Yao Lao's Opportunity!

[Ding! Congratulations! You have triggered a special storyline: "The Teachings of the Venerable Yao"! Please take it seriously.]

Venerable Yao, Yao Chen!

In the original story, he is the mentor of the protagonist Xiao Yan.

He was hailed as the "Continent's Number One Alchemist"! Before being persecuted, his strength once reached the Dou Zun Peak, and his alchemy level was even close to the ninth grade! In the context of the game "Battle Through the Heavens", if Ice Emperor Hai Bodong is hailed as the "Number One Angel Investor of Battle Through the Heavens",

Therefore, Yao Chen, the Venerable Yao Chen, should be the "Number One Teacher in Battle Through the Heavens the Heavens"! The reason is that, in the game's background, a hundred years ago, the Venerable Yao entered a legacy site left by a Dou Sheng and obtained Heaven Rank Cultivation Method and a top-tier alchemy furnace, the "Black Demon Cauldron".

It is said that the Heaven Rank Cultivation Method has the special ability to allow cultivators to break through the lifespan limit.

It can extend the lifespan of Dou Zun by a thousand years!

At that time, the Venerable Yao had a disciple, who is now the renowned "Medicine Emperor Han Feng" of the Black-Corner Region.

At that time, Han Feng repeatedly asked the Venerable Yao to teach him Heaven Rank Cultivation Method, but was refused.

And because they didn't want to cultivate themselves step by step.

Finally, he was bewitched by the powerful figures of the Soul Hall and plotted to frame the Venerable Yao.

Ultimately, the Venerable Yao self-destructed, and his soul escaped successfully with most of his belongings.

The Venerable Yao had always known that his soul was coveted by the powerful figures of the Soul Hall.

Therefore, he had no choice but to leave Central Plains and travel around in various places in his soul form.

However, compared to Central Plains, other regions have relatively scarce spiritual energy, and there are very few experts at the Dou Zun level.

In terms of fighting with his soul alone, the Venerable Yao's strength is roughly only at the Dou Zong level.

The Venerable Yao never underestimated human greed, but he never expected that his own disciple, whom he had personally trained, would be the same.

While traveling, the Venerable Yao sought a way to restore his strength and reshape his body.

Meanwhile, he secretly mentored some young people with talent in Yao Tian.

He only hopes that these young people can grow up and perhaps be of help to him in the future.

The game's backstory is as described, but the actual plot development is far more outrageous than the backstory.

Before the Venerable Yao was captured by Han Feng, all Alchemist in the game who reached level three or above had a certain chance to trigger special events during the alchemy process.

This is the storyline that Yang Shan is currently experiencing! He is face to face with the Venerable Yao.

The Venerable Yao will stay by the player's side for a period of time, during which he will teach the player in various ways, greatly increasing the speed at which the player's medicine-making experience improves.

This storyline uses a "Mirror Mode".

Therefore, theoretically, players from different regions and at different levels may meet with the Venerable Yao at the same time.

It's worth noting that there are quite a few players in Battle Through the Heavens who specialize in alchemy, and many large guilds also train players with secondary professions.

In other words, the Venerable Yao had "indeed guided" all these players! Therefore, players in their previous lives never called this NPC "Venerable Yao," but rather "Yao Lao"! This led to a saying circulating on the forums in their previous lives:

"The Yao Lao travels far and wide, and his students are all over the world!"

What a precious asset of human relationships this is! In the previous life, after the news of Han Feng imprisoning the soul of the Venerable Yao spread, countless players abandoned their tasks and rushed into the Black-Corner Region.

They even disregarded the severe penalty of losing three stars upon death and forcibly stormed into Maple City.

This forced Han Feng to rely on his influence as a sixth-grade Alchemist to rally various forces in the Black-Corner Region to fight against the players.

At that time, Yang Shan was also one of the players who rescued Yao Lao.

Moreover, he died twice for the sake of Yao Lao, losing a total of six stars! Now, Yang Shan has met Yao Lao once again.

The Yao Lao had a kind and gentle smile, which made him look very approachable.

"Young man, don't panic. I just happened to pass by this place and sensed that someone was refining medicine, so I came to take a look."

"Young man, you're quite impressive! You're already Tier-4 Alchemist. This Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill is very well made. I have high hopes for you!"

Yang Shan could no longer remember what Yao Lao Yao Lao had said at the beginning of their special encounter in his previous life.

But they will definitely praise him, just like they do now! Yang Shan bowed respectfully to the Yao Lao: "Greetings, senior. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Yang Shan really hoped that the Yao Lao would say, "There is indeed something wrong."

Unfortunately, the Yao Lao only urged:

"With your abilities, how can you possibly help me? Hurry up and refine the medicine. I just wanted to give you some guidance, you talented young junior."

The Yao Lao was very approachable; he even joked with Yang Shan with a smile.

"Don't worry, if I wanted to harm you, you wouldn't even leave a corpse behind!"

Yang Shan: "Okay."

In any case, the Venerable Yao will be with the player for a while in this storyline, so Yang Shan is not in a hurry.

There will always be opportunities to trigger more interactions.

Yang Shan then refined another batch of Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill.

I was lucky; both attempts at refining were successful.

The Yao Lao was still commenting from the side:

"Tsk, not bad technique, but the flames are a bit lacking. When I was at your level, I was already using Sixth-Rank Beast Flame!"

Yang Shan: "Senior must have extraordinary abilities, and must have been at the height of his fortune in his youth, which is something that juniors naturally cannot compare to."

The Yao Lao said, "You're quite the talker, but the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill is no challenge for you. Do you have any more difficult formulas here?"

Yang Shan: "If it's even more difficult, I still have Body Tempering Pill and Fifth Grade Aura Concealing Pill."

"Oh! Body Tempering Pill?"

The Yao Lao gave Yang Shan a deep look. "This Body Tempering Pill is probably already at the peak level among fourth-grade pills. Its refining difficulty is even higher than most Fifth-grade Pill! Moreover, you are still at the fourth grade, yet you have already prepared a fifth-grade pill formula for yourself. Kid, you have quite the background!"

Yang Shan grinned. "It's all luck."

The Yao Lao waved his hand:

"Fine, I have no interest in your background! But I do have some interest in you. Ah, it's just that I'm kind-hearted and enjoy interacting with younger generations. Come, come! Spread your hands!"

As he spoke, the Yao Lao flicked his finger.

A cluster of Heavenly Flames landed in Yang Shan's palm.

The flame did not feel hot at all.

It seems to have no power at all.

But if you stare at that flame, you'll find your back breaking out in a cold sweat!

Eleventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking: Bone Spirit Cold Flame! Legend has it that this flame is Heavenly Flames can only be born in extremely cold and yin places at the time of the alternation of the sun and moon every hundred years! When the Venerable Yao tried to subdue the Bone Spirit Cold Flame with his strength as Dou Zong, he almost died!

Yang Shan unconsciously swallowed.

When this special plot was triggered in my previous life, the Yao Lao didn't bring out this thing!

The Yao Lao said, "It is truly rare for a lightning attribute cultivator to have mastered the art of alchemy to such a degree. Since you are just borrowing fire, I will give you a slightly stronger one!"

Slightly stronger?

Yao Lao is being far too modest!

The Yao Lao continued, "Young man, you need to have some ambition! When you don't have pressure, you need to put pressure on yourself to achieve greater breakthroughs. If you just follow the steps and refine the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill that you are confident in, how many years will it take you to break through to the fifth rank? Come, start Body Tempering Pill now, and I'll keep an eye on it for you!"

[Ding! Player, please note that a special opportunity has been triggered. If you successfully complete all three mini-games in this alchemy process, the alchemy attempt is guaranteed to succeed!]

Good heavens! This plot development is unprecedented in my previous life.

Yang Shan dared not delay and quickly threw the Bone Spirit Cold Flame into the Cloud Frost Cauldron.

Although the Body Tempering Pill is a fourth-grade pill, it is more difficult to refine than the Fifth Grade Aura Concealing Pill.

Therefore, the difficulty of the mini-games will also increase.

But for Yang Shan, who was Fifth Grade Alchemist in his previous life, it was still not a problem.

First challenge summary: Parkour mini-game, score 92!

Second level: Snake game, score 93!

The third stage of nurturing: a music mini-game, with an accuracy rate of 98%!

While Yang Shan was playing the game, Yao Lao would constantly talk beside him.

However, what the Yao Lao said was all about the details of the three steps of alchemy.

These details are not actually needed by players; they are only needed by the NPCs in the virtual world of "Dou Qi Continent".

But the Yao Lao's patient guidance never made anyone feel annoyed; in fact, people were willing to listen a little longer.

This makes it easier to sleep.

Just like listening to a lecture in college. [Ding! Congratulations to the player for successfully refining the Body Tempering Pill!]

[Ding! Player, please note that thanks to the meticulous guidance of the "Venerable Yao," your alchemy experience has significantly improved! Player's Comprehension +5!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for breaking through to the Fifth Grade Alchemist! Thanks to the guidance of the "Venerable Yao," the player has gained excellent experience in refining the Body Tempering Pill. The base success rate for refining the Body Tempering Pill has been increased by 5% (permanently effective)!]

The Bone Spirit Cold Flame gradually died down.

Three emerald green pills emerged from the Cloud Frost Cauldron.

Yang Shan quickly put the three pills into a jade Jade Bottle.

The Yao Lao nodded repeatedly as he watched. "Hmm, not bad! Not bad! I haven't seen such a good seedling in a long time!"

Yang Shan stood up, bowed ninety degrees, and respectfully greeted the Yao Lao! Life is like a game, and for the player, the game is also life.

In reality, Yang Shan is an ordinary person.

But in the game, Yang Shan is also willing to immerse himself in it, becoming one of the hundreds of millions of people in the "Dou Qi Continent".

"Junior Yang Shan thanks you for your guidance, senior."

"So your name is Yang Shan. Hmm, that's a nice name."

The Yao Lao stepped forward and patted Yang Shan on the shoulder.

The Yao Lao's Soul Strength was probably already at the Heavenly Realm, Yang Shan could feel some pressure on his shoulders.

"From now on, you are Fifth Grade Alchemist. Young man, work hard, and one day the stage of the Dou Qi Continent will belong to you!"

The Yao Lao whispered:

"If you can go further in the path of alchemy in the future, you must go to the Saint Pill City in Central Plains. You should have a better future there."

Yang Shan: "I will definitely go!"

The Yao Lao, "Yang Shan."

"Please speak, senior!"

Do you have any wine?

"Have!"

Yang Shan immediately spent ten yuan to buy the best liquor from the system store and poured a cup for Yao Lao.

The Yao Lao took a sip, his eyes narrowing comfortably.

"Good wine, good wine indeed, hahahaha!"

Yao Lao's figure gradually faded away, Yang Shan panicked, calling out, "Senior! Senior!"