"Master Xiao, rumor has it that you are a Tier 7 Alchemist. Is that true?" Elder Jin asked the question everyone cared about.
If Xiao Chuan was a Tier 7 Alchemist, they would definitely stand on his side. How could a Tier 6 Han Feng compare?
"Honest dealing."
Xiao Chuan's four words rang out with force. Everyone present looked at one another, until someone stepped forward and said:
"I am Yin Gu Lao of the Tianyin Sect, and I am willing to follow Master Xiao's orders!"
"I am Tie Wu of the Mad Lion Gang, and I am willing to follow Master Xiao's orders!"
Yin Gu Lao and Tie Wu were the first to choose a side. They feared that if they moved too slowly, someone else would beat them to it.
A Tier 7 Alchemist was enough to make Dou Ancestor Experts curry favor with him. By then, how would there be any turn for Dou Emperors like them?
So declaring their stance early was what mattered most!
"Yuan Yi of the Eight-Fan Sect is willing to follow Master Xiao's orders!"
"Fan Lao of the Blood Sect is willing to follow Master Xiao's orders!"
Fan Lao and Yuan Yi stated their positions one after the other.
Xiao Chuan looked at the Gold and Silver Elders. "They've all made their stance clear. What about you two?"
The Gold and Silver Elders exchanged glances before finally saying, "We will follow Master Xiao's orders!"
"You should be able to find the ingredients for the Huangji Pill. As long as you bring me the ingredients, I can refine it for you."
Xiao Chuan looked at the Gold and Silver Elders. "You two are already at the Dou Emperor Peak. If you can obtain a Pozong Pill, I imagine you can also advance into the ranks of Dou Zongs."
After hearing this, everyone present felt their hearts heat up. The ingredients for the Huangji Pill were much easier to find than those for the Pozong Pill, so as long as they were willing to spend money, they could definitely acquire them.
After reaching the Dou Emperor realm, every improvement in a Minor Realm was extremely difficult. Sometimes, it took decades just to break through a single Minor Realm.
With the help of a Huangji Pill, they could save decades of time. Why wouldn't they want that?
If they managed to advance two stars in a row with European Emperor Possession, they would strike it rich!!
"Master Xiao, from now on, we are your people." Yin Gu Lao truly wanted to improve.
The others were the same.
Xiao Chuan had recruited them because he wanted them to help him search for what he needed. After all, there was strength in numbers.
He had another objective as well: he wanted to kill Han Feng. As an alchemist, Han Feng surely had plenty of treasured possessions.
Although Xiao Chuan was a Tier 7 Alchemist, he was frighteningly poor. He could not even gather the ingredients for Hai Bo Dong's Spirit Recovery Purple Pill.
Rather than make himself suffer, he might as well make others suffer.
He did not want to suffer in the slightest.
Han Feng: Listen to that—does that sound like something a human would say!?
Xiao Chuan knew that Han Feng was merely at the Nine Stars Dou Emperor Peak. Even if Han Feng had now stepped into the Dou Zong realm, Xiao Chuan was not afraid.
He was now invincible among Dou Emperors. He feared no Lower-Rank Dou Ancestors and even had a chance of killing one.
Yin Gu Lao and the others did not stay long. They could not wait to find the ingredients needed to refine Huangji Pills.
Xiao Chuan had already given them the list of ingredients he needed, asking them to keep an eye out and help him search.
"Han Feng is connected to Wu Protector, a Four Stars Dou Ancestor. It won't be so easy to kill him for now."
Xiao Chuan was already itching to claim Han Feng's treasures for himself. "Looks like I can only make a trip to Jia Nan Academy."
He returned to the place where he refined pills. Su Mei had rested enough, and when she saw Xiao Chuan return, she greeted him with a smile. "Young Master, how did your discussion go?"
"Not bad. They knew what was good for them." Xiao Chuan had prepared himself early. If they had not known better, he would not have minded letting the Black-Corner Region lose a few Black List Experts.
He had still offered too much.
"Young master, I want a Huangji Pill too." Su Mei draped herself over Xiao Chuan and spoke in a coquettish voice.
Xiao Chuan instantly picked Su Mei up and pressed her against the wall. "You want it? Then I'll give you all of it."
"Young Master, that's not what I want!"
Xiao Chuan did not care whether she agreed or not. She had said she wanted it, after all.
"Young Master, slower! This wall can't withstand the might of a Dou Emperor! It's about to collapse!!"
At the center of the Black-Corner Region, in the gap between two massive mountains, stood a small town. This was Peace Town, established by Jia Nan Academy.
It was a safe zone under Jia Nan Academy's jurisdiction, the safest place in the Black-Corner Region.
Xiao Chuan came here alone and happened to see the law enforcement squad stationed there. "Please bring me the instructor with the most authority here."
The moment he spoke, the law enforcement squad before him did not dare delay and immediately sent someone to notify the instructor stationed there.
Xiao Chuan had arrived using Dou Qi Wings, and his entire body radiated a terrifying pressure. The law enforcement squad guessed that the man before them had to be some important figure.
Before long, an elderly man emerged from the town. His hair was streaked black and white, his face slightly aged, yet his body was broad and powerful, with wide shoulders and a thick back.
"May I ask who you are?" The old man was Hu Gan, Vice Dean of Jia Nan Academy's Outer Court, and possessed cultivation at the Nine Stars Dou Emperor Peak.
Upon seeing Xiao Chuan, he felt that even if Xiao Chuan's realm was lower than his own, the pressure he exuded was still overwhelming.
"I am Xiao Chuan. I wish to discuss a deal with Su Qian, the Grand Elder of Jia Nan Academy." Xiao Chuan replied with a smile.
Hu Gan had come out for a walk because he had some free time today, but he had not expected to encounter Xiao Chuan. Still, he could not simply let anyone enter.
"Can't you tell me about this deal?"
"This deal is that your Jia Nan Academy will gain a Tier 7 Alchemist with limitless potential," Xiao Chuan answered.
"A Tier 7 Alchemist?"
Hu Gan's mouth fell open. The strongest alchemist in Jia Nan Academy was only a Tier 5 Peak Alchemist.
If they had a Tier 7 Alchemist, Jia Nan Academy's overall strength would definitely rise by a great deal.
"Could you be the Tier 7 Alchemist rumored to be in the Black-Corner Region?"
Jia Nan Academy was located in the Black-Corner Region, so it naturally had its own informants. They knew such a person existed, but they did not know what he looked like.
Xiao Chuan nodded. This was the benefit of status.
"Please follow me."
Even Dou Zongs did not dare offend a Tier 7 Alchemist. Hu Gan immediately led Xiao Chuan into Peace Town.
A Tier 7 Alchemist was far too important to Jia Nan Academy.
Jia Nan Academy had stood in the Black-Corner Region for so long—what heavenly treasures had it not accumulated? What it lacked were powerful alchemists.
The strongest alchemist in the Black-Corner Region was Han Feng, the Medicine Emperor, but his target was Jia Nan Academy's Fallen Heart Flame.
Su Qian had long known this clearly. It was simply that neither side had yet reached the point of tearing off the mask.
Both were Dou Emperor Experts, and before long, they entered the Inner Court and headed straight for Su Qian's residence.
Xiao Chuan followed Hu Gan down into Su Qian's courtyard. "Grand Elder, a guest has arrived."
At his words, a kindly old man walked out from inside. "And this young friend is?"
"I am Xiao Chuan, a Tier 7 Alchemist. Greetings, Grand Elder Su Qian." Xiao Chuan did not hide anything and simply introduced himself.
Su Qian was startled when he heard that Xiao Chuan was a Tier 7 Alchemist. Xiao Chuan was simply too young.
"Come in and sit."
Su Qian led Xiao Chuan into the main hall. Hu Gan hurriedly poured them each a cup of tea before sitting to one side.
"Why has Master Xiao come to Jia Nan Academy?" Su Qian knew Xiao Chuan had another purpose for coming here.
Xiao Chuan did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "Let us join forces and eliminate Han Feng, the Medicine Emperor of the Black-Corner Region."
"???"
Su Qian and Hu Gan looked at each other. Young people truly spoke with shocking boldness; they nearly spat out the tea they had just drunk.
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