Did Zi Yan Actually Say It?

Zi Yan slept for a whole day.

When she woke up, she saw Xiao Yan sitting on a futon not far in front of her, studying a book on Dou Technique.

Seemingly realizing she had woken up, Xiao Yan put down the Dou Technique he was holding on the ground, then got up and went to her bedside, magically bringing her a bowl of hot porridge.

The hot porridge had a familiar aroma. Don't misunderstand, this wasn't meant to be a casual congee. Xiao Yan's porridge was made with spirit liquid refined from some rare medicinal herbs and spirit rice grown using special methods, and then carefully simmered with Heavenly Flames.

"You're awake. Have some porridge to tide you over."

Xiao Yan's voice was incredibly gentle, making Zi Yan feel as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

She had fantasized countless times about what it would be like to be with Xiao Yan, but when that day finally arrived, the sweetness in her heart still made her smile uncontrollably.

"I want you to feed me!"

She didn't stand on ceremony with Xiao Yan. Although she was still in her mature and sophisticated form, she acted like a young girl, coquettishly throwing a tantrum.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan smiled, reached out and helped her up from the bed. Then he took a spoonful of the steaming hot medicinal porridge, blew on it, and fed it to Zi Yan.

In fact, given Zi Yan's constitution, even piping hot porridge straight from the pot is no different from room temperature porridge to her; this temperature is nothing to her.

But that doesn't matter.

What's important is Xiao Yan's thoughtful care for her.

With such heartfelt intention, whether the porridge is hot or not is not the point, nor is it even the point of whether he did it just for show.

That's the attitude and sincerity we're after.

Xiao Yan was certainly aware of these things as well.

After all, he's had several women, more than a dozen girlfriends.

Isn't this simple truth?

He didn't actually care whether the porridge was too hot to drink; he was enjoying the process of taking care of someone.

At times like these, he even felt like an ordinary family, and like Zi Yan and her husband, an ordinary couple.

Regardless of how many women or girlfriends he has, as long as he can do this when he's alone with any one of them, that's enough.

That's enough for Zi Yan and the others.

After all, among the men with many women in the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Yan is already one of the most outstanding.

Whether it's his own strength or how he treats his women, Xiao Yan, as a transmigrator, should ultimately have higher standards of conduct.

Under Xiao Yan's careful feeding, Zi Yan ate her fill.

Firstly, the porridge was indeed delicious, and secondly, Xiao Yan's thoughtfulness made her extremely happy.

As for whether you ate enough?

Let alone just one bowl, even if she were given a hundred more bowls, Zi Yan, whose true form is Dragon-Phoenix, would not be able to get full so easily.

But at her level, who still needs to eat to fill their stomach?

They all directly replenish their energy losses through the cultivation of Dou Qi.

Moreover, she only needs to refine the energy of the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit to maintain a feeling of fullness.

Even the honey-flavored pills that Xiao Yan usually made for her, she no longer ate them like she used to, only occasionally taking a couple when she felt craving them.

Any more and I'll feel full.

But there was nothing she could do; for her, this was the price she had to pay on her path to becoming stronger.

That's already very good.

She knew all too well the hardships and dangers Xiao Yan had endured over the years in his quest to become stronger.

Compared to that, her little problem is nothing.

"Now that I have achieved the Dragon-Phoenix Physique and my condition has stabilized, why don't we let Elder Zhu Li go back?"

After drinking a bowl of porridge, Zi Yan perked up, her eyes darting around before she got down to business.

She planned to get Elder Zhu Li away.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to drag Xiao Yan into the house every day, or have her serve Xiao Yan together with Cailin and Xiao Yi Xian Doctor.

Of course, while it's called "serving," it really means being a "juicer."

That feeling was truly wonderful.

She wants to come more often.

Xiao Yan could naturally tell that this little glutton was still not satisfied.

But he's a decent person!

Even if the mood is right and the work still needs to be done, we can't just send Elder Zhu Li Zhuli away for the sake of convenience, can we?

What kind of talk is that?

His main focus will undoubtedly remain on cultivation.

Time is running out.

According to what Hun Li Li revealed back then, the Soul Clan might start some major operations around the time he turns twenty. If that's the case, then he'll have to break through to the Dou Sheng by at least twenty, right?

Even if Dou Sheng were to cultivate step by step, Xiao Yan himself wouldn't have absolute confidence.

Furthermore, it will be difficult for him to wait for the Bodhi Ancient Tree and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame to appear, just like in the original story.

He'll have to wait until he's around thirty!

By then, the Soul Clan might have already wiped out the entire continent!

After all, once the Hun Tian Di recovered from his injuries, it meant he no longer needed to worry about Gu Yuan.

Once the Nihility Devouring Flame has fully recovered, it will likely soon turn its attention to the Ling Clan.

Speaking of the Ling Clan, it seems that Senior Sister Ling Yanfei went to the Sound Valley to cultivate with Aunt Jing, and it has been about two and a half or three years now.

I don't know what the situation is.

Given her Divine-Grade Dou Emperor Bloodline, she should be one step ahead of me, right?

Speaking of which, given the power of the Ancient Clans, they might be able to explore some ancient ancestral caves. If they could gain some fortuitous opportunities from them, it might even accelerate his cultivation.

How about... we make contact with the Ancient Clan first?

Xiao Yan thought to himself.

Back at the Jia Nan Academy, he had already become acquainted with several outstanding young members of the Ancient Clan through a series of misunderstandings, and they got along quite well. Although they were all geniuses, Xiao Yan was confident that with his current strength, he could still easily suppress them.

Then I won't have to worry about them not speaking up for me.

After all, they are a good group; as long as he is strong enough, he will earn their respect.

Also, he missed Xun'er.

After all, they grew up together and were childhood sweethearts who had been together for over a decade.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, among all the women around him, Xun'er was one of the few who showed absolutely no signs of rebirth.

He was arguably the first person whose favorability rating he personally maxed out.

Therefore, Xun'er still holds considerable weight in Xiao Yan's heart.

Another reason is that he really wanted to taunt his future father-in-law, Gu Yuan, right in person.

How cowardly is this father-in-law?

When Xiao Xuan and his Xiao Clan clashed with the Soul Clan, why didn't Gu Yuan dare to go up and fight the remnant Hun Tian Di?

They said they were helping to take care of the Xiao Clan, but they ended up taking care of Wutan City instead!

If it weren't for Xiao Yan's own efforts, given the Xiao Family's situation, the luckiest person would probably be Xiao Yan's eldest brother, Xiao Ding. His second brother, Xiao Li, would have had to endure countless hardships, perhaps even facing death, before he could become a strongman and return to Wutan City to restore the Xiao Family's glory.

At best, they could only linger on in the Jia Ma Empire for a few more years before being wiped out by the Hun Tian Di while he was refining pills with the creatures of the continent.

It's really hard to hold it in!

As the Clan Chief, a powerful figure at the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint, he didn't even have the authority to rule the clan.

He had those clan elders suppress his precious daughter, Xun'er, every day.

If Xiao Yan were in Xun'er's shoes and possessed God-Grade Bloodline, he would have already launched a revolution and ousted those elders of the Flying Clan.

What kind of time is this to still be thinking about your own family and private interests?

So the burden of the Dou Qi Continent hasn't fallen on their shoulders, has it?

Of course, as a junior, Xiao Yan was actually a little embarrassed to be too arrogant.

But isn't this just a coincidence?

The token of the Xiao Clan's Clan Chief, the Tou She Ancient God Jade, is in his possession, so he can also be considered the current Clan Chief of the Xiao Clan.

The same applies internally, except that Xiao Yan doesn't manage things, leaving his father, Xiao Zhan, to handle it all.

This is not surprising. After all, as the strongest person in the Xiao Family, he also founded the Yan Alliance and served as Yan Alliance leader. It would be unreasonable for him to still be a young Clan Chief in the family.

Therefore, under the arrangement of the three elders, Xiao Yan had long been the Clan Chief of the Xiao Clan. It was just that Xiao Yan did not want to work and had not yet held an enthronement ceremony.

Besides, Xiao Yan was too lazy to waste time on such trivial matters.

However, he is now seriously considering taking care of this matter and bringing Yun Yun to the Danta as well.

Of course, this is not to act like a disobedient disciple and show off my teaching to my own students, but to help Yun Yun have a better future.

Whether she stays in the Danta to receive guidance from Xuan Ma, a Peak Dou Zun expert, or is sent to the Flower Sect to take over Flower Sect Leader, it will be beneficial for her.

As for the Misty Cloud Sect...

Has my "Senior Sister Nalan" not emerged from seclusion yet?

How many years have they been at the Gate of Life and Death?

The record is almost blank!

There has been no news for so many years; their fate remains unknown.

Of course, knowing that Nalan Yanran was a reborn person, Xiao Yan was not worried that her unknown fate meant she was dead.

To be honest, so far, his impression of Nalan Yanran has been quite good.

It would be better if she had no memories of being reborn at all, because those memories actually affected her attitude towards Xiao Yan.

This resulted in their relationship remaining somewhat awkward and uneasy.

In the end, it was Yun Yun who got the satisfaction.

She didn't care about any of that; since the engagement was off, if he wasn't her apprentice's fiancé, then he could be her own.

Now, Nalan Yanran is the newcomer.

What a traitor! How dare she covet her teacher's man?

Do you even understand filial piety?

The thought of Nalan Yanran facing her former fiancé becoming her teacher's fiancé as soon as she emerged from seclusion made Xiao Yan's smile twitch.

He just wanted to see that expression.

"Xiao Yan? Xiao Yan?"

When Zi Yan saw Xiao Yan suddenly fall into deep thought, his facial expressions changing wildly like a movie playing out – one moment frowning, the next squinting, then a smirk, then a creepy smile – she immediately realized that he had actually drifted off into thought!

Damn it, I guess I was too good to him!

How dare you think about other women?

This is outrageous!

We must squeeze it dry!

She wants to team up with Sister Cailin and Sister Xiao Yi Xian!

Squeeze Xiao Yan!

"Oh, sorry, I just remembered something happy."

Xiao Yan didn't try to fool Zi Yan; he honestly apologized and explained.

"What's the good news?"

A dangerous glint flashed in Zi Yan's purple-gold eyes.

"Oh, when you were in a rage before, you said you wanted to..."

Xiao Yan leaned close to Zi Yan's ear and whispered something inappropriate.

Zi Yan blushed instantly after hearing that!

"That probably won't work..."

Zi Yan bit her red lips and said with a conflicted expression.

"You'll see when you try it."

Xiao Yan said meaningfully.

"Oh, you're so mean!"

With a flushed face, Zi Yan punched Xiao Yan, sending him flying against the wall.

Xiao Yan: "?"

How come I'm even stronger after taking a nap?

Could it be that one's own Flame Essence Marrow also evolve along with the Dragon-Phoenix Physique, transforming into Flame Essence Dragon-Phoenix Marrow, thus increasing strength?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

This is outrageous!

Hmm, how about we let Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian try some later?

Am I even human anymore?

This stuff can be used as a tonic?

So it really is one essence for ten blood, right?

"Never mind, it doesn't hurt anyway. Being strong is a good thing!"

Xiao Yan shook his head, pulled himself off the wall, and dragged Zi Yan towards the door.

"Okay, okay, I'm not teasing you anymore. Come with me for a walk and get some fresh air."

Zi Yan let him pull her along and walked out with a smile.

However, as soon as they stepped outside, the two encountered Elder Zhu Li coming straight towards them.

Their smiles immediately froze.

Oh no, I was just figuring out how to get him away, and now I've run right into him!

With Elder Zhu Li's keen eye, he could naturally tell at a glance that Zi Yan and Xiao Yan had become acquainted.

After all, both of them exuded a strong Dragon-Phoenix aura, and their auras were quite harmonious, as if they were one.

This situation clearly only occurs after deep mutual exchange and the fusion of life energies.

But...

Xiao Yan actually transformed into Dragon-Phoenix?

Elder Zhu Li was somewhat surprised.

Although he did say before that it was possible for Xiao Yan to achieve the Dragon-Phoenix Physique, that possibility was even smaller than encountering the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.

There are absolutely no relevant precedents; it's purely theoretically feasible.

He was just saying it casually.

Did Xiao Yan actually succeed?

"Elder Zhu Li."

Xiao Yan broke the silence by bowing first.

"Sigh, young people are quick on their feet. But remember to be careful, after all, the power of the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit is limited. If it's Princess Zi Yan... cough cough, the fetus will also absorb energy from the mother."

However, Elder Zhu Li's words were thunderous and blunt, making Zi Yan, who dared to hold Xiao Yan down and let him have sex with her, feel that Elder Zhu Li was a bit too direct.

"Uh, Elder Zhu Li, don't worry. It concerns Zi Yan's health, so I will take care."

Xiao Yan, however, was shameless enough to shield Zi Yan behind him at this moment, and said with a smile.

"Well, that's good. But now that Elder Xiao has achieved the body of Dragon-Phoenix, it's no longer appropriate for him to call himself an elder. He should be on par with Zi Yan."

Elder Zhu Li smiled and then immediately skipped over the somewhat awkward topic.