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

"Not at all, you're too kind!" Xiao Li replied with a smile. Canaan Academy is truly wonderful.

As a graduate of Canaan College, I should help out my alma mater.

After resolving the matter, Xiao Li meditated on the spot. Once he was well-rested, he continued refining pills, striving to produce higher-quality pills at the Pill Gathering.

Chapter 69 Then I'll Marry You

Half a month later,

"Xiao Li! Xiao Li! Make me some pills! I want sweet ones! Ten thousand pills!" Zi Yan said, jumping up and down.

"Ten thousand pills? You'd eat them like rice!" Xiao Li exclaimed in shock.

"Yeah! What else?" Zi Yan confirmed. She was just using it as food, otherwise why would she ask for it?

Xiao Li:

"Xiao Li, Xiao Li, why aren't you saying anything? Give me the pills, give me the pills!" Zi Yan kept shaking Xiao Li's arm, her voice soft and sweet, making Xiao Li's bones almost melt.

"Alright, alright, where did you learn this trick from?" Xiao Li quickly shook off Zi Yan's hand. Who could resist the purple-haired loli's coquettishness?

"Hehe, I saw a female student in the academy use this trick on a male student, and he really enjoyed it," Zi Yan said with a grin. Her strategy was complete!

"Uh..." Xiao Li was speechless, then tapped Zi Yan on the forehead: "Don't learn this kind of thing randomly."

"Ugh~" Zi Yan clutched her head, looking like she was in a lot of pain.

In just half a month, Zi Yan had already digested five Battle Spirit Pills. It can only be said that she is indeed a top-level magical beast; her digestive system is amazing. She was able to digest five Battle Spirit Pills.

However, the five Douling Pills only increased Zi Yan's cultivation by a little over one star. Zi Yan's current cultivation level is equivalent to a three-star Dou Wang.

However, Zi Yan's combat strength cannot be judged by her cultivation level. With this punch, even Xiao Li at this moment would have to lie on the ground, but at least he wouldn't have broken any ribs, which can be considered as some progress.

Su Qian sat to the side, watching the two playfully bickering, and took a sip of tea with a smile. For Su Qian, it was a good thing that Zi Yan could make friends, after all, it was too lonely for Zi Yan to always be alone.

Zi Yan's eyes darted around, and with a slight smile, she walked up to Xiao Li, hands on her hips: "Xiao Li, how about I marry you?"

"What?" Xiao Li felt like he was hallucinating; he thought he heard some inappropriate words.

"Pfft—" Su Qian spat out the tea she had just taken a sip of.

"I'm saying I want to marry you and become your wife, then I'll have an endless supply of pills!" Zi Yan felt particularly clever, because from what she knew, most couples in the human world had very close relationships.

If she became Xiao Li's wife, she could consume as many pills as she wanted.

Before Xiao Li could respond, he felt a sense of danger above his head. Then he felt a chill run down his spine. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Elder Su Qian's eyes had turned red.

Su Qian stood up, walked to Xiao Li's side, turned to look at Zi Yan, and said gently, "Girl, I'm taking Xiao Li out for a bit. We'll be back in a bit."

Zi Yan was confused, but she trusted the Grand Elder: "I see, then hurry back!"

"Let's go!" Su Qian grabbed Xiao Li by the back of the neck and walked out.

"Don't"

About fifteen minutes later

Xiao Li returned with a bruised and swollen face, but Su Qian did not. Zi Yan curiously approached and asked, "Xiao Li, what happened to your face?"

"Oh? It's nothing, I just tripped and fell," Xiao Li waved his hand and said.

Zi Yan tilted her head: "Does a Dou Huang (Battle Emperor) even fall? How could you be so careless?"

Xiao Li's lips twitched, but the twitching aggravated his wound, making him too painful to speak. So he began to concoct pills for Zi Yan, hoping to urge this young lady to leave quickly, or he would suffer greatly.

. . . . . .

A few days later,

Mang Tianchi and Xiao Li embarked on their journey to Zhongzhou to attend the Pill Gathering, while the elders of Canaan Academy watched them depart.

Mang Tianchi looked at Xiao Li, whose face was bruised and swollen. The injuries that had already subsided had now been aggravated by new ones.

"How did you offend Su Qian, kid? This is the first time I've ever seen Su Qian so angry." Mang Tianchi put on a gossipy look.

I don't want to talk.

Xiao Li really didn't want to talk anymore. Just yesterday, Zi Yan once again spoke recklessly, and Xiao Li turned around and was met with Elder Su Qian's fist. Ouch! It really hurt! Is this the true value of a Dou Zong?

No, no, no, this is the value of a parent.

"If you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Kid, the journey to Zhongzhou is long. We need to take a space wormhole to Tianya City in the Tianqing Mountains. It's the only city within a thousand miles that has a space wormhole leading to Zhongzhou."

Mang Tianchi explained the spatial wormhole to Xiao Li.

Spatial wormholes are unique to Zhongzhou, and are two spatial points connected by the spatial power exerted by Dou Zun powerhouses.

The distance between the Black Corner Region and the Central Continent would take even a Dou Zong expert at least half a year to cross, but if one travels through a spatial wormhole, it would only take a month.

However, constructing a space wormhole is quite difficult, and it requires frequent maintenance. Secondly, the strength of the maintenance personnel must be at least around the Dou Zong level.

Therefore, apart from places like Zhongzhou, it rarely appears in other regions.

"Um, Dean, why don't you build a spatial wormhole in the academy?" Xiao Li asked.

"Do you think constructing a spatial wormhole is simple? Spatial wormholes need to be guarded. Placing a spatial wormhole at Canaan Academy is possible."

What about the other location? It needs someone to guard it, right? And the guard must be a Dou Zong, because only a Dou Zong can repair it when the space wormhole malfunctions.

Space is not static; a spatial wormhole could cause a spatial explosion, the power of which could be even greater than the eruption of the Fallen Heart Flame.

"Canaan Academy is my life's work, and I wouldn't casually place such a time bomb within it. However, if one of Qianmu Bailie breaks through to the Dou Zun level, then we could give it a try."

Mang Tianchi explained to Xiao Li why he didn't construct a spatial wormhole in the inner courtyard.

Actually, all of the above are Mang Tianchi's reasons; he simply often forgets about this matter.

As for where in the Central Plains it should be built? Please, Canaan Academy has been established for so long, there must be a lot of students, right? Some of them must be from Dou Zong families, so what's wrong with building it in their family's territory?

Mang Tianchi is simply lazy. Constructing a spatial wormhole is a time-consuming and laborious technical task. He would rather use that time to cultivate.

Mang Tianchi and Xiao Li quickly arrived at Tianya City. With Mang Tianchi's speed, he easily carried Xiao Li through the air.

Xiao Li's body is strong enough. He has almost mastered the Heavenly Burning Flame Demon Body, so there are no problems with his physical body. He is very resilient!

The spatial wormhole is controlled by the Luo family of Tianya City, who have also stipulated when it can be used. However, these stipulations are all meaningless in front of Mang Tianchi.

When Mang Tianchi, a powerful Dou Zun, arrived, the Luo family patriarch came running over eagerly.

Rules? The rules are the rules for Dou Zun powerhouses, so this space wormhole is Xiao Li and Mang Tianchi's private shuttle.

This was Xiao Li's first time entering a spatial wormhole. It was a spatial passage with no end in sight. On both sides of the passage were faint silver spatial barriers, and within the spatial barriers was a passage about ten feet long.

At the end of the passage was a deep darkness, and the same kind of unsettling darkness extended both vertically and horizontally. Faintly, dense spatial fluctuations permeated from it. The entire passage was extremely silent, without the slightest sound.

Mang Tianchi was familiar with how to enter a spatial wormhole. He took out a spaceship, and the two of them boarded the spaceship and moved forward.

Mang Tianchi's spaceship is an eighth-level spaceship, extremely fast, and can reach Zhongzhou in about a few days.

In fact, with Mang Tianchi's cultivation level, he didn't need to take a spaceship. Flying on his own was faster than using a spaceship. However, with Xiao Li holding him back, he had no choice but to bring out his long-dormant spaceship.

Chapter 70 Zhongzhou

Xiao Li sensed the space around him and entered a state of enlightenment.

"Oh? Spatial perception, kid, you're quite lucky. Breaking through to Dou Zong will be much easier for you in the future. There are still six months until the Pill Gathering, so you should be able to catch up."

If this kid can break through to Dou Zong in half a year, he might be able to refine eighth-grade pills, right? Heh, what am I thinking? How could this kid possibly advance from a five-star Dou Huang to Dou Zong in half a year?

Furthermore, the peak of the seventh rank and the eighth rank are an insurmountable chasm. It is much more difficult for a mortal soul to advance to the spirit realm than for a peak Dou Zong to advance to Dou Zun. Many Dou Zun experts have not even reached the spirit realm.

If it weren't for my good fortune back then, I'm afraid I would have lingered on the realm of the soul for a long time.

Mang Tianchi shook his head. His destination this time was a large city in the northern region of Zhongzhou, called Tianyuan City.

Tianyuan City is a large city in the northern region of Zhongzhou. There is also a spatial wormhole here that leads directly to the central region of Zhongzhou. After arriving in the central region, it takes about a month to travel to the Dan Region.

There's plenty of time; we can make it.

A few days later,

In the center of a vast plain lies a gravel plaza. The ground in the center of the plaza is covered with numerous mysterious runes, all of which emit a faint silver light and subtly reveal spatial fluctuations.

The square was quite quiet when suddenly a gust of wind rose out of nowhere. Then, a silver halo appeared in the center of the square, and a ship's shadow flashed out. It then quickly shrank, and finally two figures emerged from it.

"Is this the Central Plains?" Xiao Li sensed that the energy of heaven and earth in the Central Plains was indeed much richer than that in the Northwest Continent.

"You feel the abundance of energy in this place, right?" Mang Tianchi said with a smile.

"Ah."

“This is the center of the continent, and many powerful figures come from here. You have great talent. If you had grown up in Zhongzhou, you might already be a Dou Zong by now,” Mang Tianchi said with a smile.

"Maybe, I don't care. By the way, Dean, where are we now? I really don't know the way," Xiao Li asked.

"What are you afraid of! Are you afraid that I, the dean, will sell you out? But with your good looks, I guess quite a few women will like you, and some old guys have homosexual tendencies, hehe." Mang Tianchi said in a frivolous manner.

"What the hell?"

thump—

Mang Tianchi slammed his fist into Xiao Li's head: "Hmph! Disrespectful to elders!"

. . . . . .

Tianyuan City,

This is a large city in the northern region of Zhongzhou. In terms of prosperity, this city can be ranked among the top five in the northern region.

There are many families, large and small, in this Tianyuan City, but all of them are headed by the Yu family because the Yu family has a Dou Zun ancestor!

Even the powerful Fenglei Pavilion in the Northern Region wouldn't dare to provoke the Yu family so easily. The Yu family's patriarch, Venerable Tianyuan, has been famous for a long time and is quite powerful.

Xiao Li and Mang Tianchi's destination was the Yu family, where a spatial wormhole leading to the Central Region of Zhongzhou was located.

Upon entering Tianyuan City, Xiao Li was seeing such a prosperous area for the first time. Compared to Tianyuan City, the capital of the Jia Ma Empire was completely insignificant.

Xiao Li wandered among the various shops, hoping to find some bargains, until he spotted a seven-colored stone in front of a stall.

"Boss, how much is this stone?" Xiao Li looked at the stone and had a general idea of ​​what it was.

"Oh, I didn't expect there to be someone who knows their stuff. Let me tell you, this is a Seven-Colored Primal Stone! It's related to the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python, the overlord of snake-like magical beasts. This thing is extremely rare, and it's priced at one Royal Extreme Pill!"

The stall owner said with a grin, seeing this as an opportunity to rip off big spenders.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Whether it's a seven-colored raw stone or not is another matter. Have you ever heard of the seven-colored swallowing python?"

The Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python has become extinct. Even if this is a Seven-Colored Origin Stone, what use is it? It's just a pretty stone. Do you want a Royal Extreme Pill?

Xiao Li curled his lip and said that the stall owner in front of him was a three-star Dou Huang, who had some knowledge, but definitely not much.

"This price is fixed, take it or leave it!" the stall owner said firmly.

"I'll offer you a Qingyuan Pill, take it or leave it!" Xiao Li said casually, arms crossed.

"Qingyuan Pill? Hiss—" The stall owner pondered. Qingyuan Pill was a fifth-grade pill that could assist a Douhuang in cultivation, which would be quite good for him.

He obtained this seven-colored raw stone from a secret realm. Because he was fond of reading ancient books, he was able to recognize that it was a seven-colored raw stone and related to the seven-colored swallowing python.

Xiao Li's bid for the Qingyuan Pill tempted the stall owner. The reason he priced it at the Huangji Pill was to fool some uninformed people. What if someone was fooled? Wouldn't he make a profit?

"How about two Qingyuan Pills?" the stall owner asked cautiously.

Xiao Li frowned, which made the stall owner's heart tighten; he was afraid he would miss an opportunity.

Xiao Li glanced at the items on the stall and saw a golden thread.

"What is this?" Xiao Li pointed to the golden threads.

"This is golden silk thread, made from the silk left behind by the seventh-tier magical beast, the Golden Silk Spider. Its main characteristic is its strength, making it suitable for crafting ornaments," the stall owner explained.

"I'll take the loss. I'll take the two Qingyuan Pills, the stone, and the gold thread." Xiao Li said in a tone as if he had already suffered a loss.

"Alright, alright, sir, I'll pack it up for you right away," the stall owner said with a beaming smile.

"No need." Xiao Li took out two Qingyuan Pills, put them in a jade bottle, and handed them to the stall owner. Then he picked up the seven-colored raw stone and the gold thread.

The seven-colored raw stone felt cool to the touch. Xiao Li used his fighting spirit to make a hole in its head, then wove the gold threads into a gold rope, threaded it through the hole, and formed a necklace.

Xiao Li hung the seven-colored raw stone necklace around her neck, then pulled open her collar, concealing the necklace beneath her clothes.

Mang Tianchi had been watching Xiao Li's actions the whole time. He hadn't paid any attention to Xiao Li's haggling with others before, but when he saw Xiao Li buy the seven-colored raw stone at such a low price, he wondered what he was going to do with it. It turned out to be just a necklace.

"You're so skillful with your hands, it's a shame you're not doing needlework," Mang Tianchi remarked.