Douluo: My Spirit is Fallen Angel

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"That's just the kind of person he is. Fortunately, Qian Renhan has his own bottom line. He won't lay a hand on those who have shown him kindness or share a certain relationship with him. If any of the tens of thousands of innocent people fall into that category, he won't act against them."

Yao Chen's tone suddenly shifted. Placing his hand on Xiao Yan's shoulder, he said, "So, Xiao Yanzi, you must never let yourself be influenced by Qian Renhan's ideology. If you do, I—Yao Chen—will no longer recognize you as my disciple!"

Xiao Yan nodded seriously and assured him repeatedly.

"Alright then, you'll stay and cultivate in the Starfall Pavilion for the time being. Over the course of this year, I'll try to help you break through your soul power to the Spirit Realm. I just heard from Elder Feng that you've caused quite a stir in Central Plains recently. The incident with the Wind and Lightning Pavilion is one thing, but the Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan is a bit trickier. Don't worry about it though—leave that mess to me."

Yao Lao gave a sly smile, like a seasoned fox. When Xiao Yan saw his master's mischievous expression, he immediately knew that the old man was up to no good again. After all, Xiao Yan's own cunning was largely a result of Yao Lao's influence.

Meanwhile, in the Starfall Pavilion, Qian Renhan was seated cross-legged in a location where the concentration of heaven and earth energy was exceptionally high. Through his ability to devour both Dou Qi and soul power, he had greatly accelerated his cultivation progress. However, this rapid advancement came with a downside—his Dou Qi had become unstable. Fortunately, by constantly switching cultivation methods and refining the quality and quantity of newly-formed Dou Qi, he had created a benchmark. Whenever he absorbed too much energy and broke through too quickly, causing instability, he would forcefully suppress his cultivation level to increase the density of his Dou Qi to meet the standard. At the moment, he was suppressing the cold marrow energy he had absorbed from the Devour-Spirit Lifesnatching Array.

Just then, Yao Lao's figure floated over. With a smiling face that resembled that of a crafty merchant, he greeted, "Little friend."

"What is it?" Qian Renhan didn't open his eyes, splitting a portion of his consciousness to converse with Yao Lao while continuing his cultivation.

Still smiling, Yao Chen said, "Little friend, I know you're in urgent need of a massive amount of energy to break through. I happen to know a very suitable place for that."

"Where?" Qian Renhan opened his eyes.

Yao Chen replied, "The Pill Tower. Or rather, the Three-Thousand Burning Flame sealed within it."

Qian Renhan frowned slightly. "Ranked ninth on the Heavenly Flame list, and only Dou Zun level. Are you sure the energy it emits is even worth my time?"

A bunch of Dou Zuns might be manageable, but for a single one—especially if its original source energy needs to be excluded—Qian Renhan wasn't that desperate.

"Ordinarily, the Three-Thousand Burning Flame wouldn't be, but this one has been sealed within the Pill Tower for centuries. Over all these years, it has been absorbing the power of the stars to strengthen itself. Now, if its energy were to erupt, even the three heads of the Pill Tower—who are all peak Nine-Turn Dou Zuns like myself—would be unable to contain it," Yao Lao explained calmly.

The only realm above a peak Nine-Turn Dou Zun is the Half-Saint, or even the Dou Saint. Yao Lao believed that this would surely tempt Qian Renhan—after all, aside from ancient clans, Half-Saints were exceedingly rare on the Dou Qi Continent.

In the original story, the Three-Thousand Burning Flame erupted in the Star Region, and even a peak Nine-Turn Dou Zun like Xuan Kongzi dared not enter. That alone was enough to show just how immense the flame's stored energy was.

"The Pill Gathering will begin in a year. According to reliable sources, the champion's prize this time is an extremely rare and ancient soul cultivation method. I want to propose a deal—escort Xiao Yan to the Pill Tower and protect him until the Pill Gathering concludes. In exchange, you'll be granted access to this ancient soul cultivation method as well," Yao Lao offered.

Upon hearing this, Qian Renhan almost burst out laughing. Yao Chen and Xiao Yan were truly master and disciple—both loved making deals and hiring bodyguards. Before officially establishing their master-disciple relationship, Yao Chen himself became a bodyguard in order to resurrect. Then came the Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, followed by Queen Medusa, and then Yao Tianhuo. Now, it was his turn.

"Alright, but I want to use this opportunity to improve my alchemy skills. I hope the Starfall Pavilion can supply me with medicinal ingredients during this time."

Qian Renhan wasn't particularly interested in that ancient soul cultivation method. What he truly wanted was access to medicinal materials so he could refine his alchemy technique. Considering that even Xiao Yan, in The Great Ruler, had to keep his alchemy skills on par with his cultivation, the importance of the alchemy realm was self-evident.

Having trained in the Ancient Emperor's Cave, Qian Renhan's alchemy was still at the fifth tier. He had used up most of his herbs, and the Dou Zuns of the ancient clans weren't alchemists, so they hadn't brought many ingredients. The medicinal library of Jia Nan Academy couldn't sustain his needs either. Thus, the Starfall Pavilion made a perfect scapegoat.

Moreover, in the original, Zi Yan had barged into the Pill Realm and gorged herself. So running into her and plundering the Pill Region at the same time didn't sound like a bad idea either.

Yao Chen was quite satisfied with this deal. For the cost of a few herbs and a soul cultivation method, he had secured the service of a powerhouse potentially at Half-Saint or even Dou Saint level. Qian Renhan, too, was pleased—his upcoming schedule was packed, and not a single moment would be wasted.

A flash of light shimmered in Yao Chen's hand, and two drops of blood—swirling with violent blue-red energy—floated into view.

"This is the refined blood essence of a seventh-rank magical beast, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix. Xiao Yanzi extracted it from its corpse. It has remarkable effects in strengthening the human body. This is Xiao Yanzi's way of thanking you, little friend, for saving this old man's life.

"Although you've already reached the Saint Realm, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix is one of the top-tier magical beast clans on the Dou Qi Continent. Even for you, these two drops should further enhance your physical body."

As Yao Chen gazed at the blood, a trace of reluctance flickered in his eyes. Xiao Yan only had three drops of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's essence blood left—and even that had aroused suspicion from Feng Qing'er. There was a real risk that the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan might use it as a pretext for retaliation. Now, two-thirds of that precious blood had been given to Qian Renhan.

"Thank Xiao Yanzi for me," Qian Renhan said calmly. He made a clear distinction—Yao Chen was Yao Chen, and Xiao Yan was Xiao Yan. Up until now, he had only consumed the essence of the Golden Dragon King, a Dou Zong-level being, to improve his physical attributes. This Heavenly Demon Phoenix blood, also at the Dou Zong level, possessed a bloodline far superior to that of the Golden Dragon King. It would definitely be useful.

Without hesitation, Qian Renhan took one drop and swallowed it. Regardless of how ferocious the energy of a Dou Zong-ranked beast's blood was, it was still within the Dou Zong tier.

Upon sensing the energy within the blood, Qian Renhan didn't even bother refining it to merge with his cultivation. Instead, he simply used Dou Qi to form a protective layer over his flesh and muscles, allowing the bead of blood to rampage through his body freely, tempering his skin, flesh, and bones in the process.

Wherever the blue-red blood droplet surged, it was as if Qian Renhan's entire body had been injected with a powerful enhancer. His strength and resilience steadily climbed. Feeling it wasn't enough, he tossed the second drop into his mouth without a second thought.

After both drops of Heavenly Demon Phoenix blood had fully fused with his body, Qian Renhan opened his eyes. His entire body felt swollen with energy, and he couldn't help but let out a loud belch.

The resounding belch echoed outward—and faintly, there was a fusion of both dragon roars and phoenix cries within the sound, stirring the very soul.

"Phoenix cry? Dragon roar?"

Hearing this strange sound, Yao Chen was visibly startled. His gaze turned peculiar as he looked at Qian Renhan and muttered,

"Phoenix cries and dragon roars—those are among the most powerful sonic vibrations in the world. If combined with a sonic-based Dou Technique, the effect would be immensely destructive. Qian Renhan... did you perhaps devour a dragon as well? What an enviable stroke of fortune!"

(End of Chapter)