Rencarnation Room {Other Story line}

After all, Xiao Yan already possessed the Flame Mantra, a unique Qi Method that could evolve to become stronger over time, something that was far more valuable than the Wind Burning Technique that Yun Yun had given him.

However, one of the main prerequisites of the Flame Mantra's evolution was the need for "Heavenly Flame" as raw materials.

Every time he wanted to improve the quality of this Qi Method, Xiao Yan would have to swallow a type of Heavenly Flame, an extremely dangerous and difficult process.

It should be known that Heavenly Flame was one of the most ferocious forms of energy in the Dou Qi Continent.

Even if one managed to find one, there was no guarantee that they would be able to swallow it without risking death.

Although the Flame Mantra offered the potential for incredible power, the chance of success in mastering it did not even reach 20%.

This too-high risk makes most people reluctant to use it.

Ingesting one type of Heavenly Flame was only the first step. The Flame Mantra will only show its true potential after one successfully ingests a second Heavenly Flame.

When two different flames successfully merged, one's body and energy would undergo drastic changes, as if being reborn.

"How is it?" asked Yun Yun in a soft voice, at El's side while watching her. "Have you understood it, Ji Lan?"

El remained silent, focused on understanding the Qi Method Yun Yun gave him, without giving an answer.

"Qi Method... I don't know why it has some word patterns similar to Path of Poem, or is it just my feeling?" he muttered to herself.

Feeling that the answer could be found by looking deeper, El without hesitation activated Rinnegan, just for a moment.

In an instant, his eyes changed. Purple in color with the rippling pattern of water dripping in a pond, decorated with six rapidly rotating tomoe.

However, the transformation only lasted a second before finally returning to a brownish black color.

Unexpectedly, Yun Yun who had been watching her noticed a strange change in El's eyes. A glimpse of surprise crossed her face, but she still waited for El's answer without directly asking.

"Ji Lan, your eyes!" Yun Yun exclaimed, her voice full of curiosity mixed with worry.

However, once again, El ignored her, a typical attitude that Yun Yun had started to recognize after a few days together. Without answering, he instead closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and tried to enter her subconscious.

Annoyed at being ignored, Yun Yun muttered under her breath, "This kid always ignores me sometimes! Does he never think about other people's feelings?"

"Hahaha," a small laugh suddenly sounded from Xiao Yan.

Yun Yun turned her head sharply towards him, although that gaze did not contain any killing intent. "Why are you laughing? Is something funny? Do you want me to punch you?"

Xiao Yan raised a hand, smiling awkwardly. "Sorry, sorry... But, Dajie, it is actually quite good now."

His words made Yun Yun slightly surprised. "Oh?"

With a warm smile, Xiao Yan continued, "Compared to when you were still a Dou Huang, when no one dared to challenge you, I prefer the person you are now."

Yun Yun was silent for a moment, before finally smiling gently. "Oh..."

"Although those few days we almost choked to death or even got aroused because of the strange dishes that Dajie made." Xiao Yan said in a teasing tone, recalling the events of yesterday.

For a moment, the two of them were silent, remembering how chaotic the situation was back then.

"That was because it was my first time taking care of others... Let alone cooking," Yun Yun said, her gaze blankly staring ahead.

"When I was Dou Huang, I had nothing but training... Everyone treated me like a god..."

Yun Yun's gaze suddenly dimmed, her tone filled with sadness. "Now, when my Dou Qi was sealed and I became an ordinary person... I finally realized how useless I was."

Xiao Yan immediately panicked at her expression. "D-Dajie, please do not worry! Your Dou Qi was only temporarily sealed, right? After all, it is also Ji Lan who has been eating all your dishes happily and even crying tears of joy, right?"

Yun Yun let out a long sigh before turning her gaze towards El, who was still sitting in meditation.

Her mind drifted to yesterday's incident, when El, who was usually calm and nonchalant, actually cried tears of joy while devouring every messy dish she made. It was a scene so unexpected that Yun Yun herself could hardly believe it.

What was even stranger was that El was able to devour food that should have been almost poisonous without the slightest ill effect, as if it was a delicious dish worth consuming.

However, for El, it was not about the taste or the effects. To him, that moment meant more than just food. It reminded him of the past, of the strange, chaotic and dangerous-tasting dishes his younger siblings had made.

Amidst the deep gratitude of being able to cry again, El sincerely made a promise.

It was a promise that Yun Yun didn't think was necessary, but somehow, she still felt touched.

A promise that would make him give Yun Yun anything she wanted, as if it was the most important thing to him.

Although to a Dou Zhe, the promise sounded like meaningless nonsense, the truth was that El was no ordinary Dou Zhe.

El was the holder of the Rinnegan power, one of the strongest powers in the Naruto world.

On top of that, El was a Beyonder, a Dou Qi practitioner who developed power in a much more unconventional way than most people on the Dou Qi Continent.

Yun Yun stared at him with a meaningful look, not knowing whether El just seemed strange or was indeed different in many ways. "Ji Lan is really strange, huh?" she said in a tone mixed between confusion and astonishment.

Xiao Yan merely nodded his head with an agreeing face, realizing how unique El was, although there were still many things that they did not fully understand.