Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Six months later,

The Tagor Desert, a region of black mountain ranges

Xiao Li was sitting upright on a high mountain, and the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) was converging towards him.

"No, it's still not enough. The environment here isn't suitable for me to break through to the Dou Huang level in a short time."

Xiao Li opened his eyes. In the past six months, his cultivation had reached the peak of Dou Wang and he had already touched the bottleneck of Dou Huang, but the surrounding environment could not help him break through.

The main reason was that Xiao Li was worried that absorbing too much fire-attribute energy would affect Elder Wang.

"What? Still not working?" An old man with a pair of blue-purple wings on his back slowly flew to Xiao Li.

"Yes, Grandpa, I'm going to go underground to break through. From what I've observed, there's a large area of ​​magma beneath this volcano, where the fire element is very strong, which will allow me to break through," Xiao Li said slowly to the old man.

That's right, this is Xiao Li's grandfather, Xiao Ting. Before parting ways with Xiao Lin that day, Xiao Li asked his older brother to ask his grandfather to come out and help.

Because Xiao Li needed to cultivate and couldn't protect Elder Wang, Elder Wang needed someone to watch over him for a long time. Xiao Li didn't have many people he trusted, so he could only ask his grandfather to come over.

Xiao Ting is now a four-star Dou Huang. Back then, Xiao Li gave Xiao Ting several Qingyuan Pills to aid his cultivation when he returned home, as well as a top-grade Huangji Pill.

Xiao Ting first used the Qingyuan Pill to break through to the second-star Dou Huang level, and then took the Huangji Pill to break through two stars to reach the fourth-star Dou Huang level.

With a four-star Dou Huang rank, a mid-level Earth-rank cultivation technique, and accompanying Dou skills, Xiao Ting's strength ranks among the top in the entire Jia Ma Empire. Even if Jia Xingtian were to take action, it would be difficult for him to defeat Xiao Ting.

"Cultivate in magma? Isn't that too dangerous?" Xiao Ting was a little worried.

"It's alright, I'm protected by the Fallen Heart Flame, the magma can't hurt me. Grandpa, I'm going now."

With a flap of his battle qi wings, Xiao Ting flew towards the depths of the volcano. Xiao Li had already explored this area before and opened a passage connecting it to the magma world.

Xiao Li flew straight in and arrived at this place, which was entirely red in color and filled with slowly flowing lava.

"The fire-attribute energy here is incredibly abundant, and the environment here is probably conducive to the creation of extraordinary flames, right? Never mind, I need to break through first!"

Xiao Li found a suitable place, sat cross-legged there, and began to cultivate.

. . . . . .

Yunlan Sect, Gate of Life and Death

At this moment, Yunshan was already standing outside the Gate of Life and Death. Just a few days ago, the Gate of Life and Death had been emitting strange fluctuations. As the sect leader, Yunshan naturally knew that his disciple was about to emerge from seclusion.

chant—

"They've arrived!" Yun Shan smiled. This aura had reached the level of an eight-star Dou Wang, even greater than what he had gained from his birth at the Gate of Death.

Before long, the Gate of Life and Death opened, and a graceful and elegant woman slowly flew out from it, with a pair of azure battle aura wings on her back.

Battle Qi transforms into wings, transforming one into a Battle King!

"Teacher!" Yun Yun saw her teacher Yun Shan as soon as she walked out of the Gate of Life and Death, and immediately went to Yun Shan and clasped her hands in greeting.

"No need for formalities, there's no need for us, master and disciple, to be so formal," Yunshan said with a smile. He was very satisfied with Yunyun; she had great talent and her future achievements would far surpass those of him, her master.

"Hmm, an eight-star Dou Wang, and your Dou Qi is quite solid. Yun'er, from now on, you will be the ninth sect master of the Yunlan Sect."

Yunshan said with a smile.

whoosh-

Just as Yunshan finished speaking, a figure in cyan flew over and stopped behind Yunshan. It was none other than Yun Ji, the Grand Elder of the Yunlan Sect.

Yun Ji is in good spirits now. The poison he suffered at the Strongest Gathering has been completely cured. He is fine and will naturally continue to serve as the Grand Elder.

"Oh? It's the young sect leader who's come out? No, she should be called sect leader now." Yun Ji joked when he saw Yun Yun.

"Elder," Yun Yun greeted Yun Ji with clasped hands.

"By the way, Sect Master, we've collected two sets of herbs for the Life-Returning Pill. Should we send them over?" Yun Ji asked.

"Only two portions? Tsk, I wonder if that little guy can refine the pills. Why don't you deliver them yourself?" Yun Shan wasn't sure if Xiao Li could refine seventh-grade pills, but he did have a Breakthrough Pill refined by Xiao Li.

"Teacher, what happened?" Yunyun asked.

"Ah~ Here's what happened. Half a year ago, during the Strongest Tournament..." Yunshan told Yunyun about the Strongest Tournament. Elder Wang was seriously injured, and Xiao Li was currently doing his best to treat him.

"Is that so? Teacher, Elder, I'll deliver it myself." Yun Yun planned to deliver the medicinal herbs herself.

"Very well. By the way, Yun Ji, now that Yun'er has emerged from seclusion, she will be the next sect leader of the Yunlan Sect. You should personally hold the succession ceremony for her. I need to go into seclusion to break through to the Dou Zong level."

Yunshan spoke up, saying that after the battles of the Strongest Tournament, his cultivation had reached the peak of Dou Huang. He assumed that Jia Xingtian had also reached the peak of Dou Huang, but Yunshan had a Breaking Sect Pill in his possession.

Originally, without the Breakthrough Pill, Yunshan might have had to wait a while before going into seclusion. But now he doesn't need to; the sooner he breaks through to the Dou Zong level, the better! Moreover, Yunshan has recently been feeling a bit inspired, and the feeling of breaking through is extremely strong. This is an opportunity he can't miss!

"Teacher! You've finally..."

"metropolitan!"

Yun Yun and Yun Ji were surprised that Yun Shan wanted to break through to the Dou Zong realm, but they both knew that Yun Shan had a Breakthrough Pill, and they were the only two in the entire Yunlan Sect who knew about this.

"Hush, just announce to the outside world that I'm going to break through to the peak of Dou Huang, and the matter will be accomplished in secret," Yun Shan said with a smile.

"Understood."

"Yun'er, take this storage ring. The ingredients for the Rejuvenation Pill are all inside, as well as the ingredients for three portions of the Imperial Extreme Pill and nine portions of the Fighting Spirit Pill."

"Let Elder Xiao finish his business before he refines the pills, since Elder Wang's matter is the most crucial." Yun Ji handed a storage ring to Yun Yun.

"By the way, Xiao Li is currently in the Tagor Desert. I have a map here. Yun'er, just follow the map. There's a volcano there, and Xiao Li is right there." Yun Shan handed the map to Yun Yun. It was drawn by Hai Bodong at his request.

Since Hai Bodong went to the Tagor Desert a few months ago to search for the Strange Fire and fought a great battle with Queen Medusa, he has seemed to have disappeared.

The high-ranking officials of the Gama Empire all believed that Haibodong had died at the hands of Queen Medusa, and Haibodong's disappearance had severely impacted the Mittel family.

As for who was responsible for suppressing the Mittel family, it's self-evident: there's only one person in the entire Gama Empire who enjoys suppressing all forces.

Although the Mittel family declined due to the disappearance of its Supreme Elder Hai Bodong, it remained one of the four major families, with the Yunlan Sect and the Xiao family secretly providing assistance.

Yunlan Sect was Yunshan's idea; as an old friend, Yunshan didn't want Haibodong's family to be wiped out. The Xiao family, on the other hand, did so because they had many dealings with the Mittel family and didn't want anything to happen to them.

Besides, after so many years of trading, the Xiao family's upper echelons and the Mittel family have developed a relationship, and there has even been a marriage alliance between the two families, so Xiao Lin would not sit idly by.

. . . . . .

Tagor Desert, volcanic system

"Hmm? Why is Old Wang's vitality declining!" Xiao Ting regularly checks on Old Wang's body, but today he discovered that the vitality within Old Wang's body was actually declining!

Boom—

Suddenly, the enormous energy vortex that was slowly rotating in the sky gradually stopped spinning, and then a torrent of energy poured down like a rainstorm, finally transforming into a massive energy beam like a mountain torrent.

The energy stream flowed directly into the volcano, and soon after, a figure in a green robe flew out.

"You've broken through! You've become a Dou Huang! The commotion is even greater than it was back then! You truly deserve to be the prodigy of the Xiao family!" Xiao Ting stroked his beard and laughed.