Chapter 65: Double Happiness

Seeing that Xiao Yan was completely unaffected, the expression on Liu Ling's face was somewhat uncertain.

It was as if the person breaking through this time wasn't Xiao Yan. Heaven and earth energy continuously poured into Xiao Yan's body, but Xiao Yan's body was like a black hole, absorbing as much as came. He himself had no reaction and was still refining medicine in peace.

Seeing that Xiao Yan actually made no move, the heaven and earth energy felt that Xiao Yan was challenging its majesty. In the past, those who were about to break through—which of them didn't welcome them with a smiling face, treating them even more dearly than their own mothers?

Xiao Yan, on the other hand, actually dared to ignore them. Immediately, the heaven and earth energy suddenly rioted, and a huge energy vortex descended from the sky, directly enveloping Xiao Yan, wanting to burst him.

Seeing the heaven and earth energy above Xiao Yan's head suddenly surge, Fama on the high platform couldn't help but worry again, because this was the momentum only present when breaking through to a Dou Shi.

"To what extent is this person's talent strong? Just a small breakthrough has such powerful momentum. Among his peers, only Xiao Yan of Wutan City can compare with him! Or is he... Xiao Yan himself!" Seeing the heaven and earth energy suddenly surge above Xiao Yan's head below the stage, Nalan Yanran frowned slightly.

"Old Man Fa, can you tell me the true identity of this youth named Nie Feng? Don't say you don't know him!" Qie Mi Er whispered in Fama's ear.

Xiao Yan didn't care about the huge vortex enveloping him, his gaze always fixed on the medicinal pill in the medicine cauldron that was becoming increasingly round. However, the flame in the medicine cauldron was ultimately not an Exotic Fire, so the speed was incredibly slow, almost like a snail.

To quote a classic line from a certain dragon: "The Imperial Capital does not allow such an awesome person to exist!"

"With such terrifying heaven and earth energy, let's see if you can still be as safe and sound as before." Seeing Xiao Yan enveloped by the terrifying vortex, Liu Ling felt somewhat gloating.

"Hahaha! Your medicine refining talents are all very good; you are truly the best among this generation of young people. I believe that in the Alchemist Grand Meeting two years from now, you will all be able to shine brilliantly." Fama smiled and encouraged the three.

Fama wasn't wrong. If Yao Lao were truly still alive, with his status, he could easily wipe out the Gama Empire. After all, many people knew exactly how terrifying the power of a Ninth-Grade Alchemist was.

Gu He should have praised Liu Ling a few words from the side, but Liu Ling's performance just now was truly a bit disappointing to him.

Xiao Yan smiled and stopped the input of Dou Qi, and the flame in the medicine cauldron extinguished along with the disappearance of the Dou Qi.

Xiao Yan extended his right hand and tapped the medicine cauldron lightly, and this pale green medicinal pill instantly popped out from the cauldron and landed in Xiao Yan's hand. Xiao Yan took a small jade bottle from his storage ring and placed the medicinal pill inside.

"Sigh! If only I could use an Exotic Fire!" Xiao Yan was now incredibly nostalgic for the feeling of refining medicine with an Exotic Fire. It was like being used to flying in a plane and then being made to ride a bus; it was truly too uncomfortable.

Although Yao Ye and Nalan Yanran couldn't fly yet, they both had decent movement Dou Techniques. The two jumped down from the high platform, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and landed on the ground.

Just when the medicinal pill was about to be successfully refined, the huge vortex enveloping Xiao Yan saw that it couldn't do anything to Xiao Yan and finally began to dissipate slowly.

Seeing the huge vortex enveloping him spinning slower and slower and becoming thinner and thinner, a smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth. This was truly double happiness!

"Yue'er was actually able to successfully refine a Third-Grade medicinal pill; it truly makes me, her teacher, feel gratified!" Qie Mi Er praised happily.

"Today is truly a good day! Not only was the medicinal pill successfully refined, but my level also broke through by one star." A happy smile bloomed on the corner of Xiao Yan's mouth.

Hearing Fama's words, the expression on Yao Ye's face gradually became solemn. If Xiao Yan was just traveling in the Gama Empire, that would be fine. But if he was a person of the Gama Empire and had been taken as a disciple by some mysterious expert, then once Xiao Yan grew up, it would be enough to threaten the empire's rule. This was no joke.

Seeing that the three people below the stage had all successfully refined their medicinal pills, Fama, Gu He, and Qie Mi Er didn't stay on the high platform. Waiting for Xiao Yan and the others to come up, they couldn't wait to use their Dou Qi Wings to fly down from the high platform.

Looking at the pale green medicinal pill in the medicine cauldron that emitted an aura of life, an indescribable feeling surged into Xiao Yan's heart. He only tried to refine this Longevity Pill, never expecting it to actually succeed. Because the pill recipe for this Longevity Pill didn't state what grade it was, but since it could increase life by two years, it was estimated to be close to a Fourth-Grade medicinal pill.

After Fama's gaze swept over the crowd, he didn't reveal Xiao Yan's identity, only saying faintly: "I cannot tell you his identity and background, but you had better put away those unrealistic thoughts of yours; he is not someone you can provoke."

"Many thanks for the praise, Elder Gu He. This junior was just lucky!" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

When the vortex disappeared, Xiao Yan had broken through to a Six-Star Dou Zhe, the Dou Qi cyclone in his body had grown a bit larger, and the medicinal pill had also been successfully refined.

Seeing Fama and the others come down, Xiao Yan, Liu Ling, and Yao Yue naturally didn't stay where they were and walked toward the direction of Fama and the others.

"Little Friend Nie Feng was actually able to break through while refining medicine, and was actually able to refine medicine while breaking through; it truly makes me marvel!" Gu He praised Xiao Yan.

But seeing the energy around him start to surge again, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. He just wanted to refine a pill in peace; why was it so difficult?

Others on the high platform also pricked up their ears intentionally or unintentionally, clearly wanting to know the identity of such an outstanding youth. Fama had traveled across the continent, and coupled with his attitude toward Xiao Yan, if anyone among them could know Xiao Yan's identity, it would only be Fama.

But Xiao Yan could only think about it, and immediately gave up this unrealistic idea, focusing on refining the medicine. Under Xiao Yan's constant efforts, the embryonic medicinal pill in the medicine cauldron became increasingly round and emitted a faint, rich medicinal fragrance.

Although the energy around him was dense and terrifying, Xiao Yan was unaffected. At this moment, all the energy entering Xiao Yan's body was refined into Dou Qi. A small portion of this Dou Qi followed the meridians into the Dou Qi cyclone, while the majority of the Dou Qi was absorbed by the Exotic Fire seed in Xiao Yan's body.

And the heaven and earth energy wasn't all absorbed by Xiao Yan; Yao Lao in Xiao Yan's ring wasn't idle either, constantly absorbing it.

So even if the heaven and earth energy surged a hundred times more, it still wouldn't have the slightest impact on Xiao Yan.

"Really successfully refined?" Everyone on the high platform let out a soft exclamation.

"Luck is also a part of strength; Little Friend Nie Feng is too humble." Gu He said with a smile.

Seeing that his teacher didn't praise him but instead praised Xiao Yan, Liu Ling felt very uncomfortable, and the expression on his face became somewhat gloomy.

"President, Elder Gu He, who should we start with?" Qie Mi Er asked. Of course, he wanted Fama and Gu He to start with his disciple first. After all, people were creatures of first impressions; whoever was checked first would have a slight advantage. After all, it seemed all three refined Third-Grade medicinal pills; perhaps it was just this slight advantage that would lead to victory!

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