Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Xiao Mei and others who were far away in the Black Horn Region also learned about this, but they were extremely unanimous and no one blamed Su Qian.

They all knew that this was the result that Xiao Yan wanted, so it was not Su Qian's fault.

Moreover, no one thought that Xiao Yan would die so easily. Xiao Yan had already promised them that he would rescue Xiao Yu. The Xiao Yan they knew was definitely not a person who would break his promise.

"Elder, you don't have to talk about sadness." Han Yue's expression eased a little, and he said, "Xiao Yan may still be alive."

"Hmm? What's your basis?"

Su Qian suddenly became excited, and Han Yue continued.

"I opened Xiao Yixian's coffin today and found that her body still had a very weak vitality. I heard Xiao Yu say before that Xiao Yixian's soul is now bound to Xiao Yan. As long as Xiao Yixian's body is not completely dead, it proves that Xiao Yan is still alive."

"Really?!" Su Qian was immediately excited, but then frowned tightly, "But if he is still alive, what is he doing now?"

At this time, in the Tianfen Refining Gas Tower, under the magma underground.

Xiao Yan was shirtless, sitting cross-legged on a black rock. Boiling magma was constantly surging around him, splashing onto his body from time to time. However, the strange fire burning around Xiao Yan could not hurt him at all, so Xiao Yan was unmoved.

Cai Lin was sitting bored on the rock on the other side, her golden snake pupils staring at Xiao Yan quietly, with a hint of impatience in her eyes.

In the distance, Yao Chen and Yao Tianhuo were sitting cross-legged in the air, each holding a small wine glass in their hands, drinking happily and relaxedly.

"Ha! Cool! I never thought you had such a fine wine with you. Over the years, I almost forgot what wine tastes like." Yao Tianhuo drank the wine in the glass, then raised his brows in displeasure, "It's a pity. I used to drink directly from the jar, but it always feels uncomfortable to drink from a small glass like this."

"Hehehe~ Please bear with me. We only have a few jars of wine in our rings, and we don't know how long we'll be here. If you finish all of it at once, there won't be any more to drink after that." Yao Chen chuckled and lightly tapped his jade finger. The jar next to him automatically refilled Yao Tianhuo's glass with wine. "Don't worry, after we get out, you can drink as much as you want. It won't take a little while."

"That's true. I'm lucky enough to be able to drink wine. I can't be too greedy like before."

Yao Tianhuo said this, but still drank the wine in the glass. His eyes revealed unhappiness, but also full of aftertaste.

Listening to the leisurely and meaningless conversation between the two, Cai Lin's patience finally reached its limit, and she looked at the two and yelled angrily.

"Hey! Xiao Yan has been silent for three months! Aren't you afraid that something might happen to him?!"

"Hey~ Don't be anxious, little girl. How can you be in seclusion and practice in a short time? I often went without food and water for a whole year in order to reach the next level. Don't worry about it~"

Yao Tianhuo waved his hand indifferently. What she said was indeed the truth. Let alone one year, it was common to be in seclusion for three, five, or ten years. It has only been three months. Why was this little girl in such a hurry?

When Cai Lin heard Yao Tianhuo's words, anger flashed in her eyes. She was already impatient enough waiting here, and was even called a "little girl" by Yao Tianhuo. The key point was that she couldn't refute it!

She is over 300 years old this year. Judging from the time when Yao Tianhuo became famous as Yao Chen said, she must be at least twice as old as herself. Calling herself a little girl is an understatement.

"Cai Lin, I know you are attracted to this boy, but there is no need to be impatient. We are keeping an eye on him. He is in good condition now, so don't worry."

Yao Chen laughed, and Cai Lin's expression suddenly became serious when she heard her words. She folded her arms and turned her head away.

"Humph! I'm just afraid that he will die here and I won't be able to settle the score with him!"

Listening to Cai Lin's insincere words, Yao Chen did not say anything, but just sighed slightly in his heart.

This disciple of mine has such good luck in love that he is probably the only one who can make Cai Lin, the arrogant queen of the snake people, harass him endlessly.

This is not the end. Yao Chen clearly felt that since following Cai Lin from the Jia Ma Empire to now, many aspects of Cai Lin had undergone tremendous changes. As for the reason for the change, there is no doubt that it must be because of his troublesome disciple.

"Come to think of it, I never thought you were actually an alchemist. Thanks to you, my soul power has recovered a lot now."

Yao Tianhuo said this, and if you look closely at her body, you will find that compared to the previous illusion, her current body is more solid. If she doesn't use her soul power, it is almost impossible to tell that she is just a soul body with fire as its body.

"We can only restore your soul to this level at the moment. Both the materials and soul power are far behind." Yao Chen shook his head slightly and said calmly, "Besides, I have learned a lot of fire control techniques from you, which is really beneficial."

If someone said that his fire control ability was stronger than Yao Chen's before seeing Yao Tianhuo, Yao Chen would definitely not believe it.

Although her personality is carefree and easy-going, the title of the continent's number one alchemist was not given to her out of thin air by others. No one can compare with her in fire control ability except those old guys in Fenyan Valley.

But Yao Chen truly admired Yao Tianhuo in front of him, and at the same time he felt sorry for her. Such a strong person actually died in such a miserable way in such a place.

With Yao Tianhuo's guidance in fire control, Yao Chen is sure that when he is resurrected, his alchemy skills will be improved to a higher level.

As for the method of using fire as the body, Yao Tianhuo also taught her, but Yao Chen simply gave up after trying it once.

This thing is really not something that ordinary people can learn. If you are not careful, your original soul will be burned. On the contrary, Yao Chen was surprised that Yao Tianhuo could actually live safely by relying on his flaming body.

This is no longer a question of talent, it's purely a matter of luck. Only a freak like Yao Tianhuo who doesn't take his own life seriously can have a chance of success. Others don't even dare to think about it.

"Speaking of which, have you ever been to the depths of the magma?"

Yao Chen turned his head and looked towards the dark cave deep in the magma and asked Yao Tianhuo. Yao Tianhuo paused in drinking, and when he saw the abnormal expression on Yao Chen's face, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Did you feel it too?"

"Ah, I always feel that there is something deep in the magma."

Yao Chen said this in a deep voice, while Yao Tianhuo spoke lightly.

"Don't worry about it. Although I don't know what is buried in there, even when I was alive, my instincts kept stopping me from going that deep. You don't want to implicate your disciples because of your curiosity, do you?"

Yao Chen did not respond, but just nodded slightly and stopped paying attention to the matter.

Yao Chen immediately turned his gaze to Xiao Yan, his ruby-like eyes flickering with a faint glow.

After absorbing hundreds of fiery red beads and taking advantage of this magma land which is extremely suitable for fire attribute practitioners to practice, he might be able to break through to the Douhuang realm in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Yao Chen spread out his palm, only to see the small cluster of Fallen Heart Flame appear in his palm, and frowned slightly.

Originally, Yao Chen was planning to let Xiao Yan absorb the Fallen Heart Flame while practicing, but after thinking it over again and again, he decided not to do so.

The Fallen Heart Flame above is really too difficult to deal with. It was okay when it was re-sealed at the beginning, and now it is estimated that it has recovered to its normal energy level. It is unrealistic to rely on the current strength of these few people to suppress it with the strength accumulated over the years.

In this case, there is only one more reliable way, which is to let Xiao Yan absorb the fire of the Fallen Heart Flame and forcibly refine it. This is much simpler than suppressing it, so he cannot rashly absorb this juvenile Fallen Heart Flame.

Although there were risks involved, Yao Chen was not idle during Xiao Yan's retreat, and he had already prepared all the necessary pills.

At this moment, Yao Tianhuo, who was holding a wine glass, frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Yan with his fiery red eyes.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly.

"Your apprentice seems to be waking up."

Chapter 515: The Grievous Cai Lin

"Ok?"

Yao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, turned his head and saw that the strange fire burning around Xiao Yan's body was gradually subsiding, and his aura, which had been flowing steadily, also slowly subsided.

After a few seconds, Xiao Yan's aura instantly rose, and the chaotic energy caused the entire underground magma space to tremble slightly.

The trembling continued for quite a while before gradually subsiding. Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes, and the burst of fighting spirit demonstrated his strength at the moment.

The peak of Dou Wang! Just one step away from breaking through to Dou Huang!

After opening his eyes, Xiao Yan gradually became familiar with the scenery that he had not seen for three months. He took a deep breath, stood up from the rock, gently twisted his shoulders, and was very happy in his heart.

Not only did he break through to the peak of Dou Wang, but the Earth Core Tempering Milk that he had not fully absorbed before was also perfectly integrated into his body, making his already strong physique even stronger. This meant that his chances of rescuing Xiao Yu from the Soul Palace were slightly greater.

"Xiao Yanzi, congratulations on your promotion."

Hearing the voice, Xiao Yan turned around and saw Yao Chen floating to his side with his hands behind his back. Xiao Yan smiled and clasped his fists to thank Yao Chen.

"Senior Yao, thank you for protecting me these days. I can rest assured that I can break through to this level of strength."

"Oh~ It's nothing." Yao Chen smiled, with a hint of teasing in his eyes, and raised his beautiful chin towards Cai Lin, "And don't just thank me. Her Majesty the Queen has been the most anxious among us in the past three months. Why don't you thank her quickly?"

Hearing Yao Chen's words, Xiao Yan turned his gaze to Cai Lin. Cai Lin saw the gaze from Xiao Yan, narrowed her eyes slightly, and raised her jade hand gently.

"You're finally awake, so let's settle the score. I've wasted so much time here for you. If you don't get compensation that satisfies me, I won't let you go easily!"

Listening to Cai Lin's speech, Xiao Yan was silent for a moment. Then he jumped onto the wide rock, walked slowly to Cai Lin, and looked at her seriously.

After a long time, he lowered his head deeply.

"Her Majesty the Queen's kindness is remembered by Xiao Yan in my heart. If you need anything, please let me know. Xiao Yan will do his best to repay you."

In Xiao Yan's heart, he was really grateful to Cai Lin. If Cai Lin had not insisted on following him into the underground seal, he would probably not even have the chance to practice and would have died on the magma.

Moreover, if he died, he would not be the only one to suffer. Yao Chen and Xiao Yixiang would also be implicated in his death.

Xiao Yan would never forget Cai Lin's kindness.

Cai Lin looked at Xiao Yan in front of her and thanked him very respectfully, with a hint of displeasure flashing in her golden snake pupils.

Being respectful means that in Xiao Yan's eyes, he is still just an outsider. At least when facing the help of Hai Bodong and others, although Xiao Yan will also express his gratitude solemnly, he will definitely not be respectful to this extent.

The more respectful you are, the more unfamiliar you seem.

"Humph!"

Cai Lin snorted coldly and turned around abruptly. Her long crimson hair brushed against Xiao Yan's face, making Xiao Yan smell a hint of fragrance. He looked at Cai Lin with her back to her in confusion.

Why does it feel like she is angry?

In response to this, the little medical fairy in Xiao Yan's heart sighed slightly and felt relieved.

Cai Lin's attitude towards Xiao Yan was indeed not as aggressive as before, and the chance seemed much greater. However, with her arrogance, she was still a long way from achieving her goal.

If you want to expect Xiao Yan, a blockhead, to be able to realize your thoughts, maybe in your next life. You should know that I have spent two full years for this purpose.

Although Cai Lin had wanted to bring Xiao Yan back to the Snake Tribe to get married several times before, in Xiao Yan's mind, the two of them actually had no feelings for each other, which was also the reason why Xiao Yan had always resisted.

In fact, even Cai Lin herself couldn't quite figure out what kind of feelings she had towards Xiao Yan.

Back then, Xiao Yan was just a young fighting master who risked his life to save her from the burning of the strange fire in the Tagor Desert. Although Xiao Yan himself only wanted to repay Cai Lin for saving his life, Cai Lin didn't care about that. In her eyes, Xiao Yan was willing to risk his life to save her, the alien queen.

It was also from that moment that Cai Lin decided on Xiao Yan in her heart.

After that, he saw Xiao Yan's various actions through the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python again and again, and his feelings towards Xiao Yan became more and more complicated.

Cai Lin herself couldn't explain clearly what this feeling was, but there was one thing she was sure of.

That is, she was becoming more and more attracted to Xiao Yan, and wanted to marry him more and more urgently and make him her husband.

It was also because of this that Cai Lin would feel particularly angry every time Xiao Yan sternly rejected her.

She was not only angry at his ignorance, but also angry at him for not accepting her feelings.

I have directly expressed my feelings by offering marriage, and you still dare to refuse again and again? What do you regard my feelings as?

However, after talking with Yue Mei before, although Cai Lin was reluctant to admit it, she vaguely realized it.

It seemed that Xiao Yan's failure to accept his own feelings was his own problem.

When it comes to feelings, it doesn't mean that the other person will have to accept it just because you are in a superior position and express it directly.

At least for Xiao Yan, he was not willing to marry a woman like himself who was too domineering and strong.

It was for this reason that Cai Lin made a decision that even she herself could not believe, that is, she, who had always done her own thing, was willing to change herself for Xiao Yan, and change her previous overly domineering and strong style of doing things.

Although she still appears domineering, she has really tried her best to change this character which has lasted for nearly a hundred years.

I took the initiative to change my personality for him, took the initiative to enter the underground magma for him, and took the initiative to waste time here doing nothing for him.

However, until now, Xiao Yan still treated her as an outsider.

This made Cai Lin feel a little aggrieved.

I remember the last time I felt wronged was when I was twelve years old and my brothers and sisters from the same tribe teamed up to steal my prey.

Is there no meaning in my efforts?

Yao Chen looked at Cai Lin who was sulking with her back to him and sighed slightly.

Even if there are a lot of peach blossoms, the person involved has to be able to accept it, not to mention that his disciple has no such intention at all.

Then Yao Chen clapped his hands lightly, temporarily interrupting the conversation.

"Since you're awake, let's pack up and get ready to go up." Yao Chen said, looking at Xiao Yan with a serious look, "Xiao Yanzi, if we go up this time, we may not have the chance to come down again. You must be mentally prepared. There is no way out left for us."

"understand!"

Xiao Yan nodded seriously and immediately took out two storage rings.

One of them was naturally Yao Chen's, and the other one was Tianhuo Zun's.

"Senior Yao, Senior Tianhuo, please come in first."

"Hey~ Can I finally get out?" Yao Tianhuo turned his shoulders, "Xiao Yan, I'll leave it to you~"

Immediately, Yao Tianhuo transformed into a wisp of flame and drilled into the storage ring. Yao Chen whispered.

"Xiao Yanzi, if you need help, just ask. Don't force yourself."

"Ok!"

After Xiao Yan responded, Yao Chen also returned to the storage ring. Xiao Yan carefully kept the two storage rings and turned to look at Cai Lin.

"Cai Lin, let's get ready to go up." Xiao Yan scratched his face awkwardly, "Well, you don't have the strange fire to protect your body, so it may not be convenient for you to swim in the magma, so I may be offended..."