105: What are you doing here, you little brat!

Lei Tian's figure was like Lightning Light, stepping out, the ground beneath his feet instantly cracked, and violent Dou Qi swept out from his body, actually condensing into a thunderous phantom in mid-air, like the descent of a Thunder God!

The Profound Flame Cold Flood Dragon sensed the danger, its crimson scales suddenly stood on end, its wings flapped, and a towering inferno transformed into a sea of fire that swept over, scorching the air until it twisted and boomed.

However, Lei Tian merely snorted coldly, his right fist suddenly clenched, Lightning Light exploded from his fist, directly tearing through the sea of fire, and he punched the Cold Flood Dragon's head!

"Boom—!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, the Cold Flood Dragon's massive body was forcibly smashed into the mountain wall, sending shattered rocks flying and dust rising everywhere.

It roared, spitting out an extremely cold flame stream from its mouth; wherever it passed, rocks were instantly frozen, then incinerated into ashes by the high temperature!

"Hmph, mere child's play!"

Lei Tian's figure flashed, directly charging into the Cold Flame, with thunder coiling around his body, forcibly dispersing the cold current.

His five fingers formed a claw, suddenly gripping the Cold Flood Dragon's throat, while his other hand clenched into a fist, Lightning Light condensed, like a Hammer of Heavenly Punishment, smashing down fiercely!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three punches! Only three punches!

The first punch, the Cold Flood Dragon's scales shattered!

The second punch, its bones pulverized!

The third punch, its head exploded!

"Roar—!"

The Cold Flood Dragon let out one last mournful roar, and violent energy surged wildly within its body, attempting to self-detonate!

However, a cold glint flashed in Lei Tian's eyes, and the Lightning Light in his palm suddenly transformed into a thunderous seal, directly suppressing it within the Cold Flood Dragon's body, forcibly crushing the energy that was about to erupt!

"Boom!"

The Cold Flood Dragon's massive body crashed down heavily, its life force completely extinguished, not even having the right to self-detonate!

Mo Xuan stood in the distance, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes, and he couldn't help but exclaim.

"I didn't expect you, Lei Tian, to be able to kill a peak Sixth-Tier Magical Beast so easily. In less than two or three years, I'm afraid you'll truly step into the Dou Zong realm!"

Lei Tian shook the blood from his fist and grinned.

"This beast is quite thick-skinned, but compared to a true Dou Zong-level Magical Beast, it's still far from it."

Mo Xuan said no more, quickly stepping forward, a wisp of faint blue flame appearing in his palm, directly piercing into the Cold Flood Dragon's heart, slowly extracting a cluster of vital fire source, crimson with a hint of faint blue.

"Sixth Grade Cold Flame Flood Dragon Fire, extremely high quality, enough for that Stinky Kid Donghua to refine for a while."

Lei Tian glanced at the flame and chuckled.

"Old Mo, you're quite devoted to your Disciple, even coming to retrieve sixth grade beast fire yourself."

Mo Xuan's expression was calm as he sealed the fire source into a specially made jade bottle, stating indifferently.

"Without powerful flames, an Alchemist will ultimately struggle to achieve greatness. Let's go, it's time to head back; Donghua must be getting anxious."

Lei Tian burst out laughing, saying no more. The two figures flashed, transforming into streaks of light, and sped towards Jia Nan Academy.

Lei Tian completed the task, feeling great, and clapped Mo Xuan on the shoulder, grinning.

"Old Mo, with the Beast Fire in hand, I should go back and rest! Next time you have such an errand, remember to tell me in advance, don't make me accompany you into the remote mountains again!"

Mo Xuan nodded faintly, watching Lei Tian leave, then lowered his head to look at the jade bottle in his hand, which contained the sixth grade beast fire, crimson with a hint of faint blue—the Profound Flame Cold Flood Dragon Fire.

"Extreme heat containing ice coldness, truly rare!"

He muttered softly, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

"If Donghua can master this fire, combined with the Fire Control Technique, entering the Inner Academy next year will certainly not be difficult."

He put away the jade bottle and walked towards the Alchemy Department. Along the way, many students saw him and immediately stopped to bow respectfully.

"Elder Mo!"

Mo Xuan's expression was indifferent; he merely nodded slightly, saying nothing more.

However, when he arrived in front of his alchemy building, his brow suddenly furrowed. The door, it was open!

"Which scoundrel dares to trespass into my alchemy room?!"

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, Dou Qi subtly surged around him, and with a flick of his sleeve, the door "bang" opened completely!

However, when he clearly saw the person inside, he was stunned—Jiang Donghua!

The Stinky Kid was standing in front of his alchemy table, holding a piece of jade shell, seemingly studying something.

Hearing the movement, Jiang Donghua suddenly turned his head. Seeing his Master suddenly appear, he was so scared that his hand trembled, and the jade shell "clattered" to the ground.

"Mas... Master?!"

He stammered, his face instantly turning pale.

Shouldn't this Stinky Kid be hunting Magical Beasts in the mountain forests near the Outer Academy, refining his Dou Qi?

Why did he run back?!

Mo Xuan's face instantly darkened, and he scolded.

"Stinky Kid! Didn't I tell you to hunt Magical Beasts for a month to properly refine the power within your body? It's only been a few days, and you dare to sneak back?!"

Jiang Donghua saw his Master angry but wasn't flustered. Instead, he spread his hands and chuckled.

"Master, don't worry, I have completely mastered my current Dou Qi cultivation and won't lose control like before."

"And I came back for a reason, look at this."

He held up the item in his hand.

Mo Xuan's gaze sharpened, falling on the white jade shell in his hand. At first, he didn't pay much attention, but when he carefully sensed it, his pupils suddenly constricted!

"This is a jade shell condensed from a thousand-year-old magma essence?!"

He snatched the jade shell, carefully examined it, then said in shock.

"Donghua, where did you get this? A treasure of this level is at least a guardian item of a Magical Beast that only a Dou Wang Expert can hunt. How could you, a Great Dou Master, possibly get it?"

Jiang Donghua chuckled, a hint of slyness flashing in his eyes.

"Master, don't rush, I have something even more powerful here."

Saying that, he took out six mutton-fat jade bottles from his storage ring. Each bottle had faint fire patterns and subtly radiated hot energy fluctuations.

Mo Xuan stared at these jade bottles, his breathing slightly hitched.

"This, could it be?"

Jiang Donghua grinned.

"earth core fire jade marrow! Master, do you think this counts as a reason for me to come back?"

Mo Xuan was silent for a moment, then snorted coldly.

"Stinky Kid, you'd better explain clearly what exactly is going on!"

Jiang Donghua scratched his head and chuckled.

"Well, it's a long story, why don't you sit down first, and I'll tell you slowly?"

Mo Xuan glared at him, but ultimately walked to the alchemy table and sat down, saying coldly.

"Speak! If you dare to utter half a lie, see if I don't break your legs!"

Jiang Donghua shrunk his neck, but a hint of smugness flashed in his eyes.

Although his Master was strict with his words, he must be overjoyed inside!

The more Mo Xuan listened, the more alarmed he became, and his face gradually darkened. He suddenly slammed the table and roared in anger.

"Stinky Kid! I told you to cultivate properly in the outer areas, and you dared to venture into the remote mountains?!"

Jiang Donghua shrunk his neck, softly defending himself.

"Master, wasn't I just trying to gain more experience...?"

"Experience?"

Mo Xuan was so angry that his beard bristled. He grabbed Jiang Donghua's ear.

"You call this experience? A Fourth-Tier Magical Beast! That's equivalent to a human Dou Ling Level existence! If you hadn't encountered students from the inner academy strong ranking list, you'd be Magical Beast droppings by now!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Master, gently!"

Jiang Donghua stood on his tiptoes, grimacing in pain.

"Didn't I come back perfectly fine, and besides~"

"Besides what besides!"

Mo Xuan applied more force to his hand, and by the end, his voice was trembling slightly.

Jiang Donghua was stunned.

He had never seen his Master so flustered. Those eyes, usually so stern, now held a hint of imperceptible moisture.

"Master, I was wrong!"

Jiang Donghua's voice softened.

Mo Xuan then released his hand and let out a heavy sigh.

He turned his back, remained silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice.

"Donghua, I, your Master, only have you as a Disciple in Jia Nan Academy now..."

Jiang Donghua's heart warmed, and his eyes reddened slightly.

He took a step forward and said softly.

"Master, I promise to listen to you from now on. Look, didn't I turn misfortune into a blessing and even bring back earth core fire jade marrow?"

Mo Xuan turned around, looking at his Disciple's ingratiating smile, and finally couldn't maintain his stern expression.

He shook his head helplessly.

"You, ah, never mind. Tell me, how did you get this jade marrow?"

Jiang Donghua's eyes lit up, and he immediately vividly recounted the process of discovering the earth core fire jade marrow.

Mo Xuan listened, secretly alarmed, and when he heard about the dangerous scene when they cut open the jade marrow, he couldn't help but glare at his Disciple again.

"So, in the end, we packaged it separately."

After Jiang Donghua finished speaking, he presented the jade bottles to his Master as if offering a treasure.

"Master, look."

Mo Xuan took the jade bottles, carefully examining the flowing crimson liquid within, and the expression on his face gradually softened.

He snorted lightly.

"Consider yourself lucky, Stinky Kid."

Jiang Donghua chuckled, about to speak, when he saw Mo Xuan suddenly straighten his face.

"However! This matter of venturing deep into dangerous territory cannot be let go just like that! Starting tomorrow, you will—"

"Master!"

Jiang Donghua suddenly remembered something and hastily interrupted.

"Senior Brother Lei Lie and the others from the Inner Academy are still waiting for the pills refined from this jade marrow."

Mo Xuan raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? You've even gotten involved with people from the Inner Academy?"

Jiang Donghua scratched his head awkwardly and recounted how he met Lei Lie and the other two.

Mo Xuan listened, then nodded thoughtfully.

"Those Stinky Kid from the inner academy strong ranking list, well, for their sake, the punishment will be noted down for now."

He changed the subject, a hint of slyness flashing in his eyes.

"Since you're so capable, then the task of refining the jade marrow pills will be handed over to you as my assistant."

Jiang Donghua was first stunned, then overjoyed.

"Really? Thank you, Master!"

Mo Xuan snorted lightly, turned and walked towards the medicine rack, but a smile quietly curved at the corner of his mouth.

This troublesome Disciple, ah!

Although he always made him worry, this courage and fortuitous encounter truly resembled his own youthful self.

For the rest of the afternoon, Jiang Donghua kept his head down, his fingers unconsciously twisting at the corner of his clothes, while his Master's incessant admonishments echoed in his ears.

He had heard these words at least eighty, if not a hundred, times; he could recite every single word backward.

"Do you think I, your Master, am trying to scare you?"

Mo Xuan paced back and forth in front of the medicine rack with his hands behind his back, his grizzled eyebrows tightly furrowed.

"In just these ten years, I've personally seen no less than a hundred geniuses! That Stinky Kid from the Chen family with fire attribute, he reached Great Dou Master at seventeen, but what happened? He was ambushed and killed in the Black-Corner Region! And that girl from the Li family in Central Plains..."

Jiang Donghua secretly pouted; he could recite all these stories, all about various heavenly talents dying inexplicably.

"Do you think being a genius at Jia Nan Academy is something to be proud of?"

Mo Xuan suddenly turned around, his finger almost poking Jiang Donghua's nose.

"Out there, those desperate outlaws won't talk about fair duels with you! Poisoning, sneak attacks, encirclement, they'll use every despicable trick!"

"Yes, yes, Master is right."

Jiang Donghua nodded like a pounding garlic, but his eyes kept darting towards the medicine cabinet behind his Master.

Those were all good things in there!

Mo Xuan saw that his Disciple was distracted, and his beard bristled with anger.

"Stinky Kid! Are you even listening?!"

"Listening, listening!"

Jiang Donghua quickly pulled back his gaze, putting on a look of profound grief.

"Disciple takes Master's teachings to heart, and will be careful and cautious in the future, never..."

"Enough, enough!"

Mo Xuan waved his hand, interrupting his performance, and turned to walk towards the medicine cabinet.

"To harmonize this earth core fire jade marrow, it's not something an ordinary Alchemist can do."

He pulled open the medicine cabinet, his brows furrowing even tighter.

"Ice Spirit Spring, Profound Yin Spirit Ganoderma, these are all gone. It seems I'll have to make a trip to the Alchemy Department's Herb Repository."

Jiang Donghua's eyes lit up.

"Master, I'll go! I'm very familiar with the Herb Repository!"

"You stay put!"

Mo Xuan glared at him.