"Miss, these things he has don't seem like something you'd just stumble upon in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. The medicinal herbs can barely be attributed to luck, but a Dou Skill scroll? This old servant has lived for most of his life and never picked one up."
Only the voice was heard, not the person.
The dark-attributed guard's main characteristic was being elusive.
Xun Er was already used to it and didn't pause her steps when the sudden voice sounded.
"Could it be that Old Ling has forgotten that widely circulated saying? Regardless of how Brother Chen Xiao obtained them, it has nothing to do with us."
On the Dou Qi Continent, there was a saying that went like this:
If one day, you fall off a cliff and into a cave, don't panic. Take two steps forward, and perhaps, you will become a strong practitioner!
After all, the world is vast and full of wonders.
The hidden guard paused slightly, then smiled with relief.
...
In the small house.
Chen Xiao suppressed the urge to directly consume the Ice Spirit Flame Grass and first went to find a Xiao Family Elder.
Showing his face to indicate his return was one reason.
Another reason was to completely put down the unnecessary daily chores.
Before, he had no choice; he had to use labor to exchange for food. The situation was different now; he could support himself.
Therefore, there was no need to waste at least an hour every day.
Using this time to cultivate, read, and broaden his horizons were all better choices.
"The food issue is up to you to resolve yourself. The rent for the house will be waived. My Xiao Family isn't lacking this small plot of land. Also, you're gradually growing up. In the future, whether you stay or leave, you need to consider it more."
"I understand. Thank you, Elder."
After expressing his thanks, Chen Xiao left.
This Elder, named Xiao Shi Yi, was the Xiao Family member he had the most contact with over the years and was quite humane.
In the evening.
Many Xiao Family disciples gathered on the training grounds, discussing Jia Nan Academy with high spirits.
The annual Jia Nan Academy recruitment was a very important event in Wu Tan City. Young men and women from various families considered it an honor to be able to enter Jia Nan Academy.
"Did you all see those students from the recruitment team? They aren't much older, but each one is terrifyingly strong. If I could enter Jia Nan Academy, would I also become as strong as them?"
"That mentor is truly amazing. I feel he's even stronger than the Clan Leader."
"Unfortunately, the recruitment threshold for Jia Nan Academy is too high. I'm only at fiveDuan Dou Zhi Li now. I wonder if I'll be able to meet the requirements in the future?"
"Stop dreaming. Among us, probably only Cousin Xiao Yan will be able to meet the requirements within two or three years!"
Listening to the praise from the girl in the pink dress, Xiao Yan, who was sitting in the center, felt a bit childish but couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
These words were pleasant to hear! He loved hearing them!
But, two or three years?
Why would it take that long!
Xiao Yan, who was already at sevenDuan Dou Zhi Li, scoffed inwardly. Within a year, he would definitely be qualified to enter Jia Nan Academy.
However, whether he would go then, he hadn't decided yet.
Currently, no one from the Xiao Family had entered Jia Nan Academy, which gave Xiao Yan very little understanding of this renowned academy.
On the other side.
Chen Xiao, who greatly admired Jia Nan Academy, was currently sitting cross-legged on his bed with his eyes closed.
He circulated the Ice Emperor Scripture for several cycles until he felt his state was optimal. Only then did Chen Xiao slowly open his eyes.
He looked at the Ice Spirit Flame Grass that had already been washed clean beside him. Chen Xiao no longer hesitated. After picking it up, he swallowed it all down as if eating a snack.
He had specifically looked through the ancient book left by Xun Er. It was indeed as Xun Er said, without any falsehood.
A slightly bitter taste entered his abdomen, and Chen Xiao immediately felt a cold chill spread from within his body to his entire being.
However, thanks to the advantage of his ice attribute, Chen Xiao not only felt no pain but instead felt a refreshing coolness penetrate his heart.
Within just a few breaths, the energy contained in the Ice Spirit Flame Grass began to take effect, causing Chen Xiao's meridians to swell slightly.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao didn't dare to be distracted. He quickly formed cultivation hand seals, then immersed his mind within his body, circulating his cultivation technique to refine this immense fortune.
As Chen Xiao entered a state of cultivation, the energy surging in the surrounding world also subtly accelerated, as if attracted, continuously converging towards the small house.
The energy contained in the Ice Spirit Flame Grass and the continuously surging world energy, combined, made Chen Xiao so busy he didn't know which way was up. He could only desperately circulate the Ice Emperor Scripture to its limit, refining and absorbing.
After being refined by the cultivation technique, this energy slowly transformed into pure Dou Qi, which was finally poured by Chen Xiao into the ice-blue Dou Qi Cyclone within his body.
As streams of powerful Dou Qi were injected, the cyclone, which had been rotating slowly before, suddenly began to rotate at high speed, like a glutton who had tasted sweetness, greedily absorbing the continuously injected Dou Qi.
Faster, faster, even faster...
It seemed to be saying.
Chen Xiao didn't know how long had passed, nor how much newly refined and converted Dou Qi he had injected into that ice-blue cyclone.
Finally, at a certain moment,
Quantity led to qualitative change!
Chen Xiao looked inward and could clearly see that within the ice-blue cyclone, some liquid-like substances had appeared. They were like dewdrops on grass blades in the morning, quietly settled.
One drop, two drops, three drops...
As the ice-blue cyclone absorbed more and more Dou Qi, the number of these dewdrop-like liquids also increased rapidly.
This state continued until the twenty-fifth 'dewdrop' appeared, and only then did it slowly return to calm, the rotation of the cyclone also gradually stopping at this moment.
Chen Xiao suddenly opened his eyes. In an instant, the hair on the back of his head moved without wind, and the clothes on his body puffed up without wind. An aura several times stronger than before suddenly erupted from within him!
Exhaling a light blue cold breath, Chen Xiao leaped off the bed.
Slightly clenching his fist, he immediately felt an unprecedented abundance of power within his body!
After experiencing it for a moment, Chen Xiao exerted force with his fist, while simultaneously his thoughts turned.
In an instant, a dazzling ice-blue Dou Qi, emanating coldness, suddenly appeared. Under Chen Xiao's mental control, it expanded and contracted, slowly adhering to the outside of his clothes.
Looking from the front at this moment, it was as if he had put on an ice-blue gauze garment, which was extremely mystical.
"Is this the Dou Qi Gauze?"
Like someone who had received a new and interesting toy, Chen Xiao examined it repeatedly, constantly moving his limbs and feeling the changes in himself.
On this continent, each cultivation realm was clearly demarcated.
For example, condensing a Dou Qi Cyclone was the mark of becoming a Dou Zhe.
And the Dou Qi Gauze was the signature skill of a Dou Shi!
It could not only change one's appearance but was also extremely practical.
After just a brief moment of feeling, Chen Xiao noticed that with the enhancement of the Dou Qi Gauze, his speed, defense, attack, and so on, had all received a comprehensive boost!
Opening the door, the starry sky was brilliant, and the Xiao Family was completely silent.
Feeling the seemingly inexhaustible strength within him, Chen Xiao turned back into the room, found the "Roar of the Mad Lion", and headed straight for the Back Mountain.
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