Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Cao Ying as an apprentice

The Jia Lie family had accumulated considerable wealth over a century. Yun Yun's soul power swept across the area and quickly located three secret chambers. With a gentle wave of her hand, the stone doors shattered, revealing mountains of gold coins, magic cores, medicinal herbs, and treasures.

The gold coins gleamed alluringly in the candlelight, and the aroma of medicinal herbs filled the air, including many rare varieties. Yun Yun took out several storage bags from her storage ring, and with a flick of her finger, the gold coins flowed into the bags like water, while the medicinal herbs were neatly categorized and stored away.

She searched meticulously, leaving no corner unchecked. Hidden compartments behind bookshelves, hidden shelves under the floor, secret boxes in the walls… these mechanisms were utterly useless against a Dou Huang-level expert.

When the last storage bag was full, the entire wealth of the Garrett family had been swept away.

Yun Yun nodded in satisfaction and walked out of the mansion gate. Behind her was a deathly silent courtyard, rivers of blood, and corpses strewn everywhere. The once powerful Jia Lie family of Wutan City had vanished overnight.

She looked up at the sky; the night sky was deep and dotted with stars.

Wings of battle aura slowly unfurled behind her, the feathers formed from battle aura shimmering with iridescent light, standing out vividly in the night. With a gentle flap of her wings, the air currents stirred up dust, and Yun Yun's figure slowly rose into the air, her white robes fluttering, like a banished immortal.

She glanced one last time at the desolate mansion, her eyes still calm and undisturbed, then turned and flew towards the horizon, quickly disappearing into the night.

Only corpses remained, silently recounting a massacre under the moonlight.

The wind swept through the courtyard, carrying the stench of blood that drifted into the streets and alleys of Wutan City. It wouldn't be until dawn that anyone would realize the Jialie family was now history.

The woman in white had long since vanished, as if she had never existed. Only the sharp sword intent lingered in the air, refusing to dissipate.

Meanwhile, it was already late at night when Cao Ying and Little Fairy Doctor led Xun'er by the hand into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, a young girl dressed in a light blue dress paced anxiously, her shadow stretched long in the moonlight. Hearing footsteps, the girl turned around abruptly—it was Xiao Yu.

"Xiao Yu, are you waiting for Xun'er?" Cao Ying asked with a smile, her voice exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

Upon recognizing the person, Xiao Yu's anxiety instantly turned into delight, and she quickly stepped forward to greet them: "You're finally back! It's so late, how could I not be worried if Xun'er didn't come back?"

She looked Xun'er over carefully as she spoke, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the little girl was safe and sound.

Cao Ying and Little Fairy Doctor exchanged a glance, both feeling a little embarrassed. Tonight at the market, the two of them had dragged Xun'er to try on more than a dozen outfits, and before they knew it, it was already this late.

"It's alright, Xun'er is here with us." Cao Ying ruffled Xun'er's hair, her tone filled with affection: "We will definitely protect her."

As she spoke, she habitually ran her fingers through Xun'er's soft hair a few times. The little girl pouted helplessly but didn't dodge.

Cao Ying suddenly remembered something, reached into her storage pouch at her waist, and a small jade bottle appeared in her palm. The bottle was warm and smooth, with a faint greenish glow.

"Here you go." She casually tossed the jade bottle to Xiao Yu and explained, "We've known each other for a while now, so I'll give you this bottle of Foundation Establishment Elixir."

Xiao Yu hurriedly caught it, and it felt slightly cool to the touch. She looked down at the jade bottle and saw that the liquid inside was as lustrous as jade, with a faint flow of spiritual energy.

"Just add a few drops to the medicinal bath solution, and then cultivate in it," Cao Ying explained. "This will accelerate the absorption of battle qi. You are currently at the eighth level of battle qi, so this is perfect for you."

Xiao Yu's hand holding the jade bottle trembled slightly.

Foundation Building Elixir!

This is a precious medicinal liquid that can be used even at the Battle Qi stage!

The Wutan City Auction House has been appearing occasionally lately, and every time it's been fiercely contested by the three major families. For an ordinary member of the Xiao family like her, these are simply unattainable treasures.

She looked up at Cao Ying, her eyes welling up with tears. The girl before her came from a mysterious and powerful force, someone she should have looked up to, yet she was willing to give away something so precious so casually.

"Sister Cao Ying, this is too precious, I..."

"Take it." Cao Ying waved her hand, looking completely unconcerned, but a sly glint flashed in her eyes: "By the way, when you reach the ninth level of Dou Qi and need to condense the Dou Qi vortex, I will give you another Qi Gathering Powder - one that I personally refined."

"What?!" Xiao Yu was truly stunned this time.

What shocked her was not the Qi Gathering Powder itself—although a fourth-grade pill is indeed precious—but the words "personally refined" in Cao Ying's words.

Xiao Yu clearly remembered that Cao Ying was about the same age as her. If she could refine fourth-grade pills, wouldn't that mean... she was already a fourth-grade alchemist?

A ten-year-old fourth-grade alchemist?!

Xiao Yu felt somewhat dazed; this was beyond her comprehension. Was Cao Ying's talent truly terrifying?

Upon seeing this, Little Fairy Doctor quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth, but her shoulders trembled slightly.

Senior sister refining fourth-grade pills? Are you kidding me!

Little Fairy Doctor chuckled inwardly. This senior sister now frequently explodes her furnace when refining high-grade third-rank pills, and almost set the pill room on fire a few days ago. Yet now she calmly says she wants to refine a fourth-rank Qi Gathering Powder?

Little Fairy Doctor could almost guess her senior sister's plan—she would probably take one from the pills that Master usually practiced refining, and then pretend to say, "This is the one I just refined last night."

However, despite thinking this in her heart, Little Fairy Doctor didn't show it on her face. She simply pursed her lips and watched her senior sister's performance with a smile in her eyes. After all, she was her senior sister, and she should support her when it was time to do so.

"Alright, alright." Little Fairy Doctor stepped forward at the right moment and gently placed Xun'er's small hand in Xiao Yu's hand: "Xiao Yu, Xun'er is in your care now. It's getting late, we should head back."

As she spoke, she pulled up Cao Ying, who was still acting mysteriously and pretending to be an expert, and turned to leave.

Cao Ying was pulled so hard she stumbled, but she still managed to wave back at Xiao Yu: "Remember to use the Foundation Establishment Elixir! Cultivate well!"

Watching the two figures disappear outside the moon gate, Xiao Yu remained standing there, holding the bottle of Foundation Establishment Elixir, a warm feeling welling up in her heart.

Under the moonlight, the jade bottle gleamed with a warm luster, as if carrying some precious promise.

Only after Cao Ying and Little Fairy Doctor had completely disappeared did Xun'er, who had been standing quietly to the side, finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"Finally, I'm leaving..." the little girl muttered softly, raising her hand to tidy her hair which Cao Ying had ruffled, her little face full of the words "I'm finally free."

She turned to Xiao Yu, a tired but obedient smile on her face: "Cousin Xiao Yu, I've been shopping for so long today, I'm exhausted, I need to rest now. You've been waiting for me all day, you must be tired too, go back and get some sleep."

As Xun'er spoke, she gently nudged Xiao Yu. In the moonlight, her large eyes were filled with weariness, which made Xiao Yu feel a pang of heartache.

"Okay, then you should rest now." Xiao Yu bent down and gently straightened Xun'er's collar. "If you need anything, come to me anytime."

Xun'er nodded obediently, watching Xiao Yu turn and leave the courtyard. Only after Xiao Yu's figure disappeared around the corner did she turn and go into her room, gently closing the door behind her.

The moment the door closed, Xun'er leaned against it and let out another long sigh of relief. Having been dragged around trying on so many clothes and subjected to so much nagging from her two older sisters today, her small frame was definitely feeling the strain.

She took off her outer clothes, changed into a comfortable nightgown, and climbed into bed. Moonlight streamed in through the window, spreading a silvery glow before her bed. She turned to her side, gazing at the bright moon outside the window, her eyelids gradually growing heavy.

A moment later, even breathing filled the room.

Chapter 119 Yao Chen's Resurrection

Deep in the northwestern continent, nestled among the sparsely populated mountains, lies a valley shrouded in mist, quietly dormant.

This place is shrouded in a faint energy barrier year-round. From the outside, it appears to be nothing more than ordinary mountain folds. Only by passing through that hidden spatial fold can one glimpse its mysteries.

Inside the valley, a massive magic array with a diameter of a hundred feet was slowly operating.

The array patterns were outlined in dark gold, and the intricate runes appeared and disappeared in the air, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.

At the center of the magic array, a skeleton as clear as jade sat cross-legged, surrounded by almost tangible life energy—the essence of heaven and earth drawn from the earth's veins within a hundred miles, which, after being tempered by the magic array, had transformed into a pale green liquid halo, flowing around the skeleton like breathing.

Su Baichen quietly observed the changes within the formation until the life energy surged into the bones like a tide, and the surface of the bones gradually shimmered with a warm luster.

"The time has come," Su Baichen murmured to himself, turning to look at the floating soul beside him.

Yao Chen's soul was as solid as a real person, only his body was slightly transparent.

The former Dou Zun powerhouse could not hide his excitement. He stared at the body that was made from the bones of a high-level Dou Zun, supplemented by formations and various rare and precious materials. A complex look flashed in his eyes—he had waited too long for this day.

"Yao Chen, the life energy inside is almost ready, get ready!" Su Baichen's voice pulled Yao Chen back from his memories.

Yao Chen took a deep breath—although a soul doesn't need to breathe, this habitual action calmed him down.

"Thank you, old friend," he said solemnly, then took out the Heavenly Blood Bone-Growing Pill that Su Baichen had given him not long ago.

The pill felt warm to the touch, with blood-red patterns flowing across its surface like living things. This was an eighth-grade pill, made with the essence of a true dragon, capable of reshaping bloodlines and restoring life. Yao Chen didn't hesitate and swallowed it.

The moment the elixir entered his body, Yao Chen's soul erupted with dazzling light. He let out a long roar and transformed into a stream of light, shooting straight towards the skeletons in the formation!

The instant the soul made contact with the skeleton, the entire valley trembled violently. The array's operation speed increased tenfold, and the accumulated life energy surged towards the center like a burst dam. The skeleton erupted with blinding light, and within that light, a breathtaking spectacle slowly unfolded—

First, on the crystal-clear skeleton, pale golden blood vessels spread and grew like tree roots, fine and dense, weaving into a complete network.

Immediately afterwards, the outline of the heart condensed in the chest cavity, initially only a weak throbbing, then the rhythm gradually strengthened, each beat causing the surrounding energy to vibrate.

The five internal organs take shape one after another: the lungs expand, the liver settles, and the kidneys contain hidden water.

Then, muscle fibers cover the skeleton like a spider web, layer upon layer, outlining smooth body lines.

Finally, the skin spreads upwards, pores gradually appear, nails grow, and long white hair cascades down to the shoulders like a waterfall.

The entire process lasted for three full hours. When the last bit of life energy was completely absorbed, the intense light at the center of the formation slowly subsided, revealing a perfect body—muscles were well-proportioned, lines were smooth, and a faint, precious light flowed beneath the skin.

That face was exactly the same as Yao Chen's when he was alive: his sword-like eyebrows slanted upwards, and his nose was high and straight, but at this moment his eyes were closed, as if he were asleep.

Su Baichen gazed at the familiar face, a faint smile playing on his lips. Years of friendship, life and death experiences—today he was finally able to see his old friend return to the world.

The formation continued to operate slowly, making final adjustments to stabilize the newborn body. The rich energy of heaven and earth in the valley was constantly drawn in, turning into a light mist that lingered around Yao Chen.

Suddenly, those tightly closed eyes trembled.

Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, and her eyelids slowly opened. At first, her eyes were filled with confusion, like a newborn infant taking its first look at the world.

But soon, his profound gaze returned, a wise light born of experience and a deep understanding of the world—a unique look in Yao Chen's eyes.

Just as consciousness fully returned—

boom!

A powerful aura erupted from Yao Chen's body like a volcanic eruption! The air in the valley instantly froze, and a tangible pressure swept outwards in all directions from him.

The ground shook violently, rocks floated in the air, and the runes at the edge of the formation flickered, as if they might collapse at any moment.

This momentum was released without reservation, instantly enveloping half of the valley and continuing to spread outwards!

"Yao Chen, you dog, what are you doing!" Su Baichen's expression changed, and he quickly formed hand seals.

"What, you want everyone to know you've been resurrected? Hurry up and put away your oppressive aura and presence!"

Curses echoed through the valley as Su Baichen's fingers flew like butterflies, casting complex hand seals into the surrounding array base.

The formation, which had been calming down, shone brightly again, and a semi-transparent energy barrier shot into the sky, completely enveloping the entire valley.

The outward-spreading pressure crashed against the barrier, creating ripples, and was ultimately locked firmly within the valley.

Yao Chen, who was adjusting to his body, was startled when he heard the familiar cursing voice. He then awkwardly touched his nose—this habitual action made him realize that he really had a body again.

He quickly suppressed his aura, and the terrifying pressure receded like a tide.

"I just came back to life." Yao Chen's voice was a little hoarse, clearly not used to speaking with his throat yet.

"I can't fully control this body yet. What just happened was purely accidental, an accident!"

Hearing this insincere explanation, Su Baichen rolled his eyes and casually took out a set of cyan robes from his storage ring and threw them over: "Stop talking nonsense and put on some clothes. What kind of image do you have, standing naked like this!"

Yao Chen then realized he was still naked, his face flushed, and he quickly took the clothes. As he dressed, he carefully felt his new body—every inch of skin was full of power, blood was surging like rivers in his veins, and battle qi was flowing freely in his meridians.

Although the potential of this body, based on the bones of a high-level Dou Zun, is not as great as his original body, he can cultivate it later and regain his original cultivation level.