From deep night to dawn.
Yao Lao spent the entire night refining the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid into a medicinal pill.
In terms of quality, the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid was not comparable to Ah Yin who possessed the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and the 100,000-year soul bone.
Tier 5 High Grade!
Although the pill refined from the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid did not reach the sixth tier, the improvement for Yang Wudi was visible to the naked eye.
"I am at... Level 86?"
Waking up...
Yang Wudi felt as if he had undergone a grand dream.
He overdrawn his body to forcibly maintain his Martial Soul True Body hoping to exchange a peaceful era for the entire Breaking Clan through a gamble.
As for the consequences, he had also thought about them...
He indeed very much wanted to touch that barrier of the Titled Douluo, not only for Yang Fan, but also for himself.
It could only be said that between his grandson and the clansmen, he still chose the latter.
But what he didn't expect was that precisely because of this decision of his, he consequently gained fortune from misfortune.
Level 86!
In merely half a month's time, he leveled up five consecutive ranks. This was something he absolutely wouldn't have dared to think about half a month ago.
If someone asked him at this time yesterday whether he could touch that barrier of the Titled Douluo, he wouldn't dare speak a single word of big talk.
But if asked now...
He could!
As long as he didn't die suddenly, within his lifetime he would definitely reach level eighty-nine.
But...
As for whether he could become a Titled Douluo, he didn't have a shred of confidence.
"Little Fan!"
"This was because you asked your master to step in again, right?"
Besides this, Yang Wudi couldn't think of a second possibility.
"Mm!"
Yang Fan did not hide it, nor was there a need to hide it.
On the entire Douluo Continent, probably only Yao Lao could refine high-quality medicinal pills.
"That master of yours is truly a divine person."
Yang Wudi had never admired anyone from the bottom of his heart.
Until Yao Lao's appearance...
Precisely because of this!
He, Yang Wudi, already didn't know how to repay the kindness of this expert from beyond the world.
"Grandpa, the continuous effect of this pill will be very long, greatly beneficial to your future cultivation."
After Yao Lao successfully refined it, he explained to him.
His grandpa forcibly supporting the Martial Soul True Body indeed shook the foundation. Precisely because of this could this kind of medicine that solidifies the foundation and nurtures the origin exert the greatest effect.
He didn't understand very well, but also had his own understanding.
It should be similar to exercising muscles!
It is just first letting the muscle fibers tear, then repairing them to form thicker muscle fibers.
Yang Fan didn't know if it was correct, but he temporarily understood it this way.
"Mm."
After Yang Wudi woke up, he had a perception of his own condition.
If the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum he consumed before acted on the present, then the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid consumed this time was placed in the future.
Precisely because of this!
Only then did he dare say that in the future ten years if he didn't die suddenly he would already touch that barrier of the Titled Douluo.
"Little Fan!"
"Thank your master on my behalf."
Although he currently had no substantive reward to give Yao Lao, the necessary etiquette absolutely could not be lacking.
"Don't worry Grandpa, I have already thanked him."
Yang Fan said.
"Brat!"
"Huyan Zhen's grandson was injured by you that day, right?"
Even if Yang Fan didn't say, he could guess.
Just relying on Tailong, that guy, if he lacked strength and lacked defense, how could he be Huyan Li's opponent.
He knew!
This time it was Yang Fan letting that silly boy Tailong take the blame.
"Well done!"
"After this time, the Elephant Armored Sect probably won't be able to jump around on the Douluo Continent anymore."
Yang Fan nodded in agreement!
The gamble's weight in the Soul Master world was self-evident.
The Elephant Armored Sect fleeing in defeat this time, later it would be very difficult to have another opportunity to target the Four Attribute Clans.
Not only that!
After this matter spread to Spirit Hall's ears, how would they think?
The Douluo Continent ranked sixth Elephant Armored Sect was cleaned up by a second-rate family, this makes it very difficult for Spirit Hall to look highly upon them again.
The news of Yang Wudi's awakening quickly exploded within the Breaking Clan. After learning the Clan Leader did not leave behind hidden injuries, the clansmen above and below cheered with joy.
For the Breaking Clan, winning the gamble was certainly happy, Yang Wudi not being injured made them feel even happier.
...
On the other side.
Yao Lao held a twenty-centimeter long, thumb-thick blood-colored ginseng.
Expression solemn and somewhat dazed...
"Master!"
"What are you still hesitating for?"
Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, 10,000-year Mental Type Soul Bone, 10,000-year Saint Soul Grass to awaken the soul.
All things were already gathered, he didn't know what Yao Lao was still hesitating for.
This old man...
On other people's matters always performed decisively, when it came to his own matters instead became hesitant.
"Little Fan... Master thanks you."
Yang Fan was slightly stunned, and said: "Master, these words treat me as an outsider."
Yao Lao did so much for him, he merely prepared three trivial things for Yao Lao.
If truly repaying, he probably wouldn't have enough in this lifetime.
"Master."
"When do you plan to... start refining?"
To be honest!
He didn't know what Yao Lao was thinking in his heart, but he himself was already somewhat impatient.
Yao Lao's eyebrows slightly raised: "Today!"
This old man...
In his heart clearly more excited than anyone, actually still here pretending to be calm.
...
Late at night.
Master and disciple borrowed the cover of night color and left the Breaking Clan.
Yao Lao in order to refine this pill, specially placed the location in the woods behind Yunluo City.
According to Yao Lao's words...
Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, this kind of nature-warm immortal grade medicinal herb could be refined inside a room, but repairing soul medicinal pills easily produced strange phenomena.
Master and disciple two people arrived at the woods behind Yunluo City's mountain afterwards and unconditionally stopped.
To Yang Fan this place was incomparably familiar, to Yao Lao similarly so.
They, master and disciple, two people, inside this piece of woods not sufficient ten kilometers square, together spent three years of unforgettable time.
"Master, I will stand guard for you."
Previously it was always Yao Lao helping him do this matter, this time it should also be him, this disciple.
The reason why Yao Lao chose this spot behind the mountain, in the woods, besides for its tranquility, more important still is safety.
Apart from the Breaking Clan, there were no renowned Soul Masters in Yunluo City, so under such circumstances, almost no accidents would occur.
Late night...
In the quiet forest, only the faint rustling of leaves in the breeze could be heard.
Yao Lao, suspended in mid-air, waved his hand, and the Black Demon Cauldron appeared before him.
Soul Bone, Dragon Ginseng, Medicinal Herbs...
Although he was refining a pill closely related to himself, Yao Lao's ancient, unmoving eyes showed no ripples.
Perhaps this was the composure of a high-level Alchemist!
If it were him, he would probably be trembling with nervousness right now.
"Boom—"
A pale white flame rose from his palm, continuously heating the Black Demon Cauldron under the control of Yao Lao's powerful Soul Power.
This step is called preheating!
To master this step, he didn't know how many furnaces he had exploded in the past.
Immediately after…
Yang Fan saw Yao Lao use Dou Qi to support the ten-thousand-year wisdom-type head soul bone and place it inside the Black Demon Cauldron.
After about half an hour of refining, it was time for the crystal blood dragon ginseng and the ten-thousand-year holy soul grass.
Time passed minute by minute…
Yang Fan had already seen the solemnity on Yao Lao's face, and precisely because of this, he dared not be careless in the slightest.
His task was to create a safe alchemy environment for Yao Lao.
At daybreak!
A wisp of pill aura overflowed from within the Black Demon Cauldron…
The fragrance was intoxicating, rich and pervasive!
Yang Fan, with his thirty months of pill refining experience, knew that this had reached the final stage of alchemy.
Pill condensation!
As soon as this process was completed, the pill to restore Yao Lao's soul would be completed.
All of a sudden…
An unusual phenomenon appeared in the sky; the gradually brightening sky suddenly darkened.
Yang Fan's heart instantly leaped to his throat…
"Pill lightning?"
He had experienced this phenomenon once before, when refining the Tier 6 Blue Silver soul bone pill, a small pill lightning tribulation had formed due to Blue Silver Empress's spiritual consciousness.
Just that small pill lightning had forced Yao Lao to risk damage to his soul to withstand it.
According to Yao Lao, even a Titled Douluo couldn't withstand true pill lightning.
"Don't worry, it won't come down."
The pill Yao Lao was refining this time was also Tier 6 High Grade, and although it would cause an abnormal celestial phenomenon, it would not form pill lightning.
However, in such a short time, he had no time to explain to Yang Fan, he could only warn the kid not to worry.
"…"
However, before Yang Fan's heart could settle, Yao Lao's reminder echoed in his ears again.
"We have trouble!"
Yao Lao was not an unsmiling person, yet this time, he saw a never-before-seen solemnity and seriousness on the old man's face.
Even when facing Dugu Bo before, such an expression had not appeared.
Yang Fan heard Yao Lao's reminder and almost instinctively pulled his mask over his face.
However, the next second, trouble appeared.
"Who are you?"
Yang Fan saw the newcomers, and his face had already turned extremely ugly.
Elephant Armored Sect!
It really was a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.
It must have been the unusual celestial phenomenon from earlier during the pill refining that attracted these bastards.
It had been a day and a night since the wager, and according to normal human logic, these bastards should have left Yunluo City long ago.
At this moment… Yao Lao was still in the final stage of pill refining; Yang Fan could only rely on himself.
"Hunters!"
Although Yang Fan deliberately kept his voice low, his youth could still be heard.
"Hunters?"
"Then what are you doing here?"
The Soul Masters of the Elephant Armored Sect were indeed attracted by the celestial anomaly.
As Soul Masters, they could sense that something extraordinary was happening under this sky.
"Cooking Soul Beasts!"
Yang Fan originally want casually find a excuse will this group Soul Masters send away, but behind Yao Lao as well as that cauldron medicine refining furnace actually is too strange.
"Cooking Soul Beasts?"
Yang Fan originally wanted to find a random excuse to send these Soul Masters away, but Yao Lao behind him and that pill refining cauldron were truly too strange.
"Then I'll go take a look."
One of the Soul Masters was about to step forward, but Yang Fan had already moved one step ahead.
The dark Heavy Xuan Ruler was plunged into the mud in front of him.
No one was a fool!
The Soul Masters of the Elephant Armored Sect knew there must be good things inside the Black Demon Cauldron, and Yang Fan also knew that these scoundrels were after the pill.
"Take him down!"
A deep, resonant voice came from Huyan Zhen's mouth.
Although this old man had been injured by his grandpa, it was not fatal, and in fact, his injuries were much lighter than his grandpa's.
The moment Huyan Zhen gave the order, two Diamond Mammoth soul masters from the Elephant Armored Sect simultaneously approached Yang Fan from the left and right.
Their speed was not fast, but each step forward exerted immense pressure.
As they advanced, their soul rings appeared one after another.
One, two, three… a total of five standard soul ring configurations: two yellow, two purple, and one black.
Facing the pressure exerted by the two Soul Kings, Yang Fan immediately unleashed his signature Dou Technique.
With the Heavy Xuan Ruler in hand!
He swept it horizontally at the two Soul Kings charging towards him.
How could the two Diamond Mammoth soul masters dodge such an inconspicuous attack?
And they also had no ability to dodge Yang Fan's lightning-fast attack.
Without any communication, the two Soul Kings both activated their first soul skill, Copper Wall Iron Barrier.
In their opinion, this was already giving Yang Fan enough respect.
However, when the orange-red flame landed on their bodies, the expressions of both instantly changed.
The burning sensation, searing to the bone marrow, made their souls tremble uncontrollably, and their burly bodies crashed heavily against the tree trunks.
"What kind of technique is this?"
Huyan Zhen had never seen such a strange technique.
No martial soul, no soul rings, no soul skills… yet he released a terrifying skill that even Soul Kings couldn't resist.
At this moment!
No one from the Elephant Armored Sect dared to underestimate the small figure in front of them anymore.
"Putting on an act!"
Huyan Zhen, who was in a weakened state due to using his Martial Soul True Body, originally didn't want to make a move.
But facing this situation, he couldn't hold back.
He also wanted to see who this masked little guy in front of him truly was.
As he spoke, the soul power aura erupting from his body also swept forth.
The next second!
The black mask covering Yang Fan's face was torn to shreds, revealing his not-so-handsome face to the Elephant Armored Sect's Soul Masters.
"It's you?"
Although Yang Fan had been away from the family for three years, his identity as Yang Wudi's grandson still placed him on the Elephant Armored Sect's roster.
It was precisely because of this!
The Elephant Armored Sect showed unprecedented surprise upon seeing Yang Fan.
According to the information he possessed, Yang Wudi's grandson had left home after awakening his martial soul.
He hadn't returned for three years!
So, in his subconscious, he had always believed that Yang Fan should be like the son of that Old Dragon, a good-for-nothing who left in anger because he couldn't bear the family's humiliation.
However, this guess was wrong!
The facts told him that Yang Wudi's grandson was definitely not as simple as he appeared.
How old was Yang Fan?
Nine years old!
A boy who had only been a soul master for three years was actually able to force back two Soul Kings?
No matter what unconventional methods Yang Fan used just now, this was enough to shock Huyan Zhen.
The appearance of such a genius in the Breaking Clan was their misfortune, but meeting him today was a stroke of luck.
"Huyan Zhen."
"It hasn't even been two days; do you intend to break the wager?"
Huyan Zhen laughed heartily: "You little bastard, you are not qualified to talk about the wager with me."
Mentioning the wager made Huyan Zhen furious.
Because of that wager, which he had been sure to win, he had lost everything in Spirit Hall.
However, today, he had a turning point, a new opportunity.
It was Yang Fan!
From that single strike that forced back two Soul Kings, it could be determined that Yang Fan was an undeniable genius.
What he needed to do was hand such a genius over to Spirit Hall.
"Kid!"
"Surrender now."
What Huyan Zhen wanted to do now was to capture Yang Fan and the strange old man behind him together.
"Are you worthy?"
Just as Huyan Zhen was about to make a move, Yao Lao's soul silently appeared behind Yang Fan.
"Master, you…"
Yang Fan could clearly feel that Yao Lao's soul was much stronger than before.
Needless to say!
Yao Lao succeeded!
And he had already swallowed the successfully refined pill.
"Mm!"
This pill allowed his soul to recover from the early stage of the Soul State to the middle stage of the Soul State.
Although it was still far from his peak of Heavenly Soul State Middle Stage, it was more than enough to deal with these few guys in front of him…
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