Chapter 464

"These are the techniques of the Xuanhuo Nine Refinements, and this is the ’Ten Thousand Poison Scripture.’" Su Dongling handed the two books to Su Qingxuan and said indifferently, "Qing Xuan, you are not suited to become a Poison Master, so the ’Ten Thousand Poison Scripture’ will do you more harm than good. You must not read it in secret.""I understand." Su Qingxuan nodded repeatedly. Although she felt somewhat disappointed that her father passed the ’Ten Thousand Poison Scripture’ to someone else instead of her, she actually felt happy for Ling Feng when she learned that her father intended to pass it to him.

"Hmm, I’ll demonstrate the Xuanhuo Nine Refinements to you one more time. As for how much you can comprehend, that will depend on your own fate. Let’s go, we’ll use the Purple Light Dust Pill as a test. If you use the methods of the Xuanhuo Nine Refinements, the medicinal effect of the final Elixirs can be increased by about double," he explained.

With that, father and daughter headed to the Alchemy Room behind the loft.

After showing the Xuanhuo Nine Refining Technique to Su Qingxuan, even just for a moment, Su Dongling then left the Heavenly Position Academy. His visits to the Imperial City weren’t long each year, so Su Qingxuan was already accustomed to his absences.

Seeing that the night had deepened, Su Qingxuan thought about it and decided to find time the next day to hand over the ’Ten Thousand Poison Scripture’ to Ling Feng.

And this very night, it was destined that Su Qingxuan would struggle to fall asleep. Before her father left, he had asked her some rather odd questions, such as what she thought of Ling Feng and what kind of person she considered that young man to be.

These questions made it awkward for her to answer as a young maiden.

In the end, her father left with an ambiguous smile, causing Ling Feng’s figure to constantly revolve in her mind, unable to be shaken off.

Dawn’s light broke faintly as the eastern sky gradually revealed the pale light of morning, heralding the start of a new day.

Within the Tianshu East Courtyard, a group of "beasts" had already risen early, washed up, and begun their final "last-minute sprint" before the exam.

Of course, with the help of Ling Feng, the big brother of the Tianshu East Courtyard students, all had already broken through the ten veins in terms of cultivation, so there would be no problem with the Martial Arts examination.

However, the cultural theory courses were somewhat perplexing for some.

Take Jiang Xiaofan, for example!

Although he obtained the Xuanwu Treasure Blood, which enhanced his cultivation aptitude, he was naturally adverse to reading, getting dizzy at the sight of books. Therefore, in these past days, Ouyang Jing and Feng Mo, the two roommates with a higher level of theoretical knowledge, had been tirelessly tutoring Jiang Xiaofan day and night.

Besides Jiang Xiaofan, Zhou Kai, the big guy, had also joined Ouyang Jing’s "cram school."

As for Ling Feng, even though he didn’t attend class often on regular days, with his Emperor’s Eye, he could glance at any book and memorize all the content thoroughly. With such a formidable ability, the cultural theory courses were no difficulty for him at all.

"The three major steps of casting are refining, quenching, and casting..."

Jiang Xiaofan held a thick book, muttering while nearly falling asleep, yawning incessantly.

"Come on, Xiao Fan, that won’t do! If you fail all the theory courses, even if you do well in the Martial Arts exam, you likely won’t be able to advance to a Xuan Character Disciple. Then you’ll have to watch as your classmates become your seniors," Ouyang Jing said to Jiang Xiaofan, frustrated as if trying to spurn steel into iron.

"That can’t happen!"

At those words, Jiang Xiaofan’s eyes widened, and he started reciting from the book again. How much he could retain, though, really depended on his fortune.

"Xiao Fan is typically all brawn and no brains. But at exam time, try to fill up all the papers, and you might just fluke your way through one subject," Feng Mo chuckled beside them.

Ling Feng watched his roommates tutoring Jiang Xiaofan and Zhou Kai with great interest, secretly amused. It was fortunate that he had the cheating ability of the Heavenly Dao Eye, otherwise he might also have had to earnestly let his roommates tutor him. That would be quite embarrassing for him as the Chief of the East Courtyard.

However, once the promotion exam was over, it would also be time to confront some urgent issues.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door. Yang Jun, who was closest to the door, hurriedly opened it. Seeing who it was, he was startled, "Master... Master Su?"

The "beasts" of Tianshu East Courtyard were all startled. Why had Su Qingxuan come so early in the morning?

Su Qingxuan’s face showed slight fatigue, obviously due to not having slept last night.

She bit her lip and looked towards the courtyard. In a gentle voice, she said, "Chief Ling Feng, could you come out for a moment?"

"Erm..."

Ling Feng was taken aback and, seeing the ambiguous glances from Feng Mo and the others, couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile. He put on his coat, quickly walked out of the yard, and asked, "Master Su, is there something you need?"

Su Qingxuan gave Ling Feng a somewhat resentful glance, bit her delicate lips, and said softly, "You, come with me."

"Go on, Brother Feng, the beauty invites you!" Feng Mo started to jeer.

"Go! Go! Go!"

The other "beasts" joined in the howling as well.

"Stop making such a racket!"

Ling Feng turned back and glared at the crowd, but still followed Su Qingxuan. Shortly afterward, they left the residential area and arrived at a small river on the outskirts of the East Courtyard.

Su Qingxuan stopped walking, found a stone chair to sit down on, and patted the spot beside her, signaling Ling Feng to take a seat.

Ling Feng pursed his lips, sat down beside her, and asked, "Sister Qing Xuan, is something wrong?"

"Mhm." Su Qingxuan nodded and said through clenched teeth, "My father has returned."

"Oh." Ling Feng replied nonchalantly.

"And he could tell at a glance that the Elixir Recipe for the Purple Light Dust Pill wasn’t completed by me," Su Qingxuan glared at Ling Feng, then said, "Do you know, he even said that your Alchemy Dao accomplishments are no less than his."

"Erm..." Ling Feng touched his nose and said with an awkward smile, "Master Su is clearly being too generous."

"My father would never casually praise someone," Su Qingxuan bit her teeth and continued, "However, even though he saw through my cheating, he still taught me his unique Xuanhuo Nine Refining Technique. Here, this is the secret manual of the Xuanhuo Nine Refining Technique, take it."

Ling Feng’s eyelids twitched. He had thought Su Qingxuan was merely speaking offhand last time, but he did not expect her to give away such a valuable Fire Control Technique to him so easily.

Taking the book from her, Ling Feng flipped through it and saw the graceful handwriting, which was clearly written by Su Qingxuan herself.

"Did you personally transcribe this, Sister Qing Xuan?" Ling Feng exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes." Su Qingxuan bit her silver teeth. She really couldn’t sleep last night, so she spent the whole night transcribing it until it was done.

"I really don’t know how to thank you enough." Ling Feng gave Su Qingxuan a bow of gratitude.

"Don’t be in a rush to thank me yet." Su Qingxuan took out the "Ten Thousand Poison Scripture" and handed it to Ling Feng, slowly saying, "My father says that you have the potential to become a Poison Master, so he gave you the ’Ten Thousand Poison Scripture’ he spent half his life’s effort to write. Here, take it." The most update n0vels are published on NovᴇlFɪre.ɴet

"This is too precious!" Ling Feng was astonished. Su Dongling was the Empire’s First Poison Master, and a Poison Scripture written by him would undoubtedly be top-notch. Such a valuable treasure from a Poison Master, and Su Dongling actually gave it away to him for free!

"Even I, his daughter, am jealous," Su Qingxuan complained with a glare at Ling Feng, and added, "My father says that you’re the most talented individual he’s seen for becoming a Poison Master and hopes you can thoroughly study his life’s work."

"Master Su gifting such a precious Poison Scripture... I’d like to thank him in person. Sister Qing Xuan, could you take me to meet Master Su?"

Ling Feng was excited and almost spoke incoherently.

"My father, he’s already left."

Su Qingxuan slowly stood up, looked back at Ling Feng, and said softly, "All right, I’ve already given you everything I had for you. With the promotion examinations coming soon, do your best!"

"Yes, I will." Ling Feng, holding the two books, watched Su Qingxuan’s retreating figure and nodded firmly.