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"No, Father, it is a Flight Dou Technique."

"So it is a long-lost Flight Dou Technique." Xiao Zhan nodded in realization.

"And who are these two?" Xiao Zhan looked at the two little girls on the ground, curious.

"These two are orphans I brought back from outside; they will stay in our Xiao Clan to be raised from now on." Xiao Yan was busy comforting the incredibly shy Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.

"That is fine. In any case, our Xiao Clan does not care about such small expenses."

Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who were each clutching one of Xiao Yan's sleeves, and smiled kindly.

"Go on, Yan'er. Go see your mother, your eldest brother, your second brother, and Xun'er. We can chat again when we have time." Xiao Zhan patted Xiao Yan's sturdy shoulder.

"Understood, Father."

Xiao Yan nodded, smiling as he walked to greet Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, who were running toward him.

"Third Elder, these are Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin. Please arrange for them to stay near my courtyard." Xiao Yan pulled the two little girls over.

"As you command, Third Young Master." The Third Elder looked at the two porcelain-doll-like girls before him, his face blooming with a smile.

"No, Brother Xiao Yan. I don't want to be separated from Qing Lin. I want to live with her."

Although they had known each other for less than two months, the fact that they were both orphans had caused them to grow close very quickly.

At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian raised her little head, tightly gripping Qing Lin's small hand as she spoke.

"Fine, listen to her, Third Elder."

"Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, be good, okay? Brother Xiao Yan will come to see you when he has time," Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"Both little ones are four years old; they can start cultivating now. However, with the Woe Poison Body and the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, deciding what cultivation methods to use is a headache."

Xiao Yan watched the backs of Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, thinking with a slight headache.

"However, there is no need to worry about that for now. It is time to go see that little girl."

Xiao Yan grinned, a beautiful silhouette appearing in his mind, and turned to walk outside.

"Xun'er, I'm back."

Xiao Yan knocked on Xiao Xun'er's door, and seeing no response, he pushed it open and entered.

"Whoosh!"

As soon as Xiao Yan entered, he saw a green silhouette flash by, a cluster of golden flames burning in her hand as she struck fiercely toward his chest.

The moment the golden flames appeared, Xiao Yan felt as if the Dou Qi within his body were about to ignite. At the same time, the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Flame Mantra, which had been quietly circling in the center of his Dantian vortex, began to stir and grow active.

"Is this the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame?"

Relying on the Flame Mantra's special sensitivity to Heavenly Flames and the agitation of the flame within his body, Xiao Yan sensed the fire immediately—the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, ranked fourth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking and the inherited flame of the Ancient Clan, one of the eight ancient clans.

Suppressing the sudden hunger his body felt for the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Xiao Yan used his movement technique to dodge lightly.

"Xun'er, that isn't very well-behaved."

Xiao Yan suddenly appeared behind the green silhouette, wrapping his arms around her waist and whispering into her ear.

"Hmph, who told you, you big bad guy, to leave for a year and a half?" Xiao Xun'er turned her head, revealing that face that was beautiful whether she was angry or happy.

"Didn't I come back now?" Xiao Yan said with a smile.

"But you promised it would be at most half a year." Xiao Xun'er pouted, her eyes beginning to moisten.

"Hey, hey, Xun'er, don't cry. It's Brother Xiao Yan's fault."

Xiao Yan looked at the teary-eyed Xiao Xun'er and began to coax her in a flustered panic.

"Hee hee, you're so stupid, Brother Xiao Yan." Xiao Xun'er instantly retracted her tears and smiled brilliantly.

"Ahem."

"Wait, Xun'er, you've suddenly become a Dou Practitioner?" Xiao Yan asked, pleasantly surprised.

"Did Brother Xiao Yan think you were the only one working hard at cultivation? Xun'er broke through to Dou Practitioner half a year after you left."

Xiao Xun'er extended her fair wrist and clenched her small fist, looking to Xiao Yan for praise.

"Haha." Xiao Yan had just intended to pinch Xiao Xun'er's cute little face.

"Ah! Brother Xiao Yan, are you already a Dou Master?" Xiao Xun'er's eyes flashed with golden flames as she looked at him in surprise.

"Wuwuwu, you big bad guy!"

"Little Sister Xun'er, listen to my explanation!"

At night, inside Xiao Yan's room, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao sat facing each other on the bed.

"In the original storyline, Xiao Yi Xian's growth trajectory before reaching Dou Zong was completed in the Poison Sect of the Chu Yun Empire, and she only followed the protagonist to the Central Plains later. The experience in the Poison Sect was too painful for her; the 'woe' of the Woe Poison Body should be changed by me."

"As for Qing Lin, she was taken to the Heavenly Snake Mansion by the Green-Clothed Dou Emperor and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor of the Heavenly Snake Mansion in the Northwest Continent after being found at the Mo Clan in Yan City. The Heavenly Snake Mansion is actually quite suitable for her growth, and they treated her well. Judging by the name, they likely use snake-type Dou Techniques or Magical Beasts as their foundation. However, Teacher seems to have old ties with the experts of the Heavenly Snake Mansion; perhaps Teacher has a way."

"Therefore, I must try my best to keep Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin by my side and give them a wonderful environment to grow up in. Teacher is a Grade 9 Profound Pill Alchemist Grandmaster; he must have plenty of cultivation methods and Dou Techniques."

"Teacher, as Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin possess rare physiques and bloodlines, I want to cultivate them myself. Teacher, do you have any ideas?"

After pondering for a long time, Xiao Yan finally spoke.

"The Woe Poison Body and the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, huh." Yao Lao pondered for a moment.

"The Woe Poison Body is rumored to be a special constitution cursed by the heavens. Because their bodies are massive sources of poison, their lives are filled with misfortune and hardship. Yet, this very source of their tragic fate also grants them peerless combat prowess."

"However, the faster their cultivation level rises, the faster the Woe Poison Body erupts; it is truly a cause for lament. I once crossed paths with the previous generation of the Woe Poison Body on the Dou Qi Continent, and I managed to gain a slight upper hand."

Speaking of this, Yao Lao chuckled with a hint of pride.

"If you wish to nurture someone with the Woe Poison Body, you must have the corresponding cultivation techniques and Dou Skills to complement it. You have the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Xiao Yan, which can serve as Xiao Yi Xian's offensive Dou Skills, and I happen to have a cultivation technique right here."

Yao Lao retrieved a gray-black scroll from his Storage Ring and tossed it casually to Xiao Yan.

"Woe Poison Scripture?" Xiao Yan caught the scroll and read the name inscribed upon it.

"Indeed. This is a cultivation technique created by the owner of a Woe Poison Body who once carved out a formidable reputation in the Central Plains during ancient times. As a Dou Sheng powerhouse, she styled herself the 'Woe Heavenly Lady'. The Woe Poison Scripture was created after she broke through to the Dou Sheng realm, combining everything she had learned throughout her life with the unique constitution of the Woe Poison Body, specifically for the cultivation of the Woe Poison Body."

"As a unique technique created by the exceptionally talented Woe Heavenly Lady, it possesses no official grade, but once the Woe Poison Scripture is cultivated to the Dou Zun realm, it is absolutely comparable to a quasi-Heaven Tier or even a Heaven Tier cultivation technique."