Yao Lao

Xiao Family, Back Mountain.

A young man sat cross-legged atop a massive boulder, his hands forming a cultivation seal before him. His chest rose and fell gently, and with every breath, faint streams of white air entered his body through his nose and mouth.

At that moment, the ancient black ring on the young man's finger gave off another strange, faint glow before falling silent again.

"My Dou Qi disappeared again. Fuck."

Feeling the Dou Qi he had just absorbed vanish from within his body, Xiao Yan cursed viciously.

"At this cultivation speed, can I break through to the seventh segment in a year?"

After sensing the state of his body, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself.

Suddenly, an aged voice rang out from nowhere.

"Hehe, little one, it seems you need some help?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's eagle-sharp gaze swept the area behind him, but he saw no one. His expression immediately changed.

"Hehe, stop looking. I'm on your finger."

At that, Xiao Yan shifted his searching gaze to his hand, finally settling on the ancient black ring on his right finger.

"Was that you speaking?"

Suppressing the terror in his heart, Xiao Yan tried his best to keep his voice calm as he spoke.

"Not bad composure, little one. You didn't even jump down in fright." A teasing laugh sounded from within the ring.

"Who are you? Why are you inside my ring? What do you want?"

After a moment of silence, Xiao Yan asked the crucial questions.

"Don't worry about who I am for now. In any case, I won't harm you. Sigh, after all these years, I've finally encountered someone whose soul strength meets the requirements. How fortunate. Hehe, but I still have to thank you, little one, for your offerings over these past three years. Otherwise, I might have had to remain asleep."

"Offerings? Were you behind the inexplicable disappearance of the Dou Qi in my body?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's face suddenly darkened. His icy words were forced out through clenched teeth.

"Hehe, I had no choice either. Don't blame me, little one."

"Fuck your mother!"

At that moment, Xiao Yan's face twisted with rage. Without hesitation, he tore the ring from his finger and hurled it with all his strength over the steep cliff.

"Idiot! That was too rash, too rash!" After calming down, Xiao Yan slapped his forehead in frustration.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to retrieve the ring, the pitch-black ring strangely floated into the air. Above it drifted the transparent figure of an old man.

"Hehe, little one, is there really any need to be so furious? I only absorbed your Dou Qi for three years."

The old man smiled as he looked at the dumbfounded Xiao Yan and spoke.

"Old man, since you've been hiding in the ring, then you should know how much ridicule and abuse I've suffered because you absorbed my Dou Qi, right?"

Xiao Yan's mouth twitched as he snapped angrily.

"Since I chose to reveal myself, I naturally won't absorb your Dou Qi again without your permission."

"Little one, do you want to become strong? Do you want to be respected by others?"

"Do you want to become an Alchemist?"

The transparent old man continued explaining while tempting him.

More than ten minutes later, Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan, who had performed the disciple acceptance ceremony before him, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "You may call me Yao Lao. As for my origins, I won't tell you about them just yet."

Xiao Family, courtyard residence.

Xiao Chen lay on his bed examining the System Panel. A nearly transparent Attribute Panel appeared before his eyes.

Host: Xiao Chen.

Cultivation: Five-Segment Dou Qi.

Age: Fifteen.

Bloodline: Chaos Bloodline.

Cultivation Method: Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength.

Item: Origin Emperor Qi.

Check-in Goddess: Xiao Xun'er.

Appearance Evaluation: Peerless Immortal Beauty, loved by all who see him, flowers bloom at his sight, the most handsome in all realms. (Is there anyone more handsome than you?)

After examining the System Panel, Xiao Chen immediately sat up from his bed and began cultivating the supreme technique, the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength.

"Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength: use qi to summon divinity, use divinity to form elephants. With every gesture comes Giant Elephant Power. The human body is composed of eight hundred and forty million particles. If their potential is awakened, every tiny particle possesses Giant Elephant Power. When all are awakened, one becomes comparable to a divine elephant—capable of overturning rivers and seas, roaring stars from the sky, plucking the moon and swallowing the sun, all within a single thought."

"There are countless types of elephants and endless transformations. The giant elephant is the infant stage, transforming into the Dragon Elephant. The Dragon Elephant is the youth stage, transforming into the Primal Elephant. The Primal Elephant is the mature stage, transforming into the divine elephant. This is the stage of great completion."

Xiao Chen silently recited the cultivation mantra of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength as he cultivated.

As time slowly passed, Xiao Chen could sense the 840 million particles within his body. They seemed like 840 million embryos, each containing an unawakened giant elephant.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a thunderous sound rang out within Xiao Chen's body. One of the particles inside him shattered, as though a giant elephant had awakened.

With every breath of that giant elephant, rivers and seas churned, clouds and rain overturned. With one furious roar, stars fell; with one inhale, all sounds fell silent.

One giant elephant represented 100,000 jin of Giant Elephant Power.

Elephants were divided into giant elephants, dragon elephants, primal elephants, and divine elephants.

"So quickly, a Giant Elephant Micro-Particle has awakened!" Xiao Chen exclaimed excitedly as he felt the changes within his body.

Having tasted the benefits, Xiao Chen continued cultivating.

At that moment, a Giant Elephant Phantom seemed to appear above Xiao Chen's room, raising its head and letting out a long roar toward the heavens.

"Brother Chen, what cultivation technique is he practicing?"

At this time, Xiao Yan had just returned from the Back Mountain. He had planned to borrow some money from Xiao Chen to purchase the materials Yao Lao had mentioned for refining Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.

However, when Xiao Yan arrived outside Xiao Chen's courtyard and saw the faint, flickering image of a giant elephant above it, he could not help but sigh in amazement.

Clearly, since Xiao Chen had only just begun cultivating the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, he was still unable to condense the giant elephant into a tangible form. What had appeared was merely a phantom.

"The person cultivating inside is no ordinary person!"

Yao Lao's voice rang out in Xiao Yan's mind, carrying a trace of shock.

"Teacher, do you know what grade this cultivation technique is?" Xiao Yan asked, equally startled.

Back at the Back Mountain, Xiao Yan had heard just how formidable his teacher had once been.

Yao Lao did not answer Xiao Yan, because even he could not tell what grade this cultivation technique was.

"Boom, boom!"

Two more soft sounds came from within Xiao Chen's body as two more Giant Elephant Micro-Particles awakened.

Xiao Chen now possessed 300,000 jin of Giant Elephant Power.

Xiao Chen had not expected his cultivation of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength to go so smoothly.

Could I be a cultivation genius?

Or was it because of the Chaos Bloodline?

That was all Xiao Chen could think.

But to cultivate the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength to great completion, I need to awaken 840 million particles. I've only awakened three so far—I still need to work hard! Xiao Chen sighed inwardly.

Suddenly, Xiao Chen sensed that someone seemed to be outside.

Perhaps because he had lived two lives, Xiao Chen discovered that his soul power was far stronger than that of ordinary people. Naturally, his soul perception was much sharper as well.

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