Reviving Old Yao

Dan Lei was, in a way, an old friend of Xiao Yan's.

With his current physical condition, this level of Dan Lei is still a bit insufficient for him.

He plans to cultivate in the Void Thunder Pool for a while when he has time.

As for Danlei at present?

Xiao Yan raised his hand and waved, and ten dazzling silver figures flew out of his Storage Ring, lining up neatly in front of him.

These were the ten Earth Demon Puppet they had previously obtained from the Ancient Ruins.

These puppets shimmered with silver light, and the energy fluctuations of Peak Dou Zong were also revealed.

"Go."

Xiao Yan let out a soft shout, and his soul power surged forth, controlling ten Earth Demon Puppet to soar into the air, forming an array in mid-air. Finally, they transformed into a golden figure, heading straight towards the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning that was about to fall.

"Boom!"

The first crimson lightning bolt tore through the clouds and struck the Heavenly Earth Demon Puppet Heavenly Demon Puppet.

The Heavenly Demon Puppet's body trembled violently, and a layer of crimson lightning arcs appeared on its golden surface. The puppet's body shook violently, the golden light shattered, and many fine cracks appeared on the puppet's surface, but it did not collapse. Instead, under the tempering of lightning, its color became even deeper.

Immediately afterwards, orange, yellow, green... all sorts of lightning bolts fell one after another, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet floated in the sea of lightning, enduring wave after wave of lightning baptism.

Xiao Yan stood with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting for the tribulation to end.

"This kid knows how to use resources."

Elder Zhu Li was observing from a distance, stroked his beard and chuckled, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

Using Dan Lei to temper the puppet is truly a waste of every bit of energy!

Come to think of it, it had been many years since he had seen a puppet that could evolve itself by absorbing Dan Lei.

As time went by, the thunder gradually weakened, and the Nine-Colored Thundercloud began to dissipate.

At this moment, the Heavenly Demon Puppet had completely turned into a dark gold color. With a thought, Xiao Yan split the Heavenly Demon Puppet into ten, transforming into ten golden figures.

Clearly, under the tempering of the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, all ten puppets have stepped into the Dou Zun realm!

Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand to put the ten Heavenly Demon Puppet back into his Storage Ring.

Then, he raised his hand and activated the medicine cauldron. A pill, interwoven with black and white and surrounded by chaotic star rings, flew out and landed in his palm.

The elixir felt warm to the touch, with the life and death energies circulating endlessly, as if containing a cycle of reincarnation.

It's done.

Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face.

After half a month of focused and all-out effort, even with his current soul power, he couldn't help but feel a little tired.

But looking at the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill in his hand, his spirits lifted.

Now, everything is ready for the resurrection of the Old Yao!

In the distance, seeing that Xiao Yan had actually succeeded in refining the Eighth-Grade Pill of the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning in one go, Old Yao and the Three Great Elders were all filled with satisfaction and nodded in unison.

The fact that he succeeded in refining the pill on his first try might have involved a small element of luck, but judging from the refining process just now, the main reason the pill was successfully refined was because Xiao Yan's foundation was solid enough, and his fire control and alchemy skills had reached their peak.

Although being so easily surpassed by the younger generation left them with mixed feelings, the thought that these were disciples they had once mentored also filled the four of them with pride.

Especially Old Yao, who was the one who guided Xiao Yan the path of alchemy and laid a solid foundation for him, was the most excited at this moment.

For a teacher, seeing their students catch up with and surpass them is undoubtedly something to be proud of for a lifetime.

Xiao Yan's success is the success of his education; the student has surpassed the teacher, and nothing could make him more satisfied.

The master and disciple, Venerable Feng and Mu Qingluan, were left with nothing but shock.

The last time I saw Xiao Yan refine medicine, he even used Yao Chen's unique skill, the Spirit Ascension Method, to refine Eighth-Grade Pill with Six-Colored Pill Lightning.

How long has it been? Xiao Yan has already become a Peak Eighth-Grade alchemist, on par with the Three Great Elders!

Such talent is truly breathtaking.

Looking at Xiao Yan's composed and elegant demeanor, Elder Zhu Li felt that he had truly struck gold.

Xiao Yan's talent is truly terrifying to the naked eye, and his previous decision to recruit Xiao Yan into his group was absolutely correct.

Venerable Skyfire sighed numbly; he was speechless at Xiao Yan's monstrous talent.

He was already shocked when the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill was refined for him last time.

Now, more than a year has passed, and Xiao Yan has only managed to refine Eighth-Grade Pill with Nine-Colored Pill Lightning. Even Venerable Skyfire feels that Xiao Yan's progress is a bit slow.

After all, it's been over a year, and he still hasn't broken through to the Ninth-Grade Alchemist realm, which is somewhat inconsistent with the crazy improvement in his Alchemy before.

But then I thought, apart from Xiao Yan, there is probably no one else in the world who can progress so rapidly in the Alchemy.

The three young disciples looked at Xiao Yan with eyes full of stars. Although they had been impressed by Xiao Yan many times before, each time, Xiao Yan seemed to be able to reshape their understanding of him.

As for Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, the Han Sisters, and Zi Yan, they were naturally overjoyed by Xiao Yan's exquisite Alchemy.

Queen Medusa said nothing, but her eyes gleamed with a strange light, and the corners of her lips curved into a barely perceptible smile.

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes crinkled into crescents, and her gaze towards Xiao Yan was filled with undisguised love and joy.

Han Yue's eyebrows relaxed, her lips slightly parted, and she gazed intently at Xiao Yan, quickly becoming mesmerized.

Han Xue jumped and cheered for her most handsome and beloved brother-in-law.

Zi Yan stared intently at Xiao Yan, then couldn't help but lick her red lips with her tongue.

I really want to eat him!

Xiao Yan didn't seem to care much about the stares of the crowd. He took out the pills he had made from the Soul Origin essence he had refined using the remnant of the Ancient Sky Phoenix's soul from his Storage Ring and swallowed them.

Right now, nothing can compare to resurrecting the Old Yao.

If Old Yao can truly advance to the Dou Sheng level, then refining the Tier 9 Treasure Pill should be a piece of cake.

At that time, Old Yao will be the undisputed number one alchemist in the Central Plains!

After all, there are only a handful of Ninth-Grade Alchemist in the entire Dou Qi Continent.

Therefore, Xiao Yan looked at Old Yao with an extremely solemn expression:

"Teacher, now that the elixir is ready, let's strike while the iron is hot and begin reshaping your physical body."

The Old Yao nodded and floated to Xiao Yan's side.

Even with his composure, a hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes.

He had waited far too long for this day!

Xiao Yan smiled upon seeing this, then looked at everyone:

"I implore all elders to continue protecting me, and that the process of reshaping my physical body must not be disturbed."

"Don't worry, with us here, no one can bother you."

Xuan Kongzi said in a deep voice, "With the strength of the Three Great Elders, plus Elder Zhu Li and Venerable Skyfire, they would not be afraid even if a true Dou Sheng Expert came!"

Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian led the girls with insufficient strength away from this place. Observing the alchemy was beneficial to them, but they couldn't help with the matter of resurrecting the Old Yao. Staying here would only be a waste of time and waiting.

Even the energy shocks generated during the refining process could injure them, so someone would need to be distracted to protect them. It would be better for them to go back and focus on their cultivation.

Xiao Yan said no more, and with a flick of his sleeve, a crystal-clear, jade-like Dou Saint Skeleton appeared.

The skeleton exuded a faint aura of power. Even though countless years had passed, that aura still caused even powerful figures like the Three Great Elders to feel their Dou Qi freeze for a moment.

Then he took out two jade bottles.

Inside was the Ancient Sky Phoenix Blood Essence that had been refined before!

"Teacher, the body refining process is about to begin. Are you ready?"

After laying out all the materials needed to revive Old Yao, Xiao Yan turned his gaze to Old Yao beside him and said with a smile.

"Um."

The Old Yao nodded solemnly. Even with his composure, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous at this moment.

Xiao Yan reached out and handed the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill in his palm to Old Yao, who tacitly separated a wisp of his own Soul Origin and sent it toward Xiao Yan.

The Old Yao had studied the steps to revive himself many times before, so executing them now was naturally a piece of cake.

Upon seeing Xiao Yan and Yao Chen, the other protectors also set up another layer of sealing barrier in this Star Domain to protect the two who were busy at work.

The actions of the crowd did not distract Xiao Yan in the slightest. He grabbed the wisp of soul that Old Yao had sent over and immediately shoved it into the Dou Saint Skeleton.

"Teacher, I will first begin the body refining process. Once it is complete, you may immediately enter it!"

Xiao Yan gave a word of advice, then opened one of the two jade bottles floating beside him. Golden blood flowed slowly within the bottle, emanating astonishing energy fluctuations.

The essence blood of a Ninth Tier Ancient Sky Phoenix is indeed extraordinary. Even the surrounding space seems unable to bear this power and begins to distort.

The materials Xiao Yan prepared for crafting Old Yao's body were all top-of-the-line, more than enough to revive a true Dou Sheng.

Therefore, the difficulty of refining the body will naturally exceed that of the previous time when he helped Venerable Skyfire refine his body.

"Write!"

With a flick of his finger, Xiao Yan sent his soul power, carrying all the golden blood from the jade bottle, flying out and evenly sprinkling it onto the jade-white Dou Saint Skeleton.

Pale golden steam rose, sizzling like roasting meat.

The golden blood quickly spread upon touching the jade-white bones, and in no time, the color of the Dou Saint Skeleton changed from jade-white to a dazzling gold.

At the same time, a faint energy fluctuation began to emerge from the Dou Saint Skeleton.

With a thought, Xiao Yan caused the golden skeleton to automatically levitate.

Immediately afterwards, he waved his sleeve, and the blue-purple Six-Harmony Heaven-Annihilating Flame surged out, enveloping the Dou Saint Skeleton. The Heavenly Phoenix Blood Essence can be said to be one of the most top-grade essence blood in the world, and it is not an easy task to completely integrate it into the Dou Saint Skeleton.

He manipulated the Heavenly Flames, slowly and evenly roasting all the energy from the Heavenly Phoenix Blood Essence into the skeleton.

As the flames roared and scorched, a tiny golden light shield gradually appeared on the golden skeleton.

However, given the strength of the Six-Harmony Heaven-Annihilating Flame, this level of protection was simply insufficient to block the terrifying high temperature.

Xiao Yan only slightly increased the temperature of the Six-Harmony Heaven-Annihilating Flame. The high temperature that seeped in through the light shield caused tiny bubbles to appear on the surface of the skeleton. As the bubbles burst, dense energy fluctuations spread out.

There are no shortcuts to this kind of rigorous training; it's purely a matter of skill and dedication.

A full week later, Xiao Yan finally opened his eyes.

At this moment, the golden luster on the skeleton had deepened considerably, taking on a dark gold hue.

Is one bottle of Heavenly Phoenix Blood Essence enough?

Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised, as he had originally thought that both bottles of Heavenly Phoenix Blood Essence would be used up.

However, judging from the current situation, the skeleton has been almost completely refined and no further addition of essence blood is needed.

Xiao Yan had some guesses about this.

In the original story, Xiao Yan only managed to retrieve an arm, three ribs, and several bone fragments. The three ribs contained Heaven Tier Battle Skill, which he refined. The arm was used on the skeleton, which had been completely permeated and scorched by his essence blood. The bone fragments were refined to extract Dou Sheng bone marrow particles.

Therefore, it seems that the Dou Saint Skeleton already contained a considerable amount of essence blood, and with the addition of a bottle of Ancient Sky Phoenix essence blood, it was naturally enough to fully awaken the vitality of this skeleton.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then after roasting it again, he turned his gaze to Old Yao:

"Teacher!"

Upon hearing this, the Old Yao naturally understood that the time was ripe, and it was time for him to enter the skeleton and begin the fusion!

"Um."

He nodded, and immediately swallowed the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill held in his palm. His entire illusory soul was instantly enveloped by a mysterious black and white aura, with the two energies of life and death intertwining and flowing, like a bridge guiding reincarnation.

He transformed into a streak of light and plunged straight into the dark golden Dou Saint Skeleton.

"Buzz--"

The moment Old Yao's soul merged into the skeleton, the skeleton trembled violently, and a dazzling light burst forth from the dark golden surface of the bones.

The once silent skeleton seemed to be infused with the source of life, and a powerful vitality emanated from the depths of the skeleton, gradually intertwining and merging with the fluctuations of Old Yao's soul.

Immediately afterwards, flesh and blood began to grow on the dark golden skeleton!

First, a light red membrane covers the surface of the bones, and then muscle fibers, meridians, internal organs... grow out at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Teacher, hold on!"

Looking at the rapidly writhing flesh and blood on the skeleton, Xiao Yan's expression also became solemn. With a low shout, the blue-purple flames enveloping the skeleton immediately burst into flames.

Under the intense heat of the flames, the newly formed flesh and blood tissue was burned to ashes. But as soon as the ashes dispersed, terrifying and strange energy spread out again, and the growth rate of the flesh and blood became faster and faster. In the end, almost all that could be seen was the rapid wriggling of flesh buds, and a bloody and indistinct humanoid outline quickly took shape.

This burning and growth continued for nearly a week, until the skin tissue on the flesh finally took complete shape under the scorching heat of the flames.

As the skin grew, a complete physical body floated in mid-air, its appearance identical to that of the Old Yao doctor in life, except that its skin was as smooth as jade, faintly radiating a golden glow, and its body exuded a powerful life force and a faint pressure.

Next, all that's needed is to wait for the Old Yao to complete the final fusion with this body, and then, the Venerable Yao once amazed the Dou Qi Continent will be able to truly...

Reborn from the ashes!

One step into sainthood!