"Master, are there any pills that can increase one's attributes and talent?"
"Why are you asking that?" the Venerable asked.
"Master, I have a family to protect, but I cannot always be with them."
"Hmm…" he nodded slightly. "I do have some pills that can increase cultivation by at least four minor realms, but they can only be taken once. After that, no other pills can be used to increase cultivation within the same rank."
"They are divided from low to peak 6th-grade pills, which are useful up to the Dou Huang (Dou Emperor) level. For Dou Zong, there is a mid 7th-grade pill."
"There is also a pill similar to the Sect-Breaking Pill. I have a 7th-grade low-level pill that gives a high chance of breaking through to Dou Zong. However, if the pill quality decreases, the success rate also decreases."
"As for those that increase aptitude and talent, I only know two methods."
"The first is by using Earth Core Tempering Liquid. It is used to refine 5th-grade pills."
"One needs to take at least 3 to 5 of these pills to increase their talent. However, they are difficult to refine, as they require more medicinal ingredients than most 5th-grade pills—and even some 6th-grade ones."
"As for the second method…"
He looked at Xiao Feng.
"It is by using your Ten Thousand Beast Flame to refine the body—flushing out impurities and leaving behind only pure energy."
but after this process , they is chance of decrease of ones level by ones or two times . but after that the cultivation will faster and better and it depends on their own talent after that.
As he spoke, he took out a pill recipe.
"You must use this method along with this 5th-grade peak Body Strengthening Pill."
"But this process can only be done twice in a person's lifetime. Even if you attempt it a third time, there will be no significant improvement."
"This method was something I derived from an ancient relic…"
"…which originally applied to magical beasts."
"It is extremely useful for them—it can help them advance their rank and purify their bloodline."
"And there is one more… a special pill."
His tone turned slightly serious.
"A mysterious pill that can raise a Dou Grandmaster to Dou King within a few days."
Xiao Feng's eyes widened slightly.
"But…" Xi Yun continued, "it comes with a heavy cost."
"It reduces the user's lifespan to about 2 to 3 years."
"If they wish to live longer, they must take a Longevity Pill, which can extend their lifespan by 10 years."
"That gives them around 13 years total."
"And within that time…"
"…only by breaking through to Dou Huang (Dou Emperor) can they truly increase their lifespan again."
"But I do not recommend this pill."
"Although it does not show immediate symptoms after reaching Dou Huang…"
"…it has long-term side effects."
"It can reduce a person's innate talent."
"It should only be used in life-and-death situations."
He handed over the pill recipe.
"This is a 7th-grade pill formula."
Hearing this, Xiao Feng felt a sense of familiarity.
After reading the recipe carefully—
His eyes narrowed slightly.
"This…"
"…is the Life-Devouring Pill."
The same pill that Xiao Li had taken in the original story.
"And I also have a formation technique for gathering Dou Qi and making the surrounding Dou Qi richer, which can be helpful for beginner levels."
"Master, what level do you mean by beginner levels?" Xiao Feng asked.
"What else could it be? It is for the Dou Wang (Dou King) level," he replied casually.
Hearing this, Xiao Feng shook his head with a wry smile.
Even Dou King was considered a beginner level in front of a Dou Zun.
"And there is also a special technique," Xi Yun continued, "which imitates the Fallen Heart Flame, ranked 14th—though only at about 30% of its true power with the help of your strange fire."
"It can refine the soul and accelerate Dou Qi cultivation."
"The flame can produce a 'Heart Fire' inside the user's body, which continuously burns and refines the user's Dou Qi."
"Oh, since you asked, I almost forgot an important technique."
"It is called the Soul Shield Technique."
"It protects the soul from external soul attacks."
"This is especially useful for magical beasts, as they generally possess weaker soul power."
"Alright then… I will go into a deep sleep. We will meet again."
As he said this, he entered the white jade marble.
After packing everything and scanning the cave one last time, Xiao Feng took anything that could be useful for him.
After that, he left the cave and started his journey back home.
After five days of flying, he finally returned home.
It had been two months since he left Canaan Academy, and he still had three months before he needed to return for the Inner Court competition.
He arrived at night.
Not wanting to disturb anyone, he quietly went to his room and slept peacefully.
As he fell asleep—
A shadow from the courtyard silently moved to another room.
The figure knelt down and reported Xiao Feng's arrival.
The person inside the room was none other than Xiao Xun'er.
And the shadow was Ling Ying, who had been secretly protecting Xiao Xun'er since her arrival.
"Miss, it seems Young Master Xiao Feng has returned. Perhaps he did not wish to disturb anyone, so he went straight to his room to rest. His cultivation has also reached 3-star Dou Spirit."
"Oh? So it is Brother Xiao Feng who has returned."
Xun'er spoke with a proud expression.
"To reach 3-star Dou Spirit at the age of 13… even among geniuses, very few can compare to his talent."
"Miss," Ling Ying continued, "I sensed a different aura from Young Master Xiao Feng… but I could not identify what it was."
Xun'er smiled faintly.
"It is nothing."
"It seems Brother Xiao Feng has found a Heavenly Flame on his own."
"With that, his alchemy and combat strength will increase exponentially."
She paused slightly, her brows knitting together.
"I was planning to gift him a Heavenly Flame for his coming-of-age ceremony…"
"But now that he already has one…"
She fell into a dilemma.
It was a well-known fact—
That a person could only refine one Heavenly Flame in their lifetime.
"Miss," Ling Ying said carefully, "it would be difficult to gift the Ancient Clan's Heavenly Flame to Young Master Xiao Feng."
"Many people would oppose such a decision."
"Oppose?" Xun'er snorted lightly.
"Do they dare?"
"Xiao Feng is my elder brother. No one has the right to interfere in my decision."
She crossed her arms, thinking for a moment.
"If that's the case…"
"I will personally ask Father to obtain another Heavenly Flame for Brother Xiao Feng."
Then she shook her head.
"But that seems impossible now…"
"Uncle Ling, is there any other suitable gift that would benefit Brother Xiao Feng for his coming-of-age ceremony?"
"Miss," Ling Ying asked "may I ask which Heavenly Flame the young master currently possesses?"
Xun'er shook her head slightly.
"I only know that it is a Heavenly Flame… because I can sense it with the one inside me."
"But I do not know which flame it is."
After saying that—
Xun'er went to rest.
And Ling Ying silently returned to his duty, continuing to guard her from the shadows.
As Xiao Feng slept peacefully throughout the night…
When the sun rose early in the morning, a few people came outside Xiao Feng's room and knocked on the door.
At that moment, he was in the process of changing his clothes and washing his face.
Sensing someone in front of his room, he quickly put on his clothes—hurriedly and not fully properly—and opened the door.
Then—
He saw three beautiful girls standing in front of him.
One was wearing a green dress, looking like a porcelain doll.
Another wore a red dress, with long, slender legs.
The last one was dressed in white, with a graceful, willow-like waist.
They were none other than Xun'er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yi Xian, respectively.
Xiao Feng spoke,
"Why have you come to my room so early?"
"And how did you know that I had returned to the family?"
Seeing Xiao Feng's face—and the slightly visible abs due to his hastily worn clothes—Xiao Yu became shy.
She turned her face slightly away and said,
"Xun'er told us about your arrival… we came to give you a surprise."
Xiao Yi Xian also nodded in agreement.
"And put some clothes on properly! Who are you trying to seduce?" Xiao Yu shouted, flustered.
"Then who asked you to come early in the morning to surprise me? I was in a hurry to respond, so I ended up looking like this," Xiao Feng replied.
"Hmph! I don't know!" Xiao Yu retorted.
Seeing this, both Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian said nothing and simply smiled.
"Nothing, we just want you to take us shopping. We want to buy some clothes—for us and for you as well," the three of them said in unison.
Hearing this, Xiao Feng didn't know why, but he had a very bad premonition—not dangerous, but… exhausting.
"Alright, then let's go call Xiao Yan. The five of us can go shopping together," Xiao Feng said, his gaze shifting toward Xun'er.
Seeing this, Xun'er's face blushed slightly as she said,
"Brother Xiao Feng… Brother Xiao Yan has just broken through to Dou Practitioner and is consolidating his foundation, so he might not be available right now."
"We won't know until we check, right?" Xiao Feng replied.
After saying that, all of them went to Xiao Yan's courtyard.
They saw that Xiao Yan was indeed consolidating his realm.
Xiao Feng signaled them to stay quiet, and they waited for some time.
However, seeing that he wouldn't be free anytime soon, they decided to go shopping with just the four of them.