Under the blazing sun, on the main road.
A young boy carried a massive black ruler, as tall as a person, on his back. His thin body was almost entirely hidden by the ruler, making him very conspicuous as he walked down the road.
Every step he took left a deep footprint on the ground.
The sweat dripping from his forehead was enough to demonstrate the terrifying weight of the giant ruler he was carrying.
"Ah..."
Xiao Huohuo let out a howl, looked at the shade of the trees not far ahead, and walked towards the shade with the giant ruler on his back.
"Bang!"
Once inside the shade of the trees, Xiao Huohuo lay down directly, the giant ruler on his back slamming onto the ground with a dull thud.
Feeling the rare coolness, Xiao Huohuo's face showed a hint of comfort as he took deep breaths.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's not good enough already?"
A mocking voice rang out from the side, and a dark figure emerged from behind Xiao Huohuo's head—it was Xiao Yan in his Martial Soul form.
At first, Xiao Yan even conjured a physical form and followed Xiao Huohuo.
But he later discovered that Xiao Huohuo carried such a giant ruler on his back and walked slowly, the purpose of which was to train his body and adapt to the suppressed Dou Qi within him.
But he followed along...
Just going!
Having no effect whatsoever, Xiao Yan abandoned the idea and instead transformed back into his Martial Soul, landing on Xiao Huohuo's body.
"T-Teacher, how much longer?"
Ignoring Xiao Huohuo Xiao Yan, panting heavily, asked Yao Lao how far they were from their destination.
The Yao Lao did not reveal his form, but his voice came through the Storage Ring:
"If you hurry today, you should still be able to get into town tonight. If you delay any longer, you'll probably have to continue camping."
Upon hearing Yao Lao's words, Xiao Huohuo, who was lying on the ground, immediately got up.
His eyes were filled with renewed energy!
It's been several days already, and all he wants now is to relax on the soft bed in the hotel.
Shouldering the giant ruler again, Xiao Huohuo continued his journey along the main road, his steps uneven.
"Old... senior, why can't we give him some shade?"
Inside the Storage Ring, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Huohuo, whose body was exposed to the scorching sun, and curiously asked Yao Lao about it.
"The path of cultivation is not always smooth sailing. If one has to deliberately avoid even the scorching sun and rain, how can one possess the heart of a strong person?"
Xiao Yan secretly curled his lip upon hearing Yao Lao's words, and said dismissively:
"Isn't this just forcing yourself to endure hardship?"
I'm already capable of cultivation; I can undergo trials and hone my skills. But this giant ruler has already achieved its purpose of tempering, both physically and mentally, thus promoting cultivation. Why would I need to sunbathe like this? That would be foolish..."
At first, Xiao Yan secretly used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to cool down Xiao Huohuo.
Unfortunately, after the Yao Lao discovered this, he was immediately locked in a dark room.
After all, his Martial Soul state was peculiar.
However, given Yao Lao's terrifying Spiritual Soul Power, locking him in a dark room wouldn't be difficult.
Xiao Huohuo walked along the road step by step.
As dusk fell, more and more pedestrians appeared along the way, but most of them were in a hurry, giving the strange young man carrying the giant ruler a strange look before leaving.
Before the sun had completely set, Xiao Huohuo finally arrived at his destination.
Qingshan Town, the last supply town before entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range!
The Magical Beast Mountain Range is teeming with Magical Beast, much like the Soul Hunting Forest in the Douluo Continent.
Yet many people rely on this mountain range for their livelihood.
The town is mostly populated by mercenaries who live on the edge of death every day.
As Xiao Huohuo entered the town in such a strange outfit, all eyes fell on him.
Xiao Huohuo ignored the stares of the people around him and walked along the town's main road, soon arriving at a hotel that was still open.
After booking a room and ordering some food, Xiao Huohuo went straight into the room.
After the waiter brought the food, Xiao Huohuo closed the doors and windows, and Xiao Yan also transformed and sat down at the table.
However, he also knew that Xiao Huohuo, so unusually, he didn't try to take the food from him.
After all, with his current Martial Soul Body, he only eats to satisfy his cravings.
Normally, it wouldn't matter if he grabbed some food, but now that Xiao Huohuo, he wouldn't be so clueless.
After wolfing down a lot of food, Xiao Huohuo comfortably slumped in his chair, a look of complete satisfaction on his face.
"Alright, get back to cultivation."
The Yao Lao emerged from his Storage Ring and appeared in the room. He looked at Xiao Huohuo and spoke.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Huohuo sat down cross-legged and took the pill that the Yao Lao had specially prepared for him.
As the medicine took effect in his body, a warm current flowed through Xiao Huohuo's body and into his limbs and bones.
The fatigue and muscle soreness from carrying the Heavy Xuan Ruler during the day disappeared completely under the effect of the elixir.
Xiao Huohuo even felt that his body had become stronger under the nourishment of the medicine.
In just a few days, Xiao Huohuo carried the Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back every day.
With the added nourishment from the Yao Lao medicine pills, he could clearly feel his progress.
"If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be far from advancing..."
Opening her eyes, Xiao Huohuo's eyes were filled with surprise and delight.
Feeling refreshed as if his body had been parched by rain, Xiao Huohuo did not stop cultivating.
This had become a habit for him.
He replaced sleep with spiritual practice.
Early the next morning, Xiao Huohuo walked out of the room, accompanied by a figure shrouded in black robes—it was Xiao Yan.
They were about to enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range, so their immediate priority was to purchase some essential items for their journey.
For example, food and water, and most importantly, medicine when going out!
After leaving the hotel, the two strolled around Qingshan Town and soon came across a pharmacy with a decent reputation and a decent number of customers, Myriad Medicine Pavilion.
With an alchemist of unknown rank, Yao Lao, around, Xiao Huohuo was naturally not foolish enough to be a sucker and buy finished pills made by someone else.
Not to mention that the efficacy of the pills refined by others is not as good as that refined by Yao Lao, the cost is also much higher.
This Myriad Medicine Pavilion is a shop that sells medicinal herbs.
Inside the spacious shop, even though it was morning, there were still quite a few mercenaries selecting medicinal herbs.
The few shop assistants were very busy, so they only greeted Xiao Yan and his companion when they entered, telling them to look around on their own before going to get their orders.
With no one to disturb them, Xiao Yan and Xiao Huohuo were happy to have some peace and quiet.
They started looking around the counter inside the store.
The main purchases were still made by Xiao Huohuo.
As for Xiao Yan, he simply wanted to see the pills in this other world.
Although there are some healing pills and herbs in the Douluo Continent, there is no profession like alchemist.
Upon hearing about this profession in the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Yan was already pondering whether he could become an alchemist.
So during this period, he didn't exercise like Xiao Huohuo.
However, he kept asking questions about the properties of medicinal herbs.
There was no need for Yao Lao to hide his knowledge of these simple pharmacological principles. Moreover, he wanted to see just how far Xiao Yan from this other world could go.