"Very good."
Hearing Yao Chen's words, Xiao Zhan nodded in satisfaction. "Teach Yan'er well. If you satisfy me, I can let you rebuild your physical body in the future, or even break through to the Dou Di realm and travel to the Great Thousand World."
Excitement immediately appeared on Yao Chen's face, and he hurriedly nodded and promised, "I will spare no effort in teaching Xiao Yan. I will never disappoint you, Immortal Emperor."
"Yan'er, now that your talent has recovered, what do you think about Nalan Yanran coming to break off the engagement today?"
Looking at Xiao Yan's somewhat gloomy expression, Xiao Zhan suddenly asked.
The system prohibited him from instigating Xiao Yan to go looking for trouble, so Xiao Zhan could only resort to roundabout tactics.
Naturally, he brought up the broken engagement to ignite the anger in Xiao Yan's heart.
In the original story, it had been about defending his dignity.
The three-year agreement had been Xiao Yan's greatest motivation to desperately grow stronger in the early stages!
Xiao Zhan certainly did not want Xiao Yan to lose his drive to grow stronger and simply lie flat now that he had an "Immortal Emperor father."
Nalan Yanran...
Thinking of that hateful woman who had barged into his home to humiliate him today, Xiao Yan could not help clenching his fists. Through gritted teeth, he said bitterly, "Father, I will repay Nalan Yanran tenfold, a hundredfold, for the humiliation I suffered today..."
"Heh, good. Repaying every grudge-that's what makes you my son."
Hearing Xiao Yan's resolve, Xiao Zhan praised him.
Then Xiao Zhan turned his gaze toward Yao Chen and slowly said, "Yao Chen, if my calculations are correct, you possess a cultivation method that is exceptionally compatible with Yan'er's fire spirit bloodline. Have him cultivate that method from now on. It will help his strength increase rapidly."
A cultivation method?
Hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Yao Chen froze for a moment before a flicker of astonishment crossed his world-weary eyes.
Could he mean the Flame Mantra?
At that thought, Yao Chen was once again utterly shocked.
Back then, he had poured almost everything he had into obtaining that cultivation method. Apart from that vile disciple of his, who knew a little about it, no one else in the world knew of its existence.
Now that Xiao Zhan had revealed it with a single remark, Yao Chen was naturally shaken, and his reverence for Xiao Zhan grew even deeper.
The Immortal Emperor's methods truly defy imagination!
"Father, no matter how powerful Teacher's cultivation method is, can it compare to yours?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Zhan in confusion.
As he saw it, his father had been an Immortal Emperor in his previous life. If he could cultivate an Immortal Emperor's method, his future achievements would surely be extraordinary.
"Yan'er, the cultivation method I practice is not suited to the fire spirit bloodline."
Seeing Xiao Yan cleverly angling for a cultivation method, Xiao Zhan shook his head lightly with a smile.
So that's why!
Understanding flashed through Yao Lao's eyes, and he immediately realized why Xiao Zhan was not teaching Xiao Yan himself.
"Father, then how can I awaken my fire spirit bloodline?"
Disappointment appeared on Xiao Yan's face, but when Xiao Zhan mentioned his bloodline again, he could not help raising his head to ask.
Since his father said he possessed the fire spirit bloodline, he certainly would not lie to him.
Yet he had never sensed anything unusual about the bloodline within his body, so he could not help feeling anxious.
According to his father, this fire spirit bloodline was incredible. Even reaching minor mastery would allow him to become a Dou Di.
Naturally, Xiao Yan eagerly anticipated awakening his bloodline.
"Since you're so impatient, I'll help you awaken the fire spirit bloodline within you right now."
Seeing how eager Xiao Yan was, Xiao Zhan spoke directly.
"Really!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan's face lit up with delighted surprise.
"Yan'er, come here."
Xiao Zhan motioned for Xiao Yan to stand before him, then reached out and pressed his hand against Xiao Yan's back. With a thought, a red card appeared in his palm.
System, bestow the fire spirit bloodline upon my son Xiao Yan.
As he silently recited the words, the red card transformed directly into a fiery-red streak of light and burrowed into Xiao Yan's back!
Xiao Yan felt a wondrous power flow into his body from his father's palm, and then his entire body suddenly began to burn with heat.
As the light merged into him, Xiao Yan's whole body turned red as a heated iron, radiating brilliant, dazzling light. From a distance, he resembled a miniature sun.
As the fire spirit bloodline fused with him, Xiao Yan felt as though he were submerged in a torrent of magma, every internal organ seeming to catch fire at once.
"Aah..."
The unbearable pain of his body burning made Xiao Yan let out a roar!
Just as I thought... only Little Yanzi can withstand an opportunity like this!
Seeing a scene every bit as intense as absorbing heavenly flames, Xiao Zhan inwardly rejoiced at how wise he had been to leave such a tremendous opportunity as the fire spirit bloodline to Xiao Yan.
Watching the changes in Xiao Yan's body, Yao Chen looked somewhat shocked.
Suddenly, Yao Chen frowned as a strange sensation arose within him.
The bone spirit cold flame inside him seemed to be slipping out of his control, faintly showing signs of wanting to leave his body and move toward Xiao Yan!
So this is the fire spirit bloodline? It truly is powerful!
Forcibly suppressing the increasingly restless bone spirit cold flame within him, Yao Lao sighed inwardly in astonishment.
He had seen many bizarre bloodlines before, but this was his first time seeing one like the fire spirit bloodline, which could win the favor of heavenly flames the moment it awakened!
After continuing for an hour, Xiao Yan's screams finally stopped.
By then, the blazing light surrounding him had completely merged into his body.
"Aah!"
Xiao Yan abruptly opened his eyes and threw back his head in a long cry. His bones crackled in a series of sharp reports, as though he had been reborn through fire.
After "awakening" his fire spirit bloodline, Xiao Yan felt his entire body brimming with strength. Even his not-yet-mature frame seemed to have shed its old flesh and bones, becoming considerably taller and straighter.
"Father, I feel incredibly powerful now. It's like there's a sun burning constantly inside me, filling my whole body with strength."
After awakening, Xiao Yan's eyes shone with excitement as he spoke to Xiao Zhan, his face alight.
Seeing Xiao Yan regain the youthful vitality he had possessed three years ago, Xiao Zhan nodded inwardly. With this fire spirit bloodline, Xiao Yan now had the foundation to grow stronger rapidly and could better trigger the father-power effect.
"The fire spirit bloodline's affinity for fire energy truly is terrifying..."
Sensing the fire energy between heaven and earth flowing toward Xiao Yan in an endless stream, Yao Chen praised it from the bottom of his heart.
"Teacher, I can sense what seems to be a powerful flame inside you. Could it be one of the heavenly flames Father mentioned?"
Just then, as though something had occurred to him, Xiao Yan suddenly looked at Yao Chen and asked.
During his "awakening," he had sensed an extraordinarily familiar power hidden inside his teacher.
That power was full of scorching heat and contained terrifying fire energy.
So the disturbance in the bone spirit cold flame really was caused by his bloodline!
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Yao Chen was astonished once again. He had never imagined that the fire spirit bloodline would be so formidable that it could directly sense the heavenly flame inside him.
"That's right. There is indeed a heavenly flame within me."
Yao Chen nodded, then extended his hand, palm up. After a brief pause, a bone-white flame slowly rose and burned.
With the appearance of the bone-white flame, the temperature throughout the room immediately dropped.
Staring unblinkingly at the constantly churning bone white flame, Xiao Yan's eyes grew feverishly hot. Like a man who had thirsted for a hundred years coming upon a graceful woman, an intangible urge arose in his heart, making him want to claim that flame for himself!
Then, with difficulty, his throat bobbed as he swallowed. Lowering his voice, Xiao Yan asked, "Teacher, can I touch it?"
Touch it?
Hearing this, Yao Chen froze.
Was this something anyone could just touch?
This was a heavenly flame!
How could Xiao Yan, with his three-stage dou qi, possibly withstand it?
Yao Chen hesitated and glanced at Xiao Zhan beside him. Only after seeing him nod did he agree.
Then he focused his soul power with utmost concentration.
If Xiao Yan encountered danger while touching the heavenly flame, he could immediately reduce the harm to a minimum!
Having received permission, Xiao Yan extended his small hand and slowly brought it toward the rising bone-white flame.
After merging with the fire spirit bloodline, Xiao Yan possessed an exceptionally strong affinity for all flames under heaven.
When he touched the bone spirit cold flame, he actually suffered no harm whatsoever!
Moreover, Xiao Yan discovered that his cultivation progressed faster when he was near the bone spirit cold flame.
Yao Chen could clearly sense large amounts of fire energy pouring out of the bone spirit cold flame and entering Xiao Yan's body.
Shortly after touching the bone spirit cold flame, a muffled sound suddenly rang out inside Xiao Yan's body. He had actually broken straight through to four-stage dou qi!
Seeing this, Yao Chen's face was filled with shock, and he murmured inwardly, My disciple Xiao Yan has the makings of a Dou Di!
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