Chapter 119: Life Devouring Pill
From the Imperial Capital to Wu Tan City, where the Xiao Family was located, would have taken only one day with Xiao Ming and Zi Yan's speed, but during that time they perceived the traces of some good treasures.
To obtain them, it took the two of them some time, and by the time they reached the Xiao Family, three days had passed.
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Since becoming the real Supreme Lord of Wu Tan City, the Xiao Family's residence has become increasingly imposing, with two rows of guards at the entrance.
When passersby looked at the Xiao family, their eyes were filled with awe and envy.
Suddenly, two figures descended from the sky and landed in front of the Xiao family's gate, attracting the guards' attention.
They were none other than Xiao Ming and Zi Yan.
"It is the Supreme Elder who has returned!"
"Supreme Elder!"
With a slight nod towards the surprised guards, Xiao Ming led Zi Yan towards the gates of the Xiao Family.
Not long after entering the Xiao Family's gate, the two met many clan members on the way, some of whom Xiao Ming had a vague impression of, apparently, they were the orphans he used to live with in the Xiao Family.
Thinking back to that time, Xiao Ming's face reddened a little with the memories that came to his mind.
At that time, he was so engrossed in cultivation that the children in his dormitory had little chance to play with him, and only occasionally got to do so.
Despite this, they always seemed content to be near him.
However, nowadays this was no longer the case, and apart from those who were most familiar with Xiao Shan, as well as the children who were unfamiliar with the world, the other clan members who knew anything were very formal in front of him.
This might be somehow related to the fact that he had been away from the clan for too long and his strength was too high.
With a slight sigh, as he walked past a group of chattering girls, Xiao Ming suddenly thought of something and called out to a clan member who looked the youngest in age.
"Cousin, can you come here for a moment?".
The girl he called was a little stunned, then she reacted and pointed to herself and said, "You're calling me, Cousin Xiao Ming?"
"Yes, it's you." Xiao Ming nodded his head.
Amidst the envious gazes of a group of people, the girl trotted somewhat excitedly towards Xiao Ming.
"Does cousin Xiao Ming need anything?" The girl's eyes were filled with adoration and her childish voice rang out.
Smiling at the rather cute-looking girl, Xiao Ming said, "What's your name?"
"Xiao Qing."
"Cousin Xiao Qing, do you know where cousin Xiao Shan is?"
Hearing Xiao Ming's question, Xiao Qing nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, today Cousin Xiao Shan is teaching Dou Techniques at the Dou Technique Hall!"
The Xiao Family's Dou Technique Hall had the Dou Techniques collected by the Xiao Family, all clan members could enter it to select their Dou Techniques, but the more advanced Dou Techniques were not something the lower-ranked clan members could understand, so the Xiao Family would arrange for a strong clan member to instruct them inside.
It seemed that Xiao Shan was more concerned about the development of the clan. Instructing others in cultivation was quite a troublesome task, just like instructing a child to do their homework, after all, not everyone was gifted and could understand everything at once.
Thinking like this, Xiao Ming shook his head and said to Xiao Qing, "Cousin Xiao Qing, can you help me call Cousin Xiao Shan to come over."
"Mm-hmm." Hearing Xiao Ming's request, Xiao Qing nodded her little head vigorously, looking quite cute.
Looking at her, Xiao Ming smiled and pinched her cheeks, behind him, Zi Yan saw this action and her eyes couldn't help but narrow.
A white light flashed in Xiao Ming's hand, and a jade bottle appeared in his hand.
"This is a Second Tier Qi Boosting Pill, it can increase your strength in a short period of time, take it as a reward!"
"Woah, thanks, cousin!" Happily taking the jade bottle from Xiao Ming's hand, Xiao Qing smiled sweetly.
"No need to thank me, go and remember to tell cousin Xiao Shan to come and find me at my residence."
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Knock, knock, knock!
Shortly after Xiao Ming returned home, a knock sounded at the door.
Xiao Shan's low, naive voice sounded outside the door, "Cousin, it's me!"
"Come in, the door is open!" Sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, Xiao Ming said.
Crunch! The door opened in response to the sound, revealing the tall figure of Xiao Shan.
Looking at Xiao Shan, Xiao Ming said with a smile on his face, "I heard that you are teaching the Dou Techniques to the clan members at the Dou Technique Hall, which can be quite torturous, how can you have the free time to do such things?"
Xiao Shan smiled as he sat beside Xiao Ming and poured himself a glass of water, "Isn't it because you instructed me in Dou Techniques? Now that I've returned to the clan, I want to teach the clan members as well."
"It's just that there are too many people. Just now, before you sent someone, I was surrounded by clan members inside and outside the place." Xiao Shan said with a faint bitter smile.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Ming smiled and shook his head, the instruction of an expert Dou Spirit, ah, those clan members would not pass up this opportunity as long as they were not stupid.
"Well, Cousin, what did you call me for?"
After taking another sip of water, Xiao Shan asked.
Xiao Ming did not answer immediately but instead took out two clear jade bottles from inside his storage ring.
Once the jade bottles were taken out, a subtle aroma typical of pills emerged.
"Cousin, this is..." Xiao Shan looked at Xiao Ming with some incomprehension.
"Take a look first." Xiao Ming said as he handed him the pills.
Xiao Shan took the pills, now he already had the strength of a Dou Spirit, and he had his own ability to distinguish these things a long time ago.
He found that on the lids of the two jade vials showed some kind of energy traces, and when he looked closely, it seemed one of them had some kind of sealing effect.
A pill that needed to be sealed! This pill seemed to be of a very high grade. Xiao Shan's heart was astonished.
He looked at the pills again, only to see two pills, one red and one cyan.
At that moment, Xiao Ming's voice sounded beside him.
"One pill is seventh-tier and the other is sixth-tier."
"What, seventh tier!?". Although he thought that the tier of these pills would be very high, Xiao Shan was still very surprised when he heard Xiao Ming say that one of them was seventh-tier.
"That's right, the red pill on your right hand is a seventh-tier Life Devouring Pill, and the one on the left is a sixth-tier Deep Green Longevity Pill!"
"The effect of the Life Devouring Pill is to allow a person to immediately possess the strength of a Dou King!"
"Immediately possess the strength of a Dou King!" Xiao Shan froze at his words, then looked at the red pill.
This pill looked extremely strange, and to the naked eye, it was like a transparent marble filled with blood. In the center of the pill, a bit of blood appeared dark red, and when looked at faintly, it was like a small eye, and the whole thing had a creepy feeling.
"Can this pill really give a person the strength of a Dou King immediately? Even if it can, I'm afraid it shouldn't be this simple, right?" Xiao Shan said calmly after thinking carefully for a moment.