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

Do you have any formations that can conceal energy fluctuations?

"Hmm... If there were a seed, what kind of commotion would occur?" Although Xiao Yan possessed the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree catalyzed by the little fox, he had never actually witnessed the appearance of the Immortal Origin Ancient Seed.

“Ancient texts say that there might be a large amount of life spreading out, or it could simply be a surge of energy,” Ying Huanhuan replied. “Are there any formations that can conceal either of these situations?”

“…There are formations that can conceal energy fluctuations,” Xiao Yan nodded after a moment of thought, “but there are no formations that can conceal the spread of life force.”

Ying Huanhuan was not surprised by Xiao Yan's answer. The kind of energy called vitality is something that only experts at the Life Profound Realm or above can access. If it were spiritual power, it would require a Celestial Talisman Master. Xiao Yan is still quite far from that level. To be honest, it is already a blessing that there is an array that can cover up the energy fluctuations.

"Let's go set up the formation first," Ying Huanhuan stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Yan's wrist and pulled him outwards, "If there really is an Ancient Immortal Seed, I'll have Father give you a generous reward!"

Sensing the sincerity in Ying Huanhuan's words, and her delight at Xiao Yan's ability to conceal some of the commotion, Xiao Yan, being pulled away by Ying Huanhuan, looked slightly ashamed.

When Xiao Yan learned that there were several cities within a hundred miles of the mine, he considered secretly leaking the information about the Immortal Origin Seed to attract a large number of enemies. He then planned to "stay behind alone to fight the enemy," allowing Ying Huanhuan and the others to leave first, and taking the opportunity to establish himself as a "loyal" Dao Sect disciple.

In Xiao Yan's view, with his own strength, unless the leader of that super sect directly intervened, Ying Huanhuan and the others would not suffer any injuries. Therefore, it can be said to be a win-win situation: the Dao Sect obtained the Immortal Origin Ancient Seed or the Immortal Origin Ancient Fruit, while he obtained the qualification to get close to the Dao Sect's secrets.

Although the methods were somewhat underhanded, they were effective. However, now that he felt Ying Huanhuan's sincerity and feelings for the Dao Sect, Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment about whether to continue with the original plan.

'Perhaps I should also set up an array to conceal the spread of abundant life force?' Xiao Yan muttered to himself. 'Or perhaps I could collect it and use it to accelerate the ripening of some medicinal herbs?'

……

In the dimly lit room, a figure shrouded in a large black robe sat upright, a dark aura slowly emanating from his body.

The atmosphere in the room grew increasingly oppressive. After a long while, a pale hand emerged from the sleeve of the seated, dark figure, tapping lightly twice on the armrest. Then, a hoarse voice came from beneath the black robe:

"You mean, all movement in the Crimson Forest is concealed, and unless you force your way in, you won't be able to sense anything?"

“Yes, the brother we sent is the one with the strongest mental strength among us, but even so, he couldn’t sense any aura,” a dark figure in the room said respectfully. “According to him, among the people sent by the Dao Sect this time, there should be a Heavenly Talisman Master who is good at array formations, and he is a Heavenly Talisman Master of the sixth seal or above.”

"It seems they don't want us to be able to determine whether there are seeds in that ancient immortal tree..." The seated figure chuckled softly and said in a hoarse voice.

"Then, boss, shall we just make our move?" another figure said. "With the strength of the Dao Sect disciples in that mine, seizing the Immortal Origin Tree would be very easy!"

"No, that's the Dao Sect. Without the Immortal Origin Ancient Seed, rashly taking action will only bring us disaster," the seated man chuckled sarcastically. "However, if the city lord of Blood Rock Land and the deacon of Yuan Sect are among those who take action, given the Dao Sect's cowardly nature, they'll probably suffer in silence, won't they?"

"Boss, you've made contact with the sect?!" a dark figure asked excitedly.

“He’s just an outer sect steward, his strength is about the same as mine,” the shadowy figure chuckled, “but that’s enough to make the Dao Sect hesitate to act… Then, third brother, go and contact the city lord of the city closest to that place and tell him that the Immortal Yuan Ancient Fruit has been discovered.”

"But... what if there are seeds of the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree?" After a moment's hesitation, the person who had been called out asked.

“Then let’s just kill that city lord,” the seated man leaned forward slightly, revealing a pale, gloomy face, then grinned, “He’s just a piece of trash who recently broke through to the Life Profound Realm. If the steward and I work together, that man won’t survive…”

Seeing the bloodlust creeping onto the face of the shadowy figure, the other shadowy figures in the room trembled, then grinned maliciously.

……

A few days later, several figures sat cross-legged around the dark Immortal Origin Tree, each staring intently at the five crimson fruits hanging on the dark tree.

"It should be soon..." Ying Huanhuan said softly, staring intently at the fruit. Almost subconsciously, a look of joy appeared on the girl's face, as if she was looking forward to finding the seed in this ancient immortal fruit and then using it to strengthen the Dao Sect.

Sensing Ying Huanhuan's overflowing joy, Xiao Yan remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Senior Sister Yuanfang, let all the disciples who are lurking and patrolling on the perimeter return."

"Huh?" Yuan Fang looked at Xiao Yan in surprise, then turned to Ying Huanhuan for help.

"What did you discover?" Ying Huanhuan suppressed her joy and looked at Xiao Yan seriously.

“Several nodes of the formation have been removed,” Xiao Yan said calmly. “According to what you said earlier… it should be the Demon Seal Clan.”

"How could this be?!" Upon hearing this, Ying Huanhuan and the others' expressions changed slightly.

"They must have sensed the formation here, so they decided to strike first," Xiao Yan slowly exhaled, his mental energy locked onto the group of thieves. "However, they probably planned to remove all the formation nodes before entering..."

By then, shouldn't it have been determined whether there were any seeds at all?

Their gaze fell upon the five fruits on the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree. Waves of astonishing energy fluctuations emanated from them, causing even the earth to tremble slightly.

"Sister Yuanfang!" Upon noticing the fluctuation, Ying Huanhuan quickly looked at Yuanfang.

"Yes!" Yuan Fang nodded vigorously, his hand seals changing, and several strange fluctuations spread to the surroundings. Upon receiving these fluctuations, the patrolling Daoist disciples were slightly taken aback, and then rushed towards the center of the forest without hesitation.

Buzz!

At the same time, the five crimson fruits began to tremble more rapidly, and in the next instant, they shook violently, detached themselves from the tree trunk, and fell to the ground.

Xiao Yan waved his hand, and a suction force burst forth from his palm, directly taking the five fruits into his pocket. However, now was not the time to divide them up, and everyone's attention was focused on the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree.

Even after the fruit fell, the energy fluctuations emanating from the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree did not diminish in the slightest. A rich green light spread upwards from its roots, while a vibrant life force slowly permeated the air.

Upon noticing this commotion, Ying Huanhuan and the others' eyes lit up with surprise.

hum!

The Immortal Tree trembled, and suddenly, a point of green light appeared from the trunk. The amazing vitality emanated from this point of green light.

"Ancient Immortal Seed!" Ying Huanhuan shouted excitedly.

"Quickly put it away!" Xiao Yan's hand seals changed instantly. The array, which had had several nodes removed, expanded, instantly blasting away the thieves and simultaneously binding the pillar of light bursting from the green light. "There are two guys at the Ninth Yuan Nirvana Realm! Yao Ling has found help!"

In fact, there was another expert at the Life Profound Realm. Although the fluctuations of life energy in that person's body were extremely weak, he was still at the Life Profound Realm. Given Xiao Yan's level, it was naturally impossible for him to discover this person. However, this did not stop Xiao Yan from urging Ying Huanhuan to act as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this, Ying Huanhuan didn't dare to delay at all. She quickly stepped forward, her jade hand piercing into the pillar of light, and grabbed the most dazzling point of light within it.

"Senior Sister Yuanfang!"

As Ying Huanhuan retrieved the light spot from the pillar of light, the Daoist disciples scattered throughout the forest also gathered around.

“Okay, let’s go…” After scanning the room and confirming that everyone had arrived, Ying Huanhuan immediately put away the Immortal Essence Seed and spoke.

"Fellow members of the Dao Sect, what treasure have you discovered? Could you tell me about it?"

But before he could finish speaking, a weak-sounding voice echoed through the forest, "This Crimson Forest is, after all, part of Crimson Leaf City's territory. Whatever you find, you should tell me, right? Cough cough..."

Looking in the direction of the voice, a middle-aged man in black, pale-faced and seemingly seriously ill, was floating in mid-air. He couldn't help but cough as he finished speaking, looking like a sickly person.

“Yagyu…” Yuanfang groaned softly.

Although he had only stayed in the Blood Rock Land for a few days, Xiao Yan still knew the name of the city lord of the city closest to this mine. Therefore, like everyone else, a hint of gloom appeared on Xiao Yan's face.

"Delay a little time. I previously set up a spatial teleportation array, the destination is outside the sect. Once activated, even if he is at the Life Profound Realm, he won't be able to stop me."

However, Xiao Yan's voice soon reached Ying Huanhuan's ears.

"Lord Liu, are you extorting money from the Dao Sect disciples?" Although she wanted to turn around and confirm whether Xiao Yan was telling the truth, at this moment, all Ying Huanhuan could do was believe him. Therefore, after taking a deep breath, Ying Huanhuan asked with a cold smile.

"Heh, Dao Sect? If I were just the city lord of Blood Rock Land, I would be careful..." Liu Sheng chuckled, a disgusting smile spreading across his sickly face. "But, unfortunately, I am now a steward of Yuan Sect!"

“You’re still in the assessment period, so City Lord Liu should be careful with your words,” a pretentious voice came from afar. “Although I don’t care about these things, there are quite a few elders in the sect who are very particular about their words.”

A young man dressed in the robes of a Yuan Sect disciple slowly floated to Liu Sheng's side. Beside him was a man in a wide black robe with a pale and gloomy face.

“Yao Ling, and…” Ying Huanhuan’s gaze fell on the young man dressed in the robes of a Yuan Sect disciple, “Liu Ming!”

"Hmm? Isn't this the daughter of the Dao Sect's leader?" Upon hearing his name, the young man looked down with slight surprise. "The Dao Sect's daughter actually came to a place like Blood Rock Land? It seems the Dao Sect is becoming increasingly impoverished!"

"You bastard!" Ying Huanhuan's eyes were icy cold.

"The daughter of a Daoist sect?"

Upon hearing these four words, both Yao Ling and Liu Sheng's expressions turned grim. If the people below were just ordinary disciples of the Dao Sect, it would be one thing, but the daughter of the Dao Sect's leader...

"Heh, the strongest is only at the Seventh Nirvana Realm. Does Lord Yagyu not even have the strength to control someone like that?" Liu Ming glanced at the two out of the corner of his eye. "Or are you planning to kill everyone below?"

"Haha, controlling it is no problem at all!" Liu Sheng chuckled dryly and quickly said, but inwardly he couldn't help but curse, 'Damn it, wasn't it you, you piece of trash, who said you wanted to wipe out all the Dao Sect disciples in Blood Rock Land? What, you've chickened out now that a Dao Sect leader's daughter has arrived?'

"Is it done?" Although she didn't know what Liu Ming and the other two were talking about, Ying Huanhuan, who had overheard Xiao Yan's telepathic message earlier, couldn't help but ask.

'Almost there, at most half a minute more...'

Xiao Yan replied, "If it were simply a matter of sending everyone back to the Dao Sect, that would have been fine from the start. But then the Dao Sect's reinforcements might arrive very quickly, which doesn't quite align with Xiao Yan's goals..."

As the lord of a city, he must have a lot of good things in his treasury, right?

Xiao Yan's gaze fell on Liu Sheng. 'Hopefully, he can gather all the medicinal herbs!'

Chapter 292 "Sacrifice"

laugh!

Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, Liu Sheng raised his right hand sharply, and a white beam of light shot straight toward Xiao Yan's chest.

Ying Huanhuan, who was constantly watching the three people in mid-air, narrowed her eyes and took out the jade-colored zither from her Qiankun bag without hesitation. As the strings vibrated, several sound waves shot out and went straight for the white light.

Bang bang bang!

The sound waves exploded the moment they came into contact with the white light, but the continuous explosions did not affect the rapidly moving light at all. Xiao Yan seemed not to notice the light at all, and did not even move his feet.

Even knowing the difference between the Nirvana Realm and the Life Profound Realm, Ying Huanhuan's body still stiffened for a moment after seeing this scene. Then, her fingertips kept plucking the strings of the zither while shouting, "Stop it!"

Although they didn't understand why the city lord at the Life Profound Realm would attack Xiao Yan, nor why Xiao Yan remained unmoved despite noticing the beam of light, all the Dao Sect disciples, under Ying Huanhuan's command, unleashed the martial arts they knew that they could execute in the shortest amount of time.

When Liu Sheng broke through to the Life Profound Realm, something went wrong, causing the life force that should have been inexhaustible to become abnormal within his body. In order to suppress this abnormality, he could only exert up to 60% of his strength. However, even though he was a crippled Life Profound Realm cultivator, he was still a Life Profound Realm expert who far surpassed the Nirvana Realm.

Therefore, although dozens of martial arts fluctuations struck the light, it only made the light more transparent. Apart from that, its speed did not decrease, and it still crashed hard into Xiao Yan's chest.

laugh!

The light shone into Xiao Yan's chest and then pierced through his back, leaving a small hole in the ground.

"Xiao Yan!" Ying Huanhuan shouted.

"I'm fine..." A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth, but Xiao Yan's faint voice still reached Ying Huanhuan's ears.

Although she breathed a sigh of relief, Ying Huanhuan pressed her jade-like hand on the strings with sudden force, and traces of blood seeped out from her palm. Almost instantly, the jade-like zither was stained with blood red.

As the guzheng was stained blood red, a surge of blood-red light appeared on it, and a strange fluctuation quietly emanated from it amidst the flashing blood-red light.

"Damn it, something's wrong with that girl!"

Upon seeing this scene, Liu Ming, who was waiting for Liu Sheng's explanation, narrowed his eyes. Without hesitation, he clenched his fist, gathered violent Yuan energy, and then threw a punch at Ying Huanhuan.

“The Sound of Formless Bodhi.” Ying Huanhuan raised her eyes slightly, calmly looking at Liu Ming who was rushing towards her, and then a soft voice slowly came from her mouth.

The moment the sound faded, his slender fingers plucked across the blood-red strings.

Boom!

At that moment, the world seemed to fall silent for a instant, and then a blood-red light shot out at an extremely terrifying speed, colliding heavily with Liu Ming.

boom!

A tremendous sound resounded, and Liu Ming, whose strength had reached the Ninth Yuan Nirvana Realm, was forced back several steps by this zither music.

"Damn it, Yagyu, what the hell are you doing?!" After somewhat scrambling to regain his balance, Liu Ming suddenly turned around and glared fiercely at Yagyu.