87: Chapter 87 Teacher-Student Group

Furthermore, during the pill fusion stage, he slightly disrupted the balance of the medicinal liquid fusion.

Finally, the pill formation was complete, and they were taken out of the furnace.

Qin Yan "successfully" refined six first-grade qi and blood pills.

However, these six pills were dull in color, and their shapes were slightly irregular.

The surfaces even had faint traces of impurity patterns—they were clearly all "Low Grade" pills of the lowest quality.

Nevertheless, even such a result still left Xiao Huo and Lu Youyou standing nearby in utter shock!

"The first attempt at refining a first grade pill... and he actually succeeded?!"

Xiao Huo looked at those six pills, which, although poor in appearance,

were indeed finished first-grade qi and blood pills. His eyes were filled with disbelief.

This success rate was simply terrifyingly high!

Lu Youyou's eyes widened even further.

Looking at Qin Yan and then at those few Low Grade qi and blood pills, she felt her outlook on life take a massive hit!

"Back then... when I first tried to refine a first grade pill, I failed more than a dozen times before barely succeeding once!

And that time I only refined one, and it was a Low Grade pill of the worst quality!"

Lu Youyou wailed in her heart, "Even so, I was still praised by my family elders as a 'genius girl'!

But now, compared to my Junior Brother..."

She looked at Qin Yan's "unperturbed" expression.

A thick sense of frustration and self-doubt welled up in her heart.

"Am I actually... an idiot?"

Lu Youyou couldn't help but start questioning her life.

At noon, Qin Yan and Lu Youyou had a simple lunch at the academy cafeteria.

While eating, Lu Youyou kept staring straight at Qin Yan with her big, watery eyes.

Her gaze was complex, filled with inquiry and shock.

Finally, she couldn't help but point her chopsticks at Qin Yan and, lowering her voice, said through gritted teeth, "Junior Brother! You're a freak!"

Hearing this, Qin Yan just smiled helplessly, offering no defense—nor could he.

Was he supposed to say, "I'm not a freak, I just have a cheat code"?

That was obviously impossible.

In the afternoon, the two returned to the Alchemy Room once again.

At Qin Yan's request, Xiao Huo personally demonstrated the refining method for the body tempering pill for him once more.

He also emphasized several key points again.

After the demonstration ended, Qin Yan took over to practice again.

This time, he still continued the strategy from the morning.

He "manufactured" several harmless minor mistakes during the refining process.

Ultimately, he "successfully" refined the body tempering pills again—still six of them, and still of Low Grade quality.

Succeeding on the first try in refining a new type of first grade pill...

this was already enough to be called a "monstrous talent of the Alchemic Dao"!

If he had directly refined ten High Grade pills on his first attempt,

then he wouldn't be a genius, but a "shocking" monster.

He might actually be taken by certain organizations for "research."

Qin Yan was well aware that in the Xia Kingdom and even globally,

there existed mysterious organizations specifically dedicated to studying special physiques and foreign races.

Methods like blood draws and bone marrow aspirations might be routine for them.

He absolutely could not take that risk.

Towards evening, under Xiao Huo's patient and meticulous guidance,

Lu Youyou finally successfully refined a furnace of High Grade bone forging pills!

Looking at the three golden-colored pills in the furnace that emitted a rich medicinal fragrance,

the gloom and frustration in Lu Youyou's heart finally dissipated for the most part, and she regained her confidence and smile.

"Xiao Yan," Xiao Huo called Qin Yan to his side and said, "I have already activated your access permissions for the academy's public Alchemy Rooms.

In the future, if you want to refine pills, you can go directly there without needing to come to me every time.

I've already sent the relevant usage rules and precautions to your student account."

He paused, glanced at Lu Youyou nearby,

and continued, "Also, if you encounter any confusion in alchemy in the future,

besides coming to me, you can also communicate and discuss more with your Senior Sister.

She has relatively rich experience in pill refining and should be able to provide you with a lot of helpful assistance."

"Yes, Teacher, I will keep that in mind."

Qin Yan responded respectfully.

"Oh, right," Xiao Huo seemed to remember something and asked, "I heard from that kid Fang Da that you met him at Hundred Herbs Hall a few days ago?"

"Yes, Teacher." Qin Yan nodded in admission.

"Good, then." Xiao Huo smiled and operated his smart bracelet.

"I've just added both of you to our lineage's teacher-student group.

If there's anything in the future, we can communicate in the group."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan and Lu Youyou immediately looked down at their bracelets.

Sure enough, a group invitation notification popped up on the screen.

The group name was quite domineering, called—[Grandmaster Seeds].

Opening the group member list, there were originally six avatars.

Now, including the two of them, the total reached eight.

As soon as they clicked to confirm joining the group, a welcome message jumped out.

Fifth Senior Brother Fang Da: "Welcome, Junior Brother and Junior Sister! (｡•ᴗ•｡)"

It was followed by a cute emoji.

However, besides Fang Da,

the avatars of the other senior brothers and sisters were all gray, with no response.

"As you can see," Xiao Huo explained, "all your senior brothers and sisters are in this group.

According to the order of entry, Youyou, you are ranked sixth, and Xiao Yan, you are ranked seventh."

He looked at those gray avatars, his tone carrying a hint of imperceptible worry and longing. "As for why only Old Fifth replied to you..."

"It's likely because your other senior brothers and sisters"

"are currently fighting on the 'alien battlefield' and are temporarily unable to contact the outside world."

Hearing the words "alien battlefield," both Qin Yan's and Lu Youyou's hearts couldn't help but sink.

Since enrollment, whether in cultural classes or martial arts theory classes, the instructors had mentioned this place many times.

It was the front line where the human race clashed with many hostile foreign races, a bloody place like a meat grinder.

Between the two sides was a blood feud that had lasted for an unknown number of years.

Once defeated, what they would face would be the tragic end of civilization's severance and racial extinction.

Neither the human race nor the foreign races could afford to lose this war.

Every year, countless human warriors followed one after another,

shedding their blood on the battlefield, never to return.

The atmosphere in the Alchemy Room became somewhat heavy because of this topic.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

Xiao Huo waved his hand, breaking the silence.

A gentle smile reappeared on his face. "You have only just stepped into the martial path recently; the alien battlefield is still too far away for you.

Your current primary task is to build a solid foundation and strive to improve your strength."

"When your senior brothers and sisters rotate back from the battlefield in the future, I will introduce you to them one by one."

"Understood, Teacher," the two responded in unison.

Afterward, Xiao Huo gave them a few more instructions regarding cultivation and alchemy before letting them leave.