Seeing that Xiao Shan was not blinded by the pill's effect, Xiao Ming nodded with satisfaction and said, "Indeed, it's not that simple."
"Although this pill can make one's strength soar to the early stages of the Dou King realm, the strength obtained by taking this pill is obtained by overdrawing one's life potential, therefore, the person who swallows this pill will only have three years of life left."
Xiao Shan's face paled upon hearing the side effects of the pill, so he smiled bitterly and said.
"Cousin, you're not taking this out because you want me to take this pill, are you? Although the strength of a Dou King is tempting, I haven't lived long enough, my family is counting on me to carry on the family lineage, and these three years of life are too short."
"Do you really think I would do that to you?" said Xiao Ming, pretending to be offended.
Xiao Shan laughed at his words; he actually knew that Xiao Ming would not let him take that pill at the cost of shortening his lifespan.
"I gave you this pill because you will stay in the clan a lot in the future, so you can have it in case of emergency. That green-colored pill is the Deep Green Longevity Pill, which can increase life expectancy by ten years, so if an accident happens, whoever you give this pill to, will be able to live for a longer time, and if they are able to cultivate up to Dou Emperor during that time, the aftereffects of this Life Devouring Pill will naturally dissipate."
Xiao Shan was moved when he heard those words, wasn't this a quick shortcut to Dou Emperor?
"Then can I take this pill?"
"Naturally, you can, however, I'm not suggesting you to do so." Xiao Ming said.
"This Life Devouring Pill increases strength at the cost of consuming one's own life force, and even with the Deep Green Longevity Pill that increases life expectancy, it is very difficult to reach Dou Emperor in those thirteen years."
Xiao Ming was not talking nonsense, there were dozens of Dou Kings in the Jia Ma Empire, but there were only four known Dou Emperors.
The Jia Nan Academy also had dozens of Dou Kings, but not many Dou Emperors either.
One could imagine how difficult it was to go from Dou King to Dou Emperor.
Xiao Shan's talent was not bad, but he was not as good as the people who had reached Dou King.
That was why Xiao Ming had said that, and overdrawing his life force would cause some damage to his body.
This was also the reason why Xiao Ming had the Life Devouring Pill before, but he didn't use it as a quick method.
"Er... right." Hearing this, Xiao Shan smiled and added, "However, there is no need for you to give this pill to the clan, with your status, I fear that in the Jia Ma Empire no one would dare to touch our Xiao family, and with brother Xue Tian guarding the clan, there is also no need to fear if someone comes with bad intentions."
"Normally it would be like that." Xiao Ming nodded, "But no one can guarantee that there won't be any accidents. As for Xue Tian, it is difficult to hold the fort alone, in case someone uses the trick of moving the tiger away from the mountain, that would be a disaster, I don't want to see a ruined clan the next time I return."
Xiao Shan was a little confused, 'An accident, what kind of accident could there be, wasn't cousin Xiao Ming a little too cautious?'
Xiao Ming's worries were naturally because of the Misty Cloud Sect and Hall of Souls.
Now that Xiao Yan had made a three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran, who knew if he would be discovered by the Hall of Souls, as Yao Lao himself was also a target of the Hall of Souls.
It was possible that Xiao Yan could escape, but the Xiao family might not.
The monk could flee, but not the temple.
Xiao Ming could only explain this to Xiao Shan in a way that was a precautionary measure.
Thinking of the dangers the Xiao family might face in the future, Xiao Ming frowned and took out three more pill bottles from his ring.
Xiao Shan blinked and asked, "Er, this is?"
"These are two more Life Devouring Pills, and one Fighting Spirit Pill. These Life Devouring Pills were obtained by me by chance, and these are the only ones, the Fighting Spirit Pill was refined when I was practicing at Jia Nan Academy, you can send it to Xue Tian later, and you can keep the Life Devouring Pills and use them according to your own arrangements, however, I no longer have any Deep Green Longevity Pill to spare, so remember to plan carefully."
"This isn't necessary, is it?" Xiao Shan said while scratching his cheek. "One is enough, a seventh-tier pill is too precious! Wouldn't it be better to keep them for yourself?".
"No big deal, these pills are of no use to me, even if I take them out to trade, they will depreciate a lot because of the side effects, so it's better to keep them in the family." Xiao Ming waved his hand and said.
Indeed, as Xiao Ming had said, this pill was of little use to him, and taking it out to trade might not be as appealing as the Zong Breaking Pill.
"This... okay."
Although Xiao Shan had some doubts, he still stuffed the pills into his storage ring.
After putting the pills away, Xiao Shan asked, "You suddenly gave me these things, are you going out again?"
"Mm." Xiao Ming nodded, "I can't stay in the clan all the time, I plan to leave the clan in the next two days, and after I finish taking care of some matters, I will make a trip back to Jia Nan Academy, in short, I won't stay in the clan for a long time, so the clan will still need more of you to protect it."
"Sigh, you are so talented, and with the achievements you have at your age, it is really impossible for you to stay in the Jia Ma Empire all the time."
There wasn't much Xiao Shan could say about Xiao Ming's decision, after all, the Jia Ma Empire was indeed too small for Xiao Ming.
In Xiao Shan's opinion, perhaps only the Central Plains mentioned by his Jia Nan Academy classmates would be Xiao Ming's stage.
Xiao Ming smiled and took out two more bottles of pills from his storage ring.
This time it wasn't any high-tier pills, but the reward promised to Xiao Yu and Xiao Hu when they returned to the clan last time.
What was promised, naturally, he could not forget, and he might not have time in the future, so it was better to let Xiao Shan supervise and distribute them on his behalf.
Xiao Shan received the pills and talked to Xiao Ming about a few more things before leaving.
The next day.
Xiao Ming was seen taking a sleepy Zi Yan from the Xiao family and flying to the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
...
Near Wu Tan City, the nearest town to the Magic Beast Mountain Range was called Qingshan Town, also known as Magic Beast Town because of its proximity to the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
The majority of the people within this small town were naturally mercenaries who spent their days feeding their blades with blood.
They would go in groups, arm in arm, drooling in the streets, arguing with impunity about where the women of the town tasted better, where the wine was stronger, and where the magical beasts were fiercer.
Walking along the stone-paved streets, the young Xiao Ming and the enchanting Zi Yan naturally attracted many strange glances.
Xiao Ming just ignored them and pulled Zi Yan down the street slowly, as if he was looking for something.
On both sides of the street were many stores, and because of their location, they were quite popular.
Xiao Ming scanned the brightly lit stores with his eyes, and when his gaze landed on a spacious medicinal herb store, he stopped dead in his tracks.
Without hesitation, he led Zi Yan directly to this medicinal herb store, which was known as the Thousand Medicine House.
When he entered the spacious store, it was illuminated by the moonlit stones hanging on the walls as if it was daytime.
At that time, the store was quite crowded and the sales clerks were very busy, so there was no one to attend to Xiao Ming and Zi Yan, who had just entered.
Seeing that Xiao Shan was not blinded by the pill's effect, Xiao Ming nodded with satisfaction and said, "Indeed, it's not that simple."
"Although this pill can make one's strength soar to the early stages of the Dou King realm, the strength obtained by taking this pill is obtained by overdrawing one's life potential, therefore, the person who swallows this pill will only have three years of life left."
Xiao Shan's face paled upon hearing the side effects of the pill, so he smiled bitterly and said.
"Cousin, you're not taking this out because you want me to take this pill, are you? Although the strength of a Dou King is tempting, I haven't lived long enough, my family is counting on me to carry on the family lineage, and these three years of life are too short."
"Do you really think I would do that to you?" said Xiao Ming, pretending to be offended.
Xiao Shan laughed at his words; he actually knew that Xiao Ming would not let him take that pill at the cost of shortening his lifespan.
"I gave you this pill because you will stay in the clan a lot in the future, so you can have it in case of emergency. That green-colored pill is the Deep Green Longevity Pill, which can increase life expectancy by ten years, so if an accident happens, whoever you give this pill to, will be able to live for a longer time, and if they are able to cultivate up to Dou Emperor during that time, the aftereffects of this Life Devouring Pill will naturally dissipate."
Xiao Shan was moved when he heard those words, wasn't this a quick shortcut to Dou Emperor?
"Then can I take this pill?"
"Naturally, you can, however, I'm not suggesting you to do so." Xiao Ming said.
"This Life Devouring Pill increases strength at the cost of consuming one's own life force, and even with the Deep Green Longevity Pill that increases life expectancy, it is very difficult to reach Dou Emperor in those thirteen years."
Xiao Ming was not talking nonsense, there were dozens of Dou Kings in the Jia Ma Empire, but there were only four known Dou Emperors.
The Jia Nan Academy also had dozens of Dou Kings, but not many Dou Emperors either.
One could imagine how difficult it was to go from Dou King to Dou Emperor.
Xiao Shan's talent was not bad, but he was not as good as the people who had reached Dou King.
That was why Xiao Ming had said that, and overdrawing his life force would cause some damage to his body.
This was also the reason why Xiao Ming had the Life Devouring Pill before, but he didn't use it as a quick method.
"Er... right." Hearing this, Xiao Shan smiled and added, "However, there is no need for you to give this pill to the clan, with your status, I fear that in the Jia Ma Empire no one would dare to touch our Xiao family, and with brother Xue Tian guarding the clan, there is also no need to fear if someone comes with bad intentions."
"Normally it would be like that." Xiao Ming nodded, "But no one can guarantee that there won't be any accidents. As for Xue Tian, it is difficult to hold the fort alone, in case someone uses the trick of moving the tiger away from the mountain, that would be a disaster, I don't want to see a ruined clan the next time I return."
Xiao Shan was a little confused, 'An accident, what kind of accident could there be, wasn't cousin Xiao Ming a little too cautious?'
Xiao Ming's worries were naturally because of the Misty Cloud Sect and Hall of Souls.
Now that Xiao Yan had made a three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran, who knew if he would be discovered by the Hall of Souls, as Yao Lao himself was also a target of the Hall of Souls.
It was possible that Xiao Yan could escape, but the Xiao family might not.
The monk could flee, but not the temple.
Xiao Ming could only explain this to Xiao Shan in a way that was a precautionary measure.
Thinking of the dangers the Xiao family might face in the future, Xiao Ming frowned and took out three more pill bottles from his ring.
Xiao Shan blinked and asked, "Er, this is?"
"These are two more Life Devouring Pills, and one Fighting Spirit Pill. These Life Devouring Pills were obtained by me by chance, and these are the only ones, the Fighting Spirit Pill was refined when I was practicing at Jia Nan Academy, you can send it to Xue Tian later, and you can keep the Life Devouring Pills and use them according to your own arrangements, however, I no longer have any Deep Green Longevity Pill to spare, so remember to plan carefully."
"This isn't necessary, is it?" Xiao Shan said while scratching his cheek. "One is enough, a seventh-tier pill is too precious! Wouldn't it be better to keep them for yourself?".
"No big deal, these pills are of no use to me, even if I take them out to trade, they will depreciate a lot because of the side effects, so it's better to keep them in the family." Xiao Ming waved his hand and said.
Indeed, as Xiao Ming had said, this pill was of little use to him, and taking it out to trade might not be as appealing as the Zong Breaking Pill.
"This... okay."
Although Xiao Shan had some doubts, he still stuffed the pills into his storage ring.
After putting the pills away, Xiao Shan asked, "You suddenly gave me these things, are you going out again?"
"Mm." Xiao Ming nodded, "I can't stay in the clan all the time, I plan to leave the clan in the next two days, and after I finish taking care of some matters, I will make a trip back to Jia Nan Academy, in short, I won't stay in the clan for a long time, so the clan will still need more of you to protect it."
"Sigh, you are so talented, and with the achievements you have at your age, it is really impossible for you to stay in the Jia Ma Empire all the time."
There wasn't much Xiao Shan could say about Xiao Ming's decision, after all, the Jia Ma Empire was indeed too small for Xiao Ming.
In Xiao Shan's opinion, perhaps only the Central Plains mentioned by his Jia Nan Academy classmates would be Xiao Ming's stage.
Xiao Ming smiled and took out two more bottles of pills from his storage ring.
This time it wasn't any high-tier pills, but the reward promised to Xiao Yu and Xiao Hu when they returned to the clan last time.
What was promised, naturally, he could not forget, and he might not have time in the future, so it was better to let Xiao Shan supervise and distribute them on his behalf.
Xiao Shan received the pills and talked to Xiao Ming about a few more things before leaving.
The next day.
Xiao Ming was seen taking a sleepy Zi Yan from the Xiao family and flying to the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
...
Near Wu Tan City, the nearest town to the Magic Beast Mountain Range was called Qingshan Town, also known as Magic Beast Town because of its proximity to the Magic Beast Mountain Range.
The majority of the people within this small town were naturally mercenaries who spent their days feeding their blades with blood.
They would go in groups, arm in arm, drooling in the streets, arguing with impunity about where the women of the town tasted better, where the wine was stronger, and where the magical beasts were fiercer.
Walking along the stone-paved streets, the young Xiao Ming and the enchanting Zi Yan naturally attracted many strange glances.
Xiao Ming just ignored them and pulled Zi Yan down the street slowly, as if he was looking for something.
On both sides of the street were many stores, and because of their location, they were quite popular.
Xiao Ming scanned the brightly lit stores with his eyes, and when his gaze landed on a spacious medicinal herb store, he stopped dead in his tracks.
Without hesitation, he led Zi Yan directly to this medicinal herb store, which was known as the Thousand Medicine House.
When he entered the spacious store, it was illuminated by the moonlit stones hanging on the walls as if it was daytime.
At that time, the store was quite crowded and the sales clerks were very busy, so there was no one to attend to Xiao Ming and Zi Yan, who had just entered.
