Jia Nan Academy!

No one besides Xun Er knew that Xiao Yan had become a Dou Zhe. Even Xiao Zhan still had no idea that his son had silently become one.

As for Xiao Ling, no one knew about her either. Xiao Ling and Xiao Yong were undoubtedly the mascots of the entire Xiao Family now.

Ever since Xiao Zhan had broken through to become a Nine-star Great Dou Shi, the entire Xiao Family had effectively become his personal domain. Xiao Ying and the other three Elders now kept their heads down every day, terrified that Xiao Zhan might someday settle old scores and wipe out all three of their branches.

The once-arrogant Xiao Ning had become as low-key as possible. He had only one goal now: after reaching the ninth stage of Dou Qi, he wanted to see whether he could get hold of a Qi Gathering Powder, become a Dou Zhe, and then smoothly enroll in Jia Nan Academy.

Compete with Xiao Yan?

Xiao Yan's father, the Xiao Family's Clan Leader, was about to become a Dou Ling. What did Xiao Ning have to compete with him?

Xiao Yan ran all the way back to the Xiao Family. He first went to Fourth Elder Xiao Yong's courtyard and placed a pile of medicinal pills on the table in Xiao Yong's home.

"Cousin Xiao Yan, why didn't Uncle Chen Yang come?" Xiao Ling asked curiously, blinking her adorable large eyes at Xiao Yan.

Half a year had passed. Though Xiao Ling was still fourteen, compared to the frail, skinny girl from half a year ago who could easily be picked up, she had grown into a young lady in the blink of an eye.

With her delicate, charming appearance, she was far cuter than even Xiao Mei.

Xiao Yan bitterly rubbed his nose. Xiao Ling called him Cousin, called Chen Yang Uncle, while he called Chen Yang Brother... Their generations were all over the place.

"Your Uncle Chen Yang has his own things to take care of. He'll come see you once he's done!"

"Cousin Xiao Ling, work hard at cultivating and try to give Uncle Chen Yang a surprise, understand?"

Xiao Yan rubbed Xiao Ling's head and smiled.

"Mm-hmm, Ling Er will remember!"

Xiao Ling nodded.

"Uncle Yong, I'll be heading back first!"

After dutifully serving as a deliveryman, Xiao Yan carried medicinal pills worth more than ten million Gold Coins all the way to the back mountain. This stretch of the Xiao Family's back mountain connected to the Monster Mountain Range, and Xiao Zhan had recently assigned it entirely to Xiao Yan.

There were even two Six-Star Dou Practitioners guarding the foot of the mountain. Other than Xun Er and Xiao Zhan, who could enter and leave freely, no one else was allowed through—not even Xiao Yong. Of course, Xiao Yong would not knowingly wander around Xiao Yan's territory in the back mountain with nothing better to do.

Outside the cave in the back mountain, Xiao Yan looked at the Muscle Strengthening Bone Strengthening Pill in his hand and swallowed it without a word.

Yet after taking the pill, Xiao Yan felt no changes at all. It was as though he had eaten nothing.

Medicine Elder also looked at Xiao Yan curiously. Even with his terrifying Spiritual Power, he could not detect any changes after Xiao Yan took the pill.

Medicine Elder had not failed to research medicinal pills that could help someone break and rebuild themselves.

But even the most miraculous Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill would produce some reaction after being swallowed. It was nothing like this Muscle Strengthening Bone Strengthening Pill, which caused no movement whatsoever.

"What's wrong, Teacher?"

Xiao Yan looked at Medicine Elder with a puzzled expression.

Medicine Elder then told Xiao Yan what he had discovered.

Xiao Yan fell silent for two and a half seconds before smiling carefreely. "Teacher, Brother Yang wouldn't painstakingly raise me into a Dou Zhe only to turn around and kill me, would he?"

After saying that, Xiao Yan swiftly stripped down until he was left wearing only a pair of shorts. Then he gritted his teeth and said to Medicine Elder, "Come on, Teacher. This time, hit harder than before!"

After a few seconds of silence, Medicine Elder sighed and nodded. He thought to himself, For the first round, I'll go a little easier. Break an arm and a leg. If that Spirit Frost Divine Liquid doesn't work, one Fourth-grade Healing Pill will have this kid lively again in just a few breaths!

With that thought, Medicine Elder gritted his teeth, condensed his Spiritual Power into a club, and began brutally beating Xiao Yan!

"Aah!!!"

"Aah!!!"

"Old man, you're fucking ruthless!"

"Damn it, my leg's broken! Fuck your mother..."

At the foot of the mountain, the two guards heard their Third Young Master's screams. They wanted to go up and take a look, but it had been about the same before. After a short while, their Third Young Master would come running down full of energy again.

"Tsk..."

"Third Young Master's cultivation is truly grueling!"

The two guards exchanged looks, each seeing respect for Xiao Yan in the other's eyes.

An hour later, Xiao Yan's whole body had swollen by a full circle. Medicine Elder reckoned that even Xiao Zhan might not recognize Xiao Yan in this state.

Looking at Xiao Yan, who was half-dead, Medicine Elder felt rather awkward. He had originally intended to break just one arm and one leg, but this kid had cursed him so badly that he could not take it anymore. He had struck a little too hard and accidentally broken more than ten ribs. It seemed Xiao Yan's lungs were bleeding too.

"Now, it is time to witness a miracle!"

Medicine Elder took a deep breath, waved his hand, removed Xiao Yan's Storage Ring from the ring finger of his right hand, then took out a bathing tub. He poured in one-third of a bottle of Spirit Frost Divine Liquid before tossing Xiao Yan inside.

Whoosh!

The moment Xiao Yan entered the tub, Medicine Elder was shocked to discover that a powerful wood-attributed energy suddenly erupted from Xiao Yan's body and resonated with the Spirit Frost Divine Liquid.

Xiao Yan's injuries began recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time as he recovered, Xiao Yan's flesh, bones, internal organs, and even his dantian were strengthened to varying degrees. Even the concentration of Dou Qi around him more than doubled.

"This..."

"How could this happen?"

"The combined effect of these two medicinal pills is probably comparable to a Fifth-grade Pill, isn't it?"

With Medicine Elder's discerning eye, he immediately saw the miraculous effect of combining the two medicinal pills.

"Xiao Yan, you truly have encountered a benefactor!"

Medicine Elder thought that, if given the theory and enough time, he might be able to develop such medicinal pills after more than a decade. But the theory had been created by someone else first.

"I really am getting old... It seems I'll have to cultivate Xiao Yan properly if I want any chance of surpassing that brat Chen Yang in Alchemy!" Medicine Elder chuckled, then went to stand guard at the cave entrance and quietly waited for Xiao Yan to complete his first transformation...

Time passed quickly!

In the blink of an eye, One Year had gone by.

During this One Year, Chen Yang's most direct impression was that Ya Fei's riding skills had gotten better and better!

However, this woman was only good to him alone, making it impossible for him to stop.

Over the year, Chen Yang occasionally worked hard at cultivating the Earth-tier Cultivation Method, but the results were miserable. After One Year, he was still stuck at Two-star Dou Ling, with no progress whatsoever in his cultivation.

For a time, he even wondered whether his talent was worse than Ya Fei's had been before.

Later, Chen Yang gradually figured it out. He guessed that because he had crossed over physically, his constitution was not suited for cultivating Dou Qi. Once he understood that, he stopped cultivating and shifted his main focus to Alchemy.

Over One Year, he refined all the medicinal pills needed for Mittel's development over the next three years, as well as every medicinal pill that Xiao Yong and Xiao Ling could use within the scope of his Fourth-grade Alchemist rank.

Three months ago, Xiao Yong successfully broke through to Da Dou Shi. He was now a Four-Star Dou Grandmaster, second only to Xiao Zhan in the Xiao Family and on par with the Clan Leaders of Wutan City's other two great families.

Xiao Ling had also broken through to Dou Shi five days ago. At fifteen and a half years old, she became the youngest Dou Shi expert in the Xiao Family. Even Xun Er was quite surprised. Though Xun Er could not see it clearly herself, Ling Ying told her that Xiao Ling's foundation was incomparably solid and did not resemble one built up through medicinal pills at all.

What Xun Er did not know was that the medicinal pills Chen Yang refined for Xiao Yong and Xiao Ling had all been invented by Yan Di, the future master of the Endless Fire Domain. They were primarily designed for the Xiao Family's bloodline.

One or two of these medicinal pills might not seem remarkable, but together, they could activate the Xiao Family's Dou Di Bloodline. Though the effect was minuscule, it was an incredibly terrifying boost for Xiao Ling and Xiao Yong, who were below the Dou Emperor stage.

Half a year ago, Xiao Yan and Xiao Ling both underwent strength tests, but they only displayed the strength of a Three-Star Dou Practitioner and a One-star Dou Zhe respectively. Medicine Elder had instructed Xiao Yan to conceal his One-Star Fighter cultivation, while Xiao Ling had done so at Chen Yang's instruction.

A tree that stands out in the forest is bound to be toppled by the wind. The current Xiao Family was far from capable of bearing the appearance of two young geniuses at once.

Oh, right. During the half year before the Coming of Age Ceremony, Xiao Yan had endured beatings for half a year. He was basically beaten half to death every day, and once, after cursing Medicine Elder too fiercely, even his balls were smashed.

But the results of those six months were extremely significant.

With the combination of the two medicinal pills, Xiao Yan possessed a body comparable to a Third-tier Magical Beast and the cultivation of a One-Star Fighter by the time of the Coming of Age Ceremony.

Another half year had now passed. Although Xiao Yan devoted most of his energy to cultivating Dou Techniques and learning Alchemy, he still raised his strength to Five-Star Dou Shi within those six months.

"Eight Extremes Collapse!!!"

"Teacher, why haven't we gone out to gain experience yet?"

"Didn't you say you would take me to find Heavenly Flames?"

In the back mountain, Xiao Yan unleashed Eight Extremes Collapse, striking with eight layers of hidden force and turning the inside of a Giant Stone into powder while leaving its exterior round and jade-like. Then he turned to look at Medicine Elder.

"Not bad. In half a year, you've cultivated Eight Extremes Collapse to the major completion stage. As you are now, even against a Four or Five-star Da Dou Shi, you probably wouldn't be at a disadvantage!"

What Medicine Elder felt most deeply now was the beating Xiao Yan had endured during those six months.

If Xiao Yan did not possess a physique comparable to a Third-tier Magical Beast, then even as a Five-Star Dou Shi, he probably would not have been able to cultivate Eight Extremes Collapse to this level.

After sighing over it, Medicine Elder began answering Xiao Yan's question. "I had you stay because Jia Nan Academy is about to arrive!"

"Jia Nan Academy?" This was not the first time Xiao Yan had heard of Jia Nan Academy.

That long-legged Xiao Yu attended Jia Nan Academy.

Half a year ago, during the Coming of Age Ceremony, Xiao Yu suddenly returned home.

Yet after the proud daughter of Jia Nan Academy returned, she suddenly discovered that her Clan had undergone such enormous changes.

The Clan Leader had become a Nine-star Great Dou Shi. Xiao Yan, who had been useless for three years, had suddenly transformed into a Genius and even become an Alchemist?

Hadn't her biological Younger Brother Xiao Ning liked Xun Er before?

Why did he tremble whenever he heard Xiao Yan's name? What exactly had happened?

Xiao Yu could not accept it. Relying on the fact that Xiao Yan had molested her when they were children, she went to settle the score with him. In the end, those long legs were once again thoroughly groped by Xiao Yan.

"Tsk, tsk..."

Thinking of that, Xiao Yan raised a hand and rubbed his nose. He had to admit that Xiao Yu's legs felt really good. They really were different after she grew up!

"What are you thinking about, brat?"

Seeing Xiao Yan's lecherous expression, Medicine Elder glared at him.

"Uh... heh heh..."

Xiao Yan chuckled, then swallowed a Qi Replenishing Pill. As he recovered Dou Qi, he waited for Medicine Elder's instructions.

"Jia Nan Academy also has a Heavenly Flame called Fallen Heart Flame. It ranks fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. If you devour it, Fen Jue may be able to evolve into an Earth-tier Cultivation Method!"

"So, when Jia Nan Academy comes to recruit students in a few days, go sign up!"

Medicine Elder instructed.

"A Heavenly Flame?"

"I understand!"

Xiao Yan nodded. After recovering his Dou Qi, he took out his Medicine Cauldron and began refining pills!

Although he had not taken the Alchemist rank examination yet, his studies under Medicine Elder over the past six months had enabled him to begin refining second-grade medicinal pills.

At this point, Xiao Yan's cultivation progress in every aspect was more than a year ahead of the Original Work. All of this was thanks to Chen Yang's kindness!

"Younger Brother, why do you seem impossible to satisfy today? Even with Sister's Seven-star Fighter cultivation, you're about to shake me apart!"

Ya Fei, drenched in fragrant sweat, looked at Chen Yang and felt that this ride had been far too bumpy.

"In a few days, I'm leaving Wutan City!"

Chen Yang held Ya Fei and spoke softly.

Over the past year, although his strength had not improved much, Ya Fei's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds under his nurturing, combined with her enhanced talent.

In terms of talent alone, Ya Fei was now no weaker than those dandies of the same age in the Imperial Capital.

"Y-you're leaving?"

Ya Fei looked at Chen Yang in shock. Her delicate body trembled slightly as she felt her heart tighten.

"Mm... I broke through to Dou Ling a year ago. Now, I have the strength of a Two-star Dou Ling!"

"This time, I'm going back to receive an Inheritance. Both my strength and Alchemy will improve tremendously!"

"Don't worry. We'll meet again soon!"

Chen Yang stroked Ya Fei's beautiful hair and smiled.

"I..."

"I..."

Ya Fei knew she could not keep Chen Yang, nor did she have the right to keep him.

So...

"Again!"

"These next few days, I'm going to drain you dry!"

"So you don't go chasing flowers and flirting with women the moment you leave Wutan City!"

Ya Fei gritted her teeth, threw herself forward, and directly launched an attack on Xiao Chen.

However, she was already at the end of her strength. How could she possibly be a match for Chen Yang, a Two-star Dou Ling?

Chen Yang only had to make a slight move, and Ya Fei could no longer endure it and began begging for mercy!

"After I leave, you and Master Guni should return to the Mite'er Family!"

"In about another year, I'll come see you!"

Chen Yang said softly.

"Mm!"

Ya Fei nodded.

Over the past year and a half, with Chen Yang's help, the Wutan City Mittel Auction House had achieved the best profits among several nearby cities. Even Dou Ling experts had come because of his reputation, solely for Chen Yang's medicinal pills.

Several Dou Ling experts even owed Chen Yang favors. His network in the Jia Ma Empire had steadily begun to take shape.

Under such circumstances, Ya Fei and Guni naturally received praise from Mite'er Teng Shan, who promised that they could be transferred back to the headquarters at any time.

"I'll wait for you in the Imperial Capital!" Ya Fei lightly bit her lips as she looked at Chen Yang. Then she gently bit his chest. "Sister knows I have no right to stop you from finding other women, but please don't forget Sister, okay?"

After saying those words while lying on Chen Yang's chest, Ya Fei raised her head and gazed at him lovingly.

"Don't worry. I'll always remember that Sister Ya Fei was my first woman in this world!" Chen Yang looked at Ya Fei with deep affection. He was not a robot. Though he held the mindset of playing through life, even immortals had feelings, much less an ordinary man like him.

"Mm, thank you, you bratty Younger Brother..."