Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 89 Wendy: Why don't you die first?

Before long, while the Soul Emperor was still deep in thought, he was pulled back to reality by a series of exclamations.

It turned out that the rare Xiao family competition had finally come to a conclusion—Xiao Ning had obtained the pair of high-grade yellow-rank flying wings.

Everyone expected Xiao Ning to make his usual arrogant remarks, but he suddenly noticed Xiao Yan outside the crowd.

There was no mockery or belittling after the victory. The Grand Elder knew Xiao Ning's temperament well and was worried that he would incur public wrath due to excessive pride. So, after Xiao Zhan announced the results of the competition, he quickly took over the conversation and began to praise the magnanimity of Xiao Zhan's clan.

Xiao Ning quickly jumped off the dueling platform, pushed aside the two underlings who had been cheering him on the most, and walked straight to Xiao Yan.

"Cousin Xiao Yan! Cousin Xiao Yan!"

Xiao Ning waved excitedly and ran quickly towards Xiao Yan. But when he finally stood in front of Xiao Yan, he scratched the back of his head with some shame, grinned foolishly, and looked slightly embarrassed.

"Cousin Xiao Ning." Xiao Yan nodded with a smile, his expression as if Xiao Ning were his junior.

"Um... Cousin Xiao Yan, I was foolish before, always wanting to compete. Now I understand how stupid I was. I judged you with my own petty mind. I never expected you to give up the flying wings competition. I apologize for what happened before, and I hope you can forgive me."

Even Xiao Yan never expected that Xiao Ning, who was usually arrogant and domineering, would apologize to him in front of everyone.

To be honest, Xiao Yan had already thought of a way to deal with this, which was to find an excuse to leave and avoid any further verbal or physical conflict with this arrogant person.

However, to everyone's surprise, Xiao Ning came to apologize.

"When did Xiao Ning learn to apologize?"

"Yeah, yeah, hasn't he always acted like he's the most important person in the world, second only to everyone else?"

"Was he reprimanded by the Grand Elder?"

"What a joke! Has the Grand Elder ever scolded him since he was a child? Have you ever seen Xiao Ning take it to heart?"

……

The other members of the Xiao family were buzzing with discussion. If it were the Xiao Ning of the past, who would have thrown a tantrum if he hadn't been praised, he would have become the center of attention. However, none of them had ever praised him in public.

On the referee's platform, both Xiao Zhan and the First Elder stroked their beards and nodded with satisfaction.

"Elder, it seems that Xiao Ning has finally grown up." Xiao Zhan was the first to praise.

"Yes, this is my only precious son. Now that he can admit his mistakes and correct them, it is all thanks to the magnanimity of Young Clan Leader Xiao Yan and Clan Leader."

"Ah! Uncle Quan, please don't say that. We are all members of the Xiao family, and it is my duty as the clan leader to unite us."

Elder Xiao Quan was about to speak when Xiao Zhan interrupted him with his raised right hand.

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Xiao Yan didn't let Xiao Ning's outstretched hand linger in the air for long; he quickly grasped the hand that symbolized reconciliation.

"Cousin Xiao Ning, that's not true. You know I have a bad memory. I've already forgotten what you said, hahaha."

"Uh, hahaha,"

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From then on, the Xiao family entered a rare state of extreme unity.

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Diligence can make up for lack of talent; every bit of hard work yields a bit of talent.

Despite obtaining the Purple Crystal Wings, Xiao Yan did not relax his demands on himself.

After many days of arduous training in the back mountain, coupled with the miraculous effects of the accompanying amethyst source given by Zhongli, Xiao Yan's cultivation not only successfully broke through to the five-star Dou Zhe level, but also faintly touched the threshold of the six-star Dou Zhe level.

Compared to Xiao Yan, Little Fairy Doctor's cultivation path seemed rather lazy. After consuming and digesting the Illusionary Dream Poison Pill obtained from the Mittel Auction House, her cultivation level broke through to the Three-Star Dou Zhe thanks to the self-transformation of her Calamity Poison Body. However, she never began cultivating again after that.

Seeing this, Zhongli shook his head slightly, a helpless expression on his face. After pondering for a moment, he said:

"Alas, I revealed my strength to her too early, which has caused her to have no desire to cultivate now. Fortunately, I specifically instructed Void Devouring Flame and Soul Emperor to suppress their cultivation beforehand, otherwise, if Xiao Yan also became so lazy, wouldn't I have ruined him?"

Zhongli looked into the room again, where the Little Fairy Doctor was fast asleep, sprawled out on her back, looking quite content. He sighed softly, ultimately deciding not to disturb her.

Just now, Zhongli had planned to use the fake death plan again to spur Little Fairy Doctor on, but seeing her so engrossed in the moment, he felt a pang of pity.

"However, I cannot predict whether one day I will be transported to another world. My ability to descend upon the Dou Qi Continent is itself a mystery. If that day truly comes, and Little Fairy Doctor loses my protection, will she be able to face the unknown dangers on her own?"

"Hey, old man, I have a plan." Venti, who had been sleeping in the Heart of the Wind God for the past two days, spoke up for once.

"Huh? What method??"

"You could die first, like you did back in Liyue."

Zhong Li: "..."

"I plan to save this approach for later, after we have unified the continent."

"Why don't you leave her first, and let Void Devouring Flame and Soul Emperor continue to follow these two children?"

"This is useless. Xian'er knows that their cultivation levels are all at the peak of the high-level Dou Sheng. I have been using my divine sense to explore the entire Northwest Continent these past few days and found that the highest level here is only Dou Zong. There are very few Dou Zun, and most of them are just passing by."

"Wouldn't that be perfect? ​​You can let Soul Emperor and Void Devouring Flame leave too, leaving only the ghost master in Xiao Yan's ring. Anyway, no one is really in charge of your role as the second master. You basically don't participate in teaching things like fighting spirit and alchemy, so it doesn't matter to Xiao Yan whether you're there or not. But without his ghost master, it's a completely different story."

"Tch..." Zhong Li wanted to retort, but the words caught in his throat.

After all, having obtained Lei Dianzhen's notes and memories, Zhongli's alchemy skills, while perhaps not the best on the continent, were at least superior to Yao Chen's. It's just that he had always wanted to live a leisurely life in retirement.

"It seems that this is the only way. After the Xiao family monopolizes the pill industry in Wutan City with Yao Chen's help in the next few days, I should talk to Patriarch Xiao Zhan. After all, if such a small place as Wutan City is being eroded so slowly, then who knows when it will be possible to unify the continent?"

"So, what are your thoughts, sir?"

"What could I possibly think? This tiny, insignificant place should be swallowed whole, and then the roads should be widened further."

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