You'll Be Disliked for Acting Like This

Hiss!

With a thought, Chu Xiao headed to that shattered Dou Di Space. The next moment, he appeared atop a mountain peak.

As far as the eye could see, endless mountains surrounded a vast plain dotted with numerous cities.

A strange glimmer condensed not far ahead of him. Before he could react, it entered his mind and fused with him with the Diary's help, accompanied by a flood of information.

"The origin of the shattered space." Chu Xiao suddenly understood.

At this moment, he had become the master of this Small World. In theory, he could reach anywhere within it with a thought. In practice, however, he was limited by his Soul Power. He could only teleport within a hundred-meter radius. To travel a thousand meters, he would need to teleport ten times, consuming his own Soul Power each time.

He could also teleport directly to places beyond a hundred meters, but he would need to draw on the Small World's origin power. He had to first pinpoint the exact location before teleporting there. However, origin power was a consumable resource, and before he became a Half-Saint, he could not replenish it on his own unless he obtained suitable Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

When using the latter teleportation method, he had to rely on the origin to sense detailed information about the entire Small World, as though there were a 3D radar model in his mind.

The former teleportation method was like activating a god's-eye view. He could perceive everything within a hundred meters in perfect detail, and as long as he increased his Soul Power, he could expand that sensing range.

"The first kind of teleportation means power belongs to oneself. The second is more like borrowing a tool or casting a divine art. If I'm not in a hurry, I can just use the first."

"Looks like I need to meditate on that ancient Diary more diligently and raise my Soul Power as soon as possible. If I can break through to the Spirit Realm, things will become much easier."

As he pondered, Chu Xiao came to the edge of the cliff and looked down, only to find that he could not see the bottom. It was like peering into an abyss.

Through the origin, he had a thorough grasp of the Small World's circumstances. His current location was Sky Pillar Peak at the very center of the space. It stood over thirty thousand meters tall and had once housed the ancestral hall of the Dou God Clan named Chu. However, the Tunling Clan had destroyed it, and after several thousand years of erosion, almost nothing remained.

The entire space covered ten million square kilometers. Most of it consisted of plains crisscrossed by all kinds of waterways. There was no extremely harsh weather, and the Dou Qi between heaven and earth was more than ten times denser than in the outside world. It could serve as his main cultivation ground in the future.

In terms of area alone, it was even larger than the land area of his homeland in his previous life. Yet as a Small World created by a Dou Emperor, it only felt small to him.

"I remember that the Ancient Clan's headquarters lies in Eastern Zhongzhou. The Ancient Realm was created by Ancient Clan Dou Saint experts, and after countless years of reinforcement and expansion, its area is already nearly comparable to Northern Zhongzhou. Someone in my previous life calculated that it was equivalent to the total land area of more than a dozen Earths."

"This space created by a Dou Emperor is only about the land area of Huaxia. It really is terribly damaged."

Chu Xiao sighed inwardly, but he was not dissatisfied in the slightest.

Although this Small World could not compare to the Ancient Realm for now, he was using it alone. There was more than enough room to spare!

"Still, before I break through to Dou Wang, getting down from here will be troublesome. My Soul Power won't last long if I rely on teleportation. Should I go intercept Yan-di's flying Dou Technique first?" A rather unscrupulous idea surfaced in Chu Xiao's mind, making him want to let out a sinister "Heh heh heh" laugh.

But when he remembered that he could perform a Yellow-Grade Lottery every week, he decided there was no need to rush. If it really came to that, he could deal with it later.

This was a ruined secret realm of a Dou Emperor Clan. If anything had survived several thousand years, it was not something a mere Dou Master could lay hands on. He still needed to become stronger first.

Sky Pillar Peak alone was as large as Macau in his previous life. It was enough for him to explore for a long time, and it would make a fine secluded residence.

"I'll go have dinner first. I can observe Little Yan Zi while I'm at it. He should have already met Old Yao by now."

"And the Diary copies. If he has one, I'll bind him first. Then I can slack off a little."

With a thought, Chu Xiao returned from the Small World to the secluded cultivation chamber and strode toward the door.

"Oh, right."

Chu Xiao paused and communicated with the Diary.

"Brother, I don't know what your deal is, but writing diaries lets me draw prizes. It feels strangely similar to those lottery systems from the novels I read in my previous life."

"I'll count the Dou Di Fragmented Space and the Azure Sky Chart's attention as a newcomer gift pack. Now that I'm writing a diary, shouldn't you give me some kind of diary-writing lottery?"

"My demands aren't high. I don't need ten or eight draws. How about one Supreme Grade draw?"

Chu Xiao waited expectantly for the ancient manuscript's response, but it lay there like a corpse without the slightest movement.

"You'll be disliked for acting like this."

With a slight curl of his lips, Chu Xiao opened the chamber door and walked out.

After getting his bearings, he headed toward Xiao Zhan's private courtyard.

By coincidence, just as he was nearing his destination, he ran into Xiao Yan. Judging by the direction, he had just returned from the back mountain.

Ever since his Dou Qi had mysteriously begun vanishing three years ago, the boy had grown gloomy and listless. Apart from cultivation, nothing interested him. Today, he had even suffered the humiliation of having his engagement broken off, so he should have been in a terrible mood. Yet there was a faint smile of relief on his face.

Such an obvious change meant he had clearly already met Yao Chen and learned the reason for his declining cultivation.

Of course, there was also a chance that he possessed a Diary copy. After learning about the future of his cousin, perhaps he had become hopeful about his own future as well.

The exact situation would require some probing.

"Little Yan Zi!"

Infusing Dou Qi into his feet, Chu Xiao covered three meters in a single step and swiftly arrived before Xiao Yan.

"Cousin." Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, and the smile on his face deepened.

He could hardly wait to share the news that he could cultivate again with someone close to him whom he trusted.

"Kid, do not reveal this old man's identity." An elderly voice rang in Xiao Yan's ear.

"Why? Do you have to hide in the shadows?" Xiao Yan's smile stiffened slightly as he asked in his mind.

"Why do you think this old man ended up in such a state?" The elderly voice turned grim. "This old man has enemies. The fewer people who know of this old man's existence, the safer it will be for this old man, for you, and for the Xiao Family you belong to."

Xiao Yan could not refute that reasoning.

The old man called himself Old Yao and resided in soul form within the ring his mother, Fang Yi, had given him.

The Dou Qi Xiao Yan had cultivated over the past three years had vanished for no reason because Old Yao had secretly devoured it.

Old Yao could survive in soul form. Even the Dou Emperor experts he had learned about from storybooks were not capable of that. When they spoke, Old Yao even acted as if he looked down on Gu He, a sixth-tier alchemist. His former cultivation had definitely been extraordinary, at the very least Dou Zong.

The enemies of such a person truly were not people he or the Xiao Family could provoke.

With that thought, Xiao Yan's smile became somewhat forced. He said to Chu Xiao, "Thank you for speaking up for me in the hall today, Cousin. She was the disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect's leader."

"Are you stupid?" Chu Xiao reached out and firmly tapped Xiao Yan on the forehead. "I'm your brother."

Those simple words made Xiao Yan's nose sting, and he suddenly felt the urge to cry.

Over the last three years, he had seen the coldness and warmth of human relationships in full. Only his parents and three brothers had remained unchanged. They were the family he was willing to protect with his life.

Old Yao: "."

He suddenly felt a little guilty.

Han Feng, you deserve to die!