These days I'll focus on adjusting my state. Don't rush to break through.
If you waste this Qi Gathering Pill, don't expect me to give you another."
Xiao Yan smiled lightly and said nothing more. With Xiao Yu's hesitant gaze on him, he closed the door with a decisive click.
"You!"
Seeing Xiao Yan shut the door so abruptly, Xiao Yu could only glare, stamp her foot in resignation, and turn back to her chambers.
Yet, holding the delicate jade box in her hands, her heart felt a mixture of excitement and warmth. Thinking of Xiao Yan's refined face, her cheeks tinged with pink, she whispered softly: "Little brat… thank you."
Watching the tall figure disappear into the distance, Xiao Yan shook his head with a smile before turning his gaze to the third-grade Medicine Cauldron before him.
It was clear now.....the clan truly valued him. They had poured a huge sum into his cultivation, nearly all of their available funds, purchasing the cauldron and medicine to provide him with the best refining conditions.
Yet they did not know that Xiao Yan this time did not need vast amounts of ingredients to cultivate his refining art.
Looking at the finely carved three-legged cauldron, Xiao Yan couldn't help but turn his head slightly.
"The quality of this cauldron is too poor."
"Once I settle the clan matters, I'll head to the Black Horn Domain to make a move, and get the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron and the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng."
With the experience of his past life, Xiao Yan had no need for unnecessary trials. What he needed most now was to accumulate energy to restore his strength quickly.
Setting aside distractions, Xiao Yan exhaled softly. Looking at the cauldron, he turned his palm upward, letting a wisp of pale white flame emerge from his fingertips.
With a flick, the flame shot into the cauldron. As Dou Qi poured in, pale white flames filled the vessel.
What Xiao Yan refined now was only a fragment of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's essence—a child flame of it.
Although his Flame God Art could amplify this child flame to nearly the power of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame itself, his three-star Dou Zhe level could not sustain it long.
Fortunately, his mastery over flame control allowed him to adjust output at will.
As the flame spread, Xiao Yan began adding herbs into the cauldron one by one.
At that moment, Medicine Elder, who had been cultivating his soul power in the mountains, finally appeared.
Thanks to the three secret techniques Xiao Yan had imparted, Medicine Elder's soul power had been recovering steadily without rare treasures. His body was now stronger than before.
Still, no matter how good the technique, recovery took time. According to their estimates, it would take until before the new year for Medicine Elder's soul power to reach Dou Huang level, and about half a year to return to Dou Zong level.
Even so, Xiao Yan was satisfied. With the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's aid, Medicine Elder's recovery to Dou Zong would be more than enough for the northwest continent.
Watching Xiao Yan calmly place herbs into the cauldron, Medicine Elder nodded in approval. The pale flames danced like spirits, finally separating the refined medicine into jade bottles.
By now, Medicine Elder fully trusted Xiao Yan. Otherwise, such refined skill could never come from a twelve-year-old boy.
For several days, Xiao Yan stayed quietly in his chamber refining medicine. Each session lasted until his Dou Qi was exhausted, after which he absorbed energy from heaven and earth to replenish it.
Only when his soul power was nearly drained would he rest briefly on his bed.
Through tireless refining, Xiao Yan's Dou Qi reached four-star Dou Zhe level ahead of schedule.
On the third day after the breakthrough, Xiao Yan had refined all ingredients into bottles of first-grade pills: Blood Condensing Powder, Rejuvenation Powder, Power Storage Pills.
These were ordinary first-grade pills, but in large quantities—about a thousand bottles each. This would supply the Xiao Clan for quite some time.
Yet he secretly kept half of them in his ring—not out of stinginess, but because such high output from a first-grade refiner would draw too much attention.
He planned to have Ya Fei sell this portion to other cities.
As the year-end approached, Utan City was blanketed in heavy snow.
Xiao Yan sat with Xiao Zhan and several elders in a warm room, sipping steaming butter tea with smiles.
"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve."
Looking out at the falling snow, Xiao Zhan smiled with a hint of ambition.
"After this snow, the Xiao Clan will rise at an unimaginable pace!"
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