Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Chapter 129 Refining the Bone Marrow of a Dou Sheng

Xiao Li looked at the white jade-colored Dou Sheng bone arm in his hand.

Xiao Li gently rubbed the white jade-colored Dou Sheng bone with his palm, then opened his right hand and a ball of black flames surged out, completely enveloping the entire arm bone, and a terrifying temperature instantly spread.

"So hard? So difficult to forge, it'll probably take some effort."

As Xiao Li began refining the Dou Sheng bones, he discovered that the Dou Sheng bones were extremely hard and not easy to break. At least, Xiao Li was not capable of breaking the Dou Sheng bones at the moment.

If Xiao Li hadn't possessed a powerful strange fire, even knowing that these remains contained the marrow of a Dou Sheng, he probably would have been left only to watch helplessly.

Of course, even with the help of the strange fire, it would be no easy task to extract the marrow of a Dou Sheng from his bones, and Xiao Li was mentally prepared for that.

When Xiao Li saw that the arm bone remained as still as a rock despite being enveloped by Yin Fire, he was not in a hurry. It was the first time Xiao Li had ever seen something so resistant to the burning of Yin Fire.

One month later,

Xiao Li looked at the section of bone that had been burned to gray in the black flames. He withdrew the flames and then pointed his finger. The arm bone softened and turned into a cloud of gray ash, which slowly drifted down. After all the ash had fallen, twelve milky white gelatinous objects, each about the size of a thumb, appeared in front of Xiao Li.

These twelve gelatinous objects are extremely small. On their surface is a layer of gelatinous substance. Through this layer, one can vaguely see a slowly flowing liquid within, and an astonishingly strange energy quietly seeps out.

"Is this what the bones of a Dou Sheng finally condensed into?" Xiao Li looked at the twelve gelatinous particles in his hand.

"Yes, that's right. This is the marrow of a Dou Sheng. The marrow extracted from the remains of a Dou Sheng will appear as granules like this. Don't underestimate this one grain; the energy inside is enough to surprise you."

Xiao Kong floated out of his storage ring and then commented on the twelve gelatinous particles.

Xiao Li took out a jade bottle from his storage ring, put eleven Dou Sheng bone marrow granules into it, and then, holding the last one in his fingers, put it into his mouth.

The Dou Sheng bone marrow granules melted almost instantly upon entering his mouth. Before Xiao Li could even react, an incomparably powerful and pure energy poured down his throat like a flood, then swept through Xiao Li's limbs and bones.

The sudden influx of such terrifying energy caused Xiao Li's body temperature to rise rapidly, and even wisps of white smoke rose from his head.

"Holy crap! Forging!"

Sensing this immense energy, Xiao Li immediately entered a meditative state, beginning to refine this sudden surge of power.

This refining process lasted for a full twelve days.

Xiao Li awoke again and felt his cultivation level soar from six-star Dou Zong to eight-star Dou Zong, and even took a big step forward in the eight-star Dou Zong realm!

"This rate of cultivation increase is truly worthy of being a Dou Sheng bone marrow! One more pill and I'll reach the peak of Dou Zong. These dozen or so pills will probably allow me to break through to Dou Zun! And they'll even boost my power considerably!"

Xiao Li couldn't help but marvel at the power of the Dou Sheng bone marrow, which was ridiculously powerful. He had just taken the Zong Yuan Pill and reached the level of a six-star Dou Zong, but he had already been promoted to an eight-star Dou Zong.

This cultivation level is improving at a lightning speed, just like riding a rocket!

"Oh! Right, I remember that the marrow of a Dou Sheng can be given to infants and young children. If I give this Dou Sheng marrow to the younger generation of the Xiao family, the little ones will all be geniuses."

Hahaha, and then with the help of the One Beginning Pill, the combined power of Dou Sheng bone marrow and the One Beginning Pill means I can create a group of powerful juniors even without Dou Di bloodline!

Xiao Li already had a grand plan in mind. Since reaching the Spirit Realm in his soul realm, Xiao Li's memory has been exceptionally clear, and he remembers the details of the plot very well.

Xiao Li remembered that in Xiao Yan's generation, besides his two older brothers, there were many talented youngsters, plus the younger generation of the clan that Xiao Li had recently taken a liking to: Xiao Wan, Xiao Che, and Xiao Zhou.

Xiao Li plans to give these little guys a great opportunity and then make them the cornerstone of the Xiao clan's future!

Xiao Li glanced at the larger section of the Dou Sheng bone arm beside him, which was much larger than the one he had refined before, and continued to refine this section of the Dou Sheng bone arm.

Nearly two months have passed,

"Phew~ It's finally finished refining. There are eighteen pieces of Dou Sheng marrow in this bone-splitting arm? Why is that? Do you know, Elder?" Xiao Li asked.

Xiao Kong floated out: "Normally speaking, a complete Dou Sheng skeleton can yield between one hundred and thirty-six Dou Sheng bone marrow fragments."

The difference depends on the physical differences between individual Dou Sheng powerhouses. Some Dou Sheng are body cultivators with large frames, so they have more bone marrow, while normal people have less.

Moreover, whether it's a one-star Dou Sheng or a nine-star Dou Sheng, the quantity extracted is the same; only the quality will differ. As for magical beasts, it's hard to say, since the original form of a magical beast is much larger.

The marrow extracted from the remains of a ninth-tier magical beast could yield hundreds, even thousands, of Dou Sheng marrow fragments. After all, Dou Sheng marrow is linked to body size, and Dou Sheng-level magical beasts are generally quite large.

As Xiao Li listened to Xiao Kong explain the marrow of a Dou Sheng, he thought of Zi Yan's father, the old Dragon Emperor, with his physique.

"Pah, pah, pah, what am I thinking! That's Ziyan's father, one of her future pillars of support. How can I be thinking about his stuff? But I should find some time to let Ziyan go and meet him."

After all, it was only through the personal nurturing of the Old Dragon Emperor that Zi Yan's talent could be unleashed. I was merely the one feeding her; I lacked the ability to teach her, and besides, I was just an alchemist, without that kind of power.

Xiao Li placed seventeen pieces of Dou Sheng bone marrow into the jade bottle, and then prepared to consume another piece of Dou Sheng bone marrow.

dong dong dong~

"Hmm? Another knock on the door. You've come at the worst possible time." Xiao Li put his things down and went to open the door.

Yun Yun stood there, and behind her were four people Xiao Li recognized: Wang Ming, Yun Shan, Xiao Ting, and Hai Bodong.

At this moment, Xiao Li's gaze focused on Wang Ming. Wang Ming now had a head of black hair, looked even younger, and was filled with a strong yang energy, like the sun.

"Teacher! You've successfully broken through?" Xiao Li sensed the profound aura emanating from Wang Ming.

"Hmm, I've broken through. Your pills are truly amazing. As expected of an eighth-grade pill that has withstood four-colored pill lightning, they not only allowed me to break through smoothly, but also allowed me to skip the adjustment period and reach the late stage of a one-star Dou Zun in one step."

Moreover, upon breaking through to Dou Zun this time, I feel that my soul has made some progress and I am able to absorb the mysterious energy between heaven and earth. Could that be spiritual energy?

However, on another note, Li'er, what's going on with your cultivation level? Last time I saw you, you were a one-star Dou Zong, but now you've become an eight-star Dou Zong.

And what happened to you girls? How did you become Dou Zun powerhouses? What happened to all of you?

Wang Ming was also surprised to see Xiao Li, but he was most surprised to see Yun Yun. Yun Yun's aura of Dou Zun level could not fool Wang Ming, and Wang Ming was truly shocked.

Even Yunshan was shocked. How could his disciple become a Dou Zun powerhouse after he went out for a short while? Yunshan wondered if he should go out more often, so that his disciple might become a Dou Sheng powerhouse.

Afterwards, Yunyun told Yunshan about her opportunity, and Yunshan realized that it was the patriarch's fortuitous encounter. Subsequently, Yunyun gave Yunshan the Cloud Soul Sword, the "Cloud and Smoke Covering the Sun Technique", and the "Heaven-Breaking Sword Technique".

As the previous sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, he can also cultivate this highest-level technique of the Yunlan Sect. This time, Yunshan has really upgraded from a ragtag army to a powerful force.

(End of this chapter)