Chapter 20

The most important thing in refining medicinal pills is to balance the medicinal power, using soul force to integrate the properties of various herbs. The most difficult part is also the balance of medicinal power.

"First, purify the herbs," Jia Rong spread his soul force, and immediately the herbs were sorted and placed into various containers as Li Yunxiao required, starting the purification process.

Time passed bit by bit. Li Yunxiao had scolded him countless times as a "fool" and "idiot," but Jia Rong gritted his teeth and endured it step by step. Throughout the entire refining process, he was completely dazed. At first, he tried to remember each step and technique, but later on, he was just mechanically following orders, almost to the point of exhaustion.

"Alright, collect the pills!" Li Yunxiao ordered. Jia Rong, who had already been struggling to hold on, felt as if he had been granted a great pardon. He hurriedly gathered his soul force, and primordial energy shot out from his hand. Two pills spun a few times in the air and then fell into his hand.

"Chongyuan Pill, Baoyuan Pill, really, really succeeded!" Jia Rong trembled uncontrollably, not feeling tired even though his soul force was depleted. He exclaimed, "And I refined two at once, heaven, what did I just do? How is this possible?"

The委屈 (grievance) he felt from being scolded during the refining process was instantly swept away. He wished he could hear Young Master Yun call him a "fool" and "idiot" every day, as long as he could guide him in refining.

Li Yunxiao took the two pills from his hand, glanced at them, and frowned. "Why is the purity so low? To refine such garbage, you still have the nerve to call it a success?"

Jia Rong's eyes bulged out. He was about to say that you weren't a technique alchemist, so how could you know the significance of refining these two pills. But then he thought about it: all the refining he had done was under his guidance. If Young Master Yun wasn't a technique alchemist, he wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death.

Now, Li Yunxiao was not only a technique alchemist in his eyes but also an existence beyond his understanding. Thinking of this, he immediately shut up. Recalling what Li Yunxiao had said about him advancing to a sixth-rank sect-level technique alchemist, he couldn't help but believe it, and his body trembled with excitement.

"Seeing your state, you're almost exhausted. I'll have to purify them myself, what a hassle!" Li Yunxiao muttered. "But for just purification, my current soul force as a senior apprentice is enough."

He wrapped the pills in his soul force, placed them above the array, and formed hand seals with both hands. Streams of yin fire shot up from the array, burning the pills.

"Purify, purify?!" Jia Rong was stunned. "Can finished products be purified? Isn't it only the raw materials that can be purified?"

Li Yunxiao didn't bother to explain and continued to change hand seals, carefully controlling the burning from the array.

Jia Rong opened his eyes wide, not daring to blink. He hadn't seen any of Li Yunxiao's refining hand seals before, but each one gave him a familiar feeling, as if it contained something profound. He felt that this was very important but couldn't grasp it, scratching his head in frustration!

"Done. Phew~"

Li Yunxiao sighed, looked at the two purified pills in his hand, and seemed extremely dissatisfied. He sighed, "I can only purify to this extent; my soul force is too low."

With the Chongyuan Pill, he had a tenfold confidence to break through to the One Essence Realm within three days, giving him the confidence to defeat the nine-star warrior Lan Xuan. To be safe, he had a Baoyuan Pill as a backup, ensuring absolute success!

Jia Rong silently recited the seventy-two techniques. He tried to forcibly memorize these techniques in his mind. Accidentally glancing at the purified pills in Li Yunxiao's hand, his mind went blank, and he exclaimed, "Pure-grade pills!"

In addition to being classified by level, pills are also classified by purity. Generally, those with a purity of over ninety percent are considered pure-grade pills. However, the formation of pure-grade pills depends not only on the technique alchemist's strength but also on some luck.

Li Yunxiao could not only directly purify finished pills but also purify them to pure-grade, which made Jia Rong's mind go blank. He forgot to memorize the seventy-two techniques and stood in a daze in the room, overwhelmed by the events that surpassed his common sense.

When he came to his senses, he found that Li Yunxiao had already left, and he was extremely regretful. He quickly fetched paper and pen and recorded everything he thought and wondered about.

As Li Yunxiao passed the first-floor hall, he heard Lu Yu excitedly shouting, "Success, I finally succeeded!" Lu Yao immediately smiled happily and saw Li Yunxiao, giving him a grateful smile.

Li Yunxiao gave a thumbs up and an encouraging look, then left the technique alchemist guild and returned to Jialan Academy, beginning to close himself off for cultivation.

With his current peak martial disciple strength, he wasn't afraid of Lan Xuan, but to defeat him, he had to condense primordial energy and break through to the One Essence Realm. It's important to know that challenging a higher rank isn't rare, but if the gap is too large, all techniques are useless. The primordial energy of a nine-star warrior is already too strong for a martial disciple to resist.

In these few days, Han Bai and Chen Zhen had visited him several times, all in vain. No one expected him to stay in the gravity room for three days.

In the Jialan Academy principal's office.

Zhongli Shan, listening to Luo Yunshang's recent performance, smiled broadly. "Yunshang, I didn't expect you to really advance to a technique alchemist. Ha ha, in hundreds of years, you are the first after Yang Di! However..."

He immediately put on a stern face and scolded, "Such an important matter, you didn't inform me earlier! I only found out when the emperor's invitation to the banquet arrived. Where do I put my face as the principal?"

Luo Yunshang smiled awkwardly. "I didn't expect the emperor's invitation to come so quickly. Since I just advanced, my soul force was still unstable, so I was in seclusion to stabilize it. I planned to tell Principal as soon as I came out."

Zhongli Shan waved his hand. "Let's drop it. Among these young people, you are the one I see the most potential in. At the age of twenty-one, you have reached the Three Stars Four Symbols Realm and are a first-rank technique alchemist, with a bright future. I plan to announce at this banquet that I will promote you to the deputy principal of Jialan Academy."

"Deputy principal?" Luo Yunshang was surprised. "How can that be, I..."

Zhongli Shan directly interrupted her. "If you can't do it, I can't think of anyone else. There are indeed some old monsters in the academy with higher cultivation, but they are old, and you also practice soul refining. Moreover, you are one of the five commanders of the National Guard, and only you can serve to make everyone convinced."

Luo Yunshang fell silent, afraid that Zhongli Shan would be unhappy if she refused. The office suddenly became quiet.

Suddenly, the noise outside the window caught their attention, and they saw many students heading to the training ground. Luo Yunshang was puzzled. "What happened? Why are they all going to the training ground?"

Zhongli Shan smiled. "It's quite interesting. It's still the student Li Yunxiao from the class you taught, who accepted the challenge from the graduating class leader Lan Xuan. He plans to settle the matter over Lan Fei at the training ground today."

"Li Yunxiao accepted Lan Xuan's challenge? The matter of Lan Fei?" Luo Yunshang exclaimed. "What happened while I was away?"

Zhongli Shan briefly recounted the events and then grumbled, "These noble children are becoming more and more lawless in the academy. Letting them fight each other is not bad."

"Lan Fei was expelled..."

Luo Yunshang was stunned and immediately became anxious. "No, I must stop them! Li Yunxiao is just a waste who can't even open his pulse wheels. How can he fight Lan Xuan? This is clearly asking for a beating!"

A look of surprise flashed in Zhongli Shan's eyes. "A waste who can't even open his pulse wheels? Yunshang, we have both been deceived by this Young Master Yun. In three days of the training ground test, he directly opened seven pulse wheels and broke a thousand pounds with his fist! Hehe, this kid has such a deep mind. He must have broken through to the One Essence Realm by now!"

"Li Yunxiao broke a thousand pounds with his fist and broke through to the One Essence Realm?" Luo Yunshang was truly stunned, muttering, "How is that possible? If he concealed his cultivation, it wouldn't have escaped my eyes. Could he have broken through in these few days? That's even more absurd!"

She suddenly walked out of the door, saying in a deep voice, "No, even if he has really broken through to the One Essence Realm, he can't be a match for Lan Xuan! Lan Xuan ranks third on the Little Storm List and is probably just a step away from becoming a martial master!"

The image of Li Yunxiao in class that day flashed in her mind, making her feel different from before. His star-like eyes made her somewhat uneasy. Moreover, she had received his guidance, which helped her smoothly break through to a first-rank technique alchemist. She couldn't just watch him get beaten up!

Zhongli Shan was somewhat surprised. "I'll go with you to see the current level of the students. Third on the Little Storm List, hehe, interesting."

In the tenfold gravity room, Yu Hezheng couldn't help but say, "Lan Duo, today that waste is fighting Lan Xuan. Aren't we going to watch?"

A look of disgust flashed in Luo Lan duo's eyes, and she had less and less good feelings for Yu Hezheng. "You go if you want, I'm busy. Lan Xuan ranks second on the Little Storm List, just below Brother Lin. That clown going up is just for laughs. But Lan Xuan is also just picking on the