Starting from Douluo to Capture Goddesses

"Otherwise? Doesn't it look like me?" Xu Ran said, pursing his lips.

Yun Yun pressed her lips together and didn't speak.

There were only a few people in the entire Jia Ma Empire who could save her from the clutches of the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, and given his youth, who could it be if not Xu Ran?

That was what Yun Yun was pondering at the moment.

So, could it be that it was Xu Ran who left her the Dou Techniques and the flowers that night?

But now, the appearance of Xu Ran had further confirmed her suspicions.

The color of Yun Yun's face became even stranger, a mix of anger and shyness. Xu Ran had taken advantage of her when she wasn't paying attention…

"What are you doing?" Yun Yun glared at Xu Ran, gritting her teeth, her eyes flashing with a hint of embarrassment. She hadn't expected Xu Ran to be so bold, so shameless!

She was Yan Ran's master, yet Xu Ran dared to take liberties with her.

That damned hand! It dared... If she hadn't been sealed by the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's spell at the moment, unable to mobilize the Dou Qi in her body, she would have certainly given Xu Ran a piece of her mind. Even if she wasn't a match for him, she still wanted to teach Xu Ran about respect and propriety.

"I'm just checking your injuries, aren't I? I suspect you've been seriously hurt," he said.

"You are Yan Ran's master, and as her master, you're someone I deeply respect. If Yan Ran knew that you were injured, she would be heartbroken," Xu Ran coughed lightly, his cheeks coloring with a tinge of embarrassment.

However, having Yun Yun Wife in his arms, feeling her soft body and breathing in her fragrance, which normal person could remain unmoved?

"He only made a mistake that most men would make!"

"I'm not injured!" Yun Yun couldn't help but give Xu Ran a cold look.

That was just too shameless.

To check for injuries in her chest… Could he get any more shameless?

And she wasn't injured at all!

She should have been in a difficult situation, but Xu Ran had saved her at the most crucial moment.

Every time she thought of Xu Ran's actions, she couldn't help but be amazed. At that time, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King was already charging at her, but Xu Ran was even faster than the beast.

It was no exaggeration to say that Xu Ran was now truly the number one person in the Jia Ma Empire! Xu Ran's strength was unfathomable.

If it weren't for Xu Ran saving her life, how could she have tolerated his little movements on her body?

After flying in the sky for a while, Xu Ran wanted to hold her for a bit longer, but he couldn't find any more excuses and had to put Yun Yun down.

"Although you are not injured, you still can't use your strength for the time being and need to rest," Xu Ran said with a light chuckle.

Yun Yun gave Xu Ran a stern look.

This guy... he clearly could fly so fast, yet he deliberately flew so slowly.

"I know..."

"But are you really a Seventh Grade Alchemist?" Yun Yun asked curiously. She had heard from Gu He that for a Sixth Grade Alchemist to become a Seventh Rank Alchemist was as hard as ascending to the heavens. Not even one in a hundred Sixth Grade Alchemists might reach Seventh Grade.

Above Seventh Grade, only then is one considered to be a truly powerful Alchemist.

At Seventh Grade, they can invoke Pill Lightning, allowing Elixirs to undergo tribulations and become stronger.

Gu He had said that in his lifetime, he would never reach that level. But Xu Ran, so young, had become a Seventh-Grade Alchemist?

Moreover, not just in the Jia Ma Empire, but even when considering the entire Northwest Continent, Seventh-Grade Alchemists were extremely rare.

"Did Ya Fei become a Douhuang because of you?"

"I crafted a furnace of supreme quality Dou Huang Dan (Fighting Emperor Pill). Ya Fei consumed one and thus managed to break through," Xu Ran explained.

"Dou Huang Dan?" Yun Yun's pupils contracted, and from the name of this Elixir alone, she could guess its effects. Ya Fei, a cultivator with not a shred of talent, actually relied on consuming such a Dou Huang Dan to soar to the heavens and become a powerful being.

And to top it off, she reached the pinnacle of Dou Huang!

Her "Cultivation Level" was even a bit higher than Yun Yun's.

"Wait a minute..." Yun Yun, shaken, suddenly remembered something. Xu Ran said... he crafted a furnace of this kind of Elixir!!!

But such a high-level Elixir might only have one pill per furnace.

"Do you still have any of these Dou Huang Dan?" Yun Yun asked, barely containing her excitement. Her voice was trembling. One Dou Huang Dan could cultivate a super powerful expert.

If Xu Ran still had any, then she would spare no expense to purchase one from him.

Although Yunlan Sect was still the first power in the Jia Ma Empire currently, the gap between it and the other powers was not significant. What if a few more Douhuang powerhouses emerged within Yunlan Sect?

By that time, Yunlan Sect would face no provocation from the wicked.

"I crafted a total of nine. I gave one to Ya Fei, there are still eight remaining," Xu Ran said with a smile. Yan Ran and the others were still too young; they needed time to temper themselves, so he hadn't given them the Elixirs yet. They were still girls, and if they suddenly possessed great power and became carried away, it would be difficult for them to aim for higher realms later on.

Below Dou Sheng, Xu Ran could help them forcibly improve. But what about the realms after Dou Sheng? At that point, one's understanding and a strong mind are preferred; without the mindset of a true warrior, it would be difficult to make further breakthroughs.

"Eight?"

Yun Yun couldn't stay calm any longer.

She had indeed guessed that Xu Ran might still possess such Elixirs, but she never thought that he would have so many left. And if there were still eight left, doesn't that suggest that Xu Ran originally crafted nine supreme quality Elixirs in one furnace?

Heavens!

Gu He could also craft multiple Elixirs in one furnace, but those were lower-grade ones. The higher the grade of the Elixir, the more careful the Alchemist has to be; successfully crafting just one is already exceedingly hard. Yet Xu Ran had managed to craft nine at once... What does this signify? How profound must his Alchemy be?

Furthermore, as long as Xu Ran wishes, he could directly cultivate another eight Douhuang powerhouses now!

Xu Ran possessing eight Elixirs that could cultivate Douhuang powerhouses, should this news spread, the entire Northwest Continent would descend into madness.

"The side effects of this Dou Huang Dan must be huge," Yun Yun said, her chest heaving with difficulty, struggling to suppress the joy in her heart. In her view, no matter the side effects, the fact that it could directly raise one's "Cultivation Level" to that of a Douhuang made it nothing short of a divine pill!

If one could become a Douhuang, what side effects could not be accepted?

A single Elixir that puts the consumer at the pinnacle of the Jia Ma Empire, who wouldn't want it?

"The Elixirs I craft, how could they possibly have side effects. If we really talk about side effects, I can think of one, ascending too quickly in strength can lead you to lose yourself, and you'll need to maintain a stable state of mind in future Cultivation. If the person's willpower isn't strong, it will be very difficult to continue to break through. However, for those with a firm mind, this is practically no side effect at all," Xu Ran explained.