In the dim, stuffy storage room, a blinding white light suddenly bloomed, causing Chen Xiao to squint his eyes.
After a moment of adjustment, Chen Xiao stared intently at the crystal ball.
"Ice?!"
Confirming his attribute, Chen Xiao's heart rippled slightly.
This beginning wasn't very good!
He wasn't fire-attributed, and even less could he become an alchemist.
To put it mildly, he couldn't even safely consume the pills refined by others. Chen Xiao clearly remembered that in the original trajectory, Yao Chen had tampered with the pill he refined for Refreshing True Lord.
To put it more broadly, many of the opportunities in his memory instantly became useless, his foresight greatly weakened.
Damn it, I forgot that Obapa wouldn't live for twenty years.
Shaking his head slightly, Chen Xiao sighed and reluctantly accepted the result.
Life was full of disappointments, eight or nine out of ten things wouldn't go smoothly.
Continuing to dwell on this was meaningless. With this time, it was better to seriously consider the future path.
Regarding pills, he could use the premonition to guard against others tampering with them, or cultivate an alchemist he could completely trust to barely compensate.
As for cultivation and the exotic flames that countless alchemists coveted in his memory, even if he couldn't fully utilize them, they could still be used as a resource to exchange for benefits.
As for becoming an Emperor...
That was a dream. He had just learned to crawl, there was no need to aim too high.
There would be a way when the car reached the mountain, and the boat would straighten itself when it reached the bridge. The universe was not yet settled, anything was possible!
Moreover, Chen Xiao hadn't fully figured out the premonition in his mind yet. This was the biggest variable, and perhaps there would be a chance to change things in the future.
Wiping the crystal ball clean, Chen Xiao silently turned and left.
In the shadow behind him, a figure who was bored and had nothing to do also quietly departed.
"Miss, that Chen Xiao condensed his Dou Qi vortex today and has secretly gone to test his attribute."
"Oh? What attribute is Brother Chen Xiao?"
Xiao Xun'er's eyes lit up as she asked curiously.
Although a person's attribute couldn't determine their future, it could show whether the future path would be easy or difficult.
In today's Dou Qi Continent, the path of the fire attribute was undoubtedly the smoothest.
Besides that, metal, wood, water, and earth also had their own advantages and were relatively common.
Finally, there were rare groups with some special attributes, such as the Ling Ying in front of her.
Being born with the dark attribute meant that it was difficult for him to find suitable Dou Techniques to cultivate.
It was also fortunate that he was backed by the Ancient Clan, otherwise, he might not have reached his current height.
"It's ice!"
"Ice? That's good, the path of the ice attribute isn't too difficult."
"What Miss said is true. In this Jia Ma Empire, there is an Ice Emperor whose reputation is not small. Even after disappearing for more than ten years, he is still often mentioned. The Ice River Valley in Central State is even among the Three Valleys. It is said that the one who founded the Sound Valley was also ice-attributed."
Xiao Xun'er nodded gently in agreement.
They didn't know about Chen Xiao's foresight. Under this premise, they all felt that the ice attribute wasn't bad.
The so-called mutually exclusive relationship between water and fire was the same when water was replaced with ice.
Who restrained whom depended on the abilities of both sides.
In the face of absolute strength disparity, even a Dou Wang who controlled an exotic flame would be killed by a Dou Zong level ice-attributed expert with a single palm strike.
As for alchemists...
They were lucky individuals, one in ten thousand. Even Xiao Xun'er herself wasn't one, so she couldn't force it.
"A Dou Zhe at the age of eight, Brother Chen Xiao's talent is truly a bit frightening in this Wu Tan City, but there is also a problem before Brother Chen Xiao."
"Cultivation method!" Ling Ying took over the conversation.
"That's right. As friends, we can help Brother Chen Xiao for a while, but we can't help him forever. The Qi Gathering Powder that Elder Ling 'accidentally' dropped in the back mountain last time was too fake. I can feel that Brother Chen Xiao is already suspicious. He is my only friend in the Xiao Family. I don't want to mix too much into this friendship. Among the resources my father prepared for me, there is no ice-attributed cultivation method."
"What Miss said is true. Now there are only two paths before Chen Xiao. First, expose his talent, gain the Xiao Family's attention, enter the Dou Qi Pavilion to choose a cultivation method and make do with cultivating it; second, leave the Xiao Family and seek refuge with forces like the Yun Lan Sect. With his talent, he can also gain attention. Besides that, there is no other choice. This old servant once saw his savings, a total of just over two thousand gold coins. This amount of money cannot buy a decent cultivation method. Low-grade or mid-grade Yellow Tier ones are purely a waste of talent. He shouldn't be that foolish."
Ling Ying analyzed with great certainty.
It wasn't that he cared much about Chen Xiao, but rather that it was too boring in this Xiao Family, and he really had nothing else to do.
Hearing this, Xiao Xun'er smiled noncommittally.
"Let's wait and see. I always feel that Brother Chen Xiao is not someone who walks the ordinary path."
Indeed, their analysis was very correct. Without the premonition's assistance, Chen Xiao would have no other choice.
Unfortunately, there was no such if.
Returning to his residence, Chen Xiao locked the door tightly and pondered for a long time before making a decision.
"Can I advance Hai Bo Dong's cultivation technique? I think it's called the Ice Emperor Scripture."
The reason Ice Emperor Hai Bo Dong has this title is partly due to his Dou Huang strength, and partly because of the cultivation technique he practices.
A quick start leads to a quick progression.
Low-level cultivation techniques, as Ling Ying said, are a pure waste of talent.
And Hai Bo Dong's Ice Emperor Scripture is definitely sufficient for Chen Xiao in the early stages.
Another important reason is that he knows where Hai Bo Dong is. As long as the subsequent requirements aren't too difficult, spending a little extra time for this is worth it.
[Ice Emperor Scripture: Profound Tier High-Grade Cultivation Technique, can be advanced.]
[Subsequent requirements for advancement: Become Hai Bo Dong's disciple, join the Mitre Family under his witness, or resolve the seal within him. Complete one of these.]
[Current available advancements: One!]
[Advance?]
"As expected of an angel investor, there are actually three options. Advance it."
After a brief consideration, Chen Xiao decisively confirmed.
These three subsequent requirements were within Chen Xiao's acceptable range.
Relatively speaking, resolving the seal was undoubtedly the most difficult, but with the first two options as a fallback, Chen Xiao had a lot of room to maneuver.
A familiar infusion sensation came, and Chen Xiao eagerly checked.
He hadn't seen many cultivation techniques, but from his limited perspective, this "Ice Emperor Scripture" was indeed not bad.
After observing for a long time, until he had firmly memorized the circulation route, Chen Xiao finally began formal cultivation.
The first Dou Qi conversion wouldn't take too long, so, just two hours later, Chen Xiao, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.
At the same time, the milky white Dou Qi flowing within him had completely transformed into a brilliant ice-blue!
Extending his palm, Chen Xiao's mind moved, and the vortex of Qi within him, which had completely turned ice-blue, quickly circulated a stream of Dou Qi, finally stopping at the acupoints in his palm.
"So what if it's ice attribute? At least, it looks really cool!"
In Battle Through the Heavens, the fire attribute has a clear advantage. Heavenly Flames, alchemists, all can fill many, many words. However, after writing two books with the fire attribute, I really don't want to deal with fire anymore. I'll switch attributes and change my approach.
Also, the three-option choice for advancing the Ice Emperor Scripture is not about completing all three. I found that about ten people thought they had to complete all of them, so I specifically came back to explain. It should be quite easy to understand, right...
Continue to ask for some recommendation votes~
During the new book period, there are two chapters a day, occasionally three. I can't go too fast, I have to wait for recommendations~
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