Although Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei both thought they must thoroughly examine Chen Yang's body tonight...
...thinking that he hadn't seen Yun Yun for a long time and that the Cloud Mist Sect had suffered a great disaster today, the two women pushed Chen Yang to Yun Yun after dinner. With a shy blush on her face, Yun Yun watched them leave her bedroom for the side courtyard.
However, Qing Lin took advantage of her position as a maid. While bathing Chen Yang, she blushed and carefully examined her young master, claiming she needed to report his injuries to her two sisters. Chen Yang was amused and rubbed her head vigorously.
Bad news had struck suddenly in a single day. Yun Yun, usually an elegant person, seemed to vent her feelings through madness, allowing Chen Yang to enjoy a different side of her.
The battle ended with Yun Yun falling exhausted into Chen Yang's arms. However, she was a five-star Dou Huang expert after all, so she didn't faint like Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei.
By the dim moonlight, Yun Yun could clearly see every pore on Chen Yang's face thanks to her Dou Huang strength. The man's skin was finer than many women's, and his handsome face was like a masterpiece of heaven. Especially those eyes—firm and spirited. Even though Chen Yang was in sage mode now, those eyes were enough to enchant her.
After watching for a long time, Yun Yun reached out and pulled Chen Yang into her arms, as if she were afraid of the cold.
Pressed against her delicate body, Chen Yang touched her face: "What's wrong?"
Yun Yun smiled faintly and shook her head without speaking. But after a moment, she looked up at Chen Yang: "Husband, if we are like this, will I get pregnant?"
Chen Yang pinched her nose, making her wrinkle it beautifully. He teased, "When you're on top, the chance of pregnancy is usually very small."
Yun Yun's face turned crimson. She buried her head in his chest: "Don't say it, don't say it, you little rascal..."
After a long time, when Chen Yang heard her breathing become steady, her soft voice sounded in his ear again: "Husband, are you... not going to stay in the Jia Ma Empire for much longer?"
Hearing this, Chen Yang's restless hand paused, then resumed its movement: "Yes. So, are you willing to leave with me?"
Yun Yun snuggled deeper into his arms and shook her head gently: "The Cloud Mist Sect can't do without me yet. Yanran hasn't grown up, and..."
At this, she bit his chest and continued: "You heartless little guy, you've built such a large foundation here. Naturally, I must stay to help you watch over it!"
Chen Yang was touched. Since he was moved, he dared to move!
After another vigorous bout of Riding, Yun Yun finally stopped calling him "little guy" and instead exclaimed, "Good guy!"
After staying at the Cloud Mist Sect for three days, Chen Yang finally went down the mountain.
Medusa left the Cloud Mist Sect on the night of the Three-Year Agreement, saying she was returning to the Snake-People Tribe to make arrangements. Chen Yang knew she would return, so he didn't stop her.
Ya Fei also went down the mountain the next day. She needed to help organize the collections of the Jia Ma Empire's Mittel Family and find the medicinal herbs Chen Yang needed.
Only Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin remained on the mountain, Cultivating hard every day.
In the Imperial Capital, at the Xiao Family, Chen Yang headed straight there after leaving the Cloud Mist Sect.
"Great Master Chen Yang!"
"Brother Chen Yang!"
Seeing Chen Yang arrive, Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yong both came out from the inner hall to greet him.
"Clan Leader Xiao, Big Brother Xiao Yong!" Chen Yang cupped his hands in greeting.
"We heard about what happened at the Cloud Mist Sect from Xiao Yan. Are you alright, Brother Chen Yang?" Xiao Yong asked with concern.
"I'm fine, thank you both for your concern." Chen Yang smiled and nodded, following them into the inner hall.
After sitting down, Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yong and laughed: "It's good that you're fine. I said Great Master Chen Yang is blessed by heaven, but Brother Yong was worried. Some random Soul Hall Protector is nothing but a clay chicken or a pottery dog before Great Master Chen Yang!"
"I was over-concerned," Xiao Yong replied with a smile.
"Great Master Chen Yang, Yan'er is currently with Great Master Gu He. Would you like to have some food first? I'll have someone call Yan'er over," Xiao Zhan asked.
"It's fine, let them talk. I'll go check the medicinal herbs they sent," Chen Yang said.
"Alright. The medicinal herbs from Great Master Gu He, the Mittel Family, and the Imperial Family are all with me. I've been guarding them day and night, not even daring to step out of the Xiao Family's gates!" Xiao Zhan smiled and took out several storage rings, placing them before Chen Yang.
"Clan Leader Xiao Zhan, you worry too much. Now that the Yang Alliance is established, while I can't say the Jia Ma Empire is perfectly safe, there certainly won't be any problems in the Imperial Capital!" Chen Yang said with a smile.
"This is all thanks to you, Great Master!" Xiao Zhan was beaming; the smile never left his face.
It had been years since he was this happy.
After chatting a bit more with Xiao Yong and Xiao Zhan, Chen Yang went to the small courtyard they had reserved for him to check the herbs and perform Alchemy.
"Oh! Which Family provided this Mystic Ice Jade Marrow?" Chen Yang sat cross-legged in the courtyard, looking at the item in his hand with surprise.
"Did you find something good?" Xiao Yi Xian approached upon hearing him but shivered from the cold air of the item while still three meters away.
"This is called Mystic Ice Jade Marrow. With this, combined with the ice spirit cold spring and some auxiliary herbs, our Ice Emperor will become an Ice Zong in no time!" Chen Yang said with a smile.
"If Old Hai's strength improves, your Yang Alliance will be even more stable!" Xiao Yi Xian said with a smile.
"Indeed! Indeed!" As Chen Yang spoke, he took out the Medicine Cauldron from his storage ring and began Alchemy. "Xian'er, Qing Lin, I'm refining a seventh-grade pill this time. Stay back a bit so you aren't affected by the energy."
"Okay!" The two nodded instinctively, then looked at Chen Yang in shock. Xiao Yi Xian exclaimed, "Husband... you've had a Breakthrough to Seventh-Rank Alchemist?"
"I had some insights a few days ago; it was just luck!" Chen Yang rubbed his nose and smiled.
"Congratulations, Husband!"
"Congratulations, Young Master!"
Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian said with happy smiles.
"Alright, stay back a bit!"
Chen Yang reminded them.
"Okay!"
The two women nodded and retreated to the courtyard gate. They didn't leave but stood guard quietly with the two Amethyst Winged Lion Kings.
Chen Yang smiled, channeled the Volcanic Stone Flame into the Medicine Cauldron, and began Alchemy.
The pill he was refining this time was called the Ice Zong Pill, a seventh-grade Intermediate pill. Its effect was simple and brutal: it could allow an ice-attribute Peak Dou Huang to directly Breakthrough to Dou Zong. With good luck, one might even reach two-star.
This wasn't custom-made for Hai Bodong by the later Flame Emperor, but was created by a Ninth-Grade Alchemist for an ice-attribute Dou Di Family in ancient times. It was perfect for Hai Bodong.
Of course, besides this, Chen Yang had other pills specifically for single-attribute Peak Dou Huangs to Breakthrough to Dou Zong. Their effects were similar to the Ice Zong Pill, and all were seventh-grade.
The prerequisite was finding enough medicinal herbs!
As Chen Yang opened the furnace, the fluctuations of the Heavenly Flame were sensed by Yao Lao and Xiao Yan in the nearby courtyard.
"That kid Chen Yang is back? It seems he's refining a Medicinal Pill." Yao Lao's voice rang in Xiao Yan's ear.
"Let's go, let's go see!" Every time Chen Yang performed Alchemy, it was a great opportunity for him to observe.
While Yao Lao was teaching Gu He these past two days, he had listened in and benefited greatly, basically stabilizing himself as a Fifth-Grade Alchemist.
With more experience, becoming a Sixth-Rank Alchemist within two years wouldn't be a dream. Then he could catch up to Chen Yang.
Currently, Gu He was closing his eyes to digest what Yao Lao had taught him, so Xiao Yan didn't disturb him. He dashed to the entrance of Chen Yang's courtyard and saw Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
Xiao Yan stepped forward to greet them as "Sisters-in-law," and Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin nodded with smiles.
"Sisters-in-law, is Brother Yang refining a sixth-grade pill again?" Xiao Yan saw Chen Yang's serious expression as he took out the Medicine Cauldron and guessed he was refining a sixth-grade pill.
"No, it's seventh-grade!"
"No, it's seventh-grade!"
Xiao Yi Xian's voice and Yao Lao's voice rang in Xiao Yan's ear and mind simultaneously.
"Wait... Seventh-grade???" Xiao Yan looked at Chen Yang in shock.
"It is indeed a seventh-grade pill, and an Intermediate one at that. It's very likely to attract Pill Lightning!" Yao Lao didn't have much to say. In his view, Chen Yang was just gradually lifting the Seal on his Alchemy Skill. But the kid should be about done once he reaches seventh-grade, right?
Xiao Yan remained shocked. A seventh-grade pill that could attract Pill Lightning... Tsk tsk... The sun gradually set, and Chen Yang finished the refinement. Along with a surge of medicinal fragrance, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, and thunder rumbled.
"What happened? Why is there suddenly lightning falling in the Imperial Capital?" At the Alchemist Guild, Jia Xingtian looked at Fa Ma beside him and asked in shock.
"Rumor has it that when a pill above the seventh-grade is formed, there's a chance of Pill Lightning. Could someone have successfully refined a seventh-grade pill?" Fa Ma said in shock.
"That direction is the Xiao Family. Could it be Great Master Chen Yang?"
"Let's go see!"
The two hurried toward Chen Yang's location, and other experts in the Imperial Capital were not slow either, flying over one after another.
However, just as everyone arrived at the Xiao Family and saw the dense thunderclouds in the sky with Pill Lightning about to strike, a crimson sword glow suddenly sliced through the Void Realm and soared into the sky.
The sword glow exploded in the clouds, and the energy-raging Pill Lightning phenomenon slowly dissipated.
Seeing this, Chen Yang stowed away the Ice Zong Pill and nodded with satisfaction. There was a move in the Long Rainbow Sword Art called "Long Rainbow Setting Sun," which wasn't much of a problem against mere Pill Lightning.
Seeing Chen Yang finish, Xiao Yan trotted over and looked at him, then said with a resentful expression, "Brother Yang, how did you quietly become a Seventh-Rank Alchemist again?"
Chen Yang chuckled, "Luck, just luck, haha..."
Xiao Yan: "..."
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