People fight and become emperors in advance

Chapter 206 Breaking Through to the Dou Zong Realm, with No Way Out

"Cai Lin, it's been a long time."

After Chen Xiao spoke, Little Fairy Doctor greeted him with a light laugh.

Before leaving the Black Corner Region, she had a private conversation with Cai Lin and made some promises.

Therefore, although her relationship with Chen Xiao had undergone a qualitative change, she did not feel guilty.

She could have predicted this outcome, and Cai Lin was also mentally prepared for it.

"Sister Cailin, I am Qinglin."

Qinglin followed up with a friendly smile.

In front of unfamiliar people, Qinglin is somewhat aloof and rarely shows her emotions.

But it was different when she faced Cai Lin. Knowing the relationship between Chen Xiao and Cai Lin, she took the initiative to call her "sister" and lowered her posture.

A faint smile appeared on Cai Lin's beautiful, cold face as she nodded in response.

"Flower Snake, you can go down now and arrange some accommodations."

Flower Snake bowed slightly and quietly withdrew from the temple.

“Cai Lin, it’s rare for you to come back. Qing Lin and I will wander around for a bit first, and you two can have a chat. We’ll have a proper talk later.”

Just as Cai Lin was about to greet them, Little Fairy Doctor spoke first.

She and Cai Lin were quite familiar with each other, having spent more than two years together in the Black Corner Region. Now that their relationship had grown even closer, there was no need for formalities.

Knowing that the two had a lot to say after their reunion, she immediately gave them some space to be alone.

Cai Lin nodded gently: "Okay, you can ask Hua She'er for anything you need."

After watching Little Fairy Doctor and Qinglin leave the temple, Cailin slowly walked over to Chen Xiao and sat down next to him. She leaned back in her seat, looking so lazy that she didn't even care if the chair tipped over.

Although such a thing is unlikely for cultivators, Chen Xiao was still terrified. He quickly pulled out a chair, sat down next to her, and helped her up.

Cai Lin chuckled, but did not stop it.

"Just returned from Zhongzhou?"

"I stayed in the Black Corner Region for a few days to handle some minor matters for the Inner Court, and then returned without stopping."

"It's rare that you have this kind of heart."

"What kind of talk is that? I remember the time. If I say I won't miss the baby's birth, then I absolutely won't miss it. Let me check your body first."

Chen Xiao took one of Cai Lin's hands and quietly released his soul perception to carefully sense the condition of Cai Lin and the fetus in her womb.

It has been almost three years since Cai Lin became pregnant. According to the gestation cycle of Medusa bloodline, the time until the baby is born is very close.

Cai Lin let him do whatever he wanted. "It's just a matter of the next few days. The four elders check on me every day. I'm in very good condition. Tell me about your trip to Zhongzhou with Little Fairy Doctor, and also about Qing Lin."

Chen Xiao remained unmoved. Those four elders were merely Dou Huangs, their strength limited; how could they possibly examine things as thoroughly as he had? He immediately divided his attention and said, "Qing Lin is also from the Jia Ma Empire. When I first met her..."

After recounting Qinglin's past so that Cailin could understand it, Chen Xiao began to tell his story after arriving in Zhongzhou.

He met Cao Ying in Saint Pill City, condensed a poison pill for Little Fairy Doctor in Ye City, asked the Cao family in Hanhai City to help contact the affiliated races of the Ancient Dragon of the Void, broke through to the Dou Zong level in Falling God Gorge, had Zi Yan taken back to Dragon Island by the Ancient Dragon Clan, and then went to the far north to seek opportunities, etc.

Chen Xiao didn't hide much from the details and gave a general account of everything.

Even so, by the time he finished telling the story once, it was already dusk.

"So how long do you plan to stay this time?"

"Let's wait until our child is born before we talk about anything else. When I go back this time, I plan to settle down in Zhongzhou. With our current strength, we are capable of establishing ourselves there. Zixiao Pavilion can move there, and so can the Snake-People. Tagor is not suitable for the Snake-People to live in."

A soft glint flashed in Cai Lin's eyes.

Leading the snake people out of this desert is something she has always been trying to do.

"Let's take it one step at a time. We've come this far over the years, so there's no rush to do it in three or five years."

Over the next few days, Chen Xiao accompanied Cai Lin throughout, even putting aside his cultivation for the time being. At most, he would browse through ancient books and scriptures in his spare time to refresh the progress of his unfinished premonitions.

Little Fairy Doctor and Qinglin would appear and disappear intermittently, spending time chatting with the two of them each day before disappearing again.

Chen Xiao did not ask any further questions about this.

With the strength of Little Fairy Doctor and Qinglin, let alone the small Jia Ma Empire, there are few people in the entire Northwest Continent who can threaten them.

It is worth mentioning that the day after Chen Xiao returned to the Holy City, the four elders of the Snake-People Clan, having received the news, came to question him in a menacing manner.

In order to eliminate the influence of the Little Devouring Python and merge her soul as soon as possible, Cai Lin followed Chen Xiao to the Black Corner Region and went to Canaan Academy.

Unexpectedly, when their Queen returned, she was already pregnant. If they hadn't learned that Cai Lin had taken a Heavenly Soul Blood Fusion Pill and that Cai Lin had brought back an incredibly rich amount of resources, they probably would have already been eager to demand an explanation from Chen Xiao.

Therefore, now that Chen Xiao has returned, the four elders will definitely demand an explanation.

However, when they saw Chen Xiao again, their tough words immediately softened.

The reason for this is ultimately due to strength.

Even if they had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to say a word when facing a Dou Zun powerhouse.

It was evening on the eighth day after we returned to Tagor.

As night fell, the bright moonlight flowed like a silver veil.

In an instant, the void surged like a boiling cauldron, and the energy of heaven and earth flowed like rivers into the sea, frantically converging towards the holy city in the center of the Tagor Desert. In the thick, tangible torrent of energy, sand grains floated in mid-air, refracting tiny rays of light under the moonlight, as if a galaxy were pouring down on earth.

This extraordinary phenomenon was particularly striking under the silent desert night sky, but it had already been sealed off by Chen Xiao and his companions within a radius of a thousand miles, so that no one except those in the Holy City of the Snake People knew about it.

Inside the Medusa Temple, Chen Xiao held Little Fairy Doctor's hand, his expression tense, until he felt the aura emanating from the rear chamber that was comparable to the peak of the Dou Zong realm. Only then did he feel relieved and reveal a smile.

In that instant, Chen Xiao had a strange feeling, as if an invisible bond was extending from him, reaching into the rear palace, taking root and sprouting, constantly pulling at his mind.

This strange feeling of becoming a father for the first time made him feel both unfamiliar and uneasy.

The energy between heaven and earth surged for less than fifteen minutes before gradually returning to calm.

With a thought, Chen Xiao withdrew his soul perception power that had enveloped the Holy City.

At that moment, the Great Elder of the Snake-People Clan walked out from the backyard, bowed to Chen Xiao, and couldn't hide the smile on his deeply lined face.

Upon seeing this, Chen Xiao immediately understood. Without saying anything more, he quickly entered the rear sleeping quarters.

In the sleeping hall.

Cai Linxiang leaned against the headboard, her face glistening with sweat, gazing intently at the baby she had just taken care of in her arms. Her smile radiated maternal warmth, a tenderness she had never shown before.

The other three elders of the snake-people stood by the bed, all beaming with joy, filling the entire bedchamber with an atmosphere of happiness.

Chen Xiao appeared hastily. Upon noticing his arrival, the three elders moved aside slightly, and Cai Lin also looked up.

With a mix of trepidation and barely suppressed excitement, Chen Xiao sat down next to Cai Lin.

"It's a girl." Cai Lin hugged the swaddled baby and moved closer to Chen Xiao so that he could see her more clearly.

"I love my daughter!"

"Cai Lin, thank you! You've worked so hard these past three years."

Cai Lin shook her head slightly. At this moment, she showed none of the coldness and sternness of Her Majesty the Queen, only the joy and tenderness of becoming a mother for the first time.

"Let me hold you." Chen Xiao's gaze returned to the swaddling clothes, and he couldn't wait any longer.

He had been apprehensive, fearing he would have difficulty adapting to the change of becoming a father, after all, he was only in his early twenties.

But seeing the child in person and feeling that wonderful connection of blood, all my anxiety vanished instantly, replaced by an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and love.

Cai Lin chuckled and handed the swaddled baby to him. Watching Chen Xiao carefully take the baby with a somewhat awkward and unorthodox posture, her smile deepened.

The snake-people elders standing nearby wore knowing smiles.

"This is my daughter, she's so cute!"

Chen Xiao had no time to pay attention to what they were thinking; his gaze was completely drawn to the child.

Normally, when a baby is born, their face is wrinkled and not cute at all.

However, the little one in Chen Xiao's arms was different. Until now, Chen Xiao had not heard a single cry. Its face and skin were fair and rosy, and its clear and bright eyes blinked from time to time as it looked around at this new world and at the strange adult in front of it.

Just as Chen Xiao was watching his daughter grinning foolishly, suddenly, a small, seven-colored snake emerged from the swaddling clothes and coiled up the little one's arm. It was none other than the familiar Little Devouring Python!

Stared at by a group of eyes, a hint of human-like tension flashed across the little Devouring Python's beautiful pupils. Then, under the gaze of several people, it transformed into a seven-colored ray of light and landed on the child's brow, leaving a faint seven-colored mark.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao and Cai Lin were not particularly nervous.

"Just as you said, the little Devouring Python's soul was not completely melted away by me. Its remaining soul was reborn through the child's body. In return, its power can be fully borrowed by our daughter. In other words, its power is equivalent to our daughter's power, allowing her to possess the strength of a Dou Zong expert from birth," Cai Lin said softly.

Long ago, Chen Xiao had told her about a way to bring back the Little Devouring Python.

Today, this has been proven true.

Because she was mentally prepared, Cai Lin wasn't too surprised when she saw the little Devouring Python and its companion.

"This is a good thing. However, my daughter is still too young to control this power. We still need to seal the power of the little Devouring Python."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xiao's expression shifted, and he quickly checked the advance information in his mind.

Before long, Chen Xiao flipped his hand and took out a perfectly round pill, which he carefully put into the child's mouth.

The pills melt instantly upon entering the mouth, so there's no need to worry about any problems.

Cai Lin and the elders saw this but did not stop him; they did not believe that Chen Xiao would do anything to harm the child.

However, curiosity is still present.

"What kind of pill is this?" Cai Lin asked softly.

"The Bodhi Foundation Building Pill has similar effects to the Heavenly Soul Blood Fusion Pill, but it is more effective and of a higher grade."

Chen Xiao did not hide anything and answered truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Cai Lin and the elders were all taken aback.

The Heavenly Soul Blood Fusion Pill is already a seventh-grade pill. If there is a higher grade than this pill, the Bodhi Foundation Building Pill is most likely a eighth-grade pill!

In fact, it does.

Just now, Chen Xiao was searching his mind for better Foundation Establishment Pills, and the Bodhi Foundation Establishment Pill was the highest grade he could currently obtain through advance payment. Perhaps only figures like the three giants of the Pill Tower could refine it.

Fortunately, Chen Xiao now has a relatively large amount of advance payment opportunities; otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to get those funds in advance.

After using the pill in advance, Chen Xiao now only has one more opportunity to use it in advance.

"Won't we be able to withstand an eighth-grade elixir?"

"Don't worry, all the pills that help build a foundation have one thing in common: their energy is extremely gentle. Their effects are gradual and won't be immediate."

Hearing Chen Xiao say this, Cai Lin and the elders were immediately relieved.

The sound of light footsteps came from outside; it was Little Fairy Doctor and Qinglin who had arrived.

Upon approaching, the two women first nodded to Cai Lin in greeting before turning their gaze to the child in Chen Xiao's arms.

Seeing the little guy's unusually quiet demeanor, a hint of envy flashed in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes.

It has been a long time since her relationship with Chen Xiao made a substantial breakthrough, and they should have borne fruit long ago.

However, there has been no progress to this day.

It wasn't that her pregnancy was in bad shape, nor was it that Chen Xiao had any problems; it was simply because Little Fairy Doctor felt there was no need to rush things.

After all, once she becomes pregnant, she will need to take good care of herself and will no longer be able to accompany Chen Xiao on his travels as before.

So, it can be considered a trade-off.

"Young master, what is the little one's name?"

Qinglin bent down and poked the child's little face, asking curiously.

At the same time, Cai Lin Xiao Yi Xian and several elders of the Snake-People Clan also turned their gazes toward Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao met the bright eyes of the little one in his arms and smiled indulgently.

"Let's call her Yao Yao, Chen Yao!"

They repeated it to themselves several times, and it sounded increasingly natural.

...

Jia Ma Empire, the imperial capital.

A battle at the peak of the Douhuang level has just ended outside the city, but few people know the result.

However, the two sides in a battle can be easily distinguished by the fluctuations in their aura.

One of them was Jia Xingtian, the guardian of the Jia Ma royal family, who had been at the peak of the Dou Huang realm for many years.

The other person was the renowned Ice Emperor Hai Bodong.

At this moment, the two who had finished their battle had quietly arrived deep within the palace.

"Haha, old man, don't be discouraged. I'm only slightly better than you."

Hai Bodong sat opposite Jia Xingtian, watching Jia Xingtian drink silently and laughing heartily.

In the past, Jia Xingtian was very arrogant in front of him, but now, Hai Bodong didn't even have to be serious to beat Jia Xingtian so badly that he couldn't even lift his head.

"Honestly, old man, you should go out and see the world. Staying cooped up in the Gama Empire all day, how can you make any progress? I'm worried that when I come back next time, you'll have already passed away."

Hai Bodong made a few jokes about Jia Xingtian, but he didn't go too far and said a few serious things.

Unfortunately, Jia Xingtian rolled his eyes when he heard this.

"Do you think I can just leave like you? I couldn't leave before, and now that Yunshan has advanced to the Dou Zong realm, I can't leave even more."

This is also a helpless situation for the royal family.

Jia Xingtian sighed and glanced in the direction of Yunlan Sect.

"Yunshan's talent was originally not much different from mine, but things are unpredictable. Now he has advanced to the Dou Zong realm, but I..."

"There's absolutely no way to break through to the Dou Zong realm!"

(End of this chapter)