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

Soon, the Eagle Martial Arts School group, including Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, approached the exit of the Misty Forest before nightfall. However, the increasingly dense fog, which completely obscured the path, clearly told everyone that they could not leave tonight.

"Set up camp!"

Jiang Lei, who was at the forefront, finally gave the order. Hearing his shout, everyone from Eagle Martial Arts School got busy. In no time, all the tents were set up, and many simple defensive devices were also erected.

Who will make the move tonight?

Although he had only spent less than a day with Jiang Yinyin, the obedient and adorable Jiang Yinyin was deeply loved by Lin Dong. Therefore, when the people of Eagle Martial Arts Academy were setting up their tents, Lin Dong asked her in a low voice.

"Let me do it. The energy in her body hasn't been converted into Yuan Power yet, and she needs a way to consume it." Xiao Yan slightly rolled up his sleeve, allowing Lin Dong to see the seven-colored snake wrapped around it.

'Are you strong enough?'

"After the complete transformation, one enters the Nirvana Realm, so I reminded her not to convert all her energy," Xiao Yan answered Lin Dong's question softly.

"Young men, be careful tonight. Just get through tonight." Jiang Lei, having made the necessary preparations, walked over to the two men and said with a smile.

"Mm." The two nodded.

"By the way, you two... if possible, could you please help take care of Xiao Yinyin tonight?" Jiang Lei suddenly said, looking at Jiang Yinyin standing next to Lin Dong, her head tilted back as if she were looking at something.

"Brother Jiang, don't worry, she'll be fine," Lin Dong said with a smile.

"Thank you!" Jiang Lei breathed a sigh of relief. With the protection of the powerful figures behind Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, there was no need to worry about Xiao Yinyin's safety.

As night fell completely under everyone's tense gaze, the misty forest was almost invisible. Even with the firelight, most people in the convoy could not see very far.

"Go..."

As a faint fishy smell seeped into the mist, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong exchanged glances. Then, Xiao Yan whispered something in a voice that only he and Queen Medusa could hear.

After receiving permission, Queen Medusa controlled the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, causing it to leave Xiao Yan's wrist and disappear silently into the crowd.

Soon after, rustling sounds came from the surrounding forest. Hearing these sounds, which were so obvious that they couldn't be clearer, the members of Eagle Martial Arts School gripped their weapons tightly with solemn expressions, slowly stood up, and looked warily into the dark forest.

But, as if it were a joke on them, the rustling sounds in the forest never stopped, yet not a single demonic beast appeared around them. Even the extremely ferocious aura of the Mist Leopard Crocodile King was present, but no demonic beasts appeared in their vicinity.

'Is it the powerful figure behind them?'

After listening to the surrounding noises for a while, Jiang Lei glanced thoughtfully at Lin Dong, who was gently coaxing Jiang Yinyin, and Xiao Yan, who was dozing off beside him.

'What good luck...' Jiang Lei breathed a sigh of relief. The two people with such powerful backers probably just thought they were lost. Their approach was only made with the tacit approval of the powerful figures in their families. It was also thanks to him that he allowed Xiao Yan and the other person to join the team, otherwise tonight would definitely have been a very dangerous night.

The commotion continued for a long time until, at a certain moment, two mournful roars of beasts rang out from the mist.

'it's over?'

Feeling the Seven-Colored Devouring Python return to his wrist, its body devoid of any Dou Qi, Xiao Yan asked questions while channeling Yuan Power into the python's body, also instructing Queen Medusa on how to convert Dou Qi into Yuan Power.

"Just two magical beasts, around three stars each," Queen Medusa replied casually. "I also brought back what looked like magic cores from inside them."

'Fourth-tier demon crystals?' After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan took out two demon crystals and put them to Xiao Yan and Xiao Yuan's lips.

The two beasts, now in their small animal forms, checked the level of the demon crystals. Then, Xiao Yuan decisively turned his head away and buried himself back into Xiao Yan's arms. Xiao Yan, who was being held by Jiang Yinyin, wasn't picky about food. He rolled his tongue and ate the two demon crystals before shifting his body, finding a comfortable position in Jiang Yinyin's arms, and closing his eyes.

As the commotion subsided, Jiang Lei glanced at Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, and seeing that they didn't react much, he led his deputy into the depths of the mist.

A moment later, looking at the corpses of monsters scattered all over the ground, and the two corpses of the Mist Crocodile Leopard King in the middle of the sea of ​​blood, Jiang Lei gasped.

"At least at the Qi Creation Realm, right?" The deputy looked at the scene and smiled wryly.

“Perhaps he’s still at the Creation Realm,” Jiang Lei shook his head. “That makes sense. His surname is Lin, and he went to the Great Wilderness County during this period… so he must be from the Lin clan, one of the four great families, right?”

"What about the one surnamed Xiao?" the deputy asked curiously.

"Who knows..." Jiang Lei sighed. "Alright, find two quick-handed people to come over and see which ones can still be recycled. These are all Pure Yuan Pills!"

Chapter 234 Ten Thousand Beast Fruit

"You two must have come to the Great Wilderness County at this time because of the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele, right?"

The next day, while riding in a carriage to Dahuang County, Jiang Lei suddenly asked a question, as if he had just thought of something.

"The Great Wilderness Ancient Stele? What is that?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan was taken aback and asked curiously, "Is it some kind of relic?"

"Uh?"

Upon seeing Xiao Yan's reaction, not only was Jiang Lei stunned, but even Jiang Xue, who was also in the carriage, looked at Xiao Yan with some astonishment. Obviously, they had never expected that Xiao Yan, who had such a powerful figure following him, would not even have heard of the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele.

That's right, "there were powerful figures behind them." Everyone in the Eagle Martial Arts Academy witnessed the situation of those demonic beasts killed by Queen Medusa last night, and they all agreed that Xiao Yan and Lin Dong were able to escape unscathed yesterday because they had powerful figures protecting them. That's why Jiang Xue was a little awkward when she met Xiao Yan and Lin Dong today, as if she was ashamed for trying to "drive them away" yesterday.

"The Great Wilderness Ancient Stele is the most famous thing in the Great Wilderness Prefecture. It is said to be the site of an ancient sect. It was located there before the Great Yan Dynasty appeared."

Seeing Jiang Lei and Jiang Xue's reactions, Lin Dong couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had learned about the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele... that is, the Creation Martial Stele, when he was in the Lin Clan. Otherwise, if he had suddenly heard the words "Great Wilderness Ancient Stele," his reaction would not have been much different from Xiao Yan's.

"Yes, I heard that the ancient sect was extremely powerful back then. They directly opened up a vast space inside that ancient stele. Not only are there many ruins inside, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is also many times stronger than outside. One day of cultivation inside is equivalent to ten days outside."

Moreover, the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele contains countless treasures. It is said that some people have obtained Creation-level martial arts and techniques from it, and even Earth-level spiritual treasures have appeared there..."

As Jiang Lei explained the situation of the Great Desolate Ancient Stele, Xiao Yan's expression became somewhat subtle. If he remembered correctly, only Dou Sheng-level experts had the ability to create large spatial realms, right? In other words, there was a Dou Sheng... or a Reincarnation Realm expert in the sect that once had the Great Desolate Ancient Stele?

If a Battle Saint has ever existed, then the existence of Creation-level martial arts... that is, Profound-rank Battle Techniques, would be quite common.

Lin Dong had already learned about the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele, so he didn't react much to Jiang Lei's introduction. As for the Creation-level martial arts and Earth-level spiritual treasures that Jiang Lei mentioned, they were completely insignificant to Lin Dong. Not to mention the Earth-level spiritual treasure he obtained from the Lin Clan's treasure vault, he had already refined a Heaven-level spiritual treasure himself back in Douluo Continent, and it was even the kind of spiritual treasure that could continuously upgrade its level!

Jiang Lei also took in the reactions of the two people and confirmed once again that the two people who didn't care about the Creation-level cultivation technique and the Earth-level spiritual treasure were from a big family!

“Judging by the time, it will be about five months before the seal on the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele weakens again. During this period, more and more people are heading to the Great Wilderness County, which is why I asked you two earlier if you came for the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele,” Jiang Lei said.

"Is there still five months left?" Xiao Yan nodded silently. He hadn't considered using the spatial talent he had shared with Zi Yan to enter the space within the Great Desolate Ancient Stele. After all, it was a force that had once produced a Dou Sheng, so it was better to show some respect for its seal.

"By the way, Brother Jiang Lei, what are some of the more well-known forces in the Great Wilderness Prefecture? We're both new here and not very familiar with the forces in the Great Wilderness Prefecture. We'd like to hear your thoughts." Lin Dong had the same idea, so he nodded slightly and changed the subject.

"Oh, the forces in the Great Wilderness Prefecture?" Jiang Lei became interested at this. "There are countless sects and forces in the Great Wilderness Prefecture, but the most powerful ones must be the Yin Puppet Sect, the Great Demon Sect, and the Martial Alliance..."

Through Jiang Lei's introduction, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong gained some understanding of the various forces in the Great Wilderness County. Of course, it was only a superficial understanding, given their current strength...

The combined strength of all the major powers in the entire Great Yan Dynasty might not be enough to defeat the two of them.

Although they left the Misty Forest relatively early, it was already evening when Xiao Yan and his companion arrived in Great Eagle City with the Eagle Martial Arts School. At the warm invitation of Jiang Lei and the others, the two decided to stay for one more day and set off again the next day.

The next day, Jiang Xue was waiting outside the room early. Xiao Yan and Lin Dong were naturally embarrassed to keep the beauty waiting, so after tidying up a bit, they came out of their respective rooms. Before they even left the Eagle Martial Arts Hall, Jiang Yinyin came up to them again.

Neither Jiang Xue, Xiao Yan, nor Lin Dong could resist this little girl, and after she acted coquettishly, they took her along.

There were no major problems while they were buying information at the city's exchange. It wasn't until they were about to leave the exchange that the group encountered the Blood Eagle Martial Arts School, which seemed to be rivals of the Eagle Martial Arts School. Moreover, the leader of those people even injured Jiang Yinyin...

"So, you took the initiative and spent a few minutes going to the Blood Vulture Martial Arts School to wipe them out?" Xiao Yan looked at Lin Dong, who had left for a few minutes and then returned, speechless.

"It wasn't exactly annihilation, but apart from the ringleader, the ordinary apprentices were let go..." Lin Dong smiled bitterly.

Perhaps it was because he sensed something strange about Jiang Yinyin the first time he saw her that his emotions became inexplicably out of control after she was injured, which led him to leave midway to go to the Blood Vulture Martial Arts School's lair.

"However, I did manage to acquire a decent body-refining martial art," Lin Dong casually tossed aside the matter of the Blood Vulture Martial Arts Academy and took out a rather strange bone fragment from his Qiankun bag. "Demon Ape Transformation. According to the description, it's a body-refining martial art that's close to the level of a spirit martial art."

Spiritual martial arts are equivalent to Earth-rank combat skills, which means that Lin Dong found a body-refining method equivalent to a high-level Profound rank from the Blood Vulture Martial Arts Hall.

"It's a martial art that mimics the power of demonic beasts, allowing one to gain the ability to transform into a beast in a short time. It's somewhat similar to the Great Sun Thunder Body I cultivated before," Lin Dong explained as Xiao Yan looked at the text on the bone fragment. "However, compared to the Great Sun Thunder Body, this Demonic Ape Transformation should be more complex and more dangerous."

"But cultivating this Demonic Ape Transformation requires the life essence of an ape-like demon beast, right?" Xiao Yan asked after reading the contents of the Demonic Ape Transformation during Lin Dong's introduction.

"The master of the Blood Vulture Martial Arts Academy happens to have collected such information." Lin Dong chuckled and took out another piece of parchment.

On that parchment, there was information about many ape-like demonic beasts. The only regret was that the strongest of them was only a demonic beast at the Lesser Completion of the Creation Realm, named Ancient Dragon Ape.

"Minor Completion of the Creation Realm..." Xiao Yan looked at these five words with some disdain.

"At least it has the bloodline of the dragon race," Lin Dong said helplessly. If possible, he would like to find the life essence blood of ape-like demon beasts in the Nirvana Realm or even the Life Profound Realm, but the Great Yan Dynasty is only so big. It would be good enough to have one in the Creation Realm. "The adult ancient dragon apes are at least in the Nirvana Realm. The one in the Ancient Waste Valley is still in its infancy. It can still be used."

"Dragon bloodline? That's something worth a try."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded. Although he was very confident in his physical strength, he felt that he was still slightly inferior to a demon beast with dragon blood.

After unanimously agreeing to target the Ancient Dragon Ape, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong stayed in Eagle City for two more days. After confirming that Eagle Martial Arts Academy had no other mortal enemies besides Blood Vulture Martial Arts Academy, the two bid farewell and headed towards the Ancient Abandoned Ravine.

The Ancient Abandoned Ravine is located in the northern part of the Great Wilderness County, about five days' journey from Great Eagle City. However, with Xiao Yan and Lin Dong traveling at full speed, they arrived at the Ancient Abandoned Ravine that afternoon.

After glancing at the ancient abandoned ravine from the mountaintop, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong rushed towards the entrance below. As for Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan, they carried them in their arms, since Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan were much weaker in both speed and endurance compared to the two of them.

As they ventured deeper into the area, the two encountered a few scattered demonic beasts. However, the strongest of these beasts was only at the Great Perfection of the Yuan Dan Realm, as if this ancient abandoned ravine had been thoroughly swept away. It was no match for other dangerous places in the Great Wilderness Prefecture, or even the Misty Forest on the outermost edge of the Great Wilderness Prefecture.

After casually bypassing the sect disciples who had sealed off the ancient abandoned stream, the two quickly arrived deep in the forest. After about ten minutes, their speed finally slowed down.

At this moment, a huge valley appeared in front of the two. The valley was surrounded by grotesque skeletons, whether of demonic beasts or humans, it was unclear. An extremely violent and ferocious aura spread from the valley.

Although the aura was extremely violent, to Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, the ancient dragon ape with dragon horns was no different from a lamb to the slaughter. It took them less than two seconds to control the ancient dragon ape from the moment they entered the valley.

While Lin Dong was busy extracting the life essence blood needed to cultivate the Demonic Ape Transformation, Xiao Yan was busy picking the medicinal herbs collected by the Ancient Dragon Ape. Although the level of the herbs was generally not high, it was enough to temporarily alleviate Xiao Yan's urgent need, as he had almost run out of medicinal herbs.

Then, Xiao Yan found a small pool at the very innermost part of the valley—

The water in the pool was crimson, as if it were congealed blood, which was extremely eerie. Of course, what attracted Xiao Yan's attention was not the blood-red pool water, but the two blood fruits floating in the center of the pool!

These two blood fruits are extremely strange. Their shapes resemble beasts, but it is impossible to tell which kind of monster they are. Upon closer inspection, they look more like a composite of many different monsters, which is rather creepy.

"This is..." While Xiao Yan hesitated, Lin Dong also came to Xiao Yan's side.

However, unlike Xiao Yan, Queen Medusa, and Yao Lao, Lin Dong, although unaware of the name of the Blood Fruit, possessed a person within him who was extremely familiar with it—

"Ten Thousand Beast Fruits? This ancient dragon ape is ruthless; it actually condensed two Ten Thousand Beast Fruits." The little sable chuckled as it saw the two blood fruits above the blood pool.

"The Myriad Beast Fruit? What's its use?" Lin Dong glanced at Xiao Yan, making sure Xiao Yan was still observing and not rushing forward, and asked.

'This Myriad Beast Fruit is not naturally grown, but rather something artificially refined. However, the method is rather ruthless. The method of refining it is known only to some powerful demonic beasts with inherited memories. To refine this Myriad Beast Fruit, one needs to condense the essence blood of countless demonic beasts. It seems that the skeletons inside and outside this valley must have died after their essence blood was extracted by the ancient dragon ape...'

Once the Myriad Beasts Fruit matures, the Ancient Dragon Ape will be able to evolve again using its power, and at that time it will be able to rival a Nirvana Realm expert.

"Furthermore, this thing also has a miraculous effect on humans in refining their physical bodies. Although it's impossible for someone to break through to the Nirvana Realm, it's still quite effective for cultivators," Little Marten explained with a smile.

"This thing is called the Beast Fruit," Lin Dong said directly after listening to the little sable's explanation, "It doesn't grow naturally..."

Having spent a lot of time with Little Sable, Lin Dong learned about the status of the Heavenly Demon Sable in the demon beast world. Although Little Sable always gave people the feeling of being unreliable, it was still an adult Heavenly Demon Sable. Therefore, Lin Dong believed Little Sable's introduction one hundred percent.

"A fruit refined from essence blood?" Xiao Yan glanced at the Beast Fruit again, then hesitated. "If we directly pour the essence blood of magical beasts... that is, demonic beasts, into it, will it be effective?"

After listening to Lin Dong's introduction of the two blood fruits, Xiao Yan's first thought was of the blood essence of various magical beasts he had collected from an entire magical beast mountain range when he wanted to imitate the Blood Demon Flame to create the 'pseudo-Myriad Beast Spirit Fire'.

"Uh... what do you mean?"

Xiao Yan's somewhat rambling words left Lin Dong a little bewildered.

"I once collected the essence blood of about... several thousand kinds of magical beasts. Although there were only one or two drops of each, if there were enough of them, it should be able to ripen this Myriad Beast Fruit... right?" After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan did not hide what he had done and told him directly.

While speaking, she also took out dozens of jade bottles containing the essence blood of fifth and sixth-order magical beasts and showed them to Lin Dong.

"Your brother... is quite ruthless." After hearing Xiao Yan's explanation, Xiao Diao's lips twitched slightly.