Chapter 28: Re-entering the Demon Beast Mountain Range

  The sky has gradually darkened, and the mercenaries in the mountain range have all retreated, making it seem even more quiet, so quiet that it's a bit eerie. Although it seems calm, the night of the Magic Beast Mountain Range is the most dangerous. If one doesn't have the strength of a war master, they shouldn't spend the night here. The arrival of the night's aura will make those magic beasts even more ferocious, and the battle energy in the air has dropped to a very low level, making it the least suitable time for battle.

  Of course, Jiang Hao no longer had any reservations about this. He also accidentally discovered that the black bead, in addition to absorbing his own war energy, seemed to have some special ability, which was to gather all the war energy around him, so Jiang Hao could absorb the war energy around him at any time to cultivate.

  In a depression in the mountain range, there was a small flat land. Jiang Hao lit up a fire and roasted a wild boar on it. He sat cross-legged beside the fire, breathing in and out to absorb the battle aura from the air. The sword "Yi Tian" hung quietly in mid-air.

  It's been more than half a year since Jiang Hao left the Sun Palace, and he has transformed from an ignorant young boy to a cautious youngster. Although his experience is still somewhat lacking, Jiang Hao's growth is truly visible in Tianyi's eyes. If it weren't for a stroke of luck back then, who knows where this little scamp would be struggling right now? Tianyi is extremely pleased in his heart, and although he usually treats Jiang Hao with great severity, deep down, Tianyi regards Jiang Hao as if he were his own son.

  Although Jiang Hao is now a Seven-Star Warrior, he also has the power to fight against the strong of the Martial Arts Academy. However, Tianyi has high expectations for Jiang Hao, so no matter what, Tianyi must do his best to cultivate Jiang Hao!

  "Huh." Jiang Heng heavily spat out a mouthful of turbid air and stretched his waist.

  "Cough, wake up, you little brat." Yu Tian said with a bad tone.

  "Gurgle gurgle" Jiang Hao's stomach suddenly growled loudly, Jiang Hao looked at Yi Tian with a helpless expression.

  "Alright, it's edible now. Look at how hungry you are." Yi Tian waved his sleeve, and a pinch of powder was sprinkled onto the roasted golden-brown pork. Suddenly, a thick aroma wafted out, causing Jiang Huan to swallow saliva repeatedly.

  As soon as the words fell, Jiang Huan had already flashed past, and with a swift motion, he drew out his dagger. Several cold glints of light flashed by, and that half-man-sized roasted pig was already cut into several pieces by Jiang Huan's swift knife work. Not caring about the scalding oil, he grabbed a leg of pork and started devouring it wildly. In just an instant, half the pig had already been swallowed down his throat.

  "Wow, master, this meat is so fragrant! What was that powder you just added? It's really fragrant!" Jiang Huan wiped the pork fat from his mouth, but his eyes were fixed greedily on the other half of the roasted pig.

  "Hehe, you little guy, you really can eat. Wrap up the other half and put it in a necklace to save for tomorrow, eating too much at once isn't good for digestion."

  "Oh." Jiang Huan flipped his hand and put away the meat.

  "Right, Master, aren't you going to eat?" Jiang Huan wiped his mouth and glanced at the Xietian suspended in mid-air.

  "Haha, I don't even look up to these junk foods. Come to think of it, I've already forgotten what I ate last time, it's been too long." Ji Tian gazed at the distant black mountain range and muttered to himself.

  The words had just left his lips when he saw Jiang Hao gazing at him with a melancholic expression, making Xie Tian's heart skip a beat.

  "Master, no wonder you didn't eat it. It seems that you've given me some rubbish food." Jiang Hao muttered, biting his lip.

  "I'm different from you, I don't need to eat food, and only need to sleep for half a day." Yi Tian waved his hand, "Of course, these foods are useless to me, but they're not the same for you. You're at an age where you need to grow your body, so you must eat well, or else where will you get the energy to cultivate?" After finishing speaking, a hint of cunning flashed in Yi Tian's eyes.

  "As for those powders, don't ask too much, just think of them as some seasonings. Don't practice tonight, you've been on the road lately and haven't had time to refine your elixirs. Refine your elixir tonight instead. Remember, being a refiner isn't just about cultivating spiritual power, practicing with your hands is important too. Without enough experience, refining elixirs is just empty talk."

  Jiang Hao heard that he didn't have to cultivate at night and was slightly happy, but when he heard that he had to refine the elixir, his small face turned sour again.

  "But Master, where can I get the medicinal materials to practice with? And I also don't have a pill furnace."

  "You little scamp, don't try to fool me. As for the medicinal materials, Master has plenty of them. And as for the alchemy furnace, I took some from your family, you can make do with it." With a wave of his hand, dozens of medicinal materials and a dark, black tripod suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Huan on the empty ground.

  Jiang Hao rubbed his hands over the dark and cold alchemy furnace, feeling a chill as he entered. He stared at it for half a day but couldn't see anything special about it.

  "No need to look anymore, this kind of dan furnace is common in the market, one hundred gold each, nothing special." Zi Tian glanced at Jiang Huan who was searching left and right, and said helplessly.

  "Heh heh, Master, someone as strong as you must have been an invincible existence in ancient times."

  "Of course, thinking back to that time...... what are you up to now?" Di Tian asked, coming back to his senses.

  "Master, don't you have the Zhu Chi Yan's Dan Ding? Why not just give it to me and be done with it? After all, one shouldn't let good things go to waste on outsiders. What do you say?" Jiang Huan smiled slyly at Shi Tian.

  Tian Ting was taken aback, rolled his eyes and said: "Oh, so you're the one who wants to hit me. I was wondering why your mouth was so sweet today. You've learned how to flatter people instead of being a good student."

  Jiang Huan felt embarrassed when he said that, but he still stared at Tian with a piercing gaze, unwilling to look away.

  It seems like being stared at makes one's hair stand on end, so Di Tian could only wave his hand and smile: "Alright, alright, this tripod can be lent to you, but of course there are conditions." Di Tian glanced at Jiang Heng who seemed to be thinking deeply, and chuckled, with a sly look of having succeeded in his scheme.

  Jiang Hao immediately perked up and nodded hastily: "Master, you name it. Whatever conditions you have, as long as your disciple can manage it, even if it's a celestial maiden from heaven, I'll find one for you."

  "Pffft!" Tianyi spat it out, "You little rabbit, how dare you speak to your master like that? I'm a respectable gentleman, what's with this fairy nonsense." After saying that, Tianyi's old face also turned red.

  "Alright, let's get serious. My condition is that by the time you're ten years old, you must reach the rank of Zhan Shi and become a Dan Shi, only then can I feel at ease handing over Chi Yan to you."

  "No way, it's possible to become a war master, but becoming an entry-level dan master is unlikely." Jiang Huan heard Shi Tian finish speaking and hastily jumped up, rushing to shout.

  "Heh, that's your own business, I won't say anything else. You deal with it yourself." After saying this, Tianyi closed his eyes and ignored Jiang Huan's nonsense.

  Jiang Hao sat on the ground with a thud, gave Di Tian a resentful glance, shook his head helplessly, and took out the black tripod to start refining the elixir.

  The process of refining the elixir is extremely complex, from extracting the medicine to condensing and solidifying it. If there's even a slight mistake in any step, it can lead to either the destruction of the elixir or damage to the furnace and harm to people. Therefore, any alchemist cannot afford to be disturbed while refining the elixir and requires extremely strong endurance and concentration, which is why alchemists are so rare.

  Jiang Hao infused his battle aura into the palm of his hand, forming a flame. Only warriors with fire attributes could summon flames, and it was also possible for some powerful individuals to absorb some of the heavenly fire for their own use.

  The flame of the Warrior is pale yellow, the flame of the General is deep yellow, the flame of the Marshal is blue, the flame of the King is white, the flame of the Emperor is red, the flame of the Saint is seven-colored fire, and the legendary War God uses a shapeless and colorless divine fire. All these were learned by Jiang Huan from the hidden book pavilion of the Jiang family.

  Looking at the light yellow flame in his hand, puffing up, Jiang Huan showed a faint excitement.

  "Huh." Jiang Hao suddenly discovered that amidst the flames, a thread of black fluff was swirling around, like a snake, flickering and rolling rapidly in the fire.

  "Master, look at this, what's going on." Jiang Hao hastily called out to Tianyi and asked.

  "Let me take a look." Tianyi carefully examined it and found no problems, "Hmmm, this black millet should be the Black Flame, I didn't expect it to actually merge with your fire attribute, how strange."

  "Master, this shouldn't be bad for anything, right?" Jiang Hao hastily asked in pursuit.

  "This is hard to say, try refining the elixir and I'll keep watch." Di Tian paused for a moment, then waved his hand and set up a boundary to protect Jiang Heng within.

  Jiang Hao placed his hands on both sides of the Dan Ding and began his first true attempt at alchemy.

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