Refusal

The High-Grade Alchemy Technique Inheritance is indeed rare, but it also depends on what it's compared to.

The Old Man Yao was willing to use his High-Grade Alchemy Technique suggests he might have a bigger scheme in mind.

So after hearing what the Old Man Yao said, Xiao Ming smiled noncommittally and gestured for the Old Man Yao to continue.

Seeing Old Man Yao Xiao Ming didn't seem to be blinded by his talk of High-Grade Alchemy Technique and remained calm, the old alchemist couldn't help but admire him.

As expected of Genius Alchemist who reached the Sixth Rank at such a young age, his temperament is indeed excellent.

After a moment of reflection, the Old Man Yao continued.

"My matter is actually a bit difficult. Before I tell you, could you tell me what your relationship is with that girl in white next to you?"

"Xian'er is my girlfriend." There was no point in hiding it, Xiao Ming said casually.

Hearing Xiao Ming say this, Xiao Yan secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, Old Man Yao was quite rational and chose a transactional approach instead of violence.

Otherwise, if a fight really breaks out, whether they can win or not is another matter, but offending Xiao Ming is certain.

After all, the Dou Qi Continent is relatively conservative. If Xiao Ming openly says she's his girlfriend, then she can basically be considered his future wife.

Although he didn't have a good impression of the family, Xiao Yan Not Admit that Xiao Ming was a breath of fresh air in the Xiao Family.

Over the years, he has given back to his family in many ways, and his father has asked Xiao Ming for help time and time again. If he were to really confront Xiao Ming, his father would beat him up first.

stroking his beard, the Old Man Yao chuckled and said, "Since that's the case, then things will be much easier."

"My condition for giving you the High-Grade Alchemy Technique is simple. I think that little girl possesses some kind of Heavenly Flames, right? As long as you can hand that Heavenly Flames over to Xiao Yan, I will pass on the High-Grade Alchemy Technique to you. How about that? I won't let this little girl suffer any losses. My collection has become quite extensive over the years. Feel free to make your request."

Upon hearing Old Man Yao's words, the smile on Xiao Ming's face gradually faded.

Given Old Man Yao's current state, it was quite unexpected that he could detect the Heavenly Flames within Xiao Yi Xian's body.

However, this is understandable, because Xiao Yi Xian needs to control the toxins in her body through the Heavenly Flames, so the Nether Poison Flame is always in a fluctuating state, which may be difficult for others to detect.

However, for a seasoned veteran like Old Man Yao, who had possessed Heavenly Flames for many years, this fluctuation was quite noticeable.

Sitting to the side, Xiao Yi Xian never expected that things would get involved with her like this. When she heard that the Old Man Yao was actually eyeing her life-saving Nether Poison Flame, her eyebrows furrowed, and she was about to lash out.

Glancing at Xiao Yan, who was standing next to Old Man Yao with his hands tightly clasped together, Xiao Ming gestured for Xiao Yi Xian to remain silent, and then said indifferently:

"Even if this Heavenly Flames weren't Xian'er's life-saving item, I still wouldn't allow her to exchange it for you, since she's already refined Heavenly Flames. Surely a dignified Venerable Yao wouldn't be unaware that stripping someone of their Heavenly Flames greatly depletes their Origin Energy? It might even affect their future cultivation. Your suggestion... heh heh."

After saying that, Xiao Ming shook his head, a faint, indescribable sense of mockery in his expression.

In other words, he and Xiao Yan are from the same clan. If it were any other powerful person who heard Old Man Yao's conditions, they would probably immediately start mocking Old Man Yao.

Exchanging Heavenly Flames —is that something a normal person would even think of?

Of course, the Old Man Yao knew that normal people wouldn't trade for Heavenly Flames, and even if someone voluntarily wanted to extract Heavenly Flames, they would need to rest for a long time to recover their Origin Energy.

In the Central Continent, even those who possess Heavenly Flames wouldn't exchange it for High-Grade Alchemy Technique, because Alchemy Technique can be obtained through various means, especially since the Central Continent also has a Pill Tower.

But Heavenly Flames are truly an extremely rare existence!

However, the situation is different in the Northwest Continent. High-level Alchemist are extremely rare there. Xiao Ming also comes from the Alchemy Department of the Jia Nan Academy, which is not particularly advanced. Xiao Ming has virtually no way to access High-Grade Alchemy Technique. That's why Old Man Yao finds High-Grade Alchemy Technique very attractive to Xiao Ming.

The Old Man Yao had a thick skin that had been worn down over countless years, Xiao Ming's words had little effect on him.

Xiao Yan felt his face turn bright red, unsure whether it was from embarrassment or something else.

After a long pause, Xiao Yan said, "Teacher, let's go. This Heavenly Flames is someone's life-saving item; we can't force it."

Everyone's already saying it's a life-saving item; to keep saying that would be ungrateful.

Moreover, the talks Old Man Yao and Xiao Ming have broken down. Xiao Yan originally wanted to ask Xiao Ming for help during the Three-Year Agreement period, but now it's not appropriate for him to bring it up.

"This..." Old Man Yao hesitated. Although he knew the locations of many Heavenly Flames, most of them were owned, and there were very few unowned Heavenly Flames.

The owners of those Heavenly Flames are far more difficult to deal with than Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi Xian are now.

Putting aside everything else, Jia Nan Academy, which Xiao Yan is about to attend, is full of hidden talents and is not as simple as it seems on the surface, not to mention some old guys from Central Plains.

A Heavenly Flames to save your life? Old Man Yao didn't know that Heavenly Flames had this function! He suspected that Xiao Ming was just complaining about the price.

Before the Old Man Yao could say anything more...

Seeing that Xiao Yan was about to leave, Xiao Ming immediately stopped him.

"No need to rush off. Although I won't trade you the Heavenly Flames, I think we can still discuss this High-Grade Alchemy Technique."

Upon hearing this, the Old Man Yao sensed that things weren't so simple, and immediately frowned.

"What do you mean by that? Besides your Heavenly Flames, you don't have anything else that I care about, do you?"

"That's hard to say," Xiao Ming said with a noncommittal smile.

With a wave of his right hand, a specially made Jade Bottle appeared in everyone's sight.

Upon seeing the thin, invisible flame covering the Jade Bottle, Old Man Yao Kong Meng shrank back.

Another Heavenly Flames! Could it be that Xiao Ming also possesses Heavenly Flames within his body?

"Rumor has it that Venerable Yao died under mysterious circumstances, and it's somewhat related to your eldest disciple Han Feng. Am I right?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Chen's expression changed, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He didn't even bother to consider whether Xiao Ming possessed Heavenly Flames; a surge of Soul Power erupted forth, pressing down on Xiao Ming. His voice was chilling as he asked, "How did you know that? How much else do you know?"

Aside from Yao Chen himself, only his Rebellious Disciple Han Feng and the mysterious person in the Hall of Souls knew about this.

How could Xiao Ming know that Yao Chen's mind was racing with wild thoughts, while a barely perceptible killing intent flashed through his veins...?

It seems that Han Feng is truly Old Man Yao's Achilles' heel; once touched, even Yao Lao's temper, honed over countless years, will crumble.

Xiao Yan stared blankly at the distraught Old Man Yao.

What kind of senior disciple Han Feng? He has a senior brother above him. Was it Han Feng who killed our teacher? Why didn't our teacher tell him any of this?