Fights Break Sphere: The Fire Rekindles

Chapter 48 The Crisis of the Nalan Family

Why didn't Xiao Yan go to Qingshan Town but chose to go to the imperial capital?

Because Xiao Yan could do nothing in Qingshan Town except hunting some monsters and collecting some herbs. As for the treasure cave in Qingshan Town, although Xiao Yan wanted to get the things inside, it was not the time for the things to appear. The Monster Mountain Range was so big and there were so many cliffs that Xiao Yan would not be able to find it even if he searched for a year without Xiao Yixian.

It is estimated that Xiao Yixian has not found the location of the cave. It will probably take more than half a year to find it. But even if she finds it, it doesn’t matter. Can she defeat that rock snake?
So Xiao Yan planned to come to the Imperial Capital first to see the world, and then go to Qingshan Town to try his luck when he returned. Of course, when he came to the Imperial Capital, he must go to the Alchemist Guild to take the second-grade alchemist certificate and get an alchemist robe to wear. After all, the quality of the alchemist robe is still good, at least it will not be easily torn apart by monsters.

As for why he is a second-grade alchemist, that is of course the result of Xiao Yan’s three months of training.

After three months of training, Xiao Yan successfully reached the level of a five-star fighter and was able to refine second-grade medicine. A second-grade alchemist does not have to reach the level of a fighter. The main test for first- to third-grade alchemists is the alchemy technique and the control of flames. As for excessive consumption of fighting spirit during the process of refining medicine, you can use the Qi-recovering pill.

Of course, the Qi-Restoring Pill was a third-grade pill after all, and ordinary pharmacists really couldn't afford it. Only those from powerful families could afford the Qi-Restoring Pill.

Ordinary alchemists can only dare to refine second-grade pills after entering the level of fighting master.

Xiao Yan's main purpose for coming to the capital was not entirely for the assessment of alchemists, after all, the assessment of alchemists also had branch guilds in other cities. Xiao Yan's main purpose for coming to the capital was still because of Yao Lao, after all, Yao Lao had paid so much for Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan naturally wanted to repay him.

"It's worthy of being the capital of the Jia Ma Empire. It's much bigger than Wutan City." Xiao Yan looked up at the magnificent city in front of him and said with sweat on his face.

Xiao Yan turned his head again and looked in the direction of Yunlan Sect. There, there was a majestic and huge mountain, crawling like a giant dragon, with a faint spiritual energy rising into the sky.

Although Xiao Yan also passed by the Yunlan Sect when he came here, he was behind the Yunlan Sect and was relatively close at that time. Apart from being able to see the towering mountains, he could not get a glimpse of the entire picture. Now that he is far away, he can get a glimpse of the true appearance of the Yunlan Sect.

“Alas! The Yunlan Sect is full of talented people, but why did it only produce a weirdo like Nalan Yanran!” Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly, paid the fee for entering the city to the guard at the city gate, and then stepped directly into this holy city.

The city gate guards saw Xiao Yan carrying a huge black sword on his back, and although they felt a little strange, they did not ask much. After all, this was the imperial capital, and there were many strange people and things, and it was not the first time they had seen this.

As soon as Xiao Yan stepped into the Holy City, he was attracted by the prosperity inside. Although it was the hottest summer, the streets were bustling with people coming and going. There were shops on both sides of the street, with a wide variety of goods.

Even Xiao Yan couldn't help but started walking around. After all, he had been in the mountains for nearly three months. If he didn't walk around, he would get bored.

When these shop owners saw that Xiao Yan was wearing tattered clothes and carrying a strange black giant sword on his back, they all frowned slightly.

However, these bosses had been in the imperial capital for so long that they were naturally well-informed. They would not look down on Xiao Yan because of his clothes, but would respect him even more. In their opinion, Xiao Yan was either a rich young master who had just returned from training and was dressed shabbily, or he was really poor, but they estimated that the former was more likely.

When Xiao Yan took out the purple gold card to pay, the shop owner showed an expression of "as expected".

This time, Xiao Yan mainly bought some medicinal herbs and some rare antiques, but he didn't come across anything particularly rare. But this is normal. After all, this is the imperial capital. Those who can take root in the imperial capital are naturally strong and have good taste. If there were good things, they would have been taken away by those people long ago, and there would be no place for Xiao Yan. After the excitement of coming to the imperial capital disappeared, Xiao Yan went straight to an inn and sat at the table. He ordered a pot of herbal tea and a few side dishes. Because the weather was too hot, he drank some herbal tea to cool off.

Just when Xiao Yan was getting bored, he suddenly heard the guests talking behind him. He turned around and saw a middle-aged man and a skinny guy. The skinny guy had shifty eyes and looked like someone who often liked to pry into other people's news.

"Have you heard? Something big happened to the Nalan family recently!" the skinny monkey said in a low voice.

"Oh? What's the big deal? Didn't Nalan Yanran go to the Xiao family in that Wu...something city to break off the engagement, but was forced to write a break-up agreement instead? This news has spread very quickly, and almost everyone in the imperial capital knows about it. Now the Nalan family has become the laughing stock of the entire Jia Ma Empire. And not only the Nalan family, it is said that even the Yunlan Sect has been greatly affected. After all, Nalan Yanran is the young master of the Yunlan Sect. Naturally, the Yunlan Sect will not let it go after doing such a shameful thing. I heard that the high-level members of the Yunlan Sect wanted to go directly to the Xiao family for revenge, but were stopped by Yun Yun, the master of the Yunlan Sect." The middle-aged man also said in a low voice.

"Hehe! What you said is old news. I also heard that the Yunlan Sect is considering whether to abolish Nalan Yanran as the young sect leader! But these are just rumors. The Yunlan Sect leader Yun Yun still loves Nalan Yanran very much and naturally will not easily abolish her position as the young sect leader. But what I want to talk about today is related to Grandpa Nalan of the Nalan family." The skinny monkey said mysteriously.

"What happened to Mr. Nalan?" The middle-aged man was a little puzzled.

"What's wrong! Ever since Nalan Yanran failed to break off the engagement privately and was humiliated instead, Grandpa Nalan became so angry that he fell ill. His condition has worsened in the past few days and he can no longer take care of himself. It is said that Grandpa Nalan once fought with a branding poison python. Although he killed it in the end, he was unfortunately injected with a terrifying toxin - branding poison - into his body. The Nalan family wanted to suppress the news before, but recently, the Nalan family has been hiring senior alchemists to help Grandpa Nalan with his illness, so the news leaked out!" The skinny monkey whispered in the middle-aged man's ear.

After listening to the conversation between the two, Xiao Yan frowned slightly. Although when he was in Wutan City, he guessed that as long as Nalan Jie knew that Nalan Yanran came to the Xiao family to cancel the engagement but failed and was forced by him to write a divorce agreement, he would definitely be furious and the brand poison might erupt in advance.

Because of Nalan Yanran's incident, not only did Nalan Jie's good image of being a man who always valued his promises completely collapse, but it also made him lose face and become a complete joke, making him unable to go out and see people. The reputation of the Nalan family would also be greatly affected.

Nalan Jie was an old man who valued his promises. If he suddenly heard such news, he would be furious even if he was not poisoned.

Moreover, the branding poison is not an ordinary toxin. Even if a Douhuang is accidentally infected, it will be very troublesome. According to records, there are many sixth-level monsters that were killed by the branding poison seal. If it were not because the number is so rare that it can be ignored, I am afraid that many strong people on the continent would be horrified by this poison.

Nalan Jie had been able to suppress him with his fighting spirit before, but Nalan Yanran's incident made him so angry that he became furious. In addition, the poison in his body suddenly erupted, so he was lucky not to die on the spot.

Xiao Yan guessed that the poison in Nalan Jie's body might break out, so he arrived at the imperial capital in advance. However, he was not kind enough to help Nalan Jie get rid of the poison, he was not that magnanimous.

Xiao Yan just wanted to take the opportunity to get the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva to help Yao Lao improve his soul level. With the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva, Yao Lao's strength would at least reach Dou Zong level. This would not only repay Yao Lao's kindness in teaching him, but also ensure Xiao Yan's own safety.

Another reason is that Xiao Yan is afraid that after Nalan Jie dies, he will send someone to avenge the Xiao family. With the strength of the Xiao family, as long as they send a Douling-level warrior, it will be enough to bring down the Xiao family.

"I never thought that Nalan Jie's condition has deteriorated to this extent." Xiao Yan sighed and continued to listen to the conversation between the two.

(End of this chapter)