Da Dou Shi? Xiao Zhan's Excitement!

Within the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun suddenly made a decision.

Although, according to Yanran's account, Xiao Ze had repeatedly refused to join the Misty Cloud Sect and had shown little interest in taking her, the sect leader, as his teacher,

after giving it much thought, Yun Yun still decided to make a personal trip to Wutan City.

At the very least, she wanted to meet Xiao Ze and see what he was really like.

Nalan Yanran nodded as well, then said, "Teacher, I'll go with you."

"Alright. I had originally planned to have you stay in the sect and focus on cultivation. We worked hard to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and my intention was for you to cultivate properly."

"However, since you want to accompany me to the Xiao Family in Wutan City, I'll grant your request," Yun Yun said.

She then agreed to Nalan Yanran's plea.

Afterward, they left the Misty Cloud Sect together and headed toward the Xiao Family in Wutan City.

Xiao Ze was cultivating on the Back Mountain. At present, he had already reached the strength of a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi and could also refine Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pills.

Yao Chen floated out from the Storage Ring.

Looking at Xiao Ze, who was cultivating his Dou Qi, Yao Chen wore a very surprised expression.

He could sense that Xiao Ze's strength had risen once again.

He had already reached the realm of a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi.

Yao Chen looked astonished and deeply surprised. "Good disciple, I never expected your strength to improve again?"

"You've actually reached the realm of a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi?" Yao Chen thought he had seen wrong and was stunned beyond belief.

Although he had once been Venerable Yao of the Douqi Continent, its foremost Alchemist,

even Yao Chen was shocked by the speed at which Xiao Ze's Dou Qi strength was advancing.

Xiao Ze continued cultivating while personally refining Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pills as practice. This would make his alchemy more proficient and allow him to better grasp the techniques for controlling and refining Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pills.

An hour later, Xiao Ze stopped cultivating.

He looked at the System Panel, where several lines of text appeared before his eyes.

[Current mission: Reveal your Two-Star Grand Dou Shi realm and make your father, Xiao Zhan, proud.]

[Mission reward: Three Red Treasure Chests.]

[Accept mission?]

After understanding the System's mission, Xiao Ze eagerly left the Xiao Family's Back Mountain and headed to the inner courtyard.

There, he saw his father, Xiao Zhan, discussing the family's recent medicinal workshop business with several elders in the main hall.

After Xiao Ze entered the main hall,

the Xiao Family elders all looked at him with respect in their eyes and expressions.

"Young Master Xiao Ze is here," several elders said in surprise when they saw him.

They then greeted him.

Previously, these elders had loudly demanded that Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan be stripped of their family cultivation resources.

But many unforeseen things had happened recently.

They never could have imagined it.

Xiao Ze, who had possessed merely First Stage Dou Qi, had advanced by leaps and bounds and reached the realm of an Eight-Star Dou Shi.

Xiao Zhan also rose from his seat and looked at the elders as he spoke.

"Regarding our family's medicinal workshop business, I'll continue discussing it with you later. This isn't something that can be resolved overnight; we must consider it carefully over the long term."

"I'll go out first and see what Ze'er wants from me."

After speaking, Xiao Zhan greeted the elders and left the main hall.

The elders were immediately left speechless, and none of them retained their former harshness.

It was obvious that a young Eight-Star Dou Shi was an exceptionally rare asset to the Xiao Family.

As elders of the Xiao Family, they naturally felt proud as well.

Perhaps Xiao Ze's future potential would far surpass that of anyone the Xiao Family had produced over the years.

When that time came, the Xiao Family might even dominate Wutan City.

Naturally, their attitude toward Xiao Ze was no longer what it had once been; it could not be compared to the past.

After Xiao Zhan walked out, he looked at Xiao Ze, his younger son.

He patted Xiao Ze on the shoulder, his smile filled with excitement and exhilaration.

"Ze'er, Yan'er has already told me that his recent breakthrough and improvement were all thanks to your help. Without you, it would have been difficult for him to break through his current bottleneck on his own."

"And as for me, how could I have broken through the Five-Star Grand Dou Shi bottleneck and entered the Six-Star realm without benefiting from my own son?"

Xiao Zhan smiled.

"In short, Ze'er, your performance and changes over this period have truly made me, your father, deeply gratified and excited."

Xiao Ze looked at the excitement and delight on Xiao Zhan's face.

Xiao Ze smiled. "Father, what I'm about to tell you next will probably make you even more excited."

"What is it? Don't tell me you've entered the Nine-Star Dou Shi realm?"

Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Ze in shock and astonishment.

"No way... Nine-Star Dou Shi strength?"

Xiao Zhan was astonished inwardly, finding it utterly unbelievable.

That was the Dou Qi strength of a Nine-Star Dou Shi. At Xiao Ze's age, reaching that realm was no easy feat.

Xiao Ze revealed a portion of his strength, releasing the power of his Dou Qi.

A powerful aura immediately emerged around his body.

Sensing Xiao Ze's Dou Qi power, Xiao Zhan froze, his face filled with shock.

He thought he had sensed it incorrectly.

"This is... the power of a Grand Dou Shi. Ze'er, you actually advanced to Grand Dou Shi? And you're even a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi?"

Xiao Zhan said blankly.

If he had not witnessed it with his own eyes, Xiao Zhan would never have believed it.

At Xiao Ze's age, reaching Eight-Star Dou Shi was already extraordinarily impressive.

Not to mention Grand Dou Shi, and a Two-Star Grand Dou Shi at that.

As Xiao Zhan grew excited, a smile also appeared on Xiao Ze's face.

Seeing his father's astonishment and pride in him, he felt satisfied.

It also meant that he had completed the mission and could now claim the reward.

[Current mission: Reveal your Two-Star Grand Dou Shi strength and make your father, Xiao Zhan, proud.]

[Mission reward: Three Red Treasure Chests.]

[Mission complete. Host has received three Red Treasure Chests. They have been placed in the System Backpack. Reward issued.]

Xiao Ze immediately opened the treasure chests and drew the rewards within.

Half a minute later, his gaze and attention were completely focused on the System Panel as he waited for the results of the draw.

[Host has opened three Red Treasure Chests and drawn rewards, obtaining the Dou Qi strength of a Three-Star Grand Dou Shi.]

[Obtained one random Xuan-Tier Intermediate Dou Technique.]

[Obtained max-level proficiency in Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pills.]

After drawing the rewards, Xiao Ze looked at the System Panel with satisfaction and revealed a gratified smile.

At this moment, Xiao Ze's attention returned to reality.

He looked at the incomparably excited Xiao Zhan before him.