BTTH: DISCIPLE CASHBACK SYSTEM

Chapter 400: Preparation!

Inside the room, Yao Lao held the crystalline, ruby-like herb in one hand, while a ball of white flame suddenly flared up in the other.

As the white flame emerged, an icy chill filled the room, yet Xiao Yan felt a heat rising within him. He was no stranger to this famous Cold Bone Spirit Flame, which he had previously used for refining pills. However, under Yao Lao’s control, the flame’s power was several times stronger than when Xiao Yan wielded it himself.

At this moment, Yao Lao summoned the Cold Bone Spirit Flame and tossed the herb into it.

Under the scorching heat of the white flame, the slightly plump, ruby-like herb rapidly shrank in size while its color grew increasingly vibrant. A rich, aged aroma—reminiscent of an ancient, well-aged wine—gradually permeated from Yao Lao’s hand.

Inhaling the intense fragrance, Xiao Yan felt a jolt throughout his body, surprised to realize that the fatigue he had been feeling from a day of alchemy work completely vanished.

“Just a whiff of this herb has such an incredible effect; it must work wonders in restoring Teacher’s soul power,” Xiao Yan thought to himself, marveling.

As he watched, the herb struggled against the flame’s refinement, but it posed little resistance. Within mere seconds, it had transformed into a bright red droplet, roughly the size of a ping-pong ball.

“Condense!”

With a low shout, Yao Lao increased the flame’s intensity. In an instant, the red droplet shrank further until it was no bigger than a soybean.

“Now’s the time!”

With the droplet condensed to this size, Yao Lao swiftly withdrew the flame and raised his hand, pressing the droplet into his forehead.

As soon as the condensed droplet touched his forehead, it merged with Yao Lao, and a vast, overwhelming wave of soul energy erupted from his brow. Xiao Yan was thrown back three or four meters by the impact, crashing against the wooden wall. Had Yao Lao not set up a barrier in the room, the wall would likely have been shattered.

“Xiao Yan, are you all right?”

Seeing Xiao Yan thrown back by the release of soul energy, Yao Lao quickly approached him with an apologetic look.

Using one hand to push himself up, Xiao Yan grinned and replied nonchalantly, “Teacher, I’ve got tough bones; a hit like this is nothing!”

As he looked at Yao Lao’s soul form, Xiao Yan’s face lit up with joy. In just a few seconds, Yao Lao’s soul had become significantly more solid, no longer as faint and ethereal as before.

“Teacher, how’s your soul recovery going?” Xiao Yan asked eagerly.

Hearing Xiao Yan’s question, Yao Lao stroked his white beard with a smile. “I’ve almost recovered to the state I was in before that battle with the shapeshifting magical beast!”

“Really? That’s wonderful, congratulations, Teacher!” Xiao Yan wholeheartedly congratulated Yao Lao.

“Xiao Yan, now that my soul power has been partially restored, it’s time to refine a pill to help you advance your cultivation,” Yao Lao said, recalling an unfinished task. He promptly took a large, black cauldron from Xiao Yan’s ring and set it on the floor, infusing it with the Cold Bone Spirit Flame to rapidly heat it.

One by one, a variety of dazzling medicinal herbs emerged from Xiao Yan’s ring, hovering in midair.

At a precise moment, Yao Lao began refining the ingredients in succession, following a specific order to ensure their fusion…

Half an hour later, the room was filled with a rich aroma as a perfectly round, black pill emerged from the cauldron.

"Xiao Yan, this is a peak-grade third-tier pill. It will help a Dou Practitioner like you stably increase your strength by one star. Quickly, take it to advance your power!"

Handing the freshly refined third-tier pill to Xiao Yan, Yao Lao immediately began preparing to refine the next pill.

Xiao Yan wasted no time. He swallowed the pill and entered a meditative state, sitting cross-legged on the floor as he repeatedly circulated his internal energy.

Initially, Yao Lao’s pill refining filled the room with a dense medicinal aroma, but as dawn approached, waves of energy started emanating from the cauldron. It was evident that he had transitioned from refining third-tier pills to more potent fifth-tier pills.

After refining a fifth-tier pill, Yao Lao didn’t stop; he continued, moving directly to the preparation of another pill.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, still seated on the floor, had advanced to the peak of the nine-star Dou Practitioner stage through his all-night cultivation and the effects of the pills.

Excited by his rapid progress, Xiao Yan picked up a peak-grade fourth-tier pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

Unlike the third-tier pill, the fourth-tier pill’s energy was nearly equivalent to that of a fifth-tier pill. The moment it entered his mouth, it transformed into a pure medicinal force that surged down his throat, flooding into his meridians.

“Boom!”

As Xiao Yan channeled his energy technique, the enormous medicinal force split into countless streams, rushing through his meridians in a structured manner. Some of the narrower meridians that Xiao Yan had never accessed before were forcibly opened by this powerful energy.

A bead of cold sweat slowly slid down his forehead, and Xiao Yan’s face contorted in pain, with hissing breaths escaping through clenched teeth.

Inside his body, the countless tiny streams of energy coursed violently through his previously untouched meridians. The narrow pathways expanded rapidly, while thin cracks appeared on the walls of his meridians.

From these cracks, faint beams of light burst out, a sign that the meridians were under extreme strain and on the verge of rupturing.

Fortunately, the medicinal energy looping through his meridians passed a second time, repairing the cracked sections. These restored meridians were now wider and could accommodate more energy than before.

This process was happening simultaneously in countless meridians throughout Xiao Yan’s body.

(End of Chapter)

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