Yao Chen believed that his talent in alchemy and the achievements he had attained were already quite astonishing—something of a miracle.
Yet compared to Xiao Ze's alchemy, cultivation speed, and talent, there was still a considerable gap.
Even as Xiao Ze's teacher,
Yao Chen could not help but admire his own disciple.
That was right. As the teacher, he instead admired his student's talent and felt inferior to him.
While Yao Chen marveled,
Xiao Ze immediately claimed his reward.
[The host has completed the mission: refine a Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pill and earn Yao Chen's shock.] [Dou Qi strength has increased. At present, the host has advanced to a One-Star Grand Dou Shi.]
Xiao Ze smiled in satisfaction, nodded, and murmured to himself.
"Mm, not bad. Among people my age, Xiao Yan has yet to advance to the Dou Zhe realm. Xiao Xun'er is only at the early Dou Zhe stage, around three or four stars, and even Nalan Yanran, the genius daughter of the Misty Cloud Sect, is no exception."
"And I am already a Da Dou Shi."
Xiao Ze was extremely satisfied.
What he was curious about now was how his father, Xiao Zhan, would react if he learned that Xiao Ze had already entered the Da Dou Shi realm.
After all, Xiao Zhan himself had only just reached the six-star Da Dou Shi level.
After increasing his strength, Xiao Ze looked at the System Panel,
at his various attributes and values.
He smiled in satisfaction.
In the blink of an eye, it was already late at night. Xiao Ze left the Xiao Family's Back Mountain and returned directly to the Xiao Family.
The moment he arrived at the family square, he saw the forlorn figure of Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan stood before the Test Magic Stele, testing his Dou Qi strength.
"Xiao Yan, Dou Qi, sixth stage."
Ever since Xiao Ze had intercepted Medicine Elder's opportunity, the problem of Dou Qi leaking from Xiao Yan's body had also been resolved.
Although Xiao Yan did not have Medicine Elder as a cheat,
his soul power and talent were both formidable. With his own efforts, his future prospects were still not to be underestimated.
At present, he had already reached the sixth stage of Dou Qi.
His cultivation speed had improved quite quickly.
However, without the assistance of medicinal pills, he had ultimately not yet reached his full potential.
Xiao Ze felt that although he had transmigrated into the world of Douqi Continent, he did not want any involvement or interaction with the protagonist.
He only needed to steadily improve his own strength.
As for the protagonist's opportunities and women, he would snatch them all for himself. His own pleasure came first.
Unfortunately, the system he had bound himself to was Xiao Xuan's Panel System.
According to the main quest on the panel, he needed to revitalize the Xiao Clan.
He had to lead the Xiao Clan back to the Central Plains,
and reclaim all the resources and opportunities that the Ancient Clan had stolen from the Xiao Clan over the years.
Naturally, whether it was Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan,
or any member of the Xiao Family, only by raising the Xiao Family's overall strength could they better contend against the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan and complete the main quest of revitalizing the Xiao Clan.
At that moment, several lines of text
appeared on the system panel.
A new mission had been issued.
[Current mission: Help Xiao Yan increase his Dou Qi strength by one stage and revitalize the Xiao Clan.] [Mission reward: Advancement to the Two-Star Grand Dou Shi level.] [Accept mission? Please choose.]
After Xiao Ze accepted the mission, he walked over. Seeing Xiao Yan's forlorn figure, he patted him on the shoulder.
When Xiao Yan saw his younger brother approaching, he was greatly excited.
His previous despondency and frustration instantly improved considerably.
He looked at Xiao Ze excitedly.
"Fourth Brother, Father said that his advancement to a six-star Da Dou Shi was entirely thanks to your help."
"Is that true?"
"Also, Nalan Yanran has challenged you several times recently, and every time, she was defeated by you."
"Your own Dou Qi level has even risen to the eight-star realm?"
A string of shock immediately appeared on Xiao Yan's face.
Xiao Ze laughed. Seeing Xiao Yan's shock and admiration toward him, he could not help but find it amusing as well.
He said, "Just luck."
Then he looked at Xiao Yan and continued.
"Brother, has your strength now recovered to the sixth stage of Dou Qi?"
"Yes. Although my recovery has been faster than I expected, there are only three years until my challenge with Nalan Yanran."
"Even though my cultivation speed has improved greatly, Nalan Yanran has the Misty Cloud Sect behind her. Her cultivation speed certainly will not be inferior to mine."
"It seems defeating Nalan Yanran will not be easy."
"I wonder whether, three years from now, I will be able to catch up to Nalan Yanran, win the Three-Year Agreement, and fulfill my promise to Father."
Xiao Yan sighed.
Xiao Ze looked at him. "Wait for me at the Back Mountain tomorrow at noon."
"I'll help you increase your Dou Qi strength by one stage."
"What? Really? Fourth Brother, do you have a way?" Xiao Yan asked excitedly.
Thinking of the Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pill Xiao Ze had given their father, Xiao Yan was deeply puzzled.
He muttered to himself.
Could Fourth Brother have obtained some opportunity? Otherwise, a Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pill isn't some worthless thing he could casually take out.
Before they parted, Xiao Ze told Xiao Yan
to prepare several materials for refining Foundation Spirit Liquid.
These medicinal ingredients were not difficult to buy, but they required a great deal of money.
Xiao Yan did not have many close connections within the family, so he went to find his father, Xiao Zhan.
By noon the next day, Xiao Yan had already prepared all the medicinal ingredients Xiao Ze had requested.
Foundation Spirit Liquid was easy to refine. For Xiao Ze, who was already a Tier 4 Alchemist, it was even less of a challenge.
Thus, he immediately began refining it.
He then looked at Xiao Yan and had him use the Foundation Spirit Liquid for cultivation.
It would definitely yield twice the result with half the effort.
Several full hours passed, and Xiao Yan discovered that the medicinal liquid was indeed highly effective.
A few hours later, as evening approached,
Xiao Yan discovered that his Dou Qi level had truly risen, reaching the seventh stage of Dou Qi.
Xiao Yan was thrilled. "I didn't expect to actually rise to the seventh stage of Dou Qi?"
He looked at Xiao Ze with immense excitement and gratitude.
It seemed his own brothers were still the most reliable.
Whether it was his eldest brother Xiao Ding, his second brother Xiao Li, or his fourth brother Xiao Ze, they had always treated him well—far better than anyone else.
Xiao Ze focused his attention on the system panel.
Just now, Xiao Yan had increased his Dou Qi strength by one stage, and Xiao Ze's mission had also been completed.
[Current mission: Help Xiao Yan increase his Dou Qi strength by one stage and revitalize the Xiao Clan.] [Mission reward: Advancement to the Two-Star Grand Dou Shi realm.] [Mission complete. The host's current strength has increased, advancing to a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi.]
At that moment, within the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun suddenly made a decision.
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