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

"A hundred years ago? Could it be the pair that Xiao Yan obtained?" Little Fairy Doctor asked curiously.

“What a coincidence,” Xiao Yan said with a smile, but soon he realized something was wrong. “…It shouldn’t be that bad, right?” Recalling the fact that when he obtained the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wings, they still had energy on them, Xiao Yan’s lips twitched slightly as he cautiously looked at Yao Lao.

"It's hard to say," Yao Lao said with a smile. "The person who killed the Heavenly Demon Phoenix was relentlessly pursued by the Heavenly Demon Phoenix. He might have escaped from Zhongzhou after being seriously injured, and then opened up a secret realm in the Black Corner Region, but eventually died tragically in the secret realm he created."

"Sigh, so in that case, these bone wings can only be used to increase speed when you're determined to kill the enemy?" Xiao Yan said with a wry smile. "Speaking of which... the headquarters of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion seems to be located in the Wind and Thunder Mountains in the northern region of Central Continent?"

"...You want the Three Thousand Thunder Illusionary Body?" After a brief moment of surprise, Yao Lao realized what Xiao Yan wanted.

Back when Xiao Yan had cultivated the Three Thousand Thunder Techniques to its highest level, Three Thousand Thunder, he sensed that there seemed to be an even higher level above it. However, the Three Thousand Thunder Techniques he had acquired at the time were not recorded there, so Xiao Yan had to rack his brains to study it on his own. In the end, he successfully developed something similar to a clone.

When Yao Lao first saw Xiao Yan use that clone, he thought Xiao Yan had actually created the Thunder Illusion Body and was quite surprised.

"Although you said that the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body is the treasure of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion," Xiao Yan said with a grin, "it is only an advanced method of the Earth-rank fighting technique. If I can offer enough valuable pills, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion should agree to exchange them, right?"

Xiao Yan didn't use the Three Thousand Thunder Movement technique very often, but that was because few of his previous opponents could compare to him when he went all out. However, he quite liked the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body, which was a clone with a small portion of the main body's strength.

In particular, Xiao Yan also possesses a spiritual body, a combat method that utilizes soul power, which can also possess a portion of the physical body's strength.

"With the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body and my spiritual body, I might even be able to fight against a higher-level Dou Zun!" As he spoke, Xiao Yan's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Moreover, once my soul power reaches the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, I'll also be able to create a soul clone..."

"Your spiritual body is a weakened version of a soul clone," Yao Lao finally interrupted Xiao Yan's reverie upon hearing this, "Moreover, after reaching the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm, the combat power of your soul force alone is already no weaker than that of a two-star Dou Sheng!"

"What if a spiritual body and a soul clone could coexist?" Xiao Yan still refused to give up. "Wouldn't that give us another option?"

"You should advance your soul power to the Heavenly Realm first!" Yao Lao said impatiently. "Your soul power has been stuck at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm for a long time, hasn't it? Still no sense of advancement?"

"Uh... I was thinking of accumulating experience for another year or two, and then refining the Xuanzhong Ruler when I reach the Heavenly Realm, and using that to break through to the mid-stage of the Heavenly Realm..." Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before saying, "As for the Dragon-like Technique... that should be possible, right?"

In the end, Xiao Yan still looked at Yao Lao with some uncertainty, seeking confirmation.

“I’ve never cultivated the Dragon-like Technique,” ​​Yao Lao said with a helpless smile. “However… with the Dragon-like Technique and the soul power cultivation method Little Marten gave you, it might really be possible…”

At this point, Yao Lao's gaze towards Xiao Yan changed slightly—

The soul power of the Heavenly Realm is enough to support an alchemist in refining a ninth-grade pill. If Xiao Yan really takes advantage of the opportunity to break through his soul power and pushes his soul power to the middle stage of the Heavenly Realm in one fell swoop, wouldn't he even have the possibility of refining a ninth-grade Xuan pill if he has enough strength?

'No, after I'm resurrected, I need to quickly master the techniques for refining precious pills,' Yao Lao muttered to himself, 'I'll try to refine a precious pill before Xiao Yanzi refines a profound pill…'

Although there is a saying that only Dou Sheng can refine ninth-grade pills, Yao Lao does not believe that Xiao Yan would honestly wait until he advances to Dou Sheng before trying to refine ninth-grade pills...

The reason why I didn't try to refine it immediately after breaking through my soul power is definitely because I didn't collect the medicinal materials and magic cores needed to refine a ninth-grade pill!

*

Starfall Pavilion is located in the Tianxing Mountains in the southern region of Central Continent. It was established by the Medicine Venerable, whose fame once resounded throughout the continent, and his friend, the Wind Venerable.

Although the Medicine Venerable has been missing for decades, the reputation of the Starfall Pavilion has not been damaged much. After all, the Vice Pavilion Master of the Starfall Pavilion, Venerable Feng, is a powerful figure who defeated the Pavilion Master of the Yellow Springs Pavilion within a hundred rounds.

On this day, three figures suddenly flew across the long-calm sky above the Tianxing Mountains—

"Is this the Tianxing Mountains?" Zi Yan looked at the lush mountains below, her eyes gleaming. "So many wonderful things!"

"This is Starfall Pavilion's territory," Xiao Yan said helplessly, looking at Zi Yan's excited face. "We can't just pick medicinal herbs here!"

"I know!" Zi Yan snorted. "I just... I think it's enough to just tell them, right?"

Just as Zi Yan was about to emphasize that she had only sensed the aroma of the medicinal herbs and did not intend to pick them right away, her eyes suddenly lit up and she immediately changed her tune—a figure was rushing towards them from afar, and the aura of a Dou Zong was not concealed at all, clearly telling the three of them that he was a member of the Starfall Pavilion.

"We must enter the Starfall Pavilion at least once!" After stopping with Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan, Xiao Yan emphasized to Zi Yan.

"I know!" Zi Yan drawled out her words, answering reluctantly.

Swish!

As they were speaking, a middle-aged man dressed in white came to the front of the three of them, his terrifying fighting spirit surging around him, and his gaze locked directly onto Xiao Yan and the other two.

"This place is within the Starfall Pavilion's territory. May I ask what brings you here?" Although the middle-aged man's aura softened slightly upon seeing the three young faces and sensing their strength, his words were still sharp and incisive.

"I've come to visit Venerable Feng. I wonder if he's in the pavilion?" Xiao Yan asked.

Although he had already noticed that Xiao Yan, a three-star Dou Zong, seemed to be the leader among the three, the middle-aged man was still stunned for a moment after Xiao Yan spoke. "The Pavilion Master is currently inside the Pavilion, but if you do not explain the specific reason, I think you will not be able to enter the Starfall Pavilion."

"Then I'll trouble you to spread the word," Xiao Yan replied politely. "I have news about the Medicine Venerable."

"!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, the middle-aged man trembled violently, clearly not expecting that the three people who had suddenly barged into the Starfall Pavilion's territory could be connected with the Medicine Venerable.

"Please follow me, everyone," the middle-aged man said, not daring to be negligent since it concerned the Medicine Venerable. "The Starfall Pavilion has a special method of entry. If you lose your way, please stay where you are. If you wander around, even I might not be able to find you."

"Then I'll have to trouble you," Xiao Yan said.

After nodding, the middle-aged man took the lead and rushed into the mountains, with Xiao Yan and the other two following closely behind.

After flying through the vast mountain range for nearly ten minutes, the middle-aged man in front of them slowly stopped. Seeing this, Xiao Yan and the other two looked around in confusion. The place was still a lush forest, without any buildings or peaks, just an ordinary forest.

Before Xiao Yan and the other two could even ask anything, a strange starlight appeared in the space in front of them. As the starlight expanded, the space in front of them gradually began to distort, and finally, to the astonishment of the three, a spatial gate was formed.

The moment the spatial gate took shape, a figure slowly walked out from it. At the same time, the terrifying pressure belonging to a Dou Zun quietly descended upon Xiao Yan and the other two.

"Sect Master!"

While Xiao Yan shielded Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan from the pressure of the Dou Zun, the middle-aged man in front of him also respectfully bowed to the middle-aged man in blue who walked out of the spatial gate. Obviously, during the nearly ten minutes that they flew through the mountains, the middle-aged man had contacted Venerable Feng through the unique methods of the Starfall Pavilion and reported what Xiao Yan and the other two had said to Venerable Feng, which was why this close friend of Yao Lao had made such a big fuss.

When Feng Zun Zhe noticed that Xiao Yan, a three-star Dou Zong, could so easily block his pressure, his expression became much more serious. Although Xingyun Pavilion was well-known in Zhongzhou, it was not actually a top-tier power. There were many powerful forces hidden in the shadows. Moreover, Feng Zun Zhe had heard about the Imperial Clan from Yao Lao, so he regarded Xiao Yan as a member of the Imperial Clan.

"...Do you guys really have news of the Medicine Venerable?" Despite his suspicion that Xiao Yan was a member of the legendary Imperial Clan, Venerable Feng still asked in a deep voice, "This matter is no laughing matter!"

His tone was extremely heavy, as if he was not allowing anyone to treat the news about Yao Lao as a joke.

Seeing the solemn expression on Venerable Feng's face, Xiao Yan smiled, took out the Bone Flame Ring from his pocket, and tossed it to Venerable Feng.

Seeing the familiar storage ring flying through the air, Venerable Wind's expression gradually softened, and he immediately withdrew his terrifying pressure. He then grabbed the Bone Flame Ring.

'Long time no see...'

The moment the Bone Flame Ring landed in his hand, a voice that was extremely familiar to Venerable Wind, but which he hadn't heard for decades, rang in his ears. Even the awkwardness in the voice was exactly the same as before.

Hearing that familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar voice, Venerable Feng's lips trembled, "Old man, you're still alive?"

For a Dou Zun, transmitting sound with Dou Qi is naturally extremely simple, but after hearing Yao Lao's voice, Feng Zun Zhe seemed to have forgotten this basic skill and directly uttered those words.

"...He almost died." Sensing Venerable Feng's excitement, Elder Yao slowly revealed himself, shook his head helplessly, and sighed softly.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man finally understood that Xiao Yan and the other two had not lied. However, his previous actions had not been wrong either, so he just smiled awkwardly and apologetically at Xiao Yan.

"What exactly happened back then? Han Feng only said that you suffered a backlash while refining pills," Venerable Feng asked impatiently. "I questioned him many times, but he was incredibly cunning and I couldn't get anything out of him. After a few times, he even disappeared. That's when I realized it must be related to him. But after searching for so many years in Zhongzhou, I still haven't found any news about Han Feng."

"The person who did it back then was indeed Han Feng..."

The moment Yao Lao uttered those words, Venerable Feng's face instantly turned icy cold, and a chilling killing intent surged forth from his body. At that moment, it seemed as if even the temperature of this world had dropped considerably.

“That beast, you raised him to adulthood, even passed on all your skills to him, and yet he betrayed you…” Venerable Feng’s face was extremely gloomy, “I should have killed that beast with one palm back then!”

"I misjudged him back then," the old doctor said with a helpless bitter smile. "I thought that giving him the best of everything was the best thing for him, but..." He let out a long sigh.

"Don't be too angry. I'll issue an arrest warrant for him right away," Venerable Feng said, sounding worried about Yao Lao after hearing his sigh. "That beast is definitely still alive..."

“There’s no need for an arrest warrant,” Yao Lao interrupted Feng Zun Zhe, “He’s already dead.”

"died?"

"Yes, Xiao Yan destroyed his physical body, and I completely shattered his soul," Yao Lao said softly. "It can be considered as avenging myself." There was a hint of melancholy in his words. No matter what, shattering the soul of Han Feng, who was like his own son, still made Yao Lao unhappy.

"Xiao Yan?" Venerable Feng was stunned for a moment, then looked thoughtfully at Xiao Yan, who had tossed him the Bone Flame Ring.

"My last disciple," the old apocalypse said proudly, suppressing his disappointment, "is a genius who can now refine grade eight five-colored pills!"

Chapter 368 Bad News, Good News

"You can already refine Rank 8 Five-Colored Pills? That's impressive..." After subconsciously praising it, Venerable Feng suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait, Rank 8 Five-Colored Pills?!"

With a smile on his face, Yao Lao looked at Feng Zun Zhe, whose eyes widened in shock. Then, as if he felt that the material wasn't intense enough, he added lightly, "This kid only refined his first pill thirteen years ago. Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that seventh-grade pills would attract pill lightning, this kid would have been able to refine seventh-grade pills when he was a Great Dou Shi!"

However, after hearing Yao Lao's words, Venerable Feng felt something was amiss. "Refined the first pill thirteen years ago? Refined a seventh-grade pill when you were a Great Dou Master? Old man, you're not bluffing me, are you?"

Indeed, most first-grade pills can be refined at the Dou Zhe stage. Venerable Feng does not believe that Xiao Yan, as Yao Lao's disciple, had not refined any pills when he was at the Dou Zhe stage. If, as Yao Lao said, Xiao Yan only refined his first pill thirteen years ago, then it means that Xiao Yan was only a Dou Zhe thirteen years ago.

Venerable Feng could clearly sense Xiao Yan's current realm—a three-star Dou Zong. Is thirteen years really enough for a Dou Zhe to cross six stages and become a three-star Dou Zong?

"No rush, I'll tell you when we get back," Yao Lao said, stroking his beard with a smile as he looked at Feng Zun Zhe's puzzled expression. "Xiao Yan Zi's experiences over the years may be more exciting than many people's entire lives."

Venerable Feng nodded, then looked at Zi Yan and Little Fairy Doctor, "And who are these two?"

“She is my girlfriend, Fairy Doctor,” Xiao Yan introduced them one by one, “and she is Zi Yan, who is like my… younger sister.”

Is she just my younger sister?

After smiling and nodding to Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan, Venerable Feng looked at Elder Yao with a hint of teasing. As Elder Yao's close friend, he knew very well how many romantic opportunities Elder Yao had in his youth.

"So it seems you've even inherited your good fortune with women, old man?" The Wind Venerable's teasing laughter, in high spirits, rang in the Medicine Elder's ears.

Hearing this, Yao Lao looked depressed, but he couldn't say much. After all, Xiao Yan's luck with women was not much different from his own back then... In fact, it could be said that Xiao Yan had surpassed his master in this respect.

Seeing Yao Lao's gloomy expression, Venerable Feng burst into laughter. He hadn't felt so cheerful in a long time. "Come on, come on, I'll tell you, you hands-off manager, what changes have taken place in Starfall Pavilion during the years you've been missing!"

As Venerable Feng smiled, he led the group into the Starfall Pavilion. Along the way, he explained the changes in the Starfall Pavilion over the years and also talked about the Central Continent. However, the changes in the Central Continent over the years were not significant, and there was not much to explain.

"teacher!"

Not long after they walked, they came across a girl leading a group of people. The girl breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the Wind Venerable's radiant expression, but she still remained vigilant and approached the group alone.

“Hmm,” Venerable Feng nodded with a smile, then pointed to Elder Yao beside him and said with a smile, “Qingluan, come and greet the Pavilion Master of our Starfall Pavilion.”

Upon hearing this, Venerable Feng's disciple, Mu Qingluan, was taken aback at first. She glanced at Elder Yao with some confusion, then suddenly realized that the latter looked exactly like the portrait of the sect's leader. She immediately understood that Venerable Feng was not joking, and quickly said respectfully, "Qingluan greets the sect leader!"

The old doctor shook his head helplessly, saying with a wry smile, "You old rascal, you're deliberately trying to embarrass me!"

“You were originally the Pavilion Master of the Starfall Pavilion. I was just stating the facts. How could that be considered embarrassing you?” Venerable Feng smiled and turned to Mu Qingluan, saying, “With Venerable Medicine and his closed-door disciple here in the future, you are truly blessed!”

"The Medicine Master?"

Hearing this, Mu Qingluan was quite shaken. Back then, the name of the Medicine Venerable was known to everyone in Zhongzhou. She had occasionally heard the Wind Venerable mention him before, but she never expected to see him in person today. However…

"A closed-door disciple? Is it that Senior Brother Han Feng?" Mu Qingluan looked at Xiao Yan, who was following behind Yao Lao, with some curiosity.

When Mu Qingluan became Venerable Feng's disciple, Han Feng had already left Starfall Pavilion for many years. Venerable Feng rarely mentioned Han Feng, whom he disliked. Therefore, Mu Qingluan only occasionally heard news about Han Feng from some older disciples, including the fact that Han Feng was a sixth-grade alchemist decades ago.

“It’s not that unlucky fellow,” Venerable Feng knew he hadn’t mentioned Han Feng to his disciples, so he first explained Han Feng’s misdeeds back then, and then patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder, “This kid is the old man’s last disciple, and his talent for alchemy is much stronger than the old man’s. He can already refine eighth-grade five-colored pills!”

Looking at Venerable Wind's radiant smile, it's hard to imagine that the person he's introducing is his close friend's disciple, rather than his own.

As soon as Venerable Feng finished speaking, Mu Qingluan's mind went blank. She stared at Xiao Yan in disbelief. An eighth-grade five-colored pill? This guy, who looked no more than twenty years old, could already refine an eighth-grade five-colored pill?!

Venerable Feng looked at his disciple's dumbfounded expression with great satisfaction. He then waved his hand to summon the elders and disciples who were still standing there and announced to them that Venerable Yao had returned.