Life Time flows like water, passing by silently and as if it were yesterday, two years have passed in a flash.
"Dong..."
Inside the Tianfen Qi Training Tower, the sound of an ancient bell resounded throughout the entire tower.
In the lounge on the lowest floor of the Tianfen Qi Training Tower, Xiao Ling formed a hand seal to end his training, exhaled a long breath, stood up and walked down the training platform.
Feeling the Dou Qi in his body, shaking his head, Xiao Ling sighed with some resignation: "After reaching the Douling realm, the Tianfen Qi Training Tower has become less and less effective for me. At this rate, it will take a lot of effort to advance to the Douwang realm."
Xiao Ling has been in the inner courtyard for two years now. By taking two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills and one Three-Striped Green Spirit Pill in a row, Xiao Ling broke through to the Douling realm on the day he turned eleven.
Xiao Ling was now twelve and a half years old. After a year and a half of training in the Douling realm, he had already reached Douling Four Star. This pace of cultivation was truly frustrating. After all, except for the Dou Qi stage, which took four years, he averaged just over a year to reach a major realm in the other realms.
Since breaking through to the Douling realm, the effectiveness of the Fallen Heart Flame had significantly decreased. While his training speed had increased compared to usual, it was no longer noticeable. The quality of his "Burning Art" was only at the low Xuan level, making it somewhat sluggish to practice.
This made sense, considering that the Fallen Heart Flame had been imprisoned in the Tianfen Qi Training Tower by Canaan Academy. It already possessed intelligence and could reason. Moreover, it was only at the Dou Zong level. While lower-level practitioners would see a significant increase in their cultivation speed by absorbing the Heart Flame, the effect would be less pronounced once their cultivation level increased. Furthermore, the Fallen Heart Flame's relationship with Canaan Academy wasn't good, and it wouldn't actively release the Heart Flame to Canaan students for cultivation. It itself absorbed energy from the magma to store its strength, hoping to one day break through the seal. He
shook his head, no longer dwelling on the irrelevant thoughts. Just because cultivation wasn't as fast as before, did that mean he wouldn't practice anymore? He still had to practice anyway, so why bother? Once I'd grown stronger and possessed sufficient strength, I'd definitely seize every opportunity
. By then, my leveling speed would be much faster than staying at Canaan Academy. He walked out of the Tianfen Qi Training Tower along the passageway and found Xiao Xun'er standing there, charming and charming. She was dressed in a purple dress, her aura cool and calm, like a mortal blue lotus. Many people around him cast admiring glances at her.
Xiao Xun'er was now almost twelve years old, and as she grew, her stunning beauty began to reveal itself.
Seeing Xiao Ling coming out, Xiao Xun'er came up with a smile and took Xiao Ling's arm.
Feeling the envious and jealous eyes around him, Xiao Ling's face was very calm. He had experienced many such things since he was a child and was immune to such looks.
He woke up the Split Sky Seat, and under the envious eyes of everyone, the two of them rode on the Split Sky Seat and flew towards the dormitory.
...
Shuttled through the clouds, feeling the wind blowing in their faces, the two chatted casually.
Suddenly, Xiao Xun'er seemed to think of something and asked Xiao Ling: "Brother Xiao Ling, do you still remember Xiao Yan from the Xiao family in Wutan City?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ling frowned. Why did his little Baicai mention that guy? His expression remained unchanged and he said in a flat tone: "Of course I remember him. He is the third young master of the Xiao family. He has good talent, but he is a little too ostentatious. Xun'er, is there anything wrong with him?"
Nodding, Xiao Xun'er said: "This year, Professor Ruolin came back from recruiting students and brought back a girl from the Xiao family in Wutan City. Her name is Xiao Yu. According to the backup, she should be considered our cousin."
Hearing that Xiao Xun'er actually talked about seniority, Xiao Ling rolled his eyes and was speechless. He sighed in his heart: "Miss, according to seniority, everyone in my Xiao family has to call you great-grandmother. Your father is Gu Yuan, who is of the same generation as my ancestor Xiao Xuan."
Xiao Ling nodded and motioned Xiao Xun'er to continue.
"Because they're of the same clan, Instructor Ruolin paid special attention to her. Through her understanding, she uncovered a very strange story. It's said that Xiao Yan reached the Douzhe level at the age of eleven, making him considered one of the Jia Ma Empire's top talents. However, since turning twelve this year, his cultivation has declined, not improved, and within a few months, he's been reduced to the third stage of Dou Qi, becoming a useless person." Xiao Xun'er spoke softly.
After hearing Xiao Xun'er's account, Xiao Ling remembered that he was a few days older than Xiao Yan. Now that Xiao Yan was twelve, Yao Chen had already begun absorbing his Dou Qi, and he was about to face three years of miserable life as a useless person.
Xiao Ling pondered for a moment before saying, "Perhaps there's something wrong with her health. I'll send a prescription back and have someone in the family find an alchemist to examine her."
During his time at the academy, Xiao Ling would send some of his unhelpful items to the Xiao family each year. These included pills he'd made while practicing alchemy, as well as some martial arts techniques others had used as rewards for refining. Some were too low-level or had inappropriate attributes, so they were all sent back to the Xiao family.
While these items were of little use to Xiao Ling himself, they were a great gift to the Xiao family. After all, the highest-ranking martial art in the clan was only the intermediate-level Xuan-level technique, "Raging Lion." Upon receiving Xiao Ling's gifts, the clan elders were overjoyed.
The fate of the Eight Ancient Clans was truly tragic. Thinking of this, Xiao Ling regarded Xiao Xun'er with a somewhat strange look. She grumbled inwardly, "If your father hadn't acted so dishonestly back then, the Xiao family's strongest wouldn't be just a Grand Fighter. The ancient clan likely took away our family's martial arts and fighting skills. Once we're stronger, we'll definitely go back to the ancient clan and reclaim them. Now, all we can do is ask for some interest from that old man Gu Yuan's precious daughter."
With this thought in mind, Xiao Ling swerved sideways, and while the girl wasn't paying attention, he swept her around the waist and pulled her into his arms, kissing her directly.
Feeling Xiao Ling's mischievous hand, Xiao Xun'er's breathing quickened. She offered a token resistance before falling into Xiao Ling's arms, letting him do whatever he pleased.
Ling Ying, hiding in the shadows, witnessed this scene and could only helplessly hold his head in his hands, lamenting that his young lady's heart had been stolen right under his nose. He wondered if the clan leader would break her legs when she returned to the ancient clan.
The swift flight of the Split Sky Seat quickly brought the two back to the dormitory. After parting with Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Ling returned to his room.
Lying on the soft big bed, hugging the pillow tightly, Xiao Ling couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency after today's conversation with Xun'er. In order to become an emperor, it was inevitable to oppose the Soul Clan. Thinking that time was running out before the Soul Clan's thousand-year plan, Xiao Ling sighed, "Strength..."
(End of this chapter)