Battle Through the Heavens: Heavenly comprehension

[Dou Qi Foundation Technique] offers two cultivation modes:

Passive cultivation mode: Dou Qi can be absorbed and refined automatically during daily activities such as walking, sitting, and lying down. The Dou Qi refined through this method is purer than that of the Dou Qi Breathing Technique, with a 50% increase in speed, enhancing the expansion and tempering of the meridians.

Active cultivation mode: Through seated meditation and forming hand seals, the practitioner's active stimulation of this technique doubles the cultivation speed compared to the Dou Qi Breathing Technique, further enhancing the expansion and tempering of the meridians.

Xiao Yan smiled faintly—his comprehension truly defied the heavens!

Knowing that his internal Dou Qi was about to be absorbed, he certainly wouldn't just sit idly by.

Enhancing the effects of the Dou Qi Breathing Technique was absolutely necessary.

He was no longer the ignorant child he once was when it came to cultivation.

Having acquired a solid foundation of cultivation knowledge and dedicated himself to practicing the Dou Qi Breathing Technique for years—especially since this technique was his own creation—his expertise in Dou Qi cultivation surpassed even the strongest Dou Emperors.

After all, those Dou Emperors, despite their unparalleled talents, could never focus solely on cultivating Dou Qi for years as Xiao Yan had.

Moreover, their comprehension abilities were not as exceptional as Xiao Yan's, widening the gap even further.

If Xiao Yan's comprehension ability were measured numerically, it would surpass those peerless experts by at least an entire level—truly at the pinnacle.

"Hehe, time to experience being a Dou Practitioner," Yao Lao chuckled. The Bone Flame Ring on Xiao Yan's hand flashed with white light as it began to absorb his Dou Qi.

The sudden drain of his Dou Qi vortex caused Xiao Yan's brows to furrow, snapping him out of his joyful realization from comprehending the Dou Qi Foundation Technique.

Without hesitation, he swiftly formed new hand seals, activating the technique.

In an instant, immense energy from the surrounding heavens and earth surged toward him, growing denser by the second.

Such an overwhelming amount of energy would be more than sufficient for an ordinary ninth-stage Dou Qi practitioner to break through to the Dou Practitioner level.

Yet, Xiao Yan welcomed it all, his body acting like an insatiable black hole, devouring and refining the incoming energy with ease.

As the pure Dou Qi filled him, Yao Lao's heavily damaged soul finally began to recover.

Sensing the endless flow of Dou Qi within Xiao Yan, Yao Lao's injuries improved, and his condition became significantly better. However, this sudden surge shocked him deeply.

He had watched Xiao Yan grow up and knew of his extraordinary physique. Even with only a low-tier cultivation technique, such a talent could still become a grandmaster of his own sect.

The techniques of the Dou Qi continent were not gifts from heaven but the results of the profound insights of countless predecessors.

Xiao Yan possessed the very talent to create such techniques!

"Could it be that my absorption of Xiao Yan's Dou Qi has further awakened his physique?"

As the top alchemist of the Dou Qi continent, Yao Lao had extensive knowledge.

He knew of rare, terrifying constitutions such as the Calamity Poison Body, which could only be awakened by consuming poisons.

Compared to that, Xiao Yan's physique was several times stronger, yet what transformations might it undergo now?

With a contemplative murmur, Yao Lao accelerated the absorption of Xiao Yan's Dou Qi.

At this moment, the terrifying concentration of energy gathered around Xiao Yan far exceeded that of ordinary Dou Practitioners during cultivation.

Dou Qi was currently at the stage of expanding the meridians and tempering them—prioritizing foundational strength over energy absorption speed—unlike true Dou Practitioners, who focused on forming their Dou Qi vortex to fully begin advanced cultivation techniques.

Xiao Yan's current cultivation state was practically equivalent to practicing a Yellow-tier cultivation technique!

If Yao Lao didn't accelerate the absorption, he genuinely feared that Xiao Yan might be overwhelmed and burst from the sheer influx of heaven and earth energy.

Sensing another massive wave of Dou Qi being drained, Xiao Yan, now fully accustomed to this new cultivation method, increased his speed even further.

Previously, it was just his first time cultivating the Dou Qi Foundation Technique, so he had been a bit unfamiliar with it.

Endless amounts of heaven and earth energy surged toward him madly—this level of energy influx was akin to the breakthrough of a Dou Practitioner advancing in rank.

Yao Lao was astonished. He was about to push his absorption to the limit but was shocked to discover that the surging energy pouring into Xiao Yan's body was being rapidly refined into pure Dou Qi.

Rather than chaotically rampaging through his meridians, this Dou Qi gently merged into them.

As his meridians expanded, the refined Dou Qi nourished Xiao Yan's bones, strengthening his muscles and cells.

Absorbing heaven and earth energy to this extent would be normal if one were practicing a profound Xuan-tier technique—but right now, he was only cultivating the purest form of Dou Qi.

Despite Yao Lao's continued soul-based absorption, Xiao Yan could feel his strength decreasing.

His Dou Qi vortex vanished, falling from the Dou Practitioner level back to the ninth stage of Dou Qi… then to the eighth… seventh… sixth…

It stopped?

Maintaining the improved Dou Qi Foundation Technique, Xiao Yan was slightly surprised.

"This is only the sixth stage of Dou Qi. Isn't Yao Lao going to absorb more?"

Yao Lao certainly wanted to drain Xiao Yan down to the third stage, but he was no longer the formidable Medicine Venerable who once dominated the Dou Qi continent—now he was merely a fragmented soul on the verge of dissipating.

Xiao Yan's terrifying physique inherently contained far more Dou Qi than the average person, and with his continuous absorption of heaven and earth energy, it was constantly replenished.

If Yao Lao continued absorbing at this rate, his fragile soul wouldn't be able to withstand it—he needed to pace himself.

To put it plainly, Yao Lao had overindulged and was now feeling stuffed.

Xiao Yan sighed as he got up, putting on a look of disappointment, as if regretting a failed breakthrough.

After calming his emotions slightly, he quietly slipped out of the courtyard.

At four years old, this was an important time—he needed to nourish his meridians!

By now, it was already deep into the night. Even though the Xiao Clan had hidden guards, Xiao Yan's powerful soul perception allowed him to detect them in advance.

Stepping out of the courtyard, Xiao Yan casually chewed on a blade of grass, strolling leisurely along a quiet path.

Everything was finally falling into place; now, he only had to wait for Yao Lao to fully recover.

The Dou Qi absorbed by Yao Lao wasn't taken in vain—it not only helped heal his injuries but also restored his soul strength to its peak.

By then, even though Yao Lao remained a soul entity, his power would be unmatched—figures like Yun Shan and Fa Ma would be nothing but insignificant obstacles.

Moreover, the meridian expansion and tempering effects of Dou Qi would continuously strengthen Xiao Yan's body, reducing the pain he would experience when devouring heavenly flames in the future.

A cool night breeze swept past, clearing Xiao Yan's mind. He paused briefly and muttered to himself, "If I only use Dou Qi to nourish my meridians, wouldn't that be a waste of my heaven-defying comprehension?"

(End of Chapter)

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