Early the next morning, Xiao Yan woke while the sky was still dim.
As usual, he diligently cultivated his Dou Qi for an hour. Only after the sunlight outside had brightly illuminated the room did he stop.
"At this rate, I should become a Five-Star Dou Practitioner in another half a month, right? I never expected the results of hard training to be this good."
He stretched lazily, listening to the crackling sounds coming from within his body. A satisfied smile rose on Xiao Yan's face.
A year ago, he had still been the family's good-for-nothing with only the third stage of Dou Qi.
Yet in just over a year, he had leaped from the third stage of Dou Qi to his current status as a Four-Star Dou Practitioner...
Even Xun Er, the most gifted member of the family, could not have achieved such a cultivation speed...
Clearly, this was the cultivation speed Xiao Yan was supposed to have!
After happily fantasizing for a moment, Xiao Yan began preparing to head for the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.
"Kid, with your current strength, you can at most deal with a first-tier magical beast. If you want to survive in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, it would be better to join forces with others."
Old Yao reminded him at the right moment.
Xiao Yan fully agreed with that.
"I understand, Teacher. Next, I plan to see whether I can join a mercenary squad and explore the Demonic Beast Mountain Range with them."
"That's good..."
"However, you must also be careful around those mercenaries. Sometimes, in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range, the truly dangerous things may not be magical beasts!"
Xiao Yan's expression turned solemn, and he gave a serious nod.
When he arrived at the entrance to the town, waves of shouting