"Mm."
"Man proposes, heaven disposes?"
"As for Heavenly Flames, I don't care much about them."
"I have already gathered the materials for the Form Transformation Pill that I previously proposed exchanging with you, Venerable Yao. I ask that you refine it!"
"If it succeeds, I will offer the Bone-Generating Blood-Melding Pill with both hands!"
"And I will also give Brother Xiao Yan the locations of several other Heavenly Flames that I know of, helping Venerable Yao regain his body and return to the continent as soon as possible!"
Ye Changge said to the Ring.
"Mm, first find a quiet, secluded valley."
"Your teacher needs to refine several medicinal pills. While we're at it, it's time to improve Yan's cultivation and Dou Techniques as well."
Old Yao's voice came from the Ring.
"Yes, Teacher."
Xiao Yan replied respectfully.
One month later.
Within an empty, tranquil valley, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged atop a bluish stone with his eyes closed, cultivating. A bottle of Qi Recovery Pills lay before him.
Judging from the faint rise and fall of Xiao Yan's chest, as well as the streams of energy and turbid air continuously entering and leaving around his nostrils, he had clearly reached a critical point in his cultivation.
"Whew!"
Xiao Yan opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing through them.
"I've finally broken through to a five-star Dou Zhe."
Nearby, Old Yao was working the Black Demon Cauldron before him.
While controlling the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in his hands, Old Yao continuously tossed in a dazzling array of medicinal ingredients. Within the cauldron, a dark-red pill was gradually taking shape.
As the pill continued to form, muffled rumbles began to sound from the clouds overhead above this small valley.
With a thunderous boom, the sound shook heaven and earth.
Another bolt of