The Good Things Yao Chen Had

"Youngster from the Yao Clan, come out!"

Xiao Xuan went no further and called out to the youngster who had been acting so cocky just now.

He certainly didn't have much time to devote to teaching a junior like this, so finding him a good teacher was also a fine choice.

That youngster called Yao Chen was a good candidate. Xiao Xuan could tell that the Yao Clan bloodline in him wasn't strong, yet he had managed to reach Peak Dou Zun. He clearly had a few tricks up his sleeve.

Besides, he was also a good alchemist, which made him an even better choice and would save Xiao Xuan a great deal of worry.

Even with Xiao Xuan's breadth of experience, he thought it would be a fine choice for an alchemist to develop that skill.

"Senior, what did you need me for?"

Yao Chen was very cautious. While he was asleep inside the ring just now, the more he thought about it, the more terrified he had become. The Xiao Clan ancestor outside was probably even more formidable than he had imagined.

In that case... he really did need to build a good relationship with him.

His own skill as an alchemist was formidable, enough to secure him a firm place among ninth-tier alchemists.

But would someone at the pinnacle of the Dou Sheng really regard a ninth-tier alchemist differently?

Yao Chen, for one, had his doubts.

"Didn't you want to take Little Yanzi as your disciple just now? You can begin the master-disciple ceremony now, can't you?"

Xiao Xuan made the arrangement without hesitation.

But when Yao Chen heard this, a strange look appeared on his face. "Y-yes, am I supposed to become this youngster's disciple, or, or..."

Yao Chen didn't dare continue. In any case, he didn't think what came next would be good. He had originally wanted another disciple to order around, and if the boy's character was good, he might even pass on his legacy to him.

But if he, a ninth-tier alchemist, really had to put aside his pride and become a disciple?

Even to save his life, Yao Chen didn't think he could do it.

"Hahaha!"

Xiao Xuan burst out laughing. He hadn't been this happy in a long time. This youngster from the Yao Clan was amusing; his thoughts had wandered so far astray. He was quite a character.

"What are you thinking? Of course I meant for Little Yanzi to become your disciple and learn alchemy from you."

"Of course, in return..."

Quite a bit of residual primordial Qi of heaven and earth remained in the surroundings, and it would come in handy now.

A soul form wasn't necessarily all that fragile.

Using his Emperor Realm Soul power as a guiding framework, he could more or less make a body that could move freely. Though once it was fitted to that youngster from the Yao Clan, it would most likely only have the fighting strength of a Dou Zun.

But it would do for now. Once they left the Northwest Continent, he would get them better ones.

Xiao Xuan had no resources left on him now, and as for the Xiao Clan of today, they couldn't even be described as dirt poor...

He would worry about resources later!

Xiao Xuan didn't mind.

In Xiao Xuan's hands, the immense primordial Qi of heaven and earth was like clay he could shape at will. With ease, he molded it into a body that gave off a powerful presence.

Hmm, it seemed the soul would have to shape the sex for itself after entering.

"Get in there!"

Now that it was complete, it was best to enter and adjust to it immediately, lest the primordial Qi of heaven and earth disperse and reduce its strength afterward.

Excitement showed on Yao Chen's face, but before he had time to voice his thanks, Xiao Xuan sent him into the body with a tap of his finger.

Wave after wave of nourishing warmth washed over him.

The union of soul and flesh was truly a fascinating sensation.

Yao Chen had never cared much about that sensation before. Only after losing it had he been filled with regret.

"Senior, I will remember your great kindness. From now on, I will treat Little Yanzi as my own and hold nothing back from him."

Yao Chen truly didn't know how to repay a senior of such strength. All he could do was devote himself wholeheartedly to carrying out the task the senior had entrusted to him.

Besides, Xiao Yan was already quite to his liking. Otherwise, Yao Chen wouldn't have shown himself of his own accord; he would have drained the boy's Dou Qi long ago and left.

"Hehe! Your disciple Xiao Yan pays his respects, Master!"

Xiao Yan, who had been standing beside them all this time, finally seized his chance. He hurried forward and performed the full ceremony to acknowledge his master.

The grudges between them had long since vanished. With such a powerful ancestor around, if he still quibbled over those few scraps... never mind that his ancestor wouldn't approve.

Even Xiao Yan himself would feel ashamed.

"Good, good!"

Watching Xiao Yan and Yao Chen, the kindly master and dutiful disciple, Xiao Xuan was gratified. He could set the burden aside for now; he still had things to do!

But there was a presence on that youngster from the Yao Clan that felt familiar to him.

It seemed it wasn't on him, but rather... inside the Storage Ring where he had been staying?

"Youngster from the Yao Clan, I'm going to look through your Storage Ring. There's something in it that interests me."

Yao Chen had been wondering how to express his thanks. After all, taking on a disciple was no trouble at all for him, yet he had received a Dou Zun Realm body for nothing.

It could no longer be described as merely owing a favor. This was unquestionably the kindness of giving him a new life.

So when he heard Xiao Xuan speak, Yao Chen immediately offered up his Storage Ring.

By rights, he hadn't taken many resources with him when he had left in a hurry back then!

There were only some pill recipes, Dou Techniques, and cultivation methods he had carried with him, along with a few odds and ends.

Though any Dou Zun would be tempted by them, surely Senior Xiao Xuan wouldn't be!

Xiao Xuan paid no attention to the thoughts running through his head and soon found what he wanted inside the Storage Ring.

A cultivation method!

The lingering presence on the worn jade slip resembled that of the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

"This thing is connected to Tou She Ancient God."

"The last Dou Di to appear in this world!"

Xiao Xuan's voice was deep, and the moment he spoke, he shocked both Yao Chen and Xiao Yan.

A Dou Di!

"Senior, I-I only seized this when some ruins appeared in the Central Plains before... and those ruins didn't seem to be of a very high level!"

Yao Chen spoke timidly. Despite how frantic he had been about it at the time, the actual strength of the ruins' owner...

At most, the owner had been a little stronger than he had been in his prime, perhaps a Half-Saint! He certainly hadn't reached the realm of a true Dou Sheng.

Although the lifetime collection of someone that strong could be considered precious,

to say it was connected to a Dou Di... that was really too far-fetched.

"Don't underestimate Tou She Ancient God!"

Xiao Xuan spoke in a distant voice. He had made a considerable mistake on this very matter before. If he could have waited a little longer, or obtained something from what Tou She Ancient God had truly left behind,

the final outcome might well have been different!

But the situation now was already quite good, so Xiao Xuan didn't dwell on it any further.

Beside him, Yao Chen and Xiao Yan saw Xiao Xuan deep in thought and didn't dare breathe loudly. They were still digesting what the senior had just said.

How could they possibly look down on a Dou Di?

"You must have had it for quite some time. You should have learned something of its mysteries by now, right?"

Xiao Xuan explained to them.

"This strange cultivation method advanced its own grade by devouring a strange kind of existence in the world: Heavenly Flames!"

Yao Chen immediately understood.

But that alone didn't seem like much, did it?

"Then what if you learned that Tou She Ancient God was a Heavenly Flame that gained sentience?"

Xiao Xuan's distant voice rang out again!