The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 57 Shocks Everyone

After a group of people followed Chemir into the Alchemist Guild, they went straight to the west hall, then went up the stairs, and finally walked along the corridor for a while before arriving at a very luxurious room.

As soon as Xiao Yan entered the room, he smelled a faint fragrance that seemed to have a calming effect, making him feel relaxed.

"Greetings, President Fa Ma!" Gu He bowed to Fa Ma, and Xiao Yan and the others behind him followed suit, bowing respectfully to Fa Ma as well.

"No need for formalities, please have a seat!" Fa Ma said with a smile, inviting everyone to sit down.

After everyone sat down, Guhe stood up and bowed to Fama again, clasping his hands and saying, "Guhe came here mainly for the sake of Elder Nalan. I wanted to ask President Fama if he had ever encountered anyone with a different kind of fire, because Elder Nalan is suffering from the branding poison and is almost dying. Only a different kind of fire can cure the poison in his body."

"President, you are a man of great knowledge. If you know of anyone who possesses a strange fire, please inform Yanran. My Nalan family will spare no expense to bring him here to cure my grandfather of the branding poison." Nalan Yanran also stood up and bowed deeply to Fa Ma, speaking respectfully.

"Sigh! Although I really want to help you, I don't know who possesses a different kind of fire! After all, we all know how rare different kinds of fire are," Fa Ma said calmly.

However, as Fa Ma finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Xiao Yan, only to find that Xiao Yan showed no reaction. He then sighed softly. If anyone could possess a different kind of fire, or know anything about it, it would undoubtedly be Xiao Yan's master.

"Could it be... that Grandpa is really beyond saving?" Nalan Yanran slumped down, a wave of sorrow washing over her.

"There's no need to be so pessimistic!" Fa Ma felt a pang of pity seeing Nalan Yanran like this.

"Does President Fa Ma have some other ideas?" Nalan Yanran asked in surprise.

"You can post a notice in the capital seeking medical help, stating the reward for curing your grandfather, preferably some medicinal herbs, since most people who possess strange fire are alchemists. I think if someone who possesses strange fire sees this reward, they will naturally contact you." After saying this, Fa Ma looked at Xiao Yan again.

"Stop staring at me! Although I possess a different kind of fire, with my current strength, how many times would I need to go? What if I get recognized during the process? Besides, Nalan Yanran has already started to suspect me!" Xiao Yan thought to himself with a wry smile.

Xiao Yan's true plan was to do what he did in Wutan City: put on a large cloak, and have Yao Lao detoxify Nalan Jie. With Yao Lao's strength, he estimated that Nalan Jie would fully recover in just one treatment, and Xiao Yan would also receive a Seven-Illusion Azure Spirit Saliva—what a great deal!

"Thank you for your guidance, President Fama. I will definitely follow your advice when I get back!" Nalan Yanran bowed in thanks. Although she knew that Fama's method didn't offer much hope of finding someone with a different kind of fire, she was unwilling to give up any chance to heal her grandfather.

After Nalan Yanran's matter was settled, Fa Ma turned his attention back to Xiao Yan and said with a smile, "I didn't know young friend Nie Feng was here too! You haven't been to the guild for over ten days!"

"Ahem! I refined some pills to sell at the Alchemist Guild, but I didn't find a satisfactory buyer. On my way out, I ran into Vice President Chemir who was picking up the little princess, so I came along." Xiao Yan stood up, bowed to Fa Ma, and said rather apologetically.

"Haha! If you want to sell pills next time, just come find me. After all, your pills are quite good, little brother," Fa Ma said with a smile.

"I didn't expect that this young man's pills would actually receive praise from Guild Master Fa Ma. I must take a look today." Gu He had just heard Yao Yue say that Xiao Yan was exceptionally talented and had received praise from Guild Master Fa Ma. However, he was talking to Chemir at the time and couldn't ask.

"Hehe, even Elder Guhe said so, so hurry up and give it to us!" Fa Ma said with a smile.

"Here?" Xiao Yan looked around but couldn't find a place to put all these pills.

"It seems Brother Nie Feng has quite a few pills to sell! Let's find another place!" Chemir said with a smile.

The group followed Chemir into a large room. The room looked very spacious, furnished only with a huge long table and some chairs, like a conference room.

"Young friend Nie Feng, isn't this place big enough?" Chemir said with a smile. There was a hint of teasing in his words, clearly indicating that he didn't believe Xiao Yan, who had just entered the first-grade alchemist realm, could have much in reserve.

Xiao Yan touched his nose, nodded, and walked straight to the huge table. He stretched out his fair palm and touched the storage ring with his fingers.

Instantly, a third of the huge tabletop was occupied by jade bottles of various sizes.

Apart from Gu He and Fa Ma, everyone else present was dumbfounded. They never expected that Xiao Yan would actually have so many pills.

Just when everyone thought it was over, Xiao Yan walked to the center of the table again, waved his hand at the tabletop, and the middle third of the tabletop was once again occupied by various bottles and jars.

There were already more than two thousand pills on the table. It would take a lot of time for one person to refine so many pills.

At this moment, Xiao Yan did not stop. He continued to the end of the table, and after keeping enough pills for himself, he took out all the remaining pills at once.

Upon seeing the table covered with countless pills, even Fa Ma and Gu He were taken aback, revealing expressions of surprise.

They really hadn't expected so many pills to appear all at once. There were nearly four thousand pills in total, including quite a few second-grade pills.

Only a third-grade alchemist could possibly refine so many pills by working tirelessly year-round. After all, alchemists below the third grade have a much higher failure rate and take much longer to refine them.

Alchemists hold an incredibly prestigious position; they possess not only formidable strength but, more importantly, high social status. To expect a rank-three alchemist to spend an entire year constantly concocting elixirs is simply a pipe dream.

Alchemists only produce pills in large quantities when they are improving their alchemy skills, and the pills they produce are in short supply. As long as they want to sell them, there are no pills that cannot be sold. So basically, they are sold as soon as they are made, and there are not so many left over.

These alchemists would only refine pills when someone came to them requesting them or when they needed them themselves.

(End of this chapter)