Xiao Yan's lazy voice fell, and Gu He's aura faltered.
Could it be… that he really has the strength of a seventh-grade alchemist!
Looking at Xiao Yan's terrifyingly young face, disbelief still lingered in his heart. But now, he was cornered.
"Forget it, no matter what, I'll have to fight today!"
Gu He roared inwardly. With a wave of his hand, an ancient, simple-looking cauldron, entirely purple and blue, appeared before him.
"Gu He, no matter the outcome today, this Sect will severely punish your rudeness," Yun Shan said with a gloomy expression.
"After this match, Gu He will accept whatever punishment the old Sect Master deems necessary," Gu He gritted his teeth and replied, facing Yun Shan's grim face.
"Why is this kid as stubborn as a mule?" Yun Potian, floating above his spirit tablet, shook his head helplessly.
Having experienced true life and death, he wasn't overly affected. Instead, it was Xiao Yan's talent that gave him a dreamlike feeling.
Back when he was a Dou Zun, he had also journeyed through the Central Plains and visited the Danta. But the most monstrous individuals he had encountered at that age were only at the fifth rank.
Even so, it was far beyond the imagination of the people of the Northwest Continent, and the seventh rank was indeed too dreamy.
"Does he really have the level of a seventh-rank alchemist?" Yun Yun stared blankly at Xiao Yan behind her.
She wasn't at the point of liking Xiao Yan yet. It was just that the young man's domineering, roguish air and the talent that shocked people time and again always made a deeper impression than his background.
"Today, this young master will show you what real alchemy is!"
Facing Gu He's challenge, Xiao Yan smiled freely, and a medicinal cauldron also appeared before him.
At this moment, he not only looked handsome in his white robe but also radiated an unparalleled confidence. This smile instantly caused many female disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect to feel their hearts flutter.
Even Nalan Yanran, standing behind Xiao Yan, had a sparkle in her beautiful eyes. Regardless, she had to admit that Xiao Yan did indeed possess an alluring charm at this moment.
A young girl, even one as proud as she was, couldn't help but be truly captivated by Xiao Yan.
How wonderful it would have been if he had come to fulfill the marriage contract back then. A strange thought arose in Nalan Yanran's mind, which she immediately suppressed.
"This Xiao Yan is just a playboy, no matter how strong he is. What's so good about a playboy?" Nalan Yanran thought resentfully, but then couldn't help but recall the two times she had been held by Xiao Yan while flying.
As she savored the memory, her pretty face flushed.
"Yanran, my Yanran!" Liu Ling, standing beside Gu He, felt his heart bleed at this sight.
Nalan Yanran's expression clearly indicated that she had already fallen for that young man named Xiao Yan!
However, Liu Ling was helpless at the moment. This young man was younger than him, had a better background, and what made him even more powerless was that his strength was even more terrifying than his teacher's.
Facing such a rival, Liu Ling didn't even dare to think about challenging him.
"Teacher! You have to pull through!" Liu Ling silently cheered Gu He on.
The two high-grade alchemists were about to compete. Although the people present could smell the gunpowder in the air, they all widened their eyes and watched carefully.
They didn't often see such a scene, especially the alchemists on the Alchemy Peak, who were completely focused. This was a rare opportunity to learn.
Seeing the calm smile on Xiao Yan's face, Gu He suppressed the unease in his heart. With a flash of his fingers, countless medicinal ingredients appeared before him, the most eye-catching of which was a golden, ancient vine.
"The Imperial Celestial Vine? This old lickspittle wants to refine the Imperial Celestial Pill?"
Xiao Yan shook his head with a smile, watching the scene before him. Six months ago, Gu He might have stood a chance, but six months later, he was just a has-been.
"You go first." Xiao Yan gracefully gestured towards Gu He.
This appearance immediately caused countless girls from the Misty Cloud Sect's eyes to light up.
A sixteen-year-old youth, handsome and dashing, possessing terrifying strength that could suppress the older generation, was practically a dream lover.
"Hmph, I see you're just pretending to be calm!" Gu He suppressed his inner unease, and with a breath, a ball of blue flames landed in the medicine cauldron.
"What garbage beast fire is this?" Xiao Yan, who was beside him, suddenly looked at Gu He with some pity.
Looking at the intensity of the blue flames, it was only the beast fire of a sixth-order magical beast at most, or even the beast fire of a relatively strong fifth-order magical beast.
"So poor." Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly.
In the Xiao Clan, even the alchemists among the descendants could obtain such a beast fire the first day they became alchemists.
And if they reached the fifth or sixth rank, they would be qualified to apply for the beast fire of a seventh or even eighth-order magical beast.
Looking across the Central Plains, the youths he met in Danta all used beast fires that were at least of the sixth-order magical beast level.
But this Gu He was already a Rank 6 alchemist, yet he could only use a beast flame of this level.
Xiao Yan suddenly felt a bit sorry for him.
But thinking about it, it made sense. Although Gu He was a Rank 6 alchemist, he didn't know many Dou Zong experts, so naturally, no one could help him obtain a Rank 7 beast flame.
"Why is this guy looking at me so strangely?" Gu He felt Xiao Yan's gaze and felt a little puzzled.
"Heh, he must be trying to interfere with me. This kid is guilty!"
Gu He comforted himself inwardly, and after steadying his mind, he began to refine the medicine.
However, this level of beast flame was much less helpful for refining medicine. Not to mention the quality, just the time it took to refine the medicinal pills was much longer than Xiao Yan's.
"Damn, this is slow." Watching his slow movements, Xiao Yan yawned boredly, and finally sat down in his seat and began to meditate and cultivate.
"This guy has a really good mentality."
Yun Yun and her disciples glanced helplessly at Xiao Yan. Fortunately, everyone present was at least a Dou Shi in cultivation, so they could endure a few sleepless nights.
They were willing to stay up late to watch two high-grade alchemists live-stream their alchemy.
Xiao Yan slowly began to cultivate. Two days later, a clear, crisp sound of a pill's formation woke him from his cultivation. When he opened his eyes, a golden, gleaming pill was floating in front of Gu He.
Many people's faces lit up with excitement at the sight.
"Mr. Xiao Yan, it's your turn!" Gu He's eyes were bloodshot, but his spirit was still high. Whether he could salvage some face in front of the woman he loved depended on what happened next.
"So what if it's just an Imperial Celestial Pill," Xiao Yan scoffed, standing up and walking towards the medicinal cauldron.
With a flick of his fingers, over a hundred precious medicinal ingredients floated in front of the cauldron.
Looking at these medicinal herbs, many alchemists, including Gu He, had their pupils shrink.
Because many of these herbs were the main ingredients for seventh-grade pills.
Heavenly Tribulation Mysterious Fruit, Nine Spirits Body Refining Saliva, and the magical core of a sixth-rank lightning-attribute magical beast…
The pill Xiao Yan was about to refine was called the Heavenly Tribulation Body Refining Pill.
This pill could use the power of heavenly tribulation to assist in body refining. After taking it, if one could cooperate with a suitable body refining technique, their physical body could be tempered to the point where they could withstand a Dou Huang's attack.
"It's my turn!" Xiao Yan smiled slightly, seeing Gu He's unnatural expression. A black and white flame then rose from his fingertips.
And as this flame rose, the alchemists present all changed their expressions!
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