Leaving the Imperial Capital

During the break of the conference, Mo Tang had a very happy time with Yun Yun by his side.

Although there may be no substantial progress, it's still possible to gain some verbal advantage. At most, you might get a charming glare from the other party, which only adds to your allure.

However, others are not so fortunate.

The mysterious Gray-robed Person who suddenly appeared at the Alchemist Convention had already caught Fa Ma's attention.

Although Hai Bodong didn't directly test the waters like in the original story, Fa Ma still invited Jia Xing Tian to go together to investigate the identity of the mysterious person.

Of course, if necessary, the two old monsters wouldn't mind making each other disappear without a trace...

Originally Fa Ma wanted to invite Yun Yun to join, but this matter had nothing to do with the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yun Yun had no connection with them, so in the end, nothing came of it.

However, what happened next was similar to the original story. In order to ensure that the championship of this tournament would not fall into the hands of Yan Li, the disguised Vice President of the Chuyun Empire's Alchemist Association, Fa Ma eventually found Xiao Yan and gave him a small opportunity...

There's nothing we can do; the quality of the alchemists participating in this Alchemist Convention was simply too low...

If we disregard cheating and focus solely on mastery of alchemy, then among all the alchemists from the entire Jia Ma Empire participating in the competition, only Liu Ling is the strongest.

However, although the opponent is quite strong, he has a fatal flaw: his flames are not powerful enough. It is basically impossible for him to refine a pill that can rival Yan Li.

Xiao Yan's display of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame Heavenly Flames front of thousands of people raised Fa Ma's expectations of him countless times.

As for the final result...

Xiao Yan naturally won and became the champion of the tournament.

However, this championship was somewhat questionable, because the Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill he finally refined was not actually of the highest quality.

Because the Green Lotus Core Flame was no longer available, Xiao Yan, with the help of the Alchemist Guild, could only refine a pill similar to the Purple Flame Pill, temporarily granting him the possibility of controlling another kind of Beast Flame ...

And so, the Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill, made with two kinds of Beast Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Flame, was finally refined, thanks in large part to the secret intervention of the Old Yao.

Mo Tang was overjoyed by this.

With his fame from this Alchemist Convention, Xiao Yan's championship is bound to be a hot topic for a while, and he might even become popular overseas...

And along with that, his Heavenly Flames will definitely be mentioned by everyone.

It's likely that once Medicine Emperor Han Feng hears about this white, Heavenly Flames, he'll be able to connect it to many things.

Of course, the Black Corner Region is too far from the Jia Ma Empire, and Han Feng, the Medicine Emperor, might not have time to pay attention to the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Convention...

But isn't our Protagonist Mo Tang, still here...?

As long as he delivers the message, Han Feng will definitely investigate.

Xiao Yan is so popular now, it's easy to get information about him with just a little investigation.

So all Mo Tang needs to do then is watch the show from the sidelines...

After the conference came Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran's Three Year Pact.

Mo Tang had no interest in this; regardless of who won or lost, neither side was in any danger.

Especially now that Yun Yun is still in charge of the Misty Cloud Sect, while Xiao Yan has Old Yao and Ling Ying behind him...

Even if Xiao Yan wins and humiliates Misty Cloud Sect, given Yun Yun's personality and temperament, it's unlikely she'll cause him any trouble. So, while Xiao Yan may seem to be in danger this time, it's not actually that bad.

As Outer Sect Elder the Misty Cloud Sect and the Great Elder of the Mo Clan Salt City, Mo Tang personally visited several alchemists who had performed well in the conference. After much persuasion, he actually managed to invite a Third-Rank Alchemist over...

This can be considered another great contribution to the Mo Clan. It is likely that after returning, his prestige and power within the family will be further strengthened.

Somewhat reluctantly, they bid farewell to Yun Yun, found Hai Bodong who had been waiting impatiently, and the three of them boarded flying beasts and left the Imperial Capital.

On the flying beast, Mo Tang and Hai Bodong sat facing each other.

"You rascal, I thought you'd forgotten about this old man!"

Hai Bodong said with some resentment.

But the way these words were phrased made Mo Tang feel uneasy...

"Ahem, what are you saying, Old Sir Hai? I've always kept my promise to you in mind. It's just that these things happened to come up. What can I do?" Mo Tang said helplessly, spreading his hands.

Hai Bodong was naturally aware of this, having witnessed it all firsthand.

"So, when do we head to the Black Corner Region next?"

No longer dwelling on these things, Hai Bodong asked directly.

Mo Tang pondered for a moment and said, "This time, I only need to make some simple arrangements when I return to the family. I will stay for no more than three days before we set off!"

Hai Bodong was very satisfied with this answer and nodded in agreement.

After a long and arduous journey, we finally returned to Salt City.

Because they had received advance notice, when Mo Tang returned to Mo Family Fortress this time, the family head Mo Lan, personally led all the family's senior members to welcome him, making quite a commotion.

Among the crowd, Mo Tang also saw many leaders of other forces... However, at this moment, these people had all chosen to join the Mo Alliance, so they were now considered family.

Mo Tang roughly calculated in his mind that there were no fewer than fifteen people from mid-level forces present, and hundreds from some third-rate forces, which showed how powerful the Mo Alliance was!

All of this is inseparable from the fact that Mo Tang is a senior elder of the Misty Cloud Sect's Outer Sect Elder!

After returning to his courtyard, Mo Tang arranged a quiet place for the Ice Emperor, who disdained dealing with these people, while he himself went to find Mo Lan to learn about the current situation of the Mo Alliance.

"Great Elder, our Mo Alliance now controls over 70% of the small and medium-sized forces in the entire Eastern Province, and over 30% of the large cities. However, of the Four Great Families, only the Ye Family has shown any sincerity in wanting to join the Mo Alliance; the other two have chosen to avoid the topic..."

Mo Lan was still somewhat displeased when she said this.

After all, the Mo Clan is now a completely different force than before, even more powerful than when Mo Cheng was in power. Those two families are still acting so arrogantly; they are simply ungrateful!

Mo Tang didn't show any anger, but smiled and said, "It's alright, they'll come to terms with reality sooner or later."

"You've met the Third-Rank Alchemist I brought back before. He will be Honorary Elder of our Mo Clan. I've also promised the family that we will do our best to cultivate him in alchemy. Patriarch, please don't neglect this."

Mo Lan nodded repeatedly in agreement. A Third-Rank Alchemist had actually joined the Mo Clan; he had never dared to even dream of such a thing before.

Seeing Mo Lan's excited expression, Mo Tang said calmly, "By the way, I'll be going to the Black Corner Region with some people. It's a major event concerning the future of the family, so we need to get some support from the family..."