BTTH-Chapter 36: Ancestral Massage
BTTH-Chapter 36: Ancestral Massage
"Since you know both skills, you can continue to practice," Xiao Tian said to Xiao Yixian.
"Then what are you going to do?" asked the little medical fairy.
"Yes," Xiao Tian answered quickly.
"What do you want?" Xiao Yixian had a puzzled expression on her face.
"Ahem, I have to go make Pills," Xiao Tian said with a light cough.
"Can I watch you make the pills? I haven't seen anyone make pills yet."
"Sure, I'll start making the pills, but you have to keep quiet. You can't make any noise because I can't be disturbed while making the pills; otherwise, it will be ruined."
The little fairy doctor was very happy and made a zipper-like gesture. "I promise not to make any noise; I will just watch quietly."
Xiao Tian came to the cliff next to the dense forest and opened a simple cave. After the two walked in, Xiao Tian sealed the cave entrance, leaving only an air inlet.
Xiao Tian sat down on the middle seat, with Xiao Yixian standing quietly five meters away from him.
As Xiao Tian concentrated, a medicine cauldron, about half a person's height, appeared in the open space in front of him. The entire cauldron was primarily purple-black, dotted with purple-gold stripes. The body of the cauldron was engraved with patterns of the sun, moon, mountains and rivers, rare treasures, and exotic animals, which looked very gorgeous.
Xiao Yixian was also captivated by the charm of the medicine cauldron. "It's so beautiful! Can I touch it?"
"Yes."
Xiao Yixian reached out and touched the medicine cauldron. "It feels warm, like warm jade—so comfortable! What kind of cauldron is this? It's so magical."
"My medicine cauldron is called Ziyuan Cauldron, and it ranks third on the Heavenly Cauldron List," Xiao Tian explained.
"The Heavenly Cauldron List?"
Hearing Xiao Yixian's question, Xiao Tian smiled and began to explain the Heavenly Cauldron List: "The It is the top thirteen medicine cauldrons in the Douqi Continent today. Each medicine cauldron has a magical power that attracts countless alchemists. The most important thing is that these cauldrons can increase the success rate of an alchemist's pill-making."
"Then you're ranked third. Even the Dan King Gu He would drool when he sees it," Xiao Yixian said, looking at the Ziyuan Cauldron with bright eyes. "You are too lucky! You also have a heavenly flame and such a precious medicine cauldron. It sounds like you are the illegitimate child of God. But you have to be careful not to show off your wealth, so you won't be coveted by others."
Seeing that Xiao Yixian cared about him so much, Xiao Tian smiled and nodded.
"I'm going to start refining the pills; please step aside first."
Xiao Yixian obediently walked to the side and stayed quiet.
Xiao Tian waved his hand, and a pile of poisonous herbs appeared on his right side. After sorting all the herbs, he stretched out his hand and placed it on the fire inlet of the medicine cauldron to activate the heavenly flame; the heavenly flame instantly entered the cauldron.
Xiao Tian carefully controlled the Kirin Burning Sky Flame to continuously increase the temperature of the furnace.
He threw a large pile of medicinal materials into the medicine cauldron. Under the burning of the heavenly flame, the ingredients quickly turned into powder and juice. Xiao Tian carefully controlled the flame's temperature as the powder and liquid continued to fuse under the heavenly flame's heat.
The medicinal liquid gradually merged into a large ball, and then Xiao Tian controlled the heavenly flame to divide the medicine ball into small balls.
Through the continuous burning, the medicinal liquid gradually formed black poison pills.
Xiao Tian opened the lid of the cauldron, extinguished the heavenly flame, and controlled the pills to fly out. One by one, the warm pills flew into the jade box in his hand.
He covered the jade box and threw it to Xiao Yixian, who hurriedly caught it with both hands.
Xiao Tian continued to summon the strange fire and threw the remaining pile of medicinal materials into the alchemy furnace, beginning to refine them while controlling the heavenly flame with deft movements of his fingers.
The little medical fairy watched Xiao Tian's serious expression and glanced at the jade box in her hand. A happy smile appeared on her face, and the corners of her mouth turned up in joy.
About half an hour later, Xiao Tian took out a purple-black pill and put it into the jade bottle, then extinguished the heavenly flame and put away the medicine cauldron.
Seeing Xiao Tian extinguish the heavenly flame and stop refining, Xiao Yixian approached him, wiped his face with a handkerchief, and asked, "What kind of pill is this? It smells so good! The pill made from poison can also smell good; it's incredible."
"This is the Purple Evil Poison Spirit Pill, a fourth-grade pill. If you use it, you may be able to break through more than two realms. Eat this now, and I will protect you," Xiao Tian said, handing the jade bottle to Xiao Yixian.
The little medical fairy took the jade bottle, poured out the poison pill, held it in her hand, and then placed it in her mouth.
After taking the elixir, a violent poisonous fog surrounded the little medical fairy and continued to spread out. Seeing this, Xiao Tian hurriedly used the strange fire to surround himself.
The poisonous fog gradually filled the entire small cave, with only a small area around Xiao Tian unaffected by the fog.
About a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Yixian's body shook as she gradually absorbed the poisonous fog. Her realm was also constantly rising. After refining it all, Xiao Yixian's realm stabilized at the four-star Dou Shi level.
Watching the poisonous fog disappear, Xiao Tian retracted the heavenly flame and said with a smile, "Congratulations on your breakthrough to a four-star Dou Shi."
Xiao Yixian ran over, hugged Xiao Tian, and excitedly kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you, Xiao Tian!"
"Haha! I estimate that the amount of poison in that box of small poison pills, plus the ones I gave you before, means you could reach the level of an eight-star dou shi after you finish them. But you have to eat them slowly; otherwise, you might run into problems, overdraw your life, and your realm will be superficial. In the next few days, I will train you well to help you thoroughly consolidate your foundation," Xiao Tian said after assessing the little medical fairy's physical condition.
"Yes, thank you for your help."
…
In the dense forest.
"Pa pa pa!"
The sound of whipping against flesh continued.
"Too slow! Speed up and connect with the dou skills! Your vine is too slow. How can it trap the enemy if it isn't fast enough? Others will not stand still obediently!"
Xiao Tian kept giving instructions while the branches in his hands kept breaking through her defenses, hitting her body.
The two had been practicing against each other in this dense forest for three whole days.
Xiao Yixian had also made great progress. Xiao Tian's cultivation had now been suppressed to the peak of a nine-star Dou Shi, yet Xiao Yixian was still able to remain undefeated against him.
"Okay, today's sparring ends here. How does it feel? Does it still hurt? Do you want me to massage you? My massage technique is inherited from my ancestors. I guarantee you will feel comfortable," Xiao Tian said, glancing at the little medical fairy, who was covering her butt.
"Suck! No need. Save it for massaging yourself. You did that on purpose," the little medical fairy replied, rubbing her butt gently and gasping in pain.
"I'm not being ruthless. How can you grow if I don't push you? I didn't do it on purpose," Xiao Tian insisted. "Your dou qi is very stable now, and you won't be frivolous anymore. We've been here for several days—have a good rest tonight. We'll go to a new place and start a new journey tomorrow."
"Yeah, I'll listen to you," Xiao Yixian said. Anyway, she had already decided on Xiao Tian; she would go wherever he went. As long as he was there, it didn't matter where.
(End of this chapter)