Brother Relies on Brother, Always Five Realms Ahead

Wutan City, Xiao Clan gates.

A ragged youth stopped before the gates and could not help shaking his head with a bitter smile. He had not expected to return after all.

But just as he was about to step forward, someone walked out from inside and spotted the downcast youth before him.

"Are you... Third Brother!?" The youth in fine clothes cried out in surprise, his appearance forming a stark contrast with the youth before him.

Xiao Chuan raised his head. "Younger Brother, it's been a long time!"

"Third Brother, hurry inside. Father will be overjoyed if he learns you've returned."

The youth on the steps was named Xiao Yan. He was Xiao Chuan's younger brother, as well as the youngest brother.

"Alright."

Xiao Chuan nodded in response and followed Xiao Yan into the Xiao Clan, quickly making his way through the courtyard.

Before long, Xiao Yan brought Xiao Chuan back to his room.

"Third Brother, it may be inappropriate for you to see Father looking like this. You should take a bath first."

Xiao Yan took out some clothes he had never worn. "I haven't worn any of these. Put them on for now, and we can buy you new ones later."

"Alright." Xiao Chuan finally felt the warmth of family.

Xiao Yan suddenly asked, "Third Brother, where have you been all these years? You never even sent a letter home."

Hearing this, Xiao Chuan recalled his once high-spirited self. In truth, just like Xiao Yan, he was also a transmigrator.

He had merely arrived in this world a year before Xiao Yan, and he had been a genius back then as well.

As a transmigrator, he should naturally have had some sort of cheat ability, yet he had waited a long time without receiving one.

Fortunately, his talent was exceptional. He had been a renowned genius in Wutan City, suppressing all his peers until they could barely raise their heads.

Xiao Chuan had been even more formidable than Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan had begun cultivating at four and broken through to Dou Zhe at eleven.

Xiao Chuan, however, had begun cultivating at five, broken through to Dou Zhe at eight, and reached Nine Star Dou Zhe at ten!!

After that, he had even advanced to Dou Master!!

After breaking through to Dou Master, Xiao Chuan had left the Xiao Clan to seek his own opportunities.

He had felt that some cheat abilities needed to be triggered before they could activate, so he had left the Xiao Clan while clinging to a sliver of hope.

Yet after going outside, Xiao Chuan gradually realized that his cultivation had begun improving at an extremely slow pace.

Even after one year, two years, or even three years, his cultivation had not progressed in the slightest, as though it had been frozen.

Xiao Chuan had been deeply troubled and could not figure out what was happening. In the end, no matter what method he tried, he was unable to improve even a fraction further.

Thus.

Xiao Chuan returned to the Xiao Clan.

Having been away from home for so long, he wanted to see his family again. Besides, at this point in time, his younger brother Xiao Yan was about to have his engagement annulled.

"I went somewhere too far away. I didn't want you all to worry, so I didn't write back." Xiao Chuan casually found an excuse to brush him off.

Xiao Yan slowly nodded. "Third Brother, what is your cultivation now?"

"Me?"

Just as Xiao Chuan was about to answer, footsteps suddenly sounded outside, followed by an elderly voice.

"Young Master, the Clan Head requests your presence in the main hall."

"Third Brother, take your bath first. I'll go tell Father you're back." After saying that, Xiao Yan pushed open the door and left.

Xiao Chuan fell into thought. Xiao Yan had suddenly been summoned to the main hall. Could the engagement annulment plot have arrived now?

Just as he was startled, a mechanical voice appeared in his mind, as if something had been activated.

[The original storyline's main plot has been triggered. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Brother-by-Brother System!]

[The system has automatically bound Xiao Yan. The Host's realm, cultivation techniques, Dou Techniques, and more will always be five realms higher than his younger brother's!!]

The next instant, Xiao Chuan sensed his cultivation rising without end, soaring upward from the Dou Master realm...

Dou Master!

Da Dou Shi!

Dou Ling!!

Dou Wang!!!

At this moment, Xiao Chuan's cultivation stopped after soaring to Three Star Dou Wang.

"I... am a Dou Wang!?" Having traveled outside for so long, Xiao Chuan naturally knew what a Dou Wang's aura felt like.

Back then, he had been nothing more than an ant before a Dou Wang, yet now he had become a Dou Wang himself!!

Aside from his realm increasing, cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques followed one after another.

Huang Tier Low Grade cultivation technique [Fire Heart Art] "Minor Mastery" → Xuan Tier High Grade cultivation technique [Fire Heart Art] "Zhen Ji"!

Huang Tier Low Grade Dou Technique [Stone Crushing Palm] "Major Mastery" → Xuan Tier High Grade Dou Technique [Stone Crushing Palm] "Zhen Ji"!

Xiao Chuan looked at the cultivation technique and Dou Technique he had gained from Xiao Yan. "They can not only raise their grades? They can even increase proficiency?"

Cultivation techniques and Dou Techniques were divided into Huang Tier, Xuan Tier, Di Tier, and Heaven Tier.

Cultivation techniques determined one's future realm, while Dou Techniques determined one's combat strength. Now that both had risen to Xuan Tier High Grade, his combat strength had greatly increased as well.

However, the feedback had yet to stop. Next came the nourishment from Xiao Yan's Soul Power level.

Soul Power: Mortal Realm Initial Stage → Spirit Realm Great Perfection!

His Soul Power rose through five realms in succession.

Xiao Chuan's Soul Power directly reached Spirit Realm Great Perfection. At this point, he met the requirements of a Tier 8 Alchemist.

Xiao Chuan suddenly smiled. "If I remember correctly, after Xiao Yan receives Yao Lao's help, he'll become an alchemist?"

If Xiao Yan became an alchemist, he could directly rise five realms and become a Tier 6 Alchemist!!

"My dear younger brother, your brother loves you to death!" As the male protagonist of a transmigration novel, Xiao Chuan had wondered how he could possibly lack a cheat ability. It turned out that he simply had not entered the main storyline yet.

Now that the main storyline had arrived, so had his cheat ability. It was unbelievably satisfying.

"Annulling the engagement, is it?" As a member of the Xiao Clan and Xiao Yan's Third Brother, how could Xiao Chuan let others bully him?

After quickly bathing, he immediately changed into a fresh set of clothes and headed to the Xiao Clan's main hall.

The main hall was packed at this moment. They had all come to watch the excitement, wanting to know what would happen next.

The guests this time were from the Misty Cloud Sect, the strongest sect in the Jia Ma Empire.

Wutan City was merely a small place, and everyone wanted to see what people from a Great Sect were like.

Yet none of them had expected that the Misty Cloud Sect had come to the Xiao Clan this time to annul Xiao Yan's engagement.

"Our Young Sect Leader will surely succeed the Sect Master in the future. Clan Head Xiao, how about calling off this marriage?"

Those words were like towering waves, drawing startled gasps from the surrounding crowd. They were here to annul the engagement!!

Xiao Yan had already guessed as much. He had once been a genius, only to become a useless cripple in the end.

The Misty Cloud Sect's proud daughter of heaven had every reason to come and annul the engagement.

"You want to annul the engagement? Fine, but we're the ones annulling it!!" A hearty voice came from outside the hall, followed by Xiao Chuan striding in from beyond the doors.

On the way over, Xiao Yan had already told everyone that his Third Brother had returned from outside.

Seeing Xiao Chuan speak up for him, Xiao Yan was deeply moved. He knew that only family would stand by him.

After entering, Xiao Chuan swept his gaze over the three people before him: one elder and two youths. The somewhat pretty girl among them was likely Nalan Yanran, who had come to annul the engagement.

"Her cultivation is only mediocre. Our Xiao Clan does not think much of her. Younger Brother, cast her aside right now!" Xiao Chuan said coldly, folding his arms as he looked at the three.