But later, in the Izumo Empire, when she had chased after her—
Xiao Xue had used a trump card to crush her Three-Star Dou Zong self into the ground, and she had been forced to swallow a Bone Chilling Flame crystal... something was wrong, extremely suspicious.
Thinking carefully, there were many oddities about Xiao Xue's situation.
But if she also carried a remnant soul that could gradually increase its strength, then many things would make sense.
However, if Xiao Xue carried a remnant soul on her—
After that kind of incident occurred, there was no reason for the remnant soul not to report it to Xiao Xue's master once it woke up, right?!
It couldn't be that Xiao Xue was so magnanimous that she just let it go after giving her a beating?
Sacrificing so much just to keep her around to work for her? Who would believe that?
Medusa felt as if she had grasped something, but she couldn't connect the dots.
She could only bury these questions in her heart and explore them slowly in the future.
After all, possessing such talent and being an unprecedented Water Attribute Alchemist who had even refined a Heavenly Flame—
The claim that Xiao Xue had an eighth-grade peak Alchemist as a teacher really didn't seem fake.
Moreover, Xiao Xue was currently suspected of carrying Medusa's Bloodline, and Medusa herself had a Bone Chilling Flame crystal in her body.
If something happened to Xiao Xue, the new Bloodline would be lost, the Bone Chilling Flame in her body would likely erupt, and she would also be finished... she couldn't make a move.
Therefore, Medusa could only forcibly suppress the doubts in her heart and act as if nothing had happened.
It seemed some things would have to be properly investigated later.
While Medusa was having a brainstorm over here, neither Xiao Xue nor Yao Lao paid any mind to what she was doing.
Although Medusa had directly reached the seven-star level in a little over a year since breaking through to Dou Zong, an appalling speed of improvement—
To the Peak Dou Zun Yao Lao, she was, at most, just a somewhat talented stranger of a Junior.
Even if Medusa could Cultivate to the Rank 8 Peak, in terms of status, she would still be quite far behind the original Yao Lao.
Before his fall, Yao Lao's Soul Power had already reached the Heaven Realm; he simply couldn't withstand the Pill Lightning drawn by a Ninth Grade Pill.
His Alchemy skills were absolutely at the ninth-grade level.
If not for Han Feng's backstab, Yao Lao might have been able to break through from Ninth Revolution Dou Zun to Half-Saint or Dou Saint after paying some price, officially becoming a Ninth-Grade Alchemist.
Thus, Medusa's talent could make Yao Lao look at her twice, but that was all.
Right now, she was just an ally of the Alliance and a tool for resisting the lightning.
"When I refine the soul cleansing toxin suppressing pill, you can watch from the side," Yao Lao said to Xiao Xue.
"After all, different paths in Alchemy lead to the same goal. Although I can't directly teach you much, you might be able to learn something from it."
Yao Lao also quite admired a fine talent like Xiao Xue.
However, when he took Xiao Yan as a Disciple, Yao Lao had treated him as his last Disciple.
If he wanted to take another Disciple now, the door was already closed.
Furthermore, Xiao Xue already had a master.
However, since Xiao Xue was the Disciple of one of the Dan Ta Three Giants (fake), it was also acceptable for him to guide a Junior as a Junior Martial Uncle.
At the same time, Yao Lao had a bit of his own selfish motive.
Because he could see that Xiao Xue's Soul Power had already reached Mortal Realm Great Perfection; she just hadn't refined a seventh-grade pill before.
And once one reached the level of a Seventh-Rank Alchemist, they could head to the Pill Tower.
Once he made contact with the Pill Tower, he would be able to quickly escape his current state of being neither human nor ghost.
Therefore, Yao Lao also hoped that Xiao Xue could learn something while observing his Alchemy and reach the seventh-rank level sooner.
Hearing this, Xiao Xue nodded.
Being able to observe an Alchemy Grandmaster like Yao Lao refining a seventh-grade pill was a rare opportunity that could be found but not sought.
This would be of no small benefit to her, who had never refined a seventh-grade pill.
Exhaling deeply, Yao Lao's expression gradually turned solemn. "Bring out the medicinal ingredients."
Even for him, not having refined a seventh-grade pill for many years would make him a bit rusty.
And since there was only one soul-clearing azure orchid, he naturally had to succeed on the first try and even achieve perfection.
Therefore, there absolutely must not be any mistakes during the Alchemy process.
Looking at the solemn Yao Lao, Xiao Xue also nodded seriously, took out several jade boxes from her storage ring, opened them in sequence, and arranged them neatly before Yao Lao.
Instantly, a dense medicinal fragrance enveloped this small mountain Peak.
Taking a deep breath made one feel refreshed and happy.
His gaze slowly swept over the several types of herbs, and Yao Lao nodded slightly, waving his hand toward Xiao Xue.
Immediately, the ancient black ring on Xiao Xue's finger automatically slipped off and finally hovered in front of Yao Lao.
The black ring flashed with light, and then, a half-zhang-tall pitch-black Medicine Cauldron crashed down.
The entire body of the Medicine Cauldron was covered in strange flame patterns.
At a glance, those flames seemed to possess a sense of spirituality, wriggling slightly like living things.
However, facing this Medicine Cauldron that was enough to make countless Alchemists go crazy, Xiao Xue didn't have much of a reaction.
To her, who practiced water-method Alchemy, this was nothing more than a nice-looking bowl; it offered no amplification effect for her.
Even though she had refined the Bone Chilling Flame, she still used the Heavenly Flame to apply a high-temperature buff to her Water Attribute Dou Qi.
Thus, a Medicine Cauldron was still not a necessity for Xiao Xue.
"Alright, the refining is about to begin. Little fellow, you must watch carefully."
With a smile, Yao Lao's face gradually turned solemn; a seventh-grade pill was enough for him to bring out 'Black Demon' to handle it.
In the next moment, Yao Lao's illusory palm reached out slightly.
Instantly, a cluster of bone-white flames appeared out of thin air.
As soon as the bone-white flames appeared, the surrounding temperature dropped significantly.
Yet, even though the temperature had dropped, the flames surged even more fiercely.
The diametrically opposite sensory perceptions seemed quite strange.
Xiao Xue sized up the Bone Chilling Flame in Yao Lao's hand with great interest.
She could feel that this cluster in Yao Lao's hand was not as good as the one she had copied.
Because Yao Lao had only just recovered to the Dou Zong level.
When refining a Heavenly Flame using spirit storage as a container, the power of the Heavenly Flame was generally linked to the user's Dou Qi cultivation.
Therefore, the Bone Chilling Flame in Yao Lao's hand could currently only threaten low-level Dou Zong.
But the one she had copied from Yao Lao and finally refined was a complete Bone Chilling Flame.
If it were to erupt with full power, its might would be comparable to a Peak Dou Zong.
However, ordinary people wouldn't be as crazy as Xiao Xue, directly fusing the Bone Chilling Flame into their heart.
Furthermore, if not for having the ice spirit cold marrow—which could freeze a Dou Zong to death—to balance the Bone Chilling Flame, she would likely be finished as well.
Just as Xiao Xue was sizing up the Bone Chilling Flame in Yao Lao's hand with interest,
Medusa, who was standing by with her arms crossed, had a slight change in expression.
Once again, stormy waves of shock rose in her heart.
"Bone Chilling Flame? Why is it also the Bone Chilling Flame?!"
Two Bone Chilling Flames appearing at the same time, and they just happened to be subdued by Xiao Xue and this Soul-form elder respectively?
This probability was small enough to be completely negligible.
Thus, Medusa once again utilized her specialty and began her mental gymnastics.
On the other side, Yao Lao waved his palm, and the bone-white flames instantly surged into the Black Demon Cauldron.
In an instant, a raging fire surged up from within the cauldron.
The refining of the soul cleansing toxin suppressing pill had begun!
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