These two, master and Disciple, didn't really take Yun Yun, the Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect, seriously.
Xiao Xue simply didn't care, while Xiao Yi Xian... well, she didn't understand and didn't dare to ask.
Since coming out of the ruins, Xiao Xue's Soul Power had risen to the Late Stage of the Mortal Realm, comparable to a Sixth-Rank Alchemist.
But in such a short time, she couldn't perfectly utilize such a vast amount of Soul Power.
And the simplest way to improve her proficiency in controlling Soul Power was, naturally, refining medicine.
Xiao Xue had scavenged many medicinal herbs from the ruins, so she naturally didn't lack raw materials for refining medicine.
To improve her alchemy skills and her control over Soul Power, she started refining directly from third-grade pills.
third-grade pills weren't very difficult for the current Xiao Xue; she easily succeeded in refining them.
Then, it was fourth-grade pills.
After a week of practice, Xiao Xue's success rate for refining fourth-grade pills reached over ninety percent.
This data, even among Fifth-Grade Alchemists, was quite a decent achievement.
Then, using the small lion's Essence Blood and monster core as raw materials, along with some other medicinal herbs, Xiao Xue prepared to refine a Medicinal Pill for Xiao Yi Xian to assist her in refining the Purple Fire.
Although it hadn't even been half a month since Xiao Yi Xian broke through to Dou Practitioner, she already had the cultivation of a Four-Star Dou Zhe.
It couldn't be helped; Xiao Xue was wealthy and generous, giving all the pills she used for practice these days to Xiao Yi Xian.
Because Xiao Yi Xian possessed the Calamity Poison Body.
Xiao Xue didn't know if these third-grade or even fourth-grade pills refined through the water method had the same effects as those refined through the fire method.
In other words, whether they were poisonous.
After all, this was her first time using the water method for alchemy, and she really couldn't say for sure if it would affect the medicinal properties of the pills.
So, she simply gave all the experimental products she refined to Xiao Yi Xian to test them.
The result was that successful pills increased her cultivation when eaten, and failed 'poisonous pills' also increased her cultivation when eaten... Of course, eating 'poisonous pills' resulted in a more significant boost to Xiao Yi Xian's strength.
Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation grew by nearly one star every two days; the speed was simply appalling.
If it weren't for the fact that she received half of the experience points, Xiao Xue would probably have envied her growth rate.
And this was with Xiao Xue not refining pills specifically meant for increasing cultivation, but rather auxiliary pills like 'Wind-Walking Pills' and 'Clear-Heart Pills.'
Otherwise, it probably wouldn't be long before Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation caught up to or even surpassed her teacher's.
Once she was confident in refining fourth-grade pills, Xiao Xue immediately began preparing to refine an 'Amethyst Vein-Protecting Pill' for Xiao Yi Xian.
After all, Purple Fire was a Rank 6 Beast Fire; with Xiao Yi Xian's Four-Star Dou Zhe cultivation, trying to refine it would likely be quite painful.
And with the small lion's heart, Essence Blood, and monster core, paired with other ingredients, the refined 'Amethyst Vein-Protecting Pill' could help Xiao Yi Xian refine the Purple Fire more easily.
In the original story, when Xiao Yan refined the Purple Fire, he used the second-grade pills 'Vein-Protecting Pill' and 'Ice-Heart Pill.'
In comparison, the fourth-grade 'Amethyst Vein-Protecting Pill' she prepared was even more suitable for refining the Purple Fire.
Xiao Yi Xian was her 'unresolved regret' from the past and her first Disciple now, so Xiao Xue naturally wanted to spoil her a bit.
After a day of refining, Xiao Xue successfully produced the 'Amethyst Vein-Protecting Pill' without any mishaps, then helped Xiao Yi Xian successfully refine the Purple Fire.
After refining the Purple Fire, Xiao Yi Xian, who already had a foundation as a physician, quickly got the hang of things under Xiao Xue's guidance.
In just over half a month, she successfully refined a first-grade pill and officially became an Alchemist.
At the same time, her own cultivation had risen to the Peak of the Dou Practitioner Realm through Medicinal Pills and 'poisonous pills,' putting her just one step away from becoming a Dou Master.
And Xiao Xue, using the experience points fed back from Xiao Yi Xian through the 'Master-Disciple Function,' chose to Upgrade and successfully broke through to Great Dou Master.
During this month, Yun Yun had been rendered numb by the actions of Xiao Xue and Xiao Yi Xian.
By the end, no matter what kind of commotion Xiao Xue and Xiao Yi Xian caused, she would just give a faint glance and then look away.
—She had already gotten used to it.
After Xiao Xue broke through to Great Dou Master and Fifth-Grade Alchemist, and Xiao Yi Xian broke through to First-Grade Alchemist, Yun Yun had also fully recovered.
The three of them discussed it and decided to return to the Imperial Capital together.
Xiao Xue planned to pass the Fifth-Grade Alchemist examination there and, while she was at it, have Xiao Yi Xian take the First-Grade Alchemist examination as well.
Moreover, she had another plan.
The Clan Chief of the Nalan Family, Nalan Jie, had actually been afflicted by the brand poison long ago; the 'broken engagement' in the original story was merely a breaking point.
The current Nalan Jie could still hold on using his own cultivation, but that thing would erupt sooner or later.
Who says that treating the brand poison must rely on Heavenly Flames?
Wouldn't letting a Calamity Poison Body devour that thing be more effective than finding someone to roast it with a Heavenly Flame?
Furthermore, this brand poison was something that even a Dou Huang expert like Hai Bodong would avoid.
Who knows what level Xiao Yi Xian could reach if she absorbed this brand poison, given the unique nature of the Calamity Poison Body?
Great Dou Master... or Dou Ling?
The Qingshan Town arc is over! After the transition in the Imperial Capital, it's time for the desert arc! Wahahaha!
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