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

Within the Vermilion Bird Palace's inheritance space, a crimson pond burned silently. Beside the pond, Xiao Yan stared intently at the burning flames, completely sealing off the space above them. Not even the tiniest wisp of smoke could escape or return to the pond.

More than three months have passed since Zhu Yun disappeared. For the first two days, Xiao Yan diligently operated the Fire Transformation Technique, manipulating the flames to burn the sea of ​​lava. However, on the third day, he noticed something was wrong—the sea of ​​lava had not changed at all!

After spending half a day, Xiao Yan discovered that the "green smoke" produced during the burning of the magma sea would actually return to the magma sea!

It was at that time that Xiao Yan realized that the "green smoke" might be the origin of the Flame Ancestral Symbol that Zhu Yun mentioned. Therefore, he isolated the space where the flames and the magma sea were located, and collected all the "waste" from the burning flames.

After this action, the magma sea finally changed under Xiao Yan's burning. Then, three months later, the boundless magma sea was reduced to a small pond-sized area of ​​magma in front of us.

"call--"

After the crimson pond had completely burned out, the smoke in the sealed space suddenly surged, and the surrounding Nirvana energy gradually gathered along with the surging smoke.

Sensing the rising Nirvana energy around him, Xiao Yan conjured a peculiar hand seal.

The moment the handprint was formed, a powerful attraction erupted from a dazzling Dan River in the sky. Under that attraction, the Nirvana Qi that had been gathered together and had not yet shown much movement collapsed and surged uncontrollably towards the Dan River.

With the arrival of a new wave of Nirvana energy, on the Dan River, within the formation that strongly attracted the Nirvana energy, another cluster of black flames, which even Nirvana Realm experts avoided, appeared, and then converged into a tiny flame less than the thickness of a little finger at the center of the formation.

Once the Nirvana aura surrounding the sealed space had completely dissipated, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze to the sealed space itself—

The smoky scene had completely disappeared, leaving only a ball of crimson flame burning quietly.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt as if the crimson flame was burning away the space itself...

"Don't come! Please don't come!"

Upon discovering that the flames were indeed burning the space, Xiao Yan quickly withdrew his mind from the Nirvana Burning Heaven Array set up on the Dan River, and his powerful spiritual energy surged directly into the sealed space.

After marking its spiritual imprint on the crimson flame amidst the chaos, the flame finally subsided and gradually transformed into a talisman similar in size to the Devouring Ancestral Symbol that Xiao Yan had once seen.

"Is this just the origin of the Flame Ancestral Symbol?" Xiao Yan murmured, looking at the symbol floating above his left palm.

"A source that has been cultivated for nearly ten thousand years!" Yao Lao floated over from the Dan River in the distance. "The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame only takes a thousand years to form from its appearance. Originally the source of the Flame Ancestral Symbol, isn't it normal for it to show a power similar to the Fallen Heart Flame after ten thousand years? Or rather, it would be strange if it only had the power of the Fallen Heart Flame after ten thousand years?"

"It hasn't even developed full intelligence! To the strange fire in our hands, it's more like a sentient elixir than a flame!"

Looking at the crimson talisman on Xiao Yan's hand, Yao Lao added another sentence.

“Indeed…” Xiao Yan nodded. Although he was initially shocked by the power of the talisman, he still noticed the difference between it and the strange fire after he came to his senses.

"However, it is precisely because of this that it is worth trying!"

With a wave of his right hand, the flames at the very center of the Nirvana Burning Heaven Formation in the distance slowly drifted toward Xiao Yan's location.

The Nirvana Burning Heaven Formation was set up by Xiao Yan half a month after the Burning Sea incident. Although he himself was able to gather Nirvana Qi and form Nirvana Demon Flame, it would take too long to do it personally, and the effect was not very good.

Of course, the intensity of the Nirvana Demon Flame generated within the Nirvana Burning Heaven Formation was not much better, but under Xiao Yan's control, the Nirvana Demon Flame generated within the Nirvana Burning Heaven Formation could be compressed infinitely.

If the Nirvana Demon Flame, which is less than the thickness of a little finger and is gathered in the black flames floating beside the crimson talisman, were to completely erupt now, even a powerful expert at the peak of the Life Profound Realm would at least be severely injured and unable to recover.

"It's the final step..."

With a light touch of his right hand to the Awakening Flame Ring, the weak and pitiful Beast Fruit appeared, and then, under the effect of the martial art of igniting all things, it formed a crimson flame that constantly changed into various beast heads.

Xiao Yan looked at the three "flames" in front of him with great joy. After a moment's hesitation, he swallowed them directly.

Bang!

The moment the flame entered his mouth, a terrifying wave of fire swept out from Xiao Yan's body.

Strands of blood seeped from Xiao Yan's body, then evaporated, turning into crimson smoke. As the crimson smoke gradually increased, it formed a crimson cocoon of light, completely enveloping Xiao Yan's body.

Looking at the cocoon of light that completely enveloped Xiao Yan, Yao Lao sighed silently, then sat down cross-legged near the cocoon, waiting for the day Xiao Yan would succeed or fail.

*

While Xiao Yan and his companions were engaged in arduous seclusion deep within the Four Symbols Hall, this vast and boundless ancient battlefield was engulfed in the most intense struggle and chaos—

Starting with the opening of the Heavenly Gang Alliance's secret treasure, ancient treasures in various regions were opened one after another. Various rare spiritual treasures, elixirs, and martial arts circulated on the ancient battlefield, and various dynasties fought each other because of the appearance of these treasures.

The various dynasties clashed fiercely, and the entire ancient battlefield was filled with the smoke of battle. Every moment, powerful figures emerged, while others fell, becoming stepping stones for others.

However, this chaos seemed to have nothing to do with the Northwest region, and the Ancient Temple, which had been in chaos due to the opening of the Heavenly Gang Alliance, has completely calmed down.

Occasionally, members of various dynasties who acted recklessly and caused disputes in the Ancient Temple would be quickly dealt with by the "law enforcement officers" who arrived on the scene.

Although there weren't many disputes in the Ancient Temple, the few times they did occur allowed onlookers to clearly see the face of the law enforcement officer—Tian Zhen, one of the four great overlords of the Northwest region!

The only dynasty capable of using Tian Zhen like a pawn is a super dynasty, or the Great Qian Dynasty that Tian Zhen is familiar with!

*

The golden hall at the very center of the Ancient Temple.

Inside the main hall, the buildings were resplendent in gold and jade, grand and imposing. At this moment, several figures sat within the hall, creating a solemn and imposing atmosphere.

At the very front, four figures sat on thrones, and a startling aura slowly emanated from their bodies.

On the throne, the man dressed in crimson robes, whose hair was also fiery red, like a raging flame, casually glanced at Tian Zhen, who had walked in through the main entrance of the hall, and silently stood among the crowd.

"It's been two months, and there's still no movement," the man in crimson clothes said. "You said back then that when we arrived, we would run into them coming out of the secret vault, right?"

Feeling the man's gaze, Tian Zhen broke out in a cold sweat.

The person Tian Zhen recognized from the Great Qian Dynasty was the burly man in gray sitting on the far right, who was Mu Huang, one of the four great generals of the Great Qian Dynasty's Wind, Fire, Forest and Mountain. Because all four ancient keys were in the hands of Xiao Yan and his group, he used rather exaggerated language when he sent a message to Mu Huang, saying that people from lower-level dynasties were not worthy of receiving the inheritance of the four great sects, and only a strong person like Mu Huang should enjoy the inheritance of the four great sects...

Then, several other generals who were not initially very interested in the Heavenly Gang Alliance also learned of the news and rushed over in a flurry.

If Xiao Yan and his group had really followed Tian Zhen's instructions in his letter and come out before the four generals arrived, that would have been fine. Tian Zhen might have even benefited from it. But more than five months have passed, and the four generals of the Great Qian Dynasty have been waiting in this ancient hall for nearly two months. There is still no news of Xiao Yan and his group, even though most of the people in the Heavenly Gang Alliance's secret treasure have already left!

"Perhaps, perhaps they haven't passed the trial of inheritance yet!" Tian Zhen said with a humble smile. "One month, at most one more month, and they will be out!"

"Haven't passed the inheritance trial yet?" The man in red looked at Tian Zhen with a half-smile. "I remember you said that their strength was above yours, right? In other words, if you were to go up there, you wouldn't have passed the trial either? You're quite bold, daring to come directly to the inheritance of this ancient secret treasure with so little information."

"This..." Tian Zhen was speechless for a moment.

"Alright, Zhu Tianhuo, if you're feeling bored, go outside," the man in blue to the left of the man in red said calmly. "Giving up the Red Phosphorus Treasure was your own choice, and you can always go back if you regret it."

The man in red, Zhu Tianhuo, pursed his lips and said nothing more.

Seeing this, Tian Zhen below also breathed a sigh of relief.

“One month. I hope I can see those four people you mentioned after one month,” the man in blue glanced at Tian Zhen, “otherwise… hah.”

Having understood the meaning behind the man in blue's words, Tian Zhen turned to Mu Huang for help.

Mu Huang's lips twitched slightly upon sensing Tian Zhen's gaze. He decisively closed his eyes, pretending not to see Tian Zhen's eyes. Although the four generals of Wind, Fire, Forest, and Mountain were ranked in no particular order, he was no match for Wind General Qingchuan.

Moreover, he was also very unhappy about giving up the final inheritance in the soon-to-be-opened secret treasure and coming to this godforsaken place in the Northwest region, and then waiting for about two months.

"One month...it's the last month, you guys absolutely have to come out!"

Seeing that there was no hope of getting help, Tian Zhen could only place her last hope on Xiao Yan and his group of four.

*

Another half month has passed, and the inheritance space of the Vermilion Bird Hall remains silent.

The old man sat quietly beside the crimson cocoon of light. Starting half a month ago, the energy fluctuations emanating from the cocoon gradually weakened, and now there was almost no energy leakage at all.

"That's about it..." Yao Lao murmured, looking at the huge cocoon of light.

The moment the old doctor's voice fell, the entire space shook violently, and then a dazzling light burst forth from the cocoon of light.

As the intense light grew stronger, an extremely powerful suction force surged out from the cocoon of light, and the target of this suction force was the dazzling Dan River in the sky.

Under this terrifying suction force, a gap appeared in the Dan River in the sky, and then a "water column" formed by the condensation of Nirvana Qi shot straight towards the cocoon of light.

The powerful "water column" was sucked into the cocoon of light without making any noise after it came into contact with it.

The cocoon of light was like a bottomless pit, showing no sign of stopping no matter how much Nirvana energy filled it.

A day later, when Yao Lao felt that the Nirvana Qi in the Dan River in the sky was becoming somewhat thin, this unrestrained devouring finally slowly came to a stop.

Click!

After the last wisp of Nirvana energy disappeared into the cocoon of light, a faint sound appeared on the cocoon.

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, Yao Lao clearly noticed a tiny crack slowly appearing on the cocoon of light and gradually spreading outwards.

Moments later, cracks appeared on every corner of the cocoon of light, and then—

boom!

After a loud bang, the cocoon of light exploded completely, and endless crimson light shot straight into the sky. In an instant, the entire inheritance space was enveloped in a crimson light.

"Success?"

Feeling the unusual movement of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame within his body, Yao Lao smiled and looked at Xiao Yan, who was beaming with excitement, and asked.

"Success!"

Xiao Yan, who had just finished his long seclusion, was filled with excitement. He stretched out his right hand, and a ball of crimson flame appeared. Within the flame, a majestic demonic beast was coiled.

"Dragon-Phoenix Demon Flame, a completely new strange fire, no different from a natural strange fire, a brand new strange fire!"

Looking at the "Dragon-Phoenix" in the flames, the dragon-phoenix formed from his own blood essence, Xiao Yan couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

Just as he had initially thought, the Myriad Beast Spirit Fruit was not enough to give birth to intelligence in the new flame formed by the fusion of the Crimson Seal and the Nirvana Demon Flame, but it did manage to open a channel. Although that channel was extremely small, it was enough for him to pour his essence blood into it!

As the essence and blood were infused, the relationship between the newly born flame and him became increasingly close. In the end, Xiao Yan even felt that he was that newly born flame!

'If I were flame, what would my act of devouring other flames be? Would it be considered self-destruction?'

After laughing off the strange thought, Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao and said, "The connection between it and me is extremely close. I can clearly feel it. When I devour other strange flames in the future, my strength will also increase!"

The old doctor looked at Xiao Yan with some surprise.

Devouring a strange fire does not bring about an increase in strength. This is an indisputable theorem for all alchemists on the continent. But Xiao Yan just said... that there will be an increase in strength when devouring a strange fire?

"If I hadn't seen what you looked like as a child, I would have suspected you were reincarnated from a different kind of fire based on just this one sentence." The old doctor shook his head helplessly.

"What kind of strange fire has a human form?" Xiao Yan laughed. "Besides, if I were a strange fire, how could I possibly refine a high-grade seventh-rank pill?" He blinked, frantically hinting at Yao Lao.

"Don't even think about it. I will never give you the eighth-grade pill formula before you become a Dou Zong... no, before you become a Dou Huang!" Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Yao Lao refused without any mercy.

However, the condition that previously only Dou Zong could see the eighth-grade pill formula has been changed to Dou Huang.

Chapter 264 Emerging from Seclusion

Nirvana Tribulation: A calamity and blessing that cultivators in the Nirvana Realm cannot escape.

There are too many exceptionally talented geniuses in this world who perish during the Nirvana Tribulation. Perhaps it is due to negligence, or perhaps they were ambushed by enemies during the tribulation. However, if we exclude all these "accidents", the third Nirvana Tribulation is definitely the one most likely to cause the fall of a genius among the nine Nirvana Tribulations.

In addition to being impacted by the Nirvana Qi within the body, the third Nirvana Tribulation will also encounter attacks from the Nirvana Qi in the world caused by the Nirvana Tribulation. However, compared to the Nirvana Demon Flame that will appear in the third Nirvana Tribulation, these two challenges are merely appetizers.