Chapter 222: Refining the Body
Inside the small Pill Tower.
In a vast, serene space, a faint blue glow flickered, and Xuan Yi's figure appeared. She respectfully bowed to the void and spoke softly, "Elders, I would like to request a batch of cultivation resources for breaking through to the Dou Sheng level."
There was a brief silence after Xuan Yi's words.
After a moment, an elderly figure appeared before Xuan Yi. His eyes were filled with some doubt as he stared at her, and he spoke in a deep voice, "Are you sure? Given your current state, you are still far from Dou Sheng. Trying to break through now would have a very low success rate, and if you fail, you may never have another chance."
The three heads of the Pill Tower had contributed hundreds of years of service, and their contributions naturally allowed them to exchange for special resources to break through to Dou Sheng.
However, such resources were incredibly rare, and even the Pill Tower could not provide them without limit.
"I am certain," Xuan Yi said firmly, her eyes resolute.
Upon hearing this, the elder said no more. He raised his hand and took out a purple-glowing jade tablet, handing it to Xuan Yi.
"Thank you, Grand Elder."
Xuan Yi took the jade tablet, bowed respectfully, and turned to leave.
As she left, another voice echoed through the void, "She took those things for Yao Chen... His luck is good; he actually managed to escape from the Hun Hall."
The elders of the small Pill Tower were clearly familiar with Yao Chen. After all, years ago, he had been one of the potential candidates to become one of the Pill Tower's three heads. He could have taken over from them, but he refused.
Later, they heard the news of his fall.
And now...
He had emerged once again.
"Yao Chen, huh? Forget it, if she's willing, then let her do as she pleases..." The old figure slowly faded, and his calm voice echoed, indicating that he did not mind Xuan Yi giving these resources to someone else.
Below Dou Sheng, everyone else is an ant. Xuan Yi has served the Pill Tower for hundreds of years, and all she can get in return is a ticket to break through to Dou Sheng. Whether she succeeds or not depends on her own opportunities.
The gap between the Nine-turn Dou Zun and the true Dou Sheng is as vast as the heavens and the earth.
Even with ample resources, no one dares to guarantee that they can break through to Dou Sheng, not even the imperial families.
Dou Sheng and anything below it are two entirely different kinds of "life."
Supernatural and divine.
Such a being is almost god-like.
Now that Xuan Yi was willing to entrust her chances to someone else, the elder would not stop her. After all, the Pill Tower never interfered with anyone's choices. This was each person's cultivation path; if the mind wasn't clear, how could one reach the peak?
Breaking into Dou Sheng requires going through heart tribulations!
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The next day.
Xuan Yi handed a space ring to Yao Lao. Her eyes still held warmth as she spoke gently, "It seems you're in luck. The items you need are all in stock in the Pill Tower, but there's a bit of trouble with the Heavenly-level techniques... If you choose to cultivate them, you'll need to join the Pill Tower!"
Heavenly-level techniques are different from pills or martial techniques; they are related to the inheritance of a force, especially the Heavenly-level ones, which almost never leak out.
Even if they did, not everyone would be able to cultivate them.
To cultivate a Heavenly-level technique, one must at least be at the Dou Zun level. Heavenly-level techniques are easy to recognize, and once someone notices them, the rule of not involving Dou Sheng would be broken. Against a real Dou Sheng, a Dou Zun has no choice.
"I came here precisely to join the Pill Tower. As long as you are not afraid of the trouble, I won't refuse," Yao Lao smiled and extended his hand to accept the space ring. He then handed it to Yao Yan since the process of refining the body and using the heavenly flames for tempering would need Yao Yan's control.
"Check and see what's missing," Xuan Yi said, glancing at Yao Yan.
Yao Yan poured his Hun power into the space ring. The items inside were few, but each one could cause a stir across the Dou Qi continent. The sight of the jade-colored bones immediately caught his attention. He couldn't help but look at Xuan Yi, "These bones..."
"They come from an Gu ruin. The person who owned them was likely a Two-Star Dou Sheng. Even after thousands of years, the essence of Dou Sheng still lingers in the bones, keeping them immortal... With these as the foundation, even if Yao Chen cannot break through to Dou Sheng, his chances of reaching Half-Saint are significantly increased," Xuan Yi explained softly.
Many of the elders in the small Pill Tower had followed this path, absorbing the essence of Dou Sheng to transform their bodies and reach Half-Saint, and then spent long years breaking through the barrier to become true Dou Shengs.
But those who reached Dou Sheng on their own... were extremely rare.
As expected of the Pill Tower, always full of valuable things.
Yao Yan couldn't help but click his tongue. Just this Two-Star Dou Sheng bone alone would lead to countless Dou Zun fighting for it in the outside world. Yet here it was, casually taken out by Xuan Yi. His attention then shifted to the two jade bottles to the side. No need to say more—one contained the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill at the peak of the eighth-grade, and the other contained the blood of a ninth-tier magical beast.
Just the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill at the peak of the eighth-grade would be enough to allow a Hun to reshape its body, even undergo reincarnation, and experience the process of being reborn from the womb, letting the Hun and body transform once more.
The ninth-tier magical beast blood was even more extraordinary.
This was something Yao Yan had never seen before. It was comparable to a human Dou Sheng-level powerhouse, and because of the beast's physical nature, a real ninth-tier magical beast was generally stronger than a human of the same level.
With this in mind, Yao Yan took the jade bottle containing the magical beast's blood and looked at Xuan Yi, "Xuan Yi, has this magical beast blood been processed?"
Magical beast blood generally contains the beast's will and some of its power. If untreated, the blood of a ninth-tier magical beast would have enough power to instantly kill the person refining it. Even a Dou Zun-level powerhouse would likely perish.
Xuan Yi understood Yao Yan's concern and chuckled lightly, "Don't worry, this has been processed by the Grand Elder of the small Pill Tower. Only the most refined part remains... In the past, this was used to refine ninth-grade pills."
"Thank you, Xuan Yi. If Yao Lao dares not listen to you after being revived, I'll help you teach him a lesson," Yao Yan said respectfully to Xuan Yi, making a promise.
Xuan Yi smiled softly, glancing at Yao Lao, who was awkwardly laughing beside her.
"Cough, cough… Let's go, the sooner we restore the body, the sooner I can help you clean up his mess!" Yao Lao coughed lightly, then shot a look at Yao Yan, the source of all the trouble.
Not to mention the Yao Clan issues—just Xiao Yi Xian and the Heavenly Phoenix Clan's wings were enough to cause trouble.
As Yao Yan's only remaining elder, Yao Lao had to consider things carefully!
For this, he had to sell himself.
"Let's go then." Yao Yan stood up, smiling, and turned to Xuan Yi and Tian Huo Zun Zhe, "Please handle the protection, the integration process cannot be disturbed by anyone. Also, please look after Xiao Yi Xian for me."
Saying this, he reached out and ruffled Xiao Yi Xian's soft hair, gazing into her big eyes, and gently pinched her cheek.
"Don't worry, no one will disturb you here," Xuan Yi assured them, pausing for a moment before looking at Xiao Yi Xian, "This little one, I will take good care of her."
Yao Yan nodded, then, with Yao Lao's soul, they headed to the back mountain, where Xuan Yi used to meditate. It was a safe place, without a doubt.
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In the secret room.
"So, are you nervous?" Yao Yan teased, watching Yao Lao as he took the Two-Star Dou Sheng's bones from the space ring and carefully placed them on the stone bed. Unlike the bones of Dou Zong, the bones of a Dou Sheng were jade-colored. If you observed them with Hun power, you could even see the fluid-like substance within, which was truly marvelous.
It was hard to imagine that after thousands of years, the bones of someone could remain undestroyed, still containing the essence of Dou Sheng energy.
Each drop of Dou Sheng essence was incredibly precious, and the energy contained within was enough to instantly increase a Dou Zun's power by one star.
The Dou Sheng bones before him contained more than a hundred drops of this essence, and if given to a nine-star Dou Zun, it could help them break through the Nine-Turns to Half-Saint, and perhaps even directly enter the Half-Saint realm.
You could say without exaggeration that the value of these Dou Sheng bones alone was comparable to a nine-colored eight-grade pill!
"What do you think? This favor is a big one..." Yao Lao looked at the Dou Sheng bones with a complicated expression and slowly spoke. Even with his temperament, he couldn't remain calm about the treasures Xuan Yi had brought out.
The Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill was one thing—at least it could be replicated.
But Dou Sheng bones and the blood of a ninth-tier magical beast were rarer than heavenly flames, things even the Pill Tower's elders couldn't easily touch, let alone give away to others.
It was easy to imagine the price Xuan Yi had paid.
Yao Yan raised his hand to summon the heavenly flames and wrapped them around the Dou Sheng bones, refining the deathly aura within while speaking to Yao Lao, "Didn't you always tell me, when it comes to feelings, one must act decisively when the time comes, no hesitation? Why are you hesitating now?"
"Feelings are that simple, huh?" Yao Lao let out a bitter laugh, clearly helpless.
"I once heard a saying, even if you choose the wrong answer in a multiple-choice question, you can't leave it blank. Moreover, there's a fifty-fifty chance it won't be wrong. If you don't choose, then it's a hundred percent wrong... You've been single for so many years, it's time to find a companion. I think Xuan Yi is great—she's beautiful and kind-hearted, and most importantly, she's been waiting for you all these years. What are you still hesitating for?" Yao Yan continued, adjusting the flames' temperature, speaking slowly.
Yao Lao looked at Yao Yan with a strange expression, speechless. He was already hundreds of years old—when did it become his junior's job to teach him?
But he had to admit, this little brat was indeed decisive when it came to matters of men and women.
If he liked someone, he would just go for it, without any hesitation.
If he didn't like someone, he could even go after the pretty ones.
The most important thing was that he could differentiate between the two and not be caught up in love. Yao Lao had to admit that in this regard, he didn't compare to Yao Yan, even when he was young. In fact, it seemed like Yao Yan was more straightforward even now.
"Fine, fine, no more discussion. Let's just take it step by step," Yao Lao shook his head, no longer worried about the matter. If he had any feelings for Xuan Yi, it was obviously impossible for him to act on them. Back then, he had treated Han Feng like a son.
But now everything had changed. If he succeeded in breaking through to Dou Sheng, what harm would there be in promising Xuan Yi?
His Dou Qi cultivation had reached its peak.
As for Dou Di... it had been many years since anyone in the Dou Qi continent reached that level. Time had almost buried that tier, and how many people still had the ambition to pursue it? Yao Lao didn't have the confidence to aim for it himself.
But Yao Yan, this little brat, might one day catch up.
"Stop taking it step by step, unless you want to be an irresponsible man… She's already prepared the materials for your body refinement, and to put it another way, after you're revived, everything about this body belongs to Xuan Yi, except for your soul," Yao Yan laughed.
"…Little brat, whose side are you on?" Yao Lao gritted his teeth, feeling like he had been sold by Yao Yan, and with no choice in the matter.
"Naturally Xuan Yi. She's one of the Pill Tower's three leaders, following Xuan Yi will surely have more prospects than following you," Yao Yan teased, then took a jade bottle from the space ring. Upon opening it, a blood mist spread out, and the terrifying energy waves caused the surrounding space to ripple.
At the same time, a powerful vitality surged forth.
Feeling the power of the ninth-tier magical beast's blood, Yao Yan's casual expression turned serious, and he stopped chatting with Yao Lao, instead focusing on soothing him and then directly taking the Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill from the space ring, tossing it over, and saying solemnly, "Prepare yourself!"
With his words, he poured the ninth-tier magical beast's blood onto the Dou Sheng bones.
The blood, like lava, radiated light and heat, immediately making the bones hiss as they touched. The immortal jade bones began to take on a reddish hue, and the vitality quickly spread to other parts.
Yao Yan took a deep breath and sat cross-legged, releasing his Hun power, which was nearly at the Heavenly realm, to guide the fusion of the ninth-tier magical beast's blood with the jade bones, using the heavenly flames to refine both and stimulate their vitality.
"This kid's Hun power..." Yao Lao watched in shock. He hadn't expected Yao Yan's Hun power to also undergo a transformation during his breakthrough to Dou Zong, almost stepping into the Heavenly realm.
At such a young age, his Hun power seemed to have no bottleneck, rapidly growing.
Hun power growth had no shortcuts. It could only be slowly cultivated, increasing as one's strength improved.
Most alchemists capable of breaking into the Spiritual realm were rare talents, able to refine eighth-grade pills. But Yao Yan's Hun power had directly entered the next stage, something beyond monstrous—it was downright terrifying.
At this moment, Yao Lao began to wonder if Yao Yan's Dou Di bloodline had somehow returned to its ancestral form. Perhaps his bloodline had already reached the divine level, otherwise, it was impossible to explain the speed at which his Hun power grew.
Time passed slowly. Under Yao Yan's control of his Hun power, the ninth-tier magical beast's blood completely fused with the Dou Sheng bones, turning the jade bones blood-red. The rich vitality brewed within, seemingly on the verge of erupting. But this stage was controlled by Yao Yan.
"Yao Lao, swallow the pill and go in!" Yao Yan opened his eyes slowly, speaking in a grave tone.
"Mm," Yao Lao nodded, then opened the jade bottle, took out the black-and-white Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill, and swallowed it into his soul. Immediately, it transformed into a wisp of green smoke and entered the bones.
With Yao Lao's Hun entering, the vitality within the jade bones surged, and a black-and-white aura began to spread, stimulating the regeneration of the bones. Countless new flesh and veins began to form, starting the process of reformation.
The entire process was like the gestation of a newborn.
Yao Yan kept refining the bones with the heavenly flames, maintaining the process.
And time swiftly passed... (
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