Three days later,
Xiao Li spent three days Cultivating the Cultivation Technique. Xiao Li only felt refreshed all over. He now felt like he could beat thirty of his clan brothers!
"Hmm~ Not bad. The Cultivation Technique has been successfully Cultivated, and your Realm has reached the level of a Three-Star Dou Practitioner. Is this the power of an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique? Heh! This old man wasn't as lucky as you, kid, when he was young."
Wang Ming stroked his beard, smiling self-deprecatingly.
"I must thank Teacher for his guidance."
"Hmm, when I checked your body just now, I found that you must have done some physical Cultivation. Your bones and muscles are very well trained, but it seems you overdid it, leading to some hidden injuries in your body."
"Currently, it doesn't seem serious, but it will be very fatal when you Breakthrough to a Great Realm in the future!"
Wang Ming pointed out Xiao Li's problem.
"Ah? Then what should I do?" Xiao Li didn't expect that he just really liked to exercise, so how could he still have hidden injuries?
"Don't worry! Isn't this old man still here? This old man is a Sixth-Rank Alchemist after all. Treating your hidden injuries is a piece of cake!"
Wang Ming was very confident in his Alchemy.
"Uh, then that's good. Teacher, what do we do next? Go out for experience or continue arduous Cultivation?" Xiao Li asked. Now that he had a Teacher, his Cultivation plan could no longer be used.
Wang Ming patted Xiao Li's head: "What's the rush? You're only a Three-Star Dou Practitioner and you're already getting carried away? Kid, the Fighting Qi Continent is very big, and there are countless Geniuses. Although your talent is astonishing, you still can't compare to true Geniuses."
"You first Cultivate at home, that is, in the Imperial Capital, until I am satisfied. When you Breakthrough to the Great Dou Master Realm, this old man will take you out for experience."
"Also! As my Disciple, what's the use of just knowing how to fight? This old man didn't take you as a Disciple to go fighting. First, memorize these two books for me."
Wang Ming took out two extremely thick books and handed them to Xiao Li.
Xiao Li saw that one was "A Hundred Solutions to Medicinal Herbs" and the other was "A Hundred Solutions to Demonic Beasts."
"First finish reading these two books, then this old man will teach you Alchemy." Wang Ming said sternly with his hands behind his back.
"Yes, Teacher!"
Xiao Li was a bit impatient at this moment. From childhood to adulthood, besides Cultivation, he loved to read because the Fighting Qi Continent was truly vast, with many strange things. Without some knowledge, one wouldn't even know how one died.
So, on the Fighting Qi Continent, knowledge is also a kind of power... Six years later,
Xiao Family, Medicine Hall
A young man sat cross-legged in front of a slightly ancient but faintly profound blue Medicine Cauldron. This Medicine Cauldron was emitting a purplish-red heat.
This Medicine Cauldron actually had five fire mouths. As everyone knows, Medicine Cauldrons also have levels. The more fire mouths a cauldron has, the higher the grade of the Medicine Cauldron, and the rarer it is. Medicine Cauldrons with more fire mouths also have stronger auxiliary effects for Alchemy.
At this moment, a cluster of purple flames violently surged within this Medicine Cauldron.
Inside the Medicine Cauldron, where the flames surged, a thumb-sized purple Elixir prototype was slowly forming under the burning of the flames.
"Out!"
The young man's palm slammed onto the Medicine Cauldron, and the cauldron lid flew out. A large area of purple flames surged out from within the Medicine Cauldron, covering the sky and earth. At the center of the purple flames, an even more conspicuous purple light shot out violently, instantly overshadowing the purple flames.
And as the light shot out, a rich purple Elixir fragrance slowly rose, finally forming a cloud of purple mist above the young man's head, like a spiritual mist.
"What a rich colored Elixir fragrance~"
"Shh! Be quiet, don't disturb Lier!"
These two very faint sounds broke the silence. It turned out that in a corner of this Medicine Hall, seven or eight old men stood shoulder to shoulder, all quietly watching the young man perform Alchemy.
This young man was Xiao Li. He was now fifteen years old, and he was currently refining an extraordinary Elixir!
"Disperse!"
In mid-air, the purple flames slowly extinguished, and a dragon-eye-sized purple Elixir appeared in mid-air. With a wave of Xiao Li's hand, the purple Elixir flew into his palm. Holding the Elixir, the corners of his mouth kept rising.
"Heh, a Rank 4 Peak Elixir, Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill! Success!"
Hoo~
Several heavy gasps were heard at this moment. There was no helping it; their Family's only Alchemist was performing Alchemy. Allowing them to watch was already them taking advantage of their age, so how could they dare to make a sound?
"Lier, you are now a Rank 4 Peak Alchemist. Heavens, Grandpa truly couldn't even imagine it. In just six years, you've grown from a little guy who knew nothing to a Rank 4 Peak Alchemist."
Xiao Ting walked over slowly. Regarding this youngest grandson, he felt that the heavens had not mistreated their Xiao Family. With a child of such talent, he could die in peace.
Xiao Li grinned, first placing the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill into a jade bottle.
"When I reach the Dou Ling Realm, I should be able to try refining Rank 5 Elixirs."
Xiao Li set a goal for himself: refining Rank 5 at Dou Ling, Rank 6 at Dou Wang, and Rank 7 at Dou Huang.
"Grandpa, hasn't Teacher returned yet?" Xiao Li turned to look at Xiao Ting.
"Not yet, Elder Wang went to a distant place, not only out of the Jia Ma Empire, but also across the entire Izumo Empire to the territory of the Mulan Empire. It is said to be the place where a Dou Zun (Dou Venerate) expert fell, attracting countless Dou Wang, Dou Huang, and Dou Zong (Dou Sect) experts."
Xiao Ting said slowly. To be honest, he also wanted to try his luck. His lifespan was nearing its end, and he was currently only an Eight-Star Dou Wang, with the Dou Huang Realm still far away.
If Xiao Ting couldn't Breakthrough to Dou Huang before his lifespan ended, then he could only peacefully pass away. However, thankfully, he was very relieved about the current Xiao Family. His eldest grandson, Xiao Lin, would be able to Breakthrough to Dou Wang in a few years.
Xiao Lin would inherit the Family Head position, and then Xiao Li would assist Xiao Lin. The Xiao Family becoming the head of the four great Families was just around the corner!
What made Xiao Ting particularly gratified was that no one in his Xiao Family had any disputes over the Family Head position!
Instead, Xiao Lin and Xiao Li mutually yielded the Family Head position, and now the Xiao Family's overall strength had greatly increased due to Xiao Li, the Rank 4 Alchemist.
Especially the Disciples at the Dou Shi (Dou Master), Great Dou Master, and Dou Ling (Dou Spirit) levels, their Realm improvements were the most noticeable.
The Xiao Family also started a Elixir business because of Xiao Li's existence, connecting with the Mittel Family, which greatly increased the Xiao Family's wealth. Now, the Family finally had Profound Rank Advanced Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques.
"Hmm?" Xiao Ting's eyes suddenly narrowed. He felt an astonishing Aura!
Bang—
Suddenly, the door of the Medicine Hall was kicked open forcefully. A disheveled old man walked in. The old man looked very sloppy, almost like a beggar.
If it weren't for the pair of cyan-blue feathered wings on the old man's back, which were slightly illusory and presumably formed by his own Dou Qi, Dou Qi wings were the standard for experts above the Dou Wang Realm. If it weren't for the Dou Qi wings, this old man would truly be mistaken for a beggar.
"Teacher! You're back!" Xiao Li naturally recognized that this was his Teacher who had been away for more than half a year.
"I'm back. Seriously, I didn't get anything good and instead got myself into a lot of trouble!" Wang Ming sat on the ground, huffing and puffing.