Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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Having just suffered a setback at the hands of Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma, Hai Bodong's face visibly darkened upon hearing Miter Tengshan's words, and he raised his leg to kick Miter Tengshan's thigh.

"I told you not to bring up the very thing you didn't want to talk about..."

As the Mittel family disciples gradually finished clearing the battlefield, Hai Bodong also instructed the Mittel family members to activate the emergency plan and hide themselves.

After all, now that we're at war with the Yunlan Sect, no one can guarantee that the Yunlan Sect won't suddenly launch an attack, so we can only tell them to hide for now.

Just as Hai Bodong finished arranging everything, he heard Xiao Yan's voice.

Chapter 51 Refining Rank Six Pills

After arranging everything for the Mittel family, Hai Bodong gave Mittel Tengshan some instructions on the follow-up arrangements. Then, he gave Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma a subtle nod, and the three of them quietly disappeared from the spot.

Inside the royal palace, Hai Bodong and his entourage had already arrived.

"The Yunlan Sect actually attacked the Mittel family first."

Hai Bodong's expression was gloomy, with lingering anger on his face. He said to Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma, "I'm afraid the Yunlan Sect wants to catch us off guard and wipe out the Mitel family first."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Jia Xingtian nodded, a smile flashing across his face, and said, "It's a pity they didn't expect that we had already formed an alliance. This time, their attack on the Mittel family not only failed, but also resulted in the loss of Yun Du, Yun Sha, and Yun Jin."

"I imagine that even though the Yunlan Sect's strength has increased considerably, the loss of three Dou Huangs must have made them feel the pain for a while."

Fa Ma and the others nodded upon hearing this.

This incident not only dealt a heavy blow to the Yunlan Sect's morale, but more importantly, it also exposed the Yunlan Sect's true strength.

For Jia Xingtian and the others, they didn't know how much the Yunlan Sect had improved its strength. So, although they had made up their minds, they were still a little uneasy. After all, no one knew how much the Yunlan Sect's power had increased with the support of the Soul Palace.

However, the Yunlan Sect's surprise attack on the Mittel family this time also exposed one thing.

Even Yunshan lacked the power to overwhelm their alliance, which is why they chose to launch a surprise attack at this time, aiming to eliminate the Mittel family first and weaken their alliance's strength.

Therefore, after learning this news, Jia Xingtian and the others became even calmer.

"I have already notified all the Dou Huang powerhouses who were previously allied with me. They are all heading towards the capital and should arrive soon."

Seeing the smiles on Jia Xingtian and the others' faces, Xiao Yan gave them another boost of confidence.

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Jia Xingtian and the others smiled. Although they believed that Xiao Yan would not deceive them, they still wanted to see with their own eyes what Xiao Yan's so-called helpers were.

Xiao Yan looked at Jia Xingtian and the others who were smiling but silent, and he knew what they were thinking, but he was not surprised at all. After all, the deaths of Yun Jin and the other two were the best proof of their alliance.

"Senior Jia Xingtian, since that's the case, why don't we go and check on your injuries first?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Jia Xingtian smiled and excitedly slapped his thigh, saying, "Perfect timing! It was in a deep sleep yesterday digesting its internal injuries, which is why it's been delayed until today. Judging from the state of the Yunlan Sect, the great battle is probably not far off. Let's go now."

Originally, after they formed an alliance, Xiao Yan planned to heal the royal family's Storm Dragon Beast first. However, he did not expect that he would encounter the Storm Dragon Beast in a deep slumber yesterday. Abruptly waking it up might cause the hidden injuries in its body to suddenly erupt, so he delayed the process.

However, now that the Yunlan Sect has attacked the Mittel family and lost three Dou Huangs, they will probably make a comeback soon, so Jia Xingtian has no choice but to take the risk.

"Guild Master Fa Ma, with this attack on Yun Jin and the other two, the Alchemist Guild has completely aligned itself with the Yunlan Sect. You should also be careful."

Before leaving, Xiao Yan turned to Fa Ma and gave him a word of advice. After all, no one knew if the Yunlan Sect would be desperate and take advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack on the Alchemist Guild.

"Hehe, young friend Xiao Yan, don't worry, I know all about these things."

Fa Ma smiled kindly at Xiao Yan, who nodded in response. He then followed behind Jia Xingtian, heading towards the location of the royal guardian beast, the Jingtao Dragon Beast.

"Let's go, let's go join in the fun."

Fa Ma glanced at Hai Bodong, who was sitting in place, and said with a smile.

This time, healing the Shocking Dragon Beast might give us a chance to see Xiao Yan's teacher make a move. Such opportunities are rare, and Fa Ma and Hai Bodong won't let them slip by.

The group followed Jia Xingtian and soon arrived at a large lake within the palace grounds.

"This is it."

Upon reaching the lakeside, Jia Xingtian glanced back at Xiao Yan, showing no surprise that Fa Ma and Hai Bodong had followed them.

"I never expected there to be such a large lake inside the palace."

Looking at the vast lake before him, Xiao Yan's face showed a hint of surprise. He hadn't expected that the Jia Ma royal family would build such a large lake specifically for the Shocking Wave Dragon Beast within the palace.

After all, Xiao Yan wasn't here when he last exchanged beast fire with the royal family, so he hadn't seen such a sight.

"Hehe, its contribution to the Gama royal family is no less than mine. This is just to make it more comfortable. The royal family has been unable to do anything about its hidden injuries for so many years."

Looking at the calm lake, Jia Xingtian's face showed a hint of reminiscence. He then shook his head and said, "Is it alright now? If it is, I'll call it out."

"of course."

Xiao Yan nodded. Upon hearing this, Jia Xingtian unleashed his aura and flew onto the lake, saying, "Old friend, come out quickly!"

As Jia Xingtian's voice was amplified by his battle qi, it stirred up waves on the lake surface, spreading outwards. As Jia Xingtian's voice fell, a whirlpool gradually erupted from the calm lake surface beneath his feet.

A huge dark shadow gradually rushed upwards from the bottom of the lake.

Wow~

A dark shadow burst forth from the water, creating towering waves that crashed against the surrounding rocks, and a fierce aura instantly spread outwards.

A massive magical beast instantly appeared in Xiao Yan's sight; this was the magical beast of the Gama royal family, the Surging Wave Dragon Beast.

On the massive body of the Storm Dragon Beast, one could still vaguely see some scabbed wounds, densely covering its entire body. In some places, even many scales had fallen off, and there were also some combat skill wounds belonging to others left on it.

Xiao Yan's gaze swept over the Shocking Wave Dragon Beast, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes.

The injuries on the Storm Dragon Beast were more severe than Xiao Yan had anticipated.

"So, young friend Xiao Yan, what do you think of this matter...?"

Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Jia Xingtian hesitated for a moment, but still asked Xiao Yan a question.

"Don't worry."

Xiao Yan smiled slightly when he heard Jia Xingtian's words. If he were alone, he could also heal the Shocking Wave Dragon Beast, but he wouldn't be able to reach his peak condition. However, with his teacher by his side, the result was naturally different.

After Xiao Yan spoke, the wings of Dou Qi on his back flapped, and he flew up, constantly examining the wounds on the Shocking Wave Dragon Beast.

"Don't worry, it's all within my expectations."

Xiao Yan carefully examined the injuries of the Shocking Wave Dragon Beast, then said to Jia Xingtian, "Its injuries can be healed with just one Grade 6 Ammunition-Making Bone-Sculpting Pill."

Hearing Xiao Yan's nonchalant words, Jia Xingtian's face showed a helpless expression, and he said, "Well... even so, we still don't have any sixth-grade ammunition."

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Xiao Yan smiled faintly, then spoke to Jia Xingtian, naming several medicinal herbs: "Elder Jia, could you please prepare these herbs for me?"

Upon hearing Xiao Yan recite a series of medicinal herbs, Fa Ma's face showed a look of surprise. He exchanged a glance with Hai Bodong: "Could it be that he wants to refine pills on the spot?"

“Just watching him refine a sixth-grade pill, we can see the immense pressure he's under. As expected of the disciple of the Medicine Venerable, his mental fortitude alone far surpasses that of many others.”

Fa Ma looked at Xiao Yan's confident appearance, shook his head, and said.

"Moreover, at such an age, whether in the realm of martial arts or the realm of alchemy, he has already surpassed far too many of his peers. Such talent is truly terrifying."

Hearing Fa Ma's sentiments, Hai Bodong nodded in agreement. If Xiao Yan's talent hadn't been so extraordinary, and if Hai Bodong hadn't spent some time with him and gained some understanding of Xiao Yan's character, he wouldn't have been able to hand over the Mittel family to Xiao Yan so easily.

Since it concerned the Dragon Beast of the Shocking Waves, Jia Xingtian immediately ordered someone to fetch the medicinal herbs Xiao Yan needed from the palace. Fortunately, there were enough herbs, and in addition, Jia Xingtian, worried about failure, prepared a few extra.

"enough."

Xiao Yan looked at the storage ring placed in front of him, nodded to Jia Xingtian, then sat down cross-legged and began to adjust his breathing.

When Fa Ma saw Xiao Yan seemingly oblivious to everyone else and holding his breath in concentration, he was even more surprised.

Such a composed and mature mindset is rare to see at Xiao Yan's age.

Before long, Xiao Yan felt that he had reached his peak condition, so he opened his eyes, took out the medicine cauldron, and started refining pills.

It is used for starting fires, in medicine, extraction, and condensation.

Xiao Yan handled each step methodically, making it a very pleasing sight to behold. Even laymen like Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong could tell that Xiao Yan was extremely proficient in this.

Only Fa Ma was able to clearly perceive the intentions behind Xiao Yan's every move and to clearly understand just how profound Xiao Yan's understanding of the medicinal properties was.

"So it turns out that the Fiery Beard Grass can be extracted together with the Ice Spirit Flower, and the difference in their medicinal properties can promote their interaction..."

"Using this method in this step can increase the success rate of refining by at least 10%, it's simply perfect..."

Fa Ma watched Xiao Yan's alchemy process with rapt attention. After all, Xiao Yan's alchemy techniques all came from Yao Lao, which were Yao Lao's life experience. For Fa Ma, this was far more attractive than the improvement of his strength.

Chapter 52 The Path of the Alchemist

As Xiao Yan continued refining the medicine, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted from the cauldron, filling the surrounding air and constantly attracting everyone's attention.

After extracting the essence of the medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan carefully used his soul power to continuously manipulate the essence of the medicinal liquid inside the cauldron, slowly bringing it closer.

"Is it about to be completed...?"

As Fa Ma sensed the gradually intensifying medicinal fragrance within the cauldron and the strange changes in the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) he couldn't help but speak.

Fa Ma's alchemy skills have been stuck at the peak of the fifth-grade alchemist level for many years. Even after racking his brains for so many years, he still hasn't found an opportunity to advance to the sixth-grade alchemist level.

Now, watching Xiao Yan complete the process of refining a sixth-grade pill, Fa Ma couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope, wanting to find an opportunity to advance through this observation.

Therefore, he became even more obsessed with the pills refined by Xiao Yan, wanting to witness the moment when a sixth-grade pill was completed.

Swish!

Inside the cauldron, as Xiao Yan slowly extinguished the flames, a perfectly round pill gradually took shape within it. Meanwhile, in the sky above, dense clouds had gathered, their thick layer directly enveloping the lake. The clouds spiraled in the middle, with rich energy constantly flowing through them, creating a peculiar sight.

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