Chapter 55: Breakthrough, Nine-Star Dou Master

"Why does big brother want to leave Wutan City and not take Xian'er with him?" 

Xiao Yixian allowed Su Yun's large hand to gently stroke her cheek.

"Because it's very dangerous there, brother can't protect Xian'er's safety," Su Yun explained.

"The place brother is going to is much more dangerous than Wutan City, with many Fourth Rank Magic Beasts, and even Fifth Rank Magic Beasts."

"Really?" Xiao Yixian blinked her eyes, staring at Su Yun's eyes.

Su Yun couldn't help but smile helplessly, "Why would brother deceive Xian'er? Of course, it's true."

"But why did brother help Xiaolan increase its strength, but not me? Brother is so powerful, he even turned Xiaolan from a First Rank Magic Beast into a Third Rank Magic Beast, why doesn't he care about me?" 

At these words, Su Yun fell silent for a moment.

Xiao Yixian continued to stare into Su Yun's eyes, determined to get an answer today.

After a moment of silence, Su Yun spoke again.

"Xian'er, you are the closest person to brother. If I could, I would definitely help Xian'er increase her strength, it's just not the right time yet. Will Xian'er believe in brother?"

Su Yun and Xiao Yixian locked eyes.

After a long time, Xiao Yixian finally broke the silence.

"Xian'er believes in brother, but brother must come back."

At these words, Su Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief. The little girl had grown up, with her own thoughts now.

Su Yun felt a sense of relief in his heart, but as he had said, it was not yet the time.

Xiao Yixian tidied up her appearance and followed Su Yun to the home of Lao Qianchen.

After a while.

"They're here."

Seeing the two figures, Lao Qianchen's face lit up with a kind smile.

"Lao, this child, I'll trouble you during this time," Su Yun said, looking at the little girl beside him as he nodded.

"I have already agreed to take care of her," Lao Qianchen said, nodding as he looked at the girl.

"After I come back, I will definitely help Lao become a Fourth Grade Alchemist."

At this moment, Xiaolan, who had been following them in the sky, also landed on the ground.

"This is my Blue Hawk, also entrusted to you," Su Yun said.

Lao Qianchen was somewhat surprised to hear this. As expected of a Fourth Grade Alchemist, he even raised a Third Rank Blue Hawk.

"Alright."

Nodding, Su Yun exchanged a few words with Xiao Yixian and then left.

Xiao Yixian watched Su Yun's departing figure with reluctance.

"Alright, child, come with me. I'll take good care of you. If you don't mind, you can treat this place as your own home," Lao Qianchen said to Xiao Yixian with a friendly aura.

"Okay, Grandpa."

At these words, a kind smile appeared once again on Lao Qianchen's face.

Back at home, Su Yun also felt reluctant to leave Xiao Yixian, but he had more important things to do.

A month later, a powerful aura appeared in the room.

Su Yun got up from the bed, stretched lazily, and his bones crackled.

He hadn't been out for two months, spending all his time at home practicing.

The effect of practicing with full concentration was indeed different.

Just two months after becoming an Eight-Star Dou Master, he had successfully broken through and become a Nine-Star Dou Master.

When Xiao Yixian was still around, he needed to spend a lot of time with her every day, keeping her company.

That's why he entrusted her to Lao Qianchen so quickly, for this reason among others.

Parting was to have a better reunion.

Su Yun nibbled on dry rations, already starting to miss Xiao Yixian's carefully prepared meals.

Originally, according to his estimate, it would take another five months for him to break through to Dou Spirit.

But now that he had become a Nine-Star Dou Master so quickly, it probably wouldn't take that long.

Su Yun took a breath of fresh air in the yard before returning to his room to continue practicing.

When he was alone, he didn't engage in any entertainment activities, just like before he met Xiao Yixian.

After a short rest, he plunged back into cultivation.

...

Time passed by slowly, another two months went by. The Dou Qi in Su Yun's body was full again, approaching saturation, and he could feel a clear bottleneck.

Su Yun pondered over the bottleneck in his body.

If he relied on meticulous cultivation, it would probably take another two months to break through successfully.

But he had two other methods available now.

The first one was using pills.

The second one was through battle.

Currently, he had a prescription that could help him break through the bottleneck and become a Dou Spirit.

But embarrassingly, one of the rare ingredients needed to refine this pill was not in his possession.

And it was impractical to send his forces to find it.

As far as he knew, this particular ingredient was a specialty of the Southeastern Continent.

And the Empire was located in the northwest corner of the continent, so this ingredient was basically not circulating in the market.

Su Yun shrugged and decided to visit the Magic Beast Mountain Range again.

In the process of battle, the Dou Qi in the body would surge violently.

The higher the intensity of the battle, the more intense the surge of Dou Qi would be. Under such circumstances, the bottleneck in the body would be shaken, and even cracks might appear.

If he was lucky, it might even break through on the spot.

Just like Xiao Yan did during the inner courtyard selection competition at the Jia Nan Academy.

Of course, he didn't dare to expect such treatment, just having cracks in the bottleneck would be enough.

Su Yun prepared his equipment and stored the dry rations at home in the system space.

After everything was ready, he set off for the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

Being cautious didn't mean being cowardly, just like when he first broke through as a Fighter, if necessary, he didn't mind putting himself in danger.

After all, the ability of the system space was quite buggy. When it came to preserving life, none of the three main functions of the system could compare.

Su Yun entered the Magic Beast Mountain Range, this time he didn't intend to just stay on the periphery.

There were basically no Fourth Rank or higher Magic Beasts on the periphery.

And with his current strength, Third Rank Magic Beasts posed no threat to him at all.

Challenging opponents of a higher rank was basically a necessary skill for every transmigrator, and he was no exception.

Su Yun didn't use the Purple Cloud Wings to travel.

Fourth Rank Magic Beasts already had a decent level of intelligence, knowing what it meant to unite against a common enemy.

Humans and Magic Beasts were naturally opposed to each other.

If he appeared in the sky within the Magic Beast Mountain Range, once he was noticed, just one Magic Beast calling out would likely result in him being surrounded by countless Magic Beasts.

He was here to break through

 the bottleneck, not to court death.

To barge in like Yun Yun did, he needed sufficient strength.

After a while, Su Yun arrived in the depths of the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

He had already used the Profound Shadow Art to conceal his aura and figure completely.

This martial skill was quite practical.

With the Profound Shadow Art combined with the Purple Cloud Wings, you could fly in without being noticed.

But this would consume Dou Qi very quickly, so it was unnecessary.

Su Yun stopped at a mountain peak within the Magic Beast Mountain Range to observe, intending to pick a solitary Fourth Rank Magic Beast to warm up first.

The interior of the Magic Beast Mountain Range was not small, and it wasn't difficult to find some solitary Magic Beasts that weren't with a group.

(End of this chapter)