It had to be said that when Xiao Yan heard Xiao Yi Xian's terms, the anger in his heart completely vanished, replaced by temptation.
Setting aside the Pill King's promise to refine pills for him, merely meeting the Pill King and investigating the reason his talent had disappeared was enough to set Xiao Yan's heart racing.
As the Jia Ma Empire's First Alchemist, Pill King Gu He was the most likely person to uncover the cause of his condition.
As long as he could restore his talent, what did this little humiliation matter?
With that thought, Xiao Yan took a deep breath and was about to agree when an aged voice suddenly rang out in his mind. "Little one, don't agree to her."
Xiao Yan's pupils contracted. He glanced around from the corner of his eye, wanting to see who was playing a prank on him, but he was disappointed. Everyone was still absorbed in the conditions Xiao Yi Xian had proposed. No one seemed to be toying with him.
"I'm inside the Ring on your right hand. Do you want to become stronger? Do you want to earn others' respect? As long as you trust me, you can achieve it all." The aged voice continued in a seductive tone.
Inside the Ring, Yao Lao was cursing Xiao Yi Xian in his heart for being someone who refused to play by the rules.
There was clearly nothing wrong with Xiao Yan's body. Yao Lao was the one who had absorbed the Fighting Energy Xiao Yan cultivated. If a Sixth-grade Alchemist truly examined him, he might discover Yao Lao's presence. And even if he did not, if Xiao Yan stayed by Gu He's side, Yao Lao would not dare absorb Xiao Yan's Fighting Energy while he cultivated. Then Gu He would