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

Unlike the somewhat confused disciples, the elders of the Starfall Pavilion were extremely familiar with the name of the Medicine Venerable. After all, when they were still traveling in the Central Continent, the Medicine Venerable was the most famous alchemist in the entire continent. Even now, when people mention the number one alchemist on the continent, many people still think of the Medicine Venerable.

With such a figure returning to Starfall Pavilion, and bringing back his last disciple, a disciple whose talent is in no way inferior to his own, Starfall Pavilion is sure to have a bright future!

"Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?" After the crowd dispersed, Yao Lao looked at Feng Zun Zhe with a helpless expression and asked.

"I'm afraid you'll run away again!" Venerable Feng said irritably. "If you had stayed in the Starfall Pavilion back then, how could Han Feng and the people from the Soul Palace have found an opportunity to join forces and assassinate you?"

When Yao Lao mentioned Han Feng earlier, Feng Zun Zhe guessed who was working with Han Feng, but under Yao Lao's hint, he did not reveal the name—even though Xiao Yan already knew who it was.

Upon hearing this, Elder Yao could only offer a helpless bitter smile. Indeed, his downfall back then was due to his carefree lifestyle. Not only did he relinquish his position as an elder of the Pill Tower, but he also merely acted as a figurehead in the Starfall Pavilion, which he founded…

Seeing that Elder Yao did not make any more excuses to refuse this time, Venerable Feng breathed a sigh of relief. In his heart, he always believed that Starfall Pavilion belonged to Elder Yao, and he had only been helping to manage it all these years. Now that he had returned, it was natural to hand it over.

He and Yao Lao were already sworn brothers. For Yao Lao's sake, he had searched for so many years. What was a mere Pavilion Master position compared to that? Moreover, Venerable Feng returned the Pavilion Master position only in the hope that Yao Lao could stay in the Starfall Pavilion with peace of mind. After all, Yao Lao was not good at management, and in the end, he would still be the one to deal with the various affairs of the Starfall Pavilion.

"...I plan to go to the Pill Tower in a few days." After a brief silence, the old apothecary chose to change the subject.

"Are you planning to have Xuan Yi help you restore your physical body?" Venerable Feng didn't seem to care that Yao Lao had changed the subject. In fact, after Yao Lao mentioned the Pill Tower, he even winked and asked.

"It's about the Three Thousand Burning Flames!" Elder Yao said irritably. "This kid is cultivating the Burning Technique that I found in the secret realm back then, and he needs the Three Thousand Burning Flames to advance his cultivation technique again!"

"The Burning Technique?" Venerable Feng had also heard Elder Yao mention that wondrous technique, and immediately understood what Elder Yao meant. "However... the Pill Gathering is still several years away, isn't it? Even if we go now, it won't make a difference, will it?"

“Besides participating in the Pill Gathering, becoming an elder of the Pill Tower also grants access to the Three Thousand Burning Flames,” Elder Yao said softly. “Back then, I didn’t need the empty title of Pill Tower elder, but now…”

Seeing the somewhat dejected Yao Lao, Xiao Yan and Feng Zun Zhe were unsure whether to comfort him. After all, one of the reasons Yao Lao refused to become an elder of the Pill Tower was that he wanted to take good care of Han Feng.

What are you two doing?

As if sensing the somewhat tense atmosphere among the three, Little Fairy Doctor's voice rang out at the opportune moment, easily drawing their attention to Zi Yan and Mu Qingluan, whom she was looking at—

The two girls stared at each other intently, as if they were playing a game where whoever blinked first would lose. It seemed that they had been looking at each other like this while they were chatting earlier.

“From the moment we met, she kept stealing glances at me!” Zi Yan said, withdrawing her gaze.

"I didn't!" Mu Qingluan shouted first, "And you were the one who kept staring at me in the first place, weren't you?! Does having a strong bloodline give you the right to lie?!"

"I just think your scent is a bit strange," Zi Yan snorted, "It's a bit like the Heavenly Phoenix... but it doesn't smell as good as the Heavenly Phoenix!"

Heavenly Phoenix? Smells good?

These two completely unrelated words left Mu Qingluan's mind a little confused: Was the Heavenly Demon Phoenix some kind of delicious or highly nutritious food? Why would the word "smell good" be used to describe it?

“Qingluan is from the Tianluan family. If we really want to trace her lineage, she does have some connection with the Tianyaohuang,” Venerable Feng explained with a smile. “They’re probably... distant relatives, right? If you really want to see the Tianyaohuang, you can go to the Fenglei Pavilion. Over the years, they’ve been working with the Tianyaohuang clan. Venerable Lei even took on a disciple from the Tianyaohuang clan. It seems they’re preparing to win another Four Directions Pavilion Tournament.”

"Xiao Yan!"

Upon hearing Venerable Feng's words, Zi Yan instantly perked up and looked at Xiao Yan with shining eyes.

"Don't even think about it. There's no way I'd take such an obvious target!" Just by looking at Zi Yan's expression, Xiao Yan knew that she was asking him to fulfill his promise to catch her a Heavenly Demon Phoenix after they arrived in Zhongzhou. So he decisively refused first.

Although Xiao Yan rejected her request for the Heavenly Demon Phoenix from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion before she could even express it, Zi Yan didn't dwell on it too much. After all, to become a Dou Zun's disciple, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix must have already transformed into human form, and she didn't have a preference for eating transformed creatures.

Meanwhile, Mu Qingluan's expression froze when she heard Xiao Yan utter the dangerous word "make a move," and recalled the word "smells good" that Zi Yan had said earlier. She suddenly remembered a magical beast race that, although it had disappeared for a long time, still had many records of it in various magical beast families.

"Tai... Taixu Ancient Dragon?" Mu Qingluan quietly took a small step back, looked at Zi Yan, and asked tentatively.

“That’s right!” Zi Yan raised her head, arrogantly confirming Mu Qingluan’s guess.

"hiss!"

Upon hearing Zi Yan's answer, not only Mu Qingluan but also Venerable Feng couldn't help but gasp. After all, the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan had disappeared for a long time, and even the records of the various magical beast families all mentioned the same adult ancient dragon. As a result, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao somehow managed to bring back a juvenile ancient dragon.

"Xiao Yan met this girl in the Northwest Continent," Yao Lao explained after seeing Feng Zun Zhe's strange expression. "At that time, this girl didn't even know what her true form was."

Out of concern for Zi Yan, Yao Lao did not explain Zi Yan's situation in detail, but Feng Zun Zhe still understood what Yao Lao wanted to express - Zi Yan was a lone ancient dragon from the Void.

"So, you brought her to Zhongzhou this time with the intention of helping her find her relatives?" After glancing at Zi Yan, who was teasing Mu Qingluan after revealing her identity, Venerable Feng waved his hand to set up a soundproof barrier and asked.

“Yes,” Xiao Yan replied softly, “After all, the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan is too mysterious. No one knows why they disappeared or why a Taixu Ancient Dragon was left in the Northwest Continent.”

"Actually... it's not that they've completely disappeared," Venerable Wind said after a moment's hesitation. "It's just that the Ancient Void Dragon hasn't appeared in front of us humans for a long time. There are still records of an adult Ancient Void Dragon in the records of various magical beast families."

"So, there are records of that adult Taixu Ancient Dragon in the Tianluan clan?" Xiao Yan's spirits instantly lifted.

“Yes,” Venerable Feng nodded, “and… they seem to have a way to contact that Ancient Void Dragon… but this method was told to me privately by the patriarch of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, and I don’t know if that patriarch was just bragging when he got carried away.” Venerable Feng said somewhat helplessly.

This unexpected good news relieved both Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor. Whether the person was bragging or telling the truth, having a clue that might lead to the Ancient Dragon of the Void was always a good thing.

Chapter 369 Black Spirit

Deep within the void, where even a Dou Zun expert dared not venture recklessly, a pale silver, bowl-shaped light shield descended and enveloped an extremely vast island. The lush greenery on the island contrasted sharply with the mountains and the pure darkness outside the light shield.

"Hmm? Someone's looking for me?" Somewhere on the island, a burly man suddenly opened his eyes and muttered to himself with some curiosity, "The Beast Domain... is it the Heavenly Phoenix Clan?" After sensing the spot where the soul jade he had sent out last time had been crushed, the burly man's eyes lit up slightly.

"Hey, there's probably some good stuff again... Good thing that old bastard still remembers me!" With a muttered voice, the space beside the burly man suddenly cracked open with a hiss, and the burly man moved and flashed into the spatial rift.

The moment the spatial rift appeared, a white-robed figure on the other side of the island opened his eyes. "Preparing to go out for a stroll again? He really can't find a moment's rest... When he comes back next time, I'll have him go to the Northwest Continent for a look, so he can see what that aura he sensed last time really was."

Several years ago, the old man sensed an aura that resembled the bloodline of his own royal family. However, the aura vanished in an instant, and even with the old man's formidable strength, he could only barely confirm that the aura seemed to originate from the Northwest Continent.

Although the old man had intended to go to the Northwest Continent to see if the prince who exuded royal blood really existed, some problems arose on the island at that time. If the strong man hadn't left the island, the old man might not have remembered that aura for a long time.

"I just hope it's not my imagination..." the old man muttered to himself before closing his eyes again.

*

"Huh? Someone from the Starfall Pavilion is looking for me?" Looking at the thin old man opposite him, the burly man scratched the back of his head with a puzzled expression. "Starfall Pavilion... I remember it was an organization established by that Medicine Venerable? Does he have something to ask me?"

After taking a few seconds to recall the situation of this force called Starfall Pavilion, the burly man's eyes brightened even more—because of the situation of the ancient dragon clan, he hadn't asked a human alchemist for help in refining pills for a long time! Now, others shouldn't be restricted from asking him, right?

“Yes, the Starfall Pavilion established by the Medicine Venerable,” the thin old man nodded, “I heard they want to get some medicinal herbs and magic cores from you… Brother Hei Qing, do you still have some medicinal herbs?”

Upon noticing the burly man's slightly embarrassed expression after hearing the second half of his sentence, the thin old man immediately thought of the current situation of the Ancient Dragon Clan and asked.

"We still have quite a few medicinal herbs..." Hei Qing scratched his chin and said, "but we don't have many eighth-tier magic cores left... Did they mention the required level and attributes of the magic cores?"

"For the eighth rank, the best attributes are water and wood. If those aren't possible, wind and lightning are also acceptable," the thin old man replied.

"...Tsk, all I have are fire and earth attributes," Hei Qing sighed helplessly. "Alright, alright, looks like I'll have to make a trip to the... Heavenly Phoenix Clan. I'll pick up a few to try." As if he had thought of something delicious, Hei Qing's Adam's apple bobbed.

"You probably just want to get a few more to try, right?" The thin old man immediately saw through Hei Qing's true intentions and retorted.

"I see through it but I won't say it!" Hei Qing laughed loudly. "Alright, I'll be going now. I'll come find you next time!" He flashed into a spatial rift that had appeared out of nowhere.

"Oh, by the way, remember to call me next time you find something good!"

Before the spatial rift disappeared, a voice entered the old man's ears, and at the same time, a jade piece fell into his hand.

"Eat more, eat more, it would be best to finish the entire Heavenly Demon Phoenix..." As he put the jade piece into his storage ring, the old man kept muttering, "The Heavenly Demon Phoenix is ​​really lucky, it just so happens that the Ancient Dragon Clan had internal problems when it was just being cowardly..."

The Tianluan clan is considered a major clan among magical beast families, and he happens to have a good relationship with Hei Qing. Therefore, he has some understanding of the disappearance of the Taixu Ancient Dragon clan. Of course, this is limited to knowing that there were problems within the Ancient Dragon clan.

"However, it's been so long, and it's still not resolved?" The thin old man shook his head as he walked towards his residence. "It can't be that there's been a split, can it?" As soon as he said this, the old man smiled and denied his own idea. According to the clan's records, the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan has a clan leader who is very close to the tenth rank. With such a person, who would dare to split the Ancient Dragon Clan?

*

More than a month has passed since Venerable Feng sent a message to the patriarch of the Tianluan clan. Although the patriarch of the Tianluan clan sent back a message more than twenty days ago, telling them that he had met with the Taixu Ancient Dragon and had told him about the transaction, more than a month has passed and they still have not seen the Taixu Ancient Dragon.

"I wonder when he'll be here..." After finishing another batch of pills and putting the puppet that had evolved to the Heavenly Demon Puppet realm back into his storage ring, Xiao Yan sighed helplessly, "I should have dealt with that Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast first."

After moving in as the young master of the Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan issued a bounty for the whereabouts of the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast. Less than half a month later, he received news about the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, and there were even more than one.

If it weren't for waiting for the Taixu Ancient Dragon to appear "soon," Xiao Yan would have already dragged Little Fairy Doctor to hunt those Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beasts and refine poison pills that could control the Calamity Poison Body.

As a result, so much time has passed, and not only has the Ancient Void Dragon not arrived, but they haven't even gotten their hands on the magic core of the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast.

"Who told you not to ask the old man to help you deal with that Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast?" Yao Lao's laughter rang in Xiao Yan's ears. "You always wanted to do everything yourself. Now you regret it, don't you?"

"It's not that I regret anything..." Xiao Yan smiled helplessly, "Who knew so much time would pass..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yan suddenly raised his head and looked up at the sky—

The Starfall Array, composed of meteorite energy, slowly split apart under the intense spatial fluctuations. At the same time, a huge dragon shadow was projected down, completely enveloping the Starfall Pavilion in shadow.

The giant dragon, its body pitch black and its scales shimmering with a faint purple light, lay in the void, its breath seemingly distorting even the space around it.

"Where is the Medicine Venerable?" The massive dragon head looked toward the main building of the Starfall Pavilion, and then a heavy voice rang out.

"Senior must be the Ancient Dragon of the Void that the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief mentioned?" A clear voice rang out near the dragon's head. "Could you transform into human form first? The space here cannot support your true form."

Upon hearing that crisp sound, Hei Qing instinctively wanted to blow a breath to send the speaker flying. However, as soon as his gaze turned to the side, his pupils trembled violently. Then, the massive dragon body emitted a dark purple light, and the next moment, a burly figure appeared in front of Xiao Yan.

"You brat..." After transforming into human form, Hei Qing looked Xiao Yan up and down, "Which senior left this bloodline in the outside world?"

Hei Qing sensed the aura of the Ancient Dragon from Xiao Yan's body, but he was also very certain that he had never seen Xiao Yan's face before. Therefore, he subconsciously suspected that Xiao Yan was a bloodline left behind by a senior member of the Ancient Dragon Clan.

Although he didn't think he could completely hide the aura of the Ancient Void Dragon, Xiao Yan was still slightly surprised that the Ancient Void Dragon had seen through him the moment he saw it. At the same time, he was also glad that Zi Yan was not in the Starfall Pavilion during this period.

"...I don't understand what you're saying, senior." After a moment of silence, Xiao Yan finally spoke slowly.

"Tsk... I'll talk to you later!" Just as Hei Qing was about to say something more, he noticed the Wind Venerable flying towards them. "You must be the Vice Pavilion Master of the Starfall Pavilion, right? That brat Tian Luan told me that your Pavilion Master wanted to make a deal with me, where is he?"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Feng paused for a moment before realizing what was happening. "The Pavilion Master is not here right now. Could you please wait a while?"

Although he used the pretext of wanting to make a deal to get the Tianluan Clan Chief to help summon the Taixu Ancient Dragon, Venerable Feng knew that Xiao Yan actually wanted to get information about their clan from the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, and preferably let Zi Yan recognize her ancestors. However, since Xiao Yan did not directly make a deal, Venerable Feng naturally did not interfere or say anything more.

"Not here?" Upon hearing this, Hei Qing clicked his tongue slightly. "I should have known better than to squat by that scruffy bird's place for so long..." For the first time in a long time, Hei Qing felt embarrassed about his 'gluttony'.

“Well, of course,” Hei Qing then smiled. “But, can I chat with this kid for a while? I need to talk to him about something.”

Upon hearing this, Venerable Feng looked at Xiao Yan with some surprise.

Xiao Yan's lips curled into a helpless smile. He never imagined that the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void could be so sensitive to the aura of their own kind!

Although Xiao Yan looked helpless, Venerable Feng understood his meaning, nodded slightly, and left first.

"Come on, don't be so nervous, have something to eat first." After Venerable Feng was far away, Hei Qing smiled and then pulled out a huge 'roasted chicken' from somewhere and placed it in front of Xiao Yan.

"...Heavenly Demon Phoenix?" The familiar aura made Xiao Yan's lips twitch as he asked.

"That's right, they were just caught recently, I haven't even eaten them myself yet!"

After Xiao Yan uttered the words "Heavenly Demon Phoenix," Hei Qing's eyes lit up instantly—even roasted like this, he could still recognize it as the Heavenly Demon Phoenix. It truly is a descendant of our Ancient Dragon Clan!

"Are these all for me?" After sensing the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's level in life and confirming that it was at least a seventh-rank beast, Xiao Yan asked.

“Tell me your name, and by the way, where you came from, and this thing is yours!” Hei Qing said readily. “By the way, my name is Hei Qing, you can call me Uncle Hei.”

“…Uncle Hei,” after a moment of silence, Xiao Yan called out as Hei Qing had instructed, then put away the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, and finally slowly introduced himself, “My name is Xiao Yan, and I recently came from the Northwest Continent…”

"Wait, where did you say you came from?!"

Just as Hei Qing was about to comment on the name Xiao Yan, he suddenly raised his voice and asked loudly after hearing the words "Northwest Continent".

"...Northwest Continent." Hei Qing's violent reaction startled Xiao Yan, making him realize that Zi Yan's situation might not be simple, before he slowly spoke.