While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

In the dimly lit and enclosed storage room, a blinding white light suddenly burst forth, causing Chen Xiao to squint.

After a moment of adjustment, Chen Xiao stared intently at the crystal ball.

"ice?!"

Having determined his own attributes, Chen Xiao's mind was slightly stirred.

This isn't a good start!

Without the fire attribute, one cannot become an alchemist.

To put it bluntly, even pills made by others cannot be taken with peace of mind. Chen Xiao clearly remembered that in the original trajectory, Yao Chen had tampered with the pills he made for Shenqing Qishuang Zhenjun.

On a larger scale, many of the opportunities I remember have suddenly become useless, and those who were prescient have been severely nerfed in the latest version.

"Damn it, I forgot Obapa won't live past twenty..."

Shaking his head slightly, Chen Xiao sighed and helplessly accepted the result.

Life is full of disappointments; it's impossible for everything to go smoothly.

There's no point in dwelling on this anymore. Instead, you should use that time to think about your future path.

Regarding elixirs, one can use advance payments to prevent others from tampering with them, or cultivate a completely trustworthy alchemist to make up for the shortfall.

As for cultivation, and the strange flames in my memory that countless alchemists covet, even if I can't fully utilize them, I can still use them as a resource to exchange for benefits.

As for Emperor Cheng...

That's a dream; we've only just learned to climb. There's no need to aim too high.

There's always a way out; things will work themselves out. The future is uncertain, and anything is possible!

Moreover, Chen Xiao hasn't fully figured out the pre-existing conditions in his mind yet, which is the biggest variable, and there may be opportunities to change things in the future.

After wiping the crystal ball clean, Chen Xiao silently turned and left.

In the shadows behind him, a bored and idle figure also quietly left.

"Miss, Chen Xiao has already secretly tested his attributes after condensing his Dou Qi vortex today."

"Oh? What attribute does Brother Chen Xiao have?"

Xiao Xun'er's eyes lit up, and she asked with some curiosity.

While a person's attributes cannot determine their future, they can reveal whether the path ahead will be easy or difficult.

In today's Dou Qi Continent, the path of fire attribute is undoubtedly the smoothest.

In addition, metal, wood, water, and earth each have their own advantages and are quite common.

Finally, there are some rare individuals with special attributes, such as Ling Ying in front of us.

Being born with the dark attribute means that it won't be easy for him to find a suitable fighting technique to cultivate.

Fortunately, he had the backing of the ancient clan; otherwise, he might not have reached his current level.

"It's ice!"

"Ice? It's alright, the path of ice attribute isn't too difficult."

"What you say is true, Miss. The Jia Ma Empire has an Ice Emperor who is quite famous. Even though he disappeared for more than ten years, he is still often mentioned. The Ice River Valley in the Central Continent is one of the three great valleys. It is said that the one who created the Sound Valley was also of the ice attribute."

Xiao Xun'er nodded slightly in agreement.

Unaware of Chen Xiao's foresight, they all felt that the ice attribute wasn't bad.

The so-called incompatible relationship between water and fire can be the same if you replace water with ice.

Who can restrain whom depends on the abilities of both parties.

Faced with an absolute difference in strength, even a Dou Wang who wields a different kind of fire can be killed by a Dou Zong-level ice-attribute expert with a single palm strike.

As for alchemists...

Those are incredibly lucky individuals, one in ten thousand, and even Xiao Xun'er herself wasn't one of them, so there's no way to force it.

"At only eight years old, Brother Chen Xiao's talent is truly frightening in Wutan City. However, there is also a problem facing Brother Chen Xiao."

"Cultivation techniques!" Ling Ying continued.

"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 has become suspicious. He is my only friend in the Xiao family. I don't want to get too involved in this relationship. Among the resources my father prepared for me, there are no ice-attribute cultivation techniques."

"Miss is right. Chen Xiao now has only two paths before him. One is to reveal his talent, gain the attention of the Xiao family, and enter the Dou Qi Pavilion to choose a cultivation technique to practice. The other is to leave the Xiao family and seek refuge with a force like the Yunlan Sect. With his talent, he can also gain attention. There is no other choice. This old servant has seen his savings. He only has a little over two thousand gold coins. This amount of money cannot buy a decent cultivation technique. Low or mid-level Yellow Rank techniques would be a waste of his talent. He shouldn't be that stupid."

Ling Ying began her analysis with great certainty.

It wasn't that she cared much about Chen Xiao; it was just that she was too bored in the Xiao family and had nothing else to do.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xun'er smiled noncommittally.

"Let's wait and see. I always felt that Brother Chen Xiao was not one to follow the usual path."

Indeed, their analysis was correct; without prior assistance, Chen Xiao had no other choice.

Unfortunately, there's no "what if".

Back at his residence, Chen Xiao locked the door and pondered for a long time before finally making a decision.

"Can I borrow Hai Bodong's cultivation technique in advance? I think it's called the Ice Emperor Scripture."

The reason why Ice Emperor Hai Bodong has this title is partly due to his strength as a Dou Huang, and partly due to the cultivation technique he practices.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

As Ling Ying said, low-level techniques are a complete waste of talent.

Hai Bodong's Ice Emperor Manual was more than enough for Chen Xiao in the early stages.

Another important reason is that he knows where Hai Bodong is, and as long as the follow-up is not too difficult, it is worth spending a little more time for this.

[Ice Emperor's Scripture: High-level Profound Rank cultivation technique, available for advance payment.]

[Follow-up to the advance payment: Become Hai Bodong's apprentice, join the Mittel family under his witness, break the seal within him, and complete one of the tasks.]

[Current number of advance payments available: 1!]

【Do you want to advance payment? 】

"As expected of an angel investor, they actually offered three options: advance payment."

After a brief consideration, Chen Xiao made a decisive decision.

These three follow-ups are within Chen Xiao's acceptable range.

In comparison, breaking the seal is undoubtedly the most difficult, but with the first two options as a safety net, Chen Xiao has a lot of room to maneuver.

The familiar sensation of injection washed over him, and Chen Xiao couldn't wait to check it out.

He hadn't seen many other cultivation techniques, but from his limited perspective, the "Ice Emperor's Scripture" was indeed quite good.

After observing for a while and memorizing the operating route, Chen Xiao finally began to cultivate formally.

The first transformation of battle qi does not 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 battle qi flowing through his body completely transformed into a dazzling ice blue!

Extending his palm, Chen Xiao's mind stirred, and a stream of battle qi quickly flowed from the ice-blue vortex within his body, finally settling on the acupoint in his palm.

"So what if it's ice-attribute? At least it looks really cool!"