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

Thinking of the news reported by ordinary disciples, Lei Qian said with some uncertainty.

As soon as he finished speaking, the white-robed man's lips curled into a half-smile, and his expression toward the blue-robed man became increasingly strange.

Upon hearing this, the man in blue paused in his act of wiping his longsword. After a moment, he looked up at Lei Qian and murmured, as if talking to himself or asking Lei Qian, "Lin Dong... is that his name?"

As soon as the voice fell, a sudden gust of wind swept through the courtyard, and dozens of deep, bottomless sword marks instantly appeared on the ground.

Seeing this, Lei Qian felt that it was probably not his place to deal with the fate of that guy named Lin Dong. As for the Dao Sect... perhaps it would be completely wiped out this time?

……

In the days that followed, in addition to the arrival of forces from the eight super sects, other well-known forces also rushed to the scene. In a short time, the city of the Otherworldly Demons was filled with powerful figures, making it even more chaotic.

In this chaotic state, Qi Lei and others became increasingly strict in their control over the Dao Sect disciples. As a result, the vast majority of Dao Sect disciples quietly stayed at the resting place to cultivate. The reason it was the vast majority...

"You went out again?"

At night, when Xiao Yan returned to his lodgings, he heard a sound coming from the side the moment he stepped through the gate.

"There are some things I want to investigate," Xiao Yan said with a helpless smile, turning his head to look at Ying Huanhuan. "However, today is the last day, and we won't need to go out anymore after that."

During this time, Xiao Yan wandered all over the city, visiting every place he could go. He even sneaked into forbidden areas several times, all to ensure that every node of the formation was set up accurately. This was partly because he didn't want the nodes to be discovered, and partly because he wasn't very familiar with setting up the formation.

"Even if you want to leave later, you won't have the chance," Ying Huanhuan rolled her eyes at Xiao Yan, annoyed. "Tomorrow is the opening time of the Otherworldly Demon Realm. If I wasn't worried that you would leave early tomorrow morning, I wouldn't be here waiting for you now!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan scratched his head somewhat awkwardly. During this period, he had been leaving early and returning late, and apart from Lin Dong, who lived next to him, and the four palace masters, no one had seen him.

"Alright, go back and rest," Ying Huanhuan sighed helplessly, looking at the awkward expression on Xiao Yan's face. "The Otherworldly Demon Realm opens tomorrow. Even though Dao Sect is one of the eight super sects, we still need to go to the Otherworldly Demon Realm tomorrow morning to secure a good position!"

Since it concerns the ancient treasures and heritage within the Demon Realm, most smaller sects would not "yield" to the super sects at this time.

"Don't worry, I won't go out tomorrow!" Xiao Yan had to reassure him again.

"Alright then." After muttering to herself, Ying Huanhuan turned around and walked towards her room.

Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and turned towards his room.

"Xiao Yan!" Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard Ying Huanhuan's voice again.

"...Get some rest."

She seemed to want to say something, but after Xiao Yan turned his head away, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. After saying something with a smile, Ying Huanhuan quickly turned around and fled the place.

Xiao Yan stood still, his lips slightly pursed. In the instant Ying Huanhuan turned around, he clearly saw a fleeting glimpse of icy blue in her eyes.

'The spirituality of reincarnation has deepened…' Xiao Yan frowned. 'Is it because of the aura of the Otherworldly Demons?'

In the past few days, apart from him, even Lin Dong has not left the place where they stayed. Therefore, the only thing that could cause Ying Huanhuan's reincarnation spirituality to deepen is this omnipresent demonic aura.

'It seems I mustn't let her sense the power of the three from Yuanmen when they reveal their demonic abilities,' Xiao Yan shook his head and walked towards his residence. 'And, Han Bing… could she be the legendary first wielder of the Han Bing Ancestral Symbol?'

Shaking his head to clear his mind of all the jumbled thoughts, Xiao Yan went into his room.

The next day, the moment the first ray of light tore through the clouds and landed on the dark earth, the entire city of the Otherworldly Demon City erupted in chaos. The sky was filled with the continuous, ear-piercing sound of wind being cut, and countless figures swarmed out like locusts, rushing towards the location where the Otherworldly Demon Realm was about to open.

Not far to the north of the Demon City, the land had been completely transformed into an extremely dark and gloomy color, with an even more intense and unsettling aura emanating from the ground, just like in the Demon City.

The Otherworldly Demon Realm is shrouded year-round by a terrifying array originating from ancient times. It is said that this array was constructed by a joint effort of many of the most powerful beings in the world during the ancient era.

Although the reason for the existence of this formation is unknown, there is no doubt that this formation has sealed off this land for countless years!

However, nothing in this world is immutable. Even though this formation is extremely terrifying, with the passage of time, some holes have appeared, allowing people to enter from certain places. And outside this Demon City, there is a well-known location—

This is a pitch-black plain. At the edge of the plain, space is distorted, and it is this distorted space that completely isolates the area outside the plain from the otherworldly demon realm...

Chapter 308 Sealing Array

call out!

A large number of figures rushed over and finally stopped a thousand meters away from the spatial barrier. They then revealed themselves to be disciples of the Dao Sect, including Xiao Yan and Lin Dong.

"It's truly spectacular..."

Hovering in the air, looking at the seemingly endless sea of ​​people all around, Lin Dong couldn't help but click his tongue. As expected of a grand event in the Eastern Xuan Region, its scale was far beyond what could have been achieved when the ruins of the Great Wilderness Sect were opened.

"Yes, it's truly spectacular..."

Xiao Yan seemed to agree with Lin Dong's words, his words almost floating on air, as if he had witnessed something unbelievable.

"Surely not?" Hearing the disbelief in Xiao Yan's voice, Lin Dong turned his head curiously to look at Xiao Yan. "Although there are quite a lot of people... what are you looking at?"

When Lin Dong noticed that Xiao Yan was looking up at something with a somewhat dazed expression, he awkwardly stopped himself from saying what he was about to say and asked.

“An array, a heaven-reaching array…” Looking at the dense array nodes a thousand meters away, Xiao Yan took a deep breath. “This kind of array… perhaps, can only be set up when I reach the Reincarnation Realm… no, that’s not right, only when I break through to the Reincarnation Realm and am as powerful as the legendary Ancestor of Runes?”

Before this, the most complex and bizarre formation Xiao Yan had ever seen was the "Refining Heaven Ancient Formation" that Gu Yuan had mentioned. It was the strongest formation on the Dou Qi Continent, created by the Pure Lotus Demon Saint. However, even the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation paled in comparison to this unknown formation before him in terms of complexity!

"Uh... when you say you're setting it up, you don't mean it's just a simple replica, do you?" Lin Dong thought for a moment and asked in a low voice.

"How could it be just a simple replica?" After turning his gaze away and forcing himself not to look at such a thing with unrealistic expectations, Xiao Yan rolled his eyes. "It must be an arrangement of the same scale as this formation!"

"Uh... However, if we can't get the detailed explanation of this formation, even just replicating it might require reaching that level, right?" But soon, Xiao Yan thought of something and smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Oh, oh..." Lin Dong responded twice, then suddenly came to his senses, "Wait a minute, you mean, this thing was set up by the legendary Ancestor of Runes?" He stared wide-eyed at Xiao Yan in disbelief.

"If nothing unexpected happens... I guess so?" Xiao Yan said somewhat uncertainly. "I've seen the Great Wilderness Sect's formation for sealing the alien demon a few times. Although it's difficult, it's not as good as the one I've seen before. But this one in front of me... I don't dare to look at it for too long, for fear that I might accidentally set my sights too high." He smiled wryly.

"If it's an array left behind by that talisman ancestor..." Lin Dong's gaze towards the array in the distance grew increasingly solemn. "Then, what level of alien demon is sealed beneath it?"

Finally recovering from the shock of the formation, Xiao Yan froze, instinctively looking towards the end of the dark plain, towards the distorted space that separated everything...

"Don't overthink it. That kind of thing isn't something we should be considering right now," Xiao Yan said after a long pause. "Instead of focusing on what this formation is sealing, you should think about the map to the Burning Heaven Ancient Treasury that you obtained!"

The map of the Burning Heaven Ancient Treasury is something Lin Dong obtained after refining a bronze furnace he got from a stall in the treasure hunting area on the first day. Although he doesn't know what the Burning Heaven Ancient Treasury is, it would be surprising to find that he could obtain a Pure Yuan Treasure from it since it is located in this Demon Realm!

"I hope I can get a useful spiritual treasure." Hearing Xiao Yan's teasing words, Lin Dong smiled helplessly, thought for a moment, and then said.

With the Azure Dragon Transformation Technique and the Great Desolation Scripture, Lin Dong had basically made up for his shortcomings in martial arts. The only weakness he had was his spiritual treasures. Although he had obtained a decent spiritual treasure from the Dao Sect's treasury after the Dao Sect Palace Examination, that spiritual treasure was more for assisting in battle. Therefore, Lin Dong was quite hoping to obtain an offensive spiritual treasure in this Demon Realm.

During Xiao Yan and Lin Dong's conversation, the forces of the Wan Kui Sect, Sword Sect, Divine Sect, Talisman Valley, and Honghuang Palace, all of which are super sects, also arrived. Thus, among the eight super sects, only the forces of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and Yuan Sect have not yet arrived.

"You two..." After arriving above the plain, Xiao Yan and Lin Dong had been whispering to each other for almost the entire time. Finally, Ying Huanhuan couldn't help but give them a lecture.

However, he had barely opened his mouth when his expression changed, and he looked into the distance, "The people from the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace have arrived too!"

A whooshing sound could be heard in the distance, and a few breaths later, a large group of figures appeared in the sky. They were the disciples of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, and the one in the lead was Ling Qingzhu, the most outstanding young disciple of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.

"Brother Lin Dong! Brother Xiao Yan!"

Before Lin Dong could even turn his gaze over, he heard a clear voice filled with surprise and excitement.

Looking at Su Rou, who waved to him from the crowd despite the stares of those around her, Lin Dong showed a somewhat surprised expression. However, after confirming Su Rou's current strength, he smiled slightly and nodded to her.

"You know her?" Ying Huanhuan looked at Xiao Yan and Lin Dong with some surprise.

“A friend I met during the Hundred Dynasties War,” Xiao Yan nodded. “Lin Dong and she are quite close.”

"If I had to say who I'm closest to, it would be Little Mink, wouldn't it?" Lin Dong shook his head helplessly, then turned to look at another part of the sky and said softly, "The people from Yuan Sect have arrived too..."

As his voice fell, the expressions of the many Dao Sect disciples behind him darkened slightly, and they looked up at the sky.

A sharp whooshing sound soon followed, and then a dark mass of figures, like a storm cloud, stormed in from afar with a rather aggressive manner, finally appearing at the place closest to the spatial distortion.

At the forefront of these Yuan Sect disciples, three figures stood upright, their soaring auras slowly spreading out, causing many to slightly change their expressions—

The Three Little Kings of Yuanmen are the most outstanding young generation in the Eastern Xuan Region!

"Minor Completion of the Life Profound Realm..." Looking at the person at the very front of the Yuan Sect, Ying Xiaoxiao's expression darkened slightly. "As expected of the leader of the three little kings of the Yuan Sect!"

Despite being irreconcilably opposed to the Yuan Sect, Ying Xiaoxiao still held a degree of admiration for Yuan Cang, who was of similar age but had already reached the Lesser Completion of the Life Profound Realm. Of course, it would be even better if Yuan Cang could die in front of her.

While almost everyone's attention was focused on Yuan Cang, Yuan Cang, dressed in blue, slowly turned his head and cast his gaze toward the direction of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, or rather, toward Ling Qingzhu, the leader of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.

"Hehe, this time..." Yuan Cang looked at Ling Qingzhu and a smile appeared on his face as he slowly spoke.

'That Lei Qian seems to be losing his temper,' Xiao Yan said to Lin Dong telepathically as Yuan Cang made some polite remarks, his gaze falling on Lei Qian. 'His aura is starting to interact with the aura emanating from the ground…'

'It seems he blamed us for everything Senior Moro did back then.' Lin Dong also noticed the almost imperceptible connection between them, as well as the gloomy look in Lei Qian's eyes when he looked at them.

"Unfortunately, he's the only one who couldn't resist," Xiao Yan said regretfully, his gaze sweeping over the remaining four hundred-plus disciples of the Yuan Sect. "Even if you point it out now, the people of the Yuan Sect can easily sever ties with him..."

Although I don't think Yuanmen would let all 500 disciples know about the alien demons, the three little kings, who are spreading the news, must know. It's just a pity that only Lei Qian has taken action now.

"...And then, you are Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, who recently took the treasure from my Yuan Sect disciples with the help of a Death Profound Realm expert, right?" After finishing his pleasantries and provoking Ying Xiaoxiao and Wang Yan of the Dao Sect, Yuan Cang's gaze finally fell on Xiao Yan and Lin Dong...or rather, Lin Dong.

"If you hand over the items, we might spare your lives." Yuan Cang smiled faintly, as if it were an honor for Xiao Yan and Lin Dong to have their names remembered by him.

“At least, we can’t be as shameless as the Yuan Sect leader, who, as the leader of a sect, attacked Senior Brother Zhou Tong, who was just an ordinary Dao Sect disciple.” Facing someone who was going to die sooner or later, Xiao Yan naturally wouldn’t back down in the slightest, and immediately said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Cang, Ling Zhen, and Lei Qian all frowned. Although they were somewhat disdainful of Xiao Yan's behavior of referring to the "Zhou Tong" from a hundred years ago as an ordinary Dao Sect disciple, Zhou Tong was indeed just a disciple back then, but in the end, he forced the Yuan Sect leader to personally take action to kill him.

This action afterwards drew a lot of ridicule and caused damage to the reputation of the Yuan Sect, which can be considered a thorn in the side of the Yuan Sect disciples.

Just as Lingzhen and Lei Qian were about to say something, Yuan Cang waved his hand slightly, his narrow eyes staring at Xiao Yan with a smile, a smile filled with endless gloom and chill.

"It seems I haven't dealt with your Daoist disciples enough all these years..."

Yuan Cang smiled, then shook his head. His gaze, like a snake, slowly swept over everyone in the Dao Sect. He said softly, "In that case, you'd better pray for yourselves in this sect competition."

Yuan Cang didn't say anything blatantly harsh, but everyone could clearly hear the ill intent in his words.

"Some things are better left unsaid until the outcome is clear," Lin Dong, who had been the first to be targeted by Yuan Cang's gaze, said slowly.

……

As the Otherworldly Demon Realm was about to open, and the Dao Sect and Yuan Sect forces were exchanging harsh words, two streaks of light flashed across the sky thousands of miles away.

"Junior Sister, don't worry too much, we'll make it to the Sect Competition." The figure in the back said with a hint of helplessness.

"How can you be so slow? If you don't want to go, don't follow me. I can go by myself." A clear, girlish voice came from the light and shadow ahead.

With a helpless bitter smile, the figure behind continued to follow the person in front.

"Junior Sister, are you going to find someone? Who is it? Is it important?"

"Hmm, as for who it is... you'll find out once you find him! Sigh, but I'll most likely get scolded after we find him, so remember to be smart! Otherwise, I'll tell Master you didn't protect him properly when we get back!"

"Even your master wouldn't bear to scold you, he... um, okay, I'll be smart!"

Their voices slowly faded into the horizon.

"The Otherworldly Realm... I've never really paid much attention to this place before..."

Within the spatial rift, a gaunt old man dressed in a black robe and wearing a black crown gazed at the location of the Otherworldly Demon Realm from afar. Despite being within the spatial rift, there was no light around the old man, as if all light sources had been absorbed by the pure, chilling darkness emanating from him.

"However, this aura... hiss, could that old guy from the Chaotic Demon Sea be there too? What a coincidence? Or were the rumors from the Eastern Xuan Region a few years ago true?"