Xiao Zhan waved his hand and said coldly," Thank you for your understanding, Chief Xiao.”Hearing this, Ge Ye was overjoyed and smiled apologetically at Xiao Zhan.""Clan Leader Xiao, the sect leader knows that today's request is very impolite, so he specially asked me to bring something as an apology!”As he spoke, Ge Ye extended his hand and wiped the ring on his finger. A green ancient jade box appeared out of thin air in his hand. He carefully opened the box and a strange fragrance immediately filled the hall. Everyone who smelled it felt refreshed.
The three elders curiously looked into the jade box and their bodies trembled. They said in surprise,"Qi-gathering elixir?" Within the ancient box, a dark green pill the size of a longan was lying quietly. The alluring fragrance was emitted from it.
In the Dou Qi continent, the prerequisite to becoming a true Dou Zhe was to condense a Dou Qi vortex within one's body. However, there was a high chance of failure in condensing a Dou Qi vortex. After failing, one's 9 Duan Qi would drop back to 8 Duan Qi. Some unlucky people might need to condense it over ten times before they could succeed.
Such repeated condensation would cause one to lose the best time to train, causing one's future to be greatly damaged. The effect of the Qi Gathering Powder was to allow a 9 Duan Qi to successfully condense a Dou Qi vortex. This special effect caused countless people who wanted to become a Dou Zhe as soon as possible to drool over it. They thought about 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. An alchemist! Alchemists, as the name implied, were able to refine all sorts 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.
The reason why alchemists were able to enjoy such treatment was naturally related to their rarity and practicality. To become an alchemist, the conditions were exceptionally harsh. First of all, one must possess the fire attribute. Secondly, one must have a trace of wood Qi mixed within the fire body to act as a catalyst for refining medicine. The attributes of the human body on the Dou Qi continent were determined by their soul. A soul would forever only possess one attribute. It was impossible for it to have other attributes mixed in. Therefore, a body would possess two different attributes with different strengths. It was basically impossible.
Of course, nothing was absolute. There would always be some mutated souls among billions of people. These people who possessed mutated souls had the potential to become an alchemist. However, merely possessing a fire and wood affinity soul was still unable to be called a true alchemist. This was because there was another essential condition for an alchemist. The perception of the soul was also known as the ability to shape the soul.
There were three most important conditions for refining pills: Materials, fire seeds, Soul Perception. The materials were naturally all kinds of natural treasures. Alchemists were not gods after all. Without top grade materials, they would be like a housewife who couldn't cook without rice. Therefore, good materials were very important. Fire seeds were the flames needed to refine pills. It was impossible to use ordinary flames when refining pills. Instead, one had to use Dou Qi flames that were stimulated by fire attribute Dou Qi. The world was filled with Heavenly Flames. Some powerful alchemists would also use them.
Using these 'Heavenly Flames' to refine medicine, not only would the success rate be much higher, but the medicinal effects of the pills refined would also be much stronger than those refined from ordinary Dou Qi flames. As refining medicine took a long time, and refining for a long time would exhaust Dou Qi, every outstanding alchemist was actually a powerful flame Dou Zhe.
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 pills would turn into ashes, causing all previous efforts to be wasted. Therefore, controlling the fire was something that alchemists must learn. However, if they wanted to control the fire well, they must have a strong soul perception.
Without this point, even if you did the first two points well, 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.
The eyes of the young men and women in the hall suddenly widened when they heard the shocked voices of the three Elders. Numerous pairs of heated eyes stared intently at the jade box in Ge Ye's hand.”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?”The expressions of the three Elders changed when they heard this. Pill-King Gu He had an extremely great influence within the Jia Ma Empire. 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 medicinal refinement skills mysterious, his strength had long advanced to the Dou Wang class and was ranked among the ten great experts of the Jia Ma Empire.
It was likely that the value of the Qi Gathering Powder that was emitted from the hands of such a person would increase by several times. The three Elders beamed with joy as they looked at the Qi Gathering Powder in the jade box. If the clan possessed 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 faint voice, which was suppressing his anger, suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Mister Ge Ye, you should take back the pill. We might not agree to today's matter!”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 She, who are you to speak here? Shut up!" An elder's face sank as he shouted angrily.
"Xiao She, you can leave now. I know you feel bad, but we will make the decision here!”Another elder, who was slightly older, also spoke in a faint voice.
"Three old things, if the person they broke off the engagement with today was your son or grandson, would you still say this?”Xiao She slowly stood up and asked with a mocking smile. It was obvious that the three elders despised him, so he did not need to act cowardly in front of them. Moreover, he had enough of pretending to be a grandson for several years.
"You…" Hearing this, the three elders were stunned. The hot-tempered third elder glared and Dou Qi slowly surrounded him.
"Don't think that you three elders are so arrogant. If I wanted to kill you, it would be no different from stepping on an ant.”Without any warning, the three elders stood up at the same time. A red line slowly extended from the main artery of their necks. The red line was neither deep nor shallow, just enough to cut through but not enough to cut through the main artery. The three elders 'eyes showed fear at the same time, but they wanted to move but could not. They wanted to speak but felt that something was wrapped around their necks, and even breathing was difficult.
"Little snake, don't be unreasonable!" Xiao Zhan, who was sitting on the leader's seat, was also shocked by Xiao She's actions and hurriedly shouted. He was also shocked by the youth's ferocious appearance. Nalan Yanran hurriedly took a step back. Even Ge Ye, who had accompanied them, was shocked by Xiao She's sudden outburst. Although they did not know why the three elders of the Xiao family had become like this, they were sure that it had something to do with Xiao She.
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!”
"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 indifferently.
Hearing Nalan Yanran's words, Xiao Zhan slammed his palm on the table. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao She beat him to it," Nalan Yanran, you don't have to put on such a strong stance. You want to break off the engagement because you think that I, Xiao Yan, a good-for-nothing, am not worthy of a proud daughter like you. To put it bluntly, other than your beauty, I don't even care about anything else!”
"The Misty Cloud Sect is indeed very strong. However, I am still young and I still have time. I have already become a Dou Zhe when I was twelve years old. As for you, Nalan Yanran, what Duan Qi were you at when you were twelve years old?”As soon as he finished speaking, he wrote quickly.
"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.
"Three years later, I will go to the Misty Cloud Sect.”Xiao She walked out of the hall after he finished speaking. Nalan Yanran's small mouth was slightly agape as she stared at the gradually disappearing back in a somewhat lost manner. The contract in her hand suddenly became as heavy as a thousand pounds.
"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.
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