Xiao Xun'er

After finishing his alchemy, Xiao Kun thought that he had not seen Xiao Yan in a long time. He decided to visit him and give him the pills he had refined this time, so that Xiao Yan could trigger a critical-hit compensation and greatly increase their value.

When Xiao Kun arrived outside Xiao Yan's courtyard, he heard Xiao Yan talking with a woman. Considering Xiao Yan's current situation, the only person likely to come looking for him was Xiao Xun'er.

Sure enough, when Xiao Kun entered the courtyard, he found a young girl in a purple dress chatting animatedly with Xiao Yan. Not only was she beautiful, but she also possessed a light, elegant temperament, like a blooming blue lotus. This girl was Xiao Xun'er.

In this life, Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan were still childhood sweethearts, innocent and close. When Xiao Yan had used his Dou Qi to comb through Xiao Xun'er's body when they were children, Xiao Kun had not stopped him, nor had he been overly enthusiastic toward Xiao Xun'er.

First, in this life, Xiao Yan was Xiao Kun's younger brother, and Xiao Xun'er was Xiao Yan's childhood sweetheart.

Second, Xiao Xun'er was still too young. Xiao Kun mainly liked mature women, such as Ya Fei, Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, and the like.

Third, before the System awakened, Xiao Kun had not been confident that he could defeat Hun Tiandi. Xiao Xun'er was very important to Xiao Yan, so he did not dare act recklessly.

When the two saw Xiao Kun arrive, they each greeted him. Since Xiao Xun'er was close to Xiao Yan, she also called Xiao Kun "Third Brother."

"Xun'er, you came to see Xiao Yan again?"

"I was bored, so I came to chat with Brother Xiao Yan."

"You sure get bored often. Every few days, you come looking for Xiao Yan."

How could Xiao Xun'er fail to hear that Xiao Kun was teasing her? Her ears merely reddened slightly, and she lowered her head without saying another word.

Seeing this, Xiao Kun sighed. Only Xiao Yan could make the young mistress of the Ancient Clan show such an expression.

After chuckling, he stopped before going too far. Instead, he took out a Storage Ring and said to Xiao Yan, "I refined some pills recently. I wrote down their specific effects inside."

"You should pay attention to the second-grade pill among them: the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid. It can speed up your cultivation during the Dou Qi stage. There are seven bottles inside, and each bottle can be used for two months. You need to cultivate properly. Brother believes that your talent will definitely return."

Although the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid was Yao Lao's unique formula in the original work, and giving it to Xiao Yan now might cause Yao Lao to become suspicious later, the alchemy inheritance rewarded by the System only contained this one medicine effective during the Dou Qi stage.

As his older brother, Xiao Kun wanted Xiao Yan's cultivation to improve again as soon as possible and wanted to see him smile sooner. Causing a little misunderstanding did not matter.

Besides, with a Dou Emperor Experience Card, he was not afraid. He could clear things up later.

Xiao Yan was dumbfounded by Xiao Kun's actions. His brother had actually become an alchemist, and had even specially refined pills he had never heard of before—pills that could be used during the Dou Qi stage—for him.

Xiao Xun'er was also shocked by Xiao Kun's actions. She had not expected him to become an alchemist without anyone noticing.

Even becoming a first-grade alchemist at fourteen was remarkable, let alone the fact that he had apparently refined second-grade pills for Xiao Yan.

Seeing Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er gasp, Xiao Kun smiled and explained, "Half a year ago, a mysterious expert saw that my talent was extraordinarily high and cried and begged to take me as his disciple. I pitied him, so I agreed. He also taught me Alchemy Skill, which is why I can give you pills now."

Seeing Xiao Kun act so shamelessly, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er rolled their eyes. Still, they reluctantly believed his nonsense, since there was no other possible explanation.

Xiao Yan accepted the Storage Ring, his eyes slightly red as he said, "Thank you, Third Brother. I will cultivate diligently."

"Mm-hmm, I believe in you."

After delivering the items and hearing the System's notification, Xiao Kun decided to leave while the job was done. He said to the two of them, "I won't disturb you two any longer. I'll be going now."

Faced with Xiao Kun's teasing, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er were too embarrassed to speak. They could only remain silent and watch as Xiao Kun slowly left.

"I didn't expect Third Brother to have become so impressive. I need to work hard too."

"Mm-hmm, Xun'er believes Brother Xiao Yan can definitely do it."

Xiao Kun's visit gave Xiao Yan even more motivation to cultivate.

Upon returning to his room, Xiao Kun planned to check this critical-hit compensation. Looking through the System records, he found that there were quite a few good items this time. Moreover, all the critical-hit pills were the most precious kind—those that could improve cultivation.

"Ding! You gifted Xiao Yan a Storage Ring and medicinal pills."

"You triggered a ten-thousandfold critical-hit compensation."

"You obtained Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill ×5, Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill ×5, Dou Spirit Pill ×5, Emperor Extreme Pill ×5, Sect Breaking Pill ×5, 40,000-cubic-meter Storage Ring ×1."

"All items have been placed in the System Space. Please check and collect them."

Xiao Kun first took out the 40,000-cubic-meter Storage Ring and found that not only had its internal space become larger, but its exterior had also turned dark black, faintly gleaming with light. It was understated yet extraordinary, and had probably become a high-grade Storage Ring.

He replaced his previous Storage Ring. The one he had bought before was only four cubic meters in size. Multiplied by ten thousand, it was now 40,000 cubic meters—enough for him to use for a long time.

The rewarded pills were all very valuable as well. The Fourth Grade Pill, the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, could not only help him break through from Dou Master to Da Dou Shi now, but if used at the Da Dou Shi stage, it could raise him by three stars. If used at the Dou Ling stage, it could raise him by two stars.

The Fourth Grade Pill, the Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, could allow him to break through one star during the Da Dou Shi stage, while the Fifth-grade Medicinal Pill, the Dou Spirit Pill, could allow him to break through one star at the Dou Wang stage.

The Sixth-grade Medicinal Pill, the Emperor Extreme Pill, could help him break through one to two stars at the Dou Emperor stage. The Sixth-grade Medicinal Pill, the Sect Breaking Pill, could increase his chances of breaking through from Dou Emperor to Dou Zong.

Having obtained so many useful pills, he had truly struck it rich.

As for using pills to break through too many realms possibly making his foundation unstable, he was not worried. After all, he had the Fallen Heart Flame, which could be said to constantly help him consolidate his realm.

As Xiao Kun rejoiced over obtaining so many useful pills, he suddenly remembered that his father, Xiao Zhan, was only a five-star Da Dou Shi.

Two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills and one Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill could help his father break through five minor realms, allowing him to reach the peak of the Da Dou Shi realm.

Xiao Kun thought that if he was going to give pills to his father, Xiao Zhan, it would be better to go at night. His father was probably busy during the day, and nighttime was more discreet.

He did not yet want others to know that he could take out such precious pills whenever he wished. Moreover, his actual cultivation was only at the peak of the Dou Master realm, and the Experience Card could only help him temporarily.

If he bought medicinal ingredients and refined pills, others would merely suspect him. But if he actually took out the pills, others would covet them. Once he became stronger, he could take out pills to help the clan.

Thus, Xiao Kun cultivated until nightfall. When he saw that the time was about right, he ended his cultivation and went to Xiao Zhan's room.

Xiao Zhan was quite puzzled to see Xiao Kun looking for him so late. He hurriedly asked, "Kun'er, why have you come to see Father so late? Did something happen?"

Seeing the slightly panicked look on Xiao Zhan's face, Xiao Kun's heart warmed, and he quickly replied, "Father, I came to see you because of an important matter, and it is good news."

"Half a year ago, when a mysterious expert passed through Wu Tan City, he saw that I had decent talent in alchemy and accepted me as his disciple, passing down Alchemy Skill to me."

"Over the past two days, I finally achieved some success and refined third-grade medicinal pills. My master was delighted and asked what reward I wanted, so I requested pills that could improve your cultivation."

"I came here now to give you the pills."

After hearing Xiao Kun's words, Xiao Zhan felt a mixture of emotions. There was both surprise and joy that his son had been accepted as a disciple by an expert, as well as deep gratitude that his son had thought of him so much.

"Kun'er, Father is happy that you have received such an opportunity, and Father is also deeply moved by what you have done."