Xiao Yan: My Fate Is Mine, Not Heaven's!

One month later.

"Have any of you seen Xiao Yan, our Xiao Family's number one genius, lately? It seems like he locked himself in his room and hasn't come out for a month."

"Who knows? Maybe he wants to impress us again at the Xiao Family's Coming-of-Age Ceremony next year."

Three months later.

"Damn, it's been three months already. He hasn't rotted in there, has he?"

"No idea, but I saw Third Young Master a few days ago. It looked like he went out to buy some ingredients."

Half a year later, Xiao Yan's eyes were already bloodshot.

During this time, his cultivation had fallen from one-star Dou Practitioner to the eighth stage of Dou Qi.

Moreover, the Dou Qi he cultivated kept disappearing without end.

Even if he did nothing every day but sit in his room cultivating and meditating, it only slowed the rate at which his cultivation declined.

Back Mountain.

Fu Ye was currently lying leisurely in the bamboo grove he had planted, enjoying the cool breeze.

Xun Er, Zi Yan, and the other three were also following his example, comfortably savoring every moment of life.

However, at that moment, Zi Yan and the others sensed Xiao Yan, staggering into the Back Mountain with two enormous dark circles under his eyes.

"Brother Fu Ye, Xiao Yan is here."

Seeing Xiao Yan in such a state, Zi Yan and the others could not bear to prank him.

"Mm. I thought he would come looking for me three months ago. I didn't expect him to hold out for half a year."

Hearing Fu Ye's words, Zi Yan and the others were somewhat curious, but if Fu Ye did not explain, they would not ask.

Before long, Xiao Yan arrived in the depths of the Back Mountain.

He had not