Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, who was kidnapped to another world

It was clearly a sad statement, but neither Xiao Yan nor the Silver Dragon King reacted much.

"May we meet again someday."

Looking at the two of them, the Silver Dragon King uttered these words.

"See you again someday."

"See you again someday."

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong both smiled as they said their goodbyes.

Chapter 133 Dan

Looking at the precipitous mountains shrouded in mist ahead, Xiao Yan seemed somewhat dazed.

"Is that... the Monster Mountain Range?"

Seeing the familiar scenery from those three most desolate years again filled Xiao Yan with emotion.

"Then now..."

We should determine how much time has passed.

The melancholy mood didn't linger in Xiao Yan's mind for long. He casually shook his head, clearing his mind of these thoughts, and glanced around the edge of the cliff.

Suddenly, Xiao Yan's gaze fell on a plant with pale white flowers blooming on the edge of the cliff.

The plant has pale white flowers, and crimson fruits are faintly visible among the blooming flowers, emanating a faint medicinal fragrance.

"Ginkgo?"

Xiao Yan frowned slightly. Although the white orchid fruit only grows on the edge of cliffs, he did not remember seeing it in this place.

"It hasn't been that many years, has it..."

He pursed his lips, then half-squatted down, extending his palm towards the white orchid fruit. If a truly long time had passed, he desperately needed ample time to adjust his emotions—

Just as Xiao Yan was about to touch the white orchid fruit, a wisp of green flame suddenly rose from the pale white flower. The sudden high temperature startled Xiao Yan, causing him to abruptly withdraw his outstretched hand.

"Green...flames?"

Before Xiao Yan could carefully discern the shape of the flame, the white orchid fruit suddenly transformed into a branch with hands and feet, its two small brown eyes staring intently at Xiao Yan, who was half-squatting.

"The Flame of Life...?"

Seeing the green flame that had transformed from medicinal herbs into its current form, Xiao Yan's eyes widened in shock.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that should be it," the old apothecary said, his tone a mix of envy and unease. "It seems they came specifically to find you. Your luck..."

If this Flame of Life were to take shape, it would be extremely intelligent. Normally, it would not appear in the form of flames, but would transform into various kinds of medicinal herbs and quietly take root in the soil. Sometimes, even if you walked right past it, you would not be able to recognize it. Only those with great fortune could find it from the ground by chance.

"I have a feeling this isn't here for me..." Xiao Yan chuckled dryly as he reached out to try and touch the Flame of Life, only to have it dodged.

“That’s true…” Yao Lao emerged from the Bone Flame Ring and carefully examined the small creature that seemed to be the Flame of Life. “Although the Flame of Life is said to have extremely high intelligence, it looks almost no different from a human child now.”

Looking at the living flame that had raised its head and was staring at him with the same curiosity as a child, the old alchemist's eyes were deep. As someone who had once almost stood at the pinnacle of the continent's alchemy world, he actually wanted to use another title—

"A spirit of strange fire?" A strange voice rang out from the heavens and earth, "I never expected that this could actually give birth to a third flame of life... and moreover, a flame of life that has condensed into a spirit of strange fire."

"Who is it?!"

Xiao Yan was shocked. Almost instinctively, his spiritual power transformed into a tidal wave and surged forth.

However, the spiritual power that should have been able to run rampant throughout the entire Gama Empire encountered obstacles in Wutan City, which is backed by the Monster Mountain Range. Not to mention the entire Wutan City, even this small hilltop was not completely covered by Xiao Yan's spiritual power.

"Don't make too much noise. I don't think you want everyone to come over immediately, right?" As these words were spoken, Xiao Yan's mental energy uncontrollably and slowly withdrew.

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, an old man in a green robe stood in mid-air, watching the Flame of Life in front of Xiao Yan with great interest.

Standing in mid-air... a Dou Zong?

While inwardly groaning, Xiao Yan clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Greetings, Senior."

"Hmm," the old man in the blue robe nodded, turning his gaze to Yao Lao, "Did you find out anything?"

"..." The old apothecary sighed softly, "What are your instructions, Sage?"

Saint.

Those two simple words completely dispelled Xiao Yan's wariness. If the old man before him were merely a Dou Zong, he might be able to win if he fought desperately, but if he were a Dou Sheng…

Even if you risk your life, you might not even get a second glance from him.

“You are indeed cautious,” the old man smiled slightly. “This is the third Flame of Life I have ever seen. Unlike the previous two, it has already condensed a complete spirit of a different kind of fire while it is still in its infancy… Do you understand what this means?” The old man turned his gaze to Xiao Yan and asked.

"Any strange fire that possesses intelligence similar to that of a human can be called a spirit of strange fire..."

This was a knowledge point that had never been told to Xiao Yan before, so Yao Lao had to give a lesson on the spot to supplement Xiao Yan's knowledge. After confirming that the old man in green robes did not intend to interrupt, he continued, "The prerequisite for a strange fire to give birth to intelligence like a human is that it is powerful enough. Whether it is the strange fire itself or the person who possesses the strange fire, as long as it is powerful enough, a spirit of the strange fire can appear."

"Even a ninth-grade alchemist's fire control ability is not as good as that of a spirit of strange fire. After all, a spirit of strange fire controls its own body rather than its own strange fire."

Between these two sentences, Yao Lao explained the conditions for the birth of a different kind of fire spirit and its advantages. Now, it remains to be seen whether Xiao Yan's answer will satisfy the old man in the green robe.

It came to find me.

It rejected my initial contact.

It was not afraid of the existence of the Medicine Master and this saint.

It is very weak, extremely weak. Even though it is the fifth-ranked strange fire, I can still subdue it with my mental power.

Everything that had just happened and Yao Lao's explanation of the spirit of the strange fire raced through Xiao Yan's mind. Finally, Xiao Yan realized a possibility—

"Is there something it wants on me?" Looking up at the old man in green robes standing in the air, Xiao Yan slowly uttered these words.

“That’s right,” the old man nodded with satisfaction, as if he were seeing a mischievous child who had finally come to his senses. “So, what does it want, or what does it want to see?”

After taking a deep breath, Xiao Yan raised his right hand, and the Fire Refining Talisman slowly appeared.

The moment the two wide fire-refining talismans appeared, the small brown eyes on the branch lit up instantly and jumped onto Xiao Yan's right hand without hesitation.

After staring intently at the Fire Refining Talisman for a while, this "branch" suddenly raised its right hand and gently touched the Fire Refining Talisman.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed back into a liquid-like green flame and was directly absorbed by the Fire Refining Talisman. The Fire Refining Talisman, having absorbed the Flame of Life, uncontrollably returned to Xiao Yan's Niwan Palace.

Faced with this sudden change, Xiao Yan had no time to react. By the time he saw the Fire Refining Talisman return to his Niwan Palace in horror, everything had calmed down.

"how do you feel?"

To Xiao Yan's surprise, the Saint, whom he thought had come to track down the newly formed Flame of Life, simply asked a question indifferently.

"I feel..." Xiao Yan was silent for a while, his mental energy sinking into his Niwan Palace, feeling the changes in the Fire Refining Talisman after absorbing the Flame of Life.

'The Fire Refining Seal is even more powerful, and my mental strength...'

"My soul power has grown much stronger; I can break through to the Spirit Realm at any time," Xiao Yan said softly.

"You're ready to break through to the Spirit Realm at any time?" The old man in the green robe revealed a half-smile. "Back in Douluo Continent, your soul power was already capable of breaking through to the Spirit Realm at any moment, wasn't it? After absorbing the Flame of Life, there wasn't any change at all?"

One sentence completely stunned Xiao Yan and Yao Lao.

"That continent..."

“That’s right, I was the one who sent you two there,” the old man in the green robe said calmly, looking at the incredulous expression on Xiao Yan’s face. “The purpose of everything was to fill the void left by you for the past three years as much as possible.”

"Fill the three-year vacancy?" Nothing else mattered now. Hearing this, Xiao Yan slowly swallowed. "You mean..."

"Although you've been in Douluo Continent for over ten years, in Dou Qi Continent... less than two seconds have passed." The old man in the green robe said this with a slight embarrassment.

After all, normally, the time when Xiao Yan returned from Douluo Continent should not differ from the time when he left. However, the fact that he notified the Angel God twice in a row caused a slight discrepancy in the time.

"Very good……"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. If the time hadn't changed much, he would still have plenty of time to fulfill his three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran. He hadn't missed the three-year agreement and hadn't brought shame to the Xiao family!

"Senior, why do you want to send us to Douluo Continent?" After Xiao Yan was happy for a moment, Yao Lao clasped his hands and asked, "Moreover, the purpose is to fill the three-year gap."

“My name is… never mind, you can just call me Dan, the Dan of elixirs,” the old man in the green robe said slowly.

"I bear the legacy of a Dou Di... the legacy of the Qiankun Empress, and you are the one chosen by this legacy." Dan's gaze fell on Xiao Yan.

"The Empress of Qiankun has chosen me as her successor?" Xiao Yan pointed to himself in disbelief.

“That’s right, you are the chosen one,” Dan nodded. “This inheritance will probably officially begin when you are twenty-five years old. If you want to fully inherit this inheritance… by the time you are twenty-five, you will at least have to become a Dou Sheng.”

"Ten years, and you've become a Dou Sheng?" Xiao Yan looked at him with a "Are you kidding me?" expression.

“That’s right, ten years, even a Battle Saint,” Dan said without any guilt for deceiving the young and ignorant boy, “it’s impossible for even a Half-Saint to fully inherit this legacy.”

"But ten years... even the most talented person in history couldn't become a Dou Sheng in ten years, right?" Yao Lao asked, puzzled.

"That's why... I sent you two to Douluo Continent," Dan almost looked pained if he weren't pretending to be a reclusive master. "On that continent, if you're willing, you can become a Dou Huang or even a Dou Zong in just over ten years!"

"Although my cultivation level has improved, I still lack in actual combat. However, I can make up for all my shortcomings in one or two years after I return!"

"Ten years to become a Dou Sheng is a long time, but eight or nine years to go from Dou Zong to Dou Sheng shouldn't be that far away, right?!"

Dan looked at him with disappointment, thinking that if Xiao Yan had been even slightly more greedy when he was in Douluo Continent, his Dou Qi realm would not have been limited to just a Great Dou Master!

He's only a low-level Grand Master...

The thought of Xiao Yan not daring to cultivate at all during the last three years, and even the improvement of his soul power being completely suppressed, made Dan feel like he was going to faint. If he hadn't been certain from the beginning that Xiao Yan was the only chosen one, he would have replaced him long ago!

"Actually, I don't think there's much difference..." Xiao Yan muttered softly.

There is certainly a difference between cultivating from a Great Dou Master to a Dou Saint and cultivating from a Dou Zong to a Dou Saint. However, if we limit the time frame to before Xiao Yan turned twenty-five, then there is no difference at all. It is normal for it to take several years or even more than ten years to advance by one star at the Dou Zong or Dou Zun realms!

“That’s true for you,” Dan nodded. “Anyway, I’m just saying it for you. Whether you can become a Dou Sheng before the age of twenty-five is just a matter of whether you can fully inherit this legacy… By the way, your current level is Great Dou Shi, so here you go.”

After saying a few words, Dan took out a book from somewhere and casually tossed it to Xiao Yan.

"A Brief History of Cultivation: Sensing Realm, Spiritual Ability Realm..."

Taking the book Dan tossed to him, Xiao Yan casually flipped through it. After seeing a bunch of realms he had never heard of before, he asked in confusion, "Um... what is this? Is it related to the inheritance you are in charge of?"

"There is a connection, I suppose. During your cultivation over the next year, take a good look at this."

As a high-grade pill that can transform a nine-star Dou Sheng into a Dou Di after consumption, the knowledge bestowed upon the pill has little to do with the Dou Qi Continent. Apart from the most basic knowledge, all the knowledge it possesses is related to spiritual power.

This knowledge is practically useless in the Dou Qi Continent, where spiritual energy is extremely scarce.

"I see..." Xiao Yan nodded.

“Then, what you need to do now is something else,” Dan looked at Xiao Yan, “completely assimilate the soul power in your body into… battle qi!”

"Soul power assimilated into battle qi?" Xiao Yan looked puzzled. "But... I've always cultivated battle qi, haven't I?"