Uncle Feng and Junior Sister Mu (6k)

Pleasant times always fly by, and in the blink of an eye, another three months have passed.

Counting the time, Xiao Yan has been at the Danta for half a year now.

With the abundant resources of the Danta and the rich spiritual energy of the Dan Region, Xiao Yan made rapid progress.

Now, he has passed the level assessment personally presided over by the Three Great Elders and become a true Eighth-Grade Alchemy Grandmaster.

Compared to the time when he only managed to become an Advanced Seventh-Grade Alchemist by luck with one out of three sets of medicinal herbs, this time Xiao Yan succeeded in one fell swoop, using only one set of medicinal herbs to successfully refine Eighth-Grade Pill with Two-Colored Pill Lightning.

This was due not only to the meticulous guidance of the Three Great Elders of Danta, but also to some assistance from the Master of Devouring.

With the help of the medicinal herbs in the Danta, Xiao Yan refined a lot of spiritual liquids and pills to restore soul power. This not only brought the Venerable Skyfire's soul power back to its peak, but also reawakened the Master of Devouring who was sleeping inside the Devouring Ancestral Symbol.

The Master of Devouring clearly regarded Xiao Yan as his personal disciple, not only passing on all his insights into the Ancestor Symbol to Xiao Yan, but also teaching him a method for cultivating spiritual power, which could also be called soul power.

Its name is, the Infinite God Prison Disk!

Of course, this is not the original version of the Infinite God Prison Disk that the original Symbol Ancestor specially set up for his disciples, namely the Eight Ancient Ancestors. That thing requires 100 million Mystic Origin Pill pills to set up, and there is no such thing in the Dou Qi Continent.

The method of spiritual cultivation taught by the Master of Devouring is similar to a visualization diagram. It is a manifestation of his spiritual power, which is based on his Half-Step Divine Palace Realm spiritual power.

This thing is not enough to make Xiao Yan's soul power like that of the Eight Ancient Ancestors, who, as long as he can withstand it, could directly soar to the Half-Step Divine Palace Realm.

But at least until Xiao Yan reaches the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection, this method will be sufficient for him.

More importantly, the Infinite God Prison Disk allows Xiao Yan to master his soul power more quickly, making every bit of soul power more solid and easier to control.

After three months of cultivation, although Xiao Yan cannot say that he has fully mastered the soul power of the Mid-Stage Spirit Realm, Xiao Yan has at least achieved a success rate of over 70% in refining pills below the level of Three-Colored Pill Lightning.

With the love from his two senior uncles and Xuan Ma, Xiao Yan has gathered enough Eighth-Rank Magical Beast blood essence. In short, the resurrection of Venerable Skyfire can now be officially put on the agenda.

Besides Xiao Yan's own progress, Queen Medusa and Zi Yan also benefited a lot from following Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan obtained many rare medicinal herbs from the Danta through legitimate means and refined them into pills and elixirs that helped increase their strength.

According to Xiao Yan's estimation, in another six months, Queen Medusa will reach the Peak Dou Zong, while Zi Yan will reach the bottleneck of advancing to the Tier 7 Magical Beast and evolve through cocooning once again.

The time required for Venerable Skyfire to revive will likely be considerable. During this time, Xiao Yan plans to return to the Jia Ma Empire to help Xiao Yi Xian resolve the issue of the Woe Poison Body.

And while you're at it, take a look at his girlfriends and fiancées.

In addition, Xiao Yan considered bringing Yun Yun to Central Plains as well, and sending her to the Flower Sect for further study.

After all, the Misty Cloud Sect's limits are already set, and its resources are insufficient.

Just recently, the Soul Hall wiped out most of the mid-to-high-level powerhouses of sects across the Northwest Continent at the Sect Assembly of the Tianxin Empire. With Yun Shan in charge, it will be much easier for the Yan Alliance to expand its power.

During this period of learning alchemy and instructing his three disciples in alchemy, he also made quite a few pills. He took them back to the Yan Alliance, and everyone's strength should improve significantly. In that case, he shouldn't have to worry about them for a while.

"Master, Elder Sheng has arrived."

While Xiao Yan was still pondering the arrangements, his eldest disciple Ye Xinlan's sweet voice rang out. Xiao Yan looked up and saw Elder Sheng behind Ye Xinlan, wearing a brand-new alchemist's robe and Alchemist Badge with eight glittering stars on his chest.

However, Xiao Yan's rank badge has a two-color background, while Elder Sheng's is a solid color.

The number of background colors on the Eighth-Grade Alchemist badges corresponds to the level of their Alchemy.

The badge background of a pill that can be refined into several colors of Dan Lei will have several colors.

However, since many Eighth-Grade Alchemists will go into seclusion to continue practicing Alchemy after passing an assessment and being ranked, and Eighth-Grade Pill usually take a long time to prepare, many Eighth-Grade Alchemists, even if they have made a breakthrough, will not make a special trip to the Danta for a rank test.

Therefore, although the badges of Eighth-Grade Alchemist are very detailed, they cannot be used to determine the level of a senior Eighth-Grade Alchemist.

Of course, for alchemists like Xiao Yan and Elder Sheng who have just entered the Eighth-Grade, this can be used to determine the other party's Alchemy skills.

So, when Elder Sheng looked at the Eighth-Grade Alchemist badge on Xiao Yan's chest, which had an extra color compared to his own, he fell silent.

After nearly half a year of seclusion, he finally succeeded in advancing to the Eighth-Grade Alchemist. It took him three portions of medicinal herbs to pass the level assessment. He felt as if something inside him had shattered.

Six months ago, he personally presided over Xiao Yan's alchemist level assessment and watched Xiao Yan "luckily" succeed in refining a High-Tier Seventh-Grade pill.

Even then, he felt the pressure from Xiao Yan's soul power and knew that Xiao Yan's soul power had actually surpassed his own, advancing to the Spirit Realm.

But he never expected that in just half a year, Xiao Yan would become an Eighth-Grade Alchemy Grandmaster!

Even stronger than him!

Did you directly refine Eighth-Grade Pill with Two-Colored Pill Lightning during the assessment?

Are geniuses just this unreasonable...?

Elder Sheng's feelings became incredibly complicated.

He thought that after half a year of seclusion, he would finally become Eighth-Grade Alchemist and be able to give Xiao Yan some guidance, which would also be a way of repaying the kindness of Xiao Yan for his breakthrough after he was inspired by watching Xiao Yan refine medicine.

I never expected the Young President to be such a prodigy, surpassing him all the way!

"Young President!"

Suppressing the complex emotions in his heart, Elder Sheng cupped his hands in greeting and greeted him respectfully.

"Elder Sheng, there's no need for such formalities. Congratulations on reaching the Eighth-Grade rank in Alchemy."

Xiao Yan said with a smile.

After all, Elder Sheng was, in a sense, his subordinate, and he was naturally pleased that his subordinate was strong.

"I am ashamed to say that after so many years of cultivation, I have only barely managed to advance to the Eighth-Grade. I am not as talented as the Young President, who has made such a name for himself!"

Under normal circumstances, Elder Sheng would have been somewhat proud and modest, but at this moment he could only wave his hand with a face full of shame, and then began to praise Xiao Yan.

"Ah~ If it weren't for the careful guidance of the three elders, I wouldn't have been able to make such a breakthrough so quickly." Xiao Yan shook his head casually, said modestly, and then continued to ask, "Elder Sheng, what brings you here?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Sheng remembered the important matter at hand, and his face became more serious:

"Young President, I have come here on the orders of the three Masters to invite you to the reception room."

"The reception room?"

Xiao Yan was taken aback upon hearing this.

What kind of guest requires all three chairpersons to meet with them simultaneously?

Although he thought this in his heart, Xiao Yan smiled and nodded.

"Alright, Elder Sheng, please lead the way."

After saying that, Xiao Yan turned to Ye Xinlan beside him and instructed her:

"Xin Lan, you and your two junior sisters have rested enough. Now go to the alchemy room to refine medicine. If you have any questions, I'll answer them when I return."

"Yes, Master."

Ye Xinlan nodded obediently, her little face solemn, as if she regarded Xiao Yan's words as golden rules.

Under the personal tutelage of Xiao Yan, an Alchemy Grandmaster, Ye Xinlan is now able to refine some peak Second-Grade pills. Once her success rate gradually increases, she will be able to attempt to advance to the Third-Grade alchemist level.

As for Cao Ying and Dan Chen, they are already close to reaching the threshold of Fifth-Grade Alchemist. Their progress is at least three times faster than the speed at which they cultivated with their elders at home.

However, there is still a bottleneck limiting their alchemy skills: their own Dou Qi level.

Ye Xinlan had only recently advanced to the rank of Dou Master, while Cao Ying and Dan Chen were merely four-star and Two-Star Da Dou Shi, respectively.

Lately, they have been busy studying alchemy day and night, so they inevitably lack in the cultivation of Dou Qi.

Not everyone can be like Xiao Yan, managing both Dou Qi arts and alchemy so well.

Especially for Dan Chen, whose body was weak, after focusing all her energy on Alchemy, it was difficult for her to pay attention to the cultivation of Dou Qi. This not only slowed down the progress of her Dou Qi realm, but also slowed down her physical development.

Six months later, Cao Ying was noticeably taller than before, and her figure had begun to take shape.

Ye Xinlan has also grown taller and entered puberty.

Dan Chen, on the other hand, still looked as delicate as ever, almost unchanged.

However, Dan Chen's constitution is not something that can be solved simply by talking about it. Xiao Yan also needs more time to study and deduce a solution.

Following Elder Sheng, Xiao Yan arrived at the reception hall. Without needing to announce his arrival, he simply pushed open the door and casually called out:

"Xuan Ma, what brings you two senior uncles here?"

Having said that, he walked into the reception room and saw the so-called guest.

There were two guests, one elderly and one young.

The old man was dressed in a blue robe, with his long hair casually draped over his shoulders. He had a free and easy demeanor. Although the wrinkles on his face made him look somewhat old, one could still see in his eyes how handsome and dashing he had been in his youth. Clearly, he had once been a handsome man like Old Yao.

Furthermore, due to his cultivation of wind-attribute Dou Qi, his aura was somewhat ethereal and unpredictable, giving people a sense of profound mystery.

Beside him was a young girl dressed in blue, with a pretty and charming face, a pair of bright and sparkling eyes, and a slightly childlike appearance, who looked quite young.

But Xiao Yan could tell at a glance that she wasn't human!

Having spent a lot of time with Queen Medusa and Zi Yan, Xiao Yan had become quite familiar with the aura of magical beasts. Although the girl seemed flawless, Xiao Yan could sense the unique life force of a magical beast emanating from her.

Xiao Yan didn't need to think at all to guess the identities of this old and young duo.

The Venerable Feng, a close friend of the Old Yao, and his disciple Mu Qingluan!

Although Venerable Feng's aura was ethereal, Xiao Yan could still sense that Venerable Feng was only Three-Star Dou Zun at present.

Considering that before the Pill Gathering ten years later, Venerable Feng will only be at the Four-Star Peak Dou Zun...

Clearly, without Old Yao, Venerable Feng's cultivation efficiency in recent years has not been very high.

As for Mu Qingluan, her strength is average; she seems to have only reached the Third Tier.

Considering that its true form is Heavenly Luan, which is considered a relatively powerful race in the Beast World, and given that Zi Yan was able to reach the level of a Fifth Tier magical beast at such a young age, Mu Qingluan, who is currently at the Third Tier, is probably not much older than Zi Yan.

Tsk, another little girl.

I just don't know how she transformed into human form at such a young age. Could she have accidentally eaten the Transformation Grass like Zi Yan did?

While Xiao Yan was sizing up Venerable Feng Qingluan, Venerable Feng and Mu Qingluan were also sizing up Xiao Yan.

Peak Dou Emperor, Eighth-Grade Alchemist?

So young?

Immediately afterward, Venerable Feng, realizing the familiar way Xiao Yan addressed the Three Great Elders of Danta, looked at Xuan Yi, who was somewhat more familiar with him, with some confusion.

The two were somewhat friends back then because of Old Yao, and they often exchanged information about Old Yao over the years. Furthermore, Xiao Yan's address to Xuan Yi was noticeably more intimate, leading him to speculate that Xiao Yan might be Xuan Yi's adopted child.

"Venerable Feng, his name is Xiao Yan, and he is Yao Chen's disciple."

Seeing this, Xuan Yi smiled slightly and immediately launched into a bombshell.

"Yao Chen's disciple!?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Feng immediately sprang up from his chair, his own Dou Qi surging uncontrollably, and an immense pressure spread uncontrollably in all directions.

Mu Qingluan, who was standing to the side, was the first to be suppressed and her face turned pale.

If she weren't a magical beast in her true form, she would probably have been severely injured or even killed by the shockwave by now.

As for Xiao Yan...

He frowned, flashed to Mu Qingluan's side, and unleashed his Mid-Stage Spirit Realm soul power, forming a barrier to block the oppressive force. He then took his junior sister's hand and placed a pill in her palm.

"You'll feel better after eating it."

Xiao Yan said gently.

Hearing the gentle voice of the young man before her, and seeing the Alchemist Badge on his chest that shimmered with eight dazzling stars, Mu Qingluan instinctively chose to believe this young man who looked only a few years older than her, yet was terrifyingly strong.

After taking the pill, she barely needed to circulate its power before it automatically spread out, completely healing the injuries caused by the terrifying pressure. Mu Qingluan felt incredibly comfortable all over; if she weren't concerned about her image, she would have definitely let out a soft moan of pleasure.

Seeing that his junior sister was alright, Xiao Yan looked helplessly at Venerable Feng and said:

"Uncle Feng, although you are a close friend of our teacher, there's no need for you to get so excited about seeing me that you neglect your own disciple, is there?"

Hearing Xiao Yan directly reveal his identity, Venerable Feng was also taken aback and couldn't help but ask:

How did you know who I am?

"Naturally, my teacher told me." Xiao Yan shrugged, then looked at the Three Great Elders of Danta and asked in confusion, "Xuan Ma, didn't you tell Uncle Feng about my teacher?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Feng was taken aback again and turned to look at Xuan Yi.

"Who knew he wouldn't have noticed that Yao Chen's Bone Flame Ring was right there on my hand for so long?" Xuan Yi smiled upon hearing this, raised his left hand and shook it, revealing the ancient black Storage Ring on his ring finger. "Come out, Yao Chen."

As soon as he finished speaking, Old Yao's figure flew out of the Storage Ring and landed beside Xuan Yi, his face full of helplessness.

He could only indulge Xuan Yi's mischievous idea.

Who told him to have wronged Xuan Yi so much over the years?

"Chen, Brother Chen!"

Venerable Feng gazed upon the figure whose appearance remained unchanged from his youth, yet appeared somewhat ethereal, his eyes immediately reddened, and tears streamed down his face.

"Sigh, you're still as easily swayed as ever."

Upon hearing this, Old Yao looked at Venerable Feng, sighed, and stepped forward to pat Venerable Feng on the shoulder.

"I... I'm just happy!" Upon hearing this, Venerable Feng didn't seem to care at all that he was shedding tears in front of his newly accepted disciple. He simply said in a trembling voice, wiped away his tears, and then asked with concern, "Your health..."

"Alas, I was blind back then, I misjudged Han Feng, and he made me into this mess. If it weren't for Xiao Yan, I'm afraid we would never have met again!"

As he spoke, the Old Yao recounted the events of that time to Venerable Feng in a brief manner.

"That beast!"

Upon hearing that Han Feng dared to collude with the Soul Hall to murder his mentor, Venerable Feng was furious. His Dou Qi surged, and his oppressive aura spread out uncontrollably.

If Xiao Yan hadn't been taking care of his junior sister Mu Qingluan, this child might have really been tortured to death by Venerable Feng.

But after hearing that Han Feng had been killed by Old Yao, Venerable Feng looked at Old Yao with a concerned expression.

After all, Old Yao had placed high hopes on Han Feng, but he ended up like this. He must be feeling terrible.

That's not actually the case.

Since Xiao Yan came into his life and he watched Xiao Yan rise step by step, Han Feng has become less important to Old Yao.

Cleansing them out of the house himself certainly brought a touch of sadness to Old Yao, but more than anything, it brought him relief, or rather, a sense of liberation.

This matter is now in the past, and his future lies ahead, so he must naturally look forward.

Moreover, he also has Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan is such an honest and kind person!

After catching up and understanding the whole story, Venerable Feng finally turned his gaze to Xiao Yan.

Peak Dou Emperor Eighth-Grade Alchemist.

This junior apprentice is really impressive!

The more Venerable Feng looked at Xiao Yan, the more satisfied he became. In terms of talent, strength, and character, Xiao Yan far surpassed Han Feng. Especially compared to Han Feng, the ungrateful wretch, Xiao Yan seemed like a saint.

Venerable Feng immediately nodded and said:

"Since she's your disciple, then she's my niece. By the way, Brother Chen, let me introduce you. This little girl is the daughter of the Heavenly Luan Clan Chief, and she's my newly accepted disciple."

Immediately afterwards, Venerable Feng squatted down apologetically, looked Mu Qingluan straight in the eye, and said gently:

"I'm sorry, Qingluan. I got a little excited just now and lost control of my Dou Qi. Did I hurt you?"

Although Mu Qingluan was indeed slightly injured, thanks to Xiao Yan's timely intervention, the care he provided, and what Old Yao said, Mu Qingluan realized that this powerful older brother must be her senior brother!

The young girl's thoughts were simple; she simply thought her senior brother was very capable, handsome, and an outstanding person. Therefore, her mind was entirely focused on how to cultivate a good relationship with him, as this would also be beneficial to the Heavenly Luan Clan. Thus, regarding her adoptive master's concern, she simply shook her head and whispered:

"Master, I'm fine. Senior Brother Xiao Yan just treated me, and I feel great!"

After saying that, the little girl blinked her big, bright eyes and looked at Xiao Yan with admiration and adoration.

Despite being the master of the Starfall Pavilion and Dou Zun expert, Venerable Feng Xiao Yan's status as Eighth-Grade Alchemist carries more weight than Venerable Feng's.

Not to mention the way Xiao Yan had just acted as a gentle senior brother taking care of his adorable junior sister, which was incredibly appealing to the young Mu Qingluan.

Seeing his newly accepted disciple seemingly about to be abducted, Venerable Feng looked helpless. If it were anyone else, he certainly wouldn't have given them a good look, but Xiao Yan was his brother Chen's only and most beloved disciple. Let alone the interaction between senior and junior brothers, even if the two of them got together in the future, he, as their teacher and uncle, would only happily drink a cup of wine.

It would be perfect for families to become even closer!

But why do I still feel uneasy?

However, remembering his earlier loss of composure and how he had almost shocked his disciple to death, he felt too embarrassed to say anything more. He simply nodded and began to formally introduce Mu Qingluan:

"Qingluan, this is my dearest friend and elder brother from back then, and also the head of our Starfall Pavilion, Venerable Yao Chen. You can call him Uncle-Master. As for Xiao Yan, I think you two already know each other, so from now on, you can address each other as senior and junior siblings."

Upon hearing this, Qingluan also stood up, bowed respectfully to Old Yao and Xiao Yan, and said:

"Mu Qingluan greets Master Medicine Uncle and Senior Brother Xiao."

The Old Yao clearly took a liking to this adorable, bright-eyed girl. He nodded with a smile, reached into the Bone Flame Ring on the Xuan Yi's hand, took out a bottle of pills, and handed it to Mu Qingluan, saying with a grin:

"Hehe, it's a pleasure to meet you. I don't have much else to offer, so I'll give you a bottle of pills as a small gift."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingluan was also somewhat excited. Although the Venerable Yao in front of her was only a soul body, his powerful soul fluctuations were almost comparable to those of her father, who was comparable to Dou Zun expert. With such terrifying soul power, coupled with the Venerable Yao's reputation as the number one alchemist on the continent, the pills he was sending out at this moment must be extraordinary!

"Thank you very much for the medicine, Master Uncle."

Mu Qingluan smiled sweetly and accepted the exquisite jade bottle containing the pills.

"Since you've given me pills, Master, I'll give you something else instead."

Xiao Yan smiled and touched Mu Qingluan's forehead. A massive, compressed stream of information was then injected into Mu Qingluan's soul.

"There's a lot inside. As your strength reaches the standard for cultivation, the sealed cultivation methods for Dou Technique will automatically unlock. At least until you cultivate to the Dou Zun, you won't lack Dou Technique."

Xiao Yan explained with a smile.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Feeling the soul orb in her mind that contained various Dou Technique and secret methods ranging from Lower Mystic Tier to Advanced Earth Tier, including attack, defense, and movement techniques, Mu Qingluan spoke with great excitement.

Although the Heavenly Luan Clan does possess some exquisite Dou Technique, who would complain about having too many?

Having more skills is never a bad thing!

As for biting off more than you can chew?

Those Dou Technique were all ones that Xiao Yan had learned or researched, and his cultivation experience was sealed inside, so that he could help Mu Qingluan learn those Dou Technique as quickly as possible.

This senior brother of his wouldn't hold anything back from his junior sister.