Who Exactly Was in the Jia Ma Empire? What Was There?

Boom!

The Jiao Snake energy form swept through the air, surging forward as it dove down with lifelike force and slammed into the mountainside across the nearby river, erupting with a thunderous roar.

For a moment, dust filled the air as huge sections of the mountain collapsed into the water, smashing out enormous craters.

Whoosh!

Xiao Ting landed heavily on the ground and drew in a deep breath.

For the sake of showing off—ah, no, a transmigrator could not call it showing off.

It was to give Yao Lao a little shock and make him stop looking down on "country folk." The second form of the Heaven Drawing Dragon Transformation Seal consumed rather too much power, instantly draining more than half the Dou Qi in his body. It was no easy burden for him.

Fortunately, he cultivated a Low Earth Tier cultivation method. Once he began circulating his energy and absorbing the world's energy to replenish his Dou Qi, the cyclone in his dantian rapidly refilled.

Xiao Yan watched with immense envy. "That's so powerful."

This was the "cultivation" he had dreamed of day and night—placing great power in one's own hands.

Unfortunately, he was still just a small fry of Dou Qi about to break through to the ninth stage.

Thinking of this, he could not help casting Yao Lao a resentful look. He might have already become a Dou Shi by now.

Still, with such a mysterious teacher, his future would surely be even brighter.

"You... are you truly cultivating this Earth Tier Dou Technique for the first time today?" Yao Lao could not help asking for confirmation.

"Yes." An honest smile appeared on Xiao Ting's face. "Senior, I practiced for so long and only barely entered the introductory stage. I have no idea when I'll be able to perfect it. My performance should only be considered average, right? I can't compare to those geniuses of the Central Plains. I still need to practice diligently, don't I?"

Yao Lao: "..."

If this was only average, then there probably were no geniuses in the entire Dou Qi Continent.

He had once been a member of the Yao Clan and had seen the continent's foremost geniuses, those with Dou Di Bloodlines. Yet none of them had been this monstrous.

For a Dou Technique being cultivated for the first time, reaching the introductory stage within half an hour at most already qualified one as a seed-level genius within the clan.

The same thought appeared in Ling Ying's mind as he hid in the shadows.

In terms of aptitude for cultivating methods and Dou Techniques alone, Xiao Ting was no worse than the Gu Clan's foremost young prodigies. He might even faintly surpass them. It was simply unbelievable.

"It can't be called average. It's still quite good, though there remains some gap compared to true geniuses." Yao Lao felt guilty inside, but his expression remained grave as he said seriously, "However, with this old man personally guiding you, standing shoulder to shoulder with those top geniuses will not be a problem."

"Tsk." Ling Ying secretly shook his head from the shadows.

Venerable Yao really dared to say anything. He was only taking advantage of Young Master Xiao Ting's lack of understanding about the Central Plains. Was he not afraid of being embarrassed once the truth came out in the future?

And he was even taking credit for himself. Ling Ying had truly seen it today.

"My little brother is so impressive, yet he's only considered quite good." Xiao Yan did not doubt Yao Lao's words at all and sighed. "Could those geniuses learn an Earth Tier Dou Technique at a glance? Or do they all create their own Dou Techniques?"

"It seems that if I want to become stronger in the future, I'll have to create my own Dou Techniques."

Yao Lao: "..."

Ling Ying: "..."

One of them had really been fooled silly.

"Come here, brat Ting. This old man will point out the problems you had just now." Though Yao Lao talked tough, he taught Xiao Ting with great seriousness.

Whether Yao Lao truly had a gift for teaching or Xiao Ting's comprehension was genuinely exceptional, Xiao Ting found everything easy to understand, and his grasp of the technique improved noticeably.

After several attempts at fine adjustments, Xiao Ting, whose Dou Qi had been completely exhausted, went to rest nearby.

He did not waste that time and wrote down his cultivation insights in the Notes.

[Thanks to the Plane Blessing, I have already achieved minor mastery of the Low Earth Tier Dou Technique, the Heaven Drawing Dragon Transformation Seal.]

[My own comprehension is indeed quite good. Yao Lao truly deserves to be called a renowned teacher capable of teaching a Dou Di; his teaching ability is genuinely excellent as well.]

[At my current pace, I should be able to master this Dou Technique to the proficient level tomorrow and unleash the third form, the Dragon Transformation Seal.]

[Aside from my gains in cultivation, I discovered that Yao Lao has an extremely stubborn mouth. He says that my talent...]

[If his corpse were cremated, there would probably still be one mouth left behind.]

[The hardest thing on his entire body is his mouth.]

Pfft!

The women holding Notebook Copies could not hold back their laughter.

Xiao Ting's final assessment of Yao Lao was simply too amusing.

In Cao City of the Dan Region in the Central Plains, Cao Ying sat on a rooftop in a long dress, holding a Notebook Copy in her hands. A sly gleam flashed through her lively eyes. "I never expected Venerable Yao, who had once shaken the Dou Qi Continent and surpassed even the current Dan Tower Three Greats in alchemy, to have such a personality."

"I heard that he and Feng Zunzhe share a life-and-death friendship. Feng Zunzhe has been traveling the world in search of him all these years. If I tell Feng Zunzhe about him, I can definitely make both of them owe me a favor. It may even be possible to have Venerable Yao accept me as his disciple."

"If I, Cao Ying, am taking a master, I'll take the very best!"

When it came to combat talent, Cao Ying did not dare claim she was especially outstanding. But regarding alchemy talent, she believed herself inferior to no one—at the very least, she was stronger than Xiao Yan.

She had been born with late-stage Mortal Realm soul power, became a First-Rank Alchemist at seven, a Tier 7 Alchemist at twenty, and an Eighth-Rank Alchemist at twenty-two.

Xiao Yan, meanwhile, had only begun studying alchemy after becoming a Dou Zhe at sixteen, then took merely ten years to become an Eighth-Rank Alchemist.

It certainly was not because she was inferior to Xiao Yan. It was because her future teacher, Xuan Kongzi, was inferior to Yao Lao.

"Unfortunately, I can't tell anyone the information in the Notes." A troubled expression appeared on Cao Ying's delicate face.

Wutan City, Yuhua Hall on West Street.

Having finished discussing the details, Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er exchanged a tacit glance, each finding amusement in the other's eyes.

"This Senior Yao Lao is rather childlike," Xiao Yi Xian said, her hands folded on her lap.

Xun'er covered her mouth and chuckled. "Yes. You really can't tell that he was once the number one person beneath a Saint."

"But he is right about one thing. With him teaching Brother Xiao Ting, Brother Xiao Ting will be able to grow even faster."

In the future, Yao Lao would truly be an Imperial Teacher.

One could question Yao Lao's eye for people, even his strength and alchemy skills, but never his ability to teach disciples.

"The hardest thing is his mouth?"

In the Southern Province of the Jia Ma Empire, Medusa, who was hurrying toward the Snake-People Tribe, wore an extremely subtle expression.

If she remembered correctly, Xiao Ting's evaluation of her had been, "There is only one hard thing on her entire body—her mouth."

Someone felt rather pointed out.

"Heh." Queen Medusa stretched lazily.

"Little fellow, I hope you can remain just as tough when you face me."

At the Wind Lightning Pavilion in the Wind and Thunder Mountain Range, Feng Qing'er stood atop a mountain while cultivating a secret technique. She gave a cold snort. "We geniuses of the Central Plains are naturally not comparable to people from other small places."

Perhaps because she had been "corrected" by Xiao Yan as a representative genius of the Central Plains, Feng Qing'er was clearly from the Beast Region, yet her sense of identification was exceptionally strong.

Her competitive spirit was fully ignited.

But in the next moment, her expression became extremely interesting, as though she had been slapped in the face.

[Yao Lao always talks about how extraordinary the Central Plains is. I wonder how wonderful his expression will be when he successively encounters the Woeful Poison Body, the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python in the Jia Ma Empire.]

[I'll make sure to record it in detail when the time comes.]

The women holding copies: !!!