"Whew..."
Beast Fire Old Geezer exhaled a mouthful of dark smoke, and the mixed aura emanating from his body suddenly became one. His meridians, bones, and blood were like wild grass after a long drought finally meeting sweet rain, bursting forth almost madly.
His lean, withered body slowly straightened, his muscles swelling and bulging once more. His face, which had looked seventy or eighty years old, abruptly became twenty or thirty years younger.
For so many years, this was the first time he had circulated Dou Qi smoothly and operated his cultivation method. The long-standing accumulated injuries were swept clean in an instant, actually making him burst with a youthlike vigor for a moment.
"My lord."
His gaze fell on Xiao Yan, and he immediately suppressed the excitement in his heart, rose, and bowed.
If he had not met this lord today, he still would not have known how much longer he would have to suffer before hope arrived.
"Get up. How do you feel now?"
Xiao Yan sized him up. This fellow, who was suspected to come from Demon Flame Valley, also had a fire attribute, and judging from his aura, he should have refined a beast flame of no low grade.
Now that he had taken the medicinal pill and stripped away his old injuries and accumulated ailments, his strength naturally rose accordingly. In just a few short minutes, he had stabilized at a three-star Dou Wang.
"My whole body feels smooth and comfortable, as if I've been reborn! If I'm given a few more years, returning to my peak cultivation won't be difficult."
The old man's tone became even more respectful.
"That's good."
Xiao Yan nodded, got up, and extinguished the furnace fire. "Come with me to the Jia Ma Imperial Palace first to handle some matters.