my world double door.

The night, thick as ink, weighed heavily on this battlefield soaked in blood and murderous aura.

Li Yang stood alone, the wind howled and blew his tattered clothes wildly, like a tattered flag struggling in the wind.

Although he is powerful now, the group of strong men in the Xiao family are not so easy to deal with.

His breathing was heavy and rapid, each breath was filled with gunpowder smoke and suffocating fatigue. His clothes were tattered and covered with cuts from sharp blades. Blood mixed with sweat slowly slid down his scarred, bruised and scratched body, dripping onto the muddy, broken limbs and armor, leaving dark, shocking bloodstains that blended with the surrounding silence, telling of the cruelty of the battle.

Although he successfully defeated all his opponents, it was obvious that he also consumed a lot of energy.

Li Yang's eyes slowly swept around. The bodies of the Xiao family's strong men were lying everywhere, their limbs twisted beyond human form, and their deaths were extremely tragic. They were once the most feared existence in this land. Relying on the power of the Xiao family and their own high cultivation, they acted recklessly. But now, the breath of life has completely dissipated, leaving only cold, stiff bodies, becoming silent witnesses of this brutal battle.

Li Yang dragged his heavy lead-like steps, step by step, towards the corpse closest to him. That was an elder of the Xiao family. When he was alive, his cultivation was unfathomable, his methods were sinister and ruthless, and he was also famous on this continent. Li Yang squatted down, and the muddy water instantly soaked his trouser legs. The coldness rushed up from the soles of his feet, but he was unaware of it at the moment. He groped in the elder's arms, his movements were a little anxious, and soon, he touched a hard, cold object. His hand trembled slightly, and he took it out. It turned out to be an ancient storage ring. The surface of the ring was engraved with complicated runes. Those runes seemed to have life, flashing a mysterious light under the weak moonlight, as if telling unknown secrets.

Li Yang took a deep breath, calmed his slightly excited mood, and slowly injected a ray of spiritual power into it with the unique method he had mastered after countless attempts and failures in the process of cultivation. In an instant, the space in the ring unfolded in his sea of ​​consciousness. It was a vast and mysterious world. It was filled with a wide variety of cultivation resources, and various rare spiritual herbs were placed in a staggered manner. Each plant exuded a rich and fresh fragrance. The fragrance contained a magnificent vitality, as if it could turn all the decay in the world into new life. Some of these spiritual herbs grow in dangerous places covered with snow all year round and in harsh environments. Some need to go through hundreds or even thousands of years of wind and rain, and the nourishment of the essence of the sun and the moon to mature. They are excellent materials that are indispensable for refining high-level elixirs. There was a hint of surprise that was hard to conceal in Li Yang's eyes. He knew that if these spiritual herbs were used properly, they would not only help him quickly repair the meridians that were severely damaged and almost broken in this battle, but also provide him with a steady stream of surging spiritual power support on the long road of cultivation in the future, becoming the key to helping him break through the bottleneck of his cultivation.

In a corner of the storage ring, a small jade bottle lay quietly. Li Yang picked it up gently, his movements were so gentle as if he was afraid of disturbing the treasure in the bottle. The moment he opened the cork, a rich and mellow fragrance of the elixir instantly spread, lingering around his nose, making him feel refreshed. He looked closely and found that there were five elixir pills in the bottle that were round and emitting colorful light. This is the legendary "Gathering Spirit Pill". Each of them contains the purest spiritual power between heaven and earth. Taking one can gather the spiritual power of heaven and earth in a short time like swallowing seawater, greatly improving the practitioner's skill. For Li Yang, this is undoubtedly a timely help, and it is the sweet rain he most desires on this difficult road of cultivation. In the days to come, he can use these gathering spirit pills to find a quiet place to practice in seclusion, break through the current bottleneck of cultivation that is as insurmountable as a copper wall and iron wall, and thus have a stronger self-protection power and voice in this world where the strong are respected and the weak are preyed upon by the strong.

Continuing to search, Li Yang found another yellowed ancient book that exuded an old smell. On the cover of the ancient book, there were three vigorous and powerful characters that seemed to contain endless power - "Splitting the Sky Art". His heart suddenly beat violently, as if it was about to break through his chest, and his hands trembled slightly as he opened the ancient book. As he read deeper, Li Yang's eyes gradually ignited with excitement and fiery flames, and the flames illuminated his bloodstained and tired face. This "Splitting the Sky Art" is a top-level cultivation method. Its cultivation method is extremely unique, completely different from the exercises he has encountered before, and its power is even more amazing. Once the practice is successful, the moves performed can tear the void and shatter the space. The power is far superior to the same-level exercises, enough to give him the strength to reverse the world when facing a strong enemy. Li Yang knew that if this technique could be used for himself, his strength would make a qualitative leap, from an ant that was bullied by others to a giant dragon soaring in the sky.

Li Yang cast his eyes on another corpse. That was the leader of the younger generation of the Xiao family. Although he was young, he had already shown amazing talent in cultivation and was hailed as the future hope of the Xiao family. Li Yang found a sharp sword on his waist. The scabbard was inlaid with several cold gems that emitted a cold and chilling light. Those gems flickered coldly in the dark, as if they were the gaze from hell. The hilt was engraved with exquisite dragon patterns, which were lifelike, as if telling of its extraordinary and proud. Li Yang gently drew out the sword, and the sword body flashed with cold light, like a flash of lightning across the night sky, and a crisp, deafening dragon roar was emitted, and the dragon roar was full of endless majesty and power. A cold and piercing sword energy rushed towards him, and the surrounding air seemed to be instantly frozen by this sword energy, turning into a thin layer of frost, flickering with tiny lights under the moonlight. Li Yang swung the sword a few times and felt that the sword was light and merged with his arm. Every time he swung it, he could feel the powerful force contained in it, which seemed to be able to cut off everything in the world, which greatly increased his confidence. He knew that this sword would become his right-hand man in future battles, accompanying him on the bloody road of cultivation.

After searching these bodies, Li Yang found a hidden compartment in the corner of the battlefield. The compartment was covered by a powerful and mysterious restriction. The restriction emitted a faint blue light, and the patterns were as complex as the trajectory of stars in the sky. If he touched it rashly, it would most likely cause a strong backlash, which would make him even worse than he was seriously injured. Li Yang frowned and fell into a brief thought. After a moment, he took out a book from his storage ring that recorded various methods of breaking the restrictions. He read it carefully, his eyes fixed on the words and patterns in the book, and compared it with the restriction patterns on the dark compartment. He slowly mobilized the spiritual power in his body and carefully cracked the restrictions according to the methods recorded in the book. The spiritual power flowed slowly in his meridians, and each flow was accompanied by a sharp pain. After all, he had just experienced a life-and-death battle and his meridians were severely damaged, but he gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and always focused on breaking the restrictions.

As time went by, Li Yang's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and his face became paler and paler, like a piece of white paper, but his eyes were extremely firm, as if burning with a flame that would never go out. Finally, with a slight "click", the ban was successfully cracked. The secret compartment slowly opened, and a strong, dazzling light shot out from it, illuminating the surrounding darkness. Li Yang looked closely and saw a fist-sized crystal placed in the secret compartment. The crystal was crystal clear, like a clear spring, and contained endless energy fluctuations. The fluctuations were like surging waves, one after another, which was the "spiritual crystal" that practitioners dreamed of. The energy purity of this spiritual crystal is extremely high, equivalent to several times that of ordinary spiritual crystals. It is a rare treasure that can be encountered but not sought. Li Yang held the spiritual crystal in his hand, feeling the surging and hot energy in it, and an indescribable joy and satisfaction surged in his heart. This spiritual crystal will become a great help in his path of cultivation, providing solid and powerful energy guarantee for his every breakthrough, bringing him one step closer to his goal.

Li Yang carefully sorted out all the gains and carefully put them into his storage ring. He looked at the messy and devastated battlefield and knew that this was not a place to stay for long.

"The Xiao family is a large family that has stood to this day. The death of two groups of strong men here in succession will definitely cause an uproar in the Xiao family. For safety reasons, it is better to leave as soon as possible."

Li Yang took a deep breath, slowly turned around, and quickly fled into the distance.

He is not in good condition now and urgently needs to find a place to recover.

At the same time, he also studied what he had gained from the corpses of these powerful Xiao family members to see if he could further improve his strength.

There is a huge hurdle to go from Martial King to Martial Saint, which he felt especially clearly after he reached the peak of Martial King. It is no wonder that the Xiao family has so many resources but has not yet produced a Martial Saint.

What he has obtained now is far from enough for him to break through to the level of Martial Saint, but it can enrich his methods.

On the other hand, Li Yang was quickly looking for a place to treat his injuries, while on the other side, the Xiao family was also in an uproar.

At dawn, the weak morning light struggled to penetrate the heavy clouds and sprinkled on the majestic and solemn buildings of the Xiao Mansion. It should have been the beginning of a new day, but at this moment, the Xiao Mansion was shrouded in a layer of haze, which was so depressing that it made people breathless.

In the meeting hall of the Xiao Mansion, the atmosphere was so solemn that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it. In the main seat of the hall, the current head of the Xiao family, Xiao Zhantian, sat upright. His face was stern, and the traces of time carved on his face were more and more obvious at this moment. His deep eyes revealed his innate majesty and inviolability. On both sides stood the elders of the Xiao family. They all looked solemn. The high spirits they usually had had long since disappeared, replaced by faces full of anxiety and uneasiness.

At this moment, the door of the meeting hall was slammed open, and a guard rushed in in a panic, stumbling and almost falling to the ground. His face was full of fear, and sweat kept rolling down his forehead, soaking his clothes on his chest. Before he could stand firmly, he knelt on the ground with a plop, and shouted in a trembling voice: "Master, it's bad! The second batch of strong men sent out... were wiped out!"

These words were like a bombshell, instantly setting off a storm in the hall. Xiao Zhantian stood up suddenly and slammed his hands heavily on the table. With a loud "bang", the solid mahogany table was actually slapped with several deep cracks. His eyes instantly widened and bloodshot, and he roared: "What did you say? Say it again!" The voice seemed to contain endless anger, shaking the whole hall and buzzing, and the surrounding air seemed to be ignited by this anger.

The guard was so frightened that he was trembling all over, his head almost touching the ground, and he stammered and repeated: "Master, the second batch of strong men...all died, not a single one came back."

Xiao Zhantian felt his eyes go dark, and he almost lost his balance. The chair behind him was shaken by his strength and slid back several feet, falling to the ground with a clang. He could never have imagined that the second batch of experts, who were carefully selected and powerful, would also suffer such a tragic defeat.

"What is going on?" an elder asked angrily, with uncontrollable anger and confusion in his voice.

The guard trembled as he replied, "According to... according to the spy who escaped and reported the situation, they were completely wiped out in the battle with Li Yang. Li Yang's strength... is beyond imagination, and he seems to have been blessed by some mysterious power. Those strong men are no match for him at all."

"Li Yang! It's Li Yang again!" Xiao Zhantian gnashed his teeth as he recited the name, every word seemed to come out from between his teeth, full of hatred. "This little ant has repeatedly provoked my Xiao family and killed two groups of my Xiao family's strong men. If I, Xiao Zhantian, don't cut him into pieces, how can I be worthy of my Xiao family's ancestors and how can I gain a foothold in this world!"

Another elder frowned and said worriedly, "Master, Li Yang's strength has increased too dramatically. In such a short period of time, he was able to defeat two groups of our masters. I'm afraid there are other forces supporting him."

"No matter what forces are behind him, our Xiao family is not afraid!" Xiao Zhantian waved his hand fiercely, his eyes revealing determination and ruthlessness. "Pass the order down, immediately gather all the elite disciples of the Xiao family, no matter where they are, they must rush back to the Xiao Mansion within three days. I will personally lead the army to flatten Li Yang's lair and grind him to ashes!"

"Master, we need to think about this matter carefully." An older elder stepped forward to dissuade him. "Two consecutive failures have already seriously damaged the vitality of our Xiao family. If we rashly send troops now and encounter another accident, my Xiao family may..."

"We should take the long view? How long do we need to take the long view?" Xiao Zhantian's eyes widened with anger, interrupting the elder. "Do we have to wait for Li Yang to grow stronger and for him to attack the gate of our Xiao Mansion before we sit there and wait for him to die?"

The elder sighed helplessly and said nothing more. He knew that the patriarch was already overwhelmed by anger at the moment, and in this situation, nothing he said could calm him down.

Xiao Zhantian turned his head to look at the guard kneeling on the ground and said coldly, "Get up. Tell me everything you know about Li Yang in detail. If you hide anything, don't blame me for being ruthless in the punishment."

The guard stood up tremblingly and told everything he knew about Li Yang's battle details, including the moves he used, the strength he displayed, and his various performances during the battle.

As the guards spoke, Xiao Zhantian's face became more gloomy. He clenched his fists tighter and tighter, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged, as if they would burst at any time. The other elders also had serious expressions, and their brows were twisted into the shape of a "川" character. They could never have imagined that Li Yang, who was once insignificant in their eyes, had grown to such a terrifying level. (End of this chapter)