After leaving the hall, Xiao Yan followed his usual habit of climbing up the back mountain of the clan. He sat on the mountain wall and calmly watched the steep mountain range that was covered in fog. That place was the famous Magic Beast Mountain Range of the Jia Ma Empire.
Xiao Yan had just arrived at the back mountain when he knelt down and tightly held his left hand. His expression was painful as he said,"Damn it, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have pretended like that. I didn't expect it to hurt so much.”
Recalling Nalan Yanran's words, Xiao Yan forgot about the pain. He tightly bit his lips and allowed the faint bloody smell to spread from the corner of his mouth. Although he did not display any inappropriate emotions in the hall, Nalan Yanran's words were like knives cutting into his heart, causing Xiao Yan's entire body to tremble. It was several times stronger than the bullying Xiao Yan had done in the past…
"I don't want to suffer today's humiliation a second time!”Xiao Yan's voice was hoarse but firm as he spread his left hand that had a bloody scar.
"Hehe, little kid, looks like you need help?”
An old strange laughter was suddenly transmitted into Xiao Yan's ears just as he was about to engrave the oath in his heart.
Xiao Yan's small face changed. He raised his head and looked at the black ancient ring on his right hand in the blink of an eye…
"Are you talking?" Xiao Yan forcefully suppressed the fear in his heart and tried his best to calm his voice.
"Oh, the little doll can actually discover me.”A mocking laugh rang out from the ring.
"Who are you? Why was it in the ring? What do you want?"
After a moment of silence, Xiao Yan clearly asked the key question.
"You don't need to worry about who I am. In any case, I won't harm you. Ai, after so many years, I've finally met a person whose Spiritual Strength has passed the test. I'm really lucky. My Spiritual Strength is actually comparable to a tier five alchemist. Hee hee, however, I still have to thank the little doll for her offerings during these three years. Otherwise, I'm afraid that I would have to continue sleeping.”
"Offered?" Xiao Yan blinked his eyes doubtfully. A moment later, he said in surprise,"The Dou Zhi Qi that disappeared from my body, was it your doing?”
"Hehe, I was forced to do so. Don't blame me, little kid.”
"My God, do you know what happened because of you?”Xiao Yan's tears were about to fall. Suddenly, Xiao Yan's expression became extremely terrified.
In front of Xiao Yan was a dark-black, ancient-looking ring. What shocked Xiao Yan the most was that there was a transparent old human figure floating in the air above the ring…
"Hehe, little kid, there's no need to be so angry, right? I just absorbed your Dou Qi for three years.”The transparent old man smiled as he stared at the stunned Xiao Yan and spoke.
The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched. He seemed to want to say something.
The old man, who felt that it was very strange, was just about to speak when he was angered by Xiao Yan's words,"My god, we actually met a ghost!"”Xiao Yan's body immediately jumped up in an attempt to escape.
"What ghost? I'm a spirit body." The old man suppressed his anger and said.
Xiao Yan frowned and his mood gradually calmed down. Gently stretching his wrist, Xiao Yan let out a long breath. He raised his head and said,"Although I don't know what a soul is, I want to ask, why do you want to absorb my Dou Qi? If you still want to absorb it in the future, I advise you to find another host. I can't afford to raise you.”Xiao Yan firmly believed that if he wanted to become stronger, he would have to follow the strength system of this world, which was Dou Qi. Since this was the case, he could not allow a Dou Qi suction device to be by his side.
"Hehe, others don't have such a powerful spiritual perception like you.”The old man stroked his beard and smiled."Since I chose to show myself, I will not absorb your Dou Zhi Qi without your permission.”
"Little doll, do you want to become stronger? Do you want to be respected by others?" Xiao Yan's heart could not help but jump when he heard these words.
"Now that I know the reason why my Dou Zhi Qi disappeared, do I need you to become stronger with my talent?”Xiao Yan slowly inhaled a breath of air as he spoke in a faint voice. He knew in his heart that there was no free lunch in this world. It was not a wise decision to accept the kindness of a mysterious person for no reason.
"Little kid, you have great talent, but you have to know that you are already 15 years old, and your Dou Qi is only at 3 Duan Qi. I think I heard that you will have your Coming of Age Ceremony next year, right? Do you think that you can reach 7 Duan Qi in just one year just by cultivating diligently? Moreover, you made a bet with that girl for three years. That girl's talent isn't much lower than yours. It won't be so easy for you to catch up to her and surpass her.”The old man's wrinkled face was like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"If you hadn't absorbed my Dou Qi, would I have been humiliated by her like this? You bastard!" Xiao Yan was so angry that he clenched his teeth and cursed loudly after being poked by the old man.
Sighing dejectedly after cursing, Xiao Yan's eyes glanced at the transparent old man who was pretending to be unfathomable. His heart moved and he curled his mouth,"Do you have a way?"
"Perhaps." The old man let out a strange laugh.
"If you help me reach 7 Duan Qi in a year, then I'll forget about the matter of you absorbing 3 Duan Qi from me.”Xiao Yan asked.
"Hehe, little kid, you're quite scheming.”
"If you're not of any help to me, why would I bring a burden with me? "I think you should find another unlucky person to bend your body…" Xiao sneered. After chatting for a while, he realized that this transparent old man couldn't just casually absorb other people's Dou Qi.
"You don't look like a fifteen-year-old youth at all. It seems that you have grown a lot in these three years.”The old man was startled as he looked at the slippery Xiao Yan. He immediately shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Xiao Yan spread his hands and said faintly,"If you want me to continue worshipping you, you have to show some sincerity, right?”
"What a sharp-tongued little kid. Good, good. Who asked this old man to beg you, little guy?”The old man helplessly nodded his head. His body descended to the ground. His gaze sized Xiao Yan up a couple of times. A strange smile, as if his evil scheme had succeeded, swiftly surfaced on his face before disappearing. He hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth in an extremely unwilling manner,"Do you want to become an alchemist?"
"Alchemist?"
Xiao Yan was startled when he heard this. He immediately frowned,"In the Dou Qi continent, as long as one is an individual, one would want to become an alchemist. However, is it possible for anyone to become an alchemist? "Those harsh conditions…" Xiao Yan's voice suddenly paused. He suddenly raised his head and opened his mouth wide."I've reached it?"
The old man admired Xiao Yan's shocked expression. He stroked his beard and thought for a moment before sizing him up. Only then did he pretend to be in a difficult position and sigh,"Although I am barely qualified, who asked me to owe you a favor? Sigh, forget it. Just treat it as returning the favor…"
Xiao Yan glanced at the old man's reluctant face. In his heart, Xiao Yan felt that the old man's words of barely being qualified were a little fake. However, he was too lazy to probe further at this moment. Other than feeling happy, he also had some doubts,"Even if I meet the requirements, alchemists are usually taught by teachers personally. Could it be that you are also an alchemist?”
The old man laughed as he looked at Xiao Yan's small face that was filled with doubt. His chest was slightly raised and his voice faintly revealed a pride,"That's right, I am an alchemist!”
Xiao Yan's eyes blinked. The gaze he used to look at the old man immediately brightened. An alchemist was a rare creature…
"Old mister, may I ask what tier alchemist you were in the past?”Xiao Yan licked his lips. His tender voice had an additional politeness.
Although there were very few alchemists on the Dou Qi continent, there was a clear hierarchy due to their noble status. From low to high, they were divided into nine tiers. The owner of the Qi Gathering Powder in Nalan Yanran's hand in the hall earlier, Pill-King Gu He, was a tier six alchemist. He could be considered the number one person in the Jia Ma Empire's alchemist world.
"What rank? "Hehe, I can't remember…" The old man shook his head and said with his eyes closed.
"He should be an alchemist of tier 8 and above, right?”
The old man suddenly opened his eyes. He stared at Xiao Yan and said,"I found it strange before. You saw that I was in the ring at a glance, and now you think I'm a tier 8 alchemist. I'm very curious why you think so.”
"How should I put it?" Xiao Yan scratched his head and said,"I had a feeling when I was young. It should be more accurate to say that it was a kind of intuition. I can sense your alchemist grade."”
The old man was surprised." I didn't expect such a thing to exist. Since that's the case, I'll name it super intuition. What do you think?"”
"Instinct? Not a bad name." Xiao Yan appeared extremely happy.
"Alright, kid, are you going to learn or not?”The old man sounded a little impatient.
"Learn, learn!"
Xiao Yan no longer hesitated. His small head hurriedly nodded. An alchemist of tier 8 and above was someone who was even more precious than the sect leader of a large faction like the Misty Cloud Sect.
"Hehe, willing? If you're willing, then take me as your master." The old man crossed his legs on a piece of green rock and smiled cunningly.
"Do you still want to take me as your master?"
"Nonsense, you want me to teach you everything without acknowledging you as my master? Dream on!”The old man rolled his eyes. It was obvious that the old man, who was a little pedantic, cared a lot about this master-disciple relationship.
Xiao Yan helplessly curled his mouth. In order to become a respected alchemist, Xiao Yan respectfully bowed to the old man as a disciple.
The old man nodded in satisfaction after seeing that Xiao Yan had completed all the formalities. His voice also had an additional warmth,"My name is Yao Lao. As for my background, I will not tell you about it for now in case you are distracted. You only need to know that the so-called Pill King is actually…actually nothing more than a fart.”
Xiao Yan gently inhaled a breath of air. His eyes rolled and his small face drooled as he laughed,"How does teacher plan to help me reach 7 Duan Qi within a year?”
"Although your Dou Qi has been declining for the past three years, it is also because of this that your foundation is stronger than ordinary people. In the future, you will be able to realize how much the decline of strength in the past three years has brought you!”The smile on Yao Lao's face was slowly withdrawn as he spoke in a serious manner.
Xiao Yan was a little stunned. He really did not know what kind of benefits a decrease in strength could bring him.
"Then when will you teach me alchemy?”Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and set his mind on the most important thing.
"If you want to become an alchemist, you must have the support of fire Dou Qi. Therefore, before you learn alchemy, you must at least become a Dou Zhe and practice a fire attributed Dou Qi Method!”。
"Fire attribute cultivation method? Hehe, Teacher, since I'm your disciple, why don't you give me a Heaven Rank fire attribute cultivation technique to cultivate?”Xiao Yan extended his hand and asked with a smile.
"Bullshit, is your Heaven Rank cultivation technique like a wild potato on the ground? How dare you ask!" Yao Lao's face trembled when he heard this. He did not know whether to laugh or cry as he cursed.
"Teacher, since I've become your disciple, you can't possibly ask me to go to the clan to look for cultivation techniques, right? I remember that the top fire attribute cultivation method in our family is only at the high level of the yellow class. Isn't this too shameful?”Xiao Yan's small face was very depressed.
"Since you've become my disciple, I naturally won't embarrass you. I don't have a Heaven Rank cultivation technique! However, I do have a cultivation technique that is even stranger than a Heaven Rank cultivation technique. Do you want to learn it?”With a soft snort, Yao Lao's turbid old eyes suddenly became filled with a conspiracy.
"Even stranger than a Heaven Rank Qi Method?"
Xiao Yan's heart jumped. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva. His black pupils inadvertently became stealthily hot,"What level of cultivation technique is that?"
"Low level Golden class." Yao Lao's smile caused Xiao Yan's small face to stiffen.
"Old man, are you kidding me?"
A moment later, the young man's angry roar sounded from the top of the mountain.
Eyeing the little fellow in front of him whose small face had become distorted from anger, Yao Lao smiled proudly. Being able to anger Xiao Yan to such an extent, he really felt a sense of accomplishment.
"What's so strange about that cultivation technique?" Staring at Yao Lao's teasing face, Xiao Yan suddenly calmed down and asked with a frown.
"It can evolve!" Yao Lao was a little silent as he smiled and said.
Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly shrunk. Both of his eyes stared unblinkingly at Yao Lao in front of him. A long while later, he finally nodded,"Alright, give me the cultivation technique!"
"Tch, you're too calm. It can't be your intuition again, right?”Yao Lao said in disdain.
Xiao Yan was stunned. He immediately said in an unconvinced manner,"My feeling tells me that it can really evolve. Alright, quickly give me the cultivation technique."
"Hee hee…" With a strange laugh, Yao Lao swept his gaze over the curious Xiao Yan. The corner of his mouth parted, but his tone suddenly changed,"Forget it. It's useless for you to read it now. I'll teach it to you when you become a Dou Zhe.”
The hand that Xiao Yan extended was a little stiff. The corner of his mouth twitched violently for a long while before he lowered his head in a resigned manner,"Alright, let's talk when I get to Dou Zhe!”
Yao Lao laughed heartily and said,"Your current task is to reach 7 Duan Qi within a year.”
"Do you have any ideas?" Xiao Yan forcefully suppressed the curiosity in his heart about the mysterious Qi Method as he clenched his teeth and asked.
"The main purpose of the initial stage of Dou Qi cultivation is to expand the body and strengthen the meridians. This is to lay the foundation for the later stages of Dou Qi. Because the human body is at this age, the meridians in the body are the most fragile and can be molded. Therefore, this training process must be carried out step by step. No external measures can be taken. Otherwise, when the Dou Qi in the body gradually becomes stronger, the meridians will not be able to withstand the stronger Dou Qi impact, and eventually, the meridians will break and the person will die!”Yao Lao said with a solemn expression.
Yao Lao glanced at the calm Xiao Yan and nodded his head in satisfaction. He smiled and said,"For others, this is indeed the case, but you are different. The foundation in your body has been solid and reliable since three years ago. Moreover, your personality has been firm these past few years and you have never missed a day of cultivation. Therefore, your current foundation can be said to be very good!”
"Could it be that you want to use external forces to increase my strength? For example, taking pills?" Xiao Yan rolled his eyes.
"More or less. However, with the toughness of your meridians now, you can't withstand the impact of any kind of medicinal pill's energy. Even the lowest level of Qi Gathering Powder won't do!”Yao Lao faintly smiled and said.
"The lowest grade Qi Gathering Powder…" Xiao Yan's finger trembled. He wanted to roll his eyes. That strange medicine that was sold for an astronomical price in the Jia Ma Empire had actually become the lowest grade thing in the mouth of his mysterious teacher. The difference between the two really caused Xiao Yan to be a little stunned.
"Then what is your plan?" Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of air and recovered his calmness. He frowned and softly asked.
"Hehe, the medicinal pill's effect is too strong, and it's easy to hurt the meridians. Therefore, we have to adopt a gentler method!”Yao Lao smiled slightly and said," Tomorrow, prepare three complete stalks of Purple-leaved Orchid Grass. The older the better. Also, two stalks of Bone Cleansing Flower. This thing is of any age. Oh, that's right. There's also a wood-attributed rank one Monster Core. These are all low grade materials. I believe you can get them…Someone is coming up. I'll return to my ring first! Also, don't let anyone know of my existence, including those closest to you.”After he finished speaking, Yao Lao ignored Xiao Yan's mouth, which was getting bigger and bigger, and directly threw it into the black ring. The ring shook slightly and accurately slipped onto Xiao Yan's finger.
"Three complete stalks of Purple Leaf Orchid? Two Bone Cleansing Flowers? A Grade One Wood Element Monster Core? Old man, are you kidding me? Do you think I'm some prince of some royal family? These items added up to at least a thousand gold coins! I've been living frugally for so many years, but I only have four hundred gold coins in savings. That's barely enough to buy a Grade 1 Magic Core!”Xiao Yan held the ring as he stared and cursed.
"That's your business. Hee hee, the Wen Nourishing Spiritual Liquid that I concocted is something that other people cannot buy even if they have money. I only asked you to fork out some money for the ingredients and you already feel so distressed…" Yao Lao's teasing laughter sounded in Xiao Yan's heart.
"The things concocted by alchemists are indeed something only the rich can afford.”Xiao Yan helplessly laughed bitterly. His monthly pocket money in the Xiao clan was not small, at least twenty gold coins. This money, if placed outside, could allow a commoner family to live a full year. However, if he used this money to buy the ingredients that Yao Lao had mentioned earlier, it would only be a drop in the ocean. This was the difference!
"Ai, I can only find someone to borrow it…" Xiao Yan sighed depressingly and slowly withdrew his emotions. His small face returned to its usual calmness. Turning his head to look at the mountain road, a purple colored figure was just like a fairy as she lightly leaped over.
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