Xiao Yan had reaped a mountain of riches on this desert journey. He had acquired two heavenly flames in one go and traded a Green Lotus Seed to Yun Zhi for a Dou Ling Pill.
Normally, a pill like the Dou Ling Pill, which could directly raise one's cultivation, was best taken immediately after obtaining it.
After all, no matter how good a pill was, it was wasted if it could not be converted into actual combat strength.
Xiao Yan, however, had not taken it right away. He had complete confidence in himself and believed that the mere Dou Wang realm would never become a bottleneck for him.
Thus, it was best to wait until he reached seven or eight stars before taking such a pill, then surge straight to nine stars in one push.
After all, it could be used to advance from one star to two, or from eight stars to nine. Although both were advances within the Dou Wang realm,
the energy involved actually differed severalfold. There was still a considerable distinction between them.
Now that he had obtained two heavenly flames on this trip, there were few places left in the Jia Ma Empire or the Tagor Desert worth lingering in.
Next, Xiao Yan planned to return to Stone Desert City, let his eldest and second brothers know he was safe, and bring them some pills along the way.
His strength had now soared, and his soul power had grown substantially with it. When refining third-grade pills again, he would be able to discern the principles behind them more clearly.
He estimated that he would become a third-grade alchemist in another month or two at most, then find somewhere along his route to take the third-grade alchemist certification exam.
As for what came afterward, Xiao Yan