Chapter 194: Closed Door Meditation
"Whoosh~"
A flash of light from the spatial ring, and a massive dried corpse appeared in front of Yao Yan. The body of this Sky Demon Phoenix clan had been dead for many years, with its blood almost completely drained. The remaining blood had been sucked out by the one who auctioned it off. Now, the energy within this body was weaker than that of an average seventh-tier magical beast. The only exception was the pair of jade-colored bone wings.
As one of the fastest magical beast species, the wings of the Sky Demon Phoenix clan naturally contained wind and fire attributes, granting them terrifying speed from birth.
In the original story, Xiao Yan had repeatedly challenged opponents above his level. Apart from relying on his Fire Lotus Dou Technique, which was a fusion of many different heavenly flames, the flying Dou Technique made from the wings of the Sky Demon Phoenix was one of his key assets. It granted him immense speed, allowing him, as a Dou Huang, to surpass even some Dou Zong experts in speed, showing the special nature of these wings.
Fortunately, the Sky Demon Phoenix clan was powerful enough, or else, just this attribute alone would have led to their extinction on the Dou Qi continent.
Never underestimate the greed of human nature.
Especially in a world like the Dou Qi continent, where people hadn't experienced "nine years of compulsory education." The moral bottom line was quite low, and everything was decided by strength.
Yao Yan glanced over the corpse, then raised his hand to condense a green flame blade, starting to cut into the Sky Demon Phoenix's dried body. Most of the body had little value left, so he simply cut through it, eventually separating the pair of jade-colored bone wings intact, along with a mass of reddish-green flesh.
The reddish-green flesh contained some original energy, clearly a last-ditch effort by the Sky Demon Phoenix clan to disperse the energy from its magic core and infuse it into the flesh before dying, preventing others from using its magic core.
Ordinary magical beasts couldn't do this, but for a special race like the Sky Demon Phoenix, this was a common defensive measure.
It also helped reduce the desire of others to hunt them.
Yao Yan didn't handle the special blood meat immediately. His eyes turned to the jade-colored bone wings. After fully separating them, he wrapped them in heavenly flame and started to refine the energy within. As he did, the raging wind attribute energy and the lingering resentment in the body erupted, causing his soul to feel a slight sting.
"After so many years of death, it still carries such violent resentment. No wonder it's from the Sky Demon Phoenix clan..." Yao Yan licked his lips, a faint gleam flashing in his eyes. Once his strength reached the Dou Zong level, and he obtained the Three Thousand Flaming Fires, he could fully unlock the power of the Soul Devouring Clan. By then, the Sky Demon Phoenix clan would certainly become one of his targets.
Yao Yan also wanted to try and see if he could cultivate a "Chaos Body" of the Great Thousand World version.
His thoughts flickered for a moment.
Yao Yan formed a hand seal and began using the Soul Technique that Mo Yu had taught him. With a whispered incantation: "Soul Shatter!"
Immediately, the soul power emerging from his brow turned into countless tiny blades and swiftly entered the jade-colored bone wings. The lingering resentment within began to stir violently. But the rebellion lasted only for a brief moment before it was immediately crushed, melting like the first snow, unable to resist Yao Yan's soul power intrusion.
This soul technique must be of a high level... Yao Yan realized this and quickly understood that the "Soul Shatter" technique was probably above the Earth-tier.
Naturally.
Things that Mo Yu, a Nine Heavenly Respect from the Soul Hall, took out to please him were not ordinary.
Especially since the Soul Hall was an organization focused on souls, it would undoubtedly have many techniques aimed at dealing with souls. After all, they had always seen alchemists as prey!
As the resentment finally disappeared, Yao Yan began calmly refining the bone wings in front of him, extracting all the violent wind attribute energy. He also took a glance at the reddish-green flesh, raising his hand to condense another flame, enveloping the flesh.
"Zzz~"
Unlike the resentment in the jade-colored bone wings, this reddish-green flesh seemed even more special. As Yao Yan refined it, the energy inside quickly turned into a reddish-green mist, which burst out. Within this mist was violent energy and the resentment of the deceased. Due to the intense resentment, the mist even began to form a large magical beast's shadow, with massive wings unfolding, and blood-red eyes filled with rage and malice, staring intensely at Yao Yan.
"Even dead, you can't rest," Yao Yan said, his expression unchanged. He spoke lightly, then used Soul Shatter again. This time, instead of small blades, he conjured several giant swords, directly piercing through the illusion and binding it in space.
"Roar!" The magical beast shadow roared, seeming very unwilling.
But it was ultimately just a manifestation of resentment, unable to withstand Yao Yan's refining. In just a few breaths, it turned back into reddish-green mist and, as Yao Yan refined it, gradually condensed into a small magic crystal.
Though it was smaller than some sixth-tier magic cores, the energy contained within was comparable to a seventh-tier magic core!
"Too bad it's not complete."
Yao Yan sighed a little. However, this magic crystal was a perfect match for the bone wings, and there was no need to find another magic core. He focused on refining the bone wings and dropped the magic crystal he had just refined into them.
Considering that the energy within the wings was still insufficient, he also took out some of the magical beast blood from the auction, which, though sparse, contained enough energy to revive the wings and restore some of their wind and fire power.
Time passed slowly.
...
The Black Corner Domain, following the destruction of Mo Yan Valley, became completely quiet. Everyone understood that the new ruler of the Black Corner Domain was the Heaven that had replaced Mo Yan Valley. Rumors spread that Heaven was on good terms with Jia Nan Academy, and many students decided to join Heaven after graduating.
With Yao Yan, a seven-star Apothecary capable of defeating a seven-star Dou Zong, the speed with which Heaven recruited talents surpassed even Yuan Yi's expectations.
However, both Yao Lao and Tian Huo Zun didn't express any opinions about this.
Neither of them was the type to enjoy managing a force. On the contrary, Cai Lin was very skilled in managing it. After the initial chaos, she replaced Yuan Yi's position and began drafting a series of regulations and standards for recruitment, eliminating some of the more questionable former strong people, focusing mainly on training new talent.
Compared to the people from the Black Corner Domain, students from Jia Nan Academy clearly had more training potential, both in temperament and other aspects.
One day, a black cloud suddenly appeared above the bustling Mo Yan Valley. As the cloud gathered and descended, terrifying thunderous energy coursed through it, suddenly pressing downward, causing countless people to show expressions of fear.
"Is this the Dan Thunder? The ruler of Heaven is refining seventh-tier pills." Many people revealed greedy and envious expressions but quickly suppressed those feelings. To obtain this pill, one needed to have the strength to back it up.
After all, this was within the domain of Heaven.
"Boom~"
With the sound of several muffled thunderclaps, the violent thunder began to gather, preparing for the descent of the Thunder Tribulation.
"Whoosh!"
Almost simultaneously, a flash of silver light shot out from deep within Mo Yan Valley, streaking across the sky and directly entering the thundercloud. The next moment, countless thunderous roars erupted from the sky, and a silver figure bathed in thunderpower emerged, its silver halo more dazzling and brilliant than before.
"Puppet?" Yao Lao appeared, looking at the figure in the sky with some surprise. He didn't expect a puppet to be able to absorb Dan Thunder. If this news reached the Dan Tower in Central State, many would likely be interested.
This was because many high-tier Apothecaries were not good at combat. In the past, they would have to hire someone to guard them while refining pills, paying a considerable price for protection.
Compared to begging others for favors, using puppets to withstand the pressure was much more comfortable.
Tian Huo Zun also looked astonished. He hadn't expected puppets to be capable of this kind of enhancement. Had the puppet masters from his era hidden this information? He had never heard of such a thing.
Cai Lin looked out the window, then lowered her head to continue handling matters. Since Yao Yan was in closed-door meditation, it was up to her to manage these trivial things. Fortunately, with her experience as a queen, it wasn't too troublesome. She handled matters like setting up reward and punishment systems and recruitment standards, while how things would be handled in the future would depend on Yao Yan.
Soon, the Dan Thunder dissipated.
The silver figure in the sky quickly descended, causing many spectators to feel disappointed.
However, this disappointment didn't last long.
In just six days, the sky above once again revealed Dan Thunder. This time, the energy fluctuations from the Dan Thunder were even stronger. The thunder rained down like a waterfall, crashing onto the silver figure, which was slammed into the mountain wall. But the Sky Demon Puppet quickly soared back into the air.
The process repeated, with the thunderpower pouring in, causing the silver halo surrounding the Sky Demon Puppet to grow more intense and its aura to become even more violent.
This scene continued for nearly half an hour.
Then, it went quiet again.
Another three days later, the Dan Thunder appeared once more.
Countless people were numb. When did refining high-tier pills become so easy? The Dan Thunder, which had only been a rumor, now seemed to appear every few days, making high-tier pills seem no longer mysterious or rare.
"This kid refines pills like making dumplings!!" Tian Huo Zun was also a little dazed. Although he wasn't an Apothecary, with his previous cultivation level, he could still barely refine some first and second-tier pills. Thus, he understood the difficulty of refining pills.
Even the eighth-tier Apothecaries he knew wouldn't be able to refine seventh-tier pills this easily.
A pill every few days? It was like wholesale!
If refining pills were this easy, Apothecaries wouldn't be so rare and respected.
"...Actually, compared to his cultivation talent, his pill-refining talent is even more terrifying," Yao Lao stroked his beard, somewhat emotional, and said softly. He had seen Yao Yan refine pills, and his technique already had a distinct style. Without a doubt, once his strength reached a certain level, reaching the eighth-tier would be a certainty.
Yao Yan's foundation was solid, and with his talent... he could no longer be described as a genius.
"He's truly a monster."
Tian Huo Zun sincerely said, feeling amazed. A person with Yao Yan's dual talents for both cultivation and pill refining was incredibly rare on the entire Dou Qi continent. He had never seen anyone like him in all his years of cultivation.
"So, the two of us old fellows have to keep an eye on him. If he doesn't go down the wrong path, he should be able to break through to Dou Sheng with certainty... If I'm not mistaken, the emergence of the Bodhi Tree is just a few years away," Yao Lao said slowly, with some contemplation in his eyes.
"Bodhi Tree?" Tian Huo Zun naturally knew of its existence, but he didn't have the luck to encounter it in his time.
"Although no one knows the exact timing, we can only infer from ancient texts. If Yao Yan can reach Dou Zong before it emerges, he might have the chance to break through to Dou Sheng!" Yao Lao said seriously.
"With his progress speed, he'll probably break through to Dou Zong in a year or two. As for Dou Sheng... ten years should be enough. If he gets the Three Thousand Flaming Fires from the Dan Tower, his progress might be even faster!" Tian Huo Zun said with some amazement.
A Dou Zong in their twenties? Just thinking about it was terrifying.
If such a monster couldn't break through to Dou Sheng, then no one in the world could.
Don't forget.
The cultivation method Yao Yan used only required him to devour heavenly flames to continue progressing. If he keeps finding more heavenly flames to devour... who knows what kind of scene that will create.
The two of them fell silent as they continued talking.
Yao Yan also remained silent. With the disappearance of the Dan Thunder, the depths of Mo Yan Valley fell into an eerie silence. This silence lasted for three months until a powerful aura suddenly broke it.
A figure, surrounded by cyan fire, soared into the sky. It had a pair of cyan and red wings on its back, exuding the powerful aura of a peak Dou Huang.
"Whoosh~"
The next moment, the figure disappeared, and the terrifying aura faded like a tide.
Inside the palace.
Cai Lin, Yao Lao, and the others saw Yao Yan, who had emerged from his closed-door meditation. At this moment, Yao Yan appeared even more perfect, with a faint smile on his lips. He looked confident and lazy, his long black hair flowing freely behind him, his burning gaze meeting Cai Lin's, and only breaking away when she looked away.
"How much have you improved?" Yao Lao, ignoring the affectionate exchange between the two, asked with concern.
"After devouring Haixin Flame, I've reached the high Earth-tier!"
Yao Yan knew what Yao Lao was asking and replied.
"Good!"
A gleam flashed in Yao Lao's eyes. He had been worried that the Burning Decision had some sort of limit, but since devouring Haixin Flame had allowed a breakthrough, after devouring Bone Spirit Cold Fire, it should at least reach the peak of the Earth tier or even a half-step into the Heavenly tier. By then, devouring the Three Thousand Flaming Fires from the Dan Tower would easily lead to the Heavenly tier.
This way, the shackles preventing Yao Yan's breakthrough to Dou Sheng would be completely gone.
(END CHAPTER)
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