"Are you really leaving? Big Brother, you're only nine! And you're already going so far away to train!" Xiao Yan's eyes were full of resentment.
Xiao Tian couldn't help shivering. He gave his little brother Er Huo a head pat, patted his shoulder, and smiled. "Keep an eye on things at home. Act like a man! Protect every woman in the family!"
"What about the men?"
"Figure that out yourself. I'm off. Half a month at the shortest, half a year at the longest! Er Huo, I hope you'll have broken through to Dou Shi by the time I return."
Xiao Yan couldn't help rolling his eyes. "Break through to Dou Shi in half a year? Do you think I'm a god?" he snapped.
"I believe you can do it!"
Yao Lao's soul floated in the air as he said with a smile, "Xiao Yan, lad, spend more time sorting through and studying those Dou Techniques and ancient books I gave you. When Xiao Tian returns, I'll take you out to gain experience too."
"All right! I have to get ahead of Nalan Yanran! That duel in three years-I absolutely cannot lose! I can't marry Nalan Yanran!"
Watching the determined fire blazing in his little brother Er Huo's eyes, Xiao Tian's lips twitched slightly. Just how much does this guy dislike Nalan Yanran? Whatever else you say, she's going to be a great beauty.
Wouldn't it be nice to marry her as a concubine?
In the end, Xiao Tian still didn't say goodbye to Xun'er. He feared he wouldn't be able to resist that tender haven and would hesitate.
"You're just a little brat. What the hell do you know about a tender haven? Xiao Tian, lad, the world of Dou Qi is vast. You'll meet many more divine maidens and fairies in the future. By then, you'll grow tired of all that beauty and finally realize that reaching the pinnacle of Dou Qi is the true path!"
"Uh, Yao Lao, you've had far too much life experience. I'm still young. I'd like to grow taller and have a taste of being a man first."
In a certain room, Xun'er sat on her bed, swinging her little feet as she spoke to the empty air. "Brother Tian went out to train with that soul master?"
"That's right."
"What's that soul master's background? How does he treat Brother Tian?"
"Miss, you can rest assured. Young Master Xiao Tian isn't such a simple child. His current cultivation is quite impressive. Many geniuses of the Gu Clan haven't reached that level."
"Is that so?" Golden flames appeared in Xun'er's large, bright eyes as she murmured, "It looks like I'll have to pick up the pace too. It wouldn't be good to keep getting left behind by Brother Tian."
Qingshan Town was still a long way from Wutan City. With Xiao Tian's current Dou Qi, he had more than enough to keep renewing the Transformation Technique continuously. With Yao Lao's help concealing his Transformation Technique disguise as well, practically no one below Dou Ling could spot a flaw.
After displaying Dou Shi-level strength, Xiao Tian successfully joined a merchant caravan, with food, drink, and even a carriage ride provided.
Of course, the main thing was the free food and drink. That was what pleased Xiao Tian most.
The journey was fairly smooth and uneventful, and they arrived at Qingshan Town.
After eating and drinking for free, Xiao Tian slipped away upon reaching Qingshan Town. When he spotted a Myriad Medicine Pavilion, he couldn't help wondering whether Xiao Yi Xian might be there.
But business came first, after all! Perhaps because of the butterfly effect of two transmigrations, the Flame Mantra could devour Beast Flame to advance, but Heavenly Flames were the best choice.
Even in Qingshan Town, Xiao Tian could feel a wave of scorching heat coming from somewhere deep within the Magical Beast Mountain Range! The fall of a meteorite from beyond the heavens had turned a vast area deep within the range into a sea of fire! It had also changed Qingshan Town's climate, making it even hotter!
To Xiao Tian's regret, the people here could all withstand the heat very well. Even some fairly attractive beauties didn't bare their legs. Xiao Tian inwardly sighed that the urban beauties of Earth were still more pleasing to the eye.
"Yao Lao, are we heading straight into the Magical Beast Mountain Range?"
"There's no rush. Let's prepare a few things first."