A 4K Chapter (Please Follow): The Pill's Completion Shocks the Entire City, Xiao Yan Comes Calling!

As soon as those words were spoken, Xiao Yi Xian's body trembled slightly. She instinctively looked toward Xuan Jin.

Xuan Jin gave her a reassuring look.

Ya Fei understood at once. The first matter had clearly been prepared for Xiao Yi Xian.

She immediately agreed. "Yes, Ya Fei will remember."

"Second," Xuan Jin continued, "keep an eye out for information regarding Heavenly Flames. Do not overlook even the slightest clue."

"Heavenly Flames?" Ya Fei's breathing paused for a moment.

There were only a handful of such things in the entire Dou Qi Continent. They were supreme treasures coveted by all alchemists.

Even Pill King Gu He in the Imperial Capital had searched for years without finding any information.

But her young master was far stronger than Gu He.

"Ya Fei understands."

"The third matter," Xuan Jin said, his tone turning more solemn,

"Collect all Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures related to Soul Power, Fifth Tier and above."

Ya Fei committed all three matters to memory. None of them was trivial.

After giving those instructions, Xuan Jin said nothing more. He picked up his teacup again and took a light sip.

Yet the atmosphere in the courtyard grew somewhat heavy because of those three matters.

Ya Fei stood where she was, looking at Xuan Jin's handsome yet indifferent profile. A powerful sense of unease suddenly welled up within her.

Gathering those things would not be accomplished in a day.

Did her young master's instructions mean... he was leaving again?

The thought was like a needle stabbing viciously into her heart.

Over the past year, Ya Fei had gone from a shrewd chief auctioneer to a maid who served only one person.

Not only had she not felt humiliated, she had actually enjoyed it.

She enjoyed the feeling of following a strong man and craved the occasional gentleness Xuan Jin revealed.

If Xuan Jin left, what meaning would everything she had done still have?

"Young Master..."

Ya Fei's voice trembled as she asked softly,

"Are you... leaving again?"

Xiao Yi Xian also looked over nervously. She had only just found someone she could rely on.

Xuan Jin paused at her words and turned to look at her.

Ya Fei's peach-blossom eyes were fixed tightly on him. The usual seductiveness was gone, leaving only misty nervousness and vulnerability.

Xuan Jin's heart stirred. He had not expected a few casual instructions from him to provoke such a strong reaction from her.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Xuan Jin shook his head with a laugh.

"There are still some things in the Northwest Continent that I have yet to obtain. I will not be leaving for the time being."

Upon hearing that answer, Ya Fei's suspended heart finally settled back into place.

Her entire body relaxed, and that smile capable of toppling kingdoms bloomed once more across her face, charm shining from the corners of her eyes and brows.

"Ya Fei was overthinking."

Xuan Jin found her appearance rather amusing.

He stood up and stretched lazily.

"Alright, there is still some time today."

Xuan Jin glanced at Ya Fei and said,

"Go fetch the medicinal ingredients. Today, I will refine the Lingxi Meridian-Connecting Pill for you."

Ya Fei froze completely upon hearing that.

The Lingxi Meridian-Connecting Pill!

That was a High Sixth Grade pill capable of changing her cultivation talent!

Although its limit was only Peak Dou Wang, that was more than enough in the Jama Empire.

Ya Fei had thought she would have to wait at least several years, until her young master remembered or happened to be in a good mood, before he refined it for her.

She had never expected happiness to come so suddenly!

"Y-Young Master... Are you telling the truth?"

Ya Fei's voice stuttered, and her peach-blossom eyes instantly filled with excited tears.

"I never joke." Xuan Jin's tone was calm.

"Ya Fei will get them right away!"

Ya Fei nearly sprinted out of the courtyard. In that flustered state, she no longer had even a trace of the composure expected of an elder of the Mite'er Family.

Xiao Yi Xian watched from the side and felt sincerely happy for Ya Fei.

Not long after, Ya Fei came running back, panting as she held a carefully preserved Jade Box.

She cautiously placed the Jade Box on the stone table and opened the lid. A rich medicinal fragrance instantly spread through the air.

Inside the box lay dozens of rare medicinal ingredients arranged by category, each emitting a faint halo of energy.

"Young Master, all thirty-eight auxiliary ingredients are here."

Xuan Jin nodded, then took out a strange flower from his Storage Ring. Its entire body was crystal-clear, as though carved from jade, and it had seven leaves.

It was the main ingredient: the Seven-Leaf Profound Meridian Flower.

"You two, move farther away."

After giving the order, Xuan Jin sat cross-legged in the open space of the courtyard.

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian hurried to the corner of the courtyard, holding their breaths as they watched nervously.

With a flick of his hand, a dark-red Medicine Cauldron covered in ancient beast patterns appeared out of thin air in the courtyard.

The moment the cauldron landed, it let out a dull boom, and a dense, ancient aura spread outward.

Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian felt the ground beneath their feet tremble slightly.

"What a fine cauldron!"

Ya Fei could not help but exclaim.

Though she was not an alchemist, she had seen countless treasures at the auction house. The spirituality and pressure emitted by this Medicine Cauldron far surpassed any she had ever seen.

Xuan Jin ignored their amazement. With a flick of his finger, a wisp of deep-blue flame leaped into his palm.

The moment the Sea Heart Flame appeared, the temperature throughout the courtyard abruptly soared, and even the air became slightly distorted.

He cast the flame into the Medicine Cauldron. Blazing fire instantly ignited within, the deep-blue flames swirling like a living dragon.

"Go."

With Xuan Jin's soft shout, the dozens of medicinal ingredients on the stone table rose into the air on their own and entered the Medicine Cauldron in an orderly sequence.

No sound came from the ingredients as they entered the cauldron. The instant they touched the Sea Heart Flame, they were rapidly refined into the purest medicinal liquids. Under Xuan Jin's immense Soul Power, they floated separately within the flames.

The sight left Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian utterly spellbound.

As the medicinal liquids were refined, a peculiar medicinal fragrance began to drift out from the Medicine Cauldron in wisps.

The fragrance was not strong, yet it possessed an unusual penetrating quality. It drifted on the wind and soon covered the entire Miter Auction House before continuing to spread throughout Wutan City.

Xiao Family.

Inside a side room in the rear courtyard, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on his bed, regulating his breathing.

The injuries from the Coming of Age Ceremony had mostly healed with the help of that pill, but the stifled resentment in his chest remained difficult to disperse.

Suddenly, a faint fragrance entered his nose.

At first, he paid it no mind. But as the fragrance grew clearer, the Dou Qi within his body actually began to circulate faster beyond his control.

"This is..."

Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes.

He rushed out of the room and looked up toward the Miter Auction House.

Above that area of the sky, a massive energy vortex had formed at some point. The energy between heaven and earth was continuously being drawn into it, creating a spectacular sight.

That refreshing pill fragrance was coming from the center of the vortex.

"A phenomenon from refining a pill!"

Xiao Yan's breathing instantly grew heavy.

To stir such a massive amount of natural energy, it had to be the work of a high-level alchemist.

He stared blankly at the energy vortex, his heart churning like stormy seas.

So this was the power of an alchemist?

With a mere gesture, they could draw upon the might of heaven and earth.

He remembered the calm black-robed figure on the platform, remembered the ease with which the other party had casually produced so many pills.

An unprecedented desire swelled madly in his heart.

I want to become an alchemist too!

Only by becoming an alchemist can I truly control my own fate and defeat Nalan Yanran at the Three-Year Pact!

At the same time, in another elegant courtyard of the Xiao Family.

Xiao Xun'er sat quietly on a stone bench while Ling Ying stood solemnly behind her like a shadow.

"Miss, only High Sixth Grade or peak pills can produce such a phenomenon."

Ling Ying spoke in a low voice, which trembled slightly from shock.

"This energy fluctuation and this pill fragrance... there is no mistake. Moreover, Young Master Xuan's control over the heat has reached perfection. Not a trace of energy has leaked out; it has all fused perfectly into the pill."

"It is truly hard to believe that Young Master Xuan is only twenty years old and already possesses such strength."

Xiao Xun'er said nothing. She merely watched the phenomenon in the sky, a complicated expression on her beautiful face.

Making friends with him had been the right choice.

Miter Auction House.

All the phenomena remained in the sky above. Within the small courtyard, everything was calm instead.

Xuan Jin's expression remained placid as his hands formed one profound seal after another, continuously sending them into the Medicine Cauldron.

The dozens of medicinal liquids inside the cauldron slowly began to fuse under his control.

As time passed, the energy vortex in the sky spun faster and faster, while the pill fragrance grew increasingly rich.

Before long, the hand seals formed by Xuan Jin suddenly changed.

"Condense!"

With a low shout, all the medicinal liquids in the cauldron instantly gathered together, forming a pill the size of a longan. Its surface shimmered with lustrous treasure light.

At the same moment, the energy vortex in the sky reached its peak, then transformed into an enormous pillar of energy that crashed into the Medicine Cauldron!

Buzz!

The Medicine Cauldron released a clear hum as vast medicinal power surged into the sky.

The pill was complete!

Xuan Jin beckoned, and the spiritual pill flew from the cauldron and landed steadily in his palm.

The Lingxi Meridian-Connecting Pill in his hand was round and full, emitting a fragrance that cleansed the heart. Three pill patterns could faintly be seen flowing across its surface. It was clearly an exceptional High Sixth Grade pill.

He casually tossed the pill to Ya Fei, who had been waiting eagerly.

"Take it."

"Thank you, Young Master!"

Ya Fei's voice trembled with excitement. Her hands shook as she caught the still-warm pill, then swallowed it without hesitation.

The pill melted the instant it entered her mouth, transforming into an incomparably pure and gentle torrent of energy that instantly washed through her limbs and bones.

Ya Fei felt as if every Meridian in her body had been soaked in a warm spring.

Those previously clogged and narrow channels were being widened and transformed at a visible rate beneath the washing of that energy.

A powerful aura erupted uncontrollably from within her body.

Her cultivation began to soar wildly!

Two-Star Dou Zhe!

Five-Star Dou Zhe!

Peak Nine-Star Dou Zhe!

Boom!

With a muffled explosion, Ya Fei's body trembled violently. A layer of pale-red Dou Qi gauze instantly emerged from within her body and wrapped around her curvaceous figure.

Dou Master!

And the momentum did not stop. It continued to surge forward without restraint!

One-Star Dou Master... Three-Star Dou Master... Seven-Star Dou Master...

Finally, when the medicinal power was fully absorbed, Ya Fei's cultivation stabilized firmly at the level of a Nine-Star Dou Master!

She was only one step away from becoming a Da Dou Shi!

Ya Fei slowly opened her eyes. Feeling the unprecedentedly vast Dou Qi within her body, she fell into immense shock.

She could clearly feel that her cultivation talent had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

Previously, cultivating Dou Qi had been like drinking water through a tiny straw.

Now, it was like replacing it with an enormous water pump!

"I... I actually became a Nine-Star Dou Master directly!"

Ya Fei's voice trembled with excitement as she raised her hand and looked at the solid layer of Dou Qi gauze.

As long as she continued cultivating and reached the Dou Wang realm, she would no longer be that weak woman who could only rely on beauty and cunning to navigate among men!

In this Jama Empire, in this Northwest Continent, she, Ya Fei, would become her young master's most loyal chief steward!

No one could replace her!

"Congratulations, Sister Ya Fei!"

Xiao Yi Xian, standing nearby, was sincerely happy for her.

Ya Fei came back to her senses and quickly walked up to Xuan Jin. Without the slightest hesitation, she dropped to both knees and bowed deeply to him.

"Ya Fei wishes only to serve at your side for the rest of her life, my lord, and would not hesitate to die for you!"

Her words came from the bottom of her heart, filled with resolve.

Xuan Jin sighed helplessly and gently used his Dou Qi to lift Ya Fei up.

"Ya Fei, there is no need for this. You and Xian'er are, after all, different from others."

"Go feel the Dou Qi energy within your body and properly stabilize your realm."

"Yes, my lord!"

Ya Fei responded respectfully, a little delighted.

Only then did she return to her room, filled with excitement and gratitude.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, as the sun had just risen, the courtyard returned to tranquility.

Xuan Jin and Xiao Yi Xian sat around the stone table, enjoying the meat skewers she had grilled herself.

Ya Fei had gone into her room early. She needed time to familiarize herself with the power of a Nine-Star Dou Master.

As Xuan Jin savored the delicious food, he waited for the one destined to arrive.

"Brother Xuan Jin, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at him curiously.

"Waiting for someone," Xuan Jin said with a smile.

Xuan Jin knew very well that Xiao Yan would soon come knocking.

Sure enough.

Before long, a maid hurried into the small courtyard.

"My lord, Young Master Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family is requesting an audience outside the courtyard."

Xuan Jin lightly picked up a piece of grilled meat, placed it in his mouth, and replied calmly.

"Let him in."

The maid respectfully accepted the order and withdrew.

Xiao Yi Xian was a little curious. Was this Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family the person Brother Xuan Jin had been waiting for?

She looked at Xuan Jin.

Xuan Jin still wore that calm, unruffled expression, as though the person arriving was merely an ordinary guest.

Xiao Yi Xian knew that anyone who could make Brother Xuan Jin wait specifically for him could not possibly be ordinary.

Not long after, a tall, upright figure appeared at the courtyard entrance.

Xiao Yan had changed into a clean set of black fitted clothes. He no longer looked as bedraggled as he had during the previous match, but there was visible exhaustion on his face, along with an anxiety he could not suppress.

He walked straight up to Xuan Jin and bowed deeply.

"Xiao Yan greets Master Xuan!"