Zi Yan's Unspeakable Reason for Insomnia

The next day, when Xiao Yan woke up holding the smooth, delicate body in his arms, it was almost noon.

Looking at the sleeping Medusa in his arms, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile.

He had a great time with Queen Medusa last night, and they didn't go to bed together until sunrise.

The Medusa is a bit wicked, always doing things that are unique to the Snake-Person Tribe, which probably made Xiao Yan awaken some incredible XP.

In short, Xiao Yan did not disgrace his predecessors on Earth and won another great victory last night, after all, the Great Sun Separation Fire Body has the added effect of heating the whole body.

In order not to disturb Queen Medusa's sleep, Xiao Yan was like a male protagonist sneaking into the female lead's room in the middle of the night to do something naughty, and had to be careful with his guard. He carefully, or even directly used the Three Thousand Lightning Movement, to get off the bed silently.

He glanced at the several Storage Rings on his palm, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Besides the couple's Storage Ring given to him by Xun'er, there was also the Youhai Storage Ring he obtained from Han Feng, the Treasure-Giving Boy, as well as the ring given to him by Yao Ling and Shi Xuanxuan that contained a lot of resources, and the engagement ring given to him by Queen Medusa. The low-level Storage Ring that Yun Yun gave him at the beginning was also put back on his hand.

What Lord of the Rings!

The Venerable Skyfire's Storage Ring was placed on the table, covered with a thick soul seal.

With Xiao Yan's current soul realm, even Venerable Skyfire would have no way to break this seal.

However, the old man was kind and understanding. Yesterday, he heard with his own ears that Xiao Yan had asked for pills and the blood essence of Eighth-Rank Magical Beast in order to revive him. He was already so moved that he wanted to follow Xiao Yan.

Since he has nowhere else to go anyway, he might as well follow Xiao Yan, this monstrous genius with a promising future. Who knows, he might even advance to the Dou Sheng realm someday!

As for Old Yao, Xiao Yan gave him, along with his soul and ring, to his master's wife, Xuan Yi.

Although Old Yao was Xiao Yan's mentor and father figure, and a loving father like Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, who had never managed to raise a mother in either of his two lives, still chose to side with Xuan Yi without hesitation.

Before Old Yao Xuan Yi simply stuffed the ring into his hand. Then, the Bone Flame Ring that Xiao Yan had worn for over ten years was unabashedly placed on Xuan Yi's ring finger.

This time, Old Yao truly has no chance of escaping Xuan Yi's grasp.

But he has no desire to escape now.

Even if it's just for the sake of that poor kid Xiao Yan, he'll do everything he can to win over all four of the master's wives that the kid has chosen!

It's definitely not because he himself wanted to do that.

After all, he was just a lonely old ghost; what bad intentions could he possibly have?

After putting the Venerable Skyfire's Storage Ring back on, Yan Li quickly tidied himself up and changed into a set of black Xuan Yi. Among the many luxurious robes that he had urgently ordered to be made according to Xiao Yan size yesterday, he wore a white Danta with purple and gold patterns from the Pill Tower. Then, he put on the Sixth-Grade Alchemist badge that he had obtained in the Jia Ma Empire.

The main reason for wearing the badge is to avoid the classic scenario of being mocked by stupid passersby.

While Xiao Yan wouldn't immediately categorize the other person as someone who deserved to die just because of this slight mockery, he was still the Crown Prince of the Danta. Even if he didn't care about prestige, he shouldn't be mocked by some nobody. That would be too beneath him.

Just before leaving, he tiptoed to Queen Medusa's side, stared at her slightly flushed, alluring face for a short while, and then left the room with a smile, feeling pleased with himself.

Queen Medusa doesn't like getting involved in those messy things. She was overworked last night and plans to get a good night's sleep today, so she won't watch anyone else's miracles.

Just after Xiao Yan left, Queen Medusa, who seemed to be still fast asleep, seemed to have a barely perceptible smile on her lips before falling into a deep sleep again.

As soon as Xiao Yan stepped outside, he saw Zi Yan, who looked exhausted, had dark circles under her eyes, and was staring at him with resentful eyes.

Good morning, Little Zi Yan?

Xiao Yan was in a good mood. His luxurious robes and carefully styled hair gave him the air of a noble young master. His smile was as gentle as ever, and anyone who saw his warm and gentle smile would feel a sense of goodwill.

"I'm not good at all!"

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan's fists hardened, and she immediately lunged forward, ready to duel with Xiao Yan.

"No, who upset you?"

Xiao Yan dared not let Zi Yan act recklessly, as messing up the clothes would take time to fix, so he quickly used his soul power to restrict Zi Yan's movements.

"Are you even human? Last night, you were doing that with Sister Cailin, and you didn't even set up a soundproof barrier. Although this courtyard has its own soundproof barrier, it can only block out the sounds in the entire courtyard. I live right next door to you. Do you even know how I spent last night?"

Zi Yan's large, clear eyes were now bloodshot.

Heaven knows how tormented she was last night when she couldn't resist transforming into an adult. Because Xiao Yan kept bothering her for so long, she eventually had to shrink back to a small size. She had no choice but to sleep with the blanket between her legs, but she couldn't sleep at all because of the noise.

Never before had she felt such a strong urge to break through to the Seventh Tier or even Eighth Tier as she did last night!

Although she looks young, she's not a clueless little girl!

What's more, Queen Medusa was quite unrestrained last night, making many strange noises that made Zi Yan blush and were simply too embarrassing to utter.

In short, Zi Yan is very angry, but she doesn't dare to say that she's not actually angry that Xiao Yan didn't take soundproofing measures, but rather that she can't join in.

It can only be said that, having been influenced by these older sisters who acted so recklessly alongside Xiao Yan, she has completely matured.

The culprits are undoubtedly Yao Ling and Hun Li Li.

Hun Li Li is the most cunning one. I don't know when she secretly fed Zi Yan some knowledge that would send Xiao Yan to the electrotherapy room, just to increase Xiao Yan's favorability. Although, it cannot be ruled out that she may actually be mentally unstable because she has been in the Soul Clan, a place full of lunatics, for too long.

As for Yao Ling, those who know, know. With Xiao Yan gone, she is Zi Yan's only way to refine pills. In addition, she has been reborn and knows that Zi Yan will definitely have a close relationship with Xiao Yan in the future. Therefore, she gets along well with Zi Yan and will inadvertently say some suggestive things, which directly accelerates Zi Yan's growth.

The other women also flirted with Xiao Yan all the time, hugging and cuddling. Zi Yan's values were completely corrupted by these older sisters.

But how could Xiao Yan know that his girlfriends were all so unfaithful, even going so far as to seduce Zi Yan and poison her into this state?

Moreover, Xiao Yan could never have imagined that Zi Yan was angry because she couldn't join the special dungeon matchmaking queue for the three of them.

He assumed that his behavior of not treating Zi Yan as an outsider last night had displeased the girl, and immediately said with a face full of apology:

"I'm sorry, I got carried away last night and forgot you were still here. I'll definitely be more careful next time."

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan felt a sudden tightness in her small, delicate chest, but she quickly recovered, or perhaps because she had no other choice, and smiled helplessly.

What else could she do? Offer herself as a bedmate?

Compared to a complete lecher like Xiao Yan, Zi Yan could only be considered a little girl.

They don't even possess the traditional loli attributes of being delicate, soft, and easily pushed over.

After all, no matter how much she looks like a loli, her true form is Ancient Void Dragon whose power far surpasses that of other magical beasts of the same level.

If Xiao Yan were unprepared, she could injure Xiao Yan with a single punch.

"Fine, even though you don't treat me like an outsider, you really don't treat me like a human being. I'm going to find Sister Cailin now. You big bad guy should just get lost!"

Zi Yan sighed pitifully, her little face full of grievance, and then prepared to go into Xiao Yan's room to hug her sweet and soft older sister and catch up on her sleep.

Xiao Yan frowned upon hearing this.

Medusa had only just fallen asleep when Zi Yan went in. It wouldn't be good to disturb her rest, so Xiao Yan directly manifested his soul power, grabbed Zi Yan, and pulled her over.

"She just fell asleep not long ago, don't disturb her. I'm going out to run some errands today, and I'll also take a stroll around Holy Pill City. You can come with me."

Without waiting for Zi Yan's refusal, he simply tucked Zi Yan petite body into his arms and walked out.

Outside the courtyard, an elderly man dressed in the standard robes of the Danta saw the style of Xiao Yan's clothes and looked at Xiao Yan's appearance. He immediately recognized him and greeted him with a smile.

"Is this young friend Xiao Yan? I have been ordered by the guild master to invite you to participate in the elders' examination of the Five Great Families. There is less than half an hour left before the examination begins, so we must hurry."

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded upon hearing this:

"Is this Elder Sheng? Thank you for taking me there."

Elder Sheng immediately shook his head upon hearing this. There was no need for such trouble. When Xuan Kongzi asked him to arrange this matter yesterday, he directly addressed Xiao Yan as his junior nephew!

In his view, the only people who could be addressed as "junior nephew" by Xuan Kongzi, one of the Three Great Elders of Danta, were the disciples of the other two presidents, or the disciples of other Eighth-Grade Alchemy Grandmaster.

But seeing that Xiao Yan's courtyard was not far from the Xuan Yi Guild Master's secluded cultivation courtyard, Elder Sheng undoubtedly had a bold idea in his mind.

Could this Xiao Yan be the child of Xuan Yi Master Xuan Yi?

The style of this outfit, and the accessories on it, are exactly the same as the style of President Xuan Yi's clothes!

Given this background, coupled with Xiao Yan's youthful appearance and the Sixth-Grade Alchemist badge hanging on his chest, even Elder Sheng, Seventh-Tier Alchemist and elder of the Danta, dared not be negligent in the slightest. He even secretly guessed that this young friend Xiao Yan might have a place among the future Three Great Elders of Danta!

In other words, the Three Great Elders of Danta are elected by recommendation rather than by succession; otherwise, Elder Sheng would have preferred to call him the Young President directly.

As for the little girl Young President shoulder-length?

Judging from the way the Young President is dotingly picking her up, she's probably a younger sister or something?

"Let's go, I still need to check on my future junior sister's strength today!"

Xiao Yan made no attempt to conceal his identity, and with a smile gestured for Elder Sheng to lead the way.

Upon hearing this, Elder Sheng immediately bowed slightly in greeting, then stepped into the void and hurried out of the Danta.

Xiao Yan followed closely behind.

Elder Sheng was startled to find that Xiao Yan could easily keep up with the speed of him, a Dou Zong expert.

It seems that the Young President is not only skilled in Alchemy, but also quite proficient in Dou Qi arts cultivation!

Before long, the three of them arrived at an ancient stone tower not far from the inner domain of the Pill Domain.

Outside the stone tower, many alchemists were entering one after another. Judging from the noisy conversations among them, they seemed to want to see the results of the assessment by the elders of the Five Great Families.

"This is a branch of the Danta Tower, similar to a branch of the Alchemist Guild in some empires."

As Elder Sheng explained, he led Xiao Yan through the crowd and into the tower.

The tower was very spacious, with an area almost the same as the headquarters of the Alchemist Guild of the Jia Ma Empire, and it was already home to many alchemists.

"The area north of the tower is the trading zone. Most alchemists who come to Holy Pill City trade the medicinal herbs or pills they need there. However, I'm sure you won't find anything suitable here. If you're interested, you can check out the auctions that are held regularly in the Inner Domain."

After a brief introduction, Elder Sheng led Xiao Yan straight to the testing area in the south of the tower.

As the esteemed Crown Prince of the Danta, and someone who came to observe the assessment, Xiao Yan naturally didn't need to waste time queuing up. He was directly led into the internal assessment area by Elder Sheng.

Many people looked at Xiao Yan's youthful face and the Sixth-Grade Alchemist Badge on his luxurious robes with surprise, but they became even more curious after seeing the respectful tone in Elder Sheng's voice, who was clearly Pill Tower Elder.

Just who is this young alchemist?

Xiao Yan followed Elder Sheng to a special testing room, a place specifically used to test the Five Great Families of the Dan Region. The rule has always been to test first, then assess.

"Young friend, please wait here a moment. I'll go and greet the elder who will be presiding over today's assessment." After giving a slight bow and explaining, Elder Sheng walked directly towards the old man in the purple alchemist's robe in the testing room. But after taking only one step, he seemed to remember something, slapped his forehead, turned back, and asked, "By the way, President Xuan Kongzi instructed me this morning to personally preside over the alchemist level assessment for you before the assessments of the Five Great Families begin. May I ask what level you intend to take the test for?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan sized up Elder Sheng before him, hesitated for a moment, and then cautiously spoke:

"I'd say Mid-Tier Seventh-Grade; my failure rate is a bit too high for higher-level ones."

Upon hearing this, Elder Sheng nodded:

"Hmm, even I sometimes fail when it High-Tier Seventh-Grade pills..."

But he only got halfway through his sentence before looking at Xiao Yan as if he had seen a ghost, his voice trembling slightly:

"Wait, you mean you can actually refine High-Tier Seventh-Grade pills?"

So shocked was he that his voice unconsciously rose. Everyone present was a cultivator of Dou Qi, and with such a loud voice in such a small space, it was hard for them not to hear him.

As a result, everyone who had been paying attention to Elder Sheng and his men suddenly entering turned their gaze to Xiao Yan.