Yao Chen also smiled and said with a hint of emotion: "Yes, I was just a wandering ghost before, but now I have this body, and it feels really good."
Although Yao Chen did not spend too much time to successfully adapt to the newly refined body, when he adapted to the new body and came out of seclusion, Xiao Ling had already started his seclusion practice.
Therefore, the two did not have the opportunity to meet. Time passed until Xiao Ling finished his retreat today and successfully broke through to the Dou Zun realm. Only then did he officially meet Xiao Ling with this new face.
"Haha, Yao Lao, are you satisfied with this new body? There shouldn't be any rejection reaction, right?" Xiao Ling nodded and continued to ask, "By the way, Yao Lao, what level of cultivation have you reached now? I can't even see through it at all."
He knew in his heart that this body was refined using the body of a Soul Clan Fighting Saint. Although the strong men of the Ancient Clan had already checked it, there was no guarantee that there might not be some hidden tricks that had not been discovered.
"Don't worry, this new body has integrated well with my soul, and there is no rejection reaction." Yao Chen waved his hand easily, with a hint of ease and casualness in his tone.
"Back then, I had an accident when I was a child, which caused my original body to have defects and my talent to be hindered. No matter how hard I tried, it was difficult for me to break through to the realm of Dou Sheng. But now it's different. This body does not have those limitations. After being refined by the strange fire, it has perfectly matched my soul."
After a slight pause, Yao Chen continued, "My strength after resurrection is almost at the peak of a two-star high-level Dou Sheng, and is only a little short of a three-star Dou Sheng. Afterwards, I used the herbs you left behind, plus the precious materials I collected from refining pills for others after my resurrection, and used them to refine more than a dozen eighth-grade nine-color pills. After taking these pills, my cultivation has made a breakthrough, and now I am already a three-star early Dou Sheng."
Having said that, Yao Chen couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and he was obviously in a very happy mood.
Although Xiao Ling had expected this situation, he still couldn't help feeling a little emotional. After being resurrected like this, he would become a Dou Sheng.
If Xiao Ling didn't feel a little awkward about using someone else's body to resurrect, and if he wasn't very confident about his future, he might actually be tempted to use the body of another two-star Douluo to resurrect.
"Mr. Yao, since you have successfully broken through to the level of Dou Sheng, are you now able to refine ninth-grade elixirs?" Xiao Ling asked curiously.
"Alas, refining a ninth-grade elixir is a huge project. The key is that those rare medicinal materials are too difficult to find. I don't have them all on hand yet, so I haven't started trying yet." Yao Chen pondered for a moment, then answered easily. "However, if I have enough medicinal materials on hand, plus the assistance of the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and the Black Magic Cauldron, I think I have a 50% chance of refining a ninth-grade elixir."
If Yao Chen now announced that he had broken through to the Dou Sheng realm and was able to refine the ninth-grade elixir, then naturally many hidden masters in Zhongzhou would come to him and ask him to help them refine the elixir. In this way, it would not take long for him to collect the medicinal materials needed to refine the ninth-grade elixir.
However, Yao Chen currently has no plans to make his name known throughout the world, so he chooses to keep a low profile. This also means that he cannot obtain resources through high-profile means, so his efficiency will naturally be a little slower.
Then, Yao Chen changed the subject and said, "We had an agreement before. If you help me revive, I will teach you the art of alchemy and pass on the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to you. Now that you have broken through to the Dou Zun level, with my assistance, there will be no risk even if you refine the complete Bone Spirit Cold Fire. It's time to fulfill the agreement and hand it over to you."
As Yao Chen spoke, he summoned the Bone Spirit Cold Fire. This strange flame kept jumping in the palm of his right hand.
The Bone Spirit Cold Fire seemed to understand Yao Chen's intention. It beat gently in Yao Chen's palm, as if expressing its reluctance to leave. If you look closely, you can vaguely see the figure of a woman in the firelight, sometimes clear, sometimes blurry.
As soon as Yao Chen finished speaking, Xiao Ling looked at Yao Chen's reaction and the bone spirit cold fire leaping in his palm. He was a little at a loss for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Xiao Ling naturally wanted to obtain the Bone Spirit Cold Fire. It ranked eleventh on the list of strange fires, and was more powerful than any complete strange fire Xiao Ling had subdued so far. If he could devour and refine it, not only would his cultivation level be greatly improved, but his Burning Art's rank would also likely break through in one fell swoop, reaching a true Heaven-level technique.
However, Xiao Ling also understood that Yao Chen had paid a huge price in order to subdue this Bone Spirit Cold Fire, as well as the deep meaning contained in this strange fire. This made Xiao Ling feel complicated and difficult to make a decision.
Yao Chen noticed that Xiao Ling's reaction was a little strange, and thought that he was just embarrassed, so he laughed and said lightly: "Xiao Ling, you have practiced the Burning Technique, and the strange fire is of great significance to you. Now that I am a Dou Sheng, this Bone Spirit Cold Fire is of little use to me. And don't forget, I promised you that I would give this Bone Spirit Cold Fire to you. I, Yao Chen, am not the kind of person who takes benefits but does not do anything."
Xiao Ling smiled helplessly and shook his head. Strange fire is undoubtedly a powerful aid for alchemists. Even if Yao Chen has been promoted to Dou Sheng, possessing Strange Fire like Bone Spirit Cold Fire will undoubtedly make his strength even better. Yao Chen's words "not much effect" are obviously humble.
But since Yao Chen had made it so clear, Xiao Ling stopped being too hypocritical. This Bone Spirit Cold Fire was indeed of great help to him now, and he also knew that with Yao Chen's personality, it would be futile for him to refuse.
Xiao Ling was thinking that after he became Doudi, he would return the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to Yao Chen. By then, as long as Yao Chen also cultivated to Doudi, he would tell him about Han Shanshan, and Yao Chen would be able to find Han Shanshan again.
As for me, at worst, I can go to Douqi Continent to find another Bone Spirit Cold Fire. Anyway, except for the top three fires on the list of fires, the others are not unique. As long as the conditions are right, I can always find a new one. At that time, it will not be difficult for me to find another Bone Spirit Cold Fire and gather the Emperor Flame.
Xiao Ling had already made up his mind, so he nodded to Yao Chen and said with a smile, "Since you said so, Yao Lao, I won't be too hypocritical. Thank you, Yao Lao..."
When Yao Chen heard Xiao Ling's words, he felt relieved and nodded with a smile.
In his opinion, although he had obtained this Bone Spirit Cold Fire after eight years of hard work in the Meteorite Ice Field, he had established a deep relationship with it over the years, and he was even able to retain a trace of his soul thanks to it.
But these emotions seem less important compared to the grand goal of training Xiao Ling to become a peerless strong man.
Xiao Ling has given him so much help. He is able to have such earth-shaking power today, all thanks to Xiao Ling's strength. In Yao Chen's own opinion, even the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, which ranks eleventh on the Different Fire List, seems not so precious compared to Xiao Ling's help to him.
"Boy, it's a good thing you didn't continue to dwell on this trivial matter, otherwise I would have wasted more time talking." Yao Chen said jokingly, "Although this Bone Spirit Cold Fire is precious, for me, your future is more exciting."
After Yao Chen finished speaking, he stopped talking. He gently stretched out his finger and touched the bone spirit cold fire. The flame seemed to sense something and began to tremble violently. After a while, the trembling gradually subsided, but Yao Chen's face looked a little pale.
"Don't worry, I have cleared the soul mark in the Bone Spirit Cold Fire. However, this fire has been refined by me for a long time. Even if the mark is gone now, it will still have a lot of resistance to you. Therefore, you can't use the Burning Technique to refine it directly for the time being, otherwise you may suffer a backlash."
Yao Chen gently stroked the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes, but then he smiled slightly, flicked his fingers lightly, and the Bone Spirit Cold Fire floated lightly towards Xiao Ling, hovering in front of him, and then explained,
"First, plant the soul seal in it, take it into your body and nurture it. When it is no longer resistant to you, you can merge it."
Xiao Ling stared at the white flames in front of him, and a complex emotion surged in his heart. He gently stretched out his hands and carefully held the Bone Spirit Cold Fire in his palms.
As if it had sensed Yao Chen's previous instructions, the Bone Spirit Cold Fire did not struggle violently, but just lay quietly in his hand.
Yao Chen looked at this scene, with a hint of complex emotions in his eyes. He said softly: "With your current strength, even if you swallow this Bone Spirit Cold Fire, the improvement in strength may not be as amazing as you think. After all, this kind of ranking of strange fire may not be a big deal to you..." There was a hint of regret in his voice, and then he smiled and urged, "Okay, don't hesitate, hurry up and leave your soul mark on it."
Xiao Ling nodded solemnly. He knew that now was not the time to shirk responsibility. He gently closed his eyes and placed his fingers on the cold white bone fire. As his fingertips touched, a tiny trace of soul mark began to slowly penetrate into the flame.
Along with the invasion of the soul imprint, there will be a burst of resistance from the initial Bone Spirit Cold Fire, but now it is an ownerless object after all, so the resistance lasts for a while and then gradually dissipates, and Xiao Ling's soul imprint is also successfully planted in it.
The moment the soul imprint was successfully implanted, the Bone Spirit Cold Fire seemed to sense something. It trembled slightly, and then turned into a tiny ray of fire, and quickly gathered into a pale white flame mark at the center of Xiao Ling's eyebrows.
As soon as the Bone Spirit Cold Fire entered his body, Xiao Ling immediately felt a warm feeling coming from between his eyebrows, like a ray of sunshine in winter, warm but not scorching.
He carefully sensed it and found that the Bone Spirit Cold Fire was just quietly hovering at the center of his brows, with no sign of flowing along the meridians and merging with the Five Spirit Flames. Obviously, this was some kind of resistance between the various flames at work.
However, Xiao Ling was not worried about this. He knew that this resistance would disappear sooner or later, it was just a matter of time.
"Okay, okay, the matters with an old man like me have finally been dealt with. Now, it's time for you to reunite with the young people after a long separation. During the days when you were in seclusion and practicing, those two girls missed you very much." Seeing that Xiao Ling had properly stored the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, Yao Chen no longer mentioned the matter, changed the subject, and said in a relaxed manner.
After hearing what Yao Chen said, Xiao Ling came back to his senses. He turned his head and looked at Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin beside him. He was so engrossed in the conversation with Yao Chen that he only exchanged a few glances with them at the beginning and didn't even have time to say a word.
As soon as Xiao Ling turned his gaze, Qing Lin smiled sweetly at him, her eyes full of joy and excitement. Looking at her, if there were no one else here, she would have been unable to suppress the joy in her heart and thrown herself into Xiao Ling's arms.
The Little Medical Immortal simply smiled faintly at Xiao Ling, without showing such obvious expression as Qing Lin. However, the affection revealed in his eyes was no less than that of the former.
"By the way, Xiao Ling, remember to go to Fenyan Valley later. Let Mu Qingluan tell you the details later. We old guys won't stay here to join in the fun."
Seeing that these young people were already exchanging glances, Yao Chen chuckled, and after saying this, he waved his sleeves, and the power of space surged, taking Yao Tianhuo and Feng Xian, who were still chatting nearby, with them. The three of them flashed and disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.
Watching Yao Chen taking Yao Tianhuo and Feng Xian away, Xiao Ling couldn't help but shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly.
The old man Yao Chen was sometimes reliable and reassuring, but sometimes he was like an old naughty boy, making people laugh and cry. However, Xiao Ling felt that this changeable personality made him seem more down-to-earth and more approachable.
Xiao Ling put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and stopped thinking about it. He took a step forward and walked quickly towards Xiao Yixiang and Qinglin.
Under the gazes of the two women, Xiao Ling gave them a hug. After all, there was a blue phoenix staring at him, so he felt a little embarrassed about the overly intimate behavior.
Qing Lin held Xiao Ling's hand, a smile on her face, and said coquettishly: "Master, congratulations on your breakthrough to Dou Zun!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she added excitedly: "Oh, by the way, Master, I have another good news to tell you. Akong has also broken through to the eighth-level magic beast!"
Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Has that guy already broken through to the eighth level? I had a feeling about that before, it seems my hunch was right."
Because there is an indescribable connection between Xiao Ling and Rayquaza, this connection allows them to vaguely perceive each other's status. If you have to give this connection a name, perhaps it can be called "the power of bondage."
This power makes their hearts closely connected to a certain extent, and even if they are far apart, they can vaguely feel each other's changes.
Even without Xiao Ling's company, Rayquaza can super evolve on its own, which significantly improves its strength, and the effect is almost equivalent to Xiao Ling's first transformation of the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire. It can easily kill opponents of the same level, and occasionally even cross a small realm to fight.
However, if Likongzuo and Xiao Ling join forces and use the special bond between them to super evolve, the power increase after evolution will be even more amazing. Xiao Ling estimates that such an increase effect can almost be compared to the increase after Xiao Yan used the Skyfire Three Mysterious Changes in the original work.
"That guy is now a great overlord of the Tianxing Mountains," Xiao Yixian smiled slightly, and continued, "The two eighth-level magic beasts in the deepest part of the Tianxing Mountains were defeated by him. Now they have become his little brothers and command a group of magic beasts. Now he is very powerful."
"Those two eighth-level monsters are no pushovers. He actually tamed them," Xiao Ling was a little surprised, but he quickly accepted the fact. He nodded with a hint of amusement in his tone, "It seems I have to find time to go check on that guy and see how powerful he is now."
In the deepest part of the Tianxing Mountains, there live two eighth-level magical beasts. Xiao Ling had heard about this when he was chatting with Master Feng before his retreat.
The two magical beasts are a ferocious beast called the Blood Evil Mad Lion and a vicious bird called the Sky-Smashing Dragon Eagle. They are both very powerful, almost reaching the level of a primary human Dou Zun.
They have been lurking deep in the mountains all year round, maintaining a tacit understanding of non-aggression with the Xingyun Pavilion.
Xiao Ling was a little surprised that Liekongzuo was able to tame these two powerful monsters not long after he was promoted to the eighth level. However, he was not too surprised.
After all, Rayquaza itself is the best in its same level, and relying on its super evolution ability, it defeated these two eighth-level monsters. Although it was somewhat unexpected, it was not impossible.
When Mu Qingluan heard Xiao Ling and the others mention the name "Likongzuo", her heart couldn't help but tighten, and even her legs and feet began to tremble unconsciously.
Three months ago, when Mu Qingluan left Xingyun Pavilion to complete a sect mission, she encountered a huge black dragon in the Tianxing Mountains. The dragon was nearly eight hundred feet long and fell from the sky, which really scared her.
The black dragon not only noticed Mu Qingluan, but also saw her true form as a sixth-level Qingluan, intending to make her a delicious meal.
If Liekongzuo had not been close to Mu Qingluan at that time and realized that she was a disciple of Xingyun Pavilion, and that she had an aura that made it feel familiar, Liekongzuo would not have attacked her.
Otherwise, Mu Qingluan might have become food in Liekongzuo's stomach and been digested completely.
Later, Mu Qingluan happened to meet Qinglin who was taming a snake monster for cultivation in the Tianxing Mountains. She then learned that the black dragon was named "Likongzuo", a monster companion that Xiao Ling had raised since childhood, and the purpose of its going out this time was to protect Qinglin's safety. (End of this chapter)