A Half-Step Seventh Tier Break-Ancestor Pill, and Zi Yan Comes Knocking

"Why did Xun'er Sister Xun'er stand up?"

"This... could it be that Xun'er is that female friend?"

"Are you kidding me! No way! My Xun'er Kaoru!"

"Stop fooling around. Shouldn't we be more careful about that young friend Master Yan Xiao mentioned than Xun'er Sister Xun'er? Who could possibly owe Master Yan Xiao a favor?"

"For Master Yan Xiao to publicly refine a Break-Ancestor Pill as an apology gift, what an incredible favor that must be, just to appease his partner?"

"This world has gone mad!"

"Xun'er is so lucky to be cared for like this," a female student said.

"Female friend, isn't that just a partner? But calling her that feels so formal and exciting!" Someone said, shaking with inexplicable excitement.

The tenderness in Xiao Xun'er's eyes, coupled with the murmurs from the audience and the gazes that had gathered across the entire Square, made her feel a touch of shyness, even though she was used to being the center of attention.

She took a deep breath, maintained her elegant posture, and sat down again.

There were no familiar faces around, so no one asked her anything, which relieved her somewhat.

Gradually, as Xiao Yan began refining medicine in the center of the Square, the gazes that had been fixed on her gradually disappeared.

Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Yan, who was refining medicine in the center of the Square. Her expression did not change, but her aura subtly changed, and a barely perceptible warmth flowed from her body.

She lightly hooked her fingers, her heart pounding rapidly unnoticed by anyone.

"Brother Xiao Yan, all you do is bully Xun'er. It makes my heart race..." Xiao Xun'er murmured to herself, her eyes filled with deep affection.

She could never resist Xiao Yan, not before... and not now.

Even though she was heartbroken, she could only barely restrain herself from seeing him. Now that she had actually seen him, she could no longer hold back.

In the Square, Xiao Yan was refining the Break-Ancestor Pill.

This high-grade pill, which is at the Peak Sixth Grade, is so rare that there are probably no more than three people in the entire Northwest Continent who can refine it, but in his hands it is like the most ordinary sugar pill.

He manipulated the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, effortlessly burning each Medicinal Herbs with such elegance that it seemed like a display of skill, captivating the entire audience.

Only when the medicinal liquid solidified and a rich aroma wafted from the cauldron did everyone snap out of their trance.

Boom--!

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and thunder rumbled.

Su Qian and many elders in the VIP seats all changed color upon seeing this.

Isn't the Break-Ancestor Pill Tier 6 Medicinal Pill? How could it trigger Pill Lightning?

Just as they were anxiously speculating...

The lightning in the sky lingered for a moment, then dispersed.

After witnessing this, some knowledgeable Alchemist immediately exclaimed in surprise, "This Break-Ancestor Pill, refined by Master Yan Xiao, has reached the level of Half-Step Tier 7 Medicinal Pill!"

"Half-step to the Seventh Tier? Then the effect of this Break-Ancestor Pill must be much better than that of an ordinary Break-Ancestor Pill. My ancestor was at the peak of the Dou Emperor. If we had such a Break-Ancestor Pill, he might be able to break through to the Dou Zong directly!"

"If Master Yan Xiao could give our family the Break-Ancestor Pill, our family would absolutely follow him to the death!"

"Heh, my family's Supreme Elder is also at the peak of Dou Emperor. With this Break-Ancestor Pill, he can also break through to Dou Zong. In the entire Northwest Continent, the peak of Dou Emperor and Dou Zong are the dividing line. There are dozens or even hundreds of peak Dou Emperor, but it's hard to say whether there are even twenty Dou Zong experts. Some empires don't even have one."

So don't fantasize about such a wonderful thing. If Master Yan Xiao wanted to, there would be plenty of Dou Emperor willing to swear allegiance to him to the death."

In the VIP section, several elders at the peak of the Dou Emperor all revealed longing in their eyes.

The Medicinal Herbs for the Break-Ancestor Pill are hard to find, but the Alchemist who can refine Break-Ancestor Pill are probably even harder to find.

With the resources of the Jia Nan Academy, they can still gather enough Medicinal Herbs to make several batches of the Break-Ancestor Pill; the only problem before was finding Alchemist to refine it.

Now that they have a master alchemist who can refine the Break-Ancestor Pill into Half-Step Tier 7 Medicinal Pill, it's only a matter of time before they get their hands on the Break-Ancestor Pill!

Thinking of this, several elders at the peak of the Dou Emperor became somewhat excited.

They could sense that Hu Gan had been digesting the Break-Ancestor Pill in seclusion, and his aura was changing every day; he was clearly about to break through to the Dou Zong.

Once someone becomes Dou Zong, they will be a true top-tier expert in the Jia Nan Academy, Black-Corner Region, and Northwest Continent. Even in Central Plains, they would be qualified for an important position.

These Dou Emperor elders thought with relief, "The academy is incredibly lucky to have made Master Yan Xiao a guest elder."

Amidst a chorus of shocked, eager, adoring, and respectful gazes from the entire Square, Xiao Yan's alchemy officially came to an end.

He was extremely fast at refining medicine. Even after refining a Sixth Tier Myriad Beast Pill and Break-Ancestor Pill, it only took him a few hours. Including the pills he had refined before, it was only just dusk.

He put away the Break-Ancestor Pill and the Myriad Beast Cauldron, his gaze lingering briefly on Zi Yan and Xiao Xun'er in the audience before leaving the Square.

I returned to my Small Courtyard.

Xiao Yan sat in the center of the courtyard, looking at the Small Courtyard gate.

"Will it be Zi Yan or Xun'er? Who will come first?" he wondered to himself.

Time passed little by little.

There was no knocking on the door.

As the space rippled, a sweet, childlike voice came from behind Xiao Yan: "Um, can I trade you the pills you refined?"

Xiao Yan turned around, silently thinking to himself, "I'll have to get used to this girl's style from now on."

He turned to face Zi Yan without showing any emotion and asked, "What kind of pills are we exchanging?"

Zi Yan didn't want to beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "It's the pill you refined in the Square. It smells so good! Although its energy isn't as high as the one you refined a few days ago, I'm willing to trade it."

Zi Yan blinked her big, bright eyes, her delicate pink nose twitched slightly, and her chubby little hands rubbed her lips, where glistening saliva could be faintly seen.

"Where's that really nice-smelling pill of yours? Can I take it out and smell it?"

Xiao Yan felt a strange sense of pampering and took out a jade bottle containing Sixth Tier Myriad Beast Pill from his Storage Ring, then opened the bottle.

The aroma of medicine instantly wafted out of the jade bottle.

Zi Yan's already large eyes suddenly widened even more, sparkling brightly. "This is it, this is it!"

Give me this, and I'll trade you my Heart Blood Essence!

Xiao Yan nodded and trustingly handed over the Myriad Beast Pill: "Here you go."

Zi Yan's eyes glazed over for a moment, somewhat bewildered. "You're just giving it to me like this?"

Xiao Yan asked, somewhat puzzled, "Otherwise what?"

A hint of bewilderment flashed in Zi Yan's eyes. "It's nothing, it's just... it's just that why do you trust me so much... Before, apart from Old Man Su, no one trusted me like this."

At this point, a resolute glint flashed in Zi Yan's eyes, and she snorted, "I won't let you worry."

She raised her hand and pressed it against her heart, exerting a sudden force.

Bright red blood gushed from her mouth, which she caught in her small hands, which she mimicked as bowls.

Zi Yan, her face turning deathly pale, stretched out her small hand. "Here you go!"