Chapter 136 Prelude to the Alchemy Conference
In the holy city of Jama, the sky is blue and cloudless, the sun is warm and gentle, and the occasional breeze blows by, taking away the hustle and bustle of the city and making people feel refreshed.

Since the dawn, people in alchemist robes have appeared on the streets one after another. As time goes by, alchemists, who are rarely seen on weekdays, appear like a legion today, with a grand scale that attracts attention.

The reason is simple. The two-day Gama Empire’s biggest event, the Alchemist Conference held every eight years, will kick off today!

On this special day, Xiao Yan also got up early and sat cross-legged on the bed to adjust his breathing quietly for an hour. When he was in the best condition, he slowly opened his eyes and prepared to face today's challenge.

Thinking of the scene of thousands of people making elixirs by fire in the same square, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Teacher, this day has finally come."

Seeing this, Yao Lao also thought of the scenes when he participated in the conference in the past. The corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly, and he chuckled and said: "Go, Xiao Yan, to face your first test in alchemy."

"Yes, teacher! I want the championship this time!"

At the top of Yunfeng Peak of Yunlan Sect, a cloud of black mist floated in front of Yunshan who was meditating.

A cold and strange laugh was heard from the black fog, like the cry of a night owl: "Hehehe~, Yunshan, follow me, our destination is Wutan City."

"Yes, Protector Wu." Yunshan stood up, bowed, and said in a deep voice.

Afterwards, two blurry shadows shot out from the depths of the Yunlan Sect, as if cutting through space, and rushed towards the direction of Wutan City at an astonishing speed.

At the same time, Yunshan finally let go of some of his worries and felt relieved. "The plan was successful. No one from the Yunlan Sect was directly involved in this operation. Yunling, Yundu, Yunsha, your sacrifice was not in vain."

The death of the three people was a strategy he discussed with Lin Yuan, intended to create an illusion that the Yunlan Sect was being targeted by a powerful and mysterious avenger.

In this way, in the state of urgency, in order to prevent accidents from happening to the Xiao family, the guardian Wu would not allow those who were not strong enough in the Yunlan Sect to participate. Otherwise, not only would it not play any role, but it might also attract unnecessary strong enemies and bring trouble to the operation.

Thinking of this, a secret wave quietly emanated, carrying a message to the distance.

"My friend, the alchemist, let's begin."

In a quiet house of the Mittel family, Lin Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged to practice, opened his eyes and asked, "Is it finally starting?"

Then, he connected to Qinglin's Skynet and issued an order: "All units, enter the first level of preparation. Qing'er, pay attention to Yunshan's position."

"I understand, sir." Qinglin communicated.

Afterwards, Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, thinking in his heart: "Although it may seem like a battle of wits and courage with the air, just in case, I should go to the venue of the Medicine Refining Competition and let Xiao Yan and Yao Lao prove that I have nothing to do with the Xiao family's affairs."

"By the way, if the vice president of the Izumo Kingdom's Alchemy Association comes here as planned, ask him about the news about Little Medical Immortal and the Poison Sect."

Thinking of this, he stopped practicing, sensed a little, and walked towards the direction where Hai Bodong was.

Looking at Hai Bodong, whose aura had grown a lot, Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Congratulations, Hai Lao, you have broken through to the six-star Dou Huang."

"Hehe, thanks to the Soul-Restoring Purple Pill and the Earth-level technique you gave me." Hai Bodong smiled with satisfaction and said confidently: "It won't be long. After I use up the Ice Jade Marrow and the Imperial Pill, I have great confidence that I can break through to the Nine-Star Douhuang."

"By then, my strength will be able to compete with the old monsters of the royal family, and will be enough to support the Mittel family's large-scale expansion."

Lin Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "That's great. After you cultivate to the peak of Douhuang, I will give you a Pozong Pill to help you reach a higher level."

"Are you serious?" Hai Bodong said happily.

"Of course it's true." Lin Yuan said with a smile, "However, let's discuss this later. Now, take me to the Alchemy Conference to take a look."

"You are interested in this conference?" Hai Bodong asked in surprise, "With your level of medicine refining, isn't watching them refining medicine like watching children playing house?"

"Just to watch the fun and meet a friend. Let's go, Hai Lao."

"Friend? Are you talking about that kid Xiao Yan?"

"That's right." Lin Yuan smiled and nodded, "Let's go, Hai Lao, let's go and take a look together."

When Lin Yuan and Hai Bodong stepped into the Royal Square, the lively atmosphere of the conference was overwhelming.

Mitteltenshan saw the two and immediately came forward to meet them.

Noticing that everyone was looking in this direction, without waiting for Mitel Tengshan to speak, Lin Yuan spread the word: "Chief Tengshan, there is no need to be polite. I am just here to see the excitement today, so please don't attract unnecessary attention from others."

Upon hearing this, Mitteltenshan's eyes flashed with understanding.

So he nodded slightly, greeted the two of them briefly, and led them to the VIP seats.

After the two arrived at the VIP seats, an old man's laugh came from the side, "Haha, old man Hai, I didn't expect you to join in the fun."

As the voice fell, an old man in a purple alchemist robe appeared in front of Hai Bodong. It was the president of the Jia Ma Empire Alchemy Guild, Fa Ma.

"And, looking at your aura, have you already broken through to the six-star Douhuang?" Another voice came, and Jia Xingtian, who was wearing a simple linen robe, also came over. Behind him, followed the little princess Yaoyue, who was wearing a light blue alchemist robe.

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong responded with a strange smile: "Hehe, Jia Laogui, Pharaoh Gui, I am just here to join in the fun. However, this time it is really worth coming, to meet you two old guys."

"As for strength, this is the level I should have."

"Indeed, it's a great thing to be able to get together." Fa Ma sighed, "I won't feel lonely if I have a bunch of old ghosts like you living together. In the entire Jia Ma Empire, there are not many old guys who are from the same era as us."

When the other two heard this, there was a hint of sigh on their faces.

After a moment, Fa Ma turned his gaze to Lin Yuan and asked Xiang Haibodong with a hint of curiosity: "Old Hai, this young man, won't you introduce us to him?"

At the same time, there was a hint of doubt in his eyes. With his soul power close to the sixth level, he couldn't even sense Lin Yuan's aura. He muttered to himself, "Could this young man be carrying some treasure that can cover up his aura?"

Jia Xingtian also looked at Lin Yuan. After a moment, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes. "Who is this young man?"

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and replied casually: "I am Tianshu, a traveler who likes to travel around. I am currently staying in Hailaoli for a while."

Then, he looked at Hai Bodong and chuckled, "Old Hai, you old friends are reminiscing about the past, so I won't bother you. I'll go find my friends to reminisce as well."

After saying this, Lin Yuan no longer paid attention to everyone's gazes and thoughts, and slowly walked towards a highly anticipated area in the VIP seats.

In the VIP seats, a competition of beauty was taking place around Xiao Yan, attracting the jealous eyes of many young people. Surrounded by Ya Fei, Yao Ye, and Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan rubbed his forehead, silently chanting the name "Xun'er" in his heart, and strengthened his belief.

Suddenly, Xiao Yan felt a heavy gaze falling on him. He looked up, passing by Liu Ling's jealous gaze, and saw Lin Yuan looking at him with a playful look.

"Tianshu? He's here to participate in the competition, or..."

Seeing his future rival in alchemy walking towards him, Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly. He moved skillfully and escaped from the encirclement of the beauties in an instant.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan raised his eyes slightly, "This body movement is quite good, with some wind-attributed agility. In terms of grade, it is at least advanced Xuan grade."

"It seems that after refining the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, Xiao Yan has gained a lot of benefits. He can control and utilize the energy of the wind element to a certain extent. And this set of body movements that perfectly fits Xiao Yan's current state should have been taught by Yao Lao."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan couldn't help but glance at Nalan Yanran with some pity. When Xiao Yan became Yao Lao's disciple, the result of the three-year agreement had already been decided. With Yao Lao's terrifying background, there were too many ways for Xiao Yan to surpass her within three years.

In terms of martial arts and fighting skills, Yao Lao is not comparable to the Yunlan Sect.

As for elixirs, with Yao Lao's attainments in alchemy, if he wanted, he could directly help create and deduce some new elixirs to help Xiao Yan.

After all, even for Lin Yuan, whose alchemy skills are far inferior to those of Yao Lao, it is not very difficult to deduce some fourth-grade or even fifth-grade pills.

Even if Xiao Yan did not find the strange fire, Yao Lao could have Xiao Yan gain enough power to defeat Nalan Yanran by having him switch to practicing earth-level techniques, practicing body-building fighting skills, or practicing some secret methods to temporarily improve his strength.

As a former eighth-grade top alchemist, Yao Lao has no shortage of these things.

While thinking, Xiao Yan had already arrived in front of Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan collected his thoughts and looked at Xiao Yan in front of him. He then glanced at Ya Fei, Nalan Yanran, and Yao Yue who were also looking at him, and said playfully: "Yan Xiao, you are so lucky. Not only are you good at martial arts, but you also have a lot of luck with women."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan touched his nose, gave a helpless smile, and said, "Brother Tianshu, please stop teasing me. Why are you here today?"

"How can I miss such a rare opportunity as the Alchemist Conference? Even if I don't participate in the conference, I will naturally come to join in the fun and take a look at your alchemy level." Lin Yuan chuckled.

Xiao Yan asked in a low voice: "Brother Tianshu, you are joking. That matter..."

"Don't worry, everything will go well." Lin Yuan nodded. "If nothing unexpected happens, he shouldn't show up at Yunlan Sect on the day of the three-year appointment."

"Thank you very much." Xiao Yan cupped his hands and said gratefully.

"No need to thank me, this is a deal between us. I hope we can maintain such good cooperation in the future."

At this moment, a clear bell rang over the square, and the noisy crowd instantly quieted down.

The time for the conference to begin has arrived.

President Fa Mammoth walked slowly to the VIP seat and announced calmly: "In the name of the president of the Gama Empire Alchemist Guild, the Seventh Alchemist Conference begins!"

Following this announcement, the venue instantly became lively with cheers rising one after another.

Afterwards, Liu Xi and the little princess appeared on stage in a fancy way, which aroused cheers from the crowd.

Lin Yuan looked at Xiao Yan, a playful smile appeared on his lips again, and said: "Yan Xiao, I will give you a special gift."

"what?"

"Haha, what an amazing entrance." Before Lin Yuan finished speaking, he waved his sleeves lightly, and an invisible energy suddenly condensed, sweeping the defenseless Xiao Yan to the sky above the stone platform in the center, and then throwing him down.

"Fuck, that guy."

Feeling his body falling, Xiao Yan, without having time to greet Lin Yuan, quickly separated a stream of wind energy from the strange fire in his body and condensed it on his feet. He was seen walking in the air, floating down, causing exclamations and cheers from the audience.

Lin Yuan smiled and gave Xiao Yan who was looking at him an appreciative smile, but his eyes were slightly narrowed.

"Sure enough, the other element of the dual-attribute strange fire is not simple either. Just like the extremely refined water element energy contained in the Sea Heart Flame, the wind element energy of the Wind Wrath Dragon Flame is not an ordinary wind element energy."

"Perhaps, the Wind Rage Dragon Flame can also be called Dragon Flame Rage Wind, and the Sea Heart Flame can also be called Flame Heart Water?"

On the other side, unlike everyone cheering for Xiao Yan's graceful movements, Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian looked at Lin Yuan solemnly. They knew that the seemingly simple move just now was not something that ordinary people could perform.

Jia Xingtian asked Xiang Haibodong in a deep voice: "Old Hai, who is that person?"

Hai Bodong waved his hand and said calmly: "He is a traveler who is traveling around the continent and is also my benefactor. Don't worry, he has no ill will towards the Jia Ma Empire, otherwise he would not appear in front of you so blatantly."

"Don't try to investigate him, don't disturb him, just treat him as a strong man passing by. This is all I can remind you."

Jia Xingtian pondered for a moment and said, "Are there no strong people with malicious intentions? I hope so."

At the same time, in a deep valley far away from Wutan City, five figures shrouded in black mist gathered quietly. The Dou Wang aura emanating from them was chilling, and they were the Soul Envoys of the Soul Palace.

"Envoy Xu, what should we do next?" one of them asked in a low voice.

The soul envoy with the coldest aura sneered: "Hehehe, wait for the instructions of the guardian master, this mission cannot fail!"

After the competition officially started, Lin Yuan also turned his mind to the Sky Network and received various information.

"Her Majesty has arrived at the reservation."

"Yunshan has passed the seventh node."

Lin Yuan estimated in his mind, "At this speed, he and Guardian Wu will be able to reach Wutan City in about four hours."

"Hmm? Several soul masters are gathering in District 17. It seems that these are the soul masters who are cooperating with Wu to protect the law."

The relevant map quickly emerged in Lin Yuan's mind, and a flash of enlightenment flashed in his eyes: "The location of this assembly... the general area of ​​the battle should be near the seventh district."

After thinking for a while, he began to issue instructions in an orderly manner through the Sky Dome Network.

"Qing'er, come and help pass on the message. I will make the following arrangements."

"First, let my clone No. 2 go through the secret passage dug by your earth-type followers and quietly go to the underground 'base' of Wutan City to prepare to carry out the next plan."

"Second, let your followers work closely with my clone to ensure that the positions of the Xiao family head and the Xiao family elders can be grasped in real time."

"Third, send a message to the queen and ask her to take the Yiqi Pill and move to Area 23."

"Fourth, strengthen surveillance from District 17 to Wutan City, and strengthen surveillance of Districts 6, 7, and 8."

"Fifth, notify Yunshan to keep a close eye on the guardian Wu and report any unusual behavior immediately."

"Please repeat the above instructions."

"Yes, sir!" Then, Qing Lin quickly repeated Lin Yuan's words, and after confirming that they were correct, he quickly passed the order on.

As Lin Yuan issued the order, everyone connected by the Skydome network began to take action.

Lin Yuan's clone, with a strong soul aura, flew along a spacious passage a hundred meters below the ground towards the Wutan City ahead.

In the Wutan City Lord's Mansion and the Xiao Family, several snake-like monsters crawled out from the ground. There was a bit more green light in their snake pupils, and their eyes were more lively.

In a valley, Queen Medusa took out a pill from her ring and swallowed it.

(End of this chapter)