Breakthrough to 5-star Dou Practitioner

Xiao Jin returned to his room and bolted the door. Then he sat cross-legged on the bed. As for the bedframe he had smashed last night, the servants had already replaced it after he left.

"Linglong, recharge all of it for me." Xiao Jin took out the money pouch from his robes, his face full of excitement. "Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained 10,000 Breakthrough Points. Remaining Breakthrough Points..." Xiao Jin was overjoyed. "Linglong, what realm can my current Breakthrough Points raise me to?"

"Ding! Host can break through to 5-star Dou Practitioner." Xiao Jin was somewhat confused.

"Linglong, how do you deduct Breakthrough Points for realm breakthroughs?" "Ding! Before becoming a Dou Practitioner, each additional stage of Dou Qi requires 100 more Breakthrough Points. In other words, the first stage requires 100 Breakthrough Points, the second requires 200, the third requires 300, and so on.

Breaking through to Dou Practitioner requires 1,000 Breakthrough Points. One-star Dou Practitioner requires 1,100 Breakthrough Points. After that, breaking through to two-star Dou Practitioner requires 1,200 Breakthrough Points, three-star Dou Practitioner requires 1,300 Breakthrough Points, and so on."

"So that's how it works. Linglong, raise my strength to 5-star Dou Practitioner." In Xiao Jin's eyes, increasing his strength was the most important thing. Dou Techniques could wait until he had enough Breakthrough Points to directly purchase high-level Dou Technique Proficiency Cards.

As the saying went, overwhelming strength could overcome any technique. If he broke through to 5-star Dou Practitioner and cultivated the Heavenly Grade High-level Cultivation Method, Blazing Flames Burning Heaven, with its immense Dou Qi, he believed that no one below the Dou Master realm could be his opponent.

As for Dou Technique Proficiency Cards, he had also checked the System Mall. Even the lowest-grade Yellow-tier Dou Technique Proficiency Card required 1,000 Breakthrough Points, while the Profound-tier one required Breakthrough Points. Xiao Jin did not look any further, afraid he would not be able to resist unbinding the system. After all, Earth-tier and Heavenly-tier were a dividing line. Who knew how many Breakthrough Points they would cost?

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on breaking through to 5-star Dou Practitioner. System Panel initializing. Initialization complete."

As soon as the system's voice sounded, a surge of pure Heaven and Earth Energy within Xiao Jin's body transformed into vast Dou Qi and poured wildly toward his Dantian. It then began spinning rapidly, forming transparent vortices. One, two... In the end, five transparent Dou Qi Vortices appeared in his Dantian before the Dou Qi in his body finally settled down.

"So this is 5-star Dou Practitioner?" Xiao Jin clenched his fist, savoring the power within him, more than ten times greater than what he had possessed during the Dou Qi stage. He felt as if he could punch a dragon to death.

Of course, that was merely an illusion caused by his rapid increase in strength. Fortunately, the system used the purest Heaven and Earth Energy to enhance his strength, bringing no burden or side effects to his body. It even felt incredibly good, enough to become addictive.

"Linglong, open the System Panel." Host: Xiao Jin. Cultivation: 5-star Dou Practitioner. Breakthrough Points: 800. Dou Technique: Tablet Splitting Hand (Yellow-tier Mid-level).

Xiao Jin stared at the remaining Breakthrough Points on the panel and could not help worrying about how to make money. His grandfather probably could not provide much more gold either. From now on, he would have to rely on himself for cultivation.

When it came to making money, Xiao Jin knew that the most profitable profession on the entire continent was that of an alchemist. A single medicinal pill could often sell for an astronomical price, while its cost was not particularly high.

Take the Qi Gathering Powder used to break through to Dou Practitioner, for example. The ingredients for one batch cost only around 50,000 gold coins, but once refined into Qi Gathering Powder by a Fourth-grade Alchemist, it could sell for hundreds of thousands.

I wonder if I have the potential to become an alchemist? "Linglong, does the System Mall have Alchemy Technique inheritances?" "Of course. The System Mall has everything you can think of, and even things you cannot. It only depends on whether you have enough Breakthrough Points."

"Linglong, do I have the potential to become an alchemist?" Xiao Jin asked the system with an expectant expression.

"Ding! The Host's soul transmigrated here, and your own soul fused with Xiao Jin's soul. Therefore, your Soul Power and soul perception are far stronger than those of ordinary people. The Host's bodily attributes also meet the requirements, so the Host can become an alchemist."

On the Dou Qi Continent, the requirements for becoming an alchemist were extremely harsh. First, one had to possess both fire and wood attributes. Second, one's Soul Power and soul perception had to be strong.

One's attributes were determined by the soul. A soul would forever possess only one attribute and could not contain any others. Of course, nothing was absolute. Among the countless living beings, there would always be some mutated souls, and those with such mutated souls possessed the potential to become alchemists.

Xiao Jin was overjoyed upon hearing this and hurriedly asked, "Then how much do the Alchemy Technique inheritances cost?" "Ding! The First-grade Alchemy Inheritance requires 2,000 Breakthrough Points. The Second-grade Alchemy Inheritance requires 5,000 Breakthrough Points. The Third-grade Alchemy Inheritance requires Breakthrough Points."

Xiao Jin frowned. He only had 800 Breakthrough Points, still far short of even the First-grade Alchemy Inheritance. However, he was not discouraged. He already had a plan. He decided to borrow 2,000 gold coins first, then exchange them for Breakthrough Points. Having made up his mind, Xiao Jin left his room and headed straight for the Training Ground.

The moment Xiao Jin arrived at the Training Ground, the younger members of the Xiao Family immediately surrounded him. "Xiao Jin, how did you do it? You broke through two stages of Dou Qi in a year!" one of them asked loudly.

Xiao Jin smiled smugly. "I'll tell you later. Brothers, I came here this time to borrow some money again. Borrow two thousand, repay three thousand. When something this good comes along, you brothers are the first ones I think of. Pretty loyal of me, right?"

The younger members exchanged looks, somewhat hesitant. Then, one particularly bold youth stepped forward. "Xiao Jin, if you can defeat me here at the Training Ground, I'll lend you the money." Xiao Jin's eyes lit up. "Fine. It's a deal!"

The two stood in the middle of the Training Ground. The youth attacked first, using an ordinary Dou Technique against Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin sneered, circulating the immense Dou Qi within his body. He easily dodged the attack, then kicked the youth in the stomach and sent him flying. With his current strength, these little fellows who had not even broken through to Dou Practitioner were not worthy of challenging him.

"Convinced now?" Xiao Jin asked. The youth climbed back to his feet, his face full of unwillingness, but he still pulled out a money pouch. "Here. I only have 500 gold coins. By the way, how did you do it?"

Xiao Jin leaned close and whispered into his ear, "Just two words: work hard. Work hard, and work fucking harder."

The youth was left speechless. He handed the money pouch to Xiao Jin, and seeing this, the other younger members also began lending him money. Together, they gathered 2,500 gold coins and lent them to Xiao Jin. They were not afraid that Xiao Jin would refuse to repay them. After all, Xiao Jin's grandfather was the family's Second Elder and still cared about his reputation. After thanking everyone, Xiao Jin hurried back to his room with the money.

"Linglong, recharge all of it!" "Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained 2,500 Breakthrough Points. Remaining Breakthrough Points: 3,300." Xiao Jin looked at the number on the panel, his heart filled with excitement.

"Linglong, purchase the First-grade Alchemist Inheritance." "Ding! 2,000 Breakthrough Points deducted. First-grade Alchemist Inheritance successfully purchased." In an instant, a massive amount of knowledge and techniques related to alchemy flooded into Xiao Jin's mind like a tidal wave.

He felt as though he had entered a mysterious world of alchemy, where the properties of every herb and every step of the refining process were incomparably clear.

Xiao Jin slowly opened his eyes, a confident smile appearing on his lips. He had now mastered the skills of a First-grade Alchemist. Next came practice, but before that, he needed to successfully cultivate his cultivation method. He sat cross-legged on the bed, preparing to begin cultivating the Heavenly Grade High-level Cultivation Method, Blazing Flames Burning Heaven, in order to transform the transparent Dou Qi within his body.