A god-level alchemist, starting by manually crafting forbidden pills.

"Don't thank me yet."

Luo Fan helped him up. "I need a quiet place to refine pills."

Yes, yes, yes!

Zhao Heihu quickly replied, "There's a cellar in the back, where I usually hide things. It's absolutely quiet!"

The cellar was narrow but fairly clean.

Luo Fan had Zhao Heihu guard the door while he took out the alchemy furnace and medicinal herbs.

Thanks to the 20% discount from Baicaoge and his previous collection, he happened to have all the materials.

The cold fire rose from the secluded spring, the alchemy furnace hummed, and Luo Fan was completely focused, his movements fluid and graceful.

With the experience of refining the Five Elements Creation Pill, refining this mid-grade Xuan-level pill was not difficult.

An hour later, the alchemy furnace was opened.

Three pills, each the size of a longan and emitting a soft white light and a refreshing fragrance, fell into the jade bottle.

The elixir is complete, reaching the middle grade of the Profound Rank.

Luo Fan also made further progress in his control over his alchemy.

Stepping out of the cellar, Zhao Heihu stared longingly at the scene.

Luo Fan handed over the pill, "Feed this to your sister, and I will use my spiritual power to help her neutralize the medicinal effects."

Zhao Heihu's hands were trembling so badly that he managed to feed the pill into Zhao Yutang's mouth with great difficulty.

Luo Fan sat cross-legged in front of the bed, pressing his palms against Zhao Yutang's back. He used the Five Elements spiritual power to guide the medicinal power, nourishing her remnant soul and expelling the cold and evil energy.

Zhao Yutang's pale face regained color, and her weak breathing gradually became steady and long.

Her long eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Those were extremely clear and bright eyes, initially filled with confusion.

When she saw Zhao Heihu standing by the bedside, his face streaked with tears and his lips twitching, her pupils gradually focused.

"elder brother?"

Her voice was weak and hoarse, yet it was like heavenly music.

"Yu Tang! Yu Tang! You're awake! You're really awake!"

Zhao Heihu, a man as strong as an iron tower, held her hand tightly and wept uncontrollably.

Zhao Yutang hadn't fully grasped the situation yet, but seeing her brother like this, she gave him a reassuring smile.

"Brother, don't cry... Yu Tang is alright now..."

It took Zhao Heihu a while to calm down.

He quickly tugged at his sister, "Yutang, come and thank our benefactor! It was the elixir he concocted that saved you!"

Zhao Yutang then noticed that there was a strange young man sitting by the bed.

The boy had a handsome face and a calm demeanor. Although he was dressed simply, his eyes were deep and bright, and he looked at me gently.

Zhao Yutang's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason, and a faint blush rose to her cheeks.

With her help, she struggled to sit up and gave Luo Fan a graceful bow.

"Yu Tang... I thank you for saving my life."

The voice was soft and gentle, like a spring breeze caressing the willows.

She was still very weak, and her bow was performed with a slight sway.

Luo Fan offered a slight gesture of support, "Miss Zhao, there's no need for such formalities. Please get some rest."

"Yes, yes!"

Zhao Heihu quickly said, "My benefactor, I can't thank you enough! I..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

"Bang!!!"

The dilapidated wooden door was kicked to pieces from the outside!

Amidst the flying sawdust, five or six menacing figures blocked the doorway.

The leader grinned maliciously as he surveyed the room, his gaze lingering longest on Zhao Yutang, who had just woken up and looked pitiful.

"Zhao Heihu, you're quite the hider! I had to search for you everywhere!"

The burly man licked his lips, his gaze falling back on Luo Fan, and sneered.

"Oh? You even found a useless level 1 Qi Refining expert as an assistant?"

His followers burst into laughter.

The burly man stared greedily at Zhao Yutang, rubbing his hands together.

"Zhao Heihu, don't say I didn't give you a chance. Hand over your sister."

Come and have some fun with us brothers.

They made me feel comfortable.

Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll spare your lives!

"As for you, you piece of trash..."

He glanced sideways at Luo Fan, "Kowtowing and getting the hell out of here right now, then crawling between our legs, and we might spare your dog's life!"

The atmosphere inside the room plummeted to freezing point.

Zhao Heihu's eyes were bloodshot as he shielded his sister behind him, like a trapped beast that had been provoked.

Luo Fan stood up and patted off non-existent dust from his robes.

He looked up at the one-eyed man and his companions, his gaze eerily calm.

"You're disturbing my rescue efforts and frightening the patient I just revived."

His voice wasn't loud, but it brought everyone's laughter to an abrupt halt.

"so."

"May I ask you to die in peace?"

The entire earthen house fell into an eerie silence.

The leader of the Black Dragon Gang was stunned for a moment, then he and his henchmen burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! What did he say? Tell us to die quietly?"

"Is this kid out of his mind? He dares to be this arrogant at only level one of Qi Refining?"

"Boss, let the brothers cripple him first, then deal with that woman..."

The laughter stopped abruptly, because just a moment ago, Luo Fan had moved.

No, to be precise, no one saw him move.

They only saw a blur before their eyes as a blurry afterimage swept through the crowd.

Immediately afterwards—

"Well……"

"Hehe..."

Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!

The five henchmen who were still laughing and joking all had a line of blood appear on their necks at the same time.

With the lingering sneer on his face, he stiffened and collapsed to the ground, dying instantly.

Blood then slowly seeped from the wound, staining the ground red.

The sneer on the leader's face suddenly froze, and his pupils contracted sharply.

Cold sweat soaked his back.

Is this the first level of Qi Refining?

That's bullshit, a mere first layer of Qi!

This is definitely some old monster who likes to play dumb to fool others, or a prodigy disciple from some great sect!

"Please spare me, senior! Please spare me, senior!"

The burly man knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly, his previous arrogance completely gone.

"I was blind and ignorant, and offended you, senior! I beg you to show mercy and spare my life!"

His voice was trembling uncontrollably, and his crotch was damp.

"I am willing to offer my entire fortune to you, senior! I also know the location of the Black Dragon Gang's treasure vault! It contains many rare and precious medicinal herbs, all of which I offer to you, senior!"

He kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy incoherently, trying to seize any chance to live.

"By the way, our Black Dragon Gang leader is a peak Foundation Establishment expert! And he's backed by the Zheng Yang Sect..."

Before he could finish speaking, everything went blurry before his eyes, as Luo Fan reached out and placed his hand on the top of his head.

His pleas for mercy abruptly stopped; his eyes rolled back, and his body convulsed violently.

Luo Fan's divine sense brutally entered the other party's sea of ​​consciousness, ignoring its weak resistance, and quickly flipped through the memories of the Black Dragon Gang.

The headquarters of the Black Dragon Gang is located at Black Dragon Ridge, thirty miles outside the market.

The gang leader, Black Flood Dragon, possesses peak Foundation Establishment cultivation.

To cultivate the Blood Yin Soul Devouring Technique, one needs a woman's primordial yin and soul as a guide.

The gang has three elders at the early Foundation Establishment stage and over two hundred members at the Qi Refining stage.

The herb field is located in the back mountain and is protected by an array. It is planted with many rare spiritual herbs.

He also had a secret connection with a steward of the outer sect of the Zhengyang Sect, offering spirit stones and medicines to him every month.

"Ugh!"

The burly leader let out a scream, then blood flowed from his seven orifices, and he collapsed to the ground, life extinguished.

Luo Fan casually flicked out a wisp of cold spring fire, which landed on several corpses.

The icy blue flames ignited silently, emitting a chilling cold instead of high temperature.

In just a few breaths, all the corpses and bloodstains turned to ashes.

Zhao Heihu opened his mouth wide and his eyes widened.

What just happened?

Those six fierce-looking men were at least members of the Black Dragon Gang at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining.

The leader among them had even reached the eighth level of Qi Refining, and he was gone just like that?

Is this the world of the strong?

Zhao Yutang covered her mouth, her clear eyes filled with shock.

Shocked, she looked at Luo Fan with an indescribable gleam.

The light was astonishingly bright.

"My benefactor..."

Zhao Heihu swallowed hard. "Why would you provoke the Black Dragon Gang and the Zhengyang Sect for our sake?"

He was both grateful and apprehensive.

Luo Fan saved his sister, and then killed members of the Black Dragon Gang for them. This has created a huge grudge!

"If my benefactor does not mind, I, Zhao Heihu, am willing to follow you!"

"I only beg that you, my benefactor, take my sister in and give her a place to stay."

Luo Fan looked at him and shook his head. "I killed them not entirely for your sake."

Zhao Heihu did not understand the meaning behind Luo Fan's words.

Luo Fan offered no explanation; his gaze turned toward Black Dragon Ridge, his eyes deep and unfathomable.

Su Qingyuan was using him to eliminate these henchmen who were involved in the destruction of the Five Elements Pill Sect.

It was also through this incident that he was able to see another side of the Zhengyang Sect.

The spiritual herbs bearing the mark of the Five Elements Alchemy Sect in the herb field are the evidence.

How could the Black Dragon Gang, a local gang, possess the inherited spiritual herbs of the Five Elements Pill Sect?

The answer may be found in this Four Sects Martial Arts Tournament.

"Take your sister to rest and recover properly."

Luo Fan gave a word of advice, then added, "No one will bother you anymore from now on."

Zhao Heihu shuddered and suddenly looked up, as if he had thought of some possibility.

Luo Fan didn't linger and walked outside.

"My benefactor!"

Zhao Yutang called out.

Luo Fan paused slightly and turned his head.

"If you have nowhere to stay in the future, go to Baicaoge and find Manager Wang, and tell him it was my idea."

"Hmm~"

Zhao Yutang blushed, even though she didn't understand the meaning of those words.

She bit her lip. "Be careful."

Luo Fan nodded, and with a flash, disappeared into the night outside the door.

Zhao Yutang stared at the empty doorway, her gaze lingering there for a long time.

"Yutang, don't even think about it. Our benefactor is a genius like him, someone we can't possibly aspire to be near."

Zhao Heihu sighed, "He saved your life; that's already an immense favor. We..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Yutang suddenly groaned, covered her forehead, and turned pale.