Defying Fate and Changing Destiny

After eating something, Xiao Yan went to Xiao Lin's residence.

Xiao Lin's injuries had already stabilized. All that remained was for him to recuperate on his own, and there was no one else in the room.

The still-pungent smell of medicine and blood made Xiao Yan raise a hand and rub his nose.

Looking at Xiao Lin lying on the bed, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. Given the severity of Xiao Lin's injuries, it would probably take at least a sixth- or seventh-grade high-level medicinal pill for there to be any hope of curing him.

However, such things were beyond what the Xiao Clan could afford.

He only hoped the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body would prove useful. He did not ask for Xiao Lin to fully recover; extending his life a little would be enough.

With that small hope in mind, Xiao Yan casually found a spot and sat cross-legged to cultivate.

Having just broken through to Seven-Stage Dou Qi, he needed to stabilize his realm.

Forming the cultivation hand seals that had practically been carved into his bones, Xiao Yan quickly entered a cultivation state.

A moment later, Xiao Yan entered deep cultivation, intently absorbing and refining the energy of heaven and earth.

At that moment, Xiao Yan's black robe stirred without wind, and an almost imperceptible current of air spread from his body.

As Xiao Yan remained in the room longer and longer, that current gradually filled the entire room. The previously pungent medicinal and bloody smell was covered by a faint fragrance.

After another while, Xiao Lin's brows twitched slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes. After sleeping for so long, he felt much lighter. In a few more days, he would be able to move freely again.

This greatly shocked Xiao Lin!

After all, his injuries were truly severe. His life as a strong cultivator had come to an end.

Even recovering to the level of an ordinary person would have been difficult without three to five months of rest.

How had he improved so quickly?

Xiao Lin could not understand the reason. In the end, he could only attribute it to the fact that he, the Xiao Clan's old genius, truly had something extraordinary about him, and that his body recovered at an astonishing rate.

Seeing Xiao Yan cultivating diligently not far away, Xiao Lin felt deeply gratified.

To be honest, his son Xiao Zhan's cultivation talent was not particularly outstanding, but fortunately, his grandson Xiao Yan was exceptionally gifted.

Even more rare was that despite his young age, Xiao Yan cultivated with great diligence.

As long as Xiao Yan could grow up in the future, even without him, Xiao Lin, the Xiao Clan would still be able to develop greatly.

Letting out a long breath, Xiao Lin closed his eyes and rested once more.

After cultivating until the afternoon, Xiao Yan rose and glanced at Xiao Lin, whose complexion had become somewhat rosier. Knowing that the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body was having an effect, he slowly walked out of the room, planning to return tomorrow.

It was impossible to rely on the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body's traits to restore Xiao Lin in one stroke over a short period. It had to be accumulated over a long time.

For a child, time was precisely what Xiao Yan lacked the least.

After dinner, Xiao Yan returned to his room. Rather than cultivating, he sat quietly and thought.

Through his cultivation that afternoon, Xiao Yan had come to understand even more deeply that after obtaining the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body, cultivation had become more difficult for him.

Without some external aid, not only would cultivating during the Dou Qi stage be slow, but the later Dou Zhe and Dou Shi stages would be even slower.

Thinking of the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body's ability to ripen medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan decided to find a way to obtain a batch of medicinal herb seeds and grow herbs for himself to eat.

Although Medicine Elder would strip away the strength he had painstakingly cultivated after he broke through to Dou Zhe, if he could not reach Dou Zhe even after eight or ten years, then Medicine Elder would not even have the chance to strip anything away.

A cultivation cripple could not meet Medicine Elder's requirements for taking a disciple.

People of the Jia Ma Empire regarded those medicinal herbs as poison that would harm their future cultivation, but Xiao Yan knew that they simply did not understand how to use them correctly.

The Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid refined by Medicine Elder could greatly speed up the cultivation of those in the Dou Qi stage.

It was merely too expensive for ordinary people to afford.

Precisely because he knew that medicine could also be used during the Dou Qi stage, Xiao Yan, now possessing the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body and able to ignore its side effects, could take medicine without restraint.

Of course, without Medicine Elder refining Foundation-Building Spiritual Liquid, Xiao Yan could only consume ordinary medicinal herbs.

By evening, seeing that the sky had completely darkened, Xiao Yan slipped quietly out of his room like a large black cat.

Arriving at Xiao Xun'er's room again, Xiao Yan could not help but wonder whether his nourishing effect would change after gaining the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body.

Circulating his Dou Qi to his fingers, Xiao Yan naturally took hold of Xiao Xun'er's soft, boneless little foot and slowly pressed against the top of it.

Under Xiao Yan's focused gaze, emerald-green specks of light immediately appeared on that frost-and-snow-white skin.

As Xiao Yan's fingers moved, the specks joined into lines, only slowly dissipating after quite a while.

Xiao Yan was greatly astonished. It had not been like this last night. Dou Qi had no attribute, so this change was clearly related to the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body.

Xiao Xun'er, lying on the bed, knew that Xiao Yan might come again tonight, but she had not expected today's sensation to be completely different from last night's.

Last night had been little different from simple touching, but now it was tingling and numb, as though countless little snakes were darting wildly through her body. Yet it was not frightening; instead, it brought an indescribably warm and comfortable feeling.

A moment later, Xiao Xun'er could not help letting out a soft moan.

Xiao Yan's movements paused. Looking at Xiao Xun'er, who immediately forced herself to remain silent, he had no intention of stopping.

On the day Nalan Yanran broke off the engagement, Xiao Xun'er had clearly known from their conversation that he had been nourishing her meridians, yet she had never exposed him.

Since that was the case, Xiao Yan simply pretended he had heard nothing.

After carefully nourishing her for a while, Xiao Yan left the room drenched in sweat. As for how much the effect had improved, it would naturally become clear during next year's simulation.

His strength had risen to Seven-Stage Dou Qi, and as Seven-Stage Dou Qi belonging to the Medicine Spirit Sacred Body, Xiao Yan's Dou Qi was more than ten times stronger than it had been last night.

Although he was somewhat tired after nourishing her, he still had plenty of Dou Qi remaining.

Turning into an agile black cat once more, Xiao Yan swiftly vanished from the spot.

Upon returning to his room, Xiao Yan unexpectedly discovered that there was an extra person inside.

In the brightly lit room, a beautiful woman in an azure palace dress stood quietly.

The gorgeous palace dress perfectly displayed her figure. Her ink-black hair fell naturally over her shoulders, and her features were delicate yet graceful. Beneath her slender neck were two exaggeratedly full curves, high and firm, while her willow-like waist looked slender enough to be held in one hand.

Despite having given birth to three children, she still had not an ounce of excess flesh. A silver sash around her waist made it appear even more slender, accentuating her exquisite curves.

Beneath her skirt were a pair of long, straight jade-like legs, making her appear especially tall.

Seeing Xiao Yan return, Lin Shuiyao, who had been waiting for quite some time, quickly walked over. Examining the sweat-drenched Xiao Yan, she smiled and asked reproachfully, "Where have you been fooling around?"