According to Liu Wenzhuo, Liu Shixun had already reached the Earth Rank's Middle Stage five years ago. Over these five years, could he have possibly not advanced at all? After all, one should not always be too optimistic; otherwise, when one cannot be optimistic, it would be unbearable.

Ye Xiao looked at Liu Wenzhuo and said, "Both you and your father are the Clan Leaders of the Liu family, which means you are also akin to being the Clan Leaders of the Mu family. So, do you have the formula in your hands?"

"Yes!" Liu Wenzhuo nodded.

Ye Xiao said, "Now I finally understand why Liu Shixun didn't move against Fang Jing, and even if his own son died, he didn't dare blow things out of proportion. The reason is the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pills."

Liu Wenzhuo nodded once more.

Liu Shixun, as the actual controller of the Liu family, naturally understood the history of the Liu family and should also know what the family's greatest treasure is.

"Uncle Liu, you mean for me to help you find some necessary materials, bring them to you, and then you'll concoct those Dragon Blood Strengthening Pills?" Ye Xiao looked at Liu Wenzhuo and said.

Liu Wenzhuo nodded and said, "Yes, now this is the only possibility."

"But, I've heard that as an Alchemist, one's Inner Power True Qi needs to be very abundant. As you mentioned, Dragon Blood Strengthening Pills are almost defying nature, and such a pill is probably not so easily concocted successfully." Ye Xiao looked earnestly at Liu Wenzhuo and said.

"If it were anyone else, it certainly wouldn't work. So, you need to undertake one task, a task of extreme danger," Liu Wenzhuo said with a very serious expression.

Ye Xiao said, "Uncle Liu, the fact that you can tell me all this proves your trust in me."

Indeed, as Ye Xiao stated, Liu Wenzhuo really trusted him a lot now. It wasn't that Liu Wenzhuo was someone who easily trusted others; rather, he had no reason not to trust Ye Xiao. If he didn't rely on Ye Xiao now, he'd be at even more of a loss.

Ye Xiao continued, "Go ahead, what exactly is the task?"

"Behind the Liu family manor is the Liu Clan Ancestral Hall. You need to go there. On the altar in the hall, there's an incense burner holding incense ash. Bring that incense burner to me, and the task will be twice as effective with half the effort," Liu Wenzhuo said.

Is there a necessary connection between the incense burner and concocting pills?

However, at that moment, Ye Xiao suddenly thought of something and immediately said, "Uncle Liu, that incense burner is probably not an incense burner, is it?"

Liu Wenzhuo nodded and said, "Yes, this incense burner is indeed not an incense burner. Ever since the Mu family changed flags over a hundred years ago, to ensure the longevity of the family, it was the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pills. And no one in the practice of alchemy can claim a hundred percent success, so..."

"So, you need an alchemy tripod," Ye Xiao immediately said, "And this incense burner is that alchemy tripod, right?"

Liu Wenzhuo nodded again and said, "Correct, this incense burner is precisely the alchemy tripod. It's quite embarrassing to say, but by the time it was my generation, my aptitude had become quite mediocre. Although, under the guidance of my late father, I became an Alchemist, my level never rose very high. Now, to concoct the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pills, I must use that Azure Dragon Tripod."

"Azure Dragon Tripod?" Upon hearing Liu Wenzhuo's words, Ye Xiao's expression suddenly sank, and he said, "Uncle Liu, are you saying that's the Azure Dragon Tripod?"

"Yes, why? Have you heard of it?" Liu Wenzhuo was quite puzzled, as logically, within a hundred years, very few people should know about the Azure Dragon Tripod. Although Ye Xiao had exceptional talent, he shouldn't know about the Azure Dragon Tripod.

Ye Xiao slowly stood up from his chair, looked at Liu Wenzhuo, and said, "Who is Hua Xiejun to you?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Liu Wenzhuo, who had been earnestly discussing serious matters, was momentarily stunned.

Over two hundred years ago, the Mu family was not yet a prominent clan in Yan Country. It was, in fact, just a declining small martial arts family. However, within one or two decades, the Mu family rose rapidly, even reaching an awe-inspiring degree, and this was all thanks to one person, the daughter-in-law of the Mu family's Clan Leader at the time. Her real name was Hua Xiejun.

Liu Wenzhuo, as the Clan Leader of the Liu family, naturally knew how the Mu family had soared and later declined, and the name Hua Xiejun was something he couldn't possibly not know. As the saying goes, she was both their rise and their fall.

Yet, regardless of triumph or defeat, one thing is certain—the Azure Dragon Tripod originally did not belong to the Mu family. It was brought to the Mu family by Hua Xiejun. Except for direct family members, no one knew that the woman who took her husband's surname and was called Mu Hua once had another name: Hua Xiejun.

"Ancestor," Liu Wenzhuo replied.

"I see!" A trace of chill appeared on Ye Xiao's face, but following this chill, a smile emerged.

"Do you know who originally owned the Azure Dragon Tripod?" Ye Xiao looked at Liu Wenzhuo.

Liu Wenzhuo found Ye Xiao's actions even more curious and said, "Ye Xiao, what do you mean by that?"

"Since Uncle Liu has told me so much today, showing such trust in me, I will then reveal my true identity to Uncle Liu," Ye Xiao said. "You must have heard of the Qiu Mountain Sect, right, Uncle Liu?"

When Liu Wenzhuo heard what Ye Xiao said, he immediately broke into a cold sweat.

He regretted it.

He regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

If there's anyone he shouldn't have let know about the Azure Dragon Tripod at this critical moment, it would definitely be the Qiu Mountain Sect.

Since Liu Wenzhuo knew Hua Xiejun, he naturally also knew why the Azure Dragon Tripod appeared in the Mu family.

Everything has its roots in over two hundred years ago when Hua Xiejun was one of the few female disciples of the Qiu Mountain Sect and simultaneously, its most gifted disciple at the time.

Hua Xiejun was a very competitive person and believed she was extraordinarily powerful. Therefore, she thought that the sect leader position of the Qiu Mountain Sect belonged to her. However, in that era dominated by male superiority, such a thing was simply impossible. So, on a dark and windy night, Hua Xiejun killed the two elders responsible for guarding the Azure Dragon Tripod, defected from the Qiu Mountain Sect, and then a bloody storm ensued. In the end, Hua Xiejun killed her pursuers, was severely injured, and disappeared with the Azure Dragon Tripod.

Ever since then, the Qiu Mountain Sect issued its largest sect-wide Execution Order, meaning that anyone found with the Azure Dragon Tripod must be executed without question.

This was also the only decision the usually righteous Qiu Mountain Sect made that was unethical.

Nobody expected that one or two decades after the Azure Dragon Tripod disappeared, the Mu family rose to prominence with the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pills, which actually had a connection to the Azure Dragon Tripod.

Everything has its good and bad aspects, and even gold has varying qualities.

So, naturally, alchemy tripods also vary in quality.

In this vast world, there are seven most magical alchemy tripods. These seven tripods are coveted by alchemists around the world, each having its strengths, and the benefit of the Azure Dragon Tripod is just one: significantly increasing the success rate of pill production. In fact, alchemists who have truly used the Azure Dragon Tripod understand its unique ability to gather true fire, allowing an alchemist with minimal power to achieve a 99% success rate in alchemy.

Yes, it's 99%.

Of course, if luck isn't on your side, you might just hit that 1% failure as well.

In short, it can be described as a divine tripod, one that allows for almost 100% success in pill forging.

Clearly, this is why Liu Wenzhuo said that with this alchemy tripod, things become much easier.

Liu Wenzhuo sat slumped on the sofa, looking at Ye Xiao, sighed, laughed at himself, and said, "It seems my fate is sealed, very well, do it."

After Liu Wenzhuo finished speaking, he closed his eyes.

The Execution Order of the Qiu Mountain Sect was something to be taken very seriously. In fact, Liu Wenzhuo had always believed that over a century ago, when the Mu family changed banners and became the Liu family, it might have been related to this Execution Order because, in the year before the banner change, Hua Xiejun, who lived over a hundred years, passed away.

So now, Liu Wenzhuo had already resolved to die.

After all, at this moment, he realized that even if he didn't want to die, it was impossible not to.

But after waiting for more than ten seconds, he didn't feel any move from Ye Xiao; instead, he heard the sound of a lighter flicking.

Only then did Liu Wenzhuo open his eyes. To his surprise, Ye Xiao had lit a cigarette and was now smiling at him.

"You..." Liu Wenzhuo looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said to Liu Wenzhuo, "Uncle Liu, it seems you're prepared for an end."

Liu Wenzhuo, seeing Ye Xiao's still smiling face, asked, "You're not going to kill me?"

"Why would I kill you? Who knows, you might become my father-in-law in the future. How could I kill you?" Ye Xiao laughed even more.

To tell the truth, Ye Xiao had considered killing Liu Wenzhuo just now, but on second thought, after one or two hundred years had passed, the Azure Dragon Tripod had become a mere legend in the Qiu Mountain Sect, and few people paid attention to it anymore. Why should he get involved in such muddy waters?

Besides, it's the Azure Dragon Tripod, a super treasure.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Liu Wenzhuo understood what Ye Xiao meant. If there was a way not to die, it would naturally be Liu Wenzhuo's wish. He earnestly said to Ye Xiao, "Ye Xiao, I can guide you to become an alchemist. You have great strength, and if you become an alchemist, your future is undoubtedly limitless."

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