socalfunplaces 1082. Current Strength
1082. Current Strength
Xiao Yan nodded, then asked Yao Lao, who had remained silent, "Teacher, would you like to attend the Medicine Clan's Pharmacopoeia this time?"
The old apothecary was silent for a moment, then nodded seriously: "There are some things that need to be resolved back at the present!"
In Yao Lao's heart, the Yao Clan was a special existence, and his feelings towards them were indeed very complex. The reason he was able to achieve what he had today, becoming a Dou Sheng powerhouse and a ninth-grade alchemist admired by everyone on the continent, was simply to prove himself to the Yao Clan.
Even Xiao Yan rarely saw Yao Lao so conflicted and lost. He secretly resolved to avenge his teacher at the future Yao Clan Grand Ceremony. He wanted the Yao Clan to understand that the once-despised outcast was now a respected guest!
"Alright, then we'll go to the Thunder Clan's Heir Apparent Battle, and we'll also go to the Medicine Clan's Grand Ceremony!"
As Xiao Yan made his decision, Yan Yuan also took his leave. He still needed to inform Yan Jin of the news here, and he didn't know if Yan Jin would also go to the Medicine Clan.
"There are still about three months until the battle for succession. Do you still want to continue cultivating in the Heavenly Tomb?" Little Fairy Doctor asked the question she was concerned about.
Xiao Yan stretched and smiled at Little Fairy Doctor, saying, "Having reached this point in my cultivation, I've encountered a significant bottleneck. Further arduous training won't be very effective, so I won't be going to the Heavenly Tomb for the next three months."
Just then, Yao Lao was about to leave when Xiao Yan stopped him and said, "Teacher, let's have dinner together tonight."
Xiao Yan never forgot his family. The only few days he had free time during his three years of cultivation were spent with his family.
Xiao Qingqing is now six years old, growing more and more beautiful and extremely cute, making her very lovable. As a father, Xiao Yan has undoubtedly neglected his duties, often unable to spend time with his daughter. So, in these moments when there's no need to rush, he's willing to spend quality time with her. Although he knows this can't make up for his usual absences, it's truly all Xiao Yan can do.
Fortunately, Xiao Qingqing was more lively and cheerful than most children, and even though she didn't see Xiao Yan often, she didn't feel distant at all.
During dinner, she insisted on sitting next to Xiao Yan and made him serve her this and that.
During the conversation, the topic naturally turned to Xiao Qingqing's cultivation. In fact, children from families descended from Dou Di usually begin cultivating at the age of three or four. However, Little Fairy Doctor didn't quite agree with this; she preferred her daughter to have a carefree childhood, so Xiao Qingqing hadn't been exposed to cultivation at all before.
However, now that Xiao Qingqing has been influenced by what she sees and hears, and that her friends and companions have all started cultivating, she also has some expectations, so Little Fairy Doctor agreed to the matter.
"Qingqing, who would you like to be your teacher?" Yao Qingyu asked with a smile.
Today's meal was a real grand gathering, with Wei Jiangyuan, Yao Qingyu, Xun'er, Xuanyi, Qingxianzi, and others all present. Everyone usually dotes on Xiao Qingqing, so upon hearing this topic, they unconsciously turned their attention to her, clearly all vying for the position of teacher. After all, with their abilities, whoever taught her would undoubtedly be excellent.
"Hehe, Qingqing, how about Uncle Wei teaches you?"
"Hmph, we absolutely must not choose him!" Yao Qingyu immediately retorted.
Xiao Qingqing's big, round eyes swept across the crowd before she finally made her choice.
"I want my master to teach me!" She then went directly to the old medicine master's side, grabbed his hand with her small hand, and shook it, asking, "Master, master! Is it alright?"
The old apothecary was already laughing heartily: "Of course!"
At this moment, Yao Qingyu was also somewhat unconvinced. She pouted and walked up to Xiao Qingqing, asking, "Qingqing, why didn't you choose me?"
Xiao Qingqing was overjoyed because the old doctor had agreed to her request, and without thinking, she replied, "Because my master taught my father, and my father is very powerful, I want to be powerful too!"
Hearing her simple and pure thoughts, everyone laughed happily.
Hearing his daughter's thoughts, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel even more proud. He rarely boasted about his strength, but now that his daughter admired him so much, even he couldn't help but make an exception.
After spending several days with his family, Xiao Yan got busy again.
Of course, what Xiao Yan did first was to take stock of what he had gained over the past three years.
His long period of seclusion had kept him highly focused, concentrating solely on his cultivation progress. Now that his arduous training was over, Xiao Yan finally had time to organize his gains.
His strength is a genuine late-stage three-star Dou Sheng. Of course, if you add the four clan emblems of the Xiao, Gu, Yan, and Ling clans, as well as his unique dragon transformation, he should be able to completely contend with opponents at the four-star Dou Sheng level. He wouldn't even be completely helpless against opponents at the five-star Dou Sheng level.
Moreover, Xiao Yan now has quite a few trump cards up his sleeve, and during his arduous training, he did not neglect his cultivation of fighting techniques.
Not only did he learn the Heavenly Rank Battle Techniques taught by Xiao Xuan, but he also innovated upon them based on his own experience.
With Xiao Yan's current strength and years of combat experience, he created a derivative soul fighting skill based on his ancestor Xiao Xuan's fighting techniques. This skill is also of the Heavenly Rank. Xiao Yan doesn't possess many soul skills, but in his own assessment, this new soul fighting skill is likely no weaker than the Soul Sealing and Knowledge Forbidden Skill.
Not only was Xiao Yan himself quite surprised, but even Xiao Xuan was amazed by Xiao Yan's talent. If a real fight were to break out, Xiao Yan's current abilities would be quite diverse, enough to handle all sorts of complex situations.
As his fighting spirit improved rapidly, Xiao Yan's soul also progressed. In the final year of his arduous cultivation in the Heavenly Tomb, he successfully crossed the mid-stage of the Heavenly Realm and advanced to the late-stage of the Heavenly Realm.
Although there's still a considerable gap between his soul and the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, those with powerful souls are rare; reaching the Heavenly Realm is already an exceptionally rare feat. Xiao Yan's achievements in the soul realm surpass his achievements in Dou Qi, which could easily become a decisive factor in his battles. He has experienced countless times the advantage of using his soul power to strike decisively and defeat his enemy.
The improvement of the soul is not only reflected in combat, but also in the improvement of alchemy skills.
Although he hasn't tried it himself yet, based on Xiao Yan's experience gained in the Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation, his current Dou Sheng level strength, and his late-stage Heaven Realm soul, he is fully capable of attempting to refine ninth-grade pills.