Chapter 109: Teacher Returns! Is Little Brother Really That Monstrously Talented?

"Dedicated to the alchemist path? You're not filming kills of ferocious beasts anymore?"

Xu Jingming blinked in slight surprise.

"After the last crisis, I realized the wilderness might not suit me."

Jiang Chuxuan smoothed her skirt and sat beside Xu Jingming, her pale legs crossed beneath the black short skirt:

"Of course, I'll still keep filming videos."

"I'm just shifting to a daily style focused on pill and potion crafting."

"Changing your video style? You'll probably lose a huge chunk of followers," Xu Jingming mused.

"Who says otherwise..."

A complex expression surfaced on Jiang Chuxuan's lovely face.

She was an orphan; her parents had both perished in a beast surge when she was still a teenager.

She got into Magic City Institute of Abilities solely thanks to her awakened A-rank Ice-element ability and her own efforts.

After entering university, with no family support, her financial situation was extremely tight.

It was an accidental upload of a ferocious beast kill video that made her explode in popularity.

She could now endorse battle armor and weapons, earning substantial income.

But in truth, she didn't enjoy staying in the wilderness for long periods.

She especially disliked dealing with hired elite ability-user bodyguard squads.

On the contrary, she preferred spending time alone studying potion books and focusing on pill crafting.

The events in Source Water Wilderness had also made her realize her own weakness.

She couldn't even properly control a single bodyguard team.

If she continued filming beast kill videos, such incidents would likely happen again.

Not every time would there be someone as formidable as Xu Jingming to save her.

So, after several days of deep deliberation, she finally made this choice.

Of course, she wouldn't become a pure alchemist—she'd still maintain her daily training and conditioning.

"Keep at it. I wish you success in your transition," Xu Jingming encouraged.

Judging from her high-capacity space ring and limited-edition sports car, she'd clearly earned a fortune from filming videos.

All under heaven bustle for profit; all under heaven rush for profit.

Before immense profit, even when danger is obvious,

not everyone can retreat as swiftly as Jiang Chuxuan has.

"But I'm a bit puzzled—can an Ice-element ability user become an alchemist?"

Xu Jingming was curious.

According to his knowledge, shouldn't only Fire-element ability users pursue the alchemist path?

After all, the higher the grade of pill or potion, the higher the flame temperature required for smelting.

"Clearly, you know little about alchemy."

Jiang Chuxuan had now recovered from her complex emotions and smiled as she explained:

"There are specialized enchanted cauldrons or pill furnaces that can convert energy-based abilities into flame."

"The stronger your ability, the higher the flame temperature—your Thunder-element ability could also be used for pill crafting."

"I see."

Xu Jingming understood.

He paused, then took nine wooden boxes from his space ring and placed them one by one on the sofa:

"All my rare herbs and exotic plants are here. Pick whatever you can use for pill crafting—take anything you need."

"You really want me to help you?"

Jiang Chuxuan blinked slightly, then immediately smiled brightly:

"Since you trust me so much, I won't be modest then."

Saying this, she began selecting the rare herbs and exotic plants from the wooden boxes.

"C-rank Hypnosis Grass is one ingredient for the Entering Meditation Pill; B-rank Clear Spirit Grass is used for the Awakening Spirit Pill..."

As a second-rank alchemist, Jiang Chuxuan could craft only a limited number of pills.

Coincidentally, all these rare herbs and exotic plants were exactly what she needed.

"I can use all these materials. I'll give you the finished pills in a week."

The white-haired girl Jiang Chuxuan stored all the wooden boxes into her space ring.

Feeling trusted, her gaze toward Xu Jingming carried a faint tenderness.

Such an expression would surely shock anyone familiar with her icy beauty persona.

"Then I'll wait for your good news, senior sister," Xu Jingming smiled.

The most valuable item among these rare herbs and exotic plants—the A-rank Flame Flower—had already been submitted as a quest material when he first returned to campus.

The rest were merely B-rank and C-rank materials, easily handled by ordinary second- or third-rank alchemists.

Given that, entrusting them to Jiang Chuxuan felt safer.

At least he wouldn't have to worry about false reports of material loss.

"By the way, here's the queue number I got half an hour ago—take it."

With no rare herbs or exotic plants left, Xu Jingming naturally didn't need to wait in line; he handed the queue number directly to Jiang Chuxuan.

"I'll go upstairs and take a look."

Xu Jingming rose to leave, but Jiang Chuxuan followed him with her long, shapely legs:

"Anyway, we'll still have to wait a bit here. I'll go up with you."

"Sure."

The two of them walked up to the fifth floor together.

The fifth floor was the pill and potion sales area. The dazzling array of pills and potions made Xu Jingming's eyes go blurry.

If he were here alone, he really wouldn't know what to buy.

Fortunately, he had Jiang Chuxuan, a second-rank potion master, by his side.

Following her suggestions, Xu Jingming spent roughly 600 credits to purchase a batch of pills that aided in growing his strength.

Afterwards, he parted ways with Jiang Chuxuan and walked out of the Potion Department building alone.

Just as he was about to head back to the villa, he received a call from his teacher Yang Zhentian:

"Jingming, we're back. Can you come over now?"

"I can. I'll be right there."

Hanging up the phone, Xu Jingming hurried toward the teachers' villa area.

Now that the teacher had returned, Senior Brother Liu Ming's injuries should have already healed.

Also, he could finally let the teacher test the limits of his S-rank combat technique, the Underworld Thunder Armor.

Teachers' villa area, Building No. 23.

In the villa's main hall, besides Teacher Yang Zhentian and Senior Brother Liu Ming, there was also another man and woman.

Yang Zhentian, who had just hung up the phone, said with a smile to that man and woman:

"Jingming will be here in a bit."

He had a total of four disciples still at the school.

They were, respectively, Liu Ming in his senior year, Xu Wei in his junior year, Tong Yue in his sophomore year, and Xu Jingming in his freshman year.

And these two were Xu Wei and Tong Yue, respectively.

Because Xu Jingming had never met these other two senior brother and sister.

So Yang Zhentian took advantage of the opportunity of Liu Ming's healed return to call everyone together for a gathering.

"When I wasn't back at the school, I saw plenty of commotion caused by my little junior brother on the school's official website forum."

Xu Wei, the junior-year student, said with a smile.

He was a tall, thin youth with a kindly face, sporting a mop of bangs, his aura steady and composed.

"I saw it too."

Tong Yue, the sophomore-year student, nodded with a smile as well.

She was the only girl among them, tall and slender, with fair features, and a healthy wheat-toned complexion.

"Speaking of which, Senior Brother Liu, is little junior brother really as monstrous as you said?"

Tong Yue looked curiously at Senior Brother Liu Ming.

As early as over a month ago, she had heard Senior Brother Liu Ming mention Xu Jingming over the phone.

Something about a 98% essence blood compatibility, breaking through from Awakener to first-rank upper-tier in one month, and mastering four A-rank combat techniques in one go.

He spoke of it as if it were miraculous — simply monstrous beyond monstrous.

Unfortunately, though, she and Senior Brother Xu Wei had only returned to the school last night.

So they had missed the Freshman Grand Tournament and had no way of knowing Xu Jingming's specific situation.

"You'll find out soon enough. It'll definitely give you a big surprise."

Senior Brother Liu Ming was still sitting in his wheelchair, but both his legs and his right arm had already grown back.

Only his complexion was still a touch pale.

His mood also didn't seem as irritable as before. Facing Tong Yue's question, he responded with a faint smile.

"Really? Then I'll have to confirm it properly later." A strange light flickered in Tong Yue's beautiful eyes.

The relationships between these senior and junior brothers and sisters were very good.

Before Xu Jingming arrived, as the youngest little junior sister, she was often the target of her senior brothers' teasing.

This also led to her often not quite believing some of the things her senior brothers said.

'Little junior brother should indeed be fierce, but senior brother might have exaggerated some of his claims.'

Tong Yue thought to herself.

This was the most reasonable inference.

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