Yao Lao's Doubts

As one's cultivation rose during the Dou Qi stage, the meridians would indeed expand.

That was the function of Dou Qi.

Dou Qi itself was an extremely gentle form of energy, used to build one's foundation.

That was why the Dou Qi stage was so important.

However, Yao Lao also knew that Dou Qi had its limits.

If Dou Qi could truly expand the meridians to such an extent, then cultivators across the Dou Qi Continent could easily reach the Da Dou Shi or Dou Ling stage.

Yet in reality, the most numerous cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent were still Dou Zhe and Battlers.

Many were even stuck at the Dou Qi stage for their entire lives.

Yao Lao had long known that Xiao Yang's cultivation talent was not particularly outstanding.

At most, it could be considered decent in a small place like Wutan City, but no more than that.

Compared to true geniuses, Xiao Yang's cultivation talent could only be called ordinary.

But now, he discovered that Xiao Yang's meridians had widened considerably.

Compared with before, Xiao Yang's talent had improved by quite a bit.

After all, the width of one's meridians represented one's cultivation talent to a certain extent.

The wider the meridians, the faster one could absorb Dou Qi, the greater the amount of Dou Qi one could circulate, and the faster one could unleash Fighting Skills.

Thus, the width of one's meridians was extremely important.

Yao Lao had not expected Xiao Yang's meridians to have widened so much already.

For a moment, he could not help feeling somewhat bewildered.

Could the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid have such an effect?

That couldn't be right!

As the creator of the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid, Yao Lao understood it better than anyone.

He knew its effects extremely well.

The Foundation Building Spirit Liquid absolutely had no effect of widening the meridians.

Moreover, even with Xiao Yang's current meridian width, the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid could not have allowed him to reach Dou Qi Eighth Stage so quickly!

Yao Lao deliberately checked him over and found that Xiao Yang's foundation was also extremely solid.

At this moment, the publicly acknowledged number one alchemist on the continent could not understand at all how Xiao Yang had managed it.

However, Yao Lao did not investigate further. He merely gave Xiao Yang a deep look.

Perhaps Xiao Yang had encountered some opportunity of his own. He had no intention of asking further.

In any case, Xiao Yang was his disciple now.

"Since you're here, practice Fighting Skills together."

Upon hearing that, Xiao Yang was about to begin practicing Fighting Skills.

But just then, Yao Lao's eyes shifted, and he immediately returned to the Bone Flame Ring.

His voice also rang in Xiao Yang's and Xiao Yan's minds.

"Little Yang, your maid is coming over. I'll hide for now."

Sure enough, not long after Yao Lao vanished, Xiao Yang's maid appeared before the two of them.

"Greetings, Young Masters."

After bowing to them, the maid looked at Xiao Yang and said,

"Young Master, Miss Ya Fei sent word that there is news about the person you were looking for."

"She asked you to make a trip to the Mittel Auction House."

A flicker of wild joy flashed through Xiao Yang's eyes.

Who else could the person he was looking for be but Emil?

He had a feeling that he would soon gather all the ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill!

"Come with me."

Xiao Yang gestured to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan instantly understood what he meant.

This was not really about taking him along. He clearly wanted Yao Lao to come too.

"Let's go, Brother Yang."

Xiao Yan did not object. After getting dressed, he headed to the Mittel Auction House with Xiao Yang.

After arriving at the Mittel Auction House, Xiao Yang was directly led by a maid to Ya Fei's office.

Unlike usual, Ya Fei was not wearing her customary smile today. Her face carried a rare solemnity.

"Is there news of Emil?"

Xiao Yang did not stand on ceremony and went straight to the point.

Although he was curious about what had happened to Ya Fei, Emil's news was what mattered most right now.

This concerned his Marrow Cleansing Pill!

Ya Fei nodded solemnly.

"That's right. There is news of Emil!"

"He openly appeared in Wutan City today and even came here to greet me."

"However, there was someone else beside Emil."

"His father, Valor, an enshrined expert of the Mite'er Family!"

"Valor is a Dou Ling!"

"His strength is extremely formidable, so you must be careful."

Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yang gravely as she spoke.

"He probably hasn't given up on the Sun Wine formula."

"Valor himself may even want it."

"After all, even a Dou Ling cannot easily ignore the profits that Sun Wine could bring."

On the Dou Qi Continent, money was still rather important.

Perhaps high-grade resources could not be bought.

But resources needed by Dou Wang and Dou Emperor could still be purchased with money.

If one went to the Central Plains, perhaps even Dou Zong resources could be bought with gold coins!

Perhaps only eighth-grade pills and resources at the Dou Zun level required bartering.

Therefore, gold coins were still extremely important to a Dou Ling.

If not for money, Valor would not have become an enshrined expert of the Mite'er Family.

Xiao Yang did not take Ya Fei's warning to heart at all.

A Dou Ling?

Before Yao Lao, wouldn't that just be a speed bump?

No, it didn't even count as a speed bump!

"Thank you for the reminder, Miss Ya Fei."

"Then I'll—"

Just then, the door to Ya Fei's office was pushed open.

The visitor was none other than Emil.

He was still the same as before, his face filled with a gentle smile.

"Mr. Xiao Yang, long time no see."

"I heard that you have been asking around for news about me recently?"

Xiao Yang was not surprised that Emil knew about this.

After all, once one started gathering information, it could not possibly be completely secret.

So it was normal for him to find out.

Especially since Xiao Yang's maid was not a professional at this sort of thing.

He looked at Emil, his smile exceptionally bright.

"Yes, I have missed Mr. Emil very much."

Xiao Yang deliberately emphasized the words "missed very much," and there was even a trace of killing intent in his eyes.

Emil's expression did not change in the slightest. He still said gently,

"I didn't expect Mr. Xiao Yang to miss me so much."

"Could it be that you have agreed to the previous terms of our deal?"

Xiao Yang shook his head, too lazy to continue wasting words with this smiling tiger.

"The Sun Wine formula will never be used for a trade."

Emil was not surprised.

"Then Mr. Xiao Yang should be careful from now on."

"After all, there are still many people coveting the Sun Wine formula."

At that moment, Ya Fei's face was filled with anger.

"Mr. Emil, you do not seem to be a member of the Mittel Auction House anymore, do you?"

"Who allowed you to enter my office without my permission?"

"Guards! See Mr. Emil out!"

Emil's expression remained unchanged.

"My apologies for the offense, Miss Ya Fei. I will leave on my own."

He glanced at Xiao Yang, then said one final sentence.

"I hope Mr. Xiao Yang will not regret his decision."

With that, he prepared to walk out the door.