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

Chapter 6 Deceiving the Elderly

Xiao Yan's pupils contracted sharply, followed by an aged voice, "Young man, how did you know of my existence?"

"This junior greets Venerable Medicine." Xiao Jue respectfully bowed to the Bone Flame Ring on the table beside him and said, "Before my teacher left, he sensed your presence and instructed me to seek your help when I encountered difficulties."

An aged figure appeared, utterly ethereal. The old man asked solemnly, "Who is your teacher?"

"The Yin-Yang Saint Long Yan," Xiao Jue said, "Before my teacher left, he sensed your soul and did not come to disturb you. Instead, he told me the locations of several strange flames that could help you."

The old man chuckled, "I possess the Bone Spirit Cold Flame; what use are other strange flames to me?"

"The resurrection of the senior requires three different flames, and only the Burning Flame Technique can achieve this."

The old apothecary's expression hardened, and he finally believed Xiao Jue. He said, "Give me the information about the strange fire. You can come to me whenever you need to refine any pills."

"Although I am now only a soul, I can still refine ordinary sixth-grade pills."

Xiao Jue glanced at Xiao Yan, who was staring in disbelief in the wooden tub, and said with a wicked smile, "Then why don't I have a competition with my good cousin first to fulfill our bet? After that, once his strength has improved and he starts cultivating the Burning Technique, we can trade information about the Strange Flame in other ways."

"Very well." Yao Lao had a playful expression, always eager for a good show. He sensed the aura of a Dou Sheng emanating from Xiao Jue's body, which had not yet completely dissipated.

It is suspected that the body was tempered with the essence blood of a ninth-tier magical beast, and there is a high probability that there is indeed a Battle Saint behind it.

If Xiao Jue had a Dou Zun behind him, he would have to worry about whether the other party would use his soul to curry favor with the Soul Palace Master. But if it were a Dou Sheng, he wouldn't have to worry, as the other party wouldn't care about the small favors offered by the Soul Palace.

……

A moment later, Xiao Yan looked devastated, his hand trembling as he pointed at Xiao Jue, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "You bastard, are you even human? You might as well change your name to Xiao Donkey."

"Envious, aren't you?" Xiao Jue glanced at him smugly, then looked at Yao Lao and said, "There's one more thing, it's about Han Feng..."

"boom!"

Yao Lao unconsciously emitted a powerful aura, and the terrifying shockwave directly shattered the wooden tub in which Xiao Yan was soaking the Foundation Establishment Elixir, spilling water all over the ground.

The old doctor asked in a deep voice, "How is that beast?"

"He is in the Black Corner Region, not far from the Jia Ma Empire. Because he was tricked by Elder Mu Gu and his potential was depleted, he cultivated an incomplete version of the Burning Technique. He is now at the peak of the Dou Huang realm, which proves the feasibility of cultivating the Burning Technique."

Xiao Jue said with a serious expression, "My teacher investigated the Burning Technique back then, and this technique is suspected to be related to the last Dou Di of the Dou Qi Continent, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor."

The old doctor was stunned, staring at Xiao Jue, and asked, "Then you and your teacher don't want to cultivate the Burning Flame Technique?"

"Devouring strange flames is too dangerous, and my teacher doesn't possess fire-attribute battle qi." Xiao Jue shook his head. "If all the strange flames I find could be obediently devoured, I would be willing to cultivate the Burning Technique, but that's clearly impossible. My teacher also has Heaven-rank cultivation techniques for me to cultivate. I can become a Battle Saint in the future, and becoming a Battle Emperor is not something that can be achieved with just one Burning Technique."

"I owe you a favor this time." Yao Lao breathed a sigh of relief, then said with a wry smile, "After all, Xiao Yan will cultivate the Burning Blade Technique to revive me, so I feel guilty. But if the Burning Blade Technique is a smooth path to becoming a Dou Sheng, then I will have done right by Xiao Yan."

Xiao Yan wiped his body with a towel and said with a wry smile, "Teacher, I feel you should compensate me with a dose of Foundation Establishment Elixir now."

The old herbalist gave an awkward smile, "You should buy the medicinal herbs yourself."

He then looked at Xiao Jue and asked, "What kind of elixir do you want me to refine for you?"

"Five Qi Gathering Powders and eight Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills," Xiao Jue said. "However, the Mittel family is still collecting these medicinal herbs, and they won't arrive in Wutan City for another three days. The eight Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills are for the four Great Dou Masters of the Xiao family, and one Qi Gathering Powder can be left for Xiao Yan."

The old doctor nodded and returned to his Bone Flame Ring. "Afterwards, come find me and give the medicinal herbs to Xiao Yan."

Xiao Jue asked, "With the gold coins I gave you last time, did you only buy the ingredients for one dose of Foundation Establishment Elixir?"

Xiao Yan nodded helplessly, "That batch of medicinal herbs cost over a thousand gold coins, and I didn't want to buy more than that. Today we wasted a whole batch, but that Han Feng..."

"Don't ask so many questions," Xiao Jue said. "Go to the Mittel Auction House and find the chief auctioneer there, Ya Fei. Tell her I sent you. Buy twenty portions of the ingredients for Foundation Establishment Elixir there. I'll pay her later. When you come back and have it refined, give me ten portions. The remaining ten portions will be enough for you to cultivate to the Dou Zhe level."

"The Foundation Establishment Elixir, created by the Medicine Venerable, can accelerate the cultivation of the Dou Qi stage." Xiao Jue asked, "Elder Yao, how about we make a deal? You give me the formula for the Foundation Establishment Elixir, and I'll get Xiao Yan a beast fire, how about that?"

"The Burning Technique can devour beast fire to evolve. I will prepare the beast fire before Xiao Yan breaks through to the Dou Zhe level and begins to cultivate the Burning Technique."

A scroll flew out of the Bone Flame Ring and landed in Xiao Jue's hand. Xiao Jue chuckled and put it away, patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Then I'll go back first. I'll save one for you when I refine the Qi Condensation Pill."

Xiao Yan hurriedly pulled up his pants and asked, "Xiao Jue, you really became an alchemist?"

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Xiao Jue raised his right hand, and a black and white flame appeared. He smiled and said, "I won't tell you the rest. I'm going back now."

Xiao Yan looked bewildered until Xiao Jue left, at which point Yao Lao's voice came from within the Bone Flame Ring.

"Your Xiao family is truly defying the heavens! The small city of Wutan actually possesses three different flames at the same time."

There was one more thing that Yao Lao didn't say: Xiao Jue's Yin-Yang Twin Flames felt even stronger than his Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

Xiao Yan asked in confusion, "But doesn't Xiao Jue lack wood-attribute fighting spirit?"

"The Yin-Yang Twin Flames are ranked twenty-first on the Strange Flame Ranking. They possess both Yang Flame and Yin Flame. The effect of Yang Flame is similar to the Life Flame, which is ranked fifth on the Strange Flame Ranking, but its vitality is weaker. However, it can still replace the function of Wood Attribute Battle Qi."

"Your cousin will probably become a ninth-grade alchemist in the future."

"Alright, let's not worry about that anymore. If what Xiao Jue just said is true, you can become a ninth-grade alchemist and even a Dou Sheng in the future, but those are still too far away."

"What you need to do now is go to the Mittel Auction House and obtain twenty portions of the Foundation Establishment Elixir ingredients in Xiao Jue's name, then cultivate and become stronger as soon as possible to win the three-year agreement."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan clenched his fist. The three-year agreement, Nalan Yanran... Just wait, I will definitely win!

(End of this chapter)