One Opening and He's Already an Old Scumbag

"Eight years!"

"Another eight years! System, are you on the fritz?"

"Eight years and not a single choice question! If you don't give me one soon, I'll have to open a pharmacy!"

Xiao Lang was going insane. For the past eight years, he had tried every method imaginable to trigger a system choice, but none had ever appeared.

If it weren't for his ability to snowball his earnings by selling pills, he would have started to doubt if those eight years were just a fleeting dream.

Over these eight years, he had used the pills from the Gathering Qi Pill to start an infinite loop of wealth accumulation, step by step amassing hundreds of millions in assets.

This was also because he didn't want to attract too much attention; otherwise, it would have been even more!

The Temir Auction House had also become famous throughout the Jia Ma Empire due to Xiao Lang's fervent purchasing of various pills. Everyone knew that a mysterious high-level alchemist had come to Wutan City.

However, his fame was limited to the Jia Ma Empire. Xiao Lang wasn't foolish enough to sell high-level pills; most of what he sold were low-level pills in large quantities.

Otherwise, if someone were to disregard his identity as an alchemist and make a move against him, the aura he disguised himself with using the God-Tier Disguise Technique wouldn't be enough to scare off those desperate individuals.

After all, if they were already prepared to attack you, who would care what your realm was?

Xiao Lang also didn't dare to disguise himself as a Dou Saint. After all, the appearance of a Dou Saint in the Jia Ma Empire would undoubtedly cause an earth-shattering sensation.

Unless he could obtain a Dou Saint Pill, which would allow him to temporarily wield the power of a Dou Saint and deter everyone.

But obviously, if he could have triggered a system choice in these past eight years, he wouldn't be here in a fit of impotent rage.

Fortunately, over the past few years, he had continuously used various pills to strengthen his physical body, laying an extremely strong foundation.

His physical strength had reached the level where a Dou Grandmaster would use Dou Qi!

Of course, if he were to fight an actual Dou Grandmaster, with their Dou Technique bonuses, he, fighting bare-handed, wouldn't be able to defeat them.

But below the Dou Grandmaster level, he could crush them with his physical body alone. Not to mention that his water control techniques, honed through eight years of hard training, had reached the pinnacle of perfection.

With just a glance, those with lower Dou Qi than him would wet themselves, and their blood could even be drained, leaving them as dried corpses!

Over the past eight years, even though Xiao Lang used the Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid daily to accelerate his cultivation speed, he had only reached the sixth stage of Dou Disciple.

If he didn't break through by tomorrow, he would be relegated to working in some remote, impoverished region.

In these past eight years, Xiao Yan, with the help of the Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid, had soared to the heavens. At the age of nine, he had condensed a Dou Qi Vortex and become a Dou Practitioner.

Now, at thirteen, he had directly reached the Three-star Dou Practitioner stage!

Although he wasn't the youngest Dou Practitioner in the Xiao family, he was now the strongest among the younger generation!

"Brother Xiao Lang, don't be discouraged. Xun'er believes you can definitely reclaim everything that belongs to you." Xiao Xun'er walked in at this moment, seeing Xiao Lang's dejected expression and offering comfort.

Because in the test seven years ago, Xiao Lang's test result was a mere four-stage Dou Disciple, which had once again shocked everyone.

They had never seen someone whose cultivation regressed.

However, no one dared to mock Xiao Lang, as they didn't know when Xiao Lang might return to the Dou Practitioner realm again.

But as time slowly passed, another eight years went by, and Xiao Lang once again experienced those scornful gazes.

If Xiao Yan hadn't been there, he would have been called a waste long ago.

"Ding! Detected that Old Yao is about to absorb Xiao Yan's Dou Qi, triggering a choice!"

"Choice One: Seize Xiao Yan's opportunity and snatch the ring! Mission completion reward: [Destined Great Villain] title, Level +10! Wearing the title effect: You will gain the admiration of the Hall of Souls and become the Destined Great Villain. Note: But you cannot escape the fate of being killed by the Destined Child!"

"Choice Two: As a Demon Brother Who Dotes on Younger Brother, how can you tolerate your brother having his Dou Qi absorbed by Old Yao and being called a waste for three years? You choose to bury the ring in a dung pit. Mission completion reward: Level +10! Obtain Old Yao-level alchemy techniques! Note: You will be resented by Old Yao, and there is a risk to your life!"

"Choice Three: Turn a blind eye and continue to wait for the main storyline to develop. Choice completion reward: Level +1."

"Choice Four: Use the God-Tier Disguise Technique to impersonate a Dou Saint and fool Old Yao. Choice completion reward: Level +2, Mission completion reward: Invisibility Pill * 3, First-grade Enhancement Pill * 3, Nine-star Dou Venerate Pill!"

"Hahaha, I finally get you, good thing I didn't give up!"

Just as Xiao Lang was looking troubled, the long-lost system prompt sounded again. Xiao Lang became incredibly excited, and he hugged Xiao Xun'er, planting a firm kiss on her forehead.

But upon seeing the first three options, he felt completely numb.

Only two words echoed in his mind...

That's it?

He had waited bitterly for eight years. During these eight years, he had worked to help Xiao Yan improve his strength faster so he could latch onto him, and the first option wanted him to be a villain, ultimately unable to escape the fate of being killed by the Destined Child!

Wasn't this a scam?

If he chose that, what had he done for the past eight years?

Cultivated the Destined Child to kill himself?

Besides, he thought Old Yao was worse than the system; such an opportunity was not worth it.

Option Two, he was equally speechless. Unless he killed Old Yao, if Old Yao, with his tenacious fate, resented him, and once he recovered his strength, his life would definitely be in danger, as the system had also pointed this out.

Moreover, with Old Yao's help, the main storyline could continue, and he could trigger system choices and constantly become stronger, which was the priority!

So, at first glance, Choice Three was the most conservative, even though the first two options offered a Level +10 reward.

But upon seeing the fourth option, Xiao Lang knew...

The man who tricked the CX organization was about to return to the jianghu!

After all, his nickname in his past life was "Hair Washing" Master!

What's more, tricking Old Yao was such a thrilling prospect, perfectly fitting his honest and upright persona.

Although the level reward was only +2, it came with three types of system medicinal pills!

The Invisibility Pill and the Strengthening Pill weren't important; the crucial one was a Dou Venerate Pill!

With the Dou Venerate Pill, he would have a trump card for survival within the Jia Ma Empire.

After provoking Yun Yun that time, Xiao Lang reviewed the situation and broke out in a cold sweat.

He realized he shouldn't have provoked an expert who could kill him instantly without any trump cards.

So, when he saw the option to obtain a random reward, Xiao Lang chose the fourth option without hesitation.

Besides, he would get the benefit of +2 levels just by making the choice, which was perfect for overcoming today's test.

Thinking this, Xiao Lang finally understood some truths.

Some people worked hard their entire lives and still didn't gain as much as others did with a single choice.

To spread positivity, Xiao Lang also felt that if he hadn't cultivated diligently for the past eight years, he would only have five Duan of Dou Disciple even if he made the right choices.

Therefore, opportunity favors the prepared.

As for how to trick Old Yao, did his past life experiences of using the CX organization to pick up girls and eating for free before being kicked out need explaining?

"Brother Xiao Lang, were you waiting for me?"

Xiao Xun'er asked Xiao Lang, her face flushed.

Xiao Xun'er was already twelve years old now, and due to her cultivation, she had grown into a graceful young lady, like a budding flower bud.

Once she reached adulthood, her flower bud would bloom, and her peach would ripen.

Her heart was still pounding like a startled deer after Mo Lang had suddenly kissed her.

"Of course, I was waiting for Xun'er. After all, besides my family, only sister Xun'er cares about me this much in the entire Xiao family."

Xiao Lang immediately snapped back to reality and, without thinking, continued from where Xiao Xun'er left off.

He sounded like a seasoned player right from the start.