Explosive Flame Gauntlets

Xiao Yang could sense the activity outside, and he could exit that state at any time.

It was just that while digesting those insights, Xiao Yang wanted to absorb them all in one go.

That was why he had not made any other movements.

If there had been danger outside, he could have stopped absorbing those insights.

Thanks to his powerful physique, Xiao Yang had gone three days without eating or even drinking water, yet his face was only slightly pale.

With a thought, a Fasting Pill appeared in his hand.

He casually placed it in his mouth.

The Fasting Pill contained enormous nourishment, enough to make up for Xiao Yang's losses over the past few days.

Afterward, he drank some water.

Xiao Yang's complexion visibly began to regain its color.

His movements also caught the attention of Xiao Yi Xian, who had been sleeping sprawled across Xiao Yang's bed.

She slowly opened her eyes and saw Xiao Yang looking at her with a smile on his face.

Seeing Xiao Yang's rosy complexion, all the worry in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes vanished.

"Why did you stay in the same position for so many days? If you hadn't still been breathing, I would have thought you were dead."

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Yang with some resentment.

Xiao Yang revealed an apologetic smile.

"Sorry. I was cultivating my soul power and trying to break through to the next soul realm."

"I wanted to break through in one push, so I kept cultivating without stopping."

Xiao Yi Xian could not sense spiritual energy either, so Xiao Yang casually made up an excuse.

He could hardly tell her that someone had forcefully imparted the experiences of an alchemist and artifact refiner into his mind, and that he had spent the past few days digesting those experiences.

A look of realization flashed through Xiao Yi Xian's eyes.

No wonder she had been completely unable to tell what Xiao Yang was doing. He had been cultivating soul power, something she barely understood.

She did not ask how soul power was cultivated.

After all, she knew such a cultivation method had to be extremely precious.

"Since you're awake, I'll be leaving."

Just as Xiao Yi Xian was about to leave, she suddenly thought of something.

"Oh, right. You haven't eaten for so many days. Let me make you something."

Naturally, Xiao Yang did not object and agreed at once.

"No problem, thank you!"

Hearing Xiao Yang agree, Xiao Yi Xian smiled.

"It's nothing. Wait here for a moment."

Watching Xiao Yi Xian's departing back, Xiao Yang felt warmth in his heart.

With Xiao Yi Xian gone, Xiao Yang finally had time to claim his rewards.

Once the rewards were claimed, his experience did not change at all, but his points increased by a full twenty million!

He now had more than thirty million points!

Xiao Yang could now even buy Emperor's Extreme Pills and Sect-Breaking Pills, things almost unseen in the Jia Ma Empire!

He could even afford some seventh-grade elixirs now!

However, he had no intention of buying those elixirs at the moment.

He planned to upgrade Eight Extremes Collapse later, then save up the rest.

There was nothing he urgently needed at present.

If there was, it would be things like pill furnaces, pill formulas, and Spirit Artifact blueprints.

He now possessed the abilities of a Fourth-Rank Alchemist and a Fourth-Rank Artifact Refiner.

Because he could instantly recover his Dou Qi, refining Fourth-Grade Elixirs and Fourth-Grade Spirit Artifacts was no problem at all.

Xiao Yang intended to buy some pill formulas and Spirit Artifact blueprints from the store.

If he lacked materials, he would need to spend some points to buy them as well.

Refining them himself would cost far less than directly buying finished products from the store.

A pill formula and three portions of corresponding materials in the store might be worth about as much as a single finished elixir.

Xiao Yang took a look and found that two new side quests had appeared in his quest section.

[Side Quest—Fifth-Rank Alchemist: Become a Fifth-Rank Alchemist.

Reward: Random fifth-rank pill formulas ×3, five portions of materials for random fifth-rank elixirs, Universal Experience +3000000, Store Points +30000000.]

[Side Quest—Fifth-Rank Artifact Refiner: Become a Fifth-Rank Artifact Refiner.

Reward: Random fifth-rank Spirit Artifact blueprints ×3, three portions of random fifth-rank Spirit Artifact materials, Universal Experience +3000000, Store Points +30000000.]

Unfortunately, advancing to the fifth rank now required ten million experience. Xiao Yang did not have that much Universal Experience.

After closing the panel, he sorted through the third-rank and fourth-rank alchemy- and artifact-refining-related rewards he had obtained.

Only after finishing did he walk out of the wooden cabin.

Xiao Yi Xian was currently squatting on the ground, cooking before a simple stove.

Xiao Yang walked over to Xiao Yi Xian and squatted beside her.

"I'll do it."

A wisp of deep crimson flame emerged from his hand.

The flame immediately enveloped the iron pot before them.

The porridge inside began to cook rapidly beneath Xiao Yang's flames.

Watching this scene from the side, Xiao Yi Xian's eyes were full of envy.

"An alchemist's abilities really are convenient."

Xiao Yi Xian had always dreamed of becoming an alchemist.

Unfortunately, she did not have the talent to become one.

Xiao Yang patted her head and said with a smile.

"It's all right. Maybe there'll be another way for you to become an alchemist in the future."

He was not lying to Xiao Yi Xian.

The Dou Qi Continent could not do it, but the Great Thousand World might not be the same.

Xiao Yi Xian said nothing, merely taking it as Xiao Yang trying to comfort her.

Soon, the porridge was ready.

The two chatted as they ate, then went their separate ways after finishing.

Having confirmed that Xiao Yang was fine, Xiao Yi Xian finished her porridge and planned to go back for a proper sleep.

Her soul power was not as strong as Xiao Yang's.

She had barely slept these past few days while staying with Xiao Yang.

After watching Xiao Yi Xian go to sleep, Xiao Yang returned to his own wooden cabin.

With a thought, the Artifact-Refining Furnace he had obtained earlier appeared before him.

Xiao Yang planned to refine a Spirit Artifact suitable for himself!

He first looked through the Fourth-Grade Spirit Artifact blueprints he had just received.

Unfortunately, none of them suited him very well.

Seeing this, Xiao Yang opened the store, went straight to the secondary profession section, and browsed the Fourth-Grade Spirit Artifact blueprints.

He knew his current capabilities, so he did not choose anything difficult, instead selecting a relatively simple Fourth-Grade Spirit Artifact.

Explosive Flame Gauntlets!

This Spirit Artifact required the hide and Magic Core of a Fourth-Order Magical Beast, the Explosive Flame Monkey, along with some other supplementary materials.

Xiao Yang did not have them, so he directly bought the materials from the store.

Including the Spirit Artifact blueprint, they only cost a few hundred thousand points in total, so it was not expensive.

As Xiao Yang selected purchase, a white scroll and two sets of materials for the Explosive Flame Gauntlets appeared before him.

The hide and Magic Cores of the Explosive Flame Monkeys still gave off traces of heat, as though they had just been removed!

Xiao Yang picked up the scroll and opened it.

As Xiao Yang selected study, the scroll transformed directly into a streak of white light and shot into his mind.

The next moment, the refining method for the Explosive Flame Gauntlets appeared directly in his mind.

After simulating it in his mind, Xiao Yang prepared to begin refining the Explosive Flame Gauntlets.

He came before the Artifact-Refining Furnace, slowly extended his soul power into it, and branded it with his soul imprint.