thefictionvixens 294. Gaining attention
294. Gaining attention
After Mu Que made his move, he noticed that the elders had already left their original positions. If he hadn't intervened, they would have been protecting Xiao Yan. Mu Que was somewhat annoyed at this moment. Xiao Yan was busy with the affairs of the Tianluan Clan, and if he were to be injured while doing so, the Tianluan Clan would lose face immensely.
Thinking of this, Mu Que glanced at Huang Tu, who had slid down the stone wall and was now lying on the ground like a dead pig. Huang Tu had fainted from Mu Que's furious attack, and after confirming that Huang Tu was not dead, Mu Que paid no more attention to him.
Besides Bai Xun, the other three alchemists also managed to control the beast fire within their bodies. They were terrified by Mu Que's sudden attack. Although they were usually high-ranking alchemists, respected even by Dou Zun experts, it didn't mean they truly possessed the strength to rival a Dou Zun. For someone like Mu Que, killing them would be incredibly easy. They quickly helped Huang Tu and Bai Xun up, then stood by and watched Xiao Yan continue charging the formation.
At this moment, the flames released by Xiao Yan didn't appear as imposing as the combined power of the five beast flames, but true strength isn't just about appearances. The Crimson Lotus Heart Flame accurately enveloped a piece of volcanic crystal, continuously releasing heat, and the core of the bead changed at a slightly slower pace than before. Of course, this was only compared to Xiao Yan's own previous actions; it was still far faster than Bai Xun and his group of five.
Mu Que accurately judged that Xiao Yan's charging speed was unprecedentedly fast, which was more than ten times that of the other five! Of course, this does not mean that Xiao Yan alone was more than ten times faster than the other five. It only means that the quality of Xiao Yan's flame was too high, so even when charging the volcanic crystal in the entire formation, the charging speed was still quite fast!
At this moment, Mu Que also came to Mu Xinyuan's side and said to him with some reproach, "Xinyuan, why didn't you introduce such a talent to me sooner?"
Mu Que knew that Xiao Yan was a guest of Xingyun Pavilion brought in by Mu Qingluan, but as the head of a clan, he would only personally receive Xiao Yan if Venerable Feng came in person. Therefore, he did not know Xiao Yan's specific situation beforehand. Xiao Yan's strength as a Dou Zong was indeed not worth his attention, but a seventh-grade mid-level alchemist with a strange fire was enough for Mu Que to personally entertain him.
Mu Xinyuan gave a wry smile and explained, "I didn't know Xiao Yan possessed a strange fire before, and the first thing I wanted to tell you when I learned that Xiao Yan was a seventh-grade alchemist was, but the patriarch forbade me to tell anyone."
Upon hearing the name of the Ancestor, Mu Que's expression changed: "The Ancestor has also noticed Xiao Yan?"
Mu Xinyuan nodded in agreement. Both Mu Xinyuan and Mu Que spoke of the ancestor with great solemnity, because the ancestor's role was extraordinary for the Tianluan Clan.
Looking at Xiao Yan's retreating figure, Mu Que suddenly asked, "How old is Xiao Yan?"
"Twenty-three years old!"
The simple four words struck Mu Que's heart like a heavy hammer. Mu Que knew that humans had great potential and their progress was generally faster than that of magical beasts, but it shouldn't be as fast as Xiao Yan's!
"No wonder the Ancestor is paying attention to Xiao Yan..." Mu Que muttered to himself.
Mu Xinyuan understood Mu Que's current state perfectly. After all, Xiao Yan had been surprising him all along, and he himself still couldn't figure out what Xiao Yan's strange fire was.
"Does the Ancestor have any other instructions?" Mu Que asked after regaining consciousness.
"Don't do anything rashly. Patriarch Xiao Yan will make his own decisions."
Mu Que nodded as he watched Xiao Yan's retreating figure. The ancestor rarely interfered in the affairs of the clan, but he hadn't expected that things would change because of a human. Mu Que stared at Xiao Yan, trying to discern something from him.
On the other side, Bai Xun, whose soul was affected by the loss of control due to the concentrated fire technique, finally regained control. At this time, the five people gathered on one side and looked at Xiao Yan in the center.
"Master Bai, what exactly happened just now?" The other three asked Bai Xun. Originally, the five of them were using the concentrated fire technique to charge the great formation, but because they hadn't been able to break through, they hoped Xiao Yan would help. However, after Xiao Yan released his flames, the situation completely spiraled out of control.
Looking at the figure's back, Bai Xun frowned and said, "A strange fire! Xiao Yan's must be a strange fire!" The Bai family is a prominent family in the Pill Tower, so their vision is naturally higher than that of ordinary alchemists. Therefore, Bai Xun made the judgment immediately.
After receiving Bai Xun's confirmation, the three of them looked at Xiao Yan with a hint of covetousness and greed. No alchemist could resist the temptation of a strange fire! No matter how strong a beast fire was, it was no match for a strange fire. The appearance of a strange fire and the submission of all fires was no joke! No alchemist did not want to possess a strange fire, even those ranked lower.
"He has connections with the Dan family!" Bai Xun also reminded him.
They'd all seen the Dan family's jade pendant; it wasn't something just anyone could obtain. Although Xiao Yan claimed he wasn't from the Dan family, their relationship was definitely extraordinary, otherwise he wouldn't have possessed that pendant. Every alchemist knew the Dan family's status within the Pill Tower—they were the undisputed number one family!
Aside from the major figures of the Pill Tower and those who truly control it from behind the scenes, the Dan family is the strongest entity within the Pill Tower. Could they really afford to mess with such people? Bai Xun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the three of them calm down. These three were all free men, while he was connected to the Bai family. If they really attacked Xiao Yan, the Bai family would be held responsible, which would be a huge problem. Bai Xun naturally couldn't allow such a thing to happen.
However, no matter how Bai Xun tried to persuade them, their desire for the strange fire remained undiminished. Moreover, Xiao Yan was demonstrating the power of the strange fire through his actions. The beast fires used by the five of them were not ordinary either; they had even used a technique of concentrated fire to make all five fires work simultaneously. Even so, it took them a full three hours to turn the core of the bead from white to yellow.
It took four hours to change the core of the bead from yellow to mostly light red, leaving only a small portion of yellow.
It would have been much more difficult for Xiao Yan to change the core of the bead from light red to bright red than for them, but with the help of the strange fire, Xiao Yan only took less than an hour! And Xiao Yan showed no sign of stopping!