Daily Life in the Little Valley

Xiao Lan spread her broad wings, tracing a graceful arc beneath the azure sky before finally flying into a lush little valley.

Thick fog concealed the valley from above, making it extremely well hidden. The moment he entered it, Xiao Ce immediately sensed heaven and earth energy far denser than that outside.

"This really is a treasure ground for cultivation," Xiao Ce praised.

Xiao Yi Xian smiled proudly and pointed at the valley. "This is more than just a cultivation treasure ground. It's also a natural herb garden. Look at all these medicinal herbs. Many of them were planted by me later on. Although they've only been growing for a year or two, their potency is no weaker than herbs that are three to five years old."

She had only discovered this little valley two years ago. When she found that it could accelerate the growth of medicinal herbs, she had been overjoyed. Over the past two years, she had gradually planted medicinal herb seeds throughout the valley so she could harvest them for future use.

Xiao Ce took a light sniff, and a fragrant herbal scent rushed into his nose.

It truly was a treasure ground. Unfortunately, he was not an alchemist.

Speaking of alchemy, Xiao Ce did feel some regret.

It was not as though he had never considered learning alchemy. After all, he too was a transmigrator. His soul power was certainly no weaker than Xiao Yan's, and Yin-Yang Dou Qi could be converted into Dou Qi of various attributes, which also met the requirements for an alchemist.

But learning alchemy was not so simple.

With his relationship with Xun'er, obtaining a few pill formulas would hardly be difficult. Yet he had neither a famous teacher to guide him nor abundant resources to support him. While he could explore alchemy on his own, it would undoubtedly waste far more unnecessary time. Why bother?

Thus, Xiao Ce quickly dismissed the idea of learning alchemy. At the very least, he had no plans to study it anytime soon.

If he had the chance in the future, he could give it a try. It never hurt to have more skills.

While Xiao Ce was thinking, Xiao Yi Xian patted his hand and pointed toward a corner of the valley. "Ah Ce, I built that little house before. We'll stay there for the time being."

Xiao Ce followed Xiao Yi Xian's gaze and burst out laughing.

"This is the house you were talking about?"

Calling it a house would be generous. It was more like a tiny grass shack, utterly crude.

Xiao Yi Xian's cheeks reddened as she said softly, "It is a little crude, but it's still livable."

With that, she took Xiao Ce's hand and headed straight for the shack.

Compared to its exterior, the shack's interior was equally cramped, containing only a few simple pieces of furniture and a straw bed.

After looking it over, Xiao Ce shrugged.

"Looks like I'll need to build another house. The one you made is far too crude."

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lit up as she smiled sweetly. "Then I'll leave it to you, Ah Ce. I'll go prepare dinner."

The two divided their tasks clearly and soon got busy with their own work.

Xiao Ce had watched plenty of wilderness construction videos in his previous life. Combined with the strength of a nine-star Dou Ling, he worked with exceptional efficiency. Before long, he had built a simple yet spacious wooden house.

It even had polished stone tables, stone stools, and everything else they needed.

On the other side, Xiao Yi Xian hummed softly as she prepared their dinner. Before long, she had made four dishes and a soup.

The Magic Beast Mountain Range never lacked ingredients. In just the past few days, no fewer than ten magic beasts had died at the hands of Xiao Ce and Xiao Yi Xian, including several second-tier magic beasts.

The four dishes and soup were placed on the stone table. Xiao Ce leaned closer and took a deep breath, then immediately gave Xiao Yi Xian a thumbs-up.

"It smells amazing, Xian'er. You're truly clever and skillful."

"Then eat more if you like it."

Xiao Yi Xian beamed. Whenever she finished cooking, Xiao Ce gave her extremely positive feedback. She enjoyed that feeling, especially when she watched Xiao Ce feast heartily and wolf down the food.

Before long, they were full and satisfied.

As the saying went, a full belly and warm clothes stirred lust. Xiao Ce's gaze toward Xiao Yi Xian grew increasingly heated.

Noticing Xiao Ce's gaze, as though he wanted to devour her whole, Xiao Yi Xian could not help swallowing. Her cheeks gradually flushed, as if she had already imagined what would happen next.

As time slowly passed, an ambiguous atmosphere filled the air, which seemed to grow steadily hotter.

Xiao Ce suddenly stood and swept Xiao Yi Xian into his arms. His voice was burning and domineering.

"Xiao Yi Xian, help me cultivate!"

After an intense exchange, Xiao Yi Xian was already foaming at the mouth and unconscious, while Xiao Ce looked solemn and refreshed.

He had taken another step closer to becoming a Dou Wang.

The gap between a nine-star Dou Ling and a Dou Wang could be called the first true watershed on the path of cultivation. Without sufficient talent, one could cultivate bitterly for nearly an entire lifetime and still never reach that realm.

It could be said that even ten Dou Lings combined would not be a match for one Dou Wang.

With Xiao Ce's talent, even with the boost of Xuantian Yin-Yang Dao, he would normally need half a year to a year of arduous cultivation to break through to Dou Wang.

But with Xiao Yi Xian's help, he was confident he could reach Dou Wang within three months at most.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived. After waking up, Xiao Yi Xian immediately pulled Xiao Ce off to bathe with a red face.

In the small bathing pool, Xiao Ce looked at Xiao Yi Xian's jade-like body beside him, and desire stirred again. But before he could reach for Xiao Yi Xian's Xiao Yueliang, she slapped his hand away.

Xiao Yi Xian said irritably, "It hasn't even been that long, and you want it again? Hold it in."

Although Xiao Ce's obsession with her body made her happy, helping him cultivate even once took up most of the day. She still needed to refine poison and cultivate.

Although dual cultivation with Xiao Ce benefited Xiao Yi Xian as well, it was still not as fast as taking poison.

She still fantasized about the day when her cultivation surpassed Xiao Ce's, so she could bully him viciously. Naturally, she could not lose herself in dual cultivation.

Xiao Ce said solemnly, "Don't worry, I'll just touch it. I won't do anything improper."

Even as he said that, his hand ignored her attempts to stop him and climbed onto Xiao Yueliang. Xiao Yi Xian could do nothing about him.

Fine, as long as he did not go too far.

But not long afterward...

"I'll just rub against it. I won't go in..."

Xiao Yi Xian could not help rolling her eyes.

If she believed this little pervert again, she would be a dog.

Xiao Ce was practically kicked out of the little valley by Xiao Yi Xian, who ordered him not to return for three days.

Fine, then he would not return.

The stronger Xiao Yi Xian became, the greater the help she could provide him.

After being driven out of the little valley, Xiao Ce ventured alone into the depths of the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

With his strength, ordinary fifth-tier magic beasts were no match for him, and even if he encountered a sixth-tier magic beast, he could retreat calmly.

It could be said that at the same realm, Xiao Ce's strength absolutely surpassed Xiao Yan's in the original story. However, he lacked a killing move like the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, which made it difficult for him to inflict effective damage on opponents far stronger than himself.

In the original story, Xiao Yan could severely injure a Douzong at the peak of the Dou Wang realm by relying on the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.

Xiao Ce knew he could not accomplish that.

Of course, if the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus could not be prepared in advance, its drawbacks were actually quite significant.

If they fought at the same realm, Xiao Ce was confident he would not even let Xiao Yan complete the windup for the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.