Self-Created Body Tempering Method

Wang Xiao's face stiffened. He held both hands high, not daring to place them on Tang Ya.

Behind them stood an heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Tang Ya noticed Bei Bei ahead as well. Her body trembled, and her mind went blank.

She had been too excited just now. She had thrown herself into Wang Xiao's arms and voluntarily embraced his body, completely overlooking Bei Bei's presence.

"It's over!"

Tang Ya's heart sank. Her relationship with Little Wang Xiao might be exposed.

Her boyfriend had witnessed the whole thing. How was she supposed to explain this?

"Tang Ya, where have you been these past few days? We were all worried about you." Bei Bei walked over, gentle and refined.

Unexpectedly, he was neither jealous nor angry. A faint smile rested on his face.

Wang Xiao was tactful. After a brief embrace, he let go.

Tang Ya breathed a sigh of relief, then muttered unhappily, "What a blockhead!"

Wang Xiao couldn't help admiring him. His composure was truly impressive. He looked every bit the elegant gentleman, though Wang Xiao had no idea whether it was an act or simply his nature.

"Xiaoya, what important matter made you leave without a word for so long and miss our anniversary?" Bei Bei smiled gently, without the slightest trace of anger.

Tang Ya felt uncomfortable. What anniversary could be more important than reviving the Tang Sect? More important than avenging her family?

"Anyway, it was something very important. Tonight, bring Little Yuhao along. I have something important to announce."

"Alright. Whatever you say."

Bei Bei smiled indulgently and raised his hand, intending to rub Tang Ya's little head as he usually did.

Yet Tang Ya dodged, leaving Bei Bei's hand frozen in midair.

At that moment, both their expressions stiffened somewhat.

Tang Ya felt guilty. Why had she instinctively avoided him? Clearly, Bei Bei was her boyfriend in name.

Even she could not figure out what was wrong with her.

"Xiaoya, you..." Bei Bei was deeply puzzled, though his expression remained gentle.

"I... I'm a little tired. I'll go back and rest first."

Tang Ya did not dare meet Bei Bei's eyes. She hurriedly made an excuse and quickly left.

Her heart pounded fiercely. Standing between the two of them had made her feel guilty, awkward, and deeply uncomfortable.

What's wrong with me? I'm supposed to be Bei Bei's girlfriend...

Tang Ya also understood what she had been doing. Deep down, a strange emotion kept her from wanting Little Wang Xiao to misunderstand.

Bei Bei stood where he was, stunned for a long while before finally turning and leaving.

That night

Tang Ya treated everyone to a lavish feast at a famous local hotel.

Besides Wang Xiao and Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er also came.

At the dinner table, Tang Ya finally revealed why she had gone to the Sun Moon Empire. She had earned a full one million Gold Soul Coins.

She was no longer a Soul Master who could not even afford a single pill. She was now a little rich woman.

"H-How much?" Huo Yuhao was dumbfounded. His mind crashed, and he stood there as though struck by lightning, his mouth hanging open for a long time.

Wang Xiao was shocked. He had thought it was just talk, but he had not expected it to truly sell for a million Gold Soul Coins.

Wang Dong'er had the Clear Sky Sect behind her. Even with her background, she could not casually produce one million Gold Soul Coins. That was enough to show just how enormous this sum was.

She was indeed surprised and curious about what proposal Wang Xiao had written to make the Sun Moon Empire offer such a high price.

Still, Wang Dong'er felt it was only so-so. One million Gold Soul Coins was a lot, but when spent on cultivation, it was still merely a drop in the bucket.

An ordinary Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone cost no less than five million on the market, and even then, it was priceless and unavailable.

Over the past few days, Wang Xiao had also learned about the price of soul bones. This amount of Gold Soul Coins truly could not buy one, but it could give Tang Ya hope, and that was enough.

The lavish feast ended amid laughter and cheerful conversation. In the end, it cost one hundred Gold Soul Coins. Rich Lady Xiaoya bluntly declared it cheap and said they should eat there every day from now on.

"Xiaoya, you've forgotten your roots." Huo Yuhao was the first to feel distressed. How many grilled fish would they have to sell to earn that back?

"Little Wang Xiao, without you, there would be no one million. Consider it a debt I owe you. Once the Tang Sect is revived, I will definitely repay you." Tang Ya made a promise.

She felt terribly guilty. She had suffered all day because of it.

"There's no need. If you really can't accept it, just treat it as an early graduation gift from me."

Wang Xiao said that he did not lack Gold Soul Coins for the time being. Besides, if he ran out, he could always extort Old Yan. Perfectly reasonable.

Tang Ya was moved, and her eyes immediately reddened.

This was one million, not one hundred Gold Soul Coins. She was not made of stone. How could she not be touched?

"Little Wang Xiao, thank you."

The next day

Wang Xiao entrusted the stall to Jiang Nannan. He personally taught her every method of preparation. Whether she transferred it to someone else afterward or ran it herself did not matter.

He did not lack the few Copper Soul Coins the stall earned. He might as well pass that warmth along to someone who needed it.

"Junior, thank you for doing so much for me."

Jiang Nannan was deeply moved. She truly lacked money. If not for Wang Xiao, she might not even have been willing to buy a grilled fish that cost five Copper Soul Coins.

Wang Xiao successfully removed himself from the matter and felt completely relaxed. At last, he could devote himself fully to studying techniques.

Later, Huo Yuhao casually mentioned that after Tang Ya learned Jiang Nannan had taken over Wang Xiao's stall, she said something to her. In any case, the two great beauties ended up running it together.

That made countless male students flock to the stall every evening.

Time passed, and the days flew by. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

"Learning the Rasengan in half a month, then mastering Fire Release and all the basic ninja techniques in one month—Kurama, my talent is pretty high, right?"

Wang Xiao was a little proud. Learning nearly ten techniques in a month would make him a genius even in the Ninja World, wouldn't it?

And that was while attending theory classes and cultivating the Eight Gates at the same time.

"Arrogant little brat, you perfectly inherited the Uchiha Clan's madness and arrogance, but not its talent."

Within his sea of consciousness, the Nine-Tails looked utterly disdainful. "Other than the dead last, not a single Uchiha clansman needed more than seven days to learn basic ninja techniques."

Though Kurama found it difficult to admit, those with Uchiha blood were almost never useless. Every one of them was a genius.

"Honestly, little brat, aside from those Mangekyō, you're the most mediocre Uchiha I've ever seen," the Nine-Tails assessed seriously.

"I shouldn't have bothered talking to you!"

Wang Xiao was utterly depressed and directly withdrew from his sea of consciousness.

He had just begun to feel a little impressive, only to be struck over the head and told that his speed was already considered slow.

"The Rasengan is complete. Next come Chidori and the Multiple Shadow Clone."

"Rasengan in my left hand, Chidori in my right..." Just thinking about it made Wang Xiao feel exhilarated, filling him with motivation.

Afterward, he found a less crowded place to cultivate Chidori. Lightning Release was simply too loud.

Wang Xiao continuously circulated lightning-attributed chakra. As time passed, he unexpectedly gained a brand-new insight.

When electric arcs coursed over his body, a tingling numbness swept away his fatigue and left him exceptionally energized.

"What's going on?"

Wang Xiao was stunned and tried again.

He was not satisfied with merely covering his body's surface. He controlled the electric arcs to enter his flesh, flowing through his muscles and blood.

His entire body tingled and numbed, his cells becoming incomparably active. The sensation was incredibly comfortable, ten times better than a massage.

Circulating it through his entire body once took a full two hours.

Wang Xiao was surprised to discover that his blood had heated up, his cells had become incredibly active, and his whole body brimmed with vitality.

Beyond that, there was an even more obvious reaction.

His metabolism was accelerating. His pores expelled some unknown impurities, leaving his entire body sticky.

This also improved his essence, energy, and spirit, leaving Wang Xiao exceptionally alert. The exhaustion of an entire day was swept away, his body filled with vitality, as though he could run a hundred thousand miles without stopping.

"Could this be the body refinement people talk about?"

"Lightning Body Tempering Technique?"