Yao Xuan's Deliberate Move: Uncle Chen, Why Are You Only a Soul Now?

Hearing Yao Xuan's words, Yao Lao's soul body trembled slightly.

"You're no longer a member of the Yao Clan either? What do you mean by that?"

At this moment, Xiao Yan stood between Yao Chen and Yao Xuan like a complete novice. He could not fully understand their conversation.

Still, Xiao Yan managed to glean a little from it, and he could not help muttering to himself, That man is called Yao Xuan, and he calls Teacher Yao Chen...

They both have the surname Yao, and there's this Yao Clan. Then this incredible alchemist must be one of Teacher's clansmen...

But what kind of force is this Yao Clan...?

Xiao Yan quietly speculated, guessing that the Yao Clan must be an extraordinary existence. After all, any force that could be called a clan was surely formidable!

No matter what, though, there was one thing Xiao Yan could now be certain of: his teacher had not been bragging about his past. He truly was an extraordinary figure!

Otherwise, how could such a young alchemist address him as Uncle Chen?

Yao Xuan carefully put the Myriad Veins Origin-Bearing Pill in his palm back into his Storage Ring before slowly speaking. "Uncle Chen..."

"Because, just like you, I was expelled from the Yao Clan after Yao Wangu abused his authority. In their eyes, I am already an abandoned child of the Yao Clan..."

Although Yao Lao had now confirmed that the youth before him, Yao Xuan, was indeed from the Yao Clan, he still found Yao Xuan's words difficult to believe.

In Yao Lao's eyes, someone who had become a Dou Wang at such a young age and a Sixth-Rank Alchemist at the Late-Level Mortal Realm could not possibly come from some insignificant Yao Clan branch family!

With such talent, Yao Lao believed that only those direct-line prodigies who had enjoyed the full support of the clan's resources since childhood could reach such heights.

Yet Yao Xuan kept claiming that he came from a branch family. It was truly hard to believe!

Most importantly, there was that Myriad Veins Origin-Bearing Pill!

Yao Lao was exceedingly familiar with that pill. It was a specially supplied medicinal pill that only members of the Yao Clan's direct line could consume!

Forget taking it; branch family members could not even get hold of its formula.

Thus, Yao Lao still remained wary of Yao Xuan and slowly asked in a deep voice, "Since you say you were expelled from the Yao Clan, can you tell me why?"

"And you keep saying that you came from a branch family of the Yao Clan. Then what is the explanation for the pill in your hand...?"

Yao Xuan was not surprised by Yao Lao's reaction.

After all, making Yao Lao immediately believe him would be rather difficult.

What was more, after what had happened with the Yao Clan back then, Yao Lao had long since lost all feelings for it.

So Yao Xuan did not intend to hide anything from Yao Lao and slowly said:

"Uncle Chen..."

"The reason I was expelled from the Yao Clan was also because of this Myriad Veins Origin-Bearing Pill..."

"I assume you still remember the Medicine Assembly held once a year within the Yao Clan..."

Yao Lao nodded, his thoughts pulled back to the past.

Back then, Yao Lao had also been expelled from the Yao Clan because something had happened at that very Medicine Assembly.

The alchemy talent he displayed had been exceptional, to the point that he might even have won that year's Medicine Assembly championship.

Yet it was precisely because of Yao Wangu. To ensure that his younger brother, Yao Feng, won the championship and protected the ridiculous dignity of their direct-line branch,

he had deliberately switched Yao Lao's medicinal ingredients, intentionally causing Yao Lao's pill refinement to fail and making him miss the championship!

And that was not all. Afterward, Yao Wangu had even falsely accused Yao Lao of stealing medicinal ingredients and framing a fellow clansman, directly expelling him from the Yao Clan...

However, even as Yao Lao recalled the past, he did not interrupt Yao Xuan. He quietly listened to Yao Xuan's account.

"Uncle Chen, you should know very well the status and standing of branch family members within the Yao Clan. For people like us from the branch families, the Medicine Assembly was the only thing we could rely on to rise up..."

"In order to win the Medicine Assembly, a friend of mine prepared the pill formula and the required ingredients for this Myriad Veins Origin-Bearing Pill!"

"And I did not disappoint him. At the Medicine Assembly, I successfully refined this pill and, under Elder Wanhuo's gaze, became the first branch family disciple in the history of the Medicine Assembly to win the championship..."

"But from beginning to end, the Medicine Assembly was nothing more than an empty promise the direct-line members used to deceive us branch family members! What did winning the championship matter? Simply because of my birth, Yao Wangu indiscriminately accused me of stealing the pill formula and ingredients. Even after becoming the champion of the Medicine Assembly, I was still directly expelled from the Yao Clan..."

After hearing Yao Xuan's words, Yao Lao frowned slightly. "After all these years, Yao Wangu is still using the same methods..."

Yao Xuan gave a bitter smile. "Uncle Chen, you do not know..."

"Yao Wangu is now not only a Four-Star Dou Saint, but also the presiding elder of the Yao Clan's Law Enforcement Hall..."

"So even if he behaves like this, no one in the clan will do anything to him..."

After hearing this, Yao Lao fell silent for a moment before speaking again. "But your talent far surpasses what I had back then!"

"Even so, when Yao Wangu expelled you from the Yao Clan, no one stopped him?"

Yao Xuan shook his head. "To be honest, when I was still in the Yao Clan, I was merely a minor Dou Spirit, and my soul strength was only at the Mid-Level Mortal Realm..."

"But after leaving the Yao Clan, disaster became a blessing. I encountered Senior Old Man Shennong by chance in the Shennong Mountain Range. Thanks to his intervention, I managed to keep my life there..."

"At the same time, Senior Shennong took notice of my talent. After cultivating bitterly in the Shennong Mountain Range for a year, I attained my current strength..."

Yao Lao did not doubt Yao Xuan's words. After all, the Shennong Mountain Range outside the Medicine Realm was indeed fraught with dangers!

Back then, he too had only escaped from the Shennong Mountain Range with Old Man Shennong's help and the assistance of the Nine-Star Fox Princess.

Yet Yao Lao still had many questions, and he asked, "Then how did you find me in Wu Tan City...?"

Yao Xuan smiled faintly. "Uncle Chen, your reputation in the Central Plains was once resounding. Even while I was still in the Medicine Realm, I had heard of you..."

"After leaving the Shennong Mountain Range, I began asking everywhere for news of you. I heard that you had taken a disciple named Han Feng, who was known as the Medicine Emperor in the Black-Corner Region. So I came to the Northwest Continent to try my luck, and I happened to find you here in Wu Tan City..."

Yao Xuan had made up these words back then. To make them more convincing, he added one last question. "But Uncle Chen, why are you in this state now? Why are you left with only a soul body?"

After all, very few people currently knew that Yao Chen had died after being betrayed by Han Feng.

However, the instant Yao Lao heard Yao Xuan mention Han Feng's name, the expression on his soul body's face visibly darkened. In the end, though, he only said:

"Why did you come looking for me?"