Hundred Herbs Pavilion, Master Lan looked at Xiao Yan with disbelief, his deep old eyes fixed on the pale blue flame slowly rising in Xiao Yan's palm, his heart filled with shock.
"This is truly Heavenly Flames!"
"Whoosh!"
Almost instantly, Master Lan appeared in front of Xiao Yan, staring directly at the flame in Xiao Yan's hand. Feeling the uncontrollable domineering power within the flame, Master Lan nodded heavily.
"It is indeed an extraordinary Heavenly Flames. To possess such domineering power, there is probably no other power in the world that can compare to it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Yanzao, who was standing next to Xiao Yan, and the others who were still in the hall all changed their expressions instantly. All eyes turned to Xiao Yan, their burning gazes fixed on the flame in Xiao Yan's palm, and their shock was written all over their faces.
Having confirmed that it was indeed Heavenly Flames, Master Lan immediately pulled up his young master, took a step back, and bowed to Xiao Yan in front of everyone.
"I am Lan Ye. This is my young master, Fang Zhicong. I was somewhat disrespectful to you earlier, sir. I hope you will forgive me."
Master Lan performed all these actions without any hesitation or pause. From recognizing the Heavenly Flames in Xiao Yan's hand to the rapid thought in his mind, and finally bowing and apologizing, everything happened in just a few breaths.
"Hehe, you're overthinking it, senior. I was just being impulsive with my words, which is why you misunderstood."
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but pause for a moment, then quickly stepped forward to help Master Lan, who was bending over, up.
After all, the other party was a powerful expert in the Late Origin Return Realm. It was already a great courtesy for him to bow and bend over to him in front of so many people. How could Xiao Yan dare to be negligent?
" The Alchemist Alliance elder who examined the young master's internal poisoning in the past once said that the poison had penetrated very deeply into his body, and ordinary methods could not remove it. There are only two ways to do this in the world. One is to use Heavenly Flames to refine the poison. However, Heavenly Flames in the world have long since become spiritual, and ordinary people cannot obtain Heavenly Flames. I never thought that I would actually stumble upon one today!"
Helped to his feet by Xiao Yan, Master Lan couldn't help but show a burning desire on his old face. The matter of Fang Zhicong's poisoning had been troubling his Fang Clan for years. Over the years, he had searched far and wide but could not find a way to cure the poison. He thought that was the end of it, but he never expected that Xiao Yan, who possessed Heavenly Flames, would appear here at this time.
It's truly a case of "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly."
"The old master said there are only two ways to detoxify, one is through Heavenly Flames, what is the other?"
Upon hearing Lan Ye's words, Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion.
"Naturally, it means having sufficiently powerful cultivation."
With a soft sigh, Lan Ye continued:
"Even so, even though we sought out a supreme expert, he still couldn't remove the poison. At most, he could only suppress it for our young master for a period of time; otherwise..."
"Otherwise, he probably wouldn't even be able to maintain his Eight-Star Dou Di cultivation level."
This time, before Lan Ye could utter a word, Xiao Yan took over the conversation.
After some investigation, he clearly realized that although Fang Zhicong's cultivation level was indeed at the Eight-Star Dou Di, there seemed to be another force in his body constantly absorbing his Origin Qi, causing his cultivation level to drop constantly. It was likely that it wouldn't be long before Fang Zhicong's cultivation level would drop to the Seven-Star Dou Di, or even lower.
"Alas... The elders of the Alchemist Alliance once judged that if the young master's cultivation continues to decline like this, once his cultivation drops below the Dou Di, then the young master's Soul Origin will probably disintegrate on its own. At that time, this body will only be an empty shell."
At this point, Lan Ye couldn't help but turn to look at Fang Zhicong beside her, a hint of reluctance in her old eyes.
"Therefore, I urge you, sir, to remove the poison from my young master's body. If you can do so, I guarantee that the Fang Clan will owe you an immense favor!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression remained unchanged, but he was overjoyed. After all that talk, this was exactly what he wanted to hear.
Xiao Yan didn't consider himself the kind of person who would readily offer to expel poison for no reason. However, having just arrived in the Far Southern Land and encountered a powerful figure like Lan Ye, he could easily guess that the force behind Lan Ye was definitely extraordinary. If he could get such a person to owe him a favor, it would certainly be of great benefit to his journey ahead.
" Master Lan, please don't be impatient. Since I've revealed the source of the Heavenly Flames, it's already considered an agreement to help Young Master Fang detoxify. Please rest assured about that."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yan turned around leisurely under Lan Ye's questioning gaze, looked at Hu Yanzao, smiled wryly, and said:
"Could you please put this Mirror-Breaking Flower away for me Manager Hu? I'll take it."
Upon hearing this, Hu Yanzao was staring blankly at the two, suddenly snapped back to his senses. He almost jumped up and turned around to call out to the attendant of the Hundred Herbs Pavilion not far away. Immediately afterward, the attendant set off.
"Wait a minute!"
However, at this moment, Lan Ye called Hu Yanzao back again. The latter immediately perked up and looked at Lan Ye. Compared to Xiao Yan, this old man was even more terrifying, so he naturally dared not be careless.
Under Xiao Yan's suspicious gaze, Lan Ye spoke calmly.
"Bring all the Mirror-Breaking Flower from your inventory and hand them over to this gentleman. I will cover the associated costs."
Upon hearing this, Hu Yanzao's eyes lit up, and he was secretly delighted. He immediately sent someone to fetch all the Mirror-Breaking Flower in the inventory, along with the one in the display case, and handed them all over to Xiao Yan.
As for the other medicinal herbs needed to exchange for the Mirror-Breaking Flower, Lan Ye delivered them on his behalf. In addition to the herbs, Xiao Yan was also surprised to find that there was a large amount of Spirit Stone involved in the transaction.
"Hehe, please don't be offended, sir. Hundred Herbs Pavilion has always operated on a barter system, which is absolutely fair. However, we do need manpower costs for our work, though not much. A single medicinal herb costs only one thousand Spirit Stone, while pills cost three thousand."
Seeing the astonished expression on Xiao Yan's face, Hu Yanzao grinned, looking completely harmless. But the words he uttered made Xiao Yan's face twitch. This Hundred Herbs Pavilion really had a good plan. Such a deal not only resulted in no loss, but also allowed them to obtain a large amount of Spirit Stone resources. It was simply a trick to get something for nothing!