Reborn as Huo Yuhao, but also in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 6 Prescription

In the early morning, a thin mist shrouded the top of the back mountain, and a gentle breeze carried howls that sounded unlike human voices.

In a secluded grove atop the back mountain, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, his palms facing upwards, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, his bare upper body covered with faint red bruises.

Beside Xiao Yan, Yao Chen sat cross-legged on a boulder, staring seriously at the grimacing Xiao Yan. With a wave of his hand, a pale red Dou Qi whip shot out, striking Xiao Yan's shoulder and leaving a long bruise.

"Awooo!!!" Xiao Yan howled like a wolf, feeling a sharp pain in his shoulder, followed by a numbness that seeped into his body. He almost lost his cross-legged meditation posture.

"Stop yelling, hurry up and circulate your cultivation technique!" Yao Chen picked at his ear, looking at Xiao Yan with disdain. "You can't hold back anymore? Anyone who didn't know better would think you're so weak at such a young age. Should your master refine some pills to help you replenish your strength?"

"Hiss—" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, circulated his Zhou Tian Technique, swallowed the curse he almost uttered, and roared, "Who said I can't take it anymore! Let's go again!"

Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan with a satisfied expression. "This is what you asked for, don't blame your master... Ah! How pitiful!" He silently mourned in his heart, but his hands moved even faster.

After a long while, Yao Chen stopped what he was doing and said, "That's enough, let's stop here for now." Hearing this, Xiao Yan's tense nerves relaxed, his body went limp, and he fell backward.

"Awoooooo!!!"

As soon as Xiao Yan's back touched the ground, he was instantly launched into the air and flipped over.

"Sigh! That's too cruel," Yao Chen shook his head, his face filled with pity. "Stop jumping around. The best time to cultivate the Concentration Technique is when your emotions have calmed down from intense to peaceful."

Footsteps approached, and Huo Yuhao carried a medicine-refining cauldron into the woods, his storage ring filled with medicinal herbs.

"Teacher, I've bought the ingredients for refining Foundation Building Elixir and Blood Burning Elixir."

"Perfect timing. Give me the materials for the Foundation Establishment Elixir first. Logically speaking, if Xiao Yanzi doesn't immediately soak in the Foundation Establishment Elixir to eliminate blood stasis after cultivating like this, it will leave sequelae."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was shocked and leaped to his feet, about to rush forward and grab Yao Chen by the collar. Huo Yuhao put down the medicine cauldron, reached out and pulled him back, saying, "Don't rush, let your teacher finish."

Yao Chen was refining Foundation Establishment Elixir in his hands when he explained to Xiao Yan, "This 'Zhou Tian Jue' is truly ingenious. Normally, one cannot cultivate techniques during the Dou Qi stage because the strength of the meridians is insufficient. Even the Dou Qi from a Yellow-rank technique will damage the meridians. However, the Dou Qi cultivated during the Dou Qi stage in the 'Zhou Tian Jue' does not increase in strength. Instead, it focuses on enhancing the repair ability. This way, even if the meridians are damaged due to excessive circulation, they will be healed immediately."

Taking a breath, Yao Chen continued, "So you only have superficial injuries right now, and you don't even need treatment. Soaking in the medicinal liquid is to help you cultivate."

Xiao Yan scratched his head. "Haha, I see. By the way, Master, I've always wanted to ask what level of cultivation technique the Zhou Tian Jue should be?"

Seeing Huo Yuhao staring at him with a rare look of curiosity on his face, Yao Chen pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. After reaching the Dou Zhe level, the power of this technique is only at the low-level Xuan rank, and its strength is also average. However, its Dou Qi recovery speed is even faster than some Di rank techniques. In addition, its unique recovery ability and ability to refine exotic energy make it, in general, at the beginning stage, it can be considered as the high-level Xuan rank."

"It's not that high, Master, what's all the surprise about?"

Yao Chen flicked him on the forehead, "I haven't finished yet! This cultivation technique is an unprecedented all-attribute technique!"

"All attributes?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise. "Isn't it supposed to be attribute-less? And I've never seen Yu Hao use any attributes other than ice."

"It's not the kind of all-attribute technique you're thinking of," Huo Yuhao said in a deep voice. "When I created this technique, I hoped it would... In short, whatever attribute you possess, it will be converted into a technique of that attribute. It can also draw upon the power of the stars in the heavens to gradually improve the quality of your attributes."

"That's right," Yao Chen continued. "For example, Xiao Yan, your primary attribute is fire. If you cultivate it to a high enough level, your own Dou Qi fire can even rival a different kind of fire. So, this can be considered a cultivation technique that can evolve."

Yao Chen paused, a complex look in his eyes, and said to Xiao Yan, "Actually, this cultivation technique is much safer than the 'Burning Flame Technique,' and its development is not inferior either. Xiao Yan, you..."

"What are you saying, Master? Didn't we make a promise?" Xiao Yan interrupted Yao Chen, grinning as he said, "How can I surpass Yu Hao if I keep practicing his techniques? Once I fuse several different kinds of strange fire, I'll definitely boil his ice!"

"Heh, seventh level of Dou Qi." Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Yan with a mocking smile.

"It's only because you wasted a year; otherwise, I wouldn't be any worse than you!"

"I am currently a nine-star Dou Zhe. Can you recover to Dou Zhe level before I break through? My meager Dou Qi is only at the seventh level."

"You—you just wait! Fortune changes every thirty years, so don't underestimate a young man's potential!"

Yao Chen watched the two bickering, rubbed his slightly moist eyes, and said irritably, "Stop joking around. Xiao Yan, go soak your Foundation Establishment Elixir. Yu Hao, tell me about this medicine cauldron. Low-level alchemists don't need such a large cauldron."

"Oh ho ho ha—!" Xiao Yan let out a monkey-like cry in the Foundation Establishment Elixir. Accompanied by his cry, Huo Yuhao explained the function of the Soul Guidance Device Medicine Cauldron to Yao Chen.

"This is truly an interesting idea. Temperature control, refining, and pill condensation can all be assisted by the core magic array. No wonder you said that you can refine medicine even without fire attributes. With this medicine cauldron, those physicians can also become alchemists. If word gets out..."

Yao Chen didn't continue the topic. He began examining the materials Huo Yuhao had brought for refining "Burning Blood".

Huo Yuhao took out several scrolls with ink still wet and handed them to Yao Chen.

"Teacher, these are some prescriptions I learned before."

"Oh? Let me see. Mystic Water Pill, for enhancing talent. Vitality Pill, pfft, what kind of weird name is that? Spirit Restoration Pill, seems to be for repairing the soul? Creation Pill of Heaven and Earth, huh, quite the boast..."

Yao Chen glanced at the names of several pills, confirming that they were all pills he had never heard of before, and then carefully studied the contents of the pill formulas.

The medicinal liquid became clear. Xiao Yan finished cultivating, raised his head, and carefully rubbed his eyes as if he hadn't woken up yet.

"Have I time-traveled again? How come my master has turned into a monkey?"

Yao Chen jumped around and rushed to Huo Yuhao's side, his voice urgent: "Yuhao, did you create this yourself? This system..."

He breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Huo Yuhao's denial.

"This is at least a legacy passed down through generations, a new alchemy system, a genius idea! We alchemists only focus on the properties of herbs when deducing formulas, how could we not have thought of completely abandoning the limitations of herbs and refining medicine solely based on their properties!"

Coming to his senses, Yao Chen tossed the recipe for the Qiankun Creation Pill back.

"This pill formula won't work; it just piles up precious ingredients and has no value. Yuhao, do you have any other pill formulas that make good use of the medicinal properties?"

"That's all, that's all I remembered."

"Sigh!" Yao Chen looked regretful as he put away the pill formula. Then, his expression changed, and he became smug again.

"Haha, I'm the number one alchemist on the continent. I can master this system quickly. You guys take your time cultivating. I'm going out to find some materials." With that, Yao Chen flew away with the Ancient Flame Ring.

Xiao Yan stared blankly in the direction Yao Chen had flown away, then dipped his finger in water and flicked it at Huo Yuhao.

"Hey! You've fooled Master!"

A grid pattern appeared on Huo Yuhao's forehead as he reached out and pointed at Xiao Yan's basin of water.

"Aww!" Xiao Yan completed multiple species changes in half a day, which makes people marvel at the wonder of evolution!

"Huo Yuhao, you..." After jumping out of the basin, Xiao Yan pounced on Huo Yuhao, determined to avenge the freezing incident.

"Brother Xiao Yan, where have you been these past two days? Uncle Xiao is looking for you."

Xun'er suddenly walked into the woods and saw Xiao Yan shirtless and twisting together with Huo Yuhao. A blush spread to the tips of her ears.

"Brother Xiao Yan, Brother Yu Hao, what are you doing?"

Huo Yuhao vanished from their sight in an instant, leaving Xiao Yan scrambling to put on his clothes, awkwardly saying, "Ah, we...we were wrestling!"

"Wrestling?"

"Yes, this is a secret technique passed down in Shin-Nichiburi. Once I master it, I can beat up alchemists."

"Brother Xiao Yan is saying something nonsensical again. But why is he hitting an alchemist?"