Dou Zhe

After returning to the Xiao Family, the two went their separate ways. Xiao Ling headed toward his own small courtyard, intending to first break through to Dou Zhe before learning the Suction Palm.

Entering his room, Xiao Ling sat on his cultivation cushion. With a thought, he took out the Qi Gathering Powder he had drawn from Gu He from the System Space.

He tilted the mouth of the bottle slightly and poured out a pill the size of a longan, its entire body a jade-green color. Raising it to his nose for a sniff, a fragrant aroma 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 raised his hand to pop the pill into his mouth.

The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, turning into a cool stream of energy that rushed into Xiao Ling's body. Moments later, the medicinal power flowed throughout his body, and he could feel his Dou Qi becoming exceptionally abundant.

Xiao Ling did not hesitate. Forming a cultivation hand seal, his breathing gradually steadied. Sensing the Dou Qi within him, he used his Soul Power to guide it as it entwined with the pure medicinal power, beginning to absorb and refine it.

A gust of wind suddenly swept through the dim room. Xiao Ling's clothes fluttered without wind, while wisps of pale white Dou Qi in the air bored into his body.

Keeping his mind firmly focused, Xiao Ling relied on his powerful Soul Power to methodically sort through every strand of Dou Qi. Thanks to his outstanding Soul Perception, he did not suffer the swelling pain in his meridians that ordinary people experienced when breaking through. The entire process remained remarkably steady.

Inside his body, Dou Qi wrapped around clusters of pure green energy. As they were refined bit by bit, the green medicinal liquid dwindled, while the pale white Dou Qi gradually increased, continuously filling his body.

With the Dou Qi inside him refining the medicinal power and the constant absorption of Dou Qi from outside, the Dou Qi within Xiao Ling had gradually filled his eight extraordinary meridians.

He continued refining the pure energy within him. As he sensed the medicinal power slowly diminishing, the Dou Qi in his body seemed to have reached a critical point and could no longer increase.

Feeling a wave of pain from his body as his meridians twitched faintly, Xiao Ling knew the moment had come and 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.

When all the Dou Qi within his body's meridians had gathered at his lower abdomen, the pale white Dou Qi slowly began to turn milky white.

With a thought, Xiao Ling began using his Soul Perception. He swiftly controlled the Dou Qi in his body, gathering the scattered Dou Qi together before beginning to compress it madly.

At first, the pale white Dou Qi resisted slightly, trying to stop the compression. But under the control of Xiao Ling's exceptional Soul Perception, it was no more than a drop in the bucket. After a brief stalemate, it began to contract helplessly.

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

"Bang!"

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

After a while, when he felt that 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.

His consciousness gazed at the Dou Qi Vortex in his lower abdomen, and Xiao Ling nodded in satisfaction. Although the Dou Qi Vortex was small, 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 advance by leaps and bounds.

Opening his tightly shut eyes, he exhaled a breath of stale air and felt as though his body had been completely reborn.

With a thought, Xiao Ling summoned the system panel.

"System, open my Personal Panel."

Ding, the host's Personal Panel is automatically opening.

Host: Xiao Ling

Gender: Male

Age: Eight

Cultivation: Dou Zhe One Star

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

Cultivation Method: None

Dou Techniques: Crushing Claw Strike (Yellow Grade Mid-tier), Mountain Splitting Palm (Yellow Grade Mid-tier), Stone Shattering Palm (Yellow Grade Mid-tier)

Items: Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night

Draws Remaining: 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 put away the panel, greatly pleased.

He took out the Black Iron Piece that recorded the Suction Palm, stroked his chin, and thought for a moment. He should use up a few of his drawing chances first—he still did not have a cultivation method to practice. If he truly failed to draw a suitable cultivation method, he could only ask Xiao Xun'er whether that Flame Manipulation Art from the original work was still around. A Mysterious Tier High-grade method would be enough to get him through the early stages.

After checking his attribute panel, Xiao Ling silently said in his heart, "System, begin the draws. Let's do five first."

Ding, system drawing in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing the Infinite Cola Bottle.

Ding, system drawing in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing the "Taiyi Soul Art" from the Pill Tower Library.

Ding, system drawing in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing the "Fen Jue" from Yao Chen's Bone Flame Ring.

Ding, system drawing in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing one Supreme Luck Card.

Ding, system drawing in progress. Congratulations to the host for drawing the Shocking Love-Lust Pill from Bai Xiaochun, the protagonist of A Will Eternal's Storage Ring.

With a thought, Xiao Ling opened the system warehouse and indeed saw five additional items inside. Without further thought, he opened the item descriptions.

Infinite Cola Bottle: From the modern world. The cola within is inexhaustible.

"This is pretty good. It's been years since I had any otaku happy water."

"Taiyi Soul Art": A cultivation method passed down from ancient times that can increase Soul Power.

"This isn't the Soul Cultivation Manual that was the champion's reward at the Alchemist Tower's Alchemy Convention in the original story? With a cultivation method for the soul from now on, coupled with my naturally powerful Soul Perception, I no longer need to worry about Soul Power."

"Fen Jue": An unusual cultivation method. Its peculiarity lay in its ability to evolve. It could evolve without limit by devouring Heavenly Flames, eventually even surpassing the Heavenly Tier.

Upon seeing "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."

Supreme Luck Card: After use, it makes a person extremely lucky, giving them a high chance of obtaining opportunities, with varying outcomes depending on the situation.

"This is rather uncertain, but using it somewhere with lots of treasures should yield a Rare Treasure!"

Shocking Love-Lust Pill: A love-lust pill that could make all ferocious beasts, regardless of sex, turn pale at its scent and go mad upon consuming it; gods and ghosts would be terrified, and all living beings would be shocked.

Seeing the description, Xiao Ling's mouth twitched. "As expected of something Bai Xiaochun made. None of it is normal."

Lingxi Sect, Tongtian Continent

Having just emerged from cultivation, Bai Xiaochun suddenly sensed a disturbance in his Storage Ring. After checking it, he discovered that one of the Advanced Love-Lust Pills he had refined had somehow gone missing. Stroking his chin, he pondered, "Could some 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 become acquainted with Senior."

Silence. After waiting for a while and seeing that no one paid him any attention, Bai Xiaochun scratched his head and stopped thinking about it. He resumed cultivating, though he muttered, "What a strange person."

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

He placed both hands on the scroll and pressed it against his forehead. It transformed into a stream of information that poured directly into Xiao Ling's mind.

With the cultivation method now in his mind, Xiao Ling began cultivating according to its guidance.

It was his first time cultivating a method. Focusing his mind on the Dou Qi within his body, he watched as it slowly changed from milky white to yellow.

Two hours passed before he knew it. Xiao Ling opened his tightly shut eyes and sensed the Dou Qi in his body. It had not increased by 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 Low-grade Yellow Tier 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 Low-grade Yellow Tier cultivation method is still too low-grade. The Mittel Auction House in Wutan City should sell low-grade Beast Flames. Once I reach Jia Nan Academy, I'll buy some higher-grade Beast Flames." He stopped dwelling on it. With a thought, a bottle of Cola fell into his hand. He pulled the tab and drained it in one gulp, feeling refreshed all over. Then he walked out of his room and headed toward the family's Dou Qi Pavilion, intending to report to the family that he had already broken through to the Dou Zhe realm.