Dou Emperor
"Tuo... asked you to deliver the jade to me?" Gu Xun'er was extremely shocked and almost couldn't react. "Did he mean for you to deliver it directly to me?"
"Yes, the young master said that as long as you spread the word, he will give you this jade." Qing Lin nodded.
"..." Gu Xun'er accepted the Tou She Ancient God Jade, nodded with a strange expression, and began to re-examine Xiao Yan.
Gu Xun'er didn't know how many times she had re-examined Xiao Yan, but she felt that she might have had some prejudice against Xiao Yan before.
"Gu Xun'er, aren't you going to Heart Flame Body Tempering?" Qing Lin asked.
"No, your young master is right. Heart Flame Body Tempering is useless for Dou Wang. I have other things to do," Gu Xun'er said absentmindedly.
Qing Lin nodded upon hearing this and headed to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower alone.
Gu Xun'er played with the slightly warm and smooth Tou She Ancient God Jade, pondering the several transactions she had made with Xiao Yan.
First of all, the continuous exchange of Green Lotus Core Flame for Earth Grade Cultivation Method and Dou Technique is definitely a win for them. Earth Grade Cultivation Method and Dou Technique are everywhere in the family, not to mention that they are Di Tier Low ones.
Secondly, there were the Green Fate Fruit. At the time, I was only concerned about Xiao Yan's nonsense, but now that I think about it, it seems that the Gu Clan didn't give anything in return. They just passed on a message to Xuan Yi, and Xiao Yan gave three Green Fate Fruits in exchange.
Moreover, by helping Xuan Yi find Yao Chen, the Gu Clan actually gained a favor from Xuan Yi.
Finally, there's the Tou She Ancient God Jade. Xiao Yan wanted the Gu Clan to spread the word that he had obtained the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade, probably to protect the Xiao Family.
In reality, as long as Xiao Yan moves the Xiao Family to the Pill Tower's sphere of influence, the Soul Clan will not openly attack the Xiao Family.
Therefore, this Tou She Ancient God Jade is essentially given away for free.
Thinking about it this way, although Xiao Yan always seems like a carefree, winner-in-life person, in reality, it's always the Gu Clan who are taking advantage of him.
Gu Xun'er bit her lip, realizing that she had always been the one bullying others, and suddenly didn't know how to face Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan had no idea what Gu Xun'er was thinking, as he was currently cultivating on the Eighth Floor the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
This is considered one of the rewards for refining medicine for the elders: upgrading the Green Fire Crystal Card to the Red Fire Crystal Card and unlocking access to the seventh Eighth Floor.
These two floors are much more spacious than the top floor, with almost no one in sight—basically only elders at the Dou Wang level would set foot here, and no one comes here on ordinary days, so there's no need to worry about being disturbed.
Therefore, it is perfect for breaking through to the Dou Emperor level.
After cultivating for three days and adjusting himself to his peak condition, ready to break through at any time, Xiao Yan took out the Primal Qi Augmentation Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.
As expected of Pills that reaches the Sixth Grade rank with pure energy, the Primal Qi Augmentation Pill transformed into a river and filled Xiao Yan's meridians as soon as he swallowed it.
But that wasn't all; the immense energy continued to surge into Xiao Yan's meridians, causing Xiao Yan to feel a slight stinging pain.
Not daring to be careless in the slightest, Xiao Yan hurriedly began to refine these pure energies, driving them onto the cultivation path of the Flame Mantra Cultivation Technique Route, transforming them into absorbable Fire Attribute Dou Qi, and turning them into nourishment for his advancement to Dou Emperor.
As the medicinal effects were gradually absorbed, Xiao Yan was also gradually moving towards the Dou Emperor realm, Energy Tide formed once again.
However, this Energy Tide was entirely a response from the World Energy to Xiao Yan's breakthrough, and it was not created by Xiao Yan using the Peerless Prison Body.
For those breaking through to a higher realm, Energy Tide are undoubtedly a double-edged sword. The massive energy can significantly shorten the time required for a breakthrough and enhance one's foundation, but it is also difficult to refine and absorb. If one is not careful, one's foundation will be damaged and one's realm will fall.
However, Xiao Yan had the Green Lotus Platform, the fused Heavenly Flames, and powerful Soul Power to assist him, so he did not encounter any problems.
The immense energy was condensed into incredibly solid Dou Qi and integrated into Xiao Yan's body.
This continued for a month before the Energy Tide gradually subsided.
Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes, and an aura far surpassing that of Dou Wang Xiao Yan from him.
As Xiao Yan broke through his cultivation level, his Soul Power also increased, and almost subconsciously it spread to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, scanning everything there.
However, Xiao Yan remembered that this was the territory of the Fallen Heart Flame, and that the soul was just fuel in front of the Fallen Heart Flame, so he withdrew his Soul Power in just a moment.
"With my current Soul Power and fire control level, I might be able to try refining Seventh Grade Pill. However, Seventh Grade Pill start to produce Pill Lightning, which is difficult to resist without a puppet."
"Which sect's Secret Treasury is this again? It has methods for creating Fake Exotic Flame and methods for creating puppets. It would be against all reason not to steal it."
"And the Fallen Heart Flame about to erupt. When that happens, it will become a big problem in the eyes of the elders."
"Once I reach the seventh rank, as the most outstanding student of the Jia Nan Academy, buying the Fallen Heart Flame shouldn't be too difficult. If I promise to share a portion of my essence to maintain the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, they might even help me for free."
"However, how can I... persuade them?"
As Xiao Yan pondered his actions for the next few months, he failed to notice that the temperature inside the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower was significantly higher than it had been a month ago.
As Xiao Yan left the tower, he encountered Great Elder Su Qian had come to check on the situation— Xiao Yan's Soul Power, which had spread after his breakthrough, had triggered the restrictions of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
"You should be the fourth student in the history of the Jia Nan Academy to break through to the Dou Emperor in the Inner Courtyard." Su Qian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Fallen Heart Flame was not in trouble.
"A fourth one?" Xiao Yan was stunned. Jia Nan Academy had so many talented people?
"Only one of them is a former student, the second is your little girlfriend, and the third is that young lady." Su Qian smiled and said, "Now that you have successfully broken through, hurry up and refine the medicine. Your Xiao Clan has prepared ten portions of Medicinal Herbs for the Sect Breaking Pill, just waiting for you to come out of seclusion."
"Alright, I'll go to the Xiao Clan first." Xiao Yan nodded.
These ten portions of Medicinal Herbs were probably prepared by the Three Elders of Mulan Valley. Xiao Yan wanted to test his alchemy skills, so he left Jia Nan Academy.
Su Qian stared at the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower for a long time without saying a word. Xiao Yan had just broken through, and the destructive aura of the Heavenly Flames in his body could not be well concealed, which made Su Qian feel a little scared.
If a mutated Green Lotus Core Flame is this powerful, how terrifying must the Fallen Heart Flame, which has developed some intelligence, be?
For years, Jia Nan Academy has been suppressing the Fallen Heart Flame with the Formation and barrier left behind by the elusive dean, but how long can it suppress it?
"I hope Thousand Hundred Elders can break through to the Dou Zun soon!" Su Qian sighed and left the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.