Chapter 197 Zi Yan comes to visit
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Following a fluctuation in space, Su Qiantu, dressed in a black elder's robe, suddenly appeared on the last floor of the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower. He frowned slightly as he looked at Xiao Yuan, who had been frozen in the ice for nearly two weeks.

Starting from the seventh day after Xiao Yuan started to advance, he would come down to visit him every day, but Xiao Yuan never seemed to have any signs of completing the advancement.

Not only that, as time went by, the layer of ice on Xiao Yuan's body became thicker and thicker. Today, it is almost impossible to see Xiao Yuan's face through the ice.

Therefore, now he can only judge Xiao Yuan's condition based on the strength of his breath.

Fortunately, judging from his aura, Xiao Yuan's condition is very good, and judging from his aura, even some three-star Dou Wangs may not have as strong aura as he has now.

But... what is this guy doing? Why hasn't he come out yet?

Su Qian looked at the human-shaped popsicle, somewhat confused.

At this time, Xiao Yuan had actually almost succeeded in advancing.

As for why it took so long, it all started with the five-colored scroll in his soul's sea of ​​consciousness.

Seven days ago, Xiao Yuan was almost about to complete this promotion. To be precise, he had already entered the Dou Wang realm.

However, after entering the Dou Wang realm, the five-colored scroll in Xiao Yuan's soul sea of ​​consciousness opened again.

The new content that appeared this time was exactly what Xiao Yuan had expected. The five Qi Palaces were completely opened up, and the method of practicing Dou Qi could be carried out without loss!

Although Xiao Yuan owned five Qi Palaces in the past, the circulation of Dou Qi between the Qi Palaces would cause certain losses.

But now, the five Qi Palaces have been connected, which means that no matter which Qi Palace Xiao Yuan mobilizes Dou Qi from, he will have the actual Dou Qi reserves of the five Qi Palaces!

In addition, since the Qi Palaces are connected, the skills can be shared between the Qi Palaces.

In other words, each of Xiao Yuan's Qi Palaces is equivalent to possessing the Qingmu Qi Palace's earth-level advanced thunder-attribute skills.

At this point, his need for martial arts was greatly reduced, and all he needed were some handy fighting skills.

With the support of the advanced earth-level skills, the reserves of fighting spirit in the Black Water Qi Palace naturally increased, and its quality also improved. In addition, this time the Black Water Qi Palace was strengthened, so by chance, the Xuanbing fighting spirit within it showed some phenomena as if it had evolved.

Therefore, the black ice fighting spirit on Xiao Yuan's body will condense deeper and deeper.

This also means that his Xuanbing Dou Qi is becoming more and more pure. Although he has just entered the Dou Wang realm, the purity of his Xuanbing Dou Qi is already on par with that of Hai Bodong, who is at the Dou Huang level.

Click!

Accompanied by a crisp sound of ice cracking, Su Qian, who had thought that he would return empty-handed again today, suddenly turned his gaze to the black ice sculpture.

I saw cracks appearing one after another on the ice sculpture.

With the appearance of these cracks, the already powerful aura became even stronger.

When the cracks covered the entire ice sculpture, Su Qian's pupils shrank, and he subconsciously formed seals with both hands and shouted:
"Space blockade!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the power of space, under Su Qian's control, surrounded Xiao Yuan and set up a barrier.

Just as the two elders behind him saw this scene and were still feeling a little confused, the ice layer in the barrier suddenly exploded, and a powerful aura burst out, shooting out from the crown of the white-clothed figure, but was blocked by the space blockade.

After the black ice layer exploded, it turned into thick black ice fog. Under the blockade of space, it looked like a huge inverted sea bowl.

The next moment, the black fog seemed to be attracted and rolled back to the center.

Then, the familiar young man in white appeared in front of Su Qian and the two elders behind him.

"Great elder, two elders!"

Xiao Yuan stood up from the ground and greeted with a smile.

"This is the first time I've seen such a big scene when someone advances to Dou Wang. I'm afraid that some people who advance to Dou Huang don't necessarily need me to use space blockade to cover up the movement."

Su Qian stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Great Elder!" Xiao Yuan smiled and bowed, then looked at the other two elders and said gratefully, "Thank you also for your protection these days."

Although Xiao Yuan has been immersed in cultivation these days, he is still able to sense the situation in the outside world. During the time he was cultivating, these two elders almost never left his side and kept guarding here.

"Elder Xiao is such a gifted man that he really makes us two ashamed! We may even need Elder Xiao's support in the future, so there is no need to say more polite words!"

The two elders also nodded with a smile.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan was speechless. He didn't expect that after just being promoted to Dou Wang, he already experienced the feeling of being respected as a strong man. It was really great!
"Xiao Yuan, what are your plans next?"

Elder Su Qian asked with a smile.

"I definitely won't have the chance to improve in the short term, so I should go back and practice fighting skills and alchemy."

Xiao Yuan touched his chin and spoke slowly.

"Alchemy?"

Hearing this, even Su Qian's face showed a hint of surprise.

Can ice-attributed fighting spirit also be used to make medicine?

Xiao Yuan also realized that he seemed to have exposed something, so he quickly said: "Haha, the Great Elder also knows that I have a strange fire, so even if the fighting spirit attribute does not meet the stringent conditions of the alchemist, I can still try to refine some pills. In addition, my soul perception is also okay, so I can barely practice this alchemy technique."

Hearing this, the surprise on Su Qian's face turned into realization, but he still kindly reminded: "It's okay if you are interested in learning to refine medicine, but don't waste too much time on it, it's not worth it."

"Yes, I know, but I still want to learn some simple pills. I can make them myself if I need them in the future. Don't worry, Great Elder. I will arrange my own practice time."

Xiao Yuan smiled and nodded.

"Well, you know it yourself."

The Great Elder nodded upon hearing this and said no more.

"Come on, I'll take you up there."

After saying that, the Great Elder put his hand on Xiao Yuan's shoulder again, and then the two of them disappeared on the spot.

The two elders also hid in the darkness nearby, and this floor returned to its former tranquility.

"This is the sealing method, a lesson that the elders must learn. It is used to seal the Fallen Heart Flame. You should learn it as soon as possible. You may need it when the time comes."

Outside the tower, the great elder handed a black scroll to Xiao Yuan.

"Okay, I will." Xiao Yuan put away the scroll and nodded.

"Well, go ahead. I will temporarily block the news of your advancement, but you should not participate in the Strongest Ranking Competition. Judging from your aura just now, I'm afraid your strength is even stronger than that little girl Zi Yan. Such talent is really something that even I envy."

Su Qian waved his hand and sighed.

"haha ok."

Xiao Yuan nodded when he heard this, and then with a flash of green lightning under his feet, his figure appeared a hundred meters away.

“Terrible speed.”

Su Qian looked at the afterimage that was gradually disappearing in front of him and sighed. Then, his figure also slowly disappeared.

On the other side, Xiao Yuan returned to the pavilion and pushed the door open. A white shadow suddenly flashed in front of him, which startled him. However, his soul perception quickly determined the identity of the person, so he stopped where he was.

Zi Yan was looking at Xiao Yuan at the door with anticipation, her big black eyes filled with greed.

"Hey, Zi Yan, why are you here?"

Putting his heart at ease, Xiao Yuan coughed dryly, rubbed Zi Yan's little head with a smile, then slipped sideways into the room. When he entered the room, he found Xun'er, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu and others were there. At this time, the three of them were looking at him with strange eyes.

"I ate all the pills you made for me."

Zi Yan followed Xiao Yuan closely like a follower, her little face slightly red as she spoke a little embarrassedly.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but wipe off a cold sweat. This little girl was indeed a monster. She could eat all the pills with such wild medicinal properties so quickly. Based on Xiao Yuan's understanding of her, he was probably eating those pills as candies.

Walking quickly into the hall, I saw Xiao Yu coming up and whispering, "Who is this little girl? This morning she suddenly came to our Lionheart Club and said she was looking for you. When she heard that you were not here, she just sat here and refused to leave. Her face was so cold that it was scary. She is a child, so we can't force her."

Xiao Yuan nodded slightly and said with a wry smile: "Fortunately you didn't force it, otherwise, this building would have to be demolished."

"Huh?" After hearing Xiao Yuan's words, Xiao Yu looked in surprise at the little girl whose face had been cold but had thawed since Xiao Yuan appeared. How could such a cute little girl be so violent?

"Although this little girl is young, she seems to have extremely powerful energy in her body. If she really fights, there are really few people here who can handle her."

Xun'er next to her was not too surprised. After hearing her words, she seemed to have a vague sense of Zi Yan's strength.

"Haha, after all, this little girl is number one on the power list."

Xiao Yuan's words made Xiao Yan, Xun'er and Xiao Yu's eyes widen.

"crack, clap"

Just after Xiao Yuan sat down, a rustling sound suddenly occurred. Xiao Yuan looked over in confusion, only to see a pile of medicinal herbs on the table in front of him. Next to the table, Zi Yan was putting a storage ring on her little finger.

Then, she looked at Xiao Yuan with her big black eyes full of expectation, and said in a childish voice: "You said that I can come to you after I finish taking the pills."

After glancing for a while, Xiao Yuan picked up a root of medicinal herb, looked it up and down, and couldn't help but sigh. He recognized this thing. It was a rare medicinal herb called "Fire Spirit Root". The rich fire energy contained in it was so exciting that even he couldn't help but be excited.

"Are you going to cause trouble in the medicine storehouse again?"

Xiao Yuan shook his head and asked helplessly.

"Nonsense, I found this medicinal material myself in the mountains. I already have a special sense of these heaven and earth spiritual creatures, so I didn't steal it from that old guy." Hearing this, Ziyan's big black eyes suddenly bulged, said angrily.

"Special induction?"

Xiao Yuan's eyes lit up slightly. He had forgotten that this little guy was actually a humanoid self-propelled treasure-hunting radar!

"Can you sense the medicinal materials buried deep in the ground?" Xun'er asked in surprise.

Zi Yan glanced at Xun'er. For some reason, she always felt a little wary of this beautiful sister. Therefore, she did not seem cold when she spoke:
"Humph, of course I know where the spiritual medicines are in the deep mountains of this inner courtyard, but most of them are guarded by powerful magical beasts, such as the Snow Demon Sky Ape in the valley. It must be guarding good things, but I was beaten back by it several times. Later, I met a woman with silver hair in the inner courtyard. I liked her, so I told her what the Snow Demon Sky Ape was guarding. But by coincidence, Xiao Yuan got it in the end!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan on the side was also quite shocked, and when he looked at Zi Yan, there was a little more respect in his eyes.

"Okay, just give the herbs to me. When I'm not around, you can also look for my brother Xiao Yan. His alchemy skills are much better than mine."

Xiao Yuan put away the herbs, pointed at Xiao Yan and said with a smile.

"No, I can sense that the pills you made have some different flavors. Besides, I came to you this time for something else!"

Zi Yan shook her head, then spoke a little embarrassedly.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"I found another medicinal herb that looks delicious, but I can't defeat the monster guarding it. You come with me!"

Zi Yan rubbed her hands and said with her head tilted.

"Okay, but you have to agree to one condition."

Xiao Yuan nodded and said with a smile.

"Say!"

When Zi Yan heard Xiao Yuan's agreement, visible joy appeared on her face and she said happily.

"In the future, as long as you have finished eating the pills, I can put aside everything and help you refine them as soon as possible. If you need me to help you snatch herbs, that's no problem." Xiao Yuan said with a smile, "But in exchange, if I need to go to the mountains to look for herbs, you have to follow me."

As an alchemist, his desire for rare medicinal materials is simply more than anything else, and Zi Yan's talent for treasure hunting is undoubtedly of great appeal to him.

“I think it’s totally possible!”

Frowning, Zi Yan thought for a long time, then nodded carefully like a little adult.

"But let me tell you first. I will only take you to find herbs. If you encounter a monster guarding the herbs, you will have to deal with it yourself. Of course, if you really want me to help you, I will do that, but I will have to pay you."

Zi Yan then added.

"You really don't want to suffer any loss!" Hearing this, Xiao Yuan shook his head with a bitter smile, and then said, "How about this, I will refine the elixir for you today, and we will set off tomorrow."

"no problem!"

Zi Yan nodded her little head up and down and responded in a cheerful tone.

(End of this chapter)