Chapter 31: The Fall of the Great Barren Star!

Originally, Fama had planned not to see this kid anymore, and if they did happen to meet, he wouldn't say a word to avoid feeling heartbroken.

Who would have thought that just after making such a vow in his heart, he would break it himself?

Sigh, it was all because he had given too much!

Chen Guan wasn't surprised at all. Meeting Fama was basically within his expectations.

If the other party had refused even the Spirit Nourishment Powder, people would say he had quit drugs, and Chen Guan would believe them.

Coming downstairs from the second floor, he saw Yu Er in the lobby on the first floor, surrounded by onlookers while alchemy was taking place. The praise and admiration were overflowing like a tide.

Ha, the vanity of this brat.

The Consolidation Pill was a first-grade pill with a moderate difficulty level. With Yu Er's current level and the assistance of a specialist, it should have been easy to handle.

However, due to her distracted thoughts and wondering what the two upstairs would say, she didn't control the heat properly. The medicinal materials instantly turned into a pile of ashes, some of which even landed on her face.

The little fair-skinned girl instantly turned into a small tabby cat.

The others transformed into expressionless ninjas. Although the scene was quite comical, for them, it was a common occurrence that they had experienced before.

However, it was the first time Chen Guan had witnessed it, and he couldn't help but laugh.

The little tabby cat turned her head in anger. When she saw that it was him, she immediately pounced on him, grabbing his arm and biting it.

Chen Guan didn't feel much pain from the bite, but he looked at the soot stains on his clothes and face with disgust.

Alright, so she treated him like a towel to wipe her face.

"Stop messing around. Go and let your teacher know. It's time for us to go back."

Yu Er's face turned slightly red. She was still feeling embarrassed about her earlier blunder. When she realized that he didn't mention her failed alchemy, she felt relieved and quickly headed upstairs.

Brushing off the soot stains from his sleeves, Chen Guan suddenly realized that if he had really become Fama's disciple just now, wouldn't he have to address this girl as Senior Sister?

That was a close call!

He almost ended up with her sitting on his head forever. Chen Guan felt even more convinced that he had made a wise decision.

Yu Er quickly returned, and the two of them didn't linger any longer. Bathing in the lingering twilight, they walked towards the palace, playfully teasing each other along the way, their shadows stretching long in the sunset.

"Where's my gift?"

"I prepared three items for you. Which one do you want to see first?"

"The second one. Huh, what is this?"

"Puppet Wings. They can make you fly. They're disposable but can take you quite far."

"How far is quite far?"

"About twenty meters."

"..."

Having frolicked all the way, when they returned to the palace, the little girl no longer had a trace of unhappiness. She was in high spirits, feeling like the whole world was colorful.

When it came to coaxing children, Chen Guan was a professional!

After escorting her back to the palace, Chen Guan continued his cultivation.

Among the gifts for Yu Er, besides the flashy and somewhat useless second-grade Puppet Wings, the other two items were similar to those for Yao Ye, consisting of Spirit Nourishment Powder and a protective puppet.

The only difference was that Yu Er's puppet was at the Dou Spirit level. Chen Guan didn't differentiate between them, as giving a Dou King-level puppet to Yao Yue would be a waste. Whether in the palace or the Alchemist Guild, no one was safer than her.

The next day.

Chen Guan emerged from his cultivation state, feeling that he had taken another step towards the Three-Star Dou Grandmaster level. A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Although the Earth-ranked low-level technique was only low-level, compared to the Mysterious-ranked, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Currently, even though he hadn't had the chance to cultivate Earth-ranked Dou Techniques, he had become more enduring. That was the most obvious improvement.

Getting off the bed, Chen Guan took out a pile of materials from his storage ring that had been used countless times and were almost unusable. He began his daily study of puppetry, immersing himself in it and finding it hard to pull away.

It was close to noon when Yao Ye came to call him, interrupting his immersion.

"I have good news for you. Your batch of Yellow Lotus Essence made a profit. Your luck was good; you found six Blood Lotus Essence within it."

"So many?" Chen Guan was somewhat surprised.

"Didn't you keep track of how much you purchased yourself? Although Blood Lotus Essence is hard to come by, it couldn't withstand your indiscriminate purchasing."

It seemed to make sense.

Indeed, as long as you had capital, many difficulties could be easily resolved.

The two of them arrived at the back mountain. Yao Ye stopped and said, "You can go in by yourself. I need to take care of some matters in the army today."

The Ninth Prince of the Chu Yun Empire dying in Jia Ma was a matter that needed to be wrapped up. She just didn't mention these troublesome affairs.

Chen Guan nodded in agreement. He had been to this place before and was familiar with it.

Seeing Jia Xing Tian at the usual spot, Chen Guan carefully observed him and felt that he looked slightly younger. This was a change that came from the depths of his soul.

Apparently, the Spirit Nourishment Powder had some effect.

"Elder Jia."

"Mm, have a seat. We haven't sat down like this and had a good chat in over a year. Every time I see you, I can't help but feel lucky. Going to the city of Wu Tan back then was the right thing I did in this lifetime." Jia Xing Tian said with a smiling face.

Chen Guan didn't feel out of place either. He sat on the ground and looked at the small lake in front of him, replying with the same nostalgic tone, "Being brought into the palace by Elder Jia is also my luck."

It was quite interesting. Every time he met Jia Xing Tian, their conversations were mostly about boasting and self-deprecating in business. It had always been like this, unable to be as open as he was with the two sisters.

Perhaps, this was the generation gap.

Today was no different. After boasting for a while, Chen Guan finally mentioned the main topic and handed over a scroll.

Earth-ranked Mid-level Dou Technique – "The Fall of the Great Barren Star"!

In addition to the complete set of techniques and skills that Jia Xing Tian had left behind, Chen Guan had obtained a total of seven Earth-ranked Dou Techniques. Four of them were of the Wood attribute, while the remaining three were of Fire, Earth, and Ice attributes.

Among these three, only "The Fall of the Great Barren Star" was a Mid-level Earth-ranked technique.

It had to be said that Jia Xing Tian had been very lucky.

Taking the scroll and glancing at it a few times, Jia Xing Tian couldn't hide his shock.

He knew about Chen Guan's fortunate encounters, but he didn't expect him to obtain such a precious Dou Technique. If it weren't for considering Chen Guan's feelings, he would have been unable to resist asking for more details.

Putting aside unnecessary thoughts, Jia Xing Tian looked in the direction of the Misty Cloud Sect with renewed confidence.

"Next month is the annual disciples' competition at the Misty Cloud Sect. Are you interested in joining the fun? I also want to confirm whether that old fellow from Yun Shan is dead or not."

(End of this chapter)