Dou Zhe

After returning to the Xiao Family, the two parted ways. Xiao Ling headed toward his small courtyard, planning to break through to Dou Zhe first before learning the Absorption Palm.

Arriving in his room, Xiao Ling sat on the cultivation cushion. With a thought, he took out the Qi Gathering Powder he had extracted from Gu He from the System Space.

He tilted the bottle slightly and poured out a pill the size of a longan, its entire body a jade-green color. Raising it to his nose, he took a sniff. A refreshing fragrance drifted into his mind, making him feel a hundred times more alert.

As expected of a Fourth-grade Pill. It truly is extraordinary. Xiao Ling did not dwell on it. He licked his lips and raised his hand, popping the pill into his mouth.

The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, transforming into a cool stream of energy that rushed into Xiao Ling's body. Moments later, the medicinal power flowed throughout his body, and he felt that his Dou Qi had become exceptionally vigorous.

Without further hesitation, Xiao Ling formed a cultivation hand seal. His breathing gradually steadied as he sensed the Dou Qi within his body. Guided by Soul Power, the Dou Qi entwined with the pure medicinal power and began absorbing and refining it.

A gust of wind suddenly swept through the dim room. Xiao Ling's clothes fluttered despite the lack of wind, while threads of pale white Dou Qi in the air burrowed into his body.

Guarding his mind closely, Xiao Ling relied on his powerful Soul Power to organize every strand of Dou Qi in an orderly fashion. Thanks to his outstanding Soul Perception, he did not suffer the meridian-swelling pain ordinary people experienced during breakthroughs. The entire process remained remarkably smooth.

Inside his body, Dou Qi wrapped around clusters of pure green energy. As they were refined bit by bit, the green medicinal liquid dwindled, while the pale white Dou Qi gradually increased. The Dou Qi in his body was continuously being replenished.

With the Dou Qi inside his body refining the medicinal power and the Dou Qi outside constantly being absorbed, the Dou Qi within Xiao Ling had gradually filled his Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

He continued refining the pure energy within him. As he sensed the medicinal power slowly diminishing, the Dou Qi in his body seemed to have reached a critical point and could no longer increase.

Feeling pain surge through his body and his meridians twitch faintly, Xiao Ling knew the time had come. He formed a strange hand seal.

As Xiao Ling's hand seal changed, the surging Dou Qi within his body seemed to be seized by a fierce suction force, rapidly contracting toward his lower abdomen.

When all the Dou Qi within his meridians gathered at his lower abdomen, the pale white Dou Qi gradually began turning milky white.

With a thought, Xiao Ling activated his Soul Perception and swiftly controlled the Dou Qi in his body, gathering the scattered Dou Qi together before beginning to compress it frantically.

At first, the pale white Dou Qi resisted slightly, hindering the compression. However, under the control of Xiao Ling's exceptional Soul Perception, that resistance was merely futile. After a brief stalemate, it helplessly began to contract.

The Dou Qi began to rotate, gradually taking the shape of a vortex.

Bang!

A soft sound came from within his body. Exhaustion instantly swept through him. Once his Dou Qi stabilized, Xiao Ling let out a long breath and began restoring his depleted Soul Power.

After a while, when he felt that his body had mostly recovered, Xiao Ling closed his eyes and sent his awareness into his body.

Once a cultivator reached the Dou Zhe realm, they could master internal vision.

His awareness stared at the Dou Qi Vortex in his lower abdomen. Xiao Ling nodded in satisfaction. Although the Dou Qi Vortex was tiny, the energy contained within it was more than ten times greater than before.

From this point on, he had officially begun cultivating Dou Qi, and his progress would advance by leaps and bounds.

Opening his tightly shut eyes, he exhaled a breath of stale air. He felt as though his body had undergone a complete transformation.

With a thought, Xiao Ling summoned the system panel.

"System, open my personal panel."

[Beep, automatically opening the host's personal panel.]

Host: Xiao Ling

Gender: Male

Age: Eight

Cultivation: One-star Dou Zhe

Dou Qi Attribute: Fire (mixed with a trace of Wood Attribute)

Cultivation Method: None

Dou Skills: Paw Crush Strike (Yellow Grade Mid-Level), Mountain Splitting Palm (Yellow Grade Mid-Level), Stone Crushing Palm (Yellow Grade Mid-Level)

Item: Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night

Draws Remaining: 9

I never expected my Dou Qi Attribute to be fire mixed with a trace of wood. It seems I can become an Alchemist too. Xiao Ling put away the panel, feeling very satisfied.

He took out the Black Iron Piece that recorded the Absorption Palm and rubbed his chin in thought. He should use up some drawing chances first. He still did not have a cultivation method to practice. If he truly could not draw a suitable cultivation method, he could only ask Xiao Xun'er whether the Flame Manipulation Art from the original story was still around. A Profound-grade High-level cultivation method would be enough to tide him over during the early stages.

After checking his attribute panel, Xiao Ling silently said in his heart,

"System, start the draw. Let's do five first."

[Beep, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing the Infinite Cola Bottle.]

[Beep, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing the Taiyi Soul Art from the Pill Tower library.]

[Beep, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing the Fen Jue from Yao Chen's Bone Flame Ring.]

[Beep, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing one Premium Luck Card.]

[Beep, system draw in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing a Shocking Aphrodisiac Pill from Bai Xiaochun, protagonist of A Will Eternal, from his Storage Ring.]

With a thought, Xiao Ling opened the system warehouse. Sure enough, there were five additional items inside. Without thinking further, he opened the system's item descriptions.

[Infinite Cola Bottle: From the modern world. It contains an inexhaustible supply of cola.]

Not bad. It's been years since I last had nerd happiness water.

[Taiyi Soul Art: A cultivation method passed down from ancient times that can increase Soul Power.]

Isn't this the Soul Cultivation Manual that was the champion's reward in the alchemy competition held by the Pill Tower in the original story? Now that I have a cultivation method for the soul, combined with my naturally powerful Soul Perception, I no longer need to worry about Soul Power.

[Fen Jue: A strange cultivation method. Its strangeness lies in its ability to evolve. It can evolve endlessly by devouring Heavenly Flames and may ultimately even surpass the Heaven Grade.]

Upon seeing the Fen Jue, Xiao Ling could not help but rejoice. The number one cultivation method on the Dou Qi Continent. With this cultivation method, I have a chance to become an Emperor.

[Premium Luck Card: After use, it makes a person extremely lucky, with a high chance of obtaining opportunities. The effects vary depending on the circumstances.]

This one is rather uncertain. If I use it somewhere full of treasures, I should be able to obtain a rare treasure!

[Shocking Aphrodisiac Pill: An aphrodisiac pill that makes all ferocious beasts, regardless of sex, turn pale at its scent and go mad upon swallowing it. Even gods and ghosts fear it, and all living beings are shocked by it.]

Seeing the description, Xiao Ling's mouth twitched. As expected of something Bai Xiaochun made. Nothing he makes is normal.

Tongtian Continent, Lingxi Sect.

Bai Xiaochun had just emerged from cultivation when he suddenly sensed an unusual disturbance in his Storage Ring. After checking it, he discovered that one of the Advanced Aphrodisiac Pills he had refined was missing. Stroking his chin, he pondered, "Could some expert have passed by and taken an interest in it? Perhaps I can make their acquaintance."

He cupped his hands toward the surroundings and said, "If Senior has taken a liking to this junior's pill, this junior can offer it with both hands. I only wish to make Senior's acquaintance."

Silence. After waiting for a while and finding that no one responded, Bai Xiaochun scratched his head and stopped thinking about it. He resumed cultivation, though he muttered, "What a strange person."

Putting aside all other thoughts, Xiao Ling calmed his mind. With a thought, the Fen Jue appeared in his hands.

He placed both hands on the scroll and pressed it against his forehead. It transformed into a stream of information and poured directly into Xiao Ling's mind.

With the cultivation method now in his mind, Xiao Ling began cultivating according to its guidance.

It was his first time cultivating a cultivation method. His awareness observed the Dou Qi within his body as it slowly transformed from milky white to yellow.

Two hours passed without him noticing. Xiao Ling opened his tightly shut eyes and sensed the Dou Qi within his body. It had not increased by much.

He raised his palm and circulated the Dou Qi within his body. Pale yellow Dou Qi appeared over his fair palm, the signature color of a Yellow-grade Low-tier Cultivation Method. The higher the grade of a Dou Qi cultivation method, the deeper its color would be.

Muttering to himself, Xiao Ling said, "A Yellow-grade Low-tier Cultivation Method is still too low-level. The Mietel Auction House in Wutan City should sell low-level Beast Fire. Once I reach Jia Nan Academy, I can buy higher-grade Beast Fire." No longer dwelling on it, he summoned the cola bottle with a thought, pulled open the tab, and drank it in one gulp. Feeling refreshed all over, he walked out of his room and headed toward the family's Dou Qi Pavilion to report that he had broken through to Dou Zhe.