A discussion

Upon hearing Yao Lao's words, Yao Lao Xiao Yan immediately became nervous and asked, "Could it be someone from the Inner Academy?"

With a flick of his wrist, the Earth Spirit Pill Yao Lao vanished from Yao Lao's hand. Without hesitation, Yao Lao immediately slipped it back into the ring on Xiao Yan's hand.

"Quickly hide! We don't even know who this is. I can sense their powerful aura; their strength is probably no less than that of Dou Zong!" Yao Lao reminded Xiao Yan as he returned to his ring.

Xiao Yan instantly disappeared into the nearby jungle, enveloped by Yao Lao's powerful Soul Power, revealing not a trace of his presence.

Just as Xiao Yan had taken cover, he peered through the gaps in the forest and saw a sudden whooshing sound as a dark Xiao Yan appeared in his line of sight.

Beneath the shadowy figure was a white-haired old man, none other than the Great Elder of the Inner Academy, Su Qian!

"Hmm? Why is no one here?" Su Qian's Soul Power fluctuated slightly, spreading outwards.

However, Yao Lao's Soul Power Soul Power too strong; even Dou Zong expert like Su Qian could not compare to it!

After scanning the area for a while, Su Qian prepared to leave when another whooshing sound came from the air.

Su Qian was slightly taken aback when she saw Xiao Yu flashing over from a great distance, carrying Xun'er in his arms.

When Xiao Yu arrived, Xiao Yan was also somewhat surprised. Yao Lao had just told him that this white-haired old man was Dou Zong expert, so why did Xiao Yu also come directly here?

The Yao Lao said from within the ring, "Xiao Yu's Soul Power is much stronger than you imagine. It's not surprising that he was able to sense the power fluctuations of that Sixth Grade Pills just now."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly.

Upon seeing Su Qian, Xiao Yu cupped his hands slightly and smiled, "Great Elder, you also sensed this fluctuation of aura?"

Su Qian chuckled and said, "That's right, that aura just now was only produced by Sixth Grade Pills. By the time I arrived, only a faint trace of medicinal fragrance remained; the person had vanished without a trace!"

Xiao Yu laughed and said, "I know who refined the pills!"

"Who?" Su Qian looked at Xiao Yu in great surprise.

Xiao Yu chuckled, then looked around and said loudly, "Third Brother, come out. This is the Inner Academy Great Elder I told you about, Su Qian!"

Xun'er looked around but didn't see Xiao Yan. She frowned slightly and asked, "Is Third Brother really here?"

Xiao Yan, who was in the jungle below, was taken aback by Xiao Yu's words. Yao Lao, "Let's go out first!"

Xiao Yan then emerged from the jungle. Su Qian Xiao Yan at him in surprise and asked, "Were you here the whole time?"

Xiao Yan scratched his head and chuckled, "Yes."

"You also refined that Sixth Grade Pills?" A look of shock appeared in Su Qian's eyes. He had just heard Xiao Yu call him Third Brother!

Su Qian naturally knew that Xiao Yu's third brother was none other than Xiao Yan. Wasn't he supposed to be Fourth-grade Alchemist? How did he suddenly become Sixth Grade Alchemist? Even Elder Huo of the Alchemy Department was only Fifth-grade Alchemist!

Xiao Yan slowly shook his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "I'm sorry, Great Elder, I wasn't the one who refined this Sixth Grade Pills, and I can't tell you who did!"

Great Elder Su Qian's face relaxed slightly. As long as it wasn't Han Feng as he thought, it would be fine. If Han Feng had refined Sixth Grade Pills here, it would have been extremely disadvantageous for the Inner Academy!

But the next moment, Yao Lao's figure suddenly darted out of the ring. Xun'er and Su Qian were both startled and were even more incredulous at the powerful Soul Power emanating from Yao Lao!

When Su Qian saw Yao Lao's aged face, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

Xiao Yan was slightly startled and asked, "Teacher, why are you out?"

The Yao Lao smiled and said, "It's alright, I don't think the Great Elder will reveal my whereabouts!"

Hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan smiled helplessly and said nothing more.

Yao Chen looked at Su Qian and smiled, "Great Elder Su Qian, don't you remember me?"

Su Qian's heart jolted violently, and a look of shock appeared on his face as he exclaimed, "Medicine... Venerable Yao, you are Yao Chen? You're not dead?"

When Yao Lao heard Su Qian address him, a look of nostalgia appeared on his face, and he sighed, "It's been so long since I've heard anyone call me Venerable Yao!"

The Yao Lao looked at Su Qian and smiled, saying, "That's right, I didn't die. However, although I didn't die, it's all thanks to that traitorous disciple that I've become this inhuman, ghost-like creature!"

The Yao Lao's words were filled with overwhelming hatred and murderous intent.

Xun'er, standing to the side, was also somewhat stunned and shocked as she stared at the old man in front of her. She had naturally heard of Yao Lao's reputation on the continent, the Venerable Yao!

She never expected that the renowned Venerable Yao Venerable Yao would appear here, let alone that he would become Xiao Yan's master!

No wonder Xiao Yan became an alchemist. With such a teacher, it would be difficult for him not to become a good alchemist!

Looking at the Yao Lao's aged face, Su Qian bowed slightly and said, "Su Qian greets Venerable Yao!"

The Yao Lao waved his hand and said, "There's no need for that. I've now become a soul entity, and my former peak strength is long gone!"

Su Qian chuckled and said, "Back then, the name of the Venerable Yao was a household name on the continent, with countless powerful figures at his beck and call. But it seems that something happened later, and news spread that the Venerable Yao had perished due to a backlash from alchemy. Now it seems there's more to the story than meets the eye!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yan Yao Lao, Yao Lao glanced at him and said, "There are some things I really should tell you."

Xun'er, who was standing to the side, suddenly looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Brother Xiao Yu, did the Soul Hall come to the Black Corner Region just for Yao Lao's soul?"

Xun'er's words immediately caught the attention of Yao Lao and the others, especially Xiao Yan, who had witnessed the terrifying power of the Soul Hall in the Misty Cloud Sect and understood the Soul Hall's obsession with his teacher's soul!

"Xun'er, what did you just say? The Soul Hall?" Xiao Yan asked, somewhat uncertain.

The Yao Lao's expression also darkened slightly. He hadn't expected the Soul Hall to move so quickly. It seemed that the Soul Hall had already appeared in the Black Corner Region!

Su Qian frowned slightly and said, "You mean, the mysterious force that has recently appeared in the Black Corner Region, is that the Soul Hall?"

Xiao Yu nodded slightly and said, "Based on our analysis, that should be the Soul Hall. The black mist and chains are all symbols of the Soul Hall. We came here this time hoping to discuss with Yao Lao and Third Brother whether we should go all out this time!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, Xun'er, Su Qian, Yao Lao, and Xiao Yan all turned their gazes toward him.

Xiao Yu smiled calmly, "The Soul Hall is definitely colluding with Han Feng. Han Feng covets the Inner Academy's Heavenly Flames, and I believe the Inner Academy is well aware of this. This time, I think the Soul Hall's target is Yao Lao, and when the time comes, Han Feng will definitely gather a group of people in the Black Corner Region to come to the Jia Nan Academy and join in the fun!"

"But they didn't expect that we could control the riot of the Fallen Heart Flame. This time, let's give the Soul Hall and Han Feng a good beating!"

"However, we still need Xun'er's help with this!" Xiao Yu looked at Xun'er with a smile.

"Me?" Xun'er looked at Xiao Yu with some confusion.