her dissatisfaction with her gaze, but she was defeated by Xiao Yue's calm and composed attitude.

Xiao Yue smiled lightly, unconcerned by Queen Medusa's cold words.

Queen Medusa had no choice but to take a deep breath, try to calm herself down, and then slowly turn around, transforming into a streak of seven-colored light, and she returned to the form of the little snake.

In Xiao Yue's words, she doesn't need to do anything now. She just needs to fall into a deep sleep and quietly wait for the medicine to take effect and merge with the soul of the seven-colored snake. This fusion process can take anywhere from one to two months to half a year.

"Woo~"

After the colorful little snake regained control of its body...

She looked at Xiao Yue and let out a soft meow. Her small body trembled slightly, and her large purple eyes flickered with unease—a fear of the unknown and a worry about losing herself.

The little one seemed to sense the enormous change that was about to happen. She feared that once Queen Medusa merged with her soul, she would be completely devoured by Medusa's weak and insignificant existence, causing her to disappear from this world forever.

"Don't worry, I will protect you and won't let you disappear." Xiao Yue sensed the little guy's unease and said in a gentle tone.

The little snake was very intelligent and seemed to understand Xiao Yue's words. She gently twisted her body and slowly swam to Xiao Yue's shoulder, gently rubbing her cheek with her little head before falling asleep as well.

Gazing at its sleeping form, Xiao Yue pondered for a moment. Just to be on the safe side, she condensed a drop of her heart's essence and infused it into the seven-colored snake's body, its purpose being to protect the little creature's future successful birth.

...

After doing all this,

Xiao Yue then turned her gaze to the surroundings of Qingya. Just now, Her Majesty the Queen had set up a barrier around her as a precaution to prevent anyone from having any ill intentions towards the pill. Now, with Queen Medusa falling into a deep sleep, the barrier was naturally slowly dissipating.

Her gaze fell upon the dignified old man in the distance, dressed in a wide white robe. Judging from the aura emanating from him, he was at least a Dou Zong level expert. She figured this must be Su Qian, the Grand Elder of Canaan Academy.

"Junior Xiao Yue greets the Grand Elder. Just now, while I was refining pills, I was afraid that someone would disturb me, so I asked Her Majesty the Queen to set up a barrier. If there was any offense, please forgive me." Xiao Yue stepped forward and said with a smile.

Although this was her first time meeting this Grand Elder, she had heard of him before, knowing that it was he who had approved her status as a guest elder in the inner courtyard.

"Elder Xiao, there's no need to be modest. I'm just an old man from the School of Management. There's no offense involved..." Su Qian chuckled and stroked his beard.

Saying,

He glanced at Xiao Yue, a hint of emotion flashing in his eyes. It's true that new talents emerge in every generation; no wonder she's so young yet already famous throughout the Northwest.

"These past few days, has that little girl Ziyan caused you any trouble?" Elder Su Qian asked with a smile.

He naturally knew that the little girl had been beaten by Xiao Yue that day and then taken away by her. At first, he was both amused and exasperated by the matter. The little girl's temperament was such that she usually acted lawlessly and willfully in the inner courtyard, relying on her strength which far exceeded that of a Dou Wang.

It's estimated that only someone as powerful and unique as Xiao Yue could make her behave a little.

"Ziyan has been very well-behaved lately and hasn't caused any trouble," Xiao Yue said with a light laugh. She quite liked this little one, Ziyan, even though she usually acted spoiled and willful, which was actually because she didn't know how to interact normally with humans.

Upon hearing this, Elder Su Qian burst into hearty laughter. He was not surprised by Xiao Yue's answer, after all, he had picked up Zi Yan from the mountains, and he knew that girl's personality better than anyone.

It would be good if someone could help her. If that little girl continues to be spoiled and willful, something bad will happen sooner or later.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a short while atop the green cliff.
Xiao Yue then took her leave. After a day of intense pill refining, although she didn't feel anything at first, she felt a bit tired afterwards.

"The Fire Energy Hunting Competition will end in one more day..." Xiao Yue thought to herself.

She hadn't forgotten the girl who was constantly on the verge of turning into a yandere and a villain. In fact, she had been secretly keeping an eye on her these past few days. After careful consideration, she had been keeping her out of the public eye for a while, and it was time to show up and visit her.

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P.S.: Three chapters in one today! Thanks to the generous donors for the tips and monthly tickets. I'll add more tomorrow! *^_^*
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