Chapter 641 - 614: Perish Sooner! Running Hot

"Again!"

Yang Chan continued his attempts at refining. He wanted to create a Top Quality Qingli Marrow Nourishing Pill, which would push his potential past twenty.

The roaring Earth Fire burned, illuminating Yang Chan’s determined face.

No one succeeds by chance. Even with his panel and Potential Points, Yang Chan still relied on his own hard work to progress, bit by bit. He never slacked off.

Seeing Yang Chan in this state, Princess Lan Yue silently organized the medicinal herbs for him, arranging them according to his habits.

She had been assisting Yang Chan with alchemy for some time and knew his habits well, so she was able to help with practiced ease.

The Alchemy Furnace, bathed in the Earth Fire, once again glowed red-hot as Yang Chan placed one Spirit Medicine after another inside.

After several more attempts, a satisfied smile finally spread across Yang Chan’s face.

"Finally, a top-quality one!"

Yang Chan held the Elixir, which gave off no medicinal fragrance, and the grin on his face could no longer be contained.

Now that he had successfully refined one, Yang Chan knew he could produce a steady stream of Top Quality Qingli Marrow Nourishing Pills. He could accumulate nearly a year’s supply again.

He estimated this would be enough to help him complete his second, perhaps even his Third Bone Marrow Cleansing. As for breaking through to the Blood Exchange Martial Saint realm, however, it probably wouldn’t be sufficient.

Still, with the path forward so clear, other matters naturally seemed less important.

Besides, in a year, he might join the Merak Sacred Land. He could then use their channels to acquire more Spirit Medicine and refine more Elixirs.

The existence of a Pill Pavilion within the Merak Sacred Land made it an even more suitable place for him.

He would be able to obtain both Pill Formulas and Spirit Medicine there.

"Congratulations, Pharmacist Yang!"

Princess Lan Yue quickly offered her congratulations, deliberately moving closer to Yang Chan.

This allowed Yang Chan to catch a faint, sweet scent and see a flash of white. It was the snow-white Elixir, and it was dazzling.

This wasn’t the first time Yang Chan had seen this. Princess Lan Yue always acted this way after he successfully refined an Elixir.

She was a temptress, and her intentions were obvious.

It was just that, until now, Yang Chan hadn’t been interested.

To him, women were merely an embellishment, a spice to life; he didn’t place much importance on them. Besides, Han Bingyu could already satisfy all his needs.

But today, perhaps because the Earth Fire was too scorching, Yang Chan was feeling particularly fiery.

"I’m running very hot right now!"

Yang Chan reached out, removed the Thousand-Faced Treasure from Princess Lan Yue’s face, and revealed her even more exquisite features.

Normally, Princess Lan Yue wore the Thousand Faces, revealing a plain face that, while somewhat attractive, was not particularly striking.

With the Thousand-Faced Treasure removed, her hidden beauty was revealed in all its splendor.

It wasn’t the first time Yang Chan had seen this face, but he still found it stunning.

The children of the Imperial Family were all exceptional individuals. They were raised in luxury, had access to numerous Superior Cultivation Techniques, and with outstanding parents, most of the offspring inherited their finest qualities.

Princess Lan Yue was a perfect example, having inherited her mother’s peerless beauty and considerable Martial Arts Talent.

She was about the same age as Yang Chan and was already on the verge of breaking through to the Inner Refining Grandmaster Realm, making her an exceptionally outstanding figure among her peers.

’The Pill Qi of a Top Quality Qingli Marrow Nourishing Pill actually has an aphrodisiac effect!’

Yang Chan assessed his own condition. The desire had erupted so suddenly. Normally, even Princess Lan Yue’s temptations had no effect on him, as this was hardly the first time she had tried.

This time, however, it came on abruptly. But it didn’t take long for Yang Chan to realize what was happening.

’So this is why you suggested I refine the Qingli Nourishing Marrow Pill!’

Yang Chan quickly put the pieces together, recalling Princess Lan Yue’s earlier suggestion.

Princess Lan Yue had been the one to suggest he refine the Qingli Nourishing Marrow Pill, and she had also taken the initiative to provide the Pill Formula. Such proactiveness on her part was rare.

Previously, Yang Chan always had to seek her out, and only then would she provide what he needed. In return, she would always ask for a batch of special Spiritual Materials to refine Elixirs suitable for her own use.

This time, however, when she offered the Qingli Nourishing Marrow Pill, Princess Lan Yue hadn’t asked for anything in return and had been remarkably proactive.

Yang Chan hadn’t sensed anything was amiss at the time, because he had still given Princess Lan Yue a batch of Spiritual Materials afterward, as usual.

To him, those Spiritual Materials were no great loss. The ones Princess Lan Yue required weren’t particularly precious and didn’t affect his own elixir refining in the slightest.

"I am but a weak woman. Pharmacist Yang may do with me as he wishes!"

Princess Lan Yue didn’t answer. Instead, she began to remove her clothes.

Some people are as white as clouds, fair and flawless. Princess Lan Yue was one such person.

At a glance, all one could see was whiteness.

"You chose to start this, so you must accept the consequences!"

Yang Chan did not deliberately suppress the fire of desire in his heart. For him, there was no need.

He had already planned to take Princess Lan Yue with him to the Merak Sacred Land to serve as his aide, so he wouldn’t cast her aside lightly.

Since Princess Lan Yue had made this choice, he naturally wouldn’t refuse, especially since it had no negative consequences for him.

He could also take the opportunity to practice the Dual Cultivation Method he had obtained. He had previously tested it on Han Bingyu; this time, he would try it on Princess Lan Yue.

He hadn’t spent many Potential Points on his Yuanzhen Mutual Sensing Technique, and it was close to leveling up. Since it could also accelerate his daily cultivation, it was naturally worth the effort.

Roaring flames burned in the secret chamber of the Earth Fire Institute. The scorching temperature was so intense that any beads of sweat evaporated the instant they fell.

The stronger a Martial Arts Cultivator’s cultivation, the greater their tolerance for the heat of the Earth Fire. They could remain in such an environment, unaffected.

However, the sweat on the body of a Martial Arts Expert could not last long in this scorching heat.

Even the musky, acrid scent evaporated, not lasting long at all.

"Huh? My Martial Arts Cultivation broke through!"

After an unknown amount of time, a cry of surprise from Princess Lan Yue echoed through the secret chamber.

The aura around her had undergone a qualitative transformation.

She had previously been at the Peak of External Iron Bone Refining, just one step away from breaking through to the Inner Refining of the Six Viscera.

With the help of the numerous Spiritual Materials provided by Yang Chan, she had completed her Iron Bone Tempering, but the bottleneck between External and Inner Refining had her stuck.

Not everyone could ignore bottlenecks and break through directly like Yang Chan.

Breaking through required a long time of constantly grinding away at the bottleneck.

Princess Lan Yue had felt this bottleneck could hold her back for two or three years—a year at the very least. Breaking through now was not slow by any means, especially since she was still young.

She hadn’t felt that breaking through to the Inner Master realm was particularly difficult. Only the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster and the even more powerful Blood Exchange Martial Saint—those two Realms, in her eyes, were truly difficult to reach.

The Blood Exchange Martial Saint realm, in particular, was an existence she could only look up to in awe.

She never expected that by "grinding" in a different way, she would break through directly.

Her gaze fell upon Yang Chan, who was beside her. Seeing his noncommittal expression, as if he wasn’t the least bit surprised, a possibility occurred to her.

Earlier, she had felt a new power emerge within her body, and with its help, her bottleneck had been shattered.

At first, she thought it was just a natural breakthrough. Thinking back now, however, that surge of power had only appeared after Yang Chan "erupted," and it was what helped her break through to the Inner Master realm.

She hadn’t considered this possibility at first, but seeing Yang Chan’s expression now, she couldn’t help but draw the connection.

"Don’t think too much about it. It’s enough that you know some secrets exist."

Yang Chan felt unpleasantly sticky. It was a feeling that lingered even after changing into clean clothes.

"That’s enough alchemy for today. Let’s go back and get cleaned up," Yang Chan said, placing the Thousand-Faced Treasure back on Princess Lan Yue’s face.

Since they were leaving, their disguises had to be perfect. Yang Chan was paying more and more attention to such details.

There were other people outside the Earth Fire Institute, not to mention back in the Yuanqing Courtyard. He had to be cautious everywhere.

It was always better to be cautious.