Dou Shi Peak, Great River Sword Intent

"No wonder it was a pill gifted by the system. It unexpectedly suited me so well."

Xiao Tianci slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a stream of green-tinged breath.

If it had been an ordinary fifth-grade pill, it would have been difficult for Xiao Tianci to break through directly from a three-star Dou Shi to the peak of the Dou Shi realm.

However, his Azure Emperor Longevity Body was practically a perfect match for the Enlightenment Pill.

As a result, not a trace of the pill's medicinal power was wasted; it was almost completely absorbed by Xiao Tianci.

With a slight circulation of the Green Emperor Longevity Art,

A terrifying aura erupted in an instant!

Xiao Tianci lightly clenched his fist.

The muscles beneath his skin contained an exceptionally terrifying explosive force.

"With my current strength, I probably don't need to fear even a Da Dou Shi!" Feeling the power within his body, Xiao Tianci nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time.

"Xiao Yan, did you sense that?" Yao Lao's voice suddenly reached Xiao Yan's ears.

Xiao Yan, who was cultivating in a bath of medicinal liquid, opened his eyes in confusion. "Teacher, what do you mean?"

"Just now, a terrifying aura swept through your Xiao Clan!" Yao Lao said with some amazement. "Could it be that your Xiao Clan has another hidden expert?"

"Huh?" Xiao Yan froze, scratched his head, and said, "No. The strongest person in our Xiao Clan right now is my father, a Da Dou Shi."

"No, I know your father's aura. This presence was far stronger than his! More importantly, within that aura, I sensed an incredibly dense vitality!"

"Your Xiao Clan is not simple. Not simple at all."

A trace of confusion appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes.

He was even beginning to wonder whether his teacher was truly talking about the Xiao Clan. If their Xiao Clan really possessed such strength, they would have long since become a dominant force in the Jia Ma Empire. Why would they be confined to a tiny Wutan City?

Xiao Tianci took out a knife and drew it across his hand.

A thin line of blood seeped out.

Then, the wound on his hand began healing at a rate visible to the naked eye!

In only a few breaths, his skin had returned to normal, smooth as new, with no sign that it had just been cut!

Even the blood that had just flowed out was reabsorbed by his skin!

"As expected of the Green Emperor Longevity Art. This level of recovery is truly terrifying." Xiao Tianci clicked his tongue.

He could vaguely sense that if he could obtain another two Enlightenment Pills,

The Green Emperor Longevity Art could advance in rank, reaching the high tier of the Earth rank!

By then, his strength would rise again!

"My biggest goal now is to reach the Da Dou Shi realm as quickly as possible." Xiao Tianci narrowed his eyes.

He was currently at the peak of the Dou Shi realm, only a single step away from becoming a Da Dou Shi.

Yet that one step was not so easy to cross.

There was a Dou Shi barrier between the Dou Shi and Da Dou Shi realms.

With Xiao Tianci's talent and strength, the Dou Shi barrier was not an insurmountable chasm, but he would still need time to break through it.

Aside from steadily grinding away at it, the quickest method was to consume pills.

The reason he was in such a hurry was that during his breakthrough just now, his powerful soul strength had seemingly stirred on a whim and sent him an extraordinarily intense sense of danger.

That sense of danger made Xiao Tianci's scalp tingle. It seemed that if he did not treat it seriously, his life might even be at risk!

"Ding, detected that the host has successfully finished reading ten books. Please keep up the momentum and continue your efforts."

As soon as the system's words fell, a line of small text appeared before Xiao Tianci.

Mission: Keep up the momentum. Please read another book.

Options: Accept or Reject.

Mission reward: Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill formula!

Speak of the devil—the system really loved me! Xiao Tianci was overjoyed.

He had just been worrying about a pill formula to break through to the Da Dou Shi realm, and the system immediately delivered one!

Xiao Tianci glanced at his experience points.

Eight hundred points.

He then chose a somewhat thicker book.

Reading this book would earn him roughly two hundred experience points.

That way, while completing the mission, he could also draw a prize once!

After choosing the book, Xiao Tianci went to bed.

The consecutive reading sessions and breakthrough had left him mentally exhausted. If he forced himself to read now, the results would likely be half the effort for twice the work.

Therefore, Xiao Tianci decided to restore his mental state to its peak tonight, then get up early tomorrow morning and read!

The next morning.

Warm morning light poured in through the gaps in the window, stretching into a thin white beam across the floor.

The green branches extending across the rafters and wooden pillars of the room swayed slightly with Xiao Tianci's breathing.

The white beam slowly lengthened, eventually climbing onto the bed and shining upon the face of the cross-legged young man.

Feeling the warmth on his face, Xiao Tianci's eyelashes trembled before he slowly opened his eyes.

He stretched his body, and after a simple wash, Xiao Tianci opened the window.

Basking in the warm sunlight, he began reading the book he had chosen the night before.

Sharpening the knife did not delay the cutting of wood.

At that moment, Xiao Tianci's reading speed was much faster than before!

"Congratulations, host. Mission completed. You have obtained the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill formula."

When he reached the final page, the system's voice appeared in Xiao Tianci's mind as promised.

Then, the pill formula naturally became known to Xiao Tianci!

The medicinal ingredients required for the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill were far more difficult to obtain than those for the Body Tempering Pill.

Moreover, if one wished to refine the highest-grade Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, three types of flame were required.

Both the harsh requirements and complexity surpassed those of the Body Tempering Pill by a considerable margin!

"System, lottery draw!"

Once he understood the pill, Xiao Tianci opened the system interface and began the draw.

Soon, a book appeared in his sight.

Skill comprehended: Great River Sword Intent!

The system's description of the Great River Sword Intent consisted of only one sentence: when the sword intent emerged, heaven and earth changed color!

Those eight simple words displayed the Great River Sword Intent's dominance to the fullest!

Xiao Tianci hurried to the back mountain.

Having just obtained the Great River Sword Intent, he naturally could not wait to test it.

He casually snapped off a tree branch and held it in his hand.

Simply standing quietly within the forest, an extremely terrifying aura arose from Xiao Tianci's body.

He closed his eyes.

The wind rose, and the sword emerged!

A dazzling white light seemed to split heaven and earth in two.

The towering trees along its path collapsed one after another.

Sword intent shot into the sky, and heaven and earth changed color.

From the distant horizon, the faint rumble of thunder seemed to sound!

"This power is truly terrifying!"

Xiao Tianci slowly opened his eyes and looked at the devastation before him.

Whether trees or stones, all of them had been cleaved in half by his single strike!