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[Ding, fusion successful. Primordial Creation Art has advanced to Earth-tier High-grade.]

[Learn?]

"Learn."

This time, Xiao Yuan did not hesitate in the slightest.

Immediately, a massive stream of information surged into his consciousness, forcibly flooding his brain.

Had his soul power not already reached the early stage of the Spirit Realm, his soul would likely have shattered at this very moment.

At the same time, a voice resonated within his mind.

"The Primordial is the One."

"One gives birth to two, two becomes the two poles of Yin and Yang, the two poles transform into the three talents, the three talents derive the four symbols, the five elements..."

The voice was like a booming bell, yet also like the ethereal sound of the Great Dao.

Gradually, Xiao Yuan, sitting cross-legged, closed his eyes and entered a state of profound epiphany.

The surrounding heaven and earth energy began to riot, as if drawn by a tether, gathering frantically. It nearly condensed into a physical substance, forming a vortex that surged into Xiao Yuan's body in a continuous, frenzied stream.

The Life Flame within his body seemed to sense this, erupting instantly.

Cyan flames burst forth as if from Xiao Yuan's very pores, forming a curtain of fire that merged into the energy vortex before being sucked back into his body.

It was like a grand cycle connected to his physical form.

It was like a reincarnation.

Meanwhile, the milky-white, attribute-less Dou Qi within him was now following the circulation of the cultivation technique, gathering energy tainted by the Life Flame and transforming into the technique's specific attribute.

Xiao Yuan's cultivation level began to climb once more.

The bottleneck of a Three-Star Great Dou Shi shattered under the impact of the surging Dou Qi.

He entered the realm of a Four-Star Great Dou Shi.

Then five stars...

Six stars...

Seven stars...

Normally, the time required for a cultivation technique to convert Dou Qi is not long; an average Dou Zhe can complete it in about an hour.

Yet for Xiao Yuan, a Great Dou Shi, it lasted for three full days!

Three days later, Xiao Yuan, sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.

"Hoo—"

He exhaled a heavy breath of stale air.

Although the Dou Qi conversion had taken a long time, his body felt no fatigue; on the contrary, it felt more vigorous than ever.

The harvest was quite bountiful.

The irregular Dou Crystal within his body had been permeated by the Life Flame, transforming entirely into an emerald green.

Its size had more than doubled.

Its appearance had also begun to subtly shift toward the shape of a sea urchin, with nine slender, sharp spikes growing evenly across the surface of the crystal.

That was the hallmark of being on the verge of stepping into the Dou Ling realm.

In other words, he had now reached the perfection of a Nine-Star Great Dou Shi; he was only a single step away from becoming a Dou Ling.

"It is time to attend to serious business."

Xiao Yuan climbed off the bed, grabbed the Storage Ring pouch placed at the head of the bed, and immediately headed out.

He had not forgotten about the stolen goods he had obtained from the Jialie clan; he still needed to dispose of them.

Perhaps because Xun'er knew he was going into seclusion to cultivate, she had not come to disturb him over these past three days.

That fellow Xiao Yan also seemed to have begun his own seclusion due to the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid prepared by Yao Chen.

With both of them away, his movements were all the more convenient.

However, as Xiao Yuan stepped onto that familiar gravel path once more, he was instantly surrounded by countless gazes.

The Xiao Clan disciples passing by, without exception, all took the initiative to greet him.

He was different from Xiao Yan.

Because he was gentle with others in his daily life and possessed no arrogance despite his transcendent talent, his relationship with most people was quite good.

Of course, with the exception of idiots like Xiao Ning.

A group of giggling young girls walked toward him, casting flirtatious glances his way.

Some of the bolder ones even took the initiative to step forward and chat with him.

Among them, Xiao Mei was the most prominent.

True to her name, she was a young girl with a charming appearance; even surrounded by a crowd of other girls, she stood out like a crane among chickens.

When she cast a smile in his direction, the allure she exuded was enough to leave those young men infatuated and make the naive girls beside her feel a sense of inferiority.

But Xiao Yuan.

He merely returned a polite smile, nodded, and quickened his pace as he walked away.

Sigh, what a pity. She's a cousin by blood; I can only look, not touch. What a shame...

Ding, congratulations on obtaining one Yin-Yang Joyous Union Powder.

Hmm, Xiao Yuan was quite satisfied with this reward.

As he left the Xiao Clan and arrived at the market, the people around him were buzzing with discussion.

Their topic was nothing other than the destruction of the Jialie Clan.

The Jialie Clan had been wiped off the map in Wutan City overnight, leaving everyone in utter shock.

Some even claimed that people who saw that the Jialie Clan members were all dead had tried to take advantage of the situation in the middle of the night to loot the place.

As it turned out, they saw that Dou Wang who had left return, scaring them so badly that their souls nearly left their bodies, and they immediately abandoned any thoughts of being ghouls.

As a result, the Jialie Clan's mansion remained empty to this day, with no one daring to move in; it was said that even their corpses had been cleared away by the Xiao Clan and the Aoba Clan.

However, they were even more curious about how the Jialie Clan had managed to offend a Dou Wang.

Furthermore, what was the identity of that Dou Wang named Gu Yue Fang Yuan?

Why were the Dou Techniques he used so bizarre!

Hearing these discussions, Xiao Yuan merely smiled.

Playing the part of a bystander, he brushed past these people and headed straight for the largest auction house in Wutan City—

Mittal Auction House.

It was not only the largest auction venue in Wutan City but also belonged to the wealthiest family in the Jia Ma Empire, the Mittal Family.

The premier, wealthiest family in the Jia Ma Empire.

With a long history spanning hundreds of years, their connections were intricate and complex; it was said they even had a slight relationship with the Jia Ma Imperial Family.

They were also known, alongside the Mu Family and the Nalan Family, as the Jia Ma Three Giants.

Therefore, with the powerful backing of the Mittal Family, even though the auction house's profits were mouth-watering, no one dared to harbor any designs on them.

Xiao Yuan walked with a light step, arriving at the entrance of the auction house.

Ignoring the guards at the door, he walked straight inside.

What greeted his eyes was a magnificent, spacious hall. After slowly scanning the area and finding no acquaintances, he walked familiarly into an Appraisal Room.

Inside the Appraisal Room, a middle-aged man was sitting boredly on a chair by the table. Looking up to see Xiao Yuan enter, he did not look down on him because of his age and immediately put on a professional smile.

"Young sir, are you planning to have something appraised?"

Xiao Yuan got straight to the point.

"I am looking for Master Gu Ni."

"Looking for Master Gu Ni, you...?"

The middle-aged man hesitated, and Xiao Yuan added:

"I want to appraise a medicinal pill."

As he spoke, Xiao Yuan took a porcelain bottle from the Storage Ring on his finger and placed it on the table.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man hurriedly took it and sniffed lightly at the mouth of the bottle. His expression changed instantly, and the look he gave Xiao Yuan now held a hint of reverence.

"Young sir, please wait a moment."

With that, the middle-aged man left the Appraisal Room.

Xiao Yuan slumped back into his chair and let out a heavy sigh.

"I really am not used to places like this..."

Perhaps it was a habit from his previous life, but he was a little bit socially anxious.