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

Next, she needed to digest what she had gained. Suddenly, she had advanced from Dou Huang to Dou Zun. Yun Yun felt a little unreal, but even if it was unreal, she needed to quickly take control of her own strength!

Yun Yun had always wanted to go on adventures with Xiao Li and travel alongside him, but Xiao Li always walked ahead, making it impossible for Yun Yun to catch up no matter what she did.

Now that she has received the Dou Qi from her ancestor, Yun Yun finally has the confidence to follow Xiao Li. In Yun Yun's mind, a Dou Zun expert is a top-tier expert, a powerful figure who is renowned even in the Central Continent.

Yun Yun now needs to arrange some matters at the sect, then go into seclusion for a while to digest what she has learned. After that, she will wait for her teacher Yun Shan to return, and then follow Xiao Li to other places for training.

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Yunshan Retreat

Xiao Li sat down on the prayer mat and then called out to Xiao Kong in his mind.

Suddenly, a phantom figure emerged from the dark blue storage ring.

At this moment, Xiao Kong looked much more solid than before, and the problem of his soul dissipating had been contained.

"Elder, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Xiao Li bowed to Xiao Kong.

"Good child, good child, get up quickly, let this old man take a look." Xiao Kong helped Xiao Li up and carefully examined Xiao Li's appearance.

"You look just like him, but you lack the domineering aura of the clan leader. You are more reserved, which is very good!" Xiao Kong said with satisfaction.

"Let's not talk about that for now, Elder. I have Soul Infant Fruit here. You can replenish your original soul energy. Once the medicinal herbs I need arrive, I will refine a pill to restore your soul."

Xiao Li took out a simple, rough wooden box containing a fist-sized silver fruit. The fruit looked like a baby, so lifelike that it seemed almost real. A faint fragrance wafted out, giving Xiao Li a jolt.

"A silver-grade Soul Infant Fruit? That's enough!"

Xiao Kong directly absorbed the silver-grade Soul Infant Fruit into his hand, then swallowed it in one gulp. Instantly, a surge of pure medicinal power swept over Xiao Kong's entire soul.

Xiao Kong absorbed the medicinal power of the Soul Infant Fruit in this room. Xiao Li watched as Xiao Kong's illusory figure gradually solidified, and felt much more at ease.

"With my current strength, I should have no problem refining an eighth-grade four-color pill. To go further, I would need to improve both my soul power and battle qi! In that case, I will start by cultivating my soul technique."

Since obtaining this scroll, "Gathering Stars and Nourishing Soul Technique," I've only practiced it twice, and in just those two sessions, my soul realm reached the peak of the early Spirit Realm, only one step away from the middle Spirit Realm!

"Practice!"

Xiao Li took out a Zongyuan Pill from his storage ring. He had refined a lot of Zongyuan Pills back in Yin Valley. The Zongyuan Pill in Xiao Li's hand was a high-grade seventh-rank pill, which could be considered a top-grade pill.

After Xiao Li took the Zongyuan Pill, a surge of heat entered his body. He then began to refine the medicinal power of the Zongyuan Pill by circulating the Eight Desolate Fire Scripture.

Cultivation does not keep track of time.

After Xiao Li finished digesting the Zongyuan Pill, he had already reached the level of a six-star Dou Zong. In less than a year, he had advanced from a one-star Dou Zong to a six-star Dou Zong.

'Hehe, I bet even Xiao Yan couldn't devour a different flame as fast as I could. Wait, it seems that after Xiao Yan devoured the Three Thousand Burning Flames, he directly reached the peak of the Dou Zong realm, and then he was severely injured, triggering the medicinal power of the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill.'

Xiao Yan became a Dou Zun in just one year! I can't compare, I can only say he truly deserves to be called a cheat code, a genius corrector of Zhongzhou. I'd better just stick to my cultivation.

Xiao Li opened his eyes. At this moment, Xiao Kong had also refined the medicinal power of the Soul Infant Fruit. Vast soul power rippled around him, causing the surrounding space to appear slightly distorted. Xiao Kong's rippled soul power gave people a feeling of vitality. The previous lifelessness was now more vibrant.

"Elder, how are you now? Your body seems much more solid now," Xiao Li asked with delight.

"My soul has recovered to the late stage of the Spirit Realm. Now, even without taking any pills, I can absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to restore my soul."

Xiao Li, remember this: when your soul reaches the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, your soul will form a physical entity that is indistinguishable from your body. In battle, your soul will split off and fight alongside your body. Your soul clones will be of equal strength to your main body, with an unparalleled level of coordination and power that will multiply. You will be able to control the energy of heaven and earth within a range of tens of thousands of miles. Your soul combat power alone will be equivalent to that of a two-star Dou Sheng.

"In my previous life, I possessed a soul realm at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm. Now, I have finally achieved complete stability, all thanks to you."

Xiao Kong was also very grateful to Xiao Li for extending his life.

"Let's not talk about these things, Elder. When my cultivation level is higher, I will refine the Yin-Yang Soul Tracing Pill to help your soul recover to the Heavenly Realm. At that time, I will find you an excellent corpse to help you revive."

I've roughly figured out how to help you revive. First, the Yin-Yang Reversal Pill can summon seven-colored pill lightning. Second, the remains of a Dou Sheng powerhouse. Third, the essence blood of an eighth-order magical beast!

After gathering these materials, you will take the elixir and enter the corpse. Then, using the Yang Fire of my Yin-Yang Dual Flame, I will temper your physical body, using the life force of the Yang Fire to accelerate the fusion of your body and soul. This should allow me to refine a perfect physical body for you!

Xiao Li shared his thoughts. He had been researching methods of resurrection for some time, and there was a record of a method of resurrection in the collection of Ying Gu.

However, the method recorded by Yin Gu has many flaws. The most crucial one is that it is very difficult to improve one's cultivation level after being resurrected unless one can take a special rank-eight pill. Otherwise, it is difficult to change that state.

Xiao Li created his own resurrection method based on the resurrection method created by Yao Lao and some of his own understanding. It is more difficult than Yao Lao's method and takes a very long time. However, the risk factor is not high, and the safety of refining the body with Yang Fire is very guaranteed!

Chapter 127 The Special Features of the Gate of Life and Death

(The third update will be a little later.)

"These are all very difficult to obtain. Pills are secondary. You can easily obtain the blood essence of an eighth-order magical beast with your influence as an alchemist, but how do you obtain the remains of a Battle Saint?"

The remains of a Dou Sheng are plundered by powerful figures on the continent as soon as they are born, who extract Dou Sheng essence from them. This essence is then used on infants or children under five years old.

So even if the child was a cripple before, after using it, he will be cleansed of his marrow and bones and become a genius. This effect, though unbelievable, is indeed true.

Even if it's not given to children, the benefits for a Dou Zun powerhouse are considerable, and it can even greatly improve their cultivation. Therefore, it's almost impossible to find a complete Dou Sheng remains.

If the remains of a Battle Saint were to appear in a secret realm, they would undoubtedly be divided up among numerous powerful individuals.

Xiao Kong's words were a blow to Xiao Li. He knew all too well that the remains of a Dou Sheng expert were extremely rare. But Xiao Li remembered that decades later, the Beast Domain would have the remains of a Creation Saint.

Xiao Li was confident that he had the strength to seize the remains of the Creation Saint at that time, but by then it was too late.

Xiao Li believed in the butterfly effect; he knew that his actions were bound to cause some things to go astray, so he wanted to plan ahead.

“I will try my best to prepare these materials for you! Elder, could you tell me about the Heavenly Tomb and the Gate of Life and Death? I was curious about what you said about the Heavenly Tomb and the Gate of Life and Death being imitations.”

Xiao Li inquired, having previously heard Xiao Kong say that the Gate of Life and Death was a replica. As far as Xiao Li knew, the Heavenly Tomb was created by a Dou Di. Could the Gate of Life and Death also be a replica? Or perhaps the blueprint for the Heavenly Tomb?

"According to legend, the Heavenly Tomb was created by a Dou Di (Battle Emperor), and later fell into the territory of our Xiao Clan and the Ancient Clan, becoming a training ground for the eight ancient clans."

This Heavenly Tomb is actually the burial ground of the strong. Some strong people die in the Heavenly Tomb and leave behind energy imprints that form energy bodies. The special energy life forms you encountered before are such examples.

The special environment within the Gate of Life and Death is modeled after the Heavenly Tomb, but the refining process is incomplete. Some can form energy bodies, while others cannot; for example, I did not become an energy body.

Five days inside the Heavenly Tomb are equivalent to one day outside, but it's different inside the Gate of Life and Death. Time is unstable; sometimes ten days inside are equivalent to one day outside, and sometimes one day inside is equivalent to ten days outside.

The powerful figure who created this Gate of Life and Death must have entered the Heavenly Tomb. He even managed to create a natural disaster like the Heavenly Tomb Energy Storm. The cultivation level of the powerful figure who created the Gate of Life and Death must be infinitely close to that of a Dou Di!

At least in my opinion, a late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng wouldn't be able to achieve this, but this powerful individual still failed to refine it, and the Gate of Life and Death formed an unstable secret realm similar to the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Kong explained the situation at the Gate of Life and Death, since he had fought his final battle there and had a good understanding of the environment.

Xiao Li: "I see. I really don't know what kind of powerful person did this."

Xiao Kong: "After you become a Dou Sheng, you can enter this Gate of Life and Death again. As far as I know, this Gate of Life and Death should also be divided into three levels! Since the creator imitated the Heavenly Tomb to refine it."

The Heavenly Tomb has three levels, and this Gate of Life and Death must also have a third level. I suspect that the legacy of the creator of this Gate of Life and Death is left in the third level of this Gate of Life and Death. I vaguely felt the gaze of those watching me back then.

However, I was in very poor condition at the time. My Dou Di bloodline had been extracted, my cultivation had dropped to a four-star Dou Sheng, and I was also seriously injured. I was unable to locate that gaze.

You'll need to investigate on your own later. Remember, your cultivation level must reach Dou Sheng, otherwise, you might run into trouble!

Xiao Li nodded: "I understand. So the Gate of Life and Death has such special circumstances. This makes me increasingly curious."

dong dong~

A knock came at the door.

Upon hearing the noise, Xiao Kong immediately retreated into his storage ring, while Xiao Li went to open the door.

"Who is it? Yun'er? What's wrong?" Xiao Li saw Yun Yun and then noticed a familiar old man behind her.

"You brat, I've finally found you!" Mang Tianchi angrily grabbed Xiao Li's head with his large hand.

"Why didn't you come back with me? Do you know how long I've been looking for you? When I went to Yin Valley to look for you, Su told me you weren't there. Do you know how desperate I was?"

Mang Tianchi spat as he spoke, clearly indicating that he was in a bad mood.

"Hoo~ Huh? How did your cultivation level rise to six-star Dou Zong? It's only been such a short time since we last met, and you've improved so much? Let this dean take a look."

Without saying a word, Mang Tianchi placed his hand on Xiao Li's shoulder and used his soul power to sense him: "Huh? Your battle qi is solid, without any signs of weakness, and there's nothing else there either. It's strange what kind of pill you ate that has increased your cultivation so quickly?"

Xiao Li shrugged: "It was all by chance. The dean knows that I've always been lucky."

Mang Tianchi nodded, then seemed to remember something: "Speaking of opportunities, I have one here! You and I have come here; we need to act in secrecy."

Xiao Li: "Hmm? What secret? What can't you say? There are no outsiders here. Yun'er is my girlfriend, so tell me."

Mang Tianchi glanced at Yun Yun, then sensed a nine-star Dou Zong not far away with his soul power, so there shouldn't be any problem.

"I never expected that the Yunlan Sect could produce a Dou Zun. I really didn't expect it. Alright, let me show you this treasure." Mang Tianchi took out a complete white jade skeleton from his storage ring.

"What is this?" Xiao Li said in disbelief.

"That's right, it's the remains of a Battle Saint! And it's intact, the very treasure I obtained from the ruins of that Demon Thunder Saint! How about that? I'm pretty lucky, aren't I? That Demon Thunder Saint had some tricks up his sleeve."

There was more than one Demon Thunder Jade Piece, and many competitors, but I, the old man, have swept away all the benefits and gotten them all. Hahahaha, isn't this Dean amazing!" Mang Tianchi laughed heartily.

"Impressive, impressive. Dean, can we discuss something?" Xiao Li said, rubbing his hands together.

"Discuss matters? Very well, this dean is just about to discuss something with you. Speak, as long as it's not this Dou Sheng's remains, I'm open to considering anything else," Mang Tianchi said with a smile.

Xiao Li rubbed his hands together and said, "Well, that's exactly what I want—the remains. What do you think?"

thump~

"Ouch, Dean, why did you hit me?" Xiao Li cried out, covering his head.

"You still feel pain? That means you're not dreaming. Why are you talking nonsense? You want me to give you the remains of a Dou Sheng that I obtained with great difficulty? Am I out of my mind? Or have some Soul Clan member entered my brain? You're just spouting nonsense!"

"I need your help this time. Help me extract the marrow from this Dou Sheng's remains. Once it's done, I can share some with you!"

Mang Tianchi crossed his arms and said.

"Alright then, since you're my dean, are you? Dean, do you intend to break through to the Dou Sheng realm using these Dou Sheng bone marrows?" Xiao Li asked.

"Breaking through to the Dou Sheng realm might be a bit difficult, but breaking through to the Ban Sheng realm shouldn't be a problem. Also, the Demon Thunder Saint has a map of the Void Thunder Pool; I'll go take a look then."

Oh, by the way, speaking of the Thunder Saint, he gave you a low-level Heavenly Rank Thunder attribute cultivation technique and a low-level Heavenly Rank Thunder attribute combat skill! Don't say I'm exploiting you."

Mang Tianchi tossed two silver-black scrolls to Xiao Li.

Chapter 128 Xiao Kong's Self-Reflection

"Holy crap, a Heaven-rank technique! This is outrageous! Long live the Dean!" Xiao Li was almost overwhelmed with excitement. This was the first Heaven-rank cultivation technique and combat skill he had ever acquired in his life!

"Heavenly Rank." Yun Yun murmured to herself, looking at the two scrolls in Xiao Li's hands.

"A Heavenly Rank technique! I never thought I'd see one again. You truly are a powerful figure on the continent. It's a pity this is a lightning-attribute technique. If it were fire-attribute, that would be much better. Li, I need a fire-attribute Heavenly Rank technique."

When you enter Zhongzhou later, you'll need help from Bangli; pay attention to Heavenly Rank Fire-attribute cultivation techniques.

"Alright, I've given you all the treasures. Now get to work and refine these Dou Sheng remains into Dou Sheng bone marrow. I'm waiting for you," Mang Tianchi urged.

"Why did the dean call me?" Xiao Li asked.

"Because you won't steal my Dou Sheng bone marrow. I can obtain more Dou Sheng bone marrow, and it's easier to refine Dou Sheng bone marrow with different flames."

"If I bring them back to the Thunder Clan, I might not even get half. A bunch of greedy bastards; I'd rather lose them than give them to them."

Mang Tianchi said angrily, "Some guys in the Lei Clan have no skills, but they're definitely number one at causing trouble."

"Well, alright then, Dean, I'm only a Dou Zong. Even if I have a different kind of fire, it would be quite difficult to refine it. Um, my teacher also has a different kind of fire. How about I help you refine this Dou Sheng's remains after my teacher breaks through to Dou Zun?"

Xiao Li rubbed his hands together and said, "Although we can't get the remains, it's not bad to get more Dou Sheng bone marrow. Let this old guy keep hitting me on the head and I'll rip you off a little more."

"Huh? Your teacher? That kid with the Heavenly Sun Physique? Wait! How did he reach the Dou Zun level so quickly? He also has a different kind of fire?" Mang Tianchi felt like he had been in the Demon Thunder Saint's Secret Realm for ten years.

"So, Dean, we're practically family, it's just a matter of paying a little more, but it's still better than your shady family!" Xiao Li said with a smile.

Mang Tianchi frowned, then thought of those birdmen in his clan, those shameless scum, and Mang Tianchi got angry just thinking about it.

"Hmm, fine, I agree. I doubt you two would dare to play tricks on me! Anyway, 80% of the Dou Sheng marrow extracted from this Dou Sheng's remains will be mine, and the remaining 20% ​​will be yours. I've already been generous enough."

"A complete Dou Sheng's remains can yield a considerable amount of Dou Sheng marrow, and 20% is already a substantial amount," Mang Tianchi said with a pained expression.

“No problem, two-tenths, two-tenths. Dean, you go back to the academy first. After my teacher breaks through, he will come to the academy to find you and help you refine the Dou Sheng bone marrow.” Xiao Li was not greedy. This Dou Sheng’s remains were so complete that there must be a lot of Dou Sheng bone marrow extracted from them.

"I'll be waiting for you at Canaan Academy. Don't keep me waiting!" Mang Tianchi said, then broke through the void and left.

Yun Yun frowned and came to Xiao Li's side: "Li, who is this old gentleman, and how is he so powerful?"

Xiao Li: "That's the dean of Canaan Academy, Mang Tianchi, a seventh-rank Dou Zun, probably eighth-rank. Oh, you don't know that after a Dou Zun reaches the peak of Dou Zun, they will compress their Dou Qi."

To break through to the legendary Saint Realm, peak Dou Zun experts will follow a path called Nine Revolutions to Sainthood, which involves compressing Dou Qi nine times. The term "Nine Revolutions" is a quantifier specifically used to measure the difference between a peak Dou Zun and a Half-Saint.

This Nine Revolutions is not complicated. It is simply about compressing and condensing the Dou Qi nine times when you reach the peak of Dou Zun. After repeating this process nine times, you will reach the Great Perfection!

The battle qi within the body will also undergo a qualitative change under this compression, allowing it to leap across the immeasurable chasm and ascend to the Saint Realm. Of course, there is a distinction between Battle Saint and Half-Saint within the Saint Realm, which we will discuss later.

Xiao Li told Yun Yun about the Nine Revolutions to Sainthood, and only then did Yun Yun realize that the gap between Dou Zun was so huge. She thought that she could protect Xiao Li after becoming a Dou Zun, but she didn't expect that her strength was not enough, or rather, she was still very weak.

"If there's nothing else, I'll continue my seclusion. Yun'er, let me know when my teacher returns." Xiao Li then entered the seclusion room again, when he suddenly remembered something.