Three days later, Danta received an invitation from the Yao Clan.
The Yao Clan's Medicine Canon was about to begin, and they invited Danta's high-ranking Alchemists into the clan to witness the ceremony.
Under ordinary circumstances, this would merely have been a grand event where the ancient Yao Clan displayed its foundations and gathered prestige within the alchemy world. But when the invitation landed in Xiao Fan's hands, it felt like a chess piece delivered at just the right moment.
When Xuan Kongzi brought the invitation into the Little Danta stone pavilion, his expression showed little change.
The Yao Clan's Medicine Canon came only once every hundred years, and they had always invited Danta's high-ranking Alchemists to attend. Xiao Fan was now a Little Danta elder, had just refined a Ninth-Rank Profound Pill, and had subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame. To outsiders, the Yao Clan inviting him was perfectly reasonable.
"The Yao Clan has shown ample courtesy this time."
Xuan Kongzi said, "The invitation does not merely mention Danta. It specifically names you as well."
Xiao Fan accepted the invitation.
The card was warm and smooth like jade. Pale green medicinal patterns slowly flowed across its surface, while an ancient Yao Clan cauldron emblem was carved along its edges. The moment it touched his hand, a clear and upright medicinal fragrance spread out, calming the mind.
But Xiao Fan's fingertips paused slightly.
The medicinal fragrance was too clean.
So clean that it seemed deliberately washed.
Without revealing anything, he withdrew his hand and smiled. "The Yao Clan is certainly well-informed."
Xuan Kongzi said, "When the Ninth-Rank Profound Pill emerged, Danta's bell rang nine times. Everyone in Sacred Pill City knows. Besides, you subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame. The Yao Clan could not possibly remain unaware."
At that point,