Chapter 64: Unexpected Breakthrough

Just when everyone thought Xiao Yan was about to succeed, suddenly, the energy in the air around Xiao Yan became unusually active. From within Xiao Yan's body, an inexplicable suction force suddenly erupted, and the energy between heaven and earth rapidly gathered toward Xiao Yan.

Wisps of heaven and earth energy continuously poured into Xiao Yan's body, and the cultivation method within his body also began to operate rapidly.

"Is this a breakthrough?" The people on the high platform all revealed expressions of shock.

"This breakthrough really isn't at a good time!" everyone lamented in their hearts.

"Sigh! Why must it break through at this time!" Fama sighed and said.

At this time, Xiao Yan only had two choices. The first choice was to give up refining the pill and calm his mind to break through; this could raise his star level, and one must know that opportunities for breakthrough were rare and hard to come by.

"Sigh! If he loses, then so be it!" Fama sighed deeply once again.

Princess Yao Yue beside Xiao Yan also looked at Xiao Yan with a look of regret. However, although she felt regret, it was one less competitor! At this time, Xiao Yan would definitely give up refining medicine and choose to break through in peace.

"President Fama, wait! I think Mr. Nie Feng continuing to refine medicine must mean he has something to rely on!" Just as Fama wanted to move to stop him, Nalan Yanran beside him spoke up.

"Reminded by you, I also seem to have noticed that Mr. Nie Feng has never taken any medicinal pills to increase Dou Qi." Yao Ye also echoed from the side.

Allowing these miscellaneous energies to circulate in the meridians would damage the meridians and cause great impact on the body, thereby affecting future potential.

"Hehe, you observe quite carefully, worthy of being Yun Yun's disciple. As for your grandfather, you don't need to worry too much; there will always be a way. Even if your grandfather really passes, I will still look after the Nalan Family a little." The expression on Fama's face finally softened. Knowing that Xiao Yan possessed a trump card, he wasn't so worried anymore.

If Nalan Jie could be cured of the Lao Poison, that would be fine, but if he couldn't, Nalan Yanran would only have a chance to maintain her status in the Yunlan Sect if she defeated Xiao Yan in two years.

But if Nalan Yanran lost to Xiao Yan in the duel two years later, let alone the position of Young Sect Master, she would be thanking the heavens if she could stay in the Yunlan Sect without being expelled.

"What did you see?" Fama said in a deep voice.

But if she won the gamble, she could make Fama owe her a favor. By then, even if the Nalan Family lost her grandfather as their pillar and great backer, no one would dare to act rashly, and the Nalan Family wouldn't have to be forced to leave the Imperial Capital like the Xiao Family back then.

If Nalan Yanran didn't have a reasonable explanation, even if she was Sect Master Yun's disciple, Fama wouldn't let her off.

"I wonder if everyone has noticed that Mr. Nie Feng hasn't seemed to have taken a single Qi Recovery Pill since he started refining medicine." Seeing Fama's face looking a bit ugly, Nalan Yanran hurriedly explained.

"And haven't you noticed that Mr. Nie Feng has been calm from beginning to end? Not actively refining the energy between heaven and earth for so long—if it were anyone else, they would have been in extreme pain from these miscellaneous energies long ago." Nalan Yanran explained again.

Nalan Yanran reminding Fama also took a huge risk, with an element of gambling involved. Although the relationship between Xiao Yan and Fama was unclear, based on Fama's various performances, the two must have a deep relationship.

"Even the heavens are helping me!" Seeing Xiao Yan actually leveling up and breaking through at this time, the joy in Liu Ling's heart was overflowing.

If she lost the gamble and Xiao Yan was really backlashed, then the Nalan Family would gain an unprecedentedly great enemy. At that time, Fama wouldn't even need to take action; he would only need an attitude to destroy the Nalan Family. Because given President Fama's age, the number of people who owed him favors was countless.

At that time, even if Yun Yun cherished Nalan Yanran, she would have to look at the attitude of the sect elders. If the elders in the sect all opposed it, she couldn't act arbitrarily and could only abolish Nalan Yanran's position as Young Sect Master.

But what if he gave up this breakthrough and chose to continue refining the medicinal pill! Although he might win the competition, if the energy between heaven and earth entered his body and wasn't refined, it would cause the Dou Qi in his body to become miscellaneous.

"I didn't expect that just as the Nalan Family was about to lose the protection of the Yunlan Sect, they actually climbed onto the mountain that is the Alchemist Guild. It seems the plan needs to change!" Hearing Fama's promise to the Nalan Family, Yao Ye had a trace of gloom on her face, but it flashed and vanished.

Her current status and position were far inferior to before. Ever since she lost to Xiao Yan, her status could be said to have plummeted. In the past, if she came to the Alchemist Guild, she would inevitably receive a warm reception, and the two princesses of the Gama Empire would be very polite when they saw her, but now everyone just greeted her politely. The coldness and warmth of people, the fickleness of the world—it was nothing more than this.

As long as Nalan Yanran was given a few years, with her cultivation talent, she would inevitably become the pillar of the Nalan Family again.

"Many thanks, President! You were all focused on observing him refining medicine, so you didn't notice. And Princess Yao Ye and I don't understand alchemy, so we were able to notice these things." Nalan Yanran thanked him happily. She knew she had won the gamble; with these words from Fama, the crisis of her Nalan Family could be considered partially resolved.

Just when everyone thought Xiao Yan would choose to give up refining medicine and break through in peace, they discovered that Xiao Yan didn't sit cross-legged but continued to refine medicine.

But this would mean losing this competition. The rewards for this competition were very generous; if calculated by real value, it would definitely not be less than 20 million gold coins, and even then, it would be priceless.

Seeing Nalan Yanran actually dare to speak up to stop him, Fama felt displeased in his heart. One must know that in such an emergency, delaying even a little bit of time would have an impact on Xiao Yan's future.

And if he didn't choose to break through this time, the difficulty of the next breakthrough would increase several times, and he might even be unable to break through for the rest of his life.

"Foolish!" Seeing Xiao Yan still refining medicine, Fama was so angry that he wanted to go down to the stage to stop Xiao Yan's stupid behavior. Losing was losing; it was no big deal, but if it affected his future potential, that would be terrible. How could he face that person again?

Of course, that was only a possibility. After all, adults talk about interests. When the Nalan Family was no longer worth winning over, Nalan Yanran would have no value.

"I didn't expect to break through at this time!" Xiao Yan, who was refining the medicinal pill, shook his head, feeling somewhat dumbfounded. But it was normal; after all, having refined medicinal pills for more than ten days, the Dou Qi in his body was constantly being consumed and generated, so the speed of leveling up would naturally be a bit faster. Originally, Xiao Yan would have needed a month to break through to a Six-Star Dou Zhe, but now he had broken through in just twenty days.

However, although a breakthrough was imminent, Xiao Yan didn't make too many movements. There was really nothing to do! The cultivation method was operating on its own, belonging to an automatic AFK state. Even if he sat cross-legged to cultivate, it would be of no use, so continuing to refine medicine was the correct solution.

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