But he didn't get disappointed. As Alchemy was not a matter of night. It takes years and years of experience and practise to refine pills. And this was the first night that he started. So obviously he can't get success in a night.
Seeing the huge crack on the cauldron, he held his head. Because even a small cauldron is very costly.
He was planning to buy a new one, but money was the problem.
Suddenly, he realised that he got hundreds of thousands of gold coins in Liu Xi's ring. And a crocked smile creeped on his face.
"Hehe... how can I forget about that much money."
.....
At afternoon...
Xiao Ning was in his room, casually taking bath in the bathtub.
When suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and said from the bathtub, "Who is it?"
"Me... big brother Xiao Ning... it is me, Xiao Shi!!" From outside the roo., Xiao Shi shouted.
"Umm... come in." Xiao Ning just said casually.
Hearing the response, Xiao Shi entered the room to find out that Xiao Ning was taking a bath.
"Uhh... big brother, I.." Xiao Shi was a little ashamed upon finding himself in this situation.
"Just spit it out, why are you here and don't act like a shy girl... cause you are not." Remarked Xiao Ning as he truly hated nonsense.
"Hehe... big brother, you know there is a big news!!" Laughing sheepishly, he exclaimed the news.
"Big news?" Xiao Ning asked with narrowed eyes.
"Yes... that Liu Xi, he is dead!" He said with a serious expression.
"Oh..." Xiao Ning looked barely surprised. 'As expected... they both are really mad. They killed him, huh?
Good! Good! Very good! They are just as aggressive as I anticipated. I definitely should be on guard. Even though Xiao Yan will not stoop so low as to kill his own cousin for a heavenly flame, but he doesn't have very good relationship with me. And the temptation of heavenly flame is too much for anyone to ignore.
Especially the Yin-Yang twin flame, it is probably the best flame for Xiao Yan right now.
Even more so than Green lotus Flame, as it ranks lower than the Green lotus core flame. Which will make it easier for him to devour the flame.
Hehe.... I definitely can't leak this news. It is not appropriate, not without enough powers. I must always be on guard....' As he was deeply analysis the situation, he heard Xiao Shi speak with a little bit of resentment.
"Big brother, Xiao Ning... why you didn't tell me that you have become a Dou Practitioner and not only that, but a powerful one at that.
You managed to defeat 2, 5th star Dou Practitioner and 2, 6th star Dou Practitioner. This has caused a sensation throughout the Wu Tan City. "
"Huh! Really? Did it spread so fast?" Asked Xiao Ning with a raised eyebrow.
Xiao Ning didn't had any intention of hiding his power. His ideology doesn't allow him to be like a shadow in darkness, but instead a radiant sun, shinning thought the universe, igniting and illuminating all the corner of the universe.
In that radiant sun, either you resist it and perish along with it or bow and save your skin.
There is no third option. Either bow or vaporize.
"Are you kidding me? Who do you think have achieved this feat at such a young age.
In entire Wu Tan City except that bastard Xiao Yan... no one did it." In the last line, he said with some displeasure while cursing.
"Huh? Why are you cursing him? Does you have enmity with him?" Asked Xiao Ning.
"Umm... that! Well, it doesn't matter! I'm no match to him either way." He said with a disappointed and self mocking smile.
"Well... at least you have some sense. Currently, he is undefeatable. And for you boy, there is very high chance that your can't beat him in this lifetime!
It is harsh truth but it is reality. So you better accept it...." As Xiao Ning said this, he analysed Xiao Shi's facial expressions which was constantly changing.
"..... but since you are in my tent, I can tell you... that, in the race of life... he will lose." Xiao Ning finished his words.
A surprised expression appeared on xiao Shi's face. Not at all understanding the coded words of Xiao Ning. He was a little confused.
Soon, Xiao Ning got up from the tub, wore his cloths and said.
"If this is all you have to ask. Then leave, now. I'm going to train."
"Umm... wait..I..." Xiao Shi wanted to say something more, but even before he could say anything, he was kicked outside of the room by Xiao Ning.
After sending Xiao Shi off, Xiao Ning came back to his training place. That's on the back mountain of Xiao clan.
"Hmm... now I must learn that Di class technique. That could become my trump card in times of crisis.
Even Xiao Yan learned a Di class technique when he was only a mid-level Dou Practitioner. Then with my extremely stable foundation and greater strength, I don't believe, I can't." As he said it, he dived deep into his flame seal and started learning the only Di class technique left by his ancestor.
As he touched the 2nd last thing in the flame seal. An intense amount of information coursed through his veins into his brain.
In a grand spectacle, a man stood in the void, completely emotionless, in a large valley completely surrounded by volcanic mountain, flowing lava like river, his hand seals were completely changing.
Suddenly, the man eyes flashed with strange light. Huge amount of Dou Qi was being influenced by him in the surrounding. Almost all the energy within the area was being sucked by him.
All the energy from the surrounding took the shape of a dense red colour fiery hand. The hand was at least 20 feet tall. The hand in an instant took the posture a claw, hovering over the man like a halo.
The man looked calmly ahead and just hurled his hand lightly. The hand shook violently and then it shot forward at an astonishing speed.
As the claw moved forward, the hand skidded in the void leaving dense space cracks.
Soon the claw crashed into the mountain range ahead. With an earth shattering sound, entire place was filled with deep orange light.
Boom*
Huge waves of lava ran rampant like tides in sea.
Huge shockwave was released from the attack. The entire mountain range turn into plane field. Almost all the rocks were grounded in an instant.
Nothing was left, only some debris and small rock pieces along with a plane field, with lave flowing all around it.
On the mountain top...
Xiao Ning opened his eyes with a new light in them, he gulped and said, "Gulp... no wonder the techniques of Di class are so rare. It truly is not something that can't be underestimated.
Thank god... I at least got one! Now... now, this should be sufficient enough for me to grow."