Three Sides React

As expected, Xiao Yan easily passed the first two rounds of the Alchemist Grand Meeting, even astonishing everyone present with his skills.

"Little Yanzi, you did quite well this time!" After the first two rounds of the Alchemist Grand Meeting ended, Elder Yao praised Xiao Yan.

"Teacher, isn't this just the way it should be?" Xiao Yan said with great confidence.

However, Elder Yao quickly poured cold water on Xiao Yan, saying, "But you have to be careful, there are two tough opponents among your rivals."

"Two?" Xiao Yan asked doubtfully. He naturally did not think it was Princess Yao Yue and Liu Ling, the disciple of Pill King Gu He.

"Who else is there besides that Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire?" Xiao Yan sensed some threat from that strange Second Grade Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire, but it was only a little.

However, Xiao Yan couldn't understand the two things that Elder Yao said.

Is there anyone else who can be fooled by his eyes?

"It's quite impressive that you were able to detect that Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire," said the Elder Yao.

But his tone quickly changed, "However, the person you should value most is someone else."

"Hmm?" Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly, and he immediately stopped in his tracks. Judging from Elder Yao's tone, that unknown Alchemist was quite troublesome!

"Please enlighten me, teacher!" Xiao Yan said solemnly. He was unwilling to lose without knowing why, not even knowing who his opponent was.

"That Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire was well past the age limit; he must have taken some kind of youth-reducing elixir to sneak into the tournament."

"Besides, his strength is at most only Fourth Rank. As long as you perform normally, there shouldn't be any major problems," said the Elder Yao.

"What?" Xiao Yan exclaimed in astonishment, "What do the Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire want to do here?" If they had just obediently participated in the conference, at least they could have saved their lives.

But how dare he sneak in? Isn't he afraid the Jia Ma Empire will kill him?

The Elder Yao didn't seem to care much about this. "That Alchemist was probably just sent to win the championship and damage the reputation of the Alchemist Guild of the Jia Ma Empire."

He was just unlucky...

At this point, both Elder Yao and Xiao Yan felt a strong sense of strangeness and sympathy. If he had participated in another Alchemist Grand Meeting, he might have actually succeeded.

But this time, Xiao Yan suddenly appears out of nowhere, and this guy is most likely to lose his life here.

"However, the person you should really pay attention to is a Third Grade Alchemist."

"Who?" Xiao Yan was taken aback.

"That guy named Qiu Shan," the Elder Yao said solemnly.

"Qiu Shan?" Xiao Yan frowned, and finally, after racking his brains, he remembered the extremely ordinary figure buried in the crowd.

This person's performance was consistently average; in fact, he only completed the second exam after Xiao Yan reminded him, so Xiao Yan didn't remember him well.

"Don't underestimate him!" the Elder Yao warned.

"Unlike that Alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire, this Qiu Shan is not only under thirty years old, but his Alchemist level is also no less than the peak of the Fourth Rank."

"He will be your formidable opponent this time."

"Yes, teacher!" Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat. If what Elder Yao said was true, his chances of winning were indeed not high.

"I'll give you another intensive tutoring session, so you can at least refine Peak Fourth-Grade Pill." The Elder Yao's temper, which allowed him to give you extra help at the drop of a hat, was quite effective.

"I will do my best!" Xiao Yan didn't dare to make any promises this time.

On the other hand, some people were not in such a good mood.

"Fa Ma, aren't you worried that Yan Li will steal the championship that belongs to the Jia Ma Empire?" Jia Xing Tian's expression was very unpleasant.

He was actually threatened by a piece of trash whose strength was only at the Dou Ling and Alchemist level was only at the Fourth Rank grade. How could he, a Dou Zong powerhouse, save face?

But what Jia Xing Tian cared about most was not this, but the face of the Jia Ma Empire.

If Yan Li were to actually win the Alchemist Grand Meeting, what face would the Jia Ma Empire have left?

Moreover, this is a critical juncture when the two countries are about to go to war, and this disadvantage will become a weapon for the Chu Yun Empire to attack their Jia Ma Empire, which is extremely disadvantageous to them.

Originally, Jia Xing Tian intended to kill Yan Li directly, but Fa Ma stopped him.

Jia Xing Tian really wanted to know if this old guy had gone senile. Didn't he know how dangerous that bastard was?

In response to Jia Xing Tian's questioning, Fa Ma simply chuckled and said, "Your actions will damage the reputation of my Alchemist Guild, which is not a wise move."

"Hmph!" Jia Xing Tian sneered, "All I know is that if Yan Li takes the championship, it will ruin the reputation of my Jia Ma Empire."

"What you're worried about will absolutely not happen. It's impossible for Yan Li to win the championship."

His words were so compelling that Jia Xing Tian unconsciously came to believe them.

"I hope so!"

"Don't worry, old man!" Fa Ma thought of the Fifth Grade Alchemist from the Xiao Clan who had never shown up, and felt a sense of relief.

Fortunately, he had a Fifth Grade Alchemist to back him up this time, otherwise he might have placed his hopes on that young man named Yan Xiao!

"Clan Chief!" Xiao Wu Yue bowed and said, "May I ask what brings Mountainless here?"

Although Xiao Wu Yue found this mission somewhat strange, that didn't stop him from rewarding himself with incense!

So what if he's just participating in an Alchemist Grand Meeting and bullying some low-level Alchemist? He doesn't care about saving face. Anyway, it was Qiu Shan who did it, so what does it have to do with Xiao Wu Yue?

However, I wonder what the clan patriarch's purpose is in summoning me here in the middle of the night.

Could it be...

"Does the clan leader want me to do the waterproofing tomorrow?" Xiao Wu Yue frowned, but in his heart he was thinking about how to refuse.

Although he was willing to participate in this unfair competition, he didn't want to have any reservations about it, since, based on his observation, there seemed to be two rather interesting guys.

If we lose, it won't look good!

However, to Xiao Wu Yue's surprise, Xiao Zhan shook his head and said, "I hope you can go all out tomorrow and leave no room for retreat."

"Clan leader..." Xiao Wu Yue was caught off guard. "Are you sure?" Although he had only recently advanced, he was still Fifth Grade Alchemist. With his full power unleashed, who in the entire arena could stop him?

Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "You heard me right. If you can make Yan Er fail even once, I, the clan leader, will give you an extra reward. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

"I wonder which one the Third Young Master is?" Only now did Xiao Wu Yue realize that his target this time was Xiao Yan.

Since he hadn't heard the other person's name, they must have used a fake name like him, so he subconsciously asked.

"You should have guessed it!" Xiao Zhan smiled, as if he could see how surprised Xiao Wu Yue would be.

Xiao Wu Yue frowned in thought. Judging from the clan leader's tone, the Third Young Master's strength must be considerable, and the two strongest people present...

If we eliminate the Chu Yun Empire, that leaves... Yan Xiao?

Xiao Yan!

Xiao Wu Yue gasped sharply. This Third Young Master had been hiding his true intentions quite well!

He immediately said, "Without the clan leader saying anything more, Mountainless will do his best to compete with that Yan Xiao."

"Alright, I'll be waiting! If you win this Alchemist Grand Meeting, in addition to the championship prize, I'll personally give you a recipe for a Tier 7 Medicinal Pill."

"Yes! Thank you, Clan Chief!" Xiao Wu Yue was excited. The Clan Chief was really generous! Third Young Master, I'm sorry for what I did this time.