The Road to Becoming a Dou Emperor Opens

The Road to Becoming a Dou Emperor Opens

"Ice Attribute? That's a rare Douqi attribute!"

A look of surprise appeared on Ya Fei's face at his words.

"Right? It seems the clan only has Yellow-tier Ice Attribute techniques—no, it looks like we don't have any techniques of that attribute at all."

Xiao Yuan nodded and said with a wry smile.

"Mm, I'll report this news to the Great Elder."

Ya Fei nodded solemnly.

Although Ice Attribute techniques and Dou Techniques were uncommon, that was not the case for the Mite'er Family.

Ya Fei only vaguely remembered that the family seemed to have collected quite a few Ice Attribute techniques and Dou Techniques in the past. As for why, she did not really know. She only knew it had happened decades ago.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Ya Fei!"

Xiao Yuan nodded, his expression serious.

"Right, there's one more thing I need Sister Ya Fei's help with. I need another batch of Medicinal Herbs."

Then, Xiao Yuan wrote out another list.

"You need so many Medicinal Herbs again? You can't become an alchemist, can you?"

Ya Fei looked at the Medicinal Herbs listed on the paper and asked in confusion.

"They have another use."

Xiao Yuan answered vaguely.

"Mm... all right."

Ya Fei tilted her head. She truly was curious, but since Xiao Yuan was unwilling to tell her, she would not pry into his privacy.

A moment later, seeing that Xiao Yuan did not seem inclined to leave, Ya Fei grew slightly puzzled and could not help asking, "What is it? Is there something else you want to say?"

A smile appeared in Xiao Yuan's eyes. He said softly, "I've been busy cultivating these past few days. Now that I've broken through to Dou Zhe, I can finally take a proper rest. I'm not going anywhere today. I'll stay here and keep Sister Ya Fei company."

Caught off guard by Xiao Yuan's tender words, Ya Fei's lovely face flushed slightly. After calming the ripples in her heart, she gave him a seductive smile. "All right!"

After spending the day accompanying Ya Fei at work, Xiao Yuan returned to the Xiao Clan.

He did not rush to find Xiao Zhan and tell him that he had advanced to Dou Zhe. Instead, he returned to his room, bolted the door, sat on the bed, and sank his consciousness into his soul sea.

The Five-Colored Scroll contained some information about the Five Elements Qi Palace that people of the Douqi Continent would find utterly inconceivable:

The Douqi refined within the Five Elements Qi Palace was not simply Douqi of the five attributes—wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

Rather, it was a category of Douqi possessing the corresponding characteristics of those five attributes.

For example, lightning and wind, as natural phenomena, belonged to wood among the Five Elements. Therefore, Xiao Yuan could cultivate both Wood Attribute and Wind Attribute techniques.

Ice was merely another state of water. Thus, the Douqi within the Kidney Black Water Qi Palace could completely be used to cultivate Ice Attribute techniques.

Of course, because the Douqi within his Qi Palaces already came in five colors, even if Xiao Yuan cultivated techniques of other attributes, the color of his Douqi would not change. There would always only be five colors.

The reason Xiao Yuan had told Ya Fei that his Douqi was of the Ice Attribute was naturally because, now that he had established ties with the Mite'er Family and had even drawn the attention of the Great Elder, Mite'er Teng Shan, linking his genius-level talent with Ice Attribute Douqi would certainly make the Great Elder recall certain events from the past.

When he headed to the Tagor Desert in the future, some very interesting things would likely happen.

At first, Xiao Yuan had also felt that the theory recorded in the scroll was far too shocking. Yet after thinking it over carefully, he suddenly realized that this theory carried an exceedingly familiar flavor—the flavor of his homeland.

For in the ancient era of his homeland, sages had categorized heaven, earth, and all things into five attributes based on their characteristics, each representing a particular trait: the Five Elements.

This was not some mystical concept, but a genuine theory of classification—a way of understanding the world.

The Five Elements generated and restrained one another, overacted upon and rebelled against one another. Together, they formed a system that explained the formation of all things in the world and their interrelationships. What it emphasized was a whole within a particular system, seeking to describe an object's patterns of motion and transformation.

And the human body, being the most intricate system in the world, naturally conformed to such laws as well.

Based on Xiao Yuan's current understanding of the theories in the Five-Colored Scroll, this cultivation method likely required him to absorb Douqi and cultivate himself until he became powerful enough to influence the entire Douqi Continent. At that point, perhaps he could advance to become a Dou Emperor! However, Xiao Yuan now had an even more absurd thought.

He seriously suspected that the Five-Colored Scroll in his mind had been created by a transmigrator from the ancient era.

As for why it had not been passed down continuously, that was impossible to know.

Even so, it was enough to make him excited.

Because if that was the case, then wouldn't he be able to cultivate Dou Techniques of every attribute?

Combined with his terrifying talent for cultivating Dou Techniques, the road ahead was practically smooth and open! Still, he could not rely solely on what the scroll said. He needed to try it himself and see whether he could truly condense Ice Attribute Douqi.

After pondering for a while, Xiao Yuan sank his mind into his body and turned his inner sight toward his kidneys.

At that moment, black Water Attribute Douqi continuously surged within the Black Water Qi Palace.

With a thought, Xiao Yuan followed the method recorded in the scroll and attempted to transform the Water Attribute Douqi into Ice Attribute Douqi.

It was not difficult.

Ice was simply another form of water. They shared the same origin, so the transformation posed no difficulty at all.

A moment later, Xiao Yuan looked at the frigid mass of black Ice Attribute Douqi in his palm, and the corners of his mouth finally curved into a broad smile.

It really worked!

Next, he only had to wait and see whether the Mite'er Family's Great Elder would act as he had predicted and bring out Hai Bodong—Hai Lao's—Douqi techniques and Dou Techniques.

Of course, even if his plan failed, it would not matter. At worst, he could make do with his father's Furious Lion Rampage for a while!

Although he did not need to cultivate Douqi for the time being over the next few days, he really ought to train the Six Harmonies Spear Dou Technique properly!

Xiao Yuan leaped down from the bed and ran all the way to his family's Back Mountain, brimming with energy.

Then, with a flip of his palm, his Storage Ring flashed, and a long spear and a scroll appeared in his hands.

The Six Harmonies Spear was a low Xuan-tier spear-type Dou Technique. Its techniques centered on parrying, seizing, and thrusting, balancing offense and defense.

The so-called Six Harmonies referred to the inner three harmonies and outer three harmonies.

The inner three harmonies were "essence, qi, and spirit," while the outer three harmonies were "waist, hands, and eyes."

When essence, qi, spirit, waist, hands, and eyes could all be united in a single state, the technique would be considered mastered.

After carefully reading through the Dou Technique, Xiao Yuan stood atop the Back Mountain beneath the bright moonlight and a sky full of stars, holding the Mystic Iron Spear as he began practicing the three most basic moves: parrying, seizing, and thrusting.