Refining a Second-Grade Elixir

Xiao Yang's soul power had long since reached the Mid-stage Mortal Realm. It was extremely formidable, comparable to that of ordinary Third-Rank and Fourth-Rank Alchemists.

With such powerful soul power, he had naturally noticed Galeo and the others following behind him.

However, he had pretended not to notice all along.

Not only that, Xiao Yang had altered his route home.

He walked farther and farther into secluded areas, with fewer and fewer people around him.

If one was not from Wu Tan City, they might not even know this road existed.

Just as Xiao Yang reached a corner, several people behind him suddenly rushed forward, surrounding him and forcing him into a dead-end alley nearby.

Xiao Yang pretended to look warily at the vicious-looking men before him.

"Who are you people?"

"Do you not know who I am?"

"Hahaha, Xiao Yang, never thought you would have a day like this, did you?"

At that moment, a somewhat mocking voice rang out.

Galeo slowly emerged from around the corner.

His hands were tucked into his pockets, his chin slightly raised as he looked down on Xiao Yang.

His expression was twisted, carrying traces of resentment and fury.

"In that match before, you launched a sneak attack while I was unprepared and made me lose all face!"

"How about this? Get on your knees today, kowtow to me three times, then crawl through my legs."

"If you can do that, I'll spare you and only teach you a small lesson!"

Though that was what he said, Galeo's intentions went far beyond that.

The news that Xiao Yang had reached Dou Qi, Ninth Stage a few days ago had long since spread.

If he had merely reached Dou Qi, Ninth Stage during his coming-of-age ceremony, he would indeed count as a genius in Wu Tan City, but such people were not unheard of.

Every year, the major factions might produce a genius like that.

But Xiao Yang had only been at the Sixth Stage of Dou Qi a month ago!

Three stages of Dou Qi in a single month!

Everyone knew that elixirs could not be used during the Dou Qi stage.

That alone showed just how terrifying Xiao Yang's talent was.

Galeo did not want to see a genius like Xiao Yang grow safely.

He had never intended to let Xiao Yang leave today.

Originally, he had only planned to teach Xiao Yang a lesson. He had not wanted his clan to come into conflict with the Xiao Household.

Others might profit from it then, and whether the Jia Lie Clan won or lost, its losses certainly would not be small.

Therefore, to avoid being seen, he had not dared to casually kill Xiao Yang.

But this place was deserted, and almost no one would come by. Galeo no longer merely wanted to teach Xiao Yang a lesson.

At this point, Xiao Yang could not be bothered to keep acting.

He looked at the people before him.

"Just you lot?"

He roughly counted them. There were only four guards and Galeo, five people in total.

That made him sigh.

He remembered that Galeo had brought six guards with him earlier.

If they were all here, he could have killed every last one of them.

But now, he could at most cripple them.

After all, the Xiao Household was not yet prepared to go to war with the Jia Lie Clan.

Xiao Yang intended to save the Jia Lie Clan's people for later use.

Seeing Xiao Yang suddenly become so calm, Galeo could not help but freeze.

The next moment, Xiao Yang vanished from where he stood.

Galeo only felt a gust of wind sweep past him.

Crack!

Immediately afterward, the sound of breaking bones came from beside him. A guard was sent flying and smashed into the wall.

Boom!

Before Galeo had fully reacted, another sound of bones breaking rang out beside him.

Crack! Crack!

Another figure flew backward!

Only then did Galeo finally react.

A flicker of terror flashed through his eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, he turned and ran toward the rear.

As he ran, he shouted orders at the remaining two guards.

"Stop him!"

However, just as he was about to flee the dead-end alley, a gust of wind swept past him, and a figure appeared in front of him.

"Where is Young Master Galeo going at a time like this?"

"Didn't you ask me to kowtow and crawl through your legs?"

"Why are you leaving so soon?"

Looking at Xiao Yang's smiling face, Galeo only felt that the man before him was a demon.

His legs shook uncontrollably as he spoke to Xiao Yang in a trembling voice.

"You... don't come any closer!"

"If you dare lay a hand on me, the Jia Lie Clan won't let you off!"

"I... I'm telling you, other people know that I came looking for you."

"So... so you'd better let me go!"

By then, the two guards had recovered their senses.

Though they were terrified as well, they still stood in front of Galeo.

They knew what kind of man Jia Lie Bi was. If they ran away, their families would certainly meet no good end.

Xiao Yang said nothing. He merely moved again.

Crack! Boom!

Crack! Boom!

The remaining two guards crashed into the wall as well.

Their limbs twisted at grotesque angles.

One of them had even been folded in half and was clearly no longer breathing.

Seeing such a horrifying scene, Galeo could not even speak.

"Hah... hah—"

The color around his crotch gradually darkened and spread outward.

A pungent, urine-like stench spread through the dead-end alley.

Xiao Yang frowned at the smell.

With a thought, he vanished from his spot once again.

When Xiao Yang disappeared, intense terror engulfed Galeo.

He wanted to run, but his legs seemed to have gone numb. He only felt warmth spreading through them, yet he could not move at all.

The next moment, a terrifying force struck him from the side.

Crack!

"Ah!"

Galeo followed in the footsteps of those guards, sent flying into the wall and leaving several cracks across it.

Then, searing pain swept through his entire body.

He could feel that many bones throughout his body had broken, leaving him almost completely unable to move.

At this moment, not only the front of his pants, but even the back of his crotch had begun to bulge faintly.

Xiao Yang had originally intended to continue, but disgust flashed across his face at the sight, and he quickly left the alley.

In Galeo's current state, he would not be able to get up for several months.

Xiao Yang could not be bothered to remain there any longer.

He headed straight toward the Xiao Household, planning to return and try refining a few Dou Practitioner Pills.

As for Galeo, he could not be bothered with him.

After returning home, Xiao Yang went straight back to his private courtyard.

The moment he entered, he took out the ingredients for the Dou Practitioner Pill he had just bought and prepared to begin refining.

Just as he took out his medicinal cauldron, poured in the flames, and was about to toss the ingredients inside for refinement, a mission suddenly appeared before him.

[Side Quest—Second-Grade Elixir: Refine a Second-Grade Elixir for the first time.

Reward: Random Second-Grade Elixir Formula +1, three sets of random Second-Grade Elixir ingredients, Universal Experience +3000, Shop Points +100000.]