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Xiao Yan left the hall dispiritedly, climbing the back mountain as usual. He sat on the mountainside, gazing at the majestic peaks shrouded in a light mist. That was the Monster Mountain Range, a famous gathering place for magical beasts in the Jia Ma Empire.
He sighed deeply, his heart filled with confusion. Although he had spoken with passionate ambition in the hall, he knew very well that defeating Nalan Yanran in three years was almost impossible.
Behind him, in the trees, a girl in black was staring at him, her eyes wide.
She communicated with the Worms of Spirit in the Bone Flame Ring in her mind: "Stop playing dead, hurry, hurry, come out and accept Young Master Xiao Yan as your disciple!"
The Worms of Spirit transmitted a message back: "Although we successfully parasitized, we did not control Yao Chen. This is the difference in soul power. We only successfully integrated into his soul… We can synchronously perceive everything he thinks and sees."
"Ah? Is that so…" Xiao Meng was slightly disappointed.
"Don't worry, he already has the intention. Also, don't contact me too frequently, Yao Chen will see through something… He already noticed that I was talking to something just now… He just couldn't pinpoint it."
"Don't use 'something' to describe me, I'm not a thing…Pooh…"
"He already has the intention? That's good." Xiao Meng felt relieved.
"Heh heh… This world is like this. You just have a deeper understanding now, don't you?" A voice suddenly sounded.
The voice was somewhat ethereal, as if it came from all directions.
"Who?" Xiao Yan looked around vigilantly, but found nothing.
A phantom figure floated out of the dark, ancient ring on his hand.
This was a transparent, elderly figure, wearing a monocle over his right eye, with a faint smile on his face. He had a full head of white hair and an otherworldly aura, giving people a sense of immortal grace.
Xiao Yan was shocked. Although he knew this was a world with magical powers, he had never seen this scene before.
"A ghost…"
He subconsciously took a few steps back, looking at the figure with a shocked expression.
"Wait… You came out of the ring?" Xiao Yan suddenly realized the key point, and his expression turned gloomy.
His talent hadn't disappeared, but his Dou Qi had mysteriously vanished. He couldn't find the reason no matter what, and now this ghostly thing popped up, it was hard not to connect the two.
"The disappearance of my Dou Qi, is that your doing?"
"That's right! It was me." Yao Chen had a smile on his face, without any awareness of being caught doing something bad.
"Damn it, the humiliation and ridicule I've suffered these three years are all your fault!"
"Don't be so excited… Without these three years of lows, would you have the current forbearance and wisdom?" Yao Chen looked smiling and amiable.
Xiao Yan frowned. What he said wasn't false. Some things, only after losing them, do you understand their value. After the anger, he quickly calmed down.
What followed was joy, because his talent had returned. But amidst the joy, there was also an indelible worry. Even if his talent returned, wanting to pass the family's coming-of-age ceremony in a year, wanting to defeat Nalan Yanran at the Yunlan Sect in three years, was still a slim hope, because he had really wasted too much time.
"Accept him as a disciple, accept him as a disciple, accept him as a disciple…" Xiao Meng, hidden in the tree, kept chanting in her heart.
"Although I don't know who you are, what kind of existence you are, I can't afford to support a great god like you. Find another unlucky person." Xiao Yan took off the ring, hesitated for a moment, a hint of reluctance in his eyes, but he still threw it towards Yao Chen.
"Little brat, want to be my disciple? Even if you recover your talent, it will be difficult to regain your former dignity and glory in a short time…"
"Be your disciple?" Xiao Yan's face was suspicious. "You don't just want to find a reason to continue absorbing my Dou Qi, do you?"
Yao Chen chuckled: "When I was at my weakest, your Dou Qi might have been my life-saving straw, but now… it's not very useful. Do you… want to become an alchemist?"
His tone was tinged with enticement.
Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes wide. "Are you saying that I have met the conditions to be an alchemist?"
In the Dou Qi Continent, there is also a profession called alchemist. They can refine all kinds of magical pills, and are sought after by countless people.
But the conditions to become an alchemist are quite harsh. One must have fire attribute, and also have a trace of wood energy.
The attributes of the human body in the Dou Qi Continent depend on their soul. A soul generally has only one attribute, without other attributes mixed in.
And the soul attribute of fire containing wood needed by alchemists can only be possessed by those with soul mutations.
In addition to the mutated soul of fire containing wood, one also needs to have a strong soul perception, or called soul shaping power.
Those who possess both of the above have the potential to become alchemists.
"Of course, otherwise why would I ask such a question?" Yao Chen said with a smile.
Even with Xiao Yan's composure, it was difficult to remain calm at this moment. His tone was trembling with a bit of tremor: "Really? I really have the talent of an alchemist?"
Really, more real than pearls… Xiao Meng answered in her heart.
Take him as a disciple, take him as a disciple, quickly take him as a disciple… and then take off!
Yao Chen stroked his beard. Xiao Yan's shocked and ecstatic appearance now made him very satisfied. Occasionally teasing the little guy was also quite interesting…
"Well, you barely meet the conditions."
"If you want to become an alchemist, you must also have the personal guidance of an alchemist. Could it be that you, old sir, are also an alchemist? I wonder… what rank are you?" Xiao Yan asked with a bit of respect.
"What grade? I don't remember. Do you want to learn it?" Yao Chen replied with a hint of laziness.
"Learn, learn!" Xiao Yan nodded happily, just like Sun Wukong in front of Bodhi.
"Hehe, then become my disciple."
"There's even a disciple ceremony?"
"Nonsense, if you don't become my disciple, how can I impart everything to you?"
Xiao Yan curled his lips. He was still a little wary of this mysterious old man, but he still respectfully performed the disciple ceremony.
Afterward, Yao Lao gave a simple self-introduction and told Xiao Yan how to reach the seventh stage of Dou Qi within a year.
"Three complete Purple Leaf Orchid Grasses, two Bone Washing Flowers, a Tier 1 Wood-attribute Magic Core..." Xiao Yan repeated the items Yao Lao asked him to prepare, and his lips twitched:
"Adding these things up, it would probably cost several thousand gold coins... Do you think I'm a prince of the royal family? I've saved up for so many years, and I only have two hundred gold coins."
Originally, he could have saved more, but because he shared some with Xiao Meng, he had less.
Xiao Yan's usual pocket money wasn't small, enough to buy some small items for daily life, but when used for things related to cultivation, it seemed like a drop in the bucket.
"Money..." The black-clothed girl hidden in the shadows frowned. She didn't have that either...
"Do you guys have money?" She communicated with the other Worms of Spirit.
The Worms of Spirit shifted their bodies and were silent for a moment: "I'm just a worm."
"Wu Meng should have a lot, the Mitter Auction House is under his control."
Wu Meng is the abbreviation used by the Amons to refer to the chief person in charge of Utan City, Amon.
There are also differences in status among the Amons. The collective will of Amon is above everything, followed by the main body, then those who have personalities close to the main body and are given authority to be responsible for certain areas or things.
Next are those who undertake special tasks, and finally, the ordinary Amon split bodies, most of which maintain the form of Worms of Spirit...
Because once they enter a parasitic state, they will stop growing, so the Amons maintain a rather cautious attitude towards whether or not to parasitize, unless the overall amount has reached the upper limit.
The Worm of Spirit said speechlessly: "There's no need to worry about this kind of trivial matter..."
"This is the main body's task... How can I not worry?"
"Did the main body issue such a task?"
"Yes! He asked us to befriend Xiao Yan and promote his growth... Isn't my worrying about the progress of his strength doing that?" Xiao Meng said confidently.
"But promoting the growth of his strength doesn't mean we have to be babysitters," the Worm of Spirit retorted.
"Our underlying logic is to obey the main body, but the specific methods and means of achieving it are our own business. Tell me, does my approach conform to the main body's overall strategic goal?"
The Worm of Spirit thought for a moment and replied: "Yes."
"Then isn't that enough? What I'm doing is completely fine!" Xiao Meng said confidently.
Xiao Yan was worrying about how to get money without exposing Yao Lao when he saw Xun Er, like a forest elf, lightly rushing from the foot of the mountain, and soon came to the cliff, where Xiao Yan was.
She looked at Xiao Yan and felt that there was something more about him...
Confidence!
That Xiao Yan ge-ge whose talent had not been lost and who was full of spirit had returned!
Xiao Xun Er said with a smile: "Looking at Xiao Yan ge-ge's current appearance, he doesn't need anyone to comfort him. It seems that the experience just now wasn't all bad."
Xiao Yan pinched Xun Er's cheek affectionately, "People always grow through setbacks, Xun Er, thank you for your unwavering support over the years... I'm back!"
Xun Er was stunned for a moment by Xiao Yan's suddenly somewhat intimate gesture, and then revealed a charming smile.
"It seems we don't need you, there's a little rich woman here," the Worm of Spirit's laughter rang in Xiao Meng's heart.
Xiao Meng bit her lower lip with her upper teeth, looking a little unhappy.
A trace of fluctuation appeared in her aura, which was noticed by the two.
"Who?" Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly, and he shouted vigilantly.
Someone has been hiding here all along, and I didn't even notice it? Does that mean that the teacher's matter has also been discovered?
Xiao Meng jumped down from the tree, with a leaf still on her head. She smiled awkwardly: "Young master, it's me."
She looked at Xun Er again and said quietly: "Am I here at the wrong time?"
Xiao Yan: "..."
Yao Lao's voice suddenly sounded in Xiao Yan's heart, "This little maid of yours seems a little strange. Just now, even I couldn't detect her."
"How long have you been here?"
"Just... just arrived." Xiao Meng's eyes darted around, not daring to look at Xiao Yan, looking like she wasn't good at lying.
Xiao Yan smiled lightly: "If you're here, you're here. I'm back!"
He reached out and took off the leaf on Xiao Meng's head.
In the sunset, the young man who had regained his confidence and the beautiful girl stood together on the edge of the cliff, looking into the distance.
The young man was radiant, confident and flamboyant, the girl in purple was smiling, quiet and elegant like a lotus, and the other girl in black folded her hands behind her back, smiling even more cheerfully.
The distant Warcraft Mountains contrasted with the golden-red sunset in the sky, appearing somewhat dark.
The sun gradually set, the shadows rose, and the entire mountain range sank into darkness.
"It's getting dark... Let's go back."
"Yeah, let's go back."
"Let's go."
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