188: Chapter 188 Grandmaster's True Blood!

He straightened his chest and nodded without a hint of modesty: "Junior Sister has a good eye!

That's right, your senior brother here is a genuine, bona fide Fifth-Rank Alchemist!

Moreover, I'm not far from touching the threshold of the Sixth Grade.

When this senior brother truly breaks through to Sixth Grade Alchemist one day, whatever Sixth Grade pills you, Junior Brother and Junior Sister, want, as long as the materials are sufficient, I'll fire up the furnace and refine a few batches for you free of charge.

Consider it a celebration!"

A Sixth Grade Alchemist! That's enough for all major powers to treat one as an honored guest.

Chu Feng's promise was undeniably weighty.

Of course, the premise was that he could actually break through.

Qin Yan also sighed inwardly, thinking that the master's lineage indeed had profound foundations.

Chu Feng changed the subject: "Junior Brother, Junior Sister, I see you both have cultivated the Second Grade Bone Forging Realm to Perfection. So, are you interested... in pushing for the Second Grade limit?"

"Junior Brother has also reached the Second Grade limit?"

Lu Youyou's expression clearly faltered.

She distinctly remembered that when the Exchange Competition ended, Junior Brother had only tempered around 15 bones. How could he have reached Perfection so quickly?

She quickly adjusted her mindset and nodded along with Qin Yan.

"Good! Ambitious!"

After speaking, the cyan jade Storage Ring on his hand glowed faintly once more, and four medicine bottles appeared in his palm.

"These are bone nurturing pills, one of the best pills for assisting in cultivating jade bones.

Their medicinal properties are mild and mellow, able to penetrate deep into the marrow, continuously nourishing and strengthening the essence of the bones."

Chu Feng divided the four bottles into two sets, handing them to Qin Yan and Lu Youyou respectively.

"For our first meeting, this senior brother doesn't have anything particularly impressive as a greeting gift.

These two bottles of 'bone nurturing pills' are both High Grade. Consider them a gift to you."

bone nurturing pills — treasures among Second Grade pills.

Their value even surpassed the potent Dragon Tiger Bone Forging Pills Qin Yan had taken before.

Qin Yan had seen them listed in the school's preparatory resource exchange catalog, priced at a staggering 16 academic credits per pill!

It should be noted that Dragon Tiger Bone Forging Pills only cost 12 academic credits per pill to exchange.

These two bottles before them, each containing ten pills for a total of twenty, had a combined value of 320 academic credits!

For Qin Yan, who had just received a massive 600-credit reward, this was still a sum that required careful consideration.

Fourth Senior Brother Chu Feng's greeting gift was undeniably generous.

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Qin Yan and Lu Youyou thanked Chu Feng solemnly once more.

Chu Feng smiled and waved his hand, indicating it was nothing, his eyes full of encouragement.

At this moment, the tall young man who had been standing silently all along, with a temperament as steady as a mountain.

revealed a warm smile on his face and took the initiative to step forward.

His smile wasn't as lively as Chu Feng's, but it carried a sense of reliability that put people at ease.

"Junior Brother, Junior Sister, I am your Second Senior Brother, Ancient Yue."

His voice was low and magnetic, as steady as a rock.

"Greetings, Second Senior Brother!" Qin Yan and Lu Youyou bowed once again.

This Second Senior Brother's temperament was completely different from Third Senior Sister and Fourth Senior Brother.

He seemed more like a seasoned, steady general you could entrust your back to.

Ancient Yue nodded, dispensing with unnecessary pleasantries. With a flip of his hand, two jade bottles appeared above his palm.

The bottles were almost transparent, allowing a clear view that their contents were not pills, but rather... a drop of liquid each, suspended within.

The liquid exhibited a profound golden hue.

Even through the jade bottle, one could sense the vast and pure blood and Qi fluctuations contained within.

"This is grandmaster true blood. Consider it Second Senior Brother's greeting gift to you."

Ancient Yue gave his hand a gentle push, and the two jade bottles flew steadily to float before Qin Yan and Lu Youyou.

The two carefully received the jade bottles.

They felt cool to the touch, but the faint, warm aura emanating from the drop of dark golden liquid inside the bottles

seemed to be able to penetrate the bottle walls, resonating weakly with their own blood and Qi.

Qin Yan's heart shook violently!

grandmaster true blood!

He had heard descriptions of this item in theoretical classes.

This wasn't truly the blood of a grandmaster in the literal sense.

Rather, it was an energy essence, highly concentrated and condensed by a genuine Martial Grandmaster mobilizing their own vast martial true Qi,

at no small cost and over a significant period of time!

A Grandmaster who had just entered the Seventh Grade could barely condense one drop per day on average, and it would cause a certain degree of depletion to their own state.

For the Grandmaster themselves, this true blood might primarily be used to bestow upon juniors, not considered a core treasure.

But for mid to low-level martial artists, it was a supreme treasure!

Especially in the future, after breaking through to the Third Grade Blood Refining Realm,

a martial artist's cultivation focus shifts to the tempering and sublimation of their own blood, making it more active and nourishing.

With this drop of grandmaster true blood, they would be able to rapidly improve the quality and total amount of their blood and Qi during the mid to late stages of the Blood Refining Realm.

"Thank you, Second Senior Brother!"

Ancient Yue merely gave a faint smile, took a step back, and said no more.

Such was his character, valuing action far more than words.

Ye Hongxiao, standing to the side, now appeared somewhat awkward and ill at ease.

Second Senior Brother and Fourth Junior Brother had both given generous greeting gifts.

But she, the Third Senior Sister, currently stood empty-handed.

It wasn't that she was stingy or unwilling to give.

The truth was, being recalled from the front lines this time, the return journey hadn't been peaceful; they had encountered a sudden skirmish.

In that battle, she had almost exhausted all the reserve resources she carried with her.

At this moment, apart from her weapon and a few life-preserving items, she could be described as "penniless," truly unable to produce a decent greeting gift.

Looking at the precious pills and true blood in her junior siblings' hands, Ye Hongxiao felt both happy for them and ashamed.

She secretly gritted her teeth and vowed: Next time we meet, I'll definitely make it up to them twofold!

Xiao Huo observed the disciples' interactions, feeling deeply gratified in his heart.

Harmony within the master's lineage, respect and affection among brothers and sisters, mutual support — this was exactly what he hoped to see.

After letting the initial excitement and warmth of the meeting settle slightly, Teacher Xiao Huo cleared his throat, steering the conversation toward serious matters.

His gaze fell upon Qin Yan and Lu Youyou, his tone returning to its usual steadiness:

"Xiao Yan, Youyou, the reason I called you here today, besides letting you meet your senior brothers and sisters, is to ask your own thoughts on one more matter."

"Regarding Princess Anya's proposal for the 'Hidden Dragon Assembly'... what are your considerations?"

Hearing this, Lu Youyou gently shook her head, her expression serious as she said, "Teacher, I've already decided not to participate."

Her parents and even her grandparents opposed this matter.

Firstly, the Hidden Dragon Assembly carried excessively high risks, and her family was unwilling to let her venture into dangerous territory too early;

secondly, the Lu Family was also a prominent clan in Demon City. The resources she needed for her current stage of cultivation could be provided with family support.

Moreover, the Body Tempering cultivation method she was currently focusing on required guidance from powerful family elders to progress quickly.

Participating in the Hidden Dragon Assembly might disrupt her rhythm, consuming a great deal of time on adaptation and survival.

All things considered... it wasn't cost-effective.

Regarding Lu Youyou's choice, Xiao Huo nodded, indicating his understanding.

Given Lu Youyou's talent and background, she indeed had a more stable path for growth.

The one he was actually somewhat worried about was Qin Yan.