Venerable Yao, Who Did Nothing Humane

Venerable Yao, Who Did Nothing Humane

Night had fallen.

Chen Xiao, who had just advanced to Dou Ling, felt as if he had endless energy. After having Qing Lin go back and rest first, Chen Xiao prepared to head to Back Mountain to practice the many Dou Skills Hai Bo Dong had given him.

At the same time, he could also get used to his drastically increased strength.

After learning of Chen Xiao's plan, Xun Er smiled and said she wanted to watch.

Chen Xiao gladly agreed.

However, when the two of them arrived at Back Mountain together, they discovered that someone had already taken the quiet place ahead of them.

Before the cliff, a figure sat cross-legged, meditating and cultivating. His hair was tied up casually, and even from behind, he looked somewhat sloppy, as though he had not properly taken care of himself in a long time.

Chen Xiao's steps paused. Without a change in expression, he pulled Xun Er into the shadows.

"It's Xiao Yan!"

Arriving early was nothing compared to arriving at just the right time.

Chen Xiao had already been somewhat curious about Xiao Yan's condition today, and now he could observe him closely.

"His condition isn't right. After so long, not only has he not improved at all, he instead looks like he could drop from Dou Zhe back to the Dou Zhi Li stage at any moment."

After studying him carefully for a while, Chen Xiao quickly saw the problem.

In his senses, Xiao Yan's cultivation method was circulating, and normally speaking, the Dou Qi in his body should have increased somewhat. Yet Xiao Yan's current situation was the exact opposite. The more he cultivated, the more the Dou Qi in his body fell instead of rising.

It was as though some invisible ghost were hiding in the dark, madly sucking away his Dou Qi. The speed of absorption far exceeded Xiao Yan's cultivation speed, leaving him unable to make ends meet, thereby creating the scene before them.

Xun Er felt the cool warmth in her hand and only found the sensation very peculiar.

Hearing Chen Xiao's low murmur, Xun Er also lowered her voice and replied, "He's been in this state for quite a few days. At first, he could still hide it, making it hard for others to notice, but the situation has gotten worse and worse. Now it has already reached the point where he can't conceal it anymore. I heard that these days, he's been using hard training as an excuse to shut himself in, not going out at all. Even his daily meals or other necessities are being sent in by servants."

Chen Xiao nodded lightly. This was more or less the same as his previous guess.

With Xiao Yan's talent, if bitter cultivation for days yielded not even the slightest progress, it would be very easy for him to realize that something was wrong with him.

It was just that he had been the center of attention since childhood and was unwilling to let others see this sorry side of him, which was why he had tried so hard to hide it.

Judging from his brief contact with Xiao Zhan today, it seemed that even Xiao Zhan did not yet know about this matter.

"Does Xun Er know why such a strange thing is happening?"

"I'm not sure. His condition is different from all the records I've read."

While the two were quietly conversing, Xiao Yan, who was before the cliff, also opened his eyes with a frown, wearing an expression that suggested he was questioning his entire life.

He raised both hands and looked at them, then slapped the ground heavily and leaped up, rushing at a nearby tree as thick as a bowl and pounding it fiercely.

"Why! Why!"

"Just where did the problem come from!"

"Ahhh..."

After venting for a while, Xiao Yan finally stopped, panting heavily. Immediately afterward, he hissed in pain. Looking at his palms, which had forcibly swollen by a full size, his expression became even more miserable.

A fragile body could not withstand such reckless abuse.

Hidden in the dark, Chen Xiao looked at Xiao Yan's appearance and could not help remembering his time in Green Mountain Town. He had suffered this kind of loss before too, and at once, he laughed in a rather unkind manner.

Putting himself in Xiao Yan's shoes, if he ran into this sort of strange matter, he would not be able to accept it either.

That Venerable Yao truly did nothing humane.

He clearly could have drained Xiao Yan dry in one breath, yet he insisted on going through the whole process. Presumably, watching Xiao Yan go mad like this right now, that rotten old man was probably hiding in the Storage Ring, covering his mouth and snickering, wasn't he?

After standing in front of the tree for a long while as if he had lost his soul, Xiao Yan finally left Back Mountain in low spirits.

This period when the problem had just appeared in his body was definitely when Xiao Yan's state of mind fluctuated the most, because he could foresee what kind of criticism would await him once this matter was exposed.

On the contrary, when his condition grew worse and worse, until he regressed into a "cripple" at the third stage of Dou Zhi Li and everyone in Wu Tan City knew it, his state of mind would instead gradually stabilize.

After all, once he had already become a publicly acknowledged cripple, how much worse could things get?

When a person was at rock bottom, every step forward was progress!

A rustling sound came from the shadows, and Chen Xiao and Xun Er appeared.

No longer paying attention to Xiao Yan's departure, Xun Er looked at Chen Xiao.

"Brother Chen Xiao, are you still going to continue practicing Dou Skills?"

"I am. I absolutely am!"

Whether Xiao Yan was doing well or badly had little effect on Chen Xiao.

He had personally taken a look only because he wanted to make sure whether everything was developing according to the original trajectory.

Now that his curiosity had been satisfied, it was time to continue his own training.

Hai Bo Dong's famed special skill, Mystic Ice Dragon Flight, was not only quite powerful but also extremely cool. Chen Xiao had been coveting it for a long time.

Mystic Ice Dragon Flight was a Mystic High-Rank Dou Skill, but its cultivation difficulty and the consumption required far exceeded the "Roar of the Mad Lion" and Yan Return Strike that Chen Xiao had practiced before.

Of course, its might also far exceeded that of an ordinary Mystic High Dou Skill. It could be called a move that could truly serve as a trump card.

Dou Qi surged as Ice Brilliance and Bright Moon vied for splendor.

Chen Xiao circulated the Dou Qi in his body again and again, trying to use Mystic Ice Dragon Flight.

Unfortunately, no Dou Technique could be mastered in a single step.

After attempt after attempt, by the time the east began to pale, Chen Xiao could only condense the rudimentary form of Mystic Ice Dragon Flight.

"This Dou Technique is very powerful, but it's too flashy. If it could be a little more restrained, Big Brother Chen Xiao should be able to cultivate it faster. Or once Big Brother Chen Xiao's realm rises a bit more, cultivating it will be much easier too."

Xun Er, who on the surface still needed to remain at the Dou Zhi Li stage, gave her opinion with considerable insight.

Chen Xiao, who was already at the Dou Ling realm, nodded in deep agreement.

But then again, if Mystic Ice Dragon Flight became too restrained, would it still be Mystic Ice Dragon Flight?

So Chen Xiao had no intention of improving it in that direction.

For the time being, he did not have that ability either.

Compared with improving Mystic Ice Dragon Flight, raising his realm was undoubtedly the simpler approach.

Having stayed out all night, Chen Xiao glanced at the sky and immediately suppressed the urge to try again, returning together with Xun Er.

"Xun Er, do you know much about Jia Nan Academy?"

"A little, but not much. Jia Nan Academy is divided into the Inner Academy and the Outer Academy. When students first enter the academy, they're all Outer Academy students. If Outer Academy students want to enter the Inner Academy, they must sign up for the annual Inner Academy Selection. Only after passing can they enter the Inner Academy."

"Then if I went to the Outer Academy, could I directly sign up for that year's Inner Academy Selection?"

"That question... Xun Er isn't too sure either. But Jia Nan Academy's teaching quality is renowned across the continent, so I imagine they aren't rigid people."

Hearing this, Chen Xiao nodded in satisfaction.

Special matters required special handling. This was not a big deal to begin with, and with his current strength, Jia Nan Academy should not go so far as to refuse such a small request.

With that thought, Chen Xiao also made his decision regarding his next advance.

Perhaps he could use the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk first!