"You've reached the 3-Star Dou Zhe level!" After observing her disciple for a moment, Yun Yun couldn't hide her surprise.
Her disciple had only broken through to the Dou Zhe level half a year ago. Six months later, before heading to the Warcraft Mountains, she had been a 2-Star Dou Zhe. Yet now, she had advanced yet again...
Nalan Yanran smiled and nodded. "It's all thanks to the pill Elder Gu He refined for me! After taking it, the energy I absorb from the world is much purer than before, and my cultivation speed has improved too."
With the help of such a precious pill, Nalan Yanran was confident she could reach the Da Dou Shi level by the age of 18, setting a new record for the fastest cultivation speed in the Yunlan Sect.
Yun Yun was momentarily lost in thought. If not for that person, obtaining the Purple Spirit Crystal wouldn't have been so easy.
"Master, you..." Nalan Yanran glanced down at the snowy peaks rising and falling beneath the misty water and gasped in shock.
Quickly shedding her moon-white robe, Nalan Yanran slipped into the bath and swam over to Yun Yun's side. "Master, how did you… grow even more in just a few days?" she exclaimed exaggeratedly.
As a delicate little hand pressed against her, Yun Yun's cheeks flushed even deeper.
"Did Elder Gu He give you some kind of miraculous pill?" Nalan Yanran murmured, comparing her own modest proportions with Yun Yun's.
After experiencing the wonders of pills firsthand, alchemists had become nearly godlike in her eyes.
"Don't be ridiculous!" Yun Yun's expression darkened as she swatted away the tiny hand that couldn't even cover half of her.
Ever since that incident, she had no idea why her body had changed like this. Some of her clothes no longer fit properly, feeling uncomfortably tight.
Brushing a strand of hair from her forehead, Yun Yun turned to her increasingly beautiful disciple and teased, "What's this? Is our Yanran getting eager to marry?"
"You're almost an adult now. Should I start preparing your dowry and send you off to the Xiao family for that arranged marriage?" Yun Yun continued with a playful grin.
"Master!" At the mention of the marriage contract, Nalan Yanran bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "I never agreed to that contract! Whoever made the promise can go marry him themselves! I'll decide my own future!"
With her accelerated cultivation speed, she was certain no one could force her into anything now.
Yun Yun chuckled but didn't press further. After all, her disciple was still young.
But as for herself… Could she decide her own marriage?
The thought of that person—barely older than her disciple yet already a powerful Dou Huang—filled her with an overwhelming pressure.
Whether it was his own strength or the forces behind him, the Yunlan Sect was in no position to reach for such heights.
After finishing a delicious grilled fish, Xiao Yan shook his head, dismissing his lingering thoughts about the Gama Royal Family's Beast Flame. Sitting cross-legged on the grass, he sank into deep contemplation.
The successful creation of the Beast Storage Ring had greatly enriched his forging experience. Combined with his years of crafting puppets, he was now confident that his skills in forging were no less refined than his alchemy.
After closely observing the Amethyst Winged Lion King's characteristics, Xiao Yan had also begun to form a vague understanding of its cultivation techniques and Dou Skills.
The lion possessed a Beast Flame, immense physical strength as a magical beast, and mastery over a unique sealing technique—making it a natural-born blacksmith.
Moreover, without any guidance, the Amethyst Winged Lion King had already demonstrated remarkable skill in refining Purple Spirit Crystals.
Clearly, aside from its innate advantages, it also had considerable talent in forging.
Thus, Xiao Yan decided to guide it down the path of forging—to lighten his own workload.
The campfire crackled as time passed unnoticed.
At dawn, sunlight pierced through the mist, draping the world in a golden veil.
Free from constraints, Xiao Yan spent the night refining his insights—and by morning, he had achieved enlightenment.
[Through the synthesis of forging experience, cultivation techniques, Dou Skills, and secret arts, you have attained enlightenment. You have comprehended the cultivation technique Purple Evolution Refining Extreme and its accompanying Dou Skills.]
**[Purple Evolution Refining Extreme: Quasi-Heavenly Tier Cultivation Technique. A powerful method that absorbs the energy of heaven and earth, refining both Purple Flame and the user's own Dou Qi. Drawing from the evolution principles of the Heavenly Flame, this technique shares many similarities with the advancement experiences of the Flame Mantra.
The Purple Flame, as a Beast Flame, possesses limitless potential for evolution. With dedicated nurturing, it can one day rival even the flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.]**
[Note: This technique was specifically created for magical beasts. Upon mastering the basics, it allows the user to assume human form regardless of their beast rank.
Naturally, ordinary human physiques are ill-suited for its practice.
[The technique itself lays the foundation for cultivation, while its accompanying Dou Skills—collectively of Quasi-Heavenly Tier—contain the essence of forging, divided into four stages.]
**[Stage One: Novice Forging (Earth Tier Low-Level Dou Skills)
Stormforge Extreme Refinement: Flameflow Tempering, Icevortex Smelting, Whirling Flame Fusion Edge.]**
[Stage Two: First Steps
Forge your own weapon and develop unique Dou Skills tailored to it.]
[Stage Three: Minor Mastery (Earth Tier Mid-Level Dou Skills)
Purple Heaven's Cleave: Blazing City Extension, Fury Shatters All Directions.]
[Stage Four: Major Mastery (Earth Tier High-Level Dou Skills)
Unstoppable Piercing Strike, Frozen Flame Heavenly Radiance, Starburst Silver Scar, Silver Scar Devastation. Each move is of Earth Tier High-Level, but as the technique advances, they can unleash Quasi-Heavenly Tier power.]
The moment the technique and skills were born, the entire valley trembled. A violent surge of energy erupted into the sky.
"What's happening?!" The Amethyst Winged Lion King, standing guard like a bodyguard, stared blankly at the surroundings and the sky.
From what it knew, when certain magical beasts were born or underwent transformation, celestial phenomena would occur—sometimes even accompanied by lightning.
But its master wasn't a magical beast. What was going on?
Though the lion had lived long, its knowledge was limited to the Warcraft Mountains. It had no idea that high-tier pills, breakthroughs in cultivation, or the birth of Heavenly Tier techniques could also trigger such phenomena.
And right now, it was the formidable technique and Dou Skills Xiao Yan had created that were causing this spectacle.
In a flash, a dense purple mist rose from the valley, dyeing the azure sky in a regal violet glow that radiated scorching heat.
The purple light spread rapidly, and within moments, the entire eastern sky above the Warcraft Mountains shimmered with an extraordinary brilliance.
Under this heavenly might, all magical beasts trembled and pressed themselves to the ground in terror.
The Amethyst Winged Lion King's body shook violently, its crimson eyes glaring at the sky as it let out a low, defiant roar—refusing to kneel.
As the purple glow intensified, strange violet crystals began forming visibly across the valley.
(End of Chapter)
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