Selecting Cultivation Methods (Request Collection, Request Recommendation)

The Dou Qi Pavilion was the most important place in the Xiao Clan. All of the clan's Dou Qi techniques were kept there, and it would only be opened after the Coming of Age Ceremony.

"I've repeated the rules for entering the Dou Qi Pavilion many times, so I won't go over them in detail now. In short, everyone must come out within two hours of entering! Also, each person may only take one Dou Qi cultivation method suited to their own attribute. No taking more than one. Anyone who tries to secretly keep an extra cultivation method will be disqualified from obtaining one!" Standing atop the high steps, Xiao Zhan swept his stern gaze over the large group of youths below and spoke gravely.

"Yes!" The youths answered excitedly, their eyes burning as they stared at the enormous pavilion. Obtaining a better Dou Qi cultivation method would give them a head start over others. This had always been what every clan member looked forward to most.

"After testing your attributes, you may enter. Remember, once inside, follow the passage corresponding to your own attribute. Don't take the wrong path!" Xiao Zhan nodded and gestured to the crowd below, signaling that they could begin.

Seeing Xiao Zhan nod, a young man leaped up excitedly and placed his hands on the crystal ball. A faint red glow immediately radiated from it.

"Fire Attribute. Not bad. Go in!" Xiao Zhan glanced at the crystal ball, nodded, and smiled.

With someone taking the lead, the people below could no longer hold back. One after another, they hurried forward. After testing their attributes, they rushed into the Dou Qi Pavilion in a scramble.

Xiao Xie smiled as he watched the excited youths. He stepped forward and placed his hand on the crystal ball, causing a dazzling red light to shine out. Fire Attribute Dou Qi. As an Alchemist, Xiao Xie possessed both Fire and Wood Attributes.

After finishing the test, Xiao Xie headed straight into the Dou Qi Pavilion. Passing through the pitch-black entrance, he found the lighting somewhat dim. Soft light radiated from the fire pearls embedded in the surrounding walls, illuminating the spacious pavilion with a deep and tranquil glow.

Upon entering the pavilion, several broad passages came into view. At the entrance to each one was a huge character representing a different attribute.

Xiao Xie swept his gaze across the passages before casually choosing one and walking in. Since he already had the Flame Mantra, he would not switch to another Dou Qi cultivation method anyway, so he was completely unconcerned.

After entering the Fire Path, another five smaller paths appeared. Shadows of several clan members could vaguely be seen within them.

"The third path of the Fire Path." Xiao Xie's eyes shifted slightly. Too lazy to choose, he simply took the middle path.

The small passage was a world of its own. Along both sides stood thick crimson wooden doors every few meters. At this moment, all of them had been opened, and faint red light screens floated within the open doorways.

The red light screens were defensive measures, as well as the final test for the younger clan members. To obtain the cultivation methods inside, they had to break through the screens.

Quite a few clan members were already in the passage. Their faces flushed red as they fiercely struck the red light screens before various doors. Occasionally, the sound of a screen shattering rang out alongside cheers, and whenever that happened, the clan members still attacking could not help revealing envious expressions.

Xiao Xie strolled down the passage, watching the clan members working fervently on either side with great interest. In the end, he stopped before Room Twenty-Three. This room possessed the strongest defensive barrier on this path, but to Xiao Xie, a Three Star Dou Shi, the screen was no different from having no defense at all.

Xiao Xie shattered the barrier before him with a single slap. Once it vanished, he entered the small room. The lighting inside was somewhat brighter, though the room itself was not spacious. At its center stood a stone platform, upon which lay a dark-red scroll.

Walking over, Xiao Xie picked up the dark-red scroll with interest and examined it. Yellow Rank High-Level Cultivation Method: Blazing Refinement. It was the Xiao Clan's finest Fire Attribute Dou Qi cultivation method. Looking at the method in his hand, Xiao Xie said speechlessly, "If I hadn't read the original novel, I wouldn't believe that the Xiao Clan had once been one of the Ancient Eight Great Clans. They don't even have a single Xuan Rank cultivation method. What a rip-off."

After taking the cultivation method, Xiao Xie turned and headed toward the exit of the Dou Qi Pavilion. Near the heavy doors, more than a dozen expressionless guards stood firmly blocking the entrance. Beside the doorway, an old man with an impassive face sat in a chair, holding a brush and a thick ledger.

Every technique chosen had to be registered. This was part of the procedure for leaving the Dou Qi Pavilion. Xiao Xie and the others had been informed of it in detail before entering, so no one found it surprising.

The cultivation methods within the Dou Qi Pavilion had been painstakingly collected by the clan over more than a dozen generations. To the Xiao Clan, these methods were practically the foundation of their standing in Utan City. Thus, the clan imposed extremely strict protective measures on them.

After waiting at the back of the line for a while, it was finally Xiao Xie's turn. He stepped forward, took the cultivation method scroll from his robes, and handed it to the old man.

The old man was slightly stunned when he saw Xiao Xie. Recently, Xiao Xie had probably been the most eye-catching person in the Xiao Clan! After registering the cultivation method, the old man quickly returned it to him.

Xiao Xie immediately spotted Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er. Since Xiao Xie was a year older than Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan and the others had not yet completed their Coming of Age Ceremony this year. Xiao Yan had not yet chosen a Dou Qi cultivation method, and Xiao Xun'er had only dragged him along today to join in the excitement.

"Here, take it! Work hard, Xiao Yan!" Xiao Xie's mischievous side surfaced. He casually tossed the cultivation method scroll in his hand to the stunned Xiao Yan, then turned and left.

"Yellow Rank High-Level Cultivation Method: Blazing Refinement!" Xiao Yan stared at the cultivation method scroll in his hands in shock. This was the Xiao Clan's top-tier cultivation method, yet Xiao Xie had just given it to him? What was Xiao Xie thinking? Xiao Yan looked in the direction Xiao Xie had left with a face full of confusion.

"Since Xiao Xie Older Cousin gave it to you, just accept it!" Xiao Xun'er tugged at Xiao Yan's sleeve and said.

"Thank you, Xun'er. If you hadn't brought me here today, I wouldn't have gotten a cultivation method scroll for free." Xiao Yan thought about it for a while but could not figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

"Hehe!" Hearing Xiao Yan's praise, Xun'er's bright eyes curved into crescents.

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