Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid

Xiao Yan talked about taking down Yao Lao, but he showed no sign of acting. For a moment, the atmosphere became unbearably awkward.

"Well, uh, I was just livening things up. Don't take it seriously."

Xiao Yan said this with a red face, then retreated behind Xiao Yun and began idling around.

"Hehe, this little fellow is quite interesting," Yao Lao said with a chuckle.

Xiao Yun glanced at Xiao Yan, then said to Yao Lao, "You absorbed my nephew's Dou Qi for a year. You need to compensate him."

Seeing Xiao Yun speak up for him, Xiao Yan felt touched.

"Of course," Yao Lao nodded.

Seeing how cooperative Yao Lao was, Xiao Yun continued, "You can discuss and settle your matters with my nephew later. Right now, it's time for you to compensate me."

"Me?"

"I gave you a great deal of Dou Qi. What, you're not planning to give me something as a token?"

The look in Xiao Yun's eyes turned dangerous. Yao Lao was startled and felt that he had been set up.

So compensating your nephew isn't enough—you want a share too!

That bit of Dou Qi may have been a lot, but it didn't affect you at all, did it?

But there was no choice. A soul under another's roof had to bow its head. Yao Lao smiled bitterly. "Fine. What do you want?"

Xiao Yun's dangerous gaze warned Yao Lao that if he refused, Xiao Yun would resort to force.

Yao Lao could not see through Xiao Yun, so he did not want to clash with him. In the end, he chose to yield.

Seeing this, Xiao Yun's expression became friendlier. "Do you have anything that can speed up Dou Qi cultivation? It needs to be suitable for the Dou Qi Force stage."

In the Jia Ma Empire, there was no medicine that could assist Dou Qi cultivation at the Dou Qi Force stage.

Thus, in the Jia Ma Empire, it was common knowledge that cultivation at the Dou Qi Force stage could not rely on medicine and could only be built up through painstaking practice.

Hearing Xiao Yun's request, Yao Lao let out a sigh of relief.

"I thought you wanted something expensive. That's it?"

After thinking for a moment, Yao Lao took out a pill formula from his Storage Ring and handed it to Xiao Yun.

"This is a unique secret formula I developed by combining my own experience with several pill formulas. I believe you'll be satisfied."

In truth, auxiliary pills suited to cultivation at the Dou Qi Force stage were not difficult to find in the Central Plains.

Xiao Yun did not happen to have anything like that, but if he spent a little time on it, he could create his own secret formula with his abilities.

But something so useless to him was not worth researching. If not for an idea that had just occurred to him, he would not have asked Yao Lao for it.

Taking the pill formula, Xiao Yun saw the large words "Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid." He casually glanced over it once and memorized the formula.

With Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, the younger members of the Xiao Clan could cultivate faster as well. Otherwise, if they all had to wait until they were in their late teens or twenties to become Dou Practitioners, could he really expect them to support the Xiao Clan in the future?

That was not very realistic.

That was right. Xiao Yun had asked Yao Lao for the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid because he intended to benefit the younger members of the Xiao Family. There was no helping it—the younger generation of the Xiao Family, aside from the somewhat decent Xiao Yan, were all hopelessly mediocre.

Having achieved his goal, Xiao Yun no longer intended to stay. "Straightforward enough. I'll be leaving first. You can have a good talk with my nephew."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yun immediately headed down the mountain, leaving both Xiao Yan and Yao Lao stunned.

Xiao Yan immediately called out, "Uncle, don't leave! You want me to talk to this ghost thing alone? I'm scared!"

The corner of Yao Lao's mouth twitched. He looked at Xiao Yan with a smile on his face.

Xiao Yan became even more frightened at the sight.

Ignoring Xiao Yan's pleas, Xiao Yun had already arrived within the Xiao Family estate.

Xiao Zhan was handling clan affairs in the Xiao Clan's main hall when Xiao Yun suddenly appeared there without a sound. He called out to Xiao Zhan, "Big Brother."

Hearing Xiao Yun's voice, Xiao Zhan looked up. Joy immediately filled his heart, and he quickly asked, "Second Brother, has Yan'er's problem been resolved?"

What Xiao Zhan cared about most right now was the strange, unexplained loss of Xiao Yan's Dou Qi.

Xiao Yun said, "It was a minor problem. It's already been resolved."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan was overjoyed. He stood up, grabbed Xiao Yun's hand, and wiped away his tears. "Second Brother, thank you."

Seeing an old man make such an expression, Xiao Yun broke out in goosebumps.

Pulling his hand free, he said with a look of disgust, "Big Brother, can you stop being so mushy? You're a grown man."

Xiao Zhan laughed heartily and quickly regained his composure.

Xiao Yun somewhat understood Xiao Zhan's feelings, so he stopped teasing him and went straight to the point.

"Big Brother, I came this time because I need you to prepare some things."

Xiao Yun handed Xiao Zhan a sheet of paper with several items written on it.

"Purple-Leaf Orchid Grass, Bone-Washing Flower, and a first-tier wood-attributed magic core!"

Xiao Zhan looked over the required items, then said, "First-tier magic cores are a little difficult to obtain, but it's not a problem. Second Brother, how many do you need?"

As he spoke, Xiao Zhan did not even blink. Though he did not know what Xiao Yun needed these things for, he readily accepted the task.

"I want to refine a pill that can speed up Dou Qi cultivation at the Dou Qi Force stage. I plan to give it to several younger members of the Xiao Clan."

After a pause, Xiao Yun continued, "As for which younger members, Big Brother, find a few with decent talent for me."

"Something that can speed up Dou Qi cultivation at the Dou Qi Force stage?" Xiao Zhan stared at Xiao Yun in shock.

A few years ago, Xiao Yun had told Xiao Zhan that he was a fairly skilled alchemist, so Xiao Zhan was not too surprised that Xiao Yun wanted to refine pills.

But the pill he intended to refine could actually accelerate Dou Qi cultivation at the Dou Qi Force stage!

Xiao Zhan swallowed. It was common knowledge that no pills could assist cultivation at the Dou Qi Force stage.

Yet Xiao Zhan did not doubt Xiao Yun's words in the slightest. Common knowledge existed to be broken.

"Second Brother, you actually have something this good!"

If the pills Xiao Yun refined were used on the Xiao Clan's younger generation, Xiao Zhan could already foresee the emergence of a large number of geniuses within the Xiao Clan.

This was a major matter. Holding the paper with both hands, Xiao Zhan felt that the thin sheet weighed a thousand jin.

This was not an ordinary sheet of paper. It was a sheet of paper that could allow the Xiao Clan to produce countless geniuses!

"No, for something this important, I need to convene an elders' meeting!"

Xiao Yun did not interfere with Xiao Zhan's decision. He had merely wanted to make some contribution to the Xiao Clan while he had nothing better to do. As for the specific matters, Xiao Zhan could handle them himself.

The elders' meeting was quickly convened. None of the elders doubted the news Xiao Zhan brought, because it had come from Xiao Yun.

Since Xiao Yun returned, he had brought surprise after surprise to the Xiao Clan: high-level cultivation techniques, high-level Dou Skills, numerous pills, and more.

Although Xiao Yun was not the clan leader, everyone's current achievements and their ability to cultivate high-grade earth-class techniques were all thanks to him. As a result, Xiao Yun's prestige was even greater than Xiao Zhan's.

For a time, they hurriedly prepared the medicinal ingredients Xiao Yun required. They quickly gathered enough for more than a dozen batches, and Xiao Zhan personally delivered them to Xiao Yun.

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