People in Doupo: Unparalleled Talents Actually Bring a System

Xiao Yan’s cultivation was only at the third level of Dou Qi, so he naturally couldn’t react in time. When he saw Yao Yue suddenly appear, he was so scared that he took a step back.

Hearing that Yaoyue wanted to help him check his body, Xiao Yan didn't really believe that Yaoyue had this ability. Even her teacher couldn't find the abnormality in his physique, so how could Yaoyue, as a student, detect it? However, considering that she was a little princess of the royal family, Xiao Yan still planned to cooperate with her request, so he asked: "Then may I ask Your Highness, how can I cooperate with you?"

Hearing that Xiao Yan agreed to her proposal, Yao Yue nodded in satisfaction, pointed to the grass beside her, and said in an impatient tone: "Sit on the grass and adjust your body to the best condition. I will check your physical condition."

After hearing Yaoyue's arrangement, Xiao Yan did not refute and sat on the grass.

Yaoyue released her soul power and began to look Xiao Yan's physical condition up and down.

Feeling a strange feeling spreading throughout his body, Xiao Yan felt as if he was naked and seen by everyone, and his old face couldn't help but blush.

However, seeing Yaoyue's serious look, Xiao Yan stopped his wild thoughts and quickly calmed down.

After a while, Yaoyue at the side shook her head and said helplessly: "I carefully checked your physical condition and found that not only are you not sick, but your tendons and veins are as strong as those of ordinary fighters. I think it's because you have broken through to the fighter level before. If you can restore your cultivation talent, the time it takes to cultivate to the fighter level will definitely be much faster than your previous cultivation. Unfortunately, I haven't heard of any pills that can assist cultivation with fighting spirit, otherwise you can quickly recover to your previous level by taking pills."

Xiao Yan scratched his head. He didn't expect to get such good news. Although Master Mitchell said that there was nothing wrong with his body, he didn't mention anything about the condition of his tendons and veins. He didn't know whether he didn't notice it or was too lazy to mention it.

Maybe Xiao Ling's cousin has some elixirs that can be used in the Dou Qi stage. If he can take the elixirs to restore his cultivation, it would be much easier than simply practicing.

After a short pause, Yaoyue said again: "You start practicing now and let me check how your fighting spirit disappears."

Nodding, Xiao Yan formed a hand seal for cultivation, and the fighting spirit in his body began to circulate.

Strands of pale white air flowed from the air into Xiao Yan's body, entered his tendons and veins, and began to circulate according to the method of cultivating fighting spirit.

Just when those pale white air currents were about to circulate in Xiao Yan's body, the black ancient ring on the finger suddenly flashed a white light without Xiao Yan and Yao Yue being able to detect it, and the Dou Qi that was about to be absorbed disappeared.

Feeling the familiar situation happening to him, Xiao Yan sighed helplessly. He looked at Yao Yue who was stroking her chin in thought and asked curiously, "Princess, do you notice anything wrong?"

Hearing Xiao Yan's question, Yao Yue did not answer directly, but said: "You continue to practice, I was not concentrating just now."

Seeing this, Xiao Yan could only continue to do as he was told. Anyway, he didn't have any friends in the Xiao family and he couldn't practice now. It would be nice to chat with the little princess.

Making the cultivation hand seal once again, Xiao Yan began to absorb the pale white gas in the air again, attempting to refine it in his body.

However, whenever those pale white things were about to be refined by Xiao Yan, they seemed to disappear out of thin air and no trace was left.

"No, no, I was distracted for a moment. Try again."

"It's only a little bit off this time. I'll find the problem soon. Try it again."

"I was a little tired this time. I will definitely find it next time. Let's try again..."

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In the neat and tidy room, the scarlet medicine cauldron was slowly spinning in midair, with golden flames violently swirling in it. As the scarlet cauldron was spinning, the space around it was also constantly emitting waves of continuous small energy ripples. These energy ripples were centered in a circle, gradually spreading out in all directions, and when they were about to touch the wall, they quietly disappeared...

Inside the cauldron with billowing flames, a thumb-sized pale purple pill prototype was slowly taking shape as the flame burned it. At a certain moment, a deep purple pill fragrance suddenly emanated from the cauldron, filling the room and lingering for a long time.

The fragrance of elixir wafts through the air, which is basically a sign that a high-level elixir is about to take shape. As long as it isn't long, this sixth-grade evil-breaking elixir will be successfully refined.

Xiao Ling did not leave a backup plan in the elixir like Xiao Yan in the original novel. First, this was a transaction, and as a pharmacist, Xiao Ling did not intend to violate professional ethics. Second, even if Hai Bodong recovered his Dou Huang combat power and wanted to snatch the half of the incomplete map, Xiao Ling was confident that he could subdue him. Xiao Yan was only a Dou Shi at the time, and if Yao Chen took action, it would consume a lot of soul power.

With a wave of his hand, red-gold flames suddenly surged up from within the medicine cauldron. In a flash, it completely enveloped the purple pill prototype and began the final round of fierce burning.

The red-gold flame only rose for the blink of an eye before it quickly extinguished. As the flame extinguished, a thumb-sized, light purple, round pill emitting a faint luster spun around and appeared in the medicine cauldron.

Chapter 81 Dan Cheng

The moment the purple pill appeared, a fierce energy ripple suddenly surged out from the pill. Although a part of the energy ripple was intercepted when passing through the medicine cauldron, the rest still seeped out and rushed violently in all directions. Judging from the situation, if it was allowed to spread, this room would collapse immediately.

After taking a quick glance at the rapidly spreading energy ripples, Xiao Ling waved his white hand casually. An invisible soul energy formed a transparent energy shield in the room in the blink of an eye.

When the energy ripples came into contact with the energy shield formed by soul power, the two collided with each other. Suddenly, waves of energy ripples began to emanate from the invisible energy shield, just like the surface of a lake with a huge stone thrown into it.

The ripples gradually changed from violent to subtle, and after a moment, they finally dissipated completely.

When the last energy ripple dissipated, Xiao Ling removed the soul shield and pointed his palm towards the medicine cauldron. The pale purple pill was sprayed out by the cauldron and fell obediently into Xiao Ling's palm.

Holding the lavender pill, Xiao Ling turned it over and over, examining it carefully.

The surface of this pill was light purple, and the whole body was round and shiny. Moreover, on the surface of the pill, there seemed to be a kind of strange pattern that was not artificially created. These patterns were winding and winding, like a special picture with a deep meaning. Observing this Evil-Breaking Pill up close, Xiao Ling could vaguely feel the strange power contained in it. Perhaps, this was the main ingredient that could break the seal...

He nodded slightly and said to himself, "I have finally made this Evil-Breaking Pill. The quality of this pill is absolutely amazing. It took me nearly two and a half days to complete it, which is much longer than the time I spent refining the sixth-grade pill for the elders in the inner courtyard before."

Taking his eyes away from the Evil-Breaking Pill, Xiao Ling took out an exquisitely crafted jade bottle from his storage ring and carefully put the Evil-Breaking Pill into it. Then he looked at the large pile of remaining medicinal herbs on the table, and with a smile on his face, he unceremoniously swept all these rare herbs into his storage ring.

"It's so easy to make money as a pharmacist. Not to mention other pharmacists, people like me have a high success rate in refining pills, so I have to stuff lots of medicinal herbs into my storage ring." After putting the medicinal herbs into the storage ring, Xiao Ling couldn't help but mutter to himself.

After putting the medicine cauldron in front of him into the storage ring, Xiao Ling stood up, stretched, tidied his slightly messy robe, took the jade bottle containing the Broken Evil Pill, and walked around the room. After seeing that nothing was missed, Xiao Ling walked towards the door of the room with brisk steps.

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In the slightly dim corridor, Hai Bodong leaned against the wall. Although his old face looked quite calm, his fingers tapping on the wall continuously showed how nervous and anxious he was at the moment.

Feeling the time slowly passing, Hai Bodong looked back at the closed room at the end of the corridor, frowning. After a moment, he sighed. The materials for refining the Evil-Breaking Pill were not easy to find. It took him nearly several years to gather these herbs. If Xiao Ling failed to refine it, then his wish to restore his strength would probably be delayed again...

Rubbing his palms, Hai Bodong's calm face finally began to reveal some worries, and he murmured in a low voice: "Did it fail? Alas, it seems that I was still a little reckless. Although that guy's strength has reached that of a Dou Wang, and his talent is also monstrous, he is too young after all... Even if he has been practicing alchemy since his mother's womb, it has only been more than ten years... How much can he achieve in alchemy in more than ten years?"

Fists and palms smashed together heavily, Hai Bodong's face changed for a while, and after a moment, he shook his head dejectedly and said with a wry smile: "At this point, we can only hope that guy can bring some miracles. After all, he possesses that extremely terrifying golden fire..."

Time ticked by, and as time passed, the atmosphere in the corridor gradually became impatient.

His fingers were tapping the wall impatiently. At a certain moment, the fighting spirit suddenly swirled up from his fingers, and when he tapped hard, he actually made a hole in the wall.

"Go and take a look!" Hai Bodong's dry face twitched. He finally couldn't bear the torment of waiting anymore. He took a deep breath, turned around suddenly, and was about to walk into the corridor.

The moment Hai Bodong turned around, his body suddenly stiffened, his face filled with astonishment, staring blankly at the blue-robed youth leaning against the wall in the corridor, smiling at him. After a long moment, he swallowed his saliva, hurriedly took a few steps forward, and asked anxiously: "Master Xiao Ling, has the Evil-Breaking Pill been successfully refined?"

Xiao Ling spread his hands, walked slowly towards Hai Bodong who was full of anxiety, waved his hand lightly, and threw a jade bottle to Hai Bodong: "I'm lucky, I barely succeeded, luckily you prepared enough herbs, which gave me some room for error. This is also the first time I've made this kind of unconventional prescription."

Looking at the jade bottle that was thrown over, Hai Bodong almost used all his hands and feet, looking extremely embarrassed. He held it carefully in both hands as if he was catching his own son, his eyes fixed on the purple pill in the jade bottle, and a look of ecstasy and shock surged on his old face.

He was ecstatic, of course, because he got the Po Er Dan as he wished. He was shocked... because he still found it hard to believe that in such a short day, this little guy in front of him, who looked no more than sixteen, had perfectly made this sixth-grade elixir that even the Pill King Gu He could hardly refine...

"He is worthy of being called the 'First Genius of the Gama Empire'. We cannot look at him with the same eyes as ordinary people." At this moment, Hai Bodong already had a blind confidence in Xiao Ling.

After putting the jade bottle containing the Po Evil Pill into the storage ring, Hai Bodong bowed to Xiao Ling and said solemnly: "Thank you Master Xiao Ling for refining the pill for me. I have been trapped in the Douling Realm for decades. Now I can finally recover my Douhuang cultivation. I don't have to live in seclusion on the edge of the Tagor Desert anymore. After my cultivation is restored, as long as Master Xiao Ling needs any help, Hai Bodong and the Mittel Family will do our best."

Chapter 82: The Secret of the Remaining Map

Hearing Hai Bodong's serious words, Xiao Ling nodded slightly and replied with a smile: "I feel relieved with Mr. Hai's words, but since Mr. Hai has already obtained the Breaking Evil Pill, then the remaining map of the transaction conditions must be handed over to me."

Hearing Xiao Ling mention the matter about the incomplete map, Hai Bodong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Although Hai Bodong didn't know what the exact function of these fragments of the map was, he still knew that the secrets hidden in these fragments were definitely not small. After all, these fragments of the map were enough to attract even a powerful figure like Queen Medusa, and they chased her from afar.

However, since I haven't obtained any useful information from this incomplete map for so many years, it seems that I will never be able to obtain the secrets recorded in it.

Now Xiao Ling is only fifteen years old, but his cultivation has already broken through Dou Wang, and his alchemy skills have reached the sixth level. His future prospects are definitely limitless. By handing over this unknown fragment of the map, he can also make friends with him. In the future, he may be able to rely on his help to further improve his cultivation.

With a wry smile and a sigh, Hai Bodong touched the ring with his fingers, and then a small piece of extremely ancient yellowed parchment appeared in his palm. He stroked the small piece of ancient fragment with great reluctance and sighed, "I have made maps for decades, but I have never seen such a complicated map. Not long after I got it, I wanted to copy it according to this fragment, but the map I drew in the end was very strange and different from the original. After experimenting for several times, I had to give up this idea. I think, maybe this has something to do with the fact that the map is only incomplete."

After touching the fragment for a long time, Hai Bodong shook his head in frustration and handed it to Xiao Ling. He smiled bitterly and said, "Well, take it. From my experience, these fragments should be divided into several parts. It's not very useful to have only one part in your hand. Moreover, it is undoubtedly more difficult to find other fragments in this vast continent than to find a needle in a haystack."

With a smile, Xiao Ling reached out to take the incomplete map which had a very smooth touch, and looked it up and down. A faint sense of vicissitudes and ancient charm came to him. It seemed that the years that this incomplete map had experienced were probably not too short.

Holding this small piece of the incomplete map, Xiao Ling took out another small piece that he had taken from Hai Bodong last time from the ring, and then pieced it together. After discovering that there was no gap at the connection between the two, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, Master Xiao Ling, it seems that you are very interested in these incomplete maps?" Looking at Xiao Ling's appearance, Hai Bodong rolled his eyes and asked with a chuckle.

"I have great interest in these strange things." Xiao Ling smiled slightly and answered vaguely.

"Master Xiao Ling, all the incomplete maps in my hand are now in your pocket. Hehe... I wonder if you can tell me what the function of this thing is? What can I get after collecting the incomplete maps?" Rubbing his hands, Hai Bodong still couldn't resist his curiosity and asked with a smile.

Hearing Hai Bodong's question, Xiao Ling touched his chin and thought about it. Hai Bodong paid a huge price to get this incomplete map, but he spent decades without discovering the secret recorded on it. Now that he has handed this incomplete map to others, he must be very curious about what it is. If he can't figure it out, he might even think about it day and night to guess what is recorded on it.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ling decided to give Hai Bodong a little hint so that he could dispel these inexplicable thoughts.

He raised the incomplete map and shook it, then said to Hai Bodong: "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a fragment of a strange fire map. I just joined your map shop, and the strange fire in my body has reacted again. And from my perspective, the previous owner of this strange fire should have been quite powerful, at least a Dou Zun. I only have this fragment of the map I got from you, and as for whether I can get the whole map in the future, it depends on luck."

Seeing Hai Bodong's expression slightly changed, Xiao Ling continued to add: "Queen Medusa is competing with you for it, probably because she discovered that there is a breath of strange fire on this incomplete map. As far as I know, the snake people have a secret method that requires the cooperation of strange fire to perform, which can make the caster's blood evolve and greatly improve their cultivation talent. Queen Medusa has stayed at the peak of Douhuang for so long, and the four surrounding empires are eyeing the snake people covetously. Naturally, they want to seize this incomplete map, so as to find the strange fire on it to complete the evolution of their blood, so that they can break through to the realm of Douzong. You are a Douhuang who cultivates ice attributes. Why are you looking for this map related to strange fire? Are you going to refine it? Although this incomplete map of strange fire is indeed very attractive to fire attribute practitioners and alchemists, it is more than enough to exchange for an imperial pill. But this incomplete map is of no use to you. It is really miserable for you to guard this useless incomplete map and have your cultivation sealed for decades."

Although Xiao Ling's words did not fully describe the actual situation, they did not deceive Hai Bodong. This incomplete map does record the news of the strange fire, and the strength of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint exceeded that of the Dou Zun when he was alive, right?

If I tell the truth, Hai Bodong will definitely regret it to death. It is better to let him know part of the truth and let him let go of this obsession.

After listening to Xiao Ling's explanation, Hai Bodong finally understood why he was hunted by Medusa because of this incomplete map. It turned out that she wanted to find the strange fire to evolve her own bloodline and break through the Dou Zong realm.

Hai Bodong sighed deeply, shook his head, and said with some melancholy: "It turns out that this is actually a fragment of the Strange Fire Map. Queen Medusa is hunting me down because she wants to get the fragment, find the Strange Fire, and evolve her bloodline."

Xiao Ling smiled, patted Hai Bodong on the shoulder, and consoled him with a smile: "These things are in the past. You have lived to such an old age, can't you let go of such a small matter? When you take the Po Evil Pill, you will be able to recover your Dou Huang cultivation. By then, you will be the famous "Ice Emperor" in the Jia Ma Empire, which is much more carefree than wasting your life in this small desert city."

Hearing Xiao Ling's comfort, Hai Bodong burst into laughter and said to Xiao Ling with a smile: "Master Xiao Ling, you are right. After taking the Breaking Evil Pill, from now on, I, Hai Bodong, will be free from restraints!"

Chapter 83 Recovery

Remembering that he hadn't seen Zi Yan and Qing Lin for two days, Xiao Ling slightly released a part of his soul perception and found that there were no figures of the two around the map shop. He asked curiously, "Mr. Hai, where are my two companions?"

Hearing Xiao Ling's question, Hai Bodong said with some amusement: "Those two girls are not quiet people. After you entered the secret room to refine the elixir, they left my map shop and are probably shopping in the city now. The little girl named Zi Yan even had a fight with the residents in the city yesterday. It seems that someone wanted to do something bad to them."

Hearing this, Xiao Ling couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said in surprise: "I didn't expect that there are still people who dare to provoke that little devil Zi Yan. Do you really think that she looks like a child and is easy to bully? But it's good to know their whereabouts. As long as they don't run too far, no one in Mo City can hurt them."

After the two chatted for a few more words, Hai Bodong took Xiao Ling to his training room.

Although the corridor was not big, its twists and turns were somewhat unexpected. Following Hai Bodong all the way through the corridor and turning several corners, the monotonous environment around made people feel a little tired. Fortunately, Xiao Ling had good concentration, so he didn't feel it was unbearable, but just a little depressed in his heart.

The light in the corridor was not strong. There was a lamp emitting faint light every ten meters or so. In this dim environment, the two remained silent. Only the slight sound of footsteps echoed slowly in the long corridor for a long time, and it sounded faintly creepy.

Although the corridor was in a straight line, Xiao Ling could feel that they seemed to be walking downhill. After walking in this dull manner for about twenty minutes, Hai Bodong in front suddenly stopped, turned around, and smiled at Xiao Ling: "Master Xiao Ling, we're here."

Xiao Ling's eyes skipped over Hai Bodong and swept ahead. He saw a thick iron door appear at the end of his sight under the dim light. The iron door was deep and dark, exuding a sense of solidity.

Looking at the iron gate, Hai Bodong's pace became noticeably faster. After a moment, he came to the door and turned a black iron lion head in front of the door with his hand. Suddenly, with a click, the iron gate opened automatically and slowly, and a bright light shone through it.

"Master Xiao Ling, please come in." Hai Bodong waved his hand at Xiao Lingxu and walked in first with a smile.

Standing at the door and observing the surroundings, Xiao Ling glanced around the gate and then stepped into the basement.

After entering the basement, the temperature around him suddenly dropped a lot, and a faint chill lingered around him. Xiao Ling looked around and was surprised to find that this basement was actually an underground ice cave. The ceiling of the ice cave and the thick walls around it were all covered with snow-white ice. Above his head, sharp icicles hung upside down on the ceiling like sharp swords.

A faint cold mist emanated and lingered in the basement for years. It was unknown how much time and energy Hai Bodong had spent on building this slightly large basement.

"Haha, the fighting skills I practice tend to be cold, so practicing in a place like this will be more effective. Besides, this place is some distance away from the ground. The ice and soil can cover up the aura here so that it will not be detected by other strong people." As if he knew the doubts in Xiao Ling's heart, Hai Bodong in front of him explained with a smile.

"Yes." Xiao Ling nodded slightly, and sat down on a chair in the middle of the basement without hesitation. He looked up at Hai Bodong and said with a smile: "Mr. Hai, start taking the Po Evil Pill. If anything goes wrong, I, the alchemist, will be responsible for you."

"Haha, okay, but there are risks in taking pills. Master Xiao Ling, let me check it out. My apologies." Nodding with a smile, Hai Bodong took out the Evil-Breaking Pill from the ring, held it in the palm of his hand and looked at it carefully. His cautious look made Xiao Ling, who was sitting next to him, speechless.

After checking for a while, Hai Bodong breathed a sigh of relief when he found nothing unusual. At this time, he was smarter and knew that his previous actions would definitely make Xiao Ling very dissatisfied, so he simply didn't turn his head to look at Xiao Ling's ugly face. He tapped his toes on the ground, and his body flashed onto a platform made entirely of ice. He sat cross-legged, then stuffed the Broken Evil Pill in his hand into his mouth, rolled his throat slightly, and swallowed it into his stomach.

Regarding this situation, Xiao Ling did not think that Hai Bodong had done anything wrong. The two were not related and had not known each other for long. As a former Douhuang powerhouse, he still had to be vigilant.