The Workaholic Xiao Yan, Activate!

In the crimson Underground Magma World, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on a mountain peak, his eyes slightly closed, as the cultivation method of the first seal of the Emperor Seal Art, the Mountain Opening Seal, flowed continuously in his mind.

It can only be said that this is indeed Advanced Earth Tier Dou Technique; its cultivation difficulty is much higher than that of the Flame Splitting Devouring Wave Ruler.

Fortunately, this wasn't Xiao Yan's first time cultivating Advanced Earth Tier Dou Technique, so he had some experience.

To cultivate this Mountain Opening Seal, one must first open three specific meridians before condensing the hand seal, mobilizing Dou Qi, and unleashing Dou Technique.

It is important to know that there are many meridians in the human body, some of which are small, hard to find, and extremely fragile. They are very likely to break if they are subjected to even a slight impact of strong energy. The three specific meridians required for the Mountain Opening Seal are located in the forearm, and opening them will take a lot of time.

However, the more complex and difficult Dou Technique is to learn, the greater its power will be.

Xiao Yan still remembered that, in his memory, the Heaven Tier Battle Skill, Great Heaven Creation Palm, required tempering the palm and opening up many meridians within it.

Only...

Xiao Yan focused his mind on his body, looking at the three meridians that were almost completely blocked, and felt somewhat helpless.

Never mind, miracles happen with sheer force.

Although his meridians were blocked, Xiao Yan's meridians were still incredibly resilient due to his cultivation of body-refining techniques.

Furthermore, Xiao Yan was already the kind of ruthless person who could ignore most pain, so he naturally didn't hesitate at all and directly began to circulate his Dou Qi and open up his meridians.

Under Xiao Yan's extremely fierce cultivation style, the blockages in his meridians were cleared away without him even realizing it.

Three days later, all three meridians were fully opened.

"Now that the meridians have been opened... it's time to formally cultivate the Mountain Opening Seal!"

Xiao Yan looked at his palm, smiled confidently, and then began to try to form a rather strange hand seal in front of him, before pushing his palm forward.

Without any Dou Qi to activate it, this hand seal is naturally just a showy display, but Xiao Yan knows very well that practicing this kind of showy display is also very necessary.

Only by practicing hand seals to the point of being as dazzling as a flower-shaped hand gesture can one, when needed, form the hand seals in the shortest amount of time, as if reproducing muscle memory, and defeat the enemy in one strike!

Half a day later.

Xiao Yan shook his aching hands, then his Dou Qi surged, and his right hand quickly formed a strange hand seal. He then silently chanted in his mind:

"Mountain Opening Seal!"

The next moment, a strong light surged from his palm, and as the light appeared, he thrust his palm forward. However, as soon as his palm moved, the strong light vanished in an instant, like a flash in the pan. The handprint he struck only created a slight gust of wind, which shot towards the distant mountain wall and carved a hole in it.

Looking at the pits in the mountain wall, Xiao Yan frowned helplessly.

To unleash the full power of the Mountain Opening Seal, the circulation of internal Dou Qi and the formation of the hand seal must be completed simultaneously.

When he first tried to use the Mountain Opening Seal, he was indeed a bit rusty. His hand seals were too fast, but his Dou Qi response was too slow.

After much thought, he realized that the main problem was that although his strength hadn't suddenly increased dramatically, but had accumulated over the years, his control over his Dou Qi was indeed not as good as it used to be.

It seems I still need to work on my Dou Qi.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan flicked his finger, and a point of light flew out from the Youhai Storage Ring. After landing on the ground, it quickly expanded into a medicine cauldron.

It was the Myriad Beast Cauldron.

Nothing is more wonderful than practicing Alchemy for a while after being tired from practicing Dou Technique.

Moreover, practicing Alchemy can also temper Dou Qi and enhance control over Dou Qi.

The Storage Ring in his hand glowed slightly, and a bunch of carefully prepared medicinal herbs appeared beside Xiao Yan. Among them were the ingredients for two Restoration Purple Pills.

Xiao Yan had prepared a set of medicinal herbs in the Black Corner Region long ago, but he never expected that in less than two years, he would have gone from Fourth-Tier Alchemist to Sixth-Grade Alchemist.

Sixth-Grade Alchemist is not even fourteen years old—if word got out, it would probably make people's jaws drop.

Besides the portion I prepared myself, the other portion of medicinal herbs was found in Han Feng's legacy. It can only be said that Medicine Emperor Han Feng of the Black Corner Region, truly has an abundance of medicinal herbs!

However... no matter how substantial his wealth was, it all ultimately benefited him.

To make a horse run, you have to feed it. Although with Sister Ya Fei around, Xiao Yan wasn't worried about the Mittel Family's stance, but if he could completely lock Hai Bodong into his camp, that would naturally be a good thing.

Moreover, he knew Elder Hai's character very well. Elder Hai was a renowned angel investor in the Dou Qi Continent. He would do his best to fulfill any promise Elder Hai made. Therefore, he naturally had to hurry up and refine the Restoration Purple Pill.

With a flick of his finger, a wisp of sky-blue flame appeared from his fingertip. As the flame appeared, the surrounding temperature immediately rose. With a wave of his hand, Xiao Yan sent the sky-blue flame shooting out and flowing into the crimson cauldron through the fire inlet.

As soon as the Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame entered the medicine cauldron, it suddenly expanded and transformed into a raging flame, rising and burning within it. However, no matter how much the temperature inside the medicine cauldron soared, the outer wall of the Myriad Beast Cauldron remained cool and refreshing.

Xiao Yan's eyes welled up with tears.

At least there won't be a crisis of the cauldron exploding!

As the Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame rose, the temperature inside the cauldron gradually reached the level Xiao Yan needed. Taking advantage of this time, he repeatedly reviewed the method for refining the Restoration Purple Pill, which he had already memorized thoroughly. Xiao Yan had studied the recipe for this pill for a long time, but he was unable to refine it because his level was not high enough.

After making all the preparations, Xiao Yan took a deep breath and solemnly began refining the medicine.

This is his first time refining Sixth-Grade Pill, and he hopes everything goes smoothly.

With a flick of his sleeve, Xiao Yan enveloped the medicinal herbs in front of him with a surge of soul power and sent them into the blazing cauldron.

As soon as the medicinal herbs entered the cauldron, they withered at a visible speed under the high temperature. Although the branches and leaves withered, liquids of different colors slowly seeped out from the main stem. After a while, when the branches and leaves had completely withered and turned to ashes, a few drops of different colored liquid floated on the Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame. Under the scorching heat of the flame, the impurities contained within were slowly driven away.

Xiao Yan glanced indifferently at the medicinal liquid, which was slowly becoming purer under the scorching heat of the Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame, and nodded slightly. He then waved his hand, and all the medicinal herbs flew up and fell into the medicine cauldron. The dense array of medicinal herbs flying by looked quite spectacular, truly giving him the air of a master alchemist.

In the past, Xiao Yan would not have dared to be so arrogant, but now his soul power has surged due to the improvement of his strength, and the Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame after the fusion of the three Heavenly Flames is no less powerful than Old Yao's Bone Spirit Cold Flame. Its power is naturally incomparable to what it used to be.

With the help of the Myriad Beast Cauldron, Xiao Yan had great confidence even though it was his first time refining Sixth-Grade Pill.

Once the medicinal herbs fall into the cauldron, they are instantly refined into powder or liquid, which then float within it.

Therefore, the amount of medicinal liquid and powder suspended in the medicine cauldron was increasing. Although refining these medicinal materials consumed a lot of soul power, it was not a difficult task for Xiao Yan, who had already come into contact with a trace of spiritual energy in the Spirit Realm.

Soon, the last medicinal herb was also refined, and Xiao Yan's expression became serious.

Although his Alchemy have long surpassed his former self, he naturally doesn't want to fail due to foolishness at this point. If he can complete the alchemy in one go, he can save a batch of medicinal herbs!

Xiao Yan concentrated his mind and poured all his soul power into the medicine cauldron. The extreme high temperature brought by the Heavenly Flames not only did not hinder Xiao Yan, but even gave him a warm feeling.

Xiao Yan was not surprised by this.

This is a characteristic that appears after his three Heavenly Flames merge.

To be precise, it combines the characteristics of both the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire and the Fallen Heart Flame in terms of the soul.

The Myriad Beast Spirit Fire has a strong suppressive effect on the souls of magical beasts, while the Fallen Heart Flame has a strong restraining effect on the soul body. When the two are combined, their power is even greater.

The increased power also brings another benefit: the Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame also has a good effect on nourishing the soul.

Therefore, Xiao Yan's soul was perfectly at ease within the Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame.

As soul power surged into the Myriad Beast Cauldron, the suspended medicinal powder and liquid within it began to spin rapidly under Xiao Yan's control.

At the same time, the refining process in the medicine cauldron ended, and the Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame, which was nurturing the medicinal liquid and powder, suddenly erupted with extremely terrifying high temperatures, directly burning all the impurities in the medicinal powder and liquid to ashes.

"Freeze!"

Xiao Yan gave a deep shout, and the fist-sized fusion of medicinal liquid and powder slowly shrank under the intense heat of the surrounding Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame.

After another hour and a half, the fusion of medicinal liquid and powder gradually transformed into a somewhat rough prototype of a pill!

Looking at the nascent pill form, Xiao Yan breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although the Restoration Purple Pill was Sixth-Grade Pill, the requirements for its refining were not high. The effects of this pill were too unusual, and only a very few people needed it.

For most people, even if they obtained it, it would be useless; a single Dou Ling Pill- Boosting Pill would be more practical.

But for Xiao Yan, this was proof that his Alchemy had officially entered the Sixth-Grade Alchemist profession!

The Myriad Beast Lotus Heart Flame gradually reduced its temperature, eventually transforming into a palm-sized ball of flame that floated beneath the pale purple nascent pill. The temperature it emitted was not high, but it was exceptionally stable, because this was the final step in refining the pill: pill brewing!

Soon, the slightly rough, pale purple pill gradually became round and glossy.

An hour later, an unusual medicinal fragrance and a rich energy surge suddenly emanated from the medicine cauldron.

Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes, and was then somewhat surprised to find that the medicinal fragrance and energy fluctuations rising from the purple pills, carrying color, were all blocked by the Myriad Beast Cauldron. No matter how much they moved, they could not escape.

"It can even conceal the extraordinary phenomena that occurred when Sixth-Grade Pill was formed?"

Xiao Yan couldn't really remember these details, but the thought that having this medicine cauldron would make traveling across the continent easier in the future filled him with joy.

A moment later, Xiao Yan waved his hand, and the lid of the medicine cauldron opened automatically. A purple pill the size of a longan, carrying a wisp of fragrance, flew out from it and was firmly caught in Xiao Yan's hand before being put into a medicine bottle that he had prepared in advance.

"From this moment on, I am a genuine Sixth-Grade Alchemist!"

Xiao Yan stretched and finally couldn't resist standing up, shouting happily in this Underground Magma World.

Now, from any perspective, he is already a true powerhouse in the Jia Ma Empire!

The revival of the Xiao Family is not far off!

However, this isn't time for alchemy anymore...

It's time to do something else and clear my head.

With a quick thought, Xiao Yan took out a silver-white scroll from his Storage Ring.

Perfect, let's further refine our fire control techniques!

Xiao Yan smiled, then unrolled the scroll and began to carefully study the Venerable Skyfire's signature technique, the Five Wheel Separation Fire Method.

The so-called Fire Control Technique, as the name suggests, is a method for controlling flames. Xiao Yan had never practiced this technique before.

His usual skill in manipulating Heavenly Flames for attacks is only at a relatively superficial level; his greatest pride is nothing more than the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.

These Five Wheel Separation Fire Method are clearly extremely ingenious, and they would be of great benefit to Xiao Yan!

After studying it for a while, Xiao Yan became excited. The various fire control methods recorded in the technique were not only dazzling, but also allowed him to control the flames with exquisite precision while consuming the least amount of soul power, enabling them to unleash their most powerful force.

During this time, Xiao Yan naturally sought guidance from Venerable Skyfire. Although Xiao Yan was already very talented in cultivating Dou Technique, his talent in Alchemy and fire control seemed to be even more terrifying. Therefore, it wasn't long before Venerable Skyfire realized that he seemed to have nothing left to teach Xiao Yan in terms of fire control.

This made Venerable Skyfire quite envious. Back then, he had put in a lot of effort to cultivate the Five Wheel Separation Fire Method. Now, seeing the younger generation's rapid progress, and knowing that he had been dead for many years and wondered what the outside world was like, and that he could no longer see most of his old friends, he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

Xiao Yan, on the other hand, was completely absorbed in his cultivation. Almost every day, his Fire Energy was increasing, and his Alchemy skills and mastery of Dou Technique were also constantly improving.

Time, too, slipped away quietly during this process...