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

Danfeng.

Luo Fan returned to his courtyard without disturbing anyone and went straight into the alchemy room.

After setting up a simple array to isolate detection, he took out the alchemy furnace.

A pale blue flame danced at his fingertips, illuminating his serene features.

The Black Dragon Gang was just a small fry; the auction held by the Zhengyang Sect was the real test.

"Let's see what kind of origin you, the number one sect in the immortal realm, really have!"

From an unknown and obscure sect, it rose to become the number one sect in the immortal realm.

There's no way this could be possible without something fishy going on behind the scenes.

Compared to the answer he had in mind, he preferred that the Zhengyang Sect simply wanted to consolidate its position.

Luo Fan stopped thinking about it, calmed his mind, and focused all his attention on the alchemy furnace in front of him.

One by one, the prepared medicinal herbs were methodically placed into the furnace.

The cool spring water pulsed with the flames, precisely controlling the temperature and heat.

Time passed quietly. Luo Fan opened the furnace lid, took out three pills, and put them into a jade bottle.

There were exactly seven in the bottle, no more and no less.

Including the ones he had refined before, he now had nearly twenty Five Elements Creation Pills in his possession.

And several bottles of other pills for aiding cultivation, healing, and recovery.

After doing all this, Luo Fan sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing and recover his depleted spiritual energy.

An hour later, just as he arrived in the courtyard, there was a knock on the door.

"Is Senior Brother Luo there? This is Midozhi~"

Uh… it’s that girl.

Luo Fan's lips twitched almost imperceptibly as he got up and opened the door.

Outside the door stood a graceful young woman in a red dress.

She seemed to have dressed up specially today; her red dress accentuated her snow-white skin and her jet-black hair.

Those big, bright eyes looked at Luo Fan with a lively and expressive quality.

"Senior brother~"

She playfully stuck out her tongue. "Aren't you going to invite me in for a bit?"

"Junior Sister, what brings you to Danfeng today?"

Luo Fan stepped aside to let her in.

Midozhi walked into the courtyard, looked around curiously, and then sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard.

She rested her chin on her hand, smiling brightly, "Of course I came to see you, Junior Brother!"

On the day of the competition results, Luo Fan was in the limelight, so she dared not come to Danfeng.

When her master, Kong Lingfei, heard the news, he was completely dumbfounded.

She even suspected that Luo Fan was the mysterious alchemist and tried to propose to him.

She really wanted to, but she couldn't; the sect only knew that Luo Fan's cultivation was extraordinary.

In other people's eyes, he still doesn't know how to refine pills, which shows that the young man doesn't want to reveal his abilities.

Given the current situation, she had no choice but to suppress her restless emotions.

Moreover, Bai Jie is also eyeing the competition covetously; she is an inner disciple and the runner-up in the competition.

Bai Jie's master, Gao Yi, is an elder of the Hall of Affairs. No matter how you compare them, she can't compare to him.

Rather than competing openly, it's better to take action covertly and make things a fait accompli first.

Once everything is settled, the so-called marriage proposal ceremony will truly be nothing more than a useless ceremony.

Having figured all this out, she could no longer contain herself and came to Danfeng early this morning.

"Junior Brother, you are now quite famous in the sect!"

"You've won first place in the inner sect competition! Even the law enforcement elders are looking at you with new respect. Who would dare call you a good-for-nothing now!"

She wrinkled her little nose, seemingly very dissatisfied with the previous mocking remarks she had made about Luo Fan.

"I already knew that my junior brother wasn't a good-for-nothing!"

She moved closer, and a faint, sweet fragrance wafted into Luo Fan's nostrils.

"I never expected you to be so amazing. I almost feel like I'm not good enough for you~"

She pouted, deliberately putting on an insecure look, while stealing glances at Luo Fan's reaction.

"Well, it's not as exaggerated as you say."

Luo Fan scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly, "Also, Junior Sister can just call me Senior Brother, why add 'Little'?"

"Then prove it to me."

Her smile was intriguing.

Luo Fan looked bewildered. "Prove what?"

"Proof... you're not young anymore~"

Luo Fan: "..."

How can this be proven?

He coughed lightly and stepped back slightly. "Junior sister, did you come to see me because you need some pills?"

"Ugh, Junior Brother, all you ever think about is pills, pills, pills! So boring~"

She pouted, "I just miss you so much... I can't eat or sleep..."

What?

Is he boring?

The walls have ears, don't you know that?

If you're truly sincere, then come back later; you'll definitely let this girl see the interesting side of you.

"Thank you for your concern, junior sister. I am well."

Luo Fan cleared his throat and took out a pill. "This pill is a new product that can improve one's aptitude."

In an instant, Midozhi was stunned by the rich spiritual energy and colorful halo emanating from the elixir.

Her elixir is of extremely high quality!

Mid-grade Xuan rank!

She had never seen a pill of this quality since she started learning the craft.

"For me?"

Seeing Luo Fan nod and smile, she chuckled as she took the gift, "But I don't have any spirit stones~"

She leaned closer, her voice soft and seductive, "That person used their body to pay off the debt, okay?"

She puffed out her chest, her curves barely concealed beneath her red dress.

"Junior sister, the pills are a gift for you, no need to pay off the debt. You have good talent, so cultivate diligently."

Luo Fan rubbed his temples, glancing almost imperceptibly at the distance.

"Remember, do not waste your energy on unorthodox methods."

As soon as he finished speaking, the cold aura on the treetops in the distance disappeared.

Luo Fan silently wiped away his sweat.

It seems that Senior Sister Bai discovered he had left yesterday and decided to come and check on him.

Seeing that he was safe and sound, he went back. Besides, the girl had just had intimate relations with him, so she was too embarrassed to see him right now.

Kolov's words, however, had a different meaning to Midozhi.

This is not only a spur to her, but also an attitude towards her, and even more so, an encouragement to her.

Giving her such a precious elixir was precisely to help her improve her strength so that she wouldn't be bullied by Bai Jie in the future.

He truly meant well, and I can only repay him handsomely.

"I know, Senior Brother is a true gentleman. Actually, I came here today because I have something else I'd like to ask you."

She put away the pills and revealed her purpose.

Luo Fan frowned when he heard that Mi Duozhi wanted to go to the Zhengyang Sect with them.

Seeing Luo Fan's hesitation, she shook his arm.

"Please, senior brother~ I'll be very good and won't run around~"

She pouted her red lips, "The Four Sects Martial Arts Tournament is a rare and grand event, gathering the most outstanding talents from all sects. I just want to go and broaden my horizons!"

Luo Fan's brows furrowed even more; the trip to the Zhengyang Sect was bound to be anything but peaceful.

However, keeping Midozhi in the sect might not be a good thing.

Going out and seeing the world will also help her grow.

With his current strength, protecting one person shouldn't be a problem, especially with the sect leader and others accompanying him.

However, bringing this girl along would be like adding another burden, and Luo Fan was unwilling to accept it.

He only reluctantly agreed after he could no longer withstand Midozhi's passionate advances.

Before leaving, the girl kept turning back to look at him, her resentful eyes sending chills down Luo Fan's spine.

Just as I was about to go back inside, I heard footsteps outside the gate again; this time it was two people.

"Wow, junior brother, you're quite popular, aren't you?"

The curvaceous Xiong Chumo and the aloof Lu Qingdai walked into the courtyard side by side.

Xiong Chumo looked at Luo Fan with a half-smile, glancing in the direction where Mi Duozhi had left.

"So, a beauty has already come knocking on our door? Tsk tsk, our Junior Brother Luo is truly charming~"

Lu Qingdai didn't speak, her clear, cold eyes fixed on him, carrying a subtle scrutiny.

"..."

Luo Fan's forehead was slightly sweaty. "You two senior sisters have arrived just in time. I have something to give you."

He took out two pills and handed them over.

"This is the Five Elements Creation Pill?!"

Lu Qingdai looked surprised and glanced thoughtfully at Luo Fan.

This elixir is a closely guarded secret of the Five Elements Alchemy School.

The fact that this junior brother could casually produce such a pill made him even more unfathomable.

"What? This is the Five Elements Creation Pill?"

Although Xiong Chumo did not recognize the name of the elixir.

But she had also heard that this kind of pill came from that ancient alchemy sect.

This junior brother's fortuitous encounter is truly terrifying.

"We don't have any money to give you."

Xiong Chumo took the pill, her eyes crinkling with a smile. "How about your Senior Sister Lu and I also pay off our debt with our bodies?"

She leaned closer to Luo Fan and deliberately lowered her voice.

A blush rose on Lu Qingdai's face as she secretly glanced at Luo Fan.

Then, she was seen twirling the ribbon around her waist with her fingertips, and a smile appeared on her red lips.

"Together, or one at a time?"

boom!

Luo Fan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and looked at Lu Qingdai in disbelief.

What kind of insolent and lewd words are these?

How come such a proper senior sister suddenly became improper?

Can anyone tell him why?

Women are indeed much harder to deal with than demonic cultivators or anything like that.

What's even more amazing is that Xiong Chumo also took out a photo-recording stone, ready to record something at any time.