Douluo: Son of the Stars

Chapter 237: The Pharmacopoeia Begins, Soul Clan Arrives
On the top of the medicine mountain, clouds and mist are lingering, and the strange fragrance of elixir spreads, making people feel relaxed and happy, as if they are in a fairyland.

At the top of Yaoshan Mountain, patches of medicinal herbs gather like an ocean. Above these seas of medicinal herbs, a huge square floats out of thin air. At the four corners of the square, there are four huge medicinal cauldrons, which are rising with the aroma of elixirs. , the smoke column shot straight into the sky.

Today, there are many figures standing on the huge suspended platform. The sounds of lively conversations can be heard continuously, making the place seem very lively. Looking towards the north of the stone platform, there are stone chairs lined up side by side. On both sides of these stone chairs, beautiful maids are flying around like butterflies, and their deft hands are filling all the jade cups on the stone table.

"Whoa!"

When Xiao Yan and Yao Lao reached the top of the mountain, their eyes scanned everywhere. Just when they were about to find a place to land, the Wan Huo Elder stood up from a stone chair and laughed, "Master Yao Chen, little friend Xiao Yan, please come this way."

"Yao Chen? Xiao Yan? Xingyun Pavilion? I didn't expect that even these two would come."

"According to rumors, Yao Chen seems to have been a member of the Yao Clan, but was later expelled from the clan due to some things."

"Is this really true? Hey, if this is true, wouldn't the current Yao Clan regret it to death?"

Elder Wanhuo's laughter immediately drew many eyes to the direction where Xiao Yan and the others were. Now, the alliance headed by Xingyun Pavilion was very powerful in Zhongzhou, and they looked like the overlord of Zhongzhou. As for the nominal Pavilion Master and the Young Pavilion Master of Xingyun Pavilion, everyone present had heard of them, and whispers were heard at that moment.

Xiao Yan ignored all those various looks and just looked at Yao Lao.

"Haha, just as you said, we represent Xingyun Pavilion. If you don't give us a good position, people will see my Xingyun Pavilion clearly." Yao Lao smiled and said.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan also smiled, and then the two of them flashed and appeared not far from Elder Wanhuo. They found a place to sit down, and the clever maids hurried forward to serve them respectfully.

Seeing the two people sitting down, Elder Wanhuo smiled at them. As for the other Medicine Clan elders beside him, they were a little unnatural. The seniority of these elders was higher than that of Elder Yao. If Yao Chen had always been in the Medicine Clan, he would have to bow respectfully when he saw them now. However, the reality now made them understand that if they really had to bow, perhaps it was their turn.
The Pavilion Master of Xingyun Pavilion, this identity is enough to be compared with the Patriarch of the Medicine Clan!
"There's nothing much to see in the foreplay of the Pharmacopoeia. It's just the young people in the Medicine Clan showing off their skills. The real highlight of the Pharmacopoeia is at the end." Yao Lao looked down at the huge stone platform below, chuckled, and then looked at Xiao Yan and said, "If you can win the final competition, the title of the number one alchemist in the Douqi Continent will be yours."

“First or second, I don’t care. The Medicine Clan is so arrogant. I just want to use the alchemy skills taught by my teacher to tell them that their reckless and foolish actions back then caused the Medicine Clan to lose a true genius.” Xiao Yan smiled slightly and said. Now his alchemy skills have basically surpassed Yao Lao’s, but he could achieve this because of Yao Lao’s teaching. In such an occasion, if his disciples can stand out from the crowd, I’m afraid no one in the Medicine Clan will dare to stop Yao Lao from leaving the names of his parents on the clan monument.

"You little bastard." Yao Lao cursed with a chuckle, but his old face was filled with relief. God was kind to him to have such a disciple.

“But even if you have mastered the art of alchemy, it may not be easy to stand out in this pharmacopoeia.” Yao Lao straightened his face and said, “Alchemists who can participate in the final competition of the pharmacopoeia are basically the best in the world. I am afraid that the alchemy skills of these people cannot be found even in the Pill Tower.”

Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He naturally would not think that the alchemist who could participate in that competition would be a mediocre character. However, the stronger the opponent, the more interested he would be. Ever since he had a great alchemy competition with others at the alchemy meeting that year, Xiao Yan had not competed in alchemy skills with others in such an occasion for a long time.

Moreover, the opponent this time is countless times stronger than the one in the alchemy meeting.

While Xiao Yan was talking with Yao Lao, the flow of people around the stone platform was getting larger and larger. In the end, all kinds of noisy sounds reached the sky, and the buzzing sound even shook the clouds in the sky apart.

The sound spread, and suddenly there was a bell ringing in the sky. Immediately, many people from the Medicine Clan stood up quickly, and their respectful voices spread loudly.

"Welcome to the clan leader."

Amidst the mighty greetings, the clouds in the sky surged, and soon they split apart automatically. A white-haired old man in a white robe slowly walked out of it, and the space where his feet landed was emitting waves. The array of strange fluctuations and the invisible space seemed to have condensed into substance at this moment.

"Head of the Medicine Clan?"

Looking at the kind-looking white-haired old man, Xiao Yan's eyes also flashed with solemnity. From the latter, he felt an extremely strong aura, which was more than one level stronger than that of Elder Wanhuo.

"This is the patriarch of the Yao clan, Yao Dan. Now, he should be at the level of a seven-star Dou Sheng." Yao Lao looked at the white-haired old man with slightly complicated eyes. No matter what, the blood of the Yao clan flows in his body. When he saw the patriarch of the Yao clan, he felt some inexplicable feelings in his heart.

"Seven-Star Douluo." Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. This should be the strongest among the Medicine Clan. Compared with the Tianfu, he is indeed stronger. The foundation of this ancient race is indeed enviable.

"Haha, you are a guest."

In the sky, Yao Dan, the patriarch of the Medicine Clan, showed a gentle smile on his old face. He bowed to the densely packed crowd. Then his gaze suddenly passed over the crowd and stopped on Yao Lao. His eyes flickered slightly with a complicated look.

Xiao Yan, who was sitting next to Yao Lao, also sensed Yao Huadan's gaze. His expression remained unchanged, but a black light flashed beside him. The King of the North appeared again, staring at Yao Huadan indifferently, like a wild beast that could suddenly attack and kill people in an instant.

Yao Lao slowly raised his head, looked directly at Yao Huadan, smiled faintly, and bowed, saying, "Meetings, Chief Yaodan."

"Yao Chen, we were all wrong."

Yao Dan stared at Yao Lao, then looked at Xiao Yan. His gaze paused for a moment on the Northern King beside him. He sighed softly with an indecipherable meaning, took a step forward, and appeared in the main seat, being greeted by many Yao clan elders.

"Haha, old man Yaodan, are you finally willing to quit this time?"

Just as Yao Dan had just taken his seat, another voice full of vicissitudes of life slowly spread across the sky. Along with the voice, there was also an extremely strong aroma of medicine. Then everyone saw that there was suddenly a flash of green light in the distant sky.

In a few moments, a light green medicine cauldron came through the air quickly. On top of the medicine cauldron, an old man wearing ordinary linen clothes sat cross-legged. In the old man's hand, he was leaning on a stick like a medicine cauldron. A crutch woven from herbs, with many jade bottles hanging on it, making a jingling sound as it shook.

“Old Shennong, I didn’t expect that even this senior would show up.” Seeing this person, a hint of surprise suddenly flashed across Yao Lao’s eyes. Xiao Yan on the side was stunned at first, and then he seemed to remember something, and his eyes became solemn. Although the name of this old Shennong does not sound very famous, he is a very old senior in the alchemy world. Even compared with him, Yao Lao can only pay homage to him as a junior. He did not expect that this person who had been missing for many years would actually appear here.

"It's worthy of being called a pharmacopoeia."

Xiao Yan licked his lips lightly, his heart suddenly feeling hot. If he could compete with such a person in alchemy skills, it would really make his blood boil.

"Haha, you old guy, you are still alive." Yaodan also chuckled, but there was no surprise in his expression.

Elder Shennong stood up from the medicine cauldron, waved his sleeves, and put the cauldron away. His vicissitudes of life glanced around, and then stopped at Xiao Yan. He exclaimed in surprise, and then laughed: "I haven't been out of the mountain for many years. I didn't expect that there would be a newcomer in Zhongzhou. He is so young, but his soul power has reached the great perfection of the heavenly realm. It's really surprising."

"Greetings, Senior Shennong." Xiao Yan smiled slightly, and under the gazes of so many people, he calmly clasped his fists and said with a smile.

Old man Shennong nodded with a smile, and just as he was about to take a seat, his brows suddenly frowned, and he turned around and looked behind him. There, black clouds suddenly appeared, and finally spread at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, it reached the top of the mountain. The black clouds condensed and turned into a middle-aged man in black. With the appearance of this man, a low humming sound suddenly came from between heaven and earth, like the wailing of a soul.

"Hun Xuzi of the Soul Clan came uninvited. I hope Yaodan Clan Chief doesn't take offense." The man in black smiled faintly, and his unhurried tone spread through the air.

"Hunxuzi."

Hearing this person's name, Yao Lao, who was beside Xiao Yan, was shocked and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Teacher Hunxuzi knows him?"

Yao Lao's reaction also made Xiao Yan slightly startled. He looked towards the middle-aged man in black in the sky and frowned slightly. It was another member of the Soul Clan. These guys were always elusive.

"Do you remember what I told you about the changes in the Small Dan Pagoda? The man from the Soul Clan who once lurked in the Small Dan Pagoda and finally betrayed and injured his master and escaped." Yao Lao said in a deep voice, with unspeakable disgust in his voice.

"Is that person Hunxuzi?" Xiao Yan's heart was shocked and he said in surprise.

"Yes." Yao Lao nodded slowly, his eyes fixed on Hun Xuzi in the sky, and he said in a cold voice: "This guy has a very high status in the Soul Clan. Even Hun Mie Sheng cannot compare to him. I didn't expect that even he was attracted by this medicine book this time."

"Hunxuzi is very important to the Soul Clan. If I am not mistaken, the Soul Palace's conspiracy to collect so many souls should also be his plan. If we can get rid of him, it will be nothing more than cutting off the Soul Clan's left and right arms."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes with a hint of coldness in them. As for the Soul Clan, he wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible. If there was a chance, he could try to kill Hun Xuzi.

“But don’t be careless. Hunxuzi’s attainments in alchemy are extremely high, otherwise he wouldn’t have been noticed by the Small Dan Pagoda’s master and accepted as a disciple. Plus, after so many years of practice, his alchemy skills must have reached an unfathomable level.” Yao Lao said softly.

Xiao Yan nodded. If someone said he was a mediocre person, even a three-year-old child would not believe it. He would certainly not underestimate the enemy.

"Why is this guy Hun Xuzi here? Our Medicine Clan didn't invite him."

"Hmph, the Soul Palace has been capturing souls for many years, and even used any means to attack alchemists to seize their souls. Hun Xuzi's instructions must be indispensable in this."

"We cannot allow such people to participate in my Medicine Clan's grand ceremony!"

As soon as Hun Xuzi showed up, he immediately attracted fierce reactions from many Medicine Clan elders. Angry eyes were directed at the former, and sharp shouts could be heard endlessly.

The Yaodan tribe leader, who was sitting in the first seat, looked at the Wanhuo elder beside him and found that they were both frowning. It was obvious that the uninvited Hunxuzi was a little beyond their expectations.

The Medicine Clan has always kept a considerable distance from the Soul Clan. This ancient race is much older than them. Over the thousands of years, no matter how the other ancient races have changed, only the Soul Clan has remained mysterious and weird. The terrifying power they occasionally display makes people extremely wary.

In addition, due to the mysterious disappearance of the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan in recent years, the three ancient clans, the Medicine Clan, the Thunder Clan, and the Flame Clan, have also become wary of the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan. So when they saw Hunxuzi coming uninvited, they were a little unhappy, but fortunately they were also aware of the current situation, so at least they still kept the smile of being the hosts on their faces.

"Haha, it seems that my friends from the Medicine Clan don't seem to welcome me very much. This is somewhat contrary to the hospitality of the Medicine Clan." In the sky, Hunxuzi put his hands behind his back, looked directly at Yaodan, and smiled faintly.

"Hun Xuzi, we, the Medicine Clan, did not invite you, and the relationship between the Hun Clan and the Ancient Clan, and the other ancient races, is not the same as it used to be. These actions of yours may deepen our Yao Clan's hatred of the Hun Clan. Doubtful." Elder Wanhuo said in a deep voice.

"It is precisely because I am not afraid that your suspicion will deepen that I came here today." Hunxuzi smiled and said, "This pharmacopoeia is known as the highest-level alchemist conference in Douqi Continent. Haha, I am slightly interested in the title of the No. 1 alchemist in the continent. If Elder Wanhuo is qualified to give me this title, I can leave now."

"Insanity!"

Hun Xuzi's words immediately caused some of the elders of the Medicine Clan to yell angrily.

"Haha, my Medicine Clan is not qualified to award the title of the number one alchemist in the mainland to anyone at will. The only thing I can rely on for this title is my own alchemy skills."

Yao Dan smiled faintly and said, "Since you are so keen on the title of the best alchemist on this continent, then stay. My Yao Clan is not a clan that treats guests lightly. As long as you can abide by the rules of my Yao Clan, you are a guest of the Yao Clan. Otherwise, even if you are the chief alchemist of the Soul Clan, perhaps I will have to help you stay here."

(End of this chapter)