After obtaining the Qi Gathering Pill, Xiao Yan did not immediately choose to consume it. Taking a deep breath, he forcibly suppressed the eagerness in his heart and forced himself to get into bed for some rest. Xiao Yan was well aware that with his current state, the chance of failing to break through to become a Fighter was likely more than seventy percent. Although refining the Qi Gathering Pill was not difficult for Pharmacist Elder, Xiao Yan did not wish to take such a meaningless risk.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s ability to resist the temptation of immediately breaking through to become a Fighter, Pharmacist Elder nodded in satisfaction, a hint of relief appearing on his aged face. His body flickered, transforming into a ray of light, and he disappeared into the ring.
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After successfully refining the Qi Gathering Pill, Xiao Yan’s cultivation became unhurried. He would practice Dou Qi for an hour every day at a set time, then go to the back mountain to diligently practice combat skills. Occasionally, when he had free time, he would accompany Xuner and wander around Wu Tan City, enjoying a pleasant life to the fullest.
After five days of such relaxed living, Xiao Yan finally adjusted his condition to its peak. This was the best moment for him to challenge the Fighter realm.
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At a secluded cliff in the back mountains of the Xiao Family, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged in a cave only about a meter wide. This cliff was a place he had carefully chosen for cultivation. Across from the cliff, clouds and mist swirled, concealing the perilous and dangerous Magic Beast Mountains. Below the cliff was an abyss that could not be seen to the bottom, and the only small path leading to this place had been concealed by branches and broken stones. Therefore, Xiao Yan was confident that this breakthrough would not be interrupted by anyone.
Taking a slow breath, Xiao Yan took out a jade bottle from his pocket. Tipping the bottle slightly, a pill with alternating blue and green colors rolled out.
Looking at the smooth and lustrous Qi Gathering Pill, Xiao Yan smiled slightly. He sniffed the refreshing aroma once more, licked his lips, and without any hesitation, put the pill into his mouth.
As soon as the Qi Gathering Pill entered his mouth, a faint cool sensation spread in his mouth. After a while, a warm and pure energy rushed directly from his mouth into his body, causing Xiao Yan’s body to shudder suddenly.
Keeping his face calm, Xiao Yan quickly formed hand seals to absorb the Dou Qi. His breathing gradually stabilized, and the faint Dou Qi in his body responded to his will, quickly intertwining with the powerful and pure medicinal force and began to refine it frantically.
In the small cave, the still air suddenly began to ripple. A thin white Dou Qi permeated from the air and continuously flowed into Xiao Yan’s body.
Biting his lip, the collision of the two energies in his body caused a constant, sharp pain in his meridians. Fortunately, his meridians were much more resilient than those of ordinary people, so although he felt pain, it had not yet caused any significant damage.
Inside his body, the Dou Qi wrapped around clusters of green, pure energy. As the refinement continued, the green energy was gradually transformed into a faint white Dou Qi. With the support of this energy, the amount of Dou Qi in Xiao Yan’s body began to swell visibly.
Although the pure medicinal force was constantly being refined, it seemed to be inexhaustible. Every time the Dou Qi refined a portion of the medicinal force, a larger cluster of green energy would rush in.
With the continuous refinement inside his body and the steady injection of Dou Qi from the outside, Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi had gradually filled most of his meridians.
The refinement continued. When the supply of pure medicinal force began to weaken, Xiao Yan, who was intoxicated by the rapid increase in power, suddenly realized that the Dou Qi in his body had expanded to a critical point where it could no longer increase.
The expansion of the Dou Qi caused Xiao Yan’s meridians to spasm slightly, and waves of intense pain made the corners of his mouth split open.
“Quickly, condense the Dou Qi vortex! Otherwise, it will explode!” The voice of Pharmacist Elder, like thunder, echoed in Xiao Yan’s mind.
Taking a deep, cold breath, Xiao Yan changed his hand seals. His thumbs and index fingers met, and his middle fingers touched, forming a strange hand seal. Having gone through this step before, he now performed it with ease, without any awkwardness.
As Xiao Yan changed his hand seals, the surging Dou Qi in his body was drawn towards his lower abdomen by a fierce suction.
The faint white Dou Qi in his various meridians all began to retreat simultaneously. When all the Dou Qi gathered in his lower abdomen, it began to turn milky white.
“Quickly, compress the Dou Qi! Use your soul perception to compress it. If you fail to form the Dou Qi vortex, you will fall back to the eighth stage of Dou Qi!” Pharmacist Elder’s voice rang out in Xiao Yan’s mind, perfectly timed.
Nodding slightly, Xiao Yan focused his mind. His outstanding soul perception instantly took control of the Dou Qi in his body, and then he began to compress it wildly.
Under the drive of his soul perception, the milky white Dou Qi started to resist, violently churning.
Although the resistance was not weak, Xiao Yan’s soul perception had amazed even Pharmacist Elder. Thus, the protest of the Dou Qi was futile, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. After a brief stalemate, it began to contract reluctantly.
When the Dou Qi contracted to the size of a palm, it solidified and stopped moving.
“Compress more!” Pharmacist Elder shouted.
Gritting his teeth, Xiao Yan closed his eyes. The soul perception surrounding the milky white Dou Qi suddenly reached its maximum, and he compressed it fiercely!
*Boom!*
A soft, muffled sound quietly echoed in his body…
As the muffled sound faded, the exhausting resistance also dissipated.
Sighing deeply, Xiao Yan collapsed, utterly exhausted, and his chest rose and fell heavily.
Lying in the cold cave, Xiao Yan sensed the abundant energy within his body, which he had missed for four years. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Moments later, the smile grew, turning into a chuckle, then a loud laugh, and finally a manic one…
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