Ye Family

Seeing Xin Lan kneeling on the ground in tears, Xiao Yan could only shrug at Xiao Yu, who was beside him.

Xiao Yu slowly walked up to Xin Lan, helped her up, and said, "Xin Lan, don't worry, take your time and tell us what's going on."

Ya Fei, on the other hand, seemed rather indifferent. She wasn't very familiar with Xin Lan, only having heard that she was a talented Alchemist, someone worth trying to win over if the opportunity arose.

Xiao Yan sat on the chair, not immediately agreeing to anything. Even though Xin Lan was an Alchemist from Xiao Hall, he had no personal connection to her. The number of people asking for his help every day could stretch from Canaan Academy to Xiao City. He couldn't possibly help everyone.

Xiao Yu, having been a mentor for many years, had matured a lot. She took out a handkerchief like a caring older sister and gently wiped away Xin Lan's tears.

Xiao Yan asked, "Xin Lan, first tell us what happened? What about your family?"

Xin Lan knew that she had been somewhat impolite and overly excited, but seeing that Xiao Yan had such talent as an Alchemist at such a young age, and could save her family, she couldn't help but be excited.

Soon, Xin Lan calmed down and said, "Senior Xiao Yan, my family is from Central State."

!? Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed. He really hadn't expected this. A family disciple from Central State had actually come to Canaan Academy to study?! "My full name is Ye Xin Lan, and my family is the Ye Family of Pill Domain in Central State," Xin Lan said slowly.

Hearing "Ye Family of Pill Domain in Central State," Ya Fei's expression changed, and she asked, "The Ye Family, one of the Pill Domain Five Great Families?!"

"Pill Domain Five Great Families?" Xiao Yan frowned. Wasn't that Qiu Ping from the Qiu Family one of the Pill Domain Five Great Families? Was Xin Lan's family on par with the Qiu Family?! Hearing this, Xin Lan couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile, and murmured, "Perhaps it won't be long before the Ye Family loses the Pill Tower's protection, is no longer one of the Five Great Families, and may even leave Pill Domain."

Xiao Yan and the others weren't surprised. If the Ye Family was thriving and strong, Xin Lan wouldn't have been asking for help just now.

So, in all likelihood, the Ye Family was the lowest-ranked of the Five Great Families, and was even in a precarious situation.

"So, what do you want me to do?" Xiao Yan gently took a sip of tea and asked leisurely.

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xin Lan seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and suddenly looked up, a glimmer of hope appearing in her eyes, and said, "I hope Senior Xiao Yan can help my family regain a seat on the Pill Tower's Elder Council!"

"Elder Council? The Pill Tower's Elder Council?" Xiao Yan frowned. Could he even help with this? Xin Lan nodded, the ecstasy and excitement on her face gradually subsided after a long while. Xiao Yan's Pill Refining skills were beyond doubt, and at such a young age, he was already a Seventh Grade Alchemist, even capable of refining that strange pill. Either way, it was enough to help their Ye Family.

"Senior Xiao Yan, actually, entering the Pill Tower's Elder Council isn't particularly difficult, but for the current Ye Family, it's an unattainable condition," Xin Lan then sighed, "I think Senior Xiao Yan has heard of it. Within Pill Domain, there are Five Great Families. These Five Great Families have been passed down since long ago. Back then, the heads of the families who created these Five Great Families were all core members of the Pill Tower. According to the conditions, as long as the Five Great Families can meet certain conditions in the future, they will be able to occupy a seat on the Pill Tower's Elder Council."

"The Five Great Families all have extremely strong forces in Pill Domain. In addition, relying on the Pill Tower's behemoth reputation for protection, they are basically able to walk sideways in Pill Domain. Even the heads of powerful forces such as Ice River Valley, Sound Valley, and Burning Flame Valley must be quite polite when they meet them. Of course, now my Ye Family... perhaps we no longer receive such treatment." At this point, Xin Lan's face darkened again.

"Every once in a while, the Pill Tower will conduct an assessment of the Five Great Families. Only those who pass the assessment can continue to maintain their seat on the Elder Council."

"What kind of assessment?" Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and asked softly.

"The Pill Tower values the cultivation of the younger generation, and the assessment is naturally aimed at the younger generation, or more precisely, those under thirty years old." After saying this, Xin Lan's pretty face was full of shame.

Xiao Yan frowned and said, "Don't tell me that you are the most talented of the younger generation in your Ye Family right now?"

Hearing Xiao Yan's question, Xin Lan's cheeks flushed with shame, but she still nodded.

Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. Xin Lan's talent couldn't be said to be very bad, it should be similar to Little Princess Yue Er. She was a few years younger than Princess Yue Er now.

But Xin Lan came from one of the Pill Domain Five Great Families, and had received various cultivations since childhood. The Ye Family's Alchemist inheritance was definitely not small.

However, even so, Xin Lan could only barely refine Fourth Grade Pills. Xiao Yan had heard about it during the Sect Assembly. The Cao Family of Pill Domain had produced a monster who was a Seventh Grade Alchemist at the age of twenty. Xin Lan was in her early twenties, but only a Fourth Grade Alchemist. The difference was really not small.

No wonder her family's status was precarious. They were indeed not in the same world as the other four families.

Xin Lan continued, "Each time, the Five Great Families must send a member of the younger generation under the age of thirty to accept the Pill Tower's test. If the test is passed, the seat will be retained. If it fails three times in a row, the qualification for the Elder Council will be revoked, and they will be excluded from the status of the Five Great Families."

Xin Lan smiled bitterly, "Our Ye Family has already failed twice. If we fail this time..."

Xiao Yan and the others looked at each other. They all understood the direct consequences of losing family status. The former Xiao Clan was like that, and would be devoured by all the other families who were eyeing them covetously.

At that time, the entire family would be spared no one, and there would be no peace, and even be destroyed by enemies.

Xin Lan sighed, "The minimum qualification to participate in this kind of assessment is that the Alchemist must reach at least Sixth Grade, and if you want to pass, you must at least reach the level of a Seventh Grade Alchemist to be possible."

Hearing this, Ya Fei and Xiao Yu were both slightly surprised. A Sixth Grade Alchemist under the age of thirty! This was a miracle in the Northwest Region, but this was only the bottom line for participation! And to pass, you need at least Seventh Grade! Seventh Grade under the age of thirty! With this difficulty, apart from Xiao Yan, this freak, they had never heard of anyone who could reach this kind of talent.

But for the Five Great Families, this was just their passing grade!

Were the Alchemist families in Central State so perverted!

No wonder Xin Lan and her Ye Family were helpless, and saw Xiao Yan as if they saw a life-saving elixir.

A Seventh Grade Alchemist at the age of thirty, finding one outside of Central State was like finding gold on the ground, simply impossible!

"And the worst thing is that because the Ye Family has failed the previous two times, this time's assessment must be in the top three in the assessment quota to be considered qualified..." Xin Lan sighed.

Xiao Yan shrugged. Whether it was top three or first place, it didn't matter to him.

"The other four families, Dan, Cao, Bai, and Qiu, are now becoming more and more powerful, and the younger generation in their families are also emerging talents. Although they may not send the most elite of the younger generation in the family to participate in this kind of assessment, it is difficult to achieve even if I reach the strength of a Seventh Grade Alchemist now."

Ya Fei couldn't help but shake her head at the Ye Family's decline upon hearing this.

Others could easily pass the assessment by simply sending out the most elite talents in their clan, but the Ye Family couldn't even meet the most basic passing grade. As one of the Pill Domain Five Great Families, wasn't the Ye Family a bit too miserable? Are you really one of the Five Great Families? The difference shouldn't be this big! "Xin Lan, I roughly understand the predicament your Ye Family is facing now, but if I casually agree to help others, it will be very troublesome in the future." Xiao Yan glanced at Xin Lan. The high fees Alchemists charge aren't just because pills are precious.

More importantly, it's to prevent trouble.

Xiao Yu rolled her eyes at Xiao Yan, but she didn't say anything for Xin Lan's sake. Although she had spent a considerable amount of time with Xin Lan, she couldn't possibly ask Xiao Yan to help based solely on their friendship.

This wasn't just a simple favor. While it seemed like Xiao Yan was just refining a pill once, the complexity involved was far more troublesome than a single Pill Refining session.

Countless families were eyeing the Ye Family's seat. If Xiao Yan took action, it would mean offending those wolves and tigers in the Pill Domain and damaging the interests of those families who wanted to replace them. This would definitely be a very troublesome matter.

Just imagine, the Ye Family had failed the assessment twice already, and there were no young Seventh Grade Alchemists in the family. Their downfall was inevitable, and countless families had already secretly deployed everything.

If Xiao Yan suddenly appeared and stopped them, assassinating him would be a minor matter.

Of course, Xiao Yan wasn't afraid of anyone causing him trouble.

Xin Lan naturally knew that she couldn't get Xiao Yan to act with just words. Xin Lan suddenly stood up, tightly grabbing her collar with her right hand, and said with tears in her beautiful eyes, "If, if Senior Xiao Yan is willing to help, I... I am willing to do anything, including my..."

"Hey, hey, hey, hold on, hold on, hold on! You're thinking too highly of yourself. You even want to take advantage of me." Xiao Yan quickly stopped her. Although Xin Lan's appearance wasn't bad, Little Fairy Doctor alone made Xiao Yan lose all 'interest' in Xin Lan, not to mention others.

If Cai Lin found out that he had agreed, he would inevitably be subjected to domestic discipline upon returning!

Hearing that Xiao Yan had no interest in her at all, Xin Lan felt a little disappointed in addition to a sigh of relief. Countless people pursued her in Canaan Academy, and she had some confidence in her figure and appearance.

"I don't know what Senior Xiao Yan needs. As long as my Ye Family has it, I can go back and discuss it with the Great Elder and try my best to meet your requirements, Senior Xiao Yan." Xin Lan's nervous and fiery gaze stared straight at Xiao Yan.

At this time, she was afraid that Xiao Yan would be unwilling to help their Ye Family. The only one who could save the Ye Family was Xiao Yan, the genius Alchemist who didn't belong to the Central State Pill Domain.

Only he had the possibility of defeating the younger generation of the Bai Family and Qiu Family and entering the top three!

Xiao Yan stroked his chin and suddenly looked at Ya Fei beside him. Today's Ya Fei was as noble as ever, with a captivating charm. Her red lips were fiery but not vulgar, and the slit in her dress revealed her fair legs.

"Sister Ya Fei, I remember you said that the pills produced by the Flame Alliance alone are not enough to support the needs of the increasing number of Flame Alliance disciples, and you want to attract some Alchemists to Xiao City, right?" Xiao Yan suddenly asked.

"Xiao Yan, are you thinking of having this Ye Family join the Flame Alliance?" Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan and asked.

"Not joining, but if the Ye Family can provide some pills, it might make the Flame Alliance stronger and even set foot in Central State earlier," Xiao Yan said directly, revealing his ambition.

He had promised his ancestor Xiao Xuan that he would definitely bring the Xiao Clan back to Central State and make it glorious again. Naturally, to achieve this goal, the Flame Alliance was crucial.

Xin Lan was stunned, never expecting that Xiao Yan's request would be this!

Xiao Yan looked at Xin Lan, who was a little confused, and said, "I can help your Ye Family pass the assessment and return to the Elder seat. But in exchange, I need your Ye Family to provide my Flame Alliance with a certain amount of pills every year and help the Mittel Auction House gain a foothold in the Pill Domain."

"But Senior Xiao Yan, the highest-level Alchemist in the Ye Family is only a Seventh Grade..." Xin Lan said. Their Ye Family simply couldn't refine very high-level pills.

"It doesn't matter. I don't need you to refine very precious pills. You only need to provide pills below the Sixth Grade. As for how many pills your Ye Family needs to provide, Ya Fei will discuss it with you. Don't worry, for Xiao Yu's sake, our Flame Alliance won't make excessive demands." Xiao Yan slowly stood up, walked to Xin Lan, and extended his hand, saying, "Happy cooperation?"

Hearing that Xiao Yan only needed their Ye Family to provide low-level pills and help the auction house open, in exchange for the Elder seat, Xin Lan never dreamed that it would be so simple! Of course, the benefits to the Flame Alliance were far more than just obtaining pills.

If Xiao Yan helped the Ye Family stabilize its position in the Pill Domain, it would be equivalent to the Flame Alliance occupying a seat in the Pill Domain. With the Ye Family present, the Mittel Auction House could even directly open shops in the Pill Domain.

It directly paved the way for the Flame Alliance to the Pill Domain! This was definitely a win-win situation!

Xin Lan woodenly extended her hand, then suddenly rejoiced and said, "Thank you, Senior Xiao Yan."

"By the way, when does your assessment start?" Since Xiao Yan had agreed, he wouldn't be ambiguous and asked directly.

"About a year from now, the Pill Tower's assessment will be held some time before the Pill Gathering starts." Immediately, Xin Lan suddenly remembered and exclaimed, "Senior Xiao Yan, are you planning to participate in the Pill Gathering?!"

"Naturally, I have this plan. A year, right? Good, I will come to the Pill Domain to find you earlier," Xiao Yan said, releasing her hand.

"Hehe, thank you, Senior Xiao Yan. The Ye Family will never forget your great kindness." After receiving Xiao Yan's affirmative answer, Xin Lan also jiao xiao playfully.

"There's no need for any great kindness. This is just a transaction."

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