Battle Through the Heavens: Who put Laozi in my storage ring?

"Xiao Yan, that's enough..." Xiao Yu's pretty face turned slightly pale. She grasped Xiao Yan's wrist and subconsciously stood in front of him.

Mittel's backing is powerful enough to easily crush the three major families. If he were to truly anger them, perhaps...

After all, the Xiao family was indeed in the wrong in today's events.

From Mittel's neutral perspective, it was you who made the first move, disrupting the order of our meeting.

"..."

Xiao Yan looked slightly surprised. When he saw that this crazy woman was actually protecting him, his expression turned strange.

"Don't speak for a moment. I am a student of Canaan Academy. Perhaps they can let you off this time because of my mentor. Do you really think the Mittel family is easy to deal with? Every merchant guild has a mountain of bones beneath their feet."

Xiao Yu rolled her eyes at Xiao Yan and whispered some instructions.

"It doesn't have to be..."

Before Xiao Yan could finish speaking, Master Gu Ni walked over, frowning slightly. "Clan Chief Xiao, and... Clan Chief Jia Lie, you should know the rules of my Mittel clan, right?"

"Who struck first?"

"It's him!" Galeo exclaimed excitedly, jumping out and pointing at Xiao Yan behind Xiao Yu. "This kid attacked Master Liu and Master Gu Ni. You are both alchemists. This kid dared to hit Master Liu Xi, which is a slap in the face to alchemists."

"Oh, it's... Young Master Xiao Yan."

Gu Ni's face stiffened.

But then again...

Seeing that Gu Ni's arrival was hostile, Xiao Yu took a deep breath, stepped forward, clasped his hands respectfully, and said, "Master Gu Ni, my younger brother is ignorant and has stayed in the clan for many years without going out. He is unaware of the rules here. I am a disciple of Canaan Academy, and my instructor is Ruolin. May I ask..."

"So it's Young Master Xiao Yan, hahaha..." Gu Ni interrupted Xiao Yu, smiling broadly.

"It's alright, it's alright. I just came to check if you were hurt."

"It's nothing, I'll be going now."

Gu Ni smiled and turned to leave.

Xiao Yu stared in disbelief.

Is the title of one's own mentor really that useful?

Xiao Ning shrugged, grinned, and leaned over to say something.

Xiao Yan then clasped his hands slightly and said, "I will compensate for all the losses here. Thank you, Master Gu Ni."

“How is this possible…” Galebi was equally dumbfounded.

“Some of you may have objections, but that’s alright.” Gu Ni returned to the stage with a smile. “I just received the news that all the second and third grade pills sold today were made by that mysterious alchemist from the Xiao family.”

"Moreover, that alchemist's rank was not second grade, but rather..."

"Third rank!"

"..."

Countless people stared in disbelief, their faces filled with shock as they looked at the Xiao family members. The legendary second-grade alchemist was actually real, and even a third-grade one?!

Looking at the pale faces of the Jia Lie family and others, everyone sighed inwardly, realizing that from this day forward, the long-standing three-way struggle for supremacy in Wutan City was likely to come to an end.

No wonder even a powerful auction house like Mittel was willing to give the Xiao family some face.

In Wutan City, a place where weaklings fight amongst themselves, a third-grade alchemist is a force to be reckoned with...

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu was questioning his life: a third-grade alchemist?

Xiao Yan?

That little brat?!

Chapter 15 Canaan Academy, Xiao Yu's Fury

The Xiao family.

"So what kind of extraordinary adventures have you experienced in the past two years!" Xiao Yu pinched Xiao Yan's cheek with one hand, brought her pretty face close, and carefully examined him with her beautiful eyes, still not recovered from the shock.

As a student of Canaan Academy, she was all too aware of the terrifying nature of this alchemy talent, to the point that she completely forgot about Xiao Yan's recent defeat of Liu Xi and the restoration of his Dou Qi talent.

If Instructor Ruolin knew that a sixteen-year-old third-grade alchemist was a real talent, she would probably be storming into Wutan City right now to recruit students...

Moreover, in terms of talent in fighting spirit alone, he is probably inferior to that little vixen.

Xiao Yu clicked her tongue in amazement.

The boy's features are becoming increasingly handsome, truly deserving the description of refined elegance. Once those sluts from the academy arrive and learn of his talent, they'll probably be lining up to throw themselves at him.

For some reason, a pang of jealousy rose in her heart. This kid... could he be indiscriminate in his affections?

"Tsk~"

Xiao Yan was speechless. He slapped Xiao Yu's hand away and said imperiously, "What are you doing to the pillar of the Xiao family? Do you know how tiring it is to carry 1,332 people on your shoulders? Give me a shoulder massage, or..."

She glanced furtively at Xiao Yu's fair and slender legs and said, "I'll rest my head on your back if you want."

"You little rascal, where are you looking?!" Xiao Yu's eyebrows shot up, her teeth clenched, and her delicate hand suddenly grabbed Xiao Yan's ear.

The things that little rascal did before were brought up again.

"I already said it was a misunderstanding. The back mountain isn't your territory, it belongs to the Xiao family. Who would have known you were taking a bath there without even letting us know?" Xiao Yan glared back, baring his teeth.

"Does my taking a bath require me to notify you?!" Xiao Yu retorted angrily.

"Well, that's fine too." Xiao Yan touched his nose.

Xiao Yu: "..."

Well, after all these years, you're still so shameless!

But that's just how it is. This kid really is the future of the Xiao family. Thinking of this, Xiao Yu's eyes softened a little. After all, even someone as outstanding as her might have to rely on this cousin in Canaan Academy in the future.

"Alright, just remember, after three months, Canaan Academy will send people to Wutan City to recruit students. Be sure to attend then. I will take you to see your mentor, so you don't need to wait in that long line." Xiao Yu pondered for a moment and then carefully gave her instructions.

"Three months later?" Xiao Yan was taken aback.

"Hmm~" Xiao Yu gently played with a strand of her hair, her slender and tall legs were particularly eye-catching, and even the Xiao clan disciples passing by couldn't help but look around.

"Then why did you come back so early? Did you skip class?" Xiao Yan picked at his ear and asked quite seriously.

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, then her eyes twitched wildly. She clenched her fair fist and unconsciously reached for the sword at her waist.

Xiao Yan shrank his neck, skillfully dodging a sword strike, and turned to run away.

"Xiao Yan, I'll kill you!!!!"

……

Inside the lobby.

Xiao Yan idly fiddled with his storage ring, knowing that Laozi wouldn't be woken up anyway. Xiao Zhan, with a sly smile, discussed with several elders how to teach the Jia Lie family a heavy lesson.

After all, with Xiao Yan, a third-grade alchemist, in charge, the entire Xiao family will eventually fly out of Wutan City, this mountain valley. And Xiao Yan's future destination is closely related to the fate of the entire Xiao family.

"Yan'er, Canaan Academy is the number one academy on the continent, with countless high-level cultivation techniques and fighting skills. Our Xiao family can't offer you much help, so we can only rely on its resources..." Xiao Zhan looked at the bored Xiao Yan and said softly.

"Yes, I know, Father." Xiao Yan nodded and gripped the storage ring tightly. "Three months from now, I will go to the assessment with Clan Sister Xiao Yu."

He has no shortage of martial arts techniques and combat skills; with Laozi around, he could even commission one at a moment's notice.

Compared to the Burning Technique, the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts has a more terrifying upper limit. Perhaps in the future it won't be called the Flame Emperor? Oh well, with fire in its name, its destiny is destined to be inseparable from fire.

But that greedy young dragon cannot be let go, and there is also the Fallen Heart Flame. Although it does not cultivate the Burning Technique, its current "fire" is still not strong enough. Before it truly grows up and the three fires merge into the Samadhi True Fire, it still needs to rely on the power of these strange fires.

Of course, this does not mean abandoning fire. In fact, fire has many wonderful uses. It can be used to infuse different kinds of fire, making the different kinds of fire easier to control and even amplifying their power.

Moreover, once the Flame is awakened, the difficulty of subduing the Strange Flame will be much less.

These are all words spoken by Laozi, and they must not be unfounded.

"Hmph!" Xiao Yu sat on the stool, her teeth clenched, her beautiful eyes glaring fiercely at Xiao Yan, who seemed completely unaffected in the distance. If it weren't for the presence of many elders, she probably would have rushed up and given him a good beating. Unfortunately, this kid was as slippery as an eel, and she hadn't managed to catch him earlier...

That's infuriating.

"I will refine another fifty grade two pills and five grade three pills for the Xiao family. In the remaining three months before the Canaan Academy's enrollment, I will leave Wutan City to go to the Monster Mountain Range for training, so... I'll sell them sparingly." Xiao Yan didn't pay attention to Xiao Yu, but spoke calmly.

"Of course, Xiao Yanzi, you can go ahead. With us old bones handling all the big and small matters of the Xiao family, and with the pills you left behind, nothing will go wrong," the First Elder said.

He glanced at Xiao Yan, then at his pretty granddaughter who was standing with her arms crossed, sulking. He smiled, stroked his snow-white beard, and secretly began to consider the family tree.

The bloodline between myself and Xiao Zhan has long since crossed the tenth degree of kinship...

……

January passed in the blink of an eye.

The back mountain of the Xiao family.

"Om..."

With a buzzing sound, a dark cauldron slowly emitted green smoke, and a dark black pill took shape within it. Finally, Xiao Yan grabbed it with one hand and threw it into a jade bottle.

"Phew... finally done." Xiao Yan stretched and let out a long breath.

With the intense alchemy he underwent in January, his cultivation level soared to the third level of Dou Shi. His control over fire was probably comparable to that of many fifth and sixth-rank alchemists.

At the same time, his control over the Dou Qi within his body far surpasses that of ordinary Dou Shi. A few days ago, he fought against a member of the Xiao family who was a nine-star Dou Shi, and blasted him out of the arena in just three moves. Although he has never challenged a Great Dou Shi, he estimated that even without condensing Dou Armor, he was enough to fight him to a standstill.