Chapter Thirty-Five: The Night Sky Clouds

  Inside the Canaan School, a separate courtyard, people have not yet walked to, a faint scent of medicinal herbs, light and shallow, as if it exists, in the air drifting away, making one feel refreshed and invigorated.

  "Peerless, this is the academy's medicine hall. When Tianye returns tonight, he should come here. You can take a look around." The old principal smiled all over his face, listening to Ling Qingtian's words, and it seemed that this little girl was interested in alchemy.

  This is a very spacious room, and it's not an exaggeration to call it a grand hall. The dark wooden shelves all around are densely packed with various precious medicinal materials: Ling Snake Grass, Wooden Lotus, Ironwood Fungus, Thousand-Handed Guanyin... everything you can think of. The fragrance of the medicines wafts through the air, and in the center is placed a deep blue alchemical cauldron, with faint wisps of flame still rising from below.

  "What a magnificent alchemy hall!"

  The Canaan Academy is indeed not simple, and it's almost on par with the Alchemy Temple of the Sacred Hall. There are many medicinal materials, and the varieties are complete. I'm afraid that most of them were collected by Teacher Tianye.

  Upon hearing Ji Yunyang's praise, the old dean was quite pleased, beaming with joy, and casually said: "If little girl is interested, she can also try refining medicine. The medicinal materials here are all available for your use."

  "Really can be used casually?" Ling Wu asked as if it was nothing, like a casual remark.

  The old director hesitated for a moment, but didn't think much of it. He slightly bowed his back, swung his sleeves around and laughed: "Go ahead, go ahead, use it as you like."

  But in her heart, she thought to herself, "She's just a little girl, after all. In one day, she can only practice making a few pellets of medicine at most. Even if she fails, it won't waste too many materials. Let her do as she pleases."

  The old director did not think that because of this careless remark, when he came again next time, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood in anxiety.

  "The Dean is really generous" Ling Wu Xuan grinned, laughing brightly, what she lacked most now was the precious medicinal materials.

  The old dean was flattered by Ling Wusuo's words and beamed with joy, but seeing the sly smile on his face, he felt a twinge in his heart and a bad premonition rose up, shaking his head, he couldn't think of what was wrong for half a day.

  "I'll leave first then, you all take a look around." The old director instructed a few words and left.

  Ling Wusuo slowly walked a few steps, standing among a pile of precious medicinal materials, stroking his chin and smiling slyly: "Then I won't be polite"

  "Peerless?" Ji Yunyang was laughed at by her, and his heart felt a chill. What is this Peerless guy going to do again?

  "You were just clamoring to break through the Dan, weren't you?" Ling Wu Xuan glanced at him lightly and walked towards the dan furnace, saying without turning back: "Since we're idle, help me get some things. Bring over that pile of Long Snake Grass, find ten Blood Ginseng, five Fire Cloud Lion Crystal Cores, ten White Lotus Fruits, twenty stalks of Purple Gan Cao..."

  Ling Wushuang rapidly rattled off a long list of medicinal names, leaving Ji Yunyang stunned and exclaiming in surprise: "You really are going to refine the elixir?"

  He was quite familiar with these medicinal names, and for the sake of refining the Breaking Calamity Pill, he had spent a long time collecting them in the Sunset Forest. However, ordinary alchemists would typically refine only one or two Breaking Calamity Pills at a time, and all the ingredients were needed in just one portion. What did Wú Shuāng want with so many?

  Even if the medicine is free, it shouldn't be wasted like this.

  "So are you going to or not?" Ling Wu Xuan glared at him, giving this kid a hard time about refining medicine, and he still had so many questions.

  "Want want, of course want" Ji Yunyang nodded like a garlic press, touched his nose tip, and went to the surrounding medicine rack to find various medicines.

  Refining medicine is a complex project, from screening medicinal materials, dosage formulation, sequence of entry into the crucible, fire control, to the most important continuous input of spiritual energy, the elixir comes out of the furnace, no matter which link, slightly inadequate, will be abandoned.

  The stove was burning vigorously, and in the medicine hall, the hot air was steaming. After a round of procedures, it had already been an hour later.

  "Here, take the Bu E Dan you wanted."

  Until Ling Wu Shuang stuffed a bottle of Dan medicine into Ji Yun Yang's arms, he didn't come back to his senses from the shock. He mechanically poured out one pill from the bottle, and instantly a refreshing fragrance filled the air. In Ji Yun Yang's slender palm was a Dan medicine the size of a peanut, round and shiny like a pearl, with a soft white glow.

  "It's really a Bu E Dan, and the quality is absolutely top-notch" Ji Yunyang muttered to himself, "This... this is also a bit too scary"

  This guy is incredible, he came up with dozens of them at once, and each one is top-notch quality. This terrifying mental power, isn't it a bit too perverted?!

  Ji Yunyang couldn't help but swallow her saliva, and she thought she was just joking around, but unexpectedly this guy suddenly really gave him a bottle!

  "Don't worry, even if you swallow it all, there are no side effects." Seeing Ji Yunyang's disbelieving expression, Ling Wushuang added with a smile.

  She felt that at the last moment of Dan Cheng, when she was inputting spiritual power, the thousand-mile-long vines surrounding her body suddenly flew rapidly, and a shallow green life force simultaneously entered the Dan furnace, washing away the violent components of the broken Dan, making the elixir extremely gentle. This was beyond her expectation.

  Ji Yunyang numbly nodded in agreement. He believed that even if Wú Shuāng said the moon would fall from the sky and hit him tonight, he should believe it.

  "Whoosh——"

  Suddenly, a red shadow flashed by, and Ji Yunyang hadn't reacted yet. The dan medicine in his palm had actually disappeared into thin air!

  Ling Wu Shuang helplessly covered her forehead: "Xiao Jiu"

  Not far away, on the medicine table, there was a small ball of meat about the size of a palm, with fiery red fur like silk, and a fluffy tail that was several times larger than its body. The little guy was lazily rolling around, gnawing at the dan medicine that had just been delivered, making "ga ga" noises in its mouth.

  "Where did this little thing come from? Return my elixir!" Ji Yunyang reacted, and with a fierce aura, he rushed over, stretched out his hand to grab him, but the little guy flashed and disappeared.

  "Spit it out, you little scamp!"

  "Spit it out for me"

  "Spit it out!"

  Ji Yunyang's heart was bleeding, she was about to go crazy, that was a broken calamity pill, and it had just been swallowed into the belly of a Xuan beast.

  "Watch me catch you and beat you up"

  Ji Yunyang had been shouting and chasing for half a day, even leaving his footprints on the rooftops, but he still couldn't catch even a single hair of Xiao Jiu.

  "Unparalleled, is this... your mystical beast?" Finally, Ji Yun raised her hands to support her knees, panting heavily, and glared fiercely at the small red shadow squatting on Ling Wu's head, asking: "What level is it, anyway? It slipped away too quickly!"

  Even a ninth-grade fire fox wouldn't have this speed! Could it be that this little thing is actually a Saint Domain Mystic Beast? Xiaojiu let out two mournful cries, and with a resentful gaze, glared at Ji Yunyang. Its small paws clenched into fists, and with a fierce expression, it waved them around - everything was its, all of it belonged to it.

  Ling Wushuang chuckled and said, "You'd better pay attention to the remaining medicinal pills in your hand."

  Ji Yunyang felt a sudden jolt and quickly put the medicinal pill back into his bosom. The next second, he saw a scene that almost made him spit blood. He saw Ling Wusuo glance up at the sky, look at the small thing with eager eyes, and casually toss another porcelain bottle containing medicinal pills to Xiao Jiu.

  The little guy was instantly delighted, and with a provocative grin, he flashed down, hugging a porcelain bottle that was only slightly smaller than him. The dan medicine poured into his mouth like beans, crackling and popping as he chewed it into small pouches.

  "That's Tianxin Dan!" Ji Yun suddenly jumped up and shouted: "I want it too!"

  Tianxin Dan, that's a top-notch healing medicine, even better than Dilin Dan by several degrees. Is there something wrong? The peerless Xuan beast is treated like this, and this nouveau riche is too extravagant.

  "Here, this is yours." Ling Wu Xiang saw Ji Yun Yang staring at Xiao Jiu with eager eyes, and couldn't help but toss him another bottle, saying "I actually hope you won't need it".

  "Really?" Ji Yunyang was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly felt a warmth in her heart, not just for the bottle of elixir, but also for Ling Wushuang's last words.

  "What is Xiao Yatou doing?" Just as Ling Wusuo was about to say something, a gentle male voice came from the doorway, with a hint of a smile.

  A figure walked into the medicine hall, with elegant steps, slowly approaching. Wearing a simple sky-blue Taoist robe, his jet-black hair was unbound and casually scattered on his shoulders. His face was handsome, with a hint of a smile in his eyes, exuding an inexplicable elegance and nobility from head to toe. With both hands tucked into his sleeves, he gave the impression of being as gentle as a spring breeze.

  "Teacher Tianye!" Ji Yunyang exclaimed excitedly.