Alchemy at Maximum Difficulty!

Little Yao Xi's Seventh Order cauldron had been a gift from Yao Lao.

One could tell from the cauldron's color alone just how much Yao Lao favored Little Yao Xi.

It was pink and crystal clear, looking less like metal and more like it had been carved from crystal.

Thinking it over carefully, although Yang Shan had gained quite a lot of favor from Yao Lao during every major storyline...

Xiao Aotian's favorability might not have matched his, but Xiao Aotian was a pure Fire Attribute cultivator, wielded a Giant Ruler, and was also an exceptionally talented alchemist.

Still, when it came to the inheritance of alchemy, perhaps Yao Lao favored Little Yao Xi even more.

Talent in alchemy minigames alone was not enough to make Yao Lao value her so highly.

Yang Shan had thought carefully about why Little Yao Xi could surpass both him and Xiao Aotian in Yao Lao's alchemist inheritance.

After much thought, Yang Shan came up with one possibility—

Utilitarian motives! Although Tian Yao Company had arranged for Yao Lao to act as an "angel investor," leaving every alchemist Player owing him a favor...

Whether it was Yang Shan or Xiao Aotian, both genuinely wanted to repay that favor.

But it was undeniable that both of them wanted something from Yao Lao!

Yet Little Yao Xi had not even finished elementary school when she met Yao Lao!

Old Man Tie Yang had clearly taught Little Yao Xi well, allowing her to retain a child's innocence and purity back then.

Han Feng's betrayal had been the pain of Yao Lao's entire life.

So while Yang Shan was faultlessly outstanding in cultivation, and Xiao Aotian matched many of Yao Lao's inheritances...

Yao Lao's alchemist inheritance seemed to be on a different track from Yang Shan and Xiao