Northwest Continent, Jia Nan Academy.
In the bustling martial arena, a young man wearing a black劲 suit (tight-fitting martial arts attire) defeated a three-star Dou Spirit with just his fists and kicks.
"Xiao Yan!"
"Xiao Yan!"
Onlookers cheered for the young man.
A nine-star Great Dou Master defeating a three-star Dou Spirit was a praiseworthy achievement at any time.
The young man named Xiao Yan rubbed his wrist, and a brilliant flame faded from his skin.
"Great Flame Martial Body," this Earth Rank Low Level body refining Dou Skill, Xiao Yan had already mastered to perfection.
Putting aside the abundant cultivation resources usually available, Xiao Yan's talent in the Dao of Fire was indeed amazing.
This advantage might not be so obvious in the early stage, but as the cultivation stage deepened, one would find that attribute affinity and perception of unique laws were the keys to determining the upper limit.
Amidst the cheers of others, Xiao Yan strolled down from the martial arena.
Another pair of contestants took the stage.
"Next month is the Three-Year Agreement."
The girl watching the match outside the arena reminded him.
Xiao Yan nodded.
"I know."
Xiao Yu handed over a cup of tea.
"Then when do we set off?"
Xiao Yan looked into the distance.
"Wait a bit longer."
"Are you waiting for Elder Han?"
Xiao Yu asked.
"No."
Xiao Yan shook his head.
"I'm about to break through to Dou Spirit. Just in these two days."
Xiao Yu opened her mouth in surprise.
"You... are breaking through to Dou Spirit so soon?"
Xiao Yan smiled faintly.
"But the schedule for going home should indeed be arranged. Cousin, please go to the Flying Square to make a reservation. Use the fastest Hurricane Eagle and set it for three days later."
Hearing Xiao Yan's instructions, Xiao Yu agreed readily without any reluctance.
Xiao Yan's strength shown during this period and his perseverance in hard cultivation every day had successfully made Xiao Yu recognize his identity as the Young Clan Leader.
If one day in the future, Xiao Yan inherited his father's position and became the new clan leader of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Yu would raise both hands in approval.
During this time following Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu's breakthrough speed was more than double. In less than a year, she had broken through to the realm of Great Dou Master.
This was unimaginable before.
In terms of treating family members, Xiao Yan was indeed very generous.
Returning to his residence, Xiao Yan relaxed his body with a medicinal bath.
He touched the storage ring on his hand.
Wonder when Senior Brother and Teacher will come...
Although he acted indifferently in front of Xiao Yu, he was actually looking forward to it in his heart.
Xiao Yan knew very well that the reason he could grow from an ordinary young man to a small expert about to break through to Dou Spirit was inseparable from the help of Yao Chen and Han Feng.
Because of them, Xiao Yan could step out of the limited vision of a small family, practice Earth Rank cultivation techniques and Dou Skills, and explore magical alchemy.
As for his own efforts, they were not the most important.
With such abundant resources, even a pig would make remarkable progress.
Xiao Yan stroked his wet hair and smiled gently.
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Southern Region, Falling Star Pavilion.
The master and disciple, well prepared, were about to embark on the journey to the Northwest Continent.
"Teacher, are you ready?"
Yao Chen nodded.
Han Feng summoned the Void God Stele. The two flickered in the void and disappeared from the spot.
Jia Nan Academy, in front of the open space of the small courtyard.
Han Feng descended with Yao Chen.
This was Han Feng's regular shuttle location.
Yao Chen looked around.
"This treasure of yours is really convenient. Even I now cannot cross half of the continent so quickly."
The Void God Stele was a special weapon refined by a Half-Saint. Its attack and defense were not outstanding, but its ability to shuttle and displace was enough to make Half-Saint experts feel ashamed.
However, the Void God Stele could not be replicated at present, not only because of the lack of refining methods but also because of the rarity of materials.
Han Feng guessed that the reason why that Half-Saint could refine the Void God Stele was also by chance, obtaining a top-quality spatial material.
"Let's go and see how Little Yan is doing now."
Yao Chen smiled and walked towards the door.
While walking, Yao Chen appreciated the surrounding environment.
"Speaking of which, I once traveled to this Jia Nan Academy."
"The Dean at that time was named Mang Tianchi. He was a nice person."
Han Feng replied: "Teacher, the current Dean is still Senior Mang Tianchi."
"Oh? Is he in the academy?"
Yao Chen asked in surprise.
"That's not the case. Dean Mang hasn't been back for decades."
Han Feng shook his head.
Yao Chen sighed.
"Things are still there, but people have changed."
After so many years, wanting to see friends again has become an extravagance.
The two came to Xiao Yan's residence, and Han Feng suddenly let out a soft cry of surprise.
"Little Junior Brother is breaking through."
Yao Chen reacted immediately, and his soul power sensed the situation inside the house.
"It's true."
Yao Chen sucked in a breath of cold air.
"This kid is actually breaking through to Dou Spirit!"
Such cultivation speed is a bit astonishingly fast.
"Maybe Little Junior Brother also has his own fortuitous encounter."
Han Feng chuckled.
The two didn't disturb Xiao Yan's breakthrough and waited quietly outside the seclusion room.
An afternoon passed quietly.
In the seclusion room, in the quiet and stable air, a tyrannical Dou Qi vibrated fiercely, then shook the door gently.
Dou Spirit realm, achieved!
Inside the room, Xiao Yan opened his eyes, two wisps of fire flickering and burning in his pupils.
Inside his Dantian, a ball of thick Yang attribute spiritual liquid circled slowly.
Han Feng's guess just now was correct.
Xiao Yan indeed harvested his own opportunity.
In the Magical Beast Forest outside the Inner Academy, Xiao Yan discovered a spiritual spring that was greatly beneficial to fire attribute cultivators.
After some tempering, Xiao Yan successfully obtained the top-quality Yang attribute spiritual liquid from the eye of the spiritual spring.
Starting from the seven-star Great Dou Master realm, this ball of Yang attribute spiritual liquid had been continuously feeding back Dou Qi to him, promoting his cultivation growth.
In order to avoid the fickleness of Dou Qi, Xiao Yan practiced the "Great Flame Martial Body" every day during this period and fought with others in the martial arena.
Through various methods, he tempered the Dou Qi in his body to achieve the purpose of advancement.
Today, the Dou Spirit realm was achieved naturally.
Xiao Yan looked inside at the Dou Crystal in his Dantian. At this time, the originally purple-gold crystal became bloated and huge like a sea urchin.
This was due to the accumulation of a large amount of Dou Qi, and also the last checkpoint to open up the small circulation inside and outside the body.
Xiao Yan exhaled deeply, stabilized his realm, then got up and walked out of the seclusion room.
"Coming out."
Outside the door, Han Feng and Yao Chen sat in the small pavilion in the front yard, tasting spiritual tea.
Creak.
The door opened, and Xiao Yan walked to the open space in front of the yard and stretched.
Suddenly, his gaze fixed on the small pavilion.
Han Feng and Yao Chen put down their teacups and walked towards him.
"Congratulations, Little Junior Brother, for breaking through to the Dou Spirit realm in one go before the Three-Year Agreement."
"Senior Brother..."
"Little Yan, haven't seen you for more than a year, you've become mature and steady."
Yao Chen said with a smile.
"Teacher!"
Xiao Yan rubbed his eyes in shock.
"Am I dreaming?"
"You're back!"
Han Feng stepped forward and tapped Xiao Yan lightly on the head.
"Not dreaming. Didn't I tell you before that I would bring Teacher along to witness your three years of growth?"
Xiao Yan felt pain but laughed out loud.
"I thought Senior Brother would come very late."
Han Feng shook his head.
"I've already suffered on this point with Qingluan, so it's better to come early."
"Qingluan?"
Xiao Yan asked curiously.
"Senior Brother, who is Qingluan?"
"You should call her Senior Sister."
Han Feng said so.
"Ah? I have a Senior Sister?"
Xiao Yan was shocked.
"That's your Uncle-Master's disciple. According to the order of entry, calling her Senior Sister is indeed correct."
Yao Chen said.
"So that's it. By the way, haven't congratulated Teacher on successfully resurrecting!"
Xiao Yan bowed respectfully to Yao Chen, with a happy smile on his face.
Originally, this was a burden on his shoulders, but with Senior Brother here, he didn't have to bear much pressure.
For more than a year, Xiao Yan had truly cultivated without distractions, so he could advance rapidly.
"Teacher, after resurrection, you are much more handsome than before."
"Hmph, stop flattering!"
Yao Chen scolded laughingly.
Xiao Yan scratched the back of his head, "I'm telling the truth."
Previously, when the soul body recovered, Yao Chen's appearance had already shocked Xiao Yan, being much more exquisite than the old man appearance he first showed.
Now that Yao Chen broke through to Half-Saint, his whole person's spirit and energy were further improved, and it was normal to become more beautiful.
"Teacher was a famous handsome man in the Central Plains back then. At least in terms of appearance, neither you nor I can reach him."
Han Feng said with a smile.
"Senior Brother, you looked about as handsome as Teacher with long white hair before. Of course, you are also handsome now!"
Xiao Yan flattered Han Feng vigorously.
"Alright, you just broke through the realm, stabilize it well. Don't worry about time."
Han Feng said.
Since they were back, the journey between the Black-Corner Region and the Jia Ma Empire was no longer distant.
Xiao Yan had more time to improve himself.
"Mm."
Xiao Yan nodded seriously.
If Han Feng and Yao Chen hadn't come back now, Xiao Yan would have had to leave at least twenty days for travel.
Now it saved trouble.
Oh right, have to tell Cousin about this.
Xiao Yan thought to himself.
In the evening, Xiao Yu returned from outside.
Seeing Han Feng and another white-haired handsome man sitting together in the hall after entering the door, she was startled immediately.
"Elder Han!"
Han Feng nodded to Xiao Yu.
"Teacher, this is..."
"I know, someone from Little Yan's family, seems to be his cousin, right?"
Yao Chen laughed.
"Senior."
Xiao Yu didn't know who Yao Chen was, but hearing Han Feng call this man Teacher, she knew his identity must be extraordinary.
Elder Han calls him Teacher, doesn't that mean Cousin is also this white-haired man's disciple?
"Don't be so restrained, sit down."
Yao Chen said casually.
He vaguely remembered that Little Yan seemed to have some "ill-fated relationship" with this girl. Looking at it now, the "ill-fated relationship" seemed to be resolved?