Absorbing the Heart Blood Essence, a Month Later
In the courtyard.
Xiao Yan took out the Earth Fire Lotus Platform and sat down in the center position with practiced ease.
He released his Soul Power, enveloping the entire Small Courtyard to prevent others from disturbing it.
Upon seeing this, the Yao Lao released his Bone Spirit Cold Flame, ready to deal with any situation at any time.
On the lotus platform, Xiao Yan took out the Fire Lizard's corpse.
Even though the Fire Lizard, at the Dou Venerate level, was completely dead, its body still exuded a powerful aura that could not be ignored.
If you place your hand on it, you can still feel its residual heat; it's still hot enough to burn you.
Xiao Yan reached out and cut open the Fire Lizard's chest with his hand, revealing its bright red heart.
After cutting open the heart, he used his Soul Power to guide the essence and blood inside to be extracted, and then tightly wrapped it with his Soul Power.
After extracting the essence blood, he put the headless Dou Venerate Fire Lizard corpse back into his Storage Ring and carefully protected it.
The corpse of this Dou Venerate Fire Lizard will be of extraordinary value in the future, whether it is used to refine pills or to create puppets.
For example, if the corpse of this Dou Venerate Fire Lizard and the Crimson Orb were added to the Myriad Beast Blood Pill, it might be possible to upgrade the quality of the Myriad Beast Pill to Eighth Tier.
"Absorbing the Heart Blood Essence of this Dou Venerate Fire Lizard should be enough for me to raise my physique to the limit among Tier 7 Magical Beast. Then, after refining the Eighth Tier Myriad Beast Pill, my physique will be comparable to that of Tier 8 Magical Beast." Thinking this, Xiao Yan was full of energy.
He opened his mouth and swallowed the Heart Blood Essence of the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard.
As the essence and blood entered his abdomen, a tremendous energy exploded within his body in an instant.
A terrifying heat spread throughout his body. This drop of Heart Blood Essence, which contained most of the essence of the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard, lived up to Xiao Yan's expectations.
The scorching energy surged into his limbs and bones, and Xiao Yan revealed an expression of enjoyment. This energy, which would be enough to burn others to ashes, was the most comfortable nourishment for him, who possessed the Fire Spirit Body.
Muscles, tendons, blood—every part of the body, down to the smallest pore, is being absorbed like a thirsty sponge, frantically absorbing the energy that symbolizes moisture.
As his power continued to rise, Xiao Yan could clearly feel his body being further optimized, as if he were being meticulous and could not tolerate the slightest flaw.
However, this process didn't even last a minute before the energy in his body... was depleted!
Xiao Yan opened his eyes, still feeling unsatisfied, but his mood wasn't very pleasant.
"Unfortunately, the higher the level of physical improvement, the greater the amount of energy required."
This time, he only managed to raise his physique to the Seventh Rank perfection, not even reaching the half-step Eighth Rank. Xiao Yan had expected this, so although he was unhappy, he wasn't disappointed.
"Never mind, this Heart Blood Essence is only a part of the Fire Lizard's essence. The real big part is the physical body containing a lot of its energy, and the most precious Crimson Orb."
"I'll refine my alchemy skills, and then I'll find a way to turn these into pills. Even if the energy needed to break through to the Eighth Rank physique is enormous, it should be enough." Xiao Yan comforted himself, and the frustration in his heart dissipated.
He regained his composure and looked at the Yao Lao, saying, "Teacher, that's enough."
The Yao Lao withdrew his attention, sensing that Xiao Yan's aura had clearly improved significantly, and nodded in satisfaction. "Yan'er, your physique reminds me of some top-tier Tier 7 Magical Beast I encountered in the Central Plains."
Xiao Yan said, "It's a pity I couldn't break through to the Eighth Rank directly. I'll have to find a way to refine pills to try and break through again."
The Yao Lao was speechless for a moment, then patted Xiao Yan's shoulder helplessly. "Yan'er, the higher your cultivation level, the more difficult it is to break through."
Your physique, comparable to Tier 7 Magical Beast, is already equivalent to the cultivation level of Dou Zong. Breaking through to the Tier 8 Magical Beast physique is equivalent to a Dou Zong breaking through to the Dou Zun Dou Venerate.
For others, let alone breaking through from Dou Zong to Dou Venerate, even breaking through from the Dou Zong stage to the One-Star would often take several years or even more than ten years.
"You're not even twenty years old yet, and to have achieved your current level of cultivation is already fast enough. Even those Ancient Clans wouldn't look down on your Heaven-Swallowing Talent, so why push yourself so hard?"
"You should slow down, take some time to reflect, and prioritize your training in Dou Skill and alchemy," the Yao Lao advised.
Xiao Yan smiled and replied, "I understand, teacher."
While saying this, Xiao Yan was thinking to himself, "After the Vientiane Auction ends, I'll find some time to plunder Demon Flame Valley. Once I get the method for refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet Heavenly Demon Puppet and create the first one, I won't need to worry about the Pill Lightning anymore."
At that time, we will begin refining the Eighth Tier Myriad Beast Pill.
Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
As Yao Lao wished, Xiao Yan did indeed calm his somewhat restless mind and pick up the basics again.
Dou Skill and alchemy became his main areas of study.
In terms of Dou Skill, the main focus is on learning the <Five Wheel Fire Method> obtained from Venerable Skyfire.
This technique is both Dou Skill and a fire control method. It is divided into five levels, namely wolf, leopard, lion, tiger and dragon. Each level represents a different level. When all five levels are fully condensed and the Five Wheel Fire Array is formed, there will be a huge boost, and the power of Heaven Rank Dou Skill can be unleashed.
Xiao Yan hasn't been studying for very long, and he has only just managed to form a wolf shape, which is not yet complete.
In terms of alchemy, I am still learning from Yao Lao.
Like cultivation, alchemy becomes increasingly difficult to improve as you progress.
Every slight improvement allows one to surpass countless others.
With Yao Lao's level of eighth-grade and ninth-grade alchemy, he is more than capable of teaching Xiao Yan, who has not yet truly reached the eighth-grade level of alchemy.
Of course, besides learning Dou Skill and alchemy, Xiao Yan also devoted some of his time to Zi Yan and Xiao Xun'er.
In one month, he refined a lot of pills for Zi Yan, and the little girl didn't eat them for nothing.
When she went out to find Medicinal Herbs, she would bring one for him. Although the Medicinal Herbs were only at the level of Tier 5 Medicinal Pill ingredients, they were not high-value Medicinal Herbs for Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan remembered this kindness.
On the other hand, getting along with Xiao Xun'er was much simpler.
Neither of them asked anything of the other; simply being together every day was enough for them.
Xiao Yan wasn't in a hurry to take out the Ancient Jade for Xun'er to trade with the Ancient Clan.
As he himself said, the more Heaven-Swallowing Talent he displays and the stronger he becomes, the more he can acquire through trade.
Therefore, maximizing profits is achieved by trading only when one's physique reaches the Eighth Rank.
It's worth mentioning that while Xiao Yan had a leisurely month, the commotion outside didn't diminish at all.
Among these, Jia Nan Academy is naturally the first to be affected.
The fragment of the Fallen Heart Flame Split Flame thrown into the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, and its effect was no less than before.
After testing it for a few days and finding no problems, Jia Nan Academy restarted the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.
This caused a huge stir.