516: Chapter 516 Simple

The flames collapsed, transforming back into a token that Li Xihe put away.

"Junior Brother Liu, from now on, you are a member of our Lihuo Lineage. There is no need to hide the matter of your Bloodline. If anyone dares to covet it, Revered Master will descend with his Dharma Idol and surely make them pay the price."

The more Li Xihe looked at Tong Xiao, the more satisfied she became. It was said that this boy was only around ten years old, the most innocent of ages.

With a top-tier Bloodline talent and such a young age, a few benefits would be enough to build a good relationship. It was much easier than dealing with old monsters like Junior Martial Uncle Chixia.

"I heard your name is Liu Tongxiao. How about I call you Junior Brother Tong Xiao from now on?" Li Xihe smiled gently.

"Um... no!" Tong Xiao thought for a moment and slowly shook his head.

"I'm still a child and can only be considered a Junior. My father taught me to respect my elders. I should call you Aunt Xihe, and you can just call me by my name."

"Aunt?" Li Xihe was slightly stunned; she hadn't heard this form of address before.

"Fine!" Although she didn't quite understand why, she nodded and said, "Call me whatever you like, as long as you're happy."

"Come with me. I'll take you to our Lihuo Lineage's mountain gate to get familiar with it."

Tong Xiao's eyes lit up. Could he finally go out and play? He felt excited just thinking about it.

*Buzz~*

A pair of illusory wings unfolded from behind him. Without needing to use Yao power, green wind-attribute Spiritual Qi automatically gathered around his body.

"Be careful and stay safe!" Yun Yao called out loudly, watching her son fly into the high sky.

"I know~"

Tong Xiao's voice drifted down from the distant sky. Because he was moving so fast, the tone was stretched out, sounding slightly strange.

Tong Xiao loved flying, so Li Xihe let him have his fun. She didn't use an escape technique but instead employed a Sky-soaring Technique to lead the way, flying south toward the Lihuo Sect mountain gate.

The temporary mountain gate of the Lihuo Sect was only a few hundred miles from Peach Blossom Palace. Tong Xiao arrived before he could even fly to his heart's content.

However, although he was playful, he was very sensible. He didn't take advantage of Li Xihe's indulgence to keep flying, but obediently followed her down to the central hall of the mountain gate.

Upon returning to the Sect, Li Xihe immediately ordered her Disciple Jiang Wanying to assemble all the Sect's Disciples. She announced that Tong Xiao would become the Sect's Eldest Senior Brother; everyone had to salute him upon meeting, and the Eldest Senior Brother's orders were equivalent to her own.

Most people didn't know where this boy came from, but since True Lord Li valued him so much, it meant his background was extraordinary and not someone they could afford to provoke.

Everyone stared at Tong Xiao, memorizing his appearance and aura to avoid accidentally offending him in the future.

"Brother Dan?"

Tong Xiao was curiously observing the many new friends below when he suddenly saw a familiar face.

Liu Daodan, his biological brother. Tong Xiao's identity wasn't public, but the clan members at the Foundation Establishment stage and above more or less knew of his existence.

Liu Daodan returned to the Liu Residence every month and occasionally gave a few Alchemy lectures. Tong Xiao, being bored, had gone to listen a few times.

He looked closely and discovered that besides Brother Dan, many faces in the hall were somewhat familiar, appearing to be his older brothers and sisters.

"Tong Xiao? You've joined the Lihuo Sect too?"

Liu Daodan knew his younger brother was a Yao Beast and shouldn't have joined the Lihuo Sect.

"Something like that!"

"It's a long story, I'll tell you slowly."

Tong Xiao organized his thoughts, leaned close to Dan, and sent a voice transmission: "Well, your little brother's Bloodline talent is just a tiny bit high. Not long ago, I broke through to Core Formation and caused a phenomenon, then..."

Liu Daodan was dumbstruck. "You mean you've already reached Core Formation, possess a Rank Five Bloodline, and were even scouted by Daoist Lord Lihuo?!"

He knew Tong Xiao had good talent—otherwise, Father wouldn't value him so much—but he hadn't expected it to be this good!!

Core Formation at ten years old, a Rank Five Bloodline, a future Hua Shen Demon Saint powerhouse... how were they supposed to compete with that?

'No wonder Father didn't let him participate in the Family competition. It wasn't because he's a Yao Beast, but because he was afraid of demoralizing us.'

Before this, the one with the highest Spiritual Root talent in the Family was De Ming, the son of Aunt Yue Li, who had a Grade One Spiritual Root.

The one with the highest cultivation was the eldest brother, Eldest Son, who was said to have already touched the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Bottleneck.

The siblings with high Spiritual Root talent generally ranked lower in age. Eldest brother Eldest Son was still the overall number one, closely followed by the fourth brother, Daocheng.

Daodan suddenly remembered that the fourth brother's dream was to surpass the eldest brother and become number one; he had even gone to the front lines to gain experience for this purpose.

'If Fourth Brother knew that his ten-year-old younger brother Tong Xiao has already reached Core Formation...'

He mourned for his fourth brother for a second!

Daodan smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking at his younger brother Tong Xiao. "Among Cultivators, we only discuss cultivation level. You are already a Golden Core Great Demon. You can just call me by my name from now on; there's no need to call me 'Brother'."

Tong Xiao waved his hands repeatedly and said urgently, "No, no, no! I don't care about others, but you are my brother regardless!"

Daodan didn't insist. The Liu Clan hadn't been established for long, and the rules weren't that strict. He could call him whatever he wanted!

...

The next day.

Li Xihe took Tong Xiao to familiarize him with the mountain gate environment, then brought him to the Hall of Transmission, intending to personally teach him the core Cultivation Technique of the Lihuo Lineage, the Lihuo Illumination Spirit Art.

Upon hearing he had to learn a Cultivation Technique, Tong Xiao secretly groaned. The True Dragon Fate Reversal Scripture already gave him enough of a headache!

"Cultivation Techniques must be learned as early as possible!" Li Xihe explained. "For Yao Beasts like you, the cheapest way to break through Bloodline limitations is to Cultivate human techniques. The earlier you start, the better. With a good foundation, your comprehension won't be inferior to Cultivators of the same rank in the future."

Tong Xiao had the True Dragon Fate Reversal Scripture, a Yao Race technique, so there was no need to learn the Lihuo Illumination Spirit Art.

But he couldn't say that directly, so he planned to just go through the motions and then say he had no talent for it.

Taking the basic technique manual Li Xihe handed him, Tong Xiao flipped through it casually while listening to her explanation.

*Boom~*

He circulated his Yao power according to the technique's description, and a crimson flame suddenly burst from his palm.

Li Xihe was stunned and asked in confusion, "Have you practiced your Family's Great Sun True Fire Method?"

"No! I just tried it on a whim."

Was he a Genius? Li Xihe stopped explaining the basic parts and directly took out a Jade Slip for the Foundation Establishment portion for Tong Xiao to read.

Half an hour later.

Tong Xiao flicked his sleeve, and a fire dragon circled around him. His internal Yao power seemed naturally compatible with Lihuo spells; the power of a simple Fire Dragon Spell was more than thirty percent higher than anyone else's.

"You really do have a talent for fire-attribute techniques!" Li Xihe was overjoyed. She took out a box of fire-attribute Spirit Pills and a bottle of spirit spring water shimmering with purple light from her spatial ring and gave them to Tong Xiao. "Practice the technique well. If you run out of pills, just tell me. I'll provide as much as you need!"

Thinking this wasn't enough, she simply gave Tong Xiao the access tokens for the Sect's Hall of Transmission and the Treasury.

"Go learn whatever you want. Ask me if there's anything you don't understand. If you want something, go to the Treasury yourself. If the Treasury doesn't have it, you can come to me, and I'll find a way for you."

Tong Xiao silently took the tokens and bowed in thanks. His face didn't show much joy, only a hint of faint confusion.

'A Genius?'

'I just feel that this technique is much simpler than the True Dragon Fate Reversal Scripture Father gave me!'