Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

After listening to Yan's explanation, Lieyan's beautiful eyes brightened slightly. Although Yan only told her part of the story, it gave her a different understanding. She not only gained confidence in maintaining a stable connection between the two worlds, but also had some further ideas.

She had already reached the peak of the third-level godhood, and was only a little bit of enlightenment away from breaking through. Yan was naturally happy after learning about the situation.

In the original timeline, Lieyan broke through to the second level of godhood more than ten years later due to some enlightenment. However, not long after the breakthrough, he was ambushed by the enforcers of the god realm and ultimately perished together with them.

The fact that Lieyan was able to break through ahead of schedule means that her fate has been broken. Now that Lieyan has broken through to the second level of godhood, as long as she can successfully stabilize her cultivation, she will have more room to maneuver even if the enforcers of the divine realm really appear.

"Blazing Flame, you continue your research for a while. I'll go back and make some arrangements. There are a few things I need to take care of before I go into seclusion."

Yan gently held the Flame Queen's soft hand as he spoke, and before parting, he suddenly stole a kiss on her fiery red lips. Then, before the goddess could react, he fled back to Douluo Continent.

"This little rascal is really going too far..."

Lieyan stood there stunned for a moment, then gently touched the spot where she had just been kissed, and her fair face immediately flushed with a blush.

……

"Are you going to go into seclusion for a long time, or stay in the underground research lab? Explain clearly what's going on. Are you planning to go out and run around again?"

Inside the side hall of the Papal Palace's council chamber, Bibi Dong reacted quite strongly when she heard Yan say that he was going into seclusion for a long time.

In this respect, Yan is her strategist. Many things in the Spirit Hall now are decided by the two of them. To be more precise, Yan is the one who talks, while she can barely understand and carry them out.

It's fair to say that more than half the credit for the Spirit Hall's rapid development over the years goes to this underage brat. That's why Bibi Dong frowned so deeply when she heard that Yan was going into seclusion for an extended period.

Of course, besides this key reason, Bibi Dong also harbored some secrets in her heart, but these thoughts were not to be shared with outsiders, nor did she intend to tell anyone, especially the little guy in front of her.

Yan seemed oblivious to Bibi Dong's underlying meaning and insisted, "Don't worry, I'm not just ignoring things. I'll still handle things as usual. It's just that I might be less visible for a while."

Bibi Dong still frowned. "Why is this happening? Can't Spirit City provide you with an excellent cultivation environment? Is my current form not good enough? I'll have someone arrange something better immediately..."

Yan shook his head, then continued, "It's not that issue. It's that I've been given an opportunity, a chance to potentially obtain the Ultimate Flame, so I can't give it up. You understand, right, teacher?"

Bibi Dong had no choice but to compromise in the end, "Alright, since you insist, you must guarantee your safety."

Yan replied with a smile, "I will be careful. I am a menace, and menaces live for a thousand years. I won't be in trouble so easily."

After discussing the matter with Bibi Dong, he talked about how to further expand the influence of the Spirit Hall. After a while, Yan left the Papal Palace and went to the training room and forbidden area of ​​the Elder Hall. He said goodbye to Sister Xue'er, Little Fox, Sister Liya and others, and told them to cultivate well.

After arranging everything, Yan returned to the Gate of Time and Space. As the blue light flashed, the other side of the Blazing Flame immediately sensed the spatial fluctuations and took Yan to the Earth's core world once again.

In the inner world of the Five Elements Continent, the appearance of the lava lake has changed dramatically. A beautiful red lotus is blooming on the surface of the lava lake, constantly emitting clusters of red divine light.

The divine light wave connected the two realms, and finally, after Yan withdrew the transmission of faith power, the stable existence of the passage between the two realms was maintained.

"Success."

When Yan arrived, he saw the blooming Earth Core Red Lotus, and under the ripples of divine light, the spacetime passage gradually stabilized.

The Flame Queen walked over and pulled him down from mid-air. "Well, it's all thanks to the Earth Core Red Lotus you brought last time. If you want to maintain communication between the two realms, ordinary things can't do it."

The Queen led him to another part of the lava lake, where a brand-new fire array had been built. The two fire spirits, Bingwu Yuanyang Sacred Fire and Dingsi Mingyin Spirit Fire, served as the array's core, continuously gathering fire energy and merging it into the two fire spirits.

Lieyan explained to Yan, "I have been absorbing and refining these two fire spirits, leaving only the purest bit of fire seed. It needs to be nurtured again to cultivate a powerful enough fire embryo to serve as your soul ring."

"Won't this delay your cultivation?"

Yan was deeply moved, but also concerned about the Flame Queen's situation. Both the lava lake and the Earth Core Red Lotus involved crucial forces within the Flame Queen, which might have a significant impact on her.

"It's fine."

Lieyan shook his head. Seeing that Yan still seemed somewhat unconvinced, he explained, "My current state has long since reached a bottleneck. To break through further, what I need is not resources, but an opportunity."

In this respect, neither the lava lake nor that red lotus from the earth's core could offer me much help. On the contrary, being with you seems to have touched me...

Lieyan's words almost moved Yan to tears. He had already won over 99% of this gentle, powerful, and caring goddess. How could he not be overwhelmed with emotion?

"Blazing Flames".

Yan stepped forward and softly called out to his goddess. The goddess did not resist his intimate actions. After hesitating for a moment, she lowered her body and let him do as he pleased.

Seeing this, Yan was no longer polite. He first tasted the softness of the red lips, and then his hands became restless. The goddess's red dress was always just a decoration covered by magma. He didn't even need to take it off before it turned into red light spots and disappeared.

"No, not yet. I'm going to rest now. You should also focus on your cultivation..."

Yan's actions became increasingly excessive. After tasting her little mouth, he wanted more. He moved down her smooth chin, and just as he was about to reach third base, the goddess seemed unable to accept such a rapid pace. Suddenly, she blushed, pushed him away, and ran off.

"This... was impulsive. But Blazing Flame, do you think you can still escape...?"

Yan stood there watching the flames disappear into the lava lake, and with a chuckle, he entered the flame array where gold and black coexisted. He was going to cultivate here and get used to these two kinds of flame power in advance.

Chapter 163 Five Elements Continent

"Blazing Flames".

In the inner world of the Five Elements Continent, Yan ended his meditation and opened his eyes, letting out a soft call. At this moment, he felt an unusual sense of satisfaction and even a feeling of being stretched, which was due to absorbing too much fire attribute energy at once.

The core of the eighteenth layer of the Earth's inner world truly lives up to its reputation as a supreme treasure land that nurtured two great monarchs and the Flame Queen; the fire elemental energy here is incredibly concentrated.

Since arriving here, Yan has been cultivating for a maximum of eight hours a day, spending the remaining time digesting this power to prevent it from affecting his foundation. Of course, this ability to achieve such results is also due to Yan's exceptional talent and high cultivation efficiency.

"Xiao Yan, you seem to have grown taller again."

Lieyan walked up to Yan, reached out and gently smoothed Yan's hair, gesturing softly. Yan swiftly reached back and took the soft hand from his head, playing with it in his palm.

Yan looked at her and said seriously, "You can't just touch a boy's head like that, you have to take responsibility."

Hearing this, Lieyan smiled broadly and gently leaned against Yan. "Hehe... Okay, I'll listen to you."

"it's beautiful."

Yan and Lieyan intertwined their fingers, admiring Lieyan's beautiful, soft hands. Lieyan's hands were warm and soft, like the finest white jade, or like solidified milk. Holding her boneless fingers in his hand made Yan feel somewhat unreal.

"What's wrong."

Fiery Flame noticed that Yan seemed a little off, so she bit her red lips, lowered her head, and whispered in his ear, "I'm asking you something."

Yan rubbed his temples and replied, "I feel like I'm a bit irritable. Lately, I've been feeling restless and anxious, focused on breaking through to a higher level, but it seems to have the opposite effect."

Hearing his words, Lieyan cautiously asked, "Do you want to go out and go back? Is there something wrong with my place?"

Yan shook his head. "It's not your fault, it's my own. I was probably too impatient, which backfired."

"Why don't we go for a walk?"

Suddenly, Lieyan suggested, "You've been in this world for so long, but apart from the inner world, you haven't seen the outer continents yet, have you? Before, you couldn't stay long, so you always came and went in a hurry, but not anymore."

Let's travel across the Five Elements Continent. I haven't been to see the outside world in a long time. I'll travel with you across the continent, okay?

"it is good."

Yan was stunned for a moment after hearing Lieyan's words. An unprecedented sense of happiness filled his heart, and then a bright smile appeared on his face. "Let's go out for a walk and see the Five Elements Continent."

……

The Five Elements Continent is a relatively powerful plane in the Douluo Universe, divided into the Dark Five Elements Continent and the Light Five Elements Continent.

Due to special laws, the strongest beings in this world, those with the Nine Crowns, are able to wield the legendary ten ultimate powers. Furthermore, every hundred years, ten Heavenly Saints of Light and Darkness, along with Heavenly Secrets, are born.

These people are the darlings of the world, able to master the legendary ultimate power before breaking through to the ninth crown, and also obtain extremely special inherited power.

Of course, none of the above situations have much to do with Yan. He comes from Douluo Continent, and Lie Yan comes from the Earth's core world. They both stand on a transcendent position, so the conflict between the two factions of the Five Elements Continent naturally doesn't involve them, nor is it necessary for them to get involved.

On the continent of Bright Five Elements, there exist five nations: the Eastern Wood Empire, the Southern Fire Empire, the Western Gold Empire, the Northern Water Empire, and the Central Earth Empire.

The Eastern Wood Empire is located in the eastern part of the Bright Five Elements Continent. The wood element is abundant, and the climate is like spring all year round. Among the cultivators here, those with the wood attribute make up a large number.

The bright sunshine spread across the earth, radiating its warmth. It was nearly noon, and the air had a dry, pleasant smell.

The official roads of the Dongmu Empire are very wide. Although the Dongmu Empire is relatively weaker among the five great empires of the Bright Five Elements Continent, years of peace have made this vibrant country very prosperous.

Among the five great empires of the Bright Five Elements Continent, the Eastern Wood Empire undoubtedly boasts the most beautiful scenery and the most tourist attractions. People from any country would think of the Eastern Wood Empire first when they think of traveling.

This place not only boasts a pleasant temperature but also breathtaking scenery. Of the ten largest forests on the entire continent, the Eastern Wood Empire alone occupies five of them, and nobles from various countries enjoy vacationing here in their leisure time.

On the wide and clean official road, a man and a woman walked slowly. The woman looked to be half a head taller than the boy beside her, so they looked like siblings.

The woman in the long red dress could not see her face. She was covered up from head to toe, with every inch of her skin below her neck hidden. She wore an exquisite conical hat with a foot-long veil hanging down to cover her face.

Furthermore, the girl had a cascade of long, wavy red hair that cascaded down her back, extending all the way to the back of her knees, completely obscuring her graceful curves from behind and giving no one a chance to admire it.

Beside the woman was a boy who looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old. Like the woman, the boy had red hair, like a burning flame, and his deep eyes held a fire-like light. Once you looked at him, it was hard to forget him.

Judging from their physique and demeanor, this man and woman were definitely not ordinary passersby. They were Yan and Lieyan, who had come from the Earth's core world to travel the Five Elements Continent.

"Blazing Flame, the scenery of the Eastern Wood Empire is so beautiful. I wish I could just keep walking like this forever."

As Yan spoke, he tightened his grip on her hand, his right hand holding her soft, jade-like palm, and at that moment, he felt only contentment.

"Okay."

Feeling the warmth of Yan's palm, Lieyan smiled and said, "If you wish, then it would be fine for us to continue like this. With each step, we can see different scenery. Compared to the monotony of the inner world, the human world is much richer. You like it, don't you?"

Yan shook his head. "It is indeed very good, but it's not what I'm looking for. When will I take you to Douluo Continent? It's a completely different place there."

Lieyan hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "We will have a chance."

"It definitely will."

Yan tightened his grip on Lieyan's soft hand. He knew Lieyan's concerns—his fear of being discovered by the God Realm. But as long as he grew stronger, none of this would be a problem. Tang San in the original story had managed to become a God King and rule the God Realm; surely he couldn't be worse than that guy.

"Blazing Flame, in a little while we'll reach the Forest of Life."

Yan led Lieyan by the hand and walked along the official road for a while, enjoying many beautiful sights along the way. Later, they stopped under the shade of a tree to rest for a while, and Yan took out a map from his pocket to check the distance.

"The Forest of Life, what's special about it?"

After looking at the map, Lieyan moved Zhen's head to Yan's side and asked a question. Her smooth chin rested on his shoulder, and the two were very intimate and affectionate.

"In the Forest of Life of the Eastern Wood Empire, there lives a special race called Forest Demons. They are beings that are a hybrid of humans and magical beasts, with human-like appearances and green skin."

Yan recalled some information and news he had gathered along the way. He pointed to the map and said, "This Source of Life is one of the ten famous wines of the Five Elements Continent. It not only tastes excellent but also has special effects. You will definitely like it."

Since Yan had chosen to travel the Five Elements Continent, he definitely needed to do his homework. After spending some time recalling, he wrote down the treasures he could try to acquire on this trip.

Compared to Douluo Continent, the Five Elements Continent has a more singular attribute and is not as diverse as Douluo Continent. However, in certain areas, especially in the five major attributes of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, this world far surpasses Douluo Continent.

The Five Elements Continent is home to many unique resources, such as the magic cores of dead magical beasts and the crystal crowns left behind by Yin-Yang Masters. These are all excellent cultivation resources, not to mention the special resources such as the Heavenly Stem Divine Beasts and the Ten Famous Wines.

The Heavenly Stem Divine Beasts are beings that, under the special laws of the Five Elements Continent, have gained partial authority to control the rules and regulations of the laws. They exist on both continents. Although they are called divine beasts, they are not true divine beasts. The divine realm would not allow such beings to exist. They merely possess near-divine power on the Five Elements Continent.

For Yan, acquiring the Ten Heavenly Stems and Divine Beasts isn't a priority right now. However, other resources like Crystal Crowns, Magic Cores, and the Ten Famous Wines are things he can collect during this trip and bring back to Douluo Continent.

Of all these resources, the one that caught Yan's eye the most was the Ten Famous Wines of the Five Elements Continent. As far as Yan knew, these ten wines were not only famous, but also possessed a profound connection with the ten most widespread magical elements of the Five Elements Continent system, even capable of helping people transform and achieve ultimate attributes. Naturally, Yan valued such a treasure.

Flame nestled close to Yan, glanced at the map, and whispered, "We're quite close to the Forest of Life now, but I wonder if there's any accommodation nearby, or perhaps we should return to the Inner Earth to rest?"