Advancing to Dou Zong, a Secret Plot!

The moment Xiao Fan stepped into the Awakening Pool, he felt a strange energy surge from it into his body, gradually heating him up.

Before long, Xiao Fan felt the blood within him begin to boil, while his body grew hotter and hotter.

Mysterious substances continuously entered his body from the Awakening Pool, merging into his flesh and blood.

Gradually, Xiao Fan felt the blood within him begin to circulate wildly.

With every circulation, Xiao Fan felt the power of his blood grow considerably stronger.

At the same time, Xiao Fan seemed to hear waves of dragon roars echoing from within his blood!

An hour later, the changes finally came to a stop.

Sensing that the Awakening Pool within his body had returned to calm and that there were no further changes, Xiao Fan flashed out of it.

He then carefully examined the condition of his body.

"I really did awaken a bloodline, but it doesn't seem to be the Xiao Family's Dou Emperor Bloodline. Instead, it's... the True Dragon Bloodline?"

After carefully sensing the condition of his blood, Xiao Fan suddenly came to a realization. What he had awakened was indeed the True Dragon Bloodline!

And the reason he had awakened the True Dragon Bloodline was simple: he had previously consumed a drop of True Dragon Blood!

"Looks like this True Dragon Bloodline should be stronger than the Dou Emperor Bloodline! Among the All Heavens Myriad Realms, dragons come in varying ranks of strength. That makes sense."

Xiao Fan muttered to himself and quickly accepted the fact.

Xiao Fan discovered that not only had he awakened the True Dragon Bloodline, but his Cultivation Realm had also soared directly from a Nine-Star Dou Huang to a One-Star Dou Zong!

At the same time, his physical strength had risen to an entirely new level compared to before.

If nothing unexpected happened, his current physical strength was already comparable to that of an Eight-Order Magical Beast!

Of course, it was not that the Awakening Pool could raise one's cultivation. Rather, after awakening the True Dragon Bloodline, the drop of True Dragon Blood he had consumed earlier was completely refined. While his physical strength soared, the vast energy within the True Dragon Blood also promoted the increase in his cultivation.

"Sure enough, every sign-in reward brings me a surprise. I also saved ten million Points!"

Xiao Fan nodded in satisfaction, murmured softly, and then directly chose to use Points to raise his cultivation.

You used 10 million Points. Your cultivation has risen to Two-Star Dou Zong!

Hearing the Chat Group's notification, Xiao Fan's mood became even more cheerful.

An eighteen-year-old Two-Star Dou Zong—who else could compare?

However, after using those ten million Points, Xiao Fan had less than one million Points left again.

That was only because he had exchanged some Magical Beast corpses, ores, and similar items for Points earlier that day.

"Right, I should see whether Xiao Jin can awaken its bloodline." After checking his gains, Xiao Fan suddenly thought of his Spirit Pet, the Golden Winged Great Peng.

With a name like that, Xiao Fan felt it would be unrealistic for it not to possess the Roc Bloodline.

With a thought, Xiao Fan directly released Xiao Jin and had it enter the Awakening Pool to attempt an awakening.

As Xiao Fan's cultivation rose, Xiao Jin had also advanced to the level of an early-stage seventh-order Magical Beast.

After receiving Xiao Fan's command, it entered the Awakening Pool without any hesitation.

About another hour passed. When Xiao Jin finished its awakening, just as Xiao Fan had expected, it had directly awakened the Roc Bloodline.

After awakening its bloodline, Xiao Jin could freely switch between the forms of a Golden Winged Great Peng and a great peng bird.

Moreover, Xiao Jin had awakened a devouring divine ability. It could increase its strength by devouring all kinds of Magical Beasts, demonic beasts, and the like!

Even human experts could potentially be devoured and refined by Xiao Jin!

After both man and beast had completed their awakenings, Xiao Fan returned from the Source Qi Tower to his inn room and drifted off to sleep.

Over the next few days, Xiao Fan was not in a hurry to sign in at the Tang Dynasty Twin Dragons World. Every morning, he took Xiao Wu and Xiao Yi Xian into the Monster Mountain Range to gather Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, then returned to Green Mountain Town at night.

As for noon, they simply gathered ingredients on the spot in the Monster Mountain Range and cooked their meals there.

Of course, Xiao Fan was not the one cooking every time. Sometimes, Xiao Yi Xian would prepare the food as well.

Whenever Xiao Yi Xian watched Xiao Fan eat the food she had made without the slightest guard, warmth welled up in her heart, and she grew closer to him.

In their spare time, Xiao Fan would also tell Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Wu stories from novels such as The Deer and the Cauldron.

As for why he told The Deer and the Cauldron instead of The Return of the Condor Heroes, those who knew, knew.

In the blink of an eye, the seven days Xiao Fan had agreed upon with Xiao Yi Xian had passed.

On the evening of the seventh day, the three of them returned to Green Mountain Town once more.

After dividing the medicinal herbs as they had over the previous days, Xiao Fan smiled and said, "Thank you for these past few days. Otherwise, I might really have wasted some of these medicinal herbs."

Xiao Yi Xian gently brushed aside the hair by her temple and shook her head. "I'm the one who benefited. What I've gained in these seven days is equivalent to three or four years of my past harvests! If only I could one day possess strength like yours and gather herbs freely in the Monster Mountain Range."

Xiao Fan smiled. "With your talent, it won't be long before you reach my current level. Of course, by then, I'll definitely be even stronger."

Xiao Yi Xian revealed a faint smile at that. "I hope so."

Xiao Fan said, "Today's the last day. How about we go to a restaurant and have a good meal together to celebrate what we've gained these past few days?"

"Alright." Xiao Yi Xian hesitated slightly, but ultimately nodded in agreement.

The three of them immediately found a restaurant in Green Mountain Town and had a meal together.

After dinner, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly asked, "Are you leaving Green Mountain Town?"

Xiao Fan nodded slightly. "I'm planning to return home for a while. My home is in Wutan City of the Jia Ma Empire. You're welcome to visit anytime. Once you get to Wutan City, you can ask anyone where the Xiao Family is."

"Wutan City, the Xiao Family... If I get the chance, I'll go," Xiao Yi Xian repeated softly before continuing, "It's getting late. I'll head back to the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall first."

"Alright." Xiao Fan nodded slightly and watched Xiao Yi Xian leave.

"We should return to the inn too," Xiao Fan said to Xiao Wu after Xiao Yi Xian had left.

"Mm-hm." Xiao Wu nodded lightly and followed Xiao Fan toward the inn.

As they walked, Xiao Fan casually asked, "Xiao Wu, do you want to come to Wutan City with me and have some fun for a while? Or are you planning to return to Douluo Continent?"

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Xiao Wu fell silent for a while before saying, "I don't have any family left in Douluo Continent. Even if I returned, I wouldn't know where to go."

Xiao Fan smiled. "In that case, why not just stay on the Dou Qi Continent? Come back to the Xiao Family with me, and treat the Xiao Family as your home."

Xiao Wu asked quietly, "Can I?"

"Why not? It's settled, then." Seeing Xiao Wu's expression, Xiao Fan made the decision directly.

As they spoke, they had already returned to the inn, after which each of them went back to their rooms to rest.

Elsewhere, at the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall.

After Xiao Yi Xian returned to her room, she sat in a chair, staring blankly out at the sky beyond the window.

"Miss Xiao Yi Xian, what's wrong? Is something troubling you?"

Beside Xiao Yi Xian, a woman dressed as a maid looked at her and asked with a smile.

This woman was Xiao Yi Xian's assistant at the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall. Her name was Li Fei.

Xiao Yi Xian said wistfully, "Li Fei, what do you think the world outside is like?"

At Xiao Yi Xian's words, Li Fei's eyes flickered slightly. She chuckled and said, "Is Miss Xiao Yi Xian planning to leave Green Mountain Town? Are you leaving with that Young Master Xiao?"

Xiao Yi Xian shook her head slightly. "I was only thinking that I might travel across the Dou Qi Continent someday."

Li Fei did not believe Xiao Yi Xian's words, but she said aloud, "Wouldn't it be nice to remain safely and peacefully in Green Mountain Town?"

Xiao Yi Xian shook her head slightly and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Li Fei said softly, "It's getting late, so I won't disturb your rest any longer. If you need anything, you can call for me anytime."

"Alright," Xiao Yi Xian replied with a nod, though her thoughts had already drifted far away.

Li Fei left the room and closed the door behind her. The smile on her face immediately vanished, and with a dark expression, she hurried toward the room of Yao Chuanshan, the master of the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall.

"What? You're saying Xiao Yi Xian is preparing to leave Green Mountain Town?"

When Yao Chuanshan heard Li Fei's report, his expression changed slightly.

Li Fei said, "That seems to be what she means. I'm afraid she has arranged it with that man surnamed Xiao and plans to leave tomorrow. They had originally agreed to gather herbs together for seven days."

Yao Chuanshan's expression turned cold. "No. We can't let Xiao Yi Xian leave just like that. Leave the one surnamed Xiao to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. As for Xiao Yi Xian, with the methods of our Ten Thousand Medicines Hall, wouldn't capturing her be easy?"

Yao Chuanshan gave a few more instructions and dismissed Li Fei. Then he began making intensive preparations.