In the early morning mountains, a faint chill wafted through the air, like the horn of winter, announcing the end of autumn.
Ye Qingyun began to consider adding some more clothes.
Han Feng's cultivation was profound, and he possessed a Heavenly Flame, so he naturally did not fear the cold. But the three ordinary women still needed to keep warm.
Cai'er and Medusa, in their Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python forms, resisted the instinct to hibernate. Like diligent birds in spring, they flew into the mountain forest early in the morning to search for treasures.
"I'm heading out."
Han Feng said his goodbyes and left the private courtyard.
Today was his first official day in his new position. Su Qian had told him yesterday to remember to attend the morning meeting.
Arriving at the meeting place, many Inner Academy elders were already seated inside.
The crowd's eyes all turned to Han Feng, and they stood up one after another.
"Greetings, Elder Han."
They showed him ample respect.
Looking at the genuinely excited expressions on the faces of the many elders before him, Han Feng smiled slightly.
"Greetings, everyone. We will be colleagues from now on."
Han Feng's friendly attitude surprised everyone, but it also brought them a bit more joy.
If the Medicine Emperor was so amiable, then wouldn't it be easy to negotiate for pills in the future?
When they learned that the Medicine Emperor had come to Jia Nan Academy, the elders were both excited and apprehensive.
They were excited to be able to work with the Medicine Emperor, but also apprehensive about whether he would be easy to get along with.
After all, rumors of the seventh-grade alchemist were spread throughout the Black-Corner Region. In terms of status, Han Feng was already no weaker than Great Elder Su Qian, and could even be said to be second only to the headmaster.
But after seeing him today, everyone had a better sense of him.
Elder Han seemed to be a good person.
It is said that first impressions are very important. Most of the elders present were only Dou Kings and had never had the honor of meeting Han Feng before. This was their first meeting.
Han Feng found a seat and sat down. Just as he was chatting with the elders, Su Qian strode in from the back.
As the host of the morning meeting, Su Qian mentioned a few things.
The first was, of course, to welcome Han Feng to Jia Nan Academy.
The factional alignment of Feng City had always been rather vague. Now, with Han Feng joining Jia Nan Academy, Feng City could be considered to have entered a neutral position.
One must know that being neutral was not a simple matter. In the entire Black-Corner Region, those who were qualified to be neutral were all formidable experts.
The second matter was the Inner Academy competition that would be held in the second half of the year.
The third matter was a review of the recent Black-Corner Region alchemy competition. Some students from the alchemy department needed to have their assessments strengthened.
The rest were minor matters, such as how much income and expenditure there had been this month.
Jia Nan Academy was not some charitable organization. Besides education, it also had its own industries.
At the end of the morning meeting, Su Qian took a tally of which elders would be giving lectures in the next two months. Han Feng also joined in and scheduled the time for his first lecture.
"Elder Han, I'll have to come and listen to your lecture then. Don't tell me I'm not welcome!" an elder came up to Han Feng and said.
"The place will probably be packed that day. Are you really going to snatch a spot from the students?" another elder interjected.
Han Feng said with a smile, "I naturally welcome everyone to attend. I will just apply to Elder Su for a larger venue then."
The morning meeting ended, and the elders dispersed.
Han Feng followed the newly acquainted Elder Hao to the medicinal ingredient management warehouse to exchange for some ingredients. With his status as an elder, the exchange price was thirty percent cheaper than outside.
Elder Hao took the opportunity to chat a little more with Han Feng, saying that he might request a pill from him in the future.
Han Feng agreed with a smile. Elder Hao was overjoyed and saw him to the main gate of the management office, still waving goodbye reluctantly.
With the ingredients for refining a pill for Ye Qingyun in hand, Han Feng strolled around the Inner Academy for a while and saw many students.
Almost all of them were at the six-star Dou Master level or higher. There were also quite a few Dou Grandmasters, and a few individuals had even reached the Dou Spirit rank.
If Ye Qingyun wanted to catch up, even with the help of pills, it would probably take a year or two.
Han Feng returned to the private courtyard, took out the newly acquired ingredients, and prepared to start refining a breakthrough-type pill for a Dou Master.
There were thousands of different pills in the world, a hundred flowers blooming.
The one Han Feng chose to refine for Ye Qingyun was absolutely the best of the best.
The Profound Heart Condensing Liquid Pill.
A fourth-grade pill that could help a Dou Master cultivator increase the speed of liquefying their Dou Qi. With luck, they could advance one star in a short period of time. The key was that it had no side effects and a low resistance, so it could be taken two to three times.
Han Feng started the cauldron to refine the pill, displaying a flawless alchemy technique.
Unlike the hardship the young alchemists at the competition had gone through, using all their skills to raise their pills to mid-grade or even high-grade, Han Feng's Myriad Beasts Cauldron and Green Lotus Sea Heart Flame worked in tandem, effortlessly raising the quality of the pill to top-grade.
And this was not Han Feng's limit. At the moment of pill formation, he used a unique alchemy technique to completely lock the medicinal power within the pill.
Swoosh!
As soon as the cauldron was opened, a rich pill fragrance was released, outlining a profound cyan pill qi in the air.
Han Feng examined the exquisite pill patterns on the Profound Heart Condensing Liquid Pill and nodded secretly.
Peerless-grade.
Not bad.
Han Feng put away the pill. While the cauldron was still hot, he continued to refine the second one.
After the three Profound Heart Condensing Liquid Pills were refined, Han Feng washed the cauldron with the Sea Heart Flame. After its temperature had cooled, he put it back into his storage ring.
"Qingyun, take this pill."
Coming into the room, Han Feng handed the Profound Heart Condensing Liquid Pill to Ye Qingyun.
"Starting tonight, take one every three days, for a period of nine days. Let's see how much you can improve."
"Master, this pill must be very valuable, right?"
Ye Qingyun opened the jade bottle and was greeted by a fragrant aroma. The pill was not only round and full but also engraved with profound patterns.
"I am a grand alchemist. Could I possibly be short of pills for you? Just use it with confidence," Han Feng said with a smile.
This peerless-grade Profound Heart Condensing Liquid Pill, if sold outside, would start at no less than a million gold coins.
But as someone by Han Feng's side, even just a maid, she enjoyed privileges that ordinary people could hardly imagine.
Ye Qingyun nodded with a smile. She didn't know the value of this peerless-grade Profound Heart Condensing Liquid Pill. She only knew that it was given to her by her master, so she just had to accept it.
According to his estimation, after Ye Qingyun finished taking the three peerless-grade Profound Heart Condensing Liquid Pills, she could at least advance to the six-star Dou Master realm. This process would probably take nine to ten days.
Since the medicinal power of the Profound Heart Condensing Liquid Pill could not be completely absorbed by Ye Qingyun, it would continue to slightly increase the speed of her Dou Qi liquefaction for at least another one to two months.
In other words, it was entirely possible for Ye Qingyun to advance to a high-level Dou Master in the following two months. As for what her limit was, that would depend on her own fortune.
But no matter what, once Ye Qingyun had the foundation of a high-level Dou Master, Han Feng could also start refining some potent breakthrough-type pills, such as the Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill, the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, and so on.
There were too many ways to increase one's cultivation speed. The only thing Ye Qingyun needed to consider was whether her own efforts could keep up with what Han Feng was providing.