Seeing the three Elders' puzzled yet pleasantly surprised expressions, Xiao Zhan's eyes briefly revealed a hint of mischief, before he cleared his throat.
"It's quite a coincidence, actually. This Alchemist Great Master is also part of our Family; his surname is also Xiao."
"His name is… Xiao Yan!"
"Surname Xiao, surname Xiao is good! In that case, we are…"
Upon hearing that the mysterious Alchemist's surname was Xiao, the three Elders exchanged glances and were about to respond with smiles, but when they heard Xiao Zhan's final words, the smiles on their faces suddenly froze.
"Xiao… Xiao Yan?"
The three Elders looked at each other again, and finally, the Grand Elder couldn't help but open his mouth, looking at Xiao Zhan somewhat parched, and finally asked, "Is the Clan Chief referring to your youngest son, the Xiao Family's most Genius youth, Xiao Yan?"
"Precisely my unworthy son."
Xiao Zhan nodded, doing his best to suppress his smile, but he didn't notice that the corners of his mouth were almost reaching his ears.
"Not long ago, when Yan was Breaking Through to Dou Master, he fortunately encountered a high-level Alchemist in our Xiao Family's back mountain. That Alchemist saw Yan's good talent and immediately took him as his Personal Disciple."
Xiao Zhan brought out his prepared explanation.
"My heavens!"
The three Elders' eyes showed horror, and they even felt their brains slightly dizzy.
If Xiao Yan becoming a Dou Master at eleven years old was considered extremely rare in the Gama Empire, with only one or two such individuals appearing in a generation, then becoming an Alchemist at twelve years old was simply unheard of.
Even Dan Wang Gu He only truly became an Alchemist at nineteen years old.
"Our Xiao Family is truly going to prosper this time!"
The Grand Elder suddenly sat down on the ground, his old eyes even glistening with tears.
Although these three Elders also had their own selfish motives, their loyalty to the Family was indeed genuine, and hearing that the Family was about to produce an unparalleled Genius naturally made them incredibly excited.
What's more, after Xiao Yan's rise, these Xiao Yan would also be able to get a share of the benefits.
Gu He became an Alchemist at nineteen and is now a Six-Star Alchemist. What kind of achievements would Xiao Yan, who became an Alchemist at twelve, have in the future?
Seven-Star?
As for the even higher Eight-Star and Nine-Star, these Xiao Yan didn't even dare to imagine them; to them, those were figures that only existed in legends.
"Heh heh, if you Xiao Yan knew that Yan also inherited the Legacy of my Xiao Clan ancestors, you would probably faint on the spot."
Looking at the three old men's excited expressions, Xiao Zhan couldn't help but laugh inwardly, completely forgetting that he himself was not much better than these three Xiao Yan last night.
As for the matters of the Xiao Clan, with his composure, he naturally wouldn't say a single word more to anyone else.
Even so, after the three Elders learned that Xiao Yan also possessed Alchemist talent, their already considerable Pay attention to for Xiao Yan increased to an extreme degree.
That day, several of the Family's highest-ranking members immediately gathered a total of five hundred thousand gold coins and directly purchased a Third-Grade Medicine Cauldron worth three hundred thousand gold coins through Ya Fei.
In their opinion, with Xiao Yan's talent, he might become a Third-Grade Alchemist in a few years. This money was not just an investment in Xiao Yan, but in the Family's future.
If the Xiao Family truly produced a new Dan Wang, what was this amount of money?
"Clan Chief, you only said that Alchemist was of a very high grade, but what grade is he exactly?"
After the Medicine Cauldron was bought and three hundred thousand was spent, the Grand Elder suddenly remembered to ask about this matter.
"Uh, at least Four-Star or above. That old man is too mysterious; he doesn't see anyone except Yan. The reason I know this is because Yan told me."
Xiao Zhan helplessly spread his hands and then casually said, "Oh, by the way, the Foundation Establishment Liquid that was causing such a stir a while ago was that old gentleman's masterpiece."
"Foundation Establishment Liquid!"
Four-Star Alchemist, Foundation Establishment Liquid!
The Elders' eyes widened again. A Four-Star Alchemist was truly a great figure in the entire Gama Empire.
And the Foundation Establishment Liquid had caused quite a stir in Utan City in the past few months.
The most crucial thing was that Xiao Zhan said that Alchemist was at least Four-Star.
What they didn't know was that even Xiao Zhan himself dared not guess the Alchemist's true level.
Someone who could casually throw out several sets of Earth Rank Cultivation Technique and Dou Technique, how powerful were they? It had already exceeded Xiao Zhan's imagination. The only thing he could compare it to was probably the power behind Xun Er.
But no matter what, he couldn't reveal a single bit of information.
Accompanying the Third-Grade Medicine Cauldron to the Xiao Family was Ya Fei herself.
She wasn't responsible for escorting these items, but through the Xiao Family's actions, she quickly sensed that something was amiss. Therefore, under the guise of visiting, she directly came to Xiao Yan's place.
And after receiving Xiao Yan's acknowledgment, even Ya Fei, who had grown up in the Imperial Capital and was considered well-informed, couldn't help but gasp.
She had long suspected Xiao Yan had Alchemist talent, but she still hadn't expected that the twelve-year-old youth in front of her was already an Alchemist.
At that moment, her regard for Xiao Yan had reached an unparalleled level, her beautiful eyes seeming to want to devour Xiao Yan.
"In a few days, I will use some time to refine a batch of Medicinal Pills for the Family to boost the Family's financial strength."
"And after the New Year, it's even possible that I'll refine more Foundation Establishment Liquid, so you need to prepare well for collecting Medicinal Pills during this time."
Ignoring the strange look in Ya Fei's beautiful eyes, Xiao Yan spoke to her with rare seriousness.
"Don't worry, you are now the most important potential stock in this big sister's heart. Whatever you ask for, I will certainly deliver."
Ya Fei's red lips slightly pursed, and she said with a charming smile.
"Just potential stock?"
Xiao Yan just smiled at her words.
"Heh heh, if you want to become something else, you'll have to grow up first, won't you? What's more, do you think you can convince your childhood sweetheart?"
Ya Fei covered her red lips, her beautiful eyes teasingly looking at a certain part of Xiao Yan.
Being ridiculed like this, Xiao Yan immediately lost his mood and couldn't help but wave his hand gently.
"Go away, go away, how disappointing."
"Hehehe."
Seeing Xiao Yan like this, Ya Fei laughed even harder. After teasing Xiao Yan a couple more times, she finally swayed her slender waist and left with captivating charm.
Two days later, Ya Fei delivered a large batch of Medicinal Pills to the Xiao Family.
After these ten-plus days of arduous cultivation, Xiao Yan's cultivation was not far from a Four-Star Dou Master. It was a good opportunity to temper his Dou Qi further through alchemy.
However, just as Xiao Yan was about to begin refining Medicinal Pills, Xiao Yu nervously knocked on Xiao Yan's door.
"Do you need something?"
Seeing Xiao Yu's conflicted expression, Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask curiously.
"You, didn't you say you wanted me to come find you?"
Xiao Yu's previously conflicted expression instantly turned into annoyance. Could it be that this little rascal was playing a trick on her?
"Oh, right, I completely forgot about that."
Looking at Xiao Yu like this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but gently pat his head, flicking his finger, a jade box popped out of his na ring, and then was presented to Xiao Yu.
"Here, with this, your Breakthrough to Dou Master will be stable."
"Breakthrough to Dou Master, stable?"
Xiao Yu was slightly stunned, and then her heart rate accelerated slightly. After nervously opening the jade box, the strong Medicinal Pill aroma that wafted out made the Dou Qi circulation in her body speed up a few points.
"Jùqì Sǎn (Gathering Qi Powder)!"
Looking at the Dragon-eye-sized Medicinal Pill lying in the box, Xiao Yu couldn't help but exclaim.
"Mm, just secretly take this Medicinal Pill yourself. Don't tell anyone else, otherwise, everyone in the Family will come asking me for it, and I won't have time to prepare more for them."
Xiao Yan nodded slightly, about to close the door, but then he saw Xiao Yu's pretty face suddenly flush a few shades.
"This Medicinal Pill is so precious, I feel very uneasy taking it."
Xiao Yu's pretty face was flushed, and she said with rare shyness, somewhat awkwardly, "How about, how about I let you touch me a couple more times?"
As she spoke, Xiao Yu had already extended her slender, fair leg.