17: Chapter 17 Tearing Cloud-like Robes

The Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, a fourth-rank Medicinal Pill, can be used for the Realm advancement of Dou Masters, Great Dou Masters, and even Dou Lings.

Generally, a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill can assist a Dou Master in making a Breakthrough to become a Great Dou Master, while the highest quality Three-Pattern Spirit Pill can allow a Great Dou Master to advance by three stars in a short time, though sometimes, due to the backlash of the medicinal effect, one might regress by one or two stars.

A Great Dou Master can only take it once, after which they develop a resistance. Only after breaking through to the Dou Ling Realm can they take it again, though a Dou Ling can only advance by a maximum of two stars.

Refining the highest quality Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill is extremely difficult; it requires three different types of flames. Furthermore, during the process of converting the flames, one must reach a point of perfection, otherwise the failure rate is extremely high.

Therefore, even for the current Xiao Yan, while he has the confidence to refine a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, he can only refine the lowest grade due to the lack of flames.

"Little Yan, do you wish to use a Heavenly Flame?" Yao Chen asked, looking at the disheveled Xiao Yan in the cave.

"I do, but where would I find a Heavenly Flame?"

"As your master, I can store the Bone Chilling Flame within your body to be used for refining the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill or other Medicinal Pills." Yao Chen smiled. Now that Xiao Yan had stepped through the door of a fourth-rank Alchemist, it was a good thing for him to come into contact with a Heavenly Flame early.

"First, try refining a second-rank Medicinal Pill to practice. You only have enough medicinal materials for two Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills; you might only have one chance to succeed!" Yao Chen flicked his finger, sealing a portion of the Bone Chilling Flame within Xiao Yan's body, and said.

Feeling the Heavenly Flame that he could now manipulate within his body, Xiao Yan felt a surge of joy and continuously summoned the pale Heavenly Flame.

The eerie, ghostly white flame emitted a heat that instantly raised the temperature in the cave by many degrees. However, when water was splashed onto it, under Xiao Yan's control, it actually condensed into ice.

"Incredible! Is this the power of a Heavenly Flame?" The abilities of Heavenly Flames are strange and varied; some can strengthen the physique and continuously repair injuries, while others can accelerate the growth of medicinal materials...

Yao Chen watched Xiao Yan, who was constantly playing with it, and couldn't help but laugh. He said, "If you can reach the level of a Seventh-Rank Alchemist within ten years, I will grant you the Bone Chilling Flame as a reward."

Just as he was preparing to start a fire to practice, hearing this from Old Yao, Xiao Yan was about to say something.

A violent fluctuation of Qi came from the sky in the distance, followed by a ferocious lion's roar.

Xiao Yan's expression shifted, and he looked at Yao Chen.

Upon hearing this lion's roar, Yao Chen's expression also changed slightly.

"This is the roar of a sixth-rank Demonic Beast, the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Who would dare to target it?"

"A sixth-rank Demonic Beast is equivalent to a human Dou Huang expert."

"Teacher, shall we go out and take a look?"

"Let's go, let's pick a good spot to watch."

Yao Chen possessed Xiao Yan's body, and white energy enveloped Xiao Yan. He spread the Purple Cloud Wings and flew out.

Violent energy fluctuations constantly rippled in the sky, emitting sounds like muffled thunder.

The edge of the horizon was completely occupied by cyan and red colors, and even the distant white clouds were stained with color.

Are the battles of Dou Huangs this exaggerated? Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel excited. If just a Dou Huang had such might, let alone the Dou Zun or Dou Sheng experts at even higher Realms!

"Hmph! The Magical Beast Mountain Range is not your human territory; it is not your place to run wild!" The lion-headed Demonic Beast let out a low roar, and clusters of purple flames swirled around the sharp horns on its lion head.

They were fighting again!

The amethyst on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body emitted a dazzling light, and surging flames tumbled out from within, finally converging into a massive purple pillar of fire. The scorching heat could be felt even from a great distance.

Opposing the Amethyst Winged Lion King was a young woman with a curvaceous figure. The woman was dressed in plain robes and looked elegant and noble. Her Dou Qi Wings flapped slightly in the air, and she stood proudly in the sky, holding a long sword shining with cyan light.

This peerless Dou Huang woman was naturally the Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect, Yun Yun!

With a wave of her hand, Yun Yun drove a massive cyan tornado. The storm roared as it swept toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King, destroying trees in its path and leaving only devastation in its wake!

Seeing this, the Amethyst Winged Lion King let out a roar and quickly unleashed the purple pillar of fire.

"Boom!"

The purple pillar of fire and the cyan storm collided instantly in the air, scattering purple flames and cyan winds across the sky. For an instant, space seemed to freeze.

Then, a cyan figure streaked across the sky and arrived instantly in front of the Amethyst Winged Lion King. The long sword struck the crystal, emitting a "ding-ding" sound, but only left white marks on the Amethyst Winged Lion King's body.

The battle lasted from noon until sunset, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King finally lost its patience.

The purple light on its body grew even more intense, gradually shrouding this part of the sky. After brewing for a while, it suddenly contracted, and the purple light filling the sky was compressed into a deep purple beam of light only half a foot thick.

"Is that a Seal?" Old Yao said in surprise.

Xiao Yan knew that Yun Yun would be defeated by this move and subsequently sealed.

"Extreme of Wind, Meteor Kill!"

Sure enough, following Yun Yun's delicate shout, the powerful Dou Technique beam cut off the Amethyst Winged Lion King's sharp horn, but immediately afterward, her chest was severely wounded by the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Yun Yun's figure flickered and quickly disappeared beyond the horizon.

"Search for me! You must find that woman!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King glared with blood-red eyes and roared savagely.

Following this roar, the Demonic Beasts below immediately began to scramble frantically.

...

Under Old Yao's cover, Xiao Yan carefully returned to the waterfall. If nothing went wrong, Yun Yun would be lying in the river right now.

Xiao Yan observed the surroundings upon seeing the waterfall, and sure enough, he saw a beautiful woman dressed in plain clothes floating in the river. The woman's face was pale, and the clothes on her chest were torn; she was clearly Yun Yun, who had been severely wounded by the Amethyst Winged Lion King earlier!

The reason Yun Yun was currently floating in the river with severe injuries actually had something to do with Xiao Yan. One had to know why Yun Yun had come.

She had come for her cute disciple, Nalan Yanran, to exchange for a purple spirit crystal with the Amethyst Winged Lion King to improve her good disciple's strength, so that she could deal with Xiao Yan, who had already regained his status as a Genius!

In other words, if not for Nalan Yanran breaking off the engagement and setting the three-year agreement, Yun Yun would not have suffered this great disaster, nor would she have developed feelings for Xiao Yan, leading to both of them feeling bitter in their hearts despite having feelings for each other.

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, rushed toward Yun Yun in the water, picked her up, and walked toward the cave.

Just for the sake of the purple fire and the accompanying purple crystal source, he couldn't just leave her alone.

He gently placed Yun Yun on the stone platform, took out various bottles and jars of medicinal treatments, and placed them one by one in front of him. He took a deep breath and quietly looked at the noble Dou Huang expert before him.

Just like his attitude toward Ya Fei previously, Xiao Yan still did not want to have too much involvement with the supporting characters from the original work, even if this person in front of him did indeed fit Xiao Yan's aesthetic.

His past life's experience told Xiao Yan that when it comes to developing feelings for women, the scariest thing is having a sense of responsibility; otherwise, it would only lead to endless trouble.

There are many beautiful women in the world; he didn't care about one Yun Yun in front of him. The most important thing right now was to develop steadily, reject trouble, and eliminate Hun Tiandi as soon as possible. Xiao Yan thought to himself.

"You are awake. Can you move on your own?" Xiao Yan said, looking at Yun Yun, who had suddenly opened her eyes.

Yun Yun looked at Xiao Yan, who was keeping his distance, and the vigilance in her eyes lessened slightly. After struggling slightly, she found that her whole body was in a numb state.

"Damn it, I've actually been hit by a Seal technique."

Yun Yun gradually stopped struggling, carefully scrutinized Xiao Yan, who had his back to her, and after some thought, said softly: "You should help me apply the medicine."

Hearing this mature and charming voice, Xiao Yan turned around, his eyes showing some hesitation, but after a moment, he said: "Alright then."

Hearing this, Yun Yun was left speechless. This kid, why is he acting as if he is the one suffering a loss?

Xiao Yan walked over slowly, tore open the clothing, pulled aside the inner armor, and carefully cleaned the wound.

"Ah~" Due to the pain, Yun Yun let out a moan.

"Whew! Alright, the wound has been cleaned. The rest is internal injuries, but those will depend on you." Xiao Yan washed his hands, took a step back, took out a black and gold robe from his storage ring, draped it over Yun Yun, and said with a smile.

"Thank you." Yun Yun smiled slightly and thanked Xiao Yan.