Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with a conquest of Medusa, Xiao Yan is stunned.

"Junior Sister Xinlan, it's impossible for you to see the Sect Master anytime soon!"

"Why is this? Please enlighten me, Senior Kuromu!"

Upon hearing this, Hei Mu shook his head and said:

"It is said that the Pavilion Master disappeared suddenly after he went into seclusion, and no one knows where he went."

Upon hearing this, Xinlan stared blankly, lost in thought.

"Xinlan, junior? Xinlan, junior?"

Seeing Xinlan suddenly freeze in surprise, Hei Mu called out in bewilderment.

"Uh... Xinlan thanks Senior Heimu for informing me. Let me treat you to a meal today!"

"How can this be?... How can we let our junior sister..."

After this incident, Hei Mu's fondness for Xin Lan diminished somewhat. He realized that Xin Lan was a wild horse that he could not tame.

I must stay as far away from her as possible in the future, to avoid any unforeseen trouble!

Little did he know, an unseen "big trouble" had already set its sights on him.

"Cough cough~"

A dry cough interrupted their refusal and drew curious glances from the crowd.

Could it be... that this is Black Shepherd's love rival?

After all, at this point, the person preventing the two from going out to eat together must be someone who has feelings for Xinlan.

The surroundings quieted down a bit with the sound of dry coughing, and all eyes turned to Ye Feng, who had emerged from the crowd.

Because Ye Feng's appearance was concealed, Hei Mu and the others naturally did not recognize him, their eyes filled with intense curiosity.

Sensing that Black Shepherd showed no hostility whatsoever, Ye Feng nodded inwardly. This boy was worth nurturing; he was far superior to his unreliable master.

"Gentlemen, I've been watching for quite some time and I'm very curious about that fourth-grade Qi-Temperature Pill. May I have a look at it?"

"Cut~"

A series of uninteresting hisses echoed around, apparently from those who were interested in the elixir.

I had expected a love triangle, with two men fighting over one woman, but it turned out to be dull and uninteresting.

"Pills???"

Looking at the black-robed youth who seemed to be hiding somewhere, Xinlan was quite surprised and suspicious.

This was the first time she had ever seen a man so obsessed with elixirs!

With her figure and beauty, she could easily attract any man's attention, but this man's focus was not on her, but on the elixir!

As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat, and women are just as "cunning" as cats, but their curiosity is often mixed with gentleness.

Aroused by curiosity, Xinlan's gaze immediately shifted from Hei Mu to Ye Feng.

Xinlan and Heimu exchanged a glance and both felt that this person was no ordinary person. In addition, since this was Peace Town, they secretly communicated and expressed their agreement.

With a flick of his wrist, Hei Mu once again exposed the pill in mid-air.

The aroma of medicine filled the air, refreshing and invigorating, and everyone's expression revealed a hint of greed.

Ye Feng's actions, however, left everyone speechless.

With a gentle flick of his fingers, Ye Feng drew the pill directly between his two fingers!

"How could you grab the pill with your bare hands? That will reduce its potency by more than half!"

Upon seeing Ye Feng grab the Weather Pill with his hand, Hei Mu immediately flew into a rage.

He spent a lot of money to get this, and before he could even do anything with it, someone else touched it!

Ye Feng remained unmoved by this, instead looking curiously at Xin Lan beside him.

Xinlan, who was being stared at directly, felt a sudden panic rise in her heart for some reason, her heart pounding wildly.

This wasn't because she felt a liking for the young man in front of her, but because she sensed a strong elder-like aura about him!

Just like that old fellow in the family, he made him feel a deep sense of dread.

Although she felt a sense of apprehension, the thought of having her newly refined pills insulted in public made Xinlan's expression turn icy cold.

"Brother, what are your thoughts on the elixirs that this young lady has refined?"

"Pity……"

Ye Feng smiled at Xin Lan, then said in a deep voice.

"pity?"

This sentence was like a bomb, causing a stir in the surrounding area. However, no one made a fuss because they knew that this matter was decided by Xin Lan, a fourth-grade alchemist!

A cool yet bright gaze came:

"What did you say was a pity?"

Xinlan, who was extremely confident in her alchemy skills, now had a terrifyingly cold expression on her pretty face.

Looking at the blue-clad woman whose eyes were fixed on him with a pair of clear, beautiful eyes, and then glancing at the surrounding gazes, Ye Feng smiled calmly:

"If you could control the heat a little more precisely when refining the pill, and extend the time for the pill to develop, the quality of this Heavenly Qi Pill would definitely double!"

Hearing Ye Feng's blunt and harsh reprimand, which sounded like a battle, the surrounding crowd couldn't help but murmur in surprise.

They stared in astonishment at this audacious fellow, their eyes filled with utter contempt. How dare this person teach Xinlan a lesson!

There are only five people at Canaan Academy who can give Xinlan advice, and they are all elders from the Alchemy Department. But this young man of unknown identity is obviously not as old as the elders.

Despite his ordinary appearance and undeniably confident demeanor, he struggles to gain the respect of others.

Xinlan was stunned after hearing Ye Feng's words. Although she vaguely sensed that Ye Feng's words made sense, his personality was extremely aloof. If he were an elder from the alchemy department, she could listen attentively, but...

But the person in front of her didn't look much older than her, which she found hard to accept.

Moreover, if she were to listen to this person in front of so many people, her reputation would suffer, and her reputation as a genius alchemist would surely be stripped away by this person.

Such a person cannot be subdued. Perhaps he has no real strength at all and just wants to use her name to climb the social ladder!

After all, there are quite a few people like this, perhaps even a great many.

In this short period of time, it wasn't that no one had done this before. Xinlan's expression turned somewhat grim, and she said in a deep voice:

"Who are you?"

"Who am I? Do you expect Miss Xinlan to judge me just because I casually name someone?"

"If you think what I said is wrong, just ignore it. But I want to remind Miss Xinlan that once you miss it, it's gone!"

Speechless at Ye Feng's words, Xin Lan was clearly taken aback. Here, very few people dared to speak to her like that; even the academy elders treated her with utmost respect.

At that moment, she clenched her teeth and said:

"This is Canaan Academy's territory. You don't look very old, so you must be a student here too!"

"Oh? So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"

Ye Feng smiled knowingly and asked in return.

"If you are a student of this academy, let's call it a day. If you come to me to refine pills in the future, I will definitely give you a discount!"

With a bright smile, Xinlan said with a kind smile.

"What if I am not a student of your esteemed institution?"

Hearing what he said, Ye Feng became quite interested and continued to ask questions.

"If not, then of course I'll have to ask you to come with me to the outskirts of Peace Town!"

As he spoke, a chilling, fierce glint suddenly flashed in his normally gentle eyes.

Seeing this attitude, Ye Feng sneered:

"What a spoiled Miss Xinlan! Heh~ It seems that your so-called elder position in the Pill Tower should indeed be given to someone else!"

"What did you say?"

At this moment, Xinlan was utterly shocked, her eyes filled with disbelief!

"Shua~shua~"

At that very moment, two figures flashed past and appeared directly in front of Xinlan.

"Two Dou Huangs? I must say, Miss Xinlan, the quality of your bodyguards is probably even more terrifying than that of the top forces on the continent!"

Ye Feng glanced at the two black-robed men who had suddenly appeared and spoke from the bottom of his heart.

"Who are you?"

Xinlan's eyes widened, her gaze towards Ye Feng filled with utter horror.

"Who am I? You, Miss, are not worthy of my name!"

After saying that, Ye Feng ignored the others and walked away into the distance.

Seeing that Xinlan had good aptitude for alchemy and was a promising young girl, Ye Feng developed a fondness for her talent and wanted to recruit her.

Taking this person in doesn't mean adding them to your harem, it means taking them as an apprentice!