Chapter 219: Pill Tower
Upon hearing Yaolao's words, Yao Yan couldn't help but show a strange smile, whispering, "You've been looking into these things while I was in seclusion breaking through to Dou Zong?"
Cough cough "I'm just thinking about you. If you want Fendao to evolve to a better level, heavenly flames are obviously essential~" Yaolao coughed and looked a bit embarrassed, snorting lightly before continuing, "I don't believe you're not curious at all whether Fendao can break through to the Heavenly-tier!"
The mystical nature of Fendao gradually became evident as Yao Yan's strength grew.
After Yao Yan devoured four different types of heavenly flames, there were no signs of backlash within him. Even Fendao itself evolved into a quasi-Heavenly-tier technique. Clearly, the so-called Heavenly-tier was not Fendao's limit. If Yao Yan was provided with enough heavenly flames, Fendao might be able to break through to a level beyond the Heavenly-tier.
Naturally, Yaolao couldn't be uninterested in this.
"The lower-ranked heavenly flames are of limited use to me now~" Yao Yan said softly.
With Fendao already evolving into a quasi-Heavenly-tier technique, even if he consumed the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame, a lower-ranked heavenly flame, it wouldn't allow Fendao to surpass the Heavenly-tier. Unless Yao Yan could gather all the lower-ranked heavenly flames, perhaps the sheer quantity could trigger a qualitative change.
Otherwise, a single Nine Dragons Thunder Flame wouldn't be enough to make Yao Yan risk offending the Burning Flame Valley, a force with Dou Sheng-level figures.
"If it's useful, it has an effect."
Yaolao's eyes flashed slightly as he spoke in a deep voice.
Yao Yan laughed in response, saying, "You really intend for me to marry into all the major factions, don't you?"
"That's indeed one thought I had. After all, with such a handsome face of yours, isn't it a waste?!" Yaolao sized up Yao Yan's face, stroked his beard, and said with a serious tone.
"Haha!" Feng Zun, who had been listening nearby, couldn't help but laugh, adding, "That's not wrong. Kid, if you had been born in my era, you'd probably have quite a few female Dou Zun eyeing you."
"You two better stop joking around and watch the road," Yao Yan said helplessly. It wasn't his fault for being good-looking.
"Don't worry, I'm watching," Yaolao said lightly.
After a pause, he continued, "Actually, besides the Nine Dragons Thunder Flame, the Burning Flame Valley also has a precious technique called the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformation. It's almost tailor-made for you, allowing you to use the flames inside you to greatly enhance your strength for a short time. The degree of enhancement depends on the strength of the flames you control. If you have three types of flames, you can even increase your strength three times at once!"
"Whoever created this secret technique really had guts!" Feng Zun said in surprise upon hearing this.
Flames were inherently violent forces, difficult to control, and this technique used the power of flames to enhance Dou Qi. With even the slightest mistake, one wouldn't just fail to enhance their Dou Qi but could be severely injured by the fiery power.
Clearly, after a life-and-death crisis, Feng Zun had become much more cautious.
The Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformation.
Yao Yan was no stranger to this technique. It was created by Xiao Xuan, and if you had three types of heavenly flames in your body, it could even enhance Dou Sheng-level experts. Just this point made it one of the most elite techniques on the Dou Qi Continent. Moreover, this technique could eventually help form the Xiao Clan's family seal.
However, to form the Xiao Clan's family seal, certain prerequisites were required, such as gaining Xiao Xuan's approval!
Thinking about this, Yao Yan also began to have some thoughts of his own.
The Xiao Clan's bloodline, which Xiao Xuan condensed before his death, was quite powerful, especially for Yao Yan, who carried the bloodline of the Devouring Spirit Clan. It would undoubtedly be a feast for him. If Yao Yan gained Xiao Xuan's approval, he could even unlock hidden benefits in the future — the Hun Tomb's ultimate gift!
It could directly send his Hun to the Emperor realm!
The allure of power... Yao Yan chuckled softly in his heart. Even if he didn't want to go down this path, the more emperors he devoured, the more his desire couldn't be suppressed. If there was a shortcut to power, who wouldn't want to take it?
The opportunity to directly transform his Hun into the Emperor realm was something no one could be indifferent to.
Yao Yan acknowledged that his talent was good, but even with the help of Fendao's ability to devour heavenly flames, he wasn't sure he could push his Hun power into the Emperor realm within a few decades through pure hard work.
The difficulty of cultivating Hun power far exceeded that of Dou Qi, and very few methods could improve Hun power.
If this weren't the case, the Hun Clan wouldn't have needed to establish the Hun Hall on the Dou Qi Continent to strip away the original power of the soul.
"What do you think, doesn't it tempt you?" Yaolao stroked his white beard, chuckling. He didn't believe Yao Yan would be indifferent, especially considering how obsessed Yao Yan was with power. The Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformation was the perfect secret technique for someone cultivating Fendao.
"Of course~" Yao Yan replied with a faint smile, responding softly.
Some paths couldn't be reversed, so the only option was to keep walking forward.
"Good to hear~" Yaolao smiled, then his tone became serious, "But the Burning Flame Valley is not an ordinary force. If you want the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformation, it's best to use your wits, don't try to seize it."
"Let's wait until you've fully recovered before worrying about that. I think, even the Burning Flame Valley would give you, the former number one alchemist of the Central Plains, some face," Yao Yan said softly.
Yaolao laughed and shook his head, no longer discussing the topic.
At this moment, Feng Zun controlled the space ship to break through the space turbulence, speeding towards the Pill Domain. They didn't intend to stop at the Burning Flame Valley. Right now, their top priority was to restore Yaolao's physical body and gather the Three Thousand Yan Yan Flames; everything else had to come later.
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A few days later, as the space ship broke through the space turbulence, a vast world came into view, and a noisy sound reached their ears. Below, there was a red square filled with people, and the noise seemed to reach the sky.
"So many people!" Zi Yan exclaimed, gazing at the crowded scene below.
"This is a space node outside the Sacred Pill City. Anyone who wants to enter the Sacred Pill City has to go through screening here. If you enter the Sacred Pill City recklessly, you'll be considered an enemy," Yaolao said with a soft laugh, watching the scene below.
It had been many years since he last came here, but the Pill Tower was as lively as ever.
"We don't need to join the crowd, right?" Yao Yan glanced at Yaolao and asked. He knew about Yaolao's connections within the Pill Tower. Not to mention the current three Pill Tower leaders, one of them was Yaolao's close friend, and another was his 'old lover.'
With such connections, if they still had to join the crowd, Yao Yan would have to question Yaolao's character.
"Of course not~" Yaolao smiled and shook his head. "With a Dou Zun stronghold here, there are other paths for us to take. But there's no need to bother; someone is here to welcome us."
As soon as Yaolao spoke, Yao Yan's Hun power detected something unusual. Following that sensation, he saw that the space ahead had started to distort.
In the next moment, two figures walked out.
One was a white-haired man with crane-like hair and a youthful appearance, dressed in a plain robe. He exuded no aura, but just standing there was enough to make people's hearts race. To stand in mid-air, a Dou Zong needed to use spatial power, but this man didn't use any power, as if the world itself was holding him up.
Someone with this kind of ability was at least a senior Dou Zun.
The woman beside him was dressed in a qipao, looking to be around thirty years old. She had an elegant and composed air, with the grace that came with age, but as soon as she saw Yaolao's Hun form, her composure faltered, and a murderous aura appeared in her brows.
Their appearance caused the square to quiet down quickly, and many people looked up in confusion, murmuring, "Am I seeing things? Is that one of the three Pill Tower leaders?!"
"It seems like it… The one on the left looks like President Xuan Kong, but who's that woman beside her?"
"Holy shit! She's also out of seclusion!"
"Who are those people on the ship, to have these two come to greet them? Could they be Dou Sheng experts?!"
...
The murmurs below didn't disrupt the reunion of the group on the space ship.
The woman in the qipao didn't speak. Her bloodshot eyes focused on Yaolao's Hun form, her fists clenched tightly, lips pressed together. After a long time, she finally managed to speak, "How did you get so messy?"
"Bad luck~" Yaolao said with some bitterness, facing his 'old lover.' He couldn't tell her that he had been betrayed by the very person he raised.
"Who did this?" Xuan Yi asked directly.
Yaolao smiled awkwardly, not wanting to drag her into his personal grievances. Moreover, the woman's identity was very special. She was one of the three leaders of the Pill Tower, and some things were beyond her control.
"Don't ask. It definitely has something to do with those rats from the Hun Hall. They've been eyeing him for a long time... And you, if you had joined the Pill Tower back then, none of this would have happened," Xuan Kong sighed.
"Hun Hall... Is it only Hun Hall?" Xuan Yi furrowed her brow and asked.
The relationship between the Pill Tower and Hun Hall had always been bad, and because of that, the woman couldn't casually intervene, or it would likely lead to a war between the two.
"It's all in the past~" Yaolao sighed with a forced smile, clearly not wanting to talk about it.
"Don't stop here. Let's talk back inside." Xuan Kong raised his hand, taking control of the space ship and heading toward the Sacred Pill City. With his status, he naturally had the right to break through the air without the need for a slow entrance like others.
In flight, Xuan Yi kept staring at Yaolao, her eyes filled with resentment, but upon seeing Yaolao like this, her resentment shifted to concern.
The change in her gaze was quite telling, and Yao Yan found it fascinating.
Perhaps not wanting Yao Yan to keep watching the show, or maybe unable to endure Xuan Yi's gaze, Yaolao coughed lightly and reminded, "Cough, the junior is watching."
Xuan Yi belatedly realized that Yaolao wasn't alone.
She looked at Yao Yan, and her first impression was a surprise, "What a handsome young man."
"I'm Yao Yan, I've heard of you, Xuan Yi!" Yao Yan naturally didn't stand there awkwardly. He respectfully cupped his hands and smiled sweetly.
Upon hearing 'Xuan Yi,' Xuan Yi's gaze softened, and after sizing Yao Yan up, she curiously asked, "Did he ever mention me to you?"
She had been in seclusion in the Pill Tower for years, keeping a low profile. Few knew her there, let alone a young man. The only one it could be was Yaolao.
"Mm, Yaolao told me that he owes you a lot," Yao Yan lied smoothly.
This made Yaolao freeze in surprise, his Hun beard almost coming off.
The space ship controlled by Xuan Kong trembled slightly, and the usually calm eyes of Xuan Kong flashed with confusion as he glanced at Yaolao. Was this old man's body broken, or had his mind finally cleared up?
"What else did he say?" Xuan Yi blinked her eyes, then looked at Yao Yan with a bit of expectation.
"Nothing much, but Yaolao always teaches me to be decisive when doing things, especially with matters between men and women!" Yao Yan acted obedient, speaking very seriously.
The brat, when did I teach you that?! Yaolao almost couldn't hold it in.
Xuan Yi, however, was quite pleased and smiled, "If he can truly do that, then that's good~"
Yaolao couldn't listen any longer. He feared that if Yao Yan kept talking nonsense, he'd end up being sold by him. He quickly changed the topic, saying, "Alright, don't listen to this kid's nonsense. I came here to join the Pill Tower. I'm not sure if they'll accept this old body of mine."
"?!"
Now it was Xuan Kong and Xuan Yi's turn to exchange surprised glances. Out of everything Yao Yan said, this was the most absurd. This old man really changed his tune. He used to be stubborn and independent, refusing to listen to anyone, but now he wanted to join the Pill Tower. Unbelievable.
"Wait, did someone take over your body?" Xuan Kong couldn't help but ask.
"I've caused too much trouble and need to hide behind the Pill Tower for a while," Yaolao said with a serious expression.
Xuan Kong nodded, clearly finding this explanation very believable.
He pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Whether you can join or not, let's talk about it later. For now, rest in the Pill Tower and fully recover your body and strength before we discuss anything else."
"Alright," Yaolao agreed.
(END CHAPTER)
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