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

Yun Yun sighed. After the Amethyst Winged Lion King uttered the word "master," she knew she couldn't get the Amethyst Spirit Crystal from him. And without the Amethyst Spirit Pill, for the sake of Nalan Yanran's future, a year and a half later, she would at most be a High Star Master...

"Are you worried about Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan's three-year agreement?" Xiao Yan, who had been paying attention to Yun Yun's expression, spoke up at the right time.

"...Yes, in a year and a half, Xiao Yan will at least be a mid-level Great Dou Master, right?" Yun Yun was slightly taken aback, then smiled helplessly. "Without the Purple Spirit Pill, in a year and a half, Yanran will at most be a High-Star Dou Master. I really can't think of a way for a High-Star Dou Master to defeat a mid-level Great Dou Master..."

"If we had the Purple Spirit Pill, what level would Nalan Yanran reach in a year and a half?" Xiao Yan asked very seriously, "assuming we use all the resources of your Yunlan Sect."

"Perhaps... I could barely become a Battle Spirit?"

When it comes to using all resources, Yun Yun's first thought is the Gate of Life and Death deep within the Yunlan Sect, the burial ground of the sect leaders of all generations, and the best training ground for each generation of sect leaders.

"Barely becoming a Fighting Spirit..." That's alright. Without using any secret techniques, he can barely hold his own against me. We can put on a show and win by a narrow margin.

Xiao Yan smiled slightly. "As for Purple Spirit Crystals... I have some."

?

Yun Yun looked at Xiao Yan blankly.

“I can give you the Purple Spirit Crystal,” Xiao Yan said, flipping his right hand and revealing a fist-sized Purple Spirit Crystal in his palm. “In exchange, I hope your Yunlan Sect can use all its resources to help Nalan Yanran become a Dou Ling, and defeat Xiao Yan in the three-year agreement a year and a half from now.”

"Why?" Looking at the purple spirit crystal in Xiao Yan's palm, Yun Yun did not reach out to take it, but stared straight into Xiao Yan's eyes.

“You heard what the Lion King said,” Xiao Yan said calmly, meeting Yun Yun’s gaze. “A few days ago, I almost told you what Xiao Yan had gone through during those three years, so my teacher gave me a task…”

“I can’t tell you the specifics of the mission, but there’s one thing I can tell you…” Xiao Yan looked at Yun Yun very sincerely, “If I am truly stronger than Nalan Yanran in the battle of the three-year agreement, and if I have the chance… I will go all out.”

"Don't even think you can stop me. The moment you make your move, your teacher will restrain you," Xiao Yan chuckled. "In the battles of the younger generation, whether it's life or death, the older generation is not allowed to interfere. That's my teacher's creed."

This is no joke. If Xiao Yan hadn't lived in Douluo Continent for more than ten years, three years would definitely not have been enough to erase his hatred for Nalan Yanran. Given the chance, he would definitely have gone all out during the three-year agreement, even if it meant provoking the Yunlan Sect.

"...What is your teacher's strength?" After a long silence, Yun Yun asked with some difficulty.

"Even a Dou Zong could not break through the master's blockade."

Xiao Yan said calmly. Of course, the phrase "even a Dou Zong cannot break through the blockade" refers to Xiao Yan's own soul power level. Xiao Yan did not know the extent to which Yao Lao's soul power had recovered, but it was certain that he would completely crush Xiao Yan.

"Besides defeating Xiao Yan a year and a half later, is there anything else you need me to do?" At this moment, Yun Yun also understood that the reason Yao Yan rescued her a few days ago was for this very moment. For a moment, she even suspected that Xiao Yan's care for her these past few days was purely because he needed her to deliver the Purple Spirit Crystal to the Yunlan Sect.

"Others?" Xiao Yan asked, puzzled. "Why would you think that?"

"No, I was just asking casually."

Sensing the doubt in Xiao Yan's words, Yun Yun's mood instantly improved, and she happily accepted the Purple Spirit Crystal from Xiao Yan's hand.

'This is inexplicable...' Xiao Yan looked at Yun Yun, who was in a great mood, with a puzzled expression.

Chapter 147 Surveillance? Protection?

As a return gift for the betrayal, after returning to the Wan Yao Zhai, Little Fairy Doctor poisoned her assistant.

A colorless and odorless poison that causes sudden death within two days. This poison was specially concocted by Little Fairy Doctor on the way back to Green Mountain Town from the Monster Mountain Range.

If it weren't for Xiao Yan's reminder, Little Fairy Doctor wouldn't have been so ruthless. At most, she would have just ignored her female assistant and fired her under some pretext. Unfortunately, after learning that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group might spread information through her female assistant and that Mu Li died at "her" hands, Little Fairy Doctor completely suppressed her sympathy for her female assistant.

However, Little Fairy Doctor was too kind; the deadly poison, which would surely kill within two days, had no effect on those who had already betrayed her.

Furthermore, upon seeing that Little Fairy Doctor had returned to Green Mountain Town unharmed with the herb-gathering team, while Mu Li was nowhere to be seen, the female assistant quietly left the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall and headed to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group…

The good news is that although Mu She knew that Little Fairy Doctor had found the treasure, out of trust in his son and the third leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, Mu She did not choose to directly break ties with Wan Yao Zhai... or rather, directly with Little Fairy Doctor.

The bad news was that after discovering that Little Fairy Doctor's female assistant had informed him of the treasure's whereabouts, Mu She suddenly died the next day. He finally began to believe that his son had died at Little Fairy Doctor's hands. However, fearing that he had also been poisoned by the same deadly poison, Mu She did not choose to act immediately.

Distrustful of Mr. Yao from Wan Yao Zhai, Mu She did not choose to have Wan Yao Zhai's people help monitor her body. Instead, she went to great lengths to go to Wutan City, the closest city to Qingshan Town, for examination.

Although the round trip took five days, Mu She was certain that Little Fairy Doctor had not poisoned him, or that his strength as a Battle Master was enough to ignore the poison she had used. Whatever the reason, Mu She specially purchased a batch of antidote pills in Wutan City.

That day, as always, Little Fairy Doctor sat in her seat, treating the wounded who came and went.

"Have you heard the rumors coming from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group?"

"what?"

"It's the treasure of the Monster Mountain Range!"

"Treasures in the Monster Mountain Range? Rumors from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group?"

While Little Fairy Doctor was changing a mercenary's wound dressing, the conversation between the mercenaries who were huddled together caught her attention.

"Little Fairy Doctor, are you also concerned about that rumor?" Sitting opposite Little Fairy Doctor, the mercenary who had just changed his wound medicine noticed Little Fairy Doctor's expression keenly, and immediately perked up, saying mysteriously.

“I’m not very interested in these things,” Little Fairy Doctor shook her head and said with a smile, “Besides, these are all just rumors. If there really were a treasure, Captain Mu of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group wouldn’t have allowed this news to spread, would he?”

"That's true..."

The mercenary smacked his lips, thinking that Little Fairy Doctor made a lot of sense. He also thought that if he said this at the dinner table later, he could get a lot of drinks and take the opportunity to show that Little Fairy Doctor treated him differently from others!

As the mercenary left, full of dreams, Little Fairy Doctor frowned slightly: Treasure? The one under the cliff in the eastern valley?

While she was annoyed that her female assistant had actually told the entire Wolf Head Mercenary Group the news, Little Fairy Doctor's brows gradually relaxed. After all, the inside was already empty, so even if someone discovered it, it wouldn't be a big deal.

'However, those herbs need to be disposed of as soon as possible; they can't be left unused...' Thinking of this, Little Fairy Doctor couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.

Mr. Yao of Wan Yao Zhai observed Little Fairy Doctor's reaction after her conversation with the mercenary...

In the days that followed, the matter spread like wildfire. Eventually, not only the mercenaries, but even some of the physicians' apprentices at the Wan Yao Zhai began discussing the treasure during their free time.

Finally, some people couldn't resist any longer and went to find the cave that was rumored to contain Xuan-level cultivation techniques and combat skills.

The cave was found, but it was completely empty, as if it had been burned to the ground. The mercenaries who found the cave first were filled with regret and sighed in disappointment.

"Sigh! If I had known this cave really existed, I should have come sooner! Maybe I could have even found a few gold coins!"

"That's all you're capable of! Can't you think of something better?"

"Come on, tell me what you can think of!"

"Then wouldn't it be like needing a Heaven-Rank cultivation technique, or some Grade 8 or 9 pills?"

"I think you're dreaming! If we really had Heaven-Rank cultivation techniques and Grade 8 or 9 pills, would we even have a chance?"

"What if? If you don't even dare to daydream, I think you're destined to be a newbie your whole life!"

"Newbie? Come on, let's have a fight and see who the newbie is!"

……

In short, during these discussions, news of the treasure gradually became a topic of conversation among the mercenaries, who couldn't help but sigh every time it was mentioned, lamenting that they should have gone to find that cave sooner.

Occasionally, someone would mention, "Has the Wolf Head Mercenary Group found treasure?"

But such speculation was quickly drowned out by ridicule. After all, anyone could see that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had been showing signs of decline recently, and the other two mercenary groups were almost riding on its head!

And so, the hype surrounding the treasure gradually died down, until one day—

As usual, Little Fairy Doctor, who usually spends half a day seeing patients, waited until it was time to finish work before seeing the three mercenaries arrive in a group. It seemed like a hallucination, but Little Fairy Doctor saw excitement in their eyes.

Thinking it was just a misperception, Little Fairy Doctor didn't take it to heart. After simply asking the injured mercenary what kind of magical beast had bitten him, she began to prepare herbal medicine.

"Little Fairy Doctor, it's been so long since I've seen Lifei. Where has she been lately?" While Little Fairy Doctor was preparing medicine, one of the men who had come with the injured mercenary suddenly asked.

Lifei, that's the name of the female assistant who betrayed Little Fairy Doctor. In the more than half a month since returning from the Monster Mountain Range, this is the first time Little Fairy Doctor has heard this name.

“Lifie?” Little Fairy Doctor looked up curiously. “I haven’t seen her in a long time either… The last time I saw her was the day I came back from the Monster Mountain Range.”

"The last time I came back from the Monster Mountain Range... I remember it was about half a month ago, right?" the man continued to ask.

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"N-nothing!"

Faced with Little Fairy Doctor's question, the mercenary who had said he was fine became even more excited. Before Little Fairy Doctor could even change the medicine for his injured companion, he grabbed the other two and ran out of Green Mountain Town.

That afternoon, Little Fairy Doctor received news from her colleagues at Wan Yao Zhai—

Mu She, the leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, said that Li Fei was the one who discovered the treasure, and that Li Fei and the second leader of his Wolf Head Mercenary Group had disappeared more than half a month ago!

Although it is unknown who spread the news, after Little Fairy Doctor personally admitted that Lifei disappeared half a month ago, the mercenaries in Green Mountain Town unanimously believed that Lifei took the treasure and began to inquire in the surrounding cities whether anyone had seen Lifei.

When she received the news, Little Fairy Doctor was stunned for a long time. If the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture hadn't been still by her bedside, she would have almost thought that Lifei had taken away the treasure!

Although she didn't know why Mu She would spread such absurd news, Xiao Yixian became more vigilant after learning that it was Mu She who spread the news. She even placed a colorless and odorless slow-acting toxin in her residence, all to prevent anyone from staking out her residence for a long time after she left.

And so, Little Fairy Doctor spent several more days in constant fear and trepidation...

"Ok?"

In the Monster Mountain Range, Xiao Yan, who had pinned a third-tier monster to the ground, suddenly raised his head and looked towards the direction of Green Mountain Town—the soul jade fragment he had left for Little Fairy Doctor had shattered in that instant.

"Things here are almost done..."

After a slight pause, Xiao Yan lowered his head, looked at the magical beast that he had suppressed purely with his physical strength, and nodded.

After using his Dou Qi to kill the demonic beast beneath him, Xiao Yan cut open the beast's head and took out the snow-white demonic core that emitted a slight chill from its brain. At the same time, a jade bottle slid into his hand and steadily filled it with a bottle of blood.

Three weeks had passed since Yun Yun recovered her strength and left the Monster Mountain Range. During these three weeks, Xiao Yan had collected the blood and magic cores of all the large and medium-sized monster clans on the outskirts of the Monster Mountain Range. What remained were some small monster clans and insignificant monsters.

Xiao Yan, who had planned to deal with the magical beast and then cultivate in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for a while longer, put away the magic core and the jade bottle. His Purple Cloud Wings slowly unfolded, trembled slightly, and he soared into the sky, flying towards the direction of Green Mountain Town.

'What are your plans regarding that little girl with the Calamity Poison Body?'

During the flight, the old man's voice suddenly rang out, "Should we leave her in Green Mountain Town?"

"She's already asked for help. Even if I solve all the problems in the end, she'll still have a bad impression of Qingshan Town," Xiao Yan muttered. "She'll probably still choose to leave in the end..."

At this point, Xiao Yan couldn't help but click his tongue, "If only I had met her more than a year ago, I might have been able to use the poison pill method to trick her into staying in the clan and becoming a bodyguard for the clan members."

'Is it okay now?'

“That won’t do. The first impression we made was too bad,” Xiao Yan shook his head decisively. “It might have improved when we went treasure hunting together, but the last thing I did was expose her as having the Calamity Poison Body…”

"It's good enough that she didn't hate me because of this."

If it were Xiao Yan himself, after living peacefully for more than ten years, he would not be able to get a good attitude towards someone he had just met if that person pointed out that he was actually a jinx who could kill millions of people around him at any time, even if the person was right. This is even more true for Little Fairy Doctor, who is a woman.

'Too……'

After making a remark, Yao Lao remained silent as always. Xiao Yan, who had no idea why Yao Lao would suddenly mention Little Fairy Doctor, continued flying.

When they were still some distance from Qingshan Town, Xiao Yan chose a place where no one would notice him and landed. He then put on his hood and entered Qingshan Town as a mercenary.

If Little Fairy Doctor were truly in danger, Xiao Yan would naturally not have entered Green Mountain Town so leisurely. However, according to Xiao Yan's soul power probing, there were no powerful people around Little Fairy Doctor; the strongest among them was only at the eighth level of Dou Qi. The only problem was Little Fairy Doctor's current strength...

'In less than a month, he went from the Dou Qi stage to a Seven-Star Dou Zhe…' Walking through the crowded town, Xiao Yan couldn't help but grin. 'Is this the speed of advancement after activating the Calamity Poison Body?'

Having confirmed that Little Fairy Doctor was not in danger, and having seen through her current strength, Xiao Yan felt he understood why she had shattered the soul jade fragment he had given her.