20demayo 223. Antidote for Fire Poison
223. Antidote for Fire Poison
Not long after Little Fairy Doctor left, Xiao Yan's room welcomed another guest. It was Lin Yan, who had followed Xiao Yan all the way to the Han family.
"How about it, Brother Xiao Yan? Do you have time to spar with me today?" Lin Yan looked at Xiao Yan with high fighting spirit. It seemed that as long as Xiao Yan was willing, he was ready to fight!
After all, although Xiao Yan only stayed at Canaan Academy for a month, he had already become an absolute legend there. It's worth noting that even among the elites of Canaan Academy, most were already considered quite accomplished to enter the inner courtyard at the age of eighteen.
However, Xiao Yan had already achieved this at the age of eighteen: he annihilated the senior students' team in the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, took away Zi Yan, who was ranked first on the Strong Ranking, and even defeated some of the inner court teachers.
Such achievements are unique in the history of Canaan Academy, so even though Lin Yan knew he could never be Xiao Yan's match, he still kept pestering Xiao Yan to have a duel with him!
Xiao Yan's gaze swept over Lin Yan, and he asked, "Let's not rush the competition. Senior Lin, were you feeling unwell before?"
Lin Yan frowned and asked, "How did you know?"
Xiao Yan released his soul power, which far surpassed that of others at the same level, slightly enveloping Lin Yan. The invisible soul power completely enveloped Lin Yan, causing Lin Yan's expression to change. This was the first time he had encountered such a powerful soul power, and even many teachers at Canaan Academy did not possess such terrifying strength.
Xiao Yan's strength has actually improved a lot in the past few years!
Thinking of this, Lin Yan's burning desire to challenge Xiao Yan calmed down a bit. He had experienced quite a few fortuitous encounters since arriving in Zhongzhou. Although he had a rough idea that he was no match for Xiao Yan, he still harbored a restless desire and a sliver of wishful thinking. They were both geniuses; without a formal fight, how could Lin Yan truly accept defeat? But now, with Xiao Yan's power slightly unleashed, he had already felt the difference in their strength.
"It seems that Brother Xiao Yan is indeed a high-level alchemist. I did have a lot of fire poison accumulating in my body before."
"Fire poison?"
Lin Yan explained, "You didn't know because you spent very little time in the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy. The core of the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy is actually the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower and the Fallen Heart Flame inside the tower. However, if you cultivate by using the Fallen Heart Flame, fire poison will continuously accumulate in your body, and eventually it may even become so serious that it will affect your mind."
At this point, Lin Yan gave a helpless bitter smile: "I'm the kind of person who can ignore everything when I'm cultivating. The fire poison once affected me so much that I needed my inner court teacher to help me control it. Fortunately, I later bought a water lotus heart, which almost eliminated the fire poison in my body. Although it wasn't completely cured, at least it won't affect my normal actions anymore."
Xiao Yan nodded unconsciously upon hearing this. As an alchemist, he naturally knew that the Water Lotus Heart's energy was very gentle and mild, and even if a person with fire attribute absorbed it, it would not have much of an impact. Moreover, the abundant water attribute battle qi could effectively suppress the fire poison caused by the Fallen Heart Flame.
"Then why wasn't the fire toxin in your body completely cleared away?"
"Water Lily Heart isn't omnipotent either. Although most of the fire poison has been eliminated, there are still some deep-rooted fire poisons that Water Lily Heart can't deal with. And I've also realized the huge impact of fire poison on the mind, so I had no choice but to leave the academy and come to Zhongzhou to make my way in the world. Although I know that some powerful alchemists might be able to help, I have no connections and can't ask them for help." Lin Yan said helplessly, spreading his hands.
Regardless of the region on the continent, alchemists hold the highest status. Even a powerful family like the Han family can only afford to hire a fifth-grade alchemist. It's perfectly reasonable that Lin Yan, being alone, couldn't afford to hire alchemists of higher ranks.
Xiao Yan smiled at Lin Yan and said, "Senior, how about I remove the fire poison for you?"
Lin Yan was so excited that he stood up from his chair with a thud.
Is this really true?
Lin Yan also learned that Xiao Yan was a high-grade alchemist, but since they were complete strangers and had no connection whatsoever, Lin Yan dared not ask Xiao Yan to go to the trouble of doing things for him. The Han family had practically fulfilled all of Xiao Yan's requests to get his help, something Lin Yan knew he couldn't compare to.
Xiao Yan nodded in confirmation, then added, "However, in return, I need to see your unique movement techniques."
Lin Yan grinned when he heard Xiao Yan's request, and generously took out two dark red scrolls from his storage ring and handed them to Xiao Yan.
"My movement technique is called Bat-Duck Fire-Avoiding Step. I obtained it by chance when I went into a cave to kill two sixth-tier magical beasts. Although it doesn't look good, it is a mid-level Earth-rank movement technique. The other scroll is called Fire Bat Skill, which is a low-level Earth-rank technique that works in conjunction with the movement technique," Lin Yan explained to Xiao Yan in detail.
Xiao Yan held two scrolls, and surprisingly, the scrolls were emitting a considerable temperature on their own, though this temperature had no effect on Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan looked at Lin Yan and smiled, "You're quite frank. So you've entrusted the scroll to me without hesitation. What if I can't cure you?"
Lin Yan waved his hand and said, "Hey, don't underestimate the eyesight of us inner court people. Judging from my judgment, your soul power is definitely that of a high-level sixth-grade or even seventh-grade alchemist. Do you think you can let me suffer a loss?"
Seeing Lin Yan's carefree attitude, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile. Xiao Yan preferred dealing with straightforward people like Lin Yan rather than dealing with those old foxes who schemed and plotted all day long. It's just a pity that in this world, the more cunning people always seem to live better lives.
"Keep this scroll if you like it; I've already figured out most of what's on it anyway."
Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Since you trust me so much, then let me completely eradicate the fire poison from your body."
Xiao Yan first handed the fifth-grade pills he had prepared to Lin Yan. Lin Yan was delighted to see the fifth-grade pills that exuded cold energy. The quality of the pills Xiao Yan refined was indeed extraordinary, and he believed that they could cure the residual fire poison in his body.
The next moment, Xiao Yan summoned his crimson Lotus Heart Flame. After all, he had received a favor from Lin Yan, and Xiao Yan never liked to owe favors, so he had to perfectly resolve Lin Yan's fire poison!