Low Earth-Tier Fire-Attribute Technique

"Low Earth-Tier fire-attribute technique."

At the summit of a mountain somewhere in the Jia Ma Empire, Queen Medusa, who was meditating to recover her Dou Qi, opened her eyes, a fierce longing rising in her heart.

The Snake-People Tribe's bloodline was of a cold yin attribute and naturally disliked yang and fire attributes. But Queen Medusa was an exception, because of the soul of her companion snake-shaped magical beast.

Not long after being born, members of the Snake-People Tribe would have a snake-shaped magical beast soul infused into them by the tribe's experts through a secret technique. As they grew older and stronger, they gradually fused with it until there was no distinction between them. They could even transform into magical beast forms and fight others, much like shape-shifting magical beasts summoning their true bodies. This was one of the Snake-People Tribe's trump cards.

Queen Medusa's companion snake-shaped magical beast was a sixth-tier fire-attributed magical beast known as the Purple Nether Flame Snake.

If she had the Earth Flame Technique, she might not have risked considering evolution through a Heavenly Flame, and could have instead broken through to Dou Zong normally.

"The situation isn't bad now, either."

Medusa finished unsealing herself and meditating. Rising to her feet, she formed wings from Dou Qi once more and continued traveling in a certain direction.

If she could obtain the remnant soul and magic core of a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, then use the Green Lotus Core Flame to transform into one before breaking through to Dou Zong, her future would be far broader than if she cultivated a Low Earth-Tier technique. Reaching Dou Zun would be a smooth road ahead.

Meanwhile, atop Misty Cloud Mountain in the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun felt her hands and feet turn cold.

"Surely... it can't be that much of a coincidence, can it!?" Yun Yun took a sip of hot tea to calm herself.

Xiao Ting had mentioned in the Notes that one of the Eight Ancient Clans from a thousand years ago was called the Hun Clan.

She had a powerful premonition that the Soul Hall was connected to this Hun Clan.

If she wanted to attack members of the Soul Hall, wouldn't that mean becoming enemies with an Ancient Clan as well?

But when she thought of how the Misty Cloud Sect's patriarch had died in connection with the Soul Hall, her gaze hardened.

As the ninth-generation sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect, she did not merely need to act against the Soul Hall to obtain the legacy. She also had to avenge her predecessor.

If Patriarch Yun Potian were still alive, the Misty Cloud Sect would not now be merely a second-rate force on the Northwest Continent.

"I'll head to the front lines soon. Perhaps I'll have a chance to find members of the Soul Hall in the Chu Yun Empire," Yun Yun pondered silently.

She turned her attention back to the Notes, whose contents were still updating.

[Yao Lao said that starting tomorrow, until my cousin leaves to gain experience, he would guide us in cultivating techniques and Dou Techniques together.]

[With a former Tier 8 Peak Alchemist and a peak Dou Zun expert teaching me, my strength will definitely improve quickly. This is worth recording as well, and I can also record every detail of my cousin becoming stronger from an observer's perspective.]

Queen Medusa came to an abrupt halt in midair, her heart pounding wildly. "An Eighth-Rank Alchemist, a peak Dou Zun..."

Of course. How could someone capable of teaching a future Dou Di possibly be weak?

She simply had not expected him to be one of the strongest experts beneath Dou Sheng.

And an Eighth-Rank Alchemist as well.

"Hiss..." Yun Yun's breathing quickened before she revealed a relieved smile. "Yanran, your loss was not unjust."

She was merely a Dou Emperor. The strongest alchemist known to the Misty Cloud Sect, Pill King Gu He, had only recently entered the sixth rank.

For the disciple she had raised to fight a disciple raised by Yao Lao was already probably the brightest moment of her life.

"The Three Year Agreement... it will be a good opportunity for Yanran to learn that there are always greater mountains beyond mountains and greater people beyond people, and temper her character."

Though she had long guessed at Yao Lao's identity and strength, Yun Yun only truly changed her mindset after learning the truth.

As for this information, Qing Lin, who was sweeping a courtyard within the Mo Tie Mercenary Group in Shimo City, felt no ripples in her heart.

She only wanted to know what her future would be as a mixed-blood descendant of the Snake-People Tribe and humans.

In comparison, Xiao Yi Xian, who was riding in a magical beast carriage from Qingshan Town to Wutan City, was extremely excited. "An Eighth-Rank Alchemist..."

What she desired most was to become an alchemist. Yet because she lacked the talent, she could only be an ordinary pharmacist. Still, she held a special fondness for the profession of alchemist—or perhaps it could be called an obsession.

"Someone like that must know what is wrong with my body." Expectation and unease flashed through Xiao Yi Xian's eyes.

But immediately afterward, she realized that she did not need Yao Lao to give her an answer at all.

Who could understand her condition better than Xiao Ting, a transmigrator?

"I'll arrive in Wutan City tomorrow. I wonder if I'll be able to meet him." Xiao Yi Xian subconsciously clenched her hand.

As a little healer from a small town, it would not be so easy for her to meet the talented young master of the Xiao Clan.

Without a suitable reason, trying to stage a chance encounter or rashly showing up at his door would only arouse suspicion.

But in the next moment, a gleam lit up her eyes.

[After bidding farewell to Yao Lao and my cousin, Xun'er and I headed to Yuhua Hall in West Street Third Market of Wutan City. This breakfast shop is Xun'er's favorite, and its morning dishes have the distinctive flavor of the Dou Qi Continent.]

"Yuhua Hall." Xiao Yi Xian's heart leaped with joy.

As she and Xun'er were both women, it was perfectly reasonable for her to visit Yuhua Hall after arriving in Wutan City, having heard of its fine reputation, and sample its breakfast dishes!

As long as Xiao Ting and Xun'er went to Yuhua Hall again over the next few days, it would be her opportunity.

[On the way, Xun'er asked whether I was interested in Yao Lao's identity.]

[At the time, I really wanted to tell her, my foolish little sister, it isn't that I'm not interested. It's just that in this Dou Qi Continent, no one understands Yao Lao better than I do.]

[Why Yao Lao was expelled from the Yao Clan, what kind of schemes he suffered behind the scenes, and what has become of beauties such as Hu Jiujiu and Han Shanshan—I know even more clearly than Yao Lao himself.]

[I wanted even more to tell her that I understand her completely too. I know her identity and background, and I know she is worthy of trust.]

[But before becoming strong enough, I can only pretend not to know.]

[To keep you from bearing too much pressure, there are some things I cannot do either.]

[As long as I become a Dou Sheng, every problem can be easily resolved. Ten years is not too long to wait.]

Hiss!

Medusa, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and even Xun'er all had their pupils suddenly contract.

They were not surprised that Xiao Ting knew many secrets they had concealed, but the meaning of his final sentence was... that he believed he could become a Dou Sheng within ten years!?

If anyone else had said that, even a core descendant of a Dou God Clan and a Dou Sheng Seed, people would still doubt it.

But Xiao Ting had said it, and he had said it in the Notes as a private thought "visible only to himself."

Then he must have absolute confidence.

"A Dou Sheng in ten years, while he is only a Dou Shi now... wouldn't that mean breaking through one major realm every year before reaching Dou Zun?"

It was unbelievable. Hard to believe.

"So it will take no more than ten years." Xun'er revealed a radiant smile.

[In the future, I will definitely have to reveal some things to Yao Lao at the right time. That way, when my strength is sufficient and I need help, I can seek out Feng Zunzhe as a backer.]

[I specifically asked Xun'er whether souls also had realms. She told me that souls are divided into the Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, Heaven Realm, and Emperor Realm.]

[I understand all this well. My soul is currently at the Mid Mortal Realm. The Spirit Realm is... the Heaven Realm... the Emperor Realm...]

[A late nine-star Dou Sheng with an Emperor Realm soul is considered a Quasi-Emperor.]

[There is a Quasi-Emperor's legacy waiting there. Once my strength is sufficient, I will go obtain it.]

[At the location of that legacy, there is also a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python Nest. It contains at least several hundred Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python souls, all of which can live a second life through the Snake-People Tribe's secret technique. There is also a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python Legacy that can help a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python become a saint.]

[When the opportunity arises in the future, I can subdue a Purple Nether Flame Snake, then have Yao Lao refine a seventh-rank medicinal pill to help it transform into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. In the future, I will have a Dou Sheng guard.]

Queen Medusa:?

Queen Medusa:!

You're using this to tempt me, Your Majesty? How could I possibly resist!?