"Xiao Chen, quickly go collect the spoils! Fang Qingde and the Fang Family elders' storage rings must contain a lot of spirit stones. Didn't you say you don't have many spirit stones right now? These are yours by right," the ancient white tiger hurriedly transmitted.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen's eyes suddenly brightened, and he excitedly laughed, "Haha! You're right, little white tiger, I almost forgot!"
"Swish!"
After saying this, Xiao Chen's figure quickly turned into black smoke and disappeared. Dongfang Yuanfei and the others were puzzled, not knowing what Xiao Chen was up to. Xiao Chen moved swiftly, collecting three storage rings, feeling a surge of joy.
Xiao Chen laughed, "Hehe, their storage rings must have a lot of good things. This time I've really hit the jackpot. The Fang Family is wealthy, and as the head, Fang Qingde's storage ring must contain a large number of spirit stones."
At this point, Xiao Chen suddenly paused and then smirked, "Right, there's also Fang Yunchong. That guy is doomed to die in Baihua Town. He can't have gone far. As the young master, his storage ring must also contain many spirit stones."
"Swish!"
Xiao Chen flashed again, quickly flying toward Baihua Town. He moved so fast that he disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"What's wrong with Brother Xiao Chen? Is he showing off his speed?" a main city's elder asked in confusion.
Dongfang Yuanfei looked at Hanyun and asked in confusion, "Sect Master Han, what's wrong with Brother Xiao Chen? Could it be some aftereffect from his previous severe injury?"
Hanyun shook his head and said, "Impossible. The fact that he recovered so quickly shows that he has a strong constitution. There shouldn't be any aftereffects."
"This is strange," Dongfang Batian also remarked in puzzlement.
"Swish!"
As they were wondering, Xiao Chen returned. He waved at them and said with a smile, "Elders, I'm leaving now. Until we meet again. Miss Dongfang, make more friends. You two city lords, spend more time with Miss Dongfang. Farewell." After speaking, he disappeared again.
"Xiao Chen..." Dongfang Xue didn't have time to speak before Xiao Chen disappeared, leaving her feeling secretly disappointed that she didn't get a chance to say goodbye.
"..." Dongfang Yuanfei and the others were dumbfounded, unable to utter a word.
After a moment, Hanyun reacted and quickly shouted, "Brother Xiao Chen, I still have something to say to you. Are you interested in joining the Xinglan Sect?"
Xiao Chen had already gone far and couldn't hear Hanyun's voice. The latter was left feeling frustrated and anxious, not knowing what to do. Such a rare cultivation talent, watching him leave just like that.
"Haha, Sect Master Han, I think it's better to forget it. Brother Xiao Chen won't join your Xinglan Sect. I think Brother Xiao Chen doesn't like being bound by sect rules," Dongfang Batian laughed.
"Batian, what did Xiao Chen mean just now? Did you not take good care of Xue'er? Otherwise, why would Brother Xiao Chen say such things?" Dongfang Yuanfei glared at Dongfang Batian angrily, looking as if he wanted to devour him.
Dongfang Batian was startled and quickly said, "Father, haven't I been managing Dongfang City all these years? The Fang Family and other families have been growing stronger, and I've been racking my brains to suppress them."
"You bastard! How dare you neglect Xue'er! I'll skin you alive!" Dongfang Yuanfei roared angrily and started chasing Dongfang Batian to beat him.
"Father, please spare me!" Dongfang Batian fled in panic.
"You bastard! Stand still!"
...
Half an hour later, Xiao Chen caught up with the guards escorting the severely injured Fang Yunchong. In a flash, he stealthily took Fang Yunchong's storage ring without the guards noticing.
Xiao Chen flew into the sky and first examined Fang Yunchong's storage ring. What he saw shocked him. Xiao Chen's eyes widened.
"Xiao Chen, how is it? A lot of spirit stones?" the ancient white tiger transmitted, also looking forward to it.
"Not just a lot, it's so many that I can't count them. They're piled up like a small mountain, and all of them are high-grade spirit stones!" Xiao Chen said in shock.
He quickly took out Fang Qingde and the two elders' storage rings and examined them. What he saw made Xiao Chen even more astonished. The total number of spirit stones was at least ten million!
"This time I've really made a big haul! So many high-grade spirit stones. The Fang Family's wealth is truly immense!" Xiao Chen said in amazement, feeling incredibly joyous.
"Aren't there any other treasures? The Fang Family's power isn't just about spirit stones, right?" the ancient white tiger asked in confusion.
"There are some Profound-grade martial skills, elixirs, herbs, and other items, but no artifacts," Xiao Chen said as he examined.
"Xiao Chen, don't forget that the Fang Family has Earth-grade martial skills. See if you can find any Earth-grade martial skill scrolls," the ancient white tiger transmitted.
Xiao Chen nodded and searched through the storage rings one by one. Finally, in Fang Qingde's storage ring, he found the Earth-grade martial skill scroll "Ninefold Flame Fist." He excitedly said, "Little white tiger, I found it."
"Hehe, Xiao Chen, this is another fortune. If you take it to the auction house, it will fetch a lot of spirit stones. It's a pity you don't have fire attribute true essence, so you can't practice this Earth-grade martial skill," the ancient white tiger laughed.
Xiao Chen shrugged and laughed indifferently, "I don't care about practicing the Fang Family's martial skills. I'm not interested. I want to find martial skills that suit me and are related to my strong constitution."
"Xiao Chen, since the ancient god blood is implanted in you by Lord Bahun, he must have had a very powerful physique as well. So he must also have super powerful martial skills. Why don't you check? You might find something," the ancient white tiger suggested.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment and said, "Little white tiger, before going to the cultivation world, I want to improve my alchemy skills so that I can at least refine elixirs suitable for myself. The alchemy technique left by Master Bahun is very powerful, and my soul power improves quickly. So I'll practice martial skills afterward."
"Alright, as you wish," the ancient white tiger laughed, not objecting.
A few days later, Xiao Chen arrived at the top of a mountain. After flying for several days, he was tired and decided to stop on the mountaintop and start refining elixirs.
"Hehe, I didn't expect to buy so many herbs in the small town earlier. Hehe, this is enough for my alchemy," Xiao Chen laughed happily. When passing through a small town earlier, Xiao Chen had unintentionally found many people selling herbs and bought them all.
"Xiao Chen, are you going to refine third-grade elixirs?" the ancient white tiger asked as it emerged from the storage ring.
"Of course, the progress in alchemy is too slow. I need to speed it up," Xiao Chen said with a smile. Seeing the ancient white tiger's body grow larger, Xiao Chen was surprised and said, "Wow! Little white tiger, you're getting bigger!"
"Hehe, of course! The larger my body, the more it shows my grandeur!" the ancient white tiger proudly raised its head.
"Alright, stop bragging! Quickly check the surroundings for any unusual activity. I'm going to start refining elixirs," Xiao Chen said with a smile, then took out the alchemy furnace and the herbs needed for refining third-grade elixirs from the storage ring, placing them one by one.
Xiao Chen was going to refine the third-grade Xuanling Elixir, which required Xuanling Grass, Thousand-Year Lingzhi, Huiyuan Sansheng Grass, and Seven-Leaf Lotus, among other herbs. Xiao Chen had already prepared them all.
"Xiao Chen, the surrounding mountains are very quiet. I don't sense any human presence. You can refine elixirs with peace of mind," the ancient white tiger said after checking the surroundings.
Xiao Chen nodded, and his true essence and soul power began to flow. He also summoned the black fire, placing it in the alchemy furnace. He operated the alchemy technique with his true essence, and his soul power was injected into the furnace. Then, he began placing the herbs into the furnace for refining in order. Xiao Chen was already very skilled at these actions.
As Xiao Chen entered the state of refining elixirs, the ancient white tiger also quieted down, guarding Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen refined elixirs for a whole year. During this year, he focused all his energy on alchemy. With the powerful ancient alchemy technique, his soul power improved rapidly.
In just two months, Xiao Chen successfully advanced to a third-grade alchemist, which made him overjoyed and filled with motivation. He continued refining elixirs, becoming more familiar with the process and finding it easier to control the fire.
In the following ten months, through Xiao Chen's efforts and countless failures, after exhausting all the herbs, he finally advanced to a fourth-grade alchemist.
Advancing two levels in one year was undoubtedly a sign of an alchemy genius. However, what made Xiao Chen an alchemy prodigy was the formidable alchemy technique of Bahun and the Dark Fire!
"Xiao Chen, congratulations! Advancing to a fourth-grade alchemist in just one year, such speed is definitely among the best in the cultivation world," the ancient white tiger happily congratulated with a smile.
Hearing this, Xiao Chen also smiled and said, "Hehe, this is all thanks to Master Bahun's techniques. With the powerful alchemy skills and the help of the Dark Fire, I could advance so quickly to a fourth-grade alchemist. Though the elixirs I refined aren't suitable for my cultivation yet, I'm not far from reaching the fifth-grade alchemist level, and my cultivation has also improved! It's truly a double benefit."
"But alchemy is really exhausting," Xiao Chen sighed with a bitter smile. After a year of crazy alchemy, if word got out, the alchemists in the cultivation world would probably have their jaws dropped.
"Xiao Chen, you're not going to continue refining elixirs, are you? It's been a year already," the ancient white tiger asked.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "Of course not. I've been refining for a year. If I continue, I'll die. I'm going to see if the techniques left by Master Bahun are suitable for cultivating a strong physique."
Saying this, Xiao Chen infused a strand of true essence into the storage ring, starting to search for the many techniques left by Bahun.
As he searched, Xiao Chen said, "Little white tiger, the techniques left by Master Bahun don't seem to include any Earth-grade martial skills, nor any Profound-grade or Heaven-grade techniques. They are all ancient techniques."
"Xiao Chen, don't you know that ancient techniques are more powerful than Heaven-grade martial skills?" The ancient white tiger looked at Xiao Chen in shock, almost unable to believe that Xiao Chen, who had cultivated for so long, didn't know this.