Xiao’s house, Xiao Yan’s room.

“I didn’t expect to break through to the eighth stage in battle. What a pleasant surprise!”

Feeling the surge of Dou Qi in his body, Xiao Yan couldn’t help but smile.

“Meditation is good, but actual combat is the most helpful for improving strength. Of course, it also comes with the risk of falling.”

Yao Chen floated out from the ring on his hand, smiling faintly.

“After you break through to the Dou Zhe, I have a plan to take you out for training. It’s best for you to prepare early!”

“Bring it on!”

Xiao Yan had just made a breakthrough, and his confidence was soaring. He laughed in response.

“I wonder what realm Nalan Yanran has reached. For more than a year, I haven’t heard any news about her. I don’t know why.”

Speaking of this, Xiao Yan became a little frustrated.

He regarded Nalan Yanran as his imaginary enemy and short-term goal. He was looking forward to surpassing this genius, the first in the history of the Jia Ma Empire, under the guidance of his two teachers. Naturally, he paid close attention to Nalan Yanran’s progress. But for more than a year, Nalan Yanran seemed to have disappeared completely, leaving no trace.

“I wonder if she has reached the Dou Wang realm?”

Xiao Yan muttered to himself.

He certainly didn’t dare to underestimate her, but the further he progressed in his cultivation, the more difficult it became. According to Yao Chen, even a genius would take several months to improve by one star after reaching the Dou Ling realm. Assuming Nalan Yanran had already reached the Dou Wang realm, it would already be in line with the definition of the first genius.

“I have seen it with my own eyes. She has indeed broken through to the Dou Wang realm!”

Just then, a very familiar voice sounded in the room.

A figure in a white dress flashed by, and Xu Zong had already appeared in the room, smiling at Xiao Yan.

“Xiao… Ah, Teacher Xu!”

Xiao Yan was delighted at first, and the word “Xiao” slipped out of his mouth, but he quickly corrected himself.

“It seems that you still call me ‘Little Teacher’ in your heart?”

Xu Zong narrowed his eyes when he saw this, his gaze turning fierce.

“Let it go this time. If you dare to call me ‘Little Teacher Xu’ again, I’ll make you eat the shit you produce!”

“I won’t dare, I won’t dare!”

Imagining that scene, Xiao Yan’s face turned green, shaking his head repeatedly.

“By the way, Teacher, you just said that Nalan Yanran has already broken through to the Dou Wang realm? Is it true?”

“Of course it’s true.”

Xu Zong said with great certainty.

“I went to the Cloud Mist Sect myself and saw it. How could it be false?”

True!

It couldn’t be any truer!

Not only did she break through to the Dou Wang realm, but she also surpassed the Dou Huang and Dou Zong realms by just a little bit!

“It seems that the gap hasn’t narrowed, huh?”

Xiao Yan’s expression gradually became serious.

The gap between Dou Qi and Dou Wang was not just a small difference! Thinking of such a big gap, he felt a great pressure weighing on his heart.

But he was stubborn and didn’t want to admit defeat. After all, there was still a long time to go. Let’s wait and see!

“I finally had a few months of peace, and now you’re here again?”

Yao Chen’s face turned black when he saw Xu Zong, showing no signs of a good mood.

He seemed to have a premonition that he was about to lose something again!

“I brought a gift for Senior Yao.”

Xu Zong smiled slightly and flipped her hand, revealing a soul bead.

She had found it while sorting through Han Feng’s belongings. It was a treasure that could hold souls, and it happened to be used to hold her own soul.

Feeling the soul aura emanating from the soul bead, Yao Chen’s expression changed.

“Traitor…”

Yao Chen’s expression became extremely complicated, with love and hate in his eyes.

Han Feng was originally an orphan whom he had adopted and treated as his own. Everything he did was for Han Feng’s own good. But Han Feng not only didn’t appreciate it, but also colluded with outsiders, causing him to lose his wealth and life, and ending up in this state!

With this thought, his mood became even more complicated.

“I didn’t expect you to kill him and imprison his soul.”

Yao Chen remained silent for a long time before sighing.

Xiao Yan sensed that something was off in the atmosphere and didn’t speak.

“Tell me, what do you want?”

Yao Chen looked at Xu Zong, as if he had completely figured out her habits, and asked her.

“I want to borrow the Burning Flame Art!”

Xu Zong cupped her hands towards Yao Chen, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.

This Burning Flame Art was very special, and it held the same significance for Yao Chen. But she had brought Han Feng’s soul to exchange for the Burning Flame Art. She didn’t know if it was enough to make Yao Chen lend it to her for a look.

“…Fine, I’ll lend it to you this once.”

Yao Chen fell into a brief silence, sighing softly with a mysterious expression.

Then he flipped his hand, and a somewhat illusory black scroll appeared in his hand, which he threw to Xu Zong.

Xu Zong’s eyes lit up, and she quickly opened the scroll and placed her hand on it.

Instantly, the entire Burning Flame Art was imprinted into her mind.She immediately uploaded this Burning Decision to the chat group, forming a group file, so as not to forget this technique.

“Thank you, Medicine Elder!”

Xu Zong thanked and then handed the scroll and soul bead to Yao Chen.

Yao Chen took them all and returned the scroll to the ring, while holding the soul bead in his hand.

After hesitating for a while, he did not choose to crush it on the spot, but temporarily saved it.

Xu Zong raised his eyebrows when he saw this.

“Medicine Elder, be careful not to kill the tiger and let the tiger become a problem.”

“I don’t need a little girl like you to teach me this kind of principle.”

Yao Chen laughed helplessly at the words.

“I’m just puzzled. I have never treated him unfairly. Why did he betray me? After I wake him up and find out the answer, I will give him a death.”

At the end, Yao Chen’s expression became unusually cold.

Xu Zong understood what he meant.

In the original work, Yao Chen was able to let go of this matter because Xiao Yan and he had already gone through countless things at that time. Xiao Yan’s existence as his disciple had healed his heartache, and he had already been resurrected and even made further progress, so he didn’t care anymore.

But at this time, Yao Chen had just died not long ago, and he hadn’t formed a deep bond with Xiao Yan yet. Han Feng still held a significant position in his heart.

However, Yao Chen was not an indecisive person. As long as he found out the answer, he would probably kill Han Feng.

Moreover, even if he didn’t kill him, with Han Feng’s current state of only having a soul, he couldn’t cause any trouble in Yao Chen’s hands. Yao Chen was not the kind of person who would be soft-hearted towards someone who could harm him.

Even if Han Feng escaped, was picked up by the Soul Palace, or even resurrected, he still wouldn’t be able to cause a big storm in the end.

“Xiao Yan, how is your soul cultivation progressing? Let me test you!”

With this thought, Xu Zong had nothing more to say and turned to smile at Xiao Yan.

Life is not just about cultivation.

If one only knows how to cultivate in this world, it would be quite pitiful.

Therefore, one must find joy!

Without joy, create joy!

“Teacher, since you don’t want me to call you Little Teacher, then don’t call me Xiao Yan either.”

Xiao Yan’s face was strange.

“Don’t call me like a eunuch!”

“No!”

Xu Zong decisively refused.

Xiao Yan looked puzzled.

Does this Little Teacher like to play with him?

“What is a eunuch?”

Yao Chen suddenly looked at Xiao Yan and asked curiously.

“Well, it means castration.”

Xiao Yan realized that there was castration in the Dou Qi continent, but there was no term for eunuch.

“Oh.”

Yao Lao didn’t mind and thought that eunuch was a local term. It was normal to have some dialects in such a vast Dou Qi continent.

In the small room, Xu Zong examined Xiao Yan’s soul power. This kid indeed had extraordinary talent. His naturally powerful soul power allowed him to separate his soul from his body early on. With the continuous practice of the two basic Dharma Doors, his soul power had become very flexible, and he was not far from mastering the basic nine techniques.

The examination quickly ended, and Xu Zong gave some guidance on Xiao Yan’s foundation, but there was nothing more to say. After all, he was still in the foundation stage, and the foundation was something that needed to be practiced repeatedly.

“Teacher, do you have any advanced techniques from the Desolate Buddhist Scriptures for me?”

After it was over, Xiao Yan asked Xu Zong in a low voice.

“It’s too slow to cultivate the Desolate Buddhist Scriptures. Do you have any advanced techniques there? Can you give them to me?”

Xu Zong nodded understandingly at the words.

Then, under Xiao Yan’s expectant gaze, Xu Zong smiled slightly.

“No.”

Xiao Yan was speechless.

Ah, this teacher is playing with me again. Can’t he just take out the technique?

Oh, he must not have the scroll again, and the teacher has to prepare overnight!

Thinking of what happened a year ago when he just became a disciple, Xiao Yan suddenly brightened up and realized Xu Zong’s thoughts. He felt warm in his heart.

Ah, this teacher of mine is just too picky, too proud!

But he is still a good person!

“Alright, I’m leaving. Work hard on your cultivation!”

After obtaining the Burning Decision and finding some joy, Xu Zong left satisfied and disappeared from the Xiao family with a turn.

Xiao Yan went to sleep early that day and had a dream at night. In the dream, he obtained an advanced technique from the Desolate Buddhist Scriptures and defeated Nalan Yanran in a direct confrontation. Because he didn’t know what Nalan Yanran looked like, he unconsciously replaced her with Little Teacher and made Little Teacher flee in panic.

“Hehe!”

Yao Chen looked at the sleeping Xiao Yan inexplicably, wondering what kind of dream he had.

The next morning, Xiao Yan woke up early and looked at the table with anticipation.

But the table was empty.Xiao Yan’s face stiffened slightly with anticipation.

“Where’s my scroll? Strange, where did my advanced soul cultivation scroll go?”

…………

After leaving the Xiao family, Xu Zong immediately rushed back to the Cloud Mist Sect. She couldn’t wait to integrate the Burning Decree into the Flameless Fire Technique. As soon as she returned to the Cloud Mist Sect, she immediately began her retreat.

During her retreat, she didn’t forget to tag Wind & Cloud Xu Zong, asking him to help think together. The Fire Qilin was a divine beast born of fire, and it was certainly better at fire attribute techniques than she was.

However, the Burning Decree had an extraordinary origin. Even if she only wanted the ability of the Burning Decree to refine Exotic Fire, not to fully integrate it, she didn’t know how long it would take for the two Xu Zongs to create it.

In this way, several months passed, and it had been a year since Dragon Ball Xu Zong joined the group.

One day.

“Ding, welcome ‘Ultraman Xu Zong’ to join this chat group!”

(End of Chapter)