After a long while, the two reluctantly parted.
Dugu Ling's cheeks were slightly flushed as she looked at the aged Xu Xiao and sighed, "Senior Brother... My Misty Longevity Technique is based on the Pure Yin Body, so I'm afraid in this life, I won't be able to become your Dao Companion..."
Xu Xiao shook his head with a smile, "It's alright, Junior Sister. If not in this life, then in the next. Having a thousand years with you is enough for me, Xu Xiao."
He knew that the reason Dugu Ling had made such extraordinary progress over the past thousand years, reaching the Ninth Level of Soul Transformation, was entirely because she possessed the rare Pure Yin Body.
This was also why Ji Xue had taken an interest in her back then.
Although this physique allowed for rapid cultivation, it couldn't form bonds with men. Otherwise, breaking the Pure Yin Body would greatly slow down her cultivation speed.
Before reaching the Void Refinement Realm, the stage after Soul Transformation, Junior Sister Dugu had to maintain her Pure Yin Body.
Dugu Ling looked at Xu Xiao with a slightly guilty expression and said, "Senior Brother, I've wronged you in this life, yet you're still willing to give me such a precious Supreme-Grade Beauty Retention Pill."
"Senior Brother, I understand your feelings now... You've worked hard for this thousand years."
"In the future, if you have such thoughts, I won't stop you. But Senior Brother, you need to be discreet... Don't let everyone know..."
Xu Xiao's old eyes lit up at her words.
This was exactly what he wanted to hear. With Junior Sister not objecting and their master in seclusion, those Grand Elders wouldn't bother with such matters.
In the future, he could freely give gifts to the Daughter of Destiny.
Before leaving, Dugu Ling reminded him, "Senior Brother, I'm already looking for a Dao Companion for you. Rest assured, I'll find a woman who resembles me to be your Dao Companion."
"In this way, in your final decades, it'll be like being with me all the time..."
With that, Dugu Ling took the Beauty Retention Pill and, filled with excitement, flew out of the courtyard.
She couldn't wait to return and test the effects of this Supreme-Grade Beauty Retention Pill.
As for Xu Xiao, he sat down heavily on a chair.
Staring in the direction Dugu Ling had left, his expression gradually became dazed.
A woman resembling Junior Sister as his Dao Companion??
Junior Sister... why does this feel a bit twisted?
[Congratutions to the host for successfully gifting the Supreme-Grade Beauty Retention Pill. First gift to Dugu Ling triggered a ten-thousand-fold critical hit, returning the Three Thousand Great Dao Pill.]
[Three Thousand Great Dao Pill: A Heaven and Earth Divine Pill, born of the world's destiny. Consuming it allows one to randomly comprehend a Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.]
Boom!
The system's words struck Xu Xiao's mind like a thundercp.
Comprehend a Great Dao of Heaven and Earth?!
Xu Xiao looked incredulously at the fist-sized golden divine pill that appeared in his spatial storage, his eyes filled with joy.
Comprehending the Three Thousand Great Dao is the dream of every cultivator!
Having cultivated for a thousand years, he naturally knew that after reaching the Soul Transformation Stage, one begins to touch upon the so-called Heavenly Dao.
The bottlenecks in the Soul Transformation and Void Refinement stages are essentially about comprehending a certain extent of the Three Thousand Great Dao to break through.
His master, Ji Xue, went into seclusion to enter a Secret Realm and comprehend one of the Three Thousand Great Dao.
And now, a single Three Thousand Great Dao Pill would directly allow him to comprehend a Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
Doesn't this mean that in the future, when he reaches the Soul Transformation and Void Refinement stages, there will be no bottlenecks?!
"This is freaking awesome!"
Xu Xiao quickly closed the door and took out the fist-sized divine pill from his spatial storage.
It was surrounded by seven-colored radiance, as if enveloped in celestial aura, exuding an extraordinary divine presence.
"Why is it so big... Do I have to bite it piece by piece?"
Just as he brought the Three Thousand Great Dao Pill to his mouth, the pill seemed to sense something and transformed into a stream of seven-colored light, flying into Xu Xiao's mouth.
Afterward, a strange energy surged within his body.
An inexplicable force of w enveloped his entire being. At this moment, he felt as if he had ascended to an immortal realm, beginning to experience the mysteries of the Three Thousand Great Dao.
[Congratutions to the host for comprehending the Path of Earth Fire from the Three Thousand Great Dao.]
[Name: Xu Xiao]
[Age: 1008 years]
[Realm: Seventh Level of Foundation Establishment]
[Special Physique: Earth Fire]
[Remaining Lifespan: 301 years]
After a long while, the force of w surrounding Xu Xiao dissipated.
He regained his senses, feeling the recently comprehended Path of Earth Fire, his aged face full of vitality.
"It's actually the Path of Earth Fire!"
He was extremely excited. Each path of the Three Thousand Great Dao could lead directly to the realm of eternal life.
And he had directly comprehended the Path of Earth Fire!
Regarding the Path of Fire, there are many branches within the Three Thousand Great Dao.
Earth Fire is the Samadhi True Fire, one of the three fires of Heaven, Earth, and Human.
It is the fire of wood and stone, and also the most commonly used fme by ordinary people.
As for Heavenly Fire, it is the Fire of the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribution, crucial for Tribution Crossing.
Human Fire is the Heart Fme generated within the human body, also known as Karmic Fire.
Raising his hand, with a slight movement of his mind.
The power of the Earth Fire w appeared, and a bright, burning yellow-red fme emerged in Xu Xiao's palm.
Its extreme temperature caused the entire room to be filled with rolling heat waves.
It's unimaginable what would happen if such a small fme were thrown onto a person.
Even a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator would find it a major problem if they were touched by it.
"This is incredible."
Xu Xiao excitedly withdrew the Earth Fire and took out the Southern Radiance Fme-Severing Sword.
The originally fiery and scorching sword, when infused with the Earth Fire Divine Ability, began to burn with a fme of extreme temperature along its bde.
Xu Xiao swallowed as he observed the combined power of the two.
After comprehending the Path of Earth Fire, the power of his Southern Radiance Fme-Severing Sword had increased significantly.
It's no exaggeration to say that with his current Seventh Level of Foundation Establishment strength, enhanced by the Southern Radiance Fme-Severing Sword and Earth Fire, his attack power was now comparable to when he was at the Ninth Level of the Nascent Soul Stage!
Perhaps even more formidable!
"Amazing!"
Xu Xiao nodded in satisfaction, retracting the Earth Fire and the Southern Radiance Fme-Severing Sword.
His confidence was now sky-high.
Although his realm was still cking, his strength had increased significantly!
Moreover, after comprehending the Path of Earth Fire, there would be no bottlenecks in the Soul Transformation and Void Refinement stages.
As long as he overcame the Lightning Tribution of the Ninth Level of the Nascent Soul Stage, his cultivation would soar with the system's help, catching up with Junior Sister!
"I'm getting a bit impatient, haha."
Xu Xiao sat cross-legged on the meditation mat, grinning foolishly.
......
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, two months had gone by.
During these two months, Jin Liuxiang used 30 Foundation Establishment Pills, which returned 60 Gold-Nurturing Pills, advancing to the Fifth Level of Foundation Establishment.
Meanwhile, Xu Xiao, with the frantic supply of resources, successfully advanced to the First Level of Core Formation.
He could now use the Sword Control Technique to fly on his sword, chasing clouds and pursuing the sun.
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