Lan Hua was slightly taken aback, not expecting the Duanmu family to extend such an invitation.
The Duanmu family is a renowned archery family in the Half-Heaven Realm, with profound expertise in archery techniques, as evidenced by Duanmu Wudi's single arrow piercing through a dragon.
He was very curious to know how such archery skills were developed.
It was clearly an invisible arrow of light, yet it was as hard as a rock, harder than gold and iron, and indestructible.
The Duanmu family was indeed very attractive to him. His purpose in coming to the Half-Heaven Realm was not forced; he actually wanted to improve his archery skills.
The Xuan Yu Alliance was only a temporary place for him, and becoming an alchemist was not what he wanted, even though he was quite talented in alchemy.
However, Lan Hua had reservations, after all, he had already become a guest alchemist of the Xuan Yu Alliance.
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
“Patriarch Duanmu, although I greatly admire your family and have always wanted to study there, I am already a guest alchemist of the Xuanyu Alliance!”
After speaking, Lan Hua looked at Chen Xingnan to see the alliance leader's reaction.
He could have ignored Chen Xingnan's thoughts, after all, he was just a guest advisor.
The concept of "guest elders" is said to be very important to the Xuan Yu Alliance, but in reality, it's not that significant.
Duanmu Wudi gave an "oh" with a hint of surprise in his tone, and looked at Chen Xingnan as well.
Chen Xingnan laughed and said, "Master Lan is truly a hidden talent. I thought you were only proficient in alchemy, but I didn't know you were also a genius in archery."
The Duanmu family is a renowned family of archers in the Half-Heaven Realm. Receiving an invitation from the Duanmu family head is an opportunity for you; why would I stop you?
Chen Xingnan added, "However, my Xuanyu Alliance will still retain your position as a guest alchemist!"
"I hope that while Master Lan is pursuing his studies, he will not forget the affairs of the Xuanyu Alliance and will take some time to come back and refine pills!"
Upon hearing this, Lan Hua was delighted. Since Chen Xingnan had said so, she naturally had no objection.
Moreover, the position of alchemy guest advisor is a sinecure; one does not have to refine pills every day.
Chen Xingnan was aware of this situation. Letting Lan Hua leave openly would only make Lan Hua feel indebted to him.
"In that case, thank you for your kindness, Alliance Leader Chen. I will accept Patriarch Duanmu's invitation!" Lan Hua said with a smile.
Chen Xingnan channeled his powerful energy, lifting the black dragon and carrying the two guardians as they soared into the sky, flying towards the Xuan Yu Alliance.
"Master Lan, don't forget to come back and refine the pills. There are still three dragon galls here!"
Lan Hua nodded with a smile.
Nalan Feixiong asked, "Ruode, are you going straight home, or will you visit your in-laws first?"
Nalan Ruode smiled and said, "Grandpa, I would like to accompany Qian'er back to her parents' home first, and catch up with Brother Lan while we're at it!"
Nalan Feixiong nodded slightly, "Alright, let's stay at our in-laws' house for a few more days to recover from our injuries, and then bring our daughter-in-law home together!"
Please give my regards to Grandpa Duanmu, and remember to be polite!
"I understand!"
"My dear in-laws, I'm off!"
After saying this, Nalan Feixiong and Nalan Feiying soared into the sky and quickly disappeared from sight.
"Let's go back too!" Duanmu Wudi said, and the group followed along, riding the wind.
The Duanmu family is located in Xizhou, a long distance away, tens of thousands of kilometers from Yunze.
When the group arrived at the Duanmu family's residence, it was already the evening of the second day.
The Duanmu family is located on Sheri Mountain in the western part of Xizhou, covering a vast area.
"Named after shooting down the sun, he truly deserves to be a master of archery," Lan Hua thought to himself.
In front of the family's gate stands a huge bronze statue, depicting a man drawing a bow with an arrow pointing to the sky, standing twenty feet tall.
According to Duanmu Qian, the person in the bronze statue is Hou Yi, in the posture of raising his bow to shoot down the sun.
The servants of the noble family arranged accommodations for Lan Hua. The room was quite unique, with bows and arrows hanging on the wall.
At night, Lan Hua continued her quiet meditation as usual, while Ba Xia slept soundly in bed.
The existence of Baxia is currently known only to Nalan Ruode.
When slaying the dragon, Lan Hua summoned an invisibility talisman beforehand, allowing Baxia to stay in the cloth bag at her waist.
He didn't want too many people to know about the existence of the Dragon Prince, after all, there were powerful figures in the Half-Heaven Realm all around, and Baxia's cultivation was not strong enough.
If a powerful cultivator at the Yuanxiang Realm were to take a liking to Baxia and make it a pet, Lan Hua would truly be devastated.
After so many days of cultivation, Lan Hua has refined most of the essence of the Blood King Ginseng, and her cultivation level has soared to the third level of the Pill God Realm.
He was confident that fully refining the Blood King Ginseng would allow him to break through to the fifth level of the Pill God Realm.
Early the next morning.
After finishing her meal, Lan Hua had nothing to do, so she wandered around the Duanmu family's house.
As they walked, they marveled at the vastness of the Duanmu family estate, which stretched as far as the eye could see.
It's no wonder that a powerful family has become one of the major forces in the Half-Heaven Realm, given that it has achieved this level of influence.
After crossing a mountain stream, Lan Hua saw a group of young people practicing archery on a flat area.
"Hmm? Could this be the Duanmu family's martial arts training ground?"
Lan Hua did not enter the training ground. Instead, she leaned against a large rock and slowly began to admire the scenery.
On the training ground, arrows flew everywhere, and everyone was practicing the invisible arrow technique.
However, there are not many truly powerful masters. The strongest one is a Danxia Realm expert who has only cultivated to the seventh form, which will return in seven days.
There wasn't a single expert at the Dan Shen realm.
Lan Hua has already mastered the Invisible Arrow Technique to the eighth form, Eight Directions of Wind and Rain. She is only one step away from mastering the Nine Heavens Moon-Grabbing Technique.
Therefore, Lan Hua found it increasingly boring.
Even Baxia said, "That's it?"
Suddenly, a figure caught Lan Hua's attention.
"Is this... the Flowing Light Step?"
On the training ground, a person moved with incredible speed, a faint light flashing beneath their feet. If it wasn't the Flowing Light Step, then what was it?
"That's strange. It's one thing that the Invisible Arrow Technique is the same, but why is the Flowing Light Step also the same as that of the Duanmu family?"
"Could it be that Master Ziyue is also from the Duanmu family?"
"Damn, isn't Master from the Heavenly Realm? What exactly is her relationship with the Duanmu family?"
Just as Lan Hua was wondering what was going on, she heard a questioning voice beside her.
"Boy, who are you? I've never seen you before."
Lan Hua turned around and saw two men walking towards her.
The man in the lead was dressed in a light blue outfit. He was about thirty years old, with prominent eyebrows and an extraordinary, powerful appearance.
The person half a step behind him, dressed in a gray outfit, was about the same age as the person in blue, and equally handsome.
Lan Hua glanced at the two of them and asked in return, "And who are you?"
The man in blue snorted, "I am Duanmu Zhi Qiu, the eldest son of the Duanmu family!"
Lan Hua was slightly startled and looked at the man in gray, "And you?"
"My name is Ouyang Zheng, and Duanmu Rong is my wife!"
Lan Hua suddenly realized, "So he's the son-in-law of the Duanmu family!"
Duanmu Zhi Qiu snorted, "Kid, don't interrupt. Who exactly are you?"
Lan Hua smiled awkwardly and said, "To be honest, I only arrived yesterday. I am a guest elder invited by the patriarch!"
Duanmu Wudi only invited him to study, but didn't give him a title. He couldn't very well say that he came to learn, could he? Lan Hua thought to himself.
"Guest?"
Duanmu Zhi Qiu and Ouyang Zheng shouted in unison, "Impossible!"
“In my Duanmu family, there are no guest elders as weak as you. At least they are all experts in the Refining Spirit Realm, while you are only in the early stage of the Core Formation Realm!” Duanmu Zhi Qiu said.
Lan Hua smiled and said, "My name is Lan Hua, and I am the newly appointed alchemy guest of the family head!"
Duanmu Zhi Qiu asked curiously, "Lan Hua, that name sounds familiar. It seems to be a master alchemist from the Xuan Yu Alliance. Could it be you?"
Suddenly, a melodious voice came from outside.
"Second brother, Sheng-ge, Lan-ge, what are you three doing?"
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