Chapter 6: Fighter
After returning to the Xiao family, the two parted ways. Xiao Ling walked towards his own courtyard, intending to break through the Fighter level first and then learn the Suction Palm.
Arriving in his room and sitting on the training cushion, Xiao Ling, with a thought, took out the Qi Gathering Powder he had extracted from Gu He from the system space.
The bottle mouth tilted slightly, and a longan-sized pill with a completely emerald green color poured out. He raised his hand to his nose and sniffed it. A refreshing fragrance drifted into his mind, and he felt a hundred times more energetic.
"It is worthy of being a fourth-grade pill. It is truly extraordinary." Xiao Ling did not sigh too much. He licked his lips and raised his hand to put the pill into his mouth.
The pill melted in his mouth, turning into a cool energy that rushed into Xiao Ling's body. After a moment, the medicinal power of the pill flowed through his body, and he felt a strong fighting spirit.
Without hesitation, Xiao Ling formed a cultivation hand seal. His breathing gradually steadied, and he felt the Dou Qi within him. Driven by his soul power, it entwined with the pure medicinal energy and began to absorb and refine it.
A sudden gust of wind blew through the dimly lit room, causing Xiao Ling's clothes to flutter without a trace of wind. Wisps of pale white Dou Qi in the air permeated Xiao Ling's body.
Maintaining his concentration, Xiao Ling, relying on his powerful soul power, systematically channeled each strand of Dou Qi. His exceptional soul perception prevented him from experiencing the throbbing pain and swelling in his veins that would normally occur during a breakthrough. The process was remarkably smooth.
Within him, the Dou Qi enveloped masses of pure green energy. As it gradually refined the green medicinal liquid, the pale white Dou Qi gradually increased, steadily replenishing the Dou Qi within him.
As the Dou Qi within him refined the medicinal energy and absorbed the Dou Qi outside him, Xiao Ling's body gradually filled all eight extraordinary meridians.
Continuing to refine the pure energy within his body, he felt the medicinal power slowly diminish. The Dou Qi within him seemed to have reached a critical point, unable to increase further.
Feeling a pain radiate through his body, his tendons twitching slightly, Xiao Ling knew the time had come and formed a strange hand seal.
As Xiao Ling's hand seal shifted, the surging Dou Qi within him, as if drawn by a fierce suction force, began to rapidly contract towards his lower abdomen.
As the Dou Qi within his meridians converged in his lower abdomen, the pale white Dou Qi slowly began to turn milky white.
With a single thought, Xiao Ling activated his soul perception, swiftly controlling the Dou Qi within him, gathering the scattered Dou Qi together and then frantically compressing it
. Initially, the pale Dou Qi resisted slightly, but under Xiao Ling's exceptional soul perception, it was only a drop in the bucket. After a brief stalemate, it began to contract helplessly.
The Dou Qi began to swirl, gradually transforming into a cyclone.
"Bang!"
A light sound came from his body, and a feeling of fatigue instantly spread throughout his body. After his Dou Qi stabilized, Xiao Ling let out a long breath and began to recover his consumed soul power.
After a while, feeling that his body had almost recovered, Xiao Ling closed his eyes and probed his mind into his body.
When practitioners reach the level of Dou Zhe, they can master the function of inner vision.
Staring at the Dou Qi vortex in his lower abdomen, Xiao Ling nodded with satisfaction. Although the Dou Qi vortex was small in size, the energy contained in it was more than ten times that of before.
From then on, he officially began to practice Dou Qi, and the speed of his progress would be rapid.
He opened his tightly closed eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and felt that his body had been reborn compared to before.
Xiao Ling moved his mind and called up the system panel.
"System, open my personal dashboard."
[Ding, the host's personal dashboard is automatically opening.]
Host: Xiao Ling
Gender: Male
Age: Eight
Cultivation: One-star Fighter Dou
Qi Attribute: Fire (with a hint of Wood)
Cultivation Technique: None
Fighting Skills: Shattering Claw Strike (Yellow Rank Intermediate), Mountain Splitting Palm (Yellow Rank Intermediate), Stone-Smashing Palm (Yellow Rank Intermediate)
Item: Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night
Number of Draws: 9
"I didn't expect my Dou Qi attribute to be Fire with a hint of Wood. Looks like I can become an alchemist, too." Xiao Ling put away his dashboard, feeling quite satisfied.
He pulled out the black iron disc containing the Suction Palm technique, stroked his chin, and pondered for a moment. He'd use up his draws a few times first; he still had no cultivation technique. If he couldn't find a suitable technique, he'd have to ask Xiao Xun'er if the original book, "Flame Manipulation Technique," was still available. The advanced Xuan rank would be enough to transition him through the early stages.
After checking his attribute panel, Xiao Ling silently said,
"System, start drawing. Let's draw five times first."
[Ding, system drawing. Congratulations to the host on drawing the Infinite Coke Bottle.]
[Ding, system drawing. Congratulations to the host on drawing the "Taiyi Soul Art" from the Danta Library.]
[Ding, system drawing. Congratulations to the host on drawing the "Fen Jue" from the Yaochen Bone Inflammation Ring.]
[Ding, system drawing. Congratulations to the host on drawing a Top-Grade Lucky Card.]
[Ding, system drawing. Congratulations to the host on drawing the Shocking Aphrodisiac Pill from the ring of Bai Xiaochun, the protagonist of One Thought Eternal.]
Xiao Ling thought and opened the system warehouse. Sure enough, he saw five more items inside. Without further consideration, he clicked on the system item description.
[Infinite Coke Bottle: From the modern world, containing endless Coke.]
"This is great! I haven't had that fat nerd's happy water in years."
["Taiyi Soul Art": A cultivation method passed down from ancient times that can enhance soul power. "
Isn't this the soul cultivation manual awarded to the champion of the alchemy competition held at the Danta in the original novel? With the cultivation techniques for the soul now available, and my naturally strong soul perception, I won't have to worry about soul power anymore."
[The Burning Art: A strange technique, its uniqueness lies in its evolutionary nature. This evolutionary nature manifests itself in the fact that it can evolve infinitely by consuming strange fire, ultimately even surpassing the Heavenly Rank.]
Upon seeing the Burning Art, Xiao Ling couldn't help but feel overjoyed: "This is the Dou Qi Continent's number one technique. With this technique, I have the chance to become an emperor."
[Top-Grade Lucky Card: After using it, one becomes extremely lucky, with a high chance of obtaining a chance, depending on the scenario.]
"This one has a high uncertainty. Using it in a place rich in treasures should yield a rare treasure!"
[The Horrifying Estrus Pill: A pill that causes all ferocious beasts, male and female, to shudder at the mere mention of it, driving them mad with madness. It terrifies gods and ghosts, and shocks all living beings. " Upon seeing the introduction, Xiao Ling 's
mouth twitched. "As expected of Bai Xiaochun, this isn't normal." Bai Xiaochun, who had just retired from cultivation
at the Lingxi Sect of Tongtian Continent
, suddenly noticed something unusual in his storage ring. Upon checking, he discovered that one of his high-grade aphrodisiac pills was missing. He scratched his chin, wondering, "Could there be a passing expert interested in this? I'd like to meet you."
He bowed to the others and said, "If you, senior, are interested in my pills, I'll offer them to you. I'd just like to meet you."
Silence fell for a moment. Finding no one paying attention, Bai Xiaochun scratched his head and stopped thinking about it. He continued to cultivate, muttering, "What a weirdo."
Xiao Ling focused his mind and, with a thought, the "Burning Art" appeared in his hands.
He touched the scroll with both hands and pressed it to his forehead. The scroll transformed into a stream of information, pouring directly into Xiao Ling's mind.
A new cultivation method emerged in his mind, and Xiao Ling began to practice according to the instructions.
The first time he practiced a technique, he focused his mind on the Dou Qi within his body, which slowly transformed from milky white to yellow.
Two hours passed before he knew it. Xiao Ling opened his tightly closed eyes and felt the Dou Qi within his body. It hadn't increased much.
He raised his palm and circulated the Dou Qi within his body. A pale yellow Dou Qi appeared on his fair palm, the color of a low-level Yellow Rank technique. The higher the level of the Dou Qi technique, the darker the color.
"Low-level Yellow Rank techniques are still too low," he muttered. "I should be able to buy low-level beast fire at the Miter Auction House in Wutan City. I can buy higher-level beast fire at Canaan Academy." Xiao Ling didn't think about it any more. With a thought, the Coke bottle fell into his hand. He pulled the ring and drank it all in one gulp. Feeling refreshed, he walked out of the room and headed towards the family Dou Qi Pavilion. He first reported to his family that he had broken through to the Douzhe level.
(End of this chapter)