Quasi-Earth Tier

Mittel Auction House.

The lavish, extravagant decor made one want to pry off a piece and sell it, but the Mittel Auction House was too mysterious and powerful. Even the three great families did not dare cause trouble here.

"Young Master Xiao Le!" As a well-known figure in Wutan City, Xiao Le was recognized by the Mittel Auction House staff. Perhaps that was also why they had grown so large.

"I want to take a look at the magic cores. You don't need to follow me!" Xiao Le did not allow the Mittel Auction House staff to accompany him. After all, he was here to freeload.

The waitress left with a polite smile.

The Mittel Auction House did not merely hold auctions; it also dealt in ordinary goods and medicinal pills.

In the magic core section, magic cores of every attribute dazzled the eye.

Download!

After downloading the first-tier ones, he moved on to the second-tier cores.

After busying himself for over two hours, Xiao Le had downloaded every downloadable entry from all the magic cores, leaving behind only incomplete, purified magic cores.

That was right, incomplete ones. Xiao Le could not be blamed for that; after all, he could not help refine magic cores for free.

What delighted Xiao Le was the pale cyan magic core before him, the treasure of the Mittel Auction House—a third-tier wind-attributed Azure Swift Leopard.

One had to know that in Wutan City, a Da Dou Shi was already considered the peak. A third-tier magical beast was equivalent to a Da Dou Shi, but a Da Dou Shi might not dare provoke a third-tier magical beast.

What excited Xiao Le was that this magic core actually possessed three deep-blue glowing entries. They were all high-grade Xuan-tier cultivation methods and Dou Techniques. This single magic core contained two high-grade Xuan-tier Dou Techniques and one high-grade Xuan-tier cultivation method.

Unfortunately, the magic core was guarded with the utmost care, and no one was allowed near it.

"If Young Master Xiao Le wants to touch it, you may." At that moment, a voice that made one's heart tremble entered Xiao Le's ears.

Following the voice, he saw a woman in a long red dress. Her face was as gorgeous as a blooming flower, her figure tall and alluring, and her seductive attire accentuated every curve of her body. Her captivating eyes and bone-deep charm were utterly bewitching.

Xiao Le did not need to guess to know that she had to be Ya Fei. For some reason, Ya Fei always gave him the feeling that they had met before.

Ya Fei moved with elegance rather than mere seduction. She waved away the guards, gestured to Xiao Le, and said, "Young Master Xiao Le, please."

Xiao Le naturally would not pass up high-grade Xuan-tier cultivation methods and Dou Techniques. As he approached the third-tier magic core, an imposing aura rushed at him, making him feel as though he were facing a raging tidal beast.

Ya Fei studied Xiao Le, though no one knew what she was thinking.

[(High-Grade Xuan-Tier Dou Technique) Clear Wind Extreme Shadow], [(High-Grade Xuan-Tier Dou Technique) Clear Wind Devour], [(High-Grade Xuan-Tier Cultivation Method) Azure Swiftness Art]

There were also two mid-grade Xuan-tier and one low-grade Xuan-tier Dou Techniques. Xiao Le did not disdain them and downloaded them all, along with the incomplete Azure Swift Leopard bloodline and damaged beast soul.

When Ya Fei saw Xiao Le put down the magic core, confusion filled her eyes, but she still stepped forward to greet him.

"How was it, Young Master Xiao Le?"

Looking at Ya Fei, whose every frown and smile brimmed with charm, Xiao Le could not help sighing.

"Not bad," Xiao Le said awkwardly.

Touching without buying—no matter how thick-skinned Xiao Le was, he still felt embarrassed.

As if she had seen his awkwardness, Ya Fei gave a soft laugh. "I never expected Young Master Xiao Le to have such a hobby. Our Mittel Auction House warehouse has plenty more magic cores. How about it, Young Master Xiao Le? Interested?"

Xiao Le did not know how to answer and was at a loss.

Ya Fei took a step forward without saying anything else, leading the way toward the Mittel rear warehouse. Xiao Le gritted his teeth and followed.

The Mittel Auction House truly deserved to be called the Jia Ma Empire's foremost merchant guild. The sight of the rear warehouse made Xiao Le come up with hundreds of plans to rob the Mittel Auction House in just a few minutes.

"Young Master Xiao Le, please feel free. You may look around as you wish." Xiao Le did not stand on ceremony. Before immense benefits, those hidden troubles were not worth mentioning.

Mittel truly deserved to be the wealthiest in the Jia Ma Empire. Even this small Wutan City branch possessed such a vast inventory. It even had one fourth-tier magic core in stock. One had to know that a fourth-tier magical beast was equivalent to a Dou Ling expert. There were also four third-tier magic cores, while second-tier and first-tier cores numbered in the hundreds.

Xiao Le stayed in the rear warehouse for an entire afternoon. He suffered and rejoiced at the same time, and while downloading, he secretly downloaded small fragments of magic cores as well. A little would not affect their quality.

After spending the whole afternoon at it, Xiao Le reluctantly left the Mittel rear warehouse only when evening approached.

The gains from that day gave Xiao Le a foundation no weaker than that of any force in the entire Jia Ma Empire. He had amassed countless Huang-tier and Xuan-tier Dou Techniques and cultivation methods. What pleased Xiao Le most was that he had downloaded quasi-Earth-tier cultivation methods and Dou Techniques from that fourth-tier magic core.

If that fourth-tier magic core had belonged to a magical beast with a more exalted bloodline, Xiao Le guessed it might even have brought him Earth-tier cultivation methods and Dou Techniques.

With joy he could not conceal, he returned to the Xiao Family.

Humming a little tune, Xiao Le was in an excellent mood. He retracted the steps that had been heading toward his courtyard, turned, and walked toward the study. Xiao Zhan was likely handling work there at this hour.

As he walked, he immersed his mind in his thoughts and began editing the three entries downloaded from the fourth-tier earth-attributed Earth Shield Lizard magic core:

[(Quasi-Earth-Tier Cultivation Method) Earth Shield Art], [(Quasi-Earth-Tier Dou Technique) Earth Armor], [(Quasi-Earth-Tier Dou Technique) Earth Thorn]

This was Xiao Le's first time modifying entries. After selecting one, he vaguely felt as if he had become a creator. With a wave of his hand, the character for earth within the Earth Shield Art dissipated, while a character for wind gradually condensed in its place.

It worked. Sure enough, after replacing earth with wind, the cultivation method's attribute had changed into a wind-attributed cultivation method. He also edited and created Wind Armor and Wind Thorn, as well as wind-attributed:

[(Fourth-Tier) Wind Shield Lizard Bloodline (Incomplete)], [(Fourth-Tier) Wind Shield Lizard Beast Soul (Incomplete)]

Sure enough, bent over his desk and fighting through hardships for the Xiao Family, that not particularly tall figure now seemed towering.

"Father!" Xiao Le knocked on the door and called out.

Xiao Zhan raised his head. When he saw who it was, he smiled. "Le'er, you're here. What do you need from your father?"

Xiao Le walked before Xiao Zhan and smiled. "Father, I just picked up an inheritance at the Mittel Auction House. It's wind-attributed, so I thought it would suit you."

"Oh?" Xiao Zhan's eyes immediately lit up.

Xiao Le had not yet absorbed or copied these cultivation methods. He directly transferred all the entries to Xiao Zhan:

[(High-Grade Xuan-Tier Dou Technique) Clear Wind Extreme Shadow], [(Quasi-Earth-Tier Cultivation Method) Wind Shield Art], [(Quasi-Earth-Tier Dou Technique) Wind Armor], [(Quasi-Earth-Tier Dou Technique) Wind Thorn]

One cultivation method, one movement Dou Technique, and two combat Dou Techniques.

This was another use of Xiao Le's cheat ability: bestowal.

He had just tested it. Bestowing a bloodline and beast soul together would combine them into another product—blood spirit, something similar to beast fire. This was the result Xiao Le had obtained from experimenting on white mice. It would not cause physical mutation, but if one fused with only a bloodline, the body would still mutate.

[(Fourth-Tier) Wind Shield Lizard Bloodline (Incomplete)], [(Fourth-Tier) Wind Shield Lizard Beast Soul (Incomplete)]

turned into two pale-blue rays that intertwined, ultimately becoming a deep-blue ray that entered Xiao Zhan's body.

[(Fourth-Tier) Wind Shield Lizard Blood Spirit (Incomplete)]

"Good, good, good!" Xiao Zhan sensed the three cultivation methods and Dou Techniques that had appeared in his mind, along with that unfamiliar yet powerful force, and burst into laughter.

In all of Wutan City, not to mention Earth-tier cultivation methods, even Xuan-tier cultivation methods were exceedingly scarce.

Seeing Xiao Zhan immersed in excitement, Xiao Le quietly left the study.

Along the way, perhaps because Xiao Zhan had smiled for the first time in many years, Xiao Le's mood was equally good.

"Little Le, I finally found you!" As Xiao Le walked through the rear courtyard, Xiao Yan's voice reached him before he could return to his room.

Xiao Yan was clearly in a wonderful mood and had happened to run into Xiao Le.

"What is it, Brother?" Xiao Le was quite puzzled. Shouldn't this be when Xiao Yan was receiving Medicine Elder's initiation?

Xiao Yan mysteriously stepped close and whispered, "Come to my room tonight. I've got something good for you. Also, I can cultivate now!"

By the end, Xiao Le could hear the joy hidden in his voice.

Xiao Le already knew the plot, so he was not particularly moved. Still, to avoid arousing suspicion, he pretended to be delighted. "Really? Then this time, we can compete again!"

"Bring it on!" Xiao Yan was filled with bold spirit. The mountain that had weighed on him for three long years had finally been lifted.

"This brat is a little strange!" An aged voice rang out in Xiao Yan's mind.