Chapter 238: Is Big Brother a Demon?!
With the opening of a silver portal, Yao Yan stepped through and appeared within Starfall Pavilion. The so-called natural grand array was no obstacle for someone like Zhu Li, a semi-Saint level expert; it was as if it didn't exist.
"The talent of the Gu Void Dragon Clan in spatial abilities is truly terrifying..." Yao Yan thought to himself as he watched the silver portal slowly disappear.
However, after a brief moment, a faint smile appeared on his lips because the higher the Gu Void Dragon Clan's talent in space, the more benefits he would gain from the Three Dragon Kings in the future.
With the ability of the Hun Devouring Clan, his biggest concern wasn't talent.
"Shh~"
Just as Yao Yan stepped out of the spatial gate, two figures tore through the air and appeared in front of him in an instant. The visitors were none other than Feng Zun and Tian Huo Zun. Both of them looked at Yao Yan returning alone, their expressions filled with seriousness.
"Where is Xiao Yi Xian?" Tian Huo Zun was the first to ask.
"Xiao Yi Xian is undergoing her bloodline baptism, which will take three to five years, or perhaps even longer. So, I came back first," Yao Yan explained softly.
Upon hearing this, Tian Huo Zun let out a long breath. He had been worried about the little girl. After her resurrection, he hadn't had much contact with others, and the few people he had bonds with, Xiao Yi Xian was undoubtedly one of them. He really liked that mischievous little girl.
"…Your strength?"
While Tian Huo Zun was concerned about Xiao Yi Xian, Feng Zun was staring at Yao Yan with a look of astonishment. In just half a month, his aura had grown significantly. The speed at which his strength increased was almost unbelievable. Which Dou Zong had ever made breakthroughs daily like this?
"Good luck, I benefited from Xiao Yi Xian's presence and accidentally broke through to Nine-Star Dou Zong," Yao Yan said with a slight smile.
At this point, he could be considered half a Dou Zun. The Dragon Phoenix Pool contained an immense amount of spatial power, almost like the essence of the Gu Void Dragon Clan's bloodline, cleansing his body. During the process of the evil energy devouring them, the spatial power fused with his Dou Qi, enhancing his understanding and control of spatial forces.
Unfortunately, the energy in the Dragon Phoenix Pool was too nourishing for the evil energy, and its growth had exceeded Yao Yan's control. It had even begun to interfere with his soul.
This was something Yao Yan couldn't tolerate.
"This can't be explained by just good luck..." Feng Zun muttered in amazement, eyeing Yao Yan. He suspected that Yao Yan might break the record for the youngest Dou Zun in Zhongzhou. A Dou Zun in their twenties was already terrifying to think about. Not to mention, this guy was also an advanced eight-star alchemist, certified by the Alchemist Tower.
This kind of talent, even among the imperial families, would be hard to find.
"Heh~ This kid is a monster. There's no need to take him seriously... Let's go, the game we were playing earlier isn't finished yet!"
In contrast to Feng Zun's shock, Tian Huo Zun had already gotten used to it. With a smile, he pulled Feng Zun away, flying toward the back mountain. They hadn't finished their game yet.
Yao Yan watched them leave, then turned and flew toward the back mountain on his own. He planned to refine another Yin-Yang Dragon Phoenix Pill. Though the essence blood of the Gu Heavenly Phoenix was no longer available, the Gu Void Dragon Clan had plenty of Heavenly Demon Phoenix magic cores. Before leaving, Zhu Li had directly gifted him a Heavenly Demon Phoenix magic core.
According to Zhu Li, this magic core came from a Heavenly Demon Phoenix at the Three-Star Dou Zong level, which he had hunted during his youth as part of his food supply.
Because the magic core didn't have a good taste, it was left behind.
Back at the Star Tower in the back mountain.
After Yao Yan entered, he took out a cyan-red magic core from his space ring. It was smooth and round, resembling a bright gem. Upon closer inspection, one could see that the gem contained an overwhelming amount of energy. Faintly, one could even hear the sounds of wind and thunder emanating from it.
"Food supply... Looks like it really was used as food. Otherwise, with the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's personality, how could it have kept such an intact magic core before dying..." Yao Yan thought to himself as he looked at the magic core.
It was just like the desiccated corpse he had previously obtained. Its magic core had fused with its blood and flesh, making it impossible to extract a complete magic core. Even if refined, only fragmented pieces would remain. To obtain a perfect Heavenly Demon Phoenix magic core, one had to kill it before it could react.
"Such a pity~" Yao Yan sighed. Compared to this magic core, he wanted a drop of the Gu Heavenly Phoenix's essence blood more. Unfortunately, there was none left on East Dragon Island. According to Zhu Li, the other Three Dragon Kings might have a drop or two. This item, passed down from Gu times, had already become extinct.
The so-called Heavenly Demon Phoenix was merely a bloodline-deficient descendant, unable to refine pure Gu Heavenly Phoenix bloodline.
However, Yao Yan wasn't in a hurry to obtain the Dragon Phoenix bloodline. He knew there would be better opportunities in the future. Compared to the bit of Dragon Phoenix bloodline he had obtained by chance, the true prize was the Dragon Phoenix Original Fruit. That could directly allow Xiao Yi Xian to transform into a true Supreme Dragon Phoenix!
At that time, she could get as much essence blood as she wanted.
"Ha~"
With a wave of his hand, the Beast Cauldron flew out of his ring, steadily landing in front of him. The Heavenly Demon Phoenix magic core flew into the cauldron, and in the next moment, it was covered by Heavenly Blue Flames. The intense heat immediately caused the magic core to tremble, and the power of wind and thunder surged out, causing the surroundingHeavenly Flame to flicker and the Beast Cauldron to shake from the energy.
At the same time, a huge illusion of a Heavenly Demon Phoenix appeared in Yao Yan's line of sight. Its eyes were bloodshot and vicious, full of resentment from before its death.
"It's been dead for a thousand years, and its resentment is still so strong~"
Yao Yan chuckled lightly, then his Hun power surged out from his brow, forming an invisible hand that crushed the emerging illusion. Simultaneously, the temperature inside the Beast Cauldron spiked, and countless tiny flames rushed into the magic core, beginning to refine it from the inside out.
A powerful method immediately suppressed the disturbance caused by the magic core.
As time passed, the violent energy within the magic core began to calm down under the burning of theHeavenly Flame, turning into drops of cyan-red liquid, until the entire magic core was refined into nothingness.
Looking at the liquid that resembled essence blood, Yao Yan's eyes flickered. He murmured, "This should be enough."
With that, he took out a few drops of Gu Void Dragon essence blood from his space ring and added them to the cauldron. The two liquids instantly began to repel each other, like oil and water, making sizzling sounds.
"The Yin-Yang Void Dragon Pill... Old Medicine's name is very fitting. The two opposing forces of Yin and Yang coexist. If Old Medicine had been able to obtain a drop of Gu Heavenly Phoenix blood, he could have refined the perfect Yin-Yang Dragon Phoenix Pill..." Yao Yan controlled the flames as he felt the changes in the two bloodlines.
He had a feeling that his future path might lie in the fusion of these two bloodlines.
They were two opposing bloodlines, yet they could intertwine to create the Supreme Dragon Phoenix... If this path worked, why couldn't he later refine his body into a more powerful physique, just like a pill?
All methods have the same origin; all paths lead to the same conclusion!
Yao Yan wasn't unaware of this truth. As he watched the two bloodlines gradually intertwining within the cauldron, his eyes shone with excitement, as if he had found the road ahead.
...
Time flew quickly, and the Star Tower grew increasingly calm, though the aura it emitted became terrifying.
Feng Zun's newly received disciple, Mu Qing Luan, was too scared to go to the back mountain. As soon as she stepped onto the back mountain, she felt an indescribable suppression from the bloodline, as if some high-ranking existence was being nurtured within.
Both Feng Zun and Tian Huo Zun, being of the beast races, could not feel this bloodline suppression, but from Mu Qing Luan's few words, they could deduce what Yao Yan was doing.
"The Gu Void Dragon Clan's essence blood, he actually got it? Tsk, this kid's connections are growing wider," Tian Huo Zun said with a smile. This was the first time he had heard of someone using the Gu Void Dragon Clan's essence blood to refine a pill. Even in the previous generation, he had never heard of such a thing.
Only Yao Yan, others would never have such a privilege.
"Well, at least we don't have to worry about the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's trouble now," Feng Zun chuckled, his expression more relaxed.
"I almost forgot, this kid even refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's wings into a flying battle technique," Tian Huo Zun was startled for a moment, then laughed. The biggest problem they had now didn't seem to be a problem anymore.
If the Heavenly Demon Phoenix really came looking for trouble, they could always claim that Yao Yan's flying battle technique was a gift from the Gu Void Dragon Clan. The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan would probably have no choice but to accept it.
Listening to the conversation between the two elders, Mu Qing Luan blinked her eyes and then looked back at the Star Tower, now colored with a bit of admiration, reverence, and some fear.
"Boom~"
Just as the two were talking, a loud thunderclap suddenly echoed from the sky. Following that, a large amount of dark clouds appeared out of nowhere, rapidly expanding at a visible speed, covering the entire Starfall Pavilion within moments, even showing signs of breaking through the grand array.
"It's been a long time..." Feng Zun said, looking at the Dan Lei that had appeared in the sky, with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.
The appearance of the Dan Lei immediately stirred the disciples within the Starfall Pavilion. Fortunately, many of the elders who had seen such scenes before quickly calmed the disciples down.
In the sky, the thunder rumbled continuously, and the dark clouds kept evolving, accumulating energy. In just a few moments, they turned into three-colored lightning clouds, paused briefly, and then transformed into four-colored lightning clouds, with a glaring golden lightning flickering.
The thunderclouds rolled, covering the entire sky, and the different colored lightning clouds divided it into several sections. The terrifying lightning pressure spread out, causing many Starfall Pavilion disciples to shiver and look at the lightning clouds forming in the sky with awe.
"Four-colored Dan Lei... Could it be that Medicine Zun has returned?!" many elders wondered in their hearts.
But the four-colored Dan Lei only lasted for a moment before a purple lightning cloud appeared, occupying the sky, and a terrifying pressure swept across the world. The five-colored Dan Lei only lasted for a moment before the sixth color of lightning was formed.
It was a deathly gray lightning, emitting a destructive aura. Just its appearance caused the surrounding space to collapse, as if it had appeared to annihilate a forbidden existence.
"Good kid, six-colored Dan Lei!" Feng Zun stared blankly for a moment, then couldn't help but exclaim.
Even though he knew Yao Yan had extraordinary talent in alchemy, only after seeing this scene would he realize how insane it truly was.
"Shh!"
At the same time, a silver streak shot out from the Star Tower, its speed so terrifying that it distorted the surrounding space. The next moment, the silver streak soared into the unfinished six-colored Dan Lei in the sky.
The next instant, the thunderclouds in the sky began to tremble, and the six-colored lightning started to intertwine, violently striking a figure. That figure, cloaked in dark golden, stood motionless under the six-colored Dan Lei's assault, even swallowing the terrifying lightning strikes.
At that moment, a handsome young man in a long robe walked out of the entrance of the Star Tower, his pitch-black eyes filled with a hint of interest as he looked at the six-colored Dan Lei in the sky.
"Does it look different?"
Yao Yan looked at the six-colored Dan Lei in the sky, noticing that the order in which the lightning colors appeared was different from the last time he refined a pill. Even the power had increased significantly. It seemed that the Dan Lei didn't follow a set pattern.
Different pills attracted different Dan Lei.
"Your puppet has become stronger again..." Tian Huo Zun had already arrived beside Yao Yan, watching the dark golden puppet wreaking havoc in the sky. He couldn't help but marvel. The puppet was truly a bit overpowered, too strong for his liking.
"It's almost at its limit," Yao Yan said with a light laugh.
"If you have the chance, make one for me. I'll provide the materials," Tian Huo Zun said with a smile. He was very interested in the way of puppets now.
At this moment, Feng Zun had also brought Mu Qing Luan to Yao Yan's side. He curiously looked at Yao Yan and asked, "What pill did you refine? The commotion is so huge... Starfall Pavilion hasn't been this lively in a long time."
Not only was it lively, but even the elders who liked to meditate in seclusion had been stirred. Once they found out that Yao Yan, the alchemist, was here, they would surely swarm to him.
The allure of an advanced eight-star alchemist was quite terrifying.
"You should be familiar with it, the Yin-Yang Void Dragon Pill. But I've refined an enhanced version, using the essence blood of the Gu Void Dragon and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix magic core as the main materials. The final product, I named it the Yin-Yang Dragon Phoenix Pill... However, the pill's effect is average. Only with the essence blood of the Gu Heavenly Phoenix can the perfect Yin-Yang Dragon Phoenix Pill be refined. The Heavenly Demon Phoenix magic core is a bit lacking," Yao Yan said regretfully. Having seen better, he naturally wouldn't settle for a "low-quality" product.
Mu Qing Luan widened her eyes and stared at Yao Yan, then asked with curiosity, "Big Brother, are you a demon?!"
Feng Zun and Tian Huo Zun both burst out laughing. For alchemists like Yao Yan, nothing was too crazy when it came to refining pills. If this news reached the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's ears, they'd probably go mad!
(END CHAPTER)
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