Battle Through the Heavens: The Inner Struggle of Cultivation Brings Xiao Yan to Tears

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

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

The old doctor said 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.

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

But that's all.

Therefore, there is only one possibility.

Soul Fire!

If one possesses the secret technique to condense the soul fire, then the strength of alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent will be greatly enhanced!

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

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

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

"Master Yao, can you sense it like this?"

The old apothecary looked at the medicine cauldron, which was now devoid of any life force, and a hint of surprise flashed 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 Flame, there's no need for him to hide it.

If one were to conceal their aura, even the old apothecary would find it difficult to offer guidance.

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

While using his soul power to sense the situation inside Xiao Yang's medicine cauldron, Yao Lao instructed Xiao Yan beside him on how to refine 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 Yan lacked talent.

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

In such a short period of time, there has been a significant improvement in the control of 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 simultaneously extracted multiple 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, one cannot follow the rules to perfectly extract the essence of a medicinal herb.

Even with the same medicinal herbs, 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 refining method according to the individual differences of the herbs.

In terms of refining medicinal herbs alone, Xiao Yang is even more skilled than many high-level alchemists.

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

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

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

The perfectly refined medicinal materials alone can significantly increase the chances of successfully refining medicine.

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

Most alchemists charge three portions of medicinal materials when they help others concoct medicines.

In addition to this, 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 on the Dou Qi Continent.

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

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

As the old apothecary 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 proficiency, he gains a great deal of insight.

These insights contain the most correct methods for refining medicine.

This is why, although Xiao Yang came from a self-taught 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.

"Not bad!"

"You have a very solid foundation."

"Moreover, there are some unique alchemy techniques."

"Among alchemists of the same age, there are probably very few who are better than you."

The old apothecary looked at Xiao Yang with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.

He now wishes he could take Xiao Yang as his disciple immediately.

However, looking at Xiao Yang's unique alchemy techniques, he felt that Xiao Yang must have had a very powerful alchemy teacher.

Therefore, he did not intend to speak.

"Your foundation is very good, but there are still some shortcomings in the refining of fourth-grade pills."

The old doctor began to point out Xiao Yang's shortcomings one by one.

Chapter 169 Rapidly Improving Proficiency

After receiving guidance from the old medicine master, Xiao Yang refined another Qi-restoring pill.

This time, the refining process went much more smoothly.

Just like before, it was another success.

After refining the Qi-restoring pill, the old doctor gave him some more pointers.

Xiao Yang made virtually no mistakes in the process of refining the medicinal herbs.

Every step was perfect.

If there's any mistake, it's that I wasn't quite proficient when I was fusing pills.

However, even so, compared to other fourth-grade alchemists, Xiao Yang is still very powerful in the field of pill fusion.

After all, the power of the Soul Flame is no joke.

Xiao Yang had perfect control over the medicinal power when he was fusing pills.

However, it is somewhat lacking in energy suppression.

This is also the main point that the old doctor was pointing out.

After refining three fourth-grade pills, Xiao Yang received a system notification in his mind.

[Task: Refine three Grade 4 pills under the guidance of the Old Master Yao. Reward: Grade 4 Pill Proficiency +2, one Tier 5 Magic Core. Completed. Claim reward?]

While cleaning up the dregs of the medicine, Xiao Yang casually collected the reward.

After gaining two points of proficiency in fourth-grade pills, Xiao Yang's proficiency in fourth-grade pills also reached the minor success level of 5/10.

That's right. With just a few pointers from the old doctor, Xiao Yang's proficiency in fourth-grade pills increased by two points.

With his advanced alchemy talent, he grasped the old alchemist's guidance instantly.

Not only that, they can even apply what they've learned to other situations.

Looking at Xiao Yang's talent for alchemy, the old apothecary couldn't help but feel envious once again.

They not only envied Xiao Yang's talent, but also Xiao Yang's "teacher".

Such an apprentice is what every alchemist dreams of.

There's no need for much guidance; a few words are enough.

Once you bring it up, they'll understand immediately; there's absolutely no need to explain it a second time.

This feeling is very comfortable.

Not only has the proficiency in fourth-grade pills improved, but even the proficiency in second-grade and third-grade pills has also improved slightly.

Because when the old doctor points out Xiao Yang's shortcomings, he also goes on to elaborate on them.

Xiao Yang himself was able to apply what he learned to other situations.

This resulted in his alchemy skills improving very quickly.

Xiao Yang did not hesitate to create another task.

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