Chapter 168 Reminiscing with old friends!"You old fellow, don't make up stories about me in front of my disciple. What romanticism? It's all nonsense!" Yao Chen said to Master Feng in exasperation.
Venerable Feng sneered and said, "Yes, yes, who can beat you when it comes to playing with feelings?"
Yao Chen's face darkened, and then he fell silent. In his current situation, it was not a good idea to join in an argument!
Xiao Yan looked at Jia He and said, "There is still some time before the Alchemy Conference. Why are you here so early?"
Jia He said: "The Ye family is going to participate in the assessment of the elders' seats of the five major families. I am here with that girl Ye Xinlan!"
"I heard that you did a lot of things in the Northern Territory a few days ago?" Jiahe asked with a smile.
Xiao Yan scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "That's just how it is. I had a fight with the people from Fenglei Pavilion. If it weren't for Elder Feng, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to leave the Fenglei Pavilion's sphere of influence!"
Jia He looked at Xiao Yan and said, "The harvest is still quite big. He has already reached the peak of Dou Zong!"
"Yes, but I'm still not as good as you!" Xiao Yan said.
Jia He smiled and said, “No need to compete with me. Since you are here, after the alchemy meeting is over, why don’t we go to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan together.”
Xiao Yan nodded and agreed: "Okay."
Just then, Zi Yan and others came over from the other side.
When Mu Qingluan saw Medusa and Zi Yan, her eyes widened in shock. It was the first time she had seen such beautiful girls.
Feng Qing'er from Fenglei Pavilion is already very beautiful, but if compared with Zi Yan and Medusa, she is still far behind.
"Xiao Yan? You're here too?" Zi Yan asked with a smile.
Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Yes, isn't the Alchemy Conference about to begin?"
"That's right." Zi Yan responded.
Jia He looked at Zi Yan and asked, "Why don't you walk around for a while?"
Zi Yan snorted and said, "I won't go shopping anymore. If I continue, I'll turn into a monkey!"
It seemed that the three of them had been harassed quite a lot just now. Jia He said, "In that case, let's go back!"
"Xiao Yan, do you want to go together?" Jia He asked.
Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Let's go together. It just so happens that I can follow you to the assessment site to see the strength of the five major alchemy families!"
Ye Xinlan said to Xiao Yan: "Brother Xiao Yan, to be honest, among the five major families, I think the only one who can pose a threat to you is a girl named Dan Chen from the Dan family. She is quite special."
"The other one is Cao Ying, the demon girl from the Cao family. These two are the two with the strongest ability in refining medicine among the five major families today."
Xiao Yan asked with some doubt: "Why is the person from the Dan family so special?"
Ye Xinlan said: "Actually, I'm not very clear. The Dan family protects that Dan Cheng very well. I just heard that the girl's physique is a little special!"
Jiahe did know something about it, but in the later part of the book, Dan Chen never appeared again, so her special physique was not explained clearly.
"Maybe it will become clear when we meet in person!" said Gah.
Ye Xinlan nodded and said, "Then let's go back and rest first. After three days, we can go to take the test!"
The Ye family has their own courtyard in Shengdan City, so it won’t be crowded for them to live here.
Inside Xiao Yan's room, he and Yao Lao were studying the small piece of iron that he had bought.
Yao Lao looked at the pale yellow copper piece in front of him. There was nothing special about it. It was covered in rust and had nothing outstanding about it.
But Xiao Yan believed in his teacher's vision. What's more, the guy from Xuanming Sect also took a fancy to this thing, which meant that this copper piece was really not simple!
“If your master is not mistaken, this thing should be the soul-pregnant dust that only appeared in ancient times!” Yao Chen said to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan asked with some confusion: "What is Soul Pregnancy Dust?"
Yao Chen said: "The value of this thing is even more precious than a volume of a seventh-grade intermediate pill recipe."
"However, this thing is of little use to you now!" Yao Chen said afterwards.
Xiao Yan was slightly surprised and asked: "Why?"
"This thing is needed to refine the eighth-grade elixir. It contains spiritual energy. What's more special is that if the soul-pregnant dust in it is integrated into the soul, it can reach the spiritual realm."
"Now that your soul realm has reached the intermediate level of the spiritual realm, this thing can only be said to be the icing on the cake for you!" Yao Chen explained.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly, and then said: "It's not bad to add icing on the cake. You can keep this thing."
Xiao Yan then followed the method Yao Chen taught him and scraped off the rust on the copper sheet. He then roasted it with a strange fire and soon obtained some soul-pregnant dust.
"In ancient times, the discontinuity of soul cultivation methods prevented countless alchemists from reaching the eighth level, so this thing became particularly precious!"
"But now that you have the soul cultivation method of the Soul Jue, this soul-bearing dust is not so important!" said Yao Lao.
Night falls.
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the roof, looking at the starry sky, and said slowly: "After so many years, I always feel that my journey has been too smooth!"
"Now I am already an eighth-grade Grandmaster, and my strength has reached the peak of Dou Zong. After the Alchemy Conference is over, I will successfully enter the Dou Zun realm and go to the Ancient Clan!"
Yao Chen floated beside Xiao Yan and said, "Go if you want to. You may encounter some obstacles when you go to the Ancient Clan, but I believe that they are not a big deal in front of you!"
"Besides, I believe my disciples will definitely conquer the younger generation of the ancient clan!"
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, teacher!"
hum!
At this moment, a cold and gloomy breath suddenly came from the sky above the courtyard.
Xiao Yan immediately stood up and looked up, and a man in black robes quietly appeared in the void.
"Hehehe, Yao Chen, do you still remember me?" The man in black robe lifted up his black robe, revealing an old face.
Yao Chen said gloomily, "It's you, old man Mu Gu!"
"Thank you for still remembering me. You dare to come to Danta even after being hurt like this by my Soul Palace people. It's really amazing. But this time, I'm afraid you can't escape from the clutches of Soul Palace!" Old man Mu Gu sneered.
Yao Chen said, "Really? I think the Soul Palace is just so-so. They can't even assassinate a Dou Zun like me, and you still want to steal my soul?"
Elder Mu Gu said, "Don't worry, this time it's not just you, your disciples and friends will all be caught by the Soul Palace!"
Yao Chen's expression changed slightly, and he squinted his eyes at him and said, "What do you Soul Palace want to do now?"
"What to do? You will know after the alchemy meeting begins!" said old man Mu Gu.
Then Elder Mu Gu looked at Xiao Yan and said, "I heard that you have something that the Soul Clan needs. If you hand it over, I may be able to spare your life!"
Xiao Yan frowned slightly and asked, "What is it?"
"A jade pendant!" said old man Mu Gu.
Xiao Yan suddenly remembered the patriarch jade pendant his father gave him before he left Northwest Continent, saying it was a message for them to know whether he was alive or dead. "What do you want the jade pendant for?" Xiao Yan asked.
"You don't have to worry about this. Just hand over the jade pendant to me, and maybe you can save your life!" said old man Mu Gu.
"A lackey of the Soul Palace dares to show off his power here?" A voice like muffled thunder suddenly exploded in the ears of old man Mu Gu.
Elder Mu Gu's expression suddenly changed and he asked, "Who?"
Jiahe tore through the soul barrier and walked in slowly. He looked at the old man Mu Gu with cold eyes.
Elder Mu Gu was immediately horrified and asked, "How could you break my soul barrier?"
"Soul barrier? It's just a thin film that wraps the soul. It may be able to block others, but if you want to block me, I'm afraid you will need a soul from the heavenly realm!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an immense amount of soul power surged out of Jia He's body, instantly forming a fist in the air and smashing hard towards old man Mu Gu.
The soul fist was so fast that it directly knocked old man Mu Gu away.
With a bang, the soul barrier was directly broken.
"puff!"
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the old man Mu Gu looked at Jia He with a resentful look, and then said: "Just wait, I will make sure you die without a burial place at the Alchemy Conference!"
After saying that, old man Mu Gu tore through space and escaped.
Jia He did not pursue Old Man Gu. This old guy must be hiding a secret. Maybe someone from the Soul Clan wanted to do something bad in this alchemy meeting!
"Are you all right?" Gah asked.
Xiao Yan and Yao Chen both shook their heads. Only then did Feng Zun come over and ask, "What's wrong?"
"Old man Mu Gu set up a soul barrier, but he was just driven away by Jia He!" Yao Chen said to Feng Xian.
"Old Man Mu Gu? How dare this old fellow attack you?" Venerable Feng said angrily.
Yao Chen said: "The Soul Palace is still pursuing me. Maybe it's not just for my soul body, but more likely for my alchemy skills. I don't know what conspiracy the Soul Palace has!"
Jia He said at this time: "Let's go meet the three presidents of Danta. Maybe Elder Mu Gu and the Soul Palace have a backup plan!"
"That's good, let the people in Danta be more prepared!" Venerable Feng also agreed.
After being silent for a while, Yao Chen agreed.
After all, you still have to meet the people you should meet.
The next day, Danta.
When Jiahe and his group arrived here, the three presidents of Danta were waiting here.
Especially Xuan Yi, who was looking forward to it even more.
When he saw Xiao Yan, Xuan Yi's eyes were fixed on him, which made Xiao Yan feel a little numb, even though he knew that the person Xuan Yi was looking at was his teacher.
Xuan Yi stood up from the chair and walked towards Xiao Yan.
"You still don't want to come out and see me, right?" Xuan Yi said to Xiao Yan with red eyes.
"Alas!" A light sigh was heard, and Yao Chen's soul slowly came out.
When Xuan Yi saw Yao Chen's somewhat weak soul, he could no longer hold on and tears welled up in his eyes.
Xiao Yan, who was standing behind, was watching with great interest. It seemed that Xuan Yi had deep feelings for his teacher!
Yao Chen was a little confused when he saw Xuan Yi crying. He looked at her and said, "Stop crying!"
Xuan Yi looked at Yao Chen and cursed, "You bastard, you said that you might be targeted by the Soul Palace and came to our Dan Tower for refuge. You also arrogantly said that you would not be plotted against by the Soul Palace. How did you end up like this now?"
Yao Chen said somewhat awkwardly: "At first I didn't expect that the people from the Soul Palace would join forces with my land to secretly harm me. Isn't this carelessness?"
"Now, are you willing to come back to see me and us?" Xuan Yi stared at him and said.
Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi behind him found it somewhat funny that Xuan Yi was not saying what he meant.
Yao Chen said: "It's my disciple who wants to attend the alchemy meeting!"
"So, you still don't want to see us, right?" Xuan Yi snorted coldly.
Yao Chen looked at Xuan Yi and said, "That's not the case. We are old friends after all. How could I deliberately avoid you?"
"This time we came here because we actually have something to tell you!" Yao Chen saw that something was not right and quickly changed the subject.
Xuan Yi frowned and asked, "What do you want to tell us when you look like this?"
Yao Chen said: "It's about the Alchemy Association. I met Elder Mu Gu yesterday!"
Xuan Yi looked at Yao Chen anxiously and asked, "Did Elder Mu Gu attack you?"
"That's not the case, but old man Mu Gu seems to be very confident about this alchemy conference. After our discussion, we feel that the Soul Palace may have other tricks up its sleeve at the alchemy conference!" Yao Chen said.
Xuan Kongzi said, "Backhand? Elder Mu Gu is already one of the best alchemists in the Soul Palace. The Soul Palace shouldn't have any other backhands!"
"Maybe there is someone from the Soul Palace inside the Dan Tower, just like the person from the Soul Clan who sneaked into the Dan Tower before. Or maybe, it's the alchemist hidden in the Soul Palace!" Jia He said on the side.
Hearing Jia He's words, Xuan Kongzi and others' faces darkened, as if they had thought of something bad.
The traitor of Danta back then did cause Danta to suffer heavy losses and also led to a war between Danta and the Soul Palace.
Now if the Soul Palace wants to come again, Danta will probably have to ask the ancestor to come out!
"I'm afraid we have to ask the elders of Xiaodan Tower to prepare!" Tian Lei Zi said.
Xiao Danta is the real core of Danta. If something really goes wrong, Xiao Danta must stand first!
Xuan Yi suddenly said, "I think it is an unwise choice to let the Three Thousand Flames be the reward for this alchemy meeting!"
"Otherwise, once the Three Thousand Flames of Fire are born in the future, it will be a devastating blow to Danta, and it will have to be dealt with sooner or later!" Xuan Kongzi sighed softly.
Yao Chen said: "We must be on guard and also take things one step at a time. It is really a fantasy to guess what the Soul Palace will do next!"
Xuan Kongzi nodded and said, "Yes, I will go to Xiaodan Tower to inform the elders right away."
Afterwards, Xuan Kongzi disappeared here. Xuan Yi looked at Yao Chen and said, "Do you want to always show your current appearance to others?"
Yao Chen said: "Of course not, my disciple is ready to refine a body for me, but the time has not come yet, wait a little longer!"
Hearing this, Xuan Yi looked at Xiao Yan, then nodded and said, "You have accepted a good disciple!"
"Of course!" Yao Chen was also quite proud. He was already very satisfied with Xiao Yan, his disciple!
Xuan Yi said: "This time, the alchemy meeting has a reward of ancient soul cultivation method, I think it suits you!"
"Ancient cultivation method?" Xiao Yan was slightly stunned, then looked at Jia He!
"Why are you looking at him?" Xuan Yi asked curiously.
Jia He smiled and said, "I also have a scroll of soul cultivation techniques here!"
Hearing this, Xuan Yi's first feeling was that it was impossible!
She knew very well how precious the ancient soul cultivation method was. Even in a place like Danta, there were only fragments of it!
(End of this chapter)
