Breakthrough

It was Wen Yan, the Seven Star Dou Zong whom Xiao Tian had previously summoned.

"Hall Master, do you have any orders?" Wen Yan asked when he saw Xiao Tian call him over.

"Old Wen, I'm going into Secluded Cultivation in a moment to break through to Dou Spirit. Guard the surroundings for me. If Xiao Yi Xian and my big brother come over, tell them I'm breaking through and not to disturb me."

Wen Yan heard this and nodded. He gradually turned into a stream of water and vanished from the room, then appeared outside Xiao Tian's house and began patrolling the area.

Xiao Tian closed his eyes and controlled the flow of Dou Qi inside his body. The Heaven and Earth Energy outside continuously surged over, gathering above the roof into the shape of a huge funnel. The Heaven and Earth Energy poured down without pause, flooding into Xiao Tian's body before finally entering his Dou Crystal.

Xiao Tian's Aura was also continuously rising. As the energy entered his body, it kept spinning within him.

Wen Yan had not expected Xiao Tian's breakthrough to cause such a commotion. Although he quickly concealed the Dou Qi fluctuations, it still alarmed the nearby members of the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, as well as Hai Bo Dong and the others.

Because Hai Bo Dong, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin were relatively close, they arrived first. They reached the area near Xiao Tian's house, and Xiao Ding and the others also rushed over at top speed.

When everyone arrived, they found their path blocked by an invisible wall. Not knowing what was happening inside, they grew anxious, and just as they were about to strike the Energy Shield...

Not far from them, a stream of water silently appeared. The water gradually condensed into a human form.

Seeing this eerie scene, everyone was so frightened that they retreated again and again.

Hai Bo Dong stepped forward, condensing Cold Qi in his hand. He stood in front of everyone and snapped at Wen Yan, "Who are you?"

"The Hall Master is breaking through. You cannot disturb him." Wen Yan glanced at Hai Bo Dong, said this to everyone, and then disappeared.

That one glance from him made Hai Bo Dong's hair stand on end. Every part of his body kept sounding alarms of danger.

Stiffly looking at the place where Wen Yan had vanished, he wiped away his sweat almost imperceptibly and thought, Could he be a Dou Zong? And a very high-ranked one at that? Otherwise, how could he have such a terrifying Aura? I feel like if I moved even a little, I'd die. No wonder Xiao Tian was so calm when facing me after I recovered my strength. If I had dared to make a move back then, maybe I'd already be lining up for the afterlife by now.

When the others learned that Xiao Tian was breaking through and was not in danger, they relaxed and waited outside.

"Sister-in-law, what realm is Little Tianzi at?" Xiao Li asked Xiao Yi Xian.

"He... he said before that he was a Grandmaster. I didn't ask carefully what exact realm he was in, and I don't know what realm he's breaking through to now either."

Xiao Yi Xian was thrown completely off balance by Xiao Li calling her sister-in-law. Nervously, she clenched her hands.

"Before this, he was at Nine-Star Dou Grandmaster Peak. Now, he should be breaking through from Grandmaster to the Dou Spirit Realm."

Hai Bo Dong's voice came from the side.

"What? Dou... Dou Spirit?"

Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and the others' mouths fell open, unable to close for a long while.

Inside the room, as the Heaven and Earth Energy was refined, the Dou Crystal within Xiao Tian's body flickered between strong and weak. The originally irregular Dou Crystal continuously became rounder, and afterward turned into something resembling a sea urchin, with nine spikes on its surface.

Xiao Tian, whose eyes had been closed, abruptly opened them and stood up. A powerful burst of energy erupted from within his body.

With a boom, the bed, table, and chairs beside him were instantly shattered into wood chips by the Energy Ripple. Immediately afterward, the windows and door were all blasted out.

Xiao Tian stood in the center of the house with joy on his face, sensing that the Dou Qi inside his body was at least five times greater than when he had been a Nine-Star Dou Grandmaster.

Seeing the Energy Shield protecting Xiao Tian's house disappear, everyone knew that Xiao Tian's breakthrough was complete. They shifted their bodies and arrived at the doorway of Xiao Tian's house.

Everyone looked at Xiao Tian's room, which was in complete disarray, and at Xiao Tian, who stood amid the wreckage with joy on his face.

"You succeeded? What realm are you in now?"

Just as Xiao Yi Xian was checking whether anything was wrong with Xiao Tian's body, Xiao Ding asked directly.

"One-Star Dou Spirit."

Xiao Tian held Xiao Yi Xian's hand and did not hide his realm.

Although they had already guessed outside that Xiao Tian had broken through to Dou Spirit, when it was confirmed, they still could not help being greatly shocked.

"Good, good, good. You're much stronger than your big brother and second brother now. You've even surpassed Father. If Father knew, he'd probably wake up laughing in his sleep."

Tears filled Xiao Ding and Xiao Li's eyes as they patted Xiao Tian's shoulder in relief.

"It was just luck. It's just that I destroyed this room, so Big Brother may need to arrange another one for me."

"No matter. Even if you tore down a few more, Big Brother would be willing. Qing Lin, take Little Tianzi to another room."

The others also kept congratulating Xiao Tian, their faces carrying a trace of reverence.

Seeing that Xiao Tian had safely broken through, Xiao Ding and the others finally relaxed and directly took their leave. During this time, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li both left beaming, their smiles never fading.

Qing Lin brought Xiao Tian and Xiao Yi Xian to an empty room not far away. "Young Master, this room's layout is almost the same as your previous one. Do you think this will do?"

"This one is fine. As long as I can stay here."

"Okay, Young Master. I'll help you clean it up."

Qing Lin directly found a basin of water and a rag, then walked inside and began cleaning.

"You mustn't bully Sister Qing Lin. She's too pitiful, so pitiful it makes one's heart ache." Xiao Yi Xian looked at Qing Lin, who was diligently working inside, and said "fiercely" to Xiao Tian.

"What exactly did you two talk about tonight? Why do I feel like my status suddenly dropped?"

"These are private things girls talk about. I'm not telling you. I'm going in to help too."

Xiao Yi Xian tossed Xiao Tian the back of her head and went into the room to help.

With the two of them tidying up, Xiao Tian's room was soon cleaned. Xiao Tian walked in and looked at the spotless interior. "You two really are capable. Living like a young master is so much more comfortable. Haha."

"Young Master, this is what I should do." Qing Lin was very happy to be praised by Xiao Tian.

"Just this once. There won't be a next time. Qing Lin, let's go."

Xiao Yi Xian cheerfully pulled Qing Lin out of the room and left Xiao Tian's room.

For the next few days, Xiao Tian did not cultivate. Instead, he spent every day wandering around with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, and drinking with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.

During that time, Xiao Yi Xian also bought Qing Lin many clothes. Qing Lin was deeply moved. Although the style of dress here was rather revealing, there were also many clothes from cities in other empires; it was not all the short tops, shorts, and short skirts popular in the desert.

Over these few days, Xiao Yi Xian sensed that something was off with Xiao Tian, but she did not press him for answers.

The sixth day after Xiao Tian arrived at Mo Tie, early morning.

Inside Xiao Tian's room.

"Young Master, it's time to get up."

Qing Lin squatted beside Xiao Tian's bed and called softly and sweetly by his ear. Her little hand also gently pushed Xiao Tian, who was still having a pleasant dream.

Xiao Tian opened his blurry eyes and looked at Qing Lin with sleep still clouding his face. Being woken by such a cute, beautiful girl, how could he possibly have any morning temper?

"Young Master, don't blame Qing Lin for waking you so early. You told Qing Lin to come wake you early. You said you had something to tell Qing Lin."

Xiao Tian sat up, stretched, and got out of bed. Qing Lin stood up and waited at the side.

Seeing that Xiao Tian had gotten up, Qing Lin picked up the clothes from the rack nearby and came to Xiao Tian's side.

Qing Lin helped Xiao Tian put on his clothes, her soft, tender little hands smoothing out the creases on his collar and sleeves.

"Now this is the life a young master should have. If you weren't by my side serving me, I wouldn't even feel like I was enjoying life."