Nalan Jie's Shock, Seven-Star Dou Shi?

Hearing Nalan Yanran mention her teacher, Yun Yun, and emphasizing that she was one of the Top Ten Experts of the Gama Empire, Xiao Ze knew exactly why she had come.

Furthermore, the system had already provided a preview of the mission beforehand.

Xiao Ze had absolutely no interest in joining the Misty Cloud Sect; even if Yun Yun were to personally teach him Dou Qi cultivation techniques, he wouldn't care.

He had obtained the System Panel of Xiao Xuan, and to an ancestor like Xiao Xuan, a mere Dou Emperor was nothing!

Nalan Yanran spoke earnestly.

"I went to the Magic Beast Mountain Range a couple of days ago and saw my teacher there."

"I specifically recommended you to her, telling her that your cultivation talent is extraordinary. After hearing that, she was quite impressed by you as well."

"So this time, my teacher sent me to extend an invitation to you once more, asking you to join our Misty Cloud Sect."

"Moreover, if you are willing, my teacher, Yun Yun, as the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, will personally instruct you in the cultivation of Dou Qi techniques."

"The two of us would be fellow disciples in the future. Let me tell you, my teacher, Yun Yun, does not take on students lightly."

"In all these years, she has only ever taken me as a student. This is such a wonderful opportunity, Xiao Ze; you really should give it some serious thought."

"You are so strong, and your cultivation talent is so astonishing that even this tiny Wutan City cannot hinder your rate of progress."

"If you join the Misty Cloud Sect, with a great mountain to back you and countless cultivation resources, along with the support of Dou Techniques and cultivation methods, your future potential and ceiling will certainly be much higher than they are now."

Before Nalan Yanran could finish her sentence, she was met with an unexpected and direct refusal from Xiao Ze.

Another rejection!

To be precise, this was already the third time Xiao Ze had rejected her and the invitation to join the Misty Cloud Sect!

"No need! I have already said it before: I have absolutely no interest in joining your Misty Cloud Sect!" Xiao Ze said, refusing her outright.

"Next time, if you come to see me just for this matter, then there is no need to waste your breath."

After Xiao Ze finished rejecting Nalan Yanran, he left her standing there with a look of shock and a stunned reaction.

My teacher is a Dou Emperor and the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect; he's refusing her personal instruction? Nalan Yanran thought she must have misheard.

After Xiao Ze's refusal, he had finally completed the mission.

Now was the time to claim the system mission rewards.

For a moment, he felt a sense of anticipation and excitement.

The System Panel had just indicated that upon completion of the mission, he would receive three White Treasure Chests as a reward, which could be used for a lucky draw.

[Current Mission: Reject Nalan Yanran's invitation to join the Misty Cloud Sect for the third time.]

[Reward: Three White Treasure Chests, available for a lucky draw.]

[Mission complete. The host has received three treasure chests as a reward, stored in the System Backpack, and they can be opened at any time.]

Looking at the System Panel, Xiao Ze saw that he had just obtained the three White Treasure Chests. He opened his backpack and saw the three chests.

He immediately proceeded to open them.

[The host has opened three White Treasure Chests and obtained rewards from them.]

[The host has received an increase in Alchemist rank; current strength has reached the level of a Tier 3 Alchemist.]

[Obtained 30 Points, which can be used to exchange for top-tier rewards in the Exchange Mall.]

[Obtained an improvement in Fire Control Ability.]

After drawing the rewards from the three White Treasure Chests, Xiao Ze looked at the panel, feeling extremely satisfied.

However, he also muttered to himself in his heart.

If mere White Treasure Chests can yield such rewards, wouldn't higher-grade chests open up even more premium prizes?

For a moment, Xiao Ze was filled with anticipation and curiosity.

He ignored the Nalan Yanran standing before him and began to summon his Beast Flame to practice alchemy.

Now that he was a Tier 3 Alchemist, refining a Tier 3 Medicinal Pill was more than enough for him; it required no effort at all.

"Is that a Heavenly Flame?" Nalan Yanran's expression was one of astonishment.

Seeing the flame in Xiao Ze's hand, so robust and exceptionally scorching, it didn't look like the power of a Dou Qi flame at all.

But after looking closely, it didn't seem to be a Heavenly Flame, but rather a Beast Flame.

It appeared to be of a fairly high grade.

Who would have thought that Xiao Ze could actually swallow and refine a Beast Flame?

Moreover, seeing him take out a pill furnace, he seemed to be preparing to refine a medicinal pill.

Nalan Yanran's expression froze instantly.

"How is this possible? Does Xiao Ze actually know how to refine medicinal pills? Is he an Alchemist?" Nalan Yanran asked in astonishment.

Xiao Ze looked at Nalan Yanran beside him and said, "Miss Nalan, I need to continue my training. If you have nothing else to do, please leave."

"I'll repeat what I said earlier: if this is about getting me to join the Misty Cloud Sect, then forget it."

"I have absolutely no interest in your Misty Cloud Sect!"

After leaving the Back Mountain of the Xiao Family, Nalan Yanran walked along the streets of Wutan City, turning the matter over in her mind and finding it all quite unbelievable.

She never expected that Xiao Ze's strength would have improved by another level since the last time they met.

Furthermore, her teacher, Yun Yun, a powerhouse at the level of a Dou Emperor, had offered to take him as a student and invited him to join the Misty Cloud Sect, yet he had actually refused?

What surprised Nalan Yanran even more was this:

She never imagined that Xiao Ze was actually an Alchemist.

And he had even subdued a Beast Flame to use as his own Dou Qi flame.

The brief time she had just spent there had brought Nalan Yanran too many surprises and shocks.

Although Xiao Ze had already shut the door on the conversation, Nalan Yanran still did not want to give up just like that; after all, this was a task her teacher had entrusted to her, and she did not want to disappoint Yun Yun.

And so, for the next half month, Nalan Yanran stayed in Wutan City, visiting Xiao Ze every few days.

During these two weeks, Nalan Yanran witnessed with her own eyes how Xiao Ze's Dou Qi level rose from that of a Five-Star Dou Shi.

He advanced all the way, promoting to a Seven-Star Dou Shi.

At the same time, she also saw with her own eyes how he relied on his own strength to refine a Tier 3 Medicinal Pill.

Before leaving Wutan City to return to the Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran wanted to try one last time, but before she could even open her mouth, she was rejected by Xiao Ze once again.

Helpless, Nalan Yanran had no choice but to leave Wutan City and head back to the Misty Cloud Sect.

As soon as Nalan Yanran returned to the Misty Cloud Sect, she saw her father, Nalan Su, and her grandfather, Nalan Jie, both present.

As the Sect Leader, Yun Yun had already returned to the sect from the Magic Beast Mountain Range after obtaining the Purple Spirit Crystal, though she had sustained significant injuries.

"Yanran, you've returned. How did the matter I sent you to handle in Wutan City go?" Yun Yun asked.

She was naturally referring to the invitation for Xiao Ze to join the Misty Cloud Sect.

Nalan Yanran replied, "Teacher, Xiao Ze refused."

"What? I personally offered to take him as my disciple, and he still refused?" Yun Yun said in surprise.

Nalan Jie and Nalan Su, standing to the side, also had a rough understanding of what had transpired.

They had not expected that the Xiao Family patriarch Xiao Zhan's youngest son, Xiao Yan's younger brother Xiao Ze, had grown to such a terrifying extent.

Hadn't they heard before that he had always been stuck at the first stage of Dou Qi, even more useless than Xiao Yan?

"Yanran, what did you just say Xiao Ze's strength was? Seven-star? A Seven-Star Dou Practitioner?"

"Not a Seven-Star Dou Practitioner, a Seven-Star Dou Shi!"