"So what? Even if I have to do all the dirty, exhausting work, I'll still be the best at it on the continent!" Wei Jiangyuan flashed his tiger teeth in a carefree grin, looking utterly pleased with himself.
Xiao Yan knew he was right. Having one of the finest eighth-tier alchemists handle all the dirty work and assist him would certainly get the job done—and done better than anyone else on the continent. After all, apart from Wei Jiangyuan, probably no other alchemist would be willing to serve as someone else's assistant for long.
"No, this is far too unfair to you!" Xiao Yan still could not accept this arrangement. If they truly went through with it, Wei Jiangyuan would eventually fall further and further behind him.
After all, Xiao Yan could gradually make up for his own lack of experience over time.
But what Wei Jiangyuan lacked was something he might no longer have the heart to make up for.
Only after Xiao Yan truly advanced to the ninth tier could Wei Jiangyuan take this path again.
Xiao Yan knew that Wei Jiangyuan was, deep down, an extremely proud alchemist. Calling it pride was really just confidence in himself. Without that confidence, he would never have come this far. Therefore, Xiao Yan would not allow him to do this, would not allow Wei Jiangyuan to make such a great sacrifice for him.
Seeing Xiao Yan's persistence, Wei Jiangyuan understood perfectly well what he was thinking. He reached out and placed both hands on Xiao Yan's shoulders, gripping tightly and firmly holding him in place.
"Trust me. I can definitely do it!"
Xiao Yan met Wei Jiangyuan's gaze and saw, to his surprise, unwillingness in his eyes.
"Old Xiao, you can't possibly fail to understand that things have reached a