Dou Sheng Marrow

An invisible soul spread out like ripples on water, instantly bringing the outside world into Xiao Ming's mind with crystal clarity.

Xiao Ming sensed the anticipation of Xiao Yi Xian Medusa outside the secret chamber, the disappointment and regret of the Alchemists on the streets outside, and Xuan Kongzi Pill Tower.

Among these numerous powerful individuals, only Xuan Kongzi sensed Xiao Ming's soul gaze.

"So this is the Heavenly Realm...?"

A low murmur echoed in Xiao Ming's heart. He could clearly feel the difference between himself now and before. If his soul was that of a child before, then at this moment his soul was undoubtedly that of a young man in the prime of his life, full of vitality and life.

A powerful soul brings with it extremely strong soul control. Xiao Ming has a premonition that his Alchemy Technique will likely advance by leaps and bounds to the Eight-grade Nine-color level.

After carefully sensing it, Xiao Ming withdrew his Soul Power.

As he was taking back, he also told the two women outside that he didn't plan to leave seclusion so soon. He had two more days to process and refine the Dou Sheng.

Inside the secret chamber, Xiao Ming, having withdrawn his Soul Power, slowly opened his eyes. A faint glint of light flashed in his dark eyes before returning to silence.

Xiao Ming gently stroked his fingers, and after a moment, he flicked his finger into his Na Ring. A large number of Dou Sheng remains appeared before the futon, and he was holding three jade skeletons engraved with words in his hand.

"Heaven Tier Low-grade Dou Technique, Great Heaven Creation Palm..."

Xiao Ming knew what kind of Dou Skill it contained. After thinking for a moment, he put it back into his Na Ring. He should first extract the marrow from the bones of the Xiao Ming Dou Sheng Skeleton in front of him. As for the Dou Skill, it was fine to postpone it for a while, since he didn't lack Dou Skill anyway.

After storing the three jade ribs in his Na Ring, Xiao Ming's Dou Qi surged forth, and instantly, all the scattered bones in front of him flew up from the ground and hovered in mid-air.

Without hesitation, Xiao Ming waved his hand, and a burst of Pale White Flames erupted, enveloping all the bone fragments. A terrifying temperature instantly spread throughout the area.

These bone fragments are extremely hard, and it is not easy to break them. If Xiao Ming did not possess the powerful Heavenly Flames, the White Glass Heart Flame, even if he knew that there was Dou Sheng Marrow hidden inside these bone fragments, he would probably only be able to watch helplessly.

Of course, even with the help of a Heavenly Flames, extracting the Dou Sheng Marrow from his bones is not something that can be done in a short time.

Fortunately, Xiao Ming had anticipated this, so when he saw the skeleton that remained as still as a rock despite the raging flames, he was not impatient at all. Instead, he calmly added heat and slowly heated the skeleton.

Under Xiao Ming's slow and methodical calcination, two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Two days later, at dawn, when Xiao Ming emerged from his cultivation state, he looked at the bones within the flames, their color gradually turning gray, and couldn't help but smile slightly. He then dipped his palm into the flames and gently touched them with his finger.

"Puff!"

With a flick of his finger at the gray bones, they softened and crumbled into a cloud of gray ash, which drifted down slowly. Once the ash had settled, dozens of drops of milky-white, gelatinous substance, each about the size of a thumb, appeared in Xiao Ming's sight.

These gelatinous substances were extremely small. On their surface was a layer of gelatinous material. Through this layer, one could vaguely see a slowly flowing liquid within. An astonishing and strange energy quietly seeped out, causing a burning heat to gradually rise in Xiao Ming's eyes.

The complete Dou Sheng remains, and the Dou Sheng Marrow refined from them, were unexpectedly large.

With these gel particles, it is foreseeable that Xiao Ming's strength will improve rapidly.

Suppressing the urge to try refining a single gelatinous particle right now, Xiao Ming took out several Jade Bottles from his Na Ring and carefully placed all the Dou Sheng Marrow Capsule into them.

When Xiao Ming was filling the gap, he felt a little regretful. In the Dou Sheng Ruins, besides the Creation Saint, there were two other Dou Sheng remains, namely the Ancient Void Dragon and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. Perhaps because they needed to nourish the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, those two remains had long lost their divine power. Apart from being hard, they did not retain much energy.

Outside, in the living room.

Xin Lan and Ye Zhong sat quietly on either side, but judging from their expressions, they were both somewhat anxious. Finally, Ye Zhong couldn't hold back any longer and asked the maid beside him.

"Elder Xiao Ming, have you not emerged from seclusion yet?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't know anything about this."

"I'd be so kind as to trouble you..." Ye Zhong was about to ask the maid to find Xiao Yi Xian when a voice suddenly interrupted him.

"Elder Ye Zhong, you've kept me waiting!"

Upon hearing this voice, Ye Zhong's face lit up with joy, and he looked towards the door.

Xin Lan felt the same way, and then Xiao Ming's figure appeared in their sight.

"Elder Xiao Ming, you've emerged from seclusion. Today is the day of our Five Great Clans Examination," Ye Zhong said, standing up.

"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten. It's just that it's still early, you're all in a bit too much of a hurry," Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Ye Zhong glanced at the sky and realized that it was still early, then gave a wry smile.

"You're right, we were a bit too hasty. However, this matter concerns the Ye Family, so please forgive us."

"It's only natural, but it's not necessarily a bad thing to do it a little earlier," Xiao Ming said with a light laugh, then gestured for the two to head to the Assessment Hall.

The assessment location for the Five Great Clans is a special hall within the Holy Pill City Inner Region. This is the exclusive place for assessments throughout history, established by the Pill Tower, which demonstrates the importance the Pill Tower places on the Five Great Clans Examination.

This assessment is not held in secret, but rather in a semi-public manner. Some forces with some qualifications will rush here when the assessment begins. The positions of the Five Great Clans are coveted by countless people, because everyone knows that this is a shortcut to the upper echelons of the Pill Tower. As long as one attaches oneself to the Pill Tower, one's power and reputation will surely skyrocket overnight.

Therefore, the three of them encountered many Alchemist the same route on their way.

Some people recognized Xiao Ming Alchemist and would come up to greet him, say hello, or express their gratitude.

News of Xiao Ming's soul breakthrough has spread, and many Alchemists have benefited from it.

Among these people were some intelligent individuals. When they saw Ye Zhong beside Xiao Ming, and thought about the Ye Family's predicament over the years, they understood why Xiao Ming had come here, and their faces showed surprise.

It's no wonder they were surprised; Xiao Ming's Alchemy Technique had been proven here over the past two years.

Even among the Eight Great Elders, he's one of the top figures. For him to participate in the Five Great Clans Examination would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?