Exchange Meeting, *This King Is Done For*

In Yan City, next to the headquarters of the Tian Shu Alliance, stands the Pill Hall.

Inside the Pill Hall, in the spacious hall, the central open space was filled with Medicine Cauldron and tables of Medicinal Herbs.

In the main hall, on a platform slightly raised by half a meter, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on a soft cushion, taking out the Myriad Beast Cauldron and placing it beside him.

His gaze swept across the area below, where a simple exchange meeting had been held, attended by a dozen or so Alchemist.

Among them, Gu He, as the master of the Pill Hall and one of the elders of the Tianshu Alliance, sat in the position closest to Xiao Yan.

Next in line sat the alchemy elder of the Lion Underworld Sect, a Peak Sixth Grade Alchemist named Shi Yan, a bearded old man wearing Alchemist's robe.

The next few spots were occupied by Elder Huo of the Jia Nan Academy and Elder Qi Black Emperor Sect.

Then there were the Fifth-Rank Alchemist elders from the Alchemy Department of the Jia Nan Academy, some Alchemist recruited by the Pill Hall from the outside world, Elder Yan from Thousand Medicine Workshop, and Han Xian, the little fanboy I had met by chance some time ago.

These Alchemist, even the lowest-ranking ones, have reached the Fifth Tier, making them exceptional individuals in the outside world.

However, in this exchange meeting hosted by Xiao Yan, they had only just reached the entry threshold.

As for Alchemist of lower rank?

It wasn't that Xiao Yan intentionally discriminated, but rather that this exchange meeting required at least the refinement of Tier 6 Medicinal Pill, and those Alchemist of lower grades wouldn't learn much at all.

Furthermore, if we include fourth-grade Alchemist, the number would be too large.

He simply wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to refine pills to fulfill his promise to Shi Tian, and at the same time provide some guidance to his subordinates like Gu He; having too many people was unnecessary.

Thoughts flashed through my mind in an instant.

Xiao Yan nodded to the crowd below and calmly said, "This alchemy exchange meeting is not a grand affair; there are no ceremonies."

The process is divided into only three parts.

The first step: alchemy. In this step, everyone is free to choose which pills to refine.

The second part: Exchange. In this part, everyone can exchange their experiences in alchemy.

The third stage: Exchange. Medicinal Herbs, Medicine Cauldron, Beast Flame, Magic Core —everything related to alchemy can be traded in this stage.

"I now declare the exchange meeting to begin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yan immediately got into the zone. He quickly glanced at the Medicinal Herbs on the table to see if they were all there, then summoned the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and poured it into the Myriad Beast Cauldron.

In contrast, none of the Alchemist below made a move.

The Medicinal Herbs on the table remained untouched; their eyes seemed glued to Xiao Yan, intently watching Xiao Yan every move.

Clearly, they were more interested in observing Xiao Yan's alchemy process than in refining medicine themselves, hoping to gain some insights from it.

The exchange was casual; whether or not to practice was entirely up to the individual, and Xiao Yan didn't force anyone.

Under his watchful eye, he remained focused on refining the medicine.

He tossed Medicinal Herbs and Magic Core into the Medicine Cauldron, Myriad Beast Spirit Flame in his hands was like an obedient and docile child, at his beck and call.

The flames seemed to possess their own sentience, tumbling and writhing within the Medicine Cauldron, transforming into a small, strange magical beast that tore and gnawed at the Medicinal Herbs and Magic Core.

The Medicinal Herbs and Magic Core that had been torn apart by the flames were instantly refined into pure medicinal liquid and energy clusters.

The crowd below stared in disbelief, too afraid to utter a sound due to the silence, though they gasped inwardly.

They had seen people manipulate flames to create shapes before, but they had never seen anything so lifelike.

Moreover, controlling such a fiery little beast to refine Medicinal Herbs into such a pure medicinal liquid through nibbling is simply unthinkable.

After refining the Medicinal Herbs and the Magic Core, Xiao Yan immediately began to condense his core.

Each dose of the medicine is combined in its most perfect state and at the most perfect time.

Xiao Yan's technique was so exquisite that everyone was completely mesmerized, not daring to blink for fear of missing even the slightest detail.

Finally, all the medicinal liquid and energy clusters inside the Medicine Cauldron merged into one, compressed into a pill the size of a longan.

The energy of the surrounding world began to surge, a beam of light shot out from the medicine cauldron, and the rich fragrance of medicine soon filled the entire hall.

Upon witnessing this extraordinary phenomenon, everyone belatedly realized that the pill that Xiao Yan had refined so easily was actually of the Sixth Tier.

Many of the Alchemist present lowered their heads in shame.

Even the Shi Yan at the Peak Sixth Grade is no exception.

Even if he were to refine a single Tier 6 Medicinal Pill, it would still take him several days.

In contrast, Xiao Yan's entire operation probably only took an hour.

It's even possible that Xiao Yan deliberately slowed down.

Upon realizing this, the Alchemist in the hall were even more shocked.

Could a mere Seventh-Rank Alchemist achieve this level of skill?

Everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

Xiao Yan ignored them and continued refining pills on his own.

As time went by, he refined one Tier 6 Medicinal Pill after another and placed them into the prepared jade bottle.

These pills include those for healing injuries, those for temporarily boosting strength, and those for enhancing cultivation levels.

The healing pills and the strength-enhancing pills were naturally prepared in advance for the journey to obtain the Yin-Yang Dual Flame.

The pills used to enhance cultivation were those that Xiao Yan prepared for the Alliance before he went out.

The Secret Realm is too unpredictable; he doesn't know how long he'll be gone.

They might arrive and come back immediately, or it might take a month or two; it's all uncertain.

They refined some high-level pills that Gu He couldn't, just in case.

Finally, when the last Imperial Extreme Pill, reaching the Peak Sixth Grade, was refined, Xiao Yan finished refining the Tier 6 Medicinal Pill for the day.

After storing the pills in his Storage Ring, Xiao Yan looked at the reluctant crowd below and announced, "Since none of you have any intention of refining pills, and I have already finished refining them, I hereby declare the first stage over."

"Next, we move on to the second part, where everyone can share their alchemy insights."

"Shi Yan, Gu He, come here."

Shi Yan and Gu He set off immediately, drawing envious glances from the crowd below.

Anyone with eyes to see clearly is that these two are going to get special treatment from Xiao Yan.

And that's exactly what happened.

In the following time, Xiao Yan specifically explained to the two the precautions and various details of refining Tier 7 Medicinal Pill.

Shi Yan and Gu He benefited greatly, with Shi Yan exclaiming that he had reached the threshold of Seventh-Rank Alchemist and looking at Xiao Yan with admiration.

Soon, it was getting late, and Xiao Yan concluded his instruction session.

He had no interest in participating in the third segment, so he instructed Gu He to hand over the leadership and then left the Pill Hall.

The elixirs have been prepared.

He conserved his energy and prepared to set off tomorrow to obtain the Yin-Yang Dual Flame.

Back in his Small Courtyard, Xiao Yan vaguely sensed that there was a different presence there.

However, it seemed that Xiao Yi Xian had deliberately concealed her aura, so he was unable to discern it.

With his doubts lingering, Xiao Yan entered the bedroom.

Before he could even get a good look at the bedroom, a pair of delicate hands suddenly wrapped around his shoulders from behind, and two snow-white, rounded hands clamped his head between them.

A familiar, alluring voice reached my ears.

"You little man, you'll die!"