Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start

On the way, Xiao Xun'er saw how excited Xiao Ling looked and could not help asking, "Why do you look so happy, Brother Xiao Ling? The things you wanted to buy just now should have been those little porcelain pieces, right?"

"Xun Er, you're so clever. You actually guessed it. I was born with powerful Soul Power, and this Black Iron Fragment gives me a strange feeling. I don't know what it's for, but I'll take it back and study it to see if I can uncover any secrets." Xiao Ling took out the Black Iron Fragment and spoke to Xiao Xun'er.

"Brother Xiao Ling, you're so smart. That merchant was obviously a swindler," Xiao Xun'er said with a smile.

"They're all swindlers. The moment they see that you like something, they deliberately raise the price. I'm not about to be taken for a fool." Xiao Ling put away the Black Iron Fragment and stopped thinking about it.

The two strolled between the shops, exchanging a few gifts with each other. Slowly, they left the Marketplace and returned to the Xiao Family beneath the rising sun.

After returning to the Xiao Family, they parted ways. Xiao Ling headed for his small courtyard, planning to break through to the Dou Zhe realm first before learning the Suction Palm.

When he reached his room, he sat on the Cultivation Meditation Cushion. With a thought, Xiao Ling took out the Qi Gathering Powder he had extracted from Gu He from the System Space.

He tilted the bottle slightly and poured out a pill the size of a longan, jade-green throughout. Raising it to his nose, he took a sniff. A refreshing fragrance drifted into his mind, making him feel a hundred times more alert.

"As expected of a Fourth-grade Pill. It truly is extraordinary." Xiao Ling did not dwell on it. He licked his lips and tossed the pill into his mouth.

The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, transforming into a cool energy that surged into Xiao Ling's body. Moments later, its medicinal power coursed through his entire body, and his Dou Qi felt exceptionally robust.

Xiao Ling did not hesitate. He formed a cultivation hand seal, his breathing gradually evening out. Sensing the Dou Qi within him, he used his Soul Power to guide it as it entwined with the pure medicinal energy, beginning the process of absorption and refinement.

A gust of wind suddenly swept through the dim room. Xiao Ling's clothes fluttered despite the lack of wind, while threads of pale white Dou Qi in the air burrowed into his body.

Keeping his mind steady, Xiao Ling relied on his powerful Soul Power to organize every strand of Dou Qi in an orderly manner. Thanks to his outstanding Soul Perception, he did not experience the meridian-swelling pain common during ordinary breakthroughs. The entire process proceeded smoothly.

Within his body, Dou Qi wrapped around clusters of pure green energy. As they were refined bit by bit, the green medicinal liquid steadily diminished, while the pale white Dou Qi gradually increased. The Dou Qi within his body was continuously being replenished.

With his internal Dou Qi refining the medicinal power and the constant absorption of external Dou Qi, the Dou Qi in Xiao Ling's body gradually filled his Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

He continued refining the pure energy in his body. As the medicinal power slowly dwindled, the Dou Qi in his body seemed to reach a critical point and could no longer increase.

Feeling pain spread through his body and his meridians twitch faintly, Xiao Ling knew the time had come. He formed a strange hand seal.

As Xiao Ling changed his hand seal, the surging Dou Qi within his body seemed to be seized by a fierce suction force, rapidly contracting toward his lower abdomen.

Once all the Dou Qi in his meridians had gathered in his lower abdomen, the pale white Dou Qi slowly began to turn milky white.

With a thought, Xiao Ling used his Soul Perception to swiftly take control of the Dou Qi in his body. He gathered the scattered Dou Qi together and began compressing it madly...

At first, the pale white Dou Qi resisted slightly, attempting to stop the compression. But under Xiao Ling's outstanding Soul Perception, it was nothing more than a futile struggle. After a brief stalemate, it helplessly began to contract.

The Dou Qi began to rotate, gradually taking the shape of a vortex.

Bang!

A soft sound came from within his body, and exhaustion instantly swept over him. Once his Dou Qi stabilized, Xiao Ling let out a long breath and began recovering the Soul Power he had expended.

After a while, when he felt his body had mostly recovered, Xiao Ling closed his eyes and sent his consciousness into his body.

Once cultivators reached the Dou Zhe realm, they could master Internal Vision.

Watching the Dou Qi Vortex in his lower abdomen, Xiao Ling nodded in satisfaction. Although the vortex was tiny, the energy contained within it was more than ten times what he had possessed before.

From this point on, he had officially begun cultivating Dou Qi, and his rate of progress would soar.

He opened his tightly shut eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling as though his body had been completely reborn.

With a thought, Xiao Ling summoned the System Panel.

"System, open my personal panel."

[Ding, automatically opening the host's personal panel...]

Host: Xiao Ling

Gender: Male

Age: Eight

Cultivation: One-Star Dou Practitioner

Dou Qi Attribute: Fire (mixed with a trace of Wood Attribute)

Cultivation Method: None

Dou Skills: Crushing Claw Strike (Yellow Grade Intermediate), Mountain Splitting Palm (Yellow Grade Intermediate), Stone Crushing Palm (Yellow Grade Intermediate)

Items: Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night

Extraction Attempts: 9

"I never expected my Dou Qi Attribute to be Fire mixed with a trace of Wood Attribute. Looks like I can become an Alchemist too." Xiao Ling dismissed the panel, deeply satisfied.

He took out the Black Iron Fragment that recorded the Suction Palm and stroked his chin in thought. He should use a few extraction chances first. He still did not have a cultivation method to practice. If he truly could not extract a suitable one, he could only ask Xiao Xun'er whether the Flame Controlling Art from the original story was still around. A Profound Grade High cultivation method would be enough to get by in the early stages.

After reviewing his status panel, Xiao Ling silently said in his heart,

"System, begin extraction. Let's do five draws first."

[Ding, system extraction in progress... Congratulations, host, you have extracted an Infinite Coke Bottle.]

[Ding, system extraction in progress... Congratulations, host, you have extracted the Taiyi Soul Art from the Pill Tower Library.]

[Ding, system extraction in progress... Congratulations, host, you have extracted the Fen Jue from Yao Chen's Bone Flame Ring.]

[Ding, system extraction in progress... Congratulations, host, you have extracted one Premium Luck Card.]

[Ding, system extraction in progress... Congratulations, host, you have extracted a Shocking Aphrodisiac Pill from Bai Xiaochun's Ring.]

With a thought, Xiao Ling opened the System Warehouse. Sure enough, five additional items had appeared inside. Without further thought, he opened their descriptions.

[Infinite Coke Bottle: From the modern world. The cola within is inexhaustible.]

"This is nice. It's been years since I last had Fat Otaku Happy Water."

[Taiyi Soul Art: A cultivation method passed down from ancient times. It can increase Soul Power.]

"Isn't this the soul cultivation manual that served as the champion's reward for the Alchemist Tournament held by the Danta in the original story? Now that I have a method for cultivating my soul, along with my naturally powerful Soul Perception, I no longer need to worry about Soul Power."

[Fen Jue: A strange cultivation method. Its strange aspect lies in its ability to evolve. It can endlessly evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames, eventually even surpassing the Heavenly Rank.]

Seeing the Fen Jue, Xiao Ling was overjoyed. "The number one cultivation method on the Dou Qi Continent. With this method, I'll have a chance to become an Emperor."

[Premium Luck Card: After use, it makes the user very lucky. There is a high chance of obtaining a fortuitous opportunity, though the result varies according to the circumstances.]

"This one is rather uncertain. Using it somewhere filled with treasures should yield some rare treasure!"

[Shocking Aphrodisiac Pill: An aphrodisiac pill that makes all Fierce Beasts, regardless of sex, turn pale at its scent and go mad upon swallowing it. Gods and ghosts fear it, and all living things are shocked by it.]

Seeing the description, Xiao Ling's mouth twitched. "As expected of something Bai Xiaochun made. Nothing about it is normal."

Tongtian Continent, Lingxi Sect

Bai Xiaochun had just emerged from cultivation when he suddenly sensed an abnormality in his Ring. After checking it, he discovered that one of the Advanced Aphrodisiac Pills he had refined had actually vanished. Stroking his chin, he pondered, "Could an expert have passed by and taken an interest in it? Perhaps I can get acquainted with them."

He cupped his hands toward his surroundings and called out, "If Senior has taken a liking to the pills this junior refined, this junior is willing to offer them with both hands. I only wish to make Senior's acquaintance."

Silence...

After a while, seeing that no one responded, Bai Xiaochun scratched his head and stopped thinking about it. He resumed cultivating, though he muttered, "What a strange person."

Setting aside all other thoughts, Xiao Ling calmed his mind. With a thought, the Fen Jue appeared in his hand.

He held the Scroll in both hands and pressed it to his forehead. It transformed into a stream of information that poured directly into Xiao Ling's mind.

The method of cultivation appeared in his mind, and Xiao Ling began practicing according to its guidance.

As he cultivated a method for the first time, he focused on the Dou Qi in his body, which slowly transformed from milky white to yellow.

Two hours passed before he realized it. Xiao Ling opened his tightly shut eyes and sensed the Dou Qi in his body. It had not increased much.

He raised his palm and circulated the Dou Qi within him. Pale yellow Dou Qi appeared over his fair hand—the signature color of a Yellow Grade Low cultivation method. The higher the grade of a Dou Qi cultivation method, the deeper its color would be.

Muttering to himself, Xiao Ling said, "A Yellow Grade Low cultivation method is still too low-grade. The Mietel Auction House in Wutan City should sell low-grade Beast Fire. Once I reach Jia Nan Academy, I can buy higher-grade Beast Fire." No longer dwelling on it, he summoned the Cola Bottle with a thought, pulled open the tab, and drank it in one go. Feeling refreshed all over, he walked out of his room and headed for the family's Dou Qi Pavilion to report that he had broken through to the Dou Zhe realm.

Arriving before the Dou Qi Pavilion, he looked up at the enormous structure before him and could not help shaking his head in amazement.

Above the huge pavilion hung a plaque bearing the three vigorous characters: "Dou Qi Pavilion." An imposing aura rushed toward him.

This pavilion was the Xiao Family's most important location: the Dou Qi Pavilion!

Releasing his Soul Perception, he discovered several gazes watching him from within the building. Xiao Ling's expression remained unchanged as he strode inside.

Seeing Xiao Ling approach the Dou Qi Pavilion, the Pavilion Guard Elder, who had been cultivating, opened his eyes. His sharp gaze swept over Xiao Ling, but upon recognizing the Xiao Family's famed genius—someone mild-mannered who often guided the younger generation of his household—his eyes softened considerably. Smiling, he asked, "Xiao Ling, what brings you to the Dou Qi Pavilion today? Are you here to learn a few Dou Skills?"

Xiao Ling stepped forward, bent slightly, and bowed to the Pavilion Guard Elder. "This junior has now broken through to the Dou Zhe realm and has come to the Dou Qi Pavilion to find a cultivation method."

Hearing Xiao Ling say he had already reached the Dou Zhe realm, the Pavilion Guard Elder was greatly shocked. He hurried forward and gripped Xiao Ling's wrist. Xiao Ling did not resist, allowing himself to be examined. He only felt a warm current flash through his body. The Pavilion Guard Elder withdrew his hand and stared at Xiao Ling as though looking at a monster, drawing in a sharp breath. This child is terrifying beyond belief.

"Haha, worthy indeed of being the Xiao Family's greatest genius in a century. Come with me and test your Dou Qi Attribute. Then I'll help you choose a cultivation method." Stroking his graying beard, the Pavilion Guard Elder led Xiao Ling deeper into the pavilion.

When they reached the entrance of the building, they came before the Crystal Ball used to test Dou Qi Attributes. "Go test your Dou Qi Attribute, then select a cultivation method according to your attribute." The Pavilion Guard Elder nodded at Xiao Ling, signaling for him to step forward.

Xiao Ling did not overthink it and walked up directly. He placed his hand on the Crystal Ball and sent a strand of Dou Qi into it. Scarlet-red light shone out. Since he had long known his own Dou Qi Attribute, Xiao Ling was not surprised.

Seeing that it was Fire Attribute Dou Qi, the Pavilion Guard Elder said, "Fire Attribute cultivation methods are in Room Forty-Three of the third path of the Fire section. Go in and choose one yourself."

Xiao Ling nodded subtly and headed toward the Cultivation Method Pavilion.