"Arrogant fool! A piece of trash with only three stages of Dou Qi dared speak to me like that?" Jalie Ao charged straight at him.
Xiao Yan rushed forward without hesitation as well.
"Eight Extremities Collapse!"
After the sonic boom faded, Jalie Ao clutched his broken arm and lay on the ground.
"Nine stages of Dou Qi! That's impossible! You were still at three stages of Dou Qi two months ago!" Jalie Ao cried in agony.
Xiao Yan clapped his hands and had his men throw Jalie Ao out, lest he dirty the place.
"Xiao Yan! Just you wait! This isn't over yet—"
Before Jalie Ao could finish, the Xiao Clan members threw him out.
Xun Er smiled. "Brother Xiao Yan is so amazing. But Xun Er really can't figure out how Brother Xiao Yan did it."
Xiao Yan scraped Xun Er's nose with a finger and said fondly, "Little girl, there's still plenty you don't know. All right, go back first. Some medicinal ingredients can't be bought outside, so I need to make a trip to the Mittel Auction House."
Xun Er nodded and did not cling to Xiao Yan.
Mittel Auction House.
Xiao Yan entered the auction house's inner section, where Ya Fei personally came to receive him.
"What brought little brother Xiao Yan here today?"
Xiao Yan rubbed his nose. This woman truly had a certain charm.
"Sister Ya Fei, I came to get a few medicinal ingredients." Xiao Yan handed the list in his hand to Ya Fei.
After glancing over it, Ya Fei asked with mild surprise, "Little brother Xiao Yan, these are the ingredients for the fourth-grade pill, Qi Gathering Powder. What do you need them for?"
"To refine pills, of course," Xiao Yan answered casually.
"I never expected that Dou Ling expert behind you to be an alchemist as well. Truly extraordinary. All right, I'll find the medicinal ingredients for you right away."
After obtaining the ingredients, Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan. The looks his family members gave him were now filled with awe.
The news that Xiao Yan had crippled Jalie Ao had already spread throughout Wutan City, and naturally, the Xiao Clan knew about it as well. Xiao Yan was not trash; he had merely been hiding his strength all along.
Moreover, he had the support of a Dou Ling expert behind him. His future was bound to be limitless.
As Xiao Yan walked along the road, he ran into Xiao Mei. Blushing, she asked, "Cousin Xiao Yan, do you have time tomorrow? I'd like to ask you to go shopping with me."
Xiao Yan shook his head.
Xiao Ning walked over at that moment, but as soon as he reached Xiao Yan, he gave him a deep bow.
"Young Clan Leader, I was wrong before. Please forgive me."
Xiao Yan was taken aback. He guessed Xiao Ning had been forced to come by his grandfather.
So Xiao Yan nodded and simply said that he understood.
Before Xiao Yan could take more than a few steps, Xiao Ning spoke again. "Young Clan Leader, the Clan Leader requests your presence at the ancestral hall."
Xiao Yan could only turn around again and head for the ancestral hall.
Xiao Zhan and the three elders were already waiting for him there. Xiao Yan's deeds had now spread everywhere.
He had dealt with the Misty Cloud Sect and the Nalan Clan, who had come to break off the engagement. There was also a mysterious Dou Ling expert behind him, and he himself was no good-for-nothing—he had merely been concealing his strength.
Those layers of glory were practically elevating Xiao Yan to a godlike pedestal.
"Yan'er, I heard that you had been pretending for the past three years, and that your strength never declined." Xiao Zhan asked impatiently.
Xiao Yan coughed lightly, then nodded.
"No wonder. I knew our Young Clan Leader was a peerless genius. How could something so strange possibly happen to him?"
"Indeed, the Young Clan Leader is truly farsighted and brilliant."
"Haha, Xiao Yan is indeed the greatest prodigy our clan has seen in a hundred years."
Xiao Yan showed no reaction whatsoever as he listened to the three elders praise him. After praising him for a while, they lost interest and stopped.
Xiao Zhan, however, smiled and scolded, "You brat, you actually kept this from your father for so long. If I'd known your strength had not declined, I would have sent you to find your eldest and second brothers sooner."
"Ding! A new mission has been issued. Leave Wutan City and travel to Green Mountain Town to trigger a new storyline. Reward: 1,000 Summoning Points and one Low-level Summoning Talisman."
Xiao Yan gave a wicked smile. This damned mission had finally arrived.
"I happen to miss my two brothers as well. In that case, I'll leave in a few days," Xiao Yan said with a smile.
Xiao Zhan's heart tightened, and he reminded him, "Have you forgotten? Jia Nan Academy's recruitment will begin soon."
Xiao Yan was practically cursing inside. Damn it, I had to attend school before transmigrating. Why do I still have to go to school after transmigrating?
"Father, Jia Nan Academy is of no use to me now. That Dou Ling expert will be responsible for my cultivation path. Please rest assured."
After much difficulty, Xiao Yan finally dealt with his family members. He also had Elder Yao refine the Qi Gathering Powder for him.
Three days later, Xiao Yan finally broke through to Dou Zhe.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on breaking through to Dou Zhe. Rewards will now be issued. Please receive them."
"Receive!"
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on obtaining 500 Summoning Points and one Low-level Summoning Talisman." Name: Xiao Yan Age: 15 Strength: One-Star Dou Zhe Cultivation Method: None Dou Skills: Stone Crushing Palm (Yellow Tier, Low Grade), Eight Extremities Collapse (Mystic Tier, High Grade), Mystic Divination Palm (Mystic Tier, Low Grade) Summoned Expert: Hai Bodong (Three-Star Dou Ling) Summoning Slots: 1/2 Items: None Summoning Talismans: Two Low-level Summoning Talismans Summoning Points: 1000 (can be exchanged for various items in the System Mall)
Xiao Yan was in no hurry to use the Summoning Talismans. What he wanted now was to save up five of them so that he could summon an even stronger expert.
After all, the number of people he could summon was limited, so quality had to come first.
After taking care of a few trivial matters, Xiao Yan also said goodbye to Xun Er, telling her that he would return in a year when Jia Nan Academy came to recruit students.
And so, Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and Elder Yao set out together for Green Mountain Town. They could also make a trip to the Magical Beast Mountain Range along the way.
After that, they would head for the desert. It seemed rather similar to the path Xiao Yan had once traveled.
But this time, Xiao Yan had not come alone.
Green Mountain Town.
Quite a few merchants were hiring mercenaries by the roadside, hoping they would lead their herb-gathering teams into the mountains to collect medicinal herbs.
There were also many shops on both sides of the street. Some sold magic cores, while others sold all kinds of medicinal ingredients. In short, they did every kind of business related to magical beasts.
Green Mountain Town also had two major mercenary groups, along with the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion, a large medicine shop. They were the town's three great powers.
However, Xiao Yan did not think much of them at all. Still, Xiao Yi Xian was a dungeon here, so he had to clear it.
Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong found the best inn in town and checked in that same day.
After putting away his things, Xiao Yan went out to stroll around town, hoping to run into something interesting. Staying cooped up in a room all the time was far too stifling.
But someone had set their sights on him. After all, his clothes clearly did not belong to an ordinary household. Xiao Yan had noticed them long ago, but he did not expose them because he merely wanted to watch a good show.
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