Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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"It seems there isn't enough liquid in this pool..."

Looking at Xiao Yan, who was still immersed in cultivation, Xiao Fan sighed slightly and then turned his gaze to the last pool.

Inside this cave, only four stalactites drip this crimson liquid.

Apart from the stalactite above the Earth Fire, which dripped the most liquid, it was all burned and evaporated by the Earth Fire, completely merging into the surrounding soil. The energy had long since seeped into it, making it virtually impossible to extract.

Besides these, only three stalactites still had the effect of dripping this crimson liquid, but the efficiency of these three stalactites was more than half that of the one above the subterranean fire...

Xiao Fan's original plan was for him and Xiao Yan to each absorb the liquid from one pool. As for the liquid in the last pool, they would see if they could take it with them for future emergencies.

However, seeing Xiao Yan immersed in cultivation and his completely solidified Nine-Star Dou Huang strength, Xiao Fan ultimately abandoned his plans and changed his mind at the last minute.

"Tsk tsk, with your senior brother here, today, there'll be plenty of this crimson liquid..."

Xiao Fan looked at Xiao Yan, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, and smiled. Then he turned around and walked towards the last crimson pool.

[Ding! New quest triggered!]

Just as Xiao Fan was walking towards the last crimson pool, the system's mechanical voice suddenly reappeared in Xiao Fan's mind.

"Ok?"

Xiao Fan paused in his steps, surprised for a moment, then a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

"Another quest has been triggered?"

A smile instantly spread across Xiao Fan's face, and he then checked the latest task triggered by the system.

[Ding! New mission triggered. Help Xiao Yan break through to the Dou Zong realm today. Reward: Dou Qi +100, host's soul realm breaks through to the Spirit Realm.]

"Ok?"

Xiao Fan stared blankly at the task triggered by the system, his smile never fading.

"Spirit...Spirit Realm?"

Xiao Fan's tone carried a hint of excitement.

This time, the mission is actually to help Xiao Yan break through to the Dou Zong realm?

Xiao Fan stood there, then slowly turned his head to look at Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged in the pool cultivating. His expression gradually became excited.

Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged in the pool, suddenly felt as if he were being targeted by a flood or wild beast. A bad premonition rose in his heart, and a chill ran down his spine.

"Hmm...it must be my imagination..."

Xiao Yan felt the scorching crimson energy within his body, watching his meridians shatter and rebuild again and again under its destructive force... only to shatter once more...

He was only distracted for a moment, and then he stopped paying attention to it, his mind once again completely absorbed in digesting the crimson energy surging into his body.

Xiao Fan withdrew his gaze, gradually suppressing the excitement in his heart.

The soul power of the Spirit Realm, 100 battle qi points!

Xiao Fan had never been so satisfied with this mission.

There are also strict realm divisions regarding the soul power of alchemists, but these divisions are simply divided into a few realms.

Previously, Xiao Fan's soul power had been tempered by the system, far exceeding his current realm. Even in the path of alchemy, even after reaching the seventh-grade alchemist realm, Xiao Fan had never experienced a situation where his soul power was depleted when he was refining medicine.

However, Xiao Fan had never had the experience of breaking through to the Spirit Realm. When he broke through to this realm, Yao Lao was no longer by his side, so Xiao Fan had no way to judge his soul realm.

However, Xiao Fan also knew that his soul realm had definitely not broken through to the Spirit Realm.

After all, once his soul power realm breaks through to the Spirit Realm, he will definitely have a very obvious feeling.

The Soul Realm comes after the Mortal Realm. Xiao Fan had always thought that his Soul Realm was already in the late Mortal Realm, but judging from the information revealed in this mission, his Soul Realm had probably reached the Great Perfection of the Mortal Realm.

No wonder, when Xiao Fan broke through to the seventh-grade alchemist, he felt that his soul was still incredibly vast.

Once the soul realm breaks through to the Spirit Realm, the alchemist gains a certain ability to protect themselves.

At the same time, the Spirit Realm is also a watershed moment for alchemists' skill levels.

Without breaking through to the Spirit Realm, one can never refine an eighth-grade pill. In other words, if one wants to become an eighth-grade alchemist, one's soul realm must break through to the Spirit Realm.

Moreover, once you reach the Spirit Realm, you can briefly separate your soul from your body. Otherwise, even though Xiao Fan is now very powerful, his soul is still restricted by his physical body.

The spirit realm soul can also launch some attacks targeting the soul, which is the power of most alchemists to protect themselves. If they obtain specially cultivated soul fighting skills, their overall strength will be greatly enhanced!

P.S. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone! I promised to update a lot, and since it's the holiday, I have to keep my promise. Here's the first update!

Chapter 98 Xiao Yan Breakthrough, Borrowing Fire to View the Hall [Second Update]

Feeling the system's sincerity towards him, Xiao Fan quickened his pace as he walked towards the crimson energy pool.

Then, Xiao Fan's soul power directly surrounded the crimson energy pool, enveloping all the liquid within it. Xiao Fan's eyes narrowed, and his soul power instantly condensed...

All the liquids in this crimson energy pool were under Xiao Fan's control, rising into the air and flying towards the cultivation pool where Xiao Yan was, following Xiao Fan's movements.

Hehehe.........

Xiao Fan watched Xiao Yan cultivate continuously in the pool, a sinister smile spreading across his face. Looking at the crimson energy floating in mid-air, Xiao Fan chuckled, "Hehe, junior brother, I'm doing this all for your own good..."

"Splash splash..."

Accompanied by Xiao Fan's laughter, the crimson liquid in mid-air, under his control, poured down towards Xiao Yan's head. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yan was covered by the crimson liquid, his entire body enveloped in it...

It was vaguely visible that, under Xiao Fan's control, the crimson liquid, upon contact with Xiao Yan's body, immediately seeped into Xiao Yan's body...

The moment the new crimson liquid touched Xiao Yan, his body, which had been quietly cultivating, visibly trembled slightly, but then he was completely submerged in the crimson liquid...

It's unclear whether Xiao Fan actually saw Xiao Yan's trembling body...

Under Xiao Fan's control, Xiao Yan's body, which had been quietly cultivating, gradually stabilized under Xiao Yan's control. Xiao Yan was able to use his own tender energy to envelop the crimson energy, leaving only a very small opening for it, to slowly temper his meridians.

In this way, I won't have to endure the physical pain of this process anymore...

Xiao Yan was initially enjoying the balance he had finally achieved, watching his strength gradually increase. He could almost see his senior brother carrying the palace on his back, while he sat atop it, surveying the land...

But then, Xiao Yan felt a heat on the top of his head, a burning sensation that quickly enveloped his entire body.

Xiao Yan initially thought it was just his imagination, but unexpectedly, what followed was that familiar burning sensation, and... a surge of frenzied crimson energy suddenly and violently rushed into his body. In an instant, Xiao Yan felt an indescribable pain...

"Ahhhhhh... glug glug..."

The stinging pain coursing through his body made Xiao Yan cry out, but immediately afterward, crimson energy surged from his open mouth, filling his oral cavity and causing him to choke...

Xiao Yan tried to get up, but suddenly felt a familiar aura, like a mountain, covering his head...

The energy that had initially brought Xiao Yan peace of mind now felt like a towering mountain, shattering all his illusions and pinning him to the spot, rendering him immobile...

"Junior brother, focus on absorbing the energy. Don't worry, with your senior brother here, you'll definitely break through to the Dou Zong realm today. Keep it up, your senior brother believes in you..."

Faintly, Xiao Yan seemed to hear that familiar figure again. Then, he felt a burning pain spreading throughout his body. No longer caring about Xiao Fan outside, Xiao Yan could only mobilize all his Dou Qi and soul power to suppress the surging crimson energy within him…

"Hmm...it seems about time..."

Xiao Yan's condition was naturally under Xiao Fan's control. Seeing that the crimson energy in Xiao Yan's body seemed to have reached the threshold, Xiao Fan controlled the crimson liquid in mid-air, which quietly floated above Xiao Yan's head.

Xiao Fan then sat on the edge of the pool, watching Xiao Yan struggle to digest the crimson energy within his body...

After a while, Zi Yan, who had just woken up from her cultivation, looked at the scene in the distance, tilted her head, and showed a look of doubt on her face. Then she walked to the edge of the pool and looked at the crimson liquid floating in mid-air, Xiao Yan, who was diligently cultivating in the pool, and... Xiao Yan, who had taken out his recliner by the pool and was sleeping on it. Zi Yan's eyes were full of doubt.

Wasn't Xiao Fan cultivating in another pool just now...?

How did you end up here?

Zi Yan stared at the crimson liquid in mid-air, walked around the pool, but found nothing unusual. She nudged Xiao Fan on the recliner and asked, "Xiao Fan?"

"Ok?"

Xiao Fan, who was pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, was pushed by Zi Yan. Remembering that he was in control of the crimson liquid, he thought that Xiao Yan's cultivation liquid was gone. Subconsciously, he opened a small opening and let the crimson liquid fall down and cover Xiao Yan's body again.

"uh-huh........"

The sudden influx of crimson liquid caused Xiao Yan to groan. Feeling the oppressive aura pressing down on him, he silently began to digest the crimson energy within his body, his teeth clenched as if he had imagined this crimson energy as some kind of mortal enemy...

"Forehead........."

Sensing something was wrong, Xiao Fan quickly stopped controlling the crimson liquid. Looking at Xiao Yan in the pool, Xiao Fan gave an apologetic smile, but then remembered that Xiao Yan couldn't see him, so he withdrew the smile.

Then, Xiao Fan turned his gaze to Zi Yan in front of him and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"What are you doing...?"

Zi Yan pointed to the crimson liquid in mid-air, then to Xiao Yan, who was quietly cultivating in the pool, "motionless" but with a distorted face. Only then did she turn her gaze to Xiao Fan and ask him with some confusion.

"Oh, it's nothing. I'm cultivating, so let's ignore it."

Xiao Fan feigned surprise, then sensed that Xiao Yan had absorbed another portion of the crimson energy within his body. He once again controlled the crimson energy in mid-air to fall towards Xiao Yan, covering his body. Then, in front of Zi Yan, he shifted his position on the recliner and closed his eyes again...

Zi Yan:............

Filled with doubt, Zi Yan squatted by the pool, carefully examining Xiao Yan. Then, at a certain moment, she suddenly noticed that Xiao Yan's strength had actually increased slightly, and her pale purple eyes instantly lit up...

Zi Yan looked at Xiao Yan cultivating in the pool, a hint of envy on her face...

"This is wonderful! My cultivation has progressed so quickly. I wonder when I'll be able to grow up..."

Zi Yan looked somewhat dejected. She then glanced at Xiao Fan on the recliner, pouted, and took out the recliner she had previously asked Xiao Fan for from her storage ring. She placed it next to Xiao Fan and skillfully lay down on it...

Xiao Fan noticed the movement beside him, closed his eyes, and took out a small table from his storage ring, placing it between the two reclining chairs. Zi Yan then skillfully took out several delicious fruits from her own storage ring and placed them on the table, before falling silent...

Inside the pool, as Xiao Yan continued to absorb the energy, the amount of crimson energy in mid-air became increasingly scarce, eventually disappearing completely and flowing into Xiao Yan's body.

Xiao Fan opened his eyes, looking at the crimson liquid that had disappeared from the pool, and then at Xiao Yan inside the pool.