Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan Team Up to Pry for Information

Two flowers bloomed, each telling its own tale.

After Ye Tian returned to the Auction House, he headed straight into the pill-refining room to prepare for pill refining.

"Senior Jin, help me take out the cauldron."

Ye Tian then communicated with Jin Yan through his soul, asking her to send the Universe Cauldron out from the Chaos Tower.

"Whew..."

The next moment, the Universe Cauldron appeared between Ye Tian's hands and slowly descended to the floor.

"Eh! Your medicine cauldron is extraordinary! And these marvelous patterns... could it be a treasured cauldron from the legendary Heavenly Cauldron Ranking?"

Gu Ni and Ya Fei had previously focused only on Ye Tian's pill-refining skills. They had not expected the little fellow's medicine cauldron to be even more remarkable. In particular, it exuded an ancient divine aura that inspired involuntary reverence.

"Xiao Tian, what cauldron is this? Where did you get it?"

Ya Fei asked curiously. Her instincts told her that this treasured cauldron was absolutely an unparalleled treasure.

Xiao Yi Xian merely smiled without speaking. She was no longer surprised by Ye Tian possessing miraculous treasures. After all, this little fellow had even given her a cultivation technique beyond the Heaven Tier and a magical Space Ring. He surely possessed even more mysterious treasures.

"This is a treasured cauldron left behind by a Peerless Expert. It is called the Universe Cauldron, and I found it by chance in the Monster Mountain Range. As for its grade, it is only a tiny bit better than ordinary medicine cauldrons."

Looking at the Eight Trigrams Yin Yang Fish Formation Pattern on the Universe Cauldron, Ye Tian did not know whether people in this world understood its meaning. But if that fellow Xiao Yan saw it, he would definitely keep yelling, "Holy shit!" After all, just like Ye Tian, he too was a transmigrator from Blue Star.

"Pfft...!"

"Just a tiny bit better? The medicine cauldrons in our Auction House's collection room are complete trash compared to yours."

Ya Fei could not help laughing at Ye Tian's shamelessly understated expression.

"Universe Cauldron... just hearing the name tells me it is an unparalleledly fine cauldron."

"Xiao Tian, now this old man finally understands why the pills you refine are of such high quality. Aside from your Chaos Heavenly Flame, it should also have something to do with this treasured cauldron."

After pondering for a moment, Master Gu Ni immediately reached a conclusion.

"Master Gu Ni is right. That is indeed the case."

After so many rounds of pill-refining verification, Ye Tian had also come to understand that the quality of his pills was truly related to the Chaos Heavenly Flame and the Universe Cauldron.

"Xiao Tian, you must be careful in the future. Do not casually reveal this treasured cauldron before outsiders."

"That's right! It is enough for the few of us to know about this. Never tell anyone else."

Ya Fei and Gu Ni warned Ye Tian. This little fellow was now practically a walking treasure trove.

"I understand."

"Let's hurry up and refine pills. We should try to earn back all the Gold Coins Sister Ya Fei spent today."

Ye Tian nodded. However, his treasured cauldron was kept inside the Chaos Tower. Even if someone wanted to rob him, they could not take it away. Besides, Senior Jin had his back, so there was nothing to worry about.

"Xiao Tian, aside from refining Spirit Gathering Pills and Foundation Establishment Pills this time, you also need to help me refine some Top-grade Wind Hành Pills. I plan to use them as the Auction House's signature pills."

After thinking it over, Ya Fei decided that with a prodigy like Ye Tian around, the Auction House's pill sales would take the high-end route from now on.

"No problem." Ye Tian nodded.

"Then let's begin!"

Seeing this, Gu Ni immediately transformed into an old pill-refining assistant and helped Ye Tian with the miscellaneous tasks. After witnessing the little fellow's current pill-refining skill, the old man had been completely won over.

"Master Gu Ni, this Wind Hành Pill ingredient formula is not perfect. One of the Wind Chime Grass stalks is too young. It needs to be replaced with one that is thirty years old..."

"Alright! This old man will replace it immediately..."

Ye Tian listed the pill formulas that needed refining and had Old Man Gu Ni begin preparing the various medicinal ingredients according to the ratios. For a time, the old man and young man were both busily occupied.

After two days of hard work, Ye Tian finally finished. He had refined twenty Foundation Establishment Pills and ten Spirit Gathering Pills, along with five Resurrection Pills, five Wind Hành Pills, and five Ice Heart Pills.

For this Auction, the Spirit Gathering Pills and Foundation Establishment Pills were the biggest attractions, so Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni directly took out half of the Spirit Herbs needed for those two types of pills and let Ye Tian show off his skills.

"Xiao Tian, are you tired?"

Seeing that Ye Tian had not rested for two days and two nights, Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian felt somewhat distressed.

"I'm fine."

Ye Tian smiled indifferently. He was already a cultivator now. Going two days without rest was not worth mentioning.

"The process of refining pills can temper the soul. Xiao Tian's soul seems to have grown stronger again. You do not need to worry about him."

Old Man Gu Ni would also go several days and nights without rest when researching a pill formula.

"Master Gu Ni, try this Spirit Gathering Pill and see whether it can help you break through."

Ye Tian saw that Master Gu Ni had been stuck at the peak of Three-Star Dou Grandmaster for a long time, so he directly gave him a Spirit Gathering Pill to see how effective it would be.

"Alright! Then let's try it."

Gu Ni accepted the Spirit Gathering Pill and hurried back to his cultivation quarters, preparing to break through to Four-star Dou Grandmaster.

"Sister Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, take one each to improve your strength."

"However, Sister Ya Fei, you only just broke through to Eight-star Dou Practitioner. You need to cultivate for at least half a month, accumulate enough Dou Qi, and then take the Spirit Gathering Pill to break through to Nine-star Dou Practitioner in one go."

Ye Tian took out two more Spirit Gathering Pills and handed them to Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian, helping the two women improve their strength.

After repeated testing, Ye Tian felt that this Spirit Gathering Pill was simply a cultivation accelerator for low-level cultivators. It was especially effective for those in the Dou Zhe realm.

"Aren't you going to auction them? Sister Ya Fei spent so much money."

Xiao Yi Xian felt a little embarrassed to accept the pill. After all, she had yet to do anything for Ya Fei.

"Silly sister, these pills are our Cultivation Resources to begin with. Hurry and keep it."

Ya Fei accepted the Spirit Gathering Pills and directly stuffed one into Xiao Yi Xian's hand.

"I refined ten Spirit Gathering Pills in total. We will probably only auction half of them, which is already enough to earn the money back. Besides, there are also Foundation Establishment Pills, Wind Hành Pills, Bone Regeneration Pills, and Ice Heart Pills. In any case, Sister Ya Fei will not lose money."

Ye Tian explained from the side. High-quality pills never lacked buyers. Making money was a certainty.

"Alright then! I'll go break through first."

Xiao Yi Xian was only a Three-Star Dou Practitioner now, so she needed to quickly improve her strength and strive to be able to help Ye Tian in the future.

"Go on, Xian'er Sister." Ya Fei nodded with a smile.

"Tap, tap..."

Just then, the urgent sound of high heels came from the other end of the corridor.

"Miss, the Xiao Family's Third Young Master has arrived. He requests to see Brother Ye Tian and is currently waiting in the Number One Heaven-Class reception room."

Immediately afterward, Ya Fei's assistant Zhao Ling hurried in from outside and reported the situation.

"I understand."

"Xiao Ling, go make the arrangements. We will hold a Top-grade Pill Auction this afternoon."

Ya Fei nodded and immediately instructed her assistant Zhao Ling to organize the pill auction.

"Yes, Miss."

Zhao Ling hurriedly withdrew and began gathering people to prepare for the auction.

"Xiao Yan really is punctual. I had only just finished refining the pills when he arrived."

"Didn't you agree on two days? Of course he had to come. Besides, he has the Three-Year Agreement with Na Lan Yan Ran. It is an agreement concerning his dignity. He must seize every opportunity to improve his strength so that he can regain his honor in their future match."

"Let's go! We'll meet him."

Thinking of the four Second-order Wind-attribute Demonic Cores and the Spirit Gathering Grass in Xiao Yan's hands, Ye Tian and Ya Fei felt delighted.

The two then passed through the corridor and headed toward the Auction House reception area.

When Ye Tian and Ya Fei arrived at the Number One Heaven-Class reception room where Xiao Yan was, they saw that fellow chatting and drinking tea with Xiao Xun'er.

"Young Master Xiao, Miss Xun'er, sorry to have kept you waiting."

Seeing that Xiao Yan had brought Xiao Xun'er along, Ya Fei was somewhat surprised. She then stepped forward and greeted them both with a smile.

"Miss Ya Fei, you are too polite. We only just arrived as well."

Xiao Yan quickly rose to greet her.

"Brother Ye Tian, had you studied pill refining before?"

Remembering his teacher's earlier speculation, Xiao Yan once again asked probing questions.

"I studied with Master Gu Ni for a while two years ago. Why do you ask?" Ye Tian nodded.

"Ye Tian, you came to Wutan City two years ago? Then why had we never heard of you?"

At this moment, Xiao Xun'er also asked curiously. Logically speaking, a genius of Ye Tian's level should have been full of youthful vigor, like her Brother Xiao Yan, who had once become widely renowned.

"Because I spent most of my time studying pill refining with Master Gu Ni. I had no time to wander around outside, so it is perfectly normal that no one knew me!"

Ye Tian smiled calmly. He had neither cheats nor a background back then, so of course he could only keep a low profile.

"Brother Ye, if I'm not mistaken, you are already an Alchemist now, aren't you?"

After learning that Ye Tian had studied pill refining with Master Gu Ni and combining it with his teacher's previous speculation, Xiao Yan had now determined that Ye Tian was an Alchemist.

To be honest, Xiao Yan rather admired Ye Tian. Clearly a genius, yet his temperament was steadier than Xiao Yan's own. Thinking of his own former flamboyance and high spirits, it now seemed like a joke.

"Young Master Xiao, why are you always asking about Xiao Tian?" Ya Fei asked from the side.

"Miss Ya Fei, please rest assured. I am merely curious. I absolutely will not spread it around."

Seeing this, Xiao Yan quickly stated that he had no ill intentions.

"I have not even gone to the Alchemist Association for an assessment yet. How could I count as an Alchemist?"

"Let's discuss the transaction instead!"

Ye Tian did not care about Xiao Yan's probing. It was not a major matter anyway.

"Swish..."

At that moment, Xiao Xun'er sensed a reaction from the Heavenly Flame within her body and was immediately stunned.

The next moment, Xiao Xun'er realized that among everyone present, the only one who could cause her Heavenly Flame to react was Ye Tian, that mysterious fellow. She then secretly activated the power of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, scrutinizing Ye Tian to see what secrets he possessed.

"Miss Xiao Xun'er, why are you looking at me? Do I have flowers growing on my back?"

Feeling a pair of eyes staring fixedly at his back, Ye Tian knew that Xiao Xun'er was using the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's power to investigate him.

"Miss Xun'er, do not be too curious about Brother Ye Tian, or Young Master Xiao will get jealous."

At that moment, Ya Fei saw golden light flickering in Xiao Xun'er's eyes and knew that the little girl was likely testing Ye Tian. Yet she could not directly expose her, so she could only tease her.

"Ye Tian, I wasn't looking at you!"

"I was looking at Miss Ya Fei."

Xiao Xun'er hurriedly withdrew her gaze in embarrassment and pretended to remain calm. Yet she was utterly shocked inside. Through the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within her body, she had actually sensed that Ye Tian also possessed a Heavenly Flame. This discovery was far too unexpected.

"Xun'er, don't do that."

"Brother Ye, she was only curious and meant no harm. Please don't take it to heart."

Xiao Yan was startled. This little girl actually dared to test Ye Tian. Wasn't that like lighting a lamp in a toilet? If she angered the expert behind Ye Tian, they would be in serious trouble.

"It's fine. Don't worry about it."

Ye Tian waved his hand indifferently. As long as they did not cause trouble, there was no problem.

"Brother Ye, I have prepared the Demonic Cores and Spirit Herbs. Please take a look."

Seeing that Ye Tian did not blame Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yan immediately sighed in relief. He then took four Second-order Wind-attribute Demonic Cores and a pile of Spirit Herbs from his Ring of Holding and placed them before Ye Tian.

"Brother Xiao truly is straightforward."

"Here, this is the Spirit Gathering Pill."

Seeing this, Ye Tian immediately took out a Spirit Gathering Pill and handed it to Xiao Yan. He then stored the four Second-order Wind-attribute Demonic Cores and the Spirit Herbs on the table inside his Ring of Holding.

"Brother Ye, thank you. A pleasure working with you."

Xiao Yan quickly put away the Spirit Gathering Pill, eager to return and study it.

"A pleasure working with you." Ye Tian nodded with a smile.

"Then we'll head back first. We'll come support you once the auction begins."

Xiao Yan rose to bid Ye Tian farewell, pulling Xiao Xun'er away from the Auction House at once.

"Xiao Tian, a flash of golden light appeared in Xiao Xun'er's eyes just now. What was that?"

Thinking about Xiao Xun'er's earlier abnormality, Ya Fei felt somewhat curious.

"I don't know. It was probably an ability brought about by cultivating some Cultivation Method."

Ye Tian gave a vague answer. Xiao Xun'er was the princess of the Ancient Clan in the Middle Continent, so it was not appropriate for him to reveal that she possessed a Heavenly Flame. Still, thinking about how the two of them had teamed up to pry information from him, he found it rather amusing.

"Sister Ya Fei, keep these pills safe."

"I'll head back first. I'll come again when the auction begins."

Ye Tian handed all the pills to Ya Fei, then planned to return and rest. After all, he had not slept for two days.

"Go on! I left food for you in the kitchen. Hurry back and eat something."

Ya Fei nodded with a smile, put away Ye Tian's pills, and began preparing for the pill auction.

"Xun'er, you must not be so reckless in the future."

"My teacher already tested him once two days ago and discovered that Ye Tian has a Heavenly Flame. At the time, my teacher's soul was sent flying, and I was sent flying along with him. There is an expert backing Ye Tian."

After leaving the Auction House, Xiao Yan immediately warned Xiao Xun'er and then told her everything he knew.

"So that was what happened!"

"Brother Xiao Yan, didn't you say he was already an Alchemist? I was only curious and took a look."

Upon hearing that Ye Tian could actually make the old man attached to Brother Xiao Yan suffer a loss, Xiao Xun'er found it quite amusing. She had originally wanted to see how Ye Tian would deal with the crisis caused by the rumors of an Earth-tier cultivation technique, but now it seemed she would not get to watch the show.

"Let's hurry home."

"Brother Xiao Yan, when you take the Spirit Gathering Pill later, I need to be there personally and see whether this pill is worth the huge price you paid."

"Alright! No problem."

The two then hurried toward the Xiao Family. Xiao Yan also intended to have his teacher help study the Spirit Gathering Pill. If they could figure out the pill formula, that would be wonderful.

"Xun'er, wait a moment. I need to carefully study this pill."

After returning home, Xiao Yan gave Xiao Xun'er an instruction before quickly heading toward his residence.

"Alright! I'll come find you later."

Xiao Xun'er knew that Xiao Yan was going to meet with that old man, so she went directly to the pavilion in the garden and waited quietly.

"Teacher, I have confirmed that this pill was refined by Ye Tian. Although he did not say so directly, it should be correct."

After entering the room, Xiao Yan told his teacher everything he had learned.

"That brat can refine such high-quality Third-grade Pills at his age. He can be considered a genius."

Old Man Yao Chen had secretly listened to the conversation between the two youths earlier, so he had naturally concluded that Ye Tian was an Alchemist.

"Teacher, are there even more formidable geniuses?" Xiao Yan asked curiously upon hearing his teacher's tone.

"Some descendants of major families in the Central Plains Continent begin studying pill refining from childhood. By their teens, they can even refine high-grade pills."

"But Ye Tian came from a commoner's background. To achieve such accomplishments in a barren place like the Jia Ma Empire is already remarkable. If he had been born into one of those great families in the Central Plains Continent, he would definitely be a peerless genius."

Old Man Yao Chen explained with a chuckle, broadening Xiao Yan's horizons.

"Looks like I really haven't seen much of the world."

Xiao Yan was deeply shaken. He had never expected the distant Central Plains Continent to have so many peerless geniuses. It seemed he would have to venture there someday.

"Teacher, this is the Spirit Gathering Pill. Take a look!"

Xiao Yan then took out the Spirit Gathering Pill and handed it to Yao Chen.

"The quality is the same as the Wind Hành Pill and Foundation Establishment Pill from before—flawless. I wonder how that Little Fellow managed it?"

"As for this pill formula, I won't be able to figure it out anytime soon."

"His pills carry a mysterious aura. Even if I could deduce the pill formula, the pills I refined would still be different from his."

Old Man Yao Chen carefully examined the Spirit Gathering Pill, then helplessly shook his head.

"All right, then!"

Seeing this, Xiao Yan stopped dwelling on it.

"Brother Xiao Yan, are you in there?"

Just then, Xiao Xun'er's voice sounded from outside the door.

"Whoosh..."

Seeing that the Little Girl had arrived, Old Man Yao Chen immediately slipped into Xiao Yan's Ring of Holding.

"I'm here."

Xiao Yan hurriedly opened the Room Door and let the Little Girl in.

"Brother Xiao Yan, hurry up and take the Spirit Gathering Pill."

Xiao Xun'er looked on curiously and urged Xiao Yan to test the pill at once.

"Alright!"

Xiao Yan nodded and swallowed the Spirit Gathering Pill in one gulp.

"This energy is so powerful!"

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, immediately turning into powerful energy that surged through his Limbs and Bones. An Energy Vortex then formed around Xiao Yan, drawing in Heaven and Earth Energy from all directions.

"Xun'er, open all the doors and windows. Let more Heaven and Earth Energy gather here."

"This feels incredible."

Xiao Yan was immensely excited as he began absorbing the Heaven and Earth Energy with all his strength.

"Oh! Okay!"

Xiao Xun'er was also stunned by the sight. She hurried over and opened the windows and door, allowing the Heaven and Earth Energy outside to flood into the room.

"Whoosh..."

Before long, Xiao Yan broke through directly to Two-Star Dou Zhe. His Dou Qi continued to rise until it reached the peak of Two-Star Dou Practitioner, only a tiny bit away from Three-Star Dou Zhe.

"It directly took me from a One-Star Dou Practitioner to the peak of Two-Star Dou Practitioner. I've practically crossed two minor levels. This is amazing! If I had enough Spirit Gathering Pills, I feel like I could break through to Dou Master within a single day."

Having experienced the exhilaration brought by the Spirit Gathering Pill, Xiao Yan even had the urge to simply rely on pills.

"Crack..."

"Brother Xiao Yan, you'd better not entertain such thoughts. The path of cultivation depends on your own efforts."

Seeing this, Xiao Xun'er flicked Xiao Yan on the forehead. She then checked his body and found that his realm was stable and showed no side effects, which finally put her at ease.

"Xun'er, I was only saying it. Don't take it to heart."

Xiao Yan gave a sheepish grin. Still, Ye Tian's Spirit Gathering Pills were like cultivation accelerators and had no side effects, so they were worth trying. But Ye Tian's prices were far too high—Xiao Yan simply could not afford them.