"This is something I've deduced myself. In theory, there are absolutely no problems with it..."
Yan Qingshan's eyes were filled with a blue light, and countless streams of information crossed over. Using the powerful analytical capabilities of the Dawn AI, he had designed an extremely detailed and continuous cultivation and advancement plan for himself.
After the Demon Poison Spot was imprinted on him at Black Mountain Fortress, he specifically tried to deduce multiple plans. He had also reviewed various spoils of war, including the Sky Bird Nine Flying Wings from the Golden Goose Sect and the Three Beasts Savage Skill from the Mulan Empire, all of which were excellent trump cards.
Yan Qingshan had already successfully refined the Sky Bird Nine Flying Wings. Now, it was time for the Three Beasts Savage Skill. He wouldn't change his main cultivation method, but the secret techniques within it, especially the one that allowed him to transform into a beast form, were perfect for enhancing the power of his Dragon Transformation Dao.
"I'm going to start..."
Zi Yan carefully studied the secret technique that Yan Qingshan had left on the scroll. She then bit her finger and came to stand in front of him. Her purple-glowing finger was as clear as jade, and a drop of purple blood radiated a mysterious halo that lingered.
"Alright!"
Yan Qingshan stood firmly and nodded softly. Zi Yan went behind him, her jade-like finger glowing with a purple light as she poked his lower-left back. She began to channel her Dou Qi from his back.
Lines of purple light formed on Yan Qingshan's body. Zi Yan slowly flew from behind him, diagonally over his right shoulder. Her fingers moved constantly, gesturing in front of him. Lines of purple runes flowed from her fingertips, and purple dragon blood was imprinted on his body, intertwining to form a dragon coiling over his shoulder.
"That's enough!"
When Zi Yan drew the final stroke, her face was a little pale. Yan Qingshan spoke at this moment, opening his closed eyes again. His body's Dou Qi circulated, and wisps of verdant divine light illuminated him.
Under the illumination of the verdant divine light, the lines of purple light began to reveal a purple dragon pattern. This dragon pattern was so lifelike that it seemed to be alive.
Boom...
A flash of lightning shot across the sky. Just as a bolt was about to strike Yan Qingshan, the bright-silver, bird-like Roc Demon Puppet blocked it in mid-air. It shattered the falling silver lightning with a single punch. The majority of the scattered lightning power was absorbed by it, while a small portion was dispersed and then drawn in by Yan Qingshan's dragon pattern.
Zzt, zzt~~~
The power of the lightning was absorbed by Yan Qingshan's dragon pattern. The previously somewhat static pattern seemed to come alive, as if it could move.
"The dragon and phoenix sing together. Now is the time."
The light on Yan Qingshan's storage ring flashed, and a jade-like bone wing appeared in his palm. A look of disgust appeared on Zi Yan's face as she stepped back. As he dripped his blood onto the bone wing, it transformed into a ray of light and entered his body.
A searing pain flared in Yan Qingshan's shoulders, and a pair of light-purple wings flew out from his body. The Purple Cloud Wings were no match for the more domineering Heaven Demon Phoenix Wings and were directly expelled.
With a whoosh, the wide bone wings, shimmering with a jade-like light, shot out from his back. The bone wings slowly flapped, and the wind and fire-attribute energies of the world became extremely sensitive.
"And there's this! The Dou Venerate-level Demon Phoenix Blood Essence. Don't disappoint me."
Yan Qingshan took out another jade bottle. A crimson-green blood essence was drawn out. The Blood Essence of an eighth-tier Heaven Demon Phoenix—this was a treasure that even Dou Ancestor experts would fight over.
Gulp!
Yan Qingshan wrapped the blood essence in his Green Lotus Core Flame and directly swallowed it. The crimson and green colors intertwined on his body, and a powerful energy rapidly spread out.
Yan Qingshan's body felt a bit bloated, but fortunately, he also had a flight Dou Technique made from the Demon Phoenix Wings. Streams of visible crimson-green energy flowed rapidly along Yan Qingshan's skin, shooting into the pair of bone wings on his back.
As the streams of crimson-green energy were poured into the bone wings, a strange sight emerged. The translucent, jade-like bone wings began to slowly extend.
Furthermore, strange crimson-green patterns quietly spread across the bare bone wings, looking like countless tiny blood vessels.
The crimson-green energy directly caused the bone wings to expand by nearly double. And the dense crimson-green patterns gave the pair of bone wings a sense of mystery.
Whoosh~~~
The bone wings gently vibrated, and a low sonic boom immediately resounded. A gust of wind also spread out from the vibration of the wings.
"Aaaahhhh~~~"
Yan Qingshan roared to the heavens. The roar echoed, and faintly, there was a mix of dragon and phoenix cries that shook the soul. A powerful pressure enveloped the surroundings. The cries of the dragon and phoenix and the intertwined auras created a powerful Dou Qi fluctuation that instantly filled the entire area.
"Now is the time..."
Yan Qingshan suddenly let out a low cry. The numerous magical beasts seemed to find the source of the command. Each magical beast, at least fifth-tier, sent out a drop of their blood. Powerful auras condensed and rose one after another, constantly gathering around the dragon and phoenix forms in the middle.
With the myriad beasts paying homage, the auras of the magical beasts seemed to become a single entity, constantly pressuring the two foreign auras within Yan Qingshan's body and fusing them together. Crimson-green and purple-green halos intertwined on Yan Qingshan's body.
On the side opposite the purple-hued, verdant dragon pattern on his left body, a pattern resembling a phoenix, woven from crimson-green lines, began to take shape on his other shoulder as he absorbed a drop of demon phoenix blood essence.
Yan Qingshan's aura continuously transformed, rapidly breaking through the five-star Dou Emperor level. The Demon Poison Spot was refined again, Zi Yan's dragon blood tattoo, a drop of demon phoenix blood essence, and the refining of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Wings—under the combined effect of these factors, his cultivation was soaring almost uncontrollably.
"Peak of Six-star Dou Emperor!"
Yan Qingshan breaking through to five-star Dou Emperor was not the end. Under the effect of the abundant energy in his body, he also broke through to six-star Dou Emperor and reached the peak of the six-star level, just half a step away from seven-star Dou Emperor.
However, he managed to stabilize his cultivation. He was mainly afraid of progressing too fast. Advancing four stars in less than three months was no longer fast; it was like rocketing into the heavens.
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Jia Nan City, Outer Academy student housing district. Xiao Xun'er's delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed as she looked outside the door. She hadn't expected her actions this time to attract the attention of her clan, who had sent this group of people, supposedly for "protection."
Outside Xiao Xun'er's residence, a dozen powerful magical beasts stood in the courtyard. They were completely black, with a single, long silver horn on their heads that was over a foot long. The horns were covered in strange patterns, and a faint sound of wind and thunder emanated from their wide, flapping four wings.
These magical beasts, with their extremely ferocious aura, were a type of flying beast used for combat. Only powerful factions had the means to raise and tame them.
Beside each of these ten Four-winged Unicorn Beasts, a person stood. They were all dressed in purple-black robes, expressionless. Their gazes, when they shifted, were like sharp knife blades, sending a chill through one's body.
The aura of almost every one of these ten figures was like a deep pool of water. Each of them was no less powerful than an elder of the inner or outer academy.
"Commander Ling Quan, it seems the person is here."
This group of young people was talking in low whispers. One of them, a young man of about twenty-one or twenty-two, was slightly surrounded by the others. He had a very handsome appearance and a calm demeanor in his purple-black robe. He looked toward the left side of the courtyard when he heard the words.
A figure appeared in their line of sight. He was a young man who wasn't particularly handsome but was very clean and pleasant to look at. As he approached, something that surprised them happened: their Four-winged Unicorn Beasts became restless.
When Yan Qingshan was about ten meters from Xiao Xun'er's residence, the man named Commander Ling Quan darted in front of him.
At the same time, the other nine figures moved in unison, landing behind Ling Quan. Their gazes, like sharp daggers, were fixed firmly on Yan Qingshan.
Yan Qingshan stopped and looked at the people blocking his way. He smiled brightly, and his voice carried to them, "Junior Xiao Xun'er, I'm here to keep our appointment, but it seems your family servants don't have very good manners!"
"I apologize, Senior Yan. Some people in my clan don't know the rules. It's my fault."
Yan Qingshan's words caused the faces of Ling Quan and the other nine to change slightly. Just as they were about to react, Xiao Xun'er's pleasant voice came from behind them. The two of them, in perfect sync, had already defined the situation. This made it impossible for the others to react as they wished.
Xiao Xun'er slowly walked up behind Ling Quan and the others and bowed to Yan Qingshan in apology. The other people around Ling Quan quickly moved away, not daring to block Xiao Xun'er's path as she performed the bow.
"Do you have the item I wanted?"
Yan Qingshan glanced sideways at the group of powerful experts, all of whom were at least at the Dou King level with ferocious auras. In his eyes, however, most of these people were just showy without substance.
These young geniuses of the Gu Clan could only advance so quickly due to their bloodline and resources. Their Dou Qi wasn't necessarily unstable, but their control over their power was nothing special.
Moreover, those who relied on their bloodline would find their cultivation stagnate once their bloodline was developed to its peak. Compared to those who reached the same level step by step through cultivation, their future was almost set in stone.
However, compared to most experts, they were still incredibly fortunate. As long as their bloodline was of a high enough grade, they could advance to Dou Venerate and even Dou Saint quickly, and they would truly be young when they did.
"Ling Quan, where is the item?"
After hearing Yan Qingshan's words, Xiao Xun'er turned to Commander Ling Quan. Her faint voice carried a hint of displeasure. She was actually quite unhappy that the clan had sent people without her permission, not to mention that this Ling Quan, who was supposedly one of the outstanding youths in the clan, didn't seem to listen to her commands.
"Miss!"
Ling Quan looked up in astonishment. He clearly hadn't expected the supposedly gentle miss to be so rude in front of an outsider. However, he ultimately knew that he couldn't let her lose face in front of an outsider. Silently, he took a shiny black scroll from his storage ring.