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

In the Demon Flame Valley, Mo Tianxing looked at the red-haired old man sitting in a high position and asked him with a little anxiety.

"The Ancestor will meet with you when his seclusion ends," Fang Yan, the simple-clothed, red-haired elder of Demon Flame Valley, replied calmly with his eyes closed. "Why must Sect Master Mo urge us?"

"I have important matters to discuss with the Ancestor!" Mo Tianxing clenched his fists, his face showing displeasure, but he had no choice but to speak in a low voice.

"Sect Leader Mo must have said 'I have important matters to discuss' at least a hundred times, right?" The Second Elder of Demon Flame Valley chuckled beside Fang Yan. "If he really has important matters to discuss, Sect Leader Mo could have just spoken to the three of us, couldn't he? During the Ancestor's seclusion, the three of us were responsible for all sorts of matters, big and small, in Demon Flame Valley!"

“Indeed,” the Third Elder of Demon Flame Valley chimed in, “whether it’s helping Sect Master Mo’s Black Emperor Sect rise again, or helping Sect Master Mo avenge the loss of his arm, as long as you ask, we can do everything in our power to help you!”

Looking at Fang Yan, who remained silent, and the smiling Second and Third Elders of Demon Flame Valley, Mo Tianxing felt a surge of resentment. However, having lost his right arm, he dared not say anything more. After all, Fang Yan was already an old fellow with one foot in the Dou Zong realm, and the Second and Third Elders beside him were both at least Seven-Star Dou Huang level.

If Mo Tianxing were still at his peak, he wouldn't be afraid of these three, and might even dare to curse them out. But unfortunately, he lost his right arm, so he can only use about 70-80% of his strength at most. If he were to actually fight, it would be no different from giving his entire fortune to Demon Flame Valley.

—Although Xiao Yan had already taken all his wealth, and he had spent all his remaining gold coins to treat his injuries, if he hadn't wiped out a few small sects on his way to Demon Flame Valley, he wouldn't even have been able to find a single storage ring.

"Elder Fangyan, if the Ancestor has finished his seclusion, please send someone to inform me," Mo Tianxing said after taking a few seconds to mentally prepare himself, forcing a smile. "I really have something important to discuss with the Ancestor!"

"Hmm." Fang Yan didn't open his eyes, casually squeezing out a syllable from his throat.

"Then I'll take my leave." Mo Tianxing pretended not to notice Fang Yan's behavior of completely disregarding him, smiled, turned around, and left the main hall.

After a long while, when Mo Tianxing had left the Demon Flame Valley headquarters, the Third Elder finally spoke, "Brother, are you sure you don't need to inform the Ancestor? After all, that's the legendary Bodhi Incarnation Saliva..."

Mo Tianxing's acquisition of the Bodhi Transformation Saliva was not a secret to the major forces with Dou Zong in the Black Corner Region. If Canaan Academy hadn't acted so quickly, their Demon Flame Valley would have also been planning to inquire about it.

“There’s no need. Mo Tianxing is the kind of guy who won’t act until he sees a benefit. Even if we awaken the Ancestor, he’s unlikely to tell us where the Bodhi Transformation Saliva is until we help him accomplish what he wants to do,” Fang Yan said calmly, opening his eyes. “Besides… I suspect that Mo Tianxing has already lost the Bodhi Transformation Saliva and is just trying to use one enemy to devour another.”

As the sect leader of the Black Emperor Sect, the grade of the storage ring in Mo Tianxing's hand is probably unmatched by many in the entire Black Corner Region. However, when Mo Tianxing came to the Black Emperor Sect more than half a month ago, he was wearing a low-grade storage ring. After gathering intelligence over the past half month, they also learned that the storage ring in Mo Tianxing's hand belonged to the leader of a small gang not far from Demon Flame Valley.

Although Mo Tianxing initially said he didn't trust Demon Flame Valley, so he put all his wealth in his own storage ring and hid it in a place only he knew, Fang Yan had developed strong doubts about Mo Tianxing's words after monitoring him for half a month.

"Moreover, compared to Mo Tianxing... what about the fourth elder? Still no news?" The second elder was silent for a moment before mentioning the fourth elder, Xie Zhen, who had been out of contact for over a month.

"It's the same as before. All we know is that a little over a month ago, he once again gathered Gold, Silver, and other lone wolves to cause trouble for Canaan Academy," the Third Elder shook his head. "Apart from that, there's no other news... Is it possible that Canaan Academy has already captured the Fourth Prince?"

“It’s possible,” Fang Yan nodded after a moment’s hesitation. “According to Mo Tianxing, and based on the information gathered and circulated during this period, Black Emperor City was placed under a spatial sealing formation, which forced Mo Tianxing to abandon everyone in the Black Emperor Sect. Jin and Yin were only able to fight against Dou Zong because of the special nature of their Dou Qi. If a spatial sealing formation had been set up in advance, they would have had no chance of escaping.”

"Then what should we do? Ask Canaan Academy for them?" The Third Elder asked, his brows furrowed.

"Let's not even talk about whether they'll admit it..." The Second Elder rolled his eyes, "Who's going to ask them for the person? You? Me? Or the Ancestor?"

"Of course it's me..." After speaking subconsciously, the Third Elder finally realized the problem. "No, as long as Canaan Academy still has that spatial sealing formation, unless the entire valley mobilizes together, there's no way we can get Fourth Brother back!"

"Hmm, they probably want to use the fourth brother as bait to lure us in one by one," the second elder nodded. "But... if that's their plan, why did they expose the spatial sealing formation when they attacked the Black Emperor Sect?"

"They don't know Mo Tianxing's tricks," the Third Elder said with a sneer. "Who would have thought that Mo Tianxing could escape from the spatial blockade?"

“If they didn’t know, Canaan Academy wouldn’t let a Dou Zong hide his strength until Mo Tianxing was about to escape before unleashing his true power!” Fang Yan calmly denied the Third Elder’s words. “Although Mo Tianxing certainly didn’t tell the whole truth, this kind of information is still unlikely to be false.”

"So... Canaan Academy probably doesn't intend to harm the fourth brother?" After a moment's hesitation, the Second Elder said, "Detaining the fourth brother is to make us refuse Mo Tianxing's request for help?"

“Perhaps. After all, before the dean of Canaan Academy returned, the strongest person in the Black Corner Region was still the Ancestor,” Fang Yan nodded. “However, since Canaan Academy is not planning to take action against the Fourth Brother, let’s keep him locked up for a few more days to prevent him from causing trouble everywhere!”

Making trouble is not a big deal. After all, Xie Zhen is a seven-star Dou Huang. There are not many people in the Black Corner Region who can defeat him, and many of these people will not dare to make a move against Xie Zhen because of the Demon Flame Valley.

“Indeed, the fourth brother is too audacious,” the third elder sneered upon hearing this. “He even dared to keep the news of the strange fire a secret… It’s only because the ancestor is still in seclusion that he could… Heh.”

The Second Elder nodded in agreement.

The Transformation Flame created by the Flame Manipulation Technique of Demon Flame Valley is indeed said to be able to contend with the Strange Flame, but every time they use the Transformation Flame, they suffer a lot of burns in their bodies. Even so, when they fought against Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame, they were still at a disadvantage. Therefore, many elders of Demon Flame Valley are very interested in the Strange Flame.

On the one hand, the injuries from using the Transformation Flame will gradually accumulate. Even if they are Dou Huang now, there will be a day when they can't take it anymore. On the other hand, with the help of the Strange Flame, the Earth Demon Old Ghost's strength can also be further improved. Perhaps in the future, he can even surpass the Dean of Canaan Academy!

“Let’s wait. Canaan Academy can’t let that stray dog ​​Mo Tianxing live forever,” Fang Yan closed his eyes again. “Not to mention that Mo Tianxing also used the name of our Demon Flame Valley to summon people from the Earth Flame Sect and the Eight Doors…”

"Once Canaan Academy comes knocking, we'll find out who has the Bodhi Incarnation Saliva, whether the Strange Flame is still stored at Canaan Academy, and when we'll release the Fourth Prince."

The Second Elder and the Third Elder both nodded, closed their eyes again, and entered a meditative state.

*

"Hehehe, Bodhi Transformation Saliva? I never thought that such a godforsaken place like the Black Corner Region would have such a treasure..."

In a secluded shadowy corner of the Black Corner Region, a figure huddled in a black cloak chuckled eerily, "While it's useless to me, sending it back to the branch might just allow my strength to advance even further..."

For the guardians of the Soul Palace, the Bodhi Transformation Saliva, a medicinal herb that works on the physical body, has no effect whatsoever. Each time it is collected, it is sent back to the branch hall to exchange for the Soul Origin that can make their soul power stronger.

"And... Xiao Yan? I really didn't notice this guy back then," Xuan Protector sneered, looking towards the direction of Canaan Academy and at the faintly visible dark clouds in the sky. "A fish that slipped through the net, and a fish that slipped through the net even though he's an alchemist who can refine pills that attract lightning... It seems that what Elder Zun and the others want is probably you, right?"

As one of the guardians who attacked the Xiao family more than half a year ago, Guardian Xuan still remembered what he said at the time: as long as the item was found, all the guardians would be able to freely enjoy the soul's essence before their soul bodies exploded.

Unfortunately, the six guardians who went there did not find the jade tablet that the elder had mentioned, which could shield the perception of soul power. In order to avoid punishment, they had no choice but to capture the patriarch of the Xiao family and hand him over to the elder who came from Zhongzhou.

Although they didn't find anything, the elder still rewarded them with many good things because of their hard work. However, those good things were nothing compared to the soul essence that they could enjoy at will!

"As long as we can catch that kid, it wouldn't be a loss even if we used up all the souls we've collected and hoarded over the years!" Protector Xuan gritted his teeth and made his decision.

"Moreover, those people from Canaan Academy might attack Demon Flame Valley at any time," Protector Xuan quickly smiled again, "By waiting until they're both severely weakened before making a move, we might be able to collect a few more Dou Zong and Dou Huang souls besides that brat from the Xiao family..."

"Jie Jie Jie..."

Just thinking about the reward he could receive after handing Xiao Yan over made Protector Xuan chuckle wickedly.

*

boom!

In the silent world of magma, a deep sound suddenly rang out. Then, as if propelled by something, the stagnant magma suddenly boiled up, and huge waves of magma roared up and crashed down, splashing up a sky full of lava and creating a deafening roar.

As the molten lava roared down, a figure stood atop the lava.

The figure was naked from the waist up, with a layer of pale white mucus covering his exposed skin. In his hand, a huge heavy ruler was rapidly wielded in mysterious arcs. As the ruler moved, a continuous shadow of the ruler quickly spread out, completely enveloping his body.

The molten lava, which crashed down, was quickly deflected when it came into contact with the ruler-like shadow, which was so dense that it was impossible to tell how many layers it was. All that could be seen was that the dense flow of lava could not penetrate it, and not a single drop of lava broke through the ruler-like shadow to land on the pale white viscous liquid.

Once the magma returned to its calm state, Xiao Yan also stopped the dance of the ruler shadow.

"It worked." After confirming that the pale white mucus all over his body had not been damaged in any way, Xiao Yan's lips curled up slightly, and at the same time he released his hand, and the huge Xuan Heavy Ruler disappeared into the air.

The ruler shadow he just danced with was completely free of any battle qi. Even so, the giant wave of lava did not fall on him. This means that Xiao Yan has cultivated the Earth-rank intermediate battle skill, the Six Harmonies Wandering Ruler, which he obtained from Mo Tianxing's storage ring, to the highest level, the "Wandering Ruler" realm. According to the scroll, after cultivating to this level, one can freely enter and exit lava without being contaminated.

"You've cultivated a mid-level Earth-rank fighting skill to its highest level in less than seven days," a snow-white storage ring floated beside Xiao Yan, and the soul form of Yao Tianhuo appeared on it. "Your talent for cultivating fighting skills is truly terrifying!"

Yao Tianhu kept sighing. More than half a month ago, his soul power had recovered to its best state with the help of the Soul Nourishing Saliva. Therefore, for the past half month, he had been watching Xiao Yan's fighting skills training.

Then, in just over half a month, Xiao Yan completed the cultivation of the Five-Round Fire Technique and just now completely completed the cultivation of the Six Harmonies Traveling Body Ruler.

"Just lucky," he said, waving his right hand to remove the pale white slime from his body and summoning the storage ring embedded in the rock. "If it takes a long time to cultivate even a low-level combat technique, then all my efforts in cultivating my spiritual power in the Spirit Realm have been for nothing?"

“That’s true…” Yao Tianhuo chuckled, but he knew that this was just Xiao Yan being modest. There are quite a few people with strong soul power, but not many can easily cultivate Earth-rank fighting skills to the highest level.

"Shouldn't we go up now?" Yao Tianhuo quickly looked at Xiao Yan again. "That Grand Elder said that we should be able to collect the last of the medicinal herbs in at most half a month, right?"

"You really can't wait a moment longer," Xiao Yan chuckled, seeing the excited expression on Yao Tianhuo's face. "Alright, let's go, let's revive Elder Yao first!"

Chapter 354 The Resurrection of the Heavenly Fire Venerable

"Danlei again?"

In the Black Corner Region, looking at the dark clouds gathering once again in the direction of Canaan Academy, Protector Xuan's ghostly face revealed a look that was hard to tell whether it was envy or jealousy.

"What's going on? Is it still that kid from the Xiao family?" Protector Xuan clicked his tongue slightly. "No wonder his strength has improved so quickly, and he doesn't have the courage to fight against experts of the same level. It turns out his strength has all been boosted by pills..."

During this time, Protector Xuan also obtained most of the information about what happened on the day the Black Emperor Sect was destroyed from various channels. Although he could not guarantee 100% authenticity, it was probably true that Xiao Yan did not directly fight Mo Tianxing.

Therefore, when he saw the pill lightning gathering above Canaan Academy again, Protector Xuan couldn't help but feel a little jealous. Even as a protector of the Soul Hall, he didn't have that many seventh-grade pills to take!

"However, it's not all bad," Protector Xuan quickly consoled himself. "I don't believe that all the pills you refine are just to increase strength... In the end, won't I be the one who benefits?"

As a result, the more he tried to comfort himself, the more heartbroken he became, and by the end, he was practically gritting his teeth.

*

As the last wisp of dark cloud dissipated, Xiao Yan waved his hand and sucked out the longan-sized pill from the medicine cauldron.

"Is this the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill?" Yao Tianhuo, who had moved closer to Xiao Yan, looked at the pill in Xiao Yan's hand and asked curiously.

The Bone Regeneration and Blood Fusion Pill is a peak seventh-grade pill. When Xiao Yan first embarked on the path of alchemy, his goal was to refine such a pill, since Yao Lao said that only the Bone Regeneration and Blood Fusion Pill could allow him to regain his physical body.

However, as time went by, especially after refining their primordial spirit keratin layer on the Tianxuan Continent, both Xiao Yan and Yao Lao changed their target to the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill, an eighth-grade nine-colored pill that almost 99% of alchemists on the entire continent might not be able to refine in their entire lives.

“That’s right, Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill,” Xiao Yan replied as he handed the pill to Yao Tianhuo. “It’s a peak seventh-grade pill. It’s just a pity that the Northwest Continent is much more desolate compared to the Central Continent. Although we can find suitable medicinal materials, the quality is still somewhat lacking. We can’t even find more eighth-grade magic cores. Otherwise, I could have refined this pill into an eighth-grade pill…”

"It's enough that I can have my own body again," Yaotianhuo said indifferently. "I've lived in this state for millions of years... I've had enough."

"It's just that I have a personal quirk of doing everything I can to the best of my ability," Xiao Yan smiled, put away the medicine cauldron, and then waved his hand, and a corpse covered in ice appeared in front of the two of them.

This corpse is that of a Yuanmen elder who was once killed in the Death Profound Realm. At first, he was collected to find a safe place to check whether there were any traces left by the alien demon in his body.

After confirming that there were no traces of demonic beings in his body, Xiao Yan initially wanted to destroy his corpse, but considering that it was also the corpse of a Dou Zong, he decided to leave it behind.

“This corpse…” Yao Tianhuo looked at the corpse in surprise, “Why do I feel that the vitality in his body even exceeds that of many living Dou Zong?”

In the Tianxuan Continent, the realm above the Nirvana Realm is the Life Profound Realm, a wondrous realm where, as long as one retains a breath, even with injuries like severed limbs, one can fully recover using Yuan Power. This is why, even though this Yuan Sect elder has been dead for many years, the vitality in his body still far surpasses that of the vast majority of Dou Zong who are still alive on the Dou Qi Continent.

"Perhaps it's because of the cultivation technique he practices?" Since it was impossible to elaborate on matters concerning the Tianxuan Continent, Xiao Yan glossed over the matter somewhat vaguely.

After vaguely describing the corpse, Xiao Yan's mind drifted back to the body refining methods taught by Yao Lao. After a while, he nodded silently, waved his hand, and an invisible gust of wind lifted the corpse and suspended it in mid-air.

Xiao Yan waved his hand, and the Dragon Phoenix Lotus Heart Flame appeared, then directly enveloped the corpse. Under the terrifying high temperature of the Dragon Phoenix Lotus Heart Flame, the ice on the corpse quickly melted.

"Elder Yao, give me a sliver of your soul power!" Xiao Yan said in a deep voice, watching the rapidly dissipating ice.

Upon hearing this, Yao Tianhuo immediately separated a wisp of soul power from between his brows and flew to Xiao Yan's side.

Xiao Yan grabbed the wisp of soul power and threw it into the corpse. At the same time, he looked at Yao Tianhuo and said, "After I notify you, you should immediately take the Bone-Growing and Blood-Melting Pill and enter this body."

Yao Tianhu nodded solemnly.

After Yao Tianhuo nodded, Xiao Yan quickly took out a jade bottle from his storage ring. The bottle contained turbulent blue-red blood, and an astonishingly violent energy emanated from it. It was the blood extracted from the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix.

With a clenched fist, the jade bottle shattered, and the blood inside dripped onto the flame-engulfed corpse as Xiao Yan waved his hand.

zizi——

As soon as the bluish-red blood touched the corpse, it spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, the corpse's color transformed into a dazzling bluish-red hue. Faintly, an increasingly intense energy fluctuation emanated from the corpse.

Xiao Yan wasn't too surprised by this. After all, it was the essence blood of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, so it was normal that it was difficult to fuse with. At most, it would just take a little effort.

As if to counter the sudden surge of crimson flames, a tiny crimson-green light shield appeared on the crimson-green corpse. Although the light shield was fleeting, it still made Xiao Yan feel a little outrageous. He really did not expect that the essence blood of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix could still launch a counterattack at this moment—although this counterattack was pitifully weak.

After the bluish-red light barrier dissipated, the forging of the corpse officially began.

About half an hour later, the Yuan Sect elder suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, and a trace of life force appeared in those empty eyes. Of course, this trace of life force was brought about by the trace of Yao Tianhuo's soul power.

The moment Elder Yuan opened his eyes, Xiao Yan shouted in a deep voice, "Elder Yao!"