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

Wang Ming chuckled and said, "Hehe, come to my side and let me put my hand on your head."

Xiao Li walked straight up to Wang Ming and looked at him expectantly.

He had some idea of ​​what Wang Ming was planning; perhaps he was testing whether Wang Ming had the talent to be an alchemist, since a strong soul was a given for a transmigrator.

Xiao Li could speak when he was one year old, and could read and write when he was two. These are all benefits of having a strong soul.

Alchemists not only need a powerful soul, but also specific attribute requirements. First, their own attribute must be fire; second, their fire element must be mixed with a trace of wood energy to catalyze the alchemy process!

Xiao Li knew he possessed fire-attribute fighting spirit, but he didn't know if he had any wood-attribute fighting spirit.

Alchemists are the most popular and lucrative profession in the Dou Qi Continent. Once you become an alchemist, you can either become incredibly wealthy and famous, or become a brother in the Soul Palace.

Wang Ming reached out a hand and placed it on Xiao Li's head, then closed his eyes.

Soon, Wang Ming opened his eyes, his gaze filled with a mixture of joy and ecstasy.

"Hahahaha, God has eyes!" Wang Ming laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.

Xiao Ting, the Douling Elder, and even Xiao Li were all astonished by Elder Wang's actions.

"Hahaha, I've lost my composure, I'm just too happy." Wang Ming was very excited at this moment, his eyes were full of passion as he looked at Xiao Li.

"Little guy, do you want to become an alchemist? You have a strong innate soul perception, and your battle qi has a fire attribute mixed with a trace of wood qi. You are a good candidate to become an alchemist."

"So? If you want to become an alchemist, then become my apprentice."

Upon hearing Wang Ming's words, the expressions on Xiao Ting's and the other elders' faces were beyond description. They were excited, shocked, and laughing hysterically, as if the old men had gone mad.

Xiao Li was also quite excited, his mouth stretched wide like a lotus flower. Even if he was very mature, he would still feel elated after getting what he wanted.

"Disciple Xiao Li greets Master."

Xiao Li respectfully performed the apprenticeship ceremony to Wang Ming, for he was a powerful figure.

Don't underestimate a sixth-grade alchemist, who may even be nicknamed "fart" because of his low rank. Remember, not everyone can speak like the old alchemist. He is a peak Dou Zun, possibly even a peak Ninth-Rank Dou Zun, and a peak eighth-grade alchemist.

Even ordinary members of a Douwang family should be grateful to have the connections of a sixth-grade alchemist. Having a sixth-grade alchemist personally teaching you alchemy—what more could you ask for!

"Very well, my mantle can be passed down now. Old Xiao, prepare a room for me. I'll stay for a few days and teach my new disciple."

Wang Ming, holding Xiao Li's hand, gave instructions to Xiao Ting.

"Yes, I guarantee that Elder Wang will be satisfied," Xiao Ting replied, cupping his hands in agreement.

Wang Ming smiled and said, "Li'er, come with me and show me around your Xiao family."

"Okay, teacher."

The two figures, one old and one young, walked away into the distance.

The First Elder was somewhat bewildered: "Hiss—am I dreaming? Li'er has become Chairman Wang's disciple? Second brother, pinch me, am I dreaming?"

Snapped--

The Second Elder slapped the First Elder across the face, the sound was quite loud, and the First Elder's face turned red.

"Holy crap! You slapped me in the face! You're asking for it!" The First Elder was stunned by the slap, but when he came to his senses, he grabbed the Second Elder by the neck.

"Didn't you ask me to do it?"

"I told you to pinch me, not slap me."

"Hahahaha! Alright, alright, it's true! The rise of our Xiao family is just around the corner! In the future, the Xiao family will produce a Dou Huang and a sixth-grade alchemist. Hahahaha, I can't even imagine it."

"Yes, yes, yes."

. . . . . .

"Li'er, tell me, what do you think the process of making medicine is like?"

Wang Ming stroked his beard and smiled.

Xiao Li asked with some confusion, "The process of refining medicine? Do you mean the process of extracting medicinal herbs into pills, or is there some significance to the extraction process?"

Wang Ming was becoming more and more satisfied with Xiao Li. He had asked many people this question, but they either stammered or said a lot of nonsense. In fact, the process of refining medicine is the process of purifying medicinal materials into pills.

However, Wang Ming was very curious about the significance of this analysis and what Xiao Li thought about it.

Wang Ming said kindly, "So, little one, what do you think is the significance of the process of refining medicine?"

Xiao Li fell into deep thought; the concept of meaning is quite broad.

Xiao Li said somewhat awkwardly, "Teacher, this disciple can't answer that."

Wang Ming shook his head and patted Xiao Li's head: "It's alright, just say whatever you want."

Xiao Li nodded: "I think the meaning of alchemy depends on the individual. Some people value the power, fame, and status that alchemy can bring them, while others simply enjoy it."

Leaving aside those who chase fame and fortune, the latter enjoy alchemy, treating the process as a pleasure. They don't pursue the result of alchemy but rather revel in the process itself.

Wang Ming nodded in satisfaction: "Hehe, you are a promising student. Li'er, I enjoy the process of making medicine, just as you said, I enjoy the fun in the process of making medicine."

. . . . . .

On the other side of the capital of the Gama Empire, atop a majestic mountain only a dozen miles from the imperial capital, this mountain is also known as Yunlan Mountain because of the Yunlan Sect.

Yunlan Mountain is steep, with cliffs on three sides and only one road leading to the summit. It is a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, Yunlan Sect disciples patrol the entire mountain, making the whole mountain range look like a small fortress.

Today, Yunshan, the sect leader of Yunlan Sect, brought a little girl back to the sect from outside.

"Sect Master, who is this?" An elder in the Sect Master's Hall looked at the timid little girl behind Yun Shan with considerable confusion.

"Elders, this child is destined to be with me. I will take her as my disciple and name her Yunyun. She will be the next sect leader of our Yunlan Sect in the future."

"Lai Yun'er greets the elders."

The little girl named Yunyun was a little scared, but she still mustered up her courage and whispered, "Greetings, elders."

Chapter 5, Qi Gathering Powder, One-Star Dou Zhe

As time passed, Wang Ming had been wandering around for quite a while. Just then, Wang Ming's room was ready, so he took Xiao Li to his room.

"Li'er, you have now reached the ninth level of Battle Qi. I just checked and you are in excellent condition. You just finished a fight with your clansmen and your energy and spirit are at their best. You should stay here and cultivate your Battle Qi for half an hour to recover."

Then take the Qi Gathering Powder, condense your fighting spirit, and become a Fighter.

Wang Ming took out a jade bottle from his storage ring, which contained Qi-gathering powder.

Xiao Li cupped his hands to Wang Ming, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began cultivating his battle qi to bring himself to peak condition.

Half an hour later,

Xiao Li slowly opened his eyes. Wang Ming sat in the chair and watched Xiao Li cultivate for half an hour. When Xiao Li finished cultivating, he handed the jade bottle to Xiao Li.

Xiao Li accepted the jade bottle: "Thank you, Teacher."

Wang Ming stroked his beard: "Why do we, master and disciple, need to say such things? Wouldn't that make us seem distant?"

"I was just being pretentious, Master. I'm starting to break through to the Dou Zhe level." Xiao Li scratched his cheek awkwardly.

"Ah."

Xiao Li opened the jade bottle, tilted it slightly, and a pill the size of a longan, with alternating blue and green hues, rolled out.

Looking at the round and full Qi Gathering Pill, Xiao Li was overjoyed. He had finally taken a pill, and it was even a fourth-grade pill.

Xiao Li smelled the intoxicating fragrance, licked his lips, and without the slightest hesitation, 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 Li's body to tremble violently.

Xiao Li immediately formed hand seals to absorb the Dou Qi, his breathing gradually became steady, and the faint Dou Qi in his body moved in response to his heart, quickly entangled with the powerful and pure medicinal power, and then began to refine it frantically.

Inside the room, the calm air suddenly rippled violently, and wisps of pale white fighting energy seeped out from the air and then continuously entered Xiao Li's body.

The clash between the two energies within his body caused Xiao Li's meridians to throb with pain. Fortunately, his meridians were much stronger than those of ordinary people, and Xiao Li had trained since childhood to be able to tolerate such pain.

Within Xiao Li's body, clusters of pure green energy enveloped his Dou Qi. As he frantically refined it, more and more green energy was assimilated into pale white Dou Qi. With the support of this energy, the scale of Dou Qi within Xiao Li's body was expanding 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.

"Quick! Condense your fighting spirit vortex, or you'll explode."

Wang Ming's voice came through, which cheered Xiao Li up.

Xiao Li's hand seals suddenly changed; his index and thumb touched, his middle fingers tapped each other, and his ten fingers formed a strange hand seal.

Although Xiao Li had never condensed a battle qi vortex himself, he had seen how the clansmen condensed battle qi vortices, so he had seen it all.

As Xiao Li changed his hand seals, the surging fighting energy within his body seemed to be 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.

"Good! That's it. Use your soul perception to compress them, compress the battle qi, and form a battle qi vortex!"

Wang Ming's voice came again, and after who knows how many years, he experienced that tense and exciting feeling once more.

Xiao Li nodded slightly, then focused his mind and instantly gained control of the fighting energy within his body with his outstanding soul perception. Then, he began to compress it frantically.

Driven by the power of soul perception, the milky white fighting energy began to resist, churning violently.

Still making a scene? Suppress it!

Xiao Li sensed the turmoil of the battle qi and used his soul power to compress it.

When the fighting energy finally shrank to the size of a palm, it solidified again.

Xiao Li prepared to unleash another powerful attack. He suddenly activated the soul perception surrounding the milky white battle aura to its maximum and then compressed it down fiercely!

bang——

call--

Xiao Li breathed a sigh of relief; his physical exhaustion could not dampen the joy on his face!

"I did it! I did it! I've become a One-Star Warrior!"

Looking at Xiao Li's appearance, Wang Ming stroked his beard and smiled. Seeing how fiercely Xiao Li exerted his fighting spirit at the end, Wang Ming didn't know what to say.

Wang Ming stroked his beard and said, "Li'er, you can now introspect and look at the Dou Qi vortex within your body. You are now a one-star Dou Zhe."

"Yes, teacher." Xiao Li then continued to sit cross-legged on the ground, his eyes slightly closed, his mind gradually sinking into his body.

Internal vision is an auxiliary skill that only those at the fighter level can master. The higher one's strength, the more thoroughly one can explore the condition within their body.

Xiao Li focused his mind on his lower abdomen, where a palm-sized milky-white vortex was slowly rotating. Around the vortex was a layer of milky-white energy gas that resembled a nebula.

Xiao Li stared intently at the tiny vortex of energy. He was quite satisfied. Although the vortex was small in size, the energy it contained was definitely much stronger than the previous nine-stage Dou Qi.

Compressing your battle qi to the extreme is definitely the right way to go; even Xiao Yan said it was great after using it!

The difference between a Fighter and the Qi of a Ninth-Level Fighter is almost fundamental. The energy absorbed before becoming a Fighter is called Fighting Qi, while the energy absorbed after becoming a Fighter is called True Fighting Qi!

Although the two differ by only one character, the difference between them is like heaven and earth, and they are incomparable.

Xiao Li mentally controlled the vortex, and a wisp of milky white battle qi quickly separated from the vortex and then surged away following the direction of his mind.

Xiao Li continuously controlled the inhalation and exhalation of the vortex with his mind. After becoming more and more proficient, he stopped with satisfaction and then slowly withdrew his mind from his body.

His tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and a milky white light lingered in his dark pupils for a good ten seconds before gradually dissipating.

Xiao Li stood up. The feeling of Dou Qi and Dou Zhi Qi was indeed different. If he were to use the Fiery Cloud Palm now, he might accidentally kill his three clan brothers.

Wang Ming watched his disciple play with his fighting spirit, shaking his head helplessly. Almost all children who become fighters do this; he was the same way back then.

"Li'er, you did very well. With the condensation of the Dou Qi vortex, you have officially become a Dou Zhe."

Xiao Li cupped his hands in thanks to Wang Ming and said, "I still have to thank you for the Qi Gathering Powder, Teacher, because I was able to succeed on the first try."

Wang Ming stroked his beard and smiled: "It's nothing. You can thank me after I pass on my alchemy skills to you. Li'er, come and choose a cultivation method."

After Wang Ming finished speaking, he slightly shook his right hand, and in the next instant, three scrolls of unknown material appeared.

Chapter 6, Cultivation Techniques

Cultivation techniques are crucial after breaking through to the Dou Zhe level.

In the Dou Qi Continent, Dou Qi cultivation techniques are divided into four tiers and twelve levels, from highest to lowest: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow! Each tier is further divided into three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced!

The level of one's cultivation technique is also a key factor in determining one's future achievements. For example, someone who cultivates a mid-level Xuan-rank technique will naturally be stronger than someone of the same level who cultivates a high-level Huang-rank technique.

Looking at the three scrolls of cultivation techniques, Xiao Li could feel the intense heat emanating from them, indicating that they were of high quality.

It should be noted that the Xiao family's current cultivation techniques are somewhat outrageous. Their clan-protecting techniques are only at the intermediate level of the Xuan rank, namely the intermediate level Xuan rank techniques Mad Lion's Fury, Furious Tiger Thunder Technique, and Refining Fire Burning Technique.