Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 2430 - 2409: Farewell, Yao Nan

"Miss Tao Tao, what a coincidence!" Yao Nan greeted Tao Tao very politely and then noticed Guoguo and Lin Feng by Tao Tao’s side. Initially, he did not pay much attention, but soon he became excited looking at Lin Feng, his eyes lit up as if he were about to devour him, and stood there dumbfounded!

Seeing Yao Nan like this, Lin Feng was quite puzzled. He didn’t know this old man, so he glanced at Tao Tao with a questioning look.

"Brother Lin, this is Elder Yao Nan. He visited our Holy Pill Pavilion while you were in seclusion, saying he wanted to learn alchemy from you." Tao Tao explained immediately.

Before Lin Feng could speak, Yao Nan excitedly interrupted: "Taoist Friend Lin, I traveled for six months from Yancheng to come here, just to learn alchemy from you. Please teach me, Taoist Friend Lin!"

Looking at Lin Feng in front of him, Yao Nan was extremely excited. Just as the rumors said, Lin Feng was truly young, having achieved such accomplishments in alchemy at this age. An exceptional genius indeed! If he could learn alchemy from Lin Feng, Yao Nan’s life would be fulfilled!

At this moment, Lin Feng finally understood what was going on. Looking at Yao Nan in front of him, he slightly furrowed his brow and asked, "You want to learn alchemy from me?"

"Yes, Taoist Friend Lin, I came to learn alchemy," Yao Nan replied excitedly, nodding his head.

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng studied Yao Nan seriously, initially wanting to refuse directly. But suddenly a thought came to his mind, so he said to Yao Nan, "We will discuss this later, let’s eat first."

After speaking, he led Tao Tao and Guoguo into the restaurant, and naturally, Yao Nan followed.

They ordered a table of signature delicacies, and Tao Tao and Guoguo happily enjoyed their meal. Tangyuan couldn’t resist and jumped onto the table, snatching some roast meat of some unknown animal, and began to gnaw at it. Lin Feng only used a few chopsticks, focusing mainly on drinking wine.

Initially, Yao Nan did not intend to eat, but ultimately, the enticing aroma forced him to eat swiftly, wanting to drink wine, but watching Lin Feng holding the wine jar, he decided against it and focused on eating.

Seeing this, Tao Tao and Guoguo were instantly stupefied, glancing at Yao Nan with a strange look, hardly believing how an alchemist could be so unpresentable...

As Yao Nan continued eating, he also sensed something was amiss and somewhat embarrassed, he put down his chopsticks, saying to Tao Tao and Guoguo, "I sold all my possessions to gather enough for the travel expenses to get here..."

"You’re an alchemist, how can you be so impoverished?" Lin Feng asked in surprise, this was perplexing to him, as every alchemist he had met wasn’t poor!

"Taoist Friend Lin might not know, my alchemy skills are self-taught, I have no master. You know how consuming of Yuan Stones alchemy is, and I am only a loose cultivator, striving to improve my alchemy skills is incredibly hard..." Speaking of these, Yao Nan appeared a bit grim, not wanting to be in such a state.

"It shouldn’t be so, if you are an alchemist, you could refine pills for others, earning a decent income, and even join other factions to quickly enhance your alchemy skills. Have you not done any of these?" Lin Feng asked Elder Yao again, feeling that what Elder Yao mentioned wasn’t quite a reason.

"I indeed refine pills for others and the income is fair. I have even been a guest alchemist for the Wang Family in Yancheng, but... bringing progress was not possible for me, it couldn’t cover my consumption..." Yao Nan answered awkwardly, "Taoist Friend might not know, I enjoy challenging alchemists and innovating alchemy prescriptions, so..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng burst into laughter. Yao Nan turned out to be such a person, just as Yao Nan said given his interests, that explains everything. With such hobbies, no amount of Yuan Stones would suffice, after all, not everyone can reach the levels he has in alchemy!

But then Lin Feng suddenly thought of a question and asked Yao Nan, "How did you find out about me?"

"The Wang Family had obtained a flawless quality grand elixir and asked me to appraise it. Through them, I learned that Xucheng sells flawless quality elixirs here at the Holy Pill Pavilion, so I sold all my belongings to gather the travel expenses and rushed to Xucheng. After arriving, I inquired around casually and discovered the matter and learned about you, Taoist Friend Lin!" Yao Nan answered frankly without deceit.

Listening, Lin Feng then understood the entire matter, although surprised that Yao Nan, despite being old, was still so determined and impulsive, drastic enough to break the cauldrons and sink the boats for a mere piece of news, showcasing great resolve.

Yet he wasn’t willing to agree at this moment, so he said to Elder Yao, "Let’s talk after returning to the Holy Pill Pavilion."

After several rounds of wine and finishing the dishes, Lin Feng finally returned to the Holy Pill Pavilion along with Tao Tao, Guoguo, and Elder Yao. Upon reaching the Holy Pill Pavilion, Lin Feng isolated Yao Nan in a single room.

"Words can’t be spoken lightly, and methods can’t be passed on lightly, do you understand what this means?" Lin Feng asked Yao Nan with a solemn look sitting on a chair.

"I understand, if there’s anything to say, please speak directly, Taoist Friend!" Yao Nan immediately responded.

"Alright, I’ll be direct here. If you wish to learn my alchemy, there are a few conditions." Lin Feng spoke frankly to Yao Nan: "You must join the Holy Pill Pavilion, and for life unless I allow, you shall not leave the Holy Pill Pavilion!"

"Alright!" Yao Nan nodded immediately upon hearing Lin Feng say this, then added, "I have a request that the Holy Pill Pavilion would grant me ample Spiritual Medicine!"

For Yao Nan, being able to learn Lin Feng’s alchemy was enough. He was obsessed with alchemy, given adequate Spiritual Medicine, he didn’t care about his location, even less about joining the Holy Pill Pavilion.

"No problem, I’ll arrange that later!" Lin Feng nodded, then continued, "Secondly, I will make a mark in your body to prevent you from leaving the Holy Pill Pavilion when I’m not around. Going forward, I will spend less time in the Holy Pill Pavilion."

"No worries, as long as Taoist Friend fulfills the promise, I won’t leave," Yao Nan said with a smile, not minding at all.

Seeing Yao Nan like this, Lin Feng smiled calmly and without further ado, sketched several special symbols in the air with his palm, then gently patted, and those special faint blue symbols entered Yao Nan’s body, not because of how he was, but to prevent alchemy secrets and his secrets from being revealed, hence such measures were necessary.

Once Lin Feng marked him, Yao Nan asked with a smile, "Can you teach me alchemy now? Also, would you accept me as your disciple?"

"No need to accept disciples, I’m not planning to take disciples. Follow me!" Seeing Yao Nan so, Lin Feng finally believed him, and after saying that, he led Yao Nan out of the room, heading towards the alchemy room in the backyard.

Actually, Lin Feng decided to take Yao Nan because it was part of his strategy. While establishing the Holy Pill Pavilion, it was propped up solely by him. He was indeed capable of refining flawless quality elixirs, but once he left, it relied entirely on stored stock, and if he couldn’t return on time and left the Holy Pill Pavilion without flawless quality elixirs to sell, its reputation would crumble!

Thus, having an alchemist stationed is necessary, at least that way, he can detach from the Holy Pill Pavilion and bring stability. Even if Elder Chu’s supply side encounters issues, the Holy Pill Pavilion would still hold strong.

Both arrived at the backyard alchemy room and began imparting alchemy knowledge.

"Actually, alchemy isn’t very difficult; what’s difficult is the control..."

"Please elaborate on the refinement parts, I didn’t quite understand!"

"In fact, the main challenge is the control over the flame, for instance..."

...

Then Lin Feng started comprehensively teaching Yao Nan alchemy, beginning with minute details, enlightening Yao Nan whose previous attempts had always been vague due to self-discovery. With Lin Feng’s explanations, he suddenly realized his problems, bringing an exceptional thrill to him.

In fact, he had consulted other alchemists, yet they never offered him due attention, thus his alchemy advancements were tremendously difficult relying solely on personal insights. Now Lin Feng’s elucidation revealed fundamental issues within himself, which exhilarated him immensely, believing it could elevate him to another level in alchemy!

Moreover, Lin Feng was also pleased with Yao Nan’s enthusiasm, listening intently without distractions, a genuinely pure person, a pure alchemist. Hence, teaching him earnestly without withholding any knowledge, the disappointment only slightly stemmed from Yao Nan’s low power, merely in the Divine Origin Realm. Additionally, his alchemy level was quite low, barely managing to refine third-class grand elixirs, which for Yao Nan’s age, indeed was quite mediocre in alchemy.

Nevertheless, Lin Feng was untroubled by these; he firmly believed that given Yao Nan’s current state, not long from now he’d fully master the taught skills, thus enabling the Holy Pill Pavilion to operate independently from him, allowing Lin Feng to focus on what he needed to do.

In the alchemy room.

Both were engrossed, one teaching earnestly, the other learning earnestly, frequently engaging in dialogue, utterly oblivious to time, fully immersed in alchemy.

Initially, Tao Tao and Tangyuan awaited outside assuming it would be quick, but after guarding for two days, they gave up. With nothing else to do, Tao Tao played with Guoguo regularly while Tangyuan, having nothing left to do, left the Holy Pill Pavilion again, presumably for some unknown purpose...