As Long as Your Mindset Doesn't Slip
Xiao Yan gained a lot, not only achieving the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection and the peak of the Nine-turn Dou Zun, but also the Flame Mantra, which faintly surpassed the Heavenly Grade Cultivation Method.
Not only that, after Xiao Yan could not break through his Soul Realm and his Yin Yang Twin Flames reached their limit, he cultivated a Green Fate Fruit and used the Sub-flame of the Fallen Heart Flame to devour the remaining Soul Power.
Xiao Yan wasn't entirely sure what the Green Fate Fruit had become after being artificially ripened, but the finished product seemed to be able to improve soul aptitude, even surpassing the effects of the Soul Life Fruit.
Xiao Yan's soul has been nurtured to its limit by the Fallen Heart Flame during this period. However, since he can't use it himself, he can give it to the people around him, such as Old Yao, who might be able to use this Heavenly Tomb Fate Fruit to break through to the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection.
And the Fallen Heart Flame Sub-flame also reached a level comparable to the soul of Dou Sheng.
Therefore, when Xiao Xuan imparted several volumes of Heavenly Grade Cultivation Method and Dou Technique to Xiao Yan and planned to go into seclusion to refine the Yin Yang Twin Flames, Xiao Yan asked for Dou Sheng Energy Core.
Over the years, Xiao Xuan had wiped out all the Soul Clan powerhouses in the Heavenly Tomb, so he had quite a few Energy Core in his possession. When Xiao Yan asked for them, he simply stuffed them all into Xiao Yan's hands.
Among them, there are more than a dozen Energy Core below the Five-star Dou Sheng, three Five-star Dou Sheng Energy Core, and one Seven-star Dou Sheng Energy Core!
With these materials, Xiao Yan took out the Dou Sheng Remains, a Seven-star Dou Sheng Energy Core, and a Fallen Heart Flame Sub-flame, and began to prepare to refine the Heavenly Demon Puppet.
The Dou Sheng Skeleton were pure white like jade, radiating a faint glow. Despite the passage of countless years, the energy within them remained remarkably well preserved.
The only drawback is that it is missing three ribs—because the Great Heaven Creation Palm requires the palm as the source of power, and the body of an ordinary Dou Zun cannot withstand the power of Heavenly Tier Dou Technique. Before it can be used, the bones in the palm will be broken.
The purpose of those ribs is to temper the palm, making it strong enough to withstand the pressure of performing the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
After a moment's thought, Xiao Yan decided to keep the three ribs engraved with the Great Heaven Creation Palm. With a wave of his hand, the World Energy in the Heavenly Tomb flowed continuously into the bones, nourishing them.
Although the power within the skeleton had not been largely lost, Xiao Yan was not in a hurry to use it, so it was better to keep it fully replenished.
As for Xiao Yan himself, he began to cultivate the Xiao Clan's Heavenly Tier Dou Technique.
That World Annihilation Silent Spirit Palm is Heavenly Grade Advanced Dou Technique, which Xiao Yan cannot learn yet. However, its prerequisite Dou Technique Heavenly Wrath Soul Breaking Finger, is only Heaven-tier Low-grade Dou Technique. With Xiao Yan's strength as Nine-turn Dou Zun, learning it is more than enough.
One month later.
"Heavenly Wrath Soul Breaking Finger!"
With a sharp shout, a hundred-foot-long illusory finger condensed from the Heavenly Tomb Space, carrying unparalleled power, and fell straight towards the small stone mountain of the Blood Saber Saint.
"Blood Saber Chaotic Wind Slash!"
As the Blood Saber Saint stomped his foot on the ground, his body suddenly began to spin, resembling a blood-red tornado. The space around him was instantly shattered, allowing countless spatial fragments to merge into the tornado, increasing its power.
One after another, sharp blade energies shot out from the whirlwind, crashing into the giant finger that Xiao Yan had conjured.
"Clang clang clang..."
Upon contact, the two elements erupted with a series of metallic clangs. Countless crimson blade energies, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, slashed at the giant finger, but could only cause it to tremble slightly, unable to slow its descent.
The Blood Saber Saint remained completely calm. With each confrontation, the giant finger would dim almost imperceptibly, until its illusory nature grew stronger and stronger, becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. Only then did the Blood Saber Saint stabilize himself, flick his longsword, and unleash the crimson storm.
The crimson storm carried countless fragments of space, leaving nothing but emptiness in its wake, tearing open vast swathes of space before crashing heavily onto the giant finger.
The giant finger could no longer be sustained, and its terrifying power was completely unleashed, only to be expelled into the void. A small portion of its force formed an impact that spread across the battlefield.
"Sigh, I'm still not skilled enough," Xiao Yan sighed softly.
For the past month, Xiao Yan has been sparring with the Blood Saber Saint every day. Not only has he quickly mastered Heavenly Tier Dou Technique, but his own Dou Qi, which has increased several times over, has also become more proficient in its application during their practice sessions.
After a month of fighting, the Blood Saber Saint had gone from being terrified of Xiao Yan at the beginning to being completely unfazed by him, and had already gotten used to it.
Since he couldn't really hurt him, Blood Saber Saint simply didn't use any Heavenly Tier Dou Technique, lest Xiao Yan get carried away and activate his Clan Mark, jumping to the level of Half-Saint to fight him.
"To be able to learn a Heavenly Tier Dou Technique from scratch in a month is already quite remarkable." After casually giving Xiao Yan a few perfunctory words, the Blood Saber Saint returned to his small mountain and devoted himself to reading Dou Qi Continent Anecdotes.
Xiao Yan smiled and then returned to the Xiao Xuan's Tomb Mansion to check on the condition of the Dou Sheng Skeleton.
With Xiao Yan's abilities as the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm and the Lord of the Heavenly Tomb, the speed at which he infuses the energy of heaven and earth has already surpassed the cultivation speed of ordinary Dou Sheng.
After a month of nurturing, the damage to the Dou Sheng Skeleton has been fully recovered, and there is even a faint trend of further advancement.
However, to take it a step further, the time and resources required would be unimaginable, making it far less cost-effective than feeding Zi Yan.
Therefore, Xiao Yan immediately began to refine the puppet.
Xiao Yan already completed the removal of the Death Qi contained in the skeleton within the past month. With a flick of his finger, the Fallen Heart Flame Sub-flame, comparable to the soul of Dou Sheng, and the Seven-star Dou Sheng Energy Core, comparable to Ninth-tier Magic Core, were respectively injected into the skull and ribs of the skeleton.
Although they are equivalent in terms of energy level, they are ultimately different in terms of actual nature. Even though Xiao Yan has reached the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection, he dares not be careless in the slightest and wholeheartedly controls the Emperor Flame to refine the three.
Fortunately, the Fallen Heart Flame Sub-flame was obedient to Xiao Yan and completely suppressed by the Emperor Flame. The Energy Core contained extremely pure energy, so after a year of refining without any major incidents, the Fallen Heart Flame's Sub-flame completely merged into the bone marrow of the skeleton, and the pure energy of the Energy Core also perfectly fused with it.
The skeleton, originally as white as jade, was now slightly transparent, but the terrifying energy it contained was worlds apart!
The skeleton seemed to be only One-star Dou Sheng in life, but the puppet he created gave Xiao Yan the feeling that it was even comparable to the Soul Hall Master!
An invisible flame of the soul quietly ignited in the empty eye sockets of the skeleton, and then pure energy surged from each bone, transforming into crystalline layers. As the jawbone opened and closed, a voice of the soul resounded. "Master, man..."
Xiao Yan's face lit up with joy. This puppet made from bones actually possessed such intelligence, so its strength could be further enhanced.
Xiao Yan immediately took out the three ribs from the skeleton from his Storage Ring and ordered the puppet, which shared the same origin, to learn the Heavenly Tier Dou Technique contained within them.