Smack!
Hiss!
"Ah!"
"Fuck!"
"Old man, if you have the guts then... ah... beat me to death!"
"Ah!"
"Old man, where are you hitting?"
"Can you even hit that place like that?"
"Holy shit, your mother..."
The Xiao Family back mountain!
Xiao Yan was shirtless, wearing only a pair of shorts on his lower body, currently taking a beating from Yao Lao.
These past few days, he had been asking his father to search for the medicinal herbs on the list Chen Yang had given him. With his own ability, it was certainly impossible to find them, so he could only seek the help of the Family.
Now that Xiao Zhan had broken through to become a Six-Star Great Dou Shi, his authority within the Family had also risen sharply, so the three Elders naturally did not dare to say much.
After completing Chen Yang's request, Xiao Yan began to work hard for the Three-Year Agreement.
First and foremost was this beating.
Because of Xiao Yan's verbal abuse after returning that day, Yao Lao's beatings of Xiao Yan these past few days were exceptionally brutal.
Yao Lao used to have a Heavenly Realm Soul, was a Peak eighth-grade Alchemist, and possessed a cultivation at the Peak of the Nine-Change Dou Zun; his control over strength was naturally without issue.
Even though only a Soul body remained now, every lash could make Xiao Yan feel extreme pain, and it also allowed the effects of the body tempering pill to be exerted to the limit.
"Aooo!!!"
As Yao Lao's final lash fell, there wasn't a single uninjured spot on Xiao Yan's body. Even his eyes were swollen, not to mention his 'Kunkun' which had received Yao Lao's special attention!
"What do you know?"
"On the continent, there are some people who specifically like to use dirty tricks. When they find they can't beat you, they'll specifically target your lower half!"
"Moreover, this body tempering pill has infinite uses. When paired with the foundation establishment divine liquid, hmm... it helps with your secondary development!"
Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan with a teasing expression.
Xiao Yan glared fiercely at Yao Lao, baring his teeth as he pulled open the drawstring of his shorts and stared—
Hiss!
"Old man, you're fucking ruthless!"
Xiao Yan didn't even dare to walk now, fearing he might accidentally pull something down there.
"Alright, hurry up and take your medicinal bath. After taking the body tempering pill and being beaten, taking the medicinal bath will yield twice the result with half the effort!" Yao Lao's expression turned serious, regaining his posture as a grandmaster.
"Old man, just keep changing the subject!" Xiao Yan cursed under his breath as he cautiously moved to the nearby cave that had been prepared long ago. He took out a bathtub from his storage ring, dripped in three drops of foundation establishment divine liquid, and quickly stripped naked before jumping in.
"Phew..." The gentle energy of the foundation establishment divine liquid hit Xiao Yan's swollen body like rain after a long drought, frantically boring into his body.
Xiao Yan took a deep breath and then submerged his entire body in the water, forming hand seals to begin his Cultivation.
Floating in the air, Yao Lao watched this scene, a trace of heartache appearing on his face.
Although the two of them cursed at each other harshly, seeing Xiao Yan beaten into this pathetic state made him feel distressed as well.
'This child's level of perseverance is beyond my imagination!'
'Perhaps, with his fortune and willpower, he can successfully practice that Burning Technique. At that time...'
'Sigh, it still depends on his own choice!'
Yao Lao shook his head secretly and silently guarded the cave entrance, his Soul Power monitoring all movement in the surroundings.
Bang!
Half an hour later, Xiao Yan successfully broke through to the fourth stage of Dou Zhi Qi.
Using the foundation establishment divine liquid plus the body tempering pill, Xiao Yan went from the third stage to the fourth stage in only five days. This speed, during the Dou Zhi Qi stage of Cultivation, could be called miraculous.
Furthermore, Xiao Yan's Foundation was extremely stable; even with Yao Lao's eyesight, he had never seen such a solid Foundation.
"The body tempering pills are all used up. I need to go find Brother Yang to buy some more!"
Xiao Yan put on his clothes. The swelling all over his body had completely disappeared. This combination of foundation establishment divine liquid and body tempering pill was practically a divine medicine.
"With your current financial resources, if you want to eat those body tempering pills like beans, I'm afraid you won't last long!"
"Go collect some medicinal Materials later, and I'll help you refine a few Medicinal Pills to take to auction."
One body tempering pill cost twenty thousand gold coins; half a year would require nearly four million. Xiao Yan only had two million gold coins in his hand. Even if he only took a beating five days a week, it wouldn't be enough!
Since Xiao Yan's situation didn't allow for cutting costs, he could only increase his income.
"Mhm!"
Xiao Yan nodded, then dashed down the mountain, heading straight for Mittel... At this time in Mittel, Chen Yang was teaching Gu Ni how to refine the body tempering pill.
Compared to the foundation establishment divine liquid, giving out the Pill Formula for the body tempering pill was nothing. There were plenty of substitutes on the Fighting Qi Continent; the main point was that the raw Materials for this body tempering pill were cheap.
For at least the next six months, the body tempering pill would be a massive consumable for Xiao Ling, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yan.
By training Gu Ni in Alchemy, he could also relax a bit.
As for the foundation establishment divine liquid, he might teach the Pill Formula to his daughter in the future, or wait until Xiao Yan became the master of the Endless Fire Territory to deduce it himself!
"Teacher, I succeeded!"
Gu Ni looked at Chen Yang and spoke happily.
"Mhm!"
"Next, within one month, you must produce at least eighty body tempering pills. Is that a problem?"
Chen Yang looked at Gu Ni and said with a smile.
"No problem. For a second-grade pill, this Disciple can now produce a cauldron in half an hour!"
"Excluding the success rate, this Disciple refining five pills a day should be no problem!"
Gu Ni spoke respectfully to Chen Yang.
"Mhm, go then!"
Chen Yang nodded, signaling Gu Ni to go about his business.
As it turned out, less than ten minutes after Gu Ni left, there was a knock on the door.
"Enter!"
The door was pushed open, and Xiao Yan, dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, walked in.
"Not bad. You broke through to the fourth stage of Dou Zhi Qi in five days!"
Chen Yang glanced at Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan's situation was immediately clear to him.
"Brother Yang, I've used up the body tempering pills. I still have some foundation establishment divine liquid left. I came today wanting to purchase another batch of body tempering pills!"
Xiao Yan bowed respectfully as he spoke.
That he could break through to the fourth stage of Dou Zhi Qi in five days was entirely thanks to Chen Yang's kindness. One could only say that Chen Yang's kindness was beyond repayment!
"Here!"
"These are what I refined in my spare time over the past few days. Next month, you can go directly to Gu Ni to buy them. I have already taught him the refining method for the body tempering pill!"
Chen Yang waved his hand and tossed five bottles of body tempering pills onto the table; there were thirty pills inside.
"Thank you, Brother Yang. Here is six hundred thousand gold coins!" As he spoke, Xiao Yan took out a card from his storage ring and placed it before Chen Yang.
"Mhm. How is the collection of the medicinal Materials I asked you to gather going?" Chen Yang casually put away the gold card, stuffing it into his storage ring without looking, then asked Xiao Yan.
"My father is ordering the Family members to collect them..." Mentioning the herbs, Xiao Yan immediately recalled Yao Lao's exclamation when he saw the list.
At that time, Yao Lao said he had never in his life seen a pill that could steadily raise a Great Dou Shi's cultivation by three stars. When asked if he could refine it given the list, Yao Lao shook his head and said that besides the fifty-year-old Wind Spirit Grass which was clearly for wind-attribute Dou Qi, the other herbs seemed very ordinary; the ingenuity likely lay in the refining technique.
"Collect them as soon as possible!" Chen Yang urged. This concerned how it would feel for him to experience the Dou Ling cultivation level; otherwise, he would have to wait a year to become a Dou Huang expert.
"Mhm!" Xiao Yan nodded, bowed respectfully again, and left Chen Yang's small courtyard.
After leaving the courtyard, Xiao Yan first went to find Ya Fei to buy a batch of Materials for third-grade pills. Actually, Xiao Yan wanted to choose the Qi Gathering Powder, but Mittel's auctions these past two days had already released five of them, clearly Chen Yang's handiwork.
Xiao Yan had no intention of competing for business with Chen Yang, so he chose two types of third-grade pills that could save one's life at a critical moment. For mercenaries and the heads of various families, these should be highly sought-after items.
During these five days, besides Xiao Yan, the Cultivation of Xiao Ling, Xiao Yong, and Ya Fei had also shown some progress.
However, Ya Fei's talent was still too poor. The Dou Zhi Qi she gained in five days wasn't even as much as what Xiao Yan gained while being beaten.
And the Materials for the bone and marrow cleansing pill were heard to be on the way; in about half a month, they would be sent from the Imperial Capital to Wutan City!
...The next day, Xiao Yan originally intended to continue his beatings for Cultivation, but Xun'er was waiting at his door early on.
The young girl, who had changed into a green dress today, almost made Xiao Yan daze off.
Learning that Xiao Yan had broken through to the fourth stage of Dou Zhi Qi, Xun'er insisted that Xiao Yan accompany her for a stroll in the marketplace, where he successfully obtained an iron plate inscribed with the Vacuum Palm.
After returning, Xiao Yan began his bitter training once more. After another half month of beatings, Yao Lao saw that Xiao Yan's physique was gradually becoming robust. Coupled with the fact that Xiao Yan had brought out some Yellow RankDou Techniques that looked like trash to him, he brought out the Profound RankAdvancedDou Technique, Eight Extremities Collapse, and prepared to teach it to Xiao Yan.
That day, Chen Yang was in Mittel's Auction Hall No. 1 watching Ya Fei auction things when a System prompt suddenly sounded in his ear:
[Ding!]
[Detected that the highest level Dou Technique in Wutan City is the Profound RankAdvancedDou Technique "Eight Extremities Collapse" practiced by Xiao Yan. The host has obtained the Earth Rank Low-Level Dou Technique "Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms"]
(End of Chapter)
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