Breaking the Masked Man

"Brother Yao Yan, please." Hei Qing gestured for Yao Yan to come in, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Yao Yan was not afraid and stepped into it. If it was an ambush, he could summon Hun Xuzi. The other party had the Void Devouring Flame Earth Fire, so the so-called spatial blockade was useless against him. This was evident from the Yao Clan back then.

If Hei Qing really wanted to cause him trouble, he wouldn't mind swallowing the other party whole.

Three drops of essence blood were not enough to satisfy his appetite. If he wanted to transform into an ancient dragon body, one ancient dragon was obviously not enough, and even the combined bodies of the three dragon kings might not be enough. All I could say was that the more the better!

"Brother, you have guts."

Seeing this, Hei Qing laughed loudly and followed Yao Yan into the spatial passage, speeding away into the distance. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 232 It's been a long time since I've had an alchemist

The journey was quick; in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a silver halo appeared in front of Yao Yan and Hei Qing. With a wave of Hei Qing's hand, Yao Yan followed him through. Their vision blurred for a moment, and then a huge island came into view.

The island is extremely vast, with a massive silver barrier above it, like an inverted bowl, covering the entire island.

Looking around, all that could be seen was endless void, pitch black and terrifying, except for the islands.

"How are you feeling?" Hei Qing seemed to notice the strange look in Yao Yan's eyes and asked with a smile.

"A grand gesture." Yao Yan exclaimed in admiration, then paused before continuing, "Although the space here is not as vast as the Medicine Realm, placing this place in the endless void makes it extremely well hidden. Without coordinates, even a Dou Sheng expert would have a hard time finding this place."

Although his strength was only at the Seven-Star Dou Zong level, his insight was excellent, and he clearly understood the level of a Dou Sheng's abilities.

The spatial barrier of this Dragon Island is not something a Dou Zun could create.

“Dragon Island wasn’t like this back then…” Upon hearing this, a shadow crossed Hei Qing’s eyes, and he said in a slightly low voice.

At its peak, the area of ​​Ancient Dragon Island was comparable to that of the Dou Di families. However, with the three Dragon Kings splitting up and internal strife breaking out, the once intact Ancient Dragon Island was shattered into pieces. Many Dou Sheng level experts left one after another, taking their own cave dwellings with them and venturing into the void.

Like a cake being divided up, it eventually evolved into what it is today.

"Is the internal strife within the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan very serious?" Yao Yan asked knowingly.

Hei Qing shook his head, seemingly unwilling to answer the question, and flew towards a mountain peak with Yao Yan. Along the way, they saw many dragon cubs 'playing and frolicking,' causing the space to tremble. In the end, they were reprimanded by the clan's strongmen.

At the same time, Yao Yan also felt the gazes of many powerful figures. The feeling of cold light on his back made his body tense up.

In terms of sheer numbers of powerful individuals, the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void is definitely more formidable than the Pill Tower.

The individual combat strength of magical beasts is inherently stronger than that of humans. They can even fight beyond their level with their physical bodies alone. This is especially true for magical beast races like the Ancient Void Dragon, whose bloodline is extremely powerful. Their physical defense and strength are unreasonable, not to mention that they also possess strong spatial talents.

Aside from being slightly weaker in terms of soul talent, he is flawless in every aspect.

"Roar~" With a dragon's roar, a huge dragon flew towards Hei Qing. The dragon looked at Yao Yan with curiosity, as if it was the first time it had seen a human. "Boss Hei, who is he?"

“A guest…you’ve come at the right time. Go over there and keep an eye on things for a while; I need to entertain him.” Hei Qing said with a smile, grabbing a man to serve him.

"?!" The dragon blinked, its eyes clearly filled with confusion.

"Go quickly!"

Hei Qing clenched his fist, his smile growing even brighter.

"Understood, Boss..." The dragon flew away dejectedly, not forgetting to say before leaving, "If those bastards come after me, you'd better come and save me!"

Hei Qing waved his hand and then led Yao Yan down the mountain peak. Soon the two arrived at a cave, which was fully equipped with all the necessary organs and countless precious natural treasures were placed everywhere. He even saw a lot of dragon saliva grass.

This rare and precious material, which can only be nurtured by the saliva of dragons, is a key ingredient in some sixth-grade elixirs.

Dragons are treasures from head to toe, truly the darlings of the heavens.

"I know the rules of you alchemists. You can refine whatever herbs you like here. I just want a pill that can help me break through, preferably one that can help me reach the nine-star Dou Zun level," Hei Qing said enthusiastically, rubbing his hands together.

As he spoke, this fellow raised his hand and forced out three drops of essence blood, which he then threw at Yao Yan.

With his enormous body, losing three drops of essence blood had almost no impact on him; he could even recover it with a good night's sleep. This was the benefit of his massive size. For some weaker races of magical beasts, three drops of essence blood would be enough to weaken them for a long time.

The three drops of essence blood were purplish-black in color and contained extremely strong energy fluctuations. They could even float in mid-air with the energy they emitted, which showed the high value of these three drops of essence blood.

"As expected of the Taixu Ancient Dragon, an eight-star Dou Zun, even its essence blood contains such powerful spatial power." Yao Yan looked at the three drops of essence blood. He had no doubt that if he refined them, he could directly break through to the nine-star Dou Zong level, and he wouldn't even need to worry about comprehending spatial power.

When it comes to the use of spatial power, who can compare to the darling of space - the Ancient Dragon of the Void!

"Yes, with the body of the Ancient Void Dragon, at the same cultivation level, it can withstand more than ten times the medicinal power of a human. The difficulty of refining this kind of pill is not high." Yao Yan said softly, looking at the huge amount of medicinal materials in front of him.

Although he currently does not have an eighth-grade pill formula to help a Dou Zun break through, the breakthrough of magical beasts is different from that of humans. They only need sufficient energy to stimulate their bloodline power and promote their own growth.

Based on this principle, Yao Yan could refine these rare and precious materials into an eighth-grade pill specifically suitable for the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

As his soul power entered the Heavenly Realm, many things that were impossible in the past became much simpler. For example, he could create new pill formulas by combining the spiritual properties of medicinal herbs with existing ones. Yao Yan felt that he could do it completely.

"Then I'll leave it to Brother Yao Yan. If you need anything during this time, just let me know," Hei Qing said with a smile, looking at Yao Yan as if he were looking at a lover.

With his talent, if he were to cultivate on his own, it would probably take him more than ten years to have a chance to break through to the Nine-Star Dou Zun realm, not to mention the subsequent Nine Revolutions to Sainthood process, which is an even longer process. However, if he had the help of an alchemist, it would undoubtedly save a lot of time!

He had tasted the pills made by alchemists before, and their medicinal power was far better than directly consuming rare and precious herbs.

“I don’t have any requests. Brother has already provided the price.” Yao Yan smiled and waved his hand. A Xuanhuang medicine cauldron with myriad beast patterns floated down. As his soul power swept out, the required medicinal herbs flew into the cauldron. At the same time, a sky-blue flame appeared in the cauldron, instantly enveloping all the medicinal herbs. The terrifying temperature directly dried out the cave.

"Great!" Hei Qing laughed loudly. Watching Yao Yan refine pills, he simply sat down to the side and watched curiously.

To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen an alchemist refine pills. He had never had the opportunity to observe so closely before, let alone come into contact with an alchemist, especially an eighth-grade alchemist.

This kid's alchemy skills are impressive... Hei Qing watched Yao Yan's smooth and effortless movements, his eyes flickering slightly. Although he was wild and unruly, he wasn't brainless. He could still discern something about Yao Yan's alchemy skills.

As for whether or not we'll be fooled.

Don't forget where you are.

If they really provoke them, they can summon elders at the Dou Sheng level, and even several of them can appear at once.

Yao Yan was extremely focused when refining pills. After all, the pill in front of him was his original creation. He directly used the fourth-grade Hundred Herbs Pill as a blueprint and combined hundreds of higher-grade medicinal herbs to make the pill. With his Heavenly Realm level soul power, it was not difficult to combine the spirituality of these hundreds of medicinal herbs.

However, the effects of this kind of pill become extremely potent. If a human were to ingest it, they would easily explode and die. But for magical beasts, this kind of pill is an excellent tonic.

Who made the monsters' bodies more durable, capable of directly consuming all kinds of rare and precious materials? Do you expect them to be like humans?

same.

The refining process of this pill has become exceptionally simple. The only difficulty lies in the soul power at the Heaven Realm level. If Yao Yan still possessed the soul power at the Spirit Realm level, he would absolutely not be able to withstand such a massive process.

In just one day, a nascent, dark yellow pill appeared in the cauldron, and at the same time, a rich medicinal fragrance filled the entire cave.

"boom!"

The next moment, a thunderous sound suddenly rang out above Ancient Dragon Island, and thick dark clouds appeared out of thin air above the island. The spatial barrier could not isolate these dark clouds, and a large amount of lightning power was gestating within them, which quickly evolved into three-colored thunderclouds. The terrifying power of heaven and earth permeated the entire Ancient Dragon Island, and at the same time, it attracted countless old monsters.

"...This is Danlei?!"

"When did our clan have alchemists?!"

As everyone knows, the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan are all violent individuals, and delicate work has never been suitable for them, let alone a profession like alchemy, which is almost completely foreign to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.

As terrifying thoughts intertwined in the void, everyone's gaze quickly locked onto Hei Qing's cave.

"Brother, I'll go help you break it up!" Hei Qing grinned, stood up abruptly, and prepared to go out and show off his muscles.

"No need to trouble you, brother."

Yao Yan raised his hand and released the Heavenly Demon Puppet. The Heavenly Demon Puppet's strength had not yet reached its limit. It could be tempered a few more times. When it reached its peak, it should be able to contend with a seven or eight-star Dou Zun. As for anything higher, given the Heavenly Demon Puppet's material, it was clearly impossible to break through that bottleneck.

The Heavenly Demon Puppet is ultimately an inanimate object; its ability to reach the level of a seven or eight-star Dou Zun is already due to the power of the Pill Lightning.

"Whoosh~"

As the Heavenly Demon Puppet soared into the sky, the thunder in the heavens quickly became violent, with figures being repeatedly struck down and then rushing back up, causing the thunderous roar to be heard incessantly.

"A Dou Zun-level puppet? Tsk, as expected of an alchemist, he has a lot of good stuff." When Hei Qing saw this thing, he finally understood why Yao Yan had the courage to travel through space alone. With just this puppet, there really weren't many people who could cause him trouble.

"Just some trinket, nothing compared to Brother Hei Qing's physical body," Yao Yan said softly.

As he spoke, the pill inside the cauldron was ready. He caught it steadily in his hand, and with a surge of his soul power, he directly annihilated the wisp of intelligence that had just been born on it. He had no interest in cultivating any pill beasts, and even a low-grade eighth-rank pill didn't have that potential.

If the opportunity arises in the future, he could become an alchemy apprentice who can refine two rank-nine pills.

"Boom~"

With a deafening roar, the tri-colored thunderclouds in the sky slowly dissipated, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet, filled with lightning power, appeared beside Yao Yan, accompanied by an old man in white.

The old man's aura remained completely still; his mere presence caused Hei Qing's smile to freeze, and his expression to become submissive: "Greetings, Third Elder."

Yao Yan also saw the other person, his eyes flickered slightly, and he also stood up to greet him.

"Young friend, there's no need for such formalities. Judging from your attire, could you perhaps be from the Pill Tower?" the white-robed elder asked with a kind expression and gentle tone.

"I just joined the Dan Tower not long ago." Yao Yan nodded.

"Young friend, how did you end up here? Did this uncouth fellow capture you? If so, I apologize to you." The white-robed elder asked softly, his tone still calm.

"I didn't!" Hei Qing quickly said. He did have that idea, but Yao Yan's backing was too strong, and his idea was suppressed as soon as it arose.

“No, my deal with Brother Hei Qing was fair,” Yao Yan shook his head and explained.

"That's good. You've come from afar, so please treat me well, Hei Qing." The white-robed elder calmly glanced at Hei Qing and instructed him. How could he not see Yao Yan's talent? A young man like this must have an extraordinary teacher. The Ancient Dragon of the Void is currently going through a turbulent period and cannot afford to provoke any more powerful enemies.

It's always better to have one more friend than one more enemy.

A thousand years is enough to smooth out the rough edges of anyone, even the powerful members of the Ancient Dragon Clan.

The ancient dragon of the Void is no longer as powerful as it once was.

After speaking, the old man's figure slowly faded away and disappeared from Yao Yan's sight. The old man's departure did not even cause the slightest spatial ripple, which shows how high his level of mastery in spatial matters was.

"Phew, that almost scared me to death," Hei Qing said with a long sigh of relief.