Battle Through the Heavens: The Strongest in the Entire Map, I Will Always Be Above You

Upon hearing this, the Amethyst Winged Lion King scurried over with his son, asking, "What are your orders, Master?"

The little amethyst winged lion king couldn't speak, but it was making soft, whimpering noises.

“Your son has been a fourth-tier magical beast for a year now. I’ll get some medicinal herbs later, along with the symbiotic amethyst source… um, and add a third of an Earth Fire Lotus Seed to refine a batch of fifth-grade pills. That should be enough for your son to evolve into a fifth-tier magical beast,” Chen Yang said.

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King was overjoyed upon hearing this. It had said that its initial choice was correct. If it had been allowed to train its son, he might not have reached the fifth rank even after ten years.

"With the addition of the Earth Fire Lotus Seed, your son's Purple Flame should be able to evolve again. Although it won't be as powerful as a Strange Flame, it will be comparable to the flames of an ordinary sixth-tier magical beast," Chen Yang added.

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King was almost in tears.

"Don't thank me yet, I haven't finished speaking." Seeing the tears welling up in the eyes of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, Chen Yang smiled, squatted down, and patted the Amethyst Winged Lion King's head. He had to admit, it felt really nice.

"Use the remaining two-thirds of the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds for your son. You can refine another batch of Azure Fire Beast-Separating Pills. This pill is ranked sixth grade, enough to further enhance your strength. Even if you don't reach the peak of the sixth grade, surpassing that black snake will be no problem!"

Pills that can help Douhuang experts, especially those that can improve cultivation, are basically all of the sixth grade. This Azure Flame Beast-Separating Pill was created by an ancient beast-taming sect. The alchemist of that sect also happened to have devoured a Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, which is why this pill came into being.

"Master..." The Amethyst Winged Lion King was moved to tears, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Alright, alright, since you're following me, I won't treat you unfairly. The Jia Ma Empire is indeed resource-poor. When we return to the Black Corner Region, after I advance to the seventh rank, I'll be able to find a way to refine a Transformation Pill for you!"

"Of course, there might be other ways to help you directly advance to a seventh-tier magical beast, and you can transform into human form yourself!" Chen Yang said with a smile.

"I will definitely serve my master well!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King nodded heavily.

……

Just as Chen Yang was planning his two pets, in the Mittel family hall, Hai Bodong, who had fully recovered overnight, was looking at the three people in front of him and speaking slowly.

"Old man Jia, Chairman Fama, as an old friend, your actions yesterday have truly chilled my heart!"

"Putting aside our relationship, just consider this: powerful figures from other empires have broken into the capital of your Jia Ma Empire, and you, Jia Xingtian, a royal guardian, haven't even uttered a sound. Are you even a man?"

"They kidnapped your people right in front of you, and you just let it go. But when I, Hai Bodong, took action, why didn't you join in?"

"Old man, with your indecisive personality, you'll probably never break through to the Dou Zong level in this lifetime!"

Hai Bodong looked at Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma with a look of disappointment and frustration.

“Old Hai, we know we were wrong about what you said.”

"Um... where is that Dou Zong expert now? We have prepared some small gifts to apologize to him!"

Jia Xingtian's face was flushed, and his bright yellow robe looked particularly out of place against his complexion.

"Young Master does not wish to see you two. Since you two wish to apologize, in addition to the medicinal herbs I requested from you before, please prepare the ingredients for three more portions of the Royal Extreme Pill!"

Putting aside personal relationships and getting down to business, Hai Bodong didn't waste any words and directly stated the conditions Chen Yang had proposed the day before.

"The ingredients for three portions of the Imperial Elixir?"

"Your Mittel family, no, under that Dou Zong expert, also has a sixth-grade alchemist?"

Fama looked shocked.

"The young master himself is a sixth-grade alchemist!"

Hai Bodong said with a proud look on his face.

"hiss……"

Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian gasped in shock, their hearts filled with deep regret.

They had the opportunity to befriend this young Dou Zong powerhouse, a sixth-grade alchemist.

Back then, all they had to do was stop the green-robed Dou Huang, without even rescuing the little girl, and they could have gained the friendship of a Dou Zong expert and a sixth-grade alchemist. But now…

"Please tell the master that the ingredients for the Imperial Extreme Pill can be delivered before sunset!" The ingredients for the Imperial Extreme Pill are not particularly rare. The Alchemist Guild and the Royal Family combined could easily gather three to five portions.

“Alright!” Hai Bodong nodded, then took out another list that Chen Yang had given him yesterday. “The young master said that if the Alchemist Guild and the Royal Family have the medicinal herbs on this list, we are willing to buy them at market price!”

Upon hearing this, Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma hurriedly waved their hands: "Ice Emperor, what are you saying? It's just a few medicinal herbs. If the Alchemist Guild and the Royal Family have any, they will definitely send them over. Even if they don't, we will keep an eye out for them!"

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong immediately adopted a posture of difficulty in disobeying his superior: "But the young master said to buy it at the market price!"

Jia Xingtian hurriedly grabbed Hai Bodong: "Old man Hai, our young master comes from a prominent family and has compassion for us, but we can't be ignorant of the situation."

Fama also grabbed Hai Bodong's other hand: "That's right, old man Hai, for the sake of our friendship over the years, besides these gifts, you must persuade the young master to accept the medicinal herbs on this list!"

The way the two of them were singing in harmony made Hai Bodong secretly chuckle to himself.

Everyone here is a cunning old fox; they all know perfectly well that this act is just for their young master's benefit.

"Alright... I'll pass on your message to the young master first. As for whether the young master will accept it, I can't guarantee that!" Hai Bodong shrugged.

"That's more like it, old man Hai, you're still the most righteous one!" The two chuckled, but their hearts were filled with bitterness, unable to understand whether this operation was Hai Bodong's idea or that Dou Zong powerhouse's idea.

Just as Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma were about to continue subtly probing Chen Yang's preferences, Teng Shan strode in from outside: "Elder Hai, Nalan Yanran from the Nalan family is requesting an audience with Mr. Xiao Yan. I'm unsure what to do, so I've come to ask you!"

Hai Bodong frowned upon hearing this. After returning to his family, he had also heard about the three-year agreement between Nalan Yanran, the young sect leader of Yunlan Sect, and that little brother Xiao Yan. However, he couldn't understand how Nalan Yanran knew that little brother Xiao Yan was in their Mittel family.

"Take her here, and I'll go ask the young master and Xiao Yan!" Hai Bodong thought for a moment and decided to seek Chen Yang and Xiao Yan's opinion.

"Yes!" Tengshan nodded and turned to leave.

Hai Bodong then looked at Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma and said, "Please go back first, you two!"

Although Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma sensed there was something to eat, they also knew the melon might not be ripe, so they nodded, cupped their hands, and took their leave.

Watching the two leave, Hai Bodong stroked the stubble on his chin, then turned and headed towards Chen Yang's courtyard...

Chapter 73 Xiao Yan: Go, why not go? How can I get rich if I don't go?

"Young Master, I have conveyed your instructions to Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma. They have agreed to all the conditions and promised to collect those medicinal herbs for you free of charge!" In Chen Yang's courtyard, Hai Bodong first reported on the important matter.

"I trust Elder Hai to handle things." Chen Yang nodded with a smile. In terms of reliability on the Dou Qi Continent, Hai Bodong ranks in the top tier, so Chen Yang is at ease entrusting him with tasks.

"In addition, there is another matter. Nalan Yanran of the Nalan family somehow found out where Xiao Yan lives and wants to see him. I have heard about their three-year agreement, so I am somewhat suspicious of Nalan Yanran's motives. Therefore, I have come to ask for your opinion!" Hai Bodong continued.

"Nalan Yanran? I didn't expect them to be so fast." Chen Yang smiled. Nalan Yanran was able to return so quickly, so Yun Yun must have flown back with her. Yun Yun is probably at the Nalan family's house right now.

Thinking of this, Chen Yang waved his hand: "Nalan Yanran knows that I am in the Mittel family, which is why she knows that Xiao Yan is here. They already met yesterday. Go and ask Xiao Yan's opinion, and see if he will see me or not!"

Hai Bodong nodded upon hearing this. Although he didn't know what happened between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran yesterday, he assumed it hadn't turned too bad, otherwise Nalan Yanran wouldn't have come to Xiao Yan's door to ask for an audience.

Hai Bodong leaped and landed in Xiao Yan's courtyard. At this time, Xiao Yan had just finished refining a batch of fourth-grade pills. After several failed attempts last night, Xiao Yan rested for a night. When he heard a sound like a magpie calling in the courtyard this morning, Xiao Yan was filled with joy and started refining again. Surprisingly, it went very smoothly.

Xiao Yan sensed someone in the courtyard with his soul power, so he put away the medicine cauldron and went out of the room. When he saw that the person who came was Hai Bodong, Xiao Yan hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Elder Hai!"

Hai Bodong cupped his hands in response: "Brother Xiao Yan, half an hour ago, Nalan Yanran from the Nalan family came to request an audience. The young master instructed that whether or not to see her is entirely up to you, Brother Xiao Yan, so I have come to ask for your opinion."

Xiao Yan was taken aback. He knew that Nalan Yanran had Yun Yun by her side, so their return to the capital should be quick. But he didn't expect that Nalan Yanran would come looking for him as soon as they returned to the capital.

"Did Nalan Yanran say what she wanted to see me about?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.

"I didn't see her myself, but I instructed Tengshan to bring her to the hall. If you don't want to see her, I can go and ask her first!" Hai Bodong said.

"Forget it, I'll go see him anyway. He's my sister-in-law's disciple after all!" Xiao Yan shrugged, straightened his alchemist robes, and strode out of the courtyard.

Hai Bodong was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. Xiao Yan had just said... his sister-in-law's disciple, right?

As everyone knows, Nalan Yanran is Yun Yun's disciple, and Yun Yun is Xiao Yan's sister-in-law... OMG!!!

Hai Bodong gasped in surprise, secretly admiring his young master's ability to subdue the sect leader of the Yunlan Sect.

Including his own Mittel family, as well as the Alchemist Guild and the Gama Royal Family who have already submitted, the Gama Empire, on the surface, is still a conflict between the Yunlan Sect and the Royal Family, but in reality, it has been unified by Chen Yang.

"Tsk tsk..."

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In the Mittel family's hall, Nalan Yanran sat anxiously in a chair, glancing at the doorway every now and then. She was like a young girl in the throes of first love, both looking forward to seeing her beloved and afraid of not knowing what to say after they met.

Tengshan sent maids to serve Nalan Yanran, while also looking at this eldest daughter of the Nalan family who had left a legend in the capital with some curiosity.

After about half a cup of tea's time, two figures appeared at the entrance of the hall. The young man on the left was none other than Xiao Yan, whom Nalan Yanran "longed for".

"Miss Nalan has come to see me personally. May I ask what brings you here?" Xiao Yan asked Nalan Yanran with a calm expression.

Nalan Yanran stood up the moment Xiao Yan uttered the first word. Her tall figure and stunning beauty made the maids on the side feel somewhat ashamed.

"You may leave!" Hai Bodong looked at the maid and waved his hand.

"Yes!" The maid bowed and left the hall.

Seeing that only the three of them remained in the hall, Nalan Yanran felt much more relaxed. However, when she saw the mark of a third-grade alchemist on Xiao Yan's chest, a bitter feeling welled up in her heart. After a two-and-a-half-second silence, Nalan Yanran softly parted her lips: "I heard from my teacher that you have mastered a strange fire, is that right?"

Xiao Yan walked over and sat down opposite Nalan Yanran, gesturing for her to sit as well, then nodded: "Yes!"

Nalan Yanran did not sit down, but took two steps forward, maintaining a distance between herself and Xiao Yan that allowed him to see her eyes clearly: "My... my grandfather was poisoned by a special poison called Branding Poison, which can only be cured by alchemists who possess a different kind of fire."

Nalan Yanran raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Yan with some expectation: "In the entire Jia Ma Empire, you are the only one who possesses a different kind of fire. I want to beg you to save my grandfather!"

Nalan Yanran used the word "seek".

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan did not immediately reply, but instead looked at Hai Bodong. Hai Bodong nodded in response: "Nalan Jie of the Nalan family once fought against a highly venomous fifth-tier magical beast, the Branding Poison Python, a few years ago. However, a Dou Wang level cultivator, combined with pills, should be able to suppress the branding poison. Presumably, Nalan Jie was so angry about the matter between the two of you that he was overcome by the branding poison!"

Hai Bodong only heard about these things from Teng Shan after returning to the capital. After all, there are only a few major families in the Jia Ma Empire, and the Dou Wang powerhouses of these families only have a few trivial matters. Even if Hai Bodong didn't pay attention, he would have heard about them soon.

"I..." Nalan Yanran looked ashamed upon hearing this. Although she didn't regret her decision to break off the engagement, her grandfather had indeed been poisoned because of her, and now she had to come begging to the young man she had hurt. She really...

"So that's how it is!" Xiao Yan nodded upon hearing this, and after a moment's consideration, he made a decision.

"Xiao Yan, if you can save my grandfather, I will agree to any condition, even if it means becoming your slave, I will have no complaints!" Nalan Yanran looked at Xiao Yan's expression, which had not changed much, and thought he was about to refuse, so she hurriedly took two steps forward and said.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan looked Nalan Yanran up and down carefully twice, then scoffed, "You wish!"

"Pfft!" Hai Bodong, who was drinking tea, spat it out after Xiao Yan's words. "Cough cough cough, sorry, please continue, please continue..."

Nalan Yanran's entire face turned red to the roots of her ears, whether from embarrassment or anger, it was hard to tell.

"What? With your aptitude, you think you can be my servant? I'm not even eighteen years old yet, and I'm already a three-star Dou Ling and a fourth-grade alchemist. You still want to follow me? No way!" Xiao Yan said with a disdainful look.

"You...you're not a third...third rank alchemist?" Nalan Yanran was initially embarrassed by Xiao Yan's words, but when she heard Xiao Yan say that he was a fourth rank alchemist, she was stunned.

"Just now, I refined a batch of Grade 4 Rejuvenation Pills, officially entering the realm of Grade 4 Alchemist. I was originally planning to go to the Alchemist Guild to assess my medals in a couple of days, but I didn't expect you to come!" Xiao Yan said with some pride. Nothing was more satisfying than making Nalan Yanran regret her decision more and more.

"I...I understand..." Nalan Yanran gave a bitter smile. Xiao Yan's increasing excellence only proved that she was blind.

Now, even his most prized possession, his appearance, couldn't impress him. He really had no choice but to go back and beg his teacher!

"I'm sorry to bother you!" Nalan Yanran said, turning to leave.

"Wait!" Seeing that Nalan Yanran was about to leave, Xiao Yan hurriedly called out to her.

"Is...is this about the three-year agreement? I know I'm no match for you, but since I made that promise, I will definitely fight you, even if I die at your hands, I won't regret it." Nalan Yanran thought Xiao Yan was going to bring up the three-year agreement, so she spoke up.