I Think This Is Even More Absurd Than a Dou Huang Expert Riding a Horse!

Over the next two days, Xiao Chen did not leave the Xiao Clan again.

Nor did he seek out Xiao Yan, instead leaving him to arrange his own time.

Six days later.

"Look, everyone! Isn't this way too strange?"

"Damn, this is the first time I've ever seen anything like this."

"This... am I still asleep? Am I dreaming?"

"Is this for real?"

"Even snakes are riding horses now?"

"I think this is even more absurd than a Dou Huang expert riding a horse!"

"Whose young master is this one, then?"

Four days earlier, Xiao Chen had left Wutan City with Xiao Yan and Little Gold.

Everywhere they encountered people along the way, they certainly attracted plenty of attention.

Xiao Chen was unremarkable enough, with little worth noticing.

It was mainly Little Gold and Xiao Yan.

But Little Gold drew the most attention of all.

Simply because this dragon insisted on riding a horse.

Who knew what was wrong with him?

A snake riding a horse was already unheard of and unseen!

A grand Golden Emperor Dragon riding a horse was something that had never happened in all the ages!

How was this any different from a mighty Dou Di turning Dou Qi into a horse?

Meanwhile, far behind Xiao Chen and Little Gold.

On the broad dirt road, a plainly dressed youth trudged along with his face drenched in sweat.

Every step the youth took struck the ground heavily like a falling weight, sending yellow dust flying.

Viewed up close, he actually carried an enormous Black Greatsword on his back.

No, rather than a greatsword, it would be more accurate to call it a thick Iron Great Ruler with neither an edge nor a blade.

The Black Greatsword had no point either. Its end looked as though something had sliced straight through it, exposing a cross section as smooth as a mirror.

Faint, peculiar patterns covered the pitch-black greatsword's surface, extending to the hilt and spreading over almost the entire blade.

Together with its ancient-looking, pitch-black color, they gave it a rather mysterious appearance.

The strange greatsword was almost longer than the youth was tall.

Such an unusual combination made the occasional passing travelers cast curious glances at him despite themselves.

After walking another few hundred meters, Xiao Yan finally found himself unable to keep going. Panting heavily, he dragged his feet, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, over to a large tree.

He lay straight down on his back, letting the sweat on his forehead stream down like a brook.

"Teacher, this thing... is really too terrifying!" After several heavy breaths, Xiao Yan spoke in a voice that had actually grown somewhat hoarse from sheer exhaustion.

"Heh heh, accept your fate. That comfortable life in Wutan City has already begun slipping away from you." Yao Lao's aged laughter rang out from the ring, carrying a hint of delight in his misfortune.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan shook his head with a bitter smile. Over the past few days, he had finally experienced what true exhaustion meant.

He brushed his fingers over his Storage Ring, and a pale green pill appeared in his palm, which he quickly tossed into his mouth.

Naturally, this was a Qi Recovery Pill.

Before the sky gradually darkened, Xiao Yan finally caught up with Xiao Chen and Little Gold.

Of course, it could hardly be called catching up. Xiao Chen and Little Gold had been waiting for him.

"Xiao Yan, how much longer until we reach the Magical Beast Mountain Range?" Xiao Chen asked once Xiao Yan had more or less finished resting.

"Ancestor, I think it'll take at least another five days," Xiao Yan said after some thought.

"Little Gold, this is all your fault for insisting on riding a horse. Otherwise, we'd have arrived long ago." Xiao Chen pointed the spearhead at Little Gold.

"Bullshit! You're the one who made this Xiao Yan brat walk with that piece of junk on his back, so we have to keep waiting for him. What the hell does that have to do with me riding a horse?"

Little Gold shot Xiao Chen a disdainful glance.

"You do have a point."

Hearing Little Gold's words, Xiao Chen chuckled.

With only Xiao Yan around, he could not be bothered to keep pretending to be some lofty master.

"That's him!"

"He's a swindler! Boys, beat him good!"

Suddenly, shouts and curses from nearby caught Xiao Chen's attention.

Looking closely, he saw several burly men surrounding an old man, looking furious.

"Wait!"

"What exactly did I say that was wrong?"

The old man, whose face had been beaten black and blue, hurriedly demanded indignantly.

"All right. Six days ago, you said I had an extraordinary bone structure and was a rare genius seen only once in a thousand years."

"Did you or did you not?" one of the burly men asked angrily.

"Yes, that was what I said."

"You sold me a cultivation method and told me to switch to it, saying I could break through to Dou Shi within six days. Did you or did you not?"

"Yes."

"Then look! Not only have I failed to break through to Dou Shi, I've even fallen to Eight-Star Dou Zhe!"

"And you still claim you're not a swindler?" the burly man roared furiously.

Hearing their exchange, the other onlookers began pointing and talking among themselves.

"He really is a swindler. But that fellow, too-how could he believe such nonsense?"

"Exactly. He actually dared to switch cultivation methods? Wasn't he afraid something would go wrong?"

"Losing all his cultivation would be a small matter. What if his meridians ruptured and he died?"

"Ah, that fellow is too naive. There are always people in this world who get taken in."

"Look at that old man's shifty eyes. Who knows how many people he's swindled?"

"Pah! I hate these damned swindlers most of all."

"He deserves it. They ought to beat him to death!"

The old man felt no shame at the other man's anger or the bystanders' comments.

Looking at the burly man before him, he merely shook his head helplessly.

"It hasn't been six days yet, has it? What's the rush?"

"Hmph! Still trying to fool me?"

"Are you saying I can jump from Eight-Star Dou Zhe to Dou Shi in these last few hours?"

"Get him!"

The burly man snorted coldly and ordered the men beside him to attack the old man.

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared. The men the burly fellow had brought all fell to the ground with the blows, lying there groaning in pain.

The sudden turn of events left everyone around them stunned.

This old swindler actually had an accomplice?

"If you don't believe me, naturally you'll suffer a bloody calamity!" the old man said with a wicked grin.

The burly man ignored the old man and instead looked at the young man before him. "Who are you to him? Why are you helping him?"

The one who had intervened was none other than Xiao Yan.

As for why, naturally, Xiao Chen had told him to.

"You can't touch this man. Leave," Xiao Yan said flatly.

"Can't touch him?"

"Don't think you can scare me. I'm telling you, my big brother is a Seven-Star Great Dou Master!"

"If you dare mess with me, my big brother won't let you off."

Seemingly realizing that Xiao Yan was no ordinary person, the burly man threatened him outright.

A Seven-Star Great Dou Master?

With Ancestor here, a Seven-Star Great Dou Master wasn't worth a damn!

"Hmph, scared stupid, have you?"

"Get lost."

As he spoke, the burly man moved to attack the old man.

Naturally, Xiao Yan would not let him succeed. With a light kick, he sent the man flying.

Bam!

The burly man hit the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

His eyes went wide.

A Dou Shi?!

This brat was so young, yet he was actually a Dou Shi?!

"How is that possible? No!"

"Wait, this feeling..."

As he spoke, an inexplicable, unusual force suddenly surged within his body. As though Xiao Yan's kick had opened his Ren and Du Meridians, his cultivation actually soared rapidly, reaching the Dou Shi realm in just a few breaths!

"Impossible, no!"

"How is this possible?"

The burly man was dumbfounded.

Everyone around him was stunned.

"I really wasn't lying to you. In fact, I even anticipated that you would come looking for me." The old man sighed helplessly.

After standing stunned for a moment, the burly man dropped to his knees and apologized.

"Master, you're a true master!"

"I had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai!"

Watching the burly man kowtow frantically, the old man chuckled and waved a hand. "Go on, go on. Work hard at your cultivation from now on. Our destined connection has come to an end."

"Thank you, Master!"

The burly man was no fool. After a moment's hesitation, he stopped pestering him, thanked him, and left.

Everyone stared blankly at the old man.

Seeing this, the old man sighed helplessly as well.

"There's no need to worship me."

"Thank you for coming to my rescue just now, young friend."

"Young friend, I see you have an extraordinary bone structure and are a rare genius seen only once in a thousand years."

"Why not let me..."

"No need. I was acting on orders, so there's no need to thank me." Xiao Yan's expression was somewhat strange. At first, he too had thought this old man was a swindler.

"Oh? Acting on orders?"

"Then, in that case, you must have been following the instructions of that young friend over there?"

The old man looked toward Xiao Chen nearby.

Then he walked toward Xiao Chen with a cheeky grin.

"Thank you for lending a hand, young friend."

"Young friend, I see you have an extraordinary bone structure and are a rare genius seen only once in a thousand years."

"Why not let me..."

"Enough. Put away that bag of tricks."

"It's been so long. How are you still not dead?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.