Dimension Demon's Chat Group

Chapter 228 Xun'er
Xiao Yan nodded solemnly and said, "This disciple understands!"

As Xiao Yan refocused his attention on the chat group, he couldn't help but sigh.

Since Lin Yu is also refining pills in the void, then we'll have to find another way to get his medicine cauldron...

Just as he was thinking this, Lin Yu's message popped up again.

[Lin Yu: @Xiao Yan, all you want is to build a pill-refining furnace, right?]

[Lin Yu: What a coincidence, I also have some knowledge of weapon crafting.]

Lin Yu: How about this, you buy a medicine refining cauldron in the Dou Qi Continent and let me study it.

[Lin Yu: If nothing unexpected happens, I will be able to return an even more powerful medicine cauldron to you within a day at the latest!]

Oh?
Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Even a low-grade medicine cauldron is fine?"

Lin Yu: Of course, no problem!

Xiao Yan made up his mind and agreed without hesitation.

[Lin Yu: Oh right, since you're going out to buy a cauldron anyway, why don't you take this opportunity to buy me some live spiritual herbs? Grade and age don't matter, as long as the variety is complete!]

Xiao Yan: No problem!

[Lin Yu: Also, what level are you at now?]

Xiao Yan: Seven-Star Dou Zhe

[Lin Yu: Wow, that's pretty fast!]

Lin Yu: It seems Elder Yao has prepared quite a few good things for you.

[Xiao Yan: Hehe!]

Lin Yu: Don't be too smug. Making too much progress isn't always a good thing.

[Xiao Yan: I understand, my teacher already reminded me.]

[Lin Yu: What did he remind you of?]

[Xiao Yan: Lay a solid foundation, take it one step at a time...]

Lin Yu: Oh, that doesn't matter.

[Lin Yu: I'm not talking about your inner cultivation, but rather your external influence.]

[Lin Yu: In just two days, you jumped seven steps. If outsiders knew about this speed, what do you think they would think?]

Xiao Yan replied with a solemn expression, "I already have a plan for what Brother Lin mentioned."

[Lin Yu: Let me guess, will you live a secluded life, only appearing as a mysterious alchemist, or will you conceal your identity and secretly train in the Monster Mountain Range for a year?]

[Xiao Yan:...]

[Xiao Yan: How do you know everything?]

[Lin Yu: Nonsense, do you think I don't know your little schemes?]

[Lin Yu: This approach is indeed feasible to some extent, but it's still not entirely safe.]

As he spoke, he sent Xiao Yan another exclusive red envelope.

After receiving it, Xiao Yan discovered that it was a jade pendant engraved with a mysterious eye.

【Xiao Yan: What is this? 】

[Lin Yu: The jade pendant I crafted myself has many functions, including but not limited to detecting malice, protecting its owner, amplifying spirit, concealing aura, suppressing cultivation, etc...]

Upon hearing the words "conceal your aura and suppress your cultivation," Xiao Yan's eyes lit up.

However, he had already received a lot of benefits from Lin Yu, and it would be a bit unfair to get another jade pendant for free.

Just as he was hesitating, Lin Yu seemed to sense his thoughts and said in time, "Don't feel bad about it. Although I made this myself, it's not very valuable. It's mainly a symbol of status for group members. All the brothers in the group have one. You can ask them if you don't believe me!"

[Su Haoming: I can testify, that's how it is!]

[Group members: +1]

Xiao Yan looked enlightened and then awkwardly accepted the jade pendant.

After chatting with Lin Yu and the others for a few minutes, he put on the jade pendant, stood up, and prepared to go to the Mittel Auction House again.

……

The wide street was crowded with people, and many shirtless men shouted loudly and struggled to squeeze into the crowd, seemingly fighting for something.

Standing on the street in the market, Xiao Yan glanced at the guards of the Jia Lie family and couldn't help but frown slightly.

He had already seen his future and knew that this was part of the early stages of the Wutan City business war.

The Jialie family, one of the three major families in Wutan City, hired an alchemist from somewhere to concoct many Rejuvenation Powders, thus seizing the market that originally belonged to the Xiao family.

According to the original plot, Xiao Yan will intervene in this matter after becoming an alchemist. He will cooperate with the Xiao family as a mysterious alchemist to launch a blood-clotting powder with effects far exceeding those of the Rejuvenating Powder, and regain this market.

Xiao Yan thought about it and felt that the original plot was already satisfying enough, so there was no need to modify it.

"Once I get Brother Lin's medicine cauldron and become an alchemist, I'll find a way to contact Father..."

As Xiao Yan thought this, he headed toward the Mittel Auction House.

After the incident with the Marrow Cleansing Elixir, the Mittel family now attaches great importance to this mysterious alchemist.

Two days later, Xiao Yan returned to this place. Ya Fei and Gu Ni personally greeted him, welcoming him into the auction house with bright smiles, and gave him all the medicinal herbs and fighting techniques they had acquired in the past two days.

Xiao Yan accepted everything without hesitation, and then made his request to Ya Fei.

Coincidentally, the auction house recently acquired a medicinal cauldron forged from the essence of flames, crafted by the renowned Master Hel of the Jia Ma Empire. It not only amplifies battle qi flames but also increases the success rate of alchemy. Xiao Yan, unsurprised, immediately used connections to acquire the cauldron.

Subsequently, through the auction house's channels, he collected various live medicinal herbs for Lin Yu and took them all away with that storage ring.

Seeing this, Ya Fei and Gu Ni were surprised again, seemingly not expecting that this alchemist would have such a high-level storage ring.

Judging from this, this person must be extremely wealthy. He must have been short of working capital when he sold Foundation Establishment Elixir, which gave the auction house the opportunity to befriend him.

Thinking of this, Ya Fei and Gu Ni exchanged a glance, and paid even more attention to this mysterious alchemist.

Based on their previous experience, the two men had already raised their suspicions about him from fourth rank to fifth rank.

Fifth-grade alchemists are extremely rare in the entire Gama Empire, so for them to encounter one in a small place like Wutan City is undoubtedly an incredible stroke of luck.

I just don't know why they're here.

Could it really be because of that young master of the Xiao family?
Ya Fei pondered to herself that she should visit the Xiao family in a while.

Xiao Yan naturally didn't care about the two people's inner thoughts.

After preparing everything, he hurriedly left the auction house, changed into a suit, and returned to the Xiao family.

But this time, he wasn't as lucky as before.

Because someone hadn't seen him for two days, they actually blocked the entrance to the Xiao family's house, waiting for him to walk right into their trap.

Looking at the familiar smiling face with its curved eyebrows in front of the door, Xiao Yan's eyelids twitched, he gave a bitter smile to his heart, and walked up to the other person with a stiff upper lip.

"…Xun'er, what are you doing here?"

"This is the Xiao family home, why can't I be here?"

Xun'er's beautiful eyes curved slightly, a smile graced her exquisite face, and she reached out with her fair, jade-like hands to straighten Xiao Yan's slightly disheveled collar as she spoke slowly and deliberately:

"As for Brother Xiao Yan, I wonder what he's been busy with these past few days, even keeping it from Xun'er..."

Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "You can't just say things like that. I never intended to hide it from you. It's just that things happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to tell you!"

As he spoke, he secretly circulated his battle qi, raising his suppressed cultivation level to the first star of the Battle Warrior realm.

Xun'er was slightly taken aback, then her beautiful eyes widened slightly, and she looked at him with a hint of surprise, saying:

"Brother Xiao Yan, you've advanced to the Dou Zhe level?"

"Not bad!"

Xiao Yan smiled, grabbed Xun'er's small hand, and whispered, "I've been secretly cultivating these past two days, and finally managed to break through to the Dou Zhe level. I was planning to give my family a surprise, but I didn't expect Xun'er to force me to reveal it first."

Feeling Xiao Yan's warm hand, Xun'er blushed slightly and said reproachfully, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't force you to answer!"

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Yes, yes, it's all my fault."

Hearing Xiao Yan's slightly teasing words, Xun'er's pretty face flushed, as if she was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

But then she remembered something and immediately stared at Xiao Yan and asked, "Now that Brother Xiao Yan has advanced to the Dou Zhe level, shouldn't he also learn Dou Qi techniques?"

"..."

Xiao Yan's smile froze, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He deliberately grabbed Xun'er's hand, hoping to make her blush and forget about the cultivation technique, but he didn't expect that the girl would still ask the same question as in the original story.

Seeing the awkward expression on Xiao Yan's face, Xun'er smiled and said:
"Can Xun'er see what level of cultivation technique it is?"

"This……"

Xiao Yan said somewhat awkwardly, "Cultivation techniques are just external things. The level isn't important. What's important is..."

Before he finished speaking, the jade pendant at his waist suddenly lit up with a silver light.

Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback. Before he could react to what had happened, a black figure instantly appeared in his mind. Judging from its location, it was near the entrance of the Xiao family.

Is this a warning from the jade pendant, alerting him that someone is secretly watching him?

Xiao Yan's face darkened, and he immediately shut his mouth, grabbed Xun'er's small hand, and strode into the Xiao family.

Xun'er was taken aback upon seeing this, and her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she said, "Brother Xiao Yan, you..."

Xiao Yan said in a low voice, "Someone is spying on us in the dark. This is not the place to talk!"

As he spoke, he moved his fingers slightly, as if drawing the location of the spy in Xun'er's palm.

Xun'er suppressed her embarrassment and carefully felt the gestures on her palm. Suddenly, her pupils contracted and her heart was filled with shock.

The reason is simple: the location Xiao Yan pointed out did indeed conceal a powerful figure, but that person was not someone with ill intentions. Rather, it was a Dou Huang-level guard sent by the ancient clan to protect her in secret!

...But how could that be?!

Ling Ying is an eight-star Dou Huang. With Xiao Yan's current cultivation level, how could he possibly sense his presence?!

Xun'er was utterly shocked.

After regaining her senses, she suppressed her shock and asked in a low voice, "Brother Xiao Yan, are you sure?"

"Of course!"

Xiao Yan nodded solemnly, and then, as if worried that Xun'er wouldn't believe him, he whispered, "My technique is special, especially good at detection. Even if the other party's cultivation level is far higher than mine, I can still sense their presence!"

Using the power of a fighter, he crossed five major ranks and sensed the presence of a Dou Huang...

Is there really such an outrageous martial arts technique in this world?!
Xun'er stared at Xiao Yan with slightly surprised eyes, her heart filled with immense shock.

(End of this chapter)