When Ya Fei and Gu Ni arrived at Chen Yang's courtyard, Chen Yang had just finished refining pills.
"Brother Chen Yang!"
"Teacher!"
Chen Yang stretched, nodded to the two of them, and slowly walked to the stone table under the jade willow tree in the courtyard.
Upon seeing this, Gu Ni hurriedly stepped forward, wiped the table and chairs clean with his sleeve, and stood respectfully behind Chen Yang, performing the disciple's salute.
"Please sit down, please sit down!"
Chen Yang waved his hand, and Gu Ni and Ya Fei sat down next to him.
"Brother Chen Yang, the two Wind Spirit Pills sold for a total of 170,000 gold coins. After deducting the cost of the six medicinal herbs, we still have a little over 150,000 gold coins left. Here is 110,000 gold coins for you, Brother!"
Ya Fei settled the bill first.
"Mm!"
Chen Yang accepted the gold card and immediately put it into his storage ring. Then, he tossed out two jade bottles.
"There are two Qi Recovery Pills in this bottle. They can be put up for auction in a couple of days."
"These three are Wind Spirit Pills. You should send them to other cities in the Jia Ma Empire!"
Chen Yang said softly.
"This…"
"Teacher, all of this… all of this you made in just half a day?"
Gu Ni was shocked when he took the jade bottles. One of the bottles was still warm to the touch, clearly indicating that it had just been made.
"It was just luck; I was fortunate that five portions of medicinal herbs yielded five pills!"
Chen Yang smiled. The alchemy skill rewarded by the World Tree was truly amazing, with virtually no failure rate.
It should be noted that even Yao Chen, the Medicine Venerable, an Grade 8 Alchemist, had a chance of failing when refining Grade 6 pills on the Dou Qi Continent.
"Teacher is truly amazing!" Gu Ni exclaimed in admiration. Chen Yang's alchemy skills, not to mention his peers, would probably be far ahead even among those old-timers.
"I'm afraid that in the future, my younger brother Chen Yang will be able to step into the Sixth Rank and become a figure comparable to the Pill King Gu He, right?" Ya Fei stared at Chen Yang's face with her beautiful eyes and praised him softly.
"Pill King Gu He?"
"That's nothing but a fart!"
"This fellow wouldn't even be qualified to be a junior alchemist in my sect!"
To show off, you had to act smooth and confident.
"Sixth Rank? Can't even become a disciple in alchemy?"
Although Ya Fei and Gu Ni did not know what a "medicine-refining boy" was, they could still understand the word "boy".
"That's right, the Elder mentioned Gu He when he sent me to the Jia Ma Empire. He's so old and he's only a Grade 6 Alchemist!"
"However, there are no high-grade alchemist lineages in this Jia Ma Empire. The fact that he has managed to reach the Sixth Rank shows that he has some talent!"
Although Gu He was not very good in Chen Yang's eyes, it must be admitted that Gu He was a talented player.
"Mm…"
Both Gu Ni and Ya Fei nodded, acknowledging Chen Yang's statement.
However, the two of them still couldn't calm down. The background of the brother (teacher) they had met by chance was indeed terrifying. He didn't even care about a Grade 6 Alchemist. This time, they had really latched onto a powerful patron.
"By the way, Chen Yang, there's something I need to tell you..."
After regaining her senses, Ya Fei recounted Xiao Zhan's request and Xiao Yan's situation.
"An eleven-year-old Dou Zhe?"
"This talent is genius even in the Central Continent!"
"Tsk tsk, I never expected to encounter such a genius in the Northwest Region!"
Chen Yang put on an act again.
"Brother Chen Yang, are you interested in this Xiao Yan?"
Ya Fei poured Chen Yang a cup of tea and asked softly.
"I want to see why this kid suddenly lost his Dou Qi vortex and stopped at the third level of Dou Qi after three years!"
"By the way, you just said that Xiao Zhan mentioned that the Xiao Family conducted another test today?"
Chen Yang suddenly asked.
"Yes, if we count the days, Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family is fifteen years old this year!"
Ya Fei said softly.
"Mm…"
Chen Yang nodded, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and roughly understood.
So it turns out I just happened to be there right at the beginning of the story.
So tomorrow, will it be the classic scene: the annulment of the engagement?
Thinking of this, Chen Yang smiled slightly, put down his teacup, and looked at Ya Fei. "Sister Ya Fei, please send someone to inform Xiao Zhan that I will personally visit Young Master Xiao Yan tomorrow morning!"
Ya Fei nodded. The reason she was able to manage an auction house in a city despite being a woman and having no cultivation level whatsoever was because she was ten times smarter than others.
Since Chen Yang didn't explain the reason, she naturally wouldn't ask; she would simply obediently carry it out.
From the moment Gu Ni addressed Chen Yang as his teacher, it meant that the entire Mittel Auction House in Wutan City was, in effect, Chen Yang's, which naturally included Ya Fei as well!
Ya Fei turned and went to handle the matter, while Gu Ni humbly sought instruction in alchemy.
Chen Yang naturally spoke frankly and without reservation, which made Gu Ni quite satisfied.
For so many years, he had never thirsted for knowledge as much as he did today.
...
At this moment, after returning to the Xiao Family, Xiao Zhan briefly instructed everyone not to disturb him, and then closed the door to prepare to swallow the pill.
"With my talent, this one pill probably won't be enough for me to break through!"
"But what if..."
Xiao Zhan was quite looking forward to becoming a 6-Star Great Dou Master after tonight, and it would be even better if he could save up a Grade 3 Pill as a family foundation!
After thinking it over, Xiao Zhan adjusted his state, put the pill in his mouth, and swallowed it.
Half an hour later, a surge of powerful energy suddenly erupted from the location of the Xiao Family patriarch, followed by Xiao Zhan's hearty laughter.
"Hahaha!"
The laughter attracted the attention of the guards outside the door, who turned to look at each other with puzzled expressions.
Today, Young Master Xiao Yan's test result was still stuck at the third level of Dou Qi. Shouldn't the Clan Leader be sad? Why was he laughing so happily?
Squeak!
The main gate of the house suddenly opened, and the guards, their eyes locked, immediately stood at attention.
"Reporting, Clan Leader, people from the Mittel Auction House request an audience!"
Just as Xiao Zhan was about to go to the back mountain to tell Xiao Yan the good news of his breakthrough, a guard suddenly stepped forward to report.
"Quickly, lead the way!"
Xiao Zhan was overjoyed. Ya Fei's people had arrived. Could it be that the mysterious alchemist had agreed to his request?
"Yes!"
Upon arriving at the reception hall, a middle-aged woman dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, whose strength was at the 7-Star Dou Shi level, looked at Xiao Zhan and bowed respectfully. "Clan Leader Xiao, Miss Ya Fei asked me to convey a message that a certain esteemed person will be visiting tomorrow morning to examine Young Master Xiao Yan!"
Xiao Zhan was overjoyed upon hearing this and hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks. "Thank you, Your Excellency, and thank you, Miss Ya Fei!"
In his excitement, Xiao Zhan forgot that a distinguished guest was scheduled to visit the following morning!
"Farewell!"
"Old Mo, see the guest out!"
"Yes, Clan Leader!"
When Butler Mo returned, Xiao Zhan was still excitedly spinning around in circles. Although he didn't know if that alchemist could solve his son's problem, having another hope meant that it might just solve the problem.
"Clan Leader, the Nalan Family's guests will be arriving tomorrow morning..."
Seeing Xiao Zhan's excited expression, Butler Mo stepped forward and cautiously reminded him.
"Mm???"
"Oh dear, look at my memory!"
Xiao Zhan looked towards the door in frustration. He couldn't afford to offend either of these two groups of guests!
"Patriarch, I believe that with the intelligence gathered by the Mittel Auction House, it's impossible that they wouldn't know that the Nalan Family is coming tomorrow…"
Although Butler Mo didn't finish speaking, Xiao Zhan understood.
Call…
Xiao Zhan breathed a long sigh of relief.
"I understand. You go back and rest. I'll go check on Yan'er!"
Since the other party was fully aware of this and still intended to visit tomorrow morning, he had nothing more to say.
He couldn't afford to offend a Grade 3 Alchemist, especially since he needed their help.
At worst, he'd rather not have this face!
Moreover, his current strength as a 6-Star Great Dou Master was given to him by someone else.
"If I, Xiao Zhan, were a Dou Wang powerhouse, how dare the Nalan Family..."
Never before had Xiao Zhan craved strength as much as he did now!
After leaving the house, Xiao Zhan walked quickly towards the back mountain.
He only stopped to greet Xiao Xun'er when he encountered her on the road.
"Strange, Uncle Xiao Zhan, how did you suddenly break through to the 6-Star Great Dou Master?"
Xun'er glanced in the direction Xiao Zhan had left, and muttered to herself in confusion.
Meanwhile, on the back mountain, Xiao Yan lay reclining on the grass, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, thinking about the afternoon's test, and sighed softly...