[Fortune value]-- Xiao Mei: 19 Xiao Ning: 22 Xiao Ke: 7 Xiao Yu: 26 Xiao Zha: 298 Xiao Fei: 3 ... Xiao Yan: 319 Xiao Zhan: 33 Xiao Tian: 481 Gu Xun'er: 340 Ling Ying: 50
Surveying the Xiao Clan's current state, Xiao Lin couldn't help shaking his head.
"Perhaps once the Xiao Clan truly produces a Dou Di, their fortune values will soar..."
Although this was the clan the Child of Fortune belonged to, the vast majority of its members were still utterly ordinary.
Only a select few merited Xiao Lin's attention.
As for cultivation, thanks to the influence of Xiao Tian, Xiao Yan, and the others in this world, the clan's overall Dou Qi level was somewhat higher than in the original story.
After achieving initial mastery of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, Xiao Tian's fortune value had surged, feeding a tremendous benefit back to Xiao Lin's true body.
Briefly sensing the three wisps of ethereal pure qi that had likewise been nurtured within the plane embryo, Xiao Lin carefully cultivated them and inscribed them into the Plane Core.
Opportunities recorded by the plane might be reborn on the continent countless years later.
Just like the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and the Woeful Poison Body, new individuals possessing them would emerge on the continent after an unknown number of years.
If enough special cultivation methods and physiques were inscribed, the Dou Qi Continent's own Primordial Ancient Sacred Body, innate Double Pupils, Supreme Bone, and more might shine with glory in the near future!
There might even be heaven-blessed geniuses who followed the new laws of heaven and earth to create heaven-defying cultivation methods and Dou Techniques like the Three Pure Ones and the Flame Mantra!
As for Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, who had recently obtained the Ice Ancestral Talisman and grown vastly stronger, Xiao Lin merely took brief notice of him rather than tracking him. His attention remained on the Xiao Clan.
After all, the opportunities he had placed in the Xiao Clan and the painstaking effort he had poured into them gave him much to look forward to.
Nor was Xiao Yan the only one who benefited!
[Target: Gu Xun'er] [Cultivation: One-Star Dou Practitioner] [Opportunities: Gu Clan Divine Grade Bloodline (unawakened); golden emperor burning heaven flame (sealed); XXX] [Fortune value: 340]
Having withdrawn his consciousness into the plane space, Xiao Lin listened to the entire conversation between Xun'er and Ling Ying through the [Plane Eye]. His gaze swept over her, piercing through every secret she carried.
Even without any so-called inheritance from beyond the heavens, Xun'er, as the Ancient Clan Chief's daughter, was blessed with profound fortune-a true favored daughter of heaven!
Yet Gu Xun'er had learned the secret of the Gu Clan's Inheritor, and her heart could not settle for a long time.
The truth was like a boulder cast into the lake of her heart, sending ripples spreading layer upon layer and forcing her to reconsider her plans.
Only after a long while did Xun'er slowly speak:
"Did the elders share any recent news about the other Emperor Clans?"
"Of course!"
At the mention of this, a gleam immediately lit Ling Ying's clouded eyes.
"According to Elder Tong Xuan, the Lei Clan seems to have been contacting the Yao Clan frequently lately. We don't know whether it has anything to do with an [Inheritor]."
"Our clansmen also discovered that someone in the Yan Clan awakened an extremely powerful fire-attribute Dou Technique. But that person hasn't fought anyone from our clan, so we don't know how powerful it is."
"As for the Hun Clan, they're the same as ever, allowing the Hall of Souls to hunt down souls everywhere. Only, their hunts seem even more frequent and frenzied than before."
"What about the Stone Clan? Have we learned any more about the Double-Pupiled One?"
Taking in this information, Xun'er pressed her lips together and slightly knitted her delicate brows, unable to resist asking.
"Information about the Double-Pupiled One is tightly sealed off. It seems only the Stone Clan chief, his wife, and certain elders can approach him..."
"However, aside from that, there's another recent development in the Stone Clan that I believe I must report to you, miss."
"I heard that another young child in the Stone Clan awakened a strange physique not long ago. Apparently, he has an innate variant bone inscribed with runes, which offers considerable benefits to those muscular fellows' body cultivation..."
"This... to think the Stone Clan would have such opportunities."
Pondering all the news Ling Ying had brought, Xun'er gazed absently out the window toward the southeast, as though looking far into the Central Plains...
"I wonder what Father plans to do after learning all this?"
As Gu Xun'er's thoughts wandered, Xiao Lin's gaze gradually deepened. He then descended into the Central Plains, drifting into one of the ancient Emperor Clans.
The Stone Realm in the Central Plains, the Stone Clan's ancestral grounds.
Xuanhuang stone marrow flowed upward like a reversed waterfall, while a boy sat cross-legged atop a cliff.
At that moment, Shi Yi's consciousness was immersed in his lower abdomen, where he had just successfully condensed the Dou Qi Vortex that marked the Dou Zhe stage.
Yet through his internal sight, he could astonishingly see that there was not just one vortex circulating within his body, but...
Three!
Three vortices spun rapidly, standing like the three legs of a tripod, independent yet resonating with one another.
Just as the boy successfully condensed his vortices, a tall, burly man with grayish-white skin silently tore through space, then landed steadily on a nearby cliff.
At the center of his forehead, a clan marking shaped like a massive stone shone brightly.
He was Shi Yuan, chief of the Stone Clan, one of the Ancient Eight Clans.
A peak Six-Star Dou Sheng!
"Thirty stages of Dou Qi..."
"Condensing multiple vortices is unheard of... he's broken an iron law that has endured on this continent for nearly ten thousand years. Yi truly was born extraordinary!"
The burly man flew over, his deep, muffled voice booming like thunder. He reached for Shi Yi's arm, a rare flicker of emotion appearing on his rock-like face.
"My son, since you have such an opportunity and foresight, why not try condensing more vortices and strive for even greater possibilities?"
Shi Yuan's low voice carried a hint of puzzlement amid his gratification.
As though he hadn't heard Shi Yuan's question, Shi Yi remained silent with his eyes closed, his thoughts stirring slightly.
He directed the circulation of his vortices with his mind. Three strands of exceptionally pure Dou Qi swiftly separated from them, then surged toward the spot his consciousness indicated.
As the vortices drew in and released energy, the three strands of Dou Qi began splitting as well, swiftly dividing into nine identical streams that swirled around his fingertips.
"Three is the beginning of all things."
"Since I've already broken the shackles of the Dou Qi stage, four, five, or even more vortices would merely follow the same old rules-adding flowers to brocade."
Answering his father's doubts, Shi Yi's eyelids trembled slightly. A faint chaotic aura stirred within his left eye, seemingly on the verge of erupting.
Shi Yuan froze briefly at those words. After a moment's thought, he understood their true meaning, and his thunderous voice rang across the mountaintop.
"Good! Good! Hahaha!"
"Yi not only has an exceptional constitution, but brilliant talent as well. The Stone Clan's revival is just around the corner!"
Boom!
A tremendous sound, like the sundering of heaven and earth at creation, suddenly erupted within Shi Yi's mind!
After breaking through to Dou Zhe, Shi Yi abruptly opened his long-closed eyes!
His eyes were as deep as a sea of stars. Wisps of radiant light spilled from them, slowly spreading over his entire body.
A closer look would reveal that within those dark eyes were actually four pupils!
Divine light flowed through them, and a faint air of majesty emanated from his brow, utterly at odds with his age.
Double Pupils!
Legend held that those who possessed these eyes could see through falsehood, perceive the origin of all things, and even...
Peer into heaven's secrets!
His breakthrough in cultivation seemed to have triggered a transformation in his eyes at the same time.
Dazzling chaos light suddenly shot from those eyes. His abyss-like gaze pierced the void and scattered the clouds and mist.
Carrying fine wisps of chaotic energy, it penetrated the vast Dou Saint space of the Stone Realm and reached straight into the heavens!
Every blade of grass and every tree, every person and every object in the Stone Realm came into view beneath that radiant gaze.
Yet as the power of his Double Pupils gradually awakened, the void seemed to distort for an instant!
"Yi!"
The sudden disturbance changed Shi Yuan's expression. Wrapped in immense energy, his large hand swept in front of Shi Yi as his vigilance rose to its utmost.
It seemed he was ready to act with all his strength to protect Shi Yi at the slightest sign of trouble.
In the boy's eyes, however, the scene suddenly shifted. The burly man standing within arm's reach seemed, in an instant, as distant and unreachable as the edge of the sky.
An utterly ethereal, mysterious space floated amid countless points of light, as though surrounded by innumerable laws.
Through his radiant gaze, that ethereal space flickered into view, reflected within Shi Yi's pupils!
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