Battle

Through the Heavens

BTTH Doupo Cangqiong Dou Po Cang Qiong Fights Break Sphere Đấu Phá Thương
Khung 斗破苍穹
Synopsis:
In a land where no magic is present. A land where the strong make the rules and weak have
to obey. A land filled with alluring treasures and beauty, yet also filled with unforeseen
danger. Three years ago, Xiao Yan, who had shown talents none had seen in decades,
suddenly lost everything. His powers, his reputation, and his promise to his mother. What
sorcery has caused him to lose all of his powers? And why has his fiancee suddenly shown up?
Author(s): Tian Can Tu Dou
Artist(s): N/A
Year: N/A
Country: China
Genre: Xianxia, Seinen, Romance, Martial Arts, Harem, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Action,
Tags: Adapted to Manhua, Alchemy, Beautiful Female Lead, Childhood Friends, Clan Politics,
Confident Protagonist, Enemies Become Lovers, Friends Become Lovers, Genius Male Lead, Hard-
Working Protagonist, Polygamy, Polygyny, Spirit Advisor, Strong Male Lead,
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 Chapter 201

Chapter 201
Chapter 201: Gaining a Little
Eyeing Xiao Yan who had pounced onto the green lotus, Yao Lao helplessly shook his head. Xiao
Yan had obviously not overcome his shock: did he really think that this green lotus could be directly
cut off?
Yao Lao let out a sigh. He waved his palm and a suction force stilled Xiao Yan’s body just above the
green lotus before pulling him back and throwing him by Yao Lao’s side.
“Fool.” Tilting his head and seeing that Xiao Yan was staring at him in an confused manner, Yao
Lao laughed bitterly and took out a metal sword from the storage ring. After which, he randomly
threw it at the green lotus.
When the metal sword was about to reach somewhere above the green lotus, a pale-green colored
flame suddenly spat out from the green lotus. The metal sword was burnt into a writhing liquid in
the blink of an eye.
Observing this scene, cold sweat appeared on Xiao Yan’s forehead. He swallowed his saliva and
smiled awkwardly at Yao Lao.
“This green lotus is the pride of nature. Any ordinary metal that touches it will promptly melt. If
you want to cut it open, you must use pure jade tools in order to avoid tarnishing it.” Yao Lao faintly
said. Immediately, he took out over ten higher grade rouge jade bottles. A thick white flame
appeared from his palm and melted these small jade bottles into a pale green liquid. The liquid
writhed and finally solidified into a long jade ruler.
Yao Lao carefully removed the impurities in the jade ruler, causing it to appear crystal clear and as
beautiful as the green lotus leaves.
“Use this jade ruler to cut at the spot where the lotus is connected to its stem and roots.” Due to
the special ability of the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’, the jade ruler was totally cooled in an instant. Yao
Lao gently swayed it about and handed it to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan received the jade ruler and felt his hand become warm and extremely comfortable. He
could not resist smacking his lips. In his heart, he was even more envious of the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
He tightly held the jade ruler, carefully swam toward the green lotus and gently cut the portion
below the lotus seat that connected it to the receptacle. Instantly, the art-like green lotus fell down.
Seeing it fall down, Yao Lao who was by the side quickly beckoned it, sucking it over and allowing
it to float slowly in front of him. His face was filled with emotion as his gaze swept over it.
After removing the green lotus, Xiao Yan eyed the roots and stem that were wildly swallowing the
surrounding fire type energy from within the magma. He licked his mouth and said with a smile,
“Teacher. These roots are able to unrestrainedly absorb energy. They should also be a type of unique
treasure. Why don’t we take them away too?”
“No.” Against Xiao Yan’s expectations, Yao Lao who was observing the green lotus shook his head.
“Uh? Why?” Hearing the words, Xiao Yan was at a loss and asked in a stunned manner.
“For these spiritual things that require hundreds and thousands of years to form, it is best to leave
something. Consider this a good deed. Although you have removed the green lotus this time, if you
give it another thousand years, a new green lotus will be formed. However, if you also take the roots
and stem away… then the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ would disappear forever from this crypt. For it
to form again would be extremely difficult…” Yao Lao stared at the swaying roots and sighed. In the
alchemist world, damaging the root and stems when obtaining a spiritual objects or ingredients is
something that would infuriate others the most. After all, the requirement for a spiritual object to
form were far too demanding.
Hearing Yao Lao’s emotional sigh, Xiao Yan nodded after being dazed for a moment. He placed the
green ruler in his hand into the ring and shifted his gaze toward the long stem and roots. After
which, he turned around and came to Yao Lao’s

front. His gaze was filled with joy as he stared at the green lotus, his face was filled with yearning.
“One, two, three… there are a total of eleven Core-Fire Lotus Seeds. Haha, you are quite lucky.”
After counting the small fluorescent glow in the green lotus, Yao Lao could could not resist laughing.
“Actually I am very curious as to why Queen Medusa left all these treasures here when she came
to snatch the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Don’t tell me that all these are nothing in her eyes?” Xiao Yan
suddenly said in a confused voice as he eyed the green lotus.
“I have already told you. It may appear very easy when you used the jade ruler to remove the
green lotus earlier but if you used other materials to forcefully cut it open, it would be something
impossible. Queen Medusa isn’t an alchemist so how would she know about this kind of small trick?
Moreover, when she took the ‘Heavenly Flame’, she must have been quite badly wounded by the
‘Heavenly Flame’. Adding the surrounding magma heat and pressure, she did not have any extra
time to waste…” Yao Lao smiled as he said. He once again took out ten small jade bottles and the
jade ruler from the storage ring before he carefully picked the eleven Core-Fire Lotus Seeds from
the lotus core and placed them into the jade bottles.
“Keep all these things properly hidden. Don’t easily let others see them, especially this green
lotus. Other than when you are training, avoid using it as much as possible. Otherwise, you may
attract unnecessary trouble.” After storing all the jade bottles into the storage ring, Yao Lao handed
it back to Xiao Yan and warned.
“Yes.” After wearing the storage ring on his finger, Xiao Yan swept his gaze to his surroundings.
He realized that ever since the green lotus had left the roots and stem, the surrounding green
colored glow seemed to gradually shrink.
“Let’s go.” Eyeing the surrounding change, Yao Lao’s body trembled slightly and transformed into
a thick white flame that covered the surface of Xiao Yan’s body.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly and gently sighed. His gaze took one last glance at the
green lotus roots, licked his tongue and stepped forward. Following which, his body swiftly swam
out from the green glow.
After leaving the green glow, Xiao Yan waved his hand at the Flame Spirit Serpent some distance
away. He then followed behind it as they hurried back using the path which they had used before.
“Why is he still not out?” At the mouth of the tunnel, Xiao Ding stared at the magma lake which
had been quiet for a long time. His mood, which had just calmed down was gradually becoming
anxious again. With his eyebrows pressed together, he began pacing up and down uneasily.
“Company Leader, don’t worry. I have received a notice. Young Master is on his way back. Nothing
has happened to him.” By his side, Qing Lin opened her eyes slightly. The glow in her dark green
eyes glittered as she raised her small face watching Xiao Ding pacing up and down.
“If it’s like this…” Hearing this, Xiao Ding let out a sigh of relief. He walked to the tunnel exit,
glanced at the hot magma which was repeatedly bubbling and involuntarily let out a bitter laugh. It
was difficult for him to imagine that Xiao Yan had actually just leaped into it awhile back.
“Ugh, what a frightening person…”
“Plop…” Before his sigh was released, the sound of water breaking sounded once again in the
crypt. Xiao Ding hurriedly threw his gaze into the magma and found Xiao Yan’s figure that was
covered by a thick white flame gradually appearing in his sight.
“Hu…”
Breaking through the thick magma surface, Xiao Yan let out a long breath. He lifted his head and
watched Xiao Ding above before waving his hand. Stepping his foot onto the magma, his body shot
up. As he approached them in midair, his back trembled and the Purple Cloud Wings shot out. The
wings flapped and his body floated up toward the tunnel.
As Xiao Yan’s feet touched the ground, the thick white colored flame gradually disappeared from
his body. His back trembled slightly and with a ‘suo’ sound, the Purple Cloud Wings once again
turned into a dark black tattoo pasted on his back.
“Are you alright?” Seeing Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding hurriedly walked up and inquired.
“Haha, I’m fine.” Smiling while shaking his head, Xiao Yan turned around and watched the magma
world in the enormous crypt. He could not resist sighing.
“Have you got the thing?” Sweeping his gaze across Xiao Yan’s expression, Xiao Ding asked with a
smile. “No…” The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched as he smiled bitterly, “Someone took it before
me.”
“Huh?” Hearing this, Xiao Ding stilled. He mused for a moment and said softly, “It is the owner of
the mysterious Qi, isn’t it.”
“Ah, perhaps addressing her as Queen Medusa is more accurate.” Xiao Yan took out a Seven-
Colored Snake Scale and waved it at Xiao Ding while smiling bitterly.
“Oh, a Seven-Colored Snake Scale… it really is her…” Seeing that piece of seven colored snake
scale, a bitter smile surfaced on Xiao Ding’s face as he sighed.
Xiao Yan nodded his head. He pursed his lips together and said softly, “I have figured out the
whereabouts of the ‘Heavenly Flame’. After this, I will head directly to the inner regions of the Tager
Desert. If I have the opportunity… I plan to steal the ‘Heavenly Flame’ from Queen Medusa.”
“What? You want to steal the ‘Heavenly Flame’ from Queen Medusa’s hands?” Hearing this, Xiao
Ding was momentarily at a loss before his expression changed drastically and he involuntarily
yelled.
In the regions surrounding the Tager Desert, the fierce reputation of Queen Medusa would not
lose to her coquettish reputation. Many people in the cities around the Tager Desert felt a great
terror toward Queen Medusa to the point that they trembled upon hearing her name. Thus, even if
Xiao Ding knew that Xiao Yan was quite strong, he still felt that it was absurd when he heard that
Xiao Yan wanted to provoke Queen Medusa.
After all, Queen Medusa was an extremely strong person renowned throughout the Jia Ma Empire
unlike Luo Bu from the Rock Desert City. Back then, when the empire wanted to launch its soldiers
to attack the Snake-People tribe, it had gotten the help of three Dou Wang but even they were still
seriously wounded by Queen Medusa and the expedition forced to retreat. From this, it could be
seen that this fierce reputation of Queen Medusa did not come from simple boasts.
“Hehe, Big Brother, relax. I am only just going to try. Even if I fail in the end, I am confident in my
ability to flee.” Xiao Yan reassured as he smiled at Xiao Ding.
“You… ugh…” Seeing Xiao Yan’s persistent manner, Xiao Ding could only shake his head helplessly
as he had a frown.
“Haha, let’s go, let’s go. Today, I’ll go back and rest for one night. Tomorrow, I will have to begin
traveling into the inner regions of the Tager Desert.” Waving his hand, Xiao Yan turned around and
headed into the tunnel. Behind him, Xiao Ding sighed and followed.
Seeing the two who simply turned around and left, Qing Lin hurriedly whistled toward the magma
lake. Immediately, the green light on the foreheads of the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent
expanded. An instant later, the snake’s huge body shrunk, transformed into a green light and shot
into Qing Lin’s sleeves.
Qing Lin patted her sleeves curiously with her small hand. A smile surfaced on her small face as
she whispered, “Don’t create any trouble. Otherwise if Young Master will be angry and I will
abandon you.”
“Hiss…” The soft hissing sound contained some dissatisfaction, it seemed that the serpent was
dissatisfied with its owner’s discrimination.
“Hee hee.” Qing Lin covered her small mouth and laughed softly. She lifted her small hand and
bounced around in a lively manner as she caught up with Xiao Yan and Xiao Ding. The three of them
gradually disappeared into the dark tunnel.
As the three people’s footsteps slowly faded into the distance, this enormous magma crypt once
again entered into an everlasting calmness…

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 Chapter 202

Chapter 202
Chapter 202: Promotion! Setting Out on A Journey!
“Ga Chi…”
The room’s door was gently opened under the flickering light as Xiao Yan stumbled in. After
violently shaking his head, throwing out the dizziness in his mind, he turned his hand around to
close the room’s door before he walked unsteadily to the side of the bed and sat down.
“Hu…” Xiao Yan gently released a breath of alcohol as he rubbed his somewhat painful head. He
could not help but let out a bitter laugh. Since his two brothers knew he was leaving tomorrow, they
forced him to drink with them earlier. If he did not need to worry about leaving tomorrow, he would
have drank till they were asleep.
Xiao Yan removed his shoes and sat cross-legged on the bed. His hands formed the training seal
and his breath gradually became calm and strong. A long while later, some alcohol vapor shot out
from Xiao Yan’s finger.
After removing the alcohol in his body, Xiao Yan finally felt that his mind was much clearer. He
mused for a moment before he suddenly tapped gently on his storage ring. A green light grew in the
room and quickly disappeared. In the blink of an eye, a green colored Lotus Seat suddenly appeared
in midair quietly in front of him.
As he watched the Green Lotus Seat that was like a piece of art, excitement flashed in Xiao Yan’s
eyes. He waved his palm and caused the Green Lotus Seat to descend. Next, he leapt onto it and sat
cross-legged on the Lotus Platform,
The weight of Xiao Yan’s body caused the Lotus Platform to quickly descend by quite a bit.
However, when it was hovering at around the height of a table, it gradually stopped. With his
buttocks touching the Lotus Platform, a warm energy penetrated through Xiao Yan’s skin and
hovered over the surface of his body. That comfortable feeling caused Xiao Yan to take in a long and
deep breath.
Xiao Yan’s hands once again displayed the training form as he gradually closed his eyes. A
moment later, he entered into the training state.
As he entered into the training state, a cluster of a faint green colored glow suddenly soared from
within the Lotus Platform and completely covered Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan’s mind gradually sunk into his body and by habit, arrived at the vortex in his lower
abdomen. Sweeping his mind’s eye over the purple colored vortex, Xiao Yan was somewhat
surprised to find that there were already fourteen drops of purple colored liquid existing within the
vortex.
“It is really unexpected that a drop of liquid energy could be agglomerated with my slow training
speed during this period of time…” Xiao Yan sighed with shock in his heart. His mind moved and a
thread of purple colored Dou Qi was separated from the vortex. After which, it followed the Qi Paths
predetermined by ‘Flame Mantra’ and began slowly circulating.
As the Qi Method began circulating, threads of natural fire type energy from the room in the
outside world poured violently toward Xiao Yan on the Lotus Platform. When these fire type energies
swarmed over and came into contact with the green colored glow from the Lotus Platform, their
sizes suddenly shrank as they were purified. By the time they successfully passed through the Green
Lotus glow, their sizes were around one-fifth of what they were originally.
Although their sizes were obviously much smaller than before, if one were to carefully observe,
one would be able to discover that the shrunken fire type energy was clearly much purer.
Moreover… within the pale-yellow colored fire type energy, there seemed to be a faint green colored
energy mixed within that was difficult to see with one’s visible eyes…
Clearly, the source of the green colored energy was from the Green Lotus that mixed such energy
in when the ordinary fire energy went through it’s glow…
After successfully passing through the refinement of the Green Lotus glow, the threads of pale
yellow fire type energy mixed wi

th green accompanied Xiao Yan’s breath as they unceasingly entered into his body.
 When the first thread of energy entered into Xiao Yan’s Qi Paths, Xiao Yan, who was controlling
the Dou Qi circulation, paused for a second. With the observation of his mind’s eye, it was difficult
for the thread of green colored energy mixed in with the pale yellow Dou Qi to escape his senses.
Xiao Yan curiously stared at that thread of quiet and warm pure green colored energy before
separating a thread of Purple Flame Dou Qi and probingly wrapping around the green colored
energy. After which, he began trying to refine it.
As the refinement progressed, an unrestrained joy surfaced in Xiao Yan’s heart. He was surprised
to notice that the degree of purity of the green colored energy during the refinement process had
reached a frightening level. At this point, the green colored energy could actually be directly poured
into the vortex and he could skip the refinement step. “This green colored energy… should be from
the body of the Green Lotus. No wonder it’s so pure. After experiencing the polishment from the
planet’s flame for a thousand years, it would be strange if it was not pure…” Xiao Yan quickly
guessed the origin of these green colored flames. He immediately became extremely happy. It was
no wonder that Yao Lao had nothing but praise for this Green Lotus. As the provider of a never
ending source of pure energy that could skip the cumbersome refinement step, it could save Xiao
Yan at least seventy percent of his training time.
“What a good thing…” Once again, Xiao Yan muttered joyfully in his heart. He quickly calmed
himself down. After which, he quickly separated the green colored energy from the pale yellow
energies that were pouring into his body.
Being careful, Xiao Yan circulated the green colored energy in his Qi Paths once and when he did
not discover anything strange, he poured it into the vortex. The pale yellow energies, on the other
hand, were not uniform in their purity. He refined them a couple of times before finally pouring
them into the vortex.
Under this clear division of labor in his training, Xiao Yan’s vortex was quickly being filled with
energy.
The training that led Xiao Yan to forget himself continued through the night and only came to a
stop when dawn arrived.
When the last thread of energy was poured into the vortex, Xiao Yan let out a long sigh. He was
just about to leave his training mode when the purple vortex in his lower abdomen suddenly shook.
Being shocked by the sudden tremble, Xiao Yan hurriedly focused his mind onto the vortex. His
mind’s eye swept over it and was immediately surprised to find that within the vortex, a small drop
of purple colored liquid energy was slowly being formed.
“Is the fifteenth drop starting to be agglomerated?” Seeing that gradually forming purple colored
liquid energy, Xiao Yan was radiant with joy. He hurriedly maintained the calmness of his mind as he
quietly waited for the fifteenth drop of liquid energy to form.
At this moment, waves of ripple like movements occurred within the calm vortex. At the middle of
the ripple was a small drop of purple colored liquid that was rolling as it rotated.
The drop rotated with a rhythm. As it rotated, the rich Purple Flame Dou Qi within the vortex also
continued to gush into it.
“Ding…” At one moment, a soft sound that did not appear to exist was quietly emitted from the
vortex.
As this sound resonated, the intense movement of the vortex gradually calmed down. A small drop
of purple colored liquid energy slowly rolled within the vortex and started naughtily swimming with
the other fourteen drops of liquid energy within the vortex like small fish.
The moment when the fifteenth drop of liquid energy was formed, Xiao Yan’s body trembled
slightly. At this instant, his mind could clearly feel that the vortex, which had reached its limit, had
once again expanded significantly. Xiao Yan’s slightly heavy body had also become more agile than
what it was before. The potential that was contained within his muscles and flesh had also
significantly increased at this moment…
Feeling the numerous changes in his body, Xiao Yan was certain that his current self had officially
became a two star Dou Shi!
Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes. A purple glint flashed across his black eyes and immediately
disappeared. He let out a gentle sigh and undid the training form his hands made. He stuck out his
waist and descended slowly from the Lotus Platform.
Standing beside the Lotus Platform, Xiao Yan eyed this spotless and perfect green colored lotus.
He could not resist smiling gently as he carefully stored it into the storage ring. Tilting his head to
see the dawn sky, he could not help but become stunned as he exclaimed, “The sky’s already
bright?”
Xiao Yan stretched his lazy waist and the bones in his body cracked loudly. After which, Xiao Yan
walked toward the side of the bed and gently placed the Heavy Xuan Ruler onto his back. In a soft
voice, he said, “It’s time to go.”
Carrying the Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back, Xiao Yan came to the side of the table. He mused for
awhile before taking out a large amount of excellent healing medicine from the storage ring. After
piling the table with healing medicine, he once again took out some medicinal pills that had strange
effects. After which, he took out a small jade bottle which was completely filled with twenty three
‘Energy Recovery Pills’.
During the time he spent in Rock Desert City, Xiao Yan realized that although there was healing
medicine being sold, the quantity was small and the quality was not very good. Xiao Yan was
currently in a rush for time so he could not refine too many healing medicines. However, this little
bit that he had stored should be enough for the Desert Metal Mercenary Company to use for a
period of time. After that, if everything went smoothly, he should be able to return soon and when
that time came, he would prepare a very great gift for the Desert Metal Mercenary Company.
After placing everything properly, Xiao Yan patted his hands and smiled. He carried the Heavy
Xuan Ruler on his back and slowly walked toward the door, opened it and softly walked out.
The sky outside was slightly dark with only a small corner of the sun having appeared on the
distant horizon.
Xiao Yan closed the door but before he could take two steps forward, a girl’s timid voice stopped
him.
“Young Master… are you leaving already?”
With a soft sigh, Xiao Yan turned his head around to look at the small figure at the end of the short
hall. He slowly walked over and gently rubbed Qing Lin’s small head with his palm. With a smile, he
said, “Little girl, I still have something very important that I need to do, so I cannot stay here and
accompany you.”
Qing Lin opened her green charming eyes that were almost as clean and pure as the Green Lotus
Seat and stared at the warm smile on Xiao Yan’s face. She asked in a soft voice, “Will you still come
back?”
“Haha, I will naturally return. Qing Lin work hard.” Bending his body, Xiao Yan stared at the Two-
Headed Flame Spirit Serpent that swam out of Qing Lin’s sleeves and smiled gently. He raised his
voice and said, “Remember my words. Live for yourself. You don’t need to be too concerned about
other people’s gazes. If you don’t like them, then choose to ignore them.”
“Yes.” Qing Lin forcefully nodded her small head. Her dark green eyes became a little foggy.
“Haha, I’m leaving. Help me apologize to my two brothers.” Standing up, Xiao Yan turned around
and headed toward the outside of the compound. Although Xiao Yan was carrying a huge black ruler
that was almost as tall as him, his back looked very free and relaxed.
Standing on the small path, Qing Lin watched the free and relaxed back which was gradually
disappearing into the darkness. She gently touched the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent on her
hand and said softly, “You must return…”
On a tall building within the mercenary company, Xiao Li pulled on his chin as he watched the
young man’s back walking out of the compound. He slanted his head and laughed, “This guy, after
so many years, he still kept his habits…”
“Haha.” Beside him, Xiao Ding was leaning against the pillar as his gaze watched the young man
carrying the huge ruler on his back. He softly muttered, “This little boy is really becoming stronger.
Looks like we must work harder. Otherwise, we might end up hindering him in the future…”
On the tall building, the two people looked at each other and burst out laughing.

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Chapter 203
Chapter 203: The Inner Regions of The Desert
In the bright and sunny sky, the huge sun hung high above, much like a huge fireball that was
unceasingly emitting flames. The hot sunlight scattered across the golden yellow desert, grilling the
tiny sand particles into red-hot small metal pieces.
Due to the high temperature in the desert, threads of hot air rose from the yellow sand, heating
the air till it was distorted and became illusory.
In the never ending desert, a black colored human figure suddenly appeared. From his travel worn
expression, it was clear that he had stayed in the desert for quite some time.
The human figure took somewhat heavy steps as he gradually climbed a tall sand dune. He gazed
afar in all directions before taking out a goatskin map from within a storage ring and carefully
studying the precise routes on it.
“From the route on the map, we seem to be gradually approaching the inner regions of the Tager
Desert…” Xiao Yan’s finger traced a route as it slowly moved across the map. He then licked his dry
mouth and mumbled softly to himself.
“Ugh. This damn Tager Desert. Isn’t it a little too big… arriving here from Rock Desert City took
half a month’s time. If the map did not precisely point out the resupply points in the desert, then this
trip would have been definitely more ‘interesting’…” Xiao Yan sighed. He tried to find happiness in
hardship while he smiled helplessly.
Since Xiao Yan left the Rock Desert City, he had been following a route on this map as he walked
toward the inner regions of the Tager Desert. Because the desert’s weather was extremely
unpredictable, Xiao Yan only chose safe time periods for him to unfurl his Purple Cloud Wings and
fly quickly. During the majority of the time, he chose to walk.
Other than the Magic Beasts that hid within the sand layer in the Tager Desert, the thing that
people feared the most were the Snake-People in the desert. There were rarely people in the desert
who wanted to be enemies with them. After all, the snake people’s ability to control poisonous
snakes to stealthily attack their enemies was something extremely difficult to defend against.
However these Snake-People, who were a lot of trouble to ordinary people, did not pose any
trouble to Xiao Yan who had a precise map and the help of Yao Lao’s extremely strong Spiritual
Perception. Each time danger approached, Xiao Yan would be able to take the initiative to easily
avoid the Snake-People Tribe’s patrolling troops.
Of course, if he could not avoid meeting the Snake-People, Xiao Yan did not intend to show mercy.
He used lightning fast tactics to kill them before the snake people could give any warning signals…
He knew perfectly of what kind of horrible ending it would be if he was chased and surrounded by a
large number of Snake-People in the Tager Desert.
However, even with the help of the Purple Cloud Wings and the map, Xiao Yan still used half a
month’s time to arrive here from the outer regions of the Tager Desert. For this reason, it was little
wonder why Xiao Yan would lament about the passage of time with a bit of helpless, bitter laughter.
Xiao Yan’s finger pointed at the route he was on and traced it, finally stopping at a red dot that
represented danger. There were a total of eight such small red dots on the entire map that were
placed on different locations on the map.
Other than a few small tribes, there were a total of eight huge tribes among the Snake-People
Race in the Tager Desert. Those eight red dots represented the tribes locations on the map. They
were the strongest among the Snake-People race and held high positions in the desert. Besides
Queen Medusa, they did not acknowledge any other individual as their superior.
The eight enormous groups ruled over different areas of the Tager Desert. In this portion of the
inner regions of the desert, the route that was drawn on th

e map was blocked by the red dot that Xiao Yan was pointing at.
“How unlucky…” Frowning at the scarlet dot, Xiao Yan helplessly sighed. In these huge sized
tribes, there were usually Dou Ling or even Dou Wang Snake-People. Thus, wanting to enter without
anyone noticing was obviously impossible.
 “Looks like I will need to make a detour…” Xiao Yan shook his head and smiled bitterly. Even with
Yao Lao, his hidden card, Xiao Yan could not just go on a rampage in the Tager Desert recklessly.
The Snake-People had enough strength to be able to fight with the enormous Jia Ma Empire for so
many years without being destroyed. Therefore, finding trouble alone in the territory of the Snake-
People was an extremely foolish action.
“But before entering the inner regions of the desert, it seems that I should replenish my water
source… it has been over a day since my stock exhausted.” Looking at the empty storage reing that
had no water, Xiao Yan sighed. His gaze swept across the map and stopped at the oasis symbol
closest to him.
“Uh… this place seems a little close to the Snake-People tribe…” After seeing the Oasis symbol,
Xiao Yan glanced at the scarlet red dot that seemed to be just across from the symbol, and he
frowned involuntarily,
“Unfortunately, there’s only this oasis in a fifty kilometer radius…” Xiao Yan muttered softly. A
moment later, he helplessly shook his head and stored the map into the storage ring. “Although it is
a little close on the map, I think that the distance should be at least a few kilometers… I will quickly
leave after getting some water. The Snake-People should not be able to notice me.”
After he reassured himself in his heart, Xiao Yan opened his stride and quickly strode toward the
distant oasis.
A horse could die when it galloped toward a mountain it sees. A map can also cause people to run
until their deaths… Although the route was only a tiny bit long on the map, Xiao Yan had to walk a
total of three hours. Only when the sky was gradually becoming darker did a corner of that fresh
green oasis appear quietly.
Watching that small oasis that sat out on a plain, Xiao Yan sighed in relief. He tightened the Heavy
Xuan Ruler on his back and cautiously swept his gaze over his surroundings. When he did not find
any trace of the Snake-People, he used the cover of the darkening sky to swiftly and stealthily head
for the oasis.
As he gradually closed in on the oasis, the surrounding hot air also began to become cool and
refreshing. Xiao Yan once again glanced at his surroundings before leaping into the fresh green
woods. His body was gradually hidden in the foliage.
Xiao Yan gently took in the fragrance of the small grass beside him before he exhaled comfortably.
Within the desert, any little green color was treated as a treasure by people. Xiao Yan’s palm
touched his chin as his body moved through the woods. His eyes swept in all directions, searching
for the place where the water source was.
As Xiao Yan gradually moved his gaze, he also slowly entered deeper into the oasis. He was about
to become a little frustrated from having failed to find a water source when he heard the splashing
sound of water a short distance ahead.
Upon hearing the sound of water, Xiao Yan immediately heaved a sigh of relief. The anxiousness in
his heart was also extinguished by the clear sound of water. However, before he was about to charge
out of the woods, his gaze which was looking out from a gap within the forest suddenly paused. His
body immediately crouched down and his breathing was suppressed to the lowest volume.
On a small path that led to the other side of the oasis, a few Snake-women with fit bodies and cold
faces stood still. Their sharp gazes continued to sweep through the surrounding woods and they
held their weapons tightly in their hands. It appeared that they were prepared to kill anyone who
charged in.
Perhaps it was the desert environment but these Snake-People women had very dark skin. Their
slightly beautiful appearance accompanied by their uniquely rhombus shaped eyes caused people to
feel a strange addiction and their seductive waists were like that of a water snake’s. In the human
world, whenever a Snake-Woman slave would perform an exotic dance, it was not uncommon to find
some of the surrounding men that were watching and had weak mental strength, become erect and
have their faces filled with humiliation.
Naturally, the current Xiao Yan was not interested in admiring the beautiful Snake-People
women’s addictive snake like waists. When he first glanced at these few Snake-People women, his
expression became a little ugly. The reason for this was because his outstanding Spiritual Perception
let him realize that among these few female Snake-People, there were actually four Da Dou Shis.
The remaining few were all very strong Dou Shis…
“Dammit… why are they clustered here at this time?” Eyeing the Snake-Women with their
somewhat strong formation, Xiao Yan’s mouth felt bitter. He softly laughed bitterly while he shifted
his gaze around. After suppressing his breath to the weakest, he gradually moved his body and
quietly and carefully headed toward the place where the sound of water originated from.
Borrowing the gradually darkening sky, Xiao Yan luckily avoided the scanning eyes of this group of
Snake-Women. He followed the sound of water and finally neared the source of water.
Xiao Yan’s finger silently pulled open the cover of the tree leaves as he shot his gaze out. A clean
lake appeared in his sight. The clean lake water caused Xiao Yan who had lost his source of water
for a day to involuntarily swallow a bit of saliva that had rarely appeared since a day ago.
“Splash…”
Just as Xiao Yan was filled with joy and planned to obtain water, a sound of water parting pulled
his gaze over. Instantly, his body stiffened. His mouth opened as he stared blankly at the human
figure that appeared at the spot where the water was parted…
Within the lake, the back of a lady with a hot figure shot out from the bottom of the lake. With her
back facing Xiao Yan, she shook her long hair that was stuck to her snow white shoulders. Drops of
water were pasted on her skin which appeared so fragile that it would break when one blew on it.
The drops of water followed the contours of her shoulders and slid past her extremely seductive
narrow waist and finally fell back into the lake, creating ripples.
Although they were a little far apart, Xiao Yan was still able to clearly see how flexible that tight
waist was. It was difficult to imagine just what kind of shocking angles that flexible narrow waist
could twist to.
The lady’s narrow hand carelessly seized her long hair and gradually turned around.
As the lady turned her body around, her naked perfect body was instantly exposed to Xiao Yan’s
vision. The person, who was a still a virgin, immediately felt his blood surging…
The perfect body that appeared to be carved from white jade was like the masterpiece of the
heavens. The supple and protruding chest was proudly revealed in the somewhat wet, cool air.
Under the faint moonlight, her appearance was both lovely and enchanting. The beautiful rhombus
shaped eyes contained traces of passion filled moisture.

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Chapter 204
Chapter 204: Snake-Woman Yue Mei
Among the women that Xiao Yan knew, if one were to discuss about being enchanting and
glamorous, only Ya Fei from Wu Tan City would be able to compare to this woman.
“Cluck…” Staring at this enchanting woman, Xiao Yan’s throat rolled a little. His palm gradually
moved toward his thigh and gave it a hard pinch. The intense pain allowed him to recover some of
his consciousness. Sweeping his gaze toward the lady’s side, he found a green colored snake tail
under the transparent lake water. It swayed around, releasing a wild seductive feel.
“Snake-People…” Xiao Yan softly mumbled. His eyes narrowed and an instant later, shock covered
his face. He realized that even with his Spiritual Perception, he was unable to discover what level
this naked woman had reached.
“This is quite troublesome… this woman is at least at the Dou Ling or Dou Wang level.”
Swallowing his saliva, Xiao Yan, who had roughly guessed the woman’s strength, was about to
choose to withdraw when the naked woman in the lake suddenly shifted her bright eyes over to Xiao
Yan’s position. He immediately said with shock in his heart, “How could she discover me with Yao
Lao helping me hide my Qi?”
The spring-water like eyes of the mesmerizing Snake-Woman stared intently at the the place
where Xiao Yan was hiding. A moment later, her narrow hand covered her red lips as she laughed,
“Human boy, you want to leave after seeing this sister’s body?”
As those words fell, the Snake-Woman’s delicate hand suddenly slammed onto the lake’s surface.
A water arrow was formed. Her red lips parted slightly and a mouthful of green-colored poisonous
liquid was spat into the arrow. After which, she shot this water arrow that was mixed with a potent
poison toward Xiao Yan’s hiding place.
Although the Snake-Woman’s voice was gentle, much like that of a lover flirting, her attack was
exceedingly vicious. If Xiao Yan was hit by the poison arrow, he would definitely be hurt badly, if he
was not killed.
Luckily, Xiao Yan had been focusing his attention on her when he discovered the Snake-Woman’s
frightening strength. Seeing that she struck viciously in an instant, he immediately stomped on the
ground and his body shot out horizontally.
“Chi…” The water arrow missed and landed within the forest. In the blink of an eye, the trees
located around where the arrow had landed swiftly withered into dry wood.
Glancing at the large number of withering trees at the spot he had stood on before, Xiao Yan could
not resist inhaling a cold breath. Wasn’t this woman’s poison a little too potent?
“Hee hee, I did not expect that you are actually quite a handsome little boy…” Seeing Xiao Yan
who had charged out of the woods, the eyes of the Snake-Woman in the lake brightened. She did not
mind that the upper half of her naked body was exposed to Xiao Yan’s sight as she laughed.
“Ke ke, elder sister, you can slowly bathe… I am only passing through.” Giving the Snake-Woman a
dry laugh, Xiao Yan faced the lake and quickly stepped backwards.
Noticing that Xiao Yan was swiftly retreating, the Snake-Woman lifted her lips. Her narrow and
long finger was slowly lifted and suddenly moved around like it was dancing.
As the delicate finger danced, a cold force suddenly shot toward Xiao Yan’s back from the thick
woods.
Feeling the cold force from his back, Xiao Yan was slightly shocked. His body trembled slightly and
a purple colored flame Dou Qi cloak quickly covered his body. He flicked his body and a thread of
purple colored flame shot behind him and knocked against the cold force. A soft sound followed and
the Purple Flame gradually disappeared. The cold force transformed into a colorful small snake.
However this small snake had already become a grilled snake…
Sweeping his eyes over that multicolored small snake, Xiao Yan’s eyes twitched involuntarily. This
thing may appe

ar small but its poison was very potent. Even if a Dou Shi were to be struck by it, his life would be
threatened if he did not have time to expel the poison.
“You little boy does have some skills. However, there are thousands of poisonous snakes hiding in
this forest. Are you planning to kill all of them one by one?” The Snake-Woman indifferently glanced
at the small snake that had been killed. She then opened her mouth and a strange sound wave was
emitted from it.
Following the sound wave being emitted, the forest suddenly emitted many rustling sounds. In
only a moment, the trees surrounding Xiao Yan were completely covered with different types of
poisonous snakes. The cold, triangle shaped eyes of these poisonous snakes stared thickly at Xiao
Yan below them. Once the Snake-Woman gave them the order, they would spit out lethal poison from
all directions.
Xiao Yan watched the poisonous snakes that completely surrounded him and felt the skin on his
head grow involuntarily numb. At the same time, he also realized something. It was no wonder the
woman from before could sense traces of him. He had actually forgotten that they had the ability to
control poisonous snakes; that was equivalent to placing countless eyes within this dense forest. It
was likely that they had locked onto him the moment he had entered the oasis.
“Lady Yue Mei, shall we kill him?” Human figures flashed within the forest and the few Snake-
Women who were guarding the road earlier suddenly appeared on the surrounding three branches.
They stared icily at Xiao Yan and inquired softly.
“Ke ke, don’t rush… I haven’t seen any human who dared to come into this place for a long time.”
That Snake-Woman who was addressed as Yue Mei smiled enchantingly. She swung her snake tail
and swam toward the shore in an elegant and unhurried manner. After which, her naked beautiful
body stood by the lakeside.
Two figures appeared in a flash behind Yue Mei and covered her body with a black colored robe,
hiding the nakedness that could make any man’s blood boil.
Letting her subordinates help her put on the robe, Yue Mei pulled aside her wet black hair from
her forehead and laughed toward Xiao Yan, “Little boy, can you tell elder sister why you appeared
here. You should know that humans rarely come to the inner regions of the Tager Desert, much less
appear in an oasis near the tribe… Don’t tell me you are a spy for the Jia Ma Empire? Are you all
planning to start another war?”
From her last few words, Xiao Yan could clearly feel that there was an iciness in Yue Mei’s
enchanting smile.
“*Cough*… I am only passing by here to get some water to drink. As for a spy, do I look like one?”
Xiao Yan waved his head and said innocently. As he said those words, his gaze swept around without
anyone noticing, planning to find a place to escape his predicament.
“Ha ha, you don’t really look like one…” Yue Mei’s attractive eyes roamed around Xiao Yan’s body
before she suddenly smiled and said. Her smile was extremely beautiful.
“Hee hee, since I don’t look like one, big sister, you can continue bathing. I bid you farewell.”
Saying the words with a smile, Xiao Yan’s feet stomped onto the surface. An energy explosion
sounded and his figure shot from the lake into the forest by his side.
“Go back!” Xiao Yan’s body had just moved when a Snake-Woman on a tree branch at his side
appeared in front of the route he was taking in a lightning like manner. The narrow snake spear in
her hand shot explosively toward Xiao Yan’s head.
“Da Dou Shi…” Feeling the rich Dou Qi movement in the other person’s body, the corner of Xiao
Yan’s mouth twitched involuntarily. His palm drew the Heavy Xuan Ruler and violently smashed
forward.
The Heavy Xuan Ruler fizzled past. The force of the pressure pressed the small plants nearby onto
the ground.
“Ding!” Following a clear sound that sounded in the forest, Xiao Yan’s body was immediately
forced back. His feet took over ten steps before he gradually turned around and eliminated the
frightening force.
Compared to Xiao Yan who was forced back, that Snake-Woman Da Dou Shi appeared much more
at ease. Her pretty body shook and strangely resolved the strength from the heavy ruler. She then
raised her eyes and coldly stared at Xiao Yan.
“Hu… as expected of a Da Dou Shi. This gap…” Shaking his somewhat numb hand, Xiao Yan licked
his lips and bitterly said with a smile.
“Ka ka. Little boy, since you are already here, why do you want to leave? Follow elder sister into
the tribe to play. I assure you that you will like it so much you will forget you are a human.” Seeing
how Xiao Yan had managed to forcefully receive one of her best subordinate’s blows, a glint of
surprise appeared in Yue Mei’s eyes and she immediately said with a smile.
 “Forget it. Compared to becoming a Snake-Person, I prefer to be a human. After all, with that tail,
it won’t be easy to walk…” Xiao Yan gradually let out his breath. The heavy ruler rotated in his hand
and was stored into his storage ring. Tilting his head, he eyed the enchanting woman who was
covered with a huge black luxurious robe and smiled.
Hearing Xiao Yan’s words which carried a mocking tone, Yue Mei’s pretty face became cold. Her
smile was gradually withdrawn and she said blandly, “Since it’s like this, then we’ll leave you here in
this oasis as fertilizer…”
“Kill him!” Yue Mei waved her hand gently. Her indifferent words were filled with a thick killing
intent.
Hearing Yue Mei’s order, the surrounding Snake-Women immediately ceased suppressing their
killing intent toward the human. Their bodies immediately flashed forward. The poison spears in
their hands possessed a deep luster under the moonlight as they viciously shot toward Xiao Yan
below.
“Hu…” Feeling the killing intent from all directions, Xiao Yan lightly exhaled. His back trembled
slightly and the huge Purple Cloud Wings suddenly shot out. He stepped his feet violently off the
ground and his body shot toward the clouds with an explosive sound.
After his body reached midair, Xiao Yan flapped his wings and waved toward the stunned faces of
the Snake-Women below. He laughed, “Goodbye. Everyone, please continue bathing. I was only
passing by…”
“Dou Qi wings?” Seeing the pair of wings on Xiao Yan’s back, shock involuntarily surfaced on Yue
Mei’s face. A moment later, however, she knit her eyebrows together and shook her head. “No… it
isn’t Dou Qi wings. Little boy… you appear more and more interesting. Why would elder sister let
you off?”
While Yue Mei covered her red lips and laughed, there was an icy killing intent on her smile filled
face. She lifted her head to look at Xiao Yan swiftly flying out of the oasis. She then waved to her
subordinates around her and said blandly, “You should all return to the tribe first. I want to see if
this little boy can escape from my hands.”
“Yes, madam!” Hearing the order, the few Snake-Woman who were about to give chase
immediately halted their steps. They bowed respectfully to Yue Mei and did not hesitate as they
quickly leaped into the forest and swiftly disappeared.
When all the Snake-People withdrew, Yue Mei slowly lifted her pretty face and stared at that little
black spot in the sky. She smiled enchantingly.
Her body trembled and a pair of huge wings gradually formed behind Yue Mei’s back. An instant
later, they agglomerated into a pale green colored energy wings.
The pair of wings flapped and Yue Mei’s body was swiftly lifted into the air. After which, she
rushed toward the direction where Xiao Yan fled.
“Ha ha, little boy. If other people were to learn that a small Dou Shi managed to escape from Yue
Mei, then wouldn’t I be mocked to death?” Following the gradual disappearance of Yue Mei’s lovable
laughter, the dark and cool oasis once again returned to its usual calm.

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Chapter 205
Chapter 205: A Terrifying Line-up
The huge silver moon hung high in the sky. Faint moonlight shined down upon the entire desert as
if covering it in a layer of silver yarn.
“Xiu…” In the quiet desert, the sound of breaking wind suddenly appeared in the distance. A
moment later, a black figure abruptly surfaced from the northern horizon and ferociously slashed
passed. The intense wind pressure formed from the high speed created a huge sand tunnel that was
over a hundred meters long on the desert floor.
In the yellow sand-filled sky, the black figure gradually disappeared over the skyline. Before the
scattered yellow sand had completely descended, however, another black figure once again swept
over like a storm. With an even more ferocious flying speed, it directly caused the tunnel that was
formed by the black figure from before to almost double its size.
“Dammit. Isn’t this woman too persistent? Does she need to spend so much effort on a small Dou
Shi like me?” Xiao Yan was hurriedly flapping his wings when he heard the sound of breaking wind a
short distance behind him. He tilted his head and glanced at the swiftly chasing Yue Mei. Although
they were still some distance apart, he was still able to see ridicule on her enchanting pretty face,
like a cat playing with a mouse. At that moment, he could not help but speak bitterly.
“Teacher!…” Xiao Yan hurriedly shouted in his heart as he lowered his head to glance at the black
ring on his finger.
There was not even the slightest response despite Xiao Yan’s shout. Knowing what this meant,
Xiao Yan’s head was immediately filled with black lines…
“Boss, that is a Dou Wang level person. Training should not be done in this manner.” Xiao Yan
bitterly smiled as he muttered. He shook his head helplessly and swiftly placed an ‘Energy Recovery
Pill’ into his mouth. His wings flapped and his speed once again increased.
Yue Mei maintained a distance that was neither too far not too close behind Xiao Yan. She watched
his haggard fleeing body and smiled involuntarily. In a soft voice, she said with a smile, “Little boy,
just follow elder sister back to the tribe to play. You humans like to use us Snake-Women as slaves,
don’t you? Then I will also take you as my slave, alright?”
The laughing voice was carried by a thread of Dou Qi and accurately conveyed into Xiao Yan’s ear
in front of her.
“Big sister, if you want to invite someone, go and find those who have stronger bodies. I have thin
arms and legs and most likely won’t be able to satisfy you!” Although Yue Mei’s voice was gentle and
delicate, Xiao Yan still managed to hear the icy killing intent in it. Immediately, he turned his head
around and shouted rudely.
“You razor-tongued boy!” Hearing Xiao Yan’s shout, Yue Mei’s beautiful face became colder. She
clenched her silver teeth and extended her delicate hand. Five serene green energies shot out. They
intertwined with one another and finally agglomerated into five huge green energy snakes.
The green energy snakes started forward like lightning. In the blink of an eye, they arrived behind
Xiao Yan, widened their fang filled huge mouths and bit at Xiao Yan’s back.
“Damn!” Xiao Yan’s heart was shocked as he tilted his head to see the five huge green snakes that
had appeared behind him. His body hurriedly twisted strangely and narrowly avoided being bitten
by the five green energy snakes.
“Get down!” With a cold pretty face, Yue Mei waved her delicate hand. Five huge green energy
snakes violently smashed into the Purple Cloud Wings on Xiao Yan’s back.
“Hmph…” Receiving a sudden attack, Xiao Yan’s face became pale. He groaned and the Purple
Cloud Wings on his back turned into tattoos that became imprinted onto his back. After which… his
body swiftly descended.
“Wa ah ah…” The intense sound of the wind passed by Xiao Yan’s ears. His arm flailed around and
a moment lat

er, his body smashed into a sand dune with a muffled sound.
 Floating in midair, Yue Mei’s delicate finger lazily combed her black hair that had clustered at her
backside. Her eyes swept over the sand dune and slowly descended by stepping on the air. She
laughed, “Little boy, the more vicious your scolding is, the greater my intention of taking you as a
slave is.”
“Pei, pei…” Xiao Yan’s head popped up from within the sand dune and began spitting out the
yellow sand in his mouth. He lifted his head to watch Yue Mei who had arrived over ten meters in
front of him. His gaze swept across the water snake like waist that was filled with seductiveness
before narrowing his eyes. His body was quiet for awhile before a muffled explosion sound was
suddenly emitted from the sand dune. Following the sound, Xiao Yan’s body was like a cannonball
that had been fired, explosively charging toward Yue Mei that was a short distance away.
With his body in midair, Xiao Yan flipped his hand and the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler appeared.
Accompanied with a ferocious force, he violently smashed at Yue Mei’s head.
“Xie xie. You, little boy, is quite the vicious one but this is useless against big sister…” Suddenly
smiling, Yue Mei gradually lifted her snow white palm. She waved lightly and a quiet green energy
shot out from her palm into all directions. After which, they transformed into countless small energy
snakes that easily eliminated the force of Xiao Yan’s Heavy Xuan Ruler.
Eyeing the Heavy Xuan Ruler covered by the energy snakes, Xiao Yan frowned. He did not hesitate
in releasing the ruler’s hilt. He twisted and turned his body. In an instant, he appeared in front of
Yue Mei’s body.
Stomping on the ground with his feet, Xiao Yan abruptly trickily approached Yue Mei’s body. He
tightened his fist and energy on it surged, “Octane Blast!”
The fist, which contained a terrifying force, violently smashed angrily toward Yue Mei towering
chest. It was clear that Xiao Yan did not intend to hold anything back.
“Quite a good strength…” Yue Mei lifted her eyebrow slightly at Xiao Yan’s vicious attack. She
evaluated it verbally and waited for the moment when the fist was about to make contact with her
body before her pretty body suddenly swayed in a strange manner.
The fist that contained a frightening force narrowly went above Yue Mei’s towering chest and
passed through. This close range attack by Xiao Yan was actually easily dodged by her.
“Ke ke. Little boy, regardless of how exquisite your moves are, it is of no use when faced with our
gap in strength.” Yue Mei’s pretty body leaned forward and her enchanting pretty face was only only
half an inch distance with Xiao Yan’s. Seeing that the young man was expressionless, Yue Mei
smiled. Her body once again leaned forward and her seductive red lips actually gently pressed a
sexy lipstick mark on Xiao Yan’s forehead.
“Plop…” Xiao Yan’s attack missed. The feeling of hitting air caused Xiao Yan’s expression to pale.
A muffled groan sounded and he fell into the sand dune behind Yue Mei.
“This is the gap between the levels… it really is not something that can be made up with just
anything.” The moment his body came into contact with the sandy surface, Xiao Yan palmed the
ground. His vigorous body soared into the air and flipped, finally landing a few meters from Yue Mei.
He lifted his head to watch the smiling Yue Mei and could not help but smile bitterly in his heart.
After landing on the ground, Xiao Yan rubbed the lipstick mark on his forehead. However, he
suddenly felt that his head was a little giddy and hurriedly took out an antidote that Yao Lao
personally refined. He quickly swallowed it and the giddy feeling became much better.
“Dammit, this woman even has poison in her mouth?” Xiao Yan used his sleeves to hurriedly wipe
off the lipstick mark as he angrily said in his heart.
“Huh? Little boy actually has such an excellent antidote?” Seeing that Xiao Yan was able to
withstand her poison, Yue Mei said in a surprised manner.
“Ugh, there’s not much time left. I will quickly end this. Little boy, if you do not wish to become
Big Sister’s slave, then you can only become a skeleton in the yellow sand.” Lifting her head and
revealing her increasingly bright silver eyes, Yue Mei also began to lose her patience. There was an
iciness on her smiling face.
“Teacher… I really cannot beat her. If you don’t act, then I will die here.” Seeing that Yue Mei’s Qi
was gradually becoming stronger, Xiao Yan helplessly sighed. He directly sat down on the sand dune
and bitterly laughed in his heart.
“Kid, don’t be anxious. There will be people coming to rescue you. During this period of time,
don’t call me. There is someone with a strong Spiritual Perception within that group of people. If
you were to contact me, he might sense my existence.” Yao Lao’s voice quickly warned. After he said
the words, he once again descended into silence.
“Huh…” The unexpected answer caused Xiao Yan to have a stunned face. He thought swiftly about
Yao Lao’s words in his heart and a moment later the expression on his face was quickly withdrawn.
His nonchalantly gaze swept across the desert. Other than sand… the place was empty, without
anyone who could possibly save Xiao Yan….
“What are you planning…” Xiao Yan faced Yue Mei who was slowly walking over with a smile.
Being unable to resist, he could only bitterly smile as he whispered.
“Alright, little boy, come with Big Sister…” Yue Mei floated to Xiao Yan’s front. She extended her
delicate hand. The quiet green energy within it gradually flickered. However, just as she planned to
capture Xiao Yan, her pretty face changed drastically. She suddenly raised her head and coldly
watched the eastern sky of the desert.
The silence continued for a moment before two figures suddenly appeared in the eastern sky.
Behind the two figures, a huge black dot appeared indistinctly.
“Ha ha. I told you that there’s the Qi of the Snake-People here. I wasn’t wrong! Moreover, that
snake person looks like someone who has some background.” The human figure quickly grew larger.
A crude loud laughter was carried by Dou Qi and sounded throughout the desert.
“Bang!” The two figures in the sky quickly came to a stop. The sharp sound of breaking wind was
like thunder that sounded in midair.
Lifting his stunned head, Xiao Yan watched the two human figures that appeared above his head.
His eyes suddenly narrowed. A moment later, his throat rolled as he swallowed his saliva.
“Two Dou Wangs?”
When these two people appeared, Yue Mei also became serious. Her gaze turned from Xiao Yan
and coldly watched the two people in midair.
Not long after the two people appeared, a loud and clear roar also sounded. The dot in the
distance also gradually became bigger. A moment later, a huge Magic Beast that was completely
dark green gradually appeared in the sky above the desert.
“Haha, there really was someone…” The huge Magic Beast stopped in midair and clear laughter
sounded from above it. Instantly, seven figures leaped from the back of the Magic Beast and gently
landed on a sand dune not far away from where Xiao Yan was.
Xiao Yan swept his gaze over the seven figures that had descended and his eyes suddenly
narrowed. He realized that among the seven people, there were five who were at the Dou Ling level.
The middle aged leader was actually Dou Wang… the one that shocked Xiao Yan the most was the
black robed person beside the middle aged person. Xiao Yan could roughly guess the strength of the
others but this black robe person gave him the mysterious feeling like seeing a flower in the fog. Yun
Zhi back then also gave him this feeling.
“Dou Huang? Shock appeared on Xiao Yan’s face as his heart was in great turmoil. Five Dou Lings,
three Dou Wangs and an extremely strong person who appeared to be a Dou Huang…
What was the purpose of this kind of terrifying line-up?

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Chapter 206
Chapter 206: The Fight Between The Strong
Watching the six people who leaped down from the Magic Beast, a trace of fear seeped into Yue
Mei’s astonished expression. Her anxious gaze swept over the black-robed person and instantly
ignored Xiao Yan. Her figure quickly retreated back tens of meters as she coldly watched the group.
With cold laughter, she asked, “What wind has blown over this desert tonight? When have the rarely
seen hermits, start to enjoy forming groups?”
“Haha, it is really unexpected that we would be able to meet a strong person of the Dou Wang
level after just arriving in this vast desert. You should be one of the chiefs from the eight large tribes
of the Snake-People, no?” Among the new people, the middle aged man stepped forward and
laughed as he stared at Yue Mei in the distance.
Seated on the sand dune, the shock on Xiao Yan’s face gradually disappeared. He blinked and
stealthily swept his gaze over the eight people. He realized that among these eight people, other
than that black-robed person, who was so mysterious that one could not see his strength, the others
appeared to faintly view the middle aged man as a leader.
“Who is he? He could actually get so many strong people to listen to him?” Sensing this situation,
astonishment gradually surfaced in Xiao Yan’s heart. It should be known that people who could
become a Dou Wang were all well known people. People like them may have different personalities
but they all had a similar haughtiness of the strong within their bones. It should be extremely
difficult for them to submit to someone of the same level.
Xiao Yan shifted his gaze from these few people, finally landed on the smiling middle aged man
and roughly appraised him. Xiao Yan had to admit that this middle aged man had a demeanor that
was difficult to describe. His distinct, angled face let others know that he must have been an
uncommonly handsome man when he was young. He may be slightly older now but he had a mature
demeanor honed from the years that added a calmness and a sense of experience.
This double threat would possess a lethal force toward some younger girls…
“This person does not seem to be so simple…” Xiao Yan mumbled in his heart. This was the first
impression that this handsome middle aged man gave Xiao Yan. Naturally, what person who could
become a Dou Wang was simple?
He shifted his gaze away from the middle aged man and once again stopped on the human figure
covered tightly in a black robe. For some unknown reason, Xiao Yan had a faint feeling that ever
since the mysterious person in the black robe appeared, the gaze under it seemed to focus on him in
an indistinct manner.
“Who are you? Why have you come to the inner regions of my race’s land in the middle of the
night? Don’t you know that humans are forbidden from coming here?” The enchanting smile on Yue
Mei’s face had already completely disappeared. Replacing it was a thick serious expression. Clearly,
the terrifying line-up that had suddenly appeared in front of her did not give her the leisure to joke
around.
“Ke ke, there is something important for us to visit in the Tager Desert. Could you lead the way
into the inner regions of the desert to see your tribe’s Queen?” The middle aged man smiled and
said.
“You want to see Her Majesty?” Hearing this, a beautiful and dangerous angle was formed in Yue
Mei’s pretty eyes. She said with a cold smile, “Our Snake-People have been enemies with you
humans for many years. Each of our hands are stained with the blood of the other side. What is
there to discuss? If the few of you know what is good for you, I urge you to quickly leave. Otherwise,
once our eight tribe leaders gather, the number of strong people in the Jia Ma Empire will shrink
drastically.”
“Old He, I told you that you can forget about adopting a diplomatic stance with the Snake-People.
They don’t buy this…” An agile and fierce lo

oking large man in midair lowered his head and shouted to the middle aged man.
The voice of the large man was like thunder, reverberating through the air. It was a long while
later before it gradually weakened and disappeared.
 “I know this woman. She’s the leader of the Mei Snake Tribe, one of the eight large tribes of the
Snake-People. Hee hee. Back then, when Jia Ma Empire started a war with the Snake-People Tribes,
that old man Lei Na fought with her and eventually suffered some losses.” The large man’s eyes
gazed at Yue Mei’s enchanting body as he said with a smile.
“Lei Na? You mean that old man who trained with a Lightning type Qi Method during the war back
then? I wonder, has the poison in his body been cured?” A cold smile appeared at the corner of Yue
Mei’s mouth as she taunted.
“Thanks to you, the poison has been cured but one of his hands ended up being crippled.” The
large man said bluntly. The eyes he used to glance at Yue Mei held a cold glint.
“Old He, let’s just take action and capture her. Don’t waste any more time. If we arrive late, the
thing that you want may well be gone. Moreover, if she were to escape, the difficulty of our mission
might end up increasing significantly.” The large man lowered his head and said to the middle aged
man.
Hearing this, the middle aged man being addressed as Old He thought quietly for a while. He
nodded his head slightly and helplessly said, “Since you don’t wish to cooperate, then don’t blame
us for bullying you with our numbers. Old Shi, Feng Li, I will have to trouble you.” When he finished
the last sentence, the middle aged man lifted his head and said to the large man and a somewhat
skinny old man in midair.
“No problem. I have long wanted to see just how tenacious the strong people of the Snake-People
are.” Hearing the middle aged man’s words, the large man immediately patted his chest and
laughed without any hesitation.
The other skinny old man, on the other hand, hesitated a little. It was obvious that he was
arrogant of his position and did not want the two of them to attack together. However, his hesitation
only lasted for a brief moment before it was thrown aside. He was clearly aware that this Dou Wang
would increase the difficulty of the mission that followed.
The bodies of the two men trembled and then turned into two black lines that appeared a short
distance from Yue Mei. The sudden increase in the speed of their bodies caused the air to unleash
an explosive sounds.
“Yan Shi.” Standing on a sand dune, the large man lifted his head and announced his name. This
was a small etiquette among the strong people.
“Feng Li” The skinny old man said indifferently.
Hearing these two names, Xiao Yan’s and Yue Mei’s hearts pounded wildly.
“…Hu… these two people are actually the Lion King Yan Shi and Walking Wind Feng Li, renowned
throughout the Jia Ma Empire as part of the Ten Strongest in the empire?” Staring at the figures of
the large man and the skinny man with a stunned expression, Xiao Yan involuntarily inhaled a
breath of cool air. Usually, it would be difficult to see these strong people who were far above him.
However, on this night, he was actually able to see two of them at once…
“I wondered who had the courage to charge into the inner regions of my tribe. It’s actually two
people of the Ten Strongest from the Jia Ma Empire…” The words were mocking as she softly and
coldly laughed. Yue Mei’s pretty face was becoming increasingly grave. Although she had not fought
with these two before, she had heard of their names. They were not useless individuals who
possessed great fame. These two people naturally had their extraordinary points in order to become
part of the Ten Strongest of the Jia Ma Empire.
With Yue Mei’s strength, she would not be too afraid of fighting with any one of them. However, if
she had to fight the two of them alone, that would be a little more difficult. Moreover, other than
these two, the black-robed person who had been silent was the one who Yue Mei was most afraid of.
Dou Huang… that was an extremely strong person that only Her Majesty could match.
“Why have these people suddenly gathered here in the desert? Something terrible must have
happened for something unusual like this to occur. Regardless of their motives, I must pass this
information to Her Majesty. Otherwise, with their line-up, there is not one among our eight large
tribes who could fight them alone.” This thought flashed quickly in Yue Mei’s heart. Without any
hesitation or saying any nonsense, her hand swiftly formed a strange seal. At the same time, her
snake tail gently patted the sand’s surface. Following a soft muffled sound, the calm sand dune
suddenly exploded. An enormous sand wave formed in front of Yue Mei in the blink of an eye and
smashed toward the others from all directions.
“Do it!” Seeing that Yue Mei was first to act, Yan Shi did not bother being polite. He shouted softly,
lifted his head, opened his two hands and a faint silver substance like a lion’s roar sound wave was
suddenly released from his wide open mouth.
The sound wave ruthlessly smashed into the violent sand wave; in a flash, the sand froze in midair,
finally dropping without strength.
 After Yan Shi overcame the sand wave, Feng Li beside him trembled and suddenly disappeared. A
moment later, ferocious energy ripples were emitted from behind the sand wave.
After overcoming the sand wave attack from the other side, Yao Shi also adopted a rude and
unreasonable role as he charged violently into the battle a short distance away. Instantly, enormous
gullies that were over tens of meters long continued to appear as forces shot out.
While the sky was filled with dancing yellow sand, Yue Mei’s pretty face was filled with a cold
expression. From the middle of her palm, two quiet green energy silks agglomerated into huge
green serpents. The green serpents this time around were obviously not the small snakes that Xiao
Yan had seen before. These two huge green serpents were covered with thick scales and their sharp
white fangs flashed each time they opened their mouths. The most frightening thing was that these
green colored serpents seemed to possess a lifeforce. Two faint fierce Qis were released from their
bodies. As they strangely pranced and twisted, they managed to barely hold against Yan Shi and
Feng Li.
“What a frightening thing… just these strange energy serpents that have been agglomerated have
the strength of a Dou Ling.” Seeing that the two huge green energy serpents managed to block two
Dou Wangs attacks by prancing and twisting, Xiao Yan could not help but twitch his mouth
repeatedly.
“I have long heard that some of the strong people in the Snake-People race are able to remove the
souls of a Magic Beast and train them into a unique ability. Upon succeeding in training this ability,
one would be able to preserve the Magic Beasts original strength. These beasts would also be
unafraid of death under the control of their owners. It is exceedingly troublesome fighting them.
Seeing it for myself today, I must say that the rumors are really true.” Seeing the dancing yellow
sand and the energy surging battlefield, the middle aged man sighed.
“Elder, looks like the two sirs won’t be able to immediately handle it. Do you need us to attack?” A
man got closer to the middle aged man and respectfully said.
Hearing this, the middle aged man tilted his head and stared at that mysterious person who was
entirely covered by a black robe.
Seemingly having sensed his gaze, the black-robed person shook his head. The pair of eyes under
the black colored hood once again glanced at the young man on a sand dune not far away whose
face was filled with shock at the intense battle. There was an unknown meaning behind his gaze.
Seeing the black-robed person’s action, the middle aged man nodded slightly. He mused for awhile
and whispered, “Forget it, with Old Shi and Feng Li’s strength, she’s only barely managing to hold
out. After a short while, victory will be determined.”
“Yes sir!” After giving a respectful reply, this Dou Ling male, who had once dominated the title of
the strongest in a large city, swept his gaze with reverence across the black-robed person standing
to the side. He then slowly stepped back.

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Chapter 207
Chapter 207: The Mysterious Black-Robed Person
Xiao Yan watched the distant battle with an expression of shock on his face. The occasional
remnant waves that were emitted from the battle caused Xiao Yan’s heart to tremble. According to
his calculations, if he was not alert and was struck by these remanent waves that were emitted from
the battle, he would instantly become seriously injured.
“Is this what a battle between Dou Wangs is like?” Xiao Yan could not help but swallow his saliva
as he blankly watched huge cracks spread out from where the battle between the three was taking
place.
“Bang!”An intense energy explosion suddenly sounded as the yellow sand splashed and filled the
sky. A moment later, the yellow sand gradually sprinkled down. Three shadows also shot backwards
from the battleground.
Three pairs of eyes looked at each other in midair. All of them contained a killing intent that they
did not hide.
Sweeping his gaze over the battle that had suddenly calmed down, Xiao Yan realized that among
the three, the Yue Mei who had gone a little pale was obviously at a disadvantage. Yan Shi and Feng
Li, on the other hand, only had their clothes torn slightly because of their combined efforts. Their Qi
remained calm and strong. Evidently, they were not badly injured.
“What shameless humans… on my own, I am indeed no match for the two of you. However, if I
want to leave this desert, both of you aren’t qualified to stop me!” Yue Mei’s supple chest gently
rose and fell. After briefly measuring the other party’s’ strength, she had totally given up any
thoughts of fighting recklessly. She ridiculed with a cold smile and her hands swiftly formed a few
seals in front of her.
“Stop her!” Seeing the Dou Qi that suddenly surged out from Yue Mei’s body, Yan Shi frowned and
shouted.
When he said the words, Feng Li beside him transformed into a breeze and rushed toward Yue Mei
in a lightning like manner.
“Snake’s Technique: Split!” Coldly watching the thread of wind that was headed for her in a
lightning like manner, Yue Mei’s body trembled. Then under the shocked gazes of everyone, she
suddenly exploded…
During the explosion, there was no blood or flesh spattering. Instead, countless large dark green-
colored energy snakes wormed out of the spot where the explosion occurred. When these huge
snakes appeared, they began to swiftly fly in all directions.
“What a strange Snake Technique…” Yan Shi randomly waved his hand, unleashing dozens of Dou
Qi blasts and smashing over a hundred huge energy snakes into nothingness. As he watched the
seemingly never ending number of huge energy snakes, his expression became serious as he
commented.
As the huge energy snakes covered the entire place, the few people standing by the side watching,
with the exception of the black-robed person, also immediately took action. In an extremely short
time, they destroyed over half of the huge energy snakes. Even with this, however, there were still
quite a number which escaped and burrowed into the layers of sand.
“Ugh… attempting to kill a strong Snake-Person in the desert is indeed quite difficult. This kind of
fleeing skill is something that’s hard to counter.” Watching the huge energy snakes around which
were randomly fleeing, the middle aged man could only helplessly give a bitter smile.
Hearing this, the few people beside him who were doing the utmost to kill the huge energy snakes
nodded their heads in agreement. Unless one was completely prepared for it, it would be impossible
to block this kind of strange Snake Technique. Seated on the sand dune, Xiao Yan watched the huge
energy snakes burrowing into the sand from all over the place with a stunned expression. He
suckled his mouth involuntarily. Was this person not too incredible? She actually possessed this kind
of life preserving ability. No wonder she did not choose to immediately flee when

she saw the frightening line-up of the other side. It was because she had this hidden card…
 “ Ugh, but luckily, I am finally free of that woman…” Regardless of how one put it, that woman,
who was after Xiao Yan life, was finally sent fleeing. Xiao Yan let out a long breath. He extended his
hand toward the Heavy Xuan Ruler beside him and pulled it over. When he had just stood up, his
expression abruptly changed.
From the sand dune that was only a few meters from Xiao Yan, a green huge energy snake
suddenly shot out. It opened its large savage mouth, passed through the yellow sand and violently
targeted Xiao Yan’s throat, planning to bite it.
“Dammit!” The sudden ambush caused Xiao Yan to fail to react in time. At that moment, he could
only watch the huge energy snake come increasingly closer with a frightened face.
At the moment when the huge energy snake suddenly rushed out of the sand dune, the
surrounding middle aged man and the others had sensed it before Xiao Yan. However, when they
noticed the huge energy snake’s target, they hesitated in their attempt to rescue him.
These strong people did not know Xiao Yan. Adding this to their indifferent character with none of
them being nice people, when they saw that the person attacked was someone who had nothing to
do with them, their tensed heart became much more relaxed. Although they still released a symbolic
Dou Qi attack toward the huge energy snake, it was obvious that the speed of the attack would not
be able to defeat the huge energy snake before it hit Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan may have been facing imminent danger but he still kept an open mind about his
surroundings. When he saw the slight change in these people, his heart sank and the corner of his
mouth twitched. He was just preparing to forcefully resist the attack by the huge energy snake
when someone that no one expected to act, took action.
Ever since that huge energy snake shot toward Xiao Yan, the seemingly weightless footsteps of the
mysterious person in the distance quietly imprinted a few somewhat deep footprints on the sand’s
surface. This was especially the case when the mysterious person noticed the actions of the
surrounding people. A snort that only he could hear softly reverberated in the black robe.
When the huge energy snake was around half a meter from Xiao Yan, the mysterious black-robed
person finally could bear it no longer. The tip of his foot tapped gently, his body turned into a thin
light thread and seemingly teleported in front of Xiao Yan. A ferocious shapeless force shot out as he
waved his sleeve and instantly scattered that hideous huge energy snake into nothingness.
After defeating this huge energy snake, the black-robed person appeared to have an anger that
was difficult to calm down. He snorted again and slammed his feet onto the ground. Instantly, an
incomparably ferocious force was intruded into the sand layer and suddenly surged toward a certain
direction. A moment later, a painful muffled cry sounded over a hundred meters away. Following the
dancing of the yellow sand, the owner of the muffled cry hurriedly fled with some injuries.
The black-robed person that had suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yan had helped Xiao Yan avoid
the danger of being seriously injured. His erratic heartbeat immediately relaxed. As he wiped his
forehead, he was stunned to realize that his forehead was already covered in cold sweat.
With some remaining fear, Xiao Yan panted a few times. He then watched the mysterious black-
robed person with a respectful gaze and said, “Elder, thank you for rescuing me.”
The black robe moved a little but the person in it did not speak. It appeared that he was nodding.
“Uh…” On the vast desert, that middle aged man and the few others wore stunned faces as they
eyed the mysterious black-robed person who had suddenly acted. They were extremely familiar with
this person. He had the most indifferent character among everyone here. Forget about a mere
stranger dying in front of him, even if there were more deaths, he would keep his eyes open and
watch indifferently. Other than those who had a relationship with him, he would very rarely rescue
someone. Thus, when everyone saw that he actually rescued a young man whom he did not know,
they were somewhat astonished.
“Ke ke, this little brother. Are you alright? You are really courageous to come alone into the inner
regions of the desert. If we had not felt an intense energy ripple here tonight, you might really have
been captured and brought back by that woman.” The astonished expression on the face of the
middle aged man disappeared in a flash and he walked over smiling as he spoke to Xiao Yan.
“I’m fine. Thank you seniors.” Xiao Yan eyed the middle aged man and said with a smile.
“Don’t remain here any longer. This place will soon cease being peaceful. Leave the desert as soon
as possible.” The mysterious black-robed person had his back facing Xiao Yan as he gently arranged
his robe. A somewhat hoarse and soft voice sounded from within it.
“Huh?” Hearing this voice that was so hoarse that it was like the grinding of teeth, the middle
aged man and Xiao Yan were at a loss.
“Your… your voice?” The middle aged man blinked in surprised as those doubtful words escaped
his mouth without thought.
 “I’m fine. Let’s go. Don’t waste time!” The black-robed person suddenly waved behind him. A wave
of yellow sand flew up and immediately forced back the words from the middle aged man’s mouth.
His hoarse voice was faintly impatiently.
The middle aged man was confused when faced with this black-robed person who had suddenly
become odd. His perturbed heart was wondering if he had accidentally provoked this person.
After thinking for a moment, the middle aged man seemed unable to sense where he was wrong.
He could only shake his head helplessly and he blew a whistle toward the sky. Instantly, the huge
dark green Magic Beast in the sky flapped its massive wings and slowly descended.
The black-robed person turned around and was about to soar up when the roaming gaze under the
black robe suddenly glanced at the heavy ruler in Xiao Yan’s hand. After a brief moment of
hesitation, the fist in the robed curled up and strangely snatched Xiao Yan’s heavy ruler from Xiao
Yan’s hand without actually touching the ruler.
“You…” Sensing the other person’s action, Xiao Yan was at a loss. His eyes widened, thinking that
the other party was robbing him of his Heavy Xuan Ruler.
“Your ruler has been covered with snake poison by the woman earlier. If you were to use your Dou
Qi while wielding it, it would take the opportunity to enter your body.” A breeze suspended the
Heavy Xuan Ruler in front of the black-robed person and a green-colored Dou Qi surged from the
black-robed person and covered the Heavy Xuan Ruler. Finally, it stripped the little bit of snake
poison contained on the heavy ruler away.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was stunned and his face immediately became embarrassed.
After the snake poison was stripped away, the heavy ruler fell down and was inserted deeply into
the sand dune. After all this was done, the black-robed person did not stay any longer and instantly
flashed onto the back of the huge Magic Beast. He seated cross-legged and remained silent.
The surrounding strong people eyed the black-robed person who was first to go up. They then
used a strange gaze to sweep over Xiao Yan. Their hearts were filled with suspicion as the mumbled,
“It really is strange. When has she become so helpful. Not only did she rescue him, she even helped
him remove the poison. It really is an unbelievable night…”
“What a lucky guy.” When their thoughts did not reach a conclusion, everyone could only mutter
helplessly. After which, they leaped onto the back of the Magic Beast under Xiao Yan’s totally
confused gaze and accompanied by a ferocious dancing wind, swiftly disappeared over the horizon
of the desert.
In the endless desert, the night wind blew past and the faint yellow sand pounced over. A long
while later, Xiao Yan drew his lips and muttered with a bitter smile, “What a baffling night…”

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Chapter 208
Chapter 208: Rushing Into The Tribe At Night
Watching the vast desert, Xiao Yan gradually recovered. He lowered his head, glanced at the ring
on his finger and helplessly said, “Teacher, you should be able to come out now.”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, the dark black ancient looking ring trembled slightly and Yao Lao
slowly floated out. His gaze first swept over to the horizon where the people from before
disappeared and then turned toward Xiao Yan. He smiled and said with some deeper meaning,
“Looks like something big is going to happen in this desert.”
Xiao Yan nodded his head. With such a group of very strong people arriving, it would be strange if
this desert did not become a mess. It was likely that after Yue Mei returned, the Snake-People tribes
in the desert would become heavily armed and guarded.
“Why have they come to the Tager Desert? Is the Jia Ma Empire thinking of starting a war with the
Snake-People again?” Xiao Yan frowned and said uncertainly.
“Hearing their discussion from before, it seemed that they intended to look for Queen Medusa.”
Yao Lao said blandly.
“Look for Queen Medusa huh… although their line-up is very strong, Queen Medusa is far from
weak. Moreover, there are many other strong people among the eight large tribes of the Snake-
People. Once they get the chance to gather together, I don’t think that the group from before will be
able to leave the desert safe and sound.” Xiao Yan waved his head. His smile had a gloating meaning
to it. That group of people, with the exception of the mysterious black-robed person who gave him a
good impression, were mere unknown passersby. Naturally, Xiao Yan did not bother worrying about
them.
“That black-robed person is also a Dou Huang.” Yao Lao said with a smile.
“So what if he’s a Dou Huang? Wasn’t Hai Bo Dong a Dou Huang in the past? But Queen Medusa
still managed to turn him into that miserable state.” Xiao Yan laughed before he immediately mused
out loud, “But coming back to the topic, why are they looking for Queen Medusa? Humans are the
least liked beings among the Snake-People race.”
Yao Lao gently stroked his beard and said with a smile, “That middle aged man from before is the
one whom I mentioned before, the one that has an extremely strong Spiritual Perception. He should
also be an Alchemist.”
“An Alchemist?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan momentarily stilled. After which, he quickly cried out
involuntarily, “A Dou Wang level alchemist? How can it be possible?”
Seeing the unconvinced expression on Xiao Yan’s face, Yao Lao shook his head and smiled faintly.
“My senses won’t be wrong. He is indeed an alchemist.”
Watching Yao Lao’s bland smile, Xiao Yan also gradually became calm. He knit his eyebrows
tightly together and softly said, “If he really is an alchemist, then with his Dou Wang’s strength,
won’t he be at least a tier six alchemist? But in the Jia Ma Empire now, there is only one tier six
alchemist!” Xiao Yan’s eyes grew increasingly smaller as he said those words. He let out a long
breath, as if to vomit out all the shock in his heart. A long while later, he finally whispered, “Don’t
tell me that middle aged man from before is Pill-King Gu He?”
“If that person is really Gu He, then it is not surprising that he is able to gather so many strong
people.” Yao Lao said with a smile. He knew very well what kind of appealing abilities a tier six
alchemist possessed.
“Hei. It really is unexpected…” Xiao Yan shook his head and laughed softly. There was a strange
and unknown expression on his face. He recalled that the Qi Gathering Powder that Nalan Yanran
had taken out back when he was canceling the marriage was refined by him.
“An alchemist suddenly gathering so many strong people to come to the desert and look for Queen
Medusa. I think… his intention might be the Heavenly Flame. I have no idea how he got the
information though.” Yao Lao lifted

his head, looking at the horizon of the desert as he spoke with a smile.
 Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s expression changed. His fist suddenly tightened. He had put in a great
effort for the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. Anyone who intended to prevent him from obtaining it
would be regarded by him as an enemy, even if this person was Pill-King Gu He who had a strong
ability to gather people in the Jia Ma Empire.
“Teacher, let’s move…” Xiao Yan’s palm abruptly grabbed the heavy ruler inserted into the top
layer of sand. He then let out a soft sigh and said gravely, “Regardless of whether their motives are
the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ or not, we must hurry to the inner regions of the desert. If that Gu He
really is looking at the flame, then I will allow them to fight among themselves like fish and mussels
before getting the flame.” TL: Let them do fighting and pick up the spoils while they are
incapacitated
“Ke ke, it’s just as well. Let us become fishermen for once.” After musing for a while, Yao Lao
smiled and nodded his head. His body then trembled and transformed into light before entering into
the ring.
Xiao Yan stored the Heavy Xuan Ruler into the ring and pursed his lips. His back trembled and the
Purple Cloud Wings were extended out. They flapped slightly and his body gradually floated into the
air. He lifted his head, eyed the silver moon and said softly, “Now the Mei Tribe should have turned
into chaos because of Gu He and the others passing through. We can also take this opportunity to
quietly walk through. I think that Yue Mei will not have stayed within the Tribe. She will probably
have headed to the inner regions of the desert to pass the information to Queen Medusa.”
“Yes, let’s go. When we are passing through the tribe, I will help you hide your Qi. This, along with
the dark sky, should allow us to successfully pass through.” Yao Lao’s voice was emitted from within
the ring.
Nodding his head, Xiao Yan placed an ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ into his mouth. He flapped the pair of
wings hard and his body turned into a black shadow which once again flew toward the huge tribe
that stood on the mainroad under the faint moonlight.
After Xiao Yan ferociously flew through the sky for around half an hour, an enormous fortress
gradually appeared on the distant flat plain.
The fortress was well lit but the repeatedly flickering firelight revealed something that was
troubling.
As Xiao Yan flew increasing near, he was able to hear the sound of disturbances coming from
within. At that moment, he rejoiced in his heart and quietly said, “Looks like the group from before
really charged in from here…”
As this thought flashed in Xiao Yan’s mind, he finally arrived in the sky above the fortress. His
eyes roughly glanced at the extremely large, almost boundaryless tribe and felt somewhat shocked.
The city wall that was dozens of meters tall was filled with a countless number of closely placed
watchtowers. Pale purple arrow tips protruded out from the watchtowers, giving off a thick and icy
luster under the moonlight.
Seeing that extremely tight and strict defense, Xiao Yan involuntarily wiped off his cold sweat.
With the strength of their defense, even a Da Dou Shi or a Dou Ling would be shot into becoming a
bee hive should they be careless.
The defense of the fortress was extremely tight, but Xiao Yan rejoiced when he noticed that this
very tight defense had already been forcefully broken through, leaving a huge passageway. The
watch towers that were near the passageway were all smashed into powder by an enormous force.
Clearly, these vestiges were the work of Gu He and that group from earlier.
Perhaps it was because of this sudden destruction, but the entire huge fortress had descended
into a state of panic. Using this panicked situation to his advantage, Xiao Yan was able to luckily
pass through the heavily defended wall. He flew into the fortress through the sky and then flew
toward the other end of the fortress.
As he flew high into the sky, Xiao Yan once again felt the enormous size of the fortress. If one were
to compare sizes, even the largest city that Xiao Yan had been to, Black Rock City, would have
difficulty comparing with it.
“The eight large tribes are indeed the strongest strengths of the Snake-People.” Xiao Yan could
not help but sigh emotionally as he flew at a high speed through the night sky.
“We are leaving the fortress. Be careful. There are fewer watch towers damaged here and not
much of the defensive strength was lost.” While Xiao Yan was sighing, Yao Lao’s voice suddenly
sounded in his heart.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s expression straightened. His gaze swept across the tall city wall a short
distance away and realized that the city wall there was not destroyed. There were merely a few
huge crack lines that climbed along the walls. Moreover, there were a few hundred fully armed
Snake-People who, while carrying sharp spears in their hands, were patrolling around.
“Ao…”
Just as Xiao Yan was planning to charge through the last layer of defense in one go, a strange roar
that sounded like a mix of a wolf howl and a fox cry suddenly sounded.
Hearing this roar, Xiao Yan’s expression swiftly changed. He lifted his head and found that above
his head, there was a dark black, eccentric large bird flying around. Clearly, it was a sort of warning
system that the Snake-People had placed in the air.
“Warning! Warning! There’s someone in the air. Spear Throwers get ready, place poison on the
spears and prepare to shoot!” Hearing the warning that hummed in the night sky, a cold loud voice
immediately sounded from the city wall.
Upon hearing this order, the somewhat flustered Snake-People unit who were standing guard
suddenly quieted down. They swiftly applied a poison liquid, which they carried around their waist,
to their flying spears. With fierce expressions on their faces, they watched Xiao Yan who was flying
wildly toward them.
“We have been discovered…” Xiao Yan’s head felt a little numb as he was fiercely stared at by a
few hundred gazes. Instantly, he had no time to bother about the huge dark black bird that was
circling above his head. The Purple Cloud Wings flapped quickly and his body turned into a dark
black beam of light that flew toward the city wall.
“Aim at where the Wolf Owl is. Shoot him down!” On the city wall, an icy Snake-Woman with a
graceful body stared at Xiao Yan, who was in the air, with furious but beautiful eyes. A moment later,
she coldly and softly gave the order.
After the Snake-Woman gave the order, the few hundred fully armed Snake-People on the city wall
immediately gave a loud cry. Their right sides went back and they twisted their bodies to the side.
After which, they abruptly leaned forward. Instantly, the long spears in their hands that were
covered with poison were thrown forward. Their sharp whistling sound reverberated throughout the
night sky.
“These damn humans, do they think that our Mei Tribe is so easy to bully? They actually dared to
repeatedly break into our city again!” The icy Snake-Woman clenched her teeth and angrily said as
she used thick cold eyes to watch Xiao Yan who was surrounded by the long spears’ attack. Gu He’s
group, which was the vanguard, had forcefully broke into the city when there were no strong guards
within the tribe. How could this Snake-Woman, who obviously held quite a high position, not be
furious now that Xiao Yan had come alone as if to mock them.
Staring at the sky with an icy gaze, the icy Snake-Woman appeared to have seen the frightened
face of someone facing imminent death. Her red lips were lifted into a bloodthirsty curl as she
waited for the blood feast in the air. She could clearly sense that the human in the sky only had the
strength of a Dou Shi. Although she did not understand why this Dou Shi could fly, it did not hinder
the killing intent in her heart. A Dou Shi had only one end under this poison spear attack from all
directions, which was to be pierced into many small pieces of meat.
However, under the few hundred gazes on the city wall, a thick white flame suddenly surged from
the flying human in the sky just as the poison spears were about to hit his body. After which… he
charged directly at the poison spears that were shooting at him from all directions. A moment later,
the Snake-People watched with stunned faces as the flame human figure recklessly charged through
the cluster of poison spears that represented death. His body did not make the slightest pause as he
flew out of the city wall like lightning and finally quickly disappeared into the night.
“Damn him!”
As she blankly watched the back which disappeared in an instant, the icy Snake-Woman on the
city wall suddenly punched at the the wall in front of her. Instantly, numerous crack lines began
spreading, startling the Snake-People soldiers nearby until they didn’t dare to speak.
“Clear up the city, remain on the city wall. Immediately send information to all the snake people
tribes nearby. At the same time, inform the leaders of the other seven large tribes. Ask them to
quickly send out their strongest forces and surround this group of despicable humans. Let us make
sure they die in this desert!” The icy Snake-Woman stared at the pitch black night sky. Her cold
voice was filled with killing intent.

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Chapter 209
Chapter 209: The City At The Heart Of the Desert
In the vast desert, dozens of fully armed Snake-People carrying poison spears in their hands
carefully inspected this small plot of land with sharp eyes. Any living creature that was not of the
Snake-People race would be killed without mercy.
The Snake-People in the unit criss-crossed with each other as they patrolled. Scars caused by the
swaying of their snake-tails were left behind wherever the squad passed through.
“These damn humans. They actually dared to be arrogant enough to break into the inner regions
of the desert. If I capture them, I must let them taste the pain of being bitten by ten thousand
snakes!” Under the hot sun, a Snake-Person who appeared to be the leader, wiped off his sweat and
swore.
“Squad Leader, what exactly happened? Why has our tribe suddenly entered into a state of martial
law?” A Snake-Person impatiently swung his tail, sweeping his gaze across the vast desert and asked
in a confused voice. He was dragged out early in the morning and forced to start searching
throughout the entire desert.
Hearing this Snake-Person’s question, the other ten plus Snake-People nearby also shifted their
confused gaze at the leader. Clearly, these Snake-People who were lowly ranked were not clear of
what exactly happened.
“Hmm, what happened? There was a group of strong humans who suddenly broke through the
defence of the Mei’s tribe last night and arrived at the inner regions of the desert. According to the
information released by the Mei Tribe, that group appeared to have a Dou Huang, three Dou Wangs
and a few Dou Lings.” The Snake-Person who was the leader coldly snorted with a somewhat dark
expression.
When the surrounding Snake-People heard this, their faces changed quickly. A Dou Huang, three
Dou Wangs? God! Is the human empire planning on starting another war? This kind of frightening
line-up was something that none of the huge tribes among the Snake-People race could resist alone.
“Currently, all the tribes of the Snake-People race, regardless of big or small have entered into a
period of martial law. And according to the information I received, the leaders of the eight huge
tribes have already received Her Majesty’s order and have begun to rush toward the Shrine at the
center of the desert. The fastest one should be able to arrive by tomorrow night while the slowest
would need another day.” When he mentioned Her Majesty, there was the sincerity of a frantic
believer on the leader’s face.
“As long as there are three leaders who can hurry to the Shrine, then Her Majesty would give the
order to conduct a carpet search. Hmm, so what if they have a Dou Huang? A group of humans who
don’t know their limits. As long as the strong people in our Snake-People race are all gathered, we
would definitely be able to beat them until they are like homeless dogs!” The Snake-Person who was
the leader coldly laughed. He lifted his head, watched this piece of uninhabited desert and shook his
head. Waving his hand, he cried, “Go, let’s go somewhere else. There doesn’t seem to be any traces
of humans here.”
Following the Snake-Person leader’s cry, this small squad gradually moved further away to
conduct their search, leaving behind a huge piece of empty desert.
After the squad disappeared over the horizon, a sand dune in a corner suddenly shook. A moment
later, a human figure accompanied by a sand filled sky suddenly leaped out from the sand dune. His
feet gently landed on the surface of the sand. Raising his eyes to stare at the spot where the Snake-
People squad disappeared, he helplessly whispered, “Now it is getting more and more troublesome.
Yhis part of the desert has Snake-People patrol squads appearing every short period of time…”
“But from what they have said, it appears that the strong ones among the Snake-People race are
hurrying over. Although Gu He’s lineup cannot be lo

oked down upon, I think they can only retreat if all the strong people of the Snake-People race were
to come together.” The human figure lifted his head slightly and revealed a delicate and handsome
face under a black cloak. He was one of the humans who forcefully charged passed the Mei Tribe
last night, Xiao Yan.
 “If nothing unexpected were to happen, I think that at the very least, Gu He’s group will take
action by tomorrow afternoon. They should also be clear of the strength of the Snake-People race.
The longer they drag on, the more danger they face.” Yao Lao’s voice was emitted from the ring.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and took out a detailed map from his storage ring. His gaze
stared at the middle of the desert where there was a vicious snake head symbol. His said softly,
“This should be the shrine of Queen Medusa. There are many small sized tribes located around it.
The shrine’s defenses are extremely tight and there is also the personal bodyguards of Queen
Medusa there, the Queen Medusa Snake Guard. This elite unit gained numerous outstanding battle
achievements during the war between the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-People race. Even the
commanders of some of the elite troops of the empire were afraid of them.”
“Hu… looks like wanting to successfully obtain the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ will be an extremely
troublesome task.” Xiao Yan let out a gentle sigh and rubbed his vexed forehead. In this kind of
dangerous place, he did not dare to act recklessly even with Yao Lao’s protection. After all, Yao Lao
was currently only in a spirit state and could not completely display the strength he had in the past.
Queen Medusa, on the other hand, was an extremely strong person with a fierce and renowned
name. If the current Xiao Yan was to be eyed by her, his ending might not be very nice.
Moreover, the total strength of the Snake-People race was also much stronger than the Jia Ma
Empire. Was it not for these Snake-People having to always handle attacks from all directions, Jia
Ma Empire would have suffered a significant defeat in the previous war.
“Ah…” Shaking his head, Xiao Yan softly asked, “Teacher, what should we do now?”
“Speed up. We’re traveling too slow. Let’s get close to the shrine of Queen Medusa as soon as
possible. If Gu He’s group and Queen Medusa were to start fighting, we will use the opportunity to
enter the shrine and search for the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Although my strength has diminished
significantly in my current spirit state, Queen Medusa should still have a difficult time sensing you if
I hide your Qi.” Yao Lao voiced his thoughts.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded his head. He removed the Heavy Xuan Ruler from his back and
placed it into the storage ring. After which, he released his breath gently and a purple-colored Dou
Qi cloak began to gradually cover his body. His feet stepped hard onto the ground and his figure
turned into a purple-colored shadow, sticking close to the ground and quickly moving along the path
shown on the map.
Xiao Yan did not dare to open his Purple Cloud Wings and fly in the sky due to the weather being
bright and sunny. Otherwise, if he were to be discovered by the Snake-People squad patrolling all
over the desert, he would have exposed himself too early. This was not such a good thing for Xiao
Yan who wanted to be a ‘fisherman’. TL: Take advantage of the fight between the two sides
Running over the ground may have been a little slow but with the help of Yao Lao’s extremely
strong Spiritual Perception, the Snake-People patrol squads that were scattered all over the inner
regions of the desert were all avoided by Xiao Yan beforehand.
After running wildly with all his might for nearly an hour and narrowly avoiding dozens of patrol
squads, the hot sun in the sky began to gradually set in the west. An enormous city finally appeared
vaguely on the horizon.
As he grew closer to the city, Xiao Yan realized that surrounding this majestic city, there were
many huge rocks on the stereotypically yellow desert. Behind these rocks was the Shine City where
Queen Medusa stayed.
Xiao Yan hid his body behind a huge rock. His mouth swiftly exhaled the coarse air. If he did not
have the support from the ‘Energy Recovery Pill’, he would have had to stop during the few hours of
continuous running with all his effort because of exhausting his Dou Qi. However, even with its help,
Xiao Yan’s legs were already beginning to feel numb. The waves of piercing pain caused the corner
of his mouth to twitch.
After extending his hand to wipe away his perspiration that was mixed with some sand, Xiao Yan
lifted his head and watched the darkening sky. He let out a long breath and bitterly laughed, “Looks
like I will really have to stake my life to obtain the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’…”
Xiao Yan laid on the huge rock and rested for over ten minutes before he forced his aching and
numb body to take out an ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ from the storage ring and swallowed it. A long
while later, he felt the gradually flow of Dou Qi in his body. He sighed in relief and carefully flipped
his body over. His gaze passed through the cover of the huge rock and watched the massive city that
stood far away in the desert.
Perhaps it was because they were in a state of a martial law but the huge city’s gates had already
been tightly shut. On top of the city’s wall, there were fully armed Snake-People guards who were
pacing up and down, patrolling the place. In the sky above the city wall, there were over ten huge
dark black birds that were also circling the city. Their sharp eyes continued to sweep around the
city’s surroundings. Any little movement would cause these beasts to issue a warning cry.
 Carefully sweeping his gaze over the city’s wall, Xiao Yan’s face became a little ugly. Although he
was still far away, he could sense that the Snake-People guards of this city had an overall strength
that was stronger than the Mei Tribe from yesterday night. There were also a few Snake-People,
whose clothing appeared a little strange and were mixed among these Snake-People guards. These
Snake-People had cold expressions and stood on the city’s wall like a pillar. However, Xiao Yan could
vaguely sense that not one Snake-Person dared to step within a radius ten of feet by these people.
Clearly, they were fearful of these strangely dressed Snake-People.
“These people… should be the personal guards of Queen Medusa. They are indeed very strong…”
Xiao Yan stealthily withdrew his gaze, shrunk his body into the gap of the rock and softly said with a
bitter smile.
“Now, we should just quietly wait here. I think that Gu He’s group will be here soon. When that
time comes, take advantage with the upheaval that occurs to sneak into the city… I am able to
roughly sense the presence of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ in this city.” Yao Lao’s voice sounded
from the dark black ancient ring.
“It really is here…” Hearing this, joy surfaced on Xiao Yan’s face. This was one of the few good
pieces of news that he had heard in his current situation of being alone in enemy territory.
Xiao Yan quietly suppressed his happiness. He took out a golden yellow-colored rag from the
storage ring and placed it over his body. Immediately, his body turned into the same golden yellow
color of the sand. If no one came close to take a look, it would be difficult to notice that there was
someone hiding there.
A short while after Xiao Yan hid his body, Yao Lao’s deep voice suddenly sounded in his heart,
“Boy, there is an enormous Qi that is closing in on you here.”
Hearing Yao Lao’s warning, Xiao Yan’s heart tightened. His breathing quietly calmed down and
Yao Lao’s Spiritual Strength covered Xiao Yan.
Through some gap, Xiao Yan gazed at the distant sky. A moment later, an ink black small dot
suddenly appeared on the horizon. In the blink of an eye, it carried the sharp sound of air being
compressed and shot toward the huge city.
Not long after the black dot appeared, the guards on the city wall also took notice. Following the
sound of a warning, countless Snake-People lifted their poison spears and prepared to shoot it down.
When the ink black figure arrived somewhere around a hundred meters from the city, he
immediately stopped in midair. A somewhat dark and cold cry sounded, “Mo Tribe leader, Mo Basi,
greets Her Majesty!” Hearing this thunder like shout that sounded throughout the desert, Xiao Yan’s
eyelids jumped. A leader of one of the eight large tribes had finally arrived…

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Chapter 210
Chapter 210: Queen Medusa
In the spacious and luxurious large palace, a beautiful figure appeared a little tired as she gently
leaned against the back of her chair. Occasionally, she would lazily sweep her gaze over an empty
purple-colored crystal throne on a tall platform and could not resist shaking her head.
The woman lifted her delicate hand to rub her smooth forehead when a sudden joy appeared on
her pretty face. She lifted her hand toward the exterior of the palace and saw an ink black-colored
figure shoot into the place in a lightning like manner.
“You have finally rushed over…” Seeing the ink black figure enter the palace, the woman
involuntarily sighed in relief.
“Yue Mei, what exactly happened? The order for Martial Law was sent three times. Are those
humans very strong?” The figure which entered the large palace was obviously a male Snake-
Person. The figure of the man was somewhat sturdy with flimsy clothes randomly placed onto his
body. His arms were completely covered with strange looking black-colored tattoos. At the point
where the tattoos reached his palm, they formed into two savage looking black-colored snake heads.
The snake heads were slightly lifted, appearing as though they would break out from his body and
leave at any moment which lead to a ferocious force faintly seeped from them.
Glancing at this male Snake-Person who held the same position within their race as she did, Yue
Mei gently sighed. She straightened her waist slightly and her well endowed body protruded into
forming a seductive outline. She said lazily, “Very strong… I met them yesterday night and fled, Ah…
I think they should be around the surroundings of the shrine.”
“Oh? Do you know their exact strength?” Hearing this, the male Snake-Person’s eyes strunk. He
walked into the palace and sat in front of a large table. There was a coldness that could not be
hidden in his voice.
“A Dou Huang, three Dou Wangs and four Dou Lings.” Yue Mei pursed up her sexy red lips and
said softly, “Mo Basi, looks like there seems to be some trouble this time.”
“These guys, why have they suddenly gathered so many strong people?” With a serious
expression, the male Snake-Person who was addressed as Mo Basi said gravely, “Have you informed
Her Majesty? What did she say?”
“I have informed her, but Her Majesty appears very calm. She only asked me to send out the
intelligence and call all of you here.” Yue Mei nodded her head as she helplessly said.
“Those people should have a motive for suddenly coming into the desert, right?” Mo Basi mused
for awhile before saying uncertainly.
“I crossed words with them last night. From their words, it appears that they are looking for Her
Majesty…” Yue Mei delicate fingers played with a thread of black hair and said with interest.
“Looking for Her Majesty?” Hearing this, Mo Basi was a little stunned. Weren’t those strong
humans usually the ones most afraid of Her Majesty? Why have they come now?
“I am also not sure what exactly they want to do… they would rush to hide when hearing about
Her Majesty in the past. But now, they are planning to force their way in… have these people’s
heads been clipped by the door?” Yue Mei softly ridiculed.
Mo Basi pressed his eyebrows tightly together and suddenly stood up. He said, “I want to seek an
audience with Her Majesty. I think that we should get a clear picture of the whole matter.”
“Don’t go, Her Majesty is not going to see anyone now. I did not even get to see her earlier. All the
orders were delivered by the leader of the Medusa Snake Guard Unit, Hua She Er.” Yue Mei
skimmed her lips and her weak seemingly boneless pretty body slumped in the chair, much like a
lazy beautiful female snake.
“Her Majesty has not appeared? How can this be? This does not appear to be the style she usually
has when dealing with problems.” Mo Basi knitted his eyebrows tightly toget

her and doubtfully said, “I will go and try.”

Seeing Mo Basi’s disbelief, Yue Mei unconcernedly gave a response. She had just closed her eyes
when her pretty face suddenly changed. Her body suddenly sat up on the chair. Her long eyes icily
looked at the sky outside the palace and coldly said, “They are here!”
When Yue Mei sensed the few Qis that had suddenly appeared outside the city, Mo Basi also
sensed them. Immediately, his expression became serious. He exchanged glances with Yue Mei and
the two of them instantly left the large palace. Their bodies hurried quickly into the sky. A moment
later, they arrived at the city wall which had entered into a state of high alert.
At this moment, there was a huge Magic Beast floating in midair a few hundred meters from the
city wall. A few human figures also floated a short distance in front of the Magic Beast. The
frightening Qis they had sensed earlier were emitted from within the bodies of these few people.
The human figures stepped through the air and headed for the city at a relaxed pace. A moment
later, they stopped just outside the attacking range of those flying spears.
Eyeing the group of humans who stopped just outside the attack range, two glowing figures on the
city wall began to gradually ascend into the air. The cold cry of Mo Basi which contained a chilling
intent reverberated throughout the sky, “Humans. Why have you trespassed into our race’s territory
without permission? If you do not want to cause a war between the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-
People, I urge all of you to return to where you have come from!”
“Haha, this must be Leader Mo Basi of the Mo Snake Tribe.” From within the group of humans in
the distant midair, a middle aged man with extraordinary temperament slowly walked forward and
said with a smile.
“Who are you?” Mo Basi flapped the energy wings on his back slightly. His icy gaze swept across
the middle aged man as he said coldly.
“Haha, I’m Gu He!” Ignoring Mo Basi’s gaze, the middle aged man smiled and replied softly.
“Gu He? Che… it really is him.” Hearing the clear voice in the sky, Xiao Yan who had hid himself in
the gap of the rocks immediately let out a long breath. The corner of his eyes gazed upwards and
watched the middle aged man who kept his faint smile even when facing the thousands of opponents
in front of him. Xiao Yan shook his head. He had to admit that this guy had the style and unyielding
character of the strong.
“Jia Ma Empire’s Pill-King Gu He? Hei, this name is indeed very familiar.” The two words ‘Gu He’
had caused both Yue Mei and Mo Basi to feel surprise. Although the Snake-People seldomly officially
recognized strong humans, they had to give sufficient importance to alchemist grandmasters like Gu
He. This was because they knew very well what kind of gathering ability the alchemist grandmasters
that were similar to Gu He’s level had.
“Haha, two leaders, we have rudely come to the territory of your race because we have something
we would like to discuss with Queen Medusa. Can we request for Her Majesty to appear and talk?”
Gu He politely smiled and said.
“Seeing Her Majesty? I’m sorry, we cannot relay this request for you.” Mo Basi shook his head and
did not hesitate in voicing his rejection. He lifted his eyelids gently and blandly said, “Gu He, you
should quickly take your people along and leave as quickly as possible. The people from our Eight
Large Tribes are rushing over to the shrine. You should know what kind of hatred some of them have
for humans. Thus, when that time comes, it may no longer be possible to leave even if you want to.”
“Hee hee, Old He, your character is always like this. Why waste your breath on them? Just directly
smash the city and see if that woman will appear…” When Yan Shi by the side heard Mo Basi’s
words, he could not help but step forward and mock them with a laugh.
“Hmm, I wondered who it was. It actually is the stupid muscle filled brain lion…” Mo Basi coldly
sneered as his icy gaze glanced at Yan Shi. From his eyes, it appeared that he was acquainted with
Yan Shi.
“Hey hey, you oily black lousy snake does not appear to be any better. Back then, if you had not
fled quickly, the Mo Snake Tribe leader would be someone else now!” Yao Shi opened his mouth and
laughed out loud, “I wonder if you have improved after so many years.”
“You can come and try…” A cold glint flashed across Mo Basi’s sharp eyes as he said thickly.
“Alright, Old Shi, stop arguing with them.” Seeing these two enemies who had become furious
upon sight, Gu He helplessly shook his head. He waved his head to stop Yan Shi from continuing his
provocation. After which, his gaze swept across the city and let out a gentle sigh. Immediately, a
loud shout was carried by Dou Qi rolled over the entire city.
“Queen Medusa, I am Jia Ma Empire’s Gu He. My motive for coming here is not to start a war with
your race. I only have something to discuss. Please reveal yourself!”
Seeing Gu He’s action, Yue Mei and Mo Basi’s eyebrows were pressed together. However, they did
not say anything to stop it. Under this kind of situation, it would be better if Her Majesty would
appear. With her strength, their opponents would suffer a terrible ending if they tried to use force.
 The rolling shout continued to billow through the city and it was a long while later before it
gradually ceased.
Following the subsided shout, it was quiet both inside and outside the city. A long while later,
there was still no response. Gu He frowned slightly when he saw the situation. He was planning to
shout again when the space in the air above the city wall suddenly became strangely distorted.
Seeing this scene, Gu He’s group was slightly shocked. Other than the silent black-robed person,
the others took a small step back and gravely watched the distorted space.
On the sky, the setting sun’s sunlight spilled downwards, shining on the distorted space. In the
next instant, a graceful, sexy and all around lovely body gradually appeared in front of everyone.
The suddenly appearing beautiful woman was wearing a graceful purple-colored gorgeous robe.
The pretty figure under the gorgeous robe was voluminous and exquisite, much like a matured juicy
peach, with a faint luring sense seeping out. Her long black hair was randomly scattered from her
fragrant shoulders and extended vertically to her delicate and narrow waist. Below the gorgeous
robe was a purple-colored snake tail. The snake tail swung slightly and a wild enchanting allure
caused people to feel that their bodies had become somewhat hot.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across the nearly perfect pretty figure and finally paused at that beautiful
face. His heart instantly trembled violently. Seeing the woman with his own eyes allowed Xiao Yan to
finally understand why so many people around the Desert would say that Queen Medusa’s renowned
beauty was comparable to her renowned ferociousness.
For this kind of woman, one could only use ‘coquettish’ to describe her. However, under that
coquettishness, there was a queen like nobleness and gracefulness. This attractive temperament
caused Xiao Yan to suddenly recall the beautiful woman who had dared to fight with the Amethyst
Winged Lion in the Magical Beast Mountain Range… there was a graceful disposition of someone
with a high position apparent on both of their bodies.
Compared to her, Yue Mei, who had once caused Xiao Yan to feel amazed, appeared a little faint.
“Your Majesty!”
After the bewitching woman appeared, the group of black and pressuring Snake-People on the
wall under her immediately knelt. Their respectful voices broke through the clouds.
Eyeing Queen Medusa who had appeared in the sky, an intoxicated and hidden admiration
appeared in that icy faced Mo Basi’s eyes.
“She is that Queen Medusa whose fierce reputation has frightened the large and small empires
near the desert?” Watching the bewitching and moving purple robed beauty, Xiao Yan let out a quiet
sigh and softly mumbled.

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Chapter 211
Chapter 211: Pill-King Gu He’s Generous Offer!
Eyeing Queen Medusa who had appeared in the sky, Gu He and Yan Shi, the one who spoke with a
thunder like voice, involuntarily took a quiet step closer to the silent black-robed person. In this
place, she was the only one who could match Queen Medusa, whose fierce reputation was feared
throughout the Jia Ma Empire.
“You are looking for me?” In the sky, Queen Medusa lowered her head and looked at Gu He. A
delicate and narrow angle was formed as she lifted her red lips. In that instant, her exquisite
appearance was complemented by a bewitching aura. Her frown and her smile caused the Dou
Lings around Gu He to instantly become absent minded.
Under the smiling gaze of Queen Medusa, Gu He took in a gentle breath and suppressed the
emotion in his heart. He lifted his head and smiled, “Queen Medusa, Your Majesty, I am honored to
meet you. I am Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire.”
“Pill-King Gu He. I’ve heard of you. A tier six alchemist is really extraordinary. You actually even
managed to request the help of a Dou Huang.” Queen Medusa eyes swept across the mysterious
black-robed person at one side as she said with a smile.
“Tell me, why are you here to look for me? Although your forceful entrance into the territory of my
race is extremely rude, our Snake-People race is not a race that is unreasonable.” Watching Gu He
who appeared to quietly sigh in relief, a cunning glint flashed across Queen Medusa’s limpid eyes.
She said softly, “Moreover, Pill-King Gu He’s reputation as an alchemist is renowned throughout the
Jia Ma Empire. When the time comes, you can randomly pledge something to repay these little
losses. Am I right, Grandmaster Gu He?”
“Uh…” The smile on Gu He’s face was a little embarrassed. However, Gu He was also someone
who had a wide experience. He immediately had the magnanimity to be a sucker, proudly waved his
head and smilingly said, “It is indeed rude of us to forcefully enter into the territory of your race.
These losses would be compensated byme.”
“Ge ge, Grandmaster Gu He is really open-minded.” Queen Medusa touched her red lips and softly
laughed. She blinked her long eyelashes and said with a soft laugh, “Grandmaster, why don’t you tell
us the reason for you to invite so many friends and spend so much effort to arrive at the territory of
our Snake-People race.”
Hearing that the conversation was gradually moving into the main subject, a seriousness surfaced
on Gu He’s face. He was quiet for a moment as he considered his words. The laughing manner of
Queen Medusa in front of him may have caused her to appear to be harmless, but he was extremely
clear that this bewitching beautiful woman had turned three Dou Ling into meat pies that filled the
sky when the Snake-People and the Jia Ma Empire were at war back then. Her vicious means were
enough to chill those people who frequently licked the blood off their blades. Moreover, Gu He also
knew that Queen Medusa’s strength was among the top of those at the Dou Huang level. If not for
the Jia Ma Empire having three Dou Huangs, the war might have gone differently.
Even though he had the mysterious black-robed person whom he invited by his side, Gu He clearly
understood that he did not invite her to fight with Queen Medusa. She was the only one who could
block Queen Medusa if the latter have any killing intent and able to prevent the people around him
from being killed by Queen Medusa.
Gu He let out his breath slowly and raised his head. He eyed Queen Medusa in the air and said in
a low voice, “The purpose of my travelling here is the ‘Heavenly Flame’ that Your Majesty obtained!”
Gu He’s deep voice gradually reverberated through the sky, causing the originally calm
surroundings to suddenly become much quieter.
“Hu… this guy has also come here because of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’.” Within the pile of
rocks below, Xiao Yan gently sighed an

d softly said with a bitter smile.

“‘Heavenly Flame’? When has Her Majesty obtained something like a ‘Heavenly Flame’?” Hearing
Gu He’s words, The faces of Mo Basi and Yue Mei on the city wall were stunned. Clearly, they did
not know about Queen Medusa obtaining the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ from outside of Rock Desert
City half a year ago.
“For what purpose did Queen Medusa obtain the ‘Heavenly Flame’ for?” Yue Mei was at a loss as
they blinked their eyes. A moment later, she appeared to have remembered something. Her
expression changed drastically as she suddenly turned around and exchanged a glance with Mo
Basi. She said in a soft shocked voice, “Don’t tell me it’s…”
“Should be. Otherwise Queen Medusa would not spend so much effort to search for the ‘Heavenly
Flame’. Besides planning to do that thing, there should not be any other intention.” Mo Basi softly
said after taking in a gentle breath.
“But… god. The chances of failure of that thing are extremely high! Once any accident happens to
Her Majesty, then our Snake-People race…” Yue Mei’s hands waved randomly in front of her as she
said with a bitter smile.
“Ugh… Her Majesty has been at the Dou Huang level for many years. Perhaps she’s feeling a little
impatient. Although she usually appears to be not too concerned about these things, I know very
well that she wants to become stronger. Once she becomes a Dou Zong, the strength of our Snake-
People race would also swiftly increase. In the future, we would not need to be trapped in this never
ending desert. We may have adapted to it over so many years but this isn’t the place for us Snake-
People. Our blood is cold after all.” Mo Ba Si gently sighed.
Yue Mei also gently sighed. She raised her head and shifted her bitterly smiling eyes toward
Queen Medusa in midair whose smile on her pretty face was gradually transforming into one of
indifference.
“‘Heavenly Flame’? How did you obtain news of me obtaining a ‘Heavenly Flame’?” Queen
Medusa’s delicate finger smoothed over the fallen black hair in front of her forehead. Her slightly
purple-colored pretty eyes flashed with a little iciness.
“Half a year ago, I was also in the desert searching for a medicinal ingredient and coincidentally
sensed the presence of the ‘Heavenly Flame’. I chased after it. Although I did not discover Your
Majesty’s figure, I picked up a few pieces of seven-colored snake scales with blood on them… Seven-
colored snake scales are strange scales that would only appear on Your Majesty’s body when you
use your full strength to fight. On those snake scales, I also sensed the scent of a ‘Heavenly Flame’.
I’m guessing that Your Majesty was hurt by the ‘Heavenly Flame’ when you took it away.” Gu He
said softly.
Queen Medusa gently licked her moist red lips. Her pair of strange pupils with a faint coldness
lingering in it was intently focused on Gu He.
Seemingly sensing the ill intention in Queen Medusa’s eyes, Gu He carefully retreated behind the
black-robed person. He smiled bitterly and said, “Your Majesty, I do not have any other intention. I
think Your Majesty should be extremely clear of how important a ‘Heavenly Flame’ is to an
alchemist. In order to obtain a ‘Heavenly Flame’, I have visited many different strange places in the
Jia Ma Empire… The blood of the Snake-People is cold. The ‘Heavenly Flame’ does not bring you
much benefit. Therefore, I hope that Your Majesty would allow me to use other things to exchange
for the ‘Heavenly Flame’ in your hands.”
“Exchange?” Hearing this, Queen Medusa lifted the corner of her eyes in mockery. She laughed
faintly, “Since you are an alchemist, you should be more clear of the strength of a ‘Heavenly Flame’
compared to me. You tell me, what kind of things do you need to take out in order to match the
value of it?”
Gu He frowned slightly and mused for awhile. A rare painful expression appeared on his face. He
then raised his head and said in a deep voice, “I am willing to use two tier six ‘Fighting Spirit Pills’…
and a tier seven ‘Body Transformation Pill’ to exchange for the ‘Heavenly Flame’! What does Your
Majesty think?”
When Gu He’s words escaped his mouth, the surrounding Yan Shi and the others widened their
eyes and looked at Gu He with stunned faces. Even the black-robed person beside him also tilted her
head over and a dumbfounded gaze shot out from under it. It was clear that even she did not expect
that Gu He would be so generous because of the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
A tier six ‘Dou Ling Pill’ was a medicinal pill that was sufficient to cause any Dou Wang to covet
over it. The effect of this type of medicinal pill was simple but caused others to be envious. Its effect
was to enable a Dou Wang level person who consumed it to raise their strength by one star!
In other words, if a two star Dou Wang was to consume a ‘Fighting Spirit Pill’, they would be able
to leap to a three star Dou Wang in a mere few days! It should be known that when one reaches the
Dou Wang level, the gaps between each star are extremely large. Many Dou Wangs remain stagnant
at the same star after training hard for a few years. From this, it can be seen just how precious a
‘Fighting Spirit Pill’ was.
A “Fighting Spirit Pill”’s effect may be something that people coveted but for those that have
taken it once, they gain an extremely high immunity to it. As long as a person had consumed one
pill, a second ‘Fighting Spirit Pill’ had basically lost its effect. In other words, a Dou Wang can only
use one ‘Fighting Spirit Pill’ in their lifetime.
Even though this was so, the ‘Fighting Spirit Pill’ remained one of the most coveted medicine
among the strong. Many people were willing to pay an enormous price in order to obtain a ‘Fighting
Spirit Pill’!
Compared to the tier six ‘Fighting Spirit Pill’, the tier seven ‘Body Transformation Pill’… was
something that caused people to feel shocked.
This medicinal pill was sufficient to cause countless Dou Huang level Magic Beasts to go wild over
it. This was because as long as they had this medicinal pill, they would be able to entirely break
away from their beast body and from then on possess the lifespan of a Magic Beast and the training
talent of a human. The beast that had the superposition of these two special abilities may well have
the potential to become a Dou Zhong or even a Dou Sheng level being!
The two things that Gu He took out seemed to have reached the stage where some people would
go crazy over. No wonder the nearby Yan Shi and the others felt a sense of disbelief.
“Dammit… this guy, isn’t he too generous?” From the pile of rocks, Xiao Yan was stunned as he
gazed at Gu He in the sky. A long while later, he gradually recovered and mumbled in his heart, “He
really lives up to being the number one person among the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemists. He even
possess such a rare and valuable ‘Body Transformation Pill’. Looks like he really intends to obtain
the ‘Heavenly Flame’.”
“He is indeed very generous. However, with his current alchemy level, he has an extremely low
chance of successfully refining the ‘Fighting Spirit Pill’. As for that ‘Body Transformation Pill’, it
would be impossible for him to refine it.” Yao Lao sighed emotionally before he said with some
disdain. Back then, he had personally refined the ‘Body Transformation Pill’ and naturally knew the
extent of how difficult and troublesome it was to refine this kind of medicinal pill. Back then, if he
did not have the help from the ‘Heavenly Flame’, he might have found it extremely difficult to
succeed in refining it.”
Xiao Yan nodded his head. He lifted it to watch Yue Mei and Mo Basi. Clearly, these two people
were also shocked at the price Gu He announced. Their stunned expressions were quite funny.
Xiao Yan gaze gradually shifted to Queen Medusa in the sky. Clenching his fist tightly, he
whispered, “Will she agree?”
The people who possessed a similar thought as Xiao Yan, which included Gu He, turned their
anxious gaze onto the silent Queen Medusa, waiting for her to speak.
In the sky, Queen Medusa was quiet for a long time while being stared at by a countless number of
gazes. She finally sighed softly, pursed up her sexy red lips and looked at Gu He with pretty eyes
that carried some regret. Using a helpless voice, she said, “I have to admit that your terms are
extremely attractive, but…”
“I’m sorry, I will not exchange with you!”

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Chapter 212
Chapter 212: Failed Negotiation
Hearing Queen Medusa’s words which implied rejection, many people were stunned. Although the
strength of a ‘Heavenly Flame’ was extremely great, it should not have much of an appeal to the
Snake-People race. After all, this kind of wild and extremely destructive ‘Heavenly Flame’ was like
water to fire for their icy blood.
Thus, when they heard Queen Medusa using a somewhat regretful tone to reject the offer, Gu He,
as well as Yan Shi, Feng Li and the others beside him had completely stunned faces.
“Has this woman’s mind spoiled… what’s the point in keeping a ‘Heavenly Flame’ that does not
have much benefit to her? Was it not better to exchange it for something that would be useful to her
and create a win-win scenario?” Yao Shi helplessly shook his head and softly mumbled in
puzzlement.
Beside him, Feng Lin also shook his head. His face was filled with incomprehension.
Compared to their shock, Yue Mei and Mo Basi on the city wall were much calmer. From the
rejection of Queen Medusa, they had clearly understood what exactly she was planning to do…
“Ugh, as expected. Her Majesty really looks like she wants to do that. Otherwise. it would have
been unlikely for her to reject this kind of trade.” Yue Mei sighed gently and whispered.
Mo Basi nodded his head gently. There was a worry and bitterness on his feminine eagle like face.
“Tsk tsk, Queen Medusa lives up to her name. She could reject such good terms with such
decisiveness.” With his body hidden under the huge rock, Xiao Yan raised his head, eyed the
bewitching beauty and involuntarily sucked his lips.
“It is indeed a little strange… According to logic, the ‘Heavenly Flame’ does not have much
attraction to the Snake-People… Why did she reject that offer? Don’t tell me she is afraid that after
Gu He obtains the ‘Heavenly Flame’, his increased strength would endanger the Snake-People race?
No, this reasoning does not seem to make much sense. A strong person such as Gu He would seldom
join the fight between both sides. Otherwise, they would have started fighting the moment Queen
Medusa appeared.” Yao Lao’s voice was filled with doubt. He mused for a long while before he
appeared to suddenly recall something. He let out a soft involuntarily cry, “Don’t tell me?”
“What? Teacher?” Xiao Yan knit his eyebrows together and inquired softly in his heart.
“I will tell you in detail later…” Yao Lao quickly replied. After which, he became silent and did not
respond regardless of how Xiao Yan shouted in his heart.
After shouting one more time, Xiao Yan was speechless as he shook his head. He mumbled softly,
“Acting so mysteriously…”
Queen Medusa’s rejection caused Gu He to still for a moment. Fortunately, his tolerance was not
something that an ordinary person could compare with. In a moment, he quickly withdrew the
stunned expression on his face. He frowned and looked at Queen Medusa in the distance. Sighing
gently, he said, “Your Majesty, your rejection is really beyond my expectation. I don’t like to be
secretive so the terms just now were the most precious things that I could offer. Originally I thought
that they could move Your Majesty. Unfortunately… It seems that I have miscalculated.”
“Grandmaster Gu He, your terms have got me very interested, but because of some reasons, the
‘Heavenly Flame’ is extremely important to me now.” The regret on Queen Medusa’s pretty face was
quite difficult to hide. Evidently, she was not completely indifferent to the items that Gu He had
mentioned.
Gu He sighed. The expression on his face was somewhat listless. He clearly understood that if
Queen Medusa was unwilling to hand over the ‘Heavenly Flame’, the strength of the few of them
would not be able to force her hand.
“Can you tell me why you want to keep the ‘Heavenly Flame’?” Gu He laughed bitterly.
“I’m sorry. No.” Queen Medusa shook her

head and waved her hand lazily. She said in a bland voice, “Forget it. Grandmaster Gu He, go back
to where you came from. As for that mysterious compensation, forget it. It’s fine as long as you leave
here quickly. The leaders of the Eight Large Tribes of the Snake-People race are already rushing
here. Among them, there are some who have extreme hatred toward you humans. Thus, you should
leave as soon as possible. Otherwise, there may be some unnecessary trouble when they appear.”
Hearing Queen Medusa’s words, Gu He smiled bitterly and sighed. He tilted his head to face his
few companions with a helpless face.
“Old He, are we just going to leave like that?” Yan Shi glanced at Queen Medusa in the distance
and said with a frown.
“What can we do if we don’t leave? It’s not like you don’t know Queen Medusa’s strength. Do you
think it is possible for us to forcefully take it?” Gu He sighed and said. To be honest, he naturally did
not want to leave empty handed. However, the opponent’s strength was too great. Moreover, this
was the territory of the enemy. If they were to use force, the ending might not be too pleasant.
Hearing Gu He’s words, Yan Shi and Feng Li became slightly sluggish. With their strength, they
naturally could not challenge Queen Medusa. Their gaze immediately shifted toward the black-robed
person by the side and softly asked, “What is Sect Leader Yun’s opinion?”
Seeing Yan Shi’s and Feng Li’s action, Gu He also turned his gaze toward the black-robed person,
waiting for her to speak.
The black-robed person was quiet. She did not immediately answer Yan Shi’s question. Since she
did not speak, everyone could only quietly wait. Queen Medusa and the others opposite also shifted
their gazes to the black-robed person.
The black-robed person was the focus of everyone’s attention. A long while later, she moved
slightly. Her human figure slowly took a step forward and the black robe was slightly raised,
revealing a snow white meagre and graceful chin. Her faint cool voice was briskly emitted, “I have
once haphazardly read some information about the Queen of the Snake-People from an ancient
book. It said that once the Queen Medusa reaches the peak of a Dou Huang, she can undergo a
strange evolution if she has sufficiently good luck. The Queen Medusa which has undergone the
evolution would not only be able to transform into a human body but her strength would also be
promoted into that of a Dou Zong. However, the chances of such evolution succeeding are extremely
low. Moreover… the most essential thing needed for this evolution is a ‘Heavenly Flame’… I think
that the reason why Queen Medusa was not willing to hand over the Heavenly Flame is because she
is planning on undergoing this evolution that requires the help of a ‘Heavenly Flame.” The black-
robed person tilted her head slightly and spoke blandly,
“It really is so…” Yao Lao suddenly appeared upon hearing the voice that sounded in the sky. He
said with a shocked sigh, “How unexpected. Queen Medusa is planning on doing this… uh? Hey, boy,
are you listening?”
“Uh…” Xiao Yan regained his mind after being pulled back by Yao Lao’s words. He said in an
uncertain soft voice, “This voice… Why is it different from that night? Moreover, it has a little
familiar yet foreign feeling… Teacher, do you have this feeling?”
“Do I have nothing better to do than to care about women’s voices?” Yao Lao said helplessly. The
attention he paid to medicinal pills far exceed that of women. Regardless of how beautiful the voice
was, it was difficult for him to feel any infatuation.
“*Cough*…” Xiao Yan let out an awkward cough and could only put aside the question of the
origin of the voice from his mind. He softly said, “So Queen Medusa can really evolve into a Dou
Zong with the help from the ‘Heavenly Flame’?”
“Indeed she can. However, this evolution is extremely dangerous. If it were not to be done
properly, she will be completely incinerated into nothingness by the ‘Heavenly Flame’. But if she
were able to withstand it, she will undergo an extremely strange evolution. I am also not really
certain about what kind of transformation would occur. This kind of thing is usually only known by
the person involved.” Yao Lao said with a smile.
Xiao Yan laughed bitterly. Why was the situation becoming more and more complex. He could only
helplessly shake his head. Lifting his head to watch the calm sky, he said softly, “It is better if they
quickly start fighting. That way, I will have the chance to go in and steal the ‘Heavenly Flame’…”
“The Qi of Queen Medusa seems a little strange… Hm, it seems to have an illusionary feeling.”
Sweeping his Spiritual Perception across the empty space, Yao Lao suddenly said strangely.
“What do you mean?” He blinked his eyes, feeling baffled. A long while later, he said in a stunned
voice, “You mean that this Queen Medusa is a fake?”
“We are very far away and I only roughly sensed a little because I was afraid of being discovered.
There seems to be something wrong.” Yao Lao helplessly said.
“Things really are getting more and more complex.” Xiao Yan mumbled once more and gradually
became quiet. He once again threw his gaze toward the sky.
 Hearing the words the black-robed person said, there was an obvious change to Queen Medusa’s
expression. Her captivating eyes stared intently at the black-robed person with a cold aura hovering
over her. She said in a soft voice, “I did not expect that you knew about such things. It really
surprises me.”
“Not only do I know that you need a ‘Heavenly Flame’ to complete your evolution, but I also know
that… The current you is merely an energy body that possesses the thoughts of Queen Medusa. I
think that the real Queen Medusa should be at some place preparing to evolve.” The black-robed
person said in a faint voice.
As the black-robed person said those words, everyone from both sides were shocked. Yue Mei and
Mo Basi’s faces changed drastically. They glanced at each other and saw a worried feeling in the
each other’s eyes.
“Sect Leader Yun, you mean that the current Queen Medusa is merely an energy body?” Yan Shi
pointed at Queen Medusa far away and said with a stunned voice. From his senses, he did not find
anything inappropriate.
“Yes.” The black-robed person nodded her head. She lifted her feet and quietly stepped
downwards. Her body instantly… disappeared.
At the moment when the black-robed person disappeared, the pretty face of Queen Medusa far
away changed. She was about to move when a dark black figure appeared in an instant behind her.
A jade white hand was extended out and landed on Queen Medusa back in a seemingly slow yet fast
manner.
“Such insolence!” Seeing that black-robed person who attacked in a flash, Yue Mei and Mo Basi’s
face suddenly changed. The pairs of energy wings on their back flapped and swiftly pounced toward
the black-robed person.
“Hehe, the both of you better not randomly interfere.” Two figures flashed across. In the middle of
the journey, Yan Shi and Feng Li blocked the two of them.
The originally peaceful atmosphere in the sky immediately transformed into an aggressive one.
Ignoring the actions of those around, the black-robed person leaned her body forward and eyed
Queen Medusa whose body was stiff. In a soft voice, she said, “Am I right, Your Majesty?”
“You really live up to being a Dou Huang by being able to discover my energy avatar so quickly.”
Queen Medusa’s narrow and long pupils shrunk as she softly laughed. Her manner of leisure did not
show any panic at being caught.
“I think the Your Majesty’s real body cannot be disturbed now, no? Otherwise you would not allow
us to act so presumptuously. Ah… quite a good opportunity.” The black-robed person smiled. Her
palm suddenly shook and a ferocious force was unleashed from her body, heavily striking Queen
Medusa’s back. Following a muffled sound, the bewitching and moving Queen Medusa in midair
immediately turned into pale purple smoke that slowly rose and disappeared.
“They have finally begun fighting…” Watching that black-robed person in the sky who did not
hesitate in attacking, Xiao Yan let out a soft cheer. His face was filled with a brilliant smile.

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Chapter 213
Chapter 213: Rushing For Time
The moment the black-robed person destroyed the energy body of Queen Medusa, fury rose up
onto the faces of Yue Mei and Mo Basi at the same time. The latter suddenly turned his head around
and roared toward the countless guards on the city wall below, “Kill these humans!”
Hearing Mo Basi’s order, a deafening acknowledgement sounded angrily from the city wall.
Countless Snake-People tightly gripped the poison spears in their hands, hurriedly taking two steps
backwards and abruptly charged forward. The poison spears were released from their hands and
instantly, a black pressuring rain of poison spears shot toward the black-robed person nearby and
Gu He’s group. The sharp whistling sound caused the people’s ears to ring.
The black-robed person did not move her body as she watched the gigantic poison spear rain in
the sky with an indifferent manner. She waved her sleeves gently. Immediately, an enormous green-
colored tornado suddenly appeared in front of her. The green tornado rotated at high speed and the
yellow sand on the ground was pulled to the point where it surged into the air.
Eyeing the tornado that was growing in size, the black-robed person randomly swung her hand
much like one would chase a mosquito away. Instantly, the green-colored tornado was suddenly
released. The poison spear rain that was coming from all directions was destroyed to pieces by the
wild suction force from the tornado. The occasional poison spear which passed through the tornado
had difficulty posing any threat to Gu He’s group behind the tornado.
The pair of eyes under the black robe stared at the unceasing waves of poison spear rain that
were shot over, allowing the tornado to block them. Turning her body around, she faced Gu He’s
group and said faintly, “Charge in. Queen Medusa is likely at a crucial moment. At this time, she is
extremely weak. If you want to obtain the ‘Heavenly Flame’, this is your only chance.”
Hearing this, Gu He knit his eyebrows together. After musing for a while, he nodded with a serious
face. He was not an indecisive person. When it was time to make a decision, he would not let an
opportunity pass because of some stupid question of morality and justice.
“Old Shi, Feng Li, attack. The both of you help block Mo Basi and Yue Mei. I will enter the city to
search for the ‘Heavenly Flame’!” Gu He’s hand suddenly waved as he said in a grave voice.
“Hee hee, since you put it this way, let’s do something big. Anyway, you are the wealthy person.
The more serious the injury, the greater the reward!” Yan Shi opened his mouth and laughed loudly.
Hearing this, Gu He felt unable to laugh or cry as he shook his head. His body trembled slightly
and an enormous pair of Dou Qi wings appeared. His feet stepped on the air and his body lead the
way quickly toward the interior of the city.
“Stop him!” Seeing Gu He’s action, Yue Mei and Mo Basi quickly rushed over from the top of the
city wall. Their faces was filled with a dark and cold expression as they blocked him.
“Haha, your opponents are us!” A ferocious explosive force viciously smashed toward Yue Mei and
Mo Basi.
Yue Mei and Mo Basi swiftly avoided the attack from the force. Yan Shi and Feng Li then swiftly
appeared in front of Yue Mei and Bo Ba Si, they smiled as they blocked them.
“Medusa Guards, stop him!” Seeing that Gu He was directly charging into the city, Yue Mei’s face
became cold. She turned her head around and with a chill in her voice she shouted orders to the
guards on the city wall.
“Yes!” Orderly icy voices responded with a cry. Immediately, over ten glowing figures used the
height of the city wall to quickly fall into place to block Gu He in a lightning like manner.
“Kill him!” The ten plus snake-people who were dressed in a strange manner stared intently at Gu
He with dark and icy gazes that were like a poisonous snake. Follo

wing their cold cry, the ten plus people quickly moved their bodies in union. The ferocious force that
they emitted flew into midair and began to merge. Following the strange merger of the forces, the
energy that it contained multiplied.
Gu He eyed the ten plus Snake-People’s attack indifferently. With just a rough glance, he was able
to clearly distinguish their strengths. Two Dou Lings and over ten Da Dou Shis. The level difference
was too high and could not be ignored despite their strange ability that let them combine their
attacking strength.
Opening one palm while closing the other, Gu He summoned a pale blue flame that instantly
covered his body. The pair of wings on his back flapped and his hands formed a seal in a lightning
like manner. He softly cried, “Monstrous Blue Flame!”
As his cry fell, the pale blue-colored flame suddenly appeared in front of Gu He’s body. In the time
he waved his hand, it shot violently toward the ten plus Snake-People from all directions. The
combined force from the ten plus Snake-People was turned into nothingness under the pale-blue
Flame.
Gu He pair of wings flapped and he passed through the defence of the ten plus Snake-People at a
terrifying pace. He extended his hands and stealthily shot out a hidden force. Instantly, over ten
Snake-People vomited blood and retreated.
Gu He used the fastest speed to defeat the people blocking the way. He was about to charge into
the city when a ferocious force, that caused his expression to change slightly, suddenly shot violently
from below him. He immediately flapped his wings and hurriedly pulled back, narrowly avoiding a
snake spear that was shot at him.
“Medusa Snake Guards Commander, Hua She Er!” A lady with a graceful and lovely body flashed
into the sky and coldly shouted.
“Dou Wang… hu. There are really quite a number of strong people from the Snake-People race.”
Seeing the lady that had appeared in front of him, Gu He roughly sensed her strength and
immediately sighed helplessly in his heart.
The lady in front of him did not appear to have any intention of chatting with Gu He. She held a
sharp snake spear with one hand while swaying her snake tail in the air. After which, she carried an
unparalleled ferocious force as she charged at Gu He, intending to kill.
However, just as Gu He prepared to move his body and fight, the black-robed person suddenly
flashed in front of him. He said faintly, “Hand her to me. Go and find the ‘Heavenly Flame’. We don’t
have much more time. Once Queen Medusa successfully evolves, I think at that point our only option
will be to run as far as we can.”
“Yes.” Gu He hurriedly nodded as he eyed the black-robed person who appeared in front of him.
After her warning, he entered into the city in a lightning like manner under Hua She Er’s furious
gaze.
When the city wall was in a total mess, no one noticed a figure quietly sneaking in from outside
the city wall. After getting rid of a few Snake-People whom he occasionally met along the way, he
opened his stride and rushed into this enormous city. His back trembled slightly and the Purple
Cloud Wings were extended. Xiao Yan flew quickly at a low altitude as he anxiously asked in his
heart, “Teacher, how is it? Have you sensed the position of the ‘Heavenly Flame’?”
“Queen Medusa is really cunning. I don’t know what she did but she split the presence of the
‘Heavenly Flame’ into four portions. The locations of the four presences are placed at four corners
of the city. If we were to search them one by one, we might waste a large amount of time.” Yao Lao
said with a smile.
“Ugh, a cunning woman… what do we do now?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan knit his eyebrows together
and bitterly smiled as he questioned.
“Hehe, relax. Although her method is very smart, regardless of how you put it, I have been
interacting with a ‘Heavenly Flame’ for such a long time. I can still differentiate the tiny little
difference between them.” Yao Lao’s snickering voice held a faint pride.
“Which way?” Xiao Yan’s heart heaved a sigh of relief as he hurriedly questioned.
“East!” Yao Lao quickly replied
“Haha, that Gu He is headed in the wrong direction.” Hearing Yao Las’s reply, Xiao Yan
immediately parted his lips and laughed. He was clearly gloating over the others misfortune. This
was because he had seen Gu He fly toward the north direction just now.
Xiao Yan’s feet swiftly stepped off a rooftop to avoid a few snake spears thrown toward him in an
agile manner. He lowered his head to glance at the messy city below, flapped his Purple Cloud
Wings and flew toward the eastern part of the city.
After carefully flying for over ten minutes, an enormous shrine gradually appeared in his sight.
“It is inside here. Be careful, the presence of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ is growing much richer!” When
the shrine appeared, Yao Lao’s warning sounded in his heart.
“Okay.” Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly and gradually slowed his flying speed. After which he
entered into a dark region, narrowing his eyes slightly as he viewed the tight defense outside the
shrine.
“Don’t waste anymore time. Hurry up. If Queen Medusa really successfully evolves, I won’t be able
to handle her. By then, you can only flee for your life!” Yao Lao said gravely
“Alright.” Xiao Yan quickly nodded and quietly moved toward the shrine. Borrowing Yao Lao’s help
to hide his presence, he slipped into a corridor like smoke, then ran with all his might toward the
direction that Yao Lao pointed to.
With Yao Lao’s extremely strong Spiritual Perception, Xiao Yan was able to narrowly avoid the
patrols each and every time he met them. After this kind of alarming and dangerous running had
persisted for around ten minutes, Xiao Yan’s sight suddenly became open and clear. A small
transparent lake appeared in his eyes.
In the middle of the lake there was a small island. The surrounding water waves sparkled without
any signs of a bridge to the island.
Standing by the side of the lake, Xiao Yan glanced at the transparent lake water where one could
see the bottom. He licked his lips and the pair of wings on his back flapped. However, when he
entered about one meter across the lake surface, a strange energy suddenly forced him to fall
toward the lake water.
When his body was about to touch the lake water, Xiao Yan’s heart suddenly tightened. An uneasy
feeling swiftly flashed in him. He took out a jade ruler from the storage ring by instinct and threw it
down. Then the tip of his feet pressed lightly on top of it, borrowing this floating strength to follow
the lake’s surface and rush back to the side of the lake.
Xiao Yan stood dangerously at the side of the lake, turned around and watched the jade ruler
which had instantly corroded into nothingness. He could not help but swallow his saliva…
“Be careful. There is an energy prohibition in the space above the lake. Any flying object will be
forcefully pushed into the lake. There is clearly a very potent poison in the lake. If you were to have
the slightest contact with it… even a Dou Wang would have some trouble.” Yao Lao’s voice sounded
in his heart.
“Dammit…” Xiao Yan cursed softly and impatiently tightened his fist. A long while later, he let out
a deep breath and asked with a bitter smile, “What do we do now?”
“We have no choice but to use the stupidest method. Just like the last time you entered the magma
lake, I will use the ‘Heavenly Flame’ to cover you. You will move as quickly as possible to hurry to
the island. Otherwise, you might be corroded until you leave no remains.” Yao Lao mused before
saying helplessly.
“Hurry up… time is precious!” Xiao Yan rubbed his hands excitedly and reminded.
Yao Lao softly acknowledged. A thick white-colored flame gradually appeared on Xiao Yan’s body
and shrouded him. A moment later, it completely covered Xiao Yan’s body.
“Dammit, let’s go…” Standing by the side of the lake, Xiao Yan eyed the transparent lake water,
clenched his teeth and closed his eyes. With a splashing sound, he jumped into it.

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Chapter 214
Chapter 214: Seeing the Green Lotus Core Flame Again!
Xiao Yan’s body was like a fish as it broke through the water and entered into the transparent
lake. His eyes glanced at the thick white flame on his body’s surface and could not help but swallow
his saliva. At that moment, under the strange temperature of the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’, the
surrounding water was beginning to tumble as though it was boiling. As it continued to emit white-
colored water bubbles, threads of dark purple liquid that was difficult to see with one’s eyes
gradually appeared. However, when these tendrils of dark purple liquid came into contact with the
thick white flame, they were frozen by the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ into extremely tiny ice threads that
gradually sunk to the bottom of the lake.
Eying the small purple-colored ice threads that continued to form around his body, Xiao Yan felt
the skin on his head grow numb. He did not expect that this lake which appeared extremely calm
would actually have so much hidden fatal poison liquid.
“Stop wasting time! These poison liquids are extremely potent. Although having the protection of
the ‘Heavenly Flame’ can prevent them from entering your body, it depletes far too much of my
Spiritual Strength!” Just as Xiao Yan sighed in surprise, Yao Lao’s grave voice sounded in his heart.
“Okay.” Xiao Yan hurriedly nodded his head. His flicked his legs and his head surfaced from the
water. Eyeing the small island at the middle of the lake, Xiao Yan let out a gentle breath and used
his hands to paddle quickly. His body left a water ripple as he gradually neared the island.
The journey was calm all the way until they were about to reach the small island. Just when Xiao
Yan was about to sigh in relief, water droplets suddenly splashed through the sky from the calm lake
surface in front of him. The sudden occurrence caused Xiao Yan’s heart to suddenly tightened. He
lifted his head and stared intently at where the water droplets had been violently scattered and
shrunk his eyes an instant later.
The water droplets flew and sprinkled down. At one point in time, a huge serpent whose body was
covered in dark green scales and possessed a triangular shaped head suddenly rushed out from the
bottom of the lake. After which, it widened its huge, savage mouth and violently bit at Xiao Yan. Its
rhombus shaped eyes were filled with a wild viciousness.
“Dammit. Isn’t this small lake far too abnormal?” The huge serpent’s wild attack caused Xiao Yan
to angrily scolded. His palm slammed heavily on the surface of the water. Instantly, the water
splashed in all directions. Borrowing the force from it, Xiao Yan’s body completely left the water,
inclined a little downwards while falling and was parallel to the lake surface with his nose almost
touch the water. However, the tip of Xiao Yan’s feet gently but quickly pressed onto a cluster of
water waves. Instantly, there was a ‘bang’ sound and his body was like a cannonball, shooting
forward while keeping close to the water’s surface.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Xiao Yan’s body wildly rushed toward the small island like a whirlwind. Behind him, a few intense
sounds of exploding waves sounded. These were caused by the attacks from the huge serpent that
missed him.
Xiao Yan was not too concerned about the irregular wind force that was present behind him. He
used the strength from these attacks to repeatedly dodge a number of the huge serpent’s next
attacks. Finally, when he was around ten meters from the small island, the corner of his eyes
glanced behind him and realized that the huge serpent was opening its large savage mouth again as
it broke through the water and chased him.
Xiao Yan coldly laughed. His finger tapped on the storage ring and a piece of a wooden plank fell
onto the surface of the water. At the moment it was about to be corroded by the poison liquid in the
lake water, the tip of Xiao Yan’s feet pres

sed gently onto it. His body sunk slightly and once again shot forward. An instant later, he finally
entered the confines of the small island. Xiao Yan flipped his body in the air, his legs squatted down
and his palm gently pressed on the ground, making a steady landing.
Stepping his feet on the small island, Xiao Yan turned around to take a look. He realized that when
the huge savage serpent had entered the area within ten meters from the small island, it began to
be afraid and did not dare advance. It simply swung its serpent tail and moved back and forth
outside the small island. After extending its scarlet serpent tongue and viciously staring at Xiao Yan
for a long time, it finally helplessly returned back to the bottom of the lake.
Upon seeing the lake gradually becoming calm. Xiao Yan finally sighed in relief. He turned around
and looked over the island. The island was not very large. A lush bamboo forest and some plants
were growing all over it, giving it an extremely beautiful appearance of thriving with life.
“The scent of a ‘Heavenly Flame’…” Xiao Yan inhaled a breath. Being in such close proximity, even
Xiao Yan appeared to be able to sense the presence of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ hidden on the island. A
hot flame pulsated in his dark eyes as he tightly clenched his fist. Xiao Yan swore silently in his
heart that this time around, regardless of what happens, he must get ahold of the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
He had put in far too much effort for it.
On his body, the thick white-colored flame was gradually extinguished. Yao Lao’s voice once again
sounded, “Be careful. Queen Medusa is also on the island. However, she should not be in a state of
mind to notice you. I will help you perfectly hide your Qi. Later, just act according to the situation.”
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head. His breathing gradually became calm. After standing by the side
of the lake for quite a while, he opened his light footsteps and slowly entered into the bamboo
forest.
The atmosphere was quiet as Xiao Yan walked along a small path in the bamboo forest. Other than
the extremely soft sound of Xiao Yan’s footsteps landing on the grass and leaves, there were no
other sounds.
At the moment, Yao Lao did not open his mouth to lead the way but Xiao Yan was still able to use
the strange ‘Heavenly Flame’ Qi that was faintly transmitting through the air to locate the correct
path.
With normal paced footsteps, Xiao Yan passed through the end of a couple of small paths. His
vision was also gradually becoming more open and clear. The instant when he passed through a
small path, Xiao Yan’s body suddenly bent down and quickly hid within some bushes. His sight
passed through the cover by the leaves and eyed the open place at the middle of the small island.
This place was a round open area. All the bamboo and bushes around it were completely removed
while extremely small smooth pebbles were scattered within it. These pebbles were depressed to
form a small pond with crystal clear liquid water. The surface of the liquid water was shrouded by a
white fog. Even over a significant distance, Xiao Yan was still able to feel the extremely cold
temperature it possessed.
“‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’…” Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the crystal clear liquid. A long
while later, he inhaled a long breath of deep cold air. Back then, he put in great pains to exchange a
small bottle of this ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’ from Gu Te. Yet here, a small pond was filled with it, tsk
tsk… this wealth was so large: it was a little frightening.
The shock in Xiao Yan heart slowly calmed down. Xiao Yan gradually shifted his gaze and finally
stopped on a lotus seat carved out using a strange crystal located at the middle of the pond. At this
moment, a cluster of green-colored flames was slowly soaring on the lotus seat.
As he eyed the cluster of green-colored flame, Xiao Yan’s eyes suddenly shrunk to the size of a
pinhole. A frantic desire suddenly broke from Xiao Yan’s heart and openly surfaced on his delicate
and handsome face.
This cluster of green-colored flame had a spirituality. As it writhed, it would occasionally
agglomerate into the shape of a lotus or into a small narrow green-colored flame snake that floated
and circled within the lotus seat. Its docile manner was extremely cute.
Xiao Yan stared at the green-colored flame repeatedly changing shape with unblinking eyes. The
corner of his mouth continued to twitch as Xiao Yan hid inside the forest. In his excitement, Xiao
Yan’s hands had pushed themselves into the ground.
“I have finally found you…” Xiao Yan pressed his lips together as he stared intently at that cluster
of green-colored flame. He had never seen the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, but he had trained on the
Green Lotus. Thus he was able to faintly feel a familiar feeling from the cluster of green-colored
flame that was the same as that of the Green Lotus.
After spending a few years of hard work, this was the first time Xiao Yan saw a ‘Heavenly Flame’
at such a close proximity. Of course, this was excluding Yao Lao’s ‘Heavenly Flame’. However, it was
impossible for the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ that was controlled by Yao Lao’s spirit to allow Xiao Yan to
sense the terror and wildness of a ‘Heavenly Flame’.
The crystal lotus platform was evidently not an ordinary thing. Each time the green-colored flame
was about to swim out of the boundary of the lotus seat, a round pale white-colored glow would
suddenly appear. After which, it would catapult the ‘Heavenly Flame’ back.
 Xiao Yan’s gaze scanned the pond in detail and realised that each time after the ‘Heavenly Flame’
and the glow came into contact, the ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’ in the pond would diminish by a tiny
amount that could not be detected. Clearly, the crystal lotus seat borrowed the strength of the ‘Icy
Spirit Cold Fountain’ in order to trap the green-colored flame within it.
After sweeping his gaze across the small pond, Xiao Yan looked to the left. A face which was
beautiful to the point of bewitching was imprinted into his eyes. Xiao Yan’s originally weak breath
was once again suppressed without him realizing it. Facing this extremely strong Dou Huang level
person, Xiao Yan felt like a huge rock was pressed onto his heart and was oppressing him.
There was not the slightest difference between the current Queen Medusa and the energy body
that had previously appeared outside the city. A luxurious and expensive purple-colored gorgeous
gown was wrapped around her graceful and lovely body. Her voluminous and hot exquisite figure
released an enchanting temptation. She had a pair of long and narrow pale purple pupils. When her
bewitching gaze roamed, it spread an addiction that seemingly sucked almost every man’s eyes to
her.
Below the purple-colored gorgeous gown, a purple-colored snake tail was revealed. It lazily
swayed around, releasing a wild and peculiar loveliness.
The current Queen Medusa’s beautiful eyes were staring intently at the green-colored flame in the
middle of the pond. Under the reflection of the light, a flame was also flashing in the pale purple
eyes.
After quietly staring at this green-colored flame for a long time, Queen Medusa suddenly let out a
gentle sigh. She raised her head and looked at the sky. Immediately, she swung her snake’s tail and
her hot lovely body slowly stood up.
“It is time…” After mumbling softly, a rare hesitation flashed across Queen Medusa bewitching
face. An instant later, the hesitation turned into determination. Two snow white wrists were
revealed from under the purple-colored gown and her delicate hands slowly formed a few seals in
front of her body.
Following the change in the seal formed by Queen Medusa’s hand, the crystal lotus seat suddenly
trembled intensely. The light curtains above it gradually disappeared. After the light curtains
disappeared, the green-colored flame which had lost its restraints abruptly charged out and grew
with the wind. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a torrent of intense flames.
Under this cluster of intense flame, the ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’ began evaporating at a rate that
was visible to the naked eye.
Ignoring the bamboo around her that were grilled to the point that they were quickly withering,
Queen Medusa gently bit her lip with her teeth. Her hands slowly undid the buttons of her gown.
Instantly, a perfect female’s body that appeared to be the masterpiece of the heavens was exposed
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Chapter 215
Chapter 215: Beginning The Evolution
Within the fresh green bamboo forest, a jade-white, perfect, voluptuous, all around lovely body
was releasing a temptation that could turn the mouths of others dry.
The beautiful appearance inadvertently let out a bewitchment that was much like an alluring
demon. Her long white neck revealed a graceful angle and when one’s gaze shifted lower, a
standing, bountiful chest that was perfectly round, tender and lovely appeared. Perhaps it was
because of the high temperature but a drop of a crystal water droplet appeared around her neck
and began to roll down. It artfully drew across her full, round chest and finally formed a somewhat
obscene angle as it dripped down.
Her narrow waist seamed to be too small for a full embrace. However, a flexible feeling seeped out
of its meager size. The flat and delicate lower abdomen did not have the slightest bit of excess flesh.
With just a glance, it caused people to possess the impulse of extending their hands to roam around
it.
Under the narrow waist, there was a purple color snake tail that was filled with wildness. The
snake tail swayed slightly, undoubtedly exposing a peculiar loveliness.
Within the small bamboo forest, this lovely body which many men had salivated over was exposed
in such a naked manner, allowing someone to feast over it.
Amidst the bushes, Xiao Yan stared at the naked, lovely body that many men would go crazy over.
In an instant, when he was not careful, a nefarious flame suddenly soared from his lower abdomen,
turning his face bright red. It was a long while later before he clenched his fist, circulated his Dou
Qi and suppressed the nefarious flame within his body.
“This woman… isn’t she far too scary?” Xiao Yan once again raised his head. However, he only
dared to stare at the soaring and burning ‘Heavenly Flame’ and did not have the courage to glance
at the bewitching lovely body that was filled with temptation. He was afraid that if he were not
careful, he might expose himself.
“Queen Medusa has an inborn bewitching ability. This kind of bewitching ability can be considered
to be the most potent aphrodisiac for men. Of course, with her current strength, that bewitching
ability has already reached the stage where she can fully control it. Uh, but when she is naked, that
kind of bewitchment would also be released. Ah… be more careful boy. There’s a knife above lust.”
Yao Lao spoke with deep meaning in his words. TL: 色字头上一把刀 – (a knife above lust) meaning that
lustful activities might lead to terrible consequences
“Uh…” Hearing Yao Lao’s sudden words, Xiao Yan could only smile dryly and nod his head in
embarrassment.
“Teacher, when do we take action?” The surrounding temperature caused Xiao Yan to wipe off his
perspiration as he asked in his heart.
“Wait a little longer. Although she has placed all her attention on the ‘Heavenly Flame’ now, if she
discovers your presence, she would definitely first finish off a small shrimp like you. I may be able to
help you flee but the ‘Heavenly Flame’…”
“Then we’ll wait a little longer.” Hearing this, Xiao Yan opened his mouth and closed his mouth
before he became quiet once again. His gaze was entirely focused on the empty space a short
distance away.
Allowing the purple-colored gown to slide to the ground, Queen Medusa slowly took a step
forward. Her beautiful eyes were blurry as they stared at the cluster of green-colored flame. Biting
her red lips, she muttered, “If I were to follow the normal step by step method to train, I don’t know
when I will be able to touch the door toward a Dou Zong. This is the only path for me to quickly be
promoted to the Dou Zong realm.”
Her delicate and narrow hands gently nestled onto her shoulders. She bent her waist slightly
toward the ‘Heavenly Flame’ in midair. She then slowly raised her head and watched the intense
ripples occurring at

the city wall. A cold glint flashed in her beautiful eyes. Her delicate fingers pulled aside the black
hair on her forehead and blandly said, “If I successfully evolve, all the humans here today will stay
in the desert forever!”
After saying these icy words, Queen Medusa randomly pulled down the ribbon restricting her
black hair. Instantly, her jet black, gentle hair showered downwards and gathered at her willow
waist.
She gently swung her head and the hair swayed carelessly. This random action increased the
enchanting loveliness of Queen Medusa.
Queen Medusa folded her hands together and closed her pretty eyes. Her hands repeatedly
changed between strange seals. Following the change in the seals, the energy ripples in the bamboo
forest suddenly became much more intense.
Hiding within the bushes, Xiao Yan recognized this change and was immediately shocked. His
body arched slightly, preparing to handle different kinds of sudden situations that could occur
anytime.
“What is she trying to do?” The ripples within the bamboo forest grew increasingly intense.
Finally, it actually formed a huge energy vortex in the space above the sky. Seeing this change, Xiao
Yan said with amazement in his heart.
“This… I am not too certain. The evolution of Queen Medusas is extremely mysterious. I have only
heard about it; I’ve never seen it… but it seems that the path for the evolution is not very precise…
Ah, in other words, even if she succeeds, what she would evolve to… no one will know. This thing,
appears to be random…” Yao Lao bitterly laughed. “But there is something that I am certain of. It
will definitely be related to snakes.”
“…” Hearing Yao Lao’s somewhat messy explanation, the speechless Xiao Yan shook his head.
After giving up his intention of inquiring in detail, he focused intently on Queen Medusa who was
covered by a rich glow.
The glow continued to expand and contract. A moment later, a roar that was somewhat like a
lion’s and somewhat like a tiger’s was loudly emitted from the glow. Not long after this roar was
emitted, the eye-piercing glow suddenly swelled.
Under this eye-piercing strong beam of light, Xiao Yan closed his eyes in instinct. A moment later,
he once again opened them only to have his face filled with shock as he realized that there was a
huge purple-colored snake over a hundred feet long suspended in the air above the small island.
The huge purple-colored snake’s body was long and strong. It also had a faintly elegant and
aesthetic feeling. The pale purple-colored pupils were different from the vicious ones of the huge
serpent Xiao Yan had met in the lake. Instead, it gave a feeling of serenity and of indifference.
The huge purple-colored snake slowly turned its body around in midair. Its enormous head turned
slightly toward the chaotic city wall. At this moment, a cold glint flashed across its pale purple eyes.
At the side of the city wall, the black-robed person was suspended in midair. She indifferently
glanced at the Hua She Er opposite her, who was in a terrible state. An instant later, it appeared as
if she sensed something and suddenly turned her head around. Her gaze stared intently at the other
corner of the city where the sky was filled with a purple light. The eyes under the black robe
narrowed as she muttered softly, “Is the evolution going to begin?”
“You damn humans. Once Her Majesty succeeds in evolving, none of you will be able to escape!”
Hua She Er coldly said as she rubbed away the trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.
“If the evolution were to fail, we won’t need to do anything. She would naturally disappear from
this world.” The threat from Hua She Er did not cause the black-robed person to feel any anger. It
appeared that she was naturally born with such an indifferent character. There was seldom anything
that could lead her to display any panic. This kind of person was like the white clouds in the sky.
Although she appeared to be lazy and indifferent, she had the calmness and farsightedness that
could oversee everything.
“And you know very well that this kind of evolution has no rules or methods. Even if she finally
succeeds… no one knows just what kind of appearance she will evolve into.” The black-robed person
said softly.
“Her Majesty will definitely succeed!” Hua She Er’s expression changed as she angrily cried with
a tough exterior, but hidden behind that wall was a worried heart. Her feet stepped on the city wall
and her Dou Qi flowed wildly as she charged over to the black-robed person.
“Actually… I am also interested to see the final results of Queen Medusa’s evolution.” The black-
robed person indifferently eyed Hua She Er who was angrily charging over. She smiled gently, shook
her head and waved her hands. Over ten enormous green-colored wind blades that were over a
hundred feet long targeted the floating Hua She Er and cut at her.
“This is Queen Medusa’s original body?” Xiao Yan could not help but let out an involuntary cry as
he gazed at the enormous purple snake in the sky with amazement.
“The Snake-People race and humans are different. Not long after they are born, a secret technique
is used to input the spirit of a snake-shaped Magic Beast into their body. As they grow older and
their strength grows, this kind of spirit from a snake-shaped Magic Beast will gradually merge with
them and eventually become one entity. After merging with a snake-shape spirit… when meeting a
strong enemy, they will be able to summon forth an original form like this. When that happens, their
strength rises tremendously. This is also the final card of the Snake-People.” Yao Lao explained in
Xiao Yan’s heart.
“Oh…” Xiao Yan nodded his head before raising it. His hand fondled his chin and muttered, “She…
what does she intend to do? She won’t swallow the ‘Heavenly Flame’, would she? If it is swallowed
by her… what will I do?”
“This… “ Hearing Xiao Yan’s question, Yao Lao was a little sluggish. Immediately, he said
helplessly, “I’m also not too sure. Actually… I don’t think that she can successfully evolve. The
destructive power of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ is not something that can be joked with. Although she is a
Dou Huang, it would still be very difficult for her to resist the power of the ‘Heavenly Flame’.”
Xiao Yan let out a gentle sigh. He smiled bitterly and said, “Let’s just wait and see. If we were to
rush out now, we might be incinerated by the wild ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ into nothingness.”
“Ok, be more careful. If any problem occurs, prepare to flee at any moment. Both the ‘Heavenly
Flame’ and Queen Medusa are extremely dangerous beings…” Yao Lao reminded.
Xiao Yan nodded with a bitter smile and he increased his alertness significantly as told. His gaze
stared intently at the huge purple snake in the sky without blinking.
The enormous body lingered in midair. A rich purple-colored glow surged from its purple body and
finally encompassed the entire shrine within it.
“She is setting up an energy enchantment. I think she is afraid of being disturbed by Gu He and
others. Looks like this kind of evolution must have a quiet environment. She’s rather unlucky to
coincidentally meet this group of people today.” Yao Lao said with a laugh.
“Yes. But without them helping to stir up trouble, we would not have had the opportunity to
enter…” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. His gaze remained focused on what was occurring in midair.
An instant later, his expression suddenly stiffened as he said seriously, “She’s about to begin!”
As Xiao Yan’s words fell, the enormous purple snake circled a few times in the sky before it
suddenly let out a clear soft cry. After which, it charged toward the cluster of soaring green-colored
flame without any hesitation.
“This crazy woman… she actually dares to face the ‘Heavenly Flame’ head on!” Seeing the purple
snake’s action, Xiao Yan inhaled a cool breath and his body hurriedly pulled back.
Under Xiao Yan’s focused gaze, the enormous purple snake instantly soared down and without any
hesitation, charged into the green-colored flame.
The moment the purple snake entered the ‘Heavenly Flame’, Queen Medusa unleashed loud shrills
that would have numbed the skin of people’s heads.

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Chapter 216
Chapter 216: Successful Evolution?
Hearing the piercing shrill that Queen Medusa let out from within the ‘Heavenly Flame’, Xiao
Yan’s body gave a violent cold shudder. His gaze passed through the cover of the bamboo leaves and
looked at the cluster of green-colored flame in midair. Within it, the enormous purple snake was
wildly thrashing its huge body about. With the places that were visible to Xiao Yan’s eyes, he could
clearly see that the snake scales on the purple snake’s body began to quickly become distorted not
long after they entered the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Finally, they were charred black by the ‘Heavenly
Flame’ before fell weakly from the purple snake’s body.
After the snake scales fell from its body, bright red fresh blood began to gush out. However, the
instant after the fresh blood appeared, it was incinerated into nothingness by the ‘Heavenly Flame’s
frightening temperature. Finally, the body of the purple snake had new lines of frightening blood-
colored scars.
“Zhi… zhi… “
Standing on the small island. Xiao Yan could even hear the squeaking sound that was emitted from
the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Due to the fresh blood swiftly being lost, the enormous purple snake body was
also shrinking at a rate that the naked eye could easily see.
For a haughty and strong queen to be made to let out these wild piercing shrills, it was difficult to
imagine the kind of intense pain that the current Queen Medusa was enduring. Under the
incineration of the ‘Heavenly Flame’, the pain she was feeling was not merely the pain on the
surface of the body. Even her spirit would not be able to escape being incinerated. That kind of pain
was something really terrifying.
Standing on top of a distant rock, Xiao Yan stared intently at the cluster of flame with a pale face.
The piercing shrill of Queen Medusa which caused one’s heart to tremble gave him an enormous
shock. He had to admit that this woman was stubbornly biased and mad.
The movement caused by Queen Medusa was really too big with the piercing shrill appearing to
have sounded through over half the city. Instantly, countless of Snake-People rushed up to the roof
and watched the region where the purple light was extremely rich with aghast expressions. There
were some who wanted to rush over but were blocked outside by the fierce and tough purple light.
They could only stand outside and anxiously watch the huge purple snake intensely withered within
the green-colored flame from a far distance.
In the sky, a light figure swiftly headed toward this purple glow. A moment later, it stopped outside
the purple light, revealing a serious faced Gu He.
“Has Queen Medusa started to evolve?” Gu He watched the distant green-colored flame shining
brightly with great focus as he said softly. Without realizing it, his palms held each other as he
laughed bitterly, “Have we no other choice but to sit here and wait for the result?”
“That… teacher, what do we do now?” Turning his head and seeing the surrounding people that
had come over after being alerted, Xiao Yan frowned. He then watched the cluster of green-colored
flame that seemed to have distorted the air before posing the question in his heart.
“Ugh… just wait. The ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ at the moment has already been provoked by
Queen Medusa and has become even more wild and violent. Anything that approaches a certain
distance from it will be incinerated into nothingness.” Yao Lao helplessly said.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s gaze swept under the green-colored flame. He found that the small pond
that was originally filled with ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’ had already become a black empty hole. At a
rough glance, the empty hole was at least over ten meters deep. Moreover, the surrounding bamboo
trees around the ‘Heavenly Flame’ were instantaneously turning into ashes. As the wind blew
passed, the large bamboo forest was transformed into a flat plain.

“What a frightening destructive power…” Xiao Yan wiped the perspiration from his face. He felt
that the surrounding air was becoming increasingly hot. Shaking his body slightly, he summoned the
Purple Flame cloak to the surface of his body and took a couple of steps back. Only then did he feel
a little better.
 Within the green-colored flame, Queen Medusa’s piercing shrills continued for nearly half an hour
before they gradually became weaker. At this moment, the purple snake’s enormous body seemed to
have stopped thrashing about because its energy had been exhausted. Its body, which was originally
covered by beautiful purple-colored scales, was now charred black and it shrunk to the size of
twenty to thirty feet from over a hundred feet long. It was difficult to imagine just how much bone,
flesh and blood had been incinerated within that flame.
Outside the purple-colored light curtain, an increasing number of Snake-People stood on the roofs
blankly staring at the writhing Purple Snake. The deary screams of the Purple Snake sounded
throughout the entire city, spreading a desolate atmosphere that covered the sacred city of the
Snake-People.
Inside the green-colored flame, Queen Medusa body laid quiet and still, allowing the ‘Green Lotus
Core Flame’ to continue burning her body. A faint charred smell was slowly emitted.
“Did she fail… ?” Outside the purple-colored curtain, the black-robed person suddenly appeared
by Gu He’s side. Eyeing Queen Medusa who had ceased moving within the ‘Heavenly Flame’, she let
out an inexplicable sigh. She was quiet for a moment before she bent her body toward the place
Queen Medusa was at. Although her character was haughty and indifferent, she felt that she ought
to give the appropriate respect for this queen who had dared to let the ‘Heavenly Flame’ incinerate
her body in order to evolve.
“Ugh…” Eyeing the green-colored flame, Gu He beside her also sighed gently. This Queen Medusa
who had once been a headache to the strong within the Jia Ma Empire had fallen in such a manner.
It was somewhat like a drama.
Following the disappearance of Queen Medusa’s loud screeches, the entire city gradually fell into
a deathlike silence. A moment later, numerous pairs of hateful gazes shifted toward Gu He and the
black-robed person in midair.
Ignoring those hateful gazes, the black-robed person stared indifferently at the cluster of green-
colored flame in the distant. A moment later, the eyebrows under the black robe slightly knit
together. Raising her head, she watched the sky which had suddenly become much darker. After
being quiet for awhile, her cool voice was a little more serious, “There’s something wrong.”
“What is it?” Hearing this, Gu He’s expression tightened and he hurriedly asked.
“The natural energy here has suddenly surged.” The black-robed person looked into the sky and
quietly said.
Seeing the situation, Gu He also hurriedly lifted his head and watched the sky. His expression
instantly changed. The originally bright and clear sky had suddenly become much darker. A cluster
of dark clouds of unknown origin had slowly covered the sky.
The sudden change had also caused everyone to be stunned as they stared at the situation in the
sky. Their faces were filled with confusion.
“Bang!” A roar of thunder was suddenly emitted from the dark clouds. Silver flashes of lightning
transversed jumpily throughout the sky, much like numerous long, silver-colored snakes.
“What is happening?” Feeling the wild energy contained within the dark clouds, Gu He swallowed
his saliva and asked dryly.
The black-robed person stared intently at the dark clouds in the sky. In a grave voice, she said, “I
have once read an ancient book. In it, it was recorded that when a legendary Magic Beast from
ancient times was born or when their strength is promoted, they would cause some natural
phenomenon due to the large amount of uncoordinated energy in their body. However, these
legendary classes of Magic Beast are all extremely powerful existence. The top among them could
even be compared to the human’s Dou Zong or Dou Sheng. In the current Dou Qi continent, such
legendary classes of Magic Beast that exist are very rarely seen… Looking at the situation, the
greatest possibility may be that this is caused by Queen Medusa.”
“You mean that… she has successfully evolved?” Gu He’s eyes shrunk as he as he asked with a
startled voice.
“I’m not certain.” The black-robed person shook her head and quietly said
“Do we need to withdraw?” Gu He pressed his eyebrows together and asked with hesitation
evident in his voice.
“Let’s wait first. Even if she managed to successfully evolve, she would have lost quite a bit of
energy after being incinerated in the ‘Heavenly Flame’ for such a long time. In such a situation,
finding a quiet place to recuperate would be the wisest choice for her.” The black-robed person
shook her head and voiced her opinion.
“This… alright. Let’s wait and see.” Hearing the opinion, Gu He hesitated for a moment before
nodding his head. He was about to raise it when a loud roar sounded from the clouds above his
head. In an instant, the sky brightened as an enormous silver-colored thunderbolt shot down from
the clouds, passed through the purple-colored light curtain and smashed into the cluster of green-
colored flame.
The thunderbolt appeared and disappeared quickly. Before the roar of the thunderbolt
disappeared from the ears of everyone, the dark clouds in the sky began to quickly disappear. An
instant later, the hot sunlight once again covered the entire city.
The aftershock of the roar gradually disappeared from everyone’s ears. Countless people hurriedly
threw their gazes toward the purple-colored light curtain. However, after the thunderbolt struck, a
faint green-colored fog began to permeate from the small island, effectively blocking everyone’s
sight.
“The green-colored fog is something that was released when the thunderbolt from before struck
against the ‘Heavenly Flame’. It can erode one’s Spiritual Strength. Whatever is happening inside
has been completely isolated.” After sweeping his Spiritual Perception inside the light curtain, Gu
He shook his head and said with a frown,
“Wait for it to scatter.” The black-robed person said calmly.
Gu He nodded his head. However, the Dou Qi in his body gradually began to flow, preparing to
retreat anytime.
When the thunderbolt from the sky struck, Xiao Yan chose to hide behind an enormous rock. Even
though he did this, the enormous impact of the thunderbolt still shook the enormous rock into
powder. If Yao Lao had not acted to protect him at a crucial moment, Xiao Yan might have been
struck to death by this force on the spot.
“What a frightening thunderbolt…” Climbing up from the ground, Xiao Yan stared at the small
island which was already empty. He could not resist inhaling a mouthful of cool air.
“What happened inside?” Xiao Yan patted off the dust on his body and watched the dense green-
colored fog around him. He frowned slightly and slowly walked toward the center.
As he gradually walked toward the middle of the small island, the green-colored flame in midair
once again appeared. However, the green-colored flame had already returned to its original palm
size. It floated quietly in midair, repeatedly changing its shape.
Lowering his gaze from the ‘Heavenly Flame’, he found a totally charred black huge serpent lying
on the ground quietly without the slightest sound. Its icy body was no different from a dead snake.
“Has she failed?” Eyeing the severely shrunken large snake whose exterior had been incinerated
to the point of being somewhat terrifying, Xiao Yan inhaled gently. Had a Dou Huang of his
generation simply disappeared in this manner?
“Ugh, we should go and get the ‘Heavenly Flame’.” Xiao Yan shook his head gently, made a detour
around the corpse of the huge snake and arrived under the ‘Heavenly Flame’. He was just about to
ask Yao Lao how to handle it when a soft ‘ka cha’ noise suddenly sounded behind him.
Hearing this sudden noise, Xiao Yan’s body suddenly trembled. He slowly turned his head around
and faced the source of the sound. Immediately, his eyes shrunk to the size of a needle.

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Chapter 217
Chapter 217: Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python
Under Xiao Yan’s observation, the charred black skin of the stiff, huge snake corpse suddenly
began shedding slowly…
The shedding speed gradually increased and finally, Xiao Yan could roughly see that there seemed
to be something in the huge snake corpse that was about to break through the body.
“Gu.” Watching this strange scene, all of Xiao Yan’s pores stood open. He swallowed his saliva and
began to slowly turn around. His gaze stared intently at the enormous snake which was repeatedly
shedding its charred black skin. Carefully taking a few steps back, he hurriedly asked, “Teacher,
what is happening?”
“Within the snake body, a Qi has appeared …” Yao Lao’s voice at the moment was much more
serious.
“She succeeded in evolving?” Xiao Yan’s eyes shrunk as he asked dryly.
“… Seems like it. Be careful.” Yao Lao was also uncertain of what was happening. Thus, his reply
was also somewhat vague.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan felt his heart sink. An instant later, he tilted his head toward the green-
colored flame in midair and said decisively, “Teacher. How do we obtain the ‘Heavenly Flame’?
Hurry up, there’s no time. Once that thing comes out, I’m afraid that we will…”
“Be careful!” Before Xiao Yan could complete saying what he wanted to say, Yao Lao’s hurried
warning suddenly sounded in his heart.
When Yao Lao’s cry sounded, Xiao Yan’s heart suddenly tightened. After over a year of tough
training, Xiao Yan had obtained the ability to constantly remain alert. His expression immediately
changed, the tip of his legs gently tapped on the ground and his body hurriedly pulled back. “Bang!”
As Xiao Yan was hurriedly pulling back, the huge snake corpse on the ground suddenly emitted an
explosive sound. The black scales flew in all directions and the corpse instantly turned into powder.
At that instant when the huge snake corpse turned into powder, a vast and frightening Qi was
suddenly released and swiftly covered the entire city at a speed that caused others to feel dismay.
“Her Majesty has succeeded?” Sensing the faintly familiar feel of this Qi, countless Snake-People
in the city faced each other. Instantly, their faces were filled with unrestrained joy as an earth
shaking cheer sounded throughout the clouds.
The instant when this vast Qi erupted, the expression of Gu He, who was outside the purple-
colored curtain, changed drastically. At the same time, his body involuntarily and quickly retreated
over dozens of meters.
As his figure was hurriedly pulling back, Gu He wore an ugly expression as he shouted to the
black-robed person who was quietly standing in midair, “Let’s leave quickly. Queen Medusa had
successfully evolved!”
“Don’t panic!” Facing the sudden surge of energy from the terrifying Qi, the black-robed person
still remained calm. Other people may have difficulty sensing the irregularity within the Qi but she
could clearly sense it. This Qi may be so strong that it was frightening but it had a faint feeling of
lacking the strength to persist.
Her senses were not incorrect. After this Qi had erupted, it only lasted for over ten seconds before
it shrunk back into the light curtain like a tide retreating from the beach.
Following the Qi being extinguished once again, the cheers in the city also suddenly stopped. All
of the Snake-People had stunned faces and their hearts were anxiously for the result of the new
development.
When that Qi suddenly erupted, Xiao Yan’s face paled significantly. His feet stepped on the ground
and in the blink of an eye, pulled back for over ten meters.
The extinguishment of the Qi also caused Xiao Yan’s heart to be dumbfounded. However, he did
not dare to take things lightly at the moment. Narrowing his eyes slightly, he stared intently at the
region a distance away that had some black-colored dust caused by the snak
e body exploding. His palms were covered with perspiration.
The black-colored dust gradually showered downwards. In an instant, a seven-colored light
abruptly shot out from the fog. The speed of the light was so quick that one could not react, much
like it had penetrated the resistance of the space.
In Xiao Yan’s dark black eyes, the seven-colored glow flashed. Xiao Yan’s face was startled. Before
he had a clear idea of what the thing was he did not dare to have any skin contact with it.
“Dammit. Its speed is too fast!” Even though Xiao Yan wanted to dodge, the speed of the seven-
colored light was so fast that it was frightening. Even Yun Zhi, the one with the fastest speed he had
ever seen back in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, was clearly slower than the light by an entire
level.
The Dou Qi in Xiao Yan’s body had just moved when the sharp breaking wind sound that the seven-
colored light carried reverberated by the side of his ear.
“Bang…” At the moment when things grew very dangerous, a thick white flame abruptly soared
from Xiao Yan’s body. The high temperature grilled the surrounding air till it became distorted.
“Zhi!” Seemingly having sensed the strength of the thick white flame, that seven-colored light
which had hurriedly shot toward Xiao Yan did not advance any further. It suddenly stopped its body
in front of Xiao Yan. The change from extreme speed to extreme silence was done in an almost
completely natural manner without the slightest feeling of distortion.
The seven-colored light stopped a few centimeters in front of Xiao Yan and finally revealed its body
to Xiao Yan’s sight.
The shock caused by the unavoidable collision was still present on Xiao Yan’s face but when he
saw the living creature that appeared in front of him, the shock was involuntarily turned into a
stunned and dull expression, presenting quite an exciting scene.
The living creature that had appeared in front of Xiao Yan was a narrow small snake that was only
around two centimeters long. Its body was covered with tiny seven-colored scales and its pale
purple eyes had a faint bewitching feeling. A unique fresh scent was shrouded around its body.
Although it was currently only a snake, both elegance and nobility seeped out from it.
The small snake did not appear to be vicious looking but it was beautiful to a ridiculous extent.
This kind of beautiful living creature may well cause many ladies to forget about their fear and
disgust for snakes.
The entire body of the seven-colored small snake did not have many sharp attacking spots.
However, Xiao Yan could vaguely sense a terrifying strength, that even a Dou Huang would not dare
underestimate, within its small body.
The small snake was suspended in midair in front of Xiao Yan. Its pale purple-colored pupils did
not have the slightest killing aura. Instead, it appeared extremely pure and clean. Although Xiao Yan
clearly knew that this small snake may have been transformed from Queen Medusa whose vicious
reputation had frightened the few empires surrounding the desert, he could not find himself raising
any hard feelings against the small snake in his heart.
The seven-colored small snake swayed its tiny tail, widened its purple-colored pupils and watched
Xiao Yan who was in front of it. It tried to get slightly closer to Xiao Yan but was also frightened by
the thick white flame surrounding Xiao Yan’s body. Immediately, it hurriedly shrank back, curling up
its body. The pale purple eyes actually carried an extremely pitiful look as the snake eyed Xiao Yan.
With a stiffened body, Xiao Yan stared at the seven-colored small snake in front of him that
appeared totally harmless. He did not dare make the slightest move. Swallowing his saliva, he asked
blankly in his heart, “Teacher… it… this is Queen Medusa?”
“Yes…” Yao Lao said stuffily as he nodded his head. He let out a soft sigh and muttered, “Its body
is seven-colored, its eyes are slightly purple, its body emits a fragrance, its strength is
overwhelming… How unexpected. The so called evolution of Queen Medusa is actually evolving her
spirit, abandoning the original shell and using her Spiritual Strength to agglomerate into a genuine
and new body.”
“… Then what is this thing that she has currently evolved into?” Xiao Yan asked apprehensively.
“Queen Medusa’s previous accompanying spirit was the enormous purple snake that you saw just
now. That spirit was a rank six Magic Beast, the Quiet Purple Flame Serpent. According to legends,
this Quiet Purple Flame Serpent can activate their faint bloodline within their bodies and transform
into their ancient ancestor. Naturally, the chances of this happening are extremely meager. They are
so meager that it can be simply neglected.” Yao Lao said softly, “That ancient exotic beast that could
once contend with those at the Dou Sheng level was called ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing
Python’. Its differentiating point is its seven-colored body, its slight purple pupils, its body fragrance
and its strength… overwhelming.”
 “It is exactly the same as the seven-colored small snake in front of me…” The corner of Xiao Yan’s
eyes twitched as he moaned in his heart.
“Yes. If I guess correctly, the small snake in front of you should be the legendary ‘Seven-Colored
Heaven Swallowing Python’… At the same time it is also Queen Medusa’s new body.” Yao Lao
sighed.
Swallowing his saliva, Xiao Yan eyed this harmless looking beautiful small snake with some
disbelief. This thing, was the ancient exotic beast that could contend with the legendary Dou Sheng
class?
“Uh… that’s not right. If it really is Queen Medusa, why is it that I cannot feel the slightest killing
intent for me. According to common sense… if it really were that vicious woman, I’m afraid that I
would have already died on the spot.” Staring at the baby like curiosity within the small snake’s
pupils, Xiao Yan asked, feeling at a loss.
“This… I don’t know.” Yao Lao said with embarrassment: “Perhaps… when it was evolving, it
became stupid after being struck by the lightning.”
“…” Hearing Yao Lao’s words, Some dark line surfaced on Xiao Yan’s forehead. He licked his lips
and softly said, “Teacher. I feel that it seems… to not have any killing intent. Why don’t you try
removing the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’.”
“This… alright. Be careful.” Hearing the suggestion, Yao Lao hesitated before nodding his head.
As Yao Lao’s words fell, the thick white flame on Xiao Yan’s body was swiftly extinguished. Once
the ‘Heavenly Flame’ completely disappeared, Xiao Yan clenched his perspiration filled fist and
stared at the seven-colored small snake in front of him. He carefully said, “Your Majesty?”
The small snake did not make the slightest response to Xiao Yan’s cry. It simply blinked its quartz
like pupils, swayed its snake tail and gradually swam over to Xiao Yan while suspended in the air.
Seeing its action, Xiao Yan could only remain on the spot quietly while his heart felt jittery.
The seven-colored snake circled around Xiao Yan twice but did not display any intentions of ill will.
This let Xiao Yan heave a sigh of relief.
After swaying its tail and whirled around Xiao Yan one more time, the seven-colored small snake
suddenly stopped in the space above Xiao Yan’s hand. Its crystal clear eyes carried some yearning as
it stared intently at the storage ring on Xiao Yan’s hand. It then raised its head and emitted a few
soft hiss toward Xiao Yan. The gentle sound was as though it was behaving like a spoiled child.

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Chapter 218
Chapter 218: Reining In The Green Lotus Core Flame
Seeing the seven-colored small snake’s action, Xiao Yan’s mouth opened and smiled bitterly in his
heart. “I bet that this snake is definitely not Queen Medusa, With her haughty character, she would
not be like this… The current her, seems to be no different than a small snake that has just been
born. The only difference is that its intelligence is much higher.”
“Don’t tell me that the evolution destroyed its old memories?” Yao Lao was also very confused with
regards to this.
“Huh…” Xiao Yan stilled for a moment and narrowed his eyes. An unknown meaning flashed from
within them as he smiled and said, “She seems to be interested with something in my ring.”
As he spoke, Xiao Yan’s finger gently tapped on his storage ring. A couple of things appeared on
his palm. The small seven-colored snake moved closer. It swept its gaze across and swayed its snake
tail while repeatedly shaking its head. Clearly, the thing it wanted was not among these items.
Xiao Yan stored the things back into the storage ring. He was not frustrated as he patiently took
out more things, one by one, out of the storage ring. A moment later, when he once again took out a
small jade bottle that was filled with a purple-colored liquid, the small snake which had curled up in
midair immediately appeared at where his palm was as though it had teleported. It extended its
small snake tongue into the jade bottle and used took a few ferocious licks.
“This is… Amethyst Lion Birth Essence. I did not expect that what it wanted is this thing.” Eyeing
the Amethyst Lion Birth Essence which had swiftly been reduced by nearly a tenth, a painful feeling
surfaced on Xiao Yan’s face. However, it appeared that this little creature knew about the power of
the Amethyst Essence. It did not greedily absorb any more. After taking a few licks, it pulled its
head out. Its crystal clear snake pupils danced with excitement and satisfaction.
“The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ is also an exotic beast which is of the fire affinity.
Naturally, it has a great liking for the Amethyst Essence which is filled with pure fire type energy.”
Yao Lao said with a smile as he watched the small seven-colored snake’s excitement.
Xiao Yan nodded his head and painfully returned the somewhat diminished Amethyst Essence to
his storage ring.
It seemed that since the snake had absorbed the Amethyst Lion Birth Essence, there was less
caution within the eyes of the small seven-colored snake as they looked at Xiao Yan.
Clearly sensing the change in the small snake’s gaze, Xiao Yan’s heart moved slightly. He carefully
extended his hand and gently caressed its small body.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s action, the small seven-colored snake twisted its body. It then gave up avoiding
Xiao Yan’s hand, twisted its small head and lazily rubbed itself on Xiao Yan’s hand.
Eyeing the action of the small snake that did not have the slightest enmity, an unusual glint in his
eyes suddenly grew.
“Hehe, boy, are you planning to keep this thing by your side?” Seemingly clearly understanding
Xiao Yan’s thoughts, Yao Lao’s voice immediately sounded in his heart.
“Hehe.” Xiao Yan let out two dry chuckles. He licked his lips and said with an excited voice in his
heart, “This is an ancient exotic beast with limitless potential. If I keep it for myself, it won’t lose to
me controlling a ‘Heavenly Flame’ in value.”
“The ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ is indeed very strong, but the current her is
clearly only at a baby stage. Her body does indeed contain an extremely enormous energy, but she
must undergo honing for an unknown amount of time before it can completely master it.”
“Moreover, you should know that regardless of how docile the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing
Python’ is now, I dare to bet that her original body is definitely that of Queen Medusa. Perh

aps, she has now become like this because of some unknown reason but no one can say for certain
that she will not suddenly recover her memories in the future. When that time comes…” Yao Lao
said gravely, “You should know very well the arrogance and viciousness of Queen Medusa. For you
who dares to take the opportunity of becoming her owner, she might as well butcher you on the spot
with her character.”
“Uh…” The palm which was rubbing the small seven-colored snake stiffened. Xiao Yan frowned
and mused for a long while. Finally, he sighed gently and whispered, “But what if she doesn’t regain
her memories? The current her is just like a small beast which has just been born. I am also the first
person she saw. Regardless of what happens, I think that she should not have too much enmity
toward me. Otherwise, she wouldn’t stay by my side looking for food the moment she appeared…
This is an extremely good opportunity… An ancient exotic beast that may be able to contend with
the legendary Dou Sheng in the future. That is a fatal attraction.”
“You are gambling…” Yao Lao helplessly sighed.
“Haha, what’s wrong with gambling once in a while for an extremely strong bodyguard in the
future. If that kind of situation were to occur in the future, isn’t there still Teacher? When that time
comes, if we can’t beat her… then we will flee.” Xiao Yan laughed.
“Ugh, I hope you will not burn yourself by playing with fire.” Yao Lao said with a bitter smile.
Xiao Yan smiled gently and carefully carried the small seven-colored snake with both hands. The
small seven-colored snake did not resist his gentle action. It swung its tail and curled around Xiao
Yan’s wrist. After which, it swung its body, much like playing on a swing.
“Little thing, do you want to leave with me?” Putting the small snake in front of him, Xiao Yan said
softly as he smiled. That expression was the same expression that many would use for trying to dupe
a little girl who was lost by the roadside.
Opening its purple-colored snake eyes, the small seven-colored snake stared at the young man’s
face. An extremely human like feeling of being at a loss flashed across its pupils. It straightened its
body and blankly stared at Xiao Yan in this manner.
Seeing the strange action of the small seven-colored snake, Xiao Yan’s heart pounded. The smile
on his face was somewhat embarrassing. He seemed to faintly sense that a matured and haughty
spirit within the small seven-colored snake’s body was coldly glaring at his inferior performance.
Xiao Yan coughed lightly, rotated his eyes and tapped his finger on the storage ring. A bottle of
Amethyst Lion Birth Essence appeared in his palm. After taking out a small white jade stick, he
placed a few drops of Amethyst Essence on it and waved it gently in front of the small seven-colored
snake.
When the Amethyst Essence appeared, the snake eyes of the small seven-colored snake glowed
brightly. That human like feeling of loss swiftly disappeared. Opening its mouth, it extended its
snake’s tongue toward Xiao Yan much like it was begging for it.
“Hee hee…” Following the small seven-colored snake’s action, the matured and haughty spirit in
its body seemed to once again become quiet. Immediately, a smile was lifted from the corner of Xiao
yan’s mouth. Regardless of whether Queen Medusa spirit was present or not, the current ‘Seven-
Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ at the very least, did not possess the ability to resist the
attraction brought about by the Amethyst Essence.
After Xiao Yan dropped the Amethyst Essence into the small snake’s mouth, the latter smacked its
lips with satisfaction. A moment later, the snake’s tail coiled around Xiao Yan’s wrist and then it
entered into his sleeves before gradually entering into a deep sleep.
“Ha ha!” Eyeing the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’, Xiao Yan opened his mouth and
instantly let out a loud laugh. With the help from the Amethyst Essence, he and the snake had
swiftly became close. If this kind of situation continued, Xiao Yan believed that he could turn their
relationship into an extremely firm one before she became mature and started possessing a human-
like intellect.
Xiao Yan gently patted his sleeve with his palm. The joy on his face was difficult to conceal.
Licking up the little bit of Amethyst Essence on the white jade stick, Xiao Yan allowed the hot energy
to surge in his body as he opened his mouth and laughed. Xiao Yan took a few steps forward as he
lifted his head to eye the cluster of green-colored flame in midair and smiled. After a few twists and
turns, this ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ had finally appeared in front of him.
Although he was extremely anxious in his heart, Xiao Yan did not make any reckless moves. This
thing known as a ‘Heavenly Flame’ was like a bomb. If one were not careful, a destructive force
would suddenly erupt from it, just like what happened a moment ago. He was not Queen Medusa
who may have been able to withstand the force of the flame by a little but if it were him instead, he
would be completely turned into nothingness in less than ten seconds.
“Teacher… now, how do we rein it in?” Eyeing the ‘Heavenly Flame’ in midair with a yearning
clearly evident on his face, Xiao Yan hurriedly inquired.
“Reining in the ‘Heavenly Flame’ is not very easy. It will incinerate anything that comes close to it
into nothingness. This includes energy. Other than some special objects, you can only use a never
ending supply of energy to forcefully wrap around it and take it away. I think, Queen Medusa used
this method back then.” Yao Lao voiced his thoughts, “But that method exhausts an extremely large
amount of energy. With your current self, you would not be able to move this flame off of this small
island even if you let out all the Dou Qi within the vortex.
“Uh… then what do we do?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s expression immediately collapsed as he
inquired in a devastated manner.
“Ke ke, naturally we cannot adopt Queen Medusa’s method. Neither one of us can afford it.” Yao
Lao grinned and said, “What I have said before applies to others. But you are different, you have a
tool that can easily bring the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ away.”
Xiao Yan was at a loss momentarily. He blinked his eyes and a moment later, he suddenly said,
“You are referring to the Green Lotus Lotus’s Seat?”
“Haha, precisely. The Green Lotus Seat and the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ originate from the same
source. If you use the seat to carry the flame, not only will it suppress the ‘Heavenly Flame’ to the
lowest temperature such that it will not spill out but it will also be much safer in comparison to
using energy to wrap around it.” Yao Lao said with yet another smile.
Xiao Yan nodded his head and quickly tapped on the storage ring with his finger. Instantly, a
green-colored glow slowly rose from the storage ring and was suspended in front of Xiao Yan. Within
the green-colored glow, there was a Green Lotus Seat that was as perfect as a piece of art. It rotated
slightly and released a faint energy.
Pulling the Green Lotus Seat with his hand, Xiao Yan threw it gently over the ‘Heavenly Flame’ in
midair. A faint green-colored glow was emitted from the Green Lotus Seat when it reached the
bottom of the flame. Finally, it quietly wrapped around the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame.”
As the green-colored glow diminished in size, the ‘Heavenly Flame’ gradually fell into the core of
the lotus without any resistance. A strange green-colored flame immediately rose within the empty
core of the Lotus.
“Success…” The process of obtaining the Heavenly Flame was so smooth that Xiao Yan was
surprised. He eyed the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ that had been stored into the Green Lotu Seat with
a face that was filled with joy. Xiao Yan carefully held the bottom of the Green Lotus Seat as he
stared intently at the cluster of green-colored flame in the middle. An excitement flashed
involuntarily in his dark black eyes.
“Next, hurry and leave this city. Find a quiet place and swallow the ‘Heavenly Flame’! Remember,
do not store the ‘Heavenly Flame’ in the storage ring during this period of time. Otherwise, the
things inside will be incinerated into nothingness.” Yao Lao warned with a grave voice.
“Yes!” Xiao Yan’s body trembled as he nodded his head seriously. The Purple Cloud Wings
extended from his back while his hand grabbed an ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ and stuffed it into his
mouth. After which, he gravely raised his head and watched the purple light curtain that was
imminently disappearing.
The purple-colored light curtain flickered and at some point in time, it finally turned into tiny
lights that filled the sky after a ‘bang’.
When the purple-colored light curtain exploded, Xiao Yan’s feet suddenly and violently pushed off
the ground. His body shot to the sky as he carried the Green Lotus Seat, rushing with all his might
to get out of the city.

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Chapter 219
Chapter 219: Chaotic Situation
“What happened?”Gu He, who had retreated some distance back, uneasily returned to the side of
the black-robed person after the frightening Qi disappeared.
“Something must have gone wrong during the evolution. That breath Qi completely disappeared.”
The black-robed person shook her head and said softly.
“Did she fail?” Hearing the black-robed person’s words, Gu He, stilled and with both regret and
secret delight, sighed immediately. His gaze stared intently at the shrine where the green-colored
fog was gradually disappearing. He suddenly frowned and said, “The presence of the ‘Heavenly
Flame… why has it disappeared?”
“The energy ripple inside has already calmed down. As for the ‘Heavenly Flame’, has it been
destroyed by Queen Medusa?” The black-robed person replied in a somewhat hesitant manner.
“That should not be possible. Although Queen Medusa is very strong, she is still an entire level too
weak to destroy the ‘Heavenly Flame’.” Gu He shook his head. As an alchemist, he was naturally
clear about the strength of a ‘Heavenly Flame’.
“Wait until the fog scatters before we conduct a thorough search.” Gu He knit his eyebrows
together and helplessly said.
“Old He, how is it?” Two glowing lights flew in from outside the city wall and finally stopped
beside Gu He and the black-robed person. Their gazes swept over the shrine below them before Yan
Shi asked in a deep voice, “What about the Qi from just now?”
“It should be Queen Medusa’s Qi. Although it appears that a slight problem occurred with the
evolution. Perhaps… she has already completely vanished.” Gu He voiced his thoughts.
“Hu… “ Hearing this, Yao Shi and Feng Li both let out a long breath. The frightening Qi from
before had resulted in them not having the slightest fighting spirit in their heart. Strong people of
that class were already a level that they could not touch let alone even consider fighting with.
“What do we do now?”
Feng Li’s gaze swept across the city. The countless number of stares that were filled with hatred
caused him to frown. He raised his head and watched the sky in the distance. Yue Mei and Mo Basi
were coldly glaring at them. However, the occasional gaze they threw toward the shrine carried
some anxiety.
While Yue Mei and Mo Basi were filled with killing intent, they did not forcefully charge over.
Under their lead, countless number of strong Snake-People carried snake spears and rushed to the
roof tops. They coldly focused their eyes on the few people floating in midair.
In this city that was regarded as sacred in the hearts of the Snake-People, there were quite a
number of strong Snake-People. If one were to count the number of strong people of the Dou Wang
class, there were more Dou Wang inhabitants than Dou Wangs in Gu He’s group. However, they
didn’t have a Dou Huang who could contend with the black-robed person. If they weren’t afraid of
the enemy Dou Huang going crazy and causing a large numbers of deaths, they would have attacked
Gu He’s group and killed them a long time ago.
Thus, the current Yue Mei and the other Snake-People did not forcefully attack. She merely
ordered the strong people to gradually surround Gu He’s group. It appeared that they seemed to be
planning to hold them back within the city.
“They are waiting for the other leaders of the remaining tribes to arrive. Once all of the leaders of
the eight large tribes are gathered, we will be at a disadvantage even though we have Sect Leader
Yun here. After all, setting aside the three of us, the remaining five Dou Wangs would be sufficient to
cause a Dou Huang to feel troubled. When that time comes, our situation will not be too good. This
is their territory after all. In addition, Medusa’s Snake Guards are not just for display. Although they
cannot stop us, it will not be difficult for them to create some small

trouble.” Yan Shi said gravely as he swept his gaze toward the densely packed strong Snake-People
on the roofs. Although his character was a little rough, he was not stupid. After thinking a little, he
knew the other side’s intention.
 Gu He nodded his head. He naturally knew the intention of the other side but he had yet to obtain
the most important thing. If they simply left like this, he would really feel dissatisfied in his heart.
He immediately thought quietly before replying softly, “Let’s wait first. The purple-colored light
curtain is about to disappear. After it disappears, we will immediately enter into the vicinity of it and
conduct a quick search. If we discover the ‘Heavenly Flame’, we will leave immediately. If we cannot
find it… then let’s also leave.”
Seeing Gu He’s persistence and the lack of any objections from the black-robed person by his side,
Yan Shi and Feng Li exchanged a glance before nodding their heads helplessly.
When he noticed that these two people did not intend to object, Gu He sighed gently. He tilted his
head and glanced at the icy faced Yue Mei and Mo Basi in the distance before staring intently at the
light curtain which had began to become indistinct. The Dou Qi in his body began to quickly flow.
The atmosphere in the enormous city was somewhat quiet. Everyone’s eyes were focused on the
purple-colored light curtain which was about to collapse. Their emotions were like tightly wound
springs, not daring to even relax a little.
The purple-colored light curtain that had covered a large space gradually became illusionary.
After this kind of quiet atmosphere persisted for a few minutes, the black-robed person suddenly
turned around. Her eyes stared at the western horizon and said blandly, “Another strong Snake-
Person had arrived. From his Qi, it appears to be one of the tribe leaders of the eight large tribes.”
Hearing her words, Gu He’s expression changed slightly. He turned his head around and found a
red-colored figure flying toward the city in a lightning like manner. After around a minute, a male
Snake-Person whose body was entirely covered in a red-colored Dou Qi appeared in the city sky in a
flash. His gaze swept through the air and finally landed on Gu He’s group with a dark face.
“Damn humans. You actually dared to enter our race’s sacred city!” The person who arrived
appeared to have an explosive temper. When he saw Gu He’s group, his furious roar immediately
sounded in the sky above the city. At the same time, the red-colored Dou Qi on his body soared
intensely by nearly a meter. Looking from over a distance, he seemed as if a ball of flame in the
shape of a person.
“This guy is the leader of the Yan Snake Tribe of the eight large tribes, Yan Ci. Although his
temper is very bad, his strength is among the strongest of the eight tribe leader. During the war
between the Snake-People race and the Jia Ma Empire back then, many strong people of the Jia Ma
Empire died to his hands. He is a very troublesome opponent.” Feng Li frowned as he watched the
Snake-Person who had suddenly appeared before he said somewhat helplessly.
Hearing this, Gu He pressed his eyebrows together. His gaze swept to the other side and said,
“Counting it out, they already have three Dou Wangs. But luckily, the commander of the Medusa
Snake Guards, Hua She Er has temporarily lost her combat ability.”
“The light covering is about to break.”
The black-robed person stared at the purple colored light covering in front of her as she said
softly. This light covering was the light curtain enchantment that Queen Medusa had used all her
might to release after transforming into a snake body. Thus, even with her Dou Huang strength, she
had difficulty breaking it from the outside. The only choice was to wait for it to disappear by itself.
Hearing the black-robed person’s words, Gu He’s expression tightened. He could not be bothered
about Yan Ci whose whole body was emitting fire. Instead, he quickly turned around and focused on
the increasingly translucent purple-colored light curtain.
In the sky, Yue Mei and Mo Basi faces revealed their happiness at seeing Yan Ci suddenly arrive.
They hurriedly moved their bodies and appeared by the latter’s side. After which, they broke into
whispers as they related all that happened in the city to him in detail.
Yan Ci’s face was filled with anger as he listened to Yue Mei and Mo Basi’s words. The fiery red
Dou Qi on his body grew increasingly intense. At the end, it was as though the flame Dou Qi was an
actual real flame. He tightened his fist and numerous green veins pulsed on his thick strong arms.
His eyes were blood red as he stared at Gu He’s group. The low roar of his was suppressing an
uncomparable wildness and killing intent, “A group of human bastards. I must use your fresh blood
to wash off today’s humiliation.”
Gu He’s group chose to ignore the Yan Ci who was so wild with anger that he wanted to bite
someone. Their gazes stared intently at the light curtain. In a clear moment, the purple-colored glow
brightened slightly and instantly cracked, filling the sky with tiny energy pieces which showered
down from the sky.
The instant the purple-colored light curtain broke, Gu He’s group in midair simultaneously flew
down in a lightning like manner. They charged into shrine where the green-colored fog had yet to
completely disperse.
 Following the action of Gu He’s group, countless of Snake-People released furious roars.
Numerous figures leaped and appeared on the roofs before charging into the shine from all
directions. The cries for Her Majesty sounded throughout the city.
At this moment, the sacred city of the Snake-People had basically turned into complete chaos.
Relying on his memory from before, Gu He’s group swiftly entered the shrine and appeared in the
sky above the small island. Perhaps it was due to Queen Medusa’s disappearance but the flying
restriction that was originally present had completely disappeared. Therefore, Gu He’s group did
not meet any resistance as they landed on the center of the small island.
After their feet touched down on the ground, the gazes of everyone in Gu He’s group swept in all
directions. However, they did not discover the slightest trace of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ or Queen
Medusa.
The eyes under the black robe swept across her surroundings. The black robed person suddenly
squatted down and picked up a piece of a charred black scale. With a slight frown, she muttered,
“Was she really incinerated by the ‘Heavenly Flame’ until nothing remained?”
“Dammit. Where’s the ‘Heavenly Flame’?” Gu He’s Spiritual Perception covered the entire small
island but was still unable to discover any presence of the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Fury immediately
surfaced on his calm face.
The black-robed person stood up and waved her sleeves. An intense violent wind suddenly surged
out from the spot she was at. The surrounding green-colored fog was also completely lifted.
Instantly, their sight swiftly became clear.
As the green-colored fog scattered, the totally empty small island completely revealed itself to
everyone’s eyes. When they looked at some of the smooth deep holes, everyone could imagine just
what kind of damage this place had experienced.
“There’s no ‘Heavenly Flame’!” Yan Shi said gravely as his gaze swept across the empty small
island.
Between Feng Li’s palms, numerous tiny wind blades appeared and flew in all directions, sending
the Snake-People who were crazily pouncing toward the small island flying. He turned his head
around and urged, “Let’s quickly leave. If we do not go now, we might not make it! According to my
senses, there is another strong Snake-Person who is rushing over!”
Hearing this, Gu He clenched his teeth. A moment later, he sighed and said with a face filled with
unwillingness, “Go!”
When Yan Shi and Feng Li heard Gu He’s order, they sighed in relief. However, just as they were
preparing to retreat, the Snake-People who were surrounding them and slowly moving in, suddenly
became chaotic.
Gu He’s gaze carelessly glanced over and his eyes suddenly shrank. In the distant sky, a human
figure carrying a Green Lotus Seat was crazily flying. On that Green Lotus, there was a strange
green flame that soared repeatedly.
“Heavenly Flame!”
Staring intently at the increasingly small human figure, Gu He suddenly let out a furious cry. He
and his team had risked their lives to keep the strong Snake-People in check but he did not expect to
have benefited another. He was instantly extremely angry as he roared, “That damn guy! How dare
he make use of me!”
“Chase!” Gu He violently waved his head. Dou Qi violently surged from his entire body. The Dou Qi
wings on his back flapped furiously and he madly chased after the human figure. Behind him, the
black-robed person, Yan Shi and Feng Li also followed closely.

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Chapter 220
Chapter 220: Fleeing With a Treasure
As soon as Gu He and the rest flew up from the island and into the sky, three rays of light
appeared in a flash obstructing their path of flight. Yu Mei and the other two tribe leaders arrived in
front of the Gu He’s group with icy cold faces and behind them was an overwhelming number of
snake-people that covered the skies and ground.
“You come and go as you like, what kind of place do you take my snake tribe for?” Yan Ci had fiery
red Dou Qi covering his body. He resembled a raging inferno as he glared at Gu He and the others
with his voice like a sound of rumbling thunder reverberating through the city.
“Scram!”
Seeing that his path was blocked, Gu He angrily lifted his head to look at the now distant black
figure and uncontrollably let out a thundering shout. Pale blue flames rapidly formed a fireball with
a wave of his hand as he tossed it towards Yan Ci and the other snake-people with a violent and
explosive strength.
With the appearance of the pale blue flame, the surrounding temperature rose drastically. It
looked like the flame from Gu He’s palm was not an ordinary Dou Qi flame. However, when this
blue-colored flame was compared to a Heavenly Flame, the difference in power was massive. The
power of his flame was more comparable to the power of Xiao Yan’s purple flame.
“Hmph, when it comes to alchemy, no one can compare to you Gu He. However, when it comes to
fighting, you should stand aside and watch!” Although the power of Gu He’s blue flame was not
ordinary, Yan Ci was unafraid.With a contemptuous sneer, he stuck out his palm and with the clench
of his hand, fiery red Dou Qi suddenly condensed on his palm to form a flame hand about the size of
three meters. With a push outward,Yan Ci’s flame hand easily enveloped the blue fireball and
squeezed. With a slight muffled sound, the huge blue fireball turned into a small flames that
gradually dissipated.
From the first trade, it was obvious that Yan Ci had the upper hand in strength. It looked like he
was stronger then Gu He by at least a star.
Yu Mei coldly glared at Gu He and the others. Tilting her head, her beautiful eyes glanced at the
distant black dot as her eyebrows furrowed. She didn’t know why but the distant figure gave her a
sense of familiarity. She shook her head and after a quick thought, she decided on giving up the idea
of getting her people to chase after and kill the figure. Her main enemies were still Gu He and the
others. The snake people were at a disadvantageous position, how could they afford to send a Dou
Wang to chase and kill that black dot. Without the flying speed of a Dou Wang, even if they sent a
Dou Ling without Dou Qi Wings would not be able to catch up to the distant figure. Yu Mei had no
choice but to give up her killing intent towards the black dot.
“Kill them! This group of short tailed snakes!” Seeing that Gu He was beaten, Yan Shi who was
standing to the side started releasing fierce Dou Qi from his body after he coldly shouted.
“I’ll stop them, you go for the man! If we’re too late, the Heavenly Fire will end up in the wrong
hands!” The person in black moved slightly and flashed in front of Gu He and the other two while
shouting in a low voice.
Gu He hesitated when he first heard what the figure said but nodded his head firmly afterward.
Regarding her strength, he had no doubts that she would not receive much damage when facing
three Dou Wangs, so he didn’t waste anytime speaking nonsense. With a wave of his hand, Gu He
and Yan Shi stormed in the other direction.
“Come back here!” Seeing that Gu He and the others retreated. Yan Ci and the other two Snake-
people thundered loudly as their bodies quickly flashed toward Gu He’s group. The person in black’s
cloak was like a ghost, appearing in front of the snake-people. The sleeves of her cloak waved
around gently

to form a surge of strong winds in the sky. Among the strong winds, large overwhelming cyan wind
blades shot out, quickly pushing the trio of snake-people back to their original starting points.
“Your opponent is me.” Freely standing in the air above, the person in black boredly said. With no
one at the fighting level of Queen Medusa, the person in black became the strongest person in the
area. Single-handedly stop an army of ten thousand, for someone of her level, was no exaggeration.
“Kill him!”
Coldly glaring at the person in black in front of him, even the quick tempered Yan Ci knew that the
opponent in front of him was far more capable than the previous Gu He. With one harsh shout, three
ferocious and imposing auras rose up in the sky and intertwined. Carrying savage strength, they
fiercely attacked the person in black.
Taking advantage of Yan Ci and the other two being obstructed by the person in black, Gu He and
the two other figures wildly shot out, breaking through the defenses of the large amount of snake-
people and left the city. With angry faces, they madly chased in the direction that the black shadow
went.
Above the city, the person in black watched the attacks of the three Dou Wangs. The black person
dodged relaxedly and would occasionally shoot out a sharp shock which would cause one of the Dou
Wangs to fall back in pain. There were countless poison spears thrown from the snake-people below,
however, whenever the spears get close to the person, a breeze picked up and sent them flying in a
random direction. Creating more trouble for the Yu Me and other two Dou Wangs.
Although the person in black could easily face the three Dou Wangs, to kill them off easily would
be quite problematic. These three had quite the tactical understanding of each other. Whenever the
person in black would send out a strong attack, the three of them would work together to stop it.
Although their blocks were somewhat weak , it minimized the amount of damage taken and thus
caused the battle in the sky with the Dou Huang to gradually fall into a deadlock.
While still calm, the person in black coped with the fierce and desperate attacks of Yu Mei and the
other two. After a long while, the person in black slightly shook her head, her eyes glanced in the
direction that Gu He and the others previously chased after and found that they were barely visible
on the edge of the horizon. Sighing in relief, the sleeves of the Dou Huang fiercely waved and the
pressure released by her became much more aggressive. Her toes lightly stepped on air and she
shot up ten meters as her hands quickly formed seals. With a cold low sound she shouted, “Wind
Back to Earth!”
Followed by the shout, green-colored wind suddenly started gathering in the air above the Dou
Huang, forming green, thick, round layers of clouds that carried enormous pressure.
With a gentle wave of her hand, the green cloud above the raging winds started to compress
rapidly, creating dark green wind blades. Finally, the wind blades that covered the sky started to
shoot down like the drizzle of rain.
Feeling the ferocious oppression and underlying strength in the sky above, Yue Mei and the two
others wore serious expressions with their backs to each other. Their three different kinds of Dou
Qis rose up to the sky, as if the three were the pillars in holding up the skies and the slowly
descending wind cloud stopped moving in midair.
Gazing at the three people being pinned down by the green cloud, the person in black tilted her
head, looking to the northeast of the desert and softly murmured, “It seems like two more people
have come again…… looks like I have to retreat.”
A delicate hand as pale and white as jade withdrew into the black robes. The person in black
didn’t stay any longer and gently flapped the green-colored Dou Qi wings on her back, turning into a
black light and appearing outside the city after a brief moment. She then quickly disappeared in the
direction Gu He and the others headed towards previously.
Shortly after the disappearance of the person in black, two rays of light appeared from the
northeast and southwest portions of the desert. After a moment, they appeared over the city and
looked down with ugly expressions at the city in panic. Their hands waved rapidly as their Dou Qi
bitterly hit the huge green wind cloud. Under their collaboration, it dissolved.
“Chase!” After breaking the wind layer, Yu Mei and the other two took off into the sky again and
did not even have time to greet the two men that just came. With a shout, the three of them started
madly chasing in the direction that the person in black retreated to. The two people who had just
arrived paused for a moment before joining in the chase.
Five rays of light, carrying sky-shaking pressure, crossed the sky almost instantly. They quickly
disappeared into the horizon.
……
The vast desert with raging sandstorms and full of the color gold, extended as far as the eye could
see.
Above the blue skies, a figure suddenly crazily flew past. A huge wind pressure pressed down on
the sand below, leaving shallow sand marks on the ground. After a short moment of time, the sand
marks were carried away by a storm, perfectly covering the tracks.
 Not long after the figure flew over, three rays of light immediately arrived. The sand that had
settled down not long ago, suddenly had three larger sand marks appear.
After the three rays of light flew away, a shadow with an even more terrifying speed appeared and
after the disappearance of that shadow, five rays of light flashed by …… After being ruined
repeatedly, the wind above the sand seemed like it was letting out muffled sobs.
Xiao Yan madly flapped his Purple Cloud Wings with the green lotus in one hand. Borrowing the
speed from the storm, his speed was even more terrifying than the most efficient flying beast native
to the desert area. If not for the directions of Lao Yao, Xiao Yan would have been lost in this desert
that did not have the slightest landmark.
Xiao Yan’s tongue twirled as two ‘Energy Recovery Pills’ were swallowed down into his stomach.
The ‘Energy Recovery Pills’ that were in his mouth was more than halved in this short period of
time. Through this alone, one could imagine the frightening consumption of Dou Qi by flying
recklessly with regard for safety.
Once again soaring a distance, Xiao Yan’s tight face changed. With a slight turn of his head, he
could see that the three black figures near the edge of his sight were getting closer to him.
“Dammit, these scoundrels are just too persistent.” Looking at the figures of Gu He and his group
draw closer, Xiao Yan’s mind started to panic, those three were all Dou Wangs. Truthfully, a single
slap from them could beat Xiao Yan dead.
“Sir, Gu He of the Jia Ma empire asks you to return the Heavenly Flame to its original owner.
Please relax, with the Heavenly Flame perfectly untouched, Gu He will not allow you to suffer any
losses!” The shout was reinforced with Dou Qi and sounded like angry thunder as it resounding over
the desert, unrelenting.
“I’ll be a fool if I hand it over to you ……” Xiao Yan secretly muttered a cry in his heart before
shifting his eyes back and could not help but curse loudly. The Dou Wangs spoke peacefully but their
speed increased more and more as the distance between the two sides started shrinking rapidly.
Without answering Gu He’s question, Xiao Yan was about to focus ahead when his pupils shrank
when he saw that not far behind Gu He’s group, a shadow, with a very terrifying speed, was coming.

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Chapter 221
Chapter 221: Fleeing for Thousands of Kilometers
“This is bad, that Dou Huang is catching up. Isn’t that person’s speed too terrifying?” Seeing that
the Dou Huang had managed to quickly escape from the obstruction of the Snake-People and
successfully chase after him, Xiao Yan felt the skin on his head turn numb. He hurriedly shouted in
his heart, “Teacher!”
“I know, for the remaining journey, allow me to support your escape. The other side has too many
people so we cannot be delayed by them. Otherwise, even if I can bring you to escape, that
‘Heavenly Flame’ will be stolen away by them!” At the moment, Yao Lao’s voice had an additional
seriousness. A lineup formed by a Dou Huang and three Dou Wangs was something that even he
could not look down upon right now.
“Ok. I’ll leave it to you. Regardless of what happens, we cannot lose the ‘Heavenly Flame’ again.”
Xiao Yan nodded his head heavily and earnestly requested with a bitter smile.
“Ke ke, I know!”
After agreeing with a smile, Yao Lao gradually descended into silence. An incomparably ferocious
Spiritual Strength violently surged out from Xiao Yan’s body. In the blink of an eye, it gained control
of Xiao Yan’s body.
As Yao Lao’s Spiritual Strength surged out, Xiao Yan’s body trembled slightly. A faint purple-
colored cloud tattoo formed on the back of the Purple Cloud Wings as light purple lines gradually
surfaced. The slow swimming light within the lines made it seem like a living thing which was both
mystical and mysterious.
This kind of strange phenomenon would only appear when the Purple Cloud Wings were pushed to
its limits. With Xiao Yan’s current strength, he did not have the ability to achieve this. However, this
was something very simple for Yao Lao.
After the purple cloud lines surfaced on the Purple Cloud Wings, Xiao Yan’s flying speed appeared
to instantly skyrocket to over double its original speed. The insane flying speed released a sonic
boom as it passed through the air. From this, it could be seen just how frightening Xiao Yan’s
current speed was.
Following the surge in Xiao Yan’s speed, the gap between him and Gu He’s group, which had been
gradually narrowing, was immediately widened.
Gu He and the two others adopted stunned expressions as they watched the human figure a great
distance in front of them who appeared to be teleporting. A powerlessness rose in their hearts. This
kind of speed was far too fast. It could be compared to the speed of a Dou Huang of the wind affinity.
“Don’t tell me that guy is also a Dou Huang?”
The thought flashed quickly in Gu He’s heart, prompting his face to change slightly. However,, he
quickly tightened his fist violently. Even if the opponent was a Dou Huang, Gu He would never allow
him to successfully take the ‘Heavenly Flame’ away. He had offered extremely generous rewards in
order to invite Yan Shi and Feng Li of the Ten Strongest people in Jia Ma Empire, to take the risk of
entering the inner desert and accompany him to steal the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Thus, no matter what
happened, he would not give up on this ‘Heavenly Flame’! Even if the other person was a Dou
Huang, it was impossible for him to give up!
When Xiao Yan’s speed rose drastically, the expressions of both Yan Shi and Feng Li by Gu He’s
side became extremely ugly. Clearly, they had thought along the same lines as Gu He.
The two of them exchanged glances and shook their heads with bitter smiles. Wanting to obtain
the generous reward that Gu He had mentioned was expectedly not easy. Originally they had
rejoiced at Queen Medusa’s disappearance but they did not expect that another mysterious and
strong person of unknown origin would once again appear. These continuous twists and turns of
events had caused the two strong people renowned in the Jia Ma Empire to feel helpless and bitter.
“The ‘Heavenly Flame’ was indeed something that would cause many st

rong people to become crazy…” After muttering with a bitter smile, Feng Li tilted his head around
and watched the somber and furious face of Gu He. He did not expect this usually relaxed and
easygoing alchemist grandmaster would have difficulty maintaining his usual demeanor in front of
the ‘Heavenly Flame’. This allowed Feng Li to personally experience the temptation of a ‘Heavenly
Flame’.
“Chase! I want to see just where this strong person comes from. As long as we know his identity, I
don’t believe that there is someone in the Jia Ma Empire that I, Gu He, cannot offend!” Gu He
suppressed his anger and snorted. The pair of Dou Qi wings on his back flapped and his speed
suddenly increased by quite a bit as he swiftly chased after the small black dot in the far distance.
“Hee hee, Old He seems to have really become furious. I wonder where that strong guy originates
from? If it is the Jia Ma Empire, I’m afraid he will be very unlucky… Offending a tier six alchemist.
That is not something fun to do.” Looking at Gu He whose anger had already surfaced, Yan Shi could
not help but part his mouth and laugh.
Feng Li nodded his head. Indeed, a tier six alchemist was someone that even a Dou Huang would
not easily dare to offend. After all, the nepotism of an alchemist was really a little frightening. As
long as he knew your identity, he could invite a large number of good friends daily and take turns to
attack. Even if he couldn’t beat you, he might tire you to death.
However, even with the increased speed of Gu He and the two others, they continued to remain
far behind Xiao Yan. The distance between them was also growing. This situation caused Gu He to
be so furious that his face turned livid but he remained helpless. After all, they had already pushed
their speed to their peak. It was already impossible for them to go any faster.
Just as Gu He was gritting his teeth with anger at the increasing distance, a black shadow caught
up with them in a lightning like manner from far behind them. In an instant, she appeared in front of
them.
Seeing the black-robed person that had appeared in a flash just a short distance away, a joy
immediately surged onto Gu He’s face. At the same time he let out a sigh as he hurriedly shouted,
“Quick, stop that guy.”
“Ok.” A faint voice was emitted from under the black robe. However, the black-robed person did
not immediately speed up. Instead, her speed slowed slightly. She turned her body around, raised
her head and exposed her snow white elegant chin under the blazing sun before whispering, “I will
chase after him. You should all separate immediately and fly out of the Tager Desert on your own.
After that, we will gather at Yan City outside the Tager Desert! If I manage to catch up to that
person, I will take the ‘Heavenly Flame’ back!”
“Why do we need to separate?” Hearing the words, Gu He was at a loss and asked in a stunned
manner.
“The strongest among the Snake-People are catching up. Their speed is extremely quick in the
desert. Moreover, they have already gathered five Dou Wangs. If I continue to protect you, I can
safely send all of you out of the desert. However, I’m afraid that I won’t be able to chase the person
ahead…” The black-robed person said blandly.
“Already?” Gu He’s heart was slightly shocked. He mused for an instant, and decisively called out,
“Alright, let’s split up. I’ll leave the person in front to you. You need not worry about the rest of us.
Although we cannot face the strong Snake-People head on, it should not be too difficult for us to
leave the desert!”
“Ok.” The black-robed person nodded slightly. After some reminders, she flapped her green-
colored pair of Dou Qi wings and chased toward the place where Xiao Yan disappeared in a lightning
like manner.
“I’ll leave it to you. You must take the ‘Heavenly Flame’ back!” Watching the black-robed person,
Gu He shouted. He waited for the former to disappear from sight before he frowned and turned
around to glance at the horizon. He said gravely, “Old Shi, Feng Li, let’s split up, Remember, we’ll
meet at Yan City. Be careful!”
“Hehe, alright. It’s a pity. I had originally wanted to have a big fight with the Snake-People. But
from the looks of it, it seems we won’t have the chance.” Yan Shi nodded his head and smiled.
“There will be plenty of opportunities. Now, they are superior in numbers, let’s withdraw first.” Gu
He gave a forceful smile as he said.
“Haha, you don’t need to be too worried. You should know Sect Leader Yun’s strength well. She
should be able to catch up to the guy in front.” Seeing Gu He’s face, Feng Li smiled and comforted
Gu He.
“Ugh, hopefully. If she still fails, then it may be that I am not fated to have the ‘Heavenly Flame’.”
Gu He let out a soft sigh. He placed his hands together and shook it toward the other two before
saying seriously, “The two of you, be careful. I will take my leave!”
After saying this, the pair of wings on his back flapped. He then turned around and shot toward
the edge of the desert.
“Ke ke, let us leave too.” Seeing Gu He’s back disappear, Yan Shi and Feng Li also smiled. The
wings on their back flapped and they turned around before flying in different directions.
A short while after the three of them disappeared, five glows flashed over like falling stars. A
moment later, they stopped at the place where Gu He and the other two had stood.
“They have separated!” After sensing for a moment, Yue Mei frowned and faced the other four,
“What do we do now?”
“Let’s split up and give chase. Yue Mei, the three of you will go and chase Gu He and the other
two. Yan Ci and I will go after the Dou Huang.” A Snake-Person wearing gray robes said. This Snake-
Person was fairly old with a face full of wrinkles. It was clear that he had quite a high reputation
among these people. Thus, when they heard his arrangement, even the bad tempered Yan Ci did not
say anything to oppose him.
“Elder Yin, you and Yan Ci are no match for the Dou Huang. In the sacred city, she easily managed
to escape even when the three of us attacked together.” Mo BaSi said with a frown.
“Relax. We will not confront her head on. I have been leaving some markings along the way here.
If Nan She and the others were to arrive and follow the markings to catch up to us, WE will attack
together. That Dou Huang would not have an easy time. On the other hand, if the few of you manage
to catch up to the opponent, you must give them a memorable lesson. They had haughtily charged
into our Snake-People race’s territory. If they leave without any losses, won’t that cause our Snake-
People race to lose face?” The gray clothed old man’s voice was somewhat hoarse and cold.
“Yes!” Yue Mei’s pretty face was completely icy. She nodded and did not say any other
unnecessary things. After the three of them exchanged glances, the Dou Qi wings on their back
flapped and three of them flew in the direction of Gu He and the other two in a lightning like
manner.
“Let’s go, Yan Ci! I had once exchanged blows with the three Dou Huangs of the Jia Ma Empire. If
I can come into contact with the black-robed person, I should be able to identify him. Even if he
escapes, our Snake-People race will be able to take revenge for this wrong.” Seeing Yue Mei and the
two others swiftly disappear, the gray clothed old man narrowed his muddy old eyes and said faintly.
“Yes.” Yan Ci nodded his head. A ferocious glint danced in his eyes. With a flap from the wings on
his back, he and the gray clothed old man turned into two light rays and shot in the same direction
as the black-robed person from before.

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Chapter 222
Chapter 222: Yun Zhi?
Within the desert, sharps explosive sounds rang throughout the sky. The moment the explosive
sound occurred, a figure appeared, paused for a moment and the next time he appeared, he was a
few hundred meters away.
The instant when this figure disappeared, another black figure closely followed. The shape that
this black figure adopted while flying through the sky was like a floating willow leaf. As the figure
swayed, there was a perfect combination of both speed and elegance which appeared extremely
pleasing.
The speed of this black figure in the back could only be said to be better compared to the figure in
front. Each time the figure shot forward like a whirlwind, a faint afterimage would remain in place.
A moment later, it slowly disappeared under the hot sunlight. As the figure swept past, there was
once a maximum of eight after images that appeared in the sky. From this it can be imagined how
terrifying the speed of the black figure was.
As one person fled and the other gave chase, Xiao Yan’s body had once again turned into a small
black spot that had appeared in the black-robed person’s sight.
The black-robed person lifted her head slightly and watched the black clothed figure ahead who
was carrying the Green Lotus Seat and flying quickly. She frowned slightly and mumbled in a
slightly suspicious manner from under the robes, “This person’s speed is really somewhat strange.
During the flight, there hasn’t been any Dou Qi spilled out. This perfect control is very rarely seen.”
“Why have I never known that such a strong person has appeared near the Tager Desert? This
kind of speed is something that even some Dou Huang cannot compare with. If I did not have ‘Wind
Afterimages’, an agility Dou Technique that raises my speed, I would not be able to shorten the
distance between him and myself. But even if it is like this, it appears that I still have difficulty
catching up to him.” Under the black robe, a pair of long and narrow eyebrows that appeared like a
drawing were increasingly knit together, revealing the owner’s doubt in her heart.
“I cannot continue to let it drag on like this. Otherwise, if a sandstorm were to occur, I would lose
my target…” After slowly exhaling a breath with an orchid like fragrance, a pair of snow white
hands rolled out of the black-colored sleeves. They slowly formed a seal and softly muttered, “I will
be able to attack at a range of five hundred meters. Now, there’s a little more left… I’ll speed up.”
As the voice fell, the black-robed person’s toes gently pressed on the air. Her body gracefully
rotated in midair and an afterimage was left in the original spot. The original body had strangely
disappeared and when it appeared again, it was already over a hundred meters away.
“Teacher, we seemed to have provoked a hornet’s nest…” Feeling the strange wind sound beside
his ear, the corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes glanced behind him. He noticed the black-robed person
flashing over and could not help but laugh bitterly in his heart.
“The one who has come is that Dou Huang… no wonder she can catch up.” Yao Lao sighed gently.
Immediately, he teased, “I think that the black-robed person seems to have a good impression of
you. Why don’t you try and see if she will let you off?”
“*Cough*… let’s forget it. The last time, she may have showed compassion for the little pitiful me.
This time is different. The attraction of something like a ‘Heavenly Flame’ is far too large. She and I
aren’t even acquainted. As long as her head was never been caught between the door, I think that
she would finish me off very decisively, without the slightest hesitation.” Hearing Yao Lao’s words,
Xiao Yan laughed dryly. He was about to urge Yao Lao to speed up when he felt his heart tighten. All
the hair on his body stood up at this moment.
“Be careful!”
“Rotating Wind Wall!”
The indifferent cold cry a

nd Yao Lao’s hurried voice suddenly sounded together. As these cries fell, the space tens of meters
ahead of Xiao Yan began to become distorted. An essence wall that was completely agglomerated of
violent wind abruptly took sharp. On the wall, countless of wind blades were wildly rotating.
Looking at its appearance, anyone who knocked into it would immediately be cut into small slices of
meat.
With wide eyes, Xiao Yan stared at the wall of wind blades that he was closing in upon. At that
moment, his eyes had shrunk to the size of a pin hole. Although he was trying desperately to break,
Xiao Yan’s momentum prompted him to violently fly against the wind blade wall.
“Wa ah ah! Stop!” The aghast in Xiao Yan’s heart caused his face to turn pale. His body was about
a few meters from the wind blade wall when a thick white flame suddenly soared from his body. At
the same time, his body froze quietly, as though it had suddenly been ruthlessly nailed in midair.
Xiao Yan’s lips quivered slightly as his body quietly stopped in midair. A few centimeters in front of
him, the enormous wind blade walls was still grinding violently, much like a pulper. Numerous
‘Qiang Qiang’ noises sounded, appearing extremely frightening.
A few drops of cold sweat rolled down from his forehead. Xiao Yan’s voice trembled a little, “He…
This is far too vicious.”
“Hand over the ‘Heavenly Flame’. I don’t know who you are but offending a tier six alchemist is
not a wise decision.” A calm cool voice slowly sounded from behind Xiao Yan. There was a little pant
in the voice. Clearly, this sudden attack was a little energy consuming even for her.
“Ugh. teacher, prepare to go all out.” Hearing the voice behind him, Xiao Yan let out a soft sigh.
His plan to flee had already failed. Now, all that remained was the most tragic direct confrontation.
“Ugh. I’ll try my best. But I still stand by my words. I can protect your life in a battle with a Dou
Huang but I cannot guarantee the same for the ‘Heavenly Flame’.” Yao Lao sighed and helplessly
said.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan laughed smiled, “Without my life, what is the point of having the ‘Heavenly
Flame’? It’s better to protect my life.”
Pulling the Lotus Seat with his hand, Xiao Yan eyed the flame at the core of it and gently sighed.
His voice was somewhat hoarse after flying for such a long time, “Alright. You win. Take the thing…”
As he said, Xiao Yan carelessly threw the Green Lotus Seat behind him. At the moment the Green
Lotus Seat left his hand, Xiao Yan’s feet suddenly stepped in the air. The pair of wings behind him
flapped and his body rushed toward the ground.
Seeing that Xiao Yan had replied so decisively, the black-robed person was clearly at a momentary
loss. She saw the Green Lotus Seat that was slowly floating over and then eyed Xiao Yan who had
suddenly escaped fiercely. After a brief hesitation, she gave up blocking him. The wings on her back
flapped and she pounced toward the Green Lotus Seat to snatch it back.
Just as the black-robed person was slightly over ten meters from the Green Lotus Seat, a ferocious
suction force was emitted from the ground and the Green Lotus in midair immediately shot down.
“Hehe. I’m sorry.” After landing on the ground, Xiao Yan beckoned with his palm. The Green Lotus
Seat once again landed in his hand. Feeling it’s warmth, Xiao Yan laughed but did not turn back. His
wings violently flapped and the yellow sand on the ground swam upwards. In only a moment, it was
scattered throughout the sky.
With her body floating in midair, the black-robed person coldly stared at the raising yellow sand
that had covered her vision . She coldly snorted.
Ignoring the yellow sand, her gaze swept below her amidst the yellow sand. Her delicate hand
swiftly formed a seal before she softly cried, “Square Wind Wall!”
As his voice fell, four enormous wind walls suddenly appeared and covered the entire area within
a hundred meters.
The instant the wind walls appeared, Xiao Yan, who was planning to use the yellow sand to cover
his escape immediately stopped. He foolishly watched the huge wind wall a few meters from him. A
long while later, he bitterly smiled and said, “This time around, I must risk my life. This person is far
too calm, choosing the most effective way to stop me in such a short time.”
“My patience has a limit. You are fast approaching my limit.”A somewhat icy and bland voice once
again sounded above his head. The black-robed person coldly glanced at Xiao Yan’s black clothed
figure and slowly descended. There was a compressed rotating tornado on her delicate left hand. It
was quickly spun while emitting a ferocious force. Meanwhile, her right hand lightly waved and a
strange looking sword which was emitting a pale green glow surfaced.
“Ah…” Xiao Yan squatted down as he let out a soft sigh. He carefully placed the Green Lotus on
the sand dune and inhaled a gentle breath. The hopeless dejection on his handsome and delicate
face swiftly disappeared. Replacing it was a ghastly ruthlessness of someone who had been forced
into a corner and was ready to strike back..
Xiao Yan stood up and slowly turned around. Finally, he directly faced this Dou Huang. His finger
gently planned over the storage ring and an enormous dark black ruler appeared in his palm.
Xiao Yan held the Heavy Xuan Ruler tightly in his hand and inserted it heavily in the sand dune.
Shrugging his shoulders at the black-robed person, he said with a smile, “You should be a little
surprised looking at my face, no? The youth whom all of you randomly rescued in the desert would
actually be the one who gave you the greatest headache.”
Surprise… indeed very surprised. The Dou Huang’s surprise was fast reaching the point of
extreme shock…
The moment Xiao Yan turned his body around, the body of the black-robed person suddenly
stiffened. The beautiful eyes under the black robe were filled with shock as they stared at the
handsome and delicate face which was wearing a smile. She did not expect that the person who had
almost caused her group to fail at the last moment would be this guy… This not only surprised her…
It gave her a shock like being struck by lightning.
“Hiss…” Under the black robe, the black-robed person chest clearly rose and fell intensely once. A
long breath was released. The black-robed person’s voice was of an incredulous tone as she softly
muttered, “How can it be you? How can it be you?”
Hearing the repeated words from the black-robed person, Xiao Yan rubbed his head. He then
lowered it to glance at the ‘Heavenly Flame’ by his side as he helplessly said, “I’m sorry. I really
need it. So…”
“Didn’t I ask you to go back? Why are you still loitering around in the desert?” A female voice that
suddenly sounded a little angry came from under the black robe.
“Uh…” The black-robed person attitude caused Xiao Yan to be at a loss. Feeling neither able to
laugh nor cry, he shook his head and said, “Big sister, the reason for me coming to the desert is to
search for the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Moreover, I have known from the beginning that Queen Medusa
had the thing I needed. Why do I need to leave?”
“The ‘Heavenly Flame’ is now in my hands. If you want me to hand it over, I think it would be
better if you came and took it instead, However, I will definitely not let it go so easily!” Xiao Yan
suddenly lifted the heavy ruler, pointed it at the black-robed person and laughed in a somewhat
proud voice.
“You…” Seeing Xiao Yan’s action, the black-robed person was somewhat angry. It had only been
half a year since they saw each other but this guy actually dared to challenge her?
Under the black robe, a pair of beautiful eyes were both furious and happy as they stared at Xiao
Yan who appeared serious as he challenged her. A long while later, she bitterly laughed and shook
her head. The force on her delicate hand was slowly withdrawn. She really had trouble fighting Xiao
Yan…
“Ugh, he is really my…” The black-robed person thought in her heart as a bright red color
surfaced on her pretty face under the black robe. She helplessly shook her head and mused for a
long while. After which, she waved her hand in an extremely distracted manner. The usual
restrained and elegant self involuntarily scolded, “Get lost. Just get lost. Take the ‘Heavenly Flame’
and go. Just pretend that I did not catch up with you today.”
“Uh…” The even stranger action of the black-robed person instantly caused Xiao Yan’s face to
completely dull. A long while later, he finally said in a disbelieving voice, “”You… you don’t want the
‘Heavenly Flame’?”
“I don’t have too much obligation to help Gu He do so many things. I have already done my duty
by taking the risk and guarding them as they entered the desert.” The black-robed person said
blandly. As she spoke, she suddenly tilted her head and eyed the sky behind her. After which, she
turned around to leave.
“…” Xiao Yan was speechless as he eyed the black-robed person who turned around to leave. Then
he suddenly asked, “What are you doing?”
The black-robed person paused. She was quiet for a long while before she said softly, “There’s
some people catching up. You should take your leave first. I’ll… block them.”
“That… big sister, are you sure your head has not been caught between the door? Don’t tell me
you are my relative? My aunt?” The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched. He was unable to accept
this woman’s strange behavior and involuntarily shouted.
“Get lost!” Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, an embarrassed, angry cry was emitted from under the
black robe. She waved her sleeves and a yellow sand arrow viciously shot toward Xiao Yan. Just as it
was about to strike Xiao Yan’s head, it suddenly exploded and rained yellow sand over his head.
Xiao Yan hurriedly pushed aside the yellow sand. His gaze swept the quiet and elegant moving
figure that was faintly revealed under the large black robe. He sighed with an utterly confused
mind, lowered his body and held the Green Lotus Seat in his palm. Suddenly, he seemed to have
thought of something and his body stilled. He abruptly lifted his head and stared intently at the
strange longsword that was carrying a green light in the hand of the black-robed person. Slowly, the
black-robed person’s figure merged with the noble and beautiful figure of the Dou Huang who dared
to confront the Amethyst Winged Lion back then until there was no difference between them as they
matched perfectly.
It was as though a thunderbolt struck through the confused fog within his mind. An elegant name
that Xiao Yan could not forget gradually surfaced from deep within his memories. After which, it was
like a brand which ruthlessly branded itself in his mind.
As this name surfaced, the black-robed person’s earlier actions, which were foolish to the point of
being pitiful, caused the tip of Xiao Yan’s nose to redden.
“Yun Zhi! Is it you? Ha ha, I love you so much! Ha ha!”
From within the sandstorm filled sky, Xiao Yan’s extremely pleased and unrestrained laughter
suddenly followed the dancing wild wind and was transmitted to the black-robed person’s ear.
At this moment, the black-robed person’s lovely body suddenly stiffened. Her delicate and thin
body in the fierce wind was like a beautiful peony swaying in the wind, appearing noble and thus
elegant.

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Chapter 223
Chapter 223: A Short Meeting
After standing in the sandstorm for a long while, the black-robed person let out a soft sigh. She
gradually turned around as her delicate hand slowly lifted her black-colored cloak. Immediately, that
pretty and indifferent white face was exposed in the raging sandstorm.
As her beautiful eyes watched the young man who had a brilliant smile on his face, an involuntary
gentle smile surfaced on Yun Zhi’s red moist lips. She did not take those words, with an extremely
lethal effect, that Xiao Yan had shouted a moment ago, to heart. It was clear to her that the words
were merely a joke that the other party had said in excitement. Yet, this joke caused a gentle part in
her heart to slightly stir…
“Ugh, I was still recognized…” Yun Zhi’s delicate hand pulled aside the black hair on her forehead.
She then shook the strange looking longsword and a helplessness appeared on her pretty face.
“Hehe.” Eyeing that familiar pretty face, Xiao Yan could not help but part his mouth and laugh. He
carried the Green Lotus Seat in his palm, took two steps forward and said with a smile, “It has been
half a year since we last met. How are you?”
“Ugh, quite good…” Yun Zhi pursed up her red lips. She seemed to be trying to make herself to be
as indifferent as she usually was. However, each time her gaze glanced at the brilliant smile of the
young man, the forceful indifference she pretended to reveal on her face would swiftly collapse.
After repeating this for a few times, Yun Zhi could only sigh faintly, nodded and replied softly.
Sweeping her gaze over Xiao Yan’s body, Yun Zhi pretty eyes brightened somewhat. After half a
year’s of training, Xiao Yan body undoubtedly appeared taller and straighter. The handsome and
delicate face of his also appeared darker after a roaming the desert for a few months. His facial
lines that originally appeared somewhat gentle currently had a faint resolute feeling seeping out
from them. Clearly, the young man had grown a lot during this half a year.
With Yun Zhi’s identity, she had met quite a number of young outstanding individuals. Among
them, there were some who were so handsome that they could cause women to throw themselves at
them. Even so, she did not pay even the slightest bit of attention to them. The only man who could
cause her heart to be filled with joy at his growth seemed to be this young man in front of her whom
she had an extremely messy relationship with.
“You have advanced to the Dou Shi realm?” While she was sweeping her gaze, Yun Zhi was a little
surprised, but immediately felt relieved. Back then when they parted, Xiao Yan was at the peak level
of a Dou Zhe. Although with Xiao Yan’s training talent, breaking through was only a matter of time,
being able swiftly break through a Dou Zhe and stabilize his strength in a short half a year was
something Yun Zhi did not expect.
“Yes, I was merely lucky.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head. His gaze sized up Yun Zhi. The
surprise from before had already calmed down. He mused for a moment and asked with hesitation,
“Why are you together with Pill-King Gu He?”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s question, Yun Zhi was briefly at a loss. She moved her eyes as she said softly,
“Pill-King Gu He has a large number of friends in the Jia Ma Empire. I am also acquainted with him
and owe him a favor. This time he invited me along when he came to the desert to search for the
‘Heavenly Flame’.”
“Oh.” Xiao Yan nodded. In his heart, he sucked his lips at the position Gu He held in the Jia Ma
Empire. After which, he lowered his head and glanced at the Green Lotus Seat before saying,
“Then… if you don’t bring the ‘Heavenly Flame’ back, won’t he blame you?”
“Perhaps. But my mission is only to ensure their safety. As for other things, I don’t have too much
of an obligation… Moreover he thought of you as a mysterious Dou Huang. Thus he ought to know
how difficult

it is to take a ‘Heavenly Flame’ from a Dou Huang. If I fail, he won’t be able to say anything. Of
course, he would undoubtedly feel somewhat disappointed.” Yun Zhi sighed gently. Although she and
Gu He were old friends, she was also very clear about the stubborn character of Xiao Yan. If she
were to try to take the flame, this young boy would immediately turn hostile. He may have appeared
to have a matureness that far surpass those of his age but on certain things, he was even more
stubborn than a three year old child. He would not give up on the things he wanted even if he were
to be beaten to death.
As her delicate hand gently rubbed her somewhat painful head, Yun Zhi bitterly smiled. She
sighed in her heart for having such terrible luck. It would be fine for her to meet anyone else but
she had to meet this boy. If the person in front of her was someone else, even if the other party was
a Dou Huang, Yun Zhi would still think of ways to steal the ‘Heavenly Flame’ away.
Although with her strength, she would be able to take the ‘Heavenly Flame’ in the blink of an eye,
Yun Zhi really had difficulty attacking this man who had a complicated relationship with her since he
had once seen her almost naked body.
“Hee hee…” Appearing to understand Yun Zhi’s frustration, Xiao Yan awkwardly smiled. He held
the Green Lotus Seat close to his chest and mumbled, “I’m sorry, I have also been chasing after this
thing for half a year. Even if you didn’t come to the desert, I would still have looked for Queen
Medusa…”
“But what do you want the ‘Heavenly Flame’ for? With your current strength… if you come in even
the slightest contact with it, you would end up without even a corpse.” Yun Zhi gently frowned as
her eyes stared on the Green Lotus Seat in Xiao Yan’s hand before she said in a puzzled voice.
“Haha, that should be true… but I really need it.” Xiao Yan laughed before replying vaguely.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s vague manner, Yun Zhi could only shake her head helplessly. Since he did not
want to say more, she did not want to ask for more either. Immediately, she tilted her head and
stared at the far distance of the desert. She said, “You should leave here first. There are two Dou
Wangs from the Snake-People race who are catching up from behind. I will help you block them for a
short time.”
“What about after that? I think that you will simply leave without saying goodbye again.” Xiao Yan
shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile.
“I’m sorry. The last time, I really had some urgent things. Thus…” Hearing the little bit of
resentment in Xiao Yan’s words, Yun Zhi could only softly explain. She then said, “Once I have
blocked them, I will go and meet up with Gu He and the other. After all, we have already arranged to
meet.”
“Are you in such a rush?” Xiao Yan helplessly sighed. He smiled bitterly and said, “It was so
difficult for us to meet, yet we must immediately part ways. I don’t know how long we have to wait
before the next time we meet. People like you are always so mysterious.”
Yun Zhi smiled gently. She eyed the young man’s face and hesitated a little. Suddenly, she asked,
“Have you been training alone?”
“Ah, yes, I guess…” Xiao Yan fondled his chin and smiling as he nodded his head. He did not
expose Yao Lao.
“Your training talent may be quite good but even the best jade needs to be meticulously carved.
After all, training by yourself would lead to you to take many unnecessary routes… If you don’t
mind, I can introduce a place for you. There, you would obtain the best training environment.” Yun
Zhi’s beautiful eyes flashed gently as she said with a smile.
“What place?” Xiao Yan was at a little bit of a loss. Although he did not have too much interest in
going, he could not resist asking out of curiosity.
“The Misty Cloud Sect.”
Yun Zhi smiled and said, “The Misty Cloud Sect is extremely strong within the Jia Ma Empire.
Coincidentally, I have a friend in there. If you are willing, I can…” Once her words reached this
point, Yun Zhi suddenly stopped. She realized the the smiling expression on the face of the young
man in front of her had suddenly turned a little ugly.
“What happened?” Yun Zhi asked in an uncertain voice without knowing what happened.
“Haha, forget it. What is the point of a small fly like me going to a place like the Misty Cloud Sect?
If I go, I would only be seeking to be ridiculed.” Xiao Yan shook his head and said coldly.
Eyeing Xiao Yan whose attitude had suddenly became somewhat vile, Yun Zhi gently pressed her
eyebrows together and explained, “The Misty Cloud Sect is not as unbearable as you imagine.
Moreover, with your training talent, who would be able to mock you? I am saying this for your own
good. At the very least, you would be able to directly obtain suitable Qi Methods and Dou
Techniques… and the disciples in the Misty Cloud Sect are also specially picked. Their qualities are
not bad and you should be able to get along very well with them.”
“Ugh, forget it, forget it. In any case, I don’t have a very good impression of that place. I’m quite
happy training alone and don’t have the mood to go to that whatever sect.” Hearing Yun Zhi
describe the Misty Cloud Sect so perfectly, a displeased emotion soared within Xiao Yan’s heart. This
was especially so when he heard that the quality of the disciples there was not bad. A thread of
furious flame appeared without warning in his heart: Not bad? A place which can groom a girl like
Nalan Yanran. How good could it possibly be?
With a gloomy expression, Xiao Yan let out a gentle sigh. He waved his hand impatiently and said
blandly, “Alright. Don’t say any more. Since you need to find Gu He and the others, then we shall
part ways here. I also have some urgent matters to attend to. Goodbye! We shall meet again if we
have the opportunity. If you really don’t want to meet me again, then forget it.”
“Thank you very much for today. If there’s an opportunity in the future, I will return you this
favor…”
After saying this, Xiao Yan did not say any other unnecessary words. He carried the Green Lotus
Seat in his hand, turned around and flapped the pair of wings on his back. After which, he swiftly
flew up into the air and shot toward the distance without turning back.
Standing confused on the sand dune, Yun Zhi watched Xiao Yan who had turned into a black dot. A
long while later, she bit her lips and angrily stomped her feet. A grievance that she was not resigned
to surfaced on her face. She had good intentions in planning for Xiao Yan, but she did not expect
him to give her such a negative response. Moreover, his hidden sarcasm in his words caused Yun Zhi
to feel as though her heart had been eaten by a wolf. TL: Heart eaten by a wolf – In this case it
means that he did not appreciate her good intentions and instead responded by hurting her (with
sarcastic words)
“Stubborn boy. Don’t go if you don’t want to. You don’t need to act this way.” Yun Zhi bit her red
lips. The tip of her foot stomped on the sand dune. A ferocious force shot out and pulled out a gully
of over ten meters on the sand dune.
“Return the favor… do you think I would cherish the favor of a small Dou Shi like you?”
After violently venting her anger, Yun Zhi’s pretty face was covered red. Her hand suddenly
gripped the longsword tightly and let out a soft sigh. The emotions that were usually rarely seen on
her face slowly receded. Replacing it was an coldness and indifferentness.
Tilting her head, Yun Zhi icily watched two tiny black dots that appeared at the edge of her sight
which were quickly flying over.
“A group of sticky candy that cannot be thrown off. Do you think I won’t kill you?” TL: Sticky candy
refers to people who stick to someone else
The longsword in her hand pointed forward and a sharp sword force shot out of it. She stared
indifferently at the two small dots that were closing in and an icy angle was lifted from the corner of
her mouth. Clearly, she, who was filled with grievances and anger caused by Xiao Yan, was planning
to use these people to vent her fury.

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Chapter 224
Chapter 224: Five Snake Death Poison Seal
With a gloomy expression, Xiao Yan flew furiously for some distance in the desert before his heart
began to gradually calm down. His speed slowly declined. As he recalled the attitude he showed Yun
Zhi, he could not help but smile bitterly. It seemed that he went overboard.
“She kindly recommended a training place for my own good. Ugh, I was reckless.” Xiao Yan patted
his forehead gently and softly sighed.
Xiao Yan rubbed his forehead gently with his palm. He recalled how Yun Zhi was frustrated after
seeing him but still gave up her intentions of taking the ‘Heavenly Flame’. The apologetic feeling in
his heart grew even more dense.
The wings behind his back flapped slightly and Xiao Yan’s figure stopped in midair. He turned his
head around and stared at the end of the desert before mumbling with hesitation, “Should I go back
and take a look?”
Xiao Yan frowned and mused for a moment. The corner of his eyes glanced at the Green Lotus
Seat he carried on his hand and sighed lightly. He whispered, “With her ability, two Dou Wangs
should not be able to do anything to her. I am currently carrying a unique treasure like the
‘Heavenly Flame’ on me. If I were to return, I may end up bringing her quite a lot of trouble.”
Xiao Yan muttered to himself for a while. Just when he was planning to leave, the calm sky in the
distant inner region of the desert suddenly raged. Five incomparably ferocious forces shot out from
the horizon. The five different forces were divided into five different huge colored pillars. They were
like five pillars holding the sky, fixed tightly on the enormous blue sky.
“This is?” Staring seriously at the five huge light pillars at the edge of his sight, Xiao Yan’s face
changed as he cried out involuntarily.
“The strong people of the Snake-People race… five Dou Wangs.” Yao Lao’s somewhat stunned old
voice sounded in Xiao Yan’s heart: “Looks like the strong of the Snake-People race have arrived very
quickly. That woman called Yun Zhi seems to have some trouble.”
“Five Dou Wangs?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s heart suddenly jumped. His expression instantly sunk.
With a frown, he said, “Their speed is really too fast… but with Yun Zhi’s strength, there shouldn’t
be any problem, no? She is after all a Dou Huang.”
“That’s difficult to say… a Dou Huang may be very strong but a Dou Wang isn’t too lousy either.
Moreover, it is the sum of five Dou Wangs… and the strong people of the Snake-People clan know
some Dou Techniques to combine their strength due to their bloodline. If we add all these up, then
Yun Shi should have quite a bit of trouble handling them.” Yao Lao voiced his thoughts.
Xiao Yan’s frown deepened. A long while later, he tightly pressed his lips together, stared intently
at the five huge energy pillars above the desert and did not hesitate in saying, “Then we will
return!”
“It’s up to you.” Yao Lao was unconcerned with regards to this.
Xiao Yan nodded his head, carried the Green Lotus Seat and gently flapped the Purple Cloud
Wings on his back. He turned around and swiftly retraced the path he had taken.
In the never ending golden-colored desert, six figures were suspended in the empty space. Behind
each of them were a pair of flapping Dou Qi wings. As the pairs of Dou Qi wings flapped, bursts of
gentle breezes swept up waves of yellow dust.
In the middle of the surrounding five figures, the black-robed person stood indifferently. Her
beautiful eyes glanced briefly at the five around her and gently said, “Your speeds really shocks
me.”
“Bah.” Yan Ci, whose face was a little pale spat out a mouthful of fresh blood with phlegm. His
clothes were currently in pieces and his entire body was covered with blood. Numerous frightening
hideous wounds surfaced on his lower abdomen and his arms.
When he and the gray clothed man had took the lead in blocki

ng Yun Zhi just now, the woman who was entirely covered in black acted like an vengeful woman
who appeared to have been abandoned by a man. She suddenly attacked them the moment they met
without even giving them the chance to speak. Under this kind of situation where they did not have
time to act, Yan Ci took the first blow.
In just a short few minutes, Yan Ci suffered some quite serious injuries under the black-robed
person’s attack. Had the other three strong Snake-People not arrived in time, he might have ended
up being very seriously injured even with help from the gray clothed old man.
A Dou Wang may be considered to be someone strong but they were of an entirely different class
than a Dou Huang. With just two Dou Wangs, they did not have the qualification to clash with a Dou
Huang. Additionally, Yan Ci’s combat method had always been clashing head on. By fighting in this
manner with a Dou Huang, he would naturally be at a terrible disadvantage. Of course, the most
important reason for his injuries was that the black-robed person was extremely vicious in her
attacks.
“You are quite vicious in your attacks. Not only did you not apologize after haughtily charging into
the territory of our Snake-People clan but you have instead acted this arrogantly. Do you really think
that our Snake-People race does not have anyone who can defeat you?” The gray clothed old man
swept his gaze coldly across the black-robed person as he said thickly.
“Hehe, apologize? But even if I did apologize, I don’t think that you would accept it. Since it is
useless, why should I apologize?” The black-robed person laughed indifferently, “The Snake-People
race who have lost Queen Medusa seem to be unable to pose much trouble.”
“Despicable and shameless humans! If you had not come and disturbed her, how could Her
Majesty’s evolution fail?” Yan Ci angrily shouted.
“Tsk tsk, if you really think like that, then I’m afraid that you are completely mistaken. Although
Queen Medusa’s evolution appears to have failed, she was raised by me. Thus, I can vaguely sense
that she has not really died. Someday in the future, she will return to the Tager Desert and once
more lead our Snake-People race to leave this damned place!” The gray clothed old man coldly
laughed, “When that time comes, we will definitely go and settle all the scores today.”
“Your name should be Yin Shi, right? A very well respected old man in the Snake-People race. Your
current strength has already advanced to an eight star Dou Wang… What you said… Ah, maybe… If
there is really such a day, I really hope to be able to exchange blows with her.” Hearing what the
gray clothed old man vowed, Yun Zhi frowned slightly. She immediately shook her hand gently and
said indifferently.
“The current Jia Ma Empire has three Dou Huang who are known. I have once met all of them.
Thus… I can also recognize you. Hee hee, behind you is indeed an extremely large strength, but just
wait. Our Snake-People race will definitely take revenge!” The gray clothed old man coldly laughed.
“A meaningless threat…”
Yun Zhi laughed softly and shook her head. She was naturally not one of those useless people who
would be frightened by a simple threat. Immediately, she laughed and gradually lifted the longsword
in her hand that was carrying a green light. A cold angle was lifted on her pretty face as she
chuckled, “Since you have already said such vicious words, then don’t blame me for not showing any
mercy… Today, I would like to see how many among the five of you can escape.”
“Hmm, you may be a Dou Huang but it won’t be so easy trying to handle us five Dou Wangs!”
Hearing Yun Zhi’s words, a middle aged Snake-Person wearing a green robe shouted with a cruel
and fierce expression.
“Then… come and try.”
Yun Zhi’s delicate hand gently wiped across the sharp sword blade. The clear sound of a sword
ringing reverberated through the air. At the moment when the sword ring sounded, Yun Zhi’s body
suddenly disappeared. The next time she appeared, she was already behind the Snake-Person in a
green robe. At the tip of the sword, the pale green-colored sword energy was expended by over
three feet. In a tricky and vicious manner, it pierced towards the latter vital spot.
The instant Yun Zhi’s body disappeared, the battle experienced green robed Snake-Person sensed
something. He swung his snake tail as his body twisted strangely towards the left by half a foot.
With this, he narrowly avoided that cold sword blade.
Although her first attack missed, there was no change to Yun Zhi’s expression. She released the
sword hilt with her palm. Instantly, the strange longsword nestled on her palm and began rotating
swiftly.
The sharp sword blade formed a cold glint and gently cut across the waist of the green robed
Snake-Person. The hard snake scales covering his waist was like thin paper to the sword energy that
was formed with intense Qi compression and put up no resistance to the attack.
“Chi…” The depressing sound of the sword blade slashing through flesh sounded in the air.
 The green robed snake person held his hand tightly against his waist. Bright red blood seeped out
from between his fingers and continued to drip down. The intense pain caused his face to be filled
with perspiration.
From the moment of Yun Zhi’s sudden attack to the moment when the green robed Snake-Person
retreated with an injury, only a short fraction of a second had passed. When everyone regained their
composure, the green robed Snake-Person, who was one of the top among the Snake-People race,
had already been injured and pulled back in a haggardly manner.
“Her speed is too fast. Do not take her on alone. Five Snake Death Poison Seal!” The gray clothed
old man hurriedly called out with a dark face as he eyed the injured Snake-Person.
As he called out, the gray clothed old man’s hands began to swiftly form a series of seals that
caused people’s eyes to be dazzled. As these seals were being formed, a large quiet green glow was
quickly being agglomerated in his palm.
The instant after the gray clothed person began to form the seals, the remaining four also quickly
began doing the seals. They had practiced such seals countless times and therefore, they were able
to swiftly complete the troublesome seals when they heard the order.
The moment all five of them formed the seals, a circle of pale quiet light energy cover began to
appeared out of nowhere, firmly encompassing them within it. Clearly, this was a measure
undertaken to prevent the opponent from launching a sudden sneak attack to the seal casters.
An interested glint flashed across Yun Zhi’s pretty eyes as she eyed the increasingly dense energy
within the hands of the five of them. She had heard of the strangeness of Dou Techniques of Snake-
People race. This was especially so for some merging Dou Technique, which could combine many
Qis into one and shoot it out at once, achieving the aim of contending with higher class strong
people.
Seeing the merging Dou Technique that they were currently using, it appeared around that of a
High Xuan level. A merging Dou Technique of this level could already be considered as an extremely
high level among the Snake-People race. Thus, only the leaders of the eight large tribes had the
ability and the qualification to use it.
“Five Snake Poison Breaking Seal! Form!”
Following a low cry by the gray clothed old man, the glow within the five Dou Wangs’ hands
suddenly became extremely magnificent. An instant later, five quiet green energy pillars that were
tens of feet tall suddenly shot out of the palms of the five of them.
After the quiet green energy pillars shot out from their palms, they began to twirl with each other.
A moment later, an enormous energy pillar suddenly appeared in the sky.
When this energy pillar appeared in the sky, wild winds blew within the desert. A Qi that was filled
with blood thirstiness and ruthlessness suddenly surfaced from within the energy pillar.
The enormous energy pillar abruptly began to writhe and transformed into a green energy serpent
that was over a hundred feet long!
“Hiss!” The appearance of the green energy serpent resulted in the wild winds of the desert
flourishing. One by one, tornados that could be seen by the naked eye began to swiftly rotate by the
side of the green energy serpent’s body. The whizzing sound made by them echoed through the
desert.
Surprise and seriousness appeared in Yun Zhi’s pretty eyes as she watched the enormous green
energy serpent in the sky. She did not expect that these five Dou Wangs would actually be able to
display such a strong force.
“No wonder the Snake-People race’s Dou Techniques ares quite famous in the Dou Qi Continent.
This kind of strange merging Dou Technique really shocks people…” Yun Zi sighed gently. She held
the sword hilt tightly and all the forces in her body suddenly changed until they were as sharp as a
sword blade. Numerous huge green-colored violent winds began to swiftly agglomerate around her
body.
As she stared intently at the enormous green serpent that was charging over, Yun Zhi’s toe gently
tapped on the empty air while a powerful attack was readied in her hand. She was just about to
charge forward when her expression suddenly changed and she hurriedly turned her head around.
In the horizon, a human figure that was entirely covered in a thick white flame flashed a couple of
times and strangely appeared in front of Yun Zhi as though he had teleported. His hands flipped and
a turbulent white-colored flame violently engulfed the skyline. After which, it was like a monstrous
large wave when it swallowed up the enormous green serpent…
Suspended in midair, Yun Zhi stared blankly at this sudden scene. Her pretty face was both
stunned and astonished at the same time…
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Chapter 225
Chapter 225: Ability
When the enormous green energy serpent came into contact with the sweeping thick white flame,
it began to swiftly disappear, much like snow coming into contact with heat. In just the blink of an
eye, the ferocious huge serpent that whizzed over the skyline suddenly disappeared from the sky. All
that was left was a somewhat desolate cry from it that slowly echoed in the sky… until it
disappeared.
The sudden change caused everyone to adopt completely stunned faces. A long while later,
numerous shocked gazes finally hurriedly turned toward the flame person in the sky.
The human figure stood under the blue sky and a thick white-colored flame continued to writhe on
his body, completely covering him. Due to the flame being extremely dense, those outside also had
difficulty seeing the face of the person under it; the high temperature caused by the flame also
caused the surrounding air to appear a little distorted. From afar, it was as though creases had
formed in the air, appearing extremely strange.
Even though the five Dou Wangs of the Snake-People were quite far away, they could still feel the
intense heat emitted from the white flame. After swallowing dryly, they exchanged glances and
could see the fear in each other’s hearts.
“Who are you? Why have you meddled in the affairs of the Snake-People race?” The sudden
appearance of the flaming human figure and the frightening attack that he had unleashed
immediately caused the grey clothed old man’s face to turn much more gloomy. However, in this
kind of situation, he did not dare to randomly offend a mysterious strong person of unknown origin.
He exchanged glances with his companions before taking a step forward and asking in a deep voice.
“No reason… I simply like it.” An old voice that was neither fast nor slow was emitted from within
the white-colored flame. The indifferent tone resulted in the faces of the grey clothed old man’s
group to turn ugly.
Standing a short distance behind the flame person, Yun Zhi was a little stunned as she stared at
the human figure in front of her. She knit her eyebrows together for a moment. However, she could
not think of a strong Dou Huang who could control a white-colored flame within the Jia Ma Empire.
Yun Zhi’s pretty eyes swept across the writhing white flame before her pupils suddenly shrunk. A
moment later, shock suddenly flashed passed her… From her senses, she could clearly feel that
despite the hot temperature emanated from the thick white flame, the flame clearly seemed to feel
like pieces of Thousand Years Cold Ice. However, how could ice release such a hot flame? What was
this strange thing?
“Don’t tell me… don’t tell me this is a ‘Heavenly Flame’?” Yun Zhi blinked her eyes and recalled
those strange natural flames. Her heart beat violently. On top of her heart being shocked, she did
not know whether to laugh or cry. She had managed to see two ‘Heavenly Flames’ today while they
were usually extremely rare to see on any day. Could this be considered lucky?
“This old sir, thank you for helping. Haha. But these jumping clowns do not pose too much of a
threat to me…” After shaking her head to remove those thoughts from her head, Yun Zhi said with a
smile to the flaming person in front of her as a gratitude and gentleness surfaced on her pretty face.
“Perhaps…” The flaming human figure said faintly, “I am not a person who likes to meddle in
matters. If it were not for someone making a request, I would not put in so much effort to hurry
over.”
“Someone’s request?” Hearing this, Yun Zhi was momentarily at a loss. Her eyebrows were
pressed together as she asked, “Old sir, may I know who is the one who requested for you to come
and help me? Is it Gu He?”
“Hehe. Gu He may have quite a good reputation in the Jia Ma Empire, but he doesn’t have the
qualification to request me to do anything.” The old laughter from the flaming

human figure contained a little disdain.

Hearing the flaming human figure readily disagree, Yun Zhi was once again at a loss. A doubt
immediately flashed across her pretty face. Among all the people she knew, there were not many
who had the ability to invite a Dou Huang to take action. Moreover, her current arrival in the desert
was part of a secret plan. There were only a few people that knew about it. Thus, only Gu He had
the highest possibility. However, from the tone of the old man, it seemed that he was not too
concerned about the Pill-King.
“Stop thinking. After getting rid of these long tailed Snake-People, I also need to quickly go and do
something.” The flaming human figure waved his hand and said blandly. He immediately raised his
head and watched the five Dou Wangs in midair. In a faint voice, he said, “I have long heard that the
Dou Techniques of the Snake-People race are very unique. Today, I would like to try taking them on.”
The corner of the grey clothed old man’s mouth twitched as his gaze stared sinisterly at the
flaming human figure. Even with his experience, he realized that he could not determine the origin
of this strong person in front of him. He felt some disbelief and his mood gradually sunk. They could
still rely on merging their Dou Qi to fight against a Dou Huang for awhile. However, if it there were
two Dou Huang, then the five of them would be easily defeated by their opponents. The grey clothed
old man clearly knew how strong a Dou Huang was and naturally knew the difference between his
group and their opponents.
“The Snake-People race does not have any grudges against you. However, your action today will
be remembered by the Snake-People race…” Even though their group lost in strength, the grey
clothed old man did not want to appear weak. Thus even though they were at a disadvantage, the
grey clothed old man kept his cold smile as he left some resolute words. After which, he released a
sharp cry and shouted, “Withdraw!”
Hearing the grey clothed old man cry, the surrounding four Dou Wangs hesitated for a moment
before they stared unresigningly at the flaming human figure in the sky. Their hands simultaneously
formed some seals. Following a cry, the five Snake-People appeared to explode. Numerous small
energy snakes swarmed out in all directions the moment the explosion sounded in the air and began
rushing out towards all directions in the desert.
When she saw the grey clothed old man’s group intending to flee, Yun Zhi frowned. She was just
about to move her body to block them when that flaming human figure shook his hand.
Yun Zhi could only stop her action when she saw the flaming human figure’s movement.
After the flaming human figure coldly watched those countless of fleeing small energy snakes for
an instant, he gently waved both his palms. Immediately, five sharp needles coagulated from the
thick white flame and began to swiftly form in front of him.
As the five flame sharp needles slowly rotated, the flaming human figure icily watched the
surrounding small energy snakes that appeared to have covered the entire place. His ferocious
Spiritual Strength broke out of his body and scanned for the real body hidden among the countless
small snake. Instantly, he let out a soft cold smile. Tapping his finger gently, the five thick white
flame sharp needles suddenly shot in five different directions.
The thick white flame sharp needles may have appeared tiny but they left a few faint white scars
in the blue sky as they passed through the air. The hot temperature that was contained within them
also caused the surrounding air to be vaporized into nothing.
Seeing that these humble looking spiraling flame sharp needles were actually able to create such
power, an astonished expression appeared on Yun Zhi’s face. The curiosity she had for the identity of
this mysterious person in front of her also grew.
The spiraling flame sharp needles cut through the skyline in a lightning like manner and shot into
the small energy snakes that were running in all directions. Although the small energy snake largely
appeared completely the same, the spiraling sharp needles appeared to have a clear target. Along
the way, they incinerated a few small snakes which were blocking their paths into nothingness
before viciously piercing at five extremely small snakes.
Appearing to have felt the imminent frightening attack, the five small snakes hurriedly turned
their heads around. A human like shock appeared in their triangular shaped eyes when they saw the
flame sharp needles shooting towards them.
“Allowing the tiger to return to the mountain is not my style. Since we have become enemies, I will
naturally not leave any seeds of trouble…” The flaming human figure said softly as he stared
indifferently at the five small snakes which were about to be struck by the spiraling flame needles.
Behind him, Yun Zhi did not say anything when she saw the flaming human figure’s action. She was
not a foolish kind of person. When it was time to be vicious, she would be more vicious that even
some executioners. Having reached her position and strength, she had mastered the skill of deciding
when to be vicious and when to be kind. TL: Allowing the tiger to return to the mountain – chinese
idiom – meaning letting a potentially dangerous enemy escape, which may lead to serious problems
in the future
In the sky, five flame sharp needles, accompanied by sharp explosive sounds, shot ferociously at
the five small snakes. However, something happened the moment the needles were about to touch
their body.
“Hmph…” The moment before the five small snakes were about to be struck, the flaming human
figure suddenly trembled intensely. A soft muffled croon sounded from within the flame.
Clearly hearing this muffled croon, Yun Zhi stilled and hurriedly asked, “Old sir, are you alright?”
Her face changed just after she asked those words. This was because she felt an extremely strong Qi
suddenly surging from within the thick white flame. This Qi appeared out of thin air and spread
across the empty space like lightning. It swiftly caught up with those five flame sharp needles. With
a slight shake, it shook the five sharp needles that were formed from the ‘Heavenly Flame’ into
nothingness.
During this extremely dangerous moment, the five small snake swayed their snake tails and
violently drilled their bodies into the sand dunes, disappearing from the sight of the two people in a
very embarrassing manner.
“Damn beast…” A furious old voice sounded from within the thick white flame as he saw the five
small snakes disappear.
As the angry cursing fell, the faintly wild and terrifying Qi gradually extinguished. A moment later,
the Qi completely disappeared as if it had never appeared.
“Ugh, what a waste of effort…” The flaming human figure sighed and shook his head. He violently
smacked his sleeves as though he was scolding something. Then he turned around, glanced at the
pretty Yun Zi before flying toward the edge of the desert.
When he was flying past Yun Zhi’s shoulders, the flaming human figure paused slightly. There was
a brief hesitation before he said, “Oh yes, a young fellow told me to relay his apologies to you. He
seemed to have gone a little overboard just a few minute ago…”
Hearing this, Yun Zhi’s lovely body stilled. Her small red moist lips widened and her pretty face
was totally stunned. From this little bit of information that the mysterious person had haphazardly
revealed, she learned that… This Dou Huang who had hurried over to support her… Was actually
someone that Xiao Yan had invited.
“This little fellow… His power isn’t small… It seems I have underestimated you in the past.” Yun
Zhi muttered in shock as she tilted her head and eyed the flaming human figure that had swiftly
disappeared from the edge of her vision.

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Chapter 226
Chapter 226: Fruition
The flaming human figure flew across the skyline and suddenly paused in midair a moment later.
The thick white flame on his body also gradually disappeared. Once the flame completely vanished,
the delicate and handsome face of a young man was revealed.
The young man’s black eyes blinked gently as he tilted his head back. The vicissitude in his eyes
swiftly withdrew and a cunningness and vitality of a young man replaced it.
“Teacher, just now… what happened?” Xiao Yan gently twisted his neck, pressed his eyebrows
together and softly asked. His inquiry was naturally about why Yao Lao’s sure attack from before
was suddenly shattered.
“It’s the doing of that thing in your sleeves…” Yao Lao helplessly answered, “Was it not for the
‘Bone Chilling Flame’ isolating its Qi, I’m afraid that Yun Zhi and the Snake-People would have
sensed that this Qi was Queen Medusa’s…”
“It’s her?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan stilled for a moment. His palm extended into his sleeves and
carefully pulled out the Seven-Colored small snake, whose entire body was warm like jade. He
placed her on his palm and stared intently.
Sensing Xiao Yan’s focus, the Seven-Colored small snake also raised her small head up high. She
blinked her pale purple-colored eyes which were filled with spirituality. Opening her snake mouth,
she gently extended her snake tongue seemingly intending to lick Xiao Yan’s face.
Tilting his head slightly to avoid this small creature’s naughty act, Xiao Yan smiled and
immediately asked in a soft but somewhat serious voice, “Teacher… do you think that she has
already regained Queen Medusa’s memories?”
“I don’t think so… If she had regained her memories, Queen Medusa would not stay by your side
given her haughty and rude character… I think, perhaps it was because I intended to kill the five
Dou Wangs of the Snake-People just now that caused Queen Medusa to temporary break through the
bound of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. Looking at the Seven-Colored Heaven
Swallowing Python’s current manner, I think that Queen Medusa’s spirit was once again
suppressed.” Yao Lao voiced his thoughts.
Xiao Yan let out a gentle sigh. His palm gently rubbed the Heaven Swallowing Python’s head and
he bitterly smiled as he muttered, “This little thing is really a time bomb. It is difficult to say when
Queen Medusa will once again emerge from it…”
“Back then, I have already told you this, but you still insist on keeping her by your side.” Yao Lao
gloatingly laughed.
Xiao Yan rubbed his head and stared at the cute Heaven Swallowing Python before helplessly
saying, “Blame it on the extremely large attraction this little creature has… I hope that it will be
able to continue suppressing Queen Medusa’s spirit.”
Taking out a bottle of Amethyst Winged Lion Birth Essence from the storage ring, Xiao Yan
dropped a few drops of it into the Heaven Swallowing Python. The little creature then extended its
snake tongue in satisfaction before it lazily entered into Xiao Yan’s sleeves.
After appeasing the Heaven Swallowing Python, Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across the desert under
him and gradually descended from some distance on a particular spot. He lowered his head and
stared at the yellow sand under his feet as he said softly, “This should be the place.”
Xiao Yan’s palm slowly opened, aimed at the sand dune and was slightly quiet. An enormous
suction force suddenly surged from his palm. Under the suction force, the yellow sand in the area
under him suddenly swarmed up toward the sky.
As the yellow sand was removed, a pitch black hole that was a few meters deep suddenly
appeared under him. A green-colored lotus seat which was emitting a faint glow was suspended
within the hole.
Seeing that the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ was completely safe, Xiao Yan heaved a sigh of relief.
His hand beckoned and the green lotus immediately changed int
o a green light that shot toward Xiao Yan’s palm.
Xiao Yan carried the Green Lotus Seat in his hand and observed the continuously soaring tiny
green-colored flame with a gaze that was somewhat intoxicated with a heated glow.
“Let’s go to the outer part of the desert. That place should be a little safer. After which, find a
quiet place and swallow the ‘Heavenly Flame’!” Appearing to understand the desire for the
‘Heavenly Flame’ in Xiao Yan’s heart, Yao Lao immediately suggested.
“Ok!” Xiao Yan nodded his head seriously. He took an ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ out from the storage
ring and threw it into his mouth. With a chewing motion, he swallowed it into his body. He then
carried the Green Lotus Seat and began to fly crazily toward the outer regions of the desert.
As Xiao Yan’s body disappeared within the yellow sand filled sky, the soul-stirring fight for the
‘Heavenly Flame’ within the Tager Desert finally came to a close with someone obtaining a complete
victory.
After flying for nearly half a day and consuming thirteen ‘Energy Recovery Pills’ along the way,
Xiao Yan finally and gradually arrived at the outer regions of the Tager Desert. The direction that
Xiao Yan was currently headed for was toward a region on the map which was the most sparsely
populated since he needed a place that was extremely isolated.
When the hot sun in the sky gradually set and completely fell below the horizon, there was finally
some withered grass that appeared in the monotonous yellow sand. He flew for some time more and
a fresh green color once again appeared in his sight. In the distant horizon, the small peak of a
majestic mountain began to gradually appear.
Upon seeing the appearance of the peak of the mountain, Xiao Yan, who had trekked a long
distance for an entire day, finally let out a long breath as he swung his numbed arms. The Purple
Cloud Wings that were appearing and disappearing because of the exhaustion of Dou Qi once again
became much more active. Xiao Yan flapped his wings, turned into a black light and shot directly to
the majestic mountain in the distance.
Ten minutes later, Xiao Yan descended at the foot of the mountain, blowing out clouds of dust.
Currently, the black robe all over his body was covered with a layer of tiny yellow sand. He wiped off
the perspiration that was mixed with sand from his head. After his sleeves randomly wiped his face,
he ended up completely messing it up and ended up appearing extremely sloppy.
After he landed, Xiao Yan’s expression was somewhat pale and serious. He swiftly placed the
Green Lotus Seat by his side and hurriedly took out an ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ from the storage ring
and stuffed it into his mouth. He didn’t even have time to talk to Yao Lao before he swiftly displayed
the training form and began to enter the training mode to recover his Dou Qi.
Xiao Yan was supported by the ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ as he hurried on with his journey but a
medicinal pill was after all an external object. Repeatedly relying on them to recover Dou Qi would
easily cause his body to form a reliance to it. If he continued to repeatedly use it for a long time, his
body’s ability to recover Dou Qi by itself may gradually decline to the extent that in the end, any sort
of Dou Qi recovery without the pills would become effectively nothing.…
It was difficult to imagine but if a Dou Practitioner were to lose the ability to recover Dou Qi, could
he still be called a Dou Practitioner?
Thus, after having hurried on with the journey for such a long time, the most important thing for
Xiao Yan after landing was to hurriedly activate the Qi Paths in his body and begin to recover Dou
Qi.
The training time continued for around an hour before Xiao Yan gradually opened his eyes. He let
out a deep slightly yellow feculent breath. After twisting his somewhat numb muscles, he bitterly
smiled and said, “Although the ‘Flame Mantra’ has currently evolved to the Middle Huang level after
swallowing the ‘Purple Flame’, it is still a Huang class Qi Method. It is insufficient to support my
consumption. If I did not have such a large number of ‘Energy Recovery Pills’ to support me, I would
have been unable to persist for so long. Ugh…”
“Hehe, be rest assured. This time, once you successfully swallow the ‘Heavenly Flame’, the ‘Flame
Mantra’ will definitely be able to evolve into the Xuan Class. When that time comes, the you with a
Xuan Class Qi Method should be able to surpass most of the strong people with the same level of Qi
Method…” Yao Lao comforted with a grin.
“Hopefully. I will do my best.”
Tilting his head, Xiao Yan eyed the beautiful Green Lotus Seat on the ground and tightly pursed
his lips. A stubbornness faintly seeped out from those firmly pressed lips.
Xiao Yan did not have the slightest doubt of the energy contained within the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
Although the evolution of the Qi Method across classes required a terrifying amount of energy that
was more than ten times between levels such as Dou Zhe and Dou Shi, Xiao Yan believed that the
‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ definitely possessed this frightening energy! Otherwise, it did not possess
the qualification to cause countless number of strong people in the continent to bow down to it.
After taking in a deep breath of fresh mountain air, Xiao Yan lifted the Green Lotus Seat and
placed it in front of him. His eyes stared intently at the cluster of green-colored flame seedling at
the center of the lotus that was flooded with spirituality. A faint gratification and bitterness flashed
over his face.
Two years ago, when he had just received that mysterious black scroll, he understood somewhere
deep in his heart that… seeking the ‘Heavenly Flames’ would be his lifelong mission.
Only through repeatedly swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’ would he be able to gradually step
toward the peak. If he wanted to stand at the top of the golden pagoda of the continent and overlook
everything, he needed to put in that nearly crazy amount of effort!
In two years, Xiao Yan seemed to have walked over half the Jia Ma Empire in order to obtain the
‘Heavenly Flame’. Back then, in the underground magma world, it was difficult to imagine just how
excited Xiao Yan was in his heart when he got to know that there was a ‘Heavenly Flame’ present.
However, when he obtained only an empty green lotus after fighting to almost death with that Two-
Headed Flame Spirit Serpent a couple of times, he was despondent, but he still did not choose to
give up.
Thus, the persistent him made the following actions that would cause anyone who heard about
them to feel that Xiao yan was insane.
With just the strength of a Dou Shi, he entered the desolate desert alone and charged into the
territory of the Snake-People race; which the humans viewed as a forbidden place. He did all this by
himself. During his journey into the desert, he had been dancing on the scythe of the death god yet
managed to narrowly avoid its blade that would have taken away his soul…
Due to his courage and effort, the lucky young man became the greatest victor of the ‘Heavenly
Flame’ game where even a Dou Ling could only stand aside and watch.
Xiao Yan had worked hard for three years in order to obtain this small green-colored flame
seedling. Today, he had finally got what he wanted as he hugged it in his chest. This was the reward
of victory that belonged to him.
Slowly lifting his head, Xiao Yan stared at the crescent moon in the sky and gradually widened his
mouth. An instant later, the young and somewhat hoarse soft roar which carried an unrestrained
happiness reverberated throughout the sky above the mountain.
The dark black ring trembled slightly and Yao Lao’s body suddenly appeared behind Xiao Yan. He
lowered his head to watch the tightened body of the young man which had been constrained until it
trembled slightly. A relief and gentleness flashed across those turbid old eyes of his.
During the two years, he had accompanied Xiao Yan, observing his growth, observing his effort
and observing how he time and time again broke past his limit in battles and training.
His two years of effort had finally bore fruit!

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Chapter 227
Chapter 227: Swallowing The Heavenly Flame, Begin!
After he gradually recovered his body back to its peak condition, Xiao Yan finally began to calm
down. He lifted his head and stared at the crescent moon in the sky for a long time. Then he let out
a soft laugh, carried the Green Lotus Seat in his hand and stood up.
“Let’s find a safer place first.” Yao Lao said softly.
“Haha, alright.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head. He scanned the terrain around him. This
was the only mountain at the edge of the desert. By being able to block the desert to the foot of the
mountain, the size of the mountain would not be very small.
On the mountain, there was the occasional sound from the howling wolves and the roaring of
tigers. It appeared as though they were announcing to everyone that the territory here already had
an owner.
Carrying the Green Lotus Seat tightly in his hands, the tip of Xiao Yan’s feet stepped heavily on
the ground. An energy explosion sounded and his body abruptly ascended and swiftly landed on top
of a huge tree beside him. His body swayed with the tree branches as his gaze swept across the
surrounding fresh green mountain forest. Following which, he gently pressed against the tree
branch and his body quickly flashed across the dense forest like an eagle in the night sky as he
swiftly headed toward the top of the mountain.
Xiao Yan turned into a black shadow that moved around the top of the mountain, inspecting it a
few times. Finally, he chose a place which he was quite pleased with; a naturally formed mountain
cave. The position of the cave was near the middle of the cliff while the cliff wall was so precipitous
that it was almost vertical and it did not have any spots for one to place one’s foot on. Thus, it was
obviously impossible to climb to the mountain cave. However, this mountain cave which appeared
difficult for others to climb to was undoubtedly much easier and almost effortless to Xiao Yan who
possessed the Purple Cloud Wings.
Standing on the top of the cliff, Xiao Yan glanced down at the extremely deep and almost
bottomless valley below the mountain. It was covered by a faint fog. This place, which was neither
open to the sky nor at the bottom was the most ideal training location in his heart.
Nodding his head with satisfaction, Xiao Yan did not show any hesitation as he leaped off the cliff.
An intense wind sounded past his ears. His back trembled slightly and the Purple Cloud Wings
extended out. The wings flapped causing Xiao Yan’s quickly descending body to slow down. A
moment later, his body was already smoothly suspended outside the mountain cave. His gaze
carefully swept across the cave. Only after he did not discover any trace of a Magic Beast staying
within the cave did he carry the Green Lotus Seat over and flew into the cave.
Although the cave was not very big, it was sufficiently large for Xiao Yan to use. After putting the
Green Lotus Seat on a huge rock, Xiao Yan took out a few Moonlight Stones from his storage ring
which he hung on the stone walls. Immediately, a somewhat dim light began to shine.
With the help of the light, Xiao Yan began to sweep his gaze within the cave in an alert manner.
Any little tiny corner was swept over by Xiao Yan’s gaze a few times…
One could not blame Xiao Yan for being so alert and careful. His intention of swallowing the
‘Heavenly Flame’ was so difficult that even the swallowing of the ‘Purple Flame’ could not compare
with it. During such a time, any interruption from the surroundings would cause his efforts to fall
short. Moreover, he would also likely receive a backlash from the ‘Heavenly Flame’ and turn into a
pile of ashes in an instant.
Xiao Yan took nearly an hour before he completely scanned the not very spacious mountain cave.
During his scan, he found a few small Magic Beast dung hidden by a few huge rocks. These should
have been left behind by some flyi

ng type Magic Beast from the occasional times they came here to rest.
After clearing the dung from the cave, Xiao Yan moved huge rocks from the inner part of the cave
and completely blocked the entrance. He only left a few small gaps to allow air to enter.
Once he completed these troublesome tasks, Xiao Yan exhaled a long breath. He then came to the
middle of the cave where he sat cross-legged in front of a huge rock. A hot flame was dancing within
his black eyes as he stared at the green-colored lotus seat in front of him.
“Teacher. what should I do… next?” There was some perspiration within his palm as Xiao Yan
swallowed his saliva and asked softly in his heart.
“First take out all the things that you will require.” Yao Lao floated out from the ring. A
seriousness that had never been there before was on his old face.
Xiao Yan nodded his head. His finger tapped the storage ring and took out a small transparent
jade bottle. Within it, there was a blood-colored medicinal pill the size of a dragon’s eye which was
lying without a sound. Through the reflection of the bottle’s surface, the blood-colored medicinal pill
appeared somewhat shady. When the bottle shook slightly, it seemed that there was an invisible
liquid shaking within it.
This round blood-colored medicinal pill was one of the essential things prepared in order to
swallow the ‘Heavenly Flame’: the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’! After taking out the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’, Xiao Yan
took out another small jade box from within the storage ring which he gently placed on the clean
rock surface. Instantly, a faint cold air began to condensate and form a thin ice layer. When the jade
box was opened, a snow white jade bottle was found carefully placed within it. A faint white-colored
cold fog shrouded the jade bottle, giving it the faint appearance of being misty and mysterious.
The thing that was stored in this snow white jade bottle was the ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’ that
Xiao Yan had used all his effort in order to obtain it from Gu Te’s hands.
Yao Lao nodded his head as his gaze glanced past these two things that were known as unique
treasures. He flicked his finger and a faint grey-colored light suddenly rose slowly from the tip of his
finger. The grey-colored light spiraled once in the air before gently landing on the rock’s surface.
The glow then disappeared, exposing the thing that was hidden in it.
It was a grey-colored stone that was around the size of a thumb. The stone was as smooth as jade
and did not have the slightest flaw. In the middle of the stone, there was a pale-blue glow that was
slowly wiggling, much like a small worm that possessed a life force.
“Is this the so called Acceptance Soul?” Xiao Yan could not help but ask in a somewhat stunned
manner as he eyed this somewhat humble looking small stone.
“Ah, this is indeed an Acceptance Soul, an extremely rare natural and strange material. Only in the
high grade storage rings would one have a tiny chance to dig it out. It may appear to be only a small
little bit but its value far exceeds that of the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ and the ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’. If I
had not luckily obtained it back then, I’m afraid that even if you already had obtained the ‘Heavenly
Flame’, you could only stare dazedly at it…” Yao Lao softly said with a smile.
Nodding his head, Xiao Yan glanced at the storage ring on his hand. This was a low grade storage
ring but it was worth tens of thousands of gold coins. If it were a middle grade storage ring, its
value would at least grow by over ten times that amount. As for high grade storage rings… the
storage rings of this grade basically belonged to the category of having no market price. Some big
clans even used the high grade storage ring as a keepsake or symbol of their wealth. In the Dou Qi
continent, only the strong people or leaders of powerful groups would have the qualification to
obtain a high grade storage ring. From this explanation, the extent of the rarity of such a thing
could be understood…
When compared to a high grade storage ring, this Acceptance Soul was undoubtedly much rarer;
almost to the point of being pitiful. Describing it as the feather of a phoenix or the horn of a dragon
may not be going overboard.
Xiao Yan cautiously and carefully checked all the three items before he moved his gaze to the
Green Lotus. His gaze stared intently at the green-colored flame in the middle of the lotus and
gently licked his mouth. Yearning and desire covered his entire face.
“Release it.” Yao Lao gravely said.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and held the bottom of the Green Lotus Seat with his palm. His
Spiritual Perception swiftly intruded into it, separating the lotus seat and the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’. After which, he carefully pulled away the Green Lotus Seat.
Having lost the bonds of the Green Lotus Seat, that originally tiny green-colored flame suddenly
grew by a few times. In just the blink of an eye, the green-colored flame seedling turned into a
cluster of flame which was suspended in midair.
As the size of the flame grew, the temperature in the mountain cave also rose extremely quickly. At
the top of the mountain cave, the rock wall had already melted quietly, forming a hole the size of
one’s head.
After extending his hand to wipe the perspiration off of his forehead, Xiao Yan took two small steps
back and raised his head. His face was filled with seriousness as he stared at the rising green-
colored flame. Although his heart had already done its best to calm down, his palms still trembled
involuntarily,
“What do I do next?” Xiao Yan forcefully pretended to be calm as his shaking voice asked.
“The power created from swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’ will be extremely strong. Thus, I will
use my Spiritual Strength to surround the entire cave. Otherwise, over half of this mountain may be
incinerated by the ‘Heavenly Flame’ before you can completely swallow it.” Yao Lao said deeply as
he patted Xiao Yan’s shoulders, comforting him.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan hurriedly nodded his head.
“Although saying this might sound inauspicious but as an insurance, you better sit on top of the
green lotus. If anything were to happen, the green lotus can protect your life. Otherwise, even if it’s
me, it would be difficult to rescue you in the instant that is required to save your life. After all, you
have to swallow the ‘Heavenly Flame’ into your body. That is an extremely dangerous act.” Yao Lao
hesitated for a moment before saying helplessly.
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and nodded his head. The tip of his feet tapped on the ground and his
body gently floated onto the Green Lotus Seat. After which, he tilted his head to face Yao Lao.
“Consume the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ first. Without the protection of the blood film that forms, it would
be impossible to come into close contact with the ‘Heavenly Flame’ with your strength.” Yao Lao
said seriously.
Xiao Yan nodded his head. He bent his palm slightly and sucked the small jade bottle to his hand.
After tilting the jade bottle, a dragon eye sized medicinal pill that was faintly emitting a healthy
luster, rolled into his hand.
Holding the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ in his hand, Xiao Yan placed it under his nose and sniffed. A strange
scent shrouded the tip of his nose while a type of icy feeling almost caused his spirit to tremble a
couple of times.
Xiao Yan focused his gaze on this tier five medicinal pill. He curled his fist abruptly, closed his eyes
and stuffed it into his mouth.
The moment the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ entered Xiao Yan mouth, it transformed into a somewhat dark
and cold energy that swiftly entered all of the Qi Paths in Xiao Yan’s body. Finally, layers of a blood
like film, slowly penetrated his Qi Paths and even his bones.
Following the penetration of the blood film, Xiao Yan’s body suddenly trembled intensely. Threads
of fresh blood started to soar out from his pores. In just the blink of an eye, a layer of bright red
fresh blood covered his body, giving him a terrifying appearance.
Not long after this fresh blood appeared, it swiftly coagulated and finally formed a blood-colored
cuticle. These cuticles covered Xiao Yan’s hands and legs. Even his eyes were completely covered
within it.
The blood-colored cuticle appeared to have formed an extremely dense blood-colored armor that
was impervious to the wind, tightly protecting Xiao Yan within it.
Xiao Yan slowly extended his hand that was covered by the blood-colored cuticle and aimed at the
‘Heavenly Flame’ in midair. A suction force suddenly surged forth.
Following the appearance of the suction force, the green-colored flame in midair suddenly
inflated. In the blink of an eye, a terrifying destructive strength slowly spread out from within the
green-colored flame as though it had been awoken.
Xiao Yan focused his gaze intently on the cluster of green-colored flame that was growing larger.
He knew that the swallowing of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ had begun!

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Chapter 228
Chapter 228: Detaching The Flame Seed
Within the bright cave, the green-colored flame writhed intensely. Traces of prominent distortion
clearly appeared in the air surrounding the flame following the writhing of the cluster of the flame
seedling. It was unexpected that the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’s’ temperature would be so
terrifying…
As the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ gradually became wilder, Yao Lao, who was first to sense this,
swiftly spread out his powerful Spiritual Strength and completely covered the entire cave. At the
same time, he isolated the extremely high temperature that appeared in the cave.
In midair, the green-colored flame’s, enlarged by the wind, expanded by nearly a hundred times in
the blink of an eye. Following the change of its size, the originally warm and soothing flame had
become wild and violent. The flame whistled as it writhed, releasing a ‘chi chi’ sound. The
surrounding air was also incinerated by the hot green flame into nothingness.
Xiao Yan focused his gaze on the enormous green flame in midair before turning his head around
to look at Yao Lao. He waited for the latter to nod his head. Then he took in a deep breath of hot air.
His hand, which was covered by a blood-colored cuticle, shakingly aimed at the green flame and
released a violent suction force.
When sucking the ‘Heavenly Flame’, the suction force, which could usually easily suck a huge rock
over was only able to slowly move the ‘Heavenly Flame’ through the air. Moreover, each time the
shapeless suction force came into contact with the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, it could only endure
for two to three seconds before it would be incinerated into nothingness by the terrifying heat.
Therefore, even though Xiao Yan and the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ may have only been a few
meters apart, the amount of Dou Qi exhausted was an enormous.
Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the green-colored flame that was slowly moving over. His
breathing was somewhat rapid and his forehead was covered in perspiration. The perspiration
followed the contours of his face as it flowed down. Under the reflection from the blood-colored
cuticle, it appeared to be droplets of bright red, fresh blood.
As the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ gradually grew closer, the terrifying heat energy that it emitted
caused even the face of Yao Lao to the side to reveal some shock. Clearly, the energy contained
within this ‘Heavenly Flame’, that was ranked nineteenth on the ‘Heavenly Flame Ranking’, seemed
to have exceeded even his expectations.
When the enormous green-colored flame stopped around a meter in front of Xiao Yan, the
terrifying heat that it emitted still caused some of the hard green stone to gradually crack despite
Yao Lao having used his Spiritual Strength to isolate the inside of the cave. A moment later, some of
the huge stones transformed into numerous small stones which were incinerated into piles of green-
colored fine powder.
Yao Lao’s face was filled with seriousness as he eyed the huge green-colored flame that had
stopped in front of Xiao Yan. The somewhat blurry body surface of Yao Lao suddenly began to
fluctuate intensely like a water wave. Seeing his body’s change, Yao Lao’s expression changed
slightly. His pair of hands formed seals in a lightning like matter and let out a low cry. Instantly,
thick white-colored flame swiftly rose from his body and gradually stopped when it covered all of it.
After summoning the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’, Yao Lao once again became calm. He took a few small
steps back, stared intently at the writhing green-colored flame with a serious, old face, and quickly
said, “Extend your hands into the green-colored flame. The middle of the cluster of the flame should
form the wisp of the flame seed. Take it out! Hurry!”
Hearing Yao Lao’s words, Xiao Yan’s body trembled slightly. Under the blood-colored cuticle, a
pair of eyes were opened wide. Xiao Yan pul

led the corner of his mouth in some disbelief. Extend his hand into the flame? Was that not seeking
death?
The dumfounded thought swiftly flashed across his heart. A moment later, he calmed down his
mind from its stunned state. Since Yao Lao had told him this, then he should do as told. He did not
have even the slightest experience when it came to swallowing a ‘Heavenly Flame’. Therefore, he
could only follow Yao Lao’s every order…
Although when swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’, any little mistake would result in the backlash
from the ‘Heavenly Flame’ turning one into a pile of ashes, Xiao Yan was able to give Yao Lao an
unreserved amount of trust.
Xiao Yan nodded his chin without anyone noticing before suddenly raising his head. He stared
intently at the green-colored flame that was getting closer. His slightly trembling hand opened and
closed slightly, preparing to charge into the ‘Heavenly Flame’ at any moment.
When the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ arrived to a spot around two to three feet from Xiao Yan, the
surrounding hard mountain rock ground had already been incinerated into a huge hole. This result
was something that occurred even with Yao Lao’s effort of protection in place. If Yao Lao were to
withdraw the protection from the Spiritual Strength, the entire mountain peak would be incinerated
into a pile of ashes in an extremely short time.
The green lotus emitted a faint green-colored glow as Xiao Yan sat cross legged on its lotus seat.
This layer of glow helped Xiao Yan block a large portion of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ temperature. Even
with this, there was still some residual temperature that managed to seep in, causing the blood-
colored cuticle to form droplets of bright red liquid.
Xiao Yan’s dark black eyes were reflected the green-colored demonic and exotic flame as he eyed
the enormous flame that had stopped in front of him. His throat rolled slightly before he clenched
his teeth violently and slowly extended his hand, which was covered with the blood-colored cuticles,
into the cluster of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’.
Following his hand’s gradual extension into the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, the layer of blood-
colored cuticles on his arm began to swiftly melt. Droplets of blood like liquid repeatedly dripped
down. Each time a drop of liquid left his hand, it would swiftly be incinerated by the green-colored
flame into nothingness.
Although the blood-colored cuticle melted extremely quickly within the ‘Heavenly Flame’, the
medicinal strength of the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ within Xiao Yan’s body released a never ending amount
of dark and cold energy as the cuticle melted. These energies passed through his Qi Paths before
swiftly and completely repairing the melted blood-colored cuticle on his hand.
Under this cycle of continuous melting and replacement, Xiao Yan’s hand was finally completely
extended into the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
Being in such close contact with the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, the blood-colored cuticle all over
Xiao Yan’s body began to show signs of melting with varying intensity. After which, the blood-colored
liquid dripped down like flowing water. At a glance, it appeared as though fresh blood was
continuously being emitted from within his pores. HIs delicate and handsome face was also
currently covered by the tumbling fresh blood, like a demon that had climbed out of hell. Overall, he
appeared extremely terrifying.
Xiao Yan stared intently at the continuously writhing green-colored flame with unblinking eyes.
His hand swiftly grasped within the ‘Heavenly Flame’. This was the first time he had come into such
close contact with a ‘Heavenly Flame’ that was not controlled by anyone. Although there was some
bizarre novelty, there was a greater amount of uneasiness and apprehension. Under this kind of
situation, if the blood-colored cuticle on his hand failed to be replaced in time, then Xiao Yan would
turn into a pile of ashes within a short few seconds.
From underneath the blood-colored cuticle, perspiration dripped from Xiao Yan’s forehead,
entering his eyes. There was a soreness and swelling pain in his eyes from the salty sweat but he did
not dare blink his eyes even once. He tightly pressed his mouth together as his palm slowly made its
way within the green-colored flame inch by inch.
When Xiao Yan was searching for the wisp of flame seed of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, he could
not helped but be shocked and amazed by the high temperature of the ‘Heavenly Flame’. The
temperature it contained had far exceeded Xiao Yan’s expectations. Even though he had prepared
many things, the terrifying high temperature carried by the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ still slowly
seeped past the blood-colored cuticle and the green lotus energy cover’s defense, causing the skin
of Xiao Yan, who had been hiding under them, to become red, much like a searing hot iron.
Xiao Yan clenched his teeth as he bared the intense burning pain. Through the corner of his eyes,
he swiftly glanced at his surroundings and was somewhat appalled to find that the small cave had
expanded to two times it’s original size.
At this time, the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ seemed to have realized the intentions of Xiao Yan.
Instantly, it started turn and the natural energy contained within the surrounding space began to
riot. Multi-colored mottled energy slowly flowed, much like a colorful river, appearing extremely
dazzling.
The multi-colored mottled energy spiraled around the surroundings of the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’. Occasionally, a wisp of flame would pounce on it. Immediately, these round shaped mottled
energy rings would appear like donuts which had been bitten off by a dog, leaving it with missing
and chipped edges.
Following the sudden uprising of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame,’ the originally terrifying
temperature within the cave immediately rose sharply. The surroundings within the mountain cave
began to swiftly crack under this sudden sharp rise in temperature. Numerous huge crack lines
quietly spread and in only a moment, they covered the entire mountain cave. Looking at the interior
which had been damaged until it was full of holes, it probably would have collapsed long ago had it
not been for Yao Lao’s support.
“What a terrifying destructive power. If it were to be thrown into a city, it might be able to
incinerate a huge city into ruins within an hour.” Eyeing the inner part of the mountain cave which
had undergone a drastic change in only a mere moment, palpitations surfaced on Xiao Yan’s face.
He muttered the words before quickly turning his gaze towards Yao Lao.
At this moment, Yao Lao had a tension filled face as he stared at every action the green-colored
flame made. Upon sensing Xiao Yan looking over, the tensed face of Yao Lao became slightly gentle
and gave Xiao Yan a comforting smile.
Xiao Yan faced the forceful smile of Yao Lao and nodded. Suddenly, his eyebrows lifted. An
unrestrained joy surged over his face as he hurriedly turned his head around, focusing his gaze
intently within the green-colored flame.
The hand that was covered by a blood-colored cuticle crazily started wildly grasped around within
the green-colored flame. An instant later, the swiftly dancing hand suddenly stiffened. A smile
gradually climbed onto the corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth.
On one side, Yao Lao gave a huge sigh of relief when he saw Xiao Yan’s expression. Although the
blood armor coagulated by the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ was strong, it could not withstand a prolonged
grilling by the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Once the blood armor vaporized because of the exhaustion of its
energy, Xiao Yan’s attempt at swallowing of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ this time around would have to be
declared as a failure.
Xiao Yan’s hand tightly grabbed something that’s substance was like that of an actual seed. He
clenched his hand and withstood the burning pain from his palm as he gradually withdrew his hand
from within the green-colored flame.
When Xiao Yan’s hand had finally withdrew from the green-colored flame, he found a wisp of
green-colored lava liquid that was squirming in his palm.
“Is this the Flame Seed of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’?” Staring at the wisp of green-colored
lava that was emitting a frightening temperature, Xiao Yan blinked his eyes and softly muttered.

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Chapter 229
Chapter 229: Heavenly Flame Forging the Body
Following the withdrawal of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ flame seed, the enormous green-
colored flame in front of Xiao Yan immediately began to gradually shrink. A while later, it turned into
wisps of tiny green-colored flames and entered into the green-colored lava within Xiao Yan’s hand.
“This is the Origin Flame Seed of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. Don’t look down on its size. When
it was initially formed, it would have been the massive size of half a mountain peak. However, after
thousands of years of being honed by the earth, its size has become increasingly small. Only after its
size has been compressed to the size of one’s palm would it be able to form a little flame spirit. Only
at that moment can it truly be called a ‘Heavenly Flame!’.”
“This thumb-size strip of lava has absorbed terrifying energy for over the thousands of years it
was being compressed… You can just imagine… if such a thing were to completely explode, how
extreme of a destruction would released… Bluntly putting it, at such a time, even a Dou Zhong
would only have one absolute end when faced with this spontaneously combusting energy…” Yao
Lao stared at the green-colored lava in Xiao Yan’s palm that was like a worm as he softly said, “To
die!”
“Hu…” Xiao Yan exhaled a long breath and quietly nodded his head. He carefully held that strip of
green-colored lava in his palm. Due to the terrifying temperature contained within the strip of lava,
it caused the thick blood-colored cuticle layer to melt at a swift pace that would make most people
nervous.
“What’s next?” Xiao Yan blinked his eyes and muttered.
“Swallow it…”
The thick white flame on Yao Lao’s body trembled uncontrollably for a couple of times. He tried
his best to maintain the calmness in his old voice but it still shook a little. The current step that Xiao
Yan needed to carry out was the most dangerous step in swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
Regardless of how strong and firm the outside of one’s body was, the interior of one’s body would
always be the weakest part for him. Forget about the ‘Heavenly Flame’ that possessed great
destructive power. If something even a little harmful were to enter into his body, it would cause a
strong person to feel neither able to live nor die. TL: Feel neither able to live nor die – extreme
pain/anguish
Hearing Yao Lao’s words, Xiao Yan’s hand which was tightly holding the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’
flame seed trembled a few times in an unobvious manner. He lowered his head slightly and stared
intently at the slowly squirming flame seed with his dark black eyes. A struggle could be seen in his
black and white eyes.
Regardless of how calm Xiao Yan’s character was, his heart would unavoidably feel some terror
and apprehension when faced with making this kind of life or death decision. Who could blame him?
After all, what he was about to swallow was an extremely restless bomb. This bomb had an
extremely high probability to blow his body into ashes the moment he swallowed it.
Following Xiao Yan’s silence, the atmosphere within the cave became quiet. The stifling hot air
hovered around the cave before moving along some cracks it formed.
Yao Lao also sighed softly as he eyed Xiao Yan’s slightly trembling hand. There was no
disappointed expression on his face because of Xiao Yan’s hesitation. Being in possession of the
experience of swallowing a ‘Heavenly Flame’, he was extremely clear just how uncertain one’s heart
and spirit would be at this moment…
Back them. when he was swallowing the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’, he had even held the flame seed
and sat foolishly and trembling for nearly an hour before he finally adopted the thought that he was
going to die as he chomped down on the flame seed and violently forced the flame seed into his
stomach…
Seeing that young man who was carrying the flame seed with

a struggling face, Yao Lao also remained quiet. He did not open his mouth to say any words of
comfort. This was because swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’ had always posed an extremely great
risk. Although they had prepared the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ and other things according to his request,
these things would only simply raise the success rate of swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’ by a little.
According to his rough estimate, if the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ and other assisting items were not
present, the chance of successfully swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’ was not even at one percent.
With them, the chances of success may have been raised to around ten percent. Even if this was
so… the risk involved was still very significant. It could even be said that swallowing a ‘Heavenly
Flame’ was an action that was gambling with one’s luck. If one were lucky, one would roam through
the heavens and overtake the land, if one was unlucky, one would turn into ash and be buried with
the yellow ground… TL: Earth is yellow. Accept it.
Therefore, when he saw Xiao Yan hesitating and struggling, Yao Lao did not say anything. He
simply quietly sat in one corner and waited for the former’s decision. However, he believed that the
young man in front of him would not disappoint him. The three years of tough training had allowed
Yao Lao to completely understand the viciousness and stubbornness that was hidden in the young
man’s heart. The young man had put in a lot of effort for the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Now that it was time
to bear fruit, his character would definitely not allow him to give up.
“Since you won’t give up… then seize it! Live or die, strong or weak, will be chosen from this
moment.” Yao Lao’s eyes drooped slightly as he muttered softly in his heart.
Time ticked by in silence. At one moment, the quietly seated young man’s body suddenly trembled
slightly. He inhaled a long breath of hot air and slightly raised his head, revealing the side of his face
that was gradually escaping from immaturity. He smiled slightly at Yao Lao who was still
maintaining his silence by the side and Xiao Yao then waved the flame seed in his hand. In a soft
voice, he said, “Teacher, I’m starting!”
Hearing this, a gratified and gentle smile appeared on Yao Lao’s old face. He slightly nodded his
head and said softly, “I wish you success. Believe in yourself. You will not fail.”
“Ke ke, I have always had confidence in myself.” A brilliant smile appeared on the young man’s
delicate and handsome face. He slowly lifted the flame seed in his hand, pausing for a moment,
before suddenly throwing it into his wide open mouth.
Once the green-colored strip of lava entered his mouth, Xiao Yan immediately closed his mouth
tightly. At the same time, his entire body seemed to have been struck by lightning. It trembled
intensely and his face which originally had some blood color suddenly turned pale.
Forcefully withstanding the waves of searing pain from within his body, Xiao Yan slowly closed his
eyes and his mind gradually descended into his body.
When his mind sunk into his body, a foggy and misty sensory world immediately appeared within
Xiao Yan’s heart. Currently, there were many Qi Paths in his body that were damaged. The green-
colored lava that had entered his body earlier had already been divided into threads of tiny green-
colored flames. These green-colored flames contained a terrifying energy randomly passed through
his Qi Paths. Anything that blocked the path in front of them would be instantly incinerated by them
into nothingness.
As these green-colored flames passed by, the terrifyingly high temperature still managed to seep
into Xiao Yan’s Qi Paths despite them being protected by the blood film coagulated from the ‘Blood
Lotus Pill’. Although the remnant heat from what seeped through was not very hot, it undoubtedly
still had a destructive impact on the weakest part of the human body, the Qi Paths…
Under the grilling from these high temperatures, the originally spacious and tough Qi Paths had
been twisted like scarred skin, giving them an extremely strange and terrifying appearance.
Naturally, the pain that was created from his Qi Paths being grilled, until they were completely
twisted, directly resulted in Xiao Yan’s body repeatedly convulsing. The muscles all over his body
tightened and bulged like worms. His pale white face did not have the slightest color of blood.
Within the Qi Paths, the green-colored flame wildly shuttled through. In just a few minutes, the
inside of Xiao Yan’s body was destroyed until it was a mess. The worst thing was that the medicinal
effect of the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ was mostly depleted by the ‘Heavenly Flame’. The dissipated blood
film no longer had replacements from the medicinal strength of the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’.
Under the premise of having the protection from the blood film, the inside of Xiao Yan’s body was
still damaged by the terrifying ‘Heavenly Flame’ until this nearly crippled state. Should the blood
layer disappear, everything in Xiao Yan’s body, including his Qi Path, bones, heart etc, would be
incinerated by the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ into nothingness within an extremely short time. When
that happened, Xiao Yan, who had lost his essential organs to maintain his life would only be left
with the path of death.
The blood film swiftly became thin under the burning of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. Just as the
blood film turned into an transparent state where it was about to volatilize, a warm and cool item
was pressed into Xiao Yan’s hand. At the same time, Yao Lao’s grave voice sounded, “Consume the
‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’. After that, direct it to circulate within the Qi Paths of your body and raise
the familiarity between the energy of the cold fountain and the Qi Paths. Once you complete the
circulation, use the Dou Qi to wrap around the ‘Heavenly Flame’ and direct it to circulate through
the route of the ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi Method before swallowing it!”
Xiao Yan nodded in his heart. He swiftly grabbed the jade bottle, squinted his eyes and nestled it
close to his mouth. Immediately, an icy flow that was strong enough to cause the human body to
become an ice sculpture, suddenly flowed into Xiao Yan’s mouth and entered his body.
The bone piercing iciness of the cold liquid flowed through Xiao Yan’s throat while felt as if that
that section of his throat had been coagulated into an icy roll. His entire body shivered while strands
of icy threads hovered over his hair.
The icy flow charged into his body and followed the Qi Paths as it began to flow in all directions.
When the icy flow passed through any Qi Path, it would quickly form a cream layer of ice that
covered his Qi Path and bones.
When the icy flow entered Xiao Yan’s body, its bone piercing coldness coincidentally neutralized
the heat in his body that was caused by the ‘Heavenly Flame’. The sudden comfortable feeling
caused Xiao Yan to let out a long sigh. His originally extremely pale face also regained some color.
As the icy layer covered every part of his body, Xiao Yan’s mind also began to attempt to come into
contact with a wisp of ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ that was passing through his Qi Paths. However, his
initial contact caused Xiao Yan to feel a great headache. This kind of ‘Heavenly Flame’ energy was
extremely wild by nature. It was like trying to pull back a stubborn bull to get it to follow orders and
was clearly not an easy thing.
After his attempt at controlling the flame failed, Xiao Yan did not give up because of it. He spurred
on his mind and persistently attempted to control this wisp of ‘Heavenly Flame’.
One failure, two failures, three failures… after failing an unknown number of time, Xiao Yan, who
had tried until he had nearly become numb, suddenly felt his heart leap. He hurriedly steadied his
mind and was filled with unrestrained joy as he realized that the wisp of ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’
which had randomly passed through this Qi Paths had actually begun to go along the route that his
mind had pulled it through.
Sensing this situation, Xiao Yan’s spirit was immediately raised. He hurriedly but carefully
controlled this small wisp of ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ and began to slowly circulate it through the
correct Qi Path route.
In his Qi Paths, that were full of holes, a wisp of green-colored flame slowly flowed. Along the way,
when it melted the nearby ice layer, a faint white-colored fog would shroud the Qi Paths again. A
moment later, the white vapor would transform into some icy crystals that were pasted around Qi
Path, creating a barrier to protect the Qi Path from the erosion of the ‘Heavenly Flame’.

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Chapter 230
Chapter 230: Success
Xiao Yan’s mind dragged the wisp of green-colored flame and slowly circulated it. At the places
where the flame passed through, the ice layer coagulated from the ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’
continued to melt.
As he carefully dragged this tiny wisp of green-colored flame and circulated it through some of his
Qi Paths, other green-colored flames were also gradually attracted to this companion of theirs. With
the help from the attraction force between the green-colored flames, the divided wisps of green
flame in his body began to slowly merge together as Xiao Yan continued to control this one wisp of
‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ as he circulated it through his Qi Paths.
When the last wisp of green-colored flame was gathered together through Xiao Yan’s hard work,
the green-colored flames gradually merged. A moment later, it coagulated into a tiny green-colored
lava.
Eyeing this green-colored lava that had once again appeared, Xiao Yan forcefully withstood the
twitching pain that was emitted from within his body. He clenched his teeth and dragged it to
continue circulating through his Qi Paths.
The ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ after being merged together had undoubtedly become more violent
and terrifying. When the green-colored lava trickled past, the thick ice layer was transformed to the
point of not even having the thickness of a thumb. Moreover, the cold fog that it emitted was also
incinerated by the green-colored flame until it turned into nothingness. The ice layer which had lost
its replenishing system had a difficult time withstanding the erosion of the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
The effect of the ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’ was gradually being reduced with each movement of
the heavenly flame. On one occasion when the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ erupted, a small section of
the ice layer within Xiao Yan’s Qi Path was actually completely melted. A small drop of green-
colored lava penetrated through the defence of the ice layer and landed on the naked Qi Path.
Immediately, the Qi Path acted like a excited worm and tensed up. An intense pain that reached
deep into his soul caused Xiao Yan to violently vomit a mouthful of fresh blood.
Xiao Yan’s teeth clenched against each other. That sudden appearance of intense pain caused Xiao
Yan’s head to feel giddy for awhile before he gradually calmed down. He did not even have time to
wipe away the blood stains as he hurriedly focused upon the heavenly flame. Once again, he
controlled the green-colored lava and slowly circulated it along the Qi Paths.
During the circulation, Xiao Yan’s mind grew increasingly proficient in controlling the movements
of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. However, because of this, the temperature that the green-colored
flame emitted grew increasingly frightening. By now, the ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’ in Xiao Yan’s
body was being repeatedly defeated by the ‘Heavenly Flame’ attack. It was likely only going to last a
little longer before it completely melted with exhausted energy.
Clenching his teeth intensely, Xiao Yan used all his might to drag that tiny green-colored lava. The
high temperature that was released from within it, seeping through Xiao Yan’s Qi Paths and bones,
directly causing tiny white-colored bubbles to appear on the surface of Xiao Yan’s body. When the
white bubbles broke, it revealed the bright red flesh under it. Numerous small crack lines spread
out from within the blood and flesh, finally covering all over Xiao Yan’s hands and body. They made
Xiao Yan seem like a damaged porcelain doll, appearing extremely frightening.
Eyeing Xiao Yan’s cracked skin all over his body, the corner of Yao Lao’s eyes twitched
involuntarily. This phenomenon of the skin cracking meant that the hot air had spread all over the
interior of Xiao Yan’s body. Without any path out, all the hot air could only break through Xiao Yan’s
skin and create cracks to escape through.
Usually,

the appearance of such a scenario meant that the situation in the body was not proceeding smoothly.
This was because if an energy surge were to happen, then the surface of Xiao Yan’s skin had a high
possibility of being directly blown apart.
Yao Lao’s old face swiftly changed. His hands gripped tightly into a fist and relaxed repeatedly. It
took a long while before he managed to suppress the fear in his heart. He waited quietly at the side,
not daring to make the slightest sound to interrupt Xiao Yan.
The current Xiao Yan ignored the changes on the surface of his body. Instead, he had already
placed all his attention onto the green-colored lava that was about to complete one circulation of his
Qi Paths.
When the green-colored lava flowed through a main Qi Path, it finally completed a perfect full
cycle. At this moment, Xiao Yan could clearly feel that relationship between his mind and the ‘Green
Lotus Core Flame’ had become a little more tacit.
After the green-colored lava completed the final circulation, there was a sudden surge of Dou Qi in
Xiao Yan’s body. This slight change had an extreme effect on the unstable situation. The slight
tremble of the Dou Qi caused the hot air that filled Xiao Yan’s entire body to violently surge outward
through Xiao Yan’s arm, carrying a big piece of flesh and blood with it.
The sudden intense pain caused Xiao Yan’s spirit to violently tremble a few times. On his forehead,
cold sweat was like dripping water as it swiftly fell, drenching his clothes.
Taking a few deep breath in his heart, Xiao Yan’s palm groped within the storage ring and took out
a bottle of healing medicine. He randomly poured it over his wound and continued to place his mind
on the green-colored flame in his body.
Due to the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ having completed one cycle, the Purple Flame Dou Qi within
the vortex of his body suddenly started writhing. Under the direction of his mind, a wisp of Purple-
colored Dou Qi flowed out from the vortex and covered the green-colored lava within it… Although
each time the purple flame came into contact with the ‘Heavenly Flame’. it would be instantly
incinerated into nothing, it was fortunate there was a near-never ending supply of purple flame.
Therefore, the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ that had just finished one cycle was once again dragged
through the route required by the ‘Flame Mantra’…
As the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ was pushed through the route dictated by the ‘Flame Mantra’, it
appeared to have felt an uneasiness somewhere. Immediately, the flame which had become calmer
after a full cycle, once again became violent. A dark green-colored flame rose from the lava and
ruthlessly grilled the Qi Paths that had been covered by a layer of ice. Wherever the flame passed,
the Qi Paths completely changed their shape; they looked severely injured.
Having swallowed the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ in this manner, Xiao Yan could be considered to
have experienced its terror. Before this swallowing had completed, the inside of his body was
already damaged until it was a complete mess. Looking at his current wounds, he would have to rest
for at least a few months even with the help of various healing medicinal pills if he wanted to
recover back to his original condition. After all, his injuries this time around were far too serious. If
he were an ordinary person, it might have been enough to turn him into a cripple…
Within his Qi Paths, the Purple Flame Dou Qi continued to be incinerated into nothingness while
the vortex continued to go all out to deliver the Dou Qi. It would deliver the same amount of Dou Qi
that was burnt. Although by pushing it like this, the Dou Qi stored within the vortex was diminishing
at a visible speed, at the same time the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ also began to circulate
successfully through the route directed by the ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi Method.
Within the interior of his Qi Paths, the layer of ice formed by the ‘Icy Spirit Cold Fountain’ had
gradually become thin from its original thick state after being depleted by the ‘Heavenly Flame’
over a long period of time. It then transformed from its thin state to one that barely existed. By now,
the freezing cold layer of ice had already completely lost its ability to protect…
With the disappearance of the layer of ice, the already terrible circumstances inside Xiao Yan’s
body became even worse. The high temperature grilled his Qi Paths until they were a jumbled mess.
In some tiny areas, the Qi Paths began to gradually form clots, blocking the flow of Dou Qi.
By this stage, Xiao Yan, who had already played all his cards, could only clench his teeth and put
in all his effort to drive the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ to complete the circulation route of the ‘Flame
Mantra’ Qi Method. This was because only by doing this would he receive a perfect compensation.
Otherwise, once the ‘Heavenly Flame’ flared back up, he might well be turned into powder on the
spot.
“Chi…” On Xiao Yan’s face, a small blood slit suddenly cracked open. Fresh blood flowed out from
it, wetting half of Xiao Yan’s face with a blood red color. Looking at him, he appeared like a white
and red demon.
The closed eyed Xiao Yan naturally did not know just how terrifying his outer appearance had
become. He could only vaguely sense that there was an intense pain that suddenly appeared on his
face. After which, he focused all his attention on circulating the Dou Qi, pulling that green-colored
lava, whose resistance was growing increasingly intense and completing the final path of the ‘Flame
Mantra’ Qi Technique.
After being depleted by the ‘Heavenly Flame’ for a long time, the Purple Flame Dou Qi in the
vortex appeared to be almost completely exhausted. There were only the base seventeen drops of
purple-colored liquid energy that were rolling around the vortex. TL: Purple drops cannot be
recovered (unless to train to that stage again) unlike regular Dou Qi that can be recovered over time
When the last thread of gas Dou Qi was released, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before he
began to transfer the liquid energy out of the vortex and directed them to cover the green-colored
lava and use all their might to drag it.
The liquid energy within the vortex was worthy of being of a higher grade compared to the gas
energy. A small droplet of purple-colored liquid was able to withstand the incineration of the
‘Heavenly Flame’ for over twenty seconds before it completely evaporated.
Seeing that the effect of the liquid energy was quite good, Xiao Yan’s spirit rose. He did not care
about anything else as he directly and continuously withdrew drops of liquid energy from within the
vortex and then drove the green-colored lava strip to pass through the last stretch of the route
signalled by his Qi Method.
The seventeen drops of purple-colored liquid energy in the vortex were consumed until only three
drops were left. By then, the green-colored lava finally exited the last route of the ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi
Method… when the green-colored lava exited the last Qi Path, a sudden faint cooling feeling
suddenly rose within Xiao Yan’s head which had been numbed from the intense pain, causing him to
recover quite a lot of calmness.
After the current ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ passed through the route of the ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi
Method, the high temperature that carried an extremely damaging strength suddenly began to
gradually weaken. A moment later. the high temperature almost completely withdrew into the lava.
The violence disappeared and a thread of soothing warmth gradually spread forth…
“Have I succeeded…”
Within the mountain cave, Yao Lao eyed Xiao Yan whose entire body did not even have a piece of
skin that was in good condition and sighed heavily. A gratified smile appeared on his face as he
nodded slightly. His finger flicked gently and the tiny Acceptance Spirit on the rock’s surface turned
into a gray glow that shot directly into Xiao Yan’s body.
As the Acceptance Soul entered Xiao Yan’s body, a piercing green-colored flame cover instantly
shot out from within Xiao Yan’s body. After which, it quickly wrapped around him. The writhing hot
green flame on it isolated everyone’s sight from Xiao Yan.
Eyeing the green-colored flame cover that suddenly appeared, Yao Lao smiled slightly and
muttered softly, “What a frightening little guy. He was actually able to withstand the pain caused by
the ‘Heavenly Flame’ forging through his body. How remarkable…”
Within the spacious interior of the mountain cave, the green-colored flame cover wrapped Xiao
Yan within it much like a chicken egg. The writhing green-colored flame seemed to declare that Xiao
Yan was undergoing a metamorphosis…

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Chapter 231
Chapter 231: Repairing And Strengthening
Within the mountain cave, the green-colored light cover emitted a high temperature. On top of the
light cover, a flame writhed intensely, resulting in any gaze from outside having difficulty in clearly
seeing the situation that was happening within it.
Floating in midair, Yao Lao eyed the green-colored flame cover and sighed. His tense face also
gradually relaxed. Since Xiao Yan had already finished everything up to this step, then the chances
of him successfully refining the ‘Heavenly Flame’ should at least be around seventy percent. His
final task was to store the overbearing ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ into the Acceptance Spirit. After
this happens, the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ will have completely become Xiao Yan’s Origin Flame
Seed…
“Once he has completed the steps for refining the flame seed, the next step will be to use the
‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ to evolve the ‘Flame Mantra’. With the strength of the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’, it is likely that the ‘Flame Mantra’ will be able to directly leap to the Xuan Class this time
around.” Yao Lao said with a smile.
After he laughed softly, Yao Lao once again maintained silence. As he became quiet, the mountain
cave also slowly descended into silence. A wave of cool mountain wind blew in from the gaps in the
wall, clearing out the hot air from within.
In the mountain cave, the round shaped light cover flame was emitting a faint green glow. On top
of the light cover, the green glow brightened and dimmed. The glow shot onto the mountain wall, as
though green-colored water lines had been wrought on the latter.
Within the interior of the light cover, Xiao Yan was seated cross-legged on top of the green lotus.
The current him was in a type of unconscious and mysterious state. The mind in his body had
become extremely exhausted after having contended with the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ from
before. It floated within his body without him being aware of it but had difficulty coagulating.
While Xiao Yan belonged to this muddle headed half unconscious state, the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’ that was slowly flowing within the Qi Paths in his body suddenly began to follow the Qi Path
routes of the ‘Flame Mantra’ and began to circulate without anyone controlling it…
Perhaps it was because the current ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ had been refined by Xiao Yan earlier
but it now no longer released any type of terrifying temperature. Instead, it had become somewhat
cool. As it flowed along the Qi Paths of Xiao Yan, wisps of tiny green-colored lava would divide from
the flame and paste themselves into the Qi Path walls that had been damaged to the point that they
nearly lost the ability to contain Dou Qi. The wips wiggled slightly and actually began to gradually
merge into the walls of the Qi Paths.
As the green-colored lava passed through his Qi Paths and with the withering faint flame seedlings
patching his Qi Paths, the originally twisted Qi Paths of Xiao Yan that appeared like the stem of a
Gentian Vine instantly began to stretch and open up like leaves and grass encounting water in the
desert.
A countless number of Qi Paths in Xiao Yan’s body produced excited squeals at this moment. The
green-colored lava liquid that the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ had left behind would be swiftly
swallowed at a terrifying pace by the repeatedly stretching and shrinking Qi Paths.
Following the greedy consumption by the Qi Paths, the gray white color in them gradually
withdrew. Replacing it was a pale-green color that was flooded with vitality.
The ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ flowed along one Qi Path after another. Wherever it passed
through, vitality would once again appear in the shrivelled Qi Paths. The cracked bones and burnt
flesh were also swiftly recovering at a gratifying speed… Moreover, the extent of the toughness of
the completely repaired Qi Paths, bones etc, had far exceeded their

original strength before the swallowing of the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Clearly, although the ‘Green Lotus
Core Flame’ brought about an immense destruction to them, the compensation it paid also caused
these essential organs in his body to feel that it was worth it.
During the time that the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ repaired the interior of Xiao Yan’s body, his
skin that was covered with blood scars and blood seams in the outside world was also gradually
merging together. The blood scabs swiftly formed and then fell, leaving no trace of a scar behind.
The flesh below the skin was also quickly being strengthened. Although Xiao Yan’s muscles did not
transform into something that could be compared with those muscular men, when he bent and
stretched his arms by reflex, an explosive like strength would be faintly shown.
On the skin of Xiao Yan’s body, layer after layer of dried skin began to swiftly fall off, much like a
snake shedding its skin. The new skin turned the bronze skin, that Xiao Yan had gained after
undergoing tough training in the desert for a few months, back into its original pale white. Although
the new skin appeared like the delicate skin of a lady, it possessed a greater defensive strength and
sensitivity to the natural energy in the surrounding environment that was many times that of what it
was in the past.
The current Xiao Yan was in a mysterious state: the enormous and near terrifying energy that the
‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ contained was swiftly strengthening and repairing his broken body. If one
were to explain it, it was really a windfall.
The repairing and strengthening was slowly being carried out. After the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’
exited the last damaged Qi Path, the seriously damaged insides of Xiao Yan’s body were completely
repaired until they had reached near perfection.The fighting strength that this new body could be
capable was definitely much stronger than what his previous body could.
As there was no one controlling it, after the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ had completed the repairs
inside and outside of Xiao Yan’s body, it had nothing to do and began to turn its gaze toward the Qi
vortex in Xiao Yan’s lower abdomen that was almost completely exhausted.
The current Dou Qi vortex had already become very empty because of the crazy squandering from
before. There were only three drops of purple-colored liquid energy remaining in it and were
swimming lonesomely, giving it a desolate appearance.
The ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ slowly circled around the vortex. After it stilled for a moment, it
suddenly dove into the vortex.
When the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ entered, the calm vortex that was like a pond of stagnant
water, the vortex suddenly surged intensely. Circle after circle of energy ripples continued to form
waves within the interior of the vortex.
The green-colored lava formed from the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ flowed within the vortex. The
three drops of pitiful purple-colored liquid energy appeared to be intending to flee from the lava.
However, the instant they came into contact with the green-colored lava, they were incinerated into
nothingness as though the latter was cleaning away the dregs. After the remaining three drops of
liquid energy was incinerated by the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, this vortex that was meant for Xiao
Yan to store Dou Qi was completely seized by the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’.
Once it had finished forcefully occupying the vortex, the green-colored lava slowly roamed around.
A long while later, threads of green-colored pure gaseous energy began to emerge from within it and
began to swiftly gather together within the vortex. In only just a moment, the empty interior of the
vortex was filled with this pale-green-colored energy.
The green-colored gaseous energy swiftly expanded within the vortex. As more and more gaseous
energies flowed out from within the green-colored lava, a faint moisture began to shroud over the
vortex. After another moment had passed, a small droplet of green-colored liquid energy suddenly
emerged…
After the appearance of the first drop of green-colored liquid energy, it appeared to have started a
chain effect within the vortex. Drop after drop of emerald like green-colored liquid began to
continuously appear from the energy fog and fall into the interior of the vortex, where they behaved
like mischievous small fish.
Drop after drop of liquid energy that Xiao Yan usually needed over ten days of training to
agglomerate and form had at the moment, descended like it was drizzling. The dripping sound
continued to splash and within a short time, the liquid energy in the vortex had actually been filled
till it was nearly half full.
Back then, from a one star Dou Shi to a two star Dou Shi, Xiao Yan had agglomerated a total of
fifteen droplets of liquid energy. Currently, the total amount liquid energy within the vortex would at
least be over a hundred droplets.
If fifteen droplets of liquid energy was a two star Dou Shi… What about a hundred droplets? How
many stars was that?
If Xiao Yan was currently conscious, he would likely rejoice until he could jump to the heavens.
Naturally, this was all due to the blessing of his half unconscious and muddled state. Otherwise, this
‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ which had nothing better to do would definitely not be so kind as to use
its own energy to help Xiao Yan repair his body.
When the number of liquid energy in the vortex hit a hundred droplets, the lazily roaming ‘Green
Lotus Core Flame’ suddenly ceased its action of continuing to create energy. It moved its body
slightly and began to swim towards the tiny grey-colored light at the middle of the vortex. Looking
at the glow, the somewhat bright lava body appeared to be like a child who had found a beloved toy.
The tiny grey-colored light was suspended in the middle of the vortex. Within the light, was an
endless and profound darkness. The end of the darkness appeared to be hiding another space,
giving it an extremely mysterious appearance.
The ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ roamed around the spot where the grey-colored light was. It
seemed to be very curious about this thing. On a few occasions, it wanted to touch it but its actions
held some hesitation; perhaps because of a thread of fear lingering somewhere. After undergoing
thousands of years of honing underground, some spiritual intellect had appeared in the flame spirit.
It vaguely knew that if it touched this grey-colored light, it would forever lose its freedom…
The green-colored lava slowly circled around the spot of light. After deliberating for a few times, it
finally gave up this risky action. It was unwilling to lose its freedom because of a new toy.
After circling for another round, the green-colored lava did not linger as it wiggled its body, turned
around and began to leave this place that made it feel uneasy.
However, just as the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ was thinking of leaving, Xiao Yan’s unconscious
spirit suddenly trembled and he completely woke up.
After his spirit woke up, Xiao Yan’s mind seemed to swiftly sweep through the inside of his body as
a conditional reflex. The totally new things in his body caused him to blink his eyes and feel a little
absentminded. However, when his mind swept passed the middle of the vortex and eyed the green-
colored lava which was actually only a short distance away from the grey-colored light spot, his
heart was startled. An immediate unrestrained joy that was difficult to hide surged in his heart.
Without any time to think, his mind suddenly charged into the vortex. After which… Gathering all of
it’s strength, Xiao Yan’s mind ruthlessly knocked against the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ that had
wanted to retreat.
At the moment of contact, a thunderous crashing sound suddenly blasted in Xiao Yan’s mind.
Instantly, there was a wave of intense pain around his head.
While Xiao Yan was rubbing his head and clenching his teeth to bare the intense pain, the ‘Green
Lotus Core Flame’ in the vortex, which was violently knocked by Xiao Yan, immediately moved quite
a distance back. Coincidentally… a section of its tail touched the grey-colored light spot!
The moment it came into contact, the glow in the grey-colored light spot was swiftly dampened. A
frightening suction force surged out from twinkling grey light and with a ‘Suo’ sound, pulled the
‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ that could not escape completely into it…
After storing the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, the interior of Xiao Yan’s body finally descended into
complete silence…
This small grey-colored light spot was created from the tiny Acceptance Spirit that Yao Lao had
shot into Xiao Yan’s body a while ago.
The last step of refining the ‘Heavenly Flame’ into an Origin Flame Seed, which was also the most
important step, was to forcefully coerce the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ into the space created by the
‘Acceptance Spirit’. Only by completely storing the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ into the ‘Acceptance
Spirit’ would the refining process considered to have achieved perfection!
This step was originally very difficult. After all, the ‘Flame Spirit’ inside the ‘Heavenly Flame’ had
a little ‘Spirit Intelligence’. With regards to everything dangerous, it had an inherent resistance. If
one was to forcefully drive it and fail, the ‘Heavenly Flame’ which had completed the initial refining
may once again bite back!
Currently however, Xiao Yan’s previous muddle headed state resulted in the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’ to not only completely repair his body out of boredom but also to go to where the
‘Acceptance Spirit’ was and circle it because it had nothing to do. Therefore, this allowed Xiao Yan
to pay the lowest price to perfectly complete the last step of the refining process. It must be said
that this was an opportunity of complete luck…

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Chapter 232
Chapter 232: Xiao Yan’s First Origin Heavenly Flame: Green Lotus Core Flame!
In the spacious mountain cave, Yao Lao was suspended in midair as he eyed the green-colored
flame light cover. His finger gently tapped into space as he waited. A moment later, he pressed his
eyebrows slightly together and softly asked, “Why does he need so much time? Don’t tell me a
problem occurred?”
After waiting for a while longer, Yao Lao deepened his frowned when he saw that the green-
colored flame light cover still did not possess any intention of disappearing. He mused for a moment
before deciding to forcefully break the green-colored light cover.
Just as Yao Lao was about to act, wave after wave of energy ripples suddenly and swiftly surfaced
from the surface of the green-colored light cover which had been quiet. Following closely behind it,
a powerful Qi suddenly spread out from the interior of the flame light cover.
Sensing this breath, Yao Lao was slightly startled. He was a little stunned as he reasoned, “This
Qi, why has it suddenly become much stronger than before? Although refining the ‘Heavenly Flame’
can raise one’s fighting strength, it does not possess the ability to raise one’s level…” Yao Lao was
at a loss as he shook his head. He sighed gently and whispered, “Although it is a little strange,
fortunately, the refining of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ seems to have succeeded.”
Smiling gently, Yao Lao shifted his gaze towards the green-colored flame cover where the waves of
ripples had appeared on the surface. His hands were inserted into his sleeves as he waited quietly.
On the surface of the round light cover, threads of cracks were eventually and abruptly formed
following the increasing intensity of the energy ripple oscillation. The crack lines slowly spread
open. Finally, the entire light cover was covered within those lines. At a glance, it was like a green-
colored chicken egg that was covered with cracks about to hatch.
“Ka Cha…” A clear noise quietly reverberated throughout the inside of the mountain cave. A piece
of energy sheet on the green-colored light cover suddenly fell, landing on a rock. The high
temperature that it possessed immediately melted a small indent into the rock.
“Ka… Ka…”
After the first energy fragment fell, the green-colored energy light cover suddenly began to
tremble intensely. The trembling progressed for a moment and finally, the green-colored light cover
blast opened with a ‘bang’.
Following this loud banging sound, countless amounts of tiny energy fragments shot out in all
directions. Immediately, an uncountable number of small melted holes were formed on the
surrounding mountain cave.
Suspended in midair, Yao Lao narrowed his old eyes. Any energy fragment that shot in his
direction would be turned into a wisp of green smoke when it arrived anywhere within half a foot
radius of his body and did not cause him any harm.
The bursting of the energy fragments in all directions within the cave continued for quite a while
before they gradually began to completely disappear.
As the energy fragments that were shot out disappeared, a pale-green glow slowly rose from the
spot where the fragments burst from. A perfect green-colored lotus seat gradually rose and finally
stopped, suspended at a spot level to where Yao Lao was.
On the green-colored lotus seat, the completely naked young man was seated cross legged. His
tight eyebrows shook slightly. A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes.
Xiao Yan’s black eyes that were like ink were shrouded by a faint green-colored flame. A while
later, the flame suddenly surged and actually covered his entire eyes. In a moment, Xiao Yan’s eyes
were of a green color, with a faint demon like feeling to them.
The green-colored flame in Xiao Yan’s eyes did not last for very long before it gradually retreated.
When the green flame completely disappeared, his eyes

once again returned to their dark color. However, his eyes appeared much clearer compared to
before. Evidently, Xiao Yan’s eyes seemed to have obtained a secret benefit from being calcined by
the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’.
After opening his eyes, Xiao Yan stretched his neck slightly. An extremely smooth bone popping
sound was instantly created from the rubbing of the bone. Hearing this clear sound, Xiao Yan
inhaled a deep breath and his face with filled with comfort and intoxication.
Lowering his head, a helpless expression appeared on XiaoYyan’s face as he eyed the white skin
on his body. The healthy looking bronze skin that he took much effort in forming had once again
returned to its original form.
“Little boy, do you think it is very interesting to be naked in front of me?” Eyeing Xiao Yan who
was repeatedly weighing the changes all over his body, Yao Lao rolled his eyes and teasingly
laughed.
“Uh…” Xiao Yan hurriedly recovered his mind after being reminded by Yao Lao. He looked at his
totally naked body and smiled with embarrassment before he hurriedly took out a set of clothes from
within the storage ring and scrambled to put it on.
“It looks like… you appear to have become much stronger? It feels as if you had been born again.”
After circling Xiao Yan’s twice, Yao Lao saw that Xiao Yan did not have any scars on his body and
involuntarily said in an astonished manner, “You have recovered from all your injuries?”
“Yes…” Xiao Yan put on his clothes properly and stood on the green lotus seat. He tightly gripped
his hand and threw a few punches which were accompanied by a vigorous wind. He replied with a
smile,“I have an incredibly good feeling that I have never felt before.”
“Use all your effort to release your Qi, Let me sense how many stars you have reached now.” Yao
Lao voiced his thoughts.
Xiao Yan nodded his head. He tensed his body and a moment later, a Qi that was a few times
stronger than before suddenly surged from his body.
“What…?” After narrowing his eyes and sensing the Qi that Xiao Yan had emitted, Yao Lao
twitched his eyebrows in shock. He said in a surprised voice, “Strange… Sensing this Qi of yours, it
seems like your body’s strength should have at least reached the level of a four star Dou Shi. What
did you do?”
“Four star Dou Shi?” Hearing Yao Lao’s words, Xiao Yan was also at a loss. A joy immediately
rushed up onto his face. It was really unexpected that refining the ‘Heavenly Flame’ would have
such a benefit. With his training speed, jumping from a two star Dou Shi to a four star Dou Shi
should require at least three to four months. But now, this ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ had given him
this additional surprise.
Xiao Yan rubbed his hands together and parted his mouth to laugh. After which, he spoke in detail
about his unconscious state and some of the actions of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’.
“Tsk tsk… so it was like that. What a lucky guy…” After he heard what Xiao Yan had to say, Yao
Lao’s face was completely dumbfounded. It was a long while later before he clicked his tongue and
emitted his startled voice.
This kind of good fortune was something that was definitely very seldom seen. Forgetting about all
the list of good things that were brought about by the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ to the body, just the
part where the foolish fellow ran to the side of the Acceptance Spirit and hung around had caused
Yao Lao to sigh at Xiao Yan’s good luck.
This last step was originally the most important and difficult part of the refining process but
actually completed without posing the slightest danger to Xiao Yan. All he did was merely use his
mind to violently knock at the flame. Besides feeling an intense pain in his head as a result, he did
not pay any other price. This kind of unequal comparison between the benefit he reaped and the
price he paid was the part where Yao Lao felt unsure if he should laugh or cry.
Back then, in order to chase the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ into the Acceptance Spirit, he had paid an
incomprehensible large price. Was it not for a little luck at the end, he might have been turned into
ashes by the ‘Heavenly Flame’ at this last step.
“Doesn’t my level automatically rise because of the refining of the ‘Heavenly Flame’?” Seeing Yao
Lao’s startled manner which was almost to the point of a somewhat disbelieving manner, Xiao Yan
rubbed his head and asked in a stunned voice.
“Dream on…” Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan a look of disdain. When he saw the latter’s innocent
expression, he could only sigh quietly, reminding himself that if people were to compare with each
other, they would die of anger and jealousy. Yao Lao then curled his lips and said, “The benefits
brought about by refining a ‘Heavenly Flame’ is a long term and tacit one. In the future, as one’s
control over it become increasingly practiced, the benefit one would get would become greater… In
other words, during the short period of time after you just refined it, your strength would not show
any strange signs of suddenly rising sharply just because you swallowed the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
Therefore, in the short term, the ‘Heavenly Flame’ would not directly raise your strength. A
situation that is similar to yours would be considered extremely lucky. It’s a pity though. If your
strength was now that of a Dou Ling or a Dou Wang and your strength was to fiercely increase by a
few stars, you would have really hit the jackpot…”
“Hehe, this is enough. I am already very satisfied that I have soared to this extent. If it goes any
higher, my body may not be able to adapt to the increase of strength. After all, if one did not gain
step by step, the stairs later would not be too steady. It might be possible that one day I would
suddenly fall from it. That kind of decline is something that would cause people to have difficulty
accepting.” Xiao Yan said with a grin. The satisfaction on his face was not something that was faked.
“Hei, little boy actually knows when enough is enough. Not bad.” Hearing this, Yao Lao raised his
eyebrows and laughed in a surprised voice. Clearly, he was a little surprise by Xiao Yan’s words.
After all, raising one’s strength by a large degree was something that many people dreamed about.
“It is merely the truth.” Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and said with another smile.
“Ke ke, alright. Try using your Origin Flame Seed. This is your first ‘Heavenly Flame’…” Yao Lao
also smiled and nodded. He was somewhat curious.
“Okay .” Hearing Yao Lao’s suggestion, an excitement and curiosity that was difficult to hide
surfaced on Xiao Yan’s face. He rubbed his hands together before slowly extending his right hand.
After which, he gradually closed his eyes. His mind quickly flashed through the interior of his body
and sent out an order.
After the order had been sent out, the interior of his body instantly had a response. From the
middle of the Dou Qi vortex, the grey-colored tiny light spot shook. It was quiet for an instant before
a wisp of green-colored flame suddenly surged out.
The green-colored flame passed through the vortex and flowed quickly along the Qi Paths inside
his body. In the blink of an eye, it had entered into the Qi Paths in his arm.
Within the interior of the mountain cave, Xiao Yan, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened
them. A pale-green-colored flame once again flashed through his eyes. His fist was suddenly
unclenched and his palm faced upwards. An excitement appeared on his face as he called softly,
“‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, appear!”
As Xiao Yan’s cry fell, his right palm trembled slightly. Following closely, the raging green-colored
flame instantly rose and swiftly wrapped around his palm.
In the mountain cave, the young man stood on the green lotus suspended in the air. A demonic like
green-colored flame rose from his slightly opened hand. This scene faintly had a shocking visual feel
to it.
A shallow angle surfaced on the corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth as his eyes stared intently at the
green-colored flame on his palm. A moment later, the angle gradually became wider. A soft chuckle
was emitted from his throat. After a while longer, the soft laughter had finally and completely
transformed into an unrestrained loud bawl.
“Ha ha. I, Xiao Yan, finally have a ‘Heavenly Flame’! Ha ha!”

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Chapter 233
Chapter 233: Evolving the Qi Method
Within the mountain cave, Yao Lao smiled slightly when he saw Xiao Yan who was so excited that
he had forgot himself. He did not open his mouth to stop him. After searching with great pains for a
few years, Xiao Yan had finally obtained what he wanted today. It would be good to let him express
his feelings.
The high pitched unrestrained laughter continued for a long time in the mountain cave before it
gradually died down.
With the corner of his mouth still carrying a smile, Xiao Yan lowered his head to watch the green-
colored flame that was slowly writhing in his repeatedly opening and closing palm. Due to him
having completely refined the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, the current flame did not cause Xiao Yan to
feel unwell or extremely hot. Moreover, as long as he were to undergo a prolonged practice with the
flame, Xiao Yan believed that he would sooner or later be able to reach Yao Lao’s level of perfect
control over the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’.
The ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ was like a naughty spirit that danced on the tip of Xiao Yan’s finger.
Occasionally, the flame seedlings that managed to escape into the air would immediately display the
terrifying power that belonged to them. The air half a foot from his palm was actually directly burnt
by the hot temperature until it was distorted. Waves of hot air rose in the air, causing Xiao Yan’s
vision to gradually turn blurry.
Xiao Yan tightly held his fist that was covered by the green-colored flame and sighed gently. His
body was quiet for an instant before his feet suddenly stepped off the green lotus. Like an arrow
that was released from a bow, his body swiftly shot toward the mountain wall. Accompanied by a hot
breeze, his fist violently smashed the wall.
“Bang!”
When his fist barely touched the tough mountain rock, the high temperature of the green-colored
flame immediately melted the mountain rock until a hole appeared. His fist moved along the hole
and violently smashed into the inside of the mountain rock. Instantly, a muffled noise sounded from
within and strips of crack lines swiftly spread from that hole. In only a moment, it had spread all
over the mountain wall.
“Hu…”Xiao Yan slowly inhaled a breath of air. He eyed this mountain wall that was about to be
broken into pieces. A surprise surfaced on his face as he parted his mouth to laugh, withdrew his fist
and stepped back.
The instant when Xiao Yan stepped back, that mountain wall which had already been completely
covered by crack lines immediately collapsed with a banging sound and rock pieces were scattered
everywhere.
Waving his hand carelessly to release a breeze, Xiao Yan blew away the dust that was headed
toward him. He then eyed the mountain wall which had already become a pile of broken rocks, bent
his neck and laughed with some surprise, “Not bad. My body’s strength and speed is much better
than what it was before. If it was before, the strike I just released is comparable to my uses of the
‘Octane Blast’ from before.”
“The ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ is indeed exceptional…” Xiao Yan let out a few praises as he
randomly waved his hand. The green-colored flame covering it slowly began to withdraw. After he
kept the green-colored flame on his hand, Xiao Yan briefly checked the inside of his body. He
immediately frowned slightly and said in a soft and helpless voice, “As expected. This ‘Heavenly
Flame’ also consumes a lot of Dou Qi quickly. After only using it for this short period of time, I have
exhausted around ten percent of my Dou Qi. Had I not raise my strength by two stars just now, I’m
afraid that the consumption might have been even greater.”
“Ha ha, your current strength is too weak and you don’t possess the ability to completely display
the ‘Heavenly Flame’s’ strength. Moreover, the ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi Method is currently only the
Middle Huang Class. With the upper limit of Dou Qi from

this kind of Qi Method, naturally you cannot allow the ‘Heavenly Flame’ to randomly squander Dou
Qi.” Yao Lao said with a smile.
 “Oh yes… the Qi Method!” Hearing Yao Lao’s words, Xiao Yan’s eyes immediately widened. This
was the most important step, yet he had almost forgotten about it after letting himself revel in
unrestrained joy from refining the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
“Don’t rush. Now that you have completely refined the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, swallowing it to
evolve your Qi Method is only a matter of time. The amount of work you have done today is already
large enough. Rest for a day first… Something like swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’ stresses on
maintaining the equilibrium in your body. If you are in too much of a hurry, it might have a
backlash.” Yao Lao shook his head and dissuaded him.
“Uh… alright.” Hearing this, Xiao Yan was at a loss. When he saw Yao Lao’s serious expression, he
could only helplessly nod his head despite the unwillingness in his heart.
“We will start late at night tomorrow. That is the time of day when the temperature is the lowest.
Although this will only give you a tiny bit of help with your attempt of digesting the ‘Heavenly
Flame’, we cannot abandon it. This tiny little increase in your chances of success may end up
determining whether the evolution will succeed.” Yao Lao gravely pronounced.
“Ok, We will start late in the night tomorrow…” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded.
Seeing that Xiao Yan had agreed, Yao Lao also let out a sigh of relief. His body shook slightly,
transforming into a flowing light that entered into the ring. As he did so, he left a faint laughter that
reverberated in the cave, “Since it’s like this, you’ll be responsible for yourself until then. I will
come out again tomorrow.”
Nodding his head, Xiao Yan gently rubbed the black-colored ring on his finger. He laughed softly
and waved his hand to store the green lotus into the storage ring. After which, his toes pressed on
the rock wall and his body gently floated out of the mountain cave like a free floating dandylion.
One day slowly passed by with Xiao Yan’s mood being extremely eager. When the second day’s
night sky gradually covered the land, Xiao Yan, who was seated cross legged on a protruding rock
on the mountain peak, began to slowly open his eyes. He extended his hand and sensed the air
between the sky and the land gradually turning cold. Immediately, a satisfied smile appeared on his
face.
Standing up, Xiao Yan raised his head to eye the dark sky. Perhaps it was because a storm was
imminent but a pressing force was covering the space between the land and the sky.
After observing the weather, Xiao Yan’s toes pressed on the rock surface and his body briskly leapt
toward a mountain cave below. He walked into the middle of the cave and slowly sat with his legs
crossed.
Seeming to have sensed the weather outside, Yao Lao once again floated out from within the ring
at this moment. He extended his hand and made a few imaginary grabs. He quickly nodded his head
and softly said, “Not bad. Perhaps it is because of the weather but the heat in the air has now been
suppressed to its lowest level. These are the most suitable climatic conditions to digest the
‘Heavenly Flame’ in.”
“Shall we start now?” Xiao Yan anxiously rubbed his hands together as he raised his head to ask.
“Wait a little longer. Midnight is the time within the day where the cold air is most dense. We will
start then!” Yao Lao shook his head, floated to the cave entrance to look at the dark night sky as he
said.
Xiao Yan nodded his head and did not open his mouth again. He sat cross-legged on the huge rock
and his eyes gradually closed as he began to calm his excited heart which was beating continuously.
In the black sky, a gentle breeze carrying some cool air blew past, causing waves of ‘hua hua’
noises to sound in the mountain forest. Within the heavy black clouds, the muffled sound of thunder
suddenly roared and reverberated throughout the mountain forest. Not long after the thunder
roared, an enormous silver-colored bolt of lightning suddenly passed through the clouds. The bright
silver-colored glow appeared to have split the sky and the land, instantly lighting up the dark black
mountain forest.
Standing by the side of the mountain cave, Yao Lao eyed the sky where the lightning suddenly
flashed and the thunder rumbled. He extended his hand and raindrops the size of beans came
spilling down, emitting crackling sound as they fell. In an instant, the ‘pa pa’ sound of raindrops
smashing against tree leaves resounded throughout the entire mountain forest.
“Begin…”
A wave of cold wind blew toward Yao Lao. He slowly exhaled, tilted his head and faced the young
man in the mountain cave before whispering.
Hearing this, the closed eyed Xiao Yan opened his eyes and swept his gaze toward the mountain
forest outside that had become lit up from the glow of a lightning bolt flashing across the sky. He
took in a deep breath and nodded his head seriously.
 “I hope you will succeed. I cannot give you any help during the process of the digesting of the
‘Heavenly Flame’ and evolving the Qi Method. Therefore, you can only rely on yourself…” Yao Lao
placed his hands on his back and lifted his head to watch the silver snake like lightning in the sky.
He was quiet for a long while before his deep voice accompanied by waves of thunder drifted within
the mountain cave, “Here, I want to say something… you may have swallowed the ‘Purple Flame’
and successfully evolved the Qi Method once but according to the scroll, only by repeatedly
swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’ will it be possible to evolve the Qi Method to a really high class.
However, whether a destructive object like the ‘Heavenly Flame’ can really be consumed by
someone… There are not many people in this Dou Qi continent who can guide you, including me…”
“You are the only one who practices ‘Flame Mantra’. Thus, you must be the one who measures
whether or not it possesses the potential and the qualifications to become a Tian Class Qi Method.”
While he said what he said up to this point, Yao Lao’s eyebrows had been tightly pressed together. A
long while later, he said blandly, “If the evolution were to fail, then this ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi Method
may indeed really have some problems. When that time comes… Give up this Qi Method . The
‘Flame Mantra’ without it’s evolving ability is at most of similar worth to a scroll of a Xuan Class Qi
Method.”
Xiao Yan lowered his head slightly. No one could clearly see his expression but the fists under his
sleeves were tightly clenched.
“Bang!” A thunderbolt flashed across the skyline and its rumbling thunder reverberated through
the mountain forest.
When the thunder roared, Xiao Yan’s body trembled slightly. He gradually lifted his head and eyed
the old back standing by the entrance of the mountain cave. After a few years of accompanying him
like a shadow, Yao Lao’s figure seemed to have become increasingly hunched.
Eyeing the old man whose body appeared extremely small and thin under the lightning, Xiao Yan
suddenly laughed softly. The warm sound echoed within the interior of the cave.
“Ke ke, Teacher, we have already reached this step so why are you saying these disheartening
words? Even if the evolution of the Qi Method were to fail this time around, I think that I may not
give it up. You have said before that the Qi Method is the essential item for me to step to the peak of
the strong. Moreover… teacher, your body requires the flame created from the evolution of ‘Flame
Mantra’ to be created. If I were to give up practicing ‘Flame Mantra’, then it is equivalent to giving
up your hope of reviving…”
The warm laughter behind him caused Yao Lao’s body to suddenly tense up. He inhaled a few deep
breath and slowly turned his head. Under the reflection of the silver-colored lightning, his muddy
old eyes were both vaguely touched and pleased.
“Since you are so persistent, then… My good disciple, set your mind at ease and practice. I believe
that you will succeed…” Yao Lao’s palm wiped the corner of his eyes and smiled. After which, he
lifted his hand and watched the endless dark black sky. He was quiet for a moment before he
muttered softly, “Moreover, even if this Qi Method really cannot swallow the ‘Heavenly Flame’,
Teacher will think of every possible method to let you become a strong person standing at the
peak…”
A shrivelled hand lightly hit against the side of the entrance after Yao Lao had exited the cave. A
crack line spread out from it and a huge rock suddenly and immediately smashed down. In an
instant, it completely blocked the entrance to the cave.
After tilting his head to glance at the completely blocked cave entrance, Yao Lao’s body floated
onto a mountain rock nearby. He allowed the raindrops to pass through his illusionary body and
quietly stood under the silver snakes that filled the sky, waiting for the young man to succeed.

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Chapter 234
Chapter 234: Tormenting Pain
In the dark stormy night, majestic heavy rain struck the mountain forest. The wild wind carried a
howling sound that made ‘hua hua’ noises in the forest. Occasionally, thunder would roar in the sky.
Its rumbling loud sound would ripple endlessly through the mountain where the rament sound
lingered.
The silver snake flashed in the oppressive dark sky where the ‘chi la’ noises sounded repeatedly.
Every once in awhile, a piercing silver light would illuminate the dark black mountain forest as
though it was day time.
On the cliff of the steep mountain, an old human figure had his hands behind him as he stood on a
sharp mountain rock. His old face was expressionless as he stared at the flashing lightning and
rolling thunder. His slightly hunched body was like an old pine, standing steadily on top of the cliff.
He had an indifferent and imposing manner that suggested he would not move regardless of the
brutal weather around him.
However, if one were to observe carefully, one would be able to notice that each time the old
man’s gaze drifted towards the entrance of a mountain cave that was covered by a pile of broken
rocks, his eagle claw like hands would involuntarily and suddenly tighten. It was a long while later
before they recovered recovered and once again relaxed.
The old man stood under the lightning without opening his mouth to speak. He merely watched
the sky quietly. Occasionally, his gaze would sweep toward the mountain cave. However, he merely
paused for a moment before he quietly shifted it away. That careful manner was as though he was
afraid that by glancing at it for a long time, he would disturb the young man training within it.
The dark black night slowly passed under the dance of the lightning and thunder. The mountain
forest was mercilessly ravaged by the storm for an entire night. When the black night gradually
disappeared, a thread of bright sunlight slowly shot out from the eastern skyline: dawn. The entire
mountain forest immediately revealed it’s wretched manner with plenty of gaps now visible within
the treeline.
A round sun slowly rose from the eastern horizon. Its faint warm light spilled all over the land,
bringing some vigor and vitality to the lightning ravaged mountain forest.
Standing on the mountain rock, Yao Lao tilted his head slightly to see the slowly raising round sun.
The corner of his eye glanced at the mountain cave which was still quiet and without the slightest
reaction. The pair of hands under his sleeves immediately and abruptly tightened.
The corner of his eye involuntarily twitched a couple of times gently. Yao Lao inhaled a deep
breath of fresh early morning air. He tried his best to get himself to calm down. However, the
lingering anxiety in his heart made it difficult for him to regain his usual indifference.
His somewhat dry and thin fingers tapped on his arms. Despite the elapse of time, there was still
no movement within the mountain cave. Immediately, the tapping which had somewhat of a rhythm,
became as messy as Yao Lao’s current state of mind.
The sun which had just risen slowly moved through nearly half the sky. The warm sunlight had at
the moment become a little hot. Under this kind of environment, the anxiety in Yao Lao’s heart also
quietly became much richer.
After quietly waiting once again for a while, the ten fingers Yao Lao used to tap his arm suddenly
stopped. His muddy eyes gradually released a relentless aura. Clearly, the current him did not
intend to continue waiting aimlessly after having waited for an entire night.
As Yao Lao’s fingers paused, a forceful and powerful Qi breath began to slowly rise from within his
body. The pressure caused by the forceful Qi caused a few flying Magic Beasts that were circling
high in the air to let out a terrified scream and flee this place that they were now extremely terrified
of.
Just as Yao Lao w

as prepared to forcefully enter and explore what happened, an unusual movement finally appeared
within the quiet mountain cave for the first time since last night.
 “Bang!”
A fierce energy ripple suddenly spread out from within the mountain cave which was quickly
blocked by the mountain wall. Instantly, numerous huge crack lines swiftly extended all over the
mountain wall.
Standing on the mountain rock, Yao Lao eyed the crack lines which had suddenly extended out.
His cramped face relaxed slightly. Since there was still movement, the person within should at least
be safe.
Not long after the energy ripple was released, another few even fiercer energy ripples were
scattered. Under the impact of these energy ripples, the tough and firm mountain wall clearly
became somewhat shaky.
“Just what has happened?” Seeing that mountain cave which was on the verge of collapsing, Yao
Lao’s eyebrows once again knit together as he muttered uncertainly.
“Bang!”
During the time that Yao Lao was at a loss, an explosion whose volume was comparable to that of
the angry thunder last night suddenly sounded from within the mountain cave. Following the energy
ripple attack this time around, the cave which had already entered a collapsing state began to
suddenly bend inwards as waves of rumbling loud noises sounded. Piles of huge rocks violently
smashed downwards. In the blink of an eye, they piled onto the mountain cave until nothing was left
but a heap of rocks.
Seeing the sudden scene that occurred, Yao Lao’s face changed slightly. His toes pressed gently
onto the mountain rock and his body hurriedly flew toward the collapsed cave entrance.
Just as Yao Lao was about to land on the heap of rocks, a green-colored flame suddenly burst out
from below the disorderly rocks. Immediately, the piles of enormous rocks were swiftly turned into
lava…
Yao Lao’s toes stepped gently in the air and forcefully stopped his descending body, dodging the
green-colored flame that had fallen into a wild and violent state. He quickly stared at the black
interior of the mountain cave with a lost and serious face.
“Ah!”
From within the mountain cave, a shrill cry that was a little hoarse suddenly roared loudly, much
like a wounded wild wolf.
As this roar sounded, a portion of green-colored flame that was even more frightening than before
suddenly swept from within the cave. Anything in front of this overbearing green-colored flame was
incinerated into liquid.
“Something has indeed gone wrong…” Hearing the roar that contained pain, Yao Lao’s face
immediately became extremely ugly. He cursed softly as the thick white-colored ‘Bone Chilling
Flame’ covered his body. After which, he forcefully passed through the green-colored flame and in a
lightning like manner, rushed into the mountain cave which had already been destroyed until it was
a complete mess.
After landing, Yao Lao’s gaze hurriedly swept across the inside of the mountain cave. His eyes
finally shrunk as it stopped at the young man’s body whose legs were kneeling on the ground and
his head lowered. His fist were being repeatedly used to smash against the rock surface.
Over half of the clothes on the current Xiao Yan was incinerated. Perhaps due to his skin being
strengthened significantly but Xiao Yan had only received some small injuries despite having many
blood scars all over him.
Seeming to have sensed Yao Lao entering, Xiao Yan lifted his head with much difficulty. His face
which was originally filled with energy had almost completely turned pale. His twisted face
appeared extremely terrifying. An eye-piercing bloodstain surfaced at the corner of his mouth.
Between his clenched teeth, threads of fresh blood seeped out. The tough and hard rock under him
already had spider web like crack lines that were formed from the smashing of his fists.
Yao Lao’s gaze swiftly swept across Xiao Yan’s face which was twisted because he was bearing an
intense pain. The dry skin on Yao Lao’s face twitched slightly. It was difficult to imagine what kind of
terrible and intense pain Xiao Yan was enduring was in order to turn Xiao Yan, who had outstanding
self-control and endurance, into this state…
“Give up this damn thing!” Seeing Xiao Yan’s increasingly pale face, Yao Lao’s heart trembled as
he quickly shouted. He did not expect that the digesting of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ using ‘Flame
Mantra’ would cause this kind of torment that could make one crazy.
“No… no problem… I, I can still withstand it!” Xiao Yan’s eyes stared angrily while he clenched his
teeth tightly. Those vague words that were emitted from the gaps between his clenched teeth. His
fist once again violently smashed against the rock surface. Immediately, the enormous rock burst
apart with a bang.
Xiao Yan’s blood covered fist was trembling as his palm tightly fastened onto the edge of a piece of
rock. The slightly sharp edge of the rock cut a hole on Xiao Yan’s palm. Fresh blood flowed out from
his hand and dyed the rock into an eye-piercingly bright red color.
“I said that it is enough!”
Eyeing Xiao Yan’s blood drenched palm, Yao Lao’s face was slightly angry. He shouted furiously
and his feet stomped heavily onto the ground. Instantly, his body shot abruptly toward Xiao Yan.
“Bang!”
Just as Yao Lao was rushing towards Xiao Yan, the latter’s body, who was kneeling on the ground,
suddenly trembled. A green-colored flame from within his body surged out and was shot in all
directions. After which, it spiraled towards Yao Lao, using its huge numbers to block Yao Lao.
“Ah!”
When the green-colored flame surged out, those wisps of flames seemed to have charged its way
out from all of Xiao Yan’s pores. The intense pain caused by his muscles, bone and cells being
incinerated caused Xiao Yan to grab his head and violently knock it against the rock by his side.
Luckily, the green-colored flame protected Xiao Yan’s body despite bringing him a pain that was
unmatchable. Otherwise, Xiao Yan might have fainted and died from the impact on his head.
More and more green-colored flame spurt out from Xiao Yan’s pores. At the end, Xiao Yan actually
became something like a living flame-thrower. At a glance, it would have caused others to be struck
with terror.
“The ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’s’ energy is really far too strong. With just Xiao Yan’s Dou Shi
strength, it is impossible for him to successfully digest it. I must suppress it. Dammit. The only thing
I can use now is my ‘Heavenly Flame’. But using it to save him is equivalent to adding fuel to the
fire!” Yao Lao’s experienced gaze swept across Xiao Yan’s situation and immediately understood the
source of the problem. However, even if he knew the crux of the problem, he did not have any means
to solve it. At the moment, he could only circle around anxiously.
However, just as Yao Lao was somewhat helpless, a soft cry suddenly sounded from within the
mountain cave.
As the cry fell, a seven-colored figure suddenly shot out of Xiao Yan’s sleeve. Its pale-purple eyes
stared at the green-colored flame on Xiao Yan’s body. Instantly, an unknown glow in its eyes soared.
The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python swiftly circled around Xiao Yan. After which, it
could not wait any longer and opened its mouth. A terrifying suction force instantly surged in…
With the suction force, the green-colored flame that was shrouding Xiao Yan’s body was
immediately and swiftly pulled into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s stomach…
As more and more green-colored flame was swallowed by the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing
Python, the green-colored flame on Xiao Yan’s body also gradually decreased. After a while, the last
wisp of green-colored flame had finally and completely left his body…
After the last wisp of green-colored flame left his body, Xiao Yan’s body suddenly shook intensely.
His entire body immediately collapsed weakly, lying on the ice-cold rock surface. Xiao Yan lifted his
head to eye the extremely excited small seven-colored snake that was circling up and down. The
corner of his mouth slowly overflowed with a shallow smile as his eyelids trembled slightly. After
some time, his gaze finally became completely dark…

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Chapter 235
Chapter 235: Flame Mantra Evolved
In the dark space of Xiao Yan’s conscience, a drowsy mind slowly floated. In this dark black
environment, it appeared that there was no concept of time. The mind wandered around as though it
was a homeless, lonely soul, appearing extremely desolate.
At a certain moment, an eye-catching green-colored flame suddenly curled upward and surfaced
within the dark black space. The light emitted by the green-colored flame expelled all the pitch-
black darkness around it. The flame moved slightly and a moment later, transformed into a green-
colored lotus seat.
After the green-colored lotus seat was formed, it suddenly shot through the dark space. In the
blink of an eye, it arrived beside the drowsy mind. A warm glow extended out and wrapped the mind
within it…
Once the mind was completely wrapped, the green-colored lotus seat suddenly began to flash past
at high speed and the darkness began to swiftly retreat and shrink. A while later, a little white light
appeared at the end of the darkness. The lotus seat carried the groggy mind and charged out of this
boundaryless space of one’s conscience.
……
Under a huge tree in the mountain forest, Xiao Yan leaned again the tree trunk with his eyes
tightly closed. His slightly pale face appeared to be swiftly recovering its rosy color.
Beside him, Yao Lao, who had been attentively taking care of him, sighed in relief when he saw
Xiao Yan’s change.
After a moment passed in this manner, Xiao Yan’s eyelids trembled slightly and he finally began
the slow struggle to open his eyes. Immediately, a large amount of piercing sunlight shining down
from the sky once again caused him to shrink his eyes slightly.
“Have you woken up?” Yao Lao’s faint laughter sounded by the side of his ear.
Lifting his head slightly and seeing the smiling Yao Lao by his side, Xiao Yan also smiled and
nodded. His palm gently rubbed against his face, with some hesitation he asked, “That, has the
evolution of the Qi Method succeeded?”
“Ke ke, take a look for yourself.” Yao Lao did not answer him directly as he laughed.
Xiao Yan nodded his head and crossed his legs which were still sore. He calmed his mind and
swiftly entered into the training posture.
His mind gradually sank into his body. Instantly, the cumbersome to the point of terrifying map of
Qi Paths once again surfaced in his heart.
Xiao Yan’s mind quickly passed through a few Qi Paths before he swiftly arrived at the top of the
vortex in his lower abdomen. His mind swept passed it vaguely. He took in a deep breath of non-
existent air. At this moment, an excited feeling that left him weak filled his entire body.
The Dou Qi vortex that appeared under the observation of his mind’s eye was more spacious with
an accommodating capacity of over ten times the amount before. The dark green-colored Dou Qi
flowing in it was obviously of a quality that was far from what the purple-colored Dou Qi could
compare with. It might have been because he had completely digested the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’, but above the dark green-colored Dou Qi, there were some green-colored flames. With the
adhesion of these flames, the fighting strength of the green-colored Dou Qi was clearly more
frightening.
In the Dou Qi continent, the difference in the Qi Method was dependent on a few factors. The first
was the accommodating capacity of the vortex holding Dou Qi. Consider two people of the same
level, if one of them were to practice a Huang Class Qi Method while the other practiced a Xuan
Class Qi Method, then the one practicing the Xuan Class Qi Method would definitely have a far
greater battle endurance compared to the former.
The second factor was the difference in the Dou Qi quality. Under the assumption that both parties
had the same level, if the one practicing the Xuan Class Qi Method had to use one unit of Dou Qi,
then the one pract
icing Huang Class Qi Method would have to use ten times or even more than that amount of Dou Qi
in order to obtain the same result as the former.
The third factor was the effectiveness in absorbing the natural energy and refining it into Dou Qi
during training. This was similar to the previous point. If two people wanted to absorb the same
amount of Dou Qi energy in the air, the one who practiced the Xuan Class Qi Method may only
require ten minutes while the Huang Class Qi Method would require a hundred minutes…
The fourth factor was that in battle, the person practicing the Huang Class Qi Method would never
be able to drive the Dou Qi as quickly or smoothly as the person practicing a Xuan Class Qi Method.
By summarizing the various reasons above, it clearly showed the reason for why countless of
people on the Dou Qi continent would view a good Qi Method as the most important thing over any
and all other things. The higher the class of the Qi Method one practices, the larger the amount of
benefits that it would bring. Therefore, in order to obtain those high class Qi Methods, countless
numbers of strong people would come wave after wave. Sometimes, they clearly knew that they
were like moths jumping into the fire, yet they were still willing to be swallowed by the flame…
Xiao Yan was at a loss as he watched the vortex that was as spacious as a small lake. A long while
later, he finally gradually began to recover. His mind moved gently and a thread of green-colored
Dou Qi immediately flowed out from within the vortex. It then swiftly flowed along some Qi Paths.
Following the start of the flow of the Dou Qi, Xiao Yan could clearly feel that a strong force in his
body was rising to a peak that he had never been able to achieve in the past.
As his mind focused intently on the route that the Dou Qi flowed, Xiao Yan realized that the Qi
Method route after the evolution had clearly become more cumbersome than before. Strangely,
however, the time needed for the Qi Method to complete one circulation had become increasingly
shorter despite the route becoming more complex. Moreover, after a circulation had completed, the
strong force in his body would be ready to go. At any moment it was available for its owner to drive
it and violently unleash that gushing energy…
“Have I really succeeded?” Feeling that his body was filled with energy, Xiao Yan inhaled a deep
breath, because he felt that it was a little unbelievable. Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes, raised his
head and eyed Yao Lao by the side who was full of smiles. He then parted his mouth and muttered,
“Have I succeeded?”
“Yes…” Seeing Xiao Yan’s somewhat comical expression, Yao Lao smiled and nodded his head. He
sighed with great emotion before patting Xiao Yan’s shoulder gently with his palm and said with a
smile, “Congratulations. You have successfully proven that this ‘Flame Mantra’ can really swallow
the ‘Heavenly Flame’! In other words, its potential is limitless…”
Yao Lao’s words lingered in Xiao Yan’s ear. The latter was smashed by this sudden bliss until he
felt his headache. His body weakly leaned against the tree trunk but the unrestrained joy on his face
was difficult to hide.
After being immersed in an unrestrained joy for a long while, Xiao Yan began to recover his frame
of mind. He gradually stood up and closed his eyes. A moment later, a green-colored Dou Qi rose
from within his body and formed a perfect green-colored Dou Qi cloak on his body in the blink of an
eye. On top of the Dou Qi cloak, green-colored flames would occasionally flare about. The hot
temperature heated the air until it became slightly distorted.
When the Dou Qi cloak was completely summoned, a ferocious Qi suddenly erupted from Xiao
Yan’s body. Following the eruption of this Qi, the green-colored Dou Qi on Xiao Yan’s body
immediately soared skyward. It soared to a height of ten feet in the air before it ceased continuing
to rise.
Raising his head slowly, Xiao Yan eyed the green-colored flame Dou Qi that tightly covered his
body. He smiled slightly, tightened his fist suddenly and violently smashed the enormous tree behind
him.
“Bang!” Following a clear muffled sound, Xiao Yan’s fist tore into the tree trunk without any
resistance. His palm shook slightly and a veiled force was released. Immediately, a clear ‘Ka Cha’
sound was emitted. Numerous tiny crack lines swiftly spread over the tree trunk. An instant later,
the crack lines suddenly expanded. The enormous tree trunk let out a bang as it broke into pieces
and collapsed.
“Bang…”
Tilting his head to glance at the fallen huge tree not far away, Xiao Yan let out a soft laugh. He
once again closed his eyes and felt the Dou Qi flow quickly through his body and its efficiency in
fabricating Dou Qi. A moment later, he opened his eyes, eyed Yao Lao and inhaled a deep breath. A
brilliant smile appeared on his face. “Xuan Class Middle Level.”
The Xuan Class Middle Level that Xiao Yan said naturally referred to the level that the ‘Flame
Mantra’ advanced to after swallowing the ‘Heavenly Flame’ and evolving the technique. If one were
to calculate, it appeared that the Qi Method had jumped from Huang Class Middle Level to Xuan
Class Middle level. Between them, it had increased by an entire class.
Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Yao Lao was momentarily stupefied. He was immediately relieved as he
nodded his head. The weight in his heart slowly fell. At the same time, his tight chest was also
completely relaxed. He smiled and praised, “Not bad. It really is worthy of being called the ‘Green
Lotus Core Flame’. Although it requires an enormous amount of energy to increase the class of the
Qi Method, this appears to not be something difficult for a ‘Heavenly Flame’ to achieve…”
After letting out a long breath, the Dou Qi flame in Xiao Yan’s body gradually withdrew into his
body. He tensed his fist slightly and said with a grin, “Teacher, it looks like your worries from before
were unnecessary…”
“Che, if the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python had not aided you yesterday, I do not
believe that you would have successfully been able to withstand the backlash from the ‘Heavenly
Flame’…” Seeing Xiao Yan’s complacent manner, Yao Lao rolled his eyes and curled his lips as he
said.
“Uh…” Recalling the intense pain caused by the swallowing of the ‘Heavenly Flame’, Xiao Yan’s
smiling face stiffened. His rosy face once again became slightly pale. He swallowed his saliva and
nodded his head with a bitter smile. He was a little scared as he sighed, “That kind of pain was
really terrifying. If the backlash from the ‘Heavenly Flame’ succeeded. I’m afraid that even my spirit
would have been incinerated into nothingness.
“This ‘Flame Mantra’ is indeed somewhat strange… I really don’t know what kind of insane person
created it. Back then, those people and I put in so much effort in order to find this thing from that
damn place…” After speaking until this point, Yao Lao suddenly ceased saying anything more.
Clearly, there seemed to be some taboo.
Unconcerned that Yao Lao had stopped speaking, Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and reached
his palm into his sleeves, fishing out the Heaven Swallowing Serpent that had curled its body.
Currently, she seemed to have descended into a deep sleep perhaps as a result of swallowing quite a
bit of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. A faint green-colored glow shrouded its body, giving it a strange
appearance.
“The ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python possesses several different stages. Larvae,
Growing, Matured, Peak… The evolution between each stage requires an extremely large amount of
energy. The previous her was only at the Larvae stage. Perhaps it was because of the ‘Green Lotus
Core Flame’, but she is currently using this large amount of energy to undergo a transformation.”
Yao Lao eyed the small seven-colored snake and said with a smile.
“After the transformation, how strong will she become?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan asked in a
somewhat curious manner.
“Perhaps she will be of the Dou Wang class…” Yao Lao smiled and said, “Once she enters the peak
stage, even a Dou Zhong would not dare underestimate her.”
“She really lives up to the name of being a natural spiritual being. How envious.” Xiao Yan clicked
his tongue in amazement as he sighed emotionally.
“Ke ke. This kind of living creature is very rare. This Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python in
your hand may well be the only one in the entire Dou Qi continent.” Yao Lao said with a smile.
“If that is the case, it is naturally good.” Xiao Yan parted his mouth and laughed. He then carefully
placed the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python into his sleeve, raised his head and eyed the
mountain cliff in front of him. His eyes stared at the floating clouds as he lazily stretched his neck.
After being silent for awhile, he said softly, “Teacher, how much time remains till the ‘Three Year
Agreement’?”
“Two months.” Yao Lao said faintly.
“Two months huh…” Xiao Yan laughed softly. His finger gently tapped on his storage ring and the
huge Heavy Xuan Ruler once again appeared. Holding the ruler’s hilt tightly, Xiao Yan violently
hacked it downwards. The huge rock under his feet immediately burst apart.
“Nalan Yanran, it’s the last two months. Have you prepared yourself?”
In the distant mountain forest, a baby eagle that was attempting to fly was trying its best to flap
its wings at the peak of a tree. It gave a sharp eagle cry in its efforts. Immediately after, its
struggling wings straightened as it suddenly shot up into the sky…
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Chapter 236
Chapter 236: Meeting the Ice Emperor Again
At the meeting point between the desert and the field, a few green-colored leaves were
occasionally decorated across the desert. The bits and pieces of the leaves may have been extremely
rare, but compared to the monotonous golden-colored yellow sand within the desert, it was
undoubtedly much more soothing to the eye.
As this place was close to the desert’s edge, one would occasionally see people coming and going,
along with small groups of mercenary that had returned after hunting for Magic Beasts in the
desert.
A black-clothed human figure walked at an even pace at the intersection between the desert and
the land. The human figure was carrying a black ruler that was comparable to his height on his
back. This somewhat strange combination of person and ruler caused the passerbys to throw him
surprised glances.
However, the black-clothed young man simply ignored the surprised gazes shot from around him.
His footsteps slowly fell on the firm road. Although his pace did not appear to be very fast, if one
were to observe carefully, one would realize that each step that the young man took appeared to
have been meticulously measured; the distance between each step was approximately the same.
The hot sun that hung high in the sky did not cause even the slightest drop of perspiration to
surface on the young man’s forehead. His leisurely walking manner did not appear to be someone in
a hurry. Instead, he appeared to be admiring the scenery along the way…
The slow travelling of the young man persisted for nearly an entire day. When the hot sun
gradually descended beyond the horizon of the desert, he finally came to a slow stop. He raised his
head and eyed the huge city that appeared at the edge of his sight. A faint smile surfaced on his
delicate and handsome face. Xiao Yan lazily stretched his waist. When he heard the brittle sound
between the bones, he laughed softly and reached his hand into his sleeves. He smiled and said,
“Desert City. I’ve finally arrived.”
“Teacher, are we really going to refine the medicinal pill for that guy?” Standing on a sand dune,
Xiao Yan stared at the distant city entrance where people were moving in and out as he whispered
with a slight frown. The ‘guy’ whom he was referring to was naturally the hermit that Xiao Yan had
coincidentally met back then in the ‘Desert City’, one of the former ten strong of the Jia Ma Empire,
Ice Emperor, Hai Bodong.
“Ke ke, why not? Since we are already here, we should grab a favor from a Dou Huang along the
way.” Yao Lao’s old laughter was emitted from within the ring, “Moreover, do you not wish to obtain
the remaining map fragment? Although you have already obtained a ‘Heavenly Flame’ now, the
upgrading of the Qi Method in the future will be even harder. Additionally, the ‘Purifying Demon
Lotus Flame’ is quite an incredible thing. If you are able to obtain it, there won’t be many people
who dare to easily look down on you in this Dou Qi continent.”
“But I keep getting the feeling that the guy is not a simple honest person.” Xiao Yan waved his
hand and said.
“Hee hee, so what if he is not simple and honest? Even if he recovers his strength, he is only but a
Dou Huang. What can he do to us?” Yao Lao laughed faintly, “But we should always be cautious of
others even if we are also not some soft persimmon. In order to be safe, we should take some
defensive precaution… I have told you before that when refining the medicinal pill, we can add some
additional ingredient in it. If he does not have any ill will, everything can be discussed. But if he has
some wicked ideas, then we will naturally not show any mercy.” TL: Soft persimmon = weak
Hearing this, Xiao Yan parted his mouth and smiled. He nodded his head and said softly, “It’s just
as well. Let’s do as Teacher has said. If we can really obtain a favor from a Dou Huang, that would
be quite benefic

ial. This is especially true for the trip to the Misty Cloud Sect two months from now. Although I am
not worried about fighting to the death with Nalan Yanran, those old fellows from the Misty Cloud
Sect might want to attack me out of anger and humiliation if I were to win. This Ice Emepror might
not be a bad bodyguard.”
 “Hee hee, the specialty of an alchemist is their network. Did you not see the snatching of the
‘Heavenly Flame’ this time around? With just Gu He’s strength alone, he would not have been able
to barge into the inner regions of the desert. However, that guy managed to invite so many strong
people to help him. In the end, he even created a mess in the Snake-People race.” Yao Lao said with
a smile.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head. He patted his Heavy Xuan Ruler and began to slowly
walk toward the huge city located at the edge of the desert.
After successfully entering the city, Xiao Yan stood on the street and looked around him. He then
followed the route from his memory and walked toward the end of the street. A long while later, he
stopped at the entrance of an old fashioned map shop located at the end of the street.
At the moment, the door of the shop had already been closed perhaps due to the sky being dark. A
faint light was shooting out from the gap in the door, shining onto Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan stood at the door of the shop and eyed the unlatched door. His heart could not help but
think back to his luck. He did not expect that by randomly running around back then, he would meet
a hermit Dou Huang. This kind of result had really exceeded his expectations.
After tilting his head and sweeping his gaze across the street which had very few people, Xiao Yan
quietly pushed open the main door. After which, he entered, turned his hand around and shut the
building’s door tightly.
Within the shop, a Moonlight Stone was emitting a faint glow. The warm and not eye-piercing glow
shined upon the entire room until it was quite bright.
The room still had the same decorations as in the past. The damage caused by the fight from the
last time had already been completely repaired. Behind the platform that was piled with maps, an
old man was lowering his head and meticulously creating a map in his hand. As he was too
engrossed, he did not sense Xiao Yan who had quietly entered.
Within the shop, there were another four people choosing maps. Three were male and one was a
female. Their clothes were also extremely gorgeous. Behind the four of them, there were a few large
men with strongly build bodies standing by them respectfully. When Xiao Yan entered, the four tilted
their heads over and took a glance. However, when they saw Xiao Yan’s dusty look, they turned their
heads back and lazily chose the maps in front of them.
When the four people turned around, Xiao Yan’s gaze jumped across their faces. The three men
had quite good appearances but their eyes carried a faint haughtiness that greatly discounted the
impression people had for them. The other person, the lady, was wearing a tight red-colored long
dress. Her appearance was extremely pretty. With her figure being wrapped in the red dress, it
appeared exquisite and orderly. The three men beside her would occasionally sweep their gaze over
the attractive back of the lady in the red dress. An adoration and yearning would flash in their eyes.
However, under this adoration, there appeared to be a hidden fear toward this lady in the red dress.
Xiao Yan ignored this group of people whose actions appeared a little strange. His gaze swept
across the old man and slowly walked toward the counter. He randomly picked up a map scroll and
lazily flipped through it.
Hearing the sound of the map being flipped, the old man’s ink pen which was moving like flowing
water paused. However, like the first time he and Xiao Yan met, he did not lift his head. He simply
said indifferently, “I’m sorry. This store has already closed for the day. If you need to buy a map,
please come again tomorrow.”
Hearing the old man’s usual cold and indifferent words, Xiao Yan could not help shaking his head.
This old man…
Just as Xiao Yan was about to speak, two large men moved agilely and blocked Xiao Yan’s path.
Their hands were holding their weapons on their waist as they stared at him with fierce faces.
“Uh?” The sudden scene before him caused Xiao Yan to be at a loss. Did he offend someone
without even saying a word? Immediately, he shook his head, confused. Xiao Yan then tilted his head
toward the lady in a red dress who appeared to have quite a high position in the Desert City.
“When Grandmaster Bing is making maps, he does not like to be disturbed. Therefore, I would like
to trouble you to leave for now.” The lady in a red dress who had a pretty appearance slowly walked
forward and said faintly.
Although the lady’s voice was gentle, it was not difficult to hear the overbearing and unreasonable
tone within it. “…Don’t tell me that these people know of his identity?” When he saw that this lady
was so thoughtful for Hai Bo Dong, Xiao Yan was immediately at a loss as he said with surprise in
his heart.
Compared to Xiao Yan’s surprise, the red dress lady in front of him was a little dispirited in her
heart. Her father had always told her that the old man in this map shop was a strong person with
extremely great strength. Thus, each time she had some free time, he would instruct his precious
daughter to come here to greet and inquire about the old man and use all his authority to provide
him with the best care. However, the old man was not appreciative of his care. Each time she came,
she would receive a cold shoulder for her feverous effort. The lady of haughty character had
difficulty accepting the old man’s actions.
Although she had always received a cold shoulder, the red dress lady held great trust in her father.
Moreover, on one instance, she had faintly sensed the frightening Qi that the old man did not easily
reveal. Under that Qi, she realized that she only had the right to tremble…
Thus, for a long time, she had still treated the old man with great respect despite his indifferent
attitude. Her submissive and docile manner frequently caused some of her companions to be in
disbelief. Was this obedient girl the same person as the spoiled demon girl who had once caused the
Desert City great havoc?
Today, she had come to the shop to support the old man as usual. Naturally, the old man’s attitude
towards her was as indifferent as it usually was. Other than glancing at her when she came in, his
attention was poured over his map and was too lazy to bother with them.
With the haughty character of the red dress lady, her heart naturally had some resentment that
she had difficulty expressing when faced with such treatment. However, this resentment was
something that she could not express to the old man. Therefore, Xiao Yan, who had barged in at this
time coincidentally became the target of her anger.
Xiao Yan ignored the spoiled cry by the lady and simply glanced at her carelessly. He randomly
threw the map in his hand onto the counter, leaned his body to one side and side-stepped the
blockade of the two large men.
Seeing that Xiao Yan not only did not obey her words and leave, but instead became overbearing
and moved closer, the eyebrows of the red dress lady became vertical. A dangerous glint flashed
across her eyes and she raised her snow white chin slightly. The surrounding few large men carried
a fierceness on their faces as the began to surround Xiao Yan.
The red dress lady folded her hands in front of her chest as she stared at Xiao Yan with mocking
eyes. However, just as she was prepared to see the latter begging for mercy, Xiao Yan performed an
action that caused her to be totally stunned.
Xiao Yan pulled over a map with his hand and violently threw it at the old man who held an
extremely distinguished position in the lady’s heart. At the same time he threw it over, his mouth
grumbled, “Old Man, are you still pretending to be indifferent? Do you still want me to refine that
medicine?”

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Chapter 237
Chapter 237: Conversation
Just as the scroll was about to hit Hai Bo Dong’s body, it was frozen solid by a sudden surge of cold
air. Immediately, it fell weakly to the old man’s side.
Eyeing the scroll that was suddenly frozen, the pretty eyes of the lady in the red dress glowed.
This was another time that she had seen the old man’s lofty strength.
“This guy is really reckless. He actually dares to be so rude to Grandmaster Bing. He really is
someone who has the short sight of a rat.” The gaze of the lady was somewhat mocking as she
stared at Xiao Yan. Clearly, the red dressed woman did not think that the old man would easily let off
this foolhardy guy who had offended him. TL: Short sight of a rat = No foresight/planning
Naturally, all of these thoughts were the wishful thinking of the lady. The old man did indeed shift
his focus up from the map as she had expected but when the ice like dry face swept across the
black-dressed young man in front of him, his face revealed an extremely rare smile. This smile was
something the red dressed lady, who had respectfully been a servant here for a long time, had never
seen before.
“Ke ke, little brother, you are finally back. You really made me wait.” Hai Bo Dong placed the ink
pen in his hand down. His gaze swept around Xiao Yan’s body and a bizarre glint flashed swiftly
within his eyes. After having not met for a few months, the young man in front of him had actually
become much stronger. Moreover, on the young man’s body, Hai Bo Dong could faintly sense
something that he feared.
“Don’t tell me it is a ‘Heavenly Flame’? God. Has he really found the ‘Heavenly Flame’?” This
thought that swiftly flashed across his heart caused astonishment to surface on Hai Bo Dong’s face.
The gaze that he used to look at Xiao Yan again had an emotion that was difficult to describe.
“I have no choice. Old Sir has something that I need still in your possession. Naturally, I had to
hurry back. And if I did not have the help from Old Sir’s map during this journey, I might have had
difficulty achieving my aim even if I roamed around the desert for a year.” Xiao Yan laughed.
“Ke ke. It’s just that we take what we require.” Hai Bo Dong’s nose twitched slightly as he smiled
and waved his hand. The dry facial expression changed slightly as he stared at Xiao Yan in a
somewhat startled manner. With a shocked voice, he said, “You… you made contact with Queen
Medusa?”
Within the shop, the face of the lady in the red dress was immediately dumfounded when she saw
that Hai Bo Dong not only did not attack Xiao Yan but instead began happily conversing with him. A
moment later, her eyebrows were knit slightly together. The corner of her eyes secretly glanced at
the black-dressed young man whom appeared to be slightly younger than her. Her heart could not
resist feeling somewhat jealous. She had been helping Hai Bo Dong here for a long time but he had
never treated her with such gentleness…
“This guy…” The lady in the red dress thought indignantly in her heart. When she was planning to
send someone to investigate Xiao Yan’s background, the words that Hai Bo Dong had suddenly
spilled from his mouth caused her to instantly still as though she had been struck by lightning.
Of course, it was not only her. The three young people and those few strong large men in the shop
also stilled their bodies abruptly when Hai Bo Dong mentioned Queen Medusa from his mouth. In
the vicinity of the desert, the fierce name of Queen Medusa was sufficient to cause any human to
feel fear. During the big war back then, this Queen Medusa had once turned a few cities into
bloodbaths by herself. Her fierce name almost reached the point where it could cause a baby to
cease crying.
“This… this guy. He actually came into contact with Queen Medusa? And he is not dead?” Within
the shop, numerous gazes that were filled with shock and disbelief stared at the youn

g man carrying a huge black ruler. Their minds had difficulty recovering. There may be a few people
in the cities located within the vicinity of the desert who had survived after being in contact with
Queen Medusa but those people were all strong people who were well known. However, this young
man in front of them who was not even twenty… how could it be possible?
“Ke ke. I was really unlucky to make slight contact with her. But fortunately, I was lucky in
keeping my life. Otherwise, Old Sir would not be able to see me.” Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders
and joked.
“Tsk tsk. Outstanding. To actually escape alive from that woman’s hand and yet not to suffer any
injuries. More heroes really appear in the younger generations. I think that little brother is
definitely the pinnacle person among the younger generation in the Jia Ma Empire.” Hearing this,
Hai Bo Dong immediately pursed up his lips and said with great astonishment.
Xiao Yan smiled faintly. Regarding the thing about the pinnacle person, he neither agreed nor
disagreed.
“Oh. Ke ke. oh yes… little brother, I wonder, about the the thing I entrusted you with?” Rubbing
his dry hands together, Hai Bo Dong suddenly asked with a smile.
“Yes. This is the Sand’s Datura that you need. It was not easy to find. Luckily, I came across it in
the sacred city of the Snake-People race.” Xiao Yan’s finger gently tapped on his storage ring and a
pale-yellow vegetation appeared in his palm. This plant’s outer appearance was extremely strange.
It wrapped and wrapped around like a yellow-colored long snake. At its top was a snake head that
was raised highly. There was a fist size tumor that protruded on the top of the snake head. This was
where the essence of this unique vegetation was richest.
“Ke ke. I have really troubled little brother.” Hai Bo Dong received the vegetation in surprise as he
opened his mouth to thank him with a smile.
“It is just that we have what the other needs.” Xiao Yan waved his hand and learned from Hai Bo
Dong’s speaking manner as he replied with a smile.
Within the shop, the spoiled lovely face of the red dress lady gradually began to withdraw as she
watched Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong chatting by the side as though no one was around. Although she
was pampered and spoiled, she was no fool. By looking at the attitude of the mysterious old man
towards Xiao Yan and the contents of their conversation, she clearly knew in her heart that this
young man who appeared even younger than her definitely possessed a terrifying strength that did
not match his age…
“God. Where has this abnormal being come from? Why have I not heard of such a young strong
person appearing in the Jia Ma Empire?” The lady in the red dress mused in her heart as a bitter
smile surfaced on her face.
“Grandmaster Bing…” The lady in the red dress who was left alone by the side hesitated for a
moment before speaking timidly.
Having his conversation interrupted, Hai Bo Dong pressed his eyebrows together slightly. He
glanced at the red dress lady and said blandly, “You can go back. In the future, there is no need for
you to return. Tell your father that his ploy is a little lousy.”
Hearing Hai Bo Dong’s rude words of banishment, the lady in the red dress was at a slight loss.
Her eyes suddenly reddened and her teeth bit her lips. Her original intention was to have Hai Bo
Dong take her as a disciple. However, when these words of Hai Bo Dong were said, it clearly
severed her hope. Immediately, her heart felt much grief. Treads of mist caused her long eyelashes
to become wet. The current her obviously did not possess the arrogance that she had treated Xiao
Yan with just a few moments before.
Seeing Hai Bo Dong’s indifferent attitude, Xiao Yan could not help but shake his head. This old
man’s heart was really too harsh. Although the arrogant attitude of this lady a moment ago resulted
in Xiao Yan having a poor impression of her, she was after all working for Hai Bo Dong. It was just
that despite trying very hard to get Hai Bo Dong to like her, this stubborn and indifferent old man
still did not have any feelings for her. It appeared that the feelings of this old man were a little thin.
In the future he needed to be a little careful when working with him…
“Old Sir, with your status, treating a lady like this would somewhat cheapen it…” Not used to
seeing a lady cry in a beautiful manner, Xiao Yan shook his head slightly. He played with a piece of
map on the counter as he jokingly mentioned with a smile.
Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong was momentarily distracted. He eyed Xiao Yan’s smiling face and a
moment later, also smiled and nodded his head. His finger rubbed a yellow-colored storage ring on
his finger and a scroll appeared in a flash. His finger tapped on the scroll and shot it towards the
lady in the red dress. He said in a somewhat helpless manner, “This is a Low Xuan Dou Technique.
Seeing that you have helped me for so long, I will give it to you. I know that you hope for me to take
you as a disciple, but I really don’t have that kind of intention. Therefore, take this as my
compensation to you.”
The lady in the red dress was at a loss as she received the scroll. A moment later, she gratefully
bowed to Xiao Yan and with a gloomy face, softly left the shop.
After the red dress lady left, the other people in the shop closely followed. In a moment, the shop
once again became empty.
 “Ke ke, by nature, I prefer to be free and don’t really like teaching students. If she followed me,
she wouldn’t have much of a future.” Hai Bo Dong patted Xiao Yan’s shoulders and explained.
Xiao Yan smiled and extended his hand towards Hai Bo Dong as he replied with a smile. “Old Sir, I
have already brought the thing back for you. Should you not hand me that piece of map fragment?”
“Uh…” Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong laughed dryly. He rubbed his palms together and laughed
awkwardly. “Little Brother, back then we had agreed. As long as you help me refine the medicinal
pill for undoing the seal, I will hand over the last map fragment to you. Additionally, I will owe you
one favor in the future.”
“Alright…” Xiao Yan’s eyes stared at Hai Bo Dong for a moment until he was a little uneasy before
he nodded his head in a nonchalant manner. He withdrew his hand and smiled faintly, “I hope that
Old Sir will not use any other excuses after obtaining the medicinal pill. As a person, I… may have a
good temper, but I am also unable to withstand being fooled like a monkey.”
“Ke ke, Little Brother, what are you saying. Is there a false promise between strong people?” Hai
Bo Dong smiled awkwardly as he shook his head. He patted his chest and said with certainty: “As
long as Little Brother is able to refine the medicinal pill that I need, old me will not break my word.”
“Haha, that is the best.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head. He then scratched his chin as he
faced Hai Bo Dong and asked with a smile,“Since it’s like this, shall we start working?”
“Now?” Hai Bo Dong was at a loss. He then hurriedly nodded his head. “Yes, yes, please!” As he
said, he quickly pushed open the counter and lead Xiao Yan into the back of the building.
After entering the room, Xiao Yan randomly sat on a chair. His eyes glanced at Hai Bo Dong while
the corner of his mouth was lifted into a smile. He said softly, “Medicinal Formula, medicinal
ingredients…”
“Sometimes, I realize that you alchemists really cause people to be envious… Ah, this medicinal
formula to break the seal is something that I went through great pains to obtain. Now that you are
going to take a look, its surname would change…” Hai Bo Dong helplessly dug out many medicinal
ingredients from his storage ring. He then held a piece of ancient goatskin parchment. The pain on
his face was not an act. In order to obtain this medicinal formula, he had put in a lot of effort. TL:
Surname would change: Meaning changing ownership
While maintaining a warm smile on his face, Xiao Yan rejoiced in his heart. Yao Lao had told him
before that some medicinal formulas that can break seals have a value that was difficult to appraise.
Although the map fragment was the thing he wanted the most, being able to scoop up a medicinal
formula for a tier six medicinal pill along the way was naturally even more perfect…
Xiao Yan smiled as he received the old-looking medicinal formula that Hai Bo Dong had, with an
extreme unwillingness, passed to him. His gaze swept over it and the smile on his face immediately
became more brilliant.

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Chapter 238
Chapter 238: Heavenly Cauldron Ranking
“Breaking Adversity Pill”, the three pale black-colored words were written on the quaint skin
parchment that faintly gave off the scent of old age.
Xiao Yan’s gaze slowly swept across the skin parchment with a smile in his eyes, When his gaze
was sweeping across the effect of the medicinal pill that was recorded on the skin parchment, the
smile on his face grew even more dense.
“The pill is tier six. It possesses the unique ability of being able to break most seals. After using it,
it can also form a resistance toward that particular seal within the body. In the future, if one were to
meet such a seal again, one would gain some chance of nullifying the seal.”
“Tsk tsk, it is really quite a good thing…” Xiao Yan’s eyes swept up and down across the quaint
skin parchment and could not help but click his tongue. He did not expect that this thing could not
only break a seal, but also cause the human body that was struck by the seal, to have an increased
resistance to that seal in the future. With just this particular point, it lived up to its reputation as a
tier six medicinal pill.
“It is naturally quite good. Back then, in order to obtain this medicinal formula, I paid a price that
still causes my heart to ache when I recall what I did… “ Hai Bo Dong smiled bitterly as he eagerly
watched Xiao Yan.
“Haha, regardless of what the price is, it’s not worth mentioning compared to allowing you to
recover your Dou Huang strength.” Xiao Yan comforted. Immediately, he unceremoniously stored
this quaint medicinal formula into his storage ring in front of Hai Bo Dong’s face.
In the alchemist world, there was an unofficial rule. Anyone who wanted an alchemist to help
them refine medicinal pills that used special formulas not only had to prepare the medicinal formula
by oneself, but also had to prepare medicinal ingredients. Moreover, these medicinal formulas were
to be handled as the alchemist pleased including the chance where the alchemist took possession of
the formula; these actions from alchemists were also common occurrences.
In the alchemist world, the creation of medicinal formulas was not a simple thing. Nothing like
picking up a pen and recording a recipe down as one would imagine. During the process of creating
the medicinal formula, the alchemist must use his own Spiritual Strength as ink and then use a pen
to draw with Spiritual Strength in order to successfully create a qualified medicinal formula…
When using the medicinal formula, the alchemist needed to use his Spiritual Strength and intrude
into the medicinal formula in order to obtain the essential refining data hidden within the medicinal
formula. For example, the quantity of the medicinal ingredients needed, the flame temperature,
etc… These things were things that an alchemist had to pay extreme attention to when refining a
medicinal pill. Regardless of how outstanding the refining ability of an alchemist was, if he did not
have all this information, he would require quite a number of tests before it was possible to
successfully refine the medicinal pill recorded in the medicinal formula. However… during the
experimental process, he would likely destroy many rare medicinal ingredients, which would be an
enormous loss.
Thus, Hai Bo Dong was unable to reproduce the medicinal formula despite having obtained it for
quite some time. When he saw Xiao Yan’s action, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily. A
long while later, he could only shake his head dispiritedly and allow Xiao Yan to seize this thing that
he had obtained with great difficulty for free.
After storing the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ formula with a smile, Xiao Yan placed his gaze on the
large pile of medicinal ingredients that were sitting on the table. These medicinal ingredients could
all be considered rare items. A number among them may fetch at least five hundred thousa

nd gold coins if they were placed on the auction block. Even though their price was extremely high,
these items still were rarely seen. After all, as long as it was someone who knew a little about his
goods, he would not take these rare medicinal herbs out to be auctioned. This was because he might
one day meet an alchemist who needed these kinds of rare medicinal ingredients. If that were the
case, he might be able to obtain an exchange that he would be extremely satisfied with.
Perhaps it was because he was afraid of failure, but most of the medicinal ingredients that Hai Bo
Dong prepared, had two to three portions. They were filled the table in front of the two.
Xiao Yan checked all the many different medicinal ingredients once in great detail. When he did
not discover anything missing, he nodded his head. He then raised it, eyed Hai Bo Dong who was
watching him intently and said, “Old Sir, I think that you should know that there is some chances of
failure when refining a medicinal pill. Before I refine the medicine, I will say something that isn’t
nice to listen to, I have some confidence in refining a tier six medicinal pill but I dare not to
guarantee. Therefore, if for some reason this results in a failure, this responsibility…”
“I know, you will not take responsibility… You alchemists are all like that. Don’t tell me that I can
forcefully hold you here if you fail?” Hearing the words, Hai Bo Dong waved his hand and smiled
bitterly.
“Haha, since Old Sir can understand, that is the best… I wonder if you can prepare a quiet room
for me? During the time before I come out, you cannot let anyone disturb me, including yourself, Old
Sir.” Xiao Yan stored all the ingredients into his storage ring and said with a smile.
“Follow me.” Hai Bo Dong nodded his head and headed for a side door. Xiao Yan followed closely
behind him.
After entering the side door, a corridor which was slightly dark appeared. Xiao Yan followed
behind Hai Bo Dong for some distance before stopping outside a door along the corridor.
The door was pushed open and a faint lamp light shined out. The interior of the room appeared
extremely clean, perhaps as a result of frequent cleaning. It was quite a good place to temporarily
stay while refining medicine.
Xiao Yan entered the room, glanced in all directions and nodded his head with a smile.
“Little Brother, is this place alright?” Hai Bo Dong asked with a smile. When he saw Xiao Yan nod,
he continued, “Since it is alright, then please refine the medicinal pill here. I will guard the corridor
outside. During this period of time, you will have the quiet atmosphere that you require. There will
definitely be no one who will interrupt you.”
“Okay.” Xiao Yan, while smiling nodded his head. He eyed Hai Bo Dong as he took his leave and
gently locked the room’s door with both his hands. He turned around and watched the room. Instead
of rushing to start immediately, he slowly crossed his steps and walked once around the entire room.
Every tiny corner was thoroughly examined by him. A long while later, he completed his examination
and walked to the side of a table at the middle of the of the room. His finger tapped the storage ring
and quietly asked in his heart, “Teacher, is there anything wrong here?”
“No, I have checked. It looks like that guy did not try anything funny here.” Yao Lao’s voice
laughed in Xiao Yan’s heart.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded his head and replied with a grin, “Since it is like this, Teacher, it is
time to do it… “ As he was talking to Yao Lao, Xiao Yan’s finger gently rubbed his storage ring.
Immediately, the pile of medicinal ingredients from before completely filled the table before him.
“Ugh… I knew that you would call these old bones of mine out to perform the hard work.” The ring
trembled slightly and Yao Lao slowly floated out.. He eyed the many ingredients on the table and
helplessly shook his head.
“Hehe, I want to do it myself but this is a tier six medicinal pill. Even though I currently possess a
‘Heavenly Flame’, it would still be impossible for me to refine it. Xiao Yan waved his hand and
smiled innocently.
With regards to Xiao Yan’s words, Yao Lao simply rolled his eyes and lamented. He then
descended beside the table and carelessly rearranged the medicinal ingredients on top of it. After
which, he waved his palm at Xiao Yan. Instantly, the black-colored ancient looking ring on Xiao Yan’s
finger landed in Yao Lao’s hand.
After Yao Lao carefully place the black-colored ring in his hand, he flicked his finger. A solid black-
colored medicinal cauldron the size of the table surface suddenly appeared.
The black-colored medicinal cauldron had a sturdy body. Its entire body was faintly shrouded in a
calm atmosphere. Life like flame pictures were drawn on the surface of the medicinal cauldron.
These flame drawings even seemed to be physically real. Xiao Yan could even faintly sense flame
energy starting to circle around the medicinal cauldron.
“Good Cauldron!”
Xiao Yan’s eyes stared at the black-colored medicinal cauldron with an extraordinarily imposing
aura and could not help but let out a praise. The cauldron that he used was undoubtedly shabby
compared to Yao Lao’s. Moreover, this black-colored medicinal cauldron clearly did not only have a
gorgeous appearance. From the fire energy that agglomerated around it automatically, it was clear
that it was a great help for the refining of medicine.
“A medicinal cauldron is the most important thing that an alchemist possesses. A good medicinal
cauldron would be able to increase the chances of successfully refining a pill by a large amount…
This medicinal cauldron of mine has an extremely domineering name. Others calls it ‘Black Demon’
… Ke ke, back then, I paid a great price in order to obtain it.” Eyeing the black-colored cauldron that
was suspended in midair, Yao Lao sighed with a smile somewhat emotionally.
“‘Black Demon’? It really is domineering…” Xiao Yan clicked his tongue as he praised and shook
his head. Having not had much interaction with the alchemist world, he naturally did not know what
kind of fanatic attraction this name possessed to an alchemist.
Just like the ‘Heavenly Flame’ Ranking, in the alchemist world, there was also a similar ‘Heavenly
Cauldron’ Ranking. As the name suggest, the ‘Cauldron Ranking’ records the most perfect and
outstanding medicinal cauldrons. There were a total of thirteen cauldrons on the ‘Cauldron
Ranking’. Each of the medicinal cauldrons on it had a bewitchment that caused countless alchemists
to pursue them with greed. The eighth rank on the ‘Cauldron Ranking’ was called, ‘Black Demon’…
Seeing Xiao Yan’s slightly shocked manner, Yao Lao simply smiled. However, he did not open his
mouth to explain the origin of the black cauldron in front of him. His palm trembled slightly and a
thick white-colored flame swiftly shrouded his palm. Yao Lao slowly placed his palm onto a diamond-
shaped fire outlet on the black cauldron. He gently flicked his finger and the thick white flame
shrouded the interior of the cauldron.
“Hehe, it looks like teacher has attached much importance to this medicinal refinement.
Otherwise, he would not taken out his medicinal cauldron.” Xiao Yan said with a smile as he eyed
the soaring flame within the black cauldron. When Yao Lao had refined medicinal pills in the past,
he would directly refine it on his palm.
“The probability of failure of a tier six medicinal pill is quite high. Moreover, I am currently only in
a spirit state and my strength is weaker than in the past. I naturally require the help of the
medicinal cauldron in order to refine this kind of medicinal pill.” Yao Lao said blandly. His palm
swiftly waved above the table and numerous medicinal ingredients were picked up by his hand.
After which, he threw all of them into the medicinal cauldron all at once.
Yao Lao’s face was impassive as his palm left the medicinal cauldron. His dry palm suddenly and
swiftly waved as though he was penetrating flowers and picking the leaves. Following the flicking of
his finger, the hot thick white flames within the black cauldron had, with extreme obedience, turned
into ten plus tiny flames, wrapping around the medicinal ingredients that had been thrown in.
Eyeing Yao Lao’s extremely smooth actions, Xiao Yan’s face was filled with envy. When would he
be able to reach the stage where he could do such difficult things with ease?
Xiao Yan let out an emotional sigh as he quietly sat on a chair by the side. He meticulously
observed Yao Lao’s refining. When one reached the stage Yao Lao was at, almost any tiny step r
movement could allow Xiao Yan to feel suddenly enlightened.
In the quiet secret chamber, the thick white flame danced enchantingly. A faint medicinal
fragrance permeated the air within…

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Chapter 239
Chapter 239: Hiding One’s Ability
TL: Title: 深藏不露 – Hiding One’s Ability – idiom meaning that one usually hides one’s skill so that
others are ignorant of their strength (only using one’s strength when necessary for max impact)
Perhaps, it was because it was the first time Yao Lao refined the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’, but Yao
Lao, despite his outstanding alchemy skills, failed the first refining attempt due to an imbalance in
the proportions of the prepared medicinal ingredients.
However, the first failed attempt did not cause Yao Lao to show a different expression. Failing
during refining was so common in the alchemy world that it could be compared with eating and
drinking. Even though Yao Lao was very adept at refining, he could not guarantee that he would
maintain a hundred percent success for refining any medicinal pills.
Although the first attempt resulted in a failure, it was fortunate that only a small portion of the
medicinal ingredients were lost and thus would not affect the refining that was to follow. As Yao Lao,
who had a warm-up experience, once again raised the flames to refine the pill. He methodically,
perfectly, and successfully completed all the remaining medicinal refining process.
In the neat and clean room, the black-colored medicinal cauldron slowly rotated in midair. The
thick white flame writhed intensely within it. As the black cauldron rotated, the surrounding air also
repeatedly released waves of unceasing tiny energy ripples. These energy ripples were circular in
shape with the medicinal cauldron at its center and they gradually began expanding out in all
directions. When they were about to make contact with the walls, they quietly vanished…
The flame writhed in the medicinal cauldron. A thumb sized pale purple-colored medicinal pill
rudiment was slowly being formed in the burning flame. Finally, the dark purple-colored pill’s scent
was suddenly emitted from within the cauldron and filled the inside of the room. This scent was
thick and stayed within the room for quite a while.
“Is it going to be formed into a pill?” Sniffing the pill’s scent that was accompanied by a purple
color, Xiao Yan rubbed his tired eyes and raised his spirit as he asked with a smile. He had
personally witnessed Yao Lao refine a tier five medicinal pill the last time. Thus, he also knew that
the drifting of pill scent was basically the omen before the formation of a high tier medicinal pill.
“Yes, although this ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ has a strange and unique medicinal effect, the
difficulty involved in order to refine it is not very great. Additionally, I have the help from the ‘Black
Demon’ so the time needed for refining it was reduced by at least half.” Yao Lao smiled as he
nodded his head and replied.
“Haha, no wonder. The last time you took over two days when you refined the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’.
This time you actually only used a day to refine a tier six medicinal pill. It looks like this medicinal
cauldron of Teacher’s is really extraordinary.” Xiao Yan said with a grin. His gaze carried some
shock as he observed the black-colored medicinal cauldron in midair. An ordinary medicinal
cauldron may give a boost to an alchemist but the effect was extremely tiny. If a cauldron could
reduce the time needed to refine a medicinal pill that would normally require a day by two hours, it
could be considered top grade amongst medicinal cauldrons. By using the dark red medicinal
cauldron that Xiao Yan had used, it could at most save an hour of refining time. By comparing the
two, Xiao Yan could increasingly see how the black-colored medicinal cauldron was extraordinary. 　
Yao Lao smiled and nodded his head. As his shriveled palm tensed and relaxed, the thick white flame
in the medicinal cauldron also became much richer.
“*Cough*, Teacher… don’t forget to add something extra…” Seeing the medicinal pill gradually
become round, Xia

o Yan let out a dry cough and hurriedly reminded.

“I know.” Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan a somewhat irritated glance before nodding his head. He flipped
his left hand and a thick white-colored flame suddenly surfaced. After which, he began to swiftly
compress it and the thick white flame, which was originally the size of a person’s head became the
size of one’s thumb in an instant.
The ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ which was compressed to this extent had already escaped it’s base
flame nature. It had instead transformed into a tiny white-colored crystal. At one glance, the interior
of the crystal seemed to have a demonic thick white flame that writhed faintly.
Yao Lao molded the white-colored crystals with the tip of his finger before flicking his finger
gently. The crystal immediately turned into a white light that was shot into the medicinal cauldron.
After which, it directly went into the medicinal pill.
Once the crystal entered the medicinal pill, it suddenly transformed into drops of extremely tiny
white glow that were distributed into every part of the medicinal pill.
Yao Lao watched the small holes formed on the medicinal pill rudiment gradually being refilled
and nodded his head. After musing for a moment, he waved his palm and the thick white flame in
the medicinal cauldron suddenly surged. In an instant, it covered the entire purple-colored
medicinal pill rudiment and began the final intense burning.
The thick white flame only soared for a moment before it was swiftly extinguished. Following the
disappearance of the flame, a thumb sized, pale purple round medicinal pill that was emitting a faint
luster rolled and rotated as it appeared in the medicinal cauldron.
The moment the purple-colored medicinal pill appeared, a ferocious energy fluctuation ripple
suddenly surged from within the medicinal pill. When this energy ripple passed through the black
cauldron, a portion of it was blocked but the remainder still seeped out. It then violently shot in all
directions. From observing its stance, if it was allowed to spread as it pleased, this room would
immediately collapse.
Yao Lao glanced indifferently at the swiftly spreading energy ripple. His shriveled hand waved
randomly and a shapeless Spiritual Energy formed a transparent energy cover within the interior of
the room in the blink of an eye.
When the energy ripple came into contact with the Spiritual Cover, the two collided with each
other. Instantly, waves of energy ripples began to appear on the shapeless energy cover much like a
rock being thrown into a lake surface.
The ripples gradually transformed from intense to subtle. A moment later, they finally completely
disappeared.
When the last energy ripple finally disappeared, Yao Lao removed the Spiritual Cover. His palm
beckoned at the black cauldron. The pale purple-colored medicinal pill was thrown out by the black
cauldron and obediently landed on Yao Lao’s palm.
Yao Lao held this pale purple-colored medicinal pill. He looked it over repeatedly and nodded his
head. After giving an indifferent appraisal that it was not bad, he carelessly threw it towards Xiao
Yan by the side.
Xiao Yan received the medicinal pill and curiously observed this purple-colored medicinal pill in
his hand. This was the first time he had seen a tier six medicinal pill.
The surface of this medicinal pill was a pale purple color. Its body was round and had a great
amount of luster. Moreover, on the surface of the medicinal pill, there appeared to be some strange
lines, that were not man-made, drawn onto it. These lines went around one after another, appearing
like a special drawing that had an abstract meaning. Observing this ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ at close
distance, Xiao Yan could even roughly sense the strange energy contained within it. Perhaps these
lines werethe main ingredient that could break a seal…
“I added some ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ into the medicinal pill. This kind of crystal body will conceal
itself deep within a human body once it is consumed by someone. Usually, it will not have even the
slightest unusual action. However, if I, who possesses the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ was to activate it,
these icy bodies would swiftly transform into an extremely destructive ‘Bone Chilling Flame’. When
that time comes, if the other party has any ill intentions, I’m afraid that he or she will suffer
terribly.” Yao Lao stored the black cauldron into the ring, turned around, and laughed while facing
Xiao Yan.
“Won’t he discover it?” Xiao Yan played with the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ as he asked cautiously.
“He shouldn’t, of course… I cannot guarantee it. After all, there is nothing absolute in this world. I
can only guarantee that the chances of it being discovered are very tiny.” Yao Lao shook his head
and replied with a smile.
Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly and took out a jade bottle which was of quite a good grade from
his storage ring. He then put the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ within it. After which, he glanced at the
large amount of remaining medicinal ingredients, parted his mouth slightly and unceremoniously
swept all these rare medicinal plants into his storage ring.
“Hehe. This will be the extra reward for refining the pill.” Xiao Yan did not intend to return these
rare herbs, which could easily fetch over a million gold coins through an auction, to Hai Bo Dong.
“I’ve finally finished it…” Xiao Yan kept everything and patted his storage ring with satisfaction.
He faced Yao Lao and said, “Hehe, now we should see whether the guy outside will keep his word.”
 “I hope he will not disappoint us.” Yao Lao laughed softly. His body swayed slightly and
immediately turned into a flowing light which entered into the black-colored ring.
Xiao Yan placed the black-colored ring that was suspended in front of him onto his finger and
tossed the jade bottle in his hand. After arranging his clothes properly, he walked toward the door
leading outside of the room.
In a bend of the corridor that was slightly dark, Hai Bo Dong leaned against the wall. His old face
may appear rather calm but his finger which was knocking on the wall repeatedly revealed just how
anxious and impatient he was in his heart.
Feeling the time slowly flowing, Hai Bo Dong eyed the room that was tightly shut at the end of the
corridor. His eyebrows involuntarily knit together. A moment later, he sighed. The medicinal
ingredients needed to refine ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ were not easy to find. He had spent a few
years in order to gather all these medicinal ingredients. If Xiao Yan was to fail in the refinement, his
hope of regaining his strength might have to be delayed…
Hai Bo Dong rubbed his palm. The calmness on his face finally began to reveal some anxiety. He
softly muttered, “Don’t tell me he failed? Hmm, looks like I was a little reckless. That guy’s strength
may be something that I cannot see through but he is far too young after all… Even if he started
practicing his alchemy skills while he was still in his mother’s womb, that would merely be over ten
years worth of time… In just ten years, how great of an accomplishment can he attain in alchemy
skills?”
With his fist and palm heavily smashing into each other, Hai Bo Dong’s expression fluctuated. A
moment later, he shook his head despondently and smiled bitterly. “Having reached this point, I can
only hope that this guy can bring some miracle. After all, he possesses that extremely terrifying
‘Heavenly Flame’…”
Time ticked by. The atmosphere in the corridor had a layer of impatience gradually lingering over
it as time flowed by.
A finger impatiently tapped against the wall. At one instance, Dou Qi shrouded the finger and it
pressed down violently, creating a hole within the wall.
“I’ll go and take a look!” Hai Bo Dong shriveled face twitched. He was finally unable to withstand
the torment of waiting like this. Taking in a violent breath, he suddenly turned his body and had a
desire to walk into the corridor.
At the moment when Hai Bo Dong turned around, his body suddenly stilled. A stunned expression
appeared on his face as he stared blankly at the corridor. A young man in black clothes was leaning
on the wall and smiling at him. A moment later, he swallowed his saliva and hurriedly took a few
steps forward as he anxiously asked, “Little Brother, did you succeed?”
Xiao Yan spread his hand and faced Hai Bo Dong who was slowly walking over with an anxious
face. He then waved it and threw a jade bottle towards Hai Bo Dong. “I was a little lucky and barely
succeeded.”
Eyeing the jade bottle that was thrown over, Hai Bo Dong seemed to awkwardly use both his
hands and feet to try to catch it. He carefully caught it in his palms as though it was his son. When
his eyes saw the purple-colored medicinal pill in the jade bottle, an unrestrained expression of joy
and shock appeared on his old face simultaneously.
The unrestrained joy was naturally because he received his wish of obtaining this ‘Breaking
Adversity Pill’. The shock on the other hand was because he still had difficulty believing that within
a short day, this little boy in front of him who was not even over twenty had actually managed to
perfectly create this tier six medicinal pill that even Pill-King Gu He couldn’t refine…
“He really hid his ability…” At this moment, an evaluating phrase for Xiao Yan surfaced in Hai Bo
Dong’s heart. TL: Refer to title for – He really hid his ability

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Chapter 240
Chapter 240: Breaking The Seal
Eyeing Hai Bo Dong who was tightly holding the jade bottle with a face that was filled with
unrestrained joy, Xiao Yan laughed softly before smiling slightly as he said, “Mister Hai Bo Dong.
The thing has been successfully refined. What about the map fragment?”
Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong was at a momentary loss. He immediately and quickly pulled himself
back from his unrestrained joy. His eyeballs rotated and he licked his lips as an embarassed look
appeared on his face. He said, “Uhh, Little Brother!”
“You can call me Xiao Yan.” Seeing Hai Bo Dong’s manner, Xiao Yan frowned slightly as he said
blandly.
“Haha, alright. Little Brother Xiao Yan.” Hai Bo Dong hurriedly nodded his head. He then waved
the jade bottle in his hand and said with an awkward smile, “Little Brother, don’t blame old me for
having something more to do! *Cough*, it is not that old me doesn’t believe you, but the main
reason is that I have also never seen what a ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ looks like. I only know from the
medicinal formula that it is entirely purple in color. Therefore, I wonder if Little Brother Xiao Yan
would allow me to consume the medicinal pill and test if it can really help me break the seal?Haha,
if the seal can really be broken, old me would definitely give the map fragment to you! I will also
apologize to you!”
“Old Sir, the way to repeatedly find excuses to put the matter off does not show the demeanor of
someone who was once the Ten Strong of the Jia Ma Empire.” Xiao Yan’s long finger gently flicked
off a speck of dust from the tip of his sleeve. He was expressionless as he said, “The small me has
used all my effort in order to help Old Sir! But your actions really caused me to be disheartened.”
“Ugh, Little Brother Xiao Yan, back then we indeed agreed that as long as you could help me
refine the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’, I would hand the map fragment to you, but you should at least
let me test if this medicinal pill is real or not. I will say something annoying. If this is some other
medicinal pill that you randomly gave me as a stiffler, won’t I suffer a great loss if I don’t check it?”
Hai Bo Dong’s old face was much thicker than Xiao Yan had imagined. The manner in which he
smiled bitterly made it appear like he was the greatest victim.
Seeing Hai Bo Dong’s bitter face, Xiao Yan knit his eyebrows tightly together and said blandly, “Od
Sir. I have to remind you something. This ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ medicinal formula is something
that you gave me. I have also completely followed its instruction to refine the medicinal pill. But
whether this medicinal pill possesses the effect of breaking a seal is something that only a ghost
would know!”
“Therefore, if you were to consume the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ and still be unable to undo the
seal because of the medicinal formula, won’t that be blamed on me? Then won’t my effort to hurry
over a long distance to the desert, braving the danger of being killed by Queen Medusa in order to
help you look for the Sand’s Datura, as well as spending a large amount of effort in order to refine
the medicinal pill be totally disregarded?” Xiao Yan crossed his ten fingers in front of him as he said
softly with a cold smile, “After doing so much, all that I have obtained is only a map fragment and a
favor, verbally agreed by a Dou Huang. You tell me, have I made a loss or have I profited?”
“Uh!” Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong’s face appeared slightly embarrassed. A moment later, he finally
laughed dryly, “The old me also knows that my request is a little overboard, but Little Brother Xiao
Yan can be reassured that I will naturally not do anything ungrateful! How about this. As long as the
‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ can show a little effect, I will definitely keep my word! Moreover, this
‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ is a medicinal pill personally refined by Little Brother Xiao Yan. Don’t tell
me that you

don’t have confidence in it? Ha ha.”

“Hu!” Xiao Yan let out a deep breath. He raised his eyes to look at Hai Bo Dong laughing dryly and
knit his eyebrows tightly together. A long while later, he finally waved his hand somewhat unhappily
and said faintly, “Then we’ll do what you say. I will remind Old Sir one more time. This is the last
time that I will give in.”
“Haha, thank you Little Brother Xiao Yan for being able to understand old me’s difficulty.” Hearing
Xiao Yan’s reply, a joyful smile immediately surfaced on Hai Bo Dong’s face. He placed the jade
bottle carefully into the storage ring, faced Xiao Yan and said, “Little Brother, follow me to the
basement. If I really break the seal later, this basement will ensure that my Qi will not leak out. At
the same time, it can avoid some unnecessary troubles.”
Xiao Yan nodded his head but was too lazy to even say anything extra to Hai Bo Dong. His face
was icy as he raised his chin at the Hai Bo Dong, signalling for the latter to lead the way.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s expression, Hai Bo Dong also knew that Xiao Yan was currently in a bad mood.
He could only laugh awkwardly and hurriedly focus on leading the way in front.
As he followed behind Hai Bo Dong, Xiao Yan eyed the old figure in front of him whose pace was
brisk. He was silent for a long time before an indifferent, faint smile was suddenly lifted on his
expressionless face. The fist under his sleeves was clenched tightly and a wisp of green-colored
flame was naughtily leaping on his long finger!
Xiao Yan pursed up his lips and narrowed his eyes as he muttered in his heart, “Old fellow, I hope
that you really won’t disappoint me. Otherwise, I won’t care whether you were once called Ice
Emperor. Today, I will force you to suffer a terrible regret!”
Although the corridor was not very big, the amounts of twists and turns would have exceeded
anyone’s expectations. Xiao Yan followed behind Hai Bo Dong and made a number of turns. The
surrounding monotonous and similar environment caused people’s minds to feel somewhat tired.
Luckily, Xiao Yan’s mental strength was quite good, so it did not reach the extent of feeling any
difficulty in enduring. It was just that his heart felt a little oppressed.
Within the corridor, the lights were not very strong. There would only be a lamp that emitted a
faint glow every ten plus meters apart. In this kind of dark environment, the two people maintained
silence. Only the soft sound of footsteps slowly reverberated in the long corridor and echoed for a
long time. Hearing these sounds, anyone would be creeped out.
The corridor may have seemed level, but Xiao Yan was able to feel that they seemed to be walking
down an inclined route. After walking in this depressing manner for nearly twenty minutes, Hai Bo
Dong, who was in front of him, suddenly came to a stop. He turned around and said with a smile to
Xiao Yan, “We’re here.”
Xiao Yan’s gaze leapt pass Hai Bo Dong and swept the place in front of him. He could only see a
thick metal door that appeared from the edge of his vision under the faint light from the lamps. The
metal door was profound and dark black, emitting a solid and thick feeling.
As he eyed the metal door, Hai Bo Dong’s footsteps clearly became faster. A moment later, he
arrived in front of the door. His palm pulled at a black metal lion head in front of him. Following a
‘Ka Cha’ sound, the metal door instantly began to slowly open by itself. A bright glow was also
transmitted from within.
“Welcome!” Hai Bo Dong waved exhaustedly at Xiao Yan as he walked in first with a smile still on
his face.
Xiao Yan stood at the door and hesitated for a moment. His gaze swept the surroundings around
the large door before stepping into the basement room.
Entering the room in the basement, Xiao Yan found the surrounding temperature had suddenly
dropped a lot. A faint cold feeling shrouded his entire body as he looked around him. He was
somewhat stunned to realize that this room underground was an ice cellar. On the ice cellar’s ceiling
and surrounding thick walls, there was a layer of snow white ice stuck from them. Above his head,
numerous sharp icicles appeared like sharp longswords that hung inversely from the ceiling.
A faint cold fog was emitted, shrouding the interior of the underground room and possibly
lingering for years. It was not known just how much time and effort Hai Bo Dong spent on this
somewhat huge underground room.
“Haha, the Dou Qi Method that I practice is more attuned with the dark and cold. Thus, training in
this kind of place would have a better effect. This place is also a distance from the surface. The ice
and the soil above will be able to cover my Qi here, causing other strong people to be unable to
sense it.” Appearing to be clear of the doubt in Xiao Yan’s mind, Hai Bo Dong, who was in front,
explained.
“Ah.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and unceremoniously sat down on a chair in the middle of the
underground room. He raised his head to face Hai Bo Dong and calmly said, “Hurry up. I don’t
really like the environment here.”
“Ke ke, alright.”
Hai Bo Dong smiled and nodded. He then took out the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ from within the
storage ring and placed it carefully on his palm to look at it. The careful manner once again caused
Xiao Yan’s eyebrow to press together.
After inspecting it for a long while and failing to find anything unusual, Hai Bo Dong finally let out
a soft sigh. The current him had also learned to be smarter; he knew that his action just now would
definitely cause Xiao Yan to be greatly discontented. Therefore, he simply did not tilt his head to
look at Xiao Yan’s ugly expression. His toes pressed lightly on the ground and his body leaped onto a
sitting platform that was completely formed from the agglomeration of cold ice. He sat crossed-
legged and stuffed the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ from his hand into his mouth. He throat rolled
slightly and swallowed the pill into his stomach.
Seated on the chair, Xiao Yan lowered his head and picked at his finger. The moment that Hai Bo
Dong swallowed the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’, a sudden faint gloating smile was lifted on his face
that was lowered.
In the icy cold underground room, the atmosphere gradually became quiet following Hai Bo Dong
entering into his the training mode. Xiao Yan simply sat on the chair staring only at his palm. It
appeared that he was not the slightest bit concerned as to whether Hai Bo Dong’s seal breaking was
proceeding successfully.
The quiet atmosphere lasted for nearly half an hour or so before it was broken by a circle of
ferocious energy ripples.
On the ice platform, Hai Bo Dong, who had descended into a stillness, suddenly began to tremble
intensely. Waves of ferocious energy ripples were swiftly emitted from within his body. Anywhere the
energy ripple passed by, the surrounding table or ice pillars would pop and break into pieces with a
‘Pa La’ sound.
Xiao Yan slowly raised his head and eyed the swiftly arriving energy ripples. Moving as his heart
intended, a faint green-colored flame Dou Qi cloak quickly surfaced on the surface of his body. The
hot green-colored flame incinerated all the energy ripples that spread toward him into nothingness.
On the ice platform, Hai Bo Dong appeared not to have sensed the destruction that he had
created. His body trembled intensely for a moment as the old face suddenly tensed tightly. A quiet
green-colored strange energy was swiftly gathered at his forehead. A moment later, it actually
formed a quiet green tiny energy snake print! The snake print lingered on Hai Bo Dong’s forehead
and stubbornly suppressed the surge of Dou Qi in his body.
The moment the snake print surfaced, a pale-purple energy slowly shrouded upward from Hai Bo
Dong’s neck. In the blink of an eye, it began to come into contact with the quiet green small snake.
As the two ferocious energies came into contact, the appearance of the waves of energy ripples
like earlier ones also occurred.
The purple-colored energy and the snake print were at a continuous stalemate on Hai Bo Dong’s
forehead with one on top and one below. The faint glow that the two types of energy emitted caused
Hai Bo Dong’s face to be painted strangely. Adding this to the distorted face of Hai Bo Dong which
was caused by the intense pain created from the two types of energies struggling at such an
important place like his head, it gave him a faint savage look when one glanced at him.
Xiao Yan’s ten fingers crossed in front of his body as he lifted his head. He stared intently at the
two-colored glow emitted from Hai Bo Dong’s face. His heart was also slightly curious as to whether
this ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ would have the energy to break the seal that Queen Medusa had
placed.
The purple-colored and green-colored energy continued to move up and down in a deadlock in this
manner. However, when the deadlock had occurred for over half an hour, the quiet green snake print
finally dimmed slightly. Clearly, this ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ seemed to really possess the unique
effect of restraining this kind of seal.
“Tsk tsk, this ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ is really not bad! If I have the chance in the future, I will
prepare some for myself. If I were to be sealed by someone one day, it would be good to have
something prepared.” Eyeing that green-colored glow becoming increasingly dim under the purple
glow, Xiao Yan’s eyes became bright as he laughed softly.
“Be careful. That guy is about to break the seal.” Yao Lao’s reminder suddenly sounded in Xiao
Yan’s heart.
Xiao Yan nodded his head and the Dou Qi in his body began to slowly flow, preparing for any
sudden occurrences.
The purple-colored energy borrowed the effect of restraining to slowly banish the territory that
the snake print occupied. It then gradually expelled the latter from Hai Bo Dong’s forehead before
purple-colored energy abruptly surged and a ferocious force totally removed the snake print from
Hai Bo Dong’s head.
Just after the snake print left Hai Bo Dong’s head, the print shook intensely and immediately
transformed into green smoke that curled upward and disappeared.
The moment that the snake print left his body, Hai Bo Dong’s tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
An almost solid light shot out from his eyes. A fierce force, much like that of a lion waking up,
surged out from the interior of the body where it had been deeply suppressed for decades.
Under this strong force, the ice crystal layer within the underground room actually began to
crack.
“Ha ha, that damn seal has finally gone to hell! I have once again become a Dou Huang!” With his
feet stepping off the ice platform, Hai Bo Dong’s body was quickly suspended in midair. His face was
filled with an unrestrained joy as he lifted his head to laugh wildly.
The intense sound wave was carried by Dou Qi, shaking the surrounding cracked ice layer until it
burst open.
After laughing wildly for a long while, Hai Bo Dong, who was suspended in midair suddenly shifted
his gaze which carried a refined glow toward Xiao Yan, who was seated on the chair below without
moving. His muddy old eyes narrowed!
Seeming to have sensed the aggressive gaze shot from midair, Xiao Yan lifted the corner of his
mouth slightly. He slowly lifted his head. His face was as calm as an extremely deep well of water as
he faintly watched the Dou Huang in mid air who had recovered his strength.
In midair, two gazes crossed each other, faintly projecting some chillness.

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Chapter 241
Chapter 241: Obtaining The Map Fragment, Hiring A Bodyguard
The two gazes intertwined in midair with both of them emitting some indecipherable meaning. A
faint chill was formed in midair and the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat tense.
A pair of dark black eyes calmly watched Hai Bo Dong in midair, who appeared to have become
more fierce and overbearing following the recovery of his strength. Xiao Yan’s body bent slightly
backward and leaned against the back of the chair. His ten fingers were placed in front of his body.
His calm expression similar did not change even the slightest bit because of the fierce Dou Huang
Qi he was feeling in the underground room.
In midair, Hai Bo Dong’s gaze carried a little aggression as he stared intently at the black-clothed
young man below. A faint force of cold air hovered over his palm. Following the recovery of his
strength, the emotions that had been suppressed in Hai Bo Dong for decades had finally once again
began to be released in a slow and soothing manner. The Ice Emperor back then was cold and
overbearing. There had never been anyone who dared to take anything from his hand. Xiao Yan,
however, had broken this taboo.
In the past, Hai Bo Dong did not reveal any enmity because he could not see through Xiao Yan’s
strength due to the seal. However, now that the seal had been broken, the extremely powerful Ice
Emperor back then had finally and completely returned. The sudden skyrocketing strength had also
caused Hai Bo Dong’s heart to quietly start thinking of ways of taking back the map fragments that
were Xiao Yan’s hands.
Although Hai Bo Dong did not know what use the map fragments had, he was still able to realize
that the secret hidden within the map fragment would definitely not be small. After all, this map
fragment was something that had attracted a strong person around Queen Medusa’s level to travel a
great distance to chase after him with the intention to kill.
With his body floating in midair, an icy cold air shrouded Hai Bo Dong’s body as his eyes stared at
Xiao Yan who had a calm filled face. The young man’s quiet and inscrutable posture finally caused
Hai Bo Dong, whose confidence had inflated greatly, to become a little sober.
Narrowing his eyes to tiny slits, Hai Bo Dong recalled the big fight with Xiao Yan a few months
ago. His face became grave. When the image of the young man controlling the strange thick white
flame back then flashed in his mind, a chill suddenly surfaced in Hai Bo Dong’s heart without
warning. Back then, after being in contact with the thick white flame, Hai Bo Dong had a deep
understanding of its terror.
As the chill in Hai Bo Dong’s heart rose, his body also shivered slightly. The coldness on his face
also gradually disappeared. A smile that seemed gentle was hung on that slightly stiff old face.
After repeated deep thoughts, Hai Bo Dong’s confidence, that had surged excessively because of
his soaring strength, was finally suppressed by his rationality and gradually disappeared. He
roughly calculated a little and after a few palpitations he realized that even though he had gradually
recovered his strength from before, he was still unable to see through this young man’s true
strength.
Sensing Xiao Yan’s Qi, it was clearly only that of a Dou Shi. However, after having once fought
with him, Hai Bo Dong knew that if anyone really treated the young man in front of him as a Dou Shi
and tried to deal with him, he would likely receive a bloody lesson…
“Temporarily it is inappropriate to be enemies with him.”
As this thought flashed in his heart, a gentle smile surfaced on Hai Bo Dong’s old face. He faced
Xiao Yan and gave a seemingly friendly smile as he nodded. The cold air shrouding him also
gradually withdrew into his body.
With a mocking glint in his eyes, Xiao Yan eyed Hai Bo Dong who, after a deep thought in midair,
suddenly took the initiative to

withdraw his fierce and imposing manner and began to express kind intentions. Xiao Yan played
with the ring on his finger as he smiled playfully and said, “Old Mister Hai, I thought that after
recovering your strength, you were planning on eating your words and attacking me… Your manner
just now, really could make someone afraid.”
 “Ke ke, Little Brother Xiao Yan, what are you saying. How could old me forget the help you have
given me? That kind of ungrateful thing is not something that I, Hai Bo Dong, would be able to do.”
Hai Bo Dong hurriedly waved his hand and gradually descended. He faced Xiao Yan and explained,
“I’m really sorry. Just now, I had temporary difficulty controlling my strength because I suddenly
recovered it, startling Little Brother.”
Xiao Yan smiled as he was seated on the chair. His long hand patted his sleeves as he smiled and
said in a soft and somewhat regretful manner, “It really is a pity. The little me had originally planned
to experience the true strength of Ice Emperor who had once shook the entire Jia Ma Empire.
Looking at things now, it looks like I won’t have this kind of chance. How regretful…”
Hearing this, the corner of Hai Bo Dong’s eyebrows twitched slightly without anyone noticing. His
sharp gaze stared stubbornly at the face of Xiao Yan who did not appear to be joking. A moment
later, he let out a laugh and swiftly shifted his gaze away. At the same time, he quietly rejoiced in his
heart. Looking at Xiao Yan’s display, it seemed that Xiao Yan did not possess much fear for the him
who had recovered his strength… Luckily, he had not turned against this guy just now. Otherwise, if
they were to really fight, it would be difficult to say just who would win or lose. Moreover, offending
an alchemist who could refine a tier six medicinal pill was obviously an extremely foolish thing to do.
If Hai Bo Dong possessed the ability to kill Xiao Yan on the spot, that choice could still have been
considered, but once he allowed Xiao Yan to escape, then the troubles in his future would persist
continuously. The well informed Hai Bo Dong was even more aware than Xiao Yan about how
terrifying a high tier alchemist’s ability to gather people was.
“Ke ke, what is Little Brother Xiao Yan saying. These old bones of mine do not have the vigor of
you young people.” Hao Bo Dong laughed dryly as he waved his hand.
Xiao Yan was noncommittal as he smiled. He slowly stood up from the chair, extended his palm
and stared intently at the old person in front of him. With a faint smile, he said, “Old Sir. The seal
has already been broken and my task can be considered to have been completed. The map
fragment…”
Once the two words ‘map fragment’ entered his ears, the shriveled face of Hai Bo Dong twitched
slightly. However, this time around, he did not find any other excuses. This was because he could
clearly sense that during the short time he was silent, the Dou Qi in the young man’s body had
already begun to flow turbulently. Within those dark black eyes, an icy cold feeling was also
gradually hovering over them. Clearly, if he said anything to postpone things, the young man in front
of him might well immediately turn against him and attack.
Hai Bo Dong smiled bitterly and sighed. His finger rubbed on a storage ring and a small piece of
yellow skin parchment, which appeared extremely old, appeared in his palm. He was extremely sad
to give it up as he stroked this ancient map fragment while he sighed, “I have made maps for
decades, but have never seen a map that was as complicated as this. Not long after I obtained it, I
attempted to make a copy of this map fragment. However, the map that I finally made was strangely
very different from the original map. After experiencing this a few times, I could only give up this
idea. Perhaps this had something to do with the map being only a fragment.”
Xiao Yan’s gaze focused intently on the piece of map fragment and then glanced at the expression
of Hai Bo Dong. Although he vaguely knew some reason for it, he did not open his mouth to answer
his doubt. Back then after obtaining the first map fragment at the Magical Beast Mountain Range,
Yao Lao found that there was an extremely large Spiritual Energy hidden within these map
fragments. This kind of spiritual energy was extremely obscured. Unless one was an alchemist, a job
where one’s Spiritual Strength exceeded ordinary people, it was very difficult for other people to
sense it. These Spiritual Energies would not directly cause any harm to people but if anyone wanted
to copy the routes and lines on the map, these Spiritual Energies would unknowingly erode one’s
sanity, causing the map that you finally reproduced to be completely different from the original one!
Hai Bo Dong rubbed the map fragment for a long while, unwilling to part with it. Finally, he shook
his head despondently and handed it to Xiao Yan. He smiled bitterly and said, “Ugh, take it. Looking
at it from my experience, these map fragments should have been divided into a few portions. It is
not very useful having only this one portion in my hand. Moreover, wanting to find the other map
fragments in this vast continent is undoubtedly harder than finding a needle in the sea.”
Xiao Yan smiled, extended his hand and received this extremely smooth map fragment. He sized it
up as a faint vicissitude and ancient flavor rushed at him. It appeared that the time this map
fragment had undergone was not likely to be short.
As he held this small map fragment, Xiao Yan took out the other small map fragment that he
obtained from Hai Bo Dong the last time from the storage ring. After which, he put them together.
When he saw that the points where the two came into contact did not have the slightest gap, he
sighed in relief.
“Hee hee, Little Brother Xiao Yan, you seem to be extremely interested in these map fragment?”
Seeing Xiao Yan’s manner, Hai Bo Dong’s eyes rotated as he asked with a laugh.
 “I have quite a great interest in all these strange and unique things.” Xiao Yan smiled slightly and
gave a very vague reply.
“Little Brother, the map fragments in my hand have all entered into your pocket. Hee hee… I
wonder if you can tell me what exactly is the use of this thing? Once you put all the map fragments
together, what will you be able to obtain?” Hai Bo Dong rubbed his hands together. He was unable
to contain the curiosity in his heart as he asked with an awkward smile.
“Old Mister Hai, I have already told you that other than seeing this kind of map fragment once
during that auction, this is the first time that I have obtained a map fragment. Therefore, I am also
not too certain what kind of things it is hiding.” Xiao Yan waved his hand and replied with a smile.
Hearing this, the corner of Hai Bo Dong’s mouth parted. He laughed along twice but he mumbled
in his heart, “You don’t know? It would be strange if you didn’t know. Only a fool would risk his life
to enter the desert for a piece of a map fragment which he does not know the details of. Seeing your
shrewd manner, do you look like a fool?”
After hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Hai Bo Dong also understood in his heart that the former did not
wish to share the secret of the map fragments. At the moment, he could only shake his head
helplessly. After all, the map fragments had recently fallen into Xiao Yan’s hand. Attempting to
snatch it forcefully was not possible. Therefore, he could only forcefully extinguish the curiosity in
his heart.
After carefully placing the map fragment into an exquisite box and storing them into the storage
ring, Xiao Yan let out a relief sigh in his heart. This thing had finally reached his hands after a few
twist and turns.
“Old Mister Hai, now that you have already recovered your strength, I don’t think that you will
continue to stay here to be a shop owner, will you?” Xiao Yan inserted his hands into his sleeves as
he suddenly asked with a smile directed toward Hai Bo Dong.
“Back then the main reason for me staying here was to study the map fragments and to search for
a method to break the seal. Now that the seal has been broken, there is naturally no reason for me
to continue staying here.” Hai Bo Dong nodded his head, glanced at the smiling Xiao Yan and
involuntarily asked, “Do you have something?”
“Haha, I indeed have something that I would like to request Old Mister Hai’s help.” The ten
fingers in Xiao Yan’s sleeves gently flicked as he laughed softly.
“Hee hee, you are going to use a favor from a Dou Huang so soon?” Hai Bo Dong laughed, “I have
said before. You have helped me once so I owe you a favor. However, if you want me to help you now,
this favor… will be gonet.” “I believe that Old Mister Hai might well owe me even more favors in the
future. Not for any other reason, but just because I am an alchemist and an alchemist who can
refine a tier six medicinal pill.” Xiao Yan smiled faintly as he replied.
“Ah, although your words are a little arrogant, they are true. An alchemist who can refine a tier six
medicinal pill is someone whom even a Dou Huang would be willing to befriend. Of course, I am no
exception.” Hai Bo Dong sighed and nodded his head while sharing the same feeling. No matter how
one put it, an alchemist, especially a high tier alchemist, will forever be a companion or a friend that
every strong person would like to have in this continent.
“Tell me, what do you want me to do? As long as it is within my capabilities, I will not refuse.” Hai
Bo Dong stroked the short beard on his chin as he smiled and asked.
“Two months later, I will head to the Misty Cloud Sect. When that time comes, I might have some
conflict with them. All Old Mister Hai needs to do is to show your face when that time comes.” Xiao
Yan let out a gentle sigh and was silent for a while before saying.
“Misty Cloud Sect? What did you provoke them for? That’s a really big player.” Hearing this, Hai
Bo Dong was at a momentary loss before he immediately replied in surprise.
“I am only going to settle some scores.” Xiao Yan carelessly said without explaining any details.
After all, it was not something overtly glorious.
“The Misty Cloud Sect is very strong. There are many strong people in it. It looks like this request
of yours is quite difficult.” Hai Bo Dong fondled his chin and said with some hesitation.
Seeing that Hai Bo Dong was a little hesitant, Xiao Yan smiled and said, “Old Mister Hai, you can
be rest assured that I am not asking you to be enemies with the Misty Cloud Sect. If they use their
large numbers to bully me or use their strength to bully the weak, Old Mister Hai just needs to show
your face.
“Use their strength to bully the weak? You are really humorous. With your strength, other than the
Misty Cloud Sect Leader, who else can contend with you?”
“Due to some reason, I do not wish to reveal my strength. When that time comes, I will only use
my strength on the surface.” Xiao Yan waved his hand and replied with a smile.
 “Huh? What a baffling decision.” Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong was as a loss. He mused for a moment
before nodding his head and helplessly saying, “Alright, I do owe you a favor. I will accompany you
to the Misty Cloud Sect. Although I dare not say that I can turn the Misty Cloud Sect upside down
now but if it is only to ensure your safety, it should not be too difficult.”
Seeing that Hai Bo Dong nodded his head, Xiao Yan laughed softly. With a Dou Huang bodyguard,
some of those antiquated and stubborn fellows at the Misty Cloud Sect should know how to exercise
restraint.

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Chapter 242
Chapter 242: The Change in Rock Desert City
As he did not want to continue to live in the Desert City as the owner of a shop selling maps, Hai
Bo Dong followed Xiao Yan and left the city the next day after their discussion had been completed.
None of the things in the small shop where he had stayed were brought along by Hai Bo Dong.
According to what he said, there might be a day in the future where the him who was tired of
disputes would return back to this place and be at complete ease as he spent the remainder of his
days.
Standing on a towering sand dune, Hai Bo Dong took one last glance at the huge city that stood
connecting the edge of the desert and the edge of plain land. He sighed softly and his expression
was slightly desolate. Having lived in seclusion for a few decades, some feelings toward this place
grew in his heart despite his indifferent character.
Slowly turning around, Hai Bo Dong eyed the black clothed young man by his side and asked,
“Where do we go next?”
“I wish to first make a trip to Rock Desert City. My two elder brothers are there.” Xiao Yan turned
his gaze towards the north-western direction. That was where the Rock Desert City was located. He
smiled and said, “The last time I left in a rush and had not settled some things properly. Now that I
have two months of free time remaining, I wish to settle the things appropriately. What about you?”
“As you wish. I don’t have anywhere to go to during this period of time, so I will first wander
around with you.” Hai Bo Dong thought quietly for a while before he immediately replied and
smiled.
“Hehe, that is naturally good.” Hearing this, Xiao Yan grinned and nodded. He would naturally not
reject to having a free Dou Huang level fighter by his side.
“Then let’s go. With our speed, I think that we should be able to rush to Rock Desert City within a
day.” Hai Bo Dong smiled as a faint cold fog was emitted from his body. Finally, the fog
agglomerated into a clear crystal icy pair of wings.
“Okay.” Xiao Yan nodded his head. His back trembled slightly and the Purple Cloud Wings that
were pasted on his back like a blob of dark black tattoos, gradually stretched and opened. A moment
later, they transformed into a pair of wings with a size that was slightly larger than Hai Bo Dong’s
icy pair of wings.
With his gaze containing some strangeness, Hai Bo Dong swept across the purple colored wings
on Xiao Yan’s back. Even though Hai Bo Dong had seen it once in the past, he was still unable to
resist clicking his tongue and praising, “I Flying Dou Technique , this kind of thing is something that
even I have only heard about and never seen it. You are really lucky to actually get hold of one.”
“Ke ke, the speed of this is inferior compared to the icy wings of Old Sir. What is there to be
envious of?” Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head. He patted the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back
and suddenly flapped his pair of wings. His body instantly rose into the air.
“Let’s go. It’s time to leave!” Xiao Yan softly cried as he swiftly flapped his wings. With the help of
the lift created, his feet stepped on empty air. His body turned into a flowing light and shot toward
the distant horizon.
Seeing Xiao Yan flying in front of him, Hai Bo Dong smiled. He also flapped his Dou Qi wings and
swiftly chased after him.
Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong’s flying speed was naturally something that walking or riding could not
compare with. Back then, when he was training, Xiao Yan had nearly taken ten days to travel. With
the two of them rushing to cover the distance without stopping, it only took a day before they
gradually arrived at their destination.
When the hot sun in the sky gradually set, the outline of a city that was smaller than the Desert
City by a few times finally and slowly appeared at the edge of their sight.
Looking at the yellow mud city that stood within a san

dstorm in the distance, Xiao Yan let out a sigh of relief. He gestured to Hai Bo Dong behind him and
their speed suddenly soared.
The two flowing lights were like two meteors that flew directly toward the sky of the Rock Desert
City.
On a towering building in the Rock Desert City, two human figures suddenly appeared as they
condescendingly overlooked the city, which was full of the flavor of the desert.
Standing on the top of a dam wall, Xiao Yan gently patted the yellow dust off his clothes. Although
the entire journey was dusty, there was a joyful expression on his face. After this long period of
rushing through their journey, Xiao Yan finally and precisely felt the benefits an evolved Qi Method
brought him. If this was in the past, he would not only need to make frequent stops to rest during
the flight from the Desert City to the Rock Desert City but would also need to occasionally consume
‘Energy Recovery Pills’ in order to successfully arrive at the Rock Desert City…
However now, with his evolved ‘Flame Mantra’, other than panting during the flight journey, the
Dou Qi in his body did not show any feeling of deficiency. This condition of having a surplus caused
Xiao Yan to be extremely delighted in his heart.
“A Xuan Class Qi Method and a Huang Class Qi Method are indeed two things belonging to
different classes…” Xiao Yan sighed emotionally on the difference between the two types of Qi
Method . At the same time, the desire for a high class Qi Method once again rose in his heart. A
Xuan Class Qi Method was already so strong. What about Di Class? Tian Class? When that time
comes, he might well possess the ability to destroy the skies and lands.
“Ke ke, let’s go Old Mister Hai.” After sighing emotionally in his heart, Xiao Yan smiled at Hai Bo
Dong behind him, still carrying the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler on his back he leaped down from this
towering building. He led Hai Bo Dong as they passed through a few streets before they slowly
walked toward the city corner that belonged to the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company.
Walking in the desert, Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across this street that should have many mercenaries
gathering. He frowned slightly. Without a reason, he felt that the street had currently become more
desolate…
The mercenaries that were walking up and down had decreased tremendously and most of the
mercenaries wore the same kind of badge on their chest. Having stayed in the Rock Desert City for
a period of time, Xiao Yan naturally knew that this badge belonged to the ‘Sand Mercenary
Company’.
“There is something wrong… when has the number of members of the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’
increased to this many?” Xiao Yan muttered softly as he narrowed his eyes. He slowly passed
through this street, raised his chin and eyed the huge compound located at the end of the street.
This place was the headquarters of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’. In the past, this place
was noisy and crowded, bustling with activity. However, now the street was in chaos and the stores
around seemed to have closed a long time ago. A gentle breeze blew over, carrying a desolate
feeling. “Has something happened?”
With his palm gently fondling the side of his face, Xiao Yan suddenly laughed softly. The killing
intent that was contained in the laughter caused Hai Bo Dong behind him to give him a sidelong
glance. Since he had known Xiao Yan, this was the first time he saw this young man, who had
remained indifferent even after being fooled around by him a couple of times, reveal this kind of
stance. Looks like these elder brothers of his possessed quite a high position in his heart.
Xiao Yan’s hand gently rubbed the heavy ruler behind him as he slowly walked to the end of the
street without any expression. A long while later, he arrived just outside the door of the ‘Desert
Metal Mercenary Company’. He tilted his head slightly. Outside the main door, the tall fluttering
banner of the mercenary troop had already weakly fallen to the ground. On top of the banner were
countless obvious footprints, piercing painful into Xiao Yan’s eyes.
Inhaling a deep breath, Xiao Yan suddenly tilted his head and quickly walked towards the main
door. His palm slowly pushed open the main door. A ‘Ka Cha’ sound gradually sounded. Following
which, the door gap also widened. When the door was nearly halfway opened, a long spear that was
covered with fresh blood suddenly shot out from behind the door and violently pierced at Xiao Yan’s
throat.
The sudden attack did not cause Xiao Yan’s expression to have any change. His gaze coldly eyed
the swiftly enlarging tip of a spear. His body did not even move.
When the sharp long lance had reached about half a foot from Xiao Yan’s body, the tip of the lance
began to strangely melt. In an instant, that long lance had turned into a pile of hot metal slurry.
With a gloomy expression, a green colored flame instantly emerged out from Xiao Yan’s right fist.
He violently smashed it at the thick door. Instantly, a soft muffled noise sounded and a hole the size
of a human head swiftly appeared. Xiao Yan’s fist was extended into it. He opened his fist and
grabbed forward in a lightning like manner. Immediately, a human figure was violently pulled out.
His head, which was covered with fresh blood, just fit the hole that Xiao Yan had just created.
“Young Master Xiao Yan?” The human figure who was caught had a face that was vicious and
fierce. However, when his gaze swept across Xiao Yan’s indifferent expression, he suddenly stilled
momentarily and immediately let out an involuntary cry that was filled with unrestrained joy.
The sharp cry by the human figure stopped Xiao Yan’s action which was about to smash the
former’s head into pieces. The cold glint in his eyes gradually withdrew as he lowered his head and
eyed this person whose face was covered with fresh blood. He frowned and asked, “Are you a
member of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’?”
“*Cough*, *Cough*, Young Master Xiao Yan, I am the group leader of one of the eight groups in
the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’, Fei Li. The last time, the Company Leader even ordered us
to help check out the underground cavern in the desert…” After coughing intensely for a few times,
fresh blood flowed out from the man’s mouth. He parted his mouth and revealed the white teeth
stained by fresh blood as he laughed in a silly manner.
With his gaze gradually becoming gentle, Xiao Yan carefully pulled the man out from the hole and
swiftly stuffed a healing medicinal pill into his mouth. Xiao Yan’s eyes swept the body that was
completely covered in wounds and was about to help him apply medicine when he was stopped by
the latter.
“Young Master Xiao Yan, you should hurry to the training ground. I’m afraid Company Leader and
the others won’t be able to withstand any longer. There are far too many ‘Sand Mercenary
Company’ members that have come this time around.” After consuming the healing medicine, Fei
Li’s expression was much better. He pointed at the direction of the training ground in the troop and
said with a hoarse voice.
“‘Sand Mercenary Company? That bastard Luo Bu is really bold!” Hearing this, the jade bottle
containing healing medicine that he held in his hand was suddenly molded into powder in his anger.
His thick voice contained a killing intention that was difficult to hide.
“For some reason, the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ began to suddenly clear up all the rest of the
mercenary companies in the Rock Desert City some time ago. Luo Bu relied on his strength as a Da
Dou Shi and quickly recruited up some of the small mercenary companies. Originally, with our
‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ strength, we needed not fear them. After all, we may not have a
Da Dou Shi but the number of Dou Shis we have far exceeded the ‘Desert Mercenary Company’…”
Fei Li appeared to worry that there was not enough time, thus his tone was fast and hurried, “But
during the last few days, the number of Dou Shis within the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ suddenly
increased by seven or eight. Moreover, another Da Dou Shi also appeared! With their strength
surging to this point, the other middle sized Mercenary Companies in the ‘Rock Desert City’ seemed
to have been completely cleared up within a few days. And today is the day which the ultimatum
they gave our ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ expires.”
“An increase in seven or eight Dou Shis and a Da Dou Shi?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan was stunned.
He frowned and said, “The ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ should not possess this kind of great
strength!”
“Where’s Qing Lin? Isn’t she in possession of a Dou Ling level pet?” Xiao Yan suddenly
remembered that little girl who possessed the Triple Jade-Green Flower Pupils and hurriedly asked.
“Some time ago, before the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’s’ roundup, Qing Lin didn’t return after
venturing out once. When the Company Leader sent someone to check it out, it seems that Qing Lin
was captured by someone…” Fei Li smiled bitterly and answered.
The corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes swiftly twitched as he slowly exhaled a breath. He did not expect
that in the three months since he left, so many things would have happened here.
Patting Fei Li’s shoulders, Xiao Yan softly said, “Alright. Leave everything to me next. With me
around, the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ will be alright…”
Fei Li nodded his head heavily. Being influenced by the two company leaders, he also possessed a
confidence of unknown origin toward this mysterious young man.
Xiao Yan slowly stood up and pursed up his lips. A savageness flashed across his face…
On the spacious training ground, the black mess of a human heads was divided into two clusters.
The gazes that they shot at each other were filled with a killing intent that was difficult to hide.
In the battleground, two human figures were fighting a desperate battle. The attacks by the two
people were extremely aggressive. Any slight negligence would lead one to receive a fatal attack.
One of the human figures was entirely covered in lightning. Tiny silver snakes were leaping
around his body. When the long lance in his hand slashed and pierced, rolling thunder would
repeatedly sound out. Despite his fierce attacks, however, it did not appear to pose much of an
obstruction to his opponent. Each time his attack was about to reach the other person’s body, the
latter would easily be able to dodge the sweeps and pierces of the silver colored long lance.
Looking at this person easily dodging, it was clear that the the class of the two people were not on
the same level. However, the yellow colored human figure did not choose to swiftly end the fight.
This playful manner of his was like a cat toying with a mouse.
On the side of the empty space, a large group of ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company members
were staring at the fight in the battleground with furious eyes. They clearly knew that that the
action of the yellow colored figure meant that he was making fun of and ridiculing them.
Among these people, Xiao Ding stood expressionlessly. However, a mad fury shrouded his eyes.
“Company Leader. The back door has also been surrounded by them. We have nowhere to escape.”
A mercenary in a somewhat dire state squeezed in from the back and softly said.
“As expected… they’ve really left no room for us!” Xiao Ding tightened his fist and inhaled a deep
breath of icy air. He did his best to ensure that his rational would not be swallowed by his fury as he
said blandly, “Since we cannot flee, then let us fight to the death. If they want to remove our ‘Desert
Metal Mercenary Company’, how can we not let them pay the price with their blood?”
With a dark and cold laughter, Xiao Ding suddenly turned around and said, “Oh yes, the thing that
I asked you to hide. Is it done?”
“Yes, it’s done!”
“That’s good. Even if our ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ was to be destroyed today. As long
as Xiao-Yan-Zi comes here in the future, he will definitely find those things. After which, he would
help us begin a wild revenge. Ke ke…” Xiao Ding laughed softly. In his smile, there was a dark
viciousness that had frequently appeared on Xiao Ding’s face.
“Second Brother is about to lose. Although his lightning type Dou Qi attacks are very strong, it’s
just that the opponent is after all a Da Dou Shi…” Lifting his head to watch the fight in the
battleground that was fast approaching the end, Xiao Ding’s body trembled slightly. The fury in his
heart was gradually eroding into his reasoning.
“Triple Lightning Arc Dance.”
On the battleground, the silver colored human figure suddenly let out a soft cry. Heavy electric
arcs leaped strangely from the long lance in his hands. After which, they madly shot toward the
yellow colored human figure.
“Ha ha, trash is just trash. What nonsense ‘Triple Lightning Arc Dance’. In front of absolute
strength, it doesn’t matter if it is the lightning type Dou Qi that is renowned for having the strongest
offensive strength. All of you just go and die!” Facing the lightning arc that shot forward, the yellow
colored human figure laughed unrestrainedly with disdain. His huge fist abruptly tightened and
yellow colored Dou Qi wildly agglomerated on it. An instant later, it actually formed a fist glove that
was created from the agglomeration of energy.
The tightened fist abruptly shot out. An intense wind that was accompanied by a ferocious force
smashed together with the electric arc.
As the two clashed against each other, the fist of the yellow colored human figure destroyed the
three electric arc with great ease. After destroying it, its strength was not reduced as it heavily
smashed into Xiao Li’s chest.
“Grug.”
Receiving the heavy blow, Xiao Li’s face became white as a mouthful of blood was thrown up. His
body was dragged across the ground and was thrown back for over ten meters before he heavily
knocked into a huge rock at the edge of the training ground.
“Ha ha. With such little strength, you dare to be arrogant to me?” The middle aged man whose
entire body was shrouded with a yellow colored Dou Qi coldly laughed. His feet stepped on the
ground and his body, like a tank on a rampage shot toward Xiao Li, who had lost his fighting
strength. On his fist, there was an unmatched ferocious force that was swiftly gathering. Looking at
his stance, it was clear that he had no intention of leaving anyone alive.
“Ha ha, die!” Eyeing Xiao Li who was in his immediate vicinity, a cruelty surfaced on the middle
aged man. His fist violently smashed forward.
“Clang!”
Just as the pair of huge fist was not even a meter from Xiao Li, a black shadow appeared in front
of Xiao Li in a lightning like manner. The huge black ruler in his hand was inserted into the ground
and those pair of fists delivering a critical strike were heavily knocked into the black ruler.
Immediately, a clear noise rang throughout the battleground.
With his feet fixed onto the ground, the middle aged man was quickly forced back by a few steps
due to the enormous force. With a dark face, he eyed the huge black ruler and coldly called, “Who is
it?”
The black ruler shook slightly and was immediately lifted up. The black clothed young man’s
skinny body appeared in front of everyone’s eyes.
Carrying the black ruler on his shoulders, Xiao Yan lifted his head slightly and watched the middle
aged man in front of him indifferently. The black ruler was suddenly pointed towards the latter as an
icy bone piercing thick voice resounded continuously within the open ground.
“I will take your life today…”

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Chapter 243
Chapter 243: Killing a Da Dou Shi!
On the spacious battleground, the young man’s icy calm voice slowly resounded, causing countless
of people to glance over.
“Xiao-Yan-Zi?” Eyeing the black clothed young man who had suddenly appeared, Xiao Ding, who
was on the other side of the open space, was at a momentary loss. Immediately, a wild joy surfaced
on his somewhat dark and vicious face. His palms heavily clapped together. “This guy has really
come at a perfect moment.”
“Ke ke, looks like our ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ has not reached its end.” The fist that
he held tightly slowly stretched and opened. Xiao Ding inhaled a deep breath and slowly suppressed
the unrestrained joy in his heart. He tilted his head and said those words with a smile to the
company members. Although Xiao Yan was young, Xiao Ding had an extremely great confidence in
this somewhat mysterious younger brother of his. The previous incident when Xiao Yan managed to
frighten the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ by himself until not one of them dared to leave the city also
caused this confidence of Xiao Ding’s to become even richer.
Seeing that Xiao Ding was full of smiles, everyone also sighed in relief, but many of them did not
know why this young man could let the two Company Leaders possess such confidence all of a
sudden. They had all witnessed the practice match between Xiao Yan and Xiao Li. However, now
even Xiao Li was no match for this Da Dou Shi. Xiao Yan may…
The hearts of the members of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’s’ were quite perturbed.
However after following Xiao Ding for so many years, they at least understood that this Company
Leader who was cool-headed when doing things, would definitely not randomly boast in this kind of
situation.
Everyone exchanged glances with each other. Their eyes immediately revealed a smile and the
expectation of being able to survive from a near-death situation. They hoped that this Young Master
Xiao Yan would really be able to help the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ find a solution for
today’s annihilation crisis.
“Second Brother, are you alright?” Holding the heavy ruler in his hand, Xiao Yan turned his head
around and eyed the blood covered Xiao Li. His dark black eyes surfaced a killing intent that was
difficult to hide. He took out a bottle of healing pills and threw it toward Xiao Li’s chest as he
inquired softly.
“*Cough*, *Cough*…” After intensely coughing out some mouthfuls of blood, Xiao Li carelessly
rubbed the blood traces from the corner of his mouth. After which, he consumed the medicinal pills,
lifted his head and watched the young man, whose body was tall and straight, standing in front of
him. A glow surfaced on his pale white face. He parted his mouth and his tensed up body also
quietly relaxed.
Leaning on the huge rock behind him, Xiao Li’s voice was somewhat hoarse as he laughed, “Little
Fellow, you have finally returned. If you had arrived a little later, you might well have had to go to
the grave in order to chat with Second Brother.”
“I’m sorry, I’m late.” Xiao Yan said softly. He suddenly smiled. In the smile, there was a savageness
and viciousness similar to that of a hungry wolf. He exchanged glances with Xiao Li and the gentle
slight smile was filled with awe. “Be rest assured, Second Brother. I will help you take that guy’s
life.”
“*Cough*. That guy’s name is Mo Ran, a one star Da Dou Shi. His Qi Method is of the ground
affinity. This kind of affinity specializes in having a large amount of Dou Qi, which makes it most
suitable for long fights. Moreover, the numbing effect that my lightning Dou Qi possesses does not
have much of an impact on him. Otherwise, I would be able to endure for some time. However, it is a
pity that there is too big a gap between our classes. Therefore, during this period of time, he did not
display any Dou Techniques, so I am also not sure what class th

e Dou Techniques he possesses belong to. When fighting with him, you should be careful.” Xiao Li
smiled and nodded his head. He once again coughed out a mouthful of blood and panted for breath
as he slowly said.
 “A one star Da Dou Shi?” With a dense smile, Xiao Yan nodded towards Xiao Li. He immediately
turned around slowly. The delicate and handsome face that carried some smiles had suddenly
become as savage as a demon’s. His gaze, which was as cold as the deepest underground ice,
caused the skin on the head of the opposite yellow clothed middle aged man to numb.
“Who are you?” The yellow clothed middle aged man swung his slightly numb arm that was the
result of his rebounded force. His face darkened at Xiao Yan as he demanded.
Ignoring his demand, Xiao Yan closed his eyes and threads of green colored Dou Qi flowed out
from within the vortex and swiftly flowed around his body. Immediately, a faint green colored Dou Qi
cloak slowly rose from the surface of Xiao Yan’s body.
Eyeing the slightly strange Dou Qi cloak on Xiao Yan’s body, the middle aged man’s face changed
slightly. This was the first time he saw an real solid flame Dou Qi appearing. His face appeared
grave as he harshly cried out, “Little Fellow, I advise you to not meddle in the affair of other or get
yourself burned in the process!”
“You should be well aware that with just this ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’, it is insufficient
to match us as enemies.” Mo Ran’s finger pointed at the large cluster of people on the other side of
the empty space as he coldly laughed, “Thus, you should not do such fruitless things.”
“You are really full of nonsense.” Xiao Yan opened his eyes and shook his head slightly. His hand
that held the Heavy Xuan Ruler tightly and his feet violently stepped on the ground. Following an
energy explosion sound, a pothole appeared on the hard rock surface where his feet had previously
been.
The explosion had just sounded when Xiao Yan’s body seemed to have transformed into a black
violent line that shot toward this middle aged man called Mo Ran. His speed caused the surrounding
people to emit shocked gasps.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s swift and violent speed, Mo Ran’s expression grew darker. He let out a cold
laugh and rubbed the storage ring on his hand. A pair of dark black gloves that were completely
covered with sharp spikes appeared.
After swiftly putting on the pair of gloves, a ferocious wind fiercely emerged in front of him. As Mo
Ran tightened his fist, yellow colored Dou Qi began to swiftly agglomerate over the gloves. The
forceful energy released a faint energy ripple in the air.
The middle aged man did not cower when faced with Xiao Yan’s heavy ruler attack. He appeared
to specialize in this kind of head-on battle. Therefore, he did not dodge. Taking a step forward, his
sharp black metal gloves carried a powerful force as they violently met the black colored heavy ruler
being smashed forward by the dark black shadow.
“Clang!”
A clear sound of metal on metal came rippling out from the point where the two weapons met.
Following the sound waves being emitted, a circle of ferocious energy force also surged out from
between the black ruler and the gloves. Instantly, the ground under Xiao Yan’s and the middle aged
man’s feet quietly cracked open and formed crevices.
In this fierce exchange, Xiao Yan held his heavy ruler and hurriedly drew back by a few steps. On
the other hand, the Mo Ran merely took half a step back before he managed to stabilize his body.
“Oh, you are but only slightly stronger than the guy just now by a little. You actually dare to act
unruly in front of me.” As he took a step back, Mo Ran eyed Xiao Yan who was forced back a few
steps. Having come into contact earlier, he had roughly gauged Xiao Yan’s strength. He immediately
skimmed his lips together and laughed with disdain.
Ignoring those words, Xiao Yan’s retreating steps suddenly stomped. His body once again shot out
explosively like a sharp arrow. The dark black huge ruler in his hand whirled around, releasing
waves of pressurizing wind sound.
When his body was about to enter the range of Mo Ran’s attack, Xiao Yan abruptly stepped off the
ground and his body strangely shifted horizontally to Mo Ran’s left. His hand tightened and the
black ruler swung and smashed down toward Mo Ran’s head.
After their earlier exchange, Xiao Yan had also roughly understood the opponent’s foundation.
Although the ground type Dou Qi was suitable for long battles, the thick Dou Qi caused Mo Ran’s
speed to be extremely slow. Therefore, Xiao Yan could use his swift speed to start a wild and vicious
attack on Mo Ran.
Mo Ran was also very clear about his own weakness. Thus, he did not do any of those useless
dodging actions. The black metal gloves in his hand danced around as nothing was able to penetrate
through them. Any attack that was in front of his body’s surface would be violently repelled by his
even stronger attack.
“Clang, clang.”
 As these two people’s dazzling attack and defense continued, the clear sound of metal being
exchanged sounded throughout the wide open space, the ringing of metal lingered in the air above
the open space and did not disappear for a long time.
Following the increasingly fiery fight that went on in the battleground, Mo Ran, who had felt some
disdain at Xiao Yan having only the strength of a Dou Shi level, became somewhat startled. He was
most proud of his endurance in a fight. However, the young man in front of him had chosen to fight
him in a head-on battle from the very start. A Dou Shi and a Da Dou Shi fighting head-on? Moreover,
Xiao Yan was able to endure this prolonged confrontation without the slightest injury.
“This guy, it appears that the Qi Method he practices is not of a low class. Otherwise, he would
definitely not be able to squander Dou Qi when fighting with me!” Mo Ran said gravely in his heart
as his gaze stared intently at the black clothed young man swiftly attacking him.
“I should end the fight quickly. If the other people in the clan knew that I was dragged into such a
long fight by a Dou Shi, I would likely become the target of their ridicule.” With this thought swiftly
flashing in his heart, the middle aged man’s expression gradually became vicious.
“Clang!” The fist once again smashed the heavy ruler aside, however the sharp spikes on the
gloves had already become much more blunt.
“Brat, it’s over!”
After blocking Xiao Yan’s attack, the middle aged man suddenly took a step toward his side and
coincidentally blocked Xiao Yan’s dodging route. In a thick deep voice he cried, “Big Dipper
Exploding Ground!”
Following the middle aged man’s deep cry, a ferocious yellow colored Dou Qi began to wildly
agglomerate on his fist. A moment later, a yellow sand vortex seemed to have been formed on top of
his fist. In the middle of it was a swarthy blackhole. A ferocious force was swiftly gathering within it.
“Die! Brat!” The middle aged man parted his mouth with a grin. A savage expression appeared on
his face as his hand abruptly struck out heavily. As his hand was thrown forward, a circle of deep
yellow colored ferocious energy ripples moved along his hand and surged out.
The yellow sand vortex on his fist suddenly paused at that moment. In the dark black hole, a
substance that looked like yellow colored energy clusters, carrying a ferocious wind, violently
smashed onto Xiao Yan’s black ruler. At the point of contact, the yellow colored energy cluster
surged, immediately and violently exploding like a bomb.
“Bang, clang!”
This sudden and unexpected sound of metal in contact with another metal violently exploded in
the open field like a thunderclap. The intense sound waves caused the surrounding audience to
involuntarily cover their ears as they eyed the battleground with stunned faces.
When the black ruler was struck by the cluster of ferocious energy, Xiao Yan’s face changed
slightly. His footsteps quickly retreated back. Each step that fell down would leave a footprint
embedded on the tough rock surface.
After taking over ten steps back, the heavy ruler in Xiao Yan’s hand suddenly trembled and
forcefully left his palm. It flew and landed sideways in an empty space nearby.
“Boo…” The moment the heavy ruler left Xiao Yan’s hand, the members of the ‘Sand Mercenary
Company’ immediately let out a disdainful booing sound. The mocking laughter reverberated
throughout the empty space.
On the other side, the members of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ sighed in dejection
upon seeing this scene. Disappointment flashed across their faces.
“Ke ke, what is there to sigh in despair? Do you remember what happened in the fight between
Xiao-Yan-Zi and the Second Company Leader?” Xiao Ding inserted into his sleeves. His gaze stared
at Xiao Yan in the battleground as he muttered with a smile, “Xiao-Yan-Zi without that strange black
ruler is at his strongest condition!”
Leaning on the huge rock, Xiao Li’s breath had already become much more steady. He lifted his
head to watched Xiao Yan in the battleground who had his weapon thrown off his hand and
helplessly shook his head. He said with a smile, “This guy. He should be starting to fight seriously
now.”
The swiftly retreating footsteps of Xiao Yan slowly came to a stop. As he stood firmly, the corner of
his eyes glanced at the Heavy Xuan Ruler a short distance away. He gently flicked his almost numb
hand and exhaled a long turbid breath, expelling the oppressive feeling in his chest that was caused
by the opponent’s attack.
“*Cough*…” Xiao Yan let out a soft cough and gently rubbed his somewhat swollen chest. His
heart slowly calculated the difference in both parties’ strength.
 Although Yao Lao had said that Xiao Yan’s actual strength was that of a four star Dou Shi, during
this period of time, perhaps due to them ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, Xiao Yan could sense that his
actual level was around a five star Dou Shi!
As for his Qi Method, it had already evolved to the Xuan Class Middle Level after swallowing the
‘Heavenly Flame’. However, with its unique special effect, its actual strength would not be weaker
when compared to a Xuan Class High Level Qi Method.
Therefore, if one converted it, Xiao Yan, who had the fighting strength of someone who had
practiced a Xuan Class High Level Qi Method, should be able to have the strength of an ordinary
seven star Dou Shi. Adding this to the ‘Octane Blast’ that Xiao Yan had practiced and the tough body
he possessed after being calcined and strengthened by the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, Xiao Yan
believed that he would be able to contend with a nine star Dou Shi if he were to meet one.
Of course, from the view of a one star Da Dou Shi, a nine star Dou Shi naturally had an extremely
big gap with him. However, for Xiao Yan who had the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ and a Di Class Dou
Technique: Flame Splitting Tsunami, these two killing moves, this level of difference was not
something that could not be overcome!
Therefore, even though this was the first time that he relied on his strength to face a Da Dou Shi,
Xiao Yan did not show the slightest sign of being afraid. Instead, he was filled with a heated desire
to fight.
“Brat, now do you know what the result of meddling in someone else’s business is? Hehe, but you
have already lost your opportunity to leave. Therefore, you should obediently leave your little life
here!” Mo Ran stretched his neck. The turbulent yellow colored Dou Qi on his body had become
much richer. He lifted his head to watched Xiao Yan who had lost his weapon and laughed sinisterly.
Xiao Yan lifted his eyes but continued to ignore this noisy fellow. His body trembled slightly and
was quiet for a moment before the Dou Qi cloak on his body soared by nearly half a meter. The
green colored Dou Qi was like a cluster of green colored flame, wrapping all of Xiao Yan’s body
completely within it. Threads of hot air shrouded his body. From where his feet stood, numerous tiny
crack lines began to slowly spread.
The turbulent Dou Qi flame from Xiao Yan’s cloak rose steadily. A powerful Qi also surged from
within Xiao Yan’s body at this moment in time. Under this Qi, the ridicule that the surrounding ‘Sand
Mercenary Company’ members gradually softened. A moment later, it finally completely
disappeared.
Seeing that the Qi on Xiao Yan’s body continued to climb, Mo Ran pressed his eyebrows together.
Shock flashed across his eyes. He eyed this Qi that could be compared with a seven or eight star
Dou Shi and thought, “Had this guy been hiding his strength just now?”
“Hmm. Brat, I don’t care how you struggle today. You will only die!” A fury suddenly rose in Mo
Ran’s heart as he said thickly.
In the battleground, Xiao Yan’s climbing Qi slowly came to a stop after reaching a certain level.
Under the green colored Dou Qi, the dark black eyes of his were also shrouded by a faint green
colored flame.
“Bang!”
Xiao Yan lifted his leg slowly and abruptly stomped down. An intense energy explosion sounded,
following which, Xiao Yan’s body suddenly turned into a tiny light thread. In the time taken to inhale
and exhale, he was already close to the middle aged man.
Eyeing Xiao Yan, whose speed had risen by a few multiples in an instant, the middle aged man’s
expression changed. His eyes narrowed as he stared intently at the black colored light thread that
was gradually expanding in his eyes.
Seeming to have sensed the ferocious force that was approaching from the front, the light figure
which was like lightning, suddenly shook. The body instantly shifted horizontally and a human figure
strangely appeared behind the middle aged person. The figure’s body rotated slightly and a force
shrouded the tightly clenched fist. The fist was heavily swung forward and at that instant, an
exploding sound was emitted from the air.
“Bang!”
Following a soft deep muffled noise, Xiao Yan’s fist violently smashed on the back vest of middle
aged man. The deep muffled sound caused the minds of the surrounding people to tremble.
“Ka Cha!” Where Xiao Yan’s feet landed, a few crack lines swiftly spread out. From this clash, it
could be known just how strong the strength of this attack was.
“What a fast speed! However, brat, do you really think that the defense of a Da Dou Shi is so easy
to break?” After being struck by Xiao Yan, Mo Ran’s body intensely shook. He was quiet for a
moment before his left foot abruptly kicked viciously behind him. At the same time, a chilling laugh
was emitted from his mouth.
At the moment when Xiao Yan’s fist struck the target, he frowned slightly. From his senses, the
thing that he struck did not feel like a human body. Instead, it was like a layer of hard armor.
Xiao Yan’s body was like a loach as it moved weirdly. Mo Ran’s foot, which was carrying a
ferocious force, narrowly passed his waist as it flew past. The sharp wind still caused Xiao Yan’s skin
to swell slightly despite being covered by his Dou Qi cloak.
After dodging Mo Ran’s attack, Xiao Yan suddenly moved into close proximity. He used his loach
like dodging ability and fast speed to repeatedly flashed around the former’s body like a flea. Each
time he appeared, the fist that contained a ferocious force would violently stamp on the opponent’s
body.
Under Xiao Yan’s nearly unceasing attacks, numerous ‘bang bang’ deep muffled sounds came
continuously one after another in the battleground.
“Brat, ha ha, I have already said that with your strength, it is impossible to break the defence of a
Da Dou Shi!” Mo Ran laughed wildly. His body stood without moving, allowing Xiao Yan to wildly
attack him. He only acted to block occasionally when the attack targeted vital spots. As for the rest,
he simply allowed them to land on his body.
“Bang!”
Another deep muffled noise sounded. The clothes of Mo Ran, that had received more than ten
attacks by Xiao Yan, finally burst apart. When the clothes burst apart, Xiao Yan’s eyes abruptly
narrowed. He saw that under Mo Ran’s clothes, a layer of ground yellow colored chestplate emitting
a faint glow had wrapped the latter’s upper body within it. On the chestplate, one could see some
faint punch marks. Clearly, they were traces left behind by Xiao Yan just awhile ago.
“Hei, brat, this is the Dou Qi armor that only a Da Dou Shi can agglomerate. Its is the evolution of
the Dou Shi’s Dou Qi Cloak. Unfortunately, I have only entered the class of Da Dou Shi not long ago.
Otherwise, I would be able to cover my entire body. However, even with just this, your attacks will
not be able to break it!” Lowering his head to glance as the yellow colored chestplate that was
emitting a dense glow, Mo Ran first let out a regretful sigh. After which, he immediately gave Xiao
Yan a slanted glance and laughed.
“Dou Qi armor? No wonder.” Seeing the dense yellow glow of the substantive like chest plate, Xiao
Yan knit his eyebrows together and laughed coldly, “I don’t believe that this tortoise shell of yours
cannot be broken!”
Once again, Xiao Yan pushed his feet off the ground and charged directly at Mo Ran. His body
rotated strangely and he dodged Mo Ran’s pair of sharp gloves. He twisted his feet and took
advantage of his motion to charge toward Mo Ran’s chest with his back. Xiao Yan then twisted his
body into a strange angle and his elbow abruptly smashed heavily onto the latter’s chest.
“Octane Blast!” A low cry fell in Xiao Yan’s heart and the force of Xiao Yan’s body suddenly
became as sharp as a precious sword that was unsheathed. At his elbow, an uncomparable ferocious
force suddenly created numerous sharp explosive sounds.
Sensing the extremely terrifying force that had suddenly appeared at Xiao Yan’s elbow, the wild
smiling face of Mo Ran changed slightly. He did not expect that Xiao Yan would actually be able to
unleash a strong attack of this level. His Dou Qi immediately flowed quickly in his body and the glow
above the armor on his chest instantly became brighter.
“Bang!”
The elbow was imprinted firmly onto the chest plate. A circle of shapeless force surged from the
point of contact. Instantly, crack lines covered the surrounding rock surfaces as a ‘Ka Cha, ka cha’
sounds were emitted.
“Very good brat. I did not expect that you would actually know such an advanced Dou Technique.
Looks like I have really underestimated you!” With a cold face, Mo Ran eyed the Dou Qi armor
which was covered in crack lines caused by this attack of Xiao Yan. Fury filled his eyes as he
tightened his fist. He was just about to send a violent blow towards Xiao Yan when two muffled
explosions suddenly sounded in his body.
When the muffled noise sounded, Mo Ran’s body suddenly trembled intensely. His face changed
between green and white as a thread of blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.
“Hidden force?” Wiping off the trickle of blood, Mo Ran’s furious face was like a tiger ready to bite
someone, appearing extremely frightening. He did not expect that his slight negligence had allowed
Xiao Yan in front of him to turn him into such a terrible state.
Tightening his fist that was repeatedly trembling in anger, Mo Ran lifted his head and released a
roar. The roar was carried by Dou Qi, suppressing all the voices within the yard.
“Little Bastard, today, you must die!”
 Mo Ran had a sinister face as he let out an angry howl. His left hand suddenly extended and
stubbornly grabbed Xiao Yan’s wrist before the latter could pull back. On Mo Ran’s right hand,
yellow colored Dou Qi was swiftly being gathered. An instant later, it brewed into a terrifying force
that caused Xiao Yan’s expression to change drastically as the fist viciously smashed toward Xiao
Yan’s chest. Looking at its momentum, if one were to be struck, one would likely suffer a serious
injury and lose their strength to fight if not, death.
The intense pressurizing wind caused Xiao Yan to have difficulty breathing. He clenched his teeth
tightly and used all his strength to pull at his hand. However, his opponent seemed to have made up
his mind to get rid of Xiao Yan in one blow. Therefore, regardless of how Xiao Yan pulled, the large
hand stayed like a claw that held him firmly.
After another futile struggle, a stormy anger finally surged in Xiao Yan’s heart. A dark viciousness
flashed across his face. His right hand shook slightly and green colored Dou Qi hovered over it.
After which, it targeted the crack line in the armor created by the ‘Octane Blast’ from before and
smashed at it.
The two arms which were of different sizes rubbed passed each others shoulders. The force that
they carried caused the other party to feel somewhat awed in their hearts. TL: I think by shoulders,
the author is meaning the left shoulder
Xiao Yan did not block his opponent’s attack. Clearly, he adopted a vicious attitude of risking his
life to take his opponent’s life.
As he coldly watched Xiao Yan’s vicious attitude, a hideous and cruel smile appeared on the
middle aged man’s face. Competing with a Da Dou Shi on their resistance to being struck, had this
guy’s head been beaten until he was stupid?
Surrounding the open ground, everyone could not resist letting out some hissing sounds as they
eyed the fight that had already turned into a mess without any tactics. Xiao Yan’s stance of going
head-on against a Da Dou Shi made many people think that perhaps he had entered a stage where
he had lost his reasoning.
Under the full view of everyone, Xiao Yan’s and Mo Ran’s fists finally carried sharp ear piercing
breaking wind sound as they made contact with each other’s body.
At this moment, everyone involuntarily held their breath. Their eyes were wide open as they
stared intently at the two people in the battleground. Everyone had a premonition that during this
exchange of blows, there would definitely be one person who would be defeated and fall out.
Perhaps this would be the strong Da Dou Shi, but of course, the greater possibility was the black
clothed skinny youth.
This was because everyone had difficulty believing that the skinny body would be able to conceal a
strength that could contend with a Da Dou Shi.
Just before Xiao Yan’s fist was about to make contact with Mo Ran’s body, it suddenly and
strangely shook a few times. Following the trembling of the fist, a wisp of green colored flame
suddenly curled upward and surfaced, finally wrapping Xiao Yan’s fist within it.
When the humble looking wisp of green colored flame appeared, the space surrounding Xiao Yan
immediately began to become distorted. It appeared that the air had become extremely hot at this
very moment.
The sudden change in air was also sensed by Mo Ran. He immediately lowered his head and saw
that writhing flame. A perplexity flashed in his eyes. Instantly, his eyes shrunk to the size of a pin-
hole. A frightened expression covered his entire face, causing it to appear extremely ugly and
terrifying.
“Bang!”Two fists that carried their own terrifying energy finally and violently smashed on the
other person’s body in the next instance. Immediately, the expressions of the two people became
pale white.
At this instance, the two people who were originally like rioting thunder, appeared to have become
still at the same time. Where their feets stood, a strong energy wave turned the surrounding hard
rock surface into something like tip soil which had been ploughed by a bull.
Around the battleground, everyone became quiet at this moment. One by one, everyone’s gaze
stared intently at the the two unmoving people.
A faint pressurizing atmosphere shrouded the training ground, oppressing the surrounding group
of people until their breathing became hurried. However, they did not dare to exhale with a wide
mouth. Many people were choked with their faces slightly red.
After the silence persisted for a few minutes, Mo Ran’s body was the first to shake slightly.
Following his trembling body, a flushing red suddenly surged on the face of Xiao Yan opposite him
and a mouthful of fresh blood was spat out with a ‘grug’ sound.
 Eyeing Xiao Yan who had suddenly spat out blood, the feelings of everyone in the ‘Desert Metal
Mercenary Company’ sunk. Instantly, a bone chilling iciness that did not disappear for a long time
shrouded their bodies despite the hot sun hanging in the air.
“Has he failed?” A member of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ sighed softly. He smiled
bitterly and shook his head. Disappointment flashed in his eyes.
Everyone around had a dejected expression as they maintained their silence. A dusky depressing
atmosphere wrapped around everyone after having their hope crushed.
The oppressive atmosphere was like a huge rock that hung in everyone’s heart.
The hands in Xiao Ding’s sleeves were tightly clenched. With unblinking eyes, he stared at the
face of the young man in the battleground. His body also shivered slightly as he muttered with his
heart feeling lost, “Has he really failed?”
However, just then, Xiao Ding’s entire body shivered intensely. A smile immediately swarmed onto
his face. Just a moment ago, he had definitely saw the young man in the battleground part his lips
and grin at him.
Under the clear view of everyone, that Xiao Yan who seemed like he ought to have been defeated
in everyone’s heart suddenly let out a few violent coughs. He actually slowly turned his body
around, walked to the side and slowly picked up the Heavy Xuan Ruler. After which, he supported it
on his back as he slowly walked toward Xiao Ding and the others.
When Xiao Yan turned around, Mo Ran’s body, that had remained in an immobile state, leaned
slightly back and fell heavily. HIs face, which was still covered with a frightened pale white
expression, appeared under everyone’s observation.
Numerous shocked gazes swept over Mo Ran’s body and finally stopped at his chest. There, his
chest, which was originally been covered by a thick Dou Qi armor had, at the moment, completely
turned into a cluster of charred black. At his chest, there was a dark black large hole. As one’s gaze
drifted over, one would notice that everything within that hole had been turned into nothingness.
“Ssss…” Eyeing Mo Ran’s whose death was extremely miserable, the skin on the heads of the
surrounding people became numb. Their faces were covered with shock. They took in a deep breath
of cold air before their terrified gazes shifted towards Xiao Yan’s body at the side. None of them had
expected that this young man who appeared extremely harmless would actually be so vicious when
he attacked. TL: Sss sound = air sucked through teeth
“Gu Lu…” Eyeing Xiao Yan, who was walking over, the members of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary
Companys’ involuntarily took a small step back. Clearly, the manner in which Mo Ran died caused a
fear toward Xiao Yan to rise in their hearts. TL: Gu Lu = Gulping sound
Xiao Ding stood at the same spot. He did not step back, but instead grinned at Xiao Yan as he took
two quick steps forward. Patting the latter’s back, he softly laughed, “Little boy, are you alright?”
Xiao Yan gave a smile. His hand covered his mouth as he coughed violently for a few times. Some
fresh blood was splattered onto his palm. He randomly glanced around and then unconcernedly
wiped it on his sleeves. He gently pulled open his outer garment and pointed to the inner vest that
Yun Zhi had left for him back then in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. He smiled and said,
“Luckily I have this. Otherwise, I’m afraid that I would really suffer a serious injury.”
“Tsk tsk, what a really outstanding fellow. You have actually slaughtered a Da Dou Shi.” Glancing
at Mo Ran’s corpse in the distance, Xiao Ding involuntarily sighed in amazement. This was the first
time he had seen Xiao Yan reveal his true strength.
Xiao Yan took out an ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ from within the storage ring and swallowed it. He then
smoothed out a long breath. Honestly speaking, his victory in this fight was undoubtedly because he
was lucky. He may have left some hidden cards untouched, but that Mo Ran had merely used one
Dou Technique.
If that guy had not been careless and underestimated his opponent because of his class, the
difficulty of this fight would have rose by at least two or three times. Moreover, he was far too
confident about his own Dou Qi armor. This resulted in him losing his resistance when Xiao Yan
summoned out the ‘Heavenly Flame’. It can be imagined just how weak the Dou Qi armor with a
tough appearance was when faced with the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, a naturally wondrous object
that even Queen Medusa was extremely afraid of.
Therefore, the fist that was covered by the ‘Heavenly Flame’ managed to easily pass through Mo
Ran’s defensive layer. Since Xiao Yan was extremely unfamiliar with controlling the ‘Heavenly
Flame’,when it entered Mo Ran’s body, the abruptly soaring flame incinerated all of Mo Ran’s
internal organs into ashes in an instant.This caused Mo Ran’s mournful death appearance. Speaking
of it, it was done unintentionally by Xiao Yan.
“Slaughter all these people too.” Xiao Yan smiled gently at Xiao Ding before turning around and
smiling brilliantly at the large group of ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ mercenaries on the other side of
the training ground.
The current Xiao Yan had exceeded everyone’s expectation by killing the Da Dou Shi. Mo Ran. By
borrowing the shock created from this action, his imposing manner was extremely aggressive. Thus,
when those members of the ‘Sand Mercenary Companys’ saw him glance over, they hurriedly took a
few steps back. As they pushed and shouted, their momentum was totally lost.
Suddenly drawing the heavy ruler from his back, Xiao Yan pretended to rush at the members of
the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’. Seeing his action, the mercenaries who had already lost all moral
after losing their leader, immediately emitted waves of terrified shouts. After which, they began
fleeing from the headquarters of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ in an extremely terrible
manner.
“Che…” Seeing that the members of the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ were so flustered that they
did not even choose their routes, Xiao Yan skimmed his lips. He shook his somewhat giddy head
before lowering it to eye the fresh blood on his hand only to laugh softly. In all these years, this was
the first time that he had faced an opponent which he had defeated after great difficulty. In addition,
he had persisted in using his own strength and the result was his success!
“Ke ke, Little Fellow, you have done well. I had originally thought that this time around you would
have asked me to take action. Yet you managed to rely on your own strength. Perhaps you might not
have sensed it, but relying on yourself and believing in your own strength is a faith that only a
strong person can possess.” In Xiao Yan’s heart, Yao Lao’s warm laughter, which had been silent,
suddenly and slowly sounded while carrying some gratification.
“The current you is progressively becoming a truly strong person.”

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Chapter 244
Chapter 244: Charging In
Xiao Yan and a few others were seated in a spacious hall. The rest of the members of the ‘Desert
Metal Mercenary Company’ began to busily clear up their headquarters, which had become a mess.
Occasionally, when some mercenaries passed by the parlor, they would throw a respectful gaze at
the young man seated beside the table who was smiling warmly as he gently sipped his tea.
The terrified feeling that they had because of Xiao Yan’s vicious action had been sustained for
awhile before it slowly disappeared from these mercenaries’ hearts. They were all people who
frequently licked the blood from their blades. The extent of toughness of their minds was naturally
far greater than that of ordinary people’s. Moreover, since Mo Ran was the enemy of the ‘Desert
Metal Mercenary Company’, it was not worthwhile for anyone to show the slightest pity for him.
This was because they clearly understood that if Xiao Yan had not arrived in time today, then Mo
Ran would not have shown any mercy when killing their brothers.
(TL: The brothers here does not refer to blood brothers. Rather, it refers to people extremely close
to one another)
Carrying the warm tea cup, Xiao Yan glanced at the mercenaries who were busy outside. On the
chair beside him was Hai Bo Dong whose face had remained indifferent. This person who was once
the Ice Emperor did not show any friendly smile because of the relationship Xiao Ding and Xiao Li
had with Xiao Yan.
“Old Mister Hai is my friend. His temper may be somewhat temperamental, ha ha, but he is a truly
strong person.” Eyeing Hai Bo Dong who had remained quiet ever since he entered the room, Xiao
Yan could only helplessly shake his head and tell Xiao Ding and Xiao Li on the opposite side with a
smile.
Xiao Ding smiled and nodded his head. The corner of his gaze swept across Hai Bo Dong. His
senses vaguely told him that under the skinny and hunched body of this indifferent old man, there
was a terrifying energy.
“Ke ke, the strong naturally have the temperament of the strong. Otherwise, how can he
demonstrate his individuality?” Xiao Ding laughed softly and joked.
Xiao Yan also laughed. He then inquired after Xiao Li’s injuries before he frowned slightly and
asked, “Can you tell me what exactly has happened? Why did the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’
suddenly have so many more strong people. Also, what has happened to that little girl Qing Lin?”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s questions, the smile on Xiao Ding’s face slowly disappeared. He laughed
bitterly and sighed before musing for awhile, seeming to be arranging his words. A long while later,
he finally said slowly, “Half a month ago, Qing Lin never returned after going out once. After our
investigation, she seems to have been captured by someone. At the place where she disappeared, we
found traces of an intense battle. That place also had many snake scales that were covered with
fresh blood, which I think have been peeled off from the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent of Qing
Lin.”
“Being able to defeat the Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent and capturing Qin Lin, the other party
must at least be a Dou Ling.” Xiao Yan’s finger gently knocked against the table’s surface as he knit
his eyebrows tightly together. He asked uncertainly, “But who would act against Qing Lin? She is but
a little girl. Which Dou Ling would actually lower himself and target her?”
“We are also not too certain.” Xiao Ding smiled bitterly and shook his head. He continued, “It is
also the second day after Qing Lin disappeared when the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ suddenly
began to swallow or clean-up the other strengths in the city. With the strength of the ‘Sand
Mercenary Company’ in the Rock Desert City, other than us and two or three other mercenary
Companies, it was impossible for the remaining strengths to contend with them. Therefore, in less
than five days, the other weak strengths within the city were

completely cleared up by them in a lightning like manner.”

“At this point in time, the mercenary companies with stronger strengths finally realized their
intentions. We immediately formed an alliance to fight with the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’.
According to our calculation, even if the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ had Luo Bu, who is a Da Dou
Shi, it was impossible for the company to easily defeat our alliance. However, in the next few days
that followed, a Da Dou Shi and quite a number of Dou Shis suddenly appeared within the ‘Sand
Mercenary Company’.”
“Under such a large increase in the opponent’s strength, we began to panic internally. After all, it
was a loose alliance formed at the last moment. Therefore, it did not have much binding strength. As
a result, under the situation of fighting among themselves, the other three mercenary companies
ended up with one being destroyed, one surrendered and one which chose to leave this city after
giving the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ a huge payment to beg for peace.”
“As for us, since the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ was the most difficult bone to swallow for
them, we were left for the last. Explaining what happened today. If you had come a little later, I’m
afraid that the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ would have been annihilated.” Xiao Ding sighed.
“Do you know about the background of those people who suddenly joined the ‘Sand Mercenary
Company’?” Xiao Yan slowly stroked the warm tea cup as he softly asked.
“We are not sure.” Xiao Ding shook his head. An expression of deep thought appeared on his face
and a moment later, hesitatingly said, “I seem to feel that Qing Lin’s disappearance had some
relation to the strong people who suddenly joined the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’. After all, the
timing of these two events seemed to be a little too coincidental.”
“That Flame Spirit Serpent that Qing Lin owns should only be known by very few people. Then
why would they choose to attack her?” Xiao Yan frowned and the finger that was knocking the table
suddenly paused. He muttered in his heart, “Don’t tell it is because of the Triple Jade-Green Snake
Flower Pupils?”
“We also don’t know what’s happening.” Xiao Ding and Xiao Li exchanged glances. Their faces
were filled with bitter smiles.
“You may not know, but I think that Luo Bu that guy should know.” Xiao Yan sat up and smiled. He
said, “I will go and find him and see exactly where his courage came from at the same time.”
“Uh. We will go and gather some people. Let’s go together. They have many people.” Xiao Ding
voiced his thoughts.
“Do what you want.” Regarding this, Xiao Yan was noncommittal as he nodded his head. He stood
up and headed out of the door. When he passed by Hai Bo Dong, he smiled and said, “Old Mister
Hai, do you intend to follow along?”
“I’m also bored of staying here, so I’ll follow you to watch the fun. But don’t think of asking me to
act. The price for me doing anything is very expensive.” Hai Bo Dong laughed faintly.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded before opening his stride and exiting the hall. Behind him, Hai Bo
Dong lazily followed. Further behind, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li swiftly gathered over fifty highly
capable members and the entire group of people aggressively charged out of the headquarters.
Their faces were filled with killing intent as they headed directly towards the territory of the ‘Sand
Mercenary Company’, preparing to kill.
On the main road, when the surrounding passersby saw this group of fierce faced mercenaries
who had suddenly leaped out, they hurriedly made way. Immediately, their bizarre gazes eyed this
group of men. Soft whispers rang out among themselves.
“What, aren’t they the members of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’? Why do they dare to
come out during this time? Aren’t they afraid of the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’?”
“Chi, I had just heard from a member of the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ that their mission this
time around had failed. Their Da Dou Shi also died in the hands of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary
Company’. Right now, it’s likely that these guys intend to go and find trouble.”
“What? That Da Dou Shi of the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ is dead? When did a strong person
who could contend with a Da Dou Shi appear in the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’?”
“Yeah, it’s that young man in black clothes leading the group. Hee hee, are you very shocked? But
that Da Dou Shi called Mo Ran was really killed by him under the clear view of everyone.” A
passerby who seemed to know some insider information eyed the skinny looking young man in front
of the group of large mercenaries with a respectful gaze as he said with a laugh.
“Damn. How can it be? I’m afraid that that young man isn’t even twenty years old. How can he
defeat a Da Dou Shi?” The people surrounding the passerby were all stunned and had faces filled
with disbelief.
“Che, wait and see. This time around, I think that the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ is going to have
extremely bad luck. Who asked them to be so arrogant during this period of time. Hee hee.” The
passerby laughed in a gloating manner.
Under the watch of numerous gazes in the city, Xiao Yan’s group passed through a few streets and
after ten minutes, the tightly guarded ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ headquarters that was like a
metal pail, appeared in everyone’s sight.
Currently, the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ had obviously received the information about Mo Ran
being killed. Therefore, the entrance had a large number of mercenaries carrying shiny weapons
patrolling. Their tensed faces were extremely grave. When they noticed the large group of ‘Desert
Metal Mercenary Company’ appear at the end of the street, a panic immediate swarmed onto their
faces. A few mercenaries used both their hands and legs to claw into the huge door and rushed to
report the matter.
Watching those ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ mercenaries whose bodies were trembling slightly as
they carried their weapons and gathered at the large door, Xiao Yan’s group slowly came to a stop
just outside the entrance.
“This is the territory of the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’. What are all of you here for?” Seeing the
group of large men with ferocious faces and fierce eyes blocking the front door, a bony mercenary
company roared with a brave exterior while feeling weak inside.
“Call Luo Bu to get his a*s out.” Xiao Yan picked away at his finger nail before raising his head
and told the guy with a smile.
Silence. Eyeing the young man in black clothes standing right at the front, all of the mercenaries
at the door maintained silence. From the mouths of those people who had returned from the ‘Desert
Metal Mercenary Company’ just now, they already knew that the Da Dou Shi had died in an
extremely miserable condition in this warmly smiling young man’s hands.
“Forget it, I will just go in and look for him myself.” Seeing the silent mercenaries, Xiao Yan
helplessly smiled and slowly took a step forward.
“Hua hua.” As Xiao Yan took a step forward, the mercenaries at the door immediately hurriedly
took a step back with panicked faces. Their orderly footsteps were quite funny to hear.
“The Company leader issued an order. Kill them at all cost! Whoever kills this black clothed person
will be rewarded with fifty thousand gold coins!” In the midst of the silence, a loud shout suddenly
sounded from behind the large door.
As the shout fell, the eyes of the mercenaries at the door immediately brightened. The gazes that
they eyed Xiao Yan had less terror and more greed.
Clearly sensing the change in these people, Xiao Yan gently shook his head. He was too lazy to say
any nonsense. After waving his hand to block those ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ members
behind him who were preparing to draw their blades, he once again took a step forward.
“Kill him!” Under that enormous reward, there was finally a mercenary who could not resist the
temptation. He tightly held his sharp weapon and charged at Xiao Yan with a ferocious face,
intending to kill him.
His action undoubtedly created a chain effect. Immediately, the mercenaries behind him wore
fierce faces as they held their weapons tightly and charged at Xiao Yan.
Eyeing the tens of mercenaries charging over, Xiao Yan gently exhaled a breath. His hands rotated
slightly and was abruptly pushed forward. “Fire Palm!”
As Xiao Yan’s palm was pushed forward, an uncomparable ferocious force suddenly surfaced. After
which, it carried a wind, that had the power to overturn a huge rock, and smashed the chests of the
tens of mercenaries.
“Grug, grug.”
When the wind smashed on their bodies, it was like they had been struck by a thousand catty
(500kg) huge rock. The faces of the tens of mercenaries which were filled with killing intent
immediately turned white. Instantly, they began vomiting mouthful after mouthful of blood, as
though it had started to rain blood.
Clapping his palms gently, Xiao Yan glanced at the large door which had become empty in an
instant. He turned around and said with a smile to the ‘Desert Metal Mercenaries’ who had
completely stunned faces, “Let’s go.”
Having said that, he took the lead and stepped through the doorway. His blatant manner made it
appear as if he was entering his own home.
Eyeing the back of the young man in front of them, everyone exchanged glances as they felt
speechless. Knocking aside tens of ordinary mercenaries with one palm. Wasn’t this person a little
too abnormal?
“Ugh, what an abnormal guy.” Xiao Li sighed. He exchanged glances with Xiao Ding and the both
of them shook their heads helplessly before opening their strides and followed.
The ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ was indeed the most powerful strength in the Rock Desert City.
They had just entered the courtyard when over a hundred mercenaries carrying shining weapons
immediately surrounded them. Although they had a weaker killing atmosphere compared to the
‘Desert Metal’ mercenaries, they did have some momentum after having so many people gathered
together.
Eyeing the large group of mercenaries blocking his front, Xiao Yan’s footsteps did not pause even
the slightest bit. As his palm pushed forward, ferocious forces came from all directions and were
extremely overbearing as they surged out. Under the attack of this force, any mercenary below the
strength of a five star Dou Zhe would throw up blood and fall back. Only some who had a slightly
greater strength were able to block this wide range attacking by Xiao Yan. However, before they had
time to rejoice at overcoming Xiao Yan’s driving air attack, the ghost like figure would flash in front
of them. A fist that did not appear to be using much power would cause a mercenary to faint from
serious injury each time it was weightlessly thrown forward.
All the way in, as he eyed those ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ mercenaries collapsing on the two
sides of the small path repeatedly rolling and groaning, Xiao Yan finally once again experienced the
strength of a Xuan Class Qi Method. If this happened in the past, he would only be able to use the
‘Flame Palm’ Dou Technique five times before the Dou Qi in his body announced that it was
exhausted. However, the Xuan Class Qi Method he currently had was able to support his random
squandering. The difference between them was like that of the earth and sky!
Going on a rampage throughout the walk, Xiao Yan seemed to have attacked until he formed an
addiction. His body turned into a black shadow and shuttled through the mercenary group whose
strength was only that of an ordinary Dou Zhe. The places where he flashed by had blood dancing
all over the sky and human figures being shot backward.
Following behind Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding and the rest were speechless as they eyed the mercenaries
in front who were repeatedly throwing up blood or thrown backward. Since they had entered the
door until now, they did not even have a single chance to attack. The black clothed young man in
front of them seemed to have an inexhaustible vigor and Dou Qi. This squandering without any pity
caused the people at the side to feel a little heartache.
Stepping over some fainted mercenaries’ bodies with agile footsteps, their gazes looked around
the extremely messy courtyard and sighed gently. This guy could well terminate the entire ‘Sand
Mercenary Company’ on his own.
In the large hall which had its door tightly shut, tens of people were walking about uneasily. As
they heard the blood-curling screams that sounded not far outside the door, their faces were
completely filled with alarm. A panicked atmosphere covered the interior of the entire hall.
On the leader’s seat in the hall, Luo Bu’s face was a little pale as he sat on it. The tea cup which
he held in his hand trembled slightly. He lifted his head to eye the hall before turning it toward the
few people not far from him. These people did not wear the uniform of the ‘Sand Mercenary
Company’ Their chests also did not have the badge for the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’.
“I have already told the few of you that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li of the ‘Desert Mercenary Company’
have a younger brother with a terrifying strength. Yet you all still insisted on destroying them. Look
at things now. That guy has returned. Now they have even attacked. How can we resist them?” Luo
Bu’s voice appeared somewhat sharp because of his anger.
“Company Leader Luo Bu, you need not worry too much. That person’s strength is indeed a little
strong, but from the situation of his fight with Elder Mo Ran, it is far from the possibility of being a
Dou Wang as you have said. Although he finally defeated Elder Mo Ran, he was also slightly injured.
Therefore, I guess that his strength is at most a two star or a three star Da Dou Shi. However,
Company Leader Luo Bu, you are a four star Da Dou Shi. Why do you need to fear him? Moreover, as
long as you endure for this period of time, we will transmit the news and our clan’s First Elder will
hurry over. When that time comes, with the elder’s Dou Ling strength, would he be afraid of this
lightweight?” The man in his prime who was probably the leader of the group laughed.
“I don’t know whether or not he conserved his strength in his fight with Mo Ran but back then, he
had come to my room in a bizarre manner. I dare say that the kind of speed is something that even a
normal Dou Ling would not be able to possess.” Luo Bu’s face was gloomy as he replied.
“Back then did Company Leader Luo Bu exchange blows with him?” The man asked with a smile.
“No.”
“Ke ke, that’s right. Perhaps his speed may be very fast, but in a fight between the strong, speed is
not the most important thing. Perhaps that guy only has fast speed.”
Hearing this, hesitation flashed across Luo Bu’s face. His heart gradually began to think it over.
He nodded his head slightly. Back then, because of Xiao Yan’s bizarre appearance, he was shaken
until he had somewhat panicked and jumpy. Now that he thought about it, how could a young man
that was not even twenty be a Dou Wang? Even if he ate all sorts of natural treasures everyday and
high tier medicinal pills, that was definitely impossible.
 Thinking in this manner, the gloominess on Luo Bu’s face gradually disappeared. He clenched his
fist tightly and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a ‘Pei’ sound. He viciously said, “Just as well.
This time, let me take a look at just how strong this guy actually this. I really don’t believe that he
alone can knock aside the ten plus Dou Shis in here!”
Seeing the imposing manner of Luo Bu gradually returning, everyone in the hall who had a tensed
expression quietly heaved a sigh of relief. At this moment, if even the leader did not possess any
intention to fight, it would really be hopeless.
“Bang!”
As everyone’s heart gradually became heated up, a bang sounded. The tightly closed door was
convulsed into countless broken pieces which shot in all directions.
In the doorway, the sawdust gradually scattered and a black garment slowly appeared in
everyone’s sight.
“Everyone, is it very fun to hide in here?” A faint joking laughter floated into the hall.

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Chapter 245
Chapter 245: Frighten
As that faint laughter floated in, the heart of everyone in the hall tensed slightly. They lifted their
eyes and looked over. In the doorway, a young man in black clothes was carelessly standing there
with a smile. A thread of inclined sunlight had just happened to shine into the hall. At one glance, it
was as warm as the smile on the young man’s face.
Their gazes swept across the smiling delicate and handsome face before stopping on the pair of
dark black eyes. There, his eyes did not hold the slightest smile in there. Instead, they were
indifferent and icy.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s figure, everyone in the big hall hurriedly took a few steps back and swarmed to
Luo Bu’s side. Even the few people of unknown origin by the side also acted in this manner.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept once around the interior of the hall before slowly walking in. Behind him,
Xiao Ding and the rest also filed into the room and stared at the group of people opposite with ill
intentions.
“Company Leader Luo Bu, your means are quite vicious.”
After sweeping his sight over the few people whose clothes were quite different from the members
of the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and immediately shifted them toward
Luo Bu who was seated on a chair. He smiled and said, “It seems that letting you live the last time
was a mistake.”
Being stared at by Xiao Yan’s cold pair of eyes, Luo Bu’s body felt somewhat cold. He twisted his
body uneasily, tilted his head and eyed his subordinates that had swarmed behind him. The corner of
his eyes twitched slightly while the tea cup in his hand was molded into powder with a ‘bang’.
“Are you the one who is called Xiao Yan?” The tea mixed with the powder as it followed his hand
and dripped down. However, Luo Bu did his best to make his expression a little more indifferent as
he asked.
“I don’t know what exactly your background is and I don’t wish to know. However, shouldn’t you
give me an explanation for swaggering and breaking into my ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ today?”
Luo Bu said with a cold smile.
“Ke ke, I’m sorry. There isn’t an explanation!” Xiao Yan scratched his head and said with a brilliant
smile, “If you insist on having one, then it is that I want to smash this mercenary company of yours.”
Luo Bu’s face twitched a couple of times. Xiao Yan’s impertinent expression always caused Luo Bu
to be filled with anger. Moreover, under this anger, there was an internal struggle from Luo Bu of
not being able to clearly see the actual power of the opponent. Luo Bu clenched his teeth and
violently smashed his hand on the table in front of him. Immediately, the tough table surface was
turned into broken pieces all over the floor with a ‘Ka Cha’ sound.
“Alright, today, I really want to see on what basis are you going to break the ‘Sand Mercenary
Company’ with!” With an angry cry, powerful Dou Qi swiftly agglomerated on the surface of Luo
Bu’s body. An instant later, that thick Dou Qi Armor covered the top of his body.
“Since all of you have delivered yourself to my door, it saves me some trouble. Today, all of you can
remain here!” The powerful Dou Qi that had begun surging within his body also caused Luo Bu’s
confidence to gradually strengthen. When he waved his large hand, a Da Dou Shi level pressure
immediately filled the interior of the hall.
Sensing this strong pressuring Qi, the expressions of Xiao Ding and the others changed. Their
footsteps involuntarily took a step back.
Xiao Yan calmly watched the gradually thickening force on Luo Bu’s body. He then closed his eyes
slowly. The Qi all over his body was completely kept into his body. If one did not sense carefully, one
would really have treated the young man in front of them as an ordinary person who did not know
Dou Qi.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s strange action, Xiao Ding and the others beside him were at a loss. However,
they
did not open their mouths to interrupt as they quietly stood behind Xiao Yan.
After Xiao Yan closed his eyes for a moment, a surprise suddenly flashed across the indifferent old
face of Hai Bo Dong at the side. He tilted his head over and watched Xiao Yan intently. Under his
senses, the Qi of the young man in front had suddenly become extremely foreign and terrifying. He
frowned and muttered uncertainly in his heart, “It’s this Qi! What strength! Even the current me
still cannot compare to it. This guy, what exactly is happening? One minute he has only the strength
of a Dou Shi, the next he has become this terrifying monster. What a mysterious freak!”
Hai Bo Dong’s strength far exceeded everyone present, thus he could sense the Qi in Xiao Yan was
gradually becoming more and more terrifying. However, the rest of the people did not have this kind
of feeling. They could only see that the current Xiao Yan appeared to be closing his eyes and resting.
Luo Bu knitted his eyebrows as he eyed this strange action of Xiao Yan. An uneasiness gradually
rose in his hear. Waving his hand, he said deeply, “Kill all of them!”
Hearing Luo Bu’s order, the ten plus ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ elite members behind him
exchanged looks with one another. Immediately, they clenched their teeth and drew the sharp
weapons from their waist. The few Dou Shis swiftly summoned their Dou Qi cloaks and in quite an
imposing manner, charged toward Xiao Yan.
Seeing the other side’s action, Xiao Ding’s expression became cold. He waved his hand and was
about to lead the people to rush forward when Hai Bo Dong at the side suddenly told them in a
bland voice, “There is no need to act, all you need to do is observe!”
Hearing this, Xiao Ding stilled slightly. He turned his head around and exchanged glances with
Xiao Li. Immediately he nodded his head. Although they were unfamiliar with Hai Bo Dong, someone
who was able to be referred to as a strong person by Xiao Yan would definitely not be too weak. He
could naturally see further and deeper compared to Xiao Ding and the rest.
After stopping the people behind him, Xiao Ding’s gaze stared intently at the members of the
‘Sand Mercenary Company’ who were charging over. Some perspiration surfaced on his tightly
clenched palm.
When the members of the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ were about to reach attacking range, the
tightly closed-eyed Xiao Yan finally opened once again. The black eyes had less of the vitality of a
young man and instead had a vicissitude from having experienced the world.
Xiao Yan’s gaze indifferently eyed these mercenaries whose ferocious face could almost be clearly
seen. He slowly lifted his palm and a thick white colored flame flashed and disappeared at the tip of
his long finger.
The moment the thick white flame flashed and disappeared, the bodies of the ten plus mercenaries
charging over suddenly paused. After which, a clean white icy layer suddenly spread from their feets
in front of numerous shocked gazes. In only a short two to three seconds, the ten plus human figures
had completely turned into pure white smooth ice rod scupltures!
“Hiss!” Eyeing the mercenaries that had been solidified into ice rods, the skin on Hai Bo Dong’s
face, suddenly and quickly twitched a couple of times. He violently inhaled a mouthful of cold air in
his heart. Others might think that the ice layers were agglomerated from cold air but to a person
who had played with ice for most of his life, the rods were not formed from a kind of cold icy energy.
In Hai Bo Dong’s senses, the moment that the ten plus mercenaries were covered by the ice layer,
they were instantly turned into nothingness. That was a true kind of nothingness. Even the ashes
were not left over!
Although this kind of white colored crystal forming body was extremely similar to cold ice, Hai Bo
Dong was very certain that this was not cold ice. This was because within the crystal body, there
was a high temperature that was close to being terrifyingly withering.
“This action of this fellow is really far too horrifying! Is this his true strength?” Hai Bo Dong’s
throat rolled slightly. Once again, he rejoiced at not choosing to turn against Xiao Yan on the spot
when he had once again recovered his strength back then.
The sudden appearance of the ten plus human ice rods in the hall caused the place to descend into
a lifeless silence. Everyone’s faces were filled with fright as they stared at the human shaped ice
sculptures that appeared without any warning. All over their bodies, they suddenly had an ice-cold
feeling that was suddenly emitted from their hearts.
Beside Luo Bu, the few Dou Shis who did not belong to the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ also eyed
the ten plus ice sculptures with dull faces. An uneasiness gradually rose within their hearts. They
currently had a slight feeling that Luo Bu’s perception back then seemed to be right.
“This time, it’s going to be troublesome.” The man who was the leader muttered in his heart.
Titling his head slightly, Xiao Yan indifferently eyed the stunned Luo Bu seated on a chair. His
footsteps slowly passed between the ten plus ice sculptures. As he rubbed passed them, those
human shaped ice sculptures emitted a ‘Ka Cha’ sound and burst apart. When the ice sculptures
burst apart, there was not even the slightest trace of blood or flesh inside. This supernatural scene
caused the skin on the heads of everyone to become numb.
Xiao Yan’s footsteps slowly walked into the hall. A moment later, under the clear view of numerous
gazes, he stood in front of Luo Bu. He lowered his head slightly and pulled at the corner of his
mouth, seemingly revealing a smile. In a soft voice, he said, “The last time I already gave you a
warning. Why are you still so stupid?”
“Gu!” Luo Bu’s throat rolled as he swallowed a mouthful of saliva. From his forehead, cold sweat
moved along his face and dripped down. He raised his head and eyed the delicate and handsome
face of the young man which carried a faint smile. A bone cutting chilliness that was difficult to
control began permeate from his feet, causing him to feel as though he was in an icehouse.
At this moment, Luo Bu sensed the breath of death as well as the terror that swarmed over him
just before facing death.
Luo Bu’s teeth clenched his teeth tightly together, seemingly unwilling to lose without a fight. He
used all his might to push the Dou Qi in his body. Immediately, the layer of Dou Qi Armor on the
surface of his body became even tougher.
Carrying some ridicule in his gaze, Xiao Yan stared at Luo Bu who was defiant even when he was
about to die. He smiled gently and his long white hand was slowly lifted. After which it floated
gently towards where Luo Bu’s neck was.
Luo Bu stared intently at the increasingly large hand. He wanted to dodge only to suddenly
realised that at the moment, his own body completely did not listen to his orders. It was as though
the owner of the body had changed.
The fair and long hand that was like a female’s gently landed on the thick layer of Dou Qi Armor
on Luo Bu’s neck. Xiao Yan smiled slightly. Then that layer of Dou Qi Armor began to automatically
melt.
With his eyes shrinking to the size of a pin-hole at the moment, Luo Bu could sense that the Dou
Qi Armor was swiftly melting. After which, he did not even have the time to say a word when an icy
cold palm was gently placed on his throat. At this moment, all the pores on Luo Bu had instantly and
abruptly become vertical. A faint shadow of death was stubbornly entangled in his heart.
“S…Sir! Have mercy!”
During the exchange this time around, Luo Bu finally and precisely sensed the other party’s
terrifying strength. His body sat stiffly on the seat, afraid that with any slight movement of his, that
death god’s hand would suddenly nip… nip away his little life. His face was as pale as a zombie’s
and cold sweat was seeping out all over his body. In only just a moment, it was as though his clothes
had been soaked in water.
“Do you know of any news of Qing Lin?” Xiao Yan tilted his head slightly, smiled suddenly and
asked in a gentle voice.
Hearing this, Luo Bu was slightly startled. During the instant when he was quiet, the palm on his
neck suddenly became much icier. A bone piercing coldness caused him to instantly shiver from the
cold. He raised his head and eyed that pair of eyes which were as black as ink and as indifferent as
ice. He did not have the slightest doubt that if he hesitated for another moment, the other party
would immediately freeze him into an ice rod. Immediately, his head hurriedly nodded. His voice
was somewhat rushed and sharp because of his fear, “Sir, I know!”
“Congratulations, your life has temporarily returned to your hands.”
Xiao Yan laughed softly and slowly withdrew his hand. Although his smile filled face was as warm
as the hot sun, it still caused Luo Bu and the others to feel a chill in their bodies.

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Chapter 246
Chapter 246: Mo Clan
Under the numerous dull gazes in the hall, Xiao Yan randomly drew a chair and sat down with a
big action. He glanced at the pale faced Luo Bu, gently picked at his fingernail and said indifferently,
“Tell me. What happened to you recently? With your character, you don’t appear to have the
boldness to sweep away all the strengths in Rock Desert City.”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s slightly belittling words, Luo Bu could only smile awkwardly. He was quiet for
a moment before laughing bitterly, “Indeed, I have never thought of dominating the territory of Rock
Desert City. Moreover, the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ does not possess the strength to remove all
the other groups within the Rock Desert City.”
“All of this may have started because of the little girl called Qing Lin from the ‘Desert Metal
Mercenary Company’.” Luo Bu’s expression was somewhat regretful.
“Luo Bu, you better be careful about what you are saying! Our clan can help you dominate the
Rock Desert City, but it can also destroy all of you instantly!” Just as Luo Bu was preparing to reveal
everything, the man who was the leader of the few people at the side suddenly warned.
Hearing this warning, Luo Bu’s expression changed. A moment later, he viciously turned around
and angrily said to the man, “Dammit, were it not for all of you, I would not have today’s ending.”
“Who are they?” Xiao Yan tilted his head, stared at the few men who were not from the ‘Sand
Mercenary Company’ and asked softly.
Seeing Xiao Yan glancing over, the few men hurriedly took a few steps back. The Dou Qi in their
bodies swiftly circulated and their faces were filled with fear. Their eyes could not help but glance at
their feet, worried that the weird ice layer would suddenly appear and rise from beneath their feet.
Clearly, the actions of Xiao Yan just now had already caused terror to rise within these people’s
hearts.
“They are members of the Mo clan. The little girl called Qing Lin was captured personally by their
First Elder. Not long after they captured her, the Mo clan contacted us the ‘Sand Mercenary
Company’, telling us that they can lend us some people and help us dominate the Rock Desert City.
However, their condition wasthat we must kill off all the people in the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary
Company’!” Luo Bu’s gaze swept over Xiao Ding and the others behind Xiao Yan as he talked.
“Mo clan?” Hearing this, Xiao Ding’s expression changed as he cried out involuntarily.
“What is their background?” Xiao Yan tilted his head over, eyeing Xiao Ding’s somewhat ugly
expression and asked.
“The Mo clan is one of the four large clans in the north-eastern province of the Jia Ma Empire.
Although their strength cannot be compared with the huge fellows like the Nalan clan, they cannot
be underestimated. Having been entrenched in the north-east for a long time, they can be said to be
deeply ingrained there. They act just like a lord of the land and there are very few people who dare
to offend them. How unexpected. This time they actually want to act against us.” Xiao Ding frowned
tightly and said.
“Mo clan! What is their strength like?” Xiao Yan gently knocked against the table and asked softly.
“The strongest in the Mo clan is that First Elder that they had mentioned earlier. I have heard of
his name. He should be called Mo Cheng? His name is quite renowned in the eastern region of the
empire. Back then, he alone killed off everyone in the most rampant and vicious ‘Black Rotary
Bandit Troop’. It should be known that the strength of the ‘Black Rotary Bandit Troop’ cannot be
underestimated. Within it, there were three Da Dou Shi and over ten Dou Shi. Adding this on top of
their naturally vicious characters, there was little progress made during the few times that the
empire sent troops to siege them. Instead, the empire ended up losing quite a number of people.
That Mo Cheng massacre can be said to h

ave formed rivers of blood. Therefore, it created his nickname, Executioner Mo!” Xiao Ding said in a
deep voice.
“He seems like another vicious person!” Xiao Yan laughed softly.
“Of course, although he is only a Dou Ling, his strength is indeed very great. However, the main
reason which helped the Mo Cheng to possess today’s reputation and position is his other identity.”
When he said till this point, Xiao Ding’s expression became slightly strange.
“What identity?”
“When that guy was young, he had once joined the Misty Cloud Sect. After that, he left the Misty
Cloud Sect in order to manage the matters in the clan. However, that guy can be considered to be
intelligent. Although he had left the Misty Cloud Sect, each year, he would pay an extremely large
tribute to the Misty Cloud Sect. Additionally, each time the Misty Cloud Sect’s upper echelons had
some joyous occasions etc, he would personally go and congratulate them. His personality is
extremely sleek. According to rumors, when the Misty Cloud Sect Leader accepted a disciple over
ten plus years ago, that guy was also invited. After returning from the Misty Cloud Sect, that guy
had continued to talk about it, flaunting it everywhere. Of course, being able to participate in the
Misty Cloud Sect Leader accepting disciple ceremony is indeed something that others would be
envious about!” Although he tried to be as neutral as possible, Xiao Ding still shook his head gently.
His heart was in contempt of the character of Mo Cheng.
“Oh, that’s right! The Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect has only accepted a female disciple after so
many years. You should know who she is!” Xiao Ding waved his hand and said.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan smiled faintly and nodded. Other than Nalan Yanran, who else could the female
disciple be?
“Therefore, although this guy had left the Misty Cloud Sect, not only was he not chased after by
the enforcement team of the Misty Cloud Sect, but also managed to obtain an ‘External Deacon’
title. In all these years, the reason why no one had come into conflict with him while many strong
people come to this north-eastern region, was because they feared the Misty Cloud Sect behind
them! Ha ha, after all, that is really a truly enormous monster.” Xiao Ding sighed as he said with a
smile.
“Brat, since you know the Misty Cloud Sect is the one supporting our Mo clan, you better be
sensible and obediently follow us back to the Mo clan. If that…” Hearing Xiao Ding explanation, the
face of a man who was slightly younger amongst the group could not help but become a little proud.
Looking at the degree of proficiency he had for the expression, it was clear that it was not the first
time he had swaggered around. However, before he could complete his prideful words, Xiao Yan who
was seated on the chair randomly waved his hand. An ice layer instantly spread out from the man’s
feet and wrapped him within it. At the same time, it also stifled the words that had yet to be
completely said.
“Today, even if the leader of the Misty Cloud Sect were to come, she would not be able to bring all
of you away. Therefore, don’t say these moronic words. If anyone says another word, there will be
another ice sculpture.” Xiao Yan did not even look at the ice sculpture as he said indifferently.
Hearing these arrogant words of Xiao Yan, a fury swarmed onto the remaining four people’s faces.
However, with the ice sculpture beside them standing guard, they could only violently clench their
teeth. None of them dared to open their mouths.
“But these guys are really strange. After capturing one of our people, they still want to turn
around and kill all of us? Are they ill? Or are they afraid that we know something?” Xiao Ding knit
his eyebrows together and muttered doubtfully.
“Do you know the reason for them capturing Qing Lin?” Xiao Yan eyed Luo Bu and inquired.
“This, I don’t know.” The corner of Luo Bu eye glanced at the additional ice sculpture that
appeared and swallowed his saliva. He shook his head awkwardly. Seeming to be afraid that Xiao
Yan did not believe him, he quickly and hurriedly added, “I barely have any contact with them. The
highest ranking person that I have seen from the Mo clan is that Mo Ran.”
Xiao Yan stared intently at Luo Bu in front of him. After a long while, he then nodded his head. His
finger pointed at the few men of unknown origin and said, “These people should be members of the
Mo clan, right?”
“Yes.” Luo Bu hurriedly nodded his head.
WIth a smile, Xiao Yan shifted his gaze towards the few men whose expressions had become ugly
and said with a smile, “Why don’t the few of you tell me what is the intention behind capturing Qing
Lin?”
The man who was standing at the leader’s position shivered slightly as his gaze swept across the
ice sculpture that was standing by his side. His throat rolled a little and spoke with a quivering
voice, “We are only following orders and are ignorant of the details.”
Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed. He flicked his finger and the monstrous and strange ice layer once
again spread upwards from the bottom of the man’s leg. In an instant, it transformed that man into a
human shaped ice rod.
 “I want to hear the truth!” Xiao Yan smiling manner was as terrifying as a devil in the eyes of the
few members of the Mo clan.
“We really don’t know!” The bottom of a man’s feet trembled slightly as his face became
somewhat green from the fear. His voice had also become slightly hoarse as a result.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s face remained indifferent. He was about to wave his hand again when Hai
Bo Dong by the side suddenly said, “Stop asking them. They really don’t know anything. The Mo
clan is extremely strict when keeping their secrets. They would never tell them some of the
important information.”
With his palm paused, Xiao Yan turned his head around and eyed Hai Bo Dong. He smiled and
said, “You do know something, don’t you?”
Hai Bo Dong’s gaze looked directly at the dark black ink like eyes. A long while later, he took the
initiative to shift it away and voiced his thoughts, “Back then, I had been in contact with the Mo clan
so I do know some secrets! Among the Mo clan ancestors, there was once an alchemist. However, he
did not have much interest in orthodox refining of medicine. Instead, he focused on studying some
strange and mysterious things. For example, taking strong claws or bones etc from some Magic
Beast and transplanting them onto the human body.”
“That’s quite perverted.” Xiao Yan said softly.
“Hee hee, indeed it is very perverted. However, that guy did indeed have some ability. Later on, he
actually began to fiddle some products. Back then, many people in the Mo Clan had these things
transplanted. Although their strength had become much greater, they had made themselves into
neither humans nor ghosts! After researching on the Magic Beast, the alchemist shifted his
attention onto some humans which possessed strange organs! You should also know that there are
some people who posses things that are unique. This Mo clan ancestor thought of all ways to
capture these people and extract these unique organs from their bodies before finally transplanting
them onto his people, allowing their strength to rise greatly.” Disgust flashed over Hai Bo Dong’s
face after saying everything up to this point. Clearly, he was not interested in these perverted
things.
“I think that little girl called Qing Lin should have something that is unique, no? Otherwise, I
cannot think of any reason for them to spend so much effort to capture a little girl.”
Hearing Hai Bo Dong’s words, Xiao Yan’s expression became extremely ugly. Naturally, he knew
what kind of unique things Qing Lin had on her. Those ‘Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils’ were
something that even Yao Lao gave a high evaluation of. If those people of the Mo clan discovered
Qing Lin’s secret, they would naturally think of every way to capture her given their perverted
characters.
“Dammit. These bastards were actually targeting Qing Lin’s eyes!” Xiao Yan’s expression was dark
and deep like water. He clenched his fist tensely and abruptly waved his sleeves. A thick white flame
surged out and other than the person who replied just now, the remainder of the Mo clan males by
the side were incinerated into nothingness before they even had time to let out cries
Beside him, Hai Bo Dong stilled slightly when he saw Xiao Yan suddenly become furious.
Immediately, he made sense of the situation in his heart and muttered, “Looks like that little girl
called Qing Lin has really been targeted by the Mo clan because of this reason.”

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Chapter 247
Chapter 247: Annex
As the few Mo clan members in the hall were incinerated into nothingness, the atmosphere in the
hall was suddenly one in which silence reigned.
With cold sweat slowly dripping down from his forehead, Luo Bu sat on the chair, not daring to
make even the slightest movement. He stealthily glanced at the gloomy face of the young man in
black clothes, and his body was once again shrouded by that thick coldness.
The body of the only man from the Mo clan stood on the spot with a stiffened body. At this
moment, his face had abruptly become pale white. His mouth trembled and his eyes was filled with
fear. Just now, if that white colored flame had shifted over a little more, the current him might not
even leave behind ashes.
“You, you are provoking our Mo clan!” With a trembling voice, the man cried with a brave front
despite feeling weak inside.
“Not only will I provoke it, I will also smash the worthless Mo clan!” Xiao Yan coldly laughed.
“Don’t be so arrogant, behind our Mo clan is the Misty Cloud Sect!” The man angrily said. His
voice grew louder as though he was trying to cheer himself.
“Bring me to the Mo clan, or you can be like your companions from before. Two choices. Choose
for yourself.” Xiao Yan crossed his ten fingers and placed them in front of him. He then glanced at
the trembling man and said blandly.
“The Mo clan doesn’t have any trai…” The man suppressed the fear in his heart, and his mouth
remained tough. However, this time around, Xiao Yan seemed to have lost his patience. He gently
waved his hand, and a wisp of thing white flame seedling sprang out from the tip of his finger in a
lightning like manner, incinerating the man into nothingness while the latter was wearing a
completely startled expression.
“The Mo clan headquarters is located at Yan City in the eastern part of the empire. That is also the
largest city in the eastern region of the empire.” Xiao Ding said softly behind Xiao Yan, “If one were
to walk from the Rock Desert City to Yan City, one would need around eight days. If one were to fly,
one should be able to reach it in a day.”
Xiao Yan nodded slightly and turned his head around. His gaze was focused on Luo Bu as he said
with a smile, “Company Leader Luo Bu. next we should have a discussion about the problem
between us. Regardless of whether you were ordered by someone, the very significant damage that
you have done to our ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ is a fact.”
Hearing this, cold sweat began flowing down Luo Bu’s face. Without realizing it, his face was like
the color of the ground as he said in a trembling voice, “The ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ is willing to
compensate your Company with one hundred thousand gold coins. Will this do?”
Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head.
“What about two hundred thousand?”
“Three hundred thousand?” Seeing that Xiao Yan still shook his head and that the smile on his face
was growing icier, Luo Bu finally wailed, “Sir, Xiao Yan, what exactly do you want. Why don’t you tell
me. With your strength, our ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ does not even have the slightest chance of
resisting.”
At this moment, Luo Bu had completely given up. With Xiao Yan’s terrifying strength, the ‘Sand
Mercenary Company’ did not have the right to speak of conditions with him.
“Let the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ merge into the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’. Give the
low grade members some money and remove them. Members who are seven star Dou Zhes and
above can remain. If he is a Dou Shi, he can retain his current position.” Xiao Yan’s finger gently
knocked the back of his hand as he slowly spoke.
Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, everyone in the hall was at a loss. Immediately, their expressions
became interesting to watch. Xiao Ding and Xiao Lu exchanged glances with one another and felt
their hearts slightly move. If the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ rea
lly swallowed up the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’, then not just in the Rock Desert City, even the
strengths in the cities nearby would have difficulty contending with them. When that time came, the
development of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ would definitely rise swiftly!
Although this measure had quite a great benefit, its drawbacks were also extremely obvious. The
‘Sand Mercenary Company’ was stronger than the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’. If they were
to merge over, there was a hidden danger of them taking over the leadership. When that time came,
the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ might end up becoming a great mess internally. If that were
to be the case, then the losses would be greater than the gains.
While Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were considering the advantages and disadvantages, Luo Bu’s face
became bitter. Although he did not have any great ambition to dominate, he also did not want to
obey orders under someone else. Moreover, his strength far surpassed Xiao Ding and Xiao Li’s. His
heart naturally felt uncomfortable if he had to listen to the orders of the two of them.
“The ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ was created by us three brothers. I can also be
considered a Company leader of the Desert Metal. I don’t think you would cheapen yourself by
working under me, do you?” Appearing to be clear of the discomfort in Luo Bu’s heart, Xiao Yan said
with a smile.
By putting it this way, Xiao Yan caused Luo Bu and the few Dou Shi nearby to have a nicer
expression. Working under someone who was perhaps a Dou Wang level would not cheapen
themselves. Instead, they would feel extremely honored.
“Company Leader Luo Bu, do you want to merge, or do you want me to clean up? How do you wish
to choose, you can decide for yourself.” Talking until this point, Xiao Yan paused and while smiling
added, “I hope you will not disappoint me.”
Being stared at by that pair of dark black eyes, the corner of Luo Bu’s mouth twitched a few times
involuntarily. He took in a deep breath as his expression repeatedly and swiftly changed.
Following Luo Bu’s silence, the interior of the hall once again fell into silence. The quiet
atmosphere only had the slight sound of Xiao Yan gently knocking on the table’s surface.
The silence persisted for a long while. Just as the smile on Xiao Yan’s face was gradually being
withdrawn, Luo Bu finally smiled bitterly and sighed. He raised his head and said to Xiao Yan,
“Today, if I did not agree, I’m afraid that the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ would immediately be
disbanded.”
Xiao Yan simply smiled and was noncommittal.
“Then do you think I even have a choice?” Luo Bu’s face was filled with bitterness as he asked.
“It seems like you don’t.” Xiao Yan said with a smile. After looking at the bitter smile on Luo Bu’s
face and knowing his choice, Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders. He flipped his palm and a small jade
bottle appeared in his hand. His gaze swept at Luo Bu and the three Dou Shi behind him. The jade
bottle slanted slightly and four red colored medicinal pills were poured out. He flicked his finger and
the four medicinal pills shot into the hands of the four stunned people.
“Don’t say that I don’t trust you. Of course, even if I tell you all now that I trust you, I’m afraid
that you would also not believe me.” After saying a mouthful words, Xiao Yan smiled and said,
“These things cannot be considered a potent poison. However, if the poison were to erupt, I believe
that other than Company Leader Luo Bu who should be able to endure for a while, I’m afraid that
the remaining three would die on the spot.”
Tilting his head to Luo Bu, Xiao Yan added, “Remember, I said endure a little longer and not that
you can withstand the poison.”
Seeing Luo Bu and the three others’ stiffened expressions, Xiao Yan said with a smile, “This is only
some precautions that I have taken. After all, it is impossible for me to completely trust all of you. I
will hand the antidote in stages to my eldest brother. As long as you don’t try anything funny, you
will naturally be alright. When you have obtained true trust in the future, I will help you all remove
the poison.”
“It seems that we have no choice but to eat?” Holding the red colored pill in his hand, Luo Bu was
quiet for a moment before sighing. He was clear in his heart that if he did not consume the
medicinal pellet, Xiao Yan would definitely not believe that they would willingly merge.
Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly and softly said, “Company Leader Luo Bu is an intelligent
person. You naturally understand that I am doing this as an insurance.”
After bitterly laughing, Luo Bu lifted his head and stared at Xiao Yan. Although that face still
carried a smile, within the pair of dark black eyes there was the usual iciness and indifferentness.
Being looked at by the icy gaze, Luo Bu shuddered coldly in his heart. He believed that if he and the
others refused to consume these pills, their ending would not be much different from the few people
from the Mo clan earlier.
 Sighing again, Luo Bu turned to the three subordinates and exchanged glances. They smiled
bitterly and shook their heads before helplessly swallowing the red colored medicinal pellet.
Regardless of the situation, their lives today had at least been preserved.
Eyeing the four people who consumed the pills, Xiao Yan nodded his head. He slowly stood up and
said, “You should first prepare the matter about the merger. Some of the worms in the Company
should be cleaned up. Remember, the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ doesn’t want any garbage
who only know how to bully others by exploiting the company’s power.”
After saying this, Xiao Yan turned around and walked out of the hall. Xiao Ding glanced at the
despondent looking Luo Bu before following closely behind Xiao Yan.
Following behind Xiao Yan, the group of members of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ eyed
the skinny figure in front of them. Their minds felt somewhat giddy. In only half a day, the largest
strength in the Rock Desert City had actually been forcefully merged into the ‘Desert Metal
Mercenary Company’? This comedic scene really caused everyone to feel as though they were
dreaming.
Seated dispiritedly on the chair, Luo Bu eyed the group of people who left in a single file and
sighed. He weakly waved his hand and said, “Prepare to clear up all the useless people.”
“Company Leader, are we just going to be included into the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’
like that?” Behind him, a Dou Shi smiled bitterly and said.
“If we don’t do this, then what else can we do? Xiao Yan’s strength is something that you have
clearly seen. If he really wanted to annihilate our ‘Sand Mercenary Company’, it is something that
can be done with just a flip of his hand. Moreover, following a mercenary company who had a Dou
Wang as an umbrella would be somewhat safer than in the past.” Luo Bu rubbed his forehead and
said.
Hearing this, the three Dou Shi could only smile bitterly at each other, feeling dejected and
speechless.
Walking out of the hall, Xiao Yan’s group slowly headed toward the outside. They turned at a
corner on the street before Xiao Yan’s footsteps slowed. Turning his head towards Xiao Ding and
Xiao Li, he said with a smile, “Although forcefully merging the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ into the
‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ has some dangers with Big Brother and Second Brother’s
abilities, I think that you two should be able to settle them perfectly.
“It is indeed slightly troublesome. However, with your actions just now, I believe that Luo Bu has
been suppressed so much that he will dare not do anything reckless. As for the mercenaries that
have been transferred from the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’, there is no need to be overly worried. I
have a plan to handle them.” Xiao Ding said with a grin.
“That’s good.” Seeing that Xiao Ding did not hesitate, Xiao Yan sighed in relief. He then said,
“Next, I will go to the city where the Mo clan is at. The matters here will have to be dealt with by
you all.”
“Going to the Mo clan?” Hearing this, Xiao Ding by the side frowned. A long while later, he finally
nodded and reminded, “Be careful. The Mo clan is after all the overlord of the Yan City. Moreover,
their relationship with the Misty Cloud Sect is quite good.” “Ok.”
Xiao Yan smiled slightly and nodded his head. He waved toward Hai Bo Dong by the side. After
which, his back trembled slightly and the Purple Cloud Wings were extended. He rose slowly into
the air, waved his hand with a smile at the stunned Xiao Ding’s group below before rising into
midair with Hai Bo Dong. As they flapped their wings, their bodies transformed into two rays of light
and swiftly disappeared into the horizon.

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Chapter 248
Chapter 248: Yan City
The two faint rays of light flew past the skyline like falling stars. In an instant, they disappeared
over the horizon.
Flying by Xiao Yan’s side, Hai Bo Dong tilted his head and used the moonlight to eye the young
man. At the moment, the foreign terrifying Qi in his body had already completely disappeared.
Replacing it was still that Dou Shi level Qi.
Sizing Xiao Yan’s two drastic changes up with turbid old eyes, Hai Bo Dong mused for a long time
with his eyebrows pressed together. A moment later, he suddenly said, “Little Brother Xiao Yan, that
foreign Qi that can be compared to a Dou Huang is not really emitted by you, no?”
Hai Bo Dong’s sudden words caused Xiao Yan’s flying speed to be slightly reduced. The latter
turned around, eyed Hai Bo Dong and said with a faint smile, “Old Mister Hai, why would you say
this?”
“Although I do not deny Little Brother Xiao Yan’s outstanding training talent, honestly speaking,
after roaming around for so many years, I have seen people with similar training talent as you, but
they at most possess a Dou Shi or a Da Dou Shi strength at your age. As for Dou Huang, that’s
definitely impossible.” Hai Bo Dong replied with a smile, “Therefore, after sensing the foreign Qi in
your body, I think that you have activated something that no one knows about. Ke ke, in other words,
that strength does not actually belong to you.”
Xiao Yan’s eyebrows raised slightly. He glanced at Hai Bo Dong, and a moment later, he responded
with a smile, “Old Mister Hai really lives up to his reputation as a Dou Huang. Your eyes are indeed
sharp.”
Regarding this point, Xiao Yan did not directly deny anything. He clearly understood that the
strong people at the Dou Huang class would already be able to sense the difference between his
own Qi and Yao Lao’s Qi. However, it was fortunate that Hai Bo Dong was not an alchemist.
Otherwise, with the enormous strong Spiritual Perception of a Dou Huang class alchemist, Yao Lao’s
spirit would have nowhere to hide and would be discovered by the person. This was also the reason
why Yao Lao had adopted a careful silence back in the desert when Pill-King Gu He appeared.
Although Gu He may not be able to completely sense Ya Lao existence, but by relying on his
enormously strong Spiritual Perception, he would be able to know that the strength was definitely
not owned by Xiao Yan.
Hearing that Xiao Yan had no intention of denying what he said, shock clearly flashed over Hai Bo
Dong’s face. However, he knew better than to continue inquiring.
“Ke ke, that strength may indeed not belong to me, but Old Mister Hai just needs to know that I
am able to control it to contend with a Dou Huang.” Xiao Yan smiled and said with a deep meaning.
Hai Bo Dong smiled and nodded his head. Indeed, regardless of the origin of that strength, Xiao
Yan was at least able to control it. In that case, he was a strong person who could contend with a
Dou Huang. As long as one’s hand held strength, all doubt and provocations would collapse on
themselves without a need to attack.
Seeing that Hai Bo Dong did not say anything else, Xiao Yan smiled slightly. The other party was a
smart person. He knew that something like strength was not divided by origin. Whoever possessed it
would have the right to speak.
“Let’s go. We shall try to hurry to Yan City before daylight. However, I am not very certain about
the path to Yan City. Therefore, I will have to rely on Old Mister Hai.” Xiao Yan said with a smile.
“Ke ke, although I have stayed in Desert City for decades, I have been manufacturing maps
everyday. I am extremely familiar with these routes. Follow me.” Hai Bo Dong smiled and flapped his
pair of icy cold wings. His speed soared.
Eyeing Hai Bo Dong who had suddenly raised his speed, Xiao Yan nodded his head. His Purple
Cloud Wings flapped, and he hurried to catch up.
In the night sky,

two rays of light flashed by. The silver moon high in the sky gradually descended.
 Yan City was seated on the eastern region of the Jia Ma Empire. The spacious large roads that led
to and from it caused it to become a place one must pass through in order to head to the eastern
region of the empire from its central region. The position that it occupied was quite fortunate.
Therefore, this city that was known as the largest one in the eastern region of the Jia Ma Empire
was heavily guarded by the empire all year round.
Within Yan City, other than the empire’s strengths, the strongest one was naturally the destination
of Xiao Yan’s and Hai Bo Dong’s journey, the Mo clan!
Due to the overbearing monopoly of the Mo clan, nearly sixty percent of the property in Yan City
belonged to the Mo clan. The profits from each year, even after deducting the large wealth needed
to pay the necessary taxes and those needed to ease relationships, were enough to make the Mo
Clan increasingly fat.
A large tree was prone to the wind but with the backing of the enormous monster called Misty
Cloud Sect, even the Jia Ma Empire royalty would not easily find trouble with the Mo clan.
Therefore, by developing on like this without any worries, the strength known as the Mo clan
seemed to have become the overlord of Yan City. Were it not for the three other large clans in the
eastern region keeping it in check, the strength of the Mo clan would have expanded to the other
big cities.
Even with the other three clans hindering its development, these few years, the Mo clan had been
able begin to steadily suppress the other three large clans relying on its strong backing, just like an
overlord being at the top.
After a day of non-stop hurrying through their journey, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong gradually
approached the territory of Yan City. When the silver moon in the sky changed into a hot sun, the
outline of a large city emitting a tread of ferociousness finally appeared at the edge of their vision.
Under the sunlight from the sky, the distant huge city was like an ancient fierce beast that was
creeping on the ground.
Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong landed a few hundred meters from Yan City. They rested for a moment
before they each put on a huge long black colored cloaks. The spacious long cloaks completely
covered the two people’s bodies within them. A black cloth that was lowered from the top of their
heads prevented people from clearly seeing their faces.
Although Xiao Yan did not fear the Mo clan, being able settle the matter perfectly while concealing
his identity was naturally for the best. Moreover, Hai Bo Dong had also said that he did not want to
overtly offend the Misty Cloud Sect. Clearly this enormous monster that had dominated the Jia Ma
Empire was something that even this person once known as the Ice Emperor feared.
After changing their attire, the two people followed along the spacious main road and walked
slowly toward the towering huge city that was not far away.
As they neared the city gate, Xiao Yan was somewhat stunned to see tens of fully armed soldiers at
the city’s entrance. They stood at the two sides of the city wall and their sharp gazes continued to
sweep across the passersby coming and going.
Seeing the seemingly tight security, Xiao Yan’s eyebrows were pressed slightly together. This place
could be considered to be quite far from the Jia Ma Empire border. Why was the defence here even
tighter than that of Desert City?
Shaking their heads somewhat doubtfully, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong exchanged glances. They
pulled aside the black colored ‘Doupeng’ and quietly queued behind, following the queue as they
slowly headed into the interior of the city. TL: Doupeng – a conical straw hat with a long cloth fixed
on the tip. The cloth hides the person face – it’s like a cloak.
“Ugh, what grandeur. The Mo clan is indeed the largest clan in Yan City.” While they were
queuing, the few men wearing mercenary uniforms in front of Xiao Yan began to converse amongst
themselves, perhaps as a result as of boredom.
“Hee hee, today appears to be the birthday of the First Elder of the Mo clan, Mo Cheng. I heard
that not only did the many strengths in this eastern region hurry over to congratulate him, but the
Misty Cloud Sect had also sent someone over.”
“Oh? The Misty Cloud Sect has also sent someone over? This Mo Cheng has great prestige.”
“Qi, the Mo clan may be large but in the eyes of the Misty Cloud Sect, what are they? If it were not
for the Mo clan paying that large tribute to the Misty Cloud Sect every year, the Misty Cloud Sect
with their horizon would never lower themselves to be in contact with the Mo clan.” One of the
mercenaries skimmed his mouth in disdain as he talked.
“Hee hee, that’s also true.” Those few mercenaries did not seem to have a good liking toward Mo
Clan, and they all echoed with soft laughter.
Standing behind that group, Xiao Yan heard the few mercenaries’ conversation and narrowed his
eyes. He laughed softly, “We have really arrived at such a fashionable time. That old bastard is
actually celebrating his birthday.”
“Since so many strengths have arrived, it looks like it will not be easy for us to take action.” Hai
Bo Dong frowned and said with some hesitation. “Ke ke, Old Mister Hai, with our combined
strength, forget about the Mo clan, we need not fear even the Misty Cloud Sect. Moreover, do you
really think that the leader of the Misty Cloud Sect would personally come to congratulate him?”
Xiao Yan laughed blandly.
“If that were the case, they would be overly flattering Mo Cheng.” Hai Bo Dong smiled and shook
his head. As the leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, an extremely strong person for this huge being, how
many people in the Jia Ma Empire had the qualifications to let her personally come to congratulate
them?”
“Uh, I don’t think I have promised to act together with you?” After laughing for a while. Hai Bo
Dong suddenly stilled and suddenly said.
“Hee hee, Old Mister Hai, when that time comes and I need you, just act. I know it is very
expensive to get you to act, but I think I should be able to afford it.” Xiao Yan smiled and replied.
“An alchemist who can refine a tier six medicinal pill. I really hope that you would owe me a
favor.” Hai Bo Dong patted Xiao Yan’s shoulders and said softly.
With a smile, Xiao Yan raised his head and watched the queue which was about to reach him. He
was about to walk forward when waves of horse trotting sounds were emitted not far behind him.
He turned his head over and saw that a short distance away, a few men and women riding on horses
were galloping over. The dust that they lifted along the way infuriated everyone in the queue.
However, when their furious gazes eyed the leading human figure who was riding a horse, the anger
in their hearts was immediately forcefully swallowed.
The leader who was riding a horse was a young lady. The lady was wearing tight red colored
clothes which thoroughly wrapped her exquisite figure. Her face was very beautiful, and she wore a
small crystal ornament on her clean and bright forehead. As she swayed slightly, that face which
carried some aura of being spoiled had some extra cleverness.
The red dressed lady’s sight did not pause because of the trouble her riding had brought to the
people queuing up. She merely glanced back once and rode on, leading the group of people to
recklessly rush into the city under the helpless gazes of the soldiers guarding the city.
The trotting horses’ footsteps gradually became distant. Only then did some dissatisfied scolding
sound from the people queuing.
“Dammit. All she relies on is her identity as the second young lady of the Mo clan. Arrogant my
a*s. Your Mo clan has been like a pet to the Misty Cloud Sect in order to have today’s position. Any
moment they don’t like your service, they will sooner or later kick your Mo clan out.”
Hearing the soft curses sounding behind him, Xiao Yan smiled faintly. His narrowed gaze was
shifted to the dark city gate pathway. After which, he rearranged his black robe and slowly walked
in under the observation of the surrounding soldiers.

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Chapter 249
Chapter 249: Nalan!
After passing through the somewhat deep and dark tunnel under the city wall, a piercing sunlight
suddenly shined down, causing Xiao Yan to squint.
A moment later, when his eyes adjusted to the sunlight, Xiao Yan’s eyes widened. Bustling and
seething sounds also began to fill his ears.
Once he had widened his eyes, the enormous interior of the city suddenly appeared in his sight.
Standing at the exit of the city wall, Xiao Yan lifted his head and eyed the packed and luxurious
looking shops by the two sides of the streets, as well as the flow of people coming and going. He
could not help but praise the size of the city. This city was worthy of being the largest city in the
eastern region of the Jia Ma Empire. This kind of crowd numbers and the extent of luxury could be
compared to the numbers of the Black Rock City that Xiao Yan had previously visited.
Standing on the street, Xiao Yan rubbed his ears, which had swollen painfully because of the
sudden explosion of noise. A tiredness that was difficult to hide rose in his eyes. He rubbed his
temples, turned his head around and said with a smile to Hai Bo Dong at his side, “We have
continuously rushed toward here for nearly two days. Shall we first find a place to rest for a while
and inquire about information on the Mo clan?”
“Ok, it’s just as well.” Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong nodded his head slightly. Although his ability to
withstand tiredness far exceeded ordinary people after he had entered the realm of a Dou Huang,
the two days of non-stop flying had largely exhausted his Dou Qi. He would naturally not disagree
with being able to rest for a moment.
Seeing Hai Bo Dong nodding his head, Xiao Yan smiled and led the way into the streets. After
which, they followed the flow of people and slowly walked forward.
Along the way, the complicated shops around Xiao Yan that caused people to be dazzled only
caused Xiao Yan to feel a little surprised. After walking to the end of a street, Xiao Yan smacked his
lips with a ‘tsk tsk’ sound. He laughed softly, “I have been observing. This street has a total of a
hundred and three shops. Among which, seventy four of them had a ‘Mo’ word written on the plaque
on top of the shop. People have been saying that the Mo clan is the lord of this Yan city. Looking at
this, it is indeed true.”
“Now, this Mo clan is indeed becoming better the more they muddle along. Back then, when I
came here, there were quite a number of strengths in this Yan city who could contend with the Mo
clan.” Hai Bo Dong’s gaze took a look at his surroundings before nodding his head and saying.
“Does the Misty Cloud Sect really have such great capability? A clan that was not very strong in
the past could actually burgeon in this manner by relying on them.” Xiao Yan fondled his chin and
asked, frowning.
“The strength on the surface of the Misty Cloud Sect is not very frightening. However, its hidden
strength is extremely terrifying. You need to know that during these many years, there have been an
unknown number of strong people who have walked out from the Misty Cloud Sect. These strong
people are scattered all over the Jia Ma Empire. Some of them even extended out of the empire.
Most of the strength that they have created for themselves is tied in some way to the Misty Cloud
Sect. You can even use the analogy of them being a branch strength of the Misty Cloud Sect… Just
imagine for a moment what would happen if one day the Misty Cloud Sect gathered all these strong
people, or the strengths that they have created; just how terrifying would this enormously entity be?
When that time comes, I think that even with that old ancestor of the Jia Ma Empire royalty staying
guard, the royalty might well have to stand to one side.” A seriousness that was seldom seen
surfaced on Hai Bo Dong’s face as he said blandly.
“It really is quite terrifying.” Hearing this, Xiao Yan gently sigh

ed and muttered.
“I don’t know what kind of feud you have with the Misty Cloud Sect, but seeing that you can be
considered to be an acquaintance of mine, I should give you some advice. If you can’t avoid
provoking them, then try your best to provoke them as little as possible. A hornet’s nest cannot be
randomly touched.” Hai Bo Dong mused for a moment before returning to silence.
 Xiao Yan twisted his head gently and his palm patted his sleeves lightly. A long while later, his
footsteps gradually started forward again. After some time, he turned his head around, smiled and
said, “Perhaps what you have said is reasonable but there are some things that I must do. Even if I
finally end up stabbing through the hornet’s nest, I will not change!”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Hai Bo Dong could only helplessly shake his head. He did not know why
this young man who had a limitless future would insist on stubbornly provoking the Misty Cloud
Sect. Did he not know that this kind of action was a little foolish?
“Moreover, if they really intend to act like hornets in the future and desperately come to me to
find trouble, then, I will let them know that I, Xiao Yan, am not some soft clay. If they dare to come, I
dare to kill. I am still young, with a large amount of time to squander. With just the strength of a
Dou Huang, I may not be able to knock down the Misty Cloud Sect. In this case, I will work hard
toward Dou Zhong. If Dou Zhong is insufficient, then Dou Sheng…, even Dou Di!” The faint words
that Xiao Yan who had suddenly turned around and said, caused Hai Bo Dong’s footsteps to pause
slightly. His face was stunned as he eyed that delicate and handsome face which was tightly pursing
up his lips and appearing extremely stubborn and vicious. A long while later, a thought that caused
him to helplessly smile bitterly suddenly appeared in his heart, “Maybe, the Misty Cloud Sect has
really provoked a hornet, one which is somewhat insane.”
“Oh, right. Who is the Jia Ma Empire’s old ancestor that Old Mister Hai spoke about?” Xiao Yan
suddenly asked doubtfully.
“An old monster. You can go and get to know this Old Monster yourself when you have the
opportunity to go to the capital in the future. That Old Thing is the protector of the Jia Ma Empire’s
royalty. His strength is frighteningly strong. After having not seen him for so long, I wonder how
much his strength has increased by?” Hai Bo Dong stroked his beard. The expression on his face
was somewhat fearful. A long while later, he laughed, “Back then, he had also fought with Queen
Medusa. However, he was better than me and actually managed to come to a draw with Queen
Medusa. He also managed to withdraw without any serious injuries.”
Hearing this, shock swarmed over Xiao Yan’s face. Queen Medusa was a strong person standing at
the peak of the Dou Huang. Being able to fight with her without losing, this Old Monster was likely
at least a six star Dou Huang or greater.
Xiao Yan exclaimed and shook his head. His footsteps came to a slow stop and his gaze swept
towards a luxurious inn at the side of the street named ‘Mo Suo Garden’. He faced Hai Bo Dong and
asked, “Shall we temporary rest here?”
“Ok.” Hai Bo Dong nodded his head.
The two of them walked into this luxurious inn and swept their gaze over the interior. They were
slightly surprised to realize that the hall of this inn actually had quite a number of people seated.
After raising their ears and hearing the conversation of these people, Xiao Yan learned that these
people were actually those who had rushed over from other places preparing to celebrate the
birthday of the First Elder of the Mo clan.
Xiao Yan shook his head slightly and walked to the counter. When he said that he wanted two
rooms, the female servant who was slightly beautiful sized them up and sweetly said, “Sir, may I
inquire if you have the Mo clan’s invitation card?”
“Invitation card?” Xiao Yan was at a loss. He frowned and shook his head, “No. Must we actually
have an invitation from the Mo clan in order to come to Yan City?”
“I’m sorry sir. For these few days, all of the inns in Yan city have been booked by the Mo clan.
These inns will only receive the Mo clan’s guest.” The female servant’s smile was extremely
courteous as she replied.
“Chi, it seems that the Mo clan is rather overbearing?’ Xiao Yan laughed softly. He then played
with an ornament on the counter as he lazily said.
Hearing this, the female servant’s expression stiffened. This was the first time that she had heard
someone who dared to say something bad about the Mo clan in Yan City. At the moment, she could
neither smile nor not smile. Her face was extremely embarrassed.
“Pa!”
Seeing the female servant’s embarrassed face, Xiao Yan felt bored. He turned around intending to
leave. However, a black shadow suddenly swung over viciously and smashed on the huge counter
with a ‘Pa’ sound.
“Where has this country bumpkin come from? How dare you reprove my Mo clan for being
overbearing in Yan City?” Behind the black shadow, the female’s cold laughter quickly sounded from
Xiao Yan’s left side.
Hearing this tone that obviously belonged to the unruly female from before, an impatientness
flashed in Xiao Yan’s eyes. He turned around and eyed the group of people a short distance away.
This group of approaching people was clearly quite young. The leader was wearing a tight red
dress. Her bountiful figure protruded where it ought to and sunk in where it ought to, appearing
quite attractive. On her lower body, a skin tight skirt that gathered at her thighs exposed her naked
long snow white legs to the air. In the hall, there were numerous men’s gazes who would
occasionally sweep across this pair of beautiful legs. A yearning flashed across their eyes.
After sweeping his eyes over this red clothed lady holding a long whip, Xiao Yan recognized her.
She was the one called the Second Young Lady of the Mo clan who had rode the bolting horse at the
city entrance earlier.
Xiao Yan’s gaze indifferently glanced at this arrogant lady once before he completely lost interest.
He shook his head, turned his body around and headed out.
“Brat! You are asking to die!” Seeing Xiao Yan’s disregarding manner, the red clothed lady who
had always been held previously in everyone’s palm like a treasure immediately lifted her eyebrows
vertically. With a ‘Chi’ sound from the long whip in her hand, it transformed into a black shadow and
violently flung toward Xiao Yan. When the long whip was about to reach Xiao Yan’s body, a green
colored flame suddenly and strangely surfaced. Not only did the hot temperature incinerate the long
whip into nothingness, but a faint green colored flame also suddenly shot toward the red clothed
lady.
When the green colored flame appeared, the temperature in the hall suddenly rose.
There were a number of people who were well informed in the hall. When they saw the green
colored flame, they involuntarily cried out in dismay, “Heavenly Flame?”
The wisp of tiny green colored flame was shot straight at the red clothed lady’s head under
everyone’s dismayed voice. In the event that she was struck, even if she was lucky to escape with
her life, her beautiful face would become scrap.
Shock surfaced in her beautiful eyes. The red clothed lady was startled as she eyed the green
colored flame that was unceasingly becoming bigger in her eyes. She wanted to dodge but with her
strength, how would she be able to avoid it? At that moment, she could only foolishly stand on the
spot and allow that green colored flame to shoot over as it pleased.
Just as the green colored flame was about to hit that red clothed lady, a shadow abruptly flashed
in from outside. It grabbed the lady and quickly shot aside, dodging the green colored flame.
The green colored flame attack missed. Having lost its target, it coincidentally knock against a
green colored rock carving behind the spot where the red clothed lady was standing. Immediately,
the tough rock carving turned into drops of liquid in an instant under everyone’s eyes.
“Hiss.” Seeing that the wisp of flame was actually terrifying to this extent, everyone in the hall
inhaled a cold breath of air. Immediately they turned their shocked gazes toward the blacked
clothed young man by the counter who had an indifferent expression.
“This Little Brother, please stop!” From a spot in the hall, a middle-aged man hurriedly walked
out. Behind him was that pale white pretty face lady in the red dress. Clearly, the one who saved her
earlier was this middle-aged man.
Watching the middle-aged man who was standing a distance away and not willing to take another
step forward, Xiao Yan tilted his head slightly. His long hand was slowly extended from under the
black robe. A wisp of green colored flame once again naughtily shuttled onto the tip of his finger.
“Little Brother, just now, Ling Lin was too impulsive. On the account of the Mo clan, can you
please not lower yourself to her level.” The middle-aged man eyed the green colored flame on the tip
of Xiao Yan’s finger with numb skin on his head as he cupped his fist together and courteously
asked.
“Chi, Mo clan?” The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth pulled slightly. He glanced at this middle-aged
man whose strength was at the Dou Shi class and coldly laughed, “Discipline the people in your clan
properly. Don’t think that the Mo clan need not worry about anything just because of the Misty
Cloud Sect’s support. You never know if one day you end up offending someone whom you should
not offend. Even the Misty Cloud Sect would not be able to protect you.”
The cold laughter of the young man reverberated in the hall. Everyone was shaken by these
somewhat presumptuous words. Their gazes glanced at the terrifying green colored flame on Xiao
Yan’s fingertip. After which, they glanced at the indifferent faced and totally silent Hai Bo Dong
behind Xiao Yan. They were all extremely wise to remain quiet. Being able to possess such a
terrifying green colored flame at such a young age, definitely no one would believe that there was
no extremely strong person helping behind him. If there really is a strong person of such a level
behind the young man’s back, then the words that he said earlier could not be considered as
presumptuous words.
 “Ke ke, Little Brother is correct. After I return today, I will definitely ask the clan leader to punish
Ling Lin properly.” This middle-aged man was clearly not a fool. Therefore, he did not immediately
become furious because of the words. Instead, he laughed along.
After glancing at the middle-aged man, Xiao Yan’s gaze shifted towards the pretty red dressed
lady. Seeming to have sensed Xiao Yan’s gaze sweeping over her, this lady who was acting
arrogantly a moment ago immediately hid her pale white face behind the back of the middle-aged
man, afraid that the wisp of frightening green colored flame would once again launch a surprise
attack. Her timid manner did not have the slightest arrogant or despotic feeling.
Xiao Yan’s palm slowly withdrew into the black robe. He was just about to turn around when that
middle-aged man hurriedly took a step forward and courteously said, “Two sirs, during these few
days, all the inns have been booked by the Mo clan. Therefore, even if the two of you were to walk
through the entire Yan city, you would not be able to find a resting place. Ke ke, how about this. As
an apology to the two of you, I will order this place to immediately prepare two of the most luxurious
rooms, May I know if you are willing to accept our Mo clan’s apology?”
Xiao Yan’s footsteps paused. He turned his head around and eyed the middle-aged man who was
extremely sleek in the way he did things. After exchanging glances with Hai Bo Dong, he did not
have any courteous words. He turned around, walked toward the staircase and said faintly, “Lead
the way!”
“Uh.” Eyeing Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong’s decisive manner, the middle aged man was at a loss.
Immediately, he hurriedly recovered his senses. He pacified the lady in the red dress behind him and
hurriedly caught up.
Eyeing Xiao Yan that slowly disappeared at the end of the staircase, the tense atmosphere in the
hall gradually eased a little. Soft private whispers began to be heard. It appeared that they were all
guessing the background of this mysterious old man and mysterious young man.
Some rosiness slowly surfaced on the pale white pretty face of the red dressed lady after Xiao Yan
disappeared. The back of her hand rubbed the fog in her beautiful eyes. This was the first time she
had received such a treatment after all these years.
Beside the young lady, the young men who had been stunned by the events hurriedly began to say
comforting words.
The red dressed lady’s character may be spoiled, but she was at least a child of a prominent
family. After some time, she managed to stabilize her emotion. The spoiled attitude of the current
her had clearly weakened. Although her smile was still somewhat forceful, a beauty was always a
beauty. No matter what happened, those surrounding males would flatter her greatly.
“Ling Lin, that guy from before is really too abominable. You can rest assured. Tomorrow, I will
definitely find some people to help you take revenge.” The young men who were mere frozen statues
before had at this moment hurriedly and enthusiastically displayed their courage and determination
in front of this beauty.
“Ke ke, Ling Lin mei-mei, why are you crying so pitifully? Don’t tell me that there’s someone who
dares to bully you in this Yan City?” As the young men were displaying their courage in front of the
lady in the red dress, a clear laughter that was like an ethereal old bell suddenly transmitted from
outside the door.
A soft laughter that was as ethereal as the deep mountains was transmitted into the hall, causing
everyone’s hearts to quiver. Immediately, numerous gazes hurriedly turned toward the entrance.
Not long after the faint laughter of a lady sounded, an elegant moon white colored dress slowly
appeared in front of everyone’s sight.
With gazes watched the lady elegantly walking into the main door, within the hall, all the men’s
breathing was stagnant. Those eyes where curiosity originally surfaced were immediately filled with
amazement.
The lady was wearing a broad sleeved, tight body moon white long robe. Her extremely huggable
waist was tied with a silver colored belt which exactly and perfectly revealed her narrow waist.
The lady’s hands were extremely soft. Her skin was creamy and her small eyebrows revealed a
faint otherworldly elegance as she smiled artfully. The smile was seemingly gentle but it had an
indifference seeping out that held everyone far away.
A pair of green colored jade earrings hung on the lady’s delicate earlobes. The soft ‘clink’ sound as
the jade earrings swayed was like moving music created by the performance of the mountain
springs and reefs.
The white dressed lady who had suddenly appeared had a temperament and a beauty that was far
from what the red dressed lady could compare with. When the two of them stood together, it caused
people to feel somewhat humbled.
 In the hall, numerous heated gazes moved on the lady’s perfect and exquisite pretty body.
However, when their gazes abruptly shifted to the cloud shaped silver colored long sword drawn on
the lady’s spacious sleeves, the heat in their eyes was suddenly drenched by a pot of cold water. As
their gazes scattered away, they faintly held a reverence.
The red dressed lady’s pretty face was dumbfounded as she eyed the smiling noble-like woman
who walked into the main door. After being shocked for a moment, she hurriedly leaped over and let
loose happy laughter filled with love, “Sister Nalan, why have your come?”

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Chapter 250
Chapter 250: Rest
Eyeing the lady who was leaping over with a face filled with joy, the moon robed lady laughed
softly. Her smile was reserved, holding a hidden nobility. It did not cause people to feel that it was
cold but rather, it possessed an aloofness that gave people a superficial feeling. Regardless of
everything, the three years had caused the immature young lady to become much more mature.
Everyone in the hall swept their eyes over the smile that had surfaced on the moon robed lady’s
beautiful face. All of them could not help but be dazzled.
After the moon robed woman entered, an old man in the same clothes also walked in, smiling. He
stood behind the young lady. As his old eyes opened and closed, there would occasionally be a
brilliant light flashing past. The shrivelled hand that was stretched outside his sleeves wiggled
without any rhythm, much like sharp eagle claws.
Once Ling Lin had greeted the moon robed lady, she smiled and said sweetly to the old man
behind, “Old Mister Ge Ye.”
“Ke ke, after not seeing you for a few years, Ling Lin is really becoming more and more beautiful.”
The old man who was addressed as Ge Ye laughed and nodded.
A crimson color surfaced on her pretty face as the red dressed lady, called Ling Lin, affectionately
pulled the moon robed lady’s warm jade like white delicate hand. She was pleasantly surprised as
she said, “Sister Nalan, I didn’t expect that you would personally come down from the Misty Cloud
Mountain. If father and the others knew about it, they would definitely be very happy.”
“I am only carrying out teacher’s instruction. Moreover, it just so happens that I need to return
home during this period. Therefore, I stopped by along the way.” The moon robed lady said in a
gentle voice. Her bright eyes rotated and swept through the hall before jokingly said, “Seeing Sister
Ling Lin’s aggrieved manner a moment ago, did someone bully you?”
Being reminded of this question by the moon robed lady, an awkward smile surfaced on Ling Lin’s
pretty face. Although she was spoiled, she was not a fool. From the actions of the elder who had
saved her just now, she knew in her heart that this young man who appeared slightly younger than
her was definitely not someone she should easily provoke. Therefore, she did not say everything in
detail in order to avoid creating any unnecessary trouble. 　　 “It’s nothing. I have merely met an
interesting person.” Ling Lin waved her hand. The corner of her eyes could not help but glance at
the rock carving that had turned into liquid by the side. Her pretty face involuntarily became a little
paler. That young man whose appearance seemed delicate and handsome did not show the slightest
tenderness toward women when he attacked.
After three years of training, the moon robed lady was clearly no longer the immature girl who
had dared to run to other people’s home to cancel the marriage agreement just because she was
unwilling. Therefore, the change on Ling Lin’s face did not escape her notice. Her gaze followed the
side and drew over, finally stopping at the rock liquid that was still emitting some heat. She was
briefly at a loss. Immediately, a seriousness surfaced on her ever-changing pretty face.
Tilting her head over, she exchanged glances with Ge Ye by the side. The both of them saw shock
in each others eyes.
“This is a strong person who is well versed in fire type Dou Qi.” As they exchanged glances, this
thought swiftly flashed across both their hearts. After which, the shock on their faces was quickly
withdrawn.
The paleness on Ling Lin’s face only lasted for a moment before it disappeared. She turned around
and eyed the group of young people who had originally clustered around her, wanting to get into her
good books. At the moment, however, they were eyeing the moon robed lady behind her with faces
filled with yearning. The face of one of them, who had a weaker

mental strength, was flushed red and his eyes were filled with passion.
Eyeing these people’s humiliating expression, Ling Lin frowned slightly. She quietly muttered in
her heart, “A group of people who overestimates their own abilities. The little strength that your
clans have is merely some crushed stones under one’s feet when compared to her.”
 Shaking her head, Ling Lin no longer bothered about these young dandies. She smiled and said to
the moon robed lady, “Sister Nalan, night is approaching soon. Why don’t you rest here for the
night. This place has a specialized room to entertain someone of Sister Nalan’s status.”
“Okay. I will trouble Sister Ling Lin.” The moon robed lady smiled and nodded. Her gaze once
against swept over the pile of liquid rock. With a deeper meaning behind her words, she smiled
slightly and said, “Before I descended from the mountain, teacher had told me that this Dou Qi
continent is incomparably large with uncountable number of unique people and mysterious events. I
did not expect that I have broadened my horizon after only having left a short time ago.”
Hearing this, Ling Lin smiled awkwardly, but did not say anything. Instead, she focused on
showing the way in front, leading the moon robed lady and the old man up the stairs.
Eyeing the few people that had disappeared at the edge of the staircase, numerous whispers
appeared in the hall, sounding like houseflies.
“Tsk tsk, how unexpected. Even the personal disciple of the Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect
personally came here to celebrate Mo Cheng’s birthday. This Mo clan’s prestige has definitely
grown.”
“That’s right. She had such peerless elegance despite being so young. Moreover even with our
strength, we are actually unable to see through her foundation. She really deserves to be called the
personal disciple of the Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect.”
“Hee hee, what a beautiful girl. Whoever marries her will have picked up a big bargain. The future
Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, the princess of the Nalan clan. Who in this Jia Ma Empire can
compare after adding these two strengths together?”
“Uh, by chance, I seemed to have heard some rumors the last time that the Third Young Master of
the Xiao clan in Wu Tan City seemed to be her fiance.”
“Che, when did you obtain this news? Three years ago, Lady Nalan aggressively charged into the
Xiao clan and forcefully got the head of the Xiao clan to terminate the engagement.”
“Ah? Wouldn’t the Xiao clan lose all of its face?”
“So what if they lose all their face? Can that Xiao clan contend with the Nalan clan or the Misty
Cloud Sect? Even after taking such a great humiliation, they could only swallow it into their
stomach. Moreover, the Third Young Master of the Xiao clan back then was a renowned cripple. How
could he be comparable with Lady Nalan with her outstanding talent?”
“Qie. You don’t know anything yet you dare to spread your lack of information around.” A man
seated in the corner curled up his lips in disdain at the two people who were speaking loudly. When
he saw their angry eyes glaring at him, he lazily said, “Lady Nalan did indeed go to the Xiao clan to
end the engagement. However, she did not get the contract to end the engagement. Instead, she
received… a divorce letter. That’s right… that Young Master of the Xiao clan directly divorced this
person whose identity could directly be compared to the empire’s princess…”
“Divorce?” When this word was said, everyone in the hall became dull. They opened their mouths
while feeling stunned. Who could believe that a young master, who was a useless being back then,
would actually dare to take the initiative to divorce this fiancee whose position was extremely noble?
“Dammit. This guy’s too awesome…” Although most of the people in the hall did not really believe
that these words were true, there were a few people who muttered with a shocked face.
In order to be able to divorce a fiancee who not only had such a noble status but also such an
outstanding appearance, one really needed some courage. At the very least, many people here
realized that they did not have this boldness after reviewing themselves.
…
Standing at the entrance, Xiao Yan’s gaze saw off the middle-aged man from the Mo clan before
slowly closed the room’s door. He turned around and a tiredness was finally revealed on the
indifferent face he had maintained. He rubbed the slightly blackened rim of his eyes and helplessly
spread his hand out at Hai Bo Dong.
“I dare to say that after the guy returns home, the first thing he will do is to investigate our
background.” Hai Bo Dong lifted the tea cup on the table, took a sip and told Xiao Yan.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. He said, “But let him do what he wants. His Mo clan
doesn’t have that great of an ability to discover our background. Now, we should adjust our
condition properly. Rushing through the desert these last few days has really caused me to almost
reach my limit… Hmm, after we adjust our condition, we will enter the Mo clan’s home tomorrow to
search for Qing Lin.” Xiao Yan stretched his lazy waist and walked into his room while he spoke.
Eyeing Xiao Yan’s back, Hai Bo Dong nodded his head and also walked toward another room.
These few days of hurried travel had also caused his spirit to feel somewhat tired.
 After walking into the room, Xiao Yan opened his somewhat heavy eyelids. He forcefully resisted
the impulse to just fall asleep. As he stroked his storage ring gently with his finger, a green glow
slowly rose and finally turned into the Green Lotus Seat that floated in midair.
The tip of his feet pressed on the ground gently before Xiao Yan steadily sat on the Green Lotus
Seat. Threads of warm energy were emitted from the points where his skin made contact, slowly
expelling the tiredness hidden within Xiao Yan’s body.
Xiao Yan inhaled a long, fresh and cool breath. He extended his hand and a thread of green
colored flame began to moved in an unpracticed manner on the tip of his finger. A long while later,
he shook his head slightly and helplessly said in a soft voice, “With the terrifying strength in it, it is
not as easy to control as I had thought.”
After training his control over the green flame in his palm for awhile, Xiao Yan slowly closed his
eyes and entered the training mode.
As Xiao Yan entered the training mode, the surrounding energy began to fluctuate. Following
which, threads of energy visible to the naked eye agglomerated into strips of mottled energy. This
kind of absorbing speed far surpassed what it was in the past. Clearly, after the evolution of the Qi
Method, the benefits that it wrought were already beginning to gradually be displayed.
The slightly mottled energy swiftly passed through the Green Lotus light cover blockade. After
going through an initial purification, it poured into Xiao Yan’s body.
The interior of Xiao Yan’s body was shrouded by bits of green colored glowing energy that swiftly
flowed along his Qi Paths. The Qi Path walls were squirming like cells. As the Qi Paths squirmed, the
mottled energy was also swiftly becoming purer. A large amount of impure energy was absorbed by
the Qi Path walls, swallowed and quietly expelled from within his body with the help of the pores on
his skin.
When the energy flowed through the cumbersome Qi Paths and completed a complete cycle, the
mottled energy had already achieved a high purity. At this moment, it passed through the calcining
of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. Immediately, waves of large energy shrank at a rate that was
visible to the naked eye. A long while later, the energy completely disappeared. Replacing it was a
droplet of green colored energy liquid that held an unusual flickering glow. This droplet was slowly
dropped into the vortex.
When Xiao Yan entered the training state that caused him to forget himself, Ling Lin was leading
that elegant and beautiful moon robed lady and walking the corridor outside the room.
Coincidentally, she stopped just opposite this room of Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong, opened the door
and slowly walked in.

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Chapter 251
Chapter 251: Hiring A Long Time Fighter
As first rays of the morning sun leaked through the patterned window, speckles of light could be
seen illuminated on the floor boards, forming an image just like a blooming flower, warm and
beautiful.
In the room, Xiao Yan, who was seated in a crossed-legged position on the green lotus, slowly
opened his eyes. A faint green glow that was emitted from the pitch black pupil suddenly flashed,
and disappeared in seconds.
Stretching his body, Xiao Yan took in a light breath of the cool morning air, a comfortable feeling
surged in between his heart and lungs which gradually spread through his whole body.
After a night’s rest, the exhaustion on Xiao Yan’s face has completely disappeared, he gently came
down from the Green Lotus Seat. With a wave of his palm, the Green Lotus Seat turned into a blur of
green light and was sucked back into the storage ring.
Straightening his clothes, Xiao Yan opened the door and entered the living room. Sweeping his
eyes, he discovered that Hai Bo Dong had already woken up and was standing at the window, quietly
staring out the window at the noisy street with his arms held behind his back.
Aware that Xiao Yan had come out, Hai Bo Dong turned around showing his teeth and smiled,
saying: “Seeing your current state, you seem to have adjusted well, haven’t you?”
Nodding his head with a smile, Xiao Yan flicked out a wide black robe, and said while smiling:
“Come on, lets take advantage of the Mo clan being busy today. We will first go in to look for Qing
Ling, then we will give the old guy from the Mo clan a good birthday celebration…”
“Looking at the murderous expression on your face, it seems like the Mo clan’s happy occasion
would quickly change into a funeral arrangement.” Hai Bo Dong looked at the cold expression on
Xiao Yan’s face and raised an eyebrow as he joked.
“Since he can order people to obliterate the Desert Metal Mercenary Company, he naturally must
have some preparations in case of revenge. Although I am not willing to exterminate his family at
this moment, there is no reason to hesitate about killing the old man.” Xiao Yan put both of his
hands into his sleeves, smiled and said: “In addition, with the Mo clan losing their main support, I’m
afraid that the position of their clan will rapidly decline. At that time, the three large clans of the
Eastern Province would not give up trying to gobble up the territory of the Mo clan.”
“Aren’t you afraid that the Misty Cloud Sect would come to help him take revenge?”
“Old man Hai, do you think that the Misty Cloud Sect would come to kill two Dou Huang
practitioners just because of the death of a minor minister?” Xiao Yan smiled.
“Two Dou Huang practitioners?” Hai Bo Dong blinked. After a long while, he rolled his eyes and
said: “I have already mentioned that I do not want you to drag me into it; this is a matter between
you and them, and I am not related.”
“Is the old man Hai scared of the Misty Cloud Sect?” Xiao yan said while smiling.
“Sigh, don’t use such lowly methods to goad me and fight. Although I am wary of the Misty Cloud
Sect, it’s a long way from me being scared. I just do not want to anger them with no reason but
because of you. Once my debt to you is over, I will regain my freedom and leave to the high skies
and wide land.” Hai Bo Dong threw out words of withdrawal.
Playing around with a exquisite wooden table cup, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before
sweeping his eyes up and down Hai Bo Dong, smiling authentically: “Old man Hai, what starred Dou
Huang are you right now?”
“Two stars. Why do you ask?” when faced with this question, Hai Bo Dong’s face turned stiff and
bitterly replied.
“Oh, then could I ask how many stars did you have before you were sealed?” Xiao Yan had a
treacherous smile on his face, like a fox staring

at a coveted rabbit.
“Five Star.” Hai Bo Dong said, while glancing at Xiao Yan.
 “Five star Dou Huang……, So it seems, although the old man Hai’s seal had been broken, he still
cannot return to his previous peak.” Xiao Yan said with some regret.
Pouting his mouth, Hai Bo Dong waved his sleeve at Xiao Yan and said: “I have been sealed for
decades, it is impossible for my strength to revert in an instant. I will only need… maybe four to five
years before my strength will return to it’s peak.”
“Ha ha, I am scared that Old Mister Hai himself isn’t too sure about his words. As we all know that
sometimes, recovering one’s strength after losing it may take longer than the time needed for
promotion. Who knows how long it will take?” Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head.
“Xiao Yan, what are you trying to say?” Hai Bo Dong asked as he glanced and scowled at the
strange smile on Xiao Yan face.
I just want to say, I might be able to let the Old Mister Hai recover his lost strength from the seal
within a year’s time and with no significant side effects. “Xiao Yan fingers gently tapped the cup on
the wood, chuckling.
Hai Bo Dong’s old face slightly changed as he heard what Xiao Yan had just said. His murky pupils
showed a hint of surprise but rapidly returned to normal after a short moment. Prudently staring at
green flames, he hesitated and asked: “What way?”
“Have you ever heard of the Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’?” Xiao Yan asked as his slender fingers
gently tapped. Looking at Hai Bo Dong’s slightly dazed look, he couldn’t help but laugh. “This is a
kind of tier 5 pill, although it isn’t of a very high tier, the materials needed for concocting the pill is
quite hard to find. Its role is to be able to cause seals, or recession of strength of the body caused by
injuries to be completely repaired. This type of pill is very appropriate for Old Mister Hai.”
“Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill? ” Hai Bo Dong muttered several times with a special look of joy on
his face. His eyes firmly fixed on Xiao Yan, licked his lips and said:” Well, what you need as
payment? “Hai Bo Dong could not believe that Xiao Yan, a person who wouldn’t wake up early
unless there was a profit to be made, would be so kind and help him with no reason.
“He he ……” after he heard this, Xiao Yan smiled just like a cunning fox: “Since the Spiritual
Recovery Purple Pill herbs are quite difficult to put together, it takes a lot of time to collect these
herbs. I will take care of the herbs needed for the pill, however, before I refine the Spiritual
Recovery Purple Pill, Old Minster Hai must stay by my side …… ”
“…… What are you looking for is a long term fighter, right?” Hy Bo Dong said with his eyes
twitching, immediately guessing the purpose of Xian Yan.
Xiao Yan had a smile on his face and did not deny Hai Bo Dong’s words.
Looking at Xiao Yan’s smiling face, Hai Bo Dong, frowned, his face showing unhappiness. No
matter what, Hai Bo Dong was a strong Dou Huang and he naturally did not feel very pleased when
letting Xiao Yan use him as a fighter.
“Old Mister Hai, you should know, rely on your own strength. If not for some special luck, I fear
that it is extremely difficult for you to return to your peak within a decade. As long as you stay by
my side as a guard for a small duration, you can save a decade. This deal looks really good, do you
know the amount of things you can do in a decade? “Xiao Yan teasingly said, continuing to hit the
weak last defense in Hai Bo Dong’s heart.
Wearing a calm expression, Hai Bo Dong’s heart continued to struggle. Xiao Yan did not bother to
speak again, quietly sitting in a chair, waiting for Hai Bo Dong’s reply.
The spacious living room had a slightly dull and silent atmosphere. After a good long while, Hai Bo
Dong reluctantly sighed and looked up staring at Xiao Yan. With a low voice, he said: “I do not care
exactly how rare those herbs are, I’ll give you a year. Within this year, I will guard you and protect
your safety. However, you have to bring those herbs together and then help me refine the Spiritual
Recovery Purple Pill in this period of time! Otherwise, if you spend several years collecting herbs,
doesn’t that mean that I have to keep on staying on your side for several years?”
“Oh, no problem!” Hearing this, Xiao Yan slightly waved and replied. Smiling and nodding his
head, he thought: a Dou Huang level bodyguard, this could be counted as a rare occurrence. In the
future, he may offend the monstrous and tyrannical Misty Cloud Sect and to have such a strong and
experienced person by his side would save him a lot of strength.
Although Yao Lao and Xiao Yan secretly put something into Hai Bo Dongs’s body, Xiao Yan didn’t
dare to say such things out loud. No matter what, Hai Bo Dong was still a Dou Huang practitioner
with extremely high dignity. He could make transactions with others but absolutely would not
tolerate threats.
If Xiao Yan really insisted on using this thing within Hai Bo Dong’s body to stress him and force
him to become his guardian. The instant he hears it, the once reputed Jia Ma Empire Ice Emperor,
would disregard his own life and immediately attack in fury. From a fight with a Dou Huang gone
mad, even with Yao Lao’s protection, would definitely not end in a good outcome.
Therefore, if it was possible to use mutually satisfactory conditions to solve this problem, it was
naturally the best outcome.
Looking at Hai Bo Dong’s slightly helpless face, Xiao Yan’s palm gently stroked the Heavy Xuan
Ruler that hid under his black robes, his face showing a proud smile.
After a thinking about the bitter tasks he would face in this year, Hai Bo Dong took out a piece of
parchment from his spatial ring and threw onto the table, helplessly saying: “This is the fruit of
going out to the streets while you were practicing last night. This is a rough map of the Mo clan,
with this map you should have success in finding the little girl called Qing Ling.”
Hearing this, a touch of surprise surfaced on Xiao Yan’s face. He grabbed the map and looked at it
carefully. He could not help but shake his head and exclaim: “It seems like hiring Mister Hai as a
bodyguard was an extremely wise decision.”
Faced with Xiao Yan’s praise, Hai Bo Dong’s mouth twitched a bit, not bothering too much.
After sizing up the map, Xiao Yan carefully put the map away and stood up. The hood of his large
black cloak was put down, which made Xiao Yan suddenly look like he was being shrouded in
shadows.
“Lets go, towards the Mo clan.” With his body wrapped tightly, Xiao Yan smiled at Hai Bo Dong
and turned to the door of the room to leave. Behind him, Hai Bo Dong also reluctantly put on the
black robe, following Xiao Yan out of the room.
Once out of the room, Xiao Yan closed the door behind him, then walked down the corridor,
followed by the stairs.
Near the door of the inn, a delicate woman dressed in a tight-fitting gown that had the color of the
moon was quietly standing. Her exquisitely seductive figure, wrapped in the moon robe, had a
unique charm.
At this moment, she was smiling and was beside Ling Lin happily chatting. At the hall, several
fiery gazes were quietly focused on that gracefully tender body.
After the slow descent down the last flight of stairs, Xiao Yan suddenly raised his head slightly,
looking casually down the front door at the moment. When his eyes swept across, he saw a faint
trace of a woman with unattainable temperament in the moon robe. Suddenly, his moving feet
became frozen. It was as if Xiao Yan had been struck by lightning and was stiff on the spot!

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Chapter 252
Chapter 252: Nalan Yanran
Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the moon robed lady laughing sweetly and softly by the main
door. His face which was covered under the dark shadow suddenly turned from a smiling one to a
dark one. Although three years had past and both of them had undergone great changes, he could
still see the spoiled shadow of Nalan Yanran in that woman!
His fist was tightly clenched and his nails pierced into his palms, emitting waves of throbbing
pain. With unblinking eyes, Xiao Yan stared at the frowns and smiles of the moon robed lady. A fury
that was difficult to control abruptly swarmed out of his heart. She had likely spent these last three
years at the Misty Cloud Sect in comfort. What about him?? He had narrowly climbed from the blade
of death countless of times. Perhaps she did not know but each time when Xiao Yao was about to
reach the limit of what he was able bare during his harsh training, he would forcefully clench his fist
and cruelly endure it because of her.
Xiao Yan’s body trembled slightly. Almost immediately, a ferocious Qi suddenly soared from within
Xiao Yan’s body.
“Xiao Yan?” Hai Bo Dong, who was walking behind Xiao Yan could not help but feel at a loss when
he sensed Xiao Yan’s unrestrained Qi surging out. He immediately and hurriedly cried softly behind
Xiao Yan.
Hai Bo Dong’s voice that carried some icy Dou Qi was transmitted into Xiao Yan’s ear, causing the
latter to gradually recover from the inexplicable emotion that had suddenly surged in his heart. Xiao
Yan inhaled a deep mouthful of cool air and slowly closed his eyes. In his heart, he quietly muttered,
“How unexpected!”
Indeed, it was unexpected. During the three years, the beautiful woman not far in front of him was
practically the motivation for him to forcefully bear the lonely tough training. Now that he had
suddenly meet her, the emotions he was feeling had almost caused him to act on impulse and forget
everything else.
“It is indeed very unexpected…”
Yao Lao’s pacifying laughter also slowly sounded in Xiao Yan’s heart. Having been accompanying
Xiao Yan during the tough training the entire time, Yao Lao naturally clearly understood just what
kind of deep imprint the woman in front had in Xiao Yan’s heart. Even though the imprint was left
behind after her trampling of Xiao Yan’s pride, regardless of how one said it, the position this
woman held in Xiao Yan’s heart may well be comparable to Xun Er whom Xiao Yan cared about
immensely. Of course, Xiao Yan had totally different directions and emotions to the two.
From a certain perspective, if a woman was able to cause a man to remember her fiercely at every
moment, she seemed to have succeeded regardless of what was her intentions were.
Extending his hand into the black robe, Xiao Yan used a great amount of strength to rub his face
until treads of bright red surfaced on his delicate and handsome face. Only then did Xiao Yan stop.
He inhaled deeply a couple of times. Finally, he gradually completed the adjustment of his mood. His
gaze contained some coldness as it swept across Nalan Yanran and the old man beside her whom
had also left Xiao Yan a poor impression. In his heart, he softly asked, “Teacher, can you check what
is her current strength?”
Hearing this, Yao Lao was quiet for a moment. A moment later, he replied, “Cannot…”
Hearing these words, Xiao Yan’s heart suddenly sank. He was stunned as he let out an involuntary
cry in his heart, “Cannot? How can that be? With Teacher’s strength, you are actually unable to find
out her foundation? Don’t tell me that in these three years she has actually soared to a Dou Huang
or higher?”
“What nonsense are you saying?” Seeing Xiao Yan losing himself t

o such an extent, Yao Lao didn’t know whether he should laugh or cry. He continued, “It is not
because of her that results in me being unable to probe her true strength. Her body is covered by a
layer of energy film. It is this layer of energy film that blocks my Spiritual Perception from probing.”
“With my experience, she should be carrying some kind of item that could cut-off people’s
probing. Therefore, you need not be overly worried. When you fight with her in the future, her true
strength will naturally be found out.” Yao Lao comforted.
“Hu…” Hearing this, Xiao Yan sighed in relief. He slowly suppressed the emotions in his heart,
turned his head around and said softly to Hai Bo Dong at his side, “I’m fine.”
“What happened to you?” Hai Bo Dong was somewhat surprised as he stared at the young man by
his side who was covered under the black robe. During this period of time they had gotten to know
each other, this was the first time Hai Bo Dong had seen Xiao Yan lose himself to the point that he
could not control the Qi in his body.
“It’s nothing.” Xiao Yan shook his head vaguely. He then raised it slightly and realized that
numerous stunned gazes were thrown at him within the interior of the hall because of the Qi that he
had suddenly let erupt a moment ago.
Within these gazes, Xiao Yan could clearly sense a cool gaze that carried a little curiosity. Lifting
his head slightly, his gaze passed through the black cover and coincidentally exchanged gazes with
the moon robed lady standing by the main door.
He stared intently at the beautiful and moving appearance. From within, he could even vaguely
see the profile of the young lady back then. Slowly exhaling a breath, Xiao Yan’s fist gently pounded
on his chest and forcefully suppressed the tread of anger that had once again rose in his heart. He
faced Hai Bo Dong beside him and softly said, “Let’s go.”
Seeing Xiao Yan’s actions which had become inexplicable for a while, Hai Bo Dong was at a loss.
Some time later, his gaze swept towards the moon robed lady at the main door and his eyebrows
were knit together. In his heart, he seemed to vaguely understand something.
Hai Bo Dong helplessly shook his head and swiftly followed. With one in front and one in back,
Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong walked toward the main door.
Eyeing the two mysterious people whose entire bodies were wrapped under black robes, Nalan
Yanran was somewhat interested as she blinked her long eyelashes. Her gaze paused on Xiao Yan’s
body for a moment. For some unknown reason, this black robed person kept giving her an
inexplicable feeling. Of course, this feeling was natural, not the type between a man and a woman.
Instead, it was something like sensing an enemy.
Nalan Yanran’s white hand rubbed her forehead as she threw this somewhat ridiculous and
inexplicable thought out of her head. She tilted her head to eye Ling Lin by her side and softly
laughed, “I think that those two should be the ones that offended you yesterday, right?”
Ling Lin nodded her head in embarrassment. The corner of her eyes swept across the two black
robes somewhat timidly. She knew that with even her status, she was actually no different from an
ordinary person in the eyes of such strong people. If she really infuriated these people, it would be
nothing amazing if they killed her in anger.
Seeing that Ling Lin nodded her head, Nalan Yanran turned around and softly asked Ge Ye, “Uncle
Ge, can you see through these two people’s strength?”
“Miss, aren’t you overestimating these old bones of mine?” Hearing this, Ge Ye bitterly laughed
and shook his head. His turbid gaze was like an eagle as he stared at the two people slowly walking
over. He sighed, “I cannot see through the foundation of either one of these people. Clearly, their
strengths far surpass mine.”
Hearing these words of Ge Ye, shock flashed past Nalan Yanran’s pretty face. During these three
years, Ge Ye had already successfully broke through to having the strength of a two star Dou Ling
from a seven star Da Dou Shi back then. Although this involved the help of Elder Gu He’s medicinal
pill, his current strength could be considered that of a strong person. Someone who could obtain
such an evaluation from Ge Ye would likely at least have the strength of a five star or even a seven
star Dou Ling and above!
“What Teacher said is indeed true. There are really quite a number of strong people hiding in the
Jia Ma Empire!” Nalan Yanran sighed softly in her heart. Although she had the intention of getting
acquainted with such strong people, the dressing of the two people clearly indicated that they did
not want others to know their identities. Since it was like this, Nalan Yanran would naturally not
take the initiative to bring contempt to herself. Regardless of how one said it, her status did not
allow her to lower herself in this manner.
“Junior Yanran, haha, I’m really sorry. There have been many things in the clan these few days
that caused us to almost neglect our important guest.” A clear laughter suddenly rang out from the
main entrance. Soon after, a young man who was handsome walked in with a face that was full of
smiles. He faced Nalan Yanran and intimately said with a smile.
Eyeing the handsome young man who had entered the door, Xiao Yan’s footsteps once again
paused slightly. A strange feeling rose within his heart. This was because he realized that this young
man was the young handsome fellow who had accompanied Nalan Yanran to the Xiao clan’s home
three years ago and causing the romantic females in the clan to adore him greatly.
“Ke, looks like the atmosphere today is really positive. These three people have actually once
again gathered together.” Xiao Yan shook his head and said coldly in his heart.
“Senior Mo Li, you are too polite.” A smile surfaced on her pretty face as Nalan Yanran suddenly
said to the young man. The smile was reserved and did not become any gentler because of the heat
in the young man’s eyes.
Seeing Nalan Yanran’s soft smile, a disappointment quickly flashed across the eyes of the young
man called Mo Li. After living together for a few years, the lady whom he viewed as the goddess in
his heart appeared not to have any emotions toward him. This really caused him to feel somewhat
dejected in his heart.
The disappointment in Mo Li’s eyes was quickly hidden as he smiled and said, “Junior Yanran, why
don’t you come with me to the Mo clan later? It so happens that it’s in the same direction.”
Hearing this, Nalan Yanran hesitated slightly before immediately nodding her head with a smile.
Seeing Nalan Yanran nodding her head, Mo Li was somewhat secretly pleased in his heart.
Regardless of what happened, there were at least some results after having lived together for these
few years. If it were someone else who asked this, Nalan Yanran might well reject this invitation in
her reserved manner. Therefore, he believed that with his extraordinary training talent and great
appearance, this future Misty Cloud Sect leader should be unable to escape from his palm as long as
he persisted on.
“As long as she really becomes my woman in the future, who in this Jia Ma Empire would dare
offend me?” A wild ambition that no one knew silently rose in his heart. Mo Li’s gaze suddenly swept
to Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong who were slowly walking toward the door. He recalled the report today
from his uncle in the clan and hurriedly took a few steps forward. He was full of smiles as he went
forward to greet them.
Seeing Mo Li’s action, Nalan Yanran also threw her gaze over with some interest. She was also
somewhat interested in these two mysterious black robed people.
“Hehe, two sirs, I am Mo Li of the Mo clan. Yesterday, I heard that my sister had accidentally
offended you two sirs. My father has dispatched me to apologize to you two sirs.” The smile on Mo
Li’s face looked quite sincere. “Today is a joyous day for the Mo clan. If the two of you do not mind,
would you two give us some face and come to the gathering?”
It must be said that when this Mo Li spoke, he covered all angles and easily gave people a good
impression. However, it undoubtedly did not have the slightest effect on Xiao Yan who already had
negative feelings towards him.
Pausing his footsteps, Xiao Yan’s eyes looked at Mo Li in front of him with some mockery. He
thought in his heart: “If Mo Li was to know that the person whom he had respectfully addressed as
sir was the useless young master whom he could deal with with one hand back then, what kind of
interesting expression would he show?”
Xiao Yan laughed in his heart. He lifted his head slightly and said indifferently, “There is no need
for your invitation. Our current aim is to hurry to the Mo clan. I think that not long later, Young
Master Mo should be able to see us at the Mo clan’s home.”
Having said that, Xiao Yan passed straight by Mo Li and the two slowly walked out of the main
door. Finally, they disappeared in the street where people come and go.
Standing at the main door, Nalan Yanran slightly knit her eyebrows together. In a soft voice, she
muttered, “Why does that voice give me a familiar feeling?”

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Chapter 253
Chapter 253: Searching and the Mo Clan’s Wild Ambition
After passing through a few streets with turbulent human flow, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong circled
Yan City and walked for nearly halfway around before they gradually arrived at the Mo clan’s home
located in the middle of the city.
Standing at the end of the street, Xiao Yan eyed the Mo clan’s headquarters which was like a small
scale fortress. He could not help but shake his head. This Mo clan was really worthy of being called
the strongest clan in the eastern region of the Jia Ma Empire. Just this tightly secured fortress would
have required an unknown amount of wealth to build.
On the towering walls, there were guards defending every ten meters. In some of the gaps, Xiao
Yan was able to barely see sharp arrow blades flickering with a thick cold glow under the sunlight.
Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Perception vaguely swept across the top of the fortress. He could sense that in
the air above the fortress, there were over ten sight blockades placed without any blind spots.
Anyone who wanted to enter from the sky would likely be immediately shot by the countless of
arrows hidden in the dark areas until one became a prickling porcupine.
“Tsk tsk, this defence is really tight. Looks like it would be somewhat troublesome to enter without
anyone noticing.” Hai Bo Dong’s gaze swept across the fortress and said in a somewhat surprised
manner.
“It is indeed a little troublesome.” Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. Perhaps it was because today
was Mo Cheng birthday, but the defensive strength of the fortress was definitely strengthened by a
couple of times. With this kind of airtight defence, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong would have some
difficulty sneaking in without being noticed.
“Why don’t I go and get hold of two invitation cards?” Hai Bo Dong said with a frown.
“Ke ke, with our clothes, one look and anyone would know we don’t have any kind intentions.
Before they have figured out our identities, they would definitely not let us in.” Xiao Yan smiled and
shook his head. His gaze paused on the extremely lively and celebratory human flow at the main
entrance of the Mo clan’s home. A moment later, he turned towards a small path, waved to Hai Bo
Dong and said, “Follow me.”
The two of them walked on the small path, took half a circle along the outside of the Mo clan’s
home and finally stopped at a quiet spot. This place had very few people walking about because of
its remote location. Although there were still patrols placed on the fortress wall, the defense here
was undoubtedly much weaker compared to the other side.
Standing in the shade of a lush green tree, Xiao Yan lifted his head and quietly watched the cycle
of the patrols alternating on the wall. After a long while, the tip of his feet suddenly stepped on the
ground and his body turned into a black shadow which shot toward the top of the fortress wall in a
lightning like manner. His palm was swiftly waved and the green colored flame shot out from his
finger. It swiftly and accurately struck the guards who were criss-crossing each other during their
patrol.
The hot temperature of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ caused the few guards to be unable to even
give a blood curling scream before they were turned into lumps of black colored ashes with a
muffled sound.
Xiao Yan indifferently glanced at the ashes on the ground. He waved his sleeves gently and a
gentle breeze gushed out, sweeping the place until it was completely clean.
After Xiao Yan had completed cleaning the site, Hai Bo Dong also quietly swept over. The two of
them exchanged glances before they swiftly leaped down from the fortress wall and dodged the
patrolling teams that appeared to have not the slightest gap between them. Their bodies turned into
two sha

dows, shuttling through the dark shadows of the buildings.

“How do you intend to search? This Moa clan’s home is so huge. If someone was to tell you that
there isn’t any hidden rooms, I think that you wouldn’t believe them. If we continue to search one
room after another, how many days would it take?” Hai Bo Dong’s body curled in a dark shadow. The
Qi all over his body was completely withdrawn at the moment. With the additional help of the cover
from the black robe, he was still able to hide himself perfectly even though it was still a bright day
out. Seeing this practiced manner, it was clear that he had also done such a thing before in the past.
Hai Bo Dong said those words helplessly as he eyed the surrounding packed buildings.
“I was once with Qing Lin for a period of time, therefore I am quite familiar with her Qi. Later, I
will use my Spiritual Strength to scan the Mo clan. As long as she isn’t deep underground, I should
be able to detect her.” Xiao Yan voiced his thoughts.
“Spiritual Strength. Although mine is also not weak, but it cannot be compared to you, an
alchemist. Therefore, the matter of searching will have to be handled by you.” Hai Bo Dong said.
“Ok. Help me pay attention to the surrounding situation.” Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. Xiao
Yan’s eyes were closed as Yao Lao’s powerful Spiritual Strength swiftly broke through his body and
turned into ripples which swiftly spread in all directions.
After the Spiritual Strength spread out, many surrounding images swiftly flashed across Xiao
Yan’s heart. However, he did not discover any trace of Qing Lin.
Following the increasingly wide region that the Spiritual Strength had spread to, Xiao Yan’s
eyebrows were pressed increasingly deep together. A long while later, he could only retrieve his
spread out Spiritual Strength without having obtained any result. After which, he carefully scanned
his surrounding environment.
Due to the need for Xiao Yan to search precisely, the scope that Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength could
cover had to be narrowed. This caused him to have to move his body whenever it was necessary in
order to allow his Spiritual Strength to continue scanning other places.
After the search had continued for around half an hour, Xiao Yan finally opened his eyes with a
gloomy face.
“You didn’t find her?” After seeing Xiao Yan’s expression, Hai Bo Dong knew the answer. However,
he still habitually inquired.
“This Mo clan should have some hidden rooms that are difficult to discover. Otherwise, it would be
impossible for this precise scan of mine to not detect even the slightest trace.” Xiao Yan’s eyes
looked through the gap in the wall and eyed the fully armed guards patrolling past outside. He
frowned and spoke in a soft voice.
Hai Bo Dong touched his somewhat white beard and glanced at Xiao Yan’s expression. He
mentioned with some hesitation, “Could it be that those guys in the Mo clan had obtained the thing
they needed. That Qing Lin young lady could have been…”
The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth hurriedly twisted a few time. He inhaled a deep breath and the
little girl’s timid manner that caused people’s hearts to ache in pity once again surfaced in his mind.
He parted his mouth and said thickly, “If it’s like this, then I don’t mind washing the Mo clan with
blood!”
Seeing the cold filled face of Xiao Yan, Hai Bo Dong helplessly shook his head. He could only
remain silent and not say anything to provoke him.
Xiao Yan’s face was gloomy as he leaned against the wall. Being unable to reconcile with the
situation, he once again used Yao Lao’s Spiritual Strength to search for one around only to obtain
the same result which lacked any news.
Eyeing Xiao Yan whose expression became increasingly dark following the deepening of the scan,
Hai Bo Dong shook his head. He said, “Forget it. Let’s just take direct action. After we capture that
Mo Cheng and beat him half to death, I think that he will tell us.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan let out a gentle breath. The fists in his sleeves were tightly clenched. A long
while later, he nodded his head slightly and said in a soft and cold voice, “Just as well. Let’s attack
directly.”
Once he said the words, Xiao Yan waved his sleeves gently. His toes stepped on the ground and his
body was like a large eagle as he easily leaped onto the roof of the buildings. His gaze swept passed
his surroundings. After which, he nestled close to the roof of the buildings and quickly rushed
towards the largest hall at the center of the fortress. Behind him, Hai Bo Dong’s figure was like a
fallen leaf floating in the breeze as he floated closely behind Xiao Yan.
　　
Exhibiting their speed to the maximum, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong’s figure transformed into two
vague black lines. In an instant, they had rushed a distance of a hundred meters. The patrolling
guards below the buildings could only sense a strange wind suddenly wildly surge over. By the time
they raised their heads with vigilance, they did not even notice the figure of a ghost.
……
A few human figures were seated in a dark, hidden room.
 “Mo Ling, how are the preparations of the matter?” On the leader’s seat, a white-haired old man
dressed in pale-gray clothes opened his mouth and softly asked.
“First Elder, I have already confirmed that the little girl does indeed possess the legendary ‘Triple
Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils’.” A middle-aged man respectfully replied.
“That’s good.” Hearing this, the eyes of the old man brightened. An excitement involuntarily
flashed across his face. He laughed sinisterly, “It’s unexpected that our Mo clan would have such
good luck this time around. We actually managed to meet a ‘Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils’
that has yet to mature.”
“First Elder. Is that ‘Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils’ really as amazing as what is said in
the legend?” The middle-aged man from before asked softly.
“Hee hee, it might well be greater. Didn’t you see the huge two-headed snake protecting that little
girl? That is a Dou Ling class guarding beast. If it were not because of the ‘Triple Jade-Green Snake
Flower Pupils’, do you think that she could control it with her strength that is not even that of a Dou
Zhe?”
“As long as we can obtain that pair of eyes and then train it until it reaches its maturity, who in
this Jia Ma Empire would dare contend with us? When that time comes, I would even be able to
contend with even that Yun Yun. Would we still need to rely on the Misty Cloud Sect? If we could
save the tribute that we give to them every year, the speed at which our Mo clan could develop
would far exceed what it is now.” The old man’s palm slammed the surface of the table heavily as he
said with a face that was filled with unwillingness.
When faced with the old man’s furious words, the remaining people dared not interrupt and could
only hurriedly nod their heads.
“That’s right, is there any report from the people we had sent to the Rock Desert City? Has that
‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ been completely cleared up? They had been living with the little
girl for such a long time and may have discovered the secret of her eyes. This kind of thing must
definitely not be spread around. Therefore, they must die!” The old man suddenly said in a thick
voice, seemingly having remembered something.
“Uh, not yet. But with Mo Ran’s and the others’ strength, I think it should happen soon.” A person
hesitated for a moment before replying.
“Relay the information and let them hurry up. After clearing up the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary
Company’, it would be best if they also kill off all the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ without anyone
knowing. We cannot leave any loose ends behind.” the old man coldly said.
“Yes, sir.”
“Ah.” The old man nodded his head slightly. His shriveled hand gently knocked on the table as he
suddenly asked, “Have you found out about the background of the two black-robed people whom Mo
Li had reported yesterday?”
“No, those two people seemed to have suddenly appeared. We do not have even the slightest
information about them.” The middle-aged man from before smiled bitterly and answered.
“Try to send people to pay attention to them. I keep feeling that there’s something wrong with
these two people. After today’s celebration is complete, we will begin transplanting that little girl’s
eyes. I’m afraid that something may happen if we wait too long.” The old man frowned as he coldly
spoke.
“Yes, sir.” The middle-aged man respectfully said. He hesitated a little before saying, “First Elder,
Nalan Yanran has also come to Yan city.”
“Yes, I know.” The old man nodded his head. A glow flashed across his meticulous old eyes and he
said, “Let Mo Li spend more effort on Nalan Yanran. If he could have a relationship with her, then
with the help of the Nalan clan and the Misty Cloud Sect, our Mo clan’s position will be able to rise
swiftly. When that time comes, the three other large clans will no longer be able to contend with us
in the eastern region.”
“According to what Mo Li said, that Nalan Yanran seemed to be quite difficult to rein in. After
staying with a woman like Yun Yun for a long time, she is no longer the same sentimental girl that
she was a few years ago.”
“When dealing with this kind of haughty character in a woman, the warm methods of Mo Li would
not have much effect. If there’s no change, tell him to think of something else. As long as he can get
the woman to become our Mo clan’s daughter-in-law, I do not object to him using any underhanded
tactics.” The old man said with a sinister smile.
Hearing this, the few people in the room emitted an obscene, dry laughter. Clearly, as men, they
were extremely clear on what “underhanded tactics” meant.
“Alright. The outside still requires me to take control of the situation. Today, inform the
subordinates to pay more attention. Additionally, send more people to thoroughly check the place
where the little girl is being held. We must not let anything go wrong at this time.” The old man’s
deep voice ordered.
“Yes, sir.” The few people respectfully called out in response. They immediately stood up and
slowly withdrew from the room.
“Hmph. Misty Cloud Sect, just you wait. Sooner or later, my Mo clan will make you vomit up all the
things that you have eaten!” In the dark room, the old man’s face twitched as a savageness faintly
seeped out.

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Chapter 254
Chapter 254: Mo Alliance
The spacious large hall was overcrowded with people and was extremely lively. A joyous
atmosphere permeated within it.
On the special seats that had been arranged in the hall, many leaders or representatives that
came from the eastern regions of the Jia Ma Empire were seated. Although many people were
anxious for the Mo clan’s downfall, they still needed to perform these surface actions properly when
faced with the strongest strength in the Jia Ma Empire’s eastern region.
On the leader’s seat in of the hall, a white-haired old man in finery was cupping his hands together
and greeting the guests who were coming and going below him. He seemed to be greatly enjoying
being the focus of countless envious gazes. The joy on the old man’s face was accompanied by a
proud smile that had never been interrupted.
The old man was the Mo clan’s first elder, Mo Cheng. At the same time, he was also a pillar of the
Mo clan. He took most of the credit for the Mo clan being able to have its current status.
“The arrival of the Yan city governor, Lord Bo Er!”
A loud and clear notice from the main door was transmitted into the hall, causing the noisy hall to
become slightly quiet. Numerous bizarre gazes were swept towards the main door. Usually, the
officials from the empire would not take the initiative to join the celebration of the local strengths.
However, this governor of the Yan city had come to congratulate in front of a large crowd. This
action caused everyone to understand in their hearts that this Mo clan had already opened up all the
joints within the Yan city.
TL: opened up all the joints – establish good relationships through bribery
Having obtained the support from the officials as well as possessing the backing of the Misty
Cloud Sect, it was little wonder why the Mo clan’s strength had soared during these last few years.
They even faintly held the feeling of becoming the only head of all the strengths in the eastern
region. “Ke ke, First Elder Mo Cheng, congratulations.” At the main door, a group of people were
clustered around a middle-aged fat man who was dressed with splendor. With a face that was full of
smiles, the latter said warmly to Mo Cheng on the platform.
“Ke ke, Lord Bo Er, I have troubled you to have come personally. Please come in.” Mo Cheng
smiled at this fat person who had fished a large amount of wealth from the Mo clan in these few
years. An icy killing intent flashed in Mo Cheng’s heart. However, his face carried a smile as his
humble hand pointed to a special seat on the platform beside him.
After having a smiling conversation with this governor of Yan city, another loud and clear notice
sounded from the main door.
“The arrival of the head of the Ye clan, Mister Ye Cong!”
Hearing this name, Mo Cheng was momentarily stunned. Immediately, an expression that was
between smiling and not smiling surfaced on his face. This Ye clan was one of the other three large
clans in the north-eastern region. Although its strength was slightly weaker than the flourishing Mo
clan, after many years of accumulation, the Ye clan’s strength could not be underestimated. The
reason for Mo Cheng to display this kind of expression was naturally due to the head of the Ye clan
personally coming to congratulate him. Under normal circumstances, the relationship between the
four large clans of the north-eastern region was like fire and water. A thing like celebrating for the
other party was something they would definitely not do. However, the Ye clan’s current somewhat
unexpected action obviously implied that they wanted to curry favor and to submit. Clearly, as the
strength of the Mo clan soared, this Ye clan’s feeling of enmity had also been shaken significantly.
“Ha ha, Old Lord Mo Cheng has real

ly maintained his health and strength in old age. This north-eastern territory will soon be completely
eaten by Old Lord.” A middle aged man who was skinny looking laughed loudly as he walked into
the hall before facing Mo Cheng on the platform and said.
“Ke ke, it’s really unexpected that Clan Head Ye Cong had also hurried over. The old me is really
honored.” Mo Cheng laughed as he conversed with Ye Cong with a superficial smile before leading
him to a higher seat.
 Following which, a large number of leaders with high statuses from different strengths in the
north-eastern region of the Jia Ma Empire came one after another. In only a short while, this noisy
hall had actually gathered around seventy to eighty percent of the strengths in this north-eastern
region. This could be considered a rare grand event.
Eyeing the hall that was filled with important guests, the smile on Mo Cheng’s face also became
increasingly dense. In the north-eastern region, other than their Mo clan, there were no other clans
which had this kind of gathering ability.
The smile on Mo Cheng’s face finally became like a Chrysanthemum blooming after hearing
another notice. He personally descended from the platform and took hurried steps to the main door.
Being the focal point of the entire place, Mo Cheng’s action was naturally noticed by everyone.
When they saw that he actually personally went out to greet, everyone felt stunned. They could not
help but whisper privately amongst themselves. In this eastern region, there were not many who
could cause the First Elder of the Mo clan to provide such earnest treatment.
At the main door, a group of people were clustered together. The leader of the group was a lady
wearing a moon-colored dress, taking fine steps as she slowly entered the main door. Her beautiful
and moving face carried a faint smile. The occasional people around who recognized her identity
could not help but adopt a shock-filled face.
“Ha ha, Niece Nalan, I did not expect that you would personally come. Your presence really brings
light to all of our Mo clan.” Eyeing the moon-robed young lady, the smile on Mo Cheng’s face
flourished. He moved closer as his address was extremely affectionate.
TL: The niece here is an affectionate term, they are not blood related
“It actually is the personal disciple of the Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, Nalan Yanran? Hei, no
wonder this Mo Cheng is so excited.”
“This old fellow would likely flaunt this event for god knows how long.”
“Ugh, looks like the Misty Cloud Sect view the Mo clan with increasing importance. This time
around, even the future leader of the Misty Cloud Sect has hurried over.”
After recognizing the identity of the moon-robed beautiful lady, everyone in the large hall had
envy-filled faces as they quietly sighed. The Misty Cloud Sect, this enormous being that stood at the
peak of the Jia Ma Empire, undoubtedly possessed a great pressurizing force, like a tall mountain
peak that was too high to reach, in the hearts of these middle-to-lower level strengths. The ability of
the Mo clan to be tied to them had caused an unknown number of people’s jealous eyes to redden.
“Elder Mo Cheng is too polite, Yanran is only following Teacher’s orders.” Nalan Yanran’s gaze
swept once around the interior of the hall. She saw that these people included the leaders of seventy
to eighty percent of the strengths in the eastern regions. An unknown and surprised feeling flashed
across the deep regions of her pretty eyes as she lowered her head and said with a reserved smile.
“Ke ke, Niece Yanran, Elder Ge Ye, please come in!” After laughing loudly toward Nalan Yanran
and Ge Ye behind her, Mo Cheng turned around and personally led the way. He led the two of them
all the way to the leader’s seat before sitting down beside the two. He laughed loudly as he
continued to converse with the two of them.
In the noisy large hall, numerous obscured gazes repeatedly swept over Nalan Yanran’s pretty
body. This lady who is said to be able to become the person in charge of the Misty Cloud Sect in the
future had undoubtedly become the focal point of the large hall.
The head of the Ye clan, Ye Cong, on the other side had a face filled with envy as he eyed Mo
Cheng who was affectionately conversing and laughing with Nalan Yanran. A long while later, his
heart helplessly sighed as his face was filled with bitterness. Although he wanted to thicken his skin
and move closer to the future Misty Cloud Sect Leader to pull their relationship closer together, he
could only smile bitterly and shake his head after weighing both of their statuses. He lifted the tea
cup by his side and violently poured it into his mouth. In his heart, he was already calculating if he
should collaborate with the Mo clan as soon as possible to prevent being suddenly and totally
finished off by the Mo clan, whose strength will being soaring in the future.
When everyone in the hall was having different thoughts in their hearts, two black robed human
figures arrived over everyone. They mysteriously appeared and their feet faintly stepped on the
crossbeam. Their gazes swept through the hall, paused at Nalan Yanran for a moment before
shifting to Mo Cheng by the side…
“Is that person the First Elder of the Mo clan, Mo Cheng, also called Executioner Mo by people?”
Xiao Yan asked faintly as his gaze swept across the smiling-faced, skinny old man.
“Yes.” Hai Bo Dong nodded his head slightly. He turned it to face Xiao Yan and said, “What do you
intend to do next?”
“Smash the place apart… According to what you have said, we will first beat that old bastard until
he is seriously wounded and then let them hand the person over. Mo Cheng is almost like a pillar
that cannot fall in the Mo clan. Therefore, I think his life should have some value.” Xiao Yan’s palm
was inserted in his sleeves as he coldly spoke. His gaze was like that of a poisonous snake as he
stared intently at Mo Cheng.
“What an unlucky guy. He actually met Xiao Yan, this fiend, on such a day.” Hearing this, Hai Bo
Dong nodded his head as he took a few minutes to silently pity Mo Cheng below who was flushed
with success.
In the large hall, Mo Cheng finally stopped his conversation and slowly stood up. His gaze looked
around at the strengths from different places in the hall. He smiled and pressed his hands together.
Instantly, the noisy atmosphere gradually began to quiet down. Numerous gazes were turned to him.
“Ke ke, I am extremely thankful that all of you are able to attend the banquet of these old bones of
mine. I think it is written clearly in the invitation cards that each of you have: the main purpose of
the gathering this time around is to discuss an important thing with everyone.” Seeing that the
atmosphere had gradually calmed down, Mo Cheng smiled and said.
Hearing these words of Mo Cheng, the ears of everyone in the hall immediately became vertical.
“Recently, after a discussion within our Mo clan, we are preparing to form a Mo Alliance… This
alliance is not any strict organization. It only intends to let some strengths with good relations
gather together and then work together to obtain some extremely good benefits for everyone. After
all, one person’s strength could not be compared with the strength of a few clans… Moreover, I will
promise everyone here that as long as you join the Mo Alliance, you will be an ally of the Mo clan
and would be able to enjoy the Mo clan’s information network and fighting assistance… What do all
of you think? If you are interested in the Mo Alliance, we can all work together.” Mo Cheng said with
a smile.
Hearing Mo Cheng’s words, everyone in the hall had different expressions. Although Mo Cheng
may say that it was not a strict organization, it was clear that once they joined this so-called Mo
Alliance, it would be like having the symbol of the Mo clan stamped on them. They may be able to
obtain the protection from the Mo clan but this was not much different from being incorporated into
the Mo clan.
The interior of the hall entered into a short silence. A long while later, there were finally some
weak and small strengths who said they were willing to join the Mo Alliance one after another.
There were many among them who had already made up their minds to depend on the Mo clan
before coming to this celebration.
With someone taking the lead, some of the middle-sized strengths who feared the Mo clan and
were afraid that they would enter its blacklist chose to join after hesitating for a while.
Seated on the leader’s chair, Nalan Yanran eyed the strengths that were continuously pouring over
to the Mo clan and her eyebrows were knit together without anyone noticing. She tilted her head
gently and exchanged glances with Ge Ye. An unknown meaning flashed in their eyes.
With a smile filled face, Mo Cheng eyed those strengths that had chosen to join. Although their
current numbers were not very big, Mo Cheng did not feel anxious. This was only his initial plan.
When the Mo clan began to display its strength in the future, he believed that everyone seated here
would know how to choose.
Laughing somewhat proudly in his heart, Mo Cheng smiled and said, “Although the Mo Alliance is
quite loose, it still needs a person in charge…”
“Naturally, First Elder Mo Cheng is most suitable to be the one in charge.” Before Mo Cheng had
completed what he wanted to say, there was a flattering voice that sounded in the hall. There were
also a large number of people echoing the same thoughts.
“Ke ke, thank you everyone for your kindness. The old me shall be a little disrespectful then. I will
temporarily take charge of this Mo Alliance.” Without caring if there was anyone who had an
opposing view, Mo Cheng waved his hand and decided it in this manner.
Watching this Mo Cheng who appeared to be directing and acting by himself, some people in the
hall was speechless. Was this old person not too thick-skinned?
“I’m sorry, First Elder Mo. I think that you will temporarily not have the time to manage being the
Mo Alliance’s person in charge…”
In the quiet hall, a faint voice suddenly sounded inappropriately. A black robed strangely flashed
into the middle of the hall. Under the black robe, a pair of dark and cold eyes glanced at Mo Cheng
who had a gloomy expression on the high platform.
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Chapter 255
Chapter 255: Smashing the Scene
The sudden appearance of the black robed human figure abruptly attracted all the gazes over.
After everyone felt somewhat stunned, they immediately eyed Mo Cheng, whose expression had
suddenly become dark. At the moment, everyone mourned for that black robed person in their
hearts. With Mo Cheng who was extremely particular about his reputation, finding fault with him on
such a place and occasion was undoubtedly touching a taboo.
The black robed person who had suddenly appeared also caused Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye to be
shocked as they exchanged glances. They had recognized this black robed person to be the one they
had met at the inn today. Their eyebrows were pressed together. Clearly, this mysterious black robed
person did not come with good intention.
“Who are you?” Mo Cheng’s gaze coldly and darkly glanced at the black robed person below
before asking in a deep voice as he frowned.
“You should be Mo Cheng, no? I have been looking for you to inquire about some things.” The
voice that was emitted under the black robe was young and smooth. It did not have any change
because of the biting expression of Mo Cheng.
“Today is a joyous day in our Mo clan, could you please give us some respite. If you have anything,
we can discuss after the banquet is over tomorrow. Is that fine?” Hearing the young man’s voice, Mo
Cheng’s heart sighed in relief. His shriveled hand was slowly extended out of his sleeves and curled
up slightly. A wild and stormy fire type Dou Qi agglomerated around his palm, emitting a dark red
glow, marking his palm strangely.
Hearing Mo Cheng’s words which contained some thick cold killing intent, the black robed person
shook slightly. The person inside appeared to be shaking his head helplessly. A moment later some
presumptuous words that caused everyone seated to be completely stunned were gently
transmitted, “Give you face? What right do you have to say these words? Your Mo clan may be quite
a strong in the north-eastern region, but ultimately, it is merely a dog of the Misty Cloud Sect.”
Once these words were said, everyone in the hall was dull. Numerous startled gazes were thrown
at the black robed person who had said such presumptuous words. Did this person really intend to
anger this butcher who had once massacred the ‘Black Rotary Bandit Troop’ until their blood flowed
like a river?
On the high platform, Nalan Yanran pretty face changed slightly upon hearing the black robed
person’s tone. Ever since she had become a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect, she had not seen
anyone who could mention the Misty Cloud Sect in such an indifferent manner.
Mo Cheng stared intently at the black robed person below. His old face appeared a little savage.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly as he waved his palm. Immediately, the surrounding doors
of the hall were kicked open. Tens of fully armed strong people of the Mo clan streamed in with
killing intent as they surrounded the black robed person.
“Ever since the old me had become the First Elder of the Mo clan, you are the first person in so
many years who has dared to come to the Mo clan to find trouble.” Mo Cheng tone was thick as he
said.
The black robe was lifted slightly and Mo Cheng seemed to be able to sensed the mocking gaze
under the black robe. After the words emitted from under the black robe, the rolling killing intent in
his heart was finally beyond what he could endure and it rose boldly.
“Stop putting down those boring malicious words. You did not guess wrongly. Today, I am indeed
here to smash the place. Old Geezer of the Mo clan.” The black robed person’s words carried a soft
laughter as it once again startled the entire place.
“Good, good! Ha ha, brat, you are bold!”
As he clench

ed his teeth and laughed loudly, a strong Qi suddenly erupted from within Mo Cheng’s body. His
clothes bloated with a ‘hu hu’ noise. Immediately, the chairs and tables around him burst with a
bang under pressure from this Qi.
 “This old fellow’s strength is growing increasingly strong.” Feeling the pressuring Qi that was
slowly spreading through the entire hall, a surprise flashed across Ge Ye’s eyes.
“Uncle Ge, do we need to intervene?” Nalan Yanran eyed that rattling Qi, tilted her head and
asked Ge Ye softly.
“Let’s wait and see. This black robed person is not simple. The Mo clan has recently been overly
arrogant. Some of the elders in the sect had already begun to be dissatisfied with Mo Cheng. Letting
Mo Cheng face some hardship this time around will cause him to restrain himself a little. Otherwise,
he would keep feeling that this Jia Ma Empire no longer has any strong people.” Ge Ye shook his
head and voiced his thoughts.
Feeling the pressuring force that had spread out from Mo Cheng’s body, the expression of the
surrounding guests began to change. They had not seen Mo Cheng act in these few years. It was
unexpected that his strength had grown by so much.
“It’s likely that he has the strength of at least a five star Dou Ling, no? In only slightly more than
two years, this old fellow actually managed to raise his strength by around three stars. He really is
terrifying.” Everyone faced each other and sighed quietly in their hearts.
Eyeing the face of their own elder which was filled with killing intent, the surrounding strong
people of the Mo clan all held their weapons tightly. They stared at the black robed person with
faces filled with fierceness. Dou Qi began gushing out of their bodies as they prepared to swarm
forward any time, cutting this person, who had an exaggerated opinion of his ability, into a pile of
meat paste.
“The main reason that I have come to the Mo clan is because of someone.” Ignoring the inflating
Qi of Mo Cheng, the black robed person was quiet for a moment before speaking, “Hand over the
little girl called Qing Lin that you have captured from the Rock Desert City.”
Once the words of the black robed person was said, Mo Cheng’s face suddenly changed
drastically. This time around, he did not say any other unnecessary words. With a face that was as
cold as a pile of ice, he waved his hand and darkly ordered in a soft voice, “Kill him!”
Following Mo Cheng’s order, the surrounding strong people of the Mo clan let out a vigorous cry.
A few strong people of the Dou Shi class swiftly summoned their Dou Qi cloak and hacked the large
blades in their hands violently at the black robed person.
The black robed person stood on the spot and did not make any attempt to dodge. When those ten
plus sharp large knives were about to hack at his body, a thick white flame suddenly surged out from
within his body and covered him.
“Chi…”
In front of the numerous shocked gazes, the sharp large knives that were covered in Dou Qi were
actually turned into a pool of hot metal liquid with a ‘chi chi’ sound in an instant upon coming into
contact with that layer of strange thick white flame.
After that thick white flame incinerated those huge knives, a few wisps of flame seedlings leaped
out. Immediately, the flame seedling pounced onto the bodies a few unlucky people who could not
dodge in time. At that instant, only a soft muffled sound could be heard. These few strong people of
the Mo clan did not even let out a blood-curdling screech before they were turned into a cluster of
black colored ashes that sprinkled the floor.
“Hiss…”
The horrible sight of the few strong people of the Mo clan immediately caused the sound of the
inhalation of a breath of cold air to erupt contagiously. Numerous shocked gazes stared at the black
robed person who was standing still. As they recalled the terror of the thick white flame, the skin of
everyone’s head was numb.
“This is a ‘Heavenly Flame’?” Ge Ye cried out involuntarily as he eyed the black robed person with
a face filled with shock.
The pretty face of Nalan Yanran was somewhat grave. She nodded her exquisite chin slowly as her
pretty eyes stared intently at the black robed person and said, “This person is really strong! The Mo
clan has really provoked someone they should not have provoked this time around.”
On the other side, the head of the Ye clan, Ye Cong, also jumped in shock at that terrifying thick
white flame. Quickly following that, however, a gloating glint flashed across in the deep region of his
eyes. Clearly, he felt extremely refreshed at the Mo clan having offended such a strong person.
“Who are you? It does not appear that our Mo clan has offended you, so why are you finding
trouble with our Mo clan? You ought to know that behind our Mo clan…” The thick white flame also
caused Mo Cheng’s heart to sink abruptly. An uneasiness gradually shrouded his heart as he opened
his mouth to call out loudly.
“Hee hee, behind your Mo clan is that Misty Cloud Sect, right? However, even if Yun Yun was here
today, she would not be able to protect you, Mo Cheng!” The black robed person’s cold laughter
interrupted Mo Cheng’s words. Although his current words were even more presumptuous than
before, no one dared to think that he was raving with the thick white flame as a deterrent.
“Hand over Qing Lin. Otherwise today, I will wash your Mo clan in blood!” The black robed person
slowly took a step forward. His bland words suddenly had a stern killing intent.
“I don’t know what you are talking about! Aren’t you being too arrogant. You can humiliate my Mo
clan but it is intolerable for you to tarnish the Misty Cloud Sect and Sect Leader Yun Yun with your
words!” Sensing the killing intent in the black robed person words, Mo Cheng trembled in his heart.
However, he still stiffened his neck and righteously called out.
“You really know how to curry favor. However, I have already said that even if Yun Yun was to
come today, it would be useless!” The black robed person faintly laughed. His footsteps once again
slowly stepped forward. Suddenly, his body trembled and an energy explosion was emitted from
under his feet. The black robed person was instantly transformed into a black colored shadow and
appeared behind Mo Cheng as though he had teleported.
“If you don’t hand her over, then die.”
Beside Mo Cheng’s ear rang a soft icy voice causing Mo Cheng’s eyes to suddenly shrink to the
size of a pin hole. This monster like speed had already resulted in a chill to surface in Mo Cheng’s
heart.
Although his heart was chilled, Mo Cheng was considered a renowned strong person. The Dou Qi
in his body immediately flowed wildly. The deep red colored Dou Qi was like a bunch of red colored
flame, covering his body completely within it. At the same time, his palm was curled into a claw and
his somewhat sharp fingernails were like an eagle claw as they violently grabbed at the black robed
person’s heart.
Eyeing the violently grabbing shriveled hand, the black robed person laughed coldly. He tightened
his fist and smashed on the palm while carrying an incomparably ferocious force. Immediately,
following a clear ‘ka cha’ sound, Mo Cheng’s face abruptly became white and a mouthful of fresh
blood was violently vomited, drenching his clothes. His body was also sent flying by that ferocious
force and smashed heavily onto the ground. After which, he was dragged a long scar that was nearly
ten meters in length in the floor before he finally came to a slow stop.
In only just one exchange, the strong person whose name shook the entire eastern region of the
Jia Ma Empire was actually carelessly smacked aside by the black robed person as though he was
smacking a housefly. This dramatic scene caused everyone in the hall to be stunned.
Although everyone had already felt that the black robed person’s strength was incredible after his
attack earlier, but no one expected that this extraordinary individual was actually this powerful. A
strong person of at least a five star Dou Ling did not have even the slightest strength to retaliate.
What kind of frightening strength was this? Dou Wang? Dou Huang?
With pale faces, the attendants witness Mo Cheng who had in just a few minutes transformed from
the lofty First Elder of the Mo clan into an old man in dire straits. From under the black robed, an
indifferent voice was emitted, “Hand over that person!”
“You are now provoking the Mo clan and the Misty Cloud Sect!” Staggering as he climbed to his
feet, Mo Cheng kept his toughness as he said. At this moment, he was clearly using the Misty Cloud
Sect to cause fear in this mysterious person.
“I have given you a chance!”
Sighing somewhat disappointedly, the black robed person lifted his leg gently forward. Once
again, he weirdly flashed to the front of Mo Cheng. He suddenly extended his palm and tightly held
the neck of the latter. Tilting his head slightly, he said in a dark and cold voice, “Since you don’t
know how to treasure it, then you can die!”

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Chapter 256
Chapter 256: Vicious Means
In the quiet hall, everyone were staring blankly at Mo Cheng whose neck was easily grabbed by
the black robed person. Everyone involuntarily swallowed their saliva at that moment. Just ten
minutes ago, the latter was planning the outline of a great plan to dominate the north-eastern region
of the Jia Ma Empire. However, ten minutes later, even his life was easily kneaded in someone else’s
palm. The way everything had changed so quickly caused everyone in the hall to have an extreme
disbelief of the turn of events.
However, regardless of how unrealistic the feeling was, the truth that appeared in their eyes told
everyone in quite a brutal manner that this Mo clan First Elder, Executioner Mo, who had quite a
strong reputation in the north-eastern region, was a toy in someone else’s hand this time around.
Hearing the thick chilling words emitted from under the black robe, everyone in the hall suddenly
felt an inexplicable delight in their hearts. Regardless of what happened, if the Mo clan was to really
lose Mo Cheng, this central pillar, then these small scale strengths would be able to take the
opportunity to extricate themselves from the Mo clan’s control in the future. Although the Mo clan
had quite a number of allies in the hall, but there was still not one person who came out to provide
assistance.
“Sir, please have mercy!” Just as the black robed person was preparing to knead the Mo Cheng in
his hand to death with his palm, a cry suddenly sounded in the hall.
Hearing this cry, everyone in the hall followed the sound and shifted their gazes, finally stopping
on Ge Ye who had stood up. Immediately, their expression began changing irregularly.
Being the focus of everyone’s attention, a bitter smile surfaced on Ge Ye’s old face. Honestly
speaking, after witnessing Mo Cheng’s utterly helpless fate, he naturally did not want to stick his
head out. However, regardless of how one said it, the Misty Cloud Sect was the backing of the Mo
clan. This was something that everyone knew. If this mysterious black robed person of unknown
background only wanted to teach Mo Cheng a lesson, Ge Ye would not come out to stop him.
However, looking at the situation now, the black robed person was clearly intending to kill. Having
come to this point, Ge Ye could no longer simply sit down. After all, if he allowed Mo Cheng to be
killed in front of him, he would unlikely to be escape being reprimanded when he returned to the
Misty Cloud Sect in the future.
Ge Ye’s cry did indeed cause the black robed person’s action to pause. The black robed person
turned its head around and glanced indifferently at Ge Ye seated on the high platform. A pale thick
white flame repeatedly leaped on his left hand.
After staring at Ge Ye for a long while, the black robed person turned his head around again.
Under the black robe a pair of thick cold eyes were fixed on the pale faced Mo Cheng as he said
coldly, “Hand Qing Lin over!”
“S…Sir, I really don’t know what you are saying.” Mo Cheng lips trembled as he said. His face felt
a little painful as it was pierced by the icy cold gaze.
Underneath the black robe, the human figure clearly sighed and shook his head. His hand was
abruptly lifted vertically with the thick white flame shrouding it. After which, he suddenly cut down
and went through the base of Mo Cheng’s right arm.
After the palm passed through, a severed arm fell!
The palm of the black robed person was like a sharp blade. It did not face even the slightest
resistance as it cut through the base of Mo Cheng’s arm. Instantly, his arm was detached and fell
from Mo Cheng’s shoulder. Finally, it fell onto the bright red carpet in a manner that pierced the
eye.
There was no fresh blood flowing out of the arm that had been cut

off. It only had traces of being completely charred black. Clearly, the instant when the black robed
person’s palm cut passed, the high temperature contained on it had already completely cauterized
those blood vessels.
The sudden pain from the missing arm caused Mo Chen’s face to suddenly twist in agony,
appearing extremely savage and terrifying. A sharp shrill that carried a pain that was difficult to
hide resounded loudly and clearly from his mouth, causing a cold to surface in the hearts of
everyone in the hall.
“How vicious!” The gazes of everyone shivered as they swept over the detached arm on the
ground. They swallowed their saliva and their expressions were somewhat pale-white. In just the
blink of an eye, this strong person, Mo Cheng, whose name shook the eastern region of the Jia Ma
Empire had actually become a cripple. This kind of fall caused people to somewhat feel that they
were in a dream.
With his palm holding the region where his arm was broken, Mo Cheng’s body repeatedly
shivered. A madness and perniciousness flashed through his lowered eyes and he softly roared,
“People from the Mo clan, kill this bastard!”
Hearing Mo Cheng’s soft roar, the surrounding members of the Mo clan glanced at each other.
They might have been terrified in their hearts, but under the remaining power of the past Mo
Cheng, they could only clenched their teeth together and charge at Xiao Yan with fierce faces and
angry roars.
The black robed person ignored the Mo clan’s members pouncing over and simply continued to
eye Mo Cheng indifferently. The Mo Clan’s members charged into a region five meters from the
black robed person. However, when they lifted their legs again, a thick white colored ice layer
strangely spread out from the bottom of their feet and wrapped their bodies into ice rods with a
shining pale-white glow.
In less than a minute, the interior of the hall had an additional ten plus realistic ice sculptures that
appeared out of nowhere. Immediately, the atmosphere in the hall had once again become much
more quiet. An icy cool feeling shrouded the entire hall, causing everyone to be afraid to even
exhale.
Eyeing the ten plus Mo clan members who were frozen into ice carvings without any warning,
Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye on the high platform inhaled a breath of cool air. The black robed person’s
strange attacking methods and his viciousness caused them to feel somewhat shocked.
After a wave of an attack had left behind nearly ten plus ice scuptures, all the members of the Mo
clan hurriedly fell back. No matter how Mo Cheng continued to scream, they were so perturbed that
they did not dare to enter Xiao Yan’s attacking region again.
“Do you want to hand her over? Or not?” Ignoring Mo Cheng’s crazy screaming, the voice of the
black robed person was still that young and smooth one. That indifferent attitude was as though the
massacre from before was not done by him.
“Who exactly are you?” Mo Cheng panted intensely and coarsely. He lifted his face that was
covered with a sinister look and his gaze stared intently into the black robe while speaking with a
hoarse voice.
“You are wearing out the little patience I have left!” Mo Cheng’s untamed character did not cause
any admiration to form from the black robed person. His low voice seeped out an impatientness and
coldness of a person whose patience was about to be completely worn out.
His palm was lifted slowly until it was vertical, forming into a hand shaped knife. It trembled
slightly and the thick white flame was leaping and soaring on it.
“If you kill me, that little girl will definitely die with me immediately!” Eyeing the hand that was
slowly lifted with tightly shrunk eyes, Mo Cheng’s face swiftly became distorted. A moment later, he
finally could not bare it any longer as he cried out.
“Qing Lin is actually still alive!” Hearing Mo Cheng’s cry, the black robed person sighed gently in
relief while he muttered softly in his heart.
“Someone from your Mo clan who can speak for the clan, step out. Hand over the little girl that
you have captured. Or else, today, I will wash the Mo clan in blood!” The black robed person turned
his head around and said softly toward the group of people from the Mo clan.
Although the black robed person’s words were extremely calm, the Mo clan members who had
witnessed the viciousness of his attacks did not dare doubt the truth of what he had said.
Immediately, there was someone who leaped to the back and disappeared from the hall.
“It’s no use, there is no one in this Mo clan who dares disobey my orders!” Mo Cheng panted
coarsely. He twisted his neck, wanting to escape the palm that was grabbing his neck tightly.
However, his movement did not help the slightest bit.
“Say one more word and I will incinerate your tongue.” A long hand moved back and forth in front
of Mo Cheng’s eyes. The thick white flame that was covering it caused a cold glow to be reflected in
Mo Cheng’s eyes. It resulted in him swallowing the following words that had reached his mouth.
Not long after the member of the Mo clan disappeared, a large group of people with alarmed faces
swarmed into the hall. When they saw the dire state Mo Cheng was in, their expressions became
dull. Who among them could have guessed that the First Elder who usually had the posture of a
strong person would actually turn into this manner.
“This sir, I am the Head of the Mo clan, Mo Lan. May I know in what way the First Elder has
offended you?” A middle-aged man wearing fine clothings took two steps forward and said in a deep
polite voice.
“In ten minutes, I want to see the little girl called Qing Lin that your Mo clan has captured.
Otherwise, there is no longer a need for the Mo clan to exist.” Under the black robe, the icy cold
voice as well as the terrifying force that had suddenly surged caused the faces of everyone in the
hall to be filled with horror.
The black robed person stood on the same spot. Under the pressure from his majestic force,
countless of tiny crack lines were spread out on ground under his feet while a ‘Ka Cha’ sounded.
“Dou Huang!” Eyeing the crack lines that had spread out, Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye who had
experienced a force of such strength more than once cried out involuntarily as their expressions
swiftly changed.
The two people’s voices were like angry thunder that violently struck on the top of the heads of
everyone in the room. At the moment, even that pernicious faced Mo Cheng could not help but
become dull. He did not expect that this mysterious black robed person would actually be a Dou
Huang!
Shivering repeatedly under that terrifying force with a soil colored face, the corner of the mouth
of the head of the Mo clan who was called Mo Lan twitched quickly for a few times. “Little girl?
Don’t tell me it is the one whom the First Elder had brought back? God. Who exactly did this old
fellow offend? He actually caused a Dou Huang to come here.”
“Sir, please wait. I will immediately go and release this person.” Under the pressure of a Dou
Huang, Mo Lin acted in a straightforward manner. He understood clearly that he and the others did
not possess even the slightest qualification to discuss conditions. Therefore, he immediately and
hurriedly nodded his head.
“Mo Lan, stand still! Who allowed you to release her?” Mo Cheng suddenly raised his head and
angrily cried.
“First Elder, why do you want to put our Mo clan in such a dangerous position because of a little
girl?” Being stopped by Mo Cheng, Mo Lan’s frowned deeply as he said with some fury. From his
manner, it appeared he was not aware of the manner regarding Qing Lin possessing the ‘Triple Jade-
Green Snake Flower Pupils’.
“What do you know, that little girl is definitely…” Mo Cheng’s face was savage. However, before
his cry had completely fell, the black robed person suddenly turned around. A foot that carried a
terrifying force was accompanied by a sharp, explosive, sound as Xiao Yan violently kicked on Mo
Cheng’s lower abdomen. Immediately, the words that reached Mo Cheng’s mouth were forcefully
swallowed. With his left hand holding his lower abdomen, a mouthful of fresh blood was violently
vomited. Mo Cheng’s legs kneeled on the ground and continued to rub on the ground while moving
backward from momentum until he knocked heavily on a strong platform pillar. Only then was this
terrifying force resolved.
The black robed person appeared to have reached the limit of his patience towards this Mo Cheng
who was as noisy as a housefly. After violently giving him a kick, the tip of the black robed person’s
feet gently pressed on the ground. His figure was once again like a ghost as it shot towards the pale-
faced Mo Cheng. On his fist, the thick white flame swiftly agglomerated. Clearly, he intended to
really deal the killing blow this time around.
“Sir, on the account of our Misty Cloud Sects thin face, please let Mo Cheng off!” Sensing the
suddenly killing intent of the black robed person, Ge Ye’s expression changed drastically as he
hurriedly called out.
The black robed person appeared to have not heard Ge Ye’s call.
Seeing that the black robed person did not show the slightest sign of stopping, the old face of Ge
Ye became ugly. After musing for a moment, he clenched his teeth wildly. His body flashed passed
and shot towards the black robed person.
“Get lost!”
Sensing Ge Ye shooting over, a cold cry was emitted from under the black robe. The robed
person’s body suddenly rotated strangely in the air. After which, he turned into a shadow that was
like a ghost as he rubbed against Ge Ye’s shoulders as he passed him.
The moment that the two came into contact, the palm of the black robed person was bluntly
imprinted on the other party’s chest. Instantly, a pale-whiteness surfaced on Ge Ye’s face. His body
was like a kite with its string cut as he shot backward.
As the two intertwined with each other, a gentle breeze lifted the cloth covering the black robed
person’s face. Half of a delicate and handsome face was exposed and a vague image was
coincidentally captured in Ge Ye’s eyes. Immediately, his body stilled. His face was filled with shock.

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Chapter 257
Chapter 257: Killing Mo Cheng
Ge Ye’s body was like a falling leaf in the autumn breeze as he quickly shot back in a haggered
manner. The tables and chairs along the way were shattered by the hidden force contained in Ge Ye
when they came into contact with him.
Ge Ye’s pair of legs were dragged over the ground as he was pushed back by half the distance of
the hall before his body came to a slow stop. His somewhat pale white face was covered by disbelief
and shock.
“You…” Wiping off the trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, Ge Ye breathed a few heavy
coarse breaths. His heart was like a stormy sea. “That face… why does it appear a little familiar?”
In his mind, the tender face of the young master of the Xiao clan from three years ago, that was
unyielding and stubborn, slowly surfaced from deep in his memories. When it overlapped with the
face which he had just fleetingly glanced at, there was faintly quite a bit of likeness.
“Impossible!”
His heart suddenly trembled violently as Ge Ye’s chest swiftly rose and fell. He deeply inhaled a
few mouthful of air and a moment later, shook his head. “I must have seen wrongly! Even if that
young man had abandoned the reputation of being a cripple, it is definitely impossible for him to
reach this stage only a short three years.”
In three years, a person who did not have the strength of even a Dou Zhe had raised his strength
to the Dou Huang class? These kinds of words were something that Ge Ye dared to pat his chest and
guarantee that even in the entire Dou Qi continent, there would not be a single person who could
achieve that!
As his feelings slowly became calm, Ge Ye also began to doubt the face that he had fleetingly
glanced at a moment ago. After pondering a little, his heart was had come to firmly believe a fact.
His vision had indeed and definitely been blurred! After believing this in his heart, the shock on Ge
Ye’s face finally began to slowly recover. He held his chest and coughed a couple of times. A thread
of blood once again flowed out of the corner of his mouth. The palm attack from the black robed
person earlier had indeed caused him to receive quite a serious injury.
“Uncle Ge, are you alright?” From the high platform, Nalan Yanran floated down to Ge Ye’s side.
Concern surfaced on her pretty face as she urgently asked.
“*Cough*, I’m fine.” Ge Ye shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Eyeing Ge Ye’s pale face, Nalan Yanran’s eyebrows were lifted vertically. This was the first time
that she had witnessed someone who dared to treat members of the Misty Cloud Sect in such a
manner. Immediately, her pretty face became cold as she threw her gaze toward that black robed
person. She coldly said, “Sir, can your actions today be interpreted as a provocation toward the
Misty Cloud Sect?”
The black robed shook slightly. Nalan Yanran appeared to be able to sense the indifferent gaze
that was shot from under the black robe. Immediately, she tightly held her hand, a fury was hidden
in her heart.
“Other than bringing up the Misty Cloud Sect, what can you do? I will definitely take Mo Cheng’s
life today. If you want to stop me, you can take action. You don’t need to use the Misty Cloud Sect
and Yun Yun to scare me. Those won’t work on me.” The black robed person patted his sleeves. His
voice carried some ridicule and cold laughter.
“You…:” Hearing the ridicule of the black robed person, a fury swarmed onto Nalan Yanran’s dark
eyebrow. She coldly laughed, “You are a Dou Huang, I think that you cannot be someone without any
reputation in the Jia Ma Empire. Since you insist on killing Mo Cheng today, please tell me your
name. In the future, my Misty Cloud Sect will find si

r and reason with you.”

“Reason with me? Ke ke, it should be Yun Yun bringing a few hundred people to reason together,
no?” The black robed person shook his head and laughed tauntingly.
 “Since you dare to kill Mo Cheng in front of so many strengths in the north-eastern region, why do
you hide your head and show only your tail? With your strength, I think that it is not that you are
afraid of the revenge from the Mo clan but rather you fear the Misty Cloud Sect behind the Mo clan,
right?’ Nalan Yanran coldly said.
“It is not that I don’t dare, but I don’t want to. You need not be so anxious. I will sooner or later
head to the Misty Cloud Sect. When that time comes, you will naturally be clear of my identity.” The
black robed person said indifferently.
Hearing that the black robed person looked down on the Misty Cloud Sect in such a manner,
Nalan Yanran bit her silver teeth gently and viciously said, “Good. Since you have this kind of
courage, I will want to see if you really have the boldness to charge into the Misty Cloud Sect!”
“Are you done?” The black robe shook slightly. The person inside seemed to be shrugging his
shoulders, “If you have said all that you want to, then please stop making noise. I am about to strike.
If you want to block me, then please do. However, I would like to remind you that I will not show any
mercy because of your identity. If you don’t want the Misty Cloud Sect to lose a successor, then just
stay quietly at the side.”
Hearing this, Nalan Yanran’s red and sleek small mouth was tightly pressed together. Her
bountiful chest rose and fell slightly, sweeping up an angle that was filled with temptation. Even
though her heart was furious, she did not have any possible solutions. In this large hall, there was
no one who could contend with this mysterious strong person. Moreover, the other party did not
seem to fear the Misty Cloud Sect. Therefore, other than watching Mo Cheng becoming a spirit
under his palm, she did not appear to have any other option.
Ignoring Nalan Yanran’s action behind him, the black robed person slowly turned around. He
coldly eyed Mo Cheng who was relying on the platform pillar to stand up. On his palm, the thick
white flame soared while carrying some iciness.
“This sir…” Seeing that the black robed person was about to deal the killing blow, the face of the
head of the Mo clan, Mo Lan’s face became pale. Although he wanted to go forward to stop him, he
could only forcefully suppress this impulse after seeing Ge Ye’s and Nalan Yanran’s fate awhile ago.
This black robed person had clearly held back because of Ge Ye’s status. However, if they were to
charge forward, the interior of the hall may likely recieve a couple more ice sculptures. Therefore,
Mo Lan could only stand at a somewhat safer distance away from the black robed person and speak,
“Sir, nothing has happened to that little girl called Qing Lin. As long as you are willing to let the
First Elder off, our Mo clan is willing to compensate you in the terms that you dictate!”
The black robed person remained impassive at the words that Mo Lan had said. Under the
observation of all the leaders in the hall, he slowly walked towards Mo Cheng. A faint dark and cold
killing intent caused the interior of the hall to be shrouded in an icy atmosphere.
Eyeing the black robed person who did not even bother with him, Mo Lan smiled awkwardly.
Under the pressure of such absolute strength, he could only give up the thought of attempting a
rescue. The him whose heart was dejected could only hope that this Dou Huang, whose actions were
extremely vicious, would not begin cleaning up the Mo clan after killing Mo Cheng. Otherwise, the
Mo clan would really decline from a top strength to one which would not even be ranked.
It seemed that Mo Cheng also understood that the black robed person was determined to kill him.
Therefore, he did not let out any useless begging for mercy. He eyed the black robed person walking
over perniciously. HIs remaining left hand suddenly wiggled slightly.
“If you want to kill me, I will also leave a few scars on you!” With a sinister smile, Mo Cheng
curled his body, which abruptly trembled. A ferocious hidden force shattered his sleeves. On the
hand that was naked in the air, the veins were like numerous small snakes as they repeatedly
pulsed. That hand had also suddenly became strangely larger. The originally normal nails also
expanded by half an inch and its color had also became incomparably and oddly black.
Currently, Mo Cheng’s hand was completely detached from the normal shape of a human being.
Looking at it, the hand appeared more like the limb of a Magic Beast.
A pale-red color gradually welled up within his arm. A moment later, his entire hand actually
became completely red. When one looked at it, it was like a cluster of flames shaped into an arm.
“Breaking Mountain Arm? The First Elder actually transplanted the forearms of the rank five
Magic Beast, ‘Fiery Breaking Mountain Rhinoceros’, that was in our clan’s collection, onto his
body?” Eyeing Mo Cheng whose hand had become extremely vast, all the upper echelons of the Mo
clan could not help but exclaim out involuntarily.
Mo Lan’s expression changed drastically as he eyed Mo Cheng’s hand. The corner of his mouth
could not help but twitch. This thing that was the most precious item of the clan and had actually
become the private property of Mo Cheng. As the head of the clan, his heart really had some fury.
“Go and die!” Staring evily at the black robed person, Mo Cheng’s feet violently stepped off the
platform pillar behind him. His knee bent slightly as his body became like a cannon ball that shot
directly at the black robed person.
As he charged forward, Mo Cheng’s somewhat large hand was dragged on the ground. The sharp
fingers tore out five deep gullies on the hard ground.
Eyeing Mo Cheng, whose strength had suddenly become extremely terrifying, the expression of
everyone in the room changed slightly. Although they had heard that the members of the Mo clan
could transplant the limbs of the Magic Beast to replace their original organs, they had never seen
just how great of a change the transplantation could bring.
Standing on the spot, the black robed person eyed Mo Cheng, whose eyes had become totally red
and completely stressed with blood. He softly and coldly said with a smile, “What a pitiful fellow, it
appears that when you have obtained the Magic Beast strength, your mental state was gradually
eroded by the beast’s nature. The most outstanding portion of your so called transplantation seems
to be transforming a person into a Magic Beast which only knows how to kill, right?”
“Bastard, go and die!”
Mu Cheng widened his eyes furiously on his vicious face. His feet violently stomped on the ground
and his body shot toward the top of the head of the black robed person. His enormous palm was
ruthlessly swung downwards. The moment that his hand was waved, the air was actually smashed
until it created an ear piercing explosion from this terrifying force.
At the feet of this black robed person, the tough ground began to crack inch by inch under the
pressuring of this terrifying force in the air.
Sensing the violent attack of the force above his head, the black robed person slowly raised his
head. He clearly revealed the delicate and handsome face under the black robed to the sight of Mo
Cheng, whose eyes were crimson.
Even though his mind had already entered a wild state at the moment, a disbelieving shock that
was difficult to hide involuntarily surfaced in Mo Cheng’s crimson eyes when he saw the young clear
youth like face of the black robed person.
“It’s over…” The delicate and handsome face was expressionless as he eyed the shocked Mo
Cheng. He slowly lifted his palm. On it, a flame seedling of the thick white fame was writhing
slightly. An instant later, it suddenly shot out as though it was shot by a flamethrower.
The ghastly thick white flame shot into midair and wrapped Mo Cheng within it. Under the view of
everyone, a thick white icy layer suddenly appeared on the surface of the body of Mo Cheng who
was being surrounded by the flame. In the blink of an eye, it completely wrapped him in a life-like
ice sculpture.
The ‘Bone Chilling Flame’, a mixture of extreme heat and extreme cold. When it was extremely
hot, it incinerates everything, when it was extremely cold, it freezes the land…
From midair, the ice sculpture weakly descended. On it, one could still see the shock and
ferociousness on its face just before death.
“Ka Cha…”
The ice sculpture landed on the ground and under the observation of numerous people and burst
apart. Within it, not even the corpse was left…
As everyone eyed the white colored ice gradually melting on the bright carpet, the interior of the
hall was as quiet as death…

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Chapter 258
Chapter 258: The Mysterious Green Clothed Lady
The black robed person eyed the white colored ice that was melting apart indifferently. He raised
his head slowly and his gaze passed through the black colored Doupeng and slowly swept through
the deadly quiet hall.
TL: Doupeng – a conical straw hat with a long cloth fixed on the tip. The cloth hides the person’s
face.
Although his sight was isolated by the black colored Doupeng, everyone at any spot that his gaze
faced would change their expression drastically and contract their neck. Many gazes were shifted
away while being filled with horror as they roamed around without a target. They no longer dared to
look at the black robed person.
Nalan Yanran tightly held her hand. Her pretty face was slightly pale as she stared at the
gradually melting ice on the carpet. The lovely body of hers trembled slightly. This Mo clan’s First
Elder, who was still planning his ambitious plans just an hour ago, currently did not even have a
corpse remaining right in front of her. These two vastly different scenes really caused people to have
difficulty believing what had actually happened.
Nalan Yanran took in a deep breath of icy air. She slowly calmed the undulations in her heart. No
matter how one put it, she was far from being that sentimental young girl after three years of
training. The pale-whiteness on her pretty face was gradually withdrawn. Her pretty eyes stared at
the black robed person and said, “Regardless of who you are, a grudge between you and the Misty
Cloud Sect has been created. Mo Cheng might not have had the qualification to cause the Misty
Cloud Sect to have a conflict with a Dou Huang, but the Misty Cloud Sect’s reputation is worth the
price!”
“Today, you have killed Mo Cheng in front of so many leaders of the north-eastern strengths as
well as us. If we, the Misty Cloud Sect, do not do anything about it, those other strengths that rely
on the Misty Cloud Sect would be very disappointed.”
The gaze under the black robe quietly observed Nalan Yanran who could actually dismiss the
pressure of his force. A long while later, he shook his head slightly and softly said, “Your Misty Cloud
Sect and I will sooner or later stand on opposing grounds. Even if today I hadn’t killed Mo Cheng, I
still would have headed to the Misty Cloud Sect in the future. When that time comes, our grudge
will likely become even more severe. Therefore, these words of yours have no impact on me.”
“Who are you?” Hearing the words of the black robed man, Nalan Yanran’s eyebrows were gently
pressed together as she cried out involuntarily.
“You will know in the future.” The black robed person indifferently responded. Immediately, he
ignored Nalan Yanran, turned around and slowly walked toward the members of the Mo clan who
had grieving expressions.
“Hand the person over!” The black robed person stopped his footsteps two meters from Mo Lan.
His voice was as indifferent as ice. Within it contained some killing intent that had yet to disappear,
causing Mo Lan’s heart to clearly understand the implications behind the words as it trembled
slightly. If he and the others were to delay any longer, the next person who turned into ice would
likely be themselves.
“Sir… the person will immediately be here.” Mo Lan’s voice trembled slightly as he replied. His
footsteps shivered as he took two steps back before he quietly felt at ease.
“Five minutes.”
The black robed person ignored Mo Ran’s withdrawal. His voice was filled with iciness as he spat
out the two words. After which, he was like a wooden pillar, standing in the hall quietly.
Hearing these two words, the corner of Mo Lan’s mouth twisted a few times. After which, he
hurriedly waved a member of t

he Mo clan over and with an anxious face, asked him to quickly go and hasten the process.
In the spacious large hall, there were red colored calligraphy that represented festivity that still
hung on the huge pillars. However, at this moment, these festive red color caused everyone in the
hall looking at it to smile bitterly. It was likely that once the day was over, the Mo clan who had just
celebrated a happy event would have to prepare for a funeral.
Numerous gazes swept around the large hall. When the gazes carelessly swept over the black
robed person standing in the middle of the hall, their hearts would violently trembled. The Mo clan
First Elder who had suppressed them until they had no temper was much like a cluster of soft mud
when he ended up in the hands of this even more terrifying existence. If the latter wanted to knead,
he kneaded. The First Elder did not have any ability to resist.
This kind of strong person was clearly not someone people of their class could come into contact
with. Currently, they were all quietly guessing in their hearts just how much dog poo this Mo Cheng
must have stepped on in order to attract this strong person who stood at the peak of the Jia Ma
Empire and get killed by him.
TL: Bad luck
In the hall, the human heads were all stirred up, but there was not the slightest sound. The
strange scene caused the large hall to be filled with an extremely intimidating atmosphere.
Standing on the spot, the head of the black robed person was twisted slightly. The remanent light
from the corner of his eye passed through the Doupeng and finally swept toward the vague black
shadow standing on the roof beam. He nodded toward the latter, indicating that all was proceeding
smoothly.
Hai Bo Dong stood at the roof beam and sensed the veiled gaze of the black robed person from
below. He hesitated for a moment and also nodded. However, when he nodded, the old face under
the black robed was ignorant and uncertain. This was because, a moment ago, he appeared to have
faintly sensed an extremely obscured Qi hidden in the hall below. However, this feeling was an
extremely vague sense. The extent of the vagueness was such that even Hai Bo Dong himself could
not draw a conclusion.
The black robed person did not discover the uncertain expression of Hai Bo Dong under the other
black robe. As he was quietly waiting for a few minutes, the dark black ring on his hand suddenly
trembled slightly.
The ring’s vibration may be very slight but it did not escape the black robed person’s notice. He
immediately questioned in a stunned and soft voice, “Teacher, what is it?”
“Be careful. For some unknown reason, I seem to faintly sense a somewhat familiar scent.” Yao
Lao’s old voice was somewhat grave and uncertain as it sounded in Xiao Yan’s heart.
“Uh? What do you mean?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan was momentarily blank. He said in a stunned
manner, “A familiar scent?”
“At the moment when you had borrowed my Spiritual Strength and erupted, that scent which was
originally perfectly hidden had some movement. Otherwise, I’m afraid that even I could not discover
it.” Yao Lao’s deep voice said, “Moreover, this scent gives me a familiar feeling… it may be that
whoever it was may have made contact with the me in the past.”
Hearing Yao Lao’s words, Xiao Yan’s heart suddenly trembled. Some shock surfaced on the face
under the black robe. Xiao Yan was not certain about the strength Yao Lao had in the past. However,
he was at least certain that the Yao Lao back then was a strong person at the peak of the pyramid of
the Dou Qi continent. In order to be in contact with the Yao Lao back then, the person’s strength
was definitely not something that could be underestimated.
“Back then, I seldom came into contact with the strong people of the Jia Ma Empire. Therefore, I
think that this person of unknown background should belong to a strong person who wanders the
Dou Qi continent. But for some unknown reason, he had actually come to this Jia Ma Empire and
concealed himself in this Mo clan. What exactly is he after?” Yao Lao mused.
“What is his strength like?” Xiao Yan pressed his eyebrows tightly together as he asked the most
important question in his heart.
“I’m not certain. Now, I can only vaguely sense him. I am not even able to identify who exactly he
is.” Yao Lao had a slight headache as he replied.
“No matter what happens, be careful. Wait for Qing Lin to appear and quickly bring her away.”
“Okay.” Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. Some seriousness surfaced on his face. The remnant
glint from the corner of his eyes, with the help from the cover of the black robe, indistinctly swept
across the hall that was filled with people. However, he did not gain anything from it. Instantly, the
alertness in his heart gradually rose.
The five minutes swiftly past by. At the last moment, the anxious faced Mo Lan eyed the human
figure that had appeared at the edge of his sight and heaved a sigh of relief.
The few human figures quickly dashed into the hall. On the back of the three Mo clan’s members,
a little girl wearing a green colored clothes was opening her shocked watery eyes as she timidly
sized up this foreign environment.
In the large hall, everyone’s gaze were staring at this pitiful green clothed little girl. Their hearts
were somewhat stunned. They did not expect that the reason for this Dou Huang to start a fight was
actually this little girl whose appearance was quite pretty.
Eyeing Qing Lin who was a little thin and pallid but otherwise had no serious problems, Xiao Yan
let out a long sigh of relief. His tightly clenched fists under his sleeves had become much more
relaxed.
“Sir, this is the little girl that the First Elder had captured from the Rock Desert City. During this
period of time, we did not harm her.” Mo Ran carefully carried Qing Lin down and walked to Xiao
Yan uneasily as he said.
The current Qing Lin did not recognize Xiao Yan. Therefore, when she saw Mo Ran carrying her to
the black robed person, an anxiousness immediately surfaced on her small face. She struggled for a
moment, but failed to even slightly shake Mo Ran’s hand.
Eyeing Qing Lin who was being carried over, Xiao Yan heaved a sigh of relief. He extended his
hand and wanted to receive Qing Lin when a change soared in the calm hall.
“Bang!”
When Xiao Yan extended his hand, a clear voice suddenly sounded by his side. Immediately, the
hard ground abruptly burst apart. Countless spacious green colored tree branches soared out from
below the ground. After which, they twined together in a lightning like manner. In the blink of an
eye, they formed a wooden cage, tightly locking Xiao Yan within it.
The sudden change caused everyone in the large hall including Nalan Yanran to all be at a loss.
They did not expect that there was someone who would take the initiative to attack this Dou Huang.
During the time when everyone was at a loss, a pale-green colored human figure who was
standing by a pillar like a servant in the hall, where everyone heads were moving, suddenly shot out.
The green colored human figure’s speed was so fast to the point of terrifying. In the blink of an eye,
she flashed to the front of the startled Mo Ran, extended her hands and pulled it back, scooping
Qing Lin into his chest.
“You want to flee?” The green colored human figure grabbed Qing Lin. The tip of her foot pressed
on the ground and swiftly left this place. However, a thick white flame raged out from within the
wooden cage. In an instant, it completely incinerated the cage. With a soft cry, Xiao Yan’s feet that
contained a ferocious force violently kicked at the green colored human figure’s head.
Sensing Xiao Yan’s ferocious attack, the green colored human figure waved his hand. An enormous
wooden pillar suddenly soared from the ground. As sawdust flew everywhere, it successfully blocked
Xiao Yan’s attack.
After blocking Xiao Yan, the body of the green colored figure twisted strangely in midair and shot
toward the exterior of the hall.
“Old Hai, stop him!”
“Hei, there really was someone!” Just as the green colored human figure was about to exit the
door, cold air swelled at the main entrance. In an instant, it agglomerated into a thick ice shield that
completely blocked the main door.
The toe of the green colored human figure gently pressed on the ice shield before she pulled back
somewhat helplessly. Her body leaped onto the top of a pillar and her gaze drifted toward Hai Bo
Dong on a roof beam above. He laughed in a tender voice, “Ge ge (giggle), two Dou Huangs. I really
did not expect that this Jia Ma Empire had so many hidden strong people. However, I am extremely
interested in this little girl and will not casually let go.”
In the large hall, Xiao Yan leaped onto the top of another pillar in a lightning like manner. He
coldly eyed the green clothed lady that was hiding her appearance. Between both his palms, thick
white flames were swiftly rising.
Within the spacious hall, three majestic forces surged violently. As everyone in the hall lifted their
heads to watched the three people on the roof beams, their faces were stunned…

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Chapter 259
Chapter 259: The Fight Between Three Dou Huangs!
On the top of the enormous pillars, there were three human figures standing. Their majestic and
imposing manner exerted so much pressure that everyone had trouble breathing.
In the large hall, Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye eyed the three human figures on the pillar with shocked
faces. Looking at the imposing manner of the three people, it was clear that all of them were of the
Dou Huang class. These extremely strong people of such a class were something that Nalan Yanran
rarely usually saw despite her status. Currently, however, three of them had suddenly appeared in
the hall of the Mo clan. The shock that they brought directly shattered even Nalan Yanran’s mental
strength, which was quite strong.
“I must report this matter to Teacher as soon as possible!” This thought flashed in Nalan Yanran’s
heart. She exchanged a glance with Ge Ye. Both of them saw a seriousness that had never existed
before in each other’s eyes. Three Dou Huangs were sufficient to turn the Jia Ma Empire upside
down.
Standing on top of a pillar, Xiao Yan watched the green clothed lady intently. Although her face
was covered by green yarn, which covered her appearance, her exquisite and lovely body under the
green clothes gave everyone an understanding in their hearts that the lady’s appearance would not
be too terrible.
At this moment, this mysterious green clothed lady gently flicked her hand on the repeatedly
struggling Qing Lin whom she was hugging to her chest. Immediately, the struggling Qing Lin
fainted.
“Hehe, Little Fellow, you can relax. I cannot bear to hurt you.”
The green clothed lady smiled softly as she gently rubbed Qing Lin’s small face. Her left hand
gently hugged the latter to her chest before lifting her head up and watching Xiao Yan and Hai Bo
Dong who had surrounded her from both sides. She smiled and said, “Had I known that two Dou
Huangs would be attracted, I would have taken action much earlier. The transplanting technique of
the Mo clan isn’t as mystical as I had thought, I even secretly learned a little. It really is a losing
deal.”
Hearing the green clothed lady’s words, the expressions on Mo Ran and the others below changed
drastically. The secret technique that the Mo clan was so proud of had actually been secretly
learned by this mysterious woman without anyone knowing.
This was like the thief stealing a chicken and eating it. However, the thief later blamed the owner
for rearing chicken that did not taste good. This bandit logic of the green clothed lady really caused
many Mo clan’s members to be so furious that they rolled their eyes. However, regardless of how
they rolled their eyes, they did not dare step forward and reason with the other party. After all, a
strong person whom even a Dou Huang had to treat seriously was someone that their Mo clan did
not have the ability or qualification to reason with. Therefore, their faces could only darken and
swallow this bitter fruit without making any noise.
“Who are you? Why are you trying to abduct Qing Lin?” Xiao Yan stared at the green clothed
woman and the eyes under his cloak winced.
“Is this Little Fellow named Qing Lin? Haha, it’s quite a good name.” The green clothed lady
laughed. Her delicate fingers carefully pulled apart Qing Lin’s eyelids and stared intently at the
faint three little black dots around the pupil. She then nodded her head with satisfaction and softly
muttered, “It really is the ‘Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils’. Looks like Bai Ya’s senses did not
go wrong.”
TL: Bai Ya also means White Teeth
The green clothed lady’s act of pulling open Qing Lin’s eyelid caused the corner of Xiao Yan’s
mouth to tremble a few times. Now, he had also understood

that this mysterious lady had also come targetting Qing Lin’s ‘Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower
Pupils’.”
After the green clothed lady revealed herself, Yao Lao continued to remain quiet. It appeared that
he was worried that if he continued to communicate with Xiao Yan, his existence would be
discovered. Xiao Yan clearly understood this. Therefore, he did not inquire about the other person’s
identity in his heart.
“When your Qi erupted earlier, why did I sense a familiar feeling? Don’t tell me that we have come
into contact in the past?” The green clothed lady suddenly lifted her head and stared at Xiao Yan.
Her eyebrows were slightly vertical as she asked in a doubtful manner.
“Is that so?” A noncommittal careless reply was given.
Xiao Yan’s cold voice said, “Regardless of who you are, please return Qing Lin to me. Otherwise,
my friend and I will have to snatch her by force.”
“Haha, this little girl is far too important to me. It is impossible for me to hand her to you.” The
green clothed lady laughed and shook her head. Her gaze floated passed Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong
as she softly laughed, “Although the two of you are also Dou Huang, it is somewhat impossible for
you to stop me.”
“Do it!”
Hearing the previous words of the green clothed lady, Xiao Yan did not hesitate by even the
slightest bit. A low cry sounded and the turbulent thick white flame suddenly surged from within his
body. Immediately, the temperature of the hall was suddenly rose.
Xiao Yan’s toe suddenly stomped on the top of the pillar. Instantly, numerous crack lines began
swiftly spreading from his toes. Finally, it actually spread all the way to the ground. The huge pillar
had become unstable in an instant.
Borrowing the launching force, Xiao Yan’s body shot toward the green clothed lady like a bullet
leaving its shell.
The moment Xiao Yan’s soft cry fell, Hai Bo Dong also acted in a lightning like manner. His palm
swiftly formed hand seals to transfer energy. Immediately, the cold air in front of him agglomerated.
Ten plus sharp icicles that were as thick as a person’s thigh formed in the empty space. On the tip
position of the ice pricks, there was a spiraling glyph, causing it to appear to have an even greater
killing strength.
Hai Bo Dong waved his hand gently. Ten plus huge icicles shot out in different directions. It was
spread all over the area and completely covered all the space that the green colored lady could
dodge to.
As his body rushed into midair, Xiao Yan’s fist that contained the thick white flame was
accompanied by a sonic boom and heat as he violently smashed it at the green clothed lady.
With Xiao Yan at the front and Hai Bo Dong at the back, the green clothed lady, who was attacked
from both directions, mused for a moment. She then stamped her foot on the ground. Following a
rattling sound, a huge wooden wall suddenly shot out from the wooden pillar under her feet. At the
same time, the green clothed lady’s right hand expanded outward. Five emerald colored thorny
energy whips shot out from her fingertips. As the long whips danced, it shielded her entire body
within it. Those icicle that were swiftly piercing over were knocked aside.
Xiao Yan shattered the wooden wall with a punch. His knee bent slightly and his body turned into
the shape of a bow. An instant later, he was suddenly lifted higher. In a lightning like manner, he was
above the head of the green clothed lady who intended to break through the roof and escape. Xiao
Yan’s body rolled in the air. His foot used the force from rotating violently and accompanied by a
howling breaking wind sound, heavily smashed onto the shoulders of the green clothed lady
“Bang!”
Xiao Yan hit the target on the first blow. However, the expression of his face under the black robe
did not have the slightest joy. This was because he sensed that the thing that he struck was not a
human body. Instead it was like a section of soft rotten wood. Moreover, the rotten wood actually
reflected some of the the force erupted from him, causing Xiao Yan’s body to become a little
unstable.
“The people in the Jia Ma Empire really don’t seem to like to be reasonable. Such tendency toward
violence. No wonder the strong people on the continent all say that you people are rough.” The
green clothed lady was somewhat dissatisfied at being struck by Xiao Yan as she spoke. Her right
fist was curled up and a majestic green colored energy targeted Xiao Yan’s chest and shot forward.
Both of Xiao Yan’s hands crossed in front of his chest as the thick white flame rose, withstanding
most of the energy pillar. Although the other party’s attack did not cause Xiao Yan any injury, the
force contained in the energy pillar still managed to push Xiao Yan away.
“This is within the boundaries of the Jia Ma Empire, so I don’t wish to fight with the both of you.
Although it is impossible for me to kill the both of you in this short amount of time, you aren’t good
enough if you want to block me.” The green clothed lady laughed in a spoiled manner as she eyed
Xiao Yan who was pushed aside. She lifted her head slightly and a force that was even stronger than
Hai Bo Dong’s suddenly swarmed out of her body. Immediately, the thick ceiling of the hall burst
open. Wood fragments and tiles were scattered, revealing the blue sky outside.
“Haha, goodbye. The two of you can be rest assured that I will not hurt this little girl. I will also
not be using anything similar to the disgusting transplantation technique of the Mo clan.” The green
clothed lady laughed. Emerald colored Dou Qi wings swiftly formed behind her and after which, she
shot toward the sky.
“Mysterious Ice Shield! Form!”
Eyeing that green clothed lady who wanted to flee from the hall, Hai Bo Dong cried out softly.
Immediately, the energy around the ceiling swiftly fluctuated. The cold air began agglomerating in a
lightning like manner that frightened people. Finally, it actually agglomerated into an ice shield that
was at least tens of meters wide. In front of the shocked gazes below, it precisely covered the
ceiling.
“Ke, what a powerful ice Dou Qi. However, with just your two star Dou Huang strength, it is
insufficient to stop me.” The green clothed lady laughed faintly when faced with the ice shield that
was vast to the extent of being somewhat frightening. Her right hand formed hand seals in a
lightning like manner. As she displayed the seals, the space around her swiftly fluctuated and in the
blink of an eye, over a hundred green colored sharp wooden pillars appeared in the air. After which,
they carried an incomparably ferocious force and crashed violently onto the ice shield.
“Ka cha…” Under unceasing waves of green colored wooden pillars colliding with it, crack lines
gradually spread on the tough ice shield. Finally, it burst apart with a bang.
“Goodbye!” The moment when the ice shield was broken, the green clothed lady tilted her head to
face Xiao Yan who was charging over and laughed in a pampered manner. She flapped her pair of
wings and rushed out.
With a dark face, Xiao Yan stared at the woman who was swiftly rising into the sky. His pair of
large Purple Cloud Wings were extended. He turned around, faced Hai Bo Dong who had rushed up
onto a pillar and softly cried, “Chase!”
Once he said that, Xiao Yan took the lead in flapping his wings. Like a huge bird, he shot to the
skyline and chased after the green colored human figure.
“Uh.” Standing on the top of a wooden pillar, Hai Bo Dong eyed Xiao Yan who had quickly given
chase and could not resist shaking his head helplessly. He hesitated briefly in his heart. Although
the green clothed lady was a little haggard when handling their pincer attack just now, Hai Bo Dong
clearly understood that the strength of the lady was stronger than either of the two of them!
If it was in the past, given Hai Bo Dong’s character, he would definitely not help Xiao Yan go
against a mysterious strong person with extremely great strength. However today, Xiao Yan had
took out a ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’ and completely placed him, who was once the Ice
Emperor, completely by the former’s side and had become Xiao Yan’s private fighter.
Therefore, if Hai Bo Dong wanted to quickly recover his peak strength, Hai Bo Dong had no choice
but to closely follow Xiao Yan. Therefore, after hesitating slightly in his heart, Hai Bo Dong could
only smile bitterly and summon out his pair of ice wings before following.
As Hai Bo Dong shot to the air, the majestic force that had spread throughout the hall finally
began to gradually disappear.
In the hall, everyone had numb faces as they eyed the solid hall that was destroyed until it was a
complete mess. Their faces twitched involuntarily. Was this the damaging force from a battle
between Dou Huangs? Was this… not far too terrifying?
Everyone in the messy hall exchanged glances. A fervent heat gradually rose in their hearts. After
today, the matter of these three mysterious Dou Huangs fighting would likely be spread throughout
the entire Jia Ma Empire in an instant.
As for them, they were the first group who personally witnessed the fight between the Dou
Huangs! No matter what happened, they would have the capital to boast to others in the future.
Nalan Yanran lifted her pretty face. Her expression was repeatedly changing as she eyed the blue
sky. A long while later, she waved her sleeves gently, turned around and walked out of the hall.
“Let’s go, Uncle Ge. There is no longer a need for us to remain here. We should immediately go
and report this to Teacher and get her to investigate the identities of these three mysterious strong
people.”
Eyeing Nalan Yanran’s tall back, Ge Ye hesitated for a moment. He lifted his head to look at the
broken ceiling. The fleeting glance under the black robe from before once again flashed in his mind.
“It definitely, definitely cannot be the brat from the Xiao clan!”
Ge Ye clenched his teeth violently as he inhaled a deep breath. He tightly suppressed the
somewhat ridiculous thought that was in the deep region of his heart. After which, he turned around
and walked out of the hall.

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Chapter 260
Chapter 260: Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor
High in the blue sky, three majestic and imposing beings flew past. Under this terrifying and
imposing manner, a commotion was immediately stirred within Yan City below. Numerous people
who were of the Dou Shi class or higher lifted their heads with dull faces and eyed the human
figures flying past in the sky like falling stars. Their feet could not help but tremble. The imposing
manner from these three Dou Huangs was very rarely seen in the Jia Ma Empire. Very few people
who had yet to reach a certain level had the qualification to feel the pressure from such force.
Under the pressure of these three imposing force, an unrest swiftly began spreading within the city.
On top of the unrest, an even greater number of people who were quite strong shot up to the roofs
with frenzy and excitement after they were stunned for a moment. After which, they were as excited
as fleas, shuttling on the roofs of the city as they followed the three majestic and imposing
presences from far behind.
Many people felt great respect in their hearts towards extremely strong people of such class. A
fight between people of such high level undoubtedly possessed a great attraction toward people of
the Dou Shi or Da Dou Shi class.
Within the spacious city, a few hundred black shadows chose to move quickly. That momentum
was somewhat frightening and spectacular.
In the sky above, Xiao Yan’s face was dark as he was locked onto the green colored human figure
in front of him. The pair of wings on his back flapped quickly and a wild wind blew from his front,
cutting like blades onto his body and causing him to feel a little pain.
Not far behind Xiao Yan, Hai Bo Dong was following closely. Currently, an icy cold white colored
Dou Qi was shrouding his body. On his shriveled hand, white shining sharp icicles covered the tips of
his fingers. As it curled slightly, waves of thick cold force was emitted. He lifted his head and
frowned as he eyed the green clothed lady whose flying speed was very quick. After musing for a
moment, his palms suddenly began forming seals. The ice cold Dou Qi in his body swiftly flowed,
surged out of his body and began to control the ice type energy that were in the air a hundred
meters away in the distance.
When one reached the Dou Huang class, one could already use the Dou Qi in one’s body to
resonate with natural energy during battle. After that, one could control these energies and unleash
an incomparably terrifying force. This was also the reason why only Dou Huang possessed a
destructive force that horrified people.
The training of a Dou Zhe started off with training the body first. After the body was trained until
it reached the pinnacle, the Dou Qi in one’s body would be able to resonate with the natural energy
of the same affinity and finally achieve the aim of controlling it.
All Dou Zhe, nearly without exception, felt both respect and yearning in their hearts toward this
realm. Before entering this realm, one person may be able to block ten, block a hundred, block a
thousand, but the strength of a person would always reach a point when it was exhausted. Only by
reaching the realm of controlling the natural energy could the idea of one person taking on ten
thousand not be an illusion like the moon in the water of the flower in the mirror.
According to legend, when one’s strength reached the Dou Zhong or Dou Sheng class, one could
cause the sky to collapse, the land to crack, the mountains to topple and the sea to flip by just
raising one’s hand. This did not appear to be just an illusion. When one reached that realm, one
could summon the lightning and raise magma with a single thought.
Ending as it began, tens of thousands of soldiers would all turn to ashes!
Of course, nothing was ever absolute. There were also some strong people who gave up the
opportuni

ty to resonate with the natural energy. They chose to repeatedly strengthen their own flesh. Once
they had trained their physical flesh until it transformed, their punches and kicks could break the
land and shatter space. Their destruction strength would not be smaller than controlling the natural
energy. Instead, it could be even greater. However, just by strengthening one’s flesh, the extent of
difficulty of the training would be even greater than that of the former. Moreover, the intense pain
that training one’s flesh created made it really difficult for people whose mind was not firm to
persist on.
“Mysterious Crystal Thorn Wall!”
The low cry sounded in midair. Quickly following it, the space tens of meters in front of the green
clothed lady began to become somewhat distorted. Immediately, a white colored fog swiftly
appeared and in a lightning like manner, agglomerated in the air into a thick ice layer that was
around seventy to eighty feet wide. Moreover, icicles that were a few meters long were densely
packed on the surface of the thick ice layer. One could imagine that if one were to smash into it, one
would likely not feel good about one’s fate.
The sudden appearance of the huge ice layer in the sky also caused the numerous people who had
continued to follow below to voice waves of shocked gasps. Their faces immediately became even
more frantic. This was the respect and the yearning every Dou Zhe had toward strength.
“Hmph!” Eyeing the ice layer that had suddenly appeared, the green clothed lady was somewhat
angry as she snorted. Clearly, the two people closely chasing behind her caused her to be a little
impatient.
“Break for me!”
With her left hand hugging the unconscious Qing Lin, the green clothed lady suddenly used her
right hand to violently push at the empty space in front of her. An emerald glow soared suddenly to
the skyline. Green colored vines strangely surfaced all over the place. After the vines appeared, they
began to twist and twine around each other. In just ten plus seconds, countless vines actually twined
into a green colored fist that was around forty to fifty feet in size.
The enormous fist was covered by an energy glow. After which, it carried a howling sound as it
abruptly smashed at the thick ice layer. Any place that it passed, the sharp icicles broke with a bang.
“Bang!” High in the sky, an explosion sounded. The huge ice layer was smashed by the emerald
colored huge fist until an enormous hole appeared.
Hearing the explosion that sounded high in the air and the falling cold fragments of ice, the
people’s heart below trembled a couple of times. Each of them vaguely estimated in their hearts.
Immediately, they were shocked to realize that the energy contained within the huge fist could likely
directly break the city’s gate of Yan City with just a punch!
“What terrifying strength…”
The group of people below as well as Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong high in the sky groaned in
surprise in the hearts as they eyed the shattered ice layer.
The body of the green clothed lady shot out from the empty hole in a lightning like manner. At the
same time, her hand abruptly waved backwards. Instantly, an enormous green colored energy fist
shot out from the hole and violently smashed toward Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan’s expression changed slightly as he personally experienced that intense pressuring force.
His right fist abruptly pushed forward. Nothing happened for a short while as he aimed at the fist
smashing towards him before an enormous thick white flame pillar shot out.
The thick white flame pillar heavily collided with the energy fist. When the huge energy fist closed
to be within ten meters to Xiao Yan, a thick white ice layer swiftly spread and wrapped the fist
within it.
Xiao Yan’s flying body shot passed. His feet gently pressed against the huge fist that had turned
into ice and a hidden force was transferred over. Immediately, the huge energy fist burst with a
bang.
While the cold ice shot in all directions, Xiao Yan’s body charged out of the ice layer hole in a
lightning like manner. Immediately, he came to an abrupt stop as he quietly eyed the green clothed
lady who had suddenly stopped flying.
After Xiao Yan came to a stop, Hai Bo Dong behind him also caught up. He came to a stop beside
Xiao Yan’s shoulders and watched the woman in front. The cold air was being swallowed and spit
out between his palms.
Staring at the green clothed lady, Hai Bo Dong tilted his head and eyed Xiao Yan. He asked in a
soft voice, “Why has she stopped fleeing?”
“I don’t know?”
Xiao Yan shook his head. His gaze had never shifted from the green clothed lady. After he was
silent for a moment, he opened his mouth and said, “Your strength is indeed very great. With just
any one of the two of us, it may be difficult to hold you back. Unfortunately, however, there are two
of us…”
“Hand Qing Lin over. We also don’t wish to come into conflict with you.” Xiao Yan said deeply.
 “That won’t do. In order to find the ‘Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils’, I have searched for
decades. Now that I have luckily met one, forget about the two of you being Dou Huang, even if
there were a couple more, I would definitely not let go.” The green clothed lady shook her head. Her
tone did not suggest that there was any room for discussion.
“Get her!”
As he eyed the green clothed lady gloomily, Xiao Yan’s patience was also gradually worn out. At
that moment, he did not procrastinate. With a low cry, the two of them prepared to once again
launched ferocious attacks.
“Were it not for me being worried that staying here for any longer would attract the strong people
of the Jia Ma Empire, with just the two of you, you might not be able to beat me even if we face each
other head on.” The green clothed lady was somewhat haughty as she laughed.
“Unfortunately, we are indeed in the Jia Ma Empire.” Xiao Yan coldly smiled as he retorted. In his
palm, the thick white flame was writhing with increasing ferocity. His body leaned forward and was
already preparing the force to attack.
“That’s right, now we are in the Jia Ma Empire… therefore, I also won’t be conceited and fight
with the two of you alone.” The green clothed lady shook her head regretfully and placed her
delicate finger into the green yarn and her mouth. Immediately a somewhat sharp whistle which
carried a strange sound wave spread out in the sky.
“Hong!”
Not long after the whistle sounded, a roar suddenly replied from a distant forest. Immediately, an
enormous huge beast that was nearly a hundred feet long suddenly soared into the sky and flew
over to their area of the skyline. Its enormous dark shadow covered a large portion of the ground.
The huge beast’s body was extremely long. At one glance, it seemed to be similar to a snake-
shaped Magic Beast. The flying speed of this Magic Beast was so fast that it shocked people. As its
enormous tail twisted and swung, the beast appeared to be teleporting. In just a few movements, it
was quite close to the green clothed lady.
As the huge beast moved nearer, its entire appearance was finally absorbed into Xiao Yan’s and
the others’ eyes. Immediately, they involuntarily and gently inhaled a breath of cold air.
The huge beast should perhaps be called a huge serpent to be more accurate. Its body was
extremely huge and completely dark black. Amidst the dark black, there were numerous bright lines
with a strange appearances. On the two sides of the huge serpent’s body there were actually eight
black wings that carried traces of purple. On its head there was a dark black spiral patterned horn
as a faint purple glow flashed on the tip of the horn. Clearly, it concealed a lethal poison. Faint
bright colored lines on its head vaguely formed a crown shape. Within the triangular shaped eyes, it
did not have a beast-like character. Instead, it was filled with the shrewdness and cunningness, like
a humans.
“Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor?” Eyeing the enormous black serpent appearance, Hai Bo
Dong’s face changed as he cried out involuntarily.
Hearing Hai Bo Dong’s somewhat shocked cry, Xiao Yan’s heart trembled slightly. Information rose
from within his heart.
“‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’, a type of extremely gifted unique beast. It is the
evolution of the rank three Magic Beast, ‘Two-Winged Black Serpent’. Starting from the third rank,
each time it rose a rank, it would have an additional pair of wings. When it achieved eight wings, it
would be the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ whose fierce name is renowned throughout the
Dou Qi Continent!”
“Dammit. A rank six Magic Beast? I didn’t expect that this woman would actually have a
companion.” Xiao Yan heart suddenly sank as he eyed the enormous black serpent with a gloomy
face. He did not think that this Dou Huang class ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ was the
steed of the green clothed lady. Once it reached a certain class, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent
Emperor’ already possessed an intellect that was not below that of a human. Its emperor like
haughtiness naturally would not allow it to yield to a human who was merely the same class as it.
In the distant sky, the green clothed lady and the enormous ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’
gradually came closer together. Immediately, two frightening forces shot to the skyline, causing the
lazy clouds to be shattered into pieces at this moment.
“This time, it’s going to be troublesome…”
Sensing these two frightening forces, the expressions of Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong suddenly
became extremely downcast.
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Chapter 261
Chapter 261: The Huge Fight In the Sky
In the distant skyline, four imposing presences of the Dou Huang class spread across the sky. The
surrounding space seemed to tremble slightly at this moment. The lazy white clouds in the blue sky
were torn into pieces by the domineering forces in the sky.
In Yan City, everyone repeatedly trembled under these four interacting vast and mighty forces.
That terrifying pressure caused people to feel as though they were each carrying a five hundred
kilograms heavy stone. Their breathing became somewhat deep and heavy.
“Lu Man, ha ha, it’s unexpected that you would actually be forced into scurrying around randomly.
If this was to be conveyed back, you would likely be ridiculed to death by them!” The enormous
triangular shaped eyes stared at Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong opposite him. The huge mouth of the
‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ opened and closed, emitting a deafeningly loud laughter.
“You bastard Bai Ya. I am carrying someone with me and also don’t wish to wind up fighting them.
If I don’t run, should I just foolishly stand there and wait for them to attack?” When the green
clothed lady whose body was suspended beside the head of the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent
Emperor’ heard his mocking laughter, she could not help but yell furiously.
“Hee hee.” The ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ smiled and shook his huge tail. His triangle
shaped eyes moved. When he glanced at Qing Lin in the chest of the lady whom he addressed as Lu
Man, his thunder like voice became much more serious. “Is it really the ‘Triple Jade-Green Snake
Flower Pupils’? “
“Yes, there is nothing wrong with your senses. It really is that!” As she mentioned this, a joy was
spread over the forehead of this green clothed lady while she smiled, nodded and replied.
“That’s good…” Hearing this, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ clearly sighed in relief.
He once again shifted his gaze toward Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong opposite him. After scanning
slightly, he exclaimed in shock. He paused on Xiao Yan’s body which was emitting a thick white
flame and said with shock “How unusual. Why do I feel that the Qi on this person seems faintly
familiar?”
“You also had this kind of feeling?” The green clothed lady blinked her eyes in surprise. She sized-
up Xiao Yan and said, “Just now, I exposed my cover because of the somewhat familiar Qi on his
body. However, there are far too many strong people that I have come into contact with. Therefore, I
cannot remember just who this Qi is similar to.”
“The white colored flame on his body should be a ‘Heavenly Flame’, right? It is just that I am
unsure which kind it is. Tsk tsk, what a lucky fellow.” The ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’
said in surprise.
“Yes, it indeed is a type of ‘Heavenly Flame’. His strength is extremely terrifying. My ‘Ten-
Thousand Wooden Prison’ does not have any effect on him.” The green clothed lady nodded her head
and said deeply.
“Hee hee, it has been many years since I came to the Jia Ma Empire. I did not expect that such a
strong person had actually appeared.” The ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ was somewhat
surprised as he said with a smile.
“Alright, enough of this nonsense. After creating such a huge commotion here, I’m afraid that the
people from the Misty Cloud Sect and that old demon from the Jia Ma Empire royalty have already
sensed something. If we were to drag on, it would be troublesome once they were to hurry over.”
The green clothed lady said deeply.
“Ok, I know. What a long-winded woman…”
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;Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ swung his enormous tail slightly and immediately said
somewhat regretfully, “But how unfortunate. Originally, I wanted to find Queen Medusa to have a
competition. Who would have thought that her evolution actually failed. Ah, such a beautiful woman.
It was clear that she appeared just for this emperor.”
“Bai Ya, stop having such romantic thoughts. Have you forgotten the terrible state that she beat
you into the last time?” The green clothed lady rolled her eyes and helplessly said.
“Hei, I love her violence.” The ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ shook his huge head and
laughed loudly, “Alright. You should bring that girl and leave first. I will block them. Ten minutes
later, we will meet at the old place.”
“Ah, be careful. Those two are not simple people.” The green clothed lady nodded her head and
reminded. The pair of wings on her back flapped gently and she shot to the distant skyline.
“Rest assured. If we were to compare flying speed, there is no one in the Dou Huang class who
can be compared with me.” The ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ waved his tail toward the
green clothed lady in the distant and proudly laughed.
“You want to go? Leaving her behind!” Seeing the green clothed lady quickly fleeing, Xiao Yan’s
expression sank. He flapped his Purple Cloud Wings gently and his body shot forward.
“Hee hee, your opponent is me.”
Seeing Xiao Yan who wanted to fly past him from above, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent
Emperor’ laughed. His eight wings flapped together and his huge body instantly appeared on the
path that Xiao Yan was flying on. His huge serpent tail was suddenly swung. The terrifying force
that it contained actually caused the space to have a sort of distorted feeling.
Sensing the terrifying strength of the serpent tail, Xiao Yan’s expression changed. He did not dare
to met it head on. His body swiftly twisted and dodged it. Although he dodged the attack, his aim of
giving chase was stopped.
“Dammit! Old Hai, attack!” Xiao Yan cursed softly. As his body avoided the repeated attacks of the
‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’, he turned his head around and shouted toward Hai Bo
Dong.
“Help me block him for a moment!” Hai Bo Dong’s expression was serious as he cried out softly.
His hand formed some seals. As his sleeves trembled slightly, cold air suddenly surged out of his
body. In an instant, the entire place was completely shrouded by cold air. Due to the increased
intensity of the cold air, threads of snow began to descend from the sky. A moment later, wild winds
howled. The snow swiftly agglomerated into snow white ice blades. The threads of wild wind
gradually turned into a vortex which suddenly expanded. A moment later, the vortex actually
expanded until it was over ten meters wide.
As the wild wind howled, numerous sharp ice blades were shot into the vortex. In an instant, a
white colored tornado whose exterior was covered by sharp ice blades appeared out of thin air in
the sky.
By using his own strength to build such a ferocious ice blade storm, a lot of cold sweat began to
accumulate on Hai Bo Dong’s forehead despite his strength.
“Xiao Yan, move aside!”
Hai Bo Dong shouted in a low voice. When he saw Xiao Yan swiftly withdrawing to one side, Hai
Bo Dong waved his sleeves. An enormous ice blade storm that carried a sharp breaking wind sound,
howled as it swept toward the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’.
“Hei, the momentum is quite good. However, I am a six star Dou Huang. How can this two star
Dou Huang strength of yours compete with me? Ha ha!” Eyeing the ice blade storm that was being
swept over, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ laughed loudly. He swung his huge head and
a black colored flame suddenly surged out of his body. After which, it was unceasingly being
supplied out before finally agglomerating into an equally large black colored energy ‘Eight-Winged
Black Serpent Emperor’ on top of his head.
Swinging his huge tail abruptly, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ that was completely
agglomerated from the strange black colored flame violently shot out from the ‘Eight-Winged Black
Serpent Emperor’. It carried a force that was quite terrifying and violently collided with the white
colored ice blade tornado.
At the moment of collision, the space when the two came into contact appeared to have shattered
and opened tiny black colored crack lines.
“Bang!”
Two different kinds of terrifying energy, with one being white and the other being black, stood off
against each other for a moment before suddenly exploding in the sky. The intense energy explosion
sound could still be faintly heard even a kilometer away.
At the instance when the explosion occurred, a circle of energy ripples spread out from the point
of explosion and shook both Hai Bo Dong and the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ at the
same time, forcing them to pull back swiftly.
“Ha ha, with the way you squander, even if you are a Dou Huang, you could likely only display it a
couple of times, no?” Eyeing Hai Bo Dong, whose face had some cold sweat surfacing, the ‘Eight-
Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ laughed loudly.
“Octane Blast!”
Before his laughter completely fell, his huge triangular eyes abruptly shrunk. The dark black
scales on his body abruptly and strangely tightened. A layer of faint black colored strange grease
seeped out from below the scales and swiftly wrapped the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’s’
body within it.
At the waist of the huge body of the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’, Xiao Yan’s body
suddenly appeared in a flash. His fist that was covered by a thick white flame that abruptly
tightened and carried a terrifying force like a burst of lightning when it violently smashed
downward. At this moment, that spacious black colored robe on Xiao Yan seemed to have become as
tough as steel.
“Bang!”
Xiao Yan’s fist smashed heavily onto the body of the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’.
However, Xiao Yan’s expression became extremely ugly. This was because he had sensed that the
body of the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ had suddenly become as greasy as a loach.
Even though Xiao Yan’s fist smashed onto the serpent, it moved along the layer of greasy film on
the beast body and drifted away.
Although most of the attack from this blow missed, there was still a small portion that was solidly
smashed onto the body of the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’. The high temperature
contained in the thick white flame immediately caused the small section of serpent scale where the
fist had landed to to curl up.
“Hiss, it’s painful!” The intense pain that was transmitted from his body caused the huge body of
the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ to abruptly curl up. The huge tail suddenly swung back
and violently smashed on Xiao Yan’s back. Immediately, Xiao Yan became like a rubber ball as he
was sent flying.
“Glug…” The enormous force transmitted from his back caused Xiao Yan to spit out a mouthful of
blood. His pair of wings flapped rapidly in order to stabilize his staggering body.
“Ah, it is after all not a strength that belongs to me. It is extremely awkward controlling it.” Xiao
Yan wiped off the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth and laughed bitterly in his heart.
“Are you alright?” Hai Bo Dong flew to Xiao Yan’s side and inquired.
“I’m fine.” Xiao Yan shook his head. His gaze was somewhat anxious as he eyed the distant
horizon. During this period of them that the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ held them off,
that green clothed lady had fled until one could not see her shadow.
“What do we do? Although he cannot kill us, with his strength it does not seem difficult to hold us
off.” Hai Bo Dong laughed bitterly, “The affinity of this fellow coincidentally restrains mine. The
scales all over him have a defence that is frightening. Was it not for you relying on the ‘Heavenly
Flame’ just now, that punch would likely have little effect on him.”
Xiao Yan clenched his teeth tightly, his breathing was a little hurried.
“The both of us don’t possess those terrifying Dou Techniques with great destructive power. If we
want to defeat him, it would seem a little difficult.” Hai Bo Dong sighed.
Xiao Yan remained quiet. The ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ was something that belonged to Yao Lao.
Therefore, the extent at which Xiao Yan could control it was far from being as flexible as Yao Lao.
Moreover, the Spiritual Strength that had enabled him to be able to fight with a Dou Huang also
completely belonged to Yao Lao. All of these were not of related to Xiao Yan. He had only played the
part of a transferring point.
Even the ‘Octane Blast’ did not have much effect on the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’.
Then the only hidden card that Xiao Yan was left with was that Di class Dou Technique: Flame
Splitting Tsunami!
Placing his palm gently on his shoulder, Xiao Yan’s finger touched the icy cold black colored huge
ruler on his back. However, just as he was preparing to use this last hidden card, the corner of his
eye abruptly stopped on the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ on his left hand. His mind was blank for a
moment. After being quiet for a moment, a thought that was somewhat insane quietly began to
excitedly rise from the deep regions of his heart without any restraint.
“Perhaps, this will be even more terrifying…”
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Chapter 262
Chapter 262: Merging the ‘Heavenly Flames’, Angry Buddha Lotus Flame!
When this nearly crazy thought appeared, it caused Xiao Yan to shudder involuntarily. However, no
matter how he suppressed it, this thought continued to climb and surround his heart. No matter
what happened, he could not disperse it, like a demon pestering him…
Under this futile attempt at expelling it, Xiao Yan unconsciously and gradually became obsessed
by this thought. He muttered in his heart, “If it were possible for this to be successful, its terrifying
destructive force would likely not be weaker than the ‘Flame Splitting Tsunami’, would it?”
During the time that Xiao Yan was struggling, Hai Bo Dong eyed him quietly. He assumed that the
latter had given up. At that moment, he quietly sighed in relief. No matter what happened, this
‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ was definitely a formidable opponent. Hai Bo Dong may have
indeed held something back, but he and Qing Lin were not close. Therefore, he need not take such a
risk because of a little girl. Xiao Yan being able to take the initiative to give up coincided with his
desire.
On the opposite side, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ slightly swung its huge tail. Each
time the huge tail swung, it would create quite a strong wild wind in the sky. It could be imagined
just what kind of terrifying force was contained within that huge tail.
“Hee hee, why? Are you finally giving up?” The triangle shaped huge eyes glanced at the two
people opposite who did not make any move. The laughter of the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent
Emperor’ was like rolling thunder that billowed throughout the sky without resting.
“It is just as well that you give up. It saves me from wasting my strength.”
With a smile, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ turned his head around and eyed the
distant horizon. He softly muttered, “That Lu Man woman should have reached a safe place already.
My task to block them should have ended.”
Turning around, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ eyed Xiao Yan. His loud laughed held
a ridicule, “You two, if you take it too hard in the future, you can come and find me. I will wait for
you anytime. Today, I will not play with the both of you. Otherwise when that woman from the Misty
Cloud Sect and that old demon were to come together, I would really have a problem leaving.”
After saying this, that ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’s’ huge tail swing slightly. His gaze
stared intently at every action the two made as his body slowly moved backward. Clearly, the
cautious him was unwilling to expose his back to two Dou Huangs. Although he might be able to
block two Dou Huangs, he could not really defeat both Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong.
Under the black robe, Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the gradually retreating ‘Eight-Winged
Black Serpent Emperor’. The thought that Xiao Yan was struggling with in his heart was suddenly
set down. His hands slowly extended out of the black robe. The long white hands of his were like
that of a lady’s and appeared to not possess any strength.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s action, Hai Bo Dong at the side was at a loss. Immediately his face was
uncertain.
“Hee hee, why, are you still not willing to give up? You may possess one type of ‘Heavenly Flame’
but looking at your manner it appears that you are unable to unleash its true strength!” Similarly
sensing Xiao Yan’s action, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ immediately stopped his
moving body. His triangle shaped eyes stared intently at Xiao Yan and was somewhat irritated as he
laughed coldly.
Ignoring the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ mocking words

, Xiao Yan’s hands were placed in front of him facing the sky. He was slightly quiet. A thick white
flame rose on his left hand. Its hot temperature burnt the air until it became somewhat distorted
and illusory.
As his left hand slightly tightened, the ghastly white colored flame quietly writhered, emitting a
ferocious energy.
As his enormous triangular shape eyes stared at Xiao yan while carrying some ridicule. the ‘Eight-
Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ was not the slightest bit anxious. Although he was a little fearful of
‘Heavenly Flame’, the black robed person, for some unknown reason, seemed to be unable to freely
unleash the strength that belonged to it. Therefore, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ was
totally not very afraid.
The cynical feeling in the triangular shaped eyes existed for a moment. However, when a cluster of
green colored flame suddenly rose on Xiao Yan’s right hand, its enormous eyes abruptly shrunk. An
unknown and extremely horrified emotion appeared in the serpent’s eyes in a human like manner.
“This is also a ‘Heavenly Flame’? Dammit, dammit! How can this be possible? How can you
possess two types of ‘Heavenly Flame’ in your body?” Sensing the terrifying temperature that the
green colored flame emitted , the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ was momentarily stunned.
Immediately, his huge body curled up as though someone had stepped on his tail. His sharp voice
was corrupted as he gasped in the sky.
Standing by Xiao Yan’s side, Hai Bo Dong eyed the white and green colored flame writhing in Xiao
Yan’s palms with a stunned face. Being in such close proximity, he was naturally able to sense the
terrifying temperature contained within the two clusters of flames much more clearly. At that
moment, his footsteps involuntarily moved a distance away before he felt reassured and stopped his
body.
“It is really unbelievable. This guy actually possesses two types of ‘Heavenly Flame’!”
Hai Bo Dong inhaled a deep breath of cold air as he stared at Xiao Yan’s hands. His heart was in
total chaos. In his rich experience, he had never heard of anyone who could possess two types of
‘Heavenly Flame’ at the same time. One should know that the nature of a ‘Heavenly Flame’ was
overbearing and they possessed a great destructive ability. Two ‘Heavenly Flames’ were basically
like enemies and they were usually extremely incompatible. If two types of ‘Heavenly Flame’ were to
exist in one person’s body, Hai Bo Dong could only think of one type of ending. That would be an
ending where the two extremely unstable bombs collided with each other. The final result was to be
completely destroyed in a brilliant explosion.
Hai Bo Dong was uncertain why Xiao Yan could possess two types of ‘Heavenly Flame’ at the same
time. However, he could clearly sense that at the moment the two types of ‘Heavenly Flame’
appeared, the originally docile energy seeds in their bodies suddenly became much more irritable.
“What is this guy thinking of doing by summoning two kinds of ‘Heavenly Flame’?” Hai Bo Dong
was at a lost as he thought in his heart. He eyed the slightly lifted black robe. The delicate and
handsome face that was revealed there, appeared to be faintly holding a somewhat insane smile.
As he watched the smile on Xiao Yan’s face, Hai Bo Dong trembled coldly. An uneasy feeling
involuntarily surfaced in his heart. As his pair of wings flapped slightly, icy cold Dou Qi formed a
round shaped ice cover that wrapped around himself.
Opposite Xiao Yan, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ continued to swear as he gasped
rapidly. Clearly, he had received quite a blow from the reality that Xiao Yan could possess two kinds
of ‘Heavenly Flame’.
Ignoring the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ that was leaping randomly like a loach, Xiao
Yan’s gaze stared intently at the two cluster of different colored ‘Heavenly Flame’. The corner of his
mouth twitched slightly. A moment later, he clenched his teeth. His hands carried the two kinds of
the ‘Heavenly Flames’ and slowly drew them together towards the center.
“Damn! Lunatic, lunatic! This person is definitely crazy!”
Watching this action of Xiao Yan with shocked gazes, Hai Bo Dong and the ‘Eight-Winged Black
Serpent Emperor’ appeared to strangely scold together. After they scolded, the two of them pulled
back a large distance in harmony. After which, they eyed Xiao Yan from a distance.
“Bastard, if you were to die, who is going to refine the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’ for me.” As
Hai Bo Dong was pulling back, he scolded helplessly in his heart. In his opinion, even though Xiao
Yan was able to simultaneously possess two different kind of ‘Heavenly Flame’ in his body, it would
be impossible that he could allow the two kinds of violent ‘Heavenly Flame’ to come into contact
with each other and remain safe.
The cursing from the two of them did not cause Xiao Yan to have any hesitation. In his insane
thought, he thought that since the ‘Flame Mantra’ could swallow many different ‘Heavenly Flame’, it
should not be too difficult to merge these ‘Heavenly Flame’ together.
The strength of one ‘Heavenly Flame’ could cause a Dou Huang to fear. If two different kinds of
‘Heavenly Flames’ were to blend together, the energy that would be erupted when they came into
contact would definitely be inflated by several fold!
This was a crazy experiment. Of course, despite possessing great danger, if Xiao Yan could really
succeed, he would really possess a terrifying killing skill that even a Dou Huang would greatly fear.
“Dammit, if this thing were to really succeed, this could be considered a unique Dou Technique
that I have created myself, right?” Xiao Yan muttered somewhat nervously in his heart. His hands
were trembling as the green colored flame and the thick white flame slowly began to make contact.
“Bang!”
The instant when the flame seedlings made contact, a muffled thunder like roar was erupted from
within Xiao Yan’s palm. Immediately, his hands were horrifically hurt. Fresh blood flowed
uncontrollably. Looking at his posture, if it was not for the Dou Qi protecting his hands, they would
likely be blown apart on the spot.
Xiao Yan forcefully withstood the intense pain that was being transmitted from his hands. A white
colored flame shrouded his left dark black eye while the other side was shrouded by a green colored
flame. The green and white alternated with each other, appearing extremely strange and ghastly.
Clenching his teeth together, Xiao Yan ignored the terrifying energy released from the collision
between the two kinds of ‘Heavenly Flame’ which had caused the air to begin to become distorted.
His hands were entirely focused on moving together toward the center.
The distance between the two palms was but half a centimeter. However, this half a centimeter
caused Xiao Yan to completely call upon every thread of energy within the cells of his body in order
to maintain the slow progress.
The ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ stared intently at Xiao Yan who was like a mad person.
Although he knew that under such a situation, it was somewhat inappropriate for him to remain, his
jealousy that Xiao Yan was able to possess two kinds of ‘Heavenly Flames’ at the same time, insisted
on staying behind. He wanted to see for himself just how this arrogant fellow would play with
himself until he would not be able to leave a corpse behind! In this Dou Qi Continent, he had never
heard of anyone who could use the ‘Heavenly Flame’ in such a manner.
Fresh blood repeatedly flowed out from Xiao Yan’s palm. The green and white colored flame began
to be gradually compressed. However, it was clear that at the same time they were being
compressed, Xiao Yan was withstanding the backlash from the two ‘Heavenly Flames’. At one
instant, Xiao Yan finally let out a muffled groan in his heart. A mouthful of blood was shot out and
fell into the flame. It was instantly incinerated into nothingness.
Xiao Yan clenched his teeth and stubbornly eyed the two ‘Heavenly Flame’ that were wrapped
around each other. He understood clearly in his heart that this action of him was undoubtedly
extremely foolish. However, after musing for an instant, he still continued to go about in his own
way and continued. His heart possessed an obsession that belonged to him.
Since he began having contact with Yao Lao, Xiao Yan would always rely on Yao Lao’s strength
whenever he met an opponent he could not defeat and finally escape from death. From Xiao Yan’s
point of view, he did not like this kind of feeling. Perhaps Yao Lao did not say anything with his
mouth, but Xiao Yan vaguely knew that Yao Lao seemed to also be unwilling to see Xiao Yan relying
on his strength to flee or fight whenever the latter met a strong opponent.
Xiao Yan was a persistent person. Sometimes, this persistence could also be considered an
extreme stubbornness. Currently, Xiao Yan who appeared at a dead end had descended into this
extreme stubbornness.
Under this condition, Xiao Yan really wanted to try whether he, with his own strength, could
create something of a terrifying strength that even Yao Lao would be startled.
In Xiao Yan’s body, other than the ‘Flame Mantra’ and the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, there was
nothing else which possessed such a qualification or potential.
Each time both the green and white colored flame made contact until a critical point, they would
refuse to continue to merge regardless of how Xiao Yan compressed them. Instead, following Xiao
Yan violent pushes that stemmed his unwillingness to accept the situation, the energy within the two
clusters of flame would gradually become violent.
“Bang!”
Another muffled explosion sounded. The part of Xiao Yan’s hand between his thumb and index
finger jumped and split open. Lowering his head to eye that electric sphere like cluster of flame that
repeatedly flickered green and white colored light, Xiao Yan’s eyes shrunk slightly. He knew that
this was the omen just before the violent energy was about to explode.
“Xiao Yan, dammit, quickly dissipate them. If you continue like this, it will explode!” Sensing the
violent natural energy around Xiao Yan, Hai Bo Dong hurriedly called out.
“Ha ha, a fellow who overestimates his own abilities!” Sensing the violent energy seeds, the
‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ laughed loudly in an extremely gloating manner.
Xiao Yan did not listen to Hai Bo Dong’s opinion. His eyes stared intently at the violent green
white flame cluster. His attention was completely gathered within it. At one instant, the heaven and
earth seemed to suddenly become quiet. Even the sound of the wind had disappeared.
 At this instant, a loss suddenly swarmed into Xiao Yan’s eyes. However, his fingers had become
become agile, seemingly able to bypass the leaves and pick a flower. His ten fingers swiftly moved
around the flame cluster. Threads of Dou Qi that were circulated from the ‘Flame Mantra’ poured
into it.
TL: Bypass the leaves and pick a flower – Chinese Idiom
Following the pouring in of the Dou Qi from the ‘Flame Mantra’, the violent cluster of flame
actually became gradually quiet. The two colored flame wiggled slightly. Finally, it slowly merged
into a green-white lotus seat the size of Xiao Yan’s palm in front of the shocked gazes of both Hai Bo
Dong and the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’.
The instant when the lotus seat was formed, the whole of Xiao Yan’s body trembled. He lowered
his head and stared at the green-white lotus seat in his hand. In a soft voice, he muttered, “Have I
succeeded? Angry Buddha Lotus Flame?”
As his voice fell, Xiao Yan’s face swiftly became pale. The loss on his face suddenly disappeared. At
the same time, he violently and instinctively threw the green-white lotus seat in his hand toward the
‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’, who was still in shock.
The green-white colored flame lotus seat quietly shot through the empty air. Along the way, it did
not even pick up a wind as it floated. However, this floating manner caused all the scales on the
‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ to stand inverted.
The green-white two colored lotus seat swiftly shot toward the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent
Emperor’. However, when it was about to reach a twenty meter radius from the latter, the quiet
lotus seat abruptly began to riot. The lotus seat slowed and shrank. Immediately afterwards, it
swelled up and closely following this ——
——An uncontrollable, world-shaking explosion reverberated through the empty air.
“Bang!”
A destructive like energy spread out from the spot where the cluster had been. At this moment,
waves of ripples surfaced in the empty air. The ripples spread and passed through the towering peak
of a mountain in the clouds not far away. The peak of the mountain suddenly burst apart and the
part where it cracked off from the main mountain was as smooth as a mirror.
In an opposing direction around five hundred kilometers from Yan city, two flashing figures
abruptly stopped in the sky. They suddenly raised their heads and eyed the place where their sight
could not reach. An old face that was like tree bark and a graceful and noble looking beautiful face
were covered with shock and disbelief.

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Chapter 263
Chapter 263: Terrifying Destructive Force
The brilliant green-white flame exploded in the blue sky. Like a wave of flames, it engulfed the sky.
Instantly, the temperature of this entire area, rose significantly.
Within Yan City, a countless number of people lifted their heads foolishly and eyed the terrifying
wave of flames that had engulfed the sky. Even though it was thousands of meters away, the hot
flame wave still caused people to perspire profusely.
The huge city was completely silent. Everyone swallowed their saliva in their dry mouths. A panic
spread from deep within their hearts. If this flame wave was a little lower above Yan City, this place
might have been annihilated into a flat plain.
“Is this the destructive strength of a Dou Huang? How terrifying!” Everyone shivered and groaned
weakly in their hearts.
In the blue sky, the flame wave turned into an energy ripple as it violently surged outward. With
the explosion at the center, the surrounding living creatures within a certain boundary all received a
destructive blow.
The green-white flame waves leisurely spread out to a radius of a couple of hundred meters before
they gradually began to disappear. In the sky, two humans and a beast had gone into a dire state.
The blow received by the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’s, which had a huge body, was
undoubtedly the most severe among the three due to its size and its position being closest to the
point of the explosion. Because of the destructive flame wave that swept out, over half of the tough
scales on the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’s’ body had been completely broken. Its black
body had bright red blood that repeatedly seeped and dripped down as though it was raining.
Under the broken scales, a couple of horrifying wounds that were visible to the naked eye
extended outward and almost covered his entire back. At one glance, one appeared to be able to
faintly see the dense white bones.
Of its eight wings, three of them were destroyed from the rough explosion and another wing had
only half of it left with fresh blood flowing wildly. The ridicule in the enormous triangular shaped
eyes could no longer be seen. Replacing it was an utter horror. His miserable and dire looking
manner no longer possessed the slightest bit of pride and arrogance.
In a place far away from the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’, a completely snow white ice
cover slowly cracked open. The ice fragments fell, finally exposing an old figure in an almost
completely incinerated black robe.
Currently, Hai Bo Dong’s face was totally pale. The corner of his mouth still faintly possessed a
few blood stains. He randomly wiped off the blood stains with his hand, which was trembling
without him noticing. In the terrifying explosion a moment ago, Hai Bo Dong had used all of the
strength he possessed in order to coagulate over forty layers of tough Dou Qi ice layer in an
extremely short period of time. However, this defense which appeared tough and indestructible,
appeared to be easily smashed apart under the green-white flame wave that possessed an extremely
destructive strength. After the flame wave shuttled past, only the last layer of the over forty Dou Qi
ice layers, that had incredible defensive strength, remained.
“This lunatic, lunatic. He actually dared to act so recklessly!” Thinking about the terrible fate he
would be in if his defense was completely broken, Hai Bo Dong’s face turned green. His lips
shivered as his hoarse voice scolded.
Although he was cursing from his mouth, even Hai Bo Dong himself did not realize that some fear
for this young man who was not even twenty was produced deep within his heart.
　　
After a round of scolding, Hai Bo Dong’s gaze swept through midair and finally stopped on Xiao
Yan’s body which was su

spended in midair with no one knowing if he was dead or alive.

Currently, over half of the black robe on Xiao Yan’s body was destroyed. The ‘Sea’s Core Vest’ that
Yun Zhi had given to him had actually burst apart at this moment. A huge piece of pale-blue colored
tough vest slowly descended, revealing Xiao Yan’s body, which was grilled till it was somewhat fiery-
red, underneath.
Flapping the pair of wings on his back gently, Hai Bo Dong quickly appeared beside Xiao Yan. He
eyed Xiao Yan’s unconscious miserable manner and immediately glanced at the pale-blue colored
inner vest. Surprise flashed across his eyes. The defensive strength of this thing caused him to be
somewhat surprise.
Clearly, if Xiao Yan did not have the protection of this inner vest, he may have been killed on the
spot by the terrifying explosion a moment ago.
“This lunatic. You actually dared to merge two ‘Heavenly Flames’ together. Now, things are just
‘good’. The thing that you have created is something that won’t even recognize you as the owner.
Ugh, if you were to die from your own hands, it would be a great fascinating story.” Eyeing Xiao Yan
who was in a condition where his fate was unknown, Hai Bo Dong laughed bitterly and shook his
head. His palm grabbed Xiao Yan’s hand and roughly probed. He shook his head slightly and sighed.
There was a price to pay for creating such a terrifying destruction. The current body of Xiao Yan was
on the verge of being completely broken. This was the first time that Hai Bo Dong had saw this
person who had such strong mantis like life turn into such a frail state.
“For my ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’, you cannot just carelessly die like this.” With a hand
supporting Xiao Yan, Hai Bo Dong muttered.
“Dammit, you deserve to die. You crazy fellow. I hate fighting with lunatics like you the most. A
group of bastards, jerks.” In the far distant, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ had finally
recovered his consciousness. He scolded while he sensed the serious injury condition that his body
was in. His large body trembled. The ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ clearly knew in his
heart that had it not been for Xiao Yan’s first time using that strange green-white flame lotus
resulting in his accuracy and control being imprecise, the current him would undoubtedly directly
enter deep into the level of serious injury. Should that time come, he would at best see a great drop
in his strength, at worst, die on the spot!
Eyeing the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ who still possessed some energy despite being
seriously injured, Hai Bo Dong’s expression sank. He placed Xiao Yan protectively behind him. The
remaining ice affinity Dou Qi in his body slowly flowed, preparing to deal with this infuriated ‘Eight-
Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ at any moment.
However, just as Hai Bo Dong was preparing to fight, the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’
simply cursed extremely angrily before shrinking his body, not daring to move closer to Xiao Yan and
Hai Bo Dong. After facing off in this manner for a few minutes, the remaining wings of the ‘Eight-
Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ suddenly flapped. Immediately, he turned around and fled in front
of Hai Bo Dong’s stunned gaze.
“Dammit, this lunatic. Consider me to be afraid of you. In the future, any place that this lunatic is
in, I will not go and join the fun. Lunatic, really a lunatic. This time I have really made a big loss. If
that woman, Lu Man, doesn’t increase the reward, I will flip her territory around.” The ‘Eight-
Winged Black Serpent Emperor’s ‘ huge body faced the horizon and swiftly flew over. A cussing
voice that was filled with fear continued reverberating in the sky.
Hai Bo Dong was stunned as he eyed the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ who had actually
chose to flee. He was momentarily lost before he immediately shook his head, unsure if he should
laugh or cry. If he was to fight with this unique beast, which had the strength of a six star Dou
Huang, in his current condition, he would likely be unable to gain an advantage. Moreover, he still
needed to protect the unconscious Xiao Yan. Therefore, when he saw that the ‘Eight-Winged Black
Serpent Emperor’ chose to retreat, Hai Bo Dong heaved a sigh of relief.
“Ah, after today’s events are spread around, this little fellow will likely have some reputation even
on the Dou Qi continent. With one strike, you frightened off the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent
Emperor’ whose fierceness is renowned. This involves a boldness that even that old demon from the
imperial family does not have.” Hai Bo Dong turned his head around, eyed the pale faced Xiao Yan in
an unconscious state and sighed with envy.
“Ah, what a terrifying ‘Heavenly Flame’ and crazy little fellow.”
After exclaiming once again for that destructive energy from before, Hai Bo Dong suddenly
pressed his eyebrows tightly together. He lifted his head and his gaze swept both to the east and
west. From both places, two powerful Qis were swiftly flying over.
“Are those two fellows finally coming over?” Hearing Xiao Yan’s attitude from before, it appeared
that he and the Misty Cloud Sect had some grudge. In which case, it would be better to take him
along and leave this place.” Hai Bo Dong mused slightly. His gaze swept around and then below him.
Carrying Xiao Yan, Hai Bo Dong flapped the cold ice wings on his back, turning his body into a
flowing light and swiftly shot toward the horizon.
Following the disappearance of Hai Bo Dong, this sky which had undergone a soul-stirring big
battle finally calmed down.
However, the tranquility continued for only ten plus minutes when two flowing lights swiftly shot
over from both the east and west directions. Finally, they stopped at the location where the big
battle had occurred.
The flowing lights disappeared. An old person’s human figure and a lady’s human figure both
appeared. The old person was wearing an ordinary yellow robe, his good complexation and
energetic manner had a somewhat distinctive and aloof feeling. As his eyes scanned around, they
were filled with dignity. The woman was wearing a tight golden colored robe that was
complemented with a purple color. Her long black hair was drawn into a phoenix like shape. A
nobility that was difficult to hide faintly seeped out from her. Her appearance was tranquil and
beautiful, much like a clear spring in a secluded mountain. At the same time, she caused people to
feel respect for her because of her inborn high status while a fluttering thought would involuntarily
appear in those same people’s heart.
“Ke ke, Sect Leader Yun Yun, in the few years we have not met, your wind affinity Dou Qi is
becoming increasingly polished. This speed is something that the old me cannot catch up with.”
Eyeing that graceful, noble and all around gorgeous robed lady, the old man laughed.
“Jia Lao’s breaking mountain Dou Qi is also becoming more and more potent. From a far distance,
Yun Yun had already sensed that overbearing Qi.” The gorgeous robed lady laughed.
“Ah, I’m slightly old and cannot compare with you young people.” The old man who was addressed
as Jia Lao waved his hand with a smile. His gaze looked around at his surroundings. When his gaze
swept over the huge mountain peak that was crushed, his eyes shrunk and he gently smiled, “Looks
like both of us have missed a great event.”
“Just before, didn’t four different Dou Huangs’ Qis appear here?” The gorgeous robed lady
frowned and asked.
“Ah, there were two Qis who did not appear to be that of a strong person from the Jia Ma Empire.
As for the other two who fought with them, I cannot be certain if they are citizens of the Jia Ma
Empire or not. After all, with a territory that is so big, some old fellows prefers to hide themselves
and would not appear until they die.” The old man laughed. His face gradually became slightly
overcast as he said, “But the energy explosion from before is somewhat appalling. I think that even
if it was me who faced this kind of energy explosion, I could only end up with a seriously wounded
fate.”
“I wonder when this kind of strong person will once again appear in the Jia Ma Empire. If I have
the chance, I would like to become acquainted with him or her.” The old man said somewhat
regretfully.
The gorgeous robed lady smiled and nodded. Her pretty eyes randomly swept across the ground.
A moment later, she suddenly exclaimed softly. She beckoned at the ground with her hand.
Immediately, a pale-blue colored metal piece swiftly shot toward the sky and she caught it firmly in
her hands.
“This is…” Flipping and looking at this somewhat familiar looking pale-blue metal piece. A
moment later, the pretty face of the gorgeous robed lady changed abruptly. She involuntarily
muttered, “Sea’s Core Vest?”

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Chapter 264
Chapter 264: Yao Lao Falling Into A Deep Slumber
Staring at the pale-blue metal pieces with changing expression, an anxiety flashed across the
tranquil and indifferent face of this person, who was the leader of the Misty Cloud Sect. Her hand
clenched silently and her heart flipped repeatedly.
“Why are there fragments of the ‘Sea’s Core Vest’ around here? Don’t tell me that little fellow was
also here just now? Since the ‘Sea’s Core Vest’ has already been broken, he should have also
received an extremely serious injury. This guy, why is it that he always appears wherever there is
trouble?” The gorgeous robed lady’s gaze that carried some anxiety swept across the ground.
However, she did not find even the slightest bit of a suspicious trace. Her eyebrows became slightly
vertical with some anger hidden in them.
“Sect Leader Yun Yun, what’s this?” On one side, the old man could not help but become stunned
when he saw the gorgeous robed lady actually show such an emotion. His voice was surprised as he
asked, This was the first time that he had seen this person, who was in control of the Misty Cloud
Sect, reveal so many unusual emotions at once.
“Haha, nothing.” Being shocked awake by the old man’s voice, the pretty face of the gorgeous
robed lady quickly buried its expression. An instant later, she recovered the indifference from
before. She smiled, stored the ‘Sea’s Core Vest’ fragment into her storage ring in front of that old
man and softly voiced her opinion, “Jia Lao, I think that we should investigate the actual identities of
the four Dou Huangs. After all, it is unlikely that two Dou Huangs from other empires have entered
Jia Ma Empire simply to tour.”
Hearing this, the old man immediately eyed the gorgeous robed lady somewhat strangely. Her
character did not appear to be someone who seemed to be interested in such things.
“What exactly are those metal fragments from before?” Doubt flashed across the old man’s heart.
As the guardian of the empire’s imperial family, the investigation of these strong people from
outside the empire was part of his duty. He had originally wanted to open his mouth and request for
the Misty Cloud Sect to also help at the same time. He did not expect that she would actually open
her mouth first. Therefore, the old man simply smiled and nodded his head. He helped move things
along as he laughed, “Just as well.”
“Below us is Yan City. The headquarters of the Mo clan is coincidentally here. Let’s go and gather
some information first.” The gorgeous robed lady’s pretty eyes shifted toward the city below and she
smiled. Immediately, she chose to descend outside of Yan City. Behind her, the old man followed at a
steady pace.
Three days later, in the Rock Desert City, ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ headquarters.
A faint sandalwood scent shrouded the quiet room, causing people’s spirit to feel somewhat
comfortable and intoxicated. On the bed in the corner of the room, lay a young man whose eyes
were tightly closed. The interval between each weak breath was very long, resulting in others
involuntarily feeling that the breath of his would suddenly cease, creating the most tragic ending.
As the young man laid unconscious on the bed, he could vaguely sense that there were people
pacing up and down around him. A long time later, a few soft sighs sounded and then slowly
disappeared.
After an unknown number of times in which the door had been slammed shut, the finger of the
young man on the bed, who was like a dead person, suddenly shook gently. A while later, his weak
breath finally became a little stronger. Another while later, his eyelashes gently trembled. His
eyelids struggled as they opened slightly.
A faint

gentle lamp light seeped through his eyes. Xiao Yan’s hand abruptly tightened as he did his best to
shift his gaze. After completely sizing up this somewhat familiar looking room, he finally heaved a
heavy sigh of relief. His entire body was weak and exhausted as he lay on the soft bed without
having even the slightest strength to move.
Xiao Yan inhaled and exhaled slightly. When his mind was completely awake as waves of memories
swiftly swarmed out from the deep regions of his mind, causing Xiao Yan to recall the proceedings of
the entire matter.
“I guess that I was injured.” Remembering the intense pain he felt when the destructive flame
swept over, Xiao Yan laughed bitterly. He gently inhaled a mouthful of air that carried a slight
sandalwood scent. When his head was a little clearer, he slowly closed his eyes and let his mind
gradually descend into his inner body.
As his mind descended into his body, a dilapidated inner body condition that caused Xiao Yan to be
stunned, immediately appeared in his mind’s eye.
Eyeing his inner body, which was destroyed forcefully by the terrifying energy, Xiao Yan’s heart
suddenly sank greatly. Although he was able to guess that his injury was serious, he did not expect
that the ‘seriousness’ of it had actually reached such an extent. If it was someone else who
possessed the current miserable condition that his body was in, there was only one fate for him or
her. That was to completely become a cripple!
“This is going to be a lot of trouble!” Xiao Yan muttered bitterly in his heart. His mind followed the
shattered Qi Paths and slowly flowed along. Finally, it arrived at the vortex at his lower abdomen.
Eyeing the inside of the vortex which only had a few droplets of green colored liquid energy
remaining, he sighed in his heart. This was simply making matters worse.
At the middle of the vortex, a tiny glow wiggled slightly. Within that glow hid Xiao Yan’s greatest
trump card, the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. However, the current Xiao Yan did not dare to withdraw
and deploy a wisp of green flame. Currently, the Qi Paths in his body had already reached a critical
point. He did not doubt that if anyone was to give his body a violent smack, he would really be
utterly finished.
With heavy feelings, Xiao Yan withdrew his mind from his body and slowly opened his eyes. He
smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed.
Xiao Yan stared blankly at the ceiling for a while before his heart suddenly trembled slightly. Since
he had woken up until now, he had felt as though something was missing. Now, he had finally
remembered. There was actually no activity from Yao Lao.
Recalling this matter, Xiao Yan’s expression immediately became extremely ugly. His heart
hurriedly called out, “Teacher? Teacher?”
The shouting persisted for a few minutes but he did not receive the slightest response. It was as
though his voice was a rock sinking in the vast ocean. Xiao Yan’s heart began to sink further as the
time taken for Yao Lao to respond lengthened.
“Did something happen?” The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched. He suddenly felt his mouth
totally dry. A panicked feeling quietly spread out from deep within his heart. This kind of panic was
similar to the panic created when the genius him back then turned into a useless being overnight.
Ever since he and Yao Lao became acquainted with each other, Xiao Yan’s heart would feel
incomparably steady and certain as long as the former was around. This was because regardless of
what happened, Xiao Yan was clear that as long as Yao Lao was around, the latter would definitely
not allow him to really die. Currently, however, there was suddenly no news of Yao Lao. This caused
Xiao Yan, who had always been relying on him to really feel a panic, which he had difficulty hiding.
Xiao Yan bit his lips tightly as he used all the strength in his body to lift his palm. When he saw the
perfectly safe, black colored, old ring on his finger, he finally gave a gentle sigh of relief. He did his
best to suppress the panic in his heart and once again closed his eyes. The Spiritual Strength
entangled together in front of his body to form a thread. After which, it touched the black colored
ring.
When his spiritual strength had just touched the black colored ring, an enormous suction force
erupted from within it. At that moment, Xiao Yan had no time to defend against it and it sucked him
into the black colored ring.
The feeling from his Spiritual Strength was at first completely dark. Quickly following this, it
appeared within a circle cover that was filled with a white glow. Within the cover, Yao Lao’s blurry
figure was suspended in midair, smiling as he stared at this wisp of weak little Spiritual Strength of
Xiao Yan.
“Little fellow, you are finally awake.” Yao Lao floated closer to Xiao Yan as he said with a smile.
“Teacher, are you alright?” Seeing Yao Lao’s figure, the heavy burden within Xiao Yan’s heart was
eased. However, even though his heart had become a little lighter, Xiao Yan was not stupid. In the
past, when Yao Lao spoke to him, he could directly speak in his heart. Currently, on the other hand,
he needed to enter the black colored ring in order to converse. From this, he was able to tell that
Yao Lao’s situation would not be very good.
“I will tell you some good news and some bad news.”
Yao Lao smiled. His palm patted on the illusionary human figure that Xiao Yan had used his
Spiritual Strength to create. With a pleased smile, Yao Lao said, “The good news is that I admire you
greatly. The ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ that you have created possesses a destructive strength that
even amazed myself. In the future, if you are able to perfectly create it, I think you should have no
opponents of similar class as you who can beat you.”
Xiao Yan’s face did not have any joy. The ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ did indeed have a great
strength but the price of using it was similarly terrifying and was difficult to accept.
“As for the bad news, perhaps you have already discovered that inner body of yours which was
damaged until a complete mess?” Yao Lao smiled and asked.
“Yes, it’s very serious.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and sighed, “Basically, it’s about to fall apart.”
“Haha, the injury may be serious, but as long as you recuperate properly, it will gradually recover.
I have already fixed up a recuperation program. Later, I will pass it on to you. As long as you do
according to what I say, you will return back to your peak state.” Yao Lao said with a smile.
“What about you Teacher?” The sensitive Xiao Yan heard the slightly out of tune tone of Yao Lao
and he hurriedly asked.
“Me? This perhaps is the greatest bad news. Although you have successfully created an explosive
feast that could be called perfect, it had extracted nearly seventy percent of my Spiritual Strength.
Adding this to the need to protect you in the final flame wave, my Spiritual Strength is nearly
completely exhausted.” Yao Lao bitterly smiled and replied.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s expression changed drastically. The illusionary human figure that was
formed form from the agglomeration of his Spiritual Strength suddenly fluctuated.
“Don’t worry. Although my Spiritual Strength is completely exhausted, it does not mean that it
cannot be recovered. I only need to fall into a deep slumber for a period of time like I did in the
past.” Yao Lao gently looked at Xiao Yan who was biting his lips tightly and said with a smile,
“During a period of time in the future, Teacher may no longer be able to continue protecting you.
You have to rely on yourself for everything.”
Eyeing the peacefully smiling Yao Lao, Xiao Yan’s eyes suddenly became much redder. He held his
fist tightly and said in a soft hoarse voice, “I’m sorry, Teacher.”
Xiao Yan knew clearly in his heart that if he had not been so bent on having his own way and
merging the ‘Heavenly Flame’, Yao Lao’s Spiritual Strength would definitely not have been
completely absorbed. He also would not need to fall into a slumber now in order to recover his
strength.
“Haha, you need not feel remorseful. I am only going to enter a slumber for a period of time and
not completely vanish. I am extremely satisfied with the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ that you have
created. My student is indeed different from ordinary people!” Yao Lao patted Xiao Yan’s shoulder
and laughed.
“Alright, the remaining Spiritual Strength is about to be completely consumed. You should leave.
As for the matter regarding Qing Lin, you need not be too worried. That Lu Man will not treat her
like the Mo clan. You can be rest assured.” Yao Lao’s body suddenly became much more obscured as
he waved at Xiao Yan and said.
“Teacher, take care!” Xiao Yan’s knees slowly knelt in the empty space. His eyes were red as his
head faced Yao Lao and heavily knocked downward.
TL; The action of kneeling and bowing one’s head onto the ground is the highest form of respect one
can give.
Yao Lao was pleased as he eyed Xiao Yan, who had experienced this turn of events and completely
broken free from the tender youthful self he had been in the past. He smiled and nodded his head.
The illusionary body of his finally and gradually disappeared from the light circle.
“Little Fellow, I hope that when I finally wake up, I will be able to see a disciple who has
completely become a strong person. I have stored some ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ in the ring. During a
crisis, you can use it. Additionally, since I have known you until now, I have been extremely satisfied
with you.” The faint laughter that contained some expectations slowly sounded within the light
circle and did not disappear for a long time.
Xiao Yan slowly stood up. He eyed the empty light circle and sighed with grief. From now on, he
had to face this entire word alone.

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Chapter 265
Chapter 265: Relying On Oneself
In the clean room, the young man on the bed slowly opened his eyes. A bitterness and sadness
surfaced on his face. After a long time, he let out a gentle sigh.
While Xiao Yan was staring at the ceiling in a daze, information suddenly swarmed into his mind.
However, he did not feel any panic because of this. Lying on the bed, Xiao Yan allowed the
information to pour into his mind as it pleased. It was a long while later before he began reading
this last bit of help Yao Lao had prepared for him before Yao Lao’s fall into slumber.
Xiao Yan slowly finished looking through the recuperation program in detail. At the end of the
information, there was a medicinal formula for a tier five medicinal pill named ‘Spiritual Recovery
Purple Pill’. Clearly, Yao Lao was worried that once he had fallen into a slumber, Xiao Yan would not
be able to suppress Hai Bo Dong with his own strength. Therefore, he had specially transferred the
medicinal formula, allowing Xiao Yan to do his best to search for the necessary medicinal
ingredients within a year in order to reassure Hai Bo Dong.
“Teacher, rest assured that I will think of ways to allow you to quickly recover your Spiritual
Strength.” This information that was filled with Yao Lao’s effort and concern had caused Xiao Yan’s
nose to feel sore. His fist tightened as he softly mumbled the words.
Inhaling a deep breath of air that contained the scent of sandalwood, Xiao Yan’s feelings gradually
calmed down. His head rolled as he thought deeply.
Now that Yao Lao had fallen into a slumber, he would have to rely on himself for everything.
Having lost Yao Lao as his trump card, Xiao Yan had also lost the ability to suppress Hai Bo Dong.
Although Hai Bo Dong’s body contained the hidden flame poison that Yao Lao had left behind, that
thing was something that only Yao Lao could activate. Now that Yao Lao had fallen into a deep
slumber, it had become totally useless.
As for that ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’, it was a tier five medicinal pill. Xiao Yan’s ability was
insufficient to refine it. Therefore, even this last condition that could keep Hai Bo Dong in check had
also lost its effectiveness.
If the knowledge of him having lost these few restraints was to be obtained by Hai Bo Dong, it was
likely that the one year agreement would be forcefully written off. There was also the possibility that
Hai Bo Dong would also forcefully snatch back the map fragment from his hands.
Although his conjecture was a little rough, Xiao Yan was clear that their cooperation had always
been built upon the precondition that both parties strengths were not far apart. Regardless of what
happened, Xiao Yan without Yao Lao acting as a protector would have to plan for the worst case
scenario.
Currently, with his own strength, Xiao Yan could only take out the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’.
Although Yao Lao had said that he had left some ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ in the storage ring for Xiao
Yan to use, Xiao Yan did not have the courage to use the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ that required
two kinds of ‘Heavenly Flame’ for a second time after having tried it once. After all, that was far too
terrifying. During the first time, Xiao Yan was able to have the protection of Yao Lao, but what about
the second time? If something bad were to happen, he might really be burned to death by the very
technique that he had created…
Thinking about all the numerous troubles Yao Lao’s slumber had brought, Xiao Yan felt a headache
as he shook his head. However, after thinking deeply into this manner, he had firmly remembered
the few things that he needed to do.
The first was that no matter what happened, he must not let Hai Bo Dong know that he could no
longer possess the strength of a Dou Huang. At

the same time, he also must not let Hai Bo Dong know that he no longer had the ability to refine the
‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’.
Second, he must think of everything to search for natural and unique things that could swiftly
recover Spiritual Strength. As long as Yao Lao could once again awaken, then these latent problems
would not be able to erupt.
 After firmly remembering these two most important things that must be done in his heart, Xiao
Yan sighed in relief. He struggled to sit up and leaned gently on the bedrest. His palm opened and
an icy cold smooth thing suddenly coiled around his hand.
Being twined around by this icy cold smooth thing, Xiao Yan’s heart trembled as he was caught off
guard. His left hand roughly pulled aside the blanket.
Once the blanket was pulled open, a small cute looking seven-colored snake was seen twining
around his arm. Seeming to sense the light being shined upon it, it lifted its long neck. Its pale-
purple snake eyes stared blankly at Xiao Yan. A moment later, an affection surfaced within the
snake’s eyes and it could not help but use its head to rub against Xiao Yan’s arm.
Xiao Yan’s eyes watched this ‘Heavenly Swallowing Python’. Due to its evolution, its seven-colored
body which he noticed had become a much deeper color compared to before. When he saw the
extremely human-like affection in its eyes, Xiao Yan’s heart, which had become much heavier after
Yao Lao fell into a deep slumber, suddenly became much more relaxed. A brilliant and unrestrained
joy swarmed onto his face. He carefully carried the seven-colored small snake with both hands. He
parted his mouth, let out a smile and gave it a big kiss. In a soft voice, he said, “Good Darling, you
have woken up at the most appropriate time…”
Yao Lao had told him before that the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ would have the
strength to contend with a Dou Wang after this evolution. Although this may still have some distance
to a Dou Huang, Xiao Yan did not forget that within the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’, there was an
even more terrifying spirit, Queen Medusa!
Although currently Queen Medusa could not appear because she was suppressed by the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’s’ consciousness, Xiao Yan clearly understood that once the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’s’ life was threatened, the terrifying woman who had once sealed Hai Bo Dong for decades
would once again break through the suppression of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ and forcefully
control its body!
Therefore, as long as Xiao Yan was able to groom his relationship with the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’ to an extremely intimate one, the Queen Medusa in the body of the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’ would be his lifesaver if Hai Bo Dong was to really turn on him abruptly in the future or if he
was to be in a juncture where death was imminent.
Thinking of the importance the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ was to him in the future, the eyes that
Xiao Yan used to look at it obviously became even warmer. His palm gently rubbed its smooth scales
as he took out a bottle of ‘Amethyst Winged Lion Birth Essence’.
Seeing the appearance of the ‘Amethyst Winged Lion Birth Essence’, the pale-purple eyes of the
‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ immediately became bright. Its tail repeatedly rubbed
against Xiao Yan as its mouth emitted urgent hissing entreating sounds.
Seeing that the temptation of the ‘Amethyst Winged Lion Birth Essence’ had grown instead of
weakened, Xiao Yan sighed in complete relief. At the same time, his heart somewhat rejoiced. If it
were not for the lucky fact that he possessed the food that this kind of ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’
liked the most, it was likely that it would be much more difficult for him to have such an intimate
relationship with it.
Xiao Yan carefully used a small jade rod which was hollow at its center to suck up a few drops of
Amethyst Essence. After which, he poured it into the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ mouth. He eyed
the cute manner in which the python sucked the essence with its eyes closed and could not help but
smile. He then returned the Amethyst Essence properly and placed the satisfied ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ by the side of his pillow. After musing for a moment, he took out a low grade
healing medicine which had very gentle medicinal properties and slowly swallowed it. He then
closed his eyes and felt the gentle energy that was being spread throughout his body. The corner of
his mouth twitched slightly. Although this pure energy was extremely gentle, when it was repairing
his nearly dilapidated Qi Paths, waves of twitching pain were still emitted.
Xiao Yan could only bitterly smile and shake his head at the extent of fragility that his Qi Paths
were currently in. He allowed that gentle energy to completely exhaust itself and a little more
energy slowly appeared in his body.
When Xiao Yan had his eyes closed, the ‘Ka Cha’ sound from the opening of the room door
suddenly sounded in the room. A few human figures who were conversing something in soft voices
walked in softly. Upon seeing Xiao Yan who had sat up on the bed, they were momentarily lost.
Immediately, they pounced over with wild joy visible on their faces.
“Xiao-Yan-Zi, you have finally woken up. You were already unconscious for five days.” Xiao Li who
was the fastest to rush over let out a loud and happy laughter.
“Has it really been five days?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan stilled. Immediately, he laughed bitterly and
shook his head.
 “Are you alright?” Xiao Ding smiled and walked forward. His gaze was filled with joy as he
inquired.
“For the time being, I won’t die.” Xiao Yan pulled the corner of his mouth and replied with a smile.
“This Little Fellow really hides his true skill. I didn’t expect that you would actually kill the First
Elder of the Mo clan.” Xiao Li patted Xiao Yan’s thigh and laughed.
“Haha, it was old sir Hai who told us. But only us two brothers know about this. We did not spread
what we heard to anyone else.” When Xiao Ding who was standing to the side saw Xiao Yan’s
surprise, he pointed at the smiling but silent Hai Bo Dong and explained.
“Old Hai, thank you very much. If you had not rescued me this time around, I might really have
died.” Xiao Yan stared deeply at the old man behind Xiao Ding. Without Yao Lao as his trump card,
Xiao Yan had for the first time, realized that a Dou Huang was actually able to give others such a
strong pressure.
“Hehe, it’s something that required only little effort. But Brother Xiao Yan really caused me to feel
some admiration. The explosion that you created that day, tsk tsk, is far too terrifying.” Hai Bo Dong
simply smiled and waved his hands when faced with Xiao Yan’s thanks. He then raised his thumb
toward Xiao Yan. The admiration in his laughter was not an act.
“It is just that my head suddenly became heated.” Xiao Yan bitterly smiled and shook his head.
“I know that at that time, your mind was heated. A normal person would definitely not do
something like that.” Hai Bo Dong joked. His gaze swept on Xiao Yan’s body and said with a frown,
“Your injuries appear to be quite serious, no?”
“Haha, as long as I still have a breath remaining, I will be able to let myself become even more
tenacious than a cockroach.” Xiao Yan laughed faintly.
“You are even able to possess two of those kinds of things. I do not doubt you when you say this.”
Seeing Xiao Yan’s unconcerned manner with regards to his injuries, Hai Bo Dong nodded his head.
This guy really had too many hidden cards.
After saying some polite words to Hai Bong Dong, Xiao Yan turned his head around and recited ten
plus medicinal ingredients to Xiao Li and Xiao Ding. He then told them to quickly help him gather
them. Once he sent off the both of them with his eyes, Xiao Yan once again turned his gaze to Hai Bo
Dong. He smiled slightly and took out a pen and paper from his storage ring. Under Hai Bo Dong’s
uncertain gaze, he wrote a few names which at a glance, one would know that they were rare
medicinal ingredients.
“Old Hai, with this favor for saving me, I no longer need to be so formal with you. These few
medicinal ingredients are the main medicinal ingredients needed to refine ‘Spiritual Recovery
Purple Pill’. I will hand them to you. Anytime that you manage to luckily find any of them, think of
every way to get your hands on them. Once you have found all of the medicinal ingredients, I will
start helping you refine them.” Xiao Yan handed the paper to Hai Bo Dong as he smiled and said.
Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong was momentarily at a loss. Quickly following was an unrestrained joy
that surfaced on his old face. His hands trembled slightly as he received the piece of paper. He
carefully remembered all the medicinal ingredients written on it before seriously keeping the piece
of paper. He cupped his hands, shook them at Xiao Yan and sincerely said, “Brother Xiao Yan, having
you treat me with such honesty, the old me is extremely gratefully. Since I, Hai Bo Dong, have said
that I will protect you for a year, I will definitely keep my promise. You can recuperate at ease.
During this period of time, even if the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect comes, the old me will
continue to defend you!”
Eyeing Hai Bo Dong whose pride was soaring, Xiao Yan nodded his head. His decision to give
several of the medicinal ingredients’ names from the medicinal formula to Hai Bo Dong was indeed
quite a good choice. He was able to appease Hai Bo Dong and was also able to obtain some trust
from him.
“Next, I will need to use all my strength to recuperate. It won’t be long until the trip to the Misty
Cloud Sect which is only two months away…” Xiao Yan softly muttered in his heart as he leaned
gently on the bedrest.

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Chapter 266
Chapter 266: Recuperating and Flame Manipulation Ability
In the spacious and clean room, a faint fog was emanated and rose into the air, covering the entire
room until it was somewhat distorted.
A large wooden basin was placed in the middle of the room.The basin was filled with an emerald
green colored liquid. Within it, a young man’s naked body was seated cross legged. His eyes were
closed and his hands displayed the seal for training. He allowed the gentle energy within the
emerald colored medicinal liquid to slowly enter the interior of his body a little bit at a time to repair
those nearly dilapidated Qi Paths in his body.
As the training dragged on, the emerald colored liquid in the wooden basin slowly became more
clear. Finally, the emerald color completely disappeared and was replaced by clean water where one
could see the bottom of the basin through it.
“Plop!” A small snake’s head suddenly rose up from under the water. Its tail repeatedly splashed
the water’s surface. Joy filled its pale purple snake eyes.
Sensing that the energy in the liquid which he was soaking in had been exhausted, Xiao Yan slowly
opened his eyes. He eyed the happy ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ beside his body and smiled. In a
careful manner, he twisted his body before slowly letting out a mouthful of coarse air a moment
later. In a soft voice, he muttered, “The healing liquid that Teacher formulated does have a very nice
effect. In only three days, my dilapidated Qi Paths have become more flexible… Now, my Qi Paths
should be able to support the circulation of Dou Qi.”
In the three days since he had awoken, Xiao Yan requested Xiao Ding to help him purchase the
large amount of medicinal ingredients that he needed. After which, he clenched his teeth and
endured the pain created when Dou Qi passed through his Qi Paths, directing the last remaining
liquid energies within the vortex to transform into a Dou Qi flame. In this manner, he refined a
couple medicinal liquids with some difficulty.
Once he had finished the first batch of medicinal liquid, Xiao Yan’s recovery obviously sped up by
quite a bit. After three days of soaking within the medicinal liquid in this manner, the dilapidated Qi
Paths in his body had already gradually repaired themselves to a much better state than the tragic
situation they were in a few days ago.
Xiao Yan stood up from the wooden basin and wiped his body clean. He randomly put on a set of
clothes. After which, he raised his hand and a pale green glow drifted out from within the storage
ring. Finally, it transformed into a green lotus that was suspended in front of Xiao Yan and emitting
a faint glow.
Pressing his toes gently on the edge of the wooden basin, Xiao Yan floated and landed on the
green lotus. He seated himself cross legged and his hands once again formed the training seal.
Immediately, he began slowly closing his eyes.
Not long after Xiao Yan entered his training mode, the surrounding space began to fluctuate
slightly. Threads of mottled energy passed through the green lotus light cover and unceasingly
poured into Xiao Yan’s body.
At first, each time the energy entered Xiao Yan’s body, it would result in his face twitching slightly.
However, as the energy was unceasingly poured into his body, Xiao Yan, who had become used to
the pain, was able to ignore this feeling. He gently clenched his teeth, refined this somewhat
mottled energy and merged it into his Qi Paths and muscles. After which, he lowered his mind into
his body and felt the slowly recovering strength.
During the time that ensued, Xiao Yan followed the instructions step by step according to the
recuperation plan that Yao Lao had told him about. The horrifying injuries in his body gradually
began to recover at a gratifying pace. According to this speed, he should be able to return

to his condition from before within a month’s time.

During this period of quiet recovery, Xiao Yan, who had a lot of free time, restored his alchemist
identity. Every day, he requested Xiao Ding to purchase a large amount of medicinal ingredients. He
would then refine some healing medicine which were of quite good quality in large batches. During
the period that he was refining medicine, Xiao Yan made a somewhat surprising discovery.
Originally, the control he had for flames was insufficient for him to refine the medicinal pills like the
‘Energy Recovery Pill’, which could be considered a tier three medicinal pill. However, this time
around, he was stunned to realize that for some unknown reason, his ability to control flames
appeared to have grown by exponentially. Even the ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ was able to be refined by
him. Although the failure rate was quite high, he still managed to succeed.
After being stunned for a while, comprehension appeared in Xiao Yan’s heart. This likely had some
connection with him creating the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’.
In the past, the extent of Xiao Yan’s control over the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ could almost be
said to be a complete mess. The only things that he was able to do was to wrap the flame around his
fist and use it to increase his attack strength or to use the flame in a rudimentary method and shoot
it out. However, after he shot it out, Xiao Yan did not have the ability to continue controlling its
attacking direction. Therefore, if the flame that was shot out did not hit the target, that very attack
would have simply wasted a large amount of energy.
Each time Xiao Yan recalled the exceedingly comfortable manner of how Yao Lao controlled the
‘Bone Chilling Flame’, his heart was filled with envy. If Yao Lao was the one who was in control back
then in the fight against the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’, Xiao Yan dared to say for
certain that the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ would be in an extremely dire state. Yao Lao
would not even be like Xiao Yan, who was actually ridiculed by his opponent when he controlled the
‘Bone Chilling Flame’.
With Yao Lao’s controlling ability, he was able to release wisps of tiny ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ which
would then move along the ground and quietly shuttle closer toward their target before suddenly
attacking. In that way, even if he was a decent distance from the target, he would be able to turn the
opponent into a cluster of ice carvings or ashes without anyone knowing.
This strange kind of method of controlling the flame was something that Xiao Yan had secretly
coveted for. However, it was a mere fantasy with his strength in the past. Even with the sudden and
massive increase in his flame controlling ability, which he accidentally obtained by creating the
‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’, something so horrifying that even a Dou Huang would be shocked at,
he still had a great distance before he could achieve Yao Lao’s level of control.
After the fight with the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’, Xiao Yan’s heart finally began to
pay greater attention to the degree of control he had for the ‘Heavenly Flame’. He was clear in his
heart that when he was able to train the degree of familiarity of his control to that of Yao Lao, his
fighting strength would definitely soar abruptly.
Once Xiao Yan had this determination and thought, the refining requirement that he had for
himself during this period of refining medicine had almost reached the extent of it being harshly
stringent. Although Xiao Yan currently had a lack of Dou Qi in his body, the main energy required for
the controlling the ‘Heavenly Flame’ was the unceasing Spiritual Strength. This was also something
that the current Xiao Yan had an abundance of and was most outstanding at.
Therefore, at the corner of the courtyard which was snuffed with some hot air, the ‘Desert Metal
Mercenaries’ repeatedly began to carry in many different kinds of medicinal ingredients. When they
came out, their faces were filled with awe as they carried huge piles of jade bottles. Within these
jade bottles were high quality healing medicines that were rarely seen in the ‘Rock Desert City’ as
well as some ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ that one could not purchase here, even if one had the money.
These medicinal pills, which were extremely rare in marketplaces, appeared to be rubbish that was
thrown from the hands of the black clothed young man within the courtyard and were randomly
piled in a corner. This huge wealth caused everyone to feel stunned. Was this the greatness of an
alchemist?
As the days passed by one after another. Those ‘Desert Metal’ mercenaries that had delivered the
medicinal ingredients and retrieved the medicinal pills from the courtyard also gradually became
numb. After all, anyone who had stayed for a long time in such an environment would not act like
they did initially, standing in front of a bottle of medicinal pill and foolishly staring without thought
at it for a long time.
Xiao Yan, who was in the courtyard, gave up quietly recuperating. Every day, after he had
completed the necessary steps for recuperating, he would sit in front of his medicinal cauldron and
repeatedly practice his control of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ until his spirit could no longer support him.
Only then did he begin to rest. Under this kind of tough training where he forgot to sleep and eat,
Xiao Yan could clearly sense that his ability to control the ‘Heavenly Flame’ had gradually become
greater.
In the courtyard, Xiao Yan was seated cross legged on a stone bench. In the dark red colored
cauldron in front of him, a pale-green flame was writhing turbulently. Sections of the hot flame’s
waves could be felt even from a far distance.
Xiao Yan’s ten long fingers were flat and probed in front of him. The ten fingers flashed and the
green colored flame in the cauldron began to dance along with them.
 The flexible appearance was like an obedient flame spirit.
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li quietly stood at the door to the courtyard, eyeing Xiao Yan’s unceasing
movement of his hand gestures. Their faces could not help but be filled with amazement. Being able
to control the flame to such an extent was already somewhat unbelievable in their eyes, but from the
slight frown on Xiao Yan’s face, it appeared that he was still a little dissatisfied.
The flame in the cauldron rose for a moment. Xiao Yan lifted his eyes gently, flicked his finger and
a gentle breeze knocked against the cauldron cover, sending it flying. With the beckoning of his
hand, a few round medicinal pills soared out. After which, they steadily landed into a jade bottle.
Holding a jade bottle, Xiao Yan carelessly took a glance at it before throwing it toward Xiao Ding
and Xiao Li at the door. He immediately stretched his lazy waist and closed his eyes to sense the
injury in his body. Surprise surfaced on his face immediately.
“Ke, looks like I am recovering quite quickly.” After over half a month of nursing, the Qi Paths in
his body had already recovered by more than half. This caused Xiao Yan, who was in a training
stance to feel surprised.
At the door, Xiao Ding caught the jade bottle that flew over before slowly walking into the
courtyard with Xiao Li. He faced Xiao Yan and asked with a smile, “How is your injury?”
“Not bad.” Xiao Yan smiled and answered, “Next will be the last part of the recuperation. It should
not be a problem for me to be completely healed in five days.”
“Tsk tsk, you really are an abnormal fellow. With those kinds of horrifying injuries, you only
needed a mere twenty days to recover to such an extent. Your constitution is really a cause of envy.”
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had amazed faces as they laughed.
Xiao Yan waved his hand. In his heart, he clearly knew the reason he was able to recover at this
speed. Thirty percent of it was because of his constitution which was strengthened by the ‘Green
Lotus Core Flame’ and seventy percent was because of the recuperation plan that Yao Lao had
painstakingly designed. Only with the two of them working together did he manage to achieve such
a speed.
“Where’s Old Hai?” Xiao Yan leaped down from the stone bench and randomly asked.
“Uh, ever since that day you gave him some medicinal ingredients name, it seems that he ran to
every single medicinal shop in the ‘Rock Desert City’ during these few days. I think that if it were
not for the fact that he needed to stay here to protect you, he might have run to the other cities.”
Xiao Li laughed.
Xiao Yan laughed and nodded his head. These medicinal ingredients were all extremely rare items.
Unless Hai Bo Dong had the luck of having a pie drop from the sky, it was almost impossible for him
to find these medicinal ingredients in the medicinal shops within the ‘Rock Desert City’. It looked
like Hai Bo Dong really wanted to swiftly recover his peak strength.
“I should start the final healing portion tomorrow. Only by recovering my strength as soon as
possible can I help Yao Lao find some natural unique things that can help him swiftly recover his
Spiritual Strength.” Xiao Yan’s hand gently rubbed on the black colored ring as he softly muttered.
“Moreover, the time to the three year agreement is also drawing closer!”

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Chapter 267
Chapter 267: Queen Medusa Appearing Again?
In the spacious room, Xiao Yan, who was seated cross-legged on the bed suddenly and gradually
opened his eyes. His clenched his fist tightly and softly said, “It is time to proceed with the final
step.”
Xiao Yan gently rubbed the black colored ring on his finger. After which, he immediately gently
used both of his hands to lift the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ relaxing from his thighs and placed it
onto the bed. His finger pressed on its small head as he said with a smile, “Little Fellow, wait here
quietly. Don’t create any trouble for me. If it is possible, you can help guard me. Don’t let anyone
interrupt me, do you understand?”
After undergoing the first evolution, the current ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ had undoubtedly
began possessing some intellect. Therefore, it was able to understand some of Xiao Yan’s words. It
immediately blinked its pale-purple snake eyes and repeatedly nodded its little head. As it let out its
snake tongue, it emitted a soft hiss.
Xiao Yan smiled and rubbed the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ ice cold body. He then moved his
hand and a green colored Lotus Seat slowly appeared from within the storage ring. Finally, it was
suspended in midair and emitted a faint green glow.
Xiao Yan lifted his body and leaped onto the lotus in a supple manner. He sat cross-legged, inhaled
a deep breath and once again recalled the information that Yao Lao had left behind. His finger
gently tapped on the storage ring and an item that was covered in a dense green light appeared on
his palm. When one looked at it carefully, it was actually a small lotus seed.
“I wonder if this ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ known as the ‘Perfect Fire Spirit’ is as mystical as what Teacher
had said?” Eyeing the emerald lotus seed in his palm, Xiao Yan whispered somewhat doubtfully. He
had clearly remembered that Yao Lao’s evaluation of it under the magma was extremely high.
This ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ was a unique treasure that Xiao Yan had found while searching for the
‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ back then. It was really unexpected that the final treatment that Yao Lao
had spoke of actually required it.
Xiao Yan gently held the somewhat soft lotus seed between his fingers. It was difficult for Xiao Yan
to imagine that this small thing, that was not eye catching, would actually require a hundred years
in order to agglomerate and form. What kind of huge amount of energy would actually be hidden
within it?
Shaking his head in amazement, Xiao Yan swiftly formed the training seal with his hands. He
closed his eyes and a moment later, gradually entered into the training mode. His mind also slowly
descended into his body.
The moment he entered the training mode, Xiao Yan flicked his finger. The ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ at the
tip of his finger was accurately shot into his wide opened mouth.
Once the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ entered his body, the pale face of Xiao Yan suddenly become as red as a
volcano. From the tip of his head, a white fog began curling upward, giving him a frightening
appearance.
At this moment, Xiao Yan had no time to bother about whether his outer appearance was
appropriate. The moment the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ had entered his mouth, it swiftly turned into a hot
energy. After which, it moved along his throat and with an arrogant manner, violently knocked
downward.
The hot energy that was transformed from the ‘Fire Lotus Seed swiftly flowed into Xiao Yan’s Qi
Paths. Immediately, the Qi Paths that Xiao Yan had toiled for over half a month to nurse back to
health shrunk violently like a small snake which had been stepped on by someone. An intense pain
caused treads of cold air to seep out between the gaps of Xiao Yan’s tens

ely clenched teeth.

Xiao Yan kept his teeth glued to one another. His body which was seated cross-legged on the
Green Lotus Seat repeatedly trembled. All the pores in his body abruptly shrunk under this intense
pain.
 As Xiao Yan clenched his teeth and endured, that initial intense pain from his Qi Paths persisted
for a moment before it gradually weakened.
At this time, Xiao Yan, whose forehead was filled with cold sweat, finally sighed in relief. He
continued to stabilize his mind as he observed the situation in his body.
The hot energy that was transformed from the ‘Fire Lotus Seed was overbearing to a somewhat
terrifying extent. Anywhere that it passed through, the surface film layer on the Qi Paths seemed to
have been incinerated by the hot temperature. It should be known that this film was the fruit of Xiao
Yan’s hard work, which was created from the careful consumption of over a hundred of the
medicinal liquids made during a period of half a month.
The film was incinerated, however, the action of the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ that followed caused the
bitterness on Xiao Yan’s face to disappear.
Everywhere that the hot energy passed through, droplets of emerald like, tiny liquid that were
smaller than the size of a thumb were actually left behind. The liquid drops adhered to the walls of
the Qi Path and squirmed like a living creature. After which, they began to melt into the Qi Path
walls at a pace that was visible to the naked eye. Following the merging of the emerald liquid filled
with large energies, the naked Qi Path walls that had been burnt by the high temperature until they
were completely red, began to swiftly dissolve into a layer of pale green colored unknown liquid.
These liquids covered the walls of the Qi Paths and an instant later, it was actually solidified into a
green colored cuticle after being grilled by the energy of the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’.
These cuticles firmly covered the walls of Xiao Yan’s Qi Paths. The defensive strength of it was
many times stronger than the film layer of Xiao Yan’s from before.
Following the appearance of the green colored cuticle, the feeling of intense pain that Xiao Yan’s
Qi Paths emitted finally completely disappeared. Clearly, after the strengthening of the ‘Fire Lotus
Seed, the degree of toughness in Xiao Yan’s Qi Paths had even exceeded what it was before he was
injured!
After completely covering most of the important Qi Paths with a layer of green colored cuticles,
the hot energy released by the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ had also been somewhat reduced. It looked like the
emerald colored liquid, which had a simple appearance, was actually the essence of the ‘Fire Lotus
Seed’.
Once the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ had covered the Qi Paths with a defensive layer, it remained like a wild
bull whose eyes were covered as it went on a rampage. Although Xiao Yan’s mind had tried to direct
it to move, he remained helpless. This energy was far too large. His hopes to drag it and control it
undoubtedly appeared somewhat difficult.
The hot energy circulated tirelessly within Xiao Yan’s Qi Paths. As the circulation increased in
intensity, threads of pale green gas were slowly released. Some slightly moist gas strangely passed
through the obstruction of the cuticle layer and successfully entered the weakest Qi Paths within.
After which, it slowly repaired the injuries that the Qi Paths had received.
As these gas bodies grew increasingly numerous, some moist gas bodies even passed through the
Qi Paths and randomly floated within Xiao Yan’s body without any destination.
Seemingly having sensed the bodies of gases floating around was a great tonic, the interior of Xiao
Yan’s body, his muscles, cells, bones, etc… all the organs that had been injured seemed to have been
suddenly resurrected. They wiggled slightly and greedily swallowed the moist gas.
At this moment, the exterior and interior of Xiao Yan’s body was like a bottomless pit as it greedily
absorbed the green colored fog that was unceasing in its effort to be released from within the ‘Fire
Lotus Seed’.
Following this insane swallowing, Xiao Yan could clearly sense that his body was continuously
moving toward his peak condition from before at a somewhat frightening speed. According to this
speed, recovering to this point of being in the condition he was in before he was injured appeared to
be only a matter of time.
Within the Qi Paths, the hot energy circulated an unknown number of times before Xiao Yan tried
to control the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ energy with his mind. After over a hundred attempts ending in
failure, he finally successfully dragged the energy from the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ into the ‘Flame
Mantra’ route.
The energy circulated along the route for the ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi Mehod, Each time this huge hot
energy completed a cycle, some portion that was filled with green colored fog would be poured into
that somewhat shriveled vortex.
The huge amount of energy tirelessly followed the Qi Method route and circulated. With the
pouring of energy one after another, droplets of green colored energy liquid in the vortex finally
began to form again. After which, it began dripping into the vortex. In the blink of an eye, the
shriveled vortex’s interior had once again become plentiful.
 The training did not have a provision or a restriction of the time taken. While Xiao Yan’s mind was
circling in his inner body, he did not know how long had passed in the outside world. He only knew
that his body which had suffered a terrible injury was already completely healed by the ‘Fire Lotus
Seed’.
Although the repairs had been completed, the thing that caused Xiao Yan to feel somewhat
stunned was the hot energy that was still repeatedly circulating within his Qi Paths.
A large amount of its energy may have been consumed, but the remaining energy that the ‘Fire
Lotus Seed’ still caused Xiao Yan to be somewhat stunned. According to his guesses, the repairing of
his nearly dilapidated body had likely only used one third of its energy. Simply terrifying.
Within his Qi paths, that hot energy appeared to be inexhaustible as it repeatedly released
portions of green energy and allowed the cells and muscles to greedily absorb it.
Despite Xiao Yan’s body gradually returning to its peak level from before, his muscles, bones, and
cells, still did not stop. Instead, in Xiao Yan’s stunned senses, it continued to greedily swallow
without shame. Clearly, it was like an unreasonable troublemaker which seemed intent on not
ceasing until it had absorbed all of the energy.
Xiao Yan could neither laugh nor cry as he sensed the feeling of his body becoming increasingly
filled with energy. He could only sigh quietly in his heart that it was really a blessing in disguise. If
he had not received such a serious injury some time before, with Xiao Yan’s condition, it was
definitely difficult for him to break through the peak level from before in such a short time. The
serious injury this time around had instead given him this opportunity to break through his previous
peak condition.
The vortex was also becoming increasingly filled with liquid energy. The pure energy that was
emitted from the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ did not have any misgivings as it was all stuffed inside it at once.
No matter what, everything had its limit. A human body was no different. Therefore, when this
unbridled absorption persisted for a period of time, Xiao Yan finally began to feel some panic as he
realized that his muscles and other organs in his body had ceased absorbing. The vortex was also
faintly emitting a swelling pain and no longer turned the gaseous energy into liquid energy. Clearly,
his body has currently reached a saturated condition.
Although his absorption had already reached its limit, the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ continued to proceed
as it pleased and emitted large amounts of energy without caring if Xiao Yan was able to completely
endure it.
Sensing the change in his body, Xiao Yan’s expression also became slightly ugly. He wanted to
forcefully stop the hot energy from circulating but it was like a mayfly trying to shake a huge tree. It
was totally futile.
A panic gradually surfaced in his heart. Xiao Yan immediately clenched his teeth and slowly
suppressed it. He knew that the current him did not have the guidance from Yao Lao. Therefore,
during such a time, he must not panic. Once he panicked, it would be completely over.
Xiao Yan opened his eyes. His palms were being tightly held together. A moment later, he clapped
his hand suddenly and said softly, “Since I cannot continue to absorb, then I need to convey these
remaining energy out.”
“Converting it out? Who do I send it to? This energy was not something that not just anyone could
endure.” Xiao Yan panic eyes swept one round around the interior of the room. Immediately, he
stopped abruptly at the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ on the bed that was staring at him with its
purple colored snake eyes.
“Little Fellow, it will be you…”
Seeing the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’, a joy swiftly flashed across Xiao Yan’s eyes. His heart
sighed in relief. With its strength, it should be able to consume the remaining energy.
As he thought in this manner within his heart, Xiao Yan’s palms gently pressed on the Lotus
platform. His body volleyed and rolled down from the lotus platform. After which, he hurriedly
rushed to the bed and grab the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ which was at a loss in his hand. After
which, he used all of his mental energy to drag the huge energy of the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ toward the
Qi Paths on his hand.
Following the pouring of the energy from the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’, Xiao Yan’s arm was swiftly
covered by a green glow. His middle finger was lifted vertically and a portion of the lush fire type
energy rendered his finger into something like a green jade.
Being suddenly grabbed by Xiao Yan, the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ was initially at a loss. When
it saw the energy within the former’s finger which was strong to the point of being somewhat
terrifying, it suddenly struggled intensely. Clearly, it had become a little uneasy being in such close
proximity with this kind of strong energy.
 “Be obedient. Don’t struggle. I will not harm you.” Xiao Yan smiled gently at the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’. He then forcefully opened its mouth and extended his finger into it.
At the moment that Xiao Yan had reached his finger into the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ mouth,
it suddenly ceased struggling. An intense glow suddenly surged out from its body. After which, the
stunned Xiao Yan instinctively narrowed his eyes.
The glow flashed and disappeared. However, the instant after the glow appeared, Xiao Yan’s face
suddenly changed drastically. This was because he could clearly sense that the body of the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ that he grabbed in his hands was suddenly becoming bigger. At the same time,
it appeared to become softer.
The empty feeling of his right hand was embracing had already disappeared. Replacing it was a
softness that was filled with flexibility…
After his palm touched the soft thing that was like a lady’s delicate body, Xiao Yan appeared to
have remembered something. Immediately, his expression became extremely ugly. His neck was
somewhat stiff as he slowly lowered his head. He saw a pair of bright pretty eyes filled with anger
and watching him somewhat icily.
Eyeing that perfect pretty face that was rated at a bewitching level, all the hairs on Xiao Yan’s
body stood up as though he had been struck by lightning. His throat rolled slightly as he swallowed
his saliva. His voice was hoarse and dry.
“Queen… Queen Medusa?”

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Chapter 268
Chapter 268: Contest
At the moment, Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa below him, who was rumored to have an extremely
fierce reputation, had an extremely enchanting posture. Not only was her body completely pressed
down by Xiao Yan but her red sleek small mouth also had a finger of Xiao Yan’s in it.
Xiao Yan’s eyes watched the face in his immediate vicinity dully. This appearance that was called
bewitching was like the masterpiece of the heavens. Even though this pair of bright eyes contained
an evilness, it was still difficult for them to hide her enchanting charm.
This woman was a stunning creature straight from almost every man’s dream.
Although the soft and lovely body under him gave Xiao Yan an incomparable pleasure, his face did
not dare to express even the slightest bit of it at this moment. His gaze contained some horror as he
stared blankly at Queen Medusa. A moment later, the corner of his mouth twitched once and
revealed an extremely ugly smile, “Hel… Hello.”
As he said the words, the finger of Xiao Yan’s which was extended into Queen Medusa’s mouth
involuntarily stretched out a little. Immediately, he touched the delicate and moist little tongue. At
that moment, Xiao Yan’s body abruptly trembled. A numb feeling spread out from his heart, almost
giving him the impulse to violently suck that small tasty tongue.
Of course, Xiao Yan may have had such an impulse in his heart but he was certain that if he did
that, he would be blasted and killed until he turned into dregs by Queen Medusa who even Hai Bo
Dong would turn around and flee on sight.
The bright eyes which were still filled with anger stared at Xiao Yan coldly. When Xiao Yan’s finger
had touched her tongue a moment ago, a shallow crimson color flew onto Queen Medusa pretty
face. However, a thick killing aura was also emitted by her.
Queen Medusa’s pretty eyes moved slightly and glanced at Xiao Yan’s hand which was glowing
with a rich green light. She then glanced at the green colored jade like finger that reached into her
mouth. Immediately, her long eyes narrowed slightly. An instant later, she violently bit down with
her silver teeth.
“Hiss…”
With his hand being violently bitten, Xiao Yan’s eyes widened. He painfully inhaled a deep breath
of cool air and was thinking of struggling to shake her off when a long hand that was like white jade
quickly and unexpectedly shot out, firmly grabbing Xiao Yan’s neck. The threatening glare from that
pair of beautiful eyes was extremely fierce.
Being grabbed by Queen Medusa, Xiao Yan became helpless. he could only submit and lower his
body. Immediately, two round softness pressed onto him at his chest. A nefarious flame instantly
rose from his lower abdomen causing Xiao Yan’s breathing to be somewhat hurried.
Xiao Yan forcefully endured the nefarious flame in his body. At this moment, he dared not touch
this fiend with his hands or legs. His body was straight as he pressed on Queen Medusa’s soft lovely
body. Their faces faced each other and their breathing could be clearly heard.
As Queen Medusa bit Xiao Yan’s finger, bright red blood slowly colored the red sleek lips. Blood
added to the redness and the vivid color caused the bewitching Queen Medusa to have a little more
of a bloody rose like allure.
As the blood slowly seeped out, Xiao Yan’s expression changed slightly. He could sense that the
enormous energy of the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ that was moving back and forth in his right arm was
swiftly being swallowed by Queen Medusa.
“There’s no need to worry… giving to the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ is the same as giving to her.
As long as the excess energy of the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ can leave my body, it is just the same.” Xiao
Yan

comforted himself and did his best to calm himself down. His gaze remained on her perfect and
nearly flawless yet bewitching face. Although both parties were on opposing sides, his heart could
not resist quietly praising.
 Following Queen Medusa’s nearly greedy swallowing, the green colored glow on Xiao Yan’s right
hand slowly dimmed at a clearly noticeable rate. The green glow finally completely disappeared
after another few seconds. That finger which was like a green colored jade had also gradually
recovered to normal.
Just as Xiao Yan had sighed in relief within his heart when the excess energy was successfully
sucked out of his body, his expression immediately changed drastically. This was because after she
had completely absorbed the energy, Queen Medusa actually had no intention of opening her mouth.
Her long pretty eyes carried a cold laughter as she glanced at him. She gently sucked and the Dou
Qi within Xiao Yan’s vortex was immediately hoisted into a wave. It actually steadily moved along his
Qi Paths and had the posture of being sucked away.
“Open your mouth!” Sensing the change in his vortex, Xiao Yan’s expression changed wildly and
he hurriedly said.
Queen Medusa did not have the spare time to bother about Xiao Yan. Her eyes carried a cold
laughter as the delicate hand she used to grab Xiao Yan’s neck tightened slightly. Immediately, Xiao
Yan’s face became a little flush.
“Dammit!”
Sensing the Dou Qi within his body that was about to move along his finger and surge out, Xiao
Yan’s eyes immediately became red. During these twenty plus days, he had spent an unknowingly
large amount of effort in order to recover his strength. If it was absorbed by this damn woman,
when the time came to go to the Misty Cloud Sect, would he end up having to pick up tiles to throw?
TL: Without weapons to fight with
With crimson eyes, Xiao Yan’s left hand was slowly raised. The green colored flame suddenly
soared. Immediately, the temperature of the interior of the room rose.
Eyeing the green colored flame on Xiao Yan’s left hand, Queen Medusa’s expression involuntarily
changed slightly. Clearly, she had also recognised the cluster of flame as the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’ that had caused her great suffering.
“Open your mouth! I know that with your strength, it would be very easy to kill me. However, you
did not do this just now. This does not match your fierce reputation… I think that you have not
recovered your strength, right?” Xiao Yan’s face was dark as he slightly weakened the green colored
flame covering his palm. He said softly, “You should be able to recognize this. Open your mouth
immediately or I will ensure you are seriously injured even if I have to stake my life!”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s threat, the coldness in Queen Medusa’s bright eyes became even richer. With
her status, there was no one who had ever threatened her in this manner. Immediately, a pair of
pretty eyes stared intently at Xiao Yan. There was a stern killing intent in them.
Being stared at by Queen Medusa in such a manner, the skin of Xiao Yan’s head become somewhat
numb. However, he also clearly knew that at such a time, even if he knew that his future fate may
not be very good, he could only stiffen his neck and pretend to be a determined person. After all, if
he was feeble, this beautiful snake renowned for her fierce reputation would swallow his person
along with his bones.
Within the quiet room, the gazes of the two people stared intently at each other. Neither one was
willing to relax first.
As the time they stared at each other dragged on, a drop of cold sweat slowly dripped down from
Xiao Yan’s forehead. Keeping his imposing composure with this beautiful female snake whose fierce
name shook the entire Jia Ma Empire was not an easy job.
The stalemate continued. Just as the hint of cowering could not help but be born in Xiao Yan’s
heart, Queen Medusa finally could not endure the increasingly close green colored flame. She
ferociously cut Xiao Yan with her eyes before releasing her mouth with extreme unwillingness.
Seeing that Queen Medusa opened her mouth, Xiao Yan withdrew his finger in a lightning like
manner. His body gently stepped off the bed and his body abruptly shot back. While his body was in
midair, he placed his hands together and immediately pulled them apart. The green colored flame
was actually pulled into a long whip. The whip circled around Xiao Yan’s body and was ready to
block all attacks coming at him.
Once he completed his defense, Xiao Yan raised his head to eye the bed. Immediately, his eyes
straightened. On the bed he could see the hot figure of the beautiful female snake seated nakedly on
it.
Sensing Xiao Yan’s gaze, Queen Medusa’s pretty face became slightly cold. Her delicate hand
pulled the blanket by the side and swiftly covered her body. Even though her mesmerising curve was
covered by the blanket, it still appeared extremely enchanting. On the side of the bed, a pale-purple
colored snake tail was gently lowered. It swayed slightly and emitted a wild allure.
 Xiao Yan eyed Queen Medusa who was coldly staring at him. The corner of his mouth twitched as
he wiped his hand clean. With the Dou Qi in his body hurriedly flowing, Xiao Yan stared cautiously at
Queen Medusa, guarding against any sudden attack.
“You are the first person who has dares threaten me.” After staring at the delicate and handsome
face for a while, Queen Medusa finally opened her mouth slowly. Her voice was numb and lazy,
possessing a temptation that caused a man’s bone to become numb.
“You are also the first woman to bite me.” Xiao Yan stiffened his neck and said dryly.
Queen Medusa extended her delicate and bright red tongue and gently licked her red sleek lips.
Her casual action had a captivation that cause men’s hearts to feel impulsive. “The energy from
before should be coagulated from the lotus seed from within the lotus seat of the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’, right? Back then, if I had not been seriously injured when I was obtaining the ‘Green Lotus
Core Flame’, I would definitely not have left even a little of such a treasure.”
Xiao Yan laughed dryly but did not reply. The green colored flame in his palm was still dancing.
Staring deeply at the green colored flame in Xiao Yan’s hand, Queen Medusa shook her head and
softly said, “How unexpected. At the end of it all, the greatest benefit was actually all taken by you.
That Gu He must have been quite furious.”
“Hee hee, didn’t Your Majesty also use it to successfully evolve? The benefits that you have
obtained are also quite significant.” Xiao Yan laughed.
“In order to evolve, the misery that I had to bear is something that you witnessed.” Queen Medusa
said faintly, “If it were not such a crucial moment back then, I would have personally killed you.”
“Hee hee.” Hearing this Xiao Yan laughed awkwardly. Back then, she had actually long discovered
him hiding by the side.
“However… human, it must be said that you are really very bold…” Queen Medusa’s delicate
finger gently pointed at Xiao Yan. A feminine aura surfaced on Queen Medusa’s face, Her numbing
voice faintly carried a stern killing intent. “Not only did you dare to break into the deep regions of
the desert by yourself but you even dared to treat the body of my evolution form as a pet and raise
it. This courage is something that I haven’t seen in so many years.”
Sensing the killing intent in Queen Medusa’s words, Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and
helplessly said, “I have never treated you as a pet to be raised. It is just that you like to follow me,
that’s all there is.”
“Then do I need to to call you… Master?”
The long eyes of Queen Medusa were bent into a dangerous angle. The last part of her voice was
dragged into a somewhat elongated manner. Her numbing tone caused the face of Xiao Yan, who
had quite a strong mental strength, to redden. He bowed his body slightly and his pants between his
legs appeared to have jacked up by quite a bit.
The words said with this type of voice were really too terrifying…
“What you have said before is correct. The current me really doesn’t have the strength to kill you.
However… during the next time that I awaken, trust me, I will… take, your, life!” Her delicate hands
shakingly pointed at Xiao Yan as Queen Medusa slightly lifted her proud forehead. Her voice that
spoke those words and that pause, contained a stern killing intent.
“Little human fellow, just wait. In this world, a person who has the right to be my master has not
been born. At the very least, the current you is still far from having that privilege.” Queen Medusa’s
lovely body slowly creeped down. Immediately, the blanket that was wrapped around her body was
compressed to reveal an attractive arc. An intense glow shot out. Queen Medusa’s body slowly
shrunk, finally transforming into a small seven colored snake…
Eyeing the small snake that had been transformed into the ‘Heaven Swallowing Serpent’, Xiao
Yan’s entire body suddenly became weak. He sat down on the floor. Only at this moment did he
realize that he was actually already drenched in perspiration.

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Chapter 269
Chapter 269: Sharp Rise in the Degree of Compatibility
Sitting on the ground with perspiration covering his body, Xiao Yan intensely and roughly gasped
for air. His sleeves rubbed the perspiration on his forehead and he shook his head with a bitter
smile. These few minutes of facing off in such a manner actually caused more fatigue than his fight
with a Da Dou Shi. Luckily for him, Queen Medusa’s strength was much weaker for some unknown
reason. Otherwise, he may really have been killed by her today.
Xiao Yan still had some palpitations remaining in his heart as he sighed. He slowly stood up,
shifted his gaze and suddenly stopped at the green colored flame which was like a flame snake,
moving up and down his body as it danced. Immediately, he was at a loss and his mouth opened
slightly.
This green colored flame shaped like a long whip was the one randomly pulled together by Xiao
Yan when he had quickly jumped back from the bed. His relaxed manner in pulling it out appeared
to have not caused him to use much effort.
After the long flame whip was pulled out, it separated from Xiao Yan’s palm. After which, it
automatically moved along Xiao Yan’s body and rotated. That posture of it was as though it was a
divine artifact, which possessed a spirit, protecting its owner.
Xiao Yan’s eyes stared at the green colored flame long whip that was spiraling around his body.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. Although after twenty plus days of training, his control
over the ‘Underground Green Lotus Flame’ was much more skilled, he knew in his heart that with
the little flame controlling ability of his it was definitely impossible for him, at the moment, to
control the flame until it was as nimble as his own hand.
However, the reality that appeared in front of him caused him to have his head filled with fog on
top of being wildly happy.
After being at a loss for a while, Xiao Yan slowly recovered. He extended his palm and gently
touched the green colored long flame whip that was spiraling around him. The moment his palm
made contact with the green colored flame, it extremely obediently turned into a cluster of green
flame that adhered above Xiao Yan’s finger, writhing slightly.
Xiao Yan’s ten fingers moved together and gradually pulled apart. Instantly, ten tiny green colored
flame lines was being stretched out. His palm danced and the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ on it rose
up and shrunk back occasionally. The agile manner was much greater when compared to what it had
been when Xiao Yan was refining the medicinal pills a few days before.
“What exactly happened?”
Eyeing the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ that was following the change in his thoughts and repeatedly
transforming into different shapes, the shock on Xiao Yan’s face grew increasingly apparent. When
he was controlling the flame, he could clearly sense that the intimacy of the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’ with himself had obviously and suddenly rose by a few times compared to the past. The
feeling of resistance that faintly existed in the past had also quietly become much weaker.
Xiao Yan frowned as he mused for a long time. Suddenly, a thought struck him. He softly muttered,
“Don’t tell me… it is because of the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’?”
As this thought flashed through his heart, it caused Xiao Yan to somewhat comprehend things
clearly. The ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ and the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ were born from one body. Now that
he had absorbed the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’s’ energy essence into his body, he had accidentally caused
the degree of compatibility between his body and the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ to become more
perfect.
Following his analysis, the tight frown of Xiao Yan’s was slowly released. A jo

y surfaced on his face. He did not expect that consuming the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ would actually have
such an unexpected and unique effect. This sudden increase in compatibility was something that
caused Xiao Yan to get much more excited than he had been when his injuries were completely
healed. After all, his injuries would be completely healed sooner or later, but the compatibility
between his body and the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ could only rely on time adapt to each other in
order to slowly raise it. Therefore, with such a comparison, the rarer and more practical one of the
two would be known at a glance.
Carrying some joy on his face, Xiao Yan’s gaze stared intently at the green colored flames on his
ten fingers. The flames wiggled slightly. A moment later, they actually agglomerated at the peak of
the his ten fingers, forming extremely sharp flame pricks. Due to the result of being compressed, the
destructive force contained on the ten flame pricks was undoubtedly quite strong.
Xiao Yan gently flicked his fingers and the ten sharp flame pricks were abruptly shot out forcefully.
The hot force formed a circle of tiny green colored light film around their bodies. As these flame
pricks were about to strike the wall, Xiao Yan bent his finger slightly. Immediately, the flame pricks
that had shot out forcefully appeared to have received a drag force and suddenly turned around and
returned using the same path that they had used earlier, shooting back at Xiao Yan.
Smiling as he eyed those green colored flame pricks that were flying back, Xiao Yan extended his
finger and the ten pricks shot directly into Xiao Yan’s finger.
The green colored flame on his hand slowly disappeared. Xiao Yan watched his hand, which did
not contain the slightest injury. He nodded in amazement. In the past, his control of the ‘Green
Lotus Core Flame’ was obviously unable to reach the point of being able to release and recover it.
Now, however, after he had absorbed the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’, his degree of control over the ‘Heavenly
Flame’ was already able to allow him to complete this flame controlling action which was very
difficult.
Each cluster of ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ required Xiao Yan to use quite a big amount of Dou Qi in
order to mobilize it from the ‘Acceptance Spirit’ from within the vortex. If these ‘Heavenly Flames’
did not return after he shot them out, it would undoubtedly be an extremely wasteful and luxurious
action…
If he were to use it in a fight, such squandering would be irresponsible to his own life. Therefore,
being currently able to retrieve the ‘Heavenly Flame’ that he had shot out, Xiao Yan felt extremely
satisfied in his heart.
Xiao Yan once again played with the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ that had become obedient before
he slowly returned it completely into his body. His palm faced the Green Lotus Seat suspended in
midair and beckoned it. Immediately, the latter turned into a green glow that floated into his storage
ring.
Once he had stored it properly, Xiao Yan stretched his lazy waist. The bones all over his body
pressed against each other, emitting a wave of cracking sounds. The relaxed and energy filled
feeling caused Xiao Yan to comfortably exhale. He clenched his fists tightly and violently threw them
forward. As he flipped between his fist and palm, vigorous winds were created, giving him an
impressive posture.
Sensing the terrifying force being erupted from the tightening of his muscles, Xiao Yan smiled and
nodded his head. Although he had endured great hardships because of the serious injuries this time
around, the fighting ability that his current body could unleash was definitely greater than in the
past. Looking at it in this manner, he did not lose out by being seriously injured this time around.
Standing in the same spot, Xiao Yan closed his eyes slightly. His mind descended into his body and
swiftly inspected it for one round. After which, he opened his eyes, tightened his fist and softly
laughed, “After the infusion of the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’, I think that I should already possess the
strength of a six star Dou She…”
Xiao Yan gave a gratified smile and slowly walked toward the side of the bed. He eyed the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ that was on the blanket and laughed.
The ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ watched Xiao Yan slowly walking over. Its pale-purple snake eyes
glanced at the smiling face once and immediately ignored him. Turning its head around, it lay its
body feebly onto the soft bed. Clearly, the earlier sudden action of Xiao Yan to pour in energy had
caused the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ which possessed an initial intelligence to feel somewhat
angry in its heart.
Seeing the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ which was acting like a young child feeling upset, Xiao
Yan helplessly shook his head. He extended his hand and gently rubbed its body. When he saw that it
still did not have a reaction, he could only smile bitterly and extract a bottle of Amethyst Essence
from within his storage ring. After which, he opened the bottle cap. A hot breath that contained a
faint fragrance slowly rose.
Almost immediately after the Amethyst Essence was removed from the storage ring, the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ that was lying feebly on the bed suddenly stood up. It turned its head over, eyed
Xiao Yan’s smiling face and then glanced at the Amethyst Essence that was emitting a pale-purple
fog. A craving flashed across the snake’s eyes. After hesitating for a moment, it could no longer
resist the greed in its heart. It swayed its tail and swiftly slithered in front of Xiao Yan, letting out its
snake tongue and emitting a hissing sound.
 Xiao Yan lowered the bottle with a smile. The ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ swayed its tail and
turned its body into light and appeared in front of the bottle in a lightning like manner. It extended
its head and reached its snake tongue into the bottle, greedily drinking.
As Xiao Yan had the intention to remove the resentment in the little fellow’s heart this time
around, Xiao Yan did not stop it from greedily drinking in this manner. He only eyed the slowly
falling Amethyst Essence within the bottle and pain flashed across his face.
After around one-tenth of the Amethyst Essence in the bottle was swallowed by the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’, it finally ceased to continue drinking. Its head was slightly confused as it pulled
out from the bottle. A tipsy appearance actually flashed across its pale-purple snake eyes.
Eyeing the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ that was shaking its head, Xiao Yan laughed bitterly and
did the same. He carefully stored the Amethyst Essence and his palm rubbed its somewhat warm
body. In a helpless voice, he said, “Little Fellow, are you satisfied now?”
The mouth is shorter when one eats something of others. This time around, the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ did not avoid Xiao Yan again. It shook its long neck and a purple glow suddenly
swarmed into its snake eyes. Widening its snake’s mouth, it let out a muffled ‘bang’ and a purple
colored flame was suddenly spit out from its mouth. In an instant, the turbulent flame incinerated
the wooden beam on the ceiling of the room into a pile of dark black wooden ashes.
TL: The mouth is shorter when one eats something of others – Chinese idiom – meaning when you
take something that belongs to others it is difficult to reject the person’s request
Xiao Yan slowly raised his head and eyed the dark black charcoal pillar that emitted a cracking
sound. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. A moment later, he lowered his head and looked at
the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ which was repeatedly spurting clusters of fire seedling as though it
was having a hiccup. Xiao Yan did not know if he should cry or smile as he shook his head. Did this
fellow think that the Amethyst Essence could be randomly eaten? The richness of the purple flame
energy in it could cause people’s hair to stand on end. It could easily agglomerate into Purple Flame
which possessed quite a strong damaging power. That flame was something that even Yun Zhi was
afraid of back then .
Helplessly watching the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ which occasionally spat out clusters of flame
seedling as though it was playing, Xiao Yan sighed. He was just about to get up to pack up the messy
room when his body abruptly paused. His gaze stared intently at those purple colored flame. A
thought quietly rose from deep within his heart.
“If I were to use the Purple Flame created by these ‘Amethyst Essence’ to merge with the ‘Green
Lotus Flame’, the strength of the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ that would be created would
definitely not be comparable to the original but it should also not be too weak, shouldn’t it?
Moreover, with my current strength, I think I should be able to control it.” Xiao Yan’s palm slowly
fondled his chin as he softly muttered.

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Chapter 270
Chapter 270: Purple Flame Pill
Within the room, Xiao Yan slowly rubbed his chin, his face was filled with an expression of
contemplation. A long while later, he flipped his hand and a transparent bottle appeared in his palm.
A bottle full of Amethyst Essence was contained within the bottle.
Xiao Yan opened the bottle cap and extended his finger into it. As he carefully dipped a little of it,
a stinging pain was immediately transmitted from his finger.
After withdrawing his hand, Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the drop of Amethyst Essence on the
tip of his finger. The Dou Qi in his body flowed, seeped through his finger and gently touched the
drop of purple colored Amethyst Essence. Immediately, a soft muffled ‘bang’ sounded. A thread of
tiny purple colored flame rose from his finger. The hot temperature caused Xiao Yan’s eyes to
narrow.
“The temperature is not bad… but unfortunately, the purple flame that a drop of Amethyst Essence
can create is really too little.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head before he immediately said
somewhat regretfully.
“I don’t have much Amethyst Essence stored. If a drop of it can only create this small bit of a
Purple Flame, my losses would be far greater than my gain.” Xiao Yan stared at the bottle of
Amethyst Essence and said with his eyebrows knit together.
“But this little fellow also did not absorb much of it. How did it spit out fire like a flamethrower?”
Xiao Yan slowly tilted his head and eyed the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ who was enjoying itself
greatly spitting out flames as he asked himself with uncertainty in his voice.
Xiao Yan’s gaze was intently staring at the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. A long while later, he
gently lifted his eyebrow. After some observation, he realized that at the moment when the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ was about to spit out the Purple Flame, some saliva seemed to seep out between
its fangs in its mouth. When the tiny purple colored flame seedlings came into contact with this
saliva, its size suddenly expanded by over ten times.
“Is it because of the saliva?” Xiao Yan muttered softly in his mouth. He smiled slightly and as he
flipped his palm, an empty bottle appeared in it. Immediately, he walked slowly over to the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ with a smile on his lips.
……
After a frustrating toss and turn that caused him to be covered in perspiration, Xiao Yan finally
obtained slightly less than half a bottle of pale green colored saliva from the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’s’ fangs under its resentful gaze. He placed it under his nose and sniffed the saliva which
had a faint fragrance. Xiao Yan’s face was strange as he shook his head. Glancing at the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ on the bed, Xiao Yan muttered in his heart, “This fellow, Don’t tell me it is also a
female?”
Xiao Yan gently set the two bottles in his hand down as he mused for a moment. Suddenly, he
beckoned with his palm and pulled out a dark red colored cauldron from his storage ring, which he
then placed on the table. His finger flicked gently. A few wisps of a green colored flame shot out and
a hot flame immediately rose within the medicinal cauldron.
Watching the writhing flame within the medicinal cauldron, Xiao Yan gently rubbed his storage
ring and obtained a few completely red plants which with one glance, one would be able to tell that
they contained fire type energy. Waving his palm, he threw them all into the medicinal cauldron. He
then controlled the green colored flame and repeatedly refined them, turning them into a large pile
of red colored powder.
Once the red colored powder appeared, Xiao Yan used two needle tubes that had hollow centers to
suck a drop of Amethyst Essen

ce and the saliva of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ respectively. After which, he cast them into the
medicinal cauldron.
Eyeing the flame that was soaring within the medicinal cauldron, Xiao Yan smiled slightly. His ten
fingers nimbly leaped about and the temperature of the green colored flame repeatedly rose and
fell, changing with his thoughts. Although this kind of swift changing of the flame temperature was
extremely testing on the flame controlling ability of an alchemist, the current Xiao Yan after he
consumed the ‘Fire Lotus Seed’ already possessed the ability to easily overcome these kinds of
troublesome steps.
Within the medicinal cauldron, the green colored flame danced enchantingly. A long while later,
the hot temperature gradually faded away. The turbulent flame also slowly disappeared. Finally it
passed through the flame outlet, turned into a tiny wisp of flame and entered into Xiao Yan’s finger.
“Although a large amount of it was depleted during the refining of medicine, being able to retrieve
a little is somewhat nice.” Xiao Yan smiled as he eyed the wisp of green colored flame that had
entered his body. He flicked his finger and a gentle breeze shot down the cover of the cauldron. He
then beckoned with his hand and three red colored pills flew out before steadily landing in Xiao
Yan’s palm.
Xiao Yan played with these three Danwan and a smile involuntarily surfaced on the corner of his
mouth. This kind of Danwan could not be called a medicinal pill. This was because they did not
possess any unique properties like a medicinal pill. Anyone who swallowed this thing into their
stomach would not only not receive the slightest benefit, but instead sink into a miserable state.
(L: Danwan is like a pill but it does not help any human who consumes it
After twisting a red colored Danwan between his fingers, Xiao Yan threw it into his mouth. He
chewed it slightly and waited until he sensed the hot energy swiftly spreading in his mouth. At that
moment, the Dou Qi in his body quickly swarmed up and collided with the hot energy.
At the moment of collision, Xiao Yan opened his mouth slightly. A cluster of hot purple colored
flame was suddenly spit out. After which, it steadily landed on his palm that was wrapped with Dou
Qi. It burnt with a rage and still had considerable might.
Xiao Yan gently breathed out a mouthful of hot air before lowering his head to eye the purple
colored flame rising in his palm. The amount of Purple Flame this time around was about enough
needed to merge with the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. At that moment, Xiao Yan heaved a sigh of
relief. A drop of Amethyst Essence, a drop of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ saliva and some fire
type medicinal ingredients. The ability of these few things to achieve such an effect had satisfied
Xiao Yan.
“Let’s call this thing ‘Purple Flame Pill’…” Tossing the two red colored Danwan in his hand, Xiao
Yan opened his mouth and laughed. The current him really wanted to try and see just how great the
strength of the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ created from the merger of the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’ and the Purple Flame would be.
“It looks like I need to find a flesh target…”
A smile surfaced on Xiao Yan’s face as he eyed the ‘Purple Flame Pill’. He turned around and
placed the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ which had fallen asleep after becoming tired from spitting
out flames. After which, he smiled and walked out of this shaking room, which appeared about to
fall, to find a live target to test just how strong this imitated version of the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus
Flame’ was…
Currently, it was the time of daily training at the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ training
ground. Therefore, many mercenaries were gathered on the training ground. They withstood the hot
sun and were covered in perspiration as they sparred and compared their skills. On a shaded area
on the open ground stood Xiao Ding and a few others. Their gaze occasionally swept across the
training ground and nodded slightly.
“Mister Luo Bu, looks like the brothers from the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ are getting along
quite well with the others. You have worked hard during this period of time.” Xiao Ding turned his
head around and said with a smile to Luo Bu beside him as he eyed the mercenaries from both
troops whose entanglement had clearly been significantly eliminated because of this period of
adapting with one another.
“These are all methods that Compay Leader Xiao Ding thought off. I have only executed them out.”
Luo Bu shook his head, the corner of his eye carried great respect as he glanced at Hai Bo Dong by
the side. On one occasion, he had seen this old man fight. Therefore, he clearly knew just what kind
of strength this inconspicuous old man had. Luo Bu’s heart also became a little more afraid of Xiao
Yan who was able to invite Hai Bo Dong to live in this Mercenary Company . When he noticed Xiao
Ding ask this question, he hurriedly gave a polite reply.
Xiao Ding naturally knew the fear in Luo Bu. Immediately, he smiled and conversed a little with
him before he turned around and glanced at Hai Bo Dong who was leaning against a tree trunk and
pulling a long face. He said with a smile, “Ke ke, Old Mister Hai, does the medicinal shop not have
the medicinal ingredients that you need? Relax, I have already sent people to help you search in the
neighbouring cities. If they obtain any news, they will report back very soon.”
“At least you, little fellow, have put in some effort. That guy Xiao Yan has withdrawn into that
courtyard ever since he told me about these medicinal ingredients and has not come out again.”
Hearing this, a weak smile appeared on Hai Bo Dong face as he replied to Xiao Ding.
“Badmouthing people behind their backs is not a good thing…” A faint laugh was suddenly emitted
from behind everyone. The familiar voice caused the few people to hurriedly turn their heads around
and eye the smiling Xiao Yan who was walking over.
“Is your injury completely healed?” Eyeing Xiao Yan, whose presence clearly had greater vitality
compared to the past, surprise flashed across Hai Bo Dong’s old face as he asked in a stunned voice.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head.
“Ugh, what an abnormal person. Making a complete recovery in less than a month with that kind
of serious injury…” Seeing Xiao Yan nodding his head, Hai Bo Dong immediately smiled bitterly and
shook his head. At the same time, his heart was shocked by the means Xiao Yan had displayed.
Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head. He smiled and conversed with Xiao Ding and the others for a
while before his gaze suddenly drifted to Luo Bu by the side. He smiled slightly, but the smile caused
the latter to feel somewhat scared.
“Company Leader Xiao Yan.” Seeing Xiao Yan slowly walking over, Luo Bu hurriedly greeted.
“Mister Luo Bu, are you getting used to being in the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’?” Xiao
Yan inquired with a smile.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s smile, Luo Bu hurriedly nodded his head. Currently, the news of the death of the
First Elder in the Mo clan had almost spread throughout the eastern region of the Jia Ma Empire.
Although other people may not be clear about who the killer was, Luo Bu knew very clearly in his
heart that the person who did it was definitely this young man in front of him who appeared totally
harmless.
“Mister Luo Bu. Since you are idling around with nothing to do, can you help me with an
experiment?” Xiao Yan asked with another smile. He did not wait for Luo Bu to nod his head.
Instead, he immediately lifted his feet and walked out of the shaded place. Although Xiao Yan’s
current strength had already returned to the Dou Shi class, Xiao Yan knew clearly that when dealing
with a person like Luo Bu, Luo Bu would immediately be suspicious if someone was to suddenly
become friendly with him.
Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Luo Bu was at a loss. Instantly, he smiled bitterly and shook his head
before lifting his feet to follow.
Standing off to the side, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li saw this strange action, and could not help but
exchange glances. After which, they also followed with curiosity.
Xiao Yan slowly came to a stop at a corner of the training ground. He faced Luo Bu who was
somewhat uneasy and said with a slight smile, “You should use all your strength to defend. I want to
try to figure just how much strength the thing that I have just modified has.”
“Huh?” Hearing this, the corner of Luo Bu’s mouth quivered. His expression became somewhat
purple. Xiao Yan had actually planned to use him as a target.
Xiao Ding and the others were all part of the upper echelon of the Desert Metal Mercenary
Company. When the other company members in the training ground saw them gathering, they
immediately began surrounding the place as they curiously watched Xiao Yan and Luo Bu at the
middle of it.
“Be careful.”
Xiao Yan reminded Luo Bu, whose expression was both green and purple before he shook his
finger. A red colored Danwan appeared, which he threw into his mouth in front of everyone’s gaze.
He chewed slightly and a moment later, opened his mouth. A cluster of hot purple colored flame was
spit out and steadily landed on his hand which was isolated by Dou Qi.
Xiao Yan gently tossed this cluster of purple flame and smiled. Then he extended his right hand
and a green colored flame slowly rose…
Eyeing the two different colored flame on his two hands, Hai Bo Dong was at a loss momentarily.
His expression immediately changed as he muttered, “Damn it. Is this little guy planning to use that
trick again?”
As fear gradually rose in Hai Bo Dong’s eyes, Xiao Yan, who was in the training ground, actually
began to slowly place his two palms together…
Seeing this action of Xiao Yan, Hai Bo Dong’s expression finally changed completely. His feet
suddenly stomped on the ground and shot up into the air in a lightning like manner in front of
everyone’s stunned gaze. He stomped and sharply said, “Xiao Yan, you lunatic! The last time you
almost killed yourself. You still want to try again?”
Xiao Yan lifted his head and watched Hai Bo Dong in midair who had flown into a rage. His face
was completely stunned. He had not expected that this old fellow would be so terrified of his ‘Angry
Buddha Lotus Flame’…

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Chapter 271
Chapter 271: Imitation of the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’
Xiao Yan was stunned as he eyed the utterly discomforted Hai Bo Dong in the sky. A long while
later, Xiao Yan was neither able to laugh nor cry as he shook his head. He waved the two kind of
flames on his hand and said with a smile, “Old Hai, with my current condition, I am unable to
unleash the explosion like back then… the one I have now is a ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ that I
have modified. The situation of me losing control will not happen.”
Hai Bo Dong eyed the cluster of Purple Flame on Xiao Yan’ hand. He had just realized that this
cluster of purple colored flame was not a ‘Heavenly Flame’. Although its temperature was quite hot,
it was undoubtedly much weaker when compared with the thick white flame that Xiao Yan
controlled last time.
“This fellow. Just how many things is he hiding? One moment a green flame, one moment a white
flame, now he has come up with a purple flame. It really is impossible to see through him.” A sigh
swiftly flashed across Hai Bo Dong’s heart. He faced Xiao Yan, shook his head and said with
clenched teeth, “You lunatic. I can’t be bothered about whether you have made improvements. If
you want to play, then play by yourself. I don’t want to be like the last time when I was almost
played to death by you!”
After saying this, a pair of icy cold wings were extended out of Hai Bo Dong’s back. He flapped
them slightly and swiftly flew into the air in front of everyone’s stunned gazes. When only a small
black dot remained, he finally came to a stop. It appeared that after the explosion from Xiao Yan’s
‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ the last time, this person, who was once the Ice Emperor, really had
somewhat of a physiological fear that was born. Otherwise, he would not choose to run away in front
of so many people.
Xiao Yan helplessly eyed Hai Bo Dong who had hidden himself far away. He lowered his head and
glanced at the strange gazes Xiao Ding and the others surrounding him were using to look at him
with. He waved his hand and said, “An old person is usually more cowardly…”
“*Cough*…” Hearing this, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li gave a few dry coughs. Although Hai Bo Dong
was quite old, his strength was so powerful that it was a little terrifying. Seeing the performance of
Hai Bo Dong earlier, the hearts of the two of them began to feel somewhat uneasy. They exchanged
a glance and immediately laughed dryly, “Xiao-Yan-Zi, exactly what is this experiment you are
planning to do.”
“It is just that I have just researched and found something and I want to try and see if it can
succeed. The last time it appeared to have failed and as a result, it nearly blasted Old Hai and
myself to death. Uh,,, he seemed to have some sort of mental phobia, which is why he is in this state.
You all need not worry. This time around, I have specially reduced its strength. Even if it was to
finally fail, it should not have the terrifying destructive power like last time.” Xiao Yan rubbed his
head and carelessly said.
“…” Hearing the somewhat uncertain tone in Xiao Yan’s words, cold sweat began to surface on
Xiao Ding and Xiao Li’s forehead. Although they did not know the exact strength of Hai Bo Dong,
seeing his ability to agglomerate Dou Qi wings, he should not be weaker than a Dou Wang class.
What kind of abnormal thing had Xiao Yan created that could nearly blast such a strong person to
death?
After glancing at one another, their two gazes involuntarily drifted toward the small black dot in
the sky. Their feet took a few steps back and dryly laughed, “I think that we should move back a
little in order to give you a more relaxed environment…” As they said that, the two

of them withdrew to the edge of the open ground at the same time as though they had a tacit
agreement.
Seeing the actions of the two Company Leaders, those Desert Metal Company members
surrounding Xiao Yan and Luo Bu also became afraid in their hearts. After giving thought between
safety and curiosity, the group of people hurriedly pulled back to the edge of the training ground.
Immediately, the crowded training ground became totally empty.
Eyeing the now open area which had became empty in the blink of an eye, Xiao Yan shook his head
helplessly. He turned around and smiled as he eyed the pale faced Luo Bu.
 “Company… Company Leader Xiao Yan, I, I think that we should forget about it. Please find
another person.”
The heel of Luo Bu shivered weakly. He was shocked until his heart started to tremble upon
witnessing Hai Bo Dong’s action in which the latter had lost himself. What strength did Hai Bo Dong
have? He was a Dou Huang class strong person. Even in the whole of the Jia Ma Empire, he would
be ranked among the top few. Despite having such a terrifying strength, he actually ended up losing
himself because of the thing that Xiao Yan had created. It was difficult to imagine just how strong
that thing actually would be. Luo Bu really suspected whether his actions during this period of time
had caused Xiao Yan some displeasure, resulting in Xiao Yan finding an excuse to finish him off…
“Mister Luo Bu, please relax. The strength of the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ this time around is
incomparable to the last time. With your strength, there will definitely not be any problems.” Seeing
Luo Bu, who was frightened until his face was totally white, caused Xiao Yan to helplessly shake his
head and respond reassuringly.
Eyeing that seemingly utterly harmless delicate and handsome face, Luo Bu felt neither able to
laugh nor cry. Why was it that such a bad thing ended up finding him?
After spending a long time sighing loudly in his heart because of his luck, he could only smile
bitterly and nod his head. The Dou Qi in his body suddenly flowed and surged out of his body,
immediately covering the surface and solidifying into a hard yellow colored armor.
The moment he acted, Luo Bu had summoned the ability of a Da Dou Shi, Dou Qi Armor. It
appeared that Luo Bu’s heart felt ungrounded.
Eyeing Luo Bu who had summoned his Dou Qi Armor as though he was about to face a great
enemy, Xiao Yan helplessly nodded his head. On his palms, the green colored and purple colored
flames writhered by themselves. The two palms faced each other and slowly moved closer.
As the two flame slowly moved closer, an intense energy fluctuation once again abruptly rippled
around Xiao Yan’s body like last time. Numerous muffled thunder like explosions were emitted
within Xiao Yan’s palm. However, it was fortunate that the strength of the explosions this time
around were not as terrifying as the last time. Therefore, the Dou Qi protecting Xiao Yan’s hands
was able to withstand the impact.
Xiao Yan used all his focus to drive the two clusters of flames to gradually merge. He did his best
to recall the mysterious state that he had finally entered at the last moment last time. His dark eyes
stared intently at the point where the flames were merging. There, the green-purple colored flame
seedlings were like threads of electric flashes, swiftly traversing.
In the distant tall sky, Hai Bo Dong frowned, eyeing the intense energy fluctuations around Xiao
Yan’s body. He said softly, “The fluctuations this time around are indeed much smaller than the last
time. Looks like this guy has really made some improvements. But this thing will explode if it is not
controlled properly. The destructive strength will similarly not be small. After all, that green colored
flame is a real ‘Heavenly Flame’.”
“Ugh, this insane fellow. He keeps thinking of fiddling with these kinds of strange things.”
Hai Bo Dong smiled bitterly and shook his head. Although in all honesty, he was rather envious of
Xiao Yan’s courage which allowed him to dare to try anything. Back then, he had once met a strong
person who was similarly able to control a ‘Heavenly Flame’ in the Chu Yun Empire. However, the
attitude that strong person had toward the ‘Heavenly Flame’ was like how one would treat one’s
ancestor. He was totally different than Xiao Yan who had actually dared to randomly use it to merge
with another flame. In the eyes of many strong people, that was an action almost similar to seeking
death…
In the training ground, Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the green-purple colored flame ball that
was already compressed by him. A moment later, his dark eyes suddenly widened. His long ten
fingers repeatedly pressed on the flame cluster.
Controlling the flame cluster under a conscious condition for the first time, Xiao Yan finally
understood that this seemingly random and gentle movement actually required a terrifyingly large
amount of Dou Qi from the ‘Flame Mantra’ to be instilled. The ten fingers had only pressed and
moved for around seven to eight times, but the Dou Qi within Xiao Yan’s vortex had already been
reduced by around half.
Xiao Yan did his best to recall the change the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ underwent before it was
formed. The black eyes of Xiao Yan were gradually shrouded by the green-purple, colored flames.
After a moment, the pressing and moving fingers suddenly stopped. The Spiritual Strength suddenly
spread out of Xiao Yan’s body, finally turning into tiny and delicate lines which were inserted thread
by thread into the raging flame.
Following the intrusion of the Spiritual Strength, the violent energy contained with the green-
purple flame cluster began to gradually disappear. In only the blink of an eye, the cluster of flame,
which was releasing hedgehog like spikes, actually completely quieted down.
Staring intently at the green-purple flame cluster in his palm which had finally calmed down as he
had intended, Xiao Yan sighed in relief within his heart. His right hand dragged the flame cluster as
he closed his eyes. The Spiritual Strength that had intruded into the flame cluster began to slowly
change the shape of the flame cluster.
Following the gradual activation of the Spiritual Strength, the cluster of flame which was like a
rubber ball began to slowly wriggle. Its size, which was originally that of a head, also swiftly shrank.
After a long while, a lotus seat shape at its embryonic stage the size of a palm began to faintly
appear between the green and purple light glow.
After another moment, the green-purple light glow slowly disappeared. An extremely beautiful
green-purple lotus seat floated above Xiao Yan’s palm.
In the sky, Hai Bo Dong’s eyes narrowed as he eyed the green-purple lotus seat that was formed in
Xiao Yan’s palm. He muttered, “This guy is really becoming more and more practiced with his
control. If he were able to control that ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ to such an extent when he first
used it, it would be likely… that ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ would have been blasted to
death on the spot.”
“In the future, if he was to once again merge two different ‘Heavenly Flames’ accompanied with
this kind of control, I think that other than some extremely abnormal people, there should be no one
in the Dou Huang class who would be able to withstand such a terrifying explosion directly.” Hai Bo
Dong gently exhaled a mouthful of icy breath. His expression was complex as he whispered while
staring at the black clothed young man on the ground.
On the training ground, Xiao Yan’s hand supported the green-purple lotus seed as he raised his
head and eyed Luo Bu who was totally concealed behind the Dou Qi Armour. His slightly pale face
revealed a smile as he tapped gently on the lotus seat. Immediately, the green-purple lotus seat
abruptly turned into a ray of light and in a lightning like manner, was violently shot in a projectile
like manner toward Luo Bu.
Xiao Yan quietly watched the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ whose distance from Luo Bu was
becoming increasingly closer. He slowly extended his palm and suddenly clenched it. A soft voice
called out, “Explode!”
As the cry fell, the green-purple lotus flame flying across the air abruptly stopped. Immediately,
the lotus seat swelled slightly and then suddenly exploded…
“Bang!”
The deafening explosion suddenly blasted through the training ground. An enormous crack line
swiftly spread out from where the explosion was…
“Perfect control…”
High in the sky, Hai Bo Dong slowly closed his eyes as he softly muttered. At the same time a
genuine palpitation rose in his heart…

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Chapter 272
Chapter 272: Resolving The Hidden Danger Before Leaving
The sudden explosion resounded throughout the training ground. The thunderous blast caused
everyone to involuntarily cover their ears. A long while later, they finally looked at each other with
some palpitations remaining in their hearts before shifting their gazes to the training ground where
dust blocked their view.
Within the training ground, Xiao Yan slowly calmed his rapid breath. His face was somewhat pale.
The imitation of the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ earlier had a Dou Qi and Spiritual Strength
requirement that should not be underestimated even though it required less this time and was not
as terrifying as last time.
“With this amount of Dou Qi being required, it is likely that I can only use it three times before the
Dou Qi in my body is completely exhausted.” Xiao Yan muttered softly as he sensed the Dou Qi and
Spiritual Strength in his body had sharply dropped. He immediately lifted his head and watched the
opposite side which was shrouded by dust. As he waved his sleeves, a gentle breeze appeared and
surged out, blowing away the suffused yellow dust.
As the dust cloud settled, an eye-piercing enormous and deep pit immediately appeared within
everyone’s sight. Instantly, the corner of everyone’s eyes in the training ground could not help but
twitch.
The deep pit was around four to five meters deep. Its area was also quite large. Numerous thick
and deep crack lines repeatedly spread out like a spiderweb and nearly covering half of the open
area.
“Where’s he?” Xiao Yan swept his gaze at the surroundings. However, he did not see Luo Bu’s
figure. At that moment, he blinked his eyes and said in a stunned manner.
“*Cough*, *cough*…” Just as Xiao Yan was feeling stunned, an intense coughing was suddenly
emitted from the deep pit. Immediately, a hand began slowly rising from the pit and supported itself
on the ground. Finally, a human figure that was charred black climbed out with great difficulty.
Seeing his size, it appeared to be Luo Bu from before.
Currently, in addition to Luo Bu’s body being charred, numerous thumb size crack lines also
covered the tough Dou Qi armor that he had summoned on his body. His body trembled slightly. The
Dou Qi armor on him had already reached its limit, and finally emitted a muffled cracking sound.
The seemingly mighty Dou Qi armor immediately began to slowly detach from Luo Bu’s body,
revealing the pale-white and terrified face under it.
Eyeing the human figure which appeared to have just rolled over black charcoal, Xiao Yan probed,
“Mister Luo Bu? Are you alright?”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s inquiry, Luo Bu slowly lifted his head. He glanced at the delicate and
handsome face of the young man and his body could not help but shiver. An extremely ugly smile
appeared on his pale-white face. “Company Leader Xiao Yan. If that attack was a little closer, the
current me would likely not even be left with a corpse at this very moment.”
Xiao Yan eyed Luo Bu, whose Dou Qi around him had plunged to its lowest point. He understood
clearly in his heart that Luo Bu knew that the defense of his Dou Qi armor was not enough to
withstand the blast, however he did not choose to dodge. Instead, he simply stood on the spot like a
wooden pillar, allowing the lotus flame to shoot over and finally explode in front of him. This action
which appeared somewhat foolish would undoubtedly make him have to endure an extremely great
explosive force. Therefore, even though Xiao Yan’s strength was merely that of a six star Dou Shi,
Luo Bu, who was a four star Da Dou Shi, still ended up with a serious injury that caused him to lose
his ability to continue fighting from the explosion.
Looking from the corner of his eyes, Xiao Yan saw bright red fresh blo

od was flowing down from Luo Bu’s hand. Xiao Yan’s eyes gradually became slightly gentler without
him realizing. He slowly stepped forward and patted Luo Bu’s shoulders as he said with a smile,
“I’m sorry. This is the first time I had modified this thing so I was unable to control its strength.”
“Haha, never mind. It should be fine after resting for a few days.”
 After being a mercenary company leader for more than ten years, Luo Bu was extremely sensitive
as he felt the gentleness that Xiao Yan had displayed. Immediately, some joy and excitement faintly
appeared in his heart. He knew in his heart that ever since the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ had
nearly destroyed the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ the last time, within the heart of this
young man who appeared friendly, there had always been some enmity and even… killing intent
toward him.
At the same time, Luo Bu’s heart also knew that if Xiao Yan wanted to expand the ‘Desert Metal
Mercenary Company’ strength in a short time, it was difficult for the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ to
escape the fate of being destroyed. Luo Bu, who had witnessed Xiao Yan turn a living person into an
ice sculpture without any expression, did not doubt that this young man whose age was still quite
young, possessed a ruthless heart.
Although the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’ had currently been merged into the ‘Desert Metal
Mercenary Company’, Luo Bu was able to sense that the doubt and the guard that Xiao Yan held
toward him had not reduced. Regarding this, Luo Bu could only laugh bitterly. During this one
month that he had been in the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’, he had obtained an even clearer
understanding of Xiao Yan’s ability. Under pressure from Xiao Yan’s almost terrifying strength, the
somewhat rebellious thoughts that he originally held in his heart had completely been extinguished.
It could be said that the current Luo Bu had already began to gradually think of himself as a
member of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’ in his heart instead of the Company Leader of
the ‘Sand Mercenary Company’…
However, even though Luo Bu’s heart thought in this manner, Xiao Yan had remained on his guard
against him. This caused Luo Bu to feel a helpless bitterness in his heart. Naturally, he also clearly
knew that this was human nature and he could not blame anyone.
Just as he thought that this kind of prejudice from Xiao Yan would persist on, however, Xiao Yan’s
gaze, which suddenly became gentle, caused Luo Bu to be surprised. At the same time, he was
somewhat excited to realize that his action of being willing to risk his life to be a target had actually
accidentally resulted in a great reduction in the guard Xiao Yan held against him.
“This injury was worth it…” Luo Bu muttered in his heart. A somewhat excited redness appeared
on his pale-white face.
Xiao Yan patted Luo Bu’s shoulders, took out a high grade healing medicine from within the
storage ring and passed it to him. He said with a smile, “Treat your injuries first. Once your injuries
have been healed, you will be the true core in the upper echelon of the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary
Company’. With your strength, the responsibilities that you have to take won’t be small. The ‘Desert
Metal Company’ is currently at an expansion period. In the future, you may have to toil harder.”
These words of Xiao Yan undoubtedly meant that he had really started to trust Luo Bu.
Therefore, when Luo Bu heard these words, even the hand which he used to receive the healing
medicine trembled. He might not have overly cared about the trust of other people but the trust of a
strong person, especially the extremely strong people like Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong, was sufficient
enough to cause Luo Bu to feel excited and honored.
“Company Leader, you can be rest assured that I will ensure that the brothers from the ‘Sand
Mercenary Company’ will truly become members of the ‘Desert Metal Company’.” Luo Bu held the
jade bottle tightly. His body bowed slightly toward Xiao Yan as he said somewhat excitedly.
“As long as you can place your thoughts on the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’, trust me, the
benefits that you receive in the future will be something you will find hard to believe.” Eyeing Luo
Bu who was excitedly expressing his loyalty, Xiao Yan smiled and spoke in a profound manner.
Hearing the joking and somewhat mysterious words, Luo Bu was momentarily stunned before he
immediately responded politely.
“Haha, you should quickly heal your injuries. Tomorrow, Old Hai and I will be leaving the Rock
Desert City. Your strength is the strongest in the ‘Desert Metal Company’, therefore, during this
period of time that I am away, I may need you to take more care of the ‘Desert Metal Company’.”
Xiao Yan said softly.
“Leave?” Hearing this, Luo Bu asked in a somewhat strange voice.
“I am going to the capital. There are some things over there that are waiting for me to settle.”
Xiao Yan carelessly smiled and once again patted Luo Bu’s shoulders. Immediately, he turned around
and slowly walked out of the training ground.
Watching the steady back of the black clothed young man, Luo Bu let out a few coughs. He calmed
his excited heart before nodding heavily.
At the edge of the open ground, where numerous respectful gazes were watching him, Xiao Yan
came to Xiao Ding’s and Xiao Li’s side. He faced the two of them, both still wore amazement filled
faces and he smiled then asked, “Aren’t you going to return to yourselves?”
 “Little Fellow, I had originally thought that you had randomly chose Luo Bu to become your target.
It’s really unexpected that you would actually use this action to appropriately settle this greatest
potential threat within the mercenary company.” Xiao Ding swept his gaze at Luo Bu who was in the
training ground and spoke softly to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan smiled slightly, but remained noncommittal about his own intentions. Raising his head to
eye Hai Bo Dong who was slowly descending from the sky, Xiao Yan softly said,“I have no choice.
Tomorrow, Old Hai and I will have to leave the Rock Desert City. If I don’t think of some methods to
remove some potential threats, I would not be able to leave with peace of mind.”
“You are going to leave tomorrow? So soon?” Hearing this, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were at a loss as
they pressed their eyebrows together and asked.
“That’s right. Originally, I had prepared to leave for the capital a month ago. However, because of
my injuries, I ended up dragging my stay for so long. Now, I cannot continue to delay.” Xiao Yan
smiled and said.
“Do you really intend to go to the Misty Cloud Sect a month later?” Seeing Xiao Yan’s smiling face,
Xiao Ding’s voice suddenly became low and soft as he asked.
“Yes. I must go there!” Xiao Yan pursed up his lips and nodded slightly. His voice was slow but
firm, without the slightest uncertainty.
“The Misty Cloud Sect is a really big being. It won’t be easy to deal with them… Moreover, the
First Elder of the Mo clan, Mo Cheng died in your hands. Although you have hidden your identity, it
may have been seen through if you were to appear at the Misty Cloud Sect again. When that time
comes, even if you successfully manage to defeat Nalan Yanran, I’m afraid that those old fools of the
Misty Cloud Sect would not easily let you leave the mountain without any injuries.” Xiao Ding said
with worry.
“If they really intend to act like this when the time comes, then they should prepare to have a life
and death struggle…” Xiao Yan laughed faintly. He raised his head and eyed Hai Bo Dong who had
descended on a huge rock beside them. He shrugged and laughed, “Old Hai, do you agree?”
“Your elder brother is right. The Misty Cloud Sect isn’t so easy to deal with…” Seeing Xiao Yan
looking over, Hai Bo Dong smiled bitterly, “Hah, whatever you want. Who asked me to be held by
you. One year of being a bodyguard, ah, from the looks of it now, it appears that you have started
scheming against me long ago.”
“Haha, a Dou Huang that had been delivered to my doorstep. If I just allowed Old Hai to easily
leave, would it not be a huge waste?” Eyeing Hai Bo Dong’s helpless face, Xiao Yan joked.
Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong could only smile bitterly and shook his head.
Xiao Yan extended his head into the tree branches at the side to pluck a leaf. He then placed it in
his mouth and chewed slightly, allowing the faint bitterness to spread in his mouth as he turned his
head to eye the distant north. In that direction sat an enormous being of the Jia Ma Empire, the
Misty Cloud Sect.
“Let’s see the situation when that time comes. If they really give us no way out, then even if I have
to push myself until I am seriously injured, I will throw a real ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ at the
Misty Cloud Sect.”
The calm muttering voice of the young man caused a helplessness to surface on Hai Bo Dong’s
face. He smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed, “What a lunatic… the Misty Cloud Sect would
have a hard time bearing the consequences by provoking you, even with its strength.”

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Chapter 273
Chapter 273: Arriving At The Capital
The darkness of night arrived and covered the land. A silver moon hung high in the sky. Its faint
moonlight shone down weakly, slowly expelling some of the darkness.
In the quiet courtyard, three brothers were lying on comfortable, soft chairs, raising their heads to
watch the stars that filled the sky. Occasionally, they would lift the winecup beside them and pour
wine for each other and drink together.
Drinking all the wine in his winecup in one gulp, Xiao Yan turned around and eyed his two elder
brothers who were faintly tipsy. He slowly stood up, took out two scrolls whose covers were
extremely old, and gently placed them on a small table beside Xiao Ding and Xiao Li. Seeing their
questioning gazes, he said with a smile, “These are two Xuan Class High Level Qi Methods. One is a
wood affinity and the other is a lightning affinity. Their affinities exactly match the two of you.
Within each Qi Method, there is also a Xuan Class High Level Dou Technique that matches the
method. With coordination between the two, their strengths cannot be underestimated.”
Hearing this, Xiao Ding’s and Xiao Li’s somewhat tipsy eyes suddenly brightened. Just a Xuan
Class High Level Qi Method alone was viewed as a treasure in the Jia Ma Empire where one would
not find it in the market even if one had the money. Moreover, this Qi Method still had a Dou
Technique that formed a complete set with it. If one were to count, the value of this Qi Method was
undoubtedly even more valuable than the other Qi Methods of a similar class.
Under the temptation of such a rare item, even Xiao Ding, with his cool-headedness, had some
desire surface on his face. Xiao Li beside him, grabbed that silver colored scroll the instant that Xiao
Yan spoke. After which, he played with it in his hand, loving it too much to willingly put it down.
“If these two things were to be auctioned, it would be diminishing their status if they did not
demand a high price of at least three million gold coins.” Xiao Ding received the green colored scroll
and gently rubbed it. Its extremely comfortable and flexible feeling allowed Xiao Ding, who had
frequently come into contact with Magic Beasts, to know that the scroll was made with the pelt of a
rank four Magic Beast. At that moment, he could not help but speak with amazement.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. He had taken out two Xuan Class High Level Qi Methods, each
forming a set with a corresponding Dou Techniques. There was likely no more than ten strengths or
people within the Jia Ma Empire who were able to spend in such a style. Were it not for the
extremely large warehouse of Yao Lao, Xiao Yan would not not have the ability to take them out
either.
“I had planned to give these Qi Methods to you last time. However, I had forgotten about them
because I was leaving in a hurry.” Xiao Yan smiled and said. Before he had left for the snake-people
race territory, Xiao Yan had taken these two Qi Methods from Yao Lao. However, due to their
itinerary being stretched until it was very tight, it was only now that Xiao Yan had the time to recall
this matter..
“Although these Qi Methods are extremely rare, we will not do any of those hypocritical refusals
since it is you who has taken them out. Otherwise, it might offend you and make you unhappy.” Xiao
Ding, who was clear of Xiao Yan’s character, mused for a while. In the end, he did not reject Xiao
Yan’s somewhat generous gifts. Instead, he smiled and nodded before carefully placing the scroll
into his chest area without saying any courteous words.
After Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had stored their Qi Methods properly, Xiao Yan let out a slight smile.
He lifted his head to eye the star filled sky and softly said, “Everything has already been arranged
appropriately. Tomorrow, I can leave with a peaceful mind.&rdq

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Xiao Ding nodded his head lightly and said with a smile to Xiao Yan beside him, “Little Fellow. Big
Brother and Second Brother will wait here for the day that your name shakes the entire Jia Ma
Empire in a month’s time. Cheers!”
Eyeing Xiao Ding who had suddenly become bold, a warmth surged up within Xiao Yan’s heart. He
received the winecup and emptied it in one go. He clearly understood the meaning in Xiao Ding’s
words. If he could really defeat Nalan Yanran and successfully leave the Misty Cloud Sect, then Xiao
Yan’s name would become an overnight sensation throughout the Jia Ma Empire.
“Of course…, Xiao-Yan-Zi, if you fail to leave the Misty Cloud Sect, your Big Brother and I will not
immediately take revenge for you. We will tolerate it secretly, clenching our teeth and forcefully
tolerate it… We will wait until the time when we can leave a wound on the Misty Cloud Sect that
would cause it to feel a pain deep in its core before we violently bite at it. We will bite until we break
its bones!” Xiao Li patted Xiao Yan’s shoulders. However, a ghastliness that would send chills into
people’s hearts was faintly seeping out of his smiling face.
In the desert, the fierce beasts that bear their fangs and brandish their claws were not
frightening. The ones that were frightening were those poisonous snakes that quietly conceal
themselves under the yellow sand. They would not easily display their fangs. However, once the
opportunity arrived, a lethal strike would instantly shoot out of the yellow sand…
Among the three brothers of the Xiao clan, Xiao Ding was calm, wise and farsighted, Xiao Li was
sinister and vicious, while Xiao Yan was mysterious and unpredictable. The three of them had
different characters but they were able to cause their opponents to feel uneasy and turn their hearts
cold.
Eyeing the dark and severe Xiao Li, a warmth flowed in Xiao Yan’s heart. He nodded slightly and
once again drank a full cup of potent wine that burned his throat. The three of them looked at each
other and laughed loudly.
The morning of the next day, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong did not alert anyone as they left the
‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’. It was as though every time he would leave silently…
In the blue sky, two flowing lights suddenly moved closer from a far distance, carrying a violent
wind behind them. A moment later, they appeared at the edge of the sky before finally leaving
behind numerous envy filled faces of passersby on the ground.
“Xiao Yan, won’t we save a lot of trouble if we were to fly directly to the capital? Why do you still
want to go to Tange City to use the flying beast? Their speed is much slower than our flying speed.”
Hai Bo Dong flapped his pair of cold icy wings on his back, glancing at the scenery that was swiftly
moving past under him before turning around. His Dou Qi was mixed with a thread of his voice,
which was somewhat dissatisfied, as it was transmitted into Xiao Yan’s ear.
Upon hearing these words from Hai Bo Dong, Xiao Yan, who was using all his might to hurry along
their journey, could not help but laugh bitterly in his heart and shook his head. He quietly thought,
“From here to the capital is a journey that is a few thousand kilometers. In the past, if I had the
support of Yao Lao’s strength, I could endure through it. However, Yao Lao is currently in a slumber.
With just my six star Dou Shi’s strength, how could I endure it without stopping to rest? When that
time comes, others might see through my facade should I be careless.”
Although he thought in such a manner in his heart, Xiao Yan would naturally not reply in this
manner. The Purple Cloud Wings on Xiao Yan’s back flapped and his speed was slightly reduced. He
said with a smile, “Ke ke, it is just that I want to use the time traveling on the flying beast to study
the ‘Heavenly Flame’. Moreover, aren’t you planning to search for the medicinal ingredients for the
‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’? We can stop at some of the big cities. The chances of us finding
them there are a little higher.”
Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong’s expression finally became more relaxed. He helplessly nodded.
Remembering the rare medicinal ingredients with names that he had not even heard of, he could not
continue to oppose the decision of taking the flying beasts.
Seeing that Hai Bo Dong did not continue to insist, Xiao Yan quietly sighed in relief within his
heart. The Purple Cloud Wings on his back suddenly flapped and his flying speed immediately
soared. His figure turned into a flowing light and disappeared into the horizon.
Since morning, they had been travelling quickly. Only when it was the afternoon did Tager City’s
outline faintly appear in the sight of the two of them. They landed outside the city before once again
leaping toward the city as though they were blown by the wind.
The current Xiao Yan had already once again put on the tier two alchemist occupational robe.
Although the huge black ruler on his back, which was almost to his height, gave him a somewhat
strange appearance, the soldiers guarding the city did not have the courage to stop an alchemist for
interrogation. Therefore, the two of them successfully entered the city which seemed quite big
without any obstruction.
After entering the city, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong first went to those medicinal shops that
appeared fairly large and searched them one at a time. Naturally, Hai Bo Dong’s intention was to
find those medicinal ingredients needed to refine the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’. Xiao Yan, on
the other hand, was secretly observing if there were any medicinal ingredients that possessed the
unique properties of swiftly recovering Spiritual Strength.
Despite there being quite a number of medicinal shops in Tager City, the medicinal ingredients
that Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong needed belonged to the extremely rare class. Therefore, the two of
them would enter with high hopes, but leave with disappointment.
After coming out of the last medicinal shop in the city, the two of them who were unwilling to give
up took a turn and went to the auction house in the city. Unfortunately, they still found nothing.
Standing on the street, the two of them faced each other and helplessly sighed. They could only
give up their search and hurry to the Flying Transportation Company at the center of the city.
With Xiao Yan’s status as an alchemist, the two of them expectedly and successfully boarded a
luxurious flying Magic Beast dedicated to alchemists. After which, they began to spend a good few
days travelling through the endless skies. Xiao Yan crossed his legs and began entering his training
mode, slowly and quietly waiting reach his destination.
During the period of the flight, Xiao Yan did not deal with some of the alchemist travelling along
with him. However, when they occasionally saw each other, Xiao Yan would have a strange feeling in
his heart. This was because of the fact that, after looking at their appearances, that some of these
alchemist who were hurrying to the capital were actually not citizens of the Jia Ma Empire.
Of course, when Xiao Yan was feeling surprised at these alchemist from other countries, those
alchemists also had stunned faces when they saw his appearance and the alchemist tier badge on
his chest. Clearly, Xiao Yan’s age and his alchemist tier had given them quite a significant blow.
With the unhappy experience from the last time he took such a flight, Xiao Yan discriminated
against communicating with people on the flying beast. Therefore, even when he saw the rich
atmosphere when those alchemists were conversing with one another, he did not go forward and
converse with them.
However, on one occasion, Xiao Yan heard the words ‘Grand Meeting’. After being at a temporarily
loss, Xiao Yan finally and suddenly remembered the invitation from the branch vice-chairman of an
Alchemist Association Branch, Ao Tuo, back in the Black Rock City.
“It seems that all of these alchemist are hurrying to participate in the Alchemist Grand Meeting…”
Xiao Yan nodded his head. Only at this moment did he understand why so many alchemists from
other countries had appeared on such a scale within the Jia Ma Empire territory.
“Since it is the Alchemist Grand Meeting…, then I think that there should be many rare natural
treasures in the hands of these alchemists.” Xiao Yan’s heart muttered in this manner. His eyes
gradually brightened. If he could find a unique treasure to recover Spiritual Strength before
heading up to the Misty Cloud Sect and wake Yao Lao up, Xiao Yan would really rest assured about
this journey to the Misty Cloud Sect.
With this thought,the rest of Xiao Yan’s thoughts became a little urgent. As he waited, the flying
beast that had flew for nearly seven days finally and gradually arrived at its destination, the capital
of the Jia Ma Empire, Jia Ma Sacred City!
Standing on the back of the flying beast, Xiao Yan lowered his head to eye the magnificent city
which had appeared under the clouds. He slowly exhaled a breath. Three years of time, three years
of tough training, he finally arrived here…
Following the slow descent of the flying beast, Xiao Yan’s gaze suddenly turned toward the north
of the capital. There, a huge mountain that was definitely very grand, prostrated like a huge dragon,
faintly emitted an aura that soared to the sky.
Located at that place was the huge power of the Jia Ma Empire, the Misty Cloud Sect!
“Misty Cloud Sect… Nalan Yanran, this useless person back then has come according to our
agreement!”
Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the majestic mountain peak that was hidden in the faint fog. At
this moment, his body trembled intensely…

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Chapter 274
Chapter 274: Primer Auction House, An Old Friend
“Dammit. In the future, I won’t sit on this broken thing. This slow speed really causes people to
feel unbearable.” After walking out of the crowded Flying Transportation Company, Hai Bo Dong
deeply inhaled a few breaths of fresh air as he cursed softly.
Seeing the ugly expression on Hai Bo Dong’s face, Xiao Yan smiled and raised his head. His gaze
swept across this magnificent capital and could not help but sigh with praise. With such a large size,
this Jia Ma Sacred City was definitely ranked first in terms of size among all the cities that Xiao Yan
had seen.
“It really deserves to be called the capital of the Jia Ma Empire, being so domineering and
peerless.” Xiao Yan said with a smile as he clicked his tongue and let out a sound of admiration.
Hai Bo Dong was not interested in watching these boring buildings. His gaze swept across his
surroundings before he suddenly asked, “When are you heading to the Misty Cloud Sect?”
“Half a month from now.” Xiao Yan mused and calculated the time to the Three Year Agreement
before replying.
“There’s still so much more time? Then where do we go now?” Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong frowned
and he immediately asked annoyed.
“Ok! Let’s first go to the auction house in the capital to take a look. That is the largest place in the
Jia Ma Empire to conduct business transactions. It should have some of the things that we need.
After which, we will make a trip to the Alchemist Association headquarters.” Xiao Yan fondled with
his chin and answered while smiling, “This session of the Alchemist Grand Meeting will be
conducted there. I am thinking of going to take a look. Moreover, alchemists love to collect all kinds
of different precious medicinal ingredients. It may be possible that we will be able to find the
medicinal ingredients needed for the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’ there.”
“Hee hee, it’s just as well. This Alchemist Grand Meeting is a rare and great event in the Jia Ma
Empire. It would be a pity to miss it…” Hai Bo Dong did not oppose Xiao Yan’s plan. He fondled his
white beard, smiled and said with some interest, “But it is really worthwhile for you to take a look at
this Alchemist Grand Meeting. For an alchemist, not only does allow you to interact with those in the
same occupation, but it also has a somewhat extraordinary significance at the same time. As long as
one is able to to reveal one’s brilliance there, one’s future will really be immeasurable!”
“Each Alchemist Grand Meeting attracts the attention of many powerful strengths. Those
alchemists who have quite a good refining skill will be like hot buns for these strengths to win over.
Tsk tsk. The kind of treatment that these alchemists receives really causes people to be so envious
that they have the impulse to murder.”
Hearing Hai Bo Dong’s somewhat exaggerated words, Xiao Yan smiled but shook his head slightly.
He said, “An alchemist is a special occupation that many would pay attention and seek out wherever
they are. Although being roped in by these huge strengths may allow one to obtain quite a good
treatment, it somewhat limits one’s freedom and is not really worthwhile…”
“Not worthwhile? How can it be? You should know who Gu He is right?” Hearing Xiao Yan’s words,
Hai Bo Dong rolled his eyes, curled his lips and said.
“Pill-King Gu He. There really isn’t anyone in this Jia Ma Empire who doesn’t know him.” Xiao Yan
shrugged his shoulders and laughed faintly. Not only did he know of him, they had even fought
against each other.
“He was the largest black horse in the Alchemist Grand Meeting two sessions ago. Befo

re that time, not many people knew Gu He’s name. Ever since he revealed his brilliance in the Grand
Meeting, he caught the eye of the previous leader of the Misty Cloud Sect. After which, he was
invited to become an elder of the Misty Cloud Sect. Back then, Gu He was merely a tier four
alchemist. However, during these few years, with the huge wealth of the Misty Cloud Sect behind
him, his refining ability has risen by two tiers. In addition, his reputation also changed from not
being very well known, into the current Pill-King that everyone respects.” Hai Bo Dong laughed,
“Therefore, if it were not because of the Misty Cloud Sect, he would at least need twenty more years
before reaching the recognition he has currently achieved.”
 Xiao Yan’s eyebrows twitched in a somewhat surprised manner. He did not expect that Gu He
actually came about in this manner.
“An alchemist is indeed a rare occupation. However, it is also an occupation that burns a great
amount of money. Although one’s refining ability relies heavily on talent, if one does not have a
never ending supply of medicinal ingredients to support him, it would be extremely difficult to
quickly raise one’s refining ability and tier regardless of how great one’s talent is. However, if
behind him there is a huge strength that is able to support him by providing an endless supply of
medicinal ingredients, they would be able to stay relaxed and save the time needed to run all over
the place to search for medicinal ingredients. Under such concentration, the achievement that one
could obtain would naturally be a little richer than those free alchemists. Therefore, there are also
many alchemists who want to find financial backers who would allow them to squander money in
this Alchemist Grand Meeting.” As the two of them were slowly walking the street where people
were coming and going, Hai Bo Dong spoke lazily with his hands inserted into his sleeves.
“Perhaps that is the case. But I am not at all interested in that kind of thing.” Xiao Yan shrugged
his shoulders. With Yao Lao, this extremely experienced teacher guiding him by the side, there
would undoubtedly be extremely few detours that Xiao Yan would make. Therefore, he was able to
become a young tier two alchemist from a young man who had not been acquainted with medicinal
plants in just a short three years ago. It was also due to this reason that he was unclear just how
difficult it was for ordinary free alchemists to swiftly raise their ability. After all, not everyone was as
lucky as him.
“Of course, with your refining skills, no one in the entire Jia Ma Empire, including the Misty Cloud
Sect has the qualification to hire you.” Hai Bo Dong shook his head and laughed. Forget about Jia
Ma Empire, a high tier alchemist who could refine a tier six medicinal pill would also fare very well
even in the Dou Qi continent.
Xiao Yan smiled slightly but did not directly reply. Excluding the Yao Lao’s factor, his own tier was
merely that of a tier two alchemist. Of course, after a year of tough training in the desert, the
current him which possessed the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ had the confidence that his refining
ability would not be worse than a tier three alchemist. However, he was also clear that even a true
tier three alchemist would still have very little attraction to a Dou Huang like Hai Bo Dong.
The only reason why Hai Bo Dong would continue to stay around Xiao Yan and willingly lower his
status to become a bodyguard was because he assumed that Xiao Yan was able to refine a tier six
medicinal pill. Therefore, he hardened his heart and agreed to protect Xiao Yan’s safety at the Misty
Cloud Sect.
If Hai Bo Dong was to learn about the truth in the future and Yao Lao had yet to wake, it would be
a small problem if he were to just storm off angrily. If he takes things too hard, he might forcefully
coerce Xiao Yan into returning the mysterious map fragment. After all, their collaboration was
usually built upon the prerequisite that both parties had similar strengths. Xiao Yan, as a Dou Shi
and a tier two alchemist, obviously did not have the qualification to work together with a Dou
Huang.
“Ah, looks like the matter of getting Teacher to wake-up needs to be done quickly. Otherwise, once
Hai Bo Dong gathers all the medicinal ingredients, how would I refine that tier five medicinal pill?”
Xiao Yan sighed in his heart. He suddenly realized that without Yao Lao by his side, the him in his
current fragile state actually faced restrictions everywhere.
After all, the strong people that Xiao Yan came into contact all had strengths that far surpassed
what someone of his ability was able to come into contact with. Who would imagine that a Dou Shi
would actually be able to muddle along so intrepidly in the plane of Dou Huangs?
If it were someone else instead, attempting to get a stranger Dou Huang to follow him as a
bodyguard with only the strength of a Dou Shi was undoubtedly a whimsical thought. However, Xiao
Yan who had the help of Yao Lao was able to overcome this disadvantage and take the lead in
coming into contact with these extremely strong people. However, it was also because of this reason
that Xiao Yan, whose true strength was not very strong, needed to always be very careful when
facing these extremely strong people. Moreover, he needed to forcefully act calm as he handled
them, not daring to reveal even the slightest thing that would give himself away.
“Ah, strength. As long as I am able to reach the Dou Wang class, I think I should be able to follow
in Yao Lao’s footsteps. When that time comes, I don’t need to do things that exploit other people’s
strength.” Xiao Yan laughed bitterly and softly muttered in his heart. Hai Bo Dong’s laughing voice,
however, suddenly broke Xiao Yan’s musing.
“Hey, we have arrived at the auction house!”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s footsteps slowly came to a stop. He raised his head and eyed the huge
building and the special symbol that appeared at the end of the street. Surprise involuntarily
surfaced on his face as he shook his head and sighed, “It really deserves to be called the
headquarters of the Primer Clan (owner of Primer Auction House). The size of the building is really
something that the branch at Wu Tan City cannot compare with.”
“Hee hee, the Primer clan is one of the three large clans of the Jia Ma Empire. It has a long history
and a strong foundation. Even the Mo clan from Yan City is undoubtedly just a suddenly rich but
uncouth clan when compared to them.” Hai Bo Dong said with a smile. His words held disdain for
the Mo clan who had wanted to dominate the north-eastern region of the empire. The strongest
person in the clan was merely of the Dou Ling class. With only such a strength, they still wanted to
have a vain attempt at dominating? They really overestimated their strength. If it were not for the
Misty Cloud Sect backing them, the Mo clan would have long been secretly destroyed by some
strong people who disliked them.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head. He eyed the huge building that was like a bottomless pit,
swallowing up the unceasing flow of people. His hands gently inserted into his sleeves as he turned
his head around and softly said to Hai Bo Dong, “Let’s go in and take a look at this so-called Jia Ma
Empire number one auction house and see just how is it amazing. Hopefully, we will be able to find
the things that we need.”
Once he said those words, Xiao Yan lead the way as they slowly walked to the end of a spacious
street paved by bluestone. Behind him, Hai Bo Dong closely followed.
As they gradually walked into the huge Primer Auction House, the surprise on Xiao Yan’s face also
grew increasingly rich. His body was like a swimming fish that followed the press of the human flow
as he shuttled past.
Xiao Yan was expressionless as he passed through the crowd. Occasionally, he waved his sleeves.
A thin Dou Qi would immediately cover his soft sleeves and it was ruthlessly tossed at the surprise
hand among the human crowd which had strangely reached toward the storage ring on his hand.
Each time he waved his sleeve, a blood red color would suddenly appear on the hands of those
people.
Xiao Yan indifferently glanced at those people who hugged their hands and painfully inhaled a
breath of cold air. A cold smile was lifted at the corner of his mouth. This kind of trick was a
common sight for him back when he was managing the marketplace of his clan in Wu Tan City.
Paying little attention to these houseflies, Xiao Yan shook his body slightly and finally passed
through the tightly packed door. Under the inspection of the sinister eagle like gazes of the guards
at the main entrance, he calmly walked in.
Once he entered the auction house, a gentle light was poured over him. The noisiness outside
seemed to have become isolated at this moment. It was only a distance of a few meters, but it was as
though they were two worlds apart.
Xiao Yan slowly stopped his footsteps. His gaze swept everywhere. Immediately, his mouth
widened as he eyed the enormous hall, which was like a crystal city, with a shock filled face.
In the interior of the hall, full armed expressionless guards could be seen everywhere. On the
chest of these guards, they wore the Primer clan badge. Clearly, they were the force directly under
the Primer clan.
The moment when Xiao Yan entered the hall, he could sense at least twenty sharp gazes sweeping
across every part of his body before the sharp and sinister gazes were slowly withdrawn.
“It really lives up to being one of the three large clans of the Jia Ma Empire. This manner of
lavishness is really not cheap…” Xiao Yan sighed emotionally. He turned his head back slightly and
eyed Hai Bo Dong who had closely followed him like a ghost before slowly walking to the center of
the hall.
There were countless crystal counters placed in the large hall. On one side of the counter, there
was an unceasing flow of people. A countless number of rare items were placed on these counters.
Under these items there were tags that stated their prices. However, all the prices of these items
were at least thirty thousand gold coins. These expensive prices were sufficient to cause many
people to be discouraged.
“These are the outer sales counters. The things that are sold here are not considered too
valuable… At the headquarters of the Primer clan, the auction area is also strictly divided into Tian,
Di, Xuan and Huang classes just like the Qi Methods. Among them, the Tian class is the highest.
However, the Tian class auction area very rarely opens and sometimes only opens once every few
years. However, when it opens, it represents that the thing that the Primer auction house is about to
auction is definitely of a very high grade. When that time comes, almost half of the strong people
and leaders of the different strengths within the Jia Ma Empire would swarm over… Ah, I
remembered having attended once back then. That time, the thing that the Primer Auction House
was auctioning seemed to be an egg of a rank six ‘Fire Scale Crocodile’.”
“According to rumors, it was said that if that ‘Fire Scale Crocodile’ was successfully hatched, it
would be a natural-born Dou Wang. Moreover, if one were to raise it properly, it would sooner or
later be able to enter the Dou Huang class…”
Hearing this, surprise flashed across Xiao Yan’s face. Once the crocodile hatched, it would have
the strength of a Dou Wang! How terrifying. Wouldn’t the person who managed to obtain it be able
to acquire a new contender with the Ten Strong of the Jia Ma Empire in a short time?
“The Di class auction area is also rarely opened. The Xuan class one is more common. As for the
Huang class, it is opened everyday.” Seeing Xiao Yan’s slightly shocked expression, Hai Bo Dong
smiled and continued introducing. He was clearly a frequent customer of this place in the past.
Therefore, he was able to clearly and logically explain the rules here.
“It is somewhat interesting…” This kind of class division caused Xiao Yan to smile and said with
some interest.
“If you want to enter the Tian, Di and Xuan class auction area, you would need to have some
identification of your worth. Other than some exceptional circumstances, if you want to enter the
Xuan class auction area, you would at least need to be worth a million gold coins. Ugh, that’s right,
do you have that much money with you?” Appearing to have remembered something, Hai Bo Dong
suddenly asked.
“Hmm, I seem to only have two to three hundred thousand.” Xiao Yan rubbed his face and smiled
awkwardly.
“…It seems that you only have the qualification to enter the Huang class auction area.” Hai Bo
Dong rolled his eyes. He had expected an alchemist of Xiao Yan’s tier should at least need to bring
millions along with him.
Regarding Hai Bo Dong’s words, Xiao Yan could only helplessly shrug his shoulders. He was about
to say something when his gaze suddenly turned toward a corner of the hall.
That place was a doorway for the upper echelons of the Primer Auction House. A moment ago,
that place was still quiet. Seeing this sudden commotion, it appeared that there was a big shot who
had quite a high status walking out from there.
Eyeing the disturbance of the crowd there, Xiao Yan uncertainly blinked his eyes. He tilted his
head slightly and his gaze passed through those excited men who seemed like male wolves suddenly
becoming passionate. After which, he faintly glance at a somewhat red colored and blurry lovely
tender figure.
Lowering his gaze, Xiao Yan saw a pair of red colored long boots. The heel of the long boots was
slightly sharp as it released waves of clear and sweet sounding ‘click-clack’, ‘click-clack’ sounds on
the clear and shiny bluestone ground surface, like a beautiful musical note. His gaze drifted a little
higher. A pair of long snow white pretty legs that were a little eye-piercing appeared in his sight.
“The legs are not bad…” Xiao Yan evaluated them in his heart. However, with his mental strength,
he was naturally a little better than some men surrounding the large hall whose faces were filled
with longing. His face still maintained a calm smile, his gaze carried some admiration. Gradually
lifting it slightly, his gaze finally seeped through the gap and saw an enchanting and moving face.
Immediately, shock slowly climbed onto his face as he softly muttered, “Why is she here?”
As the clear sound of footsteps moved closer, the beautiful lady who was surrounded by the crowd
finally slowly walked out of it.
The lady was wearing a bright red colored tight dress. The elegant dress was gorgeously and
meticulously made, precisely and perfectly outlining the beautiful curves of the lady. Under the
dress were her snow white dazzling long legs, causing people to feel a fiery impulse in their hearts.
At the extremely narrow waist that could be hugged with one arm, there was a bundle of silver
colored belts that highlighted the narrow waist more vividly.
This lady was emitting a delightful enchantment from all over her body. Under the gaze of those
long peach blossom eyes, one would unconsciously take the initiative to pull out all the gold coins in
one’s pocket to buy some high priced item that one did not need.
For many men, she was a stunning creature. This female cat which was filled with a temptation all
over her that hooked many men’s hearts.
In the human crowd, the lady wearing a red colored gorgeous dress walked toward the hall with
elegant footsteps. Her somewhat shallow smile and pretty face contained an unknown meaning
behind it. Her voluminous and matured lovely body was like those overripe honey peaches where
the water seeped out, causing the lower part of some of the men in the hall to faintly have the trend
of being lifted. Immediately, there were some embarrassed faced people in the hall to carefully pull
back their abdomen.
The enchanting beauty appeared to have quite a great popularity. Since she had walked out until
now, there had been people repeatedly smiling and greeting her. Perhaps some of these greetings
were targeted at her beauty, but most of which were clearly because of their reverence to her
status.
The gorgeously dressed lady elegantly and calmly handled the surrounding customers. Her
superficial shallow smile severed those bored people who wanted to forcefully hit on her. A pair of
peach blossom eyes that appeared to have been brewed by the spring water randomly swept across
the hall. After anyone came into contact with this pair of eyes that seemingly contained a fascinating
enticement, their throats would involuntarily roll slightly. A hot flame would combust and rise in the
deep region of their eyes. From the looks of it, after these people returned home, they would
imagine their wives or female servants at home to be this enchanting lady that was filled with
temptation.
The enchanting peach blossom pretty eyes slowly swept across the hall. At the moment when it
was about to be withdrawn, the gaze abruptly stiffened. The walking footsteps also suddenly
paused. Her gaze was blankly paused at the side of a crystal counter not far away on the body of a
black clothed young man carrying a huge black ruler on his back. Immediately, some disbelief
surfaced in those pretty eyes.
Being the focus of attention in the large hall, the action of the gorgeous dressed lady undoubtedly
caused everyone to shift their gaze over. However, when they saw that delicate and handsome black
clothed young man, they similarly felt somewhat in a daze. When they eyed the extremely rare and
strange emotion of the gorgeous dressed lady, some envy toward the young man rose in their hearts
without them realizing it.
Ignoring those sharp knife like gazes from his surroundings, Xiao Yan smiled at the gorgeous
dressed lady who was staring at him blankly. His smile was gentle and the dark pupils were as
crystal clear as they had been one and a half year ago.
Seeing the same clear smile as before, the lady finally believed that this new Xiao Yan, who
seemed somewhat mature, was really the same as the kid pretending to be mysterious.
Emitting clear footstep sounds, the gorgeous dressed lady slowly walked toward Xiao Yan. A
moment later, she stopped in front of him. Being in such close contact, she realized that boy who
had only reached her chest level was already able to look at her at an equal level.
“Xiao Yan di-di, after having not seen you for three years, it appears that you have really changed.
You have actually reached a point where I nearly could not recognize you.” As she smiled and eyed
the delicate and handsome young man, the gorgeous lady gently inhaled a breath of air. Her
voluminous chest under the cover of her gorgeous dress appeared to protrude because of its
roundness and was extremely alluring. She lifted her pretty face and greeted him with another
smile.
“Ya Fei-jie is also becoming more enchanting and moving. It is a pity that by leaving Wu Tan City,
you have hurt the hearts of who knows how many young men.” Xiao Yan gently smelled the faint
alluring body scent transmitting from in front of him. His mind suddenly recalled the sordid matter
of him seeing a group of people seated at the last row and secretly staring at her when he first
entered the auction house back then. With a soft laughter, he teased.
TL: di-di means younger brother, jie means older sister
The beautiful gorgeous dressed lady in front of him was shockingly the Top Auctioneer of the
Primer Auction House branch in Wu Tan City, Ya Fei.
“I have completed the mission that my clan had me undergo. Naturally, I would need to return to
take over some things. However, it is really thanks to you that I am able to return. These years you
had never returned, so I did not have a chance to express my thanks. Since we have met today, your
elder sister will say thanks here.” Ya Fei eyed the pair of dark black eyes that were as crystal clear
as they were three years ago. Having been used to usually seeing eyes that hid desire and
possession, she realized that she had a great liking for this pair of clear eyes. She pursed up her red
sleek lips, placed her hands behind her and leaned her body slightly forward as she faced Xiao Yan
and spoke with a light smile.
With the angle between the two of them, this courteous action of gratitude by Ya Fei, which
caused the gorgeous dress to be lowered slightly, immediately resulted in a deep cleavage and
glaring snow whiteness, which would cause many to go insane, appeared in Xiao Yan’s eyesight.
Instantly, someone’s face gradually became somewhat rosy.

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Chapter 275
Chapter 275: Vicious
When Ya Fei raised her head, she coincidentally saw Xiao Yan’s face appearing somewhat red. At
that moment, amusement and shock flashed across her exquisite and pretty face. She then covered
her mouth immediately and laughed in a tender voice, “Xiao Yan di-di, after not seeing you for three
years, not only have you become mature, you have also become much more shy.”
“I have always been very shy.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and said seriously.
“You weren’t like this three years ago. Has Xiao Yan di-di forgotten? Back then when I recognized
your identity you were extremely boorish.” A smile flashed across Ya Fei’s beautiful peach blossom
eyes as she said.
Eyeing Ya Fei who was emitting an enchanting temptation between her smile and frown, Xiao Yan
felt somewhat helpless. After three years of training, this matured woman appeared to have become
increasingly enchanting. Perhaps it was because of her different status now, but when she spoke to
him, she did not have the cautiousness back then. Instead, having met as old friends, their
relationship became somewhat more affectionate.
“Your intention for coming to the Jia Ma Sacred City… should be due to that agreement, right?”
The smile on Ya Fei’s smile was slowly withdrawn as she stared at Xiao Yan in front of her and
inquired softly.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded slightly. He said, “Who asked the blood to rush to my brain back then,
resulting in me making that agreement. These three years, I have endured quite a lot of hardships
because of that agreement.”
Ya Fei eyed Xiao Yan’s face, which had less sentimentality and innocence. Instead, it held more
maturity and seriousness compared to three years ago. She sighed. Although Xiao Yan did not tell
her about his experiences during these three years in detail, she clearly knew in her heart that he
must have endured hardships that others would have difficulty even imagining.
“Xiao Yan di-di, after three years of training, I think that you should have a clear picture of the
strength that the Misty Cloud Sect has in the Jia Ma Empire.” Ya Fei frowned and said softly.
“I am clear. It is a really big being which would only require one finger to destroy our Xiao clan.”
Xiao Yan calmly said with a smile.
“Ah.” Eyeing that calm face which had no ripple, Ya Fei helplessly shook her head and said, “It has
been three years, yet you still have such a stubborn character. However, you can rest assured that
with the Misty Cloud Sect’s position and status, they would not hurt the Xiao clan even if they had a
deep and terrible annoyance with you. The arrogant old fellows of the Misty Cloud Sect won’t throw
their face away.”
“If they dare to touch the Xiao clan… I will dare to go missing for ten years and then come out to
kill everyone in the Misty Cloud Sect.” Xiao Yan smiled slightly. His smile was noticeably thick and
cold.
Being pierced by the dark and cold killing intent that had suddenly swarmed into Xiao Yan’s eyes,
Ya Fei felt her body become somewhat numb. Her hands involuntarily crossed in front of her chest.
This sudden action of hers, however, caused the surrounding ‘animals’ to have an impulse of
hugging her into their chest and caress her with care.
“I’m sorry, I forgot that you don’t really like to train.” Recovering himself, Xiao Yan eyed the
fragile looking manner of Ya Fei. He was briefly at a loss before he spoke apologetically.
“Who said that I don’t like to train? I am also a Dou Zhe, alright? It is just that your killing aura
has become heavier after three years of training. It can even be compared to someone in our clan
who had climbed out from a pile of corpses on the battlef

ield.” Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Ya Fei immediately threw a look of disdain at Xiao Yan and said
with dissatisfaction.
“Huh? These clothes of yours… you have actually become a tier two alchemist?” Ya Fei’s shifting
gaze suddenly paused at the chest of Xiao Yan’s long alchemist robe. When she saw the occupational
tier badge, she could not help but let out an involuntary cry of shock.
 “Ke ke, I was merely lucky.” Xiao Yan carelessly laughed.
“Lucky? Ah, for an ordinary person, advancing from a beginner into a tier two alchemist is
impossible without at least five to six years of time. Yet, you have reached this step in three years.
I’m afraid that is not mere luck.” Eyeing the young man who revealed something shocking at every
instance, Ya Fei sighed helplessly.
Xiao Yan shook his head and smiled. He did not continue to pursue this question. Instead, his gaze
swept across the hall, realizing that he and Ya Fei had already become the center of attention.
Immediately, he whispered, “Are you currently in charge of this auction house?”
“These words of yours really gives me a blow…” Hearing this, Ya Fei sighed, feeling a little
depressed. She smiled bitterly and replied, “The authority for this auction house headquarters is
completely in the hands of those old fellows in the clan. This is their lifeblood. How is it possible that
they would let me manage it? Currently, I am only the Supervising Acting Elder here.”
As she glanced at Xiao Yan, Ya Fei quickly smiled and said, “Although I am not in charge of this
place, but at the very least, I also have a portion of the rights that come with my position. I don’t
think that your purpose for coming here was to look for me, right? What do you need?”
“Can we find a quiet place to talk?” Xiao Yan scanned the large crowd around him who had their
ears lifted vertically and helplessly said.
“Of course, follow me.” Ya Fei smiled and nodded her head. She had just turned around when her
gaze suddenly drifted to Hai Bo Dong, who was behind Xiao yan and leaning against a crystal
counter while watching the items in boredom. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, “Is this Old
Sir together with you?”
“Huh? Do you want to converse alone and leave my old self aside? Is it going to be something
shady?” Although Ya Fei’s voice was soft, Hai Bo Dong still managed to catch her words. He turned
around and laughed.
Being teased by Hai Bo Dong in such a manner, a faint redness swarmed onto Ya Fei’s exquisite
face. However, it was fortunate that she was extremely good at handling issues with human
relations. She gave an immediate sweet smile and said, “What is old sir saying, there’s no reason for
our auction house to leave people aside when doing business.”
“Little girl’s mouth is really eloquent. However, I am not those fools who only think about women
every day. I’m poor and cannot afford to take out the money to buy the things here.” Hai Bo Dong
laughed.
Hearing this, shock flashed across Ya Fei’s eyes. However, the expression on her face continued to
maintain a smile. Although her strength was lousy, it did not mean that her eyes were poor. She
really could not see through Hai Bo Dong’s strength but she was able to vaguely tell that the old
man in front of her was not an ordinary old person. That was sufficient.
“We have spent a long time hurrying on our journey here. He’s just bored, you can simply ignore
him.” Xiao Yan smiled at Ya Fei.
Ya Fei smiled. She turned around and slowly walked toward a staircase in one corner of the hall.
Her heels stepped on the shiny and clean bluestone ground surface, emitting a ‘click-clack’ sound.
Her elegant pace caused people to be unable not fall into a deep longing for her.
After his gaze swept over her alluring back, Xiao Yan swiftly followed her under the observation of
numerous heated gazes in the hall.
“Don’t tell me that the old man is your mysterious teacher from back then?” Facing the front, Ya
Fei softly asked without anyone noticing as she wore a smile on her face and nodded toward those
who had greeted her.
“No.” Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head.
“Oh.” Hearing this, Ya Fei slightly nodded her head. She instantly stopped talking and led the two
of them slowly toward a staircase with a few guards present.
Eyeing Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong following behind, the few guards eyed each other. According to
the rules, people who were not members of the clan were usually not allowed to enter. However, Ya
Fei was currently holding the post of Supervising Acting Elder. Her authority was quite great. At
that moment, none of them dared to stop them. Only when the three of them were about to enter did
a guard have no choice but to bite the bullet and take a step forward. However, before he spoke, Ya
Fei gave him a faint glance, which caused him to swallow the words in his throat. He smiled bitterly
and stepped back.
“They are my friends. If something happens, I will take responsibility.” Ya Fei said those words in
an indifferent voice before leading Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong up the stairs. However, something at
the top of the stairs suddenly caused her eyebrows to inadvertently knit slightly together.
Following the rumbling of footsteps, a few human figures slowly appeared at the bending corner of
the stairs. The man who was leading them was around the same age as Ya Fei. His somewhat pale-
white face was clearly a result of overindulgence in carnal pleasures. Although the build of this
person did not appear strong, he was actually a strong person who had just entered the Dou Shi
class not long ago based on the Qi that his body faintly emitted.
The pale-faced young man’s gaze carried some converting and desire as it drifted over the stairs
to see Ya Fei below. Observing the lower ground from a higher position, the latter’s curves were
coincidentally perfectly highlighted. Instantly, that young man’s breathing became slightly erratic.
Sensing the change in the young man above, Ya Fei’s pretty face became slightly ugly. She lifted
her head and coldly glanced at the young man. The spring water like pupils that had originally
maintained a smile had a disgust that was difficult to hide at the moment.
“Hee hee, Ya Fei, this place is where our clan conducts official business. Other people are not
allowed to enter. Don’t tell me that you, as the Acting Supervising Elder, you don’t even know this?”
Watching the disgust of Ya Fei in his eyes, the young man’s face immediately became much
gloomier. His training talent could be considered quite good within the Primer clan. However, this
qualification which could cause other ladies to adore him greatly, merely provoked a greater disgust
from Ya Fei. This caused the haughty him to really feel unbearable.
“I have already said, if something goes wrong, I will take responsibility. Please move aside!” Ya
Fei’s cold voice did not give the other party any face. She pulled Xiao Yan’s hand and started
climbing the stairs.
Being ignored in such a manner in front of his subordinates, the corner of the mouth of the pale-
faced young man twitched. This was especially so when Ya Fei grabbed Xiao Yan’s hand. An
unknown jealous flame instantly rose in his eyes. Although Ya Fei was usually full of smiles,
appearing very approachable, he knew that this woman’s heart had a certain discrimination against
men. It was extremely rare for one to see her taking the initiative to pull a man’s hand.
“Hei, I wondered why she usually treats me so coldly. It seems that you actually like this kind of
unripe young man. What good taste. But I wonder if he can satisfy you?” Glancing at Xiao Yan’s calm
face, the young man could not help but ridicule him.
Ya Fei was expressionless as she climbed the stairs as though she had not heard the obscene
words of the young man. However, Xiao Yan, whose hand was being tightly held by her, could sense
that her nails had already viciously clawed into his palm.
Xiao Yan, who had unluckily suffered from the trouble other people’s affairs, helplessly shook his
head. He glanced at the pale-faced young man with eyes that were so indifferent, they did not have
the slightest emotion.
“Brat, do you want to die?” Seeing Xiao Yan’s eyes which put him in an extremely bad mood, the
young man immediately became furious. His voice was dark and cold as he spoke.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s footsteps paused. His arm, however, was pulled. Ya Fei in front of him
shook her head slightly, indicating for him to ignore the matter.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan sighed and shook his head. He then nodded and followed.
“Qi, soft… Ya Fei, your standards are really terrible. If you really need a young man, I think you
need not find someone like that, no?” Ya Fei’s patience ended up causing the young man to become
even more vicious. He opened his mouth and viciously laughed.
Xiao Yan once again paused his walking footsteps. His hand trembled slightly as he shook his hand
that was being pulled by Ya Fei free. After which, he eyed the moving outline of Ya Fei’s back,
shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, “You can even endure this?”
Ya Fei’s body stiffened. She did not speak. Her fragile back appeared somewhat weary.
“I’m sorry, I cannot…” Xiao Yan waved his hand, suddenly turning around and staring darkly at the
laughing young man.
“Be careful, he’s a one star Dou Shi…”
Seeming to have sensed Xiao Yan’s action, Ya Fei hurriedly turned around. However, before her
shout fell, an explosion suddenly rang at the stairs, causing her pretty face to be completely
stunned.
“You damn bastard. Do you eat dog’s sh*t in order to grow?” Following the energy explosion, Xiao
Yan’s similarly dark, cold and vicious curses rang in the stairway.

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Chapter 276
Chapter 276: Searching For Medicine
On the somewhat spacious staircase, Xiao Yan’s body had appeared at the side of the young man’s
body in almost an instant. He abruptly tightened his fist and, with explosive force, violently smashed
his fist into the young man’s face.
Although the body of the pale-faced young man was not very sturdy, his strength was not weak. At
the moment when Xiao Yan had suddenly moved, he sensed something and a dark coldness
immediately swarmed onto his face. His hands were crossed in front of him and the turbulent Dou
Qi in his body gushed out. It formed a Dou Qi cloak on the surface of his body in an instant.
Despite being at a disadvantage from being caught off-guard, the young man was very confident in
his strength. Moreover, the Xiao Yan in front of him was really too young. Therefore, he believed
that the other party’s attack should have extreme difficulty breaking through his defense.
“Little Bastard. Today, even if Ya Fei wants to protect you, you can forget about smoothly leaving
the auction house.” A dense thought flashed across the young man’s mind at the moment he blocked
that attack. However, before the thought in his heart fell, the fist which contained a pressurizing
force firmly made contact on his arm. A soft ‘crack’ sound was emitted and following which, the
expression of the young man changed wildly. A mouthful of fresh blood was involuntarily vomited
out from his throat. His body was also thrust by the strong and vicious force, resulting in him being
violently shot into the wall. Immediately, he spat out another mouthful of fresh blood. His legs knelt
onto the ground while his body was curled up in pain.
Only at the moment when the young man threw up blood did Ya Fei, who was on the stairs, turn
around. The cry for Xiao Yan to be careful had only left her mouth when she saw the young man
curling up like a dead dog. Her exquisite face was immediately covered by shock and disbelief.
At this moment, the subordinates beside the young man finally recovered from this split second
occurrence. When they eyed their master’s miserable appearance and shock first appeared on their
faces before they immediately surrounded Xiao Yan angrily.
“I order all of you to withdraw!” Seeing the few guards actions, Ya Fei, who was on the stairs,
finally could bear it no longer and exploded. Her almond eyes stared furiously as she cried out loud.
Hearing Ya Fei’s cry, those few guards obviously hesitated for a moment. Their master may have
the courage to offend Ya Fei, but it did not mean that they also had such courage.
“If any of you dare to take a step forward, then be ready to get kicked out of the Primer Auction
House. Although you are not my subordinates, I think that with my status as the Acting Supervising
Elder, removing you few pieces of human scum shouldn’t be something too difficult to do.” When Ya
Fei was icy, she had a different and unique majesty.
Eyeing Ya Fei, whose pretty face contained an evilness, a dread finally flashed across the faces of
the guards. They looked at each other’s faces and unwillingly pulled back.
“Bring your master and return from where you came from.” Ya Fei coldly ordered with her delicate
hand pointed to the staircase.
“Alright. Ya Fei, you got guts. You actually helped an outsider. Just wait!” The young man’s
footsteps staggered somewhat as he was helped onto his feet by his subordinates. He rubbed off the
blood stain from the corner of his mouth and angrily stared at Ya Fei. Immediately, his pupils
contained a dark coldness and gloominess as he turned toward Xiao Yan by her side. His breathing
was hurried as he said with a dark voice, “Good, good. Little bastard. If you have guts, just wait!”
After leaving those vicious

words, the young man maliciously slapped the face of the guard by his side and angrily said, “Fool.
Go!”
Standing by the stairs, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the young man slowly walking
away under the support of the few guards. The fist under his sleeves was slowly opened and a few
green colored flames were writhing at the tips of his fingers.
“When faced with this kind of person, you actually know how to hold yourself back? Why don’t you
just kill him directly? Otherwise, he will remember this in the future.” Hai Bo Dong laughed faintly
as he leaned against the stairs.
“This is someone else’s territory after all.” Xiao Yan smiled and eyed Ya Fei. He shrugged and said,
“I’m sorry, I was a little impulsive. But that fellow’s mouth really stinks.”
Ya Fei shook her head and sighed. She said with a bitter smile: “I feel that it might be better for us
to discuss things another day. Once that fellow returns home, he will definitely cry and complain to
his grandfather. When that time comes, the old fellow, who is extremely protective of his child will
definitely come here to create trouble.”
“It doesn’t matter.” Xiao Yan shook his head and replied with a smile, “We really need some things.
Let’s discuss it now. We will take care of those troubles by ourselves…”
“Ah, you stubborn fellow… Forget it, when that time comes I will try my best to protect you.
However, that old guy is extremely supercilious. I’m afraid that even I will be reprimanded by him.”
Hearing this, Ya Fei could only helplessly nod her head. She turned around and climbed the stairs.
As she turned a corner, she left Xiao Yan the sight of her lovely curvy back. Xiao Yan pretended to
ignore it and exchanged glances with Hai Bo Dong before following up the stairs.
Xiao Yan followed Ya Fei up a few floors before finally stopping in front of a large door. Seeing that
she was extremely familiar with the route, it was clear that this was a place she frequently came to.
There were a few guards standing by the large door. Although their gazes were uncertain as they
swept across Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong, the tactful guards did not open their mouth to stop them.
Instead, they simply stood to the side like wooden pillars.
The door was pushed open and a spacious room was revealed. Book shelves were neatly erected
within the room. There were various different kind of thick books placed on these bookshelves. Ya
Fei passed through them and finally came to the front of a work desk. She then turned around and
eyed Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong with a smile. Pointing at the chairs at the side, she said, “Have a
seat. Now, can you tell me, just what do you need?”
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. He randomly reached for a chair, pulled it over, and sat down. After
musing for a moment, he stared at Ya Fei and said, “Did I create some trouble for you just now? I’m
sorry…”
“I know that you have only acted because of me. You don’t need to apologize.” Ya Fei waved her
hand. She made a detour around the table and sat behind it. Her lips slightly pouted as she said with
a smile, “That guy’s name is Lei Lei. He is also a member of our Mite-er clan. His backing is also
quite strong. Usually, I wouldn’t want to offend him so I can only choose to ignore him.”
“However, that fellow seemed to have some disgusting thoughts toward me. Me ignoring him had
instead caused him to become angry because of the shame he feels, and thus he has decided to find
trouble with me all the time. His grandfather has some importance within the House of Elders in the
clan. Therefore, I am very helpless when faced with this extremely thick-faced fellow.” Ya Fei
brushed over the black hair of her forehead and said somewhat tiredly. Looks like the young man
called Lei Lei had really created big trouble for her.
“You should’ve know that for such a person, the more you do that, the more fierce he will
become.” Xiao Yan shook his head and replied.
“Ke ke, this is of course something that I know. However, you should not overestimate the
broadness of my mind. How could a little lady like me achieve such a high saint like degree…
Indeed, I don’t wish to provoke him now. However, in the future, once I have the chance to take
charge, this guy would be among the first garbage that I would expel. When that time comes, my
revenge will cause him to feel terrified… You ought to know that women will forever be the
creatures that hold the longest grudges. Otherwise, why would there be the saying that ‘a woman’s
heart is a most vicious thing’?” Ya Fei laughed faintly. The current her seemed to be unintentionally
revealing her ambition and might.
Hearing these words of Ya Fei, astonishment flashed across Xiao Yan’s and Hai Bo Dong’s faces.
They did not expect that this lady, who appeared extremely gentle, would actually possess such
tolerance and patience.
“Alright, let’s stop talking about him, it ruins my mood.” Ya Fei shook her head and a spring water
like gentle smile surfaced on Ya Fei’s exquisite face. She stared at Xiao Yan and said gently, “What
things do you need? Tell me. I will help you search for them.”
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head. He took out a white paper from the storage ring which had
the medicinal ingredients need to refine the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’ written on it. After
which, he handed it over to Ya Fei in front of Hai Bo Dong and said with a smile, “Do me a favor and
take a look and see if you can gather all the medicinal ingredients on here.”
Eyeing Xiao Yan’s action, the smile on Hai Bo Dong’s old face became much denser. When the
former had taken out the white paper, the latter had swiftly scanned it with his sharp gaze. Written
on it were the same medicinal ingredients names that Xiao Yan had told him. It caused him to feel
that Xiao Yan had indeed put this matter in his heart.
“I just knew that you would definitely not come to a place like the auction house if you had nothing
to do…” Ya Fei received the white paper and shook her head. Immediately, she lowered her head
and roughly glanced at the medicinal ingredient names on it. A shock could not help but flash across
her pretty face. She lifted her head, looked at Xiao Yan and said, “These medicinal ingredients are
all not ordinary things. Among them, there are some whose name I have only heard the name of and
have never seen.”
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded slightly and softly asked, “Is it possible to gather all the medicinal
ingredients here?”
Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong by the side also anxiously stared at Ya Fei, who was deep in thought.
This was a very important thing that affects whether or not he would be able to recover his peak
strength.
Ya Fei fondled her chin and thought for a moment before shaking her head. She said
apologetically, “I’m afraid that it would be extremely difficult to gather all of them. After all, these
medicinal ingredients are really too rare. If they were put on the market, almost each of them would
be able to be sold for a high price of at least two hundred thousand gold coins. Moreover, that’s only
if the ingredients are being sold, currently, I don’t think anyone is selling them…”
When Ya Fei said these words, Hai Bo Dong immediately became gloomy while Xiao Yan by the
side sighed disappointedly on the surface. In his heart, he rejoiced. If they were able to gather all
the medicinal ingredients here, it would become a tragedy for him.
“It would be somewhat difficult to gather all of them. However, I think that it should not be a
problem gathering half of the medicinal ingredients on it.” Ya Fei voiced her thoughts.
“Half is also good. It is at least better than having nothing.” Xiao Yan nodded and sighed.
Hearing this, a saucy smile suddenly surfaced on Ya Fei’s pretty face. She smiled and said,
“According to our record, our Primer Auction House should be able to take out four kinds of
medicinal ingredients listed on this paper. The price of each of them is at least over two hundred
thousand gold coins. I’m afraid that the total sum required for these four medicinal ingredients
would be around a million gold coins. Xiao Yan di-di… are you able to hand over the money?”
“Uh…” Xiao Yan blinked his eyes and shook his head. “It seems that I cannot.”
Once these words of Xiao Yan was said, the smile on Ya Fei’s pretty face grew even greater. Her
long fingers were interlocked with one another and said in a somewhat regretful voice, “Xiao Yan di-
di, now we are no longer at Wu Tan City. Here, even if elder sister is willing to help you, I don’t
possess the authority to do so. Moreover, such a huge sum is already far beyond jurisdiction of what
I manage.”
Xiao Yan rubbed the side of his face and said: “Then what should I do?”
“Ah, although one million gold coins is not a small sum, elder sister has great confidence in you.
Coincidentally, our Primer clan is recruiting an alchemist during this period. If Xiao Yan di-di is
interested, you can use this to settle the bill. A tier two medicinal pill could also be sold for quite a
good price. I think, with Xiao Yan di-di’s ability, it should be easy for you to settle these bills…” Ya
Fei’s lotus blossom pretty eyes were curved into a shallow angle, enchanting people like a fox spirit.
TL: Fox spirit is used in chinese folklore to depict a seductress / a lady who bewitches a man

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Chapter 277
Chapter 277: Stopped
“Uh… selling myself?”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was momentarily at a loss. Immediately, he laughed bitterly and shook his
head. He turned it around, faced Hai Bo Dong and waved his hand, “You settle it yourself. I am only
responsible for refining the medicinal pill. The matter of medicinal ingredients ought to be
something that you should worry about.”
Seeing the situation, Hai Bo Dong helplessly shook his head. He stood up and drew out an
extremely exquisite purple-gold card from his storage ring. After which, he randomly threw it on the
table and said, “Little Girl, go and quickly gather the medicinal ingredients for me. You are actually
thinking of keeping him here with this one million of yours? That is really looking down on his
value.”
Ya Fei was stunned as she stared at the purple-gold card that had seven silver colored lines on its
surface. Astonishment flashed across Ya Fei’s face. Having frequently come into contact with
countless strong people, she was naturally extremely clear that this kind of purple-gold card was
something that only those who at least had the strength of a Dou Wang had the qualification to use.
Was it possible that this seemingly humble looking old man was actually a Dou Wang?
The smile on her pretty face was slowly withdrawn. Her eyes held an extremely complex look as
she turned to Xiao Yan, who was seated on a chair and was picking at his fingernail in boredom. This
little fellow had been muddling along quite well during these three years. He was actually able to
interact with such a strong person. It should be known that a Dou Wang class person was a VIP that
no one would dare to slight or neglect even if he came to the strong Primer clan.
Ya Fei carefully picked up the purple-gold card as her finger slowly rubbed over it. Its special
texture caused her to swiftly discern that it was real. Immediately, she gently clapped her hands and
a lovely, pretty looking female servant quickly walked in from outside the door.
“Go and properly pack these four medicinal ingredients and bring them over as fast as possible
once you are done. Hurry.” Ya Fei handed a piece of paper to the female servant as she ordered
solemnly.
“Yes.” The female servant respectfully responded before striding out of the room.
“Old sir, please wait for a moment. The medicinal ingredients will immediately be brought over.”
After seeing the female servant leave, Ya Fei respectfully told Hai Bo Dong.
Hai Bo Dong nodded his head slightly before returning to sit on his chair. He lifted his teacup, but
did not speak as he continued to wait there in silence.
Having suddenly found out that this humble looking old man actually possessed such a powerful
identity, Ya Fei no longer dared to tease Xiao Yan, whom the old man had quite a significant
relationship with. She sat quietly on the chair. Occasionally, her somewhat strange gaze would drift
toward the bored young man.
Following the silence of the three of them, the atmosphere in the room gradually became
depressing. Xiao Yan finally frowned slightly as the time elapsed. He was just about to open his
mouth to speak when a somewhat flustered female servant hurriedly walked in from the door and
was first to break the depressing atmosphere.
“Where are the medicinal ingredients?” Hearing the anxious footsteps, Ya Fei raised her head.
When she saw the empty handed female servant, her eyebrows were knit slightly together as she
asked in a deep voice.
“Ya Fei xiao-jie, the medicinal ingredients… the medicinal ingredients were forcefully taken away
by Elder Lei Ou. He said that these medicinal ingredients had already been reserved by someone
and cannot be sold to another person.” The face of the female servant had some panic as she timidly
said.

TL: xiao-jie – means the young lady / miss. In this case, it is use respectfully as the young lady of a
clan.
 “Bang!” As her face suddenly became gloomy, Ya Fei’s hand heavily smashed onto the table
surface. She clenched her silver teeth and said, “This old fellow. These medicinal ingredients had
been sitting in the warehouse for at least a few months. Why have I not heard that someone has
reserved them?”
“What happened?” Seeing the sudden turn of events, Xiao Yan frowned and softly asked.
As Ya Fei slowly inhaled a breath of air, her voluminous round chest slightly rose and fell. Her
hands gently rubbed her temple while she said with a bitter smile, “That Old Fellow Lei Ou is the
grandfather of Lei Lei whom you had beat up and made vomited blood earlier. He is also an elder in
the Primer clan and has quite some power.”
“Is he using his authority to avenge his personal feud?” Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and said with
a faint smile.
Beside him, Hai Bo Dong, who was slowly sipping his tea, twitched his white eyebrows. He did not
speak but the tea within the teacup held in both his hands had solidified into ice by the shrouded by
cold air in the blink of an eye.
“Ah, that old fellow. This time around he really went overboard. He actually did something like
that.” Ya Fei stood up. Her pretty face was slightly dark and gloomy as she said addressed the
female servant at the side, “Lead the way. I will personally go and reason with him.”
Hearing this, the female servant could only humbly obey and nodded her head. She was just about
to turn around when an old cold snort was transmitted into the room, “Find me to reason with?
Hmm. alright. I also want to see just who in here actually dared to injure my grandson.”
When Ya Fei heard this cold snort, the iciness on her pretty face became denser. Her hands were
pressed on the table surface as she coldly eyed the few people swarming into the room from the
door. Leading the group was an old man dressed in a magnificent robe with a somewhat overcast
face. Following behind him was the pale-faced young man and a few guards. At this moment, the
young man was using a pernicious gaze to viciously stare at Xiao Yan who was seated on a chair.
“Elder Lei Ou. What is the meaning of your action? Although you are an elder in the clan, when
did you have the right to interfere with the matters of the auction house? Moreover, you actually
dare to block the medicinal ingredients that a customer has ordered. Are you trying to cause our
Primer Auction House to lose its reputation?” Ya Fei’s pretty face was filled with coldness as she
angrily glared at the old man. She violently put a huge hat on him.
TL: wearing a huge hat – means pinning a big offence onto a person
Under this heavy big hat that caused people to have difficulty breathing, the face of the old man
called Lei Ou could not help but change slightly. Immediately, however, he laughed coldly, “Hei,
what great official presence. Ya Fei, don’t think that you are now a real elder. When you manage to
remove the ‘acting’ from the Acting Supervising Elder, you can come and talk to me like this.”
“But I think that you may not have such an opportunity. As the Acting Supervising Elder for the
Primer Auction House, you actually privately brought outsiders into our clan’s important areas
without authorization and even injured a fellow clan member. When the next House of Elder’s
meeting begins, I will seriously demand the other elders to remove your position for these offences.”
After entering the room, Lei Ou’s dark and vicious gaze swept across Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong.
The young Xiao Yan did not cause him to pay much attention. Only the tier two alchemist badge on
his chest resulted in his heart feeling a momentary surprise. However, it was merely a surprise. With
his status, he had interacted with far too many tier two alchemists. Therefore, most of his line of
sight was focused on the expressionless Hai Bo Dong. However, with his discerning ability, he could
naturally not see through Hai Bo Dong’s foundation… Immediately, the ignorance in his heart let
himself become fearless.
If the other party was of the Dou Ling or a Dou Wang class, he should have been able to detect
some energy fluctuations. Currently, however, Lei Ou sensed that Hai Bo Dong’s entire body did not
have the slightest trace of energy flow. There were only two possibilities for this. One was that the
other party was someone who surpassed a Dou Wang, a Dou Huang. The other was that the other
party’s strength was so weak that it caused people to have difficulty sensing the Dou Qi present in
his body.
Although Lei Ou did not have the qualifications to get to know all the Dou Huangs in Jia Ma
Empire, he still got the opportunity to see all of them. Unfortunately, those few Dou Huang were not
the Hai Bo Dong in front of him. Then, the only explanation remaining was the second one…
“Elder Lei Ou, perhaps you have forgotten some of the latent rules of the auction house. Some of
the big clients do have the qualification to walk into this place. As for the matter regarding Lei Lei,
it was entirely his own fault. One cannot blame others for acting to teach him a lesson.” Ya Fei coldly
said.
“A razor tongue girl. Big client? Hei, alright. You come and tell me just what is the identity of these
two people and let me judge just how big they actually are. Have they reached the qualification like
you have said?” Lei Ou pressed his lips together and replied darkly. His connections were quite good
within the Jia Ma Sacred City. He knew some of the somewhat large strengths in the city as well as
quite a few of those strengths which were overlords of other dominating cities. However, he had
never seen Xiao Yan or Hai Bo Dong before.
Hearing Lei Ou’s words, Ya Fei was a little sluggish. She knew Xiao Yan’s identity, but Xiao clan
was far from being able to cause Lei Ou, who was famous in the clan for being arrogant and
domineering, to fear. As for the other Hai Bo Dong, she did not have the slightest clue of his
background.
Seeing the speechless Ya Fei, Lei Ou’s face appeared very pleased. He said darkly, “Looks like
niece isn’t very clear about the identity of the other party either. You actually dare to bring these
strangers into our clan’s important grounds. Looks like you are really unsuitable to take this
position.”
Being forced by Lei Ou in this manner, Ya Fei’s face immediately became somewhat livid. She
clenched her silver teeth and said, “I shall not argue with you about this. Those medicinal
ingredients were first bought by them. They have already paid for it but you stopped the goods on
their way. Once this matter spreads and hurts the reputation of the Primer Auction house, I want to
see how you will give the First Elder an explanation!”
Once the two words ‘First Elder’ entered his ears, Lei Ou’s expression clearly changed. This name
obviously had a deterrent effect on him. However, when he tilted his head to glance at his precious
grandson’s pale-white face, a fury surged. He coldly smiled and said, “Those medicinal ingredients
had already been reserved by someone. It is just that I don’t want the case where we cannot take
the thing out to account to him in the future when he comes and collects them.”
“You… you, bullsh*t!” Ya Fei’s face was vivid. Faced with his irrational argument, Ya Fei’s hand
slammed onto the table’s surface. She was actually angered until she directly used vulgarities.
“If there was someone who had reserved such a big bill, how could I not know? Elder Lei Ou, this
method of doing things really isn’t fitting of your position as an elder!” Ya Fei angrily said, “I will
definitely personally report this matter to the First Elder!”
As she spoke, Ya Fei stood up furiously. Eyeing her action, Xiao Yan, who had been maintaining
silence finally let out a slow sigh. He stood up, walked to the table side and pulled Ya Fei. After
which, he pressed her on the chair, patted her head and said with a smile, “It is clear that these
matter cannot be settled through reasoning. Let me take over…”
“Don’t try anything funny. That old fellow is a Dou Ling. Regardless of how abnormal you are, you
definitely cannot beat him.” Xiao Yan’s intimate actions caused Ya Fei’s pretty face to become
slightly red. She struggled slightly for a moment, but she did not get the slightest response. Staring
at the smiling delicate and handsome face, she said somewhat hurriedly.
“Indeed, I will not do anything…” Xiao Yan smiled, turned around and looked at Hai Bo Dong in
the chair. He said blandly, “Old Hai, Ya Fei is in this state because of your matter. Don’t just sit there
and watch the show. Do what you think is necessary…”

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Chapter 278
Chapter 278: Cheap Bastard
Hearing the words of Xiao Yan, Ya Fei behind him also ceased her struggling. Her gaze stared at
the old man who had been playing with his teacup. Recalling the purple-gold card from earlier, she
slowly calmed down.
On the opposite side, Lei Ou also shifted his gaze toward Hai Bo Dong after Xiao Yan spoke.
Seeing Hai Bo Dong’s indifferent expression, Lei Ou’s eyes shrunk. His head felt slightly uneasy as
he asked in a soft and low voice, “You are?”
Hai Bo Dong slowly shook his head before looking up. His gaze was as indifferent as a ten
thousand year ice glacier as he randomly glanced over Lei Bo. Immediately, he lowered his head to
watch the teacup which had also been frozen over. After a brief silence, he said, “Primer Tengshan.
That piece of trash is still alive, right?”
The calm and indifferent voice was undoubtedly like thunder, violent and abrupt, making it’s
presence known next to the ears of those in the room excluding Xiao Yan and Ya Fei; shaking them
until they became as dull as a wooden pillar.
“Oh god! He… he actually speaks of the First Elder in such a manner? The First Elder is one of the
Ten Strong in the Jia Ma Empire. Xiao Yan di-di, what exactly is the identity of this Old Sir?”
Opening her small mouth slightly, Ya Fei foolishly stared at Hai Bo Dong, who was seated in a chair.
The First Elder who was viewed like a god in the Primer clan had actually became a piece of trash
by his mouth… if these words were to be spread to the rest of the Primer clan, it would likely cause
a fury.
On the opposite side, Lei Ou and Lei Lei beside him were similarly stunned by these words of Hai
Bo Dong. The corner of their mouths twitched slightly. Clearly, the impact these words had on them
were far too great.
“Cluck…” After being dull for a long while, Lei Ou finally began to gradually recover. He
involuntarily swallowed his saliva. His eyes contained surprise and bewilderment as he stared at Hai
Bo Dong. The tone he used to speak was clearly more polite, “You…”
“You don’t have the right to address me like that.” Hai Bo Dong gently blew at the teacup which
had turned into ice as he said blandly without even lifting his eyes.
These extremely harsh words caused Lei Ou to be at a momentary loss. A lividness immediately
surfaced on his old face. In the many years since he had become an elder, he had not had someone
speak to him in such a manner.
“In ten minutes, those medicinal ingredients that the girl had ordered earlier must appear in front
of me. Otherwise, I don’t mind having the Primer clan lose an elder.” Hai Bo Dong ignored the livid
faced Lei Ou. His tone was still as indifferent as it was at the beginning. At the same time, he did not
leave any face for the other party.
“You…your tone is far too arrogant! Do you know who my grandfather is?”
Seeing Lei Ou being rebuked in such a manner, a fury swarmed onto the pale-white face of Lei Lei
beside him, who had never seen anyone dare to speak in such a manner to his grandfather. His
anger had also suppressed the shock created by Hai Bo Dong a moment ago, and he could not help
but neer coldly.
Quickly after Lei Lei’s words fell, a cold smile appeared on Xiao Yan’s face. He softly said,
“Reckless fellow…”
The teacup that was swaying slightly in Hai Bo Dong’s hand slowly stopped. He lifted his head and
shot his icy cold gaze at Lei Lei until the latter’s face turned completely white. Being observed by
everyone, Lei Lei was intending to stiffen his neck and speak again when he abruptly realized that
Hai Bo Dong’s body moved slightly.
“Be careful!”
The moment that Hai Bo Dong’s body moved, Lei Ou’

s eyes suddenly shrunk. His body moved horizontally and swiftly stopped in front of Lei Lei. After
which, the Dou Qi in his body surged wildly before breaking free of his body and covering him.
When Lei Ou’s Dou Qi was summoned out, a white figure appeared to have teleported and
appeared in front of him. That terrifying speed caused the former’s eyes to shrink.
The human figure stood still and a floating palm that carried an icy cold bone chilling force
carelessly patted Lei Ou on the chest where his Dou Qi was amassing.
“Glug!”
It may have appeared like a seemingly careless pat, but it caused Lei Ou’s expression to instantly
become pale. A mouthful of fresh blood was wildly vomited. Immediately, the blood was
agglomerated into a blood red icicle in midair and landed on the ground with a clear sound.
The ferocious force caused Lei Ou’s body to be shot backward. Instantly, he and Lei Lei heavily
smashed into the wall. In seconds, the two of them were emitting waves of painful moans.
The guards behind Lei Ou were stunned as they eyed Lei Ou who had been seriously injured with
only one strike. Their hands which were holding onto their weapons trembled in fear. They actually
forgotten their duty to protect their master.
“Grandpa! Are you alright?” Due to being protected by Lei Ou, Lei Lei did not receive very serious
injuries. He climbed up with great difficulty. When he saw that Lei Ou’s expression was even paler
than his, he hurriedly called out.
“Dou… Dou Huang?” The cold Qi in his body caused Lei Ou’s hair to actually be covered in thin
frost layers. His mouth trembled as he suddenly stared at Hai Bo Dong and said with shock. A
strong person who was able to cause Lei Ou serious injury without him being able to see the
former’s shadow. Lei Ou’s heart clearly knew that only a Dou Huang was able to do such a thing.
Hearing these few words, Lei Lei’s body suddenly trembled intensely. A terror appeared on his
face as he watched Hai Bo Dong. He did not expect that this humble looking old man would actually
be a Dou Huang.
“The ten minutes have already begun. I will definitely not take back the words that I have said.
Ten minutes later, the medicinal ingredients must appear in front of me. Otherwise, even if Primer
Tengshan appeared, you will die today!” Hai Bo Dong glanced at the two of them as he indifferently
and slowly said.
“Quick, quickly. Quickly go and bring the medicinal ingredients.” Hearing those words, a terror
flashed across Lei Ou’s face. He hurriedly shouted angrily at Lei Lei by his side.
“Yes, yes…” The equally extremely frightened Lei Lei hurriedly stood up, crawling and stumbling
out of the room.
Watching Lei Ou who had become extremely obedient in the blink of an eye, Ya Fei smiled bitterly
and shook her head. This old fellow was really a… cheap bastard…
“Ah, Dou Huang… god. This Xiao Yan is actually acquainted with such an extremely strong person.
No wonder he has the courage to come to the capital…” Ya Fei eyed the well built back in front of
her. She increasingly felt that this fellow was more and more difficult to see through.
Standing up from her seat, Ya Fei respectfully watched Hai Bo Dong as she timidly asked, “Is Old
Sir acquainted with our First Elder?”
“That useless fellow still hasn’t died?” Hai Bo Dong slowly returned to his seat and once again
spoke a bold sentence that caused Lei Ou’s body, which was lying on the ground, to twitch.
This bold words of Hai Bo Dong similarly caused Ya Fei to be a little embarrassed. She softly said,
“All is well with the First Elder. May I ask Old Sir’s name?”
“When you see that useless fellow, just tell him that I, Hai Bo Dong, haven’t died. He will naturally
know.” Hai Bo Dong said faintly.
“Yes.” Hearing those words, Ya Fei could only respectfully respond. Her hands crossed each other,
appearing to be at a loss. The corner of her eyes suddenly drifted to the purple-gold card on the
table and hurriedly picked it up, intending to return it to him. According to the rules, a Dou Huang
could enjoy such a lavish treatment.
“You don’t need to return it. He won’t take it.” Seeing Ya Fei’s action, Xiao Yan smiled and turned
his gaze toward Hai Bo Dong and asked, “Am I right, Old Hai?”
“You, this fellow. This little girl isn’t even your lover. Do you need to help her save this bit of
money?” Hai Bo Dong skimmed his lips and helplessly said.
When Hai Bo Dong’s words left his mouth, Ya Fei’s pretty face became slightly red. She held the
purple-gold card and hesitated for a moment before calling over a female servant and ordering her
to take out some of the money in it. However, before the female servant left, she instructed her to
cut the price by half.
 “Hei, little girl really knows how to conduct herself…” Although Ya Fei’s voice was very soft, it still
reached Hai Bo Dong’s ears. At that moment, he smiled and nodded, clearly having a good
impression because of this action of hers.
Xiao Yan smiled, turned around and stared at Ya Fei, who had an exquisite, pretty face. He
suddenly asked, “That’s right, can you help me check if there is anything in the auction house which
can recover Spiritual Strength?”
“Recover Spiritual Strength?” Hearing this Ya Fei was momentarily at a loss. Immediately, she
frowned and said, “Those things are definitely unique things…. I will search for you.” As she said
that , she turned around and went to a bookshelf. After she searched for a moment, she finally
hugged a thick book and walked out. She carefully searched through it before shaking her head and
said apologetically, “I’m sorry. The things that can help recover Spiritual Strength are really far too
rare. I have searched the records of the auction house for the past year and it seems we didn’t
collect any treasures of that kind.”
Disappointment flashed across his face as Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and nodded. His spirit was
somewhat dispirited as he returned to his seat.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s disappointed manner, Ya Fei helplessly shook her head, but did not have the
ability to help even though she wanted to.
Time slowly flowed by. Just as the ten minutes were about to pass, Lei Lei’s panicked shadow
finally rushed in from the door. He stumbled and scrambled before he carefully placed a few jade
boxes on the table and said in a trembling voice, “Sir, the medicinal ingredients that you need are all
placed here. None of them are even slightly damaged…”
Seeing the jade boxes, a joy appeared on Hai Bo Dong’s face. He carefully opened them and
smiled as he handed them over to Xiao Yan and said anxiously, “Check them and see if they are the
right medicinal ingredients.”
Xiao Yan received the jade box and carefully observed them. After which, he nodded under the
anxious and alarmed gazes of Lei Ou and Lei Lei. “Yes, They’re fine. The medicinal ingredients are
preserved quite well and their ages are sufficient.”
“That’s good…” Hearing Xiao Yan confirmation, Hai Bo Dong let out a long sigh. He turned around
and spoke coldly toward Lei Ou, “Get lost. And… this girl is extremely pleasing to my eye. Go back
and tell Primer Tengshan that the first word of the ‘Acting Supervising Elder’ can be dropped…”
Hearing this, the corner of of Lei Ou’s mouth convulsed. He hurriedly nodded and with the
support of Lei Lei, left in a humiliated state.
“Since we managed to obtain the things, shall we leave?” After storing the jade box properly, Hai
Bo Dong said with a smile.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He was about to bid Ya Fei goodbye when a female servant strode into
the room and said respectfully to Ya Fei, “Ya Fei xiao-jie, Nalan xiao-jie wishes to see you regarding
something…:”
“Nalan? Nalan Yanran?” These two words, which were pretty much forbidden words in Xiao Yan’s
heart, caused him to be briefly at a loss. Quickly following that, his expression became instantly
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Chapter 279
Chapter 279: Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva
Hearing the notification of the female servant, Ya Fei became slightly blank. She immediately
turned her head to see Xiao Yan’s expression which had instantly become gloomy. Helplessly
shaking her head, she softly inquired, “Nalan Yanran?”
“Yes.” The female servant respectfully replied.
“Why is she looking for me?” Ya Fei knit her eyebrows together slightly and mumbled softly. She
sighed and eyed Xiao Yan, apologizing, “I’m sorry…”
“Go. This is your job. It’s not like I will blame you.” Xiao Yan smiled. Some of the darkness on his
face disappeared as he waved his hand and said.
“You may not want to meet her now, so wait here for a while. After I ask for the reason for her to
come, I will see the both of you out.” Ya Fei pretty eyes swept across Xiao Yan and the quiet,
indifferent Hai Bo Dong and said in a probing manner.
“It’s just as well…” After musing for a moment, Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. The current him
indeed did not want to meet that woman so early. Therefore, he did not reject Ya Fei’s suggestion at
that moment.
Seeing that Xiao Yan had agreed, Ya Fei sighed in relief. Passing by the female servant’s side, Ya
Fei told her to look after the both of them properly before quickly striding out of the room.
“Do you have some grudge with that Nalan Yanran?” Eyeing the back that had disappeared behind
the door, Hai Bo Dong held the teacup which had turned into ice and asked in a somewhat
astonished voice.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and slowly sat on the chair. His expression was slightly ugly.
“Don’t tell me that you going to the Misty Cloud Sect has something to do with her?” As he
glanced at Xiao Yan, Hai Bo Dong became startled and he immediately asked in a stunned manner.
This time around, Xiao Yan did not reply and simply sipped his tea. His narrowed eyes contained a
faint cold glint.
Eyeing Xiao Yan’s manner, Hai Bo Dong knew the answer and did not continue his inquiry. He
slowly shook his head. It seemed like he somewhat understood Xiao Yan’s intent on heading up to
the Misty Cloud Sect. However, he was still somewhat confused as to what that Nalan Yanran lady
had done to Xiao Yan. She actually managed to cause this person with extraordinary mental strength
to even be willing to form an undesirable relationship with a huge being like the Misty Cloud Sect. It
was clear that being in a bad relationship with the Misty Cloud Sect within the Jia Ma Empire was a
very foolish thing.
“Oh, that’s right. Why are you finding things that can recover Spiritual Strength? Has your Spirit
been hurt?” Hai Bo Dong did not continue to get entangled over the matter. Instead, Hai Bo Dong
suddenly recalled the thing that Xiao Yan needed earlier and immediately asked doubtfully.
Xiao Yan’s eyebrow twitched gently without being noticed. He slowly sip his tea while his heart
was swiftly moving. A moment later, he calmly said, “The residual effects caused by that ‘Angry
Buddha Lotus Flame’ the last time…”
“Oh, that thing is really too terrifying. It is only reasonable that it had resulted in some residual
effects.” Hai Bo Dong did not have the slightest doubt after hearing Xiao Yan’s words. After all, that
‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’s’ strength was really somewhat terrifying. His gaze swept over Xiao
Yan’s body before he frowned and said, “Is it serious?”
Doing his best to maintain his usual heartbeat, Xiao Yan glanced at Hai Bo Dong and said, “It is
not very serious, but it is also not a usual injury. Therefore, I need to search for some unique things
that ca

n recover spiritual strength which will enable me to quickly recover.”

Hearing this somewhat vague reply from Xiao Yan, Hai Bo Dong pressed his eyebrows together.
He tilted his head and eyed the delicate and handsome face where one could not see any emotion.
His lips squirmed a little, but he did not say any words. Instead, he nodded slightly, lowered his head
and stared at the teacup, becoming silent.
Borrowing the reflection from the water surface of the teacup, Xiao Yan could clearly see Hai Bo
Dong’s reaction. His hand that was tightly holding the teacup relaxed a little and he slowly sipped
the tea. He wet the somewhat dry throat as he let out a long breath in his heart.
Following the two of them becoming silent, the atmosphere in the room became quiet. The female
servant that was waiting in one corner was jittery and did not dare to make any noise or interrupt
them. She was also extremely careful even when changing tea for the two of them, not daring to
create the slightest noise.
The quiet atmosphere persisted for nearly half an hour when a hurried and clear ‘click-clack’ noise
sounded from the door. Immediately, Ya Fei’s quiet and elegant body appeared within the sight of
the two of them.
“Has she left?” Xiao Yan slowly put down the teacup in his hand and carelessly asked.
“Yes.” As she walked into the room, Ya Fei respectfully nodded at Hai Bo Dong, who was holding
his teacup. She immediately turned her gaze to Xiao Yan while her long fingers gently tapped on the
table. A moment later, she finally said with a smile to Xiao Yan doubtful gaze, “Xiao Yan di-di, do you
really need those natural treasures?”
“Yes, I quite need it.” Xiao Yan’s heart jumped slightly as he nodded. His gaze stared intently at Ya
Fei and he softly asked, “Does the auction house have it? As long as you are able to take it out, I can
give you a satisfactory price.”
“The unique things that can recover Spiritual Strength are extremely rare. Even with the huge
flow of goods in our Primer Auction House, we have hardly collected those kind of items.” Ya Fei
shook her head and helplessly said.
“Then you mean…” Xiao Yan frowned slightly and said.
“Our Primer Auction House indeed does not have those unique items that can recover Spiritual
Strength. However, according to what I know, a certain clan in the Jia Ma Sacred City does have a
unique plant that is named ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’. The roots of this kind of plant can
be refined into a kind of extremely mysterious liquid substance. This kind of substance is the best
ingredient for recovering Spiritual Strength.” Ya Fei smiled bitterly as she replied.
“Oh? Really?” Hearing this, a joy instantly swarmed onto Xiao Yan’s face. He hurriedly asked,
“Which clan?”
A bitter smile surfaced on Ya Fei’s pretty face. Her muttering manner appeared somewhat
hesitating.
Xiao Yan doubtfully watched this expression of Ya Fei. He was at a loss before he immediately
recalled something. At that moment, his expression gradually became gloomy as he said, “Don’t tell
me it is the Nalan clan?”
“Yes, it is indeed them.” Ya Fei helplessly nodded.
“That kind of treasure is something that anyone would properly admire and hide. Even without
considering the animosity I have for them, do you think that the Nalan clan would sell that ‘Seven
Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ to me?” Xiao Yan rubbed his forehead and said softly, “Do you want me
to go and steal it. If I really have no choice…”
“Who wants you to go and steal? The Nalan clan is one of the three big clans that is equally as
famous as our Primer clan. Moreover, a number of the people of the Nalan clan are important people
in the empire’s military. If one were to talk about the degree of defensive fortification that they
have, it would definitely not be weaker than our Primer clan… Although you have the help of Old
Mister Hai Bo Dong, attempting to successfully obtain the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ from
the heavy defenses of the Nalan clan would not be an easy task.” Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan with
mock disdain as she said in an annoyed voice, “If you are not careful, and fight to death with them,
you may end up destroying the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’, wouldn’t that have wasted your
effort?”
“If I can’t rob and I can’t use normal business transaction, yet I want that ‘Seven Magical Green
Spirit Saliva’. What should I do?” Xiao Yan frowned slightly and said.
“The old grandfather of the Nalan clan had once fought with an incomparably poisonous rank five
Magic Beast, ‘Searing Iron Poison Weed’, a few years ago. Although he finally managed to kill it, he
was unlucky to have the latter inject a poison that caused people to tremble in fear, the famed
‘Searing Poison’, into his body… Since you are well versed in refining medicine, I think that you
should know just how potent this kind of poison is. There have been records of the ‘Searing Iron
Poison Weed’ leaping over its class and poisoning a rank six Magic Beast to death. If it were not for
the fact that its numbers are so few that they’re almost neglectable, I’m afraid that there would be
many strong people in the continent who would change their expression in when talking about such
a poison…” Ya Fei smiled and she suddenly began talking about things that had nothing to do with
the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’.
“That thing is indeed very poisonous… but this does not seem to have much relationship with the
‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’, does it?” Hearing the name ‘Searing Iron Poison Weed’, Xiao
Yan’s face changed slightly and he immediately shook his head and said.
“Can you hear all that I have to say?” Throwing Xiao Yan another look of mock disdain, Ya Fei
continued, “During these last few years, Grandfather Nalan relied on his strong Dou Qi to suppress
the poison. However, as he becomes older, the backlash from the poison also become increasingly
strong. Half a month ago, the ‘Searing Poison’ that was hidden in his body completely erupted.
Under this kind of eruption, Grandfather Nalan, whose strength is at the Dou Wang class,
completely collapsed. Now, the entire Nalan clan is in a total mess as they go everywhere to find an
alchemist to save him.”
“Finding an alchemist? With Nalan Yanran’s relationships, shouldn’t she be able to hire Gu He?
With his refining ability, what kind of poison can he not cure?” Xiao Yan said faintly.
“She hired him but even Gu He does not have the ability to remove the ‘Searing Poison’. Like it’s
name suggests, that kind of poison hides deep within the bones and even the bone marrow. All
medicinal pills would have difficulty completely removing it.” Ya Fei shook her head and laughed
bitterly.
“Even Gu He doesn’t have a solution?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan immediately said with shock.
“Yes.” Ya Fei nodded her head and voiced her thought, “Although Gu He did not remove the
poison, he had spoken about a method that can work. That is to control a flame, place it into
Grandfather Nalan’s body and use the high temperature to expel the ‘Searing Poison’ in it.
Unfortunately… there is a very important pre-condition for this. The flame must be a ‘Heavenly
Flame’…”
“Therefore, the Nalan clan is currently spending a large amount of money to engage those
alchemists who possess ‘Heavenly Flame’. Unfortunately, they did not gain anything; they have even
named a great price that even our Primer clan covets. That’s right… within that great price, there is
the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’.” Ya Fei waved her hand.
“Whoever is able to cure Grandfather Nalan will be able to obtain that ‘Seven Magical Green
Spirit Saliva’. Recently, there have been many alchemists who have gone to try. Unfortunately, all of
them failed without exception.”
“A moment ago, the reason Nalan Yanran came to find me was to ask us, the Primer Auction
House, to help them advertise and see if we could find an alchemist who possesses a ‘Heavenly
Flame’.”
“Perhaps you can go and try. After all, that thing that happened back then does not have much
relation to Grandfather Nalan. After it happened, he even furiously chased Nalan Yanran out of the
house a few times. Although, his actions were not permanent…” Ya Fei watched Xiao Yan and said.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan frowned intently. His finger gently tapped the table as he remained quiet…

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Chapter 280
Chapter 280: Xun Er
Eyeing Xiao Yan, who appeared to be in deep thought as he slowly tapped on the surface of the
table, Ya Fei became somewhat nervous. Grandfather Nalan, as the person in charge of the Nalan
clan, had built up quite a good relationship with the Primer clan during these years that he was in
power. If he were to fall, then the collaboration arrangements between the Nalan clan and the
Primer clan might descend into a period of stagnation. Such losses would be quite significant.
Of course, Ya Fei naturally did not expect that Xiao Yan would be able to expel the poison in
Grandfather Nalan’s body with his strength. Although after his training, Xiao Yan was currently
much stronger than before, Ya Fei still did not think that Xiao Yan would be able to possess a
‘Heavenly Flame’, which was nearly a legendary thing.
The main reason for her to care so much about Xiao Yan’s response was because she wanted to
engage the mysterious teacher hiding behind Xiao Yan to act. After witnessing a small bit of the
terrifying strength that the latter had revealed back at Wu Tan City, Ya Fei could sense that he was
mysterious and unfathomable. Under such a situation, if he were willing to act, the life of
Grandfather Nalan, which was hanging by a thread, may be truly pulled back…
“Although I have never tried it, just hearing the method that Gu He described, I think that this
should be an extremely risky procedure, no? Inserting the ‘Heavenly Flame’ into another person’s
body. As long as the the person releasing the flame had the slightest killing intent or even
negligence, Grandfather Nalan might in an instant, be incinerated into a pile of ashes from within…
Even though it is like that, you are still suggesting that I go and try? You should know that I am
uncertain if I am able to control my emotions properly in a situation when Nalan Yanran is present.”
After being silent for a long while, Xiao Yan finally spoke slowly.
Ya Fei smiled bitterly, nodded and said, “This is indeed a very dangerous thing. However, the
Nalan clan also has no choice. If they don’t even dare to take this risk, then Grandfather Nalan
might really have no hope.
Do you want to go and try?”
As she watched Xiao Yan, some joy appeared in Ya Fei’s eyes. As long as Xiao Yan agreed, it was
likely that the mysterious teacher hiding behind him would at least secretly give some pointers even
if he did not personally act to save Grandfather Nalan. If that were the case, the chances of curing
Grandfather Nalan would be raised by quite a lot.
“I need to get ahold of that ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’. This is a must!”
Xiao Yan pressed his lips together. A moment later, he frowned slightly and said in a soft voice,
“Do you have those special tools that can help me change my appearance? You should know of my
grudge with the Nalan clan. If they recognize my identity, I’m afraid that they would definitely not
let me perform such an extremely dangerous poison expelling procedure on Grandfather Nalan…
Ah. How troublesome.”
Seeing the frowning Xiao Yan who appeared somewhat impatient, Ya Fei swiftly thought for a
moment before nodding her head. She said with a smile, “The special items required to modify one’s
expression may be extremely rare but our auction house does have one remaining…” As she said
that, she waved over a female servant and whispered into her ear.
Hearing Yan Fei’s order, the female servant respectfully nodded her head and swiftly exited. A few
minutes later, she held an exquisite wooden box and entered with hurried footsteps. She then placed
it onto the table’s surface.
Xiao Yan received the exquisite wooden box and slowly opened it. Immediately, it revealed a thin
mask that looke

d like human skin. With some curiosity in his heart, Xiao Yan’s finger carefully touched it and placed
it gently onto his palm. The spot where it entered his hand was completely cold. It as thin as a
cicada’s wings, as though it did not exist.
“This is made using the ice silk that was taken from an ‘Ice Mountain Silkworm’. After being
carved by a high grade craftsman, an outline of the shape of a human face has been formed. As long
as you cover your face with it, it should be able to hide your facial features.
 Ya Fei smiled and said, “This ice silk mask can be said to be a high grade item in our Primer
Auction House. If we were to take it out and sell it, it would have a price of at least three hundred
thousand gold coins. This time around, I will give it to you for free… You don’t need to hurry to
reject me. If you can really cure Grandfather Nalan, the benefits that our Primer Auction House
would get would far exceed this three hundred thousand gold coins. Consider this our hidden
investment.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan mused for a moment before nodding slightly. He did not open his mouth to
reject. Raising his head, his hand pulled open the ice silk dough and gently pasted it to his face.
Immediately, an icy cold feeling slowly seeped through his skin and entered his body. Xiao Yan could
even vaguely sense that even his features began to wiggle at this moment.
Standing at one side, Ya Fei eyed the face that was gradually becoming ordinary. She pursed his
lips up and smiled gently, taking out a crystal mirror. Putting it front of Xiao Yan, she smiled and
said, “The effect is quite good, no?”
Opening his eyes, Xiao Yan eyed his ordinary face which was totally different from what it was in
the past. He was momentarily at a loss. Immediately, he nodded his head with satisfaction while
carrying some curiosity.
“Although strong people rely on the other party’s Qi to identify each other, you have seldom come
into contact with the Nalan clan. Back then, Nalan Yanran left in a rush. Three years later, it would
not be possible for her to identify your Qi… Therefore, with this ice silk mask, as long as you are not
scrutinised in extreme detail, it would be difficult to discover your identity.” Ya Fei said with a smile.
Xiao Yan nodded his head. His palm slowly fondled the face that was covered by the ice silk mask.
A long while later, he lazily said, “Then, I shall go and try. If I am able to help him expel his poison, I
will do my best. Although I have already said, this is something extremely dangerous. If at any time
my emotions are not smooth and if my hand were to tremble, I will not take responsibility should I
turn the old fellow into ashes.”
Hearing the last sentence, Ya Fei helplessly shook her head. She said, “I will help write a
recommendation letter for you. When you go to the Nalan clan later, having the letter should help
reduce some strict checks.”
“Yes, I will trouble you then.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded.
Ya Fei turned around and took out an exquisitely made piece of paper. Her hand supported the ink
pen as she bent slightly. Her body was tightly curled into an attractive curve as her pretty face
concentrated on seriously and slowly writing on the paper. A moment later, she sighed gently and
folded this recommendation letter properly before handing it to Xiao Yan. She smiled and said, “Xiao
Yan di-di. Don’t cause jie-jie to lose face. This is the first time that I have recommended someone.”
“Hopefully.” Xiao Yan was noncommittal as he smiled. He received the recommendation letter and
said smiling to Ya Fei, “I’ve troubled you. Just leave the remaining matters to me.”
“Yes, there are many eyes in the auction house. In order to keep your identity a secret, I will not
personally see you off. If you need any help, you are free to come and find me at the Primer Auction
House. I will do my best to help you.” Ya Fei smiled and said.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. He no longer hesitated as he waved his hand at Hai Bo Dong by the
side. After which, he lead the way and walked to the door.
“Little girl. If Primer Tengshan, that useless fellow, asks about me, tell him that once I have the
time, I will go and visit him. Tell him not to act like a crazy fellow and go all over the place to search
for traces of me.” Hai Bo Dong lazily stood up, glanced at Ya Fei at the side and said blandly.
“Uh… yes, Old Sir.” Hearing these words, Ya Fei was at a loss. Immediately, he smiled bitterly and
nodded. Before she could gain a full understanding of the other party’s relationship with the First
Elder, she could only obediently reply.
Eyeing the two backs that disappeared through the door, Ya Fei mused for a moment. After which,
she walked out from another side door. A Dou Huang appearing at the Primer Auction House was a
big thing and she had to report to the interior of the clan. Of course, besides reporting, she would
naturally complain a lot about Lei Ou and Lei Lei…
At the door of the Primer Auction House, Xiao Yan stood at the junction of the street. As he eyed
the human flow moving up and down, he slowly sighed. He raised his head and eyed the center
position of the city. At that spot was where one of the three largest clans in the Jia Ma Empire, the
Nalan clan, was located.
“Let’s go…” Xiao Yan inserted both his hands into his sleeves and softly said. Immediately, his
expression calmed and he slowly walked toward the huge clan which once would have been his
other home.
…
 On the edge of the Jia Ma Empire and the two other large empires, stood a famed old academy. It
released an ancient aura that was filled with great experience. Although the academy did not have
an exterior that caused people to be shocked and awestruck, its renowned reputation and deep,
incomparable strength caused even the three large empires to have no choice but to be courteous to
it. They did not dare to show the slightest disrespect or to provoke it in any way.
Within the old academy, there were students gathered from everywhere. In their home territory,
where their clans were in charge, there people may be the top talents or geniuses in their subject’s
mouths. However, geniuses appeared to be packaged in dozens here. Therefore, the people who
possessed training talent that they could be proud of in their hometown were merely people who
were barely qualified here…
During the entrance ceremony for all the new students, the old man who appeared extremely
drowsy as though he was about to step into his coffin had only said two short sentences,
“Regardless of the status you have had in the past, you are all merely the students of the Jia Nan
Academy here and share the same status as each other. If you fight in this academy, I will not care
as long as there are no deaths. However, if anyone dares to use their clan’s strength to exact
revenge, the Jia Nan Academy will take care of everyone regardless of how many people come…”
The vast and imposing presence that the old man suddenly emitted caused these short few
sentences to be firmly imprinted in all the students’ heart.
“In this place, if you are a dragon, you will coil up, if you are a tiger, you will crouch down!”
On a remote mountain peak in this ancient academy, a young lady wearing a pale-green dress
stood elegantly by the side of a cliff. The gentle breeze that struck her front blew her black long hair
that extended to her waist until it danced slowly in the wind. As the corner of her skirt skimmed by,
it faintly revealed the perfect outline of the young lady’s curves.
The young lady’s eyes calmly eyed the distant eastern sky. She was quiet and did not speak, much
like a secular lotus that was spotlessly clean.
After being silent for a long while, the young lady suddenly opened her mouth. Her ethereal sweet
voice caused people’s spirits to feel a strange feeling of being washed.
“Come out…”
As the young lady’s voice fell, a green colored shadow suddenly and strangely separated from a
large tree from behind the young lady. The shadow respectfully eyed the young lady whose back was
facing him. With a knee kneeling on the ground, he said respectfully, “My Lady.”
The young lady slowly turned around and revealed a side of an exquisite and peerless face. It was
actually Xun Er who had entered the Jia Nan Academy…
“My lady, Young Master Xiao Yan has arrived at the Jia Ma Empire capital!”

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Chapter 281
Chapter 281: Secretly Hiding and Protecting
On the lush green mountain peak, the young lady slowly turned her body. She watched the green
colored shadow with one knee on the ground. A long while later, a somewhat gentle smile appeared
on her exquisite face. She said softly, “It has been over a year. Xiao Yan ge-ge finally arrived at that
place…”
TL: ge-ge – means older brother (more intimate)
Eyeing the gentle pretty face of the young lady, the green colored shadow had wisely remained
silent. He waited for a long while before the sight of the former was once again focused on his body.
Only then did he slowly and roughly speak about some of the experiences that Xiao Yan had during
this period of time.
Standing by the side of the cliff, Xun Er quietly heard the many soul stirring things that had
popped out from the shadow’s mouth. When she heard that Xiao Yan was seriously injured after
fighting with two Dou Huang, some heartache and surprise flashed across her autumn water, gentle
eyes.
“Snake Spirit Ranked Lui Man, ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’. The members of the
Heaven Snake House have really become increasingly domineering during these few years…” Xun
Er’s long delicate hand gently caught a piece of leaf that had fallen from above her head as Xun Er
said indiferently. The words which seemed to lack any waves had some coldness hidden in them.
Regardless of whatever reason that Lui Man and the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’ had
acted, they had nearly caused Xiao Yan to suffer a serious injury and die. That was something true.
“I will hold them accountable for this matter in the future… but have you clearly investigated the
identity of the Dou Huang that is by Xiao Yan ge-ge side?” The green colored tree leaf was
suspended half an inch from Xun Er’s palm. She slowly rolled it, at times curling it and at times
twisting it. She glanced at the shadow kneeling on the ground and said with slightly curled
eyebrows.
“After an investigation, that person’s name is Hai Bo Dong. He was once one of the Ten Strong in
the Jia Ma Empire and was called ‘Ice Emperor’. His strength is around that of a Dou Huang class
and is well versed in ice type Dou Qi. Moreover, he appears to have some deep relationship with the
leader of the Primer clan… Ten years ago, he was sealed by Queen Medusa in the Tager Desert.
After which, he had been living in isolation in Desert City until some time earlier when Young
Master Xiao Yan visited and helped him undo the seal. After which, he has been following by Young
Master Xiao Yan’s side. His motive… I’m still not very clear on.” The green colored shadow
respectfully said.
“Unsure of his motive.”
The young lady’s eyebrows were gently pressed together. She appeared to be somewhat
dissatisfied with this perfunctory reply. Regardless of whatever happened, as long as it involved that
person, she would immediately turn into a wolf that was protecting its pup, becoming extremely
sensitive and picky. She would not allow such a huge and unknown danger to lie low by Xiao Yan’s
side like a ticking time bomb.
“I’m sorry, my lady. You should also know that within Xiao Yan’s body, there is a spirit of a
mysterious strong person. Until this moment, we do not have any information about him. However,
he appears to be have a great understanding of us… During the period of time that Ling Shi had
followed Young Master Xiao Yan, he may have hid himself perfectly, but according to the information
that Ling Shi had sent over, that mysterious strong person appeared to have discovered his presence
while he was secretly protecting Xiao Yan. It is only that the other party did not have any other
action. I think he should have seen past Ling

Shi’s intention.” The green colored shadow bitterly smiled and said.
“Even Ling Shi’s presence was discovered by that person?” Hearing this, shock flashed across Xun
Er’s bright eyes. She softly muttered, “What exactly is that person’s identity? Even Ling Shi was
actually… Ah, if it were not for Xiao Yan ge-ge disliking other people investigating him, I would
definitely get to the bottom of that mysterious person’s identity. Since he is able to possess such
strength I think that he should not have been some unknown person in the past.”
 “Although that mysterious person discovered Ling Shi’s presence, it was fortunate that he did not
inform Young Master Xiao Yan about it. Therefore, Young Master Xiao Yan does not know that ever
since he left Wu Tan city, Young Miss has sent people to secretly protect him. However in this way,
he would not be able to sense Young Miss’ good…”The green colored shadow smiled and said.
However, before he managed to say all he wanted to, the somewhat embarrassed Xun Er shot the
leaf on her palm to stop him.
Seeing Xun Er’s somewhat sleek red exquisite face, the green colored shadow wisely did not
continue to speak.
“Remember, you must not let Xiao Yan ge-ge know about this matter. I don’t want him to say that I
have sent someone to follow and monitor him. He does not like things like this.” The lovely
embarrassed sleek red on the pretty face was slowly withdrawn and Xun Er immediately reminded
sternly.
“Yes.”
The green colored shadow was naturally extremely clear of the kind of little girl thoughts that Xun
Er had. He immediately nodded respectfully and responded with a ‘yes’. At the same time, his heart
lamented slightly. Although the Young Miss’ face had a smile all the time, the green colored shadow
who understand her character knew that this kind of reserved and restrained smile was sometimes
even more difficult for others to approach compared to those people who adopted a cold face.
With Xun Er’s beauty and shockingly outstanding training talent, there had been an unknown
number of outstanding and great men who were obsessed with her during the one year since she
had arrived at the Jia Nan Academy. Although these people could be considered the top strong
people even in this Jia Nan Academy which was filled with talent, there was not a single person who
could really converse with her.
“Uh, it seems that I have forgotten someone… that fellow who was called someone whom the Jia
Nan academy could only find in a hundred years… could barely be considered a man that Young
Miss could put aside her acting and converse with. However, it seemed that he had only reached at
this step. What a pitiful fellow. It is likely he does not have any hope in this lifetime.” Recalling the
young man who was so shockingly outstanding in the academy, the green colored shadow shook her
head quietly in her heart. It was somewhat pitiful that this otherworldly lotus that that genius was
obsessed with would only bloom for the man called Xiao Yan…
In the heart of the green colored shadow, he was clear that as long as Xiao Yan’s name was
mentioned in front of the Young Miss, Xun Er, whose character was indifferent until it was somewhat
cold would remove the defensive smile that rejected people and really become a woman who was in
love. That extremely rarely seen shyness and annoyance was something that those outsiders
definitely did not have the luck to see.
“He is really a guy who causes people to be envious and jealous… I really don’t know how he
obtained Young Miss heart. It is really unbelievable. That haughty character of the Young Miss
would actually take fancy to a man…” The green colored shadow sighed and shook his head, unable
to understand anything. However, if he were to know that the somebody had accidentally run into
the room of little girl Xun Er when he was young and had used the reason for keeping the Qi Paths
warm to touch all of the little girl’s body without any shame was what resulted in him inexplicably
abducting the ignorant little girl, the shadow would be likely get a heart attack on the spot..
“That woman called Yun Zhi should be… the leader of the Misty Cloud Sect Yun Yun, right.”
Uncertain about the shadow’s thoughts in front of her, Xun Er, whose heart was randomly imagining
things, glanced at the shadow kneeling on the ground and suddenly asked softly.
“Uh…”
Hearing this question, the green colored shadow became slightly sluggish. According to the
information he received, he was naturally able to know that the relationship between Xiao Yan and
the lady called Yun Zhi was somewhat unnatural. At that moment, he smiled bitterly and nodded. He
said, “She is indeed the Misty Cloud Sect’s leader, Yun Yun.”
Although her heart already had the answer, Xun Er still could not help but sigh after it was
confirmed. The expression of her face was somewhat interesting. A long while later, she shook her
head and said with a bitter smile, “Xiao Yan ge-ge seems to be quite foolish. Aren’t these things
obvious? When you go to the Misty Cloud Sect in the future, I want to see how you handle this
complicated relationship.”
“Young Miss, that lady seemed to, toward Xiao Yan…” The green colored shadow mumbling voice
had not completed his sentence when he realized that the pretty face of the young lady in front of
him had became slightly still. Immediately, he hurriedly and wisely swallowed the words that had
reached his mouth.
“You have sensed wrongly…” That calm and indifferent voice of the young lady had a faint
resentment that could be sensed.
 “Yes, yes…” The green colored shadow wiped his cold sweat and hurriedly nodded. He no longer
dared to bring this matter up. Although he knew that the status of the young woman in front of him
was extraordinary, she was a woman regardless of how extraordinary she was. For a woman, being
jealous… seemed to be a talent that could not be wiped away.
“Pass a message to Ling Shi. Tell him to secretly protect Xiao Yan ge-ge when he goes to the Misty
Cloud Sect. He has killed the First Elder of the Mo clan. Those stubborn old fellows of the Misty
Cloud Sect would definitely not allow him to leave easily so that they can protect the reputation of
the Misty Cloud Sect.” Xun Er knit her eyebrows together and said.
“And also pay attention to Hai Bo Dong by his side. I keep feeling that the fellow is difficult to
understand. If there is any change in the situation, let Ling Shi…” After saying till this point, Xun
Er’s delicate hand gently cut through the empty air in front of her. A somewhat daunting cold and
stern look was contained on her pretty face.
“Yes.” Seeing the situation, the green colored shadow respectfully nodded his head.
“That’s right. According to what you have said, that ‘Seven Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ by
Xiao Yan ge-ge side should be Queen Medusa, right?” Xun Er said as her delicate hand pulled aside
the black hair on her forehead.
“Yes, But the current Queen Medusa seems to have been suppressed by the spirit of the ‘Seven
Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’. If she wants to control it again, she would have to perhaps
wait for another period of time. However, once Queen Medusa controls the ‘Seven Colored Heaven
Swallowing Python’s’ body, then she would leap and become a Dou Zhong. When that time comes, it
would be a little troublesome if she wants to kill Xiao Yan…” The green colored shadow voiced his
thoughts.
“Ugh, I didn’t expect that there are all these terrifying bombs placed all over Xiao Yan ge-ge’s
side. What a headache…” Xun Er helplessly shook her head as she rubbed her clean forehead. She
thought for a while before saying, “During this period of time, Queen Medusa will not be able to
control the ‘Seven Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ body. Once Xiao Yan ge-ge arrives at the
Jia Nan Academy in the future, let’s then think of ways to settle all these problems…”
“Yes.”
“Alright. You should leave the Jia Nan Academy now. Don’t stay here too long. If you are
discovered, you would get encircled and caught by the rude and unreasonable old headmaster.”
After giving orders for everything, Xun Er finally waved her hand and reminded.
“Ke ke, that old fellow’s strength is very strong. If we were to face each other head on, I would be
a little inferior. However, if one were to talk about going into hiding, I am still confident.” The green
colored shadow smiled and nodded. He once again bowed respectfully toward Xun Er before turning
around and leaping away. He actually melted into the tree beside him. The tree shook slightly and
immediately became quiet…
Eyeing the shadow that had disappeared, Xun Er slowly turned her body around. She watched the
cloud that shrouded the cliff. A moment later, she smiled warmly. Her smile was stunning.
“Xiao Yan ge-ge. Your improvement in this one year is shocking even to Xun Er… After going to the
Misty Cloud Sect, you should come to the Jia Nan Academy. Xun Er is quite lonely here.”

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Chapter 282
Chapter 282: Let Me Try
On a street that was next to the Nalan clan, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong separated. Only then did
Xiao Yan slowly walk toward the huge compound not far away.
As he walked closer to the house which was filled with a majestic and imposing aura, Xiao Yan was
stunned to see that the entrance was actually clustered by quite a number of people. Moreover,
these people were all wearing the alchemist robes and the few bright silver colored ripples on their
chests proudly revealed their status and tier.
Anyone who walked down this street, where people come and go, would throw envious and
respectful glances at the group of alchemists who were whispering amongst themselves. In their
hearts, alchemy was an occupation which was so elevated that they were like nobility.
When faced with this considerably large powered alchemists, the Nalan clan clearly did not dare
to easily slight them. Some servants were explaining something to the alchemists waiting at the
entrance in a reverent and respectful manner. Only when they discovered that the other party had
the qualification to enter did they let them through. Some of the alchemists whose ability had some
problem could only be rejected by the smiling faced servants. Although such an action caused those
alchemists that were blocked to feel dissatisfied, when they thought of Nalan clan’s strength and the
relationship between Nalan Yanran and the Misty Cloud Sect, they could only bottle up their
unhappiness, dust their sleeves, and leave.
After staring at the entrance for a while, Xiao Yan realized that the alchemist who were allowed to
enter appeared to be tier three alchemist. On the other hand, the alchemist who were rejected were
tier two along with some tier one alchemists who had come to join the fun…
Xiao Yan lowered his head and glanced at the tier two alchemist badge on his chest. He helplessly
shook his head, lifted his leg and walked toward the main door which was tightly guarded.
Pushing through the human crowd, Xiao Yan took a step forward. An old man, who appeared to
have the position of the housekeeper, hurriedly came forward. However, when he saw Xiao Yan’s
young appearance and the tier two alchemist badge on his chest, a disappointment that was
somewhat difficult to sense flashed through his muddled old eyes. Although the other party’s age
had caused him to feel some shock, this tier of Xiao Yan’s did not reach the minimum requirement,
Although his heart was somewhat disappointed, the old man who had worked as a housekeeper at
the Nalan clan for decades would naturally not be foolish enough to display it on his face.
Immediately, he revealed a gentle smile and laughed, “This Little Brother. I am the Nalan clan
housekeeper. I think that you should be here to try if you can cure our clan’s Nanlan Jie Old Sir, no?”
Xiao Yan nodded his head. He did not openly speak. His ordinary face, had a different appearance
since it was covered by the ice silk dough, felt somewhat icy.
Xiao Yan’s nearly cold expression caused the old man to be at a loss. This kind of attitude was
somewhat different compared to other the alchemists. A moment later, he helplessly said, “I’m sorry,
Little Brother. This time around, our requirement is a tier three or higher alchemist. You… doesn’t
appear to have reached the requirement, have you?”
“One’s tier cannot represent everything.” Xiao Yan’s voice was suppressed by himself until it was
somewhat hoarse. His calm tone caused the old man’s eyebrows to knit slightly.
Seeing the old man’s helpless face, Xiao Yan shook his head. He took out Ya Fei’s recommendation
letter from his storage ring and handed it over to the former. Inserting his hands into his sleeves, he
said softly, “You should avoid erasing the last litt

le chance your Old Sir has left. The tier of one, cannot represent everything. Didn’t Pill-King Gu He
also fail to cure your Old Sir?”
Xiao Yan’s words caused the old man’s face to change slightly. After receiving the recommendation
letter and seeing who had recommended this alchemist, he could not help but be somewhat
astonished as he lifted his head to take a glance at Xiao Yan. He mused for a long while before
clenching his teeth and steped aside to make way. Facing the guards at the door, he cried out in a
low voice, “Move aside!”
 “Sir, please enter. I hope that you will really be able to cure our Old Sir. If that is the case you will
forever be our Nalan clan’s friend.” The old man bowed slightly toward Xiao Yan. Due to the display
of Xiao Yan from before, the old man’s words were actually filled with respect.
Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. His face still had the same expressionless manner. Without
saying any other nonsense, he slowly walked into the main entrance and disappeared from
everyone’s stunned sight.
After entering the main entrance, a pretty female servant hurriedly walked out from one corner.
After which, she gently said a few words to Xiao Yan before leading the way from in front.
Xiao Yan followed behind the female servant at a neither fast nor slow pace. His gaze swept over
this luxurious mansion. The towering atmosphere of the buildings caused him to secretly nod his
head. Not mentioning anything else, this Nalan clan was indeed one of the three large clans of the
Jia Ma Empire. This large wealth was something that the Xiao clan could never compare to.
Walking on a small path that was paved by green colored stone fragments, Xiao Yan’s eyes
suddenly narrowed slightly. From his senses, numerous hidden gazes and Spiritual Strengths had
shot out from hidden corners as he entered deeper into the interior of the Nalan clan, capturing
every action of Xiao Yan into their eyes.
Xiao Yan carelessly raised his head and his gaze randomly drifted across the roof of a building.
There were some dark black shadows hidden in the darkness of the spot. Many sharp arrow heads
that were painted black to cover the reflection from the sun were slowly moving within the mansion.
Any little sign of trouble would instantly cause them to send out an attack.
“The defense is really quite tight…” Xiao Yan frowned slightly and helplessly shook his head. He
raised his head and watched a luxurious large hall that appeared at the end of the small path. His
gaze passed through the unlatched door and was able to faintly see that there were quite a number
of people standing within it.
As he slowly walked into the hall, there were some soft and private whispers that were emitted
from within. He gently pushed open the door, the soft whispers in the hall suddenly ceased. After
which, numerous gazes were thrown toward the door. When everyone’s gazes drifted towards the
tier two alchemist badge on his chest, they were momentarily stunned. An astonishment
immediately flashed across their eyes. Clearly, they all felt that it was strange that a tier two
alchemist had the qualifications to enter this place.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across the large hall. In the spacious hall, there were ten plus alchemists
wearing the same robes as he did. On their chests, they wore tier three alchemist badges. However,
these tier three alchemist were mostly middle-aged. Among them, there were even two whose heads
were completely white.
Ignoring those strange gazes, Xiao Yan slowly moved his gaze, finally stopping at a middle-aged
man’s body which was seated on the leader’s seat in the hall. This person did not wear the long robe
of an alchemist but seated in an impressive manner. As his tiger like eyes opened and closed, he had
an imposing manner that was not reduced even without anger.
Xiao Yan’s gaze moved away from the middle-aged man body and finally frowning paused on a
beautiful lady’s lovely body by the side. This lady was not unfamiliar to Xiao Yan, causing him to
slowly exhale in his heart…
By the middle-aged man side, Nalan Yanran wearing a moon robe sat quietly. Her pretty eyes
watched Xiao Yan who had just entered and a surprise similarly flashed across her pretty face.
As Xiao Yan’s gaze stared at the middle-aged man, the latter also placed his gaze on his body.
When the middle-aged man saw the young appearance of the former, he was momentarily stunned.
He immediately stood up, cupped his hands together and said with a smile to Xiao Yan, “This young
brother, I am the Nalan Su of the Nalan clan.”
“Nalan Su?” Once this name entered his ears, the two hands of Xiao Yan in his sleeve trembled
slightly. The corner of his eyes involuntarily twitched as his gaze stared intently at this seemingly
heroic middle-aged man. This person was actually Nalan Yanran’s father, who was also the man who
had nearly become Xiao Yan’s father-in-law…
“Yan Xiao…” Slowly suppressing the inexplicable emotions in his heart, Xiao Yan voice was slightly
hoarse as he said, “Ya Fei xiao-jie of the Primer clan had recommended for me to come and try to
see if I could help expel the poison from Grandfather Nalan.”
“Oh, haha, you are recommended by Niece Ya Fei? Please sit.” Hearing this, Nalan Su suddenly
nodded his head and laughed.
Xiao Yan nodded lightly. He walked to the last spot in front of the numerous strange gazes and
then quietly sat down. He naturally knew the meaning behind those strange gazes. What can a mere
tier two alchemist do when even Pill-King Gu He cannot solve the problem?
 After sitting on the chair, Xiao Yan descended into silence. However, he was still able to clearly
sense that Nalan Yanran’s gaze seemed to have paused for quite some time on his body.
Immediately, he frowned in his heart and silently said, “Have I been recognized? How is that
possible?”
“Why does this person give me the feeling that he looks familiar?” Nalan Yanran’s pretty eyes
glance at the black robed man seated in the corner. Her eyebrows were knit together as she softly
muttered.
“Hehe, I think that everyone here is clear what kind of problem that our Nalan clan is stuck with.
My father had been struck by the ‘Searing Poison’, it’s reputation is renowned for how potent it is.
Now, the poison has erupted and he can finally no longer suppress it. Pill-King Gu came once before,
but he was still unable to do anything. Although he said that a ‘Heavenly Flame’ needs to be used to
remove the poison from my father’s body, it’s just that an alchemist who possesses a ‘Heavenly
Flame’ is far too rare. Trying to find one is really far too difficult. Therefore, we can only try other
methods. Everyone here can be considered among the more established alchemist grandmasters in
the Jia Ma Empire and each of you have your unique ability. Therefore, I would like to invite
everyone to try and see if you have any other solution?” Nalan Su took a look around as he laughed
with a somewhat gloomy voice.
“I will not say any other nonsense. As long as you can help cure my father. You will definitely not
be disappointed with the reward!” Nalan Su waved his large hand and pointed to a side door. He
said, “My father is in there. I would like everyone to take turns and give it a try.”
Hearing the words, the ten plus alchemist in the large hall exchanged glances with each other. A
moment later, an old man with a flowery white head stood up with a smile and took the lead in
entering the side room. However, after ten minutes, he shook his head and walked out. He returned
to his seat and spoke to Nalan Su with an awkward smile, “I’m sorry, Clan Head Nalan, that ‘Searing
Poison’ is really far too stubborn. I have refined over ten plus antidote pills, but all of them had no
effect.”
Hearing the old man’s words, Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran by the side sighed in disappointment.
They exchanged glances with one another, smiled bitterly and shook their heads.
Behind the old man, the ten plus alchemists took turns to enter the side room. However, after over
ten minutes, all of them walked out with embarrassment. Clearly, they did not have the ability to
remove the potent poison that even Gu He could do nothing about.
As each of the alchemist walked out with embarrassed faces, the disappointment on Nalan Su’s
and Nalan Yanran’s faces also grew increasingly dense. When the last alchemist walked out from
within, their emotions finally sank slowly. On one side, Nalan Yanran’s pretty eyes became slightly
red.
In the large hall, the ten plus tier three alchemists were no longer as pleased and prideful as
before. Their embarassed old faces remained silent.
Following everyone’s silence, the atmosphere in the hall also gradually became depressing. A long
while later, Nalan Su sighed and forcefully said with a smile, “Thank you everyone. It looks like my
father’s life is fated to have this calamity. Although you have failed, I will still ask the housekeeper to
give all of you a great recompense.”
Hearing these words which were expelling people in disguise, everyone smiled bitterly and shook
their heads. They stood up and left. In this kind of atmosphere, they really did not have the face to
stay behind for the recompense.
“Let me try…”
Those indifferent words were suddenly emitted from the corner of the room, interrupting the
silent atmosphere. The young tier two alchemist walked out with a calm face. His calm voice caused
everyone in the hall to give him a sidelong glance.

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Chapter 283
Chapter 283: Stubborn Bone, Clenching Teeth, Enduring Humiliation
Eyeing the young alchemist who slowly walked out from the corner, everyone’s expression in the
hall became blank. A ridicule immediately surfaced on the few tier three alchemists from before who
could do nothing. Even a tier three alchemist could do nothing. What ability did a tier two alchemist
like him have?
Nalan Su stared at the young man who had walked forward. He turned around and exchanged
glances with Nalan Yanran. Each of them saw shock within the other person’s eyes. Clearly, the
action of this young tier two alchemist had fallen out of their expectations. The reason for them not
sending him out before was because they gave Ya Fei face. Honestly speaking, they did not have any
expectation for this young alchemist.
Although one should not be judged by their appearance, but the other party was after all only a
tier two alchemist. This kind of level was only at the initial stage of the alchemist skill. Could they
rely on a beginner to expel the ‘Searing Poison’ that even Pill-King Gu He could do nothing about?
“This Little Brother, you…” Nalan Su stood up. Although he did not think that the young man in
front of him had any hidden ability but out of habit, he still said cautiously, “Do you have the
confidence to cure my father?”
Xiao Yan slowly walked to the center of the room. He glanced at Nalan Su and said indifferently,
“May I ask, does Pill-King Gu He have the confidence to cure him?”
“Uh…” Hearing this, Nalan Su became sluggish for a moment. Immediately he shook his head with
embarrassment. “If Pill-King Gu He was able to cure him, why would we need to spend such great
effort to seek medical treatment from all over the place?”
“Since even Pill-King Gu He doesn’t have absolute confidence, then isn’t the words that Nalan clan
head said to me a little…” Xiao Yan hoarse voice carried a little ridicule as he coldly said.
Nalan Su opened his mouth slightly. His original intention was to investigate the foundation of the
young man in front of him. He did not expect that the other party would give such a sharp response.
Immediately, he was somewhat caught off-guard and did not know how he ought to respond.
“Sir has misunderstood father. He is not to go against you. It is just that my grandfather’s
condition is becoming increasingly worse. We do not have much extra time to waste. Therefore, it is
only natural for us to be a little more careful. Please do not take it to heart.” During the exchange
where Nalan Su became stunned, Nalan Yanran, who was seated beside him, gently pulled Nalan
Su’s clothes with her hand before quickly smiling calmly and spoke to Xiao Yan.
“Do you think that the time you have wasted just now is only a little?” As his gaze stopped at the
pretty lady’s body who caused Xiao Yan’s fists in his sleeves to tightened involuntarily, his voice was
still as calm as an old well. Not only did he not loosen himself because of the other party’s beauty,
but he also had an extra iciness that was not difficult to sense.
Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, the expression of the ten plus alchemists in the large hall could not
help but become ugly. These words of Xiao Yan undoubtedly meant that they had just wasted the
little time Grandfather Nalan had left to live. Immediately, a white haired old man’s face became
flush red and he could not help but reprimand, “Where has this light-weight brat come from? You
actually dare to act so presumptuous. What right do you, as a tier two alchemist, have to say such
things to us?”
Once the old man’s reprimand left his mouth, the surrounding few alchemist also nodded their
heads in indignation. Immediately, their gaz

es stared at the young man, who had his back facing them, with ill will.
Seeing the young man in front of her whose expression was as indifferent as a block of ice, Nalan
Yanran’s eyebrows were slightly pressed together without being noticed. If he really had the ability,
she did not mind that he was a little arrogant. However, if he was the kind of person who did not
have any real ability yet liked to go around boasting, she would loathe him from the bottom of her
heart.
“From your tone, it seems that you have some confidence of your ability…” Nalan Su recovered.
He stared at Xiao Yan and said in a deep voice, “But you should also know that regardless of how
talented you are, the current you is merely a tier two alchemist…”
Nalan Su did not complete saying everything when his voice suddenly stopped. At the same time,
the temperature in the large hall was suddenly raised. The tier three alchemist who originally wore
mocking faces had all opened their mouths slowly at this moment. They were filled with disbelief as
they stared intently at the young man in the middle of the hall… where two clusters of green colored
flame were rising from his palms.
Beside the leader’s seat, Nalan Yanran eyed the green colored flame that rose on the young man’s
hand. Her hand slowly covered her red sleek mouth. Shock and unrestrained joy danced within the
pair of autumn watery eyes.
“Everyone should recognize this right?” Ignoring the silent atmosphere around him, Xiao Yan
lowered his head and eyed the two green colored flames that were dancing lively on his palm like
little spirits as he faintly asked.
“Heavenly Flame?” As they deeply inhaled a mouthful of somewhat hot air, the ten plus tier three
alchemist who had dealt with flames everyday instantly recognized the identity of the cluster of
green colored flame. Their faces were slowly covered by shock. Numerous amazed and fanatic gazes
stared intently at the rising and shrouding green colored flame.
“Little Brother… this… is this a ‘Heavenly Flame’?” The shock gradually withdrew from Nalan Su’s
eyes. The unrestrained joy on his face was difficult to hide.
“Now, can all of you stop this pointless nonsense?” The calm faced young man lowered his head,
fiddled with the green colored flame and said with an indifferent tone.
Although Xiao Yan’s current words were still as rude as before, none of those tier three alchemist
dared to display their unhappiness and ridicule on their faces. An alchemist who was able to possess
a ‘Heavenly Flame’ would have a future that was almost limitless in the alchemist world. Even Pill-
King Gu He had never possessed a ‘Heavenly Flame’. It could be imagined just how rare and
precious this thing actually was. If one wanted to possess a ‘Heavenly Flame’, one not only needed
good luck but also a huge strength behind him as support. In other words, behind this young looking
tier two alchemist, there must definitely be a teacher whose strength and power was extremely
great…
“Sir, I will apologize for my father’s earlier slight. Please!” Standing up, Nalan Yanran bowed to
Xiao Yan. Her etiquette was impeccable.
Xiao Yan did not reply her. He glanced at Nalan Su by the side who was smiling awkwardly before
walking past Nalan Yanran and headed for the side room.
Seeing Xia Yan who was walking to the side room, Nalan Su faced the middle of the hall said
something with a smile toward the ten plus alchemists. After which, he waved his hand and
beckoned the housekeeper to serve them before quickly following behind Nalan Yanran.
Xiao Yan walked closer to the side room. A faint and gentle lamp light shone out. He slowly pushed
open the door and the resulting room was extremely large. In the middle of the room, there was a
big bed. An old man with a shriveled face was lying on it. Surrounding the bed were a few female
servants who were busy with things here and there. When they heard the door opening, their gazes
turned over. Immediately, however, they began to once again take care of the old man who had
entered an unconscious state.
Xiao Yan slowly walked near the bed. His gaze swept across the bed and realized that a large gray-
black colored patch was faintly contained on the old man’s face. The quiet face that was deep asleep
actually had some aura of death.
“It is indeed very serious…” Glancing at the face of the old man who had his feet half in the grave,
Xiao Yan said softly.
“That’s right, I’m afraid that the ‘Searing Poison’ is something that even a Dou Huang would not
dare to easily touch. After being able to survive for so many years, my father is already at his limit.”
Nalan Su, who had closely followed behind Xiao Yan sighed and shook his head. He immediately said
carefully, “Little Brother, looking at the situation, is there any prospect of him being healed.”
Beside him, Nalan Yanran nodded slightly. A pair of bright eyes stared intently at the tall,
indifferent face of the young man by her side.
“I do not have any other methods. Therefore, I can only follow the method that Pill-King Gu He
had spoke about: Inserting the ‘Heavenly Flame’ into Old Sir’s body and slowly expeling the poison.”
Xiao Yan shook his head and calmly said.
“In that case, won’t the danger level be very large?” Hearing this, Nalan Yanran was somewhat
hesitant as she said softly.
“I don’t have even a fifty percent chance of succeeding.”
 Xiao Yan lazily spoke. He glanced at Nalan Yanran by the side, whose pretty face had changed a
little, and coldly laughed, “Looking at this state of Old Sir, I think that he won’t be able to last more
than two days. Do you want to let him die in the torment of the poison or do you want to take the
risk and see if he can be saved. You can decide on whatever option you want. As for jokes on
whether I have the confidence, it is better not to say them.”
Xiao Yan’s cold laughter contained a hidden ridicule that caused Nalan Yanran to frown slightly.
Her pretty face was somewhat ugly. With her status, there was really no one who dared to speak to
her in this manner in all these years.
“Hurry up. I don’t have much excess time to waste.” Xiao Yan dusted his sleeves and said blandly
while ignoring Nalan Yanran’s expression.
“Ah, since it is like this, then we will rely entirely on Little Brother. If you are really able to cure
my father, you will forever be a good friend of our Nalan clan.” Nalan Su clenched his teeth and
mused for a while before violently nodding his head as he said in a deep voice.
“Make way. Don’t disturb me.” Xiao Yan randomly waved his hand and sat by the side of the bed.
His right hand was extended slightly and a green colored flame shrouded it. Instantly, it caused the
temperature in the room to soar.
Seeing that Xiao Yan was preparing to act, Nalan Su pulled Nalan Yanran and hurriedly took a few
steps back. At the same time, they waved away all the female servants in the room.
Xiao Yan used one hand to support and lift Nalan Jie up. He randomly glanced at this person who
was rumored to be an extremely good friend of his grandfather back then. Although after being
eroded by poison for such a long time had caused the old man’s already shriveled face to become
somewhat inhuman, one could still faintly see some unruliness that was similar to his name.
As Xiao Yan’s left hand gently patted on Nalan Jie’s shoulders, a hidden force convulsed the
clothes of the latter’s body into powder, revealing a skinny body that was like a skeleton shelf.
Eyeing this skinny body, Xiao Yan involuntarily shook his head despite his character. The eyes of
Nalan Yanran at the side became somewhat red and moist. A mist that was usually rarely seen
lingered in her eyes, causing this lady, whose status was extremely elevated to appear a little pitiful.
Xiao Yan slowly extended his middle finger. A wisp of green colored flame was shrouding the tip of
it. He stared at the green colored flame and calmly said, “I am about to begin. I have already said,
inserting the ‘Heavenly Flame’ into Old Sir’s body is an extremely dangerous thing. Therefore, you
should all prepare for the worst case scenario…”
Hearing this, Nalan Yanran’s and Nalan Su’s expressions changed slightly. However, they could
only smile bitterly and nod.
Xiao Yan slowly extended his Spiritual Strength out of his body and wrapped the wisp of green
colored flame within it. He did his best to suppress its extremely high temperature and slowly
pressed it on Nalan Jie’s back.
When Xiao Yan’s finger pressed on it, the green colored flame let out a ‘puff’ sound as it entered
Nalan Jie’s body. The body of the latter, who originally had no feeling of his surroundings, suddenly
shivered at this moment.
Xiao Yan’s finger pressed on Nalan Jie’s back. His eyes narrowed as his Spiritual Strength
controlled that wisp of green flame. It swiftly passed through some of the main Qi Paths and
gradually approached those bones of the latter which were covered by the ‘Searing Poison’.
With the help of the extension of the Spiritual Strength, the condition within Nalan Jie’s body
appeared in Xiao Yan’s mind. Xiao Yan sensed the bones that had nearly become jet-black and his
eyebrows were gradually knit together. The poison had already spread deep into Nalan Jie’s body
and had far exceeded his expectations…
“Looks like it is impossible to expel all the poison in one go. I think it is better to choose a
simmering flame to remove the poison…” Xiao Yan muttered in his heart. After which, his Spiritual
Strength wrapped around the green colored flame and slowly moved closer to the jet-black bones
that were covered by the poison. When it was closing in, Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength also began to
gradually relax. The green colored flames’ temperature quietly began to rise.
As the temperature of the green colored flames rose, a painful feeling gradually surfaced on the
originally numb faced Nalan Jie. His shriveled hand was also tightly clenched and the veins on his
arm stirred.
The green colored flame that was covered by the Spiritual Strength stopped rising once it reached
a certain temperature. Xiao Yan slowly inhaled the somewhat heated air and hesitated for a moment.
He then clenched his teeth and controlled the green colored flame until it covered one of the jet-
black bones.
“Ah…” On the bed, Nalan Jie, who had both his eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened them. He let
out a hoarse and intensely painful roar from his mouth. His ferocious and imposing presence, woke
up as though it was the brief moment of clear consciousness before death.
“Grandfather…” Eyeing the old man who had suddenly opened his eyes and roared, Nalan Yanran
and Nalan Su hurriedly shouted.
“I am helping you expel the poison. If you are able to withstand this intense pain, it should be
possible to remove the ‘Searing Poison’. However, if you can’t then there is nothing that I can do.”
Xiao Yan glanced at the perspiration-filled face of Nalan Jie and faintly said.
Hearing the voice behind him, Nalan Jie tilted his head around slightly. He eyed that young and
indifferent face and his mind was black. Immediately he clenched his teeth and laughed: “Little
Fellow, are you the one who saved me?”
“I didn’t say that I can definitely save you. If I am a little absent minded, you might end up dying
in my hands.”
“Ha ha, this life of mine is originally retrieved from death. Little Fellow, you can do as you please.
Even if you kill me, no one would dare blame you.” The corner of Nalan Jie’s mouth twitched,
withstanding the intense pain in his body as he laughed in a heroic manner.
“Grandfather, what nonsense are you saying?” At the side, Nalan Yanran let out a slight sigh and
scolded involuntarily as she eyed Nalan Jie who had awoken from his comatose state.
“You damn girl. You actually have the face to come back? During these three years, had you not
gone to the Xiao clan to end the marriage agreement back then, would I have become too angry to
train, which resulted in the ‘Searing Poison’ reducing me to such a state?” Nalan Jie angrily stared
at Nalan Yanran. Before his furious roar fell, the corner of his mouth, which was twitching, emitted
another dry howl. He turned his head around, eyed the suddenly frowning unfamiliar young
stranger and laughed bitterly: “Little Fellow, why all of a sudden..”
“Be quiet.” Xiao Yan’s icy voice which contained some imperceptible anger caused the three
people in the room to become somewhat stunned. Immediately, they helplessly quieted down.
Eyeing that cold expressionless young man which was like a cluster of ice, Nalan Yanran secretly
let out her tongue. She once again turned around and eyed Nalan Jie’s bitter expression. Her heart
had some laughter. In all these years, this fellow was the only one who dared to speak in such a
manner to the irritable and grumpy old man.
As these few people became quiet, the atmosphere in the room secretly became quiet.
“Ah, how unexpected. Such a young person is actually able to possess a ‘Heavenly Flame’,
something that even Grandmaster Gu He covets…” After the quiet atmosphere continued for a long
while, Nalan Su pulled Nalan Yanran and stepped a little back. He eyed the tall back of the young
man by the bedside and could not help but tilt his head and whisper to Nalan Yanran.
“Ah, he is indeed very amazing. Looking at his age, it should be around the same as mine, yet he
actually possess the legendary ‘Heavenly Flame’… I have heard how terrifying this thing is from
Elder Gu He. The last time that they went to the Tager Desert to search for the ‘Heavenly Flame’,
they unfortunately still returned empty handed despite such a huge line-up. From this, it can be
seen just how ferocious this thing actually is.” Nalan Yanran nodded slightly. An admiration flashed
across her pretty eyes. She was originally the top amongst those of the same age. After training at
the Misty Cloud Sect for so many years, she had never seen a person of the same age who could
surpass her. Yet this young man named Yan Xiao was the first person at the same age as her to
cause her to feel an admiring emotion. Perhaps this was a kind of approval between outstanding
people.
“Why? Do you feel that he is very good?” Nalan Su glanced at his daughter’s expression and
teasingly said.
“What nonsense are you saying? He doesn’t know how to respect someone at your age.” Nalan
Yanran threw him a disdain look and shook her head somewhat helplessly.
“Yes, talking about this, it seems that there is not even a month’s time left to the Three Year
Agreement between you and that little fellow from the Xiao clan.” Nalan Su smiled before
withdrawing it suddenly and sighed.
“…” Nalan Yanran was quiet. A moment later, she nodded slightly and softly said: “There are
thirteen days more.”
“It has been three years. You have also become more mature compared to before. Now, you should
be able to know just what kind of great humiliation and trouble your emotional and impulsive action
had brought to the Xiao clan and Xiao Yan, no?” Nalan Su eyed one side of his daughter’s smooth
and beautiful face and said.
Nalan Yanran was quiet. Her delicate hand pulled aside the black hair on her forehead. A long
while later, she said softly: “I know that my action back then had brought them a lot of trouble.
However, I also know that I am not wrong… The Three Year Agreement is about to arrive. I will be
waiting for him.”
“I heard that ever since a year ago, Xiao Yan had left Wu Tan City. However, according to what I
know, before he left, the young man who was once a useless youth had already recovered the
training talent he had in the past. Ah… a year later, I wonder just to what extent he has grown to.”
Nalan Su smiled bitterly and shook his head. He watched the quiet Nalan Yanran by his side. A long
while later, he finally said in a soft and deep voice: “This time around, it seems that you have really
seen wrongly… back then I said: Don’t look down on this Xiao clan young master who had become a
useless person. Before he was thirteen, his training speed had caused a countless number of people
to be shocked…”
Nalan Yanran’s delicate hand drifted onto her black hair on her forehead and remained quiet. A
moment later, she calmly said: “I will comply with the Three Year Agreement. If I win, all the things
that happened in the past would be written off. If I lose, I, Nalan Yanran, had also said that I will be
his slave and let him handle me as he wants to.”
Nalan Yanran gently bit her red sleek lips. She slowly lifted her pretty face. Her gaze was
somewhat blurry. Three years ago, the young man’s cold chatter at the Xiao clan’s hall once again
surfaced in her mind.
“The river flows thirty years east and thirty years west, don’t you dare bully me because I’m poor
now!”
“This contract, isn’t a contract to release the marriage but rather, I am divorcing you from the
Xiao Clan!”
“From now on, you, Nalan Yanran, have no relations with the Xiao Clan!”
Three years ago, the young man who carried the name of being a useless person still had a
stubborn bone under the pressure of the Misty Cloud Sect, this big being. He clenched his teeth,
endured the humiliation and waited in solitude, breaking free of the cocoon and transforming into a
butterfly…

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Chapter 284
Chapter 284: Expelling the Poison
Inside the quiet room, Nalan and her father were talking in hushed tones, occasionally turning
their gazes toward the two men by the bed. After some time, their whispers slowly stopped when
they saw the sweat rolling off the old man’s face and blue veins popping on his arm. The Nalans
looked at each other and saw anxiousness and restlessness in each other’s eyes.
Xiao Yan’s face remained calm despite the growing restlessness in the room, his fingers pointed at
Nalan Jie’s back trembling slightly. The faint green flame was constantly being controlled by his
spiritual strength and its high temperature was being used to slowly expel the “Searing Poison” that
had already invaded the bones.
The green flame wrapped itself around the periphery of the pitch-black bone. Although it seemed
to cling to the surface, upon looking closely one would observe that they were separated by a very
small gap. The Heavenly Flame’s temperature was too high, if it were to directly come in contact
with Nalan Jie’s bones, even if he were a Dou Wang level powerhouse, he would instantaneously
receive a severe wound or even die.
The blazing high temperature of the flames slowly permeated the pitch-black bones, causing
smoke to slowly emanate from them.
With the continued roasting of the flame, a black mist quietly seeped out of the bones, but before
it could escape, it was swiftly surrounded by the green flame and under its terrifying temperature,
this “Searing Poison” which could even threaten a Dou Huang, was roasted into nothingness.
However, when Xiao Yan used the ‘Heavenly Flame’ to incinerate these black colored mists, he
found that some black colored unknown thing actually slowly adulterated together with the
‘Heavenly Flame’ at the moment that the black colored mist was about to volatilize. Immediately
afterwards, they became still within the fire.
As the time was spent quietly, the section of the pitch-black bone that was wrapped by Xiao Yan’s
green flame was, with a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually restored to its normal color.
On the outside, at this time, Nalan Jie’s body had been drenched with sweat. His old face, while
twitching uncontrollably, was emitting a slight sound of sucking in cold air from between his teeth.
“Little… little brother, is it done? Huh?” Nalan Jie’s trembling voice came out hoarsely as blue
veins on his arm twitched as if they were small snakes.
Xiao Yan’s forehead was densely covered with sweat. Handling the Heavenly Flame with such
precision for a long time was highly draining and was a large burden on his spiritual strength. He
heard Nalan Jie’s question and slowly replied in a soft voice, “Since you are at the limit of your
endurance, we shall stop here for this expelling poison session. The extent that the poison was
embedded in your body had far exceeded my expectations. I wanted to expel it in one go, but it
seems like that is not going to be possible so we can only choose to slowly take our time……”
“Can the ‘Searing Poison’ truly be fully expelled?” When Nalan Jie heard his reply, he could not
hide the authentic surprise in his voice. Even after having lived for so many years, if given a choice
between life and death, everyone will choose the former.
“Looking at the current progress, totally curing it does not seem to be a problem.” Xiao Yan said
with an cold voice.
“Haha, I did not expect little brother to have such skills despite his young age. I really don’t know
which hidden expert of this world can raise this kind of great disciple” Nalan Jie hurriedly nodded
while laughing hoarsely. “Then we will do as little brother recommends.”

“Oh, by the way, what is little brother’s name?”

“Yan Xiao… stop talking, I am withdrawing the ‘Heavenly Flame.” Xiao Yan frowned. He bent his
fingers slightly and the green colored flame that was shrouded around the bone began to slowly
withdraw. Finally, it returned to Xiao Yan’s body one wisp at a time.
When the last wisp of green colored flame returned to his body, Xiao Yan sighed in relief. He wiped
off the cold sweat on his forehead. Suddenly, his face changed slightly, but it was quickly recovered.
Pretending that nothing had happened, Xiao Yan glanced at the tip of his finger which had turned
black. He pursed up his lips and inserted his hands back into his sleeves without anyone noticing.
“Little brother Yan Xiao, how is it?” Eyeing Xiao Yan who appeared to have stopped expelling the
poison, Nalan Su hurriedly took two steps forward and asked.
“We’ll end today’s treatment here. With this progress, I think that we would require at least seven
days in order to remove all of the poison.” Xiao Yan glance at Nalan Jie, whose face appeared a little
better than before, as he voiced his thoughts.
“Little brother, thank you very much. As long as you are able to cure my father, the Nalan clan will
definitely give remunerations that won’t be disappointing!” Eyeing the slight luster on Nalan Jie’s
old face, the weight pressing on Nalan Su’s heart finally fell. The importance of Nalan Jie to the
Nalan clan was similar to the importance Mo Cheng had to the Mo clan. Although the Nalan clan
would not be brought to its knees if it lost this supporting beam, the distance it had with the other
two large clan would definitely be progressively pulled apart.
“Tomorrow, I will continue to come here. I will take my leave today.” Xiao Yan glanced at the color
of the sky outside, turned around and spoke to Nalan Jie.
“Little brother, in order to save some trouble, why don’t you come and stay at the Nalan clan’s
home?” Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Nalan Jie hurriedly smiled and said warmly.
“There’s no need for that. I have my own matters to settle.” Xiao Yan shook his head indifferently.
He ignored the three of them, lifted his leg and walked toward the exit.
“Uh… since it’s like this, girl, go and see our little brother off.” Seeing that Xiao Yan left so
decisively, Nalan Jie was momentarily at a loss. He immediately helplessly ordered.
“Ok.” Nalan Yanran nodded slightly, eyed the thin back in front of her before slowly following.
…
As Xiao Yan slowly walked on the small path that was paved by stone fragments, he stared at the
front with an expressionless face. It was as though the Nalan clan princess that was following beside
him did not exist.
Being shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran eyes would occasionally glance at the
young man who was ignoring her. Her pretty face might have be calm, but she was somewhat
stunned and a little depressed in her heart. Although she was not really concerned, this was still the
first time in so many years that she had been disregarded in such a manner. She had originally
thought that her character was quite proud. She did not expect that this person in front of her was
even more arrogant.
However, Nalan Yanran also clearly knew that although this young man in front of her, who was
called Yan Xiao, was arrogant, he did indeed have the capital to be so. At such a young age, he was
already able to control the terrifying ‘Heavenly Flame’ that even a Dou Huang was extremely afraid
of. It was sufficient for him to triumph over the generation of similar age to him. Therefore, even
Nalan Yanran could not help but feel an admiration at the same time she felt somewhat stifled.
“Yan Xiao, although I am uncertain how an alchemist banishes poison, but inserting that terrifying
‘Heavenly Flame’ into a person’s body should require extremely precise flame controlling ability,
right? This controlling ability of yours appear to be much stronger than many tier three alchemist
that I have seen.” Nalan Yanran was finally unable to bear the depressing atmosphere and took the
lead to softly inquire.
“Perhaps.” Xiao Yan looked steadily forward, his voice was extremely cold and indifferent.
“Then why don’t you go and take the test for a tier three alchemist?”
“Placing one’s strength on one’s chest for everyone to clearly see. This kind of action… I’m not as
foolish as that.” Xiao Yan’s lazy soft voice contained a ridicule. He tilted his head slightly and
glanced at Nalan’s chest area that was tightly wrapped by the moon colored dress. Immediately, he
returned the question, “Aren’t you also not wearing a rank badge?”
“Teacher had said that the so called rank badge is merely a false appearance. Moreover, even I am
unsure just exactly what class my strength belongs to. It drifts up and down far too much.” Nalan
Yanran smiled and said.
“Drifts up and down far too much? What do you mean?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s heart moved a
little as he softly asked without leaving a trace.
“…I’m sorry, I cannot leak some of the secrets of the Misty Cloud Sect.” Nalan Yanran shook her
head in a slightly apologetic manner and did not reveal the reason.
Xiao Yan’s eyebrows were pressed lightly together before immediately relaxing. He nodded
silently as he walked with nicely paced footsteps. The corner of his eyes drifted to Nalan Yanran
beside him whose footsteps were quite elegant as she walked. He hesitated a moment. Then his
Spiritual Strength was suddenly slowly extended out of his body and shrouded around her, wanting
to test if he could probe her true strength. Although Yao Lao had said that there was something on
Nalan Yanran which prevented the probing using Spiritual Strength, Xiao Yan still wanted to
personally confirm it.
Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength lingered around Nalan Yanran’s body. A long while later, he sighed
quietly in his heart. From his senses, the surface of her body appeared to be covered by a layer of
energy film which completely isolated the probing Spiritual Strength.
After slowly withdrawing his Spiritual Strength, Xiao Yan’s eyebrow suddenly twitched slightly. He
turned his head over and eyed Nalan Yanran who was calmly looking at him. His fist under his
sleeves tightened slightly as he said in a faint voice, “What happened?”
“Mister Yan Xiao appears to be very concerned about my strength?” Nalan Yanran stared at Xiao
Yan and smiled and said with a deeper meaning, “Although I am not an alchemist. I was naturally
born to be extremely sensitive to Spiritual Strength…”
“I have long heard that the eldest miss of the Nalan clan is a strong competitor for the next Misty
Cloud Sect Leader. Therefore, my hand became itchy and could not resist wanting to probe. It’s
really unexpected that I was discovered despite being so careful. You have my admiration.” Xiao Yan
helplessly shrugged his shoulders and smiled as he said.
“Ke ke, is that so?”
As Nalan Yanran smiled, her pretty eyes stared intently at that ordinary looking face. For some
unknown reason, her heart seemed to have a strange faint feeling. However, she was unable to
grasp what exactly this strange feeling was. For the moment, she knit her eyebrows into a little
knot.
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“We’ve arrived. Nalan xiao-jie need not see me off further. I will go back by myself. Goodbye.” As
Xiao Yan walked out of the door, he tilted his head toward Nalan Yanran who had her eyebrows knit.
He cupped his hands together and shook it toward her. Without waiting for her reply, he walked out
of the main door by himself and into the street where people came and went.
“This fellow is really a very proud, arrogant and strange person…” Staring at the back which was
appearing and disappearing in the human flow, Nalan Yanran shook her head slightly and helplessly
whispered. Immediately, she turned her body around and entered the Nalan clan’s mansion.

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Chapter 285
Chapter 285: Unexpected Surprise, Black Finger
Xiao Yan slowly walked past a few streets before stopping outside an inn. After which, he entered
and climbed to the second story. He walked toward the area outside the quiet room, knocked gently
on the door and directly entered.
Hai Bo Dong was seated cross-legged on a chair in the spacious room. He had his eyes closed and
a faint white colored cold mist was hovering over his body. As he inhaled and exhaled, the cold mist
moved along the gap on his nose and entered his body. With his body being filled with energy, a faint
layer of warm jade like glow seeped out of his old face.
“He really deserves to be a Dou Huang. Although his age is much older than Nalan Jie, looking at
his vitality, he would likely at least be able to live for another fifty years if no accidents happen. If he
is lucky enough to break through and become a Dou Zong, he would likely enter the old monster like
category.” Xiao Yan closely closed the door and gently walked into the room. He glanced at the
bright and energetic face of Hai Bo Dong. When he compared it with Nalan Jie, whose entire body
was shrouded by a deathly aura he could not help but sigh emotionally in his heart.
Although the noise that Xiao Yan made was extremely slight, it was undoubtedly as clear as
thunder for a strong person like Hai Bo Dong. Immediately, the icy cold air around his body was
swiftly absorbed into his body to be stored. Hai Bo Dong then opened his eyes and swiftly looked
around the room while carrying a coldness. Only when his gaze shifted over Xiao Yan’s body did the
cold air finally began to gradually withdraw. At the same time, the sharp and imposing manner
surrounding the exterior of his body also quietly returned into his body. He glanced at Xiao Yan’s
tired face and opened his mouth to ask, “Have you settled it?”
“The poison is deeply embedded in Nalan Jie’s body. Although I have temporarily eased up the
poison, it would at least require seven days in order for the ‘Searing Poison’ to be completely
removed.” Xiao Yan sat on the soft bed and lazily replied.
“Oh…” Hai Bo Dong nodded his head smiled and said with some surprise, “Looks like the extent of
your control over the ‘Heavenly Flame’ is quite good. You are actually able to complete such a high
difficulty treatment. This method of inserting the ‘Heavenly Flame’ into another person’s body is
something that even most famous alchemist grandmasters don’t dare to easily use.” Being a Dou
Huang, Hai Bo Dong naturally clearly knew just how large a risk one must take when inserting the
‘Heavenly Flame’ or any flame into a one’s body to expel a poison.
“I was merely lucky.” Xiao Yan shook his head. He knew that most of the credit for him being able
to control the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ with such familiarity was because he consumed the ‘Fire
Lotus Seed’ some time ago.
Xiao Yan removed his shoes and sat cross-legged on the bed. He wiped his tired face, Then he
extended his palm out of his sleeves and with a frown, eyed his slightly blackened fingertip. After
which, his hands slowly formed the training seal and gradually closed his eyes.
As he entered the training mode, Xiao Yan’s mind swiftly went to where the vortex was. His mind
moved slightly and a wisp of green colored flame spurt out from within the Acceptance Spirit. He
wrapped it with Dou Qi and slowly spiraled it above the vortex.
Xiao Yan’s mind continued to observe this cluster of green colored flame that was repeatedly
writhing. A long while later, the green colored flame violently writhed under Xiao Yan’s control. The
temperature suddenly rose. Following the rise in the temperature, the faint black colored fog
actually appeared ou

t of nowhere in the middle of the flame.

“What a potent poison. Not only is it able to withstand the temperature of the ‘Heavenly Flame’,
but it is also able to quietly merge with it. If it was not for my very high compatibility with the
‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, I’m afraid that I may not have even sensed it… It really lives up to its
reputation of being a potent poison that even a Dou Huang fear.” Xiao Yan muttered in his heart as
he watched the black colored fog.
“I should purify them. Otherwise, if this thing remains in my body, it is a ticking time bomb that
may well suddenly explode anytime. The result…” Xiao Yan mused for a moment, fretting with his
mind. The green colored flame that was wrapped around the black fog began to fluctuate as though
it was bubbling. The hot temperature repeatedly rose.
While he was expelling the poison for Nalan Jie, Xiao Yan’s ‘Heavenly Flame’ temperature had only
been turned to a moderate degree as he was afraid that he would accidentally incinerate Nalan Jie
into ashes. Now that he was purifying the poison fog in his own body, he naturally need not be that
careful given the extent of his compatibility with the flame.
As the green colored flame’s temperature swiftly rose, the clusters of black colored fog also began
to form ripples. However, this ‘Searing Poison’ was not an ordinary thing after all. Even under such
high temperature, it was still quite firm and did not immediately disappear.
Under the grilling at such high temperature, the black colored fog’s size slowly shrunk. In the end,
those threads of black colored fog actually began to merge together into a deep black colored bead.
Slight glows flashed in the interior of the bead as though it contained a surging energy.
The strange change of the ‘Searing Poison’ caused Xiao Yan to be stunned. He stared blankly at
the black colored bead rolling in the green colored flame. From the probing of his mind, he could
clearly sense that this black colored bead actually contained a powerful energy within it.
“What is happening? It’s impossible for the ‘Searing Poison to possess such energy…” Xiao Yan
doubtfully muttered in his heart. He stared intently at that dark black bead as the temperature of
the green colored flame abruptly soared once again. The exhaustion as a result of the high
temperature was something that Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength had some difficulty withstanding.
As the green colored flame grilled once again, the black colored bead finally began to stir. Its
surface trembled slightly and threads of black colored fog began to seep out of the bead’s body.
After which, it was incinerated by the flame and purified into nothingness.
Threads of black colored fog were repeatedly emitted from the body of the bead. The color of the
bead also gradually turned from a darker black color to a lighter black color…
Eyeing the bead’s color that was slowly changing, Xiao Yan’s heart sighed in relief. At the same
time he increased the purification speed.
When the last thread of black colored fog rose from the bead’s body, the dark black bead had
actually turned into a flickering pale-white colored glowing small round ball. Winding around the
seemingly transparent film on the surface of the bead, one could see rolling waves of rich liquid
energy inside.
“What pure energy…”
Xiao Yan was stunned as he stared at the small transparent round ball. A long while later, he
frowned slightly and muttered in his heart to himself, “Logically speaking, a poison like the ‘Searing
Poison’ would definitely not possess such pure energy. Don’t tell me… this energy is someone
else’s?”
“It is Nalan Jie’s…”
The sudden thought caused Xiao Yan’s heart to jump. It was a long while later before he calmed
down. He mused for a long time and he gradually felt relief. The ‘Searing Poison’ had stayed hidden
in Nalan Jie’s body for so long. Since it eroded his body, it was plausible that it would also swallow
some Dou Qi. After this had continued for a long time, it might have ended up storing quite a
terrifying amount of it. This might be something that Nalan Jie may be unhappy about but for Xiao
Yan, who had accidentally brought the ‘Searing Poison’ into his body, it was a windfall from the
heavens. According to the degree of purity of this energy, it was possible for Xiao Yan to completely
refine and absorb it.
Faced with this unexpected windfall, some secret delight surfaced in Xiao Yan’s heart after he was
momentarily blank. Given his character, it was naturally impossible for him to return this to Nalan
Jie. Therefore, this abundant energy was considered as interest and he kept it.
As his mind spun, a wisp of green colored flame agglomerated into a tiny flame needle head. After
which, Xiao Yan gently pressed this needle flame onto the transparent bead’s body. Immediately, the
bead burst apart with a bang. A huge amount of liquid energy that looked a little blue flowed out
from it. Just as it was about to scurry in all directions. it was forcefully controlled by Xiao Yan who
was already prepared and began to have the energy circulate along the Qi Paths routes.
When this liquid that was filled with energy completed one cycle, that pale-blue color in the liquid
had already totally been removed. It turned into a pure energy that anyone could absorb.
Although this energy was currently already very pure, Xiao Yan still cautiously used the ‘Heavenly
Flame’ to refine it once more until the latter actually began to faintly show signs of being a little
viscous. Only then was he reassured and poured it into the vortex.
After this liquid energy entered the vortex, it was swiftly transformed into the same color as the
vortex. Then, it began to separate, trembling and transforming into droplets which were entirely of
the same size. They were then tossed into the vortex.
Feeling the sense of the vortex being filled, Xiao Yan could not help but quietly shake his head.
This energy that had been poured in this time around had actually added nearly twenty plus drops of
pure liquid energy into the vortex. According to this kind of efficiency, if he could absorb the same
amount of energy for another three times, he would likely leap to a seven star Dou Shi in less than
half a month.
“It really is worthy of being the energy that was agglomerated in a Dou Wang’s body. Just a mere
small portion of it actually had such a density…” Xiao Yan quietly praised in his heart. After which,
he slowly opened his eyes and gently exhaled.
Within the room, Hai Bo Dong’s gaze watched Xiao Yan intently. When he saw Xiao Yan opening
his eyes, he could not help but say with a smile, “It seems that you have suddenly become a lot
stronger.”
Although Xiao Yan’s change was not too drastic, it was naturally extremely easy for Hai Bo Dong
sensing ability to detect the former’s change,
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head as he lowered his head to see his finger. His face changed
involuntarily. He could see that the tip of his middle finger on his right hand was still shrouded by a
black colored circle.
“What happened? Didn’t I completely removed the ‘Searing Poison’?” Xiao Yan’s face was
somewhat ugly as he stared at the fingertip that was black and said in a deep soft voice.
“What is it?” Seeing Xiao Yan’s expression, Hai Bo Dong was at a lost. He walked forward. When
he saw the black colored finger, his expression similarly changed. With a frown, he said, “This is…
‘Searing Poison’? How did you get it into your body?”
“I don’t know. I did not expect that this thing could actually endure the grilling of my ‘Heavenly
Flame’.”
“Impossible. An ordinary ‘Searing Poison’ would definitely not be able to withstand the ‘Heavenly
Flame’. As for this transformation now… perhaps it was because the ‘Searing Poison’ had stayed
hidden in Nalan Jie’s body for too long, which had created some sort of unique mutation…” Hai Bo
Dong frowned tightly. He mused for a long while before he slowly said to Xiao Yan, “Can you try and
see if there is anything wrong with your body?”
Xiao Yan nodded his head. His right hand was extended and opened. A green colored Dou Qi
suddenly rose from it and two people’s gazes stared intently at the Dou Qi.
Under the observation of the two of them, the rising green colored Dou Qi rolled for a while before
some black colored marks faintly appeared on its surface.
“Tsk tsk, it actually intruded into your Dou Qi. It really is worthy of being called ‘Searing Poison’…
how terrifying.” Eyeing those black colored marks, Hai Bo Dong involuntarily shook his head and
said, “How do you feel?”
“There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong…”
Xiao Yan frowned and his face was filled with incomprehension. He rolled his hand slightly. The
Dou Qi that was contaminated with the black colored mark also followed his hand’s motion and did
not bring any harm to Xiao Yan. Instead, he felt that the strength of the Dou Qi appeared to have
become stronger.
“Uh… I also don’t know what exactly is happening. But looking at the situation now, it seems that
the ‘Searing Poison’ does not have any intentions of poisoning you. Perhaps… it has already been
refined into something you can use?” Hai Bo Dong shook his head and said.
Xiao Yan pursed up his lips. His gaze intently watched the green colored Dou Qi that was mixed
with some black colored markings. Following his intent to move, the green colored Dou Qi abruptly
writhed. However, the black colored markings were completely forced to swarm toward the middle
finger of his right hand. From his manner, it appeared that he was trying to force it out.
The black colored markings swarmed into his middle finger. An instant later, his entire finger had
actually turned into an incomparably black color. Its deep appearance faintly emitted a quiet glow
and was extremely strange.
“How poisonous!” Seeing that Xiao Yan’s finger had turned dark black, Hai Bo Dong’s expression
changed drastically. He cried out involuntarily, “Didn’t you say that you have refined it? Why does it
still possess such a potent poison?”
Xiao Yan’s expression also repeatedly changed. How could he have expected that a simple removal
of poison would actually end up putting him into this state.
“It appears to be within my control and does not have any sign of biting me.” A long while later,
Xiao Yan, who did not sense anything wrong shook his head slightly. He extended his middle finger
and suddenly lifted his head to eye Hai Bo Dong.
“What do you plan to do?” Seeing Xiao Yan’s strange expression, Hai Bo Dong hurriedly took a
step back.
“Help me test what kind of effect this thing has…” Xiao Yan parted his mouth and smiled.
Immediately, without waiting for Hai Bo Dong’s reply, his finger abruptly pierced at the latter.
“Brat, don’t play around. This is the ‘Searing Poison’. Damn…” Hai Bo Dong’s footsteps retreated
repeatedly. He eyed Xiao Yan who had swiftly and abruptly charged over. All he could do was
helplessly cursed and extended his hand. A mysterious ice mirror appeared in front of him.
Carrying the charging momentum of his body, Xiao Yan pierced his finger at the ice mirror without
dodging or pulling back. At the point where the two came into contact, threads of black vapor
seeped out from Xiao Yan’s finger. The ice mirror, which was sufficient to block a blow from a Da
Dou Shi, was swiftly corroded and formed a deep hole. Xiao Yan’s finger passed through the ice
mirror and abruptly moved sideways. The tough mysterious ice mirror was actually cut open…
Seeing that Xiao Yan broke open his ice mirror so easily, Hai Bo Dong’s expression changed. His
body dodged aside and he leaped up onto the crossbeam. After which, he lowered his head and
helplessly cried lowly at Xiao Yan, “Bastard. Can you not randomly play around with this thing? That
is ‘Searing Poison’. Even with my strength, it would be very troublesome if I were tainted with that
thing.”
Xiao Yan smiled at Hai Bo Dong. He then lowered his head to see the strange finger. The emotion
in his eyes was somewhat exciting. The destructive strength of the ‘Searing Poison’ had far
exceeded his expectation. This strange type of attack that had come in a baffling manner caused
Xiao Yan to feel some fear in his heart on top of being secretly pleased.
Although this black finger’s destructive strength was not weak, its original form was something
transformed from the ‘Searing Poison’ that even Hai Bo Dong was extremely fearful of. This ‘Searing
Poison’ may currently seem to obey Xiao Yan’s orders, but how would he know if this terrifying thing
would suddenly erupt in the future. Recalling how even Nalan Jie, who had the strength of a Dou
Wang, was turned into that miserable manner by the ‘Searing Poison’, the corner of Xiao Yan’s
mouth began to shiver slightly.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s manner, Hai Bo Dong was also clear of the former’s fear. He quickly came down
but still maintained quite a bit of distance from Xiao Yan. In a comforting tone, he said, “You need
not be overly worried. I think that the ‘Searing Poison’ in your body should have undergone some
kind of mutation. Otherwise, such a situation would not appear… but regardless of how it changes,
you have the ‘Heavenly Flame’ to protect your body. Basically, you will not end up in the same state
as Nalan Jie.”
“Haha, perhaps you should rejoice. As you stumble around, you actually ended up possessing a
kind of extremely strange ability. In the future, this black finger, may well cause many people to fall
under your hands.”
“Ah, hopefully…”
Xiao Yan sighed and could only nod with a bitter smile. Following his intentions, the black color on
the dark black finger gradually subsided. A moment later, it completely returned to its normal color.

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Chapter 286
Chapter 286: To Scour For Treasure
At the place where two streets intersected, stood a very large building, which was perpetually
shrouded by a faint medicinal pill-like fragrance. Above the towering main door was a plaque with
‘The Alchemist Association’, three ancient looking flamboyant large words. It twinkled with a pale-
silver glow that caused the passersby to involuntarily throw it a respectful gaze.
Being the headquarters of the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Association, even the emperor would have
to be modest and courteous when he came to this place. After all, the people that lived within this
building could create a force that was sufficient enough to shake the entire empire. They belonged
to the most respected occupation in the entire Dou Qi continent.
At the large door of the Alchemist Association, numerous alchemists who were usually rarely seen
were entering with hurried footsteps. Their bodies had different colored alchemist robes which
proudly represented their tier.
Standing by the large door, Xiao Yan raised his head to look at the extremely majestic and
imposing looking Alchemist Association Headquarters. He could not help but praise and shake his
head. Such an imposing presence really lived up to its position as the head of the dragon for the
alchemists in the Jia Ma Empire.
“Are you planning on participating in the Alchemist Grand Meeting?” Hai Bo Dong, who stood
beside Xiao Yan raised his head and also looked at the Alchemist Association which was even more
crowded and lively than usual before tilting his head as he inquired.
“We’ll see. If there is a reward that can move me, I may participate. If there isn’t…” When Xiao
Yan said to this point, he waved his hand. Clearly, if there was no reward that moved him, he would
naturally not want to be involved in this troublesome matter.
“It’s up to you. This kind of Grand Meeting is an event that is indispensable for you alchemists.
There are many alchemists from other countries that have also hurried over.” Hai Bo Dong nodded
his head. He then patted Xiao Yan’s shoulders and said, “Since it’s like this, you should enter by
yourself. I wish to go settle some things and meet some old acquaintances.”
“You are going to the Primer clan, right?” Xiao Yan glanced at Hai Bo Dong and laughed.
Hai Bo Dong smiled but did not directly reply. He waved his hand at Xiao Yan before turning
around and slowly walked along the street on the left side.
Eyeing the old back which was slowly absorbed into the human flow, Xiao Yan softly muttered,
“Looks like he has quite a deep relationship with the Primer clan…”
After deliberating for a moment, Xiao Yan shook his head slightly. He threw out all these questions
within his mind. Regardless of whether Hai Bo Dong had an old relationship with the Primer clan, it
did not have much to do with him. Xiao Yan once again eyed the horizontal signboard that carried an
ancient aura before lifting his feet and shoving into the Alchemist Association.
The current Xiao Yan still had the ice silk mask covering his face and he wore a tier two alchemist
occupational robe. His ordinary manner was very inconspicuous.
Stepping into the main entrance of the Alchemist Association, a rich pill fragrance pounced onto
his front. The fragrance caused people to involuntarily inhale a breath and with a refreshed feeling
they would lift their eyes to check their surroundings.
The interior of the Alchemist Association was extremely spacious. It was roughly divided into three
areas, the east, south and west. On the eastern side of the large hall, there were many square
counters that were neatly constructed using large amounts of green granite. Some alchemists
wearing long robes were seated behind these counters while many different

kinds of medicinal ingredients, jade bottles, scrolls, etc, were placed on top of these counters.
Looking at the appearance, it seemed to belong to the region for trading and the place to scour for
treasure.
The southern part of the large hall, on the other hand, had quite a number of cauldrons which
were burning. Some alchemists were behind the cauldrons, controlling the flame with serious
expressions. Completely surrounding them were some low tier alchemist. As they pointed out
different things to one another, they were softly exchanging their refining experience.
The western side of the hall was undoubtedly quieter compared to the other two sides. At the
aisle, there were even some guards standing. It appeared that only alchemists who had reached a
certain tier had the qualifications to enter. When some low tier alchemist occasionally passed by,
they would throw over a respectful and envious gaze.
Standing at the entrance, Xiao Yan watched the large hall which was filled with lively energy. He
could not help but watch somewhat stupidly. A long while later, he gradually recovered and shook
his head with a bitter smile.
Xiao Yan slowly walked into the hall. His gaze wandered all around. After hesitating for a moment,
he lifted his leg and headed to the trading and scouring treasure region. With the experience of
accidentally scoring the ‘Vacuum Palm’ Dou Skill back at Wu Tan City, he was extremely interested
in scouring for hidden treasure in such a vast dump.
After walking into the eastern area, Xiao Yan slowly walked in front of the square counters placed
all around. His gaze contained curiosity as he weighed these many rare medicinal ingredients and
other things that he had never seen before.
Although this place was named as a trading and treasure scouring area, the people who were
selling here did not shout out loudly like the shop owners at the marketplaces. All of them sat on
their chairs in a laid-back manner. Occasionally, their gaze would glance over at the people standing
in front of their counter. If they felt that the other party may have some economic foundation, some
of the alchemists who were selling would stand up and converse with them. However, most of them
still lazily shrunk back onto their chairs. This kind of laid-back and lazy manner totally did not look
like a merchant selling something. Of course, they were not merchants. What they needed was not
the gold coins or other treasures that the merchants coveted. Instead, they wanted to exchange
their things for other items.
If one wanted to obtain the necessary medicinal ingredients or medicinal pill from their hands, one
must take out a rare and unique treasures that they were interested in.
During Xiao Yan’s slow walk, Xiao Yan was able to feast his eyes on the many different kind of rare
and unique medicinal ingredients and medicinal pills. Among the medicinal ingredients, he even saw
a few of the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’. Being driven
by curiosity, he went forward and inquired. It was unexpected that the old man selling merely
glanced at him and indifferently mentioned a tier four medicinal pill. Therefore, Xiao Yan could only
helplessly withdraw. Although those medicinal ingredients were indeed very rare, it was obviously
impossible for Xiao Yan to take out a tier four medicinal pill to exchange for them. In any case, he
would not need to be overly concerned about the issue of the medicinal ingredients. After he went
back, he would tell Hai Bo Dong and let him think of a solution.
As Xiao Yan slowly walked around this area of boundless treasures, he looked left and right and
had made quite good gains in knowledge. The most popular spot in the scouring treasure area was
undoubtedly where a somewhat old man took out a kind of pink colored flame seed. The fire seed
was contained in a large transparent jade bottle. It writhed slightly and emitted some peach scent.
This kind of flame was named ‘Peach Blossom Flame’. It only existed within a rank five wood
affinity Magic Beast, Kui Wood Beast’s body, which was quite rare. It was of similar grade when
compared to the Amethyst Winged Lion’s Purple Flame but it was much more docile and thus, also
easier to tame it. Of course the flame’s temperature and its destructive power was naturally weaker
than the Purple Flame. Even if this was the case, the ‘Peach Blossom Flame’ flame seed also caused
many alchemists in the scouring treasure area to covet it. Some of those who had some economic
foundation would step forward one after another to inquire. However, the price that the old man
wanted seemed to be very high. Therefore, until now, no one had successfully managed to obtain the
bottle of ‘Peach Blossom Flame’.
Standing in the crowd, Xiao Yan stroked his chin. He eyed the ‘Peach Blossom Flame Seed’ on the
counter. He frowned and mused for a moment before deciding to give up that thing. Currently, this
kind of flame did not have much use for Xiao Yan, who possessed both the ‘Heavenly Flame’ and the
Purple Flame. Therefore, he didn’t need to pay such a high price to obtain something he didn’t need.
After musing in this manner, Xiao Yan dispelled the thought of exchanging for it. He stood outside
and merely watched the fun.
After many people had successively failed to trade, many people knew their limits and chose to
give up. However, they did not immediately leave. Instead, they still stood on the spot and eyed that
enchanting and blooming pink colored flame.
Seeing those peoples’ comical expressions, Xiao Yan was a little dumbfounded as he smiled
involuntarily and shook his head. He was about to turn around to leave when a silver colored
shadow suddenly shoved out of the crowd. Under the full view of everyone, she hurried to the side of
the rock counter. Her pretty eyes shone brightly as she stared at the pink colored flame.
 “It’s her?” Eyeing the lady who wore the silver colored dress, Xiao Yan was momentarily blank as
he said softly, “Is she also here to participate in the Alchemist Grand Meeting?”
The silver robed lady that had shoved her way out of the crowd was shockingly the lady called Xue
Mei whom Xiao Yan had met back at Black Rock City. She was also the personal disciple of Frank,
the Branch Chairman of the Black Rock City’s Alchemist Association Branch.
This woman who was usually a little icy appeared to have a great liking for this pink colored flame.
She held the transparent jade bottle with both hands. Her manner, which suggested she liked it too
much to put it down, caused Xiao Yan to helplessly shake his head. This foolish woman. By revealing
such a manner now, was she not obviously asking the other party to open his mouth and ask for an
exorbitant price?
Indeed, when he saw Xue Mei’s manner, a smile was pulled onto the old man’s face. His voice was
indifferent as he said, “Miss, do you want to exchange for this ‘Peach Blossom Flame’ flame seed?”
“Yes, what do you want?” Xue Mei nodded her head and randomly asked.
“A medicinal formula for a tier four medicinal pill that has clear spiritual traces.” The old man said
with a smile.
“Black…” Hearing the old man’s words, Xiao Yan could not help but shake his head and curse
quietly in his heart. Just a medicinal formula for a tier four medicinal pill was even rarer than this
‘Peach Blossom Flame’, much less the request for the spiritual trace on the medicinal formula to be
clear. It should be known that every medicinal formula for any medicinal pill was written using one’s
Spiritual Strength. Each time it was read once, the spiritual trace within it would fade. Basically, a
scroll of medicinal formula could only be read about up to five times before it would gradually
become blurry. When one read it at such an instance, one would have to use his own ability to try
and figure out some vague portions. In this way, it would undoubtedly waste a lot of time and effort.
TL: The ‘black’ is the incomplete word, meaning an unscrupulous merchant
The making of a medicinal formula scroll required at least a tier four alchemist’s strength.
Moreover, the chances of failure were extremely high. Therefore medicinal formulas for medicinal
pills were not simply randomly recorded by just holding a paper and pen as one would imagine.
Some of the things that related to the flame temperature, the richness that the ingredients must be
refined to, the response from the mixing of different ingredients etc were extremely complicated
like chemistry formula. If they were to be written on a paper, it would cause anyone to have blurry
sight and a giddy head. Therefore, these medicinal formulas all used Spiritual Strength to be
composed. As long as someone obtained the medicinal formula, one would only need to use his
Spiritual Strength to scan over it in order to deeply imprint all the necessary things from this
medicinal formula into his mind, just like a brand.
Hearing the request of the old man, Xue Mei’s face obviously changed. Clearly, the other party’s
request placed her in a difficult situation. However, she appeared to be poor at something like
bargaining. Adding this to the overly great liking for the pink colored flame, she actually nodded her
head in front of Xiao Yan stunned eyes after musing for a moment.
“This foolish woman. She is actually willing to take out a tier four medicinal formula? Ah, That
Frank would likely be so distressed that he would die…” Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his
head. He suckled his tongue at the degree of this lady’s generosity.
Seeing that Xue Mei nodded her head so easily, the old man was also at a loss. He immediately
asked half believingly, “You agreed?”
Xue Mei did not say any more nonsense. She drew out a scroll from her storage ring and threw it
at the old man. After which, she held the transparent jade bottle with both hands as though this had
already become hers.
The old man scrambled to receive the scroll. He swiftly inspected it and then used his Spiritual
Strength to quickly probe into it. A joy immediately surfaced on the old man’s face.
Seeing the expression of the two of them, Xiao Yan sighed and shook his head. He glanced at Xue
Mei who was hugging the ‘Peach Blossom Flame Seed’, loving it too much to put it down. Xiao Yan
skimmed his lips. He did not have any intention of going over to greet her. Instead, he turned
around and headed to the outside of the scouring treasure area.
Before he was about to leave the scouring treasure area, Xiao Yan’s footsteps suddenly stopped at
a corner that was close to the door. He tilted his head and eyed a somewhat tattered rock counter by
the corner. He frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment and slowly walked over.
Behind the rock counter was a skinny man whose appearance was a little wretched. Due to the
medicinal ingredients that were displayed being not too rare, there were very few people who had
come over to examine them. Therefore, his face had some bitterness. When he saw Xiao Yan slowly
walking over, he was a little blank. His eyes became much brighter when his eyes drifted over to the
tier two alchemist badge on Xiao Yan’s chest. He hurriedly stood up and eyed Xiao Yan fawningly.
 “Sir, what do you need?” Seeing Xiao Yan stopping in front of the rock counter, the man hurriedly
asked.
Xiao Yan glanced at the man in front of him and asked with a smile, “Are you still a trainee
alchemist?”
Having his ins and outs being seen through, the man nodded his head with embarrassment. He
was somewhat envious as he eyed Xiao Yan’s young face. With a bitter smile, he said, “Yes. My
talent for refining medicine isn’t very good. After training for so many years, I am still at the
alchemist trainee stage.”
Xiao Yan carelessly smiled. As he eyed this man whose age appeared to be considered middle-
aged, Xiao Yan felt somewhat touched in his heart. With the support of Yao Lao, he had an extremely
smooth time on the alchemist path. He had almost never met any major setbacks. With the
experience from his predecessor, he had taken a lot less detours. Now that he had seen this person
in front of him, Xiao Yan finally understood that advancing as an alchemist was not as easy as he had
imagined.
Clearly sensing the man’s envious gaze, Xiao Yan’s heart rejoiced and sighed. He lowered his head
and swept across the rock counter. Some of the medicinal ingredients that were stored in the jade
bottles were even a little wilted. They naturally could not satisfy Xiao Yan’s discerning eyes.
Therefore, he automatically omitted them. His hand slowly moved along the things on the rock
counter one at a time. Finally, under the somewhat disappointed gaze of the skinny man, it paused
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Chapter 287
Chapter 287: The Benefits of the Champion
Xiao Yan’s gaze stared lazily at this black colored broken jade piece. He randomly held it in his
hand. The jade piece that entered his hand was not smooth. Instead, it was covered with tiny
granules and appeared as if the material was not very good. Moreover, there were some faint crack
lines on the jade piece. Between the gaps there were even some soil stains.
As he played with the jade piece, Xiao Yan’s eyebrows were knit together. From his senses, he
appeared to feel that this thing was somewhat strange. However, he was unable to say where it was
strange. His Spiritual Strength explored around it, but found no activity nor did he receive any
information.
“Don’t tell me that I have sensed wrongly?” Xiao Yan uncertainly muttered in his heart. His finger
slowly cut across the jade piece. He wanted to put it down, yet his palm could not throw it aside. A
long while later, he helplessly shook his head and eyed the man who was staring at him anxiously.
His hand randomly chose a few medicinal ingredients that looked barely acceptable. After which, he
waved at the young man, smiled and asked, “Do you want to exchange for items or sell them?”
“Grandmaster, I want to exchange them for a tier three medicinal pill.” Hearing this, the young
man’s spirit rose. Immediately, he smiled awkwardly as he spoke. He knew in his heart that these
medicinal ingredients did not appear to be worth a tier three medicinal pill.
Xiao Yan indifferently glanced at him. He placed the things in his hands into the storage ring.
After which, he easily took out a bottle which only had three ‘Energy Recovery Pills’. He tossed it to
the man and said, “These are tier three medicinal pills, ‘Energy Recovery Pill’. It can swiftly recover
Dou Qi that has been depleted. As it belonged to the more common consumption type medicinal pill,
I will give you three of them.”
The man scrambled to received the bottle. A joy that was difficult to hide appeared on his face.
Three ‘Energy Recovery Pills’. If one were to discuss about its price, it would not be lower than forty
thousand gold coins. Counting in this manner, he had profited by a lot. Immediately, he hurriedly
bent his body toward Xiao Yan who was already walking off and bowed.
Xiao Yan left the counter in this area and headed out of the eastern area. His finger rubbed on the
storage ring and the piece of black colored broken jade piece once again appeared in his palm. He
frowned and played with it in his hand. A moment later, he still had no clue and could only sigh
disappointedly as he held it.
Standing in the middle of the hall, Xiao Yan was at a loss as he looked around him. He mused for a
moment before pulling over a delicate and pretty lady who appeared to be a female servant and
softly inquired about the position of the Head of the Alchemist Association Branch at Black Rock
City.
Although this female servant, who appeared to be busy with something, was somewhat angry at
being suddenly stopped, her pretty face immediately revealed some respect when she saw the tier
two alchemist badge on Xiao Yan’s chest. Her delicate finger pointed at the western area where the
human flow was extremely low. With a gentle voice, she said, “That place is the area where the
heads of the various Alchemist Association Branches in the Jia Ma Empire is at. However, only
alchemist tier three and above have the qualification to enter.”
“Haha, thank you very much.” Xiao Yan said his thanks, lifted his feet and walked toward the quiet
western area. When he was about to enter, he was unsurprisingly blocked by the two guards at the
entrance.
“May I trouble you to help me inform Grandmasters Frank or Ao Tuo from Black Rock City that
Xiao Yan has come to see them.&rdqu

o; Eyeing the two icy expressions of the guards, Xiao Yan said with a smile.
The two guards eyes glanced at the tier two alchemist badge on Xiao Yan’s chest and then swept
across the young face. Their eyes revealed quite a bit of shock. Becoming a tier two alchemist at
such a young age was something that was really rarely seen. Immediately, the coldness on their
faces melted a little. They nodded slightly and after asking him to wait, one of them stepped back
and swiftly climbed up some stairs.
 Xiao Yan inserted his hands into his sleeves as he stood at the entrance. His eyes were closed as
he quietly waited.
Not long after the guard climbed up the stairs, a wave of hurried footsteps swiftly sounded. A
moment later, an old figure was first to appear in Xiao Yan’s sight. A joy covered his face.
The old man quickly came to the entrance. His gaze swept around but did not see the person that
he wanted to meet. The smile on his face stiffened as he frowned. He faced the guard beside him
and softly reproved, “Where is he? Don’t tell me that he was ousted by you people?”
“Grandmaster Ao Tou.” Hearing the old man reprove, Xiao Yan smiled and cried out.
“You…” Hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Ao Tuo was at a loss. His gaze doubtfully eyed this
young stranger in front of him. A long while later, he finally said in a stunned voice, “Xiao Yan? Why
have you turned yourself into this manner?”
Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head. He softly said to Ao Tuo, “I will tell you later. There are many
eyes looking around here.”
“Uh… follow me in.” Hearing this, Ao Tuo took the hint and nodded. He turned his head and
fiercely said to the two guards, “The both of you heard nothing. Do you understand?”
Seeing Ao Tuo’s fierce and vicious manner, the two cold faced guards bitterly smiled. Immediately,
they wisely nodded their heads. After being a guard for so many years, they naturally knew what
was taboo.
This action of Ao Tuo caused Xiao Yan to nod his head slightly. Ao Tuo was indeed someone who
could become the deputy chairman of the Alchemist Association Branch at Black Rock City. When he
did something, he ensured that it was watertight.
Following behind Ao Dou, Xiao Yan slowly walked up the stairs. Only when the human flow around
them became scarce did Ao Tuo softly asked, “Xiao Yan, why did you turn yourself into this manner?
Don’t tell me that you have offended someone? Tell me about it. In this Jia Ma Empire Sacred City,
the words from me, Ao Tuo, do have some weight.”
“Hehe, thank you Grandmaster Ao Tuo. It’s just some private matter. I don’t want someone to
recognize my identity.” Xiao Yan shook his head and rejected Ao Tuo’s good intention.
“So it’s like this? Then it’s up to you.” Hearing Xiao Yan’s intention to reject, Ao Tuo did not insist.
His old and sharp gaze slowly swept across Xiao Yan. A while later, his voice had a shock that could
not be covered, “What a great little fellow. After not seeing you for a year, your strength has actually
soared, The current you should at least have the strength of a five star Dou Shi, right?”
“I was merely lucky.” Xiao Yan shook his head and smiled.
“Tsk tsk, what a great little boy. This kind of talent really stuns everyone. I wonder which old
fellow had the luck to find such a good student.” Ao Tuo said as he praised unceasingly. His face was
filled with envy.
Xiao Yan smiled, but did not chip in on this topic. His footsteps moved at a comfortable pace as he
moved in parallel to Ao Tuo.
TL: Huge thing in china to move parallel to someone
“We’ve arrived.”
Their footsteps walked past a few luxurious large rooms and finally stopped outside of a spacious
room. When Ao Tuo heard the scolding voice emitted from inside, he smiled and said to Xiao Yan,
“This is that old fellow Frank reprimanding that girl Xue Mei. That girl actually used his tier four
medicinal formula to exchange for a ‘Peach Blossom Flame Seed’. It pained him to death…”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was dumbfounded as he involuntarily laughed. He had already knew that
once Xue Mei returned, she would definitely receive a huge scolding. A tier four medicinal formula
was not an ordinary thing.
Xiao Yan stepped into this spacious room. His gaze swept across it and finally stopped at the
middle of the room. There, Frank, who was wearing an alchemist’s long robe, was sending his saliva
flying everywhere. His old face was green as he furiously slammed the table. In front of him, Xue
Mei’s hands were still holding the ‘Lotus Blossom Flame Seed’ while she remained silent and
allowed Frank to scold angrily.
At the other corner of the table, a lady wearing a red colored clothes was gloatingly watching Xue
Mei who was being scolded. When she heard the door opening, she swiftly shifted her gaze over.
Her sight swept across Xiao Yan’s body behind Ao Tuo. Immediately, she murmured with the corner
of her mouth and said, “Teacher, is this the person who requested for you to personally go down to
receive him? What a large face he has…”
Hearing her voice, Frank, who was giving a big reprimand immediately paused. His gaze turned to
Xiao Yan and said with surprise, “Old Ao, who is this?” Seeing his manner, they were apparently
ignorant of who was coming up when the guard had informed them.
Seeing the numerous surprised gazes, Xiao Yan touched at the area around his neck and moved. A
moment later, he pulled down the mask, revealing his delicate and handsome face which had a fair
complexion.
“Grandmaster Frank. After not seeing you for a year, you are becoming stronger in your old age.”
Xiao Yan returned the ice silk dough into his storage ring and said with a smile to Frank.
“Xiao Yan? It is actually you, little fellow. I thought you wouldn’t be coming.” Eyeing the face that
had a diminished tenderness compared to a year ago, Frank was stunned before he immediately said
with great joy.
Xiao Yan smiled and slowly walked forward. He eyed Xue Mei, who appeared glamorous and
moving in her silver colored dress. She had also turned her curious gaze over to him. As their eyes
met, they courteously smiled at each other.
“Grandmaster Frank, this kind of ‘Peach Blossom Flame’ may not be considered a strong flame,
but it is undoubtedly much stronger than an ordinary flame that was catalyzed from Dou Qi.
Moreover, this kind of flame is less frantic compared to other flames, being finer and smoother
instead. It is quite suitable to be used to refine medicinal pills. Although a tier four medicinal
formula is extremely valuable, grandmaster must have already read it. With your ability, you should
be able to prepare another copy if you spend some time.” Xiao Yan smiled and said to Frank as he
eyed the pink colored flame seed in Xue Mei’s hand.
“Ah, this is the only thing that I can do. But without at least half a year, it is impossible to prepare
another tier four medicinal formula again. It is too troublesome to create that thing.” Frank
helplessly shook his head and finally ceased his scolding.
Seeing that her Teacher had stopped reprimanding her, Xue Mei also sighed in relief. She faced
Xiao Yan and gratefully smiled. Her icy pretty face appeared even more moving.
“You actually interceded on Xue Mei’s behalf? Have you taken a fancy to her?”
Being the enemy of Xue Mei, Lin Fei naturally was not happy to see her escape like this. She
hurriedly leaped forward. Her hands held her waist as she stared at Xiao Yan’s delicate and
handsome face. Her heart inexplicable muttered quietly to herself, “Why does this guy look even
better than before?”
Xiao Yan was not overly concerned about Lin Fei who was like a female cat. His gaze stared at her
delicate and pretty face until her face could not help but be flooded with some scarlet color. Only
then did he laugh loudly and turn his gaze aside, leaving Lin Fei to stand on the same spot with her
crimson face as she angrily stomped her little feet.
“Ke ke, Xiao Yan. The reason for your coming to the Jia Ma Scared City should be because of the
Alchemist Grand Meeting, right?” Pulling Lin Fei aside, Ao Tuo sat on a chair and laughed.
Hearing these words of Ao Tuo, the eyes of Frank at the side also brightened. He hurriedly turned
his gaze toward Xiao Yan. He naturally knew what kind of outstanding refining talent that this little
fellow possessed. If he wanted to participate in the Alchemist Grand Meeting, he would be a popular
choice of becoming the champion.
Xiao Yan smiled and gently tapped his finger on the table. He smiled and said, “What benefits do I
have for participating in this Grand Meeting? Don’t tell me that it is only to compete for fame? I am
not really interested in that.”
“Uh?” Hearing this, Ao Tuo and Frank were blank. They said in a stunned voice, “If you are able to
stand out in the Alchemist Grand Meeting, your future will be really smooth. When that time comes,
an unknown number of strong strengths would invite you to join them… and your reputation and
status in the Jia Ma Empire would swiftly be raised.”
“You should know that Pill-King Gu He came to fame in such a manner back then.”
“I’m sorry. I don’t like to join and rely on any strength.” Xiao Yan shook his head and stretched his
lazy waist. He said with a smile, “Therefore, please tell me what kind of substantial benefits there
are.”
“Hey, aren’t you a little too realistic?” In the corner, Lin Fei knit her eyebrows and said annoyingly
when she heard Xiao Yan being so forthright.
Xiao Yan waved his hand and ignored her.
“Ah, you little fellow… really won’t act until you have identified your target.” Ao Tuo smiled
bitterly and exchanged glances with Frank. He helplessly shook his head and slowly said, “According
to the rules, each season’s Alchemist Grand Meeting champion will become an honorary elder of the
Alchemist Association and enjoy the same welfare and authority as other elders of similar grade. At
that time, you would be able to obtain the help within your authority at any Alchemist Association
Branch in the Jia Ma Empire. Additionally, you will be able to have priority in exchanging for the
rare medicinal ingredients in the association’s warehouse.”
“Oh right, in the entire of the Jia Ma Empire, the number of people who have the qualification to
enjoy such a treatment would not exceed fifteen. As long as you become the Alchemist Association
honorary elder, any strength would think carefully before touching you. Remember, this is any
strength, including the royalty and the Misty Cloud Sect! Our Alchemist Association has the
qualification to say this.”
Xiao Yan’s finger that was tapping the table’s surface suddenly paused. He pursed up his lips and
the glow in his eyes flickered. After Ao Tuo had said up to this point, Xiao Yan’s heart had gradually
felt a little moved. He knew that he would sooner or later stand opposing to the Misty Cloud Sect. At
such a time, if he had the support of this strength, which could cause the Misty Cloud Sect to think
twice, it would naturally help him save a lot of trouble.
Seeing that Xiao Yan was obviously somewhat interested, Ao Tuo sighed slightly in his heart. He
smiled and threw the last temptation, “Additionally, the reward for the champion this season would
be a medicinal formula for a tier six medicinal pill.”
“A medicinal formula for a tier six medicinal pill?” Xiao Yan’s eyes shrunk slightly. He slowly
inhaled a breath of cold air. The price of a medicinal formula of this tier would not lose to that of a
Di class Dou Technique.
“What kind of medicinal formula? What use does it have?” Xiao Yan cautiously inquired. Although
a tier six medicinal formula was rare, it was also necessary to consider the effect of the medicinal
pill. Take the ‘Breaking Adversity Pill’ of Hai Bo Dong the last time. It belonged to a slightly
unorthodox medicinal formula and its value is at most similar to a tier five medicinal formula.”
“‘Thawing Spirit Pill’, a kind of medicinal pill that can let the spirit and the physical body merge
together. Its medicinal effect is a little unorthodox, but for a spiritual body, it is a perfect, saint-like
medicine. Not only would it cause the spirit to swiftly recover, but it is also able to completely repair
all the damage that the spirit has received.”
“Spiritual body? Recovering spiritual strength?” Xiao Yan was extremely sensitive as he grasped
these two key phrases. His heart gradually jumped intensely.
“Brat, get your hands on the medicinal formula for this ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’ and I will not kill you
in the future!”
Just as Xiao Yan was moved by these two ample condition, his hands, which were in the sleeves,
suddenly became cold. A weak spiritual message that carried some enchanting taste was
transmitted into his mind.
The sudden appearance of the enchanting voice caused Xiao Yan to abruptly tighten his fists in his
sleeves. A cool air swiftly shrouded his chest, causing his entire body to become icy cold. He
recognized the owner of the voice. It was shockingly from Queen Medusa who was hidden within the
body of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’…

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Chapter 288
Chapter 288: Participate
The weak, enchanting voice resounded within Xiao Yan’s mind, causing his body to feel an icy
chill. The hand in his sleeves trembled slightly without being noticed. Xiao Yan slowly let out a
breath and did his best to prevent the startled expression from surfacing on his face. He lowered his
head slightly. A long while later, he gradually calmed down and calmly asked in his heart, “You want
the medicinal formula?”
After the words were throught, however, all remained quiet. Queen Medusa did not give any
response.
Xiao Yan slowly frowned. He once again shouted a couple of times in his heart. However, it was
like a rock sinking into the ocean. After trying like this for a few times, he could only choose to give
up. His fingers curled and flicked on the table surface as a thought began to rotate in his heart. The
effect of the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’ was to let the spirit and the physical body merge together. The
reason for Queen Medusa to be so concerned was naturally because of her and the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’. This was something Xiao Yan was clear of.
However… if Queen Medusa was really allowed to obtain the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’, wouldn’t she be
able to control the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ body? When that time comes… perhaps only with
Yao Lao protecting him could Xiao Yan have some chance of escaping from a Dou Zong class
legendary strong person. Although she said that she would not kill him, Xiao Yan still did not quite
believe her.
However, if Xiao Yan did not comply with Queen Medusa’s request, his relationship with her may
well grow even worse. During the initial period of time, the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ may be
able to suppress Queen Medusa but Xiao Yan did not think that it could suppress her forever. Once
Queen Medusa appears again in the future, Xiao Yan’s situation would really be extremely terrible…
Should he agree or disagree?
Xiao Yan pursed up his lips as his finger rubbed his forehead in distress. He mused for a long
while before his finger abruptly tapped on the table surface. He raised his head and eyed Ao Tuo in
front of him. With a sigh, he said, “Alright. I’ll participate.”
Regardless of what happened, he could only get his hands on the medicinal formula first. Once he
had the medicinal formula, the next step was naturally to refine the medicinal pill. This refining
route had to completely rely on Xiao Yan. Therefore, Xiao Yan would have the capital to converse
with Queen Medusa when the time comes. Xiao Yan might be able to gain some conditions from
Queen Medusa that would be beneficial to him by using this point of him refining the pill… Honestly
speaking, Xiao Yan did not want to offend this person who will become a strong person of the
legendary Dou Zong class the moment she wakes up. If he had the chance to reconcile their
relationship, he would naturally be extremely willing to take it.
Hearing Xiao Yan’s agreement, Ao Tuo and Frank sighed in relief. Xiao Yan had registered at their
branch. If they were to get him to represent the Black Rock City Branch when joining the Alchemist
Grand Meeting, it would naturally add glory to their branch. In that case, they would gain a huge
advancement in performance ranking for the branches next year.
“But I have a condition…” Xiao Yan suddenly said as he faced the two people who were full of
smiles.
“Uh? Why don’t you tell us…” Hearing this, Ao Tuo and Frank were surprised as they immediately
said with more smiles.
“Due to some reason, I will be using the appearance that you have seen earlier to participate in
the Grand Meeting. I would also like to trouble the both of you to change my participant name from
the old Xiao Yan to Yan

Xiao. Is that possible?” Xiao Yan rubbed his face and said with a smile.
“Hey, if you are participating, just participate. Why are you doing all these shady things?” On one
side, Ling Fei held her cheeks, rolled her eyes at Xiao Yan and spoke with curled up lips.
Xiao Yan smiled, but did not reply to her. He simply stared at Ao Tuo and Frank with his eyes,
awaiting their answer.
“Changing your name is a small problem…” Ao Tuo nodded his head. He eyed Xiao Yan and said,
“Looks like you appear to have gotten into some trouble. If you have anything that needs our help,
you can tell us. If we can help you, we will do our best to.”
Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head. He did not want to continue to be entangled by this topic.
Instead, he said, “But you should all not place too much hope on me. The Jia Ma Empire is so large
with an unknown number of people hiding their great skills. As someone of the junior generation, I
would say that I am lucky if I could barely break into the finals. Back then, when Gu He participated
in the Grand Meeting, he was a tier four alchemist. I am merely a tier two alchemist. I may be a
little shabby if I were to stand up there…”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Ao Tuo shook his head and said, “Back then, when Gu He participated
in the Alchemist Grand Meeting, he was nearly thirty. How old you are now? Moreover, it is not like
we are asking you to fight for first. That spot is really far too difficult. According to what I know, the
heaviest few groups this time around are coveting that spot. When that time comes, as long as you
enter the top ten, it would naturally cause many people to be shocked.”
“The Grand Meeting does not have an age limit?” Xiao Yan asked in surprise. If there was no age
limit, who among the younger generation could compete against some of those old fellows who
participated?
“Ke ke, there is naturally a limit. This Grand Meeting is only open to alchemist below thirty years
old. Back then, Gu He barely met the requirement, as he was almost thirty. Therefore, he gained
quite a bit of advantage in terms of experience. However, that fellow’s training talent was indeed
rarely seen in alchemists. His flame controlling ability stunned the whole audience. He was really
the most dazzling star during that season’s Alchemist Grand Meeting.” Frank clicked his tongue and
praised. He recalled how Gu He, who was still a young man back then, energetically demonstrated a
controlling flame feast that could be called perfect. The Gu He then had become the object of
admiration for countless of young ladies hearts in the Jia Ma Sacred City.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly and he asked with a smile, “When will the Grand Meeting begin?”
“Three days later.”
“Three days later, I will come here to find you. I will trouble you two grandmasters to settle the
formalities needed to participate in the Grand Meeting.”
“Yes. During this period of time, we will remain here. If you have any problems, remember to
come and find us.” Frank nodded and smiled as he reminded.
Xiao Yan smiled and stood up. He bowed to the four people in the room. After which, he covered
his face with the icy silk mask and directly walked out of this spacious room.
Eyeing the back that was gradually disappearing behind the door, Frank sighed, “I wonder if that
little fellow can force his way into the top ten.”
“In previous seasons, the top ten participants were all tier three alchemist. He seemed to be only
at tier two, right? It looks like it will be difficult, but given his age, he might well be in the limelight
in the next Alchemist Grand Meeting. As for this season… it appears to be quite difficult. Those
abnormal fellows were all unleashed by their teachers. This season is going to be a fierce
competition.” Ling Fei played with the wine cup on the table and said.
“It is indeed a little difficult, but it is not impossible… don’t look down on Xiao Yan. Becoming a
tier two alchemist when he is not even twenty. This kind of training talent is something that even Gu
He could not compare with back then. I don’t think it would be impossible for a miracle to happen
with him.” Ao Tuo said with a faint smile.
“Hopefully that’s so. If some miracle was to happen, then the reputation of our Black Rock City’s
Alchemist Association Branch would naturally also shake the empire. He he, we can also ask for an
exorbitant sum for our funds next year from the headquarters.” Frank laughed.
“And those rare medicinal ingredients…” Ao Dou smiled sinisterly.
“These two old fellows only know to care about the things in their own association…” Seeing the
sinister smiling manner of the two of them, Lin Fei and Xue Mei helplessly shook their heads and
secretly muttered.
……
Xiao Yan walked directly out of the Alchemist Association. He stood on the street and looked in all
directions. After musing for a moment, he lifted his feet and headed to the Nalan clan in the middle
of the city. Today’s poison expelling session had yet to be conducted. After discovering that the
‘Searing Poison’ had actually remained in his body yesterday, Xiao Yan wanted to once again confirm
just how this thing had actually come to him today. If each time he expelled the poison would result
in an increase of the ‘Searing Poison’ in his body, then this thing seemed to be a little…
 Xiao Yan sighed and shook his head. His footsteps walked into the human crowd and gradually
disappeared in the human flow.
…
In the waiting room at the Primer clan’s headquarters, many old people whom were usually
seldom seen were jittery while seated on their chairs. They ignored the stunned eyes of the younger
generation next to them as they threw a respectful gaze at a white haired old man seated at the
Leader’s Seat in the waiting room.
“Old Hai, I did not expect to still be able to see you today. Back then, when you left and never
returned, I had almost mobilized all our strength but we still failed to find the slightest trace of
you.” Below the Leader’s Seat, an old man wearing a gorgeous robe said with a somewhat agitated
expression.
“Back then, something happened, so I have lived in isolation for so many years. But it is fortunate
that everything is alright now…” The old man on the Leader’s Seat was shockingly Hai Bo Dong who
had split up with Xiao Yan awhile ago. Currently, he held a warm teacup as he glanced at the
agitated old man. The indifferent expression on his face also melted significantly as he explained.
“Tengshan, after having not seen you for so many years, you have also become a Dou Wang. You
have carried this heavy burden of the Primer clan quite well. In the future, you will continue to be in
charge of the Primer clan. Currently, I also don’t wish to intervene too much. I think that the news of
my return will soon be known by the old demon in the palace.” Hai Bo Dong nodded his head and
softly said.
“Haha, Old Hai being able to return is naturally the Primer clan’s greatest joyous event.” The old
man who was addressed as Tengshan was naturally the one in charge of the Primer clan. At the
same time, he was also one of the Ten Strong in the Jia Ma Empire, Primer Tengshan.
There were quite a number of outstanding people from the younger generation seated within the
hall. They were the new blood of the Primer clan. As they eyed the First Elder, who usually had a
severe face and treated people strictly, reveal such a respectful expression, their faces were
completely dull. Their hearts repeatedly guessed the identity of this white haired old man. Hai Bo
Dong had not gone to the Primer clan for a few decades and this was sufficient to let the younger
generation forget his existence.
“Lei Ou, get your a*s over here!”
Primer Tengshan suddenly turned his body around and sternly cried at the human crowd.
Immediately, a panicked looking human figure hurriedly squeezed his way out. His entire body
trembled as he knelt on the ground and said with a quavering voice, “First Elder.”
“For offending Old Hai, I ought to directly chase you out of the clan. However, in consideration of
your merits to the clan, I will remove your ‘elder’ position and assign you to a border city to manage
our branch there. For the next three years, you are not allowed to return to the headquarters!”
Primer Tengshan said with an indifferent tone.
Hearing this, Lei Ou’s face immediately became the color of dirt.
Under the stern voice of Primer Tengshan, silence reigned in the hall. No one dared to interrupt.
Only Hai Bo Dong on the Leader’s Seat calmly sipped his tea.
“Ya Fei.”
Turning his gaze toward Ya Fei. who was sitting uneasily on a chair in a corner, Primer Tengshan’s
tone gradually became gentler. He said with a smile, “You have done very well this time around. In
the future, you will begin to formally manage the auction house at the Primer headquarters.”
“Ah! Thank you very much First Elder.” Ignoring the surrounding gazes which had suddenly
become heated, Ya Fei forcefully acted calm as she nodded her head slightly. Her hands under her
sleeves, however, were tightly clenched.
“Old Hai, haha, I think you should come back to the clan to stay. Your room has always been
cleaned.” After handing out the punishment and rewards in front of Hai Bo Dong, Primer Tengshan
turned his body around and eyed him fervently.
Hai Bo Dong shook his head slightly and said with a smile, “I am unable to do so for this short
period of time. According to an agreement, I have to follow behind a little fellow and be a bodyguard
for a period of time.”
“Bodyguard?” Hearing this, the expression on Primer Tengshan’s face changed. In his heart, he
muttered somewhat doubtfully, “That young man called Xiao Yan is actually able to get Old Hai to
lower himself and become a bodyguard? How is it possible for him to have such a great capability of
power?”
With the Primer’s clan ability to gather intelligence, it was natural that Primer Tengshan knew
quite a bit about Xiao Yan’s details. However, this was merely restricted to when Xiao Yan resided
within Wu Tan City.
“Don’t underestimate him. This fellow is not someone simple. Even the me back then suffered a
loss quite a few times at his hands… This kind of person hides his ability far too deeply. If you can’t
become friends with him, then you should definitely not make him your enemy. Otherwise, I’m afraid
that even I would have difficulty protecting the Primer clan.” Hai Bo Dong’s expression was
extremely serious as he said. Every time the current him recalled the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’
that Xiao Yan had created back then, he would feel fear rise up in his heart. That strength was really
too terrifying.
Watching the rarely seen grave expression of Hai Bo Dong, a dismay involuntarily surfaced in the
hearts of the elders and Primer Tengshan in the hall. Knowing the former’s character, they naturally
knew that there would not be more than five people in the entire of the Jia Ma Empire who had the
qualification to be treated in this manner by Hai Bo Dong. However, those people are some old
fellows who just would not die despite being so old. However, that young man called Xiao Yan was
not even twenty years old…
“Old Hai, you can be reassured that I will severely instruct the members of our clan not to form
grudges with him.” Primer Tengshan nodded his head heavily as he solemnly said. In the face of
such a big matter, he did not dare to randomly do as he pleased.
“Yes.” Hai Bo Dong nodded his head and stood up. He said, “If it is possible, try your best to give
him the help that he needs. In the future, you will rejoice at the decision you have made today. I
need to return. If you have any problems, you can get someone to find me. You should already know
where I am staying.” After saying these words, Hai Bo Dong did not linger any longer. He directly
walked out of the hall and slowly disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“Hu…” Eyeing Hai Bo Dong who had disappeared, Primer Tengshan sighed in relief. His stern
gaze swept around the hall before saying deeply, “All of you have clearly heard Old Hai earlier. You
better not go and provoke that young man called Xiao Yan. Otherwise, Lei Ou is the precedence!”
Everyone in the hall hurriedly nodded.
Watching Primer Tengshan’s grave face, Ya Fei pursed up her red lips. Her heart shook as she
smiled bitterly and muttered, “Who would have expected that the young man who was called a
‘cripple’ three years ago is currently being feared to such an extent by one of the three large clans
in the empire, the Primer clan… Nalan Yanran, you really have made a grave mistake…”

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Chapter 289
Chapter 289: Liu Ling
In the spacious room, Xiao Yan was frowning slightly as he eyed the spot where his finger touched
Nalan Jie’s back. With his previous experience, he could clearly sense the flame was doped with
some unknown things which were in turn absorbed into his body the instant the green colored flame
was withdrawn.
“A mutation of the ‘Searing Poison’ is indeed scary. Even with my current flame controlling ability,
I am unable to completely incinerate it. Ugh, it is likely that only Yao Lao’s ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ can
completely remove it.” Xiao Yan slowly removed his finger, shook his head and sighed softly in his
heart.
“We will stop here for this poison removing session. After a couple more times, I think that the
poison in your body will be completely removed.” Xiao Yan retracted his finger into his sleeves, then
eyed Nalan Jie, whose expression was much improved since the last time, and said.
“Thank you very much Little Brother Yan Xiao. I am able to sense that the ‘Searing Poison’ in my
body is gradually decreasing.” Nalan Jie wiped off the perspiration on his forehead. The intense pain
each time the poison was expelled was very exhausting, similar to him having gone through a battle
with a strong person of the same class. He turned his head around and thanked Xiao Yan, whose
face showed slight exhaustion.
“It is just that each of us are holding what the other requires.” Xiao Yan indifferently shook his
head. His mind scanned the interior of his body a couple of times. He knit his eyebrows even deeper
as he realized that the ‘Searing Poison’ appeared to have become even more dense in his body after
this poison removing session.
“Ah… this thing. I wonder if it is a blessing or trouble. It would be good if Teacher was here. With
the experience of his elderly self, I would not need to blindly worry about such matters…” Xiao Yan
softly sighed and could only speak with a bitter smile in his heart.
“Haha, Little Brother Yan Xiao. It must have been hard on you for these past two days. If you need
any medicinal ingredients or other things, you can tell us. These are all small matters. Just let our
Nalan clan go and settle it. You just need to rest.” Seeing Nalan Jie’s increasingly ruddy complexion,
the smile on Nalan Su’s face also increased. He took two steps forward and said with the smile still
on his face to Xiao Yan.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment. He conveniently took out a paper and pen from the
storage ring. After which, he swiftly wrote some rare and precious medicinal ingredients that were
rarely seen in the market. After which, he handed it over to Nalan Su. Since the other party was a
big fat sheep, it would be a waste not to slaughter. In any case, with the financial strength of the
Nalan clan, this little bit was an insufficient amount that wouldn’t even make their hearts ache.
TL: Fat sheep = lot of resources, Slaughter = take a generous cut
Nalan Su received the paper and took a glance at it. His expression did not have the slightest
change because of the valuable medicinal ingredients on it. He called out and got a female servant
to follow what was written on it and take them out from the clan’s warehouse. During the whole
process, Nalan Su’s response did not have the slightest hesitation, acting in an ostentatious manner.
“Haha, Little Brother Yan Xiao, why don’t we go to the living room to take a seat first. The things
that you need will immediately be brought over.” Seeing that the female servant had exited from the
room, Nalan Jie, who had finished wearing his clothes, smiled and said to Xiao Yan.
“Okay.” Xiao Yan nodded slightly and lifted his leg to follow Nalan Jie and Nalan Su in f

ront of him.
After exiting the door, they passed through a quiet corridor before the three of them walked into
the luxurious living room. They had just taken their seats when the female servant at the side
hurriedly served them fragrant tea. After which, she bowed her body and stepped back.
“Little Brother Yan Xiao, I assume that the purpose of you coming to the capital this time around
would be to participate in the Alchemist Grand Meeting, right?” Nalan Jie lifted his teacup, took a
slow sip and asked with a smile.
 “Yes.”
“Ke ke, all the mighty people have gathered for this Grand Meeting. It seems that there will be a
good show to watch.” Nalan Su seated by his side smiled and said.
“I am only here to join the fun and don’t have much ability to compete with the others.” Xiao Yan
smiled and replied.
“You are really modest. Possessing something as unique as a ‘Heavenly Flame’, it would be
impossible for you not to display your splendor.” Nalan Jie shook his head and immediately laughed,
“Before the Grand Meeting, there is definitely a need for some practice. If Little Brother Yan Xiao
needs any medicinal ingredients, you can just mention them to me. As long as our Nalan clan has it,
we will definitely not be stingy.”
“So you want to win me over early…” Xiao Yan sipped his tea, slightly shook his head and
whispered in his heart.
The kind of prospects that an alchemist who possessed a ‘Heavenly Flame’ was something that a
strong person like Nalan Jie was extremely clear of. Therefore, Xiao Yan might only be a tier two
alchemist now but Nalan Jie still had put in all his effort to win the former over. As the saying goes,
‘one’s mouth will be shorter after eating other people’s things’. If Xiao Yan really did as he had said
and randomly took the medicinal ingredients from the Nalan clan, it would not be easy for Xiao Yan
to reject Nalan Jie when he invited Xiao Yan to be an alchemist for the Nalan clan in the future.
“I will come and find the two of you when I require them.” Xiao Yan did not immediately reject
him. However, his vague words did not agree either.
As a person who had become wise with age, Nalan Jie naturally could hear Xiao Yan’s vague
meaning. He smiled and his face did not have any disappointed emotion. With a smile, he diverted
their topic of conversation and began to randomly inquire about some other information about Xiao
Yan.
“Haha. May I ask who is Little Brother Yan Xiao’s teacher? I am able to recognize over half of the
Jia Ma Empire’s well known alchemists. However, I have never heard of any one of their students
possessing a ‘Heavenly Flame’ at such a young age.”
“Teacher doesn’t like to reveal himself. He has been living in isolation. Before I left, his elderly self
had instructed me not to reveal any information about him.” Xiao Yan shook his head and said.
“Since it’s like this, I will not make things difficult for you.” Hearing the words, Nalan Jie smiled
and nodded. His heart, however, muttered, “A strong person hidden from the world? With Yan Xiao’s
age, it is naturally impossible for him to rein in the ‘Heavenly Flame’ by himself, I think that his
Teacher should have given quite a lot of help on this. A strong person who could rein in a ‘Heavenly
Flame’ should at least be a Dou Huang. Looks like the strength behind this little fellow cannot be
underestimated. If I can win him over, there would be many benefits…”
Following Xiao Yan’s casual reply, time slowly passed by. The female servant that had gone to
obtain the medicinal ingredients carried a silver plate and walked into the living room with a curled
posture. She then respectfully placed the plate on the table beside Xiao Yan.
Glancing at those perfectly preserved medicinal ingredients on the silver plate, Xiao Yan nodded
his head slightly. It looked like the Nalan clan had quite a number of skilled people who knew how to
take care of their medicinal ingredients.
Xiao Yan cautiously stored the medicinal ingredients into his storage ring. Not intending to wait,
Xiao Yan didn’t continue to stay any longer. Immediately, he stood up and bid the other two goodbye.
“Hehe, let us see Little Brother Yan Xiao off.” Seeing Xiao Yan stand up, Nalan Jie also hurriedly
did the same. After which, he and Nalan Su walked shoulder to shoulder out of the living room.
Once they were out of the room, they walked along a small path. The Nalan clan members who
were coming and going hurriedly greeted them. They waited until the three of them walked away
before facing each other in shock. Immediately afterwards, they threw their curious and surprised
gazes at Xiao Yan. In the whole of the Jia Ma Empire, there were no more than five people who had
the qualification for both, the old grandfather of the Nalan clan and the clan head to respectfully
send someone off together. Yet this young person who appeared only around twenty years old
actually possessed the qualification to enjoy such a respectful treatment?
Under the surprised and strange gazes throughout the journey, the three of them finally came to
the main door. Xiao Yan bowed slightly toward Nalan Jie and Nalan Su. He was just about to leave
when the corner of his eye suddenly stiffened at the sight of two human figures who were slowly
walking over to the Nalan clan.
Of the two human figures, one was a male and the other was a female. The lady was wearing a
moon white colored robe with trailing spacious sleeves. Her elegant footsteps caused people to have
an extremely pleasing beautiful feeling. Her pretty face, which carried a little smile, hooked the
gazes of the surrounding men as she passed by.
The man was wearing an alchemist long robe. His age was also quite young and his figure was tall
and straight, appearing only slightly over twenty years old. His handsome face had lines that
seemed to be carved by a knife, emitting a somewhat feminine feeling. The gentle smile on his face
also had an easy time moving some ladies’ hearts. When comparing the appearance of this person to
Xiao Yan’s disguised appearance, it was like two polar regions that were extremely far apart.
Of course, the thing that attracted the most attention was still the alchemist badge on the young
man’s chest. On it, three silver colored ripples reflected an eye-piercing glow under the sunlight.
Those passersby, whose heart originally had contained a sour feeling because of the other party
having the company of such a beautiful woman, felt dull initially upon seeing the three silver colored
ripples that represented his status. Immediately, the unhappiness in their eyes automatically turned
into one of respect that one used when faced with a strong person.
The man and the lady slowly walked over. A talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect couple.
They attracted the attention of quite a number of eyes on the street. Immediately, numerous amazed
and envious gazes were thrown over as two of them suddenly became the focus of attention on the
street.
At the moment when Xiao Yan’s gaze paused on the two of them, Nalan Jie and Nalan Su beside
him also noticed the two people walking over. When their gazes swept onto the man by Nalan
Yanran’s side, each of their expressions were somewhat different.
Staring at the two of them who were slowly walking over, Xiao Yan lowered his head slightly. For
some unknown reason, his heart faintly had a hint of anger. A long while later, he inhaled a breath of
icy cool air. He understood that although he no longer had those feelings for the lady in front of him,
she was still someone who had nearly become his wife regardless of all that had happened. Now
that he saw her conversing and laughing with another man as they walked together, he would
naturally feel a knot in his heart.
Xiao Yan raised his head. The emotions in his eyes were completely withdrawn by him as he calmly
watched the two people who had arrived in front of him.
“Mister Yan Xiao, we have troubled you again today.” As the two people reached the main door,
Nalan Yanran greeted Nalan Jie and Nalan Su before she smiled and spoke to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan did not open his mouth to speak. He merely shook his head. His face, which was covered
by the icy silk mask, appeared slightly cold.
Having known Xiao Yan for a day, Nalan Yanran also knew about his indifferent character and was
unconcerned with it. She pointed to the man by her side and said with a smile, “Mister Yan Xiao, this
is my friend, Liu Ling. He is also an alchemist.”
“Nice to meet you, Mister Yan Xiao.” That handsome man extended his hand as he smiled and
greeted Xiao Yan. His smile was extremely gentle, appearing quite sincere.
“Nice to meet you.” Xiao Yan extended his hand and held the other party’s hand as he spoke
calmly. His eyes watched Liu Ling. Ever since he had left Wu Tan City, the young man in front of him
was the first young person who caused Xiao Yan to actually pay close attention to. Being able to
become a tier three alchemist at such a young age, his talent was definitely not weaker than Xiao
Yan.
“Hey, Liu Ling boy, why have you run over here instead of learning refining skills from your
teacher?” Nalan Jie glanced at this man who was extremely outstanding. He sighed slightly in his
heart. Liu Ling was the most outstanding young man that he had seen during these last few years. If
one were to discuss about talent and ability, he was a man who was a good match to Nalan Yanran.
He also knew that his extremely haughty granddaughter may also have a favorable impression of
this very outstanding young man who was at her age. Although this small favorable impression was
far from having any feelings, Liu Ling was one of the few males of her age who had given her a
favorable impression in many years.
While Liu Ling was indeed very outstanding, the agreement with his old friend back then had
always been in Nalan Jie’s heart. Just thinking about the little fellow from the Xiao clan whose
engagement was broken off, his heart was filled with regret and helplessness. Therefore, he had
some resistance to Liu Ling and Nalan Yanran becoming too close. He was still trying to think up
ways to rescue the already shattered pre-arranged marriage.
“The Grand Meeting is about to begin soon. The Grand Meeting has gathered countless strong
people in the empire’s alchemist scene. There is always someone better than one. Therefore,
Teacher has asked me to descend from the mountains and experience it for myself. Additionally,
Teacher also asked me to send his regards to Old Sir.” Liu Ling bowed slightly and replied with a
smile.
“Mister Yan Xiao, I didn’t expect that you were able to help Old Sir remove the ‘Searing Poison’ at
such a young age. It really surprises people. Back then, Teacher had also come and taken a look, but
did not have the slightest solution. Ha ha, I think that Mister Yan Xiao should be in possession of the
legendary ‘Heavenly Flame’, right?” Liu Ling turned his gaze to Xiao Yan by the side and laughed.
Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed as he probed Liu Ling and asked, “Who is your teacher?”
“My teacher is Gu He.” Liu Ling gently smiled and said. Although he hid the pride in his smile very
deeply, some of it still seeped out.
“So it is Pill-King Gu He…” Xiao Yan muttered softly in his heart. He nodded, but the
indifferentness on his face did not move because of this name that had once shaken the entire Jia
Ma Empire.
Xiao Yan’s calm manner caused Liu Ling to be startled; being able to become Pill-King Gu He’s
personal disciple had always been something that he was very proud of. However, in the eyes of the
young man in front of him, it seemed to be nothing at all. Immediately, his eyebrows were pressed
together slightly without being noticed before they immediately quickly relaxed. He smiled and
asked Xiao Yan, “May I know the name of Mister Yan Xiao’s teacher?”
“Teacher is just an idler in the mountain and does not have a great reputation like the Pill-King Gu
He has. He is not worth mentioning.” Xiao Yan smiled and answered faintly. His very calm manner
caused Nalan Jie, Nalan Yanran and the others to give him a sidelong glance.
“Mister Yan Xiao is really humble. Even if we don’t mention the ‘Heavenly Flame’, you have
become a tier two alchemist at such an age. Your teacher’s ability is naturally not weak in order to
be able to teach a student like you.” Nalan Yanran at the side covered her mouth and laughed.
“I have no choice. This was all forced by someone…” Xiao Yan stared at Nalan Yanran’s pretty face
and suddenly mocked himself as he spoke softly.
Nalan Yanran was at a momentary loss. For some unknown reason, the eyes of the other party
caused her heart to quiver without realizing it. She gently shook her head and was just about to say
something when Xiao Yan cupped his hands together and shook them at everyone. He smiled faintly
and said, “I’m sorry. I still have something to do and won’t be able to accompany everyone to chat.
Goodbye.”
Once he said those words, Xiao Yan walked toward the street. After which, he gradually
disappeared into the sea of people in front of the eyes of Nalan Yanran’s group.
“Yanran, does he really possess a ‘Heavenly Flame’?” Seeing that Xiao Yan had disappeared, Liu
Ling could not help but inquire again.
“Yes. Mister Yan Xiao’s ability is quite good. His flame controlling ability would not be lousier than
yours. In terms of refining pills, he is the only one of similar age whom I have met in so many years
that I think may actually exceed you.” Nalan Yanran nodded her head. Her pretty eyes watched the
end of the street and she felt a little absentminded. For some unknown reason, this cold young man
kept giving her an extremely strange feeling. This kind of feeling was something that she had never
felt from Liu Ling.
Liu Ling frowned as he eyed Nalan Yanran who was staring at the end of the street in a somewhat
absentminded manner. His fist tensed slightly without him noticing while a faint sourness appeared
in his heart…

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Chapter 290
Chapter 290: Hidden Opponent
Within the quiet room, Xiao Yan, who was seated cross-legged on the bed. slowly opened his eyes.
A glint flashed across his dark eyes. Turbid air moved along his throat as he exhaled. Xiao Yan’s face
faintly emitted a weak glow. Clearly, the Dou Qi in his body had greatly increased after this training
session.
“The energy contained within this ‘Searing Poison’ is indeed very large. Even though I have
refined it a number of times, it still possesses such substantial energy.” As he sensed his Dou Qi that
was becoming more thicker and more powerful, Xiao Yan could not help but mutter softly.
“The energy may be substantial, but… it also has a price.” Xiao Yan laughed bitterly. He shook his
right hand and a cluster of green colored flame rose. On the outer surface of the flame, vague black
colored marks were writhing slightly. Finally, it was completely suppressed to Xiao Yan’s middle
finger. Immediately, his long finger turned as black as ink, appearing extremely strange.
“Ah, the ‘Searing Poison’ is increasingly dense…” Eyeing the color of his finger, which had turned
darker, Xiao Yan shook his head. He pressed his finger on the bed pillar by the side. The tough
wooden pillar was instantly corroded and an empty hole was formed.
“Forget it. As long as I get hold of the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’, I will be able to wake
Teacher. When that time comes, there should be a solution that solves these problems.” Xiao Yan
stared at his finger for a long while as he muttered, “Although this thing is very dangerous, I have
absorbed quite a lot of energy from this ‘Searing Poison’ during the last two days. According to the
energy level, it will likely be sufficient for me to advance from a six star Dou Shi to a seven star Dou
Shi by the time I completely absorb all the ‘Searing Poison’ in Nalan Jie’s body.”
Xiao Yan shook his head and curled his finger slightly. The dark black color on it was withdrawn
and a moment later, returned to its normal color.
“Creak.”
As Xiao Yan was withdrawing his hand, the tightly shut door was gently pushed opened. Hai Bo
Dong walked in lazily. He glanced at Xiao Yan in the room saw his slightly ugly expression and could
not help but ask with a smile. “What? Have you suffered some wrong at the Nalan clan? Do you
want me to accompany you next time?”
Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head. He leaped down from the bed and said “It is still the matter of
the ‘Searing Poison’. My ‘Heavenly Flame’ seems to be unable to do anything to it. Each time I help
Nalan Jie remove the poison, the ‘Searing Poison’ in my body becomes increasingly dense.”
“Increasingly dense?” Hai Bo Dong was startled upon hearing this. He immediately frowned and
said, “Since it is like this, then why are you still helping him remove the poison? I don’t believe you
are one of those good people who try to help everyone. Moreover, you seem to have some grudges
with Nalan Yanran of the Nalan clan.”
“I want that ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’. Don’t tell me we should go and steal it?” Xiao
Yan shrugged his shoulders and replied faintly.
“That won’t do. Due to Nalan Yanran, the Nalan clan and the Misty Cloud Sect have an extremely
good relationship. Moreover, the clan also possesses some weight in the empire’s government. I
think that old demon from the royalty would also act. Do you think that our ability would be able to
contend with these two large strengths?” Hai Bo Dong smiled awkwardly as he replied to Xiao Yan.
“Then what is there to say? For now, if I want to obtain the ‘Seven Magical Gre

en Spirit Saliva’, I can only help cure Nalan Jie. Although this ‘Searing Poison’ is extremely
dangerous, at the very least it currently does not appear to hurt me in any way.” Xiao Yan helplessly
shook his head. After this analysis by Hai Bo Dong, his heart became a little more serious. This
Nalan clan indeed lived up to its reputation as one of the three large clans of the empire. There
were far too many strengths behind them that would be dragged into the matter.
“Do what you want as long as you don’t end up causing yourself to sink into it. I am still waiting
for you to help me refine the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill.” Hai Bo Dong waved his hand and said.
“Relax. As soon as you can gather all the medicinal ingredients, I will help you refine it. Although
my Spiritual Strength was slightly damaged because of the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’, refining the
‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’ should not be something too difficult.” Xiao Yan slowly walked
toward the side of the table. He removed all the clutter of things on it, took out a medicinal cauldron
from within the storage ring and randomly said superficially,
“Ke ke, I naturally have confidence in you.” Hai Bo Dong smiled and nodded. He eyed Xiao Yan’s
action and inquired in a stunned manner, “What are you doing?”
“I think that you should continue to wander around outside. I am about to train my refining skills.”
Xiao Yan removed numerous medicinal ingredients from the storage ring and said with as smile to
Hai Bo Dong.
“Uh… I haven’t been back that long.” Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Hai Bo Dong smiled bitterly and
shook his head. A moment later, he noticed Xiao Yan staring at him with a tilted head and could only
helplessly smack his lips. He said, “Forget it. You can train. I will go out for a stroll…”
As he spoke, Hai Bo Dong turned around and opened the door unsteadily before reluctantly
walking out. He knew that an alchemist did not like their surroundings to be disturbed by anyone
while they were refining medicinal pills
Xiao Yan eyed the door which slowly closed before turning his gaze to the medicinal cauldron in
front of him. His palm slowly caressed some of the medicinal ingredients on the table as he knit his
eyebrows together and thought deeply. After around a year of tough training in the desert and
especially after having consumed the Fire Lotus Seed recently which resulted in his compatibility
with the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ to soar, Xiao Yan was extremely confident that it would not be
something overly difficult to pass the test for a tier three alchemist. This was because the most
important thing for a tier three alchemist was the flame controlling ability. On this aspect, Xiao Yan
even had the confidence to compare with a tier four alchemist.
“Ugh but even if it is like this, it would not be an easy thing for me to successfully obtain the
champion spot in the Alchemist Grand Meeting. Those opponents aren’t ordinary people…” Xiao Yan
sighed and shook his head. He recalled Gu He’s disciple, Liu Ling, whom he had met today. Although
he had not personally seen the other party refining, it was only natural that with Pill King Gu He’s
ability, the disciple that he taught would not be someone useless. Moreover when they were facing
each other, Xiao Yan had also sensed the confidence contained within the other person’s action and
voice. This confidence was not a forceful act. This was something that a person was only able to
have when he really possessed some ability.
Xiao Yan’s palm rubbed the icy cold medicinal cauldron. He suddenly shrugged his shoulders and
laughed softly, “Of course, I am not an ordinary person either. If I were to lose to Liu Ling in the
Alchemist Grand Meeting, won’t it mean that Teacher cannot be compared to Gu He?”
“That won’t do…” Xiao Yan slowly exhaled a breath of air. He pursed up his lips slightly. A long
while later, he faintly smiled. His finger gently flicked at the flame outlet of the medicinal cauldron
and a wisp of green colored flame was swiftly inserted in. Following a soft muffled sound, a green
colored flame immediately rose and burned within the medicinal cauldron.
“I will first try to refine a tier three medicinal pill…” Xiao Yan’s palm slowly moved over the
medicinal ingredients on the table.After which, it stopped at a few medicinal plants. His palm curled
slightly and a subtle absorption force pulled them into his palm and randomly threw them into the
medicinal cauldron.
Watching those medicinal ingredients that were separated and wrapped by the green colored
flame, Xiao Yan nodded slightly. A medicinal formula for a tier three medicinal pill automatically
surfaced in his mind. During his training, Yao Lao would occasionally use his Spiritual Strength to
pour all these medicinal formulas into Xiao Yan. It was naturally extremely easy for him to be able to
use them now.
“‘Refreshing Pill’, tier three medicinal pill. It is able to let the senses of person who consumes it to
be even more sensitive to the exterior natural energy in the outside world while in one’s training
mode, increasing the speed at which one absorbs energy. The quantity of it would also increase
significantly. The ingredients needed to refine it are: a thirty year old ‘Pure Heart Three Leaves
Grass’, a ripe ‘Buddha Heart Fruit’, a ten year old ‘Spirit Absorption Tree’… a rank three monster
core.”
Xiao Yan’s mind slowly recalled the medicinal ingredients recorded in the medicinal formula. A
long while later, his ten long fingers gently flicked. Immediately, the flame in the medicinal cauldron
burned turbulently.
As Xiao Yan began to refine the medicine, the temperature in the room also gradually increased. A
faint smoke seeped out from the cauldron. After which, it lingered within the room, causing the
place to be shrouded by fog.
Due to this being his first time refining such a medicinal pill, Xiao Yan expectedly incinerated the
medicinal ingredients during his first two tries. However, this did not cause him to feel any
disappointment. After all, failures when refining medicinal pills were difficult to avoid even if it was
Yao Lao who personally performing the refining.
Therefore, after ceasing the flame and summarizing the failure experiences, Xiao Yan swiftly
grasped the necessary flame temperature, etc. During his third refinement, a round, shiny
‘Refreshing Pill’ was finally freshly created after two hours of refining…
Eyeing the ‘Refreshing Pill’ that was quietly lying in the jade bottle, Xiao Yan wiped the
perspiration on his forehead. He smiled with satisfaction. After which, he once again raise the flame
and continued to refine…
By consuming the entire afternoon, the success rate for Xiao Yan refining the ‘Refreshing Pill’ had
increased at a joyfully swift pace. When the medicinal ingredients on the table were about to be
exhausted, three ‘Refreshing Pills’ had already appeared in the jade bottle.
Xiao Yan stored the jade bottle containing the three ‘Refreshing Pills’ carefully into his storage
ring. The tired expression on his face was difficult to hide. Once he cleaned up the table, he took a
few weak footsteps and planted his head onto the bed.
……
By the time Xiao Yan woke up from his deep sleep, he realized that it was already the morning of
the next day. He shook his somewhat drowsy head as he climbed out of his bed. He watched the
empty room and shook his head with a bitter smile. Refining medicinal pills was indeed very tiring
work. The loss experienced by his spirit strength was really too large.
Xiao Yan climbed out of his bed and cleaned himself up in a simple fashion. Once he was wide
awake, he walked out of the room and headed toward the Nalan clan to begin today’s poison
removing session for Nalan Jie.
Although he had not seen Hai Bo Dong for a day, Xiao Yan was not very concerned. With the old
man’s strength, other than those old fellows and the leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, it was likely
that no one in this Jia Ma Empire could pose any big trouble to him.
……
The poison removing session today was about the same as the last time. During the session, there
was nothing special that happened. Once Xiao Yan had helped Nalan Jie removed the poison, he was
also invited to sit in the Nalan clan for a while. For some unknown reason, Nalan Yanran had come
forward with great interest during the time that they were seated and inquired about some things
related to Xiao Yan. However, these questions were all vaguely withstood and dealt with using Xiao
Yan’s indifferent expression and tone. Although the current her appeared to have changed a lot
compared to back then, it was really difficult for Xiao Yan to form any good opinions of this woman.
Anywhere that Nalan Yanran was present, that Liu Ling would naturally also follow closely behind.
Xiao Yan could sense the peripheral vision of that fellow repeatedly drifting over during the times
when he was conversing with Nalan Yanran. Although Liu Ling’s face still maintained a smile
without speaking, Xiao Yan was able to sense that the former was in some sort of a bad mood and
had also formed a faint enmity against him. However, Xiao Yan merely shrugged his shoulders in
response to this. “It is not my concern if you are unhappy… I even dared to snatch the ‘Heavenly
Flame’ that Gu He had his eyes on. In what way can you, as a disciple that has not graduated,
frighten me?”
Under Liu Ling’s slightly cold gaze, Xiao Yan sat in the living room for nearly half an hour. Only
then did he stand up and bid them goodbye. After which, he was sent off by Nalan Jie and the others
as he walked out of the Nalan clan and slowly disappeared from their sight.
Looking at Xiao Yan, who had disappeared, with narrow eyes, Liu Ling turned his head around and
suddenly laughed, “Grandfather, do you know the background of this alchemist called Yan Xiao?”
“Why?” Hearing the question, Nalan Jie was distracted and he immediately said with a frown,
“Mister Yan Xiao is a distinguished guest of our Nalan clan. I only care about whether he can help
me expel the ‘Searing Poison’. I am not concerned about his exact identity.”
“Young people should have wider hearts. Don’t feel enmity over some little things. You may be Gu
He’s disciple, but I dare to say that the Teacher behind Yan Xiao would likely not be any weaker than
Gu He. Becoming an enemy with such a person is not going to be a good thing…” Nalan Jie glanced
at the smiling Liu Ling and spoke meaningfully with a soft voice. With his old and sharp gaze, he
could naturally sense the thoughts Liu Ling had about Xiao Yan.
“Ha ha, Grandfather must be joking. Mister Yan Xiao and I have never met. Why would I have any
enmity toward him?” Liu Ling’s expression changed slightly. However, he was not an ordinary
person. He swiftly withdrew his expression, drifted his gaze toward the slightly frowning Nalan
Yanran and laughed.
“It would naturally be best if it is like this. That Yan Xiao may not be able to compare with you
now, but his potential is extremely great. If I have the chance, I really want to pull him into our
Nalan clan.” Nalan Jie faintly smiled. Without looking at the stiffened expression of Liu Ling, he
turned around and walked through the main door.
Nalan Yanran glance at Liu Ling who was helplessly shrugging his shoulders and said softly, “You
better not try anything stupid. My grandfather has already said that he is a distinguished guest of
the Nalan clan.” Once she said those words, her hand pulled aside the black hair in front of her
forehead and slowly followed Nalan Jie in front of her.
“Yanran, after so many years, you should know how I…”
Watching the enchantingly graceful back, Liu Ling could not help but say those words. However,
before he managed to say all that he wanted to, Nalan Yanran, who had her back facing him,
randomly waved her delicate, white jade-like smooth hand under the sunlight. She sighed, “You
should know that I don’t wish to discuss about these matters now. You are one of the few men who
was able to become my friend during all these years. Perhaps you might be able to move me in the
future, but at least for now, I merely treat you as an ordinary friend. I do not deny that you are
outstanding. However, you have not met my requirements. My man will definitely not be a mediocre
person.” Once she said these words, she did not linger any longer. She moved with successive
footsteps and walked through the main door.
“I know that you have high expectations. This time around I will take the throne at the Grand
Meeting to prove that I, Liu Ling, am a good match for you.” As he watched that enchanting back, a
fanatical emotion flashed across Liu Ling’s eyes. Being the future leader of the Misty Cloud Sect,
Nalan Yanran’s status in the Jia Ma Empire was nearly even more distinguished than the empire’s
princess. With the haughtiness in Liu Ling’s heart, he would naturally need to subdue such a woman
in order to prove how outstanding he was.
“Wait until you become the champion before discussing it.” A faint moving voice moved through
the door and slowly transmitted over.
“Just wait…” Liu Ling shrugged his shoulders, turned around and stared at the spot where Xiao
Yan had been seated earlier. He gave a shady soft laughter as he softly muttered, “I will let him be
ashamed of his foul appearance in the Grand Meeting. The disciple of Pill-King Gu He is without a
doubt, the most outstanding person in the Jia Ma Empire.”

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Chapter 291
Chapter 291: Advance to Seven Star, The Final Test
Xiao Yan was seated cross-legged on the bed. At this moment, the natural energy within the room
was fluctuating somewhat intensely. Numerous energy ripples that were visible to the naked eye
were surging and rolling out from within Xiao Yan’s body. His clothes had swollen until they were
bulging. On his grave face, a faint green glow was partially visible.
As the surrounding natural energy was poured into Xiao Yan’s body, wave after wave, the green
glow on his face also grew increasingly dense. In the end, the green colored glow almost covered his
entire face. The force within his body was also gradually being raised.
When the rising force reached a certain level, the surrounding fluctuating energy suddenly came
to an abrupt stop. The swollen clothes on Xiao Yan’s body appeared to have stiffened and did not
move anymore.
This strange, quiet pause continued for nearly ten seconds. Xiao Yan, who had his eyes tightly
closed, suddenly opened them. The green colored flame instantly rolled and surged up before
immediately and swiftly disappearing. A fierce glow suddenly shot out from within his dark eyes.
With his body maintaining its training mode, Xiao Yan opened his mouth. A somewhat black
colored turbid air was spat out. The black air wreathed upward. Anything that touched it was
completely corroded. It continued to rise until it corroded a small hole in the roof before it finally
gradually turned into nothingness under the sunlight.
After exhaling the turbid breath. The fierce glow in Xiao Yan’s eyes also quietly withdrew. The
stiffened clothes once again became soft as they nestled close to Xiao Yan’s skin. The imposing force
that was lingering within the room was also withdrawn into his body.
“Seven star Dou Shi…”
As he gently tightened his fist, the feeling of his body being filled with strength caused Xiao Yan to
be a little intoxicated. Although he knew that according to the pace at which he was advancing from
before, he would sooner or later advance into the seven star level. However, he did not expect that
by merely absorbing the ‘Searing Poison’ in Nalan Jie three times would be sufficient enough for him
to raise a level.
“The energy within a Dou Wang’s body is really vast and surging. I have only absorbed it three
times, but the energy was sufficient enough to let me raise a level…” Xiao Yan muttered softly. His
body twisted strangely. Hearing the waves of clear bone cracking sound from within his body, he
could not help but smile with satisfaction. “This transaction seems to be quite a good bargain.”
Xiao Yan placed both his palms on the bed and used a little energy. His body shot upward in a
supple manner. After which, he somersaulted in the air and landed gently on the ground. He clapped
his hand, looked around and mumbled with a frown, “Why is he still not back?”
Xiao Yan mused for a moment and could only helplessly shake his head at the futile effort. He then
opened the door and walked out. Tomorrow was when the Grand Meeting would begin. He needed
to go to the association to inquire about the different kinds of competitions in the Grand Meeting
and the method in which the tests were conducted now or else he’d start on the wrong foot.
After exiting the inn, Xiao Yan stood on the street and took a look all around him. He then lifted his
footsteps and walked toward the towering building of the Alchemist Association where one would at
least be able to see a corner of it from afar.
During the walk there, Xiao Yan was stunned to realize that some of the main roads in the city
already had completely armed knight units patrolling. Clearly, this was due to the Alchemist Grand
Meeting which was about to begin. After all, if a commotion were to occur at s

uch a large grand meeting, it would have many different large impacts to the empire. Therefore, the
imperial family needed to prevent any such possibilities.
TL: Yes, knights. People with horses + armor + aren’t cavalry (army). Correct me if wrong but pretty
sure the only word for them is knights
After slowly walking passed a few wide streets, the large Alchemist Association finally appeared in
Xiao Yan’s sight. Eyeing the entrance which was even more packed compared to two days ago, he
could not help but shake his head. It appeared that there were many alchemists who wished to
reveal their brilliance at this Grand Meeting.
With both his hands behind his back, Xiao Yan slowly crossed his footsteps and entered the
association. He turned his footsteps and squeezed through the human crowd. He had just followed
the human flow and entered the association when a disturbance occurred not far behind him. The
surrounding gazes were thrown over.
The human flow at the front had stopped entering and Xiao Yan was plugged up at the middle. He
helplessly sighed, frowned slightly and turned his head around to watch the source of the
commotion.
The source of the commotion was a horse carriage that had a great noble aura. In front of the
horse carriage, there were two horses which had snow white hair without the slightest impurities
quietly pulling it. A strange beast which had a blue colored flame rising from its body was drawn on
the golden yellow brocade surrounding the horse carriage. The strange beast was of a large size and
it had a ferocious appearance, emitting a feeling that would faintly frighten the hearts of those who
looked at it.
“The imperial crest…” Staring at the strange beast crest whose name eluded him, Xiao Yan softly
muttered. As a citizen of the Jia Ma Empire, he was able to identify the Jia Ma Empire’s imperial
crest.
Surrounding the horse carriage, there were over ten people wrapped entirely in black robe
accompanying it. Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across these black robed people and his eyes shrunk. From
his senses, these ten plus black robed people actually gave him a feeling of danger.
“It is really indeed worthy of being the Jia Ma Empire’s imperial family. Its strength really cannot
be underestimated.” Xiao Yan exclaimed slightly in his heart as his gaze was thrown to where the
carriage curtain was.
A black robed person stepped forward and respectfully lifted the carriage curtain. When the black
robed person did this, Xiao Yan could clearly sense the other black robed people had already swifty
formed a steady circle during the slight movement, guarding the horse carriage in the middle of
them. At the same time, numerous gazes that were as sharp as an eagle shot out from the black
robed people as they swept back and forth in front of the surrounding packed human crowd.
Under the watch of the surrounding people, a snow white jade like delicate hand was extended out
from the carriage. It gracefully held the handle of the carriage door. After which, a beautiful figure
slowly walked out and appeared in everyone’s sight.
The person who appeared was wearing a purple colored dress that had silver colored lines
embedded in it. Her exquisite appearance, under the influence of the imperial family, faintly seeped
out a noble imposing presence that was her birthright. A purple colored belt was worn on her
narrow and delicate waist, displaying the small waist vividly and incisively. Her age did not appear
to be very old, appearing similar to Xiao Yan’s before he had changed his appearance. Her pretty
face contained a smile, appearing elegant and serene. However, each time her gaze swept across
the surroundings, Xiao Yan was able to discover that this young lady who looked very ladylike had
some quirky and strange smile flashing across her watery eyes. Clearly, this was different from the
surface she showed which seemed to like quietness.
“A woman really cannot be judged by her appearance…” Xiao Yan bitterly smiled and shook his
head. He withdrew his gaze and no longer looked at this very extraordinary young lady.
“Tsk tsk, what a beautiful girl…” Watching the young lady which had appeared, a wave of cheers
was immediately erupted from the surrounding human crowd. A number of heated gazes were
swiftly thrown over. Although the lady’s status was extremely noble, it did not appear to be
inappropriate to take advantage of the large crowd and allow their eyes to be a little impudent.
“Hee hee, this is the little princess within the Jia Ma Empire imperial family. I heard that her
teacher is the deputy chairman Grandmaster Qie Mi Er. Since she has appeared here this time
around, I think that she must have come because of the Alchemist Grand Meeting.” There were
quite a number of well informed individuals within the human crowd who managed to identify the
young lady upon seeing her appearance.
“She doesn’t seem to be that old, yet she is actually here to compete in the Grand Meeting?”
“Che, the little princess’ refining talent is something that even the chairman had praised non-stop.
Don’t just look at her young age. I have heard that half a year ago, she had already stepped into a
tier three alchemist…”
“Uh…” Hearing this, there was an immediate uproar in the surrounding crowd. Some of the older
middle-aged alchemist lifted their hands with somewhat red faces and covered the tier badge on
their chests in embarrassment.
Being squeezed in the human crowd, Xiao Yan heard the conversations of these people and a
shock flashed across his face. He once again turned his gaze to the purple dressed young lady who
was walking to the association with the support of the black robed person. He said quietly in his
heart, “Indeed, there is always someone who is better. It is really unexpected that this young lady
who appears so weak is actually a tier three alchemist…”
Although Xiao Yan was shocked in his heart, Xiao Yan did not feel that this was very unexpected.
With the rich foundation of the Jia Ma Empire’s royalty, as long as this little princess possessed the
basic talent needed to become an alchemist, they could use those ingredients that could be piled
into mountains to easily build her into a high tier alchemist. Moreover, from the looks of things, this
little princess’ talent for refining medicine was quite good. Therefore, having such an achievement
was within expectations.
Under the protection of the group of black robed people whose bodies were shrouded by a dark
and cold aura, that purple dress young lady passed through the packed human crowd without
meeting any obstruction. After which, she swaggered into the Alchemist Association.
As the back of the young lady which appeared elegant disappeared from his sight, Xiao Yan
shrugged his shoulders and twisted his body slightly. Like a loach, he squeezed passed the
surrounding human crowd without leaving a trace as he swiftly leaped into the interior of the
association.
After pushing aside the last layer of the human flow, the surrounding area finally became spacious.
He eyed the vast hall and exhaled a long breath of air. Wiping off the perspiration on his forehead,
Xiao Yan walked toward the western area of the hall as though he had walked there countless times.
The two guards from the last time were still present at the entrance to the western area. When
they saw Xiao Yan arrive, they did not stop him like they did before. After bowing and greeting him,
they did not bother him when he entered. Looking at this situation, it appeared that Ao Tuo had
already gave them specific instructions for Xiao Yan.
Seeing that the guards did not stop him, Xiao Yan was happy to save some trouble. He walked into
the corridor and slowly climbed up the stairs. Finally, he stopped outside Ao Tuo’s room from the
last time. He knocked softly on the door, waited for Ao Tuo’s voice from inside before pushing it
open and entering.
Only Ao Tuo was seated in the room. At that moment, he was watching Xiao Yan who had entered
with a smile. “Little Fellow, you are quite punctual.”
Xiao Yan smiled and sat on the chair beside Ao Tuo. He lifted a teacup and took a sip as he
laughed, “Haha, I shall not say anything unnecessary. My purpose for coming here this time around
is to inquire about the format of the competition. Is it done by drawing lots or by other means?”
TL: Drawing lots = having one random person go up at a time
“There are so many competitors who participate in the competition. If the competition were to rely
on drawing lots one at a time, just how long would it take?” Ao Tuo shook his head with a smile. His
finger drew a very large rectangle on the table’s surface as he continued with a smile on his face,
“All of the alchemists in the competition will be participating at the same time on a huge platform.
There, you will have quite a few rounds and the requirements for the competition will gradually
become harder. When that time comes, it would be like a sieve sieving away the sand particles,
swiftly removing those that do not qualify. Those who are able to stay the longest are all the best
among the participants. Whoever is able to stand out among the cream of the crop, will be the final
victor.”
“Oh…” Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. The scene of hundreds or thousands of alchemists
raising their flames and refining medicine on the same platform must be extremely spectacular.
“Hehe, you really want to see that kind of scene, don’t you? Don’t be frightened when that time
comes. Back then, when I first participated, I was also shocked.” Grandmaster Ao Tuo laughed,
appearing to know what Xiao Yan was thinking.
“That’s right. There is a namelist here. Why don’t you take a look. These are all the competitors
with great ability who will be participating in this Grand Meeting.” Ao Tuo picked up a paper scroll
from the table and handed it to Xiao Yan. He immediately added, “This is an internal document.
According to the rules, I cannot leak it to others.”
Xiao Yan was somewhat curious as he received the paper scroll. He smiled and nodded as he
slowly pulled it open. The long namelist had at least twenty to thirty people with abilities that were
not bad. Xiao Yan swept his gaze over it and his eyebrows were suddenly raised. He realized that Liu
Ling was actually on the namelist and it was very close to the top. Clearly, the name of the Pill-King
successor was not simply something that was obtained from bragging about.
“This Little Princess should be the one from the imperial family right?” Xiao Yan pointed at the
Little Princess who was ranked fifth and asked.
“Yes, have you seen her?”
 “I have seen her for a moment at the entrance just now. I didn’t expect that her name is so close to
the front.” Xiao Yan smiled, feeling a little surprised at the ranking.
“Don’t look down on that girl. Under the support of the imperial family strength, she has so many
hidden cards that would dazzle people.” Ao Tuo smiled and reminded.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He looked through the information on the namelist carefully before
returning it to Ao Tuo. “The competitors are indeed very strong. Just counting the tier three
alchemists, there are already thirteen of them.”
“It is indeed a little troublesome and you can only rely on yourself for this. I can only help you this
much.” Ao Tuo nodded his head and helplessly said.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head. He asked, “Is the Grand Meeting starting tomorrow? Do I
still need to do something now?”
“Haha, indeed, you still need to do something. Consider this the last test before the competition.
Outsiders do not have this round of test but the competitors who are recommended by us, the
branch heads, must pass this round… This can be considered a kind of test in advance where the
association judges our ability to pick people. If one cannot pass this test, then our recommendation
would lose effect.” Ao Tuo stood up, smiled and said, “Follow me. At this place, you will be able to
see some of the strong opponents on the namelist.”
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head, stood up and followed Ao Tuo. The two of them walked out of the
room and walked along a quiet corridor for a short while. Once they were at the end, they pushed
opened a door by the side and slowly entered.
A strong light suddenly shot over as they walked through the door, causing Xiao Yan to
involuntarily narrow his eyes. He finally opened them once he adapted to the light.
Appearing in front of them was a spacious inner hall which was decorated in quite a classical
manner. At the moment, the inner hall had some people standing in twos and threes. Xiao Yan’s gaze
swept across these people and was somewhat stunned to discover that many of these people, who
appeared quite young, were actually at the level of a third tier alchemist. The empire’s little
princess whom he had saw at the main entrance some time ago was also among them. His gaze
rotated once again and with raised eyebrows, finally stopped on a handsome looking young man
who was conversing with a few tier three alchemists.
Liu Ling…
Hearing the sound of the door opening, everyone in the hall who was whispering privately ceased
their conversations. Their gaze turned toward the door. When they saw Xiao Yan entered, they were
all momentarily stunned. Their gazes then drifted toward the tier two alchemist badge on his chest
and their expressions carried some ridicule.
The Little Princess, who was leaning on the wall, was surrounded by a few alchemists in a manner
similar to stars arching around the moon, also glanced at Xiao Yan. However, after she saw the tier
badge on the his chest, she completely lost interest. She lazily stretched and her curves hooked the
gazes of the surrounding men.
Liu Ling’s gaze lazily stared at Xiao Yan. The latter’s entrance had also caused Liu Ling to be a
little surprised. Quickly following this, however, a dark mild smile surfaced on his face, appearing to
harbor malicious intentions.
Xiao Yan lowered his eyebrows slightly. The different gazes in the large hall did not affect him. His
hands drooped in front of his sleeves. The indifferent face of his was like an old monk. However, a
faint cold laughter quietly surfaced within his heart.

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Chapter 292
Chapter 292: Refining
“Hey, Old Ao, have you also brought someone over?” During the time that the atmosphere in the
hall was very quiet, an old laugh rang out.
Xiao Yan followed the voice and shifted his gaze. He realized that there were some old people
wearing alchemist robes standing with smiles on a high platform positioned on the left side of the
hall. The voice from before came from one of the snow white haired old men.
“That is the deputy chairman of the association, Qie Mi Er. He is also the Little Princess’s
teacher.” Ao Tuo smiled and waved to the old man before tilting his head and speaking to Xiao Yan.
“Ah.” Xiao Yan nodded slightly.
“Just ignore these arrogant people’s eyes. Being able to become a tier three alchemist at such an
age, their talents are naturally all very outstanding. It is expected that they would all be a little
proud. They would not pay attention to those who have not reached their level. Most of the young
people these days who have some ability are like this.” Ao Tuo glanced at those young people in the
hall, patted Xiao Yan’s back and comforted him.
Xiao Yan smiled, but did not speak.
“Follow me to meet those old fellows. They are people who possess great capability within the Jia
Ma Empire.” As Ao Tuo spoke, he led the way toward the towering platform at the side. Xiao Yan
hesitated for a moment but could only follow.
Ao Tuo swiftly walked up the tall platform. He smiled and conversed with those old people around
his age for some time. Xiao Yan quietly stood behind him and did not take any initiative to step
forward and greet them.
“Old Ao. Is this the competitor representing your Black Rock City this time around?” After
conversing with a smile for a while, The old man with snow white colored hair smiled as he looked
at Xiao Yan standing to the side and asked.
Xiao Yan lifted his gaze slightly. He looked at this old man who clearly had quite a high position in
the Alchemist Association. He wore an exquisitely made alchemist robe while his wrinkle filled face
contained a smile and his slightly squinting turbid eyes were calm and gentle. At one glance, he
appeared like an ordinary old man without any overly special aura, with the exception of the long
robe that represented his status and the four silver colored ripples that were flashing a strange glow
on his chest. However, this ordinary old man was in control of nearly half of the Alchemist
Association’s strength.
As Xiao Yan was sizing up Qie Mi Er, the latter was also doing the same to him. Xiao Yan’s ordinary
appearance also did not have any outstanding points. The only thing that caused Qie Mi Er to feel a
little strange was the calm expression of the other party. Being able to maintain this unmoved
manner when being watched by a tier four alchemist needed a mental strength that was quite rarely
seen among young people.
“Ah. He is called Yan Xiao. His potential is quite great.” Ao Tuo smiled and nodded his head. After
which, he turned to Xiao Yan and once again made the introduction, “This is the deputy chairman of
the association, Grandmaster Qie Mi Er.”
“It’s nice to meet you, Deputy Chairman Qie Mi Er.” Xiao Yan smiled and bowed courteously at Qie
Mi Er.
“Ke ke, Little Fellow, I hope that you won’t cause Ao Tuo’s recommendation to become invalid.
Otherwise, it would really cause him to lose all of his old face.” Seeing the tier two badge on Xiao
Yan’s chest, Qie Mi Er helplessly shook his head at Ao Tuo by the side. In a competition at this level,
a tier two alchemist would have difficulty even entering the top twenty.
“I believe that I will at least be able to pass this test.” Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and said.
“

It is good that you have confidence. However, as all of the people recommended by the head of each
branch have slightly stronger abilities, therefore, this internal test will also have some difficulty.”
Qie Mi Er nodded his head and said with a smile.
“I will do my best.”
“Ke ke. It is about time to start. We should not say any more nonsense. You should go down first.
The test is beginning soon.” Qie Mi Er smiled and said.
Xiao Yan nodded his head, turned around and walked down the platform. After which, in front of
all the gazes of the young people in the hall, he walked toward a corner and stood with his hands
dangled down.
“Ah, Old Ao. Your Black Rock City is also considered a large city, right? There’s no way that you
cannot find a young tier three alchemist.” Eyeing Xiao Yan’s back, Qie Mi Er spoke helplessly toward
Ao Tuo by the side.
“I believe in him.” With both his hands inserted into his spacious sleeves, Ao Tuo said with a
mysterious smile.
“Ah, you old fellow… if no one from your side has an outstanding performance at the Grand
Meeting, do not blame us for having a reduction in your funds next year. These things must be done
according to the books. Having good relationships does not help.” Qie Mi Er shook his head and
said.
Ao Tuo smiled and nodded. He did not continue to worry about this topic and said, “It is time.
Let’s start the test.”
Hearing this, Qie Mi Er did not say anything more. He turned his gaze toward everyone below. His
finger pointed at the front of the hall. There were many black colored curtains hanging on the wall
there. “Behind each of the curtains, there is a small personal room. That is your examination
room…”
“As everyone knows, refining the medicinal ingredients is an extremely important step in refining
a medicinal pill. Our test this time around is to test your refinement of the medicinal ingredients…”
“On a platform in each of the small rooms, the medicinal ingredients needed for the test have
already been prepared. What all of you need to do is to use the shortest time to refine the medicinal
ingredients into the highest purity that you can achieve.”
“When the sand in the hourglass has completely fallen, those who have not completed the
refinement will be considered to have failed this test. Moreover, even if you successfully refine the
ingredients, we, these old fellows, will be the judges. If the medicinal ingredients that you have
refined do not meet our standards you will also be considered to have failed this test. The result of
failing is to lose the qualification to participate in the main competition.” Qie Mi Er pointed to an
hourglass on the table. He glanced at the young people below and smiled faintly.
Hearing such a severe penalty for failing, the young people below faced each other. Other than a
small number of people, their expressions each had a slight change.
Sweeping his gaze slowly below him, Qie Mi Er suddenly paused at Xiao Yan who was standing in
a corner with his hands dangling. He looked at the calm face and could not help but be stunned as
he quietly muttered in his heart, “Does this fellow actually have some real ability?”
“Alright, begin. Pay attention to the hourglass’ time.” After moving his gaze away from Xiao Yan
Qie Mi Er clapped his hands as he smiled and said.
Hearing this, everyone in the hall began to move in small groups as they headed toward their left
side. After which, each of them pulled aside a black curtain and walked in.
Xiao Yan also chose a remote black curtain and was about to walk in when laughter was
transmitted from behind him. It caused him to stop his footsteps and turned his calm face over.
“Ke ke, I did not expect that brother Yan Xiao would also be able to participate in this kind of
internal test. We seem to have some fate tying us together.” Liu Ling walked closer to Xiao Yan as he
smiled and said. However, his feminine smile caused Xiao Yan to frown slightly.
Xiao Yan faintly glanced at him and said, “I was simply pulled over by someone to make up the
numbers.”
“Brother Yan Xiao really knows how to joke. Although your tier cannot make it, you have a strange
object like the ‘Heavenly Flame’. I think that your results would not be too low.” Liu Ling roamed his
gaze over Xiao Yan’s face. Honestly speaking, he still maintained a great doubt as to whether Xiao
Yan possessed a ‘Heavenly Flame’. After all, this was only his guess. Although he had privately
asked Nalan Yanran, she did not give him a precise reply on such a secret matter.
Xiao Yan was non-committal as he shrugged his shoulders before pulling aside the black curtain
and walking in. This left Liu Ling standing on the same spot with his eyebrows slightly knit together.
“Big Brother Liu, aren’t you going in?” A clear voice sounded behind Liu Ling. The pretty Little
Princess walked over, eyed Xiao Yan who had disappeared behind the curtain and smiled sweetly.
 “I just met someone I know. If Little Princess has an interest, I can introduce him to you.” Liu Ling
said softly as he gave a warm smile to the Little Princess.
“Forget it, a tier two alchemist… I don’t have a mood as good as yours.” The Little Princess lazily
shook her head. Clearly, her interest toward Xiao Yan was not as rich as Liu Ling’s. After all,
regardless of identity, strength, appearance etc, Liu Ling far exceeded him.
“Haha, it’s up to you.” Liu Ling smiled. The Little Princess’ manner of ignoring Xiao Yan caused
him to have some joy in his heart. In the Nalan clan, Grandfather Nalan valued Xiao Yan greatly,
causing Liu Ling, who had always been given great respect as a genius, to feel displeased in his
heart.
“I will go in first. Big Brother Liu Ling better not lose to me.” Little Princess saucily blinked at Liu
Ling before entering a black curtained room in a light and agile manner.
Liu Ling smiled and nodded his head. He eyed the hall that had become empty and did not delay
any longer. With a comfortable pace, he entered behind a black curtain. His leisurely manner caused
Qie Mi Er and the others on the high platform to nod their heads.
“The test question this time around is quite good. Refining medicinal ingredients is not only an
essential step in refining medicine but it also tests one’s ability to control the flame. This very small
thing should be able to roughly test out some of the abilities of these little fellows.” Eyeing the
empty large hall, Ao Tuo turned around and said with a smile toward Qie Mi Er.
Qie Mi Er smiled and nodded. He sat down on a chair by the side, lifted his teacup and took a sip.
With a smile, he said, “Next, let us see just who will be able to bring out the refined medicinal
ingredients with the highest purity.”
……
Passing through the black curtain, a small room appeared in Xiao Yan’s sight. The room was not
spacious, but it was quite elegant and tidy. Near the wall of the small room, there was a square
green stone platform. An hourglass was placed on the rock platform along with a couple of neatly
placed medicinal ingredients.
Walking to the side of the stone platform, Xiao Yan’s gaze drifted across a few pieces of black
charcoal-like medicinal ingredients. Surprise clearly flash across his eyes. He muttered softly, “It is
actually the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’ which is one of the most resistant ingredients to heat. This
thing really exhausts one’s energy during the refinement. These old fellows really don’t allow others
to have peace of mind.”
Xiao Yan shook his head and his finger rubbed gently over his storage ring. A dark red colored
medicinal cauldron appeared on the table. Xiao Yan picked up a ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’’, placed it
on his hand and kneaded it. After which, his eyebrows were pressed tightly together. He was
troubled as to whether he should use the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’…
After musing for a moment, Xiao Yan shook his head. He did not want to use his hidden card
during a test at such an early stage. If he used the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ at such an easy test, it
was undoubtedly like using a sledgehammer to slaughter a chicken.
With a gentle flick of his finger, a purple colored pill appeared between his fingers. Xiao Yan threw
it into his mouth and chewed slightly. After which, he blew out. A cluster of purple colored flame
immediately surged out and was held in Xiao Yan’s palm.
Holding this cluster of purple flame, Xiao Yan smiled gently. Since he had swallowed the ‘Purple
Flame’ back then, he was still able to control the flame with greater familiarity now. Although it
could not be compared with the high degree of control he had for the green flame, it should not be
too big of a problem to refine the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’’.
Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength was slowly extended out of his body and controlled this cluster of
purple colored flame as it was slowly poured into the cauldron. Immediately, the icy cold cauldron’s
temperature began to rise. The purple colored flame soared and writhed within it.
Xiao Yan eyed the bright purple colored flame indifferently. He waved his hand and the ‘Black Iron
Spiritual Leaf’ left his hand and was thrown into the medicinal cauldron. The purple flame leaped
onto it turbulently, wrapping it and began an intense calcining.
Xiao Yan’s ten fingers flexibly danced in front of him. A moment later, Xiao Yan. who had become
even more smooth in his control, actually gradually closed his eyes. He completely relied on his
feeling to control the burning of the flame.
During the time of refinement, the sand in the hourglass on the table was slowly descending.
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Chapter 293
Chapter 293: Put to The Test
In the quiet hall, Qie Mi Er, who was seated on the high platform, had his eyes closed as he rested.
On the table in front of him stood an hourglass with sand falling in it…
After the quiet atmosphere persisted for an unknown amount of time, Qie Mi Er was the first to
open his eyes. He glanced at the hourglass where half of its contents had fallen. He moved slightly
as he coughed gently.
As Qie Mi Er’s soft cough sounded, Ao Tuo and the others also opened their eyes. They lifted their
eyes and inspected the room before saying with a laugh, “Looks like the test this time around is
fairly difficult. Until now, no one has actually come out.”
“People with ability want to raise the degree of purity as much as possible while people with poor
ability are distressed with how to refine the ingredients during the time allocated, Therefore, it is
natural that no one has come out within this short period of time.” Qie Mi Er smiled and faintly
replied.
“Who do you think will be able to obtain the best result?” Ao Tuo nodded his head, lifted the
teacup in front of him and sipped before asking with a smile.
“It’s difficult to say…”
Qie Mi Er’s shrivelled hand gently tapped on the armrest of the chair. He mused a little before
saying, “From how I see it, Liu Ling’s chances should be the highest. He has quite good talent.
During these many years, he has also learned nearly thirty to forty percent of Gu He’s knowledge. It
is sufficient for him to be among the best of his generation.”
“Haha. Little Princess isn’t bad either. The foundation of the imperial family is extremely solid. If
someone were to say that they did not prepare some hidden cards for her this time around, none of
us would believe that person.” Ao Tuo said with a grin.
“Although that girl’s talent is quite good, she is much weaker in terms of experience when
compared to Liu Ling. If she does not use those hidden cards, she should be a little inferior to Liu
Ling. This is only the first test, therefore, it is unlikely for her to use her hidden card. Therefore, Liu
Ling has the highest chances of obtaining the best result…” When talking about his beloved disciple,
Qie Mi Er had another smile on his face as he spoke.
Ao Tuo smiled. The corner of his eyes glanced at the small room covered by a black curtain where
Xiao Yan was at. He sighed and said in his heart: “I wonder what kind of result Xiao Yan will be able
to obtain. I hope it won’t be too low. His talent is definitely not inferior to Liu Ling or the Little
Princess.
“Why? Old Ao, are you still clinging on to hope?” Although Ao Tuo’s action was subtle, it still did
not fail to escape Qie Mi Er’s notice. Immediately, the latter shook his head somewhat helplessly.
Regardless of how great Yan Xiao’s talent was, a tier two alchemist would have difficulty fighting for
victory against these tier three alchemists.
“Ke ke.” Ao Tuo laughed, but did not argue with Qie Mi Er. He slotted both his hands together and
placed them on his knee before shaking the tilted chair as he quietly waited for the results of the
test.
Seeing Ao Tuo’s silence, Qie Mi Er also did not say anything else. He sighed softly before turning
his gaze once again to the empty hall. His heart slowly counted the drops of sand marking the time.
……
When the sand in the hourglass fell until only a quarter remained, a black curtain moved abruptly.
Immediately, the few gazes on the high platform were instantly shot over and stared intently at that
black curtain.
A hand was extended out of the black curtain and pulled it aside. With a feminine smile, a
handsome young man slowly walked out…

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 “It is indeed him…” Eyeing the young man with a tall and straight figure, Ao Tuo and the others
were momentarily blank. They exchanged glances with Qie Mi Er before sighing and shaking their
heads immediately. The disciple taught by Gu He did indeed have some skills.
Liu Ling strode out from behind the black curtain. After which, he stopped at the middle of the
hall and smiled at Qie Mi Er and the others on the high platform. He then bowed elegantly in an
extremely gentlemanly fashion.
Not long after Liu Ling came out, an ethereal figure swiftly leaped out from behind a black
curtain. When she saw Liu Ling who was already standing in the middle of the hall, a
disappointment immediately appeared on her exquisite face. She slowly walked to the middle of the
hall and tooted as she said, “Big Brother Liu, I didn’t expect that you would be so fast.”
“Hehe, Little Princess, you aren’t slow either.” Liu Ling smiled and said.
“Hmm. Although you are faster than me, your medicinal ingredients may not be as pure as mine!”
Little Princess softly snorted and said as she waved her snow-white fist.
Liu Ling nodded his head and smiled without speaking.
A short two to three minutes after Little Princess came out, the quiet black curtain were
immediately opened one after another, as though a chain reaction had occurred. Numerous human
figures came out from within them and finally stood in the hall.
The first thirteen people who had came out from the black curtain all had a tier three alchemist
badge on their chest. Clearly, in terms of refining, they far surpassed those tier two alchemists.
After these thirteen people appeared, the black curtain ceased moving. Only ten minutes later
were there people who came out one after another from behind the black curtain. All of these
people, without exception, were tier two alchemists.
When these tier two alchemist who came out saw those thirteen tier three alchemists who stood
with their chests puffed out and their heads held high in the middle of the hall, they smiled bitterly
and shook their heads. Immediately, they appeared somewhat dejected as they stood at the rear.
Clearly, after this initial test, they roughly knew their distance from these seeded competitors.
As the black curtains repeatedly moved, the sand in the hourglass was pouring to the point where
it was about to become empty. However, Ao Tuo’s eyebrows were tightly pressed together. This was
because until now, Xiao Yan had yet to appear…
“What is this little fellow doing? Don’t tell me that he has not completed the refinement?
Impossible. With his ability, even if he cannot catch up with the top competitors like Liu Ling, he
shouldn’t be left behind to such an extent.” Ao Tuo’s hand held the armrest as he muttered
somewhat anxiously in his heart.
“Ah…” By one side, Qie Mi Er saw his anxious old friend and could not help but sigh. He patted his
friend’s back in consolation.
Standing at the first spot in the crowd, Liu Ling’s face carried a faint smile as he looked around
the hall. When he did not spot Xiao Yan’s figure, a cold laughter and ridicule immediately surged
from the deep regions of his eyes.
As time flowed by, the empty large hall once again became filled. However, everyone remained
quiet. Numerous gazes spontaneously paused at the black curtain where Xiao Yan had entered. At
this moment, of all the competitors, only Xiao Yan had yet to come out…
The sand in the hourglass came splashing downward. Ao Tuo’s eyebrows were pressed together
until it almost formed a line…
“Hei, Big Brother Liu, is that your friend? His appearance is quite poor.” Eyeing the strange
expression Ao Tuo on the high platform, Little Princess turned her head and laughed softly to Liu
Ling.
“Haha, Little Princess is joking. He and I have only met a few times. We are far from what is
considered as friends.” Liu Ling laughed gently.
“That’s true. With your ability and pride, it appears that you have never befriended those who
don’t have any potential.” Little Princess smiled. Her words were extremely sharp. Having come
from the imperial family where people schemed and fought each other, she thought that only those
who had ability that she could treat seriously were qualified to be viewed as a friend. An ordinary
tier two alchemist did not have the ability for her to lower herself.
Liu Ling smiled and nodded his head. His gaze once again glanced at the black curtain which still
did not have any moment. With a mocking laughter, he finally ceased continuing to pay attention
and turned his gaze away.
On the high platform, the sand within the hourglass had already completely fallen. Therefore, Qie
Mi Er helplessly shook his head. He did not expect that the competitor recommended by Ao Tuo was
so incompetent that he would actually fail to pass the initial test. He sighed, stood up, wanting to
announce that the refinement was over.
Ao Tuo by the side had also sensed Qie Mi Er’s action. His expression became slightly bitter but
he did not have any method to stop him. Shaking his head dispiritedly, he leaned back on the chair
and let out a long breath.
“Alright everyone. I’ll announce that the time…”
“I’m sorry that I’m late…”
Just as Qie Mi Er was about to announce the end of the refinement, a calm voice was suddenly
emitted from behind that black curtain. Immediately, a black figure pulled aside the black curtain
and slowly walked out with a calm face. He looked at the stunned face Qie Mi Er wore and bowed
slightly.
“Hu…” Hearing this calm voice, Ao Tuo abruptly lowered his head. He stared intently at Xiao Yan
who seemed somewhat hurried as he walked out from behind the black curtain. However, the large
stone hanging in his heart finally fell.
“Tsk tsk, I did not expect that he could rush it out during this last bit of time. How lucky. But a
medicinal ingredient that was hastily rushed would likely not be very good.” Little Princess watched
Xiao Yan who had just came out with interest and softly said.
“He will be eliminated if he isn’t good. That’s something very common. The Grand Meeting is
short of almost everything but it is not short of competitors…” Liu Ling narrowed his eyes as he
glanced at Xiao Yan and laughed faintly.
Standing on the high platform, Qie Mi Er eyed Xiao Yan who had finally appeared. He then tilted
his head and watched Ao Tuo who had sighed in relief. In his heart, he quietly said, “Ah, although he
managed to rush it out, but seeing that he barely made it, it is likely the result will not be too ideal.
What a pity… Poor Old Ao…”
Turning his head around, Qie Mi Er clapped his heads and pulled back all the strange gazes that
were staring at Xiao Yan. He softly coughed before saying in a deep voice, “Since everyone has
punctually come out, then we shall begin preparing for the next section of the test.”
As he said, Qie Mi Er took a few steps forward and lifted a black cloth that was located on the
platform. Instantly, he revealed a precision machinery that had a flickering glow.
“This is a purity measuring instrument which was built by some famous blacksmith who our
alchemist association had hired. It is able to accurately test the purity of the ingredients that you
have refined.” Qie Mi Er rubbed the dark black machine, pointed at a groove and said, “This is the
place for you to put the ingredients to be measured.” After saying this, he pointed to a screen. Some
character were repeatedly flashing on it. “This spot will reveal the degree of purity. It is out of 10
points. Ten points is the highest, while one point is the lowest. You need four points to pass.”
“Alright. Now, all of you will put the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’ that you have refined into it.
Remember, before you put it in, it would be best if you tell us how many times you refined it…”
Each time that a medicinal ingredient was refined, the difficulty of doing it would be a few times
harder than the last time. For example, even with Qie Mi Er’s strength, he would at most be able to
refine this ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’ repeatedly for ten times. If he did any more than that he would
be wasting his effort without gaining any benefits.
“Let’s begin!”
Qie Mi Er clapped his hand softly. The group of tier four alchemists stood up from their chairs and
came to the front of the examination instrument. They appeared somewhat curious as they waited
for the unveiling of the results.
As Qie Mi Er’s words fell, everyone in the hall glanced at each other. Finally, a tier three alchemist
who was near the front of the queue walked forward and took out a jade bottle that stored the ‘Black
Iron Spiritual Leaf’ from his storage ring. After which, he placed it into the groove. He faced Qie Mi
Er and the others on top and said respectfully, “Deputy chairman sir, with my ability, I can only
refine the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’ three times.”
Qie Mi Er nodded slightly. Being able to perform three effective refinements on the ‘Black Iron
Spiritual Leaf’ could be considered a result that was not bad. According to his estimation, the purity
that this young man’s refinement had reached should be around five points or so.
As Qie Mi Er had expected, after the machine flickered a couple of times, the monitor immediately
revealed a large ‘Five’.
“Five points. You pass the test. Congratulations.” Seeing the blood red word, Qie Mi Er nodded
and laughed.
“Next…”
 “Four points… pass.”
A tier two alchemist was pushed forward and swiftly prepared everything. A moment later, the
word ‘four’ that was flashed on the monitor caused him to rejoice as he exhaled. After which, he
patted his chest and moved to one side.
“Next…”
“Five points, pass.”
“Next…”
“Three points, fail.”
After a few people who had passed, there was finally an unlucky tier two alchemist who stepped
back with a defeated expression.
As the time for the examination flowed by, Liu Ling finally moved leisurely to the side of the
examination machine under the focus of everyone. After which, he took out a jade bottle from his
storage ring and carefully placed it into the groove. He lifted his head and said and smiled to Qie Mi
Er. “I have limited ability. I can only refine it six times.”
Once Liu Ling’s words left his mouth, everyone in the room was immediately stunned. At that
moment they were in an uproar. Not only the people below, but also Qie Mi Er and the others could
not help but exchange astonished gazes. Being able to refine the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’ five
times would at least require the ability of a peak level tier three alchemist.
TL: peak level tier three alchemist – the highest level within tier three. If one advanced further, one
would reach tier four.
Qie Mi Er softly sighed. His gaze shifted to the monitor. There, the glow flickered for some time
before a large ‘Seven’ slowly appeared…
“Seven points. Congratulations… you have passed.” Qie Mi Er exhaled gently as he smiled and
said.
Liu Ling smiled and moved his lofty body to one side. Off and on, his gaze would drift toward the
furthest person in back where Xiao Yan rested with his eyes closed.
With the climax created by Liu Ling, the rest that followed behind undoubtedly appeared
extremely ordinary. The people who were only able to refine it two or three times came one after
another. They were unable to hook onto the heart of Qie Mi Er and the others.
The dullness carried on until it was Little Princess’s turn where it was finally broken. This young
lady who was quite young was actually able to refine the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’ five times.
However, due to some issues as a result of her inexperience, the grade she obtained was worse than
Liu Ling by 0.5 points.
After Little Princess, there were a few seeded competitors with abilities that were quite good and
managed to achieve six points each. However, when these people were compared to Liu Ling, they
undoubtedly fared a little poorer. Looking at this situation, the person with the best result would
definitely be Liu Ling.
As the candidates went over one after another, the middle of the large hall once again began to
gradually become empty. A moment later, only Xiao Yan was left standing alone in the middle.
“Yan Xiao, it’s your turn…” Seeing Xiao Yan, who had his eyes closed as though he was sleeping,
Qie Mi Er helplessly opened his mouth and hastened him.
Hearing the urging voice, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes. He lazily scanned around him before
finally stopping on Liu Ling who was smiling as he looked at him. Xiao Yan smiled faintly. After
which, he threw a comforting gaze toward the anxious faced Ao Tuo.
Xiao Yan climbed up a few stairs with wide steps before stopping at the side of the examination
machine. He took out the jade bottle that contained the powder refined from the ‘Black Iron
Spiritual Leaf’. After which, he randomly threw it into the groove under Qie Mi Er and the others
speechless gaze.
“Little Fellow. How many times did you refine this ingredient?” Seeing that Xiao Yan, who had his
head lowered, did not have any intention of opening his mouth to speak, Qie Mi Er could only take
the initiative to inquire.
“How many times?” Xiao Yan frowned slightly and hesitated for a moment. He then said
uncertainly, “It seems like… eight times.”
Silence.
The large hall became as silent as death at this moment.
“Hmph. Foolish fellow. Does he think that such words can be randomly reported?” Being similarly
violently choked by these words of Xiao Yan, Little Princess finally could not help but coldly mock.
She did not believe that a tier two alchemist would actually have the ability to refine the ‘Black Iron
Spiritual Leaf’ eight times.
However, before the cold smile on Little Princess’s pretty face could completely disappear, it
abruptly stiffened at the next moment. This was because, a bright red large ‘Nine’ had slowly
surfaced on the monitor of the examination machine.
“Nine points…”
As they saw the bright red large number, Qie Mi Er suddenly felt that his heart had instantly
shrunk tightly…

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Chapter 294
Chapter 294: The Finish
Silence.
A silence like that of death. The originally lively hall had in an instant become totally quiet. The
flickering bright red glow on the examination machine flashed on the faces of everyone, imprinting a
comical dullness.
Ao Tuo watched the flickering monitor with a stunned expression. His heart, which felt a little
helpless at Xiao Yan’s earlier performance appeared to have undergone a drastic change. Having the
ability to refine the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’ for eight times was something that could be
comparable to some alchemists who had just entered tier four. It should be known that with Ao
Tuo’s flame controlling ability, he could only refine the ingredient nine times…
TL: Peak of tier three -> Start of tier four = large jump like Dou Shi to Da Dou Shi
However, Xiao Yan was actually able to achieve this stage at such an age. He was afraid that this
training talent could only use one word to be described: Monstrous!
Ao Tuo had never underestimated Xiao Yan’s talent for refining pills. However, Xiao Yan’s
performance had still let him understand that his high regard for Xiao Yan was still low…
“It appears that this fellow already possesses the ability to take the test for a tier three alchemist.
Ah, he hides it really deep, causing my old self to be so alarmed…” Ao Tuo muttered in his heart. He
eyed the calm face of the young man in front of him and shook his head with a bitter smile.
Within the large hall, the silent atmosphere persisted for a long time before it finally and gradually
eased up. Numerous different gazes that contained respect, curiosity, envy, etc, were repeatedly
shot at the skinny back. Currently, there was not a single person who dared to display the kind of
eyes they used when Xiao Yan had entered some time ago.
The Little Princess bit her red lips while the shock in her eyes was slowly withdrawn. Her gaze
swept over Xiao Yan. When she recalled her attitude from before, some helplessness and anger
flashed across her eyes. “This fellow purposefully hid his strength to let people look down on him. Is
he a masochist?”
Of course, with the ability that Xiao Yan had currently displayed, Little Princess could naturally
only say these words in her heart. She clearly understood that with her earlier attitude, she had
definitely caused Xiao Yan to feel some dislike for her in his heart. Therefore, she did not choose to
immediately step forward to apologize and curry favor. Although Xiao Yan may be an outstanding
seeded competitor who had strength, it was not sufficient for her, as the little princess of the
imperial family, to humbly try to befriend him… However, honestly speaking, losing the chance to
cross arms with such an outstanding person caused Little Princess to feel a little bitter in her heart.
While Little Princess was quietly thinking to herself, the handsome face of Liu Ling by her side
alternated between being dark and clear. His eyes stared at the flickering red colored score. Seeing
his manner, it appeared that he was highly doubtful of the authenticity of the examination machine.
Nine points. Heavens! That was higher than him by a full two points! This was something that the
proud boned Liu Ling had some difficulty accepting.
Everyone in the hall had different expressions under this shocking results and they were all
extremely interested now.
Qie Mi Er coughed gently and woke up everyone from their dull state. His eyes gave a complicated
look as he eyed the young man with an ordinary appearance. A long while later, he sighed and said,
“Ah, it looks like I am really old. I nearly… but young friend Yan Xiao hides his ability really deeply.
With this ability of yours, the tier two badge on your chest is somewhat incomparable with your
status.”
Aft

er this somewhat terrifying grade of Xiao Yan, the manner in which Qie Mi Er used to address him
also began to have some changes. Regardless of Xiao Yan’s actual strength, just this display of
ingredient refinement was something that an ordinary alchemist could not do. Moreover, Xiao Yan’s
current age and potential was the true reason for Qie Mi Er to really view him seriously. At around
the age of twenty, he was able to refine the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’ eight times. It was likely that
even Gu He back then could not do such a thing?
And… most importantly, just what kind of strength did the teacher behind Xiao Yan had if he was
able to teach such an outstanding student?
Clearly sensing some faint attitude change in the other party’s tone, Xiao Yan calmly smiled.
“Deputy Chairman must be joking. I am only a little good at controlling flame. The others are not
worth mentioning.”
After this test which had shocked the entire place, Qie Mi Er would naturally no longer believe
such words from Xiao Yan. He smiled with assent, merely thinking that Xiao Yan was just trying to
continue hiding his ability.
“Old Ao, you have very good vision…” Qie Mi Er turned his head around and patted the shoulders
of Ao Tuo who had recovered from his shock as he said with a smile.
“This has also far exceeded my expectation. I did not expect that in merely a year, this little fellow
had improved to such a stage. Back then, when he was taking the test for a tier two alchemist in my
association, he was very far from what he is now. This improvement speed really leaves one
speechless.” Although Ao Tuo felt very good because of those old envious gazes around him, he still
smiled bitterly and shook his head before sighing.
“Forget it. Let’s not bother about this now. We should first announce the results of the test.” Ao
Tuo rubbed his white beard. He saw Xiao Yan’s calm face and did not continue to be entangled by
this issue. Instead, he voiced a reminder.
“Do we still need to announce it? Yan Xiao’s grade is the best. Liu Ling is second, followed by Yue-
er. Other than those people who did not met the requirement, the rest can be considered to have
passed.” Qie Mi Er smiled, immediately turned around and faced Xiao Yan and his competitors. He
said seriously, “I would first like to congratulate those who have passed the association’s internal
test. Tomorrow will be the time when the test starts… all of you should be clear that in such a grand
meeting, there will be some outstanding alchemists from other countries beside the alchemists from
our country participating. Similarly, their ability cannot be underestimated. All of you should do your
utmost best to suppress them. Otherwise, if the alchemists from another country were to take the
champion of our empire’s grand competition. It would really be embarrassing…”
“Yes!”
Being placed with this large hat of bringing honor to the country, some of the young men who had
not yet seen the world immediately felt their blood boil. An excited orderly response echoed
throughout the entire hall.
With both hands lazily inserted in his sleeves, Xiao Yan indifferently watched some of the young
people around him whose emotions had soared. Other than Liu Ling and few others, most of the
alchemists had varying degrees of excited redness on their faces.
The corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes glanced at Liu Ling’s somewhat gloomy face. The corner of his
mouth was lifted. Clearly, this guy was still bearing a grudge over having lost to him in the test.
Xiao Yan’s finger randomly flicked in his sleeves. This passionate speech of Qie Mi Er did not have
the slightest effect on Xiao Yan. Although his current age ought to be when young people were
extremely frivolous, it appeared to be very difficult to find such a thing on Xiao Yan…
Were it not for him having some interest in the reward for the champion spot, it was likely that
Xiao Yan would not participate in such a Grand Meeting. Rudely speaking, it was none of his
concern whether it was a competitor from other countries or this empire became the champion.
Standing on the high platform, Qie Mi Er slowly swept over the competitors below whose
enthusiasm had soared. When his gaze was shifted to Xiao Yan, he was momentarily stunned.
Immediately, his eyes narrowed. The value he attached to Xiao Yan in his heart had also become
much greater.
“This little fellow is really not simple…”
If it was someone much older who possessed such a calm manner, Qie Mi Er would not feel
anything inappropriate. However, a person around twenty years old ought to be at the stage where
one was a wildly arrogant and an uncontrolled young man. However, Xiao Yan had a mental strength
like an old man who had experienced worldly affairs for a long time. This could not help, but cause
people to treat him with great attention.
From how Qie Mi Er saw it, Xiao Yan already possessed some ability and his character had far
exceeded the basic requirement. He had already met the two most important conditions to become a
strong person. Him growing stronger was only a matter of time.
“Once I return, I must definitely let Ao Tuo tell us more about Yan Xiao’s background. If things are
done appropriately, this little fellow may well be another Pill-King Gu He. He might even… have the
possibility to exceed him.” Qie Mi Er muttered softly in his heart.
 “If he really does possess this potential, we must definitely not let such a talent fall into the Misty
Cloud Sect or those other strength’s hands this time around…”
As he thought in this manner within his heart, Qie Mi Er no longer procrastinated. He waved his
hand and smiled as he said to everyone, “Haha, alright. The test is over. Everyone please take your
leave. Remember the starting time of the Grand Meeting tomorrow. Do not be late because of
anything!”
Hearing this, everyone in the hall faced the group of association elders on the high platform. They
bowed before scattering.
“Ke ke, Mister Yan Xiao. I did not expect that you would have your skills hidden so well. Liu Ling
really admires you.” Just as Xiao Yan wanted to follow the large human crowd to leave the hall, a
laughter caused him to knit his eyebrow together slightly and pause his footsteps.
He tilted his head to see that smiling Liu Ling and said faintly, “I was just lucky. There isn’t any
hiding of skills.”
“Mister Yan Xiao still keeps such a low profile. Ke ke, I think that you should have used the
‘Heavenly Flame’ during the test, right?” Liu Ling laughed. Although the truth was in front of him,
he still did not quite believe that Xiao Yan completely used his own strength to obtain such a result.
Recalling the matter about the ‘Heavenly Flame’ back then, he became much more relieved. From
how he saw it, Xiao Yan should have used the ‘Heavenly Flame’ during this test in order to obtain
such an outstanding result. If it was like this, he should be about the same as Xiao Yan if he used his
hidden card.
When a person who had always been called a genius all the time suddenly met a person of similar
age who actually far surpassed him, he would find many different excuses in order to put up a
facade that this new person was really just like anyone else. This was all in order to show that he
was not weaker than the other person.
Xiao Yan glanced at this handsome young man who was naturally blessed with good looks. He
naturally knew the meaning contained in the other person’s words. Immediately, he smiled in a
somewhat ridiculing manner as he said softly, “Mister Liu Ling. Just treat whatever you say as
correct. I don’t have any opinions…”
Xiao Yan did not have any intention to argue with Liu Ling. This was because he thought this was
extremely silly. Since the other party was willing to believe his own wild imagination, he would just
leave him be. The final truth would give him a few violent tight slaps. Saying anything to him now
would only cause him to think that Xiao Yan was acting. Since it was so, what else could Xiao Yan
say?
After saying the sentence, the corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth contained a mocking smile as he directly
walked out of the door under the presence of Liu Ling’s cold gaze. After which, he disappeared from
Liu Ling’s sight.
With a gaze that contained a coldness, Liu Ling stared at Xiao Yan’s disappearing back. He pursed
up his lips into a thin line. Clenching his fist, he softly and coldly laughed, “What is there to be
proud of? The competition in the Grand Meeting does not merely test how to refine the ingredients.
Wait until the Grand Meeting. I will let you know that other than the ‘Heavenly Flame’, everything
else about you is basically worthless!”

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Chapter 295
Chapter 295: Black Horse
As Xiao Yan walked out of the test ground, Ao Tuo caught up with him from behind and walked
side by side with Xiao Yan. Occasionally, Ao Tuo would tilt his head and glance at the calm faced
young man who was smiling. His gaze was somewhat strange.
“Why do you keep staring at me?” After walking for some distance, Xiao Yan could not endure Ao
Tuo’s gaze. Finally, he helplessly shook his head and asked.
“Ke ke, I am just trying to figure out how many things you, little fellow, are hiding. You are actually
able to cause everyone to be so shocked…” Ao Tuo said with a smile.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan could only helplessly shrug his shoulders.
“With your performance being so eye catching this time around, I think that old fellow, Qi Mi Er,
will definitely come to me to inquire about your background pretty soon. Although he does not know
your actual ability, just being able to refine the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’ eight times when you are
only around twenty years old is something that could be counted with one hand since the association
was founded.” Ao Tuo said.
“I know…” As Xiao Yan slowly walked, he nodded his head. During the refining of the ‘Black Iron
Spiritual Leaf’, he had also considered all of this. However, the Grand Meeting was about to begin.
Revealing his ability was something that had to be done sooner or later. Therefore, there was no
necessity to purposefully perform poorly here. Although keeping a low profile was good, if it was
overdone, the disdain and the mocking gazes really caused Xiao Yan to feel entangled and helpless.
“I will have to trouble Grandmaster Ao Tuo to help me keep anything related to my identity a
secret.” Xiao Yan pursed up his lips and softly said, “Due to some issues, if my identity is exposed, it
is very likely that I would be unable to participate in this Grand Meeting. Therefore, I would like
Grandmaster to try your best to help me.”
Hearing the serious consequence that Xiao Yan had mentioned, Ao Tuo was at a loss. He
immediately knit his eyebrows tightly together. If Xiao Yan were to withdraw from the competition,
it would result in the Black Rock City’s Alchemist Association losing a chance to obtain a good
result. This threat had a very significant weight toward Ao Tuo who had not had any great
contributions ever since he came into his position.
Ao Tuo frowned tightly and mused for a long while before nodding his head. He smiled bitterly and
said, “Alright. I will try my best to help you keep it a secret. It is good that the member information
has yet to be submitted. I can still change it.”
“Ke ke, then thank you very much, Grandmaster Ao Tuo.” Hearing his words, Xiao Yan sighed in
relief and replied along with a smile.
“There’s no choice. I don’t want the competitor that I had a difficult time finding to just run away.”
Ao Tuo helplessly said.
Xiao Yan smiled. He was about to say something when Frank’s clear laughter suddenly sounded in
front of them, “Hey, Old Ao. How was it? Has the test ended? How did the little fellow do?”
Currently, Xiao Yan and Ao Tuo had already walked out of the corridor. Since this was an
intersection, the human flow here was quite significant. When they heard Frank’s laughter, there
were quite a number of curious people who immediately slowed their footsteps and threw their
gazes at Xiao Yan, who was walking together with Ao Tuo. As the test before was an internal one,
these alchemists did not know the exact results of the competition. However, they were able to know
that the people who were able to participate in that internal test were mostly seeded competitors in
this Grand Meeting and their abilities were extraordinary.
Hearing th

e laughter, Xiao Yan raised his head and eyed Frank who was striding over with a smile. Following
beside him was the icy looking Xue Mei, who was wearing a silver colored dress and Ling Fei. At the
moment, their gazes were a little curious as they too, shot them toward Xiao Yan. Clearly, they were
very curious as to what kind of result Xiao Yan was able to obtain at a test of this level.
“It’s alright. I have barely managed to pass…” Seeing the three people who had arrived in front of
him, Xiao Yan smiled and said.
Hearing this, Ao Tuo at the side rolled his eyes. If this kind of result was considered just passable,
then wouldn’t the rest of the people fail?
“Haha, you passed? That’s good. I was originally still a little worried. After all, those fellows who
participate in the internal test aren’t ordinary people.” Frank said with another smile.
“Hey, you. This time around, you are representing our Black Rock City. Although I don’t expect you
to surpass the geniuses around Liu Ling’s level, you need to at least get into the top ten for this kind
of internal test in order for you to gain the possibility of attaining a good result at the Grand
Meeting. Just simply passable is inadequate…” Ling Fei muttered. Clearly, she thought the passable
that Xiao Yan had mentioned would be the kind that barely met the grade needed to pass.
“Liu Ling may be a genius, but he is after all the disciple of the Pill-King. Moreover, he is a little
older than Xiao… Yan Xiao. Having received such a result is already quite good. At the very least, we
don’t even have the qualification to obtain this kind of result.” It appeared that because Xiao Yan
helped put in some good words on her behalf on the matter of the ‘Peach Blossom Flame’ the last
time around, Xue Mei glanced at Ling Fei and said faintly, “I know that you hero worship that Liu
Ling, but Yan Xiao is someone from our side. If he loses, our Black Rock City’s reputation will
suffer.”
“I have only said this because he is the representative from our Black Rock City… and did not say
much about him… what does this have to do with Liu Ling?” Ling Fei said resentfully.
“Oh, alright. The both of you should quiet down.” Seeing this pair of enemies, Ao Tuo helplessly
shook his head. He faced Frank and said with a grin, “When you hear what happened, you will likely
be shocked until your jaws drop.”
“Oh? What happened?” Frank was stunned as he uncertainly asked.
Ao Tuo silently smiled. He was about to open his mouth when a commotion occurred in the
corridor behind him. They turned around to take a look. It appeared that the commotion was caused
by the competitors that were participating in the test who had successively come out. The two
people right at the front were coincidentally the Little Princess and the somewhat gloomy faced Liu
Ling.
“Is that Liu Ling? Pill-King Grandmaster Gu He’s disciple? His presence is indeed extraordinary.”
“He’s a tier three alchemist at such a young age. Ah, he really causes people…”
“I think that the one with the best result for the test would undoubtedly be him.”
“He does have such a good teacher… There’s no point being envious over it.” Eyeing the group of
people that had walked out from the corridor, the surrounding people immediately began to engage
in their private conversations.
Xiao Yan tilted his head and eyed Liu Ling, who was walking over. He smiled.
Walking out of the corridor with a gloomy face, Liu Ling spotted the familiar back with one glance.
The corner of his mouth twitched a little. He then inhaled a deep breath of air. Instantly, the
emotions on his face swiftly disappeared. Replacing it was that feminine smile.
“Mister Yan Xiao congratulations.” Liu Ling walked forward. He first bowed and greeted Ao Tuo
and Frank before turning his head to speak to Xiao Yan, with a smile plastered on his face.
Xiao Yan shook his head. “I was lucky.”
“I still have something to do and it is not convenient for me to converse any longer, Mister Yan
Xiao, let us meet at the Grand Meeting tomorrow.” Liu Ling clearly was not in the mood to chat now.
After he greeted them, he lifted his feet and quickly moved passed Xiao Yan’s group. After which, he
passed through the crowd and disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“Mister Yan Xiao.” After following Liu Ling and taking a few steps forward, Little Princess
suddenly paused. She hesitated a moment before turning around and said with a smile to Xiao Yan,
“There is a gathering tonight where many alchemists will be attending, You…”
“Hehe, I’m sorry. I still have something to do tonight and I’m afraid I won’t have the time…” Xiao
Yan was a little stunned at this olive branch that the Little Princess suddenly extended toward him.
He immediately understood the true reasoning, shook his head and smiled as he replied.
Xiao Yan’s rejection was not beyond Little Princess’s expectations. Her lips moved a little. After
staring at Xiao Yan for a moment, she finally said with another smile, “Since it’s like this, then I will
not force you. In the future, if Mister Yan Xiao needs any help, you can come and look for me.
Goodbye.”
Xiao Yan pursed up his lips as he eyed the Little Princess who slowly disappeared from the edge of
his sight. He recalled her attitude toward him before the test and took a look at the situation again.
He could not help but smile bitterly as he said in his heart, “She is indeed a person from the
imperial family. In her eyes, the difference between someone useful and someone who is not actually
makes such a big difference in treatment.
After watching Liu Ling disappear, Ling Fei, who still had stars in her pupils, finally turned
around. She eyed Xiao Yan and asked doubtfully, “That’s right? Why did he congratulate you just
now?”
“It’s nothing.”
Xiao Yan smiled. He did not think that winning over Liu Ling was something very great. Although
he was Gu He’s disciple, but to Xiao Yan, who had once dared to treat Gu He and Queen Medusa as
fish and pearl while he acted as a fisherman, this little fame did not cause him to feel the slightest
awe.
TL: Take advantage of Gu He and Queen Medusa’s fight to benefit
“Everyone, I also have some things to do. I will take my leave first. Let’s meet again at tomorrow’s
Grand Meeting.” Without giving Ling Fei a chance to continue to inquire further, Xiao Yan smiled at
Ao Tuo and the others. He cupped his hands together before swiftly walking out of the association.
“The internal test just now was to refine the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’.” Watching Xiao Yan’s
hurrying back, Ao Tuo touched his white beard and suddenly said a moment later.
“Refining the ‘Black Iron Spiritual Leaf’? That seems quite difficult. That thing is almost the
hardest ingredient among the middle grade ingredients to refine. With my current ability, I would at
most be able to refine it eight or nine times.” Hearing his words, Frank was surprised as he turned
his head and replied.
“Haha, that’s right.” Ao Tuo smiled and nodded his head. He faced the spot where Liu Ling
disappeared and fondled his chin. “That Little Fellow refined it six times.”
“Six times?” Hearing Ao Tuo’s words, Frank’s face was immediately filled with shock. He clicked
his tongue and praised, “How incredible. At such an age, he was actually able to achieve that many
refinements. He really is worthy of being Gu He’s disciple.”
“That thing… I seem to be only able to refine two times. Ling Fei is around the same as me. That
Liu Ling’s talent is really extraordinary.” Xue Mei at the side sighed gently as she said.
“Hee hee. That is only natural. The most outstanding person among the Jia Ma Empire’s younger
generation alchemists is undoubtedly no one but him.” Ling Fei smiled and said. Seeing her manner,
it appeared that she was really worshipped Liu Ling.
“Ke ke, that may not necessarily be true.”
Ao Tuo smiled and shook his head. Seeing Ling Fei’s angry eyes staring at him, he said with a grin,
“Although Liu Ling is extremely outstanding, Yan Xiao is not any worse compared to him. In the test
just now, Liu Ling refined six times while Yan Xiao did it eight times!”
These words of Ao Tuo were undoubtedly like a thunderbolt, causing Frank’s expression to
instantly stiffen. Eight times? That was an extent that required a tier four alchemist in order to
achieve. Yet Xiao Yan, as a tier two alchemist, was actually able to achieve this? How was this
possible?
“Teac… Teacher, you… you are joking right?” Ling Fei recovered from her shock as she awkwardly
said. She had great difficulty believing that Xiao Yan was actually, ridiculously stronger than Liu
Ling.
On one side, Xue Mei also widened her red lips. Her icy expression was at the moment, somewhat
shocked. Although she had never underestimated Xiao Yan, she had never thought that he would be
able to attain such an eye catching result.
“Old Ao. Is what you said true?” Fu Lan Ke stared at Ao Tuo intently. His face revealed an
unrestrained joy. The more outstanding Xiao Yan’s performance was, the greater the benefit to the
Black Rock City’s branch.
“This little fellow hides his ability absurdly deep. Suddenly, I have began to anticipate the Grand
Meeting this time around.” Ao Tuo smiled as he eyed the spot where Xiao Yan had disappeared from.
He said, “During this Grand Meeting, Yan Xiao may well be the largest black horse!”

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Chapter 296
Chapter 296: Gathering
After walking out from the alchemist association, Xiao Yan returned directly to the inn where he
was staying at. He rested a couple of hours in the inn until he had recovered to his peak before he
left the inn. He then walked to the Nalan clan to begin today’s poison removing session.
Although he knew that the ‘Searing Poison’ within his body would become denser each time he
helped Nalan Jie remove the poison, Xiao Yan could only continue in this manner in order to get the
powerful energy contained in the ‘Searing Poison’ and the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’.
However, regardless of how abnormal the ‘Searing Poison’ was, he was not extremely concerned.
After all, with the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ protecting his body, Xiao Yan believed that he could
contend with the ‘Searing Poison’ even if it erupted inside him.
After these few days where Nalan Jie and Nalan Su, personally saw him off, the entire Nalan clan
had all come to know Xiao Yan as a young man with a cold expression. Therefore, when they saw his
figure, not only did they not step forward to block him, they also respectfully bowed and greeted
him when he passed by.
Currently, the sky had already turned dark. However, the Nalan clan remained brightly lit. The
members of the clan came and went on the paths, much like a marketplace.
Xiao Yan walked past a couple of small paths with great familiarity and the spacious large hall of
the Nalan clan once again appeared in his sight. He slowly walked closer. Waves of noisy laughter
that were mixed with some melodies were emitted from the hall. This caused Xiao Yan, who liked
serenity to frown slightly.
Slowly walking into the hall, Xiao Yan lifted his eyes and glanced around. He saw that there were
quite a number of people sitting within. They were smiling and conversing with each other, as if it
was a fun gathering.
Standing by the door, Xiao Yan’s gaze swept through the interior of the hall and was somewhat
surprised to find that not only Liu Ling and Little Princess were present, but even Ya Fei was among
them. The current her was wearing a red colored tight dress. A snow white fur coat covered her
shoulders, adding a little grace and luxury to her appearance. Her beautiful and enchanting curves
caused quite a number of men’s gazes to secretly shoot over to her.
“Looks like I came at an inappropriate time…”
Eyeing this lively hall, Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head. He was just about to turn around and
return when a female’s gentle voice suddenly sounded from his side, “Mister Yan Xiao, since you are
here, why don’t you come in and rest for a while.”
Hearing the voice, Xiao Yan tilted his head and eyed the delicate beauty standing beside a pillar.
His indifferent face involuntarily became a little warmer. However, following closely after that, his
face once again recovered its indifferentness as he said, “There’s no need. Nalan xiao-jie, I like
silence and really don’t enjoy these kinds of scenes.”
The beauty that appeared beside the pillar was naturally the most precious person of the Nalan
clan, Nalan Yanran. She was currently standing prettily by the pillar. Her exquisite and peerless face
contained a gentle smile. The wide sleeves, moon colored clothes that only a member of the Misty
Cloud Sect could wear, occasionally revealed the graceful curves underneath. When comparing her
figure, she did not appear to be any worse that Ya Fei. However, their auras were completely
different.
Seeing the current Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan could not help but admit that during these three years,
she had indeed changed from that spoiled youth back then to the current matured lady who had a
refined presence. For such a lady, it would not be strange if one said th

at she was courted by all the men within thousands of kilometers.

However, regardless of how Nalan Yanran changed, the one that was imprinted in Xiao Yan’s mind
like a brand was always that spoiled girl who had forcefully broke the engagement in the Xiao clan,
making things difficult for his father back then. Therefore, it had been difficult for Xiao Yan to
display any nice expressions toward her.
 “Mister Yan Xiao, I heard that during the Alchemist Association’s internal test this time around
your results were quite good.” Nalan Yanran had been seeing Xiao Yan’s icy face whenever they met
during these couple of days. Therefore, Nalan Yanran did not withdraw because of his current
expression. She slowly walked forward and said with a smile, “Congratulations.”
As he sniffed the fragrance that shrouded around him, Xiao Yan’s footsteps moved toward the
other side without anyone noticing. Xiao Yan did not feel that it was strange for her to know about
the result of the Alchemist Association’s internal test. With the Nalan clan’s strength in the Jia Ma
Empire, it was not difficult to know about this little bit of information. Moreover, in order to please
her, what would that Liu Ling not say…
“Luck” Xiao Yan said, shaking his head faintly. He spoke as if he cherished each word like precious
gold, only spending a little at a time. His gaze did not even turn to Nalan Yanran as he spoke; he
remained in silence.
This indifferentness of Xiao Yan that isolated people far away from him caused Nalan Yanran to
feel a little headache. In so many years, the young man in front of her was the first male to treat her
so coldly. She smiled bitterly and shook her head, intending to cease speaking. However, she was
about to step away when a numb gentle laughter that could cause men to feel their legs grow weak
suddenly sounded behind them.
“Hehe, Nalan xiao-jie, there are many people waiting for you inside. Yet you are leisurely chatting
with someone here.”
Hearing this familiar laughter, Xiao Yan turned his head. He eyed the bewitching woman who was
carrying a cup of red wine and lazily leaning against the door. His cold and indifferent face melted
slightly.
“Hello Mister Yan Xiao. We meet again.” Ya Fei smiled and walked forward as she waved her
transparent winecup at Xiao Yan. Her long pretty eyelashes emitted a fox demon like cunningness.
“Why? Is Mister Yan Xiao and Ya Fei close?” Hearing Ya Fei’s greeting, Nalan Yanran’s eyebrows
twitched without leaving a trace as she asked with a smile.
“Yan Xiao and I have known each other for a few years and our relationship is quite good.” Ya Fei
said and gave yet another smile. Her eyes rotated and swept toward Xiao Yan as she said with a
smile still on her face, “Am I right, Mister Yan Xiao?”
Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and took the winecup from Ya Fei’s hand in an offhanded manner.
After which, he emptied it into his mouth in front of the latter’s slightly red pretty face. He said with
a smile, “Why are you here?”
Ya Fei grabbed the winecup from Xiao Yan’ hand and angrily said with a slightly red face, “You
really are too rude…”
Xiao Yan smiled as he stared at Ya Fei’s red and sleek face. The latter’s enchanting loveliness
really moved people’s hearts. No wonder back at Wu Tan City, there were countless of men who
shoved until their heads were injured as they rushed to the auction house in order to see Ya Fei’s
appearance.
“Back then, father also appeared to have such symptoms. An old bull eating the tender glass is not
a good act…” Xiao Yan’s hand slowly fondled his chin as he suddenly thought mischievously in his
heart.
TL: An old bull eating the tender glass = an old man having a woman much younger than him
Nalan Yanran stood on one side and eyed these two people who had some signs of flirting. Her
exquisite face became a little unnatural. She had originally thought that Xiao Yan’s coldness was
caused by his character. However, when she saw the warmth in his smile between him and Ya Fei,
she saw that it was completely void of the coldness that he had when treating her.
“Mister Yan Xiao, Ya Fei xiao-jie, you can continue to chat. I will go first. Sorry.” Nalan Yanran
bowed slightly to the two of them, turned around and walked into the large hall, leaving the moving
figure of her back for them to see.
As he watched Nalan Yanran’s back, which had left, Xiao Yan did not have any intention of staying
any longer. He pursed up his lips and tasted the remaining taste of the red wine in his mouth.
“Little fellow. You got some guts to actually take advantage of elder sister…” After Nalan Yanran
left, Ya Fei’s eyebrows became vertical as she spoke to Xiao Yan with annoyance.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept passed Ya Fei’s face and finally stopped on those seductive red lips. He
recalled the fascinating thought of the two of them drinking from the same winecup a moment ago.
A smile surfaced on the corner of his mouth.
As her mouth was being stared at by Xiao Yan, Ya Fei naturally knew what he was thinking.
Immediately, an embarrassed redness flew onto her pretty face as she stomped her feet and scolded,
“If you continue to act strangely, don’t blame elder sister for shouting your real name.”
 Seeing her embarrassed expression, Xiao Yan smiled and appropriately withdrew his gaze. “Why
are you here?”
“The matter of Grandfather Nalan gradually recovering is a big thing in the Nalan clan. As a
business partner of the Nalan clan, us, the Primer clan was naturally among those invited.” Ya Fei
faced the interior of the hall and fondled her snow white chin. She smiled and said, “Naturally, other
than us the Primer clan, the people inside are mostly strengths which are quite well known in the Jia
Ma Sacred City.”
“Che, they have begun celebrating when the ‘Searing Poison’ has not even been completely
removed? Isn’t this a little too early?” Hearing the information, Xiao Yan could not help but shake
his head and said with his lips curled.
“Ha ha. This is also because Grandfather Nalan trusts your ability. Although, even I did not expect
that you would really be able to remove the ‘Searing Poison’ from Grandfather Nalan’s body. You
should know that it is the ‘Searing Poison’ which even Pill-King Gu He had a headache over. Now,
news about you is being spread between many different strengths in the empire.” Ya Fei’s pretty
eyes stared at Xiao Yan as she said with some astonishment. Back then, when she recommended
that he come to the Nalan clan, she had only adopted the thought of simply giving it a try. She had
never thought that Xiao Yan would actually be able to cure Grandfather Nalan.
“If it were not for that ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’, I would not be here…” Xiao Yan gaze
swept over the large hall as he faintly replied.
“You have also seen Nalan Yanran, but you are much more calm than I had expected.” Ya Fei said
and gave a mischievous smile.
“The one who saw her is Yan Xiao and not Xiao Yan…” Xiao Yan crossed his ten fingers. His gaze
stared at the delicate woman who had become the center of attention the moment she walked into
the hall. His dark black eyes contained an iciness.
Ya Fei sighed and shook her head. She did not continue to inquire about this issue. Instead, she
said with yet another smile, “Let’s go. Go in and take a look. Our clan head really wants to meet you,
the outstanding young man who could cause Old Hai to show fear.”
“Not interested.”
“Please. Little fellow, Elder Sister has helped you so much. You cannot cause Elder Sister to lose
face…” Seeing that Xiao Yan intended to leave, Ya Fei’s delicate hands were put together and she
continued to shake them…
“Ah, you are making people make stupid decisions…” Ya Fei was born with an enchanting aura.
Adding this little girl like manner to it, Xiao Yan could only smile bitterly and shake his head at this
visual assault. He waved his hand and helplessly said, “Alright. Let’s go and see.”
Seeing that Xiao Yan had agreed, a joy immediately surfaced on Ya Fei’s pretty face. The little girl
manner of her face instantly disappeared. She then turned around and elegantly led the way in
front. Watching this swift change of hers, Xiao Yan bitterly smiled and sighed. He could only follow
her.
They walked through the main door. The noisiness inside once again caused Xiao Yan to frown
slightly. Ya Fei knew he liked quietness and hurriedly extended her delicate hand to pull him swiftly
through the crowd.
With Ya Fei’s appearance, it was natural that she would easily catch people’s eyes. Immediately,
numerous gazes were shot over. When these gazes saw that Ya Fei’s and Xiao Yan’s hands which
were being held together, they became momentarily blank. They immediately stared at the ordinary
looking Xiao Yan with strange gazes. The current Ya Fei could also be considered a famous person in
the Jia Ma Sacred City. At such an age, she already controlled the huge Primer Auction House
Headquarters. This was the first time this had happened in the Primer clan. Moreover, she managed
the auction house until it was in perfect order. This caused many people who had called her a flower
vase to become quite shocked.
TL: Flower vase – used to describe a beautiful woman who has no brains
Although Ya Fei was warm on the surface and appeared extremely easy to converse with, people
who were familiar with her knew that this enchanting, stunning creature had some sort of
resistance to men. It was easy to be an ordinary friend, but if one wanted to progress to the next
stage, it was fraught with difficulty. Therefore, when they saw that Ya Fei was actually holding hands
with a man whose appearance was not great, their gazes were naturally a little strange.
Of course, with Ya Fei’s appearance and aura, there was no shortage of admirers in the hall. The
gazes that these people used to watch Xiao Yan were filled with sourness and fury.
The various different kinds of gazes around him did not cause any changes on Xiao Yan’s face. He
allowed Ya Fei to pull him as she pleased as his expression calmly endured those heated gazes.
 As they passed through the crowd, Ya Fei’s footsteps suddenly came to a stop. Xiao Yan’s gaze
leaped over her and eyed the quiet seats in a corner. At that spot, a white haired old man was
smiling as he conversed with those around him. His slightly strict old face faintly seeped out some
dignity.
“He is the head of our Primer clan, Primer Tengshan.” Ya Fei softly introduced. After which, she
appeared to have sensed something and quickly released Xiao Yan’s hand. Her delicate fingers
pulled aside the black hair on her forehead. Standing behind her, Xiao Yan could notice that the
tender tip of her ears had become much redder.
“Oh.” Xiao Yan randomly nodded his head. He followed Ya Fei and slowly walked onto the
platform. After which, her footsteps came to a stop. Ya Fei then swiftly stepped forward, bent her
body and softly said something to the old man’s ear.
A long while later, the old man smiled and nodded. He raised his head, eyed Xiao Yan and stood
up. He smiled and said, “Young friend Yan Xiao. I have heard about you for a long time and am
pleased to finally meet you. I am the head of the Primer clan, Primer Tengshan.”
“I am just a nameless person. How could I be worth anything for Clan Head Tengshan to care
about?” Xiao Yan smiled and said.
“There aren’t many people in the Jia Ma Empire who are able to receive such treatment from Old
Hai. How could you young friend be considered nameless?” Primer Tengshan said with another
smile.
Xiao Yan smiled without speaking. He quietly muttered in his heart, “Looks like Hai Bo Dong
relationship with the Primer clan is not an ordinary one. Don’t tell me that old fellow is also a
member of the Primer clan?”
“Ke ke, young friend Yan Xiao, please take a seat.” Primer Tengsan smiled and gave the seat
beside him to Xiao Yan. He stepped back a little, smiled and said after he saw Xiao Yan take his offer,
“Young friend Xiao Yan, your result at the Alchemist Association test this time around was quite
good. Congratulations.”
“Ah, I wonder if this Alchemist Association is purposefully letting leak the information or is their
secret preservation skills extremely terrible. Why is it that everyone knows…” Hearing Primer
Tengshan’s words, Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head. He could only adopt a pretence and be
courteous.
“During this period of time that young friend Yan Xiao is in the Jia Ma Sacred City, you can directly
go and look for Ya Fei if there is anything you need help with, especially since you and her are old
friends.” Primer Tengshan said with a smile. Between his words, he described Xiao Yan and Ya Fei’s
relationship in a very ambiguous way.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan tilted his head and watched Ya Fei who had lifted the red wine and tasting
it elegantly. Perhaps she had understood the meaning between Primer Tengshan words. Under the
reflection of the red wine, her enchanting pretty face became an increasingly attractive sleek red.
Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head. He could only give a vague response.
After Hai Bo Dong’s reminder, Primer Tengshan was currently thinking of all the different methods
to become closer to Xiao Yan. The usual strict expression had already been withdrawn. Replacing it
was a smile that was extremely warm. That gentle manner caused those nearby who were on
familiar terms with Primer Tengshan to be astonished. They began to quietly guess Xiao Yan’s
identity in their hearts.
Being the clan head, Primer Tengshan was naturally quite talkative. Moreover, there was still Ya
Fei who would occasionally smile and gently interrupt the conversation. The atmosphere here
appeared extremely harmonious.

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Chapter 297
Chapter 297: Mu Zhan
In another corner of the large hall, Nalan Jie and the guests who were here to celebrate the joyous
occasion were conversing with smiles. By chance, his gaze which was drifting around suddenly
stopped in the direction where Xiao Yan’s group of three people sat. When he saw the warm,
harmoniously laughing manner, his eyebrows frowned slightly. He smiled and dismissed the guests
in front of him before taking a few steps back and arriving at Nalan Su’s and Nalan Yanran’s side.
“Yanran, is young friend Yan Xiao and Primer Tengshan very close?” Nalan Jie softly inquired.
Nalan Yanran rotated her bright eyes. She glanced at the corner where Xiao Yan was at. After
gently sipping the red wine in her hand, she shook her head and said, “I don’t think that he is close
to Primer Tengshan. Instead he should be close to Ya Fei. Have you forgotten? Back then Yan Xiao
came because of Ya Fei’s recommendation letter.”
“Uh…” Nalan Jie knit his eyebrows together and softly scolded, “That old fellow Tengshan actually
wants to use a beauty to attract him? How shameless…”
“Ah, with Yan Xiao’s potential, there would be no limit to his future. If such a person is pulled away
by the Primer clan, it would really cause people to feel a heartache.”
“Haha, they may use a beauty to attract him, but isn’t there also a beauty on our side…” Nalan Su
joked.
“Father, what nonsense are you spouting?” Nalan Yanran said angrily as she violently cut at Nalan
Su with her eyes.
“Che, this girl? Forget it. When they met during these last few days, that Yan Xiao never showed
her any any warm expressions. Ask her to go? Won’t that chase him off at a faster rate?” Nalan Jie
pursed his lips together and snorted.
“You… you old fellow acts disrespectful and unbefitting of your age! If you dare to say any more
nonsense, don’t blame me for being rude.” Nalan Jie’s words immediately caused Nalan Yanran, who
had been maintaining a smile to lift her eyebrows vertically in anger that was caused by her
humiliation. She waved her hand, appearing to really want to pluck his long beard.
“*Cough*…” By the side, Nalan Su coughed a couple of times, reminding this pair of grandfather
and granddaughter to pay attention to the occasion. He waited for the two of them to quiet down
before suddenly speaking, “Although, that girl Ya Fei has become increasingly pretty these few
years. Her methods for social interactions are something that some of us in the older generation
cannot compare with. On this point, Nalan Yanran is inferior to her.”
“Their clan is built upon commerce. It is natural that they are good at social interactions. How do
you expect me to compare with her? Moreover, even if you are willing, Teacher would never agree.”
Nalan Yanran swept her eyes toward that corner. When she saw Xiao Yan’s and Ya Fei’s smiling and
chatting manner, she felt somewhat helpless. She believed that her appearance and presence would
not be any worse than Ya Fei, but Yan Xiao, from the beginning, never showed her a kind expression.
Although with her status, she did not need to purposefully try to please Yan Xiao, Nalan Yanran,
whose heart was extremely haughty, was unwilling to see that man who was uninterested in her
beauty to smile and chat in front of her with another woman. Perhaps this was a sort of emotion in
every woman’s hearts, one that compared themselves with others.
“Ah, try your best to think of some way. Don’t allow Yan Xiao to really run to the Primer clan. Just
think of all the many benefits that Pill-King Gu He has brought to the Misty Cloud Sect all these
years. I believe that with Yan Xiao’s poten

tial, his future achievements would not be any lower than Gu He.” Nalan Jie sighed.
“Okay.” Nalan Su nodded his head.
“Another thing, Yanran, pay a little attention to Liu Ling. He appears to harbor some enmity
toward Yan Xiao because of you. This fellow’s talent may be quite good, but his heart is a little too
narrow. If he were to use the strength behind him to become enemies with Yan Xiao, I will look down
on him.” Nalan Jie glanced at a small circle of people grouped together in the hall. In the middle of
the circle was Liu Ling and Little Princess.
 “Okay, I will try my best.” Nalan Yanran frowned slightly and nodded. She and Liu Ling had gotten
along for quite a few years. She naturally knew his character. This person’s desire to possess was
far too strong.
“That’s right. Why have the members of the Mu clan not come? I remember having invited them.”
Nalan Jie’s gaze swept once around the hall and asked with a frown.
The Mu clan. One of the three large clans in the Jia Ma Empire. Most of the members in the clan
were people crazy over battles and they had quite a lot of power within the Jia Ma Empire’s military.
“Today, I heard that Mu Zhan from the Mu clan had returned from the north-western border.”
Nalan Yanran suddenly said.
“Mu Zhan? That person who beats people up and kills people whenever he wants? The one who
had also beat up those children of influential clans within the capital until they were docile. The one
who has appeared to have become the leader of the crown prince’s clique?” Hearing the news,
Nalan Jie was at a loss as he spoke.
“Ah, it’s that unreasonable fellow that causes many people headache…”
“Uh… I remember… that fellow appeared to have a very great interest in the Primer clan’s Ya Fei?
Back then when he left the Jia Ma Sacred City, he had yelled some bold and derogatory words,
telling everyone that he would kill whoever dared to touch Ya Fei.” Recalling the great uproar the
issue caused back then, Nalan Su felt neither able to laugh nor cry.
“Ah, I wonder how much the unreasonable fellow has changed after experiencing two years at the
empire’s border? He should have ceased being as unreasonable and barbaric as he was two years
ago, right?” Nalan Yanran said with a smile.
“Uh… I sense that something will happen tonight.” Nalan Jie touched his white beard as his gaze
looked at the spot where Ya Fei’s three people group was at. He shook his head and said.
Nalan Yanran narrowed her pretty eyes and softly laughed, “Evidently… it would be like this.”
“I hope that if any trouble arises, it will not escalate into a big mess. Yan Xiao isn’t like the
aristocratic young master that Mu Zhan had crippled in the past. Although I haven’t been in contact
with him for very long, I think that when the little fellow becomes crazy, he should be very
terrifying.” Nalan Jie voiced his thoughts, “And to be able to teach such a disciple, Yan Xiao’s
teacher should not be someone ordinary person. In front of a high tier alchemist that may be
comparable to Gu He, the Mu clan would not dare to be too arrogant.”
“Yes.” Nalan Yanran nodded her head while sharing the same thought. After being in the Misty
Cloud Sect for so many years, she was extremely clear just what kind of ability an alchemist similar
to Gu He’s tier had.
“Ke ke, I will get someone to pay attention to that.” Nalan Su smiled. After which, he clinked his
wine cup with a guest that had come forward before drowning its contents as he began to chat with
a smile.
　　
……
“Big brother Liu Ling, is that the fellow who defeated you? He appears very ordinary.” In a circle
within the hall, a young man wearing magnificent clothes glanced at the spot where Xiao Yan was at
and said as he smacked his lips with disdain.
“Haha, There’s no choice since I am not as skilled as him.” Liu Ling lifted his wine cup and said
with a smile.
“Hei, it may be that fellow used some methods that we don’t know to cheat. Big brother Liu Ling is
Grandmaster Gu He’s disciple. How can he lose to this nameless fellow?” Another young man sided
with Liu Ling and laughed.
Liu Ling smiled, but did not speak. He did not open his mouth to absolve Xiao Yan.
“It seems that fellow has quite good luck with women. He is actually able to be so close with the
Primer clan’s Yan Fei xiao-jie.” A man who had once wanted to become close to Ya Fei could not help
but say with an acidic mouth when he saw the smiling and chatting manner of the two of them.
The Little Princess took shallow sips of the red wine. Her delicate finger gently tapped on the
surface of the glass cup, emitting a clear sound. She lazily glanced at Xiao Yan and laughed softly,
“Tonight, there may be something interesting happening…”
“What do you mean?” Hearing this, Liu Ling was at a loss.
“Just wait and see…” Little Princess smiled mysteriously. She gulped down the red wine in her cup
in one go.
……
 As time in the gathering slowly flew by, a large blood red horse suddenly rushed past from the
other end of the brightly lit street outside the Nalan clan’s main entrance in a rude and arrogant
manner. The passersby on the two sides along the way hurriedly dodged in panic.
The charging blood red, large horse suddenly came to a stop as it was about to reach the Nalan
clan’s main entrance. A green colored human figure leapt down from the back of the horse. He lifted
his head and eyed the main door. Under the illumination from the light, a young face was revealed.
Dancing between his eyes was a fierceness and brutalness like that of a tiger.
This young man that was around twenty five or twenty six years old did not look at the guards by
the side of the main entrance. He randomly threw out a plate and strided into the Nalan clan.
……
In the extremely lively large hall, the green clothed young man walked in from the opened front
door. His arms held his neck as he smacked his lips and eyed the people inside. His mouth muttered
something. Those who were near him were able to hear him say, “A group of idiots…”
At the moment when the young man walked into the hall, there were a few gazes which secretly
brightened…
The young man’s gaze swept across the hall, seemingly searching for something. A moment later,
his sight solidified and the corner of his mouth cracked. Killing intent was instantly abundant on his
face.
……
On the quiet seats, Xiao Yan and Ya Fei were smiling and chatting. A moment later, Xiao Yan lifted
a wine cup from the table and sipped it. As he did so, his smiling face suddenly stiffened and his
quiet eyes suddenly narrowed.
Without any warning, a green colored Dou Qi suddenly surged out from within Xiao Yan’s body.
The wine cup in his hand cracked and burst apart with a bang. His body was forcefully twisted and
his palm rotated slightly. It was then tightly clenched into a fist that carried a sharp explosive sound
as it violently smashed at the force that had appeared behind him.
“Bang!”
With a muffled sound, the powerful energy force from Xiao Yan’s fist violently shot out in all
directions. The surrounding tables and chairs cracked apart with a terrifying sound under this
destructive wind.
The ferocious force that was emitted from his fist caused Xiao Yan to take quite a few steps
forward in order to completely be rid of it. His smiling face gradually became dark. Xiao Yan lifted
his head and eyed the young man who was shaking his hand and viciously staring at him with a face
that was filled with fierceness and brutality. A dark and cold killing intent swarmed out of Xiao Yan’s
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Chapter 298
Chapter 298: A Brief Fight
The ferocious force that had suddenly burst forth in the large hall swiftly drew the gazes of those
around. When these gazes saw the fierce and brutal faced young man, they were all momentarily
stunned. Immediately, they turned their gloating faces toward Xiao Yan, whom the young man was
facing. Clearly, they had all recognized this young man who possessed a very well known name in
the capital.
“Have they finally started fighting….” In the large hall, Little Princess smiled and shook the red
wine in her transparent cup as she laughed softly.
“Uh… that is… Mu Zhan?” Most of the people surrounding the Little Princess were children of
aristocrats. Therefore, they could identify the young man with a face filled with fierceness and
brutality. Immediately, their expressions changed as they let out an involuntary cry. Many of them
had suffered under this fellow back then.
“No wonder you said that something interesting would happen tonight. I see that you are talking
about this fellow…” Eyeing the green clothed Mu Zhan, Liu Ling was momentarily stunned before he
immediately laughed softly with understanding.
“Many people in the capital know that Mu Zhan is extremely infatuated with Ya Fei from the
Primer clan. Back then, before he left, he had even arrogantly expressed that he would kill whoever
dared to touch Ya Fei…” A shallow smile surfaced on Little Princess’s face. Her gaze glanced at Xiao
Yan who had become gloomy faced because he was caught off guard by the sneak attack. She said,
“He is fairly unlucky to have met the returned Mu Zhan while he was being so intimate with Ya
Fei…”
“Based on Mu Zhan’s character, Yan Xiao will most likely suffer tonight. Back then when Mu Zhan
had left the capital, he was already a three star Dou Shi. After training for two years at the empire’s
border military barracks, he has likely reached the peak of a Dou Shi…”
“If he is to suffer then let him suffer. He will naturally need to pay a certain price for getting
involved with someone else’s woman. Otherwise, he would continue acting like a country bumpkin
entering the city and look down on everyone.” Liu Ling smiled and said. He eagerly wished for
someone to dampen Xiao Yan’s vigor.
“But this is the Nalan clan. Grandfather Nalan will definitely not allow Mu Zhan to be overly
presumptuous. Therefore, if Mu Zhan wants to teach Yan Xiao a lesson, he needs to do it with the
quickest speed possible. Otherwise, when Grandfather Nalan and Primer Tengshan, who have just
left, return, he will no longer have a chance.” Little Princess said with a smile. By rejecting her
invitation this afternoon, it was clear that Xiao Yan had caused this young lady of extraordinary
status to be displeased. Therefore, she did not have any intention of stepping forward to mediate the
matter.
Liu Ling laughed coldly and softly said, “But Mu Zhan is coincidentally the type of person who
would not say anything unnecessary when he starts fighting. Just watch, they will soon begin
fighting…” As he said these words, his gaze was already thrown to the spot in the hall where the
disturbance had occurred.
……
Xiao Yan relaxed his fist and immediately clenched it tightly again. Only after he repeated this a
couple of times did the numb feeling gradually disappear. He glanced at the fierce and brutal young
man who was like a vicious tiger deep in the mountains, inhaled a deep breath of air and coldly said,
“Is there something wrong with your head?”
From the strike a moment ago, Xiao Yan clearly knew that the fellow in front of him definitely had
no intention of holding anything back. If it was a person with slow reaction instead of him, that
perso

n would likely have been seriously wounded without even having the time to react. Therefore, Xiao
Yan’s heart was filled with fury against this person who had inexplicably launched a killing blow.
The green clothed young man faced Xiao Yan and opened his mouth. His row of white colored
teeth were quite savage looking. He did not reply. Instead, his heated gaze paused on Ya Fei by the
side, whose pretty face contained great fury. With a gentle voice, he laughed, “Ya Fei, it has been a
long time since we met. You have become even prettier and definitely worthy of being the wife I
have reserved…”
“You… you lunatic!”
Ya Fei’s face became a little flushed because of her anger. Her voluminous chest rose and fell
slightly. Despite not having met for two years, this fellow was still as barbaric and unreasonable as
before. Without saying a word, he directly gave someone a ruthless blow.
“Yan Xiao, are you alright?” Ya Fei swiftly walked over to Xiao Yan’s side. She looked up and down,
sizing him up as she hurriedly asked.
Xiao Yan shook his head. His gaze remained on the green clothed young man’s body as he softly
asked, “Who is he?”
“Mu Zhan. He is a member of the Mu clan from the three large clans, a lunatic that really gives
one a headache. Back then, part of the reason I went out to gain experience was because I wanted
to hide from him.” Ya Fei smiled bitterly and said.
“His attack is really vicious, really vicious.” Xiao Yan softly laughed. His smile contained a dark
and cold killing intent but this caused the pretty face of Ya Fei beside him to change.
“Don’t be reckless. Mu Zhan is the most outstanding person among the young generation of the
Mu clan. Back then, when he left the capital, he was already a Dou Shi. After gaining experience
from being in the border barracks for two years, his strength is fast catching up to the older
generation. You…” Ya Fei, who was extremely familiar with Xiao Yan’s character knew that he had
really become furious at this moment. However, Mu Zhan was also no ordinary person. If they were
to really fight, it was difficult to tell just who would win. Thus, she immediately hurriedly dissuaded
him.
“Brat, are you new to the capital? No wonder you dare to be so close to Ya Fei.” The concern Ya
Fei showed to Xiao Yan caused the fierceness and brutality on Mu Zhan’s face to be even more
abundant than before. He twisted his neck and a bone cracking noise clearly sounded.
Xiao Yan lifted his eyes and glanced at this young man who did not even bother to cover the killing
intent in his heart. He pursed up his lips and the corner of his eyes swiftly swept around the hall. A
few members of the Nalan clan had already began to step back. From the looks of it, they wanted to
go and inform Nalan Jie and the others about what happened here.
Perhaps Ya Fei was correct. The young man in front of him did indeed give Xiao Yan a feeling of
danger. Even if this was so, however, he did not intend to hide behind Ya Fei until Nalan Jie and the
others arrived… A moment ago, Mu Zhan’s dangerous sneak attack, which nearly caused him to be
seriously injured, had caused the desire for battle in Xiao Yan’s heart to soar. It had been suppressed
for a month with Xiao Yan not getting in a single fight during that time and was now accompanied
by anger as it completely erupted. Therefore… this time around, he did not intend to continue to
endure it.
Xiao Yan’s dark black eyes stared at Mu Zhan as he brushed aside Ya Fei’s dissuasion. He spread
out his right hand and immediately curled it. A ferocious suction force immediately sucked a broken
leg of a chair, around the thickness of one’s thigh, into his hand from a short distance away. He held
it tightly and his body descended into silence. An instant later, his green colored Dou Qi once again
surged out. His body swiftly moved away from Ya Fei. With a step of his feet, an energy explosion
sounded and Xiao Yan’s figure turned into a black line as he shot at Mu Zhan in a lightning like
manner.
“Brat. You got guts!”
As he gave a grim grin to Xiao Yan who had actually took the initiative to launch an attack, an
emerald green Dou Qi swarmed out of Mu Zhan’s body. His pair of fists actually turned faintly into
the color of dead wood.
At this moment, the place where Xiao Yan and Mu Zhan were at, had undoubtedly become the
focus of attention of the entire hall. When everyone saw Xiao Yan, who did not chose to withdraw in
the face of Mu Zhan but instead took the initiative to attack, those who clearly knew Mu Zhan’s
strength quietly shook their heads. Within their hearts, this action of Xiao Yan appeared to be an
attempt to appear in the limelight in front of Ya Fei.
“This fellow is really asking for it. Isn’t it better to quietly stand in the same spot and wait for
Grandfather Nalan and the others to arrive? Yet he wants to overestimate his ability and is going to
get humiliated in front of others.” Seeing Xiao Yan’s action, Liu Ling shook his head as he smiled
and said. He had known Mu Zhan since a long time ago. Therefore, he had a very clear idea of just
how much of a headache one would have when fighting with this battle crazy person.
“Looks like even outstanding people cannot avoid having their heated blood flow upward in front
of a beauty.” The Little Princess shook her transparent cup. Her smile was like a little demon. This
group of theirs, who had lived in the capital for many years, was not optimistic of Xiao Yan’s chances
in the fight between him and Mu Zhan.
During the time that the few people were conversing, Xiao Yan and Mu Zhan came into contact in
a lightning like manner under everyone’s sight.
With a face as deep as water, Xiao Yan icily watched the fierce and brutal faced Mu Zhan in front
of him. Just as he was about to reach the front of Mu Zhan, his heel rotated and his body strangely
appeared beside Mu Zhan’s left hand. His fist tightened and a huge chair’s leg that was covered by
a green colored Dou Qi carried a ferocious wind as it ruthlessly smashed at Mu Zhan’s head.
Sensing the force above his head, Mu Zhan coldly smiled. His fist was abruptly thrown upward
and came into a hard collision with the tough chair’s leg.
“Bang!”
Following a muffled sound, the chair’s leg, which had the thickness of one’s thigh, was blast apart
in all directions by Mu Zhan. After breaking apart the chair’s leg, Mu Zhan tightened his fist, which
once again contained a strong force, and shot it through the wooden chips that were flying in all
directions. It then violently smashed toward Xiao Yan behind.
Xiao Yan tilted his head slightly. That fist which had shot violently out from the wooden chips that
had covered Xiao Yan’s sight, moved along the side of Xiao Yan’s shoulders and passed by it. The
ferocious wind from the fist caused a burning sensation to appear on Xiao Yan’s skin. However, this
little pain did not slow Xiao Yan’s attack by even the slightest bit. At the moment Mu Zhan’s fist
passed by his body, Xiao Yan’s body strangely slid down and he simultaneously turned his body
partially as he descended. His right palm supported him on the ground as he twisted his body,
rotating it in half a circle. His feet whirled half a round in midair. It then carried a sharp force as
they crossed one another and sheared at Mu Zhan’s neck. The appearance of the attack was like a
sharp scissors.
“Hei, not bad…” The somewhat strange scissors crossing killer legs caused a fanatic emotion to
rise in Mu Zhan’s eyes. His hands protected his neck. His skin, which was the color of flesh swiftly
turned into a brown color. When one looked at it, it appeared like a tough dead wood.
“…”
Xiao Yan’s legs violently smashed at Mu Zhan’s hands but they emitted two strange sounds. The
large force contained on the feet caused Mu Zhan to take a step back but Mu Zhan’s combat
experience had far exceeded Xiao Yan’s expectations. Even while he was stepping back, he had
already skillfully stabilized his body. His feet violently kicked toward Xiao Yan’s head, which was
near to the ground.
The other party’s reaction, caused an astonishment to swiftly flash across Xiao Yan’s eyes. The left
hand that he had used to stabilize his body suddenly rotated. Without anyone else being aware, a
wisp of green colored flame surfaced on the exterior of the fist. After which, it was thrown forward
and violently smashed together with Mu Zhan’s feet.
“Bang!” The ferocious forces collided together. Both the fists and legs of the two parties were
thrown backward. At the place where Xiao Yan used his right hand to support himself on the ground,
a few tiny crack lines swiftly began to spread.
“Hmph…”
The exchange this time around caused both of them to emit a muffled groan. Xiao Yan’s right hand
gently tapped on the ground and the hard floor was cracked apart with a ‘bang’. His body, on the
other hand, borrowed this pushing force and shot up before dexterously landing on the ground. He
took a few small steps back. Once he had resolved his balance, his expression contained a
seriousness as he eyed Mu Zhan, who had smashed a table into pieces while he was moving
backward.
In just a short minute, the two of them had experienced a soul-stirring close quarters hand-to-hand
combat. Regardless of who it was, if either one of them had become slightly absent minded in that
clash a moment ago, that person would have ended up in a dire condition by the other party’s
merciless attacks.

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Chapter 299
Chapter 299: Nalan Yanran Intervenes
Within the large all, everyone was eyeing Xiao Yan with astonished faces. They had never thought
that this young man who appeared to specialize in refining medicine would not be any worse than
Mu Zhan in terms of combat. The lightning like exchange from before may have lasted for only a
short moment, but everyone knew the danger involved.
Among the younger generation within the capital, Mu Zhan’s combat talent could be described as
being among the top. There was hardly anyone of the same age group within the Jia Ma Sacred
Empire who could fight neck to neck with him. This was especially so after he had trained for two
years at the military barracks. The current Mu Zhan had undoubtedly become much stronger and
fiercer compared to before. However, in that fight earlier, he did not appear to have much of an
advantage.
Although, it could be said that Mu Zhan had yet to use all his strength in this exchange. Not even
a Dou Technique had been displayed but no one forgot that the young man who had an ordinary
appearance had similarly relied entirely on his body’s ability to fight.
“It is really unexpected that Yan Xiao’s combat ability is actually this good…” The Little Princess
watched Xiao Yan with a stunned expression as she said with surprise. She had very clear
knowledge of Mu Zhan’s talent in terms of combat. However, in the fight just now, Mu Zhan did not
end up beating Yan Xiao until the latter turned into a miserable state. Instead, the two of them
ended up in a draw.
The corner of Liu Ling’s mouth twitched slightly. Having not seen the scene in his imagination
where Xiao Yan was trounced by Mu Zhan, his heart currently did not feel very well. When he heard
the surprise in Little Princess’s words, his heart became a little unhappy. He said faintly, “If Mu
Zhan unleashed all his strength in the fight, I dare to say that Yan Xiao would definitely be no match
for him.”
“Ke ke, perhaps.” Little Princess was non-committal as she smiled. As a female, her observation
ability was naturally much more meticulous when compared to Liu Ling who was harboring a
grudge. During the time that Mu Zhan was forced back, she had clearly seen that Mu Zhan’s leg was
a little unnatural when he was stepping back. It appeared that Mu Zhan had received a little hidden
injury in the collision from before.
“Yan Xiao, are you alright?”
After seeing Xiao Yan stepping back, Ya Fei hurriedly came forward and asked anxiously. As she
said those words, her delicate hand grabbed the sleeve in front of her. Evidently, she did not want
him to continue the fight.
“I’m fine.” Xiao Yan smiled. Under the sleeve, his fist, which had been inserted into it, trembled
slightly as he tried to slowly remove the pain that radiated through it.
“This fellow’s strength is indeed very great. From the looks of it, he should be around an eight star
or even nine star Dou Shi…” Sensing the pain that was transmitted from his fist, Xiao Yan quietly
guessed in his heart.
“But… I think that the current him should also be having a hard time… fire subdues wood. The
burning of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ from my fist would definitely have caused this fellow to
suffer a hidden injury.” Xiao Yan glanced at Mu Zhan’s foot and the corner of his mouth was lifted
into a cold smile.
Mu Zhan stared intently at Xiao Yan with a fierce face. The intense pain transmitted from his leg
caused the corner of his mouth to twitch repeatedly. The Dou Qi in his body flowed swiftly and
wrapped around his foot, turning it into a pale-green color.
Mu Zhan’s Dou Qi belonged to the wood affinity. This kind of Dou Qi had some sort of healing
properties. Therefore, as the Dou Qi shrouded

his leg, which was not overly seriously injured, once again began to recover.
“Brat, not bad… I didn’t expect that a pampered alchemist like you would actually know such an
aggressive manner of combat.” Mu Zhan parted his lips and smiled at Xiao Yan, much like a
ferocious tiger which had opened its mouth and bared its fangs, possessing an abundance of a fierce
aura. If this fellow was placed on the battlefield, he would definitely be a rarely seen ferocious
general.
Xiao Yan smiled, but did not speak. The green colored Dou Qi still shrouded on the surface of his
body without the slightest sign of relaxing.
“But… regardless of who you are. Do not touch the woman I like!”
The smile on his face suddenly disappeared. Mu Zhan let out a stern roar. A powerful Dou Qi
swarmed out from within his body. As the Dou Qi churned, a somewhat vague Dou Qi Armor had
actually, gradually appeared on his body.
Seeing the Dou Qi Armor on Mu Zhan’s body, Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed. He did not expect that
this fellow was able to summon the Dou Qi Armor that only a Da Dou Shi was able to possess.
Although his armor now was merely an initial prototype, its defensive strength far exceeded the Dou
Shi’s Dou Qi Cloak.
“This fellow is about to become serious…” Xiao Yan muttered in his heart. His face gradually
became grave. As his mind was racing, a wisp of ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ was pulled out from the
‘Acceptance Spirit’ within the vortex. After which, it swiftly passed through the Qi Paths as Xiao Yan
prepared to unleash the terrifying force that belonged to it at any time.
“Mu Zhan, you lunatic. Stop!” Seeing Mu Zhan, who refused to give up, Ya Fei was so angry that
her pretty face had turned pale.
Mu Zhan ignored Ya Fei’s angry cry. The Dou Qi on the surface of his body became increasingly
dense. A strong force rose from within his body, suppressing those people with weaker strengths in
the hall until their expressions changed slightly.
“I have said before. I will kill whoever dares to touch you!”
Mu Zhan’s feet stomped on the floor with a bang. Numerous crack lines began to swiftly spread
out from the spot where his feet pushed off just like a spider web. His body leaned forward slightly.
With a cry, his body turned into a green colored shadow that shot toward Xiao Yan. Wherever he
passed by, a gully that was one foot deep was being extended.
The entire hall had at this moment, turned into a complete mess.
Sensing the ferocious force that was shrouding around Mu Zhan’s body, Xiao Yan’s expression was
serious as he pulled Ya Fei from in front of him to behind back. At the tip of his finger within his
sleeves, a green colored flame began to dance around strangely…
Mu Zhan’s speed was extremely swift and violent. In the blink of an eye, he appeared at a spot a
short distance in front of Xiao Yan. He raised his fist high into the air. The fist was completely
covered by sharp green colored thorns, appearing to possess a strong offensive strength.
“Green Wooden Thorn!”
With an oppressive low roar, that fist of Mu Zhan, which was covered in green colored thorns, was
accompanied by a sharp force as it violently smashed down toward Xiao Yan.
A pair of dark, black eyes coldly watched the fist that was moving increasingly closer. The
oppressive wind flattened the clothes on Xiao Yan’s body until they were tightly pasted on Xiao Yan’s
skin.
Within Xiao Yan’s sleeves, the green colored flame had also withered with increasing joy under
this suppression. The hot energy was swiftly agglomerating…
Just as Xiao Yan was about to use the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ to counter attack, his eyebrows
abruptly knit slightly together as he sensed something. He immediately stopped his body that was
leaning forward. At the same time a clear cold tender shout sounded within the hall.
“Mu Zhan. Stop now!”
As the tender shout fell, a moon white shadow shot over from another corner of the hall in a
lightning like manner. The body strangely floated in midair and appeared in front of Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan glanced at Nalan Yanran’s strange ability to move through midair from the corner of his
eyes. His eyebrows twitched without being noticed. This woman had improved greatly in three
years…
“Thousand Wind!”
After she swiftly appeared in front of Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran coldly watched Mu Zhan, who did
not cease his attack, with her pretty face. Her snow white delicate hand extended out of her
spacious sleeve and she prepared to flick her long narrow finger. Five pale-green colored, tornadoes
surfaced from the tip of her finger, much like five incomparably sharp green colored fingernails.
The five sharp spiraling winds actually appeared to have tore the space as they wildly rotated. She
flicked her finger and the spiraling wind shot out. Immediately, they violently shot at Mu Zhan’s fist
which was covered with green colored thorns.
“Bang!”
Following the sound of an explosion, waves of wood fragments were shot out from Mu Zhan’s fist.
The ferocious force contained within the tornadoes directly caused Mu Zhan to take a few steps
back. Each time his feet landed, he would leave a deep footprint on the ground.
When the last footstep landed, Mu Zhan’s arm quivered fiercely. A shapeless force seeped out of
his body and left a deep imprint on the pillar behind his body.
“Nalan Yanran? Hei, I didn’t expect that you would actually have become so much stronger after
having not met for only two years. Looks like Sect Leader Yun Yun really put in a lot of effort to
teach you.” Mu Zhan licked the fresh blood on his fist. He ignored this little bit of pain as he said
with surprise.
“Mu Zhan, this is the Nalan clan, not your Mu clan. Mister Yan Xiao is a guest of our Nalan clan
and should not be subjected to your unbridled behavior!” Nalan Yanran softly cried.
Mu Zhan’s eyes narrowed. He tightened his fist as his gaze swept through the hall. After which, he
paused on Nalan Jie and Nalan Su who were quickly striding over. Knowing that he had lost the
opportunity to attack Xiao Yan today, he could only helplessly spread out his hand. He lifted his chin
slightly and stared at Xiao Yan, “On account of Nalan Yanran, I will not cripple you today. But I
would advise you to stay away from Ya Fei in the future. Otherwise…”
“I will take you on anytime…” Xiao Yan coldly smiled and said. After the exchange from before, he
knew that Mu Zhan’s level was slightly higher than his own. However, if he were to use his hidden
cards, it was difficult to tell who would win or lose.
“You got some backbone. I didn’t expect that the moment I returned to the capital, I would meet a
person whom I can step on. I’m really excited….” Mu Zhan parted his mouth and grinned at Xiao
Yan. The white teeth of his appeared to be quite dense.
“It requires strength in order to step on someone. Don’t end up having your feet pierced before
you can even step on the person…” Xiao Yan did not show the slightest weakness or cowering action
against this young man who did not bother to hide his arrogance and domineering temperament. His
giving a tit for tat manner caused everyone to be extremely surprised.
“Alright, the both of you should speak less. Today is the Nalan clan’s gathering. Don’t disturb
everyone’s mood.” These two people who were fighting with each other caused Nalan Yanran to
frown slightly as she helplessly scolded.
Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders. His gaze turned from Mu Zhan’s body onto the beauty who had
her back facing him. His eyes narrowed as his finger gently flicked within his sleeves. Nalan
Yanran’s attack a moment ago was the first attack that Xiao Yan had seen her use ever since he had
met her. It was like a piece of a jigsaw. For her to be able to force back Mu Zhan who was fighting
equally with himself, this woman’s strength had improved extremely quickly during the last three
years. Although the Dou Technique that she had displayed just now was not of a low class, the high
class Dou Techniques would not have much use if she did not have the support of a powerful Dou Qi
in this kind of battle where both parties’ levels were very close.
“The Misty Cloud Sect has spared no effort in grooming her. This Three Year Agreement will be
fun…” Xiao Yan’s gaze paused on the beautiful curves of Nalan Yanran’s tender body as he muttered
in his heart.

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Chapter 300
Chapter 300: The End
“Stop, I say!” Nalan Jie shouted with an ugly expression as he squeezed through the confused
crowd and quickly arrived by Nalan Yanran’s side.
His footsteps stopped beside Nalan Yanran. He first turned to Xiao Yan and asked, “Little friend
Yan Xiao, are you alright?”
Xiao Yan shook his head, indicating that nothing was serious.
Nalan Jie sighed in relief once he saw that Xiao Yan was safe. If he had been injured, it might have
been a disaster for himself.
As his eyes glanced over at the young tranquil face, Nalan Jie could not help but think even more
highly of him. Although the battle lasted for a short time, with Nalan Jie’s strength, he was naturally
aware of it the instant the fight broke out. He had deliberately arrived late, obviously trying to
observe Xiao Yan’s fighting strength. After all, a lot of alchemists, though extremely proficient at
refining, were a complete mess when it came to fighting. Nalan Jie had seen such people before.
“This little guy, I did not expect that besides having an extraordinary talent in alchemy, his fighting
strength is not weak either. Looking at his aggressive attacks, he seems to be a person who has
already killed before.” Secretly admiring in his heart, Nalan Jie turned his eyes to Mu Zhan, his old
face sank as he shouted, “Mu Zhan, I did not think that after two years of experience, not only did it
not smother your unreasonable arrogance, but instead caused you to become increasingly arrogant.
This is the Nalan Clan, not your Mu Clan. Even that old guy Mu Chen would not dare to not give me,
Nalan Jie, any face if he came!”
“Hee hee, Grandfather Nalan, stop rebuking me. I just wanted to check out this friend’s skill. I had
not meant to cause trouble in the Nalan Clan. As for all the damaged property, I will call people at
once to have it all completely replaced.” Although Mu Zhan’s nature was extremely arrogant, in
front of Nalan Jie, whose seniority was comparable to his grandfather, he did not dare to quibble or
be presumptuous. He immediately laughed while nodding his head.
“Hmph! These words of yours can go and deceive a ghost.”
TL: These words of yours can go and deceive a ghost – Meaning no human would believe you
Nalan Jie snorted coldly as he stared directly at Mu Zhen and said in a deep voice, “Mu Zhan, I’m
going to tell this clearly to you now, Yan Xiao is a distinguished guest of my Nalan family. I do not
want him to be injured. Although, your Mu Clan has many madmen, my Nalan clan is not to be
trifled with!”
Nalan Jie knew Mu Zhan’s character only too well. After failing to attack Xiao Yan today, he might
get his clan members to attack in the future. In order to ensure Xiao Yan’s safety and to gain
favorable impression toward the Nalan clan, Nalan Jie said these words, which caused many people
to secretly change their expressions, in front of everyone.
Hearing Nalan Jie’s words which did not sound like a joke, Mu Zhan’s expression changed slightly.
He did not expect that Nalan Jie would actually leave such hard words for only a tier two alchemist.
Mu Zhan’s gaze was bizarre as he glanced up and down and weighed Xiao Yan who was behind
Nalan Yanran. He secretly wondered in his heart, “What exactly is the identity of this brat? When I
return home, I must get someone to investigate him properly.”
“Why? What happened?” As Mu Zhan quietly mouthed to himself, another old voice sounded from
outside the crowd. A thin figure flashed and shifted through the crowd and immediately appeared
beside Xiao Yan just like a ghost. Everyone’s gazes drifted over. It was Primer Tengshan who was
called out by someone earlier.
“Mu Zhan?” Primer Tengshan’s ey

es swept onto the mess all over the place. When his gaze moved toward Mu Zhan, he was initially
surprised. When he turned around and saw Ya Fei and Xiao Yan standing together, he instantly
appeared to have understood the entire situation. Immediately, his old face, just like Nalan Jie,
swiftly sank. His old eyes viciously stared at Mu Zhan and furiously said, “You start creating trouble
the moment that you return. Do you believe that I won’t get Mu Chen, that old guy who won’t die, to
once again expel you to the border to gain experience?”
“Uh… Clan Head Tengshan… you are also here.”
Seeing the person who had arrived, Mu Zhan, who was fearless, immediately shivered. Back then,
the greatest reason which resulted in him leaving the capital and going to the border was because
the arrogant Mu Zhan had angered Primer Tengshan. It resulted in the Mu clan having no choice
but to throw this scourge to the empire’s borders. Therefore, when he saw Primer Tengshan at this
moment, Mu Zhen showed some fear as he smiled awkwardly and humbled his speech.
Primer Tengshan snorted softly. He glance at Nalan Jie by his side as he slowly said, “I shall also
give you a reminder. Once you leave this place, don’t go and find trouble with young friend Yan Xiao.
He is also a friend of the Primer clan. If you really cause any trouble, then don’t blame these old
bones of mine when I become angry. When that time comes, even Mu Chen will not be able to
protect you…”
Although Primer Tengshan was unclear about Xiao Yan’s actual strength and his background, he
did not have the slightest hesitation when he said these words. A Duo Huang class strong person
who had a haughty character was actually willing to follow by Xiao Yan’s side as a bodyguard. This
was sufficient to see just how much ability this ordinary looking young man actually possessed.
In a two short minutes, Mu Zhan received serious warnings from two out of three of the large
clans. This kind of situation had caused not only Mu Zhan himself to be somewhat stunned, but also
the surrounding observers to feel shocked.
Since Xiao Yan was able to help Nalan Jie expel the poison, everyone was not overly surprised
when the latter did his best to protect Xiao Yan. After all, his own life was in the hands of the other
person. However, everyone felt that it was strange and inexplicable that Primer Tengshan was able
to say such serious words without any hesitation despite only having known Xiao Yan for a short
while.
It should be known that behind Mu Zhan was the entire Mu clan. This strength was not the
slightest bit weaker than the Primer clan. By just comparing numbers, the Mu clan even exceeded
the Primer clan greatly. After all, the Primer clan was a merchant clan and not a warrior clan like
the Mu clan.
Of course, these strong people referred to those of the middle strength and not the peak strength
like Primer Tengshan. After all, his kind of class was not something that could easily appear by
simply relying on the clan having a combat atmosphere. The most important factor was one’s
training talent. On this point, both clans were on even ground.
“Che, lucky brat…” Within the crowd, Liu Ling saw the two people of extremely great weight
protecting Xiao Yan. He frowned slightly, pursed his lips together and coldly laughed.
Beside him, Little Princess had her eyebrows knit slightly. Her eyes passed through the crowd as
she looked at Xiao Yan. She softly muttered, “Looks like he should have something that both clans
value greatly. Otherwise, Primer Tengshan and Grandfather Nalan would definitely not take the risk
of offending the Mu clan and speak out for him without any hesitation.”
“What a mysterious fellow… it’s a pity.” Little Princess regretfully shook her head. She recalled
her attitude toward Yan Xiao and could only laugh bitterly. She did not expect that a failure on her
part to identify a talented person would actually result in her losing a chance to befriend such an
outstanding person. If her emperor father or elder sister were to know about this, she would likely
be viciously reprimanded.
The corner of Mu Zhan’s mouth twitched. The smile on his face was extremely ugly. A long while
later, he helplessly spread out his hand in front of Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan’s gaze and said,
“Two old sirs, I have already said that today’s matter was only a misunderstanding. Alright, as long
as this friend does not provoke me in the future, I will not go and make things difficult for him. Let’s
take this as giving both of you face.”
Nalan Jie nodded faintly. He turned around, eyed the hall and clapped his hand. With a smile, he
said, “Everyone, please continue. This is but mischief caused by the younger generation. Everyone
can just treat it as having watched an interesting performance. Ha ha.”
Hearing Nalan Jie’s words, the surrounding observers knew what was good for them as they
followed him and laughed. After which, they consciously scattered and began to search for people
that were pleasing to their eyes as they continued to drink wine and chat.
“Hehe, old fellow, you really won’t give up any chance to make a good impression…” Primer
Tengshan smiled, leaned close to Nalan Jie and said softly.
“Humph. Old fellow, looks like you really intend to snatch this person from us?” Nalan Jie glanced
at Primer Tengshan and said with a cold smile.
“If such a talented person was to run to someone else’s home, that would be a matter that would
give one a terrible headache…” Primer Tengshan laughed softly, “I seem to feel that Ya Fei and
young friend Yan Xiao are able to converse very well. Don’t you agree? But little niece Yanran does
not appear to be able to lower herself and get closer to young friend Yan Xiao. Hee hee, after all
their statuses are different. If it is like this, won’t your side greatly lose out?”
Nalan Jie’s shriveled face swept across Ya Fei from the corner of his eyes who was pulling Xiao
Yan and checking all over him body to see if he was wounded in the fight. He then glanced at his
granddaughter who was standing on one side with her cool pretty face that did not have the
slightest activity. He could only shake his sleeves as he bitterly replied, “You are really willing to put
in the capital…”
“Just so so.” Primer Tengshan smiled in a very pleased manner. He drowned the red wine in his
hand all in one go.
……
“Alright, I am really alright. Although that fellow is troublesome to fight with, this little bit of
warm up won’t cause me any harm.” Xiao Yan helplessly eyed Ya Fei who was repeatedly sizing him
up. He shook his head and bitterly said.
Hearing that there was nothing different in Xiao Yan’s voice, Ya Fei finally sighed in relief. Her
long eyes were filled with shock as she sized Xiao Yan up. She softly said, “Little Fellow, I remember
that when you left Wu Tan City back then, it had not been long since you had broke through to to a
Dou Zhe. Just how long has it only been… you are actually able to fight equally with Mu Zhan?”
Xiao Yan smiled. After experiencing that kind of tough training, this kind of a return was
something that he felt to be only normal.
“Nalan xiao-jie, thank you for taking action…” Ya Fei took two steps forward, came to Nalan
Yanran’s side and smiled as she helped Xiao Yan thank her.
“Mister Yan Xiao is our Nalan clan’s guest. It is only natural for me to step forward. Actually, with
Mister Yan Xiao’s strength, it appeared that my action may have been unnecessary…” Nalan Yanran
glanced at Xiao Yan. When this fellow saw her, his expression began to gradually become indifferent.
This kind of treatment, which appeared to be on the two ends of a pole when compared with the one
he used with Ya Fei, really caused Nalan Yanran to be somewhat speechless.
“Ya Fei, we have not seen each other for two years. You don’t need to ignore me in this manner, do
you?” Standing by the side, Mu Zhan, who saw that Ya Fei did not even spare him a glance, could
not help but bitterly smile as he asked.
“Young Master Mu, I wouldn’t dare to. It is just that temper of yours is something that Ya Fei is not
blessed enough to endure. I hope that in the future, you will not say those things that damage Ya
Fei’s reputation. I have never made promises of any engagement, so when have I become your
woman?” Ya Fei glanced at this fellow and said with a cold smile.
Once she said those words, she once again walked back to Xiao Yan’s side. She pulled at his sleeve
and gently said, “Let’s go somewhere else…”
Xiao Yan glance at the gentle faced Ya Fei and then watched Mu Zhan, whose expression had
become somewhat green in his fury. He nodded slightly and allowed Ya Fei to pull him toward the
other side of the hall.
“That damn brat…” Mu Zhan’s eyes angrily stared at Xiao Yan’s back. He violently waved his hand
and then shifted his gaze toward Nalan Yanran. He said, “Yanran, what exactly is this fellow’s
background? Don’t just keep quiet. No matter how you put it, we have played and fought as
children. Don’t tell me that you are not even willing to reveal this little bit of information?”
Seeing the fierce and brutal faced Mu Zhan, Yanran helplessly shook her head. She said, “To be
honest, I am really unsure about the exact background of Yan Xiao. But his medicine refining skills
are extraordinary. My grandfather’s ‘Searing Poison’ was something even Elder Gu He could do
nothing about. However, he is able to expel it…”
“That is all that I know. In any case, you better not go to him and find trouble. Otherwise, you
might find yourself faced with quite some trouble.” Nalan Yanran reminded him. She then turned
around and slowly walked into the hall, leaving Mu Zhan standing alone on the same spot and
clenching his teeth, unable to resign to the situation.
“I don’t care what your identity is… don’t give me the chance…” Mu Zhan clenched his teeth and
ruthlessly said in a soft voice.
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Chapter 301
Chapter 301: Sudden Appearance of a Dou Huang’s Presence
“Did you purposefully act so intimate with me to turn me into a shield to block that fellow?” Xiao
Yan suddenly said with a faint smile as he and Ya Fei came to a stop near the entrance to the hall.
“I’m sorry…” Having her intention exposed by Xiao Yan, Ya Fei’s pretty face became bright red as
she softly apologized, “I have really become afraid of his pestering. He won’t leave when he is
beaten up, he won’t listen when I lecture him, so I can only do it this way…”
“You… you aren’t angry, are you?” Ya Fei looked at Xiao Yan and timidly asked. Although acting
like this could help her extricate herself, it ended up resulting in the innocent Xiao Yan being hated
by Mu Zhan without reason.
“Anyways, it’s not the first time that I experienced this…” Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his
head.
Hearing this, Yan Fei pursed up her red lips and smiled gently. However, she did not dare to speak,
resulting in the atmosphere between the two of them to pleasantly become silent.
“*Cough*… why don’t you go and walk around. I need to go and help Grandfather Nalan to
complete today’s poison removing session.” A long while later, Xiao Yan coughed softly and in an
offhanded manner, lifted a cup of red wine from the silver plate a female servant was carrying
passed. He tasted it a little before randomly pressing it into Ya Fei’s hand. With a smile, he then
walked toward the side door of the hall.
Standing in the original spot, Ya Fei saw Xiao Yan off with her eyes. She gently shook the bright
red wine within the wine cup. Under the reflection of the wine, her lovely face became even more
red and more enchanting.
Ya Fei lifted the wine cup and headed out of the hall. She stood beside a pillar and shook the wine
cup. As she recalled the aggressive and imposing manner that Xiao Yan had in the fight earlier, she
become a little confused. It had only been over a year since they last saw each other. The innocent
young man back then had actually transformed into one who had such confidence.
“Ya Fei, what are you thinking about?” An old laughter suddenly sounded behind her. Primer
Tengshan then walked over with a smile and asked.
“Ah? It’s nothing.” Having her thoughts interrupted, Ya Fei was shocked and hurriedly replied.
“Ha ha…” Primer Tengshan smiled and slowly walked forward. He spoke with a deeper meaning in
his words, “What do you think of that little fellow, Yan Xiao?”
“He’s not bad.” Hearing the words he said, Ya Fei’s comment immediately left her mouth. Quickly
following it, however, she appeared to have sensed something and hurriedly stopped her mouth. Her
eyes stared at Primer Tengshan and softly asked, “What is the meaning of First Elder’s words?”
“Haha, if you feel that he is satisfactory, you can become a little more bold. I don’t have any
intention of opposing…” Primer Tengshan smiled and said.
Hearing the meaning behind his words. a bright red color immediately stained her cheeks, as
though she was a drunk person from having too much wine. She waved her hand and hurriedly said,
“First Elder, I don’t have those kinds of feelings for Yan Xiao. He is just an ordinary friend of mine.”
“If you don’t have feelings, you can cultivate them…” Primer Tengsgan smiled and said with a
deeper meaning, “You should also know that as a member of a large clan like us, there is seldom any
wedding agreement where both parties are willing. The clan is focused on interest. If one can find a
person whom you don’t dislike and the clan doesn

’t oppose, that is a very fortunate thing.”

“I will tell you something that will cause you to be quite sad. Before the appearance of Yan Xiao, if
the clan’s internal elders were to vote to choose the person most suitable for you, I’m afraid that it
would have been likely for Mu Zhan to receive the most of votes. This is because from the two large
clan’s prospective, a marriage is something that benefits both parties…”
Hearing this, Ya Fei’s hand that was holding the wine cup suddenly tightened.
“Ah.” Following Ya Fei’s reaction, Primer Tengshan sighed. He patted her shoulder and walked
back into the hall.
With her teeth biting on her red lips, Ya Fei lowered her head to eye the red wine in the cup. That
face which was enchanting, stunningly creature-like, had at the moment, contained a faint sadness
that would break people’s heart.
Ya Fei knew that Primer Tengshan was speaking the truth. Although being born in such a large
clan would enable one to obtain a high status and position that countless people yearned for, some
things could not be achieved, one would also lose many things at the same time. She did not have
Nalan Yanran’s training talent or good luck. Due to her status in the Misty Cloud Sect, the latter
could easily escape the restraints that the clan gave her. Therefore back then, she did not have any
fear as she went to the Xiao clan to cancel the engagement. Ya Fei also knew that she did not
possess such ability.
Ya Fei linked her hands in front of her chest. She gently sat on the stone stairs. The night breeze
came one wave after another, causing her heart to feel a little cold.
She lifted her head and eyed the bright moon in the sky. A long while later, Ya Fei’s alluring eyes
suddenly bent slightly, much like a fox’s eyes, flashing both shrewdness and temptation.
“If I don’t want to be controlled by the clan then… I can only control the clan…” Ya Fei softly
whispered as her pretty eyes stared at the red wine in the cup. Within it, the enchanting and moving
reflection appeared to quietly have something change from that moment…
“I don’t have the training talent of Nalan Yanran but the Primer clan is a business clan. With my
ability, getting to the position of the person in charge does not appear to be too difficult…” Her
delicate finger flicked against the wine cup. A clear sound that echoed. Being able to become the
person in charge of the Primer Auction House Headquarters at such an age, Ya Fei’s talent in
business and human resource management was something that could not be doubted.
After all, this world was not lacking people who had thousands or tens of thousands of loyal strong
people as their subordinates despite not having even the strength to slaughter a chicken.
Hearing the clear sound, a faint arc formed on the corner of Ya Fei’s mouth. She was enchanting
and moved with a natural charm. At this moment, she was undoubtedly even more beautiful
compared to before.
Just as an unknown thing was sprouting in Ya Fei’s heart, a black robe gently covered her from her
behind. A familiar gentle voice caused the heart of this woman, which was most sensitive at this
moment, to secretly move a little.
“The weather is cold. Aren’t you afraid of getting sick…”
Ya Fei abruptly turned her head around. She blankly eyed the face which had appeared extremely
ordinary after a change in appearance. In her trance-like state, the tip of her nose felt a little sour.
Ya Fei gently sniffed. Her hands pulled at the black robe and her delicate body was squeezed into
it. A faint warm feeling shrouded her spirit which had turned cold with one sentence from Primer
Tengshan.
Her long eyelashes blinked a little as she smiled and asked, “Have you finished?”
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, his gaze swept across the enchanting and moving, pretty face. He
felt somewhat strange. For some unknown reason, he realized that the current Ya Fei seemed to
have something more compared to earlier… moreover… it caused people to be even more reluctant
to shift their gazes…
“Are you alright?” Xiao Yan asked doubtfully.
“I’m very well…” Ya Fei blinked her eyes saucily at Xiao Yan as she smiled and said.
“Oh.” As he nodded, Xiao Yan lazily let out a yawn. He glanced at the hall which had remained
noisy and could not help but shake his head. These people can really endure such a torment…
“Forget it, I cannot take it any longer. I am going back, are you coming?” Xiao Yan yawned once
again and randomly asked Ya Fei.
“Ah…” Hearing this, Ya Fei was about to shake her head to reject him. However, when her hand
gently stroked the black robe on his body, she hesitated for a moment before nodding her head and
agreeing.
Ya Fei stood up. The two of them had just planned to leave when Xiao Yan’s somewhat weary
expression suddenly changed. He immediately turned his head and eyed the north-west direction of
the capital. There were two terrifying presences that had suddenly shot up to the sky.
“Hai Bo Dong? This old fellow has been missing for two days. Why is he fighting with someone?
From the other person’s Qi, it appears that his strength isn’t lower than Hai Bo Dong…” Having
fought together with Hai Bo Dong, Xiao Yan was quite familiar with his Qi. Immediately, he managed
to identify it. The reason that his expression changed further was that there was another terrifying
presence that was not weaker than Hai Bo Dong.
During the time that Xiao Yan was mumbling, two figures abruptly shot out from within the hall.
Those two that had immediately appeared in front of Xiao Yan, were Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan
who had similarly sensed something.
Behind Nalan Jie, Mu Zhan, Nalan Yanran and the others also came filing out. Their expressions
were filled with shock as they eyed the north-west direction.
“Dou Huang?” Nalan Jie’s and Primer Tengshan’s expression were filled with seriousness as they
eyed each other.
Hearing Nalan Jie’s and Primer Tengshan’s voices, the faces of Nalan Yanran and the rest became
shocked. Dou Huang? People of that level were basically at the peak of the empire. It was
unexpected that there would be two of them that suddenly appeared.
“Let’s go and take a look.”
Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan spontaneously shot up into the sky. Two pairs of gorgeous Dou Qi
wings swiftly agglomerated behind them. After which, they turned into two flowing lights and swiftly
flew toward the spot where the aura had erupted from. They could not help but carefully handle this
matter where strong people of such class had suddenly appeared in the imperial city.
“Hee hee, let’s also go and take a look. Dou Huang…”
Mu Zhan’s face let out a fanatic heat as he eyed the spot where Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan
disappeared. His feet stepped off the ground and his body swiftly shot to the roof. Immediately, he
became like a grasshopper as he began leaping and charging on the roof of the buildings. Behind
him, Nalan Yanran, Liu Ling, and the others exhibited their respective great powers and followed
closely.
A fight between Dou Huangs was not something that one could see just because they wanted to…
TL: Something that didn’t occur at one’s whim
Xiao Yan frowned slightly. Hai Bo Dong was his protective charm while he was making the trips to
the Misty Cloud Sect. Therefore, nothing can happen to him before make the final trip. Otherwise, if
Xiao Yan had to go to the Misty Cloud Sect, that huge being, alone, it would be something that
would cause him quite a headache.
“You remain here and be careful. I will also go over and take a look…” Xiao Yan mused for a
moment before turning around and told Ya Fei by the side. The latter also knew the seriousness of
the matter and obediently nodded her head. She did not say anything to stop him.
Xiao Yan’s feet pressed gently on the ground and leaped up onto the roof in a supple manner. His
back trembled slightly as he summoned the Purple Cloud Wings in front of everyone’s stunned
gazes.
With her red lips opened slightly as she watched Xiao Yan call out the wings, Ya Fei’s pretty eyes
were filled with disbelief…
The wings flapped and Xiao Yan’s body instantly turned into a ray of light. After which, he used all
his effort and shot in the north-west direction.
“Dou Qi Transformation Wings?”
When Mu Zhan, who was leaping on the roof, heard the breaking wind sound from behind him, he
hurriedly turned his head around to take a look. Immediately, he foolishly watched Xiao Yan who was
flapping his wings, swiftly fly passed.
“That fellow is of the Dou Wang class? How can it be?”
Mu Zhan was like an idiot as he stood on the rooftop, eyeing Xiao Yan blankly as the latter
disappeared. A long while later, he turned his head around, only to realize that Nalan Yanran and
the others behind him also had stunned faces.
“We’ve seen a ghost…” In the dark black night sky, the few young people uncertainly and angrily
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Chapter 302
Chapter 302: Linen Robe Jia Lao
In the dark, night sky, two flashes flew past, much like falling stars.
Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan had faces that were as deep as water. Their gazes stared directly
in the distant north-west direction. That place appeared to belong to the tomb of the Imperial Family
within the capital. Usually, it was extremely remote. It was entirely unexpected that two Dou Huang
would suddenly appear tonight.
“Huh?” During the flight, Primer Tengshan’s expression suddenly changed. His flying speed
gradually slowed down. He eyed the flying human figure a short distance away who was following
closely behind. With a stunned voice, he said, “This is… Yan Xiao? How can he transform Dou Qi into
wings?”
At the time Primer Tengshan turned his head around, Nalan Jie by the side also sensed the
movement in the air. When he turned his head around to take a look, shock also surfaced on his old
face.
Of course, their hearts may be shocked, but the two of them were after all not of the younger
generation like Mu Zhan and the others. Being well informed, they did not forget themselves.
Although there was a pair of wings present behind Xiao Yan at the moment, they saw that his Qi still
remained merely at the Dou Shi class.
“Old fellow, do you still recall that there was a special kind of Dou Technique that had been lost
over the ages?” Tengshan slowed down his speed and eyed Xiao Yan who was swiftly flying over. He
then suddenly spoke to Nalan Jie.
“You are saying.. a flying type Dou Technique right?” Nalan Jie was momentarily at a loss before
he replied with a sudden understanding.
“Ah, I did not expect that young friend Yan Xiao had such a strong backing. He is even able to get
his hands on the long lost flying Dou Technique. Looks like… the teacher or strength behind him has
quite a great ability…” Tengshan said with a deeper meaning.
“Yes…” Nalan Jie nodded slightly. The importance that he attached to Xiao Yan could not help but
increase greatly.
“Two old sirs, with this slow speed of yours, the fight might be over by the time we arrive.” Xiao
Yan flapped his wings and appeared behind the two people in the front as he smiled and said.
“Ke ke, young friend Yan Xiao, you keep causing me to feel surprised. This flying Dou Technique is
so rare, yet you are able to get your hands on it. Tsk tsk, you really shock people.” Tengshan
laughed.
Hearing that Tengshan had revealed the origin of the wings on his back when he spoke, Xiao Yan
was stunned for a moment. He then became at ease. These old fellows had lived for a very long.
What they had seen and heard were naturally not something that he, as someone of the younger
generation, could compare with. It was natural that they were able to recognize the flying Dou
Technique at a glance.
“I had only obtained it coincidentally. It was purely luck.” Xiao Yan smiled. He immediately fondled
his chin while facing the north-west direction and said with a smile, “Two sirs, let’s go.” Once he
said those words, he flapped his wings slightly, took the lead and charged over.
“Ke ke, alright.” Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan smiled and nodded. The wings on their backs
were flapped as they closely followed behind Xiao Yan.
Not long after the three of them disappeared into the night sky, Mu Zhan and the others far
behind finally appeared feeling a little out of breath. They watched the three blurry lights on the
horizon and could not help but shake their heads. The speed of those who possessed a pair of wings
was really unmatchable.
As they grew increasingly close to the place where the breaths had erupted, Primer Tengshan
frowned slightly. A long while later, he suddenly asked with hesitation to X

iao Yan, “This Qi… why does it appear a little like Old Hai’s?”
 Hai Bo Dong had lived in isolation for decades and had only recently returned to the capital. Due
to being far away earlier, Primer Tengshan had not been able to immediately identify it. Now that
they were closer, he finally realized that this Qi was a little familiar.
“Haha, yes, it is indeed Old Hai.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded.
“Old Hai?” Hearing the conversation of the two of them, Nalan Jie’s shrivelled face could not help
but twitch slightly. A moment later, he finally could not resist and he asked Primer Tengshan, “Old
fellow, you recognize one of these two Dou Huangs’ presence?”
Hearing this, a pleased expression appeared on Primer Tengshan’s face. He mysteriously said,
“Hee hee. you’ll know about it in a little while…” Once he said it, he smiled at Xiao Yan. The speed
of the two of them rose once again. After which, they moved toward the spot where the Qis erupted.
Nalan Jie anxiously watched the two people in front of him. His eyebrows were knit together
slightly as he muttered, “What is that fellow doing? Is he really acquainted with the owner of that
Qi?”
After muttering doubtfully for a moment, Nalan Jie, who learned nothing, could only helplessly
shake his head. He flapped his wings and hurriedly followed.
As they gradually drew closer to the spot where the breath was erupted from, Xiao Yan’s three
man group also reduced their speeds. They looked at each other before stopping in the sky outside
the huge tomb. Their expressions were serious as they eyed the two large clusters of light in the
middle of the tomb.
The two clusters of light were white and yellow respectively. Those two terrifying Qis were also
emitted from these two clusters of light. The two clusters of light flashed and soared in an agile
manner. At the middle of the cluster of light, two human figures appeared and disappeared.
Each time the two light clusters made contact, they would emit a incomparably ferocious energy
ripple. Under this energy ripple, even Xiao Yan’s three man group some distance away could not
help but feel a stuffiness in their hearts.
The dark black night appeared to have been expelled from this region in the air above the tombs.
The bright manner was like daytime.
The white colored light cluster carried an icy cold force that was unmatched. Each time the
energy fluctuated, the water vapor in the surrounding air around the cluster of white colored light
would instantly agglomerate into cold ice.
The yellow colored cluster of light was different from the white colored cluster of light. It faintly
had a thick sturdy feeling like that of the land. Although the attacks from the white colored light
cluster were extremely sharp, they were completely and easily dodged by him. Seeing the movement
which had not sign of hesitation, it was obvious that the attack of the other party did not pose much
of a threat to him.
“Ha ha, old man ice. I didn’t expect that after not seeing you for decades, your strength had
decreased instead of increased. Back then, even I had to fear your ice cold attacks a little. But now,
the threat has been greatly reduced.” There was a violent collision once again and an old loud
laughter was emitted from within the yellow colored cluster of light.
“Humph. Old Demon. You have also not made much progress during these years. If you were to
count your age, you appear to have reached your limit. If you cannot break through, I’m afraid that
your end is coming. When that time comes, the Jia Ma Empire royalty which has lost your protection
will no longer be this comfortable!” From within the white cluster of light, a snort that Xiao Yan was
familiar with was emitted.
“Hee hee… the old me still has a very long time to live… why would I so easily… fall.” The old
voice faintly laughed from within the yellow colored light cluster. Although these words were calm,
it was not difficult for Xiao Yan and the others to hear some seriousness from within it.
“Che, I don’t think you believe those words of yours…”
“Ice Emperor?” Hearing this title that was once extremely prominent within the Jia Ma Empire,
Nalan Jie was blank for a moment. He immediately widened his eyes, watched that Primer Tengshan
who was smiling proudly and let out an involuntary cry, “Ice Emperor? That is Hai Bo Dong? He is
actually still alive?”
“Hee hee, why would Old Hai fall so easily? It is just that he lived outside in isolation for a few
decades.” Primer Tengshan smiled and said. The shocked manner of Nalan Jie caused him to feel
extremely pleased.
Hearing the words of Primer Tengshan that did not deny his hypothesis, Nalan Jie’s expression
immediately became a little volatile. He was naturally extremely clear of the relationship between
Hai Bo Dong and the Primer clan. Back then, when the position of the head of the Primer clan was
empty for a long while, it was Hai Bo Dong who had been supporting this clan which had a long
history. Under his management, this clan, did not end up declining at a time when it had no leader.
Currently, the strength of the three large clans were not far apart from each other. This, however,
was excluding the Hai Bo Dong factor. A strong person of the Dou Huang class was sufficient to
instantly raise the entire clan’s strength by a couple of times. The Primer clan which possessed a
Dou Huang would not only be able to easily surpass the other two clans, but would also be able to
alarm the Jia Ma Empire’s imperial family with its strength…
This was because the last time there was a political change in the Jia Ma Empire, the Jia Ma
Empire imperial family back then was coincidentally also a huge clan within the last empire.
Therefore, the imperial family had always been extremely alert within the shadows when it came to
these large clans within the empire.
“This time around, things are a little troublesome…” Nalan Jie bitterly laughed as he muttered
before finally sighing. He then shifted his gaze toward the tomb. Although things had become a little
troublesome, Nalan Jie was not overly worried about this. There were always policies and measures
to counter any issue. Even if Hai Bo Dong had once again returned to the Primer clan, the Nalan
clan also had quite a good relationship with the Misty Cloud Sect due to Nalan Yanran. If they found
themselves on opposing ends over a matter, even Hai Bo Dong would definitely not dare to randomly
offend the Nalan clan and the Misty Cloud Sect.
This matter was also something that Primer Tengshan also understood. Therefore, he had only
appeared pleased on the surface. He really did not have the boldness to do anything to the Nalan
clan.
“Hearing their conversation, within that yellow colored light cluster should be the imperial
family’s Jia Lao, right?” Nalan Jie voiced his thoughts.
“Yes. Other than that old fellow, there should not be anyone else who would dare to speak in such
a manner to Old Hai.” Primer Tengshan smiled and nodded.
“After all the hassle, it seems that they are only sparring… they really made us worry over
nothing.” Seeing that there was no struggle to the death as he had expected, Xiao Yan sighed in
relief and helplessly said with a bitter smile.
“Young friend Yan Xiao, do you also know Old Hai?” Nalan Jie saw Xiao Yan’s expression and could
not help but ask.
“Hee hee, it was really thanks to little brother Yan Xiao that Old Hai can return. Therefore, young
friend Yan Xiao is also our Primer clan benefactor.” On one side, Primer Tengshan smiled and
interrupted. His words purposefully described the relationship between Xiao Yan and the Primer
clan as being very close.
Hearing this, Nalan Jie’s expression changed slightly, but it quickly recovered to its natural state.
He went along with the situation and smiled again. The more he looked at Xiao Yan, the more he
realized that this fellow was a mystery. This fellow was even able to come into contact with a Dou
Huang. “What exactly is his identity?”
During the time that the three of them were conversing, the fight in the tomb area had also
reached the end. Mu Zhan and the others were also panting as they appeared outside the tomb
area. All of them were like monkeys as they leaped to the top of the trees. They watched Xiao Yan’s
three man group which had stopped in the air with envy, After which, their gazes paused on the
interior of the tomb area.
“This Qi… it seems to be great-grandfather’s…” Little Princess said in a stunned voice as she
frowned slightly and eyed that cluster of yellow colored light.
“Who is the other person? Within the Jia Ma Empire, Dou Huangs can be counted with one’s
hands. The only Dou Huang around the capital should only be Sect Leader Yun Yun.” Mu Zhan said
with a frown.
“That person isn’t Teacher…” Nalan Yanran took a few breaths to calm down, shook her head and
said.
“Then who would it be?” Everyone looked at each other, feeling utterly confused. A strong person
of such a class should not have appeared out of nowhere.
“Bang…”
Within the tomb area, the two clusters of light violently clashed. During this clash, the white
colored light cluster was clearly at a disadvantage and was forced back for a long distance before
coming to a stop.
“Ah, forget it. Let’s stop. Currently, I am indeed no match for you…” Hai Bo Dong admitted defeat
somewhat helplessly within the cluster of white light.
“Ke ke, old man ice, your strength has really greatly declined…” The yellow colored cluster of light
trembled slightly and the glow was slowly withdrawn. Finally, it revealed a white haired old man
wearing a plain linen robe. He eyed Hai Bo Dong with a smile, who had similarly withdraw his aura,
and said.
Hai Bo Dong rolled his eyes. He skimmed his lips and said, “Wait for some time. My strength will
naturally recover, you need not be overly worried… Additionally, you can cast aside the thing that
you are worried about. I have no intention of continuing to manage the Primer clan after my return
this time around. Those people in the younger generation will settle everything properly.”
“He he, we are all old already. Why do we want to get involved with matters that give people a
headache. If we have time, we can sip tea and roam around. How comfortable.” Hearing Hai Bo
Dong’s words, the face of the linen robed old man became much gentler as he smiled and said.
“Che, don’t think that I don’t know what you are worried about…” Hai Bo Dong coldly smiled and
said.
The linen robe old man smiled and appeared not to be concerned. He turned his head and threw
his sight to Xiao Yan’s group outside the tomb area. With a smile, he said, “Looks like we have
disturbed quite a number of spectators tonight.”
The gaze of the linen robe old man swept through the crowd and finally stopped on the Little
Princess who was trying to hide herself. He could not help but be stunned. Immediately, he shook
his head helplessly.
“He he, Jia Lao, after not seeing you for a few years, you appear to be growing stronger in your
old age.” Seeing the linen robe old man looking over, Primer Tengshan and Nalan Jie hurriedly
greeted.
“I didn’t expect that I would have alarmed both of you and caused you to hurry over. I’m really
sorry. Being older, it seems that I have become more and more willful…” The linen robe old man
smiled and nodded.
“Jia Lao really knows how to joke.” Hearing this, Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan hurriedly
accompanied him in laughing.
The old man who was addressed as Jia Lao, swept his gaze across them and finally stopped on
Xiao Yan. When his muddled gaze swept across the pair of wings on his back, he was momentarily
blank. He then said with surprise, “Eh, this is? Flying Dou Technique? Who is this young fellow?”
“The little me is Yan Xiao. It’s an honor to meet you, Jia Lao…” Xiao Yan bowed his body slightly
and smiled softly.
“Tsk tsk, you’re quite good. Being able to possess such a rare Dou Technique at such a young age.
Little fellow, you don’t appear to be someone simple.” Jia Lao warmly said with a smile.
“Huh, you have also run over here?” With a flash of white light, Hai Bo Dong appeared in front of
Xiao Yan and said with a smile.
“You have been missing for two days. I thought that you had run away…” Xiao Yan rolled his eyes
and said.
“Hee hee, how can it be… it is just that this old demon saw me. He was afraid that I would do
something that would damage the stability of the empire. After which, he pulled me aside and
taught me a lesson.” Hai Bo Dong ridiculed.
“You, this fellow…” Hearing these words, Jia Lao could only helplessly shake his head.
“Old man ice, this little friend, is he your disciple? It seems that his talent is quite good.” Jia Lao’s
old experienced gaze watched Xiao Yan. When he saw the tone that the two used to converse with
each other, Jia Lao smiled and asked.
Hearing this, not only did Mu Zhan and the rest instantly straighten their ears, even Nalan Jie also
secretly threw his gaze over. He also really wanted to know what exactly the relationship between
Xiao Yan and this person who was formerly the Ice Emperor.
Hearing Jia Lao’s words, Hai Bo Dong was at a loss. Immediately, he laughed out loud and patted
Xiao Yan’s shoulders. However, the words he said caused the faces of everyone, including that Jia
Lao, to be completely stunned.
“My disciple? Ha ha, I also want it to be so. Unfortunately, I don’t have that qualification…”

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Chapter 303
Chapter 303: Jia Lao’s Strength
“Not qualified?”
Some shock surfaced on Jia Lao’s gentle old face. He immediately turned a strange gaze toward
Xiao Yan. With Hai Bo Dong’s Dou Huang class strength, he actually said that he was not qualified to
be this little fellow’s teacher? Did he really have such great potential?
Under the night sky, Nalan Yanran and the others could only speechlessly watch the laughing Hai
Bo Dong. After they were dumbstruck for a while, they treated these words of Hai Bo Dong as a
joke. In this Jia Ma Empire, if a Dou Huang were to release news that he wanted to accept disciples,
there would be an unknown number of people with outstanding talent swarming over quickly to
fight for the spot. Being able to become the disciple of a Dou Huang basically represented that one
possessed the capability to become a strong person.
“Haha, Old Hai is just joking. Jia Lao, please don’t mind him. It’s just that the little me already has
a teacher and naturally cannot switch to someone else so carelessly.” Xiao Yan shook his head as he
said with a smile.
By his side, Hai Bo Dong was silent. Back then, despite having recovered his Dou Huang strength,
Xiao Yan still gave him an extremely dangerous feeling. Later on, the terrifying level of the ‘Angry
Buddha Lotus Flame’ that Xiao Yan had displayed when fighting with the two mysterious Dou
Huangs caused Hai Bo Dong’s fear of him to grow even more.
Although Xiao Yan’s current strength had appeared to have greatly declined since he displayed the
‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’s power, within Hai Bo Dong’s heart, Xiao Yan was almost a strong
person that was of his equal or even one that surpassed him. Therefore, when he heard Jia Lao ask if
Xiao Yan was his disciple, he could not help but laugh involuntarily and reply in this manner.
Hearing this, Jia Lao smiled slighty. His gaze swept across Hai Bo Dong’s face without leaving any
trace. His heart become increasingly shocked. With his knowledge of Hai Bo Dong, he naturally
knew that the latter’s character would seldom joke in such a manner.
“Don’t tell me that what he said is the truth?” Jia Lao muttered softly in his heart and could not
help but asked, “Young friend Yan Xiao, may I know the name of your teacher? Perhaps the old me is
acquainted with him.”
“Haha, I’m sorry, Jia Lao. Before I came out, teacher had told me not to reveal his name since he
likes to keep a low profile and has been living deep in the mountains all his life. I think that Jia Lao
may have never heard of him.” Xiao Yan said apologetically.
“Ke ke, it doesn’t matter. There are many strong people who have unique characters. I have also
met some strong people that live in isolation and know of their indifferent character.” Jia Lao smiled
and shook his head. His heart still had some doubt regarding Xiao Yan’s words. Being able to let Hai
Bo Dong say those words was a treatment that even Jia Lao himself had never received. Therefore,
Yan Xiao’s teacher should be someone who was stronger than Hai Bo Dong or even himself…
Although the Jia Ma Empire was vast enough where it was not surprising for countless of strong
people to live in isolation deep within the mountains, as the guardian of the empire’s imperial family,
Jia Lao was able to borrow the empire’s ability and vaguely learn about some of the strong people
that lived in isolation within the Jia Ma Empire. However, he had really never heard of any place
where there was someone living in isolation who corresponded to the legendary class strong person
that he had imagined.
With their bodies suspended in midair, Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan secretly exchanged
glances. They could naturally sense that Hai Bo

Dong’s words were not a joke. If it was true, then the teacher behind Yan Xiao… would have a
strength that was terrifyingly strong…
“Luckily I did not become enemies with him…” As the two of them exchanged glances, they
managed to spot the rejoiceful emotion within each other. As the person in charge of their own clan,
they clearly knew just what kind of terrifying power the strong people of such a class possessed.
“Alright, alright. It is already quite late. Everyone should go back.” Hai Bo Dong lifted his head,
eyed the silver moon that was gradually descending. He let out a yawn, clapped his hand and said.
“Ke ke, young friend Yan Xiao should also be attending tomorrow’s Alchemist Grand Meeting,
right?” Jia Lao nodded his head and randomly asked.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. Jia Lao’s name was something that he had heard a couple of
times from Hai Bo Dong. When he was fighting with the two mysterious Dou Huangs just outside
Yan City back then, he had also heard the title ‘Old Demon’ from the two of them. In the Jia Ma
Empire, he was the only one known to be able to contend with Queen Medusa. Therefore, the
current Xiao Yan who did not have Yao Lao to protect him was extremely fearful of this Jia Lao.
When he spoke, he was extremely courteous and cautious.
As he recalled Queen Medusa, Xiao Yan’s hand involuntarily rubbed the ‘Seven Colored Heaven
Swallowing Python’ who was quietly sleeping in Xiao Yan’s sleeve. Luckily, this little fellow was born
with the knowledge to perfectly hide its Qi. Otherwise, it would definitely be discovered by strong
people like the Old Demon and Hai Bo Dong.
“Ah, this little fellow is also an unstable bomb…” Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. Just
thinking of Queen Medusa’s icy manner, his heart began to palpitate. This woman may be
bewitching to the point of being intoxicating to people, but when she killed people, it was as easy
and neat as killing a chicken. Xiao Yan believed that had he not promised Queen Medusa to help her
obtain that so called ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’ medicinal formula this time around, she would definitely
take his little life the next time she woke up.
“It seems I face restrictions everywhere when Teacher is not around. Looks like I need to hurry up
and get my hands on the Nalan clan’s ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’. Otherwise, it is really
uncomfortable having my life molded in someone else’s hand…” Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook
his head. After losing Yao Lao, he finally realized that his situation was actually very dangerous.
“Ke ke, that thing is the stage for young people to compete. Tomorrow, I may go and take a look
and see how many outstanding people that even Old Man Hai cannot stop praising.” Jia Lao smiled
and turned his gaze to the top of that huge tree. He said faintly, “Little Yue-er, it is already so late,
yet you are still blindly muddling along outside. You better follow me back.”
“Yes…” Hearing Jia Lao’s words, the Little Princess who had usually appeared quirky could only
helplessly give a reply. She then obediently came forward. Jia Lao beckoned with his hand and a
suction force pulled her to his side where she was suspended without moving.
“Niece Yanran, Liu Ling boy, help me send my regards when you see your Teachers.”Carrying the
Little Princess with one hand, Jia Lao smiled toward Nalan Yanran and Liu Ling. Immediately, his
gaze was thrown at Mu Zhan, whose face was filled with respect. He said with another smile, “Little
fellow from the Mu clan. Have you returned? This time around, you better be still and quiet.
Otherwise, you will have to be expelled out again.”
“Definitely.” Hearing this, Mu Zhan’s head nodded like a little chicken feeding on grain. In front of
this old demon whom Mu Zhan had to respectively greet upon sight, his arrogant and imposing
manner no longer remained.
Seeing that they were about to disband, Xiao Yan lifted his head. He cupped his fist together at
Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan before facing Hai Bo Dong and asking, “Shall we go?”
“Ah, let’s go.” Hai Bo Dong lazily nodded his head. He only said his goodbyes to Jia Lao. As for
Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan, they were simply ignored by him. The pair of icy wings gradually
surfaced. He flapped them, carrying a cold wind as he disappeared into midair.
“Ke ke, Jia Lao, goodbye.” Xiao Yan smiled at Jia Lao. The pair of wings on his back were flapped
and he turned into a ray of light which followed Hai Bo Dong in front of him.
Seeing Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong leaving, Jia Lao also did not remain any longer. Carrying the
Little Princess with one hand, his pale-yellow colored Dou Qi wings flapped. With a ‘xiu’ sound, he
disappeared from sight, leaving only a faint laughter that lingered in midair.
“Everyone, please scatter…”
In the night sky, two rays of light swiftly flashed and disappeared.
“Hey, you didn’t leak out any information regarding me, did you?” Xiao Yan, who was following
closely behind Hai Bo Dong, suddenly said.
“No… I know that you want to hide your identity. I did not mention even the slightest bit regarding
you to that Old Demon. You don’t need to worry.” Hai Bo Dong shook his head and said.
“Try your best to keep it a secret. For the Misty Cloud Sect to survive in the Jia Ma Empire for so
many years, it is likely that they have quite a good relationship with the imperial family. We must be
careful.” Xiao Yan sighed.
“Have your injuries not recovered yet?” Hai Bo Dong nodded before abruptly asking.
 The tip of Xiao Yan’s heart jumped. His face remained unchanged as he nodded slightly and said,
“That thing is really too terrifying. The aftermath is really too serious… but I think it should be soon.
As long as I get my hands on the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’, I should be able to recover.”
“Back then I had already told you not to be so impulsive, yet you insisted on doing that crazy act of
merging two ‘Heavenly Flames’…” Hai Bo Dong helplessly shook his head and said, “That Old
Demon’s strength has increased to much greater heights. Back then when I exchanged blows with
him, I was entirely at a disadvantage. I think that the current him should be around an eight star or
even nine star Dou Huang. Ah… if he has the luck, he might be able… to break through the barrier
and become a Dou Zong.”
“He’s that strong?” Although Xiao Yan had already anticipated this in his heart, he still could not
help but be shocked when he heard Hai Bo Dong admit it.
“That’s right… due to the relationship between me and the Primer clan, that fellow had always
been very attentive toward me. He’s afraid that I would take advantage of the situation and
overthrow their Jia Ma Empire imperial family. Yesterday, I accidentally allowed him to discover my
Qi. From his words, he says that he wants to spar with me but does he really think I am a fool? Isn’t
he clearly trying to display his strength and scare me off. That old man really won’t die.” Hai Bo
Dong scolded.
“He won’t be an obstacle to our matter, will he?” Xiao Yan frowned slightly and softly asked.
“That won’t happen. Didn’t you see that the old fellow had also begun to be a little afraid of you?
Uh, or perhaps I should say that he is afraid of the teacher behind you that doesn’t exist. As long as
your strength has not been exposed, he would not dare to touch you in any way.” Hai Bo Dong
voiced his thoughts.
TL: Kinda confusing since Hai Bo Dong says that Xiao Yan had a lie in the raws. What I think it’s
referring to is Xiao Yan’s lack of strength.
“Therefore, you need to quickly recover your strength. As long as you recover your strength, we
don’t need to be too worried of that Old Demon.”
“I will do my best. However, if he goes overboard, then I will throw an ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’
at the capital even if I have to endure serious injuries…” Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and said
in a casual manner.
“Uh… you lunatic…” Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong opened his mouth. A long while later, he finally
bitterly choked out a sentence. After which, he no longer dared to say anything.
Seeing that Hai Bo Dong had become quiet, Xiao Yan smiled and twisted his neck. In his heart, he
softly muttered, “Tomorrow is the Alchemist Grand Meeting. Ah, I better get my hands on that
‘Thawing Spirit Pill’ medicinal formula first. Before I go to the Misty Cloud Sect, I need to first calm
Queen Medusa, this female fiend…”

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Chapter 304
Chapter 304: Fa Ma, Yao Ye. The Grand Meeting Begins!
The next day, there were no clouds in the blue sky for tens of thousands of kilometers. The
sunlight was warm, yet not overbearing. The occasional breeze that brushed past carried away the
noise within the city, causing one to feel very refreshed.
Today there was a great event within the Jia Ma Empire. The Alchemist Grand Meeting would
begin today.
The moment the first rays of sunlight broke through the boundary of the land and shone upon the
city that had a rich history, groups of human figures in long alchemist robes began to appear on the
quiet streets.
These people who had an occupation that was highly regarded were usually seldomly seen en
masse. Due to their great strength and their incomparable importance, alchemists appeared to be
somewhat mysterious and revered in ordinary people’s hearts. Today, these alchemists of high status
were like ants leaving their nest, repeatedly swarming out from the various resting places in the
capital. Although the paths they took differed, their final destination was that ancient looking
alchemist association that stood in the center of the city.
Today, all the shops within the Jia Ma Sacred City were opened much earlier than usual. Countless
people climbed out of their warm beds, stood at the door and eyed the large group of alchemists
bustling through the streets. Their gazes were filled with heat and respect.
The Alchemist Grand Meeting during these few days would be the Jia Ma Sacred City’s most lively
and fiery period of the entire year…
The alchemists that were usually rarely seen, came out from all directions today and appeared at a
scale similar to a military unit. This kind of majestic scene was something that people only had the
luck to see during the Alchemist Grand Meeting…
On this special day, Xiao Yan had also woken up very early. He sat cross legged on the bed and
quietly readjusted his condition for an hour. When his body had achieved its peak condition, he
finally slowly opened his eyes.
Xiao Yan lazily twisted his body. He heard some crackling sounds within his body. With a slight
smile, he came down from the bed and walked out of the inner hall. At one glance, he saw Hai Bo
Dong who was by the window side.
“You’re awake? Today the number of alchemists appearing in the Jia Ma Sacred City will likely
reach a frightening number. It is indeed worthy of being the Alchemist Grand Meeting. Only this
kind of great event can summon all of the alchemists within the empire.” Hai Bo Dong’s gaze eyed
the street where alchemists were repeatedly flashing past. He could not help but click his tongue
and praise.
“Alchemists are also people. They also need the honor and approval… this Alchemist Grand
Meeting will be their best stage.” Xiao Yan poured a cup of tea for himself, sipped a little and said
with a faint smile.
Hai Bo Dong turned his body around, stared at Xiao Yan, with a smile he asked, “Actually, I am
very curious. With your ability, you would actually be thinking of participating in the Alchemist
Grand Meeting. Although this kind of Grand Meeting is rarely seen, it does not quite suit your
ability, does it?”
Xiao Yan smiled, lifted his teacup with both hands and said softly, “I don’t have a choice. Who
asked this Grand Meeting’s Champion prize to be something that interests me. That ‘Thawing Spirit
Pill’ medicinal formula will be very useful to me…”
“Although you are not an alchemist, I think you should also know what kind of alluring ability a
medicinal formula has toward an alchemist. That tier six medicinal formula has an attractiveness
that would not be lower than a Di Class Dou Technique…”
Hai Bo Dong helplessly shook his head, smacked his lips and said,

“With your ability, participating in this Grand Meeting is just like a Dou Huang charging into the
competition ground of a group of Dou Zhe.”
 “You really overestimate me…” Xiao Yan shook his head slightly and said with a smile, “If it was
before I have displayed the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’, becoming the champion of the Grand
Meeting would be as easy as flipping one’s hand. Although, now… my spirit is damaged and my
strength is much weaker than before. And the most important thing when refining medicinal pill is
Spiritual Strength. Therefore, I don’t have absolute confidence in winning the Grand Meeting that I
am participating in this time around.”
“Uh… it can’t be that serious right? If an alchemist grandmaster who can refine a tier six
medicinal pill was to really lose in this kind of competition to the younger generation, then…” Hai
Bo Dong’s expression was strange as he eyed Xiao Yan and said.
“That would really be embarrassing, right?”
Xiao Yan smiled and continued. He stood up and said, “If I don’t even possess this little bit of
mental fortitude, then how would I go and pursue the long alchemist road?”
“Alright, it is nearly about time. Let’s go…” Xiao Yan placed the teacup down. He smiled, turned
around and walked out of the door. Behind him, Hai Bo Dong helplessly shook his head and could
only follow.
They walked out of the room and climbed down the stairs of the inn. The tier two alchemist robe
on Xiao Yan’s body attracted many eyes, but Xiao Yan was not very concerned about these things.
His gaze randomly swept past a couple of alchemists who were passing by the door. After which, he
slowly walked out.
As he walked on the street, those curious respectful gazes that were repeatedly shot at him
caused Xiao Yan to purse up his lips. The corner of his mouth contained a slight smile.
On the two sides of the spacious street, young ladies with curvaceous and slim figures softly
laughed melodiously. They threw their shy and worshipful gazes towards those alchemists walking
on the street. For these young ladies who belonged to the age where they were filled with tricks and
delusions, the mysterious and deep alchemists were like magnets that tightly attracted their gazes.
In this era, alchemists had an easier time letting these young ladies fall in love than with those
princes in fairy tales. From this, one could tell just what kind of prestigious status an alchemist had
in the continent where Dou Qi was most respected.
The city permeated with liveliness and enthusiasm, washing away the rigorous and solemn aura
until nothing was left. Feeling the passion within the city, Xiao Yan’s calm heart had also begun to
secretly beat faster. No matter how outstanding his mental strength was, he was after all still a
young person. As long as one was a young person, one’s heart would be frivolous and wild. The
thing about young people that others were envious of, was them striving forth energetically,
persevering untiringly until they succeeded.
Xiao Yan walked slowly toward the alchemist association. His gaze would occasionally sweep past
those alchemists that had passed by him. In his heart, he muttered in surprise, “Looks like the
people that the Grand Meeting attracted are not weak. Not only have the peak alchemists in the
empire swarmed over, many from other countries have come. I wonder if there will be a dark horse
from another country that might suddenly appear during the Grand Meeting… if that is the case,
then this will be a little fun.”
Although Xiao Yan’s heart thought such malice thoughts, his face did not reveal any of it on the
surface. He slowly passed through a few streets, lifted his head and eyed the ancient association
that stood at the edge of his sight. He sighed gently, turned around and glanced at Hai Bo Dong who
was leisurely following behind him. After which, he lifted his leg and walked toward the association.
After entering the association, Xiao Yan could not help but shake his head helplessly when he saw
the association’s entrance that appeared to have been completely blocked. He pushed his way into
the human crowd. His body was like a fish entering the sea, passing through the crowds in a strange
manner.
After undergoing Yao Lao’s dodge ability training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yan
managed to save quite a lot of trouble in such a situation now.
As his body swayed slightly, Xiao Yan arrived at the front of the crowd and released a long sigh of
relief as he finally entered the front gate of the Alchemist Association. His pupils constricted as he
turned his head to look around and saw Hai Bo Dong, who looked as if he was sleepwalking, closely
following him.
“Truly worthy of being a Dou Huang, accompanying me so closely yet I was still unable to detect
him even slightly…” Xiao Yan secretly admired him in his heart as he entered the Alchemist
Association and strolled around the hall. He was just about to enter the east zone when he actually
ran into Ao Tuo and his group, who were surprised to see him. They immediately started to laugh.
“Come with me little guy, the venue of the Grand Meeting is not inside the Alchemist
Association…” Ao Tuo said with a smile as he patted Xiao Yan’s shoulder.
 Xiao Yan smiled and nodded as he greeted Frank as well as both of the Xue and Mei girls.
“Little guy, this time our Black Rock City’s Association has come to see you. Be sure not to lose to
that Liu Ling.” Frank smiled and said. He had a lot of confidence in Xiao Yan since the previous
internal tests.
“Hehe, I’ll try.”
Xiao Yan smiled. He suddenly saw Ao Tuo staring with surprise at Hai Bo Dong, and introduced,
“Master Ao Tuo, This is a friend of mine, Hai Bo Dong…”
“Oh… ke ke, how are you? Black Rock City’s Ao Tuo, Frank…” Ao Tuo and Frank smiled and
nodded. Due to Hai Bo Dong having lived in isolation for a few decades, the both of them were not
too familiar with the name Hai Bo Dong. They only vaguely felt that the name was a little familiar to
the ear. Ao Tuo and Frank were of the Dou Ling class and as alchemists, their Spiritual Strength was
much higher than those of the same class. Therefore, despite being ignorant of the background of
the other party, they could faintly sense with their Spiritual Perception that the old man in front of
them had something profound and they did not dare to slight him.
“Yes.” Hai Bo Dong merely nodded faintly at the polite etiquette of the two of them. His calm
manner caused the two of them to be at a loss. Ling Fei, who could not have the slightest
imperfection in her eyes, widened her eyes and stared. Just as she was about to shout, she was
quickly grabbed by Ao Tuo.
“I’m sorry two grandmasters, Old Hai’s character is like that. He has no intention of going against
the two of you.” Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. He could only smile slightly and smooth things
over. Fortunately, Ao Tuo and Frank were not really concerned. They smiled carelessly and changed
the conversation topic. The group conversed and laughed as they walked out of the hall. With Ao
Tuo leading the way, they walked out from the back door of the association and headed toward a
spot south of the city.
“The location for the Grand Meeting this time around is the Imperial Family’s plaza. The size of
that place can hold tens of thousands of people, and it completely meets the size needed for this
Grand Meeting.” As they walked on the street, Ao Tuo smiled and explained, “After an initial
estimation, there should be around more than two thousand people participating in this Grand
Meeting. This is the greater number of participants compared to the previous few Grand Meetings.”
“Over two thousand people…” This number caused Xiao Yan to suck his tongue involuntarily. It
should be known that the requirements to become an alchemist were very harsh. Saying that only
one in a thousand or even one in ten thousand could become an alchemist was not an exaggeration.
The two thousand people currently here may be the gathering of over half the alchemists in the Jia
Ma Empire.
“The Grand Meeting is divided into a few examination rounds. Each examination will eliminate
quite a number of people. In the later rounds, the examination difficulty becomes much greater. The
last person who finally remains will be the final champion…”
“Ah,” Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. Thinking about having over two thousand people
simultaneously raising their flames and refining pills in the same open field, Xiao Yan felt a little
excited. That spectacular manner was likely to be extremely thrilling.
While he spoke, the imperial family plaza, that Ao Tuo had mentioned early, had gradually
appeared in their sight. Xiao Yan raised his eyes and watched. The edge of his sight could actually
only see a small portion of the huge plaza.
Currently, there were fully armed soldiers who were stationed outside the plaza to maintain order.
This kind of Grand Meeting had gathered strong people from everywhere. If a riot were to occur, the
capital would receive a huge blow. Therefore, the imperial family was extremely cautious regarding
maintaining order.
There were inspectors from the Alchemist Association stationed at the entrance of the plaza. Only
the people from the association and the participants were allowed to enter from this entrance. The
entrance to the audience seats was located in another place.
Under Ao Tuo’s lead, Xiao Yan and the others did not face the slightest hindrance as they entered
the plaza. After walking up a high slope to enter the plaza, that enormous open area was finally
completely displayed in Xiao Yan’s sight.
Standing at the top of the slope, Xiao Yan eyed that green rock plaza that was large to the point of
being ridiculous. He could not help but shake his head and praise.
The plaza was round in shape, with countless seats located on two sides of it. It seemed that those
were seats for the audience. Opposite the audience seats, there were VIP seats which were
decorated in a much more luxurious manner. These were specially catered for the upper echelons of
the association and the heads of those large strengths.
 As his gaze swept over the incomparably large open ground, Xiao Yan discovered that thousands
of green rock square tables were actually placed openly and neatly in it. These square tables were
orderly scattered and were placed extremely precisely. At a glance, they were like a green rock
military unit standing still.
Currently, there were already quite a number of alchemists participating in the competition
quietly seated cross legged on a rock chair behind the green rock tables within the open ground. As
time flowed, moving closer to the time beginning of the competition, more and more alchemists
swarmed out from the path and searched for their seats according to the number tag that they had
received.
Ao Tuo glanced at the sky as he smiled and said, “Let’s go to the VIP seats first. There is still some
time until the start of the Grand Meeting. There, you can meet some important people who have
significant power. This may be useful to you.”
“Ah.” Last night, Xiao Yan had already seen even the guardian of the imperial family, the
mysterious Jia Lao. Therefore, he did not express an opinion in regards to the people of significant
power that Ao Tuo had mentioned. However, it was currently still quite early so he randomly nodded
his head.
Seeing that there were no objections, Ao Tuo and Frank took the lead and brought the few of them
toward the VIP seats. When they were about to enter the VIP section, Ao Tuo suddenly pointed at
the front row. There was already a row of people seated. Among them, there was the deputy
chairman of the Alchemist Association, Qie Mi Er. Beside him sat an old man wearing a purple
colored alchemist robe.
“That is the chairman of the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Association, Lord Fa Ma. I have heard that
the current him is about to step into the tier six alchemist level. In the alchemist world within the Jia
Ma Empire, Lord Fa Ma’s reputation would be about the same when compared to Pill-King Gu He.
Even when Gu He meets Lord Fa Ma, he must be a little more courteous. Back then, before Gu He
gained fame, Lord Fa Ma had given him quite a lot of care. It would not be overboard to say that he
was a patron of Lord Fa Ma…” Ao Tuo softly said.
Note: The lord here is used as a respectful term
“Hei, I didn’t expect that old fellow to still be alive. These old things are more undying than I
thought…” Hai Bo Dong narrowed his eyes as he stood beside Xiao Yan. When he heard Ao Tuo
making the introductions, he abruptly raised his head. He glanced at the old man and said.
“Oh?”
Xiao Yan’s eyebrows twitched slightly. He eyed that dried tree bark like face of the old man that
appeared to be dying. His gaze was somewhat strange. From what he had heard, this old man
should be the leader of the Jia Ma Empire’s alchemist world.
The old man with bleary eyes appeared to have sensed the gazes focused on him and suddenly
turned his head around. He turned his seemingly perplexed gaze toward Xiao Yan’s side. A friendly
smile appeared on the dried skin on his face.
Seeing that old man had turned his head over, Ao Tuo and Frank hurriedly bowed and greeted.
after which, they moved along the corridor and carefully walked to the front row. They spoke
respectfully to the old man, “Lord Fa Ma, it has been a few years since we last met. You are still
filled with the same vigor.”
“Ke ke, it’s Ao Tuo and Frank from the Black Rock City, right? The both of you are quite good.
You’ve actually become tier four alchemists in these years. Your progress is quite fast…” The old
man who was addressed as Fa Ma swept his turbid gaze at the two of them and laughed softly.
“It’s all because of Lord Fa Ma’s lectures the last time around.” Ao Tuo respectively smiled and
said.
“All that I can speak about is some of my personal experience. The most important thing is
depending on yourselves…” Fa Ma smiled and shook his head. He suddenly turned his gaze toward
Xiao Yan behind Ao Tuo. With a friendly smile, he said, “This little friend must be the one who
obtained the best result during the association’s test this time around, right? His name… seemed to
be called Yan Xiao.”
“Chairman Fa Ma, This little one is Yan Xiao.” Xiao Yan did not dare to slight this person whose
reputation in the Jia Ma Empire Alchemy world was greater that Gu He. He bowed and smiled as he
replied.
“Haha, most heroes are from the young. At such an age, you can refine the ‘Black Iron Spiritual
Leaf’ so many times. I remember that back then, Gu He, that boy did not have this kind of ability…”
Fa Ma’s voice was neither hurried nor slow. Although it was a little hoarse, it had a certain magical-
like property that did not allow others to interrupt his words.
Xiao Yan calmly smiled, but did not continue to say anything on this topic.
 Fa Ma smiled and stared at Xiao Yan, his gaze seemed to have a deeper meaning as he paused on
that calm face for a while. Sensing his gaze, Xiao Yan abruptly felt alarmed. “He… don’t tell me that
he has seen through this disguised appearance?”
Just as Xiao Yan was imagining things in his heart, Fa Ma appeared to have sensed his uneasiness.
The latter immediately said softly with a smile, “Little friend, as long as you are not targeting the
association, the old me won’t be nosy…”
Although Fa Ma’s laugher caused the surrounding association elders to feel baffled, Xiao Yan
secretly sighed in relief. He threw a thankful gaze at Fa Ma.
“Che, old fellow who won’t die. It seems that the longer you live, the more you like talking…” The
sudden appearance of a cold laughter, caused the expressions of all those on the VIP seats to
changed drastically. The expression of Qie Mi Er, who was seated by Fa Ma’s side, sank as he cried
in a low voice, “Who is it?”
When this cold laughter rang, Xiao Yan helplessly sighed in his heart. Other than Hai Bo Dong who
was behind him, who else would be this rude when he spoke?
The cold laugher also cased Fa Ma to be at a loss. Quickly following which, however, he turned his
gaze behind Xiao Yan and muttered, “This Qi… it’s icy like a cold ice… don’t tell me… Old Man Ice?”
When he said up to this point, more shock clearly appeared on his face.
“Hee hee, Old Man Fa, I didn’t think that you would still remember me. It isn’t easy…” The human
figure behind Xiao Yan flashed. Hai Bo Dong slowly walked forward under the stunned gazes of Ao
Tuo, Xue Mei and the others. He proceeded to directly sit by Fa Ma’s side and opened his mouth to
laugh.
“You actually haven’t died? Didn’t Queen Medusa end up… doing that to you?” Fa Ma was shocked
as he stared at Hai Bo Dong by his side and could not help but question.
“I have luckily survived…” Hai Bo Dong smacked his lips. There was some remaining fear in his
eyes as he sighed, “That woman… is really terrifying…”
“You are really a fellow with a tough life… but it is good that you are still alive. At least an old
fellow like me will not be too lonely, ha ha…” Fa Ma’s withering tree like face moved as he laughed
out loud.
Hearing the conversation between the two of them, those elders of the association who were
originally displeased with Hai Bo Dong’s impertinent words immediately shrunk back. According to
what Fa Ma had said, this unknown old man was actually a great character who had a humble
appearance.
Standing behind Ao Tuo, Ling Fei and Xue Mei were completely stunned as they eyed Hai Bo Dong
who was carelessly chatting with Fa Ma to kill time. At this moment, they finally understood that
this old man who appeared extremely ordinary was actually a strong person who hid his skills.
“This fellow, why is it that all those he befriends are people of such a level?” The two girls
exchanged glances before turning their strange gazes toward the Xiao Yan by the side, who was
shaking his head helplessly.
The familiarity between Hai Bo Dong and Fa Ma clearly caused Ao Tuo and Frank to be startled.
Some time later, Ao Tuo, who had recovered, suddenly had his expression change slightly. He softly
muttered, “Hai Bo Dong? Hai Bo Dong? The Ice Emperor of the Ten Strong back then… seemed to
be called by this name right?”
As he thought this in his heart, Ao Tuo tilted his head and exchanged glances with Frank. They
could see the shock within each other’s eyes. They did not expect that this kind of antique level
person would still be alive. Moreover, his relationship with Xiao Yan did not appear to be a simple
one…
“This little fellow hides really deeply…” Just like Xue Mei and Ling Fei, Ao Tuo and Frank also
stared at Xiao Yan with strange eyes. In their hearts, they were uncertain why a young man who had
stepped into the alchemist world not long ago was actually able to get to know such a strong person.
Xiao Yan stood on the same spot and could only helplessly endure the numerous strange gazes. He
suddenly realized that Hai Bo Dong had said something to Fa Ma who had once again turned toward
him. The current Fa Ma was frowning slightly as he swept his gaze over Xiao Yan, seemingly
searching for something.
“Why?” Seeing Fa Ma’s manner, Hai Bo Dong could not help but ask in surprise. He had simply
mentioned that Xiao Yan’s training talent was not bad, but he did not expect the other party to react
like this.
“Haha, for some unknown reason, I seem to sense a Qi of someone I have met before on young
friend Yan Xiao…” Fa Ma coughed gently and said somewhat uncertainly.
“Have met before?” Xiao Yan blinked his eyes. There was a change in his heart as he muttered,
“Don’t tell me that he sensed Queen Medusa’s presence?”
“Ke ke, perhaps I have sensed wrongly. When one is old, one tends to hallucinate more…” When
Fa Ma sensed again, he did not have the same feeling as before. Fa Ma shook his head with some
disappointment. He leaned against the chair, appearing a little absent minded as he entered a
trance while his memory played…
Back then, when Fa Ma was still young, he had coincidentally met an old man, whose ability was
unfathomable, while he was roaming the continent. Due to some reason, the old man and Fa Ma
lived together for three days. During those three days, the old man casually imparted some things to
him. However, Fa Ma benefitted greatly from those things. By borrowing what the old man had
taught, the originally unknown Fa Ma returned to the Jia Ma Empire and advanced step by step until
this stage today. It was also because he had reached this step that Fa Ma increasingly realized just
how terrifying the ability of that mysterious old man back then was…
The vague Qi that he sensed on Xiao Yan a moment ago was quite similar to the one that the old
man back then had… it was the reason that Fa Ma had abruptly lost himself.
Since Xiao Yan had guilty conscious, he did not dare to pursue this topic. However, when he was
about to change topic, an old laughter was emitted from a passageway in the middle of the seats,
“Ke ke, old man Hai, Young friend Yan Xiao, you have arrived quite early.”
Hearing the laughter, everyone turned their heads around to take a look. When they saw a white
haired old man wearing a simple linen garment, everyone was so shocked that they paled. In their
hearts, they asked just what wind had blown over today. Even this old demon had come running
about today…
The person who came was naturally Jia Lao, whom Xiao Yan had met last night. The Little Princess
also followed closely behind. Today, she was wearing a pale-green alchemist robe that was clearly
specially tailored. Her spacious sleeves, had bright silk pulled around them to form a lotus shape.
This gave her an elegance that came from nowhere. However, Xiao Yan who clearly knew her
character, understood that this young lady, who appeared quiet on the surface, was actually a quirky
person.
As his gaze swept past the Little Princess, Xiao Yan discovered that beside her, there was a tall
lady wearing a luxurious and brilliant dress. This lady’s face was similar to the Little Princess but it
had an iciness that was not much different from Xue Mei. Moreover, under this iciness, there was
actually a majestic and imposing manner that was an edification of the imperial family.
Compared to the cute looking and small sized Little Princess, there was an iciness and matured
aura seeping out from all over this lady. As her pretty eyes moved, a temptation naturally appeared.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept passed the two ladies and finally landed on Jia Lao. He bowed and greeted
with a smile, “Jia Lao is early too.”
Jia Lao smiled and stepped forward. He eyed Hai Bo Dong and Fa Ma before laughing loudly, “I
didn’t expect that the three of us still had the chance to gather. It really is fate.”
“We do indeed have some affinity…” Fa Ma softly smiled and said, “Old Demon, I didn’t think that
you would actually come to watch the Grand Meeting. I recall that you don’t really like this kind of
competition.”
“I have stayed back for so many decades. It is also good to occasionally come out and take a look…
“ Jia Lao smiled and turned his head toward Xiao Yan. After which, he pointed at the matured and
icy lady behind him and said, “Little Fellow, I think that you already know Yue-er. This is Yue-er’s
elder sister, Yao Ye. The security and order of the Grand Meeting as well as the fifty thousand
soldiers around the Meeting are all under her control.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan felt a shock in his heart. He did not expect that this icy lady in front of him
would actually possess such ability. Fifty thousand soldiers. If it was left to him, he would likely
make a mess of the situation. However, the orderly and disciplined manner of the soldiers at the
front gate just now clearly showed that this woman could easily command them.
“Yao Ye, this is young friend Yan Xiao whom I have mentioned to you. His ability is extraordinary.
He is likely the competitor with the most ability to snatch the champion position this time around.”
Jia Lao pointed at Xiao Yan and smiled as he said to the cold woman behind.
Hearing Jia Lao’s evaluation, the Little Princess by the side tooted, secretly muttering something.
It was likely that she was not satisfied by these words of Jia Lao.
“Nice to meet you, Mister Yan Xiao.”
The pretty eyes of the icy woman stared at Xiao Yan. She gracefully and naturally extended her
hand and smiled. The instant she smiled caused some of the descendants of the noble clans around
the VIP seats to become absent minded. It was usually very difficult for them to see the usually cold
Elder Princess treating people in such a manner.
 “Nice to meet you, Princess Yao Ye…” The attitude of the other party was such that Xiao Yan could
find no fault with. He smiled and extended his hand and gently held that soft and seemingly
boneless hand. He secretly admired in his heart, but on the surface, he simply let go the moment he
made contact. He did not let the other party feel any inappropriateness.
“Hopefully, Mister Yan Xiao is able to obtained a satisfactory result during the competition. When
that time comes, Yao Ye will personally hold a banquet to celebrate the accomplishments, I hope that
Mister Yan Xiao will not refuse.” Yao Ye withdrew her hand and smiled as she said.
“This woman… her methods of roping people over are really quite acute… she will likely be
someone extremely great in the future…” Xiao Yan smiled and nodded as his heart felt a little
astonished. Even someone of his mental strength, his guard against her had diminished greatly with
just a few sentences from Yao Ye during the time that they had made their initial contact.
Seeing that Xiao Yan had nodded, Yao Ye stepped back behind Jia Lao with satisfaction. With her
character, she would not have lowered herself and befriended Xiao Yan in such a manner had her
great-grandfather not given this young man such a high evaluation.
“Although, if he really possesses the potential that great-grandfather described, then it is
worthwhile for me to lower myself to befriend him…” The pretty eyes swept across Xiao Yan’s face,
which had not displayed much fluster since the beginning. Yao Ye was quite satisfied with his mental
strength. It was extremely rare to be able to maintain such calm in front of the upper echelons of
the empire and strong people at the peak level. At the very least, those descendants of the noble
clans behind her had shrunk back and dared not approach her because of her status.
After conversing a little with Xiao Yan, Yao Ye bowed and greeted Fa Ma, Hai Bo Dong, and a few
others. Her perfect etiquette was difficult for someone to find fault with; even someone like Hai Bo
Dong had adopted a less cold expression.
Once the group had greeted each other, they sat down in the front row of the VIP seat. Whether it
was intentional or otherwise, Princess Yao Ye ended up sitting beside Xiao Yan. The faint female
body fragrance drifted from the side, causing him to become a little distracted.
As the sun in the sky moved, the number of people in the VIP seats also increased. These people
were mostly people who possessed some strength in the capital or their families. The audience seats
opposite them had long been overly packed. The shouting aggregated into a torrent that shot to the
horizon.
Xiao Yan sat quietly in a seat with his eyes closed. A long while later, he suddenly sensed some
movement in the seats around him. Only then, did he frown and turn his head around to see the
source of the commotion.
The line-up that was entering the VIP section was quite large. The empire’s three large clans
arrived together. This kind of line-up was likely something that no strength within the Jia Ma Empire
dared to look down on. A greater reason for causing such a commotion, however, was Nalan Yanran
and Ya Fei who were walking in the middle. The two women had different dispositions, but they
were similarly extremely beautiful. When the two of them walked together, it naturally attracted
many eyes. No wonder the children of the noble clans behind were so excited…
The group of people moved along the walkway until they came to the position right at the front
before greeting people they were familiar with.
Borrowing the time that they were greeting each other, Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across an unknown
old man who was walking with Nalan Jie and Primer Tengshan. Closely following behind this old
man was Mu Zhan. Hearing the manner the two addressed each other, Xiao Yan had also figure out
this old man’s identity. Mu Chen from the Mu clan, another Dou Wang…
After greeting the elders, Ya Fei quietly slipped to Xiao Yan’s side and sat down. With a smile as
pretty as a flower, she said, “Yan Xiao di-di. You must get a good result this time around. There are
countless people watching…”
“With Mister Yan Xiao’s ability, his result this time around would naturally not be poor. Obtaining
the top three should be something that is easily done.” Nalan Yanran came over to this side without
anyone knowing when and smiled as she said.
Yao Ye, who was seated beside Xiao Yan, saw Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran, these two beauties whose
appearance did not lose to her, gathered around Xiao Yan. She was naturally extremely clear of the
identities of these two ladies. An astonishment flashed in her pretty eyes as she quietly said in her
heart, “This Yan Xiao may have an ordinary appearance, but it is really unexpected that he is so
attractive to ladies… looks like great-grandfather was telling the truth. This Yan Xiao is definitely an
attractive person with great potential. Otherwise with Ya Fei’s intelligence and Nalan Yanran’s
aloofness, they would definitely not converse with him in such a manner.
The three great beauties were all crowded around Xiao Yan’s side. This undoubtedly caused some
of the gazes on the VIP seats to become heated. Some of the young people who possessed some
imagination regarding the three ladies were clenching their teeth and staring intently at Xiao Yan.
That manner of theirs was as though Xiao Yan was their enemy who had murdered their father.
Xiao Yan sighed and rubbed his head. The waves of fragrances shrouding the tip of his nose
caused Xiao Yan to have an intention to laugh bitterly. The numerous heated gazes behind him
resulted in his back feeling pricked. Even he himself did not understand why these three women
would crowd around him. Was it that silly comparison mentality of women?
Xiao Yan laughed bitterly in his heart. He was like an old monk in meditation as he sat in an
extremely straight manner, waiting for the time for the Grand Meeting to begin. In an instant, he
suddenly frowned and turned his head around, only to coincidentally see Liu Ling, who was seated
in the row behind, staring at him icily. His manner was like a poisonous snake ready to bite.
Seeing that Xiao Yan had discovered his gaze, or perhaps it was because the Grand Meeting was
about to begin, Liu Ling did not bother to disguise his thoughts. The corner of his mouth lifted into a
cold smile. His hand was held horizantally and his middle finger pointed to the sky. His mouth
squirmed, “I want to let you suffer a crushing defeat in front of Nalan Yanran!”
Xiao Yan smiled gently. He moved his lips a little and immediately turned his head around.
Liu Ling watched Xiao Yan’s back in a dark and cold manner. He slowly let out a breath. A moment
ago, he had clearly understood Xiao Yan’s lips movement.
“Let’s see…”
……
As time gradually flowed, the time for the start of the Grand Meeting slowly arrived under tens of
thousands gazes…
When a clear bell rang out on the plaza, the noisiness that had shot to the sky suddenly became
quiet…
Hearing the bell ringing by his ears, Fa Ma quivered slightly and stood up. After which, he slowly
walked to the very front of the VIP seats. His gaze watched the thousands of alchemists seated
behind the green tables below. At this moment, over two thousand alchemists also lifted their heads
and threw respectful gazes toward this old man who possessed an extremely great reputation within
the Jia Ma Empire’s alchemist scene.
“As the chairman of the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Association, I pronounce that the seventh
Alchemist Grand Meeting has begun!”
“Bang!”
The entire ground boiled. Their happy cries stirred the skies.

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Chapter 305
Chapter 305: First Round, Begin!
Fa Ma stood in front of the VIP seats and eyed the bustling plaza. A while later, he softly said,
“Now, I would like to invite all the competitors to move to their assigned positions.”
Although the plaza was currently bustling about to the point that the ring of the bell could hardly
be heard, Fa Ma’s voice managed to still sound in everyone’s ears. From this, it could be seen that
this dying old man possessed extremely extraordinary strength.
Hearing Fa Ma’s words, many alchemists in the VIP seats immediately stood up. There, the
alchemists were mostly groomed by or roped into some of the more powerful groups. Due to having
a powerhouse to support them, the tier of these alchemists was slightly higher as a whole compared
to those “free” alchemists.
The high platform was tens of meters higher than the open ground below. With such a height,
these young people, many of them whose strength was merely that of a Dou Shi or perhaps even a
Dou Zhe, would naturally not dare leap down. Therefore, on the walkway by the two sides of the VIP
seats, there were staircases that exclusively led to the open ground below. Currently, they were
successively walking down under countless gazes.
“Ke ke, Liu Ling, Little Yue Er, Yan Xiao, you should also go to your respective positions… as your
results in the internal test were the most outstanding, the stations over there belong to the three of
you. Those three seats will make you the focus of the crowd’s attention.” Fa Ma’s finger pointed at a
place located in the middle of the open ground. That place had over ten huge green tables and not
only were these green tables larger than the others, they also seemed to be elevated higher than the
res. Such a special position that stood out would naturally be able to cause the people standing
there to become the main attraction.
When the gazes of the three people followed the direction that Fa Ma pointed and saw the special
spot, their expressions were different from each other: Liu Ling was a little excited, on top of being
surprised; Little Princess was curious and eager; while Xiao Yan was blank for a moment before he
knit his eyebrows slightly together. Given Xiao Yan’s character, he really did not like such a special
position that placed him in the spotlight.
Fa Ma’s gaze slowly drifted over the faces of the three people and finally stopped on Xiao Yan. He
appeared to be able to see through what Xiao Yan thought as he gently said with a smile, “It is
naturally a good thing for a young person to know how to keep a low profile. However, there are
some things in this world that are made to be impossible to keep a low profile in. Since you are
participating in the Grand Meeting, you must be thinking of obtaining the best result. In order to
obtain the best result and be at the forefront of these two thousand plus people, you cannot escape
being the focus of attention. Since you will eventually be discovered, then what is the difference of it
happening now rather than later?”
“If you don’t do some rash and arrogant things while you are young, you will not have fun
memories to recall in the future…” Fa Ma said with a smile.
“Chairman Fa Ma is right.” Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and nodded his head. He did not continue to
be entangled over this matter.
“Ke ke, alright. The few of you please proceed down…” Fa Ma smiled and said.
“The two of you, I will go first.”
Liu Ling responded to Fa Ma first before laughing at Xiao Yan and Little Princess. Immediately, he
pressed the ground lightly and his body charged to the edge of the high platform. He glanced at the
huge open ground below. Then he leaped, diving forward and elicited countless sounds of shock
from those in the VIP

seats.
His body swiftly descended and just as he was about to reach the ground, two Dou Qi columns,
that could be seen with the naked eye, appeared out of Liu Ling’s heel. Borrowing the opposing
force from the Dou Qi columns, he landed on the ground without any injury. After which, he smiled
and swiftly walked up to the middle spot of the plaza under gazes that were filled with a fiery heat.
 “This fellow really likes to show off, but does he think that only he knows how to jump?”
Eyeing Liu Ling who had received attention from everyone by directly leaping down, the Little
Princess smack her lips together. Her lovely body leaped forward and also shot off of the high
platform. Like a falling leaf, her body gently and elegantly descended. Her beautiful posture was like
that of a goddess.
“*Roar*, *roar*…” This beautiful action of the Little Princess had undoubtedly stirred the hearts of
those observing more than Liu Ling’s earlier performance. Moreover, due to her tender and cute
matter, it had not only caused a howl to sound from the VIP seats, but also a deafening roar to be
emitted from the audience seats on the opposite side.
“Ke ke, old man Jia. I did tell you before that your agility Dou Technique ‘Flying Floc’ was more
suited to women, but I never did expect that you would ever teach it to this little girl.” Eyeing the
Little Princess’s body which had totally ignored gravity as she floated, Fa Ma could not help but turn
around and smile as he spoke to Jia Lao.
“She had only learned a tiny bit of this agility Dou Technique. However, since she has only pursued
beauty, she will easily become a target for the other party, if she were to meet an enemy.” Jia Lao
shook his head. Although the words from his mouth were spoken as such, when one looked at the
smile on his face, he was clearly satisfied with the skill that the Little Princess had revealed.
“Hey, Little Fellow. Why don’t you leap down as well. You cannot lose to them in this entrance
parade…” Seeing Jia Lao’s slightly pleased face, Hai Bo Dong could not help but roll his eyes as he
urged Xiao Yan.
“…I think I will walk down.” Sensing the countless of gazes that were gathered on him, Xiao Yan
shook his head. He turned around and began walking along the walkway to head down. However,
Hai Bo Dong abruptly waved his hand and an invisible force blew out, fanning Xiao Yan down, who
did not have the time to defend himself.
“Ha ha, you better not make me lose face. Go down…”
“You old bastard…” Being pushed, Xiao Yan’s palm swiftly danced around. He had just cursed
when his body began wildly descending under everyone’s gazes.
The wind whistled passed Xiao Yan’s ears. Due to him being forcefully pushed off by Hai Bo Dong,
he had actually ended up falling head first. Xiao Yan helplessly sighed as he heard the intense sound
of the wind in his ears. Both his hands did not move as he allowed his body to fall straight down
head first.
In the plaza, countless gazes were stunned as they saw that Xiao Yan still did not have any
reaction despite becoming increasingly closer to the ground. Some of the more cowardly young
ladies had already hurriedly shut their eyes, afraid that they would see an extremely bloody scene.
Just as countless people widened their eyes, wanting to see if this little fellow, who appeared to
have some ability, would turn into a pile of meat paste on the spot, Xiao Yan, who had remained still,
finally moved his hands. He aimed them at the ground and an instant later, an incomparably fierce
shapeless force swarmed out, violently smashing into the hard green rock surface. Immediately, a
crack line began spreading out on the surface of the rock.
Borrowing the force of the push, Xiao Yan’s sharply falling body became much slower. His body
was like a spiralling ball in midair, beginning to swiftly spin. Each time the force was about to fade
away, Xiao Yan’s palm would carelessly smack downward, borrowing the rising airflow created from
the force to cancel out the downward force on his body, forming a perfect equilibrium. Under
everyone’s shocked gazes, Xiao Yan’s body was like a helix, rotating as he moved toward the center
of the plaza.
“Tsk tsk, what an exquisite airflow control. At such an age, he can actually move freely in the air
without using a pair of wings. This is something that even some Dou Wang could not achieve.”
Eyeing the human figure which was swiftly spiraling as he moved through the open space, some
shock surfaced involuntarily on Jia Lao’s and Fa Ma’s faces as they praised.
“Hei, this fellow is really unpredictable. I had originally thought that he would use the flying Dou
Technique. It is really unexpected that he actually still had this type of skill hidden away as well…”
Hai Bo Dong’s face was similarly filled with shock. Although he knew that this method of Xiao Yan’s
was impractical when it came to real flying, it would however, in this current occasion, be
undoubtedly flashy enough to cause many people to be shocked.
Under the stunned gazes of the few thousand competitors, Xiao Yan’s body swiftly moved to the
middle; the rotation of his body gradually weakened. With a gentle tap of the tip of his feet in the
empty space, his body flipped in the air and rolled down like a gourd. A long while later, his body
was gently bent and he landed smoothly with one foot supported on the ground. He gently patted
the dust on his hands and slowly stood up, eyeing the dense mass of human heads in the audience
seats, which he could see no end to.
 “*Clap*, *Clap*…”
“He’s too handsome!”
“*Roar*, great!”
A deafening clapping sound instantly sounded from the somewhat quiet audience seats. Sharp
yells suddenly reverberated throughout the entire plaza. The Grand Meeting had yet to begin, but
this young man had already given them an eye-opening entrance performance.
With merely just this perfect entrance performance, there was already numerous young ladies
who were fascinated by this young man wearing a black alchemist robe.
On the VIP seats, Ya Fei rubbed her cheeks with her hands. Her pretty eyes stared directly at the
young man standing at the most conspicuous spot, receiving the attention of everyone. Her
enchanting and moving face was slightly absentminded. A splendid glint appeared in her pupils.
This little fellow appeared to no longer be that immature young man…
“He really does have some ability. No wonder great-grandfather praised him so highly…” Yao Ye
softly muttered as she eyed the young man who was quietly enjoying the countless cheers.
Nalan Yanran sat lazily on a soft comfortable chair. The beautiful outline that was formed under
the bundle of the spacious moon-white dress caused many gazes behind her to secretly sweep over.
The current her had similarly paused her gaze on Xiao Yan who was on the open ground below.
Watching the latter’s indifferent manner as though he had heard nothing as he stood in the middle
of the countless cheers, her pretty face could not help but become much gentler. Perhaps it was
because she had stayed with her teacher, who was viewed like a god in her heart, for a long time,
but Nalan Yanran had a good impression regarding this imposing presence that was similar to her
teacher’s.
Mu Chen narrowed his eyes. He stared at Xiao Yan in the competition ground. A long while later,
he tilted his head and said to Mu Zhan, “Is he that person who you have mentioned?”
“Yes, this fellow actual dares to be so close to Ya Fei. Yesterday, was it not for Nalan Yanran
stopping me, I would have taught him a lesson!” Mu Zhan spoke evilly.
Mu Chen’s finger gently tapped on his shrivelled back of his hand. He shook his head slightly and
slowly said, “In the future, don’t go and offend him. If you really like that girl Ya Fei, you can use
ordinary methods to pursue her. It would be best if you do not provoke this fellow called Yan Xiao…
if you really were to fight him, you may not be his match.”
“But…” Hearing this, Mu Zhan became anxious. He was about to say something when he saw Mu
Chen’s face which had sunk. Mu Zhan’s head sank and he could only helplessly agree.
Xiao Yan quietly stood in front of a clean green rock table. He realized that a set of medicinal
ingredients was orderly placed on the rock table and in front of those was a thin piece of paper
peacefully sitting. Additionally, a jade mirror was embedded at the front of the rock table with a
weak green-red light flickering in it.
As Xiao Yan conveniently picked up the thin paper and swept his gaze over it, he was somewhat
stunned to realize that it was actually a medicinal formula for a tier two medicinal pill. However, the
thing that caused Xiao Yan to be speechless was that only some of the medicinal ingredients and
other things were carelessly written onto this medicinal formula. Its format, in no way, complied
with the orthodox method of creating a medicinal formula.
As mentioned earlier, an orthodox medicinal formula required the use of Spiritual Strength to
read. Only through this method could the formula relay all the necessary information that the reader
needed to grasp in order to refine a medicinal pill in the shortest amount of time. The things that
were recorded on this thin sheet of paper simply gave a vague refining method. All the remaining
details actually completely required the reader to grasp by himself. This undoubtedly would cause
the number of failures in refining this medicinal pill to be raised to a terrifying extent.
The thing that really caused Xiao Yan to be utterly speechless was the amount of medicinal
ingredients placed on the rock table. The quantity was clearly only enough to allow one to refine the
medicinal pill twice. In other words, it meant that each person had only one chance of failure. If the
medicinal ingredients were completely exhausted and there was not a medicinal pill that had been
refined, then it was clear that the person had failed… the result of failure was removal from the
competition.
“It is certainly a Grand Meeting held every eight years. This kind of difficulty… it is really great.”
Xiao Yan held the thin piece of paper, smiled bitterly and shook his head. He then lifted his head and
glanced in all directions, only to realize that there was some bitterness on many of the alchemists’
faces. Tilting his head, he eyed the Little Princess and Liu Ling on his left and right. The both of
them appeared much calmer. However, they were still both frowning slightly as they recognized
some of the problems with the formula recorded on the thin paper.
 Xiao Yan gently inhaled a breath of air. He could only turn his focus towards the thin piece of
paper. This kind of strange examination was something that he had never tried before, therefore his
heart felt a little uneasy.
During the time that Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze, Liu Ling turned his gaze over. He saw the bitter
smile on the former’s face that had yet to disappear and could not help but softly give a cold laugh.
He whispered, “Humph. So what if you are outstanding in refining the medicinal ingredients. I have
already said that the examination during the Grand Meeting is not simply competing on that front.
Next, let me see how you embarrass yourself in front of Nalan Yanran… country bumpkin…”
Having received Gu He’s extremely orthodox teachings, Liu Ling had extremely great confidence
in himself for this Grand Meeting. Therefore, he wanted to obtain the champion spot for the Grand
Meeting. After which, he would have the qualification to pursue the goddess in his heart, Nalan
Yanran…
On the enormous open ground, all the competitors were holding the thin paper with both hands.
They displayed many different expressions as they read. In an instant, the entire plaza was totally
silent.
The quiet atmosphere continued for nearly five minutes. A clear bell then sounded abruptly within
the open ground.
Hearing the bell ring, all the competitors spontaneously placed the things in their hands down.
They beckoned with their hands and instantly, thousands of cauldrons of different colors and shapes
suddenly appeared on the green rock tables.
Following the ringing of the bell, Fa Ma, who had his eyes closed also opened them. He swept his
gaze under him as his slow voice sounded by everyone’s ears, “I think that all of you should have
understood something. During this first round of the competition, all of you need to follow this
incomplete medicinal formula to refine a medicinal pill that is a finished product. Each of you have
two tries. If the medicinal pill is not successfully refined after two attempts, the jade mirror behind
the green table will automatically display a red light. When the red light flicks on, that person will
exit the competition ground…”
“On the wall opposite all of you, there is a huge hourglass. That is the time limit for the
competition. Those who still fail to refine the medicinal pill before all the sand in the hour glass falls
will similarly fail.”
“Do you all understand?” Fa Ma said with a smile.
“Yes!” The sound that was projected forward from the ground below was like a muffled thunder
that roared upward.
“Since it’s like this, then… the first round of the examination shall now begin!”
Fa Ma slowly lifted his palm as he smiled. He abruptly swung it down. At this moment, thousands
of flames suddenly appeared in the large open ground like fireworks. The spectacular scene caused
peoples’ fiery blood to boil!

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Chapter 306
Chapter 306: Soul-Stirring
Xiao Yan quietly stood in front of the rock table. He quietly pushed the crimson cauldron in front
of him a little further away. The current him did not immediately summon out his flame and start the
refinement like the other alchemists. Instead, he quietly held the thin paper with both hands, knit
his eyebrows slightly together and studied what little information was written on it in greater detail.
Before doing anything, one must first make preparations. This logic was something that Xiao Yan
clearly understood. He only had two chances. Any negligence would result in failure.
This time around, the examination required one to refine a tier two medicinal pill that was called
‘Bone Growing Pill’. As the name suggests, it was a kind of medicinal pill used to cure those who
were quite seriously injured. It was a medicinal pill that was of the healing category. Usually, these
medicinal pills were not overly expensive. If they were placed on the market, it would likely be
priced at a few hundred or a few thousand gold coins. This price appeared a little shabby compared
to those medicinal pills that could raise one’s Dou Qi or have other uses.
Refining the ‘Bone Growing Pill’ needed a total of six kinds of medicinal ingredients. Among all of
the tier two medicinal pills, it was not considered to be extremely complex. However, this kind of
‘Bone Growing Pill’ was clearly a new kind of healing medicine specially configured by the alchemist
association. Therefore, Xiao Yan still felt that the ‘Bone Healing Pill’ was a little foreign despite
having seen quite a number of healing medicines before.
Although there were many different kinds of healing medicines that were mysterious and strange,
all roads lead to Rome. The rough sequences used to refine these healing medicines were very
similar. It was just that the degree of complexity was different. Moreover, this medicinal pill was not
extremely troublesome. As long as one’s real alchemist ability was not weak, it should be possible to
successfully feel around and grasp the refining method to refine the ‘Bone Growing Pill’.
Therefore, even though the medicinal formula only gave the generic things one must pay attention
to, it should not be too difficult to refine it successfully if one followed one’s senses…
After memorizing, in detail, all the information on the thin paper, Xiao Yan slowly closed his eyes.
A moment later, he gradually opened them and sighed gently. Placing the thin piece of paper on the
table, he turned his head and looked around. He realized that the Little Princess and Liu Ling had
already begun to control their flame and began refining.
The flames that were being manipulated within the medicinal cauldron were all the same dark
yellow color. This was a flame that was completely catalysed by using Dou Qi. However, Xiao Yan
believed that this was not the bottom line of the two of them. Perhaps they were all hiding their
trump cards. With their status, it was an extremely natural thing to possess trump cards.
“Regardless of the character of these two people, their actual ability is indeed very great…” Xiao
Yan sighed gently in his heart. No matter how he counted, he had only practiced for three years ever
since he came into contact with alchemy, On certain aspects, Xiao Yan naturally could not catch up
with Little Princess and Liu Ling, who had been groomed by their teachers since youth. After all, no
matter how talented one is, it was impossible to catch up with over a decade of achievements of
other people in such a short time.
It was also due to this reason that Xiao Yan did not feel any blow even though the Little Princess
had already achieved a tier three alchemist level at such an age. The other party’s talent was quite
good. Adding this to being in

contact with refining skills for many years, it was not unexpected that she had such achievements.
At this moment, over ten minutes since the start of the examination had elapsed. During this short
ten minutes, there was already red lights flickering off and on within this huge open ground. After
the red light flickered, those alchemists who had failed could only choose to leave with embarrassed
red faces. For these alchemists who liked to follow the rules to refine medicinal pill, this kind of
examination which took a slanted path was impossible for them…
Xiao Yan indifferently glanced at an alchemist in front of him who had their head lowered as he
walked out of the open ground with a face on the verge of crying, Xiao Yan shook his head. He
ignored him and turned his attention completely to the refining process that was about to begin.
 Xiao Yan placed the dark red cauldron properly in front of him and rubbed his hands together. He
flipped his finger and a purple colored Danwan appeared between his fingers.
TL: Recall – Danwan – is a pill like thing but does not have any medicinal properties. It can even
be harmful upon consumption
Flicking his finger slightly, Xiao Yan directly shot the Danwan into his mouth. He slowly chewed. A
moment later, he widened his mouth and a cluster of purple flame was spat out. It was immediately
held in Xiao Yan’s palm.
“Wow. Purple colored flame?” Due to Xiao Yan being at a spot that attracted the most attention
and adding the special appearance from before, there were countless of people from both the VIP
seats and the audience seats who were observing all of Xiao Yan’s movements during the entire
time. Seeing the bright purple flame that he had created, waves of exclamation immediately
sounded.
Although the large open ground did not lack strange and unique colored flames, the strange
method where Xiao Yan used his mouth to spit out the flame pulled many gazes over.
“Purple colored flame?” Eyeing the cluster of purple colored flame hovering above Xiao Yan’s
palm, Fa Ma was slightly surprised. Immediately, he laughed softly, “This little fellow really does
have some foundation.”
Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong by the side smack his lips. After living together with Xiao Yan for so
long, he knew this fellow’s bottom line only too clearly. This kind of purple colored flame was merely
the weakest flame among the flames that he could control. The other dark and cold white colored
flame as well as the ethereal green colored flame were the terrifying ‘Heavenly Flames’ that even
Hai Bo Dong feared.
The purple colored flame danced around lively on Xiao Yan palm like a fairy. A moment later, Xiao
Yan waved his palm gently. The purple flame was directly shot into the fire outlet. Immediately, the
turbulent Purple Flame soared and burned within the medicinal cauldron. The temperature of the
icy cold cauldron was swiftly raised…
When the temperature within the medicinal cauldron was raised to a certain stage, Xiao Yan
placed his palm at the fire outlet. He slowly closed his eyes and his Spiritual Strength was extended
out, gradually controlling the Purple Flame that was rising.
Due to his ability to control the Purple Flame being far less precise than the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’, Xiao Yan could only use his hand to touch the medicinal cauldron in order to accurately
control the Purple Flame. If he controlled it away his hands away like the Green Flame, it was likely
that his already high failure rate would soar… Xiao Yan really did not dare to take such a risk on this
examination which only had two chances.
Under the control of Xiao Yan Spiritual Strength, the purple colored flame suppressed its
temperature extremely obediently. It did not pose the slightest resistance. After this continued for
some time, Xiao Yan beckoned with his palm. A medicinal ingredient on the rock table was sucked
into his hand. He gently molded it and then threw it into the medicinal cauldron. Immediately, the
Purple flame tumbled and rolled over, swiftly wrapping around it…
Xiao Yan closed his eyes and frowned slightly. He used his Spiritual Perception to slowly refine the
medicinal ingredients. In order to refine the medicinal pill, the medicinal ingredients must be
refined to a certain degree. Sometimes, if the purity was a little higher or lower, it could result in
the refining process failing. It was also for this reason that an orthodox medicinal formula appeared
to be extremely important. This was because on most of the orthodox medicinal formulas, there
would be a detailed record of the degree of purity each medicinal ingredient needed to be refined
to.
Unfortunately, Xiao Yan currently did not have that precise medicinal formula. Everything would
have to rely on him using his Spiritual Perception to slowly investigate.
A low grade medicinal ingredients had in total consumed over ten minutes of Xiao Yan’s time
before it gradually achieved an extent that he thought was right. At this moment, he then carefully
placed the second type of medicinal ingredient into the medicinal cauldron.
Using the brief instance when he threw in the medicinal ingredients, Xiao Yan glanced at his two
sides. He realized that the Little Princess and Liu Ling may have appeared to have similarly serious
faces, their movements did not show the slightest sign of being flustered. Their faces also did not
display any emotion that showed that they were at a loss. It appeared the refining process was
entirely within their control.
“Bang!”
Just as Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze, a cauldron on a rock table not far away where the flames were
raging could not suppress the increasingly high temperature. It suddenly exploded. Following the
explosion of the cauldron, the medicinal pill that was being refined within it had also announced its
end. Therefore, the merciless red light in the mirror shone in an eye-piercing manner.
That alchemists hair was burned until it was charred black. His face had also completely changed
as he stood there foolishly watching the flickering red light. A long while later, he finally cursed out
loud as he descended from the platform. He clenched his teeth and walked out of the open ground
under countless gazes. As he walked passed Xiao Yan’s front, the latter was somewhat surprised to
realize that this failure was actually a tier three alchemist from another country…
“What a pitiful fellow…” Xiao Yan laughed somewhat gloatingly in his heart. He then threw aside
this small interlude and continued to place the medicinal ingredients carefully into the medicinal
cauldron one at a time. After which, he patiently probed for the most optimum purity that they
should be refined to. With the earlier lesson from that failure, the current Xiao Yan had undoubtedly
become more careful.
……
As time slowly flowed by, red lights were repeatedly flashed on the huge open ground. One by one,
green faced or crimson faced alchemists would helplessly leave the platform and under the
countless of regretful eyes from the viewing platform, moodily left this place which caused them
sadness and anger.
While the examination this time around possessed quite great difficulty, it must be said that many
of those who had participated in the Grand Meeting were people who possessed great skills. Other
than those competitors who had failed due to many different reasons, there was still nearly around
half the alchemists who were quietly probing the degree of purity of the medicinal ingredients just
like Xiao Yan.
After nearly half of the sand within that huge hourglass on the wall had fell, Xiao Yan’s probing of
the degree of purity of the ingredients had finally completed. Other than having accidentally
incinerated two medicinal ingredients during the refinement process, Xiao Yan’s final result could
be considered to be quite good.
TL: Im guessing that although there are only two portions, there is room for error so even though XY
burned to ingredients, there is still enough for a second try.
The next thing was to begin merging the different kinds of medicinal ingredients, turning them
into the real ‘Bone Growing Pill’.
This step would be even more troublesome than the refining earlier. During this period, if Xiao Yan
were to even slightly lose his concentration, he would have to start from scratch.
Being extremely clear of the importance of this step, Xiao Yan had already made preparations,
transforming his Dou Qi into a film which covered his ears, shielding him from the noise of the
outside word.
As the noise from the outside world faded, Xiao Yan’s mind gradually began still. He let out a
mouthful of coarse air, closed his eyes once again and swiftly picked up a jade bottle on the rock
table. Inside it was the essence of a medicinal ingredient that Xiao Yan had refined earlier. He held
the jade bottle, paused for a moment, before pouring it all into the medicinal cauldron. Immediately
following that, he swiftly threw the other two bottles of medicinal ingredients that he had refined
into the medicinal cauldron…
Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength cautiously controlled the Purple Flame and slowly grilled those
medicinal ingredient powders, that would not mix. Their special response when they merged slightly
together was passed through the Spiritual Strength within the flame and swiftly entered Xiao Yan’s
mind. After which, he would be able to use the information to distinguish if the merging method was
correct.
This kind of feedback analysis was an analyzing job that greatly exhaust Spiritual Strength.
Fortunately, Xiao Yan currently only needed to analyze a tier two medicinal formula. If it was tier
three or even tier four, it was likely that even him, who was around a tier three alchemist would not
be able to analyze it. Even if it was a tier four or tier five alchemist, it would basically be impossible
for them to analyze. After all, if analyzing a medicinal formula was such a simple thing, then
medicinal formulas would not be so valuable…
“Bang…”
With a slight frown, Xiao Yan carefully sensed the merger of of medicinal ingredients. At one
instance, his expression suddenly changed slightly. The Purple Flame writhed wildly within the
medicinal cauldron and a soft muffled sound was emitted from the medicinal ingredient. The three
kinds of medicinal ingredients that were halfway done merging had instantly turned into dark black
ashes. After the ingredients turned into ashes, the Purple Flame rising in the medicinal cauldron
was also quietly extinguished…
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes as he watched the medicinal ingredients that had turned into ashes.
He opened his mouth slightly and patted his head in annoyance. Due to his mind being too focused,
he had actually forgotten that the Purple Flame did not have any continuous support. Therefore, it
could at most burn for an hour.
The muffled bang within the medicinal cauldron was not small. Hence, not long after it sounded,
the Little Princess and Liu Ling not far from him turned their gazes over. When they saw that Xiao
Yan’s medicinal cauldron did not have any flame, they were all surprised. The former was a little
better, simply revealing a helpless expression. The latter’s mouth was lifted as he gloated, giving a
feeling of being asked to be beaten.
On the high platform, Fa Ma and the others were momentarily blank as they eyed Xiao Yan whose
flame had suddenly been extinguished. However, they did not say anything and simply quietly
waited. Although the flame was extinguished and the time allocated for the examination was about
to be up, Xiao Yan should have one portion of medicinal ingredients on his table. Therefore, he still
had a chance. Of course… the precondition was that he must hurry up. This was because there was
only one third of the sand in the huge hourglass remaining.
……
Xiao Yan gently inhaled a breath of somewhat hot air. He eyed those dark black ashes within the
medicinal ingredients and closed his eyes. A moment later, he slowly opened them and suddenly
smiled faintly. Although he had failed this time around, he had grasped an approximation of the
method needed to refine this ‘Bone Growing Pill’. The next thing he needed to do was to gracefully
and easily refine it…
Xiao Yan took out another purple colored pill and placed it into his mouth. He slowly chewed it.
Using this short amount of them, he swept his gaze around him and discovered that within the
cauldrons in front Little Princess and Liu Ling, an initial pill like shape thing was already beginning
to be agglomerated. Clearly, they should be able to form pills not long later…
“Their speed is not bad… they really do have some clout.”
Xiao Yan lifted his eyebrows slightly. He opened his mouth and once again spat out the purple
colored flame. After which, he poured it into the medicinal cauldron. His hands were stilled before
they abruptly began to move a moment later. As his hands danced, he poured all six small jade
bottles placed in front of him into the medicinal cauldron…
“He actually wants to merge all six medicinal ingredients together? In this way, he would be able
to save a lot of time, but if his Spiritual Strength is not strong enough and can not control it
properly, it would be basically seeking death…” As they watched the action of Xiao Yan below, Fa
Ma, Ao Tuo, and the group of very experienced people softly muttered.
Xiao Yan’s gaze stared at the writhing flame within the cauldron. His Spiritual Strength controlled
the Purple Flame and separated all the medicinal ingredients within it. After which, he slowly moved
them closer as he grilled them. As they grew closer, they finally began to gradually show a tendency
to merge…
The sand within the enormous hourglass swiftly scattered down.
“Clang!”
Finally, a clear sound of the cauldon being tapped sounded in the open ground.
Liu Ling was first to heavily tap on the cauldron. The cover on the cauldron shot up and a round
medicinal pill came flying out. After which, he leaped and grabbed it in his hand. The pride on his
face was difficult to hide.
“Clang!” With another clear sound, the Little Princess beckoned with her delicate hand and a
medicinal pill shot out from within the medicinal cauldron.
“Clang, clang, clang…”
Following the two continuous sounds, it appeared that a chain reaction had occurred within the
large open ground. Numerous cauldron covers were shot up and a few hundred, different shaped
medicinal pills shot out from medicinal cauldrons, flying to the sky. After which, their owners
excitedly caught them with their hands.
“Time is almost up…” Ao Tuo stared intently at Xiao Yan in the center spot who still had his eyes
closed. He then looked at the sand in the hourglass that had almost completely fell. His hand
abruptly tightened. Each time this fellow took a test, he would keep people on tenterhooks.
Within the large open ground, countless of gazes were slowly thrown to the middle spot where
Xiao Yan was at. They then eyed the sand in the hourglass that was splashing down. All of these
people wanted to know if this young person who stood in the spot that attracted the most attention
would be able to complete the test in this round at the last minute.
The very little sand within the hourglass quietly descended. The moment the last piece of sand
came rolling down, a pitiful sounding hiss came from the audience seats and the VIP seats.
 “Clang…”
The young man who had his eyes tightly closed suddenly opened them. His palm patted the
cauldron and its cover flew up. A round medicinal pill flew out at the very last moment, in a dazzling
manner that caused people’s eyes to become blurred…

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Chapter 307
Chapter 307: Test, The Mysterious Man in The Gray Robe.
Xiao Yan’s face was calm as he looked at the pill shooting out of the cauldron. His palm released a
suction force which pulled it into his palm.
The instant the pill entered his hand, the little remaining sand finally fell down. On the big open
ground, hundreds of red lights, behind those alchemists who had still not finished refining the pill,
lit up.
Disappointedly looking at the flashing red light, those alchemists smiled bitterly and took back
their respective cauldrons, their faces were dispirited as they exited the square.
Standing behind the green table, Xiao Yan looked at the contestants withdraw one after another.
His eyes looked around, somewhat startled at his discovery. This was just the first round of
assessments and yet unexpectedly one-third of the participants had been eliminated. He let out a
sigh as he thought about the strictness and the harshness of the Grand Meeting.
Playing with the pill in his hand, Xiao Yan turned his head to the nearby Liu Ling. This fellow was
throwing a smile at the pill in his hand, his whole face full of a proud color. He looked at Xiao Yan,
his pill steadily grasped in his hand, and said with a smile, “Mr. Yan Xiao, ah you truly have good
luck. Unexpectedly you managed to refine the pill at the last moment…. You had the best score for
the internal test, so if you failed to pass even this round, it would have been a big joke.”
Shooting a look at Liu Ling’s triumphant appearance, Xiao Yan faintly smiled and said, “In any
case, one would be considered to have passed as long as this is refined. Whether it is finished in the
first moment or the last makes no difference at all….”
“Mr. Yan Xiao seems to be deceiving himself and others. In this Grand Meeting, attended by
innumerable outstanding Alchemists, refining with the fastest speed in an undeniable skill.” Liu Ling
laughed. He was naturally unwilling to let Xiao Yan diminish his achievements.
“Ha-ha, perhaps…” Xiao Yan shrugged as he no longer wasted his words on Liu Ling. He turned
his head toward the Little Princess and smiled. Looking up at the VIP seats, he saw Fa Ma, waiting
for his turn to speak.
“Hu….”
In the VIP seats, Ao Tuo heavily exhaled. He used his sleeves to wipe off the cold sweat on his
forehead. He faced Frank by the side whose face was also filled with cold sweat and said with a
bitter smile, “No matter what this fellow does, he likes to keep doing it in such an extremely thrilling
manner. Doesn’t he know how to think of us old fellows? We don’t have the kind of strong heart he
has for these kinds of soul-stirring things.”
Frank similarly had a face with a bitter smile. Of course, on top of the bitter smile there was some
relief and joy, “But fortunately, he managed to complete the test at the last moment. Otherwise, it
would really be a great embarrassment if the person with the best result in the internal test actually
failed to pass the first round…”
Hearing this, Ao Tuo felt the same as he nodded his head. If that had really happened, then it
would really not be fun. He would have directly packed up and returned to Black Rock City…
Fa Ma stood at a spot on the front of the platform. He looked down from the top and watched the
entire open ground. His gaze swept across it, eyeing the place where a third of the competitors had
been eliminated. Nodding with a faint smile, Fa Ma’s hands pressed down on something imaginary.
Immediately, the noisy ground began to gradually quiet down.
“Congratulations to all of you who are still standing in the plaza. You have more or less
successfully passed the test for the first round; however, it has not completely ended…” Fa Ma said
with a

smile, “I think that everyone should also know that there are some cunning little fellows who like to
create some bizarre things. Perhaps it may appear that they have successfully refined a medicinal
pill that appears round on the exterior but they very well may not have even the slightest healing
properties. Essentially, such creations have not even a little relationship with the words ‘medicinal
pill’… Therefore, the next thing we need to do is to test the ‘Bone Growing Pill’ that all of you have
refined and see whether it has achieved the required level stated on the medicinal formula…”
The slightly hoarse voice of Fa Ma slowly sounded in everyone’s years, “Now, can all the
competitors please search for a green colored button located at the bottom left corner of your green
stone table and press it.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across the rock table and finally stopped at the bottom left
corner which was not very noticeable. He was somewhat stunned to realize that there were a few
different colored small buttons scattered there. His finger followed the instructions and stopped on
the green colored button before pressing it down gently.
As the button was pressed, the bright and clean rock table suddenly trembled slightly. On its
surface, a slate was slowly protruding out. Once it was raised by around half a feet, it sank slightly
and finally revealed a tiny black hole.
“This is a testing machine. Place the ‘Bone Growing Pill’ that you have refined into it. If you have
achieved the requirement, a green light will flash on the jade mirror in front of the table. If you have
failed to meet the requirements, it will flash a red light: that represents failure. The result of failure
is that you must exit the competition… Additionally, the brighter the green light, the closer your
refined ‘Bone Growing Pill’’s effectiveness to the real one described in the medicinal formula. On
the other hand, the brighter the red light… Well, the opposite… the farther your pill is from the real
‘Bone Growing Pill’. It also implies that what you have created is a Danwan that has not the slightest
effect. Of course, if it can be use to satisfy hunger, it would at least have a slight use…”
Hearing the humorous joke that sounded in the air above the open ground, laughter was emitted
from both the audience seats and the VIP seats. Within the open ground, however, there were quite
a number of alchemists whose expressions had suddenly changed…
“Haha, alright. Everyone, begin…”
As he fondled the round medicinal pill gently with his fingers, Xiao Yan calmly eyed the dark black
colored hole of the testing machine. He did not hurriedly throw the pill in. Instead, his gaze swept
around him.
At this moment, there were already some alchemists who had begun to throw their medicinal pills
into the testing machine. Not long after that happened, the open plaza suddenly became very
colorful. Strong and weak green and red lights interweaved as they glittered. Each represented
either joy or gloominess…
“Bullsh*t testing machine…” A tier two alchemist with a dark expression angrily glared at the red
glow flickering from the jade mirror. The red glow there was practically the densest among the
entire open ground. Therefore, countless of stunned gazes were thrown at this gloomy-faced young
man.
After smashing his fist violently at the rock table, the alchemist returned the medicinal cauldron
into his storage ring and descended from the platform while cursing under the observation of
countless of gazes. With a green face, he gnashed his teeth as he walked out of the open ground.
“Keep doing these messy nonsensical examinations… Will a serious medicinal pill refinement kill
people? A group of old men who will not die… I used all my effort to merge those medicinal
ingredients together. Yet, you actually gave me another test. You gave a medicinal formula that had
not the slightest information besides the name, refine what…”
Xiao Yan eyed the tier two alchemist who had walked out of the place in front of him. When he
heard the extremely angry curses from his mouth, Xiao Yan could not help but feel neither able to
laugh nor cry. He did not expect that this kind of clown could actually pass through the soul-stirring
examination earlier.
Following this round of the test, there were at least nearly a hundred alchemists who left the open
ground with green or red faces.
“Ke ke, Mister Yan Xiao, why don’t we do it together…” Little Princess tossed the medicinal pill in
her hands and suddenly spoke with a smile to Xiao Yan.
“Anything will do…” Xiao Yan indifferently shrugged his shoulders. He eyed Liu Ling whose eyes
were fixated on him. Currently the contesting scent of the other party was extremely dense…
Xiao Yan smiled. The medicinal pills of the three of them were thrown into the dark black hole of
the testing machine at almost the same time.
As the three of them threw in their medicinal pills, countless of gazes were immediately thrown at
this spot which was the most eye-catching. Everyone all wanted to know who among these three,
who were clearly considered the seeded level competitors, could refine a medicinal pill that was
better than the others.
“Bang, bang, bang…”
The jade mirror was a little quiet. An instant later, a slight muffled sound erupted and three bright
colored green light pillars were abruptly shot out from the rock tables in front of the three of them.
The density of any of the green colored lights was clearly much denser than any of the green lights
that had appeared in the open ground before.
Among the three green lights, the left was slightly pale, the right was a little better while the
middle green colored light pillar was already green like an emerald. Its color was extremely
attractive.
“Wow… what a dense color.” As they eyed the emerald like light pillar, numerous shocked voices
from the audience were endlessly emitted.
“Haha, Mister Yan Xiao really had a well thought out plan. Although you used the most amount of
time, the effect of this medicinal pill of yours is the best. Yue-er admits defeat.” Little Princess
watched the emerald light pillar in front of Xiao Yan with shocked pretty eyes. She then shook her
head and sighed.
“I was merely lucky.”
Xiao Yan carelessly smiled and turned his head over. When he saw the somewhat dark expression
of Liu Ling, he shrugged his shoulders as he smiled and said, “I’m sorry, Mister Liu Ling.”
The corner of Liu Ling’s mouth twitched. He inhaled deeply, turned his head over and stared
intently at the jade mirror which was flashing a green light. His heart suddenly had an impulse to
smash it to pieces.
“Ke ke, Yan Xiao is indeed a notch above.” Fa Ma said with a smile as he eyed the three bright
pillars of light.
“If it were not for the little fellow’s purple flame suddenly disappearing just now, I think that he
would have refined the medicinal pill ahead of Liu Ling. Hee hee, I already said that this little
fellow’s refining ability is not something that these children could compare with.” Hai Bo Dong
proudly laughed.
Fa Ma smiled. He was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed. A soft
exclamation was emitted from his mouth. His gaze swept through the huge open ground and finally
paused on a remote corner. A human figure that was entirely wrapped in a gray colored long robe
slowly dropped the medicinal pill in his hand into the testing machine.
“Why?” Seeing Fa Ma’s reaction, Jia Lao was stunned and he asked uncertainly.
“That fellow…” Fa Ma’s old eyes narrowed. A glint flashed within those turbid eyes. His finger
gently tapped on the guardrail as he softly said, “That fellow seems a little strong…”
“Oh?” Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong and Jia Lao were a little surprised. Their gazes were instantly
thrown toward the gray robed person. Immediately, they frowned and doubtfully asked, “What is it
about him that you have discovered?”
“You both are not alchemists, therefore your Spiritual Perception isn’t very clear. But from what I
have sensed, that fellow’s Spiritual Strength might well be much stronger that Liu Ling, Yue-er and
even Yan Xiao. Among those in the open ground below, his Spiritual Strength should be the
strongest. I remember that when Gu He participated in the Alchemist Grand Meeting back then, his
Spiritual Strength wasn’t even as strong as this…” Fa Ma shook his head. He knit his eyebrows
gently together and stared intently at the ground below. A moment later, the bright green colored
light pillar abruptly shot out from the rock table in front of the gray robed person. The intensity of
the light had vaguely surpassed that green light of Xiao Yan.
The sudden appearance of the strong light had almost instantly attracted all the gazes on the open
ground over. When everyone saw that the person who had created this light pillar was a gray robed
person who was reduced to a remote corner, their faces could not help but be filled with surprise.
The strong green light that had suddenly appeared had also simultaneously attracted the gazes of
Xiao Yan’s group. When he saw the light pillar that was even denser than his own glow, Xiao Yan was
momentarily at a loss. He immediately frowned slightly as he eyed that mysterious person whose
body was wrapped within gray robes. He did not expect that such a strong person would actually
appear at this moment. Moreover, by looking at his size and the position that he occupied, it was
clear that this person was not among those that had participated in the internal test back then…
“Don’t tell me he is a free alchemist?” Xiao Yan muttered softly. He pursed his lips up as his gaze
stared at the gray robed person. From his perception, he felt that this mysterious gray robed person
would likely be his most troublesome opponent during this Grand Meeting.
Seemingly having sensed the gaze that Xiao Yan had shot over, the gray robed person lifted his
head slightly. revealing half a section of his pale tender face. Hidden behind his bamboo hat, a pair
of eyes where a blue light was flickering carried a little iciness as they eyed the former indifferently.
“Who is this fellow?” After looking at the strong opponent that had suddenly appeared with
stunned gazes, Little Princess and Liu Ling exchanged glances with surprised faces that were
utterly perplex.
“Qie Er Si, give me his information…” At the front of the VIP seats, Fa Ma suddenly turned his
head around and said in a deep voice to Qie Er Si.
TL: New character, not important though
From the moment that Fa Ma emitted the shocked sound a moment ago, Qie Er Si had sensed that
something was wrong. He swiftly identified the spot where the gray robed person was. After which,
he took out a stack of documents and swiftly flipped through it. A while later, his flipping ceased and
a thin paper that recorded the information appeared. The drawing on it was that mysterious gray
robe man. It also had a clear up close drawing of the person. The face was that of an ice, pale-faced
young man with a pair of blue colored eyes. From his appearance, he appeared to be around sixteen
or seventeen years old, being strangely young…
After Qie Er Si passed the information to Fa Ma, the latter pressed his eyebrows together and
carefully read through it. A moment later, his expression changed as he said, “It’s an alchemist from
the Chu Yun Empire?”
Strictly speaking, the Chu Yun Empire and the Jia Ma Empire were enemy countries that
frequently went to war. As the Chu Yun Empire held the occupation that was the deadly enemy of
the alchemist, ‘Poison Masters’, in high regard. This resulted in the orthodox alchemists of the Jia
Ma Empire to view them poorly. Of course, the most important reason was that during each time the
two countries fought, those ‘Poison Masters’ would utilize those underhanded methods to release
poison medicine, poison powder, poison liquid in many different places. Therefore, during each large
fight, the number of Jia Ma Empire’s soldiers that died was a very shocking number.
Additionally, the alchemists within the Chu Yun empire did not oppose the ‘Poison Masters’. Some
of them even cooperated with each other. This resulted in the alchemists within the Jia Ma Empire
to feel angry and disdain for these fellows who had betrayed the purpose of the alchemist world.
It was also due to this reason that Fa Ma’s expression was so ugly when he saw that the
mysterious gray robed person was actually from the Chu Yun Empire.
“Why is it written that he is only a tier two alchemist on this paper? From the Spiritual Strength
that I sensed just now, that fellow should at least be a tier four alchemist!” Fa Ma’s eyes glanced
across the tier that was recorded as he said with a frown.
“A seventeen year old tier four alchemist? Chairman, do you think that is possible? Regardless of
how much talent he has, alchemy skills require time and experience to accumulate.” Qie Er Si
smiled bitterly and said.
“My senses should not be wrong…” Fa Ma shook his head. His gaze stared intently at that tender
face. For some unknown reason, he felt that this face was somewhat strange.
“Don’t tell me that he had altered his appearance and come here? Seeing his well practiced
technique when he was refining medicinal pill, it totally did not look like something a teenage youth
would be able to possess.” Fa Ma softly muttered.
“If he has altered his appearance, he would naturally be unable to escape our senses.” Jia Lao
smiled faintly. As he said these words, the corner of his eyes swept to the spot on the open ground
where Xiao Yan was, without anyone noticing. It appeared that he seemed to have discovered Xiao
Yan’s disguise. It was just that he did not reveal it for some reason.
“But that fellow has hid himself so well. During this kind of competition, we cannot just stop the
Grand Meeting and lift his hat, right? That way, other people would say that our Jia Ma Empire’s
Alchemist Association is overbearing and rude.” Seeing the gray robed person who had covered his
head very well, Fa Ma helplessly said.
“If he is unwilling to lift it up, then let us help him to do so…” Hai Bo Dong stood up, walked to Fa
Ma’s side and softly said with a smile.
“You… won’t be discovered, will you?” Fa Ma expression moved slightly and he immediately asked
with hesitation.
“Hee hee, although my strength has weakened a little, controlling the flow of coldness and
unwittingly freeze that weak headdress until it become powder is something that I can still do…”
Hai Bo Dong smiled and said. He naturally knew what kind of huge embarrassment it would be to
allowed a Chu Yun Empire’s alchemist became the champion of the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist
Grand Meeting.
“This kind of thing that requires subtle control is really most suitable for Old Man Hai’s ice Dou Qi
to do. My Dou Qi affinity leans more toward being forcefully. It is suitable to split mountains and
stones but now, it won’t do…” Jia Lao shook his head and said.
“Alright… then I will rely on you.” Fa Ma mused for a moment, nodded his head and said.
With a smile, Hai Bo Dong gradually narrowed his eyes. His shriveled hand was extended out of
his sleeves and flicked slightly. Following a flick of his finger, a pale strange ripple was quietly
emitted.
At the moment Hai Bo Dong secretly moved, Jia Lao and Fa Ma moved closer to him. It looked like
they were discussing something, but it also coincidentally isolated the surrounding gazes.
“Looks like there is some unforeseen turn of events in the Grand Meeting…” Ya Fei’s eyes looked
at Hai Bo Dong’s three man group a short distance away with eyes that held a deeper meaning as
she softly said. With her eyesight that had been trained over so many years, she was naturally able
to discover that ever since the strong green colored light appeared, Fa Ma’s expression was
somewhat ugly. Qie Er Si’s follow-up action of flipping through the documents also proved some
things.
“Yes… that mysterious gray robed man appeared to have broke the order of the Grand Meeting.”
Yao Ye and Nalan Yanran nodded. They were not flower vases that were put on display and did not
miss those things that Ya Fei was able to discover.
“The ‘Growing Bone Pill’ that the gray robed person had refined appears to be even more
outstanding than Yan Xiao’s group… Originally I thought that only the three of them would be
fighting for the champion of this Grand Meeting. It is really unexpected that such a dark horse has
suddenly come running out…” Ya Fei knit her eyebrows slightly together and helplessly said in her
heart.
……
A faint ice flow quietly passed through the air. A long while later, it shrouded the air above the
mysterious gray robed person without leaving a trace. It was like a couple of ice snakes that were
invisible to the naked eyes that were quietly emitting a fog.
At the moment, the gray robed person was slowly packing up the things on the rock table. In an
instant, his moving hands abruptly stiffened. The blue eyes under the gray robe suddenly shrank as
his feet heavily stomped on the ground. His body shot backward.
“Humph, where can you run?” Seeing that the gray robed person appeared to have discovered the
ice flow, Hai Bo Dong was somewhat astonished. He immediately laughed coldly and tightened his
fist abruptly, “Break!”
“Bang!”
Following the tightening of Hai Bo Dong’s fist, the bamboo hat on the head of the gray robed
person who had just moved his body abruptly turned into powder which then scattered.
When the bamboo had disappeared, the tender face that was covered under it immediately
appeared in front of countless of gazes. Immediately, the audiences in both the regular and VIP
seats emitted a sound of inhaling cold air. None of them had expected that this person who had
obtained the most outstanding result in the first round would actually be such a tender looking
youth…
The young man who possessed a pair of blue colored eyes extended his hand and touched the
bamboo hat which had disappeared. A moment later, he suddenly lifted his head and shot his ice
gaze toward Hai Bo Dong’s three man group at the front of the VIP seats.
“This fellow is definitely not someone simple. Not only did he discover my ice flow, but he also
managed to use it to sense my direction…” Hai Bo Dong narrowed his eyes and watched that gray
robed young man. He fondled his chin a little and coldly laughed, “Although I don’t know why he has
such a tender youthful face, but if he is really seventeen as written on the information, I, Hai Bo
Dong, don’t need to continue to come out. I can directly go and live in isolation for the rest of my
life…”
Fa Ma and Jia Lao narrowed their eyes and slowly nodded.
“Looks like the Grand Meeting this time around will be quite interesting…”

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Chapter 308
Chapter 308 : The Overly Simple Second Round
Although many people felt strange that the bamboo hat of the gray robe young man had suddenly
disappeared, none of them suspected Hai Bo Dong. At this moment, most of the audience’s eyes
were basically glued to the tender face of the gray robe young man. It was likely that this young
man’s age was the youngest in all of the seasons of the Alchemist Grand Meeting,
The gray robe young man patted off the remnant ice fragment on his shoulders. He then lifted his
head to look at Hai Bo Dong and the others on the VIP seats, revealing a cold smile. His lips moved
slightly. By relying on the shape of this mouth, Fa Ma and the others could clearly identify what he
had said, “I want the champion spot for this Grand Meeting!”
“How is it? Can you see if he is disguising his appearance?” Fa Ma’s finger gently tapped on the
guardrail as he asked faintly.
Hai Bo Dong and Jia Lao exchanged glances and immediately shook his head slightly. In a deep
voice, he said, “I can’t see that he has disguised his appearance…”
“What you are telling me… is that this person is really only so young? If this is really so, then I
think that he has completely explained what is called a true genius. Compared to him, the talent of
Liu Ling, Yan Xiao and the others appears to have become extremely ordinary.” Fa Ma said with a
frown.
“Although I can’t see how he disguised himself, his age is definitely not what is written in the
information…” Hai Bo Dong shook his head and said, “His sensitive reaction toward danger does not
appear to be something that a seventeen year old young man possesses. Instead, it seemed like that
of a warrior who has been in the battlefield for a long time. Moreover, he was able to hide his ability
and reveal it only now. This is sufficient to see that his mental strength is extraordinary. I really have
difficulty imagining that a seventeen year old young man is able to do all these things so perfectly.”
“In this world, there are other methods besides changing one’s appearance to turn oneself into
such a manner… You, as an alchemist, should be even more clear of this than me. Some special
medicinal ingredients or medicinal pills… have this kind of strange effect.” Jia Lao said in a low
voice.
“There are indeed some unique and rare medicinal pills that can change a person’s exterior into
that of a young person. But those medicinal pills are all extremely rare things and they are
extremely difficult to refine… However, if anyone really obtained one, it would be likely that no one
would be able to distinguish him unless he opened his mouth to admit his age…” Fa Ma nodded his
head and voiced his thoughts.
“If any old fellows were to obtain a medicinal pill that could change his appearance back into a
young man, won’t he be able to deceive everyone and participate in this Grand Meeting? When that
time comes… Who among the younger generation would be able to contend with him? In this way,
this Grand Meeting of yours still has some loopholes.” Hai Bo Dong frowned and said.
“Do you really think that those kind of medicinal pills are so easy to refine? Moreover, who among
the older generation would abandon their face and do such a thing. If he were accidentally exposed,
won’t he be utterly embarrassed?” Fa Ma helplessly said.
“Yes, there is one below… I am now certain that under this tender outer appearance, there is
definitely an old soul.” Hai Bo Dong spread out his hand and lifted his chin at the gray robed young
man.
“What use is there if you can’t be certain? We cannot just simply base everything on a couple
words of yours and forcefully expel hi

m in front of so many people, can we? Since our Alchemist Grand Meeting is known to be opened to
any alchemist, then it naturally includes the alchemists from Chu Yun Empire…” Fa Ma smiled
bitterly and said.
“Then what do you plan to do now? If you let a person from the Chu Yun Empire obtain the
champion position, your association’s reputation will end up receiving quite a big blow.” Jia Lao knit
his eyebrows together and said.
 “What else can we do? We can only choose to continue conducting the grand meeting. If he were
to fumble and accidently fail, it would save us those thoughts. Moreover… Yan Xiao and those little
fellows aren’t ordinary people. What if they beat that old fellow by chance?” Fa Ma spread his hands
and said.
From the looks of the situation, it seems a little difficult.” Jia Lao shook his head and said.
“That may not be certain…” Hai Bo Dong suddenly parted his mouth and smiled. His gaze swept to
Xiao Yan in the open ground and smiled as he said, “There might really be some surprise…”
“Hopefully.”
Fa Ma sighed. Although he spoke in such a manner, his heart did not feel so certain. Yan Xiao may
be considered among the best of the younger generation, but that mysterious gray robed young man
clearly did not belong to the level of a young person.
“Let’s wait and see. If it is really not possible… we can wait until the examination is over and find
a chance to do… to that fellow.” Hai Bo Dong patted Fa Ma’s shoulders. He randomly waved his
hand and a faint killing intent appeared on his old face.
Fa Ma’s turbid eyes narrowed. A long while later, he shook his head and sighed, “Forget it. If the
matter were to be exposed, us, the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Association, would become extremely
notorious in this continent. For us, the price of that outweighs the benefits! Therefore, we cannot
take this risk.”
“It’s up to you.” Hai Bo Dong shrugged his shoulders and did not continue speaking. Taking a few
steps back, he sat on his chair and waited for the Grand Meeting to continue.
Jia Lao also patted Fa Ma’s shoulders and retreated to his seat.
……
“That fellow… is actually so young?” Xiao Yan, Liu Ling and Little Princess felt a similar shock as
they eyed that tender face of the gray robe young man. They did not have the judgement power of
Fa Ma and the others. Therefore, when they saw the other party’s appearance, they were all
shocked speechless.
“That fellow is someone from the Chu Yun Empire?” The Little Princess eyes suddenly saw the
badge that was worn on the gray robe of the young man’s chest. On the badge, there was a bright
sun that was slowly rising from the horizon. This image was the symbol of the Chu Yun Empire.
“Chu Yun Empire?” Hearing this name, Xiao Yan was slightly surprised. The Little Fairy Doctor
that was wearing a floating white dress suddenly flashed across his mind. “She appeared to have
left for the Chu Yun Empire, no?”
“He actually is a person from the Chu Yun Empire? This is going to be fun…” Liu Ling was
similarly shocked as he immediately muttered. As the disciple of Pill-King Gu He, he naturally
clearly knew the grudge between the Jia Ma Empire and the Chu Yun Empire.
“We must not let him be the champion!” Liu Ling eyed Xiao Yan and the Little Princess as he said
in low voice.
Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders in an unconcerned manner. As no one had poured any enmity
thoughts against the Chu Yun Empire into him, he did not have too much of a conflict or enmity with
the Chu Yun Empire. The Little Princess, who was a member of the imperial family, nodded her head
seriously.
……
On the front stage of the VIP seats, Fa Ma slowly exhaled. His turbid eyes carried some coldness
as he stared at the gray robe young man in the open ground below. A long while later, a calm voice
once again sounded in the plaza.
“Alright, since everyone has completed the test, let us start the second round of the examination…
Move your fingers and press the red colored small button on the bottom left of the rock table.”
Hearing the voice by the side of his ear, Xiao Yan immediately threw the matter regarding the gray
robe young man to the back of his mind. His finger touched it and then pressed the little red colored
button down.
As he pressed the button, the huge green table suddenly trembled slightly. The machine that had
protruded out earlier was once again withdrawn. A huge pile of neatly stacked medicinal ingredients
and a medicinal formula scroll slowly appeared on the clear and sleek table surface.
“This time around, the medicinal formula is an orthodox one. This is something that our
association used all of our manpower and a few months in order to create it. The examination this
time around will require all of you to follow the medicinal formula to successfully refine the
medicinal pill. The medicinal ingredients in front of you are sufficient enough for all of you to refine
twice. In other words, all of you still only have two tries. Once the medicinal ingredients are
exhausted, it represents your failure…”
“Uh?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan was at a lost. Immediately, he frowned. “Following the medicinal
formula to refine the medicinal pill? This kind of examination… isn’t it a little too easy? This kind of
refining by following the method step by step was clearly far easier than the first round… If the
Grand Meeting was so prudent, how could they perform such an examination?
Xiao Yan doubtfully shook his head. He picked up the medicinal formula scroll and slowly pulled it
open. After which, he closed his eyes and extended his Spiritual Strength out, gradually scanning
the information recorded on the medicinal formula.
As his Spiritual Strength did the scan, numerous amounts of precise information was swiftly
stored in Xiao Yan’s mind. The various different things that one needed to pay attention to were also
swiftly and clearly recorded in Xiao Yan’s mind. This was the advantage of an orthodox medicinal
formula.
After this information was recorded in Xiao Yan’s mind, he could sense that the Spiritual Strength
on the scroll that was storing the information was swiftly disappearing.
“‘Wind Walking Pill’, tier three medicinal pill. Its effect: Able to let the person who consumes it be
extremely sensitive toward the wind type natural energy for a short period of time. From this, one
could use it to raise one’s movement speed.”
“It is a rather practical medicinal pill… the way the alchemist association leaves it to the
contestants is really generous. This formula is something that one can forget about obtaining from
the market if one did not have a hundred thousand gold coins. But they actually gave them out for
free.” Xiao Yan sighed emotionally and shook his head. Xiao Yan was a little surprised by its effect of
being able to increase one’s movement speed.
“According to what is written on it, one needs to merge nine different types of medicinal
ingredients in order to refine the ‘Wind Walking Pill’. Although this isn’t considered a lot, it is not a
small number either…” Xiao Yan’s gaze slowly swept over the nine different types of medicinal
ingredients in front of him as he muttered, “This kind of medicinal formula has only reached tier
three. Adding to that there is a medicinal formula. It should not be too difficult to refine it. The
examination this time around… is quite easy. Don’t tell me that they currently intend to let people
successfully pass it because they were a little too ruthless earlier?”
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. He raised it and looked around him only to find that
Little Princess, Liu Ling and the others had their eyebrows slightly knit together. Clearly, they felt a
little surprise at the simplicity of the examination this time around.
“I don’t care what exactly is the reason. I should act first. It would naturally be good if I can
successfully pass and save myself quite a bit of trouble.” Xiao Yan mumbled softly, He threw the
purple colored Danwan into his mouth and sprayed the Purple Flame into the medicinal cauldron.
At a remote corner, the gray robed young man looked at the scroll on his hand indifferently. A
smile of ridicule was contained at the corner of his mouth. “A cheap trick… does the Jia Ma Empire’s
Alchemist Association only have this little ability?”
On the stage in front of the VIP seats, Fa Ma stood on the high ground and looked down at the
entire place. He eyed Xiao Yan at the middle spot who had already raised his flame and began to
refine. He frowned slightly and softly said: “Little Fellow, you must always be careful. This kind of
Grand Meeting is not like a competition along the road side. If you don’t pay attention, you will end
up being eliminated.”

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Chapter 309
Chapter 309: The Source of The Problem
On the huge square, most of the alchemists were joyful once they inspected the formula and
immediately lit their Dou Qi flames and began preparing measures to refine the pills.
Of course, among so many alchemists, there were naturally some cautious ones who upon looking
at the simple test were surprised and hesitated. But upon discovering nothing wrong, they could
only helplessly shake their heads, and light their fires…
Xiao Yan firmly observed the rising purple flames in the cauldron. After the temperature of the
flame had reached a sufficient temperature, he slowly began to throw in the medicinal ingredients
one by one. His pupils constricted as he slowly began to refine.
Right after Xiao Yan began refining, Liu Ling and the Little Princess on his sides, slightly frowned,
and also started refining. They had the orthodox formula, and with their capabilities, as long as they
were careful, refining should not be too difficult. That is, unless they suffered a stroke of extremely
bad luck. After all, no matter what, it was impossible to have a success rate of 100% when it came to
refining.
As the refining of the medicine once again began, the noise from the two seating galleries at the
sides also gradually decreased. Numerous gazes swept over the alchemists in the open square,
eyeing those within the open ground with envious faces as the latter released essence like flames
with the raise of their hands.
In front of the VIP seats, Fa Ma stood with his hands held together. His gaze was directly locked
onto the gray robed young man at a remote spot on the open ground. Seeing that the methods the
gray robed man used while refining medicine was as well versed as some of the elders within the
association, he knit his eyebrows slightly. With a soft voice, he muttered, “This kind of extremely
practiced skill is something that one could not possibly have without decades to train… this person
is indeed very strange. But why is it that I have not heard when such a high tier alchemist had
appeared in the Chu Yun Empire? Don’t tell me that he is new to the scene?”
“Let’s first see if he can pass this round…” Fa Ma sighed and once again threw his gaze back
toward Xiao Yan’s three-man group. He softly said, “Hopefully, these three fellows can also pass…
please don’t be too careless.”
……
As the time slowly flowed by, some of the competitors within the open ground, whose abilities
were quite good, had already refined all the necessary quantities of medicinal ingredients needed.
After hesitating for a moment, they clenched their teeth and poured all the essence components into
the medicinal cauldron, beginning the final part of the refinement.
Xiao Yan’s gaze focused on the medicinal ingredients that were writhing within the Purple Flame.
As he was worried about the possibility of some problems suddenly arising, his refining speed this
time around was extremely slow. This resulted in him still refining carefully at a steady pace while
many other competitors had already refined all the essential components of medicinal ingredients.
“It appears that there isn’t any problem…” After some time, Xiao Yan eyed the pile of pale-purple
that had been formed from the grilling of a medicinal ingredient with the Purple Flame. He
muttered to himself, opened the cauldron cover and sucked out the pale-purple powder before
storing it within a jade bottle.
iao Yan’s gaze slowly swept across the nine jade bottles in front of him. The necessary ingredients
to refine this ‘Wind Walking Pill’ had already been completely refined by him. Next was the last step
of merging them together.
Xiao Yan slowly rubbed the warm surface of the jade bottle as he mused for a moment. Finally,

he ceased hesitating. With a wave of his hand, he threw all the ingredients within the jade bottle
into the medicinal cauldron. At this time however, a soft muffled sound was suddenly emitted from a
green table not far away from him. Xiao Yan raised his eyes to take a look. At that spot, an alchemist
was foolishly staring at the pile of black ashes that was discharged from the medicinal cauldron.
Clearly, this was a product from a failed refining attempt…
 “How can it be? Didn’t I completely follow the medicinal formula? Why did I fail?” The alchemist
mumbled in a soft and doubtful manner. A moment later, the him who did not have any answer could
only attribute the failure this time around to his failure of controlling the flame. Therefore, he
swiftly cleared out the ashes and began to throw in the last set of medicinal ingredients into the
medicinal cauldron as though he had done it a thousand times before and began to proceed with the
refinement.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes as he watched the alchemist’s action. His hand, which was lifting a
jade bottle was slowly placed down. His gaze stared at the latter’s every action. This alchemist was
someone whom Xiao Yan had seen previously at the internal test. Logically speaking, the him who
possessed the ability of a tier three alchemist should not make an extremely low level mistake like
improper control of the flame when refining a tier three medicinal pill. Although it was said in this
manner, the true event that had appeared in front of him was that he had indeed failed in the
refining…
“Something is a little off…” Xiao Yan muttered softly. He tried his best to calm himself down. When
he glanced at his two sides, he realized that Little Princess and Liu Ling had already began merging
the medicinal ingredients.
As more and more time passed, numerous soft muffled sounds from the medicinal cauldrons
occurred one after another on the large open ground. The alchemists who failed stared at the dark
black soot that came scattering out of the cauldrons with completely stunned faces. Their perplexed
eyes let everyone knew that they did not appear to know where the problem came from.
The people on the audience seats began to whisper privately amongst themselves as they watched
the alchemists who had suddenly become foolish looking.
“Bang, bang…” Another two soft muffled sound was emitted by Xiao Yan’s two sides. He turned his
head to take a look. Upon seeing the ugly expressions of Liu Ling and Little Princess, he slowly
exhaled.
“It seems there’s something wrong.” On the VIP seats, Ya Fei softly said. As she did so, her
astonished eyes watched all the alchemist on the open ground turning into fools exchanging glances
with each other.
“Something is indeed wrong… Although I am not an alchemist, I also know that one’s success rate
in refinement would greatly increase if one refined according to the medicinal formula. However,
those below, including Liu Ling and Little Princess… all seem to have failed…” Nalan Yanran knitted
her eyebrows together and said.
“This examination question… seems to have concealed a mystery.” Yao Ye’s long right leg was
crossed over her left one. She watched the open ground which had a strange atmosphere and spoke.
“Bang…” Another muffled sound was suddenly transmitted from a spot a short distance in front of
Xiao Yan. The tier three alchemist who had failed earlier still ended in failure during the merging
portion this time around. The current him was eyeing the dark black soot spilling out from the
bottom of the medicinal cauldron with a green face.
After this sound rang, a red glow suddenly lit up from the jade mirror in front of the tier three
alchemist. Evidently, he had lost his last chance after consuming both portions of medicinal
ingredients.
On the open ground, numerous gazes eyed this alchemist who was the first to be knocked off.
Seeing his ending, some of the people who were impulsively planning to immediately refine again
were frightened. They calmed down and no longer dared to carelessly waste their last portion of
medicinal ingredients.
That alchemists entire body trembled as he picked up his medicinal cauldron with a green face.
After which, he angrily walked out of the place while being filled with fury and incomprehension.
While he was walking passed Xiao Yan, the latter could vaguely hear him muttering to himself in an
unresigned manner, “Bastard. How could I have fail again? My control over the flame was clearly
very good. Why is it that they wouldn’t merge?”
Xiao Yan sent the alchemist off with his gaze. He rubbed the warm and moist jade bottle as he
narrowed his eyes. A long while later, he suddenly poured the ingredients within the bottle into the
medicinal cauldron. The current him needed to personally sense exactly what the reason that
caused so many participants to be unable to successfully refine the medicinal pill.
Xiao Yan’s gaze stared intently at the writhing purple colored flame. In a systematic manner, he
placed the ingredients contained within the nine jade bottles into the medicinal cauldron one at a
time. After which, he controlled the Purple Flame and separated them. Finally, he inhaled a deep
breath and began to carefully merge them…
As he had witnessed the many people before him, Xiao Yan was almost more cautious than anyone
else this time around. His Spiritual Strength spewed out, covering every inch of the Purple Flame.
He did his best to store all the reactions created when each type of medicinal ingredient was
merged and precisely sent them to his mind.
When Xiao Yan began to raise his flame and perform the merger, some of the alchemists around
him including Liu Ling and the Little Princess threw their gazes over. Under the circumstances
where they did not have any other solution, they could only hope that this young man who obtained
the best result in the internal test could solve this difficult problem…
Xiao Yan ignored the surrounding gazes as he put all his attention into controlling the Purple
Flame. Under the grilling of the Purple Flame, the ingredients were gradually and successfully
being merged one after another.
“Three-tailed Wing Leaf… successfully merged!”
“Cloud Grass… successfully merged!”
“Off-ground Fruit… successfully merged!”
……
One by one, the ingredients were successfully merged without the slightest resistance under the
sensitive senses of Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength.
“Thick-soil Ganoderma…” Xiao Yan’s eyebrows suddenly knit slightly together. His expression
suddenly and immediately changed. The flame that was rising within the medicinal cauldron writhed
intensely. Instantly, a soft muffled sound was emitted from within it and some black colored soot was
spilled out.
“Ah…” Hearing the muffled sound, the people around sighed in disappointment..
Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes and eyed the dark black soot on the rock table. He was silent for a
moment. His finger dipped and scooped up a little of it and rubbed it with the tip of his fingers.
Quick flashes of the somewhat unnatural ripple that was transmitted to him through his Spiritual
Strength during the merging process earlier appeared in his mind.
After being silent for a while, Xiao Yan’s rubbing hands abruptly stiffened. His gaze suddenly
paused on that medicinal formula scroll on the rock table. He pursed his lips up slightly, tightened
his fist and softly muttered, “Dammit… there is something wrong with the medicinal formula…”
“Heh, what a group of useless people…” On the quiet open ground, a soft, ridicule-like laughter
suddenly resounded, causing everyone to stare angrily.
As his gaze followed the voice and drifted over, Xiao Yan realized that the person who emitted the
voice was actually the gray robed young man at a remote corner. The current him also had a pile of
black colored soot on the rock table in front of him. From the looks of it, it appeared that he had
similarly failed in his first attempt.
The gray robed young man ignored those gazes that were filled with fury. The corner of his mouth
contained a cold smile as he suddenly threw the last medicinal ingredient on the table into the
medicinal cauldron. The faint laughter reverberated in the open ground, “Looks like I am leading in
this round. The alchemists in the Jia Ma Empire are only so-so…”
As he spoke, the gray robe young man’s speed was not reduced by the slightest. One after another,
the medicinal ingredients were swiftly being refined within the flame. Seeing his manner, it
appeared that he was also clear of where the source of the problem was during his previous failed
attempt.
With a frown, Xiao Yan watched the gray robed young man that did not hide his wild arrogance
before he suddenly smiled coldly. His calm voice similarly reverberated in the air above, “That may
not be so…”
Hearing this voice, the gray robed young man’s hands abruptly paused. He raised his head and
stared at Xiao Yan with icy cold blue colored eyes. The corner of his mouth twitched, giving off an
extremely dense ridicule.
Ignoring the displeased gaze of the gray robed young man, Xiao Yan suddenly turned his body
around. He waved his hand and the remaining medicinal ingredients were all thrown into the
medicinal cauldron. Immediately, he lifted his right hand slowly. He mused for a moment, then an
elegant green-colored flame suddenly appeared in front of a countless number of shocked gazes…

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Chapter 310
Chapter 310: Turning the tide, Temporary Suspension of the Grand Meeting
“Green colored flames?”
“Heavens, he actually possesses two kinds of flame?” Eyeing the green colored flame that was
rising in Xiao Yan’s palm, waves of surprised noises immediately erupted from the seating stands on
both sides. Although many people present were not alchemists, most of the them still knew the basic
knowledge that different flames could not be merged. However, Xiao Yan in front of them had
appeared to use reality to break their knowledge.
Compared to the audience on the seats around them, the alchemists on the open ground
undoubtedly felt an even greater shock. As an alchemist, they had an even clearer understanding on
how dangerous and incredible having two types of flame appear on one’s body was compared to
anyone else. It must be known that a flame was a violent and wild thing. When two violent and wild
things came into contact, the heat they released would be sufficient enough to incinerate their
owner into a pile of ash.
Therefore, when they saw that Xiao Yan was actually able to once again summon out a green
colored flame that was even more ferocious than the Purple Flame, shock covered all of their faces.
“Green colored flame. This fellow really still possesses a trump card.” While she eyed the green
colored flame on Xiao Yan’s hand, the pretty eyes of Little Princess flickered as she muttered softly.
“This should be that ‘Heavenly Flame’ which he can control, right? How unexpected. It’s actually
true.” Liu Ling said with a deep voice in his heart as he slowly inhaled the air that had become
somewhat hot as a result of the appearance of the green colored flame.
“That is.” On the front stage of the VIP seats, Fa Ma was stunned as he watched the green colored
flame which appeared a little elegant. A long while later, he narrowed his eyes and softly said, “That
is a ‘Heavenly Flame’? This little fellow actually possessed such a thing?”
“Hee hee, didn’t I tell you not to underestimate him just now. He has so many trump cards that it
would stun people.” Hai Bo Dong smiled and said while being extremely satisfied with Fa Ma’s
shocked expression.
“He’s really not someone simple. At such an age, he actually possesses and has managed to tame
this kind of thing that even Fa Ma and Gu He covet. He really surprises people.” The appearance of
the Green Flame had similarly caused Jia Lao’s face to be astonished. As a Dou Huang, he was
naturally very clear just what kind of terrifying force this kind of natural mysterious thing
possessed. Back then, he had once fought with a strong person who possessed a ‘Heavenly Flame’.
Although the other party’s true ability was far inferior to him, that ‘Heavenly Flame’ which had an
infinite amount of power caused Jia Lao to suffer terribly.
“Hu.” Fa Ma slowly exhaled. He turned his gaze toward the grey robed young man and smiled as
he said, “It looks like there will be some difficulty if that fellow still wants to obtain the best results
in this round of the examination.”
“Green colored flame.” Ya Fei sighed and shook her head with her teeth biting her red lips. She
really could not understand just what kind of things this tender young man had experienced in this
short year. Why was he able to leap forward in such a short period of time and grow to a point
where even Dou Huangs could not stop marvelling at him.
“Don’t tell me it’s because of her?” Ya Fei tilted her head slightly, stared at Nalan Yanran by the
side and muttered in her heart.
“No wonder great-grandfather attached so much importance to him. He actually possesses such a
trump card t

hat shocks people.” Yao Ye’s long white right leg swayed slightly. The expression on her face felt a
little relieved.
Nalan Yanran watched the young man who had appeared to be the focus of attention of the entire
place. The current him had undoubtedly become the only one from the Jia Ma Empire who could
contend with the mysterious grey robed young man. Using his own strength to turn the tide. This
kind of pride was what a man, a hero should have. Nalan Yanran pursed her lips up and thought in
this manner. After which she quietly moved slightly.
The different types of gazes in the outside world did not affect Xiao Yan in the slightest. At the
moment, he was completely focused as he stared at the medicinal cauldron. The Purple Flame
within the cauldron had already disappeared. Replacing it was that elegant green colored flame.
Xiao Yan’s hand swiftly swept across the rock table. Different kinds of medicinal ingredients were
thrown into the medicinal cauldron all at once. However, the last medicinal ingredient on the
medicinal formula, the ‘Thick-soil Ganoderma’, was excluded from the refining. Back then, Xiao Yan
had already discovered the problem in the examination this time around; he had focused on sensing
the ingredient merger during the refining process, and discovered the reason. The reason why so
many alchemists failed to successfully coagulate it, and form a pill was all because the medicinal
ingredient called ‘Thick-soil Ganoderma’ was basically superfluous. It was due to this extra
unnecessary medicinal ingredient that caused the fusion to finally fail!
Calling into question a part of the medicinal formula was something that required courage and
boldness. Some of the traditional alchemists trusted the authenticity of the medicinal formula far too
much. Therefore, no matter how they failed, they would not attribute the problem to the medicinal
formula. They would only think that they had made a mistake in the control of their flame, or when
refining the components. People who possessed such thinking would undoubtedly fail.
Xiao Yan did not lack courage or boldness. Therefore, he had discovered the problem with the
medicinal formula. It was also due to this that he was able to hurry and compete against that
mysterious grey robed person. The rest of the people, including Little Princess and even Liu Ling
could only be reduced to being the audience.
On the huge open ground, there were only two spots where flames were rising. Everyone’s eyes
focused on the competition ground moved to and fro, watching these two spots. Xiao Yan and the
grey robed young man raced against time under the observation of these gazes as they refined the
few medicinal ingredients.
Xiao Yan’s hand was currently completely removed from the medicinal cauldron. Around a foot
away from the medicinal cauldron, his long ten fingers began to roll and jump in an agile manner in
front of him, as though they were dancing. With his control ability over the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’, it was completely possible for Xiao Yan to reach the stage where he could control the
temperature from a distance. If one were simply comparing who was more elegant and filled with
charm, Xiao Yan would undoubtedly be superior.
“Hurry up, hurry up.” As her gaze swept between both parties and observed their refining speed,
the Little Princess repeatedly sent urges, within her heart, in the direction where Xiao Yan was at.
As a member of the imperial family, she naturally did not wish for a person from another country to
obtain the best result within the Jia Ma Empire’s Grand Meeting. That would undoubtedly be giving
the alchemists from the Jia Ma Empire who were participating in this Grand Meeting a hard slap.
“That fellow’s refining speed is too fast. Although his flame is far more inferior than Yan Xiao’s, he
appears to be extremely experienced and does not appear to even lose a second in any aspect.
Compared to him, Yan Xiao is very much disadvantaged in this aspect. It is fortunate that he has the
help of the ‘Heavenly Flame’, which results in him not lagging behind. As long as he is just a little
faster, he should be able to surpass the other guy.” Liu Ling’s gaze stared intently at every single
action of the grey robed young man. He then watched Yan Xiao before frowning slightly as he spoke.
Although he was rather narrow minded, he was after all a person from the Jia Ma Empire. At this
instance, he clearly knew what kind of ridicule would be directed toward the Jia Ma Empire’s
alchemists who had participated in this competition if the grey robed young man were to obtain the
best result.
Xiao Yan and the grey robed young man had undoubtedly turned into the focus of attention of
everyone at this moment.
“Bang!”
A muffled sound from a hand tapping the rock table was emitted. The corner of the grey robed
young man’s mouth contained a cold smile as he flipped his palm. Different colored powders or
viscous liquids were shot out of the cauldron and were poured into the neatly arranged jade bottles.
At the instance when the tapping sound grey robed young man struck the table sounded, Xiao
Yan’s palm also abruptly slammed the rock table. Following the muffled sound, a wisp of green
colored flame shot out from within the cauldon. Xiao Yan waved his sleeves and the flame suddenly
shot into a jade bottle in front of him. When it was about to enter the bottle, it abruptly disappeared.
Clusters of different colored powders and liquids immediately came spilling downward.
After the refinement was complete, Xiao Yan borrowed the time for which the ingredients needed
to cool to tilt his head toward the direction of the grey robed young man and watch him.
Sensing the gaze that Xiao Yan had shot over, the grey robed young man raised his head and gave
a mocking cold smile. “Hei, you are slow. What use is that flame being good while you aren’t?”
 Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze in an expressionless manner. He did not reveal any emotion. After
being quiet for a moment, he waved his sleeve once again. The jade bottles in front of him abruptly
burst apart and the ingredients contained within them were sucked to the midair. After which, they
were blown into the medicinal cauldron. The green flame suddenly rose and began the final
coagulating process.
At the moment before Xiao Yan began, the grey robed young man had taken the lead and threw all
the medicinal ingredients within the jade bottles into the medicinal cauldron.
The flames within the two medicinal cauldon rose and the numerous kinds of medicinal
ingredients were slowly merged within the flame, waiting to finally form a pill.
“What a fierce competition that races against time.” Seeing the two people whose gaps were no
more than five seconds apart, Fa Ma and the others could not resist shaking their heads and
sighing. Eliminating the commotion caused by the grey robed young man, this contest between
people of similar strength had undoubtedly caused the heated blood of many people in the seats at
both sides to boil.
“Old Man Fa, who do you think will be the fastest to form the pill?” Hai Bo Dong smiled and asked.
At this moment, he had also stood up after being attracted by the intense competition in the open
ground.
“It’s difficult to say. Although Yan Xiao has the advantage of the ‘Heavenly Flame’, his experience
seems to be far inferior to that strange fellow due to his age. Therefore, the two offset each other. It
is really difficult to predict who will win.” Fa Ma shook his head and sighed.
“That fellow seems to be very tough.” Hearing this, Hai Bo Dong shook his head. He muttered in
his heart, “But this little fellow Yan Xiao won’t really lose, will he? Even if his Spiritual Strength was
seriously damaged, he was after all an alchemist grandmaster who could once refine a tier six
medicinal pill. He wouldn’t decline so quickly, would he?”
On the open ground, Xiao Yan and the grey robed young man stared intently at the writhing
flames within their cauldrons. The two different colored flames painted their faces with a green or
yellow light respectively.
“Faster, faster. go for it, go for it.” The hands of the Little Princess twisted slightly. Her gaze
repeatedly swept past the two cauldrons. Using her excellent eyesight, she was able to discover that
the medicinal pill within the two medicinal cauldrons were slowly being formed.
“The medicinal pills are about to be formed.” As they sniffed the faint medicinal fragrance that
was emanating from the medicinal cauldrons, Liu Ling and the others, who clearly knew what it
represented, began to feel an instant tension in their minds.
At this moment, countless people’s’ hearts were hung in their throat.
“Yan Xiao is about to succeed.”
Fa Ma’s shrivelled palm tightly held the guardrail. He frowned and softly said, “But the other
party is following closely and could surpass Yan Xiao at any time.”
Xiao Yan tightly pursed his lips. A green colored flame was dancing within his dark eyes. From the
reflection of the flame, a round medicinal pill was spinning rapidly as it rotated on a different axis.
“If I continue like this, I cannot close the gap between us.” Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes. In an
instant, Xiao Yan suddenly smashed his palm heavily on the medicinal cauldron. Immediately, the
medicinal pill which had yet to complete the final stage of being kept warm, suddenly shot out of the
cauldon along with a cluster of green flame.
“Foolhardy! Although it is the last step, how can he allow the medicinal pill to leave the cauldron
in advance. Once a medicinal pill that has just been born comes into contact with the air, the
contents within it that have yet to completely solidify might be dismantled!” Seeing this sudden
action of Xiao Yan, the guardrail that was being held by Fa Ma abrupt cracked apart as he angrily
said.
“Reckless fellow!” Seeing Xiao Yan’s action, Little Princess and Liu Ling were similarly stunned. A
moment later, they could not help but shout.
Xiao Yan ignored the surrounding gazes. His feet pushed off the ground, and his body shot up. He
extended his hand, and grabbed the medicinal pill that was wrapped by the green flame into his
palm. The moment the medicinal pill entered his palm, an even greater incomparably ferocious
green flame suddenly rose from within Xiao Yan’s palm. The medicinal pill, which had yet to finish
the last step of being heated, instantly solidified.
As Xiao Yan’s body descended, his finger flicked gently. His medicinal pill turned into a ray of light
as it was shot into the jade bottle. Immediately, the green colored light roused the people’s spirit as
it took the lead in shining from the jade mirror in front of Xiao Yan.
“Madman.”
 In a remote corner of the open ground, the expression of the grey robed young man, who
originally held a cold smile, suddenly turned green. He did not expect that Xiao Yan would actually
be so crazy. If the medicinal pill that had not yet solidified came into contact with the air, all his
earlier efforts would have instantly turned into nothingness. This kind of bold and crazy action was
merely to get rid of the person that was competing for time with him.
With a grey face, the furious grey robed young man smashed the jade bottle in front of him into
powder with one palm. A long while later, his expression was gloomy as he patted the medicinal
cauldron. The medicinal pill shot out and was immediately thrown into another jade bottle. At the
moment, however, a full minute had passed since Xiao Yan’s success.
The silent atmosphere on the open ground that was caused by Xiao Yan’s insanity persisted for a
full minute before overwhelmingly joyful cries suddenly shook the entire plaza until it trembled,
much like a torrent.
As he held the jade bottle, Xiao Yan slowly exhaled. He raised his head and watched the seats on
both sides that had started boiling. A faint smile appeared on his calm face.
“Ha ha, little fellow, very good!” On the high platform, Fa Ma rubbed his chest and let out a long
breath. Although he was very angry at Xiao Yan’s earlier action, the current Xiao Yan had indeed
obtained victory regardless of the process. Moreover, this victory was done by tossing his opponent
far behind him. Immediately, the excited Fa Ma could not help but laugh loudly as he spoke to Xiao
Yan on the open ground.
“What a crazy fellow.” Ya Fei and Yao Ye exchanged glances. In addition to being relieved, they
gave an endless bitter smile at the gambling like character of Xiao Yan.
“Although it was insane, it was not simply being completely rash because of his heated blood. At
that moment, it was likely that he had only dared to perform such an action because he had the
confidence to do so.” Nalan Yanran gently said with a simple smile as she watched Xiao Yan, that
calm and joyful young man, who was smiling faintly in the plaza under countless of cheers. Although
this was only the second round of the examination, the great atmosphere that he had created had
already far surpassed the last round of the previous Grand Meetings.
“Mister Yan Xiao. Congratulations. But please refrain from performing such an insane act in the
future. If it fails…” Little Princess cupped her hands together and spoke to Xiao Yan in an annoyed
manner.
“This time around, you were indeed very outstanding. But I will also hold nothing back in the final
round.” Liu Ling shrugged his shoulders. His current expression could be forcefully called somewhat
friendly.
Xiao Yan smiled, but did not speak. He turned his head over and threw his gaze at the gloomy
faced grey robed young man. His thumb which was lifted up was facing downward. His usual
calmness and imposing manner finally revealed an arrogance that belonged to a young man.
With a green face, the grey robed young man eyed Xiao Yan’s actions. He coldly and darkly
snorted as his lips wiggled, “Don’t be so pleased. In the final round, we will compete once again! At
that time, I will hold nothing back!”
Facing this threat of him, Xiao Yan unconcernedly spread his hands apart. He withdrew his gaze
and watched those alchemists who were still throwing their gaze at him. He hesitated a little bit
before quietly picking up the remaining ‘Thick-soil Ganoderma’ on the table and carelessly threw it
aside.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s action, the surrounding alchemists were at a loss. A little while later, some of
them appeared to have understood what the problem was. A wild joy gradually appeared on their
faces as they threw a gaze that was filled with gratitude toward Xiao Yan. After which, they hurried
to use the remaining time to begin refining.
Seeing the participants who had begun rushing to refine, the corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes glanced at
the sand in the hourglass on the opposite wall that was about to completely fall. He shrugged his
shoulders, lowered his head and packed up the different things on his stone table. Whether they
were able to successfully refine the ‘Wind Walking Pill’ at the last moment was something that he
need not worry about.
As time slowly passed by, the deafening cry of joy throughout the plaza had also gradually
weakened. After this great excitement the audience finally had enough as they threw their gazes at
the busy alchemists on the open ground. Besides this, the gazes of many young ladies on the gallery
were sneaking glances at Xiao Yan, who had his head lowered as he randomly cleaned up the rock
table in front of him. His earlier performance had already moved these young ladies’ passion-filled
hearts. Currently, even the ordinary face of Xiao Yan after he had changed his appearance, had
suddenly become extremely handsome in their eyes.
Half an hour later, the green light of the Little Princess and Liu Ling were the first to light up. The
two of them placed their medicinal pills into their bottles, exchanged glances and sighed in relief.
Behind these two people, there were also more green lights flickering one after another. However,
most of the glow throughout the plaza was still red. The open ground was overly big and the
alchemists who had received the clue from Xiao Yan were merely restricted to those lucky few
alchemists who surrounded him. Those competitors who were outside of Xiao Yan’s sight range
could only stare at the ingredients on the rock table, feeling at a loss. Without knowing where the
problem lay, they could only continue to forcefully refine it. By adding the ‘Thick-soil Ganoderma’,
their refinements all failed in the end without any exceptions.
Additionally, even if one were to exclude the reason mentioned above, this ‘Wind Walking Pill’ was
after all a tier three medicinal pill. Therefore, there was only two to three alchemists whose abilities
were around tier two were luckily able to pass. Even some of the competitors who had just entered
the tier three level had also failed because of their carelessness.
Under these two somewhat harsh conditions, the number of competitors in the Grand Meeting was
being reduced at a swift pace. Perhaps there was not even three hundred remaining out of the
original thousand plus people. Watching the situation develop, it appeared that the reduction would
continue.
When the sand within the hourglass on the wall completely fell, there was actually only a little
over a hundred people still remaining on the open ground. The rest of the people had already been
completely expelled during these two rounds.
The moment that Fa Ma’s laughter sounded in the open ground, Xiao Yan slowly raised his head.
His gaze was thrown toward the old man who was at the spot where the VIP seats were located.
Sensing Xiao Yan’s gaze, Fa Ma revealed a friendly smile toward the spot where Xiao Yan was at.
After the time for the examination was over, the next event was to once again conduct the test for
the pills. As Xiao Yan had the help of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ this time around, it was natural that Xiao
Yan’s medicinal pill would have the most outstanding effect in this test. The second was the grey
robed young man. Following behind him was the Little Princess, Liu Ling and the other tier three
alchemists whose abilities were quite good.
Once the test was completed, the sky had already gradually darkened. A crescent moon slowly
appeared at the edge of the sky, shining on the well lit capital.
“Everyone, we will stop here for today’s Grand Meeting. All the competitors, please have a good
rest for the night. Tomorrow will be the final round for our Grand Meeting. It is also the important
round which decides who will be the champion. Therefore, everyone should not end up failing to
appear because of various events. Otherwise, you will regret it for life.” Fa Ma laughed clearly.
Hearing Fa Ma announcing that today’s examination had ended, everyone in the open ground,
including Xiao Yan, immediately heaved a sigh of relief. After the two rounds of examination,
everyone was indeed a little tired.
As Xiao Yan stored the medicinal cauldron, he suddenly raised his head and glanced around. He
noticed that after Fa Ma spoke those words, the grey robed young man packed up his things and
walked out of the open ground. Before he left, he did not forget to throw an icy cold gaze at Xiao
Yan.
Xiao Yan rubbed his forehead while faintly watching the back of the grey robed young man who
was slowly walking out of the plaza. After packing his things, he also followed the crowd of
participants and squeezed out of the place.
After exiting the plaza, Xiao Yan raised his head and inhaled a breath of fresh, cool air. His tense
mind become a little more relaxed. Xiao Yan lowed his head and watched those people around him
who were coming out from the audience seats. He noticed some of the young ladies were staring at
him with glittering eyes and shook his head with a bitter smile. When he was about to raise his leg
and walk away, a sweet gentle voice was suddenly transmitted from behind him, “Congratulations,
Mister Yan Xiao.”
Xiao Yan turned his head over and eyed the large group of people that had just come out from the
passageway behind him. At the front of the group of people was naturally Nalan Yanran, Ya Fei and
Yao Ye. Behind them, Nalan Jie and the rest were conversing with a smile.
Glancing at Nalan Yanran, whose smile was like a flower, Xiao Yan shook his head and said, “I was
merely lucky.”
During this period of time, Nalan Yanran had already gotten used to Xiao Yan’s humility. She
smiled, pulled Ya Fei and Yao Ye along as she said to Xiao Yan, “Princess Yao Ye had said that she
wishes to give a feast to help you, Liu Ling, and Little Princess celebrate. Are you…”
Nalan Yanran’s group of three ladies could be considered to be the top beauties within the entire
capital. Now that the three of them stood together, their beautiful figures set-off each other’s and it
could be said that they were prettier than flowers. Therefore, there were already many young
people currently at the entrance to the competition ground who had shot their gazes over.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was momentarily at a loss. He immediately smiled bitterly and shook his
head, apologizing, “I‘m sorry, Princess Yao Ye, I really am far too tired tonight. There is still the final
round of the examination tomorrow. Therefore, I’m afraid I cannot find the time to attend the
banquet. My heart appreciates Princess’s intention. Good night.”
Once he said those words, Xiao Yan faced Princess Yao Ye and cupped his hands together. Without
waiting for her reply, he turned around and strode toward the street. After which, he squeezed into
the human flow and disappeared in front of the shocked gazes of the women he had just rejected.

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Chapter 311
Chapter 311: Surreptitious Black Robed Man
Moving along the street, Xiao Yan walked straight to the inn where he was staying. The
surrounding judging and worshipful eyes caused him to have a slight headache. He could not help
but increase his pace, as he passed through a few streets and entered the inn. After which, he
proceeded to his own room.
Xiao Yan pushed open the door, entered and closed it properly. He leaned against the door and
exhaled a long breath rubbing his forehead. His face was somewhat tired. Two rounds of
examination may not seem like much, but the trick that was hidden behind it troubled Xiao Yan
greatly. Adding to this, the need to fight with the gray robed young man in terms of speed during the
last round only increased his tiredness. Controlling the ‘Heavenly Flame’ was originally a precise job
and speeding up the process further exhausted one’s spirit.
Xiao Yan shook his head and walked away from the door, further into the room. He splashed some
icy water on his face to allow himself to be much more awake. After which, he walked into the inner
hall and sat cross-legged on the bed. Forcing himself to resist the impulse to simply sleep, Xiao Yan
closed his eyes and formed the seal for training. He did his best to calm his breath and slowly
entered the training mode.
After these years of training, Xiao Yan was already clear that he was able to obtain a greater effect
with less effort when he trained in a tired state. This kind of training was not very secret, but if one
wanted to become a strong person, one needed to accumulate strength over time regardless of how
extraordinary one’s talent was. Yao Lao had said one could only rise rapidly after one accumulated
strength for a long time. This was the true path to becoming strong. Xiao Yan also deeply felt the
same.
As Xiao Yan gradually entered his training mode, his slightly rising and falling chest also quietly
became calm. A long while later, there was finally a tiny rise and fall. The surroundings slightly
fluctuated. Numerous energy flows, visible to the naked eye, followed Xiao Yan’s breathing and
poured into his body. Finally, they underwent refinement, turning into pure energy that invaded the
veins, bones, and cells within his body.
Under the invasion of the energy, Xiao Yan could clearly sense his mental fatigue being withdrawn
like the tide.
After the training continued for nearly two hours, Xiao Yan, who was seated on the bed like a
wooden pillar suddenly shook his finger. His eyes slowly opened and a glint flashed across those
black pupils.
Xiao Yan opened his mouth and a somewhat black turbid air was spat out. It carried a faint
pungent smell.
Xiao Yan twisted his neck, lowered his head, and watched the middle finger on his left hand which
was faintly black. His eyebrows narrowed slightly as he softly said, “This damn thing. it’s just like
the maggot within a tarsal bone. I wonder if I have gained or lost from removing the poison.”
Although Xiao Yan had the ‘Heavenly Flame’ to protect him, he could not just totally ignore this
poison, which was almost something that could instantly be fatal to a person if it was present in
one’s body, could he?
“Ah, I can only wait until Teacher wakes up. Perhaps only then will there be a solution to resolve
this thing.” Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. His head landed onto the warm bed as he
muttered, “Once the Grand Meeting is over tomorrow, I will perform the last poison removing
session for Nalan Jie. I think that he should be able to recover. When that time comes…”
“When that time comes, it would be the time that the conditions set by Three Year Agreement are
met.” Xiao Yan pursed his lips. He suddenly sighed softly. It had been three years. That spoiled and
rude girl back then had already

changed, becoming much more mature.

In the past, Xiao Yan had originally thought that when he saw Nalan Yanran once again, he would
definitely be so furious that he would have difficulty hiding his emotions. However, during their
meeting this time around, perhaps as a result of him currently using the identity Yan Xiao, he found
that he was cool almost to the point of never having seen her. During this period of time, he was like
a stranger, coldly observing her every action and words that she spoke.
The three years had similarly caused the tender youth back then to become more matured and
staid. The whole farce of canceling the engagement at the Xiao clan back then was indeed very
comical when as he recalled it now. It was very funny, but he no longer possessed the anger he did
back then.
Back then, it was likely that the youth had that kind of intense reaction because his heart was
extremely sensitive from being under the name of a useless person. He was forced to suffer ridicule
and supercilious looks from within the clan and Nalan Yanran forcefully ending the engagement
coincidentally gave a violent stab to that weak and sensitive heart of his. Being trampled on by such
great force, the youth who could no longer endure finally blew up. It was this reason that caused the
event three years ago to happen.
At the very least, when Xiao Yan thought about it now, if he were still sailing along with his talent
back then and did not endure the setback of being a useless person, it was likely that he would not
feel much anger when Nalan Yanran came to end the engagement back then.
However, Xiao Yan was also certain about one thing. If he did not have the experience of being a
useless person back then and had Nalan Yanran not come to end the engagement, he would
definitely not be able to reach the place he was currently at, where countless of people looked at
him with admiration, before he was even twenty years old.
Thinking about those matters that had changed the direction of his future, Xiao Yan was slightly
absent minded. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. A hypothetical situation was eventually only a
hypothetical situation. Therefore, regardless of what kind of attitude he currently had toward Nalan
Yanran, he must definitely go to the Misty Cloud Sect.
The current him may no longer possess too much anger toward Nalan Yanran, but her forceful
ending of the engagement back then had caused the Xiao clan and his father, whose position was
extremely high in his heart, to be completely embarrassed. This kind of thing was like giving them a
hard slap in front of countless of people within the Jia Ma Empire social scene. This was known as a
shame to the entire clan.
Although Xiao Zhan had never mentioned this matter after the wedding engagement was
cancelled due to his fear of provoking Xiao Yan, the latter was very clear that regardless of what
happened, Xiao Zhan’s heart had hard feelings. During the many years of the existence of the Xiao
clan, he was the first clan leader who experienced something as shameful as people forcefully
arriving at their doorstep and high handedly ending the wedding engagement that his father had
promised back then using a domineering tone.
Moreover, the youth who carried the name of a ‘cripple’, had stubbornly promised his father
within the Xiao clan’s main hall that he would get back at them for the humiliation.
It was this promise that the young man began his tough training and even finally left his clan. Like
an ascetic, he roamed the empire, polishing the innocence in his body.
During the near two years that he had left the clan, Xiao Yan had roamed over half of the Jia Ma
Empire. Finally, after going around in circles, he came to this city. The reason for this was that
Three Year Agreement. Currently, he did not have much interest in taking revenge against her. He
only wanted to bring this news to remove the hard feelings in his father’s heart. After which, he
would smile and laugh, “This time around, I have really divorced her. No one will doubt that.”
Therefore, regardless of what happened, he must head for that Misty Cloud Sect. Of course, if he
won against her in the Three Year Agreement, Xiao Yan did not mind carelessly saying a sentence to
her, who had once acted lofty and had a face filled with disdain in front of him, “Your judgement is
really quite bad.”
This could be considered the last little revenge Xiao Yan would take against her.
During these three years, Xiao Yan had gained some things while certain things had also faded. In
whole, however, this kind of change was good.
“Hu.” Xiao Yan let out a long breath. His hands were crossed behind his head as his gaze became
blurred. As he became inattentive, a young lady who was as elegant as a quiet lotus suddenly
surfaced in his mind. Between a frown and a laugh, an involuntary softness and smile appeared on
Xiao Yan’s cold face.
Xiao Yan currently did not have much feelings for that lady who had nearly become his wife. He
did not have them in that past, and it was likely he would not have any in the future. If one wanted
to forcefully insist that he had some, that would merely be the little feeling a man would have to
conquer those women of noble statuses. After two years of experience, he had suddenly felt in his
loneliness that his heart had unknowingly been quietly possessed and lead in circles by a young lady.
She was obviously the most dazzling pearl, yet she liked to hide by his side, acting in a pitiful,
unloved and appealing manner.
Her background was obviously huge and mysterious, yet she gave the useless him a tranquil smile,
being docile and obedient.
This young lady who was gentle like a pool of autumn water had quietly seeped into his heart
without Xiao Yan even realizing it. Although young, the intelligent her was extremely clear that if
she wanted to capture that restless heart, she had to simmer it with a warm flame. One day, when
Xiao Yan had an idea to look back, he would understand.
“Xun Er, wait for me. Once I have settled the things here, I will go and look for you.” While he
recalled that elegant and moving face, a warm flow trickled past in his heart as he muttered softly.
“Cough.” Just as Xiao Yan was muttering, a faint sound abruptly appeared from the roof.
“Who’s that?” Although the sound was slight, it was undoubtedly quite a loud muffled sound when
a person with Xiao Yan’s outstanding sensing ability heard it. Immediately, his expression changed
and he yelled.
At the moment that he yelled, Xiao Yan’s palm slammed on the bed. His body shot out through the
window in a supple manner. The tip of his leg pressed gently onto a protruding stone and his body
shot up toward the roof like a huge bird. Carrying an icy coldness, his gaze instantly swept passed
his surroundings.
The silver moon hung high in the sky as a faint moonlight was scattered down, shining onto the
entire city. Despite borrowing the moonlight, Xiao Yan did not see even a person on the roof.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze once around his surroundings. With the moonlight
shining down, Xiao Yan could clearly see up to a hundred meter radius. However, he still did not
spot even a single person.
With a frown, Xiao Yan slowly walked on the roof. Moments later, he crouched down and stared
intently at a broken tile. One could easily see the crack lines on the tile; obviously, it had just broke.
Xiao Yan’s palm dug out a roof tile, Some lamp light shone from below. The room below was
coincidentally where Xiao Yan was.
“Surveillance?”
Xiao Yan’s face was dark and cold. The tile in his hand was instantly turned into a pile of powder.
He patted his hands, stood up and spoke to himself in his heart, “For the other party to be able to
disappear within such a short time, his strength should at least be at the Dou Wang class? In the Jia
Ma Sacred City, there seems to be only a few clans who have a Dou Wang. Nalan clan? Mu clan?
Primer clan? Imperial family?”
“Come out now. Hiding the head and showing the tail, What kind of horrible person are you?” The
musing Xiao Yan suddenly turned his head around and coldly called out in a certain direction.
The cry lingered around the roof and began to dissipate a moment later. However, there was still
not the slightest movement around him.
“Is there no one?” Seeing that his call had failed, Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and sighed
helplessly. His gaze once again took a sweep around his surroundings. Finally, he could only leap
down and return to his room.
After Xiao Yan leaped down, the roof descended into silence.
This silence did not continue for more than a few minutes when Xiao Yan’s body abruptly shot up.
When he saw that the roof still had no one, he could only laugh bitterly. Finally, he recognized that
the person surveying from the roof had already left. He sighed, shook his head and had no choice
but to return to his room.
Following Xiao Yan’s true departure this time around, the roof remained silent for half an hour
before a dark black shadow that was like the reflection from the wall, suddenly and strangely moved
from a spot with its back facing the moon. A moment later, the black shadow somersaulted upward
and actually agglomerated into a human shape.
The human figure was completely wrapped under a dark black robe. He randomly glanced at the
spot where Xiao Yan had disappeared from, lifted his head slightly and revealed an old face which
appeared to have a dark complexion.
“Hei, this little fellow is rather sensitive.” The black robed person laughed softly as he whispered,
“If I had not suddenly heard my lady’s name, I would also not make such a lowly mistake. If others
were to find out that a Dou Shi class boy had actually discovered my presence, wouldn’t I lose all my
face.”
“This little fellow appears to have some feelings for Xiao-jie.” The old man frowned under the robe
as he said in a vexed manner. “The thing that gives one the greatest headache was that my lady
actually has feelings for this little fellow. This won’t do. Although Xiao Yan’s training talent is quite
good, he is far from reaching the necessary requirements. How great can one be if one continues to
hang around in the Jia Ma Empire, this broken place. If this goes on, he might end up feeling very
dejected. Young man, do you really think it is so easy to court his daughter?”
The black robed old man sighed and mumbled, “But there are some people who are quite strong
around this little fellow. The last time that old fellow called Jia Lao nearly discovered my presence. A
strong person who is about to step into the Dou Zong class is indeed different.”
“Ah, forget it. It is fortunate that this little fellow is hurrying to the Misty Cloud Sect. Once I have
finished things here, I can return to protect my lady.” The black robed old man stretched out both
his hands and twisted his body. His body shook a little and the black robe gradually became blurry.
Finally, it turned into a dark black shadow that shot into the darkness in a lightning like manner
before becoming completely quiet.
Xiao Yan, who had returned to his room, sat beside a table. He lifted his head and stared intently
at the roof until his neck ached a little. Only then did he helplessly lower his head and rub his neck.
“Creak.”
As Xiao Yan was patted his shoulders, the door was suddenly pushed opened. A smiling Hai Bo
Dong slowly walked in. When he saw Xiao Yan, who had not fallen asleep, he smiled and walked to
the side of the table before sitting down. He lifted a teacup and quickly poured it into his mouth.
“Little fellow, you were really capable today. Ha ha, you actually even managed to completely shock
Fa Ma, that old fellow.”
Xiao Yan watched Hai Bo Dong and smiled. He fondled his chin, hesitated for a moment before
suddenly speaking, “Old Hai, I wonder if you have sensed someone following us recently?”
“Following?” Hai Bo Dong was at a loss for a moment when he heard this. He immediately smiled
and shook his head. “How can it be? In this Jia Ma Empire, no one can follow us under my watch!
Even that old demon cannot.”
Knitting his eyebrows together, Xiao Yan licked his lips and slowly told him about the matter from
before in a summarized manner.
“Really?” Seeing Xiao Yan’s expression, which did not appear to be that of a joking one, Hai Bo
Dong’s face gradually became grave. His shrivelled finger gently knocked on the table. A while later,
he appeared to have suddenly recalled something and said softly, “Little Fellow, I will tell you
something. But this matter is something I am not certain of.”
Seeing Hai Bo Dong secretive manner, Xiao Yan was stunned and he asked uncertainly, “What is
it?”
“You should know about our fight at Yan City with the two mysterious Dou Huangs back then,
right?” Hai Bo Dong fondled his beard and softly spoke with a frown, “At that time, I vaguely sensed
that there was another extremely strong Qi present. However, it was a pressing situation back then
and I was unable to sense it very clearly. Ever since that time, I have sensed it a couple more times
and those senses were similarly as vague. Hearing what you have said tonight, I guess that there
appears to be a mysterious person who has been following behind us for a long time.”
Hai Bo Dong’s soft voice caused Xiao Yan to suddenly feel a little creepy. He swallowed his saliva
and softly spoke, “Even you cannot sense it? How can that be? Don’t tell me that the mysterious
person is a Dou Zong?”
“Uh.” Hai Bo Dong smiled bitterly and shook his head. He sighed, “I have already told you that
this is only my guess. We cannot be certain whether there’s such a person or that we are overly
sensitive.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan also laughed bitterly. He frowned and thought it over repeatedly, but he
could not think of when he had come into contact and offended a Dou Zong class strong person.
“Alright. don’t be so distressed. For such matters, we will let nature take its course. If there’s
really someone following us, he will definitely have intentions. Since this is the case, I think that he
would show himself sooner or later.” Hai Bo Dong patted Xiao Yan’s shoulders and comforted.
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and nodded. For now, he could only think in this manner.
“Hehe, do you have an interest to go and do something good tonight? Fa Ma and Jia Lao, those two
old fellows will be present.” Hai Bo Dong suddenly said with a smile.
“Uh? The three of you acting together? What do you want to do?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan was
momentarily at a loss and immediately said in a stunned manner. Three Dou Huangs acting together.
Whose home did they plan to flip over?
“Hee hee.”
“Don’t tell me it’s because of the grey robed young man?” Xiao Yan knit his eyebrows together. A
while later, his eyebrows twitched as he spoke.
 “It is that fellow. Fa Ma keeps sensing that there’s something wrong so he wants to go and check
on his background. You should also know just how much of a blow the reputation of the association
would receive if someone from the Chu Yun Empire were to take the champion spot of the Jia Ma
Empire’s Grand Meeting.” Hai Bo Dong smiled and said.
“You aren’t going to…” Xiao Yan’s hand slid horizontally across his throat as he softly said.
“We’ll look at the situation. That possibility is not ruled out. By helping Fa Ma, that old fellow, this
time around, he will owe me a favor. Ha ha.” Hai Bo Dong smiled again and said.
“All of you are ruthless.” Xiao Yan pulled at the corner of his mouth. Was the scene behind the
Grand Meeting not too dark?
TL: Very biased
“Don’t give me that nonsense. If you want to see the background of that fellow, follow me.”
Hai Bo Dong stood up. His body swayed as he walked out of the room. Behind him, Xiao Yan
hesitated for a moment and followed. He really wanted to see if that fellow really had such ability at
such a young age, or if there was some other reason for it.

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Chapter 312
Chapter 312: Truth
Under the night sky, two shadows shot over the roofs of different houses in an agile manner.
Between some of the houses were spacious streets and although it was already late at night, a great
deal of people still filled the streets, making noise. Fortunately, the speed of the two human figures
in midair was extremely fast. Even if one raised their head, he would merely see two black lines that
flashed and disappeared.
Xiao Yan followed close behind Hai Bo Dong and the Dou Qi in his body slowly tumbled, creating
waves of seemingly never ending energy for the muscles in his body. The tip of his feet gently
pressed on the roof and his body quickly shot forward.
“We’re here.” After Xiao Yan followed Hai Bo Dong closely as he rushed forward for a distance,
Hai Bo Dong in front of him suddenly warned.
Hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded his head. His body that was leaning forward bent down slightly.
When his feet touched the ground, his palm also gently pasted onto the roof tiles, making a perfect
landing. There was a slight soft sound, but other than that, there was not even the slightest crack on
the fragile tiles.
Xiao Yan patted his hand and stood up. He was, however, not pleased with the way he had landed.
If there was a Dou Ling class person below, it was likely that Xiao Yan would have been discovered
by him because of that slight sound.
Xiao Yan raised his head and eyed Fa Ma and Jia Lao who were seated comfortably on the huge
roof. Clearly, they had been here for quite a while and were currently smiling as they eyed Hai Bo
Dong and Xiao Yan who were hurrying over.
After sweeping over the roof, Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong appeared by Fa Ma’s and Jia Lao’s side.
The four pairs of eyes exchanged glances and all of them laughed quietly.
“I knew that you would follow.” Fa Ma smiled and said as he eyed Xiao Yan.
“I am also quite interested in that fellow. He has such a terrifying ability at such an age. This kind
of talent can be called abnormal.” Xiao Yan sighed. If that fellow was really as old as he appeared on
the surface, it was indeed quite a blow to others. Seeing the dexterous manner he displayed when
refining medicine, it was likely that he should be around a tier four alchemist. A seventeen year old
tier four alchemist. Xiao Yan clicked his tongue. Back then, when Gu He reached a tier four
alchemist, his age was nearly thirty. Yet this person was around half his age.
If his age was true, just what kind of terrifying person would he be once he gradually grew older
in the future. Tier seven? Or perhaps tier eight. This kind of level was basically sufficient to stand at
the peak of the Dou Qi continent!
Even the current Xiao Yan had merely just stepped into the level of a tier three alchemist. This was
only the case because of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. When comparing the two of them, the large
gap between them caused people to be stunned.
“It should not be possible.” Seeing Xiao Yan’s shocked face, Fa Ma shook his head and voiced his
thoughts, “If there was really such a genius appearing within the Chu Yun Empire, there would have
been an uproar long ago. It is impossible that we did not receive even the slightest news. After all,
the news of such a talented seventeen year old alchemist would really be overly maddening.”
“Hey, why are you randomly guessing about that here. Let’s hurry and go investigate. If you are
really uneasy, then…” Jia Lao by the side laughed faintly and his hand performed a horizontal cut.
For such a strong person, he could have almost no emotional fluctuations when killing a person.
Killing people to them was as if they were killing a chicken. He was in such a profound realm that
Xiao Yan could not stop from smiling bitterly at.
“Ke ke, let’

s go.” Fa Ma smiled and nodded without voicing any disagreement. Evidently, he had quietly
admitted that this was a course of action that was not impossible. He smiled at Hai Bo Dong and
Xiao Yan, and took the lead in moving his body, flashing towards a luxurious inn toward the south of
the city.
 As he eyed the three human figures flashing past in front of him, Xiao Yan hesitated briefly before
he began to closely follow them. That fellow had not the slightest relationship with him. If the fellow
was killed, then so be it. In any case, Xiao Yan did not have a good impression of that fellow. He was
not some diabolical person. If others did not offend him, he would not offend others. When faced
with people who had no relation to him, however, Xiao Yan could still reach the state of being
indifferent.
Their quick movement this time around continued for a few minutes before it came to a stop with
a waving gesture from Fa Ma at the front.
“That fellow is currently living here.” Fa Ma landed on the roof without the slightest abnormal
sound. When his gaze watched Xiao Yan rushing over, he suddenly waved his sleeves and a soft force
covered the point where Xiao Yan landed. This time around, the latter did not create even the
slightest sound.
Xiao Yan nodded gratefully toward Fa Ma before quietly standing by Hai Bo Dong’s side. He knew
that on such an occasion, he only needed to be an audience.
“Hei, this fellow seems to have made some preparations.” Jia Lao suddenly laughed coldly. At this
moment, a spot some distance in front of his feet had an extremely fine black line stretched out.
Xiao Yan looked over only to find that two tiny black colored bells were hung at the two ends of the
black line.
“Small tricks.” A hand was waved and a ferocious force quietly floated over the air. The two black
colored small bells did not even emit the slightest sound when they were shook to nothingness.
“Allow me.” Hai Bo Dong smiled. His shrivelled hand that was like rotten wood slowly extended
out from his sleeves. A faint white colored fog was shrouding his hand. That icy cold air caused the
surrounding temperature to instantly be reduced significantly.
As he pressed his palms gently downward, a white colored fog covered over the tile. Finally, it
swiftly began spreading outward. In an instant, it shrouded the entire roof.
“Ice Mirror!” Eyeing the white colored fog that was shrouding the place, Hai Bo Dong softly cried
out. The fog swiftly coagulated, finally turning into a layer of thin ice that covered the roof.
“Appear!” Hai Bo Dong once again cried out softly. Xiao Yan suddenly had a bizarre realization.
This vast expanse of white, thin ice actually began to become illusionary. At one instance, a spacious
room was projected on the thin ice, much like a movie being played, imprinting all the bodies within
it clearly onto the ice layer.
Once he completed all this, Hai Bo Dong patted his hand. He eyed Xiao Yan’s astonished face and
could not help but smile and explain, “It is just a little trick. I used the cold air to invade into the
room. After which, it coalesced into ice fragments that are not easy to discover. Finally, the
reflection of these ice fragments will project all that is within.”
“What a brilliant control over the ice.” Xiao Yan praised.
“It is only a little trick and only has this little effect. It isn’t worth mentioning.” Hai Bo Dong
smiled as he waved his hand. Although this was what he spoke with his mouth, Hai Bo Dong did not
hide the pride on his face.
With a smile, Xiao Yan threw his gaze toward the ice layer under his feet. Currently, the room was
void of anyone. It was likely that the gray robed young man had yet to return.
“Let’s wait.” Once he said these words, Fa Ma sat cross-legged on the ice layer, closed his eyes
and rested.
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and nodded. He could only sit down. When he touched the ice layer, he did
not sense the slightest cold air. It was likely that the low temperature on the ice had already been
suppressed by Hai Bo Dong. Immediately, Xiao Yan once again thought even more highly of his
ability to control ice.
As Xiao Yan and the others each became quiet, the roof descended into silence. When this silence
persisted for nearly half an hour, the room’s door within the ice layer suddenly moved. Hai Bo Dong,
who had his eyes tightly shut, was first to sense something and opened them. He pressed his hands
down at Fa Ma and Jia Lao by the side, who had also sensed something. After which, he lowered his
head and stared at the ice mirror.
After the room’s door moved, a gray robed person slowly walked in. That tender young man’s face
was that of the dark horse who had been the most shocking person in the Grand Meeting today.
Seeing the gray robe man who had just entered, Xiao Yan involuntarily suppressed his breathing.
He did not dare make the slightest movement with his body as his eyes stared intently at the other
parties’ every movement.
Once the gray robed person entered the room, he did not do any strange actions. He shut the door
properly and randomly washed up before sitting cross-legged on the bed to adjust his condition.
 Xiao Yan knit his eyebrows slightly at the gray robed young man’s ordinary action. He licked his
lips, turned his head and eyed Hai Bo Dong’s three man group who were still quietly waiting. Xiao
Yan could only continue turning his gaze downward and patiently waited.
It was the dead of night after an hour had passed. The gray robed young man, who was adjusting
his condition, suddenly opened his eyes. His dark and cold gaze slowly swept across the room. After
which, he descended from the bed and gently closed all of the windows in the room. Finally, his
hands were placed behind his back as he raised his head and swept his gaze to every corner of the
room, engaging in a detailed scan of the beams above.
Standing on the roof, Xiao Yan eyed the gray robed young man who had raised his head and
scanning the beams. He could not help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. As one could see the
interior using the ice layer, it was as though the gray robed young man was staring at their group
darkly and coldly while they watched him.
However, it was fortunate that this was an illusion on Xiao Yan’s part. Those ice fragments that
Hai Bo Dong had fixed up were at very covert locations. Therefore, once he had swept his gaze once
around, the gray robe young man heaved a sigh of relief.
“Humph, what a crappy Grand Meeting. Once I obtain the champion position here, I will make
sure that the reputation of the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Association is disgraced. Once the
association loses the trust of the alchemists, it will be finished!” The gray robe young man twisted
his neck and suddenly said with a cold laugh.
The gray robe young man’s hand touched his face and frowned slightly as he softly mumbled
something. With a flip of his palm, a pale-red colored medicinal pill appeared in it.
Damn ‘Appearance Recovery Pill’. Although it can allow one to returned to his appearance when
he was young, it merely affects the surface. Ah, if it were not for wanting to reduce the reputation of
the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Association within other countries, our association would not need to
spend such a great effort to refine this kind of priceless thing. Moreover, if one wanted to recover
one’s previous appearance, one would continually need to eat a specific medicinal pill. This kind of
consumption is too large.” The gray robed young man softly muttered. He squeezed the pale-red
colored medicinal pill into his mouth. He then made a slight chewing movement before swallowing it
into his body.
Not long after consuming the red colored medicinal pill, the tender face of the gray robe young
man within the room suddenly began to tremble in a frightening manner. At the same time, his
figure had also grew taller by quite a bit. In merely an instant, the tender young man around
seventeen years old had stunned everyone as he changed into a middle aged large man with a dark
and cold expression.
“Sure enough, there is something fishy with this fellow.” As he watched the scene that had
occurred within the room, the eyes that he used to stare at the ice layer slowly widened.

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Chapter 313
Chapter 313: Yan Li
“Tsk tsk. So it’s him.” Fa Ma suddenly laughed softly and coldly.
“Old Fa, do you recognize him?” Haring Fa Ma’s words, Xiao Yan softly inquired.
“Hee hee, I recognize him as the deputy chairman of the Chu Yun Empire’s Alchemist Association.
His name seems to be called Yan Li. Back then, I met with him once. This fellow has quite a great
reputation within the Chu Yun Empire. Additionally, this fellow is a great advocate for alchemists
and ‘Poison Masters’ integrating together. Due to this, he has the trust of the poison masters in the
Chu Yun Empire. Therefore, he is a very strong successor to become the next Chu Yun Empire’s
Alchemist Association chairman.” Fa Ma said.
“It is just that I did not expect this fellow would actually dare to come to the Jia Ma Empire alone.
It really is a case of skilled people tending to be really bold.” Fa Ma smiled faintly and said.
“What do we do next?” Hai Bo Dong carelessly asked.
“Let’s wait and see first.” Fa Ma mused for a moment before indicating for the few of them to wait
patiently and not be rash.
Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly and ceased speaking. He then lowered it and focused his gaze
on the large man within the room. At the moment, his heart had also quietly sighed in relief. It was
fortunate that this fellow was not someone who was only seventeen. Looking at his appearance, he
was likely at least thirty seven years old. Although such a talent could be considered outstanding,
the level of his potential that Xiao Yan recognized in his heart had suddenly descended by quite a
few times compared to before.
As the gray robed person within the room turned from a tender young man into a middle aged
large person, a forceful Qi had also came splashing out of his body. That force was strong and it
actually faintly had some of the greatness of a Dou Wang class strong person. It was likely that this
middle aged large man’s level was at least around a seven star Dou Ling.
“Hu, it is somewhat more comfortable to return to my original appearance. At the very least, I can
unleash the full 100% of my ability.” The middle aged man smiled with satisfaction and said faintly
as he sensed the surging force circulating within his body.
As his hand touched his face, the middle aged man seemed to have recalled something. He
suddenly walked quickly toward the side of the bed. From behind the bed curtains, he found a black
thread and he gently pulled it.
When Xiao Yan, who was on the roof, saw the large middle-aged man pulled the black thread, his
expression changed slightly. He abruptly moved his sight and his gaze stared intently at the bells
which had been shocked to powder by Jia Lao earlier. At that spot, the black thread suddenly moved.
Not only did the bells fail to ring, but the black thread was also pulled down.
“Dammit!” As Xiao Yan muttered in his heart, the room was quiet for an instant before a stern cry
suddenly sounded, “Who is above?”
“Do it.” Hearing the cry, Jia Lao laughed coldly. He waved his hand and his body abruptly
disappeared. That terrifying speed caused Xiao Yan’s eyes to narrow.
Following behind Jia Lao, Hai Bo Dong’s and Fa Ma’s bodies had also instantly transformed in a
gentle breeze and disappeared from the roof.
Within the room, the large middle-aged man eyed the edge of the black thread which was empty.
He was momentarily at a loss before he quickly let out a stern cry. At the same time he did so, his
feet abruptly stepped on the ground and his body turned into a violent wind that shot toward the
window.
Just as he was only a couple of meters from the window, the middle-aged large man’s face changed
abruptly. His body, which was rushin

g forward, suddenly came to a stop. His palm violently slammed onto the pillar by the side,
borrowing the reverse force to instantly move his body a few meters.
“Bang!” At this moment, the window suddenly burst apart. It contained an overbearing breath and
underlying strength shot in from the spot where the window was at and smashed on the huge pillar
in the room. Immediately, numerous crack lines began to spread on the pillar like a spider web.
“Who is it?” As he eyed the pillar that was covered with crack lines, the large man’s eyes
narrowed and cried out fiercely.
Ignoring the cry, a shadow flashed, rushed through the window and entered the room. As the
shadow’s sleeves were waved, a violent voice, accompanied by a sonic boom that was like a muffled
thunder, came sweeping through the room. Under this muffled thunder, the glass things within the
room abruptly burst apart.
The large man had a dark expression as he watched the blurry looking human figure, who had
come rushing in. He held his right hand straight and a dark yellow colored flame rose from his palm.
His right hand trembled slightly, turned into a hand knife shape, and ruthlessly hacked at the person
who had just came in.
“Humph!” Seeing that the large man had overestimated his own abilities and had actually wanted
to stubbornly resist, the human shadow could not help but let out a mocking cold laugh. His eagle
claw like hand was abruptly extended. Within the air, circles of overbearing forceful ripples
gradually spread out from around his palm. The sound of the sonic boom shocked both the ears of
the large man causing his ears rang.
The eagle claw and the large man’s hand knife came into contact in an instant. After which, they
instantly separated. At the moment when they did so, a flush abruptly surged on the large man’s
face. He could not resist spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood. His feet dragged against the ground,
leaving a deep scar.
“Fa Ma, I know that it’s you guys! Since I, Yan Li, dared to come to the capital, I am not afraid that
you would kill me. However, after you kill me, your alchemist association will also be finished!” After
wiping the blood trance from the corner of his mouth, the large man saw that the human figure had
wanted to launch a ferocious attack, but instead could only cry out with a sinister expression.
The stern cry of the large man caused the human figure’s attacks to slow slightly. Quickly
following this, however, a dark and cold killing intent soared out. As the eagle claw moved, it was
clear that it wanted to take the live of the large man.
“Old Man Jia, wait!” Just as the human figure was about to finish off this fellow, Fa Ma’s deep cry
suddenly sounded.
Hearing this, the human figure was at a momentary loss. He could only helplessly and immediately
withdraw his body. His body moved in a flash and appeared beside the table while he coldly and
darkly stared at Yan Li who was paralyzed as he sat on the ground.
“How ruthless.” On the roof, Xiao Yan was shocked as he watched Jia Lao who attacked without
the slightest mercy. If it were not for that fellow called Yan Li reacting in a somewhat strong
manner, it was likely that this Dou Ling who was about to become a Dou Wang would die in the first
exchange.
“Fa Ma, it indeed is the few of you!” After throwing up a mouthful of saliva that contained fresh
blood, Yan Li darkly said.
A gentle breeze swayed within the room. Immediately, the figures of Hai Bo Dong and Fa Ma
appeared within it. Their gazes were icy cold as they stared at Yan Li.
“Old Man Fa, isn’t it better to just kill him directly? Why are you giving him the opportunity of
respite?” Jia Lao knit his eyebrows together and said. Although he wore a linen robe and had a
friendly smile, he would not give the slightest concern about the difference in level between himself
and the other party who he struck. Once he attacked, he would directly take the person’s life.
Fa Ma shook his head. It was as Yan Li had said. As the deputy chairman of the Chu Yun Empire’s
Alchemist Association, he had likely already prepared to be exposed when he had dared to come to
the Jia Ma Empire’s capital where there were countless of strong people. Therefore, it was not likely
that he had no plans to deal with it. If they were to really kill him here, they might end up landing
into someone’s trap.
“Hee hee, it seems that Fa Ma still sees very far. As long as you kill me, the news of the Jia Ma
Empire’s Alchemist Association willfully killing off the competitors to manipulate who the champion
of the Grand Meeting would swiftly spread throughout the few empires around the empire. When
that time comes, I want to see just how long this association of yours can last.” Yan Li swayed as he
stood up. He then coldly laughed, “You can choose to believe or doubt these words of mine. If you
want to gamble the reputation of the Alchemist Association, you can come and try.”
“Yan Li, you had disguised your identity and participated in our Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Grand
Meeting, violating the condition to participate in the Grand Meeting. According to the rules, our
association has the right to punish you.” Fa Ma said faintly.
 “Disguise? Ha ha, just because you said disguise, does it mean disguise?” Yan Li suddenly lifted
his head and laughed loudly. He flipped his hand and three red colored medicinal pill appeared at
the tip of his finger. A dark yellow colored flame rose and instantly incinerated those medicinal pills
into nothingness,
“Fa Ma, with your experience, I think that you should have heard the name ‘Appearance Recovery
Pill’. That’s right, it is that thing that turned me into the appearance of a youth.” Yan Li proudly
laughed, “This red colored medicinal pill was specially refined by our association. It is able to let me
recover my old appearance. Ten minutes later, my appearance will once again return to my youthful
appearance. Now, the remaining three pills have already been destroyed by me. Do you think that
there would be someone who will believe that I am the deputy chairman of the Chu Yun Empire’s
Alchemist Association with that youthful appearance of mine? The people would only say that it is
you, Fa Ma, quietly killed me because you were afraid of losing face when I, as a person from the
Chu Yun Empire, obtained the champion position.”
Fa Ma’s expression darkened. A cold glint flashed in his turbid eyes.
Yan Li smiled coldly at the volatile expression of Fa Ma. His heart was also uneasy. The other party
consisted of three Dou Huangs. With this kind of lineup, it was extremely easy if they wanted to kill
him. It may be as he had said earlier, that once he died, his people would begin to create a large
amount of rumors in order to achieve their aim of crushing the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist
Association. However, who did not fear death? Yan Li was not a hot-blooded person. If it were not for
the position of the Chu Yun Empire’s Alchemist Association Chairman soon becoming vacant, and
that he had quite a few strong competitors, then he would not have taken such a big risk and
performed in this event where he had a great chance of losing his life in order to raise his reputation
within the alchemist world of the Chu Yun Empire.
“As long as I can successfully return this time around, the position of the chairman of the
Alchemist Association will definitely be mine. Without paying the price, what reward could there be?
Moreover, Fa Ma’s ability may be strong, but he was too concerned about the association. Therefore,
he might not take such a big risk.” Before he came, Yan Li had clearly analyzed Fa Ma’s character.
However, an analysis was only an analysis. If there were any changes, then he would really be
finished.
“Hu.” The volatile expression Fa Ma suddenly expressed within the room caused a pressuring
atmosphere. He coldly said, “Alright. I won’t kill you now. However, it may not be so easy if you want
to obtain the champion spot of the Grand Meeting!”
“Hee hee, you need not worry about this. In the Grand Meeting this time around, other than the
young man called Yan Xiao, there is nothing unusual about the rest. If I cannot even contend with
these people of the younger generation, how will I be able to fight for the spot of the association’s
chairman?” Yan Li smiled and said as his heart quietly sighed in relief.
“Then just wait and see.” The corner of Fa Ma’s mouth moved slightly. His voice was so icy cold
that it appeared to have not even the slightest warmth, “Additionally, I hope that you can
successfully return to the Chu Yun Empire to fight for the position of the chairman.”
“Let’s go.” Fa Ma called out in a low voice as he waved his sleeves gently. His body turned into a
black shadow under Yan Li’s ugly expression and flashed out of the room. Behind him, Hai Bo Dong
and Jia Lao could only helplessly follow.
“Old fellow, you actually dared to threaten me. As long as I become the champion, my exposure
will naturally be great. I don’t believe that you will dare to attack me when that time comes.” Yan Li
clenched his teeth together as he darkly said. He lifted his tea cup and violently poured it into his
mouth, only to realize that his hand was trembling in a manner that could not be mistaken. It
appeared that the trembling was due to fear.
If he did not become the champion, the chase from three Dou Huangs would leave him with no
path to escape.

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Chapter 314
Chapter 314: Windfall
Four shadows quietly flashed under the night sky, shrouded in silence.
“Hei, Old Man Fa, we have wasted an entire night. Now you want to just leave empty handed?”
Hai Bo Dong finally could not resist opening his mouth to speak as his toes pressed gently against
the rooftops.
On one side, Jia Lao also nodded his head. With his character, he would naturally not leave empty
handed.
“In what way is this empty handed? Don’t we already know the true identity of that fellow? Now,
we at least have some foundation in our hearts.” Clearly knowing Hai Bo Dong’s and Jia Lao’s bad
mood, Fa Ma could only helplessly shake his head as he replied.
“What use is there to just know? Won’t he still participate in the competition tomorrow? With that
ability of his and his many years of experience refining pills, becoming the champion will not be very
hard for him.” Jia Lao knit his eyebrows together as he said.
“Ke ke, don’t we still have Yan Xiao and the two other little fellows? Who among the three of them
doesn’t have some trump cards? There might be something unexpected that will happen tomorrow.”
Fa Ma glanced at Xiao Yan behind him before saying with a smile.
“You stop pretending to be muddled. Yan Xiao and the other two little fellows may have quite great
talent, but that fellow is after all the deputy chairman of the Chu Yun Empire’s Alchemist
Association. Moreover, he has come prepared this time around. The chances of the three of them
obtaining victory is very small.” Jia Lao said in a deep voice, “If that fellow were to become the
champion, not only will your association’s reputation decline greatly, but the Jia Ma Empire will also
be ridiculed in the continent for a while.”
“The most important thing is that once he becomes the champion, that fellow will increasingly
become the focus of attention. When that time comes, it would be very problematic even if you
wanted to kill him along the way.” Hai Bo Dong added.
Xiao Yan was behind everyone, quietly listening to the three people argue in front of him. He
understood clearly that it was best not to interrupt at such an instance.
“Do you think I don’t know the ability of that girl Yue-er? Although obtaining the top three may not
be considered too difficult, there would still be some difficulty for her to become champion even
without the sudden appearance of that fellow. As for Liu Ling, he has indeed learned many things
from Gu He, but he loses out in terms of age and his experience is far from that of Yan Li.” Jia Lao
frowned as he analyzed the situation , “Among the three of them, only Yan Xiao can barely contend
with that fellow. However, I can be certain that Yan Li had hidden a lot of his ability today. In the
final round of the competition tomorrow, I’m afraid that Yan Xiao will end up at a disadvantage.”
Fa Ma was quiet. His face was volatile and his eyes repeatedly flickered.
“Ah, Old Man Fa, you should think of some solutions. That fellow’s participation in the competition
is already against the rules so you need not bother continuing to guard those useless things. Just do
what you need to do. All is well if you don’t let that fellow become champion.” Hai Bo Dong sighed.
“Hu.” Fa Ma heaved a long sigh and inhaled some of the somewhat icy cool night air. His moving
speed suddenly slowed down as he nodded slightly and whispered, “That’s right. We should do
something. The tradition of the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Association has lasted for so many years
and cannot be discredited in my hands.”
“Hee hee, it’s good that you know this.” Seeing Fa Ma finally opening his mouth, Hai Bo Dong and
Jia Lao also sighed

in relief as they both spoke with a smile.

Fa Ma frowned for a moment before suddenly turning around. He eyed Xiao Yan, smiled and said,
“Little fellow, the strength that you have displayed today is not your limit, right?”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was momentarily at a loss. He raised his head and looked at the smiling Fa
Ma before replying hesitatingly, “Old Fa, why are you asking this? I have indeed hid a little.”
 “Ha ha, I just knew it. Why is it that all the young people these days like to play it this way?” Fa
Ma laughed out loud. He then let himself fall back, patted Xiao Yan’s shoulders and smiled yet again
as he said, “During this Grand Meeting, I’m afraid that I will have to rely on you to fight for the
champion spot with Yan Li.”
“Old Fa must be joking. Although I do not like to say good things about the other person, you
should also know that the fellow is a deputy chairman of an association. An inexperienced young
fellow like me will have great difficulty surpassing him.” Xiao Yan shook his head and sighed.
“Naturally, we cannot simply rely entirely on you. Since that fellow broke the rules first, then I
cannot be blamed.” Fa Ma smiled faintly and said. Immediately, he threw his gaze toward Hai Bo
Dong and Jia Lao, “Both of you should return first. I will bring young friend Yan Xiao back to the
association, There are some things that I need to discuss with him.”
Hearing Fa Ma’s words, Hai Bo Dong and Jia Lao were at a loss. They immediately exchanged a
glance and nodded slightly. After which, they cupped their hands toward Fa Ma before they headed
to the east and west respectively, disappearing from Xiao Yan’s sight in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Yan watched the two of them disappear and turned his gaze toward Fa Ma. In an uncertain
voice, he asked, “Old Fa, what are you planning?”
“Ke ke, follow me.” Fa Ma smiled, moved his body and flashed toward the middle of the city where
the Alchemist Association was located. Behind him, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before
following closely.
With one person at the front and one at the back, the two of them quickly flew through the city
sky. Ten minutes later, they stopped at the Alchemist Association without alerting anyone.
“Let’s go.” Fa Ma said to Xiao Yan before leading the way into the interior of the association.
Although it was currently late in the night, the Alchemist Association was still brightly lit, making
it appear like daytime. At the entrance, cold looking guards were monitoring everyone entering and
exiting without knowing what being tired meant. When their gazes suddenly swept over an old man
who was striding toward the association, they were first startled before their bodies immediately
and abruptly tensed. Their eyes were filled with respect and reverence as they stared at Fa Ma who
was slowly walking over.
Fa Ma smiled carelessly at the guards at the door. He turned around and hastened Xiao Yan before
lifting his legs and walking into the association.
Hearing Fa Ma hurrying him, Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head. He immediately followed closely
under the surprised gazes of those guards. Since they had first become guards at this place, they
had not seen Fa Ma treat a young person in this manner before.
Xiao Yan walked into the association and followed Fa Ma as he swiftly passed through a few large
rooms. During this period, the many alchemists, who saw Fa Ma, displayed a reverence on their
faces as they bowed and retreated to one side. Following beside Fa Ma, Xiao Yan borrowed Fa Ma’s
glory and enjoyed this kind of treatment.
When the two of them walked up the stairs, those alchemist within the large hall immediately
began to whisper privately among themselves.
“That young person appears to be that Yan Xiao from the Grand Meeting today, right?”
“It looks like the chairman views him with great importance.”
“Che, what unnecessary words. He is one of the few people who can compete with that gray robed
young man from the Chu Yun Empire. Would he not be paid attention to?”
“If he is able to become champion this time around, he would likely become the youngest Elder of
the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Association, no?”
“Ah, most heroes are born young. The old me has muddled on for an entire lifetime in order to
merely obtain a supervisor level in the association.”
Xiao Yan followed Fa Ma all the way until the highest floor of the association before stopping
outside a room. Fa Ma then pushed opened the door and entered while Xiao Yan followed behind.
The latter’s gaze swept around and he felt a little astonished. The room’s size was very spacious, but
it appeared somewhat old fashioned. A few bookshelves leaned against the walls and an ancient
looking table stood alone in the middle of the room.
“Take a seat.” Fa Ma sat down behind the table and said with a smile toward Xiao Yan.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and carelessly drew out the chair before sitting down. He quietly
stared at the smiling Fa Ma and it was a while later when he finally spoke with a smile, “Old Fa, if
you have something to say, please do. If it is within my ability to help, I, Yan Xiao will not refuse
you.”
“Ke ke, I think you can also guess that the main reason for me asking you to come over is to talk
about helping you become champion.” Fa Ma smiled and replied.
“I also really hope to take the champion spot. but…” Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and waved his hand.
“I know.” Fa Ma nodded his head. He fondled his beard and voiced his thoughts, “During the
competition round tomorrow, there’s not much trick to the examination question. One basically has
to rely on one’s own ability and trump cards.”
“In that round of the competition, free reign is completely given. All the things, including the
medicinal ingredients must be prepared by oneself. In other words, it means that in the examination
tomorrow, the association will not give any medicinal formula. The competitors must rely on their
own collection and go to the limits of their abilities to find suitable medicinal ingredients. At the
same time, assuming that you have prepared a medicinal formula, you must also have the sufficient
ingredients in order to refine the medicinal pill. If you don’t have it, then you can only consider
yourself unlucky.” Fa Ma waved his hand as he spoke with a smile.
Xiao Yan’s mouth opened slowly. Some time later, he could not resist letting out a curse. If he did
not have Fa Ma to reveal the information before hand, the highest tier medicinal formula that he
could refine during the examination tomorrow would be those tier three medicinal formulas that Yao
Lao had occasionally transmitted to him. However, a medicinal formula of this tier would clearly be
very difficult to win against Yan Li, Little Princess and Liu Ling, whose collections were
incomparably vast.
“Although this kind of examination had a part which leaned toward luck, luck is also one kind of
ability. Therefore…” Fa Ma smiled and continued, “According to my prediction, that Yan Li should
have a tier four medicinal formula in his collection. With his identity as the deputy chairman, he
should have the ingredients completely prepared.”
“Tier four? With his ability, he should be able to refine a tier five medicinal pill, right?” Xiao Yan
frowned and said.
“Yes he can, but the chances of failure are too high. Therefore, it is clearly unsuitable for this kind
of competition.”
“But even if it is a tier four, it looks like there’s nothing I can do. I’m not afraid of you laughing at
me for being shabby, but the medicinal formulas I have on me that are within my ability to refine are
only at most a tier three. What’s more, many of the medicinal ingredients are not completely
prepared.” Xiao Yan sighed.
“Ke ke, I was able to guess this.” Fa Ma smiled and nodded his head. He eyed Xiao Yan and said, “I
have called you over naturally because I need to to win over Yan Li. Thus, I can help you solve the
problem regarding medicinal formula and ingredients. However, this is only on the premise of you
being confident to refine it!”
“In that case, I need to roughly see what tier the medicinal formula is and what its requirements
are.” Hearing this, Xiao Yan felt somewhat secretly pleased. With the wealth of the Alchemist
Association, the medicinal formula that would be taken out would definitely not be anything
ordinary. If he were able to get his hands on it for free, it was naturally a windfall.
“The medicinal formula will definitely not disappoint you. This medicinal formula may only be tier
four, but if one were to talk about its value, it would certainly not be lower than that of a tier five
medicinal formula. It might even surpass it.” Fa Ma smiled faintly, stood up and walked behind the
bookshelves. After a while, he carried a scroll that was as black as ink as he slowly walked out.
“Well, take a look. I think that you should like it.” Fa Ma rubbed the ancient surface of the scroll
and handed it over to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan received the scroll with both hands and carefully pulled it open. His gaze slowly scanned
the little information that was recorded on the surface of the scroll. A while later, he gently inhaled
a breath of cool air.
“It’s far too valuable.”

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Chapter 315
Chapter 315: Three Lines Green Spirit Pill
“‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’, a tier four medicinal pill. A normal ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’
is able to help a Dou Shi break through and enter the Da Dou Shi class. If a Da Dou Shi were to
consume it, it has a somewhat low chance of raising the strength of the person consuming it by one
star and there are no negative medicinal effects.”
“The ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’ is divided into three different grades. Each grade would result
in an extra circular Pill Line forming on its body. If it is able to form three circular Pill Lines, it
means that it is the highest grade of the ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’. Those below the Da Dou Shi
class should use these medicinal pills of the highest grade with caution! If a Da Dou Shi were to
consume this pill, he would have some chances of raising his strength by three stars in a short
amount of time. At the same time, there is also a certain chance of the medicinal effect backfiring.
The strength of those who receive the backlash may decline one or even two stars. However, their
lives would not be endangered.”
“In order to refine the ‘Three Lines Green Medicinal Pill’ to the highest tier, one would need three
different flames. Moreover, one must reach the pinnacle stage for changing between the three
different flames. Otherwise, the chances of failure are extremely high. Those who have yet to meet
the requirements should act cautiously.”
“A Da Dou Shi has only one chance of consuming the ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’ while he is
within this class. If he were to consume it at another time, he would end up wasting his effort and
the medicine because of his resistance to the medicine after taking it the first time. If one were to be
promoted to a Dou Ling in the future, one can still consume it another time. However, even if one
were to succeed consuming once again, it would at most help raise one’s strength by two stars.
Moreover, the chances of failure will also increase by a few folds.”
“The ingredients needed to refine the ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill: Green Flame Grass, Black Sky
Flax.”
Xiao Yan’s gaze slowly swept across the information recorded on the scroll. He could not help but
swallow his saliva. It was common knowledge that the most valuable medicinal pills were naturally
those kinds that could directly raise the strength of the person consuming it. Back then, the ‘Qi
Gathering Pill’ that could only cause a person to overcome the obstacle of agglomerating one’s
vortex had already caused the few elders of the Xiao clan to have a great yearning for it. From this,
one could see the extent of how valuable a medicinal pill like this was.
The ‘Qi Gathering Pill’, however, merely belonged to the category of the lowest quality. Currently,
the ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’ that Xiao Yan was holding in his hand, was the formula to a
valuable medicinal pill that could truly cause countless of Da Dou Shi and Dou Ling class strong
people to covet it until they became crazy.
A high tier ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’ has some chances of raising a Da Dou Shi’s strength by
around three stars. Just thinking about it. A Da Dou Shi whose training talent was quite good would
have difficulty doing this unless he had one to two years of time, assuming that he simply relied on
himself to train and did not have any strange encounters.
That one to two years time could now be completely resolved by simply just consuming this one
small little medicinal pill. One could imagine the extent to which this small little thing would cause
those strong people of the Da Dou Shi class to descend into a frenzy.
Xiao Yan’s hands held thedark black scroll tightly

. He forcefully resisted the impulse to immediately use his spiritual strength to scan the refining
information that was contained within it. Instead, he raised his head and eyed the smiling Fa Ma.
His eyes could not hide his own yearning and fondness of this thing.
“You like it, right?” Fa Ma could not help but ask with a smile when he saw Xiao Yan’s expression.
“Yes, yes!” Xiao Yan repeatedly nodded his head.
“If this medicinal formula was to be placed in the market, I think that there would be quite a
number of people who would willingly use a high Xuan class Qi Method or even a Di class Dou
Technique to exchange for it.” Fa Ma smiled and said.
 “Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head. This ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’ was definitely worth such a
price.
“This ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’ is a treasure that our association has kept within our
collection for a long time. The one that you hold in your hand is only a copy of it. However, just
copying the formula consumed five years of my time. Within the association, the only copy other
than the original medicinal formula is the one in your hands.” Fa Ma said, “As this is a carbon copy,
it can only be read once. After one completely reads it, the remaining Spiritual Strength contained
in it will completely wear off.”
“Oh.” Hearing this, Xiao Yan felt a little relieved. If there was merely one copy of this expensive
thing, it was likely that Fa Ma would not be willing to take it out.
“This ‘Three Line Green Spirit Pill’ could be considered to be among the most outstanding
formulas among the tier four medicinal formula. If you are able to successfully refine it tomorrow, I
think that you should be able to surpass everyone.” Fa Ma smiled and said, “Yan Li’s ability may be
quite good, but he is disadvantaged in not knowing what the examination problem tomorrow.
Therefore, as long as you are able to successfully refine it, your chances of becoming the victor will
be very big.”
“That’s right.” Fa Ma paused slightly as he watched Xiao Yan seriously. In a deep voice, he said,
“Do you have confidence in successfully refining it? This ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’ imposes an
extremely stringent flame control ability. If one was even a little less cautious, he would definitely
fail!”
Xiao Yan pursed up his lips as his palm slowly rubbed against the dark colored scroll. That
comfortable feeling caused him to be reluctant to move aside. A long while later, he finally raised his
head from his deep silence and seriously said, “If I say that I will definitely successfully refine it, I
think that you would only treat it as a joke. There is no definite success when refining medicinal pill.
All I can say is that if you choose me from the few of us to refine it, my chances of success would be
the highest!”
“How high?” Fa Ma softly inquired.
“Not even fifty percent.” Xiao Yan spread his hands and honestly said. With his current ability, he
was extremely strained when refining a tier four medicinal pill. If it were not for Fa Ma saying that
this medicinal pill tested one’s flame control ability greatly, Xiao Yan would really not dare to make
any promise. After all, with his current ability, he may not be good at any other thing, but he
definitely had confidence in himself in his control over the ‘Underground Green Lotus Flame.’
“Ugh, it’s not very high.” Sighing, Fa Ma smiled bitterly as he shook his head. He continued after
rubbing his temples, “Indeed, among all the candidates, only you, Liu Ling or Yue Er has the chance
of contending with Yan Li. However, among the three, I look most favorable upon you which is why I
am helping you today.”
Xiao Yan silently nodded his head. He placed the dark black scroll gently on the table, stared at Fa
Ma and said, “The chances of success that I have mentioned is already my limit. It’s really up to Old
Fa to choose based on what you think is best.”
“You are willing to part with it?” Fa Ma stared at Xiao Yan before smiling as he asked.
“Of course I am unwilling. However, if old Fa is not willing to give it, would or rather, can I
forcefully take it?” Xiao Yan smiled and said in a joking manner.
Fa Ma was quiet. His shrivelled finger knocked on the table surface, emitting a soft “Dou, Dou”
sound which appeared in this quiet and vast room with a rhythm.
“Ah.” After the silence continued for a long while, Fa Ma suddenly sighed softly. He extended his
hand and slowly took back the black colored scroll in front of Xiao Yan’s eyes which were somewhat
disappointed.
The black colored scroll rotated in Fa Ma’s palm while his turbid eyes were narrowed. A long
while later, the rotation abruptly stopped. He suddenly stood up, held the scroll in his hand and sent
it toward the front of Xiao Yan. Seeing the strange gaze of the latter, Fa Ma could only give a bitter
smile and say, “At such a time, I don’t have too much time to go and search for someone more
outstanding than you. you are a lucky fellow.”
“Therefore, it belongs to you.”
Xiao Yan was momentarily at a loss. Immediately, a smile surfaced on his face. He extended both
his hands to receive the scroll and fondled it admiringly for a while. After which, he spoke to Fa Ma
seriously, “I will do my best!”
Fa Ma smiled and rubbed his eyes. He then sighed, “Little fellow. This time around, I have placed
all my hopes on you. You better not disappoint me.”
“You should stop adding more pressure to me. In any case, I will put in all my effort. Who can start
determining what the results will be like now?” With such a large burden pressing down on him,
Xiao Yan’s face, which was originally full of smiles, immediately became much more bitter.
“Ke ke, alright.” Fa Ma smiled and nodded before reminding, “You should use your Spiritual
Strength to read it here. This thing is far too valuable. If some minor accident were to happen on
your way back, that would really cause people to…”
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and once again gradually opened the scroll. He closed his eyes
slightly and his Spiritual Strength spread out from his eyebrows. Finally, it penetrated into the scroll
and swiftly remembered the numerous and complicated information stored within.
As he eyed Xiao Yan, who had his eyes closed as the latter was memorizing the content, Fa Ma
nodded slightly. He stood up, walked out of the room and called a guard, ordering him to go to the
warehouse to get the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’.”
When Xiao Yan finally pulled back his Spiritual Strength from the scroll, his head was suddenly a
little giddy. It was the first time that he had come into contact with a tier four medicinal formula.
The large amount of information was really so complex that it exceeded Xiao Yan’s expectations. No
wonder that even with someone of Fa Ma’s ability it still required quite a few years in order to make
a copy of it.
As Xiao Yan opened his eyes, the dark black scroll in his hands had quietly turned into a pile of
black colored powder. He patted his hands and raised his head, only to realize that the originally
neat and tidy table in front of him was now filled with piles of medicinal ingredients. The extent of
the preservation of these medicinal ingredients was extremely perfect. There were even some that
still had fresh dew on them.
“Here are three portions of the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the ‘Three Lines Green
Lotus Pill’. It is not that I don’t want to give more but in this kind of competition, the time should be
almost up if you were to fail all three times. In that kind of scenario, it would be altogether more
straight-forward to admit defeat.” Fa Ma pointed to the medicinal ingredients on the table and
smiled as he spoke.
Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly and carefully placed all the medicinal ingredients of the table
surface into his storage ring. He finally sighed in relief once the things were completely stored.
“I can only do so much. We will have to rely on you tomorrow.” Fa Ma patted Xiao Yan’s shoulders
and smiled as he replied.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head heavily. He then repeated to Fa Ma, “Be rest assured that I
will put in all my effort!”
“Then I hope that you will be able to obtain good results. Additionally, if there is an opportunity in
the future, can you let me see your true appearance.” Fa Ma laughed softly.
With a slightly stiffened smile, Xiao Yan nodded his head. “There will be an opportunity.”
“Alright, it’s already quite late. Old Fa, I will take my leave first. I’ll meet you at the Grand
Meeting tomorrow.” Not wanting to continue getting entangled with this topic, Xiao Yan cupped his
hands together toward Fa Ma, turned around and slowly walked out of the main door.
As he eyed Xiao Yan’s gradually disappearing back, Fa Ma sighed and softly said, “Little Fellow, I
hope that you can be victorious. Otherwise, I will suffer a costly loss.”

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Chapter 316
Chapter 316: The Final Round: Begin!
When the sky had just become bright the next day, this flourishing city appeared like a huge
machine controlled by a clock as it began to function in an orderly manner. The human flow that
passed through the city’s streets were the best attestments to the power of this large machine.
The place within the city which was most crowded and lively today was without a question the
huge Imperial family’s square. After yesterday’s competition had been spread around by the
audience, there was an increasing number of people whose minds were attracted by the news of this
soul-stirring pill refining competition. Therefore, the area outside the Imperial family square was
already filled with people even though it was still quite early. The dark mass of human head
extended until the edge of one’s sight.
As time elapsed, a morning ray from the horizon broke through the restraining layer of clouds and
shone on the huge city. The closed main doors of the Imperial Family Square were slowly opened as
the sun rose. Immediately, the black mass of people outside began flooding in like the tides.
Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong were stunned when they arrived at the open ground and eyed the long
human dragon at the main door. Immediately, they shook their heads helplessly. It was unexpected
that the audience today would be even crazier than the one from yesterday.
“Follow me.” Hai Bo Dong swept his gaze around once before speaking to Xiao Yan. After which,
he turned around and walked toward the other side of the plaza. Xiao Yan followed Hai Bo Dong and
walked for some distance. The noise had also gradually been reduced by a large amount. They
turned at a bend and Xiao Yan realized that there was another back door at the back of the plaza. It
was just that there was over a hundred fully armed guards at this back entrance, totally blocking it.
Hai Bo Dong ignored these soldiers and led Xiao Yan through the entrance as though there was no
one else present. Those guards also appeared to be aware of the identities of the two of them since
no one came forward to stop them.
Xiao Yan entered the door and walked for some distance before his sight suddenly broadened. He
lifted his eyes and looked around, only to find that Liu Ling, and Little Princess had actually arrived
earlier than him. Beside the two of them, there were quite a number of competitors who had passed
the two rounds of the competition yesterday. This group of young people were conversing and
smiling with one another.
When Xiao Yan and Hai Bo Dong arrived, everyone, who appeared to be discussing something
softly, suddenly lowered their voices significantly. Although Xiao Yan was still wearing the robe of a
tier two alchemist, there was not a single person among those present who was stupid enough to
think that was a representation of his true ability. In the soul-stirring competition yesterday, the
ability that Xiao Yan had displayed had caused everyone to watch him with amazement. Among this
group of competitors, Xiao Yan undoubtedly belonged to the leading position. This leading position
was something that even Liu Ling and Little Princess had difficulty comparing against. After all, the
ridicule from Yan Li yesterday was a blow toward all the Jia Ma Empire’s participants. Yet, Xiao Yan
was the only one who could reflect the ridicule back at Yan Li.
Regardless of where one was, people with ability would always easily obtain other people’s
reverence. This did not have slightest change even when one was was placed in the alchemist world.
“Haha, Mister Yan Xiao, you are quite early.” The Little Princess smiled as she spoke and eyed Yan
Xiao, before turning around and moving forward.
“Little Princess is also early.” Although Xiao Yan did not like the Little Princess’s initial attitude
toward him when t

hey first met, she was after all the descendant of that old demon whom even Hai Bo Dong feared.
Therefore, it was not good for Xiao Yan to appear too cold. He nodded his head and randomly said
some greetings that had no substance to them.
“The examination today is the final round. Mister Yan Xiao, we cannot lose to that fellow.” The
Little Princess softly laughed, unconcerned about the perfunctory reply that Xiao Yan gave.
“I will try my best. That fellow is definitely not someone simple.” Xiao Yan nodded as he replied.
 “Mister Yan Xiao, you cannot make any mistake during such an important moment. I still wish to
compete with you.” Liu Ling walked over and smiled faintly. Although he had managed to persist
through the two examination rounds yesterday, it was clear that Xiao Yan was better than him if one
did a comparison. This was really a blow to Liu Ling, whose character was usually arrogant.
Xiao Yan randomly nodded before raising his head. On the second story, Fa Ma and a group
consisting of the upper echelons of the association were slowly walking out. When he saw that Xiao
Yan had looked over, Fa Ma gave him a friendly smile. After which, he led everyone and walked
down to greet Xiao Yan and the others.
As the group of them descended the stairs, Xiao Yan realized that Jia Lao was actually slowly
following behind. He was currently smiling and conversing with a few elders of the association who
were beside him.
Xiao Yan smiled as he chatted with Fa Ma and Jia Lao before he suddenly sensed something and
turned his head around. He saw a grey-robed young man was slowly walking in from the spot where
he had come in from earlier.
Following the entrance of the grey-robed young man, the originally noisy large hall immediately
became quiet. Numerous gazes that contained all sorts of emotions paused on the former.
“What this fellow said last night was indeed true. Today, he once again recovered his appearance.”
Xiao Yan shook his head slightly as he watched the appearance of the grey-robed young man which
was exactly the same as yesterday. Did that so called ‘Appearance Recovery Pill’ really have such a
miraculous effect? Even a Dou Huang was unable to distinguish if it was real or fake.
Fa Ma and Jia Lao eyed the grey-robed young man who had entered with cold eyes. They
exchanged glances while smiling faintly. The smile contained some cold killing intent. As strong
people who stood at the peak of the Jia Ma Empire, the triumphant action of Yan Li in front of them
undoubtedly meant that the latter thought that his lifespan was too long. If it were not for the
circumstances of it being unsuitable to strike, and their fear of a blow to the association’s
reputation, it was likely that the three Dou Huangs would have instantly taken his life.
The grey-robed young man, no, he should be called Yan Li, currently had a smile on his tender
face. His gaze was unconcerned as it swept passed Fa Ma’s three man group. Finally, he swaggered
over to the door that lead from the hall to the open ground. When he passed by Xiao Yan, his
footsteps paused and he smiled before saying, “Among the three of you, only you have some ability.
However, your good luck ends today. I will not hold anything back in this final round, ha ha!”
As he eyed Yan Li, who had walked off with a loud laughter, Xiao Yan merely shrugged his
shoulders calmly. The Little Princess pretty face became somewhat dark while Liu Ling’s became
green. As the disciple of Pill-King Gu He, it was the first time he was looked down upon by someone
to such an extent.
“Forget it, don’t be angry. We will compete on the examination ground,” Xiao Yan slowly exhaled,
roughly estimated the time before turning around and headed toward the open ground. Behind him,
the Little Princess helplessly followed. Liu Ling, on the other hand, stood in the same spot, violently
ground his teeth and cursed before leaving the hall.
As he eyed the competitors leaving the hall in small groups, Jia Lao knit his eyebrows together. He
softly said, “Looks like you have placed your hopes on Yan Xiao, no? However, can he win against
that fellow Yan Li?”
“Ah, I am unsure either. In any case, I have done all that I can do. What remains is for Yan Xiao to
rely on himself.” Fa Ma shook his head and sighed, “Honestly speaking, he did not have too much
confidence. Xiao Yan’s talent may be great, but he is at a disadvantage by being so young.
Hearing this, Jia Lao could only helplessly nod his head. He did not inquire about what kind of
help Fa Ma gave Xiao Yan. This was after all, an internal matter of someone else’s association.
As the group slowly walked out of the passageway, a piercing sunlight suddenly shone upon them.
Their field of view suddenly widen and ground shaking cheers also invaded their ears like the tide.
Xiao Yan’s hands covered his eyes, blocking off the sunlight. He raised his head and eyed the
extremely crowded audience seats and could not help but quietly feel somewhat shocked. He turned
his head and smiled to the Little Princess standing by his side before walking toward his position in
the middle of the open ground.
When some sharp-eyed people in the audience seats saw that Xiao Yan appeared, a racket
immediately occurred. Countless people began privately conversing among themselves.
“Hey, look at the one who obtained the best result yesterday. He’s also very young.”
“I heard that his name appears to be Yan Xiao, no? Looking at him, he should be just over twenty.
How envious I am.”
“In this examination, it appears that only he has the ability to contend with the grey-robed young
man from the Chu Yun Empire. If he had not taken action yesterday, the one who would have had
the best result may well have been the person from the Chu Yun Empire.”
“Today’s the most crucial competition. Hopefully, he can beat that fellow from the Chu Yun
Empire. Otherwise, the Alchemist Association will really lose face this time around.”
“That’s right.”
Ignoring the conversations that were transmitted from the audience seats, Xiao Yan quietly
arrived at the position he held yesterday. After which, he sat cross-legged in the large rock chair
behind the rock table. He appeared to be resting with his eyes closed, but in reality, he was
repeatedly looking over the various refining methods and the areas where one need to pay special
attention to when refining the ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’ within his mind.
As time slowly flowed by, more and more competitors flooded into the open ground. All the
competitors who had entered the open ground acted similar to Xiao Yan as they sat down and
adjusted their condition. Most of those who could persist until this point had quite a good ability.
None of them wanted to dejectedly leave the competition ground in the final round because of a
small, careless mistake.
When the bright sun was high in the sky, the seats had all be filed with countless crowds.
“Clang!” In an instant, a clear bell sound resonated through the open ground for a long time.
The moment the bell sounded, Xiao Yan, who had his eyes tightly closed, opened them. He gently
let out a turbid breath that had been lingering in his chest, stood up and raised his head to watch
the spot in front of the VIP seats where Fa Ma was at.
“*Cough*”
On the high platform, Fa Ma emitted a soft cough as his light gaze swept through the entire place.
A long while later, the noisy place slowly quieted down. An elderly, calm tone sounded beside
everyone’s ears, “Ladies and gentlemen, today’s examination will be the most important round of
our Grand Meeting. The final victor will be the champion of this season’s Grand Meeting. Therefore,
do your best today with all the effort you have put forth!”
“Roar, roar, roar!” When Fa Ma’s voice fell, the human crowd in the audience seats which had
waited for a long time immediately let out an excited and unified loud roar. The deafening roar shot
directly past the crowd.
Xiao Yan rubbed his ears, which were shocked by the roar until they became numb. He turned his
head around and eyed Yan Li, who was a short distance away. The corner of the latter’s mouth
contained a cold smile. In a soft voice, he muttered, “It is finally about to begin. Next, prepare to
fight desperately.”

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Chapter 317
Chapter 317: Each Revealing Their Abilities
Fa Ma pressed his hands together as his gaze slowly swept across the entire open ground. The
deafening noise was gradually reduced as he did so. A vigor-filled loud voice echoed throughout the
entire open ground for a long time.
“The association will no longer give any help to the participants during the third round of the
competition. You will each have to rely on yourself for everything including the medicinal formula,
medicinal ingredients, etc. In other words, you must successfully refine a type of medicinal pill
within your ability during the time that has been allocated. The final victor will naturally be the one
whose medical pill is the highest tier along with being the most useful.”
When the competitors in the open ground heard the clear voice that sounded by their ears, most
of them were stunned by the unexpected examination prompt. A long while later, there were some
competitors whose faces were among the first to become pale. Clearly, these people did not prepare
any suitable medicinal formulas or sufficient medicinal ingredients. For such an examination
prompt, the result of failing to meet these two requirements was very obvious. Their chances of
failure would increase greatly.
Although Xiao Yan had already known the examination problem beforehand, he still put on an act
and changed his expression slightly. After all, one would inevitable be doubted if one maintained a
clam express when faced with such an unexpected question.
As Xiao Yan controlled the change in his expression, his gaze also swept all around him. He
discovered that although the Little Princess and Liu Ling were initially somewhat stunned when
they they heard the examination question, they managed to swiftly recover. The expressions on their
faces did not appear too ugly.
“They really do have rich foundations. Seeing their expressions, the examination question simply
caused them to be a little surprised and does not appear to hinder their performance.”
While Xiao Yan muttered in his heart, he once again shifted his gaze toward Yan Li a short
distance away.
Currently, the latter was also tightly knitting his eyebrows together. A while later, he coldly
laughed and spoke in a soft voice, “No matter what kind of strange and unique question that you
come up with, the champion position will be mine!”
“Since everyone is already familiar with the examination rules, the…” On the high platform, Fa Ma
slowly raised his hand and abruptly waved it down. A faint sound reverberated throughout the
entire place, “The third round of the examination will now begin!”
Once Fa Ma’s voice fell, the open ground, which had many private conversations, instantly quieted
down. From the audience seats, countless gazes stared intently at the over one hundred competitors
on the huge open ground below, waiting for their splendid performance today.
After Fa Ma’s voice fell, all the competitors on the open ground did not do anything. Instead, they
coincidentally remained silent and mused with a frown, thinking of a method to handle the
examination this time around.
The silence persisted for nearly ten minutes before Little Princess and Liu Ling chose to break it.
The two of them slowly walked closer to their rock table and beckoned with their hands. Two
somewhat ancient looking green and red cauldrons containing a faint, deep aura appeared on the
stone table.
Hearing the sound of the cauldon landing on the rock table. Xiao Yan tilted his head and frowned
slightly. The cauldrons that the two of them pulled out were clearly not the same ones they used
yesterday. Seeing the deep auras that were emitted from the cauldrons, it was clear that the tier of
the cauldrons clearly surpassed the red cauldron that Xiao Yan was using.
“Tsk tsk, Old Man Ji

a your Imperial family is indeed generous. You actually took out the ‘Green-Flame Cauldron’. That is
a tier five cauldron. I recalled that there were quite a number of tier four alchemists had gotten into
a big fight over it back then. It really is unexpected that it finally ended up in your hands.” Fa Ma
smiled and said in surprise as he eyed the green colored cauldron that the Little Princess had
summoned.
“Ke ke, I am also not too certain about that. It is most likely that the little girl had pestered her
father repeatedly with all kinds of tactics in order to get it.” Fa Ma shook his head and smiled faintly,
“Gu He also acted extraordinarily. That red colored medicinal cauldron of Liu Ling’s seems to be the
treasure that Gu He relied on to become famous back then, the ‘Fire-Mountain Flame Cauldron’.
That is also a tier five medicinal cauldron.”
In the alchemist world, a medicinal cauldron was extremely helpful to an alchemist. When refining
a medicinal pill, the best cauldron has the notable ability to increase the chances of success.
Moreover, some of the low tier medicinal cauldrons didn’t have a very great ability to withstand
heat. This would result in the cauldron suddenly bursting apart when refining medicinal pills.
Therefore, the medicinal cauldrons also had quite a detailed difference in their grade. The cauldrons
increased in quality from tier one to eight. Above tier eight, there was the ‘Heavenly Cauldron
Ranking’. There seemed to be only thirteen medicinal cauldrons belonging to this grade. From this,
it could be seen just how valuable they were. Xiao Yan’s dark red cauldron, on the other hand, was
merely one that had just reached a shabby tier two regardless of how one tried to stretch its ability.
Basically, it had no additional effect on the refining process and might not be able to withstand a
complete refining of a high tier pill.
Of course, no matter how much help a medicinal cauldron provided, it was merely an external
assistance. The most important thing was one’s personal ability. This was the reason why Yao Lao
had only roughly mentioned the ‘Heavenly Cauldron Ranking’, but did not tell Xiao Yan in detail
about the grades between the medicinal cauldrons.
A true alchemist grandmaster could use his palm as a cauldron and refine pills as he desired,
without any limitation. Only that elegant demeanor could show the true style of a grandmaster.
“Yes, it is indeed that ‘Fire-Mountain Flame Cauldron.” Fa Ma nodded his head and smiled as he
continued speaking, “Back then, Gu He used it to take the champion spot during that year’s Grand
Meeting. Since he is willing to give this medicinal cauldron to Liu Ling to participate in the Grand
Meeting, it appears that he really has quite the expectation for the latter.”
“Unfortunately, if this year didn’t have that fellow or Yan Xiao, it would not be impossible for Liu
Ling to become the champion. However, it is quite difficult now.” Hai Bo Dong shook his head and
gloatingly smiled.
Fa Ma merely smiled, but did not speak. He threw his gaze toward the open ground.
Within the open grounds, Xiao Yan may have been somewhat astonished by the high tier medicinal
cauldrons that Liu Ling and Little Princess had, but having received Yao Lao’s philosophy, he still
thought that the medicinal cauldron was merely a foreign object. Therefore, he immediately
withdrew his gaze and waved his hand. His dark red cauldron which appeared somewhat shabby
looking when compared to Liu Ling and the Little Princess was carelessly called out by him.
Once the dark red cauldron appeared, it attracted somewhat stunned gazes from around him.
Many people thought that Xiao Yan was similar to Little Princess and the others, keeping the best
things until the last moment. However, it was unexpected that he still took out this lousy thing at
this moment.
Xiao Yan was not too concerned about the gazes around him. He closed his eyes and thought for a
moment. Then, he flicked his finger gently and a set of the ingredients needed to refine the ‘Three
Line Green Spirit Pill’ appeared on the stone table. Looking at it, there was at least twenty different
ingredients. This was the first time since Xiao Yan began learning how to refine medicine that he
had to refine a medicinal pill made up of so many ingredients.
“Yes, the difficulty for a tier four medicinal pill is indeed quite great.” Xiao Yan sighed softly. He
lifted his head and glanced around him, only to realize that there were quite a number of
competitors who had already began raising their flame and preparing to refine medicinal
ingredients.
“Although this ‘Three Lines Green Spirit Pill’ is a tier four medicinal ingredient in name, I think
that it would need to have at least two Pill-Lines if I want to surpass everyone. If it is only an
ordinary ‘One Line Green Spirit Pill’, it should still be quite difficult to become the champion.” Xiao
Yan frowned gently and muttered softly in his heart.
“Wow, it’s actually a blue color flame?” Just as Xiao Yan was about to raise his flame, a surprised
noise suddenly rose from the audience seats.
Xiao Yan raised his head, feeling somewhat puzzled. He was immediately surprised as he saw that
an azure flame was rising from the Little Princess’ delicate hand by the side. Waves of ripples like
water waves were strangely forming around the rising flame.
“What kind of flame is that?” Xiao Yan was somewhat at a loss as he eyed that azure flame with
surprise.
 “But is appears to look quite familiar?” Xiao Yan knit his eyebrows slightly together and thought
deeply for some time. His eyebrow suddenly twitched. Finally, he had recalled it. “This azure flame
seems to have appeared on the Imperial family crest on the horse carriage that she had ridden on
back then.”
The crest of the Imperial family was a huge unique beast that had its head raised as it let out a
long roar. The body of the unique beast was shrouded by this kind of strange flame which had such
ripples.
According to legend, in the early years of the founding of the Jia Ma Empire, the Jia Ma Empire
Imperial family possessed a divine beast which was extremely strong. It had saved the Jia Ma
Empire’s Imperial family a number of times before. However, the little rumors among the people
were mostly baseless assertions that were repeated and could not be treated as the truth. Therefore,
there were not many people who believed them. Of course, this was other than those who had
insider information.
“Eh? Don’t tell me that this flame is that ‘Shock-Wave Dragon’s’ ‘Dry Blue Water Flame’?” On the
high platform, Fa Ma and Hai Bo Dong were momentarily surprised when they saw the blue colored
flame that the Little Princess had summoned. A while later, it appeared that they had recalled
something and they turned their heads around to ask in astonishment.
“Haha.” Jia Lao smiled but did not open his mouth to reveal any information regarding the ‘Shock-
Wave Dragon’ that the two of them had mentioned.
“What a lucky girl. It is really unexpected that the fellow which was in a deep slumber for god
knows how long is actually still alive.” As they watched Jia Lao’s manner, Fa Ma and Hai Bo Dong
helplessly shook their heads. They exchanged glances and saw the meaning contained within each
other’s eyes. Although the ‘Dry Blue Water Flame’ could not be compared with the unique natural
object like the ‘Heavenly Flame’, it was considered to be among the top when it came to the so
called ‘Beast Flames’. Moreover, this kind of flame was tilted toward being dark and gentle. If a
female were to use it to refine medicinal pill, the extent of the flame formability would be
significantly raised.
Not long after the Little Princess summoned the dry blue flame, the audience seat once again
emitted two other shocked noises. At this moment, Liu Ling had unexpectedly summoned a hazel
colored flame. The other exclamations were emitted because of Yan Li. The flame that he had
summoned was not of the normal yellow color, but a black colored flame.
As they eyed the multi-colored flames on the open ground, the emotions of everyone in the
audience seat became somewhat excited. From the looks of this, it was clear that many people had
held something back in the examination yesterday. This undoubtedly caused the examination today
to become even more worthwhile to watch.
“Everyone indeed held something back.” As he eyed the many different colored flame, Xiao Yan
suddenly laughed softly. He slowly raised his hand and flicked his finger gently. An elegant green
colored flame suddenly rose from it. Instantly, the temperature of the open ground rose abruptly. At
this moment, the originally happily dancing flames summoned by the Little Princess and the others
had quietly become much more sluggish for some unknown reason.
In the open ground, a gentle breeze suddenly blew past. Those different colored strange and
unique flames suddenly slanted slightly. The thing that caused people to be amazed at was that the
direction that these flames tilted was actually toward Xiao Yan at the middle of the open ground.
Accurately putting it, it should be the elegant and otherworldly green colored flame on his palm.
This kind of strange phenomenon was like the subjects deferring to a king.
“When the ‘Heavenly Flame’ appears, all flames submit. This remark is indeed true.” As he eyed
the strange phenomenon in the open ground, Fa Ma, who was on the high platform, sighed gently.
He had seen such a spectacular scene once when he was young. He did not expect that he would
actually be able to witness it again, at this moment.

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Chapter 318
Chapter 318: Failure
The strange scene that had suddenly appeared on the open ground was also out of Xiao Yan’s
expectations. He eyed the numerous stunned gazes that were shot toward him and could only
helplessly shrug his shoulders. With a shake of his hand, he threw the green colored flame into the
medicinal cauldron. Only at this point did the flames in the competitor’s hands return to normal.
“This fellow.” The Little Princess softly mumbled. She was a little depressed. Having never
witnessed the strength of a ‘Heavenly Flame’, she had always thought that her ‘Dry Blue Water
Flame’ was not much weaker than it. However, with the supernatural display of her flame just now,
any observant person would be able to tell on sight that it was far beneath the ‘Heavenly Flame’.
Otherwise, it would not display this kind of subservient manner.
Compared to the Little Princess dispiritedness, Liu Ling’s face was slightly ugly. The brown
colored flame was something that his teacher had invited numerous strong people in order to obtain
from a rank five Magical Beast’s body, which was similar to a human of a Dou Wang class. It was
really unexpected that before it gained any limelight after being displayed today, it actually saluted
another person’s flame. This really caused him to be speechless.
“Humph. What is the use of having a good flame? If one is unable to control it, one would only end
up incinerating himself by playing with fire.” Yan Li let out a soft cold laugher as he placed the black
colored flame on his hand into the cauldron.
As the strange phenomenon disappeared on the open ground, all the competitors also gradually
pulled back their minds, returning them to focusing on the examination question they were facing.
The flames on their hands were poured into the medicinal cauldron. After which, all of them took out
their medicinal ingredients and began the first step of refining medicinal pill, purifying.
Xiao Yan’s gaze stared intently at the medicinal cauldron. Occasionally, he would wave his hand
and throw one or two medicinal ingredients from the stone table into the medicinal cauldron. After
which, he controlled the temperature of the flame and slowly refined the necessary essence needed
to refine the medicinal pill according to the information that was recorded on the medicinal formula.
Although there was a very detailed medicinal formula in his mind, Xiao Yan did not dare to be even
the slightest bit careless. There were only three sets of medicinal ingredients that had been
prepared this time around. If he lost a medicinal ingredient because of a careless mistake, it would
significantly raise his chances of failure in refining. This was something that Xiao Yan could not
accept. Therefore, he did not dare to throw in all the medicinal ingredients in at once despite his
ability to control the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. Instead, he chose the safest method of refining only
two medicinal ingredients at a time.
There were quite a number of people who shared Xiao Yan’s thinking. This included Little
Princess, Liu Ling. Even that Yan Li, who had always been arrogant, was currently adopting a
serious expression as he carefully controlled the flame, meticulously refining each medicinal
ingredient. Everyone clearly knew just how heart breaking it would be to lose a medicinal ingredient
at such a moment.
All the competitors on the open ground maintained silence. Only a crackling sound was emitted as
the flames refining the medicinal ingredients reverberated throughout the open ground.
Being infected by this kind of quiet atmosphere, the originally somewhat noisy seats on both sides
also gradually quietened down. All their gazes roamed over the alchemists on the open ground
below.
“They have indeed all hid something. The young p

eople these days…” Nalan Jie, who was seated on the VIP seats, eyed the rising flame on the open
ground below and could not help but smile as he said, “But seeing the strange phenomenon just
now, it looks like little friend Yan Xiao is better than the rest.”
“A ‘Heavenly Flame’ is a strange object that even elder Gu He never possessed. Its power is
naturally something that those flames of Little Princess and the others, which were obtained from
Magic Beasts. could not be compared with.” Nalan Yanran by the side smiled as she replied.
“Ke ke, that’s right.” Nalan Jie nodded his head. After which, he abruptly turned it to Nalan
Yanran and said with a frown, “Was the person from the Misty Cloud Sect who came this morning
asking you to return?”
“Yes.” Nalan Yanran nodded slightly.
“Ah.” Nalan Jie sighed gently. His voice was somewhat low, “Is it because the Three Year
Agreement is approaching?”
Hearing this, the wrist which Nalan Yanran used to push aside her black hair abruptly stilled. She
pursed up her red lips and softly said, “That should be part of the reason.”
“Xiao Yan has already vanished for nearly two years. I have told you before that when he left Wu
Tan City, he had already agglomerated and formed his Qi vortex and become a Dou Zhe. This was
done in less than a year. You should also clearly know how difficult it is to raise one’s Dou Qi before
one becomes a Dou Zhe. Yet, he once again rose suddenly in a lightning like manner in less than a
year. In other words, the training talent that had strangely disappeared back then has once again
appeared.” Nalan Yanran let out a long sigh. He said in a deep voice, “During these two years, there
has been no information about him. However, I think that according to his training talent, I’m afraid
that he would at least be at the Dou Shi class.”
Nalan Yanran nodded her head.
“Ah, I don’t want to say anymore. You won’t listen even if I said them. However, I hope that you
will apologize to him regardless of who wins or loses in the Three Year Agreement.” Nalan Jie
rubbed his forehead and said somewhat tiredly.
“Apologize?” Hearing this, Nalan Yanran knit her eyebrows slightly together. Immediately, she
stared at Nalan Jie somewhat stubbornly. “I did no wrong! Why should I apologize.”
“You could have easily privately went to the Xiao clan and nicely ask Xiao Zhan if he could cancel
the wedding engagement. Perhaps, all of these problems would not have happened if you did that,
but you deliberately chose to borrow the strength of the Misty Cloud Sect and forcefully pressured
the Xiao clan into cancelling the engagement. You clearly know just how great a blow this was to the
Xiao clan’s reputation. It is just that as your status grew increasingly prominent during these few
years, you were unwilling to open your mouth and apologize.” Nalan Jie looked at his granddaughter
indifferently and said, “But do you know that if things continue on like this, it will only deepen the
gap between you and Xiao Yan.”
“Even if the gap did not deepen, he and I can never be together. Since it is impossible, then it does
not matter if the gap deepens.” Nalan Yanran frowned and waved her hand to stop Nalan Jie. She
softly said, “Grandfather, you don’t need to bother about my matter. In any case, once the Three
Year Agreement is over, he and I will no longer have any interactions from then on. It is not as
though no one is interested in your granddaughter, why do you repeatedly think about him? Alright,
you should stop talking. Let’s relax and watch the competition.”
Once she said those words, Nalan Yanran turned her head and threw her gaze onto the open
ground. A faint Dou Qi covered her ears, clearly not wanting to hear Nalan Jie’s nagging.
Seeing this manner of hers, Nalan Jie was helpless even though he was somewhat furious.
Moreover, since this was a public place thus, he could only glare angrily at her before helplessly
turning to gaze at the open ground.
At this moment, nearly half an hour had passed since the start of the examination. Some of the
alchemists on the open ground who needed to refine less medicinal ingredients had already
completely refined all of them. Additionally, they had also began preparing for the next step.
Xiao Yan ignored those participants who had completed their refination and was totally focused as
he stared at his medicinal cauldron. His left hand would occasionally throw a medicinal ingredient in
while his right hand hurriedly sucked out the ingredients in the medicinal cauldron that had been
refined before storing them into jade bottles.
While Xiao Yan was kept busy this way, some perspiration gradually appeared on his forehead. He
did not bother to wipe it off as he threw in the last medicinal ingredient on the stone table into the
medicinal cauldron. Over ten minutes later, he carefully took out the last ingredient that had been
refined and stored it into his jade bottle.
Seeing that the refining process was this smooth, Xiao Yan finally heaved a long sigh of relief. He
turned his head and looked around. With some surprise, he discovered that Little Princess, Liu Ling,
and Yan Li had actually not completed their refinement.
“Tsk tsk, looks like the tier of the medicinal pills that they want to refine isn’t going to be low.
Although the quantity of the medicinal ingredients does not represent the tier of a medicinal pill,
those that required more ingredients to be refined and more complex in nature usually belong to a
higher tier.” Xiao Yan shook his head slightly and rested for a moment. After which, he adopted a
serious expression as he began the next step to fuse the ingredients into a pill.
 The green colored flame slowly rose within the medicinal cauldron. His pupils stared intently at
the leaping flame seedling. A moment later, his hands abruptly began dancing. One bottle after
another, the ingredient essences that he had refined earlier were being orderly thrown into the
medicinal cauldron by him. The flame seedling immediately pounced forward, wrapping those
medicinal ingredients in an instant.
Closing his eyes, Xiao Yan’s turbulent Spiritual Strength was emitted from between his eyebrows.
At this moment, his Spiritual Strength appeared to be out in force, each of the subtle reactions from
any portion of the fusing ingredients within the medicinal cauldron would be instantly transmitted
into his mind. After which, he would swiftly compare it with the reaction recorded on the medicinal
formula to decide if the direction of the refining process was correct.
As Xiao Yan began to merge and form a pill, the Little Princess, Liu Ling, and Yan Li had also
completed refining their ingredients one after another. Without any rest or unnecessary words, they
quickly placed the ingredients that they had refined into the medicinal cauldron and similarly began
the step of fusing them into a pill.
There were some soft muffled sounds being occasionally emitted on the large open ground. These
sounds were something that alchemists were very familiar with. This was because each time they
failed in refining a medicinal pill, this kind of vexing sound would appear. Following which, there
would occasionally be some dejected faced competitors leaving the competition ground. Therefore,
the original hundred plus competitors on the open ground was gradually being reduced.
This Grand Meeting was like a sieve with quite a large hole, eliminating those small sized and
weak competitors. Those who had the qualification to remain after being filtered for a couple of
rounds were naturally among the top of the younger generation.
Time slowly passed by. Some of the competitors on the open ground who originally had calm
expressions also began to pant a little. Such a huge burden and consumption really caused people to
become tired.
“Can you see which of the medicinal pills that they are refining are of a higher tier?” Hai Bodong
slowly walked to a spot behind Fa Ma, eyed the open ground and inquired softly.
“I can’t tell now.” Fa Ma shook his head and voiced his thoughts, “However, it is still possible to
spot some clues when the pills are about to be formed. When a tier four medicinal pill is taking
shape, it will emit its own unique pill fragrance. The more concentrated the pill fragrance is, the
higher the grade of the medicinal pill being refined. When a tier five medicinal pill is about to be
formed, a substantive energy ripple will appear out of nowhere due to the large energy that is being
contained within the pill.”
Hai Bodong nodded his head slightly and ceased questioning. His hands were placed behind his
back as he quietly waited for the results of the competition.
Half an hour passed by under the expectations of countless of people. On the high platform, Fa
Ma’s expression suddenly changed and a joy surfaced on his old face. His gaze eyed the direction
Xiao Yan was at. At that spot, a faint pill fragrance was being emitted and spread from the dark red
cauldron.
“This little fellow is so fast in forming the pill? The ‘Heavenly Flame’ is indeed extraordinary.”
The faint medicinal fragrance that was being spread from within Xiao Yan’s medicinal cauldron
was also sensed by Little Princess, Liu Ling, and Yan Li not far away. The first two appeared slightly
surprised. However, Yan Li laughed coldly with disdain after smelling the pill fragrance. According
to the density of this kind of medicinal fragrance, it could not be compared with the medicinal pill
that he was refining this time around. If this was the foundation of that fellow, then the champion
spot this time around would undoubtedly belong to Yan Li.
Xiao Yan’s gaze stared intently at the green colored medicinal pill that was ceaselessly rolling
within the medicinal cauldron. He sniffed the pill fragrance that drifted around and shook his head
slightly. An ordinary ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ would have difficulty attaining victory.
“I can only go all out,” Xiao Yan sighed softly. He suddenly inhaled a deep breath that contained
some of the medicinal fragrance in the air. His right hand then swiftly took out a pale purple
Danwan from his storage ring. After which, he squeezed it into his mouth and chewed. At the same
time, he abruptly withdrew the Spiritual Strength controlling the green colored flame. As he did so,
the originally turbulent green colored flame quietly became small with a ‘puff’ sound. The instant
when the green colored flame was about to disappear, Xiao Yan opened his mouth and a cluster of
purple colored flame flew out, finally pouring into the medicinal cauldron.
“This little fellow is actually thinking of refining the second line?” Seeing Xiao Yan’s action, Fa Ma,
who had just sighed in relief, suddenly felt his heart become tense. He also knew that if Xiao Yan
wanted to obtain victory, an ordinary ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ was insufficient. However, when
refining the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’, the most difficult point to grasp was the time when the
flame needed to be changed. It should be known that even when Fa Ma refined it back then, he had
failed two to three times before succeeding. Xiao Yan, on the other hand, had merely obtained the
medicinal formula for one night. There were many crucial details that were impossible for him to
thoroughly understand and grasp. After all, regardless of how much talent he had, it was impossible
for him to completely study a tier four medicinal formula in such a short time.
“Little fellow, be careful. You don’t have many chances.”
Fa Ma softly muttered In a certain instance, his expression abruptly changed. He suddenly sensed
that the originally calm flame within Xiao Yan’s cauldron had suddenly become disorderly. This was
the mistake that most easily appeared as well as most difficult to avoid during the change between
flames.
Fa Ma’s gaze stared intently at the middle of the open ground. At that spot, the medicinal
cauldron’s purple colored flame appeared to be about to rush out of the containment of the
cauldron’s cover. The temperature of the surrounding air around the stone table had also been
grilled until it became somewhat illusionary.
After creating such a big activity, countless gazes from the audience seat immediately turned over.
When they saw Xiao Yan’s perspiration filled red face, they all took soft breaths.
“Ah, it has failed.” Fa Ma sighed softly after a while as he felt that increasingly violent fluctuations.
His old face had some bitterness.
After Fa Ma’s sound fell, a muffled ear-piercing sound was suddenly emitted from the medicinal
cauldron in front of Xiao Yan. The purple colored flame were suddenly extinguished. Faint black
colored ashes came pouring out of the medicinal cauldron.
“Ah.” Hearing that muffled sound, the audience on the seats at both sides let out a wave of
regretful sighs.

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Chapter 319
Chapter 319: I Am Going To Be The Champion!
Hearing the ear piercing muffled sound, the Little Princess, Liu Ling, and Yan Li who had been
deeply focused on the step of fusing the ingredients into a pill were also stunned. They immediately
turned their heads over and eyed the direction that Xiao Yan was in. When they saw the black
colored ashes pouring out from the medicinal cauldron, each of their expressions were a little
different.
“Ah.” The Little Princess sighed softly. Xiao Yan was originally the one with the greatest ability to
fight with the grey-robed young man from the Chu Yun Empire during this Grand Meeting. However,
seeing this unexpected situation, it appeared that…
“Since you have withdrawn, then it all relies on me. I will represent the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist
scene and defeat that fellow. I will let everyone know that even if you aren’t up the task, that fellow
will not be able to snatch away the champion’s spot!” Liu Ling tightly pressed his mouth together
and tightened his fist. Although he felt some pity in his heart, most of his feelings were joy. Ever
since Xiao Yan had arrived on the stage, he and that mysterious grey-robed young man had
undoubtedly become the competitors that had received the most attention during this Grand
Meeting. Given Liu Ling’s haughty character, he did indeed feel a little resentful.
“Hei, you seem to have run out of steam. Since you have been defeated, there is no longer anyone
who can stop me during this Grand Meeting! The champion spot belongs to me!” The corner of Yan
Li’s mouth was lifted into a cold smile. He waved his palm and the black colored flame within the
medicinal cauldron once again surged. Different medicinal ingredients were gradually beginning to
perfectly merge together under the grilling of the flame.
“He has failed?” On the high platform, Hai Bodong’s expression changed slightly as he turned his
head toward Fa Ma and asked softly.
“Yes.” Fa Ma nodded his head and sighed softly. Immediately, he forcefully cheered himself up and
smiled as he said, “But it doesn’t matter. He still has other chances.”
Although Fa Ma spoke in this manner, his emotions was overcast and filled with with bitterness. As
an alchemist grandmaster who had a vast amount of experience, he clearly understood just how
great a difficulty it was for Xiao Yan to obtain victory under such a situation. From the manner in
which he changed the flames just now, it was clear that he was extremely unfamiliar with the means
of changing the flame in use with another. If this was his limit, then it was likely that the result of
the remaining two tries would not be much better.
Moreover, Xiao Yan only had three tries, which meant that the pressure he was under was already
quite great. After this failure, the pressure that he carried would undoubtedly be multiplied. Even
some of those very experienced high tier alchemists would have difficulty recovering their
composure in such a short time when they were under this kind of high degree of pressure.
However, this was a competition and not an ordinary refining of medicine. Currently, time was
extremely precious. It could not accommodate one to waste it. Therefore, if Xiao Yan were to drown
in this failure for too long, it represented that the him who did not have sufficient time would lose
his qualification to fight for the champion spot.
Therefore, the current Fa Ma could only pray in his heart, hoping that this young man who had
been performing quite well could have the admirable ability to withstand a blow. As long as he could
swiftly pull himself back to his peak condition from his failure, his chances would not completely
disappear. At the very least, with the blessing from the heavens, some strange thing may happen.
The chances of such a thing happen

ing may be so small, to the point that it would make everyone speechless, but at the very least, it
was like a wisp of a dying flame light within the darkness, giving people a kind of expectation and
hope.
“Ah, little fellow, currently you can really only rely completely on yourself. Additionally, this is a
barrier on your path to refining pills. If you break through it, the benefit it will have on you in the
future will be beyond what you can imagine, but if you fail, you might end up being forever stalled at
your current level in the future.” Fa Ma softly muttered as he eyed the young man who was staring
at the dark black ashes on the rock table with a gaze that was filled with low morale.
 “Break through and change for the better, or sink into the abyss. Paradise or hell is completely
dependent on your thoughts.”
The gazes of everyone present were currently eyeing that young man in the middle who did not do
any other actions. After a long while, they discovered that he did not even make the slightest
movement. It appeared that this person, who was the greatest hope in everyone’s heart to contend
with the mysterious alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire had currently descended into the dead end
of his failure. Therefore, waves of disappointed sighs were involuntarily emitted from the audience
seats.
“Looks like the blow of this failure is quite a great one for him. Ah, but it is not unexpected. He’s a
young person…” When he heard the hissing sound from the surrounding, Nalan Jie shook his head
and softly sighed.
Nalan Yanran knit her eyebrows slightly together. A moment later, she softly said, “From the way
he appears, it doesn’t look like… he doesn’t look like someone who is extremely impatient. Perhaps
he has some other plans?” The words of Nalan Yanran were clearly something that even she was
uncertain off. Therefore, she paused for a couple of times as she spoke and did not dare to use any
affirmative words.
“I also hope that’s true, but…” Nalan Jie fondled his beard and bitterly laughed. However, he did
not complete his sentence.
Xiao Yan’s body was stiffened as he stood in front of the rock table. His dark pupils were staring at
the black colored soot that was pouring out. His originally intelligent and calm eyes currently
appeared somewhat at a loss. Ever since he had lost Yao Lao, this was the first time that he had met
a difficult problem that took him by surprise. He did not expect that the equilibrium point needed
when changing flames would actually be this difficult to grasp. In the past, he appeared to have
overestimated his abilities.
“This time around, it’s going to be troublesome. Teacher, what should I do now.” As Xiao Yan’s
mouth trembled, a soft inaudible voice that contained a perplexity was softly emitted from it.
Unfortunately, Yao Lao was currently in a deep slumber. He did not know of the difficult problem
and the feeling of loss that Xiao Yan faced. Therefore, as Fa Ma had mentioned, Xiao Yan really have
to rely on himself for everything.
Transform and evolve or sink into destruction?
Although Xiao Yan had become silent, the time for the competition did not stop just because of his
importance to the competition.
A short distance away, Yan Li, Little Princess, and Liu Ling were gradually progressing into the
steps where they intensified the heat. The wisps of pill fragrance that were emitted from the
medicinal cauldrons also pulled over the gazes of the audience, who were originally focused on Xiao
Yan.
When nearly half the time allocated for the competition had passed, the medicinal cauldrons of the
three of them had a medicinal pill that had taken an initial shape and were already gradually being
solidified. After a while, a dense medicinal fragrance was first emitted from the Little Princess’
medicinal cauldron. When they sniffed the richness of the medicinal fragrance, the alchemists who
still remained behind the rock tables immediately exclaimed, “Tier four medicinal pill?”
When she heard the waves of astonished voices sounding around her, a proud expression
involuntarily appeared on the Little Princess’s pretty face. The medicinal pill in the cauldron was the
only tier four medicinal pill that she was confident in refining. Moreover, it still possessed some
chances of failure. It was fortunate that her luck today was quite good and she had actually
succeeded in refining it on her first attempt. If one were to discuss about luck, she appeared to have
much more than Xiao Yan.
However, the shocked sounds did not persisted for very long. The medicinal cauldron on the other
side belonging to Liu Ling quickly followed her’s and emitted an even richer and more attractive
medicinal fragrance. Two pill fragrances were individually rising from each medicinal cauldron and
finally blended together on the open ground, making it difficult to tell them apart.
Despite this, the alchemists with a strong perception would be able to differentiate these two pill
fragrances apart immediately. The grade of the medicinal pill that Liu Ling was refining was a little
higher than the one Little Princess was refining.
“This fellow.” The Little Princess who had quite a good perception was similarly able to
differentiate the pros and cons of the two kinds of medicinal pills. Immediately, she frowned slightly.
With her eyes, she violently cut Liu Ling who was smiling at her.
“Haha, Yue-er, I’m sorry. Allow me to take the lead today.” When faced with the depressed eyes of
Little Princess, Liu Ling faced her and cupped his hands together as he replied with a smile.
 “Two kinds of tier four medicinal pill. These two little fellows are also quite good.” On the high
platform, Fa Ma’s heavy heart was a little better when he sensed the pill fragrances that were rising
from the medicinal cauldrons belonging to Little Princess and Liu Ling. He nodded his head and
spoke.
“Ha ha, you two little fellows who are wet behind their ears. Isn’t it a little too early to be actually
preparing to celebrate at this time?” A strange laughter suddenly sounded from the side. It swiftly
pulled over the Little Princess’s and Liu Ling’s furious eyes, only for them to discover that the flame
was burning intensely within Yan Li’s cauldron. After a while, a fragrance that actually carried a
pale-purple color was quietly rising like that of smoke.
“A colored pill fragrance?” As they eyed the pale purple pill fragrance, almost all the alchemists in
the open ground began to cry out involuntarily, clearly understanding what this represented.
“He is actually able to refine a medicinal pill that produces a colored pill fragrance? This bastard.
He had really come prepared.” The smile on Fa Ma’s face, which had surfaced only a short while
ago, had instantly become overcast under the pale-purple pill fragrance.
“What’s a colored pill fragrance?” On the high platform, Hai Bodong hurriedly asked as he saw Fa
Ma’s expression suddenly become extremely ugly.
“A colored pill fragrance is usually only produced by a tier five medicinal pill. Of course, some of
the peak tier four medicinal pills can also create such a thing. Seeing the richness of his pill
fragrance, I think that the medicinal pill that he is refining belongs to the latter.” Fa Ma’s face was
dark as he said, “Compared to his, the tier four medicinal pills that Yue-er and Liu Ling are refining
are undoubtedly inferior.”
“This time around, I’m afraid that we will definitely lose.”
In the open ground, Little Princess and Liu Ling were dully staring at the colored pill fragrance
that was rising from Yan Li’s medicinal cauldron. Their expressions instantly became despondent
and pale as they bitterly laughed. In the face of absolute superiority, any excuses would appear to be
extremely weak.
“That is yet to be certain.” A young clear faint laughter suddenly sounded.
The sudden faint laughter caused Little Princess and Liu Ling to become stunned. Immediately,
they turned around, only to find that Xiao Yan, who was standing like a wooden pillar behind the
stone table had unknowingly raised his head once again. That face which usually appeared very
cold, currently had an extremely rare gentle smile.
The Little Princess and Liu Ling stared at the smile. For some unknown reason, they were
somewhat in a trance as they discovered that the current Xiao Yan appeared to have something
more compared to the past. There appeared to be some sort of change in his temperament and self-
confidence.
“I’m sorry. Chairman Fa Ma.” Xiao Yan turned his body around and bowed toward Fa Ma on the
high platform as his lips move slightly. He knew that with the latter’s ability, he would definitely
know what was being said.
“Ke ke, it is good that you can recover.” Fa Ma was momentarily at a loss as he eyed the soft smile
on the young man’s face below. Immediately, he nodded, feeling comforted.
Xiao Yan smiled gently and turned his body around. He tilted his head and eyed Yan Li, who was
staring at him in a dark and cold manner. With a smile, he lifted his thumb, only to invert it under
the full view of everyone.
“I am going to be the champion!”

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Chapter 320
Chapter 320: Rising Once Again
“Hei, so what if you’ve recovered. You want to refine a medicinal pill that surpasses the one in my
cauldron during the remaining time which is half of the allocated time? Ha ha, you should do things
within your means. Otherwise, you will only be a joke to others. Ha ha.” Yan Li laughed coldly as he
eyed Xiao Yan and mocked him.
Xiao Yan smiled, but ignored his mocking words. With a gentle wave of his hand, a breeze blew
away the dark black soot on the rock table. He flicked his finger gently and a huge amount of
medicinal ingredients once again completely filled the rock table.
Xiao Yan’s body was as straight as a pen as he stood in front of the rock table. His hands were
slowly extended. After a short silence, a green colored flame seedling rose from his body and
adhered to the surface of his clothes. Not long after the first wisp of green colored flame seedling
appeared, clusters of flames began to continuously surge from within Xiao Yan’s body. Finally, the
green colored flame had actually completely wrapped Xiao Yan within. The raging green colored
flame rendered him into a green colored flame person.
“Are those all ‘Heavenly Flame’? Just how much spiritual strength is needed to control so many of
these ‘Heavenly Flames’?” All of the alchemists on the open ground involuntarily inhaled a breath of
cold air as they eyed Xiao Yan, who had almost become a flame person, with stunned gazes.
During the time that the green flame was rising on Xiao Yan’s body, Little Princess and Liu Ling,
who were preparing to extract their pills, were also shaken until they were stunned. Yan Li, who was
on another side may have controlled his expression well, but his eyelids also began twitching at this
moment. He could not understand why this young person was able to display an ability that shocked
and surprised everyone after experiencing such a blow.
“This little fellows Spiritual Strength seems to be much stronger than before.” On the high
platform, Fa Ma’s comforted voice carried some envy as he watched Xiao Yan whose entire body was
wrapped in flame, feeling surprised. “He chose the correct path earlier and obtained a breakthrough
under pressure. This kind of powerful Spiritual Strength is something that even some of the elders
in the association have difficulty comparing with. He gained quite a lot this time around!”
It was common knowledge that the Spiritual Strength of an alchemist could not be actively trained
with a purpose. It can only slowly become more powerful over time. Of course, there is nothing
absolute in this world and there are always exception for everything. In this large Dou Qi continent,
there are those lucky people who were able to enter various strange conditions due to their luck.
Under these kinds of extremely mysterious conditions, those lucky people obtain the reward of
having their Spiritual Strength increase greatly. Currently, the one that Xiao Yan had displayed was
extremely similar to that kind of condition. Thus, even a alchemist grandmaster like Fa Ma could not
help but be a little envious.
“Does he still have any chance of victory?” Hai Bodong fondled his beard and smiled as he asked.
“I don’t know.” Fa Ma shook his head slightly and let out a soft sigh, “I will still stick to that line of
mine. Everything would have to rely on Yan Xiao’s performance. Although Yan Xiao’s current
condition is spectacular, but the other party is not a simple person. I’m afraid that there will be
another very close and fierce competition.”
“He is about to begin the refinement.” Hai Bodong nodded slightly as his eyes that was watching
the open ground abruptly brightened.
On the open ground, Xiao Yan, whose entire body was wrapped within

the flame, slowly raised his hand. A surging green colored flame violently rushed out from his finger.
Immediately, it was poured into the medicinal cauldron. In just the blink of an eye, the turbulent
flame had already began writhing and burning within the cauldron.
As he watched the flame within the cauldron, Xiao Yan flicked his finger gently. A few medicinal
ingredients on the stone table were skillfully thrown into the medicinal cauldron at the same time.
Immediately, the green flame pounced on them, wrapping them up and began to wildly burn and
refine them.
This time around, Xiao Yan’s refinement was clearly much faster than what it was a moment ago.
Moreover, he no longer had any cautious feelings nor any fearful movements of his limbs as he
performed his task. When he controlled the ‘Heavenly Flame’, he no longer had the slightest
hesitation. A leisured and unforced imposing presence faintly appeared whenever he gestured and
moved. This kind of presence would usually only appear on those extremely experienced alchemist
grandmasters like Fa Ma.
One by one, the medicinal ingredients were thrown in by Xiao Yan. After which, his other hand
would control the refined essence of the ingredients within the cauldron and stored them into jade
bottles. Under the condition where he used both his hands together and released his Spiritual
Strength to its peak, the medicinal ingredients that were placed on the rock table were swiftly being
turned into the essence ingredients needed to refine the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ at a gratifying
pace.
Xiao Yan, who had once again cheered up and began refining, had undoubtedly raised the
atmosphere of the open ground to the climax. The Little Princess and Liu Ling, whom many had
placed their hopes on after Xiao Yan’s earlier failure, had performed poorer than Yan Li due to their
weaker abilities. In this kind of situation where everyone was about to see the other party become
the champion of their country in front of their eyes, the recovery of Xiao Yan, whom everyone had
placed the greatest hopes in before, had undoubtedly caused the countless people in the audience to
sigh in relief. Therefore, the countless gazes from the seating areas at both sides of the open ground
were currently focused on the human figure on the open ground who was wrapped in the green
colored flame. A deafening cheer resounded throughout the place.
“Hmph.” Hearing the noisy cheer, Yan Li’s dark and cold pupils drifted toward the direction Xiao
Yan was at. He eyed the graceful and smooth refining manner and a surprise and solemness finally
flashed across Yan Li’s eyes. From the other party’s Spiritual Strength which had suddenly become
much stronger as well as his graceful presence, Yan Li clearly understood that this young person
had not only recovered from the blow he received from his failure, and also obtained a breakthrough
of his mind from such a hopeless situation. This kind of mental strength was really terrifying.
“This fellow does indeed have some foundation. It is just that I don’t know just which old fellow is
able to teach such a student. Looking at his performance, it was clear that he is much more
outstanding than Gu He’s disciple. Hei, the reputation of Pill-King Gu He is not entirely true. At the
very least when it came to teaching, he is far inferior to another.” Yan Li coldly laughed in his heart.
He turned his gaze toward the flame raging in his medicinal cauldron. From the transparent mirror
of the medicinal cauldron, he could clearly see that an initially formed medicinal pill was rotating
within the flame.
“Soon, I am about to succeed.” As he eyed the initial formed of the medicinal pill which was about
to be completed, Yan Li braced up his spirit. Pride faintly surfaced on his tender face. He definitely
had absolute confidence in the medicinal pill which he had refined!
Xiao Yan’s hands, which were wrapped within the flame, were repeatedly shifting toward the rock
table. Following their swift movement, the medicinal ingredients on the table were quickly reduced.
On the other side, the number of jade bottles that contained the essence of the ingredients were
increasing.
Currently, the medicinal pills that Little Princess and Liu Ling had refined were already formed.
They beckoned with their palms and the medicinal pills shot out from the medicinal cauldrons and
were stored into jade bottles. They eyed the colored pill fragrance which was repeatedly seeping out
from Yan Li’s medicinal cauldron and the both of them let out a soft depressed sigh. Immediately,
they lifted their heads and turned their gazes toward the position Xiao Yan was at. Currently, he had
become the only one who had some chance of surpassing Yan Li.
The question of which party would obtain the champion spot of the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist
Grand Meeting this time around, was up to the ability Xiao Yan displayed.
However, if any person were able to see under the green colored flame where no one could
discover what was happening, they would definitely become stunned. This was because, Xiao Yan,
who appeared to be in his peak condition to those of the outside world, was currently closing his
eyes and frowning slightly. At one glance, it was as though he had descended into a: half-asleep,
half-awake, mysterious condition.
Although Xiao Yan’s eyes were indeed closed, his senses was able to clearly see every single
occurrence in the outside world even more clearly than what his eyes could. His surge in Spiritual
Strength within the medicinal cauldron had even caused him to be able to clearly see how the
medicinal ingredients were gradually fragmented and broken after being burned by the flame,
leaving behind the necessary kinds of ingredient essence under the high temperature.
Xiao Yan slowly smoothed out his breath in his heart. He could clearly sense that the refining of
pills this time around was the first time that he had not relied on Yao Lao and yet displayed his peak
and perfection. Under this kind of condition, Xiao Yan even had the confidence to challenge a tier
five alchemist.
 None of the medicinal ingredients which were covered by the green colored flame were even
slightly damaged as the temperature of the ‘Heavenly Flame’ changed with Xiao Yan’s desire. At this
moment, he had even managed to control its temperature to exactly match the one recorded in the
medicinal formula.
“The purification is complete.” At one instance, the medicinal ingredient on the stone table were
finally completely refined. Only then did Xiao Yan slowly open his tightly shut eyes. His body stilled
for an instant before he abruptly waved his sleeves. A force shook and broke all the twenty over jade
bottle in front of him. Following which, a shapeless force sucked the ingredient essences within
them and threw them all into the medicinal cauldron. The flame once again became turbulent at this
moment.
This time around, the time needed for Xiao Yan to refine the ingredients had been reduced by
nearly half compared to the last time.
A green flame writhed within the medicinal cauldron. The twenty plus ingredient essences were
completely wrapped within Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength and were slowly being merged.
Like flowing water, time quietly passed by. At this moment, there was merely less than an hour left
until the time when the examination would end. On the other side, the colored pill fragrance that
was emitted from Yan Li’s medicinal cauldron was growing increasingly rich. The medicinal pill that
he had refined was clearly about to be formed!
“The Three-Line Green Spirit Pill is about to succeed.”
Fa Ma was staring intently at the open ground when he suddenly softly said at a certain instance.
However, his face did not reveal any appearance of being relax. He knew that it was impossible to
defeat Yan Li by just relying on an ordinary Three-Line Green Spirit Pill!
The medicinal cauldron in the open ground where the green flame was rolling suddenly became
quiet. A faint pill fragrance was scattered and a green colored round medicinal pill that was like an
emerald was repeatedly rotating within the cauldron.
As the medicinal pill rotated, the green colored flame that was covering the surface of Xiao Yan’s
body suddenly began to shrink swiftly. In the blink of an eye, the green colored flame began
withdrawing into Xiao Yan’s body like the tide. At the moment when the green flame within the
cauldron was about to be completely withdrawn, Xiao Yan’s chewing mouth was abruptly opened. A
purple colored flame was once again violently spurt out before it was poured into the medicinal
cauldron.
Fa Ma’s heart was suddenly raised as he saw Xiao Yan once again spurt out the Purple Flame. His
eyes stared intently in the direction where Xiao Yan was at.
If Xiao Yan were to once again fail this time around, the champion position would completely miss
him. At the same time, the reputation of the Alchemist Association would be damaged because of
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Chapter 321
Chapter 321: Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill
The Purple Flame abruptly poured into the medicinal cauldron. At this moment, Xiao Yan’s
expression had turned extremely serious as he swiftly pressed his hands over the cauldron’s flame
outlet. His Spiritual Strength surged forth without being held back. The current him must be able to
perfectly control the change between the two kinds of flames. Otherwise, something similar to his
failure the last time around would once again appear.
If Xiao Yan were to fail once again during the less than an hour remaining, there would be no
miracle and the result would be Yan Li becoming the champion.
n Xiao Yan’s forehead, concentrated cold sweat gradually appeared. After which, the sweat rolled
down, dripping into his dark eyes which were wide open. Xiao Yan, however, did not dare to blink
despite the sour feeling.
The Spiritual Strength that poured out without any reservations was like a floodgate that had been
lifted. The rolling waves like the flow of a river howled as they flooded the medicinal cauldron.
Under the suppression and guide of Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength, the green colored flame from
earlier did not come into the slightest contact with the purple colored flame. Additionally, even the
heat contained within the flame was also wrapped and isolated by Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength.
Within the medicinal cauldron, the situation had turned into something like two groups standing
opposite each other with a river between them. The green and purple flames each took one side
while the Spiritual Strength formed a river in the middle where the green colored medicinal pill was
still slowly spinning. If the flames’ temperatures were to exceed the suppression of his Spiritual
Strength, it would causing a collision between them. Even if the force created was not too strong, it
would be more than sufficient to destroy this weak medicinal pill which had yet to be formed. Xiao
Yan’s failure the last time was due to this reason.
Using the lesson he had learned from the last time, the current Xiao Yan split his concentration
into three portions. One was used to suppress the Purple Flame and another was used to lead the
Green Flame to withdraw from the other fire outlet. The most important of the three was used to
maintain the appropriate temperature between the two opposing flames in order to keep the heat
grilling the medicinal pill as needed. Otherwise, the refinement would end up in failure.
Splitting his concentration into three; if Xiao Yan’s condition had not become spectacularly good
after the odd state he went into earlier, the current Xiao Yan would be unable to complete this kind
of operation that would be extremely tricky to even a tier five alchemist. Of course, even if he could
barely succeed, the perspiration repeatedly rolling down his face was but only the impact on the
surface. This kind of controlling method was extremely exhausting on one’s Spiritual Strength.
“Withdraw!” The standoff was maintained for ten seconds within the medicinal cauldron before
Xiao Yan’s hand abruptly shook on the surface of the medicinal cauldron. Following a clear sound,
the green flame within the medicinal cauldron completely moved along the flame outlet and was
whisked out.
Xiao Yan did not have the leisure to control the green colored flame that had escaped. At the
moment when the green flame withdrew, the purple colored flame, which had been waiting for a
long time immediately pounced wildly onto the medicinal pill like a violent tiger that had descended
from the mountains.
“Suppress! Suppress! Suppress, damnit. I want you to fall!” Xiao Yan’s pupils stared intently at the
purple colored flame that had pounced onto the medicinal pill. Blood stains even surfaced in his
eyes at this moment. His heart was a little crazy as he re

peatedly cried out in a soft and hysterical manner. At the same time, his Spiritual Strength was
crazily suppressing the Purple Flame’s temperature.
The first step after the change of the flame was to suppress the new flame’s temperature,
maintaining the same temperature as the flame that had left earlier. Otherwise, the sudden increase
or decrease in heat energy would only result in one ending, failure.
This was something that particularly tested an alchemist’s control over the flame’s temperature.
Even the slightest mistake would result in a tragic end.
 Under waves after waves of the suppression by the Spiritual Strength,the temperature of the
Purple Flame continued to descend wildly as it covered the mere twenty plus centimeters from the
medicinal pill.
As the Purple Flame eventually descended to the required temperature, the flame finally came
into contact with the repeatedly rolling green colored medicinal pill. Immediately, the Purple Flame
submerged the pill within it.
“What is he trying to do?” All the gazes within the place were dazed and confused as they watched
the panting Xiao Yan, whose head was completely covered in perspiration. Was the medicinal pill not
already successfully refined?
“What exactly is this fellow refining? He actually needs to change the flame? This is something
that even Teacher is not confident of!” The delicate hand of the Little Princess patted her chest.
Earlier, the red-eyed and green-faced manner of Xiao Yan was really somewhat shocking. Looking at
the situation now, however, it was fortunate that the most dangerous moment was already
successfully overcome.
“I don’t know what he is refining, but I think that the tier of the medicinal pill will definitely not be
lower than ours.” Liu Ling’s face was somewhat flushed red. When he recovered, he realized that he
had actually forgotten to breathe when he was watching Xiao Yan’s soul-stirring change of flame.
“Hu. He has succeeded.” On the high platform, Fa Ma, whose heart had been raised to his throat,
finally exhaled a long breath at this moment. From his senses, he could tell that the flame within
Xiao Yan’s medicinal cauldron had completely calmed down and did not even show any signs of
revolt as it did the last time. Based on this situation, Xiao Yan was not far from successfully refining
a ‘Two-Line Green Spirit Pill’.
“His potential is really very terrifying. He may have succeeded because of the current wondrously
great condition he is in, but the talent needed to swiftly grasp the trick with the changing of flame
after just one failed attempt is really extremely shocking.” Fa Ma watched the wildly panting young
man who was supporting himself on the stone table with one hand while the other was controlling
the flame. He suddenly turned his head, stared at Hai Bodong and said with a smile, “If this fellow
were given enough time, I think that his achievement would far surpass us old fellows. It has been a
very long time since the Jia Ma Empire produced an epic level strong person who could shake the
continent.”
“I have never doubted him.” Hai Bodong smiled and waved his head. His knowledge of Xiao Yan
far surpassed that of Fa Ma’s. This fellow could create the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ that could
seriously injure a Dou Huang. What else could he not do?
Moreover, Hai Bodong would never forget that under the disguise of this ordinary looking young
man was actually a youth that was not even twenty years old.
“Next, we should just quietly wait.” Fa Ma’s gaze drifted toward Yan Li, who was focused on
refining the medicinal pill. A worry still existed between his eyebrows. Even though Xiao Yan had
refined a ‘Green Spirit Pill’ that had two lines, there was still some unknown risk if he wanted to
beat that medicinal pill of Yan Li, which the exact details of it were currently unknown. However, he
currently knew that Xiao Yan had really put in all his effort. Therefore, he could only listen to the
fates.
“Not only did he not sink under such a setback, but instead he managed to search for a break
through from such a hopeless situation. What a terrifying mental strength. Given time, this fellow
will definitely shine.” Nalan Jie fondled his beard gently. He eyed Xiao Yan who had become stronger
and spoke softly with a sigh. Each time when others thought he had reached the limit, Xiao Yan
would give everyone a huge shock.
“He is indeed very strong.” Nalan Yanran nodded her head slightly. In so many years, it was the
first time that she felt an admiration for someone of her age group. She knew that if she ended up
such a situation, she definitely would not become dispirited. However, if she wanted to go all out
and gain a breakthrough under that kind of situation where her entire body and spirit were emitting
a powerless feeling, there was only one word to describe it: Difficult.
Nalan Yanran’s bright eyes swept at the young man who was supporting himself on the stone
table. Although he was currently panting wildly, his waist remained very straight like a pillar that
would not collapse. Nalan Yanran’s pupils which were faint like autumn water suddenly and quietly
gained something.
On the open ground, Yan Li’s expression was serious as he stood in front of the stone table. His
gaze was staring intently at the medicinal cauldron. The earlier commotion from Xiao Yan’s
direction did not escape his notice. Although he was shocked at the way Xiao Yan changed the
flame, he did not feel anything else. He did not know what kind of medicinal pill Xiao Yan was trying
to refine by changing flames, but he had absolute confidence with the medicinal pill that he was
refining!
 “Regardless of how you struggle, the champion spot is mine! You are not allowed to fail. Similarly,
I cannot fail!” Yan Li abruptly clenched his fist tightly as he cried softly within his heart. This time
around, he had risked his life to arrive at the Jia Ma Empire by himself. As long as he was able to
become champion and give a huge blow to the reputation of the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist
Association, the position of the chairman of his country’s association would opened its arms for him
once he returned. When that time comes, his position within the Chu Yun Empire would rise
steeply!”
“Everything is for power! Come out, my masterpiece!”
Yan Li’s palm abruptly slapped onto the medicinal cauldron as he suddenly raised his head and let
out a roar. The cauldron’s cover flew up and a large cluster of dark black flame swarmed out in all
directions from within the medicinal cauldron. In the middle of the dark black flame, a purple
colored glow shot forth. In an instant, it caused that black colored flame to be riddled with holes.
Following the glow that was shot out, a rich purple colored pill fragrance slowly rose. Finally, it
acted like a fog with a spirit, forming a purple colored cloud in the space above Yan Li’s head.
“What a dense colored medicinal fragrance.” As they eyed the purple colored pill fragrance which
was sufficient enough to cover the entire rock table, the corner of the mouths of all the alchemists
on the open ground twitched as they muttered.
After watching the purple colored pill fragrance with gloomy expressions, Little Princess and Liu
Ling exchanged glances. Their eyes had an uneasiness. Seeing the degree of richness of the pill
fragrance, the medicinal pill that Yan Li had refined was definitely among the peak of the tier four
medicinal pills. Currently, it appeared extremely difficult for Yan Xiao to defeat him.
“Ha ha, ha ha!” The black flame in mid air was slowly extinguished. A purple colored medicinal
pill the size of a dragon’s eye was rotating as it appeared under countless gazes. Yan Li beckoned
with his hand and the purple colored medicinal pill flew into his palm. As he held the medicinal pill,
he finally could not resist emitting a wild laughter.
“Ha ha, the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ is finally successfully refined. This is a medicinal
pill that is comparable to a tier five medicinal pill. How will any of you compete with me? Ha ha.”
Yan Li’s wild laughter reverberated through the air of the open ground causing the two sides of
the VIP seats to immediately descend into a momentary silence. After a while, numerous gazes
which had quickly become heated stared intently at the purple colored medicinal pill in Yan Li’s
hand.
“‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’, a peak tier four medicinal pill. It is similar to the ‘Three-Line
Green Spirit Pill’. This also belonged to the class of medicinal pills that are able to directly raise
people’s strength. However, its effect is only useful at the Da Dou Shi class. If anyone belonging to
this class consumed the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’, it would let the person raise his
strength by one star. Additionally and most importantly, a person could take two such medicinal pills
one after another when in the same class without producing too much of a resistance to the
medicinal pill. In other words, as long as one is able to collect two ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking
Pill’, one would be able to steadily raise one’s strength by two stars.” On the high platform, Fa Ma
narrowed his eyes as he spoke in a soft and slow manner, describing this medicinal pill which had
quite a high reputation in the alchemist world.
“How unexpected. I did not think that this Yan Li would actually have such boldness. The chances
of failure when refining the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ would not be much less than the
‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’. However, he actually really dared to refine it on such an occasion. He
should know that if he were to fail, he would definitely not be able to walk out of the Jia Ma Empire.”
Fa Ma shook his head and softly sighed. At this point, his heart was like dying embers. This was
because even if Xiao Yan were to successfully refine a ‘Green Spirit Pill’ that possessed two lines, it
would be difficult to compare with the ‘‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ that Yan Li had.
Although a ‘Two-Line Green Spirit Pill’ could also help raise the strength of the person consuming
it by two stars, there was some chances of a backlash. This was sufficient to deter many people from
taking it. Therefore, if one were to choose between the two medicinal pills, many people would
choose the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ and not the ‘Two-Line Green Spirit Pill’.
“Unless…”
As he thought of that possibility, Fa Ma suddenly mocked himself and shook his head. When Hai
Bodong by the side saw the way the former acted, he frowned slightly and inquired, “Unless what?”
Fa Ma let out a long sigh. He raised his eyes and glanced at Hai Bodong, “Unless Yan Xiao is able
to refine the highest grade ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’. In other words, it means that he must take
out the third type of flame!”
“But can a person possess three types of flames?” Fa Ma’s heart was filled with bitterness as he
muttered. “或许也不是完全的没有希望”海波东微微耸了耸肩，望着广场中的青年，轻声道。
 “Three type of flames, huh…” Hai Bodong softly mumbled as he raised his head and sighed. The
abruptly cold and hot thick white flame that he had seen Xiao Yan had used back then gradually
appeared in his mind. He clearly remembered that the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ back then was
created by the merger of a green colored ‘Heavenly Flame’ and a thick white ‘Heavenly Flame’. In
other words, there was actually a ‘Heavenly Flame’ more terrifying that that green colored flame
which he had yet to display, hidden in Xiao Yan’s body.
“Perhaps this is not entirely hopeless.” Hai Bodong shrugged his shoulders, eyed the young man in
the open ground and softly spoke.
Fa Ma bitterly shook his head, treating Hai Bodong’s words as an attempt to comfort him.
In the open ground, Xiao Yan stared at the purple colored round and sleek medicinal pill.
Currently, a green and a purple Pill-Line had already appeared. Conversely, it meant that he had
already successfully refined a ‘Two-Line Green Spirit Pill’.
“So it’s the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’.” Xiao Yan slowly turned his head over and
watched Yan Li who was wildly laughing. He was able to sense the gazes of Little Princess and the
others shooting at him. It appeared that they thought that Xiao Yan no longer had a chance.
“Ah, damn Grand Meeting, it really frustrates people.” Xiao Yan sighed softly as his eyes stared at
the purple colored flame within the cauldron. Suddenly, his mind became black. A long while later,
he finally gently rubbed the dark black ancient looking ring on his left hand. Inside it, there was the
‘Bone Chilling Flame’ that Yan Lao had stored before he descended into a slumber”
“Teacher, sorry to disturb you.” Xiao Yan slowly bowed. After which, he straightened his waist. The
finger which Xiao Yan wore the black colored ring on was gently placed over the flame outlet of the
cauldron. He closed his eyes slightly and softly muttered, “Come forth, ‘Bone Chilling Flame’.”

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Chapter 322
Chapter 322: Cauldron Explosion
Following Xiao Yan’s soft mutter, the dark black ring on Xiao Yan’s finger was quiet for a moment
before it suddenly trembled gently a moment later. A faint icy cold feeling began to shroud the tip of
Xiao Yan’s finger, causing the joint of his fingers to become slightly white.
The Purple Flame within the medicinal cauldron appeared to have sensed something and it
actually began to dance around uneasily. It was fortunate, however, that there was the absolute
suppression from Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength. Therefore, its uneasy movement did not cause any
problems.
At that moment Yan Li’s unrestrained laughter on the open ground gradually weakened, these
gazes which were thrown on the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ were once again shot toward
the direction where Xiao Yan was at. Currently there was only him still refining on the entire stage.
The remaining alchemists had all either chosen to admit defeat or had long since withdrawn from
the competition. After all, in front of the peak tier four medicinal pill that Yan Li had refined, they
did not have the ability to oppose fate and make a comeback with a result that would shock
everyone.
Yan Li ceased his tossing of the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ in his palm. He crossed both
of his hands in front of his chest and coldly smiled at Xiao Yan’s last struggle before his defeat a
short distance away.
On the high platform, Fa Ma, whose expression was originally slightly dark, frowned slightly. He
lifted his head and looked in the direction where Xiao Yan was at. As the highest tier alchemist of
the entire place, he could naturally be able to swiftly sense the flame changes in the area where
Xiao Yan was at.
“What has happened? Why is the flame in the cauldron beginning to show signs of agitation and
uneasiness?” Fa Ma muttered, clearly at a loss. At that moment, his expression abruptly changed
drastically. His eyes, which were staring at the medicinal cauldron in front of Xiao Yan suddenly
shrunk. At that spot, he appeared to have vaguely seen a somewhat white colored thing. Moreover, a
coldness was actually slowly seeping out from the medicinal cauldron.
“Cold air?” He sensed the temperature of the entire open ground had suddenly fallen, Fa Ma’s
expression changed once again. The current him was totally confused by this sudden situation that
had occurred.
“The temperature here has fallen. What a dense cold air. It can actually affect such a vast area.
Don’t tell me it is created by Old Man Ice?” Jia Lao had unknowingly come to Fa Ma’s side and said
as he looked at Hai Bodong beside him in a strange manner.
“If I am able to spread the cold air throughout the entire place without the both of you sensing my
actions, I’m afraid that I would have long been of the Dou Zhong class.” Hai Bodong rolled his eyes.
In his heart, he clearly knew that this cold air should be due to Xiao Yan starting to use that thick
white colored ‘Heavenly Flame’. Back then, he had exchanged blows with this kind of flame and
clearly understood the terror of this thing. It contained an extreme heat in the extreme cold. It was
an extremely great headache when one had to handle it.
“No, that’s not it. That cold air seems to be emitted from Xiao Yan’s medicinal cauldron.” Fa Ma
shook his head and said in a deep voice.
“What is he doing? Creating cold air when refining a pill? Isn’t he afraid of extinguishing the flame
in his cauldron? Don’t tell me that fellow decided to break everything and give up?” Jia Lao frowned
and said.
“No. Given his character, he would definitely not do such a silly thing. I think that he should have
another intention.” Fa Ma shook his head. From w

hat he knew of Xiao Yan, it was impossible for the him to think that the latter was giving up on
himself.
“Little fellow, what exactly are you doing?” Fa Ma let out a soft sigh as he stared at the young man
in the middle of the open ground.
 The trembling of the dark black ring had become increasingly intense. Following the intensity of
the shaking of the ring, Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength was once again out in force, ready to control
the Purple Flame’s withdrawal from the medicinal cauldron at any moment. Of course, neither of
these two flames really belonged to him. Therefore, the changing of flames this time around would
be much more difficult compared to the last time. However, with the experience of his success the
last time and his strange condition which was so good that it could not be better, Xiao Yan still had
quite a lot of confidence in himself.
“Teacher, help pray for me.” Xiao Yan slowly exhaled. His finger, which was slightly bent at the
flame outlet, extended abruptly. His dark black ring once again trembled. A thick white colored
flame suddenly surged forth. At this moment, the surrounding temperature around Xiao Yan once
again descended.
“Withdraw!” Xiao Yan let out a low cry in his heart. At the same time that the thick white flame
surged into the medicinal cauldron, the purple colored flame was swiftly being lead out from the
other flame outlet on the other side in an orderly manner. After which, it slowly disappeared.
“Raise temperature.” In a lightning like manner, Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength wrapped around the
thick white flame which had surged into the medicinal cauldron. His feet violently stomped on the
ground and a couple of crack lines began spreading out from there. Perspiration fell from his
forehead as though it was raining. The alchemist robe on his body was instantly drenched.
Fortunately, the workmanship of the robe was extremely good and it was able to absorb perspiration
completely absorbed all of the perspiration on the surface of his skin. It was due to this that Xiao
Yan did not appear to be in an overly terrible state.
Under the control of his Spiritual Strength which was released entirely, the temperature of the
thick white flame began to swiftly rise. At one point, it finally wrapped around the green colored
medicinal pill under Xiao Yan’s heavily burdened eyes.
Although Xiao Yan did his best to raise the temperature of the cluster of ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ that
wrapped around the medicinal pill, the remaining flames that were not suppressed still repeatedly
emitted a cold icy air. Fortunately Xiao Yan had already wrapped the medicinal pill within the flame
whose temperature had been raised. Therefore, the writhing cold flame did not bring about too
much trouble for Xiao Yan. All of these, however, were merely temporary.
As the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ was writhing within the medicinal cauldron, threads of white cold air
seeped out from the cauldron’s interior. Finally, it covered the medicinal cauldron until it became
slightly blurry.
“What is he doing?” The Little Princess and Liu Ling looked at the cold air that was being spread
out and then faced each other. Their faces appeared totally lost. Since Xiao Yan had extended his
finger into the flame outlet when using the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ and cold air came pouring out
afterwards, even the Little Princess and the others who were a short distance from Xiao Yan still
remained ignorant that a third flame was being changed within the ordinary dark red cauldron.
“What a strange cold air. It clearly is icy cold yet why does a probe using my Spiritual Perception
tell me that it is as hot as a flame?” Yan Li eyed the cold air and said with a frown as he held the
‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ within his hand. For some unknown reason, he began to feel
uneasy at this moment.
“There’s no need to worry. I don’t believe that this fellow is able to do something in the less than
half an hour time that remains.” Yan Li gently rubbed the purple colored medicinal pill. Currently,
only this little thing gave him a steadfast feeling.
“Buzz.” A strange sound suddenly caused Xiao Yan to be at a loss while his gaze stared intently at
the round medicinal pill within the cluster of thick white flame.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept over the rock table and finally paused on the dark red medicinal cauldron.
That buzzing sound was emitted from the it.
Xiao Yan frowned. Just as he was puzzled, a minute cracking sound caused his expression to
suddenly sink. He twisted his neck as his gaze paused on the dark red cauldron. His eyes had
suddenly shrunk to the size of a pin-hole.
He noticed that a tiny crack line had quietly began to spread from the cauldron’s sleek exterior!
“A cauldron explosion is about to occur.” Xiao Yan’s throat moved slightly as he eyed that tiny
crack line. His mouth suddenly felt a little dry. After the change of three different kinds of flames,
this cauldron had finally reached the limit that it could endure and was about to blast apart. Xiao
Yan, who had always neglected finding a good cauldron had finally realized for the first time how a
good medicinal cauldron was not the type of unneeded external object to an alchemist as he had
imagined.
“This is troublesome.” Perspiration once again slowly rolled down on his face. Xiao Yan did not
expect that such a comical scene would actually appear at the last moment.
 Not long after the first cracking sound appeared, the second one followed closely. After which, the
third and fourth followed. In merely an instant, the medicinal cauldron, which was originally in good
condition, was actually covered in tiny crack lines. Through the crack lines, Xiao Yan could even see
the dancing thick white flame within it.
“Heavens.”
As the Little Princess and the others were a close distance from Xiao Yan, they sensed something
not long after that ear-piercing cracking sound appeared. When they saw Xiao Yan’s face which was
covered in cold sweat, everyone exclaimed. Who could imagine that this fellow would actually cause
his cauldron to reach a point where it was about to explode.
On the high platform, the corner of Fa Ma’s mouth twitched. He had imagined many methods in
which Xiao Yan would be defeated. However, he had never thought that Xiao Yan would fail because
of a caldron explosion, a method that caused people to be speechless.
A long while later, Fa Ma finally shook his head with bitterness. He said softly, “Ah, it’s over. What
exactly was this little fellow doing during this last period of time? Before this, the medicinal
cauldron had to endure that high temperature. Now, there is suddenly so much cold air. Adding this
to the low quality of the cauldron, it would be surprising if the cauldron did not explode.”
Hai Bodong frowned slightly. He was much clearer about the whole story compared to Fa Ma. It
was likely that Xiao Yan had intended to use the thick white flame to refine the ‘Green Spirit Pill’
until it reached the ‘Three-Line’ grade, but had accidently overlooked this little problem. However, it
was this little problem that determined who the champion spot belonged to at such a crucial
moment.
“Ha ha, your medicinal cauldron is about to blow apart. Just what can you refine?” Yan Li was
stunned as he watched the medicinal cauldron which was covered in crack lines. After being at a
loss for a moment, he could not resist slapping the rock table as he laughed uncontrollably. Seeing
how he had lost himself, it was clear that he had received quite a serious shock over Xiao Yan’s
mysterious actions earlier.
Xiao Yan ignored the voices and gazes from the outside world. His head was filled with
perspiration as he tried his best to preserve the medical cauldron from further damage.
Unfortunately, he was an alchemist, not a blacksmith. Therefore, even after he had put in all his
effort, he could only helplessly watch the medicinal cauldron gain increasingly large crack lines.
When the crack lines on the medicinal cauldron had expanded until they reached their limit, the
rate at which the crack lines that were spreading came to a stop. It was quiet for a moment before a
turbulent white colored cold air abruptly surged out from the crack lines of the cauldron, completely
wrapping the entire stone table within.
The moment the cold air appeared, the medicinal cauldron began to swell. Xiao Yan’s gaze stared
intently at the increasingly large medicinal cauldron. At the instant before it exploded, he suddenly
slapped a spot at the bottom of the medicinal cauldron violently while his eyes were crimson in
color.
“Bang!”
The medicinal cauldron which had already reached its limit finally burst apart with a bang with
this slap from Xiao Yan.
An intense explosion reverberated throughout the open ground. Countless medicinal cauldron
fragments shot in all directions, frightening the surrounding alchemists as they hurriedly pulled
back.
“Ha ha ha ha. I have already said that the champion spot is mine!” Yan Li laughed wildly. He had
finally completely relaxed as he eyed the stone table which was covered by a white colored cold air.
On the entire open ground, only the remnant explosion sound and Yan Li’s wild laughter could be
heard. Everyone else had quietened down. Failure by Xiao Yan was a foregone conclusion.

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Chapter 323
Chapter 323: The Final Victor
The huge open ground was entirely quiet. A long while later, waves of regretful sighs sounded
from the audience seats on both sides.
“Ah.” The Little Princess gently patted the dust that had shot over onto her sleeves. She raised her
head, eyed the white colored fog permeating from the spot Xiao Yan stood and shook her head with
a soft sigh. No one had expected that the biggest dark horse of the Grand Meeting this season, who
could contend with that mysterious young man, would actually end up failing for such a ridiculous
reason.
“This time around, the reputation of the association will really suffer a big loss.”
“Ha ha, Chairman Fa Ma, since Yan Xiao has already failed, please announce the final result for
the Grand Meeting!” After Yan Li laughed wildly for a good while, he finally suppressed the
unrestrained joy in his heart, He lifted his head and laughed as he watched Fa Ma and the others in
front of the VIP seats.
“What should we do?” Hai Bodong frowned slightly. A faint dark and cold killing intent appeared
and disappeared on his face. He stared at Yan Li below in a deep manner as he softly asked.
“What else can we do? Don’t tell me that we can kill him in front of everyone?” Fa Ma’s expression
was similarly ugly. However, the current him did not have any other choice.
“If I knew that this would happen, the old me would have done it last night…” Jia Lao cut with his
hand as he coldly said.
“Ah, it would also be troublesome killing him. That fellow has seized our weakness of not being
able to expose his identity.” Fa Ma shook his head and sighed. He smiled bitterly and said, “Looks
like we can only let him become the champion. It is impossible for the association to retain him
forcefully because of some non-existing reason in front of so many people’s eyes.”
Hearing this, Hai Bodong’s and Jia Lao’s eyebrows knit together into deep frowns. They
exchanged glances, but did not have the slightest solution. Immediately, they could only gloomily
nod their heads.
Fa Ma slowly walked forward. His gaze swept through the open ground. The helplessness in his
voice was something that anyone could clearly hear.
“According to the rules of the Grand Meeting, whoever managed to refine a medicinal pill which is
the most useful and of the highest tier would become the final victor. Although Little Princess and
Liu Ling both refined tier four medicinal pills, the grade and usefulness of those pills are all inferior
to the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ that Yan Li had refined. Therefore…”
The air above the huge open ground was entirely silent. Only the helpless voice of Fa Ma’s slowly
resounded.
“Therefore, the victor for this season’s Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Grand Meeting…”
With both his hands crossed in front of his chest, Yan Li smiled as he watched the gloomy faces of
Fa Ma’s three man group and stretched his lazy waist. The current him could almost imagine how
sought after he would be once he returned to the Chu Yun Empire. When that time comes, there
would no longer be anyone who would be able to fight with him for the position of the chairman of
the association.
“The victor is Yan…” Fa Ma slowly closed his eyes. He finally ground his teeth and uttered the last
few words.
“Wait!”
A sudden cry abruptly sounded on the open ground, interrupting the words that Fa Ma was about
to say.
Countless gazes moved toward the direction of the voice. Finally, all of them locked onto the stone
table which had been wrapped in a white colored cold air. The earlier cry was emitted from that
place.
Not long after the voice sounded,
the white colored fog that had covered the surroundings of the stone table slowly became faint. A
long while later, the white colored fog had already become so faint that it could no longer conceal
the things within it from other’s sight. The scene within the interior also appeared in everyone’s
eyes.
There were already quite a number of crack lines that had appeared on the hard green stone table
due to the earlier explosion of the medicinal cauldron. The area above the stone table was also a
complete mess. As the gazes shifted slightly toward the front of the stone table, there was a young
man whose clothes were in pieces. His right hand was supporting himself on the stone table as he
panted, releasing coarse air. On the surface of his body, there were faint blood traces which were
likely caused by the fragments that had shot out from the sudden explosion of the cauldron earlier.
Seeming to have sensed the final thread of cold air disappearing, the young man lifted his
somewhat pale ordinary face and spoke with a hoarse voice to Fa Ma on the high platform, “There
should be around ten plus minutes until the end of the competition, right?”
“There are fourteen minutes!” Fa Ma nodded and replied as he eyed the extremely weak Xiao Yan.
“Yan Xiao, even your medicinal cauldron has exploded. What can you do even if you still have ten
plus minutes remaining? Don’t tell me that you are going to find a new medicinal cauldron now and
start refining from scratch? Ha ha! I advise you to just admit defeat. This wishy washy manner is not
how a man should act.” Seeing Xiao Yan appearing once again, Yan Li could not resist mocking.
“Having the ability to fight yet choosing to shrink back is what a man should not do.” Xiao Yan
smiled faintly. He tilted his head a little and coldly laughed with a ridicule contained in the corner of
his mouth, “Moreover, who told you that I need to refine from scratch again?”
“What do you mean?” The smile on Yan Li’s face gradually withdrew. He eyed the mysterious
manner of Xiao Yan and shouted a little uneasily.
Xiao Yan did not reply to Yan Li’s loud demand. Under the tens of thousands of gazes around the
open ground, he slowly lifted his right hand. His palm was slightly curled and a suction force
abruptly surged violently toward the sky.
The tens of thousands of gazes followed the direction of Xiao Yan’s palm and slowly moved
upward. Finally, they were all stunned as they paused on a flower of white colored flame floating in
the sky.
Since the color of the flame was similar to that of the clouds, it was hard to discover that it was a
cluster of burning white colored flame unless one made a careful observation.
This cluster of white colored flame was a cluster of ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ that Xiao Yan had
skillfully used to wrap around the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ and sent it flying into the air with a
slap on the bottom of the medicinal cauldron just before the medicinal cauldron blew up. Through
this method, he allowed the medicinal pill to avoid the impact from the exploding medicinal
cauldron.
In that pressing final second, he was actually able to be unruffled in the face of imminent danger
and think of this method to head off a disaster. This was something that caused Xiao Yan to even feel
some admiration for himself. The seemingly reckless slap actually managed to reverse the crucial
situation of the entire Grand Meeting.
“This is?” Fa Ma eyed the cluster of white colored flame in the sky, feeling stunned. He could
faintly sense that the area surrounding the flame contained an icy cold air. Of course, the most
important thing was that in the middle of the flame, there was actually a green colored medicinal
pill that was partially concealed.
“Haha, looks like it is really a little too early to be discussing defeat. A miracle will always occur at
the very last moment. Additionally, such a thing is never lacking on this fellow.” Hai Bodong sighed
in relief within his heart as he watched the cluster of white colored flame. He just knew that Yan Li’s
ability seemed to be a little lacking if he wanted to defeat that little monster.
“What a little fellow. I have indeed underestimated him! However, why does he have to create so
many twists and turns every time he participates in a competition?” Jia Lao clapped his hands and
smiled as he praised.
Fa Ma also shared the same feeling as he nodded. If one did not have a strong mental strength
when watching this fellow compete, one would likely really be toyed with until one was dead. With
just this one competition, the hearts of an unknown number of people were lifted only to be let down
and then lifted once again.
“What a terrifying fellow. At that very last moment, he could actually think of such a method to
preserve the entire medicinal pill. Ah, it is impossible to not admire him!” Nalan Jie fondled his
beard and was full of praises.
 Nalan Yanran’s chest gently rose and fell. She let out a long stuffy breath of air that had been
suppressed within her chest and nodded slightly. Immediately, her white hand wiped off the cold
sweat on her forehead without leaving a trace. She did not expect that the competition which had
reached a foregone conclusion currently begun making such a huge reversal.
“What is that thing?” Yan Li’s expression was dark as he watched the white colored flame in the
sky. Compared to before, an even greater uneasiness shrouded Yan Li’s heart.
Within the open ground, the white colored flame in the air began to swiftly descend under the
suction force that Xiao Yan had emitted. Following its descent, the white colored flame on its surface
began to swiftly disappear. The green colored medicinal pill within it also became increasingly
obvious.
When the medicinal pill was merely half a meter from Xiao Yan’s palm, the flame finally
completely disappeared. A green colored round medicinal pill accurately landed in it.
Xiao Yan pulled his hand back. Lowering his head, Xiao Yan looked at the green colored medicinal
pill in his palm which he had undergone numerous twists and turns in order to successfully refine it.
Finally, he could not resist raising his head and inhale the somewhat icy air.
The medicinal pill was entirely green and was around the size of a dragon’s eye. On the surface of
the round pill, there were three lines, one green, one purple, and one white, which were arranged in
an extremely orderly manner. As Xiao Yan held the medicinal pill, he could even sense the surging
energy contained within it.
“I have finally succeeded.” A relieved smile surfaced on Xiao Yan’s pale face. Ever since he
learned the skill to refine medicine, this was the first time that Xiao Yan had expended such a large
amount of Spiritual Strength to refine a medicinal pill.
“Has he succeeded? What tier is it?” Seeing the smile on Xiao Yan’s face, the Little Princess and
the others nearby could not resist opening their mouths and asking. Due to the cold air, this ‘Three-
Line Green Spirit Pill’ did not even release any pill fragrance when it was frozen by the icy cold air.
Therefore, Little Princess and the others did not know the exact information of the medicinal pill
that Xiao Yan had refined. Of course, even without the pill fragrance being emitted, they were not
foolish enough to think that it was some kind of low tier medicinal pill.
Xiao Yan laughed softly. His gaze swept over the dark faced Yan Li, who was a little restless and
uneasy. He lifted the green colored medicinal pill high in the air, glanced Fa Ma and the others on
the high platform while his clear voice resounded on the entire open ground.
“Tier four medicinal pill, ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’!”
“Ha ha, good!”
Eyeing the young man below who had raised the medicinal pill with his hand while he cried out in
a clear voice, Fa Ma could no longer resist the excitement in his heart and laughed out loud in a
gratified manner.
“Three… Three-Line Green Spirit Pill?”
The voice that was carried to Yan Li’s ear was like thunder that suddenly exploded within his
heart. His ears were buzzing. The originally proud expression on his face had instantly become pale.
His gaze lacked life as he stared at the green colored medicinal pill in Xiao Yan’s palm. With
weakened legs, he finally landed on his backside as he sat on the ground.
Even though the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ was extremely strong, Yan Li clearly knew
that a ‘Three Line Green Spirit Pill’ with Three Pill Lines was much higher tier!
The champion spot which was about to become his had once again transferred to someone else in
less than five minutes.
This was a miracle.
A miracle created by a young man who was not even twenty.

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Chapter 324
Chapter 324: Evaluation
Other than Xiao Yan’s somewhat weak yet bright laughter, the entire huge open ground did not
have any other noise. Anyone who had heard of the name ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ stared at the
young man in the competition ground with stunned expressions. Who would have expected that this
young man with such an ordinary appearance was actually able to rely on his own ability and at the
very last moment, snatch back the champion spot which was about to fall into another country’s
hands.
“Heavens. He was actually refining the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’. No wonder he needed to
change the flame a few times.” The Little Princess involuntarily covered her mouth with her delicate
hand. Her voice was filled with a shock that was difficult to hide. As an alchemist, she had a clearer
understanding than the audience about just how terrifyingly difficult it was to refine and how
terribly high the chances of failure were.
“This fellow was actually hiding a third type of flame?” The corner of Liu Ling’s mouth twitched.
His eyes were filled with an astonishment that was difficult to hide. In order to refine a ‘Three-Line
Green Spirit Pill’, one needed three different types of flames. However, the flames which Xiao Yan
had used earlier were merely the green colored and purple colored flame. Clearly, the latter had hid
his ability until the very last moment.
Since the situation had suddenly taken a dramatic turn and arrived at this moment, Little Princess
and the others clearly knew that if the medicinal pill in Xiao Yan’s hand was really a ‘Three-Line
Green Spirit Pill’, the champion of the Grand Meeting this time around would definitely steadily land
in his hand. Although the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ could be consumed twice, the intense
attraction of ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ which could leap three stars forward was enough to cause
anyone to be willing to take the risk!
If a ‘Two-Line Green Spirit Pill’ was to be compared to the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’, it
was likely that many people would choose the latter as the price they had to pay for both were the
different despite a similar ability to elevate one’s strength. However, if the former was changed to a
‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’, the result would be entirely different. This was because the attraction
of being able to leap three stars forward would cause many people to take the risk and give it a try.
Although there was merely a difference of raising a person’s strength by one star between the two
pills, it should be known that the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ was also useful to a Dou Ling. On the
other hand, the ‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ was merely useful to a Da Dou Shi. On this
point, the latter was already much inferior to the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’. Therefore, the
‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ would undoubtedly obtain victory when comparing between the two
types of medicinal pill!
Hence, Xiao Yan would be the final victor and the champion this time around!
On the high platform, Fa Ma had shrunk his eyes. However, anyone could see that a smile that was
difficult to hide had appeared within those eyes which were usually filled with indifferentness. Fa
Ma let out a hearty laugh and once again swept his eyes over the entire open ground. He stared at
the pale faced Yan Li, who was seated with his butt on the ground. With laugh, he said, “I think that
everyone should have heard of both the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ and the ‘Purple Heart Barrier
Breaking Pill’. In that case, I don’t think that I need to say anything regarding which of them is the
more outstanding, do I?”
“K

e ke, since it’s like this, then I will announce that the champion of the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist
Grand Meeting this season is…”
“Wait a moment!” As he heard the voice sounding by his ears, the pale faced Yan Li suddenly lifted
his head and cried out sharply.
As he was being interrupted, Fa Ma frowned slightly and stared at the pale faced and red eyed Yan
Li. In a cold voice, he said, “Do you have something else?”
“I don’t believe that he has really refined a true ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill. I want to personally
check it!” Yan Li pointed his finger at Xiao Yan and shouted.
 “I’m sorry, according to the rules of the Grand Meeting, you do not have the right to check the
medicinal pill that another competitor has refined.” Fa Ma shook his head and said blandly.
“Hei, what if he took out another medicinal pill whose appearance was similar to a ‘Three-Line
Green Spirit Pill’ and made up the numbers? Don’t tell me that you would still allow him to be the
champion? Humph, looks like you are making things difficult because I am not a citizen of the Jia Ma
Empire. However, there are many people in this plaza today. I think that not long later, the news of
you, the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Association, abused your right as the organizer to prevent the
examination of the medicinal pill, will spread to the entire continent. When that time comes…” Yan
Li coldly laughed.
Just as Yan Li’s words fell, many people on the audience seats around the place began to whisper
privately among themselves. According to common sense, this request of Yan Li was not too much to
meet.
TL: Now imagine if the Alchemist Association forced Yan Li to eat a pill to transform into a middle
aged man
Hearing the private conversations being transmitted from the surroundings, Fa Ma expression
sunk. He did not expect that Yan Li was still this recalcitrant even at this moment.
“Once the Grand Meeting is over, it will be best if I can find a chance to… once he leaves the
capital.” Both of Jia Lao’s hands were inserted in his sleeves as he softly muttered.
“If he is able to leave the Jia Ma Empire alive, I don’t need to continue being this chairman.” Fa
Ma’s lips moved slightly. His soft voice was filled with a thick cold killing intent that was difficult to
hide. It appeared that Fa Ma was truly angered by Yan Li in order for the usually good natured him
to reveal his anger. “What do we do now? Do we really let him examine it? What if Xiao Yan’s
medicinal pill really does have some problems? Although the chances of this are very small, the
current situation doesn’t allow even the slightest mistake to happen.” Jia Lao hesitatingly asked.
Fa Ma was silent. Although he had some confidence in Xiao Yan, it was difficult for anyone to be
certain that the interior of the medicinal pill did not suffer much damage from the medicinal
cauldron explosion a moment ago.
“Chairman Fa Ma, since he needs to examine it, why don’t you let him do so? Otherwise, it would
appear that we are guilty.” Xiao Yan suddenly raised his head and smiled at the Fa Ma’s group who
were full of hesitation.
Hearing Xiao Yan’s words, Fa Ma was at a lost. He eyed the smiling face and mused for a moment.
Finally, he helplessly spoke, “Alright. Then we will examine it. However, the person doing the
examination cannot be Yan Li himself. According to the rules of the Grand Meeting, a competitor
does not have the right or authority to examine the result of other people’s refinements.”
“According to the procedure, a few elders in the association will be chosen. Of course, it would
naturally be inappropriate for the people doing the examination to be made up of entirely members
of the association. Therefore, we will also choose a few renowned grandmasters who are
independant alchemists within the Jia Ma Empire and allow them to come together and examine the
results of the pill refinement. Everyone, this should be sufficient to gain your trust, no?”
Hearing this, Yan Li’s expression became gloomier. Although he wanted to say something again,
he forcefully controlled himself. The current him only managed to cause Fa Ma to send people to
create an examination group because he had borrowed the audience to exert pressure. However, if
he were to continue making things difficult, the surrounding audience would also likely be able to
see through his tricks. When that time came and everyone was roused into action, the one who
suffer would be himself.
“I don’t believe that your medicinal pill did not suffer the slightest bit of damage after
experiencing a medicinal cauldron explosion!” Yan Li clenched his teeth and ferociously stared at
Xiao Yan a short distance away. His manner was like a desperate hungry wolf.
Not long after the rules for the examination were decided, an inspection team consisting of seven
people descended from the high platform. Most of these seven people were alchemist grandmasters
who had quite a great reputation in the Jia Ma Empire. They were basically around tier four.
Therefore, there were hardly any objections to them becoming the inspectors.
Under the observation from a countless number of gazes, the seven people slowly walked closer to
the open ground. Xiao Yan swept his gaze over them and was somewhat stunned to discover that the
one leading the group was actually Ao Tuo.
The inspecting group first came to Yan Li’s side. They took the ‘’Purple Heart Barrier Breaking
Pill’ from his hand. After which, they formed a circle and used their Spiritual Perception to probe
the medicinal pill tier and to check if there were any defects.
After the inspection persisted for nearly five minutes, Ao Tuo took back the medicinal pill and
threw it back to Yan Li. He then raised his head and said faintly toward the seats on both sides, “The
‘Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill’ was successful refined and there were no defects!”
“Humph. Do you still need to say such unnecessary things? Hurry up and go and examine that
fellow’s ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’!” Yan Li held the medicinal pill as he urged in an impatient
manner.
Ao Tuo coldly stared at him. The corner of his eyes drifted passed the ‘Purple Heart Barrier
Breaking Pill’ that Yan Li held in his hand. A strange arc that no one could detect was suddenly
formed from pulling at the corner of his mouth.
After completely examining Yan Li’s medicinal pill, Ao Tuo and the others checked all the
medicinal pills that had been refined by the competitors who were willing to take them out. This
included Little Princess and Liu Ling. Other than the color of their medicinal pill being not very
pure, there was not too much of a problem with them.
Once they had checked the medicinal pill of the Little Princess, the inspection team finally came to
the front of Xiao Yan’s table in front of tens of thousands pairs of eyes.
Xiao Yan gave Ao Tuo a smile and handed over the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ that was in his
hand. Ao Tuo received it with both hands and softly said, “Very good little fellow. You have done
well.”
After receiving the medicinal pill, Ao Tuo’s seven man team once again formed a small circle.
Under everyone’s gazes they took turns to carefully examine it. The expressions on their faces
appeared somewhat grave.
“Old Mo, why don’t you announce the result this time around.” After the medicinal pill was passed
once around, it once again returned to Ao Tuo’s hand. Ao Tuo suddenly smiled and spoke to an old
man whose head was snow white.
This old man who was addressed as Old Mo did not belong to the alchemist association, but his
reputation in the Jia Ma Empire was quite great. This was because he was coincidentally the
champion of one of the previous Alchemist Grand Meetings.
“Ah, it is impossible not to admire him. After seeing so many Grand Meetings, this season’s Grand
Meeting is the most soul-stirring one.” The white haired old man sighed and shook his head. He
suddenly turned toward the audience seats behind him. After being silent for a moment, he finally
laughed faintly, “The examination has been completed. Although it is a little embarrassing saying
this, I don’t mind doing so. This ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ that young friend Yan Xiao has refined
has reached a perfection that even I cannot achieve.”
“Although this little fellow is still young, his potential is limitless. I think that surpassing Gu He in
the future is entirely within reach!”
This sudden unexpected evaluation from the white haired old man directly caused the entire open
ground to instantly become totally silent. Everyone’s faces were astonished as they eyed Xiao Yan
whose face was similarly shocked because of the old man’s evaluation. Pill-King Gu He’s position
within the Jia Ma Empire was nearly at the peak. In the eyes of countless fledgling alchemists, he
was like a huge mountain that was insurmountable!
However, at this moment, in front of tens of thousands of people, the old man had actually
seriously announced that a young man who was only around twenty would surpass this huge
mountain that was difficult to climb!
Regardless of what the reason was, the name ‘Yan Xiao’ would from this moment forth, shake the
whole Jia Ma Empire!

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Chapter 325
Chapter 325: The end of the Grand Meeting
The silence on the open ground persisted for a long time before it gradually recovered. This Old
Mo had become well known in the Jia Ma Empire much earlier than Gu He, so his evaluation would
naturally carry significant weight. Therefore, other than a small group of people, there were not
many who felt that he was making irresponsible remarks.
Yan Li’s expression was green. The evaluation of Old Mo had undoubtedly indirectly confirmed
that the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ that Xiao Yan had refined did not have the slightest problem.
In this case, he had completely lost this time around.
Yan Li clenched his fists and waved his sleeves, storing the medicinal cauldron on the stone table
within his storage ring. After which, he did not have the slightest hesitation as he turned around and
hurriedly left under the watchful gazes of countless pairs of eyes. The dark iciness that was shot
from the eyes of Fa Ma’s three man group had already let him understand that if he did not take the
opportunity to leave now, it was likely that he would be done when Fa Ma and the others had
completed everything here.
On the high platform, Fa Ma inserted both his hands into his sleeves and indifferently watched Yan
Li hurry out of the open ground. He could not resist coldly laughing as he asked, “You are thinking
of leaving now? Isn’t it a little too late?”
“Do we need to follow him since we are not needed here?” Hai Bodong smiled and asked.
“There’s no need to.” Fa Ma shook his head slightly and said with a smile, “I have already
instructed Ao Tuo to attach a spiritual imprint on Yan Li’s medicinal pill while he examined it. He
cannot run away.”
“The Chu Yun Empire’s Alchemist Association Will suffer a great loss this time around. It is not
that easy to groom a tier four alchemist grandmaster.” Jia Lao smiled and said. His smile was
somewhat gloating.
“Since they have come, they should naturally be prepared for such consequences.”
Fa Ma smiled. He eyed the open ground and coughed slightly. After waiting for all the gazes to
turn toward him, he said with a smile and a clear voice, “Since the inspection has been completed, I
will now announce that the champion for this season.”
Fa Ma’s hands were extended out of his sleeves and his finger pointed at the skinny, pale faced
young man in the open ground. “That person is Yan Xiao!”
As Fa Ma’s voice landed, an excited ear-piercing howl suddenly sounded from the audience seats.
Countless people were so excited that their faces turned red as they stood up from their seats and
waved the things in their hands. In an instant, the entire plaza had descended into a noisy and
excited ocean.
It was no wonder that the audience would become this excited and wild. The contest this time
around was different from the other Grand Meetings. In the past Grand Meetings, it had always
been the alchemists within the empire fighting for the champion spot. Therefore, the audience did
not have an overly intense feelings of uniting against a common enemy. This time around, however,
Yan Li, who had suddenly become a dark horse who had almost become the champion caused these
Jia Ma Empire citizens to be stimulated by their feelings of not wanting to let people from other
countries take the champion spot in their own country. After all, none of them wanted to see the
Grand Meeting that their own country conducted end up allowing another country, especially an
enemy country, to gain the honor of being the most accomplished.
This was because the honor that those people would gain would have been built upon the shame of
the Jia Ma Empire!
Just as Yan Li was about to become the champion, Xiao Yan had once again made a come ba

ck and snatched back the champion spot that was about to leave the country. From the surrounding
audience’s point of view, this action was undoubtedly a hope that was scattered down at a time
when things were very bleak. Therefore, the Jia Ma Empire’s citizens in the open ground being
unruffled by emotion was entirely normal.
 Of course, Xiao Yan, who had followed the will of the people and defeated Yan Li to become the
champion, would naturally and with great ease obtain the respect and attention of countless people.
After today, the name Yan Xiao would resound throughout the entire empire!
From a certain point of view, Yan Li had contributed greatly to Xiao Yan being able to obtain this
kind of unexpected fame. Without the former’s sudden appearance, Xiao Yan would at most be an
ordinary champion in the people’s hearts even if he had won. The time between the Grand Meeting
held every eight years was neither long nor short. It was natural for most of the people in the
audience to see the event seven times within their lifetime. Therefore, the meaning behind winning
with Yan Li versus without him would be entirely different.
Yan Li’s participation and failure had helped to improve Xiao Yan’s reputation. The latter may not
be overly concerned about his reputation, but at the very least, when people would discuss the
Alchemist Grand Meeting in the future, the young man called Yan Xiao, who had once turned the
tide, would appear first in everyone’s mind, and their words would contain some well-deserved
respect.
“Ha ha, I knew that this little fellow would become the final victor!” Nalan Jie could not resist and
laughed out loud as he watched the countless respectful, worshipping, and even adoration-filled
gazes pointed toward Xiao Yan, who was packing some of the remaining medicinal ingredients on
the stone table, as though there was no one else around.
“Yes.” Nalan Yanran nodded her head slightly. Her pretty eyes stared at the young man who
appeared large on the whole field despite being skinny in size. Her indifferent face could not help
but display a strange smile, “He’s really outstanding!”
“He’s more than outstanding.” Nalan Jie smack his lips and said, “From today onward, it is likely
that any groups or strengths with some ability will begin to extend an olive branch to this little
fellow. The evaluation from Old Mo earlier has really entered many people’s hearts.”
“What he said is true. Although I cannot say for certain how Yan Xiao will develop in the future,
being able to refine a ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ at this age is something that even elder Gu He
back then could not achieve.” Nalan Yanran softly said. Her bright eyes rotated as she said with a
smile, “If I am able to get him to join the Misty Cloud Sect, I’m afraid that his achievement in the
future will be even greater than elder Gu He!”
“Hei, why? Are you planning to help the Misty Cloud Sect pull people in?” Hearing this, Nalan Jie
rolled his eyes and said, “Don’t say that I did not remind you. This fellow’s relationship with Ya Fei
from the Primer clan appears to be a little intimate. That girl is indeed a source of trouble that could
cause men to undergo the most severe trials for her. It seems that there is quite a great amount of
difficulty if you want to pull Yan Xiao over from her. Don’t forget what kind of attitude Yan Xiao has
toward you.”
Hearing Nalan Jie’s words, Nalan Yanran knit her eyebrows slightly together. She was somewhat
vexed and uncertain. “Ah, I am also unsure what’s the problem. I keep feeling that he seems to have
a great prejudice toward me. When he sees me, he appears cold and indifferent, but when he is with
Ya Fei or even Yao Ye, he is able to smile and chat a little. But once I join in, he directly turns into
ice.”
Nalan Yanran was indeed a little dispirited. If one were to compare their status, hers was much
greater than Ya Fei and even Yao Ye. If one were to compare beauty, she was confident that she
would not lose to the two ladies. However, Yan Xiao just ignored her. Among those chasing after
Nalan Yanran, there was no shortage of those who chose to pick a different approach and
purposefully acted coldly toward her. Unfortunately, these people who tried to act cold were noticed
by Nalan Yanran due to their poor acting and were blacklisted. Therefore, Nalan Yanran did have
some experience dealing with those who pretended to be cold. However, when faced with Xiao Yan,
she had truly and completely sensed the coldness and even hatred in the other party’s words.
“He hates me?” As she thought of this, a strange expression surfaced on her pretty face. This was
indeed quite a massive blow to a person like her who was favored by the heavens.
“Hmm, I don’t seem to have offended him before, no?” Nalan Yanran bitterly smiled and shook her
head as she muttered in her heart, “Forget about it. I’ll leave the sect elders or Teacher to settle this
matter. This fellow… you can just tell me what I did that has offended you.”
I am also unsure why he treats you in this manner. However, when you are in contact with him in
the future, try your best to soften your attitude. Don’t simply bring out your identity as the young
Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect to suppress people. Some men who have ability and strong
character usually keep a respectful distance from women like you.” Nalan Jie shook his head and
said.
“When did I use my position as the young Sect Leader to suppress him?” Hearing this, Nalan
Yanran could not help but feel some injustice. It seemed like she had been maintaining a courteous
attitude ever since she met Yan Xiao in the Nalan clan’s home.
 “How would I know.” Nalan Jie helplessly shook his head. He did not continue to be entangled with
this question. Instead, his gaze turned toward the young man on the open ground who was being
congratulated by the many people around.
Xiao Yan’s palm was supporting himself on the stone table. Joyous cries appeared like a flash flood
as they were transmitted into his ear. This caused him to slowly exhale, turn around, and lift his
head to look at Fa Ma, who was smiling at him.
“Mister Yan Xiao, congratulations.” Little Princess smiled as she walked over and spoke to Xiao
Yan.
“I was merely lucky.” Xiao Yan smiled and said. Once again, he had used the same excuse that he
had used a countless number of times.
“In what way was that good luck? This is your true ability. Ke ke, to be honest, even big brother
Liu Ling and I admire you greatly.” Little Princess laughed softly.
Xiao Yan lifted his eyes and swept them at Liu Ling a short distance away, who was staring at the
former. When Liu Ling saw that Xiao Yan had looked over, he was momentarily lost. Immediately, an
ugly smile that could be barely considered as friendly appeared on Liu Ling’s face. The latter even
cupped his hands together in a stiff manner. For the usually haughty Liu Ling to be able to perform
such etiquette, it was likely that he had truly accepted Xiao Yan’s ability.
“This time around, there is no grievances in my loss. Once I return after this, I will focus entirely
on learning from Teacher. I was really too arrogant in the past. I hope that I will still have the
opportunity to compete with Mister Yan Xiao in the future.” Liu Ling walked toward Xiao Yan and
softly said. After experiencing this Grand Meeting, his character appeared to have become less
haughty.
“There should be such chances. This place if far too noisy. I will take my leave first. If we have the
chance in the future, let’s meet again.”
Xiao Yan smiled and swept his gaze over the competition ground where he had experienced this
soul-stirring competition. After which, he bid both the Little Princess and Liu Ling goodbye before
walking out of the open ground as he pleased. Since the Grand Meeting was already over, it was
pointless staying behind to receive the countless cheers and applause. He was still anxious to find
Fa Ma and obtain the reward for the champion, the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’ medicinal formula.”
“Ah, let us leave too.” As Liu Ling eyed Xiao Yan’s back which was slowly disappearing down a
passageway, he helplessly shook his head and said to Little Princess. After which, he slowly followed
Xiao Yan.
As the three people took turns to leave, the Alchemist Grand Meeting, which had already become
the event that had attracted the most attention in the capital, finally came to a close.

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Chapter 326
Chapter 326: Obtaining the Reward
As Xiao Yan walked out of the corridor, he coincidentally met Ao Tuo’s group who had been
waiting for a while. The few of them smiled and chatted a little. During this time, Xue Mei injected a
few sentences and the gaze that she used to looked at Xiao Yan was a little strange. Lin Fei, on the
other hand was stammering and did not dare speak much. Each time Xiao Yan shot his gaze over,
her face would flush. The performance of Xiao Yan a while ago had shocked this energetic girl once
over. The original idol in her heart, Liu Ling, was quietly kicked aside. Replacing him was the quiet
and thin young man’s back.
Not long after Xiao Yan conversed with Xue Mei and the others, Ao Tuo forcefully ended their
conversation. After which, he led Xiao Yan out of the plaza and swiftly returned to the association.
He arranged a quiet room for Xiao Yan, allowing the latter to adjust his condition first. This was
because the pale complexion of Xiao Yan was weak to the point of frightening people.
Xiao Yan eyed the room’s door which had been closed and could only helplessly shake his head. He
eyed his hand which contained a green colored medicinal pill which Ao Tuo had stuffed toward him.
Based off of the luster of the medicinal pill, it was at least a tier three. It appeared that Xiao Yan’s
victory this time around had indeed given Ao Tuo great joy. A medicinal pill of this grade could be
considered quite precious to him. Currently, however, he had readily handed it back over.
Once he was seated cross-legged on the soft bed, Xiao Yan took the medicinal pill in his hand and
pushed it into his mouth. He felt the pure energy that was swiftly being spread within his body and
slowly closed his eyes, beginning to recover his spirit.
Although he had been forcefully supporting himself, the examination this time around had indeed
exhausted all of Xiao Yan’s strength. The consumption of his Spiritual Strength when he changed
between three different types of flames was indeed overly great. If it were not because of this
earlier condition being extremely good, it was likely that Xiao Yan would have fainted due to the
complete exhaustion of his Spiritual Strength before he could finish changing the flame twice.
In a flash, over five hours had passed while he was recuperating. When Xiao Yan finally woke up
from his training mode and glanced at the unlatched window, he realized that the sun, which was
originally hanging high in the air, was actually about to descend beyond the horizon. The warm air
had also slowly turn cold.
Xiao Yan slowly exhaled and rubbed his forehead. He sensed the tiredness and drowsiness
withdrawing from his mind. He was a little surprised. Originally, he thought that he would need at
least a day’s time in order to recover half of his energy. It was unexpected that he had nearly
completely recovered during these five hours. This ought to be the effect of the medicinal pill that
Ao Tuo had given him.
Xiao Yan placed his palms on the bed and used a little strength. His body leaped forward in a flash
and steadily landed on the ground. He then patted his hands gently, feeling satisfied with the speed
at which he had recovered.
“Creak…”
Not long after Xiao Yan descended from the bed, the room’s door was gently pushed opened. Xiao
Yan lifted his head to take a look, only to see a delicate and pretty young lady wearing a trainee
alchemist robe carefully walking in while carrying a basin of clear water.
“Mister Yan Xiao, grandmaster Ao Tuo has instructed me to take care of you here…” The young
lady was merely around fourteen or fifteen. She had a very small body, but the tight alchemist robe
revealed her slim waist and somewhat bulging chest. Although she had yet to mature, she had a
uniqueness about her.
Currently, her delicate, pret

ty, small face was a little shy and flushed. A blazing heat flashed in her bright eyes as she stared at
Xiao Yan. Earlier, when she had nothing to do, she had quietly went to watch the Grand Meeting
competition. Naturally, she had clearly seen Xiao Yan defeating Yan Li and turned the tides,
changing the final outcome of the entire Grand Meeting. In the hearts of the young ladies at this
age, Xiao Yan was undoubtedly their hero and idol in their hearts. Even though his face was a little
ordinary looking, it was filled with charm when they looked at it now.
The young girl’s heart jumped for joy when she was suddenly instructed by Ao Tuo to guard this
place. This was especially so when she recalled the envious gazes of her companions. The
temperature of her heated eyes once again rose.
“*Cough*…” Xiao Yan coughed dryly as he was being stared at by a young girl in such a heated
manner. When he recovered, he smiled as he received the basin. “Thanks, but I can do it myself.”
“Oh.” Although she felt a little regretful in her heart, the young girl did not dare to refuse. She
obediently handed over the basin and stood to the side with her gaze staring unblinkingly at Xiao
Yan.
Xiao Yan really felt very uncomfortable at being stared at while he washed. Therefore, he simply
wiped his face randomly a couple of times before asking in a somewhat helpless manner, “Young
miss…”
“I…I’m called Xun-er.” The young lady said with a red face.
(TL: This Xun-er is not the Xun Er from the Xiao clan)
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly, but he only asked, “Miss Xun-er, can you bring me to see chairman Fa Ma
now?”
“Ah. Please follow me.” The little girl who was satisfied crisply replied before turning around and
leading the way from the front.
Once they left the room, Xiao Yan closely followed behind the young girl. The association’s
alchemists who occasionally passed by him, would stop and give the former a friendly smile. At
times when the stairs were squeezy, many alchemists would even take the initiative to give way.
Being treated so courteously caused Xiao Yan to be a little uneasy.
“Mister Yan Xiao, you really enjoy quite a great prestige. Normally, those people would scowl
when they see us, much less give way to us…” As they once again walked past a corridor, the young
girl in front of him could not resist laughing softly.
Xiao Yan smiled at these somewhat saucy words of the young girl. The world was realistic. Respect
and reverence were forever left for those with the ability to enjoy it. Before this, he too did not
receive such treatment when he came to the alchemist association, did he?
After following the young girl past a few more corridors, Xiao Yan finally came to a stop outside a
spacious room. The young girl softly said, “This is the study of the chairman. He should be inside
now. Please go in by yourself, Mister Yan Xiao.”
“Thank you Miss Xun-er.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and smiled as he spoke.
“There’s no need…” The young girl smiled sweetly and turned around. She had taken a few steps
when she suddenly turned around again and said with another smile, “Mister Yan Xiao, you are
really handsome today… hee hee, goodbye.”
Xiao Yan was at a loss while he eyed the young girl, who had her hands behind her back, bouncing
around like a deer as she disappeared at the end of the corridor. Immediately, he let out a smile and
shook his head. It appeared that the Grand Meeting had really agglomerated quite a great
popularity for him. Even this ordinary looking face could actually cause the young girl to have
amorous feelings for him… but it was a pity that this identity and name were false.
Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze and thoughts before he knocked lightly on the door. He waited for Fa
Ma’s voice to be emitted from within before he pushed open the door and entered.
Once he entered the room, Fa Ma, Hai Bo Dong, and Jia Lao, who were seated by the side of the
desk, involuntarily threw Xiao Yan a smile when they saw that it was him.
“Little fellow, congratulations.” As they eyed Xiao Yan entering, Fa Ma’s three men group cupped
their hands toward him.
“All of you should stop ridiculing me.” Xiao Yan slowly walked forward and spoke with a bitter
smile, “This affair nearly took this little life of mine.”
“Ke ke.” Fa Ma laughed softly. He did not say anything unnecessary as his palm stroked the
storage ring on his hand. Immediately, a purple-silver colored scroll appeared in his palm. Xiao Yan’s
palm slowly rubbed the scroll and he said with a smile, “With effort comes reward. This is the
medicinal formula for a tier six medicinal pill, ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’. Little fellow, from now on, it
belongs to you.”
As he spoke, Fa Ma flicked his finger onto the scroll. The scroll turned into a silver colored shadow
that shot toward Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan was a little excited as he received the scroll. He could not resist playing with it in his
hands. The scroll was both purple and silver in color and had an icy feeling when one held it. On the
bright and clean scroll’s surface, there were some complicated lines and ancient markings, giving it
an aesthetic feeling when one looked at it. Xiao Yan carefully held the scroll and slowly pulled it
open. He roughly glanced at the information written on the scroll and realized that what was written
on it was no different from what Ao Tuo had told him. Only then did he sigh in relief.
“I advise you not to use your Spiritual Strength to read the medicinal formula here. Otherwise,
you will faint on the spot. Even if it were me, a tier six medicinal formula is something that would
give me a headache for quite a long time after reading it.” Fa Ma reminded as he eyed Xiao Yan’s
excited manner.
“Ke ke, I know.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and carefully placed the medicinal formula for the
‘Thawing Spirit Pill’ into his storage ring. When he raised his head, he saw Fa Ma handing over a
piece of purple colored metal plate over and could not help but feel uncertain.
“This is the token for an honorary elder of the association and is also a kind of reward for the
champion. If you take this token, you can obtain help from any association branch in the Jia Ma
Empire.” Fa Ma smiled and said, “I know that you do not like to be constrained by any position. This
so called honorary elder doesn’t need you to do anything. It is just a hanging title. As long as you are
willing, you can ignore anyone’s dispatchment, including me.”
Xiao Yan nodded slightly before receiving the token in passing.
“Alright, little fellow, you have already obtained the reward. Next, you can wander around the
association or the capital. Although the Grand Meeting is over, the capital will be quite lively for a
period of time. The current you is also a famous person. If you were to walk out, the people who
want to be acquainted with you may well have to queue out of this city. Ha ha.” Fa Ma teased.
Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head. His gaze swept over the three of them as he suddenly asked,
“You… what are you planning to do?”
“Ke ke…” Hai Bodong smiled and exchanged glances with Fa Ma and Jia Lao. He then smiled and
said, “Next, we plan to go and find that friend Yan Li to discuss the price to pay for breaking the
rules of the Grand Meeting…”
“A pitiful fellow who is destined not to be able to return.” Xiao Yan spread his hands. He did not
think that Yan Li would be able to escape alive from the hands of Fa Ma’s three man group.
“Since the three of you have an appointment to keep, I shall not keep you. I also have some things
that I must do. Goodbye…” Xiao Yan cupped his hands at the three people. He did not stay any
longer as he turned around and walked out of the room.
“Ke ke, let’s go… during these two day, I have been infuriated by that fellow. Now, it is time to
pay.” As he eyed the disappearing back of Xiao Yan, Fa Ma stood up from his chair and spoke with a
cold smile.
Hai Bodong smiled and stood up. The three of them exchanged gazes. As their bodies shook
slightly, a violent wind abruptly blew from within the room. The wind blew the books all over the
place as they let out a swishing sound (books flying around). When everything finally settled down,
the three people in the room were nowhere to be found.

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Chapter 327
Chapter 327: Obtaining the Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva
Xiao Yan slowly walked out of the Alchemist Association under the numerous gazes that all
contained various meanings to them. He stood at the main entrance and watched the sky which was
gradually becoming dark. His mind was a little blank as he did so. With the end of the Grand
Meeting, his entire body had suddenly felt much more relaxed. Only without the pressure to
absolutely take the champion spot could he truly sigh in relief.
“Ah, this thing really consumes too much of one’s spirit…” Xiao Yan laughed bitterly. If it were not
for Queen Medusa saying that sentence back then, Xiao Yan would not be willing to desperately
perform such tiring work and participate in this Grand Meeting.
As he recalled Queen Medusa’s warning, Xiao Yan’s palm could not help but quietly touch the
Seven Colored Heaven Swallowing Python that was twined around his arm while it was fast asleep.
He did not know if it was because of Queen Medusa growing increasingly stronger, but the current
python frequently descended into a deep slumber. Occasionally, while Xiao Yan was training, his
keen senses would occasionally sense that there were two spirits which were suppressing and
fighting with each other within that small body.
“Ah, there’s trouble everywhere…” Xiao Yan sighed softly. Without having the ability to help the
Seven Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, Xiao Yan could only watch them fight. Although the final
victor in this battle would definitely be Queen Medusa, the Seven Colored Heaven Swallowing
Python at least helped Xiao Yan obtain the right to be able to discuss terms with Queen Medusa.
Seeing that Queen Medusa had suddenly spoke the last time, it was likely that this ‘Thawing Spirit
Pill’ was extremely important to her. Although the medicinal formula was currently already in his
hands, she must still rely on Xiao Yan if she wanted to have the medicinal pill refined. Therefore, the
current him need not worry about getting killed if Queen Medusa was to awaken one day.
Xiao Yan inhaled a breath of somewhat cold, moist air. He threw those chaotic thoughts out of his
mind and paused slightly on the street. After which, he lifted his head and walked in the direction
where the Nalan clan was at. Today was the last time that he would need to expel the poison from
Nalan Jie. If everything went smoothly, he would get his hands on the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit
Saliva’ tonight. When that time came, he would try and see if he could awaken Yao Lao by using it…
If he could wake Yao Lao up, he would have the safest protection on his journey to the Misty Cloud
Sect this time around. If he failed to wake Yao Lao up, then… he could only toughen his skin and
head up there. Since he had already come this far in his journey, Xiao Yan would not choose to give
up regardless of what happened.
“Tomorrow will be the last idle day… if possible… ah, unfortunately, this thing also had some
chances of a backlash occurring. Having successfully refined three lines on the medicinal pill, the
backlash is much larger on a Dou Shi class… If my strength unluckily falls at this moment in time, it
would really cause me to be depressed…” Xiao Yan pressed his lips slightly together. His finger
gently rubbed his storage ring. Within it, there was the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ that had been
refined for less than half a day.
Although Xiao Yan could not sense the actual strength of Nalan Yanran, it was likely that her
strength would not be weaker than Mu Zhan from the sharp and imposing manner when she
attacked the other night. She might even surpass him…
Mu Zhan was already a nine star Dou Shi. If Nalan Yanran surpassed him, then she should be
around the Da Dou Shi class.
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ldquo;Three years ago, she was merely a three star Dou Zhe. During this less than three year period
of time she had actually advance to the Da Dou Shi class? Unless I have made a mistake in my
judgement, it was likely that she consumed some sort of medicinal pill that could directly raise her
strength during these three years. With the Misty Cloud Sect’s abundant wealth and the help of Pill-
King Gu He, it was not impossible to refine such medicinal pills even though they are extremely
rare. Otherwise, even if her talent was outstanding, it was impossible for her to become stronger so
much faster than me…” Xiao Yan lowered his head and mused.
 “Teacher’s ability may be great and unfathomable, but those medicinal pills requires various rare
medicinal ingredients in order to be refined. With my ability, there are many things that I cannot get
my hands on. Without sufficient medicinal ingredients, Teacher would not be able to refine the
medicinal pills regardless of how great his ability was… Therefore, he had been using and refining
those catalytic type medicinal pill during these few years. For example, liquids that could stimulate
the body’s potential when applied on it despite bringing about extreme pain… However, Teacher had
never made medicinal pills like those which could directly raise one’s strength.”
Summarizing all of the conditions of the both of them, Xiao Yan quietly felt a little relief even
though Nalan Yanran strength had improved by leaps and bounds.
“Ah, we will see how it is when that time comes. If I can wake Teacher, I would not need to take
the risk and consume that ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’. If I fail to wake him up…” Xiao Yan sighed
before mumbling: “Then I can only take the risk and give it a try. I have already prepared for three
years just for this day. I cannot allow any blemishes which can result in my failure…”
Xiao Yan shook his head and temporary suppressed these somewhat irritating thoughts. He raised
his head and glanced around. The Nalan clan’s manor was already partially visible at the edge of his
vision.
Xiao Yan slowly came to the entrance of the Nalan clan. After coming over daily to help Nalan Jie
expel the poison during these few days, Xiao Yan had already become a frequent guest in this place.
Therefore, the two guards at the front entrance did not act in an inexperienced manner and step
forward to stop him. Instead, they humbly smiled at him, raised their hands and respectfully led him
in.
Xiao Yan followed the small gravel path and slowly walked for a distance. After which, he arrived
at the hall only to see that Nalan Jie was already waiting for him. When Nalan Jie saw the former, he
smiled as he stood up, cupped his hands together and said, “Congratulations. The current you can
be considered the man of the moment in the capital. There’s no one who does not know you.”
Xiao Yan smiled and swept his gaze over his surroundings. However, he was a little surprised to
discover that Nalan Yanran who had always been around was nowhere to be found.
“Ke ke, Nalan Yanran has returned to the sect. There was someone from the sect here today to
urge her to return.” Nalan Jie appeared to understand Xiao Yan’s uncertainty as he explained with a
smile.
“Oh.” On the surface, Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. However, a cold smile appeared in his heart,
“The Three Year Agreement is approaching. She naturally has to return…”
“Grandfather Nalan, let’s begin today’s poison extraction session. This is the last time. After
tonight, the ‘Searing Poison’ will have completely left your body.”
“Ke ke. That’s good. Thanks, young friend Yan Xiao. In the future, if there is anything that you
need help with, you can just come to our Nalan clan. As long as I am in charge, I will definitely not
reject you.” Nalan Jie said with gratitude.
“Each of us is just getting what we need.” Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head. He followed behind
Nalan Jie as they walked into a room by the side. After which, they began this last poison expelling
session…
The last poison expelling session was so easy that it was a little beyond Xiao Yan’s expectations. Of
course, he clearly understood that this was because of his Spiritual Strength soaring during the
Grand Meeting. Having experienced that kind of test, he had undoubtedly become much more
capable in his control of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’.
Xiao Yan wiped off a drop of cold sweat from his face. His finger was removed from Nalan Jie’s
back as he eyed the latter’s face which had suddenly become much more rosy. He nodded and said,
“Congratulations. The ‘Searing Poison’ has completely been removed from your body…”
As he said these words, Xiao Yan’s mouth contained a little bitterness. The ‘Searing Poison’ had
indeed left Nalan Jie’s body, but it ended up running into his own body.
“Hu…” Nalan Jie released a long breath of turbid air. The turbid air this time around no longer had
the black colored content it did in the past. It really appeared to be as Xiao Yan had said. That
‘Searing Poison’ has indeed been completely removed.”
“I cannot thank such great kindness with mere words or deeds. The old me knows that young
friend Yan Xiao is here because of that ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’, but my life cannot be
compared to that plant. I, Nalan Jie, promise you that if there is ever an opportunity in the future, I
will not hesitate to repay your kindness!” Nalan Jie stood up and spoke to Xiao Yan in a deep voice.
From his manner, it appeared that he was extremely serious.
Xiao Yan smiled but was non-committal.
“*Clap, clap*!” Nalan Jie suddenly clapped his hands. A moment later, the room’s door which was
tightly shut, was pushed open. A female servant carried a jade flower pot which contained a plant as
she walked in.
When this plant appeared, a strange scent which calmed people’s spirit immediately spread
throughout the entire room.
Xiao Yan sniffed the strange fragrance as his gaze instantly paused on the plant on her hand. This
plant was completely green in color, appearing as if it was carved out from top quality green jade.
On the top of the plant, a flower which possessed seven different colors was slowly blooming. As it
did so, Xiao Yan was somewhat astonished to realize that the seven colors were actually gradually
changing, giving it an extremely gorgeous appearance.
“Young friend Yan Xiao, this is the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’. It is said that if an
alchemist were to use a flame to refine it into liquid, it would enable exhausted spirits to recover
swiftly. Back then, I had spent quite a lot of effort in order to get hold of it. The reason for me
getting that ‘Searing Poison’ was also because of picking this thing…” Nalan Jie laughed.
Xiao Yan resisted the excitement in his heart and nodded slightly. He licked his lips and did not
allow himself to get carried away.
“Ke ke, young friend Yan Xiao, since you have already completely cured me, this thing now
belongs to you.” Although Xiao Yan controlled himself very well, he could not deceive a cunning old
fox like Nalan Jie as the latter smiled as he spoke.
“Thank you very much.” Xiao Yan cupped his hands together gratefully at Nalan Jie. He did not
resist any longer. Taking two steps forward, he received it from the female servant’s hand. His gaze
moved up and down as it watched the plant excitedly.
“Although this ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ can be stored in the storage ring, you must let
it receive an hour of sunlight everyday. Otherwise, it will automatically wither. You must remember
this.” Nalan Jie reminded.
“Yes.” Hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded his head. Only then did he dare to store the ‘Seven Magical
Green Spirit Saliva’ in his storage ring. He turned around and spoke to Nalan Jie: “Grandfather
Nalan, there are still some things that I am rushing to complete today. Since I have already finished
what I need to do here, I will bid you farewell.”
“Ah? So soon?” Nalan Jie was at a loss. He wanted to persuade Xiao Yan to stay, but seeing the
urgentness on Xiao Yan’s forehead, he could only swallow those words to retain him. With a smile,
he said, “If there is anything you need help with in the future, you can come and find me.”
“Haha, I will.” As he smiled, Xiao Yan, who was in a hurry to wake Yao Lao, cupped his hands
while facing Nalan Jie. After which, he turned around and hurriedly walked out of the room.
Within the room, Nalan Jie watched Xiao Yan who was burning with impatience, and could only
helplessly shake his head. He had planned to invite the other person for dinner to lay a solid
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Chapter 328
Chapter 328: Awakening of Yao Lao?
Xiao Yan was in a rush as he left the Nalan clan. He wanted to quickly return to the inn where he
stayed when he suddenly paused his footsteps. In order to refine the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit
Saliva’ into liquid, he would naturally need a medicinal cauldron. That cauldron of his, however, had
already been destroyed during the Grand Meeting…
Xiao Yan shook his head. He hesitated for a moment before he hurriedly walked toward the Primer
Auction House. As he was afraid that he would be delayed if he met Ya Fei, Xiao Yan simply bought a
medicinal cauldron that was approximately the same tier as the one he previously had from the
exterior of the auction house. He then hurried back to the inn he was staying at without stopping.
With complete focus, Xiao Yan rushed back to the inn, entered his room and turned his hand
around to shut the door tightly. He strode into the interior of the room. Only after he exhaled a few
coarse breaths did he finally take out the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ and place it on the
table.
Sitting by the side of the table, Xiao Yan’s gaze stared directly at this extremely beautiful plant for
a long while before letting out a long sigh. After spending so much effort, he had finally got his
hands on it. It was just that he did not know if it would be of any use to Teacher.
Xiao Yan slowly calmed his agitated feelings. He carefully shut all the windows before returning to
the table side and attentively studied the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ that was repeatedly
changing color. With the beckoning with his hand, a red colored medicinal cauldron appeared on the
table.
As he placed his hand on the jade pot that contained the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’, Xiao
Yan suddenly released a hidden strength in his palm. A ‘crack’ was heard and crack lines that swiftly
began spreading appeared like a spider web on the surface of the jade pot.
Xiao Yan’s finger pressed on the jade pot that was filled with crack lines. Instantly, the latter
completely broke apart, revealing the roots of the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ that were
wrapped by the soil within it.
After musing for a while as he observed the moist soil, Xiao Yan’s palm once again nestled close to
it. A faint green colored flame seedling emitted a high temperature which quickly grilled the moist
soil until it was dry. At this moment, his palm gently patted it and all the soil that was wrapped
outside the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ began shedding itself, revealing the lower portion of
the roots which were not the least bit damaged.
Xiao Yan’s palm curled slightly and a gentle suction force slowly pulled up the ‘Seven Magical
Green Spirit Saliva’ which was then carefully placed into the medicinal cauldron.
His palm rotated slightly and a contracted green colored flame was spat out from it. Xiao Yan
flicked his finger and the flame seedling was swiftly and abruptly inserted into the medicinal
cauldron, revolving around the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ a couple of times.
When the green colored flame appeared, the high temperature that it carried caused the ‘Seven
Magical Green Spirit Saliva’, which was originally like green jade, to quickly began to wither.
Although the branches and leaves withered away, the seven-colored flower’s color became
increasingly brighter. The moment the branches and leaves completely turned into ashes and
disappeared, the color of the flower was so bright that it caused the eyes of those who looked at it to
feel a piercing pain. Additionally, a rich fragrance, much like that of a vintage wine that was buried
underground for a long time, began to slowly seep out from the fire outlet of the medicinal cauldron.
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ao Yan’s entire spirit was stimulated as he inhaled a breath of the rich fragrance. He was surprised
to realize that his tiredness, which was a lingering undesirable effect of the competition despite his
rest during the daytime, had actually completely disappeared.
“Tsk tsk. This is indeed something good. Just the fragrance from the flower has this strange effect
comparable to a tier three medicinal pill. It is likely to have some effect on those exhausted spirits.”
Xiao Yan let out a praise as he threw his gaze to the medicinal cauldron. His finger moved slightly
and the green colored flame which was surrounding the seven-colored flower, abruptly leaped
forward, wrapping around the latter. After which, the flame began to violently burn it…
As the flame writhed, Xiao Yan, who was staring at the medicinal cauldron, abruptly let out a soft
‘eh’. He realized that when the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ was being calcined by the flame,
the seven-colored light that was repeatedly changing was actually able to contend with the ‘Green
Lotus Core Flame’, attempting to preserve its entire self within the flame.
“Hei, this thing is indeed no ordinary thing. It is actually able to withstand the ‘Heavenly Flame’
temperature for such a long time. But… this is merely so.” Xiao Yan softly laughed as he realized
that as the ‘Underground Green Lotus Flame’ repeatedly soared, the seven-colored light that was
contending with it gradually weakened. From the looks of it, the energy that the seven-colored light
could use was limited.
Xiao Yan waved his palm gently and another cluster of green-colored flame spewed into the
medicinal cauldron. Immediately, the temperature of the green-colored flame once again surged.
After a moment, it completely swallowed the resisting seven-colored glow in one swoop…
Once the seven-colored glow disappeared, the seven-colored flower flower immediately became
unbearably weak. With just a movement from the flame seedling, the flower petals swiftly withered.
Droplets of seven-colored dew seeped out from the withering flower petals and flickered with a
strange luster.
As the seven-colored flower was completely withered, the numerous tiny droplets of seven-colored
dewdrops began to slowly merge together, much like a bright pearl emitting a seven-colored glow,
appearing very attractive.
“It should be like this, no?” Xiao Yan muttered to himself. Not long after the seven-colored dew
drop appeared, he withdrew the flame. He beckoned with his hand and the cover of the caudron was
opened. The seven-colored dewdrop flew out and drew a rainbow arc in midair.
The seven-colored dewdrop that flew up was slowly suspended around half an inch from Xiao
Yan’s palm. As it moved the weak seven-colored glow quietly expanded and contracted.
“This… how do I use it?” Xiao Yan blinked his eyes uncertainly. He had used his spiritual strength
to sweep over it once, only to realize that the seven-colored dewdrop contained a type of strange
energy that would cause the spirit to jump for joy. However… what did he need to do in order to let
Yao Lao absorb it?
Xiao Yan moved his right hand a little lower and shortened the distance between the seven-colored
suspending dewdrop and the dark black ring on his left hand. With a bitter smile, he said, “Don’t tell
me that I should just throw it in like this?” Xiao Yan knew that this dark black ring also contained a
storage ability similar to a storage ring. However, this thing appeared to only listen to Yao Lao’s
command. With Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Strength it was impossible for him to enter.
Xiao Yan vexed over it for a while with a frown, but still did not have any idea how to proceed. He
could only carefully stick the seven-colored dewdrop toward the dark black ring.
Following the shortening of the gap between the two things, Xiao Yan abruptly realized that the
the dark black ring which had always appeared ancient and deep suddenly become much brighter!
“It is indeed effective…” A great joy appeared in Xiao Yan’s heart as he discovered this
occurrence. He did not hesitate any longer. With a movement of his hand, the seven-colored
dewdrop suddenly smashed against the ring.
The collision between the two of them did not cause the seven-colored dewdrop to slide off the
ring. Instead, it strangely adhered to the surface of the ring. In a moment, the dark black ring
appeared to have turned into something made of seven different colors.
As the seven-colored glow bloomed, a black-colored glow was gradually emitted from deep within
the dark black ring. The seven-colored glow appeared to be swallowed by this black-colored glow
that was shining onto it, becoming weaker at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. Following
the weakening of the seven-colored glow, the black-colored one became increasingly dense.
Eyeing this strange occurrence that had happened on the ring, a wild joy surfaced on Xiao Yan’s
face. He could vaguely sense that there was a spirit which he was familiar with slowly recovering.
The dark glow on the black-colored ring was becoming increasingly dense. Finally, it appeared to
be like a bottomless pit.. At one instance, the ring suddenly fell from Xiao Yan’s finger and slowly
suspended in front of the latter. The dark black glow was withdrawn and spat out while repeating
this cycle tirelessly.
“Teacher? Have you awakened?” As he eyed the dark black ring in front of him, Xiao Yan could not
resist asking in a somewhat agitated manner.
There was no reply to Xiao Yan’s words. The dark black ring simply floated in this manner, but Yao
Lao’s figure did not appear as Xiao Yan had imagined.
“What is happening?” Xiao Yan parted his mouth slightly, feeling a little lost. He was about to
extend his hand to retrieve the ring when the latter, which had been quiet all this while, suddenly
trembled violently. A vast and terrifying Spiritual Strength suddenly turned into the form of ripples
and burst apart with the ring at its center.
The Spiritual Energy Explosion that had suddenly appeared caused Xiao Yan’s expression to
change greatly. If this terrifying spiritual assaulting wave were to strike him, it was likely that his
spirit would instantly be destroyed!
Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the Spiritual Energy ripples that had spread apart. He forcefully
suppressed the panic in his heart. It was impossible for him to escape from attacks at this proximity.
Moreover, he also believed that Yao Lao would not harm him.
The Spiritual Energy ripples surged out in a lightning like manner. Just before it came into contact
with Xiao Yan, a certain region of the ripple suddenly paused and then disappeared…
The spiritual ripple attack leaped over Xiao Yan and violently surged toward the roof.
“Glug…”
The vague spiritual ripple did not damage anything on the roof which was void of people.
However, under a dark black spot, a human figure was suddenly catapulted out. A mouthful of fresh
blood was involuntarily spat out. The moonlight scattering on the figure revealed an old face with a
somewhat dark complexion.
“This is bad. That fellow has awakened again… In the future, I cannot be in such close proximity
to him. This bastard. He knew that I don’t have any evil intent, yet he still uses such a powerful
attack!” The black shadow wiped off the blood traces from the corner of his mouth as he scolded.
His toes gently pressed on the empty space, and then his body disappeared far into the darkness in
a few flashes.
In an isolated town tens of kilometers from the capital, Hai Bodong indifferently stared at a human
ice sculpture below him. He carelessly threw a falling leaf onto the ice sculpture. The falling leaf
floated in the air as it slowly descended.
TL: Yes, it’s Yan Li.
“Let’s go.” Hai Bodong raised his head and spoke to the two shadows on the tree branches above
him with a smile.
“Yes.” Fa Ma and Jia Lao nodded slightly. They were just about to move when their faces suddenly
changed. Suddenly, they turned their heads around and threw their gazes toward the distant huge
capital.
“What a strong spirit!” An exclamation was simultaneously emitted from the mouths of the two of
them without any prior planning. Immediately, the two of the exchanged glances and both were able
to see a grave expression in both of their eyes.
“Why is there such a strong person appearing in the capital? Why did we not hear of any news?”
Jua Lao said in a soft and deep voice. As the guardian of the Imperial family, he must immediately be
aware of any strong person suddenly appearing in the capital.
“I don’t know. This spirit is far too strong, far from what I can compare with…” Fa Ma soft voice
contained aghast.
On another tree, Hai Bodong also turned his head around and eyed the direction of the capital. His
mouth widened slightly and a surprise gradually appeared in his eyes, “This spiritual strength
appears to be from within that little fellow, Xiao Yan’s body? He… has he recovered his strength?”
“Let’s go. We should go back and take a look!” Hai Bodong narrowed his eyes. He did not tell Fa
Ma or Jia Lao about the origin of this Spiritual Strength. He simply randomly said something and in
a flash, flew quickly toward the capital.
“Yes.” Fa Ma and Jia Lao nodded. Their bodies soared up and followed closely behind Hai Bodong.
As the three of them disappeared the floating, falling leaf finally landed on the ice sculpture.
Immediately, a clear cracking sound appeared and the ice sculpture suddenly burst apart. Ice dust
filled the sky before gradually disappearing under the glow of the moon…

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Chapter 329
Chapter 329: Night Discussion
Within the room, Xiao Yan’s hands were placed protectively in front of his face. A long while later,
Xiao Yan looked through the gap between his hands and eyed the black colored ring in front of him
which was once again calm. Only then did he lower his arms. He inspected his body, which did not
appear to have any deformation.
Xiao Yan’s clothes, which appeared to have bulged out after receiving a blow from the spiritual
ripple had already slowly lowered. After sensing that there was no feeling of discomfort being
emitted from his body, Xiao Yan finally let out a slight sigh of relief. He lifted his head and eyed the
black colored storage ring in front of him. However, he still did not see the figure of Yao Lao.
“What exactly happened?” Xiao Yan frowned slightly and muttered uncertainly. He called out once
again, but the dark black ring merely emitted a dark colored glow. It did not give any response, nor
was there even the slightest spiritual movement. Instead, it was quiet like a pool of stagnant water.
“Don’t tell me that it failed? But the spiritual ripple earlier was indeed teacher’s…” Xiao Yan’s face
was a little lost and disappointed after waiting for a long time without witnessing any response. If
Yao Lao had really woken up, it was likely that he would immediately reply to Xiao Yan in the latter’s
heart. The current situation, however, seemed to only imply that Yao Lao’s spirit was still being
limited by something. Therefore, he could not randomly converse with Xiao Yan just like he did in
the past.
Regardless of what the situation was, Xiao Yan could at least tell from the glow emitted by the
black colored ring that Yao Lao’s condition was much better compared to when the latter fell into a
slumber. From the looks of it, the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ did have some effect.
After staring at the ring that was suspended in front of him for a long time, Xiao Yan let out a long
breath. He extended his hand and grabbed the ring and once again placed it on his finger. This time
around, the ring did not display any resistance. The dark glow continued to remain bright for a
while before it completely disappeared. The black ring became like how it looked in the past,
appearing inconspicuous.
As his finger slowly touched the black colored ring, which had returned to being calm, Xiao Yan
also rubbed his forehead. A long while later, after a bitter laugh he softly muttered, “Teacher, rest
assured that I will continue to look for ways to help you recover sooner…”
Xiao Yan sighed once again. He was just about to adjust his breath and begin training when his
gaze suddenly swept toward the window. A sharp wind sound that carried an icy air was rushing at
him from that direction. As the window was forcefully pushed opened, Hai Bodong’s figure appeared
within the room. The latter eyed Xiao Yan and was presently surprised as he asked, “Have you
recovered?”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was at a loss. Immediately, he felt a little relief. The question was likely due
to the terrifying spiritual ripple earlier. A strong person of the same class as Hai Bodong was
extremely sensitive toward such a large spiritual movement.
“I have obtained the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ and have just swallowed it. My spiritual
strength did indeed abruptly recover. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, it once again
became quiet after a while…” Xiao Yan shook his head and told a partial lie.
“Uh?” Hai Bodong was shocked. A long while later, he gave a bitter smile and said, “Then you
mean that you have still yet to recover? Don’t tell me that the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’
had no effect?”
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rtain… but at the very least I can sense the Spiritual Strength that has not been recovered. Before, I
completely did not have such a feeling. From the looks of it, the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’
did indeed have some effect.” Xiao Yan said somewhat helplessly, “It looks like I can only find some
other methods to recover Spiritual Strength…”
“Ah, to think that I was happy over nothing.” Hai Bodong shook his head with disappointment. He
sat on the chair and said, “If you have recovered your strength, our safety factor when you go to the
Misty Cloud Sect this time around would rise by a lot. If you haven’t, it will be extremely dangerous
even with my protection. The Misty Cloud Sect has such a long tradition. The strength of those
elders are all ridiculously strong. Moreover, there’s the joint attack Dou Techniques that the
members of the Misty Cloud Sect are extremely good at. The superposition of their attacks is a
sharp blade that even I have to avoid…”
“Ke ke, with a Dou Huang like you around, it should not be possible for anyone to stop us from
escaping even if we can’t beat them, no?” Xiao Yan joked.
“Your thinking is really far too simple…” Hai Bodong shook his head. He was silent for a moment
when he suddenly stared at Xiao Yan. In a low voice, he said, “Little fellow, in a day’s time, you will
be going to the Misty Cloud Sect. I think that there are somethings that we should agree to
beforehand.”
As he eyed Hai Bodong’s face which had suddenly become very serious, Xiao Yan was a little
startled. He immediately nodded his head quietly before saying, “Speak.”
“Back then I have already said that I will try my best to ensure your safety. However, this is only
on the precondition of not offending the Misty Cloud Sect. You should already know that my
relationship with the Primer clan is quite deep. Therefore, any action of mine would implicate the
Primer clan. Although they may appear to be a strength with quite a lot of weight as one of the three
large clans in the Jia Ma Empire, you should know that there are other strengths in the Jia Ma
Empire. If we are to talk about having a solid strength, the Misty Cloud Sect would take the top
spot. These thousands and hundreds of years of tradition is something that even the Imperial family
of the Jia Ma Empire cannot compare with. Of course, this is excluding the integrated strength. No
matter how one puts it, the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial family still rules over the entire empire… The
strength that this ancient sect hides is also not as simple as what is on the surface…”
“You should clearly understand that although the lifespan of a human on the Dou Qi continent is
limited, if one manages to raise his class within his lifespan, one could extend it by a lot. The last
sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, ‘Yun Shan’, already had the strength of an eight star Dou Huang
when he handed over the sect leader position to Yun Yun. At that point in time, there was still quite a
lot of time until the end of his life span. During these years, rarely anyone has heard from him.
However, not hearing of him does not mean that he has already died…” Hai Bodong slowly said.
“You mean that… the previous Misty Cloud Sect leader may still be alive?” Xiao Yan pressed his
lips together and softly asked.
“Although I cannot be certain, the chances of this being true are quite large. If he is still alive… I
think that he should have already broke through the barrier of a Dou Huang and become a Dou
Zong.” Hai Bodong sighed and said, “Therefore, if it is possible, try your best to avoid coming into
too great a conflict with the Misty Cloud Sect. Otherwise, when that time comes, even if you, Fa Ma,
and that old fellow Jia Xing Tian have some friendship, they would have to think of the big picture
and would not offend the Misty Cloud Sect just because of you!”
TL: Jia Xing Tian = Jia Lao
Xiao Yan’s expression was calm, seemingly totally unaffected by the words of Hai Bodong. He had
never bore such luxurious thoughts. He had only known Fa Ma and Jia Lao for less than half a
month. It was too much wishful thinking if he wanted them to become enemies with the largest
strength of the Jia Ma Empire just because of him.
“If the Misty Cloud Sect and I really end up reaching the point where we become enemies, I think
that Old Hai will also choose to withdraw, no?” Xiao Yan suddenly said in a soft voice. He clearly
understood that he and Hai Bodong only had a business relationship. If it were not because of the
‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’, it was likely that the two of them would have gone their separate
ways.
Hai Bodong was quiet. He raised his eyes and stared at the calm expression of the young man. A
long while later, he said, “As long as Yun Tian doesn’t appear…” The meaning behind his words was
very clear. If the previous Misty Cloud Sect Leader was to appear, he could only think of the Primer
clan and cease interfering with the issue between Xiao Yan and the Misty Cloud Sect.
“Ah, little fellow. You are still young. With your talent, your potential in the future will be limitless.
Before you have become a truly strong person, you need to endure. Having too sharp an edge is not
beneficial to you. It would not be too late to fight with the Misty Cloud Sect once you can freely
control the large strength within your body.” Hai Bodong patted Xiao Yan’s shoulders and said in a
serious and concerned manner.
Xiao Yan quietly nodded. If he excluded Teacher’s strength, he would merely be at the Dou Shi
class. In the Misty Cloud Sect where the strong were all over the place, one could find many of
similar levels to him by just randomly grabbing around. He was still young. This was his greatest
asset.
“Ke ke, alright. I have said all this because I want to remind you at this last moment to be as
careful as possible when you arrive at the Misty Cloud Sect.” Hai Bodong smiled and stood up. He
continued smiling as he spoke to Xiao Yan, “It is already quite late. You should rest. Have a break
tomorrow and then go to the Misty Cloud Sect!”
Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly as his gaze followed Hai Bodong out of the room. A long while
later, he let out a long breath. These words of Hai Bodong had caused him to be much more awake.
Although it appeared that Fa Ma and Jia Lao, these strong people among the peak of the empire,
were extremely friendly to him, all of these were mostly built upon not knowing Xiao Yan’s
background and the mysterious Teacher that did not exist behind him. In the face of a major event,
like Xiao Yan’s conflict with the Misty Cloud Sect, which could pull them into a whirlpool, they would
definitely not become enemies with the Misty Cloud Sect because of Xiao Yan.
Reality was always cruel.
Xiao Yan lay down on the soft bed. His hands supported the back of his head as he stared at the
bed curtain above him. He slowly closed his eyes, only to suddenly open them a while later.
However, there was no longer the slightest fear of the large being within his dark black eyes. One
could say it was the fearlessness of the young or that he was overly arrogant, but he had already
said before that he would not choose to give up going to the Misty Cloud Sect for any reason. Forget
about the Misty Cloud Sect potentially having a Dou Zong. Even if they had a Dou Sheng, he would
definitely appear as he had promised!
“If people don’t offend me, I will not offend them…” Xiao Yan tightly pursed his lips into a thin
line. He was stubborn because he was delicate. If the Misty Cloud Sect really intended to bully him
with their strength, Xiao Yan could only use reality to tell them that he was not some mud that they
could knead…
“Regardless of what happens, I must be victorious in the Three Year Agreement! This is because I
need it to prove that my three years of tough training was worth it! If I fail, my three years of
training will have gone down the drain and become utterly worthless!” Xiao Yan tightened his fist.
He deeply inhaled, straightened his back and leaped up. He then sat cross-legged on the bed.
“Nalan Yanran, just you wait!”
Xiao Yan muttered softly in his heart. His hands displayed the training seal and his body trembled
slightly. After which, Xiao Yan calmed his emotions and swiftly entered into his training mode.
Since Yao Lao did not appear as he had pictured, Xiao Yan had decided that he would adjust his
condition to the peak tonight. Tomorrow, he would consume the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ and
break through the Dou Shi barrier, striding into the Da Dou Shi class!
This time around, he definitely couldn’t fail!

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Chapter 330
Chapter 330: Consuming the Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill
The morning of the next day, warm light poured in from the gap between the windows and a tiny
white-colored ray of light spread out on the room’s floor. The ray of light slowly stretched out,
before it finally climbed onto the bed and shone upon the face of the young man who was sitting
cross-legged on it.
Sensing the warm feeling of the outside world, the quiet face of the youth moved slightly. A
moment later, his eyes, which were tightly shut, gradually opened, revealing a pair of dark, calm,
and indifferent black pupils.
Xiao Yan twisted his body for a moment, before leaping down from the bed in a supple manner. He
opened the door, only to be surprised at the empty private room beyond. It was likely that Hai
Bodong had left because he had something to do. However, this might be better as Xiao Yan could
avoid being disturbed.
After carelessly washing up in the private room, Xiao Yan flipped the green and red-colored sign
by the door such that the red surfaced faced out, indicating that he did not want to be disturbed.
Once he had finished all of his preparations, Xiao Yan felt assured and returned to the room. He
opened the window, allowing the warm morning sunlight to scatter on his body. This warm and
relaxing feeling caused people to feel a little lazy but it also caused Xiao Yan’s mood to ascend to a
quietness where any fluctuation had difficulty being formed.
Xiao Yan stood silently beside the window, only turning his body a long while later. One could not
see the slightest joy or anger in his calm face. He slowly raised his palm and a green light suddenly,
slowly, rose from it. The green light grew with the wind and turned into a green-colored lotus seat
that emitted a faint green glow. The lotus seat was suspended in front of Xiao Yan as it drifted
slightly.
Pressing on the ground gently with his toes, Xiao Yan’s body soared and landed steadily on the
green lotus seat. He then sat cross-legged on it.
When his body came into contact with the green lotus seat, Xiao Yan could clearly sense that he
appeared to have become much more sensitive to the natural energy around him. This core seat was
really worthy of being something created from the same source as the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’.
Xiao Yan shook his fingers and a green-colored medicinal pill encircled by three pill-lines appeared
between his fingers. He lowered his head and studied this medicinal pill which had been
successfully refined after exhausting all of his strength. He was silent for a long time before he
saying softly, “This time around, I cannot fail. Otherwise…”
Xiao Yan shook his head and released a breath of turbid air. He slowly closed his eyes and formed
the training seals with both hands. The rising and falling of his chest grew increasingly smooth.
Not long after Xiao Yan closed his eyes, the calm air surrounding him quietly began to fluctuate,
just like a lake’s surface whose calmness was suddenly broken by a rock thrown into it. Numerous
energy flows, which could be seen by the naked eye, seeped out from the air. They rotated around
the green lotus for a while before turning into tens of thousands of energy threads which began
pouring into Xiao Yan. When they passed through the green-light barrier, which the green lotus
emitted, they swiftly underwent an initial purification. After which, they each carried a little of the
pure energy from the green lotus as they followed Xiao Yan’s breathing and entered into his body.
Once these energies entered his body, they were easily controlled by Xiao Yan’s mind. They were
moved along the route of the Qi Method as they were circulated once around. The impurities within
each energy thread were completely purified, leaving only a little pure energy which was poured
into the vortex.
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iao Yan slowly absorbed the energy of the external environment. A long while later, when everything
was back to normal, Xiao Yan prepared to flick his finger on the ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’ that
was situated within two of his fingers. In a skillful manner, he flicked it into his open mouth.
Before Xiao Yan could react, as soon as the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ entered his mouth and
dissolved, the ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’ swiftly turned into three pure energy waves, with each
portion being increasingly stronger than the last. They followed his throat and rolled turbulently
down. Finally, they poured into his Qi Paths with an angry roar.
At the moment when the three portions of energy entered his Qi Paths, Xiao Yan‘s hands which
were maintaining the training seal abruptly trembled. He realized that of the three portions of
energy, two of them had suddenly emitted a high temperature comparable to a flame burning at this
moment. The other white-colored energy had become as cold as ice. Anywhere that the cold air from
the energy passed through, a thin frost would actually appear on his Qi Path walls.
This hot and cold feeling nearly caused Xiao Yan, who was caught unprepared, to withdraw from
his training mode. It was fortunate that his reaction was swift and he quickly settled his spirit. As he
clenched his teeth, withstanding the strange pain and feeling the three energy types with different
temperatures, he vaguely understood a little. The pattern of these three types of energy was similar
to the three types of flame he used back then, when he refined the medicinal pill.
“Don’t tell me that the so called ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’ was actually something that
absorbs flame energy into it and then using the energy contained within it to imitate the flames?”
Xiao Yan had suddenly come to a realization within his heart. He immediately and swiftly sunk his
mind into his body. With a thought, waves of turbulent green-colored Dou Qi from within the vortex
moved along the Qi Paths as they surged out. Finally, they came to a violent collision with the
energy of the ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’ at a certain spot within his Qi Path.
“Bang…”
As he heard the soft muffled sound emitted from within his body, Xiao Yan’s throat also let out a
soft muffled groan. A flush surged onto his face. The seal on his hands changed and his mind began
to direct these three clusters of energy, which had lost some of their vigor in the collision with the
Dou Qi. He moved them along the Qi Method route and began to swiftly circulate them.
During the circulation, the two hot and one cold energies began to intertwine with one another
and were actually able to merge together in an extremely harmonious manner. From time to time, it
would emit different low or high temperatures. This caused Xiao Yan to suffer terribly. If he knew
that the flame used to refine the pill was related to the power when consuming the medicinal pill, he
would not have use the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ in such an unhesitating manner… The attack earlier
initiated by his Dou Qi may have caused the ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’ medicinal effect to
weaken a little. However, as the three types of energy perfectly merged into an energy possessing
three colors while being circulated around the Qi Method routes, the size of the energy had
suddenly expanded greatly. The initially somewhat vague energy had actually completely turned into
a three-colored liquid…
As the size expended, Xiao Yan could even vaguely hear the excited roar that the energy emitted.
Before he could react, the three-colored energy within his Qi Path, instantly became like a train
swiftly rushing by and began circulating in a peremptory manner within his Qi Paths. Xiao Yan was
shocked and was just about to prepare to control it with all his might when the three-colored energy
sudden paused. Countless tiny energy columns divided from it. Finally, under Xiao Yan’s stunned
gaze, they followed the Qi Paths in his body and flowed turbulently in all directions. Even some of
the Qi Paths that Xiao Yan had never touched in the past were struck violently by these randomly
colliding threads of energy as they forced their way through…
A drop of cold sweat slowly rolled down Xiao Yan’s forehead. The corner of his mouth twitched
abruptly. At this moment, his entire face had become contorted from pain. A hissing cool air was
seeping out from the gaps between his teeth.
Within his body, the countless tiny clusters of energy brutally rushed into some of the narrow Qi
Paths that Xiao Yan had never reached, emitting a sound similar to a torn bamboo. The energy
whizzed past like a flowing river and the narrow and tight Qi Paths were swiftly expanded.
Numerous extremely thin cracks appeared on the Qi Paths. From within the cracks, a faint glow
came splattering out. This was an omen that the Qi Paths could not resist the violent expansion and
were about to burst apart…
As the Qi Path’s crack lines were gradually being enlarged, the three-colored tiny energy that was
whizzing past left behind countless white-colored liquids. These liquids which contained a cold air
swiftly adhered to the surface of the Qi Path walls which were about to break apart. After which,
they seeped into the Qi Path walls. As the cold liquid did so, the crack lines actually began to slowly
shrink. A moment later, the crack lines on the Qi Paths completely disappeared. However, the tiny Qi
Paths in the past which could only accommodate a little energy passing through them, had
undergone a complete change in their appearance and size…
Scenes similar to this were currently occurring in countless Qi Paths within Xiao Yan’s body.
Although the intense pain almost caused Xiao Yan to blackout, the Qi Paths which were being swiftly
expanded, caused him to understand that if he persevered, it would be extremely beneficial to him.
As long as all of these tiny Qi Paths were opened up, the speed at which he dispatched Dou Qi in the
future would undoubtedly be much faster. If he could control his Dou Qi like he did through his arms
in battle, he would gain a very large advantage.
The energy which was separated out continued to rush forward after opening up a tiny Qi Path.
One could hear a soft dragging sound as a tiny three-colored energy column was spat from the pores
on the surface of Xiao Yan’s body…
Not long after the first sound appeared, Xiao Yan’s body suddenly began to repeatedly vibrate.
Cluster after cluster of three-colored energies began shooting out violently from his pore like a
fountain. In a moment, they caused Xiao Yan to appear like a kettle with numerous holes…
The energy shot out for a few seconds before completely disappearing. However, after the energy
disappeared, blood started shooting out from these pores. As the blood slowly rolled down, half of
Xiao Yan was drenched in blood.
The pores which were expanded slowly began recovering to their normal state. However, Xiao Yan
could clearly sense that each time he alternated his training seal, those pores which had been
opened up such that they were connected to the Qi Paths would actually be like a wind tunnel as
they wildly absorbed the energy of the outside world at a swift pace that was at least ten times
faster than what it had been in the past.
The intense pain within those tiny Qi Paths gradually disappeared, causing Xiao Yan to sigh in
relief. Finally, he ceased being distracted and completely focused his attention on the largest cluster
of three-colored energy which was still surging along the Qi Method’s route.
As his mind watched that three-colored energy which did not appear to know the meaning of being
tired, Xiao Yan felt a little headache. He did not expect that this ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’ would
actually contain such a large amount of energy. A moment ago, just the energy that had been
separated from the main body was able to open up some of the tiny Qi Paths and directly connect
them to the pores on the surface of his skin. On the other hand, only an extremely small portion of
the energy of this main body had been refined after circulating for a couple of rounds around the Qi
Method routes. According to this speed, how long would he need to completely refine all of it?
“Ah…” Xiao Yan gently inhaled a breath of air as he softly mumbled in his heart, “I can only use
the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’…”
As the sigh fell, Xiao Yan conveyed his intention. The liquid energy around the vortex, which was
like a tiny lake revolving around the ‘Acceptance Spirit’ at the middle, began to swiftly rotate.
Numerous wisps of green-colored flame shot out and under Xiao Yan’s control, began violently
pouncing on the three-colored energy…
The moment the two came into contact, the three-colored energy became like a pot of boiling oil
as it suddenly began to surge…

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Chapter 331
Chapter 331: Advancing to a Da Dou Shi!
“Chi…”
The green-colored flame and the three-colored energy aggressively collided within the Qi Path. A
soft ‘chi chi’ noise repeatedly sounded. The three-colored energy had begun to swiftly boil at this
moment. Wave after wave of rich energy ripples were emitted from within the main body of the
energy and collided into the Qi Paths to cause the corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth to shiver. Fortunately,
these few main Qi Paths of Xiao Yan’s were extremely tough and strong. Therefore, there was no
serious problem other than feeling a little pain.
Xiao Yan forcefully resisted the pain as he ordered the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ to wrap around
the three-colored energy. After which, he forcefully dragged it along and once again began
circulating it through the Qi Method’s route.
The green-colored flame wrapped around the three-colored energy, whizzing past the Qi Method’s
route. If one’s mind were to carefully observe it, one would be able to vaguely see the swiftly boiling
three-colored energy within the flame.
As the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ repeatedly burned, the three-colored energy was completely
merged into a green-brownish-colored liquid energy. Under the threat of the high temperature, the
energy created from the merger this time around appeared to be even larger than it was in the past.
However, even after becoming more powerful, it still did not possess enough strength to withstand
the power of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’. When Xiao Yan once again deployed a wisp of green
flame from the ‘Acceptance Spirit’, the green-brownish-colored energy’s resistance finally began to
gradually weaken. As the energy was circulated, threads of hot green-brownish energy that had lost
their wildness slowly left the main body and were completely turned into a pure green-colored liquid
energy by the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ before being poured into the vortex…
With the threads of green-colored energy being poured in, the liquid energy within the vortex was
abruptly expanded at a pace that would cause people to be shocked…
“It is indeed worthy of being the ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’. The medicinal effect is actually so
strong…” As he eyed this scene, Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised in his heart. He could sense that
his current ability was about to break through to the eight star Dou Shi level. Although the distance
from the eighth star to the ninth star or even breaking the Da Dou Shi barrier still required an even
larger amount of energy, there was still more than half the medicinal strength remaining in the
‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’.
“It should be enough…” Xiao Yan calculated within his heart. He once again focused his attention
and repeatedly exhausted his Dou Qi to pull out the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ from within the
‘Acceptance Spirit’. Finally, these new flames reinforced the flame that was burning at the green-
brownish energy.
Although controlling the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ exhausted quite a bit of Dou Qi, the
consumption was not even worth mentioning compared to the energy that was continuously and
wildly pouncing over from within the ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’.
The green-colored flame that was wrapped around the green-brownish energy swiftly cycled
around the Qi Paths. Each time a cycle was completed, there would be a large amount of pure
energy that had been completely refined. That energy poured into the vortex. Each time that
happened, the size of the vortex would expand greatly.
Originally, the vortex was only half filled with green-colored liquid energy. Currently, however, the
liquid within the vortex already occupied three quarters of its s

pace. Based on this speed, when the vortex was completely filled, he would have reached the limit of
the Dou Shi class…
As time slowly passed, the body of Xiao Yan in the outside word was covered by a pale green-
colored glow. This green-colored glow covering his body formed the shape of a Dou Qi cloak.
Currently, this green-colored light was being repeatedly distorted, almost like it was trying to
transform into something new. During this time, the characteristics similar to a real substance
actually appeared on the originally vague Dou Qi cloak.
 At this moment, Xiao Yan was naturally unable to sense the changes around him. With the nerve
calming effect of the green lotus seat, he could always maintain the greatest control over his mind.
At this moment, all of his attention was completely placed on the Dou Qi vortex in his body which
was about to be completely filled.
The vortex slowly rotated within his body. Within it, the green-colored liquid energy was like a
flooded dam which was about to be discharged as it drifted around. It seemed that it would spill out
of the vortex which would reach its limit at any moment.
Xiao Yan’s mind did not dare to relax even a little, as he watched the vortex that had been
completely filled. In his Qi Paths, three quarters of the medicinal effect of the ‘Three-Lines Green
Spirit Pill’ may have already been refined, but the remaining medicinal strength was still quite a
substantial amount of energy. However, the vortex was currently unable to contain even the
slightest bit of additional energy. It’s capacity had already reached the limit. If he were to forcefully
pour more in, the vortex may crack because of it, finally resulting in…
One had to change when one lacked resources. Therefore, the current Xiao Yan needed to take
measures in order to avoid such a large tragedy. If he managed to avoid it, his strength would
expand greatly. If he failed to do so and the vortex were to break, all of his Dou Qi would escape and
he would end up becoming a cripple. Having once received such treatment, Xiao Yan naturally
would not choose to receive it once again…
Xiao Yan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. The seal his hands formed, quietly changed. When
each Dou Shi was about to breakthrough, he would choose the most appropriate action according to
his ability. This was an action that countless people before him had proven through their success. It
was very simple. The method was to suppress…
The gas phase energy could be compressed into a high grade liquid energy while the liquid body
could similarly be compressed into an even higher grade solid energy. This so called solid energy
was also the secret behind the substance like Dou Qi Armor that a Da Dou Shi could summon.
A seal was formed as Xiao Yan’s hands changed positions, the vortex in his body was momentarily
silent before numerous round ripples suddenly began to fluctuate its surface. The fluctuations
became increasingly intense and they finally became like boiling water. Green waves emitted a
fizzing sound as they repeatedly seeped out from the middle of the vortex.
The moment that the energy ripple fluctuated, the vortex which was originally slowly rotating
began to quietly increase its speed. The time in which it accelerated was extremely short. In merely
less than ten sounds, the vortex which was originally spinning lazily turned into a spiralling round
object that was rotating at a wild speed. Numerous green-colored arcs appeared around the vortex
due to the high rotation speed. The humming sound created by the rotation was slowly being
transmitted within his body. The sounds which appeared to contain some sort of mysterious rhythm
passed through his Qi Paths, seeped past the bones and seeped through the cells, finally arriving at
his skin. It was then transmitted into the Dou Qi cloak which was repeatedly twisting on Xiao Yan’s
body.
After the sound was transmitted into the Dou Qi cloak and the twisting on the latter ceased. An
instant later, a green light suddenly flashed. The green-colored Dou Qi was swiftly mixed,
aggregated, and finally fused together… The brightness diminished and a green-colored armor that
possessed the image of a flame began to vaguely appear on the surface of Xiao Yan’s body at his
chest area. Although this green-colored armor was merely at its infancy, the profound pale-green
bright light and the appearing and disappearing forceful energy that spewed forth caused everyone
to clearly understand that it could not be compared to the Dou Qi cloak from before.
This infant shape Dou Qi Armor was slowly formed without Xiao Yan realizing it. The interior of
Xiao Yan’s body was also undergoing a soul-stirring change.
Xiao Yan’s mind was controlling the rotating speed of the vortex, preventing it from exceeding a
certain limit which may bring some harm to his body. He could only carefully wait upon it, not
daring to be even the slightest bit relax. Of course, besides this, he must do his best to delay the
arrival of the medicinal strength from the ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’. At this very moment, the
vortex which had reached its limit did not require more energy to be continuously poured in. Hence,
Xiao Yan also needed to split his attention to control the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ and hold it off.
Although removing the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ would halt the refinement, stopping the energy
from continuously being poured into the vortex, Xiao Yan could not be certain if the latter would
suddenly split apart again. If it was to split apart and a thread of unrefined energy were to force its
way into the vortex, would it not end up breaking the equilibrium within the vortex that Xiao Yan
had spent a great amount of effort to maintain?
Just thinking of the consequence of the equilibrium breaking caused Xiao Yan’s heart to shiver.
This was something he did not dare try… At that moment, he used a part of his mind to repeatedly
push the vortex’s rotating speed while another part delayed the medicinal strength of the ‘Three-
Lines Green Spirit Pill’ with all his might, causing it to be unable to complete a cycle…
 Currently, the situation in Xiao Yan’s body was undoubtedly conducting a race against time. Xiao
Yan needed to condense the liquid energy within the completely filled vortex into a solid form before
the next wave of energy arrived. Only then could he avoid the danger of the vortex breaking up.
The wildly rotating vortex had already turned into a faint green-colored shadow. Following this
high speed rotation, the liquid energy within the vortex was strangely being reduced at a speed
visible to the naked eye. Although the energy had been reduced, Xiao Yan’s mind could clearly sense
that there was a substance with a large amount of energy in the deep region of the vortex which was
slowly being formed.
“I’m nearly there…” Sensing the substance which was being formed at a faster pace, Xiao Yan’s
tensed feelings eased up. Immediately, he began urging it to form even more quickly.
Time slowly flowed by. The liquid energy within the vortex was swiftly being reduced. All of this
appeared to be progressing in an extremely smooth manner.
The liquid energy within the interior of the vortex which hummed wildly, had already reached the
point where it was about to be exhausted. A green-colored diamond crystal body, merely the size of
a thumb, had suddenly and slowly become suspended in the middle of the vortex under the watch of
Xiao Yan’s mind. It was quiet and did not move. The glow on its body which was varying in intensity
represented the fragility of this newly formed object.
Xiao Yan’s mind was a little curious as he stared at the green-colored diamond crystal body that
appeared to stand in the eye of the storm. The moment this crystal appeared, Xiao Yan could clearly
sense the comfortable feeling emitted from deep within his spirit. This little thing was the most
crucial object to becoming a Da Dou Shi. The strong people of the Da Dou Shi class normally called
it: “Dou Crystal!”
In the eyes of many strong people, only when one possessed a Dou Crystal could one be
considered to have truly stepped into the hall of Dou Qi training. This little thing was a crystal
formed by all the Dou Qi contained within one’s body. Within it, it contained a large amount of
energy that would shock people.
Xiao Yan’s mind was a little intoxicated as he eyed the green-colored diamond shaped crystal body
which had just been formed. Before Xiao Yan had the chance to catch his breath, however, a soft
sound was suddenly emitted from within his Qi Paths, causing his heart to leap slightly. He moved
his mind and swiftly swept across his Qi Paths. Immediately, his expression changed drastically…
Within the Qi Paths, the medicinal strength of the ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’, which was
originally extremely resistant to the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ had for some reason chose to
suddenly completely give up its resistance, allowing the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ to completely
refine all the remaining medicinal strength. After which… the flame carried a surging energy and
rushed to the vortex while roaring away.
Xiao Yan’s face was pale as he watched the flood of energy similar to a flood transiting from one
point to another as it ignored the attempts to obstruct it by his mind. A shock overflowed Xiao Yan’s
heart. If he allowed this energy to rush into the vortex, the weak Dou Crystal which had only been
born a short while ago would immediately be completely shattered. Once the Dou Crystal was
shattered, not only would it be impossible for Xiao Yan to advance to a Da Dou Shi, but his strength
would also greatly decline due to an energy deficiency!
All of these were disastrous aftermaths of consuming medicinal pill to advance one’s strength. If
he had relied on his own body’s strength to steadily charge at the Da Dou Shi class, it would
naturally be impossible for such a dangerous scenario to occur. Relying on an external object
ultimately had a potential danger that was enough to destroy oneself.
Of course, the current Xiao Yan didn’t have the mood to think about these drawbacks of using an
external object. He was now using all of his strength to focus on controlling the ‘Green Lotus Core
Flame’ which was wrapped around the energy, wanting to pull away this cluster of energy.
Unfortunately, the charging force of energy this time around was overly large. Moreover, due to it
having been refined, this pure energy already had Xiao Yan’s sign on it. Therefore, the high
temperature burning of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ had already lost its effect…
TL: Xiao Yan’s sign = part of Xiao Yan
After trying many different futile measures, Xiao Yan could only be horrified as he watched the
large amount of energy come increasingly close to the vortex. He felt somewhat dispirited, having
not expected that he would actually destroy himself before he went to the Misty Cloud Sect and
before he had beat Nalan Yanran…
In a trance, an image once again flashed in his mind. It was a flashback to the Xiao clan’s hall
back then. A young lady with a slim figure carried some unhappiness and arrogance on her face. In
the hall, everyone had a different expression. Ridicule, mocking, regretful, anger… the faces of each
one of the flashed by. Finally, he arrived at the leader’s seat when a middle aged man whose face
was an intervening green and red.
 “I believe that my son will not be a useless person forever…” Back then, Xiao Zhan forcefully
endured the anger and embarrassment he felt within his heart upon being forced to end the
engagement as he softly spoke in this manner to the young man who was kneeling in front of him.
A warm laughter slowly sounded, causing Xiao Yan, who was sitting cross-legged on the green
lotus seat to slowly lower his head…
“Father, thank you very much…”
Xiao Yan softly muttered. His throat emitted a powerful roar like that of a cornered beast. A
ferocious Spiritual Strength erupted at this moment.
The moment the Spiritual Strength rose, the green-colored flame within the vortex suddenly
began to erupt like that of a volcano.
“Go back!”
The green-colored flame which had rushed out like that of a volcano violently collided with the
surging energy which was about to enter the vortex. The powerful force directly shoved the energy
into the Qi Paths around the edge of the vortex. Finally, it moved along the Qi Paths that had been
opened up and violently shoved all the energy out.
“Chi, chi…”
The ‘chi chi’ sound once again sounded within the room. Xiao Yan’s body trembled abruptly. Over
ten energy pillars were shot out from within his pores. In an instant, the intense light covered the
entire room.
“Ding…” As the energy light pillar which threatened the crystal body left his body, the wildly
rotating vortex in Xiao Yan’s body slowly came to a stop. The brightness of the green-colored
diamond shape crystal body within it abruptly surged!
Within the room, Xiao Yan’s eyes abruptly opened. A green-colored glow shot out from within his
eyes.With a gentle press of his toes, his body softly landed on the ground. Xiao Yan’s gaze swept
around. His presence was completely different from what it was yesterday.
“I have succeeded…” Xiao Yan slowly exhaled the stuffiness that had been present in his chest for
a long while. He sensed a surging feeling which he had never sensed before in the past. Xiao Yan
mumbled softly before a wild joy could not help but immediately appear on his face. A loud laughter
of one who had experienced great relief sounded within the room.
Underneath the loud laughter, there appeared to be an old gratified sigh that quietly sounded.
However, it was immediately covered by the laughter and faded into nothingness.

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Chapter 332
Chapter 332: Entrusting
The loud laughter of Xiao Yan quietly disappeared from within the room. He sensed the feeling of
his body being full of energy. The corner of his mouth contained a smile as he tightened his fist. A
rich green glow swiftly covered the surface of his hand. The green glow then darkened and a cutting
edge gradually appeared.
Xiao Yan’s legs opened slightly. His feet abruptly stomped on the ground. His body seemed to have
disappeared and he instantly appeared at a spot around one meter away from where he had
previously been. His fist contained a powerful force that stifled people’s breathing as it violently
smashed into a huge pillar in front of him.
“Bang!” A huge sound erupted and wood fragments flew in all directions. Xiao Yan tilted his head
and eyed his fist which had actually passed completely through the pillar. He laughed softly and
slowly withdrew it, leaving an empty hole and a few deep crack lines on the pillar.
TL: How did the house not fall….
Xiao Yan’s palm curled slightly. His fingers were slightly bent as a faint green glow permeated
through the tip of his finger. A moment later, he gently flicked his finger and the green-colored force
shot out like a sharp arrow as it left his finger. Immediately, a ‘bang’ sounded, smashing the flower
vase on the table until it was shattered apart.
“External Emission of Dou Qi.” Seeing the smashed flower vase, Xiao Yan laughed softly. Upon
reaching the Da Dou Shi class, one’s Dou Qi could finally leave one’s body and enter the external
environment. It was no longer limited or bound by the body. This was a great advantage when one
battled with others.
Xiao Yan’s gaze slowly swept once around the room. He beckoned with his palm and returned the
green lotus seat to his ring. With a wave of his hand, a force pushed opened the window. He eyed
the sky, which was nearing noon and felt a little surprised. He did not expect that he would have
actually exhausted so much time.
Xiao Yan stood at the window and mused for a moment. He was just planning to leave when Hai
Bodong’s laughter was transmitted from the door, “Are you done?”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan gave a response with a smile. With Hai Bodong’s strength, he could
naturally clearly sense the energy ripple that was gradually returning to normal.
After Xiao Yan responded, the room’s door was pushed opened by Hai Bodong. He smiled and
looked once around the room. Immediately, his gaze paused on Xiao Yan and he asked with an
expression of slight surprise on his forehead, “Your Qi appears to have reached that of a Da Dou
Shi?”
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He had currently just completed his advancement and his Qi was not
perfectly controlled. Therefore, a strong person like Hai Bodong would naturally be able to see his
depth with one glance.
Hai Bodong fondled his beard. His gaze swept across Xiao Yan and his eyes suddenly became a
little strange. Occasionally, his eyebrows would knit tightly together. A moment later, he finally
slowly spoke, “Looks like this should be your true strength, right?”
Xiao Yan’s heart leaped. His eyes involuntarily narrowed. He stared at Hai Bodong but did not say
anything.
“Ke ke, I have been feeling that there was something strange. With you being less than twenty
years old, you should not have been able to contend with a Dou Huang within such a short period of
time even if you started training in your mother’s womb.” Hai Bodong waved his hand, indicating for
Xiao Yan not to be anxious as he said, “I think that there should be something with an extremely
powerful force present or sealed within your body, no? The reason for you to be able to fight with a
Dou Huang should likely be because you rely on this strength, no?&rd

quo;
“Relax, I don’t have any other meanings in my question. It is just I keep feeling that the strength
displayed on your surface appears to be gradually growing and made such a guess because of it. Ke
ke, but from the looks of it, it seems that my guess appears a little accurate.” Hai Bodong smiled at
Xiao Yan. “Although that strength doesn’t really belong to you, the fact that you are able to control it
means that even a Dou Huang would be a little afraid of you. As long as you possess strength in this
world, you will be able to obtain the respect and equal treatment from the strong. No one would be
bothered about where the strength comes from or whether it belongs to you. Everyone will only
focus on one thing. That is whether or not you have strength.”
Xiao Yan quietly nodded his head. Indeed, regardless of who the power belonged to, as long as
someone was able to control it, that person would be the owner of such power! Hai Bodong clearly
understood this point. Therefore, he was unconcerned about the source of Xiao Yan’s strength. What
he was concerned about was if Xiao Yan would be able to contend with him when the former used
that power.
“Ke ke, I received something when I went out earlier.” Seeing Xiao Yan’s expression, Hai Bodong
was wise to change the conversation topic. He suddenly took out an ancient grand looking cloud
white-colored letter from his pocket. On the surface of the letter, there was a white-colored cloud
painted on it. A sword was inserted into the cloud, emitting a fierce aura.
“It’s from the Misty Cloud Sect?” Seeing the special picture, Xiao Yan’s forehead twitched as he
asked in astonishment.
“Yes.” Hai Bodong nodded his head. He waved the letter in his hand and said, “This is an invitation
from the Misty Cloud Sect, which invites some of the leaders of certain groups and some strong
people.”
“Invitation?”
“You should be able to guess that the Misty Cloud Sect is now vigorously inviting everyone with
some reputation to the Misty Cloud Sect tomorrow because of the so called ‘Three Year Agreement’
between you and Nalan Yanran. I think that it is to help Nalan Yanran, this future junior sect leader,
to gain some strength and reputation. After all, if she were to win tomorrow, her reputation would
grow greatly not only within the Misty Cloud Sect, but also outside of it.” Hai Bo Dong smiled as he
replied.
“Isn’t the Misty Cloud Sect overly presumptuous? What if Nalan Yanran were to lose? Who would
be the one who would lose face? Has the head of Yun Yun been sandwiched between the door?” Xiao
Yan coldly laughed.
“Perhaps this isn’t really related to Yun Yun. According to what I know, it is likely that Yun Yun was
currently not within the Misty Cloud Sect. Everything that has been happening is presided over by
the Misty Cloud Sect’s Council of Elders.” Hai Bodong spread his hands out in front of him as he
replied.
“Not at the Misty Cloud Sect? This ‘Three Year Agreement’ is considered an extremely important
agreement for Nalan Yanran. At such a time, she as the teacher is actually not present?” Hearing
this, Xiao Yan was at a lost as he spoke with shock.
“It appeared that after we met the two mysterious Dou Huangs at Yan City, Yun Yun and Old Man
Jia had rushed over. According to what Jia Lao had said, she appeared to have found something at
our battleground. After which, she did not return to the Misty Cloud Sect. I think that what she had
found should be related to those two mysterious Dou Huangs. Only a strong person of that level
would cause her to be so concerned.” Hai Bodong voiced his thoughts.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly as he let out a sigh of relief in his heart. Since Yun Yun was absent from
the Misty Cloud Sect, the danger of their trip this time around would naturally decrease greatly.
“But from what I guess, she should be returning soon. It is likely that she would return to the
Misty Cloud Sect within these two days. After all, she values Nalan Yanran greatly. Therefore, try
not to remain at the Misty Cloud Sect for too long once you complete that agreement. Otherwise, an
unforeseen change might occur once she returns.” Hai Bodong reminded.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He turned around and eyed the gradually darkening sky outside.
After being silent for a while, he bid Hai Bodong goodbye before leaving the inn by himself. He
stood at the end of the street where the human flow was turbulent and slowly exhaled. Following the
human flow, he walked toward the Primer Auction House.
Within the auction house, he coincidentally met Ya Fei who was patrolling the main hall. When the
two of them met, they could not resist smiling. The latter sent away the followers around her. Xiao
Yan then followed behind the enchanting figure which drew the gazes of the entire place at any
time. Finally, they sat down leisurely near a window in a quiet room on the second floor of the
auction house.
Ya Fei received a teapot from a female servant before sending her off. She personally poured a cup
of tea for Xiao Yan and herself before leaning on a soft sofa and raising both her legs.
Ya Fei’s hand rubbed her cheek. Through a transparent glass window, her gaze studied the auction
house below where people were coming and going. She randomly asked, “Are you going to go to the
Misty Cloud Sect tomorrow?”
“Yes.” Xiao Yan lifted the teacup and took a sip as he nodded slightly.
“Alas, three years have passed in the blink of an eye. The young fellow from back then has already
grown up.” Ya Fei turned her head around and looked at that ordinary young man’s face. A moment
later, a flush suddenly surfaced on her bewitching pretty face as she said, “Hey! Can’t you
temporarily take it off?”
Xiao Yan was momentarily blank. He hesitated for a moment before wetting his hand with a little
tea. After which, he flicked his hand around his neck area and immediately gently pulled off the
mask.
With the removal of the mask, the ordinary face disappeared. Replacing it was a delicate and
handsome face that emitted a little powerful temperament. On this young and handsome face, Ya Fei
could still see a little of the tender outline back then.
Ya Fei’s pretty eyes did not blink as they stared at the pair of black ink-like pupils. Even after
three years of tough training, he was still that fair.
“You still look better as you are now.” Ya Fei leaned her body forward, crossed her ten fingers
together and placed her hand on the table. Her chin was nestled on her interlaced ten fingers as she
spoke with a smile to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan rubbed this original face which had been hidden for a long time. He also felt some new
feelings rise in him.
“Once the matter with the Misty Cloud Sect is over, where do you plan to go? Are you returning
home?” Ya Fei inquired with a smile.
“I will make a trip back. But after that, I will head to the Jia Nan Academy.”
“The Jia Nan Academy, huh.” Hearing this Ya Fei was at a loss. Immediately, she appeared to have
recalled something as she softly said, “Are you going to look for Xun Er?”
“That is part of the reason.” Xiao Yan smiled. He lowered his head and took a sip of tea. Becuase
of that, he did not see the disappointment that flashed across Ya Fei’s pretty face.
“You are currently the person in the Primer clan who holds the most power. I think that once I
leave, I would like to trouble you to help look after the Xiao clan. I will definitely return this favor to
you in the future.” Xiao Yan held his teacup with both hands, hesitated for a moment, before telling
Ya Fei the reason behind him coming to look for her. Although there were people among those whom
he got to known within the capital who were even more powerful than Ya Fei, the only one who he
could trust was Ya Fei in front of him.
“Return the favor? How are you going to return the favor?” Ya Fei’s bright eyes rotated as she
smiled and asked.
“Uh, the matter which I have requested has yet to even begin and you want to demand a reward
already?” Xiao Yan felt neither able to laugh nor cry as he said.
Ya Fei smacked her lips. She leaned her back against the soft sofa, revealing a snow white
mesmerising arc as she said, “Who knows when you will return after you leave this time around. The
last time you left, you were away for almost two years. I’m afraid that it will be even longer this time
around.”
Xiao Yan smiled, but did not deny it. He pulled the conversation away from this topic. In any case,
he had already brought word to Ya Fei. Xiao Yan knew just what this smart woman would do.
The two of them sat together and chatted for a long time until a curved moon had slowly climbed
up into the night sky. Only then did Xiao Yan stand up, bid her goodbye and leave.
In an empty and quiet room, a man was respectfully clearing the table. Occasionally, he would
turn his heated gaze toward the bewitching woman who was leaning on the glass window. He was
very jealous of the ordinary looking young man earlier. This was because the latter was able to
converse so intimately with the goddess in his heart.
As she leaned against the window, Ya Fei eyed the tall and straight figure below who was slowly
walking out. A long while later, she gently inhaled a breath of air. Some dejection appeared faintly
on her exquisite pretty face.
“I hope that you will be victorious.”
The next day, a fiery red sun broke through the shackles of the horizon and leaped forth. In an
instant, the warm sunlight shone down upon the land.
Within a room, a young man slowly pulled off the mask on his face and threw it into his storage
ring. From now on, the man known as Yan Xiao would disappear. The current him was now Xiao Yan!
 Xiao Yan removed the alchemist long robe from his body and put on a deep black-colored robe
which caused the delicate and handsome face of Xiao Yan to gain an additional mysterious feeling.
After using ice water to wash his face, Xiao Yan raised his head and eyed the somewhat white,
delicate and young face in the mirror. He smiled faintly as his right hand was extended and the
storage ring flashed. A huge black ruler that was around Xiao Yan’s height suddenly appeared!
Xiao Yan’s hand grabbed the hilt of the ruler. The body of the ruler was rotated and a gentle
breeze was formed from Xiao Yan’s suppressing force. As a soft sound appeared, the huge black
ruler was strapped onto his back.
Xiao Yan patted his hand, pushed opened the door and walked out. He descended from the inn and
walked out at a steady pace without alarming anyone. He followed the street and headed out of the
city’s exit. Finally, he stood on a high slope outside the city.
Raising his head, Xiao Yan inspected the snow-white huge mountain peak far away which stood in
a towering manner. A faint sound of swords soared into the sky.

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Chapter 333
Chapter 333: Xiao clan, Xiao Yan!
The strongest faction within the Jia Ma Empire, the Misty Cloud Sect, had been passed on without
break from one generation to another, resulting in this old sect standing at the peak of the Jia Ma
Empire. If it hadn’t been for the sect rules, which prohibited the seizure of the power from an
emperor, the Misty Cloud Sect would have probably completely controlled the entire Jia Ma Empire
during the few times when there was a change in dynasty.
This was also the reason why the imperial family of each empire was extremely afraid of the huge
being that was close by. When it came to this generation of the Jia Ma Empire Imperial family, they
finally possessed a strength that could cause the Misty Cloud Sect to pause due to having the
guardian Jia Xing Tian and the protection of a mysterious unique beast. Therefore, the battle
experienced elite soldiers who the Imperial family sent to the foot of the Misty Cloud Sect could live
in peace.
The Imperial family had stationed the soldiers there for many years. Its intention was something
almost everyone was clearly aware of. They were guarding against the Misty Cloud Sect.
In the face of such an action by the Imperial family, the Misty Cloud Sect did not respond too
intensely. Other than some of the young disciples within the sect feeling bitter and going to the
camp and creating trouble initially, the upper echelons of the sect had remained quiet over this
matter. This was because they knew that the imperial family could not tolerate anyone sleeping
beside their couch. The Misty Cloud Sect was already so accustomed to receiving the suspicion of
the Imperial family. As long as the Misty Cloud Sect did not collapse, the military force at the foot of
the mountain would never dare to make any possible moves.
Not one of the dynasties of the Jia Ma Empire had really dared to attack the Misty Cloud Sect.
This was because they clearly understood that it was a huge hornet’s nest. A poke at it would cause
the sky to overturn.
The Misty Cloud Sect was built on top of the Misty Cloud Mountain and the Misty Cloud Mountain
was only tens of kilometers from the capital. The two of them were very close together, much like
two huge beings relying on one another.
Although Xiao Yan had already waited for three years for this day to come, he did not use his
Purple Cloud Wings to hurry over. Instead, he walked at a steady pace as he headed to the snow
white mountain peak penetrating the clouds, which was located at the edge of his sight. He wore a
black robe and carried a huge ruler, much like an ascetic person.
The black-robed young man walked slowly on the unobstructed main road. The huge black ruler
on his back was extremely eye catching. From within the occasional horse carriage which came and
went on the road, there would be surprised gazes thrown at him. Xiao Yan appeared to not have
seen these gazes. His footsteps were neither soft nor heavy. Although the heaviness of the Heavy
Xuan Ruler was enough to shock anyone who came into contact with it, Xiao Yan was already
extremely familiar with its weight after being in contact with it for two years. As a result, he was not
the slightest bit delayed despite traveling with it. Only shallow footsteps remained where his feet
landed, leaving no signs of the awkward scene back then when a deep pit was left where his feet
stepped.
Leaving a footprint with every step, Xiao Yan moved at a steady pace. Although his figure
appeared skinny, it emitted a calmness and easy going manner which caused people to throw him a
sidelong glance.
Walking with a calm heart in this manner was not a total waste of effort on Xiao Yan’s part. When
he had just left the city’s gate, threads of his Qi were still repeatedly overflowing from within his
body due to him having just broken through to the Da Dou Shi class, causing the surrounding
passerby

to involuntarily stay away from Xiao Yan. The pressuring Qi was not something these Dou Zhe or
those who were not even Dou Zhe could withstand.
Since Xiao Yan began walking until this moment, his Qi, which was overflowing out of his body,
had already began intruding into the deep regions of his body. When one looked over again, he did
not appear any different from an ordinary person other than the huge ruler behind his back.
 When the sun had broken through the restraint of the horizon and slowly climbed high into the
sky, Xiao Yan finally stopped walking. He stood on the slope and eyed the huge foot of the mountain
which was at the edge of his sight. Huge army tents began to appear on the grass plain. Through
the white-colored tents, Xiao Yan could faintly see some soldiers being drilled.
“It is indeed as others have said. The Jia Ma Empire Imperial family has stationed elite troops at
the foot of the Misty Cloud Mountain.” Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze, shook his head, and walked
down the slope. He followed the main road and slowly neared the foot of the mountain.
Although this was a military camp with extremely tight defence, it did not obstruct any passerby
who wanted to ascend the mountain. Therefore, after being randomly glanced at by some sentries
standing by the side of the road, Xiao Yan easily followed the main road and climbed up the foot of
the mountain.
As fresh green color began to appear on both sides of Xiao Yan, the sound of troops performing
drills gradually disappeared from the side of his ears. He lifted his head slightly and green rock
stairs, that reached the limits of his sight, appeared in front of him. At one glance, it appeared like a
flight of stairs which led to the heavens.
Standing at the bottom, Xiao Yan lifted his head and eyed these old stone stairs which had been
around for an unknown number of years. His eyes were slowly shut. There appeared to be a vague
and soft ringing of swords being clearly transmitted from the edge of the rock stairs as it quietly
reverberated through the forest. It was like a clock chiming, intoxicating people’s minds.
The silence persisted for a while before Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes. He gently patted the
Heavy Xuan Sword which lay on his back. His gentle footstep finally landed firmly on the ancient
rock stairs which appeared a little moist. At this moment, he had officially arrived for the Three
Years Agreement.
The moment his footstep landed, Xiao Yan was able to sense that his spirit appeared to be
releasing a Qi which he had suppressed for three years.
Three years ago, a young man left his home while carrying hatred, humiliation, and anger,
appearing both reckless and childish. He entered the mountain range and ventured into the desert.
Under blade, blood, and flame, he was like a pupa, swiftly changing himself. Three years had milled
away his tenderness and witnessed his growth. All of this effort was because of today’s three year
agreement!
An unknown emotion filled his chest as Xiao Yan’s footsteps maintained a uniform speed. His gaze
stared directly at the end of the rock stairs as he passed by one step at a time. Appearing to have
passed through the obstruction of space, his gaze was shot onto the young lady’s body which was
seated cross-legged at the peak of the mountain.
“Nalan Yanran.” Xiao Yan’s mouth moved slightly. His voice was calm as it carried some other
emotions when the name quietly left Xiao Yan’s mouth.
Fog shrouded the end of the long rock stairs. Behind it, was a huge open ground. The entire place
was completely built using huge rocks of uniform color, appearing ancient and grand. A huge
towering stone monument stood in the middle of the open ground. On the stone monument, there
was a record of the names of past sect leaders and those who had been of great service to the sect.
As one watched the surroundings of the open ground, one could see nearly a thousand people
seated above this open ground. These people were seated in a semicircle. Without exception, all of
them wore moon white-colored robes. A cloud with a long sword striking through on their sleeves
fluttered with the wind, much like something alive, faintly emitting a little weak meaning of the
sword.
At the highest spot of the open ground, there were some towering rock chairs by the stairs which
deviated from the rest. As the stairs gradually went up, those seated were generally older. The
highest stone platform was currently empty without a single person on it. Below it, there were over
ten white-robed old men who were seated cross-legged as they closed their eyes and rested. On the
surface, one could not see even the slightest uniqueness from these old people, but the robes on
their bodies, which were like steel that did not even make the slightest movement regardless of how
the wind blew, was sufficient to let people know that these old people were not simple individuals.
Under these white-robed old men, there was an independant stone seat. A lady wearing moon
robes had her eyes closed. As the wind blew past, her clothes pressed onto her pretty figure,
revealing the perfect curves and figure underneath. As one’s focus shifted to the calm and
indifferent pretty face, she was surprisingly Nalan Yanran!
Although there was only around a thousand people present above the open ground, the place was
entirely quiet. Other than the whistling of the wind, there was not the slightest bit of strange noise
emitted.
Occasionally, a quiet strong wind would blow past the open ground. Immediately, everyone’s eyes
saw white robes drifting, much like the clouds in the sky descending. Such a sight was really
shocking when one glanced over it.
Occasionally, a sound of rushing wind would suddenly appear in midair. Immediately, a human
figure would appear on the towering tip of a tree. As one cast a glance, one would realize that there
were actually quite a number of human figures standing on the top of some of the huge trees around
the open ground. Not only was Hai Bodong present, but also Fa Ma and Jia Xing Tian. Even Nalan
Jie along with the heads of a few clans and their youngest generations like Mu Zhan who had some
conflict with Xiao Yan in the past, were also present. It appeared that there were indeed quite a
number of people who were invited by the Misty Cloud Sect this time around.
The human figures who had come over did not recklessly make any noise and break the quiet
atmosphere of the open ground. Although some of the strong Misty Cloud Sect disciples sensed
these guests who had arrived, they did not have even the slightest reaction. They merely quietly sat
cross-legged on the ground. It appeared that they have already received some orders.
Standing on the top of a tree, Hai Bodong’s gaze slowly swept across the quiet square. His face
was slightly grave. Looking through the eyes of a strong person like him, one could naturally find
some of the details which other people had difficulty discovering. From his senses, the breathing of
the nearly one thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples were actually completely following the same
rhythm. The breathing of each of them led the other. If one moved anywhere, one would receive a
swift and violent continuous attack much like a storm. In this entire place, these thousand people
appeared to be of one body. When they struck, the thousand of them would attack together. Even a
Dou Huang would have to temporarily avoid their cutting edge.
“They truly are worthy of being the Misty Cloud Sect.” Hai Bodong sighed gently in his heart. He
could not help but praise with a sigh. Just how difficult was it to train all these disciples to
coordinate with such deep understanding?
Hai Bodong turned his head over and exchanged glances with Fa Ma and Jia Lao. He was able to
see a grave look from within the other party’s eyes. Clearly, the unified large array of the Misty
Cloud Sect also caused them to feel fear within their hearts.
The spacious square was totally quiet. Time slowly and quietly drew by.
The huge sun on the sky slowly climbed until its peak. The warm sunlight was poured down,
spreading across the entire peak.
At one instance, a soft footstep suddenly and quietly sounded from below the green-colored rock
stairs outside the square. The soft sound was slowly transmitted over, causing a slight change in the
completely integrated breaths.
In the open ground, all of disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect opened their eyes. Their gazes were
fixed on the green rock stairs. Footsteps which were neither light nor heavy were being emitted
from that spot.
On the stone platform, Nalan Yanran had also gradually opened her bright pupils. Her gaze
paused at the spot. For some unknown reason, her already indifferent heart suddenly began to jump
a couple of times in a disorderly manner.
The sound of the footsteps grew increasingly close and clear. It reached the point where it caused
the few white-robed old men on the stone platform to open their eyes and throw their gazes at the
same spot.
From the distant sky, sunlight suddenly poured down. It passed through the cover of the misty
cloud layer and coincidentally shone on the rock stairs. At that spot, a tall and skinny figure finally
began to slowly appear in front of countless of gazes.
Under the watch of nearly a thousand pairs of eyes on the open ground, the black-robed young
man carrying a huge black ruler on his back lifted his feet and climbed the final step of the stairs.
The gaze of the young man was void of joy or sorrow as it swept across the huge square. Finally, it
stopped on a beautiful lady on the stone platform who was similarly throwing him a pair of bright
pupils.
Xiao Yan gently lifted his foot and then placed it down. He repeated the same action for three
steps. Only the soft and deep sound of his footsteps drifted across the silent square.
Once the three steps fell, the young man lifted his head. He watched the lady and opened his
mouth faintly.
“Xiao clan, Xiao Yan!”

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Chapter 334
Chapter 334: Three Year Agreement
The dull and simple words slowly drifted across the huge square. They caused the calm
atmosphere which had been present throughout the entire ground to be in slight unrest and
disorder.
In the open ground, countless Misty Cloud Sect disciples carried all sorts of different emotions in
their gazes as they stared at the black-robed young man near the edge of the rock stairs. They were
not unfamiliar with this young man who was called Xiao Yan. The relationship between Nalan Yanran
and him had already become a topic in everyday conversation of many Misty Cloud Sect disciples. Of
course, each time his name was mentioned, most people would refer to it mockingly with disdain. A
child of a small clan wanted to marry Nalan Yanran whose status within the Misty Cloud Sect was as
noble as a princess. In these people’s eyes, it undoubtedly appeared that Xiao Yan had
overestimated his ability. This was especially so after the Three Year Agreement was spread within
the sect. This ridicule became even stronger. Naturally, one of the reasons for ridicule did not
exclude them being jealous.
As the junior sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect which was beyond the reach of many, countless of
Misty Cloud Sect disciples viewed her as the goddess in their hearts. When they met, these people
had always faced her exquisite face which had maintained an indifferent and other-worldly
expression. Anyone who wanted to come into closer contact with her would return in failure. Xiao
Yan, as the man who had nearly become Nalan Yanran’s husband would naturally and easily receive
some abnormal jealousy.
Due to the jealousy, along with some rumors, these Misty Cloud Sect disciples would naturally
have a poor impression of Xiao Yan whom they had never met before. When they spoke, most of
them would degrade him as much as possible, appearing as though they would not stop until they
described Xiao Yan as being totally worthless.
However, as they eyed the young man who still maintained a calm and leisurely manner despite
facing the united Qi of nearly a thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples, some of the more astute
disciples felt a little awed in their hearts after they discarded the negative emotions within their
hearts. This indifferent attitude did not appear to be something that the trash of the Xiao clan,
whom their comrades had usually spoke of, could do.
Nalan Yanran’s bright eyes stared at the young man with a slightly skinny figure a short distance
away. Her gaze paused on that delicate and handsome face. At that spot, she could still vaguely
recognize the outline of the young man back then. It was just that three years had grinded off the
tenderness and sharpness of youth. The young man currently in front of her no longer had the
cutting edge vigor which had suddenly erupted in the hall of the Xiao clan’s home back then.
Replacing it was a profound restraint.
“He really has changed.” A sentence quietly popped up within her mind. Nalan Yanran’s gaze was
a little complicated. She had never thought that the useless person back then would actually really
be able come to the Misty Cloud Sect without fear, much less remaining as indifferent as the wind
while not revealing the slightest anxiety or paleness, even when faced with nearly a thousand
disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect.
“Nalan clan, Nalan Yanran.”
Nalan Yanran slowly stood up. Her pretty figure was tall and straight much like a proud and
unyielding snow lotus. Her bright eyes stared at Xiao Yan while her voice was as calm as the latter.
“That is the little fellow of the Xiao clan? Wasn’t it said that he was a useless person who could not
store Dou Qi?” On the huge tree, Jia Xing Tian eyed Xiao Yan with a pair of eyes that contained some
astonishment. He softly laughed, “Ke ke, but seeing this bearing of his, he doe

s not look like a person who forcefully pretends to have strong exterior while being empty inside.
Moreover, even if his calmness is acted out, being able to maintain this calm in front of the united
force created by those old fellows of the Misty Cloud Sect is not something an ordinary person can
do.”
Fa Ma, who was a short distance away from Jia Xing Tian nodded slightly. His old and sharp eyes
slowly swept across Xiao Yan. A moment later, he paused on the latter’s face. His eyebrows were
suddenly knit slightly together as he said, “For some unknown reason, he seems to have a familiar
feeling about him.”
“Ke ke, you also have such a feeling?” Hearing this, Jia Xing Tian laughed softly. His eyes were
filled with a deep meaning as he stared at Xiao Yan and said, “Looks like we may have seen him
somewhere before.”
The frown on Fa Ma’s forehead deepened a little. His eyes flickered as he stared at Xiao Yan, but
did he not continue to say anything more.
“Hei, old man Nalan, is this the young fellow from the Xiao clan who nearly became the son-in-law
of the Nalan clan? He doesn’t appear to be the useless person from the rumors. This bearing and
mental strength is something that I have hardly seen in the young people whom I have met.” Mu
Chen turned his head and said. He smiled at Nalan Jie, whose eyes had paused on Xiao Yan’s body
since the beginning. He gloated a little within his smile. A son-in-law who was abandoned because
he was thought to be useless had currently appeared even more outstanding than some of those who
were called geniuses. Although Nalan Jie would not feel pain until the point that he did not want to
live because of this, he would more or less feel a little upset.
Nalan Jie’s expression was ugly as he ferociously cut Mu Chen with his gaze. He was too lazy to
say any unnecessary things to him. With a cold laugh, he continued to focus his gaze on that delicate
and handsome man. The emotions in his heart rolled.
Although Nalan Jie had already known that Xiao Yan had abandoned the reputation of being a
useless person for quite some time, the calmness and mental strength which the latter currently
displayed caused his heart to feel a great shock. On top of this shock, he also sighed softly in a
regretful manner. With the situation having reached this point, saying anything more would not help
change the situation. He could only hope that the grudges between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran
would thaw after this Three Year Agreement was over. It was best if they could reconcile. Of course,
this may well be an unrealistic dream. Even if the two of them could no longer be together in the
future, allowing Xiao Yan to cease carrying hatred toward the Nalan clan in the future would cause
Nalan Jie to quietly feel a little better. After all from how Nalan Jie currently saw it, this young fellow
basically possessed all the requirements to be a strong person.
An outstanding mental strength, excellent training talent and the perseverance to continue
struggling for three years just for a promise. With these few things, Xiao Yan’s future path toward
becoming a strong person will be much smoother and unobstructed. Nalan Jie did not think that
being the target of the grudge belonging to a young man with limitless potential was something that
one could be happy about.
“Looks like I should send someone to get in contact with the Xiao clan.” Nalan Jie softly sighed in
his heart as he shook his head. He threw his attention to the open ground. The current him could
only wait for the Three Year Agreement which was about to begin.
After Nalan Yanran stood up, the ten plus white robed men above the square had finally begun to
slowly open their eyes. Their gazes were thrown on the black-robed young man on the rock stairs.
As they exchanged glances with one another, they felt an astonishment. The uncertainty in their
hearts was exactly the same as what was within Nalan Jie and the others. No matter which direction
one looked at the currently Xiao Yan, one could not see the Xiao clan’s trash who suffered all sorts of
ridicule back then.
“You are Xiao Yan from the Xiao clan?” A white robed old man who was at the center raised his
eyes and scanned Xiao Yan. After a while, he slowly opened his mouth and spoke those words.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across the white robed old man at the middle. He realized that this person
should have quite a high position within the Misty Cloud Sect. Ever since the latter opened his
mouth, the surrounding old men wearing a similar robe remained silent.
“I am the First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Leng.” Before Xiao Yan could respond, the old
man simply continued as he pleased and said, “The sect leader has yet to return today. Therefore,
the Three Year Agreement this time around will be presided over by the old me. The purpose of the
competition this time around is to learn from each other. Stop when you…”
“Life and death are dictated by the heavens.” A soft voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Yun
Leng’s words.
The gazes on the open ground turned towards the voice. Finally they paused on the body of the
quiet black-robed young man. All of their expressions were different. Many people did not expect
that Xiao Yan would actually say such words. One should know that his opponent was the Misty
Cloud Sect’s successor whom the sect had focused on grooming.
“Ke ke, a bold young man.” Above the tall trees, some old fellows with strange characters could
not resist laughing. Some of them even raised their thumbs at Xiao Yan.
Nalan Yanran’s eyes were lifted slightly. She watched the black-robed young man in front of her.
Within those dark black eyes appeared to be a pulsing and fluctuating light, which was difficult to
hide. Was that resentment?
A long while later, she nodded her head. Her voice was cool. “As you wish.”
Hearing Nalan Yanran’s response, Yun Leng knit his eyebrows slightly together. The sudden
interruption from Xiao Yan had caused this First Elder who held quite a high position in the Misty
Cloud Sect to be displeased. He was also aware that Xiao Yan had already been removed of his
reputation of being trash a long time ago. However, Nalan Yanran’s talent was also not lower than
his. Additionally, there was the Misty Cloud Sect grooming her. The growth of her strength could be
called extremely rapid. If they were to fight, Yun Leng was not optimistic of Xiao Yan’s chances.
“Young man, you should always leave some leeway in everything you do. But since you have made
such a request, do as you like. Life and death will be determined by the heavens.” Yun Leng waved
his hands and said faintly.
An arc was lifted at the corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth. In his heart, he could not resist laughing
coldly. Leave some leeway? Back then, Nalan Yanran had been ruthless. Did anyone ask her to leave
some room for others?
Xiao Yan’s hand slowly held the hilt of the ruler. He abruptly drew it out and the Heavy Xuan Ruler
carried the sound of wind being compressed. It slanted toward the ground and a breeze was created
from its body, stirring all the dust on the ground. A faint green-colored Dou Qi shrouded the surface
of his body as Xiao Yan stared at Nalan Yanran. “I have come according to the Three Year
Agreement. Today, let’s settle all of our past grudges. Please repay all the humiliation that you have
given the Xiao clan back then.”
Nalan Yanran extended her hand and an emerald-colored storage ring glow on her finger flashed.
A long pale green-colored sword appeared. The sword edge was slightly tilted, reflecting a dense
coldness under the pouring sunlight.
Nalan Yanran’s pretty eyes exchanged glances with that pair of dark black pupils. She sighed a
little regretfully as she faintly said, “I will be in charge of my own marriage. Even though three
years have passed, I do not think that I did anything wrong back then. I have the right to choose my
fate. Perhaps some of my actions were inappropriate when I was choosing, however, I think that I
would still make this choice even if I could go back in time.”
“Your actions were inappropriate?” Xiao Yan laughed softly. Just a simple inappropriate action and
she wanted to shrink away from her own rude and unreasonable behavior? Was this not far too
simple?
Xiao Yan’s expression gradually returned to its indifferentness. The palm holding the ruler’s hilt
was becoming increasingly tight. A moment later, his foot abruptly took a step forward. On the spot
where it landed, the hard green rock surface actually had a few crack lines spreading out. A
ferocious and surging green-colored Dou Qi which contained some green-colored flame seedlings
violently surged on Xiao Yan’s surface.
“Let’s begin.”

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Chapter 335
Chapter 335: Nalan Yanran, Defeated?
Sensing the rise of strong Dou Qi on Xiao Yan’s body, astonishment flashed across Nalan Yanran’s
pupils. This young man who had endured supercilious looks and ridicule in the Xiao clan back then
was now really totally different.
As Nalan Yanran held the pale green longsword in her hand, a faint green-colored swirling wind
rolled and drifted on her body. Sharp wind blades retracted and appeared within the swirling wind.
Occasionally they would blast out, leaving numerous scars which were neither shallow nor deep in
the tough green rock. The blades gradually moved up, pointing at Xiao Yan from far away. Under the
reflection of the sunlight, the edge of the blades emitted dense and stern glows.
As the Dou Qi on the both of them soared, the atmosphere of the open ground instantly flew heavy.
The surroundings had once again become quiet as all the gazes were thrown on the two people.
Many of them wanted to know just how far the useless young person back then had actually reached
after these three years of training?
In the square, Xiao Yan slowly closed his eyes and immediately exhaled a long breath. His eyes
were suddenly shot opened and a green-colored flame flashed passed his dark black eyes. The Dou
Qi on his body had once again become much deeper at this moment.
Xiao Yan’s palm tightly held the ruler’s hilt and sensed the heavy feeling that was repeatedly
transmitted to him. He raised his eyes and stared at the lady with a willow like figure opposite him.
The two exchanged glances in midair. Both of their gazes were somewhat complicated.
“Once the Three Year Agreement is complete, the grudges between the two of you will be
completely settled. I hope that after today, all the disputes…” On the stone platform, Yun Leng eyed
the two people who were giving tit for a tat. He coughed softly. However, before he could say all that
he wanted to, his expression once again became ugly as he stopped his mouth. This was because
Xiao Yan, who was on the open ground, had already ignored his words under the watch of countless
of gazes. He was the first to break the stalemate of their imposing presences. Xiao Yan swung the
heavy ruler and his body suddenly turned into a black shadow as he violently charged at Nalan
Yanran.
“Let’s fight! Nalan Yanran! It has been three years!” As the black shadow charged, a low roar
which had been suppressed for three years was involuntarily emitted from within his throat.
Under the gaze of everyone on the open ground, the black shadow was like an outraged Magical
Beast. The Heavy Xuan Ruler gently nestled on the ground. Along the way, it left a long trail of
sparks and a deep scar on the green rock surface.
Nalan Yanran’s expression was calm as she faced the black shadow which charged directly at her.
Her Qi Method was of the wind affinity. Therefore, her speed and brisk agility were things that she
was very good in. Just as Xiao Yan was about to approach a distance of ten meters from her, Nalan
Yanran finally made her move. Her toes gently pressed against the surface of the ground and her
body was like a falling leaf amidst a violent storm, drifting and evading. In the twinkle of an eye, she
interlaced with the black-colored human figure rushing over as they passed by each other.
The moment they intersected, the longsword in Nalan Yanran’s hand slash horizontally in an
extremely natural manner. Borrowing the rushing force from her agility, a few tiny wind blades had
already taken the lead and left the sword ahead of her, cutting toward Xiao Yan’s neck.
The swiftly charging body abruptly stopped and a huge black ruler was lifted slightly. Following a
‘clanging’ sound and some tiny sparks, the wind blades completely disappeared without even
creating the slightest obstruction to Xiao Yan’s at

tack.
After withstanding the wind blades, Xiao Yan gently lifted his eyes. His indifferent pupils glanced
at the graceful body that brushed past him. With a wave of his hand, the Heavy Xuan Ruler carried a
ferocious force as it smashed horizontally toward Nalan Yanran’s back. The pressure from the force
caused the dress of Nalan Yanran to press tightly onto her skin, outlining her slim narrow waist.
Sensing the whirring sound of the heavy force behind her, Nalan Yanran’s eyebrows twitched
gently. She appeared a little surprised at the acuteness of the other party’s perception. The
longsword in her hand stabbed out violently, causing the pale green longsword to leave a green-
colored arc within the empty air. The sharp tip of the sword appeared to pass through the
obstruction in the air and with a clear ‘clang’ sound, the sword tip directly smashed into the heavy
ruler. As the two came into contact, the strong and powerful force contained on the huge ruler
caused the slender longsword to be forced to bend into an arc which was extremely soul-stirring.
The alarmingly dangerous appearance of the sword being about to snap caused some astonishment
to surface on the faces of those Misty Cloud Sect disciples. After having Dou Qi poured into the
sword’s body, the sword was sufficiently strengthened to receive an extremely great and heavy
force. Yet, in the very first contact, the longsword was forced to bend. From this, it could be seen
just how terrifying the force contained on the black-colored large ruler was.
Although the longword was bent into an alarming arc, it ultimately did not break because of this.
Just as the tip of the sword was about to press on Nalan Yanran’s arm, the latter pressed her feet
gently on the ground. The green glow on the longsword skyrocketed. The sudden energy surge
flicked the heavy ruler aside with a ‘bang’. Borrowing the pushing force from between the two of
them, Nalan Yanran soared up into the air. Her pretty face was serious. The longsword in her hand
suddenly trembled rapidly. Immediately, it began to slowly spin. Each time the longsword moved by
a little, it would leave behind a sword shadow afterimage that seemed substantive.
“Wind Spirit Fractal Sword?”
“It is really unexpected that Nalan shi-jie actually managed to successfully learn a Middle Xuan
class Dou technique like the ‘Wind Spirit Fractal Sword’. She is really a source of admiration.”
TL: shi-jie – an older female of the same generation who shares the same teacher or is from the
same sect
“I heard that Nalan shi-jie has managed to reach the point of creating five sword images after
learning ‘Wind Spirit Fractal Sword’ for a year. Ah, I have trained for nearly two years, but I can
only create four of them.”
“It has only just begun yet Nalan shi-jie has actually used a Dou Technique of this class. I think
that she wants to quickly end this, no? That fellow from the Xiao Yan is really unlucky.”
When Nalan Yanran displayed that strange Dou Technique, those Misty Cloud Sect’s disciple
below could not resist whispering privately among themselves in their shock. Seeing their manner, it
appeared that they recognized the background of the Dou Technique that was displayed. Moreover,
this Dou Technique was likely something that was regarded as something difficult to be proficient
at. Not only these disciples, but even a few of the ten plus white robed elders on the stone platform
nodded their heads slightly.
The heavy ruler inserted in the ground as Xiao Yan lifted his head. With narrow eyes, he watched
the energy after images that were slowly appearing following the movement of Nalan Yanran’s
longword. Relying on his outstanding perception, he could sense that the few afterimages contained
a huge amount of energy within them.
“She is worthy of being called the junior sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect. She is able to use
such a strong Dou Technique as she pleases.” Xiao Yan held the hilt of the Heavy Xuan Ruler tightly
in his palm. He slowly rotated half a circle while being on the ground. Immediately, he stomped
heavily on the ground and an energy explosion blasted from where his foot was, pulling over all the
gazes on the open ground.
Following the explosion, Xiao Yan borrowed the reflected energy from it and his body suddenly
shot violently and directly at Nalan Yanran in midair. The green-colored Dou Qi surged forth and
threads of flame seedlings strangely twined around the ruler’s body. However, they were hidden
under the green-colored Dou Qi and one would have difficulty discovering them if one did not
perform a careful inspection.
Nalan Yanran knit her eyebrows slightly together as she glanced at Xiao Yan who was violently
shooting toward her from below. The movement of the longsword in her hand did not stop because
of this. Her feet stepped on empty air and a pale green-colored Dou Qi spewed out from her feet.
Instantly, it formed huge sharp wind blades and viciously cut toward Xiao Yan.
Sensing the rushing wind sound of the wind blades from above his head, Xiao Yan raised his hand
and nothing happened for a second. Then, a pushing force that shot above Xiao Yan surged from
Xiao Yan’s palm. The huge group of wind blades disappeared completely by this pushing force
before they could be anywhere near Xiao Yan.
Due to this pushing force, Xiao Yan’s charging figure had also become slightly slower. Xiao Yan
was about to once again borrow a timely force as he prepared to block Nalan Yanran from
completing her Dou Technique when a clear cry suddenly sounded from a spot not far above him.
“Wind Spirit Fractal Sword!”
As the cry fell, the longsword in Nalan Yanran’s hand abruptly pointed at Xiao Yan below. Her feet
pressed gently on the empty air and a faint breeze appeared under them. Borrowing this breeze,
Nalan Yanran swiftly moved backward. The five blurry energy sword after-images that were left
behind in mid air trembled slightly. One after another, they shot violently toward Xiao Yan below.
The blurred swords made up of energy appeared to have torn space as a pale green-colored
energy arc began to spread out from the tip of the sword. Five sword shadows that had their tips
linked to the other’s hilt much like a falling star from the sky.
With a slight frown, Xiao Yan’s palm randomly discharged a force. His body borrowed the pushing
strength of the force to retreat swiftly. The five blurry energy swords coincidentally cut past the
surface of his body and their sharp wind caused Xiao Yan’s skin to feel a keen pain.
Nalan Yanran’s pretty figure turned half a circle in midair. Immediately, she became like a white-
colored lotus as she landed on the ground in a light and agile manner. She suddenly waved her hand
horizontally. As she did so, the blurred energy swords which had missed actually turned around and
once again violently stabbed toward Xiao Yan who was in midair, without any point to pivot himself.
Eyeing the blurry energy swords which had once again come to pierce him, Xiao Yan was a little
startled. Immediately, he frowned slightly as the corner of his gaze drifted around him. Being in mid-
air, he really had difficulty avoiding the swift and sudden attacks of these blurry energy sword this
time around unless he used the Purple Cloud Wings.
“Since I cannot dodge, then I will forcefully receive it.” As this intention fell within his heart, the
green-colored Dou Qi on the heavy ruler in his hand abruptly soared. That huge energy that was
suddenly released caused countless of people below to have astonished faces.
The green-colored flame seedlings flashed and rose. As the heavy ruler was swung, it carried a
powerful force as it viciously smashed at the blurry energy swords in front of the shocked gazes
under him.
“Bang!”
As the two came into contact, a ferocious energy explosion sounded in the empty space above the
open ground. The intense green light caused some people to involuntarily shut their eyes.
Nalan Yanran quietly stood in the same spot while she raised her head to watch the sky. The
piercing green light did not appear to be much of an obstacle for her as her bright pupils stared at
the spot where the explosion occurred. She understood only too clearly just what kind of power the
‘Wind Spirit Fractal Sword’ possessed. The blow earlier was something that even a seven star Dou
Shi would have great difficulty completely withstanding. If Xiao yan was able to resist this strike,
Nalan Yanran would also be able to roughly estimate just what extent he had reached during these
three years.
The green light was gradually being reduced in the sky. A black-colored shadow abruptly shot
explosively toward Nalan Yanran who was standing on the ground. A powerful sound of wind
compressing caused one’s eardrums to feel pain.
The speed of the black-colored shadow’s violent attack caused Nalan Yanran’s pretty face to
change a little. Her toes pressed on the ground as she instantly pulled back nearly ten meters with
her body appearing as though it was gliding over the ground.
“Bang!” The black-colored shadow violently landed on the ground and heavily smashed at the spot
where Nalan Yanran had landed earlier. Immediately, an intense sound reverberated throughout the
square. Rock fragments flew around and numerous crack lines began spreading around the spot
permeated with dust.
Nalan Yanran’s retreating body slowly came to a stop. She faintly eyed the spot which was
pervaded with dust. With such an attack speed, it was not quite possible for it to pose much of a
threat to someone like her who trained in a wind affinity Qi Method.
Nalan Yanran gently waved her spacious large sleeves. A breeze appeared out of nowhere and
blew over the square, lifting off the dust around. The moment before the dust was lifted, Nalan
Yanran’s eyes shrunk slightly. The Dou Qi all over her body abruptly skyrocketed. At the same time,
her body swiftly retreated, she repeatedly swung the longsword in her hand. Numerous sharp sword
fragments appeared on the route which she used to pull back.
“Chi.” At the very moment when Nalan Yanran was pulling back, a black figure from within the
dust once again shot explosively forward. This time around, the speed appeared to have instantly
become many times higher than what it was earlier. The terrifying speed caused the black shadow to
appear as though it were flickering. A few illusionary shadows surfaced before he approached Nalan
Yanran. The wind blade blockade which she had placed earlier was completely shattered by the
former in the most violent method.
“Quite a good speed, but how can it suddenly increase by this much?” A seriousness and some
uncertainty surfaced on her pretty face as Nalan Yanran mumbled quietly within her heart. Her eyes
glanced at the black shadow which appeared formidable as it charged over. She was just thinking of
taking offensive measures when a cold feeling suddenly rushed out from her skin. She suddenly
turned her head. A black shadow had appeared behind her just like a ghost.
The black shadow raised its head, revealing Xiao Yan’s indifferent face. The current him had his
hands tightly clenched into fists. The huge black-colored Heavy Xuan Ruler had already completely
disappeared. His fist borrowed the force from his half-rotated body as it viciously smashed at Nalan
Yanran’s back while carrying a terrifying force. The space where the fist passed by actually emitted
an ear-piercing energy explosion. This blow was actually this strong.
“Octane Blast!”
A low roar sounded within Xiao Yan’s heart. The force contained in the fist once again soared.
Finally, it smashed solidly on Nalan Yanran’s back in front of those stunned gazes of the Misty Cloud
Sect’s disciples around them.
The terrifying force directly caused Nalan Yanran’s pretty body to be thrown into midair like a kite
whose strings had been cut off. She was like a weak flower that was being scraped away by a violent
wind.
Xiao Yan slowly exhaled. He gradually spread his fist and beckoned with his hand. The black
shadow which had shot toward Nalan Yanran a moment ago flew over. Immediately, it was inserted
heavily into the green rock surface in front of him. The large shadow which had attracted Nalan
Yanran’s attention earlier was actually this Heavy Xuan Ruler.
“Nalan shi-jie has been defeated?”
Countless of stunned gazes eyed Nalan Yanran who fell from midair like a butterfly which had lost
its wings. Their faces were filled with disbelief. This junior sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect had
actually been so easily defeated?
On the stone platform, Yun Leng and the other elders merely calmly watched Nalan Yanran who
was slowly descending. If one thought that she would lose so easily, one would have really
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Chapter 336
Chapter 336: The True Strength of Both Parties
All the gazes on the open ground paused on the slowly descending Nalan Yanran. All of their
expressions were different as they did so.
“This fellow seems to be quite good.” On top of a huge tree, Jia Xing Tian smiled as he stared at
Xiao Yan. Immediately, he shook his head and said, “Unfortunately, the attack this time round did not
cause much damage to Nalan Yanran even though it appeared ferocious. The ‘Flying Floc’ agility
Dou Technique does indeed live up to its name.”
“Ah.” Fa Ma by the side nodded slightly. His gaze stared at the falling Nalan Yanran and softly
laughed, “The girl from the Nalan clan is not weak either. It looks like Yun Yun has really tried her
best to groom that girl during these three years.”
Hai Bodong frowned slightly. He stared at Nalan Yanran and his eyebrows abruptly twitched a
moment later. “The energy within her body is swiftly increasing. Additionally, it faintly has the sign
of having broken the limit of a Dou Shi. Tsk tsk. What a profound method of hiding her strength.
Even I did not discover it. The secret technique of the Misty Cloud Sect is indeed extraordinary.”
Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma smiled. Regardless of how one put it, the training that Nalan Yanran
received as the next Misty Cloud Sect’s sect leader was naturally not something that an ordinary
Misty Cloud Sect disciple could compare with. Moreover, the Misty Cloud Sect also had Pill-King Gu
He’s help. Adding all these to Nalan Yanran’s strong foundation, it was not considered ridiculous for
her to reach the Da Dou Shi class at this age.
“Looks like the fight this time around is going to be somewhat intense. That little fellow from the
Xiao clan is also not someone ordinary. In addition, the huge black ruler in his hand is also a little
strange.” Fa Ma stared at the Heavy Xuan Ruler in Xiao Yan’s hand as he spoke.
“Seeing the airflow which he creates when his feet land on the ground, that ruler seems to have
some weight. Have the both of you realized that after the ruler leaves his hand, not only did his
speed increase, but even the eruption and density of his Dou Qi had instantly become much
stronger.” Jia Xing Tian was worthy of being a strong person who even Hai Bodong feared. Even the
slight movement when Xiao Yan landed on the ground was actually observed by him to such a detail.
“Yes.” Hearing Jia Xing Tian words, Fa Ma nodded slightly. It appeared that he had also sensed
these changes.
“From the looks of things now, this competition will be a hard-fought one. But what causes me to
be curious is what exactly does this little fellow rely on? He is actually able to escape from the
reputation of being a useless person three years ago and catch up with the progress of Nalan
Yanran, who has received the Misty Cloud Sect’s training, with such swiftness.” Jia Xing Tian was
uncertain as he softly said.
“I don’t know. Our Alchemist Association has never met him so we have never investigated him.”
Fa Ma shook his head. His gaze glanced at the open ground and suddenly said, “That girl from the
Nalan clan is about to use her true strength.”
The slowly falling Nalan Yanran strangely floated in the air just as she was around half a meter
from the ground. She gently waved her hand and her body flipped in the air. After which, she landed
on the hard green rock surface in a light and agile manner.
Eyeing Nalan Yanran, who was actually unhurt after landing on the ground, a sigh of relief
involuntarily sounded throughout the square.
Nalan Yanran’s pretty eyes were serious. She eyed Xiao Yan on the opposite side whose expression
was still calm. In a soft voice, she said, “You have really surprised me. No matt

er what, I, at the very least, believe that you are no longer that useless young master of the Xiao
clan from back then.”
Xiao Yan did not give any reply to the somewhat lamenting words of Nalan Yanran. He merely
lifted his eyes and glanced indifferently at her. As he sensed the slowly soaring pale-green-colored
energy within Nalan Yanran, he softly mumbled in his heart, “Is she finally about to display her true
ability?”
 “I do not want to say anything more about all that happened back then.” Nalan Yanran slowly
raised her hand. The green glow above the pale-green-colored longsword became increasingly dense
as her gaze stared at Xiao Yan. “But the current me represents the Misty Cloud Sect. I will not hold
anything back for its reputation.”
As Nalan Yanran’s voice slowly fell, the robe on her body and her black hair on her head suddenly
moved despite the absence of wind. A forceful presence gradually rose from within her body. The
extent of the strength of the imposing presence caused the surrounding Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples
to widen their mouths in shock. Numerous soft cries involuntarily sounded, “This Qi… has Nalan shi-
jie advanced to a Da Dou Shi?”
Seeing the expressions of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples around, it appeared that even they were
uncertain about Nalan Yanran’s actual strength.
“It is really unexpected that niece Nalan has already reached the Da Dou Shi class at such an age.
She is really quite admirable.” Mu Chen turned his head and said with a smile to Nalan Jie after
eyeing Nalan Yanran who was emitting a powerful force. His laughter contained some envy.
Although Mu Zhan was currently a nine star Dou Shi and appeared to be merely half a step away
from a Da Dou Shi, Mu Chen knew that this half a step was something that was extremely difficult to
cross if one did not have sufficient luck.
“Nephew Mu Zhan is also not weak.” Nalan Jie smiled and gave a polite response. The strength
that Nalan Yanran suddenly displayed also caused him to sigh in relief. Regardless of how one put it,
Nalan Yanran was ultimately a member of the Nalan clan. If she were to lose this competition today,
not only would the Misty Cloud Sect lose face, but the Nalan clan would also feel ashamed.
Moreover, Nalan Yanran had even impulsively said that if she lost, she would become his slave when
she made the agreement back then. When he thought of the eldest young lady of the Nalan clan and
the future successor of the Misty Cloud Sect becoming someone else’s female servant, there was
some indication of ugliness on Nalan Jie’s old face.
“This girl.” As he slowly released his breath, Nalan Jie eyed Xiao Yan who was calmly watching
Nalan Yanran. He softly said, “Ah, nephew Xiao, I am really sorry. This competition has far too many
complications for Nalan Yanran. I’m afraid that we can only wrong you. In the future, I will order the
Nalan clan to compensate the Xiao clan.”
Hearing his confident words, it appeared that he was not optimistic of Xiao Yan being able to win
this competition. However, one could not blame him. Xiao Yan’s current age was not even twenty.
Regardless of how outstanding his training talent was, the difficulty of reaching the Da Dou Shi
class at his age was extremely great. After all, he did not have the support of a huge faction like the
Misty Cloud Sect behind him.
Of course, this was indeed so under normal circumstances. Were it not for the ‘Three-Lines Green
Spirit Pill’, Xiao Yan would really only be lingering below that of a Da Dou Shi. Unfortunately, the
situation Xiao Yan was in was not considered normal. Therefore, this thought of Nalan Jie was bound
to be faced with disappointment.
The blazing sun hung high in the air and the sunlight poured down from the distant sky, dispersing
the faint mist that shrouded the square. It shone upon the bodies of everyone present, causing their
skin to feel a little warm.
The nearly one thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples sat on the ground around the square, forming
a semicircle. They sat on the rock surface like wooden pillars and the pouring sunlight from the sky
did not cause their body to make even the slightest movement. The endurance of these people was
something that Xiao Yan could not help but praise despite not having a good impression of the Misty
Cloud Sect. Seeing how they were able to train the talented people whom had been picked up from
all over the land in such a manner, the Misty Cloud Sect really did not simply rely on its empty
reputation to stand above the Jia Ma Empire for so many years.
On the stone platform just behind the rock monument located at the middle of the square, the ten
plus white robed old men were narrowing their old eyes as they watched the two people in the
square. Occasionally, they would whisper something among themselves.
“First Elder, the fight has only just begun yet Nalan Yanran was forced to use her true strength.
On the other hand, the little fellow from the Xiao clan appears to have remained very calm.” A white
robed old man turned his head and softly said beside Yun Leng. His voice carried a little worry.
“His mindset is indeed quite good.” Yun Leng’s finger gently skimmed off some of the non-existent
dust on his robe as he said casually, “But this kind of competition isn’t something where one can just
rely on their mentality. The progress of Nalan Yanran during these few years is something that
caused even us old fellows to feel shocked. Moreover, the sect leader appears to have passed her
some of the sect’s secret technique. No matter how outstanding that young fellow’s talent is, at the
very least, it is somewhat impossible for him to catch up with Nalan Yanran now. All of you need not
be overly worried.”
 “Since Nalan Yanran has already displayed her true strength, this battle should likely be over
soon. Once we chase away that little fellow from the Xiao clan, I will not need to worry about it any
longer.” Yun Leng faintly said.
Hearing Yun Leng put it in this manner, that white robed old man could not say anything more. He
nodded his head, turned around and glanced at the rock platform below. Suddenly, he said, “Ge Ye,
is something wrong?”
Upon hearing the question, a white robed old man who was sitting on the second level of the stone
platform turned around. Seeing his appearance, it was surprising that Ge Ye was the one who had
accompanied Nalan Yanran to the Xiao clan in order to cancel the engagement back then. His
current expression was a little strange. Moreover, the source of the expression on his face seemed
to be Xiao Yan in the open ground.
Ever since Xiao Yan appeared in his eyes earlier, Ge Ye’s expression had turned into this manner.
This was because he had discovered that the young man earlier had actually faintly appeared to be
somewhat similar to the mysterious black robed person whom he had seen at the Mo clan within Yan
City back then.
“Impossible. That mysterious man is a Dou Huang. With Xiao Yan’s age, even if he had the talent
of the heavens, he cannot possibly reach that step!” Ge Ye violently shook his head, wanting to
throw away the ridiculous thought within his mind. However, the two faces continued to slowly
merge together. At one instance, when the two faces were completely merged together, Ge Ye’s
entire body trembled. He exhaled his coarse breath as he recovered. He suddenly realized that his
entire robe had actually been drenched in cold sweat.
“Are you alright?” The ten plus elders of the Misty Cloud Sect watched the cold sweat filled face of
Ge Ye with surprise as they knit their eyebrows together and asked.
“It’s nothing.” Ge Ye swallowed a mouthful of saliva that had intruded into his dry throat. He
hesitated for a moment, only to shake his head. He did not voice the thought within his heart. Even
though the two faces appeared extremely similar, he still did not believe that the mysterious black
robed person was Xiao Yan. If the latter really had that kind of strength, did he need to exhaust
himself and come to have a tough fight with Nalan Yanran?
“It was definitely an illusion! Seeing his manner, he is at most at the Dou Shi class. No matter
what, he is definitely not that mysterious black robed person!” Ge Ye clenched his teeth, slowly
raised his head and continued to throw his gaze into the open ground.
On the open ground, Nalan Yanran’s rising imposing presence from within her body slowly
stopped increasing when it finally reached the Da Dou Shi class. With the wave of the longsword in
her hand, a clear ring of the sword sounded above the open ground in a relaxed manner.
At the tip of the sword, a green-colored sword’s aura was expanding and shrinking. It was pointed
at Xiao Yan from a distant away and a wild wind instantly appeared out of nowhere.
Eyeing Nalan Yanran on the opposite side as her force cease rising, Xiao Yan pursed up his lips.
He softly muttered, “As expected. Around a two star Da Dou Shi.”
“Let’s start preparing to go all out.”
Xiao Yan twisted his neck and gently exhaled. His palm held the Heavy Xuan Ruler above the
ground. Immediately, he used his strength to insert it into the ground. The green-colored Dou Qi on
his body was like a flame as it abruptly surged. A long while later, the Dou Qi disappeared and a
green-colored Dou Qi Armor appeared in front of everyone’s eyes.
“Dou Qi Armor? This fellow is also actually a Da Dou Shi!”
Eyeing the armor which appeared to be made up of a substantial substance, waves of noises made
when inhaling cold air sounded around the open ground.

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Chapter 337
Chapter 337: An Intense Fight!
“This is going to be fun now.” Sensing the open ground which had suddenly become quiet, Jia Xing
Tian stared at the Dou Qi armor on Xiao Yan’s body which was faintly emitting a green-colored glow.
His face had some shock and amazement. This armor was only in its infancy shape, but regardless of
how one put it, being able to summon it out meant that that person had already entered the Da Dou
Shi class!
Reflecting on what he saw from this point, it appeared that the gap between Xiao Yan’s and Nalan
Yanran’s strength was not very big. The thing that caused Jia Xing Tian to be shocked was how this
little fellow of the Xiao clan, who did not have a strong backing behind him, could actually swiftly
catch up to Nalan Yanran in these three short years. One should know that behind Nalan Yanran was
this huge being known as the Misty Cloud Sect which was grooming her and providing support.
“This young fellow is not someone simple.” Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma exchanged glances with each
other. Both of them could see this emotion within the other’s eyes.
“Ah.”
On another side, Nalan Jie’s face which had only just relaxed for only a short while, then once
again tensed up. His eyes stared intently at the Dou Qi armor on Xiao Yan’s body. A long while later,
he finally let out a long breath. He slowly closed his eyes and the expression on his face held some
bitterness.
This time around, Nalan Jie truly felt a regret. He regretted not having stopped Nalan Yanran back
then. If Nalan Yanran did not create the whole issue of cancelling the engagement, this young
person who relied on himself as he changed into a strong Da Dou Shi from a useless person in three
short years would become a son-in-law whom the Nalan clan would be extremely satisfied with.
In the past, Nalan Jie was furious with Nalan Yanran’s act of cancelling the engagement because
he was extremely prideful. The agreement he and Xiao Yan’s grandfather made was something that
he felt humiliation for after she broke it off. If it were not because of this reason, who would be
willing to let his own outstanding granddaughter marry a young master of the Xiao clan who was
merely a useless person back then.
Now, however, the young man who had revealed his sharp edges in front of Nalan Jie caused the
latter to clearly see the terrifying potential contained in the former’s body. The value that such a
potential could bring in the future had far exceeded the limit which Nalan Jie could imagine. He
clearly understood that there was no large faction like the Misty Cloud Sect supporting Xiao Yan
from behind. And even without such a support from behind, Xiao Yan , however, was still actually
able to swiftly catch up to Nalan Yanran’s speed within three years. This kind of training talent
could only be described with one word: Terrifying!
Therefore, only at this moment did Nalan Jie really sense just how great a loss the Nalan clan had
suffered through the impulsive action of Nalan Yanran back then. A Da Dou Shi that was not even
twenty years old. Who could guarantee just what extent he would grow by after some years.
A Dou Wang was sufficient to support the entire Nalan clan. If Xiao Yan were to reach this class in
the future, who could guarantee that the strength of the Xiao clan would not abruptly soar? It may
even reach the point of threatening the three large clans.
As he thought of that serious consequence, the bitterness on Nalan Jie’s face grew even denser. A
long while later, he opened his eyes and once again let out a sigh. Suddenly, he appeared much
older.
“Ah, Xiao Ling, you have such a good grandson.”
By the side, Mu Chen and a few other heads of different fractions eyed the bitter expression of
Nalan Jie. Although they were wise enough not to

prod the other person’s wound, they could not help but gloat within their hearts. Due to Nalan
Yanran, the relationship between the Nalan clan and the Misty Cloud Sect was increasingly close.
This caused many groups within the capital to become a little afraid. The Nalan clan losing out was
something that many were happy to see.
 On the stone platform beside the open ground, the ten plus white robed old men were shocked
until they were at a loss as they eyed the Dou Qi armor which Xiao Yan had suddenly summoned. A
long while later, they gradually recovered. They exchanged glances with one another while serious
expressions appeared on their faces for the first time. Looking at the current situation, it appeared
that they had greatly underestimated this person who was once the trash of the Xiao clan.
“First Elder, this…” A white robed old man frowned slightly as he whispered.
“Let’s wait and see.” There was not much change on Yun Leng’s face. He gently waved his hand
and suppressed the worry of the other few elders. His gaze rested on the skinny back of the young
man in the square and slowly spoke, “Although his strength has somewhat exceeded my
expectations, there is still some gap between him and Nalan Yanran. Moreover, the Dou Techniques
that Nalan Yanran practices are all the advanced ones in our Misty Cloud Sect. On this point, I doubt
that nameless little fellow can compare with her.”
“Let’s watch quietly.” Yun Leng’s gaze paused on the open ground. His face was calm, but the
hands which were inserted within his sleeves were tightly clenched. He appeared to have felt some
sort of uneasiness.
On the open ground, Nalan Yanran’s gaze swept over Xiao Yan’s body. The indifferentness on her
pretty face finally had difficulty hiding her shock this time around. Although she did not
underestimate Xiao Yan’s training talent, she had never thought that Xiao Yan could actually directly
leap to a Da Dou Shi class from being someone who was not even a Dou Shi within three years! This
kind of training speed was something that Nalan Yanran, who had the help of the Misty Cloud Sect
and Pill-King Gu He, could not help but feel stunned about.
Nalan Yanran slowly inhaled a mouthful of somewhat icy cold air. The indifference on her face had
gradually disappeared. Her seriousness increased. It appeared that the current her had truly begun
to take Xiao Yan seriously.
Nalan Yanran tightly held her longsword. This time around, she did not say any unnecessary
words. This young man in front of her whom she had once regarded as a useless being, was worthy
of using all of her effort in order to ensure her victory in this fight.
The longsword shook and a clear ringing of the sword sounded. Following the sword ringing, the
pale green-colored Dou Qi on Nalan Yanran’s body abruptly soared. An instant later, the Dou Qi
disappeared and a delicate pale green Dou Qi armor covered her exquisite pretty body.
The Dou Qi armor which Nalan Yanran had summoned was undoubtedly much slimmer and more
elegant compared to Xiao Yan’s one. Her body which curved at the right places was wrapped by that
tight body armor. It emitted the beauty of a heroic spirit, causing her, who was originally the focal
point of the place, to attract the attention of everyone’s eyes.
Although the color of both of their Dou Qi armor was similar, Nalan Yanran’s Dou Qi armor was
clearly much more refined if one were to compare their outer appearances. On the other hand, Xiao
Yan’s one appeared a little crude. From this, one could see that despite the two of them being Da
Dou Shi, there was still a gap between their strength.
The powerful Dou Qi surged forward within Nalan Yanran’s Qi Paths like a flowing river. She
gently lifted her pretty eyes and the tip of her feet abruptly pressed gently on the ground. Her body
turned into a light ray, and she took the initiative to begin her attack on Xiao Yan as everyone
watched.
The distance between the two of them was but ten meters. For Nalan Yanran’s speed, this was
something that could be covered in a few seconds. Her body flashed and reappeared, placing Xiao
Yan within her attacking range. She waved her sword, making it appear much like a venomous
snake which had come out of its hole as it carried a sharp rushing wind sword glow and trickily
pierced at Xiao Yan’s chest in a vicious manner.
Xiao Yan indifferently watched the tip of the sword which repeatedly became enlarged within his
pupils. His palm completely left the hilt of the Heavy Xuan Ruler. Due to him leaving the Heavy Xuan
Ruler, the currently rising Dou Qi in his body roared as they surged within his veins. A feeling of
being filled with energy lingered within Xiao Yan’s body.
When the pale green-colored substance, which was like a small rotating wind that covered the
sword, was about to reach a spot half a foot from Xiao Yan’s chest, he finally made a move. He
violently kicked on the Heavy Xuan Ruler which was inserted in front of him. His body moved half a
meter to the left and agilely dodged Nalan Yanran’s aggressive attack.
“Thousand Wind Blade!”
Nalan Yanran was not surprised that Xiao Yan was able to dodge her attack. Her hand swiftly
turned and five spiraling sword blades which were agglomerated from wind type Dou Qi instantly
formed on the tip of her finger. With a soft cry, five sharp sword blades left her finger. They twined
around each other, turning into tiny green lines as they charged at Xiao Yan in a lightning like
manner, while carrying a sharp piercing wind sound.
 Five sharp rotating sword blades broke through the obstruction of the air and almost instantly
appeared in front of Xiao Yan. The green-colored ray of light abruptly trembled and the five rotating
sword blades immediately spread out from the middle. After which, they targeted five vital points on
Xiao Yan’s body and shot out explosively. The ferocious wind that they carried as they flew passed
caused Xiao Yan to narrow his eyes.
“What a fast speed.” The speed at which the rotating sword blades attacked was fast enough to
cause Xiao Yan to feel shocked. From such a close distance, it was clearly impossible to completely
dodge all of them. Therefore, in the little time that remained, three green-colored flames were
swiftly flicked out from the tip of Xiao Yan’s finger. These tiny flames were shot out in different
directions and perfectly blocked three rotating sword blades. They also managed to incinerate them
as desired.
Although Xiao Yan had blocked three of the rotating sword blades, there were still two more of
them which ruthlessly shot toward the left and right arm of Xiao Yan. The sword blades struck the
Dou Qi Armor and a wave of sparks and a ear-piercing chafing sound was emitted when the two
came into contact. Due to the exhaustion of energy, the sword blades slowly disappeared. At the
same time, two significantly big holes appeared on Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi Armour. Although these holes
were gradually being repaired by Dou Qi, one could still vaguely see some traces of blood from
them. It appeared that this attack caused Xiao Yan to receive some external injuries.
Of course, from Xiao Yan’s point of view, such external wounds would naturally not affect his
combat ability. Therefore, his left foot abruptly stomped heavily on the ground after withstanding
this round of sharp attack unleashed by his opponent. As an explosive sound was created, his body
turned into a black-colored shadow. He appeared to be nestled on the ground as he closed the gap
between him and Nalan Yanran in a flash. His palms supported himself on the ground while his feet
carried a ferocious force which violently whirled and smashed toward Nalan Yanran’s neck. From
the whirling sound emitted from the air, it appeared that the force which Xiao Yan used was
merciless.
Sensing Xiao Yan, who had actually appeared this close to her with such swiftness, Nalan Yanran
knit her eyebrows together. She immediately twisted her waist and her body became like a catkin
within a violent storm. Although she had only pulled back a short distance of half a foot, she had
coincidentally escaped Xiao Yan’s attacking range. Without any hesitation, Nalan Yanran waved her
longsword after she had dodged the other party’s attack. She turned into a green shadow as she cut
at Xiao Yan’s legs in a lightning like manner.
Sensing the thick cold sword aura approaching, Xiao Yan’s right hand abruptly opened while
facing his front. A ferocious shapeless force violently surged and heavily struck Nalan Yanran’s
chest.
The sudden attacking force caused Nalan Yanran, who could not react in time, to take a couple of
steps back. As she had the protection of the Dou Qi Armor, however, Xiao Yan’s attack this time
around did not have much impact other than breaking the opponent’s attack.
Xiao Yan’s heart also understood this point very clearly. Originally, he did not expect that this
attack would cause much harm toward Nalan Yanran. Therefore, when she was retreating, his palm
violently struck the ground. The ferocious force caused a few crack lines to spread on the hard,
green rock surface. His body leapt up and moved closer to Nalan Yanran like a ghost. Immediately,
he unleashed his fiercest attack since he had arrived, much like a volcano erupting.
Xiao Yan specialized in close combat. Therefore, his hands, arms, elbows, legs, head, and every
part of his body had at this very moment, were turned into terrifying weapons, that could kill. His
arms and elbows danced and a frightening energy caused explosions to repeatedly appear in the
surrounding empty air. Each time the force missed, it would leave quite a deep pit scar on the green
rock surface.
When faced with this incomparably aggressive attacks of Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran did not show any
sign of weakness. Although the opponent was just beside her, she managed to rely on the
uniqueness of her agility Dou Technique to repeatedly dodge Xiao Yan’s attack. She waved her
longsword, emitting a stern sword aura as the sword glinted, thus leaving behind countless of cut
marks on the ground.
As the fight between the two gradually entered an intense phase, powerful Dou Qi appeared to be
surging within the two bodies and was released at a gushing speed. When the Dou Qi collided,
powerful energy explosions repeatedly sounded on the open ground.
Green glows flashed in the open ground. Hot Dou Qi and sharp sword blades repeatedly shot out
from the cover of the green glow. Two shadows continuously moved swiftly within the square. Clear
ringing of the sword and the sound of metal clashing was emitting unceasingly from the points
where the two meet. The strength of their attacks had also become increasingly wild following the
increase in the intensity of the fight. Progressively, it left everyone present speechless.
Eyeing the repeatedly flashing and moving blurry figures in the square, the expressions of the
surrounding Misty Cloud Sect disciples were all a little dull. In the battle earlier which had come to
a stalemate, they could clearly sensed that Nalan Yanran had at the very least displayed three Xuan
class Dou Techniques. However, these Dou Techniques which were sufficient enough to help her
easily defeat some strong people who were stronger than her were completely defused by Xiao Yan,
whose strength was clearly a little weaker than her own. Only at this moment did these disciples of
the Misty Cloud Sect finally understand just what a silly rumor it was when their comrades
described Xiao Yan of the Xiao clan as being a useless person and how he overestimated his own
ability.
Being able to fight with the most outstanding person of the younger generation of the Misty Cloud
Sect for so long without being defeated, proved that this delicate and handsome young man in front
of them was far from an ordinary person!

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Chapter 338
Chapter 338: Wind’s Peak: Dazzling Sunset
On the huge green rock square, powerful Dou Qi and sharp wind blades repeatedly shot out,
leaving behind numerous clear and visible deep scars on the surrounding hard surfaces.
Everyone held their breath at this moment. Their gazes followed the two human figures which
appeared and disappeared as they moved in flashes. The increasingly intense and heated battle
caused many people to have their hearts jump to their throat while they watched the explosive
battle of both parties. Their original impression of Xiao Yan was someone who should have been
defeated upon first contact, but he had unexpectedly not shown any signs of being at a disadvantage
in the fight. Instead, with those extremely ferocious close-ranged attacks of his, he actually faintly
looked like he was suppressing Nalan Yanran in terms of attacks. This really stunned the Misty
Cloud Sect’s disciples who had originally thought that victory was easily within their grasp.
Of course, this was not only so for the ordinary Misty Cloud Sect’s disciple. After Xiao Yan had
quietly used the ‘Heavenly Flame’ to completely block all of the Xuan class Dou Techniques which
Nalan Yanran had repeatedly displayed, the Misty Cloud Sect’s elders on the stone platform finally
became to display uneasy expressions. The few Dou Techniques which Nalan Yanran had displayed
basically belonged to the advanced and difficult to learn type. Moreover, their power was also quite
great.
With Nalan Yanran’s strength, even if her opponent was a strong person two or three stars above
her, it would not be possible for him to easily block these few Dou Technique which she displayed.
However, the reality that had appeared in front of them clearly told Yun Leng and the others that
those Dou Techniques which had great power were actually blocked by Xiao Yan, whose strength
was slightly weaker than Nalan Yanran, without suffering any injuries.
“First Elder. That Xiao Yan appears to be a little strange. Each time Nalan Yanran’s Dou Technique
is about to reach his body, a strong and strange energy appears. It is this strange energy that causes
Nalan Yanran’s Dou Techniques to be unable to obtain any actual results.” After staring at the open
ground intently with his eyes, a white-robed old man could not resist turning his head and softly
informing Yun Leng with a serious face.
Hearing the soft voice of the white robed old man, the other few elders, including Yun Leng
nodded slightly. With their strength, they could naturally sense the strange energy which contained
some heat. However, Xiao Yan displayed his ‘Heavenly Flame’ while moving at high speed and his
technique was done skillfully and with great familiarity. Therefore, even though Yun Leng and the
others could only sense something, but were unable to know just what exactly Xiao Yan used.
“Don’t panic. Allow me to carefully sense it.” Yun Leng’s face was gloomy as he waved his hands.
He slowly shut his eyes and immediately used the Dou Qi in his body to connect with the energy in
the outside world which possessed the same affinity. He then began to watch Xiao Yan’s every action
from all directions.
Hearing these words from Yun Leng, the other few elders exchanged glances and maintained
silence. They continued to throw their gazes into the increasingly intense battle.
Not long after these elders became quiet, two rushing wind sounds suddenly sounded in the air.
Immediately, two human figures appeared on the top of a huge tree located on the surroundings of
the open ground. Their gazes swept on the inextricably locked battle below and could not help but
feel a little surprised.
After the two human figures appeared, Jia Xing Tian and the rest who were to the tip of large trees
threw their gazes over. When their gazes swept onto

the faintly handsome looking middle aged man who was wearing a pale-green robe, they were
momentarily startled. Immediately, they laughed and greeted him. An endless stream of people
instantly flocked over. From this it could be seen just what kind of status and position this person
held in the Jia Ma Empire. Even people of Jia Xing Tian’s and Fa Ma’s level were this polite to him.
The person who came was Pill-King Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire with Liu Ling followed close
behind him. The Liu Ling at this moment was no longer as arrogant as he was in the capital back
then. He quietly stood behind Gu He and smiled as he greeted Nalan Jie and those people of the
older generation. Looking at this manner of his, it appeared that he had changed quite a bit because
of his failure at the Alchemist Grand Meeting.
“Ke ke, it is really unexpected that both Old Jia and Old Fa are here. But the sect leader isn’t
present today, so there is no one to greet you. I’m sorry.” Gu He cupped his hands toward the two of
them and said courteously with a smile. He similarly did not dare slight these two extremely strong
people who possessed quite a great reputation in the Jia Ma Empire.
“This is?” Gu He’s sweeping gaze suddenly paused on Hai Bodong’s body. Hesitation flashed
across Gu He’s face. With his outstanding Spiritual Perception ability, he could naturally sense the
partially hidden surging force of the latter.
“Hai Bodong.”
Hai Bodong cupped his hands towards Gu He. The usual indifferent face he used on strangers had
unprecedentedly revealed a somewhat stiff smile. Although he was much greater in seniority
compared to Gu He, only those people in this world who had a big fist and great ability would truly
receive equal or respectful treatment from others. He might be a Dou Huang, but Gu He, as the
most outstanding alchemist Grandmaster in the Jia Ma Empire, was someone who even a Dou
Huang had to treat equally when they met. This was because everyone knew just what kind of
enormous gathering power a tier six alchemist possessed!
“Ice Emperor Hai Bodong?” Hearing Hai Bodong mentioning his own name, Gu He was startled
and his expression was immediately a little lost. A long while later, his expression recovered to
normal and with a smile, he politely spoke to Hai Bodong, “Back then when Gu He was still training,
I heard so much about Old Hai’s name. Seeing you today, your prestige isn’t any less than what it
was back then.”
Hai Bodong smiled. Since the other party treated him in this manner, he naturally could not be any
less polite. After the two of them courteously exchanged some words, Gu He finally turned his gaze
towards the battleground. Upon seeing the extremely close and intense fight, his eyebrows
immediately twitched. He asked in astonishment, “That fellow is Xiao Yan of the Xiao clan?”
“Ke ke, that’s right, but he isn’t a useless person.” A bitter laughter sounded beside Gu He. When
the latter glanced over, he realized that it was Nalan Jie who had replied.
Gu He nodded his head. His gaze returned to Xiao Yan who had turned into a black shadow on the
battleground. It was naturally a lie if he said he was not surprised. He clearly understood that the
latter was a useless person who had not even reached the Dou Zhe class three years ago. Three
years later, however, he had actually soared to a level which was sufficient to contend with Nalan
Yanran?
It should be known that Yun Yun had gotten him to refine an unknown number of medicinal pills to
raise Nalan Yanran’s strength. Despite the Misty Cloud Sect and his own support, however, this Xiao
Yan actually managed to follow closely behind with just three years. Just what kind of support from
an enormous faction and terrifying training talent did he need to do this?
A seriousness was added to the originally indifferent and smiling face. He frowned slightly and his
spiritual strength broke out of his body from his forehead. In a lightning like manner, it immediately
moved and hovered over the open ground. Xiao Yan movement speed, which was originally as fast as
lightning appeared like a movie which was played in slow motion as it slowly played out within Gu
He’s mind. In this slow motion, every single action of Xiao Yan was completely exposed in Gu He’s
perception.
Under the watch of various strong people who did their best to observe the fight, the two people
on the open ground, which appeared like blurry intertwining figures in the eyes of the ordinary
Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples had become extremely clear.
The flashing and moving intertwining figures on the battleground once again came into contact
and pulled back. Following the sound of an explosion. the two figures were each forced back by
more than ten meters with their bodies skidding against the surface of the ground.
The figures which were forced back came to a slow stop. Finally, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s
figures clearly appeared in front of everyone’s gaze. Upon seeing the manner of the two of them,
everyone were stunned.
Numerous criss crossed sword scars had already appeared on the Dou Qi Armor on Xiao Yan’s
body. Under those deep sword scars, one could faintly see bright red fresh blood. Clearly, he did
receive some of Nalan Yanran’s counterattacks in that almost wild close range fight earlier.
Xiao Yan’s outer appearance was quite ugly, but Nalan Yanran was also similarly in a bad state.
Her originally clean moon dress had appeared somewhat disorderly at this moment. One could see a
clear footprint at a spot around her lower abdomen. Her messy black hair was stuck onto her clean
forehead where some perspiration had appeared. The back of her teeth bit her bottom red lip while
her breathing became a little hurried.
From the manner of these two people, it appeared that each of them had won and lost in the
intense battle earlier.
After the two of them revealed themselves, the private whispers which were originally present on
the open ground once again became completely quiet. Everyone was infected by the ‘giving a tit for
a tat’ manner of the two of them and did not dare to say anything to break it.
A breeze blew over the open ground. A few withering leaves followed the wind, rotated around
and swept passed, between the two of them.
The silence persisted for a long while. Finally, Nalan Yanran took the lead and did something. Her
clever eyes carried some complicated emotion as she deeply watched the indifferent face of the
young man opposite her. Her hand was slowly extended to remove the green ribbon which was
restricting her long black hair. She slowly swung her head. The black hair on her head was like the
moonlight as it poured down. It moved along her arm and vertically down toward her delicate waist.
Under the hot sun, the girl undid her retrained hair and the black hair rolled down. It emitted a
ethereal agile presence. The moving scene caused the hearts of those who were already infatuated
by her to beat even faster.
“She wants to use that thing?” Seeing Nalan Yanran’s sudden action, Yun Leng and the others on
the stone platform were startled. Immediately, they began mumbling to themselves.
“Looks like the fight should be ending soon. But to be able to force Nalan Yanran to this extent,
this little fellow from the Xiao clan is really very strong.” A white robed elder sighed softly.
“Is she about to take out her trump card? This girl is actually forced to this extent.” A surprise
surfaced on Gu He’s face as he softly said while standing in the tree.
When Jia Xing Tian and the others around him heard these words of Gu He, they were stunned.
Immediately, they threw their surprised gazes back on the battleground.
As her black hair fell down, Nalan Yanran eyes slowly shut. A moment later, she suddenly opened
her eyes. The black hair on her head abruptly moved automatically despite the absence of any wind.
Her long hair floated and danced. Following this, her body actually began to suspend in the air
without borrowing any help from a launching force or a pair of wings.
As Nalan Yanran’s body slowly rose into the air. The energy around her body appeared like boiling
water at this moment as they began rising violently. Circular pale-green-colored substantive ripples
spread repeatedly from her body.
The longsword slowly moved upward and was finally tilted in such a way that it pointed toward
Xiao Yan below. At one instance, the longsword trembled gently and the sunlight from the sky
suddenly began to move toward the longsword and agglomerated together. In just an instant, the
glow on the longsword surged. The eye-piercing glow was like a second sun in the sky.
“Xiao Yan, let’s decide the victor.”
Nalan Yanran’s white pretty face appeared somewhat transparent as it reflected the glow. She
shakingly pointed toward Xiao Yan below and for the very first time, she shouted that name which
she had once greatly loathed.
Xiao Yan lifted his head and eyed the eye-piercing glow. Under that glow, a terrifying energy was
wildly being agglomerated.
“Is she finally using her trump card? Since that is the case…”
As her pretty eyes stared at the young man whose body was straight and tall, Nalan Yanran
inhaled a deep breath of air. Her hand tightly held the longsword which had become extremely
heavy while she began moving the sword at a pace so slow that it was almost impossible for one to
sense that it was moving. Following the movement of the longsword, the energy ripple which it
emitted also become increasingly intense.
Xiao Yan watched the sky indifferently. His right hand was gently extended and with a puff, a
green-colored flame sudden appeared under the watch of everyone present.
“This is…” Although some of the ordinary Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples were unaffected after the
appearance of the green-colored flame, the elders as well as Gu He and the other strong people on
the tree suddenly widened their eyes. This was especially so for Fa Ma’s group. The feeling of
familiarity in their hearts grew increasingly intense.
The moving longsword in the sky abruptly came to a stop. Nalan Yanran bit her lips with the back
of her teeth. Both of her hands held the repeatedly dancing longsword with all her might. The
terrifying energy contained in it was something that caused her to have difficulty controlling.
At a certain instance, the energy on the longsword was brewed to its peak condition. Finally,
Nalan Yanran ceased suppressing it. Her pretty face was grave looking and following a clear cry, the
eye-piercing sunlight already reflecting off the longsword began to inflate abruptly. In an instant,
the intense light on the sword actually concealed the light from the sun in the sky!
 “Wind’s Peak: Dazzling Sunset!”
A tender cry fell from the sky and the terrifying energy fluctuation was finally unleashed. A sharp
sword aura shot explosively toward Xiao Yan from all directions in the sky much like a storm falling.
The tough and hard ground actually cracked apart under the pressure of this sharp sword aura,
forming crack lines which spread to the edge of the open ground.
Sensing the terrifying sword arua in the sky, the Misty Cloud Sect disciples hurriedly placed their
hands against each other’s. Waves of Dou Qi rose from within their bodies and finally formed an
enormous energy cover which enveloped over half the square. Only by relying on it did they manage
to shake off the pressure created from the sword aura in the sky.
“It actually is ‘Wind’s Peak’. It is really unexpected that Yun Yun has even taught her this.
However, with her ability, she cannot even display twenty or thirty percent of its strength.” Jia Xing
Tian muttered as he raised his head and watched the sword aura which was like a sun that was
falling down.
“It may be time that this little fellow…” Jia Xing Tian turned his gaze toward Xiao Yan on the
battleground. He had yet to say everything he wanted to when his eyes suddenly shrank. He noticed
that Xiao Yan had suddenly took out a pale-purple Yaowan (Danwan). He threw it into his mouth and
chewed a little. Immediately, he widened his mouth and a cluster of purple flame was spat out and
stopped in Xiao Yan’s left hand.
TL: Yaowan/Danwan are pills which are not proper medicinal pills. They either have no medicinal
effect or very little of it.
“This posture…” Jia Xing Tian’s gaze stared intently at Xiao Yan who was spitting out the Purple
Flame. His eyes were narrowed to the point where they were almost a straight line. That day, on the
Imperial family square, that young man who was called Yan Xiao also did this.
Jia Xing Tian slowly turned his head and exchanged glances with Fa Ma. The expressions of the
two of them were extremely strange and interesting. It appeared that they had finally confirmed
something: “That Yan Xiao is Xiao Yan!”
Of course, Fa Ma, Jia Xing Tian were not the only ones who had discovered something because of
this action. Nalan Jie, Mu Zhan, and the others in the huge tree were similarly stunned at this very
moment.
Actually, the most important person was not the few of them. Instead, it was the one who was
suspended in midair and had just displayed this terrifying Dou Technique. Nalan Yanran!

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Chapter 339: Exposed
“This is?”
Nalan Yanran was startled as she watched Xiao Yan below from her position high in the sky. The
familiar action of spitting Purple Flames which he had displayed earlier as well as the green-colored
flame in his hand caused the young man called Yan Xiao, who had left an extremely deep impression
in her mind, to slowly surface.
The somewhat skinny figure of the two of them gradually began to come into contact within her
mind. Immediately, they merged perfectly.
Other than that face, the expression or presence of the current Xiao Yan did not differ with the
young man who had beat the young alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire with his own strength at the
Imperial family square back then.
“Yan Xiao, Xiao Yan. Yan Xiao, Xiao Yan.” A soft mutter was emitted from her mouth. At this
moment, Nalan Yanran had appeared to come to a sudden realization. She abruptly understood
some things. The mysterious young person who had used the Alchemist Grand Meeting to become
the leader of the younger generation of the Jia Ma Empire, and the very person who had even
caused Nalan Yanran to involuntarily feel an admiration for despite her haughty character; was
actually this young man whom she had viewed as trash three years ago!
The back of Nalan Yanran’s teeth bit on her bottom red lip. The expression on that pretty face of
hers repeatedly changed while her hands covered her mouth. That stiffened body of hers appeared
to have been struck by lightning and was numb to the point where it was almost detached from her
control. This sudden discovery had caused Nalan Yanran’s calm mind to instantly become a cluster
of glue. Her originally indifferent face had become somewhat pale at this moment.
This was the first person of similar age and opposite gender who had caused an admiration and
unusual emotion to form in Nalan Yanran’s heart in all these years. Yet he was actually the young
man whom she had viewed as useless and stepped on his pride back then.
This kind of gap which appeared to be of two different worlds caused Nalan Yanran to have a
giddy feeling as though she were dreaming.
“He is Yan Xiao.”
The sudden discovery also caused Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, Nalan Jie, and the others on the tops of
the trees to descend into a dull state. Perhaps, the first two had a faint feeling since the beginning of
the fight, but they still felt somewhat absurd when the truth was revealed in front of their eyes.
“Yan Xiao, Xiao Yan. Ah, we are really muddled in our old age.” Fa Ma shook his head and sighed.
He eyed the skinny figure of the young man on the battleground. With a bitter smile, he said, “It is
really unexpected. Not only does this fellow have such an outstanding talent for refining pills, even
his training talent is also this terrifying. Ah, indeed most heroes come from among the young.”
“He is indeed a young man who has extraordinary talent. This time around, the Nalan clan and the
Misty Cloud Sect have really chosen the wrong party to suppress. They have really suffered a great
loss.” Jia Xing Tian’s expression was a little strange. Having seen Xiao Yan’s performance at the
Alchemist Grand Meeting, it was only natural that he clearly understood just what kind of enormous
potential this young person possessed. As long as one gave him sufficient time, Jia Xing Tian
believed that even with the Misty Cloud Sect’s strength, they might have to be afraid of him.
“This time around, this Nalan clan has really poured their regret all the way into their intestine
(feel a great sense of regret).” The faces of Mu Chen, Primer Tengshan along with the others on the
huge trees were similarly filled with shocked. A moment later, their gazes all swept toward Nalan Jie
who had become completely stunned. Their faces could not

help but reveal some pity.

“Hu.” Nalan Jie exhaled a long breath before he immediately, violently, inhaled another one. After
repeating this for a couple of times, Nalan Jie finally relaxed that comical dull expression on his
face. His hands were forcefully acting calm as he patted his sleeves. However, the repeatedly
shaking leaves near the peak of the tree just under his feet, exposed the panic and loss he felt within
his heart.
 “Xiao Yan is that Yan Xiao?” Nalan Jie’s gaze stared intently at the young man in the battleground.
In his mind, the back of that figure wearing an alchemist robe gradually covered over Xiao Yan,
finally merging perfectly together.
The corner of Nalan Jie’s mouth involuntarily quivered a little. The expression on his face
currently had a brilliance which one could not describe with words. If the ability that Xiao Yan had
displayed earlier had already caused Nalan Jie to feel bitterness, the other identity which had
suddenly appeared truly caused Nalan Jie’s heart to abruptly tighten.
A young person who not only had outstanding training talent, but also possessed a terrifying talent
when refining pills, that one could not stop praising, was someone that any huge faction would fight
over. Whoever had him would basically have an extremely strong person in the future. His Nalan
clan, however, had actually pushed this young man, with an extremely frightening talent, out the
main door.
During the period of time that Xiao Yan adopted the identity of Yan Xiao, Nalan Jie could be
considered to have become quite familiar with him during their contact with each other. It was also
due to this that he could sense the impressiveness of this young person even more clearly. Among
the younger generation whom he had met over the many years, the former was definitely the leader
regardless of whether it was in terms of talent or mental strength. With Xiao Yan possessing these
two things, Nalan Jie did not doubt that the level which this young person could reach in the future
would surpass many of the strong people at the peak of the Jia Ma Empire.
This person who should have become a thick shield for the Nalan clan as well as a strong person
with limitless potential, had already been thrown out from the Nalan clan’s camp in the most hurtful
manner by Nalan Yanran. This resulted in the current situation where they held their weapons
against each other. The two completely different situations had caused waves of throbbing pain to
spread from his heart.
“Ah.” Nalan Jie let out a long breath. At this moment, he could not say anything more. With the
hard feelings Xiao Yan had for Nalan Yanran, did Nalan Jie really think that he could cause Xiao Yan
and Nalan Yanran to reconcile just because of his words? For this Three Year Agreement, Xiao Yan
had undergone tough training for three years. Even though Nalan Jie did not have exact news of
Xiao Yan during these three years, anyone could imagine that it was impossible to swiftly rise to
Xiao Yan’s current level, within three years, without undergoing a lonely hellish training which an
ordinary person would have difficulty receiving regardless of how outstanding one’s talent was!
Nalan Jie let out an intense cough and his originally sleek red face had turned pale and dark
without him noticing. Due to his complicated emotions, he currently appeared to have suddenly
become much older. His sickly manner caused everyone around him to understand that the blow this
time around was really too large for this person helming the Nalan clan. After all, who could
maintain being calm when they saw a useless son-in-law who was originally abandoned by their clan
suddenly change into someone who had an identity that was enough to stun everyone? This was
especially so when this son-in-law would have originally become the thickest shield of the Nalan clan
and help them block the blows from a wild storm. Unfortunately, this shield had already become a
sharp spear which was pointed toward them. The tip of the spear even reflected a denseness that
caused Nalan Jie to feel a chill within his bones.
“Yan Xiao. This Xiao Yan is actually Yan Xiao?” On the other side, Liu Ling’s face was also filled
with shock and he let out an involuntary cry as he stared at Xiao Yan in the battleground.
“Yan Xiao? That young person who had become the champion of this season’s Alchemist Grand
Meeting?” Hearing this, Gu He frowned slightly, turned his head and asked.
“Yes.” Liu Ling nodded his head and said with a bitter smile, “It is really unexpected that he is
actually Xiao Yan. All of us have been deceived by him.” As he spoke these words, Liu Ling finally
heaved a heavy sigh of relief in his heart. Since Yan Xiao was Xiao Yan, it was likely that he would
not have any feelings for Nalan Yanran. Since this was the case, the person whom he originally
viewed as his strongest competitor had abruptly disappeared. This was undoubtedly a happy thing
for Liu Ling.
“According to what I know, the Xiao Yan three years ago did not know how to refine medicine
(alchemy skills). From then until now, only three years have passed. Yet he is actually able to refine
a ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’, a tier four medicinal pill of such grade. If this is true, then isn’t his
talent in refining medicine a little too terrifying.” Gu He said in a deep voice.
“Although it is a little embarrassing to say this, he is the only person among the younger
generation whom I admire. His talent in refining pills is really very frightening.” Liu Ling seriously
said.
“You will also admit defeat? Looks like your failure in the Grand Meeting this time around was
somewhat beneficial to you. At the very least, you are no longer as arrogant as you were in the
past.” Gu He said as glanced at Liu Ling, feeling a little surprised. With his knowledge of this
disciple of his, he naturally clearly knew of the haughtiness in the latter’s bones. It was really
unexpected that Liu Ling would feel respect for this Xiao Yan who was clearly a little younger than
him.
Hearing this, Liu Ling laughed awkwardly. He did not dare continue the conversation with
knowledge that his past arrogance had given Gu He a headache along with a feeling of helplessness.
“The green-colored flame in his hand should be a kind of ‘Heavenly Flame’ while the purple-
colored flame seems to be a type of ‘Beast Flame’, which he likely obtained from some sort of high
tier Magical Beast’s body.” Ge He was undoubtedly an alchemist grandmaster. With one glance, he
managed to identify the background of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ and the Purple Flame.
“To be able to control two kinds of flames with such familiarity… the Spiritual Strength of this
Xiao Yan isn’t weak. It’s no wonder that even you have lost to him. Being able to control two flames
at the same time is something that even some tier four alchemists have difficulty doing.” The
ignorant just simply watched the excitement while the experts observed the essence and skills. With
just a mere rough glance, Gu He was able to see some of the unique points of Xiao Yan.
Liu Ling hurriedly nodded his head by Gu He’s side.
“But why does this green-colored flame give me a sort of familiar feeling?” Gu He suddenly knit
his eyebrows together and said in an uncertain soft voice.
“Green-colored ‘Heavenly Flame’.” Gu He slowly muttered from his mouth. His expression
suddenly flickered between being bright and dark as it changed. Suddenly, he recalled how he had
spent a great amount of effort in the Tager Desert back then and even broke into the deep regions of
the desert, coming into conflict with Queen Medusa. At the very end, all of it seemed to be for a kind
of green-colored ‘Heavenly Flame’, no?
After returning from the desert, Gu He had also clearly thought out some things. In their journey
to the Tager Desert this time around, they seemed to have been plotted against by someone else.
The group’s effort had finally ended up benefiting that mysterious person.
His eyes slowly narrowed. Ge He stared intently at Xiao Yan’s face. For some unknown reason, he
kept feeling that this face appeared to belong to someone whom he had met. He continued frowning.
At one instance, his eyes suddenly strunk. He had finally remembered!
The person whom they had unintentionally rescued from the hands of the female Snake-person
chief at the desert back then was Xiao Yan!
This thought began to stir in a lightning like manner within Gu He’s mind. All the doubts he had
back then appeared to have fallen into place at this moment and everything made sense now. No
wonder his group’s trail was so clearly grasped. No wonder there was someone who took the lead,
secretly sneaking into the city while they were held off by Queen Medusa and obtained the
‘Heavenly Flame’.
One by one, all the mysteries began to intertwine with each other. Finally, the delicate and
handsome face of the young man suddenly appeared.
“Hu.”
Gu He let out a deep breath. He had come to a sudden realization. Back then, the person who had
become the beneficiary during the time they were entangled with Queen Medusa definitely had
some relation to Xiao Yan which the latter could not shrink from, even if it were not Xiao Yan
himself.
“What a ‘good’ fellow. He actually played us all.” Gu He inserted his hands into his sleeves. With
narrow eyes, he watched Xiao Yan in the battleground. His heart suddenly had a feeling of not
knowing whether to laugh or cry. The line-up of that group of his back then could basically dominate
the entire Jia Ma Empire. However, they ended up falling for the plans of a young man who was not
even twenty.
“Although I don’t know how exactly you did it, but now, you should first settle this difficulty in
front of you. Nalan Yanran’s ‘Wind’s Peak’ is not something that can be easily ignored.”

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Chapter 340: Small Scale Angry Buddha Lotus Flame!
A cool wind cut through the sky, causing the startled and absentminded Nalan Yanran to recover.
After she did so, she waved her hand and as a conditional reflex, she appeared to be trying to grab
the light sword which had been shot explosively downward. However, with her current strength, it
was already a great strain to display the ‘Wind’s Peak’. It was impossible for her to direct it like her
limbs. Therefore, she could only watch with her eyes as the longword, which carried an impressive
force from all directions, as it violently smashed like a hot sun toward Xiao Yan standing in the open
ground!
Her heart was currently a total mess. She understood that in her heart she held a favorable
impression, and perhaps a little spirit of competition of never wanting to admit, toward the young
man called Yan Xiao. A man who possessed strength that subdued others, without having a beautiful
face.
It was due to having these complicated emotions that Nalan Yanran abandoned the indifference
she usually had when speaking to others in her conversations with Yan Xiao. Her warm and soft tone
was something she had used for the first time in many years on a male who was not her elder or
relative.
Although the time she wasn’t in contact with ‘Yan Xiao’ for very long, Xiao Yan had used this
identity to unbridledly squander all of his outstanding ability that caused people to be repeatedly
shocked. With the ‘Heavenly Flame’ in his hand, he cured the ‘Searing Poison’ which even Pill-King
Gu He could do nothing about. When he participated in the Alchemist Grand Meeting, he stood out
from various outstanding alchemists from various countries. Moreover, he had even been the savior
at the very last moment to turn the tide of the competition, creating a miracle under a hopeless
situation and helped the empire’s alchemist association snatch back their honor which they were
about to lose.
One by one, theses feats, which caused people’s blood to boil, had caused a countless number of
different young ladies to feel an affection for him. Under the aura of these kinds of prominent
results, even an outstanding lady like Nalan Yanran could not resist feeling a little dazzled. What girl
has never imagined within her heart that the prince charming she loves not receiving cheers from
tens of thousands of people?
Without a doubt, heroes love beauties, but similarly beauties also love heroes. The action of ‘Yan
Xiao’ back then, where he did his best to protect the reputation of the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist
Association, may not have been his original intention, but in the eyes of the Jia Ma Empire’s citizens,
he was worthy of the word ‘hero’. Regardless of how indifferent and haughty Nalan Yanran was, she
was also a lady. Moreover, the moment that the young man had received tens of thousands of cheers
was indeed also the moment where he became the most attractive to others.
From the messy emotions in her heart, Nalan Yanran even had the impulse to pull back the
longsword earlier. However, after she failed this action, she suddenly became quiet. She bit her
bottom red lip with the back of her teeth as she stared at Xiao Yan below. The emotions within her
eyes was like tens of thousands of threads being entangled together, appearing complicated and
difficult to separate.
Xiao Yan lifted his head and eyed the piercing glow which was becoming increasingly large in his
eyes. He had also discovered the reactions of those people around him, but he was not too
concerned. As something that would be exposed sooner or later, he did not think of hiding his other
identity for very long.
Green-colored and purple-colored flames slowly rose on his hands. The pressuring force that hit
him from the sky above pressed the clothes tightly against Xiao Yan&

rsquo;s skin. The purple-colored flame flickered repeatedly. Only the cluster of green-colored flame
swayed with the wind and did not show any sign of weakening.
Xiao Yan raised his hands to an equal height and immediately but slowly narrowed the distance
between them. Seemingly having sensed the imminent collision, the two flames suddenly began to
fluctuate intensely. The flame seedlings crazily began to leap around as their hot temperatures
began to swiftly rise.
 “What is he thinking of doing?” As they eyed the strange action of Xiao Yan’s, Fa Ma, Gu He, and
the others on the huge trees were all stunned and their faces were at a loss.
“This fellow is actually thinking of merging two different kinds of flames together?” Gu He was
indeed worthy of being called a tier six alchemist. After some thought, he understood Xiao Yan’s
intention. His face was instantly stunned. “Is he crazy? He is actually thinking of merging two
different flames? Isn’t he afraid of the backlash from the flames?”
As a tier six alchemist, Gu He naturally had a clear understanding of the resistance and
incompatibility of two different flames. The difficulty of trying to successfully merge two different
flames together was almost unimaginable. Even Gu He himself did not dare guarantee that he had
that kind of ability. Of course, he had also never attempted such a thing before. After all, not
everyone in this world had Xiao Yan’s ruthless vigor, where one went all out without fearing death.
For an alchemist, the backlash of a flame was the most terrifying thing.
Fa Ma exchanged glances with Jia Xing Tian. They may also have had some doubts present on
their forehead, but with the prior miracle created at the Alchemist Grand Meeting, they understood
not to carelessly look down on this little fellow who was still quite young. There did not appear to be
any shortage of miracles when it came to this extraordinary young man.
“Is he about to use that thing?” As he eyed Xiao Yan’s action, Hai Bodong’s brow twitched. His
hands began to feel a little uneasy. Although he knew that this type of merger did not pose any
threat to him, Hai Bodong had some psychological trauma after that extremely large scale explosion
from the merging the other time, which had nearly caused a few Dou Huang to meet their demise.
Therefore, as long as he saw this fellow merging flames, he could not resist having an impulse to
disappear somewhere far away.
However, it was fortunate that Hai Bodong did not lose himself as he did the last time. He
forcefully suppressed his Qi in his heart, which had become a little hurried, while his eyes stared
intently at the battleground.
The green and purple-colored flames grew increasingly close. A ferocious energy ripple repeatedly
surged out from the two flames. Occasionally, the flame seedlings would spring forward emitting a
loud explosion that was like a wave of thunder, causing everyone present to become a little shocked.
Xiao Yan’s expression was calm as he eyed the changes of the two different flames. He was quiet
for a moment before his hands instantly and abruptly clapped heavily together.
“Bang, bang!”
The two-colored flames were violently knocked against each other. Waves of muffled thundering
sounds were repeatedly emitted from Xiao Yan’s palm. However, Xiao Yan totally ignored them. He
rubbed his hands slightly together and a Spiritual Strength was spread out of his body in a lightning
like manner. Immediately, it wrapped around the two clusters of flame and following his past
experience, he began to control it with great familiarity and ease.
As the rubbing between Xiao Yan’s hands grew increasingly fast, a faint glow suddenly began to
spread from his palms, just like that of muffled thunder. A moment later, the muffled thunder came
to a sudden stop. Xiao Yan gently exhaled. His palms, which were tightly held together, gradually
parted. A green-purple double-colored glow from his palm suddenly pervaded all over.
The brilliant glow gradually weakened. As everyone’s eyes hurriedly swept over, their faces were
immediately stunned as they watch the green purple flame lotus which was slowly rotating,
suspended above Xiao Yan’s palm.
“This is…” Gu He was shocked as he watched the two-colored flame on Xiao Yan’s hand. His
mouth parted as he instantly swept his Spiritual Strength, which was spread all over the open
ground, over that flame lotus. His eyes instantly and abruptly shrunk.
“What a huge violent energy. The ‘Heavenly Flame’ and another flame merged together, resulting
in a huge explosive force to form due to their incompatibility. This fellow is actually able to perform
this step.” As a tier six alchemist, Gu He clearly understood that merging two flames together could
create an extremely huge amount of explosive energy. However, trying to merge two flames together
and getting it to explode upon instruction required the person controlling it to maintain the two
flames at an equilibrium. It was difficult to control such an equilibrium. Should any of the two
flames break this equilibrium, these two flames would first explode before they could be shot out. If
this happened, not only would Xiao Yan fail to hurt his opponent, but he would also end up causing
himself to be seriously injured, losing more than he gained.
Gu He did not know if he could perfectly merge the two kinds of flames with his own ability. This
was because he had never tried doing so. However, with his many years of experience, he could tell
that the difficulty of this kind of merger should not be inferior to that of refining a tier four or even a
tier five medicinal pill. Nevertheless, the young man below appeared to have easily and smoothly
completed this extremely dangerous merging. How could this not cause Gu He to feel shock?
 “There is no grievances in losing against him.” Gu He sighed, turned his head around and spoke to
Liu Ling.
Liu Ling’s expression was serious as he nodded his head. Although his spiritual perception could
not possibly be as meticulous as Gu He’s, he could still vaguely sense just what kind of enormous
energy that the two-colored flame lotus, which was merely around the size of his palm, possessed.
“It is really difficult to say just who will win or lose this match.” Gu He mumbled as he shook his
head.
“What is that thing that he has created?” Yun Leng, who was on the stone platform, frowned and
asked uncertainly upon seeing the green purple flame lotus suspended above Xiao Yan’s hand.
“No idea.” The few elders beside him looked at each other and shook their heads in ignorance.
Yun Leng knit his brows tightly together. He slowly fondled his beard with his hand. For some
unknown reason, an uneasiness had rose within his heart.
All the gazes present on the open ground were gathered on Xiao Yan’s palm. Although they were
uncertain what kind of power that green-purple flame lotus had, the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples
appeared to have sensed something. A couple of the disciples who were nearer to the battleground
of the two of them could not stand the heat and had increased the thickness of the defensive cover
on the surface of their body.
“What a strong energy. This fellow is really more and more difficult to see through. His trump
cards appear to come out one after another endlessly.” Fa Ma lifted his gaze from the flame lotus
and exchanged glances with Jia Xing Tian. He then shook his head as he sighed with a little worry in
his heart. Since they had come to know this fellow, the two of them had felt the sense of shock an
unknown number of times.
Xiao Yan’s hands slowly moved up and down. That suspended green-colored flame lotus also
followed his hand as it repeatedly moved in the same direction. Xiao Yan raised his head. The
pressure brought about by that sharp and hot sword nearly caused Xiao Yan’s body to incline
slightly.
Xiao Yan parted his feet slightly as that huge amount of energy pouring down discharged onto the
ground. He inhaled a deep breath and was silent for a moment. His finger abruptly flicked out the
lotus as he softly muttered, “Go, ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame!”
As his voice fell, the green purple flame lotus abruptly left his hand, turned into a flowing light
which flashed toward the hot sunlight sword.
Under the watch of countless of tensed gazes on the open ground, the two rays of light swiftly
flashed in midair. Finally, they violently collided around ten meters from the ground much like two
meteorites.
“Bang!”
The sound of a huge explosion reverberated throughout the entire Misty Cloud Mountain at this
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Chapter 341: End!
The thundering sound suddenly exploded in the sky above the huge open grounds. Like the anger
of a thunder god, it caused people’s minds and spirits to involuntarily tremble in fear.
After the loud sound, the two incomparably ferocious energies burst out like an erupting volcano
after they collided in midair, wildly emitting the terrifying energy that was contained in each of
them. Immediately, a wild wind appeared in the sky above the open ground. It whistled past. When it
arrived at the spot where the two energies had come into contact, even the air had become
somewhat vague and distorted after being struck by the powerful energy in the sky.
The wild wind blew past and the assaulting energy ripple that spread out in the sky was like the
flame of the heavens descending, engulfing the square and the area Nalan Yanran was in.
“Glug.”
“Glug.”
The energy ripple came into contact with some of the defensive covers that the Misty Cloud Sect
disciples had set up. However, they clearly had underestimated the terrifying force that had been
emitted when the two energies collided. Immediately, some of the fragile parts of the cover were
instantly destroyed, smashed to pieces by the energy wave. Some of the weaker Misty Cloud Sect
disciples’ faces became pale and began wildly throwing up blood.
“Increase the thickness of the cover!” Yun Leng hurriedly cried out as he eyed those Misty Cloud
Sect’s disciples who had suffered a crushing blow under the energy strike.
“Yes!” Hearing Yun Leng’s cry, the Misty Cloud Sect disciples present immediately cried out in
unison. The united cry shot directly to the clouds and actually managed to temporarily suppress the
loud thunder sound in the sky.
“Hah!”
As the orderly cry resounded, numerous different-colored Dou Qi glows immediately surged out of
the bodies of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples. This Dou Qi lingered in the air above them and
instantly came into contact with one another. They swiftly merged and in the blink of an eye, formed
a multi-colored Dou Qi cover that enveloped half the open ground.
“Bang!”
Just as the defensive barrier was formed, another terrifying energy ripple burst forth from the sky.
It violently smashed against the defensive cover. Immediately, the cover appeared to be like the
surface of a lake after a huge rock had been thrown in with numerous ripples repeatedly spreading
out from the epicenter. This time around, however, the defensive cover which the Misty Cloud Sect
disciples had created in union did not face the same danger of being broken.
The moment the energy in the sky collided with each other, those on the tall trees surrounding the
square, with the exception of Fa Ma, Jia Xing Tian, Hai Bodong, Gu He and others with strong
abilities, waved their hands and summoned forth energy shields on the surface of their bodies as a
precaution. At the same time, they retreated some distance away. Although Nalan Yanran’s and Xiao
Yan’s strength were around that of a Da Dou Shi, the energy that erupted after the attacks of the
two of them collided was something that even a Dou Ling would not dare to receive without any
defense.
The tough square continuously shook under the strike of the powerful energy ripple. Numerous
crack lines slowly appeared and finally began to spread all over.
Xiao Yan raised his head. His expression was grave as he eyed the attacking energy wave which
came at him in a lightning like manner. As he sensed the terrifying force contained within it, Xiao
Yan’s back trembled slightly. The Purple Cloud Wings, which were over a meter long, launched from
his shoulders. His feet gently pressed on the ground and his body appeared like it was sliding as it
swiftly pulled back. At the same time, that attacking energ

y wave, which was visible to the naked eye, whizzed as it followed closely behind, much like a
billowing wave. Wherever it passed, the hard open ground was damaged until it was in a terrible
state.
 Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the attacking energy wave which was like a screaming wave. As
he pulled back swiftly, the corner of his eyes drifted a little to the left and then to the right.
Immediately, the corner of his mouth bent slightly. His feet rotated and his body suddenly turned
toward another spot. When he rotated, the attacking energy wave which was following close behind,
carried rock fragments all over the place and continued rushing at him.
As he watched the attacking energy ripple which appeared to have a spirit, Xiao Yan was not
overly surprised over. This was because the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ which he had shot out
contained some Spiritual Strength which he had adhered to it. Therefore, when the two forces
collided, some of the remaining energy would follow the path of the Spiritual Strength to search for
the creator. Xiao Yan remained ignorant of Nalan Yanran’s exact condition due to the cover of the
intense light, but she should have also received an similiar extremely severe energy attack.
Xiao Yan’s swiftly retreating body abruptly paused. His feet left a footprint which was half an inch
deep on the green rock under his feet. The pair of wings on his back suddenly flapped and his body
instantly left the ground and lifted into the air. The instant that his body did so, the shocked faces of
the Misty Cloud Sect’s elders behind were also revealed to him.
Due to its initial motion, the attacking energy wave did not have the time to turn around to chase
Xiao Yan. Instead, it aggressively billowed toward Yun Leng and the others on the stone platform.
“What a cunning fellow!” After feeling stunned, Yun Leng swiftly recovered and softly scolded in
an angry manner. His palms abruptly slammed heavily on the ground as he cried, “Heavy Rock
Wall!”
As his cry fell, the ground in a spot a few meters in front of Yun Leng began to churn violently. A
loud bang immediately sounded and a huge rock wall broke through the ground and appeared. Like
a colossus being, it protected Yun Leng and the others behind it.
“Bang!” The attack energy wave which sped past ferociously crashed onto the rock wall. The
instantaneous violent collision caused the surrounding Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples to involuntarily
cover their ears.
Rock fragments repeatedly fell from the rock wall and tiny crack lines also began to swiftly
spread. However, Yun Leng did not show the slightest sign of panic. After he summoned the rock
wall, he raised his head and focused intently on Xiao Yan who was flying in the air. With a shocked
voice, he said, “Dou Qi Wings? No, don’t tell me it’s a flying Dou Technique? Humph, what a lucky
fellow. He even possesses such a rare thing.”
“That cunning fellow. He actually forced us to take action to defuse that attack energy wave which
was chasing after him.” An Elder patted off the dust on his head as he helplessly said angrily.
“Nalan Yanran’s situation does not appear to be too good. Moreover, that Yan Xiao actually
possesses a flying Dou Technique. Although Nalan Yanran can temporarily stay in the air because of
her agility Dou Technique, she would definitely be no match for him. Should they fight in the air, she
would not be as agile as him and will be at a disadvantage.” Another Elder raised his head, eyed the
sky and frowned as he spoke. The piercing sunlight appeared to pose no obstruction to him.
“First Elder. The situation now has somewhat exceeded our control. That Xiao Yan is really very
strong!”
Yun Leng frowned tightly as his palm slowly fondled his beard. A long while later, he said in a deep
and soft voice, “Let’s wait and see first. Try not to let Nalan Yanran lose. Otherwise, where will the
Misty Cloud Sect put its face in front of so many strong people?”
“What do you mean, First Elder?” Hearing this, the white robed old men around were stunned and
their brows were knit together.
“Let’s wait and see first.” Yun Leng shook his head but did not say much. He raised his head and
looked at the sky. Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, “ Yanran is injured!”
“Glug.”
In the sky which was isolated by a strong light, Nalan Yanran’s body was like a catkin in a wild
wind. Her body borrowed the slight breeze as it repeatedly shook in a light and agile manner, using
this to dodge the waves of attacking energy which billowed over. However, the range and number of
attacking waves of energy was really far too great. After dodging ten plus attacks in a row, Nalan
Yanran’s strength was finally exhausted. As her body slowed, an attacking energy wave heavily
slammed into her body. Immediately, her pretty face paled and she could not resist spitting out a
mouthful of fresh blood.
Nalan Yanran’s palm held her chest, forcefully resisting the pain that was transmitted from within
her body. She had just stopped moving in the air when her eyes abruptly shrunk. When she turned
her head around, she noticed that a black-robed young man with his arms folded around his chest
had appeared a short distance behind her. The purple-colored wings on his back were flapping as his
dark pupils coldly watched her.
 The two pairs of eyes exchanged a glance in midair. Nalan Yanran bit her red lips tightly. Her hand
suddenly made a virtual push toward Xiao Yan. Immediately, a large number of pale green-colored
wind blades appeared in front of her from nowhere and swept toward Xiao Yan.
Borrowing the reverse force, Nalan Yanran’s body swiftly fell toward the ground. She clearly
understood that if she were to fight in the air, Xiao Yan, who possessed a pair of wings, would gain
an advantage. This was especially so under the current situation where she was badly injured.
Just as Nalan Yanran had begun to move, Xiao Yan took the lead. The wings on his back flapped
and his body abruptly plunged downward. His body immediately trembled slightly as he narrowly
dodged the wave of wind blades. His flying speed then abruptly soared as his body flashed and
appeared above Nalan Yanran like a ghost. He lowered his head and eyed Nalan Yanran, whose
pretty face had changed slightly.
“It is over, Nalan Yanran.”
As a gentle breeze blew past his ear, Xiao Yan stared at the exquisite face. His voice had suddenly
become a little hoarse. Three years of tough training where he had experienced loneliness and
withstood blood and sweat during that time. All of it was merely to enable him to one day truly
defeat the shame which was recklessly left behind by a young lady in the hall of the Xiao clan.
Seeing the delicate and handsome face at such a close distance, Nalan Yanran was even able to
spot the vague outline of that stubborn young man back then. Her eyes were a little blurred. The
figure of the ordinary young man who wore the long alchemist robe at the Alchemist Grand Meeting
once again surfaced in Nalan Yanran’s mind. A self mocking look could not help but appear on her
face.
“Is this your revenge? Creating an illusionary person who was so outstanding that even I am
mesmerized, only to break it apart, letting me know that the useless person whom I looked down on
back then was someone who could truly cause me, Nalan Yanran, to view in a new light. Xiao Yan,
the me back then indeed looked down on you because of your strength. Reality has already proven
that I am really short-sighted.”
Nalan Yanran lifted her pretty face. She stared directly at Xiao Yan, who was swinging his hand
which was about to smash over. As she bit her bottom lip with the her back of her teeth, the
stubbornness on her face was almost exactly the same as Xiao Yan’s back then.
“But I have already said before. Even if I were to go back in time, I would still go to the Xiao clan
to cancel the engagement. I don’t need them to decide on my marriage. I am unable to keep a
stranger company for the rest of my life!”
Xiao Yan watched the stubborn Nalan Yanran indifferently. Some fatigue flashed past his dark
eyes. His body abruptly fell downward as his hands were gently imprinted on the latter’s chest. His
mouth was nestled beside her ear. A muttering was slowly emitted as though he was talking to
himself.
“I have never said that you are wrong to cancel the engagement. It is just the method that you
chose to do so was wrong. Unfortunately, the arrogant you, never thought about this point.”
“But since things have reached this stage, there is no longer a meaning in arguing about who is
right or wrong. In the future, we will not cross paths. You can continue to be your junior sect leader
of the Misty Cloud Sect while I continue to be a practitioner undergoing tough training.”
“The Three Year Agreement is over, Nalan Yanran.”
As the mumbling slowly fell, a hidden force within the hand that was pressed gently on Nalan
Yanran’s chest immediately erupted.
This words of Xiao Yan caused Nalan Yanran’s face to turn white.
“Xiao Yan, please give the Misty Cloud Sect face and concede to Nalan Yanran. After this, the
Misty Cloud Sect will give you a thanks that is satisfactory.”
The moment when Xiao Yan was about to strike, a cry that was concealed to everyone was
suddenly transmitted to his ears.
The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth was raised in ridicule. He had identified the owner of this voice.
Was it not a little laughable and childish for Yun Leng, the First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sec,t to
quietly transmit his voice to try to persuade him at the last moment like this?
Xiao Yan gently laughed. He lowered his head and eyed the square. Without any hesitation, his
hand abruptly shook and the surging force within his palm exploded forth like a volcano!
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Chapter 342
Chapter 342: Renewed Storm
“Glug!”
A turbulent force moved along Xiao Yan’s hand and burst forth. A muffled groan which contained
pain was emitted from Nalan Yanran’s throat. Immediately, a mouthful of fresh blood moved along
the corner of her mouth and rolled down. The bright color silhouetted against her red sleek mouth
appeared enchanting.
Nalan Yanran’s eyes faintly contained some complicated emotions as she stared at the young
man’s face which had remained cold. She slowly closed her eyes as her arms hung downward. Her
body was like that of a terribly defeated scene as it followed the wind and weakly fell down toward
the ground.
In the next moment, the entire place was silent!
All of the gazes were paused on the silhouette which was falling from midair. The faces of those
Misty Cloud Sect’s disciple were filled with disbelief.
Nalan Yanran was the most outstanding person among the younger generation of the Misty Cloud
Sect. At the age of thirteen, she agglomerated and formed a vortex, successfully advancing to a Dou
Zhe. At sixteen, she climbed to a Dou Shi. At twenty, she had become a Da Dou Shi!
A twenty year old Da Dou Shi. Although one would not dare to say that this kind of training speed
was the most outstanding one in the many years that the Misty Cloud Sect has existed, it was more
than sufficient for her to be ranked among the top ten. However, this person, who was so
outstanding that many ordinary people respected her from deep within their hearts, had actually
lost to the one who was known as the trash of the Xiao clan. This had undoubtedly caused those
Misty Cloud Sect’s disciple who had been viewing Nalan Yanran as a female god in their hearts to
feel a deep sense of defeat.
However, as they recalled the progress of Nalan Yanran’s training, some people involuntarily
associated the issue with Xiao Yan. When these somewhat smart people chased away the hard
feelings in their hearts and seriously calculated Xiao Yan’s age and training speed, aghast suddenly
rose in their hearts.
Three years ago, Xiao Yan was not even a Dou Zhe. However, three years later, his strength had
already caught up to Nalan Yanran, having been raised to the Da Dou Shi class.
In three years time, Xiao Yan had leaped past the Dou Zhe and Dou Shi class, directly rising and
stepping into the Da Dou Shi level. If one said that Nalan Yanran’s training speed was something
that others would feel a respect for, then Xiao Yan’s one would probably cause people to be terrified.
Abandoning Xiao Yan’s face whose tenderness had appeared to be honed away, the hearts of some
of those who knew the situation in detail could not resist trembling. Only at this moment did they
recall that Xiao Yan was merely fourteen years old three years ago. Three years later, he would be
seventeen.
The maturity and calmness which Xiao Yan had been displaying had concealed his true age from
many people.
There were many people who had merely just reached the Dou Zhe class at this age. However, this
person who was once the trash of the Xiao clan had already began to formally step onto the journey
to becoming a strong person!
A seventeen years old Da Dou Shi!
Back then, the founders of the Misty Cloud Sect, those few prodigy who had once shocked the
continent had also coincidentally reached the Da Dou Shi class at this age!
As they recalled all of this, some people quietly swallowed their saliva. They exchanged glances
with one another and their faces were instantly covered with horror and cold sweat.
Of course, Xiao Yan’s training speed was related to the help Yao Lao had given him. However, if
Yao Lao had not quietly absorbed Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi back then and Xiao Yan wouldn’t have had to
waste that golden period of time, who knew if Xiao Yan woul
d be able to reach the Da Dou Shi class at an earlier time? However, if Xiao Yan did not have the
honing of his character during the three years when he was a useless person, who could guarantee
that Xiao Yan would be able to have the mental strength which even caused many people of the
older generations to admire.
One’s loss may be a blessing in disguise.
“Ah.”
The expression of Nalan Jie on the huge tree had become much darker at this moment. His
straight body was bent slightly as he let out a long breath. As he sighed, his bitterness was so rich
that it was difficult to defuse. Something that was originally very good had ended up in the current
situation where he had not only lost an outstanding grandson-in-law, which would cause everyone to
be jealous of, but also his face. He had really made a double loss.
Hearing Nalan Jie sigh, Mu Chen and the others beside him could only wisely glance at each other
and shake their heads with a bitter smile. Xiao Yan’s performance had already far exceeded their
expectations. This little fellow who appeared to have been training by himself was actually able to
defeat Nalan Yanran who was specially groomed by the Misty Cloud Sect. The speed of his growth
during these three years was something that stunned even Mu Cheng and the others.
“What an extraordinary little fellow.” Fa Ma sighed. Although Xiao Yan had gained a little
advantage with his flying Dou Technique during the fight earlier, a sharp eyed person could tell with
a glance that he had experienced real blood and sweat while training for such a sharp combat
awareness to form. This was far from what Nalan Yanran, who was pampered and trained with a
careful training method, could compare with.
“He is indeed not a simple person. Given time, this fellow will definitely become someone great!”
Jia Xing Tian nodded his head. This faint evaluation of his was something that he had given to such a
young person for the first time in many years.
Hai Bodong stared at into the sky and his heart sighed in relief. Quickly following this, however, it
became tense once again. This was because he knew that the most dangerous part of their journey
to the Misty Cloud Sect was not the fight with Nalan Yanran, but those Elders of the Misty Cloud
Sect.
Moving his gaze downward, Hai Bodong swept his gaze across the Elders of the Misty Cloud Sect
who were seated on the stone platform. When his gaze swept passed the slightly green faced Yun
Leng, hs brows were slightly knit together. He flicked the hands under his sleeves gently and some
cold air slowly shrouded his palm, preparing to handle an abrupt change at any moment.
“Damn little fellow!”
Carrying some anger with his hands, Yun Leng slammed it heavily on the rock table by his side.
His face was green. He did not expect that Xiao Yan would not give them any face. The voice which
he had used to remind the latter earlier actually did not have any impact.
“First Elder, what do we do next? Nalan Yanran has already lost.” A Misty Cloud Sect’s elder asked
with a bitter laugh.
Yun Leng’s face changed repeatedly. Nalan Yanran represented the entire Misty Cloud Sect. Now
that she had lost the fight, it would undoubtedly hurt the reputation of the Misty Cloud Sect. With
their sect leader currently absent, he, as the First Elder, would naturally need to think of all the
ways to save the reputation which they had lost.
“But if we don’t have a suitable excuse in front of the leaders of so many fractions, how do we save
our face? If we forcefully try to do something, won’t it appear that our Misty Cloud Sect is no
different from bandits?” The thought repeatedly rotated within Yun Leng’s heart.
As his heart fretted over how to save the situation, Yun Leng’s gaze suddenly paused on the white
faced Ge Ye’s body below. Currently, the latter’s appearance was as though he had seen a ghost. He
stared at Xiao Yan in midair. That shocked manner of his caused the already fretful Yun Leng to be
even more furious. He could not resist calling out softly, “Ge Ye, be cautious of your image! You are
the deacon within the Misty Cloud Sect!”
Hearing Yun Leng’s cry, Ge Ye’s body trembled once. Finally, he recovered. He turned his head
over, pointed his quivering hand toward Xiao Yan in midair while his mouth shivered. His suppressed
soft voice that could not hide his fear. “First Elder, he is the mysterious person who killed Mo
Cheng!”
These words that Ge Ye released was like a huge explosion that shocked the heavens!
The expression of all the Misty Cloud Sect Elders on the stone platform changed drastically in an
instant.
Xiao Yan indifferently watched the falling graceful figure. He called the bitterness and sadness on
Nalan Yanran’s face earlier and some fatigue once again flashed across his eyes. For this so called
Three Year Agreement, he had left his clan, left that cute girl whom he was worried about. Now that
the Three Year Agreement was finally over, his body and even his spirit had at this moment,
appeared to have put down a heavy burden which had pressed on him until he had difficulty
breathing.
“Finally, it is over.” With a soft sigh, the pair of wings in front of him were flapped. His body
followed the path in which Nalan Yanran fell as he slowly descended. Just as he was about to land on
the ground, a white shadow suddenly drifted from Nalan Yanran’s chest. It followed the wind and
drifted toward Xiao Yan.
After grabbing the white shadow with his hand, Xiao Yan’s eyes glanced at it and his body
suddenly stiffened.
The white shadow was merely a white paper which was very neatly folded. Perhaps it was because
it had been folded countless of times, but some small holes were appearing at the edge of the white
paper. This white paper was something that Xiao Yan was extremely familiar with. Back then, in the
hall of the Xiao clan’s home, a young man had peeled out this white paper from the table and in a
cool manner, wrote a divorce letter which had shocked everyone.
Xiao Yan slowly unfolded the white paper. The somewhat innocent writing vividly appeared on the
paper. As his gaze swept downward, the handprint, which was tainted with blood shone eye-
piercingly under the sun.
Xiao Yan stared at this divorce letter for quite a while before gently shaking his head. He glanced
at Nalan Yanran who was on the verge of hitting the ground. With a wave of his sleeve, a force
appeared out of nowhere and carried her on its back, while she slowly descended onto the green
rock surface.
“*Cough*.”
Nalan Yanran supported her chest with her hand as she let out a few intense coughs. Fresh blood
flowed out from the corner of her mouth. Her hand supported the ground and with some
stubbornness, she raised her head. When she eyed Xiao Yan who was standing a short distance away
and the white paper in his hand, the expression on her face changed repeatedly. A long while later,
she appeared to have made a certain quiet decision.
Under the gaze of everyone, Nalan Yanran stood up with some difficulty. Her somewhat hoarse low
voice carried a bitterness that was difficult to hide. “Xiao Yan, you have won. According to our
agreement back then, if I were to lose in the fight, I, Nalan Yanran will become your slave.”
“However, for the reputation of the sect, please pardon me for being unable to do as what was
agreed. In any case, my arrogant and unreasonable image has already been deeply affixed within
your heart. In that case, let me be willful once more.”
“Looking back now, the method I used to handle the matter in the Xiao clan was indeed
inappropriate. Therefore, please help convey my apologies to uncle Xiao in the future.”
As these words fell, Nalan Yanran’s hand was abruptly extended vertically. It swayed gently and
the longsword, which was not far from the side of a Misty Cloud Sect disciple, was immediately
pulled over by a suction force.
Nalan Yanran’s hand quickly grabbed the longsword. She clenched her silver teeth and waved her
longsword. The sharp edge of the sword violently cleaved at her neck.
“Ah!”
The sudden action of Nalan Yanran directly caused the faces of all the Misty Cloud Sect’s
disciples, including those Elders to change drastically. They did not expect that Nalan Yanran would
actually commit suicide just because she had lost the fight. However, the former did not have any
intention of joking. The longsword danced and without any unnecessary words, she directly cut at
her neck.
Although there were some elders present who had the intention to save her, the distance between
them and Nalan Yanran meant that they could only watch the sharp blade become increasingly
closer to Nalan Yanran’s neck.
“Clang!”
The longsword carried a thick cold sword aura and cut across the air. Just as it was about to come
into contact with the snow white skin, however, long fingers appeared from nowhere and
immediately and violently clipped on the blade. Following a ‘clang’ sound, the longsword suddenly
came to a stop. The sharp blade was on her fragile neck, leaving behind a shallow bloody scar. Fresh
blood slowly flowed down, leaving behind eye-piercing blood lines.
When her longsword was stopped, Nalan Yanran abruptly lifted her head, only to find a pair of
indifferent dark black eyes.
“I don’t have much interest in taking you as a slave. Therefore, you need not do such things to
keep the reputation of the Misty Cloud Sect intact.” Xiao Yan glanced at Nalan Yanran who had bit
her red lips and could not resist feeling helplessness rise up in his heart. Although he had beat
Nalan Yanran, it did not mean that he could truly let Nalan Yanran become his slave. Regardless of
how one put it, Nalan Yanran was the junior sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect. Those Misty Cloud
Sect’s Elders would definitely not allow him to do such a thing which would damage the reputation
of the Misty Cloud Sect.
Moreover, if Nalan Yanran were to really commit suicide on this spot, it was likely that the Misty
Cloud Sect would immediately become furious. The relationship between them would truly become
that of enemies! This was not something that Xiao Yan would be happy to see.
“The Three Years Agreement is already over. In the future, we will no longer have any
entanglement with one another. Your loss today can be considered as a small price for the wrong
method that you have adopted back then.” Xiao Yan said indifferently. The finger which was clipped
on the longsword pulled abruptly and was carelessly flung. The longsword shot out and immediately
pierced the ground violently in front of the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciple from earlier. The hilt of the
sword vibrated repeatedly.
“You should also know that this kind of paper agreement does not have much binding power.”
Xiao Yan gently swung the divorce letter in his hand. He gently flicked his finger and a green-
colored flame rose from his finger. In front of Nalan Yanran, it immediately burnt the paper into a
pile of black ashes that floated in the wind.
“Today, I will repeat the words that I have said to you three years ago.” Xiao Yan carried a smile on
his face. His soft voice slowly reverberated over the quiet open ground.
“Nalan Yanran, in the future, you and our Xiao clan do not have any relationship. Congratulations,
you are free.”
As she eyed the smiling delicate and handsome young man, Nalan Yanran’s face had a complicated
expression. She had finally obtained the thing which she had chased after. For some unknown
reason, however, her heart appeared to be very empty.
“Everyone, the exciting show is over. Please return to your homes.”
Xiao Yan lifted his head and smiled at everyone in the tall trees. Immediately, he turned around
and took a few steps. He pulled out the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler from the ground and carelessly
sheathed it on his back. After which, he slowly walked out of the square in front of countless of
gazes.
As the sunlight poured down, that back which looked a little lonely, had appeared much more
relaxed than when it had first appeared.
Xiao Yan’s footsteps stepped out of the open ground. Just as he was about to take a step down the
stairs, the faint voice which caused Xiao Yan’s heart to sink, finally sounded.
“Mister Xiao Yan, please stay behind. There are some matters which our Misty Cloud Sect would
like to personally verify.”

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Chapter 343
Chapter 343: A Trouble Which One Cannot Escape From
Hearing the voice which slowly rang out over the open ground, Xiao Yan’s footstep which were
about to descend the stairs paused abruptly. With his back facing the square, he lifted his head and
inhaled a long breath. The fist within his sleeve was tightly clenched.
On the huge tree, Hai Bodong eyebrows shifted as he frowned intently. His gaze swept toward the
middle of the square. At that moment, the expression of Yun Leng and the others appeared a little
strange.
“Dammit, has he been recognized by someone?” Hai Bodong softly muttered. The powerful Dou Qi
within his body quietly began to circulate.
As Yun Leng’s voice fell, numerous gazes in the open ground were once again thrown toward the
skinny back of the person who was about to descend the stairs. Nalan Yanran wiped the traces of
blood off the corner of her mouth. She lifted her head and watched Xiao Yan’s back with a pair of
complicated eyes. Immediately, she turned around and spoke to Yun Leng and the others, “First
Elder, in today’s fight, Yanran was indeed weaker than him.”
“Yanran, this has nothing to do with your fight. You should stand aside for now.” Yun Leng waved
his hand, his expression appeared unexpectedly solemn.
Seeing Yun Leng’s expression, Nalan Yanran was momentarily shocked. She hesitated for a
moment but in the end could only nod her head, drag her injured body and slowly withdraw to the
side. The Misty Cloud Sect disciples that had been in that spot hurriedly stood up and gave their
seats to her.
“What is it?” Fa Ma and the others on the large trees were somewhat at a loss when faced with
this sudden change in the situation. They exchanged glances and their faces were all filled with
doubt.
“Don’t tell me that the Misty Cloud Sect is intent on forcing him to stay behind after losing the
fight?” Jia Xing Tian said.
“They should not dare to do such a stupid thing since it would only cause the Misty Cloud Sect to
lower its reputation.” Fa Ma shook his head. He suddenly turned his head toward Hai Bodong
behind him and asked uncertainly, “Old Hai, is there something wrong with you?”
As Fa Ma was an alchemist, his Spiritual Perception was comparatively stronger than Jia Xing
Tian. Therefore, he was very sensitive and could sense the Dou Qi suddenly flowing turbulently
within Hai Bodong’s body.
“It’s nothing.” Hai Bodong shook his head and carelessly replied. His gaze, however, was staring
intently at Xiao Yan’s back. If his identity were to be exposed today, there would really be some
trouble.
After Yun Leng’s voice fell, the entire square descended into silence. There were only countless
gazes which were adulterated with doubt, focused on the black figure, which did not make the
slightest movement.
Yun Leng stared intently at the skinny back and a faint Dou Qi ripple began to brew on his palm.
As soon as Xiao Yan made any action to flee, he would immediately stop him.
The atmosphere of the quiet open ground was depressing and strange.
The silence persisted for a while. Finally, the back which appeared like a solid rock statue moved a
little. As the figure moved, Yun Leng’s eyes were also slowly narrowed. His body leaned forward
slightly, much like an eagle which was about to plunge forward and capture its prey.
“Is there something wrong, Elder Yun Leng?” A sudden indifferent voice which suddenly appeared,
finally broke the silence of the square. It also caused Yun Leng, who was leaning slightly forward to
stiffen his body.
Once again, countless gazes in the square turned. However, they were all currently gathered on
Yun Leng’s body. Other than some people, most of the Misty Cloud Sect’s

disciples were unclear why Yun Leng would suddenly stop Xiao Yan with his voice at this moment in
time.
Yun Leng slowly stood up while being the center of attention. His gaze was dark and fierce as it
stared at Xiao Yan. In a deep voice, he said, “I wonder if Mister Xiao Yan has heard the news about
the Misty Cloud Sect’s external deacon, Mo Cheng of the Mo clan dying a few months ago?”
After Yun Leng spoke these words, private whispers began to immediately spread across the open
ground. Mo Cheng’s position within the Misty Cloud Sect was not low. Moreover, he had an
outstanding socializing method. This had resulted in him having quite a good relationship with the
members of the Misty Cloud Sect. Back then, when he died, a commotion arose within the sect. The
law enforcement team had even been dispatched to Yan City to investigate. According to the
information they had gathered, however, they only knew that two extremely strong, mysterious
people had appeared and killed Mo Cheng. However, the Misty Cloud Sect did not have much
information regarding the two mysterious people. Therefore, the death of Mo Cheng had been a
thorn in the hearts of some elders who had quite a good relationship with Mo Cheng.
At such a moment, however, Yun Leng had suddenly brought this matter up. It was undoubtedly
irrelevant. Could it be possible that he thought that the person who killed Mo Cheng was Xiao Yan?
As this thought flashed across their hearts, everyone felt it was somewhat funny. It should be
known that Mo Cheng had already stepped into the Dou Ling class for many years. Xiao Yan, on the
other hand, was at the very most a Da Dou Shi. The gap between the two of them was like that of
the sky and the earth. How could Xiao Yan be related to that matter?
Yun Leng ignored the private conversations occurring in the square. He simply stared intently at
Xiao Yan and waited for his response.
Xiao Yan’s hand trembled slightly within his sleeves. He pursed up his lips and inhaled a deep
breath within his heart. Suppressing his intense heartbeat, Xiao Yan slowly turned around and once
again faced the countless Misty Cloud Sect disciples within the huge square. A voice which carried a
tone as indifferent as the wind reverberating across open ground, “Elder Yun Leng, what are you
implying by saying this? Don’t tell me that you think that Mo Cheng was actually killed by me?”
“Is that so?” Yun Leng softly laughed. He pointed to Ge Ye at his side and a low deep voice
sounded, “Yanran and Ge Ye had coincidentally participated in Mo Cheng’s birthday celebration
back then. Therefore, they were also present. During that time, Ge Ye had personally exchanged
blows with that mysterious person and saw the other party’s face during the time that they fought.
However, he had merely got a quick glimpse so it was a little blurry. It was due to this only a
moment ago did he dare say for certain that the mysterious person…”
“Is you, Xiao Yan!” Yun Leng’s eyes widened as he let out a stern and loud cry.
Silence!
A deathly silence!
The atmosphere of those within the huge square appeared to have solidified. The expression on
everyone’s face stiffened at this moment. Numerous dull gazes were foolishly eyeing Yun Leng,
whose face was completely stern. Their minds, which were originally working, had slowly ceased
operation under these words which were like an earth-shaking explosion.
On the huge tree, Fa Ma and Jia Xing Tian were also stunned by Yun Leng’s words. When the
matter at Yan City occurred back then, Jia Xing Tian had personally hurried over. Therefore, he
knew that the mysterious person who had killed Mo Cheng back then definitely had strength that
was no weaker than his own. If it was indeed Xiao Yan who killed Mo Cheng, did that not mean that
he was truly already on the same level as them?
A young man in his teenage years, who was still at a stage between being a youth and a young
man was a Dou Huang? Even if one started training in his mother’s womb, something like that was
absolutely impossible!
The two of them exchanged glances. Their brows were knit together. Although they clearly knew
that conjecture of Xiao Yan being the mysterious person was very comical, their experience was far
from what those of the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples could compare with. These words of Yun Leng
may appear extremely funny, but with his status, would he utter such ridiculous words without any
basis? In other words, did he really have evidence to prove that Xiao Yan was the person who killed
Mo Cheng?
If that were true, then did it not appear that this little fellow seemed to be a little overly
terrifying?
Behind Fa Ma and Jia Xing Tian who were filled with doubt in their hearts, Nalan Jie, Mu Cheng,
and the others had similarly entered a confused state at this moment. The words of Yun Leng were
really a little too much of a blow to them. If what Yun Leng said was true, did that not mean that the
strength which Xiao Yan currently displayed was merely the tip of the iceberg?
 Under the solidified atmosphere of the entire place, Xiao Yan raised his head. His gaze slowly
swept across the square. Each and everyone’s dull expressions were absorbed into his eyes. A long
while, his gaze paused on Nalan Yanran, whose pretty face was completely stunned. He suddenly
laughed, turned his gaze toward Yun Leng and said, “Elder Yun Leng, I do feel a deep regretful for
the death of your sect’s deacon, Mo Cheng. However, this does not mean that you can randomly
slander anyone. Everyone knows that Mo Cheng was at the Dou Ling level. Back then, the
mysterious person had killed him in an extremely quick and straightforward manner. From all of
this, it appears that the strength of the latter should at least be around that of the Dou Wang class.
Don’t tell me that you think I have that kind of strength? If that is the case, aren’t you a little far too
flattering in your opinion of me?”
“As for the evidence you have mentioned, it is merely Ge Ye’s one sided story. With just this, you
actually judge me to be the person who killed Mo Cheng. Isn’t this a little too funny?”
Yun Leng coldly watched the smiling Xiao Yan. He also knew that Xiao Yan would absolve himself
in this manner. Honestly speaking, if Ge Ye had not used his life to warrant his words, even Yun Leng
himself did not dare guarantee that Xiao Yan was truly that mysterious person. After all, the two of
them were basically as far apart as the Heavens and Earth. How could they be associated with each
other?
As he sighed in his heart, Yun Leng recalled the terrified manner of Ge Ye earlier, which did not
appear to be a mere act. His heart once again calmed down. Turning his gaze abruptly to Nalan
Yanran who was off to the side, he said in a deep voice, “Yanran, you were also present back then.
Although you did not see the appearance of the other party, you should at least know something
about the figure or some unique points between the two, no?”
Yun Leng’s words immediately pulled all the gazes in the square over to Nalan Yanran, whose
pretty face was still a little pale. This included the gaze of Xiao Yan, who stood at the edge of the
square.
The sudden question caused Nalan Yanran, whose mind was still in a paste-like state, to be
startled. She slowly turned her head, her eyes observed that indifferent young and delicate face.
Immediately, her gaze began to carefully move over the latter’s body.
As Nalan Yanran swept her gaze over, the hearts of everyone on the open ground were abruptly
raised. At such a moment, the words of Nalan Yanran may not have a decisive impact, but it
undoubtedly would increase Xiao Yan’s suspicion.
The atmosphere of the square was quiet. A long while later, Nalan Yanran withdrew her gaze and
shook her head. She slowly said, “First Elder, that mysterious person back then was wearing a very
large robe, covering his actual figure. Therefore, I am unable to identify him.”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan quietly released a sighe of relief within his heart. The expression of Yun
Leng and the other’s however, became a little ugly.
“That’s right. I have just remembered. Back then, the mysterious person had displayed a kind of
extremely terrifying white-colored flame when he killed Mo Cheng!” A somewhat sharp voice was
suddenly shouted from the red faced Ge Ye’s mouth.
Hearing Ge Ye’s shout, the expressions of Fa Ma, Jia Xing Tian, Nalan Jie, and the others changed
drastically. They had suddenly recalled that Xiao Yan had once used an extremely mysterious white
flame during the Alchemist Grand Meeting.
At this moment, an aghast covered the hearts of everyone!
At this moment, Xiao Yan’s expression slowly became gloomy!

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Chapter 344
Chapter 344: Imminent
At this moment, everyone seemed to have sensed something. The atmosphere of the open ground
was once again deathly quiet. Numerous shocked gazes stared at Xiao Yan who stood on the edge of
the open ground.
“This fellow, don’t tell me, is he really that mysterious person who killed Mo Cheng back then?” Jia
Xing Tian muttered. His normally smiling face had finally become serious at this moment.
“That is something that no one knows. However, Xiao Yan really did use a type of white-colored
flame during the Alchemist Grand Meeting. Although the flame merely appeared for a moment
before disappearing, I dare to guarantee that it should also be a type of ‘Heavenly Flame’!” Fa Ma’s
soft voice contained an aghast that was difficult to hide. Two kinds of ‘Heavenly Flame’ existing
together within a single body? Heavens, was this not a little too crazy?
“Ah, we still ended up leaving some loose ends.” Hai Bodong sighed helplessly in his heart as he
turned his gaze toward Xiao Yan on the square. Currently, whether he was to fight with the Misty
Cloud Sect or do something else would entirely depend on Xiao Yan’s performance.
The deathly quiet atmosphere covered the entire open ground. Xiao Yan was quiet for a long time
before he suddenly took a step forward. As he took this step, it immediately caused the Misty Cloud
Sect’s Elders to tense their entire bodies. Faint Dou Qi that was partially concealed began to shroud
them.
“I’m sorry, I do not know what Affairs Manager Ge Ye is talking about.” Xiao Yan lifted his head
and eyed the Misty Cloud Sect’s Elders who were prepared to take action at any moment. His brow
was slightly knit together and his tensed body began to relax a little. His voice was calm when he
spoke. Honestly speaking, he did not want a falling out with the Misty Cloud Sect. This huge faction,
which has stood in the Jia Ma Empire for so many years, had a foundation that caused Xiao Yan’s
heart to fear regardless of how strong he was. Therefore, he would not completely become enemies
with them until the last moment.
“Humph, you don’t know?” Hearing this, a cold smile surfaced on Yun Leng’s face. In a stern
voice, he cried out, “Xiao Yan, the Yan Xiao who had become champion after participating in the
Alchemist Grand Meeting is a disguise of yours. On this point, I can find more than ten people as
witness. Do you think you can deny it?”
Xiao Yan was silent. Back then, in order to obtain the champion spot when he participated in the
Alchemist Grand Meeting, he had exposed far too many trump cards. Yun Leng, as the First Elder of
the Misty Cloud Sect, naturally had an information network which far exceeded Xiao Yan’s
expectation. Therefore, Xiao Yan did not feel surprised should he be able to find sufficient evidence.
With regards to this silence of Xiao Yan’s which represented a quiet admission, the corner of Yun
Leng’s mouth rose up as if to gloat. He continued, “In the Alchemist Grand Meeting, you once used
a type of white-colored flame. Moreover, its strength is extremely great. This is something that
countless people have witnessed. I think that it cannot be a lie, no?”
“The number of people who are able to use a white-colored flame is countless. Don’t tell me that
all of these people are the murderer of Mo Cheng?” Xiao Yan curled his lips and laughed coldly.
Yun Leng coldly said, “For other people, using a white flame does not represent anything.
However, from Ge Ye’s recount earlier, your suspicion was already the greatest. Moreover, you even
use the same kind of flame as that mysterious person. If these are all just coincidences, aren’t they a
little too numerous?”
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ange caused the two people to instantly become the new main characters on the square. Numerous
gazes were thrown on Xiao Yan. The gazes of many Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples were a mixture of
fear and shock. They had difficulty believing that the young man who was around the same age as
them was actually the mysterious strong person who had easily killed Mo Cheng.
“The background of this Xiao Yan is rather mysterious.” Gu He fondled his chin as he slowly spoke
while staring at Xiao Yan. As he heard the argument between the two of them and then connecting
the matter to the green-colored flame, he understood the matter much more clearly in his heart. If
what Yun Leng had said was true, the mysterious person who had benefitted from the fight of others
in the vast desert the last time might well be this young fellow who was not even twenty years old.
A Dou Huang who was not even twenty years old? As he thought of this, he felt a sort of absurd
feeling. Since when did it become so easy to reach the Dou Huang class? Even if he consumed high
tier medicinal pills everyday, it would definitely be impossible to become a Dou Huang in less than
twenty years.
Behind him, Liu Ling also laughed bitterly and shook his head. Not until this moment did he
realize just how large of a gap existed between him and Xiao Yan. Each time he thought that the
other party had reached his limit, another corner of the iceberg would surface, causing Liu Ling to
be unable to catch up even if he wanted to.
The argumentative atmosphere in the open ground persisted for a while. Xiao Yan lifted his eyes
and glanced at Yun Leng. He appeared to have also understood that this old fellow was determined
not to let him leave today. At that moment, an impatience rose within his heart. He brushed his
sleeves and coldly laughed, “Elder Yun Leng, I don’t wish to waste my breath with you. If you don’t
have conclusive evidence, it would be better if you don’t randomly accuse others. Although the
Misty Cloud Sect is powerful, it would not be too good if such a reputation were to spread.
Moreover, my legs are a part my own body. It is not up to you to decide whether I leave or stay!”
Once he said this, Xiao Yan turned around and took a step down that rock stairs.
“I’m sorry, before we have fully investigated who killed Mo Cheng, Mister Xiao Yan may have to
temporarily stay at the Misty Cloud Sect for a period of time.” Yun Leng waved his hand and coldly
cried out, “Law Enforcement Unit, stop him!”
As Yun Leng’s cry fell, around ten plus white cloaked figures suddenly rushed out of the nearly
one thousand Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples. Dou Qi wildly surged. As their bodies moved, they
instantly surrounded Xiao Yan in between them. Without saying any nonsense, the few cold faced
members of the Misty Cloud Sect’s Law Enforcement unit flipped their hands. Longswords flashed
out. With a swing of their longswords, the ten plus sword shadows surrounded Xiao Yan.
The Law Enforcement unit of the Misty Cloud Sect was formed from among the disciples with the
most outstanding abilities, hand picked by the Elders of the sect. If one were to discuss their
strength, they would be able to rank among the top within the Misty Cloud Sect. Moreover, they
coordinated very well. Usually when the ten plus of them were to strike together, even some of the
opponents whose strength exceeded theirs would have difficulty stopping them. This time around,
the ten plus Law Enforcement unit disciples which had acted against Xiao Yan were clearly at the
Dou Shi class based on the Dou Qi cloak which covered their bodies.
“Get lost!”
Xiao Yan’s expression was cold as he eyed the continuous sword shadows which were attacking
from all directions. He let out a cold cry and his palm abruptly grabbed the ruler’s hilt from his
shoulders. With a wave of his hand, the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler left his back. His feet stepped gently
on the ground and his body immediately became like gyroscope as it instantly spun around at a
great speed. The black-colored huge ruler carried a powerful force which spread out from the spot
where he stood.
“Clang, clang, clang.” As the breeze whistled, numerous clear sounds of metal clashing were
repeatedly emitted from the spot where the human figures came into contact.
“Bang!” Following this soft muffled sound, ten plus figures abruptly shot out from the spot where
blows were exchanged. Their feet were dragged across the ground for over ten meters before they
slowly came to a stop. When they lowered their heads and eyed their longswords which were
broken, the expressions of the members of the Law Enforcement unit disciples changed. This fellow
really did not rely on luck to defeat Yanran shi-jie.
(TL: shi-jie – refer to a female senior of the sect or who shares the same teacher)
In one blow, Xiao Yan repelled over ten disciples of the Law Enforcement unit. His expression had
also become a little gloomy. He turned around and coldly stared at Yun Leng. “What do you mean by
doing this, Elder Yun Leng?”
“Mister Xiao Yan, before our suspicions of you are cleared, I’m afraid that you cannot leave the
Misty Cloud Sect. Therefore, please obey the old me and stay at the Misty Cloud Sect for a period of
time. Once the Sect Leader returns, we will investigate this matter in greater detail.” Yun Leng
faintly said.
Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed. An iciness flashed across his pupils. His gaze swept across the open
ground and immediately stopped on Yun Leng’s body. The hand which he used to hold the hilt of the
ruler tightened slightly. He then let out a long breath and his body also began to gradually relax.
Sensing Xiao Yan’s body relaxing, Yun Leng also quietly sighed in relief. Just as he thought that
Xiao Yan intended to give up resisting, however, the latter suddenly stepped off the ground.
Following an explosive sound, his body turned into a black shadow that shot toward the outside of
the square.
“Stop him!” Xiao Yan’s sudden action caused Yun Leng’s face to grow cold as he cried out sternly.
As Yun Leng’s cry fell, Ge Ye by the side was actually the first to take action. Dou Qi violently
surged out of his body. His feet stepped on the ground and his body immediately became just like an
arrow which was unleashed from a bow. In an instant, he crossed over half the length of the square.
His shrivelled hand was curled and a few sharp breezes shot out. As the wind interlaced, it actually
faintly locked onto Xiao Yan. This kind of swift and precise action was really worthy of being a
strong person of the Dou Ling class.
The rushing, sharp wind that came from behind him caused Xiao Yan to furrow his brows. The
Heavy Xuan Ruler in his hand was abruptly inserted into the ground. His body, which was charging
forward, came to a stop. Bending his knees, Xiao Yan immediately shot toward the sky. The Purple
Cloud Wings appeared with the trembling of his shoulders. Without any hesitation, he flapped the
pair of wings and wildly shot out of the Misty Cloud Mountain.
“Xiao Yan, you will stay behind!”
As he eyed Xiao Yan who was charging into the sky, Yun Leng let out a stern cry. He waved his
hand and the bodies of three white robe elders, who were the oldest on the stone platform, vibrated.
They actually slowly disappeared. When they reappeared, they were already in a triangle formation,
completely blocking Xiao Yan’s path of retreat. Three surging Qis flooded out of the three bodies
and their powerful suppressing force was firmly locked onto Xiao Yan.
In the sky, the Dou Qi wings on the backs of the three white robed elders slowly flapped. Due to
the enormous Dou Qi spilling over, they actually caused the surrounding space to become a little
distorted.
“Three Dou Wangs. The Misty Cloud Sect’s strength is indeed terrifying.” As he eyed the Dou Qi
wings on the backs of the three white robed old men, Xiao Yan’s expression immediately became a
little ugly.
“Xiao Yan, if you are not guilty, why are you in such a hurry to leave?” Yun Leng lifted his head and
coldly eyed Xiao Yan. Immediately, his gaze glanced over toward the people gathered in the huge
trees. In a deep voice, he said, “Everyone, seeing Xiao Yan’s action, it seems that Xiao Yan is really
involved with Mo Cheng’s death. Therefore, before the Sect Leader returns, we cannot allow him to
leave. This matter is quite serious and I beg all of you for your understanding.”
These words of Yun Leng which carried a little sternness which caused Fa Ma and the others to
knit their eyebrows together. They glanced at each other and decided to temporarily watch the
situation.
Seeing that no one had come forward to stop them, Yun Leng also sighed in relief. His gaze once
again turned toward Xiao Yan. He slowly raised his palm and was about to give the order to capture
Xiao Yan.
“First Elder, is there some misunderstanding regarding this matter? I have exchanged blows with
him earlier. If he really is the one who killed Mo Cheng, he would not have had such a tough battle
with me.” Before Yun Leng gave the order, Nalan Yanran hesitated for a moment before she could no
longer resist opening her mouth to speak.
“Yanran, you should temporarily not be concerned about this matter. No matter what, I must at
least hold him until the Sect Leader returns. If I have really wronged him when that time comes, I,
Yun Leng, will apologize to him.” Yun Leng waved his hand. His eyes coldly stared at Xiao Yan in
midair as he waved his palm down.
“Capture him!”
As Yun Leng’s voice fell, the imposing presence of the three white robed old men who were in
front of Xiao Yan soared abruptly. The pressure of the majestic force was like an imminent
thunderstorm that covered the entire square.
A huge battle was imminent.

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Chapter 345
Chapter 345: Three Strong Dou Wangs
The majestic presence that was spread over the entire square directly caused Xiao Yan’s figure to
quickly fall more than ten meters before he managed to remove the suffocating breath within his
chest. He raised his head and eyed the three white robed old men in a serious manner. His heart felt
that things were getting a little tricky. Three Dou Wangs had personally attacked him. They
appeared to think overly highly of him, who had a tiny name.
All of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples in the square lifted their heads and eyed the aerial battle
taking place above them. They similarly felt that the sect was making too big of a fuss over a small
issue by sending three Dou Wangs to capture Xiao Yan. It should be known that the strength of the
three Elders in the sky combined would be enough to not have much difficulty stopping someone of
the Dou Huang level.
Of course, they were not the only ones who had such thoughts. Even Mu Cheng and the others on
the huge trees felt it was incredible.
Due to the special position of the Misty Cloud Sect, the strong people within the sect seldom
participated in the so-called ranking for the strong within the Jia Ma Empire. Otherwise, wouldn’t
these old fellows take up more than half of the spots available? This kind of action would
undoubtedly cause some of the strong people to feel dissatisfied within their hearts, something
which the Misty Cloud Sect was unwilling to see. Therefore, other than the Sect Leader Yun Yun,
there were no others from the Misty Cloud Sect in the ten strong rankings within the Jia Ma Empire.
This also included these three old fellows.
However, if one were to discuss their strength, they were perhaps weaker than the Windwalker,
Feng Li, and the other Dou Wangs who were renowned within the ten strong of the Jia Ma Empire,
whom Gu He had invited to go with him to the desert to search for the Heavenly Flame. However, if
they were to act in union and use the special Qi Methods of the Misty Cloud Sect along with
coordinated Dou Techniques, even a Dou Huang would have difficulty taking them down in a short
while. This time around, the three of them actually acted together in order to catch Xiao Yan. It was
no wonder that everyone in the square was speechless.
“It seems this little fellow is going to be in some trouble. With these three old fellows acting
together, even if it was me, I would also be delayed for a while. If he cannot take out the same kind
strength that he used to kill Mo Cheng, he would definitely have to stay at the Misty Cloud Sect
today.” Jia Xing Tian eyed the battle in the sky and said faintly.
Fa Ma frowned slightly and nodded.
“Old Fa, aren’t you planning to take action? Hee hee, regardless of how one puts it, Xiao Yan is
also an honored Elder of your alchemist association, no?” Jia Xing Tian suddenly turned his head
toward Fa Ma and smiled as he asked.
“Seeing the situation now, Yun Leng appears to have made up his mind to hold Xiao Yan behind.
Even if I step forward, I’m afraid that he would not change his decision.” Fa Ma shook his head and
said, “You should also know the strength of the Misty Cloud Sect. I am the chairman of the
Alchemist Association and represent the interest of the entire association. If I directly acted out to
help Xiao Yan, that would damage the relationship between our two parties. Therefore, I can only
find an opportunity to help him ask for mercy. As long as Xiao Yan is not the murderer of Mo Cheng,
I think that Yun Yun will give me this face.”
Jia Xing Tian laughed. He naturally knew that it was impossible for Fa Ma to act at this moment
and help Xiao Yan resolve this threat. Although their strengths were extraordinary, there were
powers behind them and they couldn’t act as they pleased.
Hai Bodong, who overheard their conversa

tion while standing behind the two of them, shook his head somewhat helplessly. It was really
unexpected that the situation, which he was most unwilling to see, still happened. However, for the
Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill, even if the thing in front of him was this huge mountain called the
Misty Cloud Sect, he could only harden his head and charge forward.
“Xiao Yan, give up resisting. Before we have fully investigated the truth, we will not harm you. All
we ask is that you stay at the Misty Cloud Sect for a short period of time.” Yun Leng placed both his
hands behind his back, raised his head and cried out loud.
The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth was smacked together as he let out a cold laugh. His gaze slowly
swept across his surroundings, searching for an opportunity to break through. A moment later,
however, he gave up this extravagant hope in disappointment. The three old men opposite him far
surpassed him both in terms of combat experience and strength. Their defense was almost flawless,
while their presence, which was spread throughout the open ground, had suppressed the altitude of
his flight to a certain limit. If he were to go any higher, the united imposing presence of the three
Dou Wangs would cause Xiao Yan to vomit blood and retreat.
Eyeing Xiao Yan who appeared to have ignored his words, Yun Leng’s face shook. He slowly
released a breath and did not say any nonsense. With a sudden wave of his hand, he cried out in a
deep voice, “Capture him!”
Just as Yun Leng’s voice fell, Xiao Yan, who was in the sky, suddenly shot wildly down toward the
Misty Cloud Sect disciples who were seated cross-legged in the square. In this kind of situation he
would only have the chance to escape if he created a commotion.
“Humph, little fellow, cease putting up a resistance!”
Unfortunately, Xiao Yan’s intention did not escape the eyes of the three Elders of the Misty Cloud
Sect. A white haired old man in the middle flapped the pair of wings on his back. He turned into a
wild wind and when he reappeared, he was actually in the path which Xiao Yan was using to plunge
downward.
“Che!” Xiao Yan frowned intently as he watched the white haired old man who blocked his route.
He softly cursed and flapped his wings, forcefully turning his body. His body had just turned when a
white robed old man strangely flashed to a spot not far from his body. His withered palm aimed at
Xiao Yan and he let out a faint cry, “Binding Wind.”
As the voice fell, a wild wind that came from all directions surged violently out of the his palm.
Immediately, numerous substance-like ropes began surrounding Xiao Yan in a lightning like manner.
The wind ropes were extremely swift. In the blink of an eye, they had enveloped all the space
around Xiao Yan. The palm of the old man suddenly clenched and the wind ropes swiftly constricted.
Immediately, it wrapped Xiao Yan within it just like a silkworm’s pupa shell.
TL: Also known as the cocoon.
On the open ground, those Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples had their mouths wide opened as they
watched the white robed old man who had managed to capture Xiao Yan in his first move. They
could not resist marvelling at the sight. It was really unexpected that a Dou Wang would actually be
strong to such an extent. Xiao Yan, whom even Nalan shi-jie could not defeat, had been captured in
merely one exchange. The difference between the two was indeed extremely large.
The white robed Elder in the sky who had displayed the ‘Binding Wind’, had just kept the wind
pupa when his expression changed slightly.
“Puff!”
A soft sound appeared. The pupa which was densely covered by the wind robes suddenly spat out
a green-colored human figure. At any spot where the human figure passed, the wind robe which was
sufficient to endure the attack of a Da Dou Shi was instantly turned into nothingness.
“The ‘Heavenly Flame’ huh, it is indeed very strong.”
The three Misty Cloud Sect’s Elders were startled as they eyed the human figure which had shot
out of the wind pupa. They exchanged glances before taking off once again. In an instant, the sound
of rushing wind spread throughout the sky. It was difficult to see the three human figures clearly.
Everyone could only see Xiao Yan who was wrapped within the green-colored flame as he repeatedly
fled in all directions, trying to escape the bindings of the three Elders. From his appearance, he
looked to be in somewhat terrible shape.
After the disorderly fleeing continued for another five minutes, the three Misty Cloud Sect’s
Elders finally became a little impatient. Immediately, they ceased acting carefully because of the
‘Heavenly Flame’ on Xiao Yan’s body. The three human figures flashed in union and they formed a
triangle formation, trapping Xiao Yan within the area of the triangle which did not exceed five
meters in length.
“Wind Fire Wood Wall!”
The three people let out a low cry. Their palms faced each other from a distance. Three different-
colored Dou Qi which appeared like film surged out from them and immediately began to move
toward each other in a lightning-like manner. In the blink of an eye, they came into contact with
each other at the center. A triangular-shaped energy film was formed between the three of them,
with Xiao Yan being in the middle of it.
 Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the light film which had covered all directions. He waved his
palm and a wisp of green-colored flame surged out. It adhered to the energy wall and its hot
temperature caused the light film at the spot to tremble slightly. Each time a certain amount of light
film was incinerated, however, another large amount of energy would immediately surge out,
repairing it until it was even thicker.
Although Xiao Yan had the advantage of having a ‘Heavenly Flame’, it was unfortunate that the
difference between their strengths was far too large. Moreover, the other party was actually three
Dou Wangs who were acting together. If it were not because of the the ‘Heavenly Flame’ which
caused them some fear, they would have long since captured Xiao Yan.
“Dammit!” Xiao Yan eyed the indestructible energy prison, clenched his teeth and cursed softly.
Outside the energy prison, the energy on the palms of the three Misty Cloud Sect’s Elders slowly
moved. As the energy surge, the triangle shaped energy prison actually began to shrink.
As he eyed the energy prison which was slowly suppressing him as it moved closer, Xiao Yan’s
expression drastically changed. He flapped his wings and swiftly flashed toward the front side of the
energy wall. Green-colored flame rushed out of his palm and violently smashed against the energy
wall, as Xiao Yan wanted to borrow the ‘Heavenly Flame’s’ power to break it. Although this thought
of his was good, it was unfortunate that it was an energy wall which the three Dou Wangs had
created in union. With just his own strength, how could he break it?
When his fist struck the energy wall, only circular ripples spread out. However, there was no sign
of the energy wall being shaken.
The Xiao Yan at this moment was like a bird being trapped in a cage. No matter how he flapped
his wings, he could not escape this heaven’s dragnet.
While the countless number of people below watched, the triangular shaped energy wall become
increasingly small. At this moment, its original size which was tens of feet, was merely around two
to three meters from Xiao Yan’s body.
Everyone on the huge trees faced each other while Xiao Yan was about to be captured. However,
there was not one person who took action. Only Nalan Jie’s body moved a little. His foot stepped
forward, but ultimately, he could not place it down. The expression on his face repeatedly changed.
A long while later, he let out a sigh and slowly pulled back his step.
Within the triangle energy wall, Xiao Yan, who appeared to know that it was hopeless to escape,
ceased his useless resistance. The green-colored flame on his body gradually retreated into his body.
He indifferently glanced at the three elders outside the energy wall before slowly closing his eyes.
“Is he giving up?”
The brows of the three Elders of the Misty Cloud Sect twitched as they watched Xiao Yan who had
closed his eyes. They waved their hands and the energy wall which was repeatedly shrinking by
small amounts began to shrink much more abruptly.
The triangle energy wall became increasingly small in front of the eyes of countless number of
people. Just as everyone thought that Xiao Yan would have difficult time escaping from this calamity,
however, a change suddenly occurred!
“Ah.”
A somewhat helpless and faint sigh suddenly reverberated slowly across the sky. As this sigh fell,
an icy cold air caused the temperature of the entire open ground to swiftly decline.
Sensing the temperature that had suddenly fallen, the three Misty Cloud Elders were startled.
Immediately, their expressions changed wildly. Their gazes swiftly swept into the energy pillar, only
to find an old back slowly appearing just like a ghost.
Once the old back appeared, cold air soared within the energy wall. The energy wall which was
swiftly shrinking appeared to have received some sort of resistance that they could not withstand.
Not only did it not continue to shrink, but it also began to expand swiftly under that soaring
terrifyingly cold air.
The expressions of the three elders instantly became extremely ugly as they watched the energy
wall which was becoming increasingly inflated. They hurriedly cried out, “Be careful, retreat!”
Just as the cry fell, a terrifying cold air suddenly erupted once again. Immediately, the energy wall
which was about to reach its limit ceased to be able to resist this huge burden. With a huge
explosion that resounded throughout the sky, the energy wall which was created from three Dou
Wangs was actually forcefully shattered!
Countless number of stunned gazes watched the three elders in the sky who were swiftly
retreating. A moment later, their gazes instantly shifted toward the spot where the energy pillar was
shattered. Two figures were partially visible there.
On the ground below, Yun Leng’s expression had turned extremely ugly at this moment.

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Chapter 346
Chapter 346: Big Battle
The sudden change that appeared in the sky caused everyone in the open ground to be startled.
Their gazes watched that old human figure which had slowly appeared. The expressions of some of
the people who knew him immediately changed.
“Old Hai? He… why did he take action?” Jia Xing Tian’s face was completely dumbfounded as he
spoke.
Fa Ma’s expression was similarly a little stunned. He did not expect that Hai Bodong would
actually take the risk of causing conflict with the Misty Cloud Sect, and step forward to help.
The two people faced each other, both of them sensing something strange. Given Hai Bodong’s
character, he did not appear to be someone who would help another in doing something so reckless.
“Looks like Xiao Yan has a great allure toward Old Hai. It even reached the point where Old Hai is
willing to take action to stop the Misty Cloud Sect. This fellow is really making me increasingly
curious as to what type of person he may be.” Jia Xing Tian shook his head. His voice contained
some shock that was difficult to hide. He was extremely familiar with Hai Bodong’s character. If
there was no reward that could move him, then this ice-like fellow would definitely not do something
as brash as this. Just what magic did that little fellow who was not even twenty years old rely on in
order to move a Dou Huang?
Fa Ma nodded slightly. His gaze swept to the sky as he softly said, “Now, let’s take a look at what
is going to happen next. Ah, how could something so unexpected happen.”
The sudden action taken by Hai Bodong had immediately caused the situation of the square to
become a little strange. The weight of someone at the Dou Huang class was something that no one
dared to look down on, not even the Misty Cloud Sect!
Seeing the manner in which Hai Bodong acted, it was clear that he was standing on Xiao Yan’s
side. In that case, the Misty Cloud Sect had to carefully reconsider whether or not they wanted to
capture Xiao Yan. If they were not careful, they might really cause a soul-stirring great battle.
Those in the square who knew Hai Bodong were a mere minority. Most of the Misty Cloud Sect
disciples did not have much of an impression of this strong person who had hid his name and lived
in isolation for decades. Therefore, when they saw that this old man with an unimpressive
appearance was able to break the energy wall that the three elders had created together, shock and
disbelief, which were difficult to hide, instantly covered their faces.
In the sky, the three elders who had retreated in a lightning-like manner, flapped their wings, and
stopped their bodies. They lifted their heads, and eyed the old figure beside Xiao Yan. A seriousness
involuntarily surfaced on their faces. Their gazes meticulously and slowly swept past Hai Bodong. A
long while later, the oldest Misty Cloud Elder appeared to have suddenly recalled something. His
expression changed drastically as he let out an involuntary cry, “Hai Bodong? Ice Emperor Hai
Bodong? You are actually still alive?”
Hearing his cry, the other two old men at his side also recalled this name which had once shaken
the Jia Ma Empire. Immediately, some changes occured on their faces. The strong Dou Qi in their
bodies appeared to involuntarily circulate. Given their age, they were also of the same generation
which Hai Bodong belonged to. The only difference was that Hai Bodong was already a strong
person who had shaken the Jia Ma Empire, when they were merely an Deacon within the Misty
Cloud Sect. Therefore, when they saw his appearance, their hearts immediately became alert.
Hai Bodong glanced the three of them before turning his head to look at Xiao Yan. He asked, “Are
you alright?”
“If you still did not act, I was likely not going to be alright.&r

dquo; Xiao Yan waved the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler in his hand and laughed bitterly.
“Ah, it is going to be troublesome today. I alone cannot stop all of them.” Hai Bodong softly said.
“Don’t fight with them head on. It will be enough as long as we can leave this place.” Xiao Yan’s
gaze slowly swept across his surroundings. His expression changed slightly as he realized that when
he was entangled with the three of them earlier. Nearly a hundred Misty Cloud Sect disciples with
middle aged appearance had appeared on the top of the huge trees around them. Seeing the manner
in which they were dressed, which was different from an ordinary disciple and their bodies which
were filled with Dou Qi, it was clear that most of their strengths were not weaker than his own.
“There is no problem with me leaving, but it is a little troublesome bringing you along. The
members of the other party are not ordinary people. Fortunately, however, Yun Yun is absent.
Otherwise, it would be completely impossible to leave.” Hai Bodong gaze randomly drifted to his
surroundings. A little joy seeped into his words.
“Then I will trouble Old Hai.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and laughed bitterly.
“I will try my best.” There was little smile on Hai Bodong’s face. Using his own strength to
contend against the numerous skilled Misty Cloud Sect personnel was something that even he as a
Dou Huang, would not feel good doing.
“Hai Bodong, it is really unexpected that we can still see each other again after the farewell back
then.” Yun Leng’s ugly expression slowly recovered significantly. He raised his head and eyed Hai
Bodong in the sky. Not long after the latter had entered the capital, he had already gotten accurate
news of his appearance. Therefore, his expression was not too shocked when he saw Hai Bodong
this time around. It was only unexpected that he would actually make a move to help Xiao Yan.
“Hee hee, Yun Leng, your position has risen after all these years. The you back then appeared to
have only entered the Misty Cloud Sect’s Elder’s Council. It is really unexpected that you have
actually become the First Elder now.” Hai Bodong said faintly.
“Ke ke, this is all because the Sect Leader trusts these old bones of mine.” Yun Leng smiled.
Immediately, his expression became serious as he stared at Hai Bodong and said, “We can reminisce
about the past later. You should know of our intention to hold Xiao Yan back. This matter concerns
our Misty Cloud Sect’s reputation. Therefore, I hope that you will not randomly interfere in order to
avoid damaging the relationship between the Misty Cloud Sect and the Primer clan’s relationship.”
Hai Bodong simply smiled with regards to the warning that Yun Leng had issued. He slowly said,
“I’m sorry. Due to some reason, I must ensure Xiao Yan’s safety today. Therefore, I hope that you will
let him leave on account of this thin face of mine. In the future, I, Hai Bodong will not forget this
favor of yours.”
Hearing this, Yun Leng’s eyebrows were immediately knit together. In a deep voice, he said, “Hai
Bodong, you know that this is something impossible. As a member of our Misty Cloud Sect, Mo
Cheng’s contribution to it over the years is something that everyone in the sect had witnessed. If we
remain indifferent when such a contributor were to die in such a dubious manner, how can we
ensure that our disciples will have peace of mind in the future?”
“Ah, I also have my own difficulties.” Hai Bodong sighed and shook his head. From Yun Leng’s
appearance, it seemed that it was impossible to bring Xiao Yan away by relying on those few words
of his. He immediately ceased speaking nonsense. After taking a glance at his surroundings, he
abruptly grabbed Xiao Yan. However, before he could make any move, Yun Leng, who had been
staring intently at him, let out a stern cry, “Yun Li, the three of you stop him! All deacons of the
Misty Cloud Sect, form the ‘Misty Wind Fog Array’!”
As Yun Leng’s cry fell, the three elders in the sky began to move. The three people formed a
semicircle shape, completely locking Hai Bodong in. Those nearly one hundred deacons of the Misty
Cloud Sect on the huge trees surrounding the open ground let out an ordered loud cry in union.
Powerful Dou Qi erupted from within their bodies and numerous white-colored, fog-like energies
began spitting out of their palms like waterfalls. Over a hundred fog-like energies began to
intertwine around each other before swiftly spreading. In merely an instant, it formed a bowl-shaped
energy cover which was just sufficient enough to completely encase the entire square within.
“Bang, bang!”
At the moment that the energy encasement was formed, Hai Bodong protected Xiao Yan with one
hand while using an extremely violent and unreasonable manner to ferociously break through the
defence of the three elders. In a lightning like manner, they flashed to the bottom of the energy
cover. He waved his hand and an icy energy pillar around ten feet in height shot out violently and
heavily smashed on the energy cover. The energy cover wobbled slightly, but it was strong enough
that it was not immediately shattered.
“Dammit, what a hard tortoise shell.”
(TL: Not literally a tortoise shell but a tortoise is a sort of insult.)
Hai Bodong was about to continue attacking the energy cover after letting out a soft curse when
three ferocious forces came at him from behind. As the three force flew, they actually began to
merge and their power soared after that. This forced Hai Bodong to have no choice but to turn
around. With a wave of his hand, a tough, cold, icy mirror was swiftly agglomerated in front of him,
blocking the soaring force.
 “You should step aside first. Be careful. Give me ten minutes!” Hai Bodong waved his hand and
skillfully sent Xiao Yan behind him out of the battle circle while he said in a deep voice.
After sending Xiao Yan away, Hai Bodong’s expression gradually became colder. Icy cold Dou Qi
gushed out from his body. Immediately, one could see the water vapor contained in the surrounding
air immediately begin to solidify into countless of tough ice grains. He flicked his hand and the ice
grains carried the whistling wind sound and violently smashed toward the three Misty Cloud Sect’s
Elders from all directions.
The three Elders did not dare to underestimate this person who was once known as the Ice
Emperor. The Dou Qi in their body simultaneously surged out and the three different elemental Dou
Qis began to merge together, forming an indestructible defence.
In the distant sky, Hai Bodong’s figure flashed. He carried an extremely cold air as he began to
launch waves of continuous attacks against the three Elders in a tyrannical manner. Although the
three of them could merge their Dou Qi to fight their opponents, they were still forced to retreat in
defeat under Hai Bodong’s strong attacks. If it were not for the great coordination between the
three of them, they would have long since been someone who was defeated.
Cold wind continuously blew through the sky which was covered by a white-colored energy The
sounds of explosions from the contact of energy repeatedly sounded in everyone’s ears. The battle,
which was extremely intense, caused the Misty Cloud Sect disciples below to be completely stunned.
Yun Leng narrowed his eyes and watched the three elders who were suppressed until they
repeatedly retreated in defeat. He then glanced at Xiao Yan, who was floated on another corner of
the sky. A cold smile involuntarily left his mouth. His shoulders shook and a pair of Dou Qi wings
slowly sprung out.
With a flap of both wings, Yun Leng’s body began to swiftly rise into the air under everyone’s gaze.
Finally, he directly charged toward Xiao Yan.
When he heard the sound of rushing wind from below, Xiao Yan hurriedly lowered his head.
Immediately, his expression changed. The pair of wings on his back flapped and his body was swiftly
pulled back.
“Hei, you want to leave? Regardless of why Hai Bodong wants to protect you, as long as I take you
down first, he would likely not dare do anything.” Yun Leng let out a cold smile as he spoke while
watching Xiao Yan swiftly pull back. His toes pressed on the empty space and his speed once again
soared. In the blink of an eye, he approached Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan eyed Yun Leng approaching and hurriedly flapped his wings to escape.
In the sky, two figures were flying, one chasing and one fleeing. The figure behind, however, was
quickly narrowing the distance between the two. At one moment, he had finally entered into an
attacking range. Yun Leng violently stomped his feet on empty space. His body turned into blurry
lightning. When he next appeared, he was actually blocking the path that Xiao Yan was using to flee.
His body charged forward and the shriveled hand of his grabbed at Xiao Yan’s throat like an eagle
claw which was carrying a sharp aggressive force that caused Xiao Yan’s skin to feel a piercing pain.
The speed at which Yun Leng acted was as fast as lightning. When Xiao Yan had just noticed it, his
hand claw was already less than half a meter in front of him!
Within those dark black pupils, the hand claw which carried a sharp force was swiftly magnified in
size.
The hand claw which was carrying a sharp force cut through the empty space and directly pointed
at Xiao Yan’s neck!
In the distance, Hai Bodong had also noticed the situation happening to his side. His expression
immediately changed drastically. He wanted to quickly rush forward to assist Xiao Yan, but the three
Misty Cloud Elders appeared to have gone crazy. They took the risk of being seriously injured and
used all their might to perform a union attacking Dou Tecdhnique, forcefully delaying Hai Bodong,
causing him to be unable to pull away.
At this moment, the gazes all around were paused on the spot where Xiao Yan and Yun Leng were
at. If Xiao Yan was captured, the big fight this time around would completely come to a stop.
“Looks like it is about to be over. It is difficult for Hai Bodong alone to successfully bring Xiao Yan
away from the Misty Cloud Sect.” Jia Xing Tian smacked his lips together and sighed.
Fa Ma nodded slightly. He was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed. His
gaze abruptly turned toward the direction Xiao Yan in, “That’s not right! What’s that?”
At this moment, another change once again occurred on the battleground!
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Chapter 347
Chapter 347: The Appearance of The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python
Just as Yun Leng was about to capture Xiao Yan in the distant sky, the latter’s sleeve abruptly
trembled. Immediately, a thick and large shadow shot forth. It instantly swung violently on Yun
Leng’s hand with a terrifying strength that actually shook the air until waves of sharp explosive
sounds were emitted from the vibrations.
At the moment when the seven-colored figure appeared, Yun Leng also sensed something. His face
immediately changed wildly, but before he could hurriedly pull himself back, that seven-colored
figure had already swung heavily at his hand. A flush instantly surged onto Yu Leng’s face and
numerous soft muffled groans were spat from his throat. His body was like a rubber ball that had
been sent flying as it was swiftly forced back.
The sudden change in situation in the sky directly caused Hai Bodong and those three Misty Cloud
Sect’s elders presently fighting in the square to involuntarily cease their attacks. Their gazes were
stunned as they watched the direction which Xiao Yan was in. It was a little better for Hai Bodong,
but those who were unfamiliar with Xiao Yan were so shocked that their jaws nearly fell. In the
Misty Cloud Sect, other than Yun Yun, there were few others who could defeat Yun Leng, given his
strength. However, the him earlier was actually forced back by Xiao Yan who was at the Da Dou Shi
class?
“What was that thing just now?” Jia Xing Tian’s mouth widened as he stood in the huge tree. His
face was a little serious and at a loss as he asked. Due to the terrifying speed at which the shadow
attacked, he could not see it clearly even with the abilities of his eyes. He could only vaguely sense
that something appeared which shot out from Xiao Yan’s sleeve. That Yun Leng was forced back by
that thing.
“It appeared to be a tail.” Fa Ma hesitated for a moment and said in an uncertain manner.
“Tail?” Hearing this, Jia Xing Tian was stunned. He frowned intently while staring at Xiao Yan in
the sky, “It is another trump card that was never revealed? Don’t tell me that this fellow is really
that mysterious strong person who killed Mo Cheng?”
In the face of Xiao Yan revealing trump cards which were increasingly shocking, Jia Xing Tian’s
heart also began to shake. The gaze which he used to look at Xiao Yan in midair began to have
something more to it.
“Brat, what is that in your sleeve?” Yun Leng, who was forced back by tens of meters in the sky
finally got rid of the terrifying force which had been transmitted to his palm. His lowered hand
trembled slightly as he cried out loud while eyeing the distant Xiao Yan with an ugly expression.
The sudden turn of events also caused Xiao Yan to be startled. Quickly following this, however, he
appeared to have understood something. A wild joy swiftly surfaced on his face. Before he spoke, his
sleeve moved agitatedly and a seven-colored shadow shot out. As a clear hissing sound was emitted,
a small seven-colored snake began to happily wander around Xiao Yan’s body. The sunlight shone
onto its small body, reflecting a seven-colored glow. At a glance, it appeared very beautiful.
The small seven-colored snake was naturally the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’
which had been in a deep slumber. It was really unexpected that this little fellow had actually
awakened when Xiao Yan was at his most pressing moment, helping him avoid disaster.
After the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ appeared, the expression of Yun Leng, who
had been staring at this spot, became gloomy. It was likely that he had recognized that the thing
which had forced him back a moment ago was this beautiful thing which appeared completely
harmless.
“A rank five Magical Be

ast. I didn’t expect that you were hiding such a thing.” Yun Leng twisted his wrist which was numb
from the shock of the huge force, as he said with a cold smile.
Xiao Yan glanced at him, but chose to ignore his words. His hand gently rubbed the body of the
‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ whose body was as cool as jade. As he watched the pair
of snake eyes which faintly had a flirtatious feeling to them, his heart trembled involuntarily. This
little thing increasingly appeared to have a presence similar to Queen Medusa. Did the spirits of the
two finally begin to merge?
Xiao Yan’s rubbing caused the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ to seem extremely
satisfied. It repeatedly used its small head to press against the former’s palm. Its snake tongue
repeatedly licked at the storage ring on Xiao Yan’s hand. A covetous look, which Xiao Yan was
familiar with, once again appeared in those coquettish snake eyes.
When he discovered the greedy action of it, Xiao Yan quietly sighed in relief within his heart. He
flicked his finger and a bottle of ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ appeared in his palm. His finger was
extended into it and gently poked, allowing two drops to stick onto it. After which, he carefully
allowed the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ to lick it clean.
After eating two drops of delicious ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’, the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven
Swallowing Python’ closed its snake eyes and sensed the warm feeling emitted as the hot energy
flowed within its body.
“Hei, little thing, you need to work after eating.” Xiao Yan’s finger gently tapped the ‘Seven-
Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ head. His smiling manner was like a wicked uncle who was
tempting an underage girl into do something wrong.
“If you defeat him, I will give you more of this. What do you say?” Xiao Yan shook the ‘Amethyst
Lion Birth Essence’ in front of the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ before immediately
pointing toward Yun Leng in front of him and smiled as he said.
Perhaps it was due to Queen Medusa, but during this period of time, Xiao Yan could sense that the
strength of this ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ was growing increasingly strong despite
this little thing being in a deep slumber. The strength which it had displayed when forcing Yun Leng
back would not be weaker than a rank 5 Magical Beast. If that was translated to the classification of
humans, it would be equivalent to a Dou Wang.
At this current moment, a helper who could contend with a Dou Wang was undoubtedly blessing
sent by heaven for Xiao Yan, who had been chased until he was badly battered.
When it heard Xiao Yan’s words, the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ widened its eyes
and considered it for a moment. With its current intelligence it could naturally understand the
meaning of Xiao Yan’s words. After a brief hesitation, it finally could not resist the temptation of the
‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’, It shook its tail, turned around, and stared at the distant Yun Leng
with its snake eyes. The seven-colored glow on its body abruptly soared. As the glow bloomed, the
body of the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ actually became like a balloon which had air
blown into as it swiftly became larger.
In front of the countless number of shocked eyes in the square, the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven
Swallowing Python’, which was originally only a foot long, had turned into a huge being that was
tens of feet long in just an instant.
The seven-colored huge snake floated in the air. Its snake scales reflected a seven-colored glow. If
it’s snake body possessed claws at this moment, it would be similar to a living dragon.
Following its body being enlarged, a powerful energy also slowly overflowed from within the body
of the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’, causing the surrounding air to form a ripple
much like a water wave.
The huge snake lingered in the sky. Its enormous body was something that stunned not only the
people below, but even Xiao Yan himself. He did not expect that this little thing which had always
been of small pocket sized being was actually able to transform into such an appearance which was
extremely eye piercing.
The ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ which had suddenly turned huge also caused Yun
Leng to inhale a breath of cold air. His expression gradually became grave. Turning his head toward
the battleground of Hai Bodong and the few others, he shouted, “Yun Li, the few of you should
temporarily stop Hai Bodong. Leave this thing to me! All the Misty Cloud Sect’s deacons, think of
ways to capture Xiao Yan!”
After having come into contact with it earlier, Yun Leng had managed to vaguely estimate the
‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ strength. Although the latter could also be considered
a rank five Magical Beast, Yun Leng had quite a lot of confidence if they were to really start fighting.
The high class Dou Techniques which he had trained with were sufficient enough to cause this
strange Magical Beast of unknown origin to suffer greatly.
“Hey, it is really unexpected that Xiao Yan was actually still hiding such a high rank pet. I actually
didn’t even know of it’s existence.” Hai Bodong could not resist smacking his lips and praising as his
shocked gaze slowly moved away from the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ body.
“Yun Leng, today, you better not lose unexpectedly in front of the younger generation. Otherwise,
you will really lose a lot of face.” Hai Bodong laughed out loud as his gaze once again turned toward
the serious looking Yun Leng. Immediately, he flapped that icy cold pair of wings on his back and
charged violently toward the three Misty Cloud Sect’s Elders who were solemnly waiting. He
laughed coldly, “Hee hee, since I don’t have to worry about the situation there, let me completely try
and see whether your merging Dou Techniques is stronger than the icy cold Dou Qi of this old man.”
The corner of Yun Leng’s eyes drifted toward Hai Bodong and the others who had once again
started fighting like rocks colliding against each other. His gaze then swiftly turned toward the
distant spot where the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ was located. His expression was
serious and his hands were slowly extended out of his sleeves. A somewhat grayish white Dou Qi
gradually appeared and finally covered his entire arm. At one glance, it appeared like a rock arm
with an extremely great hardness.
“Hiss hiss.”
The forked snake tongue quietly extended and pulled back. After turning into a huge body, those
snake eyes of the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’, which originally appeared somewhat
bewitching, finally had some additional ferocity that was part of its nature. Poisonous fangs crossed
each other within its huge mouth, emitting a thick cold glow.
Two strong presences in the sky were slowly being spread out from the human and the beast.
Adding in the powerful force that was being emitted from the battleground where Hai Bodong was
at, the faces of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples on the entire open ground twitched involuntarily. Who
would have thought that in order to capture a little fellow who was merely of the Da Dou Shi class,
they would end up provoking a strong Dou Huang and a rank five Magical Beast which was able to
contend with a Dou Wang?
As he watched the person and the beast who had began to emit pressure with their presence, Xiao
Yan flapped the pair of wings on his back and hurriedly retreated some distance. His heart also
quietly sighed in relief. The appearance of the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ had really
settled his predicament. From the looks of the situation now, the Misty Cloud Sect should no longer
have any more Dou Wangs within it. In that case, as long as he carefully controlled his flying height,
the strength of those deacons should not be able to capture him. When that time came, all he
needed to do was to wait for Hai Bodong to finish off those three Misty Cloud Sect’s Elders and he
could completely extricate himself from this predicament today.
In the sky, a human and a beast faced each other from afar. Their imposing presence placed
pressure on people, much like an imminent storm.
At a certain moment, the imposing presences which were spread all over became stagnant. Yun
Leng’s hands opened and closed and a large, gray-colored energy sword was extended out from his
palm. The wings on his back were flapped and his body cut through the empty air, leaving behind a
long scar in the sky.
At the moment Yun Leng’s body moved, the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ also
abruptly raised its head. It let out a clear hiss and its huge body displayed a terrifying speed, which
shocked everyone.
A human and a beast cut through the long space and an instant later, collided with each other in
front of everyone’s eyes!

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Chapter 348
Chapter 348: The Tragedy of Yun Leng
Two glowing figures instantly flashed across the horizon in the sky. Immediately, they met in a
violent collision in front of a countless number of gazes.
At the moment of collision, furious, explosive thunderous roars resounded across the sky, causing
some people below to be unable to resist covering their ears. Their faces were filled with shock as
they watched the spot where the two forces met.
Perhaps it was because his Qi Technique was the type which was suitable for head on fighting, but
Yun Leng had adopted the most ferocious and strongest close-ranged wild attacks the moment that
he came into contact with the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Serpent’. As he moved, his attacks
carried a sharp rushing wind sound as they borrowed the agility of his body to violently strike the
eyes, nose, and other weak spots of the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’.
Although Yun Leng was extremely agile, the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ was not
slow either. Not only did its huge body not reduce its speed, it also gave it an extreme increase in
strength. As its huge tail was agilely swung, the terrifying force emitted a vast momentum which
appeared almost as though it wanted to break the space. A sound like an explosion blasted the
surrounding air until it created numerous vacuum spots.
The two figures in the sky may have had completely different sizes, but they were both able to
emit terrifying force and strength that was on par with each other.
Yun Leng’s expression was grave as he tightly held the rock sword in his hand. The pair of wings
on his back repeatedly flapped and his body did not pause at any one spot for more than three
seconds. Each time his body moved, the rock sword in his hand would carry a ferocious force that
would draw out numerous afterimages that would cause people to be dazzled as it heavily hacked at
the body of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. Unfortunately, after their earlier contact, Yun Leng had
already discovered that this seven-colored Magical Beast of unknown origin had a strength, agility,
and even a grasp of danger that was not inferior to any ordinary Dou Wang. Each time he unleashed
his Dou Technique , the other party would instantly coil its body up. If it could dodge, it would do so.
If it could not, it would use its incomparably hard snake scales to forcefully withstand the attack.
TL: The rock sword is a Qi sword, but because his attribute is earth it appears like a sword made of
stone.
Therefore, despite the unceasing attacks of Yun Leng, just like the waves in the sea, he was unable
to cause much damage to the other party. Moreover, the thing which caused Yun Leng’s heart to sink
was that this seven-colored Magical Beast had great intelligence. It appeared to have far surpassed
the wisdom that an ordinary rank five Magical Beast possessed. Its grasp of explotations in combat
was like a strong person who had experienced numerous battles. Its combat experience did not
appear to be in any way inferior to his.
This thought was swiftly calculated in his mind. At a certain moment, Yun Leng’s skin abruptly
tightened. His body moved some distance left as a conditional reflex. The rock sword in his hand
which was agglomerated from energy quickly pierced forward.
“Chi.”
The rock sword was shot explosively out only to face a cluster of seven-colored liquid that violently
swarmed over. A ‘chi chi’ sound was emitted the moment that the rock sword came into contact with
the liquid. The hard rock sword which could withstand a full force blow from a Dou Ling, appeared
to be like foam meeting fire, and was swiftly being incinerated and corroded. In an instant, merely
half of it was left.
“What a potent poison.”
Yun Leng’s brows were knit together as

he watched the corroded energy sword. The seven-colored liquid remained dissatisfied and it swiftly
spread over towards his hand. Yun Leng immediately made the decision to abandon the rock sword.
Having lost the Dou Qi needed to maintain it’s form, the rock sword which had left his hand swiftly
became illusionary and finally slowly disappeared.
After the rock sword left his hand, Yun Leng did not have the time to do anything else when a low
and deep explosion sounded suddenly above his head. He abruptly raised his head as a huge shadow
came smashing downward, carrying an incomparably terrifying energy.
“Shoshonite shield!”
Yun Leng’s hands quickly formed some seals and the Dou Qi in his body flowed swiftly. There was
some sort of energy in the surrounding air with similar affinity as the Dou Qi in Yun Leng’s body that
instantly aggregated. A soft sound immediately followed and a huge rock shelf that was a few
meters thick appeared above his head from nowhere.
“Bang!”
The huge tail violently smashed downward and landed heavily on the rock shield. A force which
was incomparably fierce directly caused numerous crack lines to spread on that thick shield. Once
again, the tail violently pressed down and the rock shield, which appeared hard, burst apart!
Rocks shot in all directions. As the rock dust permeated the place, a figure suddenly shot out from
within it. In an instant, it appeared on the head of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. A loud cry was
emitted and a gray white glow suddenly soared on a fist. A rock glove that was over a foot thick
appeared on Yun Leng’s hand in the blink of an eye. With an angry stare, he punched the head of the
‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ which could not dodge in time.
“Bang!”
This furious attack by Yun Leng smashed solidly against the head of the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’. The seven-colored scales at the spot where the fist landed finally cracked. Threads of fresh
blood seeped out.
“Hiss!”
A pain that was transmitted from the head caused the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ eyes to
immediately become red. The ferociousness that was hidden within its bones also finally completely
erupted. Its huge tail abruptly drew back and once again carried a dark shadow as it violently
smashed toward Yun Leng, who was pulling back, but the tail moved at lightning-like speed that
could not be dodged.
The dark shadow arrived in the blink of an eye, Yun Leng, who could not pull back in time could
only hurriedly lift his arm which was covered by a rocky substance, placing it in front of his head. An
instant later, the huge force abruptly penetrated into his arm. The huge force directly smashed Yun
Leng into the ground. Finally, a loud ‘bang’ sounded and his pair of legs were like long pikes that
were directly inserted into the hard square. Numerous crack lines began to spread out from where
his legs were in front of everyone’s stunned gazes.
“What a terrifying force.” As they eyed the crack lines which had almost spread to the edge of the
open ground, some Misty Cloud Sect disciples swallowed a mouthful of saliva and muttered
extremely nervously.
Yun Leng’s legs shook, breaking free from the ground where his legs were stuck. He flapped his
wings and once again soared into the air. His expression was a little pale. Only at this moment did
he realize that he had truly underestimated this snake-shaped Magical Beast of unknown origin. His
original hope of relying on his Dou Technique to swiftly push it back was already something that was
impossible. His gaze swept over to the battle where Hai Bodong was at. There, the three elders had
already been suppressed by Hai Bodong until they could merely retreat together and defend
themselves. It appeared that the three of them would lose quite soon.
With a tight frown, Yun Leng once again swept his gaze toward the other side of the sky. At that
spot, Xiao Yan was flapping his wings and watching their fight as though he was watching a show.
“I must capture him. But all those people who can use Dou Qi wings are already involved in a fight
with the other party’s strong person. The rest of the people may have combat ability that is stronger
than Xiao Yan’s, but they are disadvantaged in that they are unable to fly for an extended period of
time.” Yun Leng furrowed his brows as he softly mumbled, “I can only try to get those Elders who
practice wind type Qi Methods to try. As long as Xiao Yan is captured, all of these battles will
naturally cease!”
After thinking of this, Yun Leng lowered his head and displayed a hand gesture to the few elders
seated on the stone platform. Immediately, he turned around once again and headed toward the
‘Heaven Swallowing Python’.
The ten plus elders on the high platform were slightly startled as they eyed Yun Leng’s gesture.
They exchanged glances and four old men nodded. The four stood up and a pale-green-colored Dou
Qi from within their bodies shrouded them. A gentle breeze suddenly surfaced around them and
blew their clothes until they fluttered in the wind.
Borrowing the lift from the breeze, the four white robed old men actually rose slowly into the air.
Immediately, they separated in a well coordinated manner as they began to surround Xiao Yan.
 Xiao Yan noticed this the moment the four white robed elders rose into the air. Immediately, he
flapped his wings and carefully maintained a safe distance from these four elders. Although these
four people were not as strong as the three elders who were holding off Hai Bodong, one could tell
from their forceful Qis that they were strong people who were at least of the Dou Ling class. Xiao
Yan did not dare to directly exchanged blows with them.
The four elders did not appear anxious upon seeing Xiao Yan pulling back. They still rose slowly in
the air. The four of them formed a quadratic shape, hinting that they wanted to lock Xiao Yan in their
middle.
Xiao Yan’s body was suspended in the air as he intently watched the white robed elders approach
him from four different directions. As he had the experience of being nearly trapped by those three
elders earlier, he paid more attention to the spots where these fellows stood. Therefore, when he
saw that the positions where they stood was a little strange, he hurriedly moved his body and
escaped the enclosure of the four of them from a lower height. He was like a housefly with no
direction as he began to scurry around randomly in the air in order to prevent the four of them from
forming a certain orderly position.
The four elders felt extremely helpless in the face of the crafty actions of Xiao Yan. Without the
support of a pair of Dou Qi wings, their flying speed could not keep up with Xiao Yan. Therefore,
they could only carefully move closer, waiting for the other party to reveal a certain opening before
swarming in together.
However, the four of them had underestimated the degree of caution Xiao Yan possessed. Even if
this fellow had to use all his strength and repeatedly use Dou Qi, he did not come into any contact
with any of the four of them. After this completely meaningless chase persisted for a while, the four
elders finally felt a little impatient. Immediately, a huge blanket of never ending wind blades
appeared in the empty sky and shot wildly toward Xiao Yan. They aimed to use this as an attempt to
create an opening which they could use to carry out their capture.
Unfortunately, however, Xiao Yan, who had the protection of the ‘Heavenly Flame’, was not too
concerned about those wind blades. He even summoned out the Dou Qi Armor. Even if some of those
wind blades passed through the defense of the green flame, it would merely leave a white-colored
scar on his armor.
Xiao Yan’s body repeatedly flashed and dodged. He borrowed the gap in the time between the
attacks to glance all over with the corner of his eyes. At Hai Bodong’s side, the three Dou Wangs of
the other side had already fought to the point where they did not have the strength to resist. Their
combined defense was also becoming increasingly weak under that seemingly wild attack of Hai
Bodong. From the looks of it, the three of them should not be able to last much longer.
On the other side, Yun Leng’s strength had clearly far exceeded those three elders if one were to
compare them individually. Therefore, even though the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ was very
strong, it had some difficulty defeating him. Currently, both parties had entered into a tough battle
where neither could do anything to their opponent.
With narrowed eyes, Xiao Yan glanced at the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ which was locked in a
bitter battle with Yun Leng. He held the heavy ruler tightly in his hand and he moved his body once
again to dodge the wave of wind blades while waiting for an opportunity.
The fierce fighting in the sky continued for a few minutes. Finally, as an intense energy explosion
sounded, three human figures, in extremely terrible conditions, slid down from the sky. Finally, they
smashed into the ground, leaving behind three deep indentions in the hard ground.
Everyone quickly swept their eyes over only to find that the three people who had fallen were
actually the three Dou Wangs who were fighting Hai Bodong. Currently, the expressions of the three
were a little green from the low temperature. Cold air curled upward as it began to seep into the air
above their heads. Their bodies repeatedly shivered.
“There is my icy cold Qi within your bodies. If you quiet down and expel them, you will be fine
after an hour. However, if you continue to use Dou Qi during this period of time, the cold air will
corrode your Qi Paths. When that time comes, your internal injuries will have reached a point where
they cannot be recovered without at least ten days to half a month’s time.” Hai Bodong slowly
exhaled while he was in the air before glancing at the three of them and speaking faintly.
Hearing this, the expressions of the three Misty Cloud Sect’s Elders changed. They exchanged
glances with one another and could only hurriedly sit cross-legged in a bitter manner. They
circulated their Dou Qi and began to expel the cold air from their bodies.
“Tsk tsk, Old Hai’s icy cold Qi is not any weaker than it was back then.” Jia Xing Tian smacked his
lips and laughed as he eyed Hai Bodong which was able to temporarily cause three Dou Wangs to
lose their ability to fight within a short ten plus minutes.
“Ah, the strength of those three fellows is only around that of two to three stars Dou Wangs.
Although they managed to delay Hai Bodong for a period of time by borrowing the effect of their
merging Dou Techniques, they did not last long.” Fa Ma nodded slightly. His gaze swept toward
where the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ was and said frowning, “What species in this Magical Beast?
Why have I never heard of it? Its strength is quite good and is actually able to reach a stalemate
with Yun Leng.”
Jia Xing Tian’s face was similarly a little lost. His gaze stared at the huge snake shaped body and
muttered, “For some unknown reason, This thing keeps giving me some sort of familiar feeling. But
after thinking carefully, I have also never met such a seven-colored snake shaped Magical Beast.”
Fa Ma let out a sigh. In his heart, he felt that Xiao Yan was someone whom he couldn’t figure out.
He really did not know where Xiao Yan had gotten this mysterious and strong Magical Beast.
After Hai Bodong managed to defeat and force back those three Misty Cloud Sect’s Elders in the
sky, his body instantly began to move. He swiftly appeared at the edge of the energy cover. With a
sudden wave of his hands, waves of incomparably powerful cold energy surged out and repeatedly
collided against the energy cover. Each time they collided, they would cause the faces of one or two
among the nearly one hundred deacons of the Misty Cloud Sect to instantly become pale as their
bodies immediately swayed, reaching the point where they were about to fall.
Under this wild attack of Hai Bodong, that thick white-colored energy cover was repeatedly
becoming blurred at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“Hai Bodong, you better not go too overboard!” As his anger-filled eyes watched the energy cover
which had become shaky and about to fall, Yun Leng, who could not extract himself from the
entanglement with the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ could only cry out angrily.
The furious cry had just fell when Yun Leng’s expression changed. One could see that the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ had took the opportunity of him being distracted to once again abruptly spit out
a huge cluster of seven-colored liquid from its huge mouth.
“Dammit!” Yun Leng let out a soft curse. He hurriedly pulled back while his hands danced and
numerous thick rock walls repeatedly appeared on the path which he was using to retreat.
The seven-colored liquid destroyed everything in its path as it corroded past. The hard rock wall
appeared to have very little effect. However, as Yun Leng was pulling back in a somewhat flustered
manner, he did not notice that his distance from Xiao Yan was growing increasingly close.
“If I find an opportunity to force Yun Leng back, it is likely that there will be no one left in the
Misty Cloud Sect to prevent me from leaving!” As Xiao Yan did not need to put in much effort to
keep the four elders in check, he had been paying close attention to the battles in the sky. That Yun
Leng, who was pulling back in a panicked manner was also noticed by him.
Xiao Yan’s palm abruptly held the ruler’s hilt tightly. He suddenly turned his body and he actually
directly flew toward Yun Leng under a countless number of gazes.
“Is this fellow allowing himself to get caught?” As they watched Xiao Yan’s action, nearly
everyone’s hearts began to mutter in this stunned manner.
Ignoring those puzzled gazes, Xiao Yan held the ruler’s hilt tightly with both hands. He slowly
lifted it and inhaled a deep breath. At this moment, the Dou Qi in his body was like boiling water as
it abruptly began to fluctuate. The dark black ruler’s body had suddenly become fiery red, much like
superheated iron.
A flush also instantly swarmed up Xiao Yan’s face following the change in the Heavy Xuan Ruler’s
color. The diamond shaped ‘Dou Crystal’ within the vortex of his body quavered gently, emitting
waves of enormous Dou Qi energy. After which, the energy moved along his Qi paths and completely
poured into the Heavy Xuan Ruler!
“First Elder, be careful!”As they eyed the heavy ruler of Xiao Yan which had suddenly become fiery
red, the four elders who had been chasing Xiao Yan in the air hurriedly let out a warning cry.
“Humph, a little fellow who doesn’t know the immensity of the Heaven and Earth!”
Yun Leng had sensed Xiao Yan when the latter was flying toward him. However, most of Yun
Leng’s attention was placed on the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’, which was chasing after him. In
the face of Xiao Yan’s attack, he randomly summoned a rock wall that was around half a foot thick.
He thought that with Xiao Yan’s strength, this rock wall would be enough to block any fierce attack
of his.
A cold smile surfaced on the corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth as he eyed that rock wall which was not
considered very thick. The Dou Qi in his body poured unceasingly into the ruler’s body. Following
the pouring of the Dou Qi, the temperature around it also grew increasingly hot. Finally it caused
the surrounding air to become a little blurry.
At a certain moment, when Yun Leng was placing all his attention on the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’ which had broken through the last defence, his expression suddenly changed. He abruptly
turned around and eyed the huge ruler in Xiao Yan’s hand which was emitting an intense red glow.
His eyes suddenly shrank. The energy contained on the ruler had already far exceeded his
estimation!
“First Elder Yun Leng, try this!”
In an icy cold manner, Xiao Yan watched Yun Leng, where panic had finally surfaced on his face.
The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth parted while the heavy ruler in his hand was violently smashed
downward like a setting sun!
“Flame Splitting Tsunami!”
In an instant, that rock wall was blasted apart!
Under the countless number of shocked gazes below, the red-colored huge ruler carried a hot fire
wave and smashed ferociously toward Yun Leng’s head!
At this moment, the entire square was completely quiet!
At this moment Nalan Yanran, who was in the square, had a face which was shocked and disbelief.
She did not expect that Xiao Yan was actually able to display such a strong attack. From the looks of
it, he had actually hidden his strength in the battle with her earlier?
Her red, sleek, small mouth was slightly open. A long while later, Nalan Yanran finally lowered her
head in a listless manner. She admitted that this strong attack of Xiao Yan was something that even
she could not withstand!
“What a terrifying fellow.”
She softly mumbled as a bitter expression surfaced on her pretty face. That useless person back
then had repeatedly displayed many miracles in front of her at this moment. These kinds of blows
caused a sour, painful feeling to appear in Nalan Yanran’s heart.

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Chapter 349
Chapter 349: Covering Sun Cloud Formation
A fiery red light that was like the setting sun suddenly appeared in the sky. In an instant, the fiery
red glow had banished the sunlight from the square. The hot wave of fire caused everyone to feel
like they were in a furnace.
Under the countless number of gazes, the fiery red light smashed into Yun Leng’s head with a
bang, when he was unable to react in time. A muffled thunder-like noise sounded throughout the
sky.
“Bang!”
The fiery red light ferociously smashed into Yun Leng’s head and an incomparably ferocious force
instantly exploded. An intense pain began to spread out from Yun Leng’s head at this moment, as
though his head was about to be ripped apart.
“Ah!”
High in the sky, Yun Leng’s hands grasped his head, where blood was flowing unceasingly. His
mouth emitted a mournful wail. His body had also become like a bird which had lost its wings as he
directly fell toward the ground.
His body fell swiftly. Just as he was around ten plus meters from the ground, Yun Leng flapped his
wings and forcefully steadied his body. A gray white-colored powerful glow surged out of his body. In
an instant, the strong glow carried a furious emotion and instantly suppressed that fiery red line by
using a force that possessed pressure that one could not resist, forcefully dispelling it with this
attack.
Would the counterattack that contained the fury of a Dou Wang be something ordinary?
The fiery red light slowly disappeared and the strong grey-white light that erupted from Yun
Leng’s body was swiftly withdrawn back into his body. The strong light disappeared and Yun Leng
once again appeared in everyone’s sight. However, when all the gazes below saw Yun Leng’s current
appearance, the square instantly turned a deathly quiet. A long while passed and the sound of
numerous people inhaling cold breaths appeared one after another.
In mid air, the wings on Yun Leng’s back flapped in a sluggish manner. His chest rose and fell
intensely. Fresh bright red blood seeped out from between his fingers and let out a dripping sound
as it landed on the ground. It almost dyed his face with a blood red color.
Yun Leng’s hand slowly left his head. Immediately, a deep cut that was over half an inch thick that
spread from the left corner of his forehead till the side of his right ear was revealed. In the deep
wound, one could shockingly see the dense white bone. This was a terrifying injury. Had Yun Leng
reacted a little slower a moment ago, his head might have been cut off by this blow from Xiao Yan.
Originally, with Xiao Yan’s strength, it was impossible to cause Yun Leng to have such a terrifying
injury even if he had used a Di class Dou Technique. However, the latter had taken the opponent far
too lightly. If he had been able place an energy film on his forehead earlier, this blow would at the
very most cause him to suffer a slight injury. An injury like this where Yun Leng had nearly lost his
life was definitely not going to appear.
Yun Leng’s hand slowly trembled. His chest repeatedly rose and fell. He endured the intense pain
and lifted his head. That old face of his currently appeared extremely savage. The pair of eyes stared
at Xiao Yan in the sky perniciously. That manner indicated that he was anxious to cut the other party
into tens of thousands of pieces.
“Good, good. What a ‘good’ fellow. This old me has underestimated you!”
Yun Leng clenched his teeth and laughed coldly. The intense pain that was transmitted from his
head caused Yun Leng to feel a little giddy. However, compared with the intense pain, the fury of his
spirit nearly caused Yun Leng to lose his sense of reasoning. In front of nearly one thousand Misty
Cloud Sect disciples in the Misty Cloud Sect, he had actually

nearly lost this life of his to a young fellow that was not even twenty years old. He had really lost a
large amount of face.
 Yun Leng swiftly took out a few bottles of healing medicine from within his storage ring and
applied all of them to his wounds. He sensed a cool feeling slowly spread around his wounds. Only
then did Yun Leng feel that the pain was subsiding and had become a little soothing. With vicious
eyes, he stared at Xiao Yan and inhaled a deep breath of air before speaking in a fierce manner,
“Xiao Yan, you can forget about leaving the Misty Cloud Sect in one piece today!”
Xiao Yan indifferently glanced at Yun Leng whose head was filled with fresh blood. He felt a little
pity in his heart. After displaying a Di class Dou Technique, he had only ended up causing Yun Leng
to receive a slightly more serious injury. Originally, Xiao Yan had thought that he could directly use
the ruler to finish off this old fellow.
“The Dou Technique which Xiao Yan used just now should be a Di class Dou Technique, no?” On
the huge tree, Jia Xing Tian narrowed his eyes and stared at Yun Leng, whose face was covered with
fresh blood. He then turned toward Xiao Yan as he softly muttered.
“Ah, he was able to hurt Yun Leng with just that Da Dou Shi’s strength of his. I think that the Dou
Technique class would not be lower than the Di class.” Fa Ma smiled and nodded as he spoke in a
surprised voice, “It is really unexpected that he was hiding it. In his fight with Nalan Yanran earlier,
it was not very difficult for him to win even if he did not use any tricks.”
Jia Xing Tian let out a sigh. He frowned and said, “Where exactly did this fellow get so many
things from? First, it was the ‘Heavenly Flame’, then it was a Dou Wang class pet. Now, it’s a Di
class Dou Technique. Don’t tell me that there is some huge faction that we do not know of
supporting him from behind?”
Fa Ma shook his head. Honestly speaking, he felt that it was overly strange for Xiao Yan to be able
to take out these trump cards which shocked even them. At the very least, it was definitely
impossible for the alchemist association to take out any ‘Heavenly Flames’ or a Dou Wang class pet,
given its strength.
“Don’t tell me it’s the Xiao clan?” Once these words left his mouth, Fa Ma mocked himself and
shook his head. With the Xiao clan’s ability, being able to take out a Xuan class Dou Technique was
already something difficult. If they wanted to possess a Di class Dou Technique, it was undoubtedly
nothing more than a fantasy.
The two exchanged glances and frowned while letting out a sigh. With their faction’s information
which they controlled, they actually did not have an information channel that could obtain the exact
news of Xiao Yan’s location during these three years. The Xiao clan’s useless person appeared to
have suddenly risen after Nalan Yanran went over to cancel the engagement. Was this due to the
stimulation of Nalan Yanran’s act of cancelling the engagement?
The two of them laughed bitterly. If this really were so, could Nalan Yanran be considered to have
done something that she will regret forever?
The thick, ferocious force in the sky that was emitted from Yun Leng’s body was immediately
sensed by the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples below. They quickly faced each other and did not dare to
create the slightest sound to avoid causing Yun Leng, who was ready to explode, to burst out in
anger.
“This act of Xiao Yan is really ruthless.” Hai Bodong, who was at the edge of the energy cover was
also shocked by the turn of events in the square, causing him to turn his head over. When he saw the
terrible looking Yun Leng who was beaten until his head was cut with blood flowing all over the
place. He could not help but shake his head and quietly laugh.
“Old Hai, hurry up and break the barrier. It is best not to stay here for long.” Xiao Yan raised his
head, eyed the direction Hai Bodong was in and opened his mouth to hasten him.
“Give me three minutes!”
Hai Bodong nodded his head. He ceased saying anything nonsensical as he turned his head and
began to unleash violent devastation on the energy cover. However, that energy cover that was
created in union by nearly a hundred Misty Cloud Sect’s deacons was quite strong. Although the
energy ripples were repeatedly emitted, it ultimately did not shatter.
“Hai Bodong, since you don’t give us, the Misty Cloud Sect’s face, this old me doesn’t need to give
you, who was once the Ice Emperor, any face!” Yun Leng’s ferocious face eyed the energy cover
which was repeatedly swaying as he cried out furiously.
Hai Bodong ignored Yun Leng’s cry. He continued to unleash wild and powerful attacks on the
energy cover. Now that things had already reached this stage, anything else would have to be
discussed at a later date. He really did not believe that the Misty Cloud Sect had the boldness to
really do anything to the Primer clan. After all, a mad, vengeful Dou Huang was sufficient to cause
anyone to be terrified.
Xiao Yan clenched his fist tightly. The originally furious Yun Leng, however, suddenly became
quiet. He lowered his head and with an icy cold tone, he loudly ordered all the nearly one thousand
Misty Cloud Sect’s disciple present, “All Misty Cloud Sect disciples listen up!”
“Form the ‘Covering Sun Cloud Formation’!”
“This fellow actually even decided to use the Misty Cloud Sect’s great formation. It looks like Xiao
Yan has really caused him to become a little crazy.” Gu He was startled upon hearing Yun Leng’s cry.
His brows were slightly knit as he shook his head and spoke softly.
As they heard the cold order that resounded throughout the square, countless of Misty Cloud Sect
disciples were startled. They hesitated for a moment before responding with a united cry. Finally,
they closed their eyes and threads of white-colored energy began to seep out of the heads of the
Misty Cloud Sect disciples a moment later.
The unceasing amount of white-colored fog slowly rose into the air. Finally, it almost covered the
entire sky. At a glance, it appeared that one was in a sea of clouds while that Yun Leng appeared to
be at the middle of it all.
“All elders, support me!” Yun Leng once again let out a cold cry as he eyed the fog energy
surrounding him. The bloodstains on his face had already formed into bloody scabs, appearing
extremely terrifying.
Following Yun Leng’s cry, the ten plus white robed elders on the stone platform immediately stood
up in an orderly manner. Their bodies leaped forward and swiftly spread apart. After which, they
shot onto some of the tall trees that surrounded the square. The seals formed by their hands were
identical. As their hand seals changed, the sea of clouds that was spread in the sky also began to
fluctuate suddenly. In the center of the the sea of clouds, the cloud energy began to swiftly
agglomerate. A moment later, it actually solidified into a white-colored energy spiraling sphere
around ten feet wide in front of Yun Leng.
“Hah!:
Yun Leng slowly lifted his stone hand and controlled the white-colored spiraling sphere from a
distance. A viciousness flashed across Yun Leng’s eyes. With a wave of his sleeves, that spiraling
sphere, which had gathered energy from all the Misty Cloud Sect disciples, shot toward the sky
where Xiao Yan was with an extremely terrifying speed.
The white-colored spiralling sphere had an extremely terrifying speed. At any space that it passed
by, a long vacuum appeared. At that spot, even air was oppressed by the enormous energy until it
turned into nothingness.
“Xiao Yan, be careful!” The moment the formation was formed, Hai Bodong sensed something.
Therefore he hurriedly cried out when he saw that energy ball shooting toward Xiao Yan. The energy
contained within that energy ball was likely impossible for Xiao Yan as a Da Dou Shi to withstand.
“It’s too late! With his speed, he cannot dodge it! Ha ha!” Yun Leng laughed wildly. He abruptly
waved his hand and the spiralling ball flashed and arrived in front of Xiao Yan, whose face had
changed drastically. It carried a terrifying force as it smashed forward violently.
Xiao Yan’s expression was ugly as he watched the enormous energy ball that shot explosively
toward him. Some panic finally began to appear in Xiao Yan’s heart. This kind of energy appeared to
have far exceeded the energy that an ordinary Dou Wang could unleash! However, its attack speed
was also something that did not allow one to escape.
Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the energy ball which was moving increasingly closer. Xiao Yan
was about to clench his teeth and risk his life to fight it when a seven-colored shadow abruptly
flashed from the corner of his eyes. A huge shadow fell from the sky. The incomparably huge body of
the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ flashed downward. It waved its enormous tail and its body floated
upward, securely protecting Xiao Yan within it.
“Bang!”
A deafening sound like that of a thunderstrike resounded throughout the sky. A snake’s shrill
hissing also rang out along with it.

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Chapter 350
Chapter 350: The Appearance of a Mysterious Dou Huang
Under a countless number of anxious gazes, the fallout of the energy began to slowly scatter,
revealing the ‘Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’ that had been struck.
The current ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ had quite a miserable appearance. Over half of its
originally beautiful smooth seven-colored snake scales had burst apart under the terrifying attack
earlier. Bright red fresh blood seeped out from the cracked snake scales and emitted a dripping
sound as they began to fall like a light drizzle.
Its huge body moved slightly, releasing the unhurt Xiao Yan within it.
Xiao Yan lifted his head and eyed the glow in the snake’s eyes which had become much weaker.
The fresh blood that dripped onto his face appeared somewhat warm.
“Hiss!”
The ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ flicked its tongue toward Xiao Yan. It’s snake eyes held an
extremely human-like concern. Currently, the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ had already been
promoted to a rank 5 Magical Beast and already possessed an intellect that was not inferior to that
of humans. If it was not being suppressed by the spiritual strength of Queen Medusa, it was likely
that it would already be able to speak the human language.
Ever since the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ was born, the first person which it had seen was Xiao
Yan. After which, it had been living harmoniously with Xiao Yan. Although it was a beast, it had
already formed a kinship-like feeling toward Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan clenched his teeth tightly. He eyed the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. Most of the scales
on its body were cracked. A fury that had nearly washed away his reasoning had rose within him,
especially after seeing the human-like concern in the eyes of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’.
However, it was fortunate that his reasoning suppressed his fury. Xiao Yan glanced at Yun Leng
below in a dark and cold manner. After which, he hurriedly took out bottle after bottle of healing
medicine from his storage ring and smashed them against the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ body.
When the bottles smashed on those scales, they suddenly broke apart. A warm healing liquid
flowed over the wounds, helping to ease the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ pain.
“What a lucky fellow. Last time this beast saved you, but what about this time?” Yun Leng coldly
laughed as he eyed the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ which had suffered somewhat serious injury. He
waved his hand and a huge energy spiralling sphere once again agglomerated within the sea of
clouds. The energy on the surface of the sphere spilled out and a terrifying force shattered the
surrounding air until nothing was left.
“Go to hell!”
A savage appearance surfaced on Yun Leng’s face. His hands pushed forward suddenly and an
enormous energy ball once again carried the sound of compressed wind, a whizzing sound that
could be heard from the horizon, shot explosively toward Xiao Yan!
Xiao Yan stared intently at the energy ball which was expanding in his eyes. He tightly clenched
his teeth and held the Heavy Xuan Ruler with all his might. The Dou Qi in his body was also
circulated wildly!
“Hei, Yun Leng, with your status as the First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect, you actually used such
a vicious attack against someone of the younger generation. You are actually this shameless?” As the
energy ball was about to shoot toward Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong’s cold laughter finally rang out.
“Ten Thousand Ice Flower Mirror!” As a cry rang out, a huge ice mirror that enveloped tens of feet
of space suddenly expanded in front of Xiao Yan. Countless tiny small planes covered the surface of
the mirror, Under the sunlight, it appeared

like a mirror which was formed from sunlight.

“Bang!”
The energy ball heavily collided into the ice mirror. The incomparably large energy immediately
scattered countless tiny planes. After the energy ball disappeared, the icy mirror had taken some
damage, but it was maintained until the cloud energy that permeated the surroundings disappeared.
Only then did a crack sound appear and the mirror was burst apart into slowly falling ice crystals
that filled the sky.
“Hey, are you alright?”A human figure flashed and Hai Bodong appeared in front of Xiao Yan. The
former had his back facing Xiao Yan as he asked.
“I’m fine.” Xiao Yan shook his head, held the ruler tightly and softly spoke.
“It is going to be troublesome this time around. It is really unexpected that this fellow has become
so furious that he actually unleashed the ‘Covering Sun Cloud Formation’. This is the Misty Cloud
Sect’s largest formation that is usually used in order to protect the sect. The price to activate it does
not appear small. Many years ago, it helped the Misty Cloud Sect overcome an unknown number of
difficulties.” Hai Bodong’s gaze slowly swept across the sea of clouds below. He smiled bitterly and
said, “As long as there is still energy remaining within the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples, then it will
be equivalent to us fighting with nearly one thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples. Even a Dou Huang
cannot forcefully withstand its entire power.”
Xiao Yan frowned as he heard this before speaking in a deep and soft voice, “Then what do we
do?”
Hai Bodong lifted his head and looked at the energy cover that enveloped the square. He said,
“Unless we can break this thing… as long as it breaks, I should be able to bring you away from this
place. However, I need to protect you now and cannot split my attention to do it.”
When he spoke up to this point, he then glanced at the enormous ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’
behind Xiao Yan and said, “That energy wall is created by over a hundred Misty Cloud Sect deacons.
With its Dou Wang class strength, it will likely take a long while in order to break it. Yet, the thing
that we lack the most of now is time.”
“The ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ and I will go and try. Old Hai, help us defend against those
fellows’ attacks!” Xiao Yan mused for a moment, made a prompt decision before he replied.
Currently, they did not have any extra time for them to expend.
“Ah. we can only do it this way. That ‘Covering Sun Cloud Formation’ of Yun Leng can only be
withstood by a strong person of the Dou Huang class. It is fortunate that Yun Yun is absent.
Otherwise, if she used her Dou Huang strength to take charge of this large formation, even a strong
person of the Dou Zong class will fear her.” Although he knew that there was quite a great amount
of difficulty for Xiao Yan to break the energy barrier given the latter’s strength, Hai Bodong did not
have any other solution after having reached this situation. If they did not shatter the energy cover,
they would only be forced to fight head on with nearly one thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples.
It was not a difficult thing for a strong person of the Dou Huang class to fight one thousand people
by himself. Unfortunately, with the agglomeration of the ‘Covering Sun Cloud Formation’ and their
cohesion which had been groomed for over a decade or even a few decades, the strength of these
nearly one thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples appeared to be superimposed on Yun Leng who was
in the middle of the formation. In the face of this kind of special fighting method, even Hai Bodong
could only find shelter to avoid it.
“Hai Bodong, since you are unrepentant, don’t blame old me for not taking into account our old
friendship!” Yun Leng coldly watched Hai Bodong in the sky. He was far from being vague. Once
again, a cloud ball was summoned from the sea of clouds. This time around, the ball’s size appeared
to be double that of the previous ones.
A seriousness appeared on Hai Bodong’s face as he eyed the large energy ball which was at least
forty to fifty feet in size. A cold air shrouded his hands and countless number of tiny ice crystals
slowly appeared in the air around him.
“Ah, it looks like the issue has become quite big.” As he eyed the two parties which were about to
begin a truly large fight, Jia Xing Tian sighed and shook his head, “For just a mere Mo Cheng, they
are willing to fight with a Dou Huang and someone with a terrifying potential, who will become a
strong person in the future, to such an extent. Is it worthwhile?”
“It is not because of Mo Cheng. He, as an external decon does not have such a great ability.” Fa
Ma shook his head and laughed bitterly, “The Misty Cloud Sect wants reputation. However, the
trouble caused over this matter is indeed a little overboard. That earlier attack of Xiao Yan caused
Yun Leng to lose a great amount of face. Therefore, he activated the large formation to defend the
sect. If we were to talk about it, he has selfish motives.”
“Ah.” Jia Xing Tian let out a sigh and bitterly laughed. With things having progressed to this
extent, it was impossible for the matter to be peacefully resolved regardless of who stepped forward
to be the mediator.
“Bang!”
The heavy ruler carried a ferocious force as it violently smashed against the energy cover.
However, it only resulted in a tiny little ripple. Other than this, it did not have even the slightest
effect.
Xiao Yan’s expression was dark and solemn as he eyed that firm and unshakable energy barrier.
He turned his head and eyed the attack by the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. The waves of ripples
that spread out had some momentum. However, there was still a huge gap between it and
destroying the energy barrier.
“Bastard!” Xiao Yan turned around and watched the sharp force that was emitted from the battle
between Hai Bodong and Yun Leng while softly and viciously scolded.
“I don’t believe that I cannot break this crappy thing of yours!” Xiao Yan breathing gradually
became more intense. His eyes became red. As he tightly held the heavy ruler, Dou Qi surged wildly.
He let out a loud cry as he violently smashed it into the incomparably strong energy cover.
“Bang!”
Following the swing of Xiao Yan’s heavy ruler, an extremely loud sound suddenly appeared in the
square. Countless people lifted their heads and watched as crack lines instantly spread out on the
energy cover while having completely stunned faces. After their shock persisted for an instant, they
immediately turned toward the similarly stunned Xiao Yan who was holding the black ruler. This
energy cover which even a Dou Wang would need a long period of time in order to break was
actually broken by a random swing of a his ruler?
“Impossible!” Within the sea of clouds, Yun Leng was also stunned as he eyed the energy barrier
that was covered with crack lines. Immediately, he cried out in a flustered and exasperated manner.
“Ha ha, it is really unexpected that the Misty Cloud Sect whose name shakes the entire Jia Ma
Empire is actually this shameless. The sect’s nearly one thousand members have actually joined
hands to deal with a young man who is not even twenty. You really disgraced the face that Yun Bo
Tian had fought to gain for the Misty Cloud Sect on the continent back then!” Just as everyone in the
entire square was dull, a somewhat hoarse laughter suddenly sounded from the sky.
“Who are you? You actually dare to insult a predecessor of our Misty Cloud Sect. A person who
only knows how to hide around. If you have the ability, appear in front of the old me!” Yun Leng’s
face changed as he lifted his head and cried out sternly.
“Ha ha. If you want me to reveal myself, I will reveal myself. Other people may be afraid of your
Misty Cloud Sect, but I am not the least bit afraid!” A loud laugh once again sounded. As the
laughter fell, the energy barrier which was already about to collapse finally turned into shattered
energy pieces that permeated the air after a ‘bang’, before slowly disappearing.
“Grug!”
With the shattering of the energy barrier, the faces of the nearly one hundred Misty Cloud Sect’s
deacons on the surrounding trees became abruptly pale. Immediately, mouthfuls of fresh blood were
wildly spat out.
Yun Leng ignored those deacons who vomited blood. He lifted his head and his eyes were locked
intently on an empty space. At a certain moment, the air at that spot suddenly began to ripple. A
black shadow slowly appeared after a while. A mere instant later, a human figure who was wearing a
black robe appeared in front of everyone’s eyes out of nowhere.
As the black figure appeared, the expressions of Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, Yun Leng and
the others on the square, suddenly changed drastically.
“It is another strong Dou Huang?” Jia Xing Tian slowly inhaled a breath of cool air. His voice
contained a shock that could not be concealed.
“It looks like he is Xiao Yan’s reinforcement. There is indeed an extremely large strength behind
this fellow.” Fa Ma’s expression was unusually grave as he mumbled, “This time around, the Misty
Cloud Sect is really quite unlucky.”

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Chapter 351
Chapter 351: Dou Huang, Ling Ying
With the appearance of the black-robed person, the entire square descended into a complete
silence. Although some of the ordinary Misty Cloud Sect disciples were unclear of the strength of
this mysterious black-robed person, they could tell from those elders whose faces had suddenly
turned extremely grave that this mysterious black-robed person should be strong to the point of
being a little terrifying. Otherwise, he would not cause them to be so shocked.
“Who are you?”
Yun Leng’s eyes stared intently at the black-robed person in the sky. The other party’s body, which
was overflowing with threads of strong Qi, caused the tip of Yun Leng’s finger to involuntarily
tremble a little as he demanded with a brave front.
“You may call me Ling Ying.” The black-robed person slowly lowered his head and revealed a dark
old face while he smiled and replied.
“You are not a citizen of the Jia Ma Empire!” Yun Leng’s gaze carefully inspected the body of the
black-robed person who called himself Ling Ying. Immediately, he appeared to have discovered
something and let out a cry in surprise.
“I am naturally not someone from the Jia Ma Empire. However, who set the rule that no one other
than a citizen of the Jia Ma Empire can enter this country?” The black-robed person who called
himself Ling Ying laughed.
Yun Leng frowned tightly and inhaled a deep breath of air. He suppressed the panic in his heart,
cupped his hands together and said in a deep voice to Ling Ying in the sky, “This friend. The Jia Ma
Empire does not prevent anyone from entering this country. However, the matter today is an
internal matter of the Misty Cloud Sect. Please do not carelessly interfer. After this matter is over,
our Misty Cloud Sect will treat you as a VIP guest. Although our Misty Cloud Sect has not stepped
outside of the empire for a long time, we will gladly welcome the strong people of the continent who
have come to visit the Jia Ma Empire.”
“Ha ha, you really have a way with words.” Ling Ying laughed, but he shook his head. He turned
around and his eyes drifted toward Hai Bodong and Xiao Yan who had moved together and sighed,
“Unfortunately, the old me is under the orders of someone. Today, I must bring this little fellow
called Xiao Yan away without him losing even a strand of hair.”
Hearing this, Yun Leng’s expression gradually grew dark and solemn. The corner of his mouth
twitched and a haunted look flashed across his eyes.
“Friend, even though I don’t know exactly who you are, it is not a wise action to offend our Misty
Cloud Sect in this manner.” Yun Leng softly and gravely said.
“Ha ha, is the Misty Cloud Sect that great? Although its words do have some weight within the Jia
Ma Empire, it is but a second rate faction if it is compared to the others of the Dou Qi continent. Do
you have any right to talk to me in this manner? These few years, you have not gone and understood
the outside world. It is really unexpected that the Misty Cloud Sect has groomed such frogs in the
well. Ha ha, the reputation that Yun Bo Tian had used all his effort in order to create back then will
likely be destroyed by your hands.” Ling Ying laughed loudly. His laughter contained a ridicule that
caused Yun Leng’s face to turn green. However, due to the other party being strong and possessing
an unknown background, Yun Leng did not dare to directly attack him.
“So it is a strong person that has come from the continent.” Jia Xing Tian narrowed his eyes and
watched Ling Ying in the sky, “Although the Imperial Family has also sent out a large number of
people throughout the continent, I don’t have the slightest impression of this person called Ling
Ying. I think he should be someone who

was training in seclusion. However, how did Xiao Yan come to be related to this kind of strong
person from the continent? With his strength, he does not have the right to come into contact with
someone of this level.”
TL: Not the Dou Qi Continent
Fa Ma laughed bitterly and shook his head. The events currently happening were becoming
increasingly messy. Xiao Yan’s background was also becoming more and more mysterious.
 “Ah, from the looks of things, if one counted Hai Bodong and this Ling Ying, Xiao Yan’s side
actually has two Dou Huangs. If we add that mysterious Magical Beast, the Misty Cloud Sect does
not seem to be able to keep Xiao Yan behind in the face of this line-up before Yun Yun returns.” Jia
Xing Tian slowly fondled his short beard and said.
“With the situation developing to this point, Yun Leng should carefully weigh his gains and losses.
Offending Xiao Yan who possesses such a line-up for just Mo Cheng is simply losing more than he
will gain.” Fa Ma said softly.
“Now, we can only see what Yun Leng plans to do. If he could put aside the embarrassment that
Xiao Yan gave him and let the other side leave safely, nothing much will happen. If he does not let
them leave and insists on keeping Xiao Yan behind, a large battle is inevitable!”
Jia Xing Tian nodded slightly. He raised his head to watch the livid face of Yun Leng as the latter
clenched his fist tightly. He muttered, “Hopefully he will not be too stubborn in his choice.”
Everyone in the square lifted their heads and watched the sky. The back of Nalan Yanran’s teeth
bit her red lips. Her emotions were as complex as a bottle of five flavors which had been overturned.
She had never expect that the matter today would actually cause two Dou Huangs to appear.
Moreover, these two were strong people who did not appear to be weaker than her teacher. Yet, all
of them were focused on Xiao Yan and put in all of their effort to ensure he could leave safely.
A bitterness appeared in the corner of Nalan Yanran’s mouth. The useless person of the Xiao clan
back then had currently nearly turned the entire Misty Cloud Sect upside down. All of this was
because of the act to cancel the engagement back then. Perhaps, it was due to her provocation that
really caused this originally useless young master of the Xiao Yan to completely transform.
“If back then, had I not…” Nalan Yanran mumbled softly. Suddenly she woke up abruptly. Her
hands were clenched. The faint regret that had unknowingly appeared in her heart caused her to be
a little appalled. Her hand held her chest as she deeply inhaled a breath of cool air.
Compared to Nalan Yanran’s bitterness, Nalan Jie on the huge tree also sighed dejectedly. As more
and more strong people appeared to support Xiao Yan, he also gradually felt the terrifying strength
that this young man of seventeen had hidden behind his back. Originally, this young man, who might
soon become the strongest person in the Jia Ma Empire, would have become a member of the Nalan
clan and lead this clan toward becoming unprecedentedly powerful and prosperous. However, the
impulsive act of Nalan Yanran back then has completely shattered this hope.
At such a moment, Nalan Jie finally felt what is called true regret. However, besides feeling regret,
some shame also rose within his heart. If he had stood up and helped Xiao Yan say a few words
when Yun Leng had attacked Xiao Yan earlier, that would have been also something good. Moreover,
even after clearly knowing that Xiao Yan was Yan Xiao who had saved his life back then, he had not
stepped forward. It appeared that there was a certain latent thought in him that did not wish for
Xiao Yan, who possessed some enmity toward the Nalan clan, to successfully leave the Misty Cloud
Sect.
As he thought of this possibility, Nalan Jie’s forehead was instantly covered with cold sweat. His
limbs were also entirely icy. What was the difference between this act of his and being ungrateful?
To think that he had actually made the promise back then that Xiao Yan could find him when faced
with any problem.
Nalan Jie’s heart was filled with shame. He did not cause Xiao Yan to throw his gaze over. The
gaze of the latter was currently completely focused on the body of Ling Ying who had appeared.
Hao Bodong eyed Ling Ying who had appeared. His brows were knit abruptly. A long while later,
he let out a soft sigh and said in a deep voice, “It’s him!”
“Who? Old Hai, do you know him?” Hearing this, Xiao Yan was surprised. He immediately asked
hurriedly. This Dou Huang class helper who had just appeared had also caused him to be totally
puzzled. He could not recall when he had come to know this person.
“Back at the capital, did you not sense that there was someone spying on us? I told you back then
that I also had a similar feeling. However, that feeling was far too vague so I did not dare be too
certain. Only until this person appeared a moment ago could I be certain. The Qi on his body is
completely the same as the person who was watching us.” Hai Bodong said in a deep voice.
Xiao Yan frowned. He softly said, “Why does he wants to spy on us?”
“How would I know?” Hai Bodong waved his head. He aimed his gaze at Xiao Yan and said, “From
the way he acted, it is clear that he is here because of you. You should ask yourself when did you
come to befriend such a strong person?”
“I am also totally at a loss. I can be certain that this is the first time that I have seen this person.
As for why he wants to help me, this is also something that I am ignorant of.” Xiao Yan laughed
bitterly.
 “Hei, that is strange. Don’t tell me that there really are stupid people in this world who would stop
and help just because they witness an injustice?” Hao Bodong raised his brows and said as he gave a
faint smile which did not appear like one.
“Alright, let’s not worry about his identity. Now that the energy barrier is broken, let’s leave.” Xiao
Yan shook his head, appearing not to have heard the ridicule in Hai Bodong’s words as he hurriedly
said.
Hai Bodong nodded and the wings behind both of their backs started to flap. As they faced Yun
Leng, they slowly started to back away.
The two of them had just began moving when Yun Leng sensed them. His gaze turned and he
glanced at Xiao Yan in a dark and cold manner. An intense pain was transmitted from his head,
causing a ferocity to involuntarily surface on his face. As his palm quivered, a bright red color
sudden appeared in his eyes. He said sternly, “Xiao Yan, where are you going? If I cannot hold you
here today, how will I, Yun Leng, help the sect leader manage this large sect?”
“Go!” Xiao Yan ignored Yun Leng’s ferocious cry. His expression did not change as his body
continued to pull away.
“Bastard! Halt!”
Yun Leng’s face gradually became blood red. In his fury, his hands waved abruptly and the sea of
clouds around him rolled and surged. A moment later, a huge cloud bow around ten feet long was
actually agglomerated from within the sea of clouds. He waved his hand and the bow was
automatically drawn back. On the body of the bow, cloud-colored energy swiftly gathered. An instant
later, it turned into an enormous cloud arrow that was around two to three meters in length.
“Die!” Yun Leng stared at Xiao Yan viciously. Some cold sweat slowly surfaced on Yun Leng’s
forehead. It appeared that the summoning of the cloud bow and arrow consumed a very large
amount of energy, to the point that even with his Dou Wang class strength, he was lacking a little to
support it.
“Go!” With a low cry from Yun Leng’s mouth, the cloud arrow suddenly burst forth. In an instant, it
was like an arrow to shoot down the sun, passing through the obstruction of the air and shot directly
toward Xiao Yan.
“Be careful!” As the front side of the two of them were facing Yung Leng, Hai Bodong was first to
discover when the latter made an action. He let out a loud cry and pulled Xiao Yan behind him. Both
of his hands were waved swiftly and the cold air surged.
“Bring Xiao Yan and leave. I will stop him!” Just as Hai Bodong was about to contend with that
arrow, a black shadow suddenly surfaced in front of him. The shadow turned his head and spoke
with a smile.
Hai Bodong was slightly startled. He narrowed his eyes and weighed Ling Ying. He did not say
anything as he pulled Xiao Yan and quickly retreated. However, just as he was retreating, the
cautious him was not only taking precautions against Yun Leng attack, but remained vigilant toward
Ling Ying. With Hai Bodong’s experience, he was naturally unable to swiftly trust this fellow who
had suddenly appeared.
After seeing Hai Bodong pull back, Ling Ying slowly turned his body around. He indifferently eyed
the terrifying arrow which appeared to be splitting the sky as it flew over. With a gentle wave of his
sleeves, black-colored shadows suddenly burst out from behind his back. In an instant, the soaring
black shadows appeared to have covered the entire sky. This huge amount of force immediately
cause some of the faces of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples below to turn pale.
With his body suspended in the middle of the black shadow that permeated the sky, the black-
robed elder was like a demon that had come into this world. He unleashed a wild laughter. Within it,
there was an insolence that was difficult to hide.
“Ha ha, today, I want to see just who dares to hurt the person whom the young lady of my clan
wants me to protect!”

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Chapter 352
Chapter 352: The Misty Cloud Sect’s Trump Card
The black shadows covered the sun in the vast and mighty sky. Even the sunlight which was
pouring down actually had difficulty penetrating through it. Currently, the open ground had already
descended into complete darkness. Everyone could only use their Dou Qi to cover their bodies in
order to use the weak glow to observe the fight in the air.
The moment the darkness covered the sky, the huge cloud arrow which was shooting through the
air also came to a sudden stop. The terrifying force contained within the tip of the arrow also caused
circular wave-like ripples to appear in the surrounding air. The sharp sound of explosions could be
heard repeatedly.
“Ten Thousand Binding Shadows!”
Ling Ying’s body appeared to have completely merged with the black-colored darkness that had
permeated the entire sky. The seal formed by his hands was abruptly formed and the black curtain
that permeated the sky suddenly moved. Black-colored darkness spat out from it in all directions.
They intertwined with one another and pounced on the cloud arrow which had been shot explosively
over.
With one white and one black, the two completely different colored lights, carrying similarly
terrifying energies cut through the vast sky. Under the watch of a countless number of gazes below,
they collided. All of a sudden, a furious blast, like that of thunder, appeared in the air. An enormous
energy force surged out turbulently from the point where the two had met an instant later. The
terrifying force actually managed to disperse most of the black curtain that permeated the sky.
Sunlight shone in from the gaps of the black curtain and lit the square in a scattered pattern.
“This person’s strength is really not weak.” Jia Xing Tian raised his head to watch the black-robed
person who appeared and disappeared in the black curtain. His face was grave as he said, “Seeing
the manner of his attack earlier, his strength should at least be around that of a seven star Dou
Huang.”
“He is indeed very strong. Moreover, the elemental affinity of his Qi Method appeared to tend
towards darkness. That kind of element is not commonly seen.” Fa Ma nodded his head. His gaze
glanced around and suddenly said, “If this trouble continues in this manner, do we need to act?
Regardless of how one puts it, the Misty Cloud Sect is a faction within our Jia Ma Empire.”
Jia Xing Tian furrowed his brows as he mused for a while before saying, “Let’s wait and see first.
This mysterious Dou Huang does not appear to have the intention of creating havoc in the Misty
Cloud Sect. As long as Xiao Yan can safely leave, I think that he will not stay for long. Moreover, we
are currently uncertain if there is some huge faction behind him. Therefore, it is better to not act
rashly.”
Fa Ma nodded slightly as he heard Jia Xing Tian’s words. He did not continue speaking.
“Ha ha, it seems that you actually have some ability, no wonder you are so arrogant.” Ling Ying
slowly surfaced from the black curtain in the sky. He eyed Yun Leng below, whose face was a little
pale, as he laughed out loud.
Yun Leng clenched his teeth. His gaze passed through the cracks in the black curtain and saw Xiao
Yan, who was about to leave the square. The corner of his mouth twitched. An intense pain was
transmitted from his head, causing the fury in his heart to repeatedly erode his reasoning.
“Stay behind!”
With a soft but furious roar, a flush once again surged up on Yun Leng’s pale face. A surge of Dou
Qi slowly overflowed from within his body, shaking the sea of clouds that permeated the air around
him until it was in turmoil.
“Humph. stubborn fellow. Don’t think that the old me does not dare to kill you!” Ling Ying eyed

Yun Leng who actually still refused to give up and a darkness gradually appeared on his face. He
slowly extended his hand out of his sleeves. A dark, black energy fog swiftly gathered above his
palm. In an instant, it agglomerated into a long black-colored lance that was over two meters long.
The surface of the long lance was covered with densely placed black-colored lines. The energy was
like that of water waves, flowing repeatedly. Black air surged upwards, causing the lance to have an
even more ghastly aura against the dark background.
As Ling Ying’s hand grasped the long black-colored lance, he glanced at Yun Leng below and
skimmed his lips. He abruptly tightened his grip and took half a step back with his right leg, causing
his body to twist slightly. His right hand held the long lance while his body stilled for a moment.
Immediately, it suddenly began to turn and the long lance in his hand carried a sinister aura as it
shot toward Yun Leng in the sea of clouds below.
“Devil’s Snake Bite!”
The long black-colored lance was like a black falling star that cut across the sky. The black aura
which shrouded the lance actually faintly agglomerated into the shape of a huge black-colored
serpent. As the large serpent hissed through the sky, the air began to vibrate.
Sensing the terrifying force which was shot explosively from the sky, Yun Leng’s face suddenly
changed drastically. He could sense that this time around, the other party really did not have any
intentions of holding back.
A horror rose within Yun Leng’s heart. His hands hurriedly moved and the surrounding sea of
clouds immediately began to fluctuate. Waves of cloud energy rose and continued to gather above
his head. In a mere blink of an eye, it was constructed into a cloud-colored shield that was around
three meters wide. Light flickered on the surface of the shield, causing it to appear substance-like
and extremely hard.
After the cloud-colored shield appeared, the surrounding sea of clouds also became much thinner.
Clearly, this cloud shield required quite a large amount of energy to create.
The large, black-colored lance covered in a sinister aura did not show any signs of stopping
because of the appearance of the cloud shield. It continued to carry a ferocious force as it charged
ahead. Under the alarmed gazes of everyone, it violently crashed onto the cloud shield. Immediately,
a ground-shaking, deafening noise exploded forth, causing the Misty Cloud Sect disciples below to
involuntarily cover their ears.
The black-colored light and the cloud-colored glow began to mingle with one another in the sky. At
the spot where the two colldied, a space actually began to have a somewhat distorted feeling to it.
This attack by Ling Ying was actually this strong. He was undoubtedly a strong person of the Dou
Huang class.
“Humph, break it!” Ling Ying watched the two-colored energies clashing below. His hands slowly
formed a seal and a moment later, a soft roar was suddenly emitted from his throat.
As Ling Ying’s roar fell, the black glow on the dark, black, long lance soared. A huge black-colored
energy serpent, that was around seventy feet long, lifted its body from the shaft of the lance. Its
huge mouth carried a bloody and ghastly aura, which became wider and wider. After which, it
actually swallowed the cloud-colored shield in one go under Yun Leng’s stunned gaze.
Although the black-colored lance had become much weaker after swallowing the cloud shield, it
undoubtedly gave Yun Leng, who had lost his greatest defense, an extreme fear.
However, the long black-colored lance did not even pause for a slight moment because of his fear.
It pointed downward and violently shot toward Yun Leng’s heart.
The sharp tip of the lance continued to grow larger in Yun Leng’s pupils. At the last moment, he
could only clench his teeth. Dou Qi covered his hands and he used all his strength to tightly grab the
long lance with both hands. At the same time, his body swiftly twisted.
“Glug!”
When his hands came into contact with the long, black-colored lance, the terrifying force contained
within it caused Yun Leng to violently spit out a mouthful of fresh blood. His body was also shaken
by that enormous energy until it fell toward the ground.
The moment Yun Leng left the sea of clouds, the sea of clouds that permeated the sky gradually
began to become thinner. Finally, it actually completely turned into nothingness.
Following the disappearance of the sea of clouds, the faces of all the elders on the four corners of
the square became pale. Their hands grasped their chests and a muffled groan that contained pain
was emitted from their throats,
Compared with the expressions of all the Elders, those Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples on the square
who had added their strength to the sea of clouds appeared to be in a little more miserable position.
Quite a number of disciples, whose strengths were not as strong, spat out mouthfuls of blood on the
spot. Immediately, their faces paled and they fainted. Those who were a little stronger forcefully
endured. However, their sluggish expression allowed others to know that there were severe
implications when the sea of clouds was forcefully broken.
One attack from Ling Ying appeared to have caused the entire Misty Cloud Sect to descend into a
crippled state. A Dou Huang was actually strong and terrifying to such an extent!
“Bang!”
In the sky, the huge force that was contained in the long, black-colored lance directly and violently
threw Yun Leng into the ground. After which it smashed heavily into the square. Immediately, rocks
flew and numerous large crack lines began to spread from the spot where Yun Leng had landed, as
though an earthquake occurred. These crack lines were very large, causing those Misty Cloud Sect
disciples to have little choice but to get up to avoid them. From this, it could be seen just how
terrifying this attack was.
Ling Ying stood in the sky and eyed the open ground which was in complete chaos. He waved his
hand and the dark shadows which permeated the sky once again flowed back into his body.
Following the shrinking of the black shadow curtain, the warm sunlight once again poured down. A
faint warm feeling caused those icy cold bodies of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples to sigh in relief.
After they sighed in relief, all the gazes in the square were hurriedly thrown onto the spot where
Yun Leng had landed. A deep pit which had been formed there caused those Misty Cloud Sect
disciples to involuntarily swallow their saliva.
“He hasn’t died.” Jia Xing Tian eyed the dark deep pit and sighed softly. The current situation had
really developed to the point where it was difficult for anyone to control.
As Jia Xing Tian’s voice fell, an intense cough was emitted from within that dark deep pit. A
human figure slowly climbed up from within it. Which part of his dire appearance had even a little of
the imposing manner of the First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect?
Currently, Yun Leng’s clothes were destroyed and his face was bloodstained. Moreover, fresh
blood was repeatedly flowing out from a wound on his waist, almost soaking the ground. Clearly, he
may have forcefully caught the black-colored lance earlier and avoided being struck in a fatal spot,
but he was still hurt by the sharp force contained within it.
As they eyed the First Elder who was in such a dire state that he was similar to a dog which had
lost his hope, all the Misty Cloud Sect members softly sighed.
The expression of Yun Leng who had climbed out of the deep pit unexpectedly did not have the
slightest fury. Instead, he was calm like still water. He coldly glanced at the fresh blood dripping
from his waist, then used his hand to softly touched the savage scar which Xiao Yan had left behind.
He suddenly began to laugh softly. In his laughter, there was a craziness that was difficult to hide.
“You are indeed very strong.” Yun Leng lifted his head and laughed thickly at Ling Ying.
Ling Ying frowned slightly. His hand slowly moved and black air shrouded him. His voice was
indifferent. “You are indeed not easy to kill. If you are tired of living, this old man can help you.”
“Ha ha.” Yun Leng suddenly laughed out loud as he stared at Ling Ying. His laughter affected his
injuries, causing him to once again cough out a few mouthfuls of fresh blood. He wiped off the
bloodstain from the corner of his mouth and suddenly lifted his head. His eyes were as savage as a
wild beast.
“I don’t care who you are, but you are the first person in so many years that has caused our Misty
Cloud Sect to be this embarassed. If all of you are allowed to leave today, I’m afraid that our Misty
Cloud Sect will no longer have any reputation to speak of within the Jia Ma Empire. Therefore, for
the sake of the sect, today, all of you can forget! About! Leaving!”
“You don’t have the ability to do so.” Ling Ying mocked.
“Indeed, I do not have this ability, but…” Yun Leng laughed in a dark voice. Under everyone’s
gaze, he sudden took out a white cloud-colored whistle from within his storage ring. He placed it by
the side of his mouth and blew it hard. Immediately, a strange sharp sound was suddenly
transmitted from the whistle.
The sharp whistle shrouded the entire Misty Cloud Mountain and did not disappear for a long
time.
Everyone on the square became quiet due to Yun Leng’s action. For a while, one could only hear
the whistle repeatedly resounding within the entire mountain.
Jia Xing Tian narrowed his eyes. He exchanged glances with Fa Ma and suddenly appeared to have
recalled something. His eyes contracted suddenly!
“It is that old fellow! He has indeed not died!”
As Jia Xing Tian’s and Fa Ma’s voice fell, a mighty and majestic force from deep within the Misty
Cloud Mountain descended. It was like an ancient huge dragon had just awoken while carrying an
incomparable pressure!
The moment that this majestic force emanated out, a white-colored ray of light around a few
hundred kilometers from the Misty Cloud Sect suddenly stopped. A beautiful figure appeared in mid
air. Currently, she was staring in the direction of the distant Misty Cloud Sect. Her indifferent and
otherworldly pretty face was now covered with shock.
“Why has teacher awoken?”

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Chapter 353
Chapter 353: The Previous Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, Dou Zong Yun Shan
The majestic force, that was like a huge dragon being awoken, instantly covered the entire Misty
Cloud Mountain. An enormous pressure that Xiao Yan had never felt before spread out from deep
within the Misty Cloud Mountain. Finally, it permeated the entire square. At that moment, all the
Misty Cloud Sect disciples could not resist the reverence they felt in their hearts and knelt down
toward the spot where the force was spreading from. Although Yun Leng and some of the other
Misty Cloud Sect’s Elders did not kneel down in respect, they still respectfully bowed.
“This presence.” Nalan Yanran’s pretty eyes stared in the direction of the deep regions of the
Misty Cloud Sect. A shock also surfaced on her pretty face. She did not expect that today’s matter
would actually disturb this grand teacher who has been in seclusion for so long.
“This is bad. That old fellow really has not died!” The moment the Qi was released, Hai Bodong’s
expression suddenly changed. His soft voice contained a shock that could not be hidden.
“Is it the former Misty Cloud Sect Leader, Yun Shan?” Xiao Yan expression had also become much
gloomier at this moment. He recalled what Hai Bodong said earlier and asked with furrowed brows.
“Yes.” Hai Bodong nodded his head. In a soft voice, he said, “Seeing this presence, he has really
broken the barrier of a Dou Huang and advanced to the Dou Zong class.”
“A strong Dou Zong, huh.” Xiao Yan’s hands gently trembled a little. The strongest person that he
had seen in his lifetime was Queen Medusa and Jia Xing Tian. Although a Dou Huang and a Dou
Zong were merely a one class difference, the gap between them was like that of the heavens and
earth. Earlier, Hai Bodong was able to use his strength to swiftly attack the three Dou Wangs. As for
a strong person of the Dou Zong class, it would similarly not be too difficult to take on three Dou
Huangs.
“Dammit it. It is always this troublesome.” Xiao Yan pursed his lips. His heart had become a little
impatient because of these events that were occurring one after another. Each time he thought that
he could leave, there would always be something unexpected that happened.
“Old Hai, since Yun Shan has really appeared, then I am afraid that you are going to step aside,
no?” Xiao Yan suddenly remembered Hai Bodong’s words and softly sighed.
Hearing this, Hai Bodong was at a loss. His expression was volatile. A long while later, he
suddenly clenched his teeth and said, “Although a person like me does not like to get involved in
things that have nothing to do with me; I must see something, that I have already begun doing, until
the end. Even if Yun Shan really wants to stop us today, I will try my best to bring you away from
Misty Cloud Mountain!”
Xiao Yan was startled as he turned to look at Hai Bodong, who was clenching his teeth. A warmth
immediately appeared in his heart. Part of the reason Hai Bodong chose not to give up at this
moment may be due to the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’, but no matter how one put it, his
willingness to help Xiao Yan escape in the face of offending the Misty Cloud Sect suggested a
friendship that far exceeded Xiao Yan’s expectations. At the very least, he was far better than some
people.
“Thank you very much, Old Hai. I, Xiao Yan, will remember your help today deeply in my heart. I
will definitely return the favor in the future.” Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath and cupped his hands
toward Hai Bodong. His delicate and handsome face was extremely serious.
“We will talk about the matters of the future another time. Now, we need to shake off that old
fellow in front of us. The moment Yun Shan woke up

, this entire Misty Cloud Mountain was covered by his aura. Currently, even if we wanted to leave, it
will not be easy.” Hai Bodong smiled bitterly and shook his head. The corner of his eyes glanced at
the enormous ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ that was suspended behind Xiao Yan. He then glanced at
Ling Ying a short distance away. In his heart, he was repeatedly calculating the fighting strength of
both parties.
As the two of them were conversing softly, the majestic force from deep within the Misty Cloud
Mountain had become increasingly dense. Finally, a clear howl suddenly rushed toward the sky.
Under a countless number of gazes, a white figure suddenly appeared from deep within the Misty
Cloud Sect. Immediately, his feet stepped in the sky and slowly moved toward the square of the
Misty Cloud Sect.
The white figure did not summon Dou Qi wings, but the speed at which he was walking through
the empty air was not any slower than Hai Bodong and the others. Each time his footstep landed, a
circular ripple would be formed in the empty space. The ripple then disappeared and the human
figure suddenly appeared over a hundred meters away in an extremely mysterious manner.
By taking a few strides in this manner, the human figure flashed and appeared on top of the stone
monument in the middle of the square in merely a few moments. His indifferent gaze swept across
the ground that was in a mess and his brows furrowed slightly. The pressure that covered the entire
ground had also become much more dense at this moment.
Xiao Yan was suspended in the air as he swept his gaze toward the white figure that had
appeared. He carefully looked up and down as he weighed this previous sect leader of the Misty
Cloud Sect.
The white figure was wearing an extremely plain, white-colored long robe. The gentle breeze
brushed by and his long robes fluttered, giving him a kind of otherworldly and elegant aura. His age
did not appear very old and his face did not have the wrinkles that an old man ought to have.
Instead, it was like warm jade that was emitting a glow. If it were not for his long hair being snow
white, Xiao Yan would really have difficulty thinking of him as a strong person of the same
generation as Hai Bodong. However, from the reverence that had appeared on all the faces of the
Misty Cloud Sect disciples below, it was clear that this person was the previous Misty Cloud Sect
Leader, Yun Shan.
“Hei, after this old fellow broke through to the Dou Zong class, he actually became a little
younger. Looks like the benefits of breaking through that barrier are indeed not small.” As Hai
Bodong studied Yun Shan’s exterior appearance, he could not resist smacking his lips. The envy in
his soft voice was not concealed.
“Yun Leng, give me an explanation. You should know that I have said not to disturb me in my quiet
training unless there is some big matter.” Yun Shan gaze turned toward Yun Leng below as spoke
blandly.
“Old Sect Leader, you have finally come out. If you were a little later, I’m afraid that the Misty
Cloud Sect would be destroyed by other people!” As Yun Shan gaze swept over, Yun Leng’s legs
immediately softened. His knees involuntarily knelt down. The bloodstain on his face gave him an
extremely miserable look.
“Where is Yun Yun?” Yun Shan frowned slightly and asked.
“Sect Leader has gone out, and has yet to return.” Yun Leng hurriedly replied.
“Give me a short summary of what has happened. In so many years, this is the first time that the
Misty Cloud Sect has been damaged by another to such an extent.” Yun Shan’s hands were inserted
into his sleeves as he calmly said.
Hearing this, Yun Leng braced up his spirit. He pointed at Xiao Yan in the sky with his hand and
loudly said, “Old Sect leader, what has happened today is entirely caused by him!”
As he spoke, Yun Leng hurriedly told him of the suspicion Xiao Yan had with regards to Mo
Cheng’s death. Of course, one must say that Yun Leng had quite a great ability when handling such
matters since he was able to become the First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect. Therefore, when he
was explaining, his action of forcing the Xiao Yan to stay behind was described as tactfully wanting
Xiao Yan to temporarily rest at the Misty Cloud Sect for a few days until the matter was clarified.
These words were indeed something which Yun Leng had said however, the tone in which he tried to
get Xiao Yan to stay behind was completely different. Therefore, even though he said it in this
manner, no one could refute his words. After which, he talked about how Xiao Yan resisted and the
strong people behind him appeared one after another. Finally Yun Leng used a stance of being a
protector and used the strength of the entire sect to protect the sect’s reputation, but was still no
match. Only then did he have little choice but to use the whistle and invite Yun Shan, who was in
seclusion, out.
Most of what Yun Leng had said was the truth. However, after embellishing some of the things he
said, the responsibility of the entire event now had completely become Xiao Yan’s.
The entire square was completely quiet. Only Yun Leng’s voice which carried some anger, was
repeatedly heard.
A long while later, when Yun Leng finally said all that had to be said. He finished up in a grieved
manner, “Old Sect Leader. Although Mo Cheng was only a deacon within the sect, his contributions
to our Misty Cloud Sect these few years were extremely great. If we allow him to be randomly killed
and do nothing about it, who would dare work for our sect in the future? Won’t it cause them to be
disillusioned?”
 “It is also not that our Misty Cloud Sect is one of those sects who randomly wrongs people. We
only asked that Xiao Yan live in the Misty Cloud Sect temporarily, for a short period of time. After we
finish investigating the matter, I, Yun Leng, would have personally apologized to him if we had
falsely accused him. However, he simply ignored my suggestion just because there was someone
backing him. After the discussions became ineffective, he actually launched an attack. Although his
own strength is nothing great, he has quite a number of helpers. Currently, the Sect Leader is
absent, and I can only take the risk of disturbing old Sect Leader and ask for your assistance.”
Xiao Yan folded his hands across his chest as stood in the air. He coldly watched Yun Leng who
was repeatedly listing his offences and had long since given up trying to explain anything. This was
because he knew that it was of not much use. People always favor their own. Could Xiao Yan hope
that Yun Shan would help him by speaking to him?
After hearing Yun Leng explanation, Yun Shan’s face did not have any expression. He slowly lifted
his head and his gaze swept across his surroundings. He laughed faintly, “It is really unexpected
that the matter today has blown up until it is this big. Even Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, you two old fellows
have also come.”
Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma exchanged glances and smiled. They pointed toward the sky and said,
“There is one more person there.”
“I know, Hai Bodong right? Just now, I sensed his Qi when I came out. It is just that I did not
expect that he was actually still alive after so many years. I originally thought that he had been
killed by Queen Medusa.” Yun Leng lifted his head, eyed Hai Bodong as he spoke.
“Hee hee, isn’t it the same for you, you old thing.” Hai Bodong parted his mouth, stepped forward
and said with a smile. Coincidentally, he blocked Xiao Yan behind him as he did so.
“He is Xiao Yan, right?” Yun Shan glanced at Xiao Yan behind Hai Bodong and asked.
“I pay my respects to Sect Leader Yun Shan.” Xiao Yan intently watched Yun Shan whose entire
body was emitting a pressurizing force. He smiled and said in neither an inferior nor arrogant
manner.
“Your bearing is not bad. Unfortunately, you are a little weak.” Yun Shan said faintly.
“Chi, Yun Shan, when you were seventeen, forget about Dou Zong, even if you were to see a Dou
Wang, you would be agitated like it is something very great.” Hai Bodong curled his lips and said.
“A seventeen years old Da Dou Shi, huh.” Some shock flashed across those eyes which had been as
indifferent as the breeze. He shook his head before lifting it and asked, “After listening to what Yun
Leng had to say earlier, do the both of you have nothing to say to refute him?”
“Ke ke, since Sect Leader Yun Shan believes his words, why do we need to do something
unnecessary.” Xiao Yan smiled and replied in a somewhat mocking manner.
“I believe half of what Yun Leng has said. I understand his character.” Yun Shan unexpectedly
shook his head. “However, regardless of who is right or wrong with regards to this matter, the few of
you need to bare some responsibility for turning the Misty Cloud Sect into this mess.”
“Then what does Sect Leader Yun Shan want to do?”
“I shall not say any courteous words such as letting you stay as guests. Today, you have created a
lot of trouble here which has damaged quite a bit of the Misty Cloud Sect’s reputation. We must
redeem our reputation. Since the few of you have caused my Misty Cloud Sect to turn into such a
dire state, then let me spar with the few of you.” Yun Shan’s hands slowly extended out of his
sleeves as he calmly spoke. Yun Shan then indifferently glanced over Hai Bodong, Ling Ying and the
enormous ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ that was suspended in the air.
“All of you can attack together.” Yun Shan lowered his head, pulled his sleeves and carelessly
added.
“Hei, it is really unexpected that the Misty Cloud Sect has a strong Dou Zong. Now, it can barely
squeeze into a top tier strength in the continent. Unfortunately, compared to Yun Bo Tian back then,
it appears that you are still lacking by quite a bit.” Ling Ying’s body flashed and appeared in front of
Xiao Yan. He faced Yun Shan below and laughed.
“This is the strong person from the continent, right? Which faction do you belong to? Although I
have been in seclusion for a very long time, I still do know one or two things about the factions on
the continent.” Yun Leng’s hand which was pulling his sleeves came to a stop as he lifted his head.
“This is something that I cannot reveal.” Ying Ling waved his hand. His face immediately turned
grave as he said in a deep voice, “However, I will give you a reminder here. Don’t think that you can
do as you please after becoming a Dou Zong. I advise you to not rashly touch him. Otherwise, you
will definitely regret your actions!”
“There are many people on this continent who can destroy your Misty Cloud Sect!”
 Yun Shan knit his eyebrows slightly together. He stared at Ling Ying. “Is that a threat?”
“You can think of it as such! Do not doubt the truth of the words I have said!” Ling Ying gave a tit
for a tat as he stared at Yun Shan and said in a soft and deep voice.
“You can all attack together. The reputation the Misty Cloud Sect has accumulated over many
generations cannot be destroyed in my hands. However, if you all can leave the Misty Cloud Sect
from my hands, we will call it quits after today’s events.” Yun Shan sighed and did not say anything
else. His body slowly rose into the air without any warning. The surge in energy actually caused the
surrounding empty space to fluctuate a little.
Hai Bodong’s expression was a little grave as he watched Yun Shan slowly rise into the air. He and
Ling Ying exchanged glances. The former then turned his head toward Xiao Yan and said in a deep
voice, “You should let that large snake protect you. He and I will go and block Yun Shan.”
“The both of you be careful.” Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. His gaze
suddenly turned toward Ling Ying and said, “This old sir, I wonder if you…”
“Don’t ask anything regarding me. Once you leave the Misty Cloud Sect, I will also leave the Jia
Ma Empire. When the time is ripe in the future, you will naturally know.” Ling Ying waved his hand
and took the initiative to interrupt Xiao Yan’s words.
Xiao Yan was startled upon hearing this. He immediately smiled bitterly as he nodded his head. All
he could do was flap his wings and pull back.
“Ah, it is really unexpected that in the end, they managed to disturb Yun Shan, this old fellow and
got him to come out.” As he watched the situation in the sky, Fa Ma shook his head and sighed.
“Dou Zong. Hei, this old fellow actually succeeded.” Jia Xing Tian sucked his lips. An envy which
he could not hide appeared on his face. He was currently at the peak of the Dou Huang class. As
long as he advanced further, he could similarly enter that realm which many yearned for.
Unfortunately, that one step difference was something that Jia Xing Tian could not cross even after
training for so many years.
“What should we do next? Should we go and mediate?” Fa Ma frowned and asked.
“It’s no use.” Jia Xing Tian shook his head. His gaze swept across the square below. As he eyed
those Misty Cloud Sect disciples who had fainted and the damaged square, he smiled bitterly and
said, “This time, Xiao Yan’s group has really given a tight slap to the Misty Cloud Sect. In order to
redeem its reputation, Yun Shan must defeat them in front of all of us. Of course, after this matter is
over, he might not make things too difficult for them. After all, there is the mysterious supporter
behind Xiao Yan’s back which also caused him to be extremely fearful. Therefore, before he clearly
investigates the mysterious faction behind Xiao Yan’s back, Yun Shan will not carelessly touch him.”
“Can Hai Bodong and that Ling Ying defeat Yun Shan?” Fa Ma nodded slightly before immediately
asking.
“If they can, it will be very difficult.”
In the square, Yun Leng eyed the rising Yun Shan. He glanced over to Xiao Yan a distance away
and a dark viciousness and a gloating cold laugh flashed across his eyes without anyone knowing.
“Hai Bodong, on account of our old friendship, I will not take your actions earlier into account.”
Yun Shan faintly said as he floated on the same level as Hai Bodong and Ling Ying in the sky.
“Ah, just do it. It is a little late to talk about all this now.” Hai Bodong sighed and shook his head.
As his fist rotated, a white-colored ice cold air overflowed from his body. Immediately, the
surrounding temperature fell.
“Let me see just how much stronger you are compared to back then after you have advanced to
the Dou Zong class.” Hai Bodong gently exhaled. His fist abruptly twisted and ten plus snow white
circular shaped icicles suddenly appeared in front of him. They rotated at high speed and after
images repeatedly appeared. They even emitted waves of humming sounds.
Beside him, Ling Ying’s expression had also gradually grown serious. He waved his sleeves gently
and strange black-colored shadows continued to be spat out from under his feet. His palms gripped
slightly and the black-colored Qi swiftly agglomerated. An instant later, it actually once again
formed a long black-colored lance that was twenty to thirty feet long. The long lance waved gently
and the air formed ripples at the tip of the lance.
“Xiao Yan, go!” Hai Bodong let out a deep cry. He pushed his hand forward and the ten plus huge
circular ice blades suddenly cut through the sky and shot explosively toward Yun Shan.
The moment Hai Bodong attacked, Ling Ying also grabbed the long black-colored lance. His body
twisted and immediately launched the lance out.
The ice blades and the lance carried intense, frightening pressure as they directly shot toward Yun
Shan a short distance away. Along the way, they actually left two long scars in the air wherever they
passed.
The moment these two people unleashed their attacks, Xiao Yan flapped his wings. He gently
landed on the head of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ and urged it on. The ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’ immediately turned its body. Its body may have been very large, but it displayed an
extremely fast speed.
Seeing the response of Hai Bodong and Ling Ying, Yun Shan shook his head. He did not say any
more nonsense. Lifting both his hands slowly, he aimed at the circular ice blades and the long black-
colored lance from a distance. His mouth moved slightly and a faint voice was softly emitted, “Wind
Wall!”
When Yun Shan’s voice fell, a violent gust of wind appeared. Quickly, a deep green wind wall that
spanned over half of the sky, formed. The size of the wall was so large that it made everyone below
it awestruck.
“Bang!”
The circular ice blades and the long black-colored lance instantly arrived in front of the wind wall.
The two collided and a thunderclap-like explosion resonated throughout the sky. Numerous energy
ripples were emitted from the point of collision. However, the dark green-colored wind wall, that
was a little overly large, did not show the slightest hint of crumbling. The combined attack of Hai
Bodong and Ling Ying appeared to have not posed much of a threat to Yun Shan’s defense.
Hai Bodong’s and Ling Ying’s expressions changed slightly as they eyed the enormous wind wall
that spanned across the sky.
The corner of Yun Shan’s eyes glanced at the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ that was flying away.
His right hand waved in the direction which it was flying. The sound of the wind caused a great
tremor and a huge wind wall suddenly appeared in front of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. The
latter was shocked and it hurried to forcefully move its body in order to avoid colliding with it.
“Ten Thousand Wind Bind!”
After blocking the flying path of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’, Yun Shan’s hand suddenly made
a fist in the direction of Hai Bodong and Ling Ying. Immediately, an essence wind rope that was
agglomerated from wild wind appeared from all directions. The wind ropes were entangled with one
another and finally shot through the air, like numerous long snakes. In an instant, Hai Bodong and
Ling Ying suddenly realized that the two of them had been tied up without them even knowing.
Immediately, the Dou Qi in their bodies flowed precipitously. However, each time they convulsed and
broke some wind ropes, there would be more that whizzed and appeared in the air, binding the two
of them even more firmly.
“Hu, he is indeed worthy of being a strong Dou Zong. The attack method which he uses cannot be
considered outstanding, but two Dou Huangs do not have the strength to fight back in his hands. Is
this the difference between the two levels?” Jia Xing Tian and the others involuntarily sighed as they
watched Hai Bodong and Ling Ying being tied up by Yun Shan after just a mere exchange in the sky.
“It looks like Xiao Yan and the others are really completely defeated this time around.”
After tying Hai Bodong and Ling Ying up, Yun Shan’s eyes glanced at the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’ which was planning to make a detour around the wind wall that was blocking its path. His
foot stepped forward. When he next appeared, he was actually in front of the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’.
The ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ widened its snake eyes and glared at Yun Shan who had
appeared in a flash. It opened its huge mouth and the seven-colored liquid which contained a potent
poison shot explosively toward Yun Shan.
Yun Shan waved his hand and a wind wall appeared in front of him. The seven-colored liquid
poured down and swiftly corroded the substance-like wind wall into nothingness. The ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ was preparing to continue attacking, however, a massive strength was abruptly
transmitted from its tail. It twisted its head to take a look only to find that Yun Shan, who should
have been in front of it, had unknowingly appeared at its tail.
“Go down!” Yun Shan’s leg gently stepped on the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ tail. An enormous
strength caused the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ to emit a shrill hiss. Its body immediately and
abruptly fell.
“Bang!” The ‘Heaven Swallowing Python smashed heavily on a corner of the square. Immediately,
the hard ground was compressed by the enormous body until it cracked.
“Grug.”
Earlier, when Yun Shan unleashed a hidden force, Xiao Yan was also corroded by the hidden force
as he was coincidentally on the body of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. With his Da Dou Shi
strength, even a mere drop of the hidden force still caused his expression to pale as he vomited a
mouthful of fresh blood.
Xiao Yan rolled down from the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ head. He wiped off the bloodstain
from the corner of his mouth. Turning his head, he watched the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ with its
snake eyes dimming. Its teeth involuntarily bit down and emitted a crunching sound.
“You guys have lost.” As a gentle wind blew across, Yun Shan’s figure once again appeared in
midair in front of Xiao Yan in a ghost-like manner as he said faintly.
The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched slightly. With a choking sound, he pulled out the Heavy
Xuan Ruler from his back. From a distance, he pointed at Yun Shan and spat out a mouthful of blood.
He said with a cold smile, “There is still me.”
Yun Shan slowly landed on the ground. After which, he walked toward Xiao Yan under everyone’s
gaze.
“Hiss!”
Seeing Yun Shan closing in, the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ emitted a few sharp hisses from its
mouth. Unfortunately, this did not cause Yun Shan’s footsteps to pause. A moment when Yun Shan
was increasingly close, the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ huge tail was abruptly swung. It carried
an enormous, dark shadow as it violently smashed toward Yun Shan.
The dark shadow that came from all directions did not cause any change in Yun Shan’s expression.
He waved his hand upward in a careless manner. A green-colored energy palm that was seventy feet
tall appeared in the mid air. Immediately, it struck the huge tail of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’.
The huge force that was contained within it caused the tail of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ to fan
over in the other direction. Over ten large trees with huge roots were smashed in the middle of their
trunk through the area where the tail passed by.
“Hiss.” The intense pain that was transmitted from the tail once again caused the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ to emit a wave of hissing sounds. Its hiss contained a pain that was difficult to
hide.
Yun Shan indifferently watched the huge ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. He furrowed his brows
slightly. This large fellow’s ability to withstand being hit had already far exceeded an ordinary rank
5 Magical Beast.
The snake’s eyes contained a crimson color as they stared intently at Yun Shan who was
approaching. It widened its mouth and the seven-colored liquid was once again spat out. This time
around, however, Yun Shan did not even make the slightest move to dodge. He strolled directly
through the liquid. Even the clothes on his body were not damaged as he did so.
Yun Shan’s footsteps came to a slow stop. Yun Shan stared at Xiao Yan in front of him in an
indifferent manner. He raised his palm and allowed it to fall gently down toward Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan stared intently at the palm which was moving increasingly closer. His face was
completely flushed. This was because he had realized that at this moment, he was actually unable to
move his body by even the slightest.
“Stop resisting. Stay at the Misty Cloud Sect for half a year. I will not harm you. However, you
must pay a little price for your own recklessness.” Yun Shan said calmly as he watched Xiao Yan who
was going all out to break away from his restraints.
“Hiss!” Behind him, the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ huge mouth violently bit at Yun Shan.
Unfortunately, it was sent rolling with just a slap from the latter.
The palm of Yun Shan was becoming larger and larger within those dark black eyes of Xiao Yan.
The hand which Xiao Yan held the Heavy Xuan Ruler with was also trembling with a great intensity.
His mind was completely quiet at this moment. There was only the sound of his heart pounding
continuously.
In that quiet world, there appeared to be some sort of extremely large force that was about to flow
out turbulently.
However, the moment when that enormous energy was about to surge out, it abruptly paused.
Immediately, it retreated in a lightning-like manner as though it had never appeared.
During the time that the enormous force was retreating, Xiao Yan’s quiet state was also broken
with its retreat. He lifted his head. Yun Shan’s palm was merely half a centimeter from his own arm.
Immediately, a hopeless emotion climbed into his heart.
“Hiss!”
At this critical moment, the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ behind Xiao Yan suddenly emitted a long
hiss toward the sky. An intense glow abruptly surged violently from within it.
The unusual change of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ immediately attracted the gazes of
everyone present. Even Yun Shan frowned intently at the cluster of intense glow. A moment later,
however, an abrupt change finally appeared on his face which had been calm.
In the intense light behind Xiao Yan, a long mellow female’s hand suddenly extended dexterously.
It appeared very slow, but it coincidentally blocked Yun Shan’s palm.
The moment the two hands came into contact. The ground suddenly trembled. Numerous, terror
inducing, crack lines spread out over the ground, as though an earthquake had occurred.
“Old Fellow, have you enjoyed the beating you gave me?”
A bewitching yet cool voice that nearly caused men’s bones to become numb slowly spread
throughout the square. Immediately, the faces of some of those with weaker mental strength turned
as red as a cloud of flames.
A countless number of gazes turned toward the location of that voice. When they saw the
enchanting and bewitching woman standing behind Xiao Yan, they involuntarily held their breath.
However, those like Hai Bodong who recognized her, had terrified faces.
Xiao Yan swallowed a mouthful of saliva. As he slowly turned his head, an icily alluring,
bewitching, and lovely beautiful face appeared in his sight.

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Chapter 354
Chapter 354: Descending the Mountain
Following the appearance of the bewitching person, the square descended into a temporary
silence.
The silence persisted for a long while before it was finally broken by a terrified involuntary cry,
“Queen Medusa?”
Only two words had been said, but it suddenly caused everyone in the square to give a cold shiver.
This name was something that almost all the citizens of the Jia Ma Empire had heard of. That icily
alluring, beautiful yet vicious woman had personally killed an unknown number of renowned strong
people during the war with the Jia Ma Empire. In this empire, there were very few people who had
the ability to contend with this bewitching woman.
This woman used her vicious means, that did not lose to those iron blooded emperors, to frighten
the few empires around the Tager Desert, causing them to be afraid of rashly starting a war.
Many people used the word ‘frightening’ to describe her.
In the sky, the expression of Hai Bodong, which was originally grave, had completely turned to one
of fear at this moment. He might be able to remain calm in front of Yun Shan, but in front of Queen
Medusa, he was ultimately unable to hide the terror he felt for her within his heart. The fight in the
Tager Desert back then had left a lingering fear in his heart that was still currently present.
Additionally, that seal which had caused him to suffer the fate of living in isolation for decades
further resulted in Hai Bodong fearing Queen Medusa like he feared vipers and scorpions.
Besides feeling frightened, he suddenly shivered again. Seeing that intense blow earlier, it was
clear that the huge seven-colored snake earlier had transformed from Queen Medusa. Just thinking
of how he and this terrifying woman had lived together for an unknowingly long amount of time
without him even realizing it, caused a shiver to run down Hai Bodong’s spine.
“Xiao Yan, this fellow. He had Queen Medusa beside him and yet he did not tell me about it.
Bastard. Does he want to get me killed?” Hai Bodong was somewhat furious in his heart as he
silently scolded.
“Tsk tsk, Queen Medusa. This little fellow is worthy of being someone xiao-jie’s fancies. Although
his strength is nothing great, the strong people protecting him just keep getting stronger and
stronger. I think that he should be able to successfully leave after this journey to the Misty Cloud
Sect even without even needing me to appear.” Ling Ying praised and shook his head. This sudden
appearance of Queen Medusa also caused him to be extremely surprised.
TL: xiao-jie, young miss of a rich/powerful/noble family
The expressions of Fa Ma and Jia Xing Tian in the huge tree had also become extremely grave at
this moment. The two of them exchanged glances and inhaled a deep breath of air. However, they
were unable to even say a word. The blow this time around was indeed a little too surprising.
“Didn’t Queen Medusa fail in her advancement?” Gu He was stunned as he eyed that bewitching
beautiful woman. His gaze slowly swept across Xiao Yan by the side. He frowned and softly said, “It
looks like she did not fail, but was brought away by Xiao Yan after her advancement without anyone
knowing. This fellow is really bold to the point that it causes people to be speechless. For this
woman, killing a person is not much different than killing a chicken. He is really lucky to actually be
able to live until now.”
Behind him, Liu Ling laughed bitterly. The strength that Xiao Yan had currently displayed clearly
separated him from the younger generation. Even some people of the older generation could not
compare with him.
Beside Gu He, Nalan Jie, Mu Cheng, and the others faced each other. Under the vicious reputation
of Queen Medusa, they did not dare to emit even the slightest soun

d.
Xiao Yan’s throat quietly rolled for a moment. Without leaving a trace, his body shifted a little
away. His gaze swept across the beauty behind him. Although this was not the first time that Xiao
Yan had seen her, he still could not resist quietly praising her beauty in his heart.
 The body of the current Queen Medusa was merely wrapped by a pale purple robe. Her black hair
moved along her shoulders and fell all the way to her raised butt before it stopped. Her tempting
figure with the front protrusions and the raised backside was like a honey peach that had been
ripened to its limit, repeatedly releasing a charm that caused people’s hearts to boil. Xiao Yan’s gaze
moved down and was somewhat surprised to find that the snake’s tail that was originally there had
turned into two long, fair human legs at an unknown time. Her snow white small legs were
suspended around half an inch from the ground. They were crystal clear without the slightest stain
or dust.
“Queen Medusa, it is really unexpected that you were actually that strange, large python. No
wonder I kept feeling that something was not right.” Yun Shan’s hand gently moved and an energy
ripple was unleashed from his palm. He used that force to move his body a few steps back. That
indifferent face of his once again had some seriousness appear on it.
Queen Medusa’s long finger elegantly gave a gentle flick. The energy ripple that was spreading
over automatically disappeared. She slowly took a step forward and was coincidentally in line with
Xiao Yan. Those pupils which were filled with a unique addictive charm swept across Yun Shan as
she said blandly, “I also did not expect that you actually broke through the Dou Huang barrier and
entered the Dou Zong class.”
“Didn’t you also successfully evolve?” Yun Shan smiled. His gaze glanced toward Xiao Yan and
said, “It is just that I really feel a little surprised. With your character, you actually take action to
help a human?”
“If you did not touch the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’, I would not have appeared. I am not very
concerned over his life or death.” Queen Medusa’s eyes drifted over Xiao Yan as she said softly.
Xiao Yan spread his hands. His hand held the Heavy Xuan Ruler tightly and Dou Qi swiftly
circulated within his body, preparing to hurriedly pull back at any moment if Queen Medusa were to
make any strange moves. He was similarly filled with caution toward this woman whose character
was strange and unpredictable.
“Now that you have appeared, what do you plan on doing?” The white-colored long hair of Yun
Shan’s drifted with the wind as he asked in a seemingly careless manner.
“Bring him away” Queen Medusa played with her delicate finger as she casually mentioned.
“It is possible for me not to touch that large snake you have transformed into.” Yun Shan knit his
brows and said. After the lightning-like exchange earlier, he clearly understood that the current
Queen Medusa had a strength which was not much weaker than his own. If they were to really fight,
it was difficult to say who would emerge victorious.
“If I do not bring him away, that little fellow will immediately revolt. I am able to come out
because of his danger. Only then did the little fellow abandon its suppression of me.” Queen
Medusa’s delicate finger rubbed her clean forehead. There was a faint helplessness on her brows.
Clearly, she was somewhat unwilling to save Xiao Yan.
Yun Shan appeared to have understood the words of Queen Medusa, which did not seem to make
any sense. Immediately, the frown formed on his forehead deepened. His gaze slowly swept once
around him as his expression continued to change. No one knew what he was thinking.
The square once again became quiet following Yun Shan’s silence. The other people temporarily
did not have the qualification to interrupt when these two strong people at the peak were
conversing.
Yun Leng rubbed his hands and watched Yun Shan who had begun to hesitate. His heart
immediately became impatient. Naturally, he did not wish for Xiao Yan to successfully leave the
Misty Cloud Sect after exhausting such a large effort. His palm gently touched the somewhat
horrifying wound on his head. At this moment, it had already formed into a blood scar, but the
intense pain still lingered in his head, causing the fury in Yun Leng to become increasingly great.
“Old Sect Leader, if you were to let Xiao Yan leave like this, it will definitely damage our Misty
Cloud Sect’s reputation!” The fury accompanied by an intense pain repeatedly corroded Yun Leng’s
reasoning. All of sudden, he finally could not resist any longer and he cried out loud.
“Discordant.” Queen Medusa picture-like brows knit slightly. She turned her head and watched
Yun Leng who had cried out with her bewitching pupils. The bewitching glow within them became
more intense.
Seeing that bewitching glow in Queen Medusa’s eyes, Yun Leng suddenly felt anything but
reassured. He was about to hurriedly pull away when his head felt a sudden giddiness. He lowered
his head to take a look, only to realize the grey-colored rock beneath his feet had suddenly began
spreading up along his legs.
TL: Medus!
“Stop!”
 A soft cry abruptly appeared. Yun Shan’s figure instantly appeared by Yun Leng’s side. One of his
legs ruthlessly stepped on the latter’s feet. A surging force penetrated out, directly shattering the
rock that was spreading upward into pieces.
Only after the rock turned into dust did Yun Leng’s body escape from his restraints. Cold sweat
appeared on his head as he swiftly took a few steps back, hiding behind Yun Shan. He did not dare
to say anything more.
“Take him and leave!” Yun Shan sighed. Waving his hand abruptly, he spoke in a deep voice after
staring intently at Queen Medusa.
Countless relieved sighs immediately reverberated from the square upon hearing these words of
Yun Shan. The matter today had really been blown a little out of proportion. All of them simply
hoped that the matter would be swiftly over. If this trouble were to continue, they did not know just
how many strong people would get involved.
“Old Sect Leader.” Yun Leng said somewhat unwillingly.
“Shut your mouth!” Yun Shan’s expression was gloomy as he coldly cried out. His gaze turned
toward Xiao Yan and said, “I have also heard about the Three Year Agreement between you and
Yanran from Yun Yun. She was indeed a little impulsive with regards to this matter. However, the
agreement is already over. I hope that there is no longer any association between the two of you in
the future. I do not wish to pursue the matter of the few of you creating a big mess in the Misty
Cloud Sect today. However, this will be the one and only time. If you dare to do this in the future, my
Misty Cloud Sect will properly ‘exchange some pointers’ even if you have Queen Medusa protecting
you.”
TL: exchange some pointers – to fight
“Sect Leader Yun Shan, you can be rest assured that it is sufficient enough for me to come to such
a place once.” Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of air. He cupped his hands toward Yun Shan and said
with a faint smile.
“Get going.” Yun Shan’s expression did not appear nice as he waved his hand.
Queen Medusa glanced at Xiao Yan. She did not utter any other nonsense as she turned around
and walked toward the rock stairs outside the square. Xiao Yan lifted the Heavy Xuan Ruler and took
a fews steps back while facing Yun Shan. Finally, his gaze swept toward Nalan Yanran in the crowd.
He realized that the other party had coincidentally thrown her complicated gaze over.
The two gazes entwined with one another. They were completely different emotions compared to
the time that Xiao Yan arrived.
Xiao Yan withdrew his gaze. He lowered his eyes, turned around and followed Queen Medusa
under the watch of a countless number of gazes.
In the sky, Hai Bodong’s expression was volatile as he watched Queen Medusa for a long time.
Only then did he flapped his wings. He stayed high in the sky and refused to descend no matter
what happened.
Under the watch of all the gazes in the Misty Cloud Sect, the back of Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa
slowly disappeared beyond the endless rock stairs that were shrouded by clouds.
“Ah, it is finally over.”
As they eyed the two people who disappeared from the edge of their vision, the strong people in
those huge trees heaved a long sigh of relief. They looked at each other and laughed bitterly. Who
would expect that a mere competition that was agreed between two people of the younger
generation would end up actually drawing out this terrifying line-up which actually left them
breathless.
“Everyone. The matter today will end like this. I’m really sorry for letting everyone see a farce of
the younger generation.” Yun Shan lifted his eyes, took one look around his surroundings and
laughed slightly.
“Ke ke, Sect Leader Yun Shan really knows how to joke. Since the matter is over, we shall not stay
any longer. If we have time in the future, we will come and visit the Misty Cloud Sect.” Everyone
standing on the tops of the huge trees could naturally hear the order to chase away the guests,
within Yun Shan’s words. Immediately, they knew that it was not wise to stay for long in such a
place. Therefore, after saying a few courteous words, all of them brought their people, flashed down
the trees and flew toward the foot of the mountain.”
“Old Sect Leader, are we just going to allow Xiao Yan to leave like this? He has turned our Misty
Cloud Sect until it is in this state.” Yun Leng’s eyed the people who left before looking at the spot
where Xiao Yan had disappeared from with a face that was filled with unwillingness. Finally, he
could no longer resist speaking.
“What do you want to do?” Yun Shan glanced at him faintly and said, “Even I do not have the
confidence to defeat that Queen Medusa. Moreover, there are the other two strong Dou Huangs.
With this line-up, what kind of large price must we pay in order to get Xiao Yan to stay behind?”
Yun Leng clenched his teeth and said, “But from this matter today, it is clear that Xiao Yan does
not give our Misty Cloud Sect any face. If we do not find an opportunity to redeem ourselves, won’t
we become a joke once this matter spreads?”
Yun Shan frowned slightly and said, “What do you plan to do?”
“Seeing the helpers behind Xiao Yan today, I dare to guarantee that Mo Cheng’s death definitely
has something to do with him. Since he doesn’t wish to stay at the Misty Cloud Sect, we can perhaps
go to Wu Tan City to ‘invite’ his father over.” Yun Leng softly said.
“Stupidity!” Yun Shan’s expression sunk as he softly reprimanded, “I think you have really become
muddled in your old age. Since you know that Xiao Yan has quite a number of helpers behind him,
you are still going to offend him because of Mo Cheng? Is it really worth it? The matter ends here.
Don’t mention it again in the future!”
After saying these words, Yun Shan waved his sleeves. He turned around and walked toward the
middle of the square, where he began to arrange for men to sort out the mess.
Yun Leng’s expression was green and white as he eyed Yun Shan who had brushed his sleeves and
left. He slowly rubbed the horrifying wound on his head and his pale old face had once again
become savage. The gaze which he used to watch the spot where Xiao Yan had disappeared was
filled with enmity and a dark viciousness.
Not long after the situation at the square came to an end, a rushing wind sound suddenly
appeared in the sky. Immediately, a graceful and elegant shadow suddenly appeared in the sky
above the open ground. Her beautiful eyes swept across the mess on the ground and her pretty face
involuntarily sunk abruptly.
“Teacher.”
In the square, Nalan Yanran was the first to discover the graceful beauty who had slowly
descended from the sky. She was slightly startled. Her pretty eyes immediately became completely
red as she swiftly rushed over. After which, she knocked into the latter’s chest. The grievances in
her heart finally turned into a moaning cry.
“Sect Leader. Sect Leader has returned!”
As all the Misty Cloud Sect disciples in the square looked at the moon-robed woman who had
appeared, they were so excited that they knelt down.
“Alright, alright. Yanran, stop crying. Tell teacher what exactly happened.”
The moon-robed woman warmly rubbed Nalan Yanran’s soft long hair. She slowly lifted her head.
That noble and graceful beautiful face was shockingly the same person who had lived a dubious life
with Xiao Yan at the Magical Beast Mountain Range back then… Yun Zhi…

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Chapter 355
Chapter 355: Separation and Transaction
On a small path which was lush with greenery, two human figures, a man and a woman, with one in
front of the other, slowly walked. The quiet atmosphere shrouded the both of them.
In the sky above the two people’s heads, two figures were also following far behind.
At a certain moment, the woman, who was ahead of the others, stopped walking. Her delicate
hand gently twirled the black hair in front of her forehead. With a cool voice, she spat some words
from her alluring red lips, “The two of you above. Aren’t you tired of flying?”
Although her voice was not very loud, the two human figures in the sky stopped simultaneously a
moment later. They exchanged glances and could only slowly land in a huge tree behind Xiao Yan.
“Old Hai, what is your intention now? Until now, I have yet to gather all of the medicinal
ingredients needed for the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’ of yours.” Xiao Yan carefully took a step
back. His head turned toward Hai Bodong as he spoke.
Hai Bodong was startled upon hearing this. He frowned slightly as his gaze, which contained some
fear, swept over Queen Medusa who was leaning on a tree trunk, casually playing with a fallen leaf.
He mused for a while and smiled bitterly, “Little fellow, since you have successfully left the Misty
Cloud Sect, it is likely that you don’t need me to continue protecting you from now on. As for the
‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill,’ if you are able to gather the necessary ingredients in the future, you
can help me refine it and then find a person you trust to hand it over to me. Henceforth, I will likely
continue to be in the capital.”
Xiao Yan pursed up his lips and nodded in silence. He solemnly bowed toward Hai Bodong in the
tree and said in a deep voice, “Old Hai, regardless of what happens, I, Xiao Yan will remember the
help that you have given me today. In the future, if Old Hai has any matters that are difficult to solve
or needs to gather people, the little me will use all my strength to help you if it is within my
capability!”
“Ke ke, alright. Since it is like this, then let us part ways here. If you need any help in the future,
you can directly come to the Primer clan in the capital.” Hai Bodong smiled, nodded his head as he
replied.
“Yes.”
“Remember, little fellow, I may not know what your relationship with Queen Medusa is, but
regardless of what happens, you should take a more cautious approach when dealing with her. The
viciousness of this woman is far beyond your expectations.” The corner of Hai Bodong’s eyes once
again glanced over at Queen Medusa in front of them. His mouth moved slightly and a voice which
was so soft that one could not hear was wrapped by Dou Qi and quietly transmitted into Xiao Yan’s
ear.
Xiao Yan nodded without anyone noticing.
“Goodbye, little fellow!” Hai Bodong once again cupped his hands toward Xiao Yan. He then
glanced at Ling Ying beside him and also gave him a friendly smile. After which, he flapped the
wings on his back and suddenly shot into the sky, disappearing in the blue sky.
“This old sir.” Once he had sent Hai Bodong off with his eyes, Xiao Yan once again threw his gaze
toward the smiling Ling Ying and said respectfully.
“Ke ke, according to my orders, my mission was completed once you left the Misty Cloud Sect.
Therefore, I should also return.” Ling Ying smiled and raised a thumb toward Xiao Yan. “Little
fellow, this time around, you have done well. You have courage.”
“Old Sir has given me too much praise. The little me is only emboldened because there are the few
of you supporting me. Otherwise, no matter how brave I am, I would not dare to act presumptuously
at the Misty Cloud Se

ct.” Xiao Yan smiled and said.

Ling Xiao had a good laugh as he replied, “Little fellow, your character is the kind that I like.
However, I have other missions to complete and cannot continue to stay any longer. I will bid you
goodbye here. If we meet again in the future, the old me will invite you to drink with me to our
heart’s content.”
“Thank you very much.” Xiao Yan watched Ling Ying slowly rising and nodded with a smile.
“Additionally, on account of us having similar character, I will leave some words for you.” Ying
Ling’s pair of wings came to an abrupt stop. He looked directly at Xiao Yan and said in a serious
manner, “The Dou Qi continent is very big. You must hurry up and make yourself stronger.
Otherwise, you will not even have the right to choose the person whom you love!”
“Alright, that is all I have to say. Look out for yourself. You will know the meaning of these words
of mine in the future.” Ling Ying waved his hand while his body swiftly rose into the sky.
Accompanied by the sound of rushing wind, his body turned into a blurry black shadow which
swiftly disappeared over the horizon.
“Ah, everyone has left.”
Xiao Yan stood in the spot and let out a soft sigh. He immediately frowned a little as he watched
Ying Ling who had disappeared into the horizon, feeling a little unsure about the words the other
party had left behind.
“Alright, you should have finished saying your goodbyes, no?” While Xiao Yan was staring stupidly
into space, a faint numbing voice pulled him back from his absent mindedness.
Xiao Yan turned his body around and watched Queen Medusa, who was using her pair of
bewitchingly beautiful eyes to stare at him. He pulled at the corner of his mouth and revealed a
somewhat ugly smile as he said awkwardly, “That… your majesty, why have you not transformed
back?”
“Transformed back?” Queen Medusa raised her eyebrows as she stared at Xiao Yan in a half
smiling manner. “Who says that I am going to transform back?”
“Don’t tell me that you have completely assimilated with the spirit of the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’?” Xiao Yan’s expression changed slightly. The fists in his sleeves abruptly tightened.
Queen Medusa faintly glanced at Xiao Yan. The tiny change of his body could not escape her. She
straightened her body and stretched her lazy wrist. Her alluring curves were extremely eye-
piercing. However, the current Xiao Yan did not dare to leave his gaze on those spots in a
presumptuous manner. As long as he made the slightest inappropriate move in front of this person
who was feared by even a strong person like Yun Shan, the other party could instantly take his life.
“As the price of rescuing you, that little fellow will not be able to appear for three days.” A faint
smile was present on Queen Medusa’s lips. Clearly, she was extremely satisfied with their exchange
this time around.
“Oh.” Xiao Yan sighed in relief within his heart. He rolled his eyes and smiled as he said, “In that
case, is Queen Medusa planning to use a human shape to follow me around during these three
days?”
“Don’t think any funny thoughts. That will cause you to lose your life.” Queen Medusa moved her
feet, carrying a unique fragrant wind that caused a fire to rise within people’s belly. She arrived in
front of Xiao Yan. That smiling manner of hers, however, caused Xiao Yan’s entire body to stiffen.
Her snow white hand suddenly extended in front of Xiao Yan. That fair, tender, delicate smooth
small hand gave people an impulse to bite at it.
“Give that thing to me.” Queen Medusa said in a gentle and soft manner.
“What thing?” Xiao Yan’s face was at a lost regarding this.
“The medicinal formula for the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’.” Queen Medusa slowly and leisurely relieved
Xiao Yan of his ignorance.
“Uh.” The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched. Xiao Yan immediately smiled bitterly and sighed.
His hand gently tapped on his storage ring and the medicinal formula for the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’
which he had spent a tremendous amount of effort to obtain was easily handed over to the other
party’s hand in this manner.
Queen Medusa delicate hand held the medicinal formula for the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’. For the first
time, an emotion that suggested she could no longer wait appeared on that bewitching face of
Queen Medusa. Her hands pulled open the medicinal formula and her beautiful eyes read in detail
the effect of the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’ which had been recorded on it. A long while later, she exhaled
a long breath of air. She folded the medicinal formula, waved her delicate finger and the medicinal
formula began to agily rotate above her hand.
Xiao Yan muttered in his heart as he watched Queen Medusa who had descended into silence. He
too, could only remain quiet.
“Pa!” The rotating medicinal scroll suddenly hit softly in her hand. Queen Medusa lifted that pair
of bewitching pretty eyes, which caused people to involuntarily be obsessed with them. She stared
at Xiao Yan and waved the medicinal formula in her hand at him. She asked, “You should have
already seen it, right?”
“Yes.” Xiao Yan honestly nodded.
“Can you refine it?” Queen Medusa softly asked. At this moment, Xiao Yan could sense that the
former’s breathing had quietly hastened.
“I am only an alchemist who is not even at the fourth tier. This ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’ is a tier six
medicinal pill.” Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and spread his hands out. Before his words fell, however, he
was interrupted by a cold laughter from the opposite side.
“Although my spirit has been suppressed by the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’, I am vaguely aware
of some of the matters regarding you. Back then, wasn’t the medicinal pill you gave Hai Bodong to
break the seal which I had placed also of the sixth tier? I may not be sure why at times your strength
is not in tune with before, I clearly know that you can refine a tier six medicinal pill!”
“If you are able to refine a tier six medicinal pill, you have the qualifications to speak with me. If
you really cannot, I don’t mind… at this spot.” Queen Medusa’s hand gently cut across Xiao Yan’s
neck. The latter immediately felt his neck turn cold and he hurriedly touched it. He was shocked to
realize that drops of fresh red blood had actually appeared on his neck.
“What Old Hai said is true. This woman is really vicious.” Xiao Yan swallowed a mouthful of saliva
as he quietly cursed in his heart. After musing for a moment, he no longer continued to conceal the
information. He looked directly at Queen Medusa. “Alright, I can help you refine the ‘Thawing Spirit
Pill’. But what benefits can I get?”
“Benefits? I can forget about the matter of you offending me earlier.” Queen Medusa said faintly.
“Chi, in that case, you can find someone else to refine it. I am not interested.” The corner of Xiao
Yan’s mouth curled upon hearing this as he coldly laughed.
Queen Medusa’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. An ice cold killing intent slowly shrouded her. A
seven-colored energy had suddenly surged out of her delicate hand like waves of water. She
watched the seven-colored water-like waves and softly asked with a smile, “Do you have the
qualification to discuss terms with me?”
“If you were to really kill me, I’m afraid that the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ spirit will also
instantly launch a counterattack, no?” Xiao Yan took a step back. A green-colored flame quietly
appeared on his hand that was covered within his sleeves.
The killing intent that shrouded Queen Medusa suddenly became sluggish. She furrowed her
eyebrows slightly and said, “You are indeed quite intelligent to actually know how to rely on your
relationship with the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ to suppress me.”
Seeing this, Xiao Yan sighed in relief. From the looks of things, it appeared that the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ still had some use in suppressing Queen Medusa.
“I am not someone who would extort an extravagant sum from others. However, your majesty’s
attempt to harness a white wolf with your bare hands isn’t very kind. Refining a tier six medicinal
pill is an extremely troublesome and tiring thing. Yet, you want me to go all out to refine it with just
a casual mention from you. Where can you find such a good thing in this world? Don’t you agree,
Queen Medusa?” Xiao Yan appeared somewhat helpless as he spoke.
TL: harness a white wolf with your bare hands – to force someone to do something without the
appropriate reward
“Stop giving me this glib-tongue of yours. Just tell me your conditions.” Queen Medusa said faintly.
“Now that Hai Bodong and that Ling Ying old sir have left, I suddenly no longer feel safe.” Xiao
Yan rubbed his head and laughed awkwardly, “As long as Queen Medusa is willing to promise to
protect the little me for three years, I will help you refine the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill ‘ no matter what.”
“Tsk tsk, protecting you for three years?” A smile immediately surfaced on Queen Medusa’s
bewitching pretty face. Her hand was gently placed on Xiao Yan’s shoulders. That smile of hers was
extremely moving. “In which case, isn’t it better to simply take the risk of being suppressed by the
‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ and kill you now?”
“In other words, there is nothing to discuss then?” Xiao Yan pulled his shoulders back and
widened his hand.
“Alright, you can forget about those unrealistic thoughts. I am not as stupid as Hai Bodong. I will
give you one year’s time. In this one year’s time, I will not be your fighter. I will only come out and
help you get rid of the trouble only when you are in a situation where you are about to die. During
other times, I might take action if my mood is good. Of course, if you are unable to take out the
‘Thawing Spirit Pill ‘ in this one year’s time, don’t blame me for being ruthless. These are my
conditions. Do you agree or not?” Queen Medusa said in a somewhat impatient manner.
Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He finally raised his head a long while later to look at the pretty face of
Queen Medusa which already contained a little ice cold killing intent. He could only nod his head
unwillingly.
“Alright.”
Hearing this, the killing intent on Queen Medusa’s pretty face immediately changed into an
enchanting, gentle smile.

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Chapter 356
Chapter 356: The Journey Back Home
As Xiao Yan eyed Queen Medusa who had withdrawn her killing intent in only an instant, he could
only laugh bitterly. This woman indeed did not simply rely on her reputation to cause so many strong
people within the Jia Ma Empire to greatly fear her.
“Where do you plan to go next?” Queen Medusa returned the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill Formula’ to Xiao
Yan and randomly asked.
Xiao Yan carefully received the medicinal formula. He mused for a moment before saying: “I think
I will make a trip back to Wu Tan City first. After which, I might have to leave the Jia Ma Empire for
a period of time.”
“Leaving the Jia Ma Empire, huh.” Queen Medusa frowned slightly upon hearing this before
immediately nodding slightly. She lazily said “Up to you. In any case, those few leaders within the
Snake-People race can temporarily take over in my absence. Until you refine the ‘Thawing Spirit
Pill’ I will continue to follow you.”
Xiao Yan sighed in relief upon seeing that she did not oppose his plan. His hand gently patted the
huge black ruler on his back and smiled as he said, “Since it is like this, let us go.”
“The matter with the Misty Cloud Sect is already over. The current you should not be in a hurry
for some time, no? When we pass by some huge cities during this trip back to Wu Tan City, help me
look for the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’.” Queen Medusa said
faintly. Her words indicated that she was discussing the manner, yet her tone did not allow Xiao Yan
to object to the suggestion.
With regards to this, Xiao Yan could only helplessly nod his head. His eyes glanced at that
enchanting, bewitching face of Queen Medusa before shrugging his shoulders and saying, “I suggest
for you to cover your face when you enter the city. Otherwise, there will be some unnecessary
trouble that will cause quite the headache.”
Queen Medusa nodded her head slightly. She turned around and slowly walked along a small path
within a dense forest.
Xiao Yan shrugged as he eyed the curvy and attractive figure. He turned his head and his gaze
shifted toward the edge of his vision, where the green-colored rock stairs were partially visible. His
gaze slowly moved upward and finally stopped at the mountain peak which was shrouded by fog.
After being silent for a moment, he let out a gentle sigh. This agreement which had shackled him for
three years was finally completed. As the three year target which had caused him to put in effort
and struggle faded away, his heart suddenly felt somewhat empty. However, this loss did not last for
very long. A young lady’s elegant smile suddenly appeared in his mind caused a warm smile to
appear on his face.
“Xun Er, are you living well there? Wait for me.” Xiao Yan softly muttered. A cluster of heat rose in
his heart as he thought of the young lady whom he had not seen for nearly two years.
Xiao Yan turned around. His gaze glanced at the moving figure which had already walked out of
the dense forest. With a smile, he hurriedly chased after her.
Xiao Yan did not return to the capital after leaving the Misty Cloud Mountain. Instead, he and
Queen Medusa changed their direction and flew toward Wu Tan City.
The distance between the capital and Wu Tan City was almost half an empire away. Even with Xiao
Yan’s and Queen Medusa’s flying speed, to cover this huge distance would require at least two to
three days. Moreover, due to Queen Medusa’s request, Xiao Yan had to stop whenever they passed
by bigger cities and wait for the auction houses and trade fairs to open. As a result of all this, the
time they took for their journey was greatly increased. It was fortunate that the Three Year
Agreement was currently over, and that Xiao

Yan had already escaped the kind of life in the past where he had to squeeze out all the time he had.
Along the way, he did not have any constraint or burden in his heart. He swayed leisurely, appearing
very relaxed. This was the first time that he had truly enjoyed such a laid back life after the start of
the Three Year Agreement.
 During the three days that he was hurrying home, the two of them may have lingered about some
large cities for some time, but Queen Medusa was somewhat disappointed that they did not even
find one of the unique medicinal ingredients that were needed to refine the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’. She
was also helpless with regards to this. After all, if it were so easy to find the ingredients needed to
refine a tier six medicinal pill, its value would also not be so expensive.
The two of them walked and stopped along the way, like a walking horse observing the flowers.
However, Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised that Queen Medusa still did not transform back into the
shape of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ despite the three days, that she mentioned, being over.
With regards to this, she explained that she had privately discussed with the spirit of the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’ and thus delayed the time that she was to transform back.
Xiao Yan may have felt somewhat astonished at this explanation, but he did not have any other
choice. If she did not transform back, did he have the ability to force her to do so? When that time
came, a slap would come swinging over. Vomiting blood and being seriously injured would be a small
matter by then.
As time quietly passed, Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa came increasingly closer to Wu Tan City’s
territory. Due to them being delayed by searching for medicinal ingredients, almost five days had
been used for what was originally a mere two to three day journey.
Hei Yan City, a huge city in the northern province of the Jia Ma Empire. From here, it was not far
from Wu Tan City. With Xiao Yan’s and Queen Medusa’s speed, they should be able to reach it within
half a day. Since this city was famous for medicinal ingredients in the northern region, however,
Queen Medusa swiftly landed without seeking Xiao Yan’s opinion. At the city’s outskirt, she used a
thin green yarn to cover her face before she grandly walked toward Hei Yan City. Behind her, Xiao
Yan could only, in a resigned manner, resist his desire to return home, and helplessly followed
behind her.
The two of them strolled into the city. During that time, no one came to stop them. Although the
eyes of the soldiers guarding the city involuntarily and repeatedly swept over Queen Medusa’s
mature and beautiful body, that high and noble aura of hers caused those soldiers, who were ready
to create trouble, to not even think about stepping forward to interrogate them.
After entering the city, Xiao Yan led the way and walked a distance along the street. After which,
he entered a restaurant where there was quite a large amount of human traffic. The people of the
northern part of the empire were sturdy folks, therefore it was only possible to commonly see such a
restaurant in the northern region of the empire. It was not common to see them in luxurious places
like the capital.
People from all trades gathered at such a restaurant. A lot of the news and information among the
common people in the empire were spread from such places. Therefore, it could swiftly inform Xiao
Yan where the best and widest variety of medicinal ingredients were located within the city.
The two of them walked into the restaurant and sat at a table beside the window. Queen Medusa
supported her cheek with her hand as her pretty eyes stared out of the window. Her expression was
that of disregard and indifferentness. During these few days, all the matters regarding getting
information were entirely handled by Xiao Yan.
Seeing this manner of hers, Xiao Yan could only helplessly shake his head. He waved his hand and
called a female servant over. After ordering some wine, which was not very potent, he stood up and
headed toward some spots which were crowded with people. After doing this again and again for a
long time, Xiao Yan finally withdrew back to the table with a face covered in perspiration. He eyed
Queen Medusa who was comfortably sipping the wine and could not resist sighing dispiritedly. Was
this woman not a little too arrogant.
“How was it? Have you asked clearly?” Queen Medusa’s pretty eyes glanced at Xiao Yan as she
softly asked.
“It is said that there is a herb hall with great fame in this city. There are some stocks for many
rare medicinal ingredients there. It is just that the price for them is extremely expensive.” Xiao Yan
lifted his wine cup and poured it into his mouth before growling.
“Take a rest. After this, we will go to that herb hall to take a look.” Queen Medusa nodded in
satisfaction as she replied with a smile.
Xiao Yan gently patted the black ruler on his back, but was too lazy to continue speaking.
“Hey, have you heard of the matter with regards to the Misty Cloud Sect?” Just as Xiao Yan and
Queen Medusa were resting quietly, a secretive voice could be heard not far from their table,
causing Xiao Yan to throw his gaze over.
“Chi, you are talking about the matter of the young man called Xiao Yan creating a huge mess at
the Misty Cloud Sect, no?” A man curled his lips in disdain at his companion who had a mysterious
looking face.
 “Uh, you already knew about it?” The person who spoke earlier was immediately startled as he
embarrassingly asked.
“A matter as big as this has already been spread around two days ago. That Xiao Yan beat the
Misty Cloud Sect’s Junior Sect Leader Nalan Yanran in an official match. I heard that it seems to be
because of Nalan Yanran cancelling their engagement three years ago. Looking at it now, the news
of Nalan Yanran being forcefully divorced by Xiao Yan back then does indeed have some reliability to
it. Seeing the strength and talent that the current Xiao Yan has displayed, he is more than enough to
be worthy of being married to Nalan Yanran.”
“Uh, what happened after that?”
“After that, it seems that the Misty Cloud Sect wanted to forcefully retain Xiao Yan. Hee Hee.
Although he is young, the strong people behind him are really terrifying to the point of leaving
others speechless. I have heard that in that battle back then, not only two strong Dou Huang, but
also Queen Medusa from the Snake-People race appeared. The Misty Cloud Sect may have used all
their effort, but they still ended up letting Xiao Yan leave in one piece.”
“Queen Medusa?” When this word left his mouth, the surrounding people exclaimed.
“Hee hee, according to reliable information, that Xiao Yan is also the champion of this season’s
Alchemist Grand Meeting.” The shocked gazes surrounding him caused the vanity of that man to
inflate. He laughed and once again exposed surprising information.
“Isn’t the champion of the Alchemist Grand Meeting called Yan Xiao?” A soft voice abruptly
appeared.
“Yan Xiao, Xiao Yan. Isn’t it him if we were to read it in reverse, ha ha.” The man gloatingly said
with a smile.
“Uh.” The surrounding people were momentarily blank. Immediately, they came to a sudden
realization. Although this matter regarding the name was worth nothing once it was pointed out,
what kind of normal person would have nothing better to do, but read a name in reverse?
“Ah, this fellow is really incredible. At such an age, he has already done such earth-shaking things.
In the future, once he grows up, won’t he be even more incredible?” The man violently poured a
potent wheat wine into his mouth and sighed with envy. Which man did not have a hot-blooded
dream of doing something huge? Due to their limited ability, however, many people were destined to
only fantasize about such things.
Xiao Yan was somewhat stunned to hear the conversation that was transmitted over, and could not
help but bitterly smile and shake his head. He did not expect that the matter at the Misty Cloud Sect
had actually spread over to the other side of the empire in merely a few days.
“You are now a renowned person.” Queen Medusa shook the wine cup in her hand and teased.
Xiao Yan spread out his hands and said, “I am not interested in such thing. Alright, let’s go and see
whether the herb hall has the medicinal ingredients we need.”
“Yes.”
Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa stood up and were about to leave the restaurant when the
conversation from the table beside them was once again transmitted over, causing Xiao Yan’s
expression to change slightly.
“That Xiao Yan seems to be someone from the Xiao clan at Wu Tan City, no?”
“That’s right, the Xiao clan can really show their face this time around. With this clan member
who is a totally terrifying person, who in the northern region would dare to be disrespectful to the
Xiao clan?”
“Hee hee, that may not be so. Coincidentally, I have just come over from Wu Tan City a short while
ago. I heard that the Xiao clan has met some trouble during these two days.”
“Hm? There is actually someone who dares to go to the Xiao clan to find trouble at this time?”
“I am not sure about this. The Xiao clan is very strict on maintaining its secrets. I am also
uncertain about the exact news.” That man shook his head before lowering it to drink a mouthful of
wheat wine. However, he abruptly stilled. He raised his head slowly and looked at the black robed
young man who had appeared in front of him. A powerful force shrouded the latter’s body, causing
him, who was merely a two star Dou Zhe to swallow a mouthful of saliva. He carefully said, “This sir,
is there something wrong?”
“What you just said… What problem did the Xiao clan encountered?” Xiao Yan asked in a deep
voice.
“Uh. The little me is not very certain. I have only heard that the an overly intense fight had
erupted at the Xiao clan two days ago. After that, the Xiao clan denied any outside guest from
entering. Moreover, from that day on, clan leader Xiao Zhan who had frequently made appearances
no longer appeared. I think that he should be sorting out the matter within the clan.” The man said
in a perturbed manner.
Xiao Yan’s expression gradually became dark and solemn. His heart suddenly felt an uneasiness.
After saying his thanks to the man, he turned around and hurriedly walked down the stairs with
Queen Medusa.
“The weapon on that person’s back is rather strange.” One person suddenly said in a soft voice as
they watched Xiao Yan who had disappeared from the spot where the stairs was.
“Weapon? Ruler?” The man earlier was startled. Suddenly, he appeared to have recalled
something. A shock gradually surfaced on his face as he cried out involuntarily, “He is Xiao Yan?! He
is actually this young?”
The current Xiao Yan naturally did not pay attention to the commotion in the restaurant above.
After going down the stairs, he stood on the street and tightly furrowed his brows. He eyed Queen
Medusa and said, “I cannot stay here. I need to return to Wu Tan City now.”
Hearing this, Queen Medusa’s eyebrows were gently knit together. She faintly said, “Let’s take a
look at the medicinal shop here first. If there is the medicinal ingredient that I need…”
“I said, I want to return to Wu Tan City now!” Xiao Yan’s gaze was fierce as he stared at Queen
Medusa while voicing each word with a pause as he spoke in a deep voice.
Queen Medusa was startled at Xiao Yan’s attitude which had suddenly become firm. During these
few days, Xiao Yan had never gone against what she said. It was really unexpected that he would
actually directly contradict her at this moment. This caused Queen Medusa, whose identity was a
queen of a race, to be a little furious.
“This queen wants to find the medicinal ingredients!” Her bewitching pupils stared icily at Xiao
Yan as Queen Medusa slowly said.
Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the pair of pupils which caused men to be obsessed over. He
abruptly extended his hand and under Queen Medusa’s stunned gaze, he tightly grabbed her
delicate hand which was so soft that it appeared to be boneless. Before the latter was about to
explode, he coldly said, “If you want the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’, then don’t put on your airs that
belongs to a queen in front of me. Earlier, I respected you because you had helped me escape. If you
continue to pester me annoyingly and become unreasonable, don’t blame me for not giving you
face.”
“Go!”
Once he said those words, Xiao Yan pulled her along and swiftly ran toward the exterior of the city.
Queen Medusa appeared to have suffered a severe shock because of Xiao Yan’s sudden explosion,
which was completely different from the period of time earlier. At this moment, she actually did not
have any reaction. Only her eyes carried some shocked as she stared at the former. She had never
thought that there would actually be someone who dared to roar at her in such a fierce manner
given her status.
For a time, an emotion where she felt neither able to laugh nor cry suddenly rose within Queen
Medusa’s heart. How many years had it been since she was treated in this manner by someone?
Moreover, this was from a young Da Dou Shi whom she could send flying with a mere slap of hers.
Did he think that his life was too long?
Xiao Yan pulled Queen Medusa and dashed out of the city. He swiftly summoned out the Purple
Cloud Wings and quickly flew toward Wu Tan City.
By pushing himself to the limit, a partially visible city’s outline vaguely appeared in Xiao Yan’s
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Chapter 357
Chapter 357: The Turn of Events in the Xiao Clan
The two of them landed at a spot not far from Wu Tan City. Xiao Yan ignored Queen Medusa by his
side after landing. His expression was somewhat dark as he swiftly walked toward the city’s gate
which was wide open.
Once he walked closer to the city’s gate, Xiao Yan lifted his head to glance at the enormous three
words ‘Wu Tan City’ above the city’s gate. His footsteps halted involuntarily. As he eyed the crowded
and noisy human voices which were transmitted faintly through the tunnel of the city gate, he
sighed gently and muttered to himself, “Wu Tan City. I, Xiao Yan, have finally returned home.”
Xiao Yan lifted his feet and walked to the city’s gate and passed through the somewhat dark tunnel
into the city. After which, the space in front of his eyes suddenly brightened under the sunlight. He
lifted his head slightly and a dear and familiar intersection on the street appeared in his sight.
“It has been two years, but almost nothing has changed.” Xiao Yan laughed softly. The faint warm
feeling of returning home caused the dark and solemn look on his face to weaken a little. He turned
his head and glanced at Queen Medusa who was walking at a steady pace that was neither fast nor
slow behind him. After which, he turned his head back, lifted his leg, and swiftly walked down the
street which he had walked for over a decade.
As Xiao Yan was worried about the event that had happened to the clan in his heart, Xiao Yan did
not stop along the way. He hurriedly and swiftly walked on the street from his memory. Along the
way, when he passed by a few markets which had belonged to the Xiao clan, he halted his footsteps
slightly. He frowned as he saw that the markets had few people. After which, his footsteps gradually
became quicker.
Over ten minutes later, Xiao Yan who had passed through a few streets with great familiarity
suddenly stopped his footsteps. He lifted his head and looked at a large courtyard located at the
edge of the street. The door of the courtyard had two large words, ‘Xiao clan’. This caused him to
slowly sigh in relief.
Xiao Yan stood in front of the door to his own clan, but he was much quieter. His gaze swept over
the surroundings of the Xiao clan. When he had left home back then, this place had been extremely
crowded. Currently, however, it was now very deserted. Not one domineering guard standing
orderly by the main door could be seen now.
“Just what exactly happened?” Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He tilted his head and glanced at Queen
Medusa behind her. After being quiet for a moment, he suddenly asked softly, “Can you promise me
something?”
“No.” This woman appeared to still be bearing a grudge over Xiao Yan’s attitude earlier.
Therefore, she had cleanly rejected him the moment she heard his words.
“The price is a medicinal ingredient that is needed to refine the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’.” Xiao Yan
said faintly.
“You have one?” Queen Medusa’s pupils immediately brightened upon hearing his words.
“I have a ‘Tomb Monster Needle Fruit’.” Xiao Yan had brought back quite a number of medicinal
ingredients from that small valley in the Magical Beast Mountain Range before he left back then.
The ‘Tomb Monster Needle Fruit’ that was required to refine the ‘Thawing Spirit Pill’ was
coincidentally among them.
“What thing?”
“Today, you will obey me.”
“I can kill people.” Queen Medusa merely mused for less than two seconds before nodding. In her
heart, killing people was far more affordable compared to other things.
Xiao Yan smiled, turned around and walked through the main door. However, just as his footstep
stepped t

hrough the door, a somewhat tender, furious voice was emitted from behind the door, “Who are you?
Do you really think that our Xiao clan is easy to bully?”
 As he heard the voice, Xiao Yan’s footsteps could not help but pause. He turned his head and
looked at the direction where the voice had sounded. Behind the main door, a tender and lovely little
girl who was merely around twelve to thirteen years old was angrily looking at him with widened
eyes.
“You…” Xiao Yan’s gaze slowly swept over the little girl’s body. The memories from a few years
ago rose from deep within his mind. His face became a little softer as he softly said with a smile, “I
recall that you are called Xiao Qing, no? Cousin Xiao Mei’s younger sister. You have actually grown
so much since I last saw you two years ago.”
When she heard Xiao Yan readily call out her name, the little girl was clearly startled. Her
intelligent pupils first stopped on Queen Medusa’s body for a moment. Although she was currently
still young, she was still shocked at the beauty of this enchanting woman whose face was covered by
a veil. She was shocked for an instant before her gaze paused on Xiao Yan’s face. The little girl eyed
the faintly familiar outline while she knit her slim brows and pondered hard.
After knitting her brows and remaining deep in thought for a long while, Xiao Qing appeared to
have suddenly recalled something. Her small face, which was facing Xiao Yan, turned red in an
instant. Those intelligent eyes were pulsating with a pleasant surprise and excitement. A moment
later, the little girl who could not control her excitement suddenly pounced on Xiao Yan.
“Xiao Yan biao-ge? It’s really you. You have finally returned!”
TL: biao-ge – to address an older male cousin
Xiao Yan took a step forward and caught the little girl who had pounced over. He smiled and
rubbed Xiao Qing’s hair as he said in a gentle voice, “Little girl, after not having seen you for two
years, you seem to be quickly catching up to your elder sister. You will definitely be a great beauty
in the future.”
“Biao-ge, *cry* *cry*, you have finally returned. Something big has happened in the clan. Those
bad fellows are taking advantage of us. They come to the Xiao clan daily. I heard from my mother
that they want to snatch our market. Recently, we don’t even dare to leave our home.” Xiao Qing
lifted her crying, small face, which was in a mess, from Xiao Yan’s chest. Her eyes were red as she
weeped.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He smiled as patted Xiao Qing’s back and softly said, “Alright, little girl,
you don’t need to be afraid. Hand all these matters to biao-ge, bring me to take a look.”
“Yes, yes.” Xiao Qing hurriedly nodded her small head. As Xiao Yan had helped the Xiao clan
become the largest faction in the Wu Tan City in one fell swoop back then, Xiao Yan’s reputation was
extremely great among Xiao Qing’s generation. Moreover, in these two years, the Xiao clan had also
gradually expanded due to the healing medicine which Xiao Yan had left behind. Therefore, this Xiao
Yan biao-ge, who had left the home to train, was pictured to have almost supernatural powers like
that of a god within the hearts of these little fellows.
Xiao Yan stood up straight and watched Xiao Qing, who was bouncing around on the small path as
she advanced due to her joyful mood. However, his face slowly darkened. His palm patted the Heavy
Xuan Ruler on his back. The dark and cold killing intent that had suddenly risen within him caused
Queen Medusa to twitch her eyebrows in surprised.
Following behind Xiao Qing, Xiao Yan’s footsteps gently stepped on the small path made of rock
fragments. The familiar surroundings which he was absent from for two years caused his childhood
memories to slowly seep out from his mind.
Xiao Yan followed Xiao Qing and passed through a few small paths. A somewhat spacious large
hall gradually appeared at the edge of his vision.
“Those bad people are inside. First Elder and the others are also inside. However, all of them are
injured. Otherwise, those fellows would not dare to act so presumptuously.” Xiao Qing waved her
small fist toward the large hall and angrily said.
“Injured? Something has indeed happened to the clan.” Xiao Yan pursed his mouth up tightly. He
stepped on the stone stairs and finally paused outside the main door which was tightly shut. As he
heard the sound inside, a cold smile was gradually lifted from the corner of his mouth.
The large, spacious hall was somewhat dark and the atmosphere was somewhat gloomy. There
were at least a hundred people who were packed into this large hall. These people were divided into
two groups which faced each other. They were eyeing each other menacingly, appearing as though a
riot was about to break out.
There were a few people seated in front of the two groups. In front of the Xiao clan’s group, the
three elders of the Xiao clan were seated. However, the faces of the three were currently pale. From
their exterior appearance where they could not hide some Dou Qi overflowing from their bodies, it
was clear that they had suffered quite a few serious internal injuries.
On the opposite of side of the people of the Xiao clan, there was a group of large men with fierce
looks. There were three people in the grandmaster seat, where the leaders of the group sat. One of
them was clearly the clan head of the Jia Li clan, which was once turned into a battered shape by
Xiao Yan, Jia Li Hua!
Xiao Yan also knew another person. He was Aoba Padun, the clan head of one of the three large
clans which had stood side by side with the Xiao clan in Wu Tan City back then, the Ao Ba clan.
The third person was a someone unfamiliar. The person was wearing an alchemist’s long robe. His
expression was cold and stern and his age was around fifty or more. Additionally, the most attracting
thing was the cauldron badge that was drawn on the chest of this person’s long robe. There were
three silver-colored ripples on the badge which was gently moving as though it was a living thing.
A tier three alchemist!
In Wu Tan City, which had never even possessed an alchemist association, a tier three alchemist
was someone who could cause any faction to feel a great reverence. This unfamiliar tier three
alchemist was also currently the person whom the three elders of the Xiao clan had the greatest fear
of.
“These two clan leaders, our Xiao clan may have met some trouble recently, but do the both of you
really think our Xiao clan is mud that can be kneaded? The marketplaces within Wu Tan City is
something that our Xiao clan has worked hard to build. You want to purchase them with that low
price of yours? Are you dreaming?” The second elder’s face was as dark and deep as water. His gaze
swept across the group of people opposite him who were like tigers and wolves as he coldly spoke.
“Ha ha, second elder must be joking. During these two years, your Xiao clan has basically earned
all the money in Wu Tan City. If this were to continue, it is likely that we wouldn’t have an
alternative other than to leave this place. This place is where our roots are. If we leave, it would not
be an easy matter to settle in another place. Ah, we also have no choice in order to survive. I hope
you three elders can bear with us. As long as you agree with the conditions that we have put forth,
our clan will not make things overly difficult for the Xiao clan in the future on the account of our
past relationship. Isn’t it very good for all of us to make money together.” Aoba Padun smiled as
said.
“Ten thousand gold coins for one marketplace, are you robbers?” The third elder, whose character
had always been aggressive stared at Aoba Padun with red eyes. He involuntarily slammed the table
as he pointed at Aoba Padun and scolded angrily.
“Third brother!” The first elder pulled the third elder who was about to stand up and softly cried,
“Don’t mess up your priorities!”
The third elder sat down violently. The teacup he held in his hand was crushed until it exploded.
“Ke ke, third elder’s anger is as great as it has always been. Being angry will hurt your body.” Jia
Li Hua, who has been silent suddenly laughed darkly as he said, “Unfortunately, all of you do not
have any choice in the matter today. If you sell, the place will be sold. If you don’t sell, the place will
also be sold!”
“Jia Li Hua, we really should not have been merciful back then. Letting you, a dog, live.” The first
elder said darkly.
“I’m sorry, there is no medicine for regret that is sold in this world.” Jia Li Hua smiled. The dark
viciousness on his face caused people to feel a coldness in the heart. “Today, I, Jia Li Hua will return
all the injuries that our Jia Li clan had suffered two years ago.”
“If you all really want to use force, our Xiao clan will also fight until the both of us suffer great
losses.” The first elder was silent for a moment as he watched that poisonous snake-like Jia Li Hua.
He then spoke in a thick voice. Currently, he could only hope that the other party was reluctant to
act forcefully and choose to delay time.
“Ha ha, old bastard, what qualifications do you currently possess to fight with us? If you have the
ability, go and call Xiao Zhan out? With the condition that you three old fellows are in right now, I,
myself can completely finish you all off!” Jia Li Hua coldly laughed.
The corner of the first elder’s eyes twitched slightly. The first elder waved his hand, and blocked
the group of furious members of the Xiao clan behind him. His gaze stared at Jia Li Hua in a cold
and dark manner as he coldly said, “If you dare to touch our Xiao clan, our Xiao clan’s descendants
will definitely cause you to be unable to sleep or eat peacefully. You can all await his wild revenge
once he returns.”
“His?” The corner of their eyes suddenly twitched. For some unknown reason, not only did Jia Li
Hua and Aoba Padun become silent, but even the hand of alchemist stranger by the side which was
placed on a chair, involuntarily jumped.
A young figure slowly surfaced within everyone’s mind. Two years ago, it was this young man who
was merely fifteen years old that sent the Jia Li clan, who was flourishing by the day into a deep
abyss.
Two years later, that young man back then had already directly picked on the Misty Cloud Sect
and even managed to leave in one piece.
It should be known that in the eyes of Jia Li Bi and these factions, the Misty Cloud Sect was like a
god. Anyone from within the Misty Cloud Sect would be sufficient to sweep away all of these
factions in Wu Tan City.
When they heard the rumors of the little fellow from the Xiao clan fighting against the Misty Cloud
Sect for the first time, almost all the people within the entire Wu Tan City were startled for a
minute. Those factions, which were enemies with the Xiao clan, even felt a chill being emitted from
within their bones.
If it were not for that mysterious strong person with a background unknown to even Jia Li Hua
telling him the news of Xiao Yan being quietly murdered by the Misty Cloud Sect, it was likely that
Jia Li Hua would not dare to come to the Xiao clan and loot them while they were in trouble even if
he had ten guts and had found a tier three alchemist to back him.
TL: Ten guts – ten times the courage?
“Hei, then you can wait. When you wait until you die, you may once again see that little bastard
called Xiao Yan.” Jia Li Hua coldly laughed, planning to use this to hide his fear toward a certain
someone.
“Old brother Ao, we don’t need to continue delaying. Since they refuse to agree, then we should
directly take action. The monopoly of the Xiao clan during these few years has nearly caused us to
be bankrupt. We can no longer be courteous.” Jia Li Hua turned his head and spoke in a grave voice
to Aoba Padun.
“Ah, since you three elders do not show any understanding of the situation you are in, don’t blame
me for not showing any feelings.” Aoba Padun sighed regretfully. He waved his hand and ten plus
large men behind him immediately drew their weapons from their waists with a ‘clang’ sound. They
stared at the members of the Xiao clan on the opposite side with faces full of killing intent.
“Since you wish to finish all of us off, then our Xiao clan will cause you all to suffer even if we
were to fight until there is one man left!” The first elder, who had been suppressing himself,
suddenly smashed his hand heavily on the table as he finally erupted. He abruptly stood up and
angrily shouted.
“First elder, the Xiao clan does not have any cowards who will flee! Let’s fight to the death with
them!” Behind him, ten plus members of the Xiao clan had faces which were flushed red due to
anger.
“As long as we can withstand it until the Young Clan Leader of the Xiao clan returns, we will be
able to take back the grievances that we have endured today!” The first elder grasp out some coarse
air as he clenched his teeth and cried out.
Young Clan Leader. This form of address represented the approval of the elders in the clan toward
a certain future successor of the Xiao clan. The news that had be spread from the Misty Cloud Sect
caused every member of the Xiao clan to feel proud of the clan member called Xiao Yan. This
included the three elders who had looked down on him back then.
“I’m sorry, but you may not have that opportunity. Back then, Xiao Yan killed my student. Today, I
will let your Xiao clan die with him.” That alchemist who had been silent suddenly stood up and said
in a hoarse voice.
The alchemist slowly raised his head as his gaze slowly swept across everyone of the Xiao clan. He
said faintly, “I forgot to inform you that my student is Liu Xi, who had helped the Jia Li clan create
healing medicine back then.”
As the alchemist’s words slowly fell, a strong force that was at least a six star Da Dou Shi suddenly
erupted from within his body. Under the pressure of this force, the first elder and the others who
were already seriously injured hurriedly took a few steps back. Their expressions were a little pale.
“Kill them! Don’t let anyone live!” Jia Li Hua coldly smiled as he said in a dark, thick voice while
watching the furious eyes of the members of the Xiao clan.
“It seems that the heavens want our Xiao clan to parish today.” A mouthful of fresh blood was
spilled out of the corner of the first elder’s mouth as he watched that group of people who were
grinning fiercely as they surrounded them. His expression was filled with hopelessness and
gloominess.
“Squeak.”
Just as all the members of the Xiao clan decided to put up a desperate fight with their lives, the
clear sound of a door being pushed open suddenly interrupted the massacre that was about to erupt.
The door was slowly pushed open and an eye-piercing sunlight followed the gap of the door as it
creeped in until it finally reached the other side of the hall.
Everyone in the large hall turned their heads toward the main door. The figure of a skinny young
man was slowly walking in from there.
“I’m sorry that I have returned late.”
The young man’s faint apologetic voice appeared.
Hearing this faintly familiar voice, the first elder was initially startled. Immediately, his tightened
body completely relaxed. Two drops of turbid tears of excitement moved along his old face and
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Chapter 358
Chapter 358: Leave No One
Following the sunlit path that was extended from the gap of the door, the skinny figure of a young
man slowly walked in. He passed by those large men whose hands were carrying weapons as though
they weren’t present. Finally, he slowly passed by the side of Jia Bi Lie and Aoba Padun whose faces
were filled with dullness.
The atmosphere was so quiet, that even the crows and sparrows dared not to create noise. Only
the sound of slightly hurried breathing could be heard.
Under everyone’s gaze, the young man slowly came to the front of everyone of the Xiao clan. He
lowered his head, eyed the old man, who was so excited that he was in tears, and bowed slightly.
“Xiao… Xiao Yan.” Under the support from the clan members behind him, the first elder excitedly
looked at the young and handsome face in front of him, which had a little less immaturity and more
rigid lines compared to two years ago. His voice trembled involuntarily as he said, “Is it really you?”
Xiao Yan lifted his head, and eyed the old face which he had always wanted to stomp violently on
in the past. He smiled and nodded, feeling a lament within his heart. After two years of training, he
had indeed become much more mature. The grudges that he had held back then had also paled with
the flow of time. No matter how one wanted to put it, this clan of his had a blood relationship that
was difficult to erase.
“First elder, it really is young master Xiao Yan!”
“Young master Xiao Yan is back! Our Xiao clan is saved!” The faces of the members of the Xiao
clan who were supporting the first elder revealed a wild joy. They were so excited that their mouths
could no longer say the words they wanted to speak.
As they inspected Xiao Yan’s face, they could still see some familiar outlines from two years ago,
the members of the Xiao clan, whose spirits were extremely strained for the past two days, finally
sighed as though they had been released from a heavy burden. Immediately, a joyful atmosphere
replaced the earlier hopelessness. Some of those who had weaker mental strength could not resist
emitting a joyful cry.
The second and third elder glanced at each other. Their hearts quietly sighed in relief. Their gazes
stared at the indifferent, smiling, young, and handsome face and nodded their heads in a gratified
manner. After two years of training, this eye piercing younger generation of the clan who failed to
show any restraint had finally discovered how to weaken his vigor.
Something which was too stiff was easy to break. Overly revealing one’s power was not completely
a good thing. Hiding a precious sword in its case and using the sword’s aura in secret was the right
way.
Compared to the cheers of everyone in the Xiao clan, Jia Bi Lie’s group on the opposite side, which
originally had an overbearing manner had their flame instantly extinguished. Everyone looked at
each other. The hands of those who were tightly holding weapons could not resist trembling. During
these few days, almost everyone in Wu Tan City had heard at least ten different versions of the
shocking incident of Xiao Yan having a big fight with the Misty Cloud Sect. Everyone’s heart was
filled with reverence for this person who was like a legendary figure. Now that the legendary person
had appeared alive in front of them, it was little wonder why these people who were overflowing
with killing intent would feel terror.
“Jia Bi Lie, you bastard. Didn’t you say that Xiao Yan had already been quietly killed by the Misty
Cloud Sect? Why is he alive now?” Aoba Padun’s eyes stared at the skinny back which was facing
him. A fear that was difficult to hide flashed across his eyes. His face was green as he turned his
body around and grabbed Jia Bi Lie by the collar and let out a soft, angr

y roar. There was a slight tremble in his voice.

Jia Bi Lie’s sight was similarly pasted on the back in front of him. The corner of his mouth
repeatedly trembled. His legs had also become a little numb at this moment. He swallowed his saliva
with great difficulty. His originally dark and vicious face had began to sob a little. “How would I
know. That person clearly told me that Xiao Yan had already been killed. With his strength, he
doesn’t need to lie to me, a clan leader of a small clan, did he?”
 “Don’t tell me that the person in front is Xiao Yan who had climbed out from the grave?” Aoba
Padun clenched his teeth and said angrily. Although part of the reason he had agreed to deal with
the Xiao clan, which was in a battered shape, after Jia Bi Lie pressured him was because of the fact
that he had indeed been suppressed by the Xiao clan in an overly hard manner for two years. The
greater part of the reason was because Jia Bi Lie had said that Xiao Yan was quietly killed by the
strong people of the Misty Cloud Sect. It was this that caused him to nod his head and put up a fight
against the Xiao Clan.
It should be known just how shocked his heart was when he first heard that little fellow of the Xiao
clan had actually managed to leave in one piece after having a huge fight with the large being
known as the Misty Cloud Sect.
It was due to this that he nodded and agreed half-believingly after Jia Bi Lie swore under the most
vicious curse.
After agreeing, the delayed return of Xiao Yan caused Aoba Padun to increase his trust in Jia Bi
Lie’s words. However, just as he thought that everything he needed was about to fall into his hands,
that Xiao Yan who, according to what Jia Bi Lie had said, should have been killed, appeared in front
of him. This kind of blow, and the terror that the human figure brought him, caused Aoba Padun to
immediately descend into a furious and shocked state.
Jia Bi Lie’s expression was pale. The current him was now in a state where his entire body was ice
cold.
The throat of the tier three alchemist rolled a little as his eyes stared intently at Xiao Yan. His face
was volatile. The powerful force that had erupted before had also become much more sluggish.
“Three elders, are you all fine?” Xiao Yan’s back was facing those people whose expressions were
different from one another as he eyed the three pale-faced elders and asked softly.
“I’m fine.” The first elder struggled to stand up. He shook his head and immediately bowed slowly
toward Xiao Yan in a solemn manner. However, when he had bowed half way down, a hand
supported him back up. When he lifted his head, he saw a young face that contained a gentle smile.
Immediately, his old eyes involuntarily became tearful.
“First elder, you are a senior. You cannot treat Xiao Yan in this manner. Otherwise, if Father were
to see this, I’m afraid that he is going to blame me.” Xiao Yan smiled as he softly said.
“The few of us old fellows were overboard in the past. In the future, I, using my status as the first
elder, guarantee you that those things in the past will never repeat themselves again.” The first
elder tilted his head, rubbed the corner of his eyes which was somewhat moist and sighed to Xiao
Yan.
“Ke ke, the young me back then was also not very likable. Moreover, the matter is already over. I
am a person who is quite forgetful.” Xiao Yan smiled and shrugged his shoulders. The moment when
he had once again stepped into this clan, he knew that no matter what happened, his own blood
belonged to this clan. At the very least, before he had become a useless person, this clan had given
him a perfect childhood.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept over the familiar faces of the clan members behind the three elders. He
smiled and said, “But now, I think that we should first settle the trouble here before we reminisce
the good times.”
“Child, be careful. Jia Bi Lie and Aoba Padun are already five stars Da Dou Shis while that old man
is the teacher of Liu Ling back then. He is a tier three alchemist and possesses the strength of a six
star Da Dou Shi.” The first elder nodded and warned softly.
Xiao Yan smiled slightly and slowly turned around. The smile on his face gradually turned dark
and cold as he turned toward Jia Bi Lie and the others.
“I have not seen you for two years, but Clan Leader Jia Bi Lie’s infamy is not any less than back
then.” Xiao Yan gaze slowly swept past the groups of people on both sides before finally setting his
gaze on Jia Bi Lie’s body as he smiled and said.
Jia Bi Lie’s gaze stared intently at the face which still had the outline of the youth from two years
ago. His body involuntarily shuddered. He swallowed his saliva as said in a trembling voice, “Ke ke,
nephew Xiao Yan. It is really unexpected to be able to see you again.”
Xiao Yan smiled slightly. He carelessly pulled out a chair from behind him and sat down with a big
posture in front of everyone. His hand grasped the ruler’s hilt and drew it fiercely. The heavy ruler
carried a ferocious force as it slammed into the hard rock floor. Immediately, numerous tiny crack
lines began to spread out from the point where the ruler landed.
“Clan Leader Ao Ba, I didn’t expect that you would also be here.” As Xiao Yan spoke his gaze
turned toward Aoba Padun’s by the side, whose expression was changing continuously.
“Ah? Oh, ke ke ke, it has been two years since I have seen you. Nephew Xiao Yan’s bearing is
becoming increasingly extraordinary. It is really true that a tiger father doesn’t have a dog son. If
old brother Xiao were to see you, he would definitely be so happy that he cannot close his mouth.”
Aoba Padun’s entire body trembled when he heard Xiao Yan’s voice. He hurriedly accompanied Xiao
Yan in laughing.
TL: a tiger father doesn’t have a dog son – means that someone strong/great does not have a child
who is a weakling/useless fellow
“You can swallow your nonsense.” Xiao Yan glanced faintly at him. His hand slowly rubbed the hilt
of the Heavy Xuan Ruler in his hand. His voice had quietly become dense, “I only want to know
exactly what the two of you want to do by bringing your people to my Xiao clan.”
“Ah? That… that… ha ha. Nephew Xiao Yan, the matter today is entirely a misunderstanding. We
came over because we heard that the Xiao clan had met some trouble. Therefore, we took the time
to come over to take a look. You should also know that we have quite a number of areas where we
are cooperating with the Xiao clan. It is only natural that we have to come over and show concern
now that something has happened to the Xiao clan.” Aoba Padun’s expression once again paled a
little as he hurriedly spoke with a smile upon hearing the thick and cold killing intent hidden in Xiao
Yan’s voice.
Beside him, Jia Bi Lie’s expression was alternating abruptly between white and green.
“Is that so?”
Xiao Yan lowered his head and laughed. His head was suddenly lifted. Those dark black pupils
were like sharp knives, coldly staring at Aoba Padun and Jia Bi Lie. A soft, muffled sound suddenly
appeared in the silent atmosphere. Immediately, a hot, green-colored flame surged out of Xiao Yan’s
body without any warning. In seconds, the temperature in the hall suddenly rose. Those Xiao clan
members who were a close distance to Xiao Yan hurriedly pulled back.
“If the two of you are plotting something against our Xiao clan, then the both of you need not
leave today.” Xiao Yan’s voice was incomparably icy, as the green-colored flame shrouded his entire
body.
As Aoba Padun, Jia Bi Lie, and the tier three alchemist watched the green-colored flame rising
from within Xiao Yan’s body with dry mouths, terror appeared on their faces as they took two steps
back.
“Nephew Xiao Yan, don’t misunderstand. I do not have even the least bit of bad thoughts toward
the Xiao clan. Today’s matter is entirely a misunderstanding. I will now leave immediately!” Aoba
Padun swallowed a mouthful of saliva. His voice had become a little sharp due to his fear.
After saying this, he hurriedly waved his hand. Ten plus large men carrying weapons hurriedly
neared toward him. After which, the group of people carefully withdrew out of the large hall.
“Junior Clan Leader? You cannot let him leave. These two days, quite a number of our clan
members were injured by them. Some of them even…” As he eyed Aoba Padun who was
withdrawing, the third elder, who had an impatient character, could not resist saying. Before he
could say all that he wanted to, however, he was stopped by a wave of Xiao Yan’s hand. Immediately,
he could only swallow the words in his mouth and pulled back. Seeing this manner of his, it was
clear that he had already truly treated Xiao Yan as the mainstay which was supporting this clan.
“You.” Seeing Aoba Padun who actually wanted to pull out in such a manner, Jia Bi Lie was
startled. His face twitched slightly. His body was stiffened for an instant before he hurriedly turned
his body around. He faced Xiao Yan who was seated on the chair and spoke to the calmed face Xiao
Yan with a flattering smile, “Nephew Xiao Yan, today’s matter is entirely a misunderstanding. In the
future, I will definitely personally pay a visit to apologize. There are still other matters in my clan
today, goodbye.”
Once he finished speaking, he hurriedly waved his hand turned around and lead his subordinates
away quickly.
The face of the tier three alchemist turned green as he eyed Jia Bi Lie and Aoba Padun who were
both leading their subordinates and fleeing in an embarrassing manner. Although his heart was also
a little afraid of Xiao Yan’s reputation, his haughtiness as an alchemist did not allow him to leave
like a dog which had lost its home. Immediately, he clenched his teeth and cried out sternly, “All of
you stop. The Xiao clan is currently in a battered shape. Are you all reduced to such a state just
because of a little fellow? What face will you have to survive in Wu Tan City in the future?”
Upon hearing the alchemist’s cry, Jia Bi Lie and Aoba Padun paused their footsteps. After their
thoughts had hesitated for an instant, however, a horrible shriek sounded in the large hall. The two
of them could not resist turning their heads and taking a look, only to shockingly see the tier three
alchemist being wrapped by a seven-colored energy film at the moment. Moreover, a seven-colored
liquid was actually repeatedly being dripped from the energy film. The seven-colored liquid
appeared to possess extremely strong corrosive properties. When each drop of liquid fell onto the
alchemist body, it would bring about blood-curdling scream.
 Under the numerous shocked gazes in the large hall, the body of the tier three alchemist was
being corroded at a speed visible to the naked eye. After ten plus seconds, the seven-colored liquid
had already filled half the energy film. Within it, the alchemist’s body and even his bones were
completely corroded.
“Gulp.” The extremely miserable state in which the tier three alchemist died caused the throats of
the people in the large hall to involuntarily roll.
“Clang,” The energy film abruptly burst apart. The seven-colored liquid gushed out and slowly
began to merge into a graceful lovely body in front of everyone’s sight. A moment later, a bewitching
beauty appeared in the large hall. She lifted her beautiful pupils lightly. The denseness within them
would cause the body of anyone who had come into contact with them to shiver.
Jia Bi Lie’s and Aoba Padun’s teeth trembled as they watched that bewitching beauty. At this
moment, a name which nearly caused one to be paralyzed surfaced in their hearts.
“Queen… Queen Medusa.”
“Nephew Xiao Yan, goodbye. Today’s matter was definitely a misunderstanding.”
Jia Bi Lie cupped his trembling hands toward Xiao Yan who was quietly seated in the chair like a
wooden pillar. Jia Bi Lie and Aoba Padun finally could not resist the terror in their hearts. They lead
their subordinates and swarmed out in an embarrassing manner. They had already made a decision.
Once they left this place, they would immediately pack up their things and go to somewhere far
from Wu Tan City!
As he watched Jia Bi Lie and the others who were swarming out of the large hall in a panicked
manner, Xiao Yan, who had remained quiet, finally waved his hand gently. His calm voice caused
everyone in the Xiao clan to feel an excitement extenuating from a great satisfaction.
“Leave no one!”
When Xiao Yan’s voice fell, the figure of Queen Medusa in the hall slowly became illusionary. That
large doors to the hall let out a ‘bang’ and was tightly shut. Quickly following this, horrible cries
repeatedly sounded outside the door.

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Chapter 359
Chapter 359: He Must Die!
The atmosphere was so quiet in the spacious hall that not even the parrots or sparrows made a
noise. All the members of the Xiao clan clenched their fists tightly as they heard the numerous
blood-curdling screams coming from outside the door. There was great satisfaction on their faces.
The recent turn of events of the Xiao clan had caused their hearts to be filled with grievances. Now
that Xiao Yan had returned, he had finally pulled the entire clan, which was about to reach its end,
up. The grievances which they had experienced during the last few days were currently
disappearing with each horrible scream from beyond the door.
The horrible screams outside continued for less than a minute before they gradually fell silent. As
the blood-curdling screams came to an end, the gazes within the large hall began to once again
gather on the back of Xiao Yan, who was quietly seated on a chair with his back facing them. At this
moment, there was some additional fanaticism and respect within those gazes.
“Junior Clan Leader.” The first elder took one excited step forward and broke the silence of the
large hall.
“First elder, just call me Xiao Yan. I really don’t have the right to be called the ‘Junior Clan
Leader’.” Xiao Yan slowly stood up from his seat, turned around, smiled and replied in a soft tone.
The first elder was slightly startled as he saw the smiling face which was completely different
from the stern face that had been filled with killing intent earlier. Immediately, he nodded with a
smile, “Currently, in this Xiao clan, your words are able to represent the orders of the clan leader.”
“Father will not agree to that.” Xiao Yan shook his head and joked. He flicked his finger gently and
ten plus small jade bottle appeared on the table, “These are some healing medicines to treat internal
injuries. Let those clan members who are injured consume them first.”
Hearing this, the first elder hurriedly nodded his head. He waved his hand and two clan members
stepped forward. They took the jade bottles and began distributing them in the proper order.
Xiao Yan watched those who had consumed the healing medicine before he grabbed the Heavy
Xuan Ruler with one hand and carelessly placed it on his back. After which, he walked out of the
large hall.
“Creak.” Xiao Yan pulled the door open, and sunlight came pouring in. The warm sunlight expelled
all of the gloominess that had shrouded the large hall.
Xiao Yan stepped passed the threshold of the door. His gaze glanced around his surroundings. The
expected scene of corpses all over the place did not appear. Only Queen Medusa was lazily leaning
on a willow tree under the shine of the sunlight. Her delicate hand was randomly playing with an
emerald green leaf. Her beautiful, curvy figure was reflected on the ground, moving slightly and
appeared extremely attractive.
Seeing Xiao Yan coming out, Queen Medusa lifted her head and glanced at him. She said faintly,
“Neither the corpses nor the bones remain, not one of them is left. Remember, that ‘Tomb Monster
Needle Fruit’ is mine.”
“This woman is indeed very vicious.” Xiao Yan sighed in his heart. He nodded his head before
turning to look at the members of the Xiao clan who had followed behind him and come out.
Currently, they had shocked expressions as they swept over the empty ground in front of them. Due
to terror of the bewitching woman not far away, however, even the third elder, who had a bad
temper, did not dare to take the initiative to open his mouth and ask.
“In the future, Wu Tan City will no longer have the Jia Li clan and the Aoba clan.” Xiao Yan’s voice
caused the members of the Xiao clan to sigh in relief.
“That’s right.” Xiao Yan appeare

d to have recalled something. He frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice, “First elder, where are
the other members of the Xiao clan? The Xiao clan does not appear to only have these few people,
right?”
“Ke ke, you need not worry. If there are only these few people left in the Xiao clan, what face
would I have when I go meet our ancestors?” The first elder shook his head with a smile and
explained, “I have already expected that there will be people who will loot us in our miserable state.
Therefore, I have arranged for the dependants of the clan to move to the mountain behind in
advance. There are also quite a number of clan members who are quite strong protecting them
there.”
Xiao Yan only sighed in relief upon hearing this. He turned his head around as he watched a small
head which had squeezed out from the crowd. At this moment, this pretty little girl who had tied a
ponytail was staring intently at Xiao Yan with a pair of large watery eyes which were filled with such
worship that small stars nearly appeared.
“Little girl, go to the mountain behind and call the clan members out. Biao-ge is back. Nothing will
happen to the Xiao clan.” Xiao Yan waved his hand to Xiao Qing and spoke with a smile.
TL: Biao-ge – older cousin brother
Upon hearing Xiao Yan’s order, Xiao Qing quickly squeezed out of the human crowd. She gave a
crisp response before bouncing around and cheering as she ran toward the back of the Xiao clan’s
home. Along the way, a little girl’s ‘hee hee’ laughter repeatedly rang out. The biao-ge in her heart
which she thought could do anything did not disappoint her. Even a difficult problem which had
caused the elders of the clan to be helpless was completely settled by him in less than an hour.
Xiao Yan let out a long sigh. He turned his head and watched the first elder. “Now, first elder, can
you tell me all the things that have recently happened to the Xiao clan in detail?”
“Ah.” Upon hearing Xiao Yan’s words, the face of the first elder, which was originally carrying a
smile, immediately became bitter. He sighed softly, turned his head and waved his hand. After
dismissing the clan members to tidy up the Xiao clan which was a complete mess, he then turned
around, faced Xiao Yan and said, “Come in and we’ll talk.”
As he spoke, he took the lead by turning around and walking into the hall. The second and third
elder exchanged glances and followed closely with similarly gloomy faces.
Eyeing the other three’s manner, Xiao Yan’s finger shook slightly as he lifted his feet and followed.
The four of them once again walked into the hall. At the moment, the slightly messy place had
already been swiftly cleaned up by the members of the Xiao clan. The four of them sat down
successively and the clan members by the side hurriedly brought hot tea.
Xiao Yan’s hands held the teacup, feeling the warmth that gradually seeped into his body. He
glanced at the solemn face of the first elder and softly said, “Tell me, what happened?”
The first elder nodded his head. He was just about to open his mouth when he shut it. His gaze
stopped on the chair beside Xiao Yan. The latter followed the gaze and slowly turned his head only
to realize that Queen Medusa had already sat there with a calm face since an unknown point in
time.
“You don’t need to be bothered about her. Just speak.” Xiao Yan shook his head and said.
The first elder nodded his head with a bitter smile and sighed, “Ever since you have left Wu Tan
City, our Xiao clan, with the help of the large number of healing medicine which you left behind,
gradually strengthened our position within Wu Tan City. Although the Jia Li clan and the Aoba clan
thought of uniting and suppressing the Xiao clan during this period of time, our Xiao clan held out
one time after another with the support from Ya Fei xiao-jie. As the profits that the Xiao clan gained
from the selling of healing medicine during these two years became overly large, it also resulted in
our conflict with the Jia Li and Aoba clans to become increasingly intense. Three months before you
returned, they finally could not resist and began using hard force. It was fortunate, however, that
the strength of the Xiao clan had soared greatly during these two years. In terms of pure force, even
with the union of their two clans, they were unable to obtain much benefit.”
TL: xiao-jie – refer to a daughter of a certain well off clan (unmarried)
“But…” After speaking to this point, the expression of the first elder suddenly became volatile. He
tightened his fist. A ‘crunch’ sound caused Xiao Yan to be aware of just what kind of fury was
currently being hidden in the heart of the first elder.
“Just three days ago, the Xiao clan received its most tragic blow.”
The corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes twitched as he slowly sipped a mouthful of tea.
“It was late in the night when the defence of the Xiao clan was at its weakest. Three mysterious
black-robed men who exceeded everyone’s expectations suddenly came descending from the sky.
Although they did not take the initiative to hurt people, they damaged the Xiao clan until it was in a
complete mess. The damage they caused alerted the entire Xiao clan. The Clan Leader was
extremely furious. He led the strong people of the Xiao clan, wanting to stop them. However, the
strength of the other side was far too terrifying. The three of us did not even last one exchange
against the black-robed person who was the leader before we were all seriously injured. All of us
knew that the person had held back. Otherwise, the three of us would definitely not have lived from
that one strike.” The first elder’s old body trembled slightly as he lowered his head and said.
 “Crack.” A clear sound suddenly appeared. The first elder and the others hurriedly lifted their
heads only to see that Xiao Yan’s expression had abruptly become very ugly. The teacup in his hand
had already been kneaded until it shattered. Powder mixed with tea was moving along the gap
between his fingers and dripping down.
“Where is father?” Xiao Yan’s gaze stared intently at the three elders. His breathing was rapid and
his voice was somewhat hoarse.
Hearing this, the expression of the first elder and other two elder’s became gloomy as they shook
their heads bitterly.
“Father is not in the mountain behind?” Xiao Yan’s expression was so ugly that it was a little
frightening. He eyed the three elders whose faces were filled with bitterness. Suddenly, he stood up
and a roar was emitted from his throat, “Tell me!”
“The three mysterious black-robed man had come after the Clan Leader. The Clan Leader also
seemed to be aware of their intention. Therefore, in order to avoid any injuries or death of the clan
members, he alone diverted the three mysterious people away and until now, he has yet to return.”
The first elder gritted his teeth and said with a bitter smile.
“Bang!”
A ferocious Qi abruptly erupted from within the large hall. The table at Xiao Yan’s side was
directly burst apart at this moment. The clan members in the large hall who had moved back and
forth as they cleaned up the place stiffened their bodies as they eyed the ferocious faced Xiao Yan
who sat in the middle of the hall.
“Do you have information on the three mysterious people?” Xiao Yan’s body was wrapped around a
hot green colored flame. His voice was currently like those that had come from the afterworld.
Within the iciness, there was a wild killing intent.
“No.” The first elder clenched his teeth, stared at the high temperature that was pouncing toward
him and shook his head bitterly.
“Although we do not know the exact condition of the Clan Leader, we can still at the very least
determine that his life is currently not in danger.” The first elder suddenly pulled out an ancient box
carefully from his chest pocket. He opened it and an emerald-colored jade appeared within it. A spot
of light was slowly swimming at the middle of the jade piece, as though it possessed a spirituality.
The first elder cautiously picked up the jade piece. He studied it in detail before sighing in relief.
With a soft voice, he said, “This jade piece was left behind by the ancestors of our Xiao clan. Each
Clan Leader will leave a little spiritual energy within it. If the clan leader dies, this swimming spot of
light will disappear along with him. Seeing that the spiritual light spot is currently still very strong, I
think that he should not be in any danger of dying.”
The words of the first elder caused Xiao Yan’s heart, which was like a volcano that had erupted, to
calm down a little. He received the jade piece from the first elder and gently stroked it.
“Can it tell me the current position of father?” Xiao Yan’s voice was dark and cold as he asked.
“It cannot.” The first elder shook with a bitter smile.
Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of cool air. He slowly shut his eyes which were filled with killing
intent. The wild killing intent in his heart was affecting his reasoning, which was about to reach its
limit.
“There are traces of energy left behind by people of the Misty Cloud Sect within the three of
them.” Queen Medusa, who was seated quietly by the side, suddenly glanced faintly at Xiao Yan and
said, “It is a little like the First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect.”
Xiao Yan’s closed eyes were suddenly opened. A dark and cold killing intent that even caused
Queen Medusa to be startled slowly seeped out of Xiao Yan’s body. He lifted his head slightly. That
delicate and handsome face was now completely filled with ferociousness and madness.
“This time, he must die! Whoever stops me will die!”

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Chapter 360
Chapter 360: Settling the Xiao Clan
The wild killing intent seeped out of Xiao Yan’s body within the large hall. Everyone was so
nervous and frightened that they stopped what they were doing. They eyed that savage face and did
not dare to emit the slightest sound.
“Junior Clan Leader, those three mysterious people were from the Misty Cloud Sect?” The
expression of the first elder was slightly ugly as he softly asked.
Xiao Yan inhaled a breath of air and forcefully suppressed the killing intent that was rising from
within his heart. He nodded slightly and said in a dark and cold voice, “Since she has said that your
bodies have the remanent energy of Yun Leng within them, then it naturally cannot be false.
Moreover, my clan had encountered this kind of surprise attack not long after I left the Misty Cloud
Sect. How can the Misty Cloud Sect be unrelated to this matter?”
“What does Junior Clan Leader plan to do?” The first elder bitterly laughed. In front of such a
strong faction like the Misty Cloud Sect, the first elder was a little at a loss on what to do.
“I have already said that he must die this time around!” Xiao Yan said in a thick voice.
“Ah.” The first elder let out a sigh. He eyed Xiao Yan, whose face was filled with killing intent,
before musing for a while. He then said, “Junior Clan Leader, although I do not know the status of
that mysterious person in the Misty Cloud Sect, I don’t think that it should be low from the looks of
his strength, no?”
“Other than the Sect Leader and a few others, his position should be the highest in the Misty
Cloud Sect.”
“As expected. Ah.” The first elder shook his head as he mused out loud, “Earlier, the reason that
the Junior Clan Leader had gotten into a big fight with the Misty Cloud Sect was because of the
Three Years Agreement. Moreover, you did not cause much harm to the upper echelons in the Misty
Cloud Sect during that time. Therefore, the Misty Cloud Sect does not really hate you. If you were to
kill this mysterious strong person this time around, the relationship between both parties would
become completely unresolvable.”
“Then first elder, do you mean to have me to ignore my father’s life or death?” Xiao Yan frowned
slightly. His voice was a little dark and solemn.
“Junior Clan Leader has misunderstood what I meant.” The first elder laughed bitterly before
sighing, “I am just trying to tell Junior Clan Leader that if you were to really kill that mysterious
person, the relationship between the Xiao clan and the Misty Cloud Sect would completely
deteriorate.”
“The last time, due to the Three Years Agreement between Nalan Yanran and you, they were
disadvantaged in that they were in the wrong. Therefore, they did not really dare to touch the Xiao
clan. Of course, the turn of events regarding the three mysterious strong people from the Misty
Cloud Sect is beyond everyone’s expectations. This time around, however, if you were to kill the
person who holds quite a high position in the Misty Cloud Sect, I’m afraid that the Misty Cloud Sect
will really send people to attack the Xiao clan.”
“My intention in saying all this is not to stop Junior Clan Leader from going to rescue the Clan
Leader. It is just that I want to let Junior Clan Leader to assume the post of the temporary Clan
Leader and think of a complete method in order to preserve the Xiao clan’s bloodline should an
unavoidable conflict with the Misty Cloud Sect occur when rescuing the Clan Leader. This clan is
something that the Clan Leader has spent a painstaking effort on. I think that Junior Clan Leader is
also unwilling to see it decay like this.”
The dark solemness gradually disappeared from Xiao Yan’s face. He

nodded his head. The words of the first elder were not completely without reason. The current Xiao
clan was not a faction that was in the same league as the Misty Cloud Sect. It was extremely easy
for the other party to destroy the Xiao clan if they wanted to. If he were to really kill Yun Leng, he
would definitely raise the fury of the Misty Cloud Sect. When that time came, the Xiao clan would
also have difficulty not getting involved. Therefore, if he wanted to go to the Misty Cloud Sect to
search for his father, he must first think of a way for the Xiao clan to escape.
 Xiao Yan quietly sat back down onto his chair. He closed his eyes slightly as his finger gently
tapped on the table.
Everyone in the hall took the initiative to remain quiet as they watched Xiao Yan, who had become
silent. One by one, numerous gazes focused intently on the black-robed young man. At this moment,
his every action affected the entire clan’s safety.
Xiao Yan’s tapping finger abruptly paused. He opened his eyes and swept his gaze slowly across
those clan members around him. Finally, he stopped on the faces of the three elders. His tone was
resolute. “No matter what, we must definitely search for Father, even if the price is to completely
infuriating the Misty Cloud Sect.”
The three elders exchanged glances before immediately facing Xiao Yan and slowly asking, “What
about the Xiao clan?”
“The Xiao clan is the painstaking effort of father and grandfather. I will not watch it decay.” Xiao
Yan eyes narrowed. He suddenly stood up and his eyes stared intently at the three elders. In a deep
voice, he said, “May I know if my words have any authority within the current Xiao clan?”
“It does!” The faces of the three elders were startled. They hesitated for an instant before giving a
united reply with grim faces. At this moment, only Xiao Yan, in front of them, had the ability to pull
the Xiao clan, which was in a devastated state, up from the mire it was in.
“What about all of you?” Xiao Yan suddenly turned around and shouted as he eyed the clan
members who were standing by the door.
“We will follow Junior Clan Leader’s order!”
Xiao Yan, who had just returned to the Xiao clan for a short while, had already built a position that
was difficult to shake within the Xiao clan after the cold-blooded method which he had used to kill
Jia Li Bi and the others. When they heard his cry, those clan members almost immediately roared
out loud with flushed faces. They similarly knew that at this life and death moment, the young man
in front of them, who was once the useless person of the Xiao clan, was their only savior!
“Alright!”
Xiao Yan nodded his head and let out a deep cry. He turned around and walked toward the seat
where his father had once sat in the past. He brushed his robe and sat down. His gaze looked
around the entire place and said with a bang, “I plan to move the Xiao clan from Wu Tan City.”
A commotion immediately broke out in the hall the moment these words were said. The Xiao clan
possessed no less than ten marketplaces within Wu Tan City. The value of these marketplaces was
quite a large amount of money when added together. If they were to just leave like this, would they
not suffer a great loss?
Xiao Yan gently waved his hand and the commotion in the hall slowly ceased. He said in a deep
voice, “Everyone should know that the matter of the Clan Leader being missing is definitely related
to the Misty Cloud Sect. Although the strength of the Misty Cloud Sect is very large, must the
courageous and strong men in our Xiao clan allow them to bully us? If this matter were to spread,
won’t others point at our noses and ridicule us for being spineless?”
“Tell me, rescue the Clan Leader and offend the Misty Cloud Sect, or hide in Wu Tan City like a
tortoise, allowing others to point at us and say that we have cast aside our pride. What would you
choose?” Xiao Yan’s eyes widened and he cried out sternly.
“Rescue the Clan Leader! Our Xiao clan doesn’t have any tortoises!” An astringent, tender voice
suddenly sounded from outside the main door. Xiao Qing’s small head was squeezed out from
behind. Her small face was so excited that it was flushed red while she waved her small fist and
cried out loud.
“That’s right. Rescue the Clan Leader. We don’t want to be tortoises.” Another few tender voice
sounded. Human heads surged around the main door as ten plus children, whose ages were but
twelve to thirteen squeezed in and shouted loudly.
“So what if it’s the Misty Cloud Sect? Our Xiao clan has never offended them, but they damaged
our Xiao clan in such a manner. They even almost caused us to be tragically exterminated. Junior
Clan Leader, I will obey you!” A member of the Xiao clan with a sturdy build eyed the outraged
younger generation and hot blood also surged wildly in his heart. He could not resist taking a step
forward as he cried out with a flushed face.
“That’s right. Young Clan Leader, we will all listen you you!” After the first person, a chain
reaction appeared to have spread at the back. One by one, the Xiao clan’s men waved their fists and
shouted with faces that were flushed red with anger. Being humbled time and time again during this
period of time had really caused them to have difficulty enduring. Now that the Xiao clan finally had
a backbone, they did not want that kind of humiliation to repeat itself, even if the price was to anger
the strongest faction within the Jia Ma Empire!
 “Ke ke, Junior Clan Leader, since everyone is willing to obey you, why don’t you tell us your plan.”
The first elder watched the clan members’ excited faces before turning toward Xiao Yan as he
smiled and said in a gratified manner.
“I plan to send the clan members out of Wu Tan City out in batches. After which, I will let each of
them head to the western region of the Jia Ma Empire. The strength of the Misty Cloud Sect there is
a little weaker. Moreover, my two elder brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, are expanding and
developing their own power at a rapid pace there. I want to secretly send the clan members there.
In this way, we can eliminate the threat the Misty Cloud Sect poses to the Xiao clan.” Xiao Yan
slowly said.
“Go to the western region of the empire?” The first elder was momentarily stunned upon hearing
this. He said with hesitation, “So far?”
“The western region of the empire is near the Tager Desert. Only at that place is the strength of
the Misty Cloud Sect a little weaker. It is also very easy to expose ourselves in other places. In the
future, our relationship with the Misty Cloud Sect might become extremely terrible. Therefore, we
must first make preparations for the worst.” Xiao Yan said.
“From now on, first elder, you will begin to sort out all the things in the Xiao clan. We will bring all
the valuables that we can. As for the ten plus marketplace, I will let the Primer Auction house
manage them. After that, all the profits from it will be shared with them. With my relationship with
the Primer clan, we don’t need to worry if they will reveal our whereabouts.”
“Yes!” The first elder nodded his head to accept the order. He hesitated for a moment and asked,
“When do we begin to leave?”
“It’s best not to drag this matter. We will begin leaving in batches tonight. The clan’s family
members and those in the younger generation who cannot fight will leave first. There must be some
clan members who are quite strong protecting them along the way. Remember, our rendezvous point
is Rock Desert City located in the western region of the Jia Ma Empire. When you arrive there, find
the ‘Desert Metal Mercenary Company’!” Xiao Yan said, making a prompt decision on the spot.
“Additionally, I will lead people to clear out the remnants of the Jia Li and Aoba clan during these
two days to divert everyone’s attention within the city. I will need you three elders to settle those
cumbersome matters regarding leaving in batches.”
“Yes!” The three elders replied in union.
“Additionally…”
Xiao Yan was seated on the leader’s seat in the hall. His expression was solemn as he methodically
issued orders. That calmness that stood firm even as a storm approached caused some of the
younger generation of the Xiao clan to be in a slight trance. Was this still the little fellow who had
been quiet and kept a low profile back then?
Compared to those older clan members, Xiao Qing and the others of the younger generation were
eyeing Xiao Yan with faces full of worship. Under his command, vigor and fighting spirit had once
again burst out of the Xiao clan, which had originally fallen into a panic.
Queen Medusa quietly sat in the chair. Her delicate hand held a warm tea cup and carelessly
sipped it. Her eyes would show some surprise when she occasionally glanced at Xiao Yan seated on
the leader’s seat. In hardly any time, he had actually completely stabilized his clan in which the
members’ hearts had been scattered. It must be said that such ability and mentality far exceeded an
ordinary person. No wonder even Pill-King Gu He was also played by this fellow back in the desert.
After the final clan member accepted his order and stepped back, Xiao Yan let out a long sigh as
he eyed the hall which had once again become empty. He lifted his teacup, and gulped the tea down,
letting it soothe his dry throat.
“Yun Leng from the Misty Cloud Sect, just you wait. Once I have properly settled the Xiao clan, I
will head there once again. This time around, I will no longer hold anything back!” Xiao Yan gently
held the teacup. A ferociousness appeared on his face once again. His hand shook and the teacup
abruptly burst apart!
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After Xiao Yan’s orders were issued, one after another, the entire Xiao clan began to move. When
the sky was dark, ten lightly-armed groups appeared in the spacious open ground. Xiao Yan
thoroughly examined them before dispatching some of the stronger clan members into the ten light-
armed groups Finally, they took advantage of the dead of the night, and began to split up. One by
one, they quietly slipped out of the Xiao clan. They would once again gather outside the city before
beginning to split up and march toward the western region of the empire.
By the time the sky gradually brightened, over half the family members of the Xiao clan had
already left.
 In the morning, Xiao Yan stood on the top of a pavilion and looked around the entire courtyard. A
long while later, he lifted his head and watched the morning glow which had spread over the
horizon. A coldness flashed across his eyes before he suddenly turned his body and headed down a
set of stairs.
While Xiao Yan was descending from a pavilion, there were already over a hundred Xiao clan men
on the open ground. Their hands were already holding weapons as they stood in place. It appeared
that they knew what they would be doing today. Therefore, the wild and fierce aura all over them
was like a ferocious tiger which was descending a mountain.
“We will destroy all the remaining strength of the Jia Li clan and the Aoba clan today!” Xiao Yan
slowly walked toward the exterior of the open ground while carrying the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler on
his back. His cold voice, however, caused the blood of all the Xiao clan members on the open ground
to boil. During these few days, there was an unknown number of clan members that had been
secretly killed by the Jia Li clan and the Aoba clan. Now, it was time for revenge!
The quiet Wu Tan City was frightened by this killing aura which had suddenly appeared. The faces
of those passersby who were walking on the street were completely stunned as they watched the
mass of humans rushing out of the Xiao clan like a flood. The dark and cold killing intent that was
emitted from their bodies caused everyone’s bodies to feel cold.
“What is the Xiao clan planning to do?” Some of the passersby could not resist muttering as they
eyed the human flow that was surging past them on the street.
“That person leading them is really young. His appearance is also somewhat familiar.” Some of the
people who had stayed at Wu Tan City for a number of years said a little uncertainly.
“That ruler is really large.” A tender voice suddenly sounded. After which, the entire street fell
into a dead silence.
“That is Xiao Yan from the Xiao clan?” A shocked voice finally broke the silence which lasted for a
moment. During this period of time, all the people in Wu Tan City had heard about the huge battle
between Xiao Yan and the Misty Cloud Sect until calluses had almost appear in their ears. That
special shaped huge ruler belonging to Xiao Yan had also become a symbol of his.
“This time around, the Jia Li and Aoba clans are going to be out of luck.” Some of the people who
were clear about the situation of Wu Tan City appeared to have come to a sudden realization after
being slightly shocked. Immediately, a look of pity appeared on their faces as they shook their heads.
Similar to what these people thought, this torrent of the Xiao clan directly surged toward the
marketplaces of the Jia Li clan and the Aoba clan. All the defences within them were instantly
destroyed. Shining sharp blades awaited anyone who dared to resist!
Under Xiao Yan’s leadership, the group from the Xiao clan was like a flood in transit. Any
marketplace which they passed by was completely destroyed by them. Those guards of the Jia Li and
Aoba clans were basically massacred until none were left. Wherever the flow passed, the
marketplace was smashed, appearing in a dire shape. The Xiao clan had used the most ruthless
method to pay back the suppression and humiliation the two clans had given them during this period
of time.
Without the effective leadership of a Clan Leader, the two clans did not form an effective
resistance. Therefore, in a mere morning, the marketplaces, underground gambling houses, etc. in
Wu Tan City which belonged to the two clans had already been completely destroyed by the Xiao
clan. This time around, the two clans were truly finished!
The gazes of everyone in Wu Tan City were attracted by the sudden eruption of the Xiao clan. The
killing intent which had spread all over Wu Tan City let them know that the Xiao clan was indeed in
a violent rage this time around.
However, when the gazes of the entire city were gathered on the fighting force of the Xiao clan,
who were repeatedly moving around, the family members within the Xiao clan had completely left.
The operation to destroy continued from morning until evening. Since everyone was stunned by
this operation of the Xiao clan, they did not realize that the original one hundred plus people who
engaged in the destruction had unknowingly been reduced by a lot.
When the sun was about to set, the destruction, which had continued for a full day, was completely
over. The huge force of the Xiao clan with bloodstains all over their bodies once again returned to
the large courtyard while laughing unrestrainedly. The door to the courtyard was then shut tightly,
blocking all those curious gazes.
Tens of clan members whose bodies contained a fierce and evil presence sat down on the floor.
They laughed loudly and conversed with one another, using this opportunity to declare the free and
untroubled feeling today. Today was likely the most carefree and delightful day during these two
years. In the past, the strength of the Xiao clan may not have been weak, but the Clan Leader did
not have such a boldness because he needed to consider the larger picture. However, Xiao Yan
completely possessed such courage!
The sound of footsteps slowly sounded from outside the open ground. Xiao Yan, who had changed
into a clean robe smiled as he walked toward the open ground.
“Junior Clan Leader!” The tens of large men belonging to the Xiao clan stood up orderly upon
seeing Xiao Yan appear. A fanaticism appeared in their eyes as they cried out loudly. The wild
methods of Xiao Yan today had subdued all the worried thoughts of the Xiao clan.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head. He walked up a high platform before slowly sweeping his
gaze over the well lit Xiao clan. No one outside knew that there were only these tens of people left
within the Xiao clan.
“Junior Clan Leader, the clan’s Qi Methods, Dou Techniques, wealth, etc. have already been
completely consolidated. Ke ke, on account of Junior Clan Leader’s face, the Primer Auction House
actually lent storage rings to us. This has helped us settle quite a lot of problems.” The first elder
smiled and said.
“Ah.” Xiao Yan nodded with satisfaction. His gaze overlooked the warriors of the Xiao Clan and
laughed softly, “Everyone, all of you will also begin to disperse and leave Wu Tan City tonight and
gathering at the stipulated spot. When that time comes, you will gather together and head toward
Rock Desert City. Once you have arrived there, our Xiao clan will have a new beginning.”
“Junior Clan Leader, what about you?” The first elder suddenly asked.
Following the first elder’s words, everyone’s gazes shifted over to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan laughed softly. His delicate and handsome face faintly contained a savageness. “Me? I
will go and take the life of that old bastard!”
The face of the first elder became slightly sluggish as he stared at Xiao Yan’s face. A long while
later, he slowly bent his body toward Xiao Yan. After that, the tough warriors of the Xiao clan who
had just undergone a blood trail also bent their straight bodies.
“Young Clan Leader, we will be waiting for you in Rock Desert City!”
“It’s time, go!” Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. He then lifted it and glanced at the moonlight
before waving his hand as he spoke.
“Junior Clan Leader, take care!”
The tens of warriors of the Xiao clan shouted in unison. Immediately, they turned their bodies. One
by one, they dispersed and sank into the shadows. Under the dark, black, night sky, human figures
were creeping about, much like ants, which had scattered in all directions, as they quietly slipped
away from Wu Tan City.
Xiao Yan stood on the high platform and watched the courtyard which had become quiet. He
sighed gently and muttered softly, “Yun Leng, it is all your fault that my Xiao clan is like this. This
time, even Yun Tian will be unable to protect you!”
Xiao Yan slowly brought his hands out of his sleeves. Green-colored flames rose on his long hand.
A moment later, a thick white-colored flame quietly crept out.
The green and white-colored flames mingled with each other under the night sky, dancing
enchantingly.
On the top of a pavilion, Queen Medusa’s pretty eyes stared at the two colored flames which were
rising from each of Xiao Yan’s hands. Her red sleek small mouth parted slightly. For the first time, a
seriousness flashed across her bewitching pupils.

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Chapter 361
Chapter 361: Going Up To The Misty Cloud Sect Once Again
The blue sky was cloudless for tens of thousands of kilometers. Two small black spots stopped in
the distant sky, overlooking Wu Tan City, which had been erected at the base of a mountain. From
such a height, the Magical Beast Mountain Range beside Wu Tan City could also be seen within
their eyesight. At a glance, the endless mountains appeared extremely majestic.
The Purple Cloud Wings on Xiao Yan’s back gently flapped. He lowered his head and looked over
Wu Tan City below. A long while later, he sighed gently. After leaving this time around, it was likely
that he would never return again in the future.
“Goodbye.” Xiao Yan softly muttered. He turned his head and eyed something not far beside him.
At that spot, Queen Medusa seemed to be stepping on solid ground. Her body did not even have the
slightest rising and falling movement of those who used wings.
“My motive of returning to the Misty Cloud Sect this time around is very straightforward. Kill Yun
Leng and search for my father. Therefore, there is no room for reconciliation between either party
this time around.” Xiao Yan said faintly.
“I have already said that I will rescue you in any life and death situation that occurs. At other
times…” Queen Medusa glanced at him. Her brows furrowed abruptly, and a seven-colored glow
flickered across her bewitching eyes. A moment later, she helplessly said to herself in a soft voice,
“Be quiet. He is not your kin, why are you so concerned about him?”
The seven-colored glow flashed once again in her bewitching eyes. A long while later, Queen
Medusa grit her teeth, lifted her head, and coldly said to Xiao Yan, “Rest assured, you will not die!”
“Thank you very much. It is already enough to hear that you would help me at the crucial moment
of life and death.” Xiao Yan smiled faintly and replied. He naturally knew that the ‘Heaven
Swallowing Python’s’ spirit had conversed with Queen Medusa earlier.
“You can continue to be conceited. With Yun Shan around, it won’t be easy to kill Yun Leng.”
Queen Medusa laughed coldly. Although she was extremely shocked after finding out that Xiao Yan
possessed two kinds of ‘Heavenly Flames’, the latter’s strength was still too weak. It was extremely
difficult for him to display the true strength of the two different types of ‘Heavenly Flames’. Thus, it
was undoubtedly impossible for him to use them in order to contend against a Dou Zong.
“Perhaps.”
At this moment, Xiao Yan was not in the mood to argue with her. He knew that his trip to the Misty
Cloud Sect this time would be extremely dangerous. The degree of danger far surpassed that of the
previous trip. After all, both parties would really have an acrimonious falling out this time around.
What Yun Leng did to the Xiao clan and his father was something that he could only compensate
with his life. Therefore, this First Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect must die! This would happen even if
Yun Shan were to protect him!
The ‘Angry Buddha’s Lotus Flame’ was Xiao Yan’s final trump card. Unfortunately, the strength it
contained was exceedingly terrifying, but with its great power, the repercussions were also very
frightening. This was the only thing that worried Xiao Yan.
“Let’s go.”
Xiao Yan once again lowered his head and looked at Wu Tan City one last time. He inhaled a deep
breath of air and waved his hand. The wings on his back flapped abruptly, as he turned around and
transformed into a ray of light which once again flew toward the distant capital.
As she eyed Xiao Yan who had travelled far away, Queen Medusa muttered, “Is he trying to let
himself get caught? Or does he have confidenc

e in his ability to fight against Yun Shan?”

She shook her head gently. Her feet pressed against the air, and waves of ripples pulsed in the
empty sky. Immediately, her body disappeared in a strange manner.
Xiao Yan did not make any stops on his journey to the Misty Cloud Sect this time. He rushed all
the way there while refusing to eat and sleep. Because of this, the original three days’ journey was
forcefully reduced by half.
On the second day after leaving Wu Tan City, Xiao Yan, who was shuttling along, gradually entered
the boundary of the capital. Of course, he did not make any stop within the capital. His body turned
into a ray of light which directly flew through the sky above the city, immediately flying towards the
majestic mountain near the horizon.
Although Xiao Yan did not make a stop in the capital, some of the strong people at the peak within
the capital still sensed him when he swiftly flew through the sky above the city. Moreover, a
commotion began to occur among these strong people who had sensed his familiar Qi.
In a remote bamboo forest deep within the imperial palace of at the capital, Jia Xing Tian, who was
seated cross-legged and training suddenly opened his eyes. A surprise surfaced in his eyes as he
watched the distant sky. A long while later, he said in a stunned manner, “Is this Qi Xiao Yan’s? Why
has he returned? Looking at the path he is travelling, it looks like he is going back to the Misty
Cloud Sect? What is this fellow doing?”
In the Primer clan’s headquarters in the eastern part of the capital, Hai Bodong had his eyes
closed while in a noisy meeting of the Elder’s Council. His body gently swayed along with the chair.
The elders within the clan around him were intensely debating over some matters within the clan.
Additionally, Ya Fei was actually seated beside Hai Bodong. However, she did not interrupt the
argument between everyone. Her quiet manner made it seem as though she could not hear the
fretful noisiness.
“Old Hai.” Ya Fei tilted her head slightly. She smiled as she handed a cup of tea that had just been
poured to Hai Bodong.
The latter’s eyes opened slightly and nodded his head as he received the tea. He took a shallow sip
and said with a faint smile, “Ya Fei, by being able to enter the Elder’s Council, it means that you
possess real power within the clan. You must take advantage of this opportunity. There has never
been such a young Elder within the Primer clan.”
“Ya Fei will naturally remember Old Hai’s teaching.” Ya Fei suddenly smiled. Her gaze took one
look around her. Suddenly, she said in a soft voice, “Old Hai, is Xiao Yan alright?”
“Ke ke, you have already openly and implicitly asked this question many times during these few
days.” Hai Bodong smiled and shook his head. He glanced at Ya Fei’s face which was becoming
slightly flushed before he said with a smile, “Rest assured. That little fellow’s ability is extremely
great. Even a strong person of Queen Medusa’s class stands beside him. The Misty Cloud Sect
cannot do anything to him.”
“Oh.” Ya Fei quietly sighed in relief within her heart. She was just planning to turn her gaze
toward the noisy meeting when the expression on the lazy-faced Hai Bodong abruptly changed
drastically. His body suddenly sat up in the chair as he lifted his gaze to stare intently at the ceiling.
Hai Bodong’s sudden action caused everyone in the hall to be startled. Immediately, the voices
arguing became quiet. One by one, they cautiously looked at Hai Bodong.
“Old Hai, what’s the matter?” Primer Tengshan was also shocked by Hai Bodong’ss action and he
asked carefully.
“Why has Xiao Yan returned? He is even going to the Misty Cloud Sect? What is he planning to
do?” Hai Bodong had a stunned expression as he eyed a certain spot on the ceiling and muttered.
“Ah?” Fa Fei immediately let out a shocked gasp upon hearing this. Even the expression of Primer
Tengshan off to the side also changed slightly.
“I will need to go and take a look. Tengshan, gather the ‘Shadow Guards’. There may be some
trouble this time around. Seeing this manner of Xiao Yan, I’m afraid something big will happen.” Hai
Bodong swiftly walked out of the door, giving the order as he walked.
“Uh? Gather the ‘Shadow Guards’?” Primer Tengshan was startled. He eyed Hai Bodong, who was
about to exit the door and could not resist saying, “Old Hai, is it not a little inappropriate to expose
the ‘Shadow Guards’ just for a Xiao Yan?”
Hai Bodong’s advancing footsteps suddenly paused. He turned around and coldly glanced at
everyone in the hall. In a deep voice, he said “To be honest, Xiao Yan has an even greater deterrence
strength compared to the Misty Cloud Sect within my eyes. In the future, all of you in the Primer
clan will realize the benefits of the decision I have made today.”
Upon saying these words, Hai Bodong turned around and headed out the main door. He ignored
the group of stunned Elders. None of them had ever thought that Xiao Yan actually had such
shocking weight within Hai Bodong’s heart.
The Alchemist Association.
The Mu clan.
 The Nalan clan.
Something similar to this was happening all over the large capital. With Xiao Yan’s return,
undercurrents began to flow fiercely within the capital, which had originally and gradually
descended into a calm following the end of the Alchemist Grand Meeting and the Three Year
Agreement.
Over ten human figures were seated at the spacious table within the huge meeting hall of the
Misty Cloud Sect. Most of these people were wearing white robes with a special badge on their
chest, letting others know that they possessed quite a high position within the Misty Cloud Sect.
Additionally, Pill-King Gu He was carelessly seated on the other side of the table. Behind him, Liu
Ling had his body slightly bent as he stood. However, his gaze would occasionally drift toward a
moon-robed lady on the opposite side. If one were to carefully look, this lady was actually Nalan
Yanran.
The face of the current Nalan Yanran appeared a little thinner compared to a few days ago. As she
sat alone, her originally vivid pupils were a little absentminded. No one knew what she was thinking
about. On a whole, however, the current her had less of the indifferent aura that rejected people.
Instead there was more of a delicate and moving feeling.
“Yun Leng, why did you, Yun Lei, and Yun Cheng leave the clan a few days ago?” A clear and cold
female’s voice that contained a faint majestic sound to it suddenly resonated within the quiet large
hall.
“Sect Leader, we… we have only left because of some private matters.” Upon hearing the female’s
voice, Yun Leng, who was seated on the seat of the leader of the Elders, tightened his fist slightly
and hurriedly said with a smile.
ollowing Yun Leng’s gaze, one could see a lady wearing a moon-white-colored robe seated at the
head of the table. There was a faint fury currently present on that graceful, pretty face which
contained nobility. Hearing Yun Leng’s manner of address, this person was impressively the current
Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun!
“The few of you went to Wu Tan City, right!?” Yun Yun coldly snorted.
Yun Leng was stunned. He lifted his head and eyed the other two people on the meeting table.
Seeing their expressions, which contained a bitter smile, the him who had no hope of escaping could
only helplessly nod his head.
“Sect Leader, Xiao Yan severely damaged our Misty Cloud Sect’s reputation. If we were to let him
off this easily, won’t it cause others to think that anyone can step on our Misty Cloud Sect in the
future? Moreover, he cannot escape being related to Mu Cheng’s death. Logically speaking, it is not
overboard for him to be placed on the namelist for the Misty Cloud Sect to hunt down and kill.” Yun
Leng tried to defend himself.
“Our dispute with Xiao Yan in the past has come to a complete end after the Three Year
Agreement. By privately bringing people to the Xiao clan like this, it would undoubtedly cause
others to say that our Misty Cloud Sect has little tolerance. Who would trust us in the future?” Yun
Yun helplessly shook her head and immediately said in a deep voice after glancing at Nalan Yanran
by her side whose expression had darkened slightly upon hearing this name, “Moreover, do you
think that I am not aware that your actions this time around are mostly because of your personal
grudge? I’m afraid that Mo Cheng’s death is merely an excuse. That Mo Cheng’s relationship with
you was not even that good to begin with.”
Yun Leng’s old face alternated between green and white upon hearing Yun Yun chiding him.
However, he did not dare to interrupt her. He immediately resorted to throwing a gaze toward Yun
Shan, who had his eyes closed as though he was in a deep sleep, begging to be saved from this topic
of Wu Tan City.
“You need not look at me. According to the rules of the sect, Yun Yun is the current Sect Leader.
Even I can only obey her words.” Although he had his eyes closed, Yun Shan appeared to know what
Yun Leng was thinking and opened his mouth, speaking in a bland tone.
Hearing this, Yun Leng could only become completely quiet.
“Sect Leader, the First Elder was also thinking for the sect. Moreover, he did not cause much
damage to the Xiao clan in his trip to Wu Tan City this time around. He merely damaged some
buildings. Ke ke, no matter how one puts it, he is also the First Elder of our Misty Cloud Sect. If we
let him lower himself and apologize to a small clan, wouldn’t that weaken our sect’s reputation even
more? In any case, since no one in the Xiao clan recognized the First Elder, who hid his identity, we
should pretend that nothing happened and let this matter pass. At the most, we can give the Xiao
clan some compensation in the future.” An Elder stood up and smiled as he smoothed things over.
“You have forgotten about Xiao Yan already, no? Haven’t all of you played enough during the farce
of the Misty Cloud Sect a few days ago? That Xiao Yan is no fool. Sooner or later, he will suspect the
Misty Cloud Sect. Given his character, do you think that he would swallow the humiliation? Ah,
Queen Medusa. With such a strong person backing him, even teacher wouldn’t dare say that he can
definitely beat her, no?” Yun Yun frowned, and coldly laughed.
“Uh.” Seeing Yun Yun’s slightly cold expression, that elder did not dare to say anything more. He
could only shrink his neck as he sat back down.
“Then what does Sect Leader plan to do? Don’t tell me that you will hand me over to Xiao Yan to
vent his anger?” Yun Leng was also a little angry after being scolded. Immediately, he could not
resist speaking.
“We will not go so far as to hand you over. Even if we were to hand you over, that Xiao Yan or Xiao
Clan won’t have the courage to accept. But you shouldn’t be relieved. The punishment from within
the sect is unavoidable.” Yun Yun looked faintly at Yun Leng before continuing, “It is fortunate that
you did not create too much trouble this time around. After a few days, I will send someone over to
the Xiao clan to harmonize things. I think that Xiao Yan would not dare to offend the Misty Cloud
Sect especially within the Jia Ma Empire, even if he has Queen Medusa supporting him.”
Yun Leng quietly sighed in relief upon hearing this. Although the punishment within the sect was
quite severe, it was likely that those people in the punishment office would not dare to go overboard
given his position and relationships within the Misty Cloud Sect.
“We will let the matter rest here.” Yun Yun waved her hand and stood up. Her gaze carried a
sternness as it swept across the hall. She said, “I will repeat this one more time. That farce back
then is already over. It is not worth offending Xiao Yan just because of Mo Cheng!”
“Yes.” All the elders nodded their heads and responded upon hearing this.
Yun Yun sighed gently. She was just about to dismiss everyone when she realized that Yun Shan’s
expression beside her had suddenly changed. His closed eyes were abruptly opened. A powerful,
terrifying Qi shocked the entire hall.
“Teacher? What happened?” Yun Yun was stunned as she hurriedly asked.
“We want to let this matter end like this. Unfortunately, he does not agree.” Yun Shan’s expression
was slightly dark and solemn. His gaze looked afar toward the sky outside the large hall.
Not long after Yun Shan’s voice fell, an icy cold cry containing killing intent that was difficult to
hide fell from the sky like angry thunder. It immediately and swiftly spread throughout the entire
mountain.
“Old dog Yun Leng, get out here to die!”

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Chapter 362
Chapter 362: Yao Yan, Yun Zhi
The ice-cold cry like angry thunder engulfed the entire mountain.
All the disciples in the Misty Cloud Sect lifted their heads, and turned their gazes toward the blue
sky. At that spot, two human figures were suspended in the air. Thick killing intent was overflowing
from within the body of the black-robed young man who was in charge.
“Xiao Yan? Why has he returned?” When some of the sharp eyed people saw the cold face of the
black-robed young man, numerous shocked noises immediately and repeatedly sounded from within
the Misty Cloud Sect. This young man who had turned the Misty Cloud Sect upside down days
before had caused every single Misty Cloud Sect’s disciple to firmly remember this name.
Xiao Yan’s dark and cold gaze slowly swept all over of the Misty Cloud Sect below. Finally, it
paused on a large hall. At that spot, a white glow which contained a fury suddenly shot out
explosively. Finally, it suspended in the sky and a furious roar resounded throughout the sky, “Xiao
Yan, you are actually this rude. Are you seeking death?”
Xiao Yan’s eyes stared intently at the green-faced Yun Leng who was suspended in midair. His
right hand abruptly drew the Heavy Xuan Ruler from his back and suddenly pointed at the latter. In
a thick voice, he said, “Old bastard. Even if Yun Shan wants to protect you today, I will still take your
life!”
“Ah, what an arrogant tone! Coincidentally, I am looking for you too. Today, I think you should stay
at the Misty Cloud Sect.” Yun Leng coldly laughed. He clenched his teeth and angrily replied.
Having his name directly threatened and cursed by this person who had charged into their sect
really caused him to lose all his reputation within the sect.
“Yun Leng, shut up!” A clear cold cry suddenly sounded in the sky. When they heard this cry, the
Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples below bowed their bodies slightly and unanimously. Even Yun Leng
could only violently shake his hand and take a step back.
A few white lights flashed across the horizon. Immediately, a few human figures scattered and
appeared in the sky. The person in the middle was wearing a moon-white robe. The corner of her
skirt fluttered gently in the wind. The hair on her head was set in a phoenix shape, setting off that
pretty face. Her nobility contained some dignity that was difficult to hide.
Xiao Yan’s gaze slowly swept across the few people who had appeared. His gaze stopped on Yun
Shan for a moment before turning toward the moon-robed woman, who was at the center. For her to
be able to willfully scold Yun Leng, who was the First Elder, it was likely that her status was quite
high. Within the Misty Cloud Sect, other than Yun Shan who was present, it was likely that only the
current Sect Leader, Yun Yun, possessed such authority.
Xiao Yan’s gaze moved upward. It finally stopped on that graceful and noble pretty face. The two
gazes interacted and were momentarily at a loss. Immediately, they became suddenly dull.
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew past and two dull faces which were looking at each other
appeared.
“Yun Zhi?”
“Yao Yan?”
In the quiet midair, two shocked voices which carried a perplexity were suddenly emitted from the
mouths of both Xiao Yan and the Misty Cloud Sect’s Sect Leader, Yun Yun.
After the words left their mouths, the both of them were startled. Their gazes took one look
around them. They seemed to have sensed something and their expressions immediately underwent
some changes.
“Yun Zhi.”
Xiao Yan’s gaze stared intently at the beautiful face, which had actually appeared a little flustered.
A long while later, Xiao Yan appeared to have thought of something. He abruptly inhaled a deep cold
breath. For some unkn

own reason, his heart had quietly become colder. His voice was trembling a little in anger, “I’m
afraid that it would be more appropriate to call you the Misty Cloud Sect’s Sect Leader, Yun Yun,
no?”
“You…” Those pupils which were filled with dignity within the large hall earlier were now a little
flustered and uncertain. Yun Yun laughed, “I didn’t think that the Xiao Yan whom Yanran had
mentioned was actually you.”
“Yun-er, are you acquainted with Xiao Yan?” Hearing the somewhat mindless conversation
between the two, Yun Leng and the others around them were stunned. They faced each other.
Beside them, Yun Shan furrowed his brows and could not resist interrupting.
“Ah, we have met a couple of times. However, he had also hidden his true name, therefore…” Yun
Yun appeared to be a little evasive as she softly replied.
Xiao Yan’s heart slowly became disappointed upon hearing Yun Yun’s words. He mocked himself
and shook his head. He then lifted it and said with a smile, “Yun Yun da-ren is the Sect Leader of the
Misty Cloud Sect. I am but a nameless little fellow, how can we be acquainted? The person whom I
knew was called Yun Zhi and not Yun Yun.”
TL: da-ren : used to refer to someone respectfully/ an official of higher ranking
The back of Yun Yun’s teeth bit her red lips. She stared at the young face which contained self
ridicule. Those words of his caused Yun Yun to faintly have a pained feeling within her heart. Her
hands within her sleeves had also tightened. The degree of strength used actually caused her
fingers bone to become whiter.
Yun Shan’s gaze swept back and forth between Xiao Yan and Yun Yun. The frown on his forehead
became deeper. He could sense that something had definitely happened between the two of them.
“Xiao Yan, I let you leave the last time. Why have you come to my Misty Cloud Sect this time.
Moreover, you have humiliated our sect’s Elder in front of everyone. Do you really think that our
Misty Cloud Sect is easy to bully? Although you have Queen Medusa supporting you, the old me
would like to advise you to not go overboard in anything that you do. If you want to find soft
persimmon to knead, you have come to the wrong place!” Yun Shan glanced at Queen Medusa
behind Xiao Yan and shouted in a deep voice. There was a faint anger within his cry.
Xiao Yan’s gaze indifferently shifted from Yun Yun toward Yun Shan. He coldly laughed, “Sect
Leader Yun Shan, I’m afraid that you will have to ask First Elder Yun Leng for the reason that I have
come to the Misty Cloud Sect, no?”
Yun Shan’s expression changed slightly. He violently cut Yun Leng with his eyes before saying in a
deep voice, “This time around, Yun Leng’s actions were merely a little impulsive. Moreover, he did
not create much damage to your Xiao clan. I will send someone from the Misty Cloud Sect to
compensate your clan for what has been damaged. Alright, if you have come because of that matter,
you can leave.”
“Ha ha,” Xiao Yan was startled when he heard Yun Shan’s words. He immediately and abruptly let
out a laughter. There was a little savage killing intent within his laughter. In the next moment, Xiao
Yan, who had lowered his head and let out a loud laughter, abruptly raised it. That delicate and
handsome face was contorted with killing intent. “Yun Shan, I am only speaking to you this politely
because I respect you as a senior. However, are you really ignorant or are you pretending to be
ignorant? Do you really think that the old dog Yun Leng came to my Xiao clan merely to damage
some buildings? Due to what he did this time, my entire Xiao clan was nearly exterminated. How
can this consequence be completely offset by a casual mention or compensation by you?”
The expressions of the few people in the sky changed slightly when they heard this. Yun Shan’s
and Yun Yun’s expressions became a lot uglier. They did not expect that Yun Leng and the others had
hidden so many things from them.
“It is true that Yun Leng was a little overboard with regards to this matter. What compensation do
you want? My Misty Cloud Sect will try our best to agree to them.” Yun Shan sternly said. This time
around, his tone was a little softer perhaps because his side was in the wrong.
“Compensation. All you know is compensation!” His reply sounded like thunder as a roar exploded
forth and his face took on a ferocious expression.
TL: All you know is compensation = you don’t know anything else/ it’s not the right solution
Hearing this insult which was extremely blunt, all the Misty Cloud Sect members, including Yun
Shan himself felt their heads become a little giddy. Given his status, when had he ever received such
abuse? After feeling a little giddy, fury surged. Yun Shan’s expression had also become dark and
solemn.
“That old dog Yun Leng had chased after my father from the Xiao clan, planning to kill him. Even
now, he has not returned, and we don’t know whether he is alive or not. If you don’t give me an
explanation today, I will decimate the Misty Cloud Sect even if I have to gamble this life of mine!”
Originally, Xiao Zhan’s disappearance had already caused Xiao Yan’s heart to be filled with killing
intent and fury. Now that he had suddenly discovered Yun Zhi’s true identity, his heart became a
little more fretful. Adding all this to was the total nonsense that Yun Shan had spoken, Xiao Yan’s
heart, which already harbored killing intent combined with a ferociousness surging within it, finally
erupted like a volcano.
“Your father? Yun Leng never said that he hurt your father.” Yun Yun could not resist saying as she
eyed Xiao Yan who was becoming increasingly wild.
“Then do you mean that the truth which was witnessed by a few hundred members of the Xiao
Clan was fabricated? In order to divert Yun Leng, those three old dogs, my father fled Wu Tan City
by himself. Yun Leng and the two others gave chase. After this, my father never returned. If I don’t
find the Misty Cloud Sect to settle this account, who would I find? Who? Tell me!” Xiao Yan’s
expression was ferocious as he roared at Yun Yun.
In so many years, this was the first time that she had been angrily roared at by some. Logically
speaking, Yun Yun would have immediately become furious. For some unknown reason, however, she
could not be even the slightest bit angry when faced with this person in front of her. She bit her red
lips with the back of her teeth and turned her gaze toward Yun Leng. She angrily said, “Yun Leng,
give me a clear explanation of this matter. Otherwise, I have the authority to get you to temporarily
hand over the First Elder position!”
“Sect Leader, I did not harm his father.” Some cold perspiration dripped from Yun Leng’s head as
he hurriedly said, “Back then, we did indeed gave chase. However, when we were about to capture
him at a certain dense forest, he had suddenly disappeared. After that, even though we searched the
nearby region, we still did not find any trace of him.”
“Suddenly disappeared?” Yun Yun knit her eyebrows slightly, clenched her teeth and scolded,
“Xiao Zhan’s strength is merely that of the Da Dou Shi class. How can he disappear in front of you
all with, one Dou Wang and two Dou Lings? If you want to lie, you should find a better excuse!”
“I am also ignorant about this. But the truth is as such. If Sect Leader does not believe me, you
can go and ask Yun Lei and the other. They also witnessed it with their own eyes. I can swear that I
have not lied with regards to this matter.” Yun Leng smiled bitterly and said.
Yun Yun and Yun Shan exchanged glances. They frowned intently. Even if they were to believe Yun
Leng’s words, Xiao Yan would definitely not be willing to let things go like this. The two of them
lifted their heads and indeed saw Xiao Yan’s expression gradually becoming completely dark and
solemn.
Xiao Yan’s gaze stared at Yun Leng in a dark and cold manner. The fury which had exploded within
his heart caused him to no longer listen to any of the nonsense of the other party. He inhaled a deep
breath of cool air and flipped both his hands. The huge Heavy Xuan Ruler disappeared from his
palm. His right hand was gently extended out and a green colored flame curled upward in front of
everyone’s gaze.
“If you don’t hand over the person today, I will destroy this place.” Xiao Yan stared at the green
colored flame. The dark, black pupils of his reflected a ferocious green glow. The voice which was
like him muttering to himself, contained a killing intent, causing the expression of everyone present
to change slightly.
“Xiao Yan, give me a few days. I will send people to help you search. If it is really as Yun Leng has
said, your father’s life should not be in any danger.” Yun Yun hurriedly replied upon seeing that Xiao
Yan had gone uncontrollably wild.
“There is no need. I don’t trust the people from the Misty Cloud Sect anymore.” Xiao Yan gently
shook his head. He lowered it and eyed the green colored flame seedling that was gently fluttering
on his hand. “Today, I want the life of that old dog, Yun Leng.”
“Xiao Yan, Yun Leng is indeed in the wrong with regards to this matter. However, isn’t it a little
overboard for you to take his life just because of this?” Yun Shan said in a deep voice, “Moreover,
even if you have the help of Queen Medusa, it is a little impossible to use your own strength to kill
Yun Leng, no? I will not make a fuss of this matter today. Leave.”
Xiao Yan eyed Yun Shan who had waved his hand and a ridicule spilled from the corner of his
mouth. His left hand was slowly raised. With a shake of his hand, a thick white flame suddenly
appeared in everyone’s sight.
“This ‘Heavenly Flame’?” The eyes of everyone present shrunk abruptly when they saw the custer
of thick white flames.
“Yun Shan, this is something that you have forced me to do.” Xiao Yan eyed the two different
colored flames on his hand and softly muttered.
His hands paused for a moment. Immediately, they began to slowly move toward each other in
front of everyone’s eyes.
 Outside the Misty Cloud Sect, a few flowing lights suddenly came flashing over. They immediately
stopped on a huge tree. When their gaze swept toward the two kinds of ‘Heavenly Flame’ on Xiao
Yan’s hands which were slowly being brought together, they could not resist inhaling a breath of
cool air.
“Heavens. This fellow is really crazy. Does he plan on completely destroying the Misty Cloud Sect?
How did those idiots of the Misty Cloud Sect provoke him to this point?”
Hai Bodong’s figure appeared on the top of a tree. He was stunned as he watched the green and
white flame moving closer to one another. His voice was nearly dull as he mumbled.

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Chapter 363
Chapter 363: Killing Yun Leng
Everyone within the Misty Cloud Sect lifted their heads to watch the green and white flames
above Xiao Yan’s hands, which were slowly coming closer together. At this moment, even the
disciples, whose strength were weak, began to feel a little uneasy. A commotion began to spread
throughout the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect.
“Xiao Yan, what are you planning to do?” As a Dou Zong, Yun Shan was first to sense the
uneasiness that rose in his heart. His eyes immediately widened as he cried out sternly.
Xiao Yan ignored his remark. His eyes, which were filled with a thick killing intent, stared at the
two different colored flames intently. As the two different flames began to merge, the space between
his two palms began to become tremendously distorted. Numerous muffled thunder-like explosions
were emitted from within them, shocking the souls of those who were watching.
Behind Xiao Yan, Queen Medusa was also watching the former’s action in shock. As she was
suppressed by the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ spirit in the past, she was only aware of some of
the circumstances surrounding Xiao Yan. This ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ was coincidentally
something which even she didn’t know existed.
Merging two different ‘Heavenly Flames’? Isn’t this fellow a little overly crazy.” Queen Medusa
frowned slightly. Back then, just one Green Lotus Core Flame’ had tortured her until she was barely
alive. What kind of terrifying energy would merging two different kinds of ‘Heavenly Flames’
create?
“Stop him!”
As he saw the commotion transmitted from the collision between Xiao Yan’s palms, Yun Shan’s
face gradually became serious. He could sense just how terrifying it would be if the two flames were
to merge. Immediately, he waved his hand and said in a deep voice.
When they heard Yun Shan give the order, Yun Leng and a few others, who were already waiting
for it, flapped the Dou Qi wings on their backs immediately. Their bodies instantly turned into rays
of light that shot toward Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan coldly watched Yun Leng and the others who were encircling him as they approached. He
gently flapped the Purple Cloud Wings on his back and his body abruptly shot backward. As he
pulled back, the two colored flames in his hands had already began twining around each other.
Numerous green-white flames were repeatedly shot out from the point of contact like an electric
current. Occasionally, a flame which spilled out from within it would land on one of the huge trees.
An instant later, the large trees, which were over ten meters tall, turned into a pile of ashes in front
of numerous shocked gazes.
The few human figures in the sky repeatedly flashed and gave chase under the countless number
of gazes below. Although the speed of Xiao Yan’s Purple Cloud Wings could not compare to a true
pair of Dou Qi wings, he managed to cunningly escape each time he was about to be surrounded by
agilely dodging as well as using the ‘Heavenly Flames’ in his hands, which Yun Leng and the others
feared.
During the time that they gave chase and he fled, the two kinds of flames in Xiao Yan’s hand had
completed over half the merging process. The green and white flames shrouded each other, much
like a cluster of fire, repeatedly projecting a green and white electric current.
“Humph. This fellow is really crazy.” As he eyed Xiao Yan who had repeatedly avoided being
caught by Yun Leng and the others, Yun Shan let out a cold snort. He took a step forward and his
body strangely appeared along the path where Xiao Yan was pulling back as though he had
teleported. He extended his right hand and a suction force surged.
Just as Yun Shan planned to capture Xiao Yan in one go, a human figure flashed

in front of him and Queen Medusa appeared to block him from the front. She said faintly, “The Misty
Cloud Sect used all of its strength to capture a mere Da Dou Shi, and in the end of it all, even you
need to take action. Isn’t this a little too embarrassing?”
“Queen Medusa, don’t think that the old me is truly afraid of you. It is just that I don’t wish to
offend you. Today, it is clear that Xiao Yan has come to find trouble with my Misty Cloud Sect. I hope
that you won’t get involved in matters that do not concern you! Otherwise, my Misty Cloud Sect is
also not something you can just carelessly step on.” Yun Shan eyed Queen Medusa who was blocking
him, and cried out with a somewhat dark and solemn expression.
“If you are interested, I am happy to accompany you in trying my attacks. Ever since I have
regained control of this body, I have really not used my full strength.” Queen Medusa gave a sweet
smile as she said. There was actually some eagerness within her pupils.
Yun Shan’s face twitched slightly. He turned around and shouted to Yun Yun, “Yun-er, stop the
‘Heavenly Flames’ in Xiao Yan’s hands from merging. I will hold off Queen Medusa.”
“Ah? This…” Yun Yun was startled as she heard Yun Shan’s words. There was a struggle on her
face and she actually stood in the air without doing anything.
“Yun-er, what are you doing? The thing in Xiao Yan’s hands is far too terrifying. If he were to throw
it at the Misty Cloud Sect, this mountain peak would be completely destroyed. When the time
comes, the disciples in the Misty Cloud Sect would definitely be dead or seriously injured. Will you
still be worthy of this Sect Leader’s position then?” Yun Shan began to be a little stunned when he
saw that Yun Yun actually did not act according to his words. Immediately, he let out a stern cry.
“Yes, teacher.” Yun Yun’s expression changed rapidly. Under the countless gazes of the Misty
Cloud Sect’s disciples below, she clenched her white teeth and nodded. The pair of wings on her
back were gently flapped and her body turned into a gentle breeze that flew toward Xiao Yan in a
lightning-like manner.
Yun Shan finally sighed in relief upon seeing Yun Yun move. He turned his head and coldly eyed
Queen Medusa as he said, “Even without me acting, it will definitely be impossible for Xiao Yan to
successfully merge the ‘Heavenly Flames’.”
“I am only holding you back. It is not of my concern of whether or not he will be able to succeed.”
Queen Medusa glanced at Xiao Yan who was flying in all directions as he was being chased and
replied lazily.
“Hmph.” Yun Shan cold laughed. He turned his head and traced the pursuit that was occurring in
the sky above him with his eyes. His gaze stared intently at the spot between Xiao Yan’s hand. As
the two kinds of flames merged together, a terrifying energy that even Yun Shan needed to take
seriously was slowly being agglomerated.
The pair of wings on Xiao Yan’s back were flapped as he narrowly and dangerously dodged Yun
Leng’s pouncing time and time again. His expression suddenly changed, and a white light flashed
past the corner of his eyes. He saw that Yun Yun had appeared in front of him like a ghost. A dense
white glow was attached to her long delicate hand. At this moment, her hands were directly
shooting explosively toward the fireball in Xiao Yan’s palm. From the looks of the situation, the
fireball which he had took great pains to merge would likely collapse on the spot if it were to be hit.
Xiao Yan grit his teeth ferociously. His hands, which were maintaining the merging of the
‘Heavenly Flames’, were abruptly raised much higher. He then flapped his wings and actually used
his chest to meet Yun Yun’s palm.
Yun Yun was startled when she saw that Xiao Yan was using his life to fight without fearing death.
Her brows were furrowed tightly as she stared intently at the dark, black eyes which were like ink.
The moment when the palm came into contact with the former’s chest, her heart involuntarily
softened. With a gentle sigh, she moved her body slightly and her hand was nestled close to Xiao
Yan’s chest as she flew past it.
“Xiao Yan, we can sit down and discuss if there is any matter. Can you not turn the matter until it
becomes this rigid?” A soft voice that contained a begging feeling to it was transmitted into Xiao
Yan’s ears.
“There is nothing to discuss. It is your Misty Cloud Sect which had gone too far! A blood debt must
be paid with blood! I will definitely take Yun Leng’s life!” Xiao Yan clenched his teeth and swiftly
pulled back while laughing coldly.
“But the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect are innocent. Why do you want to implicate them?” Yun
Yun’s hand was nestled close to Xiao Yan’s shoulders as she flew past. It appeared like it was an
extremely dangerous attack, but this was done purposefully by her.
“When Yun Leng broke into my Xiao clan, did he think of the few hundred people of my Xiao clan
that were nearly killed because of him? Don’t tell me that they were not innocent of anything?” Xiao
Yan’s body trembled as he furiously said.
“Ah.” Yun Yun’s mouth was widened as she watched Xiao Yan’s face which was completely filled
with a green fury. She could only let out a soft sigh as she said with a bitter smile, “You are far too
agitated right now. Let’s wait until you have calmed down before we continue to discuss. However,
that thing in your hand is really too terrifying. I cannot allow you to continue creating it. I’m sorry.”
 Once she said those words, Yun Yun flapped the wind wings behind her back. Her speed abruptly
soared. In an instant, she appeared in front of Xiao Yan. A faint delicate fragrance which Xiao Yan
was familiar with immediately drifted into Xiao Yan’s nose.
“The smell is exactly the same as it was one year ago.” As he eyed the beautiful face which was
within close proximity, Xiao Yan suddenly said those words with a curious coincidence.
The delicate hand, which was extended violently, abruptly paused at this moment. A flush of red
suddenly surfaced on Yun Yun’s face without any foreboding.
The moment that Xiao Yan had said those words, he had already recovered. He immediately sighed
and flapped his wings, taking advantage of the instant that Yun Yun hesitated. He swiftly pulled
away from Yun Yun’s attack.
“Sly fellow.” Yun Yun also recovered just as Xiao Yan pulled back. Her face was still flushed with
an intoxicating red. She spat out softly before lifting her head toward Xiao Yan who was flying
backward. However, a paleness gradually surfaced on her face. She could see that the two colored
flames had already completely merged at this moment. Fire serpents shot in all directions while they
wiggled continuously, as though there was something about to break out.
“Has he really created it? Ah, time to hurry up and pull back. This time around, the Misty Cloud
Sect is going to suffer a severe loss.” From a spot not far away, Hai Bodong eyed the green-white
colored fireball which was repeatedly wiggling in Xiao Yan’s hand. He involuntarily swallowed a
mouthful of saliva and said in a quivering voice.
Under countless gazes, the fireball in Xiao Yan’s hand hurriedly wiggled. An instant later, the
fireball suddenly burst apart. The light from the fire shone brightly, and a green-white colored fire
lotus the size of a palm curled up from within the fireball. After which, it was suspended above Xiao
Yan’s right hand.
“This bastard Yun Leng!”
Yun Shan was stunned as he watched the green-white fire lotus. A moment later, he suddenly
cursed severely. The energy that was overflowing from that flame lotus gave him an impulse to kill
Yun Leng with one slap. Why did he have nothing better to do other than purposefully find such an
enemy, who even he would find troublesome.
“This fellow actually still had something this powerful?” Queen Medusa’s face also revealed some
shock as she muttered.
Xiao Yan’s face contained a fanatic expression as his gaze stared intently at the fire lotus in his
palm. A giddiness suddenly appeared in his mind, but he clenched his teeth and endured it. Turning
his head abruptly, Xiao Yan’s threw his dark, cold gaze toward Yun Leng below.
Yun Leng’s heart trembled when he saw Xiao Yan look at him. The current him had also clearly
sensed just how frightening that fire lotus in the latter’s hand was. Immediately, cold sweat
repeatedly fell from his face. A terrified expression surfaced on his face.
“Old bastard, go and die!” Xiao Yan spat as he grinned fiercely. His eyes were crimson as he
roared out furiously.
“Xiao Yan, I really didn’t hurt your father. Really! It is really he himself who disappeared!” Yun
Leng’s expression became deathly pale as he sensed Xiao Yan’s killing intent. His body swiftly
descended as he shouted sharply.
“Xiao Yan, no!” Yun Yun’s pretty face was pale as she cried out involuntarily to try to stop him.
Xiao Yan’s gaze stared at Yun Yun’s pretty face. A bitterness flowed out from the corner of his
mouth. He gently shook his head and softly said, “It’s too late.”
Xiao Yan lifted his hand slightly. The green-white fire lotus slowly rose up. Xiao Yan waved his
hand gently with an expressionless face. The green-white fire lotus instantly turned into a ray of
fiery light that shot explosively toward Yun Leng below, who was trying to flee.
Under a countless number of gazes, the green-white fire lotus was like a meteor that had come
from space as it carried a destructive force, cut through the distant air, and swiftly caught up with
Yun Leng, who had a frightened face.
“Hah!” The seal in Xiao Yan’s hand was abruptly formed as he cried out with a ferocious
expression on his face.
“Bang!”
As the cry fell, the green-white fire lotus suddenly exploded in front of numerous shocked gazes.
At this instant, an explosion that was like a thunderclap could be heard within the radius of a few
hundred kilometers around the Misty Cloud Sect!
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Chapter 364
Chapter 364: Life and Death Situation!
The loud, thunderous explosion resounded throughout the sky. At this moment, the peak of the
Misty Cloud Mountain had appeared to have turned into an erupting volcano in an instant. The hot
green-white flame seedling turned into a wave of fire and began to expand in an arc-like shape. In
an instant, the Misty Cloud Mountain began to tremble intensely. Numerous large crack lines
crawled along the mountain wall, and had begun to spread like wildfire. Mountain rocks rolled down
and trees were incinerated. The scene was similar to that of doomsday.
The turbulent flaming wave formed an enormous fire lotus shape at the peak of the Misty Cloud
Mountain. One could even clearly see it within a fifty kilometer radius from the mountain.
Countless people within a radius of fifty kilometers raised their heads and watched the fire lotus
bloom on the peak of the Misty Cloud Mountain with shocked expressions . Even though they were a
great distance from the mountain, the people could still feel that the air had suddenly become much
hotter.
A perfectly shaped ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ actually had such terrifying destructive power.
In the sky, a few hundred meters from the peak of the Misty Cloud Mountain, the figures of Hai
Bodong and the others flashed and appeared. They eyed the huge fire lotus that stood horizontally
between the sky and the ground, and felt the hot wave that was being emitted. They could not resist
feeling their throats become dry. This kind of force was really a little overly frightening.
“This thing was actually created by Xiao Yan?” Jia Xing Tian swallowed a mouthful of saliva. The
shock on his face was difficult to hide. Although he had always viewed Xiao Yan extremely highly, he
did not expect that a Da Dou Shi was actually able to unleash such a terrifying attack that even he
himself felt palpitations in his heart.
Not far away from Jia Xing Tian’s side, Fa Ma smiled bitterly and nodded. Each time they met, this
young fellow called Xiao Yan, it appeared that he would cause them to be extremely shocked. The
mysterious flame lotus which he had currently displayed had given them a severe shock. As he
thought about this, Fa Ma suddenly felt pity and regret in his heart. According to the hidden
potential that Xiao Yan had displayed, he was actually worth as much as this large being known as
the Misty Cloud Sect. In other words, even if he offended the Misty Cloud Sect because of Xiao Yan,
it was completely worth it.
“Ah, Old Hai, that old fellow really has sharp and precise vision.” Fa Ma sighed softly and glanced
at Hai Bodong who was standing in the air not far away as he softly said in his heart.
“Today’s matter has really blown up big. What did the Misty Cloud Sect do? According to Xiao
Yan’s character, unless he was really desperate, he would not do such a crazy thing.” Hai Bodong’s
eyes stared intently at the spot where the fire lotus was blooming. His expression was somewhat
ugly as he rubbed his hands and spoke with a bitter smile.
“The strength of the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ is really terrifying. Moreover, it is not difficult to
kill Yun Leng. The most important thing, however, is still Yun Shan, ah.” Hai Bodong clearly knew
that Xiao Yan directly fainted after using the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ last time. If he had not
stepped in and rescued him, it was likely that even Xiao Yan himself would be convulsed to death by
the remanent waves of the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’. With Yun Shan currently present, even if he
wanted to take action, it would definitely be impossible for him to once again take Xiao Yan away
and successfully leave . Moreover, Yun Yun was still present. The difficulty had risen by another few
times.
“Ah, little fellow, this time around, y

ou were really too reckless.” Hai Bodong sighed. He turned his gaze toward the spot where the fire
lotus was gradually disappearing. The fire wave had already began to slowly withdraw from that
spot.
Numerous gazes were agglomerated at the Misty Cloud Mountain’s peak where the mountain was
shaking and the ground was trembling. That was where the fire lotus has bloomed. At such close
proximity to the explosion, even a Dou Huang would have difficulty completely enduring such a
terrifying destructive force.
 Following the slow flow of time, the fire wave that covered the Misty Cloud Mountain finally began
to dissipate. A complete mess appeared in one’s sight. Even though Hai Bodong and the others had
expected this, they still could not resist smiling bitterly and shaking their heads.
The smoke dissipated and the enormous open ground appeared to have undergone an earthquake.
Crack lines were spread out in all direction. Most of the originally towering large hall near the field
has collapsed. The stone monument that stood in the middle of the open ground was also blasted
until only a small piece was still inserted into the rock surface. The remaining portion was all broken
into powder by the terrifying destructive power of the fire lotus. Numerous buildings and halls that
were located around the open ground had been directly turned into ruins. There were still the
groans from the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples repeatedly ringing out from the open ground.
Of course, the destructive power created by an ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ that had bloomed
perfectly naturally did not only destroy some buildings. The only reason that prevented the fire lotus
from creating too much destruction was a huge inverted bowl shaped energy barrier that fell from
midair.
The enormous energy barrier directly wrapped around the entire perimeter of the Misty Cloud
Mountain Peak. From the water-like ripples that were circulating around it, it was likely that even a
strong Dou Huang would have difficulty breaking it. Even if this were so, the remanent energy that
penetrated through it when the fire lotus exploded was still able to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect
until it was in a complete mess.
At the moment the fire wave disappeared, Xiao Yan, who was in the sky, also appeared. His current
condition appeared to be quite bad. His expression was pale and his palms were charred black. Xiao
Yan’s breathing was hurried as his crimson eyes swept over the huge energy barrier. Finally, his
expression was dark as his gaze paused at Yun Shan, who was suspended in midair with one hand
placed against the energy barrier. Looking at his manner, it appeared that this energy barrier which
had blocked the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ should be his doing.
Of course, Yun Shan may have successfully blocked the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’, but he had
also exhausted quite a great amount of strength. His breathing, which was originally long and
gentle, had suddenly become a little quicker. Compared to his breathing, Yun Shan’s expression had
already completely become dark. A fury was swiftly being brewed within his eyes.
Xiao Yan’s dark and thick gaze swept over Yun Shan. Finally, it paused on the human figure which
was held in Yun Shan’s left hand. He was startled and a cold smile immediately seeped out of the
corner of his mouth. The person whom Yun Shan was carrying was clearly Yun Leng, who was the
first to receive the attack of the fire lotus. Seeing the fresh blood currently covering his body and his
increasingly weak breathing, it was clear that he did not have any chance of survival.
An intense giddiness suddenly surged in Xiao Yan’s head. His body swayed slightly as he clenched
his teeth and endured it. He took out an ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ from within his storage ring and
threw it into his mouth. After which, he flapped his wings and pulled his body swiftly back. Yun Leng
had already died. Thus, he needed to swiftly leave this place.
“Alright, alright… Xiao Yan. You are the first person who has reduced my Misty Cloud Sect to such
a state in so many years. I have really underestimated you.” Yun Shan’s gaze slowly swept across
the decimated sect below as he suddenly laughed. The fury that was contained within the laughter
let everyone know that under that calmness was a volcano that was about to erupt.
Yun Shan lowered his head and watched Yun Leng, who obviously could not be saved, in his hand.
The fury in his eyes grew even greater. He was silent for a moment before throwing him over toward
a few Elders on the open ground. In a faint voice, he said, “Go and get Elder Gu He to try and save
him and see if he can survive.”
The two Elders agilely received Yun Leng who was thrown over before hurriedly bowing and
retreating.
Yun Shan gently waved his hand. The huge bowl-shaped energy barrier slowly disappeared. He
inhaled a deep breath of air. The calm voice of his contained a killing intent and fury as it
reverberated unceasingly throughout the Misty Cloud Mountain.
“Xiao Yan has destroyed our sect, killed our elder. Using my position as the eighth generation’s
Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, I announce that from now on, he will be placed on the Wanted
list of the Misty Cloud Sect. We will not rest until his death! The humiliation that our sect has
received must be washed away by his blood!”
The faint voice did not disappear for a long time. Everyone who heard these words were stunned
for a very long while before recovering. They sighed softly. This matter had really escalated to the
most rigid stage.
Yun Yun’s pretty face also gradually became pale while she stayed in midair.
Xiao Yan coldly watched the calm faced Yun Shan. His expression was similarly unmoved at this
order to chase and kill him. The pair of wings behind his back flapped and he was only concerned
about retreating quickly.
“Since you dared to come to the Misty Cloud Sect to forcefully kill Yun Leng, you should also be
prepared to stay behind. Even if Queen Medusa is protecting you today, the old me will definitely get
you to stay at the Misty Cloud Sect forever!” Yun Shan’s eyes abruptly widened as he cried out in a
dark voice.
As the cry fell, Yun Shan’s body instantly disappeared from the spot.
The skin on Xiao Yan’s body felt a chill when Yun Shan disappeared. He forcefully stopped his
swiftly retreating body. Immediately, he turned his body forcefully and with great strength, shifted
his body a little to the left.
“Bang!”
At the moment Xiao Yan’s body shifted, a shriveled hand appeared out of nowhere from the spot
where he had moved from just moments before. It violently smashed at the space there. The
enormous force contained on the palm actually shook the space until circular ripples of energy were
created.
“Your senses are quite good, but not good enough!” A faint voice sounded in midair. Xiao Yan’s
expression suddenly paled. Immediately, a mouthful of fresh blood was wildly vomited. He forcefully
turned his head. Yun Shan had appeared behind him unknowingly. A moment ago, he had merely
gently flicked his sleeves and caused Xiao Yan to convulse until he suffered an internal injury.
“Stay behind.” Yun Shan coldly looked at Xiao Yan. His palm was curled into a claw as he grabbed
at Xiao Yan’s throat in a lightning-like manner.
“Bang!” At the moment before Yun Shan grabbed Xiao Yan, a shadow suddenly flashed passed. A
snow white jade-like delicate hand gently grabbed onto that hand claw. The two came into contact
and an incomparably ferocious energy was immediately erupted from the point of contact. Xiao Yan,
who had received a strike by this force had his body swiftly pushed back.
“I have already said. It is useless even if Queen Medusa protects you today!” Yun Shan’s shoulders
shook slightly. He shed off the force and eyed Queen Medusa who had appeared in front of Xiao Yan
in a deeply cold manner. His body suddenly trembled swiftly. Following this tremble, two
afterimages strangely appeared from within Yun Shan’s body.
After the afterimages left his body, they immediately spread out and shot in different directions.
They dodged past Queen Medusa and struck explosively toward Xiao Yan who was not far behind.
“A clone that possesses the main body’s strength, huh.” Queen Medusa eyed the two afterimages
that had appeared. Her eyes shrunk slightly. She could clearly sense that the two afterimages
possessed a huge amount of energy.
Queen Medusa turned her body in an instant. She was just about to block the two afterimages
when Yun Shan’s actual body strangely reappeared in front of her, firmly blocking her advance.
As the two of them clashed, the two afterimages had already caught up with Xiao Yan in a
lightning-like manner. A terrifying force was being gathered in their hands as they immediately
smashed violently at Xiao Yan’s chest.
“Icy Xuan Mirror!” A cry suddenly rang and an enormous ice mirror appeared in front of Xiao Yan.
“Bang!” The fists were violently smashed into the ice mirror. The latter merely endured the
attacks for around a second before it exploded.
“Xiao Yan, leave quickly!” A white shadow flashed and appeared in front of Xiao Yan. Hai Bodong
flipped his hand and struck Xiao Yan’s chest. A gentle force suddenly pushed Xiao Yan backward.
“Hai Bodong, since you want to do this, then don’t blame me for forgetting our old friendship!”
The two afterimages appeared to possess Yun Shan’s intellect. When they saw Hai Bodong stepping
forward to stop them, their expressions immediately became cold as they cried out sternly.
Hai Bodong laughed bitterly but did not speak. Cold air swiftly agglomerated between his hands,
and immediately turned into two sharp icicles that were swiftly rotated. The wings on his back
flapped and moved forward toward the two afterimages.
“Get lost!” One of the afterimages cried out angrily while having a dark and cold expression. A
terrifying force surged outward from within his body. His two hands swiftly formed seals. His right
hand waved and a huge energy palm tens of feet large appeared above Hai Bodong’s head before
ruthlessly smashing downward.
“Large Wind Handprint!”
“Bang!” At the moment the energy handprint smashed downward, Hai Bodong quickly formed a
couple of ice walls above his head. Unfortunately, the force contained within the energy palm was
really too terrifying. Therefore, the ice wall burst apart with a ‘bang’ following a clear sound. The
energy handprint firmly smashed against Hai Bodong’s body.
A soft muffled groan was emitted from Hai Bodong’s throat. His expression became slightly pale,
and blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth. He did not expect that these two strange
afterimages of Yun Shan’s would actually possess such frightening strengths.
Due to the force contained on the handprint, Hai Bodong’s body was violently slammed downward
for some distance. Taking advantage of this, the two afterimages moved their bodies and once again
caught up with the fleeing Xiao Yan in a lightning-like manner.
“Little fellow, I have tried my best. Next, you can only rely on yourself.” As he eyed the two
afterimages which had once again caught up with Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong could only shake his head
bitterly.
Under a countless number of gazes, one afterimage swiftly appeared in front of Xiao Yan, while
the other appeared behind him. Between their hands, a terrifying force was being prepared. They
immediately let out a loud cry and they ferociously smashed toward Xiao Yan from the front and
back while carrying circular energy ripples. Seeing this situation, it was difficult for Xiao Yan to
escape death should he be struck!
Being suppressed by the powerful force, Xiao Yan’s clothes was pressed until they were tightly
stuck to his body. The fist in front of him was also being swiftly magnified in his eyes.
The two forces formed a cage of pressure that trapped Xiao Yan within. It was like the heavens
and the earth coming to capture him, causing him to have no means to escape.
Xiao Yan sensed the powerful force that was about to descend upon his body. He gently sighed.
The giddiness in his mind also became increasingly intense. He clearly knew in his heart that this
was the aftermath of using the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’.
Xiao Yan’s eyelids gradually grew heavier. They blinked slowly and the darkness quietly struck
before the frightening force reached him.
“Looks like I really have to stay here. Teacher, I’m really sorry.” Xiao Yan bitterly smiled as he
softly muttered.
“Ke ke, little fellow, you have already done quite well. Being able to turn the Misty Cloud Sect into
such a state has already far exceeded my expectations.” An old voice suddenly and faintly sounded
in the darkness. The familiar and warm voice caused Xiao Yan’s icy cold and hopeless heart to be
abruptly filled with life and vigor as though if it was something completely new.
“Let this old teacher of yours take over from here.”
A majestic energy gently leaped forth from within the darkness. After being silent for a moment, it
suddenly surged out from somewhere bottomless.
In the sky, the eyes of Xiao Yan, which were tightly closed, trembled slightly. An instant later, they
were abruptly opened. The originally dark, black pupils had been replaced by one green and one
white one, appearing extremely strange…

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Chapter 365
Chapter 365: Gate of Life and Death
In the distant sky, Yun Shan’s two afterimages waved their fists which contained a terrifying force
that caused people to feel horrified, and smashed violently toward Xiao Yan’s head in front of a
countless number of gazes.
Just as everyone thought that it would be difficult for Xiao Yan to escape this calamity, a ripple
containing a majestic underlying force surged explosively outward in the sky with Xiao Yan as the
epicenter. Wherever the force passed, one could see that the two clone afterimages, which even Hai
Bodong had difficulty withstanding had, abruptly froze. Immediately, a muffled sound was emitted
and they burst apart with a ‘bang’ in front of the many dull gazes below.
Everyone’s faces were completely dull as they watched the two afterimages which were blasted
into nothingness in the sky. Even Jia Xing Tian and the others, who were not far away, also felt like
they could not recover their focus. As people of the Dou Huang level, they were able to clearly sense
the strength of the two afterimages. They were not a kind of illusionary shadows. Instead, they were
real energy bodies that Yun Shan had used some Secret Technique to summon forth. Putting it
bluntly, just these two afterimages might be on par with two strong Dou Huangs.
Of course, this was only speaking based on the degree of power contained within them. If a real
Dou Huang were to face the two afterimages, it may be very troublesome, but it would also not be
as difficult as really facing two Dou Huangs. After all, afterimages were in the end, afterimages.
Their ability to withstand being struck was far inferior compared to a true Dou Huang.
If it were not for Hai Bodong being at a disadvantage for being caught unprepared earlier, he
would not be forced back at the first encounter.
“This strength…” Hai Bodong, who was suspended in midair, stared at Xiao Yan who was floating
in the sky in a stunned manner. He sensed the boundless energy that was suddenly surging out from
Xiao Yan’s body. A long while later, a pleasant surprise abruptly surfaced within his eyes. “Is this
fellow finally able to use that hidden strength?”
“What is happening? Xiao Yan’s strength appears to have suddenly soared over a couple of
classes?” Jia Xing Tian turned his head and eyed Fa Ma as he said with shock.
“This… I don’t know either. The strength that is being emitted from his body is even stronger than
mine.” Fa Ma bitterly smiled and shook his head. His face had an expression that was close to being
numb.
On the top of some ruins, Yun Yun’s pretty eyes stared at the location where Xiao Yan was. Her
eyes flickered. Her delicate hand could not help but quietly cover her widened red lips.
On the open ground which was in a complete mess, the disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect also
stared at the sky foolishly. Although they were unclear how strong the two afterimages which Yun
Shan had summoned were, given their ability, they were still able to piece some ideas together from
the lightning-like collision between the two afterimages and Hai Bodong earlier. However, the
strong afterimages that even a strong Dou Huang had difficulty withstanding were actually
shattered into nothingness by Xiao Yan, who was merely a Da Dou Shi. This was really a blow
toward these Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples, who had always viewed Yun Shan as a god within their
hearts.
The entire Misty Cloud Sect had descended into dullness and shock because of the eruption from
Xiao Yan at this instant!
When the afterimages disappeared, Yun Shan, who was the original body immediately sensed it.
He swiftly shook off Queen Medusa’s entanglement and watched Xiao Yan, who was a short distance
away, with a grave expression.
“It is really unexpected that t

his fellow is actually still hiding another trump card. Since you can handle it, I really am also too
lazy to act. My current Spiritual Strength is unable to last for very long anyways.” Queen Medusa’s
pupils were also shocked by the majestic force that was surging out. She turned and watched Xiao
Yan as she said in a soft and surprised voice.
 The majestic force that surged out of Xiao Yan’s body in the sky gradually disappeared. Finally, it
was completely withdrawn into Xiao Yan’s body. He lowered his head and indifferently swept over
Yun Shan with a pair of eyes that were shrouded by the green and white colored flames. His faint
voice was like a stifled thunder that sounded from the skyline, “The Misty Cloud Sect Leader is but
only so much. I want to leave today. Your Misty Cloud Sect does not have the strength to stop me.”
Yun Shan’s expression became slightly gloomy. A force that did not lose to that which erupted
from Xiao Yan earlier slowly overflowed from Yun Shan’s body. His footsteps gently stepped on the
empty air and immediately flashed and appeared in front of Xiao Yan. He frowned and said in a deep
voice, “I have really underestimated you. It is really unexpected that you were actually hiding such
terrifying strength within your body. No wonder you always have nothing to fear. However, I think
that this strength does not be something that truly belongs to you, no?”
With Yun Shan’s experience, he naturally knew that no matter how great Xiao Yan’s talent or how
high the tier of the medicinal pills he had consumed was, it would be impossible for Xiao Yan to be
able to match a strong Dou Zong when he was not even twenty years old. Therefore, with the first
words that left his mouth, he had said some clues with regards to Xiao Yan’s strength.
“Regardless of who this strength belongs to, at the very least, it allows me to control it like my
arm.” ‘Xiao Yan’ lifted his hand slightly. The thick white flame surged out and immediately shuttled
and leaped agilely onto his fingers, much like an elf’s magic.
“Humph. Using an external item to forcefully raise your strength is but transient. I don’t believe
that you are able to maintain this strength for a long time.” Yun Shan coldly laughed, “Regardless of
how strong you are, if I were to let you successfully leave after you killed an Elder of my sect, what
face would my Misty Cloud Sect have to continue standing in the Jia Ma Empire?”
“You can try…” The face of ‘Xiao Yan’ was covered with indifference. There was not the slightest
fluctuation because of Yun Shan’s words. He lifted his eyes and the white-colored flame in his hand
abruptly surged forth.
“In so many years, there has not been a single person who has been able to leave, when I, Yun
Shan, wanted to hold them back.”
Yun Shan’s eyes were ice cold. His hands swiftly formed a seal. Following the formation of the the
seals of his hands, the air around him began to fluctuate. Waves of wild wind agglomerated around
his body. As this pale-green colored wild wind gathered, an eye-piercing white-colored glow
suddenly and strangely appeared at a spot around the tip of his finger.
“Hei, you have bullied my disciple. Today, I want to see how you will hold me back despite my
strength being only around twenty to thirty percent of my peak.” ‘Xiao Yan’s’ eyebrows twitched and
muttered to himself with a cold smile as he eyed the white-colored glow on Yun Shan’s finger which
was partially visible.
Seemingly having sensed the terrifying big battle that was about to erupt in the sky, the Misty
Cloud Sect’s disciples below hurriedly fled behind some huge rocks. Hai Bodong and the others in
the sky had also swiftly retreated for some distance for safety reasons. In a fight at this level, even a
residual energy wave was extremely terrifying. If they were to be dragged in, they would really be
out of luck.
Yun Yun raised her head and watched the two people who were opposing one another. An anxiety
involuntarily surfaced on her pretty face. The truth of Xiao Yan being Yao Yan had instantly
shattered her usual calm. A muddled emotion shrouded her heart, causing her to forget to lead the
Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples which were in disarray.
“Teacher, do you… you know Xiao Yan?” A soft voice suddenly sounded from beside Yun Yun. She
was startled as she turned her head to see who it was, only to find Nalan Yanran biting her lip.
Those broken and dark eyes of Nalan Yanran were staring directly at her.
When she saw the current Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun’s gaze suddenly and unknowingly began to drift
and dodge. However, the latter was after all the leader of a sect. After her heart was in a mess for a
while, she forcefully suppressed some of the emotions. With a smile, she patted Nalan Yanran’s
shoulders and softly said, “I have met him a couple of times. However, the him then had used
another name. Moreover, I had never met him before and thus, did not recognize him. This was why
I felt extremely shocked when I saw him earlier.”
“He really does like to use a false identity to cheat others.” Nalan Yanran said bitterly. The man
who was the first person to cause her to feel admiration from someone of the same age group as
well as some man and woman feelings was actually this fellow in disguise. This kind of blow was
even more painful than her losing the Three Year Agreement.
Hearing this, Yun Yun nodded her head while deeply feeling the same. She sighed. Suddenly, she
saw Nalan Yanran’s gaze as the latter lifted her head and stared directly at Xiao Yan. She was
slightly stunned, seemingly having sensed something. Her expression changed slightly as she softly
said, “Yanran, don’t tell me that you have fallen for him?”
 Nalan Yanran’s pretty face was startled. She hurriedly lowered her head in a panicked manner.
Her gaze was evasive as she forcefully laughed, “Teacher, how can this be possible. He is the person
I hate the most.”
Yun Yun merely stared at the pretty face which was laughing forcefully. She did not speak.
After Yun Yun stared for a while, a redness suddenly surfaced in Nalan Yanran’s pretty eyes. The
latter suddenly pounced into Yun Yun’s chest. The grievances that were in her heart for a long time
had finally turned into a moaning cry, “His revenge is really very ruthless. Teacher, I regret my
actions deeply.”
“Ah.” Yun Yun sighed. She gently stroked Nalan Yanran’s smooth and long hair as she said with a
bitter smile, “I am also in the wrong. I should not have given in to your pestering and agreed to let
you cancel the engagement. Otherwise, these things would not have happened.”
“Teacher, what should I do now?” Nalan Yanran lifted her head. Her tearful manner appeared
extremely moving.
Yun Yun was quiet. She immediately smiled bitterly once more. Her heart was now full of pins and
needles over the issue of Xiao Yan. Moreover, with Xiao Yan’s current relationship with the Misty
Cloud Sect, it was assured that they would become enemies. Moreover, she had lived with Xiao Yan
for a short period of time. She knew this fellow’s character. Therefore, she clearly knew that Xiao
Yan might only have pure dislike or even disgust toward Yanran. The cancellation of the engagement
was like a god’s axe that could split the sky, creating a divide between the two of them that anyone
would have difficulty crossing. It was much easier to ascend to the Heavens rather than Xiao Yan to
develop feelings for Yanran.
As she eyed Yun Yun’s expression, Nalan Yanran also appeared to have understood a little. She
mocked herself and shook her head before saying softly, “I have indeed reaped what I have sown.”
“Teacher, once the matter here is over, allow me to enter the ‘Gate of Life and Death’.” Nalan
Yanran’s face had a faint darkness as she suddenly said.
“You want to enter the ‘Gate of Life and Death’? That is a place where one needs to be at the Dou
Ling class before entering. Although you are the only person of this generation who could possibly
resonate with the ‘Gate of Life and Death’, it is too dangerous to enter now.” Yun Yun said in a
stunned manner when she heard this.
“That place is where the Misty Cloud Sect’s Sect Leaders over the generations rest. As a member
of the Misty Cloud Sect, I think that I will receive their protection. Teacher, promise me. In my
current condition, it is not suitable for me to continue training quietly.” Nalan Yanran shook her
head and said.
“Ah.” Yun Yun eyed that stubborn Nalan Yanran and was quiet for a moment. She could only sigh
and nod her head. As she stroked Nalan Yanran’s long hair, she softly said, “The ‘Gate of Life and
Death’ was originally the last test that the successor of the Misty Cloud Sect’s Sect Leader had to
undergo before becoming the Sect Leader. However, since you insist on entering, I will discuss this
with your grand-teacher after this matter is over. There is indeed quite a lot of benefits for you to
enter earlier and come into contact with the ‘Gate of Life and Death’.”
Seeing that Yun Yun had finally promised her, Nalan Yanran also sighed in relief. She lifted her
head and watched the young man in the sky who was giving a tit for a tat against Yun Shan. The
emotions in those pretty eyes were complicated.
During the time that the two of them were conversing, the battle in the sky had finally begun, the
fiercest collision between the strong!
Two strong people who were at the Dou Zong level were about to begin a fight among that would
shake the entire Jia Ma Empire!

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Chapter 366
The Big Fight Between Dou Zongs!
Following the numerous strands of wild wind agglomerating around him, the white glow on the tip
of Yun Shan’s finger grew increasingly eye-piercing. In its completed form, it was almost like a
dazzling sun high up in the sky.
“Wind’s Peak: Killer Meteorite!”
At that instant, the air surrounding Yun Shan instantly solidified. His finger suddenly pointed at
Xiao Yan. With a stern cry, the white glow emitted a bright flash and an extremely narrow ray of
light explosively shot out.
The speed of the ray of light was so fast, that it was somewhat frightening. Wherever it passed,
the air became disturbed and distorted. A dark, black trace stained the blue sky, appearing
extremely eye-piercing.
This terrifying Dou Technique was something that Yun Yun had used before when she fought with
the Amethyst Winged Lion in the past. This attack had directly cut off an Amethyst Winged Lion’s
horn, which was the hardest part of its body, which also possessed the strength of a Dou Huang.
From this, it could be seen just how terrifying the piercing strength of this mysterious Dou
Technique was. Moreover, the Dou Technique was currently displayed by Yun Shan. Regardless of
whether it was momentum or the extent of the strength of the force, the Dou Technique this time
had far surpassed the power that Yun Yun had displayed back then.
Once ‘Wind’s Peak’ appeared, the expressions of Jia Xing Tian and the others far away from the
battleground changed at almost the same time. Immediately, they hurriedly pulled back a very great
distance as though they were fleeing. From the looks of it, they already knew how frightening this
Dou Technique was. They might even have personally gotten a taste of it before.
Only Xiao Yan, and Queen Medusa in the sky could remain still with expressions that did not
change.
‘Xiao Yan’ indifferently watched the white-colored ray of light that instantly broke through the air
and shot toward him. He lifted his hand gently. The thick white-colored flame shrouding his finger
suddenly rose and flared up. In the blink of an eye, it completely wrapped his body within it. His
right hand was extended and the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler once again appeared in his palm. It was
gripped abruptly and tightly as an eye-piercing, intense light erupted from the dark, black body of
the ruler.
The intensity of the bright light on the ruler’s body grew increasingly extreme. In the end, it was
almost like a bright sun that caused people to be afraid to look at it directly.
With a serious expression, Xiao Yan let out a low cry. The heavy ruler in his hand abruptly hacked
ferociously downward toward Yun Shan, who was a short distance away.
“Flame Splitting Tsunami!”
The cry resounded throughout the sky. A crescent-shaped, white-colored energy blade that was
thirty feet in length shot explosively out of the tip of the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
The huge, flaming white, crescent blade energy projectile shot across the skyline, disappearing in
a flash. That hot feeling which suddenly appeared almost caused the people in the battleground to
be in a wave of fire.
The curved blade of energy carried numerous ear piercing explosions as it cut across the skyline.
That indomitable strength even had the tendency of wanting to split the sky into half.
The Dou Technique displayed was the same one, but the ‘Flame Splitting Tsunami’ this time
around was at least ten times stronger than the one that Xiao Yan had displayed at the Misty Cloud
Sect back then! This was the gap created by the difference in one’s strength!
The crescent moon-shaped blade cut through the distant air. Under the watch of countless gazes,
it finally collided with the white-colored energy beam that was shooting across the sky in a
lightning-like manner.

In an instant, a thunder-like roar exploded into the blue sky. Terrifying energy waves began surging
out from the point of collision. That enormous pressure actually caused some of the people standing
in the square to be directly pressed into a fetal position.
“Is this the strength of a Dou Zong? It is indeed extremely extraordinary.” Even though Jia Xing
Tian and the others were a great distance away, the energy waves that came toward them still
caused their expressions to change slightly as they once again pulled back even further. After
steadying himself, Jia Xing Tian lifted his head and eyed the spot where the two people were fighting
with heated gazes. No matter how one put it, he was an extremely strong person who had already
taken half a step into the Dou Zong class. However even if it were so, if he were faced with a true
Dou Zong, he would still feel an enormous gap which was difficult to cross.
“I’m afraid that the current Xiao Yan also has the strength of a Dou Zong, no? Otherwise, it would
definitely be impossible for him to blow away Yun Shan’s ‘Wind’s Peak’. It should be known that
when Yun Shan was still a Dou Huang back then, he had used this move to kill two strong people of
the his strength from the Chu Yun Empire.” Fa Ma’s face was grave as he said.
“I don’t know if you have realized, but ever since Xiao Yan’s strength suddenly soared, he has
merely used that thick white-colored ‘Heavenly Flame’. He did not use even a little of that green-
colored flame.” Fa Ma suddenly said. As an alchemist, it was natural for him to be extremely
attentive toward flames.
“Yes. But the manner in which the current Xiao Yan uses to control that white-colored flame is
clearly much more refined compared to earlier.” Jia Xing Tian nodded his head and replied.
“This fellow is really someone whom others cannot figure out.” Fa Ma mused for a moment, but
did not even have the slightest clue. He could only shake his head and speak with a bitter smile.
Jia Xing Tian nodded his head, completely sharing the same opinion. He immediately raised his head
and watched the spot where the energy ripples were gradually disappearing. When he saw that Xiao
Yan was still standing in midair unscathed, he said, “Looks like it is a little difficult for Yun Shan to
hold Xiao Yan behind today. Moreover, there is still Queen Medusa, whose strength is not weaker
than Xiao Yan’s, lurking by the side. If these two people were to combine their strength, even Yun
Shan can only turtle up and hide.”
“The current Yun Shan is also in a stubborn situation and has no choice but to continue. The First
Elder of the Sect was killed by someone in front of so many people. Regardless of the other party’s
strength, he must take action. Otherwise, the Misty Cloud Sect will greatly lose face if this news
were to spread. After all, this matter is different from last time.” Fa Ma sighed, “Moreover, the
enmity between both parties has already been completely formed. With Yun Shan’s character, he
would definitely not let a future enemy with such terrifying potential leave successfully.”
“This matter was also something that Yun Leng asked for. He had nothing to do and still ran to Wu
Tan City to go against the Xiao clan. Isn’t this forcing Xiao Yan to become crazy? He thinks that he
can do whatever he wants by using the Misty Cloud Sect’s name, but he never expected that he
would meet a ruthless figure this time around.” Jia Xing Tian said faintly.
Fa Ma smiled bitterly and shook his head. He did not voice any opinions regarding this matter.
Instead, he lifted his head and watched Xiao Yan’s and Yun Shan’s bodies, which had reappeared
and muttered softly, “Ah, I hope they will not cause any injuries or deaths. Otherwise, it would be a
great loss to the Jia Ma Empire.”
“Heh, the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect is only so-so.” Xiao Yan gently flicked his sleeves in
the sky, scattering the final assaulting energy ripple that had spread toward him. A cold smile
surfaced on his delicate and handsome face.
Yun Shan’s expression was icy cold as he watched Xiao Yan who was actually unhurt. A long while
later, he slowly inhaled a breath of air and said in a cold voice, “The current you is indeed very
strong. However, I believe that there will always be a price for overdrawing your strength. My
strength belongs to myself while your strength is borrowed or drawn excessively from yourself. As
long as I delay you today, I don’t believe that you can continue to maintain this strength!”
“The relationship between both sides has already reached a point where it is difficult to reconcile.
Therefore, I will not let someone who could truly become a Dou Zong to successfully escape and
continue to grow while carrying hatred for the Misty Cloud Sect within him before finally returning
to obliterate my Misty Cloud Sect!” A thick and cold killing intent had actually began to shroud Yun
Shan’s words.
The entire place was completely silent. The words of Yun Shan undoubtedly expressed his intent to
kill Xiao Yan. This was because he clearly understood that should Xiao Yan successfully escape, it
would definitely be allowing the tiger to return to the mountains. In the future, the Misty Cloud Sect
might pay an extremely great price for letting him escape.
TL: letting a tiger return to the mountains – idiom – letting a dangerous person escape and giving it
the chance to exact revenge in the future
The expression of ‘Xiao Yan’ changed slightly. These words of Yun Shan were true. Although Xiao
Yan was currently being controlled by Yao Lao, the latter could not truly and completely control Xiao
Yan’s body. Moreover, the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ that Xiao Yan had used earlier had exhausted
quite a lot of Yao Lao’s Spiritual Strength. If it were not for the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’,
it was likely that this ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ would have caused Yao Lao to enter into a
weakened state once again.
Even though Yao Lao did not enter into a weakened state because of the ‘Seven Magical Green
Spirit Saliva’, it was also as Yun Shan had said. He could not really borrow Xiao Yan’s body to fight
with Yun Shan for a long period of time. Once the time limit was up, he could only withdraw his
Spiritual Strength. When that time comes, Xiao Yan, who had lost his protection, would definitely
have difficulty escaping death.
“Teacher, let’s first leave this place. Yun Shan is very strong. The current us is not able to directly
attack him. Moreover, the time that you can appear is also not very long.” A weak voice suddenly
sounded in ‘Xiao Yan’s’ mind.
“Ke ke, relax. Although my current strength has weakened greatly, wanting to stop me with just
Yun Shan alone is wishful thinking.” The old laughter comforted Xiao Yan’s emotions.
“However, it is indeed not suitable to go head on against him in today’s circumstances. The united
formation of the Misty Cloud Sect is a little marvellous. Once it’s activated, it would be much more
troublesome to leave. Although that Queen Medusa appears to be helping you, she would definitely
be unwilling to join hands with you to kill Yun Shan. A counterattack by a Dou Zong just before his
death is no trivial matter. It is impossible for her to take such a big risk just because of you.” Yao
Lao mused for a moment before saying softly.
“Alright, today, I will not be overly entangled with him. Let’s leave here first. We will return here in
the future, and teacher will definitely help you seek justice!”
“Ke ke, after leaving this time around, it may be a very long time before I return to the Jia Ma
Empire. When that time comes, let me, your disciple, do it. At that time, my father’s disappearance
and the humiliation of the clan being forced to move will be settled by me, myself.” The weak voice
contained a faint vengeance. His father’s disappearance had caused Xiao Yan to completely place
this hatred and fury on the Misty Cloud Sect. If it were not because of them, Xiao Zhan would not
have been chased out of Wu Tan City and would naturally not suddenly disappear. Moreover, when
he was killing Yun Leng, the Misty Cloud Sect’s hindrance as well as the killing intent that Yun Shan
had displayed earlier had caused Xiao Yan to completely feel an abomination toward this sect.
“Ha ha, it is naturally good to have this pride.” Yao Lao smiled, feeling gratified. He said, “Since
it’s like this, let us leave this place first. I cannot maintain control of your body much longer.”
In the sky, ‘Xiao Yan’ slowly lifted his head. His gaze took one look around and laughed loudly
towards Yun Shan, “I have told you earlier that if I want to leave, there is no one in your Misty Cloud
Sect who can stop me.”
“Arrogant. Do you really think that our Misty Cloud Sect has relied on an undeserving reputation
to stand in the Jia Ma Empire for so many years?” Yun Shan pulled slightly at the corner of his
mouth. He suddenly waved his sleeves and a few white glows shot out from his sleeves. These white
glows were scattered toward four corners of the sky. A short while later, the glow bursted brightly. A
countless number of white threads were extended. In merely the blink of an eye, these white
threads had covered the entire sky, finally forming a net that appeared and disappeared, shielding
the entire sky.
“All Elders of the Misty Cloud Sect listen up. Form the ‘Covering Sun Cloud Formation’!”
With a stern cry, nearly twenty figures stood and flashed from the square. The glow immediately
brightened greatly. White-colored mist pervaded from the bodies of these Elders. Finally, they
agglomerated into a sea of clouds in the sky, just like the last time. The only difference was that Yun
Shan was the one in the middle of the sea of clouds.
The last time, Yun Leng, who was of the Dou Wang class, had relied on the ‘Covering Sun Cloud
Formation’ to contend with Hai Bodong who was of the Dou Huang class. Now, the person
controlling the formation had been replaced by Yun Shan, who had the strength of a Dou Zong.
Without any doubt, the so called ‘Covering Sun Cloud Formation’ this time around would be even
more terrifying.
“Withdraw!” Before the ‘Covering Sun Cloud Formation’ was formed, Yao Lao controlled Xiao
Yan’s body and appeared at where the white-colored energy was in a lightning-like manner. The
thick white flame surged out from his palm and smashed ferociously against the white cloud.
“Bang!” The thick white flame smashed into the white-colored energy, but it actually failed to
break it in one blow. Instead, it was reflected by the soft feeling on it.
“It is indeed a little bizarre.” Yao Lao let out an ‘eh’ sound as he waved his hand and once again
summoning out a cluster of thick white flame. After which, he tightly adhered it onto the white
colored energy barrier. This time around, the flame did not bounce back. The hot temperature
caused the white energy to become a little illusionary.
“You want to leave? It won’t be so easy!” Just as a hole was about to be incinerated out of the
white barrier, a cold cry of Yun Shan sounded from behind ‘Xiao Yan’. As this cold cry was
transmitted, there was a majestic force that was mixed with a sonic boom.
Yao Lao instantly turned around. He eyed the white-colored energy force that was swiftly shooting
toward him. He waved his sleeves and a huge cluster of thick white flames surged out from his
sleeves. Immediately, it swiftly began to agglomerate into an ice mirror that appeared to have been
formed from white fire. In addition, there was a white flame which was curling upward being
adhered to the surface of the ice mirror. The ice and flame merged, mutually, surviving in one body,
giving it an extremely strange appearance.
“Bang!”
That energy pilliar smashed heavily into the ice mirror. When the two came into contact, the
white-colored flame pounced turbulently forward. Any of the energy that had become contaminated
by the flame was instantly frozen into solid ice pieces.
Although the white-colored flame was extremely strange, the force that was contained within the
energy pillar was really too large. Therefore, when the white-colored flame had climbed to around
half of the energy pillar, its energy was exhausted. Immediately, it was smashed into nothingness by
the energy which was surging from the back.
The energy pilliar broke through the white-colored flame and violently smashed onto the ice
mirror. Immediately, the latter began crumbling. Numerous crack lines covered the ice mirror which
finally broke apart with a ‘crack’ sound, turning into pieces of ice that permeated the air.
“Even if you have the help of the ‘Heavenly Flame’, it will not be an easy thing to leave today!”
Yun Shan’s body was suspended in the sea of clouds. The rich energy around him caused Yun Shan’s
body to emit a faint glow. He coldly watched Xiao Yan and his hands were swiftly rotated. The fog in
front of him wiggled. A moment later, an enormous cloud bow, which was once summoned by Yun
Leng, once again surfaced. This time around, the size of the cloud bow was nearly a few times larger
than it had been the previous time. At a glance it appeared that the huge bow was one that could be
used to shoot the sun down.
“This ‘Covering Sun Cloud Formation’ is indeed a little troublesome.” Yao Lao frowned slightly as
he eyed that huge cloud bow. His gaze swept in all directions. Suddenly, he said something softly to
Xiao Yan in his heart.
A moment later, after Yao Lao had instructed some things, his body suddenly trembled lightly and
immediately disappeared from midair.
Yao Lao’s disappearance did not cause Yun Shan’s expression to change. He slowly closed his eyes
and his hands formed the shape of drawing the bow. After which, his body slowly swayed, as if Yun
Shan was relying on his senses to search for the target to attack.
The sky suddenly descended into silence.
However, the silence did not persist for very long before it was suddenly broken. Yun Shan, who
had shut his eyes abruptly opened them. The hand which he used to pull the bow no longer
hesitated. He relaxed his finger and following its release, the large cloud arrow on the huge cloud
bow in front of him cut through the cloud layer with a ‘Chi’ sound. It shot viciously toward a certain
empty space.
The cloud arrow transformed into a white-colored flowing ray of light that instantly cut through
the skyline. Just as it was about to strike that empty space, a turbulent thick white flame suddenly
swept out, much like the flames of heaven descending and turned into a ripple shape that spread in
all directions.
“Bang!”
When the two came into contact, another loud sound appeared. However, the thick white flame did
not appear to have much effect this time around. It merely blocked the arrow for an instant before
the terrifying cloud arrow broke through the flame. With a ‘xiu’ sound, it passed through a certain
empty space. Unfortunately, not even a part of a human figure appeared. Similarly, there was not the
slightest fresh blood appearing.
Yun Shan’s gaze stared intently at the spot where the cloud arrow shot past. When he saw that the
cloud arrow had struck empty space, he was startled. His expression immediately and abruptly
changed. He suddenly turned around and moved his hands. The surrounding fog swiftly
agglomerated. An instant later, it formed a huge cloud colored shield in front of him.
The moment the white-colored cloud shield formed, a black figure suddenly flashed, and appeared
from within the sea of clouds. The figure coldly watched Yun Shan who was behind the transparent
cloud shield. As both of his hands moved, a green and white-colored flame actually appeared in his
palm at the same time.
Yun Shan’s body trembled as he looked at the two flames. His gaze looked directly at the young
man’s pair of eyes. He immediately noticed that the green and white color in his eyes had actually
once again turned back to being a dark, black color. As he watched those dark black pupils, Yun
Shan, for some reason, suddenly thought that the current Xiao Yan had perhaps returned to his true
self.
“Since you want me to stay, then try the taste of this fire lotus!” The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth
lifted slightly as he spoke with a dark and cold smile. Earlier, Yao Lao had quietly informed him that
once they were in close proximity, Xiao Yan should display his fiercest attack. This was because only
Xiao Yan was able to control the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’!
TL Arron: Angry Buddha Lotus Flame is a cheat…
As the laughter fell, Xiao Yan’s hands abruptly smashed heavily together. With Yao Lao’s strength
supporting him this time around, the speed at which the two colored flames merged was many times
faster compared to the one earlier. In a muffled thundering sound, a green-white flame, that was
around the size of a palm, swiftly rose from the middle of Xiao Yan’s palm.
“Go!” The arc on the corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth grew increasingly big. He let out a soft cry and
the flame immediately shot over. Finally, it heavily smashed into the cloud colored shield in front of
Yun Shan’s slightly squinting eyes.
“Bang!”
Although the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ this time around was not created as perfectly as the one
prepared with great effort the last time, Yao Lao’s powerful strength was integrated into it.
Therefore, its strength was not any weaker than the ‘Flame Splitting Tsunami’ which Yao Lao had
personally displayed earlier.
Following the thunderclap-like explosion being blasted, a fire lotus once again surfaced from
within the sea of clouds. The cluster of energy clouds in the surroundings that were completely
made up from energy had also become blurry from this attack.
Yun Shan’s body swiftly descended. His expression was a little pale. An explosion at such a close
proximity nearly caused him to receive the full impact of the fire lotus. Therefore, even though he
had the cloud shield protecting him, he was still shaken until he had to leave the sea of clouds.
Moreover, once he left the sea of clouds, he would naturally no longer be able to use the large
formation.
Countless Misty Cloud Sect disciples in the square watched Yun Shan, who was shaken by Xiao
Yan’s attack until he actually had to leave the sea of clouds. They exchanged glances with one
another and were speechless. For some unknown reason, a cold feeling rose from within their
hearts.
“Grand-teacher.” When she saw Yun Shan descending, Nalan Yanran’s delicate hands could not
resist covering her red lips as he cried out involuntarily.
“It is really worthy of being a fight between Dou Zongs. If we were in such close proximity to the
fire lotus explosion, we would most likely lose half of our life, no?” Fa Ma smiled bitterly and said.
“I thought that Xiao Yan could no longer use the green-colored flame. He has actually left it as a
means to escape.” Jia Xing Tian shook his head and sighed.
“Xiao Yan’s strength appears to have become much weaker with the flow of time.” Fa Ma suddenly
knit his eyebrows. As a tier five alchemist, his Spiritual Perception had far exceeded an ordinary
Dou Huang’s. Therefore, he had promptly sense the slight change of Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment in the sky after he struck Yun Shan down from the sea of clouds.
He abruptly clenched his teeth and his feet stepped gently on the empty air. His body fell abruptly
and immediately shot explosively toward Yun Shan.
“Today, I will collect some interest!” Two colored flames swiftly shrouded both his hands. Xiao Yan
swiftly approached Yun Shan who was falling. At this moment, the latter had been shaken by the
terrifying explosion earlier until the Dou Qi in his body could not be connected. Hence, he could only
watch as Xiao Yan approached.
“Old Fellow, since you have already given the order to chase and kill me, then I will kill you first!”
A cold laughter sounded as Xiao Yan’s hands heavily smashed toward Yun Shan’s chest. Just as he
was about to succeed, a panicked voice suddenly sounded, “Xiao Yan, no!”
When the voice sounded, a force also swiftly came attacking Xiao Yan’s back. He frowned slightly,
turned his body and waved his hand gently. A white-colored flame shot out and incinerated the sharp
sword aura until nothing was left. His eyes were cold as he watched Yun Yun who was holding a
longsword in her hand as she was suspended in empty space. He said with a cold smile, “You also
want to attack me?”
“I am the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect. I must protect the Misty Cloud Sect’s reputation.
Moreover, Yun Shan is my teacher. I cannot just watch you hurt him.” Yun Yun said with a bitter
smile.
“Do you think that I have any chance of surviving if I were to fall into his hands today?” Xiao Yan
mocked.
Yun Yun was silent. There was a struggle on her pretty face.
Xiao Yan’s hands trembled slightly. He inhaled a deep breath of air, turned around suddenly and
waved his hand, wanting to throw a flame toward Yun Shan who was falling.
Seeing Xiao Yan’s action, Yun Yun clenched her white teeth. She flapped the wind wings on her
back and stabbed the longsword in her hand toward Xiao Yan’s back. No matter what, her position
as the Sect Leader caused her to always remember the reputation of the sect. It was impossible for
her to simply watch the reputation of the Misty Cloud Sect that was built up over a few generations
be terminated by Xiao Yan.
The cold wind that was transmitted from behind his back caused Xiao Yan’s heart to quietly
become much colder. Perhaps he was somewhat insignificant in her heart when compared to the
Misty Cloud Sect.
Xiao Yan sighed softly in his heart. He slowly shook his head and gave up chasing and killing Yun
Shan. He turned around and watched the attacking Yun Yun indifferently.
“Be careful!”
At the moment when Xiao Yan turned around, two hurried cries suddenly sounded. One came from
Yun Yun’s mouth while the other was a warning from Yao Lao in his body.
The cry had just sounded when Xiao Yan also sensed something. He hurried to turn his head and a
white figure flashed across his pupils. A dense and thick face immediately appeared. It was
shockingly Yun Shan who had been falling!
“It’s over, Xiao Yan!”
A fist that carried a sonic boom and an enormous force of pressure caused ripples to appear in the
space surrounding the fist. The fist that was wrapped in fog violently smashed against the back of
the unprepared Xiao Yan like a lightning storm in front of Xiao Yan’s tightly narrowed pupils.
“Glug!”
The enormous force that was transmitted from his back caused Xiao Yan’s expression to pale. A
mouthful of fresh blood was finally involuntarily spat out. Borrowing the pushing force from this
great strength, Xiao Yan’s body shot explosively backward.
“Huh.” The situation in the sky had actually changed suddenly in a split second. This change
caused the faces of everyone below to be stunned.
“Yun Shan, with your position, you actually launched a sneak attack. You actually have the face to
do so?” Hai Bodong could not resist shouting angrily as his face changed while he looked at Xiao
Yan who had vomited blood and pulled back.
At the side, Jia Xing Tian and the others also frowned slightly. Clearly, they did not approve of Yun
Shan’s action, but they did not open their mouths to say anything.
Yun Shan’s face was cold as he ignored Hai Bodong. He clearly knew just what kind of terrifying
potential Xiao Yan possessed. If he were allowed to leave, the Misty Cloud Sect might really be
destroyed in his hands in the future. Therefore, even if he had to bare some notoriety, he must kill
Xiao Yan today!
While the sound of wind whizzed past his ear, Xiao Yan wiped the blood stain from the corner of
his mouth. His eyes coldly eyed the pale faced Yun Yun. He flipped his hand and a pale-blue colored
inner vest appeared in his hand. He held the inner vest and shook his head in self-ridicule. After
which, he violently threw it toward Yun Yun.
“Regardless of whether you are Yun Zhi or Yun Yun, we no longer have any relationship in the
future! I will return this thing to you!”
The decisive words were wrapped by Dou Qi and coldly transmitted into Yun Yun’s ears.
Immediately, the already pale face of the latter became even more pale.
As a reflexive condition, she extended her hand to receive the pale blue inner vest that was shot
over. The back of her teeth bit her bottom red lip. She lowered her head and watched the inner vest
which was wiped clean despite being covered with crack lines. For a moment, she was completely
dull.
Xiao Yan’s body collided heavily into the white-colored energy barrier. Two colored flames surged
turbulently out of his back. The two flames intertwined with one another and the white colored
energy swiftly melted. Immediately, Xiao Yan was like a two colored falling star as he smashed into
the dense forest of the mountain where one could not see the edge.
“Ha ha, Yun Shan, I, Xiao Yan, will imprint this palm today into my heart. In the future, I will make
you pay ten times for this!”
The body swiftly fell into the deep mountain while that thick laugh of Xiao Yan still reverberated in
the sky above the square. The killing intent contained in the laughter caused a chill in some of the
Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples to surge forth.
Yun Shan’s face was green as he watched the spot where Xiao Yan had disappeared. He waved his
hand. His cold cry echoed throughout the sect.
“All the Deacons and Elders in the Misty Cloud Sect listen up! Lead your groups and immediately
enter the deep regions of the mountain. Find Xiao Yan. There is a special mark which I have left in
his body. He will definitely be unable to escape!”
“Capture him, dead or alive!”

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Chapter 367
The Start of the Great Escape
Looking within the vast, dense jungle, one could only see a never ending verdant-green color. A
gentle breeze would occasionally blow over. Immediately afterwards, numerous huge green ripples
would begin spreading through the verdant sea of trees from near and far, finally disappearing at
the edge of one’s sight. It gave a very spectacular appearance.
Above the sea of trees was the blue sky. A few human figures occasionally flew by in the sky
above. Their sharp eagle-like gazes would scan the forest below in detail. However, the size of this
forest was far too large and the green waves which rolled one after another also covered most of the
things under the dense forest. Therefore, no matter how they searched inch by inch, they still could
not find their target.
A few human figures swept past this dense stretch of forest. After realizing it was futile, their
helpless gazes interacted with one another in mid air before they shook their heads. They then
displayed a hand signal to one another and separated, heading in different directions.
Under the dense and lush woodlands, a towering tree pierced the sky. Around it, however, there
were an unknown number of trees which were even larger and taller. Therefore, it did not appear
conspicuous.
At the top of this tree, there was a branch that extended out. The branch was surrounded by lush,
green leaves. Hence, if one were to take a quick glance at it, one would really have difficulty
discovering the things that were hidden within it.
“Hu.” The sounds of someone breathing as they suppressed pain could be heard from beneath the
thick foliage. Immediately, the subtle sound of gritting teeth appeared. A moment later, the leaves of
the trees trembled slightly and a face with a tight frown was exposed. The head carefully turned as
he scanned the empty sky. His gaze then swept in the directions where the few human figures had
spread out before sighing softly and sitting on a thick, rough branch. His back leaned against the
tree trunk and cold sweat repeatedly streamed down from his forehead.
“Teacher? Are you still here?” Xiao Yan let out a few long breaths before hurriedly crying out
softly within his heart.
“Ah.” A long while later, a somewhat tired old voice replied from within Xiao Yan’s heart, “Little
Fellow. This time around, things are not looking too good. It was a huge burden and caused great
exhaustion when using the ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’ twice in a row. If you had not let me
consume the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’, I might well have descended into a slumber once
again.”
Xiao Yan laughed bitterly and said, “I was too impulsive this time around. However, my father is
missing.”
“Ah, I know. You, child, care a lot about your father-son relationship. Otherwise, given your
character, it is unlikely that you would be so reckless as to charge into the Misty Cloud Sect and
even kill Yun Leng in public.” Yao Lao smiled before continuing, “However, you need not blame
yourself either. There is always something that one must protect with their life. Otherwise, is one
considered human if they have no desire? Even if you become a strong person, that kind of
loneliness and solitude will cause a person to become crazy.”
“Thank you teacher.” Xiao Yan sighed in relief and said in a soft, grateful voice.
“Ke ke, what is there to thank between the two of us?” Yao Lao laughed. Immediately, his voice
became a little more serious, “Little Fellow, we are still within the boundaries of the Misty Cloud
Sect’s influence. Therefore, we must leave here as soon as possible. Although Yun Shan may have
been badly injured after eating two continuous ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flame’, those Elders and
Deacons of the

Misty Cloud Sect aren’t useless people. Moreover, there is another Dou Huang, Yun Yun. The current
me has exhausted too much Spiritual Strength because of the two ‘Angry Buddha Lotus Flames’. At
the very least, I cannot supply you with energy which you can randomly squander like before.
Additionally, that blow of Yun Shan’s earlier has left an energy imprint within your body. The current
me can only try my best to suppress the oscillation that the energy imprint emits. If I were to
forcefully destroy it, Yun Shan would immediately sense it.”
Xiao Yan nodded quietly. His fist gradually tightened as he raised his head. His gaze passed
through the tiny gaps between the leaves and stared at the blue sky. His heart clearly knew the
killing intent that Yun Shan had toward him. At this moment, the Misty Cloud Sect might already be
pouring the entire sect’s strength to capture him. In his current condition, he would be able to
handle some Misty Cloud Sect disciples at the very most. If deacons or even Elders were to find him,
it would not be difficult for the other party to delay him, if he could even fight them. When that time
came, should the Misty Cloud Sect’s troops hear the noise and arrive, Xiao Yan might really end up
dying in this unending forest.
“First, let’s first head deep into the mountains to avoid the search parties from the Misty Cloud
Sect. I am currently in an unsightly condition. If I don’t let these injuries heal properly, it is likely
that fleeing would also be a problem.” Xiao Yan wiped the remaining bloodstain off of the corner of
his mouth and said softly.
“Ah, that’s good. An alchemist need not worry about injuries. Although your injuries this time
around are quite severe, ke ke, with teacher currently awake, I will naturally let you recover at the
fastest speed possible.” Yao Lao said with a smile.
Xiao Yan nodded his head. He had absolute confidence in Yao Lao’s refining skills. He grabbed the
tree trunk with his hand and slowly rose to his feet.
“At this moment, there are search parties consisting of Misty Cloud Sect disciples to the east,
south, and north of our current position. Therefore, we can only flee towards the west side of the
forest.” Yao Lao remained, “Moreover, pay attention to the figures in the sky. Most of those fellows
are the Elders of the Misty Cloud Sect and their strength are at least of the Dou Wang class. If you
were to unluckily bump into one of them in such a state, it would be troublesome.”
“I know.” Xiao Yan responded. He carefully parted the leaves and cautiously swept his gaze below.
Only when he did not discover any traces of danger did he use his hands to hug the tree trunk and
swiftly slide down like an agile monkey.
When he was a few meters from the ground, Xiao Yan loosened his grip. His feet gently kicked the
tree trunk and his body curled in midair before flipping around and allowing him to land on one
knee with his hands on the ground, supporting himself. The sound emitted when he landed was
barely audible.
Xiao Yan’s sharp gaze swiftly scanned his surroundings. He then stood up and charged into a
cluster of dense jungle. Right as he entered the dense sea of plants, a seven colored glow instantly
flashed. Immediately, Xiao Yan halted his footsteps as his entire body emitted a cold sweat. His gaze
hurriedly swept in front of him. Immediately, he could not help but rejoice. The seven colored glow
was from the Heaven Swallowing Python that had turned into its snake form. For others, it was
extremely hard trying to find Xiao Yan but for the Heaven Swallowing Python that had been living
together with Xiao Yan ever since it’s birth, even the slightest smells in the air was like a huge
roadmap.
“Hei, little fellow, is it now your turn to control the body?” Xiao Yan extended his hand. The
‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ obediently wiggled over, extending its tongue and emitting a hissing
sound toward Xiao Yan.
“Hee hee, that’s good. That’s good.” The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth parted when he saw the
actions of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. The joy on his face was difficult to hide. Although the
strength of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ was not as great Queen Medusa’s, this little fellow was
unlike her Majesty in that it would actually go all out upon Xiao Yan’s orders as long as he gave it
sufficient food to eat. On the other hand, Xiao Yan was so furious that his teeth itched when he
recalled how Queen Medusa, that bastardly woman, actually stood idly by the side during his big
fight with Yun Shan earlier.
Xiao Yan swiftly took out a bottle of ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ from his storage ring and used a
small jade rod to dip a few drops of it and threw it into the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’s’ mouth.
Immediately, the little fellow jumped around, extremely lively. It circled around Xiao Yan’s body a
few time before emitting a ‘suo’ sound and entered Xiao Yan’s sleeve.
“Hu, lucky. At least there is a talisman which can protect me.” Xiao Yan gently patted his sleeves
and let out a long sigh. With the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ around, he would at least not be afraid
of being held back should he be discovered by one of the Misty Cloud Sect’s Elders.
“Let’s go. There seems to be some people heading this way. It is inadvisable for the current you to
fight with another person. I see that your Qi is currently uneven, hovering up and down. It actually
appears like a state where your strength is about to rise. Looks like these big fights that you have
recently endured were of great benefit to you. Quickly find a quiet place to recuperate and rest.
Otherwise, this opportunity to raise your strength will be wasted.” Yao Lao’s deep voice suddenly
sounded from Xiao Yan’s heart.
 Xiao Yan was startled upon hearing this. Immediately, he nodded his head in surprise. This was
likely one of the few pieces of good news in a bad situation like this. In this kind of situation where
he faced extermination on all sides, increasing his strength by a little would naturally mean that his
own chances of survival would increase a little.
Xiao Yan turned his head around and eyed the dense woods behind him. A cold smile spilled from
the corner of his mouth as he softly said, “Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Shan, it looks like the grudge
between the two of us has been completely formed. I hope that you will not regret this in the future!
If you think that I, Xiao Yan, am one of those spineless people who would come begging with his tail
hung between his legs after suffering a loss, I’m afraid that you are really mistaken.”
Back then, just because of a ‘Three Year Agreement’, Xiao Yan could bite the bullet and train for
three years, causing him to be like a lone wolf in the grasslands. When he was wounded, he would
retreat temporarily. Quickly following this, he would be like a ghost and a maggot in one’s tarsal
bone, around and waiting to take revenge with a killing blow.
As the voice that contained a thick, dark coldness fell, Xiao Yan’s foot stepped on the ground. His
body turned into a black shadow that swiftly fled into that dark, black forest.
Following Xiao Yan’s disappearance, the spot slowly descended into silence. Around ten minutes
later, ten figures abruptly shot out from the dense forest. They held longswords in their hands while
they scanned the surroundings with grave expressions. When they saw that there was no movement,
they heaved a gentle sigh of relief. They exchanged glances and all of them smiled bitterly and
shook their heads. The signal flares which were tightly held in their right hands, ready to be
released at any moment, were also stuffed back into their chest pocket. When faced with a terrifying
figure who could even force their old Sect Leader back, it was only natural that these people gave
their full attention.
A Misty Cloud Sect disciple who was the leader of the group slowly stepped forward. He waved
the longsword and the glow of the sword flashed, leaving an obscure symbol on a nearby tree. Once
he did this, he turned his head and softly said, “We have already completed searching this spot. If
we continue forward, we will enter into the north-west of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. The
rank of the Magical Beasts there isn’t low. It would be quite difficult if we were to search there.
Looks like we have to inform the Elders to use the flying units.”
While he spoke, he swiftly took out a bamboo whistle from his chest pocket and placed it to his
lips. He blew it gently and a slightly sharp sound was slowly emitted from the bamboo. It finally
formed a wave-like shape that swiftly spread throughout the huge forest…

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Chapter 368
Chapter 368: Recuperation
In the dense forest where tall trees stood, there would occasionally be spots of light that trickled
through the gaps of the lush canopy of branches and leaves that shielded the earth from the hot
sunlight. The light shone in bits and pieces onto the ground, forming a totally natural picture made
of specks of light, appearing beautiful.
It was completely quiet within the forest. Occasionally, there would be a low roar emitted by an
unknown Magical Beast in the distance. It would pass through the hindrances of the dense forest,
and would reverberate unceasingly throughout the forest.
“Suo.”
The undergrowth of the quiet forest suddenly moved. Immediately, a black figure shot out. His feet
gently pressed against a tree branch which horizontally extended from the trunk. After which, he
pushed his body off the branch and landed on another tree branch a few meters above the ground.
His sharp, eagle-like eyes scanned everything below him in detail before he sighed in relief. He was
also a little doubtful as he muttered softly, “The mountain range behind the Misty Cloud Mountain is
connected directly to the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Logically speaking, the current me should
have charged into the Magical Beast Mountain Range, right? But, why is it that until now, I have yet
to meet any Magical Beasts trying to stop me?’
“That is due to the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ in your sleeves.” An old laughter sounded in Xiao
Yan’s heart, “The ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ is an Ancient Unique Beast. An ordinary Magical
Beast would feel fear within their hearts upon smelling its scent. Moreover, the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Beast’ currently possesses the strength of a Dou Wang class. Which ordinary Magical Beast would
dare to reveal itself in front of it?”
“So it is this little fellow’s blessing.” Xiao Yan suddenly understood upon hearing this. He gently
patted his sleeves and laughed softly.
“But the Misty Cloud Sect’s groups that have come to search for you aren’t as lucky. From what I
can tell, they were attacked by at least three waves of Magical Beasts in just this short distance.
Although they were not hurt, their chasing speed has been reduced by quite a large amount.” Yao
Lao smiled and said gloatingly.
Xiao Yan laughed coldly. His gaze once again swept across his surroundings, but he had yet to find
the best hiding spot. He knit his eyebrows together immediately and shook his head helplessly. As he
pressed his feet gently against the tree trunk, his body became like a large bat that spread its wings
as it passed through the dense forest, moving past the branches of the trees within its path. He
continued to head forward and flee while searching for the best place to hide.
In a forest that was filled with huge trees and Magical Beasts, wanting to find a spot to hide from
danger that was also free from any disturbance was undoubtedly somewhat difficult. However, Xiao
Yan was considered quite lucky. As the sky gradually darkened, he finally found a good spot.
Xiao Yan was passing through a large area of dense foliage when a dangerous ravine, that was
around ten meters wide, appeared in his sight. He slowed his speed and slowly walked toward the
edge of the ravine. Lowering his head, he glanced at the dark chasm that seemed to be bottomless.
He then lifted his head and slowly swept his gaze at the precipitous mountain wall on the other side.
A moment later, his gaze suddenly stopped on a dark mountain cave. This mountain cave was
around ten plus meters from the top of the mountain. It did not appear to be created by a human.
Instead, it seemed to be forcefully made by a kind of sharp-clawed Magical Beast.
“This place is an excellent one. It’s even covered by fog. Even if there are people fl

ying over, they will have great difficulty discerning anything.” Xiao Yan’s expression carried joy as
he studied the position of that dark mountain cave. On that precipitous mountain wall, there were
quite a number of mountain caves which were similar to this dark one. However, only this mountain
cave had such an excellent a position when compared to the rest. Xiao Yan stood by the edge of the
ravine and eyed the mountain cave. If one did not examine it closely, they would only see a faint fog
rising from deep within the ravine.
After inspecting it for a while, Xiao Yan’s shoulders trembled slightly. A huge pair of Purple Cloud
Wings sprung out. He leapt forward and jumped into the ravine; wild wind blew past his ears. Xiao
Yan flapped his wings and he swiftly arrived in front of the mountain cave. He stayed suspended in
the air in front of it instead of going in immediately. The dangers of the Magical Beast Mountain
Range were peerless, with danger lurking everywhere. If one was not cautious in dealing with them,
they wouldn’t even know how they died.
Xiao Yan lifted his sleeves gently and the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ flashed out. His finger
pointed toward the mountain cave. The latter appeared to have understood. It let out a hiss and
turned into a seven-colored flash, which shot directly into the cave.
When he saw the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ flash into the cave, Xiao Yan hurriedly withdrew
some distance away. After which, he quietly waited.
The wait merely lasted for less than a minute when a shady wind came sprinting out from within
the cave. A huge black figure quickly shot out. It was a flying Magical Beast with a fierce
appearance that was terrified as it flew out from within. It immediately emitted an awful scream and
shot directly into the sky, finally disappearing over the horizon.
“Hu, good fellow. It was actually a Winged Lion Beast. This is a rank three Magical Beast that can
contend with a Da Dou Shi.” Xiao Yan was stunned as he watched the huge Magical Beast which had
shot into the sky. He shook his head and laughed bitterly, “It is fortunate that I have the help of the
‘Heaven Swallowing Python’. Otherwise, with my current state, it would be likely that I would have
had to exhaust a great amount of strength in order to oust it from the cave.”
Not long after the Winged Lion Beast fled, the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ flew out from within
the cave. It stayed suspended in front of Xiao Yan, hissing while flicking it snake’s tongue in front of
Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan lifted his hand and the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ returned into his sleeve. Only then
did he flap his wings and fly into the cave while feeling assured. His feet landed on the hard
mountain rock and a wave of pale color surged up onto his face. He let out a few intense coughs.
Following his coughs, the Purple Cloud Wings on his back also automatically turned back into
tattoos and shrunk onto his back.
“I am indeed severely injured, ah. After only using the Purple Cloud Wings for a mere few minutes,
the interior of my body has already turned into this state.” Xiao Yan wiped off the thread of blood
that had flowed from the corner of his mouth as he spoke softly with a bitter smile.
Xiao Yan slowly walked into the interior of the cave which was quite spacious. Although the stench
that faintly lingered caused Xiao Yan to frown slightly, the current him, who was faced with being
encircled from all directions, naturally was not in the mood to bother about such trifling matters. He
flicked his finger and a couple of Moonlight Stones shot out from within the space ring. They landed
steadily within the gaps on the mountain wall and their faint light immediately shone and permeated
throughout the cave.
Xiao Yan eyed the well-lit interior of the cave and then took a look at the sky outside which had
already become completely dark. He thought quietly for a moment before coming to the entrance of
the cave. He used all his strength to push a large rock over, which coincidentally blocked over half
of the entrance, which prevented the well lit cave from being too obvious in the darkness of night.
After finishing all of these tasks, Xiao Yan finally let out a long sigh of relief. At that moment, the
fatigue from fleeing for nearly an entire day slowly rose from deep within his heart, and actually
caused his eyelids to become a little heavy.
“Now is not the time to rest.” Just as Xiao Yan could no longer resist and was about to plant his
head on the ground and fall into a deep sleep, Yao Lao’s gentle cry suddenly rang out, giving Xiao
Yan a start. His eyelids which were about to be folded were hurriedly opened. With a bitter laugh, he
quickly took two steps back and found a clean stone platform where he sat cross-legged.
The moment Xiao Yan sat down, the dark black ring shook gently. Yao Lao’s illusionary body slowly
floated out.
“Teacher.” Xiao Yan scratched his head and smiled awkwardly as he watched Yao Lao appear.
Yao Lao shook his head helplessly. He beckoned with his hand and the storage ring on Xiao Yan’s
finger left the latter’s hand. Finally, it was suspended above Yao Lao’s palm.
“You should first recuperate from the mess within your body. I will refine some medicinal pills that
can help to speed up the recovery of your internal injuries. You must recover at the fastest pace
possible. Otherwise, it will be too dangerous.” Yao Lao’s Spiritual Strength swept across the interior
of the storage ring as he ordered.
“Ah.” Xiao Yan nodded. He ceased speaking any nonsense and his hands formed the training seal
in front of him. He closed his eyes and his originally hurried breathing gradually became calm and
slow.
 Yao Lao nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Xiao Yan had abandoned his distracting thoughts
and entered into his training state so quickly. He flicked his finger slightly and medicinal ingredients
flashed and appeared from within the storage ring one after another after which they levitated
around Yao Lao.
“This little fellow has really stored quite a lot of medicinal ingredients. It really saves me the
trouble of going to search for medicine.” As Yao Lao studied the medicinal ingredients that were
suspended by his side, he nodded slightly before waving his hand. Immediately, a thick white-
colored flame soared and burned. He waved his finger and the medicinal ingredients were orderly
yet swiftly thrown into the flame one after another. Compared to the method which Xiao Yan had
used to refine the medicinal pill at the Alchemist Grand Meeting, Yao Lao’s smooth refining method
that was like a drifting cloud and flowing water which caused everyone to truly understand what an
Alchemist Grandmaster was.
The faint glow from the Moonlight Stones the darkness from creeping into the cave past the
entrance. Only the crackling of the medicinal ingredients within the flame could be heard within the
quiet interior of the cave. The two people within the cave had their labor clearly divided and were
busy doing what they needed to.
The silent training continued for nearly two to three hours. Only then did the eyelids of Xiao Yan,
who had his eyes tightly shut, tremble slightly. He then slowly opened his eyes. After three hours of
recuperation, his originally pale, white face had some additional rosiness which represented vitality.
Xiao Yan let out a long breath of pent up air that had been lingering in his chest for a long time.
His expression became a little brighter. He lifted his head and eyed Yao Lao, who was standing at
the entrance of the cave, observing the movement outside after completing the refining a long while
ago. He smiled gently and said, “Although my injuries are quite serious, the disorderly condition in
my body is suppressed. What teacher said is true. The force and blood in my body is rising in an
unstable manner. It was indeed a prelude to my strength rising.”
Yao Lao smiled and nodded. He turned his body and gently flicked his finger. A medicinal pill that
was emerald in color shot toward Xiao Yan. The latter agilely grabbed it.
“Consume it. With this, the injuries within your body should be able to completely heal. The
medicinal effect of the ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’ that you consumed was extremely strong and
you were unable to completely absorb all of it. Most of the medicinal effects were deposited within
your body instead. It is not good for your body to leave it in your body like that. I have mixed the
‘Bone Chilling Flame’ within this medicinal pill. You may feel a little pain after consuming it.
However, it is able to evaporate and release all the medicinal effects that have accumulated within
your body. This time around, you can use this opportunity to absorb them. It really depends on your
luck just how much your strength can be raised.” Yao Lao shook his head and said, “Quite a number
of defects have appeared in your body during the time that I wasn’t around. That ‘Searing Poison’ is
also vicious stuff. Once you have recuperated from your injuries, I will think of a way to help you
settle it.”
Xiao Yan’s heart felt warmth as he heard the great number of words that Yao Lao rumbled on
about. He nodded slightly. He was finally much more at ease with his teacher beside him. That
feeling was like a child finding a dependable support, causing him to rest assured.
Xiao Yan stuffed the medicinal pill into his mouth and once again closed his eyes. His mind sunk
into his body and began this great advancement!
Yao Lao smiled and nodded as he saw Xiao Yan close his eyes and once again begin his training.
He sat by the entrance to the cave and carelessly played with and twisted the storage ring which he
had taken from Xiao Yan’s hand. A long while later, his finger trembled slightly and a soft ‘huh’
sound was emitted from his mouth.
“Huh?”
Yao Lao flicked his finger and a broken, black-colored jade piece suddenly appeared in Yao Lao’s
hand. His palm gently rubbed this damaged jade piece and his gaze became somewhat fixated.
This piece of black-colored jade was surprisingly the cheap item that Xiao Yan obtained back at
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Chapter 369
Advancement!
His body was within a furnace: this was the only thing that Xiao Yan currently felt.
After swallowing the medicinal pill, a fiery feeling suddenly erupted from his lower abdomen.
Immediately, it turned into numerous streams of heat that forced their way into every vein of his
body in a turbulent manner. The high temperature finally caused a faint, heavy gas to appear within
his Qi Paths.
The high temperature streams gradually became hotter with the increase in the circulation speed,
resulting in the corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth gently twitching involuntarily after each complete cycle.
What Yao Lao said was true, the small part of his flame that had been added to the pill really caused
him to suffer.
While the hot flow may have caused Xiao Yan to feel some pain, the effect was also very notable.
As the threads of faint, hot, heavy gas seeped out of his Qi Paths and finally circled around the
interior of his body, Xiao Yan could clearly sense that large waves of concealed energy within some
parts of his body were like a layer of ice that had been melted by the heat, finally revealing itself.
From the looks of it, it seemed that this was the medicinal strength that had been deposited in his
body that Yao Lao had mentioned.
This medicinal strength that had been deposited was vaporized by the hot, heavy gas; turning it
into a faint energy fog which rose slowly. The fog would adhere itself to the Qi Paths, merging with
them before continuing through the rest of the Qi Paths. In the end, it formed a complete cycle,
turning the fog into pure energy. The energy was then poured into that rhombus-shaped energy
crystal within the vortex. Upon receiving these waves of pure energy, the crystal body, which
appeared a little dim due to over exhaustion, once again emitted a faint glow, lighting up the interior
of the vortex until it appeared to be transparent.
Some of the misted energy also adhered to his bones and cells. When faced with such pure energy,
the bones and cells in his body had also become much greedier. With a wiggling speed that could
not be seen by the naked eye, they swiftly swallowed the energy fog that came close. Once they had
completely swallowed the energy, Xiao Yan could clearly sense that his bones, muscles, cells, etc.,
which had been injured after the big fight, were quickly being restored to their peak condition.
Xiao Yan’s heart gave a gentle sigh of relief as he sensed the Dou crystal being gradually filled
with energy. His mind once again settled down as he used all his strength to control the overflowing
clouds of energy within his body, gathering them together and finally agglomerating them into a
turbulent energy flow. Once the flow completed one circulation within his body, it was poured
unceasingly toward the Dou crystal within the vortex. The thumb sized crystal was like a bottomless
pit when faced with the energy which was being poured into it unceasingly, not rejecting any of it,
regardless of how large the accumulated energy was.
The medicinal pill of Yao Lao may not be something high-tiered. However, it was able to perform a
sort of instigative role, completely dragging out all of the medicinal strength which Xiao Yan had
deposited into his body over a short period of time. After which, it used this large amount of energy
to swiftly restore Xiao Yan’s injured body. This method of leveraging another’s energy to heal was
likely something that even Fa Ma would have difficulty performing.
As an orthodox ‘Medicinal Pot’, the number of various medicinal pills which Xiao Yan had
consumed were basically impossible to count. Moreover, Xiao Yan did not completely absorb most of
these medicinal pills. After accumulating all of these over time, the energy deposited was naturally
very large. After being dragged out by that medicinal pill of Yao Lao, the deposited medicinal
strength was final

ly completely released and used. The extent of the energy had far exceeded what Xiao Yan, or even
Yao Lao had expected.
TL: Medicinal Pot = someone who eats a ton of pills, usually used to describe the sick/young masters
Wave after wave of energy mist rose never endingly from all over Xiao Yan’s body. If anyone could
currently see through his skin and look within Xiao Yan’s body, that person would likely widen his
eyes while being completely shocked as he saw all the fog that had gathered throughout Xiao Yan’s
body. Even his internal organs were completely covered by the dense energy fog.
 Xiao Yan was naturally unable to take control of every detail with such a large amount of energy
fog being drawn out. Therefore, there were some that managed to escape and began to randomly
wander through his body. In an instant, those bones, muscles, etc., within Xiao Yan’s body appeared
to suddenly possess their own intelligence and began to use various different kinds of methods to
swallow the energy fog that had wandered over.
Although swallowing the energy in this manner allowed Xiao Yan to clearly sense that his body
was becoming increasingly stronger, the parts in Xiao Yan’s body, the bones, muscles, and internal
organs had an accommodation capacity that could only be increased if one were to undergo intense
training. Thus, each one had their own limits. Once they absorbed more than that limit, it was likely
that they would end up with the terrifying fate of bursting apart. Upon thinking of the final result of
how the bones or internal organs, etc., could suddenly form a few crack lines with a ‘crack’ sound,
Xiao Yan shuddered with fear.
Therefore, he naturally did not dare to allow the bones and muscles to swallow as much of the
energy as they wanted. He immediately and hurriedly increased his control over the energy fog
within his body. Even after he did this, however, Xiao Yan could still faintly sense that his skin was
emitting a fiery pain. He knew that this was due to the energy fog having already corroded the
surface of his skin.
Within the mountain cave, Yao Lao frowned slightly as he watched Xiao Yan’s skin, which had
actually turned red. He muttered softly, “Why has this little fellow’s body accumulated so much
medicinal strength?” He mused for a moment before temporarily storing the broken jade fragment
in his hand. He flicked his finger gently and a green light uncurled and rose immediately. It followed
the wind and expanded, finally turning into a green lotus which slowly fell.
Yao Lao glanced at the magnificent-looking green lotus before waving his sleeves toward Xiao Yan.
A gentle force slid across and lifted the latter before smoothly placing him on the green lotus.
After Xiao Yan landed on the green lotus, a warm, green-colored circular glow slowly rose from
within it. As the circle of light rose, Xiao Yan’s fiery red skin immediately became dull. His face,
which had contained some pain also finally became relaxed.
The warm feeling that was transmitted from outside Xiao Yan’s body was also sensed by him. He
immediately sighed in relief as he muttered to himself with a bitter smile, “Dammit. The injuries in
my body have already completely recovered. Why is there still so much excess energy?”
Xiao Yan gradually recovered his calm after letting out a curse. He quietly thought for a while and
already had a plan. “Since there is such external strength, I will use it to break through. This
opportunity is the best one!”
Once Xiao Yan made up his mind, he did not procrastinate any longer. His focused his mind and
the energy fog which was overflowing from his body suddenly surged. The waves of fog appeared to
have been towed by something as they were swiftly dragged toward his lower abdomen.
As the enormous energy fog became increasingly close to the vortex, its size also drastically
decreased. Its size may have become small, but some moisture began to appear in the space
between the fog. When the large clump of fog entered into his Qi Paths, the fog actually completely
disappeared. Replacing it was a cluster of emerald-like pure liquid energy. There were even some
solid, tiny crystals that were trapped within that liquid energy.
The emerald liquid followed the same route that was determined by the ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi Method
and completed one full circulation. After which, it quietly stopped at the entrance of the vortex. The
force which was slowly flowing was like a huge flood which was about to be discharged.
“This will determine whether or not I can break through.”
Xiao Yan whispered softly in his heart as he eyed the huge cluster of emerald energy. With a
thought from his mind, the strength which was blocking the entrance of the vortex instantly
disappeared. The surging energy immediately emitted a loud sound like that of a waterfall smashing
down as it charged into the vortex.
The large amount of energy swarmed into the vortex and violently smashed against the rhombus-
shaped Dou crystal in the middle of the vortex.
“Bang!” The moment the energy swarmed into the Dou Crystal, a roaring sound resounded within
Xiao Yan’s mind. In an instant, he had nearly failed to even maintain his training state.
The turbulent energy poured into the Dou Crystal unceasingly. By the end of the process, the size
of the crystal had actually grown a lot larger after absorbing this large amount of energy.
Following the expansion of the Dou Crystal’s size, Xiao Yan’s strong spiritual perception could
clearly sense that his own strength was swiftly soaring toward the barrier that indicated the
difference between the two levels.
Within the cave, Yao Lao eyed Xiao Yan, whose face had become as shiny as jade. He fondled his
beard and nodded slightly. With his strength, he could naturally sense the strength of Xiao Yan’s
breath rising steadily.
“Ding.” At a certain instance within the quiet cave, a soft groan, that was barely noticeable, was
quietly emitted from Xiao Yan’s body.
Following the appearance of this quiet moan, the force exuded from Xiao Yan’s body suddenly
soared greatly.
“He has already broke through to a two star Da Dou Shi? This is actually even faster than what I
had expected. The medicinal strength deposited within this little fellow’s body is actually able to
reach this large of a degree?” With Yao Lao’s strength, that soft moan would naturally not be able to
escape his senses. An expression of shock immediately flashed across his eyes as he spoke in
surprise.
Given Xiao Yan’s current strength, he would originally would have needed at least two or three
months of time to raise his strength by one level if he trained normally. Moreover, this was already
considered to be quite fast. After he had gone to the Misty Cloud Sect, the repeated fighting with
those above his level caused him to end up in unfavorable situations many times. However, the
benefits that Xiao Yan obtained from those situations was something that even Yao Lao hadn’t been
able to completely estimate.
Fighting was, after all, the best way to quickly raise one’s strength. The extreme battles which
Xiao Yan had experienced during this period of time were like having constructed a canal. The large
amount of medicinal strength currently present was like water being poured into that canal. Now
that everything had fallen into place, this was the perfect opportunity for Xiao Yan to raise his
strength. This process ran so perfectly that it had even exceeded Yao Lao’s expectations.
Not long after Yao Lao’s surprised voice fell, another soft groan was suddenly emitted from within
Xiao Yan’s body, reverberating etherally within the cave.
Yao Lao’s hand which was fondling his beard slowly paused. This time around, even Yao Lao could
not keep his cool. His mouth was agape as he watched Xiao Yan, whose breath was actually still
rising swiftly. A long while later, he finally let out a long sigh and smiled as said, “Hee, he is indeed a
fellow that is full of surprises. Today, I really want to see what level you, this little thing, are going to
reach?”

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Chapter 370
Skyfire Three Mysterious Change!
After the two soft groans were consecutively released within the mountain cave, Xiao Yan, who
could have continued to raise his strength by an additional star did not use this force to continue
charging upward. Instead, Xiao Yan slowly stabilized his Qi and began to completely digest the
energy that had suddenly and abruptly soared. This was something that Yao Lao did not expect.
Yao Lao’s hand stroked his beard and observed the closed-eyed young man, whose face was like
warm jade. He mused for a moment and immediately came to a sudden realization before nodding in
a gratified manner. He smiled again and said, “Being able to maintain his original state of mind in
the face of strength and knowing when to withdraw in contentment without being greedy or
arrogant is not easy. Not bad. Not bad.”
The two repeated ‘not bad’ were sufficient to see Yao Lao’s admiration in regards to Xiao Yan’s
current performance. Although Xiao Yan could actually borrow the medicinal strength and directly
become a four star Da Dou Shi, training was, after all, not something that could be accomplished
overnight. After repeatedly raising his strength by two stars today, Xiao Yan would already have
some difficulty stabilizing his body’s condition. If he were to raise his strength once again, it was
likely that his body’s superficial state would become his largest obstacle the next time he tried to
advance!
A person who had a superficial interior and a poor distribution of energy within his body would be
inferior to a person whose body was full and whose energy was controlled and properly distributed.
Xiao Yan was extremely clear regarding this point. Back then, his persistence on training during the
three years in which he had been regarded as a useless person had caused Xiao Yan to stabilize his
training foundation until it was extremely firm. Only with this starting point, which was as stable as
a rock, could Xiao Yan have the opportunity to continue advancing, building a towering strength
which could cause others to be shocked. Therefore, he would not let this temporarily interest
destroy his rock-solid foundation of which he was most proud!
One naturally need not debate which was more important between the two. Therefore, Xiao Yan
was extremely firm in giving up the breakthrough once again.
Xiao Yan’s face was like a piece of warm jade that emitted a faint glow as he sat cross-legged on
the green lotus. It was a long while later before the glow slowly disappeared. His eyelashes
trembled slightly, and he suddenly opened his eyes. A faint green-colored glow flashed through them
and quickly disappeared.
Following the disappearance of the glow, the powerful force that had shrouded the surface of Xiao
Yan’s body also gradually withdrawn until it had completely disappeared.
“Ke ke, not bad. After recuperating and training, my strength actually rose by two stars.
Unfortunately, this kind of opportunity is not something that you are given whenever you want it.”
Yao Lao laughed softly as he saw Xiao Yan leave his training state.
A turbid air moved along Xiao Yan’s throat before being emitted. He twitched his neck and heard
the clear sound of his bones cracking. After which, he sensed the surging Dou Qi flowing within his
body, which was like that of a flowing river. A joy involuntarily surfaced on his face. His hands gently
pressed the green lotus and his body fell in a supple manner. His fists then abruptly struck out. The
blowing sound of the wind from his fist was extremely sharp.
“It is enough. With my current ability, I can perfectly control the strength of my two star increase.
If it were to increase by more, I may appear to have risen in strength for a short period of time but if
one were to look from a long term perspective, it would not be goo

d for me.” Xiao Yan withdrew his fist and said with a smile.
Yao Lao smiled and nodded his head. He beckoned the green lotus with his hand and returned it to
the storage ring. His hand then shook and the broken jade piece from earlier once again appeared in
his hand while he rubbed it gently.
After raising his strength, the internal injuries within Xiao Yan’s body has also completely healed.
The rosiness had returned to Xiao Yan’s face once again. He raised his head and watched Yao Lao’s
action before glancing at the piece of broken jade. He was slightly stunned. His heart immediately
moved a little as he took two steps forward and asked probingly, “Does teacher recognize what this
is?”
“Ah, I have seen this kind of strange storing device before.” Yao Lao nodded his head and said.
“Storing device? One can actually store things within this thing? Don’t tell me it is storing
something like a Dou Technique or Qi Method?” Xiao Yan was startled momentarily before speaking
as he came to a sudden realization.
“Ke ke, ah. If this is what I think it is, this kind of jade storage device should be the masterpiece of
the ‘Burning Flame Valley’ on the Dou Qi Continent. This is because they are the only ones with a
skill that allows them to use jade as a storage device. Moreover, if one were to touch this jade piece
for a long time, there is actually a faint warm feeling to it. This is the mark of things that were made
by the ‘Burning Flame Valley’.” Yao Lao smiled as he spoke.
“‘Burning Flame Valley’? What is that?” Xiao Yan could not help but feel somewhat at a loss upon
hearing this foreign name. As a novice who had never left the Jia Ma Empire in his life, it was
natural that he had never heard of this name.
“The ‘Burning Flame Valley’ is a faction on the Dou Qi continent. If we were to discuss about its
strength, it is likely not any weaker than the Misty Cloud Sect. They have become renowned in the
Dou Qi Continent for practicing Qi Method of the fire affinity. They only specialize in violent
attacking methods. Therefore, they can be considered unique in the Dou Qi continent.” Yao Lao said
faintly.
“Not weaker than the Misty Cloud Sect?” The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched slightly. A long
while later, he could not resist laughing bitterly. It was really unexpected that this Misty Cloud Sect,
which dominated the Jia Ma Empire was only mediocre on the Dou Qi continent.
“Ke ke, don’t overestimate the Misty Cloud Sect. What that person called Ling Ying said was true.
The Misty Cloud Sect is merely only a second tier faction in the Dou Qi continent. Although they
may now have a Dou Zong, they can only be considered to be among the bottom of the first tier
factions.” Yao Lao smacked his lips, contorting them with disdain.
“Of course, even if that is the case, they can naturally still be considered an enormous being in
front of you, a small Da Dou Shi.” Yao Lao laughed out as he watched a bitter smile appear on Xiao
Yan’s face, “Little fellow. The Dou Qi continent is very big. There are as many strong people as there
are clouds. The world that you have seen in the past is merely a small corner of this continent. When
you step onto the continent, I believe that you will like that fabulous and exciting world. However,
you should also be clear of this. Regardless of where you are, your own strength is the most
important thing if you want to obtain respect!”
“The strong eat the weak. This is a rule used by all in this world.” Xiao Yan nodded slightly as he
let out a soft laugh.
“It is naturally good that you can understand this.” Yao Lao smiled. He held the broken jade piece
in his hand and said, “Back to our original topic. Do you want to know what is inside this?”
“Of course.” Xiao Yan hurriedly nodded his head. Since this thing had originated from the Burning
Flame Valley, which could be compared to the Misty Cloud Sect, the items within should also likely
be something extraordinary.
“Use a fire to burn it.” Yao Lao threw the jade piece and the storage ring toward Xiao Yan as he
continued with a smile, “The things from the Burning Flame Valley are this strange. One must use a
flame to burn it in order to obtain the things inside. According to logic, the more fire-resistant the
jade that originates from Burning Flame Valley is, the more precious the item within it is.”
Xiao Yan carefully received the jade piece. He flipped it up and down as he looked at it. It was
really difficult to believe that this seemingly weak looking jade piece was actually able to withstand
being burnt by a fire. However, he never doubted the words that Yao Lao said. He immediately took
out a purple-colored Danwan and threw it into his mouth. He chewed slightly, widen his mouth and
spat out a purple-colored flame which was immediately suspended in front of him.
Xiao Yan gently flicked his finger. The jade piece immediately turned into a ray of light that shot
into the purple-colored fireball.
When he saw the jade piece enter the flame, Xiao Yan hurriedly focused his sight onto the fireball,
observing all the changes of the jade piece.
The weak looking broken jade piece charged directly into the flame. Faint flame seedlings of the
purple-colored flame erupted on the surface of the jade piece. What caused Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to
feel a little strange was that the jade piece did not have the slightest movement as it was being
burned by the purple flame!
“This…” Xiao Yan blinked his eyes. He was slightly stunned as he watched Yao Lao. No matter how
one put it, the Purple Flame was a flame with quite a high temperature. It was many times stronger
than an ordinary Dou Qi flame. Yet there was actually not the slightest change in this jade piece. If it
was as Yao Lao had mentioned earlier, where the greater the fire-resistance, the more valuable the
thing inside was, then…
“Ah, I originally thought that it was merely an ordinary object. It really is unexpected that this
seems to be a big fish.” A strange look flashed over Yao Lao’s face as he watched the jade piece
which was still safe and sound within the flame. He could not resist smiling as he lifted his chin
slightly toward Xiao Yan and said, “Little fellow, looks like your luck is really quite good. Now, use
the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ and give it a try.”
Xiao Yan was startled upon hearing this. He lifted his head and eyed Yao Lao, only to find a joy
from within the other person’s eyes. Immediately, his heart understood. If this little jade piece was
able to bring praise from Yao Lao, it was likely that he had truly found something good this time
around.
Xiao Yan’s heart quietly beat faster. He swallowed his saliva and used his strength to rub both his
hands. A green-colored flame immediately rose from between his fingers.
Xiao Yan waved his hand and the purple-colored fireball in front of him disappeared into
nothingness. He then beckoned with his hand and the jade piece fell once again. It was instantly
wrapped up by the green-colored flame which had gushed out from Xiao Yan’s finger.
The black-colored broken jade piece descended into silence upon falling into the green-colored
flame. Xiao Yan was, however, not anxious as he slowly raised the flame’s temperature.
When the cave had become unknowingly hot, the jade piece, which had been quiet, finally began
to change. The originally smooth surface suddenly began to fluctuate like that of a water wave; its
appearance was as though it was about to melt.
“It’s fine. Continue to raise its temperature.” Yao Lao did not panic as he watched the jade piece
which was about to melt. Instead, he smiled and spoke faintly.
Xiao Yan also calmed his heart after watching Yao Lao’s calm manner. He nodded his head and
inhaled a deep breath of air. The Dou Qi in his body flowed swiftly and the temperature of the
‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ was once again abruptly raised!
Following the increase in the flame’s temperature, the dark, black, broken jade piece finally
melted completely. The jade piece no longer had that black color after it had melted. Instead, it
turned into a flat, green-colored, crystal clear liquid. The liquid slowly flowed within the green
flame, much like a living creature, appearing extremely strange.
At one point, the flowing liquid suddenly stopped. The surface of the liquid was agitated, as
though there was something that was about to break through it and surface.
“The good thing is about to appear.” Yao Lao said with a smile as he watched the movement of the
liquid.
Xiao Yan’s heart tightened upon hearing this. His eyes stared at the flame without even blinking
once.
The green-colored liquid continued to rage for more than ten seconds. In an instant, an eye-
piercing green light suddenly shot out from within it, and instantly concealed all the other lights
within the cave.
The green light may have been eye-piercing, but it did not cause Xiao Yan, or Yao Lao to close
their eyes. This was because a countless number of characters and information suddenly erupted
from within the liquid the instant after the green light shone. They immediately and automatically
arranged themselves in mid air within the mountain cave, forming words with a special font.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across the light curtain in midair and finally stopped on the few large
character located right at the top. His mouth moved slightly and a soft voice seeped out from
between his teeth.
“Skyfire Three Mysterious Change?”
At the side, Yao Lao’s entire body shook upon hearing this name. The glow in his eyes suddenly
brightened!

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Chapter 371
The Ingenuity of the Secret Technique
The large, light screen was suspended in midair within the cave. Countless words were layered on
it in an orderly manner. Beside the words, there was an extremely complicated diagram of the
human figure made of light. Within the diagram of light, numerous complicated lines formed by light
intertwined with one another, forming a mysterious and strange route.
Xiao Yan’s eyes carried some curiosity as they carefully inspected the screen of light. He
immediately turned his head and saw Yao Lao’s eyes, which shone brightly. He heart involuntarily
leaped as he softly asked, “Teacher, do you know what this is?”
“Yes.” The glow in Yao Lao’s eyes slowly withdrew as he smiled and nodded. He smacked his lips
and smiled as he said with a surprised sigh, “This time around, you have indeed picked up a
treasure. This ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’ is a very mysterious, high-class Secret Technique.”
“Secret Technique?” Xiao Yan’s eyebrows immediately rose upon hearing these words.
“Ke ke, other than Qi Methods and Dou Techniques there are still some special Secret Techniques
which exist on the Dou Qi continent. Their effects are usually something that will cause others to be
envious. Some of them can even greatly raise one’s strength. That night back at Wu Tan City, your
little female friend used an advanced Secret Technique to enable herself to raise her strength to the
Da Dou Shi class for a short period of time.” Yao Lao smiled as he explained.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. The scene of that night when Xun Er stealthily entered the Jia Li clan to
murder Liu Xi surfaced in his mind. She, whose strength had been at the Dou Zhe level, had
suddenly raised her strength to a level where it was sufficient to contend with a Da Dou Shi. That
kind of Secret Technique was really so strong that it was a little terrifying.
“According to what I know, this ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’ is one of the hidden treasures
belonging to the ‘Burning Flame Valley’. Although it is a useless kind of Secret Technique for most
people, it is undoubtedly a treasure which money cannot buy for a person who possesses a certain
extraordinary and unique flame.”
“Oh?” Xiao Yan’s heart was moved as he heard this. Possessing a certain extraordinary type of
flame? Was there any flame that was more extraordinary than a ‘Heavenly Flame’ in this world?
“If one wants to practice this kind of Secret Technique, the first requirement is that the
practitioner must have the fire affinity. The second is that he must possess an extraordinary flame.
The extraordinary flame here also includes those flames like your Purple Flame. Of course, the
‘Heavenly Flame’ is naturally the best choice. Ke ke. But since when was a ‘Heavenly Flame’ so easy
to find in this world? Therefore, I seem to have heard that only the Valley Leader of the ‘Burning
Flame Valley’ possessed a kind of ‘Heavenly Flame’.” Yao Lao smiled as he spoke.
“If I were to fulfill these conditions and practice the ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’, can I also
raise my strength for a short period of time?” Xiao Yan’s eyeballs rotated as he hurriedly asked.
“Naturally.” Yao Lao fondled his beard and smiled. He eyed Xiao Yan’s face which was filled with
excitement as he said, “This so called ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’ actually relies on a special
and bizarre method to draw out the special flame from within the body, and unleashes an extremely
great energy, which is then used to push the opponent back and deter them.”
“Is it as strong as the Secret Technique that Xun Er displayed back then?&

rdquo; Xiao Yan suddenly interrupted and asked.

Yao Lao frowned slightly upon hearing this. He mused for a moment before shaking his head
immediately and said, “Back then, I observed the complexion of that little girl and seeing that it was
still rosy the next day after using the Secret Technique the night before, really surprised me. From
the looks of it, I’m afraid that there is still a gap between the Secret Technique she displayed and
this one. After all, all Secret Techniques use a kind of compression or overdraw method to obtain
strength. This lets a person’s strength soar for a short period of time, but there would usually be a
substantial backlash that appears after each use. Using this ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’ as
an example example. It is said that each time it is used, the wild energy of the flame will cause
people’s body to be badly injured. However, from the external appearance of your little female
friend the next day, she did not suffer from an overly large loss. From this, the differences of the two
kinds of Secret Techniques can be determined.”
Xiao Yan laughed bitterly and sighed while shaking his head. In his heart, he felt increasingly
strong curiosity of Xun Er’s mysterious background. Given her age, she actually possessed a kind of
Secret Technique that even Yao Lao could not stop praising. Just how strong was the faction that
supported her?
“Ke ke, you should not be so dejected. This ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’ is actually not weak
either. According to what I know, if one possess three kinds of flame, this Secret Technique can let a
person’s strength to increase three different times. The scale at which your strength would increase
is related to the strength of the flame that you control. Back then, the Valley Leader of the ‘Burning
Flame Valley’ had one kind of ‘Heavenly Flame’ and two ‘Beast Flames’, which were obtained from
the bodies of two Magical Beasts. His original strength was around the five star Dou Zong level, but
if he used the three transformations of the ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’, he could easily
contend with a Dou Zhun!” Yao Lao smiled and comforted Xiao Yan after seeing his expression.
“Oh? It actually allows the user to fight across classes?” Xiao Yan was a little moved upon hearing
this. After seeing Hai Bodong pushed back by a single attack of the Yun Shan’s clones, he clearly
knew just how difficult it was to cross the gap between each class once one reached the Dou Huang
level. Yet this ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’ actually lets the user fight across the gaps between
classes. From what you just said, it can indeed be considered ‘a good thing’ as Yao Lao had just said.
“Ke ke, that is the limit that one could raise if they only possess one ‘Heavenly Flame’. But it is
different for you. The you who possesses the ‘Flame Mantra’ does not need to worry about the
flames in your body clashing with one another. Therefore, as long as you are given enough time and
luck to gather three kinds of ‘Heavenly Flames’, the extent that your strength will rise when you
activate the ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’ to the third transformation would likely be
something that even the ancestor who had created this Secret Technique did not ever imagine. After
all, he couldn’t have also practiced the ‘Flame Mantra’.” Yao Lao laughed softly.
The blood in Xiao Yan’s heart could not help but boil a little when he heard Yao Lao’s words. A
flush surfaced on his face. His gaze was a little more fiery when he once again looked at the curtain
of light.
“Insert your hand into that light green-colored liquid. In this way, you can completely obtain the
training method for the ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’. You will not gain anything by looking at
this light screen.” Yao Lao reminded.
Xiao Yan hurriedly nodded his head. He placed his finger into the liquid which was somewhat
warm. The curtain of light that was suspended in midair trembled slightly. Immediately, it appeared
to come to life as it swiftly began to move. A moment later, the screen of light turned into a string of
light that poured directly into Xiao Yan’s head.
The enormous flood of information violently charged into his mind. Xiao Yan’s face swiftly twitched
a couple of times. He forcefully endured the wave of pain that swept over him as he hurriedly sat
down, closed his eyes, and digested the information which contained the practice method of the
Secret Technique.
The mountain cave once again descended into complete silence. Yao Lao slowly stroked his beard
as he eyed Xiao Yan who was seated with his eyes close. Suddenly, he let out a soft gloating
laughter, “It is really unexpected that this heavily guarded Secret Technique of the ‘Burning Flame
Valley’ would actually find it’s way into the Jia Ma Empire. Moreover, it was even obtained by this
little fellow. Hee hee. That antiquated old fellow Yan Huo wasn’t even willing to let the old me
borrow and read it back then. Yet it still landed in my disciple’s hand. It was even obtained without
any effort. If he were to know about this, I’m afraid that he would be extremely furious. Ha ha.”
The laugh reverberated throughout the cave. It was a long while later before it slowly faded away.
Xiao Yan, who had his eyes tightly closed also gradually opened them. He gently exhaled a breath of
air while his eyes flashed.
“The training method for the ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’ is really strange. I don’t know
which odd genius could actually create this.” Xiao Yan shook his head and sighed. While he was
digesting the information that had flown through his head earlier, he had roughly took a look at the
training method for the ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’. It could indeed be called incomparably
strange.
“Secret Techniques are extremely rare in this world. The extent of their rarity can even be
comparable to a high Di class Qi Method.” Yao Lao smiled and nodded. He asked, “How is it? Are
you satisfied?”
TL: Note that Qi Method > Dou Technique in terms of worth
“Extremely satisfied.”
Xiao Yan’s mouth parted with a smile. Quickly following it, however, he frowned and said, “But I
have gave it a brief glance just now. This ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’ does indeed have three
transformations. Unfortunately, the information contained within the jade piece merely records the
first transformation. There is not even the slightest prospect of the remaining two kinds of
transformation.”
“Oh? There is only one change?” Yao Lao’s eyebrows knit together when he heard this
information. A long while later, he could only shake his head helplessly and said, “This is perhaps
some small trick of the ‘Burning Flame Valley’. In this way, even if someone were to luckily obtain
the Secret Technique, it would be difficult for them to practice all of it.”
“But if there isn’t, then there isn’t. The current me coincidentally only has one ‘Heavenly Flame’
within my body. It is perfect to train one kind of transformation for now.” Xiao Yan waved his hand
and said in an open-minded manner.
“Ah, then you should temporarily practice it first. Once you have found other ‘Heavenly Flames’ in
the future, then we’ll think of ways to obtain the remaining portion of the technique from the
‘Burning Flame Valley’.” Yao Lao nodded his head and spoke softly.
Xiao Yan quietly nodded.
“You have completely recovered from your injuries. What are you planning to do next?” Yao Lao
suddenly asked.
Xiao Yan was startled upon hearing this. He mused for a moment, clenched his fists tightly, and
said, “I want to search for my father! Seeing that Yun Leng actually insisted that he had never
touched my father just before his death, I’m afraid that what he said should be the truth.”
Xiao Yan’s brows knit together as he spoke this point. He smiled bitterly and said, “If what he said
were true, how could my father, with the strength of a Da Dou Shi, disappear in front of the eyes of a
Dou Wang?”
Yao Lao flicked his finger gently. A long while later, he narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke softly,
“Your father’s strength is really that of a Da Dou Shi. Therefore, it is likely that he did not rely on his
own strength to disappear into nowhere. It might be that there was someone else who did
something to bring him away.”
“Someone else?” Xiao Yan was momentarily stunned. His expression changed slightly as he said:
“If it really was someone else who did it, I’m afraid that the other party’s strength would at least be
at the Dou Huang level in order to bring my father away in front of Yun Leng without the latter even
realizing it. But other than me, it seems that my Xiao clan has never befriended such a strong
person.”
“With the background of your Xiao clan, it is indeed really difficult for them to befriend such a
strong person. But the faction behind your little female friend does have this ability.” Yao Lao said
blandly.
“Teacher, what do you mean? Someone Xun Er sent?” Xiao Yan’s face was at a loss as he asked
after hearing this.
“That little girl may be very smart, but she is far too young. It is unlikely that she possesses such
great foresight. What I meant is that this may be related to the faction that stands behind her.” Yao
Lao shook his head and said, “Your Xiao clan does have some connection with them, but it cannot be
considered to be a good one. The relationship is overly complicated with too much implication. As an
outsider, I am also not very certain about the details. The next time you meet that little female friend
of yours, you can ask her and you may learn some secrets.
Xiao Yan found it difficult to ask more questions when he saw Yao Lao’s expression. He nodded
slightly and said in a soft voice, “Alright. In any case, the clan has already been moved. I can also
leave with my peace of mind. This time, let’s hurry directly to Jia Nan Academy.”
“Yes.”
Xiao Yan turned his body around and slowly walked towards the entrance of the cave. He eyed the
dark, black night sky and a cold glint flashed across his narrowed pupils. He said faintly, “However,
a hard fight is unavoidable if we want to successfully leave the Jia Ma Empire. Given Yun Shan’s
character, he will definitely not allow me leave the Jia Ma Empire easily.”
Yao Lao nodded his head.
“Hei, since they want to get me to stay behind, then they should be prepared to receive a beating.
I, Xiao Yan, am not someone who is softhearted!” A green-colored flame abruptly leapt from his long
finger. He slowly exhaled a breath of air. A thick, low voice slowly resounded within the interior of
the cave.
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Chapter 372
Chapter 372: Bloody Revenge!
Following the flow of time, night slowly faded away. When the first morning sunlight from the
distant sky poured over the land, signs of life once again burst forth in the Magical Beast Mountain
Range, which had been quiet for the entire night. A countless number of huge birds were singing in
unison, their song remained in the forest and did not fade away for a long time.
A huge rock suddenly rolled aside and fell by the precipitous ravine. The loud sound that it
emitted as it fell frightened the bird beasts lingering nearby until they hurriedly spread their wings
and fled.
After the mountain rock fell, a dark, black cave entrance was revealed. A black-robed figure
immediately walked out. He narrowed his slanted eyes as he swept them across the partially
concealed blue sky, hidden behind the thick mist. He gently exhaled and said softly, “Teacher, are
there any traces of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples nearby?”
“Yes.”
A voice was swiftly emitted from within Xiao Yan’s heart, “A few hundred meters on the other side
of this ravine, there are quite a number of Qis of varying strength. There are also some scattered
ones in other directions. Yun Shan has left an energy trace within your body. Although this trace is
being suppressed by me, they are still able to vaguely sense a little of it. Therefore, they can use this
to vaguely guess your position. However, it is quite fortunate that the region they can narrow their
search to is still very large. They need to search cautiously in order to be certain. Otherwise, they
would have found this location last night.”
“Hei, they really are persistent. Looks like the Misty Cloud Sect is really keen on killing me.” Xiao
Yan coldly laughed.
“Now, you cannot be held back by them. Otherwise, if the Elders of the Misty Cloud Sect were to
hurry over, you would be in trouble. Moreover, I need at least half a month before my Spiritual
Strength is fully recovered. Therefore, you have to rely on yourself if you want to escape from the
Misty Cloud Sect’s blockade that surrounds this area during this half a month period of time.” Yao
Lao reminded seriously.
Xiao Yan quietly nodded. The last time Yao Lao had fallen into a slumber had caused him to
understand what it meant to rely entirely on himself. Although Yao Lao was currently unable to take
direct action to help him, the vast experience which he had accumulated over the years was still
able to provide Xiao Yan a vast amount of help. Therefore, Xiao Yan was not the slightest bit worried
despite the situation being quite dangerous.
“Since I am currently surrounded in three directions, I can only continue to move deeper into the
Magical Beast Mountain Range and find an opportunity to make a detour. As long as I can throw off
the people who are chasing me and hide my identity, I think that it will not be difficult to leave the
Jia Ma Empire.” Xiao Yan said softly.
“Yes, everything is up to you. I will help by keeping track to the people chasing you.” Yao Lao’s
voice slowly became softer before completely disappearing.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. His shoulders trembled slightly and the huge Purple Cloud Wings
unfurled from his back. He flapped the wings and his body was like a large bird as he shot directly
toward the clouds.
When his body was slightly above the top of the ravine, Xiao Yan turned his body. He immediately
landed steadily on the opposite side of the ravine. He slowly returned the Purple Cloud Wings to
tattoos and turned around to look at the dense forest which began to rustle with faint disturbances
after sensing the movement. He laughed coldly as his body turned into a black line which charged
directly into the dense forest. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared under the cover of the heavy
tree leaves.
N

ot long after Xiao Yan disappeared, the branches of the trees on the opposite side of the ravine
suddenly swayed a little. A group of human figures released a ‘swash’ sound as they flashed and
appeared. They held shining longswords in their hands that reflected a thick cold glow under the
sunlight.
“No one? A moment ago, second senior brother sensed some movement in the air around here?”
“Perhaps it was created by some Magical Beast. However, the ravine here as a little too wide.
Looks like only those brothers in the sect who are well versed in wind affinity Qi Techniques can go
over first.”
“Yes.”
“Remember the Elders’ order. Do not fight head on with Xiao Yan should you meet him. All we
need to do is to use all our effort to try and stall for time!”
“Yes!”
The orderly response sounded by the edge of the ravine. A few shadows suddenly shot out, using a
gentle wind to allow their bodies to drift in midair. They were like catkin floating in the wind, gently
falling toward the other side of the ravine. The few people exchanged glances when they landed
before standing up and rushing into the dense woods with great cooperation.
In the dense mountain forest, a human figure was swiftly flashing across tree branches. Each time
his toes gently pressed against a branch, his body would use that force to abruptly shoot a great
distance away. Although there were some Magical Beasts, who carried ferocious auras, that
appeared along the path where the human figure flashed past, these Magical Beasts did not seem to
have the slightest intention of stopping him. Instead, they would lie low on the ground just before
the human figure arrived. Their bodies would tremble as they hid their Qis. That manner was as
though they had met something terrifying .
“The people chasing are getting further and further away. They seem to have also sensed your
swift movement. Now, there is a large group of Misty Cloud Sect disciples hurrying over from all
directions. However, it is fortunate that there are Magical Beasts blocking them along the way. With
their speed of travel, you should be able to completely escape them by evening.” Yao Lao’s voice
suddenly sounded from Xiao Yan’s heart, who was swiftly moving.
Xiao Yan quietly sighed in relief upon hearing this. He nodded slightly and lifted his head to stare
at the light not far in front of him. His toes pressed gently once again and his body shot out like an
arrow which had left a bow.
As his body grew increasingly closer to the light at the edge of the forest, Xiao Yan frowned
slightly. An instinctive feeling within him caused an uneasiness to surface within his heart. However,
he could not find anything regarding the source of this uneasiness. Moreover, Yao Lao did not come
out to speak. Therefore, he simply forcefully suppressed that uneasy feeling within his heart and
stared intently at the bright exit. He increased the strength of his legs and finally turned into a black
shadow which shot directly out.
“Be careful!” The moment that Xiao Yan’s body charged out of the forest, Yao Lao’s stern voice
suddenly sounded!
“Xiu!”
The sudden, bright, eye-piercing sunlight caused Xiao Yan to habitually close his eyes. Closely
following Yao Lao’s cry, as well as the tearing sound that was emitted from the sky, a chill was felt in
his heart. By instinct, Xiao Yan’s body forcefully and strangely twisted in midair before landing on
the ground. His body rolled a couple of times on the grass, much like a hedgehog rolling down the
mountain, before entering a small bush close to him which was only a few meters wide. He suddenly
lifted his head and studied the blue sky. His eyes shrunk abruptly.
At this moment, there were five enormous eagle type Magical Beasts in the vast sky, slowly
circling above. What caused Xiao Yan’s expression to change slightly was the few human figures
who were on the backs of the five flying Magical Beast. Although he was a great distance from them,
Xiao Yan could still identify their identities from their robes: the Misty Cloud Sect!
“Dammit. It is really unexpected that the Misty Cloud Sect actually had flying beasts at such a
large scale!” Xiao Yan clenched his teeth and softly cursed. If it wasn’t because of the great increase
in his strength which also provided him with a lot more agility, he would really have received some
injuries from the sneak attack earlier.
“I’m sorry. This exceeded my expectations. Originally, I thought that only those few Dou Wangs
from the Misty Cloud Sect could fly. Therefore, my attention toward the sky was a little less focused.
In the end, I did not expect that they actually had such a tactic. The strongest Misty Cloud Sect
disciple on those few flying Magical Beast is around that of a two star Da Dou Shi. This weak aura
coupled with their flying height actually managed to escape my perception. I was careless.” Yao
Lao’s bitter laughter sounded from Xiao Yan’s heart.
“Teacher, you need not blame yourself. I had already expected that my plan to escape this time
would definitely not go smoothly.” Xiao Yan smiled. He lifted his head and eyed the sky. A thick,
darkness flashed across his face as he said, “However, it is insufficient if they wanted to stop me
with just these few people.”
“Be careful. Try your best not to be held back by them. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome
once their reinforcements arrive.” Yao Lao once again reminded when he heard the killing intent in
Xiao Yan’s voice.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head. His hand slowly grasped his sleeves and a thick cold smile
surfaced on his face.
The five flying Magical Beasts in the sky lingered above this area, which was isolated by the
forest. There were two Misty Cloud Sect disciples standing on the back of each Magical Beast. At
this moment, ten pairs of anxious eyes were directly watching the bushes which Xiao Yan was hiding
in.
“Mo Lei sir, the person below is undoubtedly Xiao Yan. What should we do now?” A Misty Cloud
Sect disciple on the back of a flying Magical Beast asked a middle-aged, large man respectfully.
“Release the signal flares first.” The middle-aged, large man’s gaze stared sharply and intently at
the small bush as he ordered coldly, “Before the Elders arrive, we must hinder Xiao Yan no matter
what. The old Sect Leader said that Xiao Yan is severely injured. Even if he can strain himself and
flee, it is likely that his strength would be greatly decreased. As long as we delay him until the
Elders arrive, it will be difficult for him to escape death!”
“The old Sect Leader has also said that an exception will be made to promote whoever captures
Xiao Yan, whether he is dead or alive, to the position of a Deacon. Moreover, that person will even
be freely allowed to choose a High Xuan Qi Method and Dou Technique!” When these words of the
middle-aged man left his mouth, the breathing of the other nine slightly younger Misty Cloud Sect
disciples immediately became hurried. An additional greediness and ferociousness appeared in the
eyes, which they used to stare at the small cluster of bushes.
“Bang!”
An intelligent Misty Cloud Sect disciple swiftly took out a signal flare from his chest pocket not
long after the large man’s words fell. He then pulled it with a great force. As a clear sound
appeared, a huge, fog longsword with cloud markings slowly formed in the distant sky.
The moment the Misty Cloud Sect disciple released the signal flare, the gazes of the others in his
group continued to stare intently at the small bushes. The sharp longswords which they held in their
hands reflected a deep glint. The faint Dou Qi shrunk and extended indefinitely on the edge of the
swords.
After the signal flare and the sound gradually disappeared, the area once again descended into
complete silence. There was not the slightest movement within those small bushes.
The eyes of the middle-aged man stared unblinkingly at the small bushes. The strange silence of
the surroundings caused the cold and stern face of the middle-aged man to change slightly. A long
while later, some cold sweat involuntarily surfaced on his forehead. Logically speaking, Xiao Yan
should know that the longer time dragged on, the more of a disadvantage he would be in. But why is
it now…
Just as the large middle-aged man was imagining things, a change occurred within the small
bushes below. The leaves suddenly shot out explosively, permeating the sky. A black shadow also
borrowed the cover of the leaves and burst out.
“Humph. Where can you go?” The moment the bushes moved, the middle-aged man immediately
sensed something. His dark and cold gaze simply ignored the tree leaves that covered his sight and
directly locked onto that black shadow. The longsword in his hand swung swiftly, even forming a
couple of afterimages in front of him.
As the longsword moved, over ten sharp sword blades were shot out from the tip of the sword.
They were immediately and violently aimed toward the black shadow.
The points at which the sword blades landed were extremely ingenious. They coincidentally sealed
the path which the black shadow was using to charge forward. If he were to forcibly charge in, it
was likely that he would be wounded on the spot.
The black shadow was clearly unwilling to be injured because of this. Therefore, his feet were
abruptly inserted into the grass covered ground, borrowing the elastic force to swiftly pull himself
back. He immediately rolled in the air and was once again forced back into the small bushes.
“Hee hee, this little fellow is indeed quite badly injured.” The corner of the middle-aged large man
involuntarily revealed a gloating expression. Before his gloating smile was completely revealed,
however, a seven-colored glow flashed from the corner of his mouth, causing his smile to swiftly
stiffen.
“Be careful!” The middle-aged man squat down slightly and roared sternly.
 “Ah.” His voice had just rang out when a blood-curling scream was heard. The middle-aged man
raised his head and his expression changed drastically as he realized that a flying Magical Beast not
far from him had been drenched in a seven-colored liquid at this moment. The bodies of the two
people on it’s back had merely blocked it with their Dou Qi for a short moment before their bodies
were corroded by the seven-colored liquid into two piles of white bones.
The miserable death of their companions caused the faces of the remaining Misty Cloud Sect
disciples around to grow pale. In their panic, they hurriedly directed their flying Magical Beasts to
descend toward the ground.
“Stupid fellows. Don’t go near the ground! Xiao Yan is below!” The middle-aged man hurriedly
cried out furiously when he saw the action of these Misty Cloud Sect disciples.
“Hee hee, it’s too late.” A thick, dark, cold laugh suddenly rippled through the air. A human figure
shot out abruptly from within the small bushes. The Purple Cloud Wings on his back flapped, and he
instantly appeared by the side of the three flying Magical Beasts. The Heavy Xuan Ruler in his hand
was as quick as lightning as it cut out three traces of broken wind. Following three muffled sounds,
fresh blood rained down and permeated the sky. The heads of the three Magical Beasts fell from the
sky.
The flying Magical Beasts were killed on the spot. The six Misty Cloud Sect disciples on their
backs let out terrified screeches as their faces became pale. Their quick falling speed made the wild
wind, blowing past, to force their screeches back into their throats.
Once he killed the three flying Magical Beasts, Xiao Yan ignored the falling Misty Cloud Sect
disciples. With their mere Dou Shi strengths, falling from such a height meant certain death!
Xiao Yan’s body was suspended in midair. He glanced at the only flying Magical Beast in the sky.
Without saying any unnecessary words, he flapped the wings on his back and swiftly pounced over.
“Hurry up and leave!”
The middle-aged man’s face was completely pale as he eyed Xiao Yan who was shooting over. An
eagle-like cry was hurriedly released from the middle-aged large man’s mouth. Immediately, the
remaining flying Magical Beast swiftly rose into the air, attempting to escape.
“Si”
The Magical Beast had just increased its altitude when a seven-colored light once again surfaced.
It was like a sharp arrow that directly shot through the chest of Misty Cloud Sect disciple beside the
large middle-aged man who was already frightened by the deaths of his companions until his face
was pale.
Hot, fresh blood spilled from behind the large middle-aged man, and finally splashed onto his
neck. The blood was originally warm, yet it caused the middle-aged large man to feel a chill, and
regret swelled forth from his heart. He regretted being so greedy, and the decision he made to
involve these people so deeply within the chase.
“Since you are here, why do you want to leave?”A black shadow abruptly rose in the empty space
in front of him. Finally, in a demonic manner, he raised the heavy ruler with his hand and pressed his
toes gently on the head of the Magical Beast. His smiling face was like an evil demon in the eyes of
the large middle-aged man.
“If you want me to die, you can also forget about getting away so easily!” Having no room to
retreat, the large middle-aged man clenched his teeth ferociously. He tightened his grip on his
longsword and let out a fierce laughter. The Dou Qi on his entire body surged as he shot explosively
toward Xiao Yan while carrying a powerful force.
Xiao Yan watched the large middle-aged man who had charged over with the intent to kill. He
gently lifted the heavy ruler in his hand and stepped on the head of the Magical Beast with his toes.
His body shot forward like an arrow. As the sound of two swords collided rang out, the two figures
also intertwined and passed one another.
Xiao Yan’s hand held the Heavy Xuan Ruler. He flipped his hand and inserted it onto his back
before whistling with his mouth into the air. A seven-colored light rushed into his sleeves. He then
flapped the pair of wings on his back, turned his head, and eyed the large number of small black
spots which had suddenly appeared in the distant horizon. A cold smile appeared on his face as his
body swiftly landed on the ground. He immediately disappeared into the extremely dense forest.
From the moment he stored his ruler until he left, he did not even take a single glance at the large
middle-aged man who was still maintaining his stance of lifting his sword.
Not long after Xiao Yan had disappeared, the large group of small black spots coming from the
distant horizon, gradually and finally magnified. They immediately carried a wild wind that spread
throughout the sky as they arrived at the spot which had just undergone a big fight.
The black spots were enlarged and actually consisted of more than thirty Magical Beasts of similar
shape. There were three elders with Dou Qi wings on their backs at the leading position of the flying
unit.
“Mo Lei, where is Xiao Yan? What about the other members of your small unit?” The three elders
were shockingly the three Misty Cloud Elders who had taken action to stop Hai Bodong when Xiao
Yan had first went up against the Misty Cloud Sect. At this moment, one Elder was eyeing the large
middle-aged man who was standing on the back of a Magical Beast with his head lowered as he
cried out loud.
However, Mo Lei did not have any reaction to his name being called.
“Something is wrong!” As they eyed Mo Lei, who had his head lowered, the expression of the older
man suddenly changed as he cried out softly.
As his cry fell, the body of Mo Lei, who was standing on the back of the Magical Beast, suddenly
trembled. Immediately, his body exploded with a ‘bang’, much like that of a bomb, in front of the
shocked gazes of the nearly one hundred Misty Cloud Sect disciples. The fresh blood which was
spread in all directions immediately poured down from the sky.
“Hiss.” The instant after Mo Lei’s body exploded, the Magical Beast under his feet suddenly
emitted a painful groan. Its body trembled intensely. A moment later, a ‘bang’ was unleashed and
another explosion occurred.
Fresh blood accompanied by fragments of meat came pouring down from the sky, nearly rendering
the entire dark, green grassland below into a hell-like scene.
As they endured the dreadful event that occurred in front of them, the nearly one hundred Misty
Cloud Sect disciples had pale faces as they descended into a strange silence. Some of the smarter
ones seemed to realize something from this tragedy.
Revenge!
This was the revenge that Xiao Yan had given to the Misty Cloud Sect for continuing to chase after
him with the intention to kill!
The revenge of a hungry wolf, which was forced into a desperate situation, would cause the
coldness to diffuse throughout a person’s heart.
The oldest Elder had a green face as he eyed the fresh blood and remnant bones on the ground.
He clenched his fist and abruptly lowered his head towards the many large mountains as he roared
out with great enmity: “Xiao Yan, even if I have to continue chasing you for thousands of kilometers,
this old man will definitely tear you into tens of thousands of pieces, pull out your muscles, and
break your bones!”
The roar was carried by Dou Qi as it mightily spread throughout the entire mountain, not
disappearing until a long while later.
In the distant dense woods, the swiftly flashing black shadow suddenly paused. He indifferently
glanced at the sky behind him and slowly emitted a soft, cold laughter. His feet immediately pressed
against the tree branch, and swiftly fled into the dense woods before disappearing.

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Chapter 373
Chapter 373: Surrounded and Attacked in The Magical Beast Mountain Range
Within the vast, dense forest, the bright green trees covered nearly half of the sky. Occasionally,
however, one could see flying Magical Beasts repeatedly whizzing past in the sky with a bone-
chilling killing intent through the gaps of the tree leaves.
In the sky above the enormous sea of trees, tens of flying Magical Beasts were spread out in a
circular formation, surrounding the large forest. At this moment, these flying Magical Beasts were
moving nearer from afar as they slowly searched toward the center of the forest.
Within a certain dense thicket, a pair of eyes were quietly looking through the gaps between the
leaves, eyeing the numerous huge bodies in the sky. Each one carried a dark shadow as they flew
past. He could not help but knit his eyebrows tightly together. Although he had already shaken off
the unit that had been chasing him earlier, his legs could not outrun a pair of wings. Therefore, the
flying units that came from all directions overtook him after an hour. However, it was fortunate that
the other party did not know his exact location and were unable to find him within a short period of
time.
“Looks like those three old men who would not die are extremely furious. They actually began to
search inch by inch without consideration of the labor required.” Xiao Yan had shrunk within a dark
shadow as he softly muttered.
“The strengths of those three Misty Cloud Sect Elders are not bad. Therefore, they are able to
sense the slight movements emitted from the energy trace within your body more clearly than an
ordinary person. Although they are still unable to accurately tell your exact location, they are able to
sense your approximate location.” Yao Lao said in a deep voice, “Now they had begun to form a
circular formation and surround the approximate location. After which, they will search inch by inch
from far to near. This method may sound stupid but it must be said that this is the only way they can
swiftly find you. Moreover, this region doesn’t have any Magical Beasts of very high ranks.
Therefore, with the suppression of the three Misty Cloud Sect elders imposing presence, the other
Magical Beast would not dare come out and pose as a threat to them.”
“What do we do then? The region that has been surrounded is becoming smaller. If we allow them
to continue searching in this manner, we will likely become caged birds sooner or later.” Xiao Yan
frowned slightly and asked in his heart.
“We will shift our position within this small area. The region that they need to search is really too
big. Moreover, they only have fifty or so flying Magical Beasts. The distance between them is quite
large. As long as you can avoid the position where the three old fellows are at and borrow the cover
of the dense forest, it will be difficult for the other Misty Cloud Sect disciples to discover you.” Yao
Lao mused out loud, “However, that energy trace within your body will ultimately act as a signpost
for them. As long as we have not removed this thing, they will be able to discover your position.”
“Can we not completely remove it?” Xiao Yan asked softly.
“Yes it is possible, but I have also said that when removing this energy trace, an intense ripple will
instantly burst out. Moreover, that ripple would continue for quite some time. When that time
comes, you will be completely exposed. Therefore, if you want to remove the energy trace you must
at least shake the people chasing you. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you would unfortunately be
totally surrounded like a dumpling being wrapped.” Yao Lao spoke with helplessness in his voice.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He lifted his head and his gaze passed through the gaps of the cover of
the leaves to eye a flying Magical Beast th

at was closest to him. He softly said, “Since this is the case, we will exhaust them first. Once night
arrives, the difficulty of their search will increase greatly due to the limited range of their vision.
When that time comes, I will take the opportunity to break through the boundary of their search. I
will also need teacher to to take action to completely remove the energy trace that Yun Shan had
placed within my body. Otherwise, this chase will never end.”
“Yes, that’s just as well.”
“Hei, now, let’s go and play a game with this group of people.” Xiao Yan laughed coldly. He hugged
the tree trunk with his hands and agilely descended from the large tree. After which, he swiftly ran
toward a certain position.
When Xiao Yan had left this spot, a Misty Cloud Elder in the sky frowned suddenly. He exchanged
glances with the two beside him and said in a deep voice, “The energy trace of the old Sect Leader
is becoming increasingly distant. It appears that Xiao Yan has discovered our plan and has begun to
flee.”
“Humph. It won’t be so easy if he wants to leave!” The oldest Elder let out a cold laugh. He shut
his eyes slightly before suddenly opening them a moment later. His gaze swept directly toward the
south of the forest. He could sense that the fluctuations emitted by the energy trace were coming
roughly from that direction.
The old man waved his hand and suddenly pointed in the direction that Xiao Yan was fleeing
before crying out coldly. “‘Eagle Unit’, listen up. Maintain the formation. Change positions and head
toward the south to search. Pay attention to the thing that is running at great speed within the
forest.”
“Yes!” An orderly response reverberated through the sky. Immediately, a wave of eagle cries rang
out. The tens of huge flying Magical Beasts suddenly turned their bodies and swiftly flew past the
sea of trees.
Within the forest, Xiao Yan, who was moving swiftly also appeared to have sensed the change in
the other party. He let out a cold laugh as his footsteps hurriedly paused. He twisted his body
forcefully and actually changed his position before running again.
“Dammit. That cunning fellow has changed his direction!” Not long after Xiao Yan had changed his
position, the three Misty Cloud Sect Elders were able to sense it earlier than anyone else. Their
faces immediately became green as they angrily cursed.
The old man with a head full of white hair and an age that was clearly the greatest among the
three coldly glanced toward the northern region. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly as he
inhaled a deep breath of air before saying in a thick voice, “Follow him closely. I don’t believe that
injured body of his can last for long! If he wants to run, we will tire him to death!”
As his voice fell, the flying unit that was far away immediately changed their position with great
coordination before once again flying in the direction which Xiao Yan was now heading.
However, the chase this time around similarly did not last for very long before Xiao Yan once again
swiftly changed his position.
“Follow!” The white haired old man in the sky had a green face as he said in a cold thick voice.
It was as though a performance by the flying unit had begun above the vast sea of trees. One
could see the tens of flying Magical Beast were repeatedly changing the direction in which they
were flying. If one were to carefully observe, however, one would be able to discover that the
direction they were flying in was ultimately revolving around a circle in this region.
This frolic-like farce continued from afternoon all the way until sunset. Only then did both parties
began to slow down due to exhaustion. Both groups remained still as though they had agreed to it
beforehand.
“Hu.”
Xiao Yan’s back was pressed against a tree trunk at a certain spot within the dense forest. He
panted hurriedly and perspiration moved along his face as it rolled down. His chest rose and fell
rapidly. Continuously running around at such great speeds for a full afternoon was something that
even he, as a Da Dou Shi, would have difficulty maintaining if he were not supported by medicinal
pills. It was fortunate, however, that those flying Magical Beasts of the Misty Cloud Sect had also
become exhausted after he led them on the wild goose chase for an entire afternoon.
“The sky is finally becoming dark.” Xiao Yan sighed in relief as he lifted his head and eyed the sun
which had descended halfway past the horizon. He carefully turned his gaze toward the flying unit
in the distant sky and frowned slightly. Even if they were exhausted, it seemed that they were
unlikely to do nothing like this? Had they given up?
“Forget it, who cares what exactly they are planning. In any case, once the sky completely
darkens, I want to see how they will continue to chase me.” Xiao Yan laughed coldly. He took out an
‘Energy Recovery Pill’ from within his storage ring and stuffed it into his mouth. After which, he
closed his eyes and sensed the gradual rolling warm medicinal strength within his body. His
originally somewhat numb muscles seemed to have become much more comfortable.
The sun in the distant sky slowly descended. Finally, it completely sank as Xiao Yan had awaited.
When the sun completely fell behind the mountain, this part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range
immediately fell into complete darkness.
The moment the darkness enveloped the land, Xiao Yan also slowly opened his eyes. He stood up,
lifted his head, and glanced at the flying unit which had actually stopped in midair without any
movement. His eyebrows could not help but frown slightly. He immediately let out a cold laugh,
leaped down from the tall tree, and rushed toward a spot in the encirclement which seemed to be
the weakest.
There was a commotion within the flying unit in the sky just as Xiao Yan made his move. Clearly,
they had sensed that the fluctuation emitted by the energy trace was moving further away.
“Elder?” One of the people on the flying Magical Beast closest to the three elders hurriedly said.
“Maintain the encirclement formation. Everyone, do not move.” The white haired elder waved his
hand and coldly said, “This time around, I want to see just how he will flee.”
“Yes.”
As Xiao Yan flashed forward,a moment later, he could not resist turning his head and watching the
sky. At that spot, a large group of dark, black shadows were still suspended and actually did not
make the slightest move.
“What are those fellows planning to do?” Xiao Yan frowned intently and gently sighed. He was just
thinking of ignoring them when his expression changed abruptly. His footsteps paused suddenly as
his gaze stared intently at the dark black night sky where a flowing light was swiftly flashing past
like a falling star.
“This Qi belongs to a Dou Huang’s. Dammit. These fellows were actually waiting for
reinforcements.” Xiao Yan appeared to have understood something in that instant. He immediately
cursed angrily as his body flashed before entering into the dark shadows. The presence all over his
body was withdrawn to the extreme. His gaze also stared intently at the flowing light which was
swiftly flashing over.
The flowing light instantly cut past the skyline and finally came to a sudden stop in front of the
three Misty Cloud Sect Elders. The bright light gradually faded, revealing the graceful and noble
figure of a beautiful woman.
“Sect Leader!”
When she appeared, everyone on the surrounding flying Magical Beasts, including the three
Elders all hurriedly bowed.
Sect Leader. When one heard this form of address, it was natural for one to understand that the
person who had just arrived was the current Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun!
“Yes.”
Yun Yun responded faintly. Her beautiful eyes swept across the dense forest in the darkness below.
A complicated expression flashed across her pretty face. The cold, delicate, and handsome face of
the young man once again surfaced in her mind.
“It is actually her.” Xiao Yan gently clenched his fist within the darkness and said softly with a cold
smile.
“Sect Leader, Xiao Yan has killed our Misty Cloud Sect disciples. This offence cannot be pardoned.
No matter how much he suppresses the energy trance in his body, he will have difficulty escaping
from you since you have the same elemental affinity that belonged to the same line of succession as
the old Sect Leader. Sect Leader, please take action and completely search out the energy trace
emanating from his body!” The snow white haired Misty Cloud Elder took one step forward and
spoke in a deep voice.
Yun Yun’s pretty body gently trembled a little. She was silent for a moment before she immediately
closed her pretty eyes.
While Yun Yun was silent, the entire area descended into a deathlike silence. All the gazes were
focused intently on her. This time around, whether Xiao Yan would be exposed was completely
determined by a single thought of this woman!

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Chapter 374
Sudden Arrival of Reinforcements
Within the dense forest, Xiao Yan clenched his teeth and stared intently at Yun Yun in the sky. He
knew that the moment the latter appeared, he was likely to have his position completely revealed. It
was just that he did not know if this woman who once had some entanglement with him would…
In the sky, Yun Yun, who had her eyes closed, gradually opened them. She slowly lifted her delicate
finger which was struggling and trembling a little, and pointed toward the direction Xiao Yan was in.
As her finger pointed at that spot, a faint white glow suddenly surged out from within the darkness.
Although the white light was not too intense, it was undoubtedly a bright lamp leading the way in
this complete darkness.
As he lowered his head to watch the faint white glow that was being emitted from within his body,
Xiao Yan’s heart was like an icehouse. He laughed softly and lifted his head. His cold gaze watched
the person with peerless elegance in the sky before turning his body and running.
In the sky, Yun Yun had also borrowed the weak, white light to clearly see the glance which was so
cold that it was void of emotion. She felt a pain that clamped at her heart as her pretty face grew
even paler.
“Chase!”
Seeing the faint white light which had risen from the darkness, joy surfaced on the faces of the
three elders. They let out a fierce cry and wild winds surged in the sky. Tens of huge shadows were
chasing after the faint white light within the forest, ready to slaughter!
Yun Yun’s body was suspended in midair. She eyed the flying unit chasing swiftly after the white
glow within the forest. Her hand slowly tightened, her long fingers piercing deeply into her palm.
Some red blood flowed along her fingers and dripped down.
“I’m sorry.” She laughed mockingly at herself in the night sky, clearly knowing that by pointing
with her finger earlier, she had truly killed any feelings Xiao Yan had toward her. However, even if
she was extremely unwilling to do this, her position as a Sect Leader reminded her of her duty at all
times. Regardless of the time, the sect’s benefit was the most important thing! The her who had
grown up in the Misty Cloud Sect from a young age had this thought instilled into her for so many
years. It was easier said than done if she wanted to change.
Xiao Yan’s expression was green as he glanced at the white glow which was being emitted
uncontrollably from within his body. The sound of pressuring wind in the sky that was swiftly being
transmitted over caused the corner of his mouth to twitch. His shoulders trembled slightly and the
Purple Cloud Wings suddenly exploded forth. With a press of his feet against a tree branch, his body
rose into the air. After that, his toes pressed against the sea of trees and his body turned into a
white light that swiftly passed over it, as though he was chasing the stars and moon.
He did not use the Purple Cloud Wings in the past because he was afraid that his body would be
discovered. However, his position was currently totally exposed. It would be useless for him to
continue hiding.
Although he had already raised his speed to the limit, the three strong pressuring force behind
him did not weaken by even a little. Instead, it was showing a tendency of becoming stronger. The
Purple Cloud Wings may have been able to gift Xiao Yan the ability to fly, but his speed was
ultimately inferior compared to a pair of true Dou Qi wings.
“Humph, Xiao Yan, little fellow. Tonight is the time you die! You think you can escape after killing
my Misty Cloud Sect’s disciples?” A dark and cold cry that contained killing intent broke through
the air not far behind him and resounded throughout the mountain forest.
Xiao Yan did not even pay the slightest attention to the cry that had been transmi

tted from behind. He swiftly flapped the Purple Cloud Wings on his back, and his body was like a
falling star in the night sky as he flew past the sea of trees in a lightning-like manner. Due to the
wind pressure created by the high speed, he left a long trace above the sea of trees.
“Try your best to persevere. The energy trace in your body has been lured out by Yun Yun. Give
me a little time and I will be able to suppress it.” Yao Lao’s voice sounded from within Xiao Yan’s
heart while the latter focused completely on fleeing.
Xiao Yan could only nod his head slightly. The corner of his eyes drifted toward the three flowing
lights behind him which were becoming increasingly close and could not resist twitching. Xiao Yan
gritted his teeth hard. The Dou crystal within the vortex in his body, that was emitting a bright light,
trembled slightly. Waves of pure liquid energy flowed out from within it before moving along the
veins and swiftly circulated. They were finally poured into the pair of Purple Cloud Wings on his
back.
Upon receiving this large amount of energy as fuel, a faint purple glow began to gradually appear
from the pair of Purple Cloud Wings. Some strange lines had also surfaced on the wings. As they
flapped, there was actually a faint wind and lightning sound which appeared somewhat frightening.
After this strange change appeared on the Purple Cloud Wings, his speed had also suddenly
soared greatly. It was actually able to increase the gap between Xiao Yan and the three Misty Cloud
Sect Elders behind by a little within a short period of time.
“What? This fellow’s speed has actually gone up by so much?” Behind Xiao Yan, a Misty Cloud
Sect Elder saw the former’s speed suddenly increase. His expression changed slightly as he spoke
involuntarily.
“Moreover, the white light that is being emitted from his body is also becoming increasingly weak.
Looks like he is suppressing that energy ripple. Yun Ke, Yun Zhong, let’s not hold anything back. If
we let him escape from our hands once more, what right do we have to be Elders?” That old man,
who was the oldest among them, had an icy cold expression as he cried out in a deep voice.
“Yes.” Hearing this, the other two people replied in unison. As their voices fell, three powerful
forces surged out of each of their bodies. Immediately, the Dou Qi wings which were originally
around five feet in length suddenly expanded until they were over ten feet long.
The wings flapped in union and a thundering rumble resonated through the air. Immediately, the
three figures strangely disappeared from the spot they were in as though they had teleported. When
they reappeared, they were actually already tens of meters away.
“This is bad.” The ear-piercing sound of rushing wind that had been transmitted from behind him
caused Xiao Yan’s expression to change. The corner of his eyes hurriedly drifted back to take a look.
He was shocked to realize that three ghost-like figures were actually not even twenty meters away
from him.
A few fleeing methods flashed in his heart in a lightning-like manner, but Xiao Yan finally rejected
all of them. An instant later, he violently clenched his teeth and stepped heavily onto the sea of
trees. Immediately, his body directly landed within a forest.
“Putt, putt.”The dense branches struck his face, causing Xiao Yan to gently inhale a few breaths of
cool air. When his feet touched the ground, however, his eyes suddenly shrunk. From his perception,
he had suddenly realized that there were dozens of obscure Qis within this forested area where he
had landed.
“Have I fallen for the other side’s scheme?” A shocking thought flashed in his heart. Suddenly, a
shadow pounced out from the side before the body swiftly nestled close to Xiao Yan. One hand
covered Xiao Yan’s mouth.
“Xiao Yan di-di, it’s me. Don’t panic!” Just as the Dou Qi in Xiao Yan’s body was about to spew out
and shake the person who had nestled close to him away, a numbing, soft sound could be heard.
TL: di-di – meaning younger brother (not blood related in this case, just a form of address)
When he heard this familiar voice, the Dou Qi in Xiao Yan’s body which was about to explode out
suddenly became dull. He lowered his head and borrowed the weak white glow being emitted from
within his body to see an enchantingly exquisite face that contained some concern.
“Ya Fei jie?” The familiar face caused Xiao Yan to quietly sigh in relief. He said in a surprised but
soft voice, “What are you doing here? Hurry up and leave!”
TL: jie – older sister (not blood related in this case, just a form of address)
“Shush. Don’t worry, those three Elders from the Misty Cloud Sect are temporarily being held
back by Old Hai. This is a map of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. You can use it to help you
leave the Jia Ma Empire. Hurry up and leave. Walk toward the south of this place. As long as you get
out of the forest and sneak into the city, the Misty Cloud Sect will have a much more difficult time
trying to catch you!” Ya Fei swiftly took out a map from within her storage ring, pressed it into Xiao
Yan’s hand as she spoke in a hurried voice.
Xiao Yan was startled when he heard this. He lifted his head and eyed the sky which was covered
by the dense tree cover. There were indeed numerous fierce energy ripples which were being
emitted from the night sky there.
“You all… “ Xiao Yan held the map tightly and eyed the pretty face which was covered with
anxiety. He suddenly felt his throat being blocked. After he announced war with the Misty Cloud
Sect, this enormous being, only Ya Fei and Old Hai had extended their helping hand toward him. He
clearly knew that this action of the Primer clan would bring them a lot of trouble. After all, no
matter how one put it, the Misty Cloud Sect was the strongest faction within the Jia Ma Empire.
“Ya Fei jie, I, Xiao Yan, am not some beast who doesn’t know how to repay favors given. I, Xiao
Yan, will not forget the kindness you and Old Hai have given until I die. If this Xiao Yan were to
return to the Jia Ma Empire in the future, I will definitely repay this kindness by a hundredfold!”
Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of air and said in a deep voice.
“Ke ke, jie-jie believes that you will be a truly strong person the next time we meet. This is the
conclusion I came to three years ago.” Ya Fei smiled as she spoke. Her delicate hand touched the
delicate and handsome face of the young man, which was covered by a piercing coldness.
“Alright, hurry up and leave. The flying unit of the Misty Cloud Sect is about to hurry over.
Moreover, Yun Yun will arrive soon.”
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head. He lowered it and eyed the bewitching face. Suddenly, he
extended his hand and violently embraced her. His face was extended into her soft long hair and
deeply inhaled the refreshing fragrance of her hair. He softly said, “Ya Fei jie, the next time that we
meet, I will definitely not refuse any request of yours as long as I, Xiao Yan, am able to achieve it.”
Ya Fei was initially startled when she was suddenly roughly hugged by Xiao Yan. A bright,
intoxicating redness immediately surfaced on her enchanting face. After she heard Xiao Yan’s words,
a teasing glint flashed in her peach blossom-like eyes. She said in a gentle voice, “Little fellow, this
is something you have said. A great man cannot repudiate his promises.”
“As long as I can achieve it, I, Xiao Yan, will not reject it, even if you want to be a Queen.” Xiao Yan
released the narrow waist which was so soft that it appeared boneless before laughing boldly.
“Jie-jie is not interested in being a Queen.” Ya Fei covered her mouth and laughed softly. She
immediately remembered that they were pressed for time and hurriedly rebuked him by patting
Xiao Yan’s head and urged, “Hurry and leave!”
“Ya Fei jie, goodbye. Help me tell Old Hai that I, Xiao Yan, will never forget this favor of his today
until I die!” Xiao Yan nodded his head heavily. He ceased procrastinating, cupped his hands toward
Ya Fei, and immediately turned around. His body charged into the darkness of the black forest in a
lightning-like manner.
Ya Fei stood on the original spot and watched the back of the figure which had faded away into the
darkness. A long while later, she sighed in an absentminded manner and said softly, “Little fellow.
Jie-jie awaits your return. Three years ago, I knew that this small Jia Ma Empire would not be able to
keep you. With your talent, the vast continent is the only stage where you can display your true
strength.”
“Jie-jie will await your return. When that time comes, I believe that even the Misty Cloud Sect can
only hide and tremble under your feet!”
“Flying unit, go and capture Xiao Yan!” An angry cry suddenly sounded in the sky.
As the cry sounded, tens of flying Magical Beasts in the night sky immediately made a detour
around the battleground in the sky, and pounced toward the increasingly weak white glow within
the forest.
Within the forest, Ya Fei raised her head and coldly watched the huge flying beasts that had flown
over. She waved her hand and coldly cried, “Shadow Guards, listen up. Cut them down!”
Ya Fei’s voice had just fell when tens of shadows from the darkness of the surrounding forest
suddenly shot out. Their Dou Qi surged immediately and almost expelled all the darkness in this
section of the forest.
When he heard the waves of rioting sounds that were transmitted from far behind him, Xiao Yan
tightened his fist. He placed the map into his storage ring. The white light that was currently
emitted from within his body had completely disappeared under Yao Lao’s suppression.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swiftly swept in all directions. Once he had regained his bearings, his toes pressed
gently against the ground and his body shot forward explosively, like an arrow that had left the
string of a bow.
“Shi.” The rushing figure shot forward nearly a distance of a hundred meters in a lightning-like
manner. Suddenly, Xiao Yan’s expression changed abruptly. His feet hooked onto a tree branch and
his body was straight as it fell forward. He immediately made a three hundred and sixty degree
turn. He twisted his body and steadily landed on a tree branch.
Xiao Yan stood on the tree branch and eyed the edge of the forest not far away with icy cold eyes.
At that spot, a moon white robe was gently fluttering. A pretty face that could be called peerlessly
elegant was waiting.
 Xiao Yan gaze was cold as it swept across the face. He suddenly tightened his fist. The final person
who had appeared to stop him was shockingly Yun Yun!

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Chapter 375
Chapter 375: Escape
Xiao Yan’s body was standing completely still on a tree branch. He coldly watched Yun Yun who
was at the exit of the forest. His hand shook and the huge Heavy Xuan Ruler flashed and appeared.
He waved the heavy ruler, and the pressuring sound of air being cut appeared before it was pointed
at the beauty.
Yun Yun slowly raised her head. Her pretty eyes stared at the black-robed young man on the tree
branch. A complicated expression flashed over her face as she softly asked, “Are you alright?”
“Thanks to you, I was almost buried here.” Xiao Yan smiled, but the words spat out from his mouth
were so icy and cold that it seemed to be devoid of any warmth.
“I am also forced to do this. As the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, I must shoulder some
responsibilities.” Yun Yun smiled bitterly, seemingly trying to explain something.
Xiao Yan glanced at her indifferently and said, “Do you want to capture me and bring me back?
After that you want to let Yun Shan kill me in public?”
Yun Yun’s pretty face paled as she muttered, “Teacher will not kill you.”
“Ke ke, perhaps he might not actually kill me, but your Misty Cloud Sect has so many tricks. Just a
random seal and then lock me up in the Misty Cloud Sect. That will cause people to be even more
crazy than death.” Xiao Yan ridiculed as he smiled.
“That won’t happen. As long as you return with me, I will try my best to protect your life! Is that
alright? Xiao Yan, let’s not blow things up any bigger than they are now.” Yun Yun took a step
forward and said anxiously. Her tone of voice faintly implied that she was begging.
“Is there even the slightest possibility of the Misty Cloud Sect and I reconciling? You are in any
case also a Sect Leader. Don’t tell me that you cannot even see such a small thing clearly? If I land
in the Misty Cloud Sect’s hands, there is only one path for me. Death! There will definitely not be
another route for me to choose!” Xiao Yan laughed coldly, “Don’t tell me that you can even change
Yun Shan’s decision?”
Yun Yun parted her red lips slightly, seemingly wanting to say something. However, she realized
that she could say nothing to persuade him. With her intelligence, she could naturally faintly guess
what fate Xiao Yan would face should he fall into the Misty Cloud Sect’s hands. However, the her
who was caught in the middle of both parties was still somewhat naively hoping that a miracle
would occur.
“There is no need to continue speaking any nonsense. Just attack. If you are bent on stopping me,
then…” Xiao Yan shook the heavy ruler slightly and said in a bland voice, “You can take my corpse
back.”
Yun Yun bit her bottom red lip tightly with the back of her teeth. She shook her head slightly. Her
voice was somewhat hoarse as she said, “You should know that it is impossible for me to kill you.”
Xiao Yan’s face was cold as he leaped down from a tree branch. He held the heavy ruler in his
hand and slowly walked toward Yun Yun one step at a time. Powerful Dou Qi flowed out from him,
forming a flaming armor on the surface of his body.
Yun Yun’s pretty eyes stared at the black-robed young man who was walking over slowly. Her
lovely body trembled slightly. The pair of eyes which were usually filled with dignity were filled with
a complicated expression at this moment. Her hands within her sleeves which were clenched tightly
before relaxing immediately. This continued repeatedly, revealing the difficult decision she was
making in her heart.
Xiao Yan footsteps landed on the green grass on the ground, releasing a soft ‘sha sha’ sound. His
eyes stared intently at Yun Yun while his hand held the Heavy Xuan

Ruler tightly. The Dou Qi in his body was like a flowing river that was surging, ready to erupt at any
moment.
The distance between the two slowly decreased. A strange atmosphere wrapped around this small
section of the forest.
 As the soft ‘sha sha’ sounded, Xiao Yan finally walked to a spot five meters in front of Yun Yun.
Yun Yun lowered her face. Her lovely body, which repeatedly emitted a gentle tremble suddenly
became quiet. A terrifying force slowly rose from within her body. In an instant, it caused the air in
this small section of the forest to solidify.
The corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes gently twitched. He lifted his hand which was carrying the Heavy
Xuan Ruler slightly. In his heart, he knew that if Yun Yun really wanted to capture him, he would
have little strength to resist.
Xiao Yan gently crossed his footsteps and finally stopped in front of Yun Yun. He gently sniffed a
breath of the faint fragrance that came from the other party’s body and asked indifferently, “Are you
prepared to attack?”
When she heard Xiao Yan open his mouth, Yun Yun’s lovely body trembled again. She slowly lifted
her pretty face, which was covered with a trace of bitterness. Her gaze was locked on to the young
man’s delicate and handsome face as she softly asked, “Are you really not going to return with me?”
“You can bring my corpse back.”
Xiao Yan smiled coldly as he repeated his words from earlier. Immediately, he ceased having the
slightest hesitation. He turned his body, moved away from Yun Yun and strode toward the edge of
the forest.
His feet had just took a step forward when the terrifying force behind him soared once more.
Immediately, a force came striking explosively toward Xiao Yan’s back.
As he sensed the lightning fast attack from behind him, Xiao Yan’s heart was immediately like an
ice house. His entire body was cold as he mocked himself and shook his head. He muttered, “She
still ended up attacking.”
Xiao Yan sighed and actually closed his eyes slowly. His hand gently rubbed his sleeves. In his
heart, he clearly knew that if Yun Yun was intent on killing him, the current him did not have the
slightest ability to resist. Only the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’ could slightly obstruct her.
The force approached Xiao Yan’s body in the blink of an eye. Just as Xiao Yan was prepared to
release the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’, however, that force suddenly turned into a gentle one. It
gently struck Xiao Yan’s back. Immediately, the latter’s body was gently pushed forward.
Under the star filled sky, the young man was a little stunned as he opened his eyes. When the
force earlier had struck his back, he could clearly sense that the energy trace which Yun Shan had
imprinted within his body had actually quietly dissolved.
Xiao Yan turned around and looked at Yun Yun weakly leaning on a tree trunk. His throat rolled a
little. “What do you mean by this?”
“Go, leave the Jia Ma Empire. Do not return in the future. Otherwise, teacher will definitely not let
you off. The Misty Cloud Sect will also not let you off.” Yun Yun waved her hand. Her soft voice held
an exhaustion that was difficult to hide. Being caught between both parties had really caused her to
feel extremely tired.
Xiao Yan looked deeply at the woman with a graceful figure. A long while later, he said softly,
“Thank you very much. However, I will return. I will definitely return!”
“You…” Yun Yun’s eyebrows were vertical. She was a little angry at Xiao Yan’s stubbornness. She
waved her sleeves angrily and said, “I will definitely not let you off the next time we meet! I am too
lazy to bother about whether you live or die!”
“The next time we meet, you may not have this chance to let me go. Because I am also not sure
just when I will return.” Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and eyed Yun Yun’s furious, but pretty
face. For some unknown reason, some warmth actually surfaced in his originally icy cold heart once
again. Perhaps, the ‘Yun Zhi’ in the mountain cave back then had not really disappeared.
As he thought of this point, Xiao Yan’s heart suddenly had an additional feeling that was difficult
to describe with words. He turned around and took a few steps forward to stand in front of Yun Yun.
The two of them looked at each other.
“Why are you not leaving?” Yun Yun gaze could not resist dodging Xiao Yan as she said with a mild
anger when the latter’s dark black pupils stared intently at her. At this moment, her emotions were
a mess that she could not straighten out. Logic told her that given the duty and power that came
with her status, she ought to immediately capture this fellow who dared to challenge the Misty
Cloud Sect and bring him back. However, a certain strange feeling blocked her logic. It was due to
this that there was a change in her palm attack earlier as it moved toward her target.
“I believe that the current you is more like the Yun Zhi that I met in the mountain cave.” Xiao Yan
inspected the graceful, pretty face which was originally covered with a sense of nobility. At this
moment, it had some of the panic of a young lady. Xiao Yan was suddenly reminded of the charming
and warm days back when they had resided within the mountain cave. His originally cold voice had
become much softer.
Yun Yun was startled upon hearing this. Her pulse immediately jumped rapidly. She forcefully
suppressed the feeling in her heart which was rattling like a small deer and purposefully acted
indifferent as she said, “Yun Yun is Yun Zhi, Yun Zhi is Yun Yun. This is something that you should
have long since known. Moreover, when you were at the Misty Cloud Mountain, did you not say that
from now on, whether I am Yun Yun or Yun Zhi, I have no relation to you?”
“I don’t have any good impressions of the Misty Cloud Sect Sect Leader Yun Yun. But toward Yun
Zhi, I have great amounts of good impressions. Those days in the mountain cave back then was a
time that I, Xiao Yan, will never forget until I die.” Xiao Yan laughed softly and suddenly extended
his hand. Under Yun Yun’s completely stunned expression, he slowly hugged that pretty waist under
her Sect Leader’s robe which appeared too small to be completely embraced.
Yun Yun’s pretty face instantly changed, flaring to a bright red similar to a flaming cloud upon
being hugged by Xiao Yan. Even the delicate tips of her ears had turned bright red. With her
strength, as long as she quietly released a little force, Xiao Yan would be shaken to the point where
he would vomit blood and step back. At this moment, however, her entire body had grown numb,
and was unable to even summon forth the slightest bit of Dou Qi. She was like a little girl, who was
in love for the first time, being hugged by her lover. She was at a loss, but was greedily absorbing
this foreign yet soothing, special feeling.
Although a warm fragrance was in his chest, there was not the slightest lust in his eyes. His dark,
black pupils were as clear as a deep spring. After hugging Yun Yun for half a minute, he released his
hands and slowly pulled back.
“Actually, I feel quite regretful. I regret forcefully enduring like a sage who had no hopes or
desires in the mountain cave back then. I think that if I had done something at that time…” As he
stepped back, Xiao Yan suddenly laughed. His laughter contained some teasing.
“Then I would have killed you on the spot. If that were the case, we would also be saved from this
large trouble today.” The redness of Yun Yun’s face also slowly withdrew as Xiao Yan stepped back.
When she heard Xiao Yan say this, her pretty eyes became slits as she angrily said.
“Ke ke, the farewell ceremony is completed.”
Xiao Yan laughed before sighing. He cupped his hands toward Yun Yun and said, “Help me inform
Yun Shan that I, Xiao Yan, will still return! When that time comes, I will make him repay today’s
debts!”
Once he finished saying this, Xiao Yan finally ceased remaining in this location. He suddenly
turned around, and strode into the distance before being absorbed into the darkness a long while
later.
Yun Yun stood in the same spot and eyed that black figure which had gradually disappeared. The
smile on her face slowly disappeared, and a bitterness surfaced. She muttered softly, “Although it
brings pain to my heart, I hope that you will never return. Time will cause all hatred to fade away.
However, it may really be as teacher said, I may have to be alone for my entire life.”
“However, since you have already left, the identity of Yun Zhi, who became excited because of you
will completely disappear. The future me will be the Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun.
These personal feelings originally should not belong to me. Just treat this time as me being willful
for once.”
Lifting her head, Yun Yun’s gaze stared at the vast sky and faintly sighed. The gentleness and
weakness on her face swiftly disappeared. Replacing it was the coldness and majesty which
controlled the largest faction in the Jia Ma Empire. Her body swayed slightly and slowly disappeared
like a ghost.
“Little fellow, remember my words. Since you have already left, don’t come back ever again.” A
faint voice quietly reverberated throughout the forest, lingering for a long while without dispersing.

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Chapter 376
Chapter 376: Da Ling City
Da Ling City was located in the north-western region of the Jia Ma Empire. Its size may not be
comparable large cities like the capital, but when compared to Wu Tan City, it was still quite a lot
larger. Moreover, it neighbored the Magical Beast Mountain Range which covered nearly half of the
empire. Therefore, countless risk takers and business groups came and went, giving the city a never
ending flow of human traffic.
At the northern city gate of Da Ling City, the human flow moving to and from the city nearly
clogged the city gate. Not far away from the northern gate was the seemingly endless Magical Beast
Mountain Range. Small groups of mercenary troops with differing line-ups were repeatedly entering
and exiting from this point, much like ants moving their home. Occasionally, there would be troops
which used a horse cart to carry the corpse of a Magical Beast running out of the forest and a wisp
of dust behind. This would attract numerous envious gazes from those around. It was not an easy
matter to kill satisfactory prey within the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
“Bah, we were really unlucky, losing two brothers in order to kill a tier two Magical Beast. In the
end, it is a rock egg without treasures.” Seven large men covered in blood cursed as they walked out
of the forest entrance. On the horse cart frame behind them, there lay the large corpse of a Magical
Beast. The head of the corpse had been cut open and there was only the brain, fresh blood, and
some other things without the most precious object: the Monster Core. From the mercenary jargon
that appeared in their conversation, this kind of Magical Beast without a Monster Core was called a
rock egg without treasure.
TL: brothers here means brothers in arms/companions, not actual brothers
“If there was a rank 2 Monster Core within this damn thing, we would be able to put together
sufficient money to purchase a High Huang Level Qi Method from the auction house.” A large man’s
face was filled with disgruntlement as he spoke.
“High Huang Level, ah. Those kinds of Qi Methods would need up to one hundred and ten
thousand gold coins. It’s just like a blood sucking ghost.” A man who appeared to be the leader spat
out his saliva and scolded.
“Hee hee, the Misty Cloud Sect issued a wanted order. Anyone who is able to provide clues would
be able to obtain a Xuan Class Qi Method. He could even be given the chance to be accepted into
the Misty Cloud Sect. We can go and try our luck. In that way, we don’t have to waste our lives to
exchange things for money to buy Qi Method.” A somewhat skinny man wiped the blood trace off his
face and spoke with a laugh. When he mentioned the Xuan Class Qi Method, a greed that was
difficult to hide flashed across his eyes.
“Skinny monkey, have you become stupid after being with so many women?” That man, who
seemed to be the leader, coldly glanced at him. He smacked his lips and said, “Don’t tell me you
don’t know the person the Misty Cloud Sect is chasing after? Xiao Yan! That mysterious person who
became the champion of the Alchemist Grand Meeting. He is also the frightening person who
charged into the Misty Cloud Sect twice, killing Yun Leng, who was of the Dou Wang class, and
managed to escape unharmed from the hands of Yun Shan, who is of the Dou Zong class. Do you
think that he is the kind of person that people like us can afford to offend?”
“Hee hee, I am only saying it as a joke. How is it possible for us to meet that kind of person.” The
skinny man laughed awkwardly as he said, “However, I have heard that the Misty Cloud Sect has
already issued this wanted order throughout the entire empire. This kind of attractive condition
would really cause people to be interested. I think that even if Xiao Yan escaped from the Misty
Cloud

Sect, he would have difficulty moving even half an inch within the Jia Ma Empire.
“Does this matter have even the slightest relationship with us? Don’t just naively daydream all day.
Even if you were to meet him, don’t tell me that you can use that broken knife of yours to stop him?”
The man leading the group laughed coldly, “Don’t dawdle. Hurry up and get back to the city to rest
for the day. Tomorrow, we still need to continue staking our lives. Otherwise, with our current
Middle Huang Qi Method, just when would it be before we can break through to the Dou Shi class?”
As the leader of the group scolded, the men with the blood stains could only murmur unhappily
and start stumbling towards the City Gate.
After the group of men left, a human figure which was completely covered by a black robe
suddenly walked slowly out from the deep forest. His gaze swept in front of him. Immediately, he
lowered his head slightly, allowing the shadow of his Doupeng to cover nearly half his face.
TL: Doupeng – a conical bamboo hat with a cloth dangling from it to cover the head
“Have they begun searching for me throughout the country? Yun Shan is really willing to fork out
money.” The black-robed person coldly laughed. He lifted his head slightly and revealed half of a
delicate and handsome face beneath. Seeing the familiar contour, it was surprisingly Xiao Yan, who
had escaped from the Misty Cloud Sect!
Ever since the day that Yun Yun allowed Xiao Yan to leave, he had relied on the map which Ya Fei
had given him to take a long detour and spent nearly ten days trekking through the forest in order
to completely shake off the people who perservered in chasing after him. After that, he rested for
one day before following the map and walking all the way to the north-western border of the Jia Ma
Empire through the Magical Beast Mountain Range. He spent another seven days hurrying on his
journey before he arrived at this Da Ling City, which was close to the north-western border of the Jia
Ma Empire.
Using the map as a reference, as long as he passed through this Da Ling City and through another
few checkpoints, he would easily arrive at the border of the Jia Ma Empire. When that time came, all
he needed to do was leave the Jia Ma Empire and the wanted order by the Misty Cloud Sect would
become completely ineffective.
The Misty Cloud Sect may still have some deterrent effects outside the country, but it was far
inferior compared to the reputation it enjoyed within the Jia Ma Empire. Naturally, other factions
would not bother with wanted orders from whatever sect it was. During these years, the Misty Cloud
Sect had remained firmly entrenched within the Jia Ma Empire and did its best to eliminate factions
from outside the empire. Therefore, it resulted in the Misty Cloud Sect not being well known outside
the empire.
During the nearly one month in which Xiao Yan hurried through the Magical Beast Mountain
Range, he had also suffered great hardship. Although the presence of the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’ had resulted in ordinary Magical Beast not daring to come forward to block him, the
Magical Beast Mountain Range was so vast that it naturally did not lack some unique beasts with
terrifying strength. Other Magical Beasts may be afraid of the ‘Heaven Swallowing Python’, but they
were not. Therefore, Xiao Yan was still being chased all over during the journey despite having
already escaped from the Misty Cloud Sect.
Although hurrying through the journey during this period of time had caused Xiao Yan to suffer
great hardships, the thing which caused him the greatest excitement was that Yao Lao’s exhausted
Spirit had finally completely recovered after being nursed back to health for half a month. At this
moment, Xiao Yan’s heart, which had been maintaining a cautious state, finally relaxed. No matter
how one put it, with Yao Lao present, it at least meant that he had a trump card to protect his life.
Moreover, due to the deposited remnant medicinal effects within his body, Xiao Yan actually had
the ability to raise his strength once again during this one month of escape after his large
breakthrough. During an escape from the mouth of a Dou Wang class Magical Beast, Xiao Yan
actually raised his strength without realizing it. Xiao Yan had thus become a four star Da Dou Shi in
such a short amount of time!
If one were to add the hurried growth from the medicine within the mountain cave last month,
Xiao Yan’s strength had actually jumped three stars within this one month. This kind of speed could
definitely be described by one word, ‘frightening’. Although the main reason for this was the life and
death battles, that he experienced during this period of time and the remaining medicinal effects
within his body, it could not cover up Xiao Yan’s training talent which caused even Yao Lao to praise
him repeatedly.
Of course, excluding all these, the thing that caused Xiao Yan’s heart to be filled with the most joy
was that he began to clearly understand some parts of the ‘Burning Flame Valley’s’ guarded Secret
Technique, the ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’, three days ago after a month’s worth of practice
and under the guidance of Yao Lao. He may have failed a couple of times during this period, but
from the looks of how his strength still managed to soar greatly despite these failed attempts, Xiao
Yan could faintly sense the concept of the Secret Technique. He had the confidence that as long as
he was given sufficient time, he would definitely be able to truly master the ‘Skyfire Three
Mysterious Change’ successfully. When that time came he would have difficulty finding any
opponents that could contend with him at the Da Dou Shi level or even higher with his strength was
raised by this ‘Secret Technique’!
In summary, the benefits that Xiao Yan had obtained during this one month of flight had nearly
caused him to smile until his mouth cracked.
“Hee hee.” As he thought of his gains over this past month, he could not resist laughing, ignoring
the strange gazes that others beside him shot over. He pulled the Doupeng down a little and hid his
entire face within the dark shadows. His gaze scanned the city’s entrance a short distance away,
where people were coming and going, before slowly walking over. With the situation he was in now,
it was better to leave the Jia Ma Empire as soon as possible. The current Xiao Yan did not have the
qualification to go and pay back those debts with his current strength. However, it was fortunate
that he was not in a hurry. It was because he knew that his greatest advantage was that he was
young, and had plenty of time to spend.
Xiao Yan walked closer to the city gate and queued up at the back of the line. His gaze swept all
around him before frowning slightly as his gaze settled on a white paper pasted to the city gate. At
this moment, there were two completely different faces drawn on the white paper. Xiao Yan’s gaze
swept over it and realized that of the two faces, one was his current appearance, while the other
was actually the appearance of Yan Xiao, the identity he had used to participate in the Alchemist
Grand Meeting. Clearly, this was a plan formed because the Misty Cloud Sect was afraid that Xiao
Yan would once again use the identity of Yan Xiao and take the opportunity to flee from the Jia Ma
Empire.
“Yun Shan has spent quite a lot of effort in order to capture me.” Xiao Yan laughed coldly. His gaze
glanced at the city gate and realized that the troops guarding the city were actually checking the
identity of those entering the city along the way. Before each person entered, two soldiers would
hold a drawing and compare it with their appearance for a long while before letting them enter.
“Is the Jia Ma Empire Imperial family quietly helping the Misty Cloud Sect?” Xiao Yan frowned
slightly as he muttered, “With Jia Xing Tian’s scheming mind, he should know just what kind of
enemy he would create for the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Family should I escape if he went against
me at this moment. Moreover, the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial family and the Misty Cloud Sect aren’t
very friendly with one another.”
“Damn Mu Sang. Isn’t he just a city guard? He is actually this arrogant. Does he think that he
alone has the final say in Da Ling City? How is he not afraid that if he were to really meet Xiao Yan,
the latter would smack him to death with his ruler.” The moment when Xiao Yan felt some doubt, a
man who had waited for a long while in front of him suddenly cursed with an impatient face.
“Shush. Don’t be so loud. Although the wanted order for Xiao Yan is not related to the Jia Ma
Empire’s Imperial family, Mu Sang is someone who came from the Misty Cloud Sect. Since he
received the wanted order from the sect, he naturally needs to prioritize his own interest under the
guise of performing public work and perform well.” A man who appeared to be his companion
hurriedly grabbed him and whispered.
“Using another’s influence to bully others.” The man spat a mouthful of saliva and cursed
unhappily. However, he did not open his mouth and let out abuses as he did a moment ago. Clearly,
the person called Mu Sang still caused him some fear.
“It was actually someone who had come from the Misty Cloud Sect.” Xiao Yan absorbed the
conversation between the two into his ears. Only then did he come to a sudden realization. The
Misty Cloud Sect disciples were spread all over the Jia Ma Empire. With their ability, they were not
lacking in people who held official posts within the Jia Ma Empire. Now that they had received the
wanted order from the sect, all they needed to do was to quietly use the authority in their hands,
and they would be able to swiftly deploy people to intercept at all checkpoints within the Jia Ma
Empire. It was only now that Xiao Yan faintly sensed just what kind of power the Misty Cloud Sect
had within the Jia Ma Empire. No wonder even the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial family, which controlled
the entire Jia Ma Empire, feared them.
Xiao Yan mused in his heart before pulling out of the queue that was gradually moving forward.
After which, he made a turn at a corner and arrived at a remote part of the city wall. He lifted his
head and glanced at the sleepy patrol units on the city wall. His back trembled slightly and the
Purple Cloud Wings were slowly extended. He bent his feet slightly and in a certain instant, he
flapped the wings on his back. His body abruptly soared before his toes pressed onto the city wall
and he transformed into a black shadow which climbed the city wall in a lightning-like manner. After
which, he leaped down onto the other side of the city wall before the patrolling soldiers turned their
heads.
Xiao Yan’s feet had just touched the ground when he hurriedly flashed to the back of a building.
He patted his hands and stored the Purple Cloud Wings. Only then did he leisurely walk into this
city, which was one of the few that he needed to pass by before leaving the Jia Ma Empire. He
needed to obtain some information regarding the Misty Cloud Sect during this one month.

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Chapter 377
The Preparation Before Leaving
Xiao Yan slowly walked into the city. He passed through the street which had a turbulent human
flow. He swept his gaze, and his brows slightly knit together. This was because he realized that on
some of the pillars on the street, there were actually wanted posters issued by the Misty Cloud Sect
pasted onto them. On those white papers, his appearance was drawn with great clarity. Moreover,
the Xuan Class Qi Method that was listed as a reward had also caused quite a number of people to
stop under it with their eyes revealing some greediness. For many people, a Xuan Class Qi Method
was something that one may meet, but cannot hope for.
TL: may meet, but cannot hope for – one may be lucky to find something, but one cannot expect to
obtain it otherwise
“Looks like there really is some trouble.” Xiao Yan carefully hid his face under the shadows of the
Doupeng as he softly muttered in his heart.
“Let’s leave the Jia Ma Empire as soon as possible. The influence of the Misty Cloud Sect here is
indeed too great. With your current strength, it is insufficient to contend with them.” Yao Lao’s voice
suddenly sounded.
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and nodded. He suddenly sighed gently. The feeling of being driven out
like a dog which had lost its home was really not very good. Although he had openly said that he
would return sooner or later, there was still a very long route to walk in order for a Da Dou Shi to
reach the Dou Zong class.
“Little fellow, why are your thoughts drifting again? With your own strength, you challenged the
Misty Cloud Sect and managed to leave in one piece. The result of such a battle would lead a
countless number of people from not only within the Jia Ma Empire, but also the Dou Qi Continent to
widen their eyes and feel tongue-tied. Moreover, I think that there is likely quite a number of people
within the Jia Ma Empire who admire your courage. After all, even some Dou Huangs cannot be
compared to you, a little child in your teens, when it comes to boldness.” Yao Lao appeared to have
sensed Xiao Yan’s thoughts and he shook his head helplessly before voicing some words of comfort.
“Hee hee.” Xiao Yan rubbed his head and laughed awkwardly. Upon hearing Yao Lao’s somewhat
old voice, Xiao Yan suddenly recalled the plan the former had when he taught him the mysterious
‘Flame Mantra’ Qi Method. He could not resist laughing softly in his heart, “Teacher, I remember
that you seemed to have said back then that as long as I worked hard to gather ‘Heavenly Flames’, I
will be able to help you refine a perfect body to hold your spirit? Can that be considered as a form of
rebirth?”
When Xiao Yan was speaking the sentence about refining a body, he could clearly sense that Yao
Lao’s spirit had abruptly trembled intensely. He was immediately a little stunned. Ever since he
came to know Yao Lao, this mysterious teacher of his had appeared to always remain calm and
amiable. This was the first time Xiao Yan had sensed anything similar to this spirit fluctuation.
“Looks like teacher is very concerned over this matter.” Xiao Yan blinked and suddenly felt an
inexplicable shame. During these three years, Yao Lao had spent an extremely great amount of
effort in order to help him become strong. Yet, he had nearly completely forgotten about his
teacher’s matter because of the so called ‘Three Year Agreement’.”
The vibrating spirit persisted for nearly half a minute before it gradually calmed down. Yao Lao
suppressed his emotions as he said with a smile “Ah, speaking of this, back then, after I got to know
you and decided to teach you the ‘Flame Mantra’ which I had undergone great hardships in order to
obtain, my main goal was for you to create a merged flame a

fter you had successfully practiced the ‘Flame Mantra’. Using this flame, you could help me refine a
body, in the future, which can contain my spirit.”
“After all, that never ending darkness in the ring which is like a prison is really too much of a
torment. Moreover, there are some matters which still require me to come out and settle.”
When he reached the end of his words, Yao Lao’s voice slowly became a little low and desolate. It
was likely that he had remembered the dark times during the period he was in a slumber.
Xiao Yan’s finger slowly caressed the black ring within his sleeve and gently sighed. He mused for
a moment before a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face. In a gentle voice, he smiled and said,
“Thank you for these three years, teacher.”
“Ke ke, you… child, why have you suddenly become so sentimental? This isn’t like you.” Xiao Yan’s
gentle voice caused Yao Lao to be startled. He was immediately so moved that he smiled
involuntarily.
“Teacher has invested so much in me. As a student, I may naturally know that I need to repay this
kindness.” Xiao Yan’s voice was somewhat hoarse as he laughed softly, “Rest assured, teacher, I will
firmly remember the matter of your revival within my heart in the future.”
“I am satisfied that you have this thought. Being able to teach such an outstanding student in my
distressed state has settled one wish of mine.” Yao Lao smiled replied.
Xiao Yan’s gaze slowly swept across the two sides of the street and suddenly asked in his heart,
“That’s right, how many kinds of ‘Heavenly Flames’ are required to be merged together in order to
refine a body?”
“This… should be three types. I am also not very certain. That ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi Method is far too
mysterious and strange. I don’t have a deep understanding of it. Back then, when I obtained it…”
Yao Lao suddenly ceased speaking when he spoke to this point and abruptly became quiet.
“Three kinds huh.” Xiao Yan was not bothered by Yao Lao’s silence. He frowned slightly and voiced
his thoughts, “Now that I have control of the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, and I am able to use the
‘Bone Chilling Flame’ with teacher’s cooperation, does it not mean that if I were to collect another
type of ‘Heavenly Flame’, I should be able to try to help you refine a body?”
“It should be possible.” The voice of the silent Yao Lao suddenly had a little hint of excitement
contained within.
Xiao Yan blinked and laughed softly, “I am very curious just whether teacher’s strength can reach
its peak condition of the past after you have recovered.”
“At the start, it may feel a little difficult to control. However, as long as I completely familiarize
myself with the new body, my strength might be even greater than it was in the past.” Yao Lao
faintly laughed. His voice had a confidence which was difficult to hide. After all, he might not have
been able to train his Dou Qi during these years, but Yao Lao’s spirit has become much stronger
than what it had been in the past.
“What stage would it reach?” Xiao Yan inquired.
“Ke ke, defeating Yun Shan within ten exchanges without needing the slightest effort.” Yao Lao
smiled as he replied. In his smile, there was the haughtiness that belonged to a strong person at the
peak.
Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly and the corner of his mouth curled to form a faint arc. Yun Shan
was currently a Dou Zong. Although he was merely a one star Dou Zhong, even a nine star Dou Zong
wouldn’t dare to say that they could defeat him within ten exchanges. In other words, if Yao Lao
were to recover his strength, he would at least be a Dou Zun!
Xiao Yan slowly exhaled the shock from his chest. A Dou Zun. That was someone who could stand
at the top position on the golden pagoda of the continent.
Xiao Yan crossed his ten fingers within his sleeves and said softly, “A very attractive increase in
strength. I remember that teacher had said before that there was a possibility of there being a kind
of ‘Heavenly Flame’ within the Jia Nan Academy, no? What is that flame called again?”
“Fallen Heart Flame!” Yao Lao smiled and reminded.
“Ke ke, ‘Fallen Heart Flame’ huh.” Xiao Yan nodded his head and smiled as he said, “Looks like I
have another mission to complete during this trip of mine to the Jia Nan Academy.”
“Since it is like this, let’s not continue wasting time in the Jia Ma Empire. If we can leave early,
let’s not delay any longer, shall we?” Xiao Yan sighed and inquired.
“Wait a moment. The Jia Nan Academy is located at the junction between a couple of large
empires. That region is extremely vast. Although the region surrounding Jia Nan Academy is a
peaceful region, other than that, it is in a state where things must be opposite when something is
pushed to the extreme. That place is so messy that it causes people to suckle their tongues.
Countless numbers of factions interlace with each other there. Each time Jia Nan Academy recruits
students, there are instructors who escort them. Moreover, once they leave the borders of each
country, more escort troops from the academy will come out and increase the protection. Otherwise,
the new students can’t truly reach the academy without being hurt.” Yao Lao suddenly said.
“Even after leaving the Jia Ma Empire, you must continue to be completely prepared for anything
in order to be able to enter that chaotic region. Otherwise, if you are not careful and are caught in
someone’s dirty tricks, you will be somewhat unlucky.”
 “When I was looking through your storage ring earlier, I realized that the various types of
medicinal pills within it have been more or less exhausted. Even the ‘Energy Recovery Pills’, the
kind that one must definitely have prepared, have already been completely exhausted within the
Magical Beast Mountain Range this time around. If you do not prepare some beforehand, we will
have to tarry a little if we want to refine some to be prepared when something happens in the
future.” Yao Lao reminded.
“Uh.” Only upon hearing this did Xiao Yan recall that his originally rich reserve of various kinds of
medicinal pills had been used to the point of desolation during this one month of escape.
“Then let’s first go to the auction house to buy some medicinal ingredients. After that, I will go
and inquire about the route out of the Jia Ma Empire. At the same time, I can casually ask just how
many officials of the empire along this route originate from the Misty Cloud Sect. This will allow us
to be more prepared.” Xiao Yan mused for a moment before speaking softly.
“Ah, be careful. Do not expose your identity.” Yao Lao nodded his head only after hearing this.
After that, he gradually became silent.
Once Xiao Yan had distinguished the things that he needed to do, he no longer procrastinated. He
turned around and walked toward a certain street. He then walked swiftly until the end of the street
where an auction house stood. Seeing the sign on top of the auction house, it was clear that this was
a branch of the Mite-er clan.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept in all directions as he walked into the auction house. After which, he
stopped at a spot where there was a black curtain. The top of the black curtain had the words ‘VIP
Reception’. He thought quietly for a moment before swaying his hand. A card made of crystal
appeared in his palm. This card was the highest grade VIP card of the Primer clan, something that
Primer Tengshan had quietly given Xiao Yan back at the capital due to his relationship with Hai
Bodong. It was said that this card would allow him to enjoy complete assistance from any branch
under the Primer clan.
Xiao Yan held the card in his hand and swiftly walked toward the VIP room.
Around half an hour after Xiao Yan entered the VIP room, the black curtain was rustled once
again. The human figure who was completely wrapped in a black robe steadily walked out. The face
under the shadows had a satisfied smile hanging on it as he walked directly out of the auction
house. At this moment, most of the medicinal ingredients and information that Xiao Yan needed had
been successfully obtained. The VIP card which Primer Tengshan had given him was as useful as he
had expected.
Xiao Yan did not find a spot in this city to refine all the medicinal pills he needed after completely
preparing everything. Instead, he quietly went to the city wall toward the south side of the city and
flew out without alerting anyone.
Only after leaving Da Ling City did Xiao Yan find a secluded spot in the forest. He hid within it and
began to refine a large amount of medicinal pills. These medicinal pills were things he would use to
protect his life in the future.

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Chapter 378
Chapter 378: Black-Corner Region
Three days later, in a certain hidden forested area outside of Da Ling City, a person dressed in a
black robe slowly walked out. He lifted his head to eye the occasional passerby on the main road
that hurried past him. After determining the direction of the road, he lifted his head and walked
toward the main road that headed south.
The pace at which the black-robed person was not that quick. However, if an attentive person
were to observe him, they would be able to discover that each time the footsteps of the black-robed
person fell, his body would strangely advance by over one meter. The scene was similar to a small
scale teleportation was occurring, appearing extremely strange.
The black-robed person who had come out from the forest was naturally and undoubtedly Xiao Yan
who had been hiding within it to refine the medicinal pills which he needed. With the help of Yao
Lao during these past three days, the various recovery and healing medicinal pills, which he had
exhausted, had once again populated his storage ring. With a sufficient amount of medicinal pills in
reserve, Xiao Yan also felt a lot more relieved. On this Dou Qi continent, what kind of person would
leave their home to go on an adventure without preparing these restorative medicinal pills? After
all, these things were used to save lives.
“This road leads directly to the border. However, there are three important military fortresses
along the way. We need not be afraid of the governors of the first two fortresses, but a thirty
thousand strong army is said to be stationed at the final fortress. Moreover, the deputy commander
there is a former Elder of the Misty Cloud Sect. From what the people at the Primer Auction House
said, it appears that he is called Meng Li. His strength is at the Dou Ling class. Since the Misty
Cloud Sect’s wanted order has already reached Da Ling City, I think that this Misty Cloud Sect’s
former Elder should have also received it by now.” Xiao Yan gently walked at a pace that was neither
fast nor slow, while his body was strangely flashing on the main road. In his heart, however, he was
repeatedly calculating how to successfully leave the Jia Ma Empire.
“Currently, it is difficult for me to even move an inch within the Jia Ma Empire. I’m afraid that Yun
Shan will have guessed that I will flee from the empire. In that case, he would naturally place
greater focus on this kind of final checkpoint of the border. It was possible that Meng Li has long
since received Yun Shan’s special message. From the looks of it, wanting to easily leave from there
might be difficult.” Xiao Yan’s face was completely covered under the shadows. When he thought of
the troublesome points, Xiao Yan eyebrows could not help but knit together.
“The city wall of that border fortress is nearly as large as a small mountain. There is definitely a
large force of archers who are well versed in riding and shooting within the fortress as well as a
special energy sensing barrier. Since it is used to guard the border, it is also likely that the fortress
should have the ability to defend against people flying past from the sky. Otherwise, if a war were to
break out, would the strong people of the other countries be able to come and go as they pleased?
Ah, looks like wanting to pass through the last checkpoint as easily as I passed through Da Ling City
might be a little impossible.” Xiao Yan softly sighed as he shook his head, feeling a little vexed.
Within the Jia Ma Empire, there was a military order. Flying was prohibited in the sky near any of
the important military fortresses beside the borders. If anyone were discovered, it was likely they
would receive a destructive blow from all directions.
“We can only take one step at a time and see how things go. If it really is impossible, then we can
only take the ris

k and forcefully charge past.” Xiao Yan shook his head and ceased imagining different scenarios.
Instead, he focused all his attention onto speeding up his journey.
Although the distance from Da Ling City to the Jia Ma Empire’s border was not short, this was
merely something small, relatively speaking. If an ordinary person were to walk these few hundred
kilometers, one would definitely not be able to reach the border without ten days to half a month’s
time. Even with Xiao Yan’s speed and the quiet use of the Purple Cloud Wings to fly for some time
along the way, it took him three days to pass through the two fortresses that were along the way.
As Xiao Yan had expected, the absence of any people from the Misty Cloud Sect within the upper
echelons of leadership of the two fortresses meant that the wanted order, which was not recognized
by the Imperial family, was not placed everywhere as was the case in Da Ling City. The troops that
were stationed there also did not pay much attention toward the wanted order. This allowed Xiao
Yan to successfully yet narrowly pass through the two fortresses without any danger.
Although he had successfully passed through the two fortresses, Xiao Yan’s feelings did not relax
one bit because of this. This was because he knew that the most troublesome one was the final,
huge fortress which was known as ‘Zhen Gui Pass’. As the military fortress at the empire’s border
with the purpose of frightening the strengths of other countries, it would not be an exaggeration to
describe the defence there as dragnet. All of the soldiers who were stationed there truly had bloody
and fiery battlefield experiences. They were far from anything like the troops guarding the cities
within the empire, whose bodies were hollowed from the luxurious lifestyle, and could not be
compared.
This fortress was the last defensive line which would try to hinder Xiao Yan from leaving the Jia
Ma Empire!
Only if Xiao Yan were able to charge out from this place would he truly be like a dragon that had
swarmed into the open sea or an eagle soaring through the heavens. There would no longer be
anything binding him.
Therefore, this time around, it was extremely critical to get through this pass.
Two days after passing through the second fortress, that enormous fortress, that was like a
prehistoric, gigantic beast standing at the border of the Jia Ma Empire, finally appeared in Xiao
Yan’s line of sight.
Xiao Yan stood atop a mountain slope and eyed the nearly endless, large city wall. He once again
sensed the orderly drill sound that was faintly being emitted from the city wall and could not resist
gently exhaling a breath of air. The force of tens of thousands of soldiers merging and the ferocious
force which charged up into the sky would likely not pale in comparison to the joint formation of the
Misty Cloud Sect.
The freedom of a dragon returning to the vast ocean was on the other side of this city wall.
However, Xiao Yan was a slightly battered. This huge fortress was like a vicious tiger lying on his
path, blocking his final stretch of road.
“Forcefully flying over will not be a reliable method. Looking at it, I can only try and see if I can
sneak through with the crowd.” Xiao Yan’s gaze swept over the road below where those groups of
people with horse carts were coming and going. He hesitated for a moment, stepped back slowly
and finally disappeared into the ocean of people.
On the yellow dirt road, a large group which had the size of nearly a hundred people was
marching forth at great speed toward the enormous fortress at the edge of their sight. Along the
way, they carried along curses that charged to the heavens. From the unified clothes that this group
of people wore, it appeared that they belonged to a mercenary company. Having a hundred men in a
mercenary company meant it could be considered a mid-sized one within the Jia Ma Empire.
Due to the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’ being close to the border, the chaotic atmosphere here was really well
liked by certain mercenary company. They did not like to take the secure route of hunting for
Magical Beasts and earning money. Instead, they were happy to be the legendary war mercenary
company. In other words, it was to help a certain party in a war and reap huge rewards for their
assistance from it.
Although this kind of reward was extremely great, the danger level was also very high. After all, in
that kind of meat grinder battlefield, a few hundred troops being killed if they were not alert was
not something unique.
If one walked a few hundred kilometers east of the fortress and passed through some small
countries or tribes, one would be able to enter a special region with was renown throughout the
entire continent as the “Black-Corner Region’!
Here, because of its special geography, it was almost the most chaotic area in all of the continent.
Countless strong people from all countries would flee there and construct the most barbarian rules.
In addition, besides human, there were countless other races in this region. It could be called a
miniature continent with its diversity!
There were no laws binding anyone within the ‘Black-Corner Region’. There was was one rule, the
law of the jungle!
In other words, it meant that the weak were prey for the strong to consume!
The weak did not have any rights in such a place!
This was an extremely simple region. As long as you wanted to, there would not be anyone
stopping you even if you decided to openly rape a woman on the street. Of course, the precondition
for this was that you better choose the party that you rape properly. Otherwise, your fate might be
relatively miserable. Within the ‘Black-Corner Region’, a woman may at times be even more
terrifying than a man. There was only one reason for this. They managed to survive in this place.
Additionally, the ‘Black-Corner Region’ could also be called an information exchange point within
the continent. Immense amounts of information flowed out of this place everyday. After that, there
would be countless amounts of information that would flow from the outside world into it. Ah,
putting it more bluntly, if you wanted to be famous and wanted to be renown throughout the
continent, the ‘Black-Corner Region’ could provide you with the fastest shortcut. Of course, the
precondition would be that you needed to possess sufficient strength and capital. Otherwise, your
life would be lost even before your name could leave this place.
As a chaotic region renown throughout the continent, the ‘Black-Corner Region’ also matched this
reputation. Everyday, there would be strong people dying and everyday, there would be strong
people swarming in from outside. This region was filled with death, but was also filled with
challenges and temptation. In a place like this, things that were difficult for one to see in the outside
world, like high class Qi Methods, Dou Techniques and various kinds of magical armors, medicinal
cauldrons, medicinal ingredients, high tier medicinal, etc., could cause people to see until their eyes
were dazed. Moreover, it was rumored that Di class Qi Methods had appeared twice within the
auction house of the ‘Black-Corner Region’!
Of course, if one wanted to obtain all of these things, one must pay the price. This price may be in
gold coins or perhaps an exchange using other things. In summary, there would definitely not be
something like a pie falling from the heavens within the ‘Black-Corner Region’.
Loving chaos and leaning toward the darkness appeared to be a factor hidden within the human
race. Therefore, even though people knew that this region was shrouded by an air of danger, there
were still a countless number of people that swarmed wave after wave into this place. Their purpose
may be the shortcut to quickly become renown throughout the continent or perhaps to be able to
obtain a higher class Qi Method, Dou Technique, or medicinal pills within this chaotic region or
perhaps to obtain a great wealth that could only be compared with the heavens. Regardless of the
reason, these people who repeated swarmed in injected an unceasing human traffic into this ‘Black-
Corner Region’.
Oh yes, something which was nearly not mentioned. Perhaps it was because there will definitely
be a reverse effect when pushed to the extreme but located in the middle of the ‘Black-Corner
Region’, was the Jia Nan Academy, which was renowned throughout the Dou Qi Continent!
It was just that a certain region surrounding the exterior of the Jia Nan Academy belonged to a
peaceful region. Anyone who brought the atmosphere within the ‘Black-Corner Region’ into this
place would become a corpse on a large tree that was located at the boundary line between the Jia
Nan Academy and the ‘Black-Corner Region’ the next day. In so many years, there did not appear to
be any exceptions.
It had been rumored that the corpse of two Dou Wangs and one Dou Huang were hung on the
large tree, called ‘Dead Spirit Tree’…

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Chapter 379
Exposed
A large group of humans and horses whizzed past on the the road, kicking up the yellow dust
covering the road. Laughter and curses repeatedly resounded along the way.
At the back of the group of humans and horses, there were some people pushing the horse carts
and carrying robes. They did not wear the same clothing as those mercenaries in front of them. This
was because they were merely some servants responsible for washing clothes, preparing food, and
building tents within the Mercenary Company. Among this group of servants, whose faces were
covered with dust, a person pushing a cart while wearing a broken hat on his head suddenly looked
up. Other than a pair of black colored eyes being clearly visible, the remainder of his dust covered
face was nearly completely hidden under some yellow soil. At a glance, he did not appear any
different from the servants with wooden expressions beside him.
“It is indeed worthy of being called the fortress which guards the borders. This size really causes
one to suckle his tongue. It is far from what the cities within the Jia Ma Empire can compare with.”
As he eyed the city wall, which appeared even larger and more imposing as he moved closer, the
man suddenly sighed softly. Hearing this voice, this person was actually Xiao Yan. Looking at the
situation, it appeared that he planned to rely on this mercenary company and sneak into the final
fortress of the empire.
The group grew increasingly nearer to the city wall within the yellow dust. When they were a few
hundred meters from the enormous city gate, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and watched the sky
above the city wall. There appeared to be a faint, shapeless, energy fluctuation there.
“There are indeed energy sensors. It is fortunate that I did not try to forcefully fly over. Otherwise,
those invisible energy sensors might have immediately exposed me. With the special crossbow
equipment that these kind of military fortresses have been equipped with, I would likely become a
target for them to wildly shoot at should I be discovered.” Xiao Yan frowned slightly. If he were to
borrow Yao Lao’s strength, an ordinary bow would have difficulty hurting him. However, this kind of
rare metal equipment that was specially manufactured would cause him great fear, should he be
caught in an unprepared position. After all, Yao Lao’s energy could only allow Xiao Yan to unleash
strength, but it would not cause his body to be strengthened to the point where it could contend
head on with a crossbow. Moreover, as such a large empire, it was difficult for one to believe that
there was nothing in this fortress that could deal with a high class strong person. Xiao Yan had
heard of those so called ‘Air Splitting Three Continuous Crossbows’, ‘God Fire Bow’, ‘Soul Piercing
Arrow’, etc. It was just that these kinds of mysterious equipment were too difficult to create.
Therefore, there was only a small number of units equipped with them and Xiao Yan had never had
the chance the personally feel the power of them.
As his distance to the city gate grew increasingly close, Xiao Yan’s gaze also landed on that
towering city gate. When he saw the defenses of the city gate, which could be considered to be
extremely fortified, his brows knit tightly together.
When he was around one hundred meters away from the city wall, the quickly moving large group
of men and horses finally came to a slow stop. Two men walked out from the front of the crowd of
mercenaries. After which, they waved and led the company toward the city gate.
The two men appeared to be the leaders of the mercenary company. Seeing the manner in which
the two of them smiled as they conversed with the guards, it appeared that they were quite familiar
with one another. It was likely that this was not the first time they had come to the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’.
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The two of them conversed with the guards for a long while before the hands of the cold-faced
guards moved a little, seeming as if something had been shoved into his hands from the leader of
the mercenary company. Only then did the latter hesitate a little before nodding. He displayed a
hand signal to those behind him. The barricades and other things behind him were moved aside.
“Hu.” Seeing that the guards actually did not search the company, Xiao Yan could not resist
heaving a sigh of relief. His tensed up body also became much more relaxed. The perspiration filled
hand of his held the handle of the cart tightly as he hurriedly lowered his head, pushed the cart and
followed the company as they walked toward the tunnel under the city’s gate.
Just as the group was about to enter into the city gate’s tunnel, however, a cold, stern cry
suddenly sounded, frightening the group at the front until they hurriedly came to a stop.
“Who is the one who allowed them to carelessly enter the city?”
As the cry sounded, the sounds of many suits of armor colliding suddenly resounded from the
dark, black city entrance. A moment later, dozens of fully-armed, elite soldiers held long lances in
their hands and blocked the city’s gate. A young man with a dark and solemn face slowly walked out
and glanced at the mercenary company in a dark and cold manner.
“Ke ke, it is young master Meng La. I have not seen you for a few months, but your appearance is
really becoming more and more powerful.” Seeing that his company was being blocked, the
Company Leader of the mercenary company hurriedly walked out. When he saw the dark and
solemn-faced young man, a smile was hurriedly revealed on his face as he spoke in a fawning
manner.
“Ba Nu, enough of your nonsense. In the past, letting you pass was not a big matter, but today, I
cannot allow you to do so. Father said that anyone who wants to enter the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’ must
undergo a strict check.” The young man laughed coldly. Immediately, he took out a piece of white-
colored, announcement paper and threw it to the guard. He said in an evil manner, “Go and search
every one of them once. Kill anyone who looks like the person on the drawing on the spot!”
That guard carefully received the announcement paper, and smiled helplessly toward the company
leader called Ba Nu. After which, he waved his hand and the nearly one hundred guards at the city’s
gate raised the long spears in their hands, and began to search the company.
“This is bad.” Xiao Yan’s quietly cursed to himself when the young man had appeared earlier.
Unexpectedly, things were really as he had imagined. The Misty Cloud Sect’s wanted order had
already been transmitted to the border of the empire.
The guards came searching one at a time from the front of the company. They held the drawing
and compared it for a long while before letting them pass. Although these mercenaries were
somewhat annoyed by their actions, they did not dare to behave atrociously here. They knew full
well that if they were to anger this young man, their mercenary company would likely not even be
able to leave the city. Should those tens of thousands of soldiers charge at them, even a strong Dou
Wang would have to temporarily take shelter. Only a few strong people were like those legendary
people who could contend against ten thousand people by himself.
That young man called Meng La, had his hands supported behind him. His eyes were so cold that
they were like poisonous snakes. His footsteps crossed one after the other as he slowly followed the
company and walked down. Suddenly, his footsteps came to a stop. His gaze swept over the
servants, whose bodies were emitting a musty smell and whose faces were covered in yellow dirt. In
a cold voice, he said, “Clean your faces!”
“This young man’s scheming is quite deep and doesn’t have the slightest haughtiness that those
young masters within the empire have.” Seeing that Meng La was actually unconcerned about his
own status and directly came to the side of these low-status servants, Xiao Yan could not resist
frowning. In his heart, he felt that things were very troublesome. If they were to continue checking
in this manner, he would sooner or later be exposed. The result for being exposed in such a place
was not good.
Hearing Meng La’s cry, those servants with stiff expressions hurriedly lowered their heads timidly.
After which, they used their sleeves and quickly wiped off the yellow grime which masked their
faces.
Meng La’s dark, cold gaze slowly swept across the faces of those servants. A moment later, he
shook his head with some disappointment. He was just about to withdraw his gaze, when his eyes
suddenly stilled. He tilted his head slightly and stared at a gray-robed servant at the back of the
group of people. In a cold voice, he said, “You, lift your head.”
Upon hearing his cry, the people surrounding the city gate threw their gazes over. The
mercenaries also turned their stunned gazes toward this servant of lowly status.
The gray-robed servant sighed gently, and could only raise his head. The face whose features were
covered by the yellow soil revealed a pair of dark, black indifferent pupils like the night.
Meng La’s gaze came into contact with those dark black pupils. He was initially startled. The
black-colored eyes that were drawn within the drawing surfaced within his mind in a lightning-like
manner. His expression changed immediately. The fights to death in battlefields throughout the
years had endowed him with keen senses. Therefore, as a seemingly conditional reflex, his toes
came into contact with the ground and his body shot backward. While his body shot back, a sharp,
ear-piercing sound shouted from his throat, “Catch him! He is Xiao Yan!”
His reaction may have been extremely keen, but his strength was after all merely at the Dou Shi
class. Therefore, when his body had just pulled back, Xiao Yan let out a cold laughter. His body
swayed slightly and caught up to Meng La in a ghost-like manner. His hand was like an eagle claw
which shot out explosively with speed like lightning and heavily smashed into the latter’s chest.
Immediately, a mouthful of fresh blood was spat out from Meng La’s throat. His face had turned a
ghastly white.
Failing to take Meng La’s life in one blow, Xiao Yan was just about to pounce forward when Meng
La hurriedly flashed his body and went behind the back of the soldiers. It was really not normal for a
Dou Shi to have such an agile body.
“Chi, chi.”
Over ten, sharp, long spears that carried the faint glow of Dou Qi viciously pierced toward Xiao
Yan’s head. The routes of the spears were deadly and were filled with killing aura. They were indeed
worthy of being soldiers who had lived on the battlefield. Just this pressure and coordination alone
was something that ordinary soldiers could not compare with.
Xiao Yan twisted his head. Although he had dodged the long spears, Xiao Yan’s attack was also
blocked. As he saw those soldiers gathering together hurriedly, he could only knit his brows
together and pulled back quite some distance.
Outside the city gate, everyone were staring at this split second change with stunned faces. This
was especially when they saw that Meng La, who was called the most outstanding person among the
younger generation at ‘Gui Meng Pass’, being seriously wounded in one strike. The expressions on
their faces became slightly sluggish after that.
“Xiao Yan? He is that Xiao Yan? That Xiao Yan who killed Yun Leng from the Misty Cloud Sect who
was a Dou Wang?” Suddenly, there was someone from within the mercenary company who abruptly
shouted out loud. Immediately, numerous fiery eyes were brought up. Hearing the voice, it did not
appear to have too much greed. Instead, it contained a taste of worship.
As the shout from this mercenary fell, the surroundings immediately turned into an uproar.
Numerous gazes that contained various different emotions stared intently at Xiao Yan. The thing
that shook the Jia Ma Empire recently was naturally and undoubtedly the matter of Xiao Yan
charging up against the Misty Cloud Sect. Following the issue of the wanted order from the Misty
Cloud Sect, almost every citizen in the Jia Ma Empire knew that whoever was able to provide
information regarding Xiao Yan to the Misty Cloud Sect would be able to obtain a Xuan Class Qi
Method to practice Dou Qi. A Qi Method of this class was equivalent to hundreds of thousands of
gold coins on the market. Moreover, it was a situation where there was a demand for it, but a lack of
supply to meet that demand.
This generous reward was sufficient enough for many people to risk their lives.
“Xiao Yan, this ‘Zhen Gui Pass’ has tens of thousands of armed soldiers. You will never be able to
escape!” Meng La’s expression swelled purple as he glanced at Xiao Yan in a vicious manner. His
voice was hoarse as he spoke.
“Young Master Meng La, I want to know something. These soldiers at the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’ clearly
belongs to the officials of the empire. When had it become a dog to help work for the Misty Cloud
Sect? I think that if this matter was to be sent to the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial family, I’m afraid that
even your father would be severely punished, no?” Xiao Yan wiped the yellow dirt off of his face. His
gaze swept over the hundreds of elite soldiers who were blocking the city gate as he coldly laughed.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan’s cold laughter, the soldiers were also startled. Immediately, they became a
little hesitant. According to procedures, they were indeed soldiers belonging to the Jia Ma Empire,
and had nothing to do with the Misty Cloud Sect. That wanted order was not recognized by the
officials. Putting it this way, capturing Xiao Yan was basically something illegal.
“Ke ke, what a sharp-tongued young man!” Just when the soldiers were hesitating, a dark and cold
laughter suddenly sounded from within the tunnel behind the city gate. Immediately, a middle-aged
man wearing silver armor strode out. His gaze coldly swept over Xiao Yan and cried out, “I am the
deputy commander of the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’, Meng Li. You have trespassed into an important city.
According to our empire’s law, you should be arrested. I advise you to allow yourself to be arrested
without a fight to avoid bringing pain to yourself.”
“You are Meng Li? That dog of the Misty Cloud Sect?” Xiao Yan’s gaze swept over Meng Li’s body
and sensed the faint breath that was coming from his body. He muttered in his heart, “Seeing his Qi,
he should be around a two or three star Dou Ling.”
“Take him down!” Meng Li’s expression was slightly dark and solemn as he let out a thick laugh.
He ceased speaking any nonsense and cried out directly.
Upon hearing Meng Li’s order, a few hundred fully armed elite soldiers came swarming out from
within the dark black tunnel under the city wall once again. After which, they surrounded Xiao Yan
layer upon layer. The long, sharp lances in their hands were flashing with a thick and cold luster as
the sunlight reflected off of them.
“Since sneaking in has failed, I can only forcefully charge through.”
The killing aura that shot up to the heavens from the surroundings caused Xiao Yan’s expression
to gradually become cold. He moved both his hands and an enormous Heavy Xuan Ruler flashed and
appeared. He waved the heavy ruler and it made a ‘hu hu’ wind sound.
“Kill!”
As he eyed Xiao Yan, who had drawn his weapon, Meng Li laughed coldly. A few days ago, he had
received Yun Shan’s message. According to what the latter had told him, the current Xiao Yan was
injured in the big fight at the Misty Cloud Sect and could no longer display the terrifying strength he
had used to fight with Yun Shan. It was only due to this that Meng Li dared to agree to this killing
order. Otherwise, even if he was given a couple more levels of courage, he would not dare to block
Xiao Yan, even in his prime condition. After all, a strong person who could fight with a Dou Zong was
not someone that could be held back even by using all of the warriors within this fortress.
“Everyone stop!”
Just as those warriors, whose entire bodies were filled with a bloody aura, were about to begin the
charge to kill, a stern cry suddenly sounded explosively. Immediately, a shadow descended from the
sky like an iron pagoda and heavily smashed into the ground. He shook the entire ground until it
swayed. His gaze swept across his surroundings and finally stopped on Meng Li’s body. He laughed
coldly, “Meng Li, my ‘Silver Armor Army’ are not people under the Misty Cloud Sect. If you want to
curry favor with the Misty Cloud Sect, take action yourself. Do not have the delusion that you can
use my people to act as stepping stones for yourself.”
“Mu Tie, you…” Seeing burly, large man who had appeared, Meng Li’s expression immediately
became green as he angrily cried out.
“Hmph, ‘Silver Armor Army’, withdraw!” Ignoring him, that burly man who was called Mu Tie
turned around, and cried toward the elite warriors who had surrounded Xiao Yan in their midst.
“Yes, Lord Commander!” Those warriors did not have the slightest hesitation when they heard his
order. They emitted a ‘shua’ sound, and stored their lances. Their voices were so orderly that there
was not the slightest echo. They then quietly pulled back into the tunnel of the city gate and did not
move, just like wooden pillars. Seeing the action of these warriors, it was clear that this person
called Mu Tie had a reputation that far exceeded Meng Li’s.
“You are called Xiao Yan, right? Ha ha, little fellow, you have courage. In so many years, you are
the first person to embarrass the Misty Could Sect in such a manner. If I were not dictated by my
status, I would invite you to have a few drinks with me.” The large man, who was like an iron
pagoda, laughed out loudly toward Xiao Yan. His laughter was like thunder.
“Thank you, Commander Mu Tie.” The situation, which had suddenly turned for the better, caused
Xiao Yan to be startled. When he saw that Mu Tie’s face did not appear to have any malice, he
immediately smiled and replied courteously.
“You need not thank me. This is just within my job scope. If the Misty Cloud Sect’s wanted order
was recognized by the officials, then and only then can I capture you. However, it is fortunate…” Mu
Tie waved his hand. He glanced at the green faced Meng Li and smiled as he said, “As long as you
can escape from this fellow’s hands, there will no longer be anyone in this ‘Zhen Gui Pass’ who will
stop you.”
“Thank you very much for this.” A dense expression involuntarily appeared on Xiao Yan’s face as
he heard this. He turned his head and eyed Meng Li before saying softly, “Deputy Commander Meng
Li, if you want to take my head to get a reward from the Misty Cloud Sect, come and attack me by
yourself.”
“Little bastard, how arrogant. Today, I don’t believe that I cannot settle this injured body of
yours!”
Meng Li’s face was alternating between green and white. He did not think that he would actually
loop himself into the matter. Honestly speaking, in his heart, he was a little afraid of the tactics that
Xiao Yan used. After all, even a strong person like Yun Leng had died by Xiao Yan’s hands. If he were
to soften at this kind of moment, it was likely that his reputation within the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’ would
drop all the way to the bottom of the valley. Therefore, even though he felt uncertain in his heart, he
could only harden the skin on his head and step forward.

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Chapter 380
Chapter 380: Leaving The Jia Ma Empire!
A dense group of people were gathered at the city’s gate. Numerous gazes that contained some
expectation or curiosity were locked on the two people who stood in an empty area. During this
period of time, Xiao Yan’s name was nearly known by everyone within the Jia Ma Empire. Many
people had merely heard of this legendary person who had dared to contend with the entire Misty
Cloud Sect with his own strength. All of the faces of those present were now filled with anticipation.
Now that they were lucky enough to witness him fighting with their own eyes, they wanted to know
if the rumors that were running rampant were true or not. Did this young man, who was not even
twenty years old, actually possess the strength to kill a Dou Wang?
Mu Tie’s hands were crossed in front of his chest, much like a black-colored iron pagoda. He stood
quietly, but emitted a powerful and stern Qi despite not being angry, pressuring people to the point
where the skin on their heads became numb. From the Qi which he inevitably emitted, his strength
clearly far exceeded Meng Li’s. According to Xiao Yan’s guess, this middle-aged, large man might
have already reached the peak of the Dou Ling class. With his age, even with quite good training
talent, this was something that would cause one to suckle their tongue. Of course, the reason for
this was partly because of him being in bloody battles all year round. The life and death battles on
the battlefield were always the training holy ground that could hasten one’s growth rate.
The current Mu Tie also stared at Xiao Yan, who had drawn the huge black ruler, with some
interest. This extremely special weapon had become a sign of this young man. Due to this, there
were even some young men within the Jia Ma Empire who had begun to fashionably use this type of
weapon. Of course, with Mu Tie’s eyes, he would naturally not think that the rulers of those
imitators would be able to compare with this strange black ruler of Xiao Yan’s. This was because
when the ruler had appeared earlier, Mu Tie had sensed that Xiao Yan’s body had actually sunk
slightly. Clearly, the weight of this ruler could not be underestimated.
“Since Deputy Commander Meng Li plans to personally take action, it is only natural that you all
would need to listen to me. As the highest commander of the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’, my rules are law when
you are competing in my territory.” He glanced at Meng Li who had drawn a blood-red, large knife
from his storage ring and smiled. His feet abruptly stepped on the ground and two crack lines began
to immediately spread out from his feet. Finally, it swiftly agglomerated into a large circle. The
circle coincidentally encompassed Xiao Yan within it. “Both of your strengths are not weak. I am
afraid that you will cause some damage to the surrounding area, which would be a little
troublesome. After all, repairing things also requires quite a bit of money. This circle shall be the
boundary. Whoever is forced out of this circle loses. However, I will remind you both some things
first. This is not some life and death contest, therefore, there is no need to fight until the other
person is dead. Otherwise, if Deputy Commander Meng Li were to be unfortunately crippled off by
Xiao Yan, where would I go and find another deputy on such short notice? Ha ha.”
The corner of Meng Li’s mouth twitched slightly when he heard Mu Tie’s laughter, which hid a
ridiculing tone. He also knew that within this ‘Zhen Gui Pass’, he and Mu Tie were basically like fire
and water which could not merge. However, he did not expect that the latter would actually not give
him any face in public.
“Hmph.” Meng Li snorted coldly. His gaze was dark and cold as it turned to Xiao Yan. The bloody-
red, large knife shook slightly and a dark yellow Dou

Qi swiftly wrapped it. Immediately, the faint scent of blood permeated out from the blade.
Seeing that his provocation did not even cause Meng Li to be the slightest bit angry, Mu Tie
simply smiled as if he were pleased and said, “However, Xiao Yan, you should not be careless.
Deputy Commander Meng Li practices a Xuan Class Low Level ground affinity Qi Method. Moreover,
his ‘Blood Killer Knife’ Dou Technique, which is also of the Xuan Class Low Level, is something that
even I have to treat seriously.”
“Mu Tie, you’re going overboard!” Hearing Mu Tie actually revealing all his skills in just two to
three sentences, Meng Li’s expression instantly became green as he spoke furiously.
“Ha ha, alright. I shall say no more.” Mu Tie smiled and nodded. He shrugged his shoulders at
Xiao Yan and waved his hand instantly. In a faint voice, he said, “Begin.”
 Xiao Yan exhaled a deep breath. He held the hilt of the Heavy Xuan Ruler and focused on Meng Li
opposite him, whose face was filled with killing intent. He was about to strike when Yao Lao’s voice
suddenly sounded from within his heart, “Allow me. Don’t waste any more time. Leave the Jia Ma
Empire as soon as possible to avoid having even more problems appearing.”
“Uh, alright.”
Xiao Yan helplessly shrugged his shoulders. He could only forget about the thought of taking the
opportunity to try using the ‘Skyfire Three Mysterious Change’. Under the strange gazes of the
people around him, he slowly closed his eyes.
“Hee hee, what a wildly arrogant fellow.”
When he saw this stance of Xiao Yan, Meng Li immediately became furious. Given his status, when
had he ever been looked down upon in such a manner? At that instant, yellow sand began to surge
around the city gate. The ferocious presence that rose from within the yellow sand caused the
surrounding mercenaries, who were observing, to hurriedly take a few steps back. Their faces were
immediately filled with envy. Dou Ling class. This was a level that countless numbers of people could
only dream of.
The yellow sand gradually disappeared and Meng Li, whose entire body was wrapped in a layer of
yellow-colored Dou Qi Armor, appeared in everyone’s sight. A sharp blade-shaped projection shot
out from the blood-colored large knife in his hand, leaving a deep scar in the ground.
The bloody knife in his hand was moistened by Dou Qi and grew increasingly brighter. Meng Li’s
eyes stared intently at Xiao Yan, who had his eyes closed. His body was quiet for an instant before a
sudden, stern cry broke the surrounding quiet atmosphere. His feet stepped on the ground and his
body was like a cannon ball, which appeared in front of Xiao Yan in a couple of flashes. The bloody
knife in his hand carried a precise, bloody, killing aura as it directly hacked downward, as though he
was splitting the ground.
“The bloody knife Dou Technique of this fellow has become increasingly close to the pinnacle.
Judging by the force and the power, even an ordinary four star Dou Ling would have difficulty
receiving it.” Mu Tie could not resist frowning slightly as he sensed the extreme pressure of the
knife’s force that was bearing down. His gaze immediately turned toward Xiao Yan, whose eyes were
still closed as though he did not hear anything. He muttered, “What is this fellow doing? From my
observation, his breath appears to be only around that of a Da Dou Shi? Don’t tell me this is his true
strength?”
Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes as the sharp, rushing noise of wind made it’s presence known
above his head. At that instant, a green and a white-colored flame strangely rose and flashed within
his dark, black eyes.
Meng Li’s face, which was filled with killing intent, became dull as his gaze swept over Xiao Yan’s
strange pair of eyes. However, the bloody knife in his hand did not have any hesitation as it viciously
hacked at Xiao Yan’s head.
“Clang!”
Xiao Yan’s hand was lifted gently. The huge Heavy Xuan Ruler suddenly moved upward and
collided with that bloody knife which contained a ferocious force. Immediately, sparks flew and an
energy ripple that was visible to the naked eye was emitted from where the two weapons made
contact, lifting a yellow-colored sand wave from the ground.
Xiao Yan held the Heavy Xuan Ruler with one hand, while Meng Li’s bloody knife was firmly
pressed against the body of the ruler. However, regardless of how flushed Meng Li’s face became
and how much force he added, that ruler appeared to have solidified in midair and did not move by
even a little.
The flushed face of Meng Li, who was breathing rapidly, was almost too extreme when compared
with the calmed face Xiao Yan, whose breathing did not even have the slightest chaos.
“Tsk, what a strong strength and it appears to have suddenly surged out from within his body. This
method of Xiao Yan to hide his strength is really very unique. Just looking at his Qi, anyone would
only treat him as a Da Dou Shi.” Mu Tie’s brows twitched involuntarily when he saw the tranquil and
orderly Xiao Yan as he praised.
The surrounding mercenaries and soldiers around the city’s gate were somewhat stunned as they
saw Xiao Yan blocking Meng Li’s ferocious attack with a careless block. It should be known that
Meng Li ‘s strength may not be considered the peak in the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’, but it could be
considered ranking among the top five. Usually, when he met bandits, that bloody knife would chop
off an unknown number of arrogant and despotic bandit heads. However, today, this bloody knife,
which was never at a disadvantage, was actually blocked by a young man in such a steady manner.
“Get lost. With this little bit of strength, you still want to come out and show your inadequacies?”
 Xiao Yan slowly raised his head. Two different colored flames gently danced within his eyes. A cold
smile curled up from the corner of his mouth. His right hand moved as though it was passing
through flowers to pick a leaf as it pressed against Meng Li’s chest in a lightning-like manner. His
palm was slightly curled and a force suddenly spat out.
“Glug.”
Meng Li’s chest felt like it was being smashed by a five hundred kilograms rock. He immediately
and wildly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood as his body flew backward. Finally, he smashed heavily
against the city wall. After this, he fell down under everyone’s dull gazes. Immediately, he spat out
another mouthful of fresh blood. His body was curled up like a pupa. The Dou Qi Armor on his body
had shattered into pieces by a single blow.
Meng Li’s hand wiped the blood stain from the corner of his mouth. His face had a painful, bitter
expression of disbelief. “Didn’t old Sect Leader say that this fellow’s strength had greatly declined?
Why is he still so strong?”
Silence!
Everyone at the city’s gate fell into silence as they eyed Meng Li, who was struck out of the
circular boundary with a single strike. It was a long while later before there was someone who softly
moaned. A strong person of the Dou Ling class ended up losing and directly vomiting blood after
merely one exchange. This young man who did not appear to even be twenty years old was actually
this terrifying?
At this moment, those people, whose hearts were originally tempted by the generous reward for
capturing Xiao Yan, instantly gave up any hope of successfully doing so. Seeing the vicious means of
the latter earlier, it was likely that the rumor of him killing Elder Yun Leng was true. A person who
could kill a strong person of the Dou Wang class. Even if these mercenary company was to unite all
their strength, it was likely that it would still not be enough to deal with a few swings of his blade.
“Hu. He is indeed very strong. No wonder the Clan Head sent a letter over to tell me to take the
opportunity to sell a favor to Xiao Yan if there was a chance to do so. This strength is worth the
price!” Mu Tie slowly exhaled a breath of air. He eyed Xiao Yan who stood still after withdrawing his
palm and could not resist muttering within his heart.
Xiao Yan turned his head and the green and white-colored flames in his eyes swiftly disappeared.
Just as he had obtained control of his body, Yao Lao’s voice suddenly sounded from his heart, “Xiao
Yan, leave here quickly. Don’t delay any longer! Hurry!”
Xiao Yan was initially startled when he heard Yao Lao’s voice. His face immediately changed
involuntarily and his heart also suddenly became rapid. From Yao Lao’s words, he managed to
distinguish a little panic?
Xiao Yan’s throat rolled slightly. Some cold sweat surfaced on his forehead. The thought in his
heart rolled rapidly. Back then, even when faced with the Dou Zong Yun Shan, Yao Lao did not
appear to be even the slightest bit afraid. Why did he actually display such emotion within his heart
now? Just what was it?
Xiao Yan’s mouth suddenly felt a little dry. He did not dare to ask anything more. The heavy ruler
in his hand was swiftly stored in his storage ring as he turned toward Mu Tie and asked, “Chief
Commander Mu Tie, may I know if I can leave now?”
“Ke ke, of course. I have already said that as long as you are able to defeat Meng Li, you are
allowed to enter and leave this ‘Zhen Gui Pass’.” Mu Tie laughed out loud.
“Thank you very much.”
Xiao Yan laughed softly. Immediately, he walked directly toward the city while being watched by
hundreds of people around him. When he was about to enter the dark, black tunnel, his footsteps
suddenly paused.
Being the focus of attention of this place at this moment, the private whispers around him
immediately became quiet when Xiao Yan paused his footsteps. Numerous heated gazes stared at
the young man’s skinny figure. The eyes of some of the women were even filled with a worshipful
adoration that left people speechless.
“Commander Mu Tie, I will repay this favor to the Mu Clan in the future.” Xiao Yan tilted his head
toward the slightly stunned Mu Tie and said in a deep voice.
Mu Tie was blank for a moment before smiling. One really had peace of mind when conversing
with an intelligent person.
“Additionally, Deputy Commander Meng Li…”
Xiao Yan’s gaze turned toward the bright red face of Meng Li, who was being supported by Meng
La. Xiao Yan’s gaze then slowly swept across the few hundred people at the city gate. He was quiet
for a moment before he suddenly turned around. His body disappeared into the darkness in a calm,
free, and easy manner. That faint voice of his, however, was quietly being emitted.
“Help me inform Yun Shan. Within two years or at the very most five years, I, Xiao Yan will return.
When that time comes, tell him to wash his neck. I, Xiao Yan, will personally take his life to end
today’s grudge!”
When everyone at the city gate heard the faint voice that was slowly transmitted out, even Mu
Tie’s face involuntarily turned completely expressionless.
Asking a strong Dou Zong to wash his neck. This young man was likely the first person to ever
have such pride and confidence within the Jia Ma Empire!

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Chapter 381
Mysterious Faction, Hall of Souls?
A grey-robed young man slowly walked out from the western city gate of the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’. He
stood outside the moat and lifted his eyes to gaze at the mountain ranges in the distance. After
which, he turned his head and took a final look at this border city of the Jia Ma Empire. Once he
walked away from here, he would truly be able to roam freely throughout the high skies and vast
seas. The world outside would definitely be even more interesting than this empire.
Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of air. Finally, he ceased feeling nostalgic and strode into the
distance. His skinny back slowly faded away at the edge of the main road.
Around half an hour after the grey-robed young man disappeared, some black air strangely and
suddenly appeared in the sky above the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’. The black air lingered in the sky as if it was
possessed by a spirit, much like a ghost.
For some time, the black air moved back and forth in the sky above the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’ where
Xiao Yan had fought earlier. Suddenly, it was swept up by the wind as it headed in the same
direction that Xiao Yan had walked. Along the way, it left a black trace that was partially visible.
It was completely silent on the main road which was situated between lush green woods. There
was only the soft chirping of the birds sitting on the tree branches, adding some life to this empty
road.
“Teacher, earlier you…?” After quietly walking for a long time, Xiao Yan finally could not resist the
doubt within his heart as he asked softly.
Two minutes after Xiao Yan spoke a soft sigh could be heard. Yao Lao bitterly laughed as he
muttered, “Ah, it is really unexpected that these fellows are present near the Jia Ma Empire. They
seldom come here. Why is it that this time…”
Yao Lao softly muttering to himself resulted in Xiao Yan becoming totally confused. He
immediately asked carefully, “Teacher, who are those people that you are referring to as ‘those
fellows’?”
Upon hearing Xiao Yan’s question, Yao Lao fell into silence. Xiao Yan was startled when he saw the
manner in which Yao Lao behaved and did not continue pursuing the matter. His brows furrowed
slightly as he continued to follow the direction of the map, walking along this road that led to the
‘Black-Corner Region’. However, he began to feel somewhat uneasy in his heart.
“Little fellow, I had originally planned to tell you about these things once you had become
stronger. Now, however, my trace has unexpectedly been discovered by them. My original plan is
also ruined. If you want to know about this matter, I can only tell you now earlier than I anticipated.”
Yao Lao, who had been silent for a long time suddenly opened his mouth and said, “However, I have
to warn you beforehand that the faction involved in this matter is really too strong. It is far from
what a sect like the Misty Cloud Sect can compare with. Even I feel that the matter is very difficult.
Are you currently certain that you want to know?”
Xiao Yan’s hand trembled involuntarily. His throat rolled slowly as he swallowed a mouthful of
saliva. His moving footsteps also paused as he quietly stood in the same spot. He had a premonition
that the matter which Yao Lao would soon mention would likely cause the steady and peaceful days
that he had experienced in the past to instantly disappear.
Following Xiao Yan’s silence, Yao Lao also ceased to speak. However, Xiao Yan faintly sensed a
disappointment being emitted from the ring on his finger.
After being silent for nearly five to six minutes, Xiao Yan suddenly exhaled a long breath of air. He
lifted his head and he gazed past the gaps between the tree leaves and eyed the deep blue sky. His
finger rubbed the black colored ring as

he said in a soft gentle voice, “Tell me, teacher. Although I do not know just how strong the faction
involved in this matter is, I just want to say one thing. I am your disciple. All these abilities of mine
were given to me by you.”
“Ha ha, good, good! These eyes of mine, Yao Chen, have not been blinded for the second time! Ha
ha!”
 After Xiao Yan’s voice fell, Yao Lao descended into silence. A while later, he repeatedly said the
word ‘good’ twice. A voice which was trembling intensely sounded in his heart. As his mood was
agitated, he had spoken the name which had once shaken the entire Dou Qi continent in front of
Xiao Yan for the first time!
Xiao Yan’s words were calm and unexcited, the same words that had come from his heart had
caused the usually calm and indifferent Yao Lao to become so emotional that his old tears were
allowed to roam. He had experienced being betrayed by the person whom he had trusted the most.
That kind of pain was basically a kind that seeped into one’s bones. However, it was fortunate that
this time around, his eyes, which had miscalculated once, did not repeat the same mistake!
“Yao Chen. Was this once teacher’s name?” Xiao Yan repeated the foreign name within his mind.
His focus, however, was paused on another sentence. “Has not been blind for a second time. In
other words, he was blind once. Ah, looks like teacher’s past was quite rough.”
“Little fellow, I have told you in the past that the Dou Qi continent was very big. Within it, strong
people are as numerous as the clouds. Even the the person who is considered the strongest within
the Jia Ma Empire, Yun Shan, would have no choice but to rid himself of his haughtiness when he
enters the continent. This is because, there are many people within it who are many times stronger
than him.” Yao Lao’s slow tone contained some desolation, attracting Xiao Yan’s attention until the
latter did not dare to be the slightest bit distracted.
“Due to this enormous area, there were many strange factions that had been formed. Among
them, there was a mysterious faction named the ‘Hall of Souls’. Although this faction nearly covers
half of the continent, they seldom appear in countries that are far from the center of the continent
like the Jia Ma Empire. There are not many people on this continent who know of their existence.”
“Hall of Souls?” Xiao Yan muttered this name before he spoke softly, “Earlier, teacher must have
sensed traces of them at the ‘Zhen Gui Pass’ right?”
“Ah.” Yao Lao smiled bitterly and nodded as he said, “This ‘Hall of Souls’ is extremely powerful
and mysterious. Moreover, the methods they employ in their operations are extremely strange. Even
I do not have a deep understanding of them. However, they usually do not attack ordinary people.
Their targets are the ‘Living Spirits’, whose bodies have died, but whose spirits are unusually
strong. As an alchemist, you should also know that when the spirit’s strength has reached a certain
limit, the spirit will still be able to survive even if the body is destroyed in order to find any
opportunity to be revived. For these kind of spirits, we call them: ‘Living Spirits’!”
“That is something like what Teacher is in, right?” Xiao Yan pursed his lips and asked softly.
“Yes.” Yao Lao gave a positive response. His voice immediately and suddenly had some additional
fury and gloominess within it, “They are like this continent’s spirit scavengers. Any strong spirit
which has left their bodies will be sensed by them. After which, they will send someone to
mysteriously finish it off. I don’t know why they specialize in attacking spiritual bodies but they
appear to have some special restraining tactics toward spirit. Back then, not long after my physical
body was destroyed, I was surrounded and attacked by them. Although I did finally successfully kill
my way out, I was also seriously wounded because of it. It was fortunate, however, that I had luckily
obtained an extremely rare ‘Warm Soul Spirit Ring’ when I was helping other people refine
medicinal pills back then. In the end, I got someone to help me create the black-colored ring on your
finger. It was because of this that I managed to escape being killed by them. Finally, the ring went in
circles and landed in your mother’s hands before finally being passed on to you.”
Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of cool air. Even with Yao Lao’s strength, he was chased until he
had to flee in all directions. Just how strong was that mysterious ‘Hall of Souls’?
“The ‘Hall of Souls’ has a special tactic to deal with spirits. Therefore, even I had difficulty just
relying on my spirit to fight with them.” Yao Lao said in a soft deep voice, “The reason why I want to
quickly revive is actually because I am afraid of them. Moreover, I also have some matters and
grudges that I must investigate fully and settle!”
Xiao Yan quietly nodded his head.
“Little fellow, you need not think of how to help me. The current you is far too weak. What I am
optimistic about is your potential. As long as you are given enough time, you will definitely become a
true strong person at the peak. It is just that you must become stronger now! Otherwise, once those
fellows come searching, I’m afraid that even your life will be in danger!” Yao Lao slowly said.
Xiao Yan’s face gradually became serious. He tightened his fist and replied in a deep voice,
“Teacher, I will obtain the ‘Fallen Heart Flame’ as soon as possible. After which, I will help you
refine a body so that you are no longer threatened by the ‘Hall of Souls’.”
“Ah, I can only rely on you.” Yao Lao sighed and immediately voiced his thoughts, “It is fortunate
that I had withdrawn into the ring very quickly earlier. Otherwise, I’m afraid that they would have
locked onto our position. However, now that they have sensed something, I think that this place will
gradually have an increase in members from the ‘Hall of Souls’. Therefore, there may be many
problems in the future in which you will have to rely on yourself. Otherwise, once I appear once and
they lock onto me, our lives will both be in danger.”
“Ah.” Xiao Yan nodded his head heavily. His relaxed heart from having left the Jia Ma Empire
earlier had abruptly tightened. Although there was currently no threat from the Misty Cloud Sect,
an even more terrifying large being had appeared. He had no choice but to handle it with caution.
Moreover, it was just as Yao Lao had said. The current him was really too weak. With his little bit of
strength, forget about protecting Yao Lao from being captured by the ‘Hall of Souls’, even the Misty
Cloud Sect was able to expel him like a dog which had lost its home.
“Without strength, one will end up being powerless and unable to do anything.” Xiao Yan sighed
gently as he tightened his fist. At this moment, he once again felt the same powerlessness and
yearning for strength, like he had when facing Nalan Yanran in the hall of the Xiao clan’s home
three years ago!
“Strength! I need strength!”
Xiao Yan roared violently in his heart. Under the pressure of the mysterious ‘Hall of Souls’, Xiao
Yan told himself that his current most pressing need was strength.
“Since it is like this, let’s directly fly to the Jia Nan Academy. We cannot continue to make short
stops along the way.” A map was pulled out from within the storage ring. Xiao Yan carefully
observed it for a moment as his finger traced the red line on it. Finally, it stopped at a large, dark
patch on the map. Finally, his finger passed through the black region and stopped at a blue-colored
star in the center of it.
Xiao Yan’s shoulders trembled slightly and the Purple Cloud Wings rose slowly from his back. He
flapped the wings, and his body rose into the air. After he found his bearings, he finally turned into a
ray of light and disappeared into the western horizon.
Following Xiao Yan’s disappearance, the region once again descended into silence. Around two to
three hours later, a wisp of black-colored fog suddenly flew over from the distant sky. Finally, it
lingered over the region where Xiao Yan had stopped. A low, doubtful sound was emitted from the
black fog. It hesitated for a moment before finally flying in the direction Xiao Yan had headed in.

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Chapter 382
Jia Nan Academy, the Xiao clan has a Female Maturing Early
The Jia Nan Academy was an ancient academy that was seated in the middle of the continent. In
the past thousands of years, the strongest people who walked out of here were all people who were
extremely well known on the continent, and just their names could shake an entire region.
The most terrifying thing of an academy was not how great the strength of its teachers were, but
the tens of thousands of strong people that had walked out of this academy. If the Jia Nan Academy
was in danger of being destroyed one day, all the academy had to do was gather all those strong
people who had graduated from the academy. It would be difficult to imagine just how terrifying this
strength would be.
Although the number of different academies on the continent was difficult to count, the reputation
of Jia Nan Academy was something that had never been surpassed even now. From this, one could
see just how solid the heritage of this academy, which was shrouded by an age-tested aura, was.
On the continent, countless numbers of people, regardless of race, would be proud of being able to
enter this ancient academy. Unfortunately, the extremely harsh requirements the academy had when
recruiting new students caused many to bemoan their inadequacy.
On the peak of the mountain behind the academy, where the trees were lush, a young lady
wearing a pale-green dress was standing prettily. There was a purple belt tied around her small,
pretty waist, outlining the waist until it was extremely alluring.
She was facing the vast, white fog at the back of the peak of the mountain. Her long, soft, black
hair moved along her shoulders as it fell to her narrow waist. Only then did it cease to extend
further.
The young lady stood with her hands together. Her tall figure was like a green lotus blooming in
the mortal world against a background of faint white fog slowly surrounding her, where it appeared
otherworldly with a unique aura.
This kind of lady was like someone being bred by the aura of the land and the sky, appearing so
outstanding that it caused people to be put into a trance.
“Ding Ling.”
A clear and ethereal chime suddenly sounded on this quiet mountain peak. If one were to examine
closely, they would realize that there were two, tiny green-colored bells hanging on that white waist
of the green clad young lady.
Following the chiming of the bells, a shadow suddenly appeared at a certain spot behind the young
lady. Immediately, an old figure surfaced. The old man bowed respectfully toward the young lady
and smiled as he said, “Young Miss (xiao-jie).”
“Old Ling, you have finally returned.” The young lady slowly turned around. Her elegant and
exquisite ethereal face suddenly smiled. Immediately, the flowers paled. All the colors within the
forest had drained away and completely gathered on her body, causing people’s sight to have
difficulty moving away.
“Ke ke, I have no choice. Since Young Miss (xiao-jie) has given me an assignment, won’t I be
blamed by Young Miss (xiao-jie) until I die if the old me ran back without completing my
assignment?” The old man lifted his head and smiled as he replied. That old man’s face was
shockingly the Ling Ying who had taken action to help Xiao Yan escape from the Misty Cloud Sect!
The young lady smiled with her mouth closed. In her mind, she recalled the young man who had
caused her so much worry. Her clear, cold voice slowly became much softer. She glanced at Ling
Ying, and an embarrassed red glow, which would have caused the entire Jia Nan Academy to go
crazy over, immediately surfaced on her face. She said gently, “Old Ling, how is he?”
“Young Miss is talking about Young Master Xiao Yan, right?” Ling Ying replied by asking a
rhetorical question. Whe

n he saw the bright redness on the young lady’s face becoming increasingly dense, he could not
resist laughing out loud. It appeared that only that little fellow called Xiao Yan had the blessing and
charm to cause the otherworldly temperament of the Young Miss, who was usually as indifferent as
a lotus, to change into an ordinary girl.
“Before I left, Young Master Xiao Yan did not have any problems. The Three Year Agreement
between him and Nalan Yanran ended with his victory as expected. It’s just that…” Ling Ying
hesitated for a moment, but he still told her all of the events that had happened when Xiao Yan went
up to the Misty Cloud Sect for the Three Year Agreement with great detail. Among them, it naturally
included Yun Shan taking action, and the soul-stirring escape that Xiao Yan had experienced.
“Ke ke, but it is fortunate that Young Master Xiao Yan’s tactics far exceeded my expectations.
Although Yun Shan’s appearance shattered his plan, that Queen Medusa of his, which was his final
hand also shook Yun Shan until he dared not attack. Finally, we left the Misty Cloud Sect in one
piece.” Ling Ying quickly supplemented.
“Queen Medusa? Tsk tsk, Xiao Yan ge-ge is quite good. He is actually even able to gather this kind
of strong person… Yun Shan huh… a strong Dou Zong…” Her delicate fingers pulled aside her black
hair, which was drawn down in front of her forehead. Surprise flashed across the young lady’s eyes.
Immediately, she laughed faintly as she softly said, “The Misty Cloud Sect has remained affixed and
sealed itself, sticking only within the Jia Ma Empire. Ever since Yun
Po Tian back then, there are no longer any shocking or outstanding people coming from there. If
this continues, it is only a matter of time before it will be replaced.”
TL: ge-ge – elder brother or refer to a close male who is slightly older (sometimes intimately)
“Is Xiao Yan ge-ge well?” The bright eyes of the young lady were lifted gently as she asked once
again. When she said that name, her exquisite white face had an alluring but embarrassed sleek
redness,
“Ke ke, yes.” Ling Ying smiled and nodded. He raised his head and said something which appeared
to have deeper meaning, “In the past, the old me didn’t really understand why Young Miss (xiao-jie)
was protecting him in this manner. However, after teaming up with him this time around, I
understand some of it. Young Miss’ foresight is quite good. I think that if that little fellow were given
enough time, I’m afraid that even the Clan Head would not dare to easily deny him.
When she heard Ling Ying’s praise, an arc which was difficult to notice was lifted on the young
lady’s face. She did not know how many praises she had heard. However, each time she heard
someone praise Xiao Yan, her heart would involuntarily leap like some little girl.
“However, you should also know that this is under the precondition that he is given enough time.
Our clan is spread all over the continent. They have seen quite a lot of shockingly talented and
outstanding people. Unfortunately, the people who can finally and truly step toward the peak are so
few that can be counted easily. Therefore, those people in the clan only look at the present and are
not willing to bother with what your potential is worth. This was because such things are fleeting
and who knows how things will be?”
“Yes.” Ling Ying nodded slightly. What she said was indeed true. This world had never lacked
geniuses.
“Therefore, the current Xiao Yan ge-ge still has a long path to walk.” The young lady was slightly
quiet. She immediately smiled saucily as she softly said, “However, no manner how long, I am also
willing to wait until he becomes a true strong person at the peak.”
“Ah, that Xiao Yan little fellow. Even if Young Miss is willing to wait, if you are not able to become
very strong, the road for you and Young Miss will face countless number of ups and downs. You
should know that with Young Miss’s talent and beauty as well as the faction she represents, your
competitors will be so strong that you would be stunned. Even if Young Miss were to protect you
when that time comes, will that proud bone of yours be willing to endure the shame and hide behind
Young Miss’s back?” Ling Ying maintained his silence as he eyed the young lady, who was as
ethereal as a fairy, under the shine of the morning glow. However, he was muttering softly within his
heart.
Back then, the young man was able to clench his teeth and train bitterly for three years and
endured an endless amount of suffering, just because of an engagement that was canceled. All that
he was aiming for was to appear with the stance of a strong person in front of the lady who had
stepped on his pride. If this kind of person were asked to hide behind a woman’s back, and then let
him watch his own woman help him block all the rain and wind, it would be likely that he would feel
even worse than being killed.
“That’s right, Old Ling, what level is Xiao Yan ge-ge’s strength currently at?” The young lady
appeared to have suddenly recalled something and asked somewhat curiously.
“When I left, Young Master Xiao Yan’s strength was around that of a one star Da Dou Shi.” Ling
Ying smiled as he answered.
“A one star Da Dou Shi huh.” The young lady’s bright eyes were bent into a shallow crescent
shapes as she smiled and said, “In two year’s time, he became a Da Dou Shi from an ordinary Dou
Shi. Advancing one class each year. This speed could nearly be ranked among the top five within the
Jia Nan Academy. Looks like the training that Xiao Yan ge-ge underwent during these past two years
was quite tough.”
“How will one grow if one is not honed? Young Master Xiao Yan is like a good jade which had yet
to be polished. Back then, that Nalan Yanran polished away the laziness of this piece of jade. The
bitter training in the following years later hid that cutting edge of his. An excellent sword must be
concealed in a box and the cutting edge must be hidden. Only by carrying on like this will one
achieve great things.” Ling Ying fondled his beard and smiled as he replied.
“Old Ling, why have you praised Xiao Yan ge-ge to this extent after making a trip to the Jia Ma
Empire? In the past, I have seldom seen you say such things about others.” The young lady covered
her mouth and laughed. Her eyes were filled with a smile.
“It is just that the little fellow is worth this evaluation. None of my personal feelings are mixed into
it.” Ling Ying smiled before immediately saying, “I think that perhaps in one or two months’ time,
Young Master Xiao Yan will arrive at Jia Nan Academy. When that time comes, Young Miss’ pain
from longing will be eased.”
The corner of the young lady’s mouth contained a warm and gentle smile. She slowly lifted her
head and the skinny figure of the young man slowly surfaced in her mind. It has been over two
years. Finally, they could meet each other again.
A warmth surfaced in her heart. It was a long time later before the young lady lowered her head,
and eyed Ling Ying in front of her. She took a few small continuous steps and walked toward the foot
of the mountain.
“Old Ling, for this period of time, you should first find a place to rest outside of Jia Nan Academy.
You need not sneak into the academy if there are no urgent matters. Otherwise, if those old fellows
were to know about it, I’m afraid that we’ll get into all sorts of trouble again. Those old lunatics may
give our clan face but they are still very firm when it comes to some of the rules. On the point of the
rules of the academy, there are only a few people in this continent who can be counted that can
cause them to give in.” The figure of the young woman was gradually hidden between the tree
leaves. Her voice, however, still lingered in the original spot.
“Ke ke, alright. If there is anything, Young Miss only needs to blow that pipe and the old me will
immediately hurry over.” Ling Ying smiled and nodded. He twisted his body, turned into a shadow
once again and merged with the shadow of a large tree. Finally, he gradually disappeared.
The young lady slowly walked down the mountain. Her faint, green-colored figure formed an
alluring silhouette under the sunlight.
“Ke ke, Xun Er mei, what a coincidence. You have also just descended from your training in the
mountains?” As the young lady walked quietly, a warm voice suddenly sounded from her side. The
young lady halted her footsteps, lifted her head and took a look. She saw a handsome young man
wearing a white-colored outfit not far from the foot of the mountain who was standing with a smile.
The smile was elegant with a compliment of warmth. This impressive face accompanied by the warm
smile would cause even a girl who was a stranger seeing him for the first time to involuntarily lower
their guard a little.
TL: mei – younger sister or a younger close female friend (intimate)
“Yes.” Seeing the white-clothed young man, whose body was tall and straight, Xun Er’s face did
not appear too gentle because of the outstanding appearance of the other person. She also knew
that this young man was not a man who relied on his looks to survive and that his strength was at
the very forefront of Jia Nan Academy. He was able to stand out among the outstanding people
chosen from all over the land and was even a person who stood at the top among the younger
generation at Jia Nan Academy.
Xun Er’s indifferent greeting did not cause the face of the white-robed young man to have any
change. He laughed softly, took two steps forward and was about to come closer to have a chat
when the former took the lead to open her mouth, and stifled his words, “Senior Bai Shan, Xun Er
temporarily has some matters to attend to, and cannot accompany you to chat. Goodbye.”
The young lady smiled and immediately turned around, and walked to another small path.
However, she had yet to take a few steps when another voice sounded.
“Xun Er, you have indeed come here again.” When Xun Er heard this voice, which was as gentle as
water, she finally revealed a warm smile. She turned her head and saw a mature woman, who had
walked over from a small path by the side. With a smile, she said, “Instructor Ruo Ling, were you
looking for me?”
Hearing this name, it was clear that the person who arrived was actually Instructor Ruo Ling, who
had gone to Wu Tan City to recruit new students two years ago. The two years did not leave any
traces on that gentle and beautiful face of the current her. Instead, after being brewed, it appeared
to have an even greater, more mature charm compared to two years ago.
 Instructor Ruo Ling walked closer to Xun Er and helplessly patted the latter’s head. She said, “In
another half a month’s time, it will be the Promotion Competition of the Academy. You should know
that as long as you pass the matches in the competition, you will have the qualification to enter the
Inner Academy to train. Each year, the academy only have fifty vacancies. Originally, you could
already participate in it last year, but you passed up the opportunity.”
“Last year, Xun Er had just arrived. How could I dare compete with all the Seniors?” Xun Er gave
a saucy smile as she spoke.
“Please don’t give me that. Do you think that I don’t know what you were thinking in your heart?
Aren’t you simply waiting for that fellow to go together with you?” When she said up to this point,
Instructor Ruo Ling suddenly gritted her white teeth. A resentful fury surfaced on her gentle face
and a few rare vulgarities even erupted from her mouth, “Xiao Yan that bastard. He actually dared
to fool around with old me. His one year leave was something that I settled after bearing a lot of
pressure. However, one year has already passed, but I have yet to see him! He really infuriates me!
If it were not for you who pestered me for the entire day, I would have simply crossed out his name
and forgotten about it!”
“Instructor Ruo Ling, be rest assured that Xiao Yan ge-ge will definitely hurry over this year.” Xun
Er quickly replied when she heard this outburst.
“What’s the use even if he managed to come? He was absent for training in the academy for two
years. Don’t tell me that his training speed outside will be even faster than the training method that
has gone through all kinds of assessment by various predecessors?” Instructor Ruo Ling helplessly
said, “If he wants to successfully obtain a spot, he would at least need to reach the strength of a Da
Dou Shi. Moreover, this would only be if his luck was good and did not meet certain monsters in the
early rounds.”
“Instructor Ruo Ling, you should not underestimate Xiao Yan ge-ge. Back then he used his Dou
Zhe’s strength to endure twenty exchanges with your hands.” Xun Er’s bright eyes were curled
slightly with a smile as she replied.
“I hope so. The Promotion Competition this time around is not as easy as the last time. There are
over three hundred people in the entire academy who have the right to fight for it. If he wants to
break through them, it will really be quite difficult if he did not have a couple of skills.” Instructor
Ruo Ling pursed her lips and said. She still bore a grudge toward this delinquent who had actually
dared to not show up as agreed.
“Then can instructor please write Xiao Yan ge-ge name in this time around.” Xun Er pulled
Instructor Ruo Ling’s hand, and gave a lovely smile as she acted in a spoiled manner.
“Ah, I really have no way to deal with you. It has been two years but your mouth has been talking
about that fellow over and over again. There are quite a lot of outstanding males in this Jia Nan
Academy who are more outstanding than him. For example…” The corner of Instructor Ruo Ling’s
eyes suddenly glance at Bai Shan, who was standing with a smile off to the side.
Xun Er smiled, but acted as though she did not hear anything.
“I just knew that you would ignore me.” Instructor Ruo Ling appeared to be aware of this effect as
she withdrew her joke. She softly said, “Let’s go, it is about time for morning class. Return with me.
I think that you are also unwilling to be entangled with Bai Shan here, right?”
Xun Er smiled and nodded. She pulled Instructor Ruo Ling, and the two of them appeared to be
discussing something softly with one another as they slowly walked toward the other side of the
small path.
The white-clothed young man continued to quietly stand by the side of the small path. His face
carried a smile as he eyed the two people who had gradually became distant. A long while later, the
smile on his face finally paled slightly. His long finger carelessly clamped a wilted yellow leaf that
was falling down from a tree. He said blandly,“Xiao Yan? Is it that new student who took an entire
two years of leave? Ke, alright. You can show me just what qualification you actually have to cause
Junior Xun Er to care so much about you? This kind of outstanding girl is not something that a
mediocre person has the right to possess.”
Once he said this, Bai Shan slowly turned around. His hands, which were held behind his back
abruptly flicked gently against the leaf from the tree. Immediately, a yellow shadow shot out
explosively and was inserted into a huge rock far away in a lightning-like manner. Half of this
seemingly weak leaf had actually penetrated into the tough rock.

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Chapter 383
Chapter 383: Great Plains of the Black Region
The ‘Black-Corner Region’, a special region that had been agglomerated and built up outside of
the Jia Nan Academy due to chaos. There were many people who possessed doubts over why just
outside the Jia Nan Academy, an ancient and long established academy, would possess such a
chaotic region that was totally different from the atmosphere within the academy. Regardless of the
reason, it was the truth that it existed. Despite numerous suppressions over the many years, the
‘Black-Corner Region’ was still expanding exponentially at a rate that caused many people to be
stunned. The special property of this region’s extreme resilience caused the opposing factions, who
had the intention of suppressing the expansion of this region, to feel powerless.
The boundary of the ‘Black-Corner Region’ was extremely long. Moreover, after these few years of
expansion, it had almost become a small country with clear borders. The only difference between it
and other empires was that other empires had a leader standing right at the top, while this region
was one where everyone fought for themselves. Various factions repeatedly fought and killed for
their own benefit. It was so chaotic within the ‘Black-Corner Region’ that it was like a plate of loose
sand. However, it was also because of this that the ‘Black-Corner Region’ was able to become
increasingly stronger and larger in such a place as the middle of the continent. Otherwise it was
likely that no faction would sit back and watch this special area, with shocking destructive strength,
swiftly become stronger and soon pose a threat toward them.
Although the ‘Black-Corner Region’ was renowned throughout the continent for its chaos, the
various kinds of high class Qi Methods, Dou Techniques, Medicinal Pills, and other unique goods
that flowed through here also attracted many strong people from all over the continent. After all,
regardless of what happened, these few things were necessary to the point that even they were
envious of. Being able to obtain an even higher class Qi Methods than the one they had been
practicing would mean that they could take another step forward on the journey to becoming a
strong person. This kind of temptation was undoubtedly fatal toward many strong people.
Therefore, the ‘Black-Corner Region’ was like an extremely dark bottomless pit. A countless
number of unique treasures flowed into that place from various channels. After that, they would be
auctioned off and sold for sky high prices, causing countless people to fight for them.
Due to the mysterious organization that had suddenly appeared, Xiao Yan’s originally somewhat
relaxed heart had once again tensed up. Although a clear trace of him had yet to be discovered by
that mysterious organization, Xiao Yan felt a coldness that prickled his back as long as he thought of
how a strong person like Yao Lao had been constrained by them until he dared not randomly appear.
Being spurred on by this faint coldness that had faintly shrouded his heart and spirit, Xiao Yan
finally understood that the kind of laid-back, ordinary life he had been living was far too much of a
luxury. Currently, there were far too many of things which he carried on his back. His father’s
disappearance and the mysterious organization chasing after Yao Lao. All of these mysteries were
like a fog of darkness that was hounding him, causing Xiao Yan to be afraid of sparing even a little
thought about resting.
If he wanted to solve the mystery, he would need very great strength. Xiao Yan was also clear that
the source of his strength was not ordinary training, but was instead those mysterious ‘Heavenly
Flames’ that existed between the heavens and the earth. Although this kind of action was dangerous
and crazy, for Xiao Yan who possessed the

‘Flame Mantra’, it was undoubtedly the fastest shortcut for him to become a strong person.
In order to quickly increase his strength and allow himself to possess the strength needed to
contend with the mysterious organization when they came to look for him, he would need to obtain
the ‘Fallen Heart Flame’ within the Jia Nan Academy with the greatest speed.
“I am once again pressed for time. Ah.” A human figure flew past the somewhat drowsy sky in a
lightning-like manner. Xiao Yan lowered his head and glanced at the trees, which were swiftly flying
past below him as he muttered with a bitter smile.
Ever since Yao Lao had told him about the goals and tendencies of the mysterious organization,
Xiao Yan had abandoned his thought of touring all the way toward Jia Nan Academy. Instead, he
directly activated his Purple Cloud Wings, and travelled with great hardship, both day and night, as
he moved along the route on the map, and flew toward the ‘Black-Corner Region’.
The distance between the Jia Ma Empire and the ‘Black-Corner Region’ was extremely vast. Xiao
Yan needed to pass through quite a number of small countries along the way before he could even
reach the border of the ‘Black-Corner Region’. If he were to cover this great distance by walking or
by riding carriages, he was afraid that he really could not reach his destination without at least
three to five months, or even half a year’s time. Moreover, this was on the precondition that his
journey was unobstructed. After all, it was impossible for territories within these small countries to
be as peaceful as they were within the Jia Ma Empire. Due to the terrain, the country’s’ strength or
for many other reasons, battles would usually occur in these places daily. Various mercenaries
engaged in huge chaotic battles for profits. Moreover, when there came a day when they really did
not have any money to spend, these mercenary companies would turn into notorious bandit troops.
As long as the defensive strength of any merchants whom they met was not very strong, it was likely
that their fortune, along with their women, would all be snatched away and end up in a miserable
state.
By using the Purple Cloud Wings in lieu of walking, Xiao Yan may have ended up exhausting a
great amount of Dou Qi, were it not for the support of the ‘Energy Recovery Pills’ which he had
refined earlier. Adding to that, his ‘Flame Mantra’ Qi Method had already evolved to the Middle
Level Xuan Class. With the cooperation of the two, Xiao Yan barely managed to support his long
distance flight. However, every two days, he needed to land on the ground, and begin an in depth
training session that lasted for at least a day in order to recover his nearly numb muscles and spirit
after flying for such a long time.
With him rushing through the journey with all of his strength in this manner, the ‘Black-Corner
Region’, which would have required at least half a year or more to reach if he were to travel at a laid
back pace, was forcefully reduced by Xiao Yan by more than ten times.
After flying for nearly ten days using the Purple Cloud Wings, the monotonous mountain range
below Xiao Yan suddenly became much closer. He was slightly startled, and immediately lifted his
head to sweep his gaze over the distant area, only to see dark, black-colored plains at the edge of
his sight. It was like a black line that completely isolated the world within from the world outside.
“This is the Great Plains of the ‘Black Region’?” Xiao Yan watched the black line, which was
gradually becoming larger in his eyes. His face, which had been filled with fatigue and dust,
suddenly become very alert. A smile like he had put down a heavy burden spread from the corner of
his mouth. According to the indication of the map, this ‘Great Plains of the Black Region’ was the
gateway to the ‘Black-Corner Region’. As long as one stepped into here, one would have entered
that chaotic world which was out of tune with the outside world.
“We have finally arrived.” Xiao Yan used great force to rub his large, black eyes. His body slowly
descended. Although the ‘Black-Corner Region’ was just a short distance in front of him, he did not
choose to enter it immediately. Since even Yao Lao had repeatedly emphasized to him about the
chaos of this place, he felt that it would not be wise if he entered this place, where danger lurked
around every corner in his exhausted condition.
“You should recover first. Although it has been extremely tough rushing this journey these past
ten days, you have also received a lot of benefits. The Dou Qi in your body is only becoming stronger
under this kind of repeated exhaustion.” Yao Lao’s voice sounded from his heart at this moment.
“Ah.” Xiao Yan nodded. He slowly landed in a mountainous forest and swiftly scouted around.
When he did not discover the presence of any humans or beasts, he finally relaxed and searched for
a covert place. He sat cross-legged, took out an ‘Energy Recovery Pill’, and popped it into his mouth.
The seal was formed by his hands and he shut his eyes.
As Xiao Yan entered his training mode, faint energy ripples began to seep out from within his body.
A suction force, which was partially visible, swiftly sucked all the energy around his body into it.
After which, it was refined and poured into the somewhat-dim Dou Crystal within the vortex. Its
appearance was caused by his overdrawn Dou Qi.
The quiet training lasted for nearly half the afternoon. Only then did the faint energy ripple
around Xiao Yan’s body gradually weakened until it completely disappeared.
Xiao Yan’s tightly shut eyelashes gently twitched. He immediately opened his eyes and a green-
colored flame flashed across those dark eyes. He opened his mouth slightly, and a mouthful of turbid
air contained some black color as it was being exhaled. The black, turbid air gradually curled
upward. Any leaves which came into contact with it instantly corroded until nothing was left.
The fatigue which covered Xiao Yan’s face had completely disappeared the moment he exhaled
that mouthful of somewhat strange black air, Replacing it was a faint, warm, jade-like radiance.
Xiao Yan lifted his head and knit his eyebrows as he watched the faint amount of rising black air.
His eyes narrowed and he suddenly lowered his head to look at his middle finger. He could see that
the originally long and pale finger had actually once again become as black as ink, appearing
extremely strange.
“Is this the ‘Searing Poison’? I thought that it had disappeared by itself. It had actually been
hiding this whole time.” Seeing the black finger, which had not appeared for a long time, Xiao Yan
could not help but laugh bitterly.
“If this thing is resolved properly, it might be a unique attack of yours against an enemy. On the
other hand, if it is not resolved properly, it will cause many problems. After all, this kind of toxin has
undergone mutations and has developed a resistance to many different types of antidotes. Its
destructive power is also quite shocking.” Yao Lao’s voice was somewhat serious as he spoke.
Xiao Yan nodded his head helplessly. He flicked his finger. The black color swiftly paled, and a
moment later, it had completely vanished. That appearance was as though it had hidden into some
secret place that Xiao Yan could not detect.
“If it were not because I wanted to obtain the ‘Seven Magical Green Spirit Saliva’ to help teacher’s
spirit awaken, I would also not have helped that old fellow. The promises that he had made were as
though he had farted. Hee hee, he is indeed a crafty person.” Xiao Yan stood up and suddenly let out
a cold laughter. After he helped Nalan Jie completely expel the poison, that old fellow had an
extremely grateful appearance, but what happened after that? He saw with his own eyes that Xiao
Yan was being chased by the Misty Cloud Sect, who wanted to kill him, yet Nalan Jie did not make
even the slightest move.
“Hu, there is no need to talk about that disappointing old fellow. Teacher, should we enter the
‘Black-Corner Region’ now?” Xiao Yan shook his head. He stood at the peak of the mountain as he
gazed at the black colored plain in the distance and asked.
“Ah.” Yao Lao nodded his head. He immediately reminded, “Try to use your ‘Purple Cloud Wings’
as little as possible within the ‘Black-Corner Region’. A flying Dou Technique is an extremely rare
item and it could be forcefully snatched by others. If you were to meet some strong person, they
might become greedy and end up killing you just to steal them.”
“Uh?” Xiao Yan was startled. A long while later, he smiled bitterly and said, “Looks like this damn
place really is chaotic without boundaries. At the very least, the strong people within the Jia Ma
Empire still have some pride. It is extremely rare for someone to attack and rob another. However,
in this place, something like this is considered as routine and careless as eating at home.”
“Ha ha, if this were not the case, how can the ‘Black-Corner Region’ have the qualification to be
called the most chaotic region in the entire continent?” Yao Lao laughed out loud, “Alright, little
fellow, let’s go. Although the inside of this place is dangerous and chaotic, the number of good
things will cause one to be dazzled. Aren’t you planning to help that Hai Bodong gather the
medicinal ingredients needed to refine the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’? You can definitely find all
of them here.”
“It will naturally be good if that is the case.” Xiao Yan rejoiced a little upon hearing this. Xiao Yan
had been bearing in mind the favor that Hai Bodong had given him in the Jia Ma Empire by using all
of his strength to help him escape twice. The ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’, which Xiao Yan owed
Hai Bodong, caused a knot in his heart. Currently being able obtain the medicinal ingredients
caused him to sigh in relief.
After arranging everything properly, with the enormous Heavy Xuan Ruler strapped to his back,
Xiao Yan twisted his neck and stomped his feet on the ground. As an explosion of energy was
released from under his feet, Xiao Yan’s body shot forward like an arrow which had left a bow,
turning into a black shadow which dashed toward the dark black grassland.
“Hei, the ‘Black-Corner Region’. I want to see just how chaotic you actually are.”

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Chapter 384
Chapter 384: A Chaotic Region Where Compassion is Unnecessary
As one glanced over the endless plain as far as the eye could see, there was only a monotonous
black color. Against the background of the somewhat dark sky, a depressive atmosphere that caused
one to feel fretful shrouded the plain. In this somewhat strange place, it was little wonder why those
chaotic rules were born.
A black shadow suddenly shot out from the distance on this quiet plain. The speed of the black
shadow was extremely quick. As it flashed, it appeared to be teleporting. However, each time a foot
landed on the ground, it would bring about a muffled thunder explosion. The explosive sound formed
a ripple shape that spread on the plain, and gradually became distant.
While the human figure ran at his maximum speed, he suddenly lifted his head slightly and
revealed a delicate and handsome young face. He was Xiao Yan who had shuttled from thousands of
kilometers away. The current him was frowning as he watched the vast plain. He softly muttered,
“This damn place really causes people to feel constrained, but why is it that I have yet to see anyone
after having entered into this plain for such a long time?”
“Continue heading forward. I think that it is likely that Hai Bodong has never come here before.
Therefore, the map which he gave you does not have the exact route on the Great Plain of the Black
Region. Now, we can only enter some small town on the plain and then purchase a map of this
place.” Yao Lao said somewhat uncertainly. He was similarly unfamiliar with this place, having only
heard some information about it.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan helplessly nodded and could only continue burying his head and hurrying along
bitterly.
“That’s right, little fellow. I will remind you once again. In this ‘Black-Corner Region’, don’t have
too much compassion. In here, that thing is something which is thrown into the smelly gutters. If
you have it, there won’t be even the slightest bit of benefit for you. Instead, it will drag you into a
quagmire.” Yao Lao suddenly reminded him once again.
“Killing a chicken to warn the monkeys is the best tactic here.”
TL: Killing a chicken to warn the monkeys – Hurting someone to set the example so that others are
warned.
Xiao Yan smiled faintly and said, “I am not some excessively good person, neither am I a saint who
is full of compassion. It is not my turn to perform those great things like rescuing the suffering of
the world. I am only thinking of letting myself become stronger and then go and protect the people
whom I should protect. I am in no mood nor am I qualified to bother about others.”
“That is the best attitude to survive within the ‘Black-Corner Region.” Yao Lao smiled upon
hearing this as he sighed in relief. He similarly did not hope that his student was that kind of soft
hearted saint. This was because he knew that these kinds of people were those that would most
likely not live for long.
Instead of becoming a saint with a short life, he would rather Xiao Yan be an evil person who
would choose to use vicious, and all sorts of underhanded means in order to protect the people
whom he should protect.
Xiao Yan sighed. He continued to lower his head and charge forward. After continuing to run for
nearly half an hour, a small black dot faintly appeared within his sight. As he moved closer, this
black dot also gradually expanded. Bits and pieces of white colored tents appeared within Xiao Yan’s
sight. The place was actually a small sized tribal camp.
As he heard those sound of people faintly being transmitted from the tents, Xiao Yan sighed in
relief within his heart. His feet pressed gently on the ground and his body was like a black shadow
which ran over toward that small tribal camp.
After

running for nearly two to three minutes, the tribal camp finally completely appeared in Xiao Yan’s
eyes. He gradually slowed his body down and slowly walked toward the outside of the main entrance
of the tribal camp.
 Xiao Yan’s gaze swept all around him when he came into such close contact. He realized that this
tribal camp was actually not very small. There were nearly one hundred large and small tents placed
one after another. Hearing the noise that repeatedly sounded from within it, the human traffic here
appears quite good.
Xiao Yan walked closer to the main entrance of the tribal camp when his expression suddenly
changed. His feet abruptly took one step back as a long arrow abruptly broke through the air and
shot over. It was violently inserted into the grass in front of him. From the tail of the arrow which
was swaying repeatedly, one could see that the person who released the arrow definitely did not
have any intention of leaving anyone alive.
After Xiao Yan dodged the long arrow, a soft surprised ‘hey’ sounded from the fences of the tribal
camp not far away.
“I am only passing through here and planning only to restock my supply. What do you mean by
this?” Xiao Yan coldly glanced at a certain spot at the fences and coldly cried out.
“Chi, don’t tell me you are a novice who has just entered the ‘Black-Corner Region’? You actually
don’t even know the rule that you must hand over the road fees one hundred meters away before
you enter the tribal camp?” A human figure leaped onto the top of the fences. When he heard these
words of Xiao Yan, he was initially startled before he immediately appeared to have understood
something. He raised his eyebrows and a strange expression swiftly flashed across his eyes.
Xiao Yan frowned, road fees?
“Five hundred gold coins. Hurry up. Don’t act so slowly and waste my time. Don’t tell me that you
cannot even afford to pay for the road fees?” Seeing Xiao Yan’s hesitating manner, the strange
expression in that man’s eyes grew even more magnificent. His voice was instead a little slower as
he urged.
“What a strange rule.” Xiao Yan sighed in his heart. He flicked his hand and a bag of gold coins
appeared in his hand. After which, he threw it over to the man. The latter hurriedly received it. He
carefully counted once before waving his hand and cried out in a dry voice, “Open the gate.”
Upon hearing this voice, the broken wooden door of the tribal camp immediately began creaking
as it was opened. It revealed the road within it and the human flow coming and going.
“Come in, novice fellow.” That skinny man parted his mouth and laughed as he spoke with a smile.
Xiao Yan frowned slightly. It was really as Yao Lao had said. This ‘Black-Corner Region’ did not
have many ordinary people. His hand held the hilt of the ruler on his shoulders and he raised the
caution in his heart as he slowly walked toward the main entrance and before striding in.
Once he entered the tribal camp, the roads which were formed by the tents appeared in his eyes.
There were various different kinds of booths that were displayed outside of the tents with many
strange and unique items placed on them. At this moment, there were also quite a number of people
carrying weapons in their hands as they walked around the place.
“I should first go and find if there are any maps being sold.” Xiao Yan repeated in his heart. He
had just entered the street when a human figure flashed in front of him. Immediately, three men
carrying shining knives in their hands blocked him while wearing a thick dark smile on their faces.
“Hei, I will tell you, novice who has just arrived at the ‘Black-Corner Region’. Today, let me teach
you the first rule within the ‘Black-Corner Region’. That is don’t let others easily see that you are a
novice who has just arrived.” An awful trumpet like laughter sounded from behind him. Xiao Yan
turned around to take a look. The skinny man who had shot the arrow from earlier was holding a
bow and arrow in his hand. The sharp arrow on the bow was aimed at Xiao Yan from a distance.
“Hand over all the things on you. Your money, weapons or any other things. Hand over everything
you have. If my mood is good, I may only keep one arm of yours as a price for you making a
mistake.” The skinny man parted his mouth and laughed.
“It is indeed worthy of being the ‘Black-Corner Region’. It is just unfortunate that no matter how a
group of grasshopper jumped, they are at the end of the day still grasshoppers.” Xiao Yan’s gaze
swept over the street in front of him and spoke. At the moment, the group of people on the street
has also discovered the situation here. However, there was not a single person who stepped forward
to help Xiao Yan ease out of the situation. Instead, each and everyone hugged their arms. Their
faces were mocking as though they were watching a performance.
“Little fellow, you have finally understood after experiencing it personally, right? What that fellow
said is correct. Don’t let anyone see your background or bottomline within the ‘Black-Corner
Region’. In this place there are no so called good people so don’t hope that those in the audience
would step forward to help. It is already very unexpected that they didn’t add insult to injury by
coming over and hacking at you a couple of times.” Yao Lao’s voice sounded in Xiao Yan’s heart.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. His hand slowly gripped the hilt of the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
 When they saw Xiao Yan’s action, the faces of the three people blocking in front of Xiao Yan
immediately turned cold. They did not say any unnecessary words. The knives in their hands directly
hacked ferociously toward Xiao Yan’s neck in front of them. Their attacks were extremely vicious.
“Bang, bang, bang.”
The sharp blades had yet to reach their targets when a black shadow suddenly flashed passed. The
dark and cold expressions of the three people instantly became pale. Their bodies appeared to have
been smashed by a huge hammer as they were suddenly smashed into a tent behind them. Fresh
blood dyed the white-colored tent until it was extremely eye-piercing.
“Bastard!”
In a split second, three of his companions were struck heavily. An appalled and ruthless feeling
flashed across the eyes of that skinny man. The bow in his hand was about to move when a black
shadow suddenly appeared behind him. A thick low voice softly sounded, “In the future, before you
strike, you better clearly distinguish the gap between both parties. However, I think that you may
not have a next time.”
“Glug!” As the words fell, the black ruler heavily smashed into the back of that man. Immediately,
a mouthful of fresh blood mingled with internal organs which had been shattered by the enormous
force was vomited out.
Xiao Yan’s expression was indifferent as he eyed the person who fell down softly. He flipped his
hand and inserted the Heavy Xuan Ruler onto his back. After which, he slowly walked on the street.
The faces of those people in the human crowd which were originally filled with ridicule suddenly
became dull for an instant when they saw him enter. They then hurriedly hid their expressions, and
allowed the human figure carrying some scent of blood to float past in front of them.
Only when Xiao Yan slowly disappeared around the corner of the street did the crowd here recover
the liveliness from before. They smiled as they eyed the corpses which were plummeted at the main
entrance. There was no pity within their eyes. They simply praised, “Hei, this young man is really
ruthless enough. He acted decisively, and actually did not have the slightest hesitation when he
killed people. He’s man enough. Looks like he will be able to live quite comfortably within the
‘Black-Corner Region’.”
At this moment, Xiao Yan naturally did not know that due to his ruthless means, he had won such
high praise. It looks like the flowery words that Yao Lao had mentioned were indeed true.
After Xiao Yan walked along a few streets which were not considered to be too long for a couple of
times, he was disappointed to realize that this small tribal camp actually did not have any maps
being sold.
Xiao Yan shook his head, feeling depressed. Just as he planned to find someone to ask for a rough
route, a somewhat fat human figure suddenly appeared in front of him. The man’s face was full of
smiles.
“Mister, you are intending to buy maps, right? Earlier, I saw you inquiring all the way here.” The
fatty smiled and spoke in front of Xiao Yan.
“You have one?” Xiao Yan glanced at this fat stranger and asked blandly.
“I am a merchant who walks on this Great Plains of the Black Region. Naturally, I must carry the
most precise map.” The fat man smiled again as he replied.
“What’s the price?” There was still not the slightest fluctuation in Xiao Yan’s voice. In this ‘Black-
Corner Region’, there was no free lunch.
“Ke ke, I will tell Mister something honest. In this Great Plains of the Black Region’, even if you
possessed a map, you would also have difficulty finding your exact destination. This is because there
will occasionally be a Black Storm that covers the sky and blots out the sun occurring on the plains.
During such times, a map is useless. Only those people who have great experience can successfully
walk out of the Black Storm. However, I think that Mister, being a newcomer, should not have such
experience, right?”
The fatty shook his head and said with another smile, “I shall not beat around the bush with you.
Earlier, at the entrance to the tribal camp, I notice that your strength is not bad. Therefore, I want
to hire you to be a guard of my mercenary group. If your aim is to pass through this Great Pains of
the Black Region, and enter into the inner ‘Black-Corner Region’, you can accompany me on the
journey. However, as the compensation for leading you out of the Great Plains, you must help out a
little when my mercenary group meets some trouble. What do you think?”
Xiao Yan knit his eyebrows slightly together when he heard this. In his heart, he cautiously asked,
“Teacher, is it really as he has said?”
“Uh. The Great Plains of the Black Region is indeed known for its Black Storm. People without
great experience will really lose their direction. It is said that an unlucky fellow back then was
hurrying on with his journey within a Black Storm. In the end, he moved over half a circle around
the Great Plains and ended up dying of fatigue.” Yao Lao hesitated for a moment before continuing,
“If you want to pass through the Great Plains of the Dark Region, you can really save a lot of trouble
if you travel with an experienced merchant group.”
“Ke ke, the destination of our mercenary company is the ‘Black Mark City’ within the inner part of
the ‘Black-Corner Region’.The annual Great Auction Fair will be held the day after tomorrow at that
place. Therefore, I need to increase the strength of my defense and seize the time to hurry over.
Otherwise, I will also not find an unfamiliar person.” The fatty smiled and explained the somewhat
presumptuous action of his.
“Great Auction Fair?” Xiao Yan’s heart moved slightly when he heard this name. The most
attractive thing within the ‘Black-Corner Region’ were those mysterious items that left people
speechless. Each time the auction was held, it would attract a countless number of people to bid for
the items.
Xiao Yan once again mused for a moment in his heart. He then ceased hesitating and nodded.
“Let’s have a pleasant collaboration. You can call me Duo Ma.” Seeing that Xiao Yan nodded his
head, the fatty immediately sigh in relief. He smiled extended his hand toward Xiao Yan.
“Yao Yan.” Xiao Yan careless shook the other person’s fat hand as he said indifferently.

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Chapter 385
Chapter 385: Black Ranking, Black Storm
A fleet of carts quickly moved past on this black plain, lifting wisps of faint yellow dust before
finally disappearing at the edge of one’s sight.
Xiao Yan was seated cross-legged within a somewhat bumpy horse carriage. The person in front of
him was the person in change of the merchant convoy called Duo Ma. This merchant group was
indeed not very strong, as he had mentioned. Among them, the strongest person appeared to have
the strength of a five star Dou Shi. Of course, as the leader of the guards hired by Duo Ma, that
fellow naturally felt somewhat unhappy at Xiao Yan who had suddenly joined them. However, after
Xiao Yan had ‘accidentally’ knocked him off the horse carriage with a palm while they were rushing
through the journey, he had become much more honest. It was also because of this palm that Duo
Ma’s warmth toward Xiao Yan had become much more fervent. It even resulted in him even directly
inviting Xiao Yan to sit in his carriage to properly receive him. After all, under the danger of them
being robbed anywhere, one would feel much more reassured if there was a strong person sitting
among the convoy.
The current Duo Ma had taken out a map, which was somewhat old and yellowed, from his chest
pocket. He placed it on the table in front of him and slowly pulled it open. His finger pointed at a red
dot and he smiled as he said, “This is our destination, the ‘Black Mark City’. According to our speed,
we should be able to arrive by tomorrow afternoon.”
Xiao Yan’s gaze stared intently at the yellowing map. His gaze paused on the dot for ‘Black Mark
City’ for a moment before slowly moving along a route upward and finally saw a blue-colored star
right in the middle.
“That should be the Jia Nan Academy, right?” Xiao Yan’s gaze glanced at the blue-colored star. His
face did not have even the slightest change as he carelessly asked.
“Ah, that is the Jia Nan Academy which is renowned throughout the whole Dou Qi Continent. My
daughter is within it. Ke ke.” Duo Ma nodded his head. When he mentioned his daughter, that face
of his swelled with pride.
Xiao Yan quietly nodded. He imprinted the route firmly into his heart. After which, his gaze once
against swept toward the black-colored region surrounding the exterior of Jia Nan Academy. The
black-colored region was divided into quite a number of areas, all of which were different sizes.
“The current ‘Black-Corner Region’ has basically been completely divided by some big factions.
Although they still repeatedly fight with and kill one another for territories, there should not be any
major changes within a short period of time.” When he saw Xiao Yan’s gaze, Duo Ma, who was a
merchant, could naturally understand some of Xiao Yan’s uncertainty. Although he could guess that
Xiao Yan should be a new person who had just arrived at the ‘Black-Corner Region’ for the first time
, the shrewd him did not mention even a little of this. Instead, he smiling explained the situation.
“The ‘Black Mark City’, which we are currently heading toward, is controlled by the ‘Eight Gates’.
The ‘Eight Gates’ is an old faction within the ‘Black-Corner Region’ and its strength is extremely
great. It is said that the strength of their leader, Yuan Yi, can be ranked within the top ten of the
‘Black Ranking’ in the ‘Black-Corner Region’. The Great Auction Fair in the ‘Black Mark City’ is also
conducted by their ‘Eight Gates’ this time.” Duo Ma’s finger pointed at a small circle surrounding
‘Black Mark City’, which had been carved out as he smiled again while he spoke.
“Black Ranking?” The foreign term caused Xiao Yan t

o confused as he muttered softly to himself.

“Ke ke, this ‘Black Ranking’ is not very different from the ranking of the strong people in some
countries. It is just that the competition for the ‘Black Ranking’ here far exceeds that of other
competitions of other empires. This is because, in merely less than two years, the last three
positions on the ‘Black Ranking’ were directly taken over. It is said that the three who were replaced
them were all strong people at the Dou Wang class.” Duo Ma shook his head and sighed.
“Oh?” Xiao Yan’s face visibly moved when he heard this. It should be known that the Ten Strong of
the Jia Ma Empire would have at least a decade before there was a rotation or a change. Yet, in this
place, even a strong Dou Wang was eliminated this quickly. It was difficult to imagine just how
brutal the competition was.
“Who are those who are ranked among the top few of the ‘Black Ranking’? What is their strength
like?” Xiao Yan softly asked. His voice was somewhat curious.
“Not many people have seen the two who are ranked first and second due to them being
excessively mysterious. Therefore, I don’t have much knowledge of them. However, the one ranked
third is an extraordinary strong person. It is said that his strength is already at the peak of the Dou
Huang class. Moreover, he is extremely proficient in his medicinal refining skills and could be called
the best in the ‘Black-Corner Region’ when it comes to refining medicine. Therefore, many people
have addressed him as ‘Medicine Emperor’.” Duo Ma voiced his thoughts.
TL: Medicine in pinyin is Yao.
“Medicine Emperor? Such a name carries quite some weight.” Xiao Yan smiled faintly and said,
“What is his real name?”
“Ah, let me think. I think he is called Han Feng.” Duo Ma rubbed his head and spoke with a smile.
“Chi!”
Just as the words came from Duo Fa’s mouth, Xiao Yan’s finger, which was hidden in his sleeve
suddenly trembled intensely. Some thick white flame involuntarily erupted from the black-colored
ring on his finger. Finally, it resulted in his finger landing on a board of the carriage and the high
temperature directly burned a small hole through it.
The sudden change of the ring also caused Xiao Yan’s expression to change slightly. It was
however, fortunate that with the cover of the sleeves, Duo Ma in front of him did not discover this
unexpected change.
“Teacher, what happened to you?” Xiao Yan’s finger gently rubbed the black ring as he softly
asked in his heart. The change within the ring earlier was clearly because of a sudden violent surge
of Yao Lao’s emotion within it.
Xiao Yan did not receive a response to his question. The current Yao Lao appeared to have become
completely silent.
When he sensed Yao Lao’s complete silence, Xiao Yan also wisely did not continue to ask.
However, he had firmly remembered the name of ‘Han Feng’ within his heart. This person appeared
to have a huge relationship with Yao Lao in the past.
“Mister Yao Yan, are you alright?” Seeing that Xiao Yan’s expression had suddenly changed, Duo
Ma opposite him could not help but ask somewhat uncertainly.
“I’m fine.” Xiao Yan smiled. He was about to say something when he suddenly realized that there
was some disturbance outside of the horse carriage. Numerous exclamations were transmitted into
the horse carriage, “Everyone take note, the ‘Black Storm’ is about to approach. Hurry up and
prepare to stop the carriages! Do not wander so you do not lose your way.”
“Black Storm? We are really unlucky to meet it once again.” Hearing the exclamation from outside,
Duo Ma’s expression changed slightly. However, he did not show extreme panic. He faced Xiao Yan
and said, “Mister Yao Yan, let’s get off the carriage first. As long as we properly take necessary
steps for protection, this Black Storm, which isn’t considered very big, is unlikely to cause too much
danger.”
Xiao Yan nodded his head, pulled aside the curtain of the carriage and leaped down. He lifted his
head and took a look only to discover that the sky that had been clear just ten minutes ago was now
strangely covered by a black fog. His gaze was drawn to his front but his sight was seriously
hindered. Only then did he realize why Duo Ma would say that if one were to meet a Black Storm, it
was useless, even if one had a map.
“Ke ke, Mister Yao Yan, you need not worry. I have sensed the wind and the storm isn’t very
strong. This can be considered a great fortune in an unfortunate situation.” Duo Ma stood by Xiao
Yan’s side and smiled as he said, “Although the Black Storm is a weather phenomenon in the Great
Plains of the Black Region, which causes people to feel despondent over, it is much better compared
to those brutal, dark bandits. At the very least, if one’s luck is a little good when meeting Black
Storms, one can still preserve one’s life. However, if one were to meet the large army of bandits
numbering in the tens of thousands, it is likely that one can only surrender and pray that their death
will be quick.”
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He was just about to say something when he discovered that the
originally dusky sky had instantly become completely dark without any forewarning. Not long later,
the screaming wild wind suddenly came sweeping down. Immediately, some of the people with
weaker bodies were blown by the wild wind until their bodies began to sway. It frightened them
until they hurriedly grabbed onto some of the things beside them.
The black-colored wind came sweeping down from the sky which was a dark mass. It was like a
demon that seemed to open its huge mouth, ready to swallow anything that it met.
 The convoy, which was connected to one another, was arranged such that it formed a circular
shape, where the head and tail were connected; everyone hid within the circle. The weapons in their
hands were firmly inserted into ground, firmly fixing their bodies just like nails.
A darkness, in which no one could not even see his fingers, shrouded everyone. Within the
screaming wind, no one could sense whether there was anyone present beside them.
Xiao Yan half knelt on the ground. He violently inserted his Heavy Xuan Ruler into the ground and
hid his body behind the enormous ruler’s body. He heard the crackling sound as the wind blew
against the ruler’s body. His expression also changed a little. It was unexpected that the so called
Black Storm was actually strong to this extent. Moreover, this was a small scale storm which Duo
Ma had mentioned. If they were to meet something a little bigger, would it not directly sweep an
entire person away?
The darkness and wild wind persisted for an unknowingly long time. During this time, Xiao Yan,
who was within the darkness, suddenly knit his eyebrows slightly. He turned his head and turned his
gaze toward a spot in a certain direction that he was not aware of. At that place, there seemed to be
a strange red glow flashing. Moreover, there was a vague and fuzzy sound being transmitted from
that spot.
Xiao Yan blinked his eyes and sensed the surrounding wild winds which appeared to display a
trend of weakening. He hesitated for a moment and suddenly half-bent his body and quietly moved
toward the fuzzy red glow.
The movement appeared to have persisted for a few minutes within the darkness before the
strange red glow finally appeared in Xiao Yan’s sight. He borrowed that slightly weak red glow and
was somewhat stunned to realize that the body releasing the red-colored glow appeared to be a
blurry human’s form. Didn’t the drifting appearance of it seemed to be similar to when Yao Lao
appeared?
“Huh? This fellow actually has a spirit body? It is just that he seemed to be quite weak. A Dou Ling
class. No! There seems to something hiding in the darkness. Little fellow, Do Not Move!” Suddenly,
Yao Lao who had been caught in his silence seemed to have discovered something and hurriedly
shouted.
Xiao Yan was stunned when he heard this. His body lay on the ground with a ‘crack’ and he dared
not even release his breath.
“Who exactly are all of you? Why are you chasing after me? I don’t seem to have formed a grudge
with any of you!” The red-colored spiritual body swayed and moved within the wild wind. The
current him was now facing the darkness of the storm. His face was somewhat distorted and afraid.
“Jie Jie (ha ha)”
A laughter that gave people the creeps suddenly sounded from within the darkness. Immediately, a
black-colored chain abruptly shot out from within the darkness. It was like a black serpent and was
extremely agile as it wrapped around the red-colored spirit body.
“Jie Jie.” That energy chain, which appeared to be agglomerated from an extremely strange
energy, had just touched the red-colored spirit body when waves of white smoke began to seep out
of the latter’s body. A sharp, miserable cry immediately sounded. However, regardless of how the
spirit body struggled, he even summoned a kind of red-colored flame in the end, he still had no
solution to deal with that black-colored chain. In the end, he could only see his own spirit becoming
increasingly weaker with his own eyes before finally being wrapped by a black light that was spat
out from the chain.
“Jie Jie, no matter how great or strong you were when you were alive, as long as you have become
a spirit body, you are a hunting target for our ‘Hall of Souls’.”
The awful laughter gradually became distant in the darkness until it completely disappeared.
On the grass in the darkness, Xiao Yan had nearly completely shielded his breathing. Cold sweat
drenched his clothes. He did not expect that he would meet the mysterious organization that was
chasing after Yao Lao within this Black Storm. Moreover, the thing that caused Xiao Yan to feel
shock was that the mysterious person earlier did not even need to reveal his body when he captured
a Dou Ling class spirit body with the latter unable to put up any resistance. Was this kind of
strength not too terrifying?

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Chapter 386
Chapter 386: Black Mark City
Xiao Yan laid on the grass as the wild wind screamed all around him. He did not dare to move his
body even a little, fearing that the mysterious thing hidden within the darkness had yet to leave, and
instead would suddenly become violent and kill people.
There was no concept of time within the darkness. Just when a thread of impatience rose within
Xiao Yan’s heart, a wisp of sunlight suddenly shone into the darkness. That scene was like an egg
without even the slightest gaps being gently cracked open. Warm sunlight expelled the darkness
within.
Following the appearance of the first thread of sunlight, numerous rays of sunlight began pouring
in. That howling wild wind also gradually weakened until it finally disappeared.
Xiao Yan eyed the sky, which had become slightly brighter, before sighing in relief within his heart.
He carefully climbed up and glanced all around him. He immediately saw the merchant group,
which was already beginning to get everything in order, just a few hundred meters away.
Immediately, he hurriedly opened his stride and hurried over.
When Xiao Yan was about to approach the merchant group, he was able to see that joyful plum[
face of Duo Ma.
“Mister Yao Yan, are you alright? I was really anxious when I could not find you earlier.” Duo Ma
took a few steps forward and said with a relieved sigh.
“I’m fine. Just now, I was a little careless and was blown some distance away.” Seeing the joy on
Duo Ma’s face, Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head. Although the reason for this fatty being so
anxious was because of his strength, he was considered somewhat more normal compared to some
of the people in the ‘Black-Corner Region’.
“You were blown away? Then Mister Yao Yan is really lucky. If it was someone who was unlucky, he
would definitely lose his way within these great plains.” Duo Ma rejoiced and spoke with a grin
when he heard this, “Mister Yao Yan, please board the carriage first. I need to arrange the goods
here that have been disbursed by the wind before we can continue the journey.”
Xiao Yan nodded his head. He eyed the mercenary group, which had already begun packing, and
did not say anything. He once again got into the horse carriage and sat cross-legged. His heart,
however, let out a long sigh. A shock still remained in his lowered eyes. He muttered in his heart: “Is
that the strength of the ‘Hall of Souls? They are indeed terrifying.”
“Ah, but it isn’t completely as you have seen. I already told you last time that the ‘Hall of Souls’
has techniques that are specially used to deal with spiritual bodies. Moreover, spiritual bodies are
unable to use Dou Qi. Some of those spirits who possesses unique flames and have refined them into
‘Life Flame’ are a little better off. Back then, when I met with the people from the ‘Hall of Souls’, I
relied on the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ in order to successfully escape. Otherwise, my ending might
have well been quite similar to the fellow whom you just happened to meet.” Yao Lao’s voice slowly
sounded.
“I think that the attacking techniques that was used seems to be detached from the boundary of
Dou Techniques and Dou Qi.” Xiao Yan said somewhat hesitantly as he recalled the bizarre black-
colored chain. This was because he knew that while spiritual bodies may not be able to use Dou Qi,
the damage Dou Qi can cause them is also similarly weakened. However, when that chain wrapped
around that red-colored spiritual body, it was like fire meeting a piece of ice. The reaction was so
intense that it left people speechless.
“Ah, when I came into contact with them back then, I also had this kind of feeling. However, I
didn’t have the opportunity to observe it in greater

detail. Now that I think about it, their attacking methods are really somewhat different from an
ordinary person’s. I’m afraid that this is also ultimately why the spiritual bodies are like babies in
their hands, without much ability to resist.” Yao Lao voiced his thoughts.
“However, you also need not worry about this now. As long as I appear as little as possible, they
should not be able to find our position within such a short period of time. What you currently need
to do is to try to raise your strength before they discover us! Otherwise, that person from earlier will
be a predecessor whose fate we will share.” Yao Lao said gravely.
“Ah.” After this encounter within the Black Storm, the urgency that Xiao Yan felt had become
much more intense. Moreover, seeing that fellow’s peculiar attacking method also caused him to be
a little worried. After all, the things which he did not know were the most frightening.
“However, we can perhaps stop over at the ‘Black Mark City’ for one day. The auction fair there
should have the things that you need. Moreover, the auction fair of the ‘Black-Corner Region’ is not
something that those in the Jia Ma Empire could compare with. Taking a look would be an eye-
opener. However, do you have sufficient money with you? In the ‘Black-Corner Region’ one would
have difficulty moving even an inch if they did not have any money.” Yao Lao smiled as he spoke.
“Ah, it seems that I still have over a hundred thousand gold coins. These are the dividends from
the sale of the healing medicine in Wu Tan City back then.” Xiao Yan was at a loss when he heard
this before replying.
“Over a hundred thousand?” Yao Lao was somewhat speechless as he helplessly said, “It is just
sufficient to allow you to continue living within the ‘Black-Corner Region. However, you can forget
about going to auction for anything if you are thinking of doing so.”
Xiao Yan rubbed his head with embarrassment as he bitterly laughed, “If that is really not
possible, we can go and buy some medicinal ingredients to refine some medicinal pills to auction off.
I have never heard of an alchemist being short on money to spend.”
“We can also auction out some ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ or perhaps that ‘Fire Lotus Seeds’. If
these things were placed in the ‘Black-Corner Region’, they can also cause quite the sensation.
When that time comes, I’m afraid that there would be countless number of strong people who
practice fire affinity Qi Methods to fight for them.” Yao Lao spoke with a smile.
“That’s not possible. The ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ is the food which the ‘Heaven Swallowing
Python’ loves the most. If I don’t have it, that small thing will definitely not listen to me. What will
become of me then? There are also only eleven ‘Fire Lotus Seeds’. Moreover, I have consumed one
of them during this period of time. Even I myself resent the fact that there isn’t enough of them,
what’s more taking it out to sell.” Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and muttered.
“I think I will refine some medicinal pills to auction off. Currently, I am, at any rate, also an
alchemist who can refine a tier four medicinal pill. I think that even in this ‘Black-Corner Region’, a
tier four alchemist will not be like cabbage, where one can grab a bundle in one go.” Xiao Yan curled
his lips and said.
“Cabbage? To think that you can even think of that? With your status as a tier four alchemist, you
would be treated as a VIP if you randomly joined any faction. Moreover, your treatment would
definitely not be poorer than that of a Dou Wang.” Yao Lao ridiculed.
“Hee hee, that’s even better.” Xiao Yan snickered. When he heard the sound of footsteps
appearing outside the carriage door, he ceased conversing with Yao Lao and closed his eyes and
hung his head, much like an old monk meditating.
Ever since they had experienced that Black Storm, this convoy of Duo Ma did not experience any
more trouble. Around noon on the second day, some lush green color finally began to appear at the
edge of the monotonous black-colored plain. When they saw the dispersed green color, the
experienced guards could not resist heaving a sigh of relief. As long as they exited the great plain,
they would be much safer. After all, the cities were dominated by different, powerful factions. As
long as they handed these factions sufficient wealth, they would at least not end up in a miserable
state where their goods were stolen and their entire group being killed. These factions were not
foolish enough to do something like killing a chicken to get its egg.
TL: Taking a lot of profit at one time instead of slowly getting it.
Of course, nothing was for certain. Otherwise, the ‘Black-Corner Region’ would not conform with
its reputation of being the most chaotic region within the Dou Qi continent.
Xiao Yan pulled aside the curtain of the horse carriage from within and eyed the merchant group
which was slowly exiting the black-colored plains. He also sighed in relief.
“Ke ke, it is fortunate that we did not meet those brutal dark bandits this time around. I have
managed to preserve my goods and there was no one wounded or killed. I can really save a lot of
compensation money this trip.” A smile, as though he had released a heavy weight, surfaced on Duo
Ma’s plump face. Transporting goods on the Great Plains of the Dark Region was no different from
hanging one’s head on one’s belt. If one was unlucky, one would end up losing his life. After all, it
was not easy to earn money in this ‘Black-Corner Region’.
“That’s right, Mister Yao Yan, this is your reward. Although it does not match your value as a Da
Dou Shi…” Duo Ma took out a bag of gold coins from his chest pocket and handed it over to Xiao Yan
while he said with a bitter smile.
“Without Mister Duo Ma leading the way, I’m afraid that even if I walked for another ten days, it
would be difficult for me to find my way out of the Great Plain of the Dark Region. This money is
already more than enough.” Xiao Yan did not arrogantly reject the other party’s reward. He received
the gold coins and weighed it in his hand. From its weight, it appeared to be around five thousand
gold coins or so.
“Mister Yao Yan, thank you very much.” Duo Ma nodded his head in thanks. He immediately
handed over the detailed map from his chest pocket over. In a soft voice, he said, “I think that for a
new person who has just entered the ‘Black-Corner Region’, this is the most valuable reward.”
Xiao Yan’s eyes narrowed and slowly nodded, but he did not reject it.
“Ke ke, Mister Yao Yan , I see that you are quite young and your strength is already this strong. I
think that your training talent is not bad. However, you must always be careful when walking in the
‘Black-Corner Region’. It would be best if you do not allow others to easily see that you are a new
person who has just entered the ‘Black-Corner Region’. Otherwise, you will end up attracting a lot of
unnecessary trouble.” Dou Ma laughed softly.
“I will heed your warnings.”
After the convoy walked out of of Great Plains of the Dark Region, they gradually reduced their
speed. They hurried through a mountain road for another two hours before they finally passed by a
mountain in the afternoon. At the foot of the mountain, the vague outline of an enormous city, that
was formed by piling large black rocks, partially appeared. At the four city gates, one could vaguely
see tiny black dots which were like ants being gathered together and swarming the city’s huge, dark
entrance.
“Ke ke, Mister Yao Yan, this is the ‘Black Mark City’. Due to the auction fair that will be held
within these two days, many factions and strong people from nearby will hurry over. After all, there
will always be a unique object as a main attraction in each year’s auction fair. It is rumored that the
object which dominated the auction fair last year was a scroll containing a Di class Dou Technique.
Back then, various factions from all over had nearly started a fight at this auction fair in order to
obtain it. If it were not for the great strength backing the organizer, it would most likely have
directly turned into a comedy.” Duo Ma stood on the horse carriage and eyed the city at the foot of
the mountain while speaking smile to Xiao Yan off to the side.
“Di class Dou Technique.” The corner of Xiao Yan’s mouth twitched involuntarily when he heard
this. The place was indeed one where stolen goods and unique treasures flowed through this lawless
region. It would basically be impossible to see a Dou Technique of this class within the Jia Ma
Empire.
“Let’s go.” Duo Ma waved his hand and the convoy began whizzing downward. All throughout the
way, they carried wisps of yellow dust as they dashed toward the enormous city at the foot of the
mountain.
“Hopefully, it will not disappoint me.” Xiao Yan watched the city which was gradually being
enlarged in his sight as he softly muttered. His heart was curious and held some expectations.

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Chapter 387
Chapter 387: Xiao Yan in Financial Distress
The convoy whizzed down from the mountain peak. Ten minutes later, they approached the dark,
black city gate. Their speed gradually slowed before they finally queued behind the long line of
people and quietly waited for their turn to enter the city.
Standing in front of the horse carriage, Xiao Yan lifted his head and studied the dark mass that
was the enormous city wall. His gaze swept across the three large words ‘Black Mark City’ which
had been placed right in the middle of the city gate. Moving his sight slowly downward, he finally
paused on the ten plus darkly-dressed men at the city gate. They appeared to be the guards of a city
in the outside world. However, in this place, anyone who wanted to enter had to hand over quite a
large amount of city entrance fees. It should be known that if this kind of city entrance fees were
placed in the environment like the Jia Ma Empire, it would likely directly cause a commotion.
However, in the ‘Black-Corner Region’, something like this was commonplace.
“Get lost, stop leaping around in front of me.” Just as Xiao Yan was observing the city which had a
special serving of the ‘Black-Corner Region’, a curse, which was filled with irritation, suddenly
sounded at a spot not far in front of him. Xiao Yan shifted his gaze. It was actually a bald, large man.
Perhaps it was because he was impatient from all the waiting, but he lifted a skinny, weak-looking
man in front of him with a grab of his palm.
“Ah.” The words of the bald headed large man had just fell when the skinny, weak-looking man
who had been lifted by him abruptly turned around. A dagger was swiftly pulled out from his sleeve.
The dagger drew out a cold glint and violently stabbed toward the throat of the bald headed large
man. However, it was fortunate that the latter’s reaction was nimble. His neck hurriedly pulled back
and the the dagger was misaligned and pierced at a spot half an inch below the throat. Immediately,
fresh blood soared wildly and a sharp, horrible shriek sounded from the mouth of the bald, large
man.
After seriously wounding the bald, large man with one strike, the skinny weak looking young man
swayed his body and he was like a loach as his body contracted and withdrew out of his clothes.
After which, he rolled into some bushes by the side and disappeared.
“Bastard. I will kill you!” The bald headed large man’s eyes were crimson as he pulled out the
dagger. He lost his sense of reasoning as he also charged into the bushes. A long while later, a
scream that was similar to the horrifying shriek from earlier was transmitted out from the bushes. It
was a long while later before it gradually disappeared.
Xiao Yan stood on the frame of the carriage and was somewhat stunned as he watched the bushes.
When he heard that final blood-curling scream, he knew that the bald headed large man would have
difficulty keeping his life. However, what caused him to be stunned was that bald head large man’s
strength should be around that of a two star Dou Shi while that skinny weak looking man was only
at the Dou Zhe class. The gap between the two was this great, yet that skinny, weak-looking man’s
murderous blow was actually so crisp and there was not even the slightest bit of hesitation. This
kind of vicious scheming really left one speechless. People who could survive within the ‘Black-
Corner Region’ were indeed no ordinary characters. It was only now did Xiao Yan truly understand
this saying.
“Ke ke, Mister Yao Yan, do not judge a book by its cover in this ‘Black-Corner Region’. This is
because the corpses of those who have died in the ‘Black-Corner Region’ because of
underestimation could nearly fill an entire city.” Duo Ma smiled as he spoke.
“Ah.” Xiao Yan

nodded slightly. The scene which he had witnessed with his own eyes allowed him to completely
understand the rules of the ‘Black-Corner Region’.
The fight between the two people earlier was like a short interlude and merely gave the people
who were queuing up some entertainment. However, there was hardly anyone who wasted any
emotion over this.
The queue slowly moved forward. After waiting for nearly half an hour, it was finally the convoy’s
turn. When the convoy reached the city gate, Duo Ma handed over a large bag of gold coins in an
extremely swift manner. Xiao Yan’s eyes were sharp. He could clearly see that there was a small bag
hidden in Duo Ma’s hand when the latter handed over the large bag of gold coins.
That indifferent black-clothed man received the gold coins and carelessly weighed it in his hands.
His expression was a little gentler, but he did not say anything unnecessary. He waved his hand and
allowed Duo Ma’s merchant group into the city.
“Ke ke, Mister Yao Yan, where do you plan to go next?” After entering the city, Duo Ma’s convoy
stopped and he inquired along with a smile.
“I plan to walk around the city. Oh right, may I know where I can find the largest number of
medicinal ingredients in ‘Black Mark City’?” Xiao Yan leaped down from the horse carriage, lifted
his head, and asked.
“Medicinal ingredients huh? That will naturally be the ‘Thousand Medicine Place’. As long as you
have a sufficient amount of money, you will be able to purchase rare medicinal ingredients that one
would have difficulty finding outside of this place.” Duo Ma smiled as he replied.
“Ah, thank you very much. Since it’s like this, let’s part ways here. We will chat in the future if we
have the chance.” Xiao Yan cupped his hands toward Duo Ma. He did not wait for the latter to say
any courteous words he turned his body and squeezed into the human flow. After which he
disappeared.
“Yes, hopefully we can really meet again. However, among the people who die in the ‘Black-Corner
Region’ every year, the number of deaths among the new people is the highest. This is especially so
for those young people who have some strength. They are filled with youthful energy and do not
know how to hide their edge, clearly looking like they will have a short life. However, this little
fellow is much better. If his methods were even more vicious, he might really be able to adapt to this
kind of place and make a name for himself.” As he eyed Xiao Yan’s back which had disappeared, Duo
Ma laughed bitterly before waving his hand and led the convoy toward another street.
Xiao Yan slowly walked along the street. His gaze repeatedly swept across the shops on the two
sides of the street. However, what really caused Xiao Yan to be speechless was that before he had
finished walking this short street, which was not even a hundred meters long, he had seen no less
than ten brawls. There were even situations like drawing one’s knife to have a bloody fight. With
regards to this kind of city, there was only one word to appropriately describe it. That was : Chaotic!
Xiao Yan avoided some bloody all out fights, and passed through two street corners. He walked for
nearly twenty minutes before his scanning gaze finally stopped on the signboard of a shop which
occupied a wide space. Written on that pale-red signboard were three large, ancient-looking words,
‘Thousand Medicine Place’.
“This should be the place, right?” Xiao Yan softly muttered in his heart. He increased his speed
and walked into this medicinal shop with an extraordinary atmosphere. Immediately, the mixture of
over a hundred different medicinal scents pounced over, causing him to involuntarily have an
impulse to sneeze.
The size within the medicinal shop was big. Crystal counters were placed vertically and
horizontally within the shop. There were different kinds of medicinal ingredients being placed
within the transparent counters. At this moment, there were quite a number of people who had
paused their footsteps in front of these counters. The noisy chattering sound repeatedly
reverberated within the shop.
Xiao Yan’s footsteps slowly ferried him toward the crystal counters. His gaze swept across its
interior and surprise flashed across his eyes. It was just as Duo Ma had said. The medicinal
ingredients within this ‘Thousand Medicine Place’ were indeed difficult to find in the outside world.
He really did not know how they managed to get such a large amount of unique medicinal
ingredients.
Xiao Yan sighed in surprise as he shook his head. His gaze swept across the prices indicated below
the medicinal ingredients and involuntarily became stunned. A high ranked ‘Wood Spirit Three-Pin
Flower’ may be rare in the outside world, but its selling price was at most around fifty thousand
gold coins. However, the price here was raised by nearly three times that amount.
“One hundred and seventy thousand for one. These fellows might as well go and rob others
directly.” Xiao Yan was speechless as he shook his head. With his current fortune, it appeared that
he could not even afford to buy one ‘Wood Spirit Three-Pin Flower’.
Xiao Yan laughed bitterly. His gaze once again slowly swept over the crystal counter. A long while
later, he stood at the final counter with a somewhat numb expression. From his observation earlier,
he had indeed found all the medicinal ingredients to refine one ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’.
However, after his calculations, if he were to purchase all of these medicinal ingredients, he would
need at least one hundred and seventy thousand gold coins.
“Unscrupulous shop ah, unscrupulous shop. It would be good if Old Hai were here. With him being
the great-Elder of the Primer clan, it would definitely not be a problem taking out this amount of
money.” Xiao Yan softly muttered in his mouth. Xiao Yan suddenly felt a little distressed. In the past,
he had never bothered about matters related to money. Now, he actually began to be vexed over
money when he had just entered the ‘Black-Corner Region’.
“Teacher, what do we do now?” In his helpless state, Xiao Yan could only smile bitterly and ask in
his heart.
“Hee hee, I have already told you that you will have difficulty moving even an inch within the
‘Black-Corner Region’ if you don’t have money.” Yao Lao teased, “What else can you do? If you don’t
want to exchange items, then you should first forget about that ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’. Use
your remaining money to buy two sets of medicinal ingredients to refine ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit
Pill’. After which, go to the auction house and auction off the medicinal pills which you have refined.
Otherwise, you will definitely be unable to obtain those medicinal ingredients.”
“Ah, we can only do this.” Xiao Yan sighed and began to turn around to search for the medicinal
ingredients to refine the ‘Three-Lines Green Spirit Pill’. It was fortunate that the ‘Three-Lines Green
Spirit Pill’ was a tier four medicinal pill. Therefore, the medicinal ingredients that it required were
far less costly than what was needed to refine the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’.
“Oh that’s right, I have almost forgotten to tell you an important matter. Although this matter will
compound the problem that you have on your already poor finances.” Yao Lao gloatingly said with a
smile, causing Xiao Yan to feel a little uneasy.
“Since you plan on getting your hands on that ‘Fallen Heart Flame’, you will need to complete all
the necessary preparation work just like when you swallowed the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ back
then.” Yao Lao smiled before continuing, “When you swallowed the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, you
relied on the protection of the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ in order to greatly increase your chances of success.
However, that ‘Fallen Heart Flame’ is ranked fourteenth on the ‘Heavenly Flame Ranking’. That is
far stronger than the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’ which is ranked nineteenth. Therefore, your
preparation this time around must be even more complete.”
“Ugh, I had almost nearly forgotten about that.” Xiao Yan was startled before he immediately
came to a sudden comprehension. If it was not for the assistance of the ‘Blood Lotus Pill’ the last
time he swallowed the ‘Green Lotus Core Flame’, there would have been no certainty in whether or
not he would finally succeed.
“Then what do we need to prepare this time around?” Xiao Yan asked uncertainly.
“A tier six medicinal pill, Ground Spirit Pill. Not many medicinal ingredients are needed to refine
it. There are only four of them. Flame Core ​Ganoderma, Asparagus Ice Fire Fruit, Green Wood
Celestial Vine, and a rank 6 water type Monster Core.”
The faint words caused Xiao Yan’s moving footsteps to suddenly falter. The corner of his mouth
twitched slightly. Even not mentioning the three medicinal ingredients’ name, which he had never
even heard of, just the very last one was sufficient to give him an impulse to act in a flustered and
exasperated manner. A rank 6 monster core? Did he need to go and kill a rank 6 super powerful
Magical Beast which could contend with a Dou Huang? Even if he wanted to seek death, he need not
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Chapter 388
Chapter 388: Alleviating Poverty Through Refining Pills
After walking out from the ‘Thousand Medicine Place’, Xiao Yan lifted his head and eyed the
somewhat dusky sky. He let out a long sigh. From this moment on, he had formally become a
member of the impoverished clan. Four sets of medicinal ingredients to refine the ‘Three-Lined
Green Spirit Pill’ not only completely exhausted all of his one hundred and thirty thousand gold
coins, but also got him to take out a total of three bottles or twenty-seven ‘Energy Recovery Pills’ in
order to successfully receive the medicinal ingredients from an astonished attendant. One should
clearly know that according to its market value, the ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ could be sold for over
five thousand gold coins apiece. If these twenty seven pieces were sold together, it would cost at
least more than a hundred thousand gold coins.
“I am so poor that I’m practically a beggar… hopefully I will not destroy them when refining.
Otherwise, I am afraid that I will really have to take out the ‘Amethyst Lion Birth Essence’ to sell.”
Xiao Yan laughed bitterly. Although he purchased four sets of the medicinal ingredients needed to
refine the ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’, it was impossible to achieve a one hundred percent
success rate with his current ability. Moreover, if he succeeded in two out of the four chances, he
would be able to make a profit in this transaction. The problem, however, was that he did not dare
be certain that he could maintain such a high success rate. Back then, in the Alchemist Grand
Meeting within the Jia Ma Empire, it was likely that he could not refine the highest grade ‘Three-
Lined Green Spirit Pill’ if he had not relied on some luck. However, who could guarantee that this
kind of good luck would always accompany him?
Xiao Yan turned around and eyed the horizontal signboard of the ‘Thousand Medicine Place’. He
gritted his teeth and cursed ‘unscrupulous shop’ before brushing his sleeves and storming off into
the street to begin searching for a quiet place where he could to refine pills.
He slowly walked along the street for over ten minutes before stopping outside of an inn. He
hesitated briefly before walking into it.
Within a small, quiet room, Xiao Yan first took out the medicinal ingredients he had bought earlier
and placed them on the table one at a time. As he took them out, he softly said, “It is fortunate that I
did not reject the compensation that Duo Ma had given me earlier. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even have
enough money to stay at an inn. This life that I am living… tsk tsk… is really too shabby.”
After Xiao Yan took out all of the medicinal ingredients, he finally took out a medicinal cauldron,
which was not of a very high tier. Once he completed this action, he clapped his hands and smiled
bitterly as he said, “Looks like there is going to be a big fight… forget it, just treat it as a warmup.”
Xiao Yan flicked his finger gently and a wisp of green-colored flame surfaced on the tip of his
finger. It immediately shot into the flame outlet of the medicinal cauldron. Immediately, the green-
colored flame seedling transformed into a raging flame which rose and burned within the medicinal
cauldron.
Xiao Yan eyed the rising green-colored flame, and inhaled a deep breath. He suppressed the
various emotions within his heart and his long finger appeared to be twisting the flowers and picked
a leaf as it flashed past the table’s surface. One by one, the medicinal ingredients drew an arc as
they were thrown into the medicinal cauldron. In an instant, they turned into powder.
Within the quiet room, the green-colored flame danced around within the medicinal cauldron like
a fairy. The sparks reflected from the walls mad

e threatening gestures and appeared very imposing.

The medicinal ingredients were thrown into the medicinal cauldron one at a time. Various
different colored medicinal powders slowly agglomerated, and finally began to show a trend of
merging under the grilling of the flame.
One hour later.
Xiao Yan eyes stared intently at the embryonic form of the medicinal pill that was partially visible
within the medicinal cauldron. He took out a purple-colored Danwan from within the storage ring
and swiftly squeezed it into his mouth. He chewed slightly and the seal on his hand suddenly
changed. Within the medicinal cauldron, one could see that the green-colored flame instantly
retreated. At the same time, Xiao Yan opened his mouth, and spat out a purple-colored flame which
swarmed into the medicinal cauldron.
TL: Danwan/Yaowan – a sort of pill that has no medicinal properties and can be potentially harmful
if consumed
“Bang.” The Purple Flame had just entered the medicinal cauldron when Xiao Yan’s expression
changed slightly. A soft, muffled sound immediately sounded and a pile of black-colored soot slid out
from the bottom of the medicinal cauldron.
“Che, failed.” Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head as he observed the pile of black-colored ashes.
“You were too anxious when the medicinal pill was merging. You were also impatient during the
changing of the flame. If you refine the medicine in such a manner, your chances of success will not
even be twenty or thirty percent.” Yao Lao faint voice sounded within Xiao Yan’s heart. He was
direct and to the point when he pointed out the mistakes that Xiao Yan made when refining earlier.
Xiao Yan quietly nodded his head. He did not find any words to explain himself. Instead, he quietly
stood in front of the medicinal cauldron for two minutes and inhaled a deep breath of air. The
emotion from his failure earlier was instantly and completely expelled from his mind. His face
contained no joy or sorrow. He waved his hand and another wisp of green-colored flame shot into
the medicinal cauldron.
Xiao Yan’s mind was tranquil. A green-colored flame was dancing within his dark black eyes. His
long hand slowly moved away from the surface of the table before making a sudden motion.
Instantly, the medicinal ingredients were once again swept into the medicinal cauldron.
The refining continued quietly within the silent, small room. After nearly another hour had passed,
Xiao Yan’s somewhat squinted eyes suddenly widened. The seal in his hand was like a dancing
butterfly, which was bright and beautiful. He widened his mouth abruptly and the Purple Flame shot
into the cauldron while the green flame quietly dissipated.
A pale-green-colored spherical sleek medicinal pill rolled and rotated above the Purple Flame
within the medicinal cauldron. The beautiful purple and green-colored Pill-Lines slowly appeared on
the surface of the medicinal pill.
“Hu.”
Xiao Yan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and gave a long sigh. He did not take another
risk, and summon the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’, which belonged to Yao Lao. Although he would be able
to cause the Green Spirit Pill to truly possess three lines if he was to succeed and raise its value
greatly , the current him did not dare to guarantee that the addition of the last line would succeed in
one attempt just like it had at the Alchemist Grand Meeting. The fortunes of the current him relied
on this two lined ‘Green Spirit Pill’. If he was not cautious and damaged it, that would really leave
one speechless.
“With the value of the ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pill’, it might be able to be auctioned off for around
four hundred thousand. A ‘Three-Line Green Spirit Pill’, on the other hand, can reach a high price of
about six hundred thousand. The difference between them is nearly double.” Yao Lao ‘s smiling
voice, which carried some temptation, sounded.
TL: Yes, the author’s math is kinda off…. Only kinda…
“Four hundred thousand can help to recuperate my capital.” The corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes
twitched as he forcefully controlled the temptation. He stored the medicinal pill into a jade bottle
and sat cross-legged on the bed, which was off to the side, to rest for half an hour. After which, he
stood up once again, moved to the side of the table and began to continue refining.
Xiao Yan was reduced to the small room for the entire afternoon as he refined the remaining
medicinal ingredients. When the sky gradually became dark, the medicinal ingredients on the table
were finally completely refined. On the table, there were two small bottles, each storing a spherical
pale-green medicinal pill. A faint medicinal fragrance was faintly seeping out of them, causing
people to feel extremely relaxed.
The purple-colored flame was raging and burning within the medicinal cauldron. A pale-purple
line had already appeared on the final Green Spirit Pill while it was being kept warm within the
purple flame. Out of four sets of medicinal ingredients, he could possibly successfully refine three
‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pill’. This success rate was already so high that it would be somewhat
shocking. Of course, if it were not for the extremely experienced Yao Lao instructing from behind
and the effect of the ‘Heavenly Flame’, it was likely that Xiao Yan would not be able to achieve this
success rate that would cause people to envious of regardless of how much talent they had in
refining medicine.
The purple-colored flame slowly leaped within Xiao Yan’s dark, black eyes. His pupils stared
directly at the Green Spirit Pill, which was gradually finishing its warm and nourishing stage. He
licked his lips gently as the corner of his eyes glanced at the two ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pills’ on
the table. Suddenly, his dark, black pupils became a little hotter.
“Hei, I knew that in the end, you would still lose patience and plan to refine a ‘Three-Lined Green
Spirit Pill’.” Yao Lao appeared to clearly know what Xiao Yan was thinking as his mocking laughter
resounded within Xiao Yan’s heart.
“Hee hee. In any case, I have already refined two ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pills’. Even if this one
were to fail, I will still have made a profit. A person should take some risks to make their life more
exciting, no?” Xiao Yan parted his mouth and smiled. His finger gently tapped the black ring and a
wisp of thick, white-colored flame seedling slowly rose.
When the thick, white-colored flame appeared, the temperature of the originally warm, small room
fell greatly. Xiao Yan’s expression slowly became grave. His Spiritual Strength wrapped around the
white-colored flame and carefully tossed it into the medicinal cauldron. The purple-colored flame
within it was driven away by another Spiritual Strength, and withdrawn from the medicinal cauldron
before quietly disappearing.
The white-colored flame entered just as the purple-colored flame was withdrawn. The control
needed to operate the two at the same time was grasped by Xiao Yan, whose Spiritual Strength was
completely focused, without any mistake. Even Yao Lao let out a soft ‘ah’ sound.
When the white-colored flame entered the medicinal cauldron, the medicinal cauldron actually
gently trembled a couple of times under the sudden decline in temperature. A tiny crack line quietly
expanded.
“Changing between cold and hot really does cause massive damage to a cauldron’s durability.
Next time I need to get a better medicinal cauldron if I have the time. Otherwise, I will be on
tenterhooks every time I refine medicine in the future.” The corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes glanced at the
tiny crack lines as he sighed and shook his head. However, his expression did not really pale at this
moment. Under the precondition of controlling the flame properly, this medicinal cauldron was still
able to support him until the medicinal pill was completely refined.
The thick, white flame was like a tiny, white snake within the medicinal cauldron as it shrouded
the medicinal pill. Wisps of strange temperature separated by a gap slowly seeped into the
medicinal pill. After which, a tiny white-colored Pill-Line began to gradually surface on the medicinal
pill.
“Well, the control of the flame this time around was much better than last time.” Yao Lao nodded
and praised somewhat when he saw the tiny actions of the white-colored flame.
Xiao Yan’s face was completely serious at the moment. Cold sweat repeatedly dripped down from
his forehead. No matter how one put it, the ‘Bone Chilling Flame’ was a flame that did not belong to
him. Therefore, it was extremely exhausting to try to control it. This resulted in the current him not
daring to carelessly reply to Yao Lao. He was afraid that if he was even slightly distracted, the
temperature of the flame would suddenly rise by a little and cause this ‘Green Spirit Pill’ to be
completely ruined.
The final warming and nourishing stage continued for nearly half an hour. When he saw that the
white-colored Pill-Line on the pale-green medicinal pill had crept until it finished a full circle, Xiao
Yan finally sighed in relief. A thought passed through his mind and the white-colored flame, which
was wrapped by the Spiritual Strength, was swiftly withdrawn out of the flame outlet. He beckoned
with his hand and the flame once again shrunk back into the dark, black ring.
Xiao Yan flipped his hand and a jade bottle appeared. An emerald-green medicinal pill shot out
from the medicinal cauldron and finally stopped, suspended in front of Xiao Yan, before he stored it
in the jade bottle with a smile.
“Two ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ and one ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’. This is my seed money
to get rich.” Xiao Yan wiped away the cold sweat that had accumulated on his forehead. He eyed the
three jade bottles. The abundant gains pushed away most of the fatigue which filled his mind. After
entering the ‘Black-Corner Region’, he finally knew just how short he was on money. Refining the
‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’ required a large sum of money. Refining that so called ‘Ground Spirit
Pill’ also required a lot of money. The sum of all these obligations really caused Xiao Yan to feel his
head swell.
“Crack.” As Xiao Yan stored the jade bottles into his storage ring, a soft noise suddenly sounded
from in front of him. Xiao Yan lifted his head to take a look. The crack line on the medicinal cauldron
had gradually become bigger until the cauldron finally crumbled apart with a clear sound, turning
into fragments which scattered all over the table.
Xiao Yan was somewhat speechless as he eyed the broken medicinal cauldron. He smiled bitterly
and said, “There is also the money needed to buy another medicinal cauldron.”
“Ah, for now, I should first go to the auction house.”
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Chapter 389
Chapter 389: Black Mark Auction House
Xiao Yan stood at the end of the street where the human traffic was turbulent. He lifted his head,
and watched the auction house in front of him, which was incomparably huge. His mouth could not
resist releasing a shocked sigh. Back then, when he saw the auction house headquarters of the
Primer clan in the Jia Ma Empire, he had felt somewhat shocked by its size. It was, however,
unexpected that he would realize that the Primer Auction house was undoubtedly trivial when
compared to this auction house, which was also called ‘Black Mark’, now that he had arrived at
Black Mark City.
There were over ten indifferent-faced, black-clothed powerful men, who carried sharp weapons on
their waist, outside the Black Mark Auction House. Their gazes, which were as sharp as eagles,
repeatedly swept across the human flow coming and going. From the faint presence that was
seeping out from the bodies of these men, five of them were actually of the Dou Shi class, while the
rest were around the peak of the Dou Zhe level.
There were already people at the Dou Shi class among those they had carelessly ordered to guard
the entrance. It appeared that the strength of this ‘Eight Gates’ was really strong. At the very least,
the Primer clan would be reluctant to use Dou Shi practitioners to guard the doors.
A large black robe was tightly wrapped around Xiao Yan’s body as he slowly lowered his head. The
shadow of the Doupeng completely covered his face. In the ‘Black-Corner Region’, this utterly
chaotic place, he did not think that carelessly exposing his appearance was a wise decision.
TL: Doupeng – a conical bamboo hat with a cloth hanging down from its tip, covering one’s face
Xiao Yan followed the flow of humans and slowly walked into the auction house. The vast space
within it caused him to once again become momentarily absent minded. He immediately recovered
and his footsteps ferried him to the middle of the hall.
An enormous screen was hung on the surroundings within this auction house, scrolling through a
countless number of items, which were being sold in this auction. Xiao Yan roughly glanced over it,
but did not discover anything excessively rare. It was likely that these special items were used as
things which would dominate the auction and were not displayed in order to maintain their secrecy.
Of course, some of the factions, which were quite strong, would naturally be able to use other
channels to inquire about the treasures which would dominate the auction.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across his surroundings before finally stopping on a door leading to a room
to inspect treasures. He hesitated a little before slowly walking into it.
As Xiao Yan’s body entered the door into this so called ‘Treasure Inspecting Room’, he was
somewhat stunned to realize that this somewhat big room was neatly divided into over a hundred
smaller secret rooms. It was likely a preventive measure designed to prevent the treasures from
being exposed.
Xiao Yan had just walked into this ‘Treasure Inspecting Room’ when a sexily clad female servant
walked forward. Her feminine voice released an enchanting feeling, “This sir, are you here to
inspect a treasure or are you here to perform a price evaluation to facilitate the auction?”
“The latter.” Xiao Yan’s purposefully suppressed his voice until it sounded somewhat hoarse.
“Please follow me.” The female servant smiled enchantingly and turned around. Her water snake-
like waist swayed and formed an extremely alluring arc. If one looked at it for too long, it would
actually cause a nefarious flame to rise within one’s lower abdomen. It appeared that the female
servants here had undergone special training on how to increase their attractiveness to its limit in
men

’s eyes.
Xiao Yan’s gaze dangled within the shadows of the Doupeng. He ignored the female servant’s
seductive body. In the ‘Black-Corner Region’, which was an extremely chaotic place, even a woman
who did not have the strength to tie a chicken could also cause a person to receive a great shock.
Therefore, Xiao Yan did not dare to think of having any interaction with the women here.
Xiao Yan followed behind the woman and walked dozens of meters before the latter finally stopped
in front of a small secret room. She respectfully bowed to Xiao Yan and smiled as she said, “Mister,
you can hand over the things you want to auction off to the grandmaster inside to evaluate and
verify. After which, you will obtain a seat of a differing grade at the auction fair depending on how
valuable the items you are trying to auction off are.”
Xiao Yan nodded. He gently pushed open the black-colored wooden door and walked in. After
which, he smoothly closed the door.
The light in the small room was bright. An old man, whose hair was somewhat white, was using
his sharp gaze to inspect Xiao Yan. As the latter was entirely covered in a black robe, he had
difficulty spotting anything eye-catching.
“Please have a seat.” The old man carelessly pointed at a chair in front of him. He finished
arranging some of the tools needed to inspect the items to be auctioned off before lowering his head
and said faintly, “Take out the things that you want to auction out.”
Xiao Yan remained silent. He did not speak as he waved his hand and three small jade bottles
appeared on the table.
“Medicinal Pills?”
The old man was a little stunned when he heard the sound of the jade bottles colliding with the
surface of the table. His gaze stopped on each of the three small jade bottles and a bizarre glint
flashed across his eyes. He wore a pair of thin, transparent gloves and carefully picked up a jade
bottle and tipped the jade bottle until the pale-green-colored spherical medicinal pill rolled out onto
his palm. He placed it under his nose and sniffed, while his gaze paused on the green and purple
Pill-Lines on the pill. He mused for a moment before his expression changed slightly. With a shocked
voice, he said, “This is a ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pill?”
“Ah.” Xiao Yan nodded slightly. His voice was still hoarse: “Since you have heard of the ‘Two-Lined
Green Spirit Pill’, I think that you should also know of its effect. Help me estimate the listing price.”
“I need to examine it first.” The old man shook his head. He then took out those strange and
unique tools and began fiddling with the medicinal pill. After continuing like this for a long while, he
finally stopped. His gaze had an additional bizarreness when he lifted his head back up to look at
Xiao Yan. With a deeper meaning in his words, he said, “This is indeed a ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit
Pill. Moreover, its quality is quite high. Even an ordinary tier four alchemist would have difficulty
creating a pill with this kind of quality.”
“According to the method the ‘Black-Corner Region’ uses to estimate, the base price for this ‘Two-
Lined Green Spirit Pill’ should be around three hundred thousand gold. If you take it out to auction
and meet some rich and powerful factions competing with each other, it would not be difficult for
you to auction it off for over five hundred thousand gold.”
“Then take a look at this.” Xiao Yan nodded slightly. This price was already higher than what he
had estimated. Immediately, he pushed over the bottle which contained the ‘Three-Lined Green
Spirit Pill’.
“Oh?” The old man was slightly startled. He took the bottle and allowed the emerald-like spherical
medicinal pill within to roll out. However, when his gaze swept across the three circular Pill-Lines on
the pill’s body, a seriousness finally appeared on his calm face. The difference between a ‘Two-Lined
Green Spirit Pill’ and a ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ may merely be only one line, but their prices
were like two different worlds.
A ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ may have the effect of helping a Dou Shi break through the final
barrier and advance, but it could only help one’s strength increase by one or two stars. Moreover,
the chances of receiving backlash was quite great. On the other hand, once one successfully
consumed a ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’, not only could one break through the barrier, but one
could also have one’s strength suddenly rise by three stars. Of course, this was with the exception
that the person taking the pill had purposely not been restricted their strength from rising. Back
then, when Xiao Yan had consumed the ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’, he purposefully deposited the
medicinal effect within his body because his was afraid that his strength would rise too quickly,
which would result in him losing precise control over his body. When the medicinal strength was
activated later on, it once again caused his strength to soar. From this, one could see the clear
difference between the ‘Three-Lined’ and ‘Two-Lined’ pills!
On this point, the old man who had seen countless treasures knew it very well. Thus, his face held
an extra trace of curiosity and seriousness.
“Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill?” The old man scrupulously examined the emerald medicinal pill as
he spoke in a stunned soft voice.
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded his head faintly.
“Excellent stuff.” The old man smacked his mouth. Even though he was used to seeing treasures,
he also gave such an evaluation. He hesitated a little before saying: “The base auction price of this
‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ can be set at around seven hundred thousand. After undergoing
competing bids, I think that it can be sold for about nine hundred thousand or so.”
Xiao Yan quietly nodded his head. In his heart, he could not resist heaving a long sigh of relief. The
sum of the values of these three ‘Green Spirit Pills’ would be nearly two million. This amount of
money had really come in a frightening manner. No wonder being an alchemist was an occupation
which did not lack money to spend. This kind of lucrative thing would really cause the other
occupations to collapse from envy.
Of course, Xiao Yan also clearly knew that this kind of lucrative trade was built upon having
sufficiently high chances of success. After all, when most alchemists refined medicinal pills, they
would sometimes only succeed once every ten attempts. The ingredients needed to refine the
‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ would add up to nearly sixty or seventy thousand gold coins. When
that time came, even if they were successful once out of ten times, it was likely they would only
manage to break even. After all, not all the alchemists in this world had the help of an extremely
experienced Yao Lao, as well as a ‘Heavenly Flame’, both of which were extremely great helps.
“Two ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ and one ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’. Mister, the value of the
things you want to sell in our auction has already reached a second class VIP grade of our ‘Black
Mark Auction House’. This is your seat number. The auction fair will officially open this afternoon.
When that time comes, please sit in your designated seat.” The old man carefully put the medicinal
pills away and took out a card which was made of green-colored emerald from the counter, which he
then handed over to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan nodded his head as he received the emerald card. He inquired, “Can I leave now?”
“Ke ke, mister, please do as you wish.” The old man smiled as he replied after he had carefully
returned the three ‘Green Spirit Pill’. Perhaps it was because of these pills, but his current attitude
toward Xiao Yan was a little better.
Xiao Yan did not say any more nonsense after hearing this. He stood up and slowly walked toward
the door, opened it, and walked out.
The old man eyed the door, which was slowly closing, and heard the footsteps gradually becoming
distant. His finger gently knocked on the surface of the table. A long while later, he lowered his
head, and eyed the three ‘Green Spirit Pills’, which had been stored properly. A strange expression
flashed across his muddled old eyes.
“I have not seen this person before. To be able to take out three ‘Green Spirit Pill’ so easily, it is
likely that he should be an alchemist. Moreover, his tier should not be low…” His hand tapped at a
certain part of the table, and the wall of the secret room was suddenly and slowly pulled open,
revealing a small, dark hole. The old man picked up the three ‘Green Spirit Pills’, turned around and
walked into the hole. His soft voice muttering words that resounded quietly within the secret room.
“An alchemist who can refine a medicinal pill of a tier like the ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ is
also not commonly seen in the ‘Black-Corner Region’. I think that the Leader will be interested in
such a person.”

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Chapter 390
Chapter 390: The Start of the Auction
Once he exited the Black Mark Auction House, Xiao Yan walked directly back to the inn he was
staying at. He rested in his small room until it was about time for the auction to begin. Only then did
he exit his training mode and put his large, black robe on, completely invigorated. He then left the
inn at a steady pace, once again walking over to the auction ground.
When Xiao Yan arrived at the entrance of the auction house, the huge, nearly-packed, racketing
crowd with noises that shot towards the sky, caused him to become slightly dull. He did not expect
that the Great Auction Fair would actually attract so many people. It was indeed worthy of being
called a grand event in the ‘Black-Corner Region’.
Xiao Yan tried to squeeze through the human traffic before he withdrew somewhat helplessly. This
‘Black-Corner Region’ could not be compared with the Jia Ma Empire. If one cut the queue here,
there would immediately be dozens of fist violently thrown over. After all, the temper of the people
within the ‘Black-Corner Region’ was not as meek as those of the outside world. If they had any
disagreement, drawing their knives and hacking at others was something that was a common sight.
Xiao Yan withdrew from the human flow, which was shouting non-stop. His gaze swept around him
and immediately stopped on another pathway, other than the main entrance of the auction house.
Compared to this place, the entrance was an entirely different scene. The spacious pathway was
covered by a red-colored carpet and there were over ten black-clothed men with cold expressions
stationed around the place. The domineeringly thick, dark presence faintly emitting from their
bodies frightened the human crowd beside them until they dared not squeeze over. Therefore, this
resulted in an empty area being formed on the pathway there.
When Xiao Yan’s gaze swept over, he coincidentally saw a group of people walking onto the red-
colored carpeted pathway. His gaze swept over this group of people, and finally stopped at a
somewhat overly pale-looking, handsome, young man in the middle. From his outer appearance, his
age seemed to be around twenty four or twenty five. However, from the tiny undulation caused
wisps of energy to be occasionally emitted from within his body, his strength was likely at least
around the Dou Ling class!
“This person… his strength is quite good. Moreover, he is actually this young? Looks like this
‘Black-Corner Region’ is really a place where tigers and dragons are hidden.” Xiao Yan was
somewhat surprised as he eyed the young man with a pale expression, while he muttered in his
heart.
“Hei, look over there. It seems to be people from the Blood Sect?”
“They are indeed a group of overpowered fellows. That person in the middle should be the Junior
Sect Leader, Fan Ling, right? Hee hee, it is said that the disappearance of an Elder of the ‘Eight
Gates’ not long ago had something to do with him.”
“The blood of his entire body was dried, it seemed like his blood had been completely and
forcefully drained by someone. Only the Blood Sect would be interested in such things. It is just that
it was really unexpected that he actually still dares to come to the old nest of the ‘Eight Gates’.”
“What does he not dare to do? His father is a strong person ranked fifth on the ‘Black Ranking’.
Yuan Yu is a great distance away from him. Moreover, the Blood Sect’s strength is greater than the
‘Eight Gates’. Would they dare touch Fan Ling here? Would they not be afraid that his father would
bring people, and wash ‘Black Mark City’ away with blood in his anger?”
Xiao Yan came to a sudden realization as he heard the private conversations transmitted from the

human flow. His gaze once again settled on the face of the young man, and remembered the faction
called the ‘Blood Sect’ deep within his heart.
Seemingly having sensed a somewhat different gaze, the young man, who was about to enter the
auction house, suddenly paused his footsteps. He tilted his head slightly and his extremely cold
eyes, which were void of even the slightest emotion, glanced directly at Xiao Yan, whose entire body
was hidden in a black robe, standing a short distance away. Immediately, he raised his eyebrows
slightly, hesitated for a moment before entering the auction house while carrying some doubt
between his brows.
 “This ‘Black-Corner Region’ does not seem to have many normal people.” The young man’s thick,
cold gaze caused Xiao Yan to have a certain feeling of being stared at by a blood sucking bat from
within the darkness. He spread out his hands while laughing bitterly in his heart.
Not long after that group of people from the ‘Blood Sect’ entered the auction house, there were a
few groups of people entering it soon after them. These people were, without exception, people from
strong factions within the ‘Black-Corner Region’, judging by the private whispers around. This was
really an eye-opener for Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan eyed the empty and quiet carpeted pathway. He then eyed the main entrance, which was
packed with people, and could not help feeling speechless.
“All they have is some broken VIP card. What’s there to be proud off. This ‘Eight Gates’ only has
eyes for money. The old me at the very least auctioned things worth over fifty over thousand, but I
don’t see them giving me one.” Just as Xiao Yan’s gaze was sweeping across the carpeted pathway, a
skinny man by his side, who was similarly pushed out by the human flow, also looked at the carpeted
pathway and involuntarily cursed softly. However, from his eyes, it appeared that he was clearly very
jealous.
“VIP card?” Xiao Yan’s heart moved when he heard this. He also recalled that those people earlier
seemed to have taken a card out from within their sleeves when entering the pathway. He rubbed
his storage ring and an emerald card leaped out. Xiao Yan remembered that the old man at the
‘Treasure Inspection Room’ had said that this thing was a second grade VIP card, no?
“What are you looking at? Are you courting death?” Seemingly having sensed the gaze of Xiao
Yan, who was wrapped in a black robe, thrown over, the skinny man immediately displayed a fierce
expression and spoke ferociously.
Xiao Yan ignored this crazy fellow and directly walked toward the carpeted pathway under the
latter’s stunned gaze.
“Chi, this fellow…” The skinny man curled his lips when he saw the action of Xiao Yan. Earlier, he
had also seen Xiao Yan squeezed out from the human flow. Therefore, he would naturally not think
that this fellow, who was dressed so shabbily, would actually be able to possess a VIP card of this
‘Black Mark Auction House’. After all, those who possessed the card were either from some faction
that was quite strong, or those who had auctioned off over two million gold coins worth of goods to
only barely obtain a third grade VIP card.
TL: VIP card grade – the lower the number the better e.g. first is better than second
Two million. For most people within the ‘Black-Corner Region’, this price was an enormous sum
which one could hope for, but could never obtain. This point could be seen from how Xiao Yan had
only obtained a five thousand gold coin reward for protecting Duo Ma all the way. Xiao Yan was a Da
Dou Shi, yet his compensation was still so low. It should be known that a Da Dou Shi was worthy of
starting a Clan in the Jia Ma Empire. In this world, it was not so easy to earn money. Otherwise,
some Da Dou Shi, Dou Ling, or even Dou Wang within the ‘Black-Corner Region’ would not be able
to swoop so low that had to become killers.
Of course, this was naturally excluding the alchemist, which was an occupation which caused
people to be incomparably envious of. After all, the harsh inborn requirements of an alchemist had
eliminated nearly ninety percent of the people to a point where they could only dream about it.
It was due to the reasons mentioned above that the skinny man quietly ridiculed Xiao Yan when he
saw Xiao Yan’s action. Of course, his ridicule did not persist for very long and his ferocious
expression on his face descended into stiffness. This was because Xiao Yan had merely stopped for a
short while on the carpeted pathway before he swaggered onto that incomparably soft red carpet.
“He has a VIP card and yet he is also here to squeeze? Does he have some problem?” The skinny
man’s eyes were somewhat red due to envy. This was especially when Xiao Yan turned his head
around and looked in his direction after entering the auction ground. That skinny man was so
furious that he clawed at his head. He clearly sensed that there was a mocking gaze glaring at him
under the black robe.
The lighting was a little dark when Xiao Yan entered the tunnel. He moved along the corridor until
the end before he took a turn. Immediately, an incomparably large auction area appeared in Xiao
Yan’s sight, causing him to inhale a breath of cool air.
This auction ground was larger than any auction ground that Xiao Yan had seen in his life. The
packed seats and that auction platform, which seemed to be made completely out of bright crystals,
caused people to be dazzled.
“Mister, may I inquire what is your seat number?” Just as Xiao Yan was a taking in the view, a
beautiful female servant walked over quickly and asked respectfully.
Xiao Yan did not reply. He directly handed over the emerald card. When that female servant saw
the color of the card, a bizarre glint flashed across her eyes. Her attitude became much more
respectful. With a slight bow, she gently said, “Mister, you have a second grade VIP card. Please
follow me.”
Once she finished saying this, the female servant hurriedly led the way, while Xiao Yan swayed
leisurely close behind.
The female servant shuttled within the enormous auction ground for nearly ten minutes before she
stopped at an area close to the crystal auction platform. She pointed at a seat and smiled at Xiao
Yan before bowing and then withdrawing.
Xiao Yan walked up to the spacious and exquisitely plush seat before sitting down. The soft feeling
nearly caused his body to have the impulse to curl up within it. Xiao Yan turned around and eyed the
ordinary chairs behind. He involuntarily inhaled a breath of air once again. This was a privilege, a
privilege that was born of money.
As he sat on the chair, Xiao Yan’s eyebrow suddenly twitched. He lifted his head and his gaze
swept to a row of seats not far in front of him. He could see that the Junior Sect Leader of the ‘Blood
Sect’, Fan Ling, who had appeared at the entrance earlier, was looking at him with a somewhat
strange gaze.
Xiao Yan’s brows, under the shadows, were slightly knit together. He ignored him and directly
closed his eyes, quietly waiting for the auction to begin.
“Junior Sect Leader, what is it?” The pale-faced, handsome young man slowly withdrew his gaze.
On his side, a similarly pale-faced old man asked softly.
“Nothing, it is just that I feel that fellow is somewhat strange. Moreover, when I see him, I actually
feel a strange fear within my heart.” When he spoke to this point, Fan Ling laughed mockingly as he
shook his head.
“Ke ke, Junior Sect Leader should have sensed wrongly. Although our Blood Sect’s Qi Technique is
extremely dark and cold and is naturally fearful of some extreme flames, there are not many people
in the entire ‘Black-Corner Region’ who are in possession of a flame of that kind of class.” The old
man said with a laugh.
“Perhaps.” The young man nodded. The few people who possessed that kind of flame were strong
people at the peak within the ‘Black-Corner Region’. This black-robed person, on the other hand,
was clearly not among them. Immediately, he ceased having wild thoughts and his gaze was thrown
toward the crystal platform. With a soft voice, he muttered, “I wonder if the news is really true. If it
is really so, father has said that we must obtain it at all cost.”
“Hee hee, Junior Sect Leader, you can be rest assured that the Sect Leader has already quietly
made all the preparations. Even if that thing were to fall into someone else’s hands, he would not be
able to walk more than five kilometers from the ‘Black Mark City’!” The old man laughed darkly.
“That would be good.” A dark, cold arc formed on the young man’s face. He also gradually closed
his eyes and quietly waited for the auction to begin.
While Fan Ling had his eyes closed, a few factions not far away from them were quietly whispering
among themselves. If one could hear their conversations, one would discover something in common,
which was that all their conversations involved a certain mysterious object. Moreover, this object
appeared to be the final item to be auctioned off at the auction fair!
Around half an hour after Xiao Yan had closed his eyes, a clear ‘gong’ slowly resounded within the
auction ground. Upon hearing this ‘gong’ sound, Xiao Yan withdrew from his training mode, and the
noisiness swept over like some magical sound pouring into his mind, causing him to violently shake
his head. Only then did he maintain his calm. He lifted his head and eyed the bright, crystal
platform. At this moment, there was a white-haired old man who appeared to be an auctioneer
already standing with a smile on it.
“It is finally about to begin.” Xiao Yan softly muttered as he eyed the enormous ground, which
appeared to be so crowded that it was completely packed. His dark, black eyes contained an obvious
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Chapter 391
Chapter 391: Flying Dou Technique: Lightning Bat Sky Wings
The clear ‘gong’ slowly reverberated throughout the auction ground. Following the sound of the
‘gong’, the racket and noise in the ground also gradually receded. Countless number of gazes were
thrown toward the crystal platform. Their eyes were all heated.
“Ke ke, I think that everyone here has waited until they are feeling a little impatient. Since that is
the case, I shall not say any official or superficial words to annoy you.” That white-haired old man
,who was wearing fancy clothes, smiled as he eyed the dense mass of heads in the auction ground.
Finally, his obscure gaze swept the factions seated in the front row. His loud and clear voice
resounded throughout the place. As a very experienced auctioneer, he clearly knew that what those
people below wanted to see and did not want to see. Therefore, his unnecessary introduction at the
start was directly cast aside. Without a doubt, however, this action of the old man had indeed won
cheers from the entire place. At the very least, even that dark, ice cold Junior Sect Leader of the
Blood Sect also nodded slightly.
“As the annual Great Auction Fair begins, I think that this one, which our ‘Eight Gates’ has
organized, will definitely not disappoint anyone.” The old man gently clapped. He said in a clear
voice, “I announce that the ‘Black Mark City’ Auction Fair begins now!”
As the old man’s clear voice fell, an eye-piercing, intense light erupted from the crystal platform.
It was a long while later before the intense light disappeared. On the auction platform in front of the
white-haired old man, there was a longsword which was entirely blue, reflecting a thick, cold luster
as the light reflected off of it. Seeing the energy traces flowing on its body, it was clearly a Monster
Core weapon that a renowned blacksmith had meticulously created.
“This sword is named ‘Cold Edge’. It is molded from cold metal and is said to be able to cut iron
like one would cut soil. Moreover, it is perfectly embedded with a rank three ice affinity Monster
Core. If a person who practices water or ice affinity skills uses it to fight with an opponent, their
strength will definitely be increased. Powerful magical weapons are something that one must bring
when going out. If anyone is interested, do not be reluctant to spend the money in your bags. Money
may be precious, but that is only on the precondition of one having the life to enjoy it, no? Ke ke.”
The old man held the blue longsword in his hand. The body of the sword trembled and a faint, cold
air rose, forming an indistinct white fog that was partially visible. He turned his head toward the
auction ground and smiled as he said, “The base price is one hundred thousand. Everyone please.”
“A Monster Core Weapon, huh…” Xiao Yan muttered as he eyed that longsword. However, he was
not too interested in it. The current him already had a weapon like the Heavy Xuan Ruler, where one
made big motions with its attacks, having momentum that put pressure on others. He would really
be a little unaccustomed if he was asked to change weapons to a narrow and elegant longsword.
Therefore, he did not have any intention of participating in the bidding for this item. After all, he
knew that the good things came at the end.
Of course, Xiao Yan’s lack of interest did not naturally mean that the other people would not be
interested. For a Dou Zhe, a weapon that fitted one’s hand was like the medicinal cauldron in an
alchemist’s hand. That was something used to make a living. Therefore, after the words of the white-
haired old man fell, quite a number of bidding sounds repeatedly rang out through the auction
ground.
The first bidding persisted for a couple of minutes before the sword was suc

cessfully auctioned off to a skinny, weak-looking man with an excited face for one hundred and fifty
thousand gold coins.
After the first auction proceeded successfully, various different treasures, armors, Dou Skills, Qi
Techniques, medicinal ingredients, etc., that caused people eyes’ to be dazzled, began to appear on
the auction platform. There was even once when Xiao Yan was somewhat stunned as he watched a
little beauty who was pushed onto the platform. She was not very old, appearing perhaps around
twenty two to twenty three years old. Her figure, however, had matured till it left one speechless. A
small face, which was filled with timidness, could immediately stimulate the male desires of those
men in the auction ground who massacred all the time. One by one, they turned into wolves. Finally,
it actually ended up with a high price of nearly one hundred and thirty thousand, causing the white-
haired auctioneer on the platform to part his mouth and smile.
 Xiao Yan sat on the soft chair and indifferently watched those buffoons around him. He closed his
eyes and waited for something that could arouse his interest.
During the auction fair, there were not too many unique items, which created an overly detonating
atmosphere, appearing. Moreover, the people who were bidding were merely some people seated in
the back. The strong factions in the front rows, who possessed a great amount of wealth, had yet to
make a single bid up until now.
“Clang.”
Another clear ‘gong’ sound was transmitted from the crystal platform. The white-haired
auctioneer was full of smiles as he received a small, silver plate from the hands of a female servant.
There were two transparent small jade bottles on the silver plate. There was a green medicinal pill
rolling around within each of the the jade bottles.
This medicinal pill attracted quite a number of gazes when it appeared. After all, the medicinal pill
was something in great demand and on par with Qi Methods and Dou Techniques on this Dou Qi
Continent. Moreover, some of those medicinal ingredients, which could be directly used to raise
one’s strength, would cause a countless number of people to flock in droves.
“Ke ke, this medicinal pill is called the ‘Green Spirit Pill’. I think that there are quite a number of
people who have heard of its name. It is able to help those people who have been hovering at the
peak of the Dou Shi class for a long while to break through their barrier in one go. Moreover, these
‘Green Spirit Pill’ is of the ‘Two-Lined’ class. If one is lucky enough after one consumes it, one might
wildly soar two stars of strength.” The white haired auctioneer pointed at the medicinal pill in the
bottle and smiled as he spoke.
The words of the auctioneer had just fell when commotion broke out on the auction ground.
Countless people stared at the jade bottle on the silver plate with boiling hot eyes. This kind of
medicinal pill, which could help people break through the barrier between classes, was merely
something one might have the chance to see if one was lucky, but cannot hope to obtain even within
the ‘Black-Corner Region’. Dou Shi and Da Dou Shi was merely the difference of only one word.
However, only by stepping into the latter could one be truly considered to have reached the level
when one had a foothold on the journey of training one’s Dou Qi. This crossing was basically an
extremely great change. Therefore, there were countless number of people who had stopped at the
peak of the Dou Shi class and had been unable to take that step forward for a long time.
However, these problems could be easily overcome by the ‘Green Spirit Pill’. It was due to this
that even some of those huge faction in front also had some interest when the pill appeared. After
all, a ‘Green Spirit Pill’ could groom one Da Dou Shi. Looking at it from a long term perspective, this
business transaction was quite worthwhile. Although the strong people at the peak were the rulers
in the ‘Black-Corner Region’, the Da Dou Shi class was a middle level pillar of many factions. It was
naturally good if one could add a few more.
“Of course, since everyone has heard of the name ‘Green Spirit Pill’, I think that all of you should
also know some of its side effects.” The auctioneer smiled. A cunningness flashed across his eyes.
He did not mention the backlash effect of the ‘Green Spirit Pill’ too clearly, but vaguely hinted
toward it. After which, he waved his hand. “Base auction price, Three hundred and thirty thousand!”
“Three hundred and forty thousand!” The voice of the auctioneer had just rang out when someone
from the seats in the back shouted out loudly.
“Three hundred and fifty thousand!” There were obviously quite a lot of people who were
interested in the ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pill’. Therefore , the earlier bid was surpassed in less than
a minute.
Xiao Yan quietly sat in his chair. His fingers were intertwined together. When he heard the
repeated sounds of the price being raised racing by his ear, a faint smile involuntarily surfaced on
his face under the black robe. The extent to which the ‘Green Spirit Pill’ was welcome within the
‘Black-Corner Region’ had far exceeded his expectations. According to this situation, he would at
least have sufficient money to purchase all of the medicinal ingredients for the ‘Spiritual Recovery
Purple Pill’.
The shouting of the prices repeatedly sounded one after another within the auction ground. In
merely ten minutes, the price of one ‘Green Spirit Pill’ had risen from three hundred and thirty
thousand to around four hundred thousand. When the price had reached this level, the shouting
clearly became much more sparse. After all, if one pill was four hundred thousand, two pills would
be nearly one million. This kind of price was somewhat too large for most people.
“Five hundred and fifty thousand.” Just as the price paused at four hundred and ninety thousand,
a somewhat, ice cold, lazy voice finally sounded from the front row.
Hearing this price, which had suddenly soared by sixty thousand, Xiao Yan raised his head slightly.
His somewhat strange gaze paused on the body of the Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect. His
heart softly muttered, “Is he also interested in the ‘Green Spirit Pill’?”
 After the Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect shouted out a price, the noisy auction house
immediately became much quieter. Some of the people who originally planned on raising the price
once again faced each other and unwillingly sat down. Although they had some money, they
undoubtedly knew their limit and the consequences if they competed against the Blood Sect. Since
this was the case, they might as well give up.
“Five hundred and sixty thousand.”
Just when Xiao Yan thought that the price would stop at five hundred and fifty thousand, however,
a faint voice suddenly sounded.
Gazes followed the shouting and moved, before finally stopping on the body of a middle-aged man
wearing skull grey robes at the front row. They frowned slightly as their hearts muttered: “Someone
from the ‘Black Skeleton’s Tomb’.”
The ‘Black Skeleton’s Tomb’ was also quite a strong faction within the ‘Black-Corner Region’. It is
said that they practice an extremely weird Qi Method. Moreover, their elemental affinity was tilted
toward the rare dankness affinity. Therefore, there were few people in the tomb. However, all of
them were elite, strong people. They usually had an unceasing number of conflicts with the Blood
Sect, but they did not really go all out and fight to the death due to the suppression and restraint of
the leaders on both sides.
When he heard there was someone who issued a competing bid, the eyes of the Junior Sect Leader
of the Blood Sect immediately became much darker and colder. He tilted his head and glanced at
the wooden face of the middle-aged man. He said, “Five hundred and eighty thousand.”
“Five hundred and ninety thousand.” The middle-aged man was still expressionless as he shouted
at a steady pace.
The gazes of the people on the entire auction ground agglomerated onto these two people. The
factions at the front row did not participate. They merely watched the two people with interest as
they wondered how high the two people would raise the prices to.
“Junior Sect Leader, five hundred thousand is already the peak price for a ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit
Pill’. If you continue adding, you will lose out somewhat. Moreover, we must leave some money for
the final contest.” Seemingly having seen that the Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect was still
thinking of raising the price once more, the old man beside him hurriedly whispered.
“Six hundred thousand.” The Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect frowned slightly. He mused for
a moment before announcing his final price. He had already made the decision that he would give
up this bidding if the other party increased the price further.
Against many people’s expectation, however, the expressionless middle-aged man did not open his
mouth again after the Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect shouted this price. He shrunk back into
his chair and a faint ridicule surfaced on his wooden face.
The middle-aged man’s action caused the Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect, Fan Leng, to be
blank. He immediately appeared to have understood what had happened and a dense darkness was
lifted from the corner of his mouth. He softly said, “Very good. If father wants to take action this
time around, let me handle this Moer Han. I want him to taste the pain of having his blood
completely drained.”
“Ke ke, Junior Sect Leader Fan Leng bids six hundred gold coins for one pill. Who else wants to
increase the price? If there isn’t anyone, then the two ‘Two-Lined Green Spirit Pills’ belong to him!”
The white-haired auctioneer was quite satisfied with this price. He immediately smiled as he asked
the crowd. When saw that there was no response, he finally knocked the auction hammer in his
hand downward.
“One million two hundred thousand. Not a bad price. These suckers.” A mocking smile surfaced in
the shadows under the black robe. One million two hundred thousand was about to flow into Xiao
Yan’s already depleted money bag.
After auctioning off the two ‘Green Spirit Pills’, the few things behind were not auctioned off at a
high price. Some of the things had their prices merely raised once before they were successfully
auctioned off to someone. This caused the auctioneer on the stage to feel a little pain. These sales
were related to his evaluation and income.
It was fortunate, however, that this low tide was finally suddenly raised after it had persisted for
over ten minutes. Even Xiao Yan’s face was filled with surprise at the thing that was auctioned.
The auctioneer carefully used both hands to picked up a scroll made out of an ancient jade from
the crystal platform. His expression was filled with mystery as he faced the crowd.
“Everyone, the thing that is going to be auctioned off next is something that is currently very
rarely seen. This is a kind of Dou Technique. Due to the method to create it being lost, however, it is
now currently become extremely rare.”
 Upon hearing the introduction given by the auctioneer, Xiao Yan appeared to have faintly sensed
something in his heart.
“Flying Dou Technique: Lightning Bat Sky Wings!”
The hands of the auctioneer trembled. The scroll suddenly slide down and was immediately
exposed. At that instant, a pair of small-scaled. black-colored bat wings, which appeared to have a
ghostly aura appeared in everyone’s sight.
“As expected.” Xiao Yan was stunned as he watched the exquisite pair of bat wings. He let out a
long breath of air as he muttered in his heart.

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Chapter 392
Chapter 392: Competing for the Lightning Bat Sky Wings and the Map Fragment
A faint purple, lighting aura seeped out from within the dark, black bat wings. Some of the arcs
appeared to be a substance-like lightning shape, appearing extremely mysterious.
Once this so called Lightning Bat Sky Wings appeared, the entire auction house became somewhat
quiet. Some of the people, who did not know what’s what, appeared a little lost. A commotion,
however, broke out among those who had heard of the name Flying Dou Technique, like the Blood
Sect, Black Skeleton Tomb, and the other factions in front. Clearly, this so called Lightning Bat Sky
Wings had interested them. After all, as long as one had this Dou Technique, they would be able to
fly, just like a strong Dou Wang. This was definitely something that one must have to easily kill
people and flee!
“This thing is interesting. I like it.” The Blood Sect’s Junior Sect Leader’s gaze stared intently at
the strange bat wings, which had escaped from the jade scroll as he softly muttered.
“Junior Sect Leader, the price of this flying Dou Technique is likely going to be over a million. If we
continue to squander like this, we might not be able to compete for the last item.” Upon hearing Fan
Ling’s words, a similarly pale-faced old man could not resist whispering with worry.
“Why are you so anxious?” Fan Ling glanced at the old man and coldly laughed, “Since father has
already made preparations, that thing will land in our hands regardless of who gets it through the
auction. In that case, we might even be able to save a large sum.”
“However, that is a little too risky. Moreover, if the information is leaked, it would be a little
troublesome.” The old man hesitantly said.
“I naturally have my own plans. There is no need to be overly concerned Elder Luo.” Fan Ling’s
gaze was dark and cold as he eyed the group of people from the Black Skeleton Tomb, who were
seated not far away, while speaking indifferently.
“Ah.” Seeing that his advice was useless, the one called Elder Luo could only helplessly sigh. He
shook his head and ceased speaking.
On the crystal platform, the white-haired auctioneer spat his saliva in all directions as he roughly
explained the effect of the flying Dou Technique. When those people, who were originally somewhat
at a loss, heard that this thing could allow a person to fly in the sky without advancing to the Dou
Wang level, their eyes instantly became fiery.
“Ke ke, I think that everyone should also know that Flying Dou Techniques are currently extremely
rare. After our negotiations, this ‘Lightning Bat Sky Wings’ can be considered to be a Low Class
Middle Xuan Flying Dou Technique if it were to be ranked according to its class. Therefore, the
based price is set at one million. The auction will now begin.” The white haired auctioneer smiled
again as he spoke.
“Uh, it is actually this expensive.” Hearing the high price of one million, Xiao Yan shook his head.
He could sense the heated gazes within the auction ground had instantly been greatly reduced when
the price was announced.
“Ke ke, it is indeed a little expensive, but the Flying Dou Technique is worth this price. This is also
the reason why even I said that you were lucky when you obtain the ‘Purple Cloud Wings’ from the
mountain cave back then. At the very least, you are likely the only person who possesses a Flying
Dou Technique in the Jia Ma Empire.” Yao Lao laughter suddenly sounded in Xiao Yan’s heart.
“Hei, this is the first time I have seen a Flying Dou Technique other than the Purple Cloud Wings.
Teacher, if the ‘Lightning Bat Sky Wings’ were to be compared with my Purple Cloud Wings, which
would be faster?&rdquo

; Xiao Yan smiled and asked somewhat curiously in his heart.

“The ‘Purple Cloud Wings’ of yours is a Middle Level Xuan Class Level technique while this is a
Low Level Xuan Class technique. Naturally, yours are a little faster. However, due to being made
from a Lightning Bat, this ‘Lightning Bat Sky Wings’ speed can be pushed to extreme limits during a
lightning storm. At other times, it can only be considered ordinary.” Yao Lao smiled as he replied.
Xiao Yan nodded his head with understanding. He withdrew his gaze. Now that he had the ‘Purple
Cloud Wings’, the ‘Lightning Bat Sky Wings’ may appear extremely amazing, but it was nothing
compared to his current technique and would not grab his interest.
Although he was not overly interested, it did not mean that others were the same as him. Just as
the white-haired auctioneer voice fell, the Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect, Fan Ling, slowly
stood up. His threatening gaze looked at everyone around him. Anyone whose eyes came into
contact with his would involuntarily avert their sight. Only those strong people, who were similarly
supported by quite a strong strength, acted as though they sensed nothing.
“One million three hundred thousand!”
Fan Ling withdrew his gaze and coldly issued a price that caused an uproar within the auction
house. Directly raising the price by three hundred thousand in one go. It appeared this fellow was
intending to announce one thing to everyone: This Young Master wants the Flying Dou Technqiue!
Under this price, the entire auction house was calm, aside from a few whispers, for awhile before
a bewitching laughter, that seeped directly into one’s bones sounded, “Junior Sect Leader Fan Ling
is really generous. However, our ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ is also quite interested in this ‘Lightning Bat
Sky Wing’. Therefore, I apologize. One million four hundred thousand.”
The expression of that Fan Ling could not help but change slightly when he heard this bewitching
voice. His eyes solidified slightly as he eyed the other side of the auction house. At the place where
he looked, a few tall, sexy bodies were sitting there, relaxing on their furry chairs. Their soft waists
were as alluring as water serpents.
“Hee hee, it is actually Elder Qing from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’. It is really unexpected that you
also came to participate in the auction fair this year.” Fan Ling gave a superficial smile as he spoke.
“I have no choice. There are some things which one cannot keep concealed. Don’t you agree,
Junior Sect Leader?” That bewitching lady, who was called Elder Qing, smiled as she asked her
question. Her enchanting figure caused a nefarious flame to dance within the hearts of quite a
number of young men in the auction house. If they were to press down this body of snake-like
softness and hear the sounds emitted from those moist-red lips, just how crazy would they become?
“Sky Serpent Mansion?” Xiao Yan could not help but question when he heard this name.
“Hee hee, little fellow, back then you even exchanged blows with people from the ‘Sky Serpent
Mansion’. Don’t tell me you have forgotten?” Yao Lao spoke with a smile.
“Exchanged blows?” Xiao Yan was startled when he heard this. Immediately, he appeared to have
recalled something and the expression under his black robe changed drastically, “That mysterious
woman and the ‘Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor’?”
“Yes, they are people who belong to the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion.”
“Qing Lin is in their hands.” Xiao Yan’s expression was slightly gloomy.
“Ke ke, you need not be too worried for that little girl. Her life at the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ is
actually better than any other place. Those strange and unique eyes of hers would cause the ‘Sky
Serpent Mansion’ to use all their resources to train her. If you meet her in the future, you might be
shocked by her strength.” Yao Lao comforted.
“Hopefully. However, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will go and look for her. If it is
indeed really as teacher has said, then I’ll forget about it. If the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ tries to
forcefully take a person’s eyes, like that Mo clan, I will definitely not let her stay in that kind of
place.” Xiao Yan mused in his heart. Xiao Yan’s heart felt a little sympathy for that little girl who had
such a miserable life. Moreover, she was snatched away from his hands. Therefore, he also felt a
little ashamed.
“Yes.” Yao Lao gave a response before immediately descended into silence.
During the time that Yao Lao was conversing with Xiao Yan, the competition in the auction house
had already escalated to a level that could cause people to shudder with fear. While Fan Ling and
that Elder Qing were bidding against each other, the other factions would also occasionally fan the
flames and raise the price. Therefore, in just a short while, the ‘Lightning Bat Sky Wings’, that’s
base price was one million, had risen to over one million seven hundred thousand. Moreover, from
the looks of the situation, it was actually a close fight, a situation that was difficult to resolve.
“One million nine hundred thousand!” Fan Ling inhaled a deep breath of air and a morbid-like
redness surfaced on his pale white face. His dense dark gaze stared at the enchanting and moving
Elder Qing.
“Junior Sect Leader Fan Ling is really generous. One million nine hundred thousand. I hope that
you still have sufficient money at the end.” After Fan Ling’s final price, the old face of Elder Qing
also changed slightly. Their purpose this time around was not the flying Dou Technique . Wasting too
much money at this time was clearly somewhat unwise. Therefore, she could only give up continuing
to compete. She shrugged her shoulders and said with curled lips.
 “Humph.” Fan Ling let out a cold laugh. He turned his head and threw his gaze toward the crystal
platform, shouting coldly at the auctioneer, who was somewhat out of it, “Why are you still in a
daze?”
“Oh. Ke ke, Junior Sect Leader, please don’t be angry.” The white-haired auctioneer, who was
shocked awake, hurriedly said with a smile. After facing the auction ground and asked three times
according to the rules, the auction hammer in his hand finally came down, announcing the final
owner.
Following the fall of the auction hammer, the flying Dou Technique fell into Fan Ling’s hands.
“Tsk tsk, they are indeed worthy of being a large faction. They act so extraordinarily. One million
nine hundred thousand. This enormous sum is equal to a couple years worth of our Xiao clan’s
income.” As Xiao Yan eyed Fan Ling, who slowly sat down, he could not resist smacking his lips and
whispered with a smile.
After the ‘Lightning Bat Sky Wings’ was auctioned off, at the highest price seen since the start of
the auction, the bidders in the back descended into a low tide. Although the earlier items were
auctioned off at a price that wouldn’t make others speechless, it undoubtedly caused people to stop
feeling shock when they compared it to the sky high price of this technique.
Xiao Yan leaned his back against the chair. His finger gently tapped on his knee. Occasionally, his
peripheral vision would sweep across those people from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’. One could not
tell what the face under the black robe was thinking.
“Ke ke, the thing that is going to be auctioned off next is somewhat strange. This is because even
we cannot figure out exactly what its use is. However after repeated distinguishment from our
auction fair, it appears to be a certain, unknown treasure map.” The white-haired auctioneer bent
his body to take out a silver plate. After which, he carefully pulled aside the cloth on top of the silver
plate. Immediately, a dilapidated ancient cloth piece appeared in everyone’s sight.
“Boo.” As they saw the dilapidated cloth fragment, everyone in the hall immediately emitted a
booing sound after it had been quiet for a while.
The smile on the white haired auctioneer’s face was somewhat awkward as he heard the unhappy
responses. After their examination, this old cloth should be a map. This could be recognized from
the routes and symbols on it. However, they did not manage to gain much other than this, with the
exception of…
The corner of the auctioneer eyes glanced at that old cloth. His fingers twisted it and placed it
across the light in front of everyone’s eyes. He pointed at a certain picture at the edge, where only
half of it existed and said with a smile, “If it is what I think it is, this map should be very old.
Although I am uncertain what it leads to, an ancient item should not be an ordinary one right? A
person has to gamble a little. If anyone could obtain the complete map and is lucky enough, the
thing that is hidden may shake the entire continent.”
“Chi.” Most people gave a snort of contempt in the face of these words of his.
Of course, not everyone reacted like this. At the very least, the eyes of the current Xiao Yan
abruptly widened.
His gaze contained a slight shiver as he stared at the drawing located at the edge of that map
fragment. He inhaled a cool, deep breath within his heart and did his best to suppress the rolling
and surging thoughts in him. There were two of map fragments similar to this within his storage
ring.
That image with only one side was not just some lines, but was the ‘Clean Lotus Demon Flame’,
ranked third on the ‘Heavenly Flame Ranking’!
The ‘Clean Lotus Demon Flame’ was a terrifying ‘Heavenly Flame’ which even Yao Lao had never
seen before. Legend has it that under this kind of demon flame, Dou Zongs and even Dou Zuns could
only tremble in fear. If he obtained it, would the ‘Flame Mantra’ directly evolve into a legendary
Tian Class Qi Method?
Of course, Xiao Yan was also ignorant of this answer. The only thing that the current him knew
was that he had to obtain that map fragment at all costs!

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Chapter 393
Chapter 393: Unforeseen Changes
On the crystal platform, the white-haired auctioneer’s saliva was spitting everywhere as he
introduced just how mysterious this ancient cloth fragment was. In summary, he had put in his all in
order to raise the value of this old cloth fragment by even a little. Unfortunately, the effect did not
seem to be great. This was because some people on the auction ground had already become
impatient during his patient introduction. Some of those who were bad tempered directly cursed out
loud.
Hearing that the people below did not have any enthusiastic responses, the white-haired
auctioneer could only helplessly shake his head. He swallowed his saliva and moistened his dry
throat before speaking with a bitter smile, “According to what we determined, the base price of this
piece of cloth fragment is one hundred thousand. Now, the auction shall begin.”
As the voice of the white haired auctioneer fell, the enormous auction ground immediately became
completely quiet. Some of the gazes which were sweeping over the platform were like they were
trying to find an idiot. Who would spend one hundred thousand gold coins to purchase a broken
thing, which one did not even know if it is real or fake? Moreover, even if one had the money, one
would not randomly spend it like this, no?
Under the black robe, Xiao Yan’s gaze stared intently at that ancient cloth fragment. If it were not
for his face being covered by the shadow of the Doupeng, it was likely that anyone could see just by
looking at his face that he was filled with excitement. He inhaled a deep breath and forcefully
suppressed the agitation in his heart. His reasoning told him that now was not the best opportunity
to state a price. Should his action attract the doubt and attention of the very large factions up front,
it was likely that the thing would end up landing in someone else’s hand. At the very least, Xiao Yan
clearly knew in his heart that it was impossible for him to contend against those faction with his
current wealth.
TL: Doupeng – conical bamboo hat with a cloth attached to it to hide one’s face
The white-haired auctioneer couldn’t help but shake his head helplessly as he eyed the silent
auction ground and the countless mocking gazes. In his heart, he repeatedly slandered those fellows
who evaluated the price. Although this cloth piece was of an ancient origin, it was, after all, only in a
fragmented state. Moreover, the information that was revealed on it was clearly insufficient to let
someone identify exactly what it was hiding. Under this situation with numerous unknowns, even he
himself did not have much confidence that it could successfully be auctioned off at the price of a
hundred thousand.
The silence in the auction ground continued for five minutes when the auctioneer finally sighed.
He was just about to announce that the auction time was up and had fallen through, when a voice
sounded suddenly, causing him to heave a great sigh of relief.
“One hundred and ten thousand.”
The faint voice broke the silence within the auction ground. Countless number of gazes moved
toward the voice before finally stopping on the body of a black robed figure near the front row.
Some muttering sounded.
“Is there something wrong with that fellow’s mind? Spending one hundred and ten thousand to
purchase a broken thing which has an unknown use?”
Not only the human crowd at the back, but also some of those factions at the front threw a
somewhat strange gaze toward Xiao Yan, whose body was wrapped in the black robe.
The Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect tilted his head toward Xiao Yan. His brows involuntarily
furrowed slightly. For some unknown reason, his heart kept having an extremely cautious feeling
toward this mysterious person. Now that he saw him actually issuing a bid for the firs

t time, it was difficult to say if there was any use for the ancient map fragment. A strange feeling
shrouded his heart, one that could not be shaken off.
Fan Ling shook his head. He mused for a moment before narrowing his eyes. Those eyes of his
flickered as he stared at the slightly swaying ancient cloth piece on the hands of the auctioneer.
The auctioneer on the crystal platform also quietly sighed when he heard someone finally placing
a bid. He lifted his head and smiled as spoke in the direction where Xiao Yan was at, “This sir has
bid one hundred and ten thousand. Is there anyone who wants to raise the price?”
Countless number of people rolled their eyes when they heard the auctioneer’s words. Did he
really think there were so many idiots in this world?
The auctioneer also clearly knew that this question was redundant. He smiled awkwardly for a
while before smashing the auction hammer in his hand.
“Wait.”
An ice-cold voice suddenly sounded, causing the auction hammer in the auctioneer hand to stiffen.
An uncertain gaze followed the source of the voice and looked over, only to find that the Junior Sect
Leader of the Blood Sect, Fan Ling, was slowly standing up. He was immediately startled as he
smiled and said, “Junior Sect Leader, you are…?”
Fan Ling ignored him. Under everyone’s gaze, he turned his body and used his dark and cold gaze
to watch the black-robed person who sat in the chair without moving. Suddenly, he laughed and
said, “Nothing. It is just that I am suddenly a little interested in this thing. One hundred and thirty
thousand.”
Under the black robe, the originally slightly excited gaze had suddenly become sharp. The fist
under the robe was tightly clenched. The black robe trembled slightly as Xiao Yan’s gaze passed
through the hat and stared thickly at the pale-faced young man. A faint Dou Qi involuntarily began
to surge forward within his Qi Paths just like a roaring lake.
“Do not be agitated. It would not benefit you to be in disarray now!” Just as the Dou Qi in his body
was involuntarily about to gush out, Yao Lao’s soft cry woke Xiao Yan from his fury just like a
thunder during the spring season.
Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of air. In the eyes of a countless number of people, Xiao Yan
appeared to be lazily leaning against the soft back of the chair. His voice was indifferent, as though
he was carelessly fighting with someone because he was piqued, “One hundred and fifty thousand.”
Xiao Yan’s increased price caused Fan Ling to lift his brow. Within this auction ground, other than
those people who similarly had a strong faction behind them, Xiao Yan was the first lone ranger who
dared to openly compete with him.
“Two hundred thousand.” This Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect stared at Xiao Yan for a long
while before waving his hand. He added another fifty thousand to the price.
“Junior Sect Leader.” Seeing Fan Ling’s action, the old man beside him could not resist standing
up. Earlier, it was still understandable if they spent a large amount of money during the auction for
the Flying Dou Technique. However, now Fan Ling was spending some unnecessary money to fight
with someone. This really did not match Fan Ling’s old character.
“Sit down!” Fan Ling’s expression became cold. He coldly cried out at the old man and the
hostility which flashed across his face caused the old man to feel a chill in his heart. He could only
shrink back.
A bidding competition, which had appeared in a baffling manner, immediately caused the gazes in
the entire auction house to become stunned. None of them knew just what craziness this Junior Sect
Leader was displaying. He had actually suddenly used his money to fight with a random stranger.
This kind of thing, which hurt others without benefiting oneself, was really quite exotic.
Of course, other than these people who were totally confused in the auction ground, the
auctioneer on the crystal platform parted his mouth and smiled. He did not expect that this thing,
which had been thought of having not much use, had actually caused two people to compete for it.
Moreover, one of them was the rich and powerful Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect.
Xiao Yan’s hand gently trembled in his sleeves. He tried his best to regain his composure.
“Don’t continue competing with him. If we continue in this manner, the other factions might end
up seeing some clues. Currently, this Fan Ling should be raising the price to probe you because of
some doubts. However, if you persist in continuing to fight with him, you might expose some of the
value of the mysterious map fragment. When that time comes, it will be very difficult to be certain
that the other factions would not join in. With your current financial ability, you cannot contend with
those who have been accumulating their wealth over many years.” Yao Lao’s deep voice suddenly
sounded just as Xiao Yan’s unresigned heart had planned to once again increase the price.
“Then what do we do? Don’t tell me we should allow this map fragment to slip away right in front
of my eyes?” Xiao Yan ground his teeth as he replied.
“We must definitely obtain the ‘Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’. Therefore, we must completely
gather these maps. However, we cannot reveal even a little of anything related to the ‘Purifying
Lotus Demon Flame’. Therefore, it is best not to let this map fragment draw too much attention in
public. Otherwise, one cannot be certain that it would not be recognized by a very knowledgeable
and experienced person. Even though there is only half of the drawing on the map. If it reaches that
point, there would really be big trouble.” Yao Lao slowly said.
“Teacher, you mean that we should let Fan Ling take the map away?” Xiao Yan said with a frown.
“Since he wants it, let’s temporarily give it to him. However, I have also said that the thing must
definitely be ours.” Yao Lao’s voice was somewhat icily cold.
“Teacher is thinking of taking action after the auction to snatch it?” A dense understanding
flashed across those black pupils as Xiao Yan whispered in his heart.
“It is just as you have said. We must obtain that map fragment at all cost. Even though he is the so
called Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect, we also don’t need to have any hesitation.” Yao Lao
laughed coldly, “Since this fellow wants it, let’s give it to him first. Do not appear to pay too much
attention over this thing in order to avoid incurring other people’s suspicion.”
Xiao Yan slowly exhaled. He quietly nodded and forcefully suppressed the rolling and surging
thoughts in his heart. The dark and dense gaze under the Doupeng glanced at Fan Ling while his
body shrunk into his chair. He did not open his mouth again.
Seeing this action of Xiao Yan, Fan Ling’s brows furrowed immediately. Did he sense wrongly? This
fellow acted randomly when he bid on this item?
As this thought ran through his mind, Fan Ling’s expression also became somewhat ugly. Those
surrounding gazes, which were shooting at him like they were watching an idiotic lunatic, caused
the corner of his mouth to twitch a little. He snorted coldly, turned around and sat back in his chair.
His face was so gloomy that it was frightening.
“Ke ke, Junior Sect Leader Fan Ling has bid two hundred thousand gold coins for this map
fragment. Is there anyone who wants to raise the bid?” The auctioneer smiled as he asked the
crowd. However, there was no one who replied him. Therefore, he readily and hurriedly hammered
the auction hammer down.
Xiao Yan’s body quietly sat on the chair. A few groups of auctioned items were changed on the
stage. However, none of the attracted Xiao Yan’s gaze. His gaze was partially focused on Fan Ling’s
back. A dense, savage smile on his face, under the black robe, was gradually becoming bigger.
That Fan Ling had thought that by randomly bidding, he would be able to obtain a treasure map of
great value. Unfortunately, even though he finally obtained the treasure map, he had also obtained a
death pass along with it.
Xiao Yan must obtain that map fragment, regardless of any means! No matter where Fan Ling ran
to after this, he would receive a fatal attack hidden within the darkness!

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Chapter 394
Chapter 394: Di Class Agility Type Dou Technique: Three Thousand Lightning Movement
The auction continued to progress slowly under the anticipation of a countless number of people.
After that mysterious map fragment, there were some good things that spurred the atmosphere of
the entire place. Coincidentally, the high spirit of competitiveness that Xiao Yan’s ‘Three-Lined
Green Spirit Pill’ brought out was among the leaders of the auctioned items.
As the highest grade ‘Green Spirit Pill’, there were seldom anyone who had seen a true ‘Three-
Lined Green Spirit Pill’ even in this ‘Black-Corner Region’. After all, the requirement where one
needed three different kinds of flames to refine it was really too tough to meet. Thus, the moment
when the ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ was revealed, many of the top faction representatives
showed shocked in their faces.
The person who ended up obtaining the ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ was not the rich and
powerful Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect, but someone from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’. That
Elder Qing directly burst out a sky high price of one million five hundred thousand and nearly
caused the entire place to whistle at the resolution of this woman. Under this sky high price that
appeared at the very beginning, that Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect, Fan Ling, could only
widen his mouth while fashionably wearing a green face. However, he was held back by that
imposing manner of Elder Qing’s and could only give up competing for it with great unwillingness.
Xiao Yan could not resist shaking his head as he watched the smiling Elder Qing sit down once
again. He muttered in his heart, “What a frightening woman. She doesn’t always bid, but when she
did, she went for the kill and did not allow anyone to rebound back. She si like a Sand Mandala
Snake from the desert which terrifies others.
The high tide brought about by the ‘Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill’ continued for a long while
before it slowly calmed down. Not long after this, Xiao Yan, who had originally shrunk back in his
chair to relax, having nothing better to do, was suddenly attracted by a medicinal ingredient which
had been brought out on a small silver plate by the auctioneer on the crystal platform.
This medicinal ingredient was completely fiery red, much like it had been bathed in fresh blood.
Its entire body was around the size of a palm. At a glance, it looked like a ​Ganoderma. When this
medicinal ingredient appeared, a faint, refreshing fragrance began to spread, soothing the spirits of
those people near the crystal platform.
“This is the ‘Flame Core ​Ganoderma’? Tsk tsk, little fellow, you are really lucky to actually even see
such a rare ingredient. We were indeed correct to come to this auction fair.” Yao Lao’s shocked voice
carried some surprise as it sounded within Xiao Yan’s heart when the blood red LingZhi had just
appeared.
“Flame Core ​Ganoderma?” Xiao Yan was given a jolt when he heard this. A joy that was difficult to
hide immediately surged onto his face. “Is this one of the four essential items needed to refine the
‘Ground Spirit Spill’ which teacher had mentioned? The Flame Core Ganoderma?”
“Yes, the ‘Flame Core Ganoderma’ only exists at the bottom of volcanoes, absorbing the energy of
the volcano as well as the flame at the underground core in order to grow. It is extremely difficult
for an ordinary person to pick it. Moreover, some strong Dou Huangs or even Dou Zongs would not
dare to carelessly charge into a place like the volcano.” Yao Lao smiled as he replied.
Xiao Yan nodded a little and quickly muttered, “I cannot let this thing go. I want to see if that
fellow will come and put his f

oot in again.”
During the time when Xiao Yan was conversing with Yao Lao, the auctioneer on the crystal
platform also gave a detailed description of the origin and use of the ‘Flame Core Ganoderma’.
Under his explanation, the reaction from the auction ground was not bad. It appeared that many
people had some interest in this ‘Flame Core Ganoderma’.
“Ke ke, according to our estimation, the base price of this ‘Flame Core Ganoderma’ is set at seven
hundred thousand. Everyone, please begin.” The white haired auctioneer smiled and eyed the
auction ground after reporting this price.
After this high price was revealed, most of the people in the auction ground, who originally had
some interest, immediately became disappointed. It was not that they could not fork out seven
hundred thousand, but with so much competition, it was a common matter for the price of this damn
thing to be doubled. Their money could not be considered to be abundant. In this kind of
competition, they naturally needed to act within their means.”
“Seven hundred and twenty thousand!” Of course, other than some of those people who wanted to
withdraw from the competition, there were still quite a number of people who had the intention to
fight for it.
“Seven hundred and forty thousand!”
Xiao Yan sat quietly on his chair and heard the price which was rapidly rising. He was not anxious
to participate and compete for it.
As time slowly moved, the few groups competing for it had also begun to gradually reduce due to
the high price. In the end, only two people were left competing with one another. At this moment,
the price had been raised to one million seventy thousand or so.
“One million two hundred thousand!” Just as the auction ground had a standoff over the prices, a
lazy voice finally sounded. Countless number of gazes followed the voice and moved. They finally
stopped at the black-robed person, who was slowly standing up.
The sudden jump in price also caused those people in front to turn their heads over in surprise.
When Fan Ling saw that the person who shouted the price was actually the black-robed person from
earlier, his eyebrows once again involuntarily knit together.
The price of one million two hundred thousand suppressed the last two competitors in one blow.
Xiao Yan ignored the gazes that he sensed were glaring at him from all around. He tilted his head.
The gaze under the black robe was shot toward Fan Ling’s face. There was a faint provocation
contained within it.
Seemingly having sensed the emotion contained within Xiao Yan’s gaze, that Fan Ling sneered
once. Although the ‘Flame Core ​Ganoderma’ was extremely valuable, it did not have the slightest
use to him. Moreover, he had incurred a small loss earlier, spending two hundred thousand to
purchase an unknown and mysterious broken thing. It was only natural that he would not act on
impulse this time around.
Fan Ling lifted his eyes and glanced at Xiao Yan indifferently before he lazily turned back to face
the stage and did not engage in any pointless entanglement.
“Chi.” Xiao Yan smacked his lips under the black robe. He lifted his head, swung his gaze over to
the crystal platform and said, “Can you bring that hammer down already?”
Hearing Xiao Yan’s reminder, the auctioneer hurriedly nodded his head. He inquired thrice before
the auction hammer in his hand smashed down heavily.
“Hu.” Xiao Yan’s heart finally heaved a long sigh of relief as he slowly sat back down upon seeing
the hammer fall.
After the ‘Flame Core Ganoderma’ made its appearance, the auction ground appeared to gradually
approach its end. This was because, treasures that could truly be called unique objects began to
make their appearance one after another during the time that remained. Various different kinds of
Qi Methods, Dou Techniques, and even medicinal formulae, that caused one to be dazzled upon
seeing them. The excited shouting of prices in the auction ground continued unceasingly. At one of
the instances, two factions in the back rows fought for a set of Xuan Class Qi Methods and Dou
Techniques until their faces were flushed. In the end, one of them actually pulled out his knife and
directly attacked.
Just as that man was about to strike, however, a rushing wind suddenly appeared in midair within
the auction ground. A long, dark, black-colored arrow astonishingly descended from the sky before
finally ferociously inserting itself in front of the man. Due to the great force, over half of the arrow’s
body was inserted into the hard ground. The swaying tail of the arrow emitted an ear-piercing sound
due to the extreme speed at which it trembled.
The long arrow which came descending from the sky reminded the two factions who had lost some
of their sense of reasoning. Their gazes swept fearfully over the surroundings of the auction ground
before finally withdrawing back to their own seats grudgingly.
Under the black robe, Xiao Yan slowly withdrew his gaze from the spot where the commotion had
occurred. His gaze moved along his hat and eyed a certain shadow on the second story of the
auction ground. That black arrow earlier, which even he felt he had to be cautious about, was shot
from that spot.
“This ‘Eight Gates’ does indeed have quite a strong foundation in order to be bold enough to open
an auction.” Xiao Yan muttered. He did not participate in the competition earlier. Due to the ‘Flame
Mantra’, Qi Methods already no longer posed much attraction to him. He was also uninterested in
ordinary Dou Techniques. Therefore, other than spending four hundred thousand to purchase a
medicinal cauldron named ‘Bright Square Fire’, he did not purchase any other things.
The deafening cries of bidding prices reverberated throughout this large auction ground. The loud
noise was nearly about to break the ceiling and charge into the clouds.
When the auction fair was about to enter its final portion, an auction item that truly contained
great weight finally appeared. That was a Dou Technique. Putting it more accurately, it was an
Agility Type Dou Technique.
“Three Thousand Lightning Movement. Agility Type Dou Technique. Class, Di Class Low Level.”
The soft voice of the auctioneer instantly caused the entirely noisy auction fair to descend into
silence. Countless numbers of crimson eyes turned toward that silver colored scroll on the crystal
platform. Sounds of hurried breathing were like a bellow creating whirring noises.
“Di Class Dou Technique.” Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of cold air. Even his calm heart could
not help but hasten its beating. His gaze was filled with shock. Di Class Dou Technique. There was
actually someone who could really take out a Dou Technique of this class out to auction off. He
really knew how to squander his family’s fortune!
A Dou Technique of this class would likely be treated as an important item to be carefully stored
even when it came to those so called first-rate factions on the continent. Yet, there was actually
someone who was willing to take it out to sell.
“It is not that they are willing to take it out. It is just that the things auctioned in the ‘Black-Corner
Region’ are mostly criminal goods obtained through fraudulent means. They are afraid of being
discovered by others, therefore they themselves would also not dare to practice it. Therefore, they
take it here to auction off.” Yao Lao said slowly.
Xiao Yan came to a sudden understanding when he heard this.
“According to what I know, this ‘Three Thousand Lightning Movement’ seems to be the highest
grade Agility Dou Technique of the ‘Wind Lightning Pavilion’ of the continent. After one learns it,
one’s body would transform into a flash of lightning, being so quick that it would be terrifying. If a
Da Dou Shi were to learn this, he would be in a position where he would not lose even when
contending head on against a Dou Ling. It is really unexpected that this thing, which is regarded by
the ‘Wind Lightning Pavilion’ as their lifeblood, would actually end up here. I think that those
fellows from the ‘Wind Lightning Pavilion’ must be flying with rage at this moment.” Yao Lao
laughed faintly.
Xiao Yan nodded a little. He eyed those in front of him, like the Blood Sect, whose eyes were
similarly glowing. He involuntarily laughed bitterly, “Even though I am extremely interested in this
‘Three Thousand Lightning Movement’, it is clearly not up to me to contend for it.”
“Yes. They will not give up this kind of thing.” Yao Lao laughed. There was suddenly some
anticipation within his laughter, “It is just that I am very curious. This Di Class Dou Technique can
only be considered as the second item to dominate this auction since it isn’t the last item. Just what
kind of earth-shaking unique treasure will be the true item that dominates the auction?”
Xiao Yan was startled. Astonishment and aghast immediately surged within his heart. Something
even more valuable and rare than a Di Class Dou Technique? Just what exactly was it?

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Chapter 395
Chapter 395: Main Attraction!
Following the appearance of the ‘Three Thousand Lightning Movement’, the atmosphere within
the auction ground entered its hottest period. The large factions in the front also finally began to
place out more and more competitive bids that caused a countless number of people to sit there in
admiration.
No initial base price was set for the ‘Three Thousand Lightning Movement’. However, at the
moment the auction hammer fell, the price abruptly soared to the high price of two million. The
terrifying increments that the price was increasing by was something that Xiao Yan had never
witnessed in the many years since his birth.
Spending a huge sum in one go. Such pride and daringness was thoroughly displayed by these
factions in front of the temptation of this Di Class Agility Type Dou Technique.
The constantly soaring price maintained the atmosphere within the auction house with excited
roars that did not stop even for a moment. Under the sky high price, which was swiftly multiplying,
many people felt that their trip here was worthwhile just by being able to personally witness this
kind of soul-stirring competition of money despite many of them clearly understanding that they did
not have the qualification to obtain the item themselves.
The swiftly increasing rate was maintained for nearly half an hour by a bloody competition before
it gradually entered its ending phase. At this moment, the price of the ‘Three Thousand Lightning
Movement’ had already risen to a staggering eight million two hundred and seventy thousand.
Over eight million. This enormous sum was equivalent to the total income of the Primer clan in the
Jia Ma Empire for a couple of years. Such an enormous sum was something that not a single large
faction would carelessly take out without due care even within this ‘Black-Corner Region’.
When the price reach this stage, some of the weaker factions finally began to bow out of the
bidding war. Following this repeated elimination by the price, the gray robe middle-aged man, who
belonged to the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’ faction, finally issued a sky high price of ten million two
hundred thousand with a convulsing face ten minutes later. The entire auction ground was shaken
till it was utterly silent.
A Di Class Dou Technique with a sky high price of over ten million!
The total silence of the auction ground continued for nearly a few minutes before it finally
gradually recovered. One by one, the people exchanged glances. They were shaken by that
frightening price until their bodies trembled and their heated blood began to boil. Ten million. Just
how long did a faction need to accumulate such an enormous sum?
The ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’ would actually bid such a high price. This clearly caused the Blood
Sect, Sky Serpent Mansion, and other factions to be caught unprepared. They exchanged gazes with
one another before swallowing the price that had already reached their mouths with ugly faces.
The eyes of Fan Ling, the Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect, were dark and cold as he glanced
at the middle-aged man, whose gray robe had a skull sewn onto it. His fist gently trembled as he
lowered his head slightly. A savage smile and killing intent flashed across his eyes.
Following the withdrawal of the Blood Sect, Sky Serpent Mansion, and other factions, there was
naturally no longer anyone left who was qualified to contend with the Black Skeleton Tomb. Hence,
that scroll containing a Di Class Agility Type Dou Technique landed in the hands of the Back
Skeleton Sect in front of a countless number of gazes.
“Hu, this is really a true killing, a huge sum of ten million…” Xiao Yan could not resist shaking his
head as he eyed the brutal competition that slowly began to wind down. He laughed bitterly in his
heart and said

somewhat doubtfully, “It is just that… can this kind of Di Class Dou Technique be really measured by
money?”
“Uh… these words are really… if you want to refine medicinal pill, you would need to purchase
medicinal ingredients, right? Otherwise, with just you alone, just how much effort and time would
you need to spend in order to gather all the unique medicinal ingredients scattered all over the
various regions of the continent? For example, for you to refine the ‘Ground Spirit Pill’, the price of
those four medicinal ingredients would not be lower than five million. You don’t need money?
Moreover, a big faction like the Blood Sect has so many people under them which they need to feed.
Buying people’s loyalty, grooming strong people, which of these doesn’t need money? You are not
the the one in charge, so naturally you don’t know the difficulty.” When Yao Lao heard these words
of Xiao Yan, he immediately became dull and helplessly explained to this flower in a conservatory
who had seldom needed to worry over money.
Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly when he heard Yao Lao’s helpless voice. He lifted his head and eyed
the crystal platform. When he saw the red glowing face of the auctioneer suddenly become grave,
he could not help but be startled. In a soft voice, he immediately said, “Looks like the item that will
dominate all of the other items is about to appear.”
Quite a number of people also appeared to have discovered something when they saw the change
in the auctioneer’s expression. The private conversations automatically ceased. Numerous gazes
waited for the main attraction of the auction fair to appear without turning their eyes away.
“It’s finally about to appear, huh?” A sleek redness surfaced on his pale-white face as a strange
glow flashed across the Blood Sect’s Junior Sect Leader’s eyes as he muttered to himself.
On the other side, Sky Serpent Mansion and Black Skeleton Tomb had also withdrawn the smiles
on their faces. Their originally lazy gazes had also become as sharp as an eagle’s.
“*Clap*, *clap*.”
The auctioneer on the crystal platform clapped his hands while wearing a grave expression.
Following his clapping sound, the edge of the crystal platform suddenly emitted a ‘ka ka’ sound. A
circular, black-colored metal barrier rose slowly, finally forming a circle shape that surrounded the
platform within it. Even the air above the crystal platform was tightly covered by the metal strip that
had been extended out.
“Ke ke, everyone, please do not be too concerned about this. This is a little precaution that we
used in order to ensure the complete safety of the item to be auctioned.” Seeing that the fences, like
that of a prison, had completely erected, the auctioneer smiled at the people in the auction ground
and explained.
“This prison is built using cold iron. Even a strong Dou Huang would have difficulty breaking it
within a short period of time.” When he said these words, the auctioneer’s eyes purposefully sweep
across the Blood Sect, Sky Serpent Mansion, and other factions sitting up front. The meaning of his
words could be understood even without him saying it.
Those factions’ representatives merely smiled faintly at the special specification of his, but were
not too concerned. It was not as though situations where people took action to snatch the auctioned
item had not appeared in the auction fairs in the past years. Therefore, it was normal for the ‘Eight
Gates’ to be this cautious. Otherwise, if others were to forcefully snatch the thing from their own
territory, what face would they have left to survive in the ‘Black-Corner Region’?
Xiao Yan was also startled a little by this overly cautious action of the ‘Eight Gates’. However, he
quickly recovered. In this chaotic ‘Black-Corner Region’, there was no need to feel overly shocked
over any ridiculous event that happened.
“Tsk tsk, there are a lot more hidden Qis that had suddenly appeared in the auction ground. On
the second story, there is even a presence that is no weaker than Hai Bodong’s. I think it should be
the leader of the Eight Gates. Hei, looks like they are quite worried.” Yao Lao’s teasing voice
suddenly sounded from Xiao Yan’s heart.
“Uh?” Xiao Yan’s face darkened upon hearing this. The gaze under his black robe was veiled as it
swept across some of the darkness around the auction ground. Using his eyes, which had once been
washed by flames, he could faintly see a dark, black cold glint.
“What exactly is this main attraction? It is actually able to cause the ‘Eight Gates’ to treat it with
such great caution. Even the leaders of the group personally came forward to take charge of the
situation?” Xiao Yan shook his head and said, while feeling stunned in his heart.
“Ke ke, just continue watching. I think that it should not disappoint anyone.” Yao Lao smiled,
shook his head and replied.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He continued to observe the crystal platform. At this moment, the
auctioneer was carefully bending his body and took out a purple-gold plate from the container
below. There was a small, cold, jade box which stood upright on the purple-gold plate.
The box was pale-white in color. Although the people below were separated a great distance from
the box, they could clearly see the pale white-colored fog that was being emitted from the jade box.
Only the highest grade of cold jade possessed this kind of effect to preserve cold air.
“It is a medicinal pill?” When Xiao Yan saw the size of the small box and that familiar preservation
method, he was initially startled. Some shock immediately flashed past his eyes. Just what tier was
this medicinal pill which could surpass a Di Class Dou Technique in value?
Xiao Yan slowly inhaled a breath of cold air. In his heart, Xiao Yan clearly knew that this was only
possible if the medicinal pill was at least tier seven!
Tier seven? Until this moment, even Xiao Yan had never seen a medicinal pill of this tier.
“It is indeed something good. But, why is this feeling…” Yao Lao’s voice had some additional
gravity and some doubt. A tier seven medicinal pill. Refining a medicinal pill of this tier was really
too difficult. It should be clear that just a tier five medicinal pill could already cause an energy
ripple in a small area. As for tier seven… he recalled that the kind of strange natural phenomenon
that appeared when he had successfully refined this kind of medicinal pill back then was as though
the end of days was coming, appearing extremely terrifying.
In this Dou Qi Continent, alchemists who had the qualification to refine a tier seven medicinal pills
successfully were basically existences that were few and far between. All of these people were
Grandmasters of this era.
Following the appearance of that cold jade box, all the factions at the front of the auction ground
abruptly straightened their backs. Their eyes contained a greed that could not be hidden as they
stared intently at the cold jade box.
The white-haired auctioneer ignored all the greedy gazes outside of the metal prison. His hand
trembled slightly as he placed the purple-gold plate gently on the auction platform. His shriveled
finger carefully lifted the cover of the box. A golden light abruptly shot out.
The sudden appearance of the golden light directly shone over the entire auction ground until it
became well lit. Some of the people who were caught unprepared involuntarily shut their eyes as a
reflexive action.
Xiao Yan did not close his eyes because of the golden light. His gaze pierced through the shadows
of his hat and was firmly locked onto the cold jade box on the crystal platform. At that spot, a gold-
colored medicinal pill, around the size of a dragon eye, was quietly lying on it. The outer appearance
of the medicinal pill was extremely round and sleek. Two threads of gold-colored air flow circulated
indefinitely within the interior of the medicinal pill. Occasionally, they would abruptly pounce
upward. If one were to carefully look at it, the gold-colored air flow actually agglomerated into two
tiny gold-colored divine dragons which intertwined with one another. A weak dragon’s roar passed
through the volatility of the air and slowly spread out, causing the spirits of those who heard it to
involuntarily tremble under this dragon’s might.
Eyeng the interior dragon of the medicinal pill which was agglomerated from its pill aura, Xiao
Yan could not help but tremble slightly. The face under the Doupeng was filled with shock that was
difficult to conceal.
Pill aura gathering spirit was a unique phenomenon that only a tier seven or higher medicinal pill
could possess!
The entire auction ground descended into a dead silence when that dragon roar had sounded out,
and now began to fade.
“Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill?”
Yao Lao softly muttered something to himself within Xiao Yan’s heart amidst the silence. However,
Xiao Yan appeared to have heard an extreme dark solemness and fury within that mutter regardless
of how he heard it.

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Chapter 396
Chapter 396: Tier Seven Medicinal Pill: Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill!
The dark solemness and fury contained within Yao Lao’s words naturally did not escape Xiao Yan’s
keen senses. Xiao Yan could not help but be immediately stunned. He carefully spoke in his heart,
“Teacher, is there something bothering you?”
The sound of someone inhaling a deep breath appeared in Xiao Yan’s heart. Yao Lao immediately
forcefully suppressed his emotions, and said some faint words, “It’s nothing. Take a look for now.
Allow me to tell you some things in the future. It is a little too early to be telling you about them
now.”
After saying these words, Yao Lao descended into silence. Regarding this, Xiao Yan was slightly
startled. He silently nodded his head and no longer opened his mouth to say anything more. Instead,
he lifted his head and threw his gaze over toward the tier seven medicinal pill which Yao Lao had
called ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’.
Although there were many people in the auction ground who were uncertain of the exact details of
the medicinal pill, they were able to see the extraordinariness of this thing based off of the golden
glow it had released earlier. Therefore, desire involuntarily appeared on their faces.
Compared to the outsiders who were unclear of the effect of the medicinal pill, the Blood Sect and
other factions in front had suddenly become excited at this moment. Some of those strong people
had even allowed the Dou Qi in their bodies to uncontrollably overflow due to their excitement.
The gaze of the auctioneer on the crystal platform slowly swept past the shocked faces in the
auction house before he gave a satisfied smile. His finger pointed at the gold-colored medicinal pill
as he said with a smile, “Everyone, this is the main attraction for our auction fair. This time around I
present to you, a Tier seven medicinal pill, the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’!”
Clamor!
As these words of the auctioneer fell, the entire ground was quiet. Immediately after, a deafening
roar and aghast sound of gasps spread throughout the auction ground like a wildfire.
One by one, crimson eyes accompanied by hurried breathing stared intently at the gold-colored
medicinal pill. Tier seven medicinal pill? A medicinal pill of this tier was something that over half of
the people present never had the qualification to even see in their entire life. Yet, at this moment,
the high tiered medicinal pill, only heard of in rumours, had actually appeared in front of their eyes.
How could this not cause them to be so excited that they forgot themselves?
“Ke ke, perhaps many people have never heard of this medicinal pill’s name.”
The auctioneer smiled and said as he eyed the loss in some people’s eyes, “The Yin-Yang
Mysterious Dragon Pill is placed in tier seven. It is said that if one wants to refine this pill, one must
first have the Monster Core of two dragon type Magical Beast which have been dead for less than
seven days. Moreover, the monster cores’ rank must at least be rank six.”
This sentence of the auctioneer caused some people at a loss to feel instantly aghast. Two rank six
Monster Core that had not died for more than seven days? Was that not equivalent to two strong
Dou Huangs?
“It is said that when this pill is refined, there would be a unique natural phenomenon where a yin
and a yang dragon spirit would shoot directly into the clouds, twining around each other, and finally
agglomerating into a pill…” The auctioneer smiled as he spoke. While he was explaining, there was
even some wild heat appearing in his eyes, “The use of the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ is not
to directly enable one to raise one’s strength, but to allow one to stand after breaking!&

rdquo;
“Allowing one to stand after breaking?” Xiao Yan was startled and his brows were knit tightly
together.
“If anyone were to consume this ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ and their life was to hang by a
thread, or that they are heavily wounded in the future, this thing will be able to provide a chance for
you to stand back up after sustaining life threatening injuries, should you be lucky enough. The so
called ‘stand after breaking’ means to break the restraints of the past and allow a person to undergo
metamorphosis. One’s body, spirit, or even Dou Qi would be at an even higher level!” The auctioneer
smiled as he continued, “In other words, whoever consumes this would not need to worry about
their life should their bodies receive a fatal or serious injury in the future. One might even transform
into a stronger being because of it!”
“Perhaps many people are somewhat confused with regards to the limit of this complete
transformation. In that case, I will give everyone a detailed description here.” The auctioneer
laughed and immediately said, “I think that everyone should have heard of the name Wind zun zhe,
Gu Ling right?”
TL: zun zhe – used to address a Dou Zun
“Chi, that was a strong person at the peak, renown throughout the continent. He is a strong
person at the Dou Zun class. Back then, he used his own strength to destroy a first tier faction in the
continent within three days. How could we have not heard of his great name with accomplishments
that shook the entire continent?” The question of the auctioneer was immediately received by the
rolling of some eyes.
“Wind zun zhe, Gu Ling?” Xiao Yan quietly remembered this within his heart. When he heard this
somewhat foreign name at this moment, he also began to hear the booing sounds from the
surroundings. A strong person at the Dou Zun level was really somewhat too far with regards to the
current him.
“Since everyone seems to know the name Wind zun zhe, then you should also know that before he
achieved becoming a Dou Zun, the great Gu Ling had an earth shaking fight with an enemy of his,
right? During that battle, the great Gu Ling, who was still a five star Dou Zong, may have
successfully defeated his opponent but he was also seriously wounded to the point where his
strength was scattered. According to common sense, even if he could continue living, his strength
would also be reduced but what was that the reality? Seven years after that big battle, the great Gu
Ling, who had been missing for a long time, once again appeared on the continent. At this time, his
strength had already reached the Dou Zun class.” The auctioneer laughed faintly.
The entire auction ground was completely silent. Shock surged on the faces of many people. In
seven years, he had not only recovered from his serious injuries, but his strength had actually
greatly leaped forward, directly advancing from a Dou Zong to a Dou Zun. This speed was really
frightening!
Shock similarly surfaced on Xiao Yan’s face. A moment later, the shock disappeared and his heart
moved. His gaze turned toward the golden-colored medicinal pill, suddenly remembering something
as he involuntarily inhaled a deep breath of cool air.
“Ke ke, I think that some people have also guessed something. That’s right, the great Gu Ling had
luckily obtained a ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’, which he consumed when he was roaming the
continent back then. During those many long years, it had been latent within his body until the
moment he was seriously wounded. At that point, the special effect of the ‘‘Yin-Yang Mysterious
Dragon Pill’ was activated: To stand after breaking!”
“Therefore, within seven years, he leaped from a Dou Zong to a Dou Zun!”
“Hiss.”
The silence continued for a while within the enormous auction ground. The sound of people taking
deep breaths were almost connected into a continuous stream. When the countless number of
people once again looked at the gold-colored medicinal pill within the prison, the desire in their eyes
had completely turned into greed.
“What a frightening thing… ‘to stand after breaking’.” Xiao Yan clenched his fists which were
covered in perspiration as he softly muttered.
“You also need not listen to all his bragging. That ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ may indeed
have the effect of allowing one to stand after breaking, but even if one can luckily activate this kind
of medicinal effect when one is seriously injured, one might not truly be able to completely stand
after one breaks. Moreover, there is only one chance of doing so.” Yao Lao faint voice suddenly
sounded once again, “Additionally, at the moment the effect of ‘standing after breaking’ is activated,
your entire body would no longer belong to you. If you are able to endure that kind of inhumane
torture, you would naturally truly break from your cocoon and become a butterfly. If you cannot, you
will indeed break, but you will not be able to stand after that.”
“Even with that tenacious character of Gu Ling, he had nearly failed to endure that kind of torture
back then. Can you imagine just what kind of pain it is to be able to cause a strong Dou Zong to
nearly be unable to endure?”
“Uh.” Xiao Yan was startled. He rolled his eyes and suddenly asked in his heart, “Is teacher very
familiar with that Wind zun zhe, Gu Ling?”
“It can be considered so.” Yao Lao carelessly replied. He then suddenly recovered and helplessly
said,”You need not think of trying to set me up to get information. I will tell you about myself in due
time. However, the current you is too weak. Knowing too much is not good for you.”
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly as he heard this. The current him, who was merely a Da Dou Shi, really
had difficulty squeezing into the planes of Yao Lao and the others. However, with his current
training speed, just how much more time did he need in order to enter the Dou Wang, or even Dou
Huang class?
“Little fellow, don’t belittle yourself. The ‘Flame Mantra’ you are practicing provides you with the
foundation to create a miracle. Believe in yourself. Other people need to accumulate their training
over time, but you only need to find sufficient ‘Heavenly Flames’ and successfully swallow them. It is
an extremely easy matter for your future achievements to surpass me or even Gu Ling.” Yao Lao
could not help but whisper when he sensed Xiao Yan’s thoughts.
“Hu.” Xiao Yan gently inhaled a breath of air and nodded slightly. With a smile, he said,
“Hopefully.”
As the auctioneer on the crystal platform watched the atmosphere created by the ‘Yin-Yang
Mysterious Dragon Pill’, he smiled with satisfaction. His gaze turned toward those faction seated at
the front row. He clearly understood that these were the competitors who had the ability to fight for
the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’.
“Don’t talk any more nonsense. State the starting price.” The Junior Sect Leader frowned
somewhat impatiently and cried out in a dark, cold voice after hearing the long-winded speech of
the auctioneer.
“Ke ke.” The auctioneer smiled before nodding and then finally cleared his throat. With a serious
expression, he said, “I think that everyone here is also clear of the value of this ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious
Dragon Pill’. Just pure money is unable to match its price. Therefore, the owner who auctioned this
medicinal pill has said that no matter who the final owner of this medicinal pill is, he must
unconditionally promise to help him do two tasks!”
“Do two tasks?”
The Blood Sect, Black Skeleton Sect, Sky Serpent Mansion, and other factions below were stunned
when they heard this. Their expressions changed slightly. That Elder Qing from the Sky Serpent
Mansion could not resist laughing coldly, “These words of yours are really funny. Do you think we
should obey that person if he asks us to use all of our strength to fight with a certain strong person
or faction which we have difficulty winning against?”
“Ke ke, that is naturally impossible. The two tasks here are definitely within the ability of everyone
here. However, I would like to give a reminder here. Since the owner is able to take out this ‘Yin-
Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’, his status and ability is not weak. The thing that he needed someone
to do should also not be too simple. Therefore, everyone who is interested in this medicinal pill has
to weigh their decisions a little, otherwise, things could end up being unpleasant.” The auctioneer
spoke with a smile.
The eyes of many of those people below, who had come because of the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious
Dragon Pill’, flickered a little when they heard the auctioneer’s words.
“I have already conveyed the seller’s words. If anyone is still interested, let the auction begin. It
will be like the Di Class Dou Technique earlier, this ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ does not have
a base price.” The auctioneer bent his body and smiled as he spoke to the people below.
“Let’s leave. There is nothing good left to see in this auction fair. It is not up to you to fight for this
‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’.” Yao Lao said faintly.
Xiao Yan slowly rubbed his forehead with his finger and nodded slightly. Since he had already seen
the final event, there was really no necessity for him to continue staying. He glanced at those
factions ready to make trouble in front, stood up, and quietly left the auction ground…

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Chapter 397
Chapter 397: Auction House
Xiao Yan slowly walked out of the auction house and stood at the entrance. He lifted his head to
watch the slightly darkening sky before letting out a long sigh. After which, he turned around and
walked toward the hall of the auction house.
“I should first obtain the money and the things I have bid for.” Xiao Yan muttered to himself as he
walked.
When he entered the hall, Xiao Yan took out his second grade VIP card and handed it to a female
servant. After he clearly stated his purpose, he was respectfully invited in by the latter.
“Sir, please wait for a moment. The auction fair will be over soon. When that time comes, the one
in charge will help this sir put together the goods you have bought.” The female servant placed a
cup of warm tea on the table beside Xiao Yan before withdrawing with a smile from the room.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly and held the teacup in his hand. He absorbed some of the warmth, but
did not drink it. There was no harm in being a little more cautious in this ‘Black-Corner Region’.
This was especially so at this auction place, where it appeared to be fair, but was actually a dark
place in a complete mess.
Xiao Yan closed his eyes. His finger slowly tapped on the table. This continued for a long while
before the sound of approaching footsteps were suddenly transmitted into the room. Xiao Yan’s
finger gradually paused and he opened his eyes to watch the curtain, which had been pulled aside.
There was a small, skinny, shrivelled-looking old man, who was leading two female servants, as they
walked in full of smiles.
“Ke ke, Mister should be the person who auctioned off the three ‘Green-Spirit Pills’, right? I am
the person in charge of the affairs here and you can call me Supervisor Hu.” When the old man saw
Xiao Yan, whose entire body was wrapped in a black robe, he walked forward and spoke with a smile
still on his face.
“Yao Yan.” Xiao Yan nodded faintly and softly replied, “Supervisor Hu, has the auction fair
concluded?”
“Ke ke, it has successfully concluded.” Supervisor Hu nodded with a grin as his gaze swept over
Xiao Yan’s body without leaving a trace. However, he did not discover anything amiss which could
help him recognize the latter’s identity. He then waved his hand, and a female servant from behind
hurriedly lifted the silver plate on her hand. On the silver plate was a purple-gold card with five
different colored lines drawn on it.
Five-lined purple gold card was something that only a Dou Ling had the qualification to manage and
carry on this Dou Qi continent. Of course, nothing was ever absolute. According to common sense, a
tier three alchemist also had this qualification.
“Mister Yao Yan, the price that your three ‘Green Spirit Pills’ was auctioned off for was two million
seven hundred thousand. After deducting ten percent as the administration fee for the auction fair,
you are left with two million four hundred and thirty thousand.” The eyes of Supervisor Hu were
narrowed until they were only a line as he smiled and continued, “You have spent one million two
hundred thousand on that ‘Flame Core ​Ganoderma’ and four hundred thousand on the ‘Bright
Square Fire’ Cauldron. You are finally left with eight hundred and thirty thousand, which is all in
this purple and gold card. Those things which you had purchased are in this storage ring.”
The supervisor waved his hand and the female servant handed the silver plate to Xiao Yan. There
was a five-lined, purple-gold card and an ordinary storage ring sitting on the silver plate.
“What an unscrupulous administrative fee.” Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly within his heart.
He did not expect that after working for over half a day, he was

actually left with less than one million gold coins.

Xiao Yan extended his hand to receive that card and storage ring. He carefully checked the ‘Flame
Core ​Ganoderma’ and the ‘Bright Square Fire’ cauldron before finally taking the two out and placing
them into his own storage ring.
“That’s right, Supervisor Hu, which faction managed to successfully bid for the ‘Yin-Yang
Mysterious Dragon Pill’ in the end?” Xiao Yan suddenly carelessly asked out of curiosity after
arranging everything properly.
“Ke ke, that thing was finally auctioned off to the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’.” Supervisor Hu did not
hesitate when he heard Xiao Yan’s question and directly replied. After all, countless number of
people had personally witnessed the auction. Even if he did not say it, it was likely the news would
spread throughout half of the ‘Black-Corner Region’ in an afternoon.
“The ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’, huh.” The eyebrows under the black robe twitched as Xiao Yan
muttered in his heart
“Since I have obtained the things I have paid for, I shall not disturb you any further. Goodbye.”
Once he obtained the answer, Xiao Yan ceased hesitating as he cupped his hands toward Supervisor
Hu and left.’
“Ke ke, Mister Yan Xiao, please wait a moment. Our leader is interested in mister. If mister does
not mind, can you meet up and chat with our leader?” The Supervisor Hu suddenly asked with a
smile when he saw that Xiao Yan was about to leave.
Xiao Yan frowned slightly under the black robe and said faintly, “Forget about it. I am only here to
get rid of some unneeded things. What is there to cause your leader to have any interest? I’m sorry,
I really have some things to do and cannot stay any longer. If I still need to sell anything in the
future, I will definitely come look for Supervisor Hu. Goodbye.”
With that, Xiao Yan did not wait for Supervisor Hu to try to convince him to stay. Instead, he
swiftly walked out of the hall.
Supervisor Hu narrowed his eyes slightly as he stood in the hall as Xiao Yan disappeared from his
sight. He could not resist knitting his brows together.
“How was it? Did you find out his identity?”
A faint voice suddenly sounded in the hall. Supervisor Hu turned around and saw that it was a
middle-aged man with a sturdy frame, who was seated in the chair which Xiao Yan had been sitting
in earlier. Following the appearance of this man, the atmosphere of the hall suddenly became a little
more tense, causing the waist of Supervisor Hu to bend by quite a lot.
“Leader.” Supervisor Hu hurriedly said respectfully after seeing this middle-aged man whose hair
was a little white, “For now, I still cannot see through him. This person hides very deeply. Logically
speaking, by being able to take out three ‘Green Spirit Pill’ at once, there is a good chance that he is
an alchemist, Moreover, it is likely that his tier is quite high. After all, a medicinal pill of the ‘Green
Spirit Pill’ grade is something that even an ordinary tier four alchemist would have difficulty
refining. I have thought of all those high tier alchemists whom I know, but I cannot match his figure
with any high-tiered alchemists that I know of.
The middle-aged man frowned slightly as he let out a soft ‘hmm’. His faint voice contained a dark,
cold, killing intent that was difficult to hide, “Send someone to follow him in the shadows. Ascertain
his background. A high tier alchemist who can refine a ‘Green Spirit Pill’ is not someone that one
can easily come across. Try your best to let him work for our ‘Eight Gates’. If that is really not
possible, get rid of him in an infallible situation. Since he cannot be used by me, I naturally cannot
let others get the benefit. Otherwise, he will sooner or later become trouble.”
“Yes.” Supervisor Hu hurriedly replied.
“Ah, you go and settle it. Find some people who are more well versed in hiding their Qi. I still need
to personally help the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ perform the administrative work for the exchange of
the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’. That thing is far too expensive. If it were not because of the
status of the seller being so strong, is it logical for something which has come here to be auctioned
to get taken away from us?” The middle-aged man stood up and smacked his lips before walking
toward the back of the hall. He laughed coldly with some unwillingness.
TL: Basically, auction house was the one “selling” the items
Supervisor Hu repeatedly nodded. He waited until the middle-aged person disappeared before
gently releasing his pent up breath and quietly left the hall.
Xiao Yan exited the auction house and went to the ‘Thousand Medicine Place’ first. Once he
purchased the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the ‘Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill’, the eight
hundred over thousand within his purple-gold card was reduced until over two hundred thousand
was left.
Xiao Yan played with the purple-gold card in his hand and could not resist laughing bitterly. It was
really unexpected that after spending over half a day, his financial situation had returned back to its
starting point.
“Ah, it really is unexpected that I am still a poor person.” As he thought of how those fellows spent
huge sums of money in the auction house, Xiao Yan could not help but feel speechless at the gap
between himself and them.
“Be careful, there are people following you. I think that it should be people from that ‘Eight
Gates’.” Yao Lao’s faint voice suddenly sounded in Xiao Yan’s heart as the latter passed through a
street.
Xiao Yan’s footsteps paused for a moment. He then walked forward at a steady pace once again. In
his heart, he smiled coldly and said, “It is worthy of being the ‘Black-Corner Region’. With the cheap
honesty of these fellows, there are actually people who are rest assured in handing their things to
them to auction off? If this were to happen in the Jia Ma Empire, it would sooner or later have to
close down.”
“There is no choice. In this ‘Black-Corner Region’, there are not many people who have the
strength to organize this kind of auction fair. After all, this place is really too chaotic.” Yao Lao said
with a smile, “But we need not bother about them temporarily. There is currently no need for us to
get into too much conflict with them.”
“Yes.” Xiao Yan nodded slightly.
“Let’s shake off those fellows behind us first. After that, we should go and inquire about the place
where the Junior Sect Leader of the Blood Sect is staying. We can forget about the other things, but
we must get our hands on that map piece.” Yao Lao voiced his thoughts.
Xiao Yan nodded once again. That map piece gives the location of the ‘Purifying Lotus Demon
Flame’. It was natural that Xiao Yan placed great effort on it. The corner of Xiao Yan’s eyes the
street behind him where the human flow was very turbulent. His body suddenly flashed and
squeezed into the street like a ghost.
Not long after Xiao Yan flashed into the small street, a few human figures also hurriedly squeezed
out from the entrance of the small street. Their gazes swept over the street, but did not find any
human figures. With a wave of a hand, the human figures hurriedly scattered, looking all over the
place for the target which had disappeared.
“These dare to follow people?”
Xiao Yan easily shook off those following behind him and laughed with disdain in his heart. He
changed his clothes and strolled on the street, spending some gold coins to obtain the information
which he wanted. Due to Fan Ling’s identity, he did not hide his movement and openly lived at the
most luxurious hotel within the ‘Black Mark City’. Therefore, it was not difficult to obtain
information regarding where he stayed.
In order to observe all of Fan Ling’s action at all times, Xiao Yan gave up the inn which he had
stayed at before, and found a hidden place to stay that was just outside of the place where Fan Ling
was staying.
After the auction fair that day had ended, Fan Ling and the others did not immediately leave the
‘Black Mark City’. Instead, they rested for one night and swaggered out of the hotel in the afternoon
the next day before whizzing out of the ‘Black Mark City’.
As Fan Ling and his group left ‘Black Mark City’, a shadow quietly followed behind. He was like a
gangrene in the bone that one could not shake off no matter how hard one tried.
“Hei, I’m sorry, but no one can snatch away my things. I don’t care if you are a Junior Sect
Leader…” The black shadow cut past the forest as his faint cold laughter slowly lingered.

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Chapter 398
Chapter 398: Ambush Killing
A black shadow suddenly flashed into some dense bushes within the thick forest. His gaze passed
through the gaps between the branches and eyed a spot under a large tree, which was only a
hundred meters away. Over ten human figures were temporarily resting near that spot.
Xiao Yan lifted his head and eyed the weather from within the dense forest. He hesitated for a
moment, his breathing was so calm that there was not the slightest fluctuation. Although his target
was in front of him, he was not in a hurry to strike. Besides, Fan Ling was a Dou Ling, while the two
old men by his side also had strength which were around that of the Dou Ling class. Adding some
other guards whose strength were quite strong, even Xiao Yan, with the help of Yao Lao, would have
difficulty completely dealing with all of them within a short period of time. Therefore, he must
search for the best opportunity to strike. Otherwise, it would likely be a little troublesome once he
exposed himself. The strength of the Blood Sect could, after all, be considered quite strong even in
the ‘Black-Corner Region’.
Xiao Yan’s gaze was focused intently on Fan Ling’s group. The other party rested for nearly ten
minutes before they finally stood up once again. Just as Xiao Yan thought that they would hurry
forward continuing the route earlier, however, the group of people suddenly made a huge turn, and
directly rushed toward the western side of ‘Black Mark City’.
“Uh.” Xiao Yan was startled as he saw Fan Ling’s group suddenly change direction. His expression
immediately changed slightly. Was he discovered? This thought flashed in his heart for a moment
before it was automatically thrown out. The strongest person of Fan Ling’s group was a Dou Ling, so
it was impossible for them to discover his Qi. Moreover, even if they discovered him, something like
changing their path would not happen. After all, someone whose strength on the surface was merely
that of the Da Dou Shi class was not sufficient to cause them to be this afraid.
“What are these people planning?” A trace of doubt flashed across Xiao Yan’s heart. His toes
gently pressed down on the tree branch and his body was like a bat in the night, gently gliding
forward and landing on a huge tree. After which, he once again closely followed the group in front.
The two groups of people, with one in the front and one at the back, was merely a hundred meters
apart as they hurried toward the western side of the ‘Black Mark City’. After this rushing continued
for twenty minutes, Yao Lao’s deep voice suddenly sounded in Xiao Yan’s heart, “Little fellow, be a
little more careful. There are quite a number of strong presences hidden in the cove in front. Among
them, there is one who is even quite a lot stronger than the Dou Huang’s Qi at the auction house
earlier. Moreover, the Qi is as dark and cold as ice. It is very similar to the Qi of Fan Ling.”
The body, which was charging forward, suddenly paused at these sudden words of Yao Lao. Xiao
Yan’s expression changed drastically as he forcefully turned his body and hid himself behind a tree.
In his heart, he said with shock, “Have we fallen into someone’s trap?”
“It doesn’t appear so.” Yao Lao mused out loud, “From the looks of how they are hiding their
presence, it appears that they are lying in wait. Do they need to spend so much effort to deal with
you, who is a weak Da Dou Shi?”
“Ambush?” Xiao Yan’s face turned grim before he sighed in relief. His brows were full of doubt as
he said, “But for a strong Dou Huang to lead a large group of people to lay hidden and preparing for
an ambush here… what are they trying to do?”
Xiao Yan’s eyes flickered slightly. His

gaze suddenly swept in the direction of the ‘Black Mark City’. After being stunned for a moment, he
appeared to have suddenly guessed something and could not help but say in aghast within his heart,
“These fellows aren’t really thinking of snatching the auctioned item, right?”
“Well, that is very possible. The Di Class Dou Technique or that ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’,
either one of these things would have the qualification to cause the Blood Sect to spend a great
amount of effort to steal. Something like blocking the path and robbing is quite frequent within the
‘Black-Corner Region’.” Yao Lao was also startled when he heard this. However, he did not reject
Xiao Yan’s guess.
“Then what do we do? Fan Ling has already entered the ambushed area and seeing how it’s still
calm, the ambushers are obviously people of the blood sect. Since teacher has sensed someone
strong than the leader of ‘Eight Gates’ in the cove, isn’t it impossible to get that fragment of a
map?” Xiao Yan knitted his brows as he said helplessly.
“Let’s wait and see first. We will quietly watch and react accordingly.” Yao Lao said in a deep
voice.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. His gaze swept in all directions before he suppressed his breath to its
limit. He quietly flashed toward a higher area within the forest so he could have a good view.
Xiao Yan’s body was pressed flat in this clustered thicket. The terrain supporting him
coincidentally allowed him to see all of the forest depressions below. His gaze was veiled as it swept
across the forest, which was so quiet that it did not have the slightest murmur. If it were not for Yao
Lao voicing a warning, it was likely that Xiao Yan would have followed Fan Ling and charged into the
small forest and would not have discovered this hidden ambush.
The eastern side of this small forest cluster was a small path, which meandered all the way to the
end. If one’s gaze were to move along the western side and sweep over it, one would be able to
faintly see the vague outline of the ‘Black Mark City’. From the perspective of its terrain, this small
forest appeared to be a road which one must pass on the western side of ‘Black Mark City’. No
wonder the people from the Blood Sect chose to set up their ambush here.
Xiao Yan’s body was like a corpse, which lay prone quietly within the thicknet. His breathing was
suppressed from its normal state to the point where he inhaled once every two to three minutes.
After all, there was a strong person of the Dou Huang class in the small forest below. If it were not
for Yao Lao quietly helping him, Xiao Yan’s ability would be insufficient to hide under the other
party’s nose this smoothly.
After Fan Ling’s group entered the small forest, this somewhat remote region descended into an
extreme silence. Even those flying birds also rustled and shivered as they shrunk their bodies in
their nests because they sensed some killing intent creeping out. They did not even dare to make
the slightest noise.
The strangely quiet atmosphere shrouded this region and did not disappear for a long while.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes. His entire body was basically prone on the ground. At a certain
instance, his finger, which was still in contact with the ground, shook slightly. His eyes suddenly
opened as he lifted his head and turned his gaze toward the small path which led to the ‘Black Mark
City’. There was the faint, weak, sound of a horse neighing coming from that direction.
“Are they about to arrive?” Xiao Yan muttered softly in his heart. His eyes had also gradually
become much sharper. On the path in the distance, a group of human figures riding fast horses were
rushing toward the other direction of the path as though they were chasing after the stars and
moon. Yellow dust shot up to the sky along the way.
“Creak.” Following the increasingly loud noise of horse hooves, some soft sounds of bowstrings
being drawn resounded within the small forest.
At the edge of one’s sight, the human figures riding their horses as they came forward gradually
appeared. After seeing that the one leading was a woman wearing a green-colored dress, the heart
of Xiao Yan, who was hiding in the thicket, could not resist leaping. He quietly spoke in his heart,
“The people from the Blood Sect are indeed planning to go after the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon
Pill’. However, aren’t they afraid that the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ will seek revenge? Since the latter
has the ability to contend for this treasure, it is likely that the strength of the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’
is not considered weak on this continent, no?”
“Ah, it’s still passable.” Yao Lao said faintly, “I think that the Dou Huang presence in the forest
below should be the Sect Leader of the Blood Sect. Since even he has taken action, they naturally do
not plan to allow the people from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ to leave. As long as none of them return
alive, the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ can only jump in fury. After all, something like killing people
midway in their travels happens almost everyday in the ‘Black-Corner Region’.”
“Not letting anyone leave? They are quite ruthless.” Xiao Yan parted his mouth when he heard
this. However, he was not too surprised. If word of this kind of thing was to spread, the two factions
would have to fight to the death. Moreover, this involved a treasure like the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious
Dragon Pill’. It was only natural that there would not be any room to negotiate. After all, the ‘Sky
Serpent Mansion’ would definitely not let it just come to nothing after spending so much.
Over ten human figures instantly swept past the small path. A moment later, the quiet small forest
appeared in their sight.
The one leading the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ was naturally that beautiful Elder Qing, whom Xiao
Yan had seen on the auction grounds. After rushing quickly to this point, she lifted her head and
eyed the forest in the distance. Her eyebrows were slightly knit together. Since she was able to
become an Elder of the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’, her strength and experience was naturally not what
an ordinary person could compare with. She also knew the reason behind being cautious before
entering every forest. Moreover, she was now carrying a valuable unique treasure like the ‘Yin-Yang
Mysterious Dragon Pill’ with her. She must definitely be even more cautious on top of being careful.
Elder Qing raised her hand and displayed a signal. Their rushing speed gradually slowed. She
waved her delicate hand, and the space in front of her fluctuated slightly. Immediately, a small,
emerald-colored, energy snake appeared by her side, and landed in the underbrush. It swarmed into
the forest with extremely great speed,
The small energy snake quietly slithered into the forest. Its emerald snake eyes were about to take
a look around, when a rushing wind suddenly sounded. A sharp arrow was immediately and violently
inserted into the snake’s head. The former struggled for a while before it turned into energy and
gradually turned into nothingness.
At the moment the small energy snake was killed, the expression of Elder Qing, who had already
reached a spot not far from the forest, changed abruptly. She let out a stern cry, “Be careful! It’s an
ambush!”
“Ha ha, you are indeed worthy of being an Elder of the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’. Your tactic of
agglomerating Dou Qi into a snake was really superb.” The cry of Elder Qing had just sounded when
a loud owl-like laughter was emitted from the forest at the same time. A powerful Qi suddenly rose
up into the sky. A blood-red shadow shot out from the forest and steadily landed on top of a large
tree. His pair of eyes, which contained a red glint and a dense dark coldness which was difficult to
hide, swept toward Elder Qing’s group outside the forest.
“Fan Lao?”
Seeing the tall, large man who was wearing a big red robe with a color similar to fresh blood, the
expression of Elder Qing changed greatly. She immediately cried out with a stern exterior, but a
wavering interior, “What do you mean by this? Don’t tell me that you want to declare war on our
‘Sky Serpent Mansion’?”
“Ha ha, I am not thinking of declaring war. However, I am interested in the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious
Dragon Pill’ in Elder Qing’s hand!” The red-robed man smiled. However, this smile had a denseness
seeping out from it that was not possible to cover.
“Pull back! Everyone leave this place by themselves. As long as one of us manage to flee,
immediately report this matter to the Mansion Head!” Hearing the other party mentioning the ‘Yin-
Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’, the heart of Elder Qing suddenly fell. She knew that there was no
room for discussion regarding this matter. Immediately, she did not hesitate as she let out a stern
cry. Her feet immediately stepped on the back of the horse as her body was the first to turn into a
shadow, which flashed toward the interior of the thicket on the side of the main road.
“Xiu, xiu, xiu”
The moment the people from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ scattered and withdrew, a large wave of
rushing wind suddenly sounded from within the forest. Countless arrows containing a cold glow and
ferocious force were shot out from all directions. Under the rain of these arrows without any gaps
between them, even Elder Qing could not help but slow down her speed. Her body flashed as she
dodged the arrows.
The people from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’, who had scattered and shot out in all directions, were
actually once again forced to shrink together. At this moment, nearly a hundred Blood Sect warriors,
wearing red robes and carrying blood knives in their hands, came swarming out from the dark,
black forest on the four sides of the path.
The faces of these Blood Sect warriors were wood-like, much like puppets. However, their eyes
were filled with the same dense darkness and cruelty as Fan Ling.
“Elder Qing, hand over the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ and I will allow you you live!
Otherwise, die!”
The body of the black robed man on the top of the tree flashed like a ghost and instantly appeared
in the sky of the encirclement. His thick dark cry, reverberated in the air above the path.

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Chapter 399
Chapter 399: The Fierce Fighting on the Road
“Kill!”
That Elder Qing from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ did not hesitate at all in the face of the dense,
dark cry of Fan Lao. Her expression was dark and solemn as she let out a stern cry. Powerful Dou Qi
surged from within her body, and her strong aura directly shook the leaves and plants on the ground
around her until they shot backward. From this force of hers, her strength should have already
advanced to the Dou Wang level.
Under this cry of hers, the twenty plus strong people from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ around her
also let out a “chang” sound as they grabbed their weapons and allow their Dou Qi to surge out.
Threads of different snake shaped Dou Qi cycled around their bodies before flowing away, finally
and abruptly erupting with terrifying force, which charged toward those red-robed warriors around
them.
Two torrents, one green and one red, violently collided, meeting in the middle of the main road. A
wave of energy ripples began to shoot out like a wave.
When the cruel and numb faced Blood Sect warriors violently hacked their knives downward, they
were surrounded by a bloody aura. They did not emit the slightest sound. The strong people from
the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ also had dark, solemn faces as they circulated the Dou Qi in their bodies
to the limit. Their weapons, which were covered by Dou Qi, carried the ‘si si’ souds in the air being
cut as they trickily and viciously targeted the vitals of the Blood Sect warriors.
The strong people from both sides were not mediocre people. Not only were their strengths
powerful, but it was also clear that they were well trained. Although there were no loud noises, a
bloody fight to the death was buried deep within the slaughter. Frequently, there would be the
muffled sounds of sharp weapons piercing into flesh. Fresh blood would immediately scatter.
Elder Qing’s expression was ice cold. She held a snake-shaped longsword. Each time the curved
arc of the sword rotated bizarrely, it would slip past the neck of a Blood Sect warrior. After which, it
would carry a blood scar as fresh blood which came gushing out. During the time the fresh blood
drifted, she would move in a flash, much like a Sand Mandala Snake which was agile and vicious.
Corpses gradually piled up on the side of the road. Most among them were people from the Blood
Sect. Although, there were also some from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ among them. However, no
matter how Elder Qing led the people to make a killing charge forward, there would be an
unceasing number of Blood Sect warriors charging out from within the forest, breaking her
intention of fleeing into the forest.
Elder Qing’s eyes were cold as she penetrated the chest of a Blood Sect’s warrior with a stab of
her sword. Her gaze swiftly swept across her surroundings and her heart sank as she discovered
that the nearly twenty ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ elites that had been by her side at the beginning had
been reduced to a mere eight people.
The snake sword in her hand stabbed out explosively behind her and pierced through the throat of
a Blood Sect warrior, who had planned to launch a sneak attack. Her shoulders shook slightly and a
pair of wings agglomerated from green-colored Dou Qi that swiftly surfaced. Her feet gently pushed
off the ground as her old body suddenly rose into the sky. However, she was just about to turn
around and flee, a shadow suddenly shot past barreling through the sky. A cold, dark majestic force
immediately came pressing down violently from the sky. Due to the force being too strong, it
actually caused the sound barrier to be broken, releasing an explosive sound along the way.
Sensing the majestic force that was transmitted from above her head, the expression of Elder Qing
changed slightly. She r

aised both her hands, and a green glow shone brightly from the top downward, wrapping her entire
body within it.
“Bang!”
The majestic force fell and violently smashed into the green-colored light cover that Elder Qing
had just created. The latter trembled intensely and finally could not withstand the attack a moment
later. Following a slight sound, the light cover shattered in the air. Elder Qing within it also emitted
a muffled groan and her expression was much paler as she fell.
“Ha ha, Elder Qing, I have already said, no one should be thinking of leaving this place today!” A
red shadow flashed in the sky. The pair of fresh blood-like Dou Qi wings on Fan Lao’s back were
extremely eye-piercing. As they flapped, one could even faintly smell a bloody scent drifting in the
wind.
Fan Lao’s gave a thick laugh. He did not give Elder Qing an opportunity to catch her breath. With
a flap of the blood wings on his back, his body suddenly shot downward, much like a blood sucking
bat which had locked onto its prey.
Seeing Fan Lao pouncing over, that pale faced Elder Qing could only violently grit her teeth as she
drew her sword to meet him. As the Dou Qi in her body was circulating at maximum speed, an
incomparably ferocious Dou Qi directly caused the surrounding air to emit a slight undulation. From
the looks of it, this Elder Qing had already unleashed her strength to the maximum in order to
escape from the hands of the Dou Huang class Fan Lao alive.
Seeing the brutal battle to the death on the path below and then carefully watching the fight in
the sky, which was basically one sided, Xiao Yan, who was hiding in the thicknet, could not resist
shaking his head. He muttered, “Looks like the people from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ don’t have
the any chance of escaping alive today.”
“Ah, the Blood Sect must have spent quite a lot of effort in order to place a large force in ambush
here without alerting any other factions. No matter how alert the people from the ‘Sky Serpent
Mansion’ are, they will likely have difficulty escaping today.” Yao Lao nodded his head and said.
“That Fan Ling is also below. However, there are always two strong Dou Lings protecting him. It is
quite troublesome.” Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across the battlefield below. At that spot, Fan Ling was
holding a blood knife as he hacked a strong person from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ into two, while
wearing a vicious smile. Regardless of what happened, the two old men beside him were no more
than a meter away from him.
“Do not rush to strike against that Fan Ling. Otherwise, if Fan Lao were to sense it, things would
become a little troublesome. Due to that damn ‘Hall of Souls’, I can no longer lend you my spiritual
strength fearlessly like I have in the past. Therefore, you must act cautiously when you meet these
strong people in the future.” Yao Lao’s deep voice warned.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He gently inhaled a breath of air and suppressed the anxiety within his
heart and quietly observed the development occurring below.
There may be many people from the Blood Sect, but the group from the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’
was clearly stronger than those of the former. Therefore, by relying on tacit mutual cooperation this
seemingly shaky group could ultimately endure and not be destroyed despite their bodies being full
of injuries. Those who could follow Elder Qing to come to the chaotic region called ‘Black-Corner
Region’ did indeed have some skill.
Although the ground was firmly holding out, the Dou Wang class strength of Elder Qing’s in the
sky was no match for Fan Lao, who was a strong Dou Huang. The latter’s movement was swift and
ghost like. After merely exchanging over ten blows, the expression of the pale-faced Elder Qing
grew even more pale.
“Bang!”
Elder Qing was once again forced to receive the palm of Fan Lao in midair. The strong force which
surged out from the point of contact between their palms directly caused Elder Qing to spit out a
mouthful of fresh blood. Her body was swiftly forced back while Fan Lao closely gave chase without
giving up in a manner similar to wanting to take a life from one who was sick.
Elder Qing suddenly lifted her head as she hurriedly pulled back. Her originally pretty face was at
this moment filled with a savageness. She swayed her hand and a cold jade box appeared in her
palm. With a sharp, stern cry, she said, “Old demon Fan, if you dare to come over, the old me will let
this ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ turn into powder on the spot.”
“Duo!” The figure which was pouncing over from the front suddenly stopped. Fan Lao darkly eyed
Elder Qing and slowly said, “If you dare to destroy the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’, I will
cripple your Dou Qi, and then lock you up in the Blood Sect and rear you like a pig or a dog, made
specially to wait on the men of our Blood Sect.
The words spat out by the calm tone were so vicious, that they caused people’s entire body to feel
a chill.
As she thought of this fate where death was better than living, Elder Qing’s expression could not
help but change even with her mental strength. The hand, which held the cold jade box, could not
resist trembling slightly.
Just as Elder Qing was shocked by the vicious words of Fan Lao until she became a little absent-
minded, Fan Lao’s body shook suddenly and actually disappeared into nothingness.
Elder Qing sensed something the moment Fan Lao’s body disappeared. Her expression changed
abruptly, but before she had the time to pull back, a vague red shadow appeared in front of her. A
blood red hand shot out explosively and violently cut at Elder Qing’s arm. The sound of a bone
breaking could immediately be heard.
“Ah!”
The intense pain transmitted from her hand directly caused Elder Qing to involuntarily let out a
shrill cry. She did not have the time to keep the cold jade box before it was snatched away by Fan
Lao in a lightning like manner. The latter smiled and hurriedly retreated.
As he pulled back, Fan Lao swiftly opened the cold jade box. A golden light was shot out
immediately. The wild joy and pride on his face grew even more dense as he swiftly closed the box
and threw it toward Fan Ling below. He shouted, “Ling-er. Take it and withdraw first. Blood Guards
of the Blood Sect, protect the Junior Sect Leader until he reaches Mu Zhi City! I will block everyone
here!”
Fan Ling hurriedly leaped up and grabbed the cold jade box with his hands when he heard the
command. He swiftly squeezed it into his storage ring and no longer hesitated. With a wave of his
hand, over ten Blood Guards left the battleground. The group of people, with Fan Ling as the leader,
changed direction and swiftly hurried toward the south.
“Ah! Bastard Fan. I will not let you have an easy time even if I have to stake my own life today!”
Elder Qing’s face turned green when the most important thing was snatched right out of her hands.
She lifted her head and emitted a shrill. A frightening Dou Qi, that was two to three times stronger
than before, came erupting from her body in all directions. As the Dou Qi surged wildly, some fresh
blood actually began to overflow from under Elder Qing’s skin.
Elder Qing’s eyes were vicious as she stared at Fan Lao, who was frowning slightly. She held the
snake sword tightly and flapped the wings on her back. Her body turned into a ray of light, carrying
a sharp, explosive sound that spread all over the sky as she struck wildly at Fan Lao.
“A counter-attack just before death, huh? Hei, no matter how you struggle, you will never be a
match for me.” Fan Lao’s laughed when he saw that Elder Qing’s strength had abruptly soared. He
curled his hand slightly and a long knife, which appeared to be coagulated from fresh blood,
surfaced on his palm. He held the long knife in his hand as the knife trembled slightly. A bloody aura
immediately began to spread.
Fan Lao held the blood knife tightly and did not show any sign of shrinking away or pulling back.
He chose the method of fighting head on as he turned into a blood colored shadow, which carried a
bloody scent that spread throughout the sky as he violently collided with Elder Qing.
An explosion immediately resounded throughout the horizon.
After Fan Ling obtained the jade box and withdrew, Xiao Yan had also quietly snuck out of the
thicket. He was like an agile monkey as he passed through the forest and closely tailed Fan Ling’s
group. His footsteps paused a little when he heard the loud sound that reverberated throughout the
sky. His eyes turned to look at the sky behind him. His gaze landed where two glows, one green and
one red, had each occupied half of the sky.
“Hopefully not all the people of the ‘Sky Serpent Mansion’ die.”
Xiao Yan sighed gently and no longer paused. He turned around and once again locked onto his
target, a large red shadow at the edge of his sight. He did not have any deep relation with the ‘Sky
Serpent Mansion’. Naturally, it was not possible for him to rescue them. In this ‘Black-Corner
Region’, forget about the so called ‘acting out at the sight of injustice’. Even if you shouted and
walked forward as though nothing had happened after shouting, that would also similarly attract a
countless number of knives hacking at you.
Moreover, Xiao Yan currently had difficulty protecting himself. If he were to go and stick his nose
into other people’s business, it would clearly be an extremely foolish thing. Therefore, he could only
mutter a little quietly in his heart.
The only aim he had now was to use any means to snatch back the map fragment from Fan Ling.

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Chapter 400
Chapter 400: Xiao Yan Benefits from Two Forces Fighting
A group of red shadows, like a raging flood, whizzed past the forest. Their dense, bloody, aura
caused some of the low ranked Magical Beasts, which were out looking for food, to fear coming any
closer. They could only use their frightened gazes from afar as they watched the group of people as
they ran pass.
A short while after that group of red-colored humans had rushed past, another black-colored
shadow leaped and appeared from in between the trees. His body flashed and stopped at a tree
branch before lifting his head, overlooking the red-colored group of people who had their heads
lowered as they ran wildly. He could not resist frowning. In a soft voice, he said, “If I continue to
delay like this, Fan Lao might really come chasing…”
Xiao Yan mused slightly, clenched his teeth and said quietly, “If there is no opportunity to strike,
then I can only forcefully create one.”
Once he said this, Xiao Yan’s feet gently pressed against the branch. His body gently drifted down
before his body continued to follow the group in front.
Two groups with a great disparity in numbers rushed through the mountain forest, with one at the
front and the other trailing behind. The distance between them did not exceed a hundred meters.
Xiao Yan remained close behind the group in front, quietly counting the time in his heart. It
continued in this manner for a couple of minutes before he finally could not endure any longer. His
feet violently stepped on a tree branch. His speed had just soared when he suddenly realized that
Fan Ling’s group in front had actually stopped. His heart leaped as he quietly reduced his speed and
sneakily landed on a tree branch before he carefully approached.
In an empty clearing within the forest, Fan Ling waved his hand and reduced the speed of the
group. His face was solemn as he watched a Blood Guard in front whom he had sent to scout ahead.
He coldly asked, “Is there some activity in front?”
“Junior Sect Leader, there are signs of people on the mountain path in that direction. After careful
investigation, it appears to be people from the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’.” The Blood Guard knelt on
one knee as he respectfully reported.
“Black Skeleton Tomb?” Fan Ling’s expression changed slightly as he heard this. He asked, “Have
we also been stopped? How did they come to know of our whereabouts?”
“Junior Sect Leader, looking at their manner, it does not appear that they are ambushing us.
Instead, they appear to be searching for a remote mountain path and using it to hurry back to Skull
City…” The experienced Blood Guard hesitated a little before speaking.
“Oh? Hei, after buying the Di class Dou Skill, they are looking for a small, remote path to quietly
hurry back to Skull City. This does match those fellows’ characters quite well…” Fan Ling’s eyes
narrowed. He recalled that the ‘Three Thousand Lightning Movement’ Agility Type Dou Technique,
which he coveted greatly was in their grasp. A fiery desire that he had difficulty restraining
suddenly rose within his heart. His gaze swept around him as he suddenly asked, “How many people
do they have?”
“Exactly ten of them.”
“Is that fellow Hui Ku among them?” Fan Ling quickly followed with another question. The Hui Ku
he had just spoken of was the gray-robed, middle-aged man who had fought with him for the ‘Three
Thousand Lightning Movement’ at the auction fair yesterday.
“Yes, he is. According to this subordinate’s judgement, the other party should have two strong Dou
Lings and two Da Dou Shis. The remainder is of them are of the Dou Shi class.” The Blood Guard
solemnly replied.
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p>“Two Dou Lings, two Da Dou Shis huh…” Fan Ling softly muttered to himself. A long while later, a
greed and savage smile flashed across his narrowed eyes. With a wave of his hand, he said in a dark
and cold manner, “Increase our speed, catch up with the people from the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’.
Originally, I did not plan to have any ideas about this matter, but it so happens that they themselves
chose to take this small mountain path. They should not blame this young master for having a black
heart…”
“Junior Sect Leader, the Sect Leader said that the most important mission we have now is to send
the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ back to Mu Zhi City. If any issues were to appear, it might be
very disadvantageous to us.” Seeing that Fan Ling was actually planning to stop the people from the
Black Skeleton Tomb, the old man, who had been following beside him, could not help but hurriedly
advise against it.
“Elder Luo, you need not worry. The other party is far weaker than us whether it is in terms of
numbers or overall strength of the group. It is worthwhile for us to take this risk for a Di class Dou
Technique.” Fan Ling spread his hand and spoke faintly.
“This…” Elder Luo hesitated for a moment when he heard this. He exchanged glances with
another old man by his side and then looked at Fan Ling, whose face was filled with determination.
He could only helplessly nod his head.
“When that time comes, I will need to trouble you two Elders to hold off the other party’s Dou
Lings. I will lead the Blood Guards to finish off the other people from the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’.
This time around, it will be the same as what we did with the people from the ‘Sky Serpent
Mansion’. We must not let even half a person sneak away!” Fan Ling coldly said. His killing style was
resolute without the slightest hesitation and could be considered a figure of power. However, he was
just a little too greedy.
As Fan Ling’s voice fell, the group of Blood Guards nodded quietly without emitting even the
slightest bit of complaint or rejection.
Fan Ling nodded with satisfaction. He waved his hand and led at the front as they charged into the
forest.
Not long after Fan Ling and the others disappeared, Xiao Yan’s body appeared on top of a large
tree. He eyed the spot where the former’s group had disappeared from, and a strange smile
surfaced on his face. In a soft voice, he said, “What an overly greedy fellow. When he sees something
good, he just wants to snatch it… but this time around, you are destined to be robbed.”
Xiao Yan laughed softly as his body drifted down from the large tree before turning into a black
shadow which leaped into the forest.
Xiao Yan’s figure drifted within the forest. Around ten minutes later, he suddenly slowed and hid
his body behind a large tree. He tilted his head and threw his gaze out.
At this moment, on an empty ground which was merely tens of meters away, over ten Blood
Guards enwrapped by bloody aurae formed a circle, surrounding a few people with black-colored
skulls sewn onto their robes. From the looks of the mess on the ground and the wounds on their
bodies, it was clear that both parties had already been engaged in an explosive battle during the
short amount of time earlier.
At a spot not far from the battle circle, there were another two small battlegrounds. Four human
figures intertwined with one another. The sharp weapons in their hands carried a ferocious force as
they violently hacked at each other. Occasionally, the glint from the knives and the aura of a sword
would strike air, and the enormous rock or large trees by their sides would be directly sliced apart.
From this, one could see that both parties were really engaged in a life or death battle and did not
have any intention of simply sparring.
“Have they already started fighting…” Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across the messy empty ground. He
then glance at the two small battleground. A grey-robed, middle-aged man among them was
shockingly the person from the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’ during the auction fair yesterday.
“The people from the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’ are not able to endure being attacked like the ‘Sky
Serpent Mansion’…” As Xiao Yan muttered in his heart, the Blood Guards, whose entire bodies were
surrounded by a bloody aura had once again began to attack. The bloody scent that came rushing
over nearly caused people to vomit. Under over ten shining blood knives, the eight people from the
‘Black Skeleton Tomb’, with the exception of the two Da Dou Shis, who were gritting their teeth and
enduring, were directly hacked to death by the chaotic knives. Their deaths were extremely
miserable.
“Xiu!”
A dark, black, cold arrow sudden shot out explosively. The cold arrow carried a dense bloody aura
as it violently pierced into the throat of a Da Dou Shi in a lightning-like manner. The enormous force
contained in it directly caused the arrow to passed through the man’s throat and exit from the back
before finally nailing itself firmly into a tree trunk. The tail of the arrow quivered swiftly.
Xiao Yan’s gaze swept across the direction where the arrow was shot out from. The person who
had attacked was actually Fan Ling, who was holding a longbow in his hand. At this moment, he had
once again raised his bow after killing one Da Dou Shi and targeted the other Da Dou Shi from a
distance.
Seeing that Fan Ling was pointing the arrow at him, the expression of the other Da Dou Shi
changed drastically. Dou Qi surged wildly within his body. In an instant, it agglomerated and formed
a somewhat crude Dou Qi armor on the surface of his body. From the looks of this Dou Qi armor, the
strength of this Da Dou Shi was likely around two or three stars.
“Hei, you want to block my ‘Blood Eclipse Arrow’ with just that broken Dou Qi armor?” Fan Ling
could not help but laugh coldly when he saw the Da Dou Shi’s action. He pulled the bowstring back
and released his finger. An arrow that was covered by a blood-colored energy, shot out with
explosive force. It turned into a bloody glow that violently collided with that Dou Qi armor in a
lightning-like manner. A ‘crunch’, that would make one’s face sour, immediately rang out.
The crunching sound did not last for very long before it was abruptly stopped. This was because
the blood-colored arrow actually corroded a small hole in that Dou Qi armor. The arrow then drilled
into the throat of that Da Dou Shi through the hole…
Fan Ling indifferently eyed the Da Dou Shi who had collapsed softly on the ground. He then
watched the final attack of these two Da Dou Shi just before their deaths, killing nearly ten Blood
Guards. His heart could not help but feel a little pain. It was not easy to groom these Blood Guards…
“Fortunately, there is the ‘Three Thousand Lightning Movement’ as compensation…” Fan Ling
repeated in his heart. Only then did he feel a little better. He tilted his head and eyed the other two
strong Dou Lings of the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’ in two other areas, who were being held back by the
two Elders until they were unable to move. In a faint voice, he said, “Mo-er Han. Hand over the
‘Three Thousand Lightning Movement’. If you comply with my demands, I will leave you with an
intact corpse.”
The expression of the middle-aged man called Mo-er Han was dark and solemn as he dodged the
attack from his opponent in front of him. His voice was hoarse as he said, “Fan Ling, you will regret
this!”
Fan Ling laughed coldly as the bow and arrow in his hand swayed slightly and pointed at the
strong Dou Ling. Blood aura was concentrated at the tip of the arrow and his eyes had tightly
shrunk together at this moment. At a certain instance, he finally found an opening of the Dou Ling,
which was forced out by the latter’s opponent. He relaxed his hand and the blood arrow shot out
explosively. An instant later, an arrow violently shot into the chest of the strong Dou Ling.
“If I am to die, let’s die together!”
That strong Dou Ling from the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’ was also extremely aggressive. Despite
being struck by the cold arrow of Fan Ling until he was seriously injured with fresh blood being
repeatedly spat out of his mouth, he threw away the weapon in his hand. He crazily withstood the
intense pain of having his hand being cut off by his opponent’s knife as he used his other hand to
tightly wrap around his opponent. His face was ferocious as he cried out loud, “Bone Explosion!”
“Elder Han, quickly pull back!” Fan Ling’s expression changed and hurriedly cried out when he
saw that the face of the strong person from the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’ had suddenly turned into a
bizarre green and purple.
“Bang!”
Fan Ling’s warning had just fell when that strong Dou Ling suddenly exploded. The strong energy
ripples from the explosion removed nearly half a foot of soil from the surrounding ground. That
strong Dou Ling from the Blood Sect had also been blasted by the explosion until his clothes were
tattered and his skin broken, revealing the flesh inside. His face was pale as he hung on by only a
breath.
“Damn it!” Seeing Elder Han, who had kept his life, but temporarily lost his fighting ability, Fan
Ling let out a furious curse. He waved his hand and said in a dark and cold voice, “Blood Guards,
listen up, surround and kill Mo-er Han!”
“Yes!” As Fan Ling’s orders fell, the remaining twenty plus Blood Guards lifted their long knives
which had traces of blood that had yet to dry. After which, they carried a bloody aura all over their
bodies as they surrounded and attacked Mo-er Han.
Surrounding and killing and being surrounded and killed. This brutality was happening on this
empty plot of land.
A strong Dou Ling was keeping Mo-er Han in check in front as tens of strong Blood Guards were
attacking from all around and he needed to be careful of the cold arrows from Fan Ling who was
outside the encirclement. By being forced to be distracted to such extremes, an opening was forced
out by the Elder Luo after merely enduring for a couple of minutes. Although he had also risked his
life to strike back and caused the Elder Luo to be badly wounded, he was also struck by the latter’s
ferocious palm and completely fainted.
 “Pooh…”
That person called Elder Luo held his chest and exhaled a couple of long breaths. He spat out a
mouthful of fresh blood. As he glanced at the Blood Guards, where only ten remained, as well as the
heavily wounded Elder Han, he could not help but smile bitterly and shook his head. He did not
expect that the people of the ‘Black Skeleton Tomb’ were this fierce and unafraid to die. What a
bitter fight…
Seeing that Mo-er Han was finally unconscious, Fan Ling, who was pulling his bowstring outside
the battleground, finally heaved a sigh of relief. He carelessly put aside the bow and arrow in his
hand and swiftly walked forward. He then randomly snatched a long knife from the hands of a Blood
Guard before fiercely hacking Mo-er Han’s neck with a ferocious face, completely finishing him off.
He flicked the tip of the knife gently and lifted the storage ring on Mo-er Han’s hand. Fan Ling
hurriedly flipped everything within it. A long while later, a wild joy that was difficult to hide
swarmed onto his face. He shook his hand and an ancient silver-colored scroll appeared in his other.
“Ha ha, the ‘Three Thousand Lightning Movement’ has landed in my hands. Once I successfully
practice it, what can a strong Dou Wang do to me? Ha ha!” Fan Ling held the scroll tightly and could
not resist facing the sky and laughing crazily.
Just as Fan Ling had forgotten himself and laughed wildly, a suction force suddenly appeared out
of nowhere. That silver-colored scroll instantly flew out, and was finally carelessly grabbed by a long
arm.
“Ke ke, thank you very much for your hardwork Junior Sect Leader Fan Ling. However, it is better
for me to take custody of this technique.”
A black-robed man strangely appeared on a tree branch. That silver-colored Di class Dou
Technique scroll was reflecting with a faint luster under the sunlight.

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