Xiao Yan lowered the hood of his Soul Robe and tried his best to remain hidden and ued.

  To describe his situation in game terms, it was as though he had been stuck at the same level for over a month.

  However, the past month had not been without its gains, as he had mao ascertain some details about the ir of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

  First, in addition to the Rank 6 Amethyst Winged Lion King itself, there was also a Rank 3, younger Amethyst Winged Lion King residing in the ir. Because of this, there were no Rank 4 magical beasts within several kilometers of the ir, ironically making it a safe haven for him.

  The Amethyst Winged Lion King only allowed Rank 3 or lical beasts to roam around its ir.

  Furthermore, just as the spiritual information had suggested, the Ten Thousa Fme was likely within the ir.

  Xiao Yan had once seized an opportunity, sneaking close to the ir while the Amethyst Winged Lion King was out hunting, and used his spiritual perception to iigate.

  He could sense a very dense fire attribute energy within.

  Moreover, this source of fire attribute energy was not scattered but trated, which was most likely a Heavenly Fme!

  After all, a Rank 6 magical beast had the strength to possess a Heavenly Fme if given the right opportunity!

  'Is it truly necessary to spend soul points to hire a Dou Emperor from the Hall of Souls?' Xiao Yan's expression turned grave as he pondered his options.

  Hiring a Dou Emperor would cost around 3,000 soul points, which could alternatively be exged for a det 6th-tier medial pill, also suffit to hire a Dou Emperor.

  After dedug the soul points spent on information about the Ten Thousa Fme and the Ice Spirit Cold Fountain, he was left with just over 4,000 soul points, indeed enough to hire a low-star Dou Emperor.

  However, the issue y in his plete ck of trust in the Soul Envoys and the Protectors of the Hall of Souls.

  If the Ten Thousa Fme was indeed within the cave, Xiao Yan was certain that he would likely be silenced in the end.

  Talk of trust with the Hall of Souls? Impossible!

  In the end, Xiao Yan shook his head. Cultivation was a long journey, and he could not let impatiend eagerness cloud his judgment.

  'Let's head back for now. If I don't find a suitable opportunity to ehe cave of the Amethyst Winged Lion King soon, I'll just have to wait until I reach the Dou King realm.'

  Xiao Yan slowly stood up and dragged the body of a giant python along the ground as he walked back to his cliffside cave. The python's soul had been dissipated, and its body bore multiple gashes as if it had been sshed by sharp cws.

  It was a Rank 3 Earth White Python. Indeed, Xiao Yan could already kill a Rank 3 magical beast with his current strength!

  He walked to a waterfall he cave and jumped into the water to wash away the bloodstai from the fight. After ing himself and ging into clothes, he y down on a rod let out a long sigh of relief.

  His body felt much lighter now. So far, Xiao Yan had cultivated the Mad Lion t to a great extent and was about to reach a major level of mastery.

  Having cultivated the Oe Bst before cultivating the Mad Lion t had greatly improved his progress. Moreover, the past four months of stant training and battling magical beasts in the Magic Beast Mountain Range had further honed his bat skills.

  The training of Dou Teiques was always inseparable from actual bat.

  Xiao Yan sat on a rock by the waterfall, basking in the sun for a while before retrieving the medial cauldron he had purchased in Wu Tan City from his ste ring. He then arranged a rge array of various medial ingredients on the surface of a rock.

  Having just received a Rank 3 Monster Core from the Earth White Python, his hands were itg, and he couldn't resist the urge to refine pills once more.

  Rubbing his hands together, Xiao Yan looked at the medial cauldron before him. With a geouch of his left hand on the cauldron's opening and a slight focus of his mind, a muffled 'puff' sounded as the pitch-bihility Dev Fme slowly began to rise within.

  Currently, at the strength of a Dou Master, he could generally only refine 2nd-tier medial pills. To refine beyond his realm, he o use the Nihility Dev Fme to successfully process the medial ingredients and the monster core.

  Xiao Yan smiled with satisfa as he watched the dark fmes. His trol over the Nihility Dev Fme had bee increasingly perfect. This was not only due to the tinuous alchemy experience he had gained over the past few months, but more importantly, his Spiritual Strength had increased signifitly.

  'I got some Fire Rising Fruits the other day, today It's time to refine a 3rd-tier Fire Rising Pill.' Xiao Yaed a branch den with small red fruits from a rge pile of medial ingredients and spiritual fruits.

  Then he quickly prepared the redients after recalling the recipe for the Fire Rising Pill in his mind.

  The Fire Rising Pill was a retively high-grade, 3rd-tier medial pill that temporarily increased the iy of the fire attribute Dou Qi within the body, although it only worked for cultivators below the low-star Dou Grandmaster realm.

  Ohe bck fme had heated the cauldron, Xiao Yan first tossed the Fire Rising Fruit into it. After that, he used his Spiritual Strength to skillfully trol the fmes. The powerful burning ability of the Nihility Dev Fme even ied the residues, quickly drying out the moisture in the Fire Rising Fruit and turning it into a red powder.

  He then threw in all the other medial ingredients, and soon, seven to eight differently colored powders merged together.

  After which, he picked up the Monster Core of the Earth White Python and flicked it into the medial cauldron with a snap of his fingers.

  Shortly after, a powerful energy burst forth from the cauldron as the rese of a giant python tried to break out and kill him.

  "Mao Wu," Xiao Yan said in an indifferent tone as he watched the giant python's rese emerge from the monster core.

  Suddenly, a small distortion point appeared in the cauldron, and a little cat stepped out of the void.

  Meow! (=^_^=) Yummy.

  Mao Wu opes little mouth wide, and with a powerful inhale, a bck hole vortex appeared. The rese hidden within the monster core was pletely devoured by the Seed Fme of Nihility Dev Fme as if it were a noodle being slurped up.

  This was something Xiao Yan had discovered over the past few months of alchemy; the Nihility Dev Fme could actually swallow the remnants of magical beast rese within the monster cores. Moreover, the Nihility Dev Fme seemed particurly fond of this type of rese. As the months passed, the Nihility Dev Fme had actually grown a bit by feeding on these reses within the monster cores.

  What had once been the most troublesome aspect for alchemists had uedly bee food for the Nihility Dev Fme!

  As Xiao Yan watched Mao Wu lying tentedly in the medial cauldron after having its fill, he once again marveled at the wonders of the Heavenly Fmes, these natural creations of the world.

  With a gentle pull, Xiao Yan drew out a white line of fire from the cauldron after the magical beast's rese disappeared. As he pulled, all the essence of the medial ingredients slowly moved toward the energy of the monster core.

  "dense!"

  With a whoosh, all the bck fmes suddenly gathered, merging all the medial powders and energies together. Five dark red colored pills appeared within the cauldron, which he then stored in a pill bottle.

  'Phew, that's a pretty good result. I should have the strength of a 3rd-tier alchemist now,' Xiao Yan o himself as he ied the rounded pills itle, quite satisfied with his alchemy skills.

  Slowly standing up, he looked toward the dire of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave and muttered to himself, "I'll wait another month. If there's still no way in, I'll have to wait until my strength reaches the Dou Spirit realm, refihe Blood Lotus Essence Pill, and e back after assimiting the Bone Chilling Fme."

  Xiao Yan no longer o absorb the energy emitted by the Bone Chilling Fme; that small amount of energy was no longer of any use to him. He was now waiting to refihe Blood Lotus Essence Pill and increase his strength to the Dou Spirit realm, after which he would directly devour the Bone Chilling Fme!

  By then, he would possess his first true, fully-formed Heavenly Fme!

  With the Nihility Dev Fme in his left hand and the Bone Chilling Fme in his right hand, he, Xiao Yan, would be invincible!

  Little did he expect the turn of events to e so quickly; just three days ter, an opportunity preseself.

  …

  Roar roar roar! A furious roar thundered from the sky.

  "Human woman, you are c death!" The colossal Amethyst Winged Lion King astonishingly spoke in the human tongue as it roared.

  Xiao Yan hurriedly hid behind a root far from the cave, l the hood of his Soul Robe to reveal only a small gap through which he could peer into the sky.

  'A Dou Emperor has e to challehe Amethyst Winged Lion King?!' Xiao Yan observed a female Dou Emperor fag off against the Amethyst Winged Lion King in the opposite dire.

  She was wearing a pihat hugged her voluptuous figure as she wielded a strange-looking long sword that emitted a green-colored light. Her bck hair was held in pce by a noble-looking phoenix accessory. The beautiful and moving face of hers wore a calm expression. A pair of Dou Qi wings with wind attributes fluttered behind her.

  The fact that she was still calm in the face of a Rank 6 magical beast spoke volumes about her strength!

  Xiao Yan's eyebrows furrowed when he saw this dignified and elegant woman, as he thought he reized who this woman was.

  The mountain range where he was located still y within the borders of the Jia Ma Empire. Among the Ten Strong of the Jia Ma Empire, only three were Dou Emperors, and among them, only one was a female Dou Emperor with the wind attribute Dou Qi. Even in the neighb Chu Yun Empire, there was no such person.

  The identity of this Dou Emperor was almost apparent.

  "She is the curre Leader of the Misty Cloud Sed Nan Yanran's Master, Yun Yun!"

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