From the parchment, he then learned that this had been a Dou Zong expert and Sixth-Rank Alchemist who shared his surname, Xiao. A thousand years ago, he had been expelled from his clan for a mistake and had come here from the Central Plains.
He had died unexpectedly and left his legacy behind, hoping that whoever inherited it would visit the Xiao Clan once they were strong enough and have his name restored to the clan genealogy.
Clearly, even though his expulsion had led to his death, he still loved his clan deeply.
After reading this, Xiao Yan immediately kowtowed three times before the skeleton, swearing that if he grew powerful enough one day, he would go to the Central Plains and clear the man's name.
Inside the cave abode, Xiao Yan refined the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and successfully reached the peak of Da Dou Shi, just one step away from Dou Ling.
After returning to the Heavenly Snake Mansion, he immersed himself in the sixth-rank pill-refining notes. With his powerful soul and Heavenly Flame, he soon became a third-rank alchemist and could occasionally refine a fourth-rank medicinal pill.
His impressive alchemy and cheerful personality soon earned him a favorable impression with Lu Man and White Fang, and they got along extremely well.
Later, when his alchemy reached the fourth rank, Xiao Yan thought of the approaching three-year agreement and asked Lu Man and White Fang to accompany him to the Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Capital, in case anything unexpected happened during his visit to the Misty Cloud Sect. Both readily agreed.
After arriving in the Imperial Capital, Xiao Yan noticed that the Alchemist Guild happened to be holding an alchemy competition and entered out of curiosity. In the end, he cut his way through every challenge and won