Little Fairy Doctor took a step forward and came right in front of Xiao Tian. She wrapped her arms around his neck, her incredibly seductive voice whispering in his ear.
"Am I beautiful?"
Before Xiao Tian could reply, her luscious red lips pressed against his.
Xiao Tian unconsciously raised his hands — one supporting her slender waist, the other gently running through her snow-white hair.
After a long while, their lips finally parted.
"This time… you won't reject me again, will you?"
Little Fairy Doctor looked directly into Xiao Tian's eyes, her gaze filled with deep love and determination.
"Xian'er, I need you to help me cultivate."
Xiao Tian felt the overflowing love from her. With all the problems finally resolved, he naturally wouldn't disappoint her request. He breathed a warm breath into her ear.
Xiao Tian waved his hand. Their figures instantly reappeared from the bath, now on the large bed in his bedchamber.
They kissed passionately once more. The bed curtains slowly descended, concealing their intertwined forms.
Inside the room, the two were oblivious to the passage of time. Only when night had completely fallen did they finally quiet down.
At this moment, Little Fairy Doctor lay beside Xiao Tian, fast asleep. Perhaps due to all the "exercise" and "singing" throughout the day, her face was full of sweet smiles, as if she were having a beautiful dream. She murmured unconsciously:
"Xiao Tian… I've given my all to you… you can't abandon me!"
Although her voice was soft, Xiao Tian still heard it clearly. He couldn't help but tenderly embrace the girl nestled in his arms.
For the next half month, Xiao Tian was incredibly busy — either helping Little Fairy Doctor "exercise" or feeding his pet snake. During this time, three bottles of Accompanying Purple Crystal Source were consumed, and one Earth Fire Lotus Seed was eaten.
He also made several trips to the Chu Yun Empire to collect medicinal herbs for refining poison pills and for his own cultivation.
In this half-month period, Xiao Tian's cultivation broke through to three-star Dou Wang, and Qing Lin's cultivation, with the support of Xiao Tian's pills, reached seven-star Dou Master.
Little Fairy Doctor spent this time solidly consolidating her cultivation and foundation.
Xiao Tian watched Qing Lin happily running around with Little Fairy Doctor and stroked his chin in thought. He definitely had to make a trip to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion in the future. Only by obtaining that item could Qing Lin's strength achieve a qualitative leap.
"The Alchemist Convention is less than a month away. I should set off now."
"I wonder where Xiao Yan Zi is right now. I'm really looking forward to that detoxification plot — where the fiancée who broke off the engagement falls in love with the disguised him. Tsk tsk tsk."
Xiao Tian tapped his finger on the table, sorting out his future plans.
"Who's talking about me? Could it be Tian Ge? That's so disloyal. I went there, and the place was empty."
At this moment, Xiao Yan — who was cultivating on the back of a flying magical beast — seemed to sense something. He opened his eyes and whispered to himself.
"Xiao Yan Zi, what's wrong?"
Yao Chen's illusory figure sensed Xiao Yan's abnormality and emerged.
"Nothing. I just thought that the Three-Year Agreement is less than a month away. I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
Xiao Yan looked at Yao Chen beside him, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.
At this time, Xiao Yan was not as helpless as in the original story when Yao Chen was asleep.
After refining the Heavenly Flame, Xiao Yan followed Yao Chen to continue cultivating in the desert for three months. During this period, he spent two months practicing the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler that Yao Chen had given him.
Moreover, his cultivation had reached eight-star Dou Master — two realms higher than in the original story. The only change was that because he didn't fight with the people from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, he hadn't yet developed the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, that ultimate killing move.
During this time, Xiao Yan had also visited Stone Desert City. When he first heard the guards say that the Mo Tie Mercenary Group was gone, he was almost struck by grief.
Later, he learned that they had disbanded and, at the arrangement of their younger brother, had gone to the Black-Corner Region. Only then did his mind finally ease.
Jia Ma Empire, Jia Ma Holy City.
Outside the city, on a secluded high mountain, a black portal appeared. Two figures — an old man and a young man — stepped out from within.
The old man wore a plain blue robe, while the young man wore a specially made black brocade robe with an Alchemist cauldron symbol on his chest, containing three ripples.
The two stood at the peak of the high mountain, looking at the magnificent giant city not far away.
"Is this the Jia Ma Holy City? As expected of the imperial capital — it is truly awe-inspiring."
The young man in the alchemist's robe said softly as he gazed at the city before him.
"This place is full of hidden talents, and various forces are intricately intertwined. There are a total of six major forces: the Cloud Mist Sect, the Jia Ma Imperial Family, and the Alchemist Guild — the three forces that possess Dou Huang level experts. Below them are the three great families: the Nalan Family, the Mittel Family, and the Mu Family. The force I belonged to before was the Mitel Auction House."
"The vast mountain range to the north of the imperial capital, where spiritual energy soars to the sky like a giant dragon coiling, is where the Cloud Mist Sect is located."
The old man introduced the distribution of forces in the city to the young man beside him.
These two — an old man and a young man — were Xiao Tian and Hai Bodong, who had arrived using the teleportation gate.
As for Little Fairy Doctor, because she needed to break through her cultivation and feared Xiao Tian's unrestrained evening and morning "training," she directly chose to go into seclusion. Qing Lin, too, felt a bit of pressure due to Little Fairy Doctor's rapid cultivation advancement and also chose to seriously cultivate in seclusion.
Therefore, this time, only Hai Bodong was by Xiao Tian's side.
Xiao Tian looked up in the direction Hai Bodong pointed, gazing at the majestic mountain peak concealed within faint clouds. A hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
"The Hall of Souls… we will have to confront them sooner or later."
Xiao Tian thought to himself about the Hall of Souls' targets: the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade of the Xiao Family and Yao Chen's soul. Now, both of these were with him, so a confrontation was inevitable.
"So, where should we go first?" Hai Bodong asked.
"First, let's go to the Mitel Auction House. There are many things there, and it's your territory. Let's see if we can gather enough medicinal herbs for the Spirit Recovery Purple Pill. After that, we'll go to the Alchemist Guild headquarters."
Xiao Tian lowered his head in thought for a moment, then smiled:
"Moreover, this session of the Alchemist Convention will be held at the Alchemist Guild headquarters. By then, probably ninety percent of alchemists will come. Given alchemists' love for collecting, we might be able to exchange for many good things."
"Hehe, indeed. The Alchemist Convention is a rare grand event in the Jia Ma Empire, and with your alchemy strength, you'll probably become famous in one battle then."
Hai Bodong stroked his white beard, saying with great interest.
Xiao Tian smiled faintly. As for the Alchemist Convention, he needed to see if its reward was still that medicinal formula before deciding whether to participate.
Under Hai Bodong's guidance, and using Xiao Tian's Alchemist identity, the two smoothly entered the imperial capital.