Ancient Teng Snake

Speaking of Xin Lan, Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Xin Lan is now the chief alchemist of our Pan Men. At this age, the only ones who can surpass Xin Lan's Yao Tian are probably you and Xiao Yu!"

"These weren't my words, but Great Elder Su Qian's. Great Elder Su Qian is a good friend of Su Qian Xin Lan's elders, so he asked us to take good care of Xin Lan!" Xiao Yu Great Elder.

Xiao Yan glanced at Xin Lan with some surprise. He hadn't expected that this girl had a relationship with Great Elder Su Qian.

Hu Jia looked at Xiao Yan and said, "By the way, besides replenishing the Heart Flame in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, is there anything else you need to do since you came back this time?"

"What's wrong? It should be over by now. We're just waiting for Xiao Yu to finish dealing with everything before we head to Central Plains together. But in the meantime, I have something important to tell you!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"What's up?"

"In two months, I will be marrying Yan Ran. You all must come!" Xiao Yan said, glancing at Nalan Yanran, whose face was flushed with embarrassment.

When Xiao Mei, who had been standing at the back, heard Xiao Yan's words, her body trembled slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes. Overwhelmed with sorrow, Xiao Mei hurriedly ran outside.

Watching Xiao Mei's retreating figure, Xiao Yu shook her head slightly and sighed softly. In truth, Xiao Mei's attitude towards Xiao Yan back then was indeed somewhat infuriating. However, given the state of the family at the time, coupled with Xiao Mei's young age and the wrong path she had taken, things had changed drastically by now. The reasons behind this were something she had to bear herself, and she had to slowly resolve the knot in her heart on her own.

After chatting and laughing with Wu Hao and the others for a while, Xiao Yan took his leave and went to Great Elder Su Qian's office to help replenish the Heart Flame of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower. After Xiao Yan left, Xin Lan quietly asked Hu Jia, "Sister Hu Jia, why did Senior Xiao Yan go to replenish the Heart Flame of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower?"

Hu Jia chuckled and said, "Isn't this all thanks to your senior Xiao Yan? He absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame from the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower. Now the academy is counting on Xiao Yan to replenish the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower for the students to cultivate in!"

Xin Lan stared at Hu Jia with her mouth agape. She hadn't expected her senior to be so powerful, even able to subdue Heavenly Flames like the Fallen Heart Flame. Taking advantage of the girl's surprise, Hu Jia added, "You think Xiao Yan is so powerful that he must be the strongest student in the academy, right?"

Xin Lan, with her quick wit, immediately understood what Hu Jia meant. She perked up her ears to listen. Hu Jia whispered, "Xiao Yan also has a freakish younger brother who is even stronger than Xiao Yan. Not only is his strength far beyond our reach, but even his amazing alchemy skills are the envy of the elders in the academy's Alchemy Department!"

Xin Lan suddenly widened her eyes and said, "Could it be that Xiao Yu's alchemy skills are also at the sixth rank?"

Hu Jia nodded slightly and said, "About two years ago, Xiao Yu was Sixth Grade Alchemist. Now, even if he hasn't reached the Seventh-grade, he's probably at the peak of the sixth grade. If you can meet Xiao Yu, I think you can ask him for advice on alchemy. Of course, you can also ask Xiao Yan, he's also Sixth Grade Alchemist!"

Xin Lan's confidence had been completely shattered. She had been considered Yao Tian since childhood, and at the young age of twenty, she had already reached the Fourth-grade Alchemist realm. Her Yao Tian, if not monstrous, was certainly that of a prodigy. But now, in front of Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu, Xin Lan had been utterly crushed!

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu, who was on his way, suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose, and muttered, "Who's talking about me? It's probably that girl Nian'er!"

Far away in Maple City, Little Xiao Nian suddenly sneezed. She glanced at her mother cultivating on the bed, rubbed Little Xiao Nian nose, and continued playing with the floating Bone-White Flame in front of her.

While traveling, Qing Lin suddenly felt a burning pain in her arm and let out a soft cry. She stopped abruptly on a large tree. Xiao Yu immediately sensed something was wrong and flashed to Qing Lin's side, asking with concern, "What's wrong?"

Qing Lin frowned slightly and said, "It hurts here!"

Xiao Yu stared at Qing Lin's arm, then gently lifted the fabric of Qing Lin's robe, revealing a ferocious giant snake Cai Lin and Xiao Yi Xian's expressions changed, exclaiming, "Such a powerful aura!"

Xiao Yu stared intently into the giant snake's crimson eyes, thinking to himself, "This girl hasn't even reached the Central Plains yet, how did she get involved with this Ancient Heavenly Snake? And this location isn't right, why isn't it on its back anymore?"

However, when Xiao Yu looked closely, he suddenly realized that this giant snake was not an Ancient Heavenly Snake at all, but an Ancient Teng Snake. The Ancient Teng Snake could be said to no longer belong to the ancient snake species. The Teng Snake was recorded in the Alchemy Canon Alchemy Canon, which was also where Xiao Yu saw it!

"This is Ancient Teng Snake. In ancient times, it was extremely powerful among magical beasts. It was a close relative of dragons and had already become different from snakes. It could ride the mist and its flight speed was extremely fast. However, the Teng Snake was gentle and not very violent. Moreover, it has long since disappeared. This is a wisp of its soul. How did it end up in your body?" Xiao Yu said with some puzzlement.

Qing Lin reluctantly took the Ink Scale Sword out of her Storage Ring. Xiao Yu held the Ink Scale Sword in his hand and suddenly sensed something different. He looked at Qing Lin with some surprise and said, "Could it be that the Teng Snake's soul has always been inside this Ink Scale Sword?"

Qing Lin nodded and said, "To be precise, it's in the Magic Core on the hilt of this sword!"

"This is too strange. The Teng Snake is Eighth-stage Magical Beast. Could this Magic Core be from Eighth-stage Magical Beast Magic Core? But why can't I sense it?" Xiao Yu was increasingly puzzled. Did this sword really discriminate based on who it targeted?

Seeing Qing Lin's pained expression, Cai Lin quickly said, "Take a look at Qing Lin and see what's wrong!"

Xiao Yu reacted, grabbed Qing Lin's arm, and his powerful Soul Power directly entered the Teng Snake tattoo on Qing Lin's arm. Suddenly, Xiao Yu seemed to have entered a misty space!

Roar!

A roar of a demonic beast suddenly came from beside Xiao Yu's ears. Looking up, a lifelike Teng Snake shot out from the mist. Its body was as fast as lightning, and its incredibly powerful and terrifying aura carried a power that directly hit the soul. It pounced towards Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu frowned slightly, and his soul suddenly formed a shield to defend himself. The Teng Snake's body directly crashed into Xiao Yu's body.

Xiao Yu, who was outside the space, turned pale and his Soul Power retreated. He opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood, which terrified Qing Lin and the other two.

"Young Master Xiao Yu, what's wrong?"

"Xiao Yu, are you alright? What happened?"

"Was it the soul of this Teng Snake that injured you?" Cai Lin asked, frowning.

Xiao Yu waved his hand and said, "It's alright. This guy has been dead for so long, yet his Soul Power is still so strong. Qing Lin, how are you feeling now?"

"Okay, it seems like everything's alright now!" Qing Lin carefully felt the changes in her arm.