Journey to the Northwestern Continent! Wild Dog Milk!

Dou Qi Continent, Central Plains,

Saint Dan City,

A powerful suction force erupted from deep within a secret chamber, drawing countless streams of Dou Qi into the chamber like a vortex.

Xuan Qing sat cross-legged within the secret chamber, endless Dou Qi surging toward him. Every breath he took was accompanied by the roiling of heaven and earth energy.

With a crisp crack, a torrent of Dou Qi several times more violent than before burst forth from the Qi vortex in Xuan Qing's dantian.

Xuan Qing slowly opened his eyes, a flash of light passing through them.

He felt the surging Dou Qi within his body and the ambient energy of heaven and earth twisting according to his will. The feeling of wielding it with perfect ease was intoxicating.

He clenched his fists and grinned.

Fifteen years. Dou Emperor! He had finally reached it!

Ever since transmigrating here, Xuan Qing had cultivated diligently every day, all to meet Aunt Xuan's requirements.

So he could venture out across the continent sooner, seize opportunities, and become a powerhouse. Otherwise, when would he ever rise to greatness?

That was right, Xuan Qing was a transmigrator. In his previous life, he had simply been crossing at a zebra crossing when he was sent flying by a hundred-ton truck.

He had returned to childhood and transmigrated to the Dou Qi Continent. Fortunately, Xuan Yi, one of Pill Tower's three giants, had found him and brought him back to the Pill Tower. Otherwise, this mighty transmigrator would have starved to death before stirring up the winds and clouds of another world.

Just as Xuan Qing broke through to Dou Emperor, a ding sounded in his mind!

[ Ding—Congratulations, host. The Resource Plundering System has been activated! ]

Xuan Qing: ? A system!

He was already a Dou Emperor, and only now did the system arrive!

Why not wait until he became a Dou Di before showing up?!

Still, it was fine. It was good that the system had come at all. Good things were never too late!

"System, what functions do you have?" Xuan Qing asked inwardly.

[ Host, this system is called the Resource Plundering System. As the name implies, so long as the host plunders every resource on the continent, the host will receive corresponding rewards! ]

"Oh? So it isn't just plundering Xiao Yan's opportunities that earns rewards? Even insignificant side characters count?"

[ Correct. However, plundering the resources of the original protagonist and major supporting characters yields more generous system rewards! ]

"Heh heh heh~ System, aren't you basically forcing me to plunder Xiao Yan's resources? After all, most of the resources I know about belong to Xiao Yan!"

[ This system has made no such request! Please do not impose your own thoughts upon the system! ]

"Forget it. Let's go out first. Ying'er and Aunt Xuan must be getting anxious!"

Now that he possessed Dou Emperor cultivation and had the system at his side, countless opportunities across the continent—Heavenly Flames, ancient maps, extraordinary people... all kinds of opportunities awaited him!

Xuan Qing stopped thinking about it, sprang to his feet, and headed out of the secret chamber.

He pushed open the chamber doors.

A girl of twelve or thirteen and a beautiful mature woman stood before him.

The girl was like a budding rose, while the beautiful woman was like a proud peony in full bloom. The contrast between them was striking.

The girl was petite, with skin as white as snow and exquisite features. Her delicate face held a pair of long, narrow peach blossom eyes. Though still young, she was already extraordinarily charming.

The beautiful woman had an oval face, picturesque brows and eyes, and a small yet straight nose. Merely standing there quietly, she exuded an awe-inspiring pressure.

They were none other than the Cao Clan's little witch, Cao Ying, and Xuan Yi, one of Pill Tower's three giants.

Cao Ying wore a worried expression as she stepped forward, took Xuan Qing's hand, and gently shook it.

"Brother Xuan Qing, don't go out, okay? It's so dangerous outside. What's wrong with staying in the Pill Tower?"

"Ying'er, I can't stay cooped up in the Pill Tower for my whole life without venturing out to gain experience and seek opportunities," Xuan Qing replied.

After pulling his hand free from Cao Ying's, he gently pinched her cheek.

"Ying'er, stop trying to persuade him. You know how stubborn this brat is. Once he sets his mind on something, not even nine oxen can pull him back."

Xuan Yi was equally helpless. It wasn't as if she had never tried to persuade Xuan Qing.

For example, she had told him that the outside world was too dangerous, and that cultivating in the Pill Tower was more practical.

She had no idea who had bewitched Xuan Qing. He was obedient in every other matter, but when it came to going out to gain experience, he was stubborn to the bone and listened to no one.

After comforting Cao Ying, Xuan Qing slowly approached Xuan Yi, bowed slightly, and saluted her.

"Aunt Xuan, I've broken through to Dou Emperor. You won't stop me from going out to gain experience now, will you?"

"Alas, even if I tried to stop you now, you would probably sneak out anyway." Xuan Yi rubbed her forehead and sighed.

"Aunt Xuan, you really do understand me." Xuan Qing scratched his head and gave a foolish grin.

With a flick of her wrist, Xuan Yi produced a Storage Ring out of thin air and placed it in Xuan Qing's hand.

"Qing'er, this contains the supplies I prepared for your journey. You won't let me send anyone with you, so you must take care of yourself out there."

Cao Ying stepped forward and hugged Xuan Qing, choking back tears.

"Brother Xuan Qing, sob... Mom said that women outside are the best at deceiving people. Don't let them trick you away."

"They won't, they won't. Who do you think your Brother Xuan Qing is? How could I possibly be deceived?" Xuan Qing said, stroking Cao Ying's soft, smooth hair.

Looking at Cao Ying clinging to him, Xuan Qing could not help recalling the first time they had met.

It had been a bright and sunny morning. Xuan Qing, out searching for food, had happened upon Cao Ying, who had come to Pill Tower to take the alchemist rank examination but had gotten lost.

Perhaps Xuan Qing had been too handsome, or perhaps he had been the only person her age nearby. In any case, Cao Ying had latched onto him immediately.

After getting to know her briefly, Xuan Qing learned that the little girl before him was the Cao Clan's little witch, so he brought her directly to Xuan Yi.

Afterward, Xuan Yi naturally took Cao Ying in, and she and Xuan Qing became childhood sweethearts.

Cao Ying, who should have become Xuan Kongzi's disciple, had now become Xuan Yi's disciple. He wondered whether that was good or bad for her.

"Brother Xuan Qing, this is a seventh-tier medicinal pill my father treasured. I worked so hard to steal it out!"

After crying enough, Cao Ying took a step back and handed Xuan Qing the medicinal pill from her Storage Ring.

Seeing this, Xuan Qing was deeply moved, but he still refused.

"You silly girl... You should return it, or your father will beat you." Xuan Qing pushed the pill back.

Cao Ying shook her head and stubbornly pushed the pill toward him again.

"He won't. Brother Xuan Qing, if a Da Dou Shi like me could take the pill right from under the nose of my Dou Zong father, doesn't that prove he deliberately let me have it?"

"You... you leaky little padded jacket!" After accepting the pill, Xuan Qing lightly tapped Cao Ying on the forehead.

Xuan Qing bowed to Xuan Yi and solemnly said:

"Aunt Xuan, I'm leaving. Take good care of yourself!"

"And you too. I hope that by the time I return, you'll already be a fourth-tier alchemist." Xuan Qing pinched Cao Ying's pretty cheek.

Xuan Yi stepped forward and straightened Xuan Qing's slightly messy collar.

"Remember to send Ying'er messages, so she doesn't worry."

Xuan Qing said nothing more. He turned and took a step forward, crimson Dou Qi condensing around him into a pair of enormous wings as he flew toward the spatial teleportation array leading to the Northwestern Continent.

"Brother Xuan Qing, take care!"

Cao Ying's voice came from behind him. Xuan Qing did not turn back, only giving a simple wave of his hand.

[ Ding—Congratulations, host. You have plundered a seventh-tier medicinal pill. Reward: one bottle of Wild Dog Milk! ]

[ Wild Dog Milk can dispel any abnormal status on the body! ]

[ Life fears time, but time fears Wild Dog Milk! ]