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

"How many days will the monthly competition last?" Xiao Yan asked after thinking for a moment.

"One day, plus the five days compared to before, makes a total of six days," Wu Dao said calmly. "Surely you're not even willing to wait six days?"

"Six days?" Xiao Yan pondered for a moment.

"Alright, then I'll leave the mission outside the sect to you, Vice Hall Master!"

Xiao Yan readily nodded and said that he felt it was necessary to spend a few days further familiarizing himself with the medicinal materials needed for an eighth-grade, second-color pill, as well as the medicinal properties of each material.

"Leave it to me with confidence!" Wu Dao nodded calmly.

A moment later, the blind old man glanced at the direction Xiao Yan had gone, then turned to Wu Dao with a strange look in his eyes, "The number of missions to leave the sect has increased to the point that they can be assigned at will? And Xiao Yan has only been in the Desolate Palace for less than a month, right? And they can already assign him missions to leave the sect?"

The missions to leave the sect do indeed provide Daoist disciples with opportunities to go out and gain experience, but these types of missions are mostly dangerous and few in number. Therefore, there are even fewer missions left for the weakest of the four halls, the Desolate Hall. In general, the missions are snapped up by the direct disciples as soon as they are assigned to the Desolate Hall, so there is no need to even think about assigning them.

Moreover, the mission to leave the sect is rarely assigned to disciples who have just joined the sect. After all, no one can guarantee that they are not really willing to stay in the sect. If they are tricked away, although it will not have a substantial impact on the sect, it will still be somewhat embarrassing. Therefore, an implicit requirement for accepting the mission to leave the sect is that the disciple has been in the sect for more than two months.

"The main problem is that he boasted from the beginning that he could arrange a mission for him outside the sect," Wu Dao coughed. "I thought that someone like Lin Dong, who could cultivate the Desolate Force in half a day and comprehend the Desolate Demon Eye, was unique, so I accidentally..."

Wu Dao's expression was somewhat awkward. Even though Xiao Yan said that he and Lin Dong had received the same sect's inheritance, he didn't take it too seriously. After all, even if they received the same inheritance, different people would have different performances. However, he really didn't expect that Xiao Yan's cultivation speed was even faster than Lin Dong's!

"You!" The blind old man shook his head helplessly, "You're already the deputy hall master, how come you're still as unreliable as before?"

"Who would have thought that our Desolate Palace would actually find treasure one day..." Wu Dao muttered under his breath, "We even found two treasures at once, and each one is more precious than the last..."

"Also, Senior Brother Gu, don't worry. Xiao Yan came here for the Great Desolation Scripture. Before he came, I told him that the time to comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture would be three months later. Even if it's for comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture, he won't be fooled away!" Wu Dao said confidently.

"That would be for the best!" the blind old man said irritably. "Alright, you should also hurry up and talk to Chen Zhen about Xiao Yan. If he doesn't agree to Xiao Yan becoming Xiao Yan's personal disciple, then I can finally watch the show!"

"No, no!" Wu Dao waved his hand dismissively, then suddenly remembered Chen Zhen's occasional mischievousness and became a little flustered. "Then, Senior Brother Gu, I'll come see you again next time!"

After leaving behind a message, Wu Dao hurriedly rushed towards Chen Zhen's location.

"Hmph, still as carefree as ever..." After a light laugh, the blind old man waved his hand, and the broom fell into his grasp. "This place needs a good cleaning..."

He muttered to himself as he cleaned the place, even though there wasn't a speck of dust in sight.

Chapter 289 Miscalculation

Fuling Qingdan is an eighth-grade, two-colored elixir, said to be able to restore the strength of those whose abilities have declined to their peak.

Of course, the complete return to the peak is just a rumor. If a Dou Zun powerhouse wants to return to the peak based on this, he is overestimating the Fuling Qingdan. After all, even though the refining of Fuling Qingdan is extremely complicated, it is only an eighth-grade two-color pill.

Similarly, Fuling Qingdan is the pill with the simplest medicinal materials among the eight-grade two-color pills that Yao Lao gave to Xiao Yan, and it is also the pill that Xiao Yan decided to refine from the beginning.

However, while the medicinal materials required for the Poria Cocos Elixir are extremely simple, that only applies to alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent. The continent where Xiao Yan resides is called the Tianxuan Continent—

"Xiao Yan? You're back?" Lin Dong, who had just returned from the Martial Arts Hall, looked at Xiao Yan, who was sitting in the courtyard, drinking tea with a sullen expression.

A month has passed since Xiao Yan first carried out his mission outside the sect. During this month, Lin Dong spent most of his time in the Martial Arts Hall. Even so, Lin Dong learned that during this period, Xiao Yan had taken on six or seven missions outside the sect in a row, and had spent less than half a day in the Dao Sect in a month.

"Ah, I'm back." Xiao Yan took a deep breath, looking dejected.

"What happened? Why are you sighing like that?" Lin Dong asked curiously after sitting down at the stone table and pouring himself a cup of tea. "Didn't you say you were going to refine an eighth-grade pill? Did you fail?"

Lin Dong still remembered Xiao Yan's spirited appearance when he first carried out a mission outside the sect. If Xiao Yan hadn't told him in private that he was planning to find time to refine an eighth-grade pill, Lin Dong would have found it hard to imagine that a so-called mission outside the sect could make Xiao Yan so excited.

"If I had failed, I wouldn't be in this state..." After gulping down the tea in his cup, Xiao Yan said with a bitter face, "I haven't found all the medicinal herbs. I've been to most of the major cities in the Eastern Xuan Region for more than a month, but I still haven't been able to gather all the herbs!"

Xiao Yan once thought that the only thing that would have the biggest impact on his alchemist career was strength, but today, on this Tianxuan Continent, Xiao Yan has finally encountered the second major hurdle in his alchemist career—medicinal herbs.

"Didn't gather all... the medicinal herbs?" Lin Dong's lips twitched slightly. "Are the required herbs very rare?"

Considering that Xiao Yan could refine seventh-grade pills even in a resource-scarce place like the Great Yan Dynasty, Lin Dong subconsciously assumed that the pills Xiao Yan was preparing to refine this time were extremely special, requiring medicinal materials that were hard to find.

"No, the medicinal herbs needed are quite common. Normally speaking, they should be readily available everywhere... well, they should be materials that most high-end herbal medicine shops would have." Xiao Yan looked annoyed.

"Then why..." Lin Dong was puzzled.

"I got too excited and forgot that this is the Tianxuan Continent. Even if the herbs look similar, I need to reconfirm their medicinal properties and the way they are refined," Xiao Yan sighed. "The herbs required for the Fuling Qingdan are relatively few. Even so, in this month, I have only identified 80% of the herbs that can be used as replacements. The remaining 20%... I haven't even heard of them yet."

Seeing Xiao Yan's depressed expression, Lin Dong struggled to suppress a laugh.

"Have you been to the sect's medicinal herb storehouse?" Lin Dong asked, turning his head to the side to avoid laughing.

“I’ve been there, but I didn’t have enough contribution points. During this time, I’ve been taking on missions outside the sect that offer more contribution points, searching for suitable medicinal herbs while accumulating contribution points,” Xiao Yan said with a blank face. “If I just search outside, I’ve only managed to get less than 70% of the replacement medicinal herbs. The remaining 10% or so was obtained by exchanging them in the sect’s herb warehouse.”

puff--

Lin Dong finally couldn't help but laugh.

"Ahem, since that's the case, why did you come back to rest?" Under Xiao Yan's exasperated gaze, Lin Dong forced a smile and asked, "Didn't the Palace Master and the others tell you not to take on any more missions?"

"No, it's that all the other missions outside the sect have been taken... no, all the missions from the Desolate Palace have been taken. If we want to continue doing missions, we'll have to wait until a new batch is issued tomorrow," Xiao Yan rolled his eyes. "But even if there are, I'm planning to rest for a while first..."

"Because of the Great Desolation Scripture?" Lin Dong asked curiously.

"Because for more than a month, I haven't paid any attention to the internal situation of the Dao Sect!" Xiao Yan replied with a face full of black lines. "I didn't join the Dao Sect for the Great Desolation Scripture!"

"You still think there's something wrong with the Dao Sect?"

“I’ve been traveling around for the past month, visiting many of the Dao Sect’s properties and meeting many Dao Sect disciples,” Xiao Yan said calmly. “Although each Dao Sect disciple has a different situation, there is no doubt that they all deeply hate the Yuan Sect.”

During this time, I also attacked the Yuan Sect members multiple times under the identity of Yan Xiao. Later, when I inquired with the Dao Sect disciples, without exception, they all expressed extreme admiration for the identity of Yan Xiao… even though the Yuan Sect members would use this as a pretext to attack Dao Sect disciples!

Upon hearing what Xiao Yan said about the situation of the Dao Sect disciples, Lin Dong's expression also became slightly serious.

“All the disciples despise the Yuan Sect, and everyone wants to take action against them…” Xiao Yan continued, “Even in the last sect competition, the senior sister of the Dao Sect’s Heavenly Palace was killed by Yuan Sect disciples, but the Dao Sect… or rather, the Dao Sect’s leader chose to avoid it. Do you think that’s reasonable?”

"Perhaps it's because of the strength of Dao Sect and Yuan Sect..." Having lived in Dao Sect for more than a month, Lin Dong had a very good impression of the blind old man in the Martial Arts Hall and the main and deputy hall masters of the Desolate Hall. He even felt the warmth of home in Dao Sect. He hesitated for a moment, wanting to make an explanation.

“When I returned from my third mission outside the sect, I was in a state of fusion, and I was very lucky that the sect leader was not in the sect at the time,” Xiao Yan said softly. “But my spiritual power was still detected by someone. That person was also a Reincarnation Realm cultivator, and definitely not the kind who had just broken through to the Reincarnation Realm.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong froze.

"Perhaps two Reincarnation Realm cultivators are not enough for Dao Sect to defeat Yuan Sect, but at least in the Sect Tournament, when the Heavenly Palace Senior Sister died at the hands of Yuan Sect disciples, they don't have to remain silent and dare not question Yuan Sect, right?"

Although Xiao Yan rarely stayed in the Dao Sect during the past month or so, he could still sense Wu Dao's concern for him, a disciple who had just joined the Desolate Hall. If possible, Xiao Yan did not want to doubt the Dao Sect, even if it was just the sect leader.

However, the more Xiao Yan learned, the deeper his suspicions about the Dao Sect became. After all, it was the leader of a sect and a powerful expert in the Reincarnation Realm who had seen through life and death. Could it really be possible for them to tolerate the Yuan Sect's underhanded tactics indefinitely?

"...Where do you plan to start your investigation?" After hesitating for a long time, Lin Dong finally chose to stand on Xiao Yan's side.

“Let’s start with the Heavenly Palace,” Xiao Yan exhaled. “The aura of the second Reincarnation Realm cultivator was also detected in the Heavenly Palace. Let’s find a way to probe him first.”

"We started by targeting the possible mastermind?"

"Judging from the situation of the two hall masters of the Desolate Hall, the Shengxuan Realm does not have a deep understanding of the Dao Sect. At least, if the Dao Sect really has a connection with the Otherworldly Demons, people in the Shengxuan Realm would not know," Xiao Yan smiled. "Moreover, the only demon seed I found was in the body of an elder in the Yuan Sect who had reached the Great Perfection of the Shengxuan Realm. To do that, one would need at least the strength of the Death Profound Realm, and the Dao Sect has the most Death Profound Realm experts in the Heavenly Hall."

"Then I'll go ask Uncle Gu. Maybe he can know something." Lin Dong nodded.

"Alright, let's start tomorrow!" Xiao Yan stretched. "Let's find out the Dao Sect's true strength as soon as possible!"

Although it was just Xiao Yan's personal premonition, he felt that his time on the Tianxuan Continent was running out. Therefore, he thought that at least before leaving the Tianxuan Continent, he should help Lin Dong find out which super sect in the Eastern Xuan Region was connected with the Otherworldly Demons.

Of course, it would be best if all the super sects in the Eastern Xuan Region were safe and sound, since that demonic seed was truly just an accident!

However, plans can't keep up with changes. The next morning, as soon as Xiao Yan stepped out of his courtyard, he saw Wu Dao standing with his hands behind his back. In the past month, Xiao Yan had only met Wu Dao a few times, and each time it was this busy deputy hall master of the Desolate Hall who came to find him. This time was no different, which made Xiao Yan a little embarrassed.

"Uncle Wudao, is there something you need?" Xiao Yan asked with a grin as he took two steps forward.

"What? You want to go on a mission outside the sect again?" Seeing the expression on Xiao Yan's face, Wu Dao laughed and scolded, "You've only rested for less than a day, right? Can't you just stay put and cultivate properly in the sect? Learn from Lin Dong, he's spent the entire past month in the Martial Arts Hall!"

"I was just about to take a break, wasn't I?" Xiao Yan chuckled.

"Hmm? Are you really planning to take a break for a while?" Wu Dao was slightly taken aback and asked again to confirm.

"Uh...you've already assigned me a task?" Wu Dao's reaction also puzzled Xiao Yan.

“No, someone specifically requested that you go on this mission,” Wu Dao shook his head. “However, since you’re planning to rest, I’ll go tell Huanhuan…”

"Huanhuan? Is that the spoiled little daughter of the sect leader, Ying Huanhuan?" Upon hearing the name Wudao uttered, Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, and he interrupted Wudao impatiently.

"What? Are you planning to become the sect leader's son-in-law?" Wu Dao asked with a smile, seeing Xiao Yan's reaction.

"If you can entrust the management of the medicinal herb warehouse to me, I'll be your son-in-law!" Upon hearing Wu Dao's teasing words, Xiao Yan raised his head slightly, looking like he was ready to face anything.

"Alright, alright, stop messing around," Wu Dao said irritably, then his expression turned serious. "If you really want to take a break, I'll talk to Huanhuan. She's not an unreasonable person. As long as you explain the reason to her, she won't force you."

"How many contribution points does that mission offer?" Xiao Yan asked after thinking for a moment.

"It's about average. The main problem is that it needs to be split among several people, so the final amount won't be much," Wu Dao said.

"How many people will split it equally?"

"Well, besides you and Huanhuan, the Earth Palace and the Flood Palace have each sent a personal disciple. Their task is just to deal with some demonic beasts, so the contribution points won't be many," Wudao explained.

"Have all four halls sent people?" Xiao Yan's eyes flickered slightly. "It seems we can keep an eye on past missions that required the Dao Sect to send personnel from all four halls."

"Just dealing with demonic beasts? That's no problem for me," Xiao Yan chuckled. "Besides, with four of my personal disciples involved, it shouldn't be a problem if I just go through the motions, right?"

"Trying to slack off? No way!" After observing Xiao Yan's expression and confirming that Xiao Yan didn't seem reluctant at all, Wu Dao let out a strange laugh, "I'll have Huanhuan keep an eye on you!"

"Seriously? I've been working on this for a month, can't I even slack off a little?" Xiao Yan protested with a bitter face.

"Go tell Huanhuan if you have any opinions!" With a light snort, Wudao turned around and flew into the sky. "Come on, I'll take you to meet your fellow mission members!"

After a helpless smile, Xiao Yan quickly followed Wu Dao.

The two quickly flew out of the mountains where the desolate palace was located, and then landed on a giant peak to the north.

The moment he landed, Xiao Yan noticed Ying Huanhuan's gaze on the platform, and her undisguised expression of surprise: "She actually came?"

"So, you didn't really think I'd actually agree?"

Xiao Yan's eye twitched slightly, then his gaze fell on the two men standing to the side—

The two men were tall and handsome, one dressed in white and the other in black, and they both had an air of grandeur. The Yuan energy emanating from them was no weaker than that of Jiang Hao and the others, which proved that Wu Dao was right. For this mission, each of the four major halls sent a senior disciple.

"Hehe, have the people from the Desolate Palace arrived as well?" In front of Ying Huanhuan and the other two, an old man with white hair smiled as he looked at Wu Dao and Xiao Yan, who had landed on the platform.

Wu Dao smiled and nodded, cupped his hands in greeting to the white-haired elder, and then said to Xiao Yan, "This is Elder Bai Hua."

"This little fellow is Xiao Yan, the one who's been making headlines in your Desolate Palace lately, doing missions outside the sect for over a month straight, right?" The white-robed elder looked at Xiao Yan and laughed. "He was promoted to the top disciple in less than a month, and then did missions outside the sect for over a month. The Dao Sect hasn't seen a disciple like you in hundreds of years."

Xiao Yan chuckled dryly. Having done many missions, he knew that it was against the rules for a disciple to go out on missions continuously within a month of joining the sect. Therefore, when the white-robed elder brought up this matter, he felt embarrassed to say anything.

"So you know the rules for missions outside the sect?" Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, the white-robed elder naturally understood that Xiao Yan had learned some of the rules. "You should thank Wu Dao properly; he took all the risks for you when you went out of the sect to do missions!"

"What risk is there?" Wu Dao said nonchalantly. "This kid's friends are always in the sect, what's there to worry about?"

The old man in white completely ignored the existence of Wu Dao.

Chapter 290 Immortal Yuan Ancient Fruit