Inside the barrier-shrouded courtyard:
Sizzle!
The Green Lotus Core Flame surged into a dragon in his palm.
Xiao Yan sat casually before the medicine cauldron, a licorice stem between his lips and one leg crossed over the other.
Xiao Yi Xian propped up her chin and watched the youth toss a sixth-tier Ghost Soul Flower into the flames.
The sixth-grade medicinal material melted into liquid droplets within the Heavenly Flame.
A sixth-grade medicinal material... it should be worth enough to buy ten luxury apartments, right?
He sighed inwardly.
He formed the Pill Condensing Art, and the Pill Fragrance turned into nine azure snakes that slithered through the room.
When he opened the cauldron, a round azure pill emitting rich Pill Fragrance emerged.
Dense rays of light began gathering within the cauldron.
Yet before any phenomenon could appear,
Xiao Yan flicked his finger, sending the azure pill straight into Old Yao's mouth as he floated nearby.
Potent medicinal efficacy spread out.
Blue-green energy transformed into streams of mysterious light that wrapped around Old Yao's phantom form.
Old Yao's phantom visibly solidified!
Even his white hair began to shine brightly.
"You brat, the Seven-leaf Soul Infant Fruit needs to be nourished over a low flame!"
Having just absorbed the medicine's effects, Old Yao smacked the back of Xiao Yan's head.
The blow sent ripples through the medicine cauldron.
"Just because your alchemy skills are decent doesn't mean you can ignore the rules of alchemy!"
Xiao Yan rubbed his head and said helplessly,
"Teacher, when you made first- and second-grade pills without a medicine cauldron,"
"you didn't put it that way while showing off in front of me."
In the corner of the room,
Hai Bodong squatted on the ground, counting the fifth-grade pills scattered everywhere.
"Eighteen, nineteen."
"How terrifying. Is this kid refining pills like candy?"
When the final piece of Sixth-tier Soul Nourishing Wood turned into Molten Gold Liquid,
Xiao Yan suddenly pressed two fingers against his brow.
"Teacher, open your mouth!"
Before Old Yao could react, seventeen pills streamed into his soul body in a golden line!
Not only that, Xiao Yan directly poured the Kirin Devouring Heaven Flame into Old Yao's body.
Helping him refine the medicinal power!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The enormous medicinal power instantly transformed into pure Spiritual Power.
It repaired Old Yao's damaged soul!
The vast soul fluctuations made the window lattice hum violently!
Spatial ripples belonging to a Dou Zong expert appeared around the old man.
"Hoo."
Old Yao exhaled softly, his voice carrying a rare trace of excitement.
"I never expected the recovery to be so fast."
"Even in my soul state, I can now wield the combat power of a high-level Dou Zong."
After calming the energy within him,
Old Yao looked at Xiao Yan, his eyes filled with complexity and relief.
At times, he truly felt that he had been blessed by heaven!
He had not gone blind a second time, and he had encountered a student with such monstrous talent!
If Dou Emperors did not fail to appear in this era, he would even dare to say:
My disciple Xiao Yan has the potential to become a Dou Emperor!
Recovering himself, Old Yao took out a pill formula.
Xiao Yan accepted it and gave it a glance.
"A Soul Merging Spirit Pill?"
Old Yao nodded lightly.
"Dozens of soul-restoring pills cannot be digested in a short time."
"If we can refine a Soul Merging Spirit Pill, we can use the large amount of remaining medicinal power."
"To elevate my soul, perhaps even allowing it to reach the level of a Dou Venerable soul."
Xiao Yan frowned slightly and scanned the formula.
"But it seems we're short on ingredients."
"We still lack one main ingredient, and we have no substitute either."
Xiao Yan shook the yellowed scroll, and phantom images of Dou Qi medicinal materials floated in the air.
"The Four-patterned Dragon Incense Ganoderma grows at volcanic craters, while the Heavenly Mountain Jade Dragon Ginseng grows above the snowline."
His eyes suddenly lit up.
"Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva!"
Old Yao stroked his beard and nodded.
"No need to rush. How long did it take you to rise from Dou Qi to Dou Wang?"
"Less than three months!"
"We have plenty of time."
"We can slowly search for substitutes."
Before his words had faded, the youth spoke softly.
"Teacher, let's go to Jia Ma Sacred City next."
"There might be some stock there."
"And I'll get my Sixth-grade Alchemist Certificate while we're at it."
"As for now, let's refine another pill."
The green flames abruptly shifted into a deep blue, and the room fell silent for the moment.
An hour passed, and Pill Fragrance once again filled the room.
The Spirit Recovery Purple Pill spun wildly within the cauldron!
Before Xiao Yan's forehead, Spiritual Realm Soul Power formed a tangible hand!
With his extraordinary alchemy skills, absolute control over the Heavenly Flames, and precious medicinal materials of sufficient age,
he forcefully kneaded the fifth-grade Pill Pattern into Six Star Marks.
"Pill formed!"
The instant the pill formed, radiant light filled the room!
Pale purple deepened into dark purple as the pill flew out.
When Hai Bodong caught it, even his hands were trembling.
"Fifth... sixth-grade?!"
Xiao Yan chuckled softly.
"Nothing much. Hurry up and take it while it's still hot!"
The instant the Pill Fragrance entered his stomach!
An ice dragon phantom burst through the roof, and the old man's white hair turned black.
His figure shot into the sky as icy energy spread through the entire city in an instant.
His aura exploded!
It surged straight toward six-star Dou Emperor!
Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction.
Xiao Yi Xian could go prepare some snacks for him.
He himself also needed to consolidate the cultivation he had just broken through to, four-star Dou King!
But just as he turned around,
"Hiss!"
On the bed,
the Seven-Colored Snake suddenly arched its body, its scales shattering like glazed crystal.
Seven-colored light instantly flooded the room, and long hair fluttered in the air.
Medusa stepped barefoot through the moonlight, her violet gauze barely covering the vital parts.
Snow-white skin and a slender, alluring waist.
Xiao Yan's gaze locked onto her automatically.
Her bewitching red eyes turned toward Xiao Yan.
"Human, you actually dared treat me as a pet."
"Kneel..."
However, the moment she mobilized the Dou Qi in her body,
the Three-colored Flame Pattern suddenly lit up across her pale skin.
The Queen staggered and crashed into the corner of the table.
A smile curled Xiao Yan's lips as he spoke softly.
"Free sobering-up service. You should leave me a good review."
Chains of molten gold flame wrapped around her slender waist and pulled the Queen before him.
"Don't get worked up. You and I are in a symbiotic relationship now."
He deliberately shook his wrist, and the flame pattern moved through the hollow of Medusa's waist with the motion.
"Bastard!"
The Dou Qi whip condensed in Medusa's palm abruptly dispersed.
The numbness from the backlash reddened the tips of her ears.
"Once I break through the seal..."
"Then you can do as you please."
The youth suddenly moved closer, his breath brushing across the snake scales on her neck.
"But for now..."
The Heavy Black Ruler blocked the incoming snake tail at just the right moment.
"Guess how many contingencies I've kept?"
"Let go!"
Medusa retreated, only to be pulled into Xiao Yan's embrace by the wrist.
His hand traced along her exquisite curves and left a warm palm print on her waist.
"Your Majesty, do you know what it means to adapt to local customs?"
The instant her jade-like fingers reached for his throat, three Heavenly Flames suddenly exploded within the Queen's sea of consciousness.
Medusa let out a muffled groan and went limp, coldness flashing through her violet eyes.
"You're courting death..."
Yet her final note trembled faintly.
Xiao Yan took the chance to pin her against the wall, his nose brushing the snake pattern on her forehead.
"Your Majesty, haven't you misunderstood something? The initiative is in my hands now!"
Seven-Colored Energy surged wildly through the room, yet it could never break through the three layers of flame curtains.
When Xiao Yi Xian's footsteps came from beyond the corridor,
the Queen was being "accidentally" pressed onto the bed by someone.
The sight of Xiao Yan's wandering hand
instantly brought some "beautiful" memories back to Xiao Yi Xian.
"Xiao Yan! You..."
The sound of the door opening and a scream rang out at the same time...
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