A Ring, for Brother Qingyun!

"Congratulations to my Brother Qingyun for breaking through to Level 1 Dou Qi! 666!"

In Falling Immortal Stream, Xiao Yan hugged his big toe and hopped over to offer congratulations.

Seeing that proud, solitary figure of the Peerless Young Man, he felt nothing but trust and admiration, as if even the pain in his foot had vanished.

When he had been at his most dejected, at the lowest point in his life, it was precisely this youth of Peerless Immortal Dust who had appeared, pointed him toward the right path, and told him not to give up—that all of this was merely hardship on the road to success, and that as long as he got through it, he could become one of the top experts on the Dou Qi Continent! Those who had never experienced it would never understand how stirring it was, how much hope and conviction it could give, when you were at the lowest point of your life, when everyone was mocking you, and someone came to fire you up and encourage you.

What was more, the one encouraging you was such a Banished Immortal youth, with maxed-out looks and an ethereal bearing! Back then, Xiao Yan had already made up his mind: whether or not he could become strong in this life, Su Qingyun was someone he would protect with his life, just like his family! Xiao Xun'er also leaped down from the Mountain Peaks. The cool, aloof air she usually carried was completely gone before Su Qingyun, and she was just like an innocent, pure little girl. "Brother Qingyun, you finally succeeded! And it's such high-quality Dou Qi too! This is amazing!"

Xiao Xun'er was overjoyed. As long as Su Qingyun could cultivate, then in the future, even if she had to pile on medicinal pills and Heavenly Spiritual Earthly Treasures, she could still drag Brother Qingyun's realm up to Dou Emperor! What was more, judging from the phenomenon caused by this breakthrough, she believed Brother Qingyun himself had the talent to reach the very peak.

That way, she would be able to bring Brother Qingyun back to her clan and ask for marriage! Even Ling Ying, hidden in the shadows, came back to his senses at this moment and could not help clicking his tongue.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. This isn't normal Dou Qi at all. It's even richer than the Dou Qi of a Dou Zhe who has condensed a Dou Qi Cyclone, and its quality is far higher. I'm afraid that although Young Master is only at Level 1 Dou Qi, even an ordinary Dou Zhe would be unable to beat him."

"I'm afraid that for these past ten-plus years, it wasn't that Young Master couldn't sense the existence of Dou Qi. Rather, all the Dou Qi he absorbed was swallowed by his body and used to evolve it. This is the first time I've ever heard of such a situation, focusing on improving the quality of Dou Qi right from the start. As expected of one with the bearing of a Banished Immortal emperor. I'm afraid the Jia Ma Empire will no longer be peaceful in the future."

Ling Ying gave a bitter smile. More than just the Jia Ma Empire—with this kid's world-class charm, if he set foot in the Central Plains, he would stir up enormous waves there too.

After all, Young Miss had already been Enchanted by him.

Originally, he had been sent by the clan to protect Young Miss. Yet Young Miss had gone and made him protect Su Qingyun too, and even made him address Su Qingyun as Young Master and show him respect.

Over these past ten years, Ling Ying had suffered no small amount, all because Su Qingyun's looks were far too outstanding.

The moment he went out, he drew attention. The aunties and grannies from the nearby villages had come to propose marriage more than once.

Even the Three Great Clans of Wu Tan City had once set their eyes on him. If not for Ling Ying secretly protecting him, Su Qingyun would probably have long since become some clan's live-in Son-in-law.

No wonder Ling Ying both loved and hated Su Qingyun.

Over here, in the mountain stream, Su Qingyun sensed Immortal Qi flowing inside his body. His starry eyes flickered, and his face was filled with joy.

In truth, Su Qingyun was not a native of the Dou Qi Continent. He had transmigrated from Earth ten years ago.

When he descended into this world, immortal light shone in the heavens, and the starry sky flickered.

After he was born, whenever he walked along the road, the rate of heads turning to look at him was directly maxed out. Anyone who had seen Su Qingyun was deeply drawn to him.

There had been charming older sisters who wanted to carry him home and ravage him fiercely.

There had also been white-haired elders in hemp robes who wanted to take him as a disciple and pass on their mantle.

There were even clan chiefs and sect masters who wanted to forcefully take him back to their families to be a child husband for their precious daughters.

By sheer coincidence, Xun'er, who bore a clan mission and was about to go live in the Xiao Clan, happened to run into this.

The little girl hated evil like an enemy, and the moment she saw that exquisite boy, her Little Heart started pounding wildly. She kicked up a fuss and demanded that Ling Ying lend a hand.

Only then did the current situation come about, with Su Qingyun living in Falling Immortal Stream and peacefully cultivating the aura of Immortal Qi.

However, over these past ten years, the original plot had been completely reversed.

Xiao Yan became his fanboy, while Xiao Xun'er became his most loyal little fangirl.

Young girls were already full of longing for love, and after seeing Su Qingyun's peerless immortal beauty, never mind Xiao Yan, Xiao Ning, or Xiao Li—even the matter of the Tou She Ancient God Jade was thrown to the back of her mind.

Whenever she had time, she would run to Falling Immortal Stream. During the day, she studied cooking and made Su Qingyun nourishing dishes to strengthen his body. At night, she slipped into Su Qingyun's room and used Dou Qi to nourish his Dou Meridians; when she got tired, she curled up in his arms and slept.

In the end, Su Qingyun's Dou Qi did not develop. Instead, through the cycle of Dou Qi between the two of them, a situation formed where each had something of the other within them.

This caused Xiao Xun'er's Dou Qi to become tainted with Su Qingyun's aura, gaining a trace of Immortal Qi as well. With every movement, an untainted, peerless temperament naturally flowed out of her, and even the degree of activation of her Divine Grade Bloodline was raised.

As a result, although Xiao Xun'er had not cultivated within the Ancient Clan and her talent had not been brought out to its fullest, the realm she revealed at this moment had already reached the Dou Zhe stage. If she played around with Su Qingyun any more, perhaps even the Ancient Clan's secret technique for concealing her realm would be unable to suppress her Dou Qi.

This, however, made Xiao Xun'er feel deeply guilty. She believed she had swallowed Su Qingyun's essence, causing Su Qingyun to be unable to step onto the path of cultivation for so long, so she had always devoted herself to searching for pills and treasures to help Su Qingyun.

In truth, only Su Qingyun himself knew that it was not that he could not cultivate, but that his physique was special.

From the moment he was born, he had possessed the Immortal Emperor's Physique. Ordinary Dou Qi was simply unworthy of being stored in his body!

What he cultivated was Immortal Qi, and from birth, he was different from everyone else! An ordinary person's Dou Qi could generally only contain one attribute, their Soul Attribute. But the Immortal Qi cultivated by Su Qingyun was different. Once it reached perfection, it could be compatible with all elemental attributes in the vast world—wind, rain, thunder, lightning, metal, wood, water, fire, earth... all were contained within its aura! Only now had his physique reached perfection, and his Immortal Emperor Bloodline was fully opened. Immortal Qi flowed through his entire body, as if all the elements between heaven and earth were resonating with him, answering him, communicating with the Immortal Spirit Aura on his body! Metal—the sharpness of metal, cutting iron and severing steel!

Wood—life without end, nature and heaven and earth!

Fire—blazing yang rolling forth, burning and forging all things!

Water—soft and yielding lunar essence, embracing all spirits!

Earth—thick and abundant, bearing rivers and mountains, vast lands and plains!

Light—driving away all evil, illuminating the darkness!

Xiao Yan ran over to Su Qingyun's side with a broad grin. Sensing the Dou Qi inside his own body, he then looked at the Immortal Qi coiling around Su Qingyun. "Brother Qingyun, why is our Dou Qi different?"

"Of course it's different. My Brother Qingyun has an Immortal Physique. How could he be the same as you?"

Xiao Xun'er snorted at Xiao Yan, but when she looked at Su Qingyun, her face turned into that of a fangirl again.

An Immortal Grade Bloodline and my Divine Grade Bloodline might just be a perfect pair. Xun'er and Brother Qingyun really are a match made in heaven!

At this moment, Xiao Xun'er took out the treasures she had prepared for Su Qingyun long ago. "Brother Qingyun, congratulations on starting your path of cultivation. I'm giving these things to you as gifts. They're all Xun'er's love for you~"

When she reached the final sentence, a blush spread across Xiao Xun'er's cool, aloof face.

It was just that this love was somewhat too intense...

"Qi Gathering Powder!"

"And Iron Bone Vine, Goldwood Whip, Primal Yang Flower!"

"They're all good stuff!"

After sweeping a glance over the things Xiao Xun'er had given him, fine, almost imperceptible sweat broke out on Su Qingyun's forehead. Most of these things strengthened blood and stimulated yang. Xiao Xun'er, just how weak do you think I am? Or are you hoping I'll become a pillar every day and pound away nonstop?! When we were little, I already felt you weren't honest. Your little hands liked wandering around, and you loved teasing Little Ding-Dang. After we grew up, you wouldn't even allow me not to sleep with you.

You girl are definitely after my body!

Xiao Yan swallowed, rather shocked.

The nine levels of Dou Qi were, in truth, a realm for nourishing the tendons and bones, strengthening the body, and allowing the body to initially carry the flow and circulation of Dou Qi. With medicinal herbs and beast treasures that strengthened the body, one could increase the levels of Dou Qi relatively quickly.

However, such treasures were not something just anyone could afford.

Take this Qi Gathering Powder, for instance. Its effect was to allow someone at the ninth level of Dou Qi to condense a Dou Qi Cyclone with one hundred percent success, thereby advancing to Dou Zhe! In a place like Wu Tan City, Qi Gathering Powder was practically a rare treasure! He had not expected that Su Qingyun had only just broken through to Level 1, yet Xun'er had already prepared even Qi Gathering Powder for him!

But if Xiao Xun'er had given such a treasure, what should he give to show his feelings?

Xiao Yan thought to himself that he had nothing to his name and could not even stabilize his regressing realm, so where would he have any treasure he could give Brother Qingyun as a gift?

He could not help touching the simple black ring on his hand. Gritting his teeth, he actually took it off, held it in the palm of his right hand, and placed it before Su Qingyun.

"Brother Qingyun, Xiao Yan doesn't have any presentable gifts on him right now. Although this ring looks plain and ordinary, it holds great meaning to me. I'll give it to you. Congratulations to Brother Qingyun on stepping onto the path of cultivation!"