Back at Xiao Mansion, the two of them studied the Ghost Face Jade Pendant day and night for several days, but still found nothing.
"Perhaps only Mr. Xiao, a guy with incredible luck, can figure it out." Xiao Zhan said helplessly, looking at Xiao Yan's alchemy, which was still closed.
Nan Erming was standing by the window, looking to the southwest, with a hint of melancholy, and his figure seemed a bit lonely.
With nothing to do, Xiao Zhan and Nan Erming also felt bored, so they followed Feng Feng's example and threw themselves into practice.
In the entire Xiao Mansion, Xiao Yao was the only one who walked around and drank tea every day. His life seemed to be very comfortable, but in fact he was quite anxious because Zhen Ni, the medicinal material for the Soul-Eating Pill, had already been sent to Xiao Yan.
Waiting for Xiao Yan's soul-eating pill.
Time passed very quickly, and spring passed to winter solstice in a blink of an eye. The Xiao Mansion was as peaceful as ever. Only the elixirs that exploded from time to time in the sky would make people's hearts beat. But the more times they happened, the more everyone would become numb.
On this day, the door of Xiao Yan's alchemy opened and Xiao Yan stepped out.
Long Yi swallowed a lot of fifth-grade pill thunder this time, so he had to absorb it quickly, so he went directly into the Ziwu Lingxu Tower. If he swallowed pill thunder like this, as long as he was given a certain amount of time to absorb it, he might be able to break through to the fourth grade in a short time.
The middle stage of Star Dou Emperor! This speed is too scary!
Walking into the lobby, half leaning on the Grand Master's chair, Xiao Yan stretched out greatly. He was really tired from repeatedly refining medicine.
Before Xiao Yan could take a few sips of the fragrant tea brought by the servant, the news of his escape immediately spread throughout the Xiao Mansion. Except for Zi Ying and Lang Tian, who had just broken through and had not yet had time to arrive, almost everyone rushed over.
, broke the tranquility of Xiao Mansion.
The first one to arrive was Xiao Yao. The Soul-Eating Pill was related to whether his strength could be restored, so he was naturally the most urgent.
Not long after, the lobby of the Xiao Mansion was filled with people. They sat down and exchanged greetings with each other, but their eyes fell on Xiao Yan, wanting to see if the Soul-Eating Pill was really effective against the Soul-Eating Mark.
"Brother, how's the harvest?" Qing Haoran asked. It was about the antidote to the demon's forbidden technique, and Qing Haoran was of course very concerned about it.
"Living up to the expectations of our ancestors and elder brother, the Soul-Eating Pill was successfully refined, and there are also twenty Purple Heart Pills." Everyone was already familiar with the Purple Heart Pill, and Xiao Yan handed it to Le Shaolong directly.
Then he turned his hand and a black elixir appeared. The elixir was dark and without any luster. It looked very ordinary and inconspicuous compared to other elixirs.
"Is this the Soul-Eating Pill?"
A trace of doubt flashed in the eyes of Xiao Yao and Qing Haoran. They did not doubt whether this was a soul-eating pill, but whether this pill was really effective against the soul-eating mark, because this pill was too ordinary.
They all don't look like fourth-grade elixirs. Can such ordinary elixirs really remove the so-called unsolvable soul-eating mark?
Seeing Xiao Yao's excitement from the beginning, his face flushing to a little disappointed now, Xiao Yan scratched his head uneasily and said: "Some things cannot be taken at face value. When this elixir was first successfully refined, I also
I was shocked because it looked so ordinary, but after I carefully sensed it, I found that the brilliance of this elixir is restrained, and it contains an indescribable mysterious power, which may be effective."
Chapter 77: Lifting the Soul-Eating Mark 2
"But we won't know until we try it. I'm not sure." Xiao Yan added.
Xiao Yan's words gave Xiao Yao a shot in the arm, and Xiao Yao's breathing became rapid again. He stared at the soul-eating pill in Xiao Yan's hand, and his sliding throat couldn't help but swallow several mouthfuls of saliva.
, the cloudy old eyes glowed with youthful brilliance due to excitement, excitement, nervousness, and impatience.
Qing Haoran showed solemn calmness. In fact, he was not unexcited or nervous. He also wanted to know whether this soul-eating pill had any effect on the soul-eating mark. It was just that as the Demon Emperor, he did not behave like Xiao Yao.
Just come out.
While Xiao Yan was in seclusion refining elixirs, Qing Haoran mobilized a large number of people to investigate the soul-eating mark, but in the end he could no longer pursue it because all the clues vaguely pointed to the soul demon clan.
The Soul Demon Clan and the Blood Demon Clan have always been at odds with each other. In recent years, because of the identity of Demon Emperor Qing Haoran, he has openly opposed the Blood Demon Clan, forming a considerable opposition force among the Demon Clan.
Without definite evidence, it would be difficult to continue tracing the case, and the clues would be cut off.
Although the Soul Demon clan dare not risk the world's disapproval to openly practice Soul-Eating, practicing in secret is even more difficult to guard against. Therefore, whether the Soul-Eating Pill is effective for the Soul-Eating Mark, Qing Haoran's expectations are no weaker than Xiao Yao's.
"Ancestor, why don't you take the soul-eating pill now? We are all here, so we can see what is going on, okay?" Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yao's fiery eyes, and then looked at Qing Haoran's solemn face.
I understand Qing Haoran’s worries.
"Okay, I'll take it right now!" Hearing what Xiao Yan said, Xiao Yao reached out and took the elixir Xiao Yan handed him and stuffed it into his mouth.
Everyone held their breath.
"Little liar, I'm a little nervous." Qing Mu'er spoke softly and stood next to Xiao Yan.
"Why are you nervous?" Xiao Yan asked.
"Brother has been very worried about the soul-eating mark during this period. If the soul-eating pill can be successful, he will be relieved." Qing Muer said softly.
When Xiao Yan heard this, he turned around and his heart moved. It seemed that Qing Muer, besides being naughty, was actually very considerate.
At this time, Xiao Yao had already reacted, attracting everyone's attention.
Xiao Yao clenched his fists, and a faint white fighting spirit gradually covered his body. Black veins were faintly revealed on the skin covered by the fighting spirit, like a big skin spread out over the entire body, greedily absorbing the water on the surface of the body.
The fighting spirit that had just overflowed from Xiao Yao's body was absorbed in the blink of an eye, and the black color of the veins became darker.
Everyone could see that the black veins were the result of the soul-eating mark, and could actually continuously strengthen themselves by absorbing fighting energy and converting it into its origin.
What a poisonous technique! Everyone gasped.
The fighting spirit disappeared, and Xiao Yao's face showed a look of extreme pain. His face was covered with exposed veins, and there was a hint of black, making him look ferocious and terrifying.
The soul-eating mark has penetrated into Xiao Yao's meridians and blood vessels! The viciousness of this soul-eating mark is far beyond his imagination.
Xiao Yan was shocked, his face suddenly became serious, and he was slightly worried about the efficacy of the Soul-Eating Pill.
Just when Xiao Yao's face became more and more ugly and the black veins became denser and thicker, suddenly, a mysterious power came out of Xiao Yao's body. Wherever the power went, Xiao Yao's skin turned completely black!
"What's going on? Could it be that the Soul-Eating Pill is not an antidote, but an aggravation of the Soul-Eating Mark?" Zhen Ni stood up abruptly, with anxiety and uneasiness in her eyes.
Chapter 77: Lifting the Soul-Eating Mark 3 Xiao Yan's body stiffened suddenly, his nails were clenched and dug into his palms, fighting energy burst out at once, he took two steps forward, but stayed in place and was at a loss.
At this time, Xiao Yan was also a little confused: "How could such a situation happen? What should I do?"
However, no one could give an answer. There had never been any records about the Soul-Eating Pill in the Dou Emperor Continent. Everyone was so anxious that they were spinning around in circles, shouting loudly for Xiao Yao. But Xiao Yao seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep without any reaction.
"I can't control that much anymore. I will send fighting energy to my ancestors to temporarily slow down the spread of blackness." Xiao Yan was quick to think and decided to use fighting energy to see if he could force out the power of the soul-eating pill.
"Young Master Xiao, wait a moment, don't be rash." Le Shaolong was worried that the Soul-Eating Mark would harm Xiao Yan, so he quickly stopped him, "If the Soul-Eating Pill and the Soul-Eating Mark come from the same lineage, it is impossible to force them out.
Yes. But if you take a closer look, do you find that the black color of the Soul-Eating Pill is somewhat different from the black color of the Soul-Eating Mark? It seems that they are not from the same origin."
Le Shaolong's observations were always very careful, and he reported any abnormalities he discovered in a timely manner.
Everyone heard Le Shaolong's prompt and looked carefully. As expected, the black color of the Soul-Eating Mark was slightly gray and mixed with a little blood, while the black color of the Soul-Eating Pill was very pure. The difference between the two was as if they had been mixed with ink.
The difference between the water and the flawless night, the latter is like the darkness before dawn, making people feel very solid and without any evil.
Xiao Yan sat back on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Look, little liar, you're reacting." Qing Muer's delicate body trembled slightly and she shouted anxiously.
Wherever the pure black passes, the variegated black veins are like fire meeting the ice that has not melted for thousands of years. They quickly get out of the way and make a "chichi" sound, as if they are very afraid.
"It works! It really works!" Xiao Yan suddenly became excited.
"Come on, old man, you will definitely get better!" Qing Muer next to her was overjoyed to see Xiao Yan happy and encouraged Xiao Yao fiercely.
Not long after, pure black pole covered Xiao Yao's body. From a distance, Xiao Yao looked like a statue carved from ebony.
When pure black covered Xiao Yao's body, the soul-eating mark no longer had a hiding place, and countless black veins turned into strands of black energy, floating in the air.
Xiao Yan's blue-grey sky fire immediately rose up, wrapping all the black energy inside and burning it into dust.
With the loss of a large amount of black energy, Xiao Yao's skin gradually returned to its original color, and the declining aura began to gradually become stronger. It soon passed the early four-star stage and continued to rise.
"The ancestor is finally saved! If the ancestor falls on the elixir refined by Xiao Yan, then I will become the eternal sinner of the Xiao clan." Xiao Yan's fiery eyes stared at the recovering Xiao Yao, and he was completely relieved.
One breath.
Zhen Ni patted her chest and gently licked her red lips with her pink tongue, adding a touch of charm.
Chapter 77: Lifting the Soul-eating Mark 4 "Great, with the help of this magical elixir, even if the Soul-eating spreads across the Dou Emperor Continent, it won't be a problem." Qing Haoran witnessed all this with his own eyes and was stunned.
His face was moved, and the last trace of worry in his eyes completely dissipated. There was no need to worry about this vicious Soul Eater causing a bloody storm in the Dou Emperor Continent.
"However, according to the instructions of our ancestor, all those who practice this skill must be killed without mercy." Qing Haoran suppressed the anger in his heart and said firmly in a deep voice.
"Brother, including me, such a vicious technique must not exist in the world!" Xiao Yan stood up, took out another soul-eating pill and handed it to Qing Haoran, "Brother, take this pill for Zhan.
Maybe the demon clan."
"Yes." Qing Haoran patted Xiao Yan's shoulder and expressed his gratitude to Xiao Yan.
"Huh..." With a long breath, Xiao Yao slowly opened his eyes.
"I feel that the feeling of weakness before is gone, and the lost fighting spirit is coming back bit by bit. This feeling is so good!" Xiao Yao's body was shaking violently, and his excitement was uncontrollable. He almost
I want to scream out! Thousands of years of oppression are too heavy.
Seeing that the old man's cloudy eyes were glowing again, still covered with a layer of light mist, Le Shaolong, Xiao Zhan, and Nan Erming looked at each other, took a step forward at the same time, clasped their fists and congratulated: "Congratulations, patriarch.
Get out of the sea of suffering and regain your former glory."
"I wonder how Patriarch Xiao is feeling now? Has he recovered his old skills?" Zhen Ni moved forward, shook her head, and asked softly.
"You'll know if you try it." Xiao Yan pointed at the set of desks placed at the door and said.
The case is made of iron steel wood. This kind of wood grows in the deep mountains in the southern part of Doudi Continent. It is rare in quantity. It is as dark as iron and as hard as fine steel. It is extremely difficult to damage. It is generally used to make high-end products.
The scabbard of a weapon is very precious.
"This?" Xiao Yao was a little hesitant. This case looked like it was worth a lot of money.
"Ancestor, let's try it! Compared with the recovery of our ancestors, let alone a few cases, so what if it takes the entire Xiao Mansion?" Xiao Yan encouraged Xiao Yao, which made Xiao Yao's heart warm.
Without saying any more unnecessary words, Xiao Yao took a deep breath and pressed his palm far away in the void. The fighting spirit burst out with suffocating waves. The table flew with sawdust under Xiao Yao's blow, and then turned into dust, fluttering in the air.
Covered the entire doorway.
At this time, there was a burst of urgent sound piercing the air outside the door, followed immediately by a piercing scream that drew everyone's attention to the door.
Langtian, who just arrived, was covered in a thick layer of wood ash from head to toe, and his mouth was wide open, filled with sawdust.
Langtian was stunned and confused. He had no idea what had happened. He looked like a mummy that had been stored in a warehouse for thousands of years.
The purple shadow behind Lang Tian relied on the advantage of his body skills to forcefully pull his figure back more than ten feet. When he waved his hands, purple light filled the air, isolating all the wood chips, and was caressing his chest with secret blessings.
"Oops, I'm really sorry. My hands were itchy for a moment. I'm really sorry." Xiao Yao was the first to react. He waved his big sleeves and the gentle breeze blew away the wood ash on Lang Tian's body.
"Cough cough cough." Langtian hurriedly brushed off the wood ash on his body, spit out the sawdust in his mouth, raised his head, still a little confused, "Master Xiao, is there an earthquake?"
When Ziying behind him heard this, he laughed so hard that his waist swayed slightly, with endless charm. Everyone also covered their mouths and couldn't help but laugh.
Chapter 77: Lifting the Soul-Eating Mark 5 "Oh, that's the case. The ancestors have recovered their skills, so I asked them to practice on the spot. Unexpectedly..." Xiao Yan suppressed his laughter and explained to Lang Tian.
Fan.
"Is the soul-eating pill really effective?" Lang Tian and Zi Ying asked a very idiotic question in unison. Xiao Yao was standing there, so why did he need to ask about his rising strength? This time, even Xiao Yan couldn't bear it.
He couldn't help but roll his eyes, and after a while he nodded seriously.
"Congratulations." The two of them hurriedly crossed the threshold and congratulated Xiao Yao.
"Thank you, thank you, thanks to Xiao Yan." Xiao Yao was so happy that his teeth were chattering, but when he saw the sawdust left between Lang Tian's collar, his expression suddenly froze, "I'm sorry for what happened just now.
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"Compared with the clan leader's recovery, what if a thousand kilograms of wood chips were buried in his body, not to mention just a few sawdust?" Langtian said repeatedly.
"Why does this sentence feel so familiar?" Xiao Zhan was thinking hard and suddenly slapped his forehead, "Holy crap, isn't this just the copycat version of what Mr. Xiao just said?"
"The upper beam is tilted the same way the lower beam is." Feng Feng couldn't help but murmured.
As soon as Feng Feng said this, the whole place was silent, and then burst into laughter.
.....
"Ancestor, have all your skills been restored?" Xiao Yan took a sip of tea and asked with concern.
"It's almost there. Although I haven't returned to the four-star peak yet, I am confident that if you give me a few more months, I can return to the peak of the year." Xiao Yao said with confidence.
"That's great! After the ancestor's strength recovered, he broke through to five stars in one fell swoop. Our Xiao clan's first five-star Dou Emperor in tens of thousands of years is about to be born." Xiao Yan was extremely excited, and his tone was full of happiness.
"When our ancestors break through to the Five-Star Dou Emperor, we will return to our clan with glory together with our ancestors."
"Okay, okay, great." Xiao Yao was so happy that his gray beard floated up, as if the rise of the Xiao clan was within reach, and the wrinkles on his face relaxed.
"There are many happy events today. Zi Ying and Lang Tian have also achieved breakthroughs." Xiao Yan then turned his attention to Zi Ying and Lang Tian, "Let me tell you what strength they have now."
Everyone looked at the two of them, feeling the surge of aura on their bodies, and their eyes flashed with joy.
"As expected, I am now in the late five-star stage and Langtian is in the mid-four-star stage." Ziyinghui reported.
"Not bad, not bad, very good." Xiao Yan said three good words in a row, and he was in a good mood, "Ziying, do you still have the five-star magic core?"
When Zi Ying heard Xiao Yan ask this, a look of regret appeared on his face, and he said: "When you reach five stars, it is indeed difficult to advance. Just by raising one level, you have already exhausted the five-star magic cores given by Master Xiao."
Zi Ying's answer did not go beyond Xiao Yan's expectations. To be promoted to five stars or above, level one is more difficult than level one. Otherwise, Dou Emperor Continent would have been full of high-level Dou Emperors.
Xiao Yan thought for a moment and turned to Zhen Ni.
Zhen Ni immediately felt a little embarrassed, "I bought a lot of four-star magic cores through repurchase, which is enough for Young Master Xiao and Lang Tian to be promoted to the four-star peak, but five-star magic cores... There are not many five-star magic cores on the market.
It is difficult to receive, and I have only received about a hundred pieces so far." She paused and continued, "But don't worry, Mr. Xiao, I have ordered the entire merchant alliance to buy them with all their strength, and there will be more in the future."