Three days had passed since the alchemist gathering ended.
The champion was naturally Xiao Yan, without any surprises. He had won the Alchemist Tournament, possessed a Heavenly Flame at such a young age, and become a fourth-grade advanced alchemist.
Thus, in a very short time, Yan Xiao's name had spread throughout the Imperial Capital and was still spreading across the entire Jia Ma Empire.
Countless people believed that Yan Xiao would surely become another figure like Pill King Gu He.
No, they should have said that Yan Xiao's potential would surpass Pill King Gu He's.
A fourth-grade advanced alchemist who was not yet twenty had tremendous potential to become a seventh-grade alchemist. Such a person would be a top-tier alchemist whose influence reached across the entire Northwest Continent.
Yet after winning the championship, Xiao Yan did not make much of a show of himself. Instead, he stayed in his room without taking a single step outside.
With only one short month remaining until his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran, he had to face her in his strongest condition.
He also had to reclaim his dignity openly and honorably after the humiliation he had suffered three years ago.
Meanwhile, Chen Xuan had not ventured out of the Side Hall in the Imperial Capital either.
Taking advantage of these few days of leisure, Chen Xuan took out the ninth-grade alchemy master's handbook he had obtained through a sign-in and began reading it carefully.
At this point, Chen Xuan's alchemy skills had reached the level of a sixth-grade alchemist.
Although his alchemy still fell short of Gu He's, he was at least a sixth-grade alchemist.
After carefully reading the alchemy master's handbook, a glimmer lit Chen Xuan's eyes, and understanding dawned on him.
Through several days of careful reading, certain problems in pill