Chapter 293 Taixu Ancient Dragon
As the energy of the Huasheng Fire was gradually refined, the Dou Qi in Xiao Ling's body began to become more pure and powerful. The five kinds of strange fire in his body also became more active under the nourishment of this new energy. They rotated and intertwined in Xiao Ling's Dantian, forming a colorful fireball that emitted a dazzling light.
Driven by this force, Xiao Ling's cultivation began to improve steadily. He felt that every cell in his body was greedily absorbing the energy of the fire. His body became tougher and his soul power was slowly increasing.
Time passed quietly during the practice. In the cave, there was no other movement except the slight sound of Xiao Ling's breathing. The magma world outside was still boiling, but the cave was like a quiet space isolated from the world, with only Xiao Ling's breath of practice flowing slowly.
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As time goes by, half a year has passed by like a flash.
During this long yet short period of time, Zi Yan's retreat room remained silent until this day, when the purple light cocoon in the room suddenly burst into brilliant light, as if announcing that an important moment was about to arrive.
In the training room, the purple light cocoon was like a gem containing endless energy, and began to emit dazzling purple light. The surrounding air seemed to tremble because of this power, and the energy gathered towards the light cocoon like a tide. The light cocoon began to flicker under the nourishment of these energies, and each flicker was like a heartbeat, full of the rhythm of life.
As the light of the purple cocoon in Zi Yan's retreat room became stronger and stronger, the entire room seemed to turn into a vortex of energy. Countless energies from heaven and earth were attracted and madly gathered towards the cocoon.
In the training room where Zi Yan was in seclusion, a powerful energy fluctuation occurred quietly. Although the special formation in the training room shielded it so that the outside world did not notice the fluctuation, Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin in the courtyard sensitively felt the unusual movement.
They all walked out of their rooms at the same time and gathered in the courtyard, exchanging glances of surprise and curiosity.
At the same time, in the backyard, Yao Chen and Yao Tianhuo were playing chess leisurely, enjoying the quiet afternoon.
However, when they felt the energy fluctuations coming from the training room, they both stopped the chess pieces in their hands almost at the same time and turned their eyes in the direction of Zi Yan's retreat.
Yao Tianhuo stroked his somewhat transparent beard, with a hint of admiration in his eyes: "Looking at this situation, Zi Yan should have broken through to the Dou Zong realm. If it weren't for the formation in the training room blocking this energy fluctuation, I'm afraid the entire inner courtyard would have been alarmed. It's much more spectacular than when I broke through that year."
Yao Chen smiled lightly upon hearing this, with a hint of amusement in his tone: "Haha, that girl's bloodline is extraordinary. If an ordinary magical beast had eaten so many of her precious medicinal herbs, it would have broken through to the seventh level long ago. This little movement now is just a piece of cake for her."
Yao Tianhuo's interest was completely piqued, and he asked curiously: "Brother Yaochen, tell me, what kind of magical beast is that girl's true form? It's really curious."
Yao Chen raised his eyebrows, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, as if he was also quite interested in this question: "Once she completes this breakthrough, she should be able to change her form freely. At that time, we will be able to see her true form."
As he spoke, Yao Chen stood up and floated towards Zi Yan's retreat room. Seeing this, Yao Tianhuo quickly put away the chessboard and followed him. The two of them disappeared at the end of the courtyard, leaving only chess pieces and an unfinished game.
Soon, two old men in the form of soul bodies floated lightly into the courtyard and met Qinglin and Xiao Yixiang unexpectedly.
Qing Lin's eyes were fixed on the surging energy fluctuations in the training room. With a bit of anticipation and curiosity, he asked Yao Chen, "Master, Sister Zi Yan's retreat should be coming to an end soon, right? I really want to know, after she breaks through to Dou Zong, can she maintain her adult appearance?"
Yao Chen chuckled, and rubbed Qing Lin's hair affectionately with his palm, with a hint of mystery in his tone: "Well, it's hard to say. Zi Yan's situation is quite special. I can't say for sure whether she can maintain her adult form forever."
"However, once you reach the level of a seventh-order magical beast, controlling your own form change should be a piece of cake. When she comes out, I will be able to tell at a glance what kind of magical beast she is with my years of experience."
Qinglin nodded obediently, his eyes sparkling with joy for Ziyan. They all knew that Ziyan had always wanted to find out the type of her own monster so that she could find her own people. Now it seemed that this wish would soon come true.
Yao Chen turned to look at Qing Lin, and said in a probing tone: "By the way, my dear disciple, you have reached the realm of Nine-Star Dou Huang not long ago. Don't you want to try to break through to Dou Zong? Although your Dou Qi has not been fully accumulated, with those snake pets to help you absorb Dou Qi, and then take a Po Zong Pill, and retreat for a year or so, breaking through to Dou Zong should not be a problem."
Qing Lin's voice was as clear and pleasant as a mountain spring. She said slowly, "I thought that after I cultivate my Dou Qi to full saturation, I would try to break through to Dou Zong. This would be safer. And the young master might not need too long to come out of seclusion. By then, he should go to Zhongzhou. I don't want my affairs to affect the young master's plan."
After hearing Qing Lin's words, Xiao Yixian and Yao Tianhuo couldn't help but smile at each other, while Yao Chen smiled with a bit of helplessness: "Girl, I think you are more worried about the second reason. Xiao Ling, that kid, really makes you worry about him. But it's good, you stay in the Douhuang realm for a while, and don't rush to break through."
Yao Chen turned his gaze towards Xiao Yixian again, with a smile on his face: "Xian'er girl, your cultivation has improved a lot in the past six months. You have already reached the high-level Dou Zong, which is much higher than Xiao Ling before he went into seclusion. With this cultivation speed, if Xiao Ling hadn't always encountered opportunities that suited him, he would definitely not be able to match you."
The Little Medical Immortal smiled softly, her tone revealing humility: "Master Yao, you are too kind. I can achieve what I have today thanks to the help of you and Xiao Ling, I just benefited from it. Xiao Ling said that he should be able to reach the level of Nine Star Dou Zong during this retreat, and when he comes out of retreat, his cultivation will surpass mine."
Yao Chen nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Xiao Yixian's words. He had also checked Xiao Ling's situation before. The four-star Dou Zong strongman's entire cultivation was condensed in the magic poison spot, which greatly benefited Xiao Ling's improvement in the Dou Zong realm. Coupled with the assistance of Zong Ji Dan, after a period of seclusion, it would not be a problem for him to break through to the nine-star Dou Zong.
However, Yao Chen smiled and said, "Haha, that kid's cultivation is indeed one step ahead of you. But when you get to Zhongzhou and gather the last material for your poison pill, your cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds in a short period of time, and it will be easy to surpass him."
Hearing Yao Chen's words, Xiao Yixiang's mouth corners unconsciously rose, and she was full of anticipation for such a scene in the future.
As they talked, the energy fluctuations in the training room became stronger and stronger.
Finally, after a violent tremor, a subtle but clear "crack" sound came from the light cocoon. With this sound, the cracks on the light cocoon began to spread and expand, and finally with a slight sound, the light cocoon shattered like glass.
Zi Yan's figure appeared in the broken cocoon of light. She was gently surrounded by purple light, like a fairy descending to earth.
Zi Yan slowly opened her eyes, the confusion of waking up flashed across her eyes. She stretched gracefully, the movement was natural and smooth, as if she was performing a silent dance.
As her consciousness gradually became clearer, she finally realized that she had successfully broken through and reached the realm of Dou Zong.
She looked down at her body and found that the clothes she wore before the retreat had turned into ashes during the practice. Zi Yan smiled lightly and waved her fingers. Under her skillful control, the Dou Qi condensed into a thin purple Dou Qi gauze dress, which gently covered her body.
Standing up, Zi Yan gently shook the Dou Qi gauze dress on her body, feeling the surging power in her body, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She said to herself mischievously, "Hehe, if Xiao Ling sees me like this now, he will be dumbfounded. He will definitely be completely fascinated by me."
Muttering expectantly, Zi Yan took a step and walked out of the training room.
Under the gaze of everyone, the door of the training room slowly opened, and Zi Yan's figure slowly walked out.
Zi Yan's appearance has changed significantly compared to before she went into seclusion. Her originally petite figure has become more curvy, and her purple hair hangs vertically to her hips, exuding a mature charm.
Her eyes were bright and deep, as if they could see into people's hearts, and her whole temperament changed drastically.
After Zi Yan stepped out of the training room, she looked around, but did not see Xiao Ling. A hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes.
She curled her lips and said to herself, "I look so stunning, but Xiao Ling is not here. I am really unlucky."
However, this sense of loss was quickly replaced by her signature vitality. She took long steps with a lively spirit and strode towards Xiao Yixian and the others. Seeing her coming, Xiao Yixian and Qinglin both smiled sincerely.
"Zi Yan, congratulations on your successful breakthrough to the Dou Zong realm." Little Medical Fairy's voice was full of joy.
"Sister Zi Yan, you are so beautiful when you grow up." Qing Lin's eyes were twinkling with stars.
Zi Yan said with a mischievous smile, "It's just the Dou Zong realm. For me, it's just eating and drinking, and having a good sleep, and then I'll break through when I wake up. It's not as difficult as old man Su Qian said before."
Seeing Zi Yan's childish look which was no different from before her retreat, everyone smiled at each other.
Obviously, although her appearance has transformed into a mature adult, she is still that lively, cheerful and innocent little girl at heart.
After chatting for a while, Yao Chen turned to Zi Yan and said with a smile: "Girl Zi Yan, now that you have reached the realm of a seventh-level magical beast, you should be able to control your human form and your magical beast body freely."
As Yao Chen finished speaking, the eyes of everyone around him focused on Zi Yan.
After all, what kind of demon beast Zi Yan's true form is has been a mystery that has been lingering in everyone's mind for many years. Today seems to be the moment to reveal the answer to this mystery.
Zi Yan nodded after hearing what Yao Chen said, with a hint of excitement in her eyes: "Indeed, after I broke through to Dou Zong, I had a strange feeling, as if I could change my form at any time."
"But don't be impatient. I have to find that feeling first. After all, I haven't tried it yet." She added with a hint of playfulness in her tone.
As she spoke, Zi Yan had already gently closed her eyes, as if she was searching deep in her heart for that wonderful feeling that could trigger her transformation.
Everyone around held their breath, not wanting to miss the miracle that was about to unfold. The atmosphere in the courtyard was tense and expectant, and everyone was imagining the elegance of the Zi Yan monster's true form.
Time passed quietly in anticipation. Suddenly, Zi Yan's body was enveloped by a strong and dazzling purple light. The light was so strong that no one present could see the changes clearly.
As the light flickered, the purple ball of light began to change. It gradually expanded, stretched, became slender, and then expanded to a length of more than ten feet. Through the hazy purple light, the outline of a dragon-shaped creature could be vaguely identified.
When the ball of light expanded to more than thirty feet, the purple light finally began to converge, revealing an elegant dragon-like monster. Its figure was slender and powerful, and each scale exuded a mysterious light.
As soon as this magical beast appeared, it exuded a vast dragon power. The snake-like magical beasts in the courtyard felt this pressure and felt a chill from the depths of their souls. They were unable to move, as if they were shocked by this majesty.
Even Xiao Yixian and Qinglin could sense the strange aura, which made them feel both awed and curious. Their eyes were fixed on Zi Yan, trying to identify her true form as a demon beast.
Everyone present held their breath, not wanting to miss any details, eager to unveil Zi Yan's mysterious magical beast identity.
Under the gaze of everyone, Zi Yan's magical beast was finally fully revealed to everyone. It was covered with purple scales, flashing a mysterious and noble light.
Its hind limbs turned into a long and powerful tail, while its forelimbs turned into two powerful dragon arms with smooth and perfect muscle lines.
Its dragon head is domineering and majestic, yet also beautiful. Its golden pupils reveal a majesty that makes people dare not look directly at it.
The whole body gives people a noble temperament that is superior and inviolable.
Around this dragon-like monster, the void seemed to fluctuate slightly because of its power, as if it could tear through space and travel through different worlds with just the slightest movement.
What is even more eye-catching is that a pair of huge purple wings extend from its back. Every time they flap, ripples appear in the surrounding space, as if even the air is making way for it.
Those ripples were like waves on the water, spreading out in all directions. Even a falling leaf was gently pushed aside by it, unable to get close to its body.
Everyone present was deeply shocked by this spectacular scene. They could feel the powerful force and incomparable beauty emanating from the Zi Yan monster's body.
Just as everyone was immersed in the amazement of Zi Yan's true form, an ethereal and pleasant voice came from the mouth of the dragon-like monster, breaking the silence: "Hey, you guys, why are you all staring at me in amazement? Is my true form of monster very domineering? I haven't even seen clearly what it looks like."
These sudden words brought everyone back to their senses. A hint of understanding flashed across Yao Chen's eyes, and he secretly sighed in his heart.
He muttered to himself, "As expected, it is the Taixu Ancient Dragon. This kind of magical beast is extremely rare and powerful. Xiao Ling is really lucky to have encountered such a creature in the Northwest Continent. If he can use this opportunity to establish a good relationship with the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, it will be of great benefit to his future adventures in Zhongzhou."
Yao Chen waved his hand casually, and a wave of space rippled out, like a transparent mirror, reflecting Zi Yan's huge and majestic body of the demon beast. He said casually: "What do you look like? You can tell by yourself."
Zi Yan stared curiously at the spatial mirror in front of her. She twisted her body flexibly in the air and then turned several circles gracefully.
There was some joy and satisfaction in her voice: "This is quite cool, worthy of being my Warcraft body, a combination of handsomeness and elegance, haha!"
Her words revealed her love for her new form, as well as a sense of confidence and pride.
Then Zi Yan turned around and said to Yao Chen in an excited tone: "Hey, old man Yao, now that you have seen my true form as a monster, you should be able to recognize what race I am, right?"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Yao Chen and Yao Tianhuo, two experienced old men. Their eyes were full of expectation, hoping that these two experienced elders could reveal the answer.
Although Qinglin and Xiao Yixian had read countless books over the years, they had also learned a lot from Yao Chen, including a broad understanding of the types of magical beasts.
But when faced with Zi Yan's magical beast form, they had to admit that this was the first time they had seen such a unique type of magical beast.
Yao Chen and Yao Tianhuo exchanged glances, and a deep emotion flashed in each other's eyes.
"Let me reveal the answer." Yao Chen chuckled and spoke with a hint of mystery in his tone, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Yao Chen did not keep it a secret, "Girl Zi Yan, your monster body is very powerful. It belongs to the top monster race in Douqi Continent, and is also the most mysterious of the three major monster races. It is the darling of the power of space and the most powerful dragon monster race, the Taixu Ancient Dragon."
(End of this chapter)