"Can I take this money with me?"
The young man had no idea what had possessed him, but before leaving, he asked that question.
"..."
Not only were the people from the Misty Cloud Sect stunned, even Xiao Lang was dumbfounded.
He had not expected there to be someone even more shameless than himself.
Slap!
Ge Ye's face darkened as he slapped the man on the head and cursed, "Get the hell back already! Bringing you out was the most embarrassing thing I've done in my life!"
"..."
After taking that slap, the man immediately realized he had said something wrong.
But two million gold coins really was an enormous sum for a mere Dou Zhe like him.
Watching the Misty Cloud Sect leave, Xiao Lang stored the gold coins in the system space.
But when he saw the three elders' envious expressions, he could not help asking, "What? Do you want me to hand them over to the clan again?"
"..."
The three elders' mouths twitched. Remembering how, after they had asked him to hand the Qi Gathering Powder over to the clan last time, they had not only been cursed bloody but had nearly beaten their own grandsons into mental collapse, they no longer wanted to provoke him.
After all, he could not beat them, but he could beat their grandsons until they could no longer cultivate. Who could endure that?
They could not bully a junior either. Otherwise, Xiao Zhan would definitely step in. Yet whenever they tried to pressure Xiao Zhan, he would say that children fighting was perfectly normal—as long as no arms or legs were missing—and leave them speechless.
"This is your money. Naturally, Third Young Master may handle it as he pleases."
Because Xiao Lang had given Xiao Yu a Qi Gathering Powder, the Great Elder's attitude toward him had changed considerably.
More importantly, he feared that Xiao Lang might suddenly have another enlightenment and experience a meteoric rise in strength. By then, it would not be his grandson getting beaten—it would be him.
After all, this brat had no concept of respecting the elderly, caring for the young, or honoring his elders. He was also the sort to hold grudges over every slight. The less they provoked him, the better.
"Now that sounds like something a human would say." Xiao Lang nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, I gained a bit of insight today. I'm going back to have an enlightenment."
Then he looked at Xiao Yan and consoled him, "Little brother, don't be too anxious. Last night, I observed the stars. Your three years of hardship are over. From now on, you'll soar into the skies and become a Dou Emperor!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan forced out a strained smile and nodded. "Don't worry, Third Brother. I won't give up so easily."
With that, the two returned to their respective rooms.
Watching their upright backs, bathed in golden sunlight, they vaguely seemed to see two young Dou Emperors about to take flight!
But that thought was quickly cast aside, and they even laughed inwardly at themselves. Let alone Dou Emperors, if the Xiao clan could produce a Dou Emperor, then in the Jia Ma Empire, their Xiao clan would have no rivals
Back in his room.
Xiao Lang impatiently opened the system inventory.
The moment he saw the two Three Thousand Weak Waters Fragments shining with seven-colored light, Xiao Lang grew excited.
After all, one-third of it had raised him from three-star Dou Qi to a Dou Zhe. With these two fragments, it should at least raise him from a three-star Dou Practitioner to the peak of the Dou Zhe realm, right?
In the original story, when Xiao Yan absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame, ranked seventeenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, he had only risen from a two-star Dou Master to a four-star Dou Master.
Of course, judging from the increases brought by the later Heavenly Flames, Xiao Lang felt that the author simply had not planned things out. Otherwise, how could the Fallen Heart Flame have directly raised someone from a five-star Dou Ling to the peak of the Dou Wang realm?
As for other people, the author could write whatever he wanted. Xiao Lang could not be bothered with it. It was enough for it to feel satisfying at the time.
Otherwise, he would not have read it three times.
Shaking his head, Xiao Lang cast aside the stray thoughts in his mind, calmed himself, and began to... pray.
That was right, pray. Refining Exotic Water was neither painful nor difficult for him, so he could only pray that the system would show some mercy and let him break through to the peak of the Dou Zhe realm. If he could reach Dou Master, he would not refuse either.
"Fuse!"
After praying, Xiao Lang no longer hesitated and decisively selected fusion. After all, hesitation led to defeat!
Boom!
As the two Three Thousand Weak Waters Fragments vanished, Xiao Lang immediately felt a gentle yet immense power continuously gathering within his colorless vortex.
During the process, Xiao Lang felt fortunate. If years of cultivation had not brought the width and resilience of his meridians to the level of a peak Dou Master, it would definitely have taken much longer today.
It was like a place that could originally fit only one finger, but after the accumulated effects of something bigger and thicker over time, could easily accommodate two or three fingers.
Xiao Lang's meridians were like that now. They could effortlessly contain the energy brought by the Three Thousand Weak Waters while continuously absorbing the energy of heaven and earth.
What surprised Xiao Lang was that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, originally full of "impurities," became incomparably pure after being washed by the Three Thousand Weak Waters. It was like tap water purified into drinking water by a filter, safe to absorb without worry.
Just like that, Xiao Lang's level continued to rise rapidly...
Four-star Dou Practitioner...
Five-star Dou Practitioner...
Eight-star Dou Practitioner!
Nine-star Dou Practitioner!
Only after reaching the peak of the nine-star Dou Practitioner realm did that aura slowly subside.
"Hm? That's it? I was just getting comfortable! System, are you even capable?"
Feeling that he had only reached the peak of the nine-star Dou Practitioner realm, Xiao Lang could not help complaining.
Then, the next second, another surge of energy flowed into him. With a crisp sound, Xiao Lang finally broke through the bottleneck between Dou Practitioner and Dou Master, becoming a true Dou Master!
However, after becoming a Dou Master, the energy no longer seemed so immense. It was like a great river turning into a small stream, only allowing Xiao Lang to reach the peak of the one-star Dou Master realm.
"System, you really can't do it. Is that all?"
Xiao Lang felt the Dou Qi-filled vortex within him and was still not satisfied. He wanted to provoke the system and squeeze out another round of benefits.
But the system said coldly, "Provocation is useless. The second wave of energy came from the second Three Thousand Weak Waters Fragment. It can only raise you to the peak of the one-star Dou Master realm."
"..."
Xiao Lang's mouth twitched, and the smile on his face immediately froze. So he had been happy for nothing. He had thought he had really managed to freeload off this miserly system.
But Xiao Lang was not discouraged. After all, he had reached the Dou Master realm. He could finally return to the life of a spoiled young master.
Thinking of the past three years, he had spent most of them living on the edge of death in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, all so he could harden his heart, become more decisive in killing, and see human nature more clearly!
At that moment, Xiao Lang could say with absolute confidence that aside from black stockings and 36D long legs, no one could affect the speed at which he drew his blade!
"Right, I wonder what level my Water Art has reached."
Xiao Lang hurriedly checked the grade of his cultivation method.
In the original story, after Xiao Yan swallowed the Purple Crystal Source and generated Purple Fire within his body, he raised the Burning Art to the intermediate Yellow Grade. Later, after devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Burning Art evolved into the intermediate Mystic Grade.
The Three Thousand Weak Waters ranked one place above the Green Lotus Core Flame. It should not be lower than the intermediate Mystic Grade, right?
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