Liu Xi?

The Mittel Auction House was the largest marketplace and auction house in Wu Tan City, and its grandeur was beyond doubt. Its resplendent, luxurious decor was indeed imposing in a small city like Wu Tan City.

However, Xiao Yan had seen truly grand sights before. Looking at this small auction house now, he naturally felt that it was merely more eye-catching than ordinary buildings.

In his previous life, he had established a commercial center in the Endless Fire Territory that rivaled Shang Continent, likewise using an entire continent as a place for trade.

The auction house he had established back then had been built directly from a palace-type Peerless Saint Item. Only Heavenly Sovereign-level experts were qualified to enter that auction palace and bid.

After all, it sold all kinds of divine pills refined by the number one Alchemist in the Great Thousand World.

And the auctioneer of those auctions was still the alluring beauty before him, smiling sweetly.

"It's been almost a month. I thought you'd taken my medicinal ingredients and run away.

If you hadn't come soon, your sister here would have gone to the Xiao Family to collect the debt."

Ya Fei reclined lazily in her chair, allowing her full, graceful curves to stretch out. Her beautiful eyes held a trace more anticipation as she looked at Xiao Yan.

Medicinal ingredients worth fifty thousand Gold Coins were no small sum even to her. After sending someone to deliver them to Xiao Yan, she had regretted it more than once.

If she had been swindled out of those things by a twelve-year-old boy, never mind the loss itself—the embarrassment alone would have been enormous.

Yet whenever she felt the urge to go to the Xiao Family and demand repayment, those calm, profound eyes would always surface in her mind.

Those eyes seemed to possess some sort of magic, silently wiping away all her anxiety.

And today, the owner of those eyes had finally come to settle his debt.

Seeing Ya Fei's languid appearance, Xiao Yan chuckled and casually tossed a jade box onto the table before her.

"Open it and take a look."

"Putting on such a mystery."

Seeing Xiao Yan acting that way, Ya Fei lightly curled her rosy lips in disdain. Still, his actions had indeed made her very curious.

When the jade box was opened, two small Jade Bottles could be seen lying quietly inside. The faint medicinal fragrance lingering around their mouths entered Ya Fei's nose, making her spirits rise.

"I'm not an Alchemist. How would I know what this is?"

As if deliberately trying to provoke Xiao Yan, Ya Fei shook her head with disdain.

"This is called Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. It's a Second Grade Pill."

Ignoring her performance, Xiao Yan said calmly, "Its effect is very simple: it can accelerate cultivation during the Dou Qi stage.

As long as one soaks in water mixed with Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, the speed of Dou Qi cultivation can increase by at least around twofold."

That simple explanation gradually made Ya Fei's disdainful expression turn serious. As her beautiful eyes fell upon Xiao Yan, they gained an indescribable meaning.

Such Spiritual Medicine was indeed extremely tempting to wealthy clans.

One had to know that a normal person cultivated fastest before the age of thirty. Once they passed thirty and their physical condition began to decline, their cultivation speed would noticeably decrease.

Therefore, many talented cultivators would not waste their energy on worldly matters before the age of thirty, instead devoting themselves fully to cultivating Dou Qi.

But at the Dou Qi stage, it was very difficult to accelerate one's cultivation speed, because the body at that stage was simply too fragile. Many pills that increased strength could not be consumed at all by cultivators in the Dou Qi stage.

Yet this Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid could accelerate a cultivator's cultivation speed during the Dou Qi stage.

If one saved three years at the Dou Qi stage, then after advancing to Dou Zhe, those three years could possibly allow them to rise as many as six stars.

Why did so many clans and factions value young people who could become Dou Zhe before the age of twenty? It was because only by advancing to Dou Zhe before twenty could one have a greater hope of becoming a Dou Shi or even a Da Dou Shi.

Thus, there was naturally no need to say how beneficial this Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was for nurturing younger generations.

"Although these two bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid haven't been auctioned yet, they're certainly worth more than those five batches of medicinal ingredients."

Ya Fei's beautiful eyes rippled as she looked at Xiao Yan's youthful little face with a hint of curiosity.

"This is a Second Grade Pill. Don't tell me a little fellow like you refined it yourself?"

"At present, I indeed don't have the ability to refine a Second Grade Pill."

"You don't have the ability now, which means you'll have it in the future."

Ya Fei quickly understood the meaning behind Xiao Yan's words. When she saw him nod noncommittally, her heart trembled slightly.

It seems this little fellow actually has the talent to become an Alchemist.

After turning it over in her mind, Ya Fei ultimately imagined a story of a genius youth being accepted as the disciple of an Alchemist. The way she looked at Xiao Yan became even more delighted.

Given the talent Xiao Yan had displayed before, as long as he did not perish prematurely, his chances of becoming a Dou Wang or Dou Emperor were likely not small. Even in the worst case, he would probably be able to cultivate to the peak of Dou Ling.

As for the Alchemist behind him, based on the traces Xiao Yan had revealed, their grade was likely at least Third Grade. They might even be Fourth Grade or Fifth Grade.

With such talent, the guidance of a good teacher, and such mature temperament at such a young age, this boy's future was simply limitless.

If I can draw this little fellow to my side, he'll become an extraordinary trump card.

The way Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan became increasingly delighted and serious.

"Big Sister Ya Fei, you're looking at me as if you want to eat me. Don't tell me you have some special fetish?"

Under Ya Fei's intense gaze, Xiao Yan covered his chest in feigned helplessness.

"A special fetish?"

Ya Fei froze slightly, then burst into laughter.

"Hehe, your sister here really is becoming more and more interested in you, little fellow. It seems that coming to Wu Tan City this time truly allowed me to find a treasure."

"I advise you not to celebrate too early. Maybe you'll end up falling into this young master's hands."

Xiao Yan could not help teasing her, making Ya Fei's pretty face flush slightly.

Her beautiful eyes shifted, and her mature, bewitching face quietly moved closer.

"Save those words about me falling into your hands for a few years from now.

At your age, I doubt your hair has even fully grown in yet."

Looking at that seductive face so close to him, Xiao Yan's mouth twitched slightly.

Damn it. I'm the founder of the Endless Fire Territory, the strongest expert of the Dou Qi Continent, the Flame Emperor who stood first on the Flame Great Dao, yet this woman is mocking me like this.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to misbehave again and give that pert rear another smack as punishment, a burst of commotion came from outside the door.

"Move aside! I want to see Ya Fei!"

"Do you know who I am? I'm an Alchemist! You servants dare to stop me?"

"Miss Ya Fei, I know you're in there. Let me see you!"

Upon hearing that voice, Ya Fei's formerly smiling face gradually darkened. After putting away the two bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, she nodded to Xiao Yan.

"I need to deal with some trouble for the moment. Have some tea first."

"Alright. Call for me if you need help."

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. For some reason, he felt that the voice at the door sounded somewhat familiar, but even with his memory, he could not quite recall it.

As Ya Fei opened the door, a young man in white clothes with faintly darkened eye sockets barged in recklessly. From the moment he entered, his eyes had never left Ya Fei's proud figure.

The instant he saw the young man, Xiao Yan was slightly stunned. He stared hard at the young man's face for a moment before finally recalling a name from his previous life that he had long since forgotten.

"Liu Xi?"