Alchemist? How Could That Be?!

"Xiao Ning had been spoiled by Grandpa since childhood and couldn't stand the slightest grievance," Xiao Yu said.

"You made him lose face in front of the entire clan. He definitely won't be able to swallow this humiliation."

"If Xiao Ning causes trouble for you again in the future, could you please do me a favor and not hold it against him?"

Xiao Xuan fell silent for a moment.

"I'll try."

Xiao Yu froze for a moment.

"Really?"

"Mm," Xiao Xuan said. "As long as he doesn't go too far."

Xiao Yu nodded.

"Thanks, Xiao Xuan."

Xiao Xuan said nothing.

"Then I'll be leaving first," Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Xuan watched her without saying anything.

Xiao Yu said nothing more and turned to leave the back mountain.

As she walked, countless thoughts churned through her mind.

Xiao Xuan could refine pills.

His strength was very likely at the Da Dou Shi level.

Putting those two things together, he could no longer be described merely as a genius.

Xiao Xuan watched Xiao Yu's departing figure before withdrawing his gaze.

Xiao Xuan took out the pill he had just refined from his Storage Ring.

A Second-Rank Pill, the Heavenly Spirit Pill.

Xiao Xuan put away the pill and headed toward the foot of the back mountain.

He was not actually surprised by Xiao Yu's well-intentioned warning.

That day at the Martial Arts Arena, he had severely injured Xiao Ning in front of the entire clan and made the Grand Elder lose face.

Given his personality, he definitely would not let the matter rest.

But it did not matter.

He was only a Da Dou Shi.

Xiao Xuan did not take him seriously at all.

Xiao Xuan put those thoughts aside and headed toward his courtyard.

Night fell.

Xiao Xuan sat in his room.

His eyes were closed as the Dou Qi within his body slowly circulated along the route of his cultivation technique.

The last time Xiao Xun'er broke through to Seven-Star Dou Zhe, his strength had also risen to the peak of Five-Star Dou Emperor.

He was only one step away from Six-Star Dou Emperor.

Xiao Xuan opened his eyes, and a trace of golden light flashed through them.

After leaving the back mountain, Xiao Yu returned to her room.

Night fell.

She went to the Grand Elder's residence and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Xiao Yu pushed open the door and entered.

The Grand Elder was sitting by the table with a cup of tea in his hand.

When he saw that it was her, his brows furrowed slightly.

"It's so late. What is it?"

Xiao Yu walked over and sat down in front of him.

"Grandpa, I want to talk to you about Xiao Xuan."

The Grand Elder put down his teacup and looked at her.

"What do you want to say?"

Xiao Yu took a deep breath.

"Grandpa, could you stop targeting Xiao Xuan?"

The Grand Elder's expression darkened.

"You came to see me in the middle of the night just to speak for that bastard?"

"Grandpa, I'm not speaking for him," Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Yu bit her lip.

"Xiao Xuan is even stronger than we imagined."

The Grand Elder looked at her without speaking.

"His strength is at least at the Da Dou Shi level," Xiao Yu said.

The Grand Elder's expression changed slightly.

"Da Dou Shi? How could that be possible?"

"Forget whether he can be a Da Dou Shi. Even if he is one, so what?" the Grand Elder said.

Xiao Yu looked at him.

"Grandpa, he can also refine pills."

The Grand Elder froze.

"What did you say?"

"Xiao Xuan can refine pills," Xiao Yu said. "I saw it with my own eyes on the back mountain today."

The Grand Elder stared at her, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure," Xiao Yu said. "He used golden flames to refine a pill."

The Grand Elder fell silent.

An alchemist.

Xiao Xuan was an alchemist.

If this information was true, then its significance was completely different.

An alchemist, even merely a First-Rank one, was enough to shake all of Wutan City.

"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"No," Xiao Yu said.

The Grand Elder fell silent.

After a while, he raised his head and looked at Xiao Yu.

"Are you speaking for him because he saved you when you were young?"

Xiao Yu's expression changed slightly.

"Grandpa, I'm not."

"Grandpa, everything I said is true," Xiao Yu said.

The Grand Elder waved his hand.

"Enough. Go back."

Xiao Yu looked at him.

"Grandpa."

"Go back." The Grand Elder's voice turned cold.

Xiao Yu bit her lip and stood up.

She looked at the Grand Elder, wanting to say something more.

But when the words reached her lips, she swallowed them back down.

Xiao Yu sighed inwardly.

She turned and walked out of the room.

The Grand Elder sat by the table, watching the direction Xiao Yu had left in.

A complicated look flashed through his eyes.

The Grand Elder made up his mind.

No matter how strong Xiao Xuan was, he would not let him off.

He had dared to severely injure his grandson and make him lose face in front of the entire clan.

This grudge had to be avenged.

The next day.

Xiao Xuan arrived at the Xiao Clan's Cultivation Plaza.

Quite a few Xiao Clan disciples were training in the plaza.

When they saw him approaching, they all moved aside to make way.

The contempt in their eyes was gone, replaced by reverence.

Xiao Xuan did not look at them and walked straight to the center of the plaza.

Just as he was about to begin cultivating, the system's voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

[Mission issued: Auction a Fifth-Rank Pill, the Mystic Heart Pill, from the Mittal Auction House in the Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire.]

[The Mystic Heart Pill can increase a Dou Zhe's base strength.]

[Upon completing the mission, receive two random rewards.]

Xiao Xuan looked at the system panel.

A Fifth-Rank Pill, the Mystic Heart Pill.

It could help Xiao Xun'er increase her base strength.

It would also reward him with two random rewards.

Xiao Xuan accepted the mission.

He left the Cultivation Plaza and exited the Xiao Clan.

He unleashed his Dou Qi and flew toward the Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire.

The Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Xuan landed at the city gate and withdrew his Dou Qi.

The Imperial Capital was on an entirely different level from Wutan City in terms of scale.

Xiao Xuan did not linger on the streets and headed straight toward the city center.

The Mittal Auction House.

The scale of the Imperial Capital headquarters was more than ten times greater than the branch in Wutan City.

Xiao Xuan entered through the main doors, and a maid immediately came up to greet him.

"My lord, are you here to attend the auction?"

"Mm," Xiao Xuan said.

"Please follow me."

The maid led him through the hall and into a massive auction venue.

Quite a few people were already seated inside.

Xiao Xuan found a seat in a corner and sat down.

Before long, the auction began.

A woman dressed in a qipao stepped onto the auction stage.

Her figure was alluring, and her peach-blossom eyes carried a natural charm.

Her temperament was somewhat similar to Ya Fei's, though she was more mature than Ya Fei.

"Everyone, welcome to the Mittal Auction House."

Her voice echoed throughout the venue.

"There are twelve items up for auction today."

Xiao Xuan leaned back in his chair and waited.

The first few items were all Dou Techniques and cultivation techniques.

Yellow Tier High-Grade Dou Techniques and Mystic Tier Low-Level cultivation techniques.

He had no interest in them.

Xiao Xuan closed his eyes to rest.

Who knew how much time passed.

The auctioneer's voice rang out once again.

"The next item is a Fifth-Rank Pill, the Mystic Heart Pill."

Xiao Xuan opened his eyes.

On the auction stage, the auctioneer held a jade tray.

An exquisite jade bottle rested on the tray.

"A Fifth-Rank Pill, the Mystic Heart Pill."

"It could increase a Dou Zhe's base strength after consumption, with no side effects."

"The starting bid is five hundred thousand gold coins."

Xiao Xuan sat up straight.

Five hundred thousand gold coins.

The price was not low, but it was still within his means.

He was just about to call out a bid.

"Six hundred thousand."

A voice came from the front.

Xiao Xuan looked in its direction.

The bidder was a middle-aged man dressed in luxurious brocade robes.

Several attendants sat beside him. At a glance, he was clearly from a major clan.

Nalan Su.