Chapter 2630

"Disciple, I naturally have no other meaning." Lu Huoyan had not expected Yan Aohan to not be a Ninth-Rank Alchemist. Although she knew Yan Aohan’s wife was a Ninth-Rank Alchemist, she did not even know who she was, let alone how to ask for her guidance.

She already felt a bit guilty for shamelessly asking Yan Aohan for advice. If she rashly demanded to meet Yan Aohan’s wife, she would truly be ungrateful and rude.

Therefore, although he desperately wanted to meet this Ninth-Rank Alchemist, he did not pester Yan Aohan for an introduction.

Yan Aohan saw Lu Huoyan’s hesitant expression and raised his eyebrows slightly. This Lu Huoyan was over a thousand years old, yet his facial expressions were still so transparent and hard to hide.

However, understanding his expression, Yan Aohan nodded secretly. This man’s character was indeed good. No wonder there was a faint golden light on his soul; it was clear he had accumulated karmic merit in a past life.

It was precisely because of this light of merit that he could withstand the evil souls until now. Otherwise, no matter how powerful his mental strength was, it would have been useless.

"Are you giving up?" Yan Aohan continued to probe.

"Sigh, I do not want to give up." Lu Huoyan looked embarrassed. "But I do not know the Immortal Elder’s wife."

Although the cultivation world did not strictly separate men and women, judging people by strength rather than gender, Lu Huoyan did not know Zhu Yanyi, hence her words.

"Let’s go." Yan Aohan turned around and said no more.

"Where are we going?" Lu Huoyan was slightly stunned.

"To take you to meet the Ninth-Rank Alchemist." Yan Aohan walked ahead.

Lu Huoyan was stunned again, then hurriedly followed.

Zhu Yanyi and the Immortal Emperor were sitting with Ding Chengpei at an open-air tea stall. Although they were drinking tea, it was mostly for simple leisure, observing the surroundings and relaxing.

"Your husband went to find that person. What do you think will happen to him in the end?" The Immortal Emperor made small talk.

Zhu Yanyi picked up a piece of mung bean cake and put it in her mouth. "My husband always has her own reasons for what she does. I don’t need to overthink it. As long as I trust her, that is enough."

After speaking, Zhu Yanyi glanced at the Immortal Emperor. "I say, Immortal Emperor, you are actually gossiping about my husband today. Why? Do you want to stray from your own home to my husband?"

"Don’t talk nonsense." The Immortal Emperor laughed and scolded lightly. "I am just curious about what your husband is planning to do."

Zhu Yanyi shrugged slightly. "I don’t know what she is doing either. But actually, it doesn’t matter what she does. I just need to support her."

As Yan Aohan’s wife, Zhu Yanyi had never intended to hinder Yan Aohan’s steps. Therefore, guarding Yan Aohan was the best way to support her.

"What are you two talking about?" Yan Aohan walked over slowly, with Lu Huoyan following behind him.

"We were saying that Ouyang plans to stray to you." Zhu Yanyi said with a smile, her face full of teasing.

Yan Aohan paused first, then looked at the Immortal Emperor. "I think this statement should be mentioned to your respected wife. I wonder what she would do."

"You two couples are enough. Don’t bully me just because my wife is not here." The Immortal Emperor said this, but there was no anger on his face. Instead, he examined Lu Huoyan behind them. "Not bad. The evil souls were destroyed, and you benefited from the disaster."

Yan Aohan said to Zhu Yanyi, "She is a Seventh-Rank Alchemist, but she cannot advance further. She has sought advice from many alchemists, but still does not know the reason for her stagnation. She took the Soul-Stabilizing Pill you refined. Because I am a Ninth-Rank Alchemist, she wanted to learn from me. I thought about it, and since her character is decent, I brought her here for you to give her some guidance."

Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly, indicating she understood. Then she looked at Lu Huoyan. "I need to see your alchemy process first to know exactly where your problem lies."

"Immortal Elder, you are really willing to teach me?" Lu Huoyan’s eyes were full of surprise.

Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "There is nothing I cannot teach. However, there is one condition. After I teach you, you should only judge people by their character when refining pills for them. If their character is good, even if they only need First-Rank pills, you should help them as much as possible. Do not look down on ordinary people just because you are a high-level alchemist. Can you do that?"

"Yes." Lu Huoyan nodded directly to agree.

She was not a snobbish person originally. Now that she had become a Seventh-Rank Alchemist, she had helped many people over the years and had never looked down on anyone for being ordinary.

Seeing Lu Huoyan’s attitude, Zhu Yanyi was satisfied. "Then we first need to find a place suitable for alchemy."

"Go to my house. My house is just two turns ahead. I have an alchemy room there." Lu Huoyan said seriously. "Moreover, my family is close by, but I have no other relatives. I live alone, so generally, no one will disturb us."

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment and did not refuse. "In that case, you lead the way."

Lu Huoyan happily led the way in front. Zhu Yanyi and the others naturally followed slowly behind Lu Huoyan.

As Lu Huoyan had said, after just two turns, they arrived at a thatched cottage. However, the cottage was quite large, with at least seven or eight rooms visible.

"I like this natural feeling, so I built this thatched cottage. Others think my temperament is strange, so few friends come here. However, I have many rooms."

Lu Huoyan introduced. "All you Immortal Elders can just find a room to rest."

Zhu Yanyi said to Lu Huoyan, "Go to the alchemy room first. I want to see your alchemy process."

"Yes." Lu Huoyan hurriedly pointed to a room. "This is my alchemy room. Immortal Elder, please follow me." Lu Huoyan walked in front to lead the way.

Zhu Yanyi entered alone, while Yan Aohan and the Immortal Emperor decided to make tea and drink it in the courtyard with Ding Chengpei.

Since they did not know alchemy, watching would be meaningless, so they did not go in.

Lu Huoyan’s alchemy techniques were very familiar. Watching him process the herbs, then slowly extract the essence according to the steps, and then add them one by one, he only needed to focus on the intensity of the fire. He successfully refined a Seventh-Rank pill smoothly.

Zhu Yanyi looked and immediately knew Lu Huoyan’s problem. "Has anyone told you that your alchemy techniques are very proficient?"

"Everyone says so. They say my techniques are very proficient and excellent. But even with proficient techniques, I still cannot break through to the Eighth Rank." A trace of shame appeared on Lu Huoyan’s face.

"Do you think I am praising you when I say this?" Zhu Yanyi realized that this Lu Huoyan was a bit simple-minded.

"(⊙o⊙)…" Lu Huoyan looked at Zhu Yanyi. "What does Immortal Elder mean?"

"My meaning is that you are held back by these proficient techniques." Zhu Yanyi said calmly, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.