What! This Is an Earth Tier Cultivation Method?

Night.

Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the bed in his room, his eyes closed.

The Dou Qi within him circulated slowly, following the method of Three Thousand Lightning Movement through his meridians.

His figure suddenly flashed, vanishing from the bed.

In the next instant, he had appeared in a corner of the room.

Then he flashed again, moving from the corner to the doorway.

From the doorway, he flashed to the window.

His afterimages filled the entire room.

Before those afterimages had faded, new ones appeared.

Layer upon layer, they nearly filled the entire room.

Xiao Chen stopped in the center of the room.

Three Thousand Lightning Movement had improved another step.

His current speed was far greater than when he had first begun cultivating it.

If he unleashed it with all his strength, almost no one below the Dou Zong realm would be able to see his movements clearly.

A satisfied smile appeared on Xiao Chen's face.

Just as he was about to continue cultivating, faint footsteps sounded outside the door.

The footsteps stopped at the entrance.

Then, someone pushed open the door and walked in.

It was Xiao Yu.

She wore a pale blue dress, her long hair draped over her shoulders.

The moment she pushed open the door, she saw Xiao Chen's afterimages filling the room.

The afterimages had yet to fade, layered throughout every corner of the room.

Xiao Yu froze.

She rubbed her eyes, thinking she had seen things.

Yet the afterimages remained, clear as day.

Every single one looked like Xiao Chen, each in a different pose.

Some stood beside the bed, some before the window, and some in the corners.

Xiao Yu's eyes widened, filled with shock.

What... what movement technique was this?

His speed was far too fast.

The fact that the afterimages could remain for so long meant Xiao Chen's movement speed had reached a terrifying level.

She had seen quite a few students at Jia Nan Academy cultivate movement-type Dou Techniques.

Yet not a single one of them could achieve anything like this.

Xiao Chen stood where he was, looking at Xiao Yu as she entered.

The afterimages around him gradually faded, revealing his true body.

"Is something the matter?"

Xiao Chen's voice was calm.

Xiao Yu snapped back to her senses and hurriedly hid the shock on her face.

She had merely been passing by the Side Courtyard. Seeing that the light in Xiao Chen's room was still on, she had decided to come take a look.

She had never expected to see such a sight the moment she opened the door.

"I... I..." Xiao Yu stammered.

Xiao Chen glanced at her without saying anything.

Xiao Yu entered the room and looked around.

The furnishings were simple: a bed, a table, and a chair.

She withdrew her gaze and looked at Xiao Chen.

"What movement technique were you cultivating just now?"

Xiao Chen did not answer.

A Dou Emperor powerhouse, a fourth-grade-or-higher alchemist, and now he had cultivated such a terrifying movement-type Dou Technique.

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Chen, her eyes filled with complicated emotions.

Xiao Chen suddenly heard the system's voice in his mind.

[New mission issued.]

[Mission details: Help Xiao Yu advance by one Dou Zhe level.]

[Xiao Yu's current level: Three-Star Dou Zhe.]

[Mission reward: One random feedback opportunity.]

[Accept?]

Xiao Chen did not hesitate and immediately chose to accept.

One random feedback opportunity.

Although he did not know what he would obtain, given the system's usual rewards, it certainly would not be bad.

He gathered his thoughts and looked at Xiao Yu.

"Do you want to become stronger?"

Xiao Yu was startled.

She had not expected Xiao Chen to suddenly ask such a question.

"I do... of course I do."

Xiao Chen nodded.

He took a jade bottle from his Storage Ring and handed it to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu accepted the jade bottle and lowered her head to examine it.

Inside was a pale cyan pill that gave off a faint medicinal fragrance.

"What pill is this?"

"The Spirit Ascension Pill," Xiao Chen said. "It can help you raise your strength by one Dou Zhe star."

Xiao Yu's eyes immediately widened.

Raise her strength by one star?

She was currently a Three-Star Dou Zhe. If she swallowed this pill, would she not directly break through to Four-Star Dou Zhe?

"This... this pill is far too precious. I can't accept it."

Xiao Yu hurriedly tried to hand the jade bottle back.

Xiao Chen did not take it.

"Keep it."

Xiao Yu opened her mouth, wanting to say something else.

But when she saw Xiao Chen's gaze, the words at her lips were swallowed back down.

Holding the jade bottle, an indescribable feeling rose in her heart.

"Xiao Chen, thank you."

Xiao Yu took a deep breath and spoke sincerely.

Xiao Chen waved his hand.

"Go back, take it, and properly refine its medicinal power."

Xiao Yu nodded, clutching the jade bottle as she turned and left the room.

Xiao Yu returned to her residence and closed the door.

She sat on the edge of her bed, looking down at the jade bottle in her hand.

The pale cyan pill lay quietly at the bottom of the bottle, giving off a faint medicinal fragrance.

Xiao Yu took a deep breath and poured out the pill.

She placed the pill into her mouth and closed her eyes.

Once the pill entered her stomach, a warm medicinal force spread through her body.

That medicinal force flowed through her meridians and surged into her dantian.

The Dou Qi within her dantian began to grow slowly.

Xiao Yu hurriedly activated her Dou Qi, guiding the medicinal power through her meridians.

With every circulation, her Dou Qi grew stronger.

She could clearly feel her strength continuously rising.

The sensation was wondrous, as though something within her body were awakening.

Xiao Yu continued circulating her Dou Qi over and over.

After an unknown amount of time, the Dou Qi in her body suddenly trembled.

A powerful aura erupted from her body.

Four-Star Dou Zhe.

Breakthrough.

Xiao Yu opened her eyes, which were filled with excitement.

She had truly broken through.

A single pill had allowed her to advance from Three-Star Dou Zhe to Four-Star Dou Zhe.

The pill Xiao Chen had given her was actually so effective.

Feeling the abundant Dou Qi within her body, her heart filled with gratitude toward Xiao Chen.

The next morning.

Xiao Yu stepped out of her room, the morning light falling across her face.

After a night of cultivation, her Four-Star Dou Zhe cultivation had completely stabilized.

The Dou Qi in her body was far more substantial than before.

She was just about to head for the training ground when, upon stepping out of the courtyard gate, she saw someone standing outside.

It was the Great Elder.

Xiao Yu's grandfather.

When the Great Elder saw Xiao Yu, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Yu'er, you've broken through to Four-Star Dou Zhe?"

There was a trace of surprise in his voice.

Xiao Yu nodded.

The Great Elder froze for a moment, then the smile on his face grew even broader.

"Good, good."

He said "good" twice, his eyes full of gratification.

Xiao Yu was his most beloved granddaughter. Seeing her strength improve naturally made him happy as her grandfather.

"How did you break through?" the Great Elder asked.

Xiao Yu fell silent for a moment.

"Xiao Chen helped me."

The Great Elder's smile froze.

"Xiao Chen?"

Xiao Yu nodded.

"He gave me a pill. After I took it, I broke through."

The Great Elder fell silent.

He stood there, his expression shifting uncertainly.

Because of Xiao Ning's matter, he had targeted Xiao Chen at every turn.

In the main hall, he had accused Xiao Chen of utterly disgracing the Xiao Clan and had even wanted to expel him from the clan.

But now?

Xiao Chen was a Dou Emperor-level powerhouse and an alchemist as well.

The Great Elder took a deep breath, a trace of guilt flashing through his eyes.

"I was a muddleheaded old fool."

His voice was somewhat low.

"That child Xiao Chen is the pride of our Xiao Clan."

As the Great Elder said this, his voice choked up slightly.

Xiao Yu looked at him without speaking.

She turned and headed toward the Side Courtyard, intending to find Xiao Chen.

Xiao Clan Main Hall.

Xiao Chen left the Side Courtyard, passed through several corridors, and arrived at the main hall.

Xiao Zhan was seated in the main position drinking tea. When he saw Xiao Chen enter, he hurriedly set down his cup.

"Chen'er, you're here."

Xiao Chen nodded and walked over to Xiao Zhan.

He took out a cultivation technique scroll from his Storage Ring and handed it to Xiao Zhan.

"Father, this is for you."

Xiao Zhan's hand suddenly trembled, and he nearly dropped the cultivation technique on the ground.

He looked up at Xiao Chen in disbelief.

"Chen'er, th-this... is this an Earth Tier cultivation technique?"

Xiao Chen nodded.

Xiao Zhan sucked in a cold breath.