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Chapter 117 Alchemy, Breakthrough, Awakening, Burning Technique (Is this considered a middle chapter?)

"Little Yanzi, watch carefully. This is how Qi Gathering Powder is made. If you want to become an alchemist in the future, remember this moment."

In the stillness of the night, in Xiao Yan's room, Yao Lao appeared, stroked his invisible yet tangible beard, and spoke with a smile.

"Um."

Xiao Yan didn't say much, but stared intently. He could tell how capable an alchemist was just by looking at Ya Fei and Gu Ni at the auction.

Since the teacher claims to have this talent, he will definitely pursue it in that direction.

Seeing Xiao Yan's reaction, Yao Chen smiled slightly. Without saying a word, he flipped his wrist, and a pale white flame immediately appeared in his palm. The Bone Spirit Cold Fire surged continuously, and clusters of flames rose into the air before dissipating.

The withered hand picked up a black lotus and gently tossed it into the flames. The black lotus, having just come into contact with the "Bone Spirit Cold Fire," was instantly burned into a ball of inky black liquid. The liquid rolled slowly in the flames, reflecting a faint glow.

The crimson flames surged more and more fiercely, but Xiao Yan, standing to the side, strangely discovered that the air outside the crimson flames was getting colder and colder. After the flames reached a certain temperature limit, a little bit of yellow impurity suddenly appeared in the black liquid.

Looking at the yellow impurity that appeared in the liquid, Yao Chen flicked his finger, and a small clump of dark liquid containing the yellow impurity was expelled from the main body.

Purification and impurity removal are two principles that cannot be escaped in medicine making.

After the yellow impurity was removed, small pale yellow impurities appeared one after another in the black liquid, and all of these impurities were also cleaned up without exception.

Under the constant tempering by the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, the jet-black liquid, which was originally half a fist in size, has shrunk to the size of a thumb.

There were five black lotus plants in total, and this was just the beginning. The first step was only completed when four pure liquids, identical in appearance to the previous ones and resembling black pearls, appeared in front of Yao Chen.

With a wave of his hand, Yao Chen caused the five small liquids to merge again. After merging, their volume expanded considerably, but this only lasted for a moment before they shrank back to their original size. Purification still needed to continue.

Next was the Snake Saliva Fruit. Yao Chen grabbed it and threw it into the flames. After entering the flames, the fruit turned into a ball of emerald green liquid emitting wisps of cold air. He then quickly removed the impurities from the emerald green liquid and slowly covered it with the jet-black liquid that was flaming all over.

"Squeak squeak ————"

When the two liquids with different properties came into contact, a series of strange sounds rang out. Faint white vapor rose from the flames and dispersed. The liquids then combined to form a rough-looking rudimentary pill, which appeared in physical form before Xiao Yan's eyes.

Xiao Yan stared intently, imprinting the image firmly in his mind. Could he also refine Qi Gathering Powder like this in the future?

The Qi Gathering Powder was already taking shape, so Yao Chen moved on to the next step, putting the Spirit Gathering Grass and the level-two water-attribute magic core into it.

Calcining into a liquid, removing impurities, and blending together—the steps are similar, but each is uniquely tedious and meticulous.

As Xiao Yan looked at the diagram, he suddenly thought of the chemical experiment steps from his previous life. He wondered if they would be effective in this world, but he could consult his teacher for advice.

Only after the Spirit Gathering Grass neutralized the violent energy in the demon core did a pale blue pure energy slowly flow into the nascent pill.

After the last drop of blue energy entered the pill, the pill's rough, pitted surface was instantly repaired and became smooth and round. A faint blue luster appeared on the pill's surface, making it look beautiful.

After completing these steps, Yao Chen did not stop immediately. Instead, he warmed the pill in the flame for nearly ten minutes, allowing a small wisp of flame to merge into it.

After his soul power was sublimated, Yao Chen's control over the strange fire has reached a new level, and the same is true for his pill refining.

After finishing the refining, Yao Chen casually packed up the Qi-gathering powder that shimmered with alternating green and blue colors and handed it to Xiao Yan. This was the best one he had refined so far.

Looking at the Qi Gathering Powder in the bottle, which alternated between blue and green, even though Xiao Yan hadn't seen many pills, he instinctively knew that the quality of this Qi Gathering Powder was absolutely unique.

"Thank you so much, teacher."

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"Stop talking nonsense~"

"Yes, that's true."

The master and apprentice exchanged glances and smiled at each other. Yao Chen blinked; he hadn't refined medicine in a long time, and now he was really itching to do it.

I don't know if Flander is satisfied with the Phoenix Pill he refined. Although all the medicinal materials were ones I had never seen before, Yao Chen can guarantee that even if the Phoenix Pill were placed here, it would be at least a seventh-grade pill, and it might even have developed sentience. It should be acceptable.

Due to time constraints, Flander was not available when Yaochen recently went online, and after-sales service could only be inquired about when he was online.

After obtaining the Qi Gathering Powder, Xiao Yan did not choose to take it immediately. Instead, he began a period of unhurried cultivation.

Every day, he would cultivate his fighting spirit for an hour, and then go to the back mountain to practice his fighting skills. When he had free time, he would accompany Xun'er to stroll around Wutan City, talk to his father, and spend his days leisurely, adjusting his mindset.

Five days passed in this relaxed manner. Behind the Xiao family mountain, at the foot of a secluded cliff, Xiao Yan, who had adjusted his mind and body to the best state, sat cross-legged in a cave that was only a little over a meter wide.

This cliff was a cultivation spot carefully chosen by Xiao Yan. It was shrouded in mist and few people knew about it.

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Therefore, Xiao Yan was very confident that his breakthrough would not be interrupted.

Taking a slow breath, Xiao Yan took out a jade bottle from his pocket. With the bottle slightly tilted, a pill that alternated between blue and green rolled out.

Looking at the smooth and glossy surface of the Qi Gathering Powder, Xiao Yan smiled slightly, sniffed the refreshing fragrance, and put it into his mouth.

As soon as the Qi Gathering Powder entered his mouth, a faint coolness spread through his mouth. A moment later, a warm, pure energy rushed into his body directly from his mouth, causing Xiao Yan's body to tremble violently.

With a calm expression, Xiao Yan steadied his breathing. The faint Dou Qi within his body moved in response to his heart, quickly entangled with the powerful and pure medicinal power of the Qi Gathering Powder, and a frenzied refining process began.

Inside the small cave, the calm air suddenly rippled violently, and wisps of pale white fighting spirit seeped out from the air and then continuously entered Xiao Yan's body.

With his teeth clenched, Xiao Yan felt waves of throbbing pain emanating from his meridians as the medicinal effects and fighting spirit clashed within his body.

The Dou Qi enveloped clusters of pure green energy. As it was being frantically refined, more and more green energy was being assimilated into pale white Dou Qi, causing the scale of Dou Qi within Xiao Yan's body to expand at a visible rate.

Although the pure medicinal power was constantly being refined, it seemed to be inexhaustible. Every time the battle qi refined a ball of medicinal power, an even larger ball of green energy would rush over.

With the refinement within his body and the continuous infusion of Dou Qi from outside, Xiao Yan's Dou Qi has gradually filled most of his meridians.

The refining process continued, but as the residual power of the pure medicine began to weaken, Xiao Yan, who was intoxicated by the rapid increase in power, suddenly realized that the Dou Qi in his body had expanded to a critical point where it could not be increased any further.

The expansion of Dou Qi caused Xiao Yan's meridians to twitch slightly, and waves of intense pain made Xiao Yan's mouth split open.

But at this very moment, another energy within Xiao Yan's body, which not only existed in his meridians but had become one with his entire body, suddenly awakened.

Fire, flames that kept erupting, first burned on Xiao Yan's body, then melted away his flesh and blood, leaving only the meridians where his fighting spirit remained.

The swelling inside his body was constant, but almost at the same time, Xiao Yan felt his brain was on fire, as if his thoughts were melting.

The reason is simple: within the medicinal power of the Qi Gathering Powder, a small wisp of blue-white flame emerged, drawing upon the flames engulfing Xiao Yan's entire body.

Hot and cold, two completely opposite energies, alternated back and forth in Xiao Yan's brain, making him feel as if he was in heaven one second and hell the next.

"Little Yanzi, concentrate! Your teacher is about to bestow upon you a great opportunity!"

Just then, Yao Lao's shout, like a thunderclap, suddenly exploded in Xiao Yan's heart.

Call ~

A flame appeared, instantly cooling the temperature in the cave by tens of degrees, and frost began to form.

Yao Chen held the Bone Spirit Cold Flame in one hand and placed it on Xiao Yan's forehead, using the mother flame to stimulate the child flame.

In that instant, Xiao Yan's almost melted and frozen consciousness returned, and the surging Dou Qi in his body was as if subjected to a fierce suction force, rapidly contracting towards his lower abdomen.

The pale white fighting energy in all the meridians of the body began to retreat simultaneously, and when all the fighting energy shrank to the lower abdomen, the pale white fighting energy began to turn milky white.

After instinctively gaining control of the Dou Qi within his body, Xiao Yan began to compress it frantically, and the milky-white Dou Qi instinctively and violently resisted.

The protest of the Dou Qi was futile under the combined suppression of Xiao Yan and Yao Chen. After a brief stalemate, it began to shrink helplessly. When the Dou Qi shrank to the size of a palm, it solidified again.

At the same time, the raging flames on Xiao Yan's body seemed to be assimilated, moving towards the blue and white direction, and ice crystals were born as a result.

At the same time, the cave beside Xiao Yan seemed to be under some inexplicable pull, its nature changed, and it gradually turned into flames.

"!"

A soft, muffled thud quietly resounded within Xiao Yan's body. As the thud occurred, the feeling of resistance that had exhausted Xiao Yan vanished into thin air. Xiao Yan let out a heavy sigh of relief, collapsing to the ground, his chest heaving violently.

Fighter, breakthrough successful!

All the flames on his body changed, transforming into the shape of Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and then re-integrated into Xiao Yan's body. Only the cave that had transformed into flames remained.

Lying in the cold cave, Xiao Yan's consciousness returned to his body. Sensing the abundant energy within him that had been absent for four years, a smile appeared on his lips. After a moment, the smile gradually widened, finally transforming into a soft chuckle, then a loud laugh, then a wild laugh—

We're back! Everything's back!

I----

"?"

Opening his eyes, Xiao Yan stared blankly at the drifting blue-white flames around him. What was this? His teacher's Bone Spirit Cold Flame?

Why do I feel like I can control it? Moreover, this surging battle energy within me is—

"Teacher? This is—"

"Feel your flames~"

Yao Chen appeared in a wisp of dust, looking at Xiao Yan with a half-smile, his gaze playful.

"flame?"

Startled, Xiao Yan suddenly realized what was happening, stretched out his hand, and activated the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit. But what appeared was not just an ordinary flame, but the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, which exuded extreme coldness. Even though it was vastly different from Yao Chen's original version, it was essentially the same!

"Teacher, what exactly is going on?"

"I added a trace of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to your Qi Gathering Powder, so that when you break through to the Dou Zhe level, I can also help you complete the breakthrough of the Flaming Fruit."

"According to that thing, this should be called assimilation?"

"Give it a try, your new power."

Xiao Yan blinked, quickly digesting and absorbing the information: a breakthrough in the Flame-Flame Fruit? Awakening? A sub-flame of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame?

With a thought, Xiao Yan instinctively looked at the flames in the cave, and with a slight manipulation, the blue flames flew towards him.

As soon as the thought was withdrawn, the flames dissipated, returning to their original form—soil, sand, and rocks.

"this----"

"This is the power of awakening. It seems to be able to turn the surrounding environment and your own flesh and blood into flames. In this way, no matter where you go, it is basically like fighting on your home turf. And if you encounter any troublesome things, just turn them into flames."

This is practically equivalent to a matter transformation!

Regardless, this power now belongs to him!

besides----

Feeling the surging Dou Qi within his body, Xiao Yan's smile widened even further. Without any cultivation techniques, he was only an eighth-level Dou Zhe, relying on the secondary flame of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame!

"Thank you, teacher!"

Thank you again, Xiao Yan still didn't know what to say.

"Um."

Yao Chen nodded in agreement. These past few days, he had figured out some of the principles behind the Devil Fruit from Daiki Yuki in the chat group; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to come up with it so quickly.

Awakening and changing one's environment is truly an interesting ability.

"You want the cultivation technique?"

"Cough, it's—it's that thing that's even more bizarre than a Heavenly Rank cultivation technique, the one that can—can evolve."

Before even leaving the cave, Xiao Yan snapped out of his daze of the double breakthrough and the resulting surprise, and immediately recalled the empty promises his teacher had made.

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Yao Chen revealed a playful smile. Now that Xiao Yan had refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, he was certainly good enough to have a good start.

"Have you thought it through?"

"Of course! What, teacher? You didn't exactly trick me into believing that technique, did you?"

"No, this technique can evolve, and it's quite suitable for you now. I just thought of something interesting."

"Something interesting?"

For example, a fire and a romantic encounter, even some low-level Purple Crystal Winged Lion King Purple Fire, except for the three thousand fires that are not very useful.

"For example, this technique is extremely strange. It's true that it can lead to evolution, but the danger level is extremely high."

"Strange, extremely high?"

How tall is it?

"I obtained this cultivation technique by chance, and I named it the Burning Technique. The Burning Technique can indeed evolve, but the evolution requires a different kind of fire as raw material. Each evolution must devour a different kind of fire!"

"Strange Flames? I mean, Teacher, your Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and Xun'er's Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame? These things are very rare?"

Now, seeing two different flames and even a strange Flame-Flame Fruit in the small city of Wutan has made Xiao Yan somewhat dismissive of these so-called different flames.

"Of course, strange fire is inherently a destructive and violent thing. Not only is it extremely rare, appearing only once every hundred years, but even if you do see it, who can guarantee that you can successfully devour it? Back then, I almost got burned to nothingness while trying to get my hands on this Bone Spirit Cold Fire!"

"What's most terrifying is that this technique requires the absorption of all sorts of strange flames." Just one kind of strange flame can torment a Dou Huang powerhouse to the point of near death; if it were to absorb others as well—"

Yao Chen's tone gradually lengthened, and he began to appreciate the way Xiao Yan's body stiffened from the shock.

He might doubt anyone else, but Little Yanzi, you're the Flame Emperor!

After a moment of silence, Xiao Yan no longer hesitated and nodded firmly.

"study!"

"Oh? No more hesitation?"

"There's nothing to hesitate about. Even if it means evolving by devouring different flames, haven't I already acquired the Bone Spirit Cold Flame sub-flame with your help, Teacher?"

"Besides," Xiao Yan looked earnestly at Yao Chen, meeting his smiling eyes, "I believe you wouldn't harm me, teacher."

"I see—"

Yao Chen shook his head and smiled, looking at Xiao Yan with satisfaction at the boy's confident eyes. Indeed, he was the most suitable disciple for him.

"By the way, I personally also prefer that you choose the Burning Technique."

"Oh? Why?"

"Because I am now a soul, the Burning Technique might allow me to be resurrected."

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Xiao Yan smiled with delight; he finally had a way to repay his teacher!

"Then there's no need to say more."

"Um?"

"Old man, hand over the Burning Technique now! I have no reason to refuse it!"

"You brat!" Yao Chen laughed and cursed, taking out a black and red scroll. Xiao Yan eagerly took it, and then the scroll transformed into a stream of information, pouring directly into Xiao Yan's mind.

After breaking through to the Dou Zhe level, everyone becomes qualified to cultivate techniques. After cultivating a technique, the attribute-less milky white Dou Qi in the body will be transformed into attribute Dou Qi corresponding to the technique. However, this does not mean that one cannot cultivate further without a technique. For example, Xiao Yan is already an eight-star Dou Zhe.

The moment he obtained the Burning Technique, Xiao Yan began to transform his Dou Qi. The first transformation did not take too long; just two hours later, Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.

After practicing the Dou Qi technique, Xiao Yan seemed to be more energetic than before, and his aura also appeared more profound.

"Did you succeed?" Yao Chen asked with a smile as he leaned closer.

"Um."

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Nodding, Xiao Yan stretched out his palm, and a light yellow Dou Qi quickly flowed out from the pale yellow vortex in his body, finally settling in the acupoint on his palm, flickering like fire.

Pale yellow is the symbolic color of low-level fire-attribute techniques of the yellow rank. The higher the level of the fighting spirit technique, the darker the color.

Looking at the faint yellow light on his palm, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly.

"Teacher, before this Burning Technique evolved, my battle qi cultivation method was much lower than most people's. Let alone challenging opponents of higher levels, if I encountered an opponent of the same level who had cultivated a Xuan-rank technique, it was questionable whether I could win."

"So now is the time for you to improve. Incorporate the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame into it. If possible, also incorporate the power of the Golden Emperor's Burning Heaven Flame that you imitated earlier. It might bring unexpected surprises~"

"Okay~"

Seeing that his pretense of trying to complain and then pull out his fighting technique had been exposed, Xiao Yan stopped pretending and sat up cross-legged again. His fighting spirit began to circulate, and the deep blue-white flames gradually spread out again.

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