Chapter 275: Activating Cheat Mode

As Xiao Han's Dou Qi was injected, the interior of the formation, which had previously been unremarkable, suddenly underwent a transformation, instantly turning into a snowy plain. The fierce cold air made everyone shiver, and they instinctively circulated their Dou Qi to resist.

Subsequently, Xiao Han formed a series of strange seals with his hands, and immediately, a storm surged out from the space, with a massive energy vortex pouring into the formation, centered on where the formation was located.

Xiao Zhan's pupils constricted. He felt as if the energy in the entire space was instantly compressed into the formation, which was no more than a few dozen feet in size, causing the energy concentration within it to increase by nearly a hundredfold! One could even glimpse tiny droplets formed from the dense energy.

Xiao Zhan could imagine how blissful it would be to cultivate in such an environment.

Looking in surprise at Xiao Han, who was focused on controlling the formation, he sighed in his heart: "Uncle Grandmaster's methods are truly profound!"

Xiao Han, however, was in no mood to care about Xiao Zhan's thoughts at this moment. In Xiao Zhan's eyes, his actions were calm and relaxed, but in reality, Xiao Han was currently exerting almost all his strength.

This was a conjecture Xiao Han had formed after studying the Ling Clan's Baptism Altar back then.

The reason why the strength of people from the Ancient Race was generally far superior to ordinary people was not just the talent bestowed upon them by the Dou Di Bloodline within them, as well as high-level Cultivation Methods, Dou Techniques, and various resources.

There was another key factor—the Baptism Altar. This was a supreme treasure passed down since ancient times.

In the Central Plains, a Dou Wang near the age of twenty or a Dou Zong under thirty could be called a genius. But this level of talent, while not everywhere in the Ancient Race, was something one could find in abundance.

A large part of this was the credit of the Baptism Altar. It could help members of the Ancient Race increase their Dou Qi cultivation rapidly after the Dou Qi Refining Stage, and the side effects were minimal.

Xiao Han had also seen the Ling Clan's Baptism Altar back then and had discovered a few clues from it.

That so-called baptism was merely a means of directly instilling a large amount of energy into the recipient through a special method, similar to a cultivation inheritance.

This kind of baptism could not be used on those above the Dou Zun level, and it needed to be divided into multiple sessions to prevent the cultivation from rising too much at once, which would cause the cultivation to be unstable and affect potential.

Xiao Han could not directly instill Dou Qi into others; unless the attributes were the same, such an act would cause two different attributes of Dou Qi to collide within the body, which was no different from murder!

He relied on another method, which was to directly compress and transfer the energy of the entire space, increasing the energy concentration within a certain range of space.

Since he could not control time, Xiao Han had no choice but to increase efficiency.

Under the effect of such high-concentration energy, even if one were just cultivating normally, and even with quite a bit of waste, the speed of cultivation improvement would grow as if riding a rocket.

However, the scouring of high-concentration energy was not something an ordinary person could withstand, which was why Xiao Han warned everyone that they could withdraw voluntarily; otherwise, causing meridians to rupture and becoming permanently disabled was no alarmist talk.

This method of increasing the cultivation of a group of people at once consumed too much, and only after Xiao Han reached the Nine-Star level did he dare to use it.

To prevent the Xiao Clan members from improving too quickly at once, leading to unstable Dou Qi in their bodies, Xiao Han also specifically used Dou Techniques to set up an extremely harsh environment, forcing the Xiao Clan members to constantly consume their Dou Qi, and in this process, control the power within their bodies, compressing and solidifying it.

After finishing all this, Xiao Han's forehead was slightly sweaty, and then time seemed to stand still, motionless, while Xiao Zhan also stood guard for him by his side.

This process might last for a period of time, and it was foreseeable that after this "baptism" ended, the strength of the Xiao Clan members would usher in a surge, and by then, it might give their enemies a rather big surprise.

The Northwest Continent would usher in an earthquake. At this time, in the Central Plains, inside a special testing room of the Pill Tower, a group of people was stunned by the commotion caused by a certain little girl.

"Congratulations, you are now a Seven-Rank Advanced Alchemist." The surprise on the face of the Pill Tower Elder Sheng Yao had not yet faded, and he quickly handed over a badge symbolizing a Seven-Rank Advanced Alchemist.

Ye Zhong looked at his granddaughter with a face full of joy.

This time, the Ye Family was saved.

"Many thanks, Elder!" Ye Xin Lan's expression was calm, and after thanking him, she walked slowly toward the door, while Ye Zhong glanced at the others in the room and then left with a light step.

At this moment, a discordant voice suddenly sounded from the side, and an extremely mean old woman said with a face full of disdain: "It's just clinging to the Langya Pavilion, what is there to be proud of!"

Ye Xin Lan paused her steps and continued to walk out.

And Ye Zhong snorted coldly, "Old thing, why haven't I seen you being so annoying before!"

"Hehe~" the old woman said coldly, her hawk-like eyes falling on Ye Xin Lan, who was walking in front: "As a descendant of a Pill Tower Elder family, to actually defect to another sect, it is truly shameless."

Ye Zhong's face instantly darkened, and Ye Xin Lan also stopped her steps.

Sheng Yao frowned, "Quiet!" This remark had gone a bit too far.

Unfortunately, his warning came too late!

Ye Xin Lan finally stopped, turned around, and looked at the old woman expressionlessly, her childish face showing neither joy nor sorrow.

The corner of the old woman's mouth curled into a mocking arc. Although Sheng Yao was on the side and it was not easy for her to continue saying anything, it was still possible to disgust this little girl.

Immediately, she saw Ye Xin Lan form a series of strange seals with her hands, and a peculiar fluctuation radiated from between her eyebrows. Just when others were confused, Sheng Yao's expression changed and he exclaimed: "Soul Technique?!"

"Soul Technique?" The old woman paused, and instantly felt as if she were in a quagmire, unable to move, and the circulation of Dou Qi in her body became extremely difficult. As for her Soul Power, it was even harder to mobilize.

At this time, Ye Xin Lan's small mouth opened slightly: "Explode!"

"Hmm?!" Suddenly, the old woman felt the space around her become unstable, and then, a roar sounded. Boundless flames seemed to want to swallow her body, and the intense pain almost swallowed her sanity.

"Ah!" The old woman could not help but let out a scream.

Subsequently, a hoarse voice was heard, "Little girl, for the sake of this old man, spare her!"

Afterwards, the old woman felt that she had gradually regained control of her body and suddenly opened her eyes. She had a look of having escaped death, while the Bai family members who came with her to the assessment looked at her with worry.

Seeing that she was unscathed, and even her clothes were intact, she revealed a trace of doubt.

Immediately, a thick wariness flashed in her eyes, and she questioned Ye Xin Lan with lingering fear: "You... what did you do to me?"

Ye Xin Lan did not answer, but turned her gaze to Sheng Yao: "I have caused trouble for the Elder!"

She bowed and walked toward the outside again, followed by the amazed Ye Zhong.

"You..." The old woman was about to speak, but Sheng Yao interrupted coldly: "Enough!"

Elder Sheng Yao's voice was very cold: "Do you know that you just walked before the gates of hell!"

"You dare to offend the disciple of Yi Huang; do you not want to live?"

Back then, the genius trio of Xiao Han and the others each had their strengths, and none were weak. And as the only Alchemist among the three, Yi Huang's strange soul attacks were simply impossible to guard against and caused people endless headaches!

Although as Yi Huang gradually retreated behind the scenes, the Central Plains' impression of the former had increasingly faded.

But Sheng Yao had been specifically reminded by Xuan Kongzi when he came, and he realized it the moment Ye Xin Lan made her move.

As a disciple of Yi Huang, if she didn't have some means to target the soul and win against the strong with the weak, that would be a ghost!

"But Elder..." The old woman hurriedly spoke to defend herself. As one of the Pill Tower Eight Great Elders, Sheng Yao held a large part of the Pill Tower's power. If he were displeased, she would not be able to avoid punishment when she returned to the Bai Family.

"That little girl joining the Langya Pavilion was personally agreed to by the President, how can you be allowed to chatter on the side!" Sheng Yao had no intention of staying any longer.

He should have known that something was likely to happen today!

Before the assessment, Ye Xin Lan had just experienced an assassination on their Pill Tower's territory. To show solemnity and reliability, the Pill Tower had uncharacteristically sent him to preside over the grade certification.

Yet he did not expect to run into such a thing that did not know life from death. The Pill Tower Elder seat indeed had significant benefits, but a Bai Family actually thought they had the Pill Tower backing them and wantonly provoked Ye Xin Lan of the Ye Family.

Do you really think today is the same as the past?

Not to mention that the Ye Family is absolutely capable of keeping their Elder seat this time, just the identity of Ye Xin Lan as a personal Disciple is not something an ordinary person can provoke.

As one of the eight Great Elders, Sheng Yao could also understand the actions of the three giants to some extent.

Although it might not be used for a long time, it cannot be denied that Ye Xin Lan can, at certain times, serve as a bridge connecting Langya Pavilion and the Pill Tower; this was also an important reason why Xuan Kongzi and the others agreed to let her join Langya Pavilion in the first place.

How could such an important position be compared to a mere Elder seat! But the actions of that old woman from the Bai Family almost ruined the major affairs of their Pill Tower!

Watching the back of Ye Xin Lan as she left, Sheng Yao could not help but sigh with emotion: "I really didn't expect that Vice Pavilion Master Yi Huang's research into Soul Power would be so profound!"

With Sheng Yao's discernment, he could naturally see with ease that what Ye Xin Lan had just displayed was a fairly high-level Soul Technique, at least Earth Tier or above; such high-level Soul Techniques are rare even in the Pill Tower.

Besides this, Ye Xin Lan being able to skillfully display it shows that her own Soul Power is not bad either; it is already infinitely close to the Spirit Realm, and she only needs to wait for an opportunity for transformation to allow her soul to become imbued with spirituality and complete the advancement.

To be able to train Ye Xin Lan, who was not considered too outstanding, to this level within a few years, one can imagine the level of Yi Huang; this is also what Sheng Yao marveled at.

"This time, the Ye Family has truly risen!"