Battle Through the Heavens: Achievement System at the Start

Looking coldly at Nalan Yanran's astonished expression, Xiao Yan turned around and kowtowed to Xiao Zhan.

"Father, three years from now, Yan'er will go to Yunlan Sect to personally avenge you for today's humiliation!" Xiao Yan stood up straight and walked out of the hall without hesitation. As he passed Nalan Yanran, his cold voice rang out.

"Three years from now, I will fight you at the Yunlan Sect."

Nalan Yanran's mouth gaped slightly as she stared blankly at the disappearing figure. The contract in her hand suddenly felt as heavy as a thousand pounds...

"Ding! The famous scene 'Three-Year Agreement' has been triggered. You are rewarded with a Dou Zong puppet. The reward has been automatically stored in the system space."

After hearing the system's voice, Xiao Yao looked at Nalan Yanran and said in a low voice, "Nalan Yanran, I will also go to Yunlan Sect in three years. I hope that your challenge will be held normally. If your Yunlan Sect dares to send people to obstruct us or do anything underhanded in private, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Ge Ye's body trembled slightly, but then she regained her composure.

"The three of you, now that you have achieved your goal, please leave." Watching the departing youth, Xiao Zhan's face was indifferent, but his fist, hidden in his sleeve, was clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

"Uncle Xiao, I apologize for what happened today. Please come visit the Nalan family when you have time in the future!" Nalan Yanran bowed to Xiao Zhan, whose face was indifferent. She did not want to stay any longer and got up to walk out of the hall. Ge Ye and the handsome young man hurriedly followed behind her.

"Take the Qi Gathering Powder with you too!" With a wave of his hand, Xiao Zhan coldly flung the jade box on the table away.

Ge Ye reached back and firmly grasped the box, gave a wry smile, and put it into his ring.

"Nalan Yanran, I hope you won't regret what you did today. The Dou Qi Continent is vast, and there are countless people with more talent than you." Xiao Yao's tone was tinged with indifference.

After hearing this, the three of them immediately walked out of the hall.

At this moment, Xiao Yao arrived at the back mountain and saw Xiao Yan sitting on the mountain wall as usual, looking at the treacherous Monster Mountain Range shrouded in mist in the distance.

"Xiao Yanzi, are you really that concerned about this marriage? Do you need Brother Yao's help?" Xiao Yao teased.

"Brother Yao, please stop teasing me. I just didn't expect Nalan Yanran to come here and publicly annul the engagement in front of the clan. If she had annuled the engagement in private, I would have respected her opinion. Unfortunately, she didn't. Isn't it because my cultivation has regressed in the past two years? Isn't it because she thinks I'm a waste and not good enough for her?" Xiao Yan looked at the bloody mark on his left hand with grief and indignation, and said self-deprecatingly.

"Actually, if you had just shown your current seventh-level Dou Qi cultivation back then, she might have seen that your cultivation was slowly recovering, and that you could have proven yourself with your previous talent, proving that you were no longer the useless person you used to be. Maybe then she wouldn't have broken off the engagement."

"No, no, she'll stick to her own beliefs. She just doesn't want to marry someone she doesn't like, and she'll still break off the engagement in front of me." Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly, a slightly bitter expression on his face.

Xiao Yao gently patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, Xiao Yanzi. I'll accompany you to the Yunlan Sect in three years and watch how you defeat Nalan Yanran and fulfill this so-called three-year agreement."

"Brother Yao, I will definitely cultivate diligently in these three years, and then defeat Nalan Yanran at the Yunlan Sect. I will seek justice for my father."

At this moment, a transparent figure flew out of the storage ring, stretched, and said, "You two little brats woke me up. Little ones, tell me, what happened? Looking at you, I'd think you'd been hurt by some girl!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao clutched his stomach and burst into laughter: "Hahaha, the teacher was right! Little Yanzi, he..." He laughed so hard he could barely speak.

After a while, Xiao Yao suppressed his laughter and told the old man about the whole story between the two of them.

Upon hearing this, the old apothecary smiled slightly and said, "Little fellow, don't be afraid. With my help, you will surely be able to defeat that little girl in three years. Then you can take her as your maid and have her take care of you. Wouldn't that be wonderful!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yao raised an eyebrow at Xiao Yan, his eyes brimming with undisguised amusement, and said with a slight smile, "Little Yan, do your best to defeat her. That way, Nalan Yanran will have to fulfill her promise and be your maid for life."

"It's one thing for the teacher to say that, but why are you teasing me too? You know how arrogant Nalan Yanran is. Even if she loses, she won't keep such a promise. If you force her, she might really prefer to die rather than comply." Xiao Yan replied with a dry laugh.

Xiao Yao smiled and said, "Alright, it's time to get down to business. In another year, it will be our coming-of-age ceremony. We'll see how you perform then. But you've already reached the seventh level of Dou Qi. In the next year, you should be able to break through to Dou Zhe or higher. We'll see how you perform then. Maybe you'll be the most eye-catching person in the whole arena."

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Yao with a determined gaze and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely prove myself at this coming-of-age ceremony and will not let you and Father down."

Xiao Yao turned to look at the old doctor in front of him and asked, "Teacher, after the coming-of-age ceremony, are you planning to take Xiao Yanzi on a training trip? I want to go with him and see how you refine sixth-grade pills. After all, sixth-grade pills can cause some strange phenomena in the heavens and earth, which may attract unnecessary trouble. So, I'd like to find a quiet place to refine them during the training trip."

The old man stroked his beard, looked at the distant Monster Mountain Range, and smiled faintly: "Hmm, do you see those treacherous mountains shrouded in mist in the distance? I plan to take him to that place called the Monster Mountain Range. Only through battles can he grow up faster. I'll call you when we set off."

Xiao Yan's face turned bitter again at the thought of going to the Monster Mountain Range for training soon. However, with Brother Yao and his teacher around, he would at least be safe in the Monster Mountain Range and didn't have to worry about his life. Thinking of this, his mood improved a little.

Xiao Yao bowed respectfully to the old medicine master and said, "Teacher, thank you for your help. If it weren't for our conversations this past year and the alchemy experience you personally imparted, I wouldn't have been able to prepare to try refining a sixth-grade pill so quickly."

"Little fellow, since you've become my disciple, I will take full responsibility for you. How could I not teach you alchemy?" The old apothecary looked at Xiao Yao, who was neither arrogant nor impatient, and had a respectful expression on his face, and felt very gratified.

Xiao Yao and Xiao Yan sat quietly on the mountainside, gazing at the distant, misty mountains. A gentle breeze brought a refreshing coolness, and they closed their eyes contentedly, enjoying the tranquility and peace of the moment, as if their souls were completely relaxed.

After a while, a figure in cyan robes leaped in as lightly as an elf.

Yao Lao sensed someone approaching and whispered, "Someone's coming. I'll head back now. Remember not to tell anyone about me." He then slipped into Xiao Yan's storage ring.

Xun'er lightly touched the rocks with her toes and leaped to the top of the mountain. After scanning the surroundings, she found the two sitting on a cliff face.

Xun'er's clear voice rang out: "Well, so you two are actually hiding here enjoying yourselves without even inviting Xun'er along."

Upon hearing this, the two opened their eyes and looked at the pretty face in front of them, which revealed adorable dimples.

Xiao Yao smiled and said, "Xun'er, come over here and sit down with me. Feel the breeze."

The three sat on the edge of the cliff, a gentle breeze blowing, ruffling their hair and dispelling their worries.

They were sitting there reminiscing about the past, chatting and laughing.

As time passed, the evening sun shone brightly against the blue sky, amidst swirling clouds and a sky ablaze with rosy hues. The mountains bathed in the glow of the setting sun seemed to be gilded with a golden light.

"It's getting late, we should head back."

"Okay, Brother Xiao Yao, let's go back together then."

Xiao Yao and the three of them walked down the mountain.