Chapter 41

Xiao Yan had just entered the Zichen Spirit Tower when a familiar scent greeted him. The light beside him flickered, and Elder Zhan appeared by his side.

"Imperial-grade pills, I haven't heard of them for several thousand years. I didn't expect that such low-grade pills still exist now." Elder Zhan, who naturally knew about Xiao Yan's alchemy, appeared by his side as soon as he entered. He sighed and said.

"Low-grade?"

Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow. Although Imperial-grade pills were considered low-grade on the Dou Di Continent, they were still pills and were of great use to most one-star Dou Di. In the Imperial Province, no one dared to say that Imperial-grade pills were the lowest grade, and only high-ranking alchemists would dare to say such things. If someone who wasn't even an alchemist said this, they would have to be a regional overlord. Xiao Yan didn't expect the old man in blue robes to say this. Could it be that he was also an alchemist?

"Senior, are you also an alchemist?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

Elder Zhan glanced at Xiao Yan, snorted, and said with a proud and disdainful tone, "Alchemist? What is an alchemist? The so-called high-grade pills you talk about are nothing to me. What's so great about Second Imperial-grade or Third Imperial-grade? They're all nonsense."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but cough dryly. He didn't say anything about Elder Zhan's words, just glanced at him. Elder Zhan's identity was unclear, and Xiao Yan couldn't sense his aura, which made him quite suspicious. He then asked, "Then what are you?"

"Hmm... hehe, I can't even remember what I am. Anyway, in my memory, alchemists are nothing. When you reach the third floor, I believe you won't think your ancestor Xiao Long is such a powerful existence anymore."

"The third floor?"

Xiao Yan recalled the information that had flooded his mind when he first entered. The Zichen Spirit Tower was divided into twenty-two floors, the second floor was the cultivation technique floor, and the third floor was... Suddenly, he remembered.

"The third floor is the medicinal herb floor!"

Xiao Yan's eyes lit up as he exclaimed. He was extremely curious about this tower. After that cultivation, Xiao Yan had a vague feeling that something in the tower was pulling at something.

"Haha, work hard. When you become stronger, there will be many more things waiting for you to discover. Absorb your pill first, then go to the second floor."

Xiao Yan nodded. The second floor was the cultivation technique floor. Were there any cultivation techniques higher than the Flame Swallowing Decisive Technique in that floor? Xiao Yan couldn't help but think. If it weren't for the Flame Swallowing Decisive Technique, he probably wouldn't have come this far.

Xiao Yan walked slowly toward the center. In the center of the cultivation floor, a figure emitting faint golden lightning was visible. This figure was none other than Long Yi, who had entered the Zichen Spirit Tower earlier. Xiao Yan looked at Long Yi, who was radiating brilliant golden light, and smiled in relief without disturbing him. After his own advancement, the aura inside the tower seemed to strengthen with Xiao Yan's power. Xiao Yan felt the pressure and walked forward step by step.

As Xiao Yan gradually entered, the pressure inside the tower increased. However, this pressure quietly refined the Dou Qi in Xiao Yan's body. The greater the pressure, the more obvious the refining effect. Xiao Yan couldn't help but purse his lips.

"This golden tower is truly bizarre!"

Xiao Yan couldn't help but sigh. After finding a suitable spot, he slowly sat down. He didn't immediately take out the pill to refine it but adjusted his Dou Qi to its peak state before carefully taking out the jade bottle containing the Ten Thousand Ancient Pill.

He inhaled the rich pill fragrance and then slowly poured the Ten Thousand Ancient Pill from the jade bottle into his palm. As soon as the pill touched his palm, a surge of energy enveloped him.

Looking at the Ten Thousand Ancient Pill in his hand, with its intricate pill patterns, each seeming to contain immense power, Xiao Yan couldn't help but swallow.

Taking a deep breath, he forcibly suppressed his eagerness. The Ten Thousand Ancient Pill then transformed into a beam of light and shot into Xiao Yan's body, causing an energy storm. As soon as the pill entered his body, the Dou Qi sphere in his dantian enveloped it.

With a calm expression, Xiao Yan quickly formed hand seals, his breathing gradually becoming steady. The faint Dou Qi in his body responded to his will, quickly entangling the powerful and pure medicinal energy, and began to refine it intensely.

In the center of the cultivation tower, the air suddenly rippled, and faint yellow energy seeped out, continuously entering Xiao Yan's body.

The powerful energy of the Ten Thousand Ancient Pill burst forth, sweeping through all of Xiao Yan's meridians. Xiao Yan bit his lip; the power of the Imperial-grade pill was as expected. Suddenly, a muffled sound came from inside his body, and a burst of energy exploded in his meridians, causing Xiao Yan to grunt. The true power of the Imperial-grade pill had arrived.

The energy gradually exploded in Xiao Yan's tendons and meridians, and after each explosion, it was quickly repaired at a destructive speed. The cycle of explosion and repair continued in Xiao Yan's body, and the energy of the Imperial-grade pill was gradually absorbed. The Dou Qi sphere, which was still somewhat unstable due to his recent advancement, became much more stable.

With the powerful Dou Qi as a support, the Dou Qi enveloped the faint yellow energy and refined it intensely. Although the pure medicinal energy was continuously refined, it seemed endless. Each time the Dou Qi refined a clump of medicinal energy, a larger clump of faint yellow energy rushed in.

Under the continuous refinement inside his body and the constant injection of Dou Qi from outside, Xiao Yan's Dou Qi gradually filled most of his meridians.

"Phew—"

After several hours, the Dou Qi in Xiao Yan's body slowly dissipated. Looking at the Dou Qi sphere in his body, it had become even more substantial and stable, floating steadily within him.

The refinement of the Ten Thousand Ancient Pill was complete. The energy of the Ten Thousand Ancient Pill was much weaker than Xiao Yan had expected, and Imperial-grade pills seemed to no longer satisfy him.

At this moment, Xiao Yan had some feelings about Elder Zhan's words.

A white mist slowly exhaled from Xiao Yan's mouth, still carrying a hint of heat. Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes, which now had a special charm, deep and unfathomable like a pool of water.

"It seems that Imperial-grade pills can no longer satisfy me. Although the effect is not bad, it's much weaker than I imagined." Xiao Yan felt his current strength and muttered.

Imperial-grade pills were only useful for one-star Dou Di, helping to stabilize slightly unstable Dou Qi. It was still quite good. Xiao Yan stood up, and the original pressure had vanished without a trace.

He stretched and then looked at the light column in the center of the tower, feeling quite eager. Elder Zhan, who had been standing at a distance, moved like lightning and appeared by Xiao Yan's side in a few steps.