Sucking Palm and Blazing Flame Slash

After returning to the Xiao Clan and agreeing with Xiao Yan to go to his room that night to watch Old Yao refine Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, Xia Mo returned to the courtyard where they lived with Xiao Yi Xian. The two entered the room together.

Xia Mo took out the bead he had obtained that day and examined it. He could not see anything special about it; it looked like a jade bead made of poor material. So he handed it to Xiao Yi Xian and asked her to take a look.

"This thing doesn't seem like much. Could your senses have been wrong?" Xiao Yi Xian said, holding the bead.

"Impossible. This was what I sensed before," Xia Mo said firmly. "I don't believe it. Once I figure it out, I'll tell you. It's just a lousy little bead."

"Enough. Once you've seen more of the world, you'll know what it is. Besides, it's already in your hands. It can't exactly run away," Xiao Yi Xian said.

"That's right, I just need to learn more. I'll ask Teacher about it later," Xia Mo muttered, so quietly that even Xiao Yi Xian could not hear him clearly.

"What are you muttering about? Stop thinking about it and hurry back to sleep," Xiao Yi Xian urged.

"Alright. Please rest early, ma'am. This humble servant takes his leave," Xia Mo said playfully before leaving the room.

After leaving Xiao Yi Xian's room, Xia Mo headed toward Xiao Yan's. Before long, he arrived outside the door and knocked first. What if Xiao Yan's doing something bad in there? It wouldn't do for him to corrupt a child like me.

He heard an "Achoo!" from inside, followed by Xiao Yan saying smugly to himself, "With a body as healthy as mine, someone must be cursing me. Could it be Jia Lie Ao?" The door opened, Xia Mo was let inside, and then it was locked from within.

"Xia Mo, get over here. I've got a huge treasure to show you," Xiao Yan said proudly. Perhaps only in front of Xia Mo did Xiao Yan act like a teenager. "???" Xia Mo.

"I have a treasure too. Yours definitely isn't as valuable as mine," Xia Mo said.

"Take them out and compare them. The loser isn't allowed to cry," Xiao Yan said, wanting to tease Xia Mo.

But Xia Mo unexpectedly replied, "No. The loser has to cry."

"???" Xiao Yan.

"Let's take them out together, so one person can't show theirs first and let the other cheat. Have Teacher come out and be our witness," Xia Mo said. In truth, he was a little nervous. He knew Xiao Yan's was the Profound-tier low-grade Dou Technique, Sucking Palm, while he had no idea what his own was. Still, children could always throw tantrums and refuse to admit defeat.

Old Yao floated out like a ghost—no, he was one now. Stroking his beard, he smiled as he watched his two newly accepted disciples fool around. He had known Xia Mo was there from the moment he entered. "Take out your things." He already knew about the Sucking Palm in Xiao Yan's hand, but he wanted to see what treasure Xia Mo had.

The two took out a black iron plate and a lousy bead, respectively. But Xia Mo struck first. "Hahaha! Xiao Yan, you actually treat a black iron plate like a treasure? Wasn't this the free gift you got today when you bought Monster Cores? Hahaha, hahaha!"

"What do you know? This is called—people, no, things can't be judged by appearances. There's a Profound-tier low-grade Dou Technique, Sucking Palm, inside it. Yours is just a lousy jade bead, and the quality isn't even that good," Xiao Yan said smugly as he looked at Xia Mo.

"Hmph, it's only a Profound-tier low-grade Dou Technique. Just from the name, it doesn't sound like much. Even something I picked up by the roadside would be better than yours. Teacher, is that lousy iron plate really a Dou Technique?" Xia Mo asked, pretending to look down on Xiao Yan before turning to Old Yao.

"Where did you pick it up? Tell me, and I'll go pick up a few myself. Let me tell you, once Sucking Palm is mastered, it can directly suck the blood out of a person," Xiao Yan said, looking at Xia Mo as if he were full of it.

"Yes. The black iron plate Xiao Yan obtained today does indeed record a Profound-tier low-grade Dou Technique, Sucking Palm," Old Yao said to Xia Mo.

"Teacher, this bead gives me a strange feeling, but I don't know why. Please take a look at it for me," Xia Mo said, ignoring Xiao Yan as he handed the bead to Old Yao.

Old Yao accepted the bead and examined it from top to bottom, rolling it around in his hand. "This should be a peculiar storage vessel, generally used to record cultivation methods and Dou Techniques. The black iron plate in Xiao Yan's hand also counts as one, but it is not as precious as this jade bead. Of course, what is stored inside is another matter."

"A storage vessel?" Xiao Yan said.

"Haha, a cultivation method or Dou Technique! Xiao Yan, mine is definitely more valuable than yours. Don't stop crying later," Xia Mo said.

"That's right, a storage vessel. Every powerful inherited faction can make them—scrolls, Alchemical Formulas, and so on. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the work of Blazing Flame Valley. Only they excel at this kind of jade storage technique. And if you sense it carefully, you'll find that this jade storage vessel carries a faint warmth. That is also related to the fact that Blazing Flame Valley cultivators are almost all fire-attributed."

"Fire-attributed? Great! Then I can cultivate it too," Xia Mo said happily. He only cared whether there was something good inside, but he had not expected it to be another item from Blazing Flame Valley. They really were unlucky; as he recalled, Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations was theirs too.

"Blazing Flame Valley? What is that?" Xiao Yan asked. Having never even left Wutan City, he was curious about the world outside.

"Blazing Flame Valley is a faction on the Dou Qi Continent. It is stronger than the Misty Cloud Sect you speak of, and it specializes in fire-attributed cultivation methods. Their power is fierce and violent, and their attacks are extraordinarily strong," Old Yao said calmly, without the slightest reverence.

Xiao Yan gave a bitter smile. "Stronger than the Misty Cloud Sect..." To someone who had not even reached the strength of a Dou Zhe, such things were indeed far too distant.

"Don't think so much. Right now, the most important thing is for you to improve your strength. What kind of elder martial brother is weaker than his junior martial brother?" Old Yao said.

"What's there to fear? Don't you see that Teacher isn't afraid of Blazing Flame Valley at all? That means Teacher must also come from some great faction comparable to Blazing Flame Valley. When the time comes, we'll bring our senior brothers and sisters over to scare them to death," Xia Mo said.

"You little brat, you're quite sharp. But in my current state, less than one-tenth of my strength remains. I cannot return, and I certainly cannot expose myself carelessly, or the trouble will be enormous," Old Yao said seriously.

"Understood, Teacher. How do we get the thing inside?" Xia Mo nodded to show that he understood.

"Burn it with fire. Everything from Blazing Flame Valley is related to fire. Only by burning it can you obtain what is inside. And the more resistant it is to burning, the more precious the item."

Xia Mo summoned Dragon Phoenix Flame. Neither Xiao Yan nor Old Yao was surprised. Xiao Yan had seen it many times already, while Old Yao probably knew Xia Mo was a Magical Beast, though he did not know what kind.

Xia Mo tossed the jade bead into the flames. The three of them stared intently at the fire, watching for any changes. After a while, they found that nothing had happened, leaving them somewhat astonished. Although Xia Mo was still First-tier, Dragon Phoenix Flame was in no way inferior to some Third-tier Beast Fires, yet it could do nothing to the bead.

"It seems the item is quite good. Little Mo, put away your flame and give me the bead." A bone-white flame appeared above Old Yao's left palm as he took the bead and tossed it inside.

Old Yao slowly raised the temperature of the flame. Before long, the room began to grow scorching hot. The jade bead finally started to melt, turning into a pool of golden liquid that flowed slowly through the flames like a living thing. It was truly strange.

Suddenly, the liquid stopped flowing, and its surface began to bulge as though an egg were cracking open.

"The thing is about to come out." At Old Yao's words, Xia Mo and Xiao Yan immediately fixed their eyes on the flames without even blinking.

Suddenly, golden light flashed throughout the room. Seeing this phenomenon, the two asked in unison, "Teacher, won't this be discovered by others?"

"It won't. Just now, I used my soul power to set up a barrier within the room," Old Yao said.

Countless words and pieces of information poured out of the liquid, arranging themselves in midair like a calligraphic painting. Beside the text was a glowing image of a human body, with lines linking together to form a profound and mysterious route map.

"Blazing Flame Slash. It seems to be an offensive Dou Technique, and its grade is not low. Little Mo, put your finger into the liquid, and you will obtain the cultivation method for Blazing Flame Slash," Old Yao said to Xia Mo.

Upon hearing Old Yao's words, Xia Mo hurriedly put his finger into the liquid. The light screen in the air trembled, and countless pieces of information turned into a stream of light that shot into Xia Mo's mind. The enormous torrent of information made his head swell with pain, and he hurriedly sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and digested it. Only after quite some time did he awaken.

"Looks like you've memorized it. Once Little Mo advances to Dou Shi, cultivate it on your own. Techniques passed down this way are very complete. Once you master it, it can serve as a trump card," Old Yao said to Xia Mo.

"Yes, Teacher. Hahaha, Xiao Yan, I won. Cry for me," Xia Mo said smugly to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan said nothing, merely rolling his eyes.