"If you don't come to Stone Desert City again, I'll suspect Han Feng and Mu Gu are lying in ambush in the Monster Mountain Range."
Arriving in the hall, Xiao Jue observed Xiao Yan chatting with Xiao Ding, patted his shoulder, and teased, "It's just a master-disciple duel. After all, Han Feng also had Mu Gu as his master."
Yao Lao's spirit within the Bone Flame Ring was speechless. Sometimes he truly wanted to incinerate Xiao Jue with a blast of Bone Spirit Cold Fire. If it weren't for Xiao
Jue's connections and immense talent, he would have been slain long ago. The fact that the head of the Ancient Clan could personally travel to Wutan City, and that Xiao Jue, a descendant of the Xiao Clan, had even inherited the legacy of a Dou Sheng slain by the former Xiao Clan head, led Yao Lao to speculate that perhaps another Dou Sheng remained in the Xiao Clan.
"Not bad, you've broken through to the five-star Dou Master level." Xiao Jue patted Xiao Yan's shoulder. Compared to when Xiao Jue left the Monster Mountain Range, Xiao Yan had broken through to the three-star level, likely due to refining the sub-flame of the Phantom Gold Fire.
"Five-star Dou Shi!?" Xiao Ding, standing by, was utterly shocked. If he hadn't taken the third-grade elixir, the Condensing Liquid Pill, given by Xiao Jue a few days ago, he would also be a five-star Dou Shi now.
"Lucky," Xiao Yan awkwardly touched his shiny nose, unable to resist glancing at Xiao Jue.
If it weren't for the Peach Blossom Fire, the Companion Purple Crystal Source, and the Phantom Gold Fire, Xiao Yan wouldn't even be a five-star Dou Shi anymore, he'd probably only just broken through.
Xiao Li smiled and patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, saying, "That's perfect! The Desert Iron Mercenary Group's tri-monthly strength test is coming up in a few days. Let's practice together then, brothers."
That night, Xiao Yan, who never drank, made an exception and got drunk with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
...
The three brothers drank and played. Xiao Jue, who had a good relationship with them, didn't join in. He went to the courtyard Xiao Ding had given him, which had three rooms, and entered the empty one.
"I don't think we need to let Xiao Yan
refine a real exotic fire right now," Xiao Jue took out two scrolls and
handed them to Yao Lao. After Yao Lao took them, he used his soul power to scan them slightly, and then said in surprise, "You have obtained the Azure Lotus Core Fire ?
" "Not yet." Xiao Jue shook his head. "Queen Medusa got the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire first, but I obtained its lotus platform and eleven Earth Core Lotus seeds. These two recipes were left by the Yin-Yang Saint a thousand years ago, who once killed an eighth-grade alchemist who possessed the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire." Yao Lao pondered for a moment, then said, "Queen Medusa is at the peak of the Dou Huang realm. My soul power at the peak of the Spirit Realm is enough to rival that of a Dou Zun. Obtaining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire is not difficult. Refining strange fire with Xiao Yan's current strength is indeed too dangerous." "But devouring strange fire is inherently dangerous. There is no such thing as luck." Yao Lao's expression was gloomy. "Practicing the Burning Technique is a life-or-death gamble. Xiao Yan is obsessed with it now. The three-year agreement he made with Nalan Yanran has forced him to grow. At this time, Xiao Yan has a very high success rate in devouring the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire." " Once the three-year agreement is over, Xiao Yan will be free of pressure. Even if Xiao Yan becomes a Dou Ling or even a Dou Wang, his success rate will not be as high as it is now."
Yao Lao's words made sense. Xiao Jue hesitated for a moment, then said, "And there are those two scrolls of elixir recipes."
"After taking the eighth-grade Qinglian Pill, one can possess a special physique: the Qinglian Fire Spirit Body, similar to the Three Thousand Star Physique achieved after refining the Three Thousand Flames. This physique is incomparably compatible with the Qinglian Earth Core Fire and can help Xiao Yan refine it."
"The Earth Core Pill can increase Xiao Yan's affinity for the Qinglian Earth Core Fire, aiding him in refining it. With the aid of the elixir, Xiao Yan's success rate will be even higher."
"You can even have Xiao Yan swallow the Yin and Yang Dual Flames' seed fire first, then devour the Bone Spirit Cold Fire's seed fire. With two seed fires, swallowing the Qinglian Earth Core Fire will be easier."
"The Bone Spirit Cold Fire's seed fire isn't suitable for him." Yao Lao shook his head and said, "My Bone Spirit Cold Fire ranks eleventh on the Strange Fire List and is already extremely powerful, while your Yin and Yang Dual Flames are now as powerful as any of the top ten Strange Fires on the Strange Fire List. It's difficult to fuse the two seed fires together."
"And the ranking of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire is too low. A newly born Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire may not be able to steadily suppress the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and the Yin and Yang Dual Flames' sub-fires. After Xiao Yan breaks through to the Dou Zong realm, I will directly refine the Bone Spirit Cold Fire for him."
Xiao Jue said, "Then you can let Xiao Yan devour the Yin and Yang Dual Flames' sub-fire first, and then devour the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire. After Xiao Yan has devoured the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire, he will devour the Bone Spirit Cold Fire's sub-fire."
Yao Lao tossed the scroll in his hand and returned it to Xiao Jue. After hesitating for a moment, he finally chuckled.
"Well, let's let Xiao Yan devour the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire later. With the Azure Lotus Pill and the Earth Core Pill, there's little chance of failure after he breaks through to the Dou Ling realm. Now, consuming the Yin-Yang Dual Flames and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire's sub-fire, combined with the Three-Patterned Azure Spirit Pill, should be enough for him to break through to the Grand Dou Master realm and defeat Nalan Yanran."
"Xiao Yan is truly lucky," Yao Lao exclaimed in amazement. "Having a brother like you constantly helping him, if I had a cousin like you in my youth, I'd probably be riding high on Yao Wangui by now."
Xiao Jue smiled but said nothing. When Yao Lao asked him if he'd considered practicing the Burning Technique himself, Xiao Jue had indeed been tempted, but he lacked the courage. The risks of devouring the strange fire were too great.
Xiao Jue couldn't guarantee success every time, but he also trusted Xiao Yan's character. If he helped Xiao Yan become stronger, he'd be kind to him in the future.
After all, his Yin-Yang Technique would be enough for Dou Qi Continent. In the future, in the Great Thousand World, if all else failed, he could have Xiao Yan help him kill the Western Heaven War Emperor while Xiao Jue practiced the Great Emperor's Inner Canon.
...
The next morning, Xiao Jue went to Xiao Ding to say goodbye.
"You're going away for a while?"
Xiao Ding looked at Xiao Jue in surprise and asked, "Where are you going?"
Xiao Jue smiled and said, "Not too far away. I'll be back in a month or two at most. During this time, if you have nothing to do, you can gang up on Xiao Yan together and give him more practical combat experience."
(End of this chapter)