"If not for the pills Brother Yang left behind, the accompanying purple crystal source and Purple Flame probably would have only pushed me to Nine-Star Dou Shi at best!"
"I can never repay Brother Yang's kindness!"
Feeling the surging Fighting Qi in his body, Xiao Yan stood up, stretched his limbs, and spoke to Yao Lao.
"I don't know which Ancient Family that kid is from to have so many miraculous Pill Formulas!"
"I feel like many of the pills he brought out were specifically tailored for your Physique. Some even have traces of my own Alchemy Skill; it's quite strange."
Yao Lao looked completely baffled.
However, his alchemy style wasn't unique to him. He had dabbled in the alchemy techniques and formulas of the Medicine Clan, the Pill Tower, and other alchemy families on the Fighting Qi Continent. So, he figured that as a descendant of an Ancient Family, Chen Yang's clan elders might have had experiences similar to his own!
"Whatever, my Brother Yang is invincible under heaven. Why worry about such small things?"
Xiao Yan looked indifferent. He waved his hand to take the xuan heavy ruler out of his storage ring and strapped it to his back. Now that he had broken through to Great Dou Master, the ruler was still heavy, but it was much easier to handle than before.
"Pack up. We'll stay in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for a bit longer to gather enough medicinal herbs and refine some qi recovery pills and healing pills before leaving."
"Your Alchemy Skill is only one step away from the Third Grade. Previously, you were limited by your Fighting Qi capacity and your flame. Now that your technique has evolved and you have the Purple Flame, reaching the Third Grade will be a natural progression!"
Yao Lao nodded with a smile, no longer discussing Chen Yang, and instead made plans for the final leg of Xiao Yan's journey in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
"Alright!"
Xiao Yan nodded, unfolded his Green Swallow Wings, and leaped up to fly out of the valley, while Yao Lao had already slipped into the bone ring.
"Teacher, do you think Nalan Yanran has broken through to Three-Star Dou Shi by now?"
As Xiao Yan flew, he suddenly asked Yao Lao.
"Hahaha..."
"Even with the assistance of a Sixth-Rank Alchemist, she'll be lucky to have the strength of a Great Dou Master by the time of the Three-Year Agreement!"
"As for now..."
"Hehehe..."
Yao Lao laughed merrily. The current Xiao Yan had already far exceeded the strength planned in his original schedule. This so-called Nalan Yanran, like that Pill King Gu He, was nothing more than a fart!
"Hahaha..."
Xiao Yan laughed freely upon hearing this. The shackles of the Three-Year Agreement completely vanished at this moment... In the valley, Chen Yang easily finished refining his pills, then pulled the provocative Xiao Yi Xian over to teach her the 'riding' technique twice more.
"Xiao Yi Xian, it's time for us to leave this place!"
Chen Yang stroked Xiao Yi Xian's long black hair and spoke to her softly.
"Okay! I've wanted to see the outside world for a long time!"
"This counts as us roaming the Fighting Qi Continent together, right?"
Xiao Yi Xian said happily.
Hearing this, Chen Yang looked at her with some surprise. He thought Xiao Yi Xian might be reluctant to leave their life in the valley, but she was quite free-spirited.
"Why are you looking at me?"
"Wherever you are, that's my home..."
Xiao Yi Xian leaned against Chen Yang's chest and said softly.
"Good..."
"With you here, it's home!"
...Three days later, Chen Yang organized his things, then took Xiao Yi Xian and the two Amethyst Winged Lions out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, heading straight for Blackrock City.
With the flight speed of a Sixth-Tier Demonic Beast like the Amethyst Winged Lion King, even flying leisurely, they reached a point about fifty miles outside Blackrock City in half a day.
"You two find a place to stay outside the city first. I'll see if there's a way to shrink your size later so I can carry you with me."
Chen Yang looked at the Amethyst Winged Lion King and instructed.
"Yes, Master!"
The Amethyst Winged Lion King nodded, found a quiet valley nearby, drove away a Third-Tier Magical Beast that was living there, and settled in.
Chen Yang noted the Amethyst Winged Lion King's location and headed toward Blackrock City with Xiao Yi Xian...