Another Method of Resurrection

It really couldn't be blamed on Xiao Yan for being so desperate. After witnessing Brother Jin's strength, how could he possibly sit still?

They had all grown up together, running around naked as children. And now, you had gone and left me in the dust all by yourself.

How was I supposed to tolerate that?

At that moment, Xiao Yan wanted to become stronger than ever.

It wouldn't matter if he was doing poorly on his own. But if he was doing poorly while his brother was doing damn well, then that was just too frustrating.

Seeing Xiao Yan's anxious appearance, Xiao Jin couldn't help laughing. He turned to the Pill Tower Ancestor and said, "Old man, can't you help out a little?"

"Why should I help?"

"Xiao Yan is my Third Brother, right?"

"Right."

"Yao Chen is a member of the Pill Tower, correct?"

"Correct."

"You're a member of the Pill Tower too, right?"

"More or less."

"Well, there you have it. Someone from your Pill Tower bullied my Third Brother and stole three years of his Dou Qi. As the founder of the Pill Tower, shouldn't you give him some compensation?"

"..."

The Pill Tower Ancestor was so angry that he laughed. "You mean that if a bad person eats a pill you refined in the future and then kills someone, the victim's family should come after you for revenge?"

"Old man, stop twisting things around. This is completely different." Xiao Jin was utterly unreasonable, yet somehow still full of confidence.

"You brat, who exactly is twisting things around?" How could this kid turn the accusation back on him?

Seeing that the Pill Tower Ancestor refused to budge, Xiao Jin's eyes spun twice. He turned to Yao Chen and said, "Senior Yao Chen, why don't we make a deal?"

"Little fellow, you don't need to probe me." Yao Chen had been famous across the continent for many years. How could he fail to see through Xiao Jin's intentions? "Even if you hadn't brought up a deal, I was already planning to take your Third Brother as my disciple."

After observing him for three years, he had confirmed that Xiao Yan's character was utterly incomparable to Han Feng's ilk.

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Yan and asked with a teasing smile, "Boy, aren't you going to acknowledge me as your teacher?"

Xiao Yan froze for a moment before rejoicing. He immediately bowed down. "Teacher, please accept this disciple's bow."

After Xiao Yan rose, Xiao Jin smiled and said, "Congratulations, Third Brother. This is the renowned Venerable Yao, Yao Chen, who was famous throughout the Central Plains Continent back then. He's an Eight-Grade Peak Alchemist."

Xiao Yan's heart burned with excitement.

Since he used the title Venerable, his strength had definitely reached the legendary Dou Zun realm.

He was also an Eight-Grade Peak Alchemist. To have such a powerhouse as his teacher meant that Xiao Yan had struck it rich this time.

Yao Chen was slightly surprised. "You certainly know a lot."

But he quickly understood. With that senior present, there probably weren't many secrets left on the continent in Xiao Jin's eyes.

With Yao Chen's soul, he could only vaguely sense the Pill Tower Ancestor's condition.

However, his insight was still quite impressive. Based on his deductions, this existence, who was also a soul body like himself, should be the legendary senior who had established the Pill Tower.

With such a senior present, Xiao Jin naturally wouldn't acknowledge him as his teacher.

An Emperor Realm Soul and the strength of a Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng—combined, those two things meant that this person was definitely a Ninth-Grade Alchemist.

It was said that back then, one of the Pill Tower's seniors had risked his life to refine a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill.

With this person's abilities, even if he couldn't refine a Ninth-Grade Golden Pill, refining a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill should be well within his capabilities.

Of course, knowing this was one thing. Yao Chen wouldn't say anything.

All he needed to do was devote himself to teaching Xiao Yan and avoid repeating the mistake he had made with Han Feng.

Thinking of Han Feng, Yao Chen couldn't help feeling gloomy.

He had treated Han Feng with all his heart, never expecting that this unfilial disciple would turn around and repay him by ripping out his heart.

Han Feng, Old Man Mu Gu, and the Soul Hall were all his enemies.

Noticing the shifting emotions in Yao Chen's eyes, Xiao Jin naturally knew what he was thinking.

"Senior Yao Chen, you don't need to worry. Since you've accepted my Third Brother as your disciple, the deal I mentioned still stands."

Yao Chen froze. He hadn't expected Xiao Jin to still remember that.

"Little fellow, I'm quite interested in the deal you mentioned." A deal that Xiao Jin had brought up repeatedly was surely no trivial matter.

Xiao Jin didn't beat around the bush. He said bluntly, "I plan to help Senior Yao Chen resurrect."

"Resurrect?" Xiao Yan tilted his head in confusion, not knowing what his younger brother meant.

Could someone really be resurrected after becoming a soul body?

"You know a method of resurrection?" Yao Chen wasn't surprised. With the Pill Tower Ancestor's heaven-defying abilities, nothing would be strange.

Xiao Jin nodded and brushed his finger across his Storage Ring. Several items soon appeared before everyone.

"The remains of a Three-Star Dou Sheng powerhouse, the Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pill Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, and the Essence Blood of a Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan member at the Seven-Star Dou Sheng realm." Xiao Jin pointed to the three items one by one. Then he raised a finger, and a deep-purple flame swirled around its tip.

"What I'm missing now are three kinds of Heavenly Flames. As long as I have enough Heavenly Flames, I can help Senior Yao Chen complete his resurrection."

In the original story, Xiao Yan didn't help Yao Chen resurrect until he broke through to the Dou Zun realm.

It wasn't that Xiao Yan didn't want to help Yao Chen resurrect. It was just that he had to seize all the heavenly treasures himself.

Without sufficient strength, it was easy to show off and end up getting beaten instead.

But Xiao Jin was different. His Storage Ring contained nearly every famous treasure one could name.

Moreover, apart from the Seventh-Grade Medicinal Pill Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, the remaining materials were all better than the ones Xiao Yan had prepared in the original story.

If Yao Chen could resurrect, he would most likely surpass his original-story counterpart, directly crossing over the Half-Saint realm and entering the true Dou Sheng realm.

Furthermore, with Xiao Jin's aptitude, by the time he could refine three Heavenly Flames, he would at least have reached the Dou Zong realm.

By then, the odds of resurrecting Yao Chen would be quite high.

Yao Chen was tempted. He knew how precious the materials before him were. Although he didn't know where Xiao Jin had obtained them, he certainly had to seize any opportunity to resurrect.

"Little fellow, what do you want this old man to do?"

Since it was a deal, there naturally had to be gains and losses.

Yao Chen understood this well and hadn't allowed the joy of resurrection to cloud his judgment.

"After Senior Yao Chen resurrects, I hope to borrow your strength to resurrect my teacher."

Even with Xiao Jin's heaven-defying aptitude, it would take at least ten years for him to break through to the Dou Sheng realm.

But there wasn't that much time before the Soul Hall appeared.

The Testing Ceremony had ended today. Tomorrow, Nalan Yanran would come to break off her engagement.

At that time, Xiao Yan would establish the Three-Year Agreement.

In other words, there were only three years before the Soul Hall discovered the Xiao Clan.

Although he definitely wouldn't fear Protector Wu, who appeared at the Misty Cloud Sect in the original story, three years from now, Protector Wu was merely the lowest-level existence in the Soul Hall.

Above him were countless Dou Zong and Dou Zun powerhouses. There were even several Dou Shengs.

Xiao Jin wasn't arrogant enough to think that he could develop to the point of opposing the Soul Hall, this colossal force, within three years. Even if he used the power of his Emperor Realm Soul to defeat the Soul Hall's Hall Master, could he stand against Soul Heaven Emperor?

Moreover, he knew very well that the Soul Clan alone had several Eight-Star Dou Shengs. An Emperor Realm Soul could merely match an Eight-Star Dou Sheng; it couldn't guarantee that it could defeat one, much less several Eight-Star Dou Shengs.

If he could obtain the Pill Tower Ancestor's assistance by then, things would be much easier for him.

Moreover, a Nine-Star Dou Sheng possessed the ability to open up spatial passages. At worst, he could still take the Xiao Clan and flee.