News of Exotic Fire

"Yan Er, I hope you can give me an explanation." Xiao Zhan clenched his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and walked towards Xiao Yan step by step.

This brat is getting more and more irresponsible. Is the Xiao Clan so poor they can't afford to raise him? What's he doing running off to Canaan Institute for no reason?

The Black-Corner Region already has a disobedient Xiao Li. Does this kid also want to join his second brother's Xiao Gate?

Xiao Zhan wondered if there was something wrong with his family's education. All three of his sons wanted to run away from home. Weren't the overseas assignments of the Xiao Clan exciting enough?

(Xiao Clan member. "No, no, no, this is already very exciting!")

"Hey, hey, hey, Father, let me explain!" Sensing the murderous aura in the air and seeing the Demon Shadow behind his father, Xiao Yan retreated continuously, raising his hands in front of him, and hurriedly said.

"Speak!" Short and forceful.

"Can it be kept a secret?" Xiao Yan blinked and asked innocently.

"Boom!" Xiao Zhan didn't speak, but gave Xiao Yan Iron Fist of Love without expression.

After a long while, Xiao Zhan calmly left, leaving behind the words, "Fine, you know the rules anyway, go wherever you want!"

Xiao Yan was left slumped on the spot, twitching uncontrollably.

"Oh dear, Father went too far." After an incense stick had burned, Xiao Yan sat up from the ground, clutching his head, and complained.

"Teacher, this time I have paid a price for you that I should never have to pay at my age. You must make it up to me properly," Xiao Yan said with a grin, sounding somewhat pained.

"A price to pay?" the Elder Yao said irritably. "All I got was a beating. What price are you talking about?"

"If it were just a beating, that would be one thing, but there are still resources!" Xiao Yan said, clutching his chest in pain.

"Resources? What do you mean?" The Elder Yao was still quite unfamiliar with many of the Xiao Clan's rules and asked, puzzled.

"My Xiao Clan has its own rules..." Xiao Yan then began to explain the Xiao Clan's rules to Elder Yao.

It turns out that after their Coming-of-Age Ceremony, all members of the Xiao Clan are forced to be sent out of the family to perform missions or gain experience.

Of course, although it's called mandatory, most Xiao Clan are quite willing, because all Xiao Clan family members sent abroad receive excellent benefits.

Even though it requires enduring hardship and suffering, it provides excellent training for the individual, and the family will provide substantial resource compensation.

At the same time, the Xiao Clan did not prohibit members of the Xiao Clan from going out to train on their own after reaching adulthood. Xiao Yan's two older brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, were like this; they loved freedom and left the Xiao Clan as soon as they came of age.

Of course, there are always trade-offs. The members who trained alone gained freedom, but they would have to earn their own training resources from now on.

After all, the Xiao Clan would never allow its members to simply use their resources to cultivate in some remote place.

If you want to be independent, you have to prove that you have the right to go it alone, which is why Xiao Yan feels so sorry for you.

It's overflowing with money!

"This..." The Elder Yao was also speechless. After spending so much time together, he knew all about the benefits the Xiao Clan offered, and there were indeed a lot of them!

But...

"Look at your pathetic self!" The Elder Yao quickly recovered, saying disdainfully, "A Second Grade Alchemist like you isn't afraid of lacking money?"

Yes, thanks to the guidance of the Elder Yao and Xiao Yan's own efforts, Xiao HuoHuo successfully advanced to the rank of Second Grade Alchemist.

When he took the test at the Alchemist Guild Wutan City Branch, it attracted a lot of attention. Even from Elder Yao's perspective, breaking through to the Second Grade Alchemist realm within half a year was an astonishing speed.

"Alright, you're right, okay?" Xiao Yan hung his head, still feeling disappointed about losing a large sum of money for no reason.

If it were just about money, that would be fine, but the Xiao Clan's benefits go far beyond just money!

Needless to say, Xiao Yan has Elder Yao, his magical cat companion, by his side, so he won't lack any pills.

However, many of the rare medicinal herbs included in the Xiao Clan's welfare program were difficult to obtain outside, which was quite frustrating. Xiao Yan even made a special trip to the Mittel Auction House for this reason, but the result was...

Apart from the exceptionally sexy Ya Fei, everything else...

Bad review!

What kind of Mittel Auction House? They don't have anything good at all! The most valuable items were all sold by the Xiao Clan.

"However, this is..." Xiao Yan took out a Scroll from his clothes. It was something that Xiao Zhan had secretly left behind when he was teaching Xiao Yan a lesson.

"Hmm?~" Xiao Yan's eyes lit up immediately after reading through the contents of the Scroll.

"What's wrong, Little Yanzi? Why are you so excited? Did you take drugs?" Elder Yao teased, sensing Xiao Yan's change in mood.

"Get lost! What do you mean by taking drugs? Do I need to take drugs?" Xiao Yan said irritably. Elder Yao Lao's occasional disrespectful behavior always made Xiao Yan jump up and down.

However, the latter didn't pay much attention and immediately said excitedly, "Teacher, the Exotic Fire has been found."

"What? Where is the Exotic Fire?" Upon hearing this, Elder Yao became excited and asked repeatedly.

"This wasn't mentioned in the intelligence report; it only mentioned that there seemed to be traces of Exotic Fire emerging in the Tagor Desert," Xiao Yan said, looking at the contents of the Scroll.

The Scroll was signed by Xiao Ding.

It's clear that this intelligence came from Xiao Ding. Xiao Yan had previously asked Xiao Zhan for help in investigating information about the Exotic Fire.

Subsequently, Xiao Zhan issued the task to the members of the Xiao Clan who were outside, asking them to keep an eye out, and Xiao Ding was one of them.

Xiao Yan was very familiar with his elder brother's style; he was extremely cautious, and the authenticity of his intelligence was beyond question.

"The Tagor Desert?" the Elder Yao muttered, then said with a hint of delight, "Little Yanzi, it seems this Exotic Fire is destined for you!"

Huh? What do you mean?

Xiao Yan was confused. Did this Exotic Fire discriminate between people?

"Do you know that the cultivation plan I devised for you included a route that crosses the Magical Beast Mountain Range and then enters the Tagor Desert? That's a place you absolutely must go," Elder Yao explained cheerfully.

"Great! Now I just need to wait two months to enroll in Canaan Institute. After that, I can take a leave of absence and cross the Magical Beast Mountain Range." Xiao Yan clenched his fist excitedly.

"Well, while there's still time, the right path is to try and break through to the Seven Star Dou Zhe during the Canaan Institute's recruitment season!" Elder Yao advised.

Although they don't care about the so-called resources of Canaan Institute, showing more strength will naturally attract more attention and save them a lot of trouble.

However, it must be said that Xiao Yan's cultivation speed has been severely restricted by the Burning Flame Art.

Half a year has passed, and even with the help of various cultivation-aiding drugs prepared by Elder Yao, Xiao Yan's current cultivation level is still only an "ordinary" Five Star Dou Zhe. Finding the Exotic Fire Evolution Burning Flame Art is of utmost urgency.

At that time, the authenticity of the Burning Flame Art will be verified. Then, it will be decided whether to continue cultivating or specialize in other techniques.

"Understood, teacher!" Xiao Yan said firmly, a glint of fervor flashing in his eyes. Exotic Fire! Was he finally going to see it?