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

"The scene where we left immediately after they revealed their origins," Xiao Yan's lips curled slightly, "is still more useful than illusions that don't require much mental strength to use!"

A few days ago, Xiao Yan also used this trick to let Shi Kun of the Demon Rock Dynasty see the scene of the ancient treasure opening, and then took the ancient key from his hand without leaving any trace, while also preventing Shi Kun from directly hiding in the space that the ancient key came with.

They followed the group silently for about ten minutes until the dark forest finally came to an end, and a huge valley appeared in their sight.

On the cliffs of that valley, one could vaguely see the presence of some figures. It seemed that the two advanced dynasties had begun to prepare to take action against the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger.

Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief after scanning the area and confirming that the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger had not yet appeared.

The next moment, Lin Dong appeared in a flash among dozens of people from the two dynasties.

"what do you……"

The two experts from the two great dynasties who were at the Nirvana Realm were the first to notice Lin Dong's figure. However, before they could finish speaking, the two of them rolled their eyes, lost control of their Yuan Power, and fell straight to the ground.

"You have one minute," Lin Dong said loudly, turning around and glancing at the huge cave deep in the valley. "Leave this place. I don't think you want to die here for no reason, do you?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the dozens of people from the two dynasties were somewhat agitated, but after their gazes fell on the Nirvana Realm deputy leader who had caught the two First-Yuan Nirvana Realm leaders, everyone fell silent.

About ten seconds later, figures emerged from the valley and flew out of the forest.

As the people of the two dynasties departed, a shadow several meters tall, exuding an astonishing oppressive aura, slowly emerged from the cave deep within the valley with heavy steps.

"Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger..."

With his eyes vacant as he stared at the enormous figure emerging from the cave, Lin Dong seemed to see the massive black Heavenly Demon Tiger bones, dozens of feet long, inside the cave. He exhaled a puff of white breath and muttered to himself.

Chapter 253 The Ancient Temple

Although not a famous tiger-type demon beast, the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger still has its own dignity, and it would never give up its treasure without a fight.

Therefore, after being beaten senseless by Lin Dong using only his physical strength, the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger... chickened out.

"Hey, if you ask me, why don't you just let me release my breath?" Looking at the powerful Earth Splitter condor running hastily towards the cave, Xiao Diao smacked his lips, "How much time are you wasting by beating him up like this?"

Lin Dong shrugged. "It'll only take a few minutes. There's no waste of time."

"Exactly, what if this Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger doesn't recognize you, the Heavenly Demon Sable?" Xiao Yan landed next to Lin Dong, and behind him, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Yan also landed one after another.

"Uh..." Little Marten was momentarily speechless. "Ah, speaking of which, hasn't that Yuanling Treasure you got from the Great Wilderness Sect awakened yet? It hasn't been long since you two broke through to the Nirvana Realm, has it?" Then, she directly changed the subject.

Xiao Yan had previously told them about finding the little fox in the Great Wilderness Sect's Medicine Hall. However, during the year Lin Dong refined the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, Xiao Yan obtained an Ancient Immortal Fruit, and the little fox happened to have the ability to catalyze that Ancient Immortal Fruit into an Ancient Immortal Tree. Therefore, Xiao Yan gave the fruit to it.

After receiving the ancient fruit, the little fox fell into a deep sleep. When it woke up again, the ancient fruit would transform into a seed of the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree.

However, it only turns into seeds. It will take a long time for the seeds to germinate and mature. Therefore, regardless of whether Xiao Yan and Lin Dong break through to the Nirvana Realm, the seeds of the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree will have no effect on them.

“It is expected to take about two more years,” Xiao Yan waved his hand, “By the time it wakes up, the Hundred Dynasties War will have long been over.”

"I see..."

The little sable dragged out its voice, then turned its gaze to the cave, where hurried and heavy footsteps could be heard. A moment later, the figure of the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger reappeared, but this time, a huge black skeleton, several dozen feet long, appeared on its shoulder.

Boom!

The black skeleton was placed heavily on the ground, causing the entire valley to tremble. Even Xiao Yan and Lin Dong were somewhat moved by its weight, and then their gazes fell on the skeleton one after the other.

The skeleton was entirely black, gleaming with the luster of refined iron, as if it were cast from black iron. Moreover, even though only a tiger skeleton remained, an extremely fierce and domineering aura still emanated from within it.

Under the spread of this ferocious aura, even the mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger couldn't help but take a few steps back, its fervent and reluctant gaze lingering on the skeleton.

Although his racial talent was no weaker than that of the Heavenly Demon Tiger, Xiao Yuan's strength was ultimately not strong. When faced with this fierce aura, he quietly took a step back and hid behind Xiao Yan.

As for Little Marten, he casually jumped onto the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone. The ferocious aura emanating from the tiger bone, which made the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger tremble and made Xiao Yuan's heart pound, had no deterrent effect on him whatsoever.

After patting the tiger bone with its paws, the little ferret nodded to Lin Dong: "It is indeed the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone!"

Upon receiving confirmation from Little Marten, Lin Dong breathed a heavy sigh of relief. With this item, Little Flame would soon be able to advance to the Nirvana Realm and break free from its beast form, and its future talents would no longer be limited by the Fire Python Tiger's true form...

With a flick of his sleeve, Lin Dong put the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone into his Qiankun Bag, amidst the extremely reluctant gaze of the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger.

"Now that we have the goods, let's leave!" Lin Dong was in a much better mood after getting the goods. "Also, you'd better find another territory. Those guys from before were quite strong, and they probably won't let you go easily."

Before leaving, Lin Dong thoughtfully gave the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger a reminder.

"Hmm." The Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger nodded, understanding that if Lin Dong and Xiao Yan hadn't driven those people away first, he might not have been able to save his own life, let alone the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone.

"Take care of yourself!"

After bowing to the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger, Xiao Yan and the others moved, transforming into streaks of light and rushing out of the Beast Valley.

Watching the figures of the group disappear into the distance, the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger breathed a sigh of relief. Putting aside the strength of Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, the faint fluctuations emanating from Little Marten alone were enough to make him feel somewhat overwhelmed.

"That demon spirit... it couldn't possibly be one of the top races among the demon beasts, could it?" As the voice faded, the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger sped off in the opposite direction from Xiao Yan and the others.

*

After leaving the Beast Valley, the group did not leave the deep mountains, but continued to fly towards the remote and untouched mountain range, with less than a month left before the opening of the ancient treasure.

During this period, Xiao Yuan must break through to the Nirvana Realm, while Xiao Yan needs to fuse with the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone and use it to break through to the Nirvana Realm. The commotion will be considerable, so finding a secluded location is the most suitable option.

Several hours later, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong landed on a huge and precipitous mountain peak.

"I'll go set up some concealment formations first," Xiao Yan said, looking around after landing on the mountaintop. He nodded in satisfaction, left a message, and headed down the mountain. "By the way, help me persuade her." With a flick of his sleeve, Xiao Yan tossed Xiao Yuan, who was hiding in his sleeve, to Xiao Diao's side, while a Qiankun bag landed in Lin Dong's arms.

"Persuade? What's there to persuade?" Little Marten muttered. No matter why the Thunder Source Crystal Beast hadn't broken through to the Nirvana Realm and transformed into human form yet, it wouldn't do him any good to offer any advice at this time. "Here, I'll give you something good."

That's what they say, but the ancient secret treasures are about to be opened. If he doesn't take human form by now, the inheritance of the four great sects will be irrelevant to Xiao Yuan. Therefore, the little sable clenched its claws, and a beam of light formed in its claws.

"This is a special martial art left in our clan by the Nine-Tailed Fox clan. Putting aside everything else, it will definitely help you with your transformation. Take a look for yourself."

As soon as she finished speaking, the little ferret tossed the light scroll in its paw onto Xiao Yuan, who quickly grabbed it. Then, the light scroll transformed into a large stream of information that flooded into Xiao Yuan's mind.

After finding the information he wanted in the information stream, Xiao Yuan shouted at Xiao Diao and then ran down the mountain to Xiao Yan's location.

Watching Xiao Yuan running around excitedly, Xiao Diao twitched his lips, then his gaze fell on Xiao Yan: "Stupid Tiger, I know you have some intelligence now, so I'm telling you in advance that although you have a mutated physique, your bloodline is too mediocre, far inferior to even the Mighty Earth-Splitting Tiger. Therefore, the fusion of the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone poses a considerable danger to you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong's expression changed slightly. He wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent. Little Flame was just an ordinary Fire Python Tiger. If it weren't for its rare mutated physique, it probably would never have reached its current level. He wondered if it would be willing to continue improving...

Only Xiao Yan can decide.

The little tiger's eyes gleamed; possessing considerable intelligence, it naturally understood the little sable's words, and its choice was certainly not to back down...

On the fourth day, Xiao Yan arrived at the mountaintop, followed by a petite figure. It seemed to be a young girl with a slender figure, delicate features, and large, watery eyes curiously observing Lin Dong and the little ferret perched on his shoulder.

"Is she Xiaoyuan?" Lin Dong asked after a brief hesitation.

"Hmm, finally willing to take human form," Xiao Yan sighed, his gaze falling on the Nirvana Flame not far ahead. "Has Little Yan not succeeded yet?"

"almost."

Although Lin Dong hadn't blinked once in the past few days, he was still full of energy as he looked at the extremely thin torrent of Nirvana Pills in front of him.

boom!

Almost the instant Lin Dong finished speaking, the Nirvana Flame suddenly surged up, and finally, along with the remaining Nirvana Pill and Nirvana Flame in the sky, it was all swallowed up by the enormous figure within the Nirvana Flame.

"Success!" Lin Dong's eyes suddenly flashed with boundless joy. After replacing the tiger bone with the Heavenly Demon Tiger bone, Xiao Yan's talent would no longer be hampered by the Fire Python Tiger's foundation!

"Pretty...good." Although his speech was still not fluent, Xiao Yuan managed to utter two words after seeing Xiao Yan's successful bone transformation.

However, before Lin Dong could step forward, the black giant tiger that Xiao Yan had transformed into sat down cross-legged like a human, and at the same time, a strange fluctuation emanated from Xiao Yan's body.

The instant this fluctuation was emitted, Xiao Yan's body, which was like black iron, turned strangely crimson, and wisps of white smoke continuously emanated from its body.

Crunch!

The mountain's ground also dried up at an alarming rate at this moment, with countless cracks spreading out, and the jungle on the mountaintop withered instantly.

"Nirvana Tribulation? It's actually activating Nirvana Tribulation... It wants to overcome Nirvana Tribulation?!" Little Marten was also startled by Little Flame's actions and murmured in disbelief.

"Is this the Nirvana Tribulation?"

As Xiao Diao explained to Lin Dong that Xiao Yan's Nirvana Tribulation was an unavoidable disaster and opportunity during the fusion of the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone, Yao Lao rarely appeared from the Bone Flame Ring, his spiritual power probing around Xiao Yan's body.

"This flame... it was born from within, refining primordial energy and tempering the spirit? How strange..." Old Yao murmured as he watched.

"Born from within? Isn't that similar to the Heart Flame catalyzed by the Fallen Heart Flame?" Xiao Yan's spiritual power was still quite different from Yao Lao's, so he asked in surprise after hearing Yao Lao's words.

"The Fallen Heart Flame is ultimately a rare treasure of heaven and earth, quite different from the heart flame born from this Nirvana Tribulation," Yao Lao shook his head. "However, if you tame the Nirvana Demon Flame and devour the Fallen Heart Flame in the future, you might be able to fuse this Nirvana Heart Flame with the heart flame catalyzed by the Fallen Heart Flame..."

While Yao Lao was talking to Xiao Yan, and Xiao Diao was explaining Xiao Yan's Nirvana Tribulation to Lin Dong, Xiao Yuan, who had only recently transformed into human form, stared blankly at Xiao Yan, whose body was radiating terrifyingly intense heat—

When she fully entered the Nirvana Realm and transformed into human form, she also had the intention to initiate the Nirvana Tribulation to eliminate the weakness of the Thunder Source Crystal Beast, which would inevitably lead to a period of weakness after its advancement. However, due to her fear of failure and her desire to see Xiao Yan in another way, she deliberately delayed the time it took to overcome the first Nirvana Tribulation...

Therefore, seeing Xiao Yan's decision to activate Nirvana Tribulation without hesitation in order to resolve the slight repulsion between him and the Heavenly Demon Tiger Bone, Xiao Yuan suddenly felt that his previous choice might have been wrong.

Regardless of what Xiao Yuan is thinking at this moment, some time has passed since she took human form, and it is not so simple to activate the Nirvana Tribulation again.

And so, Xiao Yan, Yao Lao, Xiao Yuan, Lin Dong, and Xiao Diao watched Xiao Yan undergoing his first Nirvana Tribulation, each with their own thoughts.

*

The Ancient Palace, despite its name, is actually an extremely vast and enormous city. It is said that in ancient times, it was the place where a super sect established its religion.

At this moment, in the towering palaces in the center of the city, many high-level dynasties and Nirvana Realm experts each occupied a palace.

However, there were quite a few figures in a golden hall, and each of them had a long and powerful aura, clearly indicating that they were not ordinary people.

"There are less than ten days left before the opening of the ancient treasure, and the holders of the third and fourth keys haven't arrived yet," Shi Kun, the strongest man in the Demon Rock Dynasty and the biggest joke in the northwest region of the ancient battlefield, said with a gloomy face.

"As long as they still want to unlock that ancient treasure, they will appear here sooner or later," a woman dressed in a purplish-black dress said calmly. "But you, Shi Kun, still can't remember how you lost the ancient key?"

"If you ask me, Shi Kun, you were just defeated head-on and you're unwilling to accept reality," the naked giant on the other side grinned and laughed. "You're still a First-Level Nirvana Realm cultivator, even if you actually said it, no one would dare to mess with you!"

"You two..." Shi Kun's face was gloomy, but the strength of the Primordial Dynasty and the Nether Spring Dynasty was no weaker than that of the Demon Rock Dynasty before it was weakened by Xiao Yan and Lin Dong. Therefore, faced with the two men's hurtful words, Shi Kun could not say a word.

"coming!"

However, before Shi Kun could even find a reason for himself, the woman in the purplish-black dress and the naked man simultaneously raised their heads, their gazes fixed on the only entrance to the ancient temple.

"What?" Shi Kun, who had long since lost the ancient key, looked completely bewildered.

"The owners of the third and fourth Ancient Keys have entered the Ancient Temple!" the naked giant grinned and laughed loudly.

"Once you enter the Ancient Palace, the escape function of the Ancient Key becomes completely ineffective," the woman in the purple-black dress said calmly, seeing that Shi Kun still looked puzzled. "Probably, the ancient sect chose to escape from the sect's outpost by directly entering the space where the Ancient Key is located after a traitor obtains it."

Of course, this is just the official explanation. In reality, once inside the Ancient Palace, the holder of the Ancient Key can always be aware of the locations of other holders within the palace. It is precisely for this reason that the Primordial Dynasty and the Netherworld Dynasty are housed within the same palace.

I don't want the other party to find help, nor do I want the other party to notice when I do find help.

Chapter 254 The Ancient Key is Obtained

The moment they entered the Ancient Palace, both Xiao Yan and Lin Dong paused slightly.