As for Yao Chen's reaction, Xiao Yan wasn't surprised. The Lotus Lantern had the ability to heal injuries. If his cultivation hadn't been a little too low to unleash its full power, he could have restored Medicine Elder's physical body on the spot.
Xiao Yan smiled faintly.
He didn't explain much. Instead, he took out several more soul-healing treasures he'd won in the draws, including the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva, the Soul Tempering Pill, and the Spirit Nourishing Pill.
"Medicine Elder, why not use these treasures to heal your soul as quickly as possible?"
Yao Chen, his golden-fingered old mentor, was worth investing in. If he could recover more of his strength sooner, he'd be better able to serve Xiao Yan.
"What? The Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva!"
Medicine Elder recognized the item immediately. It could greatly speed up the healing of soul injuries, and he was certain he could recover at least to the strength of a Dou Zong!
Then he picked up the Soul Tempering Pill, the Spirit Nourishing Pill, and the other medicines. Just one sniff was enough for his knowledge of alchemy to tell him they were all precious soul-healing medicines.
"You've got quite a few tricks up your sleeve... You've truly surprised this old man!"
Medicine Elder sighed, his gaze complicated. These treasures were outrageously valuable, yet Xiao Yan had actually given them to him.
With these things, it probably wouldn't take long for his soul injuries to heal completely.
"Very well!"
"From this day forward, my life belongs to you! Whatever you do, I, Yao Chen, will never harbor a second thought!"
At that moment—
Yao Chen had truly devoted himself to Xiao Yan. Whatever Xiao Yan's origins, and whether or not he intended to use him, no longer mattered.
[ Ding— ]
[The host showed a little kindness and completely won Yao Chen's loyalty, bringing his loyalty to 100. This has deprived this world's Destined Protagonist Xiao Yan of the chance to receive help from the old man in the ring!]
[Destined Protagonist's luck -2000!]
[Host's luck +2000!]
[Host has received 10000 Super Invincible Great Villain Points!]
[ Ding— ]
[Considering the host's astounding efficiency and outstanding performance, an additional reward has been granted: "Great Fortune Incense x1"!]
Hiss...
Good grief!
Another ten thousand points?
Medicine Elder had completely submitted to him just like that?
And, most importantly—
He'd actually received another special reward, the Great Fortune Incense?
For a moment,
Xiao Yan was overjoyed. He hadn't expected to win Yao Chen's complete loyalty so easily, and Yao Chen's total devotion had brought him the enormous surprise of another Great Fortune Incense.
He'd only just experienced how powerful the Great Fortune Incense was!
Wonderful!
Absolutely wonderful!
Xiao Yan was grinning from ear to ear.
Medicine Elder... He really was a great stroke of fortune for him!
As for why Medicine Elder had submitted to him so quickly, it was probably because Yao Chen was a man who valued loyalty and gratitude.
How could he not be grateful after Xiao Yan brought out so many precious things to help him?
Besides, Xiao Yan had already shown him all sorts of extraordinary abilities. Surely that was enough to win Yao Chen's heartfelt respect and service.
Afterward,
Medicine Elder began slowly healing his soul injuries beside Xiao Yan, making use of the Lotus Lantern's glow and the various pills and treasures that could repair souls.
After all those draws, Xiao Yan's worries about the Ancient Clan had already vanished. At last, he was able to settle down.
At that very moment—
Using the Ten Thousand Soul Banner's ability to conceal them, he had secretly hidden one hundred thousand Dou Wang dead soldiers in the void around the Xiao Family.
These one hundred thousand Dou Wang dead soldiers were essentially "robots" and "puppets." He could use his spiritual and soul power to shift his field of vision to any one of them, allowing him to monitor what was happening outside at any time.
"Next, I need to properly consolidate my cultivation!"
"Once I've completely familiarized myself with this three-star Dou Emperor cultivation, I can start practicing those Heaven-Rank Dou Techniques!"
"After all, having the cultivation of a Dou Emperor but no Dou Techniques would leave me far weaker in a fight!"
Xiao Yan smiled faintly and began silently circulating the Flame Mantra, sensing every current of Dou Qi flowing through his meridians.
Elsewhere,
After discovering that he couldn't peer into the room where Xiao Yan was staying, Ling Ying hurried back and reported everything to Xiao Xun'er.
Now Xiao Xun'er could be almost certain that an expert was indeed helping Xiao Yan.
After all, with only the cultivation of a Dou Wang, Xiao Yan probably wouldn't have been able to stop someone like Ling Ying, a Dou Emperor expert, from probing the room.
Even a Dou Emperor of the same rank would have struggled to do so.
"Brother Xiao Yan, knowing you've had such a fortunate encounter, Xun'er can finally rest easy!"
Xiao Xun'er gazed out at the moonlight and murmured softly.
The other members of the Xiao Family were also talking excitedly about Xiao Yan's performance that day, astonished by what they'd seen.
Xiao Mei and the other girls of the Xiao Family, in particular... couldn't get the image of that young man with Dou Qi wings out of their minds.
They couldn't understand how Xiao Yan had managed it. How had he gone from being a good-for-nothing with a mere three stages of Dou Qi to a Dou Wang expert?
The difference... It was simply too outrageous!
In short!
Many people in the Xiao Family were destined to stay awake tonight.
The night passed in a flash.
When the first rays of morning sunlight fell through the window lattice and into the room, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes.
Feeling the surging Dou Qi within him, he couldn't help smiling with satisfaction.
After a night of quiet cultivation, he had not only completely mastered his three-star Dou Emperor strength, but had also gained perfect control over the Red Lotus Karma Fire.
With a thought, the red flames could dance anywhere across his body. Sometimes they took the shape of a lotus, sometimes they became wisps of silk. They moved as nimbly as his own limbs, without the slightest awkwardness.
What surprised him even more was—
With the help of the golden Heaven-Defying Comprehension trait, he had mastered all the dozen or so Heaven-Rank Dou Techniques and dozens of Earth-Rank Dou Techniques he'd won in the system draws in just one night!
Every single one of them had reached the mastery stage!
The high-grade Heaven-Rank Dou Technique, the Great Wild Heaven-Turning Seal: one palm strike could shatter mountains and split the earth.
The high-grade Heaven-Rank Dou Technique, the Five Elements Thunder Summoning Method: it could summon the thunder of heaven and earth, unleashing boundless power.
The high-grade Heaven-Rank Dou Technique, the Great Nirvana Finger: with a single finger, all things returned to the void.
And the divine ability, Earth-Traversing Golden Light!
Once unleashed, he became a streak of golden light, fast as lightning and able to ignore many restrictions.
"Heaven-Defying Comprehension... truly lives up to its name!"
Xiao Yan marveled inwardly.
An ordinary person would need years of hard work just to cultivate one Heaven-Rank Dou Technique.
But him?
In one night, more than a dozen Heaven-Rank Dou Techniques had all reached mastery!
If word of this got out, the entire Dou Qi Continent would go mad!
"Young Master."
Medicine Elder's respectful voice came from nearby.
Xiao Yan turned to look. Medicine Elder was sitting cross-legged not far away, faint ripples of soul energy wavering around him.
After a night of healing, bathed in the Lotus Lantern's glow and aided by the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva, the Soul Tempering Pill, the Spirit Nourishing Pill, and many other soul treasures, Medicine Elder's soul had recovered by more than sixty percent!
At this moment, Medicine Elder's soul body was far more solid than before. It looked barely any different from a living person's body.
Unless someone sensed it carefully, they would hardly realize he was a soul.
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