39: Alchemy, do I still need to learn that thing?

Yun Yun saw the Mystic Ice Python slithering towards Qing Lin and immediately stood up, tensing.

Although she had only just met Qing Lin, she was quite fond of the little girl, and feeling that Qing Lin was in danger, Yun Yun immediately wanted to intervene.

Then she quickly realized that she couldn't use her Dou Qi at all.

However, the imagined scene of Qing Lin being attacked didn't happen. Instead, Qing Lin gently picked up the Mystic Ice Python, and the latter nuzzled Qing Lin's face, like a clingy puppy.

It truly makes anyone it touches foolish!

???

Am I really awake?!

Yun Yun was dumbfounded. She pinched her leg, then despairingly concluded that she wasn't dreaming.

"Big sister, don't be nervous, it's very docile!"

The Mystic Ice Python had already been controlled by Xiao Lei using his Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and Xiao Lei had designated it to be Qing Lin's pet, so of course it was docile.

Qing Lin said, offering the Mystic Ice Python towards Yun Yun, but then... "Hiss!"

The Mystic Ice Python immediately let out a sharp hiss and opened its gaping maw towards Yun Yun.

No way. Xiao Lei said it was to be Qing Lin's pet. What did that have to do with Yun Yun?

Having cultivated to the Dou Huang Realm, Yun Yun had experienced many battles, so her courage was not an issue. Even if the Mystic Ice Python threatened her, Yun Yun was not afraid in the slightest.

However, Yun Yun's heart was dealt a heavy blow!

How could it play favorites? Why was it so obedient to Qing Lin, but hissed at her?!

A Peak Fifth-Tier Demonic Beast as a pet! Yun Yun felt a pang of envy; she didn't even have one!

She finally understood. What one hundred gold coins? What free? It was all fake.

Yun Yun only felt her nose turn red and warm!

"Little Xuan, be good. Don't stick your tongue out at big sister!"

Qing Lin stroked the Mystic Ice Python, and it immediately calmed down, returning to its earlier docile state.

"Little Xuan, don't do that again. You can't just attack people, got it?"

Yun Yun felt that the blow she received today was too great. She needed some quiet, so she retreated to a corner.

Xiao Lei didn't mind. He patted Qing Lin's little head.

"Your strength isn't enough right now. When you Cultivate to Great Dou Master, I'll release control and let you imprint your Soul Mark."

Qing Lin nodded lightly. In fact, she didn't care much about these things. Cultivating was just because she felt she could help Xiao Lei in the future.

The little girl's thoughts had always been this simple; otherwise, she would have been devoured in such a twisted growth journey.

After gesturing for Qing Lin to wait aside, Xiao Lei went directly to Yun Yun's side and sat down without any hesitation.

Then, he activated the System.

[Target: The famous Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect in the Jia Ma Empire.]

...[Physique: None.]

[Duplication Time: Ten minutes.]

[Duplicate?]

Having instantly gained the cultivation of a Dou Huang, Xiao Lei's foundation was already stronger than Yun Yun's. After all, he also possessed two great Physiques and Alchemy, only being weaker than Yun Yun in Cultivation Technique and Dou Technique.

Xiao Lei chose to duplicate without hesitation, as the impact of a ten-minute duplication was not significant.

"You seem to be afflicted by the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Amethyst Seal, rendering all your Dou Qi unusable. However, I am quite curious, why did you provoke the Amethyst Winged Lion King? Although purple spirit crystal is good, it's not of much use to a Dou Huang, is it?"

Xiao Lei was an expert at playing dumb.

Yun Yun, seeing Xiao Lei sit beside her, was still in a state of bewilderment. When Xiao Lei asked this, her mind went blank, and she didn't know what excuse to give.

Yun Yun really didn't want to reveal her other affairs.

Normally, encountering a Dou Huang and stating her name wouldn't be an issue, but she... last night... If Xiao Lei knew that she, a Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect, was in this state... it would be quite shameful!

"I... I have other uses for it!"

Xiao Lei saw that she was unwilling to speak, and looked so nervous, so he didn't press her. Anyway, he already knew.

"Then you can't even tell me your name, can you? I can't keep calling you 'Miss,' can I?"

Teasing Yun Yun greatly piqued Xiao Lei's interest.

Yun Yun remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "My name is Yun Zhi! I'm here for training."

Yun Yun told two lies at once, and Xiao Lei could only try his best to suppress the corners of his mouth from turning up.

He wondered if they would suffer social death if they met at the Cloud Mist Sect and her disguise was exposed.

"My name is Xiao Lei. You can just call me by my name. Of course, if you don't mind, you can also call me Oppa."

Xiao Lei casually used a word Yun Yun had never heard of. He wasn't Xiao Yan. He was already a Dou Huang now, so there was no need, at least not in this Jia Ma Empire, to hide his identity in the slightest.

"Oppa? Oppa! What a strange title, I've never heard of it. I'll just call you Xiao Lei!"

Yun Yun searched her little mind for a long time but couldn't find the word 'Oppa'. Moreover, it had a strange feeling when she read it, so she ultimately didn't say it aloud.

"As you wish. But are you planning to continue looking for trouble with the Amethyst Winged Lion King after the Seal is broken? I see that the gap in your cultivation is not large; you probably still won't be able to get the purple spirit crystal."

Xiao Lei subtly guided her. If Yun Yun wanted to obtain the purple spirit crystal, she would likely have to ask for help from Xiao Lei, who was also a Dou Huang.

"Who said that? If that lion hadn't been lucky that day, if it had been hit by my... uh, strongest attack, it would have already fallen. And now I know about its Sealing ability, so I'll definitely win next time!"

Xiao Lei didn't expect this Sect Master Yun to be such a tsundere, so he simply didn't expose her.

After all, if you know the other party's trump card, the other party naturally already knows yours.

Xiao Lei actively ended the conversation, took out his Medicine Cauldron and a pile of medicinal ingredients, and began Alchemy, regardless of Yun Yun watching.

Most Alchemists don't let others watch them perform Alchemy, primarily to maintain an air of mystery and inspire awe, and then to prevent others from stealing their techniques.

Would Xiao Lei be afraid of people stealing his techniques?

His techniques were stolen. As the saying goes, what's not yours is not cherished.

Xiao Lei's thought was: go ahead and steal. If you can steal better than me, then you're truly impressive.

After all, Xiao Lei's duplication of Alchemy was not a simple overwrite but a Fusion. As long as he duplicated an Alchemist, he could obtain all the Alchemy techniques they had researched in their lifetime.

To this, Xiao Lei could only say, let's steal each other's techniques!

As for inspiring awe, Xiao Lei said his fists would inspire awe in them. After all, he wasn't a weakling like ordinary Alchemists.

However, when Yun Yun saw Xiao Lei performing Alchemy, she was extremely surprised. Because she saw Xiao Lei was so young, she thought it was already astonishing that he could become a Dou Huang, and she didn't expect him to still have the energy to Cultivate Alchemy.

"You can also perform Alchemy! Coincidentally, I know a high-tier Alchemist. Do you need me to recommend you to him to learn Alchemy?"

Yun Yun, who had been repeatedly flustered by Xiao Lei, seemed to see a chance to show her strength and was exceptionally excited.

Xiao Lei chuckled at her words. Yun Yun was naturally referring to Gu He.

"No need. I have a master, and my old master will naturally teach me!"

Xiao Lei could only say that he still needed to learn. Don't let Xiao Lei meet Gu He, or the next moment Xiao Lei would freeload decades of the other party's Alchemy.

However, this did remind Xiao Lei that his Alchemy was indeed insufficient, and he needed to find an opportunity to meet Gu He... Far away in the Cloud Mist Sect, Gu He, who was preparing to refine Medicinal Pills for Nalan Yanran and feeling smug, imagining Yun Yun would thank him for it, felt a cold gaze seemingly fixed on him.

"Ugh!"

"Damn it, I'm already a Dou Wang, and I'm still getting chills from the wind."

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