"Speak, what work do you need this old man to do? I must tell you beforehand, in my current state, even refining a sixth-grade medicinal pill is somewhat strenuous."
Yao Lao yawned, as if he hadn't woken up properly.
Because he had only absorbed Xiao Yan's Dou Qi once, his soul power had only recovered to around the level of a Dou Wang's combat strength. Unless he used the Bone Chilling Flame, he would likely find it extremely troublesome if he encountered a Dou Huang expert.
"Hehe, I naturally know Teacher's state very clearly. However, this medicinal pill of mine shouldn't be too difficult for Teacher."
Xiao Yan chuckled, pointed to a small mountain of boxes beside him, and then pulled out five boxes with special markings from this pile.
This small mountain of boxes contained some so-called dried fruits and crispy snacks sent by Ya Fei's trusted subordinates.
Nominally, they were gifts for him, the young master of the Xiao family, to satisfy his cravings. The total value was only a few hundred gold coins, so apart from thinking that Ya Fei valued Xiao Yan more, the Xiao family members didn't think much of it.
But in reality, hidden within this pile of boxes were precious medicinal herbs worth fifty thousand gold coins.
Regarding his own matters, Xiao Yan didn't want the family to know too much yet.
As the saying goes, secrecy leads to success. No matter how powerful he was in his previous life, he was ultimately just a youth at the third Duan of Dou Qi. Therefore, the current Xiao Yan still needed to lie low for a while.
Casually opening a box, three stalks of Purple Leaf Orchid Grass, two Soul Cleansing Flowers, a small jade bottle, a wood-attribute first-tier monster core, and a water-attribute first-tier monster core lay quietly inside.
"This medicinal formula of yours..."
Yao Lao glanced at the materials in the box, was stunned for a moment, and then said somewhat silently: "Why does it look so much like a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid I once created?"
"This is indeed a new medicinal pill improved on the basis of Teacher's Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid. I have named it Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid."
Xiao Yan smiled faintly, which made Yao Lao's expression even more complicated.
"If I'm not mistaken, that jade bottle seems to contain Earth Core Spiritual Milk. Originally, although the monster cores of wood and water attributes are gentle, they are ultimately too violent for a little fellow like you who isn't even a Dou Zhe.
However, with the neutralization of this Earth Core Spiritual Milk, it is indeed possible to refine a medicinal pill that even the Dou Qi stage can withstand."
"It's just that I really can't imagine, could everything you said be true?"
In Yao Lao's mind, he, a fallen soul, was like a ghost to these people in Wutan City whose highest cultivation was only Da Dou Shi.
However, ever since he was awakened by Xiao Yan, he had always felt somewhat bewildered.
A twelve-year-old brat wakes you up after you've been dead for hundreds of years, then tells you he's your future disciple, who has returned from tens of thousands of years in the future, knows everything about you, and even casually improves your past medicinal formulas to be even better.
Who is the ghost here?
This is truly encountering a ghost!
"Whether it's true or false, Teacher just needs to watch along the way. Your old man's current task is still to refine medicinal pills for me first."
Xiao Yan gently shook his head. With his current strength, he couldn't even use his soul power to impart secret techniques. Otherwise, casually imparting a high-grade soul cultivation secret technique to Yao Lao could greatly increase Yao Lao's strength.
"Never mind, I, this old man, am also at a dead end now. It seems there's no other way but to believe you, little fellow."
Yao Lao gave a wry smile. His aged palm stretched out, and a ghastly white flame rose up, instantly causing the temperature in the room to drop significantly. It was precisely the Bone Chilling Flame.
"First, three parts fire, then four parts fire, then..."
The low temperature made Xiao Yan's weak little body shiver. He took a thin blanket from the side and wrapped it around himself, staring at the Bone Chilling Flame and slowly reciting a fire control incantation.
Upon hearing this fire control incantation, a brilliant light burst forth from Yao Lao's eyes.
"You figured out this fire control incantation yourself? Your fire control level can actually reach this extent?"
This fire control process seemed simple, but in reality, this alone had already stumped most alchemists below the seventh grade, because only a master who was extremely familiar with the way of fire control could achieve it.
For an alchemist, fire control technique was their basic skill. As the saying goes, experts see the intricacies. Yao Lao knew the extent of Xiao Yan's control over flames just by listening to this fire control incantation.
"Hehe, as the disciple of Venerable Yao, what does this basic skill count for?"
Xiao Yan chuckled. Tens of thousands of years later, he was the number one fire manipulator in this universe. This kind of fire control technique was just some children's teaching material he had created out of boredom after becoming an emperor, used to educate his children.
If he wasn't afraid that the current Yao Lao wouldn't be able to learn it in a short time, he would have definitely come up with a Heavenly Sovereign level fire control technique for Yao Lao to learn.
"It seems that I will indeed have a good disciple in the future."
Yao Lao was rarely in a good mood. With a suck of his palm, he drew several medicinal herbs into the air at the same time, and then refined them one by one.
Following the fire control incantation Xiao Yan gave him, after extracting the essence of various medicinal herbs and monster cores in sequence, he finally took out the Earth Core Spiritual Milk from the jade bottle.
The so-called Earth Core Spiritual Milk was actually somewhat similar to the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk Xiao Yan had obtained from Jia Nan Academy in his previous life. Both were heavenly treasures that contained a trace of the power of the earth.
The power of the earth was deep and heavy, capable of accommodating and neutralizing everything. Neutralizing several medicinal powers was naturally even easier.
A drop of Earth Core Spiritual Milk dripped into the medicinal solution, instantly causing the color of the medicinal liquid to change and fluctuate violently. Although Earth Core Spiritual Milk could neutralize medicinal power, if not controlled well, there was also the danger of explosion.
Fortunately, Xiao Yan had the complete medicinal formula, and Yao Lao, this master alchemist, was there to help. This made the first pill refinement incredibly smooth.
An hour later, a drop of green liquid, like an emerald, slowly floated in Yao Lao's palm.
Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid, complete!
With the successful refinement of this Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid, Yao Lao casually dripped this emerald-like medicinal liquid into the wooden basin Xiao Yan had prepared in advance.
As a drop of medicinal liquid entered it, the entire basin of clear water turned an emerald-like color at this moment.
"From now on, I will be cultivating here again."
Looking at this basin of medicinal liquid, a trace of reminiscence appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes. In his previous life, it was from such a basin of medicinal liquid that he had taken step by step to the peak of this world.
"Teacher, please refine the remaining few sets of medicinal herbs as well. By the way, for the last two sets, just refining them into Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid will be enough."
Xiao Yan took off his clothes and jumped naked into this basin of medicinal liquid.
This Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid was a medicine he had created in his previous life to cultivate his own forces and lay a foundation for children. Its medicinal effect was much stronger than the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, after all, the cost was also there.
The improved Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid had multiple benefits such as body tempering, qi nurturing, and strengthening meridians. It could even slightly improve cultivation talent. Although it was a third-grade medicinal pill, the fire control method alone could stump alchemists below the sixth grade.
Therefore, the price of this Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid should naturally be more than ten times higher than the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid. Moreover, this medicinal pill was too conspicuous, so Xiao Yan didn't plan to sell it.
For him and Yao Lao, the means of accumulating wealth were too easy. It wouldn't be too late to sell it openly when his strength recovered to Dou Wang or Dou Huang in the future.
"You little rascal, you really aren't afraid of making this old man work hard."
Yao Lao rolled his eyes lightly at Xiao Yan but didn't say much more.
Refining medicinal pills of this level was naturally not difficult for him, a grandmaster alchemist.
The quiet little house flickered with ghastly white firelight. In this silent stillness, one old and one young seemed to be brewing the future.
(End of this chapter)