Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor's Son Xiao Yan

Chapter 9 Crimson Flame Demon Body

"It was just a fluke that I gained the favor of the clan ancestor." Facing a seven-star Dou Sheng, Xiao Yan did not dare to be too arrogant.

"Hehe, since you are the chosen son of the clan, you must have something unique about you."

When Xiao Xuan was mentioned, a glint of light finally appeared in Elder Qing's cloudy old eyes.

In the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Xuan is the strongest being in the world; in the Xiao Clan, he is the soul, the faith, and the pillar.

"Please come in, Your Highness. You are of incomparably noble status. You may freely browse all the cultivation techniques and combat skills in this Scripture Hall." Elder Qing extended his hand.

"Thank you, Elder Qing." Xiao Yan bowed slightly and then entered the Sutra Repository accompanied by the two sages of literature and martial arts.

Although the two were semi-saint level experts and not among the most prestigious figures in the Xiao clan, they were still qualified to enter the Scripture Hall.

The Sutra Repository is nine stories high and contains a vast collection of ancient texts from the entire Xiao Clan and even the Dou Qi Continent.

This includes, but is not limited to, martial arts techniques, combat skills, secret methods, prescriptions, documents, secret histories, and so on.

"It's truly magnificent." Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the many orbs of light on the first floor of the main hall.

The main hall on the first floor contains some very common and low-value books, and there are not even any martial arts techniques or fighting skills, but there are still hundreds of millions of books in the collection.

Rows of tall, antique bookshelves housed clusters of white orbs of light.

These books almost represent the cultural heritage of the Dou Qi Continent over the past ten thousand years. Each book is enveloped in a mysterious light to prevent it from being damaged.

In this main hall alone, Xiao Yan discovered that there were more than ten Dou Zong experts responsible for maintaining and caring for these books.

"Young Master, although this floor is vast and magnificent, most of the books are not very valuable. Let's go up and take a look," Xiao Wen suggested.

"Alright." Xiao Yan nodded slightly.

The three of them climbed the steps and passed through a staircase that was nearly ten feet high to reach the second floor.

The second floor is slightly smaller than the first floor, but it still has millions of light clusters gathered there.

"These are all Yellow-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills, and also include some first- and second-rank pill formulas, etc." Xiao Wen introduced with a smile. He had worked here for a period of time when he was a Dou Zun.

Xiao Yan nodded slightly.

Yellow-rank cultivation techniques and elixirs have virtually no market in the Xiao clan. Due to the vast resources passed down through generations, even some of the descendants are mostly able to cultivate Xuan-rank cultivation techniques.

Therefore, the first and second floors serve more as a cultural collection.

Upon reaching the third layer, the number of light clusters decreased again, to less than a million, but the value of this layer far exceeded that of the previous two layers.

Because these orbs of light contain profound-level cultivation techniques and combat skills, or third- and fourth-grade pill formulas.

These can almost be considered the cornerstone of the Xiao Clan. From Dou Zhe to Dou Wang who has just been promoted to the clan genealogy, almost everything they need for daily cultivation is here.

When he reached the fourth floor, Xiao Yan finally saw a guardian.

"Do you have any merit tokens bestowed by the elders?" At the entrance to the fourth floor, a Dou Zun expert stared at Xiao Yan and his companions and asked.

"This is the newly appointed imperial son of the clan ancestor. Does he need any token?" Xiao Wu's aura as a half-saint was revealed.

The Dou Zun was taken aback at first, but then he remembered something when he saw the flame mark on Xiao Yan's forehead.

"Greetings, Your Highness!" This Dou Zun actually knelt down on one knee.

"No need for formalities, may I come in?" Xiao Yan coughed lightly, and to be honest, he felt quite uncomfortable having the Dou Zun kneel down on one knee for him.

"Your Highness, please." The powerful figure quickly stood up and gestured for Xiao Yan to proceed.

The Sutra Repository can be considered a truly important place starting from the fourth floor.

After all, the more than 100,000 light clusters on the fourth floor contain low-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills, or fifth-grade pill formulas, or even some secrets of the continent.

However, Xiao Yan didn't care about most of these things. Even before he became the Emperor's son, he was a young master of a royal lineage and had a Dou Sheng grandfather.

So the three of them continued upwards, and when they reached the fifth floor, they found themselves surrounded by mid-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills.

Upon reaching this floor, Xiao Yan slowed down for the first time and began to seriously look at the book title.

In the end, after selecting about a dozen cultivation techniques and combat skills, as well as numerous elixir recipes, he had the Dou Zun powerhouse guarding this floor copy the copies onto a jade slip.

By the sixth level, the total number of light orbs was only tens of thousands, but their value was even more terrifying. Upon reaching this level, Xiao Yan finally became serious.

High-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills are not commonplace even for Dou Sheng experts. Xiao Lin might be able to easily obtain a few sets for Xiao Yan, but it would be impossible for him to find something as comprehensive as the Scripture Hall, which could find the most suitable techniques for Xiao Yan.

High-level Earth-rank combat skill: "Heaven-shattering Waves of Strike"

Advanced Earth-Rank Cultivation Technique: "The Ocean Embracing All Rivers Technique"

High-level Earth-rank combat skill: Thunder Crescent Slash

Finally, Xiao Yan's gaze settled on a fiery red ball of light.

High-level Earth-rank combat skill: Crimson Flame Demon Body

The Crimson Flame Demon Body was created by the high-level Dou Zun, the Flame Demon Venerable, a thousand years ago. To cultivate this method, one needs to use high-level flames to temper the body. Once the body is at the minor stage of mastery, one can fight against a Dou Zong.

With a fully developed physical body, one can even fight against a Dou Zun powerhouse.

The higher the level of the flame, the stronger the physical body that can be cultivated. To achieve a perfect physical body, one needs at least one different kind of flame to temper the body year-round.

In addition, cultivating this body has another advantage, which is that it increases the body's resistance to fire.

"It's you." Xiao Yan licked his lips and asked the Dou Zun guardian beside him to make a copy.

The cultivation technique he is currently practicing is also a high-level Earth-rank technique called "Blazing Eight Desolations Technique".

But from the moment Xiao Xuan tossed him that jade book, Xiao Yan knew it was time for him to go out and find the cultivation technique called "Burning Technique".

He was destined to embark on this path of devouring strange flames.

After making a copy of "Crimson Flame Demon Body", Xiao Yan picked up a few more pill formulas, fighting techniques and ancient books that interested him, and then headed upwards again.

"Young Master, we're afraid this is the only way we can accompany you." Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu suddenly stopped at the entrance.

The two men gave a wry smile and said, "Starting from the seventh floor, all the cultivation techniques and combat skills stored inside are of the Heaven Rank or higher. Even if we didn't obtain the Supreme Elder's token, we wouldn't be qualified to enter."

"It's alright, then please wait here for me, elders."

"Young Master, starting from the seventh level, each level will have terrifying pressure. The highest level, the ninth level, requires even a Dou Sheng to withstand such pressure. If you can't hold on, Young Master, you should come back as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded. Starting from the fourth level, he had felt an invisible pressure. By the time he reached the sixth level, this pressure had made him feel slightly uncomfortable.

However, he still really wanted to see what the seventh floor looked like.

So he resolutely stepped into the seventh floor.

Boom! The terrifying pressure suddenly increased exponentially, making Xiao Yan feel even more uncomfortable than the altitude sickness in his previous life. Fortunately, although he was extremely uncomfortable, he could at least move slowly.

By the time they reached the seventh floor, only a few thousand of the light orbs remained.

Heavenly-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills are extremely rare. Most of them are only created by Dou Sheng powerhouses, and some Dou Sheng powerhouses may not be able to create a set of Heavenly-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills in their entire lives.

Even with the Xiao clan's resources, managing to assemble over a thousand volumes would be quite an achievement.

Low-level Celestial Rank Cultivation Technique: Great Sun Thunder Technique

Low-level Celestial Rank Cultivation Technique: The Vital Energy Circulation Technique

Low-level Celestial Rank Combat Skill: Dragon Emperor's Otherworld

Any one of these things, if thrown out, would be enough to cause a bloodbath in the Dou Qi Continent.

"Unfortunately, it's useless for me to learn these things now." After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan decided to cancel his plan to learn them now.

(End of this chapter)