Chapter 175: Dark Sea Jiao Beast

Xiao Yan directly ignored Hai Bodong, that shameless old fellow.

What master and disciple flying together, refining some kind of red forbidden drug—he had never even thought of it!

In the end, Xiao Yan still chose the transaction, because deep down he believed that a mere Transformation Grass could not repay the kindness Yun Yun had shown him by helping him so many times.

Whether it was the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame or the Green Lotus Earth Core Fire, Yun Yun's help had been absolutely crucial—she could truly be called Xiao Yan's benefactor.

"Good lad, you little brat are planning to bring down Yun Lan Sect from the inside, huh." Hai Bodong raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Yan with an admiring expression.

What the successive emperors of the Jia Ma Empire could not accomplish might just be achieved in the hands of this youth.

Xiao Yan directly ignored Hai Bodong, that disrespectful old fellow.

Xiao Yan looked at Hai Bodong and said, "Do you still want the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill or not? The Medicinal Materials are gathered now."

Hearing Xiao Yan mention the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill, Hai Bodong immediately put away his playful grin and grew serious, asking, "Are you confident of success?"

Refining Elixirs has a success rate. The Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill is a high-grade Five-Grade Elixir—if the refinement fails, who knows how many years it will take before another batch of ingredients can be gathered.

"If I refine it now, the success rate won't exceed twenty percent. So I plan to use the Medicinal Materials obtained this time to slowly familiarize myself with refining Five-Grade Elixirs, and then refine the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill for you, Hai Lao." Xiao Yan said.

"Good, I've already waited this long, a little more won't hurt." Hearing these words, Hai Bodong's face showed an expression of relief and excitement.

"Hai Lao, rest assured. Before going up against Yun Lan Sect, I will definitely refine the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill."

Xiao Yan was not worried about what tricks Yun Lan Sect might play; what he feared was the Soul Hall!

Xiao Yan could now basically confirm that the Soul Hall was definitely within Yun Lan Sect. Regarding this mysterious and powerful organization, Xiao Yan had always been extremely wary of it in his heart.

He wanted to use the Soul Hall to make himself stronger—this was undoubtedly staring into the abyss; one wrong step and he would be utterly destroyed.

In the end, the auction concluded smoothly. This Heavenly Rank auction thoroughly shocked every Alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire with Xiao Yan's name, and even those Old Generation Alchemists were won over by Xiao Yan.

Especially when they truly witnessed the Elixirs refined by Xiao Yan, they no longer dared to look down on this eighteen-year-old Champion of the Alchemist Convention.

All Elixirs were auctioned off successfully without any failing to sell, and Xiao Yan did not go out to see Yun Yun, merely handing the Elixirs over to Ya Fei to handle.

Having finished all the procedures, Ya Fei returned from the Pai Mai Chang to the backstage, sat down beside Xiao Yan, let out a breath, showed a weary expression and said, "Little brother Xiao Yan, big sister has helped you a lot this time, how do you plan to repay me?"

Xiao Yan smiled, took out a Scroll from his Na Ring and said, "This is the Face-Restoring Pill Formula I obtained from Yan Li."

"Face-Restoring Pill! The one that can restore a person's youth!!" The moment Ya Fei heard this, her eyes lit up.

What woman doesn't wish to stay forever young and beautiful.

"This Pill Formula only restores for a period of time, but I might try modifying the Pill Formula so that it can slow down the speed of aging, keeping the skin in its state. When the time comes, the first one I refine will be given to Sister Ya Fei." Xiao Yan said with a smile.

Just moments ago she had been elegant and dignified, commanding the winds on the Auction Stage, but now Ya Fei was nodding vigorously like a little woman, her eyes shining with excitement.

Beside them, Hai Bodong was already secretly admiring Xiao Yan in his heart—using Elixirs to coax women, that's illegal!

"Oh right, Nalan Yanran asked me to tell you that in at least one month, at most two months, she will come out from the Zong Men Mi Jing to challenge you." Ya Fei recalled the matter of giving the Elixirs to Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "One to two months is enough time for me to properly consolidate my Five-Grade Pill Alchemy skills, and then refine the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill for you, Hai Lao."

Xiao Yan planned to refine Five-Grade Elixirs on one hand, practicing his Pill Alchemy to thoroughly bring his skills to the Five-Grade level, using this one month to stabilize the Cultivation Realm he had boosted with Elixirs.

"Also, Princess Yao Ye gave an invitation, saying she wants to meet you, little brother Xiao Yan. She has matters to discuss with you and hopes you can make a trip to the Imperial Palace." Ya Fei and Hai Bodong glanced at Xiao Yan strangely—this kid seems a little too popular with women.

"Princess Yao Ye still doesn't have a candidate for imperial consort, you know." Ya Fei said with a teasing smile.

"Sister Ya Fei, stop joking. How could Princess Yao Ye possibly take a fancy to a lad from a small clan like me? It's probably about winning me over or matters of Pill Alchemy." Xiao Yan waved his hand and took the invitation.

In the garden of the Imperial Palace.

"Princess Yao Ye has invited Xiao Yan here—may I ask what business you have?" Xiao Yan raised his hand slightly and asked softly.

Princess Yao Ye raised her hand to invite Xiao Yan to sit, and said, "I have met Master Xiao Yan a few times before, so Yao Ye won't stand on ceremony and will get straight to the point. Our Imperial Family hopes to ask Master Xiao Yan to refine an Elixir."

Xiao Yan frowned, puzzled, and said, "As far as I know, President Fa Ma is on good terms with the Imperial Family. Why doesn't Princess Yao Ye seek President Fa Ma's help instead of me?"

Although Xiao Yan possessed a Strange Fire, he himself knew that purely in terms of Pill Alchemy, President Fa Ma, who had long been at the peak of Five-Grade, was definitely above him.

"Because the Elixir the Imperial Family needs refined is a Six-Grade Hunyuan Bone-Shaping Pill." Yao Ye handed a handwritten Scroll to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan picked up the Scroll and glanced at the description, saying, "This is an Elixir specifically used to treat old wounds on magical beasts, restore their power, and eliminate hidden injuries. Could it be that the Imperial Family possesses a Sixth Rank magical beast?"

Yao Ye did not conceal it either, nodded and said, "Please follow me, Master Xiao Yan. Seeing it in person might make things clear to you."

The journey took about several minutes. After smoothly passing through layers of strict guards, Xiao Yan and the other arrived outside a massive lake before stopping.

When Xiao Yan reached this place, he immediately spotted Jia Xingtian's figure, who had long been waiting here. The latter also noticed the two of them at the same time and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.

Xiao Yan smiled, his gaze sweeping toward the massive lake. Here, he could faintly sense a majestic aura hidden deep at the bottom of the lake.

"Inside the lake?" Xiao Yan said slowly.

A flash of surprise crossed Jia Xingtian's eyes—Xiao Yan's Soul Force was actually this strong!

"Jia Lao, summon the Dark Sea Jiao Beast." Yao Ye gave a slight nod.

Hearing this, Jia Xingtian's figure flashed and appeared above the lake, his feet landing on the water's surface. Then his hands plunged into the water as majestic Battle Qi surged in. With the influx of Battle Qi, the previously calm lake surface immediately seemed to boil, countless bubbles rising to the surface.

On the shore, Xiao Yan could clearly sense a magical beast aura far surpassing the Amethyst Winged Lion King gradually surging up from the bottom of the lake.

Although it was not as powerful as the Medusa Queen of back then, it was not far off—it had probably reached the level of a Star Seven Dou Huang.

As if sensing a threat, Xiao Yan felt signs of awakening from the Seven-Colored Devouring Sky Serpent within the Green Lotus in his Na Ring. But it quickly fell back into slumber.

Boom—a tremendous crash. Suddenly, a massive water pillar violently shot up from the lake, finally transforming into a shower of water that rained down.

Roar! The water pillar shot toward the sky, and a deep, strange beast roar suddenly burst forth from the lake. Its enormous body instantly occupied half of the lake.

The magical beast that appeared before Xiao Yan had a winding, massive body covered in deep-blue scales. On its huge head was a single blue spiral horn, and a pair of lantern-like giant pupils that looked quite terrifying.

"This is our Imperial Family's guardian magical beast, the Dark Sea Jiao Beast."

(End of this chapter)