"It's really admirable how talented the youth are!"
"Tianming, your alchemy technique seems to be from a master's hand?"
Fa Ma sighed, feeling a vague sense of familiarity with the other party's alchemy technique.
Yun Tianming's eyes flickered as he remembered Fa Ma from the original work, apparently having encountered Yao Chen when he was young and received guidance from him for a few days.
"I just happened to come across an Alchemist's notebook."
Yun Tianming casually remarked, without any intention of explaining further.
'Oh, so you stumbled upon some Alchemist's loot.'
Fa Ma instantly realized, but didn't criticize Yun Tianming morally.
After all, on the Dou Qi Continent, loot is not such a rare thing.
"For this Alchemist competition, Alchemists from various countries are invited to participate. As the host, the Jia Ma Empire, if it fails to win the championship, will inevitably be ridiculed by other countries' forces."
Fa Ma originally wanted to give a long speech, but seeing Yun Tianming's lack of interest, he didn't intend to continue wasting words. Changing the topic, he directly brought out his bargaining chip. "As the championship reward for this Alchemist competition, it is a scroll of Sixth Grade pill recipe: Spirit Fusion Pill. This is a pill that can fuse the soul with the body. Although its effects are somewhat esoteric, for the soul, it is an excellent holy medicine. It can not only rapidly restore soul power but also strengthen the soul realm."
"Restore soul power."
A gleam flashed in Yun Tianming's eyes.
Currently, his strongest trump card is Soul Technique, which requires a large amount of soul power to use and cannot be used multiple times. With the Spirit Fusion Pill, he can increase the duration of Soul Technique usage, greatly enhancing his survival ability!
At the same time, he felt the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python hidden in his sleeve tighten a bit more, and in his mind came a queen's voice, charming yet tinged with fatigue.
"Get me the recipe for this Spirit Fusion Pill, and consider it a favor owed to you by yours truly."
Yun Tianming's lips curled. Besides Queen Medusa's need, he also needed the recipe for the Spirit Fusion Pill!
"Oh? It seems Tianming is intrigued?" President Fa Ma showed an expectant smile.
"I will do whatever it takes to win the championship of this Alchemist competition," Yun Tianming said firmly.
Whatever it takes.
Fa Ma raised an eyebrow, thinking that this young man was probably not one to follow the rules strictly. However, considering the Alchemist Guild's stance, he couldn't say much more. He only admonished with a heavy tone, "According to reliable information, the Chu Yun Empire will send its best Alchemist to participate in the competition. People from the Chu Yun Empire have never been ones to play by the rules, so they might resort to illegal means."
Oh, so there is such a thing.
It is said that an elder from the Alchemist Guild of the Chu Yun Empire shamelessly used a transformation pill to disguise himself as a young person and participate in the Alchemist competition.
But it's not a big problem, Yun Tianming thought. When the time comes, he can just directly use the system enhancement to upgrade the Fourth Grade Pill to Fifth Grade, leaving his peers far behind!
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Stepping out from the Alchemist Guild, the Jia Ma Empire gained a young Fourth Grade Alchemist. The news spread throughout the entire Imperial Capital in less than half a day.
Yun Tianming didn't care about this, he flew directly back to the Misty Cloud Sect.
Sect Master's Residence.
Yun Yun, who was meditating, suddenly opened her eyes, a hint of panic, embarrassment, and various complex emotions appeared on her face.
"He's back."
"Who? Ah! Is it Senior Brother Tianming?!"
On the side, Nalan Yanran, who was also cultivating, immediately dropped the sword in her hand and hurriedly ran out.
"Yanran, this child."
Yun Yun looked at the back of the girl hurrying away, couldn't help but shake her head with a bitter smile.
Back then, she had the intention of matchmaking Nalan Yanran and Yun Tianming, but never would she have thought that she would be involved herself. How would this end now?
"Quick, look! That person seems to be the recently talked-about Yun Tianming!"
"Senior Brother Tianming? He looks so handsome~"
"Wow! Dou Qi Wings!"
Under the astonished gazes of the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Tianming spread his Dark Feather Wings and soared into the sky, even shocking the passing elders.
"What's all the fuss about? That's called the Flying Dou Technique."
"But come to think of it, how did Yun Tianming, this kid, grow so strong in just two and a half years of experience outside?"
"Even I can't gauge his strength," remarked the elders of the Misty Cloud Sect. Initially, Yun Tianming started as an outer disciple and, despite his decent talent, no elder was willing to take him as a disciple due to his wood attribute Dou Qi. Only Yun Yun was willing to provide him with cultivation resources. In just a few years, his progress exceeded everyone's expectations.
Yun Tianming didn't have much fondness for the elders' superficial attitudes, so he ignored them and flew straight to the Sect Master's Residence.
"Hmph! This kid really thinks too highly of himself!" Grand Elder Yun Leng stood nearby, wearing an extremely displeased expression.
During the previous Sect Master's Conference, Yun Leng had high hopes for Mo Li's talent and intended to take him as a direct disciple (both were earth attribute Dou Qi users). Additionally, a significant portion of the Mo Family's offerings each year found their way into Yun Leng's pocket. However, unexpectedly, Yun Tianming defeated Mo Li, leading Mo Lan to lose his composure and openly attack Yun Tianming. This resulted in Yun Yun's fury, who then, in a fit of anger, crippled Mo Lan and severed Misty Cloud Sect's ties with the Mo Family.
It's said that not long ago, the Mo Family offended a mysterious Dou Emperor powerhouse and suffered a complete annihilation. This deeply saddened Yun Leng. After all, it was his money!!
"Senior Brother Tianming!"
Seeing Yun Tianming rising from below the clouds, Nalan Yanran, her emotions stirred, jumped straight down.
"Yanran, your enthusiasm is a bit too much."
Yun Tianming spread his Dark Feather Wings and caught the descending girl.
"Hehe~ Anyway, Senior Brother Tianming will definitely catch me."
Nalan Yanran smiled brightly, nestled affectionately in his arms, deeply inhaling his scent.
"You clingy little junior sister, I really can't do anything with you."
Yun Tianming lightly flicked her perky nose, but didn't pay too much attention. After landing at the Sect Master's Residence, he let her down, but Nalan Yanran still clung to his arm, acting spoiled.
"Tianming."
The perfect goddess, who haunted his dreams, emerged slowly from the Sect Master's Residence, causing Yun Tianming's eyes to light up with excitement.
"Sister Yun'er, I'm back!"
Yun Tianming quickly shook off the clingy little junior sister and hurried towards Yun Yun. He opened his arms wide and embraced her tightly.
"Huh?"
Nalan Yanran was instantly dumbfounded.
This, this shouldn't be something a disciple could do to the Sect Master, right
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