Rant Valo's clone caught the booklet and looked at its cover curiously.

"The Basic Fire Wielding Magic."

Rant Valo's clone read the title before looking at Floriana Sabina in puzzlement.

"Learn it then use it in front of me."

Floriana Sabina explained her intentions to Rant Valo.

"Alright."

Rant Valo's clone nodded his head and opened the book. He started to read its contents swiftly. Before long, Rant Valo had already understood the contents written in it.

"So… Like this?"

Rant Valo opened his hand, and a small ball of flame appeared on it.

"Disciple!"

Floriana Sabina jumped in joy. She immediately ran towards him and embraced his body tightly.

"M-Master Floriana?"

Rant Valo's clone returned her embrace, confused.

"See! That's my disciple."

Floriana Sabina turned her head towards Xian Bao and boasted to him with a wide smile on her face.

"Y-Yeah…"

Xian Bao nodded his head as his cheeks twitched. He just witnessed another demon. The master is a demon, then the disciple is also a demon. Not in the sense of the other race, but in the sense that they were inhuman.

"Now, try to heat up your pill furnace from before constantly, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina said to Rant Valo. The pill furnace from before appeared in front of her with a sweep of her hand.

"Alright."

Rant Valo's clone nodded his head and sat cross-legged on the floor in front of the pill furnace.

Rant Valo placed his palm under the pill furnace, and an orange flame appeared. The color-changing fabric from before was still inside, so it will be the indicator if Rant Valo is doing it properly. Before long, it suddenly changed color to red. It was a sign that Rant Valo was keeping the temperature at 500 C.

"Ohhh! You've improved, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina exclaimed in amazement. Rant Valo had been keeping the flame at a steady temperature for more than a dozen seconds. It was better than his record of a few seconds before.

"Ah."

The flame went haywire when Rant Valo's clone heard her words. He got distracted when she spoke.

"Floriana, you need to learn to stop distracting alchemists."

Xian Bao looked at Floriana Sabina with a frown as he admonished her.

"... I'm sorry, Disciple."

Floriana Sabina was silent for a while before she apologized to Rant Valo. She recognized her mistake.

"It's okay, Master Floriana. I can do it again."

Rant Valo reassured her with a smile. He started and focused again. A flame rose from his hand, and he repeated the process.

Before long, the fabric turned red again. Floriana Sabina and the rest waited with bated breaths as Rant Valo focused hard.

...

"..."

"..."

"..."

"... I think it's time for him to stop."

Xian Bao looked at Rant Valo with a wry smile on his face. It had already been 3 days since Rant Valo first started. He could already tell that Rant Valo was quite talented in alchemy. It wasn't a bad idea for him to give that red orb to Rant Valo.

"I agree."

"Master is too good."

"Even though that's also me, I also agree."

Floriana Sabina, Veia, and Rant Valo's main body nodded their heads together.

"Phew."

Rant Valo's clone sighed in relief. He relaxed his body and stood up.

"So? You'll teach my disciple now, right?"

Floriana Sabina asked Xian Bao.

"Of course, of course. How could I turn away such a good talent?"

Xian Bao nodded his head readily. If he still turned him away, then he will not be fit to sit in the position of Association President.

"Good."

Floriana Sabina smirked hearing Xian Bao's reply.

"Then, Disciple. We'll leave you here with Xian Bao."

Floriana Sabina said to Rant Valo's clone.

"I understand, Master Floriana."

Rant Valo's clone nodded his head to her and bowed.

"Now, where should we go?"

Floriana Sabina held her chin in thought. She left the room together with Rant Valo's main body and Veia.

"S-Saintess!"

The guard from earlier sweated again when he saw Floriana Sabina's figure.

"What?"

Floriana Sabina responded to him coldly.

"I-I didn't mean to offend the Saintess! I was just curious if the President got angry."

The guard replied to her nervously.

"Xian Bao? There's no way he will dare get angry at me."

Floriana Sabina replied leisurely.

"I-I see."

The guard nodded his head.

"Anyways, we're going now."

Floriana Sabina said to the guard before they started walking down the long staircase once again.

"I should have cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage as we watched my clone heat that pill furnace up."

Rant Valo said to them with regret in his voice.

"There's no use regretting, again and again, Disciple. Just deal with it."

Floriana Sabina responded to him with a smile.

"Master, do you want me to carry you?"

Veia offered to Rant Valo.

"... No. I still have my pride."

Rant Valo looked at her before he shook his head. He wouldn't allow a girl to carry him, especially Veia. After all, he will marry her in the future.

"Are you sure, Master? I don't mind."

Veia asked him with worry on her face before she smiled at the end of her words.

"I 'do' mind."

Rant Valo replied to her with emphasis.

"Alright…"

Veia nodded her head reluctantly. She just wanted to help her master, but it seems that her master is too shy about such things.

After a long walk and many footsteps, Rant Valo's group finally reached the bottom floor.

"That was tiring."

Rant Valo sighed.

"That's why I told you, Master."

Veia replied to Rant Valo in retort.

They walked towards the exit of the building and left.

But just as they were leaving, a voice suddenly stopped them.

"Saintess Floriana!"

It was the voice of a middle-aged woman. She was standing in front of the exit with her red sect robes flowing with the wind. When Rant Valo took a good look at it, he realized that it was the same one that Floriana Sabina lent him.