Chapter 96: Head of the Alchemy DepartmentInside the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower, in Su Qian's private training room, an old man and a young man were sitting cross-legged inside.
After some friendly communication, Xiao Yun explained everything that could be said to Su Qian. As for his previous Green Lotus Earth Core Fire, he said that it was swallowed up by the Fallen Heart Flame.
"So, you absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame below, and then found another Fallen Heart Flame from the magma world below?" Su Qian widened his eyes, staring at the invisible flame in Xiao Yun's hand, and said in surprise.
Xiao Yun smiled and nodded, saying: "Yes, that's what happened. Through the connection between the different fires, I found it in the deepest part of the magma."
"Tsk tsk tsk, you are really lucky. Strange Fires come one after another." Su Qian smacked his lips. Although he was not an alchemist, he also knew how precious Strange Fires were. More than 99% of the alchemists on the mainland would never find a Strange Fire in their lifetime. But Xiao Yun was different. At such a young age, he had already subdued two Strange Fires and even gave one to his teacher.
"Then this strange fire..."
"Of course I will return it to the inner courtyard. Moreover, this Fallen Heart Flame is different from the previous one. It is in its larval stage and has not yet developed any intelligence. It also does not have the wildness it had before."
"Elder Su can gather some elders with fire-attributed Dou Qi and feed it with Dou Qi. This will not only speed up its growth, but also naturally give it a sense of belonging to the academy when it gains intelligence in the future. Then, it can serve as the academy's inherited strange fire."
Hearing Xiao Yun's words, Su Qian's eyes lit up. The Fallen Heart Flame was like a treasure with a time bomb for the Inner Courtyard. Although they could take its treasures, they were also facing the danger of extinction at any time.
Now, the Fallen Heart Flame that Xiao Yun sent was like a treasure with a time bomb removed. Although the overall value of the treasure had been reduced a little, there was no longer any potential danger.
"However, since it has no intelligence, it is easier for others to get it. Elder Su still needs to keep it properly."
Hearing this, Su Qian nodded in agreement. The previous Fallen Heart Flame was difficult to seal even for a Dou Zong powerhouse, let alone tame. But the one in front of him, he felt that any Dou Wang could tame it.
"You're right. I will pay attention to it! It's not a good idea for you to hold it like this. I remember that when the dean left, he left behind a container for collecting the Fallen Heart Flame. I'll ask someone to bring it here." As he spoke, Su Qian took out a jade token and sent the message.
After a while, an elder came over with a container that looked like a teapot. Xiao Yun carefully placed the young heart flame into it, and then injected some fire-attributed Dou Qi. Soon, some transparent Dou Qi filled the teapot.
The young child's heart flame was churning, and like a child who had been given a bottle of milk, it stayed obediently in the container to absorb the fighting spirit.
Afterwards, Su Qian took the teapot and experienced the effects of the Fallen Heart Flame. After finding that the effect was only slightly weakened, the smile on his face became more intense.
“Hahaha! The effect is only slightly weakened. I believe that if I input more Dou Qi, it will catch up with the previous Fallen Heart Flame.” Su Qian laughed and patted Xiao Yun’s shoulder, saying happily: “You did a good job this time. You helped the academy solve another big problem!”
"I am a member of the academy, so I should do this." Xiao Yun shrugged and said calmly, "Elder Su, I have been here for almost a year. I wonder if my teachers have come out of seclusion yet?"
"Not yet. It's not that easy to break through to Dou Huang and Dou Zong." Su Qian shook his head and said slowly, "You don't have to worry too much. With the pills you refined, even if you fail to break through, you won't be affected by the backlash of Dou Qi. Just think of it as accumulating experience."
"But from what I can see from your aura, you have already reached the cultivation level of a nine-star Douhuang. I believe you will be able to break through to Douzong soon, right?"
"Almost. I should be able to break through within a year." Xiao Yun was a little modest. In fact, he felt that half a year would be enough. After all, the nickname of Fallen Heart Flame's 'cultivation cheating device' was not for nothing.
What! One year! You will only be eighteen years old then? An eighteen-year-old Dou Zong master! I am afraid there are not many of them even in Zhongzhou where there are so many geniuses. " Su Qian opened his mouth and took a breath when he heard Xiao Yun's words.
"Alright, I don't want to say anything more. I will discuss the preservation of the Fallen Heart Flame with other elders later. As for you, go and manage the Alchemy Department first. Old Man Huo entrusted it to you before he went into seclusion."
Su Qian, with a hurt look on his face, waved his hand, not wanting to talk about this topic anymore, and made up a random excuse to send Xiao Yun away.
Xiao Yun spread his hands helplessly, indicating that it was not his fault that he was too talented. Of course, he did not say the hurtful words, but quickly left the Tianfen Refining Tower and headed towards the Alchemy Department in the outer courtyard.
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Above the clouds, Xiao Yun, who had spent nearly a year in the underground magma world, was soaring freely in the sky, with a pair of transparent flaming wings spread out behind him, and his figure quickly swept across the forest below.
Half an hour later, in the outer courtyard's Alchemy Department building, due to the instructions left by Elder Huo earlier and Xiao Yun's identity as a sixth-rank alchemist, he smoothly became the head of the Alchemy Department.
Although he was appointed as the head of the department, the Alchemy Department did not distract Xiao Yun much. After all, there was already a set of operating teams here. If he did not want to manage things, the instructors of the entire Alchemy Department would help manage them. Only some major matters would be reviewed by him. Since he became the boss of the Alchemy Department, all the resources of the entire Alchemy Department could be mobilized at will. Of course, this needed to be used through formal channels. Abuse of power for personal gain was strictly prohibited in Canaan College.
At this moment, in the exclusive department head's office, Xiao Yun was sitting on a mahogany chair with his legs crossed, flipping through some scrolls.
"So, these are all the medicinal materials consumed by the Alchemy Department this year?" Xiao Yun raised his eyes and looked at a middle-aged instructor standing in the center and asked.
Hearing Xiao Yun's question, the middle-aged instructor quickly bowed and said, "That's right, Mr. Dean."
"Okay, you can handle this kind of things on yourselves in the future. Don't bother me unless it's necessary." Xiao Yun nodded, then took out a jade bottle and a scroll from the ring, and with a flick of his fingers, the things floated in front of the middle-aged mentor.
"The jade bottle contains some elixirs to assist in cultivation. I'll give them to you. Are there any herbs on the scroll in the herb storehouse?"
The middle-aged instructor's face lit up with joy. He quickly took the scroll, lowered his head and looked at it. After a while, he said respectfully, "Dean, except for the Blood Melting Fruit, the other medicinal materials in the herb library are backed up."
"This is my token. You will deliver the herbs to the Earth Fire Alchemy Room later." Xiao Yun stood up and threw another token from his ring. He said as he walked, "Also, you will replace this chair for me later. I want a leather sofa!"
"Yes!"
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Xiao Yun left the office and came to the bottom floor of the Alchemy Department building, to the alchemy room that belonged to the department head.
This place is connected to the underground magma world and has abundant fire energy. When ordinary alchemists make medicine here, they can use the underground fire to increase the success rate of making medicine slightly, but Xiao Yun is not interested in that success rate, nor does he come here to make medicine.
Walking slowly, Xiao Yun came to the most central position of the bottom floor, where there was a huge magma pool, and in the center of the magma pool, there was a wisp of deep blue flame.
There was a strange light flashing in his eyes. After looking around, Xiao Yun found that there were layers of space seals set up around Hai Xinyan to prevent its terrifying aura from spreading.
"This... this is another strange fire!" Yao Tianhuo emerged from the storage ring and exclaimed as he looked at the Sea Heart Flame in the magma.
"Yes, this is the Hai Xin Yan, which ranks 15th on the list of strange fires. It is a special strange fire with water and fire attributes." Xiao Yun turned his head to look at Yao Tian Huo and said with a smile, "Its previous owner was a sixth-rank alchemist in the Black Horn Region. He coveted the strange fire in my body, so I killed him. His strange fire is also stored here, waiting for my teacher to break through to the Dou Huang realm, and then subdue it."
“I see!” Yao Tianhuo nodded slightly, then reacted and said in surprise: “Dou Huang? Your teacher is someone else? Isn’t Medicine Venerable your teacher?”
“It would be so great if I had such a good disciple.” Yao Lao also emerged from the Bone Flame Ring, his eyes carrying some unspeakable meaning, and he sighed, “To be honest with Venerable Skyfire, this Sea Heart Flame originally belonged to the traitorous disciple, but… Alas!”
Shaking his head, Yao Lao was unwilling to say anything more. Although Han Feng had been executed, he had once been regarded as his own son.
Seeing Yao Lao's expression, Yao Tianhuo immediately understood that there was an unknown secret here, otherwise Xiao Yun would have killed Yao Lao's disciple, and the two of them could still live in harmony here. However, he was not a gossipy person, and simply expressed his condolences.
Seeing that Yao Lao's entire figure had become dim again, as if he had lost his luster, Xiao Yun quickly asked, "Yao Lao, do you feel that the seal here is strong enough?"
"Don't worry, little guy. In my opinion, although the seal here was set up by a low-level Dou Zong, the strange fire has not yet developed any intelligence, so this space barrier can trap it for at least two years." Yao Lao did not speak, but Yao Lao spoke.
Hearing this, Xiao Yun felt relieved. Two years would be enough time for Elder Huo to break through to the Dou Huang level, and then his teacher would be able to subdue him.
"That's good, Master Huo, let's go upstairs. The herbs for the Soul-Nourishing Saliva should have been delivered, and I'll make them for you later."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the Earth Fire Alchemy Room. The two old men behind him hurriedly followed and got back into the storage ring.
As soon as Xiao Yun walked into the Earth Fire Alchemy Room, the instructor brought him the medicinal herbs. After briefly thanking him, he took the herbs into the alchemy room and began to refine a soul-restoring elixir for Yaotian Fire.
(End of this chapter)
