Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 4 Becoming an Apprentice

"So, you're an alchemist?"

Huo Yuhao shielded Xiao Yan behind him and asked in a deep voice.

"I am not very talented, but everyone calls me 'the number one alchemist on the continent - Venerable Medicine'." Yao Chen paused, waiting for the two to exclaim in surprise.

silence...

Believe it or not!

Yao Chen was somewhat exasperated by the suspicious looks in the eyes of the two people in front of him.

"You old man, what are you trying to do by possessing me?"

"Old man? Do I look old?" Although a soul doesn't have blood vessels or meridians, Yao Chen still felt the veins throbbing on his forehead.

"Hehe, no rush. I see your barbecue is ready. Why don't you invite me to try some?"

"Shameless!"

……

After Huo Yuhao divided the roasted meat, Yao Chen suddenly looked at Xiao Yan and revealed a wicked smile: "This is the meat of the second-tier magical beast 'Fire-spotted Antelope', right? The sauce brushed on it must have added a lot of Qi-nourishing herbs, right? What a pity, the energy it contains is not something that a mere third-stage Dou Qi brat can withstand. Hehe, you're not going to have any luck."

"You old man—"

"You can try it if you don't believe me!"

Upon hearing this, even though he didn't particularly trust the old man, Xiao Yan didn't dare to take another bite. He turned to look at Huo Yuhao with a questioning expression.

"Don't worry," Huo Yuhao said. "I've tested it before. The Zhou Tian Jue technique has a very good effect on suppressing and refining external energy. After you finish eating it, circulating the technique will help you recover your fighting spirit."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan felt relieved and rolled his eyes at Yao Chen.

"Tch, this isn't good enough either. You still say you're not a scammer."

"You brat!" Yao Lao's snow-white eyebrows trembled with anger. "That little fellow, I saw you take these medicinal herbs out of your storage ring before. Take them out and let me show you whether I'm just all talk or not." Yao Chen named some of the medicinal herbs.

Huo Yuhao remained silent for a moment, somewhat embarrassed.

"You don't recognize him?" Yao Chen was somewhat surprised. He had seen that Huo Yuhao used a lot of medicinal herbs when making the seasoning, so he thought that Huo Yuhao should at least be a doctor.

Huo Yuhao didn't say anything, and took out all the medicinal herbs he didn't recognize from his storage ring.

Yao Chen mobilized his soul power and picked out the necessary medicinal herbs. Then, a pale white flame ignited in his hand.

Feeling the chilling cold assail him, Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise, "It's clearly a flame, so why is it so cold? Could this be the legendary—Strange Flame!"

"Hmph, you're a smart kid."

Under Yao Chen's control, the Bone Spirit Cold Flame scattered, each small flame enveloping a medicinal herb, tracing arcs in the air. At the same time, Yao Chen still had the leisure to instruct Huo Yuhao:

"The medicinal herbs you took out are...and have...functions."

As soon as the explanation was finished, every ball of flame flying in the air gathered in front of Yao Chen.

"Wow, this old guy is kind of handsome!" Xiao Yan murmured. Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, had a solemn expression. In his previous life, whether in Douluo Continent or the God Realm, he had refined medicine, but he had never seen such a method. Therefore, he understood how incredible Yao Chen's move was.

"Freeze!"

With a low shout, the clusters of flames gathered together and then extinguished, revealing a white pill with intricate patterns in Yao Chen's hand. He casually tossed it to Xiao Yan.

"The Meridian Protection Pill can protect the meridians and aid in the absorption of energy."

"Hot! Hot! Hot!"

Xiao Yan weighed the pill in his hand a few times before finally holding it, carefully examining it. "You didn't poison it, did you?"

The veins on Yao Chen's forehead throbbed again.

"Eat it or don't! I don't know how many powerful figures on the continent have offered their entire fortunes for a single pill from me, and you brat..."

"Pshaw! Keep bragging!"

……

After finishing the barbecue and taking the pills, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, facing the sky, and began to circulate the Heavenly Cycle Technique.

Huo Yuhao and Yao Chen were chatting idly nearby.

"Young Huo, your cooking skills are arguably the best on the continent. Where did you learn them?"

"At first I studied it on my own, but later I found a teacher."

"Who is your teacher? I might have even met him!"

"I won't see him anymore."

Seeing Huo Yuhao's low spirits, Yao Chen quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, your storage ring is quite strange. Storage stones don't usually look like this?"

"Hmm..." Huo Yuhao swallowed the excuse he had prepared, thought for a moment, and replied, "I made it myself, using refined iron."

"iron?!"

"Yes, this is a soul tool. It achieves various functions by inscribing a core magic array on metal."

Yao Chen's expression suddenly turned sinister: "Hehehe, you brat, how dare you tell me so brazenly? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you and steal your treasure?!"

"Senior is too kind." Huo Yuhao's expression remained unchanged. "As the number one alchemist on the continent, you are probably showing off your alchemy skills in front of us two juniors because you intend to take us on as disciples."

"Besides, my soul guide ring is valuable to an organization like the Mittel Auction House. But it doesn't hold much appeal for an alchemist of your caliber, senior."

"Hmm." Yao Chen stopped acting strangely and pouted, "You're much more boring than that kid Xiao Yan."

Yao Chen rummaged through his Ancient Flame Ring and casually tossed out a few ancient books.

"I won't take your food for nothing. This is a fragment of ancient weapon-refining techniques that I obtained by chance during my early training. You can study it and, combined with your so-called soul tool, you might be able to revive the profession of weapon refiner."

Huo Yuhao stood up and bowed respectfully.

"Thank you so much, senior!"

Suddenly, Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged to the side, jumped up.

"Hahaha! I've broken through to the fourth level of Dou Qi!" The joy of the breakthrough made Xiao Yan even find the old man next to him, who had absorbed his Dou Qi for a year, more pleasing to the eye.

"Thank you, senior."

"You're going to mention the old man again, aren't you?" Yao Chen narrowed his eyes, suppressing his anger, and said to Xiao Yan, "How about it? Want to take the most powerful alchemist on the entire continent as your master?"

Xiao Yan and Huo Yuhao exchanged a glance, stepped forward, and asked, "There's no such thing as a free lunch. Why did you take us as your disciples, Senior?"

"Clever lad." Yao Chen noticed that Xiao Yan had emphasized the word "we" and said, "Of course I have my own selfish motives. As you can see, I am a soul, and I hope that you can help me create a body in the future so that I can get rid of this state."

"Refine a body?"

"Once you reach the seventh rank, you'll have pretty much met the requirements."

"Seventh rank?! Pill King Gu He is only sixth rank!" Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise.

"A mere sixth-grade alchemist dares to call himself the Pill King? He's just a frog in a well with a limited view of the sky. He talks too much; do you even want to learn from him?"

"Learn, learn!" Xiao Yan chuckled, then performed the apprenticeship ceremony.

"Master, what rank are you?"

Yao Chen ignored Xiao Yan and instead looked at Huo Yuhao: "Young Huo, would you like to become my disciple?"

Huo Yuhao put away the ancient book, realizing that his understanding of the Dou Qi Continent was still insufficient, and having a teacher to guide him would indeed save him from many detours. He then made his decision.

"teacher!"

"Young Huo, you're a Dou Zhe now, right? What star level? What cultivation technique do you practice?"

"Teacher, I am now a 7-star Dou Zhe." Huo Yuhao released his Dou Qi.

"Hmm, hmm? 7 stars, you're only 13 years old, right? No, how come you're ice attribute?!" Yao Chen's voice suddenly rose.

"You're collecting so many herbs, aren't you preparing to become an alchemist? Even if they're not fire-infused with wood, they should at least have fire attributes, right?"

"Ice attribute just means you can't use the medicine cauldron, right? Master, you didn't use the medicine cauldron before, did you?" Xiao Yan asked, puzzled.

"How do you control the temperature of a flame using ice magic?"

"Use a soul tool!"

"Well?"

……

The next day, the sun shone brightly.

Huo Yuhao sat by the window, holding an ancient book with missing pages, studying it carefully.

Bang! The door was suddenly kicked open, and Xiao Yan rushed in.

"Yuhao, how many gold coins do you have left?"

Distracted from his train of thought, Huo Yuhao put down his book, listened to the noise of the door hinges, and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"What do you need the money for? I have over a hundred gold coins here."

"That's not enough, I'll think of another way!" Xiao Yan scratched his head and turned to leave Huo Yuhao's room.

"Wait!" Huo Yuhao raised his hand, and the surrounding air began to move. Just as Xiao Yan was about to run out, he felt as if a hand had grabbed the back of his neck and dragged him back.

"Tell me what happened first?"

Xiao Yan rubbed his neck and replied:

"My master is going to make medicine for me, and he wants me to find three high-grade Purple Leaf Orchids, two Bone Cleansing Flowers, and a Wood-type Magic Core. Does he think I'm some kind of rich nouveau riche? Where am I supposed to find thousands of gold coins?!"

"Does the Bone Cleansing Flower have age requirements, and what tier of magic core is needed?"

"Hmm—no, level one is fine." Xiao Yan recalled for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Do you have it?"

Huo Yuhao glanced at him as if he were an idiot. "If you don't have one, why don't you ask? Would a thirty-year-old purple-leaf orchid be okay?"

"That's enough." Yao Chen suddenly popped out of the Ancient Flame Ring. "I didn't see you take these two medicinal herbs yesterday."

Huo Yuhao took out the materials and placed them on the table. "I recognize these two medicinal herbs." He then pressed down on Xiao Yan's outstretched hand. "I'll give them to you after I fix the door."

"Ah—haha?" Xiao Yan laughed awkwardly, turning to look at Yao Chen.

"Hehe, your teacher isn't a carpenter, I can't fix doors." Yao Chen covered his mouth, looking smug.