Chapter Thirty: Successful Prescription

  Xiao Qing crisply responded with a "yes", her slender figure slightly curtsying, and was about to turn around to head to the kitchen to fetch medicinal herbs.

  Xia Yan said, "Forget it, I'll go to the kitchen instead. You continue to arrange those flowers and let them give off more fragrance. The scent will make you feel comfortable."

  While speaking, Xia Yan smiled and pointed at the colorful flowers in the courtyard.

  Xiao Qing was overjoyed and clapped her hands, laughing and saying: "Young master also likes flowers?"

  Actually, Xia Yan wasn't really interested in these flowers and plants. In the past, there was only a purple tung tree in his yard, and he had never taken care of it personally, but that purple tung tree had an extremely strong vitality, and it slowly grew into a lush tree with luxuriant branches and leaves.

  Pausing for a moment, Xia Yan's eyes flickered and he said with some embarrassment: "Uh, I like it!"

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  Arriving at the kitchen, Xia Yan saw the medicinal materials placed on the cabinet and turned to close the kitchen door. Only then did she take out the medicinal materials from the cabinet and arrange them neatly, along with the newly purchased Bajiaolian flower.

  These mere dozens of medicinal herbs cost Xia Yan over a thousand gold coins, truly an exorbitant price!

  "Emperor?"

  Xia Yan softly called out.

  It was always the Holy Emperor who took the initiative to appear, and Xia Yan didn't know how to summon him. Now that the medicine materials were ready, it was time for him to come out and teach himself how to use the medicine configuration to make the required medicine.

  But after shouting, the Holy Emperor didn't show up. Xia Yan couldn't help but feel anxious, he had gone to the Extreme Challenge Arena to buy these medicinal materials, and tomorrow, he would continue to challenge the intermediate champion. Before challenging the intermediate champion, Xia Yan was still in debt, owing 1,500 gold coins to the Challenge Arena!

  "Emperor?" Eyes rolled, Xia Yan let out a breath, this time, Xia Yan was silently shouting in his heart, without making any sound.

  "What brings you here?"

  The old emperor's figure gradually condensed in the air, appearing in front of Xia Yan. Xia Yan's face lit up with joy, pointing to the neatly arranged medicinal materials on the table: "I've prepared all the medicinal materials you wanted, how should I configure them?"

  The old emperor's wrinkles on his face moved, and he raised an eyebrow, looking at Xia Yan before saying in a slow and serious tone: "When configuring the medicine, you absolutely cannot make mistakes with the order, nor can you add incorrect amounts of each ingredient. Otherwise, the configured medicine may have greatly reduced effects, or even side effects."

  Xia Yan nodded busily.

  According to the old emperor, Xia Yan first grinds several medicinal materials into powder, squeezes out the juice and fills it in a porcelain bottle, then divides them into their respective proportions, and meticulously matches them in a subtle order.

  The entire process of preparing the medicine took a whole two hours, and after the medicine was finally prepared, Xia Yan had even broken out in a cold sweat. If simply preparing the medicine was this difficult, let alone refining it. No wonder there were so few pharmacists in the world.

  Xia Yan sniffed and detected a faint, delicate fragrance in this medicine.

  "Wait until evening, then pour the medicine into the bathtub and soak in it for an hour. Be sure to circulate the Ling Luo Secret Heart Method, letting the heart method work with the absorption of the medicinal effect." The Holy Emperor Old Man instructed solemnly.

  At critical moments, Emperor Sheng would never joke around casually. His seriousness made Xia Yan unable to resist from the bottom of his heart.

  After taking a look at the twelve well-configured porcelain bottles, a smile appeared on Xia Yan's mouth, and he said, "I remember."

  "Also, after taking this medicine once, it is forbidden to take it again within three days." The old emperor nodded and said.

  "I understand." Xia Yan replied again.

  After finishing speaking, the old emperor regained his usual demeanor, as if he had changed into a different person. He shook his head and looked around in all directions with an absurd and unrestrained expression.

  "It seems like things are different here than they used to be!" The old emperor said with a hint of teasing, looking at Xia Yan with a slanted gaze.

  Xia Yan knew what he meant, it was tattered before, but now it's brand new.

  "It was the clan leader who asked me to switch, and I couldn't refuse," Xia Yan said.

  "Haha, why refuse? Living comfortably isn't better? Young one, that challenge match is quite good, it will be very helpful for your training." The Holy Emperor old man seemed to know everything about what was happening with Xia Yan's body and even knew that Xia Yan had gone to the Extreme Challenge Arena.

  Xia Yan heard and was slightly stunned for a moment, but he quickly recovered. He had also guessed that the old Holy Emperor should know everything about him, and now he just got confirmation.

  After Xia Yan put away the twelve exquisite bottles on the table, he said: "Those arena masters and challengers are all too weak, not my opponents."

  Yesterday's arena master and challenger didn't really bring out Xia Yan's true strength, although they did help him understand his martial skills a bit better, it wasn't very exciting.

  The old emperor glared, saying: "You young whippersnapper, with your small accomplishments, have you become arrogant? Humph, you haven't even reached the entry level yet, and the road ahead of you is still long."

  The old emperor made a gesture of wanting to hit Xia Yan, but Xia Yan didn't even blink.

  "What? You can't even get in?" Xia Yan knew that the old Holy Emperor was just a soul body and couldn't be hit, but the old Holy Emperor's words still made his body tremble.

  Ever since he had opened up all the martial meridians in his body and relied on his mental techniques to refine and merge them into the Ling Luo Sword, Xia Yan had always thought that his strength was quite good. But now, the old Holy Emperor actually said that he hadn't even reached the entry level.

  "Hmph, what do you think? You've only just laid the foundation, and later on, you'll encounter countless strong opponents. If you become arrogant, you'll suffer a loss sooner or later. Your Ling Luo Sword can currently only unleash 80% of its power at most, and when you meet a true master, you won't even be able to make a single move before being thoroughly defeated." The old Holy Emperor's eyes widened as he stroked his beard and walked around the table in a circle.

  Xia Yan was shocked in her heart, but immediately calmed down and said in a steady voice: "I will definitely work hard and never underestimate my enemies."

  In fact, Xia Yan was not arrogant. What he said earlier was just a young man's momentary pride. He was only fifteen years old, and even if he were more mature, he couldn't remain calm in the face of disaster. Moreover, he was now facing the old Holy Emperor, and he didn't have any guard up at all.

  Upon hearing this, the old emperor nodded his head in approval and gave Xia Yan a look of commendation.

  Suddenly

  In an instant, the old Holy Emperor disappeared again and entered the Spirit Net Seal.

  Xia Yan swept the kitchen before opening the door and walking out. By now, the sky had turned dark with a hint of red clouds on the horizon, which was quite beautiful.

  Suddenly, a figure flashed by, and Xiao Qing appeared in front of Xia Yan from nowhere. She had been waiting for Xia Yan outside for more than two hours, not knowing what he was doing in the kitchen and not daring to knock on the door to disturb him.

  She originally thought that the young master was hungry and cooking for himself, but she didn't think it seemed like him. She walked back and forth in the courtyard, but ultimately didn't dare to come over and knock on the door.

  Seeing Xiao Qing appear in front of him, Xia Yan suddenly remembered that during the past two hours, he had completely forgotten about Xiao Qing.

  Xia Yan looked at the lovely and cute Xiao Qing, awkwardly saying: "Xiao Qing, did you wait for me outside the door all this time? Next time I'm cultivating, don't bother waiting for me, just do what you need to do and rest in your room if there's nothing else. You didn't disturb my cultivation earlier, well done! When I'm cultivating, you absolutely must not disturb me, or it might harm me!"

  Xia Yan said with a mix of coaxing and deception, at this time, Xia Yan also had a little bit of guilt.

  Xiao Qing listened to Xia Yan's words, but she was convinced without a doubt. She patted her chest and rolled her eyes, feeling fortunate that she hadn't disturbed Young Master's cultivation earlier. She opened her small mouth and smiled like a tiny crescent moon, saying: "Young Master, you must be hungry, I'll cook for you. Xiao Qing's culinary skills are very good."

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