BTTH: From Genius to Invincible-Chapter 383: Heading to Burning Flame Valley

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A flicker of surprise crossed Xiao Yan’s eyes. He couldn’t help but swallow, his tongue brushing over his lips as if to savor the lingering sensation of her kiss. This kiss was unlike those from Xun Er or Cai Lin.

Deep affection mingled with a subtle elegance defined it, elusive yet carrying a sense of reluctance and enduring tenderness. Amidst the softness lay a hint of coolness, and that faint, unforgettable medicinal fragrance accompanied it the moment she had lowered her head.

Xiao Yan’s heart was in turmoil! He truly wasn’t a scoundrel, yet his heart felt as though it had fractured into two halves, one for Xun Er and the other for Cai Lin. And now, a third fracture seemed to threaten!

Cai Lin was pregnant, waiting for him back home, while Xun Er awaited his arrival in the Central Plains’ Gu Clan to marry her!

Was he even human anymore?!

Little Fairy Doctor’s cheeks instantly flushed crimson when she saw Xiao Yan lick his lips. Her mind was thrown into chaos, her heart pounding wildly like a startled deer. Even from a distance, Xiao Yan could hear her heart thumping erratically.

Little Fairy Doctor wondered if she had been poisoned! How could she suddenly do something like this?

Just as Xiao Yan was about to speak, she pressed her finger firmly against his lips and hurriedly said, "Don’t misunderstand, I’m just thanking you for saving my life. There’s nothing more to it!"

"Mmph mmph!!"

She avoided his gaze, her lashes lowering as she focused on an invisible spot on the floor. Then her eyes darted around, finally settling on the Zhen bird preening its feathers nearby. She snatched it over and asked, changing the subject, "You gave the Heavenly Flame to me, so what about you?"

What could Xiao Yan do? He could only pretend not to notice her attempt to change the topic.

"Ahem." Xiao Yan coughed lightly. "I still have quite a few Heavenly Flames. Besides, this Heavenly Flame was refined by me, after all. As long as you’re nearby, I can still use it."

With a thought, he circulated the Flame Mantra. The Zhen bird reverted to its pill form, and a mass of ink-green flame separated, floating beside him.

A Heavenly Flame refined by the Flame Mantra had no chance of escaping unless Xiao Yan willingly released it. Forget the Ghostly Poison Flame; even the Nihility Devouring Flame couldn’t break free.

Now, it was as if Xiao Yan had merely lent out the Heavenly Flame, albeit for an extended period.

Fortunately, this was only the 20th-ranked Ghostly Poison Flame and didn’t significantly impact his Flame Mantra, nor did it cause it to degrade.

As expected, the Poison Pill couldn’t manifest its form alone without the Ghostly Poison Flame. Only when Xiao Yan allowed the two to merge again did the Zhen bird reappear.

This was a wondrous existence, straddling the line between Pill Beast and Heavenly Flame Spirit.

Little Fairy Doctor’s Woeful Poison Body still remained. Her poison Dou Qi came from the Woeful Poison Body and was used to perform Dou Techniques, while the poison gas produced by the Woeful Poison Body resided within the Ghostly Poison Flame and the Poison Pill.

Little Fairy Doctor had always possessed two types of power: the poison Dou Qi and Dou Techniques from the Woeful Poison Body, which were her cultivation and combat Dou Qi, and the infamous Woeful Poison that struck fear into all who heard of it.

Out of nowhere, Little Fairy Doctor asked, "Aren’t you worried I’ll suddenly run away?"

Her words sent a tremor through Xiao Yan’s heart. He slowly closed his eyes, savoring the softness transmitted through the alchemist robe, and murmured, "I never considered that possibility."

Indeed, just as with Xun Er back then, he had never imagined a day would come when she would leave him and return to the Gu Clan.

Little Fairy Doctor saw Xiao Yan slowly close his eyes and silently vowed in her heart: ’I will not leave you.’

"How long are you going to keep lying there?"

"I’m injured! Let me rest a bit longer. By the way, what’s your cultivation level now?"

"The Woeful Poison Body absorbed the poison from the Ghostly Poison Flame. 4-star, almost 5-star Dou Venerate."

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Xiao Yan was stunned, his jaw dropping!

In the end, even with his thick skin, he couldn’t keep taking advantage of Little Fairy Doctor’s kind heart. He sat up, took some medicinal pills to heal, then found a spot to sit cross-legged, slowly circulating the Flame Mantra to refine the medicinal effects and recover from his injuries.

’This stuff is such a hassle...’ Xiao Yan opened his eyes and slowly extended his palm. A wisp of gray lightning, as fine as a wheat awn, flickered in his hand.

He had never expected that, even though the thundercloud of Heavenly Punishment had vanished, some of the gray lightning would remain in his body after being struck!

’This thing really won’t rest until it kills the alchemist. Even the Yin-Yang Twin Flame can only temporarily trap it, not eliminate it completely.’ At the moment, quite a bit of this gray lightning remained in Xiao Yan’s body, but clusters of black and white flames wrapped around it, which was the only thing keeping him safe.

Otherwise, with the decaying power of this gray Heavenly Punishment, Xiao Yan feared his organs would have already failed.

His expression grew grave. He truly had no way to resolve this power of heaven and earth for now.

But it wasn’t entirely hopeless. Every time he refined a Heavenly Flame and evolved the Flame Mantra, his body would be baptized by the power of the Heavenly Flame. As long as he could find a new Heavenly Flame, he could use its power during the fusion to purge the residual gray lightning from his body.

And he just happened to know of a Heavenly Flame that was perfect for this.

The Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, ranked 12th on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, just below the Bone Chilling Flame.

When the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame surged, one could vaguely see nine fire dragons rising and weaving within the flames. The flame contained condensed dragon might, granting it the divine effect of suppressing souls.

It also possessed both lightning and fire attributes. In terms of pure destructive power, it was even more ferocious and terrifying than the 10th-ranked Nine Serene Wind Flame.

This was exactly what he needed right now.

But the problem was, the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame was the inherited flame of Burning Flame Valley, passed down through generations. Could Xiao Yan just walk up and say, "Hey, brother, lend me your flame"? He’d probably be hunted down by the entire Burning Flame Valley!

’Sigh, thankfully, Ancestor left behind the Yin-Yang Twin Flame, so there’s no major problem for now. No matter what, even if it’s just to obtain the complete Skyfire Three Mysterious Change, I have to make a trip to Burning Flame Valley.’ Xiao Yan shook his head. He had no time to rest; he had to get moving again.

He had just resolved Little Fairy Doctor’s Woeful Poison Body, and now he had to prepare to head to Burning Flame Valley in Central Plains.

Burning Flame Valley was located deep within the Central Plains, not on the outskirts. It sat nestled within the Roasting Fire Mountain Range in the southwest of the Central Region. This mountain range consisted entirely of scorching volcanoes. At a glance, it presented a monotonous crimson landscape. Dense white smoke curled and rose continuously from some peaks, and occasionally, lava would seep out.

Naturally, Xiao Yan kept the matter of the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change in mind. After all, this was the supreme Secret Technique created by his ancestor, Xiao Xuan. For some reason, the Hall of Souls had even labeled the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change as a High Tian Class Secret Technique.

However, according to his inquiries, although the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change was Burning Flame Valley’s signature Secret Technique, it was only a High Di Class technique, not even reaching Tian Class.

But compared to Burning Flame Valley, Xiao Yan trusted the Hall of Souls’ judgment more. He also believed that the Secret Technique created by his ancestor, who had once fought half the Hun Clan alone, couldn’t possibly be as mediocre as a mere Di Class technique.

’Sigh, if only the Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley had some terminal illness that required a tier 8 medicinal pill.’ Xiao Yan harbored this small ’hope’ in his heart, secretly cursing the Valley Master a little.

’But am I considered an 8th-tier alchemist now?’ Xiao Yan thought for a moment. The pill he refined hadn’t summoned colored Pill Lightning, but wasn’t gray a color too?! And that pill had even become a Pill Beast! That was definitely a high-grade tier 8 medicinal pill!

How could he not be considered an 8th-tier alchemist?!

After a brief moment of pride, he took out a box containing an exquisite Bodhisattva Seed.

’After absorbing all the essence from the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva and being refined by Heavenly Flames, it became a Bodhisattva Seed. But there’s nothing special about this Bodhisattva Seed.’ No matter how Xiao Yan examined it, he couldn’t figure out how this Bodhisattva Seed was supposed to guide him to the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree.

As for asking Hun Huzi or the Hall of Souls, he’d have to be an idiot to do that.

The Hall Chief had already issued an order to search the entire world for anything related to the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree. If the Hall of Souls learned that the Bodhisattva Seed was in his hands, they would definitely demand he hand it over.

Couldn’t Venerable Yan have a little selfishness?

Xiao Yan shook his head and dismissed the thought. Since he had no leads, there was no point in dwelling on it. After tidying himself up, he stepped out of the secret chamber. He happened to see Little Fairy Doctor, now dressed in a beautiful white floral dress, returning some scrolls into light clusters and placing them back on the shelves of the Book Collection Hall.

When she saw Xiao Yan come out, Little Fairy Doctor gave him a gentle smile. Nearby, Elder Qian and Elder Bai, who were also organizing scrolls, smiled as well. Elder Qian asked, "No serious issues, right?"

Xiao Yan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your concern, elders. I’ve troubled you both this time."

The two elders exchanged a glance and smiled. Elder Bai stroked his beard and said, "Hehe, this time, we’ve actually benefited from misfortune. We’ve already touched that level. I believe we’ll soon break through to Dou Venerate. In a way, we owe you thanks as well."

"But compared to this young lady... Ahem, compared to this Venerable, the two of us old men are far inferior."

Elder Qian and Elder Bai could only smile wryly and shake their heads. Comparing people really was infuriating. The two of them had spent decades comprehending in the Book Collection Hall, a place imbued with the traces of Dou Venerates, yet hadn’t even touched the threshold of the Dou Venerate realm. In contrast, Little Fairy Doctor’s strength had suddenly surpassed theirs by a wide margin.

They even needed to rely on Xiao Yan’s good fortune just to glimpse the threshold of Dou Venerate. Wasn’t that frustrating?!

"You two elders are too polite. Just call me Little Fairy Doctor," she waved her hand.

Elder Qian nodded with a smile, then turned to Xiao Yan and asked, "You’re leaving?"

Xiao Yan nodded. "Mm, but before I go, I still want to leave something for the academy." freёwebnoѵel.com

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The day after Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor left the Book Collection Hall and returned to the Inner Academy, the entire Xiao Hall courtyard was packed so tightly with people that not even water could seep through! And every single one of them was an alchemist!

Besides the alchemists and elders from Jia Nan Academy’s Alchemy Department, Ya Fei had brought many alchemists from Xiao City. Even some students who had graduated from the Inner Academy and gone to Xiao City had come with her.

Grandmaster Xiao Yan was holding another class!

There was no longer any need for Inner Academy students to boast about Xiao Yan’s terrifying alchemy skills. Just the recent, terrifying Pill Lightning alone was enough. Even those who didn’t know the details understood that Xiao Yan had definitely refined an extraordinary medicinal pill.

Xiao Yan taught at the academy for ten consecutive days, this time broadening the curriculum to include advanced tier 6 medicinal pills! He even started instructing others on how to refine the Mighty Huang Pill!

Although many alchemists present probably wouldn’t be able to refine the Mighty Huang Pill in their lifetime, that didn’t stop them from listening and observing. Most importantly, Xiao Yan didn’t hide his alchemy techniques. He used the most straightforward methods, simplifying the complex and encouraging everyone to draw inferences.

"His alchemy skills seem even more formidable than Great-Grandfather’s!" Xin Lan was the only one present who could fully understand Xiao Yan’s lecture. Precisely because she could understand, she grew even more astonished.

His explanations were easier to grasp than those given by the 7th-tier alchemists in her clan, even surpassing those of 8th-tier alchemists!

Although this didn’t necessarily mean Xiao Yan’s alchemist rank was already tier 8, most people with such a profound understanding of alchemy techniques possessed extremely high standards!

In that instant, Xin Lan was reminded of the rare alchemy lectures occasionally held by the Giants of the Pill Tower!

"Everyone, you can try applying some of the knowledge from just now to refine pills. I’ll be staying for a few more days. Failure is the mother of success, so don’t be afraid of failing in alchemy." Xiao Yan smiled, put away the Mighty Huang Pill, and assigned an ’in-class quiz.’

"Xin Lan, come into the hall for a moment." Xiao Yan used spiritual transmission to call out to Xin Lan, who was still staring at him in shock.

Naturally, he hadn’t forgotten that Xin Lan seemed to have something to discuss with him earlier.

Xin Lan’s body trembled slightly when she heard Xiao Yan’s spiritual transmission. She nodded and followed him into the main hall.

Inside, Xiao Yu and other members of the Xiao Clan were present. Not only the Xiao Clan members, but Ya Fei was there as well. After all, Xiao Yan was about to return to the Jia Ma Empire, and even leave the North-Western Region for the Central Plains. If there was anything that needed his attention or approval, they had to bring it up now.

Little Fairy Doctor was in her room, studying the Poison Pill. After all, this was an unrecorded Poison Pill; no one had ever created such a thing before.

She had already embarked on an unprecedented path. The rest was up to her to explore on her own.

"Is there something you need to tell me?" Xiao Yan didn’t beat around the bush and asked directly.

Ya Fei and the others, who were organizing Xiao City’s income reports, all looked curiously at Xin Lan, wondering what this young girl with such a striking appearance wanted with Xiao Yan.

Xin Lan’s eyes suddenly reddened at his question. She bit her lip gently, looking aggrieved.

Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan in surprise. What did you do to her?!

Xiao Yan was also stunned. What did I do to her??

Thud!

Xin Lan suddenly knelt on the ground. This startled Xiao Yan and everyone else present!

"Senior Brother Xiao Yan, please save my clan!"