88: Chapter 88: Start Earning Credits!

He spent most of his day today guiding his two disciples, and he still had some matters of his own to attend to.

...

As twilight deepened, the city lights began to flicker on.

Qin Yan and Lu Youyou walked side-by-side along the tree-lined path leading back to the Heaven-grade Area's residential district.

The roadside lamps emitted a soft glow, stretching and shortening their shadows as they went.

Lu Youyou was unusually quiet throughout the walk.

It was a stark contrast to her usual lively, spirited, and talkative self.

Qin Yan naturally understood why.

His performance in the Alchemy Room today—especially that "success on the first try" when refining the freshness pill...

...and the "feat" of successfully refining a first grade pill on his very first attempt.

It must have come as quite a shock to this genius young Senior Sister, broadening her horizons in the process.

They walked in silence, the atmosphere tinged with a subtle awkwardness.

Soon, they reached the manor district.

Qin Yan's manor was located deeper within the Heaven-grade Area, while Lu Youyou's manor came first.

The two stopped at the entrance of Lu Youyou's manor, which was vibrantly decorated with various spiritual plants.

Just then, the manor door was pushed open.

A figure as cold and clear as the moon stepped out; it was Xiao Wangshu.

She seemed to have just finished her cultivation, as a hint of sharp aura that she hadn't fully restrained still lingered around her.

"It seems the relationship between Senior Sister and Xiao Wangshu is indeed very close."

Seeing Xiao Wangshu walk out of Lu Youyou's manor so naturally, Qin Yan confirmed this thought once again.

Seeing Xiao Wangshu, Lu Youyou seemed to find an opportunity to break the silence.

She turned to Qin Yan and said, "Junior Brother, make sure to work hard on improving your strength once you get back!

I'm really looking forward to studying in the same class as you next month, so don't fall behind!"

Qin Yan could hear the sincerity in her voice and replied, "Don't worry, Senior Sister. I'm definitely getting into the Key Class."

Lu Youyou nodded and said nothing more.

Waving goodbye to Qin Yan, she walked into the manor with Xiao Wangshu, who was waiting by her side.

Qin Yan could faintly hear them talking in low voices as their figures gradually vanished into the depths of the courtyard.

Qin Yan also turned and headed toward his own manor.

...

After returning, Qin Yan didn't slack off at all, immediately diving into his evening training.

Time was precious; he had to make every second count.

Finally, before midnight, he completed his four hours of training for the day and earned two Skill Points.

Without hesitation, with a thought, he allocated both Skill Points to the [Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear].

Instantly, the cultivation progress of the [Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear]'s Skin and Flesh Chapter increased by 5%!

"Great! I'm getting closer and closer to breaking through to the fifth revolution!"

A glimmer of satisfaction flashed in Qin Yan's eyes.

Then, dragging his weary body, he performed a simple wash.

He then collapsed onto his bed and quickly fell into a deep sleep, storing up energy for the next day's cultivation.

...

The next morning, the first rays of dawn appeared.

Qin Yan woke up full of spirit, and after taking his routine spirit nurturing pill...

...he headed straight for the Sixth Institute—the location of the Alchemy Institute.

His destination was the public alchemy area affiliated with the Sixth Institute.

Under the polite guidance of a staff member...

...he arrived at the door of an Alchemy Room numbered "Yellow-11."

He took out his student ID card and lightly swiped it against the access sensor.

"Beep—Verification successful. Welcome, Student Qin Yan."

Along with the pleasant electronic chime, the heavy stone door of the Alchemy Room slowly slid open to one side.

The staff member outside, seeing Qin Yan swipe his card to enter...

...and noticing that his operation screen didn't show any deduction of academic credits...

...couldn't help but have a flash of undisguised shock cross his eyes!

"Free usage privileges?!" he exclaimed inwardly.

At Modu University of Martial Arts, those who could use the public Alchemy Rooms for free and without limit...

...were very few—either specially appointed professors and senior mentors of the institute...

...or peerless geniuses who were receiving special attention and focused cultivation from the higher-ups!

This youth before him, who still looked a bit green, clearly belonged to the latter category!

He immediately suppressed any potential feelings of neglect.

He secretly warned himself that in the future, when dealing with this student named Qin Yan...

...he must be exceptionally polite and attentive, and must not offend him in the slightest.

Qin Yan, of course, didn't notice the staff member's internal turmoil.

He stepped into the Alchemy Room and closed the stone door behind him.

Looking around the room, which had a similar but smaller-scale setup compared to Teacher Xiao Huo's Alchemy Room, along with the steadily burning Beast Fire...

Qin Yan couldn't help but marvel again, "Modu University of Martial Arts is truly incredible to its students; the Alchemy Room is actually free to use!

If this were at the Hundred Herbs Hall outside, it would cost a full 100 huaxia coins per hour!"

This saved him a huge amount of cost.

Other students had to spend academic credits to enter the Alchemy Room.

Of course, Qin Yan knew none of this.

Calming his emotions, Qin Yan didn't start refining pills immediately.

He first opened his smart bracelet.

He began to filter and browse the various missions posted by the school.

Modu University of Martial Arts's mission system was mainly divided into two categories: "School Missions" posted officially by the school, which usually offered generous rewards but had higher requirements...

...and "Personal Missions" posted by students or individuals, which were varied in content and had more diverse reward formats.

Qin Yan clicked directly on the school mission section and checked "Pill-related" in the filter criteria.

Instantly, projections of mission information emitting a faint glow floated in mid-air:

[Refine high-grade blood refining pills, Reward: 3 academic credits each (materials must be provided by self)]

[Refine high-grade violent blood pills, Reward: 3 academic credits each (materials must be provided by self)]

[Refine high-grade third-grade qi and blood pills, Reward: 3 academic credits each (materials must be provided by self)]

[...]

The dazzling array of missions almost all required refining third-grade pills, and the rewards were indeed tempting.

But with Qin Yan's current level as a First-Grade Alchemist (34% panel progress), they were still out of reach.

He adjusted the filter criteria again, limiting the pill grade to "first grade."

The mission list on the light screen refreshed immediately:

[Refine high-grade body tempering pills, Reward: 4 academic credits each (materials must be provided by self)]

[Refine high-grade first-grade qi and blood pills, Reward: 4 academic credits each (materials must be provided by self)]

[Refine high-grade hemostatic pills, Reward: 3 academic credits each (materials must be provided by self)]

[Refine high-grade detoxification pills, Reward: 3 academic credits each (materials must be provided by self)]

[Refine high-grade spirit nurturing pills, Reward: 10 academic credits each (materials must be provided by self)]

[...]

"first-grade qi and blood pills and body tempering pills both have an exchange price of 4 academic credits each.

While nourishing spirit pills are more expensive, at 10 academic credits each."

"I currently have ten first-grade qi and blood pills, two body tempering pills, and two nourishing spirit pills on hand.

If I exchange them all for academic credits, it will be 68 academic credits in total!"

Qin Yan calculated in his mind.

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