"High-grade Earth-tier?"
"What kind of Dou Technique is it?"
Xiao Yan was quite pleased to start with a High-grade Earth-tier technique. This was a far higher starting point than his original one.
"The Ninefold Thunderfire Palm!"
As the Medicine Emperor spoke, he pressed a finger against Xiao Yan's brow.
An enormous flood of information immediately poured into his mind.
Ninefold Thunderfire Palm!
High-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique!
Command thunder and fire with the palm, fierce and domineering. A single strike concealed nine layers of thunderfire force. Once mastered, thunder would descend from the heavens and earthly fire would erupt from below. Anyone beneath Half-Saint struck by it would surely die. Its power rivaled a Heaven Rank Low Grade Dou Technique!
"What a powerful Ninefold Thunderfire Palm!"
After absorbing the information, Xiao Yan slowly opened his tightly shut eyes.
Although he had not yet begun practicing it, the description alone showed how terrifying this Dou Technique was.
Even the Gu Clan's Emperor Seal Art probably did not possess such power.
"If your strength weren't still so weak, I would have taught you a Heaven-tier Dou Technique!"
"For now, you'll just have to make do with this. I remember a Dou Sheng crying and begging, insisting on giving me this technique!"
Having merged with Yao Lao's soul, the Medicine Emperor's personality had been considerably influenced, leaving him rather fond of showing off.
"..." Xiao Yan was speechless.
Shouldn't a mighty Medicine Emperor be aloof and detached?
Why did he enjoy showing off in front of a junior like me?
Feeling utterly speechless, Xiao Yan took out the crimson flame grass, fire phoenix fruit, blazing sun flower, and fire-attribute magic core he had obtained from the Mittel Auction House and handed them to the Medicine Emperor.
"Teacher, these are the things you asked for earlier. What are you planning to refine for me?"
Xiao Yan asked with some curiosity.
"Your cultivation is barely sufficient in this little place, but you're still far from being able to contend with the prodigies of those ancient clans."
"What I'm going to do is draw an 'acquired divine mark' for you, one comparable to a clan mark!"
As the Medicine Emperor spoke, Bone Spirit Cold Flame emerged from his hand again, forming a flaming medicinal cauldron in midair.
He tossed all the medicinal ingredients Xiao Yan had brought back into it at once.
"An acquired divine mark?"
"Is something like that even possible?"
Xiao Yan muttered in disbelief.
After all, the prerequisite for forming a clan mark was having a dou di bloodline within one's body.
The clan mark was merely a key that activated the power of that bloodline.
There wasn't a trace of bloodline power in my body right now. What good would this so-called acquired divine mark do?
Even Xiao Xuan could only let me form a clan mark by replacing my blood.
Could a Dou Di truly accomplish even something like this?
"Whether it's a clan mark or one of the various secret arts that temporarily increase your strength, all they do is make the dou qi within your body surge for a short time."
"In theory, anything containing an enormous amount of energy can accomplish this."
"The difference lies in the severity of the side effects and the extent of the increase in strength!"
As the Medicine Emperor spoke, he gently waved his arm. The flaming cauldron vanished, leaving only a mass of crimson liquid floating in the air.
"Let's call this 'Crimson Sun Spirit Liquid' for now!"
"In terms of grade, it should be around fifth grade. I'll use it to draw an acquired divine mark for you!"
Before Xiao Yan could react to those words, he felt a chill all over his body. At some point, the Medicine Emperor's Bone Spirit Cold Flame had burned his clothes to nothing.
"Teacher..."
At this, Xiao Yan's expression changed drastically in alarm.
Before he could finish speaking, however, the scalding Crimson Sun Spirit Liquid landed on his body.
Guided by the Medicine Emperor's spiritual power, the Crimson Sun Spirit Liquid flowed across Xiao Yan's entire body.
It finally took the form of a crimson divine dragon, radiating boundless majesty. Faintly, a dragon's roar even echoed through his mind.
"It's done!"
"This is the 'Crimson Dragon Divine Mark'!"
"Granted, it's an incomplete version without a dragon soul, with a few corners cut and a limited number of uses."
"But boosting your strength by four or five stars is no problem. Most importantly, it has no side effects!"
Looking at his handiwork, the Medicine Emperor nodded in satisfaction as he spoke.
"Teacher, how am I supposed to face anyone looking like this?"
Seeing that the acquired divine mark was complete, Xiao Yan hurriedly took out a black robe and draped it over himself, sounding rather aggrieved.
Even his face bore traces of the crimson dragon divine mark now. He looked every bit a delinquent.
"Don't worry. The crimson dragon divine mark will fade from sight shortly. It will only appear when you activate its power."
The Medicine Emperor smiled and said, "Also, starting tomorrow, I'm going to give your body a thorough tempering!"
"Then I'll teach you a body-refining secret art. From now on, you'll have to work hard at cultivating all three: dou qi, body, and soul."
"Only then can you truly make up for the shortcomings of your bloodline and contend with the prodigies of those ancient clans!"
"Oh, right, you can't neglect alchemy either. People call me the Medicine Emperor. When I was alive, I could refine even Emperor Grade Pills at will. As my disciple, you mustn't disgrace me."
At those words, Xiao Yan's mouth twitched violently.
This old fellow was even more ruthless than the original Yao Lao!
Making me learn so much at once-could I even manage it all?
Still, Xiao Yan understood that this world was no longer normal. He truly could not continue following his original cultivation path.
Otherwise, he would not even know how he had died.
Since that was the case, he could only do as the Medicine Emperor said!
Meanwhile, Ling Ying naturally had a reason for his sudden return.
He had been on his way from Wutan City to the Misty Cloud Sect.
Then a thought suddenly struck him: The Misty Cloud Sect didn't seem to be as simple as it appeared, did it?
He remembered that the future Wang Daxian had provided mentioned that Yun Shan, the Misty Cloud Sect's former sect master, had colluded with Protector Wu of the Hall of Souls.
That Protector Wu was a Dou Zong. What if he was already at the Misty Cloud Sect right now?
Wouldn't going there mean I could lose my life at any moment?
At that thought, Ling Ying decided he had better stay comfortably by the young lady's side!
As a mere Dou Emperor, he really could not meddle in something this big.
As for seeking help from the Gu Clan's experts...
How was I supposed to explain it? Tell them I'd joined a Myriad Worlds Chat Group?
Or say that a Great Immortal had predicted the Misty Cloud Sect was a threat?
Since I couldn't handle it, I might as well let them stir up trouble!
Even if the sky fell, those Dou Zun and Dou Sheng would be up front holding it up. It wouldn't come crashing down on me.
All I needed to do was hide, keep myself alive, and give Xiao Yan a few discreet pointers.
That way, I wouldn't have to expose myself, and Xiao Yan would feel grateful to me.
When I revealed my identity later, he would surely remember this kindness.
"Hm?"
"Is that Venerable Yao refining medicine for Young Master Xiao Yan?"
After returning to the Xiao Clan, Ling Ying extended his senses toward Xiao Yan's residence, only to find his probing blocked by a powerful force.
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