Choosing a Cultivation Technique

At this moment, Xiao Zhan's face was filled with shock.

He had never expected Xiao Yang to say that he had broken through to the Dou Zhe realm!

It had been less than half a year since his last test.

At that time, Xiao Yang's cultivation had been at the Seventh Stage Dou Qi.

In just two months, he had actually broken through to the Dou Zhe realm.

Even when Xiao Yan's talent had still been intact, he had not cultivated so quickly.

If Xiao Yang had been at the Peak of Seventh Stage of Qi Cultivation back then and on the verge of breaking through to the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation,

Xiao Zhan could barely have accepted him reaching the Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation now.

But directly breaking through to the Dou Zhe realm was simply too outrageous.

Xiao Zhan's expression turned somewhat solemn.

"Come here. Let me take a look."

"Have you eaten any herbs or even medicinal pills during this period?"

He placed a hand on Xiao Yang and slowly sent his Dou Qi into Xiao Yang's body.

He did not dare use too much Dou Qi, afraid that he might hurt Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang did not circulate his Dou Qi to drive Xiao Zhan's Dou Qi out of his body either.

He knew that Xiao Zhan merely wanted to see whether he had forcefully broken through by exhausting his potential, or whether he had consumed something he should not have.

"Don't worry, Uncle. At most, I've only soaked in a few medicinal baths during this time."

Xiao Zhan relaxed upon hearing that, but he still continued carefully inspecting Xiao Yang's condition.

When he sensed that the Dou Qi within Xiao Yang was stable, that there were no hidden injuries, and that his meridians were completely normal, Xiao Zhan's face filled with excitement.

"Come on. I'll take you to test your attribute first."

Then, he hesitated for a moment before saying,

"If your attribute is wind, don't choose any of the cultivation techniques in the Dou Qi Pavilion yet."

Xiao Yang immediately understood. If his attribute was wind, Xiao Zhan intended to let him secretly cultivate the Xiao Clan's Mysterious Tier Wind Attribute Technique.

A trace of emotion could not help appearing on his face at the thought.

After all, only the Patriarch of the Xiao Clan was permitted to cultivate that technique.

Before long, Xiao Zhan brought Xiao Yang to the Dou Qi Pavilion.

Although the Dou Qi Pavilion was generally opened collectively during the coming-of-age ceremony,

at that time, Xiao Clan Members who had reached the Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation or broken through to the Dou Zhe realm could come choose cultivation techniques.

However, as the Patriarch, Xiao Zhan naturally had the authority to bring Xiao Yang into the Dou Qi Pavilion.

Even if the other elders learned of it, they would not say anything.

In fact, most Xiao Clan Members entered the Dou Qi Pavilion during the coming-of-age ceremony once they reached the Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation, selecting their cultivation techniques in advance.

Normally, it would still take quite a long time to cultivate from the Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation to the Dou Zhe realm.

With the talent Xiao Yang had displayed now, he could already be considered a genius.

Therefore, there was no problem with him entering the Dou Qi Pavilion alone to choose a cultivation technique.

After Xiao Zhan informed the person guarding the Dou Qi Pavilion, he took out a crystal ball and placed it before Xiao Yang.

"Test your Dou Qi attribute first, so you can choose a suitable cultivation technique afterward."

Xiao Yang nodded at those words.

He placed both hands on the crystal ball.

The crystal ball immediately emitted a scorching red glow.

At the center of that red light, there was faintly a hint of green.

Looking at the crystal ball glowing red, regret flashed through Xiao Zhan's eyes as he thought to himself,

What a pity it isn't wind attribute. Otherwise, he could cultivate that technique.

He coughed, put away the crystal ball, and said,

"Your attribute is fire. Go in and choose a corresponding cultivation technique yourself."

"Remember, you cannot stay inside for too long."

Xiao Yang nodded and was about to enter.

Just then, Xiao Zhan stepped forward, patted his shoulder, and whispered,

"Fire Path, third path, room number forty-three."

Xiao Yang gave an imperceptible nod before walking into the Dou Qi Pavilion.

His Soul Perception was rather strong, and he could vaguely sense that more than one person was guarding the outside of the Dou Qi Pavilion.

After entering the Dou Qi Pavilion, Xiao Yang discovered that there were many passageways.

Of the four paths—Wind Path, Water Path, Fire Path, and Earth Path—these had the greatest number of side paths.

The remaining paths basically had only one side path each.

This was enough to show that the Xiao Clan had collected more cultivation techniques for the four Dou Qi attributes of wind, water, fire, and earth.

After Xiao Yang entered the Fire Path, he headed straight for room number forty-three on the third side path.

After entering the side path, he found a heavy wooden door every few meters along both sides of the passageway.

Each of those wooden doors had a faint red light screen in front of it. Only by breaking the light screens could one enter and obtain the cultivation technique inside.

This counted as a form of trial.

However, anyone who had broken through to the Dou Zhe realm could basically shatter one with a casual strike.

These trials were mainly intended for Clan Members at the Eighth Stage of Qi Cultivation and Ninth Stage of Qi Cultivation.

When he arrived before room forty-three, the light screen in front of it was also rather dark in color.

But to Xiao Yang, it was nothing special.

He casually threw a punch, not even using a Dou Skill.

Crack!

The light screen shattered in response.

Xiao Yang pushed open the door and entered. In the center of the room stood a stone platform, upon which a dark-red scroll lay silently.

He picked it up and unfolded it.

"Yellow Tier High-level Cultivation Technique: Flame Burning Refinement!"

This should be the Xiao Clan's finest Fire Attribute Technique.

"There's only one cultivation technique in each room. Doesn't that mean there are hundreds of rooms here?"

"They might as well put cultivation techniques of the same attribute and rank in the same room."

Looking at the enormous room containing just a single cultivation technique, Xiao Yang could not help complaining inwardly.

He did not waste any time. After putting away Flame Burning Refinement, he headed directly for another passageway.

He needed more than one cultivation technique!

At the same time, he silently created a task.

[Task: Obtain a Yellow Tier High-level Fire Attribute Technique. Reward: One bottle of third-grade Explosive Flame Pills.]

Just as he thought he should be able to receive the reward immediately, he suddenly realized that the system had not issued its familiar notification.

"Hmm?"

"Do I need to register it first?"

After all, according to the rules, one person could only choose one cultivation technique in the Dou Qi Pavilion.

Therefore, it was very likely that he would only be considered to have obtained the cultivation technique after registering it.

But reading its contents should count too, right?

Xiao Yang did not immediately test his idea. In any case, he would be taking this copy of Flame Burning Refinement out later.

Before long, he arrived at the Wind Path.

Standing before the five side paths of the Wind Path, he focused all his senses on detecting the amount of energy within the light screens inside.

Although his Soul Realm had not improved after breaking through to the Dou Zhe realm, his Soul Perception had grown considerably stronger.

At the very least, it had become much more convenient to use.

Very quickly, he sensed the light screen with the greatest amount of energy.

Wind Path, second side path, room number thirty-one!

When he arrived before that room, he did not hesitate in the slightest and punched the cyan light screen.

Crack!

After the light screen shattered, he entered the room directly and picked up the cyan scroll inside.

"Yellow Tier High-level Cultivation Technique: Stormy Art!"