Copy Xiao Xun'er!

When Xiao Chen returned to Wutan City, dusk had already fallen.

He passed through the Xiao Clan's gates and went straight back to his room.

No one paid him any attention along the way.

Xiao Chen pushed the door open, stepped inside, and casually shut it behind him.

He sat down on the bed and went over the day's events in his mind.

The night passed in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes and sat up.

He rolled his neck, then opened the system panel.

One copy opportunity per day.

Xiao Chen didn't rush to use it. Instead, he considered his options.

He already had Yun Yun's strength as a three-star Dou Emperor.

He also had Gu He's abilities as a sixth-grade alchemist.

He had strength and alchemy skills.

But he was still short on Dou Techniques.

On the Dou Qi Continent, strength alone wasn't enough. One needed the right Dou Techniques to bring out one's true power.

[One copy opportunity available today. Perform a random copy?]

[Copy target: Yun Yun.]

[Copy Dou Technique: Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill.]

[Copy successful.]

[Congratulations, host. You have obtained Yun Yun's Dou Technique, Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill.]

As the system's notification sounded, a vast stream of information flooded into Xiao Chen's mind.

Extreme Wind: Meteor Kill, a high-grade Xuan-tier Dou Technique.

It was one of the Misty Cloud Sect Master Yun Yun's signature Dou Techniques.

Xiao Chen opened his eyes and took in the Dou Technique information flooding his mind.

He stood up and walked out of his room.

There was an open clearing behind the Xiao Clan's grounds. Few people went there, making it the perfect place to test the Dou Technique's power.

Xiao Chen arrived at the clearing and glanced around.

There was no one else nearby.

Following the circulation route in his mind, Xiao Chen drove his Dou Qi to its limit.

He suddenly thrust a palm forward.

A green blade of wind shot from his palm and slammed into a tree ahead.

"Boom!"

A thunderous crash rang out.

The tree was cleaved to pieces by the wind blade.

Looking at the scene before him, Xiao Chen's lips curved slightly.

As expected, a high-grade Xuan-tier Dou Technique packed quite a punch.

And he'd only used thirty percent of his strength.

He turned around and saw a slender figure slowly approaching him.

Xiao Xun'er.

She wore a pale green dress, her long hair cascading down her back, her features delicate and refined.

A hint of worry filled her eyes.

"Brother Xiao Chen, are you all right?" Xiao Xun'er asked.

"I sensed a powerful surge of Dou Qi coming from this direction just now."

Xiao Chen's heart stirred slightly at her words.

This girl had keen senses.

He'd been practicing his Dou Technique in the back hills, yet she'd sensed it from so far away.

Xiao Xun'er studied him, a trace of confusion flashing in her eyes.

That surge of Dou Qi from earlier was beyond what an ordinary person could produce.

Its strength had been at least that of a Dou Wang expert.

But where would the Xiao Clan get a Dou Wang expert?

Could it have been Brother Xiao Chen?

Xiao Xun'er shook her head inwardly.

Impossible.

Although Brother Xiao Chen had been a Nine-Star Dou Zhe three years ago, his strength had since fallen. Even now, he had only Three-Stage Dou Qi.

How could Three-Stage Dou Qi produce a surge of Dou Qi on the level of a Dou Wang?

Had she sensed it wrong?

Xiao Xun'er murmured to herself.

"Brother Xiao Chen, I heard you went to the Magical Beast Mountain Range yesterday?" Xiao Xun'er asked.

"Mm." Xiao Chen nodded.

"And accidentally trespassed into the territory of a fifth-tier magical beast?" Xiao Xun'er asked.

She was curious how Xiao Chen had escaped, since it had been a fifth-tier magical beast.

But Brother Xiao Chen didn't seem to want to talk about it, so she didn't press him.

"Brother Xiao Chen, I heard Cousin Xiao Ning didn't come home last night," Xiao Xun'er said. "The clan elders are looking into his whereabouts."

Xiao Chen's expression didn't change at all.

"Is that so?" he said casually, spreading his hands to show he knew nothing about it.

Xiao Chen felt a little wistful.

As the heroine of Battle Through the Heavens and the Gu Clan's young lady, Xiao Xun'er possessed a Dou Emperor Bloodline.

Her talent was anything but ordinary.

Xiao Xun'er's talent was among the very best on the entire Dou Qi Continent.

If he could copy Xiao Xun'er's talent, her Dou Emperor Bloodline...

Xiao Chen murmured to himself.

[Quest triggered: Refine a fourth-grade pill, Qi Gathering Powder. The ingredients have been placed in the system inventory.]

[Give it to Xiao Xun'er.]

[Gain 10% of her favorability.]

[Upon completing the quest, you will receive one opportunity to copy Xiao Xun'er.]

Xiao Chen looked at the system panel before him, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

This quest had come at just the right time.

An opportunity to copy Xiao Xun'er...

But first, he had to refine a Qi Gathering Powder.

A fourth-grade pill was nothing to him.

He'd already successfully copied Gu He's abilities as a sixth-grade alchemist.

He could make a fourth-grade pill with his eyes closed.

"Brother Xiao Chen, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Xun'er asked when he didn't say anything.

Xiao Chen snapped out of it. "Nothing."

Xiao Xun'er nodded. "Then I'll head back. Be careful."

"All right," Xiao Chen said.

Xiao Xun'er glanced at him, then turned and left.

Xiao Chen watched her go, then returned to his room as well.

He needed to prepare the ingredients for refining the Qi Gathering Powder.

Qi Gathering Powder was a fourth-grade pill that helped cultivators gather Dou Qi and break through to Dou Zhe.

He didn't need to worry about the ingredients.

The system had already placed all of them in his inventory, ready to be taken out for refining.

Xiao Chen took out the ingredients and returned to his quarters.

Then he began refining the pill.

He raised a hand and urged the Dou Qi within him.

A ball of flame gathered in his palm, its temperature scorching.

Xiao Chen tossed a stalk of Qi Gathering Grass into the flame. Under its scorching heat, the herb slowly melted into a pool of liquid.

After an unknown length of time, the flame in Xiao Chen's hand suddenly drew inward.

A pill hovered in midair, perfectly round and giving off a faint medicinal fragrance.

Qi Gathering Powder.

Xiao Chen put the pill away and glanced at the sky.

It was already evening.

He took the pill and headed for Xiao Xun'er's residence.

Xiao Xun'er lived in a small courtyard within the Xiao Clan's grounds.

When Xiao Chen reached the courtyard entrance, he saw Xiao Xun'er sitting in the yard, studying a Dou Technique manual.

"Xun'er," Xiao Chen called.

Xiao Xun'er looked up. A trace of surprise flashed across her eyes when she saw him.

"Brother Xiao Chen? What brings you here?"

Xiao Chen walked up to her and held out the Qi Gathering Powder.

"For you."

Xiao Xun'er took the pill and looked down at it.

Surprise appeared on her face.

A fourth-grade pill, Qi Gathering Powder.

"Brother Xiao Chen, where did you get this?" Xiao Xun'er asked.

Xiao Chen didn't answer.

[Quest complete.]

[Xiao Xun'er's favorability +10%.]

[One opportunity to copy Xiao Xun'er obtained.]

[Use it now?]

Xiao Chen looked at the system's notification, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.