Dou Zong Ling Ying, Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er Meet

We walked through the woods and crossed the mountains.

Xiao Yan and his two companions arrived at the Inner Academy of the Jia Nan Academy.

Apart from Bai Lie and Qian Mu, both at the Peak Dou Zong, no one else discovered them.

Following his memory, Xiao Yan led the way, and the three of them went to the Small Courtyard where Xiao Xun'er lived alone.

Landing from the air and walking on the bluestone path, Xiao Yan felt unusually nervous.

However, before they could knock on the door, a shadow darted out from inside the courtyard, blocking their way, just like Bai Lie and Qian Mu had.

Without a doubt, the shadow is Ling Ying.

It seems that Ling Ying has already taken the Break-Ancestor Pill and successfully broken through to the Dou Zong, with her aura showing significant improvement.

Upon seeing the three people outside the courtyard, Ling Ying immediately recognized Xiao Yan and felt relieved.

He sensed an extremely powerful aura within the courtyard, which had reached the Dou Venerate level. He was initially somewhat flustered, but upon seeing Xiao Yan, his anxiety completely dissipated.

"Young Master Xiao Yan, it's been a long time," Ling Ying greeted.

Xiao Yan removed his mask, revealing a smile, "Elder Ling, long time no see. Congratulations on breaking through to the Dou Zong."

A hint of pride flashed in Ling Ying's eyes as she cupped her hands and said, "That's all thanks to Young Master Xiao Yan's Break-Ancestor Pill. It was thanks to that my old bones were able to break through to the Dou Zong."

Even so, my progress is still far behind that of Young Master Xiao Yan.

"It's only been a short time since we last met, and your cultivation has already improved to such an extent. It's simply unbelievable." Ling Ying wasn't lying at all.

Xiao Yan's cultivation level improved almost every day.

He has risen to the levels of Dou Wang, Dou Emperor, Dou Zong, and now his aura has even reached the level of Dou Venerate.

Having experienced the initial shock, Ling Ying is now partially immune to it.

But he was still very clear in his heart that Xiao Yan's Heaven-Swallowing Talent was unmatched in the entire continent.

Even the geniuses from those Ancient Clans, relying on the Dou God Bloodline, could not cultivate as fast as Xiao Yan.

In his limited understanding, even without the Dou God Bloodline, Xiao Yan was definitely a genius with the potential to become Dou Sheng in the future.

As for the Dou Emperor Realm, he dared not even think about it.

That realm has been untouched for far too many years. In his heart, the clan leader Gu Yuan was the unattainable strongest, yet he still hadn't reached the legendary Dou Emperor Realm.

But if he had to choose a future Dou Emperor, he felt that person would most likely be Xiao Yan.

Looking at Xiao Yan, Ling Ying felt as if Xiao Yan was radiating light, and a feeling of admiration naturally arose in her heart.

He didn't sense anything amiss, thinking to himself, "Young Master Xiao Yan has the talent of a leader."

With Xiao Yan here, he had nothing to worry about, so he said, "Young Master Xiao Yan, please go ahead."

As he spoke, he stepped aside.

Xiao Yan stepped forward, raised his hand, and knocked on the door in one smooth motion.

Two seconds later, the courtyard gate opened, and Xiao Xun'er, with a smile on her face, called out before she even appeared, "Brother Xiao Yan."

As the voice faded, Xiao Xun'er appeared in Xiao Yan's field of vision. She was wearing a light blue dress, with exquisite eyebrows and beautiful features. She looked at Xiao Yan with eyes full of joy.

However, when Xiao Yi Xian appeared in her sight, this joy immediately faded.

Without Xiao Yan needing to say a word, her womanly instincts almost immediately led her to a conclusion: the woman before her, whose beauty was nearly equal to her own, was also very close to Xiao Yan.

"Xun'er..." Xiao Yan was about to speak when Xiao Xun'er interrupted him.

"Brother Xiao Yan, let this sister tell me herself." Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Yi Xian and spoke as if she had expected this countless times.

Xiao Yi Xian also spoke up, "Xiao Yan, let me talk to her."

With both women saying the same thing, Xiao Yan had nothing more to say and could only agree.

Xiao Yi Xian entered Xiao Xun'er's Small Courtyard, and the gate closed behind her.

Touching his nose, Xiao Yan put the mask back on.

He left a sense of Dou Qi aura here, so he could immediately sense when the courtyard gate was opened.

After completing this step, he said to Zi Yan and Ling Ying, "I'm going to clear my head."

As Zi Yan watched Xiao Yan leave, she remarked, "That's quite rare; I've never seen him so nervous before."

Ling Ying remained silent and slipped away.

Zi Yan pouted and said, "Hmph, what's with the aloof act? I won't talk to him first next time."

Inner Academy Square.

Xiao Yan wandered aimlessly, his gaze fixed on the students coming and going in the Inner Academy, relaxing his mind.

He is rarely nervous, so this was a rare exception.

Reality is not a novel; unpredictable situations can arise.

It's too difficult to get two women to share one man.

Even if Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er were to fight to the death today, forcing him to choose one, he wouldn't be surprised by the outcome; he just hoped it wouldn't come to that.

"You... you are Elder Yan Xiao?" an excited voice suddenly rang out.

Xiao Yan looked in the direction of the sound and found a young man dressed in Alchemist's robe.

"It's me, what is it?" Xiao Yan asked.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, the young man trembled with excitement and couldn't help but say, "I am Han Xian, and I am also an Alchemist. I had the privilege of observing you concoct medicine in public a few months ago, and I benefited greatly from it!"

Because of your alchemy session, I even broke through to the Fifth-Rank Alchemist realm, and now I have a considerable chance of refining Tier 5 Medicinal Pill."

As he spoke, Han Xian puffed out his chest and showed off the insignia that represented Fifth-Rank Alchemist: "This is the Fifth-Rank Alchemist certificate I just obtained a few days ago. I owe it all to you!"

Han Xian's eyes were filled with adoration, as if he had met his lifelong idol.

"Han Xian..." Xiao Yan recalled his memories and remembered the name from somewhere in his mind.

In the original work, he was a minor villain who had a conflict with him; he was the leader of the Medicine Gang.

In a competition for profit, he challenged the original character to a pill-refining contest, producing a half-finished Tier 5 Medicinal Pill Dragon Strength Pill, which he lost to the original character's complete Dragon Strength Pill.

Xiao Yan only had two labels for him in his memory: a bit petty and Yao Tian.

He never expected that Han Xian would successfully break through to the Fifth Tier because of his alchemy instruction, and even regard him as an idol.

At that moment, because of Han Xian's stop, even more eyes were drawn to him.

When Xiao Yan's iconic Flame Mask came into view, everyone's heads seemed to explode with a bang.

"This is... Yan Xiao?"

"This is Elder Yan Xiao!"

"Holy crap! It's Yan Xiao!"

"Seventh-Rank Alchemist, Dou Zong expert—I actually saw this legendary figure with my own eyes! Am I dreaming?!"

"Seventh Tier? I come from a Chinese alchemy family in Central Plains. Didn't you see the Five-Colored Pill Lightning above Yan City a while ago? That was Pill Lightning for Tier 8 Medicinal Pill! This means Elder Yan Xiao is Eighth-Rank Alchemist!"

"Why would Eighth-Rank Alchemist settle in our Black-Corner Region? That's a top-tier figure, one of the most powerful in the entire Central Plains. So, that Eighth-Rank Alchemist is most likely Elder Yan Xiao's master."

"Elder Yan Xiao is also Seventh-Rank Alchemist! If we could get a little guidance from him, wouldn't our alchemy skills improve by leaps and bounds!"

Soon, students coming and going surrounded Xiao Yan.