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

After hesitating for a moment, Li Sheng gritted his teeth and took out a jade white elephant sculpture from his Qiankun bag.

"This contains the most advanced martial art of my Holy Light Dynasty, the Holy Elephant Sky-Shattering Strike. As long as Brother Xiao Yan is willing to make a move, this mid-level creation-grade martial art is yours!" Li Sheng said with an ugly smile on his face.

"Deal," Xiao Yan said nonchalantly.

"Then thank you very much, Brother Xiao Yan!"

Hearing this, Li Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. After handing the white elephant to Xiao Yan, he chatted for a few more minutes and then left.

"Do you want to learn?" After casually erasing the spiritual imprint from the white elephant, Xiao Yan looked at Mo Ling and the other two and asked.

"Uh...is that okay?" Mo Ling asked in surprise.

“This isn’t something you can just use once, so you can learn it first,” Xiao Yan shrugged. “I have something to ask Lin Dong, so you can take it if you want to learn it.”

Mo Ling and the other two understood that Xiao Yan and Lin Dong had some information they didn't want them to know, so they used this mid-level martial arts technique to send them away!

"Okay, no problem!"

The three were naturally very happy to receive the martial arts skills as payment. After leaving a message, they went directly into a stone chamber and also sealed their hearing.

"What are the effects of the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill?" Xiao Yan asked, looking at Lin Dong, or more precisely, the little sable that appeared on Lin Dong's shoulder.

After a brief hesitation, Xiao Diao whispered the effects of the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill. After recounting everything, she looked at Yao Lao, who had appeared beside Xiao Yan.

"There are actually such peculiar pills?" The old medicine master stroked his beard. "A pill made solely from the energy of the Life and Death Profound Realm?"

“Yes, no matter how severe the injury, as long as the vital energy in the body is abundant, a Shengxuan Realm expert can revive the dead and bring the dead back to life,” Little Marten nodded. “After reaching the peak, they can be called an indestructible body. When combined with the death energy of the Sixuan Realm, they can reverse the awkward situation of the primordial spirit and demon spirit, and restore the physical body of the primordial spirit and demon spirit.”

"It's truly amazing..." Old Yao kept exclaiming. As the number one alchemist on the continent, he had never heard of such a pill before—even though it could only be condensed by the cultivation level of the Tianxuan Continent.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong waited silently for Yao Lao to speak next. After all, the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill was extremely important to Yao Lao and Xiao Diao, and no one except Yao Lao and Xiao Diao had the right to make a decision for them.

"After using this Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, how long will it take you to recover to your peak level?" After a moment, the old doctor asked.

"One year... at most two years!" Little Marten understood the old doctor's unspoken meaning, and the light in his eyes gradually brightened.

"Then, after you recover to your peak, help me condense a Life and Death Reincarnation Pill," Yao Lao said with a smile. "Anyway, it would be too abrupt for an old man like me to appear on the ancient battlefield, and besides, I'm very curious about this Life and Death Reincarnation Pill!"

Given the uncertainty about the effectiveness of the resurrection method recorded in the Burning Manual, even Yao Lao hesitated to give up the resurrection opportunity that was so close at hand to Little Marten. However, compared to direct resurrection, he was more concerned about whether he could replicate the effects of the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill through medicinal herbs.

Needless to say, once Little Marten recovers to his peak condition, Elder Yao will also have a chance to obtain a new Life and Death Reincarnation Pill.

"Okay, no problem!" Little Marten immediately patted his chest and said, "Let alone one Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, even two or ten would be no problem at all!"

Chapter 250 Thunder Rock Valley

The next morning, Xiao Yan and his group of five enjoyed breakfast at the warm hospitality of Li Sheng and the others, and then left the gathering point to head towards Yang City.

"Currently, in Yangcheng, besides our Holy Light Dynasty, there are three other intermediate dynasties."

On the way to Yangcheng, Li Sheng followed closely beside Xiao Yan, explaining to him the current power structure of Yangcheng: "They are the Great You Dynasty, the Iron Dynasty, and the Sea Scale Dynasty. The strongest people in these dynasties, like Senior Brother Jin and Brother Xiao Yan, are all at the half-step Nirvana Realm."

Are they all at the half-step Nirvana stage?

Lin Dong hesitated for a moment before asking, "Aren't there any true Nirvana Realm experts in Yang City?"

“It hasn’t happened yet,” Li Sheng shook his head. “However, news of the Ancient Key has already spread, and there are rumors that this Ancient Treasure is different from the treasures that are sought out. It’s possible that powerful figures from advanced dynasties will be attracted here.”

Perhaps, powerful figures from advanced dynasties are already lurking within Yang City, simply undetected.

"If a Nirvana Realm expert appears, a mid-level Creation Martial Art won't be enough to compensate for this," Xiao Yan said casually.

“That’s for sure,” Li Sheng said, his expression slightly unnatural. “If a powerful expert from a high-level dynasty appears, our Holy Light Dynasty will not be so presumptuous as to challenge a Nirvana Realm expert. Brother Xiao Yan, please rest assured!”

On one hand, they say their goal is the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill in the ancient secret treasure, and on the other hand, they say they won't challenge a high-level dynasty if one appears.

Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and smiled knowingly.

"Speaking of which, there's no need to fight for the ancient key, right? After all, the news of the opening of the ancient treasure has already spread. We just need to wait for others to get the ancient key and then open the ancient treasure, right?" Xiao Yan said, pretending to be unaware.

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Li Sheng froze, slowly retracting the step he had taken.

What does Brother Xiao Yan mean by that?

As Li Sheng stopped, the rest of the Holy Light Dynasty also stopped one after another, and even subconsciously surrounded Xiao Yan and his group of five.

Mo Ling and the other two also stopped and moved a little closer to Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, their expressions serious as they confronted the people from the Holy Light Dynasty around them.

After sweeping his gaze over the Holy Light Dynasty's forces, led by Li Sheng, and letting them once again understand his strength, Xiao Yan said nonchalantly:

"The intermediate dynasty is plotting to obtain the ancient key, but it also says it won't fight against the advanced dynasty... I guess you must have reached an agreement with some advanced dynasty hiding in the shadows, right?"

During the quest for the Ancient Key, they held off their rivals, who were also from advanced dynasties. Your task was to either obtain the key for them or pave the way to it?

"...You could say that..."

After hesitating for a long time, Li Sheng finally spoke slowly under Xiao Yan's amused gaze.

"Besides us, have you managed to recruit any other people?" Xiao Yan asked calmly.

"Currently... no," Li Sheng said softly, his lips extremely dry.

"What rewards do the advanced dynasties offer you?"

"Thunder Rock Valley...the location where the Ancient Key appeared contains all the treasures besides the Ancient Key itself, as well as the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill within the Ancient Treasure Trove," Li Shenggan said in a deep voice. "Thunder Rock Valley contains a vast amount of treasures, including martial arts techniques, spiritual herbs, and spiritual treasures of all levels. Some people have even seen a legendary Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree there!"

The Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree is a treasure that can help advanced spirit talisman masters advance to the Heavenly Talisman Master level as long as it is refined. But for Xiao Yan and Lin Dong... it can only be considered an ordinary refining material.

“We can forgo the treasures of Thunder Rock Valley,” Xiao Yan said, “but we want the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill…”

If we take the Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree as the benchmark for the treasures in Thunder Rock Valley, then everything in that place should be useless to Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, so giving up on it wouldn't be a problem.

As for the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill...

Xiao Yan and his companions had no specific information about the upcoming ancient treasure. Even if they were able to follow the crowd into the opened ancient treasure, it would be difficult to determine whether obtaining the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill would require the help of the ancient key.

Therefore, directly obtaining the ancient key within Thunderrock Valley is the optimal choice.

However… Xiao Yan and Lin Dong didn't have much need for that ancient treasure, and they had already been hired by the Holy Light Dynasty, so resorting to underhanded tactics now wasn't Xiao Yan's style.

We should at least wait until the Ancient Key appears before making a move!

“…That’s what Senior Brother Jin wants. I can’t make that decision for him.” After a moment of silence, Li Sheng said with difficulty.

"Then I'll talk to your Senior Brother Jin after we get to Yangcheng."

Xiao Yan didn't care. Anyway, they were determined to get the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill. As for that Jin Mu... they could only ask him to make do for a while!

"it is good!"

After a reluctant agreement was reached, the group set off again, but this time they were clearly separated from the previous procession.

"Brother Xiao Yan, are you planning to join forces with them?" Mo Ling followed behind Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, glanced at the Holy Light Dynasty's forces not far away, and asked.

"Join forces? If they don't intend to turn against us, then joining forces isn't a problem," Xiao Yan shrugged and said. "Of course, it's more about each side getting what they need, right? Even if we say we don't need the treasure of Thunder Rock Valley, will they really believe us? And that high-level dynasty in the shadows... is it really willing to hand over everything except the Ancient Key to a mid-level dynasty that's only at the half-step Nirvana Realm?"

Xiao Yan chuckled. The Holy Light Dynasty was afraid that the high-level dynasties in the shadows would act as pawns, so it would try its best to win over more dynasties with the level of mid-level dynasties as its helpers. The five of them just happened to be selected members. After all, the number of people was small, and most of them were only at the Creation Realm. The so-called Great You Dynasty and others might also be Jin Mu's helpers.

As for them...

Regardless of whether that unknown high-ranking dynasty intended to double-cross them, they could only reluctantly become the last ones to reap the benefits.

It's not impossible for a lower-level dynasty to take advantage of a conflict between a high-level dynasty and multiple mid-level dynasties.

"The main concern is attracting the attention of super sects," Lin Dong rolled his eyes. "A genius at the half-step Nirvana Realm has appeared in a low-level dynasty closest to the Qing Dynasty. If we're not careful, we'll become the focus of attention of super sects."

Xiao Yan pretended not to notice Lin Dong's expression. If it weren't for the Nirvana Pill, would he have become a thorn in the side of the Yuan Sect?

Hearing what Xiao Yan said, Mo Ling breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that Xiao Yan would become a tool in someone else's hands because of the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, but now it seemed that Xiao Yan was more aware than he was.

This journey continued until noon the next day, when finally, at the edge of their sight, the outline of a city that resembled an ancient behemoth appeared.

Yangcheng is the first large city in the ancient battlefield area where Xiao Yan and others are located!

The transaction with Jin Mu did not encounter any major problems. After all, he was someone who dared to trade with a high-level dynasty, so at least on the surface, there would be no loopholes.

That evening, Jin Mu also introduced Xiao Yan to the half-step Nirvana Realm experts of the Great You Dynasty and the Sea Scale Dynasty. This action confirmed to Xiao Yan that the three dynasties had indeed joined forces, with the only exception being the Iron Dynasty's forces.

In the latter half of the night, Jin Mu and the one from the Hailin Dynasty visited Ling Zhi, a half-step Nirvana Realm cultivator in the city... no, judging from his aura, he should be considered a quasi-Nirvana Realm cultivator, who could officially advance to the Nirvana Realm once he gathered enough Nirvana Pills.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong both saw Jin Mu's actions clearly, so Lin Dong couldn't help but praise him:

"Tsk tsk, are they planning to use us and that Great You Dynasty guy as cannon fodder? One quasi-Nirvana Realm cultivator and four half-step Nirvana Realm cultivators, if that advanced dynasty in the shadows isn't careful, they might really have a chance to be wiped out!"

Xiao Yan chuckled, "It's just that we were unlucky. We were looking for scapegoats, but they ended up finding the two of us..."

"You could say we were lucky, since advanced dynasties aren't really anything special for us," Lin Dong added.

The next day, the forces of all the major dynasties in Yangcheng set out in full force, heading towards Leiyan Valley.

After experiencing a night of beast tides, on the third day, the large forces of Yangcheng ventured deep into the Leiyan Mountains and entered Leiyan Valley normally that afternoon.

Leiyan Valley is quite large, and even with a large influx of people, it remains incredibly spacious. However, the thick fog that permeates the valley greatly obstructs people's vision.

“Brother Xiao Yan, the ancient key should be deep in Thunder Rock Valley. However, there are many demonic beasts along the way, and poisonous fog permeates the area. Even a half-step Nirvana Realm expert must be careful. We are in the same boat, so how about we join forces to break through?”

Looking at the road ahead shrouded in poisonous fog, Jin Mu smiled and asked Xiao Yan.

Regarding Jin Mu's act of seeking outside help, the only "outsider," the half-step Nirvana Realm cultivator from the Iron Dynasty, naturally cursed and swore. If it weren't for the people from the Great You Dynasty later siding with them and expressing their intention to "join forces" to break through, that person would probably have continued cursing until the very end.

"Okay." Glancing at the Great You Dynasty, which was close to the Iron Dynasty, and the Sea Scale Dynasty, which was close to the dynasty where Ling Zhi was located, Xiao Yan nodded and said.

After reaching an agreement, the group of people with ulterior motives did not linger and immediately set off, speeding up their advance into the depths of Thunder Rock Valley. Along the way, they did see the legendary Heavenly Talisman Immortal Tree, but since there were no high-level spirit talisman masters present, they naturally ignored it.

Soon, the group approached the main hall deep within Thunder Rock Valley.

The moment Jin Mu saw the main hall, his eyes burned with fervor. Although the Great Yan Dynasty, the Great You Dynasty, and the Iron Dynasty were still obstacles around him, for Jin Mu, the mission was already complete.

However, upon entering the main hall, Jin Mu's face instantly darkened, because besides his helpers Ling Zhi and others, there were two other groups of people in the main hall, one from the Iron Dynasty and the other from the Great You Dynasty.

"There are Nirvana Realm experts in those two teams," Xiao Yan said gloatingly, taking a small step back.

“I know…” Jin Mu’s gaze swept over the two groups of people, his face darkening. When he made the deal with that dynasty, the person had promised to stop all Nirvana Realm cultivators from high-level dynasties who came to Thunder Rock Valley, but two of them had slipped through…

'But thankfully there were only two...' Jin Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

The groups that had been confronting each other in the main hall naturally turned their attention to Xiao Yan and his group after they entered. However, they all turned their attention away after discovering that there were only two people at the half-step Nirvana Realm among the newcomers.

Ignored by the others in the main hall, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong did not react at all. Their gazes fell directly on the ball of light floating at the deepest part of the main hall. Within that ball of light, there seemed to be something with a peculiar, key-like shape.

Ancient Key?

Xiao Yan looked at Lin Dong and asked with his eyes.

Feeling the excitement in the little ferret inside him, Lin Dong nodded silently.