After receiving Liu Xi's promise, Nalan Jie bade Liu Xi farewell with tears of gratitude in his eyes. Only after Nalan Jie's figure disappeared did Liu Xi rise and look at Xuan Hao. "Teacher, there's nothing else to worry about now!"
Xuan Hao said, "I never expected Patriarch Nalan to have been afflicted by Scorching Poison for two years without showing any abnormalities!"
Liu Xi asked, "The strongest member of the family has been poisoned with an incurable toxin. That would be a devastating blow to the Nalan Family, so naturally they had to keep it tightly hidden. With Patriarch Nalan's strength as a Dou Wang suppressing the Scorching Poison with all his might, aside from me, President Fa Ma should be the only one able to notice anything unusual!"
Xuan Hao said with a smile, "He was lucky that you happened to return and had also obtained Heavenly Flames. Otherwise, once the Scorching Poison erupted, the Nalan Family would become a second-rate force in the Imperial Capital. Asking for only one stalk of Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva was letting him off easy! It is said that Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva can nourish the soul, allowing one to experience the seven illusions of joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hatred, and desire, strengthening one's soul power. It is an extraordinary treasure even for us Alchemists!"
A smile also appeared on Liu Xi's face. As an Alchemist, his soul power had been growing over the years, but that growth had become increasingly slow recently. Perhaps it was because his soul had already neared the late stage of the Mortal Realm!
The Soul Realm was also divided into four levels: the Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Heaven Realm, and Emperor Realm. Generally speaking, very few people below the Dou Zong realm could