Successive Breakthroughs

With Xiao Jin's speed, he quickly returned to the Xiao Family. Landing in an unoccupied corner, Xiao Jin took Xiao Yi Xian's hand and headed toward his family's courtyard. Along the way, the Xiao Family members saw Xiao Jin holding the hand of a breathtaking beauty and could not help but feel envious.

"This is your family?" Xiao Yi Xian found it a little hard to believe. She had originally thought that a family capable of raising such a young Dou Wang expert as Xiao Jin would be incredibly powerful. Unexpectedly, although the family Xiao Jin had been born into was stronger than the mercenary groups in Qingshan Town, it was only stronger by a limited margin. So his current strength was all earned through his own efforts. Just how great is his talent? Xiao Yi Xian felt deeply envious.

"Yeah, disappointed?" Xiao Jin said with a smile. "What are you talking about? I came back with you because I chose you, not your family. What is there to be disappointed about?" Xiao Yi Xian rolled her eyes at him.

"Then I'm relieved. Let's hurry. Grandpa hasn't seen me for two days; he's probably getting worried." Xiao Jin pulled Xiao Yi Xian along and quickened his pace.

When they reached the entrance, Xiao Jin noticed that Xiao Yi Xian's palm was sweating. He stopped and chuckled. "What, is my Yi Xian scared?" "Who's scared? I'm just a little nervous." "What are you nervous about? My grandpa isn't going to eat you. He'll be overjoyed when he sees you, so just relax." With that, he pulled Xiao Yi Xian toward the main hall. Xiao Yi Xian bit her lip and hurried after him.

"Grandpa! Grandpa! I'm back!" Upon hearing Xiao Jin's voice, Xiao Ying hurried out of the main hall. A pretty young girl followed behind him—it was Xiao Mei.

"You stinky brat, you still remembered to come home? Where the hell have you been fooling around these past two days?" Xiao Ying had been about to continue bombarding Xiao Jin with questions when he finally noticed Xiao Yi Xian, whose hand Xiao Jin was holding. He immediately swallowed the words he had been about to say and looked excitedly at Xiao Jin, waiting for an explanation.

Xiao Mei, standing behind them, saw the scene as well and felt a little disappointed. After all, Xiao Jin was currently the most outstanding member of the younger generation in the Xiao Family. She had come to Xiao Jin's home whenever she had free time these past two days in order to build a good relationship with his grandfather. Yet Xiao Jin had gone on one trip and returned with such a beautiful girl.

"Grandpa, this is Xiao Yi Xian, your granddaughter-in-law." Xiao Jin hurried forward to introduce her. Xiao Yi Xian's little face turned red. "Hello, Grandpa. I'm Xiao Yi Xian." Seeing her like this, Xiao Jin could not help laughing.

"Ah, good girl. You must be tired from the journey, right? Grandpa will have someone prepare a room and food for you right away. Don't feel like a stranger here. From now on, this place is your home." Xiao Ying gazed at Xiao Yi Xian with great enthusiasm, unable to conceal the satisfaction on his face. The wrinkles on his face bunched together like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Xiao Ying's warm attitude put Xiao Yi Xian at ease, and all the worries she had carried along the way vanished at once. "Looks like my grandpa is very satisfied with you," Xiao Jin leaned closer and said.

"You stinky brat, why didn't you tell us earlier that we'd be having a guest?" Xiao Ying scolded Xiao Jin unhappily, then turned to Xiao Mei behind him. "Mei'er, thank you for keeping this old man company these past two days. But we have a guest today, so let Brother Xiao Jin take you home first. Come play again when you have time." "It's fine, Grandpa Xiao Ying. I was only keeping you company and chatting with you. Brother Xiao Jin just got back, so let him rest properly. I can go back by myself." With that, she walked out of the courtyard. Xiao Jin did not go to see her off; after all, this was the Xiao Family, and nothing could happen to her here.

Xiao Ying led Xiao Jin and Xiao Yi Xian into the main hall and asked what Xiao Yi Xian usually liked to eat. He then had the servants prepare it and continued chatting with Xiao Yi Xian about everyday matters. When he learned that Xiao Yi Xian had no family left in this world, he felt even more sympathy for her. On the spot, he told her to treat the Xiao Family as her own home. Such an attitude deeply moved Xiao Yi Xian.

The servants soon finished preparing the dishes and brought them out. The family chatted and laughed as they finished their meal. Xiao Ying figured Xiao Yi Xian must be exhausted after traveling for so long, so he had her go rest first while he continued talking with Xiao Jin.

"You stinky brat, where did you trick such a beautiful little girl into coming back from?" Xiao Ying looked at Xiao Jin with satisfaction. Xiao Jin slowly told him what had happened. When he heard that Xiao Jin had already become a Dou Wang, Xiao Ying froze on the spot. It took him a long time to recover, after which he burst into laughter. "Hahaha! My grandson Xiao Jin has the potential to become a Dou Sheng!" Xiao Jin did not interrupt the old man's hearty laughter and returned to his own room.

After returning to his room, Xiao Jin locked the door. Looking at the pile of gold coins and several Storage Rings in the System Space, a smile appeared on his lips. "This trip wasn't for nothing. Linglong, recharge all the gold coins in the System Space and Storage Rings."

"Ding. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Breakthrough Points." Although it was only 1.2 million Breakthrough Points, Xiao Jin was already very satisfied. Most of them had come from the Cave, while the rest had been obtained from destroying the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, with another portion gifted by the Myriad Medicine Pavilion. He had originally intended to give that portion to Xiao Yi Xian, but she had refused, leaving Xiao Jin with no choice but to keep it himself.

"Linglong, raise my strength to the maximum extent." Xiao Jin was a little excited as he threw out the Earth Demon Kui to stand guard for him.

"Ding. Congratulations, Host, for breaking through to a Six-Star Dou King. Breakthrough Points remaining: points." "Only four stars of improvement? It seems that the further I progress, the more gold coins I'll need to break through. The good thing is that truly powerful cultivators in this world don't care much about gold coins. That makes it much easier for me to obtain them." As Xiao Jin continued pondering, a vortex formed from Heaven and Earth Energy enveloped him. The Heaven and Earth Energy drifting between heaven and earth transformed into streams of pure Dou Qi that surged madly into Xiao Jin, while the Nascent Emperor Flame began working again. Perhaps because this improvement was not too great, or perhaps because Xiao Jin's meridians had already been widened, this breakthrough felt incredibly pleasant. Strands of pure Dou Qi merged into his limbs and bones, and he could feel his strength rising rapidly. Xiao Jin could not help closing his eyes and lying down on the bed. Before long, he actually fell asleep. After all, he was tired after doing physical labor for an entire day and night.

Not far outside Xiao Jin's courtyard, a figure stood silently, his expression somewhat vacant. "What kind of opportunity did this fellow obtain? It's only been a few days, yet his strength has broken through again. It's simply unbelievable." The one speaking was Old Yao from within the ring. "Teacher, could it be Xiao Jin who broke through again?" Xiao Huohuo also found it hard to believe. The last time Xiao Jin broke through to Dou Wang, Old Yao had said it was because he had taken medicinal pills. What about this time? Had he taken pills again?

"Wait here. I'll go see what's going on." A somewhat translucent soul body flew out of the ring on Xiao Huohuo's hand and headed straight toward Xiao Jin's room.

Just as Old Yao was about to approach Xiao Jin's room, he released his soul perception, intending to see what Xiao Jin was doing inside. Suddenly, a fatal sense of danger traveled through that perception and struck his soul. Without even looking back, Old Yao flew toward Xiao Huohuo. In an instant, he possessed Xiao Huohuo's body and fled for his life.

"Teacher, what's wrong?" Xiao Huohuo also realized there might be danger and allowed Old Yao to control his body. "Never provoke that brat again. There is something terribly frightening by his side. Unless I recover my body, it will be difficult to contend with it." A trace of fear seeped through Old Yao's voice.