Unaware of the Ye Family's schemes, Yang Xiao was somewhat disappointed after taking over all of Wang Qianhe's resources and assets.
'It seems getting Fifth-level Spirit Medicines or higher in the Purple Sun Sect is truly difficult. To think the esteemed head of Medicine Peak only had four stalks of Fifth-level Spirit Medicine on hand. That's far too few.'
Yang Xiao sighed.
He had originally thought that by acquiring Wang Qianhe's resources, he would have a chance to refine a Sixth-Level Upper Grade Fire Element Pill to help him break through to the Orange Flame Realm.
Now, it seemed that would be difficult.
'My current strength is still at the Martial Master Peak. Whether it's the aura inside me or my Physical Strength, this level might be considered outstanding in a small place like the Purple Sun Sect, but compared to the geniuses and prodigies from my past life, it's pathetically weak.'
Yang Xiao was unwilling to accept it.
In his first life, he had been a wisp of the Heaven and Earth Origin Fire that gained sentience. From the moment of his birth, he was an expert of the True God Level.
In his second life, although he was under a Seal, he possessed an Innate Daoist Body. If he had been able to cultivate, it probably wouldn't have taken long for him to reach the Divine Power Realm.
By the age of sixteen, he would have likely begun to comprehend the void, grasp the True Intent of the Great Dao, and build his Nine-Layered Divine Platform in preparation for achieving the status of a True God.
Yet here he was, still stuck in the Mortal Fire Realm.
And it was the very first level of the Mortal Fire Realm, which was just too pathetic.
What left him even more speechless was that with this level of strength, he barely had enough power to protect himself.
There was Yang Xiong before.
And Wang Qianhe.
If he hadn't cultivated the Starburst Skill and mastered the Heavenly Gang Array, and later the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Evil Array, he would probably be dead already.
Now, although those two were dead, Yang Xiao knew that the dangers surrounding him were still significant.
His power was too weak.
'Using the Starburst Skill to form the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Evil Array, turning one hundred and eight acupoints into Star Acupoints, is already my current limit. To advance further, I need to increase my Spiritual Power.'
'To form the Array of the Celestial Stars and Constellations, my Spiritual Power needs to break through to the Observing Micro Middle Stage, or even reach the Peak of Observation Micro Middle Stage, to have a one hundred percent chance of success. Right now, I haven't even reached the Peak of Initial Stage of Micro Observation...'
Besides, even if he successfully cultivated the Array of the Celestial Stars and Constellations, it would only unleash 100 times his destructive power.
100 times the destructive power certainly sounded extraordinary.
But in reality, starting from the Innate Realm, with every increase of one Layer, the True Qi in one's body would double.
This meant that the difference between two cultivators a full Great Realm apart was almost a thousand-fold.
If Yang Xiao couldn't break through to the Orange Flame Realm and raise his cultivation,
then even if he mastered the Array of the Celestial Stars and Constellations, the most he could unleash was the power equivalent to the Mid-stage Eighth Layer of Innate Realm.
This was only because he could convert the Star Power in his body into Starfire Power and then unleash it all at once.
Three hundred and sixty-five acupoints were equivalent to possessing 365 times his own Star Power, which could then be converted into Star Fire and released.
It was an increase of 365 times.
If he were to use the burst technique from the Starburst Skill to increase his destructive power by 100 times, at most, it would only be equivalent to the Peak of Innate Sixth Layer.
As for his current situation, it was the same.
With the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Evil Array and its 108 acupoints, the strongest destructive power Yang Xiao could unleash was merely at the Peak of Innate Sixth Layer.
And it was only for a single strike.
If he used the techniques from the Starburst Skill for a 30-fold increase in destructive power, it was only comparable to the Peak of Innate Fourth Layer, not even quite reaching the Innate Fifth Realm.
And he could only sustain it for an hour at most.
Such power might be enough for an ordinary person.
But for Yang Xiao, it was too weak.
Still far too weak.
'Looks like I still have to make a trip to the Celestial Cloud Mountain Range. As the saying goes, if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. The Purple Sun Sect really can't be relied upon.'
Yang Xiao made his decision.
However, he had a few things to do before that.
The first was Alchemy.
'Fifth-level Spirit Medicines are rare in the Purple Sun Sect, but there are plenty of Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicines. On Spirit Medicine Peak alone, there are over a thousand stalks. With my current status, getting eighty or a hundred of them shouldn't be a problem.'
'Father has been at the Peak of Innate Realm for quite some time now. He couldn't break through before because of a deficiency in his qi and blood, but now that his vitality has been restored, I should plan for him as well. I'll refine a batch of Gang Transformation Pills.'
'Then there's Juhua Studio. I owe them two Fifth-level Spirit Medicines. I can repay them with Gang Transformation Pills.'
'I should be able to squeeze a few more Fifth-level Spirit Medicines out of Liu Junyi. With my current status, even if he weren't poisoned, he probably wouldn't dare to pull any more tricks.'
He ran through these matters in his mind.
Yang Xiao immediately decided to enter seclusion for a while.
He would refine a batch of Gang Transformation Pills.
In the Purple Sun Sect, this stuff was in high demand. A single pill could be exchanged for one Fifth-level Spirit Medicine. Although not many could afford it, every little bit counts.
Not to mention, his own father could use them.
In addition, there were Kunling Pills. These were excellent for purifying True Qi. Yang Xiao himself didn't need them, but six of his seven sworn brothers did.
The key was that the market for Kunling Pills in the Purple Sun Sect was even larger.
And they were easy to refine.
Whether Yang Xiao used them to farm Contribution Points or trade for Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicines, it was a guaranteed profit.
Having made this pleasant decision,
Yang Xiao was incredibly busy for the next few days.
He remained in seclusion for a full half-month.
He refined ten Gang Transformation Pills.
And over a hundred Kunling Pills.
After setting aside two Gang Transformation Pills for his father and about twenty Kunling Pills for his six sworn brothers and the girl, Yun'Er,
he took the remaining Gang Transformation Pills and Kunling Pills and traded them all for Spirit Medicines.
Moreover, Yang Xiao also cashed in his entire year's quota from Spirit Medicine Peak.
Through various channels, he managed to acquire a total of twelve Fifth-level Spirit Medicines and one hundred and thirty Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicines.
Among them, Fire Attribute Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicines accounted for eighty percent.
And all these Spirit Medicines—including those Yang Xiao had obtained from Wang Qianhe, plus the two Fifth-level Spirit Medicines Liu Junyi had sent over a few days ago—
Yang Xiao refined them all into his Fire Element Pill.
This was also why it took him half a month to refine ten Gang Transformation Pills and a hundred Kunling Pills. With his abilities, if he hadn't also been refining the Fire Element Pill, he could have finished in just two or three days.
With the infusion of so many Spirit Medicines, Yang Xiao's Fire Element Pill, which had barely reached the Fifth-Level Upper Grade, underwent a qualitative leap.
It became a Sixth-Level Middle Grade pill.
It was only one grade short of the Sixth-Level Upper Grade that Yang Xiao had anticipated. However, once the Fire Element Pill reached this level, ordinary Fourth-Grade Spirit Medicines had little effect.
Even another hundred stalks would not be as useful as a single Fifth-level Spirit Medicine.
As for Fifth-level Spirit Medicines, he would need at least twenty more stalks to raise the Fire Element Pill to the Sixth-Level Upper Grade.
Of course, in Wang Qianhe's Alchemy Room, there was also a nearly-completed Thousand Poison Pill, refined from the Inner Core of a Fire Cloud Python.
If Yang Xiao were willing to merge this Thousand Poison Pill into his Fire Element Pill, most of its medicinal power would be lost in the process of removing its toxicity.
However, its extremely high quality would still allow the Fire Element Pill to easily reach the Sixth-Level Upper Grade.
But Yang Xiao didn't do that.
This was because the Thousand Poison Pill, especially one he had refined himself, was extremely potent. It might come in handy someday.
Using it to replace twenty Fifth-level Spirit Medicines would be too much of a waste.
Thus, Yang Xiao's trip to the Celestial Cloud Mountain Range became imperative.
After taking care of some matters and making a few preparations, Yang Xiao left the Purple Sun Sect.
His departure immediately alerted the Ye Family.
And so, at almost the exact moment Yang Xiao left, another figure departed from the Purple Sun Sect as well.
It trailed after Yang Xiao.