"Sister Xue'er!"
Xiao Xun Er sat up in surprise, gripped the jade tablet, and began to check the latest message inside.
"I am well, do not worry."
Xiao Xun Er really wanted to call Xiao Xue immediately to ask what had happened recently, but in the end, she held back.
If it were because of her momentary impulse that the Soul Power imprint on the jade tablet faded...
and she couldn't be reached when Sister Xue'er had an emergency, that would be a true disaster.
Therefore, Xiao Xun Er simply replied with a few words, reporting her own safety, and then put down the jade tablet.
However, she could now be certain that Ling Ying definitely had not followed Sister Xue'er according to her instructions.
Although he was her bodyguard, it was far too easy to make things difficult for someone who didn't even bear the Gu surname.
Far away in the Black-Corner Region, Ling Ying did not yet know what he was about to face...
After being woken up by the jade tablet, Xiao Xun Er couldn't fall back asleep, so she walked outside to clear her mind.
The dormitory Xiao Xun Er lived in was naturally a single room.
Or rather, it was a double room with a large bed, but only she lived in it.
So whenever it was late at night, she would feel lonely and cold, wanting to find something to hug.
In fact, with Xun'er's outstanding qualities, she naturally had countless pursuers.
Countless people fantasized about becoming the second person in that dormitory.
Among them, the one who caused the most trouble was naturally Hu Jia, a fellow girl and the granddaughter of the Outer Academy Dean, who wasn't exactly upright.
In some respects, she had more advantages than those boys.
However, no one had been able to get their wish.
Even Xiao Yu with her long legs and the cute Xiao Mei from the Xiao Family did not have the qualification to receive the favor of Young Miss Xun'er.
There was a rumor that Xiao Xun Er had been waiting for someone.
That person was also from the Xiao Family but had not come to the academy this year and had instead taken a leave of absence.
After much inquiry, they finally obtained the names of the two people from the Xiao Family who had taken leave: Xiao Yan and Xiao Xue.
And between Xiao Yan and Xiao Xue, everyone aimed their hostility at the person they had never met, Xiao Yan.
Some people in the Outer Academy even spontaneously formed a faction called the "Xiao Yan-Elimination Gang," which was filled with Xun'er's pursuers.
This "Xiao Yan-Elimination Gang" would perhaps develop into the Inner Academy before long.
However, about all this, Xiao Yan and Xiao Xue, who were thousands of miles away, were naturally completely unaware.
Izumo Empire, outskirts of the Imperial Capital.
After a short rest, Medusa and Xiao Xue left the Imperial Capital, continued northward, and found a decent inn to stay in.
As long as there were signs of human habitation, Xiao Xue naturally wouldn't go out of her way to sleep in a cave.
Of course, it was the best suite, and Medusa paid for it.
Anyway, all the expenses on the road were covered by Medusa; Xiao Xue spent this money with a clear conscience.
The next day, after enjoying a long-awaited human meal, Xiao Xue and Medusa continued on their journey.
After taking the Small Soul Black Purple Pill, Ah Li's condition had improved quite a bit.
Since things like flying through the air didn't consume much Qi, she could even keep flying indefinitely.
Medusa had been to the Northern Cold Land before, so she naturally led the way.
Xiao Xue let Ah Li follow behind Medusa, while she took the opportunity to open her [Character Panel].
Although she had spent nearly one million experience points to Upgrade her Soul Power earlier, Xiao Xue still had a surplus of a few million.
After all, even when she was idle for a while, the [Master-Disciple Function] would continuously feed her experience points.
The feedback ratio even reached an astonishing 50%.
Her two Disciples, one with the Calamity Poison Body and the other with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, both possessed extremely rare and powerful Physiques.
Xiao Yi Xian had not improved much; over this period, she had only risen by four stars, reaching the Five-Star Dou Ling level.
Although this speed was exaggerated for outsiders, it was a bit slow for the Calamity Poison Body.
If Xiao Yi Xian took pills all day, reaching Dou Zong in two years wouldn't be a dream; she would at least be a Peak Dou Ling or a low-ranking Dou Wang by now.
However, this was also something Xiao Xue had requested herself.
Trading a slower improvement in the Early Stages for higher control over the Calamity Poison Body was a deal that was definitely not a loss.
Even so, Xiao Yi Xian had fed back nearly one million experience points to Xiao Xue.
And during these days, Qing Lin had even improved from a One-star Dou Zhe to the Dou Master level.
However, because the base was too low, the experience points she fed back were not much, but still amounted to a few hundred thousand.
In fact, the largest portion of the experience points Xiao Xue could currently allocate came from her [prestige value].
The ratio of [prestige value] to experience points in the System was one to one.
That is to say, if you gained 100,000 [prestige value], your experience points would also increase by 100,000.
And because she helped Medusa evolve and became a Prince of the Snake-People Clan, her status within the Snake-People Clan was second only to Queen Medusa.
The [prestige value] that a Snake-People Empire could bring was naturally a very considerable figure.
Especially during the time of the Alliance, her titles of "Xiao Xue, Prince of the Snake-People Clan, Alliance Leader, Sixth-Rank Alchemist" had even spread to several neighboring Empires.
These titles also allowed her [prestige value] to increase significantly, once again gaining a considerable amount of experience points.
So now, the experience points she had on hand were quite considerable.
With money, one naturally had to spend it to improve one's strength.
Xiao Xue clicked on the [Special Dou Technique] category, found the [Soul] category, and clicked straight into it.
Who knew how long it would take for her to encounter a cultivation method for the Soul from some ruins or somewhere else.
Moreover, those she might encounter might not be suitable for her.
She hadn't purchased a Soul Dou Technique before, firstly because she didn't have enough experience points, and secondly, because her Soul Power intensity was too low.
Could a child hold a gun? Let alone use it to kill enemies.
Excluding the Emperor Realm Soul, there were three levels: Mortal, Spirit, and Heaven, and each level was divided into Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, and Great Perfection.
Therefore, only at the Mortal Realm Great Perfection could one be considered to have achieved a minor level of success.
And the Mortal Realm Great Perfection, which was the Soul intensity of a Seventh-Rank Alchemist, was also one of the conditions for joining the Pill Tower.
At the same time, it was also the minimum threshold for cultivating Soul Dou Techniques.
Therefore, upon discovering that her Soul Power was sufficient and she had a surplus of experience points, Xiao Xue immediately made a decisive choice to purchase a Soul Dou Technique.
She didn't need a method to increase her Soul Power; she just needed one on how to use Soul Power.
Moreover, the strength of a Soul Dou Technique was not absolute, and there was no particularly obvious grading.
If using the System's classification, it belonged to the "None" rank and possessed a certain degree of growth potential.
Because its effect was directly linked to the intensity of the Soul.
In other words, what the System sold were "blade blanks" of similar strength.
To what extent one could utilize it depended entirely on the individual.
"[Ancient Dragon Roar], a Soul attack Dou Technique, somewhat similar to sonic Dou Techniques."
"[Raging Billows Art], when cultivated to Major Achievement, the power of the Soul rolls like raging waves to crush the opponent..."
As Xiao Xue looked through them, her eyes suddenly lit up:
"[Heart Sword]!"
[The sword slays the Physical Body, the heart slays the Soul!]
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