"This S is nothing more than a relic left behind by an 8th-tier alchemist after his death. Moreover, the spiritual imprint on this ste ring has dissolved, and the soul has already dissipated within the ring. I, Hun Huzi, am the number one alchemist on the Dou Qi ti. And you say I'm not qualified?"

  Xiao Yan recalled a treasure identification ats within the ring that detailed various treasures of the Dou Qi ti, including the S.

  The so-called S was a kind of high-grade Ste Ring. Besides st inanimate objects like the Ste Ring, the most signifit feature of the S was its ability to preserve souls!

  The souls of powerful alchemists were incredibly strong on their own. In the faortal dahey could separate their souls from their bodies and hide within the S to preserve themselves.

  And sihis S could even preserve the Bone Chilling Fme, it was undoubtedly a rare treasure.

  Initially, Xiao Yan had thought the ring was an iance left by his mother. But after Hun Huzi's expnation, it seemed his mht have acquired the S from an unknown source.

  The inal owner of the S faced a mortal crisis and was forced to flee into the ring to preserve his soul. However, his soul couldn't resist and ultimately dissipated, leaving the Ste Ring and the Bone Chilling Fme without an owner.

  Hun Huzi looked at Xiao Yan and revealed a cold smile as he said, "Jie Jie, since you say I am not qualified, let me show you what real alchemy is!"

  With a whoosh, Hun Huzi used his Spiritual Strength to pinch the air toward the floating Bone Chilling Fme. From it he drew a thread-like fme as thin as a needle.

  His fingers moved like a ductor's baton, guiding the pale white thread of the Bone Chilling Fme through several herbs as smoothly as threading a needle.

  In an instant, as the fme thread passed through the herbs, it meticulously separated the wheat from the chaff. The overwhelming Spiritual Strength extracted all the necessary herbal essehe remaining impurities in the herbs instantly turned into piles of ashes that fell to the ground.

  Finally, the fme threads carrying the essence coiled together to form a purple and white colored medial pill.

  It was almost an instant pill formation! Although those herbs were not of a particurly high grade, to refine a medial pill in the blink of an eye was like something out of a fairy tale. Who would believe such a story if it were told?

  "Boy, your attempt at provocation is too immature."

  With a swoosh, Hun Huzi flicked his fihe pill turned into a streak of light that forcefully entered Xiao Yan's throat.

  "Gag!" Xiao Yan immediately tried to vomit the pill out, but it was already too te. The power of the medie spread throughout his body, giving him no ce to react.

  "What did you feed me!"

  "Jie Jie Jie, it's merely an ordinary poison pill. If you mao solve this poison, you'll be sidered worthy to bey disciple. Take this token of mih you to the Hall of Souls in the Imperial Capital. If you fail, well, heh heh heh. Remember not to provoke others so carelessly in your life."

  A bck token engraved with the character "Soul" appeared oable. Soon after, Hun Huzi tore through spad disappeared...

  After Hun Huzi disappeared, Xiao Yan's inally angry expression immediately returo his usual ess. His bloodshot eyes gradually cleared. It seemed like everything he had done was iional!

  Once Xiao Yan surmised that Hun Huzi wouldn't kill him, an idea formed in his mind.

  He cked the guidance of a powerful alchemist, and even if it was just to watch the other party refine a pill, it would be beneficial. That's why Xiao Yan iionally provoked the other party.

  His focused gaze on the Bone Chilling Fme was a deliberate act to divert Hun Huzi's attention toward it, thus proteg a certain Qi Method from being discovered.

  The Qi Method iion was the Fme Mantra. It was a Low Huang Css Qi Method that was capable of evolving infinitely by dev Heavenly Fmes! This was the Qi Method that he was cultivating.

  Xiao Yan had many Qi Methods to choose from, but he ultimately chose this mysterious and strange one.

  There were two main reasons for his choice: First, since his S taihe Bone Chilling Fme, he already had the necessary materials for the Fme Mantra. He didn't eveo seek them out.

  Sed, this Qi Method was genuinely powerful. Ever since reag the Dou Practitioner realm, Xiao Yan started cultivating the Fme Mantra. Initially, he could only sehe Bone Chilling Fme from a distanow, he could approach within three meters of it and absorb the strands of fme it emitted.

  The Fme Mantra had now evolved to an Intermediate Huang Css, proving that this Qi Method could indeed devour Heavenly Fmes to achieve endless evolution.

  As for the poison pill, he didn't take it seriously at all since he already knew how to detoxify the poison.

  He crouched down and collected all the powdered herbs left over from Hun Huzi's alchemy process. Mixed, these powders formed the antidote.

  The herbs that Hun Huzi used for alchemy were all personally collected by Xiao Yan. He kly what they were. They were all beneficial herbs, not poisonous ones.

  The most fual step in alchemy urification. Purification removed the excess impurities and toxins from the herbs, leaving only the purest medial properties.

  The saying 'all medies have a poisonous side' meant that herbs were beneficial not because they were ily non-toxic, but because their medial properties outweighed their toxicities. A poisonous herb, oher hand, had a toxicity that was greater than its medial value.

  Therefore, the antidote to this poison pill was the medial powder left over from the herbs.

  The severe cold and pain in his body instantly disappeared after he ed all the powdered herbs mixed with water. The excess medial power even slightly increased his Dou Qi.

  'What exactly is this a jade that someone like Hun Huzi would go to such lengths to seize?'

  'How could my Xiao possess such a thing?'

  Xiao Yan picked up the bck token oable. The events of the day had far exceeded his prehension.

  Shortly after, there was a kno the door: "Xiao Yan ge-ge, do you have time tomorrow? you apany Xuo the market?"

  Xiao Yan stored everything bato the S aly wiped the blood tears from his cheeks before opening the door.

  "If Xun Er needs me to be her escort, I will naturally not shirk my duty."

  Upon seeing Xun Er, Xiao Yan couldn't help but ponder. Could it be that Hun Huzi didn't dare to kill him because of Xun Er?

  ...

  In a mysterious space within the Dou Qi ti known as the Hun Realm, the onrivaled Hun Huzi was found kneeling on one knee behind a man.

  The man, dressed in a white robe, appeared gentle and refined. With a handful of fish food in his hand, he was in the midst of feeding the fish in a pond. He enjoyed watg the fish pete as they eagerly scrambled for the food.

  After finishing feeding the fish, the man slowly turned around and calmly said, "Stand up."

  "Yes, Head."

  The man asked unhurriedly, "How did it go?"

  Hun Huzi respectfully answered, " Head, it appears that the a jade of the Xiao may have fallen into the hands of the Gu ."

  "Hmm?" Upon hearing Hun Huzi's respohe Head of the Hun , Hun Tiandi, frowhis was troubling news indeed.

  Hun Huzi tinued, "In the Xiao of the Jia Ma Empire, there is a young girl who possesses the Seed Fme of the Gold Emperor Iing Heavenly Fme. Although I did not directly probe this girl, my Spiritual Strength has scoured the entire Xiao without finding the a jade."

  Hun Tiandi's gaze turned icy. He khat the Gold Emperor Iing Heavenly Fme, ranked fourth on the Heavenly Fme Ranking, was the Gu 's hereditary fme. Only key members of the Gu could possess the Seed Fme.

  The fact that a member of the Gu had been found within the Xiao meant that the whereabouts of the a jade had already been revealed.

  "You did well not to use your Spiritual Strength to probe. That girl must be the daughter of Gu Yuan. If you actally triggered any measures on her, you would have been burnt to ashes," Hun Tiandi khe terrifyient of Gu Yuan's strength. It was uhat Gu Yuan would carelessly leave his daughter in such a remote pce. Even from hundreds of thousands of miles away, Gu Yuan could easily annihite the entire Jia Ma Empire.

  'What a cssic case of the snipe and the cm fighting while the fisherman bes. In the end, the a jade of the Xiao still falls into your hands, Gu Yuan.'

  Hun Huzi asked, " Head, should ture that girl and exge her for the a jade?"

  After p for a moment, Hun Tiandi shook his head and said, "My injuries from the battle with Xiao Xuan haven't fully healed yet. Now is not the time to start a war with the Gu . Instruct the Hall of Souls to intensify the colle of powerful soul bodies. We must plete this before the Gu obtains the rest of the a jades. We ot allow the Gu to tinue acquiring more a jades."

  "Uood, Head!"

  As a butterfly gently fluttered its wings, the timeline of fate underwent a signifit shift.