You Might Make a Killing
The vast Soul Power did not attack the four people, but instead hovered and rose around Xiao Yan, forming a Fire Dragon several meters long in mid-air.
This was naturally far from Xiao Yan's limit, but the space in the main hall was limited, so Xiao Yan only built it to this size.
"If you can withstand even one blow, I'll admit defeat."
With a soft voice, Xiao Yan put his hands behind his back, Fire Dragon coiled above his head, lowered his head slightly, opened his mouth, and sprang forward, rushing towards the four people.
"Boom!"
Xuan Kongzi suddenly appeared, unleashing the aura of Spirit Realm Great Perfection. His immense and solid Soul Power transformed into two giant hands, lifting the Fire Dragon upwards and pushing it towards the ceiling of the hall.
The anticipated impact did not occur. The Fire Dragon quietly dispersed before hitting the ceiling, turning into invisible flames that Xiao Yan then retrieved.
"This must be the Fallen Heart Flame, right? I never expected that someone so young could control Heavenly Flames to this extent, able to wield it with Soul Power without using Dou Qi," Xuan Kongzi exclaimed.
Xiao Yan smiled and said to Cao Ying and Dan Chen, "This is because I previously obtained a special flame that is very beneficial to the soul and can directly devour the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth. However, it is a treasure of the Burning Flame Valley. If you want it, you can contact the Burning Flame Valley."
Although the two women's eyes showed interest, they did not respond. On the contrary, the people from the Bai and Qiu families tried to come forward, but Xiao Yan ignored them.
"Alright, then the Ye Family comes in first place in this assessment," Xuan Kongzi announced.
This result was not unexpected for the people in the hall—they had already heard that the Ye Family had Eighth Grade Alchemist, and after Cao Ying stepped forward, she was far behind Xiao Yan in the first round of testing.
What they are really interested in now is the mysterious flame in the Burning Flame Valley that is so beneficial to the soul.
Many of the audience members were Alchemist, and every single one of them planned to contact Burning Flame Valley after leaving to see if they could obtain the mysterious flame.
It is foreseeable that Burning Flame Valley will soon welcome a group of Alchemist who have lowered their guard, and Tang Zhen will probably be grinning from ear to ear.
The assessment concluded, and Xiao Yan returned to the Ye Family stronghold to await the start of the Pill Gathering.
Tang Zhen contacted Xiao Yan through Soul Communication, stating that it was entirely thanks to Xiao Yan's Burning Flame Valley that the "Soul Devouring Fire" was discovered. Therefore, he planned to cooperate with the Ye Family, and outsiders who wanted the Soul Devouring Fire would have to buy the Prosperous Fire from the Ye Family.
Xiao Yan naturally reciprocated with goodwill, saying that if he needed any Pills, he could simply contact the Ye Family.
Xiao Yan thought he would wait until the Pill Gathering started, but Xuan Kongzi sent Sheng Elder to summon Xiao Yan to the Pill Tower a few days before the Pill Gathering.
The Pill Tower is located in the center of the Sacred Pill City Inner Domain. It is a black tower that is hundreds of feet tall. As long as you are in the Sacred Pill City Inner Domain, you can see this majestic and towering tower that resembles a mountain.
Sheng Elder led Xiao Yan through the tower until they reached the upper levels, where they stopped outside a large hall and said, "President Xuan Kong is inside. Please go in!"
Xiao Yan pushed open the door and entered. The main hall was filled with bookshelves and colorful flames. The air was filled with Spiritual Qi, which, combined with the multicolored flames, gave Xiao Yan a faint illusion that he was in a dream.
Xiao Yan walked through it, and after a short while, he found Xuan Kongzi reading a book.
"Sigh, you're only in your early twenties, right? Your Soul Realm has already reached the Spirit Realm Advanced. Compared to me, you're not much worse off." Noticing Xiao Yan's arrival, Xuan Kongzi put down the book in his hand and sighed.
"I was just lucky." Xiao Yan was unusually modest, which made it easier for him to reveal his ulterior motives regarding the flames later.
"The Pill Tower has collected quite a few rare flames over the years. If we could convert them all into Prosperous Fire, that might be a good option." Before Xiao Yan could speak, Xuan Kongzi brought up this point himself.
"This will cost a lot of money!" Xiao Yan had a vague idea of what Xuan Kongzi was planning to do.
Xuan Kongzi remained silent for a long time before finally saying hesitantly, "So, the Pill Tower plans to purchase the 'Nong Yan Jue' directly from you. What do you think?"
"Guild Master, you don't know this, but the Nong Yan Jue is the foundation of the Ye Family's current existence. It's a priceless treasure. Even the Burning Flame Valley would be willing to exchange it for the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire!" Xiao Yan said with a bitter expression.
"Ahem, actually I didn't want to speak up either, mainly because the Ye Family's Prosperous Fire production speed is too slow. In addition, the Burning Flame Valley is also cooperating with the Ye Family, which makes countless Alchemist envious. There are also many elders in Xuan Kongzi Pill Tower waiting in line for Prosperous Fire, which is forcing me to ask for help." Xuan Kongzi explained hastily with an embarrassed expression.
"Never mind, I'll give it to the Pill Tower!" Xiao Yan said casually.
Xuan Kongzi almost couldn't catch his breath and hurriedly said, "Don't misunderstand. No matter what, you are an Eighth Grade Alchemist. No one will force you if you don't want to. Even if you are buying, the Pill Tower will definitely provide items of equivalent value, such as soul cultivation techniques and Eighth Grade Pill Recipe."
"I don't need it. I'll give you the Nong Yan Jue. The Ye Family will be replacing it with something better next time." Xiao Yan took out a scroll from his Storage Ring and said.
"..." Xuan Kongzi looked at the scroll that Xiao Yan handed over, unsure whether to accept it or not. His mind was in a state of confusion, and he didn't know what to do.
After hesitating for a while, Xuan Kongzi put away the scroll and then took out a jade box to give back to Xiao Yan, saying:
"This is Pill Beast that I prepared in the past to refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Its medicinal effect is to protect the meridians, and at the same time, it can allow the user to temper their body with the violent energy of the Heavenly Flames, improve their physical strength and affinity with the Heavenly Flames."
"However, I was unable to successfully extract the Origin Fire Seed of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, so this Pill Beast was left behind. Now I will give it to you!"
"You're too kind!" Xiao Yan accepted the jade box without hesitation and put it away.
Seeing Xiao Yan put away the jade box, Xuan Kongzi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his depressed mood dissipated considerably. He slowly said, "You child, being so generous will only lead to you getting taken advantage of!"
Xiao Yan simply smiled and did not respond.
So what if the Pill Tower has the Nong Yan Jue? It only makes the reputation of the Prosperous Fire Technique even more prominent.
Burning Flame Valley has already reached a cooperation agreement with the Ye Family. If they want the flame that can devour Spiritual Qi and allow the soul to advance further, they still need to go to the Ye Family.
Many Alchemist may be impatient and seek the Prosperous Fire in the Pill Tower, but that will also increase the strength of the Alchemist and make it more difficult for the Soul Hall to hunt Alchemist.
Moreover, once Old Yao emerges from seclusion, Xiao Yan can transform the Yang Huo Ancient Altar into the Green Lotus Core Flame Sacred Altar, providing Green Lotus Core Flame Sub-flame for the Prosperous Fire to devour, thereby improving the quality of the Prosperous Fire.
Then we can set up a service to advance the Prosperous Fire. Every single Alchemist who obtained the Prosperous Fire through the Pill Tower will be a customer...