Three months later, after Ah-Dais tireless efforts, he finally memorized all the labels and the names of all the fruits in the orchard. Although he learned slowly, once he fully remembered something, it was hard to forget. No matter which label name Goris mentioned, he could immediately find the corresponding drawer.

  "Alright, from today on, you officially become my apprentice, assisting me with experiments." Goris said calmly.

  "Yes, teacher." For the past three months, Goriss attitude towards Ah-Dai had been lukewarm. All household chores were done by Ah-Dai, and Goris spent all his time in the laboratory except for sitting in meditation at night.

  "Brother Ke looks at the small tripod in front of him and says in a low voice: One piece of saltpeter, one or two silver ingots, three mace of heavenly wind flower, quickly."

  "Yes, teacher." Ah-Dai quickly handed over the things Goris needed. Goris put these items into a small cauldron and said: "Two liang of red cotton, a basin of clear water, quick."

  Taking the things handed over by Ah Dai, he put them all into the cauldron. Goris looked at Ah Dai and said, "Use your flame technique to heat up the cauldron below. Dont stop without my order."

  "Yes, teacher, the fire element that fills the heavens and earth! Grant me the power of burning flames, in my name, with your power, appear, scorching flames!" With a whoosh, a small red flame tinged with blue appeared on Ah-Dais hand. He carefully inserted his hand into the cauldron, concentrating his mind to control the size of the flame.

  Seeing that faintly green flame, Goris couldnt help but be stunned. The flames released by Ardo had already reached the level of a primary magician, and it was only three months ago, he never thought that this stupid little kids magical power would grow so fast.

  What surprised Goris even more was yet to come. Originally, he thought that if Ah-Dai could last ten minutes, it would already be quite good. But twenty minutes had passed and the water in the cauldron was almost boiling dry, yet Ah-Dais forehead only showed a fine layer of sweat. That he could hold out for so long was something Goris had not anticipated. The thought of killing him flashed through his eyes once again, but this time he thought to himself: if he were to properly teach this little kid, perhaps in less than ten years, he would be able to reach or even surpass his current level.

  "Alright, you extinguish the flame, go get a little more clear water, and then take one or two crystal powders."

  "Yes, teacher." Ah-Dai finally let out a sigh of relief. The prolonged use of flame magic made him feel dizzy in waves. He didnt understand that this was due to excessive consumption of magical power. Holding on for twenty or so minutes had already reached his current limit. Wiping away the sweat from his forehead, he hastily brought over what Goris wanted.

  Goriss black flame in his hand had replaced Adais previous fire spell, and the several objects in the cauldron had completely melted into a paste, light green in color. Goris picked up a handful of crystal powder from the container on Adais hand, sprinkling it evenly towards the small cauldron in front of him, with a hiss, a green flame burst out, flashing and then extinguishing, leaving a faint fragrance lingering in the air.

  After three months of being with Goris, Ah-Dai was no longer surprised by these unusual scenes and honestly watched from the side. The green solid condensed in the cauldron, Goris furrowed his brow and sighed: "Its still not working, it seems that without the Windburn Grass, it cant be refined."

  Xun Feng Cao Ah Duan knew that there was a drawer on the cabinet, but the pale blue grass inside had been used up.

  "Brother Gori, I may need to leave for a while to find some Huifeng grass. The only place that has it is the Hua Sheng Empire, what a hassle. While Im away, you stay here and take care of things, got it?"

  When Ah-Dai heard that Koris was leaving, he suddenly felt a hollow feeling in his heart and asked: "Teacher, how long will you be gone?"

  "Quickly, it will take more than a month, slowly, Im afraid it will take two months. If you are hungry, eat the fruit in the forest, if you are thirsty, drink the mountain spring water behind the house. Remember, dont go too deep into the Phantom Forest, otherwise, if you get lost, you will starve to death inside, do you understand?"

  Ah-Dai nodded and said: "Teacher, you come back soon."

  His heart warmed, for the past three months, no matter how he treated Ah-Dai, he was always eager to please, and would immediately carry out any task assigned to him. Later on, sometimes just a gesture from him would be enough for Ah-Dai to know what he wanted. Where could one find such an obedient apprentice? But for the sake of that final experiment, he couldnt help but... Goris shook his head vigorously, shaking off his benevolent thoughts, and said coldly: "Alright, you go meditate, Ill leave early tomorrow morning."

  "Yes, teacher." Just now, using Flame Magic for a long time really made Ah-Dai feel very tired, and he went back to his room alone to meditate.

  The next morning, Goris packed a simple bag and prepared to set off.

  "Hey, dont forget what I told you yesterday. Oh, and heres something for you." Goris handed a not-so-thick book to Ah-Dai.

  "Ah-Dai was taken aback and asked: Teacher, what is this?"

  Georis gave him a complex look and said, "This is my experimental notes, which are divided into three parts: the method of refining medicine, the method of identifying poisonous drugs, and the method of refining weapons. You can take a look when youre bored, the words on it are mostly just labels, and those simple words related to them you can basically understand. However, remember that reading is reading, you absolutely cannot go to the laboratory to experiment by yourself, got it? How much you can understand depends on your own luck."

  Ah-Dai grasped the leather-bound book, his eyes reddening as he said sincerely: "Thank you, Teacher. You must hurry back soon, Ah-Dai will miss you."

  He glared at him, turned his head, and said coldly: "What do you think or not think, I dont need your thoughts. Just focus on memorizing the book. When you come back, Ill test you. Got it?" After that, he walked away without looking back.

  Ah-Dai tightly hugged the book to his chest, tears streaming down his cheeks, and in his heart, there was now someone more important than Mantou.

  After Goris left, Ah-Dai didnt want to disappoint his teacher, so every day he spent his time thinking deeply and memorizing the contents of his notes. The words used by Goris in the notes were very easy to understand, and after such a long time together, Ah-Dai basically understood what they meant. The more he read, the more he was attracted to the wonders within. However, he was a very obedient child, even if he was curious, he didnt dare enter the laboratory to try it out.

  That day, he got up early in the morning and briefly reviewed his notes. Goris had been gone for more than a month, and Ah-Dais tireless efforts over this period of time finally paid off - he had memorized all the contents of the notes. When he reached the end, he found that the last page of the notes seemed to have been torn off. He didnt think much of it, assuming Goris was afraid the content was too profound and he couldnt understand it, so he tore it off.

  He refreshed his memory of the contents of his notes, Ah-Dai walked into the orchard, ready to pick his three meals for today. As soon as he entered the orchard, he suddenly smelled a strong and intense fragrance, identifying the direction from which the fragrance came, he involuntarily walked over, this orchard was more familiar to him than anything else, even with his eyes closed, he could still find his way out.

  The fragrance came from deep within the orchard, that strong flavor constantly stimulating Ah-Dais sense of smell. So fragrant! Dont know what it is.

  Finally, after constant exploration, Ah-Dai found the source of the fragrance, which was a small tree with bright red color. The little tree did not have leaves, and its bright red trunk was crystal clear, like glass. At the top of the tree, there was a milky white fruit, under whose skin seemed to be flowing light. The fragrance was coming from the fruit, Ah-Dai squatted down, carefully looking at the fruit in front of him, thinking about the plants in the alchemy chapter of his notes, but even after he had thought through the entire chapter, he still couldnt find a clear answer.

  What kind of fruit is this? It smells so good! Ah-Dai carefully touched the fruit with his finger, and the milky white fruit suddenly fell off the small tree at his touch. Ah-Dai was startled and subconsciously caught the fruit in his hand. A warm feeling emanated from the fruit, and the fresh scent became even more intense. The little red tree withered away after the fruit fell off, and in just a few seconds, it had completely shrunk into the ground.

  Although he didnt know what it was, Ah-Dais morning hunger made him salivate greatly as he held the fruit in front of him and examined it carefully. Such a fragrant fruit shouldnt be poisonous, right? Thinking this, Ah-Dai couldnt bear the hunger pangs in his stomach anymore and took a big bite out of the fruit. A burst of cool juice instantly flowed into his mouth, the juice was tasteless, and Ah-Dai subconsciously swallowed it down. The icy feeling pierced through his lungs, so refreshing! In just three or two bites, the white fruit had been devoured by him.

  ADai suddenly remembered to get up and return to the wooden house, but suddenly, a cold current surged from his lower abdomen, rapidly expanding and filling his meridians in an instant. Cold, so cold, ADai kept trembling, the cold current generated from within made him unable to stand anymore, with a thud he fell to the ground, the cold current seemed to freeze into his bones, constantly stimulating ADais nerves. ADai thought to himself, its over, its over, for a moment of gluttony, looks like Im going to be frozen to death.

  Ah-Dais skin gradually formed a layer of frost, and everything in front of him became increasingly blurred. Suddenly, amidst the blur, he seemed to discover that where the red small tree withered away earlier, there was a red glow flickering constantly. His whole body trembled, and unintentionally, he grasped a soft, red fruit into his hand. The scorching feeling from the fruit transmitted into Ah-Dais palm, and his frozen hand suddenly became much more agile. Ah-Dai felt a surge of joy, and without considering whether the fruit was poisonous or not, he took advantage of his still-mobile body to stuff the red fruit into his mouth.

  The scorching hot liquid flowed down his throat and instantly poured into the lungs, relieving a lot of the previous chill.

  Ah-Dai had just let out a sigh of relief when his abdomen suddenly started to cramp violently, two currents of air, one cold and one hot, suddenly split into two distinct factions, constantly entwining and attacking each other in his internal organs, as if they were going to tear everything apart.

  "Ah——" Adais body rolled on the ground, constantly groaning in pain. But in this endless and mysterious forest, who would come to save him? Cold sweat dripped down, Adais face turned red and white alternately, under the ravages of the two opposing air currents, his body kept convulsing. In fact, he didnt know that if it werent for the Nine Turns Easy Brain Pill given by Geli Si back then, with his original frail body, he would have been killed by this powerful energy bursting through his meridians.

  The two fruits that Ah-Dai ate, even if Goris saw them himself, he wouldnt be able to recognize them. With Goris cautious nature, its absolutely impossible for him to eat unfamiliar fruits casually. These two fruits are the essence of heaven and earth, nurtured by the absorption of the worlds energy, and need to mature over tens of thousands of years. They are called Rebirth Fruits. This fruit must be eaten in pairs, one red and one white, to exert its greatest effect, but its medicinal power is also extremely overbearing. Once the medicinal power contained within is fully absorbed, the person who eats it will have their life force constantly expanding, and their vitality will become endless, making them a treasure in the eyes of the Churchs monks. The greatest benefit of Rebirth Fruits is that they can produce a life energy in ones body, which can weaken any damage caused by dark energy.

  In the midst of a prolonged entanglement with two energies, Ah-Dais skin had gradually seeped out fine beads of blood. Enduring intense suffering for a long time, Ah-Dai couldnt help but spew out a mouthful of fresh blood. The fresh blood splattered onto a nearby plant, causing one side to wither instantly, while the other side was covered in frost.

  Until nightfall, Ah-Dais two energies within his body finally merged into one, transforming into a warm airflow that continued to circulate.

  He let out a long breath, his clothes already completely soaked with sweat. The feeling of relief made his whole body go limp. He was shocked to discover that his skin was emitting a faint white glow. Where the warm air flowed, it brought a cozy and comfortable feeling. Lying on the ground, he gazed up at the sky, his mind unusually clear, with notes he had memorized flashing through his mind. Ah-Dai thought to himself, "Its finally over. Am I still alive? From now on, Ill never eat randomly again."