Eternal madness

Chapter 223 Tit for tat
"Ah? Xiao Yan's talent has recovered? As expected." Xiao Li said slowly, taking a sip of tea.

"I knew it, you were the one who arranged all of this," Yun Yun said irritably, then poured tea for Xiao Li.

"Husband, why are you helping that Medicine Venerable? With your talent and alchemy skills, you must be superior to him. You only need to raise your arm to call for a large number of people to come. Why are you helping this Medicine Venerable?" Pei Yuhan asked.

"You wouldn't understand this. He comes from the same imperial family as us, but we have declined, and he was framed and driven out. However, he has great talent."

Ancestor, please tell me, how can someone with absolutely no Dou Di bloodline, so thin that it's practically nonexistent, still manage to cultivate to the peak of the Nine Revolutions Dou Zun realm and reach the pinnacle of the Eighth Grade in alchemy?

"Would you expel such a guy from the clan?" Xiao Li asked Xiao Kong with a smile.

"That depends. If a disciple hasn't committed any act of betraying the family, I won't expel them arbitrarily. Besides, although our Xiao clan values ​​the bloodline of the Dou Di, we value the ability to cultivate the clan's markings even more."

"There are countless examples of people with weak bloodlines who cultivate clan markings. The Xiao clan even had a member with a thin Dou Di bloodline who was able to break through to Dou Sheng." Xiao Kong said, taking a sip of tea.

"Hehe, I've also inquired about Yao Chen. According to a friend from the Imperial Clan, he offended a branch of the Criminal Law Elder of the Yao Clan back then, and that Criminal Law Elder used his power to expel him from the Yao Clan."

The Medicine Clan is bad at judging people. If they let such a guy manage the Medicine Clan, the Medicine Clan will only get weaker and weaker. I have inquired about it. The Medicine Clan's patriarch, Yao Dan, is a mid-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng, and the Grand Elder, Yao Wan Huo, is a mid-stage Six-Star Dou Sheng.

"You and Ancestor Xiao Chen can both completely wipe them out," Xiao Li said with a smile.

This was a simple tea party for the Xiao clan's high-ranking members, just a chat about family affairs over tea. Everyone was present except for Xiao Chen, who was in seclusion.

"The Medicine Venerable's extensive network of connections is beneficial to our Heavenly Mansion Alliance. In the end, I'm just too much of a homebody and don't really enjoy dealing with powerful figures. The Heavenly Mansion Alliance will grow significantly in the future, and the Medicine Venerable will play a crucial role in that," Xiao Li said slowly.

Everyone nodded. Xiao Li was indeed a homebody; he wasn't very willing to interact with strangers.

"Li'er, what are you planning to do next?" Xiao Kong asked.

"Go take a trip to the mainland, bring Ziyan back to Canaan Academy, and leave the affairs of the ancestral family to you."

Xiao Kong nodded: "Leave it to me. You are now a high-level half-saint, and your soul power has reached the peak of the mid-stage of the Heavenly Realm. You are strong enough to protect yourself. By the way, have you finished absorbing the soul essence of that Thousand Demon Saint?"

Xiao Li shook his head: "Not yet. I can only say that he is indeed a soul at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm. I am confident that with the help of his soul origin, when my cultivation reaches the Dou Sheng level, my soul power will reach the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm in one fell swoop."

"Hehe, that's for the best. A soul at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm is already quite good. With just soul power, one is equivalent to a two-star Dou Sheng. The next level is the Emperor Realm! The Emperor Realm is too far away. Apart from the Clan Chief, Gu Yuan, and the Soul Emperor, I'm afraid no one can reach it now," Xiao Kong said slowly.

"There's always a way to overcome difficulties. Let's reach the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm first." Xiao Li got up, finished his tea, and left.

. . . . . .

Training platform
At this moment, two young women stood on the stage, their gazes fixed intently on each other. One held a cyan sword, wore a moon-white robe, and possessed a delicate, curvaceous figure. Green jade pendants dangled from her tender earlobes, emitting a clear, melodious sound as they swayed slightly, revealing her refined and noble air.

The other girl, dressed in a purple dress, possessed a cool and serene demeanor, like a pure lotus blooming in the mortal world. She carried no weapon, but a golden flame blazed fiercely in her hand.

"Ugh~ How could this happen?" Xiao Yan looked at the two girls vying for supremacy on the training platform, his head aching.

"Hehe, Xiao Yanzi, having two wives isn't something you can enjoy so easily. Both of them are proud and arrogant girls, especially your lover, whose background is even more frightening."

An old, slightly mocking voice rang in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Old man, stop laughing. I'm only a nine-star Dou Zhe now, while they're almost Great Dou Shi. Give me your power, I'll go stop them." Xiao Yan was really afraid that his two aunties would get into serious trouble.

"This is your own business, I can't help you. Don't worry, although these two girls are not good people, their strength is about the same, so nothing unexpected will happen. Even if something unexpected does happen, the one behind you on the right will stop it," the old doctor said with a smile.

"Right rear?" Xiao Yan turned his head and saw his second grandfather, Xiao Li, sitting there with a handful of melon seeds in his hand, eating them with relish.

"Second Grandfather! You've come out of seclusion!" Xiao Yan immediately ran to Xiao Li.

"Hmm, you've emerged from seclusion. Little Yan, you can start cultivating again? A nine-star Dou Zhe? Not bad, not bad. But the quality of your Dou Qi isn't very good. What kind of cultivation technique are you practicing? A Yellow-level technique?" Xiao Li looked Xiao Yan up and down and said.

"Yes, Second Grandfather, could you do something?" Xiao Yan asked, rubbing his hands together. He couldn't wait to share his joy with his Second Grandfather.

"Oh? Alright!" With a wave of his hand, Xiao Li created a small barrier, preventing anyone from hearing what they were saying. Apart from Xiao Kong and Xiao Chen, no one else in the entire Xiao family could ignore Xiao Li's barrier.

"Go ahead and say it, do you want me to mute it for you?" Xiao Li said, crossing his legs.

"Second Grandfather, I learned a very strange technique called the Burning Technique. It evolves by devouring strange fire. I asked my father for a decent sixth-grade beast fire, and the Burning Technique has been upgraded to almost the advanced Yellow Rank."

Xiao Yan told Xiao Li about the Burning Execution.

"Oh, I see. Good luck! Absorbing a strange fire is no easy task. Let me think... We do have strange fires in our Northwest Continent. Canaan Academy has one called the Fallen Heart Flame."

Upon hearing the news of the strange fire, Xiao Yan immediately perked up. His biggest fear was not being able to find the strange fire, because he had heard from Yao Lao that strange fires were rare treasures of heaven and earth and extremely difficult to find.

"You should advance to the Dou Wang level first. Back then, I only absorbed a wisp of the Fallen Heart Flame. The Fallen Heart Flame from Canaan Academy reached the Dou Zong level. If you dared to swallow it, you would be reduced to ashes in a single breath." Xiao Li interrupted Xiao Yan's fantasy.

"Um, Second Grandfather, do you have any other news about strange fires?" Xiao Yan still seemed very interested.

"Cough cough~" Xiao Li coughed and pointed to his throat.

Xiao Yan immediately understood, ran to the pavilion a hundred meters away, personally brought over all the tea sets, and then poured tea for Xiao Li.

"Ha~ Speaking of strange fire, the Pill Tower in Zhongzhou also has strange fire, and it is unclaimed. You can go there another time. You can participate in the next Pill Gathering. If you reach the top ten, you can try to subdue that strange fire."

Here's a heads-up: the top ten in the Pill Tower require at least a seventh-grade alchemist. You'd better watch your step. As for wanting a different kind of fire, you can go to the Tagor Desert and the Izumo Empire to take a look.

The terrain of the Tagor Desert should be able to form the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and the Netherworld Poison Swamp of the Izumo Empire might have Netherworld Poison Fire. If you want to go, just have your teacher take you. Oh, it's over? Didn't see the good show? It's all your fault, kid!"

Xiao Li looked at the training platform and found that Nalan Yanran and Xiao Xun'er had finished fighting. Both of them had injuries of varying degrees, but they were minor and nothing serious.

"What!" Xiao Yan turned around and immediately ran over.

"Yanran, Xun'er, are you alright?" Xiao Yan immediately helped the two stunningly beautiful girls up, while many young men in the audience were practically grinding their teeth in frustration.

Nalan Yanran and Xiao Xun'er's eyes flashed with lightning, and they both snorted coldly and turned their heads away.

This scene gave Xiao Yan a terrible headache. He didn't know when Nalan Yanran and Xiao Xun'er would "become one big friend"! Literally!
Xiao Yan had completely given up. He really wanted to know how his second grandfather had managed to maintain a harmonious family.

　It's normal for Nalan Yanran to be able to rival Xun'er now. Yun Yun is at the peak of Dou Zun, and all her resources come from Xiao Li. Yun Yun only needs to have a backache for a while to get excellent resources.

With resources at this level to nurture Nalan Yanran, she will definitely take off. Besides, Nalan Yanran's talent in the original work is not bad either; she was able to break through to the Dou Zong level before the age of thirty, which is really not bad.

　
(End of this chapter)