Chen Yang Advanced to Dou Ling! Xiao Yan Broke Through to Dou Zhe!

"Low-level Earth-tier Cultivation Method!"

"It looked like Xiao Zhan had successfully switched cultivation methods!"

Chen Yang murmured inwardly, letting the system automatically convert his Dou Qi while Ya Fei moved on her own.

With everything fully automated, Chen Yang felt utterly at ease.

"Younger Brother... do you... have something you're happy about?"

Ya Fei, whose eyes had been tightly shut, sensed some changes. When she opened them and saw the faint smile on Chen Yang's face, she asked curiously.

"With a woman as beautiful as Sister Ya Fei, shouldn't I be happy?" Chen Yang folded his hands beneath his head, giving himself a better view of Ya Fei.

"You naughty younger brother, you really know how to make your sister happy!" Ya Fei rode even harder!

After obtaining the low-level Earth-tier Cultivation Method, the previous Mysterious Tier High-Grade Cultivation Method, the Crimson Flame Art, did not disappear directly. Chen Yang still clearly remembered its contents.

"Mm... gradual improvement is the right way!"

"That way, the cultivation methods I obtain can become the Clan's foundation in the future!"

The most traditional belief of people from the Dragon Kingdom was to carry on the family line.

Besides, with his family's Nine Clans game, he carried not only the bloodline inheritance of the Chen Clan, but also that of his mother's Li Clan.

He would marry a few more wives and have more sons and daughters. There had to be suitable cultivation methods to pass down, right?

The cultivation methods rewarded by the system were all the best of their rank. Even the Fen Jue, after evolving to the corresponding level, could not compare to the system's rewarded cultivation methods in terms of pure combat endurance.

The previous Crimson Flame Art, the current Blazing Sun True Art, and those to come would all become the foundation of his Chen Clan!

"It's just that after this cultivation method advanced to the Earth Tier, the previous Third-Grade Medicine Cauldron can no longer withstand the scorching flames!"

Chen Yang looked at the medicine cauldron, which had already developed some cracks, then went out to find Guni!

"Teacher, you're here?"

Guni looked at Chen Yang and respectfully bowed.

"Are you still using the medicine cauldron from before?"

Chen Yang asked.

"Yes, Teacher. This medicine cauldron was left behind by my late benefactor."

Guni answered cautiously, afraid Chen Yang would think he was insufficiently loyal.

"Filial piety is a good thing, but using a Second-grade Medicine Cauldron to refine Third-grade Pills is ultimately still lacking!"

"Replace it with something better. It would be best if you got one above the fourth grade!"

Chen Yang said to Guni.

"Understood, Teacher. I'll have the Clan send over a Fourth-grade Medicine Cauldron right away!"

There were only two Alchemists above the fifth grade in the entire Jia Ma Empire. There was no market for Fifth-grade Medicine Cauldrons in the Jia Ma Empire, and even if there were, they would be extremely expensive. With Guni's assets as a newly promoted Third-grade Alchemist, he was still somewhat stretched thin.

"Mm!"

Chen Yang nodded and turned to leave!

A few days later, Chen Yang was flipping through a Mysterious Tier Low-grade movement Dou Technique.

This was part of the Mittel Auction House's stock. It had originally been intended for auction during something like the auction house's twentieth anniversary, but now it had ended up with Chen Yang.

"Brother Yang!"

At that moment, a figure entered from the front courtyard. Seeing the courtyard gate open and Chen Yang sitting beneath the hall eaves, he waved in greeting.

"Not bad. You've already reached Sixth Stage Dou Qi!"

"I suppose the Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid and Body Tempering Pills should be nearly used up as well?"

Chen Yang looked at Xiao Yan and nodded in satisfaction.

"If not for Brother Yang, there's no way I could have broken through three stages of Dou Qi in just a month and a half!"

Xiao Yan bowed, and Chen Yang accepted it calmly.

"Here, these are ten bottles of Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid for this month!"

"I imagine they'll be enough for you to use for a month!"

The rate at which Xiao Yan consumed Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid would gradually increase as his strength rose.

Next month, he would likely need more than fifteen bottles of Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid!

Cutting the speed of advancing to Dou Zhe in half?

Building an incomparably solid foundation?

That was all piled up with resources!

It was just that Yan Di of the Endless Fire Domain would never have imagined that the user of this Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid would still have to worry about money.

Xiao Yan paid five hundred thousand Gold Coins with a bitter expression.

Fortunately, his Teacher had told him last time to find ways to earn money, and he had done so.

Otherwise, let alone Two Million Gold Coins, even if Nalan Yanran had agreed to give him Five Million, it would not have been enough for half a year of cultivation.

"Oh, right, Brother Yang!"

"I've also prepared the medicinal materials you asked for!"

"I brought them all with me today!"

As he spoke, Xiao Yan took out bundle after bundle of medicinal materials from his Storage Ring and placed them before Chen Yang.

"Mm!"

Chen Yang glanced over them and nodded.

This Three-Spiral Clear Wind Pill was a fourth-grade pill. Its effect was also straightforward and brutal: it could directly raise a Dou Grandmaster with Wind Attribute Dou Qi by three stars.

It had been created by an Alchemist from an ancient Dou God Clan that cultivated Wind Attribute Dou Qi.

Products of a Dou God Clan were bound to be exceptional.

This medicinal pill had no side effects whatsoever. Compared to the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, it was more specialized but more stable. Moreover, the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill involved randomness and required three different special flames to refine.

Chen Yang did not possess even one special flame at the moment. What he could refine would only be an Ordinary Green Spirit Pill, so the Three-Spiral Clear Wind Pill was more suitable!

"You should first..."

Chen Yang was about to tell Xiao Yan to return first when the System Prompt suddenly sounded in his mind again.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the highest-grade medicine cauldron in Wutan City is Guni's Fourth-grade Medicine Cauldron. The host has obtained one Fifth-grade Medicine Cauldron!]

In truth, the highest-grade medicine cauldron currently in Wutan City was Medicine Elder's Black Demon Cauldron.

However, Medicine Elder was an outsider, and he had not passed the medicine cauldron down to Xiao Yan.

If Chen Yang wanted to obtain a medicine cauldron of a higher grade than the Black Demon Cauldron, he would either have to wait for Medicine Elder to give it to Xiao Yan or wait until he went to Starfall Pavilion.

Having obtained a new medicine cauldron, Chen Yang naturally did not send Xiao Yan back.

"Come with me first. I'll refine the medicinal pill, and you can take it back to your father!"

Chen Yang said instead.

"Thank you, Brother Yang!"

Xiao Yan nodded heavily. His father was about to become a Nine-star Great Dou Shi.

Once he reached Nine-star Great Dou Shi, Xiao Yan could ask his Teacher to refine medicinal pills that increased the chance of breaking through to Dou Ling. At that point, his father would have hope of becoming a Dou Ling powerhouse!

Xiao Yan followed Chen Yang into the room. Chen Yang ordered two maidservants to guard the entrance to the small courtyard, then waved a hand and took out the new medicine cauldron to begin refining pills.

"Fifth-grade Medicine Cauldron?"

"Trash!"

Medicine Elder looked through Xiao Yan's vision at the medicine cauldron Chen Yang had taken out, his face full of disdain.

"Keep bragging. From what I can see, you don't even have a medicine cauldron when you refine pills, yet you're looking down on Brother Yang's!"

Xiao Yan curled his lip.

"Heh!"

"Just wait. Once we get back, I'll show you what a truly good medicine cauldron looks like!"

Provoked by Xiao Yan, Medicine Elder immediately felt the urge to show off.

He refused to believe that the possessions of a dignified Venerable Yao, a Peak Eighth-grade Alchemist, could be inferior to those of a Fourth-grade Alchemist!

As Chen Yang began open furnace alchemy, Xiao Yan watched from the side.

During the alchemy process, Medicine Elder occasionally let out startled sounds, irritating Xiao Yan to no end.

If he were not afraid of disturbing Chen Yang, he truly wanted to slap Medicine Elder twice.

Though he could not hit a Soul Body, nor could he defeat Medicine Elder!

"This little fellow has some skill in alchemy. His foundation is exceptionally solid!"

"I'm afraid he's more than just a Fourth-grade Alchemist!"

Medicine Elder remarked.

"Brother Yang is using a Fifth-grade Medicine Cauldron. He should be a Fifth-grade Alchemist!"

Xiao Yan said.

"The possibility of him being fifth-grade is low. He's only a Da Dou Shi, and I don't see him possessing any special flames. Refining Fifth-grade Pills requires a tremendous amount of Dou Qi energy, which is a major test of endurance!"

"Unless..."

Medicine Elder first denied the possibility, then mentioned a special condition.

"Unless what?"

Xiao Yan promptly played along.

"Unless he cultivates an Earth-tier Cultivation Method!"

Medicine Elder said.

"Hiss..."

"Earth Tier!"

Xiao Yan sucked in a cold breath. He also felt that Chen Yang might very well cultivate an Earth-tier Cultivation Method. After all, if not for a force possessing an Earth-tier Cultivation Method, how could they raise a young genius like Chen Yang?

Soon, an hour and a half passed.

Bang!

Chen Yang lightly slapped the medicine cauldron. The medicinal pill emerged, and after storing it in a jade bottle, Chen Yang tossed it to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan hurriedly caught it and looked at Chen Yang with a face full of admiration.

"Brother Yang, your alchemy is truly incredible!"

Xiao Yan gave him a thumbs-up.

"Once you become a Dou Zhe, if you want to learn alchemy, I can teach you as well!"

Chen Yang said with a smile.

"Ah... Brother Yang, I... I already have a Teacher!"

Xiao Yan scratched his head. Although he and Medicine Elder often bickered, he still respected Medicine Elder deeply.

"All right!"

Chen Yang had only said it casually. Naturally, he knew Xiao Yan had a Teacher.

"This Pill is called the Three-Spiral Clear Wind Pill. Its effect is to directly raise a Dou Grandmaster with Wind Attribute Dou Qi by three stars!"

"After you return, have your father take it as soon as possible!"

"As for the price of this medicinal pill, consider it that you owe me a favor!"

Chen Yang said as he looked at Xiao Yan!

"Xiao Yan understands!"

"Thank you, Brother Yang!"

Xiao Yan nodded, deeply shaken. If news of this medicinal pill spread, it would likely cause an enormous uproar. Powerful figures with younger relatives who were Wind Attribute Da Dou Shi would probably trample down the threshold of Chen Yang's home.

After thanking Chen Yang once more, Xiao Yan first went to Guni to collect a month's worth of Body Tempering Pills, then returned to give the Three-Spiral Clear Wind Pill to Xiao Zhan.

When Xiao Zhan heard that this medicinal pill was actually for him, he immediately bowed from afar in the direction of the Mite'er Family.

"Father should take it quickly, lest something unexpected happen!" Xiao Yan urged Xiao Zhan.

"Understood. Father will take it now!" Xiao Zhan nodded.

Three hours later, Chen Yang was eating dinner in the courtyard when the System Prompt sounded in his mind!

[Ding!]

[Detected that the strongest person in Wutan City is Xiao Zhan, with the strength of a Nine-star Great Dou Shi. The host's strength has increased to Two-star Dou Ling!]

"Whew... I've finally become a Dou Ling!"

Chen Yang gave a slight smile. Looking inward at the sea-urchin-shaped Dou Crystal within his body, Chen Yang nodded in satisfaction.

At this point, his plans in Wutan City had reached their peak!

Among fourth-grade pills, there were none that could reliably allow someone to advance to Dou Ling. Those that assisted in increasing the chance of advancing to Dou Ling would still require Xiao Zhan to reach Great Dou Shi Perfected first.

Moreover, his current Two-star Dou Ling cultivation was sufficient for now!

In the days that followed, Chen Yang either practiced movement Dou Techniques, sparred with Ya Fei over riding skills, or occasionally went to the Xiao Family to guide Xiao Ling's cultivation. The little girl possessed Water Attribute Dou Qi, and Chen Yang had asked Mittel to acquire a Mysterious Tier Mid-grade water-attribute cultivation method.

As for Xiao Yan, the things Nalan Yanran had promised him were not delivered until two months later. She had likely argued with her family over them.

Soon, half a year had passed since Chen Yang arrived on the Dou Qi Continent.

That day, at the Xiao Family.

After being ruthlessly beaten by Medicine Elder, Xiao Yan soaked in Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid to cultivate and effortlessly broke through to the Dou Zhe level without even using the Qi Gathering Powder...