Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 20

The next day, early in the morning.

Xiao Bai sat cross-legged on the bed, opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, and ended his night of cultivation.

After getting up and washing up, Xiao Bai prepared to go to the Xiao family's reception hall.

Today is the day Nalan Yanran is coming to visit, and Xiao Bai has been waiting for this for months.

Ever since Xun'er gave him a lot of pills, he's had some ideas: could he become an alchemist?

Alchemists are a prestigious profession in the Dou Qi Continent. They can refine rare and precious materials into various elixirs with miraculous effects, such as enhancing cultivation or healing injuries...

To become an alchemist, three conditions are required: fire and wood attributes, fire seed, and soul perception.

People born with both fire and wood attributes in their souls are extremely rare, perhaps only one in billions on the Dou Qi Continent.

This person needs to cultivate fire-attribute techniques to generate a fire seed.

These two things alone are not enough; one also needs excellent soul perception.

For various reasons, alchemists have now achieved this abnormal status—a profession that can surpass even battle masters.

Originally, Xiao Bai was not enthusiastic about the alchemist profession after he learned that he was of the lightning attribute.

But now things are different; he has the potential to become an alchemist.

The element is wood, and the Yi wood in the positive thunder contains the energy of Yi wood.

The fire element is composed of Bing Fire Yang Thunder, and the Bing Fire element is also a type of flame.

As for soul perception, he wasn't worried about it at all. His current soul perception was definitely comparable to a sixth-grade alchemist, or even stronger.

Having both fire and wood, coupled with a powerful soul, should theoretically be feasible. However, neither fire nor wood exists independently; they are secondary elements within lightning.

He was unsure whether adding lightning attribute would make it impossible to refine.

Therefore, he had to get involved in today's matter; he needed the eighth-grade alchemist's inheritance from the old alchemist.

Originally, he was only prepared to watch the scene of the annulment of the engagement, but after having this idea, he secretly planned to make a name for himself in this matter while refining the Bing Fire Yang Thunder.

Today is the best opportunity. If everything goes smoothly, he can not only achieve his goal, but also do someone a favor.

Xiao Bai arrived at the reception hall, only to find it already full of people. At the head of the hall were Xiao Zhan, the patriarch of the Xiao family, and four elders.

The row at the bottom left consists of the powerful elders of the Xiao family, and behind them sit the more outstanding younger generation of the Xiao family.

Three people were sitting in the row on the right: an old man, a young man, and a young woman.

The old man was dressed in a moon-white robe, looking radiant. A small, colorful sword was embroidered on his sleeve, the symbol of the Yunlan Sect.

Looking at his chest, there was a crescent moon painted on it, surrounded by seven golden stars, which was the mark of a Seven-Star Grandmaster.

Xiao Bai was seeing this for the first time and was a little speechless. It was surprising that someone actually flaunted their strength so openly.

If those treacherous Taoists and Lao Liu from my previous life saw this, they would be overjoyed.

The man and woman next to the old man were also dressed in the same style of moon-white robes.

The man was around twenty years old. Judging by Xiao Bai's aesthetic sense, honed through daily self-reflection, his appearance could only be described as average.

However, some of the young girls in the Xiao family were quite infatuated with him, not only because of his appearance, but more importantly because of the five stars on his chest, a five-star Dou Zhe.

As for that girl, she must be Nalan Yanran. She has a beautiful face, a cold and elegant appearance, and three stars on her chest, but her pride is almost overflowing.

She certainly had reason to be proud in the Jia Ma Empire. She was the granddaughter of the Nalan family, one of the three major families in the Jia Ma Empire, and the beloved disciple of the Yunlan Sect Master. She could practically do whatever she wanted in the Jia Ma Empire.

As Xiao Bai was sizing up the group, he suddenly felt someone tug at his sleeve.

Turning his head, he saw it was Xun'er, that little girl.

She pulled Xiao Bai to a corner to sit down, then looked at him with a mocking expression and said:

"Brother Xiao Bai, is that girl pretty?"

Xiao Bai frowned and pondered for a moment, then said in a serious tone:

"Hmm~, well-defined features, fair skin, a cool and elegant demeanor, a slender waist, and long legs..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Xun'er beside him out of the corner of his eye, only to see that Xun'er's face was growing darker and darker.

Xiao Bai continued with a long string of praises, and just as the little girl was about to lose her temper, he changed the subject.

"...But that's nothing compared to even a fraction of my Xun'er's!"

Xiao Xun'er's expression instantly brightened, and she gave him a charmingly glaring look as she slightly curled up her lips.

At first, seeing Xiao Bai's serious expression and his endless praise, I thought he had really fallen for that girl. It turns out he was just teasing her.

As the two were chatting and laughing, Xiao Yan's figure appeared in the hall.

The same scenario unfolded: Xiao Zhan invited Xiao Yan to sit down, but when he looked around, there was no seat reserved for him.

He's the main character today; he can't sit in a corner. Wouldn't that make him a laughingstock?

Xiao Bai watched this scene with a cold eye and shook his head inwardly.

He couldn't stand the elders' behavior at all.

In Xiao Bai's mind, no matter what conflicts or competition exist among the clansmen, they should at least appear united in front of outsiders! Even if it's just for show.

Embarrassing one's own people in front of outsiders will only make one a laughing stock. It's not just Xiao Yan who will lose face, but the entire Xiao family as well.

Once one of the eight ancient clans, Xiao Xuan was practically the leader of the eight clans during his lifetime, but now he has fallen to such a state, and it seems there is a reason for it.

If it weren't for the emergence of Xiao Yan, the chosen one, this family might not even exist decades from now, let alone rise again.

Xiao Zhan, sitting in the main seat, noticed his son's awkward situation and was furious.

These old geezers are deliberately trying to make a fool of their son in front of outsiders. What good will it do them to do that?

"Xiao Yan, come over here!"

A deep voice rang out in the hall, and everyone's eyes immediately turned to Xiao Bai in the corner.

Several elders wanted to say something, but when they saw Xiao Xun'er next to him, they immediately shut their mouths.

Seeing that someone had finally come to his rescue, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, sat down next to Xiao Bai, and whispered:

"Brother Bai, thank you!"

Xiao Bai nodded slightly, without saying anything more.

Next, Ge Ye, an elder of the Yunlan Sect, expressed his intention to break off the engagement, which enraged Xiao Zhan. Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan then made a three-year agreement.

Later, due to Nalan Yanran's words, Xiao Yan cried out in grief and indignation:

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young person's potential!"

Then he wrote a letter of divorce and ran away.

After Xiao Yan left, Xiao Bai knew it was his turn to act, otherwise the old man would come out if he was too late.

If we wait until Yao Lao accepts Xiao Yan before going, the matter can still be accomplished, but it will be too troublesome.

He dislikes trouble!

He got up, stretched, and walked outside at a leisurely pace.

"Brother Xiao Bai, where are you going?"

Seeing that Xiao Bai was about to leave, Xiao Xun'er asked in confusion.

"Go to the back mountain"

Xiao Bai waved his hand without turning around.

"Wait for me, I'll go with you!"