Inviting a Guest into a Jar
Although the Gama Empire is very far from the Pill Domain, with two Dou Zun and a Void Ancient Dragon here, the speed is naturally much faster than using a Space Wormhole.
It only took seven days to arrive at the Pill Domain. This cultivation passed almost in the blink of an eye. When Xiao Yan's Soul perception sensed many voices outside the wormhole, he opened his eyes from cultivation.
"Brother Xiao Yan, we've arrived at Ye City," Xin Lan said nervously as she walked up to Xiao Yan, speaking softly.
"Mm," Xiao Yan slowly stood up.
Ye City is governed by the Ye Family, one of the Pill Domain Five Great Families. After all, the Ye Family had ancestors who were once glorious, and they own a vast city.
Xiao Yan had just stood up when he saw the silver halo not far away, where a rich spatial fluctuation overflowed.
"Finally here... the Pill Gathering."
Looking at the silver halo, Xiao Yan's fist clenched suddenly, and a coldness slowly surged into his dark eyes.
The Pill Gathering is the key to success or failure.
The current Xiao Yan is not a true core member of the Soul Palace, and he can't even enter the Soul Clan. But as long as he wins the Pill Gathering championship and defeats Mu Gu, he will gain more and stronger power.
Then he will be the Pill Tian Zun second only to Hun Xuzi! At that time, not to mention the Ice River Valley of the Three Valleys, he can be unscrupulous even to the Nine Serene Earthly Underworld Serpent Race.
But all this will only be realized after he defeats Mu Gu and wins the Pill Gathering championship.
Deeply exhaling a breath of air suppressed in his heart, Xiao Yan suddenly stood up, and the Dou Qi flowing over his body slowly converged into his body.
The Space Ship flashed through the passage like a silver ray of light. In the blink of an eye, it approached the location of the halo, and under such violent spatial fluctuations, its hull also shook rapidly.
Xiao Yan didn't care about this shaking. His expression was calm. With Heavenly Flame Venerable controlling the Space Ship, it was absolutely safe. With a whoosh, it flashed out. In the blink of an eye, the silver halo was close at hand.
In his dark pupils, the silver halo became more and more dazzling, and Xiao Yan's fist suddenly clenched, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
The Space Ship turned into a silver ray, and with a hiss, it rushed into the silver halo and disappeared.
"Ice Venerable... I've put down the bait. Let's see if you can resist it."
With a whoosh, in a square, a silver light flashed, and the Space Ship quickly shrank and was put into a Storage Ring. Immediately, several figures in black robes landed steadily.
These people were naturally Xiao Yan and his group.
As a large city in the Pill Domain, Ye City naturally has its own Space Wormhole exit. Heavenly Flame Venerable did not open another exit, but borrowed the Space exit of Ye City, which also made it easier for Xin Lan to determine the direction.
Xiao Yan and his group were not conspicuous. People enter and exit this Space channel from time to time. In addition, Xiao Yan used his Soul to protect Xin Lan and Qing Lin to prevent them from being sensed by the Ice River Valley and the Nine Serene Earthly Underworld Serpent Race's spies, making it even more foolproof.
"This Ye City is very big. Although it can't compare to Wind and Thunder City, it's not far off." Xiao Yan's terrifying perception swept over, and he didn't expect Ye City to be so big.
No wonder the status of the Pill Domain Five Great Families is so coveted. To obtain the status of the Five Great Families means to obtain such a huge city.
In addition, with the Pill Tower protecting it, the flow of money in this city is too terrifying.
Xin Lan smiled bitterly with a dim look in her eyes: "Originally, Ye City was bigger and more magnificent than it is now, but in recent years, our Ye Family has declined, and many areas have been occupied by surrounding sects. Now the flow of people has also decreased a lot."
Listening to what Xin Lan said, Xiao Yan could also imagine how terrifying the cities controlled by the Dan Family and Cao Family, which are still at the peak of the Five Great Families, are. It is estimated that the prosperity of Wind and Thunder City is not even one-tenth of theirs.
But that's right. Many cities in Central State do not have an Alchemist Guild. Only outside Central State or on the periphery of Central State will there be an Alchemist Guild.
The Alchemist Guild was created only to improve the level of Alchemists in backward areas.
In Central State, if you are looking for Pills, you don't go to the Alchemist Guild, but come directly to the Pill Domain. This is the concentration of Alchemists in Central State. If the Alchemists in the Pill Domain can't solve it, then you go to the Pill Tower in Holy Pill City.
There is no need for the Alchemist Guild to act as an intermediate link.
Naturally, the cities of the Five Great Families are gathering places for Pill seekers from all over Central State. There are even many Alchemists wearing Alchemist Robes wandering around, buying Medicinal Herbs.
Here, Rank 5 Alchemists are not everywhere, but you can occasionally see some, and you can even see Rank 6 Alchemists.
As the master of this city, the Ye Family is naturally located in the most central area of the city. Within a thousand meters, it is the location of the Ye Family Manor. Usually, ordinary people are forbidden to enter, and the defense is particularly strict. Of course, this is only for ordinary experts.
"Stop! This is Ye Family territory, leave quickly!"
Xiao Yan and his group had just arrived at the gate of the Ye Family when they were stopped by two guards with the strength of Dou Wang. For the major families in the Pill Domain, Dou Wang seems to be only worthy of being a guard.
"Uncle Hong, it's me," Xin Lan quickly stepped forward, took off her hood and said.
"Miss Xin Lan! You're finally back!" Seeing Xin Lan's appearance, the guard named Uncle Hong was very excited and quickly put away his weapon.
"Uncle Hong, these are all my friends," Xin Lan said.
"Oh, oh, I understand. Since they are Miss's friends, please come this way. Miss, I'll go and inform them." After saying that, Uncle Hong trotted into the courtyard.
"Xiao Yan, Big Brother, you might need to come with me to the council hall later to discuss things with the clan's elders." Xin Lan's tone was nervous. The Ye Family was relying entirely on Xiao Yan now, and if Xiao Yan suddenly decided not to help, she wouldn't have any recourse.
The most important thing was that Xiao Yan wasn't helping unconditionally. He needed the Ye Family to submit Pills to the Flame Alliance every year, allocate the best and most prosperous commercial land in Ye City to the Mittel Auction House, and provide protection to the Mittel Auction House.
Only then would they get Xiao Yan's help.
Xiao Yan, wearing a Soul Robe, smiled and reassured her, "Xin Lan, you don't need to worry about me going back on my word. As long as your Ye Family agrees to my conditions, our Flame Alliance will be your partner."
"First, arrange a quiet Guest Room for Little Fairy Doctor. I'll go with you for the assessment matters. Qing Lin, you come with me."
Qing Lin felt a warmth in her heart and nodded in agreement. "Yes, Young Master Xiao Yan."
After Xin Lan had arranged everything, she led Xiao Yan and Qing Lin to a hall within the Ye Family estate.
Seeing Xin Lan safe and sound, the Ye Family elders in the hall breathed a sigh of relief. An old man in green robes immediately frowned and said, "Xin Lan, you're not unaware of the family's current situation. You shouldn't have disappeared for so long."
"I'm sorry, it was my fault, but I had a reason for disappearing for so long. I've found an Alchemist to help our Ye Family pass the examination," Xin Lan quickly said.
Hearing Xin Lan's words, the elders present sized up Xiao Yan and Qing Lin, who were wearing Black Robes. Naturally, with their strength, they couldn't see through Xiao Yan's background.
But to Xin Lan and Xiao Yan's surprise, the green-robed Elder shook his head and said, "Xin Lan, we've already discussed it with the Cao Family. We'll arrange a marriage between you and Cao Dan of the Cao Family. The Cao Family is one of the Pill Domain Five Great Families, a perfect match for our Ye Family. Moreover, Cao Dan is a rare Alchemic genius in the Cao Family. Marrying him will not only save the Ye Family from the crisis of being expelled from the Pill Domain Five Great Families, but also find you a good match."
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Xin Lan's face turned pale! She didn't expect that after being away from the family for only a short time, she would be sold off by the family!
"I will never marry that bastard Cao Dan!" Xin Lan's beautiful eyes were filled with tears as she gritted her teeth and looked at the elders present, who were either silent or tacitly approving. She said in a deep voice, "Even if I really marry Cao Dan, do you think that will solve the crisis? The Cao Family has wild ambitions and has long wanted to encroach on our Ye Family. Doing this is just throwing ourselves into the tiger's mouth!"
As soon as Xin Lan said this, the elders present were stunned and had no words to refute.
The Cao Family was ambitious, especially after Cao Ying emerged from the Cao Family, they wanted to surpass the Dan Family and become the leader of the Pill Domain Five Great Families. And annexing the Ye Family was naturally the best way.
The green-robed Elder snorted coldly and said, "Xin Lan, then tell us what we should do! Do you know that the other four great families have secretly planned to eliminate our Ye Family? The Xiang Family has secretly bribed the four great families and plans to kick us out and replace us!"
Another black-robed Elder sighed and said, "Xin Lan, don't blame us for being ruthless. We received news that the Xiang Family offered a high price to have the Qiu Family and Bai Family attack us. This time, these two families will send their strongest geniuses, all Rank 7 Alchemists."
"And although the Dan Family and Cao Family won't send their strongest people, they will also send two Rank 7 Alchemists. It's clear that they want to attack our Ye Family and let the Xiang Family replace us."
The green-robed Elder glanced at Xiao Yan behind Xin Lan and snorted, "Xin Lan, I don't know who you brought, but this time, it will be more difficult than ever to get into the top three in the assessment. This crisis can't be solved by just anyone."
"My Young Master isn't just anyone!" Hearing her Young Master being insulted, Qing Lin's heart was filled with anger, and her eyes opened wide.
A five-star Dou Zong's power instantly suppressed them. The azure light swept across, like a petrification technique, freezing all the elders present! All the elders instantly looked at Qing Lin, who was emitting azure light, with horror. What kind of sorcery was this! The Ye Family had indeed declined severely. Although the elders here were all Dou Zong, the strongest was only a six-star Dou Zong. This strength, placed in the outer regions of Central State, was only slightly stronger than the Hong Family.
"Who exactly are you!" The six-star Dou Zong's Dou Qi erupted, but it could only resist Qing Lin's azure light, and his movements were also restricted to a certain extent.
"Qing Lin, others just don't have good eyesight. We don't need to bother with these people," Xiao Yan raised his hand and shook his head.
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Qing Lin retracted her light.
Even when facing people who weren't from the Serpent Clan, the Azure Snake Three-Flower Pupils still possessed terrifying abilities. It wasn't difficult to imprison those whose cultivation was inferior to Qing Lin's.
Xiao Yan slowly walked forward, took off his hood, and smiled at the shocked Ye Family elders. "Of course, just anyone won't do. I wonder if Xiao Yan will do?"
"Xiao Yan!!!"
When Xiao Yan said his name, the elders present were shocked and stood up from their seats!
"You... you're that Xiao Yan from the Flame Alliance?!" The six-star Dou Zong, Ye Family Great Elder Ye Zhong, widened his eyes and sized up Xiao Yan.
Who hadn't heard of Xiao Yan's name? He was the popular dark horse in the current Pill Gathering, hailed as the only one with a chance to defeat the Dan Family's genius and the Cao Family's witch Cao Ying!
Although some people still questioned whether Xiao Yan was an Eight Grade Alchemist, many believed it, after all, Feng Qing'er had said it herself.
"You... you're willing to help our Ye Family?" Another Elder looked excited. If Xiao Yan was willing to help their Ye Family, then the Ye Family would definitely pass the assessment!
Xiao Yan shrugged and said noncommittally, "Not necessarily, it depends on you."
Xin Lan slowly walked to Great Elder Ye Zhong, her grandfather, and explained the conditions put forward by Xiao Yan or the Flame Alliance.
Hearing the conditions Xin Lan stated, the Ye Family elders frowned.
Although the Flame Alliance didn't intend to annex the Ye Family, they also planned to get a share of the pie in Ye City, and even had some ideas of recruiting the Ye Family to become the Alchemic department of the Flame Alliance, providing them with long-term Pill refinement.
This didn't seem as ruthless as the Cao Family, but in reality, it was a disguised attempt to enslave the Ye Family, but the degree of enslavement was very light, like a highly paid worker.
Xiao Yan saw the Ye Family's hesitation and smiled. "Everyone, I, Xiao Yan, guarantee here that even if the Cao Family sends out some witch like Cao Ying, I, Xiao Yan, will definitely win first place."
The Ye Family elders, understanding what Xiao Yan meant by this, narrowed their eyes. This was equivalent to admitting that Xiao Yan was an Eight Grade Alchemist, and even had the confidence to defeat Cao Ying!
Sword Pointing at the Pill Gathering Champion!
"Good! As long as Alchemist Xiao Yan can help my Ye Family win first place, the Ye Family will agree to all the conditions you propose!" Great Elder Ye Zhong also knew this was an opportunity and, without further hesitation, agreed directly.
There is a fundamental difference between first and third place. If they win first place this time, they can be exempted from the next assessment. Even if they get fifth place next time, it won't count against them.
This would give the Ye Family more time to breathe!
Xiao Yan chuckled, "No problem."
Just as Xiao Yan was showing his Young Clan Leader side, shaking hands with everyone, exchanging pleasantries, and congratulating them on the successful transaction, Zi Yan dragged two people in from outside the door.
"These two were causing trouble outside, disturbing my rest." Zi Yan was also domineering, beating the two six-star Dou Zongs until they were dizzy and bruised, throwing them directly in front of Xiao Yan, and clapping her hands before going back to continue her nap.
"Zhao Hei and Qin Mo of the Black Fire Sect!" Seeing the appearance of these two, Ye Zhong's eyes narrowed, and he exclaimed.
Xin Lan's expression was also solemn, and she immediately explained to Xiao Yan, "The Black Fire Sect is also a force with considerable strength in this Pill Domain. Their sect is not far from Ye City, and they have coveted our Ye City for some time, but I didn't expect them to dare to break in!"
"Black Fire Sect? What is the relationship between this Black Fire Sect and Ice River Valley?" Xiao Yan asked with a flash in his eyes.
"I'm not sure about that, but the Sect Leader of the Black Fire Sect is a Half-Step Dou Zun. I heard that their Sect Leader has a friendship with Tian Shuangzi, the Great Elder of Ice River Valley." Xin Lan didn't know why Xiao Yan was asking this.
Xiao Yan smiled. This was perfect. He had originally planned to borrow the Ye Family's help, but now there was a more suitable Black Fire Sect.
"Ye Zhong! If you kill us, the Sect Leader will definitely not let you off!" The black-clothed man named Zhao Hei screamed.
They never expected that the declining Ye Family could hire such a powerful Dou Zong. That terrifying force shattered their Dou Techniques with a few punches, directly capturing them. They had no power to fight back.
Hearing the roars of the two from the Black Fire Sect, strangely, everyone in the Ye Family looked at Xiao Yan! As if he were the head of the family.
But it was normal. The people were caught by Zi Yan, and it had nothing to do with their Ye Family. Naturally, the decision on how to deal with them was left to Xiao Yan.
"Your Black Fire Sect is very domineering."
Zhao Hei looked up and was puzzled by Xiao Yan's smiling appearance. Did the Ye Family have this person? And why did he look so familiar?
Zhao Hei didn't recognize Xiao Yan, but Qin Mo recognized him. As if seeing a ghost, his face turned terrified, and he said, "You are Xiao Yan!!"
"Oh? You recognize me?"
Xin Lan explained, "Ice River Valley once offered a large reward for information on the Calamity Poison Body, and there was also your image. At that time, the entire Central State, large and small sects, had received the reward portrait from Ice River Valley."
"Isn't that convenient?" Xiao Yan slowly squatted down, released Zi Yan's Space Wormhole restraints, and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, I have something I would like to ask you to help with."
!!!! The two Qin Mo saw the smiling man in front of them, and their faces turned pale with fright. The strength of the Flame Alliance was not comparable to the Black Fire Sect. They had a Dou Zun! The Black Fire Sect couldn't protect them at all, and even because of their recklessness, the Black Fire Sect might face a catastrophe!
No wonder the Black Robed Man was so strong just now. Xiao Yan had actually come to the Ye Family! "I don't know what Alchemist Xiao Yan needs our help with. As long as it can help the master, we will do anything!" Qin Mo calmed down and said flatteringly. To save his life, he could only agree to Xiao Yan.
"Don't worry, it's not a difficult thing. I just need you two to go to Ice River Valley and tell them that Xiao Yan of the Flame Alliance has come to the Pill Domain with the Calamity Poison Body, hoping to solve the problem of the Calamity Poison Body."
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As soon as Xiao Yan said this, not to mention the two Qin Mo, all the Elders of the Ye Family were stunned, and they were all frozen in place for a while.
Xiao Yan was planning to lure the enemy in!
After leaving the Asura Mark in the two's bodies, Xiao Yan let the two from the Black Fire Sect go. Originally, he planned to have the Ye Family play the role of an internal traitor, selling out Xiao Yan, to attract Ice Venerable, but now with the Black Fire Sect, it was even more convenient.
After doing all this, Xiao Yan looked at Great Elder Ye Zhong of the Ye Family and asked, "I heard that the Ye Family has a One Yang Fire Ancient Altar that can attract Yang Fire. I would like to cultivate for a while. I wonder if I can borrow it?"
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