Chapter 363 Retreat
The middle-aged man in green robe carefully took the pill, walked off the stage happily amid the envious gazes of the crowd, and found a spacious place in the square to meditate. He didn't dare to go out of the square to take the pill, otherwise if it was robbed, he would have nowhere to complain.

Those who were waiting in the dark, seeing the middle-aged man in green robe being so cautious, could only curse inwardly that it was bad luck. After all, the price of the Huangji Pill had been driven to a sky-high level in the black market.

"Next!" Xiao Yan shouted while looking towards the square with a faint smile.

As Xiao Yan continued to refine medicine, his control over his Dou Qi and soul power became more and more mature. Xiao Yan had a hunch that after he had refined all of the more than a thousand pills, the opportunity to break through to the Dou Zong level would come.

As time passed, more and more people gathered in the square and the periphery. After all, Xiao Yan was refining medicine in the open air this time, and there was no limit on the number of people watching.

When the alchemists heard that they could watch Xiao Yan refine sixth-grade or even seventh-grade pills, they all went to the Black Horn Region. This was a good opportunity to improve their alchemy skills.

Of course, these alchemists did not watch for nothing. After making progress in alchemy, most of them chose to join the Tianxia Association.

Whether it is Xiao Yan's alchemy skills or the strength of the Tianxia Association, they are the strongest in the entire Northwest Continent. Moreover, after so much time has passed, the reputation of the Tianxia Association has become more and more famous, and it has almost conquered all the countries and sects in the Northwest Continent.

Everyone knows that after this incident, the reputation of the Tianxiahui will become even more resounding and will take root in the hearts of people throughout the entire northwestern continent.

After Xiao Yan had refined more than a thousand pills, the Dou Qi in his body could no longer be suppressed and began to riot. The terrifying aura filled the entire square, making it hard for everyone to breathe.

“Are you finally going to break through to Dou Zong?” Xiao Yan curled his lips into a sneer.

Ever since breaking through to the peak of Dou Huang, Xiao Yan has been deliberately suppressing his strength, but after such a long time of refining medicine, he finally can't suppress it anymore.

“This time the medicine refining ends here. Those who haven’t had time to refine it don’t need to be discouraged. Just give the herbs to Ya Fei. Once the pills are refined, I will notify you to come and get them.” Xiao Yan shouted to the people in the square.

Upon hearing this, those who had thought they had lost the chance to refine medicine because of Xiao Yan's breakthrough suddenly smiled happily.

"Okay! Let's go down!" Xiao Yan waved his hand, signaling everyone to go down.

When everyone saw Xiao Yan giving the order, no one dared to disobey.

After everyone left, Xiao Yan waved to Nalan Yanran and said, "Go and invite Medusa, Xiao Yixian, and Yunshan to the hall."

Nalan Yanran knew that Xiao Yan wanted to arrange the affairs of the Tianxia Association before breaking through to the Dou Zong level.

Tianxiahui Hall.

Xiao Yan looked at Medusa and the other two and said, "I am going to a quiet place to break through to the Dou Zong level soon. This breakthrough will take at least two to three months."

"Are you afraid that Soul Palace will come back after you leave?" Little Medical Fairy naturally knew what Xiao Yan was worried about.

Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Yes! This is the only thing I am worried about. I have asked you to stay here all this time because I am afraid that the Soul Palace will attack, but the Soul Palace has not made any move. This is really abnormal."

"The fact that the Soul Palace has not taken any action can only mean that a bigger conspiracy is brewing. Based on my understanding of the Soul Palace, the people of the Soul Palace will never give up. After all, you have eliminated all the bases of the Soul Palace in the northwest continent. This can be said to be the biggest provocation to the Soul Palace." Yunshan said in a deep voice. Hearing this, Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He had been staying in the Tianxiahui to make pills, one to guard against the attack of the Soul Palace, and the other to wait for Yao Lao to wake up. However, it has been more than a year, and Yao Lao still has no signs of coming out of retreat.

What made Xiao Yan even more helpless was that he was about to go into seclusion to break through. If the people from the Soul Palace attacked at this time, it would be fatal.

"What are you afraid of? With your two puppets at the peak of Dou Zong level, plus the three of us, can we not protect the Tianxia Association? Besides, aren't there so many Dou Huangs here? With the formation you have set up, even if a Dou Zun strongman comes to attack, he will not be able to escape harm." Medusa said disdainfully when she saw Xiao Yan was still hesitating.

"Yes! A breakthrough is still the most important thing. If you don't seize this opportunity and miss it, it will be troublesome to break through again in the future." This time, the Little Medical Fairy did not refute Medusa, but also spoke to comfort her.

"Don't worry about breaking through! We will help you defend this world. Besides, it's not a coincidence that the Soul Palace sent people to attack you just after you left. Zhongzhou is still some distance away from the northwest continent. Even if we rush, it will take 20 to 30 days." Yunshan also spoke to comfort him.

Xiao Yan nodded when he heard the three people say this. If he could break through to the Dou Zong level earlier, he would be more confident in dealing with the Soul Palace.

"You must remember that saving your own life is the most important thing. I don't want you to get yourself hurt for the sake of Tianxia Association. This will go against the original intention of my founding Tianxia Association." Xiao Yan looked at Medusa and the other two and warned.

Hearing this, Medusa and the other two looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes. At this moment, they really wanted to beat Xiao Yan up, but they also knew that Xiao Yan was just that kind of person, so they could only nod and agree helplessly.

Xiao Yan naturally had no idea what the three of them were thinking at this moment, otherwise he would never have left so easily.

After leaving, Xiao Yan found a secluded place, dug a cave and walked in, because breaking through the Dou Zong level requires a lot of heaven and earth power, and the amount of heaven and earth energy also determines the time it takes to break through the Dou Zong level.

However, what Xiao Yan lacks now is time. He wishes he could break through to the Dou Zong level immediately, but he also knows that this is impossible.

It was definitely too late to find a place with abundant energy in heaven and earth at this time. Xiao Yan also knew a few places with abundant energy, but unfortunately they were too far away. It would take half a year just to go back and forth.

However, there is a way to quickly break through to the Dou Zong level, and that is to use elixirs. The elixir that is most suitable for Xiao Yan to break through to the Dou Zong level is naturally the Po Zong Pill.

Xiao Yan refined quite a few pills like the Sect Breaking Pill, and also kept a few of the best quality ones for himself.

Xiao Yan was seen sitting cross-legged on the ground, taking out a pill from the storage ring and putting it into his mouth. As soon as the pill entered his stomach, it turned into streams of rich and pure energy that flowed along his meridians into his limbs and bones.

Xiao Yan's body was like a bottomless pit; no matter how much energy entered it, it would be quickly digested.

As the internal skills were running rapidly, the energy from the outside world was constantly being refined into pure energy and entering Xiao Yan's body. Although this amount of energy could not be compared with the energy of the Sect Breaking Pill, it was more continuous.

As endless energy poured into Xiao Yan's body, the aura emanating from Xiao Yan became more and more terrifying. His entire body was wrapped in rich energy, looking extremely magical.

When Xiao Yan was about to break through to the Dou Zong level, a disaster quietly struck.

(End of this chapter)