Xiao Zhan was already greatly astonished. Upon learning that Xiao Ze had advanced to the Dou Ling realm, he had rushed over to see for himself and verify whether it was true.
Instead, he found Xiao Ze refining medicinal pills. Although Xiao Zhan did not know much about pill refinement, judging by the situation, the pill Xiao Ze was making could not be of a low grade.
Especially the flames in Xiao Ze's hands—they were exceptionally powerful, clearly proving that he had reached the strength of a Dou Ling.
"I never thought Ze'er had truly advanced to the Dou Ling realm. Worthy of being my, Xiao Zhan's, son! Hahahaha!" Xiao Zhan was incredibly excited, bursting with joy on the spot.
After waiting for a while, he saw Xiao Ze successfully refine the pill in his hand and put it away. Only then did Xiao Ze free up his hands and look at Xiao Zhan. "Father, you're here."
"I was refining a medicinal pill just now and neglected you somewhat. Please forgive me, Father," Xiao Ze said.
"It's fine, it's fine." Xiao Zhan immediately shook his head, then looked at him and said, "Ze'er, I never expected you to have truly advanced to the Dou Ling realm. It's simply unbelievable."
"When I ran into your older brother earlier, he told me you had advanced to Dou Ling, but I didn't quite believe him."
"I never thought it would actually be true." Xiao Zhan's face was filled with an excited smile, and he was immensely proud. A Dou Ling expert was the strongest existence in the Xiao Family—or even all of Wutan City.
How could Xiao Zhan not be thrilled? How could he not be excited?
[Your father, Xiao Zhan, was greatly astonished to learn that you had advanced to the Dou Ling realm, triggering a random reward. You have obtained one lottery draw. Draw immediately? Please choose.]
Without any hesitation, Xiao Ze immediately chose to accept and began the draw.
"System, conduct the draw immediately," Xiao Ze said.
The system immediately conducted the draw. After a while, the reward result appeared before his eyes.
[The host has conducted one lottery draw and obtained a reward: the third transformation of the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations. The complete Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations has been obtained.]
Seeing the reward displayed on the System Panel, Xiao Ze felt faintly excited. He had now obtained the complete Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations.
As long as he possessed three types of Heavenly Flames, he could begin cultivating it.
Xiao Ze smiled faintly. His gaze and attention returned to Xiao Zhan before him. Seeing how excited his father was, Xiao Ze felt quite satisfied as well.
"Ze'er, seeing you possess such strength now truly comforts me as your father," Xiao Zhan said excitedly.
"Father, this is nothing. It's only this little strength, far from enough," Xiao Ze replied.
Xiao Ze did not think much of the Dou Ling realm at all. Even the realms of Dou Wang, Dou Emperor, and Dou Zong still failed to catch his eye.
"My son has ambition. As your father, I am truly comforted." Xiao Zhan laughed heartily, patting Xiao Ze on the shoulder with a gratified smile.
[New mission: Help Xiao Zhan increase his strength by one more level and revive the Xiao Family.]
The mission that had just appeared on the System Panel would not take much effort. The pill he had just refined was a Tier 6 Medicinal Pill capable of directly raising Xiao Zhan's Da Dou Shi realm by one level.
However, it was still a medicinal pill. Every medicine carried some toxicity, so if he wanted to help Xiao Zhan increase his strength in the future, relying solely on pills would be far from enough.
Besides medicinal pills, he would also need battle techniques and cultivation methods to help speed up Xiao Zhan's growth. That was the proper path.
Thinking this, Xiao Ze immediately handed the pill he had just refined to Xiao Zhan and said, "Father, this is the Tier 6 Medicinal Pill I just refined. It can help you increase by one level."
"As long as you fully absorb its medicinal power, your realm will rise to that of a seven-star Da Dou Shi."
"Haha, good, good, good! Worthy of being my son." Xiao Zhan was extremely excited and happily patted Xiao Ze on the shoulder.
He was excited not only because Xiao Ze had given him a Tier 6 Medicinal Pill to help raise his strength, but also because Xiao Ze could refine a Tier 6 Medicinal Pill, which greatly comforted him.
"I never thought my son would possess the ability to refine Tier 6 Medicinal Pills. Though I, as your father, have not helped you much all these years, my son has still achieved so much through his own efforts."
"I am ashamed as a father," Xiao Zhan said.
"It's all right, Father. Hurry and take this pill, then absorb it and refine its medicinal power."
"I believe it won't be long before you advance to the seven-star Da Dou Shi realm," Xiao Ze said.
"Good." Xiao Zhan nodded, immediately sat cross-legged, swallowed the pill Xiao Ze had given him, and began absorbing its medicinal power. After a little over an hour, he had absorbed more than half of it.
Yet Xiao Zhan still showed no signs of a breakthrough. Only after another hour had passed did he finally absorb all of the pill's medicinal power, and powerful Dou Qi suddenly erupted from his body.
Then, he slowly opened his eyes and discovered that his strength had risen by one star.
He had reached the seven-star Da Dou Shi realm.
Having advanced in realm, Xiao Zhan was also extremely excited and burst into laughter. "Good, good! I, Xiao Zhan, am now a seven-star Da Dou Shi as well!"
He had remained at the five-star Da Dou Shi level for so long, never achieving any breakthrough.
Yet with the help of his son, Xiao Ze, he had broken through two realms in succession and reached the strength of a seven-star Da Dou Shi.
How could that not excite him?
He saw hope—the hope of reviving the Xiao Family, the hope of returning to the Jia Ma Empire.
Xiao Zhan was incredibly thrilled and excited. Once his strength had stabilized at the seven-star level, the System Panel immediately appeared before Xiao Ze.
[The host has helped Xiao Zhan increase by one level, completing the mission to revive the Xiao Family. One random lottery draw has been obtained. Draw the reward immediately? Please choose.]
"Draw immediately." Xiao Ze made his choice at once.
Then, the draw result immediately appeared on the panel before him.
[The host has used one lottery draw and obtained a reward: an increase in strength. The host's realm has advanced to a two-star Dou Ling.]
After Xiao Ze's strength increased, he looked over the System Panel and examined all of his information.
After studying it for a while, his attention returned to Xiao Zhan before him.
He patted Xiao Zhan on the shoulder and said, "Father, you are now a seven-star Da Dou Shi."
"In the near future, I will help Father advance to the Dou Ling realm."
Hearing this, Xiao Zhan was overcome with emotion. Tears streamed down his aged face, and he was deeply moved.
The Dou Ling realm was an existence he had never even dared to dream of!
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