Ye Chenghao exploded.
Throughout the entire Purple Sun Sect, no one noticed.
Only Yang Xiao, who was currently cultivating, seemed to sense something.
He sensed that the Array he had placed on Ye Chenghao had finally fulfilled its purpose.
Yang Xiao smiled faintly.
In his hand, however, he picked up another Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicine.
"The seventh one."
Opening his mouth, Yang Xiao swallowed it.
The moment it entered his stomach, a massive medicinal power erupted. But he suppressed it with practiced ease, guiding it into his Qi Sea. Instantly, the crimson Flame Origin once again grew vibrant and bright.
BANG!
With a loud noise, the Red Flame within Yang Xiao's body grew much larger.
The aura it emitted was also several times stronger than before.
'Great Success of the Red Flame Realm!'
Yang Xiao was delighted.
He didn't stop, however, and continued to consume the Spirit Medicines.
The first seven plants had been the weakest in terms of medicinal power. Each subsequent one would be several degrees more potent than the last.
Moreover, now that he could control Fire Elemental Power, Yang Xiao no longer needed to use the Five Elements Birth and Destruction Method to refine the medicinal properties as he did before.
With just a light point of his finger, the Fire Elemental Power would surge, expelling all other impurities from the Spirit Medicine.
And so, the eighth plant.
The ninth...
All the way to the seventeenth.
After consuming a full ten Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicines, the Red Flame in Yang Xiao's body expanded once more, becoming more than twice the size it was at the Great Success of the Red Flame Realm.
At the heart of the flame, a faint, dazzling light seemed to appear.
It looked as if it was about to transform.
'The peak of the Red Flame Realm!'
Yang Xiao was overjoyed.
This Spirit Medicine gamble had been truly worth it.
Out of twenty-seven Spirit Medicines, he had only used the seventeen weakest ones and still had ten more potent plants left, yet he had already reached the peak of the Red Flame Realm.
This deal was an absolute steal.
'Next, I'll use this peak Red Flame to temper my body and spirit.'
Yang Xiao did not continue consuming the remaining ten Spirit Medicines. Instead, he put them away, sat cross-legged on his bed, and began to circulate the Red Flame to temper his body and spirit.
The bright red flame flowed continuously throughout his body, bringing immense pain to Yang Xiao with every part it passed through.
It destroyed the flesh it touched, but after passing, it left behind a peculiar energy—violent, yet full of life.
This energy caused the damaged flesh to recover instantly, making it even more formidable and full of power than before.
It even possessed a demonic quality, spontaneously attracting the Fire Elemental Power between heaven and earth to flow into it, allowing it to grow continuously stronger.
Time passed.
A full day and night went by.
Only then had Yang Xiao completely tempered his body and spirit.
He opened his eyes.
The moment he did, he felt that the world had become a little different.
Specks of various types of Primordial Power fell into his vision. Although they weren't very clear, he could see them with his naked eye.
It was as if he previously had vision thousands of degrees myopic, seeing everything around him as a blur. But now, it was only a few hundred degrees, and he could vaguely make things out.
'My Spiritual Power has risen to the introductory level of Observing Micro, allowing me to vaguely see various types of Primordial Power with my naked eye. Not bad. Although I'm still far from the Tianji-observing level of seeing through the Void Law, it's a good start.'
Yang Xiao smiled faintly.
He carefully observed his surroundings, and when he saw large numbers of crimson specks surging toward his body, he smiled again.
'My physical body has also reached the threshold of a Spirit Body. It's only the threshold, a Low Grade Spirit Body at best, but it should be the best constitution in the entire Purple Sun Sect.'
Compared to the spirit, the physical body had clear classifications dating back to Ancient Times.
From the weakest Mortal Body to the more advanced Spirit Body, and then upward to Treasure Body, Dao Body, Sacred Body, Divine Body, and many other tiers.
Each tier of constitution held different mysteries.
A Spirit Body could spontaneously absorb the Heaven and Earth Primordial Power to improve itself. Even someone who didn't know how to cultivate could extend their lifespan with one.
If used for cultivation, the speed would be absolutely ten, a hundred, or even more than a thousand times that of an ordinary person.
Furthermore, one would be cultivating at every moment, without pause.
The advantages were immense.
And now, Yang Xiao possessed a Spirit Body.
In his first life, he had a Treasure Body—and one at the peak, an Ultimate-grade Treasure Body, on the verge of transforming into a Dao Body. Unfortunately, while it seemed only half a step away from a Dao Body, the actual gap was as wide as the heavens and the earth.
A physical body formed from stubborn rock lacked vitality.
It was incredibly difficult to take that step.
'The constitution of the Human Race is truly extraordinary, full of spirituality. Just a single tempering in the Red Flame Realm has allowed me to initially step into the Low Grade Spirit Body tier. What about the Orange Flame Realm and Yellow Flame Realm next?'
One had to understand that the Red Flame Realm offered only one chance to temper the body and spirit, but the Orange Flame Realm offered two.
The Yellow Flame Realm, even more, offered three.
The effects of each subsequent tempering would be much better than this one.
For a moment, Yang Xiao was filled with immense anticipation for this life.
At the same time, having reached the peak of the Red Flame Realm, Yang Xiao's aura also reached the level of a Martial Master Peak. He could completely disregard the Outer Sect competition in half a year. Unless one of the Innate Realm True Disciples were to act, no one else was even qualified to be his opponent.
Not to mention anything else, just his Physical Strength was now at the level of an Initial Stage Martial Master. If he continued to temper it, it wouldn't be long before he reached Martial Master Peak, on par with the level of the flame within his body.
However, improving his Spiritual Power was not so easy. It would take some effort to step into the Initial Stage of Observing Micro.
'It's been a whole day. I should go out, or that little girl Yun'Er is going to go crazy with worry.'
Throughout this day and night, Yang Xiao had not been completely oblivious.
Although his spirit was constantly being tempered, he was also sensing the outside world. He knew that the little girl, Yun'Er, had come to his door countless times, wanting to knock.
If not for his prior instructions, she probably would have broken the door down by now.
Now that he had finished tempering his body and spirit, Yang Xiao didn't want this cute little girl, who was so concerned for him, to worry any longer.
Yang Xiao immediately stood up.
As he stood, he discovered a layer of incredibly foul-smelling filth covering his body. He knew this was all the impurities expelled from his body during the tempering.
He snapped his fingers lightly.
Instantly, as if it had received a command, the Fire Elemental Power between heaven and earth surged over. It transformed into balls of real flame, burning the foul impurities and his clothes to ash.
Yet it didn't harm his skin in the slightest.
This was the ability of the peak Red Flame Realm.
It was also the Talent Ability bestowed upon Yang Xiao by the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire: the Fire Control Skill.
Previously, when Yang Xiao used the Gathering Essence Finger, he had actually been using his Talent Ability. Otherwise, to control the Fire Elemental Power between heaven and earth, one would need to at least break through to the Innate Realm.
It was just that back then, his Spiritual Power was still far too weak, making it impossible for him to do what he just did—directly transforming Fire Elemental Power into flames.
It couldn't be considered a true Fire Control Skill.
'Not bad, this Talent Ability has finally returned. Still, it's a bit lacking. If my Spiritual Power were stronger, I could have burned away the filth without harming my clothes, which would have saved me from wasting a set of robes.'
Yang Xiao remarked with some dissatisfaction.
If anyone else had heard his words, they probably would have gone mad with anger.
To be able to freely control the Fire Elemental Power between heaven and earth, turn it into flames, and then control those flames to burn only one's clothes without harming one's own skin and body...
For him to be unsatisfied with such a feat—what were those who toiled to reach the Great Martial Master Realm, only to barely be able to absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Power and convert their internal True Qi into Innate True Qi, supposed to think?
The guy was simply too insatiable.
KNOCK KNOCK!
And just then, a knock came from the bedroom door.
Yang Xiao chuckled softly. "That little girl couldn't wait?"
Before the thought had even settled, the door was pushed open. But the one who entered was not Yun'Er; it was Yang Lang.