News of Xiao Yan's cultivation falling for the third time spread just as quickly, becoming a topic of conversation for many.
Six days later, just as it had the first two times, his cultivation fell to the Three-Section Dou Qi.
This time, Xiao Yan gave up completely.
Even someone with the strongest resolve would have struggled to bear a blow like that!
After three reversals in his cultivation, Xiao Yan had little interest in training anymore.
As Xiao Yan saw it, even if he trained his way back to the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi, he would only fall again. Why work so hard?
He might as well spend that time enjoying the life he had only recently begun!
"Forget it. Maybe this really is my fate! But so what if I can't cultivate? I'm still the Xiao Household's third young master. That's more than enough to let me enjoy the rest of my life."
Having decided to give up, Xiao Yan went to the hills behind the Xiao Household's estate in Wutan City.
The hills, of course, lay within the Xiao Household's territory.
The scenery was pleasant and the surroundings beautiful. Once he arrived, Xiao Yan felt a rare calm settle over him.
He found a patch of grass, put a blade of it between his teeth, folded his hands behind his head, and lay down.
A breeze brushed his face.
In that moment, Xiao Yan felt at ease.
He stopped thinking about cultivation and no longer dreamed of striding across the world.
"Would it really be so bad if things stayed peaceful like this?"
Xiao Yan spoke softly to himself.
When he had first crossed into this world, Xiao Yan had been delighted to learn he was a young master of a household.
Later, he had learned this