Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 161 Prodigal Son

"Junior Brother Xiao Yan, it's not what you think. My master and your master are friends in the field of alchemy."

"Oh, oh, oh!"

Xiao Yan, still basking in the glory of having a sixth-grade alchemist senior brother who made him arrogant wherever he went, didn't react to Lin Feng's words and replied blankly.

"Buzz"

Seeing Xiao Yan's appearance, Lin Feng didn't pay much attention to him and took out a small jade bottle from his storage ring.

"Junior Brother Xiao Yan, this contains a medicinal liquid to restore soul power, enough to restore Senior Yao Chen's soul power to the Dou Huang level. As for the price..." Lin Feng looked at Xiao Yan, who had finally regained consciousness and had a slightly embarrassed expression on his face, and said with a strange expression.

"Consider this my way of thanking Senior Yao Chen; Junior Brother Xiao Yan doesn't need to accept any further reward!"

"Master Lin Feng, this..."

Before Xiao Yan could finish speaking, Lin Feng interrupted him again, waving his hand and saying in a very heroic manner.

"Junior Brother Xiao Yan, there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Senior Brother. After all, I have also received many favors from Senior Yao Chen."

"Senior Brother Lin Feng!"

Seeing Xiao Yan's pitiful state, Lin Feng couldn't bear to look at him and revealed another piece of information.

"Junior Brother Xiao Yan, there's no need for this. In my opinion, you should hurry back to your cultivation! I know a little about your situation. As far as I know, your fiancée is currently in seclusion, breaking through to the Dou Ling realm. You should hurry back and take the Three-Patterned Azure Spirit Pill!"

"What?! He's almost at the Dou Ling level already?! How could he be so fast?!"

Nalan Yanran truly lived up to her reputation as the Soul Emperor's lifelong enemy; even the future Yan Di's expression turned serious when she was mentioned.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, Xiao Yan will take his leave now!"

Watching Xiao Yan leave, Lin Feng secretly began to anticipate, thinking, "Yao Chen, what will I get from you tonight?"

Meanwhile, after leaving the Alchemist Guild, Xiao Yan spent a fortune renting a top-tier cultivation room in the capital. Upon entering, he didn't immediately begin cultivating. Instead, he took off one of the ancient rings he was wearing and then took out a small jade bottle.

Upon opening the jade bottle, a wisp of rosy light slowly emanated from it. Xiao Yan's spirits immediately lifted, and he promptly placed the ring inside before sealing the opening.

"Master, Master, you must wake up soon! Then we can go and ask Senior Brother Lin Feng for some benefits!"

Xiao Yan gazed at the small jade bottle, tears of happiness glistening at the corners of his mouth. Meanwhile, Yao Chen, who had been secretly watching his disciple, was so enraged by his appearance that he nearly vomited blood.

"That damn spendthrift! Doesn't he know that free things are the most expensive? Looks like I'll have to splurge tonight!"

After watching for a while, Xiao Yan stopped paying attention, because Lin Feng had already said that once soul power was depleted, even with restorative items, the master wouldn't wake up for a short time. However, Lin Feng also made it clear that his master would definitely awaken before the three-year agreement.

Xiao Yan took out the Three-Patterned Azure Spirit Pill given to him by Lin Feng from his storage ring. He only had a cursory glance before he noticed the exquisite pill patterns on it.

"What powerful alchemy skills! However, with my teacher's guidance, I will reach that level one day!"

After making a firm decision in his heart, Xiao Yan no longer hesitated and swallowed the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill in one gulp, beginning his breakthrough in cultivation level!

Time passed slowly, and night quietly descended upon the earth. Inside Xiao Yan's secluded cultivation room, a cool breeze quietly rose, and a solid figure slowly floated out from the small jade bottle.

Yao Chen slowly approached Xiao Yan, who was meditating in seclusion, and said with a disappointed tone, "You're such a disappointment."

"You spendthrift brat, I'm going to get slaughtered now!"

Inside the Alchemist Guild's attic, in the room where he met Xiao Yan during the day, Lin Feng was carefully studying the alchemy techniques passed down by Yao Chen. However, judging from his absent-minded expression, it seemed that these alchemy techniques, which he had always cherished, were not so important at this moment.

"They're here!"

Suddenly, Lin Feng looked up sharply, his eyes shining, as if he had caught some big fat sheep.

"Haha, it's a great honor to have you here, Senior Yao!"

As Lin Feng finished speaking, a solidified soul slowly appeared in the room. However, this soul's appearance was quite strange. Although it was dressed in white, its face was dark, as if someone owed it a ninth-grade pill.

"Lin Feng, stop pretending and just say what you want to say!"

Faced with Lin Feng's enthusiasm, Yao Chen was extremely annoyed. He had roamed the continent for many years, only to find himself repeatedly deceived by this young man. By now, Yao Chen understood everything—the so-called disciple of the Qinghua Old Monster, the so-called teaching during his travels across the continent.

It was all just a lie by this kid. Although it's unclear how he knew some of the secrets, nothing stays hidden forever. Perhaps he just overheard it by chance.

With this kid's talent, he reached the Dou Zong realm at the tender age of twenty, and his alchemy skills also reached the peak of the sixth-grade alchemist level. Not to mention the old monster Qinghua, even if he had such a disciple, he would cherish him like a treasure. How could he bear to abandon him in this barren Northwest Continent?

On the surface, it might seem that his peak sixth-grade level at the age of twenty was just average. Indeed, in the eyes of Yao Chen, an eighth-grade nine-colored alchemist, this was merely an average level. Born into the Yao Clan, he had seen far too many twenty-year-old sixth-grade or even seventh-grade alchemists, and some were even already working towards breaking through to the eighth-grade realm.

Of course, considering this kid's lineage and environment, it's quite terrifying. Leaving aside his early experiences, how long has it been since he inherited his alchemy skills, yet he's already able to refine even a Breakthrough Pill?

Thinking of this, Yao Chen was furious at being tricked, but at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little admiration for this kid. You see, after he was expelled from the Yao Clan, he was just like this kid, swindling and cheating everywhere—no, trading with each other—to achieve his current success.

"What a pity. Given my current state, this kid would definitely look down on me. Otherwise, taking him as a disciple would be a wonderful thing."

Yao Chen felt a slight regret. As for Lin Feng's temperament, if Lin Feng couldn't control him the first time, this time, Lin Feng had already advanced to the Dou Zong realm and possessed a powerful weapon like the Strange Flame.

While his weakened state was a ruse to deceive his foolish disciple and cultivate his independence, the years spent refining medicine for him and subduing strange flames had also greatly depleted his strength. If it weren't for Lin Feng's medicinal elixir, he would at most be able to rival a Dou Wang.

(End of this chapter)