People fight and become emperors in advance

Chapter 123 Enjoyment

Under Chen Xiao's gaze, an expression of pain gradually emerged on Cao Ying's face. Fine cold sweat oozed out of her body and was quickly evaporated by the high temperature.

She gritted her teeth and endured the pain that others could hardly empathize with, but even so, she still groaned and her body trembled as she sat cross-legged.

Fortunately, this time she did not show the situation of cracking as Zi Yan said. Although she looked like all her efforts might be wasted at any time, she was very resilient.

Time passed minute by minute, and after an unknown amount of time, Cao Ying's condition finally stabilized a little.

The frost on her body surface completely disappeared. Without even opening her eyes, a pill appeared at her fingertips and accurately popped into her mouth.

Seeing this scene, Chen Xiao in the distance also felt relieved.

Cao Ying had experience in refining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire once before. Now he was refining the severely weakened Sea Heart Flame again. He thought that the success rate should be quite high.

From the current perspective, it is indeed a close call.

However, the steps to refine the second kind of strange fire are far more complicated than those for the first kind. She has only just gotten on track with the refining process. After the refining is successful, she will have to evolve the Burning Technique and fuse the two kinds of strange fire. Each step will take a lot of time.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao withdrew his gaze and sat cross-legged on the thick layer of ice. He adjusted his posture slightly, closed his eyes and entered a state of cultivation.

Anyway, given the distance between the two of them, he would be able to sense any problems Cao Ying had.

The years pass by, the sun and the moon compete with each other.

In such a peaceful atmosphere, three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Outside the boundary.

Cao Xi frowned, very worried about the internal situation.

Not far away, Zi Yan was not nervous at all. She rubbed her bulging belly, hesitated for a while, then put away the jade bottle in her hand, yawned, and looked at Cao Xi.

"Don't worry, don't worry. If Sister Cao Ying was really in trouble, Chen Xiao would have come out long ago. Now that there's no movement, it's the best news. Instead of waiting here scratching your head, why not go back to Fengcheng and play chess with Old Man Hai?"

Scratching your head and ears?
He is not a monkey, so it's okay for him to be scratching his head.

Cao Xi laughed in silence, not caring about the little dragon man's inappropriate choice of words.

But I have to admit that what Zi Yan said makes sense.

"You're right, I was too impatient."

Nodding in response, Cao Xi suppressed his impatience and sat cross-legged on the spot to meditate.

Seeing him acting like this, Zi Yan felt bored. This guy was not as fun as Hai Bodong!

Zi Yan yawned again and was slightly stunned when she saw her little hand raised involuntarily.

It was not until this moment that she realized that she seemed to be very sleepy today.

This situation is very rare for a Dou Wang strongman.

It is even more strange that it happens to her who is full of energy.

With a thought in her mind, Zi Yan's face showed joy. She had already realized that she was very close to her promotion!
Maple City.

Hai Bodong walked out of the empty bamboo building with a helpless look on his face.

There are so many people living here, but everyone is busy with something important. Some are in seclusion, some are refining strange fire. Only he is like a lonely old man, doing nothing all day long.

After inspecting the construction progress of the auction house and looking at the auction house that had already taken shape, Hai Bodong felt a surge of pride.

Although this is Chen Xiao's project, he built it up single-handedly, and he feels a great sense of accomplishment.

Because of his close relationship with Chen Xiao, he had heard Chen Xiao talk about many things, including some of his future plans.

Hai Bodong knew full well that the Black Horn Territory was merely a temporary residence for Chen Xiao. Once Chen Xiao had acquired everything he desired, he would undoubtedly journey to the grand stage of Zhongzhou. However, he was not an alchemist, and his talent was far inferior to that of Xiao Yixian and the others. Even his strength was rapidly closing in, and it was only a matter of time before he was surpassed.

With this understanding, Hai Bodong had no intention of following them to Zhongzhou.

"From now on, this will be my permanent residence!"

...

The sun rises and the moon sets, and another fifteen cycles have passed.

the other side.

Chen Xiao, who was immersed in cultivation, suddenly sensed a change in Cao Ying's aura and immediately opened his eyes.

When he stood up and looked, he immediately saw that Cao Ying's face, which had been slightly pale due to the torture of the strange fire, was quickly returning to a rosy color.

Its aura is also rising steadily at this moment.

This change lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour before it gradually subsided, and the pair of tightly closed eyes finally slowly opened.

"Advanced Xuan level? Not much different from what I expected."

Chen Xiao sensed it carefully and immediately knew the current level of Cao Ying's martial arts.

The Xuan-level advanced skills have already reached the upper limit of Dou Zong, and as for the higher Dou Zun realm, the possibility is very slim.

Of course, it is completely sufficient for Cao Ying now.

"I nearly failed several times along the way, but fortunately, I succeeded."

Hearing Chen Xiao's voice, Cao Ying quickly came back to her senses from her joy, stood up, took out a black dress and put it on, then met Chen Xiao's gaze and replied with lingering fear.

"It's worth celebrating if you succeeded, but the technique you currently have is only a fragment. As your strength gradually increases, some minor problems may arise. You must be mentally prepared."

"I know. Since I've practiced it, I'm mentally prepared. Compared to those minor side effects, I value their help in refining medicine more. As for those minor problems, I can only rely on you. After all, I'm selling my life to you now. You don't want your own personal alchemist to die midway, right?"

Although Cao Ying spoke in a joking tone, what she said was an indisputable fact.

From now on, she is Chen Xiao's personal alchemist. He can refine whatever he wants and use her however he wants. The so-called engagement is just a nicer-sounding and more respectable way of saying it. Both of them understand this very well.

At the same time, it is a big step closer to solving the problem of Xiao Yixian's poisonous body.

"Now that my trip to the Northwest Continent is finally over, I'll talk to my fourth uncle and ask him to stay for a while. During this time, you should think more about the elixirs you need to refine. I'll refine a batch for you first. As for those above the sixth rank, I'll have to wait for me to return and ask the elders of the family to take action. I don't have that ability yet, but..."

"Soon! It won't be long before I can reach the level of a sixth-grade alchemist, or even higher. By then, it will be your time to enjoy."

Cao Ying raised her eyebrows slightly, a determined arc appeared at the corner of her lips, and her voice was full of confidence.

Even when she didn't have the strange fire, she was confident that she could surpass the elders in the family. Now that her configuration in all aspects is even more top-notch, that time will only come faster!

Chen Xiao nodded slightly, with a hint of approval in his eyes.

Cao Ying was a little younger than him, but she knew how to advance and retreat, and understood the way of dealing with people. She was neither greedy for fame nor reckless, and knew how to repay others with courtesy. This insightful attitude beyond her age was exactly what he wanted.

"I'm looking forward to it. Let's go, it's time to go back. The Fourth Elder must be waiting anxiously. Now that your affairs are taken care of, you can finally retreat with peace of mind."

"Are you planning to retreat and break through to Dou Huang?"

"Well, Little Medical Fairy is already in seclusion, and I don't want to be left too far behind in realm by her."

Cao Ying glanced at him with a half-smile, her eyes flickering with an obscure emotion. She opened her red lips slightly and said, "Men should always have some sense, especially in front of women. It's not wise to mention other people of the opposite sex."

(End of this chapter)