After the banquet ended, Xiao Yan escorted Xun'er back to her room and returned to his own.
"This little girl is clingy at this age."
Xiao Yan lightly massaged his forehead. Girls of this age were full of curiosity and chatter, often behaving very clingily.
Though Xun'er was a genius of the Ancient Clan, she was still just a child at this stage.
Xiao Yan could not show the slightest impatience.
A girl willing to confide so much of her heart clearly considered him important.
A gentle smile played on Xiao Yan's lips as he removed his ink-colored robe, revealing his bruised young body beneath.
Every movement tugged slightly at his bruises, but for him, that pain was negligible.
He stepped slowly into the wooden basin filled with the Foundation-Building Divine Liquid, letting the icy water soothe his sore, swollen body, and sighed in relief.
"Even with all the treasures from my previous life, I am still extremely weak.
Facing the Soul Clan is like being an ant.
The urgent task is to quickly increase my strength. At fifteen, I still have three full years—let's see how much I can improve in that time."
Exhaling, Xiao Yan focused entirely on training.
The Foundation-Building Divine Liquid was a formula he had developed during his Dou Di days. Its quality far surpassed the original Foundation-Building Liquid, not only enhancing Dou Qi cultivation but also repairing the body and strengthening the physique.
Combined with tens of thousands of years of experience, Xiao Yan's cultivation speed was several times faster than in his previous life.
This speed stemmed from deliberately refining his fundamentals, honing his Dou Qi to be purer and stronger.
Night fell, the silver moonlight occasionally streaming through the trees, illuminating the young man's body.
With each breath, gentle energies flowed into Xiao Yan's body.
Some seeped into bruised tissues, healing and fortifying his body, while the rest was refined within him, eventually forming strands of Dou Qi.
Over the next few days, Xiao Yan maintained a strict routine: training his body during the day, cultivating Dou Qi at night, and refining his soul through visualization techniques.
Such near-madness would overwhelm most even powerful cultivators, but Xiao Yan's eyes remained calm, like a machine dedicated solely to training.
"Cultivating at such a frenzied pace… at this speed, he'll recover to Dou Zhe soon.
If everything goes as he says, this time I might just win effortlessly."
In the Xiao family's back mountain, the ethereal figure of Medicine Elder observed silently. Seeing the boy's unwavering expression stirred a rare emotion within him.
Days passed, and Xiao Yan's body grew ever stronger.
His once unremarkable arms and legs gained subtle muscle, his posture straighter. Beneath his ink-colored robe, faint lines of strength began to show.
During the same seven days, his Dou Qi continued to expand.
Even Medicine Elder could not help but shake his head at the terrifying pace.
Under the moonlight, Xiao Yan sat cross-legged in the wooden basin, letting the jade-like liquid nourish his body.
Each rise and fall of his chest drew in subtle energies, converting them into Dou Qi and releasing them gradually.
As the moon faded and sunlight touched the horizon, Xiao Yan's eyes snapped open.
"Dou Qi, Stage Four… done!"
Feeling the Dou Qi filling his body, a smile curved Xiao Yan's lips.
From Stage Three to Stage Four, it had taken him only seven days....a speed that would shock anyone who knew.
"Perfect, today is the Dou Qi test. I wonder how they'll react when they see my strength recovering."
Although Xiao Yan didn't dwell on past slights, seeing their expressions would be entertaining.
"Enough for today."
With the rising sun, Xiao Yan dressed and had breakfast before heading toward the Magic Stone Test Monument.
The sky was bright by the time he finished. More than a dozen young members of the Xiao family were already waiting quietly at the test site.
Even with half an hour to go, they had arrived early, showing how much they valued this test.
"Xiao Yan!"
As he stepped onto the test ground, a sharp shout rang out.
A pair of long, jade-like legs strode toward him with confident steps.
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