The Black Seal City, which had been peaceful for a long time, was suddenly struck by a bolt from the blue. Countless people looked up at the sky, and saw that a group of dark clouds had appeared in the sky above the City Lord's Mansion. Silver thunder rolled and roared in it, like a giant dragon with bared fangs and claws, wreaking havoc in the clouds.

Moreover, this group of dark clouds was expanding in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye. The dark clouds cast a shadow on everyone's hearts, and they instinctively felt a sense of fear and dared not face the power of heaven and earth directly.

Facing the thunder of heaven and earth, how many people can remain calm?

"How could this happen? Is this a punishment from heaven?!" Passersby who didn't know the truth all had expressions of fear on their faces and couldn't help but ask questions.

Fortunately, there were some knowledgeable people who explained the confusion to everyone: "I have seen this scene in Zhongzhou. It is said that it was a strange phenomenon caused by an alchemist refining a seventh-grade elixir... Could it be that there is also a seventh-grade alchemist refining elixirs in Black Seal City?"

"Seventh-rank alchemist?!"

These five simple words swept across the entire Black Seal City like a hurricane. Everyone looked in awe as they looked towards the City Lord's Mansion, because such a person was beyond the reach of their ability.

Not to mention the seventh-grade alchemists, even the fifth- and sixth-grade alchemists were big shots that they rarely saw.

Alchemist is the most respected and envied profession in the Douqi Continent. Countless people flock to it, just because the pills they refine have all kinds of magical effects, and some can even directly improve cultivation, saving the practitioners countless years of hard work.

As the topic started to develop, everyone became curious about the identity of the seventh-grade alchemist and what kind of elixirs he was making.

……

Yao Yan didn't pay any attention to the vibration caused by the pill thunder in the outside world. With his current strength, he didn't need to hide his actions in the Black Horn Region. As for whether he would be recognized by the people of the Soul Palace... most of his goals had been achieved. Even if Hunxuzi came to him now, he could deal with it. He even had his excuses ready.

Strength is always the basis for doing things. When you are strong enough, many things that once troubled you will no longer be a problem.

At this moment, Yao Yan was sitting cross-legged beside a huge medicine cauldron, doing the final finishing work on the seventh-grade Peiyuan Pill inside.

The medicine cauldron in front of him was not Yao Lao's Black Demon Cauldron, but the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron that he had snatched from Han Feng. It was larger than the Black Demon Cauldron and slightly more domineering. It was covered with all kinds of strange patterns all over its body, and lifelike images of ferocious beasts were carved on the body of the cauldron.

As the flames inside rose, one could even faintly hear some strange roars coming from the medicine cauldron, like the roars of thousands of beasts, quite magical.

"Boom~"

Above the sky, thunder roared, the power of heaven and earth was fully displayed, and the strong pressure was enough to make people not have the slightest thought of resistance.

However, these were obviously useless to Yao Yan. He glanced at the sky, continued to control the temperature in the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron with one hand, and formed a seal with the other hand. The terrifying fighting spirit moved as he wished and condensed in his palm. The terrifying energy fluctuations even caused the surrounding space to tremble slightly.

"Low Earth Rank - Eight Desolate Burning Heaven Seal!"

Along with the whisper in his heart, a green energy palm print instantly broke through the air, and the palm print rose with the wind. The compressed energy palm print expanded in an instant, turning into a giant palm nearly a hundred feet high, and slammed towards the dark clouds covered with thunder in the sky.

As if sensing the threat, the pill thunder that had not yet been fully accumulated suddenly tilted down, and thousands of thunders rushed out, loudly intersecting with the palm print.

"Boom!"

The emerald green palm print was surrounded by flames, as if it could refine everything, even the power of the falling thunder was completely swallowed up, turning into emerald green energy mist, which then poured into the palm print, causing its energy level to skyrocket instantly. Its volume directly exceeded a hundred feet, and it sank directly into the dark clouds with countless thunders.

As if erasing with an eraser, a huge palm print was blasted open in the sky that was filled with dark clouds, and the energy in it immediately poured out in all directions. Along with the raging energy tide, the thunder in the sky also collapsed, revealing the blue sky.

However, the energy mist contained in it slowly fell, covering the entire Black Seal City, allowing everyone in it to enjoy an invisible benefit.

"I...I made a breakthrough?!"

"This energy has the effect of nourishing fighting spirit. It is extremely pure and incredible!"

"Hurry up and cross your legs to practice!"

……

For a moment, a strange scene appeared in the Black Seal City. Countless people sat cross-legged to absorb the emerald green energy mist hanging from the sky. Some people even broke through the bottleneck directly, driving countless people crazy.

At this moment, in the City Lord’s Mansion.

Yao Yan looked at the pill with a faint green glow in his palm, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He chuckled and said, "It's okay. The difficulty of refining is average."

As he swallowed the Fallen Heart Flame, he felt that he had made a big step forward in alchemy. Seventh-grade elixirs were no longer difficult for him. Perhaps he would have a chance to try eighth-grade elixirs.

As if sensing Yao Yan's thoughts, Yao Lao's old voice rang in his mind: "If you haven't reached Dou Zong level, don't even think about trying to refine an eighth-grade elixir. Otherwise, your Dou Qi won't be able to keep up with the consumption required to refine an eighth-grade elixir, and it will be useless even with the assistance of the elixir... The difficulty of refining an eighth-grade elixir is completely different from refining a seventh-grade elixir."

"I understand." Yao Yan listened to the advice and nodded. At the same time, he handed the pill in his hand to the colorful little snake on his shoulder that was looking forward to it.

The little girl demonstrated to Yao Yan what "snake swallowing eggs" meant without any hesitation. Her neck could be clearly seen getting thicker, but fortunately the pill melted in her mouth. The moment she swallowed it, the pill shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Immediately, a halo filled with rich vitality enveloped her body, causing her to curl up instinctively and fall into a deep sleep.

"The Peiyuan Pill is enough to make up for the energy she lacks in her evolution. After it is completely digested, she should be able to completely restore her human form." Yao Lao said slowly.

"kindness."

There was a hint of anticipation in Yao Yan's eyes. Compared to the enchanting snake tail, he still preferred the long legs of the colorful humanoid... Of course, the snake tail wasn't annoying either, as he could switch between them anyway, right?

Yao Lao's words interrupted Yao Yan's reverie: "When are you going to take action against the Demon Flame Valley?"

"I'll go to Canaan College later and let you know."

Yao Yan's eyes moved slightly and he spoke softly.

"...What are you going to say?" Yao Lao frowned and his voice became slightly deep. After all, Han Feng's attack on Canaan College was planned by Yao Yan. If the people of Canaan College knew about this, they might not necessarily continue to maintain a friendly attitude towards Yao Yan.

No one likes a liar with ill intentions, even if that person is a genius!

"Tell the truth~" Yao Yan smiled and said calmly.

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Canaan College.

More than half a year had passed since that turmoil, and now the inner courtyard of Canaan College had returned to normal, and was even more prosperous than before. After all, the old monster of Canaan College had just taught the ancestor of the Demon Flame Valley a lesson, and even tore off one of his arms and hung it on the Undead Tree.

That was the arm of a high-level Dou Zong. This thing alone was worth more than words.

Nowadays, all forces in the Black Horn Region keep a certain distance from Canaan Academy. Even the students there dare not provoke it, for fear of causing trouble for their ancestors.

In the inner courtyard.

Su Qian was looking at the girl in front of him with a headache. She looked about ten years old, with long purple hair reaching her waist, a cute face like a porcelain doll, a pair of purple eyes with a bit of disapproval, a pouting mouth, and tilted head, looking as if she didn't care.

"There can't be a next time. You've almost eaten up all of the alchemy elder's medicinal herbs..." Su Qian said helplessly.

He is good at teaching students, but he has no idea how to teach a naughty kid like Zi Yan.

The girl in front of him was naturally Zi Yan who had completed her advancement. As her strength broke into the fifth level, the blood power in her body was nurtured and further developed. Her control over space had now reached a point that made Su Qiandu dumbfounded. This girl even once broke into the place where Elder Qian Bai was in seclusion.

Only Zi Yan is one of them. If she were an enemy, she would have been crushed to death by the two elders.

However, it was precisely because of Zi Yan's intrusion that Su Qian was able to ask the two of them to take action, which shocked the many forces in the Black Horn Region and saved the reputation of Canaan Academy for many years.

Overall, the merits and demerits offset each other.

Zi Yan, however, is a troublemaker. Relying on her terrifying spatial talent, there is no place in the entire inner courtyard that she cannot go to. The barriers set up by those Dou Huang and Dou Wang are useless to her, so Su Qian has now hidden many treasures in his storage ring for fear that they will be stolen by this little fellow.

"I'm hungry, what can I do~" Zi Yan pouted and muttered softly.

As her strength improved, her appetite grew further. Ordinary things could no longer satisfy her, and there were not many good things left in the Monster Mountain Range. She could only set her sights on her family.

Su Qian was silent upon hearing this. For a moment, he missed Yao Yan a little. If that boy was here, he would probably be able to solve Zi Yan's hunger problem.

"kindness?!"

Almost at the same time as Su Qian's thoughts emerged, a familiar breath entered his perception range.

Yao Yan, who had not been seen for half a year, appeared in front of the courtyard. Compared with half a year ago, this boy seemed to have grown a lot taller, and even his temperament became more mature. With a faint smile on his lips, he waved at Zi Yan.

"Brother?" Zi Yan stepped on her bare feet, with a purple halo lingering around her. She appeared in front of Yao Yan in a flash, tilted her head, and looked at Yao Yan with some uncertainty.

"it's me."

Yao Yan reached out and touched Zi Yan's head, then nodded in response.

Zi Yan suddenly smiled, stretched out a dirty little hand, and tightly grasped Yao Yan's pants. Then she pointed at Su Qian and said crisply, "Brother, that old man bullied me, help me beat him up!"

Su Qian heard this and immediately looked at the heartless dragon with white eyes. He rolled his eyes at Yao Yan and said, "I thought something happened to you."

As he spoke, he also looked at Yao Yan. He could clearly feel the changes in Yao Yan. Both his body and breath were completely different from half a year ago. If it were not for the fact that his life energy had not changed, Su Qian would even suspect that the other party was someone pretending to be him.

"My strength was about to break through, so I found a place to meditate for a while." Yao Yan explained and took out a bottle of pills from his ring and handed it to Zi Yan.

"Thank you, brother."

Zi Yan thanked him sweetly and took the pill.

Su Qian felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this. It felt like he had cleaned up Zi Yan's butt so many times, but in the end, he became a bad guy. This little guy really only cares about whoever feeds him.

Yao Yan looked at Su Qian and said with a smile, "Great Elder, you should not bother with Zi Yan. She should have only been born a few years ago and doesn't have that awareness yet... When she is older, she will know how good the Great Elder is to her."

"I didn't bring her back expecting these things... Tell me about yourself, to what level have your strength improved?" Su Qian stroked his white beard and asked curiously.

"Four-star Douhuang peak."

Yao's words were not to be stunners, and one sentence made Su Qian freeze completely.

"What..." Su Qian stared at Yao Yan with horror, as if he was listening to a ghost story. He remembered that Yao Yan's strength was only Dou Wang before, but how come his strength suddenly broke through to Dou Huang, and was even a four-star Dou Huang. Was it so easy to improve strength?

If it were so easy, then what would those strong men who are still at the Douhuang stage at an old age mean?

Su Qian swallowed his saliva, smacked his lips and said, "You kid are not planning to break through to Dou Zong before you are twenty years old, right?"

"I have this plan."

Yao Yan nodded, indicating that he had this idea.

Su Qian felt that the joke he told was not funny at all, because the boy in front of him seemed to be able to pretend to be so arrogant. He shook his head and said unhappily: "Okay, let's not talk about this. What are you going to do this time? With your strength, you don't need to waste time in the inner courtyard."

"I'm here to confess something to the Great Elder and apologize. In fact, the reason I entered the inner courtyard in the first place was for the Fallen Heart Flame." Yao Yan said very frankly without any pause.

Su Qian paused again, then stared at Yao Yan with complicated eyes. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "...what is your relationship with Han Feng's mysterious uncle?"

Some things are easy to infer. No one in this world is a fool.

"It was me... I forced Han Feng to attack the inner courtyard of Canaan College. Even the breaking of the seal of the Fallen Heart Flame was done by me." Yao Yan continued to throw out the bombshell news, shocking Su Qian so much that he even became numb.

He didn't know what to say for a moment. (End of this chapter)