socalfunplaces 90. Taking stock of the findings
90. Taking stock of the findings
The Beast Gathering has come to an end, but it has reached a new climax in people's conversations. Some even say that this will be an unprecedented Beast Gathering that will be hard to surpass in the future.
Previous Dou Huangs were top-tier powerhouses, and those who surpassed five-star Dou Huangs had a chance to compete for a place in the top ten.
But this year was very different; even Lu Zhi, a Dou Zong level expert, didn't take first place. Two Dou Zong level experts emerged in the same year.
Most importantly, someone was actually able to fight against a Dou Zong powerhouse of the same generation with the strength of a Dou Huang.
The competition was extremely fierce; Shi Meng, a nine-star Dou Huang, even lost half his life in the Beast Tournament.
Xiao Yan, the winner of this year's Ten Thousand Beasts Gathering, has become the most dazzling figure in the Northwest Region!
In terms of strength, he was able to defeat the former number one in the Northwest Region in a one-on-one fight.
He himself is a master alchemist capable of refining top-grade sixth-rank pills, and his senior brother is Su Zhang, the number one alchemist in the Northwest Region.
He even received the strongest promise from Liang Mengying, the sect leader of the newly emerging leading force, Minghua Tower. Tianshe Mansion was his backer, Xu Yingwu of Huiyin Sect was on good terms with him, and Xu Chengze was willing to stand up for him. The power and influence contained within Xiao Yan alone was terrifying.
Xiao Yan became the dream man of every young girl in the Northwest Region, but anyone who had seen Xiao Yan and his companions within the Myriad Beasts Space felt that those girls were overestimating themselves. After all, who could be more beautiful and outstanding than Xiao Xun'er, who was by Xiao Yan's side?
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Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, the main character, was secretly staying in his room alone.
He even used his fighting spirit to alleviate the drunkenness in his head. After returning to the Heavenly Serpent Manor, Xiao Yan and his companions received the highest-level welcome ceremony from the Heavenly Serpent Manor. There was no way around it; Xiao Yan's achievements were simply too dazzling. Even the servants in the Heavenly Serpent Manor knew the importance of Xiao Yan's achievements.
At the celebration banquet that evening, Yang Yue even brought out a medicinal wine made entirely from rare and precious ingredients, which was served without limit.
The medicinal wine was indeed effective, but its alcohol content was also quite high, and many people subconsciously didn't use their fighting spirit to alleviate it. Life in the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had been rather worrisome in recent years, and most people hoped to completely vent their frustrations through a good drink.
As the greatest contributor to this Beast Gathering, Xiao Yan simply couldn't refuse. Especially Yang Lingyan, the originally arrogant heir of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, who became completely convinced of Xiao Yan's worth after returning from the Gathering. He showered Xiao Yan with excessive praise, making Xiao Yan genuinely feel a little embarrassed.
After drinking a lot, he left the banquet under Xiao Xun'er's cover.
Xiao Yan had just escorted Xiao Xun'er back to her room when she kicked him out, saying she was too tired and wanted to go to sleep.
Xiao Yan, standing outside the door, smiled knowingly. He was a nineteen-year-old young man, and there were some things he didn't know how to handle. He just subconsciously felt that things would be alright when the time came.
Therefore, Xiao Yan had no ulterior motives and simply returned to his room.
After sitting cross-legged on the ground and using his fighting spirit to clear away the alcohol, Xiao Yan began to take stock of his gains from the Ten Thousand Beasts Gathering.
"Teacher, come and see my good stuff!" Xiao Yan exclaimed excitedly!
Looking at the excited Xiao Yan, Yao Lao was somewhat moved. His disciple rarely showed much emotion. His current excitement was likely related to something concerning him. Thinking this, Yao Lao sighed. Although he had misjudged once, his second judgment was clearly excellent.
Xiao Yan took out a rather unsightly vine from his storage ring and said, "The Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Spirit Vine. With these three main ingredients, we can quickly gather all the materials needed to revive our teacher!"
The old apothecary nodded: "I need the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill to revive. I've almost gathered all the materials now, and I also have the three kinds of strange fire. I'm only missing the remains of a Dou Zong expert and the essence and bloodline of a seventh-order magical beast."
Xiao Yan nodded. Obtaining the essence and bloodline of a seventh-tier magical beast seemed difficult, but with his current strength, it wasn't impossible. However, the remains of this Dou Zong expert were indeed troubling Xiao Yan. He couldn't just randomly target and kill any Dou Zong; it seemed he would have to wait for an opportunity later.
Looking at Xiao Yan, Yao Lao also said, "There's no need to rush. After all, so many years have passed. A difference of two years earlier or later won't make much of a difference..."
"Don't worry, teacher, I'll get it done as soon as possible. Oh, and this is for you!"
"Keep the good stuff... Star Spirit Nurturing Orchid? A supreme treasure for nourishing the soul, where did you get it?"
Seeing Xiao Yan slowly take out the Star Spirit Nurturing Orchid from his storage ring, Yao Lao couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Xiao Yan then recounted to Yao Lao his encounter with the strange man in black at the small market in detail.
The old apothecary pondered, "The Star Spirit Nurturing Orchid and the strange puppet? According to you, this puppet is no ordinary thing; it can directly eradicate the backlash of your Red Lotus Karmic Fire?"
Xiao Yan also found it strange that the backlash from the Red Lotus Karmic Fire had never occurred to him since he burned that puppet.
"You're really blessed, kid. All the good things seem to come your way. Could you be one of those people with extraordinary luck described in ancient books?"
Hearing Yao Lao's teasing, Xiao Yan smiled and said, "What a lucky person! I should just stay at the auction house every day and wait for the items to come to me."
After saying this, the master and disciple looked at each other and smiled.
Then, Yao Lao solemnly said to Xiao Yan, "Boy, if you were to use the Star Spirit Nurturing Orchid, you could probably rival a Dou Zong expert just with your soul power. Are you sure you want to give it to me?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yan said, "Teacher, without you, I'd probably still be just an arrogant young master of the Jia Ma Empire. Giving you anything better is no problem; what's a mere Star Spirit Nurturing Orchid compared to that?"
Even though Yao Lao was already a soul, he was still overwhelmed with emotion upon hearing Xiao Yan's words.
Xiao Yan directly handed the Star Spirit Nurturing Orchid to Yao Lao, and then Yao Lao recounted his experiences in the Myriad Beasts Space.
The story mentions encountering Mingmei, transplanting the arm of a Dou Sheng, and absorbing the Bone-Growing and Blood-Coagulating Flower, which amazes Yao Lao.
Finally, even the old doctor exclaimed, "Brilliant! Your past three months have truly been remarkable!"
Xiao Yan nodded, as the benefits he had gained over the past three months had raised his strength by several levels.
Then Xiao Yan told Yao Lao about the Soul Transfer Technique he had obtained, and he also wanted to know if it was possible to restore the Soul Transfer Technique.
"Converting battle qi into soul power? I've never heard of that before. According to you, you sensed that no one else could see what was on it. I suspect it was left behind by the Void Emperor."
"The Void Emperor?" Xiao Yan was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that the origin of this Soul Transfer Technique was so great.
"Indeed, otherwise I really can't imagine what kind of great power could create such a miraculous transformation method."
Suddenly, the old apothecary asked, "By the way, why didn't you ask that Dou Sheng senior about his background?"
Xiao Yan shrugged and admitted, "I forgot." (Author's note: Actually, it was I who forgot.)