Hogwarts: I'm the only cultivator here!

Facing Ron and Harry and the others who were also staring intently at him after hearing Ron's words, Ye Feng nodded somewhat guiltily, because although the fire was extinguished, the common room was almost collapsed.

"This is very simple; you can learn it with just a little instruction. But before that, we need to..."

"boom!"

Before Ye Feng could finish speaking, the door to the Gryffindor common room was suddenly pushed open. Ye Feng turned around upon hearing the noise, glanced at the door lying on the ground, and his lips twitched slightly. He said, "Alright, it's completely broken now."

Meanwhile, Dumbledore, who was still holding the door open, stood frozen in place.

Two or three seconds later, Dumbledore casually withdrew his hand, coughed lightly, and said, "I rushed over as soon as I heard the huge explosion, so Ye Feng, this is the commotion you caused again, isn't it?"

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Ye Feng instinctively cried out in protest, "Headmaster Dumbledore, I'm innocent..."

"Wait a minute, it seems like I really did cause this. Oh well, never mind."

Ye Feng, who was crying out his innocence, suddenly realized that he was indeed the one who had caused the incident and immediately stopped. Dumbledore, seeing this, understood without even thinking. He was right; Ye Feng was the one who had caused it.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief after learning that it was Ye Feng who had caused it, because he felt something was off if Ye Feng didn't make a fuss every day.

So Dumbledore used the Restore to restore the nearly collapsed Gryffindor common room while watching Ye Feng demand that he confess his 'crimes'.

"Headmaster Dumbledore, listen to my excuses, bah, my explanation."

"This time I really didn't cause any trouble. I just wanted to focus on 'refining pills' in peace. However, refining pills is never 100% successful; there will always be times when it fails. This time, there was a slight accident during the refining process, so..."

"Gulu~"

As soon as Ye Feng said this, the others looked at him with fear and instinctively took a half step back, because they used to be by his side when he was refining pills in the potion class.

In their shock, Harry and his friends exchanged glances, and in each other's eyes, they saw the same look of relief.

"We're so lucky to be alive."

Chapter 146 Dumbledore: You've arrested another batch?

"We're so lucky to be alive."

Thinking back to when Ye Feng was refining pills, especially during class when they would always stay by his side, and even get close to watch how he could turn a bunch of herbs into perfectly round pills without kneading them at all, Harry and the others broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing the looks on their faces, Ye Feng couldn't help but roll his eyes and explain, "What are you thinking? I'm usually very safe when I refine pills. I always test it beforehand. And even if I fail, at most I'll just be reduced to a pile of ashes. This is the first time I've encountered a situation where the furnace explodes."

Harry and the others: (;￢＿￢)

Ye Feng: ￣へ￣

"Really! This is the first time in my life that my furnace has ever exploded. Even when I used a pressure cooker to refine pills before, the worst that happened was that it would burn dry. This is truly the first time I've ever had a furnace explode. You have to believe me!"

Seeing that Ye Feng was getting anxious, Dumbledore and the others, who knew Ye Feng well, finally nodded. However, Ye Feng's words also shocked them quite a bit. It turned out that alchemy did not necessarily require an alchemy furnace. Ye Feng's words made Snape, who had arrived a little late, light up.

"So alchemy doesn't necessarily require an alchemy furnace, which means that brewing potions doesn't necessarily have to be done in a cauldron?" At that moment, Snape felt his potion-making soul burning brightly, and he saw hope that he could take a big step forward in potion-making.

"I'll try it when I get back. I'll start with that pressure cooker. It would be best to buy one made in China, that way it'll be authentic."

Although Snape's mind was racing, his hands were quick, and in the blink of an eye, Gryffindor's common room was restored to its original state. It was at this time that most of the people came to their senses and came out of their rooms.

Hermione, who had finally calmed down her roommates and told them not to run around, opened the door to see what was going on. The first thing she saw after opening the door was that she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"I was right, but I didn't expect Professor Dumbledore and the others to arrive so quickly." Seeing Dumbledore and Ye Feng surrounded by the crowd, Hermione almost instantly guessed what had happened, but she still went over because Ye Feng and two of her best friends were there.

Seeing Hermione approach, Dumbledore put down his wand, sighed slightly, glanced at Ye Feng, and then looked around at the other Gryffindor students who were peeking out with gossipy expressions. He said, "It's alright, you should all go back and rest. You have classes tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng gave an "oh" and started walking towards the dormitory, which made Dumbledore frown.

Dumbledore: (▼ヘ▼#)

"Where do you think you're going? Come back here!"

Ye Feng: (。oˇ?ˇo。)

“Headmaster Dumbledore, it’s almost dawn. You said you have to teach in the morning, so I’d like to go back and rest.”

Dumbledore: (╬◣д◢)

"You know it's almost dawn? When you were out in the common room refining pills in the middle of the night instead of sleeping, why didn't you say you were sleepy and wanted to go back to rest? You better stand still!"

Ye Feng: ￣へ￣

Although he was indeed in the wrong, Ye Feng was still unhappy because he didn't want the furnace to explode. That was his only remaining Dementor, which meant that if he wanted to try again, he would have to catch another one.

"Ugh, I'm so angry! The furnace exploded! I refuse to believe I can't deal with you. So what if you're a Dementor? If you piss me off, I'll just march all the way to Azkaban and capture them all. I refuse to believe it."

Dumbledore: (╬￣皿￣)

"It's hardened, its fists have hardened."

Seeing Ye Feng's expression, Dumbledore could guess without a doubt that Ye Feng hadn't listened to what he said. Moreover, judging from his appearance, Ye Feng was clearly still thinking about what had just happened. From the remaining traces of energy, Dumbledore had already roughly guessed what exactly was in the alchemy furnace.

Generally speaking, even if Ye Feng wanted to refine more than a hundred pills, he would only need a pill furnace that was half a person tall. But judging from the fragments of the pill furnace squeezed out of the public rest room that had been restored to its original state, this pill furnace was at least two meters tall.

The two-meter-tall furnace was surrounded by the chilling aura of Dementors, and combined with Ye Feng's earlier statement that this was also the first time his furnace had exploded, Dumbledore had basically pieced together the truth of the matter. So he looked at Ye Feng and continued, "The Ministry of Magic has discovered that their guards in Azkaban have gone missing, so you'd better behave yourself for the time being."

Ye Feng:!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ

"Him...their efficiency has become that fast?"

Dumbledore: [?ヘ??]

"I only captured a few of those Dementors this evening, and they found out so quickly."

Dumbledore: (￣ー￣)

"You mean, you went to catch Dementors again in the evening?"

"Hmm~ I caught four or five, but I was selective in catching them, so they shouldn't have noticed that there are fewer Dementors guarding the entrance to Hogwarts in a short time."

Dumbledore: ...

(╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻

Dumbledore originally thought Ye Feng was using the Dementors he had caught when he returned to school, but it turned out that Ye Feng had actually caught a new batch!

If they are Dementors, there shouldn't be any problem as long as they aren't caught on the spot by the Ministry of Magic, because they don't actually know how the Dementors disappeared. In other words, in their minds, the Dementors suddenly disappeared on their way to search the Hogwarts Express.

But now you're telling me that you've already ruined the batch you caught before, and now you're ruining the newly caught ones, and they're the ones that the Ministry of Magic sent to guard the entrance to Hogwarts?

"Inhale...exhale..."

Dumbledore let out a long breath and calmed himself down.

"Looks like I won't be able to sleep tonight." Dumbledore sighed inwardly, glanced at Harry, Hermione, and the other two who hadn't left either, and said, "Since you're not here either, come along."

After saying this, Dumbledore turned and walked out. They encountered other students who had heard the noise and rushed over when they were still some distance from the Hogwarts common room.

Seeing Zhang Qiu and the others in the crowd, Ye Feng nodded to them, giving them a reassuring look. Dumbledore, seeing this, stopped and announced that the matter was over, telling them to go back and rest.

"Hey Harry, have you guys gotten into trouble again? It's only been less than a week since school started. At this rate, will you Gryffindor students even have enough points to lose by the end of the term?"

Harry, who had been stopped, couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard Malfoy's words, but before he could say anything, Ron pulled him back and whispered, "Don't worry about him, it's just a few points deducted, we can add them back slowly later, anyway, we're used to it."

"And as long as we can do something that makes a huge contribution to the school before the College Cup ends, the College Cup championship will still be ours."

Harry: Σ(゜ロ゜;)

Ron's words startled Harry, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that Ron made a lot of sense. So he nodded and ignored Malfoy. Dumbledore, who had just finished persuading the other students to go back and happened to overhear the two's conversation, was quite speechless.

However, upon thinking about who had said those words, Dumbledore couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking to himself, "Oh well, who told you to be the prophesied savior?"

Chapter 147 The Dementor Escapes Death

"Tell me, why did you capture so many Dementors?" In Dumbledore's office, Ye Feng and the other three sat obediently in front of Dumbledore, while behind him, Grindelwald was leisurely playing with Fawkes.

Ye Feng: (o?▽｀o)

Dumbledore: (▼へ▼メ)

Seeing that Ye Feng showed no remorse whatsoever, Dumbledore was immediately enraged. When he followed Ye Feng's gaze and saw that Ye Feng was looking at Grindelwald, or rather, Grindelwald was teasing Fawkes the Phoenix, he instantly had a bad feeling.

"Is this guy targeting Fox?"

In fact, Dumbledore was right; Ye Feng had indeed set his sights on Fawkes because he had thought of a problem.

Although Dementors are magical creatures transformed from humans, they are ultimately dead, essentially inanimate objects. However, while their bodies are dead, their souls remain attached to their deceased forms.

In other words, Dementors are different from ordinary ghosts that have turned into the dead. They are not ghosts that are haunted by resentment and completely immersed in negative emotions, but can only survive by relying on people's positive emotions.

In other words, the reason Ye Feng failed before was that he did not take this point into account. He directly regarded the Dementor as a ghost similar to Myrtle, so he dealt with it according to this idea. As a result, the purified and restored soul of the Dementor clashed with the deceased body that contained a large amount of cold and yin energy.

The two completely incompatible forces of cold and heat clashed violently. Catalyzed by the sealed environment of the alchemy furnace, these two forces reacted even more violently, resulting in that loud bang.

However, Ye Feng has now come up with a solution.

Since the problem lies with the body, we should find a way to solve it. And when it comes to physical recovery, what can compare to the phoenix, which has an immortal body and can be reborn from the ashes?

Although Fox is quite different from the phoenix in mythology, it still has the ability to be reborn from the ashes. So Ye Feng thought that if he added some of Fox's blood and a few feathers next time, he should be able to succeed.

Fox: (?Д?)

Perhaps it was a talent, or perhaps it was genuinely unnerved by Ye Feng's gaze, but after Ye Feng stared at Fox for about two seconds, it seemed to sense something and trembled slightly. And the moment it saw Ye Feng staring straight at it, its feathers almost stood on end.

Although it was quite familiar with Ye Feng, and Ye Feng often brought it treats after waking Dumbledore up, it didn't mind Ye Feng taking away some of its usual feathers. But this time, it sensed a deep malice, meaning that Ye Feng wanted more than just its feathers.

Therefore, upon sensing that deep malice, Fox swiftly hid behind Greenward, forcing Ye Feng to avert his gaze.

Dumbledore, who had witnessed everything, felt extremely exhausted. However, he knew very well that Ye Feng would not really harm Fawkes; at most, he would just cause it some trouble and make it suffer a little. Therefore, Dumbledore pretended not to have seen anything.

Because Ye Feng often brings Fox a treat when he comes over, the guy has become so big that he's turned into a ball. So it's good to make him lose some weight.

But that's another matter. There's something more important to deal with now, so Dumbledore repeated what he had just said.

"Tell me, why did you capture so many Dementors? And not only did you capture so many on the way to school, but you even went after the Dementors guarding Hogwarts when you got back to school."

After regaining his senses, Ye Feng finally understood what Dumbledore was asking. So he thought for a moment and answered truthfully, "At first, I was just curious about what Dementors were, so I happened to encounter them on my way back to school and caught a few."

"But after catching them and studying them, I found the Dementors to be quite interesting. They are special life forms that wizards have transformed into, and they cannot be killed by ordinary methods. So I was thinking about whether I could restore them."

Upon hearing Ye Feng's words, Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ye Feng with an incredulous expression and said, "You mean by 'recovering' them, you don't mean throwing them into the alchemy furnace to refine them, do you?"

"That's right. Using an alchemy furnace can quickly expel the cold energy from their bodies, while also allowing the added medicinal herbs to exert their maximum effect, repairing their bodies and souls as quickly as possible, and helping them recover quickly."

Dumbledore: ...

After hearing Ye Feng's words, Dumbledore paused for a moment before continuing, "Perhaps your idea is good, but as far as I know, these Dementors have existed for a long time, and topics such as immortality and resurrection are taboo even in the magical world."

Those who play with life will eventually be played with by life.