The sun was high in the sky, and the sea of clouds surged over the mountain peaks, with the rugged mountains faintly visible within, resembling a fairyland.
Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes, gazing at the steep mountains shrouded in mist opposite the Xiao family's back mountain, and exhaled a turbid breath.
"You didn't return home last night, and now you're back so late, still in a daze. That little girl Ya Fei isn't going anywhere," Yao Lao remarked, noticing Xiao Yan's prolonged发呆.
Xiao Yan smiled wryly; his thoughts weren't on that matter.
Last night...
Ya Fei's enchanting figure dancing was indeed arousing.
But to reach the level of generating heart fire, it was still far off.
He and Ya Fei tried all night, and though the fire was lit, there was no trace of the effect similar to the Fallen Heart Flame's heart fire.
Xiao Yan raised his hand to touch his nose: Could it be that they were too familiar, and the allure wasn't enough?
Just then, a clear eagle cry rang out from the sky, followed by a shimmering blue light breaking through the clouds, appearing in Xiao Yan's sight.
"It's Xiao Lan!" Xiao Yan stood up excitedly, "It's not the time to deliver the healing medicine to my brother, so it must be that Little Medical Fairy has condensed her Dou Qi vortex."
Yao Lao was slightly surprised; before the activation of the Calamity Poison Body, Little Medical Fairy's talent was quite ordinary.
To have broken through to become a Dou Zhe so quickly, Xiao Yan's understanding of Dou Qi cultivation had truly reached an extraordinary level.
The blue eagle circled in the sky once, then dropped a bamboo tube.
Xiao Yan caught the bamboo tube and poured out the letter inside.
After reading the letter, Xiao Yan learned that Little Medical Fairy had indeed condensed her Dou Qi vortex and had now returned to the small valley.
By then, the blue eagle had descended from the sky and hovered by the cliff.
Xiao Yan pondered for a moment, then stepped onto the eagle's back.
With everything in the Jia Ma Empire developing steadily, it was time to prepare for the trip to the Chu Yun Empire.
Moreover, the condensation of the Nether Poison Flame was much more reliable than the Fallen Heart Flame; it was better to tackle the more reliable one first.
When Xiao Yan arrived above the valley, Little Medical Fairy, with a light green cloth tied around her head like a beautiful village girl, was picking herbs with a flower basket.
Seeing Xiao Yan on the blue eagle's back, Little Medical Fairy gave him a sweet smile; she owed her rapid condensation of the Dou Qi vortex to Xiao Yan's training.
After the blue eagle descended to a certain height, Xiao Yan leaped to the ground: "You just returned from Shi Mo City, why not rest properly?"
Little Medical Fairy, tidying the hair in front of her forehead with her jade-like hand, smiled, "Although the Desert Iron Mercenary Corps has everything, the quality of herbs is still better in this small valley."
"You came so quickly; you probably haven't eaten yet. I've prepared some food and was about to eat; let's eat together."
Carrying the flower basket, Little Medical Fairy quickly walked towards the earthen stove nearby.
Having been busy with Ya Fei for most of the night, and without making any progress in cultivation, Xiao Yan hadn't had the heart to eat. But now, being reminded by Little Medical Fairy, he indeed felt hungry.
Little Medical Fairy, watching the bubbling pot, reached out with her jade-like hand to take a small bowl from the side, then carefully served a bowl of mushroom chicken and handed it to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan, not afraid of the heat, smiled and accepted it, sitting on a nearby stone to eat.
After eating several bowls in a row, Xiao Yan reluctantly put the bowl down, smiling, "Great cooking skills; whoever marries you will truly be blessed."
Since coming here, having been waited on hand and foot since childhood, Xiao Yan had long adapted to the life of a young master.
While he was proficient in cultivation matters, these everyday tasks were not his forte.
"Marry me?" Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Little Medical Fairy's cheeks turned red.
The mercenaries of the Desert Iron Mercenary Corps all thought she was Xiao Yan's little wife, and even Xiao Yan's two brothers treated her as their sister-in-law.
Since Xiao Yan had helped her nourish her meridians, Little Medical Fairy had also felt this way, giving Xiao Yan a reproachful look, as if to say, isn't it you!
Seeing that Little Medical Fairy had also eaten enough, Xiao Yan said, "You've condensed your Dou Qi vortex; all that's left is to cultivate a technique to become a true Dou Zhe. Let me check your physical condition."
The choice of technique needed to be based on individual attributes, and a slight test could reveal the clues.
Little Medical Fairy didn't know why Xiao Yan had her travel thousands of miles from Shi Mo City to return, but she still obediently extended her fair wrist.
Placing his hand on Little Medical Fairy's warm skin, Xiao Yan concentrated on probing.
Under his guidance, Little Medical Fairy's meridians were tough, far surpassing those of her peers.
With such a physique, if she cultivated the technique he envisioned for the Calamity Poison Body, her advancement speed would be astonishing.
Looking at Xiao Yan's delicate face, with a hint of maturity and sophistication that belied his age, Little Medical Fairy was slightly mesmerized.
Although Brother Xiao Ding said that Xiao Yan had been betrothed since childhood, Little Medical Fairy didn't take it to heart.
Originally, the talent of passing the second-grade alchemist assessment at the age of nineteen in Heiyan City had already shocked her.
Later, after living with the Desert Iron Mercenary Corps for a long time, she learned from Xiao Yan's two brothers that Xiao Yan was only about twelve years old.
And this was just his surface talent; considering Xiao Yan's true abilities, even the Jia Ma Empire's top alchemist, Dan Wang Gu He, was far inferior.
For such a person, having a few concubines was nothing.
Xiao Yan looked up at Little Medical Fairy: "Rest for half a day, tonight..."
Before he could finish, continuous eagle cries came from the sky.
"Xiao Lan!" Little Medical Fairy hurriedly stood up.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yan asked; this blue eagle was truly ungrateful. Although it was his good medicine that healed its injuries, it was particularly close to Little Medical Fairy.
Little Medical Fairy said, "Xiao Lan found an abandoned cave by the cliff, but there's a magical beast guarding it; it can't defeat it."
"I've often heard of adventures and opportunities related to cliff caves; could we have encountered one?" Little Medical Fairy's eyebrows raised in delight.
Is it that mysterious cave?! Xiao Yan said, "The matter of the technique will have to wait; let's go take a look."
Little Medical Fairy took out a short bamboo flute from her bosom and gently blew into it.
A strange sound wave emanated from the flute, and the blue eagle rapidly decreased its altitude.
Holding Little Medical Fairy's slender waist, Xiao Yan stomped on the ground and shot into the air like a cannonball.
The impact was tremendous, but when landing on the eagle's back, it was incredibly light.
With help at hand, the blue eagle let out an excited cry, its wings flapping with increased vigor, like a lightning bolt streaking across the sky, heading straight for the place where it had suffered.
Xiao Yan stood against the wind, the cool air blowing away some of the frustration from last night's failed attempt to create the Fallen Heart Flame.
The remnant map of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame contained a great aid in obtaining the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.
(End of Chapter)
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