Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

"This..." Xiao Ting was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He had just broken through to the Dou Huang realm by luck. With the help of the powerful mid-level Earth-rank cultivation technique, he had reached the peak of the one-star Dou Huang realm through his hard work during this period of time. He would be able to break through to the two-star Dou Huang realm in a few days.

As a result, his grandson brought over the Imperial Extreme Pill, and it was a top-grade Imperial Extreme Pill!

Previously, his eldest grandson Xiao Lin told him that Xiao Li had given him a Dou Ling Pill, which he had refined himself. How long has it been? How come he can refine the Huang Ji Pill now?

"Don't worry, Grandpa didn't buy this on credit from the teacher. I made it myself. Look."

Xiao Li slightly raised his right hand, and a transparent flame instantly appeared on his right hand.

"A strange fire?"

Xiao Lin and Xiao Ting were shocked; neither of them had expected that Xiao Li would actually obtain a strange fire.

"That's right. My alchemy skills have already surpassed my teacher's, so there's no need to worry. Leave the family's advancement to me," Xiao Li said with a smile.

"In that case, Grandpa will accept it. By the way, Li'er, after Grandpa broke through to the Douhuang Empress realm, I went to the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and found some good things, including two excellent medicinal herbs. Take a look."

Xiao Ting suddenly remembered that after his breakthrough, he wanted to test his strength as a Dou Huang, so he went to the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and happened to encounter two fifth-order magical beasts fighting over a medicinal herb.

Xiao Ting took out a wooden box and opened it.

"Eight-Tower Demon Needle Fruit! A medicinal ingredient for refining the Spirit Fusion Pill, what a treasure!" Xiao Li was surprised that his grandfather had obtained this medicinal ingredient.

"And another thing, I found a severely injured sixth-tier magical beast. It seemed to be protecting something, so I killed it. Its sixth-tier magical core is here, along with that medicinal herb."

Xiao Ting's trip to the Monster Mountain Range was very fruitful. Whether it was good luck or something else, Xiao Ting felt that everything was going smoothly after breaking through to the Dou Huang realm.

Xiao Ting took out another cyan sixth-order magic core, along with a strange medicinal herb. This herb was blood red and resembled ginseng in shape.

"Wow! This is a thousand-year-old Blood Ginseng King! It's one of the main ingredients for refining the seventh-grade mid-level pill, the Zongyuan Pill! Grandpa, are you incredibly lucky? I've been in the Black Corner Region for so long, and I haven't collected many of these materials."

Xiao Li was speechless. What kind of luck was this? He had to exchange these medicinal herbs for pills, but his grandfather got them for free, and even got a sixth-order magic core as a bonus.

"Oh? These are actually ingredients for refining seventh-grade pills. Hehe, I'm really lucky." Xiao Ting stroked his beard and laughed.

"It's not just good, it's absolutely amazing!" Xiao Li was speechless. He thought he was very lucky, but he didn't expect someone to be even luckier than him.

"By the way, little brother, you've come back just in time. The Gama Empire and the Izumo Empire will soon be holding a tournament of strong warriors. At that time, the strong warriors of our Gama Empire will gather to have a life-or-death duel with the strong warriors of the Izumo Empire."

Xiao Lin suddenly spoke up, saying that he had received a message from the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire some time ago, stating that the Xiao family, as one of the four major families of the Jia Ma Empire, needed to participate in the war.

"Oh? A tournament of powerful figures from the Izumo Empire? What are the specifics?" Xiao Li inquired.

"I know this. I participated in it twenty years ago when I had just entered the Dou Wang realm. The Strongest Tournament is a kind of arena competition held by the two great empires, except that this competition is a matter of life and death."

The side with more powerful individuals can annex enemy territories, thus increasing its own interests. This is a form of plunder between large-scale powers, where sects, families, and even royalty all vie for benefits. However, the royal family of the Gama Empire... well, let's just say they're not that powerful.

Xiao Ting smiled without saying a word, because he had witnessed the dealings of the Jia Ma Empire's royal family before. Back then, Yun Shan killed a Dou Huang powerhouse, and what did he gain in return?

Jia Xingtian of the Jia Ma royal family, after scheming and plotting, felt that everyone wanted to take over his Jia Ma Empire. He sent troops to garrison at the foot of Yunlan Mountain. Only Yunshan had a good temper. Yunshan knew that internal strife was meaningless, so he turned a blind eye.

Instead of being ruthless, Jia Xingtian became even more cunning, which led to the birth of a Dou Huang in the Xiao family. Xiao Ting then went into hiding. Given Jia Xingtian's nature, with a Dou Huang in the Xiao family, he would definitely cause trouble for them.

"Lin'er, this time you and Li'er will handle it. I won't go. I am the backbone of the family. Li'er, remember, if you reveal your strength by taking action, then you should also reveal your identity as an alchemist."

Heh heh, a sixth-grade alchemist. These old guys are too busy trying to curry favor with him. No matter how many ideas Jia Xingtian has, he won't dare to put them into practice. He doesn't have the guts to offend a sixth-grade alchemist.

"Hehe, the reason why Elder Wang's status is so extraordinary is because he is the only sixth-grade high-level alchemist in the empire; no one dares to offend him."

Xiao Ting reminded him, after all, he knew all too well what kind of people they were.

"Understood, Grandpa. Take the Royal Extreme Pill as soon as possible these days to increase your strength. I'll go see my teacher first, and then go collect some medicinal herbs. Oh, by the way, I have a few Azure Origin Pills here to assist your cultivation."

Xiao Li gave Xiao Ting a few more Qingyuan Pills to help him.

"Brother, here are your pills too. Let me know in advance when you participate in the tournament so I can make some preparations." Xiao Li also gave Xiao Lin pills suitable for Dou Wang cultivation.

"Um."

After giving the pills, Xiao Li left, unfurling a pair of transparent battle qi wings on his back, and then flew into the distance.

Alchemists Guild.

Xiao Li flew straight to the top floor to find Old Wang.

At this moment, Old Wang was leisurely lying on a recliner, enjoying the sunlight.

"teacher."

"Hmm?" Old Wang opened his sleepy eyes and saw that familiar figure: "Oh? Li'er is back."

"Teacher, did I disturb you?" Xiao Li sat down on the ground next to Old Master Wang.

"Hehe, no, I just finished refining a pill and got sleepy. I wanted to take a short nap." Old Wang sat up and stretched his body.

"Hmm? Your cultivation level? I remember you were a one-star Dou Wang before? How come you've reached eight-star Dou Wang in just one year? What's going on?"

Logically speaking, your cultivation level should be close to that of a five-star Dou Wang, right?

Old Wang was puzzled as to why Xiao Li's cultivation had improved so much.

"Here's what happened: I subdued the sub-flame of the Fallen Heart Flame, and during the process of absorbing the strange flame, I refined the medicinal power accumulated in my body, which enabled me to reach the level of an eight-star Dou Wang."

Xiao Li told Elder Wang about what had happened when he absorbed the strange fire.

"I see. I didn't expect that the Fallen Heart Flame would actually reach the Dou Zong level. Fortunately, Dean Mang Tianchi stopped you. Now you can focus on cultivating the strange fire in your hand. It probably won't be long before the Fallen Heart Flame becomes a true strange fire."

Old Master Wang said with a smile that he was very pleased with his disciple's growth.

"Li'er, your alchemy skills must have improved a lot by now. You must have surpassed your master by now, right?" Old Wang had already guessed what was going on.

Because Old Wang had just sensed that Xiao Li's soul power was above his own.

"Well, now my alchemy skills can barely be considered as those of a peak sixth-grade alchemist. I successfully refined two Breakthrough Pills at Canaan Academy and was very lucky to trigger the Pill Soul Realm twice."

Xiao Li said with a hint of pride.

Master Wang stroked his beard and smiled. His disciple had surpassed him, and nothing was more meaningful than a disciple surpassing his teacher.

"Come, Li'er, refine a pill and let your teacher observe." Old Wang said with a smile, holding Xiao Li's hand.

"no problem."