*Chapter 2: Cultivating in the Womb, Yao Lao is Shocked!*

Upon replacing the previous cultivation method with the "Innate Breathing Technique" version 2.0, Qin Yueyao's body seemed to transform into a miniature black hole, continuously absorbing the surrounding Heaven and Earth energy.

However, this effect was extremely subtle, making it nearly impossible for an ordinary person to detect.

Hidden within the ancient ring on Qin Yueyao's hand, Yao Lao, even in his severely injured state, still maintained a certain level of awareness of the external world.

"Heaven and Earth energy is gathering... What is happening here?"

With his experience as the top alchemist on the continent, Yao Lao naturally sensed the changes occurring in Qin Yueyao's body, coming from the child in her womb.

"Someone is actually cultivating in the womb!" Yao Lao was utterly stunned.

While "cultivating in the womb" was often an exaggerated remark used to describe extraordinarily fast cultivation geniuses, everyone knew that such a thing was utterly impossible.

How could someone who hasn't even fully grown yet start cultivating?

Yao Lao forced himself to recall every miraculous physique he knew, but none matched such an unprecedented phenomenon.

"This child is able to cultivate in the womb... Could he possess the potential to become a Dou Emperor?" A peculiar thought crossed Yao Lao's mind.

Generally, the Dou Qi stage is primarily about building a strong foundation, where the speed of cultivation is not as important as the depth of one's base.

Some geniuses even suppress their breakthroughs intentionally.

Since this child started cultivating in the womb, the foundation he would have at birth would be several times stronger than those who begin cultivating at five or six years old. Such talent could only be described as terrifying.

Yao Lao's dormant heart started burning with excitement again.

However, he was still incredibly weak at the moment. He could only wait for this peerless genius to be born before he could carry out his plans.

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After living in this world for a while, Xiao Yan picked up bits and pieces of information from conversations around him and gradually learned more about this world.

Although a bit slow to realize, after understanding the nature of the family he was born into, Xiao Yan was quite taken aback.

The place he had crossed over to was a fantastical world.

Not just any world, it was the Dou Qi Continent, a world he was quite familiar with.

He had even become the protagonist of this world.

After processing this series of information, Xiao Yan was stunned for a full two and a half minutes.

Realizing where he was, Xiao Yan's extraordinary insight suddenly found a purpose.

Previously, due to his uncertainty about the world he was in, Xiao Yan had countless imaginative ideas in his mind but lacked a specific anchor.

After all, some of those ideas were so incredible that he wasn't sure if he could achieve them through his insight or how long it would take.

But now that he knew he was on the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Yan had a clear direction.

The effect of the "Innate Breathing Technique" 2.0 was something he comprehended by combining elements of Dou Qi.

Xiao Yan certainly didn't know how Dou Qi was cultivated.

However, he knew the most fundamental effects of Dou Qi, just as he understood the benefits of Innate Qi.

With the help of his extraordinary insight, Xiao Yan spent about a month comprehending nearly identical effects.

Dou Qi is a very gentle form of energy, primarily used for tempering the meridians and strengthening the foundation.

Only by building a solid foundation can one avoid having their meridians shattered due to the increasing impact of stronger Dou Qi, which could ultimately lead to death.

Being able to enjoy the benefits of Dou Qi even after breaking through the Dou Qi stage was an indescribable advantage for the mother.

Knowing his identity, Xiao Yan was aware that in this life, both his mother and grandfather had very short lifespans.

Every day, aside from necessary sleep, Xiao Yan focused on cultivating.

As for his grandfather Xiao Lin's enmities, he couldn't solve them for now. Instead, he planned to strengthen his mother's physical constitution as much as possible.

Although the "Innate Breathing Technique" 2.0 was good, it still fell short of his expectations.

However, upgrading this 2.0 version technique would be quite challenging.

Especially for someone with almost no prior cultivation experience.

Xiao Yan was, after all, a person from the blue planet. He had read many novels, but he had only started cultivating after crossing over, relying solely on his extraordinary insight to create the "Innate Breathing Technique."

Using the effects of Dou Qi, he further upgraded it to version 2.0.

From then on, he had no detailed knowledge to support further breakthroughs; he relied almost entirely on his incredible insight for continuous development.

It's said that even the most skilled woman can't cook a meal without ingredients, and this was exactly Xiao Yan's current situation.

Three months later...

[You have further developed the "Innate Breathing Technique" 2.0 version. After many days of cultivation and research, you had an epiphany and created the "Innate Chaos Qi Technique."]

[The "Innate Chaos Qi Technique" uses a small amount of innate Qi as a guide, constantly nurturing and strengthening itself. It guides the mother to absorb and refine the Heaven and Earth energy, enhancing both the mother's and the child's physical constitution and starting the cultivation of Dou Qi early.

As the innate Qi continuously improves, the body's meridian-cleansing effect for the mother will also increase. Additionally, the cultivation benefits of this technique will be amplified.]

[Note: This technique can only be practiced by relatively mature fetuses.]

Looking at the technique whose name had even changed, Xiao Yan knew that his three months of effort had not been in vain.

Under the nourishment of innate Qi and with the passage of time, his body had already developed meridians, allowing him to start cultivating Dou Qi.

However, what good was cultivating alone?

Bringing his pregnant mother along in cultivation was what a powerful fetal cultivation technique should aim for.

Yet, Xiao Yan also knew that he had reached the limits of cultivation techniques for the fetal period.

It wasn't that his extraordinary insight was fake; it was just that time was limited.

By the time he gained further enlightenment on a new technique, he would probably already be born.

Further researching cultivation techniques for the fetal period would no longer have much significance.

After all, the cultivation knowledge in Xiao Yan's mind was very limited, and this third version of the technique had already strained his abilities.

Let alone upgrading an already exceptionally powerful technique in a short time.

With Xiao Yan beginning to cultivate the "Innate Chaos Qi Technique," another strange phenomenon arose in the Xiao Clan, reminiscent of the time when Lady Qin was known for her voracious appetite.

Qin Yueyao, a Dou Shi-level cultivator, began to rapidly break through her limits, soon surpassing her husband Xiao Zhan. Moreover, her cultivation speed continued to increase.

Only three people knew about this matter: Qin Yueyao, Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin chuckled heartily at the situation, "My grandson surely possesses an extraordinary physique, allowing Yueyao to enjoy such benefits. This is truly a blessing for our Xiao Clan. There's no need to worry; we just need to wait for his birth in peace."

*(End of the chapter)*