Guidance

In the courtyard, Xiao Yu began practicing a Dou Technique: Moon Chasing! It was a movement technique driven by Dou Qi, allowing him to move at high speed, his body becoming like a shadow, like a shadow chasing the moon!

As Xiao Yu practiced, he could not help but marvel, "As expected of an Earth Rank Dou Technique. At its peak, Moon Chasing can actually warp space with its unrivaled speed!"

Buzz!

With a faint tremor, the Dou Qi within Xiao Yu's body began circulating violently. Flowing through his meridians and specific acupoints, his figure instantly vanished from where he stood. The next moment, he appeared on the other side of the courtyard wall!

"I moved ten meters in an instant!" Xiao Yu exclaimed.

And this was only after he had just begun practicing Moon Chasing. The power to warp space upon reaching mastery was simply terrifying.

Overjoyed, Xiao Yu circulated his Dou Qi and sprinted madly through the courtyard. Yet in less than a quarter of an hour, he came to an abrupt stop, bracing both hands on his knees. His face was pale, cold sweat sliding down his forehead, and he looked utterly miserable!

"I overdid it. This consumes way too much Dou Qi. If I keep running, it'll drain all the Dou Qi in my body!" Xiao Yu shook his head with a bitter smile.

However, Xiao Yu promptly sat cross-legged on the ground and began cultivating his Dou Qi. To his surprise, after practicing Moon Chasing, his cultivation speed had actually increased somewhat. Previously, cultivating the Chaos Origin Cultivation Method had made his cultivation speed extremely slow. Through Xiao Yu's repeated cultivation, his Dou Qi was continuously compressed, while the Qi Cyclone in his Dantian had transformed into a Qi Sea. Surging Dou Qi churned within his Dantian, displaying his formidable strength!

The night passed quietly. Xiao Yu opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them as he slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. "I'm just one step away from becoming a Three-star Dou Zhe!"

With nothing else to do, Xiao Yu decided to visit the family's Dou Technique Hall. Until now, he had not had any Dou Techniques he could rely on aside from the Moon Chasing he had just begun practicing. But that was not an offensive Dou Technique, so he planned to see if there were any powerful offensive Dou Techniques he could learn!

As soon as he stepped outside, Xiao Yu saw Xiao Yan emerge from the courtyard as well. Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Third Brother, what made you decide to head out today?"

Seeing that it was Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan also smiled faintly. "I wanted to visit the Dou Technique Hall today and learn a Dou Technique!"

"Let's go together. I was planning to go too!" Xiao Yu said.

Xiao Yan did not refuse, merely nodding slightly. The two walked side by side along the family's paths, drawing the attention of countless pretty young women from the family. Of course, more of those gazes fell on Xiao Yu. Xiao Yan looked like a fresh and bright, sunny youth, while Xiao Yu's chiseled features and tranquil eyes, like ancient wells or deep pools, were simply far too handsome!

A gentleman as graceful as jade, unmatched in this world—those words suited Xiao Yu perfectly. Coupled with his monstrous talent and strength, he had secretly captured the hearts of who knew how many young girls.

Xiao Yu glanced at Xiao Yan and said, "Congratulations, Third Brother!"

"Congratulations for what?" A trace of confusion flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes.

Xiao Yu smiled softly. "Of course, I'm congratulating you on the return of your talent. We haven't seen each other for a few months, and you're already at the fifth stage of Dou Qi!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yu's words, Xiao Yan's hand suddenly clenched, and a flicker of panic passed through his eyes. At that moment, Yao Lao spoke by Xiao Yan's ear in a voice Xiao Yu could not hear. "Don't worry. No one will ever discover my existence. You only need to say that your Dou Qi is no longer leaking away and that your strength has gradually begun to recover."

Xiao Yan quickly calmed down and said with a faint smile, "Mm, as expected, I can't hide it from you. My strength really is recovering step by step!"

With Xiao Yu's soul perception, he naturally sensed Xiao Yan's momentary nervousness. He understood that Xiao Yan was worried his secret would be discovered, but he did not expose it. Xiao Yu knew of Yao Lao's existence; Yao Lao simply did not know that!

"Kid, I sensed a familiar aura from this younger brother of yours, but I have no idea what it is. How strange!" Yao Lao suddenly said by Xiao Yan's ear.

"What aura?" Xiao Yan communicated with Yao Lao through their souls.

Yao Lao shook his head. "I don't know, but it feels familiar!"

If Xiao Yu had heard Yao Lao's words, he would naturally have known that Yao Lao was referring to the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. This Heavenly Flame had accompanied Yao Lao for many years, so it was normal for him to sense a trace of its aura. However, under the system's interference, it was absolutely impossible for him to determine what it was!

The two chatted as they walked and soon arrived at the Dou Technique Hall. The moment they entered, Xiao Yu saw many young men and women of the family training in the Training Ground. After greeting Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan headed toward the area where the family's Dou Techniques were stored, while Xiao Yu walked toward the Training Ground with great interest, because he had spotted someone familiar!

"Be faster when you attack!"

"Put more strength into it! Did you skip your meal?"

"Again!"

The person sparring with a clansman in the arena was Xiao Ning. He seemed to be guiding the youth sparring with him. Each move carried fierce Dou Qi, leaving mark after mark on the youth's face. Before long, the youth was battered and bruised.

"Let's end this!" Xiao Ning suddenly shouted. He stomped with his left foot, instantly gathered force in his right fist, and threw a punch. His force erupted, and the youth failed to dodge in time, taking the punch head-on.

Bang!

A figure flew through the air. The youth was knocked back several meters before coming to a stop, his face somewhat pale. Clearly, that attack had not felt good!

The youth slowly got to his feet and cupped his fists. "Cousin Xiao Ning is impressive. I truly cannot compare!"

Xiao Ning laughed loudly. "It's nothing, nothing. Practicing Dou Techniques requires hard work, and my talent is pretty good too, so I'm only a little better than you all. As long as you train hard, one day you can become as strong as me!"

"Not bad. An eighth-stage Dou Qi fighter bullying someone at the sixth stage of Dou Qi, and you still have the nerve to say that?" Xiao Yu mocked with a smile.

"Who? Who's spouting such nonsense?" Xiao Ning's expression immediately darkened as he shouted.

The crowd parted to form a small path, and Xiao Yu strolled out from among them. "I said it. What about it?"

The moment he saw Xiao Yu, Xiao Ning began stammering. "It's, it's you. I, I'm guiding them in learning Dou Techniques. This is necessary practical exchange. Is there a problem with that?"

"Of course not. But I don't have any Dou Techniques to learn either. Why don't you guide me too? We can call it practical exchange. How about it?" Xiao Yu asked with a malicious smile.

Seeing the smile at the corner of Xiao Yu's lips, Xiao Ning shuddered all over. "No! Aren't you just bullying me? I'm not fighting you!"

"Then what about him?" Xiao Yu asked, pointing at the youth whose name he could not recall.

"He volunteered!" Xiao Ning hurriedly said.

When the youth saw Xiao Yu looking at him, he quickly nodded. "I-I volunteered to let Cousin Xiao Ning guide me in practicing Dou Techniques!"

Seeing that even the victim did not care, Xiao Yu casually shrugged. "Fine, then." He then walked toward where Xiao Yan was.

Only after watching Xiao Yu leave did Xiao Ning let out a long breath of relief. With a trace of the joy of surviving a calamity in his eyes, he immediately left the Dou Technique Hall.

Xiao Yu sat down beside Xiao Yan and looked at the Yellow Rank Low-Level Dou Technique in Xiao Yan's hand: Crushing Stone Palm. He smiled softly. "You think those scraps are worth looking at?"

"Scraps?" Xiao Yan's mouth twitched. He sighed helplessly. "Do you have anything better? The best Dou Technique in the Xiao Family is the Mystic Mid-Rank Furious Lion Gang cultivated by Father, but you can't practice that either!"

Xiao Yu curled his lips. "That's true!" He then stood up and wandered casually through the Dou Technique Hall.

Suddenly, a dark golden scroll in the corner caught Xiao Yu's attention. He slowly walked over and took the dark golden scroll down from the highest shelf in the corner!