In the room, Xiao Yi applied some antiseptic medicine to the comatose Yiyi, finally allowing his heart to settle.
The medicine had been obtained from the Third Elder before returning from the Council Hall.
Xiao Yi completely shed his previous rascal demeanor, his face turning cold and ruthless, "I must quickly improve my cultivation. Otherwise, with the sinister nature of Xiao Ruohan and his son, they’ll certainly send more conspiracies my way."
In this world, martial arts were revered. As long as one possessed enough strength, all schemes would shatter beneath one’s fist.
He had never told the Third Elder about Xiao Ruohan hiring an assassin to kill him.
After all, no one would believe it if he did tell.
Moreover, what made Xiao Ruohan’s cunning so insidious was the fact that he had chosen tonight for Yangg Fu to strike.
With Xiao Yi’s cleverness and his years of experience among the underworld on Earth, witnessing all manner of despicable deeds, he had nearly guessed the entire plot of Xiao Ruohan and his son.
If he had been successfully assassinated by Yangg Fu at that time, even if the news spread, Xiao Ruohan and his son could immediately clear themselves of suspicion.
After all, during the entire day’s meeting, they were discussing stripping him of his position as Young Master, clearly targeting him.
If he were to be assassinated at such a time, their suspicion would be the greatest.
Then, when the time came, all elders and deacons would think that Xiao Ruohan and his son would never be so foolish as to make such a move.
Knowing they’d fall under greatest suspicion, they would never do such a thing. Obviously not.
Xiao Ruohan had precisely captured normal people’s way of thinking, which is why he particularly chose tonight for Yangg Fu to assassinate Xiao Yi.
That was also why Xiao Yi didn’t mention tonight’s assassination attempt at the Council Hall. After all, speaking out would be futile.
Another point was that Xiao Ruohan and his son were forcing him to choose between "the position of Young Master" and "cultivation opportunity" as part of their scheme.
Normally, his position as Young Master was in name only, without any real authority, so it would be better to keep a "cultivation opportunity" which would allow him to enter Purple Cloud Cave to cultivate and enhance his own power.
But in truth, once he gave up the position of Young Master, without that "tiger’s skin," Xiao Ruohan and his son would definitely find a hundred unfounded ways to strip him of his "cultivation opportunity" as well within half a month.
This conspiracy was interlinked and incredibly hard to guard against.
Of course, Xiao Ruohan and his son had made good calculations.
But Xiao Yi saw through their intentions at a glance, which is why he resolutely refused to back down tonight and even played the rascal, adamantly citing clan rules.
"These two cunning bastards, piling one scheme after another onto my head. Good, very good, just wait for me. Once I’ve enhanced my cultivation, I’ll settle all these scores with you one by one," cold murderous intent showed in Xiao Yi’s eyes.
Whenever Xiao Yi showed this look, it meant he had already branded a death mark on his ’target’.
At this moment, Xiao Yi took out Yangg Fu’s Qiankun Bag from his bosom.
Inside there was a bunch of miscellaneous items: poison, nightwear, weapons, food, and so on.
Besides these, there was also several hundred taels of silver, twenty Body Tempering Pills, and one Postnatal Pill.
"This fortune is indeed substantial," Xiao Yi nodded satisfactorily.
The Postnatal Pill was Second-grade Elixir, only those at or above Second-grade Alchemist could refine it, making it extremely precious.
Like the Body Tempering Pill, it was a type of Elixir that could speed up a martial artist’s cultivation rate.
However, the Body Tempering Pill was used by Mortal Realm Warriors; the Postnatal Pill was for Postnatal Realm Martial Artists; the contained medicinal power between the two was vastly different.
Without further thought, Xiao Yi immediately took the time to cultivate, swallowing the Body Tempering Pills.
Under the absorption of the Ice Phoenix Sword Martial Soul, the pure medicinal power of the Body Tempering Pill swiftly coursed through his limbs, transforming into True Qi. A portion tempered his body, while the other was absorbed by his Dantian.
Within the Mortal Realm, in addition to Body Refinement, one had to temper the Dantian.
When a martial artist reached Mortal Realm Ninth Layer, if they wished to break through to the Postnatal Realm, they must condense a Qi Pill.
The so-called Qi Pill is forged by tempering the Dantian with True Qi, making the Dantian more solid and robust, eventually transforming it into a Qi Pill.
Once the Qi Pill is condensed, the Postnatal is achieved.
One minute later, ten Body Tempering Pills had been fully absorbed. His realm broke through from Mortal Realm Second Layer to Mortal Realm Third Layer.
At Mortal Realm First Layer, breaking through to the Second Layer only required three Body Tempering Pills.
Now, breaking through to the Third Layer required ten.
"Indeed, the martial arts cultivation gets tougher as one progresses, and the True Qi needed for breakthroughs becomes increasingly immense," Xiao Yi murmured to himself.
When the remaining ten Body Tempering Pills were fully absorbed, the True Qi inside his body became much more abundant, yet he still hadn’t achieved a breakthrough.
Other ordinary martial artists would need at least ten days and nights to fully absorb twenty Body Tempering Pills. Factoring in rest periods, it might take twenty days or even longer to fully absorb them all.
And considering Mortal Realm warriors’ limited physical endurance and their Martial Souls’ inability to absorb without interruption for a long time, this period would be stretched to several months.
But with the aid of the Ice Phoenix Sword Martial Soul, Xiao Yi easily bypassed these limitations.
"Next, it’s time to test the effect of the Postnatal Pill," Xiao Yi brought out the last Elixir.
The Postnatal Pill was for Postnatal Realm Martial Artists to consume.
Five minutes after swallowing the pill, its medicinal power was completely absorbed. The medicinal strength of a single Postnatal Pill was even more potent than the combined power of ten Body Tempering Pills.
His realm broke through to Mortal Realm Fourth Layer.
"With my Xingyi Five Extremes, when I reach Mortal Realm Fifth Layer, I should be able to defeat martial artists at Mortal Realm Sixth Layer," Xiao Yi thought to himself.
Since he would participate in the clan’s competition in half a month and had also made an agreement with Xiao Ruohan, he naturally had to consider this matter.