[Yao Ling]: Are you confident that Xiao Ting will accept you as his disciple?
[Cao Ying]: This is what Master recorded in his Journal. Master especially wanted to teach your Yao Clan a lesson. I am now beginning to carry out Master's will.
[Xun Er]: Not bad.
[Cao Ying]: Thank you for your praise, Master's wife.
[Cai Lin]: Very nice.
[Little Fairy Doctor]: Worthy of praise.
[Qing Lin]: Amazing!
[Cao Ying]: You all want me to call you "Master's wife," do you?
[Cai Lin]: …
[Little Fairy Doctor]: I didn't say that.
[Qing Lin]: I am Young Master's exclusive maid. (The only one, with a determined expression)
[Xun Er]: You can call me that if you like.
[Cao Ying]: Wow, Master's wife is so kind to Master.
[Xun Er]: Same here. Brother Xiao Ting also gave me the Red Lotus Karmic Flame.
[Huo Zhi]: So his Purple Beast Flame can truly reproduce the origin of another type of flame if it has enough energy!
[Tang Huo Er]: In that case, I am ready to receive special treatment.
[Cai Lin]: ?
[Tang Huo Er]: I misspoke. It is my Nine Dragon Lightning Flame that is ready to receive favor. When the time comes, I will cling to him. I am not as smart as you people.
[Yao Ling]: It seems I cannot hand the Heavenly Flame over to Brother after all. Even if I feel grateful to Xiao Ting, I must fight to obtain it myself.
[Little Fairy Doctor]: Once we find the Ghostly Poison Flame, Xiao Ting won't have to worry about who to give it to. Xun Er and I can split it evenly.
[Yun Yun]: At this moment, the lonely Dou Emperor is still sitting in Purple Sky City.
[Xun Er]: If I had known it would turn out like this, Huo Zhi and Yao Ling could have also cultivated the Flame Mantra.
[Huo Zhi]: No, Xiao Ting said there are many paths to the Great Thousand Worlds. Even if we follow your path, we cannot compare to you. Let's get along better first, then listen to his plan.
The women chatted while looking at copies of the Journal.
At that moment, Xiao Ting handed the Red Lotus Karmic Flame to Xun Er, gave her instructions on what to do next, and then told her to release the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame.
This Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame was not the fourth-ranked Heavenly Flame that the ancient clan had nurtured to the point where it could kill Pill Embro. It had only just entered its dawn phase, and its power was only around sixth-rank. If Xun Er activated her secret art, she could unleash the power of a Dou Emperor without any side effects.
If she mastered powerful battle techniques, Xun Er would be able to display strength no weaker than an ordinary Dou Ancestor.
This was still the same treatment the ancient clan gave to their unloved daughter. After all, her father was a Nine-Star Dou Saint and the clan leader of the ancient clan.
If Xun Er wanted the highest-level treatment, she would have to be diagnosed as having divine bloodline.
"Done!"
After a hundred breaths, Xiao Ting controlled Purple Beast Flame and analyzed and fused the properties of the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame.
It could directly ignite Battle Qi. In theory, as long as Battle Qi existed, it could regenerate infinitely, devouring and spreading fiercely.
The Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame, perfected to the extreme by the ancient clan, had once fallen into a space created by a Dou Saint and set that space ablaze.
The Dou Saint had been unable to destroy the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame. He could only watch as it burned through the space he had created, incinerating everything, and finally reducing even himself to ashes.
[This is even more like Amaterasu than Amaterasu itself.]
[Battle Qi never extinguishes. It burns forever, igniting the opponent, devouring the opponent, and burning the opponent to nothing.]
[But in reality, consuming Battle Qi is not a bad thing. The Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame can also temper bloodlines and burn away all impurities within the body.]
[Once it reaches a certain level, it can directly burn the energy of heaven and earth. As long as heaven and earth exist, this flame will never disappear.]
[As expected, every Heavenly Flame name has deep meaning. No wonder it is called the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame!]
Xiao Ting was inwardly delighted.
Because Purple Beast Flame now possessed the effects of both the Fallen Heart Flame and the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame, it could use both at the same time.
When the flame appeared, the energy of heaven and earth was refined, becoming even stronger, and it produced an even more powerful inner flame. It tempered his bloodline to enhance his talent and tempered his Battle Qi to strengthen his cultivation.
[If I can obtain the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, I should be able to directly absorb flame and heavenly lightning to temper my body.]
[Perhaps with the power of Purple Beast Flame, I can soon return to the Dou Emperor bloodline of the Xiao clan. In that case, the status of a god-grade bloodline will no longer matter.]
[In the Thousand Worlds, what rank of spirit vein is equivalent to the bloodline of a Dou Emperor generation?]
Xiao Ting could not help but feel excited.
"Xun Er, begin refining that Heavenly Flame."
"The Fallen Heart Flame and the Red Lotus Karmic Flame were both forged and imprinted by me using Purple Beast Flame."
"Even if you use the Flame Mantra to devour them, there will be no resistance. It will simply supply the materials needed for the Flame Mantra and allow the art's rank to evolve."
"Your cultivation level will also rise faster."
Xun Er obediently nodded and hugged Xiao Ting tightly. "Brother Xiao Ting, you are truly a good person."
After spending some time with Xun Er, Xiao Ting removed the barrier formed by Purple Beast Flame and left.
When he returned to the courtyard, he sat down and called out, "Cai Lin."
"What is it?" A seven-colored ray of light shot out from his sleeve.
"Come here. Let's do an experiment." Xiao Ting gestured for Cai Lin to sit and extended his hand.
"Is this really an experiment? Or are you trying to take advantage of me?" Cai Lin frowned slightly as she watched Xiao Ting play with her jade-like hand.
She was actually very happy inside.
"What kind of benefit is this?"
Xiao Ting controlled Purple Beast Flame and circulated it through Cai Lin's entire body. It could indeed improve her bloodline, but the efficiency was not high. This was probably because the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame had limited effect on purifying magical beast bloodlines.
If there was an opportunity, it would be good to use the Ten Thousand Beast Flame to strengthen the bloodlines of women like Cai Lin and Zi Yan who had transformed from magical beasts. The effect would be astonishing.
He might be supported by women, but he was not ashamed at all. However, he would never take without giving anything in return.
Only by constantly interacting could he obtain more.
Only then would these women truly feel joy and even take the initiative.
"I've been taking advantage of you for a long time, haven't I?"
Xiao Ting released Purple Beast Flame to form a barrier and pulled Cai Lin into his arms.
Cai Lin: !!!
She sometimes really wanted to ask.
Who's the one eating soft rice?
…
The next day, Xiao Ting officially became the Elder of the Alchemy Department at Jia Nan Academy and began openly refining pills for elders and students.
However, he only refined 5th-rank pills and did not waste time on anything lower.
After observing for several days, Elder Huo could no longer hold back and wanted to become Xiao Ting's disciple.
"Your skill surpasses mine."
"I think there is a possibility of reaching 6th-rank."
"Xiao Ting is my teacher. What do you know?"
"My teacher's skill at refining 5th-rank pills already surpasses that of a 6th-rank alchemist."
"This quality can increase the effect several times compared to pills refined by other alchemists."
"..."
After confirming that Xiao Ting was not there to cause trouble, disciples from prestigious Central Plains families such as Han Yue, Lin Xiuya, and Liu Qing immediately contacted their families and asked them to bring rare and precious medicinal herbs.
If they could obtain higher-quality pills by only paying transaction fees without asking for rewards, wouldn't it be foolish not to stock up in bulk?
This grand event lasted a full three months at Jia Nan Academy.
"A breakthrough has been achieved!"
After finishing another round of pill refinement and receiving the daily dimensional blessing, Xiao Ting felt his inner Battle Qi surging.
His inner Battle Qi had risen to the seventh level of Dou Emperor, and he had successfully advanced to the high-level Dou Emperor stage. He immediately and clearly sensed the power of space.
"It's about time to improve the 6th-rank pills!"
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