Xian Er, Meng Er

Inside the Cosmos Ring, within the Small World, in a room.

"So this is what harem life is like!"

Xiao Chen lay naked on the bed, his dark eyes taking in the bare, lovely bodies of Xian Er and Meng Er lying beside him.

The two women were sprawled across Xiao Chen's chest like two sleeping kittens. Breathing in the maidenly fragrance wafting from their delicate bodies, Xiao Chen thought of the passionate night he had shared with Xian Er and Meng Er and sighed inwardly.

Morning came, and all things awakened. White clouds drifted across the blue sky overhead.

Xiao Chen emerged from the Cosmos Ring and returned to his room in the separate courtyard. Not long after he returned to his room—

Suddenly.

A voice came from outside the door.

"Brother Chen, are you there?"

Hearing this, Xiao Chen recognized Xiao Yan's voice. He immediately walked out of the room and saw Xiao Yan standing in the courtyard.

"So it's Little Yan. What is it?"

Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Yan with his dark eyes and smiled.

"Brother Chen, this is Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. It can speed up the cultivation of Dou Qi."

Seeing Xiao Chen appear, Xiao Yan stepped forward, handed him a White Porcelain Jade Bottle, and explained.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen accepted the bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid from Xiao Yan. At the same time, the Cosmos Ring on his finger flashed faintly, and another jade bottle appeared.

"Little Yan, I'll give you something too. There's a Qi Gathering Powder inside. As for its effects, I don't need to explain them, do I?"

Xiao Chen handed over the jade bottle as he spoke.

"Qi Gathering Powder? Where did you get it, Brother Chen?"

Upon hearing the words "Qi Gathering Powder," surprise flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes as he asked.

Their Xiao Family did not yet have an alchemist capable of refining Qi Gathering Powder. Could Brother Chen have bought it from the Mittel Auction House? But he had not heard of the Mittel Auction House auctioning any Qi Gathering Powder recently. Thoughts raced through Xiao Yan's mind.

"Secret!"

A mysterious smile appeared on Xiao Chen's face.

Afterward, Xiao Yan accepted the Qi Gathering Powder from Xiao Chen. At the same time, he explained how to use the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. After chatting with Xiao Chen for a while, he left.

Watching Xiao Yan's figure disappear beyond the courtyard, Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and looked at the jade bottle in his hand. Little Yan was thoughtful, at least.

Still, Xiao Chen felt he had gotten the short end of the deal. Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was only a second-rank medicinal product, while the Qi Gathering Powder he had given Xiao Yan was a third-rank pill—and one with Pill Markings at that.

Over the past few days, Xiao Chen had also achieved considerable success in alchemy and refined some low-grade pills. That Qi Gathering Powder was one of them.

Because Xiao Chen's soul power was inherently stronger than others', he naturally found alchemy easier to grasp. Moreover, his Chaos Fire had evolved from his own bloodline, making it relatively easy for him to control.

"Time to go see Xun'er."

Xiao Chen muttered to himself and left the separate courtyard as well.

Inside the quiet room.

Xiao Yan took out the jade bottle Xiao Chen had given him and tipped it over. A round pill the size of a longan rolled into his palm. Looking closely, he could see Pill Markings around the pill.

The pill was about the size of a thumb, pale yellow throughout, with a faint circle of jade-green ripples mixed within it, like spreading waves.

"It actually has Pill Markings!"

Yao Lao's voice rang out in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Teacher, what are Pill Markings?"

Xiao Yan looked utterly bewildered. Yao Lao had not yet formally taught him alchemy; he had to wait until Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Zhe realm before he could learn it.

"Generally, only when a pill's quality and luster reach their peak is it possible for Pill Markings like these to appear on a refined pill."

Yao Lao patiently explained it to Xiao Yan. After all, it was normal for Xiao Yan not to know what Pill Markings were, since he was still too weak to have truly come into contact with alchemy.

"If your Brother Chen refined this pill himself, then he's quite something!"

Yao Lao sighed inwardly.

After all, a fifteen-year-old Third-Rank Alchemist would be considered a genius anywhere on the Dou Qi Continent.

"I've never heard that Brother Chen knows how to refine pills?"

After hearing Yao Lao's explanation, Xiao Yan was equally puzzled.

"Teacher, what about the high-level Dou Technique you said you'd give me?"

Xiao Yan thought for a long time without coming up with anything, so he simply stopped thinking about it and asked Yao Lao in his mind.

"Close your eyes and focus. I'll pass it on to you."

Yao Lao replied casually. A figure drifted out from the ring on Xiao Yan's hand—it was Yao Lao.

Yao Lao pointed a finger forward and lightly touched Xiao Yan's forehead.

A slight pain shot through his head, and Xiao Yan suddenly sensed a massive amount of information flooding into his mind. The abrupt influx immediately made his head swell with discomfort.

"Eight Extremes Collapse: Mystery Rank High Level Dou Technique. A close-combat offensive Dou Technique renowned for its overwhelming attack power. When cultivated to mastery, each strike contains eight layers of hidden force. With all eight layers stacked together, its power is comparable to a low-level Earth Rank Dou Technique!"

A Xuan-tier Dou Technique?

The moment Xiao Yan finished receiving the information, he sucked in a sharp breath.

By then, Xiao Chen had already arrived at the courtyard where Xiao Xun'er was staying.

"Brother Xiao Chen."

Seeing Xiao Chen enter from outside the courtyard, Xiao Xun'er, who was seated at the stone table, revealed a smile on her exquisite face and called softly.

"Here, these are for you, Xun'er."

Xiao Chen walked over to the stone table as well. His dark eyes glanced at Xiao Xun'er, and with a sweep of his arm, two White Porcelain Jade Bottles appeared on the table.

"Brother Xiao Chen, what are these?"

Xiao Xun'er's beautiful eyes fell upon the two jade bottles on the stone table as she asked in confusion.

"One of these bottles contains a Qi Gathering Powder, while the other contains a Youth Preservation Pill. Xun'er, you've already reached Nine-Segment Dou Qi. Once you reach ten segments, taking this Qi Gathering Powder will let you condense a Dou Qi Vortex and become a Dou Zhe with absolute certainty."

"As for this Youth Preservation Pill, it allows whoever takes it to retain their youth forever."

Seeing the confusion on Xiao Xun'er's face, Xiao Chen explained.

Although Xiao Xun'er did not lack a Qi Gathering Powder, the fact that Brother Xiao Chen had thought of this made her heart warm.

"Thank you, Brother Xiao Chen."

Xiao Xun'er did not stand on ceremony. She put away the two jade bottles from the stone table, then looked at Xiao Chen with her bright, watery eyes. A smile bloomed on her lovely face, and shallow dimples appeared on her cheeks.

Upon hearing that, Xiao Chen rose and walked over to Xiao Xun'er. He lightly kissed her pretty cheek, as gently as a dragonfly touching water.

However, after kissing Xiao Xun'er's cheek, just as Xiao Chen was about to say something else, Xiao Xun'er lightly sniffed and said in a sweet voice:

"Brother Xiao Chen, you have another woman's fragrance on you?"

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