Battle Through the Heavens: The Strongest in the Entire Map, I Will Always Be Above You

"This pill is called the Ice Sect Pill, a seventh-grade pill. It can help peak Ice Attribute Dou Huang experts advance smoothly to Dou Zong. If Elder Hai is lucky, he might even be able to break through to a two-star Dou Zong in one go!" Chen Yang chuckled as he closed the lid and placed it in Hai Bodong's hand. Looking at Hai Bodong, who was stunned and unable to react for a moment, Chen Yang continued with a smile, "For our own people, it has to be a breakthrough with 100% certainty to highlight their value. What do you think, Elder Hai?"

At this moment, Hai Bodong was moved to tears. Although the icy battle qi in his body was as cold as frost, his heart was filled with warmth. So, Hai Bodong used the most primitive way of expressing gratitude. He bowed his head and bent his leg to kneel on one knee, but Chen Yang reached out and helped him up.

"Elder Hai, we're family, let's just talk from the heart, there's no need for such a grand ceremony!" Chen Yang exerted his strength, making it impossible for Hai Bodong to kneel down.

"Thank you so much, young master!!!" Hai Bodong knew that at this moment, no amount of words like "thank you so much" or "I would give my life for you" could express the same sincerity as those four simple words.

"Elder Hai, find a place in the Xiao family to go into seclusion. I'll be here for the next few days. As for the cultivation techniques, I'll ask the Ice River Valley Master for their Earth-rank techniques when we go to Zhongzhou. As for the Heaven-rank techniques... you can ask Xiao Yan for them after he becomes a Dou Di!" Chen Yang said with a smile.

"Me???" Xiao Yan pointed at himself, looking completely bewildered.

You two, master and servant, were so deeply in love, how did you suddenly start talking about me? And you keep calling me a Dou Di. I'm so envious of you two, one a Dou Zong and the other a Quasi-Dou Zong. Dou Di? What a joke!

"Brother Yan, work hard, I believe in you!" Chen Yang patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Brother Yan? Emperor Yan!!! Hehehe..." Xiao Yan clearly misheard, but it seemed like he hadn't misheard at all, and happily let out a goose-like honking.

Hai Bodong also smiled. He didn't take Chen Yang's words about Xiao Yan becoming a Dou Di in the future to heart. This kid is still improving with the help of the young master. In Hai Bodong's opinion, if there is a Dou Di in the future of Dou Qi Continent, it can only be Yang Di, the Yang of Chen Yang!

"Young Master, then I will go into seclusion!" Hai Bodong did not disturb Chen Yang any further and went out.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yong led Hai Bodong to a spacious courtyard and instructed their men to keep watch so that no one would disturb them.

After Hai Bodong left, Yao Lao slowly floated out: "Young Chen, you're quite generous, using my disciple's future to do a favor for your own people!"

Yao Lao didn't actually believe that Xiao Yan could become a Dou Di. In his opinion, even with Chen Yang's guidance, it would be amazing if Xiao Yan could surpass him and become a Dou Sheng in the future. After all, on the Dou Qi Continent, without the bloodline of a Dou Di, becoming a Dou Sheng was already a remarkable achievement.

"How about we make a bet, Elder Yao?" Chen Yang asked Elder Yao with a grin.

"Are you betting that Xiao Yan will become a Dou Di in the future?" Yao Lao glanced at Xiao Yan.

"Yeah, I bet he can become a Dou Di." Chen Yang smiled, hoping that Yao Lao would say something like he didn't believe it.

"Hehe... I also believe that my disciple will definitely become a Dou Di, or even surpass Dou Di!" Yao Lao stroked his beard and chuckled, which surprised Chen Yang for a moment before he smiled.

"Hey, Yang-ge, old man, what kind of bet is this?" Xiao Yan muttered and shouted, "You're all betting on me becoming a Dou Di, so how are your stakes calculated?"

Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Chen Yang reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "If I win, I will get a Dou Di brother!"

The old doctor was also very happy: "If I win, then I will gain a Dou Di disciple!"

Seeing Xiao Yan's stunned expression, the two exchanged a glance: "In that case, why not?"

"Hahaha!!!"

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then a smile gradually appeared in his eyes, and a smile spread across his face. Finally, he laughed and said, "Brother Yang, Teacher, thank you..."

Xiao Yan knew that he had always aimed to become a Dou Di, just like when he was in elementary school and kept saying that he wanted to get into Tsinghua or Peking University. Adults thought that this child was really promising, but few people thought that he would actually get into Tsinghua or Peking University.

The only people who firmly believed that the child would pass the exam were the child's parents and relatives.

At this moment, Chen Yang and Yao Lao's behavior warmed Xiao Yan's heart.

"I will definitely reach the Dou Di level... or even above Dou Di!" Xiao Yan made up his mind.

……

Seeing Xiao Yan's appearance, Chen Yang reached out and patted his shoulder, then kicked the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King under his feet.

"Master!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King curiously raised its head to look at Chen Yang.

"As one of my two top generals, Elder Hai will soon advance to the Dou Zong realm. Have you considered evolving?" Chen Yang asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

"Master, I dream about it!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King knew that after Chen Yang advanced to the seventh rank, he would definitely refine a Transformation Pill for him. However, the ingredients for the Transformation Pill were extremely rare, so he didn't dare to ask for it. He would just leave it to fate. Anyway, his master's first Transformation Pill would definitely be his.

"Young Chen, are you planning to refine a Transformation Pill for the Amethyst Winged Lion King? Are you confident? Otherwise, you take the pill lightning for me, and I'll refine it!" said the old medicine master.

"The main ingredient of the Transformation Pill, the Transformation Grass, is extremely precious, and it's not in these storage rings." Chen Yang shook his head. "However, I do have a pill formula called the Azure Origin Profound Yang Pill. It uses the symbiotic amethyst source of the seventh-order amethyst winged lion king, plus the ten-thousand-year-old amethyst lotus seed, and is forged with three different kinds of strange fire. It can stimulate the ancient bloodline in the body of fire-attribute magical beasts and enable them to complete their evolution."

“The minimum requirement for taking this pill is the peak of the sixth rank, and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King is just right for that!” Chen Yang said with a smile.

"Eternal Green Lotus Seeds, these can be used to refine Grade 9 pills, and you're using them to refine Grade 7 pills?" The old doctor looked at Chen Yang as if he were a spendthrift.

"The path of bloodline is profound and mysterious. For ordinary magical beasts, without great perseverance and fortuitous opportunities, awakening an ancient bloodline is almost impossible. Even the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python, evolved from Medusa, will only reach the Dou Zun realm in this life without a great stroke of luck," Chen Yang said, squatting down to pat the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's head. "But a seventh-grade pill I refined using the Ten-Thousand-Year Green Lotus Seed as the main ingredient can perfectly activate its beast bloodline. If it's lucky, becoming a Dou Di in the future isn't impossible!"

"Hiss!" The old apothecary was immediately shocked by Chen Yang's idea.

"Then... can Sister Medusa also take this kind of pill?" Qinglin asked cautiously.

“Her…she has someone better!” Chen Yang reached out and rubbed Qinglin’s little head.

"Oh!" Qinglin nodded, deciding to tell Medusa the good news when she returned.

"Very well, since this lion is your beast anyway, Xiao Yan and I will lend you a hand!" Yao Lao nodded.

"Thank you very much, Elder Yao!" Chen Yang nodded with a smile, and then began refining pills.

A day later, dark clouds reappeared above the Xiao family's residence, but Chen Yang once again shattered them with a single sword strike, and the thunderclouds immediately dissipated.

"Tsk tsk... If you become a Dou Sheng and then a ninth-grade Golden Core Grandmaster, you might be able to shatter the legendary Nine Profound Golden Thunder with a single sword strike!" Yao Lao exclaimed in amazement as he watched Chen Yang's performance.

"It's not that difficult!" Chen Yang shrugged, then fed the pill to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King...

Chapter 96 Medusa: If you don't want it, I'll burn it!

On the Dou Qi Continent, even with sufficient resources, it takes a considerable amount of time for a peak Dou Huang to break through to Dou Zong. In the original story, Xiao Yan spent two and a half months in the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool before breaking through to Dou Zong.

The advancement of magical beasts also requires a considerable amount of time to mature. In the original story, even someone with a top-tier bloodline like Zi Yan took about the same amount of time as Xiao Yan to advance from the fifth to the sixth rank when he broke through to the Dou Huang rank. Medusa's evolved Seven-Colored Devouring Python was initially not even at the fifth rank. It was only after following Xiao Yan for a long time that Medusa truly mastered that body and became a Dou Zong powerhouse.

Therefore, Hai Bodong and the Amethyst Winged Lion King will definitely not be able to break through in a short period of time.

As the Amethyst Winged Lion King took the elixir, a cocoon glowing with blue flames quickly formed on its body, making it slightly larger, but not as large as its original size.

"It actually formed a cocoon?" Yao Lao exclaimed in surprise, stroking his beard as he looked at the changes in the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

"Teacher, what happens if it forms a cocoon?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.

"I once heard an old friend say that if a magical beast has the opportunity to evolve, it will definitely form a cocoon. When it breaks out of the cocoon, it will definitely be able to break through its current bloodline and successfully advance," the old doctor said with emotion.

Chen Yang glanced at the old doctor who was talking eloquently. The old friend that this old guy was talking about should be the fox Jiu Jiu who had gone to some subsidiary plane of the Great Thousand World.

By the way, after Yao Lao became the Celestial Supreme in the original novel, did he find Hu Jiu Jiu?

"When the Amethyst Winged Lion King advances to the seventh rank and takes human form, it will definitely be struck by lightning. I'll send it to the Cloud Mist Sect later; it'll be a bit more convenient there!" Chen Yang nodded and said.

"Brother Yang, shouldn't we wait until the giant lion transforms before leaving?" Xiao Yan asked Chen Yang, puzzled.

"Hey Xiao Yan, have you forgotten that you're still a student at Canaan Academy?" Chen Yang looked at Xiao Yan and raised an eyebrow as he asked.

"Damn it, I totally forgot!" Xiao Yan immediately looked miserable. He had only asked his mentor Ruolin for a year's leave, and now a year and a half had passed, and Xun'er...

"Therefore, we must speed things up. I will finish refining all the pills in about seven days. Then we will set off together for the Chuyun Empire to find the Strange Flame for your sister-in-law Xian'er, and then head directly to Canaan Academy!" Chen Yang said.

In the original storyline, after the three-year agreement, Xiao Yan went on a second trip to the Yunlan Sect, escaped from the Jia Ma Empire, and went on an adventure in the Black Corner Region, which took about a month and a half. If he and Xiao Yan traveled a little faster, Xiao Yan should have no problem making it to the Inner Sect Advancement Competition.

Although... Xiao Yan has now met the requirements for graduation!

“Alright!” Xiao Yan nodded and turned back to refine pills. He planned to leave some more resources for the Xiao family before leaving.

With Yang Ge's help, the Xiao family's father is now a four-star Dou Ling, and Uncle Yong even jumped three stars to become a five-star Dou Ling within a month. Although the Xiao family's strength is not top-tier in the capital, it is not bad either.

However, for so many years, the Xiao family has been confined to a corner of the country, and there are hardly any mid-level combat forces in the family. The former First Elder and Third Elder stayed in Wutan City, so there is only one Great Dou Master in the capital now, Xiao Ying.

The day before yesterday, Fa Ma sent him a prescription for the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill in an attempt to curry favor with him. Xiao Yan planned to take advantage of these few days to refine a few more Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills to leave as a reserve for the Xiao family.

However, just as Xiao Yan left Chen Yang's courtyard, preparing to go to his sister-in-law Ya Fei to buy more ingredients for the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, he encountered Nalan Yanran walking towards him.

"Why are you here?" Xiao Yan asked Nalan Yanran, puzzled.

Nalan Yanran looked at Xiao Yan, her already tense heart pounding wildly. She forced herself to remain calm and reached out to smooth the stray hairs behind her ear: "My teacher asked me to organize the medicinal herbs collected by Yunlan Sect and send them to the Xiao family. Since I've run into you, I'll give them to you. You can give them to your master's husband!"

As Nalan Yanran spoke, she took out three storage rings from her bosom and held them out to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan nodded, raised his hand and used his Absorption Palm to pull it into his arms, then walked past Nalan Yanran.

Nalan Yanran smelled the scent left by Xiao Yan as he walked past her, and felt a pang of sorrow in her heart. She knew that she had brought all of this upon herself, and she knew that no matter what she did, she could not make Xiao Yan turn back. But... she just couldn't shake off the bitterness in her heart!

"Brother Yang is busy refining medicine, so he probably won't have time to see you. If you're free, I'm on my way to the Mittel family and I'll pass by the Nalan family. Shall we take a walk together?" Xiao Yan walked about ten steps, then his keen soul power sensed Nalan Yanran's expression behind him. Helplessly, he stopped in his tracks, turned around, and called out to Nalan Yanran.

"Here you are!" Nalan Yanran's worry instantly turned to joy, and she ran towards Xiao Yan with cheerful steps.

On the bluestone road of the capital, a boy and a girl walked side by side, their long shadows stretched by the rising sun behind them.

“In seven days at most, Yang Ge and I will be leaving the Jiama Empire. You…” Xiao Yan glanced at the girl beside him, and finally decided to be clear, “You shouldn’t be thinking about me.”

Nalan Yanran's initially cheerful eyes instantly turned dejected, and she seemed to slump down: "I..."

Before Nalan Yanran could speak, Xiao Yan continued, "Besides, I already have someone I love, so... I'm sorry!"

Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran knew that Xiao Yan was referring to the beautiful girl in the Xiao family's main hall three years ago, the one who had made her jealous. For some inexplicable reason, she blurted out, "Isn't it normal for strong individuals on the Dou Qi Continent to have multiple wives and concubines? My master-father-in-law also has many women, so why do you…?"

As she spoke, Nalan Yanran realized something was wrong, and her pretty face flushed red. She stammered, "I...I didn't mean that, I..."

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Xun'er... doesn't like me being with other girls!"

After saying this, Xiao Yan turned the corner of the long street and headed towards the Mittel family, leaving Nalan Yanran standing at her own gate, gazing in the direction Xiao Yan had left, unable to let go of her feelings for a long time.

“If your engagement were still valid, given Xiao Yan’s character, no matter how outstanding that woman was, he would never have abandoned you. But now… sigh…” Nalan Su appeared behind Nalan Yanran at some point, placed his hand on his daughter’s shoulder, and sighed as he spoke.

"I'm sorry, Father, sob..." Nalan Yanran finally couldn't hold back her tears and turned to throw herself into Nalan Su's arms, crying uncontrollably!

……

In the remaining days, Chen Yang spent a certain amount of time each day refining pills, and then went to the Mittel family to accompany Ya Fei every day.

When Ya Fei learned that Chen Yang was leaving the Jia Ma Empire, she did not try to stop him, just as she had done when she saw him off when he left Wutan City.

In the past few days, she only used her persuasive skills to make Chen Yang experience the greatest joy of cycling when he needed her.

Little Fairy Doctor knew that Chen Yang was leaving, so she didn't bother him.

In the blink of an eye, six days had passed.

On this day, Medusa, who had been away for several days, appeared in Chen Yang's courtyard at the Xiao family while Chen Yang was refining medicine.

"I thought you were never coming back," Chen Yang replied with a smile while refining medicine.

"I am not such a person who goes back on his word," Medusa said calmly, glancing at Chen Yang.

"Huh? Do we have any agreement?" Chen Yang didn't remember having any agreement with Medusa.

"I have no agreement with you, of course. I only promised the Devouring Python that after dealing with the Snake-People, it would continue to accompany you!" Medusa said, a hint of unease flashing across her cold face, but she still maintained her aloof demeanor.

Chen Yang, whose soul power had reached the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, naturally could not fail to notice Medusa's abnormality. He shook his head and continued to concentrate on refining medicine.

Two and a half hours later, as a beam of light shot into the sky, a low-grade seventh-rank pill, exclusive to Yun Yun, was successfully produced. After waving his hand to put the pill away, Chen Yang took out a medicine bottle from his storage ring and threw it to Medusa.