Xiao Se shouted in his mind: "System, exchange that pack of durex for me."
With the Xiao Family's members now withered away, Xiao Se barely had time to carry on the Family line; to him, the durex was useless.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for exchanging for the gold ring of Jia Zhangshi from the Beastly Siheyuan World.]
Meanwhile, in the World of Loving Siheyuan, inside Jia Zhangshi's room.
"My precious grandson Bang Geng stole a chicken, and Sha Zhu actually took the blame; he really is an idiot." Jia Zhangshi counted the few pieces of coffin money her daughter-in-law, Qin Huairu, had just handed over, smugly. Then, she pulled open a drawer in her nightstand and took out a metal box from a hidden compartment.
Finally, she opened it.
A paper packaging box with a strange logo came into view.
"Hmm? When did this thing appear in my money box? It's even in foreign text." Jia Zhangshi subconsciously picked it up to look at it. After staring at it for a long time, she couldn't make heads or tails of it, so she promptly set the durex aside.
Looking back at the money box, Jia Zhangshi was dumbfounded. The coffin money hadn't decreased by a single cent, but her most precious gold ring was gone.
"Ah, I've been robbed! Which heaven-damned thief stole my gold ring!"
After she finished speaking, everyone in the Siheyuan was alarmed.
The First Master, Second Master, and Third Master arrived one after another, and for a time, the Siheyuan was in chaos.
"What a piece of junk?" Xiao Se rolled his eyes.
Just as he was about to continue exchanging, Xiao Yi Xian walked in from outside, holding a storage ring. "Xiao Se, the medicinal herbs have been prepared."
Xiao Se got up from Xiao Xue's embrace, took the storage ring, and said: "Xian'er, you go and make arrangements first. Seven days from now, I will refine the Eighth Grade One Beginning Pill at the Cloud Mist Sect. Taking advantage of this time, I will refine some Seventh Grade Medicinal Pills first."
Xiao Yi Xian nodded and turned to leave.
Seven days passed quickly.
During these seven days, Pill Lightning descended from time to time on the back mountain of the Cloud Mist Sect, but unexpectedly, it caused no damage. Everyone knew that this was Xiao Se refining Medicinal Pills.
Back mountain of the Cloud Mist Sect.
After finishing the pill refinement and just finishing his meditation, Xiao Se slowly opened his eyes. His gaze turned to the Earth Demon Puppet standing to the side—oh no, to be accurate, it had now become a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
Over the past two years, after successively absorbing the Pill Lightning born from dozens of Seventh Grade Medicinal Pills, the Earth Demon Puppet had finally completed its transformation and become a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
"The Pill Lightning born from Seventh Grade Medicinal Pills is ultimately a bit lacking. After absorbing it so many times, it has only barely advanced to a Heavenly Demon Puppet. I reckon it can only withstand the attacks of an ordinary One or Two-Star Dou Zun. I wonder to what extent it will evolve after absorbing the Pill Lightning born from the Eighth Grade Pill later."
Just then, a light cyan figure flew over from the direction of the Cloud Mist Sect's main hall.
"Big Brother Xiao Se, everything is ready. My teacher asked me to come and ask when you will start refining the pills." Nalan Yanran glanced at the expressionless Heavenly Demon Puppet on the side, slowly descended beside Xiao Se, and asked.
"Let's go now." Xiao Se stood up and put the Heavenly Demon Puppet into his storage ring. Immediately, under Nalan Yanran's shy gaze, he wrapped his arm around her slender waist and disappeared from the spot. When they reappeared, they had already arrived at the Cloud Mist Sect's plaza.
At this moment, the plaza was already crowded with people. There were many of Xiao Se's wives, Hai Bodong, Fama, Gu He, Jia Xingtian, the sisters Yao Ye and Princess Yao Yue, and so on, as well as three reclusive Dou Zuns from the Northwest Continent who had appeared because of Xiao Se's identity as a Grade 8 Alchemist. They were all over three hundred years old, existences at the level of old monsters.
One Five-Star Dou Zun, one Four-Star Dou Zun, and one Two-Star Dou Zun; in this barren place, they could be considered extremely rare.
Xiao Se let go of Nalan Yanran and walked past the three Dou Zuns, nodding to each of them in turn, to which the latter returned with friendly smiles.
Xiao Se's unrestrained refinement of Seventh Grade Medicinal Pills in the back mountain over these past few days, and the fact that he refined every single one with such ease, had not escaped their notice. Xiao Se was only eighteen years old, yet he had already reached the level of a Dou Zun. They had already reached a consensus: even if Xiao Se failed to refine an Eighth Grade Pill today, they would still choose to join the Sea Alliance. After all, such potential was unprecedented.
Next, Xiao Se greeted several of his former acquaintances one by one: "Old Hai, Old Fa, Old Jia, it's been a while. Oh, and Elder Gu He as well."
In the Sea Alliance, as long as one's cultivation reached the Dou Zong level, they could become an Elder. Old Hai, Old Fa, and Old Jia had undoubtedly become existences at the Dou Zong level. Hai Bodong had the highest cultivation, at a Four-Star Dou Zong; Jia Xingtian was a Two-Star Dou Zong; and Fama was a One-Star Dou Zong.
As for Gu He, although he was still a Dou Huang, after absorbing the head Spirit Bone given by Xiao Se, he had become a Peak Grade 6 Alchemist. As long as he advanced to Dou Zong, he would have hope of advancing to Grade 7 in the future. He was currently the person with the most superb Alchemy skills in the entire Sea Alliance, besides Xiao Se.
With the halo of being an Alchemist, he became the only Elder in the Sea Alliance whose cultivation was below Dou Zong, besides Ya Fei.
"Alliance Master." The four of them, including Hai Bodong, saluted Xiao Se somewhat restrainedly.
Times had changed. Now that Xiao Se had become a Dou Zun, he noticed that the way the four of them looked at him had changed; their eyes were filled only with awe.
Hai Bodong was a bit better off; after all, they had known each other the longest, and with the added connection of Ya Fei, he could at least maintain a normal expression.
Gu He, however, was miserable; at this moment, he didn't even have the courage to look up and meet Xiao Se's eyes.
First, the goddess he had longed for was snatched away by Xiao Se, and she even bore a child for Xiao Se. Then, in despair, he had taken his Disciple and chosen to retire to the mountains to spend the rest of his life in seclusion. Who would have thought that Xiao Se would find him through Fama? He had intended to jump off a cliff or starve to death rather than join the Sea Alliance, but after Fama took out the Spirit Bone given by Xiao Se, he immediately triggered the "True Fragrance" law.
Now that they were meeting, it was incredibly awkward.
If it weren't for the fact that he absolutely could not resist the temptation of observing the refinement of an Eighth Grade Pill, he would never have come, even if it meant jumping off Yun Lan Mountain and never practicing Alchemy again for the rest of his life.
Seeing the appearance of the four, Xiao Se smiled helplessly. He nodded to the sisters Yao Ye and Princess Yao Yue, whose eyes had never left him from beginning to end, and then flew towards the mountaintop ten miles away.
There, the top of the mountain had been forcefully sliced open and paved with jade, forming a plaza no smaller than the Cloud Mist Sect.
This was a place for pill refinement specially prepared by the Sea Alliance for Xiao Se. After all, the Pill Lightning born from an Eighth Grade Pill was truly too terrifying, so they had to be cautious. It had to be far away from human residential areas.
myriad beast cauldron.
Release the golden Exotic Fire.
Take out many medicinal herbs.
Refine the medicinal liquid.
Form the pill.
As the Medicinal Pill gradually formed, strong winds raged in the sky, and lightning flashed and thundered.
Red, yellow, blue, cyan, purple.
A massive five-colored thundercloud with a diameter of over five hundred meters suddenly emerged.
"It's Pill Lightning, the legendary Five-Colored Pill Lightning." Inside the Cloud Mist Sect plaza, there were many knowledgeable people; one of the three Dou Zuns exclaimed.
Immediately after, someone else exclaimed: "Heavens, it really is an Eighth Grade Pill. It is said that the lowest-level Eighth Grade Pill has Two-Colored Pill Lightning, but now the Alliance Master has gone straight to five colors. He is truly a talent of heaven-defying potential."
Under the Pill Lightning.
Xiao Se looked at the Pill Lightning in the sky with a normal expression.
With his Spirit Realm Great PerfectionSpirit power, refining an Eighth Grade Pill with Five-Colored Pill Lightning was not something worth bragging about.
"Let's try the secret technique of Spirit Ascension given by Yao Chen."
Xiao Se formed strange hand seals with both hands.
The thundercloud in the sky suddenly expanded, and in the blink of an eye, its diameter exceeded a thousand meters.
And the original Five-Colored Pill Lightning had, at some point, turned into nine colors.
Seeing the sudden change in the Pill Lightning, those who had been jubilant in the Cloud Mist Sect plaza suddenly frowned.
Five-Colored Pill Lightning would not pose a fatal threat to a Dou Zun, and besides, there were many Dou Zuns around to help in case of emergency.
But Nine-Colored Pill Lightning was different. As the pinnacle of Eighth Grade Pills, its quality had reached the Peak of the Eighth Grade level, which made many people present feel worried.
Could Xiao Se withstand this terrifying Lightning Tribulation? If anything went wrong, the entire Cloud Mist Sect would be wiped out.
"Members of the Sea Alliance, those below Dou Zun, quickly retreat to the back mountain. Enter the Cloud Mist Sect's protective formation." Medusa issued the order immediately. The back mountain of the Cloud Mist Sect was ten miles away from here, and there was a spatial barrier set up by her and Xiao Yi Xian. If they encountered insurmountable difficulties, the Sea Alliance members could retreat into it to ensure their safety.
Hearing this, everyone including Yun Yun and her child, Ya Fei, and others flew towards the back mountain. Only eight people remained in the plaza: Bibi Dong, Xiao Xue, Gu Yuena, Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and the three reclusive Dou Zuns.
"Do you think Xiao Se has the confidence to deal with this terrifying Nine-Colored Pill Lightning? The Heavenly Demon Puppet is not safe enough; facing the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, I'm afraid it won't be able to absorb it all." Medusa looked at Bibi Dong, Xiao Xue, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Yi Xian.
"Rest assured, this guy's strength is far from as simple as it looks on the surface. Even if either Bibi Dong or I were to go all out, we might not necessarily be able to do anything to him." Gu Yuena spoke abruptly.
"If he cannot withstand it, with us taking action, it will be enough to protect him." Bibi Dong spoke domineeringly, making a bold statement. In fact, she wanted to say that she alone would be enough, but considering that Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and Gu Yuena were also Xiao Se's women, she included them as well.
"I believe in Dad." Xiao Xue gazed at Xiao Se with burning eyes.
"With the blessing of two Spirits and two Domains, there will be no problem." Xiao Yi Xian was also full of confidence in Xiao Se.
While they were speaking, the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning had already turned into a lightning dragon with a diameter of over a hundred meters, pouncing toward the Medicinal Pill being refined in front of Xiao Se.
Xiao Se snorted coldly. While releasing the Heavenly Demon Puppet to go forward and block it, he released his Flame Spirit with his left hand and took out his Magic Sword with his right. A huge statue of a Seraphim appeared around him.
Black, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red. Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red-Gold. The three superimposed and fused, and eighteen giant, terrifying spirit rings emerged from the inside out, rotating around Xiao Se, forming a huge Six-Winged Seraphim.
The Seraphim was like a god or demon descending to the World, its body exuding a sacred and majestic golden, misty glow, guarding the Medicinal Pill below.
"This is..." Except for Bibi Dong, Xiao Xue, Gu Yuena, and Xiao Yi Xian, who had already seen Xiao Se's two Spirits, Medusa and the other members of the Sea Alliance, and even the three reclusive Dou Zuns, were shocked and swallowed hard.
Is this something a Dou Zun can do? With such terrifying power, I'm afraid only a high-level Dou Zun could contend with it.
"Dad is so amazing." While Xiao Xue breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, dazzling light flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she spoke excitedly.
Her Spirit was the Six-Winged Seraphim, which belonged to the combination of Xiao Se's two Spirits. However, because it was a single Spirit, and her spirit ring configuration was not as good as Xiao Se's, she was slightly weaker than Xiao Se.
Now that she saw Xiao Se was so powerful, how could she not be excited?
When the Heavenly Demon Puppet had absorbed most of the Pill Lightning and was about to exceed its tolerance limit, Xiao Se swung the Magic Sword in his hand. The huge Six-Winged Seraphim swung its sword along with him. The heavens and the earth shook, and suddenly, the lightning dragon, along with the entire Void Realm, was frozen, like a huge mirror covering the sky and blocking the sun.
Xiao Se controlled the lightning dragon without dispersing it. After the Heavenly Demon Puppet digested the lightning energy in its body, Xiao Se released his control over the lightning dragon, letting it absorb the energy within the lightning at will.
Two-Star Dou Zun. Three-Star Dou Zun. Four-Star Dou Zun. Eight-Star Dou Zun. After absorbing the energy of the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, the Heavenly Demon Puppet surged directly to an Eight-Star Dou Zun, and its aura finally stabilized.
In a certain area of the Void Realm hundreds of miles away from Yun Lan Mountain.
Mu Gu Old Man stared blankly at everything before him and couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, cursing inwardly: "Damn it, that brat actually dared to deceive me by saying Xiao Se only had a Dou Zong cultivation. This is no Dou Zong; he is clearly a Dou Zun, and he has a Heavenly Demon Puppet capable of hard-resisting Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, as well as eight Dou Zuns protecting him. Fortunately, I was cautious enough and did not approach rashly, otherwise..."
By the end of his cursing, Mu Gu Old Man didn't dare to continue thinking.
No one knew.
A month ago, because Mu Gu Old Man had not received any news from Protector Wu and Iron Protector, he had come to the Black-Corner Region.
He happened to run into Xiao Yan, whose Exotic Fire had been taken away, and Yao Chen, who was comforting him.
After a battle, Mu Gu Old Man spent some effort to subdue Yao Chen.
And Xiao Yan, under the desperate protection of Yao Chen, originally had a chance to escape. At the critical moment, he actually became a second Han Feng and backstabbed Yao Chen.
While telling Yao Chen about the grievances he had suffered for many years, he used this as a token of allegiance to join the Hall of Souls and exchange it for his father Xiao Zhan's life.
Betrayed by his Disciple for the second time, Yao Chen was disheartened and was ultimately taken away.
And Mu Gu Old Man saw the shadow of Han Feng in Xiao Yan, plus he was one of the few remaining direct descendants of the Xiao Family. He promised that as long as he handed over the ancient jade, he would recommend him to the Hall Master of the Soul Hall.
Hearing "ancient jade", Xiao Yan immediately thought of the piece of ancient jade that Xiao Qing had given him back then.
Xiao Yan was naturally not stupid enough to hand over his only remaining bargaining chip. So he pushed it onto Xiao Se, saying it was in Xiao Se's hands.
Mu Gu Old Man first went to the Sea Alliance in the Black-Corner Region. After sensing three Dou Zun auras, he did not act rashly. Later, he heard that those three were the three newly joined guest Elders of the Sea Alliance, and that the Alliance Master, Xiao Se, had returned to the Jia Ma Empire. That was how Mu Gu Old Man came to be here.
"Damn it, this place is not suitable for a long stay. Otherwise, once I am surrounded by Xiao Se and those eight Dou Zuns, I have almost no chance of surviving." According to Xiao Yan's description, Xiao Se had zero tolerance for members of the Hun Clan. Mu Gu Old Man believed this deeply; not everyone was Xiao Yan, who could surrender to the enemy to live a base life after having his entire Family slaughtered.
Just as Mu Gu Old Man was urging his spatial power to leave, a clear voice suddenly echoed in his ears: "You've been watching for so long; aren't you going to say hello before leaving?"
(End of Chapter)
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