The moon was bright and the stars were few. After instructing his father on the usage of the Fire-Tipped Spear and the Flame Spirit Eagle Emperor, Xiao Yan slowly walked towards his residence.
More than two years had passed since he left, but everything around seemed to have undergone little change.
However, Xiao Yan, with his usually keen observation, still noticed some differences in this seemingly ordinary environment.
Though subtle, these details allowed Xiao Yan to further comprehend the effects of time, and his understanding of the Heavenly Flame Life Spirit Flame deepened slightly.
"Young Master is back."
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard gate, Xiao Yan heard a chorus of pleasant voices, full of surprise.
Immediately following, the scent of cosmetics wafted towards him, and four girls of varying sizes surrounded him like a gust of wind.
Unlike the almost unchanged plants, rocks, and mountains, Xiao Yan immediately noticed the significant changes in the four girls.
The four girls gathered around him, looking at his handsome face, which had gained some maturity and composure compared to more than two years ago, and they couldn't help but feel a little mesmerized.
Xiao Yan wore a black robe, which appeared particularly mysterious and noble under the bright moonlight. His black hair gently fluttered in the wind, adding to the enigmatic aura.
"Young Master, are you hungry?" Chun Ying asked in a clear, crisp voice, like pearls falling onto a jade plate, extremely pleasant to hear.
Xiao Yan shook his head slightly. Chun Ying had become even more delicate and beautiful, her smile like a spring flower just beginning to bloom, possessing a natural captivating charm. She was a rare beauty in the world.
Walking towards the room with the four girls, Xiao Yan said with a smile, "It's been so long since you've served anyone. Tonight, I'll have to thoroughly check if your skills have declined."
The four girls originally had ordinary talent, but after his training and the nurturing of his exquisite techniques, they had long turned the ordinary into the extraordinary. Although the four girls were still young, they had already reached the level of Great Dou Master.
If they were to obtain a powerful cultivation technique suitable for their physiques, he believed this potential could help them reach even higher levels.
"There's a distinguished guest coming tomorrow, and Madam forbade us from playing around with you," Chun Ying said, leading forward a delicate girl. "Let this little one serve Young Master."
The girl who entered was younger than the other four, dressed in a light green, elegant outfit. Her figure was petite, but she had developed quite maturely in some strange way, though she still looked slightly immature.
She had a lovely, delicate oval face, like a beautiful porcelain doll, and her timid appearance, like a frightened little rabbit, couldn't help but evoke a feeling of pity in people's hearts.
"She is?" Xiao Yan was slightly stunned when he first saw the green-clad girl, then asked with a hint of doubt.
The cute girl stood nervously beside Chun Ying, hesitating slightly before saying, "Young Master, I… I am Qing Lin."
Chun Ying added, "Young Masters Xiao Li and Xiao Ding brought her back home from a very far place."
Xiao Yan suddenly remembered that when he went to Stone Desert City before, he hadn't found this little girl Qing Lin, so he had asked his second brother and the others to find a way to adopt children of Snake-People and humans. He hadn't expected them to bring her directly home.
Could it be that the gift mentioned in his second brother's last letter was Qing Lin?! This thought surfaced, and Xiao Yan couldn't help but be greatly surprised. This was truly an extraordinary treasure he had been given.
"Are you my maids, or my mother's maids?" Xiao Yan helplessly waved his hand at the four exceptionally obedient girls. "All of you go. Qing Lin, stay."
Patting Qing Lin's shoulder, Chun Ying led the others out of the room.
Looking at Qing Lin, who was nervously rubbing her white fingers on her bulging stomach, Xiao Yan said gently and casually, "Go take a bath first."
Qing Lin obediently nodded and walked towards the bathroom. Her gaze followed Qing Lin's slender waist, so delicate it seemed a mere handful could encompass it. Her movements as she walked were like the alluring twists of a beautiful snake.
Xiao Yan slowly followed. He wanted to see what was so special about this Jade-Green Three-Flower Pupils.
Mist filled the air. Qing Lin shyly took off her clothes, leaving only a thin undergarment. Her small hands trembled slightly as she washed Xiao Yan's body.
Closing his eyes to enjoy the moment, Xiao Yan gently stroked Qing Lin's small head. Then, under her somewhat dazed and fearful gaze, he lifted the fabric on her arm, revealing the blue-green snake scales beneath.
"Such beautiful scales," Xiao Yan said with delight, stroking them with his fingers. "No wonder they feel so cool."
Hearing this, Qing Lin was stunned. Since she was born, Xiao Yan was the first person to praise her scales, which even she was a little afraid of, as beautiful…
"Young Master, aren't you afraid?" Qing Lin asked timidly.
"Even terrifying magical beasts that would make ordinary people's legs go weak, I've raised several of them, let alone a little thing like you," Xiao Yan chuckled softly, then half-embraced the little girl. "Let me give you a good body check."
Qing Lin silently nodded, not daring to move at all.
This saved Xiao Yan a lot of effort. When he used to nurture Yun Yun's meridians, she would almost convulse after a short while, her body trembling violently.
After accidentally entering the microscopic world within his body, Xiao Yan had new insights into nurturing meridians and improving talent.
Improving physical fitness and building a foundation shouldn't be something done in one stage and then finished. Instead, it should be a long-term, continuous cultivation.
After spending most of the day with his father Xiao Zhan upon returning, Xiao Yan's understanding of this deepened even further.
He even had the prototype of a special cultivation technique in mind.
It would focus on refining impurities in the body, strengthening physical fitness, and relying on the technique to continuously evolve one's cultivation talent on the path of cultivation, achieving incredible effects.
Whether it was a Dou Di or an absolute powerhouse, their growth shouldn't only be achievable by those with top-tier bloodlines or special races.
Activating the secret technique "Vajra Four Directions", Xiao Yan's fingers glowed with a brilliant golden light as he performed the exquisite nurturing techniques, carefully sliding them over Qing Lin's delicate skin.
This set of combined effects could not only strengthen Qing Lin's meridians but also purify the impurities in her body, making it easier for her to sense the energy of heaven and earth.
Under the comforting touch of Xiao Yan's warm fingers, the nervousness in Qing Lin's heart gradually disappeared without a trace. She felt as comfortable as a puddle of mud, wishing she could forever melt into this broad embrace.
As the pure energy flowed through her meridians, three extremely tiny, emerald green dots gradually appeared deep within Qing Lin's pair of watery eyes.
His gaze met these three eerie green pupils, and Xiao Yan suddenly felt his mind slightly dazed. It was a moment later before he regained his senses.
Seeing the main event appear, Xiao Yan focused his attention on this pair of special and strange pupils that even Venerable Tianhuo had called the number one in the world.
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The derivative work of Battle Through the Heavens is handled by a major international company. The scope is unusual. There are few beautiful models; the pursuit is recognizability.
(That pile of modeling is really too ugly.)
Anyone with good pictures can contribute them to the book review section, or I'll find some decent AI-generated ones next time.
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