Today's reward: choose one of three

An hour passed, and the matter finally came to an end.

News of the Jia Lie Family's slaughter had already spread throughout Wutan City.

Naturally, Ya Fei of the Mittel Auction House was among those who received the news at once.

"What? Young Master Xiao Yan can command the Amethyst Winged Lion King? That's a Tier-Six Magical Beast!"

"Are you certain you weren't mistaken?"

After hearing the messenger's report, Ya Fei froze in shock.

During the auction earlier, Xiao Yan and Jia Lie Ao had had some disagreements.

They had even clashed over them.

Ya Fei knew about this; she had witnessed it herself.

Although the Jia Lie Family had subsequently gone to trouble the Xiao Clan, Ya Fei had been confident in Xiao Yan, believing he would certainly be able to handle it.

If he really was an Alchemy Master, he surely had an Alchemy Master teacher backing him.

Thus, Ya Fei had not been surprised.

What she had never expected, however, was that he could actually command the Amethyst Winged Lion King. How was that possible? Did that mean Xiao Yan's own strength already surpassed that of a Dou Huang expert? Otherwise, how could he command the Amethyst Winged Lion King? Or had the teacher backing him already reached Dou Zong, or an even higher realm?

Ya Fei drew in a sharp breath.

"This must be reported to the family. The Mittel Family needs to know about this."

"With such a gifted youth, such a powerful expert, our Mittel Family must get ahead of the other factions and be the first to establish friendly relations."

"It might bring tremendous benefits to our family in the future."

"We cannot delay this. Go and send word immediately."

Ya Fei immediately summoned several guards and ordered them to depart for the Imperial City at once.

They had to report the news to Teng Shan, the head of the Mittel Family, as quickly as possible, and remind him to take it seriously.

"Yes, Miss Ya Fei."

Inside the Mittel Auction House, Ya Fei's heart was filled with utter shock. Had she not heard it with her own ears, she would never have believed it was true.

Who would have thought that this tiny Wutan City concealed crouching tigers and hidden dragons, with an expert like Xiao Yan among them?

That day, in the mountains behind the Xiao Clan estate.

Xiao Yan immediately began refining a pill.

The pill he had previously promised to refine for his teacher, Yao Ling, was finally completed after an hour of work.

Yao Ling was still somewhat surprised when she saw the pill emerge.

She had never imagined that her newly accepted young disciple could refine pills above the third grade in such a short time.

It was truly impressive.

His talent was undeniably astonishing.

Even she, a gifted young woman of the Yao Clan, had to acknowledge that.

"You brat, your talent for alchemy is far greater than I imagined."

"A pill that can enhance soul power-even though there are only three bottles, its effects are astonishing. I'm very curious where you obtained this formula."

"Even in our family, pills of this level that enhance soul power are probably a rare sight."

Yao Ling marveled inwardly.

At that moment, Xiao Yan spoke slowly, his expression calm.

"Teacher, hurry and take this pill. It will help your soul power."

"It might even improve your strength."

"Very well."

"Although my soul power is strong, I've indeed consumed quite a bit of it lately."

Yao Ling spoke slowly.

Then she swallowed the pill and felt her soul power grow considerably stronger.

The pill's effects were quite good, despite its relatively low grade.

But that was precisely what made it so remarkable.

For something of such a low grade to replenish soul power was truly beyond belief.

Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on a rock in the rear mountains, meditating.

At the same time, he noticed a notification appear on the system panel.

[Today's reward: choose one of three. Host, please consider the following decision carefully.]

[Option one: One-Star Dou Emperor cultivation.]

[Option two: a one hundred percent success rate when refining second-grade pills.]

[Option three: receive 1,000,000 gold coins.]

[Host, please make your selection to complete today's choice of three.]

Upon seeing the system panel's notification, Xiao Yan chose the first option without the slightest hesitation.

Compared with Dou Emperor cultivation, weren't the other two just stray dogs by the roadside? He immediately made his choice.

"System, I choose the first option."

[The host has made his selection. Your current level has risen to One-Star Dou Emperor.]

Excitement surged in Xiao Yan's heart.

He had never expected to attain the strength of a One-Star Dou Emperor so quickly.

He smiled in satisfaction.

Then Yao Ling slowly raised her head.

She looked at Xiao Yan and spoke.

"Xiao Yan, your alchemy has improved during this time."

"Next, we need to properly hone your strength."

"Your current strength is only at the Dou Shi level. You still need a good deal of tempering."

"How about this? Let's set off for the Magical Beast Mountain Range right away and train there. It will greatly improve both your strength and your combat experience."

"Take a couple of days to prepare, or we can leave immediately."

A smile immediately appeared on Xiao Yan's face upon hearing his teacher's words.

He readily agreed.

But inwardly, he thought, Teacher still doesn't know I've already reached Dou Emperor.

Once I reveal my strength and she finds out, she'll probably be so shocked her eyes will fall out.

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement.

"All right, Teacher."

After agreeing, Xiao Yan went to let his father know and left him a few instructions as well.

"Father, now that the Jia Lie Family has been destroyed, our Xiao Clan can take over all their businesses and resources."

"Please arrange the takeover over the next couple of days. I intend to go out and train for a while."

"I'll return once my training is over. I hope you'll stay well while I'm away, Father."

Xiao Yan waved his hand as he spoke.

Seeing his son about to leave, Xiao Zhan naturally felt reluctant to part with him. Yet seeing how capable and accomplished his son had become, he was also moved to tears.

Who would have thought that my son would be such a heaven-blessed genius?

Breaking through to Dou Zhe at eleven had already been enough to shock countless people.

To think that he could now command the Amethyst Winged Lion King was simply astonishing.

"Yan'er, don't worry about anything. I'll take care of the family's affairs. Just go and train."

"I believe that when you return, you'll surely be one of the Jia Ma Empire's experts! I'm proud of you."

"If you have the chance someday, visit Shimo City. Your eldest and second brothers established a Mercenary Group there."

"If they learn of your achievements, I think they'll be deeply gratified as well."

Xiao Zhan spoke with excitement written all over his face.

Once Xiao Yan finished speaking, he left Wutan City directly, preparing to head for the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Before that, however, he first made a trip to Qingshan Town.

He knew that Xiao Yi Xian, one of Xiao Yan's female confidantes in the original story, was there.

Since he had transmigrated as Xiao Yan, he naturally intended to win her over too, leaving no regrets and taking the whole lot.