Sixth-Tier Alchemist!

Half an hour later, everything had been packed up.

The enormous Purple Crystal Winged Lion King spread its wings in the open space behind the Mitel Auction House. Everyone jumped onto its back one after another. With a beat of its wings, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King soared into the sky and shot toward the imperial capital.

At the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's speed, they would reach Jia Ma Sacred City before nightfall.

On the lion's back, fierce winds howled past their ears while the towns and fields below sped backward.

Little Doctor nestled against Su Zhao. Her light purple hair streamed behind her in the wind as she softly said, "I need to have a proper look around the imperial capital this time. I didn't get to go anywhere in Wutan City—I was always staying at the Mitel Auction House."

Su Zhao glanced at her and smiled. "It's not as if I stopped you."

"Hmph."

Little Doctor curled her lips.

"You wouldn't go with me."

Su Zhao looked down at her, smiling. "Fine. Once we reach the imperial capital, I'll definitely go sightseeing with you."

Little Doctor turned her head aside, the tips of her ears faintly reddening, yet she still refused to yield. "Who wants you to go with me?"

Seeing her deliberately aloof expression, Su Zhao could not help twitching the corner of his mouth, but he did not expose her.

He merely tightened his grip on her hand and looked toward the enormous city outline on the horizon, which was becoming clearer and clearer.

Jia Ma Sacred City was almost here.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's aura reached Jia Ma Sacred City from far away.

Even from several miles away, the pressure belonging to a sixth-tier magical beast was like a boulder cast into a tranquil lake.

Within the imperial capital, several Dou Huang experts raised their heads at the same time, their gazes turning toward the skies beyond the city.

Jia Xing Tian was the first to shoot out of the imperial palace, his body transforming into a streak of light that rushed straight into the heavens.

Just as he steadied himself in the high skies beyond the city, a cyan figure arrived close behind him. The newcomer wore a pale cyan gown. Her figure was slender and tall, her face incomparably beautiful. A calm, detached coolness lay between her brows. Her skin was as fair as congealed cream, while her long hair drifted lightly in the wind, making her seem like an immortal maiden descended from a painting.

She was none other than the current Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect, Yun Yun.

Jia Xing Tian turned to look at her and smiled. "Sect Master Yun, it has been a long time. Your cultivation has advanced again. Congratulations."

Yun Yun gave a slight nod, her expression unchanged. "Elder Jia, you sensed it as well, didn't you? That aura."

Jia Xing Tian nodded, his expression turning solemn. "It's the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King."

As they spoke, another figure swiftly arrived. Fa Ma wore an alchemist's robe, his beard and hair completely white, his face thin and refined. The moment he barely stabilized himself, he asked, "Wasn't the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King deep within the Magic Beast Mountain Range? Why has it suddenly come to the imperial capital?"

Jia Xing Tian shook his head. "I do not know either. But the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King is extremely powerful and rules over a region of the Magic Beast Mountain Range. We cannot be careless. Let us first see what it wants."

Yun Yun and Fa Ma nodded at the same time.

The three hovered side by side in the sky, their eyes fixed upon the purple figure growing larger on the horizon.

Very soon, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's massive body visibly drew near. Just as the three focused their attention and readied themselves, they suddenly discovered a fact that made their pupils contract sharply—several figures were standing atop the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's back!

Jia Xing Tian's pupils shrank. Yun Yun's brows also creased slightly. The three exchanged glances and saw the same shock in one another's eyes. The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had actually been tamed!

In the blink of an eye, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had flown before them. Its massive body stopped about several dozen feet away from the three, its wings slowly beating to keep itself steady.

Su Zhao rose to his feet. Crimson Dou Qi wings suddenly spread open behind him as his body shot upward, hovering in front of them.

Immediately afterward, Hai Bo Dong and Su You also formed wings from Dou Qi, taking positions to Su Zhao's left and right.

Jia Xing Tian's gaze rested on Hai Bo Dong's face for a moment. His pupils contracted as he blurted out, "Hai Bo Dong! You're actually not dead?! You people are..."

Hai Bo Dong burst into laughter and waved his hand. "Hahaha! Old Jia, after all these years, you still haven't broken through to Dou Zong! Relax, we didn't come here to cause trouble today. I'm accompanying Young Master to the imperial capital, and I don't feel like fighting you."

"Young Master?"

Jia Xing Tian's gaze passed over Hai Bo Dong and landed on the young man standing between two Dou Huang experts, guarded on either side.

The black-robed man behind him had an unfathomable, restrained aura. Although Hai Bo Dong had returned, he was clearly following that young man's lead.

Jia Xing Tian was an exceptionally shrewd man. In an instant, he realized that this young man's identity was anything but ordinary.

Su Zhao stepped forward and cupped his hands. "I am Su Zhao. I bear no ill intent in coming to the imperial capital today. I simply intend to stay here for a while. The commotion was somewhat large, so if we have disturbed anyone, I hope you will forgive us."

Jia Xing Tian and the other two exchanged glances.

Yun Yun's gaze lingered on Su Zhao for a moment. A trace of nearly imperceptible surprise flashed through her clear, water-like eyes. This young man looked no more than sixteen or seventeen, yet he was already a Dou Wang expert?

Moreover, his aura was solid and profound, not something forcefully raised through external means. What terrifying talent!

Seeing that the three were still examining Su Zhao, Hai Bo Dong could not help interrupting, "Enough, enough. How long are you three going to keep blocking our way? Let me tell you, Young Master is a sixth-tier alchemist. Is this really an appropriate way to receive him?"

The moment those words fell, Jia Xing Tian, Yun Yun, and Fa Ma were all shaken!

A sixth-tier alchemist?!

As the president of the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Association, Fa Ma himself was only a fifth-tier alchemist, and he had spent several decades struggling to reach that level.

Yet this young man of sixteen or seventeen was actually a sixth-tier alchemist? And a Dou Wang expert as well?

Jia Xing Tian was the first to react. The wariness on his face instantly turned into warmth as he cupped his hands and laughed. "Hahaha! We have been poor hosts, truly poor hosts! Please, everyone, come into the city so that we may speak. Allow this old man to fulfill his duties as host."

Su Zhao nodded slightly without standing on ceremony and took the lead in flying toward the city.

The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King followed close behind. Its enormous body swept across the skies above the imperial capital, causing countless residents and cultivators below to look up in astonishment as an uproar broke out.

In the end, they landed within the Mittel Family estate. Su Zhao had already decided to stay here, and Hai Bo Dong had arranged the matter.

When Teng Shan saw Hai Bo Dong, his eyes reddened with excitement. When he saw Su Zhao and the others, he was even more overjoyed. He immediately welcomed everyone into the residence and arranged a luxurious reception room spanning over a hundred square meters.

Inside the reception room, Su Zhao sat unceremoniously in the seat of honor, while Su You stood quietly behind him.

Little Doctor sat beside Su Zhao, holding the still somewhat bewildered Qing Lin in her arms.

Hai Bo Dong sat on the lower seat to the right. Across from him, Jia Xing Tian, Yun Yun, and Fa Ma took their seats in turn, their gazes repeatedly studying Su Zhao.