Battle Through the Heavens: The Beginning of the Dou Sheng Inheritance

Chapter 10 The Deal with the Old Man of Medicine

"Cousin Xiao Jue, will this really speed up the cultivation of Dou Qi?"

Xiao Mei buried her head in the wooden tub and said shyly, "You don't need to lie to Mei'er, Mei'er is willing herself..."

Xiao Jue went over and took a look at the wooden bucket. The water, which was originally clear, had turned blue after the Foundation Establishment Elixir had been dripped into it.

"This bucket of Foundation Establishment Elixir should last about two months." Xiao Jue handed another jade bottle containing a portion of Foundation Establishment Elixir to Xiao Mei and said, "Once the water is completely clear, pour the Foundation Establishment Elixir from here back in, and it will last for another two months."

"Thank you, Cousin Xiao Jue." Xiao Mei nodded and said, "Cousin Xiao Jue, don't you really want to take a look?"

"Alright, you can start cultivating now." Xiao Jue gently patted Xiao Mei on the head and then walked out, closing the door behind him, leaving the girl alone to cultivate.

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"Clang!"

The familiar voice rang out once more, "Xiao Jue!"

Xiao Yan roared and threw the hammer in his hand on the ground—the door he had just repaired!

"Here, have the Soul-Nourishing Rejuvenation herbs for Elder Yao." Xiao Jue placed a packet of Soul-Nourishing Rejuvenation herbs on the table and said, "I would like to ask Elder Yao to guide me in my alchemy skills."

"No problem." The old man's soul appeared and chuckled, "These three portions of Soul Nourishing Blessing directly helped my soul recover from its weakened state. Also, I still owe you two favors regarding that wicked Han Feng and the Burning Technique."

"Thank you, senior." Xiao Jue bowed and said to Xiao Yan, who was gritting his teeth, "Instead of grimacing here, you should focus on your cultivation and become a Dou Zhe as soon as possible, so you can become an alchemist."

Xiao Yan's forehead veins bulged. He was cultivating, but that bastard Xiao Jue had already kicked the door down for the fourth time!

"Let's go." Yao Lao's soul returned to the Bone Flame Ring, and the high-grade storage ring also fell off Xiao Yan's hand and was temporarily worn by Xiao Jue.

Back home, Xiao Jue took out the Yin-Yang Cauldron and placed it on the ground, along with a portion of the ingredients for the Condensing Liquid Pill.

The old apothecary suddenly asked, "Xiao Jue, do you practice any martial arts techniques or fighting skills?"

Xiao Jue shook his head. "I haven't been a disciple of my teacher for very long. He left me with a lot of cultivation techniques, fighting skills, and secret methods, but I've recently become obsessed with alchemy."

"From first-grade pills like the Hemostatic Pill and the Energy-Gathering Pill, to second-grade pills like the Qi-Boosting Pill, I've achieved a 100% success rate. Now I plan to try refining the third-grade pill, the Condensed Liquid Pill."

"You're quite arrogant, aren't you?" Old Yao chuckled and said, "The Qi-Boosting Pill and the Liquid-Condensing Pill are among the most difficult to refine among second- and third-grade pills. I didn't expect that you, having only been an alchemist for a short time, would already have a 100% success rate in refining the Qi-Boosting Pill. Did you fail a few times before?"

Xiao Jue said, "Of the one hundred doses of Qi-boosting pill ingredients, there were only three failures. That is, the first ten doses failed three times, and the subsequent ninety doses all had a 100% success rate."

"A prodigy indeed." Upon hearing this, the old doctor couldn't help but sigh and said, "From my observation, the Yin-Yang Twin Flames within you should be comparable to the top ten Strange Flames on the Strange Flame Ranking, and you also possess a ninth-order beast flame that is no weaker than the Strange Flames ranked lower on the Strange Flame Ranking."

Xiao Jue nodded. "The Yin-Yang Twin Flames within me are a seed of fire similar to a secondary fire. After absorbing the magic core of a ninth-tier Illusionary Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast, it gave birth to a complete seed of fire. Its power is indeed very strong, and most of its energy has been sealed away."

"That ninth-tier beast fire is also the Illusionary Gold Fire from the ninth-tier Illusionary Fire Scorpion Dragon Beast. Does Elder Yao want the sub-flames of these two flames?"

"Not bad." The old doctor nodded and said, "I want to trade two small flames with you. You can tell me what you want."

"I have a pill formula here called the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Pill," Xiao Jue said. "If Elder Yao can help me refine this pill, I can separate the sub-flame of the Illusionary Gold Flame."

"This ninth-tier beast fire is comparable to the lower-ranked strange fires on the Strange Fire Ranking. Even if it is just a sub-fire, it is not weaker than some eighth-tier beast fires."

The old apothecary raised an eyebrow and asked, "What if I want the secondary fire of the Yin-Yang Dual Flames?"

Xiao Jue grinned, "In the future, in the Black Corner Region, help me suppress two female Dou Huangs. I want to use Yin to replenish Yang."

"I really don't know whether to call you a little devil or a schemer to punish evil and promote good." The old doctor chuckled. With such a Yin-Yang replenishment technique, he only thought of using it on those Dou Huangs in the Black Corner Region.

The old doctor had been to the Black Corner Region before. If you killed a hundred people there, it would be hard to find an innocent one. That kind of place should be wiped out by a Dou Di with a single slap. Leaving it around would only cause more harm.

The old alchemist nodded. "The Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Pill is a pill that transforms one's soul power. If your soul power reaches the advanced stage of the mortal realm, you can transform into the Great Perfection of the mortal realm after taking it, and you will be able to become a seventh-grade alchemist without any obstacles in the future."

"Your current soul power is at the intermediate level of the mortal realm. Once you break through to the advanced level of the mortal realm and have collected the medicinal herbs, I will be able to refine them for you."

"The remaining two are female Dou Huangs from the Black Corner Region. After you go to the Black Corner Region, I can also help you."

"I need you to prepare the sub-flames of the Illusionary Golden Flame when Xiao Yan breaks through to the Dou Shi level, and prepare the sub-flames of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames for him before he devours his first strange flame."

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"Also, the beast fire you promised with the Foundation Establishment Elixir recipe doesn't need to be too strong, a fifth-order beast fire will do. Xiao Yan can refine it after he breaks through to the Dou Zhe stage and starts cultivating the Burning Technique."

Xiao Jue nodded, "Don't worry, Elder Yao, I will definitely make the preparations."

The old apothecary nodded and said, "Let's refine the pills."

Xiao Jue began refining pills. The old alchemist looked at the Yang Flame of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames and found it very rare, after all, this strange flame represented endless alchemists.

As long as the Yang Fire is continuously separated into its offspring, one alchemist after another can be cultivated. For example, there are some Dou Zun in Zhongzhou who do not have fire or wood attribute Dou Qi but hope to become alchemists.

If he had possessed both Yin and Yang Flames back then, and could have exchanged the Yang Fire sub-flame for it, they probably would have chosen to join the Starfall Pavilion directly.

However, seeing Xiao Jue's clumsy technique, Yao Lao frowned. He didn't seem like a senior alchemist at all, yet he could easily refine medicinal herbs and complete the condensation of pills.

After Xiao Jue successfully refined a Condensed Liquid Pill after three mistakes, Yao Lao immediately fell silent. What was he doing when he was fourteen? It seems he had only just begun to learn alchemy.

"I don't know how to teach you either," Yao Chen said with a wry smile. "Your talent is indeed outstanding. As long as your cultivation and soul power continue to improve, there will be no bottleneck in your alchemy skills. Although your foundation is weak, it doesn't have any major flaws."

(End of this chapter)