Mystic Yellow Flame

Seven years passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiao Jie had grown to the height of a normal man.

After seven or eight years of cultivation and keeping a low profile, Xiao Jie now possessed refined features and an extraordinary bearing.

His cultivation had reached the level of a six-star Dou King, and his alchemist rank had attained the fifth grade.

Xiao Jie awoke from his cultivation and thought to himself.

It is time to head to the Tager Desert to collect the Green Lotus Core Flame, and while I am at it, I shall refine the Heavenly Flame from the Simulator space as well.

Over these seven-plus years, Xiao Jie had obtained another Heavenly Flame from the Simulator: the Mystic Yellow Flame, ranked twenty-third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

This flame was born within a volcano, taking a hundred years to form and a thousand years to develop a spirit. Its color was a deep yellow, and a dragon-like shape seemed to swim within the flames; it was truly magnificent.

Xiao Jie had discovered this Heavenly Flame during one of his simulated lives while venturing deep into a volcanic region.

He had nearly died in the jaws of a magical beast within the volcanic magma for it; although it had only just formed, it was a genuine Heavenly Flame.

In nearly two hundred simulations over seven years, he had also obtained many good things, such as the Mystic Yellow Flame, the Spirit Container, the Icy Spirit Spring, and other items that assisted in refining Heavenly Flames.

The Spirit Container was an essential item for collecting Heavenly Flames, while cultivation techniques and Dou Skills accounted for half of his gains—mostly Profound-tier, a few Earth-tier, but not a single Heaven-tier scroll.

There were also various precious medicinal herbs and all sorts of medicinal pills. The highest-grade pills were only seventh-grade, including the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill, the Humanoid Pill, the Ancestor-Breaking Pill, the Dou Ling Pill, the Emperor-Breaking Pill, and the Emperor-Extreme Pill, of which he had several bottles each, along with two high-grade storage rings and thirteen mid-grade storage rings.

Xiao Jie's ability to become a peak fifth-grade alchemist was largely due to the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva from the Nalan Clan; he had spent over forty simulation attempts interacting with the Nalan Clan just to obtain it.

Only then did he extract three stalks of the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva, and thanks to their help, his soul power had now reached the perfection of the Mortal Realm.

Under the perception of Xiao Jie's soul power, no one in the Xiao Clan could hide, not even Ling Ying of the Ancient Clan with his dark-attribute cultivation technique. However, he could not sense Xiao Jie, and Xiao Jie did not wish to alert him.

Xiao Jie did not want to probe Xiao Yan, because he knew that Yao Lao had likely awakened by this time, even if he had not yet revealed himself. Ever since his Dou Qi suddenly vanished over two years ago, Xiao Yan had suffered nothing but cold shoulders.

It was only after Xiao Jie broke through to become a Dou King and a fifth-grade alchemist that he spoke a word for him within the Xiao Clan, after which no one dared to mock him openly, though gossip behind his back remained inevitable.

Because of his breakthrough to Dou King and his status as a fifth-grade alchemist, the Xiao Clan had become a hegemonic force in Wutan City.

The Mite'er Family had thrown their doors wide open to the Xiao Clan, making the clan's business ventures smooth sailing, and the Imperial Family had even sent people to congratulate and befriend Xiao Jie, this young fifth-grade alchemist.

The Nalan Clan and the Mu Clan were not to be outdone, sending generous gifts. The head of the Nalan Clan even brought up the marriage contract between the two families, and the Misty Cloud Sect also came to present grand gifts and extend an olive branch to Xiao Jie.

Those coming to seek medicine were countless. Thanks to Xiao Jie's status as a fifth-grade alchemist and Dou King, the Clan Head and the Great Elder of the Xiao Clan had reached the peak of Dou Grandmaster and could break through to become Dou Ling experts at any moment.

Xiao Jie also planned to refine the Spirit-Breaking Pill to give the Xiao Clan Dou Ling-level combat power, as he himself needed to head out for experience; staying in Wutan City would never support him in becoming a peak expert.

Xiao Jie had once stayed in Wutan City for the duration of a simulation, only to find himself stuck at the peak of Dou Ancestor, unable to make any further progress, and was forced to leave.

Therefore, he had to go, and take the opportunity to see the wonders of this Battle Through the Heavens world.

He had not neglected his Dou Skill training over these seven years, having mastered three Earth-tier Dou Skills: the movement technique Lightning Flash Thunder Sound, the low-grade Earth-tier skill Heaven-Burning Palm, and a low-grade Earth-tier sonic Dou Skill, Mad Dragon Roar, which was even more powerful when combined with the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill obtained from the Simulator.

Earth-tier Dou Skills were difficult to cultivate, especially the mid-grade Earth-tier movement technique Lightning Flash Thunder Sound, which he had only succeeded in mastering thanks to the life insights he gained from the Simulator.

He had also cultivated five Profound-tier skills; after all, Earth-tier skills consumed too much Dou Qi, and since Xiao Jie had not yet swallowed a Heavenly Flame, his cultivation technique was still only low-grade Yellow-tier. However, once he went out and found a safe place, he could begin the process of swallowing the Heavenly Flame.

Currently, he possessed the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Mystic Yellow Flame in his Simulator space, and with the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Tager Desert, his cultivation technique should at least be able to advance to high-grade Profound-tier.

After swallowing the Heavenly Flames, Xiao Jie's strength would skyrocket, making it much easier to plot for Han Feng's Heavenly Flame and the one at Jia Nan Academy in the future, and he would also take the opportunity to visit the place where he obtained the Mystic Yellow Flame in that simulated life to collect it.