Completing a Temporary Quest

This was about the same amount as selling the Qi Gathering Pill to Ya Fei.

Chu Yang was momentarily taken aback.

Then, he remembered one of his system's temporary quests—defeat the first-tier alchemist Liu Xi in alchemy, and he would receive one Shop Point!

Chu Yang naturally knew that Liu Xi was currently staying with the Xiao family.

He touched the few Strength Advancement Pills he had just refined and carried with him, thinking, If I give these to the Xiao family, Liu Xi will definitely try to compete with me when he sees them. Once he fails to refine them, won't my quest be completed?

If these Strength Advancement Pills defeated the first-tier alchemist Liu Xi, he would receive the system's reward for completing the temporary quest: one Shop Point.

With that thought, Chu Yang made his decision on the spot—

He took out the few Strength Advancement Pills on him and handed them to the Xiao family.

When they heard that these were Strength Advancement Pills Chu Yang had developed himself and had already been successfully tested on members of the Xiao family, they immediately became extremely excited.

The Xiao family thought, Our first step in winning Chu Yang over has succeeded.

Next, they would use an unusual tactic.

As for the result, they would see.

After the Xiao family thanked Chu Yang, he left.

The Xiao family brought the Strength Advancement Pills back and immediately had people test them, as though they feared Chu Yang might have set them up.

They had people at the Dou Power stage test them, confirming the true effectiveness of the Strength Advancement Pills.

For a time, the entire Xiao family rejoiced, as though Chu Yang had already become their family's alchemist.

Several Strength Advancement Pills were tested in succession, but the last one was suddenly snatched away by Liu Xi, who had rushed over.

"I'll take it and have a look! I'll refine a pill even better than this!"

In truth, at that moment, rather than being proud and arrogant, Liu Xi was consumed by jealousy. He had clearly seen the effects of the Strength Advancement Pill and knew perfectly well that he did not have the ability to refine such a pill.

But how could he possibly swallow his pride and admit that he was inferior to Chu Yang?

Liu Xi forcibly took away the last Strength Advancement Pill. No one in the Xiao family dared to wrestle it from him. In fact, deep down, they hoped Liu Xi could refine pills that would allow Xiao family members to advance, so they would not be completely crushed by the Xiao family's rivals.

Liu Xi took the pill back to the place where he refined Spring Powder and spent half the day studying it, but the result was naturally nothing.

Not to mention Liu Xi, a first-tier alchemist—even Gu Ni, the second-tier alchemist of the Mier Auction House in Wutan City, could not refine Chu Yang's Strength Advancement Pill.

In the end, Liu Xi destroyed the pill in a fit of rage.

And he did not know that Chu Yang, who had long since returned to the Xiao family and seemed to be waiting for something, suddenly heard the system's voice in his mind!

"Congratulations, Host. Quest completed. You have received one Shop Point!"

Ah! It had actually worked! Chu Yang was overjoyed in an instant.

Still, it was more or less within his expectations. He had thought it would succeed.

What could Liu Xi possibly compete with him in when it came to alchemy?

Chu Yang could see that one Shop Point had been added to his account, but he also saw that his accumulated balance only contained that single Shop Point.

He suddenly felt incredibly poor. One Shop Point was too little; it could barely buy anything in the system shop.

He wanted more and more Shop Points. Only then could he exchange them for higher-grade items, and only then could he stand at the peak of the Dou Qi Continent more quickly. Otherwise, the weaker he was in this world, the more dangerous it would be. Who knew when he might accidentally die?

"If only I could create quests for myself instead of waiting for the system to arrange them," Chu Yang muttered to himself at one point.

"Wait until your strength is a little higher. Then you can exchange Shop Points for them."

Chu Yang had not expected Huan Huan to suddenly speak up again.

So that's possible too. But it consumes Shop Points... and Shop Points are so hard to earn! Chu Yang grumbled inwardly.

Unable to do anything else, he could only work hard to improve his strength and refine more pills!

At present, while refining Strength Advancement Pills, Chu Yang was also considering how to increase his Demon Puppet's strength.

When he recognized the Demon Puppet as its master with a drop of blood, it had been a six-star Dou Practitioner. At present, it was still a six-star Dou Practitioner, because it could not cultivate and advance like humans. Chu Yang currently only knew that feeding the Demon Puppet pills could allow it to advance; he did not know of any other way to level it up.

Chu Yang knew that in Battle Through the Heavens, Xiao Yan's Demon Puppet could advance by absorbing lightning produced during pill refinement.

However, given Chu Yang's current strength, he had no way to attempt that yet. He planned to wait until he became a higher-tier alchemist. Besides, he did not know whether the Demon Puppet he had bought from the system shop could advance in the same way as Xiao Yan's.

At the very least, Xiao Yan's could not advance by consuming pills.

At this point, Chu Yang could not help marveling at the system's wonders. It even had extraordinary things like Demon Puppets that could advance by eating pills. If the people of the Dou Qi Continent learned of it, they would probably feel as though they had seen a ghost.

Speaking of his Demon Puppet bodyguard, what about Chu Yang himself?

He had begun practicing the Great Dou Absorption. Back then, he had spent one Shop Point to exchange for comprehension from the system, and now he was practicing it much like Xiao Yan practiced the Fire Blowing Palm under Old Yao's guidance.

Xiao Yan's greatest achievement in this regard seemed to be limited to the Fire Blowing Palm, but Chu Yang knew that his Great Dou Absorption had limitless potential.

Compared to his absorption technique, Xiao Yan's was like comparing a child to an ancestor.

So, what was his strength now? Chu Yang had practiced the Great Dou Absorption for some time and really wanted to know whether he had entered the path of Dou Qi cultivation.

Should I go test myself? Chu Yang wondered.

Because the Great Dou Absorption was not only a Dou Skill, but also a cultivation technique, Chu Yang's Dou Qi strength rose as he practiced it. It was itself a cultivation technique for advancing!

Although he still could not absorb another person's Dou Qi and convert it into his own, he did not believe he had no Dou Power at all anymore.

For a moment, Chu Yang wanted to go to the Xiao family's magic stone tablet and test what level of Dou Power he had reached, but a voice suddenly called out to him—

"Hey! Chu Yang, you can check it in the system space yourself!"

It was Huan Huan's voice.

Without realizing it, Chu Yang felt that Huan Huan had become gentler and more considerate toward him. She was no longer as unfamiliar and cold as before.

I can check my level in the system space...

Chu Yang understood. Then, he responded with his thoughts.

Not only could he see his current strength, but he could also clearly see that his Demon Puppet bodyguard had the strength of a six-star Dou Practitioner.

Was this a feature provided by the system?