It had been five years since Xiao Yan arrived in the world of Battle Through the Heavens. He was now ten years old. His persistent physical training and cultivation methods had made him increasingly handsome. At just ten, he was already 1.6 meters tall. His skin was not as dark as it had been in the original work; instead, it was exceptionally good, enough to make Xun Er and the other girls deeply envious. His alchemy had already reached Sixth-grade Alchemy, while his own strength had reached the Dou Wang level. Even in the Central Continent, ten-year-old Dou Wang fighters and Sixth-grade Alchemists were exceedingly rare. Yet Xiao Yan was not satisfied. There was nothing he could do, however—his ten-year-old body limited the growth of his strength, which left him deeply frustrated. If Old Yao knew that Xiao Yan was dissatisfied with his strength, he would surely howl that he should leave some room for others to live. He was old; his heart could no longer bear Xiao Yan's blows.
Ever since the family test, Xiao Yan had extorted many high-level cultivation methods and Dou Techniques from Old Yao. They were not for his own cultivation, but for his family and clan. His goal was to raise the family's overall strength so they would have some ability to protect themselves in the future. Old Yao said nothing about Xiao Yan's actions, as though he had silently approved.
When Xiao Yan first brought the cultivation methods and Dou Techniques to Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhan was startled and could hardly believe it. Only after Xiao Yan explained that they had been given to him by his teacher, that his teacher was a high-level alchemist, and that his current strength was the result of his teacher's guidance did Xiao Zhan accept those cultivation