Within the ancient box, a dark green pill the size of a longan was lying quietly. The alluring fragrance was emitted from it.
On the Dou Qi continent, the prerequisite to becoming a true Dou Zhe was to form a Dou Qi vortex within one's body. However, there was a high failure rate in forming a Dou Qi vortex. After failing, one's 9 Duan Qi would drop back to 8 Duan Qi. Some unlucky people might need to form a Dou Qi over ten times before they could succeed. Such repeated condensing would cause one to lose the best time to train, causing one's future to be greatly damaged.
Qi Gathering Powder, its effect was to allow a 9-dan Dou Qi to successfully form a Dou Qi Whirlwind!
This special effect caused countless people who wanted to become a Dou Zhe as soon as possible to drool over it. They yearned for it day and night but could not obtain it.
Speaking of the qi-gathering elixir, one had to mention its creator: An alchemist!
On the Dou Qi continent, there was a profession that was above Dou Zhe. People called them alchemists!
Alchemists, as the name implied, were able to refine all kinds of mysterious medicinal pills that could increase one's strength. Any alchemist would be pulled over by various factions at all costs, and their status would be extremely prominent!
Alchemists being able to enjoy such treatment was naturally related to its rarity and practicality. To become an alchemist, the conditions were unusually harsh.
Firstly, one must be of the fire attribute. Secondly, the fire body must contain a trace of wood energy to act as a catalyst for refining medicine!
It must be known that the attributes of a human body on the Dou Qi continent were determined by their soul. A soul would always possess only one attribute, and it was impossible for it to have other attributes mixed in. Therefore, it was basically impossible for a body to possess two different attributes.
Of course, nothing was absolute. Among billions of people, there would always be some mutated souls, and these people with mutated souls had the potential to become alchemists!
However, merely possessing a fire and wood affinity spirit was still unable to be called a true alchemist. This was because there was another essential condition for an alchemist. Soul Perception! It was also known as the Soul Shaping Power!
There were three most important conditions for refining pills: Materials, tinder, Soul Perception!
The ingredients were naturally all kinds of heavenly and earthly treasures. Alchemists were not gods after all. Without top-grade ingredients, they were also unable to cook without rice. Therefore, good ingredients were very important!
The fire seed was the flame that was needed when refining medicine. It was impossible to use an ordinary flame when refining medicinal pills. Instead, one had to use a Dou Qi flame that was created by the fire attribute Dou Qi. Of course, the world was filled with Heavenly Flames. Some powerful alchemists would also use them. Using these Heavenly Flames to refine medicine would not only increase the success rate by a lot! Moreover, the medicinal pills refined were also stronger and more potent than the medicinal pills refined by ordinary Dou Qi flames!
As refining medicine took a long time, and refining for a long time consumed a lot of Dou Qi, every outstanding alchemist was actually a powerful flame fighter!
The last condition was soul perception!
When refining medicine, the intensity of the fire was the most important. Sometimes, as long as the fire was slightly focused, the entire furnace of medicinal pills would turn into ashes, causing all previous efforts to be wasted. Therefore, controlling the fire was something that an alchemist must learn. However, if one wanted to control the fire well, one must have a strong spiritual perception. Without this, no matter how good the first two points were, it would be useless!
Under these harsh conditions, those who had the qualifications to become alchemists were naturally extremely rare. With fewer alchemists, those mysterious medicinal pills would naturally become even rarer. The rarer an item was, the more valuable it was. This was also the reason why alchemists had such a noble and even somewhat abnormal status.
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The eyes of the youths in the hall suddenly widened when they heard the shocked cries of the three elders. Pairs of heated gazes stared intently at the jade box in Ge Ye's hand.
Xiao Mei, who was sitting beside her father, licked her red lips and stared at the jade box without blinking…
"Ke ke, this was personally refined by our sect's Honorary Elder, Lord Gu He. I believe that everyone has heard of his name, right?”Ge Ye could not help but feel a little proud in his heart as he watched the three elders lose their composure. He smiled and said.
"This medicine actually came from Pill-King Gu He?”Hearing this, the three elders were moved.
Pill-King Gu He's influence within the Jia Ma Empire was extremely great. His medicinal refinement skills were mysterious and unfathomable. Countless number of experts wanted to curry favor with him, but there was no way to do so.
Not only was Gu He's alchemy skill mysterious, but his strength had long advanced to the Dou Wang class and was ranked as one of the ten great experts in the Jia Ma Empire.
For such a person, the qi-gathering elixir that he gave out would probably be worth several times more.
The three elders looked at the Qi Gathering Powder in the jade box with smiles on their faces. If the clan had this Qi Gathering Powder, it was likely that they would be able to create another young Dou Zhe.
Just as the three elders were thinking about how to obtain the medicinal pill for their grandson, the young man's voice that was suppressing his anger suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Mr. Ge Ye, please take back the pills. We will not agree to what happened today!”
The hall suddenly became quiet. All the gazes were suddenly shifted to Xiao Yan, who had raised his delicate and pretty face in the corner.
"Xiao Yan, what right do you have to speak here? Shut up!" An elder's face sank as he shouted angrily.
"Xiao Yan, you can withdraw. I know that you are feeling uncomfortable in your heart. However, we will naturally make the decision here!”Another elder, who was slightly older, also spoke in a faint voice.
"Three elders, if the person they broke off the engagement with today was your son or grandson, would you still say this?”Xiao Yan slowly stood up. The corner of his mouth contained ridicule as he asked with a smile. The disdain the three Elders had for him was obvious from the beginning. Therefore, there was no need for him to act dumb in front of them.
" You…" Hearing this, the three elders were stunned. The hot-tempered third elder glared and Dou Qi slowly filled his body.
"Three Elders, Xiao Yan ge-ge is right. He is the party involved in this matter. It is best that you do not participate.”The young girl's light voice rang out in the hall.
Hearing the young lady's soft voice, the three elders 'arrogance immediately disappeared. They helplessly looked at each other and immediately nodded.
Eyeing the three dispirited Elders, Xiao Yan turned his head around and stared deeply at the smiling Xiao Xun Er. Just what was the identity of this girl? How could the three elders be so afraid of him…
Suppressing the doubt in his heart, Xiao Yan walked forward. He first respectfully bowed to Xiao Zhan before turning around to face Nalan Yanran. He exhaled a deep breath and calmly asked,"Miss Nalan, I would like to ask if Master Nalan has agreed to break off the engagement today?”
Nalan Yanran's heart was a little unhappy when she saw Xiao Yan suddenly step forward to stop her. Now that she heard his question, her eyebrows were slightly knit. This person seemed quite good at the beginning. No matter how one looked at it, he was also an annoying person who pestered her relentlessly. Could it be that he did not know the gap between the two of them?
She, who was blaming Xiao Yan in her heart, had never thought that her act of breaking off the engagement in public would cause Xiao Yan and his father to fall into an awkward and furious situation.
Standing up, Nalan Yanran stared at the young man who was supposed to be her husband. Her tone was calm and gentle,"Grandfather didn't agree, but this is my business and has nothing to do with him.”
"Since the old master has not spoken, my father will not agree to your request. Back then, the marriage was personally proposed by the two old masters. Now that they have not spoken to cancel the marriage, no one will dare to cancel it. Otherwise, it will be blasphemy to the deceased elders! I don't think anyone in our clan would do such a disobedient thing, right?”Xiao Yan turned his head slightly, stared at the three Elders, and asked.
The three Elders immediately fell silent after being pressed down by Xiao Yan's big hat. In the strict clan, this kind of crime was sufficient to cause them to lose their position as Elders.
"You…" Nalan Yanran was startled when she was interrupted by Xiao Yan. However, she was unable to find any words to refute him. She was so angry that her small face was a little green. She stomped her feet heavily and inhaled a breath of air. The temper of a young miss that had been spoiled for many years was also stirred up. She stared at the young man in front of her with some disgust."What do you want to do to break off the engagement? Did he think the compensation was too little? Alright, I can get teacher to give you another three Qi Gathering Pills. Additionally, if you are willing, I can also let you enter the Misty Cloud Sect to practice a high level Qi Method. Is this enough?”
The three Elders immediately felt their breathing become hurried when they heard the alluring conditions that jumped out of the young lady's mouth. The young people in the hall gulped a mouthful of saliva. Heavens, that was something countless people dreamed of…
After saying these conditions, Nalan Yanran lifted her snow-white chin and proudly waited for Xiao Yan's reply like a princess. From what she knew, this kind of condition was sufficient to make any young man go crazy…
This was somewhat different from what Nalan Yanran had expected. After she spoke, the body of the young man in front of her suddenly began to tremble intensely. His hand was suddenly clenched tightly as he clenched his teeth and slowly raised his head. His originally weak eyes were now filled with an icy cold glow.
Yes, Xiao Yan admitted that he was very weak. He was weak to the point where he could even bully a child. However, this did not mean that he did not have dignity. In fact, his dignity was stronger than anyone else's. Nalan Yanran's high and mighty, alms-like actions just happened to ruthlessly step on the remaining dignity that was hidden in Xiao Yan's heart.
"Ah…" The young lady was startled by the young man's appearance and hurriedly took a step back. The handsome young man beside her suddenly pulled out his long sword and pointed his dark and cold gaze at Xiao Yan.
"Despicable fellow!" Xiao Yan clenched his fist tightly. His dark black eyes burned with a furious flame.
"Yan 'er, don't be unreasonable!" Xiao Zhan, who was seated on the leader's seat, was also startled by Xiao Yan's action. He hurriedly cried out. The current Xiao clan could not afford to offend the Misty Cloud Sect.
Xiao Yan violently clenched his fist and lowered his head. A moment later, he gently raised it again. However, the ice-cold gaze from earlier had already disappeared.
The Nalan Yanran in front of him was the favored child of the Misty Cloud Sect. If he were to really do anything to her now, it was likely that it would bring his father countless troubles. Hence, he could only endure it!
Ge Ye and Nalan Yanran suddenly felt a chill in their hearts as they looked at the young man in front of them who had suddenly withdrawn the emotions in his heart…
'It's fine if this kid remains a good-for-nothing in the future. However, if he really gains strength, he will definitely be a dangerous person…' Ge Ye thought to himself in a grave manner.
"Xiao Yan, although I do not know why my actions have caused you to be so angry, you…should cancel the engagement!”Nalan Yanran gently exhaled. Her small face sank as she calmed down from the fright earlier.
"Please remember that my visit to the Xiao clan this time around was personally approved by my teacher, the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect!”Pursing her small mouth, Nalan Yanran tilted her head slightly and said somewhat helplessly," You can treat this as coercion. However, you should also know that this is reality. Nothing is absolutely fair. Although I don't want to express anything, you should also know the difference between you and me. We…"
"There's basically no hope…"
A bitterness appeared on the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth when he heard the young lady's god-like judgment. That's right, this was the world. A world where only the strong could survive. If it was not for Qin Sun and his parents allowing him to sense the existence of light in the world, it was likely that he would have long committed suicide. If he did not wish to be swallowed by this world, he could only become stronger and become the strongest person in order to control his own fate. Xiao Yan did not realize that something that had been sealed within his body had begun to awaken.
"Miss Nalan…you should know that in the Dou Qi continent, the woman breaking off the marriage will cause the other party to be in a very bad position. Ke ke, my aptitude is mediocre and I am not worthy of you. He is the clan leader. If he really agrees to your request today, how will he manage the Xiao clan in the future? How are we going to gain a foothold in Wu Tan City?"
Eyeing the young man whose face was filled with fury, Nalan Yanran frowned slightly. The corner of her eyes glanced at Xiao Zhan, who seemed to have suddenly aged a lot. Her heart also felt a little apologetic. She gently bit her cherry lips and mused for a moment. Her intelligent eyes rotated slightly before she suddenly softly said,"Yanran was indeed a little rash in today's matter. Today, I can temporarily withdraw my request to cancel the engagement, but I need you to promise me something!”
"What agreement?" Xiao Yan frowned and asked.
"I can delay today's request for three years. Three years later, you will come to the Misty Cloud Sect to challenge me. If you lose, I will cancel the engagement in front of everyone. At that time, it is likely that you will have already completed the clan's Coming of Age Ceremony. Therefore, even if you lose, it will not cause Uncle Xiao's face to be too embarrassed.”Nalan Yanran said faintly.
"Ke ke, if I lose, my father's reputation will not be damaged. However, I might have to bear the shame of failure for the rest of my life. This woman…is really ruthless!”Xiao Yan laughed with grief and indignation in his heart. His face was filled with self-mockery.
"Miss Nalan, it's not like you don't know Yan 'er's situation. What do you want him to use to challenge you? Was there any meaning in humiliating him like this?”Xiao Zhan slapped the table angrily.
"Uncle Xiao, someone has to take responsibility for breaking off the engagement. If it wasn't for the sake of protecting your face, Yanran would have forcefully broken off the engagement at this moment! Then, announce it to the public!" Nalan Yanran was a little impatient after being blocked a couple of times. She turned her head and coldly cried out to the silent Xiao Yan,"Since you don't want Uncle Xiao to lose face, then accept the agreement! Between three years later and now, would you choose the former or the latter?”
"Nalan Yanran, you do not need to put on such a strong posture. You want to break off the engagement because you think that I, Xiao Yan, a trash, am not worthy of a proud daughter like you. You can rest assured that I cannot see anything good about you! The Misty Cloud Sect is indeed very strong. However, I am still young. I still have time. I became a Dou Zhe when I was twelve. As for you, Nalan Yanran, what Duan Qi were you at when you were twelve? That's right, I'm indeed a good-for-nothing now. But since I was able to create a miracle three years ago, what makes you think that I won't be able to make a comeback in the future?”Faced with the young lady's aggressive attitude, the silent Xiao Yan finally erupted the resentment that he had accumulated in the past. His small face was cold and solemn. His words shocked everyone in the hall. Who would have thought that the usually quiet young man would be so fierce?
Nalan Yanran's small mouth wiggled. Although she was angered by Xiao Yan's evaluation of her until her pretty face turned green, she was unable to defend herself. What Xiao Yan said was indeed the truth. No matter how useless he was now, it was true that he had become a Dou Zhe when he was twelve years old. At that time, Nalan Yanran was only at 8 Duan Qi…
"Miss Nalan, on account of the face of Old Master Nalan, Xiao Yan will give you a few words of advice. The river flows thirty times east, and the river flows thirty times west.”Xiao Yan's cold words caused Nalan Yanran's lovely body to tremble.
"Good, what a good sentence! My son is extraordinary!”Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up as he slammed his palms on the table, causing tea to splatter.
Nalan Yanran clenched her teeth as she stared at the young man who was sneering in front of her. She had been spoiled all year round. When had she ever been lectured by someone of the same age? Immediately, she was so angry that her head became dizzy. Her somewhat childish voice was also a little sharp,"Who are you to lecture me? Even if your talent in the past was unmatched, the current you is a piece of trash! Alright, I, Nalan Yanran, will wait for the day when you surpass me once again. I can no longer mention the matter of the annulment of the engagement today. However, I will wait for you at the Misty Cloud Sect three years later. If you have the ability, then let me see to what extent you can turn the tables! If you can defeat me at that time, I, Nalan Yanran, will be your slave for the rest of my life!”
"Of course, if you're still this useless after three years, you'd better obediently hand over the contract to cancel the engagement!”
Eyeing the young lady with a green face, Xiao Yan laughed and mocked,"There's no need to wait three years. I'm really not interested in you at all!”After he finished speaking, he ignored the icy cold face of Nalan Yanran. He suddenly turned around, quickly walked to the table, and started writing!
Mo Luo stopped writing!
Xiao Yan's right hand suddenly pulled out the short sword on the table. The sharp blade suddenly cut a bloody wound on his left palm…
The palm that was stained with blood left a dazzling bloody mark on the white paper!
Xiao Yan gently picked up this contract and let out a cold laugh. When he passed by Nalan Yanran, his hand heavily smashed it on the table.
"Don't think that I, Xiao Yan, care much about your genius wife. This contract is not a contract to cancel the engagement, but a certificate to expel you from the Xiao clan! From now on, you, Nalan Yanran, have nothing to do with my Xiao family!”
"You…you dare to divorce me?" Nalan Yanran's large beautiful eyes widened as she looked at the bloody hand contract on the table. She spoke in a somewhat disbelieving manner. With her beauty, talent, and background, she was actually directly divorced by a trash from a small clan? This sudden turn of events made her feel that it was too unreal.
Xiao Yan coldly looked at Nalan Yanran's stunned expression. He suddenly turned around and knelt down in front of Xiao Zhan. He heavily kowtowed and bit his lips, stubbornly remaining silent…
Although he was the one who had expelled Nalan Yanran from the clan in name, other people would not think so after this matter was spread. Those who were unaware of the situation would only think that Nalan Yanran had used her powerful background to forcefully break off the engagement with the Xiao clan. After all, with Nalan Yanran's talent, beauty, and background, she was definitely more than enough to match up to a useless young master of the Xiao clan. No one would think that Xiao Yan would have the courage to divorce a future leader of the Misty Cloud Sect…As Xiao Yan's father, Xiao Zhan would definitely be ridiculed…
Looking at the kneeling Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan, who understood the guilt in Xiao Yan's heart, smiled and said,"I believe that my son will not be a useless person for the rest of his life. These mere rumors will naturally be dispelled in the face of reality in the future.”
"Father, three years later, Yan 'er will go to the Misty Cloud Sect and personally wash away the humiliation today for you!”The corner of Xiao Yan's eyes were a little moist. He kowtowed heavily before standing up and walking out of the hall without any hesitation.
Xiao Yan's footsteps paused when he passed by Nalan Yanran. A clear and tender voice was icily spat out.
"Three years later, I will find you. Prepare to regret it!”
The youth's back was stretched out under the sunlight, looking lonely and desolate.
Nalan Yanran's small mouth was slightly agape. She was somewhat at a loss as she stared at the gradually disappearing back. The contract in her hand suddenly became as heavy as a thousand jin…
"The three of you, since you have achieved your goal, please return.”Looking at the young man leaving, Xiao Zhan's face was indifferent. The fists hidden in his sleeves were clenched so tightly that his fingers turned white.
"Uncle Xiao, Yanran apologizes to you for today's matter. If you have time in the future, please come to the Nalan family as a guest!”Nalan Yanran respectfully bowed to the indifferent Xiao Zhan. She did not want to stay any longer, so she stood up and walked out of the hall. Ge Ye and the handsome young man hurriedly followed behind her.
"Take the qi-gathering elixir too!" With a wave of his hand, the jade box on the table was coldly flung away by Xiao Zhan.
Ge Ye extended his hand and firmly grabbed the box. He bitterly laughed and stored it into his ring.
"Young lady of the Nalan clan, I hope that you will not regret the actions of the young lady today in the future. Moreover, don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you have the Misty Cloud Sect's support. The Dou Qi continent is very, very large. There are quite a number of people who are stronger than Yun Yun…" The young lady's light voice that carried a faint coldness suddenly sounded the moment Nalan Yanran and the other two were about to leave.
The three of them suddenly stopped in their tracks. Their gazes changed slightly as they looked at the purple-dressed girl who was gently flipping through a book in the corner.
Sunlight shone in through the gap between the door and window, just enough to envelop the young girl. From afar, she looked like a purple lotus flower blooming in the secular world, pure and beautiful, without stirring up dust…
Seemingly sensing the gazes of the three people, the young lady lifted her exquisite little face from the simple and unadorned book page. A tiny golden flame suddenly surged out of her beautiful eyes that were like autumn water…
Ge Ye's body suddenly trembled as he looked at the tiny golden flame in the young lady's eyes. A terrified expression instantly covered his old face. His shriveled hand grabbed the puzzled Nalan Yanran and the young man in a panic. After which, he fled the hall in a manner akin to fleeing for his life…
Looking at Ge Ye's actions, other than a few people in the hall, everyone else could not help but be stunned...
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