Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

After Bai Lie flew away, Xiao Li stroked his chin and pondered, "The dean asked me to visit the academy in a year and then take me to Zhongzhou to broaden my horizons? Is there anything big happening in Zhongzhou right now? Oh well, I'll find out when I get there."

Xiao Li arrived in front of Elder Wang and found that Elder Wang had a rosy complexion, his soul power was very concentrated, and he was exuding the aura of a peak Dou Huang. Moreover, his aura was fluctuating, indicating that he was about to break through!

"It seems that the teacher will need a few more years to complete his rebirth. Grandpa, you will probably have to take care of him again in the next few years," Xiao Li said to Xiao Ting beside him.

"Oh, it's no big deal. Your grandpa is in his prime right now, and I still have decades to live. I could even give you and Lin'er another little uncle without any problem."

"Don't worry, leave this to me." Xiao Ting said with a smile. Since relinquishing the heavy responsibility of the family head and breaking through to the Dou Huang realm, Xiao Ting felt much more relaxed.

"Although it feels a bit formal to say thank you to you, Grandpa, I can't think of any other words. Thank you, Grandpa. By the way, Grandpa, you're now a four-star Dou Huang, so I suppose the Qingyuan Pill isn't very effective for you anymore, right?"

Xiao Li said that although the Douhuang realm can increase lifespan by a lot, it is still not enough. Only by reaching the Douzong realm can one live to be a figure like an ancestor.

People like Yunshan and Jia Xingtian are determined to break through to the Dou Zong level because the lifespan of a Dou Huang is much shorter than that of a Dou Zong. They both have things they need to protect, so lifespan is extremely important to them.

"It's definitely not that big anymore. Maybe I've taken too much and developed a resistance." Xiao Ting did indeed find that the Qingyuan Pill wasn't as effective as before.

"Hmm~ At least for now, I can make the family eat pills like food. Grandpa, please wait a moment. In the next year, I will refine pills suitable for your cultivation."

Although pills suitable for cultivating lightning-attribute Dou Huang are rare, Xiao Li does have them. It has to be said that the seventh-grade alchemist that Elder Wang encountered has a truly rich lineage.

For alchemists, the most important thing is the strange fire, and the second most important thing is the pill formula. No matter how good the alchemy skills are, it is useless without the pill formula.

"Alright, Grandpa will wait here. By the way, Li'er, take good care of the family, your elder brother, and the clansmen. It's a bit of a waste for this old man to have invested so much."

The more gifted younger members of the family should be nurtured. You might not know this, but Zhan'er is about to become a father.

Xiao Ting said with a smile.

"Huh? How old is this kid? He just came of age not long ago, how come he's going to be a father already?" Xiao Li was also surprised. The little girl who used to follow him around was going to be a father!

"What do you think? Your old man, who was still a minor, kidnapped your mother and brought her home. I almost broke his leg. There are no special customs about marriage in our Dou Qi Continent."

"Old men marrying young women, young men marrying old women, polygamy, and polyandry are commonplace. In this world, power is everything," Xiao Ting said slowly.

"That's true. Xiao Zhan already has a son. It seems I'm going to be a grandfather soon. Since he's Xiao Zhan's son, I, as his second grandfather, will naturally have to help him out more."

A top-tier seventh-grade pill, the Profound Bodhi Foundation Establishment Pill—this is a truly excellent item! Not only is its medicinal nature mild, but it also possesses an extremely powerful foundation-building effect. Taking just one pill is equivalent to gaining the potential to become a Dou Zong!

Xiao Li introduced the Xuanpu Foundation Establishment Pill to Xiao Ting, explaining that it was different from the previous Grade 5 and Grade 6 Foundation Establishment Pills.

Xuanpu Foundation Building Pill is specially formulated for infants and young children. It is mild in nature and its medicinal power penetrates deep into the child's body, stimulating as the child grows.

According to Dan Fang, one Xuanpu Foundation Building Pill is enough to create a Dou Zong powerhouse. It may sound exaggerated, but the facts are all too common!

The Xuanpu Foundation Building Pill is one of the most frequently used pills by large families for their children to build their foundation.

However, above the Profound Foundation Building Pill, there is an eighth-grade pill called the Beginning Pill. The Beginning Pill has even more amazing effects, surpassing the Profound Foundation Building Pill in every aspect.

A child who can take the First Beginning Pill has the potential to become a Battle Master!

Unfortunately, Xiao Li doesn't have the recipe for the First Beginning Pill; he can look for it later.

"Haha, I'll leave the family affairs to you and Lin'er. By the way, Li'er, before I left the family, Lin'er told me that there's a girl in the family whose fighting spirit is fire attribute mixed with a trace of wood."

"Take some time to go home and see if that girl can become an alchemist. You have a better eye than us old folks. Oh, by the way, that girl should be considered your cousin."

Xiao Ting told Xiao Li about what happened at home.

"Oh? Is that so? Haha, let me go and take a look. If there is an alchemist in the family, that would be good. At least I wouldn't need to refine the lower-grade pills."

The Xiao family is now thriving, and Xiao Li is confident that he can produce several Dou Zong and over a dozen Dou Huang within the next twenty years. If Xiao Li's own alchemy skills improve further, becoming a Dou Zun is not out of the question.

"Sigh~ I don't want to think about that anymore, let's cultivate!" Xiao Li began his cultivation; he still loved cultivation as much as ever.

. . . . . .

One year later, in the capital, the Xiao family

"I'm leaving now. Take good care of the family, elder brother. I've preserved a wisp of Yang Fire within you; it can save your life in a critical moment."

Xiao Li patted his elder brother Xiao Lin on the shoulder. He had spent most of the year at the Xiao family. Yun Yun returned to the Yunlan Sect to inherit the position of sect leader, becoming the ninth sect leader of the Yunlan Sect and breaking through to the Dou Huang realm in seclusion.

The previous sect leader, Yunshan, also announced his seclusion, and now the Yunlan Sect is managed by the Grand Elder, Yunji.

"Hey kid, you still don't trust your older brother? Although I'm not as good as you and Grandpa, I'm still an eight-star Dou Wang. Among the Dou Wangs in the Jia Ma Empire, I'm one of the strongest. Besides me, there's also Butler Xia. You can rest assured."

Xiao Lin patted his chest and said, his body radiating a strong aura of menace.

After the Strongest Tournament concluded, Jia Xingtian appointed Xiao Lin, the patriarch of the Xiao family, as the Grand Marshal of Wind and Thunder, and Nalan Jie, the patriarch of the Nalan family, as the Grand Marshal of Lionheart.

Just a year ago, Jia Xingtian ordered Xiao Lin to lead troops to garrison in the western part of the empire for half a year. During those six months, Xiao Lin fought there and killed two Dou Wangs, shocking the entire empire.

Among the four major families of the Jia Ma Empire, the Xiao family is showing signs of becoming the strongest.

However, Xiao Li scoffed at these titles. After Xiao Lin was sent out, the Xiao family encountered challengers who challenged whether the Xiao family's reputation was true.

The newcomers were two Dou Wangs and several Dou Lings, clearly intending to humiliate the Xiao family! Fortunately, Xiao Li returned just in time and casually beheaded the two Dou Wangs, hanging their bodies at the Xiao family's gate.

Afterwards, Xiao Li went to the palace and fought a great battle with Jia Xingtian. He warned Jia Xingtian that if he did such a disgraceful thing again, he would send a Dou Zong and several Dou Huang to kill him!

Jia Xingtian had no choice but to back down. He couldn't afford to offend a sixth-grade alchemist. He hadn't expected that even Yun Shan wouldn't turn against him, but this young man would go berserk!

After more than a year apart, Jia Xingtian discovered that this young man had become a Dou Huang powerhouse. Although there was a significant gap between his cultivation and Xiao Li's, Xiao Li possessed a secret technique to enhance cultivation and had a powerful physical body. He fought Xiao Li to a standstill, and Xiao Li also controlled a dangerous black flame, causing Jia Xingtian considerable suffering.

Jia Xingtian ran into a brick wall, and subsequently resigned from the throne, becoming part of the royal family's foundation. He stopped interfering in matters of public affairs, and only Jia Xingtian himself knew whether he had truly relinquished power.

After resolving the issues in Jia Ma Capital, Xiao Li began to carefully cultivate his family. He discovered that the Xiao family seemed to lose its backbone as soon as Xiao Lin left.

Fortunately, Xia Yilong broke through to the Dou Wang level that year, and he married a woman from the Xiao family, officially becoming a member of the Xiao family.