When Xiao Yan and Hu Yanzao came to their senses, they saw a fat young man standing to the side, staring intently at Hu Yanzao with a fiery look in his eyes, clearly having been stirred up by Hu Yanzao's words.
The fat man was dressed and adorned in very luxurious clothes, clearly a rich young man, but his fat head and big ears somewhat diminished his prestige.
Regardless, seeing a major benefactor standing in front of him immediately made Hu Yanzao's emotions unsettled.
"Hehe, I didn't expect this young master to be not only a young hero, but also so generous. To be honest, I don't have many Mirror-Breaking Flower in my Hundred Herbs Pavilion, only five. But since you want them all, I will immediately send someone to fetch them!"
After offering a series of insincere praises, Hu Yanzao immediately sent people to retrieve all the Mirror-Breaking Flower from the inventory.
"Young Master, while the Mirror-Breaking Flower is indeed precious, our Fang Clan doesn't need it yet. If you take them all, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the family head when we return!"
Just then, behind the fat man, a lean old man of vastly different size suddenly stepped forward. His body was completely covered by a black robe. He listened to Hu Yanzao's words with disdain, but when facing the fat young master, his tone was much gentler. It seemed that in order to get the young master to retract his order, he even brought up the head of the family.
"This... Master Lan, the Mirror-Breaking Flower is truly a treasure. If it could be refined into Formed Pill and I consumed it, my cultivation would definitely be able to break through to the Origin Return Realm. At that time, no one would dare to look down on me."
Upon hearing Master Lan actually bring up the head of the family, a hint of fear flashed across the fat man's face, but he still persisted.
Upon hearing this, Master Lan frowned, a hint of reluctance in his eyes, mixed with a trace of regret and pity.
At the same time, after the fat man said these words, quite a few people in the hall couldn't help but laugh out loud. This was not for any other reason than that the fat man's cultivation level was only barely at the Seven-Star Dou Di level. With such a Origin Transformation Realm, let alone the Origin Return Realm.
Following the fat man's strange words, Xiao Yan turned his gaze to him and, after a few careful looks, seemed to have noticed something amiss.
To the mocking and disdainful laughter, Master Lan, standing beside the fat man, merely glanced back, and his chilling aura immediately silenced them. They all turned around quickly with fear on their faces, and many even fled from the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.
" Late Origin Return Realm!"
With his powerful Spiritual Strength, Xiao Yan was able to clearly sense the cultivation level of the lean old man in front of him. Immediately, Xiao Yan's heart trembled, and his entire spirit tensed up instantly.
Unexpectedly, such a powerful expert exists in this Hopeless City.
However, while Xiao Yan was surprised by this, he couldn't help but be curious about the power behind the fat man.
What kind of power could possibly have a Late Origin Return Realm expert as a bodyguard for such a young man?
"Take the Mirror-Breaking Flower back; we don't need it."
The old man first stared at Xiao Yan, a strange light flashing in his deep old eyes, then said something to Hu Yanzao a low voice, and then grabbed the fat man's wrist, intending to take him away.
Although Hu Yanzao felt somewhat unwilling, after a brief consideration, he withdrew his thoughts and turned his attention back to Xiao Yan.
Now that this big spender has run away, all we can do is hope that Xiao Yan will buy his Mirror-Breaking Flower.
"Please wait a moment, senior!"
Just as Hu Yanzao turned his gaze back to Xiao Yan, the latter suddenly turned around and called out to the old man who had already reached the entrance of the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.
"Hmm? Is something the matter?"
The old man spoke in a slightly low voice, his deep old eyes fixed on Xiao Yan, and a chilling aura involuntarily crept up onto Xiao Yan's body.
A slight unease gripped Xiao Yan's heart. He couldn't help but be surprised by the old man's strength. His cultivation at the Late Origin Return Realm was far superior to that at the Early-Stage Origin Return Realm. Xiao Yan had no doubt that if they were to fight now, in a head-on confrontation, he would probably not be able to withstand even a hundred or so rounds from the old man. And that would be under the premise that the old man had used most of his trump cards.
"Senior, I just examined this young master's body without permission and discovered that he seems to have been poisoned..."
"Buzz!"
Before Xiao Yan could finish speaking, the old man suddenly trembled, and a powerful aura swept outward, transforming into an invisible wave of energy that pressed down on Xiao Yan.
"Boy, I don't care who you are, but if you dare to disrespect my young master in the slightest, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Faced with this powerful pressure, Xiao Yan and his companion slightly changed their stance, taking half a step back. At the same time, a powerful pressure also swept outward from within them, blocking the oncoming aura.
Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Xiao Yan's body, Hu Yanzao's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected that this seemingly young boy was actually a Origin Return Realm expert.
"This..."
Hu Yanzao's lips twitched involuntarily, but Xiao Yan had no time to pay attention to him at the moment. After breaking through the wave of energy in front of him, he hurriedly spoke.
"Senior, I meant no disrespect to your young master, I simply wanted to tell you that I might be able to cure him of this poison!"
"Hmph, we've consulted countless alchemy masters about this poison, but to no avail. Even the elders of the Alchemist Alliance are helpless. You say you can cure it? What makes you think you can!"
However, Master Lan did not seem to believe Xiao Yan's words. After letting out a cold sneer, he swept his sleeves and unleashed a gust of wind, intending to take his young master away.
"Bang!"
But then, just as the two were about to step out the door, a ball of pale blue flame suddenly rose up in Xiao Yan's palm with a bang. The intense heat instantly spread outwards, and the temperature in the entire hall rose significantly at that moment, making the air even drier.
"I don't know if this is enough."
Almost simultaneously, as soon as Master Lan stepped out of the threshold, his body froze in place as if he had turned into a stone statue. Although he did not turn around, his cloudy old eyes widened at that moment, and his pupils were filled with a deep look of disbelief.
"This is... Heavenly Flames!"