Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

As the energy ripples passed, Xiao Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, reached out and pressed down into the medicine cauldron, and a rich aroma of medicinal pills wafted out from it.

"All right."

Xiao Fan smiled faintly, and with a wave of his hand, a perfectly round, light purple pill flew out of the medicine cauldron and landed in a jade bottle that Xiao Fan had prepared in advance.

"Here you go!" Xiao Fan handed the jade bottle containing the pills to You Ruo, who was standing to the side, and said softly, "You will need some time to complete the final integration after taking the pills this time, so you will have to wait until I enter the inner courtyard before taking them."

Otherwise, if she took it now, Xiao Fan wouldn't be able to open the outer formation of the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy, and then it would be difficult to explain why he was able to escape.

You Ruo took the pill from Xiao Fan's hand, nodded, and then looked at him: "So what are your plans next?"

Xiao Fan pondered for a moment.

"We came out mainly for the Eagle Protector's matter. The result isn't too disappointing. Let's make some preparations and go straight back to the inner courtyard tomorrow."

With five days left until the system's deadline, tomorrow is the last day, and there will be a penalty for failing the task...

Xiao Fan put the medicine cauldron into his storage ring. This medicine cauldron was left to him by the old medicine master. Although its quality was not ranked on the medicine cauldron list, it was still a rare high-grade item. It was still sufficient for Xiao Fan's current use, but as Xiao Fan continued to improve, he should find a better medicine cauldron.

After all, a good medicine cauldron can not only save the alchemist's battle qi and time, but some medicine cauldrons can even increase the quality and success rate of the pills.

After the pills were finished, the cave fell into an unusual silence.

"Ahem... Um, aren't you going back to the Gama Empire after this?" Xiao Fan broke the silence first, asking You Ruo beside him.

You Ruo turned to look at her, and after a moment of contemplation, said, "The Snake People have secret methods that allow the elders to know my situation, so I'm not worried for now."

"As for my plans," You Ruo glanced at Xiao Fan, seemingly casually adding, "I'll stick with you for now. What, is it interfering with your womanizing?"

For some reason, Xiao Fan suddenly felt a chill down his back and quickly waved his hand.

"No no......"

Chapter 155 The Punishment Arrives

Having learned his lesson, Xiao Fan dared not speak any further. Worried about the punishment the next day, he lost all interest in cultivation. So he took out a set of clean white bedding from his storage ring and spread it in the cave.

"You rest here for a bit, I'm going outside for some fresh air."

After leaving the cave, Xiao Fan lay on the grass outside, gazing up at the deep night sky above.

"Five senses, how about we draw the taste or smell..."

The so-called five senses are sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch; representing human vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, respectively.

For Xiao Fan, smell and taste were dispensable, since they had the least impact on his cultivation.

As for the other three senses—touch, sight, and hearing—Xiao Fan could hardly imagine the pain of losing them.

"Ugh......"

Although the system was there and Xiao Fan could recover in the future, he was still worried. Only at this moment did he realize that he was in a world where people could kill.

"what happened?"

Xiao Fan heard You Ruo's soft voice from behind. He looked up and saw her standing not far behind him.

Why didn't you rest?

“Although you didn’t say it, we are currently bound by a contract, and I can sense a sense of helplessness and confusion permeating your soul,” You Ruo said softly.

"I had almost forgotten about that..."

You Ruo walked over and sat down next to Xiao Fan. A faint fragrance wafted from her nose and permeated Xiao Fan's heart.

In that instant, Xiao Fan felt that he didn't want to give up even his sense of smell.

"With me here, what are you worried about?" You Ruo's calm voice came from the side, but Xiao Fan could feel the concern in it.

Shaking his head, Xiao Fan did not reveal anything about the system. Medusa's memories of contacting Xiao Fan's soul essence were fragmented, and she was completely unaware of the system's existence. Therefore, she did not understand why Xiao Fan, with his talent, insisted on confronting the Eagle Protector head-on, or why he had such emotions.

The two ended up spending the night on the grass outside the cave. The next morning, Xiao Fan stood up from the grass and whispered to Medusa, "Thank you."

He knew that You Ruo was trying to comfort him because she sensed his emotions, but her long-standing status had made her completely clueless about how to comfort people, which is why she said, "With me here, what are you worried about?"

Then she silently stayed outside with Xiao Fan for the entire night.

"Let's go back to the inner courtyard."

Xiao Fan reached out his hand to You Ruo. After hesitating for a moment, You Ruo grabbed Xiao Fan's hand and stood up from the ground.

The two hurried towards the inner courtyard and soon arrived at the array formation on the outer perimeter of the inner courtyard.

"rely on you."

You Ruo stretched out her right hand and, just as she had when she came out, easily created an opening in the formation, and the two of them quickly entered it.

Xiao Fan determined the direction and then said to You Ruo, "How about it? Take the Spirit Fusion Pill now. When you wake up again after a while, you should be able to recover to your peak condition."

"it is good."

Back in the inner courtyard, Xiao Fan was basically out of danger, and You Ruo had no objections. Otherwise, if some of the older guys in the academy found out about her, it would be very difficult to deal with. It was better to take this opportunity to restore her strength.

You Ruo took out the Spirit Fusion Pill refined by Xiao Fan. After consuming it, she transformed back into a small snake, coiled around Xiao Fan's arm, and fell into a deep sleep. In her consciousness space, the snake's soul and her soul slowly merged together and fell into silence.

After You Ruo fell asleep, Xiao Fan did not immediately go to the accommodation area in the inner courtyard. Instead, he found a place in a forest to wait.

As night fell, and the clock struck midnight, the system's mechanical voice sounded.

"Ding! Mission - Control the Eagle Guardian, five-day time limit, mission failed."

"Mission Penalty: Battle Qi -300, Source Coins -5000, Five Senses Extraction... Visual Loss, Confirmation Complete, Immediately Execute... Buzz... Anomaly... Correction..."

Just as Xiao Fan's heart was in his throat, the shocking voice appeared again.

"Again...again?"

"Correction complete, execute immediately: Battle Qi value +300, Source Coins +5000, Visual Extraction."

With a crackling sound of electricity, the system's voice rang out again.

While Xiao Fan was completely bewildered, the amount of fighting spirit within his body began to rise rapidly.

"Ding! Punishment ended."

The system's voice had long since disappeared, yet Xiao Fan remained slumped in place, unable to recover for a long time.

He suddenly remembered the scratches on his desk when he first entered Canaan Academy, and he took the desk out again.

"The punishment is fake!"

"The Inner Court's Little Fairy Doctor!"

Two large lines of writing were still engraved on the table. Xiao Fan stretched out his finger and gently stroked the first line of writing.

"The punishment... was fake?"

Xiao Fan hadn't understood the meaning of those words before, but in that instant, he suddenly realized what they meant—were they a reminder about the system...?

This event was quite a shock, and even now, Xiao Fan's hands were still trembling with excitement.

If it weren't for the hardships of this mission, he probably wouldn't have realized this.

So... what exactly is it...?

Xiao Fan stood there, staring at the table for a long time, and finally came back to his senses as dawn broke.

"Ha, whatever, I can't resist now, can I?"

Xiao Fan narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth.

"Just keep going. In the end, you'll understand everything."

After putting the table back into his storage ring, Xiao Fan began to assess his current strength.

"System panel open!"

[The Strongest Supporting Character System] (Pidan)

Host: Xiao Fan

Level: 6 (312000)

Strength: Four-star Dou Ling (4761000) Fifth-grade Alchemist (5001000)

Source Coins: 17820

Technique: Nine Stars Shining Sun Technique

Combat Skills: Low-level Profound Rank Absorbing Palm (Mastered), High-level Profound Rank Eight Extremes Collapse (Mastered), Low-level Profound Rank Dragon Step (Mastered), Low-level Earth Rank Cloud Crane Shadow (Mastered), Mid-level Earth Rank Shadow Prison (Beginner), Mid-level Profound Rank Void Blade (Mastered)...

The cultivation of combat skills is divided into four stages: beginner, master, advanced, and proficient.

Items: Shadowless Mask, Thousand Flame Spear, Sky-Piercing Blade, Pure Soul Experience (to be absorbed)...

main mission:

"Ding! New quest triggered. Moon's Lament. Quest rewards: Earth-rank high-level combat skill, Moon Shadow; 500 Battle Qi points, 7000 Source Coins."

"A four-star Dou Ling, hehe."

Looking at his own strength, Xiao Fan didn't expect that this trip would yield such great results. In just five days, he had leaped to the level of a four-star Dou Ling.

Besides the difference in strength, Xiao Fan could also sense the change in his own eyes.

Chapter 156 Zi Yan

Xiao Fan's previous cultivation technique, Golden Eye, allowed him to detect individuals whose cultivation level did not exceed two major realms of his own.