Rebirth of the Medicine Elder, Ten Thousandfold Return for Disciples

Dou Continent.

Wutan City, Xiao Clan.

"Where is this?"

In a pitch-black space with no bottom in sight, a hazy white orb of light enveloped a vague figure, and the voice emanated from within that orb.

"Yao Chen..."

"I've transmigrated? This is the story of Battle Through the Heavens, and I've become Yao Lao?"

As he merged with the soul body of Yao Chen within the void, memories slowly surfaced, and the transmigrator gradually understood his situation.

In his past life, the man was a fresh college graduate who had been struck squarely in the forehead by someone jumping from a building.

Whether transmigrating here was his misfortune or his luck, he could not say.

"Since I've transmigrated and can't go back, I might as well settle in here."

"Yao Lao is no simple character! I stayed up all night reading Battle Through the Heavens several times back in the day! Now, I am Yao Chen, Yao Lao!"

In the story of Battle Through the Heavens, Yao Chen was the guide who led Xiao Yan to defeat Hun Tiandi and dominate the Dou Continent.

Because he was plotted against in the shadows by the Soul Clan, who induced his disciple Han Feng—whom he had raised since childhood—to launch a sneak attack from behind, his physical body was destroyed. Fortunately, because his strength was that of a peak nine-turn Dou Zun and he was the number one alchemist on the Dou Continent, reaching the rank of a peak eighth-tier alchemist, he relied on his formidable soul power to escape with a wisp of his soul. Now, he lay dormant within the storage ring of Xiao Yan in Wutan City.

Just as he was lost in these reflections, a gentle voice rang out in his mind.

"Ding! Binding with the host."

"This? A system?"

Hearing this voice, Yao Chen was overjoyed.

"Hahaha, I knew it! Since I've transmigrated, how could I not have a system?"

"Ding! Binding with the host successful!"

"Supreme Master System bound successfully!"

Upon hearing that the system was successfully bound, Yao Chen couldn't wait to ask, "System, what does the Supreme Master System mean?"

"By imparting Dou Techniques, cultivation methods, cultivation base, medicinal pills, and more to disciples, you can receive a random multiplier return, with a cap of ten thousand times! The higher the random multiplier, the lower the probability of it appearing!"

"For each disciple, you may grant and receive a return once per month for each category: Dou Techniques, cultivation methods, cultivation base, and medicinal pills!"

It took Yao Chen quite a while to process the system's words before he voiced his question.

"If I take the returned items and gift them away again, can't I just loop this infinitely?"

"And if I just find a few random passersby to be my disciples and gift them items, won't I be invincible in a few days?"

"Warning! Warning! Detected that the host has found a system bug. The system is upgrading..."

Yao Chen was left speechless.

I shouldn't have opened my big mouth. I wonder if there's any compensation for helping the system find a bug?

"Ding! System upgrade complete!"

"Added: Rewards obtained from the system return cannot be gifted again. If gifted again, the item will be automatically destroyed. The host's disciples must pass the system's evaluation to trigger rewards."

"In view of the host proactively identifying a system bug, a system compensation gift pack has been awarded."

While Yao Chen was still stunned, the system provided the answer.

"Does the host wish to open the gift pack?"

"Open!"

Yao Chen said without hesitation.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Yin-Yang Soul Pill!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Secret Art of Teaching!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Secret Body Restoration Technique (Expedited Version)!"

Upon hearing the system's prompts, Yao Chen looked at the three items in the system space and was speechless once more.

"Just these three? Only the first one, the Yin-Yang Soul Pill, looks useful. What are the other two? The Secret Art of Teaching might be useful once I find Xiao Yan, but this Body Restoration Technique is an 'expedited version'—I already have the complete version of that!"

"Items distributed. Please check them in time, host." The system's voice then fell silent.

Hearing the system go quiet, Yao Chen hurriedly called out:

"System, what is the function of the Yin-Yang Soul Pill?"

"The Yin-Yang Soul Pill acts directly on the soul body and has the effect of nourishing and repairing the soul."

"Sounds good." Yao Chen listened to the system's explanation, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly as he quickly consumed it.

The pill melted the moment it touched his mouth, instantly transforming into a cool yet majestic energy that surged down his throat and straight into the depths of his soul.

In an instant, Yao Chen felt a gentle yet powerful force dispersing throughout his soul.

His soul, originally riddled with holes and incredibly weak, greedily absorbed this power like parched earth finally meeting a long-awaited rain.

Threads of black and white light seeped from within his body, shrouding him entirely.

His face wore a complex expression, a mixture of agony and relief; the pain brought by the restoration and nourishment of his soul felt like ten thousand ants gnawing at his heart, yet it was accompanied by an indescribable sense of ease and pleasure.

As the power of the medicinal pill continued to release, Yao Chen could clearly feel the wounds on his soul gradually healing, the shattered fragments being stitched back together and the missing portions filled in bit by bit.

The strength of his soul grew continuously, becoming more solid and resilient.

Within the ring, light flickered and energy fluctuations overflowed.

Yao Chen immersed himself in this restoration process, as if he could hear the sound of joy emanating from the depths of his soul.

A long time passed.

The light gradually receded, and Yao Chen slowly opened his eyes. A sharp glint flickered within them; his soul had been greatly restored and nourished, radiating powerful vitality and vigor once more.

"I didn't expect the effect to be this good. I feel like I could condense a soul body outside the ring right now."

"System, what about the function of the Teaching Art?"

"Host, using the Teaching Art consumes your own cultivation to grant the target seventy percent of that same cultivation."

"This Teaching Art doesn't sound like much, but I have the Ten Thousand Times Return System. I can get it back when I use it on a disciple, though the system has a requirement that it can only take effect once a month."

Yao Chen was happily contemplating how to use this secret technique on Xiao Yan.

Just at this moment.

Behind the Xiao Clan in Wutan City.

Beneath a secluded cliff.

Xiao Yan was currently sitting cross-legged in this cave, which was barely a meter wide.

This cliff was a cultivation spot he had carefully selected.

Opposite the cliff, clouds and mist swirled, concealing the perilous Magical Beast Mountain Range below, while beneath the cliff lay a bottomless abyss. The only path leading here had already been concealed by him using branches and rubble.

Xiao Yan was in the midst of breaking through the tenth stage of Dou Zhi Qi to become a Dou Practitioner; he did not want anyone to disturb him during this breakthrough.

"If I can break through in one go this time, I will be the first person in the Xiao Clan in a hundred years!"

Xiao Yan's breathing gradually became deep and steady as he channeled his Dou Zhi Qi with all his might, assaulting the bottleneck leading to the rank of Dou Practitioner.

He could feel that he was infinitely close to that critical moment of breakthrough.

The Dou Zhi Qi within his body gathered more and more, continuously slamming against that solid barrier.

Each impact brought a wave of sharp pain, but Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, showing no intention of backing down.

Suddenly, the Dou Zhi Qi within Xiao Yan erupted like a volcanic explosion, unleashing a powerful force that launched a final, fierce assault on the bottleneck.

In that instant, it felt as if time had stood still.

Immediately following, Xiao Yan felt his body lighten, and a brand new, more powerful force began to spread throughout his body.