Returning to his room, Xiao Tian took out his medicine cauldron in the cultivation room, then retrieved the medicinal ingredients Hu Jia had given him, and began refining the pills sold by Boundless Gate.
During this period, he had been out having fun, and all these grueling tasks were done by Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan was his designated Chief Alchemist workhorse, and basically, more than half of the pills came from Xiao Yan's hands. It was ostensibly to temper his alchemy skills and increase his experience.
Warming the medicine cauldron, then it was a continuous repetition of refining, fusing, forming pills, and collecting pills.
As half a day passed, Xiao Tian's surroundings were filled with various pill bottles.
"These should be enough."
Xiao Tian stood up, his bones making cracking sounds. After tidying everything up, he walked with tired steps to the bathroom. Repeatedly refining low-grade pills could numb one's spirit, which was much more uncomfortable than refining high-grade pills. It was the same in daily life; constantly repeating the same steps for a whole day could make someone with weak willpower collapse.
Xiao Tian approached the bathtub, which was already half-filled with water, and poured in fifteen or sixteen drops of emerald-like Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid and the prepared medicinal powder.
"Ah~ So refreshing."
Stripping off his clothes, he jumped directly into the tub. A warm sensation enveloped him, and his body involuntarily let out a comfortable groan. This was the second time he had expressed this sentiment today.
Xiao Tian focused his mind and began to circulate his cultivation technique to absorb the medicinal liquid's energy. As time passed, Xun'er also came to Xiao Tian's room door and sensed the energy fluctuations inside. She did not disturb him but silently guarded the door.
…
While Xiao Tian was cultivating, the former Mu City had been renamed Pure Heart City, and the chaos within it had been reined in. Countless intricate casinos were directly destroyed by Medusa and Yun Yun, as effortlessly as slaughtering chickens. This also led to many factions becoming hostile toward Heaven Suppressing Hall, and even some subordinate forces of major powers were sent as cannon fodder to target Heaven Suppressing Hall.
"Now those people are becoming increasingly restless. They've already started sending Dou Huangs to probe us," Xiao Ding said, looking at Yun Yun, who was seated at the front.
Currently, Yun Yun was in charge of the overall direction of Heaven Suppressing Hall, while Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong were responsible for other matters.
"It seems only by making them feel pain will they quiet down."
Under Xiao Tian's guidance, and throughout the process of integrating Mu City, Yun Yun had basically brought stability through rivers of blood. During this period, White Fang was having the most fun. Ever since it became Qing Lin's pet, it hadn't had a chance to show its face; when it did, it was used as a sandbag for sparring. During this time, White Fang once again felt the sensation of bathing in blood, and its entire snake body felt incredibly comfortable.
She was no longer like before. Now, she had become decisive, independent, and confident. This was the force her man had established, and she must take good care of it, not letting him down.
"This time, I'll make a move. It's time to let them see that the sword of our Heaven Suppressing Hall is never dull."
Yun Yun's voice was incomparably cold, like the biting wind from a mountain peak. After speaking, she glanced at the address recorded on the paper, and a Dou Qi construct formed by sword energy appeared behind her. She flew toward the door and finally disappeared into the sky.
From the sky, Yun Yun looked at the haphazardly distributed new tents in a mountain ravine. Through the tents, she seemed to see the people inside conspiring against her Heaven Suppressing Hall. A sharp glint flashed in her eyes. A slender, golden-red longsword, like autumn water, appeared in her hand. The sword's body, illuminated by the sunlight, emitted a cold glow.
"Today is your day of death. This is the consequence of your provocation against Heaven Suppressing Hall."
Yun Yun's voice was not loud, but it spread throughout the entire mountain ravine, echoing continuously.
Figures streamed out of the tents, looking up furiously at Yun Yun in the sky. Before they could speak, Yun Yun's finger brushed the slender sword.
"Sword Qi Long River."
She swung the longsword downward, and streams of azure sword qi, like a surging river, poured down toward the tent area below. The sword qi was almost tangible, shimmering with a man-eating glow. Each stream of sword qi seemed to contain power capable of destroying heaven and earth.
The Sword Qi Long River roared toward the crowd below. The faces of the people showed expressions of terror, and they hastily wielded their weapons, trying to block the sword qi, but their resistance was as fragile as paper against the powerful Sword Qi Long River.
For a moment, screams echoed throughout the mountain ravine. People's bodies were constantly being torn apart by the sharp sword qi. Wherever it passed, the ground was ripped open with deep sword qi ravines, and even residual sword qi continued to echo within them.
After the Sword Qi Long River subsided, the entire mountain ravine resembled a human purgatory, with severed limbs and flowing blood everywhere — truly a hell on earth. Even the two-star Dou Huang who had been sent over was utterly dead from this single strike, without even a chance to leave a last word.
Yun Yun looked at the scene below with an expressionless face, then cast a playful glance at a spot in the ravine before leaving.
Five minutes after Yun Yun left, at the spot where she had cast that last glance, a hand pushed away the corpse pressing down on it, revealing an old man's face.
"This is terrifying. She's like a god of slaughter. In an instant, all the people who were just laughing and talking with me are gone. If I hadn't reacted in time and used others to block…"
The old man stood up, trembling. He left a terrified remark and then scrambled out of the mountain ravine, completely disregarding the filth in his pants.
After he left, Yun Yun's figure reappeared in the sky. She had discovered this person long ago, but had deliberately left him alive to go back and report. Otherwise, how would others know the terror of Heaven Suppressing Hall? If they didn't feel pain, they wouldn't withdraw their outstretched hands.
After Yun Yun returned to Heaven Suppressing Hall, she briefly explained the events to Xiao Ding, asked him to handle the follow-up matters, and then returned to the Eternal Dream Realm.
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As Xiao Tian continuously absorbed the energy of the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, his bones, bone marrow, flesh, and so on began to undergo a transformative change. Even his meridians widened significantly, and the flow of Dou Qi became faster.
After a night of absorption, the Dou Qi in Xiao Tian's Dantian had gathered to a critical point. As the Dou Qi was continuously refined back and forth, Xiao Tian's Dantian erupted with dazzling light. At the same time, his aura continuously surged, breaking through from an Eight-Star Dou Wang to a Nine-Star Dou Wang in the blink of an eye, and finally rising from the early stage all the way to the peak, still showing no signs of stopping.
Just as Xiao Tian felt that the energy was insufficient for him to break through to Dou Huang, a sound came as if something had dripped into his bathtub. A powerful surge of medicinal energy suddenly poured into his body, making up for the lack of momentum.
"Break for me!"
Xiao Tian's previously halted momentum began to rise again. With Xiao Tian's roar, the Dou Huang barrier before him shattered in response. Xiao Tian's aura instantly surged to the Dou Huang realm, finally stabilizing at One-Star Dou Huang.
Xiao Tian stood up, clenching his fists, and felt the powerful and surging strength within him. This power was several times stronger than when he was a Dou Wang.
"Finally, I've reached Dou Huang. Roughly speaking, it means I'm not far from Dou Di. Hmm, not bad, haha."
"Pfft~"
"Ah!"
As Xiao Tian's whispered words finished, a clear, warbler-like suppressed laugh rang out in Xiao Tian's room, followed by an exclamation.