While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

Chapter 123 Enjoying Time

Under Chen Xiao's gaze, Cao Ying's face gradually showed signs of pain, and fine beads of cold sweat seeped from her body, only to be quickly evaporated by the high temperature.

She gritted her teeth, enduring pain that others could hardly comprehend, yet even so, muffled groans still escaped her lips, her seated body trembling unsteadily.

Fortunately, this time she did not experience the situation that Zi Yan had described, where she was about to crack. Although she looked like she might lose everything at any moment, she was incredibly resilient.

Time passed by, and after an unknown amount of time, Cao Ying's condition finally stabilized somewhat.

The frost on her body completely disappeared. Without even opening her eyes, a pill appeared at her fingertip and she precisely flicked it into her mouth.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao, who was in the distance, felt relieved.

Cao Ying had experience refining the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame once before, and now he was refining the Sea Core Flame, which had been weakened many times. He thought the success rate should be quite high.

From the current perspective, it is indeed a close call.

However, refining the second type of strange fire is far more complicated than refining the first. She is only on the right track at the moment. After the refining is successful, she will have to evolve the Burning Technique and fuse the two strange fires. Each step will take a lot of time.

Thinking this, Chen Xiao withdrew his gaze, sat cross-legged on the thick ice, adjusted his posture slightly, closed his eyes, and entered a meditative state.

Given the distance between them, he could sense any problem Cao Ying might have.

Years pass by, and the sun and moon vie for dominance.

In this tranquil atmosphere, three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Outside the barrier.

Cao Xi frowned, deeply worried about the internal situation.

Not far away, Zi Yan showed no sign of nervousness. She rubbed her bulging belly, hesitated for a moment, then put away the jade bottle in her hand, yawned, and looked at Cao Xi.

"Relax, relax. If Sister Cao Ying were really in trouble, Chen Xiao would have come out long ago. The fact that there's no movement now is the best news. Instead of waiting here anxiously, why don't you go back to Fengcheng and play chess with Old Man Hai?"

Scratching one's ears and cheeks?

He's not a monkey; it's more like he's being scratched and tormented.

Cao Xi chuckled, not paying any attention to Xiaolongren's inappropriate choice of words.

But I have to admit that Zi Yan has a point.

"You're right, I was too impatient."

Nodding in agreement, Cao Xi suppressed his impatience and sat down cross-legged to meditate.

Seeing his actions, Zi Yan felt extremely bored. This person was not as fun as Hai Bodong!

She yawned again, and Zi Yan was slightly taken aback when she saw her little hand involuntarily raised.

Only now did she belatedly realize that she seemed incredibly sleepy today.

This situation is very rare for a Dou Wang powerhouse.

It's even stranger that this happened to someone as energetic as her.

A thought struck her, and a look of joy appeared on Zi Yan's face. She realized that she was very, very close to advancing in her cultivation level!

Maple City.

Hai Bodong walked out of the empty bamboo house, his face full of helplessness.

Despite the large group of people living here, everyone is busy with important matters, some are in seclusion, others are refining strange fires, while he alone is like a lonely old man, doing nothing all day long.

After inspecting the construction progress of the auction house, Hai Bodong felt a surge of pride as he looked at the already well-established auction house.

Although this was Chen Xiao's business, he built it up single-handedly, which gave him a great sense of accomplishment.

Because of his close relationship with Chen Xiao, he had heard a lot from Chen Xiao, including some of his future plans.

Hai Bodong knew very well that Black Corner Region was just a temporary place for Chen Xiao to stay. Once Chen Xiao had obtained everything he wanted, he would definitely go to the Central Plains Grand Stage.

He is neither an alchemist nor as talented as Little Fairy Doctor and others. Even his strength is being rapidly surpassed, and it is only a matter of time before he is overtaken.

With this understanding, Hai Bodong had no intention of following them to Zhongzhou.

"From now on, this will be my permanent residence!"

...

The sun rises and the moon sets, and another fifteen cycles have passed.

the other side.

Chen Xiao, who was immersed in cultivation, suddenly sensed a change in Cao Ying's aura and immediately opened his eyes.

Upon getting up and looking over, one could immediately see that Cao Ying's face, which had been slightly pale from the torment of the strange fire, was rapidly regaining its rosy color.

Its aura also rises steadily at this moment.

This change lasted for almost fifteen minutes before gradually subsiding, and the tightly closed eyes finally opened slowly.

"High-level Xuan rank? Not much different from what I expected."

Chen Xiao sensed it carefully and immediately knew the current level of Cao Ying's cultivation technique.

Advanced Xuan-rank cultivation techniques have already reached the upper limit of Dou Zong, and the possibility of reaching the higher Dou Zun realm is extremely slim.

Of course, it's more than enough for Cao Ying right now.

"We nearly failed several times along the way, but fortunately, we succeeded in our mission."

Upon hearing Chen Xiao's voice, Cao Ying quickly snapped out of her reverie, got up, took out a black dress and put it on before meeting Chen Xiao's gaze and replying with lingering fear.

"Success is something to celebrate, but your current technique is only an incomplete copy. As your strength gradually increases, some minor problems may arise, so you should be prepared."

"I know. Since I've started practicing it, I'm mentally prepared. Compared to those minor side effects, I value how it helps me with alchemy more. As for those minor problems, I can only rely on you. After all, I'm practically selling my life to you now. You wouldn't want your personal alchemist to die halfway through, would you?"

Although Cao Ying spoke in a joking tone, what she said was an undeniable fact.

From this moment on, she is Chen Xiao's personal alchemist. He can make whatever he wants and use her however he wants. The so-called marriage contract is just a better-sounding and more respectable way of putting it, and both of them know this very well.

At the same time, we are now one step closer to solving the problem of Little Fairy Doctor's afflicted poison body.

"Now that our trip to the Northwest Continent is finally over, I will talk to my fourth uncle about staying a little longer. During this time, think about the pills that need to be refined. I will refine a batch for you as a backup. As for those of grade six and above, I will have to wait until I return to the family elders to take action. I do not have that ability yet, but..."

"Soon! It won't be long before I reach the level of a sixth-grade alchemist, or even higher. When that happens, it will be your time to enjoy yourself."

Cao Ying raised her eyebrows slightly, a confident smile curving her lips, her voice full of certainty.

Even without the strange fire, she was confident that she could surpass the elders in her family. Now that she has top-notch resources in all aspects, this time will only come sooner!

Chen Xiao nodded slightly, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.

Cao Ying was a little younger than him, but she was tactful and knew how to conduct herself in social interactions. She was neither greedy for credit nor rash, and she knew how to repay kindness with courtesy. This insightful attitude towards life, beyond her years, suited him perfectly.

"I'm looking forward to it. Let's go back. The Fourth Elder must be getting impatient. Now that you've finished dealing with your business, you can finally go into seclusion in peace."

"Are you preparing to go into seclusion to break through to the Dou Huang realm?"

"Yes, Little Fairy Doctor is already in seclusion. I don't want her to fall too far behind me in terms of cultivation level."

Cao Ying glanced at him with a half-smile, her eyes flashing with an ambiguous emotion. She parted her red lips slightly and said, "A man should always have some sense, especially in front of a lady. Mentioning other women is not a wise move."

(End of this chapter)