Elder Sheng: Salute Young President Xiao Kaka! Loyal! Faithful!

"High-Tier Seventh-Grade?"

The Five Great Families and the alchemists who had come to watch the Five Great Families' test were all stunned, frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

This young man looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, yet he possessed such superb Alchemy?

For a moment, everyone present was starting to question the meaning of life.

But after the initial shock, they suddenly realized— Elder Sheng had just said that the guild leader was going to personally award the white-robed youth with a rank badge?

"Hiss!"

Realizing the implied meaning in those words, everyone looked at Xiao Yan with more awe and even humility.

Deacon Han had previously stated that the white-robed youth's arrival for the test was at the behest of Xuan Kongzi Master Xuan Kongzi.

Therefore, this white-robed youth is clearly either a disciple of President Xuan Kongzi or one of the other two presidents.

Only Alchemy Grandmaster of that caliber could train such a talented disciple!

Therefore, given this young man's current age, if he were to participate in the Pill Gathering ten years from now, he would probably be a shoo-in for Pill Gathering championship, right?

Some quick-witted individuals have already begun to consider finding out Xiao Yan's identity and trying to befriend him.

However, Xiao Yan doesn't care about what these people think. His master's wife and two senior uncles have no plans to resign in the next few decades. By the time they are ready to pass on their positions to him, his own child might be able to become the president of the Danta. To put it bluntly, he only needs to use his identity as the Danta.

When it came to Alchemy, the previously shy Dan Chen once again raised her clear eyes and looked at Xiao Yan with curiosity.

She had recently successfully refined Fourth-Grade Pill, and the Dan Clan brought her here to showcase her talent.

Although the Dan Clan has always kept a low profile, the other side of keeping a low profile in doing things is keeping a high profile in life.

Otherwise, the Dan Clan would not have become the most prestigious family among the Five Great Families.

Although Dan Chen is just an ordinary, somewhat timid and socially awkward little girl due to her physical condition, she displays the confidence that a genius girl should have when it comes to Alchemy, a field she is extremely familiar with.

However, after witnessing Xiao Yan, a monstrous genius who was only five or six years older than her but was already Advanced Seventh-Grade Alchemist, she felt that she finally had a clear goal to follow in her path!

In the past, she regarded both her peers and older, more talented individuals as rivals.

But Xiao Yan, this mysterious young man who seemed capable of suppressing her in any field, undoubtedly gave the teenage girl a special feeling.

On the other side, Cao Ying couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, a flicker of excitement burning in her eyes.

She had always thought that only Dan Chen from the Dan Clan was qualified to be her opponent, but she never expected that someone would be even stronger than her!

Moreover, he is suspected to be a disciple of Three Great Elders!

Interesting!

Could he be a disciple secretly trained by the Three Great Elders, all so that he could amaze everyone today?

The girl in the black dress narrowed her slightly alluring eyes and looked with interest at the white-robed youth, who, despite being Advanced Seventh-Grade Alchemist, still appeared unexcited and even somewhat "ugly."

She was now filled with curiosity about this mysterious guy.

As for Ye Xinlan, who had previously seemed to be deep in thought and said she wanted to become Xiao Yan's disciple, her eyes were now filled with admiration, and even her eyes seemed to be sparkling with golden stars.

"Grandpa, this older brother is even more amazing than you! I want to learn alchemy from him!"

At this moment, Ye Xinlan is just a ten-year-old girl, carefree and unaware that the Ye Clan is beginning to face a generational gap.

However, Ye Zhong had already investigated and found that the Ye Clan was unlikely to win against the other four families in this test.

Therefore, compared to Ye Xinlan's straightforward desire to become Xiao Yan's apprentice simply because she admired him as a powerful older brother, Ye Zhong's thoughts were much more complex.

In terms of Alchemy, Ye Zhong naturally held that white-robed young man in the highest esteem.

But as for teaching Alchemy, that's a question mark.

Some geniuses simply cannot comprehend the stupidity of ordinary people, so their teaching methods are naturally ineffective.

But...

This young master is of noble birth and has great talent. Even if he can't teach Xin Lan well, if they can spend a lot of time together and gradually develop feelings for each other, or if the family really needs his help someday, then perhaps it wouldn't be a bad thing to let Xin Lan get in touch with him sooner.

Ideally, Xin Lan would become a disciple under a nominal title.

There's not even a need for a master-disciple relationship; simply assisting that young master in alchemy, serving as an apprentice, and working as a maid would be a viable career path for the Ye Clan...

But Xin Lan is only ten years old!

Does the family really want to burden a ten-year-old girl with such a heavy responsibility?

As the Great Elder of the Ye Clan, Ye Zhong had to consider the family's interests in everything he did. However, Xin Lan was, after all, his own granddaughter, and he couldn't bear to do that. After much hesitation, he suppressed his thoughts and decided to wait and see the results of the assessment before making any further plans.

The Qiu Clan and Bai Clan were equally shocked by Xiao Yan's terrifying talent and powerful Alchemy. The old woman from the Bai Clan who had previously been dissatisfied with Xiao Yan taking up their assessment time and had questioned Elder Sheng now wished she could slap herself.

If the disciple of the Three Great Elders of Danta, such a young Advanced Seventh-Grade Alchemist, were to develop dissatisfaction with the Bai Clan because of her recklessness just now, or even just have a bad impression of her, it would be extremely bad news for the Bai Clan!

After all, pleasing your boss doesn't guarantee any benefits, but falling out with your boss will definitely make things difficult for you.

Helping others is not easy, but it's not hard to do good deeds while doing bad ones!

Just as the old woman of the Bai Clan was filled with anxiety, Deacon Han Li, who was in charge of testing and evaluating the five families, couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him:

"Young Master Xiao, now that you have successfully passed the alchemy assessment, why do you seem to be in a rather unpleasant mood?"

Xiao Yan was still mentally reviewing the mistakes he had made during the two failed attempts at alchemy, and upon hearing this, he subconsciously said with regret:

"I burned two out of three portions of medicinal herbs before I finally succeeded. I am truly ashamed of my teacher's teachings. I, Xiao Yan, am unworthy of that High-Tier Seventh-Grade badge!"

???

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned strange.

Are you going to curse me again?

Looking at the genuine regret and pity on Xiao Yan's Xiao Yan, and considering his suspected status as a disciple of the Three Great Elders, everyone felt that this child might really be thinking that way, and wasn't deliberately putting on an act.

Upon hearing this, the three girls, who were all very interested in Xiao Yan, reacted differently, but deep down they all felt that what this older brother named Xiao Yan said seemed to make a lot of sense.

A genius like him should be even more demanding of himself, and only in this way could he become Advanced Seventh-Grade Alchemist at such a young age!

"Young President is right. Young President exceptional talent, we would have lost three portions of medicinal herbs. Although two portions of herbs are not much for the Danta, if everyone acted like that, the amount of herbs wasted would be enormous."

Elder Sheng was clearly someone who wanted to improve, and his words left everyone present stunned.

Good grief, they're not even acting anymore!

The three chairmen haven't stepped down yet, and you're already talking about loyalty?

However, this statement also indirectly proves Xiao Yan's identity as the Crown Prince of the Danta. After all, the title of Young President cannot be used openly simply because Xiao Yan is a disciple of Three Great Elders of Danta.

Either Elder Sheng no longer wants to work there and is preparing to join Xiao Yan in a springtime feast at the Danta, enjoying the beef to his heart's content.

It could be because the Three Great Elders are genuinely planning to nominate Xiao Yan as the next president of the Danta.

Considering Xiao Yan's terrifying talent, no one thought it would be the former.

Now, everyone's gaze towards Xiao Yan became even more fervent.

Considering that the Three Great Elders of Danta have not publicly announced any apprenticeships, Xiao Yan is probably Three Great Elders only disciple.

Therefore, Xiao Yan has the support of the Three Great Elders of Danta!

They definitely can't curry favor with the Three Great Elders.

But Xiao Yan is a young dragon!

If we don't seize this opportunity now, how will we be able to achieve merit by supporting the emperor in the future?

"Well, there's no need to say that. I only have my own standards for myself, so I don't need to apply them to others. I'll have to trouble Elder Sheng to send my rank badge to the three guild leaders as soon as possible."

Xiao Yan snapped out of his reverie and looked at Elder Sheng, who was now showing him great respect because he had learned something from observing his alchemy. Elder Sheng was also quite quick-witted. Xiao Yan felt somewhat helpless. He didn't like dealing with these kinds of troublesome interpersonal relationships unless the other person was a beautiful woman or had a beautiful woman in his family.

"Don't worry, Young President, I'll take care of it right away!"

Elder Sheng wasn't so respectful to everyone, but after observing Xiao Yan refine medicine and being unknowingly guided by Xiao Yan's soul power, which had already reached the Mid-Stage Spirit Realm, he, who had been stuck at the peak of the Seventh-Grade for many years, actually showed signs of breaking through!

Although Xiao Yan did it unintentionally, he felt a great deal of gratitude for it.

Without today's favor, he would probably need at least another five years to mature before he could break through to the Eighth-Grade.

This is only a possibility.

Not absolutely.

Moreover, judging from the attitude of President Xuan Kongzi towards Xiao Yan's residence which was adjacent to that of President Xuan Yi, and his superb Alchemy, it was not difficult for him to deduce that Xiao Yan must be President Xuan Yi's disciple, and the two presidents must be Xiao Yan's Young President uncles.

We're all family, and we all have the ability to do so. How could we let outsiders take our seats?

Furthermore, Xiao Yan will inevitably need a capable subordinate when he works at the Danta in the future. If he doesn't seize this opportunity to gain the upper hand, then he has truly wasted all these years of his life!

Xiao Yan could understand why Elder Sheng this way, and he could accept it completely.

We can't possibly bother Xuan Ma and the two senior uncles with everything that happens in the Danta, can we?

Having a capable and perceptive subordinate is certainly a good thing.

Moreover, he could tell that Elder Sheng was about to break through, and if he stayed here with him, he would undoubtedly miss a great opportunity. It would be better to find an excuse to send him away.

Furthermore, he was truly looking forward to the moment when he could wear the High-Tier Seventh-Grade, or even Eighth-Grade Ninth-Grade Alchemist badge in the presence of Old Yao, Xuan Ma, and even his two senior uncles.

It's a pity that my father and two elder brothers cannot come here. I can only invite them to share this joy when I truly stand at the top of the continent and have the ability to protect everyone, and tell them: their son, my third brother, has also made great achievements!

Although things haven't quite turned around yet, Xiao Yan still feels that a bright and sweet future is not far away.

He just needs some more time.

After watching Elder Sheng leave, Xiao Yan turned his gaze back to Deacon Han.

"Deacon Han, let's begin today's test. Besides the test itself, I'm here to observe the assessment. Everything else is fine as usual."

Xiao Yan said with a gentle smile.

"Good."

Han Li was ultimately too embarrassed to directly address Xiao Yan Young President, but he still bowed very respectfully before looking at the members of the Five Great Families and officially beginning today's test and assessment.

Although Xiao Yan's main purpose was to test Cao Ying, he was always prudent in his actions and did not show any particular interest in anyone. Instead, he followed Han Li in completing the tests and assessments of each family on an equal footing.

After all this commotion, it was nearly evening. The orange-red sunset shone through the window, making Xiao Yan's exquisite and luxurious white robes shine brightly. Although he still wore the badge of Sixth-Grade Alchemist on his chest, no one present would underestimate his strength anymore.

However, because Xiao Yan deliberately maintained a somewhat aloof demeanor, no one dared to approach him for a chat, and they could only secretly focus their attention on Deacon Han and Elder Sheng.

As for the assessment results of the Five Great Families, they were completely as expected.

The Dan Clan remains in first place, followed closely by the Cao Clan, then the Qiu and Bai families, with the Ye Clan at the bottom.

Xiao Yan watched the whole thing silently. Since he wasn't very familiar with the extras from the Qiu and Bai families, and their Alchemy were mediocre, Xiao Yan didn't pay much attention to those two families. Instead, he focused on Dan Chen from the Dan Clan, Cao Ying from the Cao Clan, and Ye Xinlan from the Ye Clan.

Dan Chen and Cao Ying are indeed quite good.

At such a young age, he's already Fourth-Tier Alchemist, no less capable than he was back then.

But Ye Xinlan is just average. Her talent isn't particularly outstanding. At ten years old, she has only just become First-Rank Alchemist.

However, given enough opportunity, it's not impossible to reach the Eighth-Grade in the future.

She just needs more time, resources, and better guidance.