"I wouldn't dare call myself your senior. I am Xiao Yan of the Starfall Pavilion, and I was once a student of Jia Nan Academy."
Hearing this, Mang Tianchi abruptly raised his head and carefully examined Xiao Yan's face, confirming that he was indeed the Xiao Yan who had stirred up storms across the Central Plains and made several Dou God Clans take him seriously.
Mang Tianchi sincerely revealed a faint smile as well. "I never expected to meet Young Pavilion Master Xiao Yan here. Your great name has long been familiar to me."
Mang Tianchi naturally knew Xiao Yan's identity very well. Even his past experiences were no secret among the families descended from Dou Gods.
Although the other party claimed to have once been his student, Mang Tianchi did not dare act like an academy headmaster. Xiao Yan's previous experiences had been quite legendary. Though he had enrolled at Jia Nan Academy, he had skipped more than two years outright. By the time he arrived at Jia Nan Academy, he already possessed the strength of a Dou Emperor. In the end, he had only stayed at Jia Nan Academy for a single month, so he could not really be considered an official student of Jia Nan Academy.
"We do share some fate, after all. Seeing that you were advancing, I lent you a hand."
Mang Tianchi was an astute man. Who had not heard of Xiao Yan's reputation as an alchemy grandmaster and champion of the Pill Convention? Now that he had advanced to Dou Sheng, his alchemy skills had surely risen to another level. Since he was willing to help, it was undoubtedly no small favor.
Mang Tianchi did not recall ever meeting Xiao Yan before, much less owing Jia Nan Academy any favor. Since Xiao Yan