Xiao Yan glanced down at his stark-naked body. He was used to it by now, and casually took out a fresh set of black robes to put on.
Once dressed, he put away the Earth Fire Lotus Platform in his Storage Ring.
Though the Earth Fire Lotus Platform was merely something born alongside a Heavenly Flame, it had proved remarkably useful. It could still help him in the future, so he had to take good care of it.
"Xiao Yan, how much did you gain this time?" Yao Lao asked impatiently.
Xiao Yan grinned and scratched his head, looking rather smug. "Heh, quite a lot. I improved in every respect. Which one are you asking about, Teacher?"
"That Body Refining Technique of yours, of course," Yao Lao said. "What talent did you awaken with the Green Lotus Core Flame?"
Xiao Yan nodded. "So that's what you're curious about, Teacher. In that case, I'll start with..."
"My cultivation."
Yao Lao: ?
Seeing Yao Lao's sour expression, Xiao Yan chuckled mischievously. "You can probably sense my cultivation clearly enough, Teacher. I went from One-Star Dou Wang to Four-Star Dou Wang. Not bad."
"With me at Four-Star Dou Wang, we should be able to defeat an ordinary High-Level Dou Zong if you possess me again, right?"
Yao Lao shook his head uncertainly. "It isn't that simple. Your cultivation used to be low. No matter how much it improves, you still can't bear the full force of my soul power."
"Now that your cultivation is gradually catching up, my soul power still hasn't fully recovered. Even if it did, the boost I can give you would keep shrinking."
"And the higher your cultivation rises, the harder further improvement becomes. Even if you reach Dou Emperor, I'm afraid I'll only be able to raise your