Gifting Pills, Gaining Cultivation Insights

"Thank you, City Lord, for guiding my father. I have no way to repay you, so this is a pill refined by my teacher, called the Beast Power Pill. I offer it to you as a small token of gratitude. I hope you will not refuse."

Xiao Yan brushed his Universe Bag at his waist and took out a Jade Bottle. Removing the stopper, he revealed a round, purplish-red pill inside.

"Eh? It was merely a small matter..."

City Lord Shi waved his hand, about to refuse.

What a joke. He was a dignified City Lord. How could he accept something from a youth?

"City Lord, please do not refuse. Though it was merely a small matter to you, to Xiao it was guidance that saved us much cultivation time. Since this pill is a gift from my son, please accept it."

"Yan'er, your teacher's pills are exceedingly rare. I imagine the City Lord has never heard of this one. Why don't you introduce it?"

Xiao Zhan took the Jade Bottle from Xiao Yan's hand and stuffed it into City Lord Shi's hand. Before the latter could refuse, he turned his gaze toward Xiao Yan.

"City Lord Shi, this Beast Power Pill is a Fourth-Grade Pill refined by my teacher. It can amplify some of the consumer's strength for a short time. It remains effective even for someone at Great Accomplishment of Form Creation Realm."

Xiao Yan recalled the details before speaking.

The Beast Power Pill barely qualified as a Fourth-Grade Pill. Even a Six-Star Dou Ling could temporarily increase his combat power by one or two stars after taking it.

The Spirit Battle Realm corresponded to the Form Creation Realm.

A Six-Star Dou Ling was equivalent to someone who had just entered Great Accomplishment of Form Creation Realm.

"Oh? Brother Xiao and your son's generosity is so great that refusing further would be my fault."

"However, courtesy demands reciprocity. These are my cultivation insights. They may not be worthy of much praise, but I imagine they can still offer Brother Xiao a little assistance."

After hearing Xiao Yan's words, City Lord Shi's eyes lit up, and he casually accepted the Beast Power Pill.

A pill effective even for Great Accomplishment of Form Creation Realm was exceedingly precious. After all, even City Lord Shi himself was only at Minor Accomplishment of Form Creation Realm.

"Ah? Hahaha, then many thanks, Brother Shi!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan's face lit up with delight. He hurriedly accepted the scroll City Lord Shi handed over.

With Old Yao's alchemy skills and the Mite'er Family's channels for medicinal ingredients, a mere Fourth-Grade Beast Power Pill was not much of a burden to the Xiao Family.

But City Lord Shi's cultivation insights were different.

Xiao Zhan had arrived on the Profound Sky Continent less than a day ago, yet in this cultivation environment so different from the Dou Qi Continent, he had already gained new insight through the Intent of Form Creation.

If he brought a Form Creation Realm Expert's complete cultivation insights back to the Xiao Family, the Three Great Elders would surely gain something from them as well.

Moreover, among the Xiao Family's high-level combat forces was a Pantry Elder who cultivated the Origin Energy martial arts system!

"I never expected this little fellow to have such an expert behind him. Someone capable of refining such pills must have gone quite far in the Three Realms of Creation, no?"

"Brother Xiao, it is already late. Why not move to my City Lord's Mansion and rest for the night? As for the wealth and resources of the Blood Robe Sect and Blood Wolf Gang, if you trust me, I will send my men to inventory them overnight and present them to you tomorrow!"

City Lord Shi invited them.

Fourth-Grade Pills?

I truly am ignorant. I had only heard of Yang Yuan Pills, Pure Yuan Pills, and Nirvana Pills. I had never encountered an Alchemist, much less known that pills were divided into grades.

If Fourth-Grade Pills corresponded to the Form Creation Realm, then Third-Grade Pills would correspond to the Core Formation Realm, and Second-Grade Pills to the Heavenly Origin Realm?

City Lord Shi did not understand, but the goodwill in his gaze toward Xiao Zhan and his two sons deepened by several degrees.

A mysterious prodigy, a mysterious Alchemist—Brother Xiao had quite the background!

"Then we shall trouble you."

Xiao Zhan clasped his hands and did not refuse.

He also thought City Lord Shi was a good man. His way of handling affairs suited Xiao Zhan's temperament well, making him someone worth befriending.

Besides, even if he and Xiao Yan were no longer on the Profound Sky Continent in the future, with City Lord Shi watching over them, the Lin Family would be much safer within Yan City.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Over those two days, with Xiao Zhan's help, the Lin Family swiftly swept through the Lei and Xie families, the Blood Robe Sect, and the Blood Wolf Gang, leaping from a small-town family to Yan City's rising dominant power.

With City Lord Shi's full support, the gains from this expedition were exchanged for large quantities of Yang Yuan Pills, Pure Yuan Pills, Universe Bags, and other resources urgently needed by the Xiao Family and Lin Family.

It was worth mentioning that—

Aside from the Spiritual Cultivation Method obtained from Gu Ying, as well as the martial arts and Cultivation Techniques from the Blood Robe Sect and Blood Wolf Gang, after Xiao Yan gave away two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, City Lord Shi generously passed on the Great Jade Sword Technique and Great Jade Palm Technique that he cultivated.

This immediately filled the gap of the Xiao Family's Pantry Elder possessing cultivation but lacking high-grade Martial Arts Techniques!

With these Martial Arts Techniques, the Pantry Elder's strength could absolutely advance another step!

"Second Brother, Third Brother, I need your help with something."

Before leaving, Xiao Yan found Lin Dong, who was using the Stone Talisman to refine medicinal ingredients, Magic Cores, and Spiritual Medicine into pills. His expression was grave as he spoke.

"Did something happen to you, Eldest Brother? Tell us quickly!"

Lin Dong immediately stopped what he was doing and rose to his feet.

"Second Brother, did you run into trouble over there? Damn it, who dares bully Lord Sable's little brother? Lord Sable will kill him!"

Little Sable appeared out of thin air, his two paws planted on his hips as he spoke furiously.

Over the past year, not only had Lin Dong's family received Xiao Yan's great kindness, but after his initial wariness, even Little Sable had thoroughly acknowledged Xiao Yan as his brother.

At the very beginning, the three of them had been brothers in misfortune: one at Dou Qi, one at the Body Tempering Realm, and one whose Demon Spirit Power was nearly exhausted.

Had it not been for the Magic Cores Xiao Yan brought, whose abundant Dou Qi contained traces of Soul Power, Little Sable would not have recovered some strength through gradual accumulation. In the beginning, he might even have struggled to Devour Demon Spirits!

"It is like this. After I returned to the Dou Zhe realm, I can come here for two days every month, and I can also bring one person over from the Dou Qi Continent."

"At the same time, when necessary, I can summon one person from the Profound Sky Continent over there for two days. But for now, I can only summon someone once a year. Once we become stronger, the cooldown should shorten."

Xiao Yan explained everything in detail.

"Eldest Brother, do you mean that the enemy you encountered over there needs Third Brother to go over and deal with him?"

Lin Dong understood.

I am only at the Earth Origin Realm right now, so I cannot be of much help. Only Third Brother has an extraordinary background—he is a Sky Demon Sable, the so-called ruler of the Demon Clan.

"Lord Sable would be willing to go with you, but let us make this clear first. After all, I only have a Demon Spirit left. Under normal circumstances, even if I go all out, I can only contend with a Form Creation Realm... mm, a Dou Ling on your side."

Little Sable rubbed his chin with a paw, his expression turning solemn.

"Don't worry, Second Brother. My enemy is a Soul Hall Protector. He has no body either and is a Soul Body. Aren't you the best at countering Demon Spirits and Soul Bodies? I figure that once you Devour him, you can recover quite a bit of strength too."

Xiao Yan smiled faintly.

He never did anything without confidence.

The Soul Hall Protector countered Old Yao, and Little Sable countered the Soul Hall Protector. Wasn't that simply one thing restraining another?

"A Soul Body? Then there is no problem. What strength is he roughly at? Lord Sable is not bragging—the Heaven Swallowing Mouth of my Sky Demon Sable Clan is no empty reputation. A mere Soul Body should obediently become Lord Sable's supplement!"

Little Sable's pitch-black eyes rolled as he became interested.

No joke, when it came to dealing with Demon Spirits and Soul Bodies, he was a professional.