Breakthrough in Strength!

Half an hour later, after Xiao Yun left, Xun Er closed the courtyard gate and returned to her room.

Sitting by the bed, she held the jade bottle in her hand, still somewhat doubtful.

A sixth-grade Spirit-Breaking Pill was a priceless treasure throughout the Jia Ma Empire. Where had Brother Xiao Yun gotten it?

Still, she did not hesitate for long. She opened the bottle and poured out the round pill inside.

The pill glowed with a pale cyan sheen, faint streams of light flowing across its surface. A rich medicinal fragrance rushed toward her.

Just breathing in that fragrance made Xun Er feel the Dou Qi within her body stir faintly.

"This pill really doesn't seem fake..."

After looking at the pill, Xun Er murmured softly and soon placed it into her mouth.

The instant the pill entered her stomach, a warm medicinal power immediately spread through her limbs.

At that moment, Xun Er felt every meridian in her body tremble slightly. Her Dou Qi began circulating madly, while her aura rapidly climbed.

Eighth Stage Dou Qi, Ninth Stage Dou Qi...

A fierce surge soon followed. Xun Er felt the cyclone within her body rapidly condense into form, and her aura instantly leaped to an entirely new level.

Dou Zhe!

And the rapid rise showed no sign of stopping.

One-Star Dou Zhe, Two-Star Dou Zhe, Three-Star Dou Zhe...

As her strength continued breaking through at a tremendous pace, Xun Er was utterly shocked. She had never heard of any pill that could propel someone all the way to six stars after breaking through to Dou Zhe.

Yet the Dou Qi in her body was truly surging upward, impossible to hold back.

Once the medicinal power gradually settled, Xun Er slowly opened her eyes. Feeling the abundant strength within her, she became overwhelmed with excitement.

Six-Star Dou Zhe.

She truly was a Six-Star Dou Zhe.

She had never expected Brother Xiao Yun to be telling the truth. This pill really had such a powerful effect.

At this moment, Xun Er clenched her fist and sensed the Dou Qi that was several times stronger than before. Her impression of Xiao Yun completely changed.

Could someone at the Second Stage of Dou Qi produce a sixth-grade pill? And one with such incredible effects?

Even among the pills she had brought from the Gu Clan, very few could achieve such an effect. Otherwise, she would have surpassed Dou Zhe long ago.

Xun Er could not help wondering, just who was Brother Xiao Yun?

But the thought only flashed through her mind. She quickly rose to her feet, pushed open the door, and walked out.

No matter what, he had helped her so greatly. She had to thank him in person.

Xun Er soon left the courtyard and headed toward where Xiao Yun lived. Halfway there, she happened to run into Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan had just come out of the council hall. Seeing Xun Er, he looked somewhat surprised.

"Xun Er, why are you heading out so late?"

"Uncle Xiao Zhan." Xun Er stopped and gave him a salute.

"I'm going to see Brother Xiao Yun."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan nodded, then seemed to remember something. "Right, Xun Er, I still haven't properly thanked you for what happened that day."

"If you hadn't spoken up for that brat in time, the First Elder and the others definitely wouldn't have let the matter go so easily."

Xun Er shook her head. "You're too polite, Uncle Xiao Zhan. It was only a small matter."

"Besides, I should be properly thanking Brother Xiao Yun."

Xiao Zhan froze upon hearing that, a puzzled expression appearing on his face.

"Thank him? What is there to thank that brat for?"

"Brother Xiao Yun gave me something that helped me greatly."

Xiao Zhan grew even more curious. "What did he give you? What good thing could he possibly produce?"

"A pill." Xun Er did not hide it.

"It was a sixth-grade pill. After taking it, I've now broken through to Dou Zhe, and I've reached the strength of a Six-Star Dou Zhe."

The moment Xiao Zhan heard this, he froze on the spot, thinking he had misheard.

"What did you say?"

"A sixth-grade pill? That brat gave it to you?"

Seeing the shock all over Xiao Zhan's face, Xun Er nodded.

Xiao Zhan could not help laughing. "Xun Er, don't joke around. That brat is only at the Second Stage of Dou Qi. Where could he get a sixth-grade pill?"

"Besides, there are only a handful of people in the entire Jia Ma Empire capable of refining sixth-grade pills. How could that brat possibly..."

Before Xiao Zhan could finish, he suddenly stopped.

Because when he extended his senses, he clearly felt the dense, solid fluctuations of Dou Qi within Xun Er's body.

Six-Star Dou Zhe.

She was absolutely a Six-Star Dou Zhe.

Xiao Zhan's eyes widened as he stood there dumbfounded, his mind completely blank.

How was this possible?

Yesterday, Xun Er had still been at the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi. In a single night, she had crossed the threshold into Dou Zhe and charged straight to six stars?

Even taking a top-tier pill should never have produced such an outrageous effect.

Yet the truth stood right before him. The fluctuations of Dou Qi inside Xun Er could not deceive him.

Xiao Zhan took a deep breath, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

"That brat... that brat really gave you a sixth-grade pill?"

Seeing Xiao Zhan's expression, Xun Er could not help smiling. "Uncle Xiao Zhan, why would I lie to you?"

"I've already taken the pill. You can see its effects yourself."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan opened his mouth, unable to find words for a moment.

His son, whose Dou Qi had only reached the Second Stage, could actually produce a sixth-grade pill?

And that pill had even sent Xun Er soaring all the way to Six-Star Dou Zhe?

"That pill... where did he get it?" Xiao Zhan finally asked the most crucial question.

"I asked him, but he didn't say."

"However, Uncle Xiao Zhan, I think Brother Xiao Yun may have some secrets we don't know about."

Xiao Zhan fell silent.

Xun Er did not need to say it; he had already realized it. Someone at the Second Stage of Dou Qi producing a sixth-grade pill was itself enough to explain that something was wrong.

Could that brat have been hiding his true strength all along?

Or had he encountered some fortunate opportunity?

Xiao Zhan thought it over, but could not make sense of it. In the end, he could only shake his head.

"Forget it. I'll ask him later."

"But Xun Er, don't tell anyone else about this for now. If people from the First Elder's branch learn of it, they may stir up trouble again."

Xun Er nodded. "Of course I understand."

After saying that, she bid Xiao Zhan farewell and continued toward Xiao Yun's residence.

Yet Xiao Zhan remained where he was, staring at Xun Er's retreating figure, his mind filled with that same question.

That brat could actually produce a sixth-grade pill?

What was going on?