The Queen's Plea, A Lifetime of Devotion!

A earthy yellow streak of light tore through the clouds, slamming into the ground with a surge of majestic Dou Qi.

Jia Xing Tian's gray robes billowed as sharp light burst from his sunken eyes.

"This... the scent of a medicinal pill?"

"A Sect Breaking Pill—it truly is a Sect Breaking Pill!"

The Peak Dou Huang powerhouse's breathing grew ragged.

His withered hand hovered three inches above the pill held in Xiao Yan's palm, trembling faintly.

Six faint pill patterns swirled in the glow of the clouds.

They even stirred the long-dormant Dou Qi vortex within him, setting it quaking.

Relying on years of composure, he forced down his excitement.

He clasped his hands and bowed to Xiao Yan:

"This old one, Jia Xing Tian of the Jiama Royal Family, greets Master Xiao!"

"I have a pressing matter to discuss with you, Master, and humbly request your permission."

A Peak Dou Huang powerhouse, lowering himself so respectfully.

Naturally, it gave Xiao Yan ample face, and he couldn't refuse the goodwill.

"Old Jia, please rise. This junior will certainly consider your request!"

"But why don't we find a more private place to talk?"

Xiao Yan wore a warm smile. Below, a crowd of alchemists was still watching.

Things hadn't calmed down yet.

And now a Peak Dou Huang had suddenly appeared, treating him with such deference.

The scene, barely settled, began to stir again.

"Yes, yes, this old one was too abrupt."

"Please, Master!"

The group turned and entered the Alchemist Guild. No sooner had they sat down in the tea room than Hai Bodong's voice rang out:

"Old Rooster, you come asking for help empty-handed?"

"Doesn't look like much sincerity to me!"

Jia Xing Tian frowned and flicked his sleeve:

"Heh, you old coot, vanished for so long."

"Never thought you'd latch onto a master like this one outside!"

"Count yourself lucky!"

"This old one wouldn't come without knowing proper manners!"

With those words, Jia Xing Tian raised his hand, and a delicate box appeared in his palm:

"I hear you're seeking herbs that restore the soul, Master."

"This piece of Sixth-tier Soul Nourishing Wood."

"Consider it this old one's gift. I hope you won't refuse it."

Xiao Yan didn't decline. He accepted it with a smile.

Seeing Xiao Yan's reaction, Jia Xing Tian's heart leaped with joy:

This was in the bag!

"Master Xiao, I've come to request a Sect Breaking Pill."

"And a pill to heal the hidden injuries of a Sixth Tier Magical Beast."

"If you're willing to refine pills for the Royal Family, the third-floor secret vault of the Treasury Pavilion is yours to choose from!"

Jia Xing Tian turned sharply, the Coiled Dragon Jade Pendant at his waist clinking crisply!

His gaze was firm, putting on a show of boundless wealth.

Xiao Yan's fingers brushed his Storage Ring, a smile curling at his lips:

"Three days."

"Three days?"

Jia Xing Tian's gray-white brows twitched violently.

"I've already agreed to the Nalan Family Head's request."

"Old Master Nalan's Brand Poison."

"If it's delayed any longer, it'll seep into his heart meridian."

The moment Xiao Yan spoke, the trembling Nalan Su beside him was filled with ecstasy.

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"

His hands shook with excitement, and the gilded calling card he held fell to the ground with a clatter.

Xiao Yan waved his sleeve lightly, and green flames rolled the calling card into his embrace: "Tomorrow at the hour of the dragon, I will call upon your residence."

As Nalan Su, endlessly grateful, hurriedly left the Alchemist Guild...

Jia Xing Tian suddenly flicked his finger, sending a black iron token flying.

A azure dragon coiled across the token's surface, gleaming with a blood-red luster under the moonlight.

"With this, you may enter the Imperial Family's Forbidden Area."

The old man rose into the air, his voice rippling with Dou Qi waves: "When Master has time, this old man will prepare spiritual medicines in the Imperial Family's Forbidden Area."

"I await Master's arrival!"

Once Jia Xing Tian's figure had faded into the distance, Fa Ma stepped forward and withdrew a scroll of a pill recipe from his Storage Ring.

The crystal lamps on the guild's top floor illuminated the Sixth-grade Pill Recipe brightly.

Fa Ma's age-spotted fingers traced over the sheepskin scroll.

The gilded trim on the scroll's edge reflected a faint blue light: "Master Xiao, this old man has some matters regarding the competition to inform you of."

"The champion's reward for this competition is different from before."

"Not only is there the nearly dissipating Heavenly Luan Phoenix Beast Fire, but also this Sixth-grade Pill Recipe."

Xiao Yan's gaze froze on the three ancient seal characters at the scroll's center: "Spirit Fusion Pill."

A three-dimensional pattern of a deep blue pill was drawn along the scroll's edge.

Pale purple annotations wound like tadpoles: "This pill allows the soul to perfectly merge with a new physical body."

"It has the effect of reshaping spirit and flesh in cases of symbiotic foreign bodies, and the like."

A faint tremor came from within his sleeve. The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python slithered along his wrist up to his shoulder.

Its emerald vertical pupils reflected the pill recipe's pattern.

A thread of barely perceptible intent transmitted into Xiao Yan's mind.

"Master Fa Ma."

Xiao Yan flicked his finger lightly against his Storage Ring, and a jade slip glowing with cyan light landed on the sandalwood table: "I am quite interested in this Spirit Fusion Pill recipe."

"I will exchange this Sixth-grade 'Mysterious Nether Cold Pill' recipe..."

"For the Spirit Fusion Pill to be the reward of the Alchemist Convention. What do you think?"

A flush of red spread across Fa Ma's withered face.

The frost patterns flowing across the jade slip's surface lit up his eye sockets: "Of course!"

"The Mysterious Nether Cold Pill is a treasure that can help an Ice-attribute Dou Wang break through a bottleneck!"

The old man lifted his head sharply, a sharp light bursting from his murky eyes: "The Spirit Fusion Pill's uses are too narrow, and the demand too small."

"This exchange is this old man taking advantage."

Xiao Yan nodded. After swapping the pill recipes...

He went alone to the resting chamber on the top floor, intending to rest for a while.

Moonlight streamed through the carved window lattice, weaving silver gauze across the bluestone floor.

The moment the door closed behind him, an icy, supple serpent tail suddenly coiled around Xiao Yan's waist.

The rainbow-colored scales transformed inch by inch into jade-like skin. As the red gauze cascaded like a waterfall of blood...

Medusa the Queen's purple tail crushed the moonlight on the floor into fragments.

Her sharp nails were already pressed against the young man's throat.

"Human!"

Dou Qi surged between the snake patterns at the corners of the Queen's eyes: "You should understand the effect this Spirit Fusion Pill has on this King, shouldn't you?"

"If you can refine this pill for this King..."

"Everything that happened before, this Queen can let bygones be bygones."

The serpent tail coiled around Xiao Yan's waist suddenly tightened.

The sound of silk robes tearing and scales scraping was jarringly loud in the silent room.

Xiao Yan's Adam's apple brushed against sharp claws as he swallowed, a crimson flame slowly igniting in his pupils:

"Does Her Majesty the Queen always resort to arms whenever she appears?"

He suddenly seized that delicate wrist, his thumb pressing precisely on the pulsing vein:

"Like this, perhaps?"

The emerald bed curtains stirred without a breeze.

Fierce auras clashed and tangled, shredding the moonlight that filled the room.

Just as Medusa began to gather her Dou Qi, a Three-Colored Fire Lotus mark materialized on her waist.

With a stifled grunt, the Dou Qi within her dissipated:

"Your Majesty the Queen, could it be you're unaware of your current predicament?"

"How dare you!"

Her wine-red pupils radiated a dangerous crimson light.

Just as she moved to strike, she was startled to find that Strange Fire had already woven a three-colored cage around her.

Xiao Yan's nose nearly brushed against the red markings at the corner of her eye:

"How about a trade?"

"I'll grant you Spirit and Flesh Integration, and from now on, I'll do everything I can to help elevate your bloodline!"

"In return, you promise me—"

"A lifetime by my side. What do you say?"

"Bam!"

The jade pillow suddenly exploded into dust. Medusa flipped over, pinning the young man beneath her on the brocade bedding.

Xiao Yan, however, paid it no mind, wrapping his arm around her soft, fair waist.

The warm touch carried a strange sensation, like an electric current surging through his entire body.

"Human, don't push your luck!"

Medusa's scarlet nails traced a line of blood across Xiao Yan's chest.

But her ragged breathing betrayed her disordered state:

"Once this Queen recovers, I will surely—"

"Surely what?"

Xiao Yan suddenly grabbed the back of her neck, his scorching palm pressed against her cool skin:

"Like this, trapping me on the bed?"

His fingertips brushed aside the long hair draped over her fragrant shoulder:

"Or perhaps—"

Crimson flames climbed along her hair strands to the Queen's earlobe:

"Could it be that Her Majesty the Queen has never had any romantic experience at all?"

"Blushing?"

"Boom!"

The phantom of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python suddenly manifested behind Medusa!

Killing intent flared in her pupils as her serpent tail tightened around the young man's waist.

Even if she couldn't use Dou Qi, her physical strength alone was enough to crush a Dou King!

But as she gradually applied force, she realized that this human youth before her possessed a terrifyingly strong body—

she had no way to overpower him at all:

"How could an ordinary human possibly—?"

Xiao Yan stared unblinkingly into those eerie red pupils beneath him.

Moonlight traced the outline of his smiling profile:

"Your Majesty the Queen, don't get so worked up!"

"If you want me to refine pills, I can do that, but—"

Xiao Yan's tone shifted:

"By custom, those who seek medicine must offer something of equal value in exchange."

At this point, he suddenly leaned in close.

His soft breaths nearly brushed against Medusa's face.

Xiao Yan's voice was gentle:

"I can refine pills for you for a lifetime."

"As long as you stay by my side."

"How does that condition sound?"