Earth-tier Dou Skill

"A Three-star Dou Master. That was a decent level of strength."

Yan Qingshan withdrew the Peach Blossom Flame and checked his status. Absorbing the Peach Blossom Flame had affected him considerably; at the very least, his attributes and resistances had changed greatly.

Host: Yan Qingshan

Cultivation: Three-star Dou Master

Cultivation Art: Profound-tier High-grade Lionheart King's Art (one Lionheart Baptism)

Dou Skills:

Profound-tier High-grade Roaring Lion's Roar

Profound-tier Low-grade Phoenix Soaring Steps

Profound-tier Mid-grade Explosive Thunder Flash (beginner)

Profound-tier Mid-grade Azure Wood Sword Aura (sword qi level)

Strength: 6

Status: Healthy (greatly increased fire resistance)

Agility: 5.5

Mental Power: 25

Primary Attribute: Wood

Secondary Attributes: Lightning (Thunder Eyes), Fire (Peach Blossom Flame, weak fire attribute, unable to cultivate Dou Skills)

(Data collection target: One-star Dou Master; median data for a One-star Dou Master is 1.0)

(Note: The data in parentheses is compared against the original One-star Dou Practitioner data.)

"The Peach Blossom Flame has strengthened my fire resistance. In the future, I won't be countered or restrained by fire-attribute experts. And because it is the original Fire Seed of the wood-attribute Kuimu Beast, not only has it not muddied my true qi, it has instead made it even purer..."

Yan Qingshan sensed the changes in his body and rose to his feet. His attributes had improved significantly through this transformation. Days of arduous cultivation, along with a Peach Fruit containing Peach Blossom Flame, had allowed him to become a Three-star Dou Master in one stroke.

"Although the Peach Blossom Flame has given me a fire attribute, it is still far too weak and must be strengthened somehow. Going to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame now would still be too risky..."

Yan Qingshan remained extremely calm. Though the Peach Blossom Flame had enabled him to undergo a transformation, it was not enough to give him real confidence in taking such a risk.

As Yan Qingshan pondered the matter and walked out of the valley, a Blue Eagle happened to be circling overhead. It was Xiao Yi Xian's Little Blue Eagle sending a signal. This was the signal they had agreed upon beforehand, meaning that the things he needed should have arrived.

A gleam flashed through Yan Qingshan's eyes. The purple wings behind him spread, and he shot into the sky.

This valley on the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range was not far from Qingshan Town. At least, with Yan Qingshan's Dou Master-level strength, he could swiftly make the round trip at full speed with the Purple Cloud Wings. Before long, the outline of Qingshan Town appeared in his sight.

Yan Qingshan landed on a hillside not far from Qingshan Town. Then his figure turned into a streak of light and sped toward the Myriad Medicine Hall at the center of town.

Inside the Myriad Medicine Hall, Mite'er Ya Fei, dressed in a red gown, sat quietly. Boss Yao, who was usually so shrewd and cunning, appeared exceptionally restrained before her, his forehead covered in sweat. He had never expected this woman, who looked so young, to be so formidable.

Ya Fei lightly bit her red lips and smiled. "Boss Yao, when will Young Master Yan arrive? I'm getting a little impatient."

"Hehe, hehe..."

Boss Yao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said ingratiatingly, "Soon, soon. Please wait a little longer, Miss Ya Fei. Qingshan has always been punctual. I've already sent someone to notify him, and he'll be here very soon..."

Light rippled through Ya Fei's eyes. Just as she was about to probe further, a gust of wind suddenly came from the entrance. Gu Ni, the alchemist accompanying her, looked toward the door and saw a figure walking steadily inside, calmly surveying everyone in the room.

Yan Qingshan walked over and sat down to Boss Yao's right. Looking across at Ya Fei on the left, he asked, "Did you bring the goods?"

Covering her little mouth, Ya Fei put on a resentful expression. "In order to handle Young Master Yan's business, Ya Fei has been running herself ragged these past days. I haven't eaten well or slept well, and I feel like I've even lost weight. Yet the moment Young Master Yan arrives, he asks me for the goods. It makes me feel... very bad."

"Don't use that routine on me."

Yan Qingshan's gaze remained unchanged as he repeated, "I'm asking whether you brought the goods. Completing this deal will benefit you even more. I think that would make you happier, wouldn't it?"

"You little brat with no sense of humor!"

Ya Fei snorted in displeasure. She had plenty of ways to deal with men, but those methods had failed more than once when used on Yan Qingshan. Naturally, that left her quite annoyed.

Still, despite her dissatisfaction, Ya Fei was a qualified merchant. After giving Yan Qingshan a seductive glare, she flicked her wrist and took out five scrolls from the Storage Ring on her finger.

"These three are the Profound-tier High-grade Dou Qi cultivation arts you requested, each with matching Profound-tier Dou Skills."

Ya Fei asked curiously, "I can understand wanting a wind-attribute cultivation art. Poison Masters from the Chu Yun Empire have always been despised in our Jia Ma Empire, so if you intend to secretly cultivate Poison Dou Qi, you had best not let anyone find out.

"But what do you want with a Snake-people Race cultivation art? Humans simply cannot cultivate it. If not for the deep foundations of our Mite'er Family, and the fact that one of our elders once ventured deep into the Tagore Desert and obtained it, other families probably would not possess such a thing at all."

Yan Qingshan gave her a calm warning before looking at the other two scrolls in Ya Fei's hand. "You'd better curb your curiosity. As for the other two scrolls, are they what I originally asked for?"

"Who are you trying to scare with all that mystery?"

Ya Fei's eyes shifted as she handed both scrolls to Yan Qingshan. While he spread them open to examine them, she introduced them. "Wood-attribute Earth-tier Dou Skills are extremely rare throughout the entire empire. Most of them are collected by the Mu Family. The two scrolls in your hands are no exception; our Mite'er Family exchanged for them from the Mu Family.

"Because you needed them urgently, we could only use this method. These two Dou Skills have some problems as well. They are extremely difficult to cultivate, and one of them is not even a purely wood-attribute Dou Skill.

"Earth-tier Dou Skill, Profound Wood Heavenly Thunder Slash. An Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Skill. It uses lightning-struck wood to absorb lightning and wood qi, condensing a Thunder Wood True Seed that can absorb immense bolts of lightning for one's own use.

"Once the Thunder Wood True Seed has been condensed, one may cultivate the method of using wood to draw lightning. Heavenly thunder can be summoned to empower the sword before being unleashed. When used, heaven and earth are shaken, winds and clouds change color, and its power is unparalleled.

"However, this Dou Skill is extraordinarily difficult to cultivate. Absorbing and condensing the Thunder Wood True Seed requires drawing lightning into one's body and enduring the ordeal of being struck by lightning. The might of heavenly thunder is beyond imagination, and many people gave up after attempting this stage.

"Even if one passes that stage, since one is not a true lightning-attribute expert, the heavenly thunder summoned by this move often falls short of expectations. Moreover, heavenly thunder is difficult to control and can easily injure its user.

"The Mu Family has possessed this cultivation art for over a hundred years, yet not a single person has truly mastered it. These days, they mostly cultivate only its initial portion, drawing lightning into their bodies to temper their physiques.

"As for the other scroll, though cultivating it is not as painful as the Profound Wood Heavenly Thunder Slash, its difficulty is even greater. Not a single member of the Mu Family has managed to get started with it over the years.

"Earth-tier Dou Skill, Emerald Light Sun Flame. This is a Dou Skill from the Tagore Desert. Along the edges of the Tagore Desert grows a plant called the Sun-facing Flower. It can condense the radiance of the great sun into blazing solar flames to wound enemies.

"Once, a Dou Zong expert drew inspiration from it and comprehended this peerless Dou Skill. Though it is only an Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Skill, beneath the radiance of the great sun, its power is extraordinary and far surpasses ordinary Earth-tier Dou Skills.

"However, since this Dou Skill was created, no one other than that Dou Zong expert has mastered it. Even after falling into the Mu Family's hands for several hundred years, no one has ever managed to get started with it."