The Battle Through Heaven
Hidden Opponent
Inside the quiet room, Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, slowly opened his eyes. A glint flashed across his dark eyes. Murky air moved along his throat as he exhaled. Xiao Yan's face faintly emitted a weak light. Clearly, the Dou Qi in his body had improved greatly after this training session.
"The energy contained in this ‘Searing Poison’ is indeed very large. Even though I have refined it a few times, it still has a huge amount of energy. " As he sensed his Dou Qi becoming thicker and stronger, Xiao Yan could not help but mutter softly.
"The energy may be big, but .. it also has a price." Xiao Yan laughed bitterly. He shook his right hand and a group of green-colored flames rose. On the outer surface of the flame, a faint black-colored mark slightly wriggled. Finally, it was completely pressed onto Xiao Yan's middle finger. Immediately, his long finger turned black like ink, looking extremely strange.
"Ah, ‘Searing Poison’ is getting more and more concentrated ..." Observing the color of his finger, which had turned darker, Xiao Yan shook his head. He pressed his finger on the bed pillar at the side. The sturdy wooden pillar was instantly corroded and an empty hole was formed.
"Forget over. As long as I get ‘Seven Water Liur Spirit Green Magic’, I will be able to wake Master up. When the time comes, there must be a solution that solves this problem. " Xiao Yan stared at his finger for a long time as he muttered, "Although this thing is extremely dangerous, I have absorbed quite a lot of energy from this ‘Burning Poison’ over the past two days. According to the energy level, it will probably be enough for me to progress from a six star Dou Shi to a seven star Dou Shi by the time I completely absorb all of the ‘Searing Poison’ in Nalan Jie's body. "
Xiao Yan shook his head and slightly bent his finger. The pitch-black color on it was drawn and a moment later, it returned to its normal color.
"Crackle."
As Xiao Yan withdrew his hand, the tightly shut door was gently pushed open. Hai Bo Dong entered lazily. He glanced at Xiao Yan in the room looking at his slightly ugly expression and could not help but ask with a smile. "What's? Did you experience any mistakes in the Nalan clan? Do you want me to accompany you next time? "
Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. He jumped down from the bed and said, "It's still a matter of ‘Searing Poison’. ‘My Heavenly Fire’ seems to be unable to do anything to it. Every time I help Nalan Jie remove the poison, the ‘Searing Poison’ in my body becomes even denser. "
"Much denser?" Hai Bo Dong was shocked upon hearing this. He immediately frowned and said, "Because it's like this, then why are you still helping him eliminate the poison? I can't believe you're one of those good people who's trying to help everyone. Moreover, you seem to have a grudge with Nalan Yanran of the Nalan clan. "
"I want ‘Seven Water Liur Magic Green Spirit’'s. Don't tell me we have to go and steal it? " Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and replied weakly.
"That's not gonna work. Because of Nalan Yanran, the Nalan clan and the Misty Cloud Sect had a very good relationship. In addition, the clan also had some influence in the imperial government. I think the old demon from the royal family will also act. Do you think our abilities can compete with these two great powers? " Hi Bo Dong smiled awkwardly as he replied to Xiao Yan.
"Then what to say? For now, if I want to get ‘Air Liur Seven Magic Spirit Green’, I can only help heal Nalan Jie. Although this ‘Burning Poison’ is very dangerous, at least it currently does not seem to hurt me at all. " Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. After this analysis by Hai Bo Dong, his heart became a little more serious. This Nalan clan indeed lived up to its reputation as one of the three great clans of the empire. There were too many forces behind them that would be dragged into this matter.
"Do what you want as long as you don't cause yourself to sink into it. I'm still waiting for you to help me perfect ‘Pil Purple Spiritual Recovery. " Hi Bo Dong waved his hand and said.
"Lake-off. As soon as you can gather all the medicinal ingredients, I'll help you refine them. Although my Spiritual Strength was slightly damaged due to ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’, repairing the ‘Pil Purple Spiritual Recovery’ should not be something too difficult. " Xiao Yan slowly walked towards the side of the table. He put away all the messy items on it, took out a medicinal cauldron from within the storage ring and randomly said superficially,
Ke ke, I naturally have faith in you. Hai Bo Dong smiled and nodded. He observed Xiao Yan's actions and asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"
"I think you should keep wandering around outside. I will practice my purification skills. " Xiao Yan took out a lot of medicinal ingredients from the storage ring and said with a smile to Hai Bo Dong.
"Uh .. I haven't been back long." Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Hai Bo Dong smiled bitterly and shook his head. A moment later, he saw Xiao Yan looking at him with his head tilted and could only slap his lips helplessly. He said, "Forget it. You can practice. I'm going out for a walk "
As he spoke, Hai Bo Dong turned around and opened the door wobbly before reluctantly walking out. He knew that an alchemist did not like their surroundings to be bullied by anyone as they refined medicinal pills.
Xiao Yan stared at the slowly closed door before turning his gaze to the medicinal cauldron in front of him. His palm slowly caressed some medicinal ingredients on the table as he fused his eyebrows together and thought deeply. After about a year of harsh training in the desert and especially after consuming the recent Fire Lotus Seed which resulted in its compatibility with the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ becoming soared, the, Xiao Yan was very confident that it would not be something too difficult to do. pass the examination for a tier three alchemist. This was because the most important thing for a tier three alchemist was the ability to control fire. On this aspect, Xiao Yan even had the confidence to compare with a tier four alchemist.
"Ugh but even like this, it's not easy for me to successfully obtain a champion spot in the Grand Meeting Alchemist. The opponent was not an ordinary person "Xiao Yan sighed and shook his head. He recalled Gu He's disciple, Liu Ling, whom he had met today. Although he did not personally see the other party purifying, it was only natural that with Pill King Gu He's abilities, the disciple he taught was not someone useless. Moreover, when they faced each other, Xiao Yan also felt the confidence contained in the actions and voices of others. This belief is not a compelling action. This was something that only a person could possess when he truly possessed an ability.
Xiao Yan's palm rubbed the icy cold medicinal cauldron. He suddenly shrugged and laughed softly, "Of course, I am not an ordinary person either. If I lose to Liu Ling at the Grand Meeting Alchemist, doesn't that mean Master can't be compared to Gu He? "
"That won't work .." Xiao Yan slowly exhaled. He pursed his lips a little. A moment later, he smiled faintly. His finger gently flicked into the flame outlet of the medicinal cauldron and a green-colored wisp of flame was quickly inserted inside. Following the soft muffled sound, a green-colored flame immediately rose and burned within the medicinal cauldron.
"First of all I will try to refine a tier three medicinal pill ..." Xiao Yan's palm slowly moved on top of the medicinal ingredients on the table. After that, stop at some medicinal plants. His palm slightly curved and a subtle absorption force pulled them into his palm and randomly threw them into the medicinal cauldron.
Watching the medicinal ingredients being separated and wrapped by the green-colored flame, Xiao Yan nodded slightly. The medicinal formula for a tier three medicinal pill automatically appeared in his mind. During his training, Yao Lao would occasionally use his Spiritual Strength to pour all of these medicinal formulas into Xiao Yan. It was naturally very easy for him to be able to use it now.
Xiao Yan's mind slowly recalled the medicinal ingredients recorded in the medicinal formula. A moment later, his ten long fingers flicked gently. Immediately, the flames in the medicinal cauldron burned up in a turbulent manner.
As Xiao Yan began to refine the medicine, the temperature within the room also gradually increased. Thin smoke seeped out of the cauldron. After which, it lingered inside the room, causing the place to be shrouded by fog.
Since this was the first time he had refined such a medicinal pill, Xiao Yan was expected to burn the medicinal ingredients during his first two trials. However, this did not make him feel disappointed. After all, failure while refining medicinal pills was hard to avoid even if it was Yao Lao personally performing the refining.
Therefore, after stopping the flame and summarizing the experience of failure, Xiao Yan quickly understood the required flame temperature, etc. During the purification of the three, the round and shiny ‘Pil Refresher’ is finally made after two hours of purification …
Observing the ‘Pil Refresher’ that was secretly lying on the jade bottle, Xiao Yan wiped the sweat on his forehead. He smiled with satisfaction. After which, he once again raised the flame and continued to purify …
By consuming it throughout the afternoon, the success rate of Xiao Yan refining the ‘Pil Refresher’ had increased at an exhilarating speed. When the medicinal ingredients on the table will run out, three ‘Pil Refresher’ have already appeared on the jade bottle.
Xiao Yan stored the jade bottle containing the three ‘Pil Refresher’ carefully into his storage ring. The tired expression on his face was hard to hide. As soon as he cleaned the table, he took a few weak footsteps and placed his head on the bed.
By the time Xiao Yan woke up from his deep sleep, he realized that it was already morning the next day. He shook his somewhat sleepy head as he got off his bed. He watched the empty room and shook his head with a bitter smile. Processing medicinal pills was indeed a very tiring job. The losses experienced by his spirit power were truly too great.
Xiao Yan got off his bed and cleaned himself in a simple manner. As soon as he woke up, he walked out of the room and headed towards the Nalan clan to begin today's poison removal session for Nalan Jie.
Although he had not seen Hai Bo Dong for a day, Xiao Yan was not too worried. With the strength of the old man, other than those old men and the leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, it seemed like no one in the Jia Ma Empire could cause him any major trouble.
Today's poison removal session is almost the same as the last time. During the session nothing special happened. After Xiao Yan helped Nalan Jie eliminate the poison, he was also invited to sit in the Nalan clan for a bit. For some unknown reason, Nalan Yanran had advanced with great interest as long as they sat down and asked about some matters related to Xiao Yan. However, these questions all vaguely persisted and were dealt with by Xiao Yan's indifferent expression and tone. Although the current seemed to have changed a lot compared to back then, it was very difficult for Xiao Yan to form a good opinion about this woman.
Wherever Nalan Yanran was present, Liu Ling would naturally also follow behind. Xiao Yan could feel the person's peripheral vision repeatedly drifting by the moment he spoke to Nalan Yanran. Although Liu Ling's face still maintained a smile without speaking, Xiao Yan was able to sense that the former was in a bad mood and also formed a faint hostility towards him. However, Xiao Yan only shrugged in response to this. "It's none of my business if you're unhappy .. I even dared to snatch the ‘He Heavenly Fire that Gu He saw. In what way can you, as a student who has not graduated, scare me? "
Under Liu Ling's somewhat cold gaze, Xiao Yan sat in the living room for nearly half an hour. Only then did he stand up and say goodbye to them. After which, he was chased away by Nalan Jie and the others as he walked out of the Nalan clan and slowly disappeared from their sight.
Looking at Xiao Yan, who had disappeared, with narrowed eyes, Liu Ling turned her head and suddenly laughed, "Grandfather, do you know the background of this alchemist named Yan Xiao?"
"Why?" Hearing the question, Nalan Jie was sidetracked and she immediately said with a frown, "Master Yan Xiao is an honored guest of our Nalan clan. I only care if he can help me take out ‘Searing’ Poison. I don't care about the identity exactly. "
"Young people should have a wider heart. Do not be hostile to some small things. You may be Gu He's student, but I dare say that the Master behind Yan Xiao doesn't seem to be weaker than Gu He. Being an enemy with such a person was not a good thing "Nalan Jie glanced at the smiling Liu Ling and spoke meaningfully in a soft voice. With his old and sharp gaze, he could naturally feel Liu Ling's thoughts about Xiao Yan.
"Ha ha, Grandpa must be kidding. Mr. Yan Xiao and I have never met. Why do I have hostility towards him? " Liu Ling's expression changed slightly. However, he is no ordinary person. He quickly withdrew his expression, turning his gaze towards Nalan Yanran who was slightly frowning and laughing.
"Naturally it would be better if it were like this. That Yan Xiao might not be able to compare to you right now, but her potential was immense. If I have the chance, I really want to pull him into our Nalan clan. " Nalan Jie smiled faintly. Without seeing Liu Ling's stiff expression, he turned around and walked through the main door.
Nalan Yanran glanced at the helpless Liu Ling shrugging and said softly, "You better not try something stupid. My grandfather has said that he is an honored guest of the Nalan clan. " As soon as he said those words, his hand pulled the black hair in front of his forehead and slowly followed Nalan Jie in front of him.
"Yanran, after all these years, you should know how I am …"
Looking at the dazzling graceful back, Liu Ling could not help but say those words. However, before he managed to say everything he wanted, Nalan Yanran, whose back was facing him, randomly waved his delicate hand that was as smooth as white jade under the sunlight. He sighed, "You should know that I don't want to discuss about this matter right now. You are one of the few men who can be my friend for many years. Maybe you might be able to move me in the future, but at least for now, I only treat you as an ordinary friend. I'm not denying that you're amazing. However, you have not met my requirements. My man is definitely not a mediocre man. " As soon as he said these words, he did not linger any longer. He moved in successive footsteps and walked through the main door.
"I know that you have high expectations. This time I will take the throne at the Grand Meeting to prove that I, Liu Ling, am a match for you. " As he looked at that dazzling back, fanatical emotions flashed in Liu Ling's eyes. Being the future leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran's status in the Jia Ma Empire was even more prominent than that of the imperial princess. With hubris in Liu Ling's heart, she naturally needed to subdue such a woman to prove how extraordinary she was.
"Wait until you become a champion before discussing it." A faint moving sound moved through the door and slowly transmitted.
"Just wait .." Liu Ling shrugged his shoulders, turned around and stared at the place Xiao Yan was sitting before. He gave a shady soft laugh as he softly muttered, "I'll let him be embarrassed by his poor appearance at the Grand Meeting. The disciple of Pill-King Gu He was undoubtedly, the most outstanding person in the Jia Ma Empire. "