Battle Through the Heavens: I confronted Xiao Yan, and he begged me to be his elder brother.

Chapter 67 Elder Lin, why don't you become my disciple?

"Elder Lin." Hun Cang greeted the newcomer politely.

After inviting the person inside, Elder Lin found a chair and sat down.

He looked at Hun Cang, puzzled, and said, "Why are you so stubborn? What you did in the outer courtyard, although it happened to be in line with the academy's plan, openly killing a student caused a bad influence and should have been punished. It was only because I stepped in to plead for you that it was cleared up. Do you understand?"

It would have been better if Elder Lin hadn't said that. As soon as Elder Lin finished speaking, Hun Cang, who was originally going to pour water, immediately gave up.

"Elder Lin, if you're trying to blackmail me with this, I advise you to give up." A hint of frustration flashed in Hun Cang's eyes.

At that time, it was said that an elder in the academy thought he had a cruel personality and wanted to imprison him under the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower to "polish" him for a while.

Hun Cang was overjoyed, never expecting to have the opportunity to enter the Black Gate and come into contact with the Fallen Heart Flame.

However, in the end, due to Elder Lin's intervention, this excellent opportunity was lost.

"Hey, I just don't understand. I'm a dignified seventh-grade alchemist, almost at the eighth grade. Why would it seem like I'm doing you a disservice by taking you as my disciple?" Elder Lin was a bit confused.

Hun Cang waved his hand: "It's not that I feel wronged, but you really don't have anything to teach me."

"Hey, you little brat, you're really pushing your luck, aren't you?" Elder Lin said angrily, his eyes wide.

"I'm just telling the truth," Hun Cang said calmly.

Elder Lin, sitting opposite him, sighed. Before coming here today, he had already made up his mind that he would establish a master-disciple relationship with Hun Cang no matter what.

Since the abstract approach won't work, I'll try the concrete one!

Elder Lin took a deep breath, calming the turmoil in his heart caused by Hun Cang's provocation. He forced a smile onto his old face: "Hun Cang, don't be so quick to refuse. Aren't you just curious about what benefits you'll get from becoming my disciple?"

"Benefits?" Hun Cang was taken aback; he had never thought of it that way before.

After all, he wasn't really here to study at Canaan Academy; all his efforts were just to get the Fallen Heart Flame and run away.

Elder Lin nodded, straightened his collar, and said with some pride, "That's right. As one of only two top-tier alchemists in Canaan Academy, I'm not only an elder of the academy but also a core member. If you're willing to become my disciple, let's not forget the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, right?"

Noticing Elder Lin's eager gaze, Hun Cang could only nod his head slightly.

Elder Lin showed a hint of satisfaction and continued, "As alchemists, the higher the grade of the pills we refine, the more demanding the requirements for the flames. I have an alchemy room at the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. If you become my apprentice, you can cultivate directly in my alchemy room, and all the fire energy needed by the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower can be saved."

Noticing a glint of light in Hun Cang's eyes, Elder Lin continued, "Furthermore, what you are seeing now is merely a phantom of the Fallen Heart Flame, but in my alchemy room, you can sense a trace of the Fallen Heart Flame's actual flame."

"You've heard of the top ten on the Inner Academy's annual ranking list, right? They fight so hard for that qualification to undergo the True Fire Body Tempering, right? Now that such a great opportunity is in front of you, are you sure you don't want to cherish it?"

Elder Lin patiently guided him, continuously explaining his own advantages and analyzing them point by point.

He gazed confidently at Hun Cang. The Heavenly Flame Refining Tower held an irresistible allure for any inner court student whose strength was below that of a Dou Wang.

Fire energy is a core and crucial element of the Heavenly Fire Refining Tower.

If it didn't require spending fire energy and one could receive the accelerated cultivation from the Fallen Heart Flame every day, Elder Lin felt that no one could refuse.

"Are you telling the truth?" Hun Cang tilted his head and thought for a moment before asking.

Upon hearing this, Elder Lin was overjoyed and immediately said, "Of course, would I lie to you?"

This could help me get in touch with the Fallen Heart Flame as soon as possible... Hun Cang stroked his chin, thinking seriously.

He hadn't expected that he could enter the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower in this way.

However, Elder Lin probably isn't qualified to be my master...

Back then, Hun Cang obtained the alchemy insights of the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe from the system. After such a long time of digestion, he has digested most of that inheritance.

Hun Cang has now become an eighth-grade alchemist.

The reason why I didn't become a ninth-grade alchemist, or even an emperor-level alchemist, was entirely due to my lack of soul power, because alchemy requires the cooperation of soul power.

The realm of the soul is further divided into the mortal realm, the spiritual realm, the celestial realm, and the imperial realm.

Having received the system's reward, Hun Cang's soul realm is already at the Spirit Realm. Once his soul realm is raised to the Heaven Realm, he will be able to become a ninth-grade alchemist.

When Elder Lin looked at Hun Cang, who had been silent for a long time, and then turned his gaze back to him, he immediately sat up straight, a slight smile of anticipation on his lips.

"Has he finally come to his senses and wants to become my disciple?" Elder Lin wondered to himself.

However, Hun Cang's offhand remark caused Elder Lin's smile to freeze instantly:

"Elder Lin, would you like to become my disciple?"

Hun Cang considered the matter carefully before uttering those words.

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If I can actually gain something from this, then having a teacher isn't a bad thing.

The problem is that, in the entire Dou Qi Continent, there isn't a single person qualified to be one's teacher when it comes to alchemy.

But Hun Cang didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to come into contact with the Fallen Heart Flame.

So he chose a compromise.

Elder Lin's lips twitched, his eyes twitched involuntarily, and he clenched his fists. After a long while, seeing Hun Cang's serious expression, he asked in astonishment, "Are you serious?"

"Of course." Hun Cang nodded. "You don't need to feel embarrassed. Alchemy is similar to cultivation. It's all about who's the best. I'm better than you, so it's only right that I'm your master."

"Hahaha..." Elder Lin laughed, pointing at himself, "You're better than me? Do you know how many years I've been learning alchemy? A full hundred years! I only have a slight chance of advancing to the eighth-grade alchemist. You think you're better than me? Even if you started learning from the womb, it's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Hun Cang sighed and stood up: "Elder Lin, whether it's true or not, we'll know after we have a competition."

"You want to compete with me?" Elder Lin's smile froze, his expression somewhat confused. It seemed that Hun Cang really wasn't joking.

Afterwards, the two went to the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. Hun Cang did not want to take advantage of the situation. Inside the tower, Elder Lin could use the power of the Fallen Heart Flame, which could be considered as using a different kind of fire.

In this way, it's fair for both of them.

Upon arriving at the alchemy room, Hun Cang was not stopped this time.

Since it was just a competition, Hun Cang suggested using a test pill to assess the participants.

This method avoids the need for a large amount of precious medicinal materials. Otherwise, the materials for refining Grade 8 pills are very expensive and would take a lot of time to prepare.

At this moment, Elder Lin's expression turned serious as he listened to Hun Cang's detailed explanation, seemingly genuinely knowledgeable about alchemy.

Good heavens... Could he really be stronger than me?

(End of this chapter)