At that very moment, Mu She's expression turned grave.
Looking at the black-robed figure before him, he thought of a certain possibility.
The black-robed lord standing before him was none other than...
the Rank 7 Alchemist who had caused a sensation throughout the Jia Ma Empire some time ago.
Mu She couldn't bring himself to believe it.
But Elder Yao before him, and the pale flame in his hand...
Its energy was so terrifying that it had to be a Heavenly Flame.
Mu She's expression turned utterly horrified.
Then, he hurriedly said in terror,
"Lord, I was rash just now and offended you."
"Everyone, stop at once!"
As soon as Mu She finished speaking,
the many mercenaries before them immediately stopped what they were doing.
Then they looked at Mu She.
Even Elder Yao, dressed in black robes,
was taken aback.
Everyone's faces were filled with astonishment.
They all looked utterly dumbfounded.
Then, they started muttering to themselves.
"Could it be that the black-robed figure before us..."
"is the Alchemist who caused a sensation throughout the Jia Ma Empire?"
"My lord." Mu She looked utterly terrified.
Then he started trembling with fear.
A sudden feeling welled up in his heart.
Even if his son hadn't died at the hands of the black-robed figure before him...
even if he had, Mu She still wouldn't dare do anything today.
He could only let the matter go.
Otherwise, forget about getting revenge—
he and the entire Wolf Head Mercenary Group would be wiped out as well.
Mu She was ultimately a minor villain.
Though Elder Yao had no interest in dealing with him,
leaving him alive would only invite trouble.
Anyway, Elder Yao could kill him in an instant with the slightest movement.
It would take no effort at all.
Elder Yao raised his hand.
Without waiting for Mu She to say anything, he simply swept his hand back.
The Heavenly Flame in his hand instantly burned all the Dou Zhe of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to ash.
"My lord, please spare my life!"
"I swear I'll obey the rules and never offend you again."
Mu She fell straight to his knees.
His expression was utterly horrified.
His own subordinates had been killed with a wave of Elder Yao's hand.
At that moment, he had only one thought: beg for mercy.
No matter what, he had to beg first.
But Elder Yao ignored his plea.
Elder Yao raised his hand, and Mu She was burned to ash.
At that moment, after killing Mu She with a wave of his hand,
Elder Yao looked at Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan before him.
With Mu She and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group out of the way,
Elder Yao clapped his hands.
"It's all right now."
"Mr. Yao's methods are truly impressive."
"He really is a powerful Dou Zong."
Xiao Yi Xian praised him silently in her heart.
Over the next few hours,
Elder Yao, Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yan, and the others
stayed in Green Mountain Town.
The methods Elder Yao had displayed
had already left everyone at the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion utterly shocked.
From the guards at the entrance to the pavilion's owner, Mr. Yao,
not a single person was an exception.
They all treated him as an honored guest on the spot.
Of course, Mr. Yao of the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion wasn't a good person either.
By evening,
Xiao Yan was quietly cultivating in his room.
After fighting the Wolf Head Mercenary Group during the day,
he wondered whether he could find the feeling of a breakthrough.
If he could break through and raise his strength to the next level,
that would be wonderful.
Xiao Yan murmured to himself.
Then he looked at Elder Yao.
"Teacher, I plan to try to break through to the next level."
"Of course, I'm not sure if I'll succeed."
"But I think the battle today helped improve my strength..."
"quite a bit."
"Mm. Take your time building your strength and look for the feeling of a breakthrough."
Elder Yao said calmly.
Then Xiao Yan closed his eyes.
He began to sense and search for the feeling of a breakthrough.
After a while,
Elder Yao saw Xiao Yan still cultivating there.
At that moment, he felt
that staying in the room was rather pointless.
So he left Xiao Yan's room
and went outside.
Since it had just rained,
the air was exceptionally fresh.
Elder Yao stepped outside.
Looking at the bright moon in the sky,
he silently sighed to himself.
He thought of a name: Han Feng.
Since he had taken over Elder Yao's body,
he would naturally deal with the traitor Han Feng as well.
He couldn't let him live in this world.
Elder Yao hadn't continued thinking about it yet
when he saw Xiao Yi Xian suddenly walk over.
She came up to Elder Yao.
"Mr. Yao, it's so late. You're still not resting?"
Xiao Yi Xian looked at Elder Yao and asked.
During the day, Xiao Yi Xian had thought of the methods and abilities Elder Yao had displayed.
Especially that pale Heavenly Flame—
it had wiped out the Wolf Head Mercenary Group in an instant.
She couldn't help but marvel at it.
Heavenly Flames truly were the most terrifying things in the world.
It was incredible.
No wonder, throughout the Dou Qi Continent,
countless Alchemists fought tooth and nail to seize Heavenly Flames.
There had to be a reason for it.
Their power really was astonishing.
Xiao Yi Xian looked at Elder Yao, just about to speak,
when Elder Yao suddenly reached into his system inventory
and took out a Dou Technique called Nine Poison Saint Hand.
It was a High Xuan Tier Dou Technique, and it was poison-attributed.
After taking out the technique,
he looked at Xiao Yi Xian and said,
"Xiao Yi Xian, this Dou Technique is a High Xuan Tier technique."
"Come to think of it, it's quite suitable for you to cultivate."
"If you can cultivate it properly..."
"I think it'll be quite effective."
"It'll greatly increase your strength."
Looking at the Dou Technique scroll Elder Yao held out to her,
Xiao Yi Xian looked a little surprised.
Then she examined it and saw that it was a High Xuan Tier Dou Technique.
Xiao Yi Xian was thrilled, her heart brimming with excitement.
She immediately looked at Elder Yao and said,
"Mr. Yao, thank you so much."
"The poison arts recorded in this technique are truly profound and unfathomable."
After Xiao Yi Xian finished saying this,
she immediately thanked Elder Yao.
She couldn't wait to start cultivating the Dou Technique.
Techniques of this level were truly rare.
After saying this,
Xiao Yi Xian felt even more grateful to Elder Yao.
On Elder Yao's System Panel,
a reward appeared as well.
[You have earned Xiao Yi Xian's gratitude and received a random reward: 400 points.]
Elder Yao thought to himself.
It seemed it wasn't only Xiao Yan.
Even a supporting character like Xiao Yi Xian—
if he helped her
and earned her gratitude—
could grant him a random reward.
Elder Yao pondered this silently.
An hour later,
Elder Yao parted ways with Xiao Yi Xian and returned to his room.
Meanwhile, beneath the moonlight, Xiao Yi Xian began cultivating the Dou Technique.