All along, he khat Xiao Yan was a genius, but that genius was mainly reted to his cultivation of Dou Qi. Yet today, his son turned out to be an alchemist as well?!!
Xiao Yu stared at Xiao Yan with wide eyes. There were alchemists in Jia Nan Academy, and she had oried to seek their help for medial pills. Alchemists were extremely rare in the academy, and every one of them roud and haughty, with their noses in the air.
She had never imagihat Xiao Yan was actually an alchemist. Moreover, the skilled way he performed suggested that being one was not just a matter of a day or two.
Xiao Yan touched his h a hint of apology and said, "Father, I'm sorry for not telling you sooner. I was waiting until I got more skilled before letting you know."
Xiao Zhan touched Xiao Yan's head and ughed, "Silly boy, how could Father bme you?"
The entire au was naturally ruined by Xiao Yan's public dispy of alchemy. No one was in the mood to bid on the remaining items. It was clear to all fas that the power dynamics within Wu Tan City were about to shift, and they o be prepared.
They would start by distang themselves from the Jia Lie and Ao Ba s.
Liu Xi looked at the pale-faced Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa, then quietly slipped out of the au house.
No matter how stupid he was, he uood that these two s were done for. Even though he was the lowest 1st-tier alchemist, it was impossible for him to refine pills for these s without payment. Sihese two s had no more value to offer, he had no reason to stay.
'It's a pity I couldn't get that woman,' he thought regretfully.
With his powerful Spiritual Strength, Xiao Yan sehat Liu Xi had sneaked away. He instructed, "Grand Elder, Sed Elder, please y in ambush at the city gate and bring back Liu Xi's head."
Xiao Ning and some of the younger members swallowed hard when they heard his words. They could sehe intense killing i in his words. Many khat Liu Xi had verbally provoked Xuhat day. They had initially assumed that Xiao Yan would let bygones be bygones after kig out the other party, but they hadn't expected him to hold such a grudge!
The Grand Elder and the Sed Elder solemnly heir heads after gauging the situation. Even though killing a disciple of a 4th-tier alchemist posed a signifit risk, upon further thought, they realized that Xiao Yan might eventually bee a 4th-tier alchemist himself. Moreover, sihey had already offended Liu Xi, there was no point in seeking reciliation.
"Father, you all should go back first. I'll settle the payment for the medial cauldron and then go back. You and the elders hahe rest of the matters," Xiao Yan said with a smile and headed for the VIP room when he saw that the au could not tinue.
...
Ihe VIP room, he sat down on the sofa and picked up a piece of fruit from the table in a nont manner. Ya Fei and Master Gu ered with a crisp sound and took a seat across from him.
"You little rascal, is this how you treat your Elder Sister? You ruined my au!" Ya Fei put on an air of indignatiohere was a hint of coquetry and pyfulness in her eyes.
Xiao Yan helplessly spread his hands and said, "Master Gu Ni himself has demonstrated alchemy in public before. How could I have known that it would turn out like this?"
Master Gu Ni could only smile wryly on the side. His public demonstration of alchemy was entirely different in significe from Xiao Yan's.
Ya Fei cut to the chase, "Little Brother Xiao Yan, I won't beat around the bush. Based on the evaluation, the Blood Clotting Powder you just refined has achieved the effects of an intermediate 1st-tier medial pill, which is eveer than the Rejuvenation Powder refined by Liu Xi. Moreover, your teique is very skillful. You're at least a high-grade 1st-tier alchemist, possibly even at the peak of the 1st-tier, ready to advao the 2nd-tier."
"Have you ever sidered joining our Miteer Au House? Of course, I'm referring to the headquarters. We will provide you with the best guidand supply you with medial ingredients for your practice."
Ya Fei extended an olive branch to Xiao Yan as soon as she arrived, inviting him to joieer Au House.
His tale her astonished. She was now y pert certain that Xiao Yan himself had refihe three bottles of Foundation Building Pill.
It ossible for a 1st-tier alchemist to refine 2nd-tier medial pills. For an alchemist at the peak of their tier, the step was naturally to start refining higher-tier medial pills.
However, to bee a 2nd-tier alchemist, it was not only a matter of being able to refine 2nd-tier medial pills, but also a matter of success rate and passing the Alchemist Association's assessment.
Xiao Yan put down the fruit in his hand and shook his head with a smile. "Thank you for your kindness, Sister Ya Fei, but I have no iion of joining the Miteer ."
Although Ya Fei could have offered more favorable terms, such as providing high-tier pill recipes or one-on-one guidance from a high-tier alchemist, she khat Xiao Yan had most likely received an iance from an alchemist or had a powerful Master behind him.
Otherwise, without a pill recipe, no matter how skilled he was, it would have been impossible for him to refihe Foundation Building Pill, even if it were just by a stroke of luck.
Ya Fei took out a ste ring and tossed it to Xiao Yan as she said, "I will soon finish my training aurn to the imperial capital. sider this medial cauldron and the medial ingredients inside as my gift to you. When you bee stronger, don't fet to visit your Elder Sister in the capital often."
Xiao Yan caught the slightly warm ste ring and nodded. "Fet? How could I? Sister Ya Fei's beauty could outshihe moon and put flowers to shame. It's hard tet."
"Smooth talker."
Watg Xiao Yan's departing figure, Ya Fei rested her on her hand and murmured to herself, "He's only fifteen years old..."
Master Gu Ni cleared his throat lightly and said, "Miss, I don't think age is an issue."
Ya Fei's pretty face suddenly turned bright red as she remembered her words from a few months ago. Blushing, she retorted, "What are you thinking! I'm several years older than him! He's just a little kid!"
"Age is just a number, and women age like fine wine."
…
The events that followed were much simpler. The market jointly operated by the Jia Lie and Ao Ba s annous closure on the same day, as tless shop owners forfeited their deposits, closed their shops, ao apply for rental spa the Xiao Market.
As a result, the rental rate for shop spaces in the Xiao Market skyrocketed, increasing up to threefold, yet spaces were still in high demand.
Meanwhile, the Jia Lie and Ao Ba s had only ohing on their minds: to cel their tracts with the major medial merts and the Miteer Au House. As expected, the merts baogether to file a pint with the City Lord's office. If the Jia Lie and Ao Ba s vioted their tracts, they would have to pay huge pensation as stiputed in the tracts, and their med properties would be fiscated.
The two major s did not have enough gold s. Therefore, they used their properties as colteral. Eventually, the Xiao acquired most of the two s' properties from the merts and Ya Fei at a very low price, without even engaging in any battle.
From then on, Wu Tan City fell uhe sole trol of the Xiao .
Liu Xi was ultimately killed by the Grand Elder and Sed Elder. His body was taken back to the Xiao , where Xiao Yan bur to ashes with a single fme.
…
Three days ter, Xiao Yan tinuously absorbed the heat released by the Bone Chilling Fme in a cave, and finally reached the 7-star Dou Practitioage.
His expression was not one of joy at his breakthrough as he looked at the Bone Chilling Fme floating in the air. Instead, his face was etched with worry.
'My cultivation speed has slowed down.'
Xiao Yan distinctly felt that his cultivation speed had slowed down after reag the 7-star stage. Even though he was now able to get very close to the Bone Chilling Fme, the heat it released was ultimately limited. He required much more energy after reag the 7-star stage, which resulted in a slower improvement rate.
The only way to increase his cultivation speed was to take medial pills. However, he cked the support of high-tier medial pills. Wu Tan City was, after all, a frontier city, and the highest-tier alchemist turned out to be himself…
'Heavenly Fme... The best way for me to improve my cultivation is not to take medial pills, but to devour a Heavenly Fme.'
He took out an a book, and on the cover, three rge words were clearly written:
This a book listed all the Heavenly Fmes on the Dou Qi ti. There were twenty-three kinds in all.
The Bone Chilling Fme was the 11th rank, right in the middle.