“Presumptuous! Your Dao is shallow, and your Heart-Nature is immature; how can you be my companion?”
Though the woman's voice was soft, it resonated within Jiang Yan's heart like a great bell.
Jiang Yan, doused with this cold water, finally calmed down from the excitement of glimpsing an immortal.
He suddenly realized that this immortal woman could, without anyone knowing, appropriate his Cultivation of so many years, and no one had discovered it. Her strength was likely far beyond his imagination, at least that of a Nascent Soul mighty one.
Before such a powerful being, his words just now were indeed a bit reckless.
Jiang Yan quickly adjusted his mindset, respectfully apologized to the immortal woman, and then tentatively asked for compensation again.
“I wish to become your Disciple. Do you think that’s possible?”
After years of observation within the pendant, the woman knew that Jiang Yan's Aptitude was ordinary, and his Heart-Nature was no different from a Mortal.
She had originally intended to grant Jiang Yan a Dao technique after revealing herself, or to compensate him with some Spirit Pills and miraculous medicines in the future.
Who would have thought that Jiang Yan was so greedy, and all the various compensations he sought were to establish a relationship with her.
The woman was unwilling to deepen the Karma between them, but upon seeing Jiang Yan's resolute gaze and his longing for power, for some reason, the woman suddenly softened.
She remained silent for a long time, and finally agreed, “Very well. From this day forward, you are my Named Disciple.”
Jiang Yan was overjoyed upon hearing this, naturally expressing his profound gratitude to the Mosaic Master.
Subsequently, the woman imparted an Alchemy technique to Jiang Yan. After Jiang Yan regained his talent, he already possessed an Earth-Grade Fire Spiritual Root, and his Cultivation speed far surpassed ordinary people.
Coupled with the fact that he was merely re-treading the Qi Cultivation path, and with the aid of the Tier 1 Medicinal Pills he refined, his breakthrough speed was like a rocket soaring. In just two and a half years, he returned to Foundation Establishment.
Moreover, during these two and a half years, Jiang Yan discovered his extraordinary talent in Alchemy. In just half a year, he mastered the Alchemy technique imparted by the Mosaic Master, officially becoming a Tier 1 Alchemist.
Now, having returned to Foundation Establishment, Jiang Yan successfully refined a batch of Tier 2 Spirit Gathering Pills and could already be called a Tier 2 Alchemist.
Of course, what pleased Jiang Yan the most was that after two and a half years of interaction, the Mosaic Master's impression of him had finally improved.
If the Medicine Honored One's initial impression of him was negative when he first became her Disciple, then now her impression of him had finally reached 0.
Jiang Yan was very satisfied with this. He believed that as the two spent more time together in the future, the Medicine Honored One would definitely accept him as her Personal Disciple, and it was even possible to go a step further.
Just as Jiang Yan became a respected Tier 2 Alchemist, the Jiang Family Market coincidentally faced an invasion of foreign Medicinal Pills.
These foreign Medicinal Pills were cheap, white, and odorless. Although they could slightly increase Cultivation after consumption, users would develop a strong addiction and dependence on them.
While the Elders of the Jiang Family had not yet noticed that many people within the Jiang Family had already had their minds corrupted by this Medicinal Pill, Jiang Yan was the first to discover it.
Subsequently, he single-handedly traced the source and found that this Medicinal Pill actually came from a Tier 2 Alchemist.
This Tier 2 Alchemist's apparent identity was a common Loose Cultivator, but in reality, his secret identity was a Guest Elder of the Wang Family.
The Wang Family, a Foundation Establishment Family, had been causing trouble in the adjacent territories of the two families multiple times over the years because the Jiang Family Old Ancestor was in secluded death Cultivation, and the Jiang Family Qilin Child had already fallen.
The two families had already gone to war once over this, with both sides suffering losses.
After Jiang Yan thoroughly investigated the matter, he instantly realized that the Wang Family was indeed harboring ill intentions. To weaken the Jiang Family's vital forces, they resorted to all sorts of extreme measures, even employing such underhanded tactics.
After seven years of decline, Jiang Yan no longer trusted the Jiang Family Elders, but inheriting his father's dying wish, he had always deeply loved the Jiang Family.
He felt that as the Jiang Family Clan Chief (self-proclaimed), he absolutely could not allow such malicious Medicinal Pills to circulate within the Jiang Family.
So, after sending an anonymous tip-off letter to the Jiang Family Elders, he single-handedly stormed the hideout of the Wang Family's Tier 2 Alchemist, defeated multiple enemies, and also rescued a group of Jiang Family disciples who were controlled by the Medicinal Pills.
The rescued Jiang Family disciples were immensely grateful to him, but these people had already been deeply poisoned by the white Medicinal Pills, feeling uncomfortable all over if they didn't take them for a day.
Jiang Yan, adhering to the principle that all Jiang Family disciples were his future assets, displayed his extraordinary Alchemy talent and his top-tier understanding of Tier 1 herbal medicinal properties, like observing fire through a clear window. In less than half a day, he successfully developed the corresponding antidote.
Then, as the Jiang Family Elders became aware of the dangers of the white Medicinal Pills, Jiang Yan, clad in a black robe, revealed his aura as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and threw the corpse of the Wang Family's Tier 2 Alchemist before the Jiang Family Elders.
The Jiang Family disciples he had rescued began to sing his praises, and the black-robed Jiang Yan quickly became a honored guest of the Jiang Family.
He stayed in the Jiang Family for three months, acquiring a large sum of start-up capital by refining the antidote for the white Medicinal Pills, then left the Jiang Family alone and ventured to the Demon Beast Mountain Range, hundreds of thousands of miles away, for Cultivation.
Before leaving, he left a farewell letter for both Jiang Mei and Jiang Xun'er.
Jiang Mei didn't take it seriously and threw it away after reading it.
Jiang Xun'er, however, after carefully reading the letter, rushed to the edge of the Jiang Family's residence, only to find that Jiang Yan's trace was no longer in the dilapidated small wooden house.
After some more time, others finally discovered that Jiang Yan's small wooden house was empty.
Upon learning of this, the Jiang Family Elders quickly guessed that the black-robed figure, whose identity was concealed, was most likely Jiang Yan, whose talent had recovered.
They realized that Jiang Yan had not only returned to Foundation Establishment in a short period but had also become an incredibly respected Tier 2 Alchemist.
These Elders regretted it more than anyone else. They immediately removed the Young Lord with the Mysterious Spiritual Root from his position and announced to all clan members that Jiang Yan's talent had recovered, and was even greater than before, and that Jiang Yan had always been their Jiang Family's most brilliant Young Lord.
They contacted clan members living in other regions to search for Jiang Yan's whereabouts, hoping that Young Lord Jiang Yan could return to his most loyal Jiang Family soon.
At this moment, Jiang Yan, far away, tens of thousands of miles away, also heard this news.
Thinking of the regretful faces of those in the Jiang Family, Jiang Yan's mouth curved into a smirk, involuntarily revealing the exclusive smile of a protagonist.
He did not return, because he had now deeply realized the importance of power.
That small place, the Jiang Family, could not give him what he wanted. Only by obtaining the Purple Crystal Yao Fire within the Demon Beast Mountain Range could he raise the grade of the Cultivation Technique, the “Blazing Art,” that his Master had just taught him, thereby achieving Foundation Establishment Perfection and rapidly advancing to the Core Formation Stage.
Upon reaching Core Formation, Jiang Yan would then pay a good visit to Tantai Yanran.
Jiang Yan wanted to let this short-sighted ex-fiancée know how foolish and weak her false Genius was!
Two months later, Jiang Yan arrived at the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
The original plotline of the Son of Destiny, Jiang Yan, ends here after ten years.