Meeting Xiao Yan Again

Far away in Qingshan Town, after Ye Tian finished the feast with the villagers, evening had already fallen. He then returned to his home, intending to stay for a couple of days. Although he was now the only one left in this house, it was still his hometown, and he ought to come back and visit from time to time.

"Creak..."

After pushing open the Room Door, he saw that there was still some rice and flour and vegetables inside. Xiao Yan had presumably left them behind when he had stayed here some time ago.

From the Villagers, Ye Tian learned that Xiao Yan had returned from the Monster Mountain Range ten days ago. He had brought the villagers some Spirit Herbs and Magic Beast meat, stayed in his own home for two days, then left, saying he had something to take care of.

Now that he thought about it, that guy was definitely still looking for Boss Yao. But with his current strength, he could easily crush that Old schemer.

"This guy is pretty capable."

Seeing that Xiao Yan had cleaned his house until it was spotless, Ye Tian could not help giving him silent praise.

After tidying up his room a little, Ye Tian entered the Chaos Tower. Seeing that the Two Women were still in seclusion cultivating their souls, he did not disturb them. He left the Chaos Tower and began resting.

Three days later, news spread through Qingshan Town that the owner of Myriad Medicine Pavilion had become Xiao Yan. The entire town was instantly thrown into an uproar.

"Looks like Boss Yao has already been taken out by Xiao Yan."

After receiving the news, Ye Tian hurried out of the house and headed toward town to see how Xiao Yan was doing.

"Huh..."

Not long after Ye Tian left the village, he sensed that a powerful expert seemed to be following him.

"Whoosh..."

Ye Tian immediately activated his Golden Light Wings and flew onto a large tree atop a hillside, using his powerful soul perception to probe all around him.

"There is a Seven-star Dou Emperor expert hiding five hundred meters ahead. However, he bears you no ill will and is not an enemy."

At that moment, Jin Yan inside the Chaos Tower also learned of the Dou Emperor's information through Ye Tian's senses.

"So it's that Old Man."

Hearing his Master's reminder, Ye Tian immediately understood who the other party was. That Old Man had appeared in Qingshan Town only to secretly protect Xiao Yan.

"Haha! Little Friend Ye, there is no need to be alarmed."

Just then, a hearty laugh came from afar. A black shadow flashed past, and a Black Clad Man wearing an Eagle-Beak Mask appeared before Ye Tian.

"May I ask how I should address you, Senior?"

Ye Tian had no idea why this Old Man had come looking for him, so he could only cup his fists and bow politely.

"I am Ling Ying."

"Little Friend Ye, you have already become a Dou Ling at such a young age. You truly are a young hero!"

The masked man looked at Ye Tian with approval before introducing himself.

"You flatter me, Senior. A mere Dou Ling like me is not worth mentioning before a Dou Emperor expert like you," Ye Tian said modestly.

"You are too humble. Even in the Central Plains Continent, a youth like you would be an exceedingly rare peerless genius. Do not forget, you are only eighteen years old."

Ling Ying had been staying in Qingshan Town to secretly protect Xiao Yan. Bored out of his mind, he had accidentally heard that Ye Tian had returned, so he came over out of curiosity to have a look.

"Oh, right! My young lady hopes that when you go to Jia Nan Academy in the future, you will travel together with Xiao Yan and look after one another. She says there will surely be a generous reward afterward."

"As for who my young lady is, someone as clever as Little Friend Ye should already know."

At that moment, Ling Ying recalled the instructions his young lady had given him a year ago and told Ye Tian about the matter.

"Miss Xiao Xun'er?" Ye Tian asked, pretending to be curious.

"That's right! It is enough that you know. Do not spread it around," Ling Ying said with a nod.

"Rest assured, Senior. I will not speak carelessly."

"When I head to Jia Nan Academy, I will invite Xiao Yan to come along."

Xiao Xun'er was the princess of the Ancient Clan, so Ye Tian had to give her this courtesy. Even if he did not seek out Xiao Yan, that guy would surely take the initiative to invite him to travel together.

"Good! Then I shall take my leave."

"Whoosh..."

Ling Ying knew that Ye Tian was probably going to find Xiao Yan for a chat and some bragging, so he did not disturb the youth. He turned into a black shadow and instantly vanished from before Ye Tian.

"Whoosh..."

Watching Ling Ying disappear, Ye Tian jumped down from the tree and leisurely headed toward town.

After arriving in town, many Mercenaries lowered their heads and did not dare approach when they saw Ye Tian, as though they had encountered the King of Hell.

Ye Tian found the scene rather amusing and walked straight toward the street where Myriad Medicine Pavilion was located.

Before long, he arrived at the entrance of Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

"Is Xiao Yan here? I'm looking for him."

Seeing that several staff members were still the same people from before, Ye Tian directly questioned them.

"Ah! Ye... Ye Tian?"

The staff members were immediately startled when they saw that the visitor was actually Ye Tian.

"Relax. I know him."

Ye Tian reassured them. It was not as though he were some God of Slaughter.

"Alright! Please follow me."

A pretty female attendant stepped forward and led Ye Tian toward a scenic manor behind Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

"Xiao Yan, you're living quite comfortably! You've already become the boss."

After entering the manor, Ye Tian raised his voice and called out to Xiao Yan.

"Haha... Brother Ye, didn't you tell me to take over the Myriad Medicine Pavilion pharmacy? I merely did as you said."

"It has been a year. Let's have a good chat."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Xiao Yan immediately rushed out through the Room Door and welcomed Ye Tian into the main hall.

"You're carrying a door panel on your back. That's quite a distinctive look."

Seeing the enormous Mysterious Heavy Ruler behind Xiao Yan, Ye Tian could not help teasing him.

"This is my weapon, the Mysterious Heavy Ruler. Over the past year, I relied on this large ruler to train in the Monster Mountain Range."

Xiao Yan took the Mysterious Heavy Ruler off his back, then poured Ye Tian some tea and laid out fruit and pastries.

"Let me try it."

"It's quite heavy. Its weight alone can give you an advantage in battle."

Ye Tian grabbed Xiao Yan's large black ruler with one hand and found it rather weighty.

"That's true."

Xiao Yan nodded. He had indeed relied on the Mysterious Heavy Ruler to kill several enemies above his level.

"Boss Yao has already been taken out by me."

"After you went on a killing spree in Wutan City, Boss Yang was scared out of his wits and hid in the neighboring Wushan Town. It took me several days to find him."

"My year in Qingshan Town was truly exciting. I had conflicts with many mercenary groups..."

As he drank tea, Xiao Yan animatedly described his experiences in Qingshan Town over the past year. He did not even hide the matter of obtaining a Flying Dou Technique.

Xiao Yan felt that his modest assets were nothing before a Cheater like Ye Tian, so he simply did not bother concealing anything.

"I never expected you to go so wild in Qingshan Town."

"Your strength has improved very quickly!"

Ye Tian took a sip of tea and used his soul perception to examine Xiao Yan's strength. He discovered that this guy had already reached the level of a Six-star Dou Master. It seemed his luck was quite good, and he had likely obtained many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

"A Six-star Dou Master is nothing compared to you. I'm still far behind."

"By the way, what is your current strength?"

Xiao Yan smiled modestly before curiously asking about Ye Tian's strength.

These days, even Old Man Yao Chen did not dare casually use soul power to probe Ye Tian, afraid of encountering the same situation as last time. Thus, he had remained hidden within the Ring of Holding, quietly listening to the two youths brag.

"Four-star Dou Ling," Ye Tian said calmly.

"What the hell! Four... four-star Dou Ling?"

"Brother Ye, your cheating pace is way too ridiculous!"

Upon learning Ye Tian's strength, Xiao Yan's jaw practically dropped to the floor.

"What a Prodigy! He went from an Eight-star Dou Master to a four-star Dou Ling in just one year. How exactly did this Little Fellow cultivate?"

Even Old Man Yao Chen, hidden within the Ring of Holding, was utterly shocked.

"By the way! What strength are Xiao Yi Xian and Miss Ya Fei at now? Why aren't they with you?"

Seeing that Ye Tian had already become a Dou Ling expert, Xiao Yan felt that the two beauties by his side could not possibly be weak either.

"They are cultivating beside my Master. I do not know their current strength yet."

Ye Tian told a lie, temporarily concealing the Two Women's strength.

"So that's how it is!"

Hearing that Ye Tian had such a powerful Master, Xiao Yan felt somewhat envious. However, that was someone else's fortunate opportunity, and he could not force it. Besides, he also had a decent Master now.

"Brother Ye, these are the Spirit Herbs I collected for the True Spirit Pill."

After chatting for a while, Xiao Yan remembered the pile of Spirit Herbs he had gathered and immediately took them out to give to Ye Tian.

"You actually managed to gather all these Spirit Herbs. Not bad!"

"I also refined True Spirit Pills some time ago. I have one left at the moment, so try its effects."

Looking at the pile of Spirit Herbs before him, Ye Tian saw that there was enough to refine four True Spirit Pills. He could not help admiring Xiao Yan's perseverance. Then he directly took out a True Spirit Pill from his Ring of Holding and tossed it to him.

"Brother Ye, thank you."

"By the way, Xun'er told you before that she wanted a True Spirit Pill. When you refine this pill again, save one for me. Consider it another favor I owe you."

The instant Xiao Yan touched the True Spirit Pill, his soul felt incomparably refreshed. He immediately felt that this pill was priceless.

"Then whenever there's a fight, you can charge into battle for me," Ye Tian teased.

"You would not even need to say it. I would help you anyway."

"I still say the same thing: no matter who you want to fight, I, Xiao Yan, will definitely back you up."

Xiao Yan once again made his position clear to Ye Tian. If anything came up, Ye Tian only needed to call him.

Stimulated by Ye Tian, Xiao Yan had crazily trained in the Monster Mountain Range over the past year. He was either fighting or on his way to fight, and his strength had risen directly from a Six-star Dou Practitioner to a Six-star Dou Master. Moreover, whenever he chatted and bragged with Ye Tian, they always got along and had common topics. He could not get that feeling from anyone else, not even his Teacher or father. At times, he even suspected that Ye Tian, like himself, was also a transmigrator from Blue Star, and one who had brought along some kind of cheat.

However, that was only Xiao Yan's speculation, and he could not say it to Ye Tian. Otherwise, he would expose his own identity as a Transmigrator.

"Xiao Yan, let's leave it at that for now. I should go, and you have your own matters to attend to."

After chatting for a while, Ye Tian bid Xiao Yan farewell and prepared to look for that Old Man Hai Bodong.

"Brother Ye, are you heading to Jia Nan Academy now?" Seeing Ye Tian preparing to leave, Xiao Yan asked curiously.

"Not for the time being," Ye Tian said, shaking his head.

"Then wait for me. Once I complete my Three-Year Agreement with Na Lan Yan Ran, we can set off together."

Thinking that Ye Tian was now a Dou Ling-level expert, Xiao Yan wanted to travel with him so they could look after one another along the way.

"Sure, that won't be a problem. I'll be going now. Until we meet again."

"Whoosh..."

Ye Tian nodded, activated his Golden Light Wings, and flew straight out of the manor.

"Until we meet again." Xiao Yan waved at Ye Tian and watched until he vanished from sight.

"I wonder when I'll be able to catch up to him?"

Seeing how powerful Ye Tian had become, Xiao Yan felt that he was falling behind somewhat.

"Cultivate diligently. Just be yourself."

Old Man Yao Chen emerged from the Ring of Holding and comforted Xiao Yan, lest the Little Fellow lose his balance of mind.

"Teacher, I'll work hard."

Xiao Yan nodded. Rather than feeling discouraged by the enormous gap between his strength and Ye Tian's, his fighting spirit only grew stronger.

"Teacher, this is a True Spirit Pill. Can you figure out its pill formula?"

Xiao Yan gave the True Spirit Pill to his Teacher for examination.

"I cannot figure it out for now. The path of alchemy is endlessly profound, and every high-grade Alchemist has their own exclusive secret formulas."

"This True Spirit Pill is extremely valuable. If Ye Tian took pills like this to the Auction House for sale, he would certainly make a fortune."

"Quickly consume the True Spirit Pill and increase your Soul Strength. Then go to Black Rock City and take the Alchemist examination. Ye Tian had already earned his Fourth Grade Alchemist certification a year ago. If he took the test now, he might even reach Sixth Grade. You cannot lag too far behind. At the very least, you must earn a Third Grade Alchemist certification to live up to your current strength."

Old Man Yao Chen carefully examined the True Spirit Pill, then directly stuffed it into Xiao Yan's mouth to see its effects.

"Oh, oh... wow..."

"Teacher, this feels incredible. It's like floating up into the clouds."

As the mysterious power of the True Spirit Pill nourished his soul, Xiao Yan felt as though his entire being had been sublimated, and he could not help letting out sounds of comfort.

"Oh, my foot. You're making such ugly noises. If people outside hear you, they'll think you're doing something strange!"

Seeing his disciple's exaggerated behavior, Old Man Yao Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry. He then lightly flicked Xiao Yan on the forehead.

"Hehe..." Xiao Yan grinned foolishly, feeling that his Teacher was rather humorous.

"Not bad! Very good!"

Sensing that his disciple's Soul Strength had risen to the peak of the Mortal Realm Mid-stage and was only a tiny step away from entering the Late Mortal Realm, Old Man Yao Chen was extremely delighted.

"Teacher, should I also take the Fourth Grade Alchemist examination? That would be more impressive, right?"

Xiao Yan thought of how Ye Tian had earned his Fourth Grade Alchemist certification while still an Eight-star Dou Master. Now that he had reached the level of a Six-star Dou Master, he also intended to challenge the Fourth Grade Alchemist examination.

"How could it be that easy? Do you think Alchemist examinations are child's play? You need to proceed step by step. That is the solid path."

Old Man Yao Chen reminded Xiao Yan not to aim too high.

"Teacher, I understand."

Xiao Yan nodded, packed up his things, instructed several Myriad Medicine Pavilion employees to work diligently, and then set off for Black Rock City.