Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

"Imperial Physician said urgently," Yao Lao said, then controlled his power and sent the Ice Spirit Cold Spring directly into Xiao Yan's hands. Xiao Yan did not open his eyes, and drank the Ice Spirit Cold Spring in the bottle in one gulp, slowing down the burning heat of the strange fire in his body. Then he continued to close his eyes, using the meager Dou Qi in his body to slowly guide the strange fire, circulating it according to the cultivation route of the Burning Technique.

One failure, two failures, three failures...

After countless failures, Xiao Yan finally managed to guide the strange fire according to the Burning Flame Technique. The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame within his body continuously burned and cracked his meridians, only to be repaired by the subsequent surge of power. This cycle of destruction and repair played out repeatedly within Xiao Yan's body, greatly strengthening his meridians and physique as the process progressed. As Xiao Yan refined the flame, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame surged out of his body, enveloping him and the lotus flower beneath him in a cyan protective shield formed by the strange fire, completely blocking the view of Xiao Fan and the other person.

Outside, Xiao Fan looked at the inverted cyan light shield, sensing the aura of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame emanating from it, and carefully inquired of Yao Lao.

"Teacher, shouldn't my junior brother be considered a success now?"

Yao Lao shook his head and said worriedly, "Devouring the strange fire is the first step. The more difficult part is to drive the strange fire into the spirit storage space within his body. Only by successfully storing the strange fire in the spirit storage space can we consider it a complete success." He sighed again, but now, everything depends on Xiao Yan himself.

Chapter 73 Conversation Under the Stars

Hearing Yao Lao's description, Xiao Fan finally understood the difficulty of evolving the Burning Technique. After all, Xiao Fan couldn't possibly remember every single word described in the book from his previous life; he only had some understanding of the major events in the world and the relationships between some forces.

However, Xiao Fan felt that Xiao Yan should have no problem subduing the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame.

After all, Xiao Yan had already consumed a portion of the strange fire's essence by absorbing it, meaning the strange fire had already undergone one round of consumption by him. Xiao Yan's preparations were also quite thorough, and he had successfully absorbed the strange fire into his body. There shouldn't be any more problems now.

Xiao Fan and Yao Lao waited outside. Xiao Fan felt no pressure, but Yao Lao was quite worried. He knew how terrifying the strange fire was and had never witnessed the evolution of the Burning Technique. He was worried that something unexpected might happen. Although Xiao Fan was confident, he couldn't show it. He could only keep quiet and pretend to be worried, waiting quietly with Yao Lao.

Not long after, the two waited for about half an hour, and then they saw the inverted shield of strange fire gradually weaken, finally revealing its true form.

Xiao Yan sat naked on the lotus throne, his eyes still closed. His aura was surging, indicating that his current condition was not too bad. The strange fire had been completely absorbed into Xiao Yan's body.

Opening his eyes, Xiao Yan saw his teacher and senior brother staring at him. Unable to contain his joy, Xiao Yan stood up from the lotus seat, his face full of excitement.

Seeing Xiao Yan's performance, Yao Lao finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Xiao Yan, who was running over with a half-smile, pointed at Xiao Yan's body, and said with a smile, "Are you planning to talk to us like this, naked?"

Xiao Yan:? ? ?

Upon hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Yan realized the chill on his body. Looking down, he immediately jumped behind him and hurriedly took out clothes from his storage ring and put them on.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Seeing Xiao Yan's appearance, Yao Lao and Xiao Fan laughed heartily.

"Junior brother, how's the strange fire?"

Hearing Xiao Fan's words, Xiao Yan smiled, stood back in front of the two, stretched out his right hand, and shouted, "Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, manifest!"

puff!

With a cold shout from Xiao Yan, azure flames emerged from his palm, burning quietly in the air. The green light illuminated the faces of the three people. Xiao Yan's face was filled with indescribable joy, and Yao Lao's face was also full of satisfaction.

His disciple had endured so much hardship, but now he had finally reaped some rewards. Seeing Xiao Yan smiling like a child, Yao Lao felt gratified, but also thought of Xiao Fan's terrifying physique. Neither of his disciples was to be underestimated.

As Yao Lao watched Xiao Yan carelessly playing with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, he coughed to draw Xiao Yan's attention back before speaking. Otherwise, Yao Lao had no doubt that even if Xiao Yan played with the strange fire all night, he wouldn't feel sleepy. He looked just like a child who had just received a favorite toy.

"Have you tried to evolve the Burning Technique using the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame?" Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan, his voice trembling slightly.

After all, this Burning Technique is the foundation for reshaping his body in the future, and it is also the foundation for Xiao Yan's future cultivation. Although the Burning Technique has a great origin, no one has ever witnessed it with their own eyes. Therefore, even Yao Lao could not hide his loss of composure at this moment.

Upon hearing Yao Lao's question, Xiao Yan grinned.

"Teacher, it's a success! It proves that the Burning Technique can evolve!" With that, Xiao Yan circulated his Dou Qi. "Moreover, my strength has increased from a two-star Dou Shi to a four-star Dou Shi!"

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Yao Lao studied his Dou Qi circulation and asked curiously, "Four-star Dou Master? I've never heard of the Burning Technique having the effect of helping with advancement." Although the Burning Technique is magical, its effect is to help advance the level of the technique. The benefits it provides are invisible and implicit, and will only be brought out with future cultivation. There is no such sudden benefit that can help with advancement, which is why Yao Lao was puzzled.

"Judging from the speed at which your battle qi circulates, your cultivation technique should have reached the lower level of the Xuan rank."

"Low-grade Xuan rank?"

Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction. A low-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique was more than enough to satisfy his current cultivation speed. From now on, including in battle, he wouldn't have to painstakingly conserve every ounce of his Dou Qi like before. Everything was progressing as he had hoped. Nalan Yanran... I'll be here soon.

The three sat in the cave and carefully studied the changes in Xiao Yan's body. After that, they paid no more attention to it. In any case, the improvement in strength was always a great benefit.

Xiao Yan then inquired about Xiao Fan's recent cultivation progress, and Xiao Fan recounted some less important details, such as his cultivation in the Monster Mountain Range. It was then that Xiao Yan and Yao Lao had encountered him in Qingshan Town. Recalling the unusual occurrence of the strange fire outside Qingshan Town, he guessed that the change was caused by his encounter with Yao Lao and the others.

Xiao Fan then told them about Mo City. Everything in Mo City is now under the control of the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group. If there is anything, they can go to the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group in Mo City and ask Han Jue for help.

Having not seen each other for a long time, and with this joyous occasion, the two naturally planned to relax. Then, under the witness of Elder Yao, just like in the days behind the Xiao family's mountain, they restrained their fighting spirit and fought each other again with pure physical strength, enjoying the visceral thrill of each punch landing.

Although Xiao Yan's body had been greatly improved after being tempered by the strange fire, it was still not as monstrous as Xiao Fan's Chaotic Flame Body. After countless rounds of blows, Xiao Yan finally couldn't hold on any longer and was knocked to the ground by Xiao Fan's punch. He didn't get up and just lay there looking up at the night sky.

The old doctor, who was watching from the sidelines, did not disturb them. Xiao Yan's cultivation had always been too arduous, and he had been holding back a lot of resentment in his heart. Although he was guided by his own teacher and would not go astray, holding back like this for a long time would still be harmful to his body. Although Xiao Fan was not cultivating by his side, the old doctor had seen Xiao Fan's behavior. Although he did not know what secrets his disciple had, Xiao Fan's respect for him was genuine, which the old doctor could see. He also understood that the two of them were just using this sparring match to vent some of their negative emotions.

Looking at the stars above, Xiao Yan softly asked Xiao Fan, "Senior Brother, will you leave us to continue your cultivation later?"

Xiao Fan sighed softly, reaching out to grab the sky as if trying to grasp something.

"Don't worry, when the three-year agreement is reached, your senior brother will definitely come to Yunlan Sect to support you."

Chapter 74 Fusion of the Origin of Different Flames

On the edge of the Tagor Desert, in an unnamed mountain range.

Xiao Fan put away the bottle of symbiotic amethyst source in his hand and gently tapped the seven-colored snake in front of him with his index finger. Three days had passed since he parted ways with Yao Lao and the others that day.

Because they were avoiding the powerful snake people, they all left Tagor by heading towards the edge of the desert. Xiao Yan and Yao Lao rushed back to Stone Desert City, while Xiao Fan did not choose to go with them.

Anyway, the three-year agreement wasn't far off, and they would meet again in the capital. Xiao Yan and the others didn't say anything, since their senior brother had always acted very mysteriously.

After parting ways there, Xiao Fan headed towards Mo City. In any case, it would be very convenient to travel from Mo City to the capital. Moreover, the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group would provide a suitable place for training, and perhaps he could use this time to break through to the Great Dou Master level in Mo City.

Unexpectedly, Medusa, whom he had taken along the way—no, she should be called Sasha now, that's what Xiao Fan calls her anyway—had already digested the companion amethyst source he had fed her earlier and woke up. Xiao Fan had no choice but to feed her another half bottle.

Looking at the colorful little snake swaying its head as if it were drunk, Xiao Fan reached out and tapped its head with his finger, then wrapped it around his arm and fell asleep.

Just as he was about to put away the companion amethyst source in his hand, Xiao Fan suddenly remembered that he was only 10 points away from breaking through to the Great Dou Master. He wondered if this would be of any use.

After thinking it over, Xiao Fan decided that he still had plenty of his own amethyst source, so he picked up the jade bottle in his hand and took a small sip.

After swallowing a mouthful of the accompanying amethyst source, Xiao Fan absorbed it completely. He then checked his body again, but the feeling of breakthrough had not yet arrived. He then looked at the system panel.

Strength: Nine-Star Dou Shi (9911000)

There was an improvement, but it didn't seem significant. The accompanying amethyst source was to be saved for feeding Sasha later, since it was a condition for negotiating with Medusa. Xiao Fan didn't dare to consume too much of it, and the improvement from the accompanying amethyst source didn't seem particularly noticeable. After storing it in his storage ring, Xiao Fan took out some other medicinal herbs.

Xiao Fan then swallowed a third-tier fire-attribute medicinal herb, the Danyang Fruit. After it was depleted, he checked his Dou Qi value. 9991000. Xiao Fan suspected the system was doing this on purpose.

With a gloomy expression, Xiao Fan took out another medicinal herb and put it into his mouth without even looking at it.

Ugh! It's bitter!

Xiao Fan wanted to spit it out, but after thinking about it, he decided to let it go. As long as he could break through to the Great Dou Master level, he would tolerate it.

Upon checking the progress, it reads 9991000.

"System, why is it that even after I reached 999 and continued consuming medicinal herbs, my battle qi value still hasn't increased? Did you pocket it?"

"Ding! The system has detected that the host has accidentally ingested poison. You are welcome to do so."

Damn it! This system is not only not the main character, but it also embezzles my medicinal herbs.

"Ding! The host has met the requirements for advancing to the Great Dou Master level. Advance now?"

"System, I love you! Level up! Level up!"

As Xiao Fan chose to end it, his strength gradually increased from the peak of the nine-star Dou Shi to the limit of the Great Dou Shi.

When Xiao Fan broke through to the Dou Shi level, the Dou Qi within his Dou Qi vortex had already slowly condensed into liquid. To break through to the Da Dou Shi level, he needed to transform this liquid within his Dou Qi vortex into a Dou Crystal, an energy source unique to Da Dou Shi.

In the eyes of true powerhouses, only cultivators who possess battle crystals can be considered to have truly entered the hall of cultivation.

The liquid battle qi within Xiao Fan's cyclone, with its systematic existence, easily accumulated and slowly compressed, eventually transforming into a solid rhomboid crystal. This is the source of the battle qi that a Great Dou Master can unleash: the Dou Crystal.

For ordinary people, breaking through to the Great Dou Master level requires not only consuming a massive amount of Dou Qi to break through the barrier, but also using their own soul power to compress and solidify the liquid Dou Qi within their bodies. Finally, with the formation of Dou Crystals, they resist the tides formed by the flow of energy. Only then can they truly break through to the Great Dou Master level. Countless cultivators have fallen at each of these steps, but Xiao Fan completely skipped all of them. This is the heaven-defying power of the strength system's data-driven approach.

Strength: One-Star Grand Dou Master (1001000)

Checking his own panel, Xiao Fan saw that his strength had stabilized at the level of a one-star Great Dou Master. He exited the system and circulated his Dou Qi. Dou Qi armor slowly formed on his body. The Dou Qi gauze he once wore had transformed into Dou Qi armor. The increased power brought a completely different experience.

"Ding! It has been detected that the host has advanced to the Great Dou Master level. Soul tempering will begin."

As the system's voice sounded, the familiar pain once again filled Xiao Fan's mind. Every time he advanced to a higher realm, the soul power left behind by Yao Lao would be infused by the system to enhance his knowledge reserves and the strength of his soul power.

Despite his previous experience, Xiao Fan still found the pain unbearable, as it directly affected his soul. The veins on the back of his hand, which was gripping the ground, bulged, and his entire body hunched over, convulsing.

It felt like an eternity before Xiao Fan felt the pain in his mind subside. He came to his senses, lay on the ground, and gasped for breath.

"System, is this pain unavoidable?"

"Ding! No, it's not possible. To enhance the power of the soul, the host's soul must be sublimated, and the power within it must directly attack the source of the host's soul."

"Ding! It has been detected that the host has advanced to the Great Dou Master level and the origin of the strange fire within the body has been fused."

"Ok?"

Xiao Fan, who had just recovered from the boost in his soul power, was pulled back to reality by the system's voice.

"The fusion of the origins of different flames?"

As the system voice sounded, Xiao Fan realized that he was observing his own body from the outside, as if he were a third party. Countless tiny points of light were emerging from the meridians and bones within his body.

White, purple, and cyan light spots were distributed throughout Xiao Fan's body.

"These are... Bone Spirit Cold Flame, Purple Flame, Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame?"

Sensing the familiar aura, Xiao Fan exclaimed in astonishment. "Is this the source of the strange fire that remains within my body?"

As Xiao Fan's gaze swept across the area, he noticed that these points of light were slowly moving towards his dantian. The overlapping points of light eventually merged together, growing slightly larger before continuing to move towards his dantian.

When all the light spots reached Xiao Fan's dantian, they transformed into a black shape, resembling a burning flame.

The next moment, Xiao Fan's vision returned to normal, and he quickly looked inward to check the changes in his body.

Chapter 75 Soul Palace Powerhouses! Fleeing!