Cognition

A streak of purple light appeared in the sky above the Xiao Clan at high speed. As the light dissipated, a figure emerged. A pair of golden Dou Qi wings on his back indicated that this person was at least a Dou King level expert. This was none other than Xiao Jie, who had just returned from a sparring session with the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

Throughout the Xiao Clan, the various elders and the Clan Head flew rapidly to the area directly beneath where Xiao Jie hovered. Xiao Jie descended slowly, retracted his Dou Qi wings, and spoke to the Clan Head, Xiao Zhan.

"Elders, you may return. I simply had a breakthrough in my cultivation and could not resist going out to spar with the Amethyst Winged Lion King. There is nothing of importance; disperse."

After Xiao Jie finished speaking, he turned and left without waiting for their response, leaving the elders and the Clan Head staring at one another in confusion. They had thought something major had occurred, but it turned out to be nothing more than this.

"Hiss, that's not right. The Supreme Elder is only a Dou King level expert, while the Amethyst Winged Lion King is a Tier 6 high-level Magical Beast. How could the Supreme Elder spar with it? That is a Dou Emperor level expert! Could it be that the Supreme Elder has already broken through to the Dou Emperor realm?"

"The Second Elder is right. However, the Supreme Elder has no reason to lie to us. If he says he can, then he can. Regardless of whether the Supreme Elder is a Dou Emperor or a Dou King, he at least possesses Dou Emperor level combat power now. There is no need to deliberately publicize this matter, nor is there a need to seal it off. Let it ferment naturally. Very well, disperse."

The Clan Head, Xiao Zhan, waved his hand as he spoke.

Xiao Jie returned to his residence, sat under the large tree in the courtyard, tossed several medicinal pills into his mouth, and began to recover his Dou Qi, thinking to himself.

After this battle, I have a rough understanding of my combat power. I possess a short-term burst capability, which is thanks to the Dou Techniques and secret arts I practice. The Heavenly Fire Three-Mysterious Transformation allows me to erupt with stronger cultivation in a short time, and high-level Dou Techniques significantly boost my attack power. Although I didn't have time to use fire-control techniques this time, I suspect that even if I had, it wouldn't have changed much. After all, I was only using Tier 6 beast fire, not Heavenly Flame.

My weakness is that I cannot sustain a prolonged battle, and my defensive capabilities are too low. The shortcomings of my low-level Yellow-tier cultivation method were exposed in this fight. If my Dou Qi hadn't been less than half-depleted, I wouldn't have left so soon. Perhaps I can look for some armor or inner vests to address the defense issue. In any case, I will make a note of it and look for some when I go out in the future.

An hour passed. Xiao Jie opened his eyes, a flicker of golden light flashing through his gaze. He let out a long breath, stood up, returned to his room, closed the door, and summoned the Simulator.

Simulator, begin life simulation.

Ding, current available simulations: two. Would you like to proceed with life simulation?

Yes.

Ding, life simulation initiated.

Day 1: You spend the entire day cultivating in your residence.

Day 10: You bid farewell to the Clan Head and, after instructing him not to tell anyone, you quietly leave the Xiao Clan.

Day 11: You arrive at a Magical Beast Forest and choose a secluded cave to begin devouring the Mystic Yellow Flame.

Day 20: You successfully refine the Mystic Yellow Flame. Your cultivation skyrockets to the peak of the Dou King realm, and your cultivation method, Flame Mantra, evolves into a high-level Yellow-tier method.

Day 23: You take out the Green Lotus Core Flame and begin refining it.

Day 35: You successfully refine the Green Lotus Core Flame. Your cultivation skyrockets to the peak of a two-star Dou Emperor, and your cultivation method, Flame Mantra, evolves into a mid-level Profound-tier method.

Day 36: You arrive at a small town near the Magical Beast Mountain Range. You offer to solve the Woeful Poison Body as a condition for Xiao Yi Xian to lead you into the Magical Beast Mountain Range to find the cave on the cliff. Xiao Yi Xian agrees.

Day 39: You arrive at the cave. You retrieve the remnant map of the Heavenly Flame from the remains, while Xiao Yi Xian takes all the herbs. You leave the gold coins and Dou Techniques untouched.

Day 40: You bid farewell to Xiao Yi Xian. You tell her about the Poison Pill Method, but you cannot help her solve it yet. You tell her that if she cannot suppress it in the future, she can head to the Black-Corner Region to find you. By then, you estimate you will possess three types of Heavenly Flame and can condense a poison pill for her.

Day 45: You arrive at Shi-Mo City on the outskirts of the Tager Desert. You use your vast soul power to sense the entire city and locate Qing Lin. You take Qing Lin away.

Day 46: You reach an agreement with Hai Bodong. You offer the Break-Obstacle Pill, the Purple Spirit Recovery Pill, and the Emperor-Extreme Pill in exchange for his service for the next five years. You obtain the second remnant map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and take Qing Lin to the underground location of the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Day 48: You obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, but you leave the lotus pedestal behind. Perhaps in a few hundred years, a Green Lotus Core Flame will be produced here once again.

Day 60: You successfully refine the second Green Lotus Core Flame. Your cultivation skyrockets to the peak of a five-star Dou Emperor. This is the result of your compression and refinement; otherwise, you would have broken through to a seven-star Dou Emperor. Your cultivation method, Flame Mantra, evolves into a quasi-Earth-tier method.