Chapter 290 Zi Yan's Changes

Shaking his head, Elder Huo said with emotion, "I dare say that any alchemist will salivate after seeing this secret method. Xiao Ling, you have given me a big surprise this time."

Hearing this, Xiao Ling showed a satisfied smile on his face, and he responded easily: "Haha, as long as you like it."

Afterwards, the three chatted for a few more words in Elder Huo's courtyard, and the atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant. Finally, Xiao Ling bid farewell to Elder Huo and Xiao Yan, and left this place full of medicinal fragrance and warmth.

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Xiao Ling's courtyard and Elder Huo's residence are both located in the Elders' District of Canaan College. The two places are not far apart, and he quickly returned to his own territory.

When Xiao Ling's eyes swept through the courtyard, he found that it was quiet inside, and there was no figure. It seems that his companions may be busy practicing or dealing with their own affairs, and they are not wandering around the courtyard.

As Xiao Ling expected, Xiao Yixian and Qinglin have already devoted themselves to practice. As Xiao Ling's strength rapidly improved, he was about to enter the realm of Seven Star Dou Zong, which gradually widened the gap between his strength and theirs.

Faced with such changes, the two girls felt a sense of urgency.

Xiao Yixian and Qinglin were not the kind of people who only wanted to rely on Xiao Ling and become his burden.

They all remembered Xiao Ling's care and help for them. Although they could have the current situation, it was inseparable from their own special physique, but the important thing was Xiao Ling's help along the way.

Therefore, they were eager to improve their strength through their own efforts so that they could truly stand by Xiao Ling's side in the future and become his helper.

Xiao Ling gently pushed open the gate of the courtyard, and with a slight creak, he stepped in. The courtyard was filled with a warm and peaceful atmosphere. The sun shone through the treetops and sprinkled on the neat stone road, forming mottled light and shadow.

The flowers and plants around were well-organized, and every leaf looked vibrant. The flowers bloomed and exuded a faint fragrance.

Although there are not too many gorgeous decorations, everything here seems so harmonious and natural, giving people a sense of home.

Xiao Ling's courtyard is not so luxurious. It welcomes the return of its owner in a simple and comfortable manner.

Every stone and every plant in the courtyard reveals a trace of being carefully cared for. The stone tables and stone benches are neatly arranged, and it is obvious that people often drink tea and chat here. In the corner, some unknown grasses sway gently in the wind, adding a bit of vitality.

Xiao Ling took a deep breath, and the air here seemed to be fresher than elsewhere. He liked this place, liked the peace and tranquility here. This is his safe haven in the Douqi Continent and the home of his soul.

Here, Xiao Ling can put down all his fatigue and enjoy a moment of tranquility. Here is his home.

Then, Xiao Ling walked leisurely and slowly into the courtyard. The tranquility around him made him feel relaxed, but this tranquility did not last too long. Suddenly, a colorful stream of light broke the calm and rushed straight to Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling's soul perception instantly captured this sudden movement. His mental power was like an invisible net, covering the entire courtyard, and any slight change could not escape his perception.

However, when the familiar breath entered his perception, Xiao Ling's face showed a smile. He did not make any defensive gestures, but relaxed his body and let the stream of light rush towards him.

The colorful light and shadow accurately crashed into Xiao Ling's arms. It turned out to be the little swallowing sky python. Its cute figure appeared in Xiao Ling's arms. Xiao Ling quickly reached out and held it steadily to prevent it from falling.

The little swallowing sky python was held tightly in Xiao Ling's arms, and seemed to be very happy. It rubbed its head on Xiao Ling's chest affectionately. This intimate little action expressed its attachment and love for Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling gently stroked the little Sky-Swallowing Python's head, and then used two fingers to gently pick its little chin. This intimate action made the little Sky-Swallowing Python so comfortable that its eyes narrowed into a slit, as if it was enjoying the favor from Xiao Ling.

After playing for a while, the little Sky-Swallowing Python began to show its cleverness. It gently nudged the ring on Xiao Ling's finger with its head, then stretched out its snake tongue and spit gently at Xiao Ling. This action was full of expectation. It was obvious that it was asking Xiao Ling for something delicious.

Looking at the cute and cunning behavior of the little Sky-Swallowing Python, Xiao Ling couldn't help laughing. He shook his head, with a hint of pampering and helplessness in his tone: "You little greedy ghost, I really can't do anything with you. You just stuck to me because you were thinking about the delicious food in my ring."

As he spoke, Xiao Ling took out an exquisite porcelain bottle from the ring. He gently uncorked the bottle, poured out a few pills with tempting aroma, and then handed them to the little Sky-Swallowing Python.

These pills were carefully prepared by Xiao Ling, specifically for the taste and needs of the little Sky Swallowing Python. They are made from seventh-level fire-attribute medicinal materials, which can not only help the little Sky Swallowing Python regulate its body, but also assist its cultivation. These pills are not only delicious food for the little Sky Swallowing Python, but also a boost to its cultivation, so it particularly likes these pills.

When Xiao Ling handed the pills to the little Sky Swallowing Python, its eyes immediately flashed with excitement, as if saying, "I've finally waited for you!"

The little sky-swallowing python first stuck out its tongue and licked Xiao Ling's fingers affectionately, expressing its gratitude and joy. Then, its tongue rolled flexibly, and the pills were skillfully rolled into its mouth and swallowed with relish.

After taking the pills, the little sky-swallowing python seemed to be satisfied. It opened its small mouth slightly, as if giving a satisfied burp, and then slowly narrowed its eyes into a slit, showing that it wanted to rest.

Immediately afterwards, it twisted its body flexibly, got into the big pocket on Xiao Ling's robe, curled up into a ball, and soon fell into a quiet state of rest.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Ling couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, feeling a little helpless. He thought to himself that this little guy's life seems to consist of eating and sleeping. Compared with that girl Zi Yan, she can at least play around, while the little sky-swallowing python seems not to care about sports at all.

"What a greedy and sleepy little guy," Xiao Ling said softly, with a hint of pampering and helplessness in his tone. "However, as long as you don't run around, I can still afford to raise a little guy like you."

However, thinking about this, Xiao Ling's heart moved, and then he realized that he had not seen Zi Yan's figure yet. That lively and active girl always doesn't like to practice quietly, preferring to explore and play around.

He remembered that on the way back to the courtyard, he had released his soul perception and clearly felt Zi Yan's aura in the courtyard.

It stands to reason that when he comes back, she should come to him as soon as possible, but now she is nowhere to be seen, which is indeed a bit unusual.

Immediately, Xiao Ling concentrated again, released his soul power, and began to carefully explore the entire courtyard. He found that both the Little Medical Fairy and Qing Lin were practicing attentively in their respective training rooms. Everything was as usual, nothing unusual.

However, when Xiao Ling's soul power touched Zi Yan, he noticed some unusual signs. Zi Yan's breath seemed extremely stable, as if she was about to fall into a deep sleep.

But at the same time, the energy in her body fluctuated extremely violently, like a rough sea, containing huge potential.

Realizing that Zi Yan might be in some critical state of cultivation, Xiao Ling quickly came to her courtyard. He gently opened the door, looked through the crack in the door, and looked into the house.

In the room, Zi Yan was lying quietly on the bed, her face showing an unusual rosiness, as if there was a powerful energy surging in her body. The temperature radiating from her body was also higher than usual, and she was surrounded by a faint purple light, flickering gently like a mysterious halo.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Ling's originally tense heartstrings finally relaxed a little. He whispered to himself: "It seems that this girl is finally going to break through to Douzong." He remembered that Zi Yan had indeed consumed a lot of precious medicinal materials and pills recently.

For her who has the bloodline of Taixu Ancient Dragon Royal Family, the energy required for promotion is huge, but after Xiao Ling's careful training and continuous consumption of high-level medicinal materials every day, the energy accumulated in Zi Yan's body should be enough .

Feeling Xiao Ling's approach, Zi Yan slowly opened her eyes. Her sight passed through the hazy light and fixed on Xiao Ling. She complained softly: "Xiao Ling, I feel so hot now."

Before she finished speaking, Zi Yan's body involuntarily stretched out her hands to Xiao Ling, as if seeking some cool comfort. Xiao Ling quickly stepped forward, took Zi Yan into his arms, and hugged her gently.

Zi Yan nestled in Xiao Ling's arms, feeling the peace of mind and comfort he brought. Although her body was still a little hot, her mood gradually calmed down.

Xiao Ling rubbed Zi Yan's hair gently, with a hint of smile and comfort in her tone: "It's okay, you have taken so many pills these days, and you have accumulated enough energy. It seems that you will soon It’s good news that you can break through to the Douzong realm.”

Hearing Xiao Ling's words, Zi Yan's eyes lit up, she nodded, and a relaxed smile appeared on her face. She's no stranger to the impending breakthrough, after all, she's been through it before. She hugged Xiao Ling tightly, with a hint of playfulness and expectation in her voice: "Hehe, I will finally break through to Douzong. I don't know if I can remain an adult after breaking through."

Xiao Ling was amused by her words. He remembered that in the original work, Zi Yan still looked like a little girl even if she broke through to Douzong. Only when she explodes with all her strength can she show her adult form in a short time and display her full strength.

"Okay, don't think so much," Xiao Ling interrupted Zi Yan's thoughts, with a hint of relaxation and determination in his tone, "The most important thing now is to find a suitable place for you to break through to Douzong with peace of mind. Others. Let's consider it after we have a breakthrough." As he said that, Xiao Ling carefully picked up Zi Yan and strode out of her room.

Although his movements were quick, they were very smooth, ensuring that Zi Yan would not feel any discomfort.

Perhaps because their movements caused some slight movement, both the Little Medical Fairy and Qing Lin came to their senses from their training and walked out of their rooms one after another.

They happened to see Xiao Ling holding Zi Yan, and there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

As soon as the two of them saw Zi Yan in Xiao Ling's arms, they immediately noticed the unusual rosiness on her face and the unusual aura exuding from her body.

An anxious look appeared on Qinglin's face. He walked quickly to Xiao Ling, with worry in his voice: "Master, what's wrong with Sister Ziyan? Will she be okay?"

At this time, Xiao Yixian also came over. She gently patted Qinglin's shoulder and comforted him in a calm tone: "Don't worry, Qinglin. Ziyan's current condition looks like she is about to experience a critical moment of promotion. This is a rare opportunity for Ziyan."

After hearing Xiao Yixian's words, Qinglin suddenly realized and breathed a sigh of relief. A relieved smile appeared on her face: "So that's it, I was worrying too much. Sister Ziyan is so amazing. I didn't expect that she would break through to Douzong so soon."

The news that Ziyan was about to break through made Qinglin feel sincerely happy, and she was proud of Ziyan.

At this time, Xiao Yixian turned to Xiao Ling and asked, "Xiao Ling, you just came back from outside, right? Don't you want to take a good rest? What are your plans next?"

Xiao Ling's mouth curled up a relaxed smile, and his voice was full of expectation and confidence: "Yes, I have a plan. I plan to retreat for a period of time, concentrate on cultivation, and break through the current realm. The magic poison spots left by the old ghost Xie Bi Yan, and the Huasheng Fire obtained from Fang Yan, are all valuable resources for me to improve my cultivation. Coupled with the Zongji Pill I prepared for myself, I believe that it is only a matter of time before I break through to the nine-star Dou Zong."

Hearing the news that Xiao Ling was going to retreat again, Xiao Yixian and Qinglin were a little surprised at first, but soon they accepted this decision and nodded silently, expressing their understanding and support.

Retreating to practice is the normal state of practitioners, and going out to look for opportunities like before is indeed an uncommon situation for most people.

Xiao Ling suddenly seemed to remember something important. He turned to Qinglin with a hint of expectation in his tone: "Oh, by the way, Qinglin, I need your help with something. Please tell Xiao Zi to prepare a beast fire for me. I may need it in my next practice."

Xiao Ling needed Xiao Zi's beast fire because he planned to condense a transformation fire. The process of condensing the transformation fire requires three different types of beast fires. The higher the quality of the beast fire, the better the quality of the condensed transformation fire.

Xiao Ling originally had two high-level beast fires, one was an eighth-level beast fire extracted through the system, and the other was a seventh-level beast fire obtained from the inner courtyard treasure house. They were originally perfect materials for fusion into transformation fire. However, these beast fires have been swallowed by Xiao Ling with the Burning Technique and can no longer be used to fuse the transformation fire.

However, in the previous outing, Xiao Ling swept through the treasure houses of many forces in the Black Horn Region, and counted the three major sects including the Golden Goose Sect, and reaped a lot.

In the treasure house of those forces in the Black Horn Region, he obtained more than dozens of new beast fires, and now he has two seventh-level beast fires in his hand. If Xiao Zi provides a seventh-level beast fire, Xiao Ling will have enough materials to condense a high-quality fire seed.

Xiao Ling now has five strange fires in his hands. He believes that once he breaks through to the nine-star Dou Zong and then uses the five-color fire lotus, the power will be extremely amazing. He thought to himself that against low-level Dou Zun, such an attack can almost kill with one blow, turning the opponent directly into ashes.

Even if a mid-level Dou Zun is unfortunately hit by such a blow, it is likely to be seriously injured and lose combat effectiveness. If it is close contact, it may even die. As for the high-level Dou Zun, Xiao Ling feels that it has exceeded his imagination.

However, Xiao Ling is full of confidence in the future. He feels that once he breaks through to the Dou Zun realm and has the fire of transformation, as long as he gives himself time to rub out the five-color half-fire lotus, as long as the opponent is not the kind of Dou Zun who has just started to compress his Dou Qi, he is confident that he can cause damage to him. Such power, just imagining it, made him feel extremely excited.

Hearing Xiao Ling's request, Qinglin was slightly startled, but soon nodded, indicating his understanding: "Okay, Master, I understand. I will tell Xiao Zi to prepare a beast fire for you."

She knew that although taking out the beast fire from the body would consume the magic beast itself, Xiao Ling had enough resources, so it was no problem to take out some recovery pills.

Qinglin gently raised her arm, and a small purple snake-shaped magic beast jumped lightly from her wrist and landed on the ground.

With a flash of light, Xiao Zi's body grew rapidly and turned into a giant python more than three meters long. Such a body size was enough for it to communicate with Xiao Ling and others at eye level.

After Xiao Zi appeared, Qinglin gently stroked its little head with a gentle smile on his face. He said to Xiao Zi in a relaxed tone: "Xiao Zi, can you do the master another favor and lend him one of your beast fires? He needs it for cultivation."

Hearing Qinglin's words, Xiao Zi's eyes flashed with a trace of grievance. It remembered that Yao Tianhuo had asked it for beast fire before, and that time was a big consumption for it. Unexpectedly, not long after, Xiao Ling also needed its help.

Although there was a little dissatisfaction in his heart, Xiao Zi did not refuse Xiao Ling's request. It knew that under Qing Lin's care, its life was carefree and its strength was steadily improving. It was not difficult for it to recover this loss.

More importantly, Xiao Zi knew that Xiao Ling was an important figure in this team and its big sponsor, and he could not be offended in any case.

It was not an easy thing to take out the beast fire in the body. This was different from releasing fire for attack or defense on weekdays. To extract the fire of the beast fire, it needed to be condensed again. This process was not only difficult, but also consumed a lot of Xiao Zi.