Waiting from early morning until noon, Zi Yan, who had gone to the Beast Taming Sect and Kui Wolf Gang to plunder spoils, finally walked in with a swaggering gait.
On her fingers, ten rings were filled with Storage Rings, looking incredibly wealthy, a clear sign of a huge haul.
"Good thing I went quickly, I was almost beaten to it by the Demon Blade Sect and Earth Flame Sect. Now they can only stare at the empty treasuries, hehe."
Zi Yan chuckled mischievously, taking off seven or eight Storage Rings and giving them to Chen Xiao as a reward.
Besides medicinal ingredients, she wasn't very interested in other things.
Chen Xiao's consciousness seeped into these Storage Rings one by one, and he was immediately dazzled by the diverse spoils inside.
Pills, cultivation techniques, Dou Skills, secret arts, Magic Cores, and even various miscellaneous items, it was simply all-encompassing.
However, even the combined haul from these two forces couldn't compare to what Han Feng had obtained.
"These things are useful to you." Chen Xiao took out a pile of poisons and poisonous ingredients and gave them to the Little Fairy Doctor.
The Little Fairy Doctor accepted them with a smile, saying nothing more.
"Old Hai, starting tomorrow, have people collect poisons and poisonous ingredients. Exchange these unused items for useful ones."
Hai Bo Dong nodded in agreement. This was the advantage of controlling a force; resource conversion could be more convenient.
"Oh, Earth Rank Low-grade Dou Skill, Heavenly Frost Palm. This is a good item, both Old Hai and I can use it."
After examining them, Chen Xiao kept a frost-white scroll. The rest were handed over to Hai Bo Dong for registration and storage.
Chen Xiao wasn't lacking in Dou Skills or cultivation techniques at the moment, but with the idea of not using the Emperor Seal Technique unless necessary, he really wanted to get another Earth Rank Dou Skill to enhance his combat power.
And now, it had come without any effort!
"You all take a look too and see if there's anything you can use. If there is, keep it. If not, tell Old Hai what you need, and we'll keep an eye out for it in the future."
Temporarily putting away the Dou Skill, Chen Xiao then took out two pills from the Storage Ring and gave them to Hai Bo Dong and the Little Fairy Doctor respectively.
"Royal Extreme Pill, its effect goes without saying. One for each of you. For the next period, we will focus all our efforts on increasing our cultivation!"
Among Han Feng's spoils, Chen Xiao had obtained three Royal Extreme Pills, plus the one given by the Cao Family.
He couldn't use them all, simply couldn't use them all!
The Little Fairy Doctor hesitated for a moment. She had the Woeful Poison Body and didn't have a strong need for pills. As long as she had enough resources, her cultivation would have no bottlenecks.
"Keep it. Don't overthink it. The Woeful Poison Body and the Royal Extreme Pill don't conflict. After you advance to Dou Huang, you can reach high-level Dou Huang faster. I still have two Royal Extreme Pills on me."
Hearing this, the Little Fairy Doctor finally accepted it.
Hai Bo Dong was straightforward, taking the Royal Extreme Pill and examining it with joy in his eyes.
"I've been coveting this pill for a long time. Unfortunately, when I was active in the Jia Ma Empire before, that Gu He didn't even have the ability to refine it."
Listening to Hai Bo Dong's words, Chen Xiao couldn't help but recall the first time he met him. This Ice Emperor had actually used Dou Ling Pills and Royal Extreme Pills to entice him into becoming his disciple.
Looking at it now, he was indeed bragging!
After distributing the useful items, Chen Xiao stood up and looked at Cao Ying.
"You don't need to rush into cultivating a new technique. Tomorrow, Zi Yan and I will go to Jia Nan Academy. It won't be too late to prepare for refining the Heavenly Flame after we return."
Zi Yan nodded lightly, but her decision to begin cultivating tonight remained unchanged.
After chatting with them for a while longer, Chen Xiao finally headed upstairs.
Back in his room, Chen Xiao sat at the table. First, he spent over an hour, using the foresight in his mind, to compile over a hundred pieces of information that were useless to him but might be helpful to others.
The more common ones included, but were not limited to, where to obtain Magic Cores of various attributes at or below the seventh tier.
The most valuable information was undoubtedly the whereabouts of Heavenly Flames.
After a quick scan, confirming that he hadn't missed anything he could think of, Chen Xiao nodded in satisfaction.
These pieces of information alone were enough to exchange for countless resources.
Putting away the stack of valuable papers, Chen Xiao cast aside distracting thoughts and began to consider what to foresee next.
The difference between the Dou Wang and Dou Huang ranks was relatively small compared to other realms, which was the fundamental reason he could easily kill Kui Sha.
With Chen Xiao's current setup, just relying on Three Thousand Lightning Movement was enough to easily handle regular Dou Huang experts. Even when facing Old Ban, he felt no pressure.
But regular Dou Huangs were ultimately not worth mentioning. Constantly comparing oneself to the ordinary would only lead to a lifetime of mediocrity.
Chen Xiao had the advantage of foresight and the assistance of the foresight in his mind. His vision should be set further.
Therefore, focusing on those from major forces, and even those from ancient races, was the mindset he should have.
Compared to these people, Chen Xiao currently didn't have much of an advantage and still needed to strengthen himself.
"Cultivation techniques are not a priority for now. Even for ancient races, a mid-Earth Rank cultivation technique is definitely not bad at the Dou Wang and Dou Huang levels."
"For Dou Skills, I have Emperor Seal Technique as a fallback, and Heavenly Frost Palm can be used frequently after cultivation. That's enough for now."
"As for increasing strength, breaking through to Dou Huang isn't too difficult. After dealing with Zi Yan and Medusa Queen's matters, I can take the Starfall Soul-Suppressing Pill and go into seclusion."
"As for trump cards... I can foresee the Heavenly Demon Puppet."
With a thought, Chen Xiao checked the foresight for the Heavenly Demon Puppet again.
Human Rank Heavenly Demon Puppet: Can be foreseen.
Foresight follow-up: Complete any one of the following filtered options with the highest success rate.
① Find a way to kill the Earth Demon Old Ghost and use his materials to refine a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
② Enter the ancient ruins in the Beast Region and obtain a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
③ Go to the Northern Continent, enter the False Heaven outside the Meteor God Ice Plain, and obtain a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
The latter two options were time-consuming and laborious, and Chen Xiao didn't need to consider them at all right now.
Killing the Earth Demon Old Ghost was an option. A Human Rank Heavenly Demon Puppet also had at least Dou Zong strength. This was a considerable fighting force. Utilizing it and planning carefully, there was a good chance of dealing with the Earth Demon Old Ghost.
Without rushing to make a decision, Chen Xiao thought carefully.
"The Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's Magic Core can also be foreseen, but the Little Fairy Doctor is still far from the full outbreak of her Woeful Poison Body, and the third Heavenly Flame and Bodhi Transformation Saliva haven't been gathered yet, so the Magic Core isn't urgent."
"As for Ice Attribute Spiritual Objects to enhance Dou Qi, the nearest Heavenly Cold Qi has already been obtained. Others either cannot be foreseen or are too far away, making the follow-up cycle too long."
"What else am I missing..."
"Soul aspect?!"
Chen Xiao sat up slightly, thinking of a possible area of deficiency.
It wasn't just alchemists who focused on soul power; this invisible and intangible force had immense uses.
In fact, once one reached the Spirit Realm soul, relying solely on soul power could at least rival a high-level Dou Zong!
Chen Xiao clearly remembered that when Xiao Yan broke through to the Spirit Realm soul in the Pill Realm, he sparred with the low-level Dou Zun Xiong Zhan and forced him back using soul power.
Although the sparring wasn't a life-or-death battle and there was a lot of leeway, it was absolutely undeniable that it could at least rival a high-level Dou Zong!
Moreover, having strong soul power offered even more benefits.
The most direct benefit was that if he ever faced the Soul Hall in the future, his own safety would be more secure.
"Advance a soul cultivation method? A Soul Scripture? A Soul Technique?"
Chen Xiao's heart stirred, and he began to try communicating with the advance in his mind.
He had only tried casually, but the result greatly surprised him.
He 'saw' the advance information in his mind rapidly change, listing several options within a few breaths.
[Soul Scripture: Secret method of the Soul Tribe, cannot be advanced.]
[...]
[Heavenly Wind Soul Scripture: Secret method of the ancient White Tribe, cannot be advanced.]
[...]
[Nine Nether Soul Scripture: Can be advanced.]
[Advance Follow-up: Go to the Heavenly Yin Mountain Range in the Black-Corner Region to find it.]
[...]
There were also some Soul Techniques listed afterwards. Chen Xiao even saw the somewhat familiar Great Unity Soul Technique, but their follow-ups were all troublesome. After noting down the information, Chen Xiao ignored them.
His consciousness focused on the Nine Nether Soul Scripture, and Chen Xiao felt a bit startled.
The Heavenly Yin Mountain Range mentioned in the follow-up was very familiar to him.
It wasn't just because he and Zi Yan had stayed in the Black-Corner Region for a few years, but because Chen Xiao vaguely remembered that when he had previously experimented with whether he could advance a seventh-grade medicinal pill, one of the follow-ups had mentioned this place.
"Life Devouring Pill."
[Life Devouring Pill: Seventh-grade medicinal pill, can be advanced.]
[Advance Follow-up: Go to the Heavenly Yin Mountain Range in the Black-Corner Region to find it.]
He checked again to be sure.
Indeed, the follow-up for advancing the Life Devouring Pill was exactly the same as the follow-up for advancing the Nine Nether Soul Scripture!
Didn't this mean that the two items were very likely in the same place?
From the bottom of his heart, the person who could create a peak seventh-grade medicinal formula like the Life Devouring Pill and had the ability to refine it was at least a high-level seventh-grade alchemist.
It makes sense that such a person would, by chance, obtain a soul cultivation method.
But the problem is, in the original trajectory, Xiao Li obtained the Life Devouring Pill and its formula, but there was no mention of a soul cultivation method.
Could it be that he didn't recognize its value?
Or was it overlooked by Xiao Li?
Chen Xiao couldn't figure it out, but it didn't matter much.
He would know the truth by going to see for himself.
"Advance Nine Nether Soul Scripture!"
Without further hesitation, Chen Xiao made his decision.
The Heavenly Yin Mountain Range was located behind the Heavenly Yin Sect in the Black-Corner Region, not particularly far from Maple City.
Moreover, this was a treasure hunt follow-up, and completing it wouldn't be very difficult.
Just as he made up his mind, Chen Xiao heard a crackling sound.
Looking up, he saw a pale white skeleton appear out of thin air, piled messily on the desk.
"What is this thing?" Chen Xiao was startled by the sudden appearance of the skeleton.
Advancing the Nine Nether Soul Scripture and having a skeleton appear was truly unexpected.
Calming down, Chen Xiao got up and examined it carefully. Soon, he was surprised to find that the broken right leg bone of the skeleton was hollowed out, and a very slender scroll lay quietly within it.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiao suddenly understood.
So that's how it is!
No wonder Xiao Li missed such a precious item. It was truly something a normal person wouldn't think of, unless they smashed the skeleton...
However, the people on the Dou Qi Continent seem to have quite peculiar ways of thinking.
The one in the stone chamber in the Magical Beast Mountain Range used his body to hide the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire Remnant Map. In the Beast Region of Central State, the Creation Saint of the ancient ruins carved the Great Heaven Creation Palm onto his own bones.
And this one was even more ruthless, stuffing the entire scroll into his leg bone.
All of them were hardcore!
Chen Xiao clicked his tongue in amazement, then reached out and took out the slender scroll.
The scroll was white overall, similar in color to the skeleton, and on its side were four ancient small characters.
"Nine Nether Soul Scripture"!
At the same time, the advanced information in Chen Xiao's mind also changed accordingly.
Current available advance count: Zero.
Complete the follow-up to unlock the next advance!
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