People are Fighting to Break Their Diaries! They Forced Me to Eat Soft Food

12: Chapter 12 Hehehe, the first thing this protector heard upon arrival was the name ”Soul Palace”.”Is it because of Little Yanzi?”

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yan, who was working hard at his cultivation in the wooden tub, and a seemingly reasonable guess arose in his heart.

Xiao Yan was born with powerful soul strength, which would draw in more worldly energy during cultivation. After he broke through to become a Dou Practitioner, it allowed the sleeping Yao Lao to use the bone flame ring to devour the ’spiritual energy’ of the world.

At first, it was an unconscious absorption, causing Xiao Yan’s cultivation to regress. Once he woke up, he had the idea of testing and tempering Xiao Yan’s character, letting the latter spend three years as a piece of trash to experience the coldness of the world.

Over these years, Yao Lao was also very aware of how deep the bond between Xiao Ting and Xiao Yan was.

To care for the feelings of his genius-turned-trash Cousin, he deliberately hid his own cultivation and talent; this was indeed something Xiao Ting would do.

”What a fine and trustworthy bond.” The more Yao Lao thought about it, the more certain he became of his judgment.

He also thought of his own sworn brother, Wind Idle, who was likely searching the entire continent for him right now.

Xiao Yan’s strength was still insufficient; otherwise, they could go to the Central Plains. Seeking help from Wind Idle would allow for a faster recovery.

”Xiao Ting is also worth nurturing,” Yao Lao thought secretly.

Xiao Ting’s soul talent was not inferior to Xiao Yan’s, and from the looks of it, his cultivation talent was not bad either.

Unfortunately, Xiao Ting’s Dou Qi attribute was not fire with a hint of wood, but rather a dual attribute of lightning and fire.

Even though lightning originates from wood and they share the same source, one would still need to master a wood-fire attribute Heavenly Flame to have a chance at becoming an Alchemist.

The path of an Alchemist didn’t need to be considered for now, but those with fire and lightning attributes were cultivators naturally gifted at combat.

As for Xiao Yan, he hoped this disciple could cultivate the Burning Technique, as it was crucial for his resurrection.

However, the final decision was still left to Xiao Yan.

But for Xiao Ting, he could provide high-rank fire or lightning attribute cultivation methods.

By nurturing these two brothers together, they could support each other in the future.

Xiao Ting knew nothing of Yao Lao’s intention to nurture him.

At this moment, he was seizing the opportunity brought by initiating the Thunder Flame Precious Tome to make a breakthrough.

Boom!

The sound of Tiger-Leopard Thunder seemed to ring out invisibly.

The worldly energy was extremely dense but full of impurities as it gathered around Xiao Ting.

He absorbed it with greedy frenzy. His meridians were like thunderclouds containing the majesty of heaven and earth, with lightning and fire refining the worldly energy. Under the control of his Mortal Realm Middle-stage soul strength, the energy flowed through a specific path and merged into the cyclone in his dantian in an extremely pure state.

The silver-purple cyclone accepted all the incoming energy, devouring and refining it before feeding it back into Xiao Ting’s meridians and limbs. This reverse tempering and polishing made his physique stronger and his meridians tougher.

When the Dou Practitioner cyclone reached a certain density, it finally underwent a qualitative change and condensed into energy liquid. It then surged through special paths to every inch and cell of Xiao Ting’s body, as if coating them in a layer of special energy crystals.

This process lasted for nearly a minute. The cyclone in Xiao Ting’s dantian suddenly stopped, and he snapped his eyes open as an aura surged from his body.

”Successful breakthrough!” Xiao Ting revealed a smile.

Clenching his fists, he felt a sense of abundant power that brought a blind confidence; if he returned to Blue Star now, he would be a humanoid missile.

With a thought, a surge of silver-purple Dou Qi emerged, clinging tightly to the surface of his body and his training clothes. This was the signature ability of a Dou Master: the Dou Qi Gauze Robe.

Once deployed, it provided a boost to speed, defense, attack, and more. This was the true gap that placed one ahead of a Dou Practitioner, a chasm that lower-level cultivators could not easily leap across.

”After a day and night of my unremitting efforts, I have finally risen from a new Dou Practitioner to a new Dou Master.” Xiao Ting gave himself a mental thumbs-up.

Just like the handsome readers of his past life who loved web novels, he was simply too hardworking, shedding countless drops of sweat and effort for this breakthrough.

Becoming a Dou Master meant that while he was still at the lower levels of the Fighting Qi Continent’s cultivation pyramid, he had at least moved beyond the common masses.

In major towns like Qingshan Town, he would be strong enough to establish a mercenary group as a hegemon or start a small clan.

He would be a mainstay among the three great families of Wutan City, and in the military of the Jia Ma Empire, he could serve as a junior officer.

This was a momentous event worth recording.

[The sixteenth year of Xiao Yan...]

[My current cultivation talent and comprehension are so terrifying they even scare me. In just one night, I successfully initiated the Earth-rank Low-tier Cultivation Method, the ’Thunder Flame Precious Tome,’ and gained the following insights...]

[After successfully initiating the Earth-rank Low-tier Cultivation Method and converting the ordinary Dou Qi in my body, I seized the fleeting opportunity and successfully broke through to become a Dou Master.]

[This is a historic moment worth commemorating.]

[Plane Blessing, the resources porter, informed me how to pick up a dou shi pill for cheap. It’s no longer needed, but I can take it back to the clan and trade it with my uncle for other resources.]

Finishing his record, Xiao Ting walked out of the secret room, planning to wash up and then go find Xun’er.

At the same time, the women who possessed the journal copy all received a notification that the Diary had been updated.

Putting aside their non-urgent tasks, they chose to pause and flip through their Diary copies, only to fall into silence.

Dou Master? Hadn’t he just broken through to Dou Practitioner yesterday?

An Earth-rank technique is truly horrifyingly powerful?

”He must have obtained other opportunities after getting the Diary, which is why his cultivation skyrocketed.”

”And then he received the Earth-rank technique from Xun’er, completing his breakthrough after formal cultivation.”

Inside a private courtyard at the Cloud Mist Sect’s residence in Jia Ma Holy City, Yun Yun lightly rubbed her brow.

Breaking through to Dou Master at fifteen and practicing a Di Tier Low-grade cultivation method—even without the Diary’s blessing and Xun’er’s help, he could probably break through to Dou Huang before the age of thirty.

”What is Sect Leader Yun Yun thinking about?” An old man’s voice suddenly echoed in the courtyard.

Yun Yun composed her expression, folded her hands on her lap, and looked at the old man descending from the sky. ”I was thinking about the Hall of Souls.”

”The Hall of Souls?” A look of surprise and suspicion flashed in Jia Xingtian’s eyes as he spoke slowly. ”I have heard of them; they are a top-tier power on the continent over in the Central Plains. Why would you mention them?”

The Jia Ma Empire had no Dou Zong and was only a second-rate power in the Northwest Continent; in the eyes of the entire Fighting Qi Continent, it was merely third-rate.

Before top-tier powers, the Jia Ma Empire was like an ant, much like a small mercenary group facing an empire.

Jia Xingtian’s horizons were limited, so he could only see it that way.

”I wonder if Old Jia has heard of any members of the Hall of Souls appearing in the Jia Ma Empire or its surroundings?” Even without the Diary’s constraints, Yun Yun would not tell the whole truth, replying with some reservations: ”I learned through special channels that my sect seems to have some history with the Hall of Souls, and I want to find someone from there to verify a few things.”

”My understanding of the surrounding empires is far inferior to yours, Old Jia, which is why I asked to meet with you.”

”Oh?” Jia Xingtian stroked his beard. It was unclear if he believed Yun Yun’s words, but after a slight hesitation, he nodded. ”What a coincidence.”

”I actually do know some information related to the Hall of Souls.”

”However, you certainly won’t be able to go looking for them.”

A Soul Hall Protector, who had just left the Cloud Mist Sect and was passing through the capital of the Jia Ma Empire, thought: ”...”

Jie jie jie, the moment this Protector arrives, he hears someone talking about the Hall of Souls.