Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master.

With these four around, even a demigod would be helpless.

As for the Dou Sheng, let's leave that to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen's strength has already exceeded the limits set by the Imperial Clan. The Imperial Clan, which abides by the rules, will definitely not release anyone who exceeds the level of a five-star Dou Sheng.

Even those who try to skirt the rules like Hun Miesheng are no match for Xiao Chen, so Xiao Li and Xiao Kong can stay away from home for a while longer without worry.

Elder Tianyin went into seclusion to take the Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill, while Xiao Kong found a place to rest.

With nothing else to do, Xiao Li would stroll around the Sound Realm. The number of disciples in the Sound Realm had increased considerably, and the overall strength of the Sound Valley had risen significantly.

Today, Yin Valley has one Dou Sheng, two Ban Sheng, and nearly twenty Dou Zun powerhouses!

Yin Gu's strength has long surpassed that of the two sects, second only to the Soul Hall and the Pill Tower!

Chapter 217 Changes on the Continent

Xiao Li was strolling around the Sound Realm when he suddenly saw two extremely familiar figures. Xiao Li immediately ran over.

"Hehe, Master and Mistress, it's been a long time!" Xiao Li bowed to the two figures.

That's right, these two are Xiao Li's teacher Wang Ming and the Valley Master of Yin Valley, Su Wanyin!

At this moment, Su Wanyin, heavily pregnant, was sitting in the pavilion.

Xiao Li glanced at it, then looked at Wang Ming: "Teacher and Mistress, is this your second child?"

Wang Ming shook his head: "This is your third child. You happened to be in the ancient tribe that time, so you missed it."

Xiao Li felt that having three children was already quite impressive, mainly because he had three wives. Wang Ming and Su Wanyin were almost three children each. Tsk, that's pretty amazing!

"Remember to invite me to your baby's one-month celebration!" Xiao Li said with a smile.

"Of course, by the way, Li'er, what is your cultivation level now? I feel that your aura is very strong!" Wang Ming looked Xiao Li up and down.

"I am now a demigod."

"What?! You're already a half-saint? You're only thirty-six years old! You're already a half-saint? That's too fast!" Wang Ming said, somewhat speechless.

Su Wanyin was stunned. She had not slacked off in her cultivation over the years. Since her marriage to Wang Mingcheng, her state of mind had been perfected, and her cultivation had been smooth sailing and achieved its goals naturally.

She is currently only a second-level Dou Zun, having compressed her Dou Qi twice, while Wang Ming is in a better position, being a third-level Dou Zun.

The two of them were already making rapid progress, but Xiao Li's progress was even more outrageous.

"They're all J..."

"Stop, stop, stop! I know what you want. It's all just luck, right? Can't you use some new words?" Wang Ming interrupted Xiao Li directly.

Xiao Li chatted with Wang Ming and Su Wanyin for a while, then Wang Ming took Su Wanyin for a walk in another place.

Xiao Li continued to wander around the Sound Realm, and then he met an acquaintance.

"Huh? Elder Jiang? What are you doing here? Wait! You've joined the Sound Valley?" Xiao Li saw a familiar person, Venerable Tianhe Jiang Tianhe.

"Hmm? What a rare guest! You didn't expect this, did you? This old man is here, hahaha! Come, come, let's have a match!" Venerable Tianhe laughed.

Venerable Tianhe was a person obsessed with alchemy, a very pure alchemist, for whom alchemy was the greatest pleasure.

Xiao Li naturally did not refuse to have a contest with Venerable Tianhe in alchemy.

A few days later,

"Elder Jiang, your alchemy skills have improved quite a bit! You've already attracted seven-colored pill lightning!" Xiao Li laughed loudly.

"Having sparred with your teacher for so long, you should naturally have improved. Isn't your Nine-Colored Pill Lightning a bit too outrageous? Summoning Nine-Colored Pill Lightning so easily, could you perhaps refine ninth-grade pills?"

The Heavenly Crane Venerable looked at the crimson clouds in the sky, his seven-colored thunderclouds being pushed to the side by Xiao Li's nine-colored thunderclouds.

"We succeeded once by chance, and we've already had Elder Su try it to see how effective it is," Xiao Li said with a smile.

"You're a monster! I've cultivated for so many years and finally reached the advanced eighth rank, but you, kid, have reached the ninth rank at such a young age. I've wasted my life cultivating."

Venerable Tianhe was speechless. He had never expected that there would be such an outrageous existence, and that it was right in front of him.

"By the way, Elder Jiang, how did you join the Sound Valley? Didn't you say back then that you hated the rules of secular sects the most?" Xiao Li asked.

"Alas, this is the only way out. Do you think I don't want to be a free person?" Venerable Tianhe sighed and explained the situation.

Originally, Venerable Tianhe had been living in seclusion on Tianhe Mountain. With his Dou Zun strength and status as an eighth-grade alchemist, he had always been sought after by powerful forces to become an honorary elder.

Among them, the Soul Palace and the Heavenly Nether Sect are the forces that most want to win over Venerable Heavenly Crane.

Since a few years ago, more and more people from the Tianming Sect have been coming. Tianhe Venerable had a bad feeling and fled in advance, but there have always been powerful figures from the Tianming Sect secretly watching Tianhe Venerable.

As soon as Venerable Tianhe left Tianhe Mountain, he was surrounded by members of the Tianming Sect, who wanted to forcibly take him back to the Tianming Sect!

Leading the group was Tianmingzi, the sect leader of the Tianming Sect. He was a fifth-level Dou Zun and the second-generation Tianmingzi. The previous Tianmingzi died in the ruins of the Thousand Demon Saint.

Upon assuming office, this generation of Tianmingzi displayed formidable political skills, annexing numerous sects and families, and attempting to expand the Tianming Sect on a massive scale. He even set his sights on the five major families of the Pill Tower, as well as the Flower Sect and the Three Valleys, which are also two major sects!

The Heavenly Nether Sect is currently lacking an eighth-grade alchemist, and the carefree and unconventional Venerable Heavenly Crane is their target this time.

Fortunately, Tianyinzi happened to be passing through the Southern Region and rescued Venerable Tianhe. Venerable Tianhe was grateful for Tianyinzi's rescue and joined the Yin Valley.

"So that's how it is. This Heavenly Nether Sect is a bit too arrogant. It has no reason to exist anymore," Xiao Li sneered.

Venerable Tianhe sighed: "The Tianming Sect is exceptionally powerful. In addition to the old demon Tianming, they also have a Dou Sheng expert!"

"A Dou Sheng expert? Doesn't the Tianming Sect only have one half-saint expert, Tianming Old Demon? How can there be a Dou Sheng expert?" Xiao Li frowned and asked.

Venerable Tianhe shook his head: "I don't know about that. You can ask the Supreme Elder; he might know something."

Xiao Li nodded and went to find Tian Yinzi.

In the main hall,

Since Valley Master Su Wanyin is pregnant, her brother Tianyinzi is in charge of the affairs within the valley.

Tianyinzi has now reached the intermediate level of a half-saint. With his Heavenly Realm Soul, he can even fight against a high-level half-saint.

Tianyinzi suddenly looked up: "Oh, what a rare guest! What brings you here to see me today?"

"It's been a long time since I've seen Uncle Jinyi, so I came to see you," Xiao Li said with a smile.

"Hehe, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Do you think I don't know what tricks you have up your sleeve? Tell me what you want," Tianyinzi laughed.

“I encountered Venerable Tianhe before, but I didn’t expect you to bring him over, Uncle Jinyi. Now we have three advanced alchemists in our valley,” Xiao Li said with a smile.

"It was all a coincidence. I ran into him in the ruins of the Thousand Demon Saint last time. I happened to be in the Southern Region trying to win over the Starfall Pavilion and wanted to find out if the Medicine Venerable was still alive."

With the Medicine Venerable overseeing the Starfall Pavilion, they would certainly be qualified to join our Heavenly Mansion Alliance! However, we didn't encounter him, but instead met Tianhe being chased by the Tianming Sect, so we lent a hand.” Tianyinzi said slowly.

Although the alliance between the three forces of Yin Valley, Flower Sect, and Burning Flame Valley is still a clandestine alliance, its name has already been chosen: the Heavenly Mansion Alliance.

The Tianfu Alliance now has four Dou Sheng powerhouses and four Half-Saint powerhouses, which is truly formidable!

"I heard from Venerable Tianhe that the Tianming Sect has a Dou Sheng expert?" Xiao Li asked.

Tianyinzi: "You found out about this too? It's true! The Tianming Sect does have a Dou Sheng expert right now, and that Dou Sheng expert is much older than my father."

He was an old monster from the same generation as the Heavenly Demon Old Demon's master, known as Youmingzi or Youming Saint. According to his father, Youming Saint should have been a two-star Dou Sheng at his peak.

He once fought a great battle with the Hundred Flower Saint of the Flower Sect, and the Hundred Flower Saint sacrificed his life to seal Youmingzi within the Flower Sect.

I don't know what possessed the old demon Ming that day, but he actually launched a strong attack on the Flower Sect. Coincidentally, neither Fairy Qing nor Fairy Hua were in the Flower Sect at that time!

The Heavenly Demon King rescued the Netherworld Saint, but the Netherworld Saint was severely injured and his cultivation level had dropped significantly. After examining him, the father determined that his cultivation level was probably at the early stage of a One-Star Dou Saint.

However, due to his injuries, he could only exert the strength of a high-level semi-saint.

Chapter 218 The Styx Alliance!

"In that case, why doesn't Elder Su go and kill that Netherworld Saint?" Xiao Li asked.

"It's not that easy. Although Father's strength is amazing and he defeated that Netherworld Saint with ease, it's still not enough to completely kill a Dou Sheng powerhouse."

After all, her father was only a mid-stage one-star Dou Sheng, but with his soul power approaching the late stage of the Heavenly Realm, he could put up a fight even against a late-stage one-star Dou Sheng.

However, that Netherworld Saint had some tricks up his sleeve. His peak cultivation level was probably around the mid-stage of a two-star Dou Sheng, and his soul power had reached the late stage of the Heavenly Realm!

The father went to the Tianming Sect to investigate but was discovered by them, so the father plans to improve his cultivation level before eliminating them.

Although joining forces with Ancestor Huoyun could also take down that Netherworld Saint, Ancestor Huoyun's injuries have been healed by you, and he is now a mid-stage One-Star Dou Sheng expert, whose cultivation should be slightly higher than Father's.

However, working alongside Patriarch Huoyun clearly suggests something fishy is going on, and it could easily attract the attention of the Soul Hall. Therefore, it's best to act discreetly!

Tianyinzi explained the reason for the matter.

Before Xiao Li could say anything more, a Dou Zong elder rushed in from outside the main hall with a secret letter.

"Reporting to the Supreme Elder! Urgent intelligence!"

Tianyinzi's eyelids twitched violently, sensing something bad was about to happen! Tianyinzi took the letter into her hand, then opened it to read.

"Ugh~ What kind of mess is this!" Tianyinzi pinched her brow and said speechlessly.

"What's wrong? Let me see." Xiao Li stepped forward and took the letter from Tian Yinzi's hand.

"Hmm? The Heavenly Nether Sect, Ice River Valley, Yellow Springs Pavilion, and other forces have formed an alliance, temporarily called the Nether River Alliance! What's going on? Has our alliance been exposed?" Xiao Li frowned.

Tianyinzi also said with a headache, "I don't know, but there are no secrets in the world. If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. If they know, then they know. How many strong people do they have?"

"If Father and Ancestor Huoyun join forces, they can be completely wiped out."

Xiao Li nodded: "Give me some more time, and I should be able to advance to the Dou Sheng level!"

Tianyinzi raised an eyebrow: "You're so confident? You're only a beginner-level half-saint right now, and even after taking the Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill, you'll only reach the intermediate-level half-saint."

What are your plans for promotion next?

Xiao Li: "First, use pills to reach the advanced semi-saint level, then take the essence of the Thousand Demon Saint to break through. There is a high probability that you can reach the Dou Sheng level."

"Once I reach the Dou Sheng level, my success rate in refining ninth-grade precious pills will greatly increase!"

Tianyinzi's lips twitched. He felt that he had improved very quickly, but he did not expect that this kid's improvement was even more outrageous.

"Don't forget me when you refine a ninth-grade precious pill in the future," Tianyinzi said with a smile.

"Of course not, Uncle Jinyi, don't worry, I'll definitely give you the best!" Xiao Li said with a grin.

"What are you planning to do next?" Tianyinzi asked.

"Go into seclusion. Take one Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill first, then I have things to do." Xiao Li stroked his chin and said, "Oh right! There are also pills from Burning Flame Valley and Flower Sect. Uncle Jin Yi, you can give them to them now."

Xiao Li handed a storage ring to Tian Yinzi.

"Oh, so these are the pills they need. Hehe, although your price is more affordable than the Pill Tower's, it's still quite a hefty price. It's only thanks to the Flower Sect and the Burning Flame Valley's long-standing traditions that we can afford to supply you," Tianyinzi laughed.

"If resources cannot be converted into cultivation, they can only be taken away by others. No matter how many resources you have, you can't protect them without strong strength. Alright, Uncle Jinyi, I'm going into seclusion." Xiao Li bid farewell to Tianyinzi and went into seclusion.

. . . . . .

in the secret room,

Xiao Li was not in a hurry to take the Four Symbols Sacred Essence Pill. Instead, he took out a milky white bead from his storage ring.

"Purifying Lotus Demon Flame! The third-ranked Strange Flame on the Strange Flame Ranking! A unique Strange Flame on the continent, it's truly captivating."

The bead in Xiao Li's hand is the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, or more accurately, a fraction of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame. This fraction of the demon flame was collected by Xiao Kong when he went to the Demon Flame Space to help Xiao Li.

The Pure Lotus Demon Flame is incredibly powerful. According to Xiao Kong, it possesses the strength of a peak five-star Dou Sheng. With the help of the environment of the Demon Flame Space, it can unleash power comparable to a six-star Dou Sheng.

Fortunately, Xiao Kong's strength had recovered to the early stage of Seven Star Dou Sheng, otherwise dealing with this Pure Lotus Demon Flame would have been quite troublesome.

Xiao Kong forcibly stripped away a portion of the demonic fire's essence and collected the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire fragments from the demonic fire space, finally sealing them in a special container, which is the bead in Xiao Li's hand.

The Pure Lotus Demon Flame in Xiao Li's hand is equivalent to a flame at the level of a half-saint.

Xiao Li's Yin-Yang Heart Flame is close to the level of a half-saint. The Yin-Yang Heart Flame already has sufficient intelligence, but it is extremely difficult to advance it to the saint realm.

It seems that only the top ten Strange Flames on the Strange Flame Ranking have the possibility of entering the Saint Realm, while the top five Strange Flames can easily enter the Saint Realm!

"According to Ancestor Xiao Xuan, if we want the Yin-Yang Heart Flame to advance again, we must devour fire. Only by devouring stronger flames can the strange fire become stronger. This is the nature of strange fires! In that case, let's give it a try."

Xiao Li took out a crimson scroll, which was given to him by Xiao Xuan. It was a plan that Xiao Xuan had developed to help Xiao Li advance his strange fire. One of the plans was to let the Yin Yang Heart Flame devour a more powerful flame to advance!

"This half-saint level Pure Lotus Demon Flame is extremely high in both energy and level! Yin Yang, can you handle it?" Xiao Li said slowly.

Then, the Yin-Yang Heart Flame emerged from Xiao Li's body. As it watched the Pure Lotus Demon Flame split into flames, its body trembled instinctively.

Indeed, the Yin-Yang Twin Flames are ranked twenty-first among the strange flames, while the Pure Lotus Demon Flame is ranked third, a significant difference. Furthermore, the Pure Lotus Demon Flame is unique!

The gap is simply too great; apart from the legendary Emperor Flame, it is impossible to suppress the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.

"It can work!" Yin Yang Heart Flame spoke in human language, its dragon eyes fixed firmly on the milky white bead!