After handing the Qi Gathering Powder to Xiao Yan, Su Yun took the other set of herbs.
Seeing Su Yun's actions, the three elders felt their hearts ache.
They'd bought all of that with family money!
The elders felt a pang of frustration, but dared not say anything.
This was the rule for alchemists: if the refining failed, the alchemist was not responsible.
If the refining succeeded, any herbs leftover would belong to the alchemist.
Su Yun and Luo Qianchen left the Xiao family, and after parting ways, Su Yun went straight back home.
Xiao Yan might be able to break through to the Douzhe level in the next few days with the Qi Gathering Powder.
And after a period of consolidation, he could also strive for the Grand Fighter Master realm.
Returning home, Su Yun calmed down, restoring his Dou Qi to peak condition, and then he took out the medicine cauldron again.
The elixir he was about to refine was called the Xuanyuan Pojing Pill, a fourth-grade elixir specifically designed to help Douzhe break through to the Grand Fighter Master level.
He had already prepared the herbs.
Xiao Zhan had to use the family fortune to prepare two sets of medicinal herbs, but even if he just mentioned it, the middle-aged manager of the Mitel Auction House would eagerly deliver them.
That was the difference.
Half an hour later, Su Yun put away the medicine cauldron, not planning on achieving a breakthrough right away.
Dou Qi cultivation is no joke. Today, he refined two fourth-grade elixirs. While the elixirs could quickly replenish his Dou Qi, the mental fatigue wouldn't be alleviated. He'd rest for the night and try again tomorrow.
...…
At the Xiao residence, Xiao Yan was in his room, recuperating.
He'd been preparing for the Dou Zhe breakthrough for quite some time, and with this Qi Gathering Powder, he was going to break through tonight!
After an unseen moment, Xiao Yan's eyes flashed with determination. He placed the Qi Gathering Powder in his mouth and began his breakthrough!
Outside Xiao Yan's room, Xiao Zhan stood guard, preventing anyone from disturbing him.
A figure suddenly flashed through Xiao Xun'er's courtyard.
"Master Ling, how is Brother Xiao Yan doing?"
Xiao Xun'er asked hurriedly upon seeing Ling Ying.
"Miss, Xiao Yan just took the Qi Gathering Powder and is still breaking through."
"Okay."
A pot of tea passed before Xiao Yan's door was opened from the inside. Xiao Yan rushed out, his aura still lingering.
A Dou Zhe! Without a doubt, Xiao Yan had successfully broken through.
"Father, I've broken through!"
Xiao Zhan excitedly hugged Xiao Yan. He truly is my son.
My son, Xiao Yan, has the potential to become a Dou Huang!
"Miss, Xiao Yan has successfully broken through."
Elsewhere, Ling Ying returned to Xiao Xun'er's courtyard.
"As expected of Brother Xiao Yan,"
Xiao Xun'er's eyes flashed with admiration.
The next day, news of Xiao Yan's Dou Zhe breakthrough, at the age of eleven, spread throughout Wutan City.
All factions were astonished. An eleven-year-old Dou Zhe, a true dragon emerging from the shallows of Wutan City, was undoubtedly a true dragon.
Meanwhile, Su Yun, after a day's rest, swallowed the Xuanyuan Pojing Pill and also broke through to the Grand Dou Shi realm.
Little Medical Fairy remained in her room, quietly awaiting news from Su Yun, a flicker of worry in her eyes.
Breaking through realms often carries risks. If one's unlucky, not only will the breakthrough fail, but hidden injuries can also remain.
In severe cases, meridians can be damaged, and even life-threatening.
Fortunately, her fears were unfulfilled. Within moments, a powerful aura emanated from Su Yun's room.
Grand Fighter!
This realm, which Xiao Yan achieved at the age of eighteen, Su Yun had already reached at the tender age of twelve.
Feeling the surging Dou Qi within him, Su Yun's face lit up with satisfaction.
Grand Fighter—this realm was already quite impressive. Even the strongest of the three great families of Wutan City had reached this level.
In the vast Jiama Empire, a Grand Fighter was considered upper-middle-level.
As Su Yun stepped out of her room, she saw the Little Medical Fairy standing at the door.
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Apparently, Xiao Yixian had rushed to his room when the noises were heard.
She hadn't forced her way in, fearing to disturb him.
"Brother Su Yun, how's it going?"
Xiao Yixian asked expectantly.
Su Yun scratched Xiao Yixian's nose with his finger.
"It worked,"
Su Yun said with a smile.
"As expected of you, brother. You're amazing,"
Xiao Yixian said with admiration.
The two of them then briefly celebrated, without any fanfare.
He was a man of the humble path, not a passionate hero. Making a fortune in silence was his true purpose.
Breaking through to the Grand Fighter realm opened up new possibilities, like transforming Dou Qi into armor and supporting the Purple Cloud Wings for extended flight.
Another thing: the system's scanning range had expanded.
Previously, at the Dou Qi stage, his scanning range was one meter.
At the Dou Zhe level, it was two meters
for Dou Shi, three meters
for Dou Shi, and at the Grand Fighter level, it had expanded to four meters.
The area he left the system space within also expanded to four meters.
Sensed by the changes within himself, Su Yun's joy deepened.
The stronger his cultivation, the greater his chances of obtaining the Azure Lotus Earth Fire.
Three years.
According to Qing Lin's description when Xiao Yan arrived in the Tagor Desert, Medusa had taken the Azure Lotus Earth Fire a year before Xiao Yan arrived.
In other words, right at the beginning of the story, when Xiao Yan's talent had just recovered.
To be on the safe side, he would take the Azure Lotus Earth Fire two years later. After all, who knew when Medusa would take it during the year?
As for secretly taking the Azure Lotus Earth Fire while Medusa was evolving, he hadn't considered it.
That would be much more difficult, facing the Serpent People, Yao Lao, and Gu He!
In other words, he still had two years to grow.
Su Yun calculated the time.
How far could he reach in two years?
Su Yun was unsure. Dou Qi cultivation becomes increasingly difficult the further you advance.
He didn't have any helpers right now. Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian were both promising talents, but they hadn't yet matured.
As for Hai Bodong in the Tagor Desert, he was quite good, but his Dou Qi was sealed by Medusa, and he would be sensed by Medusa as soon as he entered the desert.
Su Yun let out a long sigh. In the past few years, his cultivation had progressed rapidly, but his current strength was still a little weak.
If he had the cultivation level of a Dou Wang at this time, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire would be easily obtainable.
Su Yun shook his head and did not slack off.
He plunged into hard training again.
Two months later, at the beginning of this month, Su Yun came to the Xiao family and delivered this month's elixir.
As usual, it was Xiao Zhan and the three elders of the Xiao family who received Su Yun.
This time, Su Yun clearly felt that Xiao Zhan's mood was not right.
Su Yun understood.
Although there were no rumors of Xiao Yan's Dou Qi disappearing during this period,
Su Yun, who had read the original novel, naturally knew that it was during this period.
Originally, as soon as Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Zhe level, his Dou Qi would be immediately absorbed by Yao Lao.
But because of his Qi Gathering Powder, Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Zhe level earlier.
Naturally, Xiao Yan enjoyed the glory of genius for a while longer.
(End of this chapter)