svetikya 435. Breakthrough
435. Breakthrough
Xuan Leizi also recalled, "When I first met Shennong, I remember I had only just begun to learn alchemy. Time has passed, and I never imagined that he would have taken on two disciples at such a young age."
"The Venerable Mingshui persisted for many years, and it was his sincerity that moved the old man," Xuan Kongzi analyzed. "In fact, the person he truly wanted to inherit his mantle was Wei Jiangyuan, who was standing right in front of him."
"This can be seen from the fact that Wei Jiangyuan became Mingshui's senior brother at such a young age; he is a very straightforward person."
Xuan Leizi also curled his lips: "It's really puzzling that Wei Jiangyuan still has such a personality when facing such an endless treasure mountain of his own master."
"It seems you regret that Shennong refused to accept you back then." A female voice also entered the hall; it was Xuan Yi, the third giant of the Pill Tower.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Leizi was also reminded of his past by Xuan Yi: "Back then, he said that we were not destined to be together and refused to accept me no matter what. I also did not have the perseverance of Ming Shui, so it is normal that I could not get what I wanted in the end."
Xuan Kongzi offered a consolation: "Talent in alchemy cannot be forced. Wei Jiangyuan's playful nature may very well be one of the factors that helped him achieve such success."
"I don't want to think about it anymore!" Xuan Leizi shook his head and turned to Xuan Yi, asking, "You contacted Xiao Yan; how did it go?"
"He is currently attempting to break through to the Soul Realm, and there is no possibility of failure. After he emerges from seclusion, he can serve as a cover for Wei Jiangyuan."
Xuan Leizi nodded, though somewhat surprised: "He's Yao Chen's disciple, how could you bear to let him do something like this?"
Xuan Yi simply said indifferently, "Faced with such pressure, even if he is Yao Chen's disciple, he absolutely cannot escape the responsibility he is owed!"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Leizi was deeply moved. After all, Xuan Yi was one of their own, and his primary concern was the interests of the Pill Tower itself. However, before he could express his approval of Xuan Yi's actions, Xuan Kongzi said quietly, "You went to the Myriad Pill Pavilion, didn't you?"
"That's right." Xuan Yi answered frankly, "I took a few pills and gave them to Xiao Yan as the Innate Spirit Rejuvenating Pill."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Leizi gasped, "That's an ancient pill; one of its main ingredients is probably extinct, isn't it?"
"It's just sitting there anyway. It's been sitting there for so many years and there's been no use for it. We might as well make the most of it," Xuan Yi replied directly.
While Xiao Yan was studying the insights she had given him, she had already figured out the situation of Xiao Yan and his group. Naturally, the Innate Spirit Rejuvenating Pill had been prepared long ago, and she sent it out along with Little Fairy Doctor's birthday.
"This kind of pill, which is almost extinct, is becoming increasingly rare..." Xuan Leizi sighed with some heartache.
"These can only be considered as an advance payment. Wei Yuanjiang's terms are to pay Xiao Yan 80% of the amount!" Xuan Yi added.
Upon hearing this, even Xuan Kongzi's eyes flashed with surprise. Xuan Leizi, seeing Xuan Yi's increasingly outrageous demands, patiently advised, "Xiao Yan is indeed excellent, but Wei Yuanjiang is charging such a high price mainly because of his status as Shennong Laoren's personal disciple. There's no need for that for Xiao Yan!"
Xuan Yi smiled slightly: "So I only need 80%; I don't require it to be exactly the same."
Then Xuan Leizi spread his hands and looked at Xuan Kongzi, indicating that the latter should make the decision.
After thinking it over, Xuan Kongzi said, "It's probably possible, but the prerequisite is that Xiao Yan must be able to defeat Dan Chen and Cao Ying before the competition to prove that he is strong enough."
"It's a deal!" Xuan Yi replied decisively.
Xuan Leizi was increasingly shocked. He knew Cao Ying and Dan Chen all too well. The two of them had already truly advanced to the Soul Spirit Realm, while Xiao Yan had fallen behind in this aspect. Even if Xiao Yan's strength continued to improve within this year, Cao Ying and Dan Chen would not slack off. Xuan Yi's confidence was quite rare.
Xuan Yi, however, showed no intention of answering his question and left directly.
"This alchemy gathering is getting more and more exciting..."
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Xiao Yan sat cross-legged in the alchemy room of the residence assigned to him by Xingyun Pavilion.
At this moment, his mind and body had reached their peak, and in front of him lay the jade bottle containing the essence of the Earth's core. In the days that Xuan Yi had given him, he had also completely absorbed the Spirit Awakening Powder, and Xiao Yan himself felt it most clearly: his soul was becoming more and more stable.
Today, the ever-expanding feeling in his soul is constantly reminding Xiao Yan that a breakthrough is just around the corner.
Having learned from his previous failure, Xiao Yan became even more cautious and was now fully prepared. He specifically instructed Little Fairy Doctor that he would not be able to show his face for quite some time.
With his Devouring Ability activated, a blazing bolt of lightning shot out, which Xiao Yan then precisely controlled. This was the residual lightning and fire power of the Nine Dragons Thunderfire he had obtained from Tang Huo'er that day, which he had kept behind. Xiao Yan had sensed that day that even this small amount of Nine Dragons Thunderfire power might be of some help to him.
The Heavenly Thunder Forging Spirit requires various forms of thunder power, while the Nine Dragons Thunderfire contains the thunder spirit born between heaven and earth. Although it is not completely pure, it is by no means comparable to ordinary natural lightning.
Xiao Yan looked at the controlled lightning and fire power and swallowed it without hesitation. With the protection of the Red Lotus Heart Flame, this amount of lightning and fire power could not pose any threat to Xiao Yan in his body.
As the power of thunder and fire entered his body, Xiao Yan gradually stopped the operation of the Burning Blade Technique under his own control, and the fighting qi in his body began to operate along a completely different path.
The power of thunder and fire flowed through Xiao Yan's body along this new path, and was then controlled and broken down into strands of thunder power, which entered Xiao Yan's limbs and marrow. A tingling sensation came over him, and Xiao Yan felt that his fighting spirit was quietly changing.
At the same time, the lightning power transformed by the Heavenly Thunder Spirit Forging and Xiao Yan's soul power began to merge, and the extremely subtle, almost invisible spiritual energy in the air suddenly became clear.
Subsequently, the spiritual energy was also drawn in by the gravity generated within Xiao Yan's body. Although the spiritual energy was minute, it continuously flowed into Xiao Yan's body, causing a complete transformation in his soul.
However, when Xiao Yan opened his eyes, the power of thunder and fire was effective, but still somewhat insufficient, as it was only the residual power of the Nine Dragons Thunderfire. Immediately, Xiao Yan drank the Earth Core Soul Marrow in front of him in one gulp.
The moment the Earth Core Soul Essence entered his body, Xiao Yan's head buzzed. The soul power between his eyebrows suddenly expanded as if it had taken a catalyst. The rapid expansion caused Xiao Yan to feel a sharp pain between his eyebrows, as if his head was about to explode!