Chapter 36 The Price of Sleeping

The day after the competition, Ye Yuan had a pharmacology class.

The pharmacology instructor was Feng Ruoqing, the youngest instructor in the entire Danwu Academy, and she was incredibly beautiful, with countless suitors.

Feng Ruoqing's pharmacology classes were almost always packed, far surpassing any other instructor. The students listened with rapt attention, their eyes fixed on Feng Ruoqing.

Even the originally dull pharmacology class seemed to become interesting.

However, Ye Yuan did not seem very enthusiastic about it; he was fast asleep. Last night, he had used the Six-Pointed Star Array to refine super-grade Qi-nourishing Pills, consuming a great deal of Yuan power and leaving him utterly exhausted.

Every high-level alchemist was a master of formations, and someone like Ye Yuan, who was at the level of a Pill Emperor, was no exception.

High-grade pills required inscribing formations to achieve the best medicinal effects, so formations were a compulsory subject for high-level alchemists.

Although the Six-Pointed Star Array was not a high-level formation, refining tens of thousands of Qi-nourishing Pills still left Ye Yuan drained. Even so, he had not finished refining them; tonight would be another busy session. How could he not catch up on sleep?

Once all were refined, Ye Yuan would have several thousand super-grade Qi-nourishing Pills in hand, a quantity that would be absolutely astonishing.

Super-grade Qi-nourishing Pills were different from top-grade ones; they were essentially unavailable on the market.

Even a Grand Alchemist could only produce them by luck, so how could they easily circulate in the market?

Once a pill reached the super grade, it underwent a qualitative change.

In terms of medicinal power, super-grade Qi-nourishing Pills were already comparable to lower-grade Explosive Yuan Pills, and they had no side effects. Even if taken continuously up to the ninth level of the Yuan Qi realm, the body would not develop resistance!

Of course, the prerequisite was that you had enough super-grade Qi-nourishing Pills.

Who would dare eat super-grade Qi-nourishing Pills like candy?

Except Ye Yuan...

Although Explosive Yuan Pills were good, they were of a higher grade, and given Ye Yuan's current strength, he could not guarantee producing all top-grade or superior pills, let alone super-grade ones.

Even though Explosive Yuan Pills used first-tier materials, they were still much more precious than Qi-nourishing Pills, and even Ye Hang could not supply them in unlimited quantities.

Under these circumstances, super-grade Qi-nourishing Pills were undoubtedly the most suitable pills for Ye Yuan.

However, super-grade Qi-nourishing Pills were good, but they were exhausting!

"Seven-Star Lotus belongs to water, is yin in nature, often grows in spirit lakes, and is suitable for refining..." Feng Ruoqing tossed the "Compendium of Herbs" on the table and spoke eloquently, clearly having a thorough understanding of these herbs' properties.

Feng Ruoqing, though young, was already an intermediate alchemist, putting many seniors to shame.

It was worth noting that Master Qian Miao, the attending physician at the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion, was only a senior alchemist, and he was thirty years older than Feng Ruoqing—such was the gap.

Feng Ruoqing spoke with ease, moving lightly as she did so, and the students' eyes followed her every movement.

Suddenly, Feng Ruoqing's brows furrowed slightly, and her lecture paused.

Everyone could tell that Feng Ruoqing was displeased.

Following her gaze, they saw a person lying on the desk, sleeping soundly, with drool at the corner of his mouth.

Instantly, countless contemptuous looks turned toward Ye Yuan.

How could anyone be so thick-skinned as to sleep during Teacher Feng's class? What a slight to the beauty!

However, Ye Yuan was currently wandering in a daze, completely unaware of the resentful stares.

Feng Ruoqing raised her hand and casually sent out two wind blades.

With a crack, the table leg snapped in two, and the table crashed to the ground with a thud.

Ye Yuan's hands suddenly met empty air, and he jolted awake, nearly falling to the floor.

Fortunately, his movement techniques were already superb, so he managed to steady himself.

"What happened?" Ye Yuan was clearly still disoriented.

But he soon realized something was off, because all the other students were staring at him, and the beautiful female instructor in front of him had a cold face. He quickly understood what had occurred.

"Ah... haha... Instructor Feng, you know, I just went through a life-and-death battle yesterday, and I consumed too much primal energy. I haven't recovered overnight, so I couldn't help falling asleep in class. Haha..." Ye Yuan laughed and tried to bluff his way out.

Feng Ruoqing didn't know Ye Yuan, but she had certainly heard about the widely discussed life-and-death battle from yesterday.

Hearing Ye Yuan's explanation, Feng Ruoqing's expression softened slightly. However, she felt she couldn't condone sleeping in class.

"Are you that Ye Yuan?"

"Haha, I am that Ye Yuan."

"Don't be flippant in class!"

"Ah, yes, yes, Instructor Feng is right. I'll be serious!"

"Hmm, if you've been through a life-and-death battle, it's understandable." Ye Yuan thought it was over, but Feng Ruoqing changed her tone: "However, in our Elixir Martial Academy, the Dao of elixirs is as important as the martial path. Pharmacology is the foundation of elixir Dao. Sleeping in class like this is harming your own future!"

Ye Yuan apologized sincerely: "Instructor Feng, I was wrong. I won't sleep in your class again."

"Hmph! Not just my class—no sleeping in any class! Go copy the 'Compendium of Herbal Essentials' ten times. I'll check it next class." Feng Ruoqing said coolly.

"Huh? T-ten times?" Ye Yuan was dumbfounded.

The 'Compendium of Herbal Essentials' was a simplified version of the 'Compendium of Materia Medica' written by the Elixir Emperor Li Su, providing a systematic overview of various medicinal herbs.

Even as a simplified version, it was a thick book. Copying it ten times was terrifying!

Ye Yuan had some impression of the name Li Su; it seemed he had once sought apprenticeship under his father, Zhengyangzi, and Qingyunzi had been present at the time.

That kid, when he returns to the Divine Realm, I'll make him pay. Why write such a thick book?

Writing such a thick book was bad enough, but many things in it were completely off—wasn't that misleading?

"That's right, ten times! Any objections?" Feng Ruoqing felt such behavior absolutely couldn't be tolerated, and she wanted to make an example of him.

"I have objections!" Ye Yuan shouted loudly.

Ye Yuan's words shocked Feng Ruoqing and all the students.

In the students' view, being punished by the beautiful instructor was a pleasure—how could anyone object?

In Feng Ruoqing's view, this was the first time she had been refused in the academy, and by a man, and a student at that!

"The stuff in this book is so simple. Isn't copying it a waste of time? I'd rather spend that time refining a couple of elixirs." Ye Yuan argued defiantly.

Ye Yuan's time was precious now; he didn't want to waste it on such boring things.

Seriously, when it came to pharmacology, who in this world knew more than him?

Even if Li Su came back in person, he wouldn't be fit to tie Ye Yuan's shoes!

"Simple? Hah..." Feng Ruoqing was so angry she laughed.

The 'Compendium of Herbal Essentials' was a basic course for alchemists, and a profound one at that. Even an Elixir King wouldn't dare call it simple.

And this kid, who wasn't even an elixir apprentice, dared to say it was simple.