Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

"Even more bizarre than a Heaven-Rank cultivation technique?"

Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he swallowed hard before asking, "What level of cultivation technique is that?"

"Low-level Yellow Rank!"

......

"You old geezer, are you kidding me?!" Xiao Yan roared angrily.

Looking at Xiao Yan's distorted face, Yao Lao felt quite a sense of accomplishment. After all, Xiao Yan's mentality had changed greatly after three years of reflection, and it was quite gratifying to see him so angry.

Xiao Fan looked at Xiao Yan, who was shouting, and turned to Yao Lao, saying, "Teacher, what's so strange about this cultivation technique?"

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, Yao Lao turned to Xiao Yan and said, "Look at you, you're not as steady as your senior brother."

"The strange thing about this technique is that it can be upgraded and evolved!"

"Since such a technique really exists, then... can we see it?" Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao's serious face and hesitated before asking.

"Of course...not." With a strange laugh, Yao Lao glanced at Xiao Yan before saying to them, "Alright, it's no use for you to look now. Wait until you reach the Dou Zhe level before we talk about it!"

"Our current task is to raise your Battle Qi to the seventh level within a year!"

Xiao Yan suppressed his curiosity about the technique and asked through gritted teeth, "What's your plan?"

"The purpose of the initial stage of Dou Qi is to strengthen the body's meridians and prepare for future advancement to Dou Zhe. However, Fan'er, you have already reached the eighth stage of Dou Qi, and Yan'er, you have also undergone three years of accumulation. You can skip this step and use some external objects as stimulation." Yao Lao glanced at them and said solemnly.

"Even the lowest level of Qi Gathering Powder is something you can't withstand. Although Fan'er can withstand it, those medicinal liquids are almost useless in improving your strength!"

"Then... do you have a way?" Xiao Yan took a deep breath, frowned, and whispered.

The old apothecary smiled slightly. "Tomorrow, prepare three complete Purple Leaf Orchids, the older the better; two Bone Cleansing Flowers, the age doesn't matter; and a level one wood-type magic core. These are all low-level materials, I'm sure you won't have any problems with them... Someone's coming, I'll go back to my ring first! Also, you two mustn't reveal my presence, not even to your closest relatives." After saying that, the old apothecary ignored Xiao Yan and Xiao Fan's increasingly surprised expressions and went straight into the black ring, accurately slipping it onto Xiao Yan's finger.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan looked at each other, unsure what to do. After all, they didn't have enough money for the materials they had just received!

Xiao Fan thought for a moment and said to Xiao Yan, "I haven't saved any money from all these years of cultivation, I probably only have about ten gold coins left..."

Even if I had it, I couldn't give it to you! Otherwise, how would you take Xun'er shopping?

As the two were talking, they sensed someone coming from behind. Turning around, they saw Xiao Xun'er lightly touch the rocks with her toes, leaping gracefully to the top of the mountain like a purple butterfly, and glancing at the two people on the cliff edge.

Xiao Fan smiled slightly at Xiao Yan, patted him on the shoulder, and hurried down the mountain. He greeted Xiao Xun'er as he passed by, and she even returned his smile. Sure enough, as long as he cultivated a good relationship with Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er's favorability towards him would skyrocket.

Xiao Yan stared blankly at Xiao Fan as he left, and blushed as he recalled Xiao Fan's thoughtful smile. He looked at Xiao Xun'er, hesitated for a moment, and then looked up at her.

Three years later, the brightest halo on the boy seems to have returned once again!

Chapter 8 The Situation of the Xiao Family

Only Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er remained on the cliff.

Xiao Xun'er looked at Xiao Yan, tilted her head, and smiled lightly, "It seems that Brother Xiao Yan doesn't need Xun'er to comfort him?"

“When people suffer setbacks, they have to grow, right? Besides, there are so many people who care about me, like my master... Brother Xiao Fan, Xun'er, and my father!” As he spoke, Xiao Yan reached out and pinched the girl’s delicate face.

Sensing Xiao Yan's unusually intimate gesture, Xiao Xun'er murmured, "Nalan Yanran, I don't know whether I should thank you or hate you..."

"Xun'er...do you...have money?"

......

Xiao Fan, who had come down the mountain, didn't bother with the couple on the cliff anymore. It was time for them to start showing off their love, so why should he follow them?

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Fan decided to find a secluded place to use his combat skill experience card and see how effective it was.

After finding a secluded spot behind the mountain, Xiao Fan began to bring up his system panel.

[The Strongest Supporting Character System] (Pidan)

Host: Xiao Fan

Level: 2 (51200)

Strength: Battle Qi, Rank 7

Technique: Radiant Sun Technique

Combat Skill: Low-level Yellow Rank Fiery Cloud Palm (Not yet mastered)

Items: Low-level storage ring, PvP experience card (Increases PvP proficiency after use, allowing you to quickly master PvP skills.)

Main mission: none

"Pierced Egg, select the Arena Experience Card and use it."

"Combat Skill Experience Card successfully used. Fire Cloud Palm Proficiency: Beginner!"

Xiao Fan closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, he felt as if he had been practicing the Fiery Cloud Palm for a long time and had mastered its basic usage.

"Fire Cloud Palm!"

He shouted in a low voice and swung his weapon at a tree about the thickness of a person in front of him.

"boom!"

A loud noise echoed through the forest. Xiao Fan looked at the deep palm prints on the trees ahead, and then felt his slightly numb right hand. "It seems that to practice combat techniques, one must first build a solid physical foundation. Otherwise, one will injure oneself before harming others!"

"As expected, low-level Yellow Rank combat techniques have limited power, but they are most suitable for me at this moment. If it were a Profound Rank or even an Earth Rank combat technique, let alone whether I could use it, even if I did, I would probably get injured."

Xiao Fan sat down and calmed himself down before starting to consider his future path.

After all, Xiao Yan's cheat code is the Medicine Venerable in the ring. If he stays with him all the time, they'll not only compete for opportunities, but he also only has ten years. If he can't complete the mission by then, it seems he really will be eliminated by the system. So he can't follow the original plot; he must start planning before Xiao Yan.

A certain possibility occurred to Xiao Fan, and a sudden thought struck him. He smiled and said, "If I joined this faction, wouldn't that mean..."

With a plan in mind, Xiao Fan stood up and walked down the mountain. With Xiao Xun'er there, he didn't need to worry about the materials at all.

Xiao Fan then decided to go to the market town at the foot of the mountain, since he hadn't properly explored this world since arriving.

Walking through the market, Xiao Fan witnessed many unique things about this world.

For example, there were cats with two heads, snakes that could mimic human speech, all sorts of alchemy materials, and so-called demonic cores. Only then did Xiao Fan truly appreciate the wonders of the cultivation world.

Just as she was wondering what was going on, she happened to run into Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Fan, who was standing in front of him with a curious expression, and said to him, "Xiao Fan, come with me!"

Following behind Xiao Zhan, Xiao Fan was wondering where he would take him when Xiao Zhan suddenly asked, "Why did you speak up for Xiao Yan today?"

Xiao Fan was slightly taken aback by Xiao Zhan's question, and then smiled and said, "I'm not speaking up for Xiao Yan, I'm just speaking from my own heart."

"You said before that there shouldn't be internal strife within the same family, that it's okay for family members to bully each other, but it's not okay when there are outsiders involved. Why is that?" Xiao Zhan asked curiously.

"The most important thing for a family is cohesion and a sense of honor. If you can bully your own family members in front of outsiders, where does your sense of honor and cohesion come from?" Xiao Fan said seriously.

Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, a hint of excitement flashed in Xiao Zhan's eyes. "Xiao Fan, I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have such insight."

What do you think of our Xiao family now?

Xiao Fan was taken aback by Xiao Zhan's question. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Complacency and a lack of vitality."

"Then what do you think is the best way to change this trend?" When asked this question, Xiao Zhan finally turned to look at Xiao Fan with some seriousness.

Upon hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Xiao Fan finally understood why he had asked him that question. It seemed that the Yunlan Sect's attempt to annul the engagement, and the reaction of the Xiao family elders, made him feel that the Xiao family now only cared about profit. As the patriarch, he wanted to change things but couldn't bring himself to do it, and simply asked the question casually because he happened to be there.

Xiao Fan thought for a moment, "There are only two ways for the Xiao family to change this situation."

"First, experiencing a major catastrophe will make the family members realize that in the face of real disaster, only their own family members are trustworthy. Only then will the family be able to unite and get rid of the current situation of focusing on interests."

"Another way is to rely on a powerful or prestigious person to forcibly change the family's situation, issue new family regulations, give new disciples some opportunities to train, and gradually replace the corrupt ideas of the older generation. Only in this way can the family maintain its vitality and achieve rebirth."

Just like the Xiao family in the original novel, they only began to change after being besieged by the Yunlan Sect. The three elders also reflected on their mistakes, and that was when the Xiao family's cohesion was at its strongest.

However, this was impossible for the Xiao family at this time. Not only had Xiao Zhan's decision-making power within the Xiao family been divided by several elders, but the Xiao family was also a dominant force in Wutan City, so there was no opportunity for them to make a change.

Unless a Dou Wang or higher expert emerges in the Xiao family and changes the family's current corrupt practices, it's unlikely that the family's problems can be reversed within three years. Otherwise, we'll have to wait until Xiao Yan offends the Yunlan Sect or Xiao Yan rises to power again.

Xiao Zhan nodded upon hearing Xiao Fan's answer; he knew the answer all too well. He then told Xiao Fan to go back first.

On one hand, he wanted to see how this young man who had advised his son several times was doing, and on the other hand, he was just feeling a bit bored and wanted to talk to someone casually. He never expected that Xiao Fan would have such a clear understanding of the situation in the Xiao family.

However, the Xiao family is currently facing various internal problems, as well as external forces eyeing it covetously. Even if he has a way to make the Xiao family change, those forces will not allow him to succeed.

As Xiao Fan walked back to his room, his conversation with Xiao Zhan helped him clarify his own thoughts.

The Xiao Clan, once one of the ancient overlords, should not have fallen to such a state. Moreover, Xiao Zhan, as the patriarch of the Xiao Clan, clearly knows the glory of the Xiao Clan in the past. How could such a person manage the clan so frivolously? It seems that the Dou Qi Continent is not as simple as described in the original work. I can only take it as a reference in the future and must act with caution.

Chapter 9 Burning Jue?

Inside a secluded cave in the back mountains, Xiao Fan sat on the ground with his eyes closed, while Yao Lao appeared as a phantom figure next to Xiao Yan.

Looking at Xiao Fan, who was cultivating with his eyes closed on the ground, Yao Lao said to Xiao Yan, "Yan'er, I didn't expect your senior brother's talent to be even better than I imagined. In less than a year, he has already reached the level of a Dou Zhe."

"Now that I've taken the Qi Gathering Powder, breaking through to the Dou Zhe level is practically a natural progression."

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Fan, who was breaking through to the next level while sitting cross-legged, and said enviously, "Yes, I'm only at the seventh level of Dou Qi now, but my senior brother has already broken through to the Dou Zhe level!"

"Don't be discouraged. You've accumulated a lot of experience and will catch up with him soon," the old doctor said with a smile, stroking his beard.

As they talked, Xiao Fan's breathing gradually stabilized, and he excitedly opened his eyes.

"Teacher, I have broken through to the Dou Zhe level."

"Congratulations, senior brother!"

"Haha, good, your talent is still very good, and your physique is also strange. Your affinity for fire is very rare, which is why you were able to break through so quickly."

Xiao Fan smiled but didn't say anything. The Chaotic Flame Body given to him by the system was indeed a top-tier physique in the myriad worlds. If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't triggered any missions in the past year and had been spending time honing his fighting skills, he probably would have already broken through to the Dou Zhe level.