The Effects of Aurora Liquid

"From now on, you'll share my bed. Don't cause trouble in the Xiao Household." Xiao Ni led Qingtian to his room, shoved him inside, then smiled at Xiao Xun'er beside him. "Xun'er, I have some things to take care of over the next three days, so I won't have much time to spend with you. Focus on your cultivation for now."

"Mm. Xun'er definitely won't hold Brother Xiao Ni back in the Magic Beast Mountain Range," Xiao Xun'er said with determined eyes.

"You've only just become a One-Star Dou Practitioner, yet you're already so confident. If you become a Dou Emperor someday, won't you start walking like some kind of demon?" Xiao Ni teasingly ruffled Xiao Xun'er's hair.

"Don't worry, Brother Xiao Ni. No matter how proud Xun'er becomes, the way I walk won't change." Xiao Xun'er giggled. Naturally, she knew Xiao Ni was only teasing her.

"Alright, I'm leaving first." Xiao Ni took two steps away, then suddenly stopped and tilted his head toward Qingtian inside the room. "Qingtian, while I'm gone, stay put in my room."

Qingtian's temper was far too violent. Before Xiao Ni had fully tempered him, he hoped Qingtian would interact with as few people as possible. Even if Qingtian did not beat someone to death, leaving them half-dead was hardly acceptable either.

"Don't worry, Big Brother. I won't go out and cause trouble. You know me—I like peace and quiet. I think your place is pretty nice." Qingtian waved his hand casually, though there was a trace of bitterness on his face.

There were simply too many people in the Xiao Household. He had introduced himself at least a hundred times already, and his mouth was dry. How could he possibly still be in the mood to cause trouble?

"Xun'er, you should cultivate as well. See you tomorrow." Hearing Qingtian's words, Xiao Ni nodded in relief, bid Xiao Xun'er farewell once more, and then strode away.

Late at night, inside a cramped stone cave, Xiao Ni put away the Lion's Roar Pill he had just refined, then closed his eyes and leaned against the stone wall.

The Lion's Roar Pill was a fourth-grade medicinal pill. After a Dou Master or Grand Dou Practitioner consumed it, it could permanently increase their strength while also improving their cultivation speed to a certain extent. It was extremely useful to Xiao Ni at the moment.

However, the medicinal ingredients he had brought from Yang Cheng were all relatively low-grade and could not support the refinement of fourth-grade medicinal pills. He had spent most of the day wandering through the marketplace before purchasing some higher-grade ingredients.

To ensure greater safety for himself and Xun'er in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, he had even visited the marketplaces of the other two great lineages—and he had gone openly and without a hint of concealment.

During that time, he obtained some ingredients that could be used to refine third- and fourth-grade medicinal pills, but he also ran into a few problems. For example, the Ao Lineage's guard squad tried to drive him away, so he beat every one of them up and even made them help him purchase some ingredients.

Then there was the time he ran into Galeo flirting with a young woman in the Jia Lie Lineage's marketplace. Xiao Ni went over and flirted with her too, only for the girl to be charmed away by him. Afterward, Galeo brought two Dou Masters to block his path. To establish his authority, Xiao Ni killed them without hesitation.

The two great lineages would sooner or later fall out completely with the Xiao Household. Rather than wait for that day to come, it was better to strike first and force them into action early. Of course, if they could swallow this humiliation, then before he, Xun'er, and Xiao Yan departed for the Misty Cloud Sect, he would still take the initiative to wipe out both lineages.

"I'll sleep for two hours first, then get up and refine Aurora Liquid for Xun'er." Xiao Ni muttered tiredly before quickly falling asleep.

Aurora Liquid was a miraculous spiritual liquid. It had no particular effect on its own, but if mixed with Foundation Elixir, it could speed up the user's absorption rate. Originally, Xiao Xun'er would need five or six months to fully absorb a bottle of Foundation Elixir. With Aurora Liquid, she might be able to finish a bottle in less than half a month.

Three days passed quickly. Aside from refining medicine, Xiao Ni did nothing but refine medicine. Occasionally, he consumed one or two Lion's Roar Pills as well. His strength had clearly increased somewhat, and he had vaguely touched the threshold of a Five-Star Dou Master.

Perhaps because he had spent nearly all his time inside the stone cave, the system did not issue a single mission over those three days, allowing him some peace and quiet. He was about to head to the Magic Beast Mountain Range with Xun'er; he had no time to worry about missions.

Nothing major happened in Wutan City during those three days. The Jia Lie Lineage merely won the auction for the two low-grade techniques, Flame-Splitting Wave-Shattering Ruler and Eight Extremes Collapse, while the Ao Lineage could only watch enviously and unwillingly bid for twenty-two Qi Gathering Powders.

However, those two Dou techniques cost Galeo a full 2.9 million gold coins, a truly massive loss of blood. Ao Bapa did not fare much better either. His twenty-two Qi Gathering Powders cost 2.6 million gold coins, yet their value was far inferior to those two Dou techniques.

Besides that, news of Xiao Ni killing two Dou Masters from the Jia Lie Lineage had spread throughout Wutan City. Yet the Jia Lie Lineage neither came to demand an explanation nor took any overt action, leaving the Xiao Household utterly puzzled.

"Girl, you've actually broken through to the Three-Star Dou Practitioner level!" Xiao Ni stood outside the room, looking Xiao Xun'er over with surprise.

"Isn't it all thanks to the Aurora Liquid Brother Xiao Ni gave me? In just two days, I've already absorbed seventy to eighty percent of the Foundation Elixir's medicinal effects," Xiao Xun'er said with a cheerful smile.

"As long as it works for you." Xiao Ni grinned, though inwardly, he was somewhat shocked.

Although Aurora Liquid's effectiveness was related to the user's own cultivation talent, absorbing an entire bottle of Foundation Elixir in merely three or four days was far too outrageous. Xun'er's talent truly was terrifying.

"Qingtian, you've behaved well these past two days, and your attitude toward Uncle Xiao and the others has been good too. Is there anything you'd like to eat? I can bring it back for you from the Magic Beast Mountain Range." After recovering from his surprise, Xiao Ni turned his attention to Qingtian.

On Qingtian's second day in the Xiao Household, he had already met Xiao Zhan and the three elders. By now, everyone in the Xiao Household knew him. From time to time, some lovestruck young women would even sneak over to peek at him. Xiao Ni had not revealed Qingtian's origins or strength, however, so no one in the household knew just how formidable he was.

"I want to eat Azure Wind Python Ox meat, and I want to drink Thunderwing Demon Wolf blood." Qingtian stated his wish without the slightest politeness.

"No problem." Xiao Ni smiled brightly, then turned his gaze toward Xiao Yan not far ahead. "You've already reached the Eighth Stage of Dou Qi. It seems the half-bottle of Aurora Liquid I gave you was quite useful too."

Over those three days, he had refined six bottles of Aurora Liquid in total. Five bottles had gone to Xiao Xun'er, while half a bottle had been used for his bath. After much deliberation, he ultimately gave the remaining half-bottle to Xiao Yan.

"I finished absorbing a bottle of Foundation Elixir last night. I wonder whether Aurora Liquid's effects will let me quickly finish absorbing the remaining bottle." Xiao Yan scratched his head as he spoke. Before Xiao Ni could respond, he continued, "Brother Ni, ever since you gave me the Dou techniques and cultivation method, I've wanted to take you as my master. This time, you're going to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, and I don't know how long it'll be before you return. So I want to become your disciple immediately!"

As he finished speaking, Xiao Yan suddenly knelt down with utter sincerity.