Battle Through the Heavens: Inward Cultivation, Crying Xiao Yan

These can significantly enhance his and Little Fairy Doctor's strength.

"Then...so does that mean you're already a fourth-grade alchemist, Brother Yang?"

Xiao Yan swallowed hard, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It's worth noting that he and Xiao Yang are about the same age.

The old doctor was also shocked.

It's worth noting that Xiao Yang has been learning alchemy for less than a year!

In less than a year, he went from a novice alchemist to a fourth-rank alchemist.

What kind of monster is this?

"That's right."

Xiao Yang nodded indifferently, exuding an air of superiority.

The old doctor glanced at Xiao Yan and said.

“Look, you’re cousins, and you’re about the same age.”

"In that case, let me set you a small goal: three ranks a year."

"If we don't extract every single one of these medicinal herbs properly today, then we won't eat."

"What are you still standing there for?"

"Hurry up and refine the medicinal herbs!"

As he spoke, the old doctor kicked Xiao Yan next to the medicine cauldron.

"Xiao Yang, why don't you try refining a fourth-grade pill first?"

"Let me see how good your foundation is."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yang nodded and took out the Heavenly Profound Cauldron.

At the same time, he secretly set a mission in his mind.

[Task: Refine three Grade 4 pills under the guidance of the Old Master Yao. Reward: Grade 4 pill proficiency +2, one Grade 5 magic core.]

Chapter 168 The Shocked Elder Yao

The old doctor's eyes narrowed as he looked at the Heavenly Profound Cauldron that Xiao Yang had taken out.

Previously, Xiao Yang had always used the medicine cauldron he had bought back then.

Although the materials used are good, it is still just an ordinary two-mouthed cauldron.

For a newcomer, this might be considered pretty good.

However, for Xiao Yang now, this is somewhat of a drag on his career.

However, the old doctor felt that this medicine cauldron was very unusual.

The moment Xiao Yang took it out, a sense of heaviness welled up inside him.

He felt that this medicine cauldron was no worse than his Black Demon Cauldron.

It might even be better!

However, the old doctor could not match the medicine cauldron in front of him with any of the medicine cauldrons on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.

"A newly appeared medicine cauldron?"

The old doctor couldn't help but think to himself.

"What a lucky little guy."

At this moment, Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yang with a hint of envy.

Not only does it possess extraordinary fire, but it also boasts the finest medicinal cauldrons.

Xiao Yang actually possessed all the things that alchemists dreamed of.

Perhaps this little guy is only missing the soul cultivation technique.

The old doctor thought to himself.

If Xiao Yang knew what Yao Lao was thinking now, he might directly say, "I also have the Soul Cultivation Technique."

I wonder what the old doctor will think at that time.

Xiao Yang casually tossed the ingredients for the Grade 4 Rejuvenation Pill into the medicine cauldron.

Watching Xiao Yang throw all the medicinal herbs into the medicine cauldron in one go, the old doctor didn't say anything, just watched quietly.

This behavior is very reckless for a novice alchemist.

However, for some alchemy masters, this can save a lot of time.

With a thought, Xiao Yang sent the primordial fire into the medicine cauldron.

As Yao Lao sensed Xiao Yang's flames, his gaze sharpened.

He discovered that Xiao Yang's flame actually required the consumption of soul power!

What kind of flame is this?

A hint of confusion flashed in Yao Lao's eyes.

However, he knew that this flame might be a secret technique.

After all, none of the strange flames on the Strange Flame Ranking require soul power to activate.

The same applies to other beast fires.

If it were truly possible to directly activate it with soul power, then alchemists wouldn't necessarily need to be of the fire or wood element.

Thinking of this, the old doctor's expression became even more solemn.

Such a secret method would be somewhat dangerous if people knew about it.

However, he didn't ask.

After all, such a secret method must be a closely guarded secret.

"Little fellow, don't show off your flames in front of high-level alchemists so casually in the future."

The old doctor spoke quietly from the side.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yang's eyes narrowed.

He had overlooked this matter before.

However, as soon as the old doctor spoke, he knew that the old doctor must have discovered something.

Its own flame, although it absorbed the essence of several different flames.

But that's all.

Therefore, there is only one possibility.

Fire of the Soul!

If one possesses the secret method to condense the fire of the soul, then the alchemists of the Dou Qi Continent will experience a tremendous boost in strength!

In fact, many alchemists who are stuck at a bottleneck may very well break through because of this!

With a thought, Xiao Yang caused the secret patterns on his medicine cauldron to emit a faint glow.

The next moment, the old doctor could no longer sense the aura within.

"Master Yao, can you sense this?"

The old apothecary looked at the lifeless medicine cauldron, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Even I wouldn't be able to feel it that way."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yang nodded and turned off the ability to shield his aura.

Since Elder Yao already knows about the existence of the Soul Fire, there's no need for him to hide it.

If you conceal your aura, even the old master of medicine won't be able to give you proper guidance.

Next, Xiao Yang continued to refine the fourth-grade Rejuvenation Pill.

While using his spiritual power to sense the situation inside Xiao Yang's medicine cauldron, the old apothecary instructed Xiao Yan, who was standing nearby, on how to extract medicinal herbs.

He looked at the medicinal herbs refined by Xiao Yang, then at the medicinal herbs refined by Xiao Yan, and couldn't help but shake his head.

He didn't think Xiao Yantian was bad at talent.

On the contrary, in his opinion, Xiao Yan's talent was already quite good.

In such a short time, there has been a significant improvement in the control of the flames.

If this continues, Xiao Yan will soon be able to successfully extract the essence of the medicinal herbs.

However, compared to Xiao Yang, the gap is too large.

Xiao Yang also extracts a variety of medicinal herbs.

However, he perfectly extracted the essence of almost every medicinal herb.

This means that Xiao Yang not only has a deep understanding of fire control.

Moreover, he was thoroughly familiar with the medicinal properties of each herb.

After all, to perfectly extract the essence of a medicinal herb, one cannot follow the rules.

Even with the same medicinal material, each plant can have slightly different medicinal properties.

To perfectly extract the essence of each medicinal herb, it is necessary to adjust the flame temperature and extraction method according to the individual differences of the herbs.

In terms of refining medicinal herbs alone, Xiao Yang is someone that even many high-level alchemists might not be able to match.

In fact, Yao Lao didn't know that this was the most powerful aspect of the Soul Fire.

The Soul Fire can perceive the differences within each medicinal herb.

At the same time, the fire of the soul can change according to Xiao Yang's will.

The perfectly extracted medicinal materials alone can significantly increase the success rate of medicine refining.

It's worth noting that generally speaking, if one out of three medicinal herbs succeeds, that's considered quite good.

Most alchemists charge three portions of medicinal materials when they make medicine for others.

In addition to that, there should be other compensation.

However, even so, there are quite a few cases where all three attempts fail.

However, even if all three attempts fail, no compensation is required.

At most, they will refund any extra compensation.

This is the status of alchemists in the Douqi Continent.

Xiao Yang, on his first attempt at refining grade four pills—three different types of grade four pills at that—successfully refined them three out of five times.

This is enough to show the power of the Soul Fire.

As the old doctor watched Xiao Yang refine the medicine, he nodded to himself.

Xiao Yang did not have a teacher to guide him.

However, every time the system grants him a proficiency level, he gains a great deal of insight.

These insights contain the most correct methods of alchemy.

This is why, although Xiao Yang came from an unorthodox background, his foundation in alchemy was exceptionally solid.

Soon, Xiao Yang refined a Rejuvenation Pill.

As expected, it was a success on the first try.

Moreover, it is a top-grade Rejuvenation Pill.

"nice!"

"You have a very solid foundation."

"Moreover, there are some unique alchemy techniques."