Martial Arts Master in the City

In the blink of an eye, another half hour passed.

Time slipped by without Ye Xiao noticing, as he continued to focus intensely on controlling the Nine Yang True Qi.

Suddenly, Ye Xiao's heart trembled, and then his eyes slowly opened. The Azure Dragon Tripod emitted rays of light, though these rays paled significantly under the electric light.

The rays began to dim gradually until finally they vanished completely, and the Nine Yang True Qi within the Azure Dragon Tripod was entirely depleted.

Phew!

Ye Xiao couldn't help but exhale a breath of turbidity. Refining the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill was truly no joke; Ye Xiao felt that it consumed at least four levels of his Nine Yang True Qi.

Ye Xiao opened the Azure Dragon Tripod, revealing a red, round pill about the size of a marble positioned at the center.

"Is this the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill?" Ye Xiao picked up the red pill, immediately feeling as if he were touching a roasted sweet potato. Fortunately, Ye Xiao's hands could withstand such temperatures.

Ye Xiao's eyes carefully examined the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill. It had been a long time since he was so focused on a single pill; the last time was when he successfully refined his first Heart Cleansing Pill, after many failures. Upon succeeding, he had an urge to shout loudly, and now that feeling returned.

He still wanted to shout, but reason told him not to.

Ye Xiao's thoughts returned to what Liu Wenzhuo had said about events from a hundred or two hundred years ago. Because of this Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill, the previously unknown Mu family rose to prominence.

However, it was also this Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill that forced the Mu family, during its peak, to change entirely.

Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill!

Ye Xiao couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of the world; who could have predicted that a single Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill would possess such tremendous power?

Consuming it could potentially result in a dramatic increase in strength!

Ye Xiao's eyes continued to focus intently on the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill.

Ye Xiao already knew the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill's characteristics from Liu Wenzhuo's words; it could instantly increase power significantly, similar to infusing a game character with abundant experience points.

This really was akin to a cheat.

Thus, Ye Xiao was truly puzzled because he didn't know what might happen upon swallowing this Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill. If it was as Liu Wenzhuo described, then it would be excellent, but what if there was even the slightest deviation?

Deviation!

Ye Xiao couldn't help but sigh; yes, what if there was a deviation?

The Red Dragon Fruit juice had a temperature even higher than burning coal, and Ye Xiao certainly wouldn't dare put burning coal in his mouth; though the Nine Yang Divine Skill was strong, it couldn't withstand high heat.

Since the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill was refined from Red Dragon Fruit juice, if even a tenth of the fruit's energy remained, Ye Xiao's intestines might be burned completely by this Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill.

Ye Xiao thought and thought and finally decided to temporarily set the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill aside until its traits were fully understood; usage could wait until then.

At this moment, Ye Xiao checked the time and discovered it was already past midnight.

"Wow, time sure flies." Ye Xiao remarked aloud, secretly impressed that even using the Azure Dragon Tripod, the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill took about two hours to refine. What would it be like with an ordinary cauldron?

Absolutely unimaginable.

Yet, Ye Xiao felt quite refreshed at the moment, since his energy typically depended on whether his inner power True Qi was full. Despite having used roughly a third of his Nine Yang True Qi, he was still quite energized, and the nature of Nine Yang True Qi was such that the more it was used, the quicker it recovered.

So, after hiding the Dragon Blood Strengthening Pill away, Ye Xiao began refining those low-level herbs.

For Ye Xiao, they were low-level herbs; to outsiders, they would be extremely expensive.

Thanks to the Azure Dragon Tripod, Ye Xiao could refine pills at an incredible speed and even in batches, so despite Zhou Hao bringing a substantial number of herbs, Ye Xiao turned them all into pills overnight.

For some reason, despite having only about two-thirds of the Nine Yang True Qi initially, after a night's refining, the Nine Yang True Qi returned to its peak state.

"Not bad!" Ye Xiao felt a sudden surge of joy.

Refining pills undoubtedly benefited the cultivation of inner power True Qi, and most importantly, Ye Xiao noticed that after this night, his Nine Yang True Qi had become considerably purer.

Right now, Ye Xiao doesn't feel much improvement in the reserves of Nine Yang True Qi within him. Instead, upon reaching the Peak of Xuan Rank, he feels that every time he cultivates or refines medicine, the Nine Yang True Qi inside him becomes increasingly pure. This feeling is like holding a gold mine in his hand, currently being refined into real gold, albeit the refining process is slow.

Ye Xiao has heard of many experts ascending to the Earth Rank, but he himself has always been at the Peak of Xuan Rank. In the Mad God State, he enters Earth Rank in a dazed condition, so he has no idea what it truly feels like to reach Earth Rank.

Around seven o'clock, Ye Xiao hears some sounds outside the room, very faint, yet resembling the clash of a frying pan and spatula.

Ye Xiao moves his legs and feet as he walks out of the room.

At this time, waves of fragrance waft from the kitchen.

So, Ye Xiao walks over, and as he approaches, he realizes that someone is making breakfast in the kitchen, currently stir-frying mushrooms, while a stack of fried eggs is placed beside.

Apparently, the sound of the spatula and frying pan clashing is the sound of frying eggs.

"Smells great!" Ye Xiao compliments.

At this moment, Ye Ziyan, who is earnestly stir-frying, immediately turns her head to look at Ye Xiao. Upon seeing him, she smiles slightly and says, "Brother, you're awake?"

"Not really, I haven't slept yet!" Ye Xiao chuckles, speaking truthfully.

"Ah?" Ye Ziyan, hearing Ye Xiao's words, is immediately surprised and says, "Did you not sleep at all last night?"

"Yeah, Zhou Hao brought quite a bit of medicinal material, so I turned them all into pills over the night since I had nothing else to do," Ye Xiao says with a smile.

Ye Xiao suddenly feels, facing Ye Ziyan, he now always wants to share some truths.

Ye Ziyan hears this, her face immediately turns a bit unpleasant, frowning slightly, she says, "Brother, this absolutely cannot go on!"

"Ah?" Ye Xiao looks at her curiously after hearing Ye Ziyan, and asks, "What's wrong?"

Ye Ziyan looks at Ye Xiao seriously and says, "You don't take care of your body, absolutely can't. You can refine pills during the day; staying up too often is bad for your health. Though you're a Martial Artist, Martial Artists aren't immortal beings either."

Listening to Ye Ziyan's words, Ye Xiao feels a warm surge in his heart, being so cared for, it's truly his first time.

It's not that Ye Xiao hasn't been cared about before, but previously whenever he insisted, others wouldn't say much. It's very rare to have someone like Ye Ziyan, glaring at him as if he had committed a grave mistake.

Ye Xiao doesn't get angry because he understands that Ye Ziyan genuinely cares for him.

"Alright, I got it. I'll be careful in the future," Ye Xiao suddenly smiles again and says, "Ziyan, why do you care so much about me?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao say this, Ye Ziyan's face suddenly turns red and hurriedly says in a somewhat flustered manner, "Hmph, you're my brother, if you really collapse from exhaustion, how will you protect me if someone bullies me later? I'm thinking about myself."

Ye Ziyan deliberately emphasizes the last sentence, and it seems she's stressing the point.

Ye Xiao says "Oh" and then smiles, saying, "Alright, it smells amazing, I need to wash up and have a good breakfast later."

After saying that, Ye Xiao directly goes to the washroom to freshen up.

Watching Ye Xiao leave, Ye Ziyan pats her chest and then thinks to herself, it's normal for a sister to care about her brother, yes, perfectly normal.

Very soon, Wang Luoxin and Cheng Yun also get up one after another.

"Smells so good, Ziyan now truly is a perfect housewife." Wang Luoxin happily walks into the kitchen, watching Ye Ziyan busy doing chores inside.

"Big sister, what are you saying? You're my sisters and brother; it's only right for me to make breakfast for you. One must not harbor any evil thoughts," Ye Ziyan says seriously to Wang Luoxin.

Wang Luoxin chuckles and says, "Alright, alright, big sister spoke wrongly, doesn't that work? Where's that Ye Xiao guy? Not up yet?"

"How is that possible!" A voice sounds behind Wang Luoxin.

Taken by surprise, Wang Luoxin immediately turns around to glare at Ye Xiao, saying, "You, are you a ghost? Walking soundlessly."

Ye Xiao immediately replies, "Hehe, even if I were a ghost, I'd be a very kind ghost. Right, little sister?"

"Little sister?" Cheng Yun says, yawning, and hearing Ye Xiao's words, immediately asks curiously, "What's going on?"

Wang Luoxin then recounts the events of last night, explaining how Ye Xiao and Ye Ziyan became sworn siblings, and specially mentions that Ziyan is now officially named Ye Ziyan.