Great Wilderness Heaven-Prisoning Finger, Low Heaven Tier (Revised)

From that day on, Little Flame shut himself in his room and cultivated day and night. Xiao Yao's life finally became peaceful, but only a few days later, a certain little girl began secretly peeking from the courtyard gate as he refined medicine and cultivated.

One day, just after Xiao Yao finished refining a batch of pills, he turned toward a corner by the courtyard entrance. A little girl in an emerald-green dress, with long, thick black hair, had most of her body hidden behind the wall. Only her small head was exposed as she watched him, occasionally ducking back as though afraid of being discovered.

When she saw Xiao Yao turn toward where she was hiding after finishing his refinement, she hastily pulled her head back in fright. But in her panic, she had merely changed hiding spots.

From Xiao Yao's perspective, the lower half of her body was still sticking out from behind the wall.

Xiao Yao smiled. "Little girl, stop hiding. I've already seen you. Come over. If you want to watch, then watch. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."

Xun Er walked over in tiny steps. Her tender little face still had not recovered from what had just happened. She said in a sweet voice, "Brother Xiao Yao, how did you find me? I thought I was hiding perfectly and you hadn't noticed me, okay?"

After hearing Xun Er's words, Xiao Yao could not help laughing. "Little girl, your hiding skills need more practice. I noticed you several days ago. I just couldn't bear to expose you." Before he even finished speaking, Xiao Yao clutched his stomach and burst into laughter.

Seeing this, Xun Er puffed up angrily, put her hands on her hips, and stomped her little feet. Looking at Xiao Yao, she said, "Is Xun Er really that funny? Since you knew, why didn't you invite me in? You made me think all this time that Brother Xiao Yao hadn't noticed me. Hmph~"

Xiao Yao looked at Xun Er with a smile, pointed to the stone stool beside the stone table, and said, "Xun Er, sit."

Xun Er walked over and sat beside him.

"Brother Xiao Yao, you'd better explain yourself. Don't think I'll forgive you just because you did that. Otherwise, I'll let you taste my little fists."

After saying that, she revealed a mischievous smile, leaned toward Xiao Yao, and clenched her soft little fists at him.

Xiao Yao stopped smiling and forced himself to look calm, fixing her with a serious gaze. "Little girl, what kind of person hides while leaving half their body exposed, swaying around as if they're afraid no one will notice them? Tell me, isn't that behavior funny?" The moment he finished, Xiao Yao could not stop himself from laughing.

After hearing Xiao Yao's words, Xun Er's face reddened slightly. Remembering how she had looked while hiding earlier, she realized it had indeed been somewhat amusing. Looking at Xiao Yao, she said softly, "Brother Xiao Yao, can you not tell anyone about this? Let it be a little secret just between the two of us."

Seeing Xun Er look so adorable, Xiao Yao could not help laughing again. He reached out and gently ruffled her hair. "Silly girl, you're always so cute. All right, don't be angry anymore."

Looking at the indulgent look in Xiao Yao's eyes, Xun Er said sweetly, "Brother Xiao Yao, don't touch my head. You'll mess up my hair."

Seeing that she only complained but did not stop him, Xiao Yao said, "All right, I'll continue refining medicine. Here, you can watch me refine medicine if you want, or do whatever you like. You don't need to restrain yourself on purpose."

With that, Xiao Yao stood up, walked over to where he refined medicine, and sat down cross-legged. Looking at the medicinal ingredients, he began another round of pill refinement.

Watching Xiao Yao's posture as he refined pills and seeing how completely absorbed he was in the process, Xun Er murmured in her heart, Brother Xiao Yao, what kind of person are you? How many secrets do you have that no one knows about? Xun Er is truly curious.

Little did she know that the more she approached Xiao Yao in the future and tried to understand him, the deeper she would fall. By the time she realized it, she would already be unable to leave him.

After another period of time passed, Xiao Yao discovered that there were barely any empty jade bottles left in his Storage Ring. When he turned to look at the shelves in the alchemy room, he found them already piled full of jade bottles. He sighed, realizing that he had refined so many pills. There were more than a dozen bottles of second-grade pills, while the rest were first-grade.

It was time to visit his father, give him some of the pills, and obtain more materials while he was at it. He used the Soul Storage Ring on his hand to store away the jade bottles on the shelves, pushed open the door, left the courtyard, and headed toward where Xiao Zhan lived.

Just as he was about to arrive, he saw Xiao Zhan walking over. Xiao Yao said, "Father, I have some things to give you. It isn't convenient to take them out here."

Xiao Zhan glanced at Xiao Yao and said calmly, "Come. Let's return to my room."

After the two entered the room and closed the door, Xiao Yao waved his right hand, and neatly arranged jade bottles appeared on the floor.

Xiao Zhan was briefly stunned by Xiao Yao's action, then felt a surge of joy. He hurriedly picked up one jade bottle. The moment he removed the wooden stopper, a rich medicinal fragrance rushed at him.

Xiao Zhan said in surprise, "Th-this first-grade pill is definitely of superior quality." He immediately picked up another bottle and smelled it. This one had reached the same standard as well.

"Hiss! Yao'er, did you refine all of these?"

Xiao Yao smiled. "I refined these over the past half year or so. Although I ruined some medicinal ingredients during the process, my success rate was still quite high."

Looking at the jade bottles on the floor, Xiao Zhan said, "Yao'er, tell your father honestly. Have you already reached the Dou Zhe realm? As I recall, every alchemist on the continent must be at least a Dou Zhe before they can successfully refine pills."

At that moment, Xiao Yao activated his Dou Qi. Xiao Zhan watched as a golden aura radiated from his body, then shifted his gaze to Xiao Yao's dantian. Staring at the golden vortex within him, he shouted, "Good! My Yao'er truly deserves to be my Qilin son! You possess such talent in both martial cultivation and alchemy. You have already reached the one-star Dou Zhe realm. In the future, you will certainly become a Dou Emperor expert. You may even have a chance to reach Dou Zong!"

Xiao Yao thought to himself, Good thing I used the Breath-Concealing Art to suppress my cultivation to one-star Dou Zhe. I can even reach the second-grade alchemist level, but I can't reveal too many trump cards, or I might invite unnecessary trouble.

The system's voice suddenly rang out in his mind: "Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the 'Father's Approval' achievement. Reward: attack-type low Heaven Tier Dou Technique, Great Wilderness Heaven-Prisoning Finger. Note: To cultivate this Dou Technique, the first two fingers require Dou Wang cultivation, while the final three require Dou Zong cultivation. The reward has been automatically issued to the System Space."

Xiao Yao rubbed his hands together with a grin. "Father, could you not tell anyone else about this for now? Especially about me reaching the Dou Zhe realm. Also, please give me some more medicinal ingredients from grades one to three. Any medicinal ingredients will do—the more, the better. Hehe."

Seeing Xiao Yao's expectant expression, Xiao Zhan pondered for a moment. "Yao'er, you're right. Your father did not think this through. You can refine first-grade pills at such a young age, so we'll tell the others when you turn seven. As for medicinal ingredients, first- and second-grade ingredients are easy enough to find. Third-grade ingredients, however, may be somewhat expensive, and some are very rare in a small place like Wutan City. But with the pills you gave me, your father will have more funds to send people to Mittel to buy them. We should be able to obtain some of the medicinal ingredients you need."

"All right, Father. Then it's settled. If there's nothing else, your son will take his leave." Xiao Yao turned, opened the door, and walked out.

Just as Xiao Yao stepped outside, a voice called after him. "Yao'er, take care of your health. You're still young. You don't need to cultivate so diligently."

From ahead came Xiao Yao's lazy voice. "Ha~ Father, don't worry. Your son will take care of himself. I'm going back to sleep now."