Yao Yan's home was in the southern part of Dan Ding City.
It was a moderately sized courtyard, fully equipped, even with a Pill Refining Room. If needed, several beautiful maids could be arranged to serve him at any time. In fact, a direct descendant like Yao Yan, who possessed the Medicine Clan's Dou Di Bloodline, was quite popular among the Medicine Clan's branch families.
Even if his talent wasn't great, he could still be a stud. While the parents' Bloodline concentration might not be high, what if a Genius appeared in the next generation?
In other words,
Yao Yan would not lack beautiful wives in the future; the Family would arrange them.
Of course, that was provided the Medicine Clan could still exist.
Unfortunately, the Soul Clan was too ruthless, and Soul Emperor was too fierce. Otherwise, Yao Yan would really want to shout, "I am irreconcilable with the Soul Clan!"
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Yao Yan pushed open his door and looked at the quiet courtyard. He paused for a moment before walking towards the Pill Refining Room. Ever since his mother passed away, he had been living alone. Although some people had wanted to adopt him, he refused because he couldn't bring himself to call them parents.
Compared to that, living alone was more comfortable. Besides, with Dou Qi by his side, he, an adult Soul, didn't need anyone to take care of him.
The Pill Refining Room was extremely empty.
In the center, there was a Medicine Cauldron as tall as a person, entirely dark yellow, with a cushion placed beside it.
This was where Yao Yan spent most of his time.
During these twelve years since his Transmigration, he either Cultivated or was engrossed in Alchemy. He rarely interacted with his peers in the Clan School. Compared to playing in the mud with those children, Cultivation and Alchemy were clearly more interesting. This was also why he was at the top of his class in the Clan School.
Effort would always be rewarded.
Yao Yan flipped his palm. As Dou Qi poured in, a stream of light flashed on the na ring on his index finger, and two bottles of Medicinal Pills appeared in his hand: a Grade 2 Solid Essence Pill and a Grade 1 Clear Heart Pill. The former solidified the foundation, nourished the body and Dou Qi, and could be combined with the Medicine Clan's Legacy Cultivation Technique, Three Flowers Gather Fire Skill, to Foundation Establishment the body.
According to the Medicine Clan Elder, the path of Dou Qi, all Realms below a Dou Wang, were stages of Foundation Establishment. Only above Dou Wang did one truly embark on the path of the strong.
The strength of Foundation Establishment would also determine your future Dao.
Some people, eager for quick success in the early stage, barely Breakthrough to Dou Wang, exhausting their potential and stopping there. They would need external objects to Breakthrough, such as Medicinal Pills, but even then, progress would be difficult. Reaching the Dou Huang level would be their limit, and Dou Zong and Dou Zun could only be looked up to, which shows the importance of Foundation Establishment.
It is rumored that the core direct descendants within the Clan would stay at the Dou Qi stage for a long time, continuously using Heaven And Earth Treasure to deepen their potential until their talent and potential reached a perfect Realm.
In the early stage, they didn't care about the speed of advancement at all.
Of course, this was how the direct Disciples played, and Yao Yan naturally didn't have that qualification. However, the Medicine Clan's Legacy Cultivation Technique also had similar effects, with the Three Flowers Gather Fire Skill being the best. Its Cultivation speed and early power were inferior to the other two open-type Cultivation Techniques, but it had an unparalleled advantage in Foundation Establishment.
It is said that this was also caused by Yao Chen.
The Medicine Clan had three major open-type Foundation Establishment Cultivation Techniques, all of which were Cultivation Techniques passed down by the Medicine Clan: Condensing Fire Skill, Scorching Fire Skill, and Three Flowers Gather Fire Skill.
The first two Cultivation Techniques easily cultivated powerful Alchemy fire energy, but the Three Flowers Gather Fire Skill was different. Every step of Cultivation was extremely difficult, and some Disciples who Cultivated this skill were stuck in one Realm for several years without any progress. Therefore, it was excluded by most people until Yao Chen emerged a hundred years ago, which brought about a change.
Although this Cultivation Technique had a slow Cultivation speed and even the Alchemy fire energy it condensed was not strong, its advantage lay in its stability. It did not require Heaven And Earth Treasure for nourishment and could still achieve perfect Foundation Establishment. Furthermore, after reaching Major Achievement, its Dou Qi density, physical strength, Soul Strength, and other aspects were all far superior to the first two Cultivation Techniques.
At first, Yao Yan was half-believing, half-doubting about this, but after trying it, he discovered the uniqueness of this Cultivation Technique. He even suspected that this Cultivation Technique was related to the Medicine Emperor of the Medicine Clan.
This Cultivation Technique was only Yellow Rank low-grade, but during its Cultivation process, it could absorb the sparse spiritual energy between heaven and earth to nourish the human body's essence, Qi, and spirit, thus possessing the effect of a Soul Cultivation Technique. However, unlike Soul Cultivation Techniques that could only nourish the Divine Soul, the Three Flowers Gather Fire Skill could simultaneously nourish the human body's essence, Qi, and spirit.
Spiritual energy is different from the Heaven and Earth energy of the Dou Qi Continent.
The Dou Qi Cultivated in the Dou Break World is transformed by absorbing Heaven and Earth energy, while spiritual energy is a higher-level power that belongs to the Major Thousand Worlds above Dou Break.
At present, no one in the entire Dou Break knows this, nor does anyone know the special nature of spiritual energy.
Yao Yan also discovered this by chance, thanks to his Soul Strength that far surpassed that of his peers. Perhaps it was also related to his Soul being from Transmigration. In short, he could perceive subtle energy changes around him, and combined with the information he knew, he deduced these things.
Perhaps this Cultivation Technique was left by the Medicine Emperor after he went to the Major Thousand Worlds.
Unfortunately, it was ultimately just a Yellow Rank Cultivation Technique for building a foundation. Cultivating it to Dou Ling was already the limit, and it would take an unknown amount of time. Only because Yao Yan was a member of the Medicine Clan, located in the Shen Nong Mountain Range with abundant Heaven and Earth energy, coupled with a large number of Medicinal Pills…
If it were outside, for example, in the Gama Empire, you simply couldn't afford it.
Cultivation was originally a struggle against heaven, earth, and time. No one would have the patience to slowly Cultivate a Yellow Rank low-grade Cultivation Technique.
This was also why, even after the incident with Yao Chen, not many people in the Medicine Clan still chose the Three Flowers Gather Fire Skill.
Swallowing the two Medicinal Pills, accompanied by the circulation of Dou Qi within his body, Yao Yan quickly entered Cultivation. With each breath, the spiritual energy filling the world poured into his body, along with the rich Heaven and Earth energy, covering his body as if he were bathing in white mist.
Time flew by, and soon the sky darkened.
When Yao Yan opened his eyes, the sky outside was already filled with stars, and the crescent moon hung like a hook.
"After Six-star Dou Zhe, the Cultivation speed is getting slower and slower."
Yao Yan couldn't help but frown. Even though he knew this Cultivation Technique was special and belonged to the type that accumulated strength for a big outburst, this snail-like speed was still unbearable. Which young person wasn't full of drive? Who would like such a slow Cultivation Technique, crawling like a small turtle, watching their peers surpass them one by one?
Just thinking about others having already Breakthrough to Battle Master and Great Dou Shi while he was still crawling as a Dou Zhe, the comparison was imaginable.
Most importantly,
You simply didn't know how long you needed to grind at this stage.
"If only there was a progress bar…"
Yao Yan shook his head helplessly. He was not an old man after all; his young body naturally brought him a young mindset. Everyone had a competitive spirit, and he couldn't be completely emotionless and indifferent to everything.
"Perhaps I need to find a way to get some Heaven And Earth Treasure."
Yao Yan's eyes showed hesitation. Although he was a member of the Medicine Clan and did not lack low-grade medicinal materials and Medicinal Pills, he simply could not obtain Heaven And Earth Treasure that could nourish the body, because such items were always valuable but rare, especially in a place like the Medicine Clan. High-grade Heaven And Earth Treasure were almost monopolized by the Medicine Clan's direct descendants.
How much leftovers could there be if Dou Zong and even Dou Zun level experts went to search for them?
Unless it was a more distant place, but the danger there was not something Yao Yan's small arms could bear. He didn't have anyone who could help him search for such Heaven And Earth Treasure.
For a moment, Yao Yan was a bit conflicted.
" Jiejie, little fellow, are you very unwilling?"
Just then, a strange laugh entered Yao Yan's ears. That bizarre laughter instantly stiffened Yao Yan's expression, and a "Holy crap" almost blurted out of his mouth.
How the hell is this possible?!
This is the Medicine Clan's heartland!!
How dare they!!!!