Xiao Yan: Could Third Brother Be Breaking Through to Dou Zong?

As the morning light streamed into the room, Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, slowly opened his eyes. After a night of recuperation, he was in peak condition. His Dou Qi flowed like a torrent within him, and the overwhelming sense of power filled his limbs and bones. It was as if with the slightest movement, his entire body would transform into a humanoid machine, destroying everything in front of him.

Xiao Yan jumped off the bed and walked slowly out of the room, knocking on his Third Brother's door.

Xiao Yi Xian pushed open the door, and her wary expression slowly faded after she saw Xiao Yan.

"Sister-in-law, I'm preparing to refine some pills. How long do you expect Third Brother to emerge from seclusion?"

Xiao Yan asked with a smile.

"It will probably take three to four days."

Xiao Yi Xian hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly.

"Three or four days? I understand, sister-in-law, please go back."

Xiao Yan nodded and then returned to his room.

Xiao Yi Xian nodded slightly, then returned to her room. Looking at Xiao Yuan, whose energy fluctuations were becoming increasingly intense, she casually took out a packet of poison from her Storage Ring and poured it into her mouth.

It's a little numb, but it's okay.

The deadly poison, powerful enough to kill even Dou Ling, received only such a mediocre evaluation from Xiao Yi Xian.

Unfortunately, there's a poison that can kill Dou Emperor in the martial arts world) that she can't take right now. Taking it would make her feel unwell for a while, preventing her from protecting Xiao Yuan.

Back in his room, Xiao Yan let out a long sigh of relief and then took out the Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron.

"Teacher, it seems I'll have to trouble you when the pill is finished."

Xiao Yan thought to himself.

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on things for you. But if we're going to take action, we'll still need your help. Otherwise, if the Soul Hall finds out, it'll be a real problem."

Yao Lao was naturally keeping a close eye on the surrounding movements. If it weren't for the unpredictable and unpredictable methods of the Soul Hall people, he wouldn't have needed to be so cautious.

"Go ahead and get to work. You've fused three Heavenly Flames and advanced to the Dou Emperor level. Your current soul power and alchemy skills are something I'm really looking forward to!"

The Yao Lao then laughed.

"I won't let the teacher down!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled nonchalantly, then flicked his finger, and the enormous "Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron" appeared out of thin air, before crashing heavily to the ground, accompanied by a deep, resonant bell-like sound.

Immediately afterwards, he swept his palm forward and took out a dozen or so jade boxes from his Storage Ring. The jade boxes emitted a strong medicinal fragrance, and it was clear at a glance that they were not ordinary items.

These Medicinal Herbs were collected by Xiao Yan over a considerable period of time. They are all extremely rare and their value is no less than that of the Medicinal Herbs he purchased at the Thousand Medicines Workshop.

The pill Xiao Yan wanted to refine this time was called the "Break-Sect Pill." Even among sixth-grade pills, this one could be considered a top-tier pill. Its effects were so great that many Dou Huang Peak experts would be envious. This pill did not increase strength, but it could increase the success rate of Dou Huang Peak experts when advancing to Dou Zong by 10%. Furthermore, it guaranteed that even if the person who took it failed to advance to Dou Zong, their strength would remain stable at the level before the attempt, without any decrease in level!

As everyone knows, the success rate of Dou Emperor advancing to Dou Zong is extremely low, and it carries immense risks. If the attempt fails, a single misstep can cause excessive fluctuations in the Dou Qi within the body, resulting in the most tragic situation of a level regression. This is something that almost all Dou Huang Peak experts fear most. If they reach that point, even a slight regression in level will require them to spend a great deal of time and energy to cultivate again, which is undoubtedly the most terrifying thing for them.

As a result, the effects of the Break-Sect Pill became fatally attractive to them. Although the success rate of 10% seemed very low, this small step had already caused countless Dou Huang Peak experts to perish.

And this Break-Sect Pill will be one of Xiao Yan's trump cards this time!

His gaze slowly swept over the dozen or so snow-white jade boxes in front of him. Xiao Yan took a light breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

With his eyes half-closed, Xiao Yan's mind flashed back to the method of refining the "Break-Sect Pill" and all the things that needed to be paid attention to. After a while, his eyes suddenly opened, and azure flames rose from his dark eyes.

"Puff!"

With a soft sound, a wisp of azure flame shot out from between Xiao Yan's fingers. He then flicked his fingertip, and the flame transformed into a streak of light, darting into the medicine cauldron like lightning.

As soon as the flame entered the cauldron, the tiny body suddenly expanded. In a short moment, the tiny flame transformed into a raging inferno, burning wildly inside the cauldron. As the azure flame rose, the crimson color on the surface of the "Ten Thousand Beasts Cauldron" became even more dazzling, looking like a bewitching and dancing firework.

Afterwards, Xiao Yan began refining the Break-Sect Pill. Looking at the increasingly mature technique, Yao Lao nodded repeatedly.

Although these two disciples are still young, their alchemy techniques have already begun to develop their own styles. In the Jia Ma Empire, they would be considered Alchemic Grandmaster. Even in the Central State, to reach such a level of alchemy skills at such a young age is already considered extremely genius.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yuan was now completely enveloped in Cyan-Brown Flame.

Strangely, the Cyan-Brown Flame enveloping him did not burn everything around him to ashes, as if they had form but no substance.

However, Xiao Yi Xian could sense that the Cyan-Brown Flame, though seemingly tangible, were actually cold on the outside and hot on the inside, a method of flame manipulation that Xiao Yuan was most skilled at.

Having mastered the ability to integrate Heavenly Flames into Ice Attribute Douqi, Xiao Yuan's research in this area had already reached its pinnacle.

Inside Xiao Yuan's body, it was as hot as a furnace burning to its limit. Although Xie Bi Yan's lifelong fighting Dou Qi was enormous, it was being transformed into Xiao Yuan's own power at an extremely rapid pace under the refinement of Xiao Yuan's Heavenly Flames and the absorption of his five Qi Mansion.

Since this was the second time refining energy, and given that Xiao Yuan's strength had now reached the level of Six-Star Dou Emperor, the power of his Dou Qi and the strength of his Heavenly Flames were even greater than before, resulting in him absorbing a larger amount of Dou Qi.

Therefore, in less than a day, half of the Dou Qi ball had been refined.

However, due to the deliberate suppression, Xiao Yuan's aura was quite deep at the moment, but he had not made any particularly obvious breakthrough. That's why when Xiao Yan came to investigate, Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan that Xiao Yuan would have to stay in seclusion for at least three or four days.

With Xiao Yuan using himself as a cauldron and refining the life-long fighting Dou Qi of Xiao Yuan Xie Bi Yan as Medicinal Herbs, his physical body also became stronger under the tempering of the Heavenly Flames. Although the speed was very slow, it surprised Xiao Yuan quite a bit.

In this way, when cultivating Dou Qi in the future, perhaps this method can be tried. As long as the degree is well controlled, both Dou Qi and physical body can be improved, and one's control over flames can also be enhanced. It's simply killing three birds with one stone, so awesome! Xiao Yi Xian sat to the side, looking at Xiao Yuan who was cultivating, her gaze was extremely gentle, as if she had returned to the time in the small valley.

It's so good to be with you.

She thought to herself quietly.

Click.

She took a bite of the purple berry in her hand.

The Violet Nether Poison Fruit a highly poisonous Medicinal Herbs, used as the main Medicinal Herbs in concoctions of poisons strong enough to kill Dou Wang expert. Its poison is extremely hot, burning the heart and piercing the intestines.

But Xiao Yi Xian only thought that the fruit tasted very fragrant, sweet and sour, and had a good flavor, without the poisonous smell that came with those low-level poisons.

Mmm, delicious!

While Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan were both staying indoors, one focused on cultivation and the other on alchemy, the outside world was rife with undercurrents and constant unrest.

The next day, a group of fierce-looking men began to gather outside the inn. They had wolf tattoos on their arms, just like the dozen or so guys that Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian had casually killed at the city gate.

This group of fierce-looking men naturally attracted the attention of many people around them, and exclamations of surprise immediately rang out.

"Hey, it's those money-grubbing bastards from the Kui Wolf Gang."

"Huh, I didn't expect that even Kui Sha has come to Black Emperor City. I heard that he killed a One-Star Dou Emperor not long ago."

"The Kui Wolf Gang is a bunch of tough nut to crack, but they suffered a great loss at the hands of two women a few days ago, and they're probably here to get revenge!"

"Hehe, I heard that woman even killed Qi Shan, Six-Star Dou Emperor and Sixth Grade Alchemist! The Black Emperor Sect didn't say a word, seemingly wary of that woman's alchemist status!"

Under the watchful eyes of many, the group of shirtless, burly men, exuding a fierce aura, finally arrived at the room where Xiao Yuan and his companions were, like a pack of bloodthirsty wolves.

However, before he could make a move, a streak of grayish-purple Dou Qi qi shot out from the room. Despite being a very powerful force, it gently pushed open the door and struck the leader.

Bang! Kui Sha, the leader of the Kui Wolf Gang and a three-star Dou Emperor, died.

"Thousand Illusions Poison Spring!"

As Xiao Yi Xian's cold voice rang out, the poisonous water that Kui Sha had turned into after his death suddenly began to bubble and then gushed out like a spring, accurately swallowing all the Kui Wolf Gang members and turning them into blood.

"Hiss!"

Many onlookers couldn't help but gasp in shock. This woman, what ruthless methods she used!

"If you want to die, then come on."

The Xiao Yi Xian spoke coldly, uttering a harsh remark, and with a wave of her hand, closed the door.

Naturally, no one wanted to provoke such a powerful figure. Those idiots from the Kui Wolf Gang, I don't know how they found out the information, actually dared to come and die.

Didn't you see that the Black Emperor Pavilion people didn't make a move? Are they the kind of people who can easily kill Six-Star Dou Emperor? The crowd, having lost interest in the show, gradually dispersed. Inside the house, Xiao Yi Xian frowned.

She had a feeling that this group of people was just a test! She hoped that Xiao Yuan could come out of seclusion soon.

Xiao Yi Xian frowned and looked at Xiao Yuan.

At this moment, although Xiao Yuan did not show it on the surface, Xiao Yi Xian could vaguely sense that the powerful aura within Xiao Yuan's body was almost comparable to that of Dou Zong expert.

Meanwhile, after two failures, Xiao Yan finally entered the final step of refining the Break-Sect Pill: nurturing the pill.

As long as the heat is kept right and the embryonic pill in the cauldron is properly nurtured, then the Break-Sect Pill can be considered successfully refined! Half an hour later, Xiao Yi Xian, sitting in the chair, clearly sensed that the entire room suddenly trembled violently.

The sudden tremor startled Xiao Yi Xian slightly. She then turned her gaze to the room where Xiao Yan was, where an unusually dense energy fluctuation was rapidly taking shape.

"It seems the alchemy is about to succeed." Feeling the rich energy fluctuations, a look of solemnity flashed across Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes. Although she was not an alchemist, she had seen a lot over the years and naturally knew that when some high-level pills were formed, they would cause quite a stir. But right now, Xiao Yuan's advancement was not yet complete!

Boom! The energy fluctuation suddenly surged to an extremely terrifying level. Then, a beam of energy about half a foot long shot out directly from the room, finally breaking through the ceiling and soaring into the sky.

Gazing at the pillar of light that pierced the ceiling and shot into the sky, even Xiao Yi Xian couldn't help but slightly change her expression. She then frowned and whispered, "What kind of pill is Xiao Yan refining? The commotion is so great! It seems the entire Black Emperor City is about to be alarmed!"

Gritting her teeth, Xiao Yi Xian flashed and appeared outside the room.

She had no choice but to show herself to deter those with ulterior motives.

At this moment, in Xiao Yan's room, Xiao Yan frowned slightly, feeling the aura of his sister-in-law Xiao Yi Xian, a Six-Star Dou Emperor, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. But then he thought to himself, "Teacher, why didn't you take action to shield the fluctuations of the pill?"

"Hehe, I was originally planning to use some methods, but since your Third Brother has woken up, there's no need for that anymore."

The Yao Lao's laughter echoed in his heart.

"Third Brother has emerged from seclusion so quickly?"

Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised.

"Hehe, he could have come out of seclusion a long time ago, but he seems to be dissatisfied with the results of this seclusion, so he has delayed for a while."

The Yao Lao's perception was extremely strong, and he had long noticed the subtle changes in Xiao Yuan's aura. At this moment, he said with a smile.

"Third Brother can't possibly break through to the Dou Zong realm, can he?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan seemed to realize something and said in disbelief.

"You little brat, what are you dreaming about? The cultivation technique Xiao Yuan uses requires five times the amount of Dou Qi of an ordinary person. How could he possibly break through to the Dou Zong in just two days?"

The Yao Lao cursed, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"That?"

Xiao Yan was condensing his core while filled with doubt.

"Hehe, just you wait and see."

The Yao Lao didn't elaborate, but smiled enigmatically.

Outside, just as Xiao Yi Xian had predicted, the sudden beam of light that shot into the sky immediately attracted the attention of all the powerful figures in Black Emperor City. Feeling the pure energy contained in the beam of light, many people were astonished and quickly rushed out of the house. In less than a minute, the buildings and treetops outside Xiao Yuan and his two companions' pavilion were filled with people.