Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 307: Revisiting the Alchemist's Path

"Xiaoxing, why are you still working so hard day and night? Don't you feel tired? Isn't it good to take a break once in a while?" Xiaowan said with some heartache.

Xiao Xing endured the severe pain and continued to meticulously carve the magic circle on his hands: "Practice is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. I can only catch up with you by working harder."

Xiaowan didn't know what kind of pain Xingluo was enduring. If she saw the injuries under Xingluo's clothes, she would probably work as hard as he did. Although the medicine Xingluo applied helped to heal the wounds, the burning sensation and the itching sensation from muscle regeneration could not be eliminated. So Xingluo would sweat profusely every time after applying the medicine. If it weren't for the passive magic of the cardinal's robe, he would have stunk all over. However, both purification and recovery had little effect on his current injuries. The other party was worthy of the title of magician, or to be more precise, the great magician. His understanding of dismemberment was not only on the physical level, but could also affect the consciousness and spiritual levels. This was why he had not been able to recover until now.

After applying the medicine every time, Xingluo would use the purification technique of the cardinal robe to remove the bloody smell on his body. For a magician, even the lowest level one does not need to take a bath, unless there is some special need, then they will go to take a bath, but Xingluo obviously has no such need.

Xingluo now has the mental power level of a grand mage. Although he cannot use it, the use of passive mental power alone is enough to block the prying of magicians of the same level. He does not think that this teacher Niken is above the level of a grand mage, otherwise he would not open a store in this remote town.

Therefore, Xingluo did not avoid it deliberately when applying the medicine. Today, after Xingluo applied the medicine again, he began to carve the two-pointed star magic circle on his hand. For him, carving the magic circle was a method similar to rehabilitation training. He originally wanted to find a shop and do these things privately while working, but by chance he came to this magic shop and was very satisfied with it. There was a teacher and such delicious food. It was just right for hiding his identity. Returning to the mercenary group’s base would attract those who had bad intentions towards him. Besides, he couldn’t even use the teleportation array now. He was too badly injured. If he flew all the way there, the target was too obvious and he would inevitably encounter some danger. He was simply vulnerable now.

Xiao Hei was also seriously injured in the battle with the Dismemberment Magician. If Xingluo had not taken Xiao Hei back in time, Xiao Hei would have been in danger of death. The opponent was too powerful. He didn't know whether the Shadow Old Man knew the true strength of this titled magician, but he had asked the Cat Royal Family and the Moonfall Organization to investigate the opponent before he took action, and did not find any useful information. The opponent was hiding too deeply, and did not reveal his cards until he was seriously injured by himself. It was not until the moment when he relaxed his spirit that he launched a fatal counterattack against him with tremendous force. Xingluo had a feeling that the opponent was like a spider, patiently waiting for the prey to struggle until it had no strength left before launching the final hunt.

Xingluo sighed slightly when he thought of this. The disadvantages of improving his strength in a short period of time were still exposed. Even though he had controlled it better than most people, he still underestimated his enemies because he had achieved so much at such a young age.

Fortunately, Xingluo can feel his strength slowly recovering every day, even though the speed is as slow as a snail. Even though the medicine makes him suffer unbearably every day, he can still feel that he is making progress a little bit every day and surpassing himself yesterday.

Teacher Nicken continued to teach Xingluo and Xiaowan, and did not show favoritism to Xingluo just because of his good talent. However, as Xingluo's strength recovered, his left hand drew faster and faster, which made Xiaowan feel a little lonely. So she also began to stay up late to study and practice non-stop. However, the gap in talent could not be made up by hard work alone, not to mention that she had much less time to practice than Xingluo.

Xingluo has now avenged his great vengeance. He threw the bodies of the three brothers in front of Uncle Li's tomb and left a space-time magic there, making them kneel there and repent for eternity. After doing this, Xingluo went to find the dismemberment magician. Xingluo could not wait for three years for such a murderer. Moreover, the opponent's route of action was often alone and he could strike at any time. So Xingluo observed for a few days and started to assassinate the opponent when he committed a crime again. However, the opponent was too strong. Although he won, it was a miserable victory. Now he could not even mobilize his magic power and physical strength. He could only stay here and slowly recover. Fortunately, he did not interfere in the operation of the mercenary group and the territory. Therefore, even if Xingluo left, it would not have much impact. Everything he had was based on his strength. If he went back at this time, he would know... Knowing that he has no strength, I wonder if someone will have other ideas. Even if there is a master-servant contract, if the master is too weak, the other party can kill him by backlash. This is why Xingluo is unwilling to go back. After all, any contract is a constraint and cannot be relied upon at the moment of life and death. For example, if you sign a contract with a god, but you are just a great magician, the other party can kill you by backlash, and due to the huge difference in strength, the backlash is not enough to take the life of the god. The god has plenty of time and will recover sooner or later. This is also a major drawback of the master-servant contract. As a magician who has read a lot, Xingluo knows this.

Xiaowan's efforts were not in vain. After so many years, his realm finally loosened up and he was promoted to a three-pointed star alchemist. Xingluo's strength gradually recovered, and he was numb to the pain. With the help of his left hand, he finally advanced to a two-pointed star alchemist. Xingluo's improvement made Xiaowan very excited. Although she would not be jealous of this little brother, she could not help but start to doubt whether she was really suitable to be an alchemist in the dead of night.

As Xingluo came into contact with Teacher Niken, he found that the other party was not as simple as he seemed. Although Xingluo would not deliberately ask questions beyond the scope of the diagonal star, the other party's answers were simple and easy to understand, and he always pointed out the answer to the question directly. You should know that Xingluo was a hexagram alchemist before. Although he was a new alchemist of the hexagram, his understanding of alchemy had surpassed most people. In front of Teacher Niken, his alchemy knowledge did not seem to be enough. Thinking of this, Xingluo no longer had any other thoughts, but followed Niken to learn alchemy knowledge. He had advanced too quickly before, and many knowledge he learned was not very solid. This time just made up for the previous shortcomings. Whether it was the body, mental strength, understanding of magic, or alchemy, Xingluo was slowly improving in these aspects, as if he had walked the same path again, and more solidly than before.