Breaking the Masked Man

Yuan Yi looked troubled and spoke slowly.

"Then let's add another Breakthrough Pill, the one for the incomplete map will be counted separately."

Yao Yan nodded slightly, took out the Breakthrough Pill from his storage ring, and placed it steadily on the table. At the same time, his gaze became slightly serious, and he warned in a deep voice: "How these three pills are auctioned is entirely up to the Eight Doors. However, there is one thing I hope you can abide by: do not leak any of our information. It would be best to erase all the information."

"This... it's not a big problem. We can just deal with a few people. However, Mr. Yao's auction will have to wait a while until things calm down. That way, we can be absolutely sure. I just don't know if it will be convenient for you."

Yuan Yi pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Yao Yan smiled and said, "It's alright. We'll probably be staying in the Black Corner Region for a few years. I hope you can bring me good news during these years."

"nature!"

……

As the conversation ended, Yao Yan and Cai Lin were arranged to stay in a secluded courtyard. The scenery there was beautiful, the decorations were gorgeous, and even the maids were all excellent. Just like the saying Yao Yan had heard in his previous life, when your status and strength are high enough, beautiful women are never a scarce resource; you can find whatever kind you want.

Moreover, it is a fantasy world, whose area and population are undoubtedly hundreds or thousands of times larger than in the previous life. With such a large base, all kinds of beauties will naturally be born.

Fortunately, Yao Yan is quite loyal; he only likes the prettiest girls.

Cai Lin was in his room at the moment, her mask off, revealing an extremely cold and alluring face. Her deep purple eyes looked at Yao Yan with confusion, her red lips parted slightly, and her soft and charming voice was pleasant to hear: "Why is it another fragment of a map? What is the connection between this fragment and the previous ones?"

Fortunately, I blocked Yao Lao's senses, otherwise your words would have revealed the secret.

Yao Yan muttered to himself. It wasn't that he didn't trust Elder Yao, but the matter concerning the Pure Lotus Demon Flame was too great, so great that even a Dou Sheng would go crazy. Even if only a tiny bit was leaked, it would cause a huge uproar.

He straightened his expression, like a parent in a past life coaxing their child: "This is hard to explain, and I didn't want to lie to you, but it's not appropriate for you to know right now. I'll tell you everything when you break through to the Dou Zun level... I was just trying to avoid causing you trouble before."

"……I see."

Cai Lin frowned, then nodded sensibly. Her aloofness was only an outward appearance; she was actually quite gentle and caring towards her own people, but she never knew how to express it.

Yao Yan pointed to the storage ring, and then released the displeased Yao Lao.

The old doctor, who had just come out, began to chatter on and on, saying, "Boy, you really don't know how to respect your elders. You locked me up as soon as you came in. What, are you worried that I'll disturb you?"

This old man was clearly no respectable person. After speaking, his gaze swept over the two of them, a playful look on his face.

Cai Lin looked away, too lazy to pay attention to this shrewd old man. Too much talk leads to trouble, and she was afraid that she might reveal something amiss and let him see through her. There were some things she didn't want others to know.

"Didn't say anything~"

Yao Yan smiled, seemingly unwilling to say more.

The old doctor stroked his chin, looked Yao Yan up and down, and after a moment, said with a smile, "It seems you don't quite trust me, kid."

"It's good to maintain some distance between people."

Yao Yan nodded and said very frankly.

The old doctor smiled nonchalantly, circled Yao Yan twice, and then asked curiously, "What was that fragment of map you were looking for? And why did you take out the Imperial Extreme Pill and the Breaking Sect Pill? These three pills are enough to make the entire Black Corner Region boil over. I estimate that many peak Dou Huang experts will flock here to fight and snatch them. I guess the Black Corner Region will go completely mad because of these three pills."

"I want to see if I can lure Han Feng over. If I can't, I'll have Cai Lin take action and use this opportunity to wipe out several peak Dou Huang forces, usurp their power, and prepare for the future fall of the Heart Flame."

Yao Yan said calmly, "If I don't want to be the bad guy, then I'll just have to let someone else be the bad guy."

Canaan Academy has ties to the Thunder Clan, and its dean is also an elder of the Thunder Clan. Furthermore, there are two old monsters who are half-step Dou Zun in the inner courtyard. Yao Lao alone is not absolutely confident. He needs to ask the people of the Black Corner Region to help him make a breakthrough. Anyway, these people are all rotten people, and he doesn't need to feel guilty if they all die.

The Dou Qi Continent has no shortage of people. As long as the most powerful Dou Sheng don't make a move, it can't be destroyed no matter what.

"This is not a bad idea, but you'd better keep it in mind that Canaan Academy is quite special. Its disciples come from all over the Dou Qi Continent. You'd better not hurt them, or it will be very difficult to deal with in the end."

The old doctor nodded, but at the end, his expression hesitated slightly as he offered a reminder.

"Don't worry, I've never been one to kill indiscriminately."

Yao Yan smiled and reassured Elder Yao that he wasn't sick, so why would he harm the 'flowers and grasses' of the Dou Qi Continent and incur countless enemies? If he really destroyed Canaan Academy, even that old man from the Lei Clan would probably go crazy.

In fact, there has always been an unspoken rule in the Dou Qi Continent: the strong are not allowed to wantonly slaughter the weak. The kind of thing that a Dou Zun would do, which would destroy an entire country, is extremely rare. If someone were to do such a thing, there would definitely be an even stronger person to stop them, or even kill them. This is almost a tacit understanding among the strong.

If anyone truly believes they are powerful enough to act recklessly, then destruction will inevitably be their ultimate fate.

Unless this person possesses the strength of a Dou Di...

"I still believe that."

The old apothecary nodded, then asked, "Have you thought it through? When do you plan to infiltrate Canaan Academy? Actually, I'm quite curious about Canaan Academy myself. I wanted to go and see it back then, but unfortunately I never had the chance... As for whether there is any Fallen Heart Flame there, we'll have to investigate!"

"In a few days, I will make arrangements for Cai Lin."

Yao Yan looked at Cai Lin and said softly.

The colorful scales unconsciously clenched their hands, which were folded at the base of its tail, and were momentarily lost in thought...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 133: One pot?

"Zizi~"

Azure flames enveloped his entire body, flickering and radiating terrifying heat, causing the surrounding space to distort slightly. Fortunately, the fire had already merged with Yao Yan, so the terrifying heat did not harm him in the slightest. Moreover, under this terrifying heat, the demonic poison spots in Yao Yan's body began to resist, and wisps of black mist continued to rise, making a piercing sound under the scorching of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, like water dripping into a boiling oil pan.

Yao Yan seemed completely unaffected by this, continuing to burn with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, refining the extremely stubborn demonic poison spots within his body, extracting the purest energy from them and using it for his own purposes.

It is unknown how much time has passed, but once the demonic poison spots subsided again, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame burning on Yao Yan's body also dissipated.

"Whoo~"

Yao Yan exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the moment he opened his eyes, a strange blue light flashed and disappeared. The aura within his body suddenly grew stronger, as if he had taken another step closer to becoming a five-star Dou Wang.

It's worth noting that only a little over a month has passed since he broke through to the fourth-star Dou Wang realm, and he wasn't even in the Imperial Clan's domain. He can only be thankful for Xie Biyan's 'gift package' to have such a cultivation speed.

The old alchemist was floating to one side, watching Yao Yan cultivate from beginning to end. He felt the increasingly powerful aura in Yao Yan's body, stroked his chin, and couldn't help but praise, "High risk is often accompanied by high reward. Your risk of taking on the Demon Poison Spot was indeed an extremely smart choice. However, I guess only you in this world can do such a thing. Ordinary alchemists would not have your methods."

He couldn't help but shake his head. The more he observed, the more he could feel the special and terrifying nature of the Burning Technique. Its devouring ability was completely different from the alchemist's method of refining and borrowing fire. It completely transformed the strange fire into a part of itself, as if the strange fire was the medicine's flesh and blood. Naturally, he could freely stimulate the power of the strange fire to the maximum without worrying that the strange fire would cause a backlash.

It should be known that on this Dou Qi Continent, there are countless people who have died from the backlash of strange fires, including many high-level alchemists and powerful cultivators.

However, these risks are completely invisible to Yao Yan. This alone is enough to prove the extraordinary nature of the Burning Technique. But similarly, to successfully cultivate the Burning Technique, one also needs a certain amount of luck and courage. The process of devouring strange fire is definitely more than a hundred times more difficult than refining it. A slight mistake will result in playing with fire and getting burned.

When alchemists refine strange fire, they are, in principle, merely borrowing the fire, forming a symbiotic relationship. But the Burning Technique completely devours and absorbs it, wanting all of the strange fire. Do they really think strange fire is such a good-natured thing?

Yao Yan sensed the speed at which his battle qi was increasing and said softly, "It feels alright. Even without obtaining the Fallen Heart Flame, at my current cultivation speed, I can try to break through to the Dou Huang realm in at most a year!"

"You're such a pervert, kid!"

The old doctor let out a heartfelt sigh. Even back in the Pill Tower, he had never seen such a monstrous talent as Yao Yan.

"I'll take it as you praising me."

Yao Yan smiled, and at the same time missed Ling'er a little. He had placed the little one next to Cai Die, because it was not suitable to continue to bring her along when they came to the Black Corner Region, whether it was the Fallen Heart Flame or anything else. It would be safer for Ling'er to stay with Cai Die, and Cai Die would be lonely staying alone in the Snake People's Clan. It would be good for her to have Ling'er with her.

After years of getting along, he had long regarded Ling'er as family, rather than a strange fire that he could devour at will.

What makes us human is our emotions.

If a person can handle everything calmly, what's the difference between them and a machine?

"While you were in seclusion these past few days, I secretly investigated the Eight Doors and discovered something very interesting." Yao Lao suddenly smiled, steer the conversation toward the Eight Doors, and the expression on his chin revealed an indescribable cunning and roguishness.

"The patriarch of the Eight Doors is dead?"

Yao Yan asked calmly.

"how do you know?!"

Old Yao's expression froze, staring at Yao Yan with surprise and bewilderment. This was a secret he had spent several days uncovering. Perhaps he was restless and couldn't stay in the Bone Flame Ring any longer, so he took the opportunity to have some fun and discovered these things. But Yao Yan had been in seclusion cultivating, so how did he know?

"It's written all over your face," Yao Yan explained with a smile.

As for the reason, it was naturally because of the original plot. If he remembered correctly, Yuan Yi of the Eight Doors eventually joined Han Feng. If the other party really had a Dou Zong level ancestor, why would he need to join Han Feng?

"...Is it so obvious?"

The old doctor looked surprised and even picked up a mirror to check his expression.

"I just made a guess... But since you've found out about this, some plans can be moved forward. I'll have Cai Lin go talk to Yuan Yi later and ask him if he'd be willing to be my spokesperson in the Black Corner Region. If he's willing, I can give him a Royal Pill."

Yao Yan slowly stood up and said in a calm and unhurried manner.

The forces in the Black Corner Region must be supported; at least until he obtains the fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Map, there must be a force to provide him with eyes and ears.

The old apothecary's eyes flickered slightly, and he suggested, "How about I teach you a method to leave a backup plan inside the Imperial Extreme Pill, so you won't have to worry about the other party betraying you?"

"Old ginger is spicier, so I'll leave it to you."

Yao Yan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded in agreement. There was no need to talk about integrity when dealing with these people from the Black Corner Region.

"The technique is very simple, and you can easily do it with your soul power. However, the power of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is a bit lacking. Use my Bone Spirit Cold Flame instead." Yao Lao said softly, and then used his soul power to pass on a technique for leaving a backup plan in the pill to Yao Yan.

Yao Yan nodded slightly, then pushed open the door and went out, preparing to take Cai Lin and Yao Lao to talk to Yuan Yi.

……

The process went extremely smoothly.

Upon learning that Yao Yan already knew about his ancestor's death, Yuan Yi could no longer maintain his facade. His previously smiling expression instantly turned gloomy, as if he were ready to perish together with Yao Yan. However, this resolve vanished instantly under the pressure of Yao Lao's power, which was comparable to that of a seven or eight-star Dou Zong, and he readily admitted defeat.

Facing a Dou Huang level expert, Yuan Yi dared to bring the entire Eight Doors to fight him, but he couldn't withstand a Dou Zong level expert whose soul body had reached the seventh or eighth star level.

Even a fight to the death depends on the opponent; facing such a powerful figure, he had no choice at all.

"Sect Leader Yuan, there's no need for that expression. You'll realize in the future how right your choice was today. Consider this Royal Extreme Pill a small gift." Yao Yan tossed the processed Royal Extreme Pill to Yuan Yi and chuckled, "Improve your strength as soon as possible. Your current strength as a two-star Dou Huang is a bit weak."

"The Eight Doors have many affairs to attend to, and they need to deal with various forces. I really have no other choice."