An Unexpected Opportunity

With the appearance of the Cobalt Blue Flame, its intense heat caused the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, which was originally as green as jade, to wither rapidly.

However, although the branches and leaves withered more and more, the seven-colored flowers became more and more vibrant. When the branches and leaves completely withered and turned to ash, the colors were so vibrant that they were almost painful to the eyes. Moreover, a rich fragrance, like a fine wine that had been buried in the earth for a long time, slowly seeped out from the mouth of the medicine cauldron.

Taking a deep breath of the rich, fragrant aroma, Xiao Yan felt a jolt throughout his body. The soul power he had consumed while controlling the Heavenly Flames to expel the poison was slowly recovering!

"Tsk tsk, it's truly a wonderful thing. The fragrance alone has such miraculous effects, comparable to Third-Grade elixir!"

With a pat on the back, Xiao Yan turned his gaze to the medicine cauldron. With a slight movement of his fingers, the Cobalt Blue Flame that had been swirling around the seven-colored flowers surged up, enveloping them and beginning to burn fiercely.

The flowers and leaves withered rapidly, and tiny, colorful dewdrops seeped out from them, shimmering with an unusual luster.

As the seven-colored flowers withered, the tiny, seven-colored dewdrops slowly merged together, resembling a bright pearl radiating seven-colored light, extremely beautiful and alluring.

"Teacher!"

Seeing this, Xiao Yan also extinguished his flames. With a wave of his hand, the lid of the cauldron was lifted, and seven-colored dewdrops shot out, drawing a seven-colored arc in mid-air before landing in Old Yao's hand.

Without the slightest hesitation, Old Yao immediately set up a soul barrier and then stuffed the seven-colored dew into his mouth.

The next moment, a seven-colored light burst forth from Old Yao's body, dyeing his illusory soul body with seven colors.

Xiao Yan also noticed that Old Yao's soul seemed to be slowly becoming more solid under the influence of the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva!

As time went by, Xiao Yan also felt that Old Yao's terrifying and vast soul power was gradually recovering, and the demeanor of the former Eighth-Grade Alchemy Grandmaster, Venerable Yao Chen, was gradually beginning to appear!

It should be noted that the Spirit Realm of Old Yao is not that of an ordinary Eighth-Grade Alchemist.

Rather, it is a higher-level, Heavenly Realm soul, capable of refining Ninth-Grade Pill.

Even after losing his physical body and suffering severe damage to his soul, which caused him to fall into a deep sleep, he was not fully recovered upon awakening and only had some strength left, which was still enough to easily deal with Dou Wang expert.

Now, under the influence of the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, Old Yao's soul power is also constantly recovering.

Xiao Yan was eagerly anticipating whether Old Yao's soul power, once fully restored to its peak, would be able to directly confront Dou Zun expert using only his soul power.

There shouldn't be any problems, right?

Clenching his fist, Xiao Yan looked at Old Yao's increasingly solid body, and suddenly his gaze sharpened.

"Hmm, this wonderfully spiritual scent..."

Xiao Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, using the spiritual energy that had overflowed from Old Yao's soul during its recovery to mutter to himself.

"The Extreme of Soul... guarding the celestial spirit... Spirit Absorber to forge the soul..."

He recited this mnemonic countless times during his rebellious teenage years, so he remembered it perfectly.

However, the incantation was clearly incomplete, and Xiao Yan's soul power was too weak. Therefore, when he recited it the first time, there was no obvious effect.

But Xiao Yan was not giving up and recited it several more times.

It is said that reading a book a hundred times will reveal its meaning, and after reciting this mantra many times, Xiao Yan seems to have actually begun to vaguely grasp its essence.

The traces of spiritual matter that had overflowed from Old Yao's soul began to fall into Xiao Yan's conscious attraction.

An indescribable feeling of clarity and joy permeated Xiao Yan's entire body.

"Ah, this feels so good..."

Xiao Yan thought to himself.

As time went by, at a certain moment, Xiao Yan actually clearly sensed the existence of spiritual energy in the world!

Spiritual energy is an extremely mysterious form of energy. It does not possess the power of Dou Qi, but it is a great nourishment for the soul. However, spiritual energy is like chaos and is extremely difficult to sense.

In ancient times, alchemists were able to sense and absorb spiritual energy because they possessed special soul skills. However, in this era, those so-called mysterious soul skills have long since disappeared, and few alchemists know how to sense and absorb spiritual energy.

Through a series of coincidences, Xiao Yan actually sensed the presence of spiritual energy at this moment. Perhaps it was because Old Yao, a Heavenly Realm soul, was recovering his soul power, which made the spiritual energy more active. After a brief attempt, Xiao Yan was surprised to find that he was actually able to Spirit Absorber into his body!

After sending it into the sea of consciousness between his eyebrows, Xiao Yan immediately felt a slight coolness in his mind. He was immediately filled with joy and surprise. He understood that this was a phenomenon that would only occur after the spiritual energy within his soul increased!

Excellent! This is a tremendous opportunity!

He didn't know how much time had passed when a terrifying soul fluctuation jolted Xiao Yan out of his state of enlightenment. Xiao Yan looked up and saw Old Yao's soul body, which was many times more solid than before.

"Teacher, did it work?"

Xiao Yan felt the powerful soul force emanating from Old Yao, and his face was filled with joy.

"You've got some nerve, kid. You dare to absorb spiritual matter with that little bit of soul power. Although it might increase your soul power and improve your chances of advancing to the Eighth-Grade Alchemist in the future."

But if I hadn't startled you awake just now, the first thing your soul power would have done after surging would have been to burst your physical body! At that point, you'd probably end up like me!

With a flick of his finger, Old Yao sent a wave of soul energy across Xiao Yan's forehead, speaking in a rather serious tone.

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was stunned and subconsciously used his soul power. He was then shocked to find that what Old Yao said was true. When he used his soul power, his body really felt overwhelmed!

"Teacher, is there any hope for me?"

Xiao Yan slid to his knees and arrived in front of Old Yao.

Seeing Xiao Yan's silly antics, Old Yao looked utterly helpless.

That kid always manages to pull off some crazy moves!

"What's the rush? You've hit the jackpot this time. I'll seal some of your soul power first, and then I'll unseal it once you've adapted. In a maximum of two years, you'll be able to become a true Sixth-Grade Alchemist!"

The Old Yao said with a smile.

"Sixth-Grade!?"

Xiao Yan was also overjoyed. According to his original plan, he would only reach the Fifth-Grade at most in two years, and reaching the Sixth-Grade in three years would already be considered fast.

After all, once you reach a higher rank, it's simply wishful thinking to try and improve your Alchemy by First-Grade rank per year.

But the fact that this risky move today has led to such an opportunity is truly unbelievable.