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

Chapter 215 Black Magic Thunder!

In the northwestern continent, in a desolate, uninhabited region...

Boom——

Nine-colored thunderclouds surged in the sky, and beneath them, a young man in a black brocade robe looked at the nine-colored thunderclouds but could not feel happy.

"Why is it only attracting nine-colored pill lightning? Where exactly did things go wrong? Do I really have to reach the Dou Sheng level before I can refine a ninth-grade precious pill?"

Xiao Li muttered to himself that he had been refining pills in this place for more than half a year. Previously, the Burning Flame Valley, the Sound Valley, and the Flower Sect had all sent medicinal materials, and Xiao Li had refined all of these medicinal materials into pills.

With Xiao Li's current cultivation level as a half-saint and his Heavenly Realm soul, he is adept at refining pills. Even if he makes a mistake due to negligence, the only problem is that the pill lightning he summons is slightly inferior.

Xiao Li is trying to break through the bottleneck of alchemy. He is confident that he has completely mastered the eighth grade. Next is the ninth grade pill!

The nine-grade pills are divided into three levels: the ninth-grade treasure pill, the ninth-grade profound pill, and the ninth-grade golden pill!

Nowadays, most of the pills circulating on the mainland are Grade 9 Precious Pills. Grade 9 Profound Pills are almost impossible to find. As for the more mysterious and distant Grade 9 Golden Pills, they probably only appeared in ancient times.

Xiao Li's biggest challenge right now is how to advance his alchemy skills to the ninth-grade treasure pill level!

There are some eighth-grade alchemists on the entire continent, but ninth-grade precious pill alchemists are extremely rare!

As for the ninth-grade Xuan Dan alchemy masters, as far as Xiao Li knew, there were only a few: Hun Xuzi, Yao Dan, Yao Wanhuo, and Shennong Laoren.

"Sigh~" Xiao Li sighed.

"What's wrong? Have you hit a bottleneck?" Xiao Kong appeared beside Xiao Li and said gently.

"Yes, I want to refine a ninth-grade treasure pill, but the highest I've refined so far is only an eighth-grade pill with nine-colored pill lightning. What exactly is missing to refine a ninth-grade treasure pill?" Xiao Li lay on the ground looking at the sky. He was really stuck at a bottleneck. How exactly should he refine a ninth-grade treasure pill?

"I can't help you with this either. I'm not an alchemist and I don't understand these things. When a pill reaches the ninth grade, it can transform into a human form with intelligence no different from a human. Logically speaking, with your current battle qi cultivation and soul power..."

"You already meet the requirements for refining a ninth-grade precious pill. The only difficulty is that you can't withstand the Black Demon Lightning, but looking at you, the Black Demon Lightning is actually the easiest thing to deal with."

Xiao Kong stroked his beard and said, "Back in the heyday of the Xiao clan, there were two ninth-grade alchemists. One was quite old and about the same age as him, and the other was a woman named Xiao Wanyao. This woman was Pei Yuhan, Pei Yurou's ancestor."

Xiao Wanyao was once named the Holy Maiden of the Xiao Clan because she was the most talented woman of the younger generation in terms of bloodline and alchemy. Unfortunately, she was killed by the Soul Clan.

At that time, Xiao Wanyao also seemed to have encountered a bottleneck, but she broke through it quickly. As for when Xiao Li would break through, it is unknown.

Xiao Kong finished reminiscing and turned to look at Xiao Li, who was already asleep. But that made sense; even Xiao Li needed to rest after such intense alchemy, as it was too taxing on his energy.

In Xiao Li's dream,

A small figure is facing a medicine cauldron, using both hands to control the temperature of the flames as it refines elixirs.

Even when he was sleeping, Xiao Li was still thinking about alchemy; he really loved alchemy.

At this moment, the little figure kept putting medicinal herbs into the medicine cauldron, almost filling it to the brim.

Is it really okay to put in so many medicinal herbs?

The little man, meanwhile, continued refining pills without making a sound.

After an unknown amount of time, the medicine cauldron suddenly opened, and a huge pill flew out of it, almost as big as the little man.

"Hmm? Huge pills, a huge quantity of medicinal herbs, could it be...!" Xiao Li's consciousness suddenly returned!

The next moment, Xiao Li, who was fast asleep, woke up. It was already completely dark outside, and looking at the moon in the sky, it was already late at night.

"Oh, you're awake? Have something to eat now that you're awake, even though we don't need to eat anymore at our level."

Xiao Kong's voice came, and Xiao Kong set up a bonfire not far away. Next to the bonfire, many wooden sticks were stuck, with things like monster meat and fish stuck on them.

Xiao Li got up and went to Xiao Kong's side, picked up a roasted thigh and started gnawing on it.

"Wow, this tastes so good! Ancestor, you have this skill too!" Xiao Li's mouth was stuffed full; the roasted animal leg was really delicious.

"Oh? Is that so? It seems you're not rusty at all. When I was young, besides cultivating, my favorite thing to do was to make all kinds of delicious food. It was one of my hobbies."

"After I cultivated to the Dou Zun level and joined the Xiao Clan Elder Council, I stopped researching food. However, I haven't forgotten my culinary skills from back then."

Xiao Kong laughed, then picked up the grilled fish and started eating.

Xiao Li wolfed down the beast leg, then returned to the Yin-Yang Cauldron and placed all the medicinal herbs there. A dense array of herbs covered the space above Xiao Li's head; a rough count suggested there were at least a thousand different kinds—a terrifying quantity that even surprised Xiao Kong.

"Oh? So many medicinal herbs? Are you planning to continue refining pills?"

Xiao Li nodded: "I think I have an inspiration, but I'm not very sure, so I'm going to give it a try. Ancestor, please protect me."

"Ah."

Xiao Li began refining medicine. With a light tap of his finger in the air, numerous medicinal herbs separated from the torrent of herbs and were quickly thrown into the cauldron. Then, a black and white fire dragon appeared in the cauldron!

In the sky, countless medicinal herbs, under Xiao Li's control, formed an almost continuous line, being poured into the medicine cauldron.

Within a few short minutes, a terrifying energy fluctuation emanated from the medicine cauldron, causing the surrounding space to ripple slowly.

As time passed, five days went by in the blink of an eye. During these five days, Xiao Li destroyed two cauldrons of medicinal herbs.

The medicinal materials he put into the medicine cauldron this time were still the same as those for the Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill, but instead of one portion, he put in three portions!

The destruction of two cauldrons of medicinal herbs indicates that Xiao Li wasted six portions of the Four Symbols Saint Essence Pill's ingredients. Even Xiao Li was heartbroken, as six portions of the Four Symbols Saint Essence Pill's ingredients could buy the life of a low-level half-saint.

However, it was precisely because of these two failures that Xiao Li became more and more adept at the technique. After all, he had never tried refining three medicinal herbs at once before, so failure was to be expected.

As time went by, two months quickly passed.

Xiao Li's face was already a little pale, but he was unusually energetic, with a smile on his lips, before he suddenly slapped the medicine cauldron.

boom--

Two fire dragons, one black and one white, spewed out from the Yin-Yang Cauldron. In front of these two fire dragons was a pill with an uneven surface.

"Two dragons playing with pearls!"

Xiao Li controlled the two fire dragons to carry out the final process on the nascent core, solidifying it!

As Xiao Li's hand seals changed continuously, the two fire dragons in the sky roared with earth-shattering cries. Then, the two fire dragons simultaneously bit the pill and began to spin rapidly.

There is white in black, and black in white!

Finally, a yin-yang symbol formed in the sky. According to Xiao Li's previous life, this is called the Tai Chi diagram!

At the same time, an astonishing energy fluctuation suddenly emanated from the yin-yang fish!

"Such alchemy techniques and fire control methods are truly astonishing! This little guy is really remarkable!" Xiao Kong exclaimed.

boom--

As the energy fluctuations emanating from the Yin-Yang fish grew stronger, a deafening roar suddenly resounded across the heavens and earth!

Immediately, the world turned dark. Clouds rapidly gathered from all directions in the sky. This time, the clouds were not black, but an extremely deep and dark color.

Black Thunder!

Chapter 216 Ninth Grade Treasure Pill

“Black Demon Lightning! It’s been countless years since I last saw Black Demon Lightning,” Xiao Kong said, stroking his beard.

Xiao Li had also finished refining the pill. Since he had summoned the Black Demon Lightning, it meant that the pill refining was successful! He looked at the constantly writhing black clouds with joy.

From within, Xiao Li sensed an extremely dense destructive power, a power many times stronger than the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning.

In the sky, black clouds churned and rolled, and the entire world was silent, without a single rumble of thunder. Yet it was precisely this deathly silence that made it so terrifying.

As the black clouds continued to undulate, about ten minutes later, a circular hole suddenly and slowly opened up in the center of the clouds. Inside the hole, it was still pitch black, like the deepest black hole!

Suddenly, Xiao Li felt his hair stand on end, and the feeling of death spread throughout his body!

laugh--

Finally, a strange sound came from the void in the sky, and then a black lightning bolt about the thickness of an arm shot out from it and silently struck the position of the yin-yang fish below!

"Certainly!"

The black lightning suddenly stopped, and even the dark clouds in the sky seemed to freeze!

Xiao Kong has made his move!

Rumbling--

The dark clouds in the sky seemed to be stimulated by something, and a terrifying energy storm raged wildly. The void within a radius of a thousand feet turned pitch black at this moment, and black lightning kept shooting down!

Xiao Kong waved his hand, and the sky seemed to freeze completely, along with the black lightning.

"Small!"

Xiao Kong clenched his fist, and the thousand-foot-wide black void was instantly compressed, along with the black demon lightning that had been unleashed.

"Little little!"

As Xiao Kong's spatial power continued to compress the black void, the black void, along with the black demon lightning, was compressed into a black bead the size of a fist.

However, this bead exudes a violent and destructive aura. If this bead explodes, the black demon lightning inside will instantly annihilate a half-saint powerhouse!

The moment the dark clouds dissipated, the yin-yang fish below suddenly trembled violently. Then, a blinding light burst forth from the yin-yang fish, and an astonishing energy surged out from its body.

bang——

As the energy fluctuations became increasingly violent, the yin-yang symbol suddenly exploded!

A streak of light suddenly burst forth from the shattered yin-yang symbol, and finally, obscured by the scattering flames, it sped towards the horizon.

"Damn it, they got away, old man!"

Xiao Li was completely exhausted. Refining a ninth-grade precious pill was too exhausting. Perhaps it was because he hadn't fully recovered before starting to refine the medicine, but once the inspiration struck, Xiao Li couldn't possibly give up on it.

Xiao Kong also saw the stream of light, but he pointed his finger and the stream of light was frozen in place.

Then Xiao Kong sucked the light into his hand, and the light dissipated. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Xiao Kong held another Xiao Li.

"Let me see! Is this me? Although a ninth-grade pill can transform into a human form, it's too ridiculous for it to be me." Xiao Li looked at the ninth-grade precious pill in Xiao Kong's hand.

Roar!

The ninth-grade precious pill that resembled Xiao Li was clearly inhuman, so it could only roar at Xiao Li and Xiao Kong.

Xiao Kong snorted coldly, and then the humanoid creature resembling Xiao Li transformed back into a pill, except that the energy emitted by this pill was extremely powerful.

"Yay! I did it! Ancestor, I've become a ninth-grade alchemist!" Xiao Li exclaimed excitedly, nothing could make him happier.

"Hehe, congratulations, Li'er. A ninth-grade alchemist as young as you has a limitless future. What is the name of this ninth-grade precious pill? The energy level of this ninth-grade precious pill is not low, and it is not the kind of ninth-grade precious pill that is barely a precious pill."

Xiao Li rubbed his nose with his finger: "Hehe, a Grade 9 Treasure Pill, Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill! It works on Dou Sheng! As for how much it can improve, I don't know yet, but it should improve cultivation by two or three minor levels."

"Perfect timing. Little Su has just entered the Dou Sheng realm. Let him take this Grade Nine Treasure Pill and let us see how effective it is," Xiao Kong said with a smile.

"it is good!"

. . . . . .

The Realm of Sound!

"What! A Grade Nine Precious Pill!" Elder Tianyin stared in disbelief at the strange pill in Xiao Kong's hand. Elder Tianyin could feel an extremely powerful energy.

Elder Tianyin felt that if he took this pill, his cultivation would definitely improve significantly!

"Forget it, what would an old man like me need this for? Xiao Li, you can keep it for yourself." The old man Tianyin overcame his desire and shook his head.

"Oh, Elder Su, you can't say that. This is my first Grade Nine Treasure Pill. I don't even know its effects yet. I definitely can't take it now; it would burst. You're different. You can try it and see how it works."

Xiao Li said with a smile.

"Hey, so you're letting this old man test the medicine? You should have said so earlier. What's this pill called again?" Elder Tianyin asked, looking at the Grade Nine Treasure Pill.

"This is the Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill, but it has been refined to the level of a ninth-grade treasure pill. I used three full portions of materials to refine it."

I really don't know how the recipe says to refine the Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill into a ninth-grade pill. Anyway, I tried many times but failed. It took three sets of materials to refine it into a ninth-grade treasure pill.

"I personally want to call it the Myriad Manifestations Sacred Essence Pill," Xiao Li explained.

"The Myriad Manifestations Sacred Essence Pill? The name is quite nice. Do you know how effective it is?" Elder Tianyin asked.

"I don't know, so I'm letting you try it out. It should at least raise your cultivation by two minor levels, which should be enough to get you to the peak of a one-star Dou Sheng," Xiao Li said, stroking his chin.

"So powerful? Let me try it!" Elder Tianyin took the pills and went into seclusion.

Xiao Li could only wait here for a while.

Now that Xiao Chen is watching over the Xiao family, Xiao Kong can spend more time away and there shouldn't be any problems for the time being.

The Xiao family is now so powerful that even a half-saint is not to be feared. Yun Yun, Pei Yuhan, and Pei Yurou are all peak Dou Zun experts, and Xiao Ting is also a peak nine-star Dou Zun.