After a simple rest, Yan Xiao went to his bed and sat down cross-legged.
He emptied his mind and fully activated his cultivation technique to draw spiritual qi into his body. After trying for one stick of incense, Yan Xiao began to feel disappointed again. This was because the spiritual qi was so scarce on Earth, and it would be a daunting task for him to reach the 2nd stage of Qi Refining. In fact, he might not even be able to achieve it in his entire life.
After sighing, Yan Xiao took out the comprehension pill rewarded by the System earlier, popped it into his mouth, and began to cultivate.
The comprehension pill entered his mouth.
Immediately, it transformed into a warm current that entered his body and spread throughout.
He felt his spiritual qi continuously strengthening, and the blood in his body seemed to boil.
Yan Xiao knew clearly.
This was the comprehension pill transforming into spiritual qi, circulating through his limbs and bones, strengthening his body and his comprehension.
So, he emptied his mind and fully activated his cultivation technique to comprehend the skill he got from the System.
Time passed minute by minute…
Soon!
Two and a half hours went by.
Feeling the comprehension power completely gone, Yan Xiao slowly opened his eyes.
At this moment, his face was rosy, and he was full of vigor.
His entire state was excellent!
If anyone else saw his cultivation method, they would surely be dumbfounded.
Because!
Martial artists increased their strength either through actual combat, fighting demon beasts to the death, or by constantly improving themselves through various training rooms.
For example, gravity training rooms, reaction training rooms, and so on…
But what about Yan Xiao?
His method of increasing strength was to sit cross-legged in meditation.
He only needed to sit there, close his eyes, and then run his cultivation technique to absorb spiritual qi. Too bad the spiritual qi in the environment was almost non-existent.
Yan Xiao then stood up and stretched, and a series of crackling sounds came from his bones.
One comprehension pill had increased his strength noticeably — not a breakthrough, but enough to feel the difference. At his current pace without the pill, this progress would have taken months.
Without this comprehension pill, it would have taken him at least several years of arduous cultivation to reach this level.
After a brief stretch, Yan Xiao turned his head to look out the window.
The sun was setting, a red disk emerging from the clouds, painting the sky a magnificent fiery red.
"Is it this late already?"
He then carried the instant noodles, eggs, ham sausages, and other ingredients he bought into the kitchen.
But just as Yan Xiao was about to cook the noodles…
Thump, thump, thump!
The knocking sound rang out again.
This made Yan Xiao frown involuntarily.
"Why is someone here again?"
It was the homeroom teacher in the morning, and now who is it at noon?
His usually quiet place was quite lively today.
He pouted helplessly.
Yan Xiao could only put down the instant noodles and turn to open the door.
Opening the door, he saw…
It was actually his desk mate, Wen Li!
"I say, what are you doing, kid? Why did it take you so long to open the door?"
Wen Li walked into the house.
"You haven't got a girlfriend, have you? Or called for an in-home service?"
He asked while looking around, left and right.
His expression…
As if he was afraid Yan Xiao was hiding a beauty.
Yan Xiao, seeing his actions, immediately had several black lines appear on his forehead.
"What exactly do you want from me?"
He asked in an annoyed tone.
He hadn't eaten lunch yet; he didn't have time to waste with this dog.
"Do you know? Something big happened on Jinli Street this morning!"
Hearing Yan Xiao's words, Wen Li leaned forward mysteriously.
"Jinli Street?"
Yan Xiao looked a little confused on the surface.
But in reality, he had already guessed what Wen Li wanted to say.
He had just returned from there.
Indeed!
The next moment, Wen Li said, "This morning, a Clawed Beast—the Golden Rat—appeared out of nowhere on Jinli Street!"
"Do you know what a Clawed Beast Golden Rat is?"
"It's like the fierce exotic beasts in the books, about the size of a house cat, maybe 25 centimeters tall... and with strength reaching the mid-tier of the second rank…"
He spoke vividly, using his hands and feet to gesticulate.
As if he had experienced it himself.
And Yan Xiao, as the person involved, sat to the side, silently watching him perform.
If there were sunflower seeds and cola at home, he probably would have pulled up a small stool, munched on sunflower seeds, drank cola, and applauded Wen Li.
"You don't know!"
Not noticing Yan Xiao's unusual behavior, Wen Li continued his enthusiastic "performance."
"That exotic beast was incredibly strong, and the entire street was in chaos…"
"But!"
Wen Li's tone suddenly shifted.
He then turned and picked up a fly swatter nearby, dramatically placing it on his back.
"Just at the critical moment!"
"A mysterious expert wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt and wielding an iron rod suddenly appeared!"
"Everyone else scattered and fled, but he alone went against the flow through the crowd, choosing to face the Clawed Beast Golden Rat by himself!"
"One rod!"
"With just one iron rod, he dealt with that rampaging Clawed Beast Golden Rat!"
As he spoke, Wen Li suddenly pulled out the fly swatter from his back and made a sword-swinging motion.
As if he were that mysterious expert!
Seeing his deskmate's chuunibyou imitation, and since the person being imitated was himself, Yan Xiao's mouth twitched continuously, almost bursting into laughter.
"Hmm? What kind of expression is that?"
Wen Li, sensing something was off, looked at Yan Xiao in surprise.
"I'm telling you!"
"You didn't see how handsome that mysterious expert was, with his iron rod attracting so many young girls!"
"Qin Yue, the school beauty, was also there at the time, and the expert's heroic figure made her eyes go wide!"
"If you had that ability, kid, not only would you not need to pursue her, but she would actively pursue you!"
Wen Li's face showed a mischievous expression.
Yan Xiao: ???
Hearing this, he was utterly bewildered.
Good heavens!
How did this turn into a jab at me?
No, just tell the story—why are you dragging me into it?
"Alas…"
"It's a pity I was quite far away at the time and didn't see the true face of that expert!"
Wen Li sighed with some regret.
But when he turned his gaze to Yan Xiao, he found a strange smile on his good friend's face.
"What are you laughing at, kid?"
"I'm telling you, if you had been there, you would have been just like me!"
Wen Li thought Yan Xiao was laughing at his chuunibyou demeanor while telling the story.
He immediately glared at him fiercely.
"Wen Li, you don't need to regret it!"
"You've already met that mysterious expert, and you've spent a long time with him!"
Suppressing the laughter in his heart, Yan Xiao said to Wen Li with a straight face.
"What do you mean?"
Wen Li was completely confused by these words.
He had already met him?
And spent a long time with him…
Why did he have no memory of it at all?
Wen Li looked at Yan Xiao with a bewildered expression.
"Alas, since you've seen it, I won't hide it from you anymore!"
Seeing his confused look, Yan Xiao also sighed dramatically.
"That's right!"
"That incredibly handsome, mysterious expert is none other than your brother Xiao!"
He patted his chest to indicate.
"You?"
Wen Li was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahahahaha…"
"I say, Old Yan, the boast you're making is too ridiculous, isn't it?"
He laughed so hard that tears came to his eyes.
After a few days, Yan Xiao's bragging skills had improved!
But this was too far-fetched!
Wen Li knew exactly what level his good friend was at.
Let alone killing a Clawed Beast Golden Rat—Yan Xiao might not even win a fight against an ordinary person.
With that level of skill, how could he possibly kill a Clawed Beast Golden Rat with strength reaching the mid-tier of the second rank?
This was just pure bragging without any basis.
Not to mention anything else…
Just in terms of his bragging skills, Yan Xiao still needed to practice a lot!
Seeing his friend's disbelief, Yan Xiao was not surprised at all.
His words did sound a bit fake.
But everything he said was true!
In this day and age, no one believed the truth anymore?
His homeroom teacher didn't believe him this morning.
Now Wen Li didn't believe him either.
What's up?
Did he, nicknamed the Honest Young Master, really look that much like a liar?
The two of them chatted and bragged for a while longer.