69: What junior brother? This is your uncle!

Chapter 69: What Junior Brother? This is your Senior Uncle!

A few days later.

When Soul Cang and Elder Lin emerged from the alchemy room again, the first thing they saw was a figure in the hall.

“Yun’er?” Elder Lin hesitated for a moment, “You couldn’t have been waiting here all this time, could you?”

Mu Yun nodded.

As Elder Lin’s disciple, it was her first time seeing her teacher treat a student this way, so she was naturally a little curious.

“Oh, you, you. I don’t know what to say about you. You’re so old, yet your heart is always restless, indecisive. For an Alchemist, this is a major taboo.” Elder Lin shook his head.

Mu Yun smiled, her gaze falling on Soul Cang, who was following behind Elder Lin.

“Hello, Junior Brother. Let me formally introduce myself, I am your Senior Sister Mu Yun.” Extending a fair, tender hand, Mu Yun revealed a playful smile.

However, Soul Cang did not reach out. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Elder Lin with a strange expression.

Mu Yun was stunned, looking at her teacher in confusion.

Could there be a problem with accepting a disciple?

Elder Lin’s old face flushed. He hadn’t expected his disciple to be waiting outside all this time. He could only bite the bullet and say, “Yun’er, don’t be rude. Soul Cang is your Senior Uncle, hurry up and greet him!”

Senior… Senior Uncle? Mu Yun’s beautiful eyes widened to their maximum, her mouth slowly opening, an expression of disbelief rapidly taking over her entire face.

Usually, only a teacher’s Senior Brother would be referred to as Senior Uncle.

Mu Yun understood this principle.

But what she couldn’t understand was how, in just a few days, Soul Cang had become her teacher’s Senior Brother.

The most important thing was that her teacher didn’t seem to show any resistance. From the smile on his face when he came out earlier, he seemed quite happy to be Soul Cang’s Junior Brother.

Teacher, you clearly said you were going to take Soul Cang as a disciple! How could you change your mind?

Mu Yun felt a bit bewildered at this moment.

What’s wrong with this girl? I must remind her later, absolutely not to tell anyone else. Elder Lin saw Mu Yun not speaking for a long time and didn’t want to rush her.

After all, such a thing would be quite explosive if it happened to any elder.

However, Elder Lin genuinely wanted to learn better alchemy techniques.

So, at Soul Cang’s suggestion, they chose a compromise.

That was for Soul Cang to accept a disciple on behalf of his teacher.

This way, Elder Lin wouldn’t have to formally acknowledge Soul Cang as his teacher, yet he could still learn alchemy techniques.

“Hello, Senior Uncle.”

At this moment, voices came from around them.

Elder Lin’s expression stiffened, and his head slowly twisted, like a rusty doll. When he saw figures standing at the doorways of several other rooms, his toes instantly curled up.

No, why are these guys, who are usually nowhere to be seen, all here today?! Elder Lin felt like he was going crazy.

This must be public humiliation… Soul Cang looked at Elder Lin with pity, then took a step back and retreated into the alchemy room.

…

Soul Cang didn’t inquire much about the subsequent events.

Most of his time was spent at the bottom of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. Occasionally, he would take a moment to check on the Xiao Family’s situation, to see if anything similar to Luo Ling’s incident had occurred again.

At the same time, he would also mingle with Xiao Mei, which to some extent alleviated the accumulated fire poison in his body.

During this period, an unexpected incident occurred: while Soul Cang was detoxifying with Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu accidentally stumbled upon them. Hesitating for less than a second, Soul Cang simply pulled Xiao Yu in as well.

Afterward, he learned from Xiao Mei that she had actually arranged this herself.

Xiao Mei was very nervous after saying this, worried that Soul Cang would blame her, but Soul Cang said nothing.

This kind of life continued for three months. Xiao Yu successfully passed the assessment and entered the Inner Courtyard, and the strength of Xiao Mei and Xiao Ning was also steadily improving, making it only a matter of time before they entered the Inner Courtyard.

Xiao Xun’er had always been unwilling to participate in the assessment, and even with Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, and Mentor Ruo Lin taking turns to persuade her, it had no effect.

Soul Cang knew in his heart that the girl must be waiting for her Brother Xiao Yan.

Counting the days, the three-year agreement between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran was approaching.

Soul Cang sighed. At such an important moment, he probably wouldn’t have the chance to witness it in person.

Because he had entered the bottom of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, although he was relatively close to the Falling Heart Flame, he still had no opportunity to make contact with it.

At the bottom of the tower, numerous elders stood guard, their continuous gazes every day leaving Soul Cang with no chance to act.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered taking a forceful approach, but if he did that, wouldn’t all his hard work over the past six months be in vain?

And after so many days of cultivation, Soul Cang’s own strength had already returned to that of a Dou Huang, currently a four-star Dou Huang, with only a few days left until he broke through to five-star.

This result was quite satisfactory to Soul Cang.

In order to devour the Heavenly Flame, he gave up his previous cultivation and re-cultivated. Although it took him nearly a year longer, there was no doubt that after being tempered by the Heavenly Flame, his current talent was immeasurably better than before.

Moreover, his current cultivation technique was also superior to the Soul Clan’s techniques, directly leading to Emperorhood.

“No more thinking. I’ll wait two more months. If it doesn’t work, I’ll just force it.” Soul Cang shook his head, reined in his wandering thoughts, and walked out of the Qi refining tower.

Because of Elder Lin, Soul Cang now had his own separate small courtyard in the Inner Courtyard. When he wasn’t home, he let Xiao Yu live there.

As he walked into the courtyard, a figure ran out of the room, her long, fair legs particularly eye-catching.

“Lord Cang King, you’re back. Would you like to eat first, or detoxify first?” Xiao Yu held a spatula in her hand, a blush appearing on her face.

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“Both will do.” Soul Cang smiled slightly.

…

Black-Corner Region.

In a certain room, the light was dim, and it was silently still.

In the shadows, figures could vaguely be distinguished. These people were almost all clad in black robes, concealing their faces and forms.

Thump, thump, thump!

Footsteps came from outside the door, then the door was pushed open, and a figure entered, bringing light with him.

“Gentlemen.” The newcomer did not disguise himself, scanning the room. “I once provided assistance when you needed it. Now, I also have a matter I hope you can help with. Once this is done, we will owe each other nothing.”

A black-robed figure closer by spoke in a hoarse voice: “Medicine Emperor, first tell us what the matter is.”

“Attack Canaan Academy!” Han Feng said, word by word.

Hiss!

As soon as he finished speaking, a collective gasp of cold air was heard in the room.

“Are you crazy? With just us, attacking Canaan Academy isn’t just seeking death?”

“That’s right, Canaan Academy has stood firm in the Black-Corner Region for so many years for a reason; it has its own foundation and strength.”

“…”

Voices emerged, expressing their refusal.

Han Feng’s expression remained unchanged, and he raised his hands in a placating gesture: “Please rest assured, I, Han Feng, am not asking you all to go to your deaths. For this operation, I have also contacted forces like the Blood Sect and the Heavenly Snake Mansion.”

The surroundings immediately quieted down considerably. Neither the Blood Sect nor the Heavenly Snake Mansion were ordinary forces.

“Medicine Emperor, when did Canaan Academy offend you?” Someone asked, puzzled.

Han Feng shook his head: “It didn’t. I just want to borrow your strength to draw out the elders of Canaan Academy so I can have a chance to seize the Falling Heart Flame.”

“Isn’t that sealed at the bottom of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower? Can you get it?” Someone in the corner questioned.

“I’m confident.” Han Feng said with full confidence, without intending to explain.

He had been in the Black-Corner Region for many years, observing the Falling Heart Flame for a long time. It had erupted several times a year, completely defying its past law.

According to Han Feng’s speculation, he believed that the seal was weakening, or that the Falling Heart Flame had encountered some natural enemy, felt fear, and wanted to escape.

Regardless of the situation, as long as there were no elders to restrict its power, the Falling Heart Flame would definitely emerge from the tower.

Then his chance would come! Han Feng seemed to have thought of something, a cold glint flashing in his eyes as he clenched his fists tightly.

Soon, this proposal was approved by everyone, and a time was set.