Starting as a supporting character in Doupo

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Inside the pit, Xiao Yan listened to Xiao Fan's words and helplessly wiped the sweat from his forehead. In the end, he could only continue to swing the shovel in his hand and dig downwards.

Since arriving in Zhongzhou, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan have sensed the changes in this world.

The space became more solid, and the original range of the fighting techniques was greatly weakened. In other words, the power that could originally move a small mountain could now only destroy a small hill. In some places where formations were set up, it might not even have such power.

In the valley before them, some ancient place was unknown, and the ground was extremely hard. If it weren't for the guidance of the Myriad Fire Chart to this location, the group might not have stopped in such an inconspicuous little valley.

Xiao Yan had a rough idea of ​​what was going on. Even if there were flames underground, they probably weren't strange flames. But having worked so hard for so long, Xiao Yan wanted to see if the Myriad Flames Chart had the ability to find unclaimed flames.

After all, different flames are hard to find. If the Myriad Flames Chart really has such a function, even if it is affected by other flames, the chance of finding different flames will be greatly increased.

"Ding!"

Just then, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a hard sensation in his hand, followed by a faint voice.

"Ok?"

Xiao Yan brushed aside the mud beneath his feet and looked at the exposed crimson clods of earth, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

When he tried to sense downwards with his soul power, he found that it was blocked by a strange energy.

"Hey! Looks like there's actually some good stuff here!"

Feeling his soul power being shielded, Xiao Yan's face showed a hint of excitement. He looked up at the entrance of the pit and shouted to Xiao Fan, "Senior brother, it seems there really is something there!"

Xiao Yan felt his soul power being blocked, and he was extremely excited. After all, the fact that he was being blocked meant that this place was definitely not as simple as it seemed. In other words, he was sure to gain something from this trip.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan looked at the Myriad Flames Diagram beside him and felt a surge of excitement.

Xiao Fan, who was lying on the chair, raised an eyebrow upon hearing Xiao Yan's words. He then stood up and jumped into the pit. Looking at the crimson soil beneath his feet, which contained extremely rich energy and was also slightly damp, Xiao Yan squinted and probed his feet with his soul power. Like Xiao Yan, he was blocked by a mysterious energy.

"Keep digging, this place is probably not simple."

Xiao Fan spoke, revealing that his soul power was now incredibly formidable. Based on his own calculations, he was likely not far from reaching the Spirit Realm soul stage...

Even so, there was still no way to penetrate this place, indicating that what lies below is not simple.

Just as Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan were about to continue their fight, a fluctuation emanated from the storage ring in Xiao Yan's hand.

The two looked intently and found that Venerable Tianhuo had appeared beside them, his eyes filled with surprise as he stared at the crimson soil beneath his feet.

"Elder Yao, do you recognize this?"

Seeing the gaze of Venerable Heavenly Fire, Xiao Fan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Ah."

Venerable Tianhuo nodded slightly and smiled at the two of them, saying, "I didn't expect that you could find such a hidden place."

"I saw this reddish soil once when I was traveling across the continent. It was a naturally formed cave. In the cave, the cultivation speed of fire attribute cultivators would be greatly improved, and even their understanding of combat techniques would be significantly enhanced. The Five-Round Fire Technique that I created was comprehended in such an environment. After continuous improvement, it was finally fully formed."

Hearing Venerable Tianhuo's words, Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise appearing on their faces. Without further hesitation, they followed Venerable Tianhuo's instructions and continued digging downwards.

Zi Yan lay on the ground, her head tilted down, watching the two people working in the pit. Her legs swayed erratically behind her, and a look of curiosity appeared on her face.

After a while, the crimson soil was dug through, and Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan also noticed the huge space that had appeared below.

After exchanging a glance, Xiao Fan brought Zi Yan down from above, then brought a huge rock from the valley and covered the pit with it. He then waved his hand, and a faint aura of battle qi emanated from it, stopping at the entrance of the pit before he and Xiao Yan entered the pit together.

Entering through the opening above, Xiao Fan and the others were immediately greeted by a crimson world.

The surrounding walls were covered with reddish-brown, damp soil. In the center of the cave, stalactites, each several meters in size, hung down in dense clusters. Below these stalactites was a dark entrance, from which a flickering flame raised the temperature of the entire cave.

Just then, Xiao Fan and the others saw a drop of crimson liquid fall from the stalactite onto the flames below. It then turned into specks of crimson vapor, evaporated, and merged into the surrounding crimson soil.

"Hiss! It's actually a natural fire cave."

Looking at the dark opening in the center, Xiao Yan was slightly surprised. Sensing the energy of the earth fire within, Xiao Yan's gaze began to sweep over the surrounding cavern.

Looking at this unique place nurtured by nature, Xiao Yan's eyes burned with fervor, and he felt the speed of his internal energy circulation seem to have increased.

Chapter 94 The Bet: Whoever Loses Carries the Palace!

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Just then, Xiao Fan and Zi Yan suddenly noticed that Xiao Yan's aura began to fluctuate violently. A vortex suddenly appeared around Xiao Yan, and then the dense energy around him surged towards his body.

"Is this... a breakthrough coming?"

Sensing the gradually fluctuating energy emanating from Xiao Yan, Venerable Tianhuo and Xiao Fan did not show much change in expression. Only Zi Yan tilted her head, looking at Xiao Yan with some confusion.

"Damn it, even this guy has broken through to the Dou Huang level now..."

Sensing the aura emanating from Xiao Yan, Zi Yan's face showed a hint of discouragement. After all, she had once easily defeated Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, but now, her cultivation level was the weakest among them.

Xiao Fan seemed to sense Zi Yan's low spirits. He reached out and rubbed Zi Yan's head. Seeing Zi Yan raise her confused eyes, Xiao Fan smiled slightly, shook his head, and didn't say anything.

The initial discouragement on Zi Yan's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a bright smile. She shook her head, brushed Xiao Fan's hand away, and muttered, "Don't touch my head, it'll stunt my growth..."

With the bottleneck in his cultivation realm loosening, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate much. He sat down cross-legged and remained in place, continuously absorbing the rich energy around him.

This cave was originally filled with fire-attribute energy, making it a natural training ground for Xiao Yan.

At this moment of breakthrough, the surrounding fire-attribute energy surged towards Xiao Yan.

It was only because Xiao Fan was there that Xiao Yan was able to seize the opportunity and break through so easily. If he were alone, stepping into such an unfamiliar place, Xiao Yan would probably have hesitated for a while and at least taken some precautions before starting his breakthrough.

When Xiao Yan broke through, Xiao Fan stood beside him, protecting him, his eyes carefully examining the strange cave.

"Elder Yao, is there anything special about this cave?"

Xiao Fan's gaze swept across the cave, glancing at the fire in the center of the wooden tube before continuing to survey the surrounding area. However, apart from the crimson soil, there was nothing else unusual.

Therefore, Xiao Fan had no choice but to ask Venerable Tianhuo.

"The cave where I was originally located did not have this earth fire in the middle. There was only a small red pool in the center. The water in that pool contained extremely rich and pure fire attribute energy. It was because of the existence of that liquid that my strength was greatly improved."

After hearing Xiao Fan's words, Elder Yao thought back carefully before speaking. A trace of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, but as his gaze swept across the cave, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.

After all, he had only had a similar experience with this cave once before, and as for its true secrets, he had explored it before, but had not obtained any useful information.

Hearing Elder Yao's words, Xiao Fan showed a hint of helplessness. He then glanced at Xiao Yan, who was breaking through to the next room, and gave up his plan to explore. After all, they were not familiar with this place, so it was better to proceed with caution.

"Unfortunately, this place is quite far from where Xiao Yan first emerged. It seems he'll have to use other methods to break through to the Dou Zong realm. Fortunately, his teacher has opened up a barrier for him this time. He just needs to accumulate energy, and breaking through to Dou Zong shouldn't be too much of a problem..."

Xiao Fan looked at Xiao Yan, who had just broken through to the ninth-star Dou Huang level, and a helpless expression appeared on his face. After all, in the original work, the blood pool that helped Xiao Yan break through to the Dou Zong level was very effective. It was just a pity that this time he stepped out of the spatial passage.

Xiao Fan blocked the spatial storm, so he wasn't teleported away in a dramatic fashion, and the group's landing point was not where Xiao Yan fell in the original story.

The location of the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool is several regions away from where Xiao Fan and the others are now. By the time they get there, it will probably be too late.

Xiao Fan clearly remembered that in the original story, it was because the place where he fell was beyond Xiao Yan's understanding that Xiao Yan eventually exposed the existence of the Three Thousand Thunderbolts, which aroused the pursuit of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.

However, Xiao Yan also gained a lot in the process.

For example: Three Thousand Thunder Illusions.

Although it is only a high-level Earth-rank combat skill, the clone it condenses is enough to make everyone drool. It's just a pity that this Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body requires cultivating the Three Thousand Thunder Movement to the third level, the Three Thousand Thunder realm, before one can cultivate it.

However, these conditions are not a big problem for Xiao Fan and his companion, after all... they have already reached this level.

"I'll have a chance to obtain the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body eventually, and I'll obtain it honorably..."

Xiao Fan's eyes flickered, his gaze fixed on Xiao Yan beside him. As if remembering something, a subtle smile appeared on his lips.

Under Xiao Fan's protection, Xiao Yan quickly absorbed the energy surging in from the surroundings, and his cultivation level broke through to the Nine-Star Dou Huang realm, just one step away from the Dou Zong realm!

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've made a breakthrough..."

Looking at Xiao Yan, who had officially entered the Nine-Star Dou Huang realm, Xiao Fan frowned slightly.

The last breakthrough was when I was underground in the world of speech, and I advanced to the level of eight-star Dou Zong by completing a mission. After that, I was healing my injuries and then went to Zhongzhou, but I did not trigger any system missions.

It took ten days to reach Tianya City, and twenty days to use the spatial passage. That means I haven't broken through for over a month...

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan frowned slightly, a hint of helplessness on his face.

"As expected, without cultivation, relying solely on the body's ability to automatically absorb energy is still too slow..."

Looking back on the past month, Xiao Fan realized that he had basically been loafing around on the spaceship with Zi Yan and hadn't cultivated much. His Dou Qi value had only increased to 876, and he still needed 24 more Dou Qi value to break through to the Nine-Star Dou Zong level.

"Ugh, this is awful..."

Xiao Fan sighed helplessly, looked at Xiao Yan who had finished his cultivation, and began to absorb the surrounding energy by circulating the Radiant Sun Technique.

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"Senior brother, I've broken through!"

Beside him, Xiao Yan's excited voice rang out. Like a child seeking praise, he moved closer to Xiao Fan and spoke excitedly.

"Oh."

Xiao Fan glanced at him indifferently, then said, "I should be close too. At the current pace, I should be able to break through to the Nine-Star Dou Zong in three... no, two days."

As he spoke, Xiao Fan looked at Xiao Yan beside him, a smile playing on his lips, and said, "How about... we have a competition to see if you break through to Dou Zong first, or if I break through to Dou Zun first?"

Xiao Yan, who was initially very excited, looked bewildered upon hearing Xiao Fan's words. Then, his eyes lit up, and after carefully examining Xiao Fan, he gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.

"it is good!"

Xiao Yan exuded a strong fighting spirit and looked at Xiao Fan, saying, "Whoever loses will have to carry the palace on their back for a month!"

As Xiao Yan recalled his experiences in the Jia Ma Empire, his eyes gradually brightened, and his gaze toward Xiao Fan took on a sharp edge. This time, it would be the closest he ever came to revenge!

We've endured so much for this moment, haven't we?

There is a piece of earth fire here. Xiao Yan has already considered it. Although the energy of earth fire is not as terrifying as that of strange fire, absorbing earth fire should still improve his strength. At that time, with the rich fire attribute energy in it, if he puts in a little more effort, he will be able to enjoy the feeling of sitting on his senior brother's head!