Possibly, This Was the Charm of a Mature Man!

"Third Brother???"

"Third Brother, why are you here?"

When Xiao Yan saw Xiao Lang, his mind buzzed.

"If I said I walked into the wrong room, would you believe me?"

Xiao Lang answered instinctively, feeling as though he had been caught cheating.

After all, in his mind, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er were the original couple.

"..."

The corner of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched as he looked at Xiao Lang and said gloomily:

"Third Brother, it's the middle of the night. Who would believe you if you said you entered the wrong room?"

"Hahaha, wasn't I just joking around?"

Xiao Lang gave an awkward laugh, then walked over to Xiao Yan, slung an arm around his shoulders, and said:

"Your brother came to help Sister Xun Er regulate her body. Hasn't she been feeling unwell lately, always feeling blocked up? I came to help clear things out for her."

After saying that, he asked curiously, "But... little brother, why did you come to Xun Er's room in the middle of the night?"

"I... I... I also wanted to help Sister Xun Er nourish her body," Xiao Yan stammered.

"Little brother, it's not that I want to lecture you, but you're so talented. Instead of cultivating at night, aren't you letting down your talent?"

Xiao Lang said with a look of disappointment, "If I had your talent, I'd cultivate like crazy and strive to break through to the Dou Zhe realm as soon as possible, bringing glory to the clan!"

"So leave this sort of thing to your brother from now on. You can't let such trivial matters delay your cultivation!"

"Third Brother..."

Looking at Xiao Lang's sincere expression, Xiao Yan felt warmth fill his heart. Third Brother had treated him well since childhood, even taking on the role of a mother.

Even as a transmigrator, he was deeply moved, and he gradually developed a strong sense of belonging to this family.

Though this Third Brother of his could be unreliable at times, he had always treated him exceptionally well!

The reason he had advanced so quickly was that Xiao Lang had given him a large portion of his cultivation resources.

It gave him hope of breaking through to the Dou Zhe realm at the age of eight!

"Silly boy, if your brother doesn't take care of you, who will?" Xiao Lang said, rubbing Xiao Yan's little head. "Besides, I'll be relying on you to take care of me in the future."

"Third Brother, don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one in this family will dare call you trash!" Xiao Yan said, looking at Xiao Lang with unwavering eyes.

After all, having only one stage of Dou Power at eight years old made him undeniably trash. (This was changed a little. It originally said three stages, but everyone read carefully and felt that was unreasonable, so it was changed to one stage. It won't be changed again later, so please bear with it and don't flame me.)

"Keep it down. It wouldn't be good if you woke Sister Xun Er." Xiao Lang rubbed Xiao Yan's head. Though he had his own selfish motives for helping him, watching Xiao Yan grow up had also given him the responsibility of an older brother.

People's hearts were made of flesh. Besides, after all these years, even raising a dog would create deep feelings.

But honestly, Xun Er's body... was so soft and fragrant!

"Three years minimum, life sentence at worst!"

The moment Xiao Lang had that thought, he silently recited those words to himself.

As an exemplary young man of the new era, even after transmigrating, he could not forget the Party's teachings!

"By the way, Brother, won't this delay your cultivation?"

"Your brother has given up. After cultivating for so many years, I only reached one stage of Dou Power anyway."

"..."

After returning to his room, Xiao Lang eagerly activated the system and examined the rewards he had obtained earlier.

Water Art (Evolvable): An evolvable cultivation method that can evolve endlessly by devouring exotic waters. It may even surpass the Heaven Grade in the end, granting powerful Water Control Ability!

Note: Once Water Art cultivation begins, no other cultivation method can be cultivated unless one abolishes one's cultivation and starts over!

"Isn't this exactly the same as the Flame Mantra? It even feels a little worse than the Flame Mantra. The Flame Mantra can control fire and refine pills too. What can I do with water control? Write water novels?"

Xiao Lang complained unhappily.

"Friendly reminder: An adult human body is sixty percent water!"

"Hmm!"

Upon hearing the system's reminder, Xiao Lang's eyes lit up as though he had discovered a new continent.

"So that means I can instantly dehydrate my enemies and turn them into mummified corpses?"

"Eek!!"

Ignoring the system's contempt, Xiao Lang examined the second item.

Three Thousand Weak Waters Fragment: Three Thousand Weak Waters, seventeenth on the Exotic Water Ranking. Though it is currently only one-third complete, it is still enough to allow you to break through to the Dou Zhe realm!

It can also allow Water Art to advance to a mid Yellow Grade cultivation method.

"Looks like my guess was right. Exotic waters are existences like Heavenly Flames, meant to be devoured by my Water Art so it can evolve."

"But it's only one-third complete, and the cultivation method can only evolve to the middle grade. That's just too damn screwed up. Where's the invincible power-fantasy novel I was promised?"

"System, this doesn't suit my style of showing off!"

Seeing the final line of the description, Xiao Lang could not help complaining again.

"You really can't take a joke!"

After waiting for a long time, the system still ignored him. Xiao Lang rubbed his nose in boredom and cursed under his breath.

"Still, the Green Lotus Core Flame only allowed Xiao Yan's Flame Mantra to reach the Mystic Grade, and his strength only rose from a two-star Dou Master to a five-star Dou Master. Mine is about the same, so it makes sense."

Xiao Lang did not dwell on it and directly chose to devour it. In an instant, he felt a warm current slowly flow through his entire body, while the Dou Power within his dantian continuously grew stronger.

Cultivation knew no years, and the night passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Lang opened his eyes. Feeling the Dou Qi within him condense into a qi vortex, the corners of his lips curled into a smile.

"I've finally reached the Dou Zhe realm. My night of hard work sleeping wasn't wasted after all."

At that moment, he only wanted to shout three words.

Who else?!

"Friendly reminder: The host has advanced too quickly. Would you like to conceal your strength?"

Just as Xiao Lang was preparing to go out and show off, the system's voice rang out again.

Without even thinking, Xiao Lang flatly refused. "Why hide it? I worked hard cultivating all night for this. Why should I hide it?"

"Getting stronger without showing it off is like walking at night in splendid robes. Isn't that seriously sick?"

"Do you have to wait for everyone to come out and call you trash before you're happy?"

System: "Show-off."

"..."

Xiao Lang ignored the system's mockery and instead pondered his Water Control Ability.

After all, he had not learned any Dou Skills yet. This Water Control Ability was his trump card, and he needed to keep developing it.

First, he could clearly feel that the water-attributed Dou Qi in the air around him had become much friendlier toward him. It seemed that as long as he wanted it, it would obediently allow him to absorb it.

Second, with a wave of his hand, the Dou Qi in his palm could condense into a ball of water. Yet it was not actually water, but a form of Dou Qi.

After an hour of testing, Xiao Lang gained a certain grasp of his Water Control Ability. What he had not expected was that he could even make people need to pee!

"Third Brother, are you awake? The Clan Test is about to begin. Father told me to come get you." Xiao Yan's childish voice came from outside the door.

"After being called trash for so many years, it's time to show them what a genius is!"

Xiao Lang washed up, fixed his hair, and declared with a showy, imposing expression.

"Third Brother, why do I feel like you're different?"

Looking at the aura around his Third Brother, Xiao Yan asked curiously.

"Possibly, this was the charm of a mature man!"

Xiao Lang chuckled and smugly headed toward the testing square.