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Chapter 158 Opening the Back Door

As soon as Xiao Yan returned to the Nalan family, a large table of delicious food was laid out, and everyone in the Nalan family was seated, waiting for Xiao Yan.

The food on the table remained warm, and no one dared to touch it before Xiao Yan arrived. This behavior of a group of elders waiting for a junior like him made Xiao Yan both amused and exasperated.

"Xiao Xiansun, come quickly, we've been waiting for you." Nalan Jie personally got up to pour wine for Xiao Yan, which made Xiao Yan feel flattered.

"Old Master Nalan, what are you doing?"

"Hehe, Xiao Xiansun, your performance at the Alchemist Conference today was truly eye-opening. You're most likely to win the championship this time."

Nalan Jie hadn't been this happy in a long time. Not only was his poison cured, but he had also gained such a powerful grandson-in-law.

Even if he were to kick the bucket and ascend to heaven right now, he'd probably still have a smile on his face.

However, the only thing that worried him was Nalan Yanran's situation. These past few days, Nalan Yanran had stayed at the Yunlan Sect and hadn't even been able to attend the Alchemist Conference.

"This alchemist competition is full of experts. While I am confident in winning the championship, I dare not say for sure that I will win. I can only say that I will do my best and leave no regrets." Xiao Yan smiled slightly and took his seat.

Having expended a great deal of energy in two consecutive rounds, Xiao Yan didn't hold back and enjoyed the food heartily.

He ate two-thirds of the food on the table. It was fortunate that he was a Dou Wang (Battle King) cultivator, otherwise he might not have been able to digest it.

The Nalan family didn't mind Xiao Yan's appearance at all; on the contrary, they were happier the more he ate.

The meal took two or three hours to finish before Xiao Yan left the banquet and returned to his room.

However, before Xiao Yan could even lie down, more news arrived.

The servant outside informed Xiao Yan that a luxurious carriage was waiting to take him somewhere, and the person on the other end only said that he was from the Alchemist Guild.

Xiao Yan was startled to hear this. It was so late that the Alchemist Guild would come looking for him. But he could easily guess that it was related to the decisive round the next day.

It's likely that the Alchemists' Guild is also worried that the championship will be taken by someone from another country, so they're trying to give themselves a special privilege.

Xiao Yan smiled, changed his clothes, and went out.

As soon as they arrived outside, the coachman bowed to Xiao Yan and said, "Lord Xiao Yan, my patriarch Fa Ma invites you to come with me."

The other party did not hide anything from Xiao Yan and directly revealed who had invited him.

Xiao Yan nodded. Since it was an invitation from the president of the Alchemist Guild, there must be something important, and he had no reason to refuse.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you, sir."

Xiao Yan boarded the carriage, and the driver urged the carriage on, and they arrived at the Alchemist Guild.

Even at night, the Alchemist Guild is brightly lit.

This coachman may look like just a coachman, but he is actually a peak third-grade alchemist and a deacon of the Alchemist Guild.

Under his guidance, Xiao Yan made his way to the president's office building in the Alchemist Guild, which was not open to the public.

"Lord Xiao Yan, you're inside. President Fa Ma is waiting for you."

Even a third-rank peak deacon has great respect for Xiao Yan, because if Xiao Yan can win the Alchemist Conference, he will become the youngest elder.

The alchemist was filled with mixed emotions as he thought about how he had spent his entire life as a mere steward.

Thank you.

Xiao Yan thanked the other party and walked into the president's office building, where an elderly man with white hair and beard had been waiting for a long time.

"Young friend Xiao Yan, we meet again."

The old man was none other than Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild. He smiled slightly when he saw Xiao Yan arrive.

"President, you invited me here so late at night, surely it wasn't just to chat with you?"

Xiao Yan was incredibly perceptive and roughly guessed the other party's intentions.

"Young people are just impatient, but you're right, the reason I called you here today is indeed for tomorrow's decisive round."

At this point, Fa Ma looked at Xiao Yan: "Young friend Xiao Yan, do you know what the final exam will be tomorrow?"

"President, even if I had the connections, I wouldn't be able to know about this in advance," Xiao Yan said, shaking his head helplessly.

"Hehe, indeed, only I know the questions for the decisive round. Normally speaking, asking you to come here today would be breaking the rules and unfair to the other alchemists."

But after an undercover investigation with another old friend, we finally discovered the identity of the boy in black robes. Do you know who he is?

Xiao Yan shook his head. How could he possibly know such a thing? He didn't even know many alchemists.

"It's normal that you don't know. That guy looks like a boy about your age, but in reality, he is Yan Li, the vice president of the Alchemist Guild of the Izumo Empire."

Although Xiao Yan didn't know who Yan Li was, since the other party was able to become the vice president, he must at least be at the peak of the fourth rank like Vice President Mitchell.

"You must be very curious, since the Alchemist Conference only allows young alchemists under the age of thirty to participate, why did a vice president from the Izumo Empire suddenly appear?"

Actually, this guy took a pill that could change his appearance, and there was no cure for this pill; it would only automatically dissipate when the duration expired.

That Yanli used this trick to get away with it, attempting to steal the championship from my Jiama Empire.

"If it were a normal defeat, we would simply accept it. But since the Izumo Empire is resorting to such desperate measures, we no longer need to abide by any rules."

If it were a competition between alchemists from the Gama Empire for the championship, he wouldn't have deliberately intervened to show favoritism.

But this time, the Izumo Empire made the first move, so as the president of the Gama Alchemist Guild, he naturally had to respond.

"So, the president is planning to help me win the championship?"

Xiao Yan understood immediately, but he didn't know how the other party planned to help him.

"That's right, but even if I'm helping, it can't be too obvious. It has to be helping you in a way that complies with the rules."

In tomorrow's decisive round, we will not provide any pill formulas or materials. Instead, we will require alchemists to use their own formulas and materials to refine the pills.

Finally, the champion was determined by scoring the pills based on their difficulty, value, and appearance.

Upon hearing Fa Ma's words, Xiao Yan was immediately stunned. He did indeed possess various powerful pill formulas from the medicine book, as well as the slightly unorthodox fifth-grade Cold Bone Pill formula.

But he hadn't gathered any of the materials for these things. Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice, and he couldn't conjure up elixirs out of thin air.

If Fa Ma hadn't revealed the exam questions in advance, Xiao Yan would definitely have suffered a great loss tomorrow.

"Take a look at this first."

Fa Ma turned the bookshelf and handed a black scroll to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan opened the scan and saw the name of the pill formula clearly written on it: "Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill"!