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"Alright, I agree," they both answered in unison.
Amon's smile deepened, but it was hidden, so no one saw it.
He snapped his fingers, and a jade box, a bottle, and a skeleton appeared before him.
The jade box contained a ninth grade golden pill for bone and blood regeneration, which Amon had refined using the Ascension Refining Technique, sacrificing a One-Star Dou Saint Amon.
The bottle shimmered with specks of starlight; this was a Sealed Artifact, and inside it contained monster beast essence blood… from a ninth-tier Worm of Spirit.
The skeleton was a Dou Saint-level Amon, who had activated the "Combined Dragon Secret Technique" and merged with a human corpse, roughly at the Five Star Dou Saint level.
Under Amon's deliberate control, the merged form leaned more towards human, and the appearance was also that of this human, only slightly altered…
This was a new fusion technique he had explored, which could exploit the versatile characteristics of the Worm of Spirit to minimize the racial influence of the Worm of Spirit to the greatest extent, allowing the fusion result to lean towards the other party.
Feeling the subtle yet powerful energy fluctuations from the corpse, Yao Chen's face couldn't help but show a hint of excitement.
With materials of this caliber for resurrection, he truly had a great chance of entering the Dou Saint level! His alchemy could also break through its former limits and reach the heights he had painstakingly pursued in the past!
"Hmm, you can start now. I'll help guard you. If anything unexpected happens, perhaps I can also help," Amon said, with no intention of leaving, and stepped aside.
"This…" Xiao Yan's face showed a hint of hesitation. This concerned Yao Chen's resurrection, so he couldn't help but be cautious. And this black-robed person had appeared suddenly. Although their previous conversation was pleasant, this couldn't hide the fact that the other party was very suspicious.
"It's fine, let Senior help guard us," Yao Chen's illusory soul body, however, smiled faintly.
If a person who could produce a Dou Saint corpse wanted to harm them, even gathering the entire Starcloud Pavilion's strength would be unable to stop him.
It would be better to be open and believe that the other party came with good intentions. Perhaps when he is resurrected later, the other party could even lend a hand.
Xiao Yan nodded and began to refine a body for Yao Chen.
He held a wisp of Yao Chen's separated soul power, infused it into the Dou Saint skeleton, and then sprinkled the monster beast essence blood from the bottle onto the skeleton.
As the essence blood touched the corpse, bursts of white smoke immediately erupted, with continuous sizzling sounds.
Xiao Yan immediately used his Heavenly Flames to roast it, in order to make the blood completely integrate into the corpse. This was also the most special step of this resurrection secret method.
The roasting of the three Heavenly Flames could cause a miraculous reaction in the corpse, burning away some of the original owner's imprints within it, allowing it to perfectly fit the new soul body after the soul integrated.
However, in this most crucial first step, Xiao Yan encountered trouble. With his Dou Ancestor strength, trying to roast Dou Saint-level materials was simply too strenuous; after roasting for half a day, there was no progress at all.
Cold sweat dripped from Xiao Yan's forehead, and he couldn't help but say regretfully, "Teacher, I'm sorry, my cultivation is not enough to handle such materials."
Just then, a vast, seemingly endless Dou Qi poured into his Heavenly Flames, causing the power of the Heavenly Flames to suddenly increase.
"I'll help you," Amon said with a light chuckle.
"Thank you, Senior." Seeing this, Xiao Yan's doubts about the black-robed, masked Amon completely vanished, and gratitude appeared in his eyes.
After a full day of integration, the power of the monster beast essence blood finally seeped into the corpse. The entire corpse also quietly underwent a change; the facial features became blurred, leaving only an abstract human form.
Yao Chen seized the opportunity, swallowed the pill, and quickly integrated into the skeleton.
As he entered, the originally calm skeleton trembled violently, and its tightly closed eyes suddenly opened. In the empty pupils, light seemed to converge.
A strange power permeated the air, and the originally damaged corpse began to slowly repair under the medicinal power of the bone and blood regenerating pill.
Xiao Yan continued to control the Heavenly Flames. With Amon's Dou Qi infusion, the power of the Heavenly Flames had reached an extremely terrifying level. Even with Qing Meng's assistance, it was still extremely strenuous for Xiao Yan at this time to control it.
The original flesh and blood were completely incinerated, and the newly grown flesh and blood were immediately incinerated as well. However, the medicinal power of the bone and blood regenerating pill continued to work, and the flesh and blood quickly grew back after being burned to ashes.
Growth, incineration, growth, incineration… This cycle repeated continuously. In this tug-of-war, the speed of flesh and blood growth became faster and faster, finally surpassing the speed of incineration.
A day later, under Xiao Yan's surprised gaze, the granulation tissue rapidly wriggled, quickly filling the entire skeleton. Meridians, blood vessels, muscles, skin, etc., all formed one by one.
Amon withdrew his hand. The stage where he needed to provide Dou Qi support had passed. The subsequent matters did not require his involvement.
"I've done what I can. Goodbye for now. I hope that when we meet again, you'll already be capable of refining ninth grade golden pills," Amon smiled, and his figure suddenly vanished.
So he stayed to observe because he was worried that my Dou Qi wouldn't be enough to temper the corpse? Xiao Yan silently noted this favor in his heart.
Yao Chen was still in the process of fusion, sitting motionless on the stone platform. Xiao Yan silently guarded him from the side.
He entered a cultivation state at a further distance. Although the Dou Qi was mainly provided by Amon, such a long period of intense concentration was also a considerable drain on him, especially the immense mental burden.
Days passed, and finally, two months later, a terrifying pressure permeated from the stone tower in the back mountain of Starcloud Pavilion.
This aura was vast and mighty, heavy and majestic, as if it filled the entire World.
Feng Xian and Little Fairy Doctor, who were guarding at the foot of the mountain, only felt their bodies sink, and a hint of shock appeared in their eyes.
Is this Venerable Yao's aura? How can it be so strong? Little Fairy Doctor was extremely puzzled.
Feng Xian's eyes widened. This was a suffocating pressure that even he felt oppressive, definitely not something a Dou Venerate could possess!
Yao Chen, this guy, turned misfortune into a blessing and advanced to Half-Saint? Feng Xian's knowledge was also limited; he knew very little about the Saints who stood at the peak of the Dou Qi Continent, so he couldn't quite determine Yao Chen's current realm.
Xiao Yan turned his head in surprise to look at Yao Chen. The originally blurred human form had regrown its facial features, and the constantly fluctuating energy had also stabilized.
An old man with white hair, draped in a plain white robe formed from Dou Qi, was looking at him with a benevolent expression.
"Teacher, you've been resurrected?"
"Yes, thanks to you, I've even made further progress. The current me is much stronger than I was at my peak in the past," Yao Chen replied with a smile.
"Teacher, what realm are you in now?" Xiao Yan asked.
"Me… Four-Star Dou Saint early stage, I suppose," Yao Chen responded after carefully sensing his own state.
"Four-Star… Dou Saint?" Xiao Yan gasped, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha, I also have a Dou Saint master now. From now on, if I cause trouble outside, I'll just report your name, Teacher, and see who dares to chase me down."
Yao Chen knew that Xiao Yan was teasing him, and it was only in front of him that he would occasionally show such childishness.
After they both calmed down, Yao Chen said seriously, "What do you think is the origin of that Senior from before?"
Xiao Yan rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought. After a long while, he slowly said:
"It shouldn't be the Soul Clan. Even if their clan leader, Soul Emperor, did show signs of wanting to recruit me before, they shouldn't have paid such a high price when my attitude wasn't yet clear.
"Nor is it the Gu Clan. The Gu Clan has no need to be secretive; they could openly invite you, Teacher, to become an honored guest of their clan.
"I'm afraid it's the true Xiao Clan, as Uncle Gu and Soul Emperor mentioned, who have been hidden behind the scenes for a thousand years… They have sufficient reasons to show us goodwill, and also sufficient reasons to hide their identities.
"Additionally, helping me and Teacher grow strong might not just be for the promise made just now… A stronger us will inevitably attract more targets from the Soul Hall… This will make their covert activities more convenient."
Yao Chen nodded: "It's similar to what I thought."
"Teacher, do you want to announce your advancement to Dou Saint?" Xiao Yan asked.
Yao Chen smiled and said, "Announce it. There's nothing to hide. If you want to grow stronger, having such a title, I think it will be easier to acquire some rare items that could help you.
"In the past, besides my knowledge, I couldn't give you much, so you had to fight and strive for yourself… Now, I will provide you with cultivation conditions no less than those of the core members of those ancient clans…
"You can cultivate with peace of mind. For external assistance, I will find a way for you."
"No, Teacher, you've already done enough for me. If not for you, there would be no Xiao Yan today," Xiao Yan said solemnly.
Yao Chen shook his head slightly: "Don't refuse. This is what I should do. What I gave Han Feng back then was also the best I could give him under the circumstances… It's a pity… Alas…
"If I treated him that way, I certainly cannot shortchange you! And, don't forget, you still have a challenge with that person from the Gu Clan!
"Your enemy is that one from the Soul Clan… If you don't grow up quickly, do you want Xun Er to wait for you for a hundred years?"
Xiao Yan silently nodded slightly. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke: "Teacher, there's also Xiao Meng's matter…"
"Don't worry about that. Feng Xian is investigating secretly. This matter shouldn't be done with great fanfare, lest the Soul Hall discover our intentions…" Yao Chen immediately replied.
He paused, then continued, "You also don't need to worry about the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's demon core that Little Fairy Doctor needs. I will release a message, offering an eighth-grade pill as a reward for it. I don't think it will be difficult to obtain."
The news of Venerable Yao's return and his becoming a Medicine Saint was not deliberately concealed and quickly spread throughout the Central Plains.
Various visitors flocked in, and Starcloud Pavilion became immensely popular for a time.
At Yao Chen's instruction, Feng Xian recruited many Dou Venerate-level guest Elders to prepare for confrontation with the Soul Hall.
Although many people were deterred upon hearing about becoming enemies with the Soul Hall, many who were not afraid of the Soul Hall remained.
Starcloud Pavilion broke away from the scope of the Four Pavilions and instantly became a super force second only to the Dan Tower and the Soul Hall.
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