"What is this...?"
Nalan Yanran stared at Xiao Yan below, her expression frozen.
In her memories, a young man named Yan Xiao began to surface.
Then she connected him with Xiao Yan before her.
The two figures completely overlapped.
Some time ago, Nalan Yanran had returned to her clan and met that young man, Yan Xiao.
It was precisely because Yan Xiao had stepped in that Nalan Jie's illness had been cured.
During the alchemist competition, Yan Xiao had displayed astonishing pill-refining prowess.
Such a young third-tier alchemist possessed truly astounding talent.
Even Pill King Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire had not been able to achieve that at his age.
So Xiao Yan was Yan Xiao.
Nalan Yanran could only laugh bitterly inwardly.
Other than his face, Xiao Yan's appearance was identical to Yan Xiao's.
Biting her lips tightly, Nalan Yanran's expression kept changing. One jade hand covered her mouth, and her body was somewhat stiff.
At that moment, she seemed as though lightning had struck her, leaving her numb and nearly unable to control herself.
This sudden discovery drained the color from her previously calm, beautiful face.
When she had first met Yan Xiao, Nalan Yanran's heart had stirred slightly.
After all, such an outstanding heaven-blessed genius was the kind of partner suited to her, Nalan Yanran.
Compared with Chen Xuan, Yan Xiao might have been slightly inferior in cultivation talent.
However, in pill refining, Yan Xiao was stronger than Chen Xuan.
After all, Chen Xuan had never displayed any talent for pill refining within the sect.
In terms of overall strength, Yan Xiao was superior.
Xiao Yan looked up at the dazzling light expanding overhead and noticed the reactions of some of the people around him.
But he did not care in the slightest. His identity