Arrival at the Venue, Imperial Family Resources Secured, Yun Yun Seen Again

Wearing a well- Alchemist's robe, Xiao Yan stepped out of the courtyard gate.

Hai Bodong and Mittel Teng Shan had gotten up even earlier than him and were already standing outside the courtyard gate waiting for him, with Ya Fei following behind them, bowing slightly.

"Elder Hai, Senior Teng Shan, and Ya Fei," Xiao Yan greeted them in turn.

The three of them returned the smiles.

"Young friend, the carriage is ready, let's go," Mittel Teng Shan said.

Xiao Yan nodded, without refusing.

Riding in a horse-drawn carriage has nothing to do with speed or enjoyment; it's mainly a symbol of status and position. He didn't necessarily want to be unconventional.

Soon, the four of them boarded the carriage.

The Alchemist Conference was held in the Imperial Plaza, not close to the Mittel Family.

Pushing aside the curtain of the carriage window, Xiao Yan saw those usually esteemed Alchemist appearing in droves, all heading towards the Imperial Plaza.

However, their status was nowhere near that of the Mittel Family, so the Imperial Family stipulated that they could not use carriages on such a crowded street.

This is why owning a horse-drawn carriage was a symbol of status.

Without status and position, you can't use even the best carriage.

The carriage traveled for some time.

The majestic Imperial Plaza slowly came into Xiao Yan's view.

Outside the Square, heavily armored imperial troops maintained order; a glance revealed at least tens of thousands of them.

At the entrance to the Square, there were designated personnel from the Alchemist Guild responsible for checking and allowing the participants to enter.

The entrance to the audience seating area is located elsewhere.

Xiao Yan got off the carriage and, led by Mittel Teng Shan, entered through another entrance, proceeding to the audience seats and heading straight for the VIP seats.

Upon arriving at the VIP section, Xiao Yan immediately spotted many familiar faces.

The guild master of the Alchemist Guild Fama, and the vice master Qie Mi'er,

"Master Fama, Master Qie Mi'er," Xiao Yan greeted politely, without putting on airs.

"Master Yan Xiao!" Fama immediately stood up to greet him, his tone more respectful than ever before.

"Master Yan Xiao." Qie Mi'er also stood up to greet him, but gave Fama a strange look, as if he felt that Fama's reaction was excessive.

Xiao Yan shifted his gaze to Nalan Jie, whose body had fully recovered, and his son Nalan Su. Strangely, Nalan Yanran was not following behind them.

"Didn't they come?" Xiao Yan wondered to himself, then continued to greet them, "Patriarch Nalan Family, Senior Su."

"Master Yan Xiao!" Nalan Jie's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward to take Xiao Yan's hand. "My health has completely recovered, all thanks to you, Master. I wanted to thank you, but you haven't come these past few days... I wonder when you'll be free, Master?"

"We'll see," Xiao Yan waved his hand.

He shifted his gaze again, searching for Jia Xingtian's figure.

According to the agreement, there's a high chance that Jia Xingtian will deliver the prepared items to him today.

Xiao Yan couldn't find Jia Xingtian, but he did see two Alchemist he had met a few times before.

Frank and Otto, two Tier 4 Alchemist from Black Rock City, were followed by their two disciples, Xue Mei and Lin Fei, without fail.

"Master Frank, Master Otto." Xiao Yan nodded slightly.

The two had spotted Xiao Yan early on, but hadn't dared to approach. Now that Xiao Yan had taken the initiative to greet them, they were flattered and overwhelmed. "We didn't expect you to remember us, it's truly an honor!"

"Not at all, it's been a long time. I hope the two masters' alchemy skills have improved." Xiao Yan said casually.

"Yes, there are some benefits. We benefited greatly from observing your alchemy session, Master." The two spoke sincerely.

"That's good."

After a brief exchange, Xiao Yan's gaze suddenly turned to the entrance, and his eyes lit up.

The person he was waiting for had arrived.

At the entrance, Jia Xingtian led two members of the Imperial Family family in.

He glanced around and saw that Xiao Yan had arrived before him. He then said to the two juniors behind him, "Yao Ye, Yao Yue, hurry up!"

After saying that, he quickened his pace.

Jia Xingtian walked up to Xiao Yan and apologized humbly, "Master Yan Xiao, the Heart Blood Essence and Beast Flame are extremely important to magical beasts. Taking either one requires the beast to rest for a few days, so we only prepared everything today. Please don't take offense."

After saying that, Jia Xingtian took out his Storage Ring and handed it to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan took the Storage Ring, probed it with his Soul Power, and immediately smiled, "Jia Lao, this is all understandable, I naturally won't take offense."

The reason for this is simply that, in addition to the promised Earth Flame Fruit, the Sixth-Rank Beast Flame Dry Blue Water Flame, and the Heart Blood Essence the Sixth Rank Nether Sea Flood Dragon, the Storage Ring also contains a number of Medicinal Herbs of considerable quality.

These Medicinal Herbs, which he rated as being of a high quality, are of a level that can be used as the main ingredient for Tier 6 Medicinal Pill and as an auxiliary ingredient for Tier 7 Medicinal Pill, making them extremely precious.

Thus, Xiao Yan wanted to change his attitude, but his body wouldn't allow it.

"Master Yan Xiao, these are my two juniors, Yao Ye and Yao Yue." Jia Xingtian pulled the two women over and introduced them to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan glanced at the two women and nodded slightly.

Both women were undeniably beautiful.

Both have exquisite features; one is petite and charming, the other is cool and mature, and their temperaments are also quite different.

"Greetings, Master Yan Xiao." The elder sister, Yao Ye, smiled gently and gave a graceful bow.

"Today, Yao Ye is the girl in charge of managing the army and maintaining order. She's exceptionally capable of managing an army of 50,000," Jia Xingtian said, seemingly casually.

"Master Yan Xiao!" Little sister Yao Yue exclaimed with admiration, her cheeks puffing out, round like little apples.

"Yao Yue has an excellent Heaven-Swallowing Talent alchemy and is now Tier 3 Alchemist. She is expected to win the championship in this competition," Jia Xingtian said proudly.

"Hmm, they're all pretty good," Xiao Yan said indifferently.

He had absolutely no interest in the two sisters.

The younger sister Yao Yue, was confident in her Heaven-Swallowing Talent and generally had a bad attitude towards others.

In the original novel, before he showed his Heaven-Swallowing Talent, he became close to Liu Ling, a disciple of Gu He who was more famous.

This behavior wasn't exactly wrong, but he certainly didn't like it.

As for her older sister, Yao Ye, there's nothing seriously wrong with her, but unfortunately, her cultivation Heaven-Swallowing Talent is mediocre, and she doesn't have her younger sister's Heaven-Swallowing Talent for alchemy, so her future prospects are limited.

He understood Jia Xingtian's thoughts all too well.

It's entirely possible that sending two juniors out to befriend this ' Peak Sixth Grade ' Alchemist would be entirely feasible.

Therefore, he must express his stance immediately to avoid future trouble.

"Yes, yes." Jia Xingtian also understood Xiao Yan's meaning, and felt somewhat disappointed, but he didn't show it on his face.

Just as Xiao Yan was talking with Jia Xingtian,

A brief silence fell over the VIP section, then someone began to whisper, "Why are people from the Misty Cloud Sect here?"

"And what about Pill King Gu He? Why would he come to observe this Alchemist Conference?"

"That goes without saying, it's all because of Master Yan Xiao. It's said that Master Yan Xiao is Peak Sixth-Grade Alchemist who can refine the Imperial Extreme Pill and the Break-Ancestor Pill, and his alchemy skills are even stronger than those of Pill King Gu He."

Hearing the discussions, Xiao Yan looked towards the entrance once again.

Walking in was his best partner, Yun Yun, wearing an elegant long dress and a warm smile on her lips.

Behind Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran and Elder Yun Jing stood by her side.

Lagging behind a little further, Gu He silently led his disciple Liu Ling in, his gaze immediately locking onto Xiao Yan, meeting his eyes.