Chapter 1552: Ning Siyu Alchemizes

Outside the Alchemist Tower, a young man approached.

"Hehe, Second Senior Brother, did Master punish you again?" Seeing the newcomer, Ning Siyu smiled and went up to him.

This man was Ning Siyu's second senior brother, Ding Xun, the second disciple under Grandmaster Xuanyu, a four-star initial stage Alchemist God!

Ding Xun was startled. "How do you know?"

Ning Siyu smiled sweetly. "Your divine essence is floating—clearly from overusing divine fire. Master made you practice fire control a hundred times again, didn't he?"

Ding Xun curled his lip. "Little师妹, you have time to worry about me? Better worry about yourself! This time, you've gone too far!"

Ning Siyu gave a mischievous grin. "Second Senior Brother, how about we make a bet?"

Ding Xun looked suspicious. "You little girl, what trick are you up to now?"

Ning Siyu laughed. "I say Master won't punish me at all—he'll praise me greatly!"

Ding Xun laughed scornfully. "Girl, have you lost your mind after a few days out? You ran away from home this time. Master will at least punish you with three years of seclusion. And you say he'll praise you?"

Ning Siyu looked sly. "Just say whether you dare to bet!"

Ding Xun chuckled. "What have you set your eyes on from your senior brother this time? But this time, you can't win."

Ning Siyu giggled. "If Second Senior Brother loses, give me your Blue Wandering Cave Bright Divine Fire!"

Ding Xun narrowed his eyes and smiled. "You sly girl, your Cang God Flame is far more powerful than the Blue Wandering Cave Bright Divine Fire. Why covet that?"

Ning Siyu said, "That's none of your business. Just say if you dare to bet! If I lose, I'll give you the copy of 'Heavenly Net Secret Art' that Master bestowed on me last time!"

Ding Xun's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Truer than true gold!" Ning Siyu laughed.

Ding Xun nodded. "Good! Second Senior Brother will take that bet! I don't believe you can escape Master's punishment this time!"

Ning Fangrong had remained silent, watching his little sister with some surprise.

Like Ding Xun, he didn't know where she got her confidence.

Suddenly, the figure of Ye Yuan flashed through Ning Fangrong's mind.

Could it be... related to that kid?

Ning Fangrong quickly dismissed the thought. How could that be!

...

In the main hall, Grandmaster Xuanyu was resting with his eyes closed.

Hearing the commotion, he slowly spoke. "Girl, so you remember to come back!"

Grandmaster Xuanyu's voice was very stern, sounding quite angry, yet a hint of indulgence inadvertently slipped through.

As they say, love deep, blame deep.

Grandmaster Xuanyu was very satisfied with his last disciple, Ning Siyu, but also found her very troublesome.

This girl had astonishing talent, but she just didn't work hard.

In the path of alchemy, such frivolity made it hard to achieve much.

So this time, he intended to punish her severely to make her settle down.

Ning Siyu giggled, darted to Grandmaster Xuanyu's side, took his arm, and coaxed, "Master, this time I went out not to be naughty, but to learn skills!"

Grandmaster Xuanyu usually fell for this, but this time he decided not to be fooled and to punish her strictly!

He huffed through his beard and snorted coldly. "Learn skills? I think you've learned to be bold! Say no more. Go immediately to Heaven Character Room No. 3 for absolute seclusion. Not one step out for three years!"

Hearing this, Ding Xun's lips curled up.

This girl had clearly underestimated Master's anger this time.

He had long coveted the copy of 'Heavenly Net Secret Art'.

This time, it was finally his!

But Ning Siyu was not afraid at all. She shook Grandmaster Xuanyu's arm and said, "Master, I really did go to learn skills this time! If you don't believe me, I'll refine a pill for you right now!"

Xuanyu glanced at her and sneered. "Hey, girl, even if you pull off some trick this time, you won't escape confinement."

Ding Xun's smile grew wider, and Ning Fangrong also smiled faintly.

Grandmaster Xuanyu was finally angered by this girl!

"Oh, Master, I really did go to learn skills this time! There's a very impressive guy at the Wonderful Hands Studio in the outer city. I went to... exchange ideas with him! Master, if you don't believe me, Siyu will refine a pill for you. If after seeing it you still want to punish me, Siyu will accept it obediently!" Ning Siyu said.

Xuanyu didn't believe her at all. He had looked into that small pharmacy—it was an unremarkable little shop, almost bankrupt. How could there be any expert there?

This girl was clearly up to some trick.

Still, he said, "Fine, refine a pill and let me see. I want to see what you've learned these past few days!"

Ridiculous!

It had only been a few days. How much could her alchemy improve?

Although Ning Siyu had extremely high talent, in just a few days, she couldn't have made much progress.

Before long, Ning Siyu brought a pile of spiritual herbs to the alchemy room.

Xuanyu swept his gaze over them and said with some surprise, "You're going to refine the Midnight Sun Heart Pill? You've never succeeded once!"

Ning Siyu smiled smugly. "Precisely because I've never succeeded, it shows my progress!"

Xuanyu curled his lip, noncommittal.

He didn't believe that after just a few days, Ning Siyu could refine the Midnight Sun Heart Pill.

But when Ning Siyu started alchemizing, Xuanyu sensed something was wrong.

He noticed that Ning Siyu had undergone some change!

That change was... focus!

Ning Siyu was lively by nature and found it hard to calm down when alchemizing.

But this time, she was focused like never before.

Every technique was executed perfectly, meticulously.

As time passed, the shock on Xuanyu and the other two's faces grew deeper.

In the past, when Ning Siyu alchemized, she often lost control in the latter half and encountered various problems.

But this time, she actually improved as she went, her state getting better and better!

Finally, Ning Siyu lightly shouted "Condense!" and the pill was formed!

When the last step was completed, Ning Siyu felt an irrepressible joy.

This feeling had never occurred in her alchemy career.

She had really done it!

Through immersion at the Wonderful Hands Studio these days, she had made tremendous progress!

Especially that time when Ye Yuan performed the Chaos Heavenly Art, bringing her into a mysterious state, which gave her great gains.

Seeing the utterly shocked expressions of her master and second senior brother, Ning Siyu looked triumphant.

"Master, Second Senior Brother, open the furnace and take a look! I'm really looking forward to it too!" Ning Siyu laughed.

Xuanyu shook his palm, and a pill flew out of the cauldron.

The four of them looked at the pill in the jade box, all showing expressions of extreme astonishment.

Even Ning Siyu herself felt incredulous.

She had expected to improve and be able to refine the Midnight Sun Heart Pill.

But she never imagined she could do so well!