
Chapter 166
Zhu Mengyi left her residence early in the morning with an excited expression on her face.
He then navigated his way through the Central Court, where all the core disciples lived and went straight to Su Yang's residence near the Central Court but still inside the District Court.
"…"
At his residence, Su Yang looked at him and the sun barely peeked at the horizon. How much does this girl want to learn from him?
"Um – Hello! I'm right here!" Zhu Mengyi said as Su Yang did not speak even after a few seconds.
“I can see it.” Su Yang shook his head, and he continued, “Go to the Cauldron Room and clean up the mess you made yesterday; I will be there soon.”
"Eh?" Zhu Mengyi did not know how to react to such words. This was the first time he had been ordered to clear the Cauldron Room! Since he had his own servants to clean the Cauldron Room for him every time he was done, he had never completely cleaned anything other than his own body.
However, he was in no position to refuse, as he was the one who made a mess in the first place.
As soon as he entered the Cauldron Room, Zhu Mengyi used his Profound Qi to move the scattered pieces that were neatly pushed into a corner of the room to one of his storage rings. He did not expect to use his precious storage ring for such a purpose, but unfortunately, this would be the most convenient for him.
A few minutes later, after he washed his face, Su Yang entered the Cauldron Room, where Zhu Mengyi was already sitting with a new cauldron in front of him.
"First things first, show me your Alchemy Flames."
Zhu Mengyi nodded and raised her palm, creating a blue ball of flame the size of a watermelon.
Su Yang approached her and stared intensely at the blue flame.
A moment later, he said, "Your control of the Fire Alchemy is good enough for someone at your level. However, even so, you still managed to blow up the cauldron yesterday. Why do you think it happened?"
After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Because I don't quite understand pills?" he spoke in a voice lacking confidence.
"You're not wrong, but there's another reason why you haven't succeeded with the Earth Progress Pill for so long."
"I know that .. so you didn't take the Earth Progress Pill by chance .. How could you know that I have struggled with this pill in particular?"
"Just a guess," he said with a mysterious smile.
"By the way, the real reason why you can't concoct the Earth's Progress Pill despite so much effort, is simply because you cultivate the wrong— technique"
"Say what?!" Zhu Mengyi exclaimed in shock, her eyes filled with disbelief.
He said that he had learned the wrong technique? Impossible! His mother, Matriarch Zhu, also developed the same technique as him, but she had no problems!
“Let me finish.” Su Yang continued, “There is nothing wrong with the technique you developed, but it does not match your unique Alchemy Flame. If anything, it's actually holding you back from your full potential.”
"…"
Zhu Mengyi was completely speechless now. If what he said was true, then he was actually held back by one of the best Alchemy techniques available in the Four Seasons Academy?
"If what you say is true ... then how can I find this technique? A technique that matches my Alchemy Flame, let alone cultivating from the start? It will take many years to return to the current state of my fire control!"
"Close your eyes and lean your head towards me," Su Yang suddenly said.
"Would you like to learn or not?" Su Yang sighed.
"I'll do it!"
Zhu Mengyi no longer questioned him and closed her eyes, even slowly leaning her head towards him.
"What's this? Is this how I'm going to lose my status as a girl?" he wondered in his heart.
A moment later, he could feel something warm pressing against his forehead, causing him to open his eyes instinctively.
When he saw Su Yang face almost pressing down on his face, his heart started beating faster than usual, and his face flushed red.
However, before he could even rethink the situation, Su Yang started transferring certain technique information into his mind, surprising him.
"I-It …"
Zhu Mengyi no longer thought of anything other than the information put into her head and began to absorb everything.
A few minutes later, as soon as she handed everything to him, Su Yang removed his forehead from his head and leaned back. He then sat there in silence, patiently waiting for him to finish picking up all the information.
Exactly two hours later, Zhu Mengyi opened her eyes that were shining with a deep light.
"Controlling Heaven and Earth .." he muttered the name of the technique.
A while later, when he finally regained his senses from the daze, he looked at Su Yang with a worried expression.
Looking at his expression, Su Yang smiled and said in a calm voice, "You don't need to worry, I don't mean to ask for compensation for the technique. Since I have agreed to teach you, I might as well do it right. "
"RR-really? But this technique .. I can't accept this precious thing for free! Whatever you want, if I have the power, then I will help you!"
"If you really want to pay me back, then why don't you start by concocting the Earth Advancement Pill without blowing up the cauldron?"
" . . . Fine…"
Zhu Mengyi could tell that Su Yang really had no intention of asking for compensation for his technique, but he was still unable to accept it.
"There must be something I can do to avenge her .." she pondered.
Suddenly, he realized something.
"It's kind of awkward, but I don't think I've got your name .." she said with a strange smile on her face.
"Su Yang," he replied casually.
"Huh?" Zhu Mengyi's eyes widened exponentially after hearing his name, large enough to hold an egg, and her mind nearly exploded in shock.
Looking at his puzzled expression, Su Yang could not help but ask, "What? Is there something wrong with my name?"
After all, he was not the first to overreact after hearing his name.