Leaving the Nalan clan in a hurry, Xiao Yan was about to return to the inn where he was staying when he suddenly stopped. To refine the Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool into a liquid, he naturally needed a medicinal cauldron, and his own had exploded at the grand assembly. Shaking his head helplessly, after a moment of hesitation, he hurriedly headed towards the Miter Auction House. Afraid of running into Yaphira and wasting time, Xiao Yan only bought a similar grade medicinal cauldron on the periphery of the auction house before rushing back to the inn.
Rushing back to the inn, after entering the room, Xiao Yan closed the door tightly behind him and walked briskly into the inner room. After taking a few deep breaths, he finally took out the “Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool” and placed it on the table.
Sitting by the table, Xiao Yan stared intently at the beautifully enchanting plant. After a while, he sighed deeply. After all that effort, he finally had it, but he wondered if it would really be useful for his teacher.
Slowly calming his agitated emotions, Xiao Yan carefully closed the window and came to the table, staring intently at the constantly changing colors of the Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool. With a wave of his hand, a red medicinal cauldron appeared on the tabletop.
Gently pressing his palm against the jade basin containing the Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool, Xiao Yan subtly gathered his strength, and then suddenly released it. The sound of cracking was heard as cracks spread like a spider’s web across the surface of the jade basin. Tapping his finger on the cracked jade basin, it immediately shattered, revealing the root of the Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool wrapped in soil.
Looking at the damp soil, Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then placed his hand on it again. A faint blue flame emitted a scorching heat, quickly drying the moist soil. Gently tapping with his palm, the soil surrounding the Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool fell off, revealing the intact root underneath.
Bending his palm slightly, a slight suction force pulled the Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool up and carefully placed it into the medicinal cauldron. Turning his hand slightly, a blue flame flickered in his palm. With a snap of his fingers, the flame rushed into the cauldron, circling around the Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool a few times.
As the blue flame appeared, its intense heat caused the Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool, which was originally like green jade, to rapidly wither. Although the leaves were withering, the seven-colored flowers became more and more vivid. When the leaves completely withered and turned to ash, the color became so bright that it hurt the eyes. Moreover, a rich fragrance, like fine wine buried in the earth, slowly seeped out from the fire hole of the medicinal cauldron.
Taking a deep breath of the rich fragrance, Xiao Yan felt a sudden jolt through his body. He was startled to discover that, although he had rested during the day, the lingering fatigue had completely dissipated.
“Tsk tsk, indeed, this is a good thing. Just the fragrance alone has such a miraculous effect, comparable to a third-grade pill. It must have some effect on a depleted soul,” he praised, directing his gaze into the medicinal cauldron. His fingers moved, and the blue flame surrounding the seven-colored flowers surged forward, enveloping them and starting a fierce burn.
As the flames churned, Xiao Yan, who was intently watching the medicinal cauldron, suddenly let out a soft exclamation. He noticed that, as the Seven Phantom Qing Ling Drool began to be smelted by the flames, the constantly changing seven-colored light actually resisted the Blue Lotus Heart Fire, attempting to preserve itself in the flames.
“Heh, this thing is indeed no ordinary object. It can even resist the temperature of a different fire for so long. But… that’s all it can do,” he chuckled softly. Xiao Yan also noticed that as the Blue Lotus Heart Fire continued to rise, the resisting seven-colored light gradually weakened. It seemed that the energy available to the seven-colored light had its limits.
Waving his hand, another ball of blue flame sprayed into the medicinal cauldron. Instantly, the temperature of the blue flame rose sharply, and after a moment, it finally engulfed the resisting seven-colored light.
When the seven-colored light disappeared, the seven-colored flower instantly became weak. With just a flicker of the flame, the petals withered rapidly, and tiny drops of seven-colored dew seeped out, shimmering with an unusual luster.
As the seven-colored flower completely withered, the tiny droplets of seven-colored dew gradually merged together, forming a radiant pearl, emitting a dazzling seven-colored glow.
“Should this be it?” he muttered to himself. Soon after the seven-colored dew appeared, Xiao Yan withdrew the flame. With a wave of his hand, the lid of the cauldron was lifted, and the seven-colored dew flew out, drawing a seven-colored arc in the air.
The seven-colored dew hovered half an inch above Xiao Yan’s palm, pulsating with a faint seven-colored light.
“How do I use this?” he blinked in confusion. Scanning the seven-colored dew with his spiritual energy, he found that it indeed contained a mysterious energy that could make a soul leap for joy. But how could he get Elder Pharmacist to absorb it?
Moving his right hand slightly, Xiao Yan brought the hovering seven-colored dew closer to the black ring on his left hand. He smiled bitterly, “I can’t just throw it in, right?”
Xiao Yan knew that this black ring had the same storage function as a storage ring, but it seemed to only obey Elder Pharmacist’s commands. Xiao Yan’s soul power couldn’t enter it at all.
Frowning in distress, after a while of thinking without any clues, Xiao Yan cautiously touched the seven-colored dew to the black ring.
As the distance between the two grew closer, Xiao Yan suddenly noticed that the black ring, which was always plain and somber, lit up slightly!
“It really works…” Overjoyed, Xiao Yan didn’t hesitate anymore. Moving his hand, he suddenly pressed the seven-colored dew onto the ring.
Upon contact, the seven-colored dew didn’t fall off but instead stuck strangely to the ring. For a moment, the black ring transformed into a seven-colored one.
As the seven-colored light bloomed, the black ring gradually emitted a deep black light. Under the black light, the seven-colored light seemed to be devoured, gradually weakening. As the seven-colored light faded, the black light became increasingly concentrated…
Seeing this strange scene, Xiao Yan’s face was filled with ecstasy. He could vaguely feel a familiar soul slowly returning.
The black ring, with its ever-intensifying black light, eventually resembled a bottomless black hole. At one moment, the ring slipped off Xiao Yan’s finger and floated in front of him, the black light pulsating continuously…
“Teacher? Have you awakened?” Staring at the black ring, Xiao Yan couldn’t help but speak excitedly.
His question went unanswered, and the black ring floated aimlessly, with no sign of Elder Pharmacist appearing as he had imagined.
“What’s going on?” Xiao Yan’s mouth gaped slightly in bewilderment. Just as he was about to reach out to retrieve the ring, it trembled suddenly, and a vast, terrifying soul power exploded outward in waves, centered on the ring.
The sudden explosion of soul power made Xiao Yan’s face change. This terrifying soul shockwave, if it hit him, could instantly obliterate his soul!
Fixing his eyes on the spreading soul energy waves, Xiao Yan forced himself to suppress his panic. There was no way he could escape such an area attack, and he believed Elder Pharmacist wouldn’t harm him.
The soul energy waves burst out like lightning, and just as they were about to touch Xiao Yan’s body, they trembled and instantly vanished.
The soul shockwave bypassed Xiao Yan and violently surged towards the ceiling.
“Poof…”
The empty ceiling, with no objects to destroy, showed no damage. However, in a dark corner, a figure suddenly shot out of the darkness, spewing a mouthful of blood. The moonlight illuminated a somewhat dark, aged face.
“Darn, that guy woke up again… Can’t get this close anymore. That bastard, knowing I had no ill intent, still struck so hard!” Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, the shadow muttered curses. Tiptoeing in the air, the figure flashed and disappeared into the distant darkness.
Dozens of miles away from the capital, on a secluded path, Hai Bodong gazed indifferently at a human-shaped ice sculpture below. Casually, he threw a leaf at the ice sculpture, which fluttered and slowly fell.
“Let’s go,” Hai Bodong raised his head and smiled at the two figures on the branches.
“Okay,” Fa Ma and Galley nodded slightly. Just as they were about to move, their faces suddenly changed, and they turned abruptly, looking towards the distant, massive capital.
“Such a powerful soul!” The two exclaimed simultaneously, and then exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of seriousness in each other’s eyes.
“How could such a powerful individual suddenly appear in the capital? We didn’t hear anything,” Galley said in a low voice. As the protector of the royal family, he had to know immediately about any new strong individuals appearing in the capital.
“I don’t know. This soul is too powerful, far beyond our level,” Fa Ma’s voice was low, with a hint of fear.
On another tree, Hai Bodong also turned to look in the direction of the capital, his mouth opening slightly, and a look of surprise gradually appeared in his eyes: “This soul power seems to be from Xiao Yan’s little guy? Has he… regained his strength?”
“Let’s go, let’s go back and check!” Narrowing his eyes, Hai Bodong did not tell Fa Ma and Galley about the origin of the soul power. He simply said, and then flashed off towards the capital.
“Okay.” Fa Ma and Galley nodded, following closely behind.
As the three disappeared, the floating leaf finally landed gently on the ice sculpture. With a crisp crack, the human-shaped ice sculpture burst into a cloud of ice dust, gradually dissipating under the moonlight.
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