Chapter 1039: Refining Beast Flame
Numerous rays of lights flashed in the s.p.a.cious tunnel. One could even vaguely see the outline of some boats.
Lin Yan alone was sufficient to handle the matter of controlling the s.p.a.ce boat. Hence, Xiao Yan did not need to divert any attention. He placed all his focus on the Flame Creation Skill. If he could learn this Flame Creation Skill within this one month long journey through the s.p.a.ce tunnel, it would be advantageous to Xiao Yan.
Of course, this Flame Creation Skill was the top level Dou Technique of the Demon Flame Valley. There would naturally be something extraordinary to it, and it would likely be quite difficult if one wished to master it within a short period of time. However, this clearly did not obstruct Xiao Yan since he decided to practice it.
Xiao Yan"s attention became completely engrossed in the training method recorded in the scroll on the first day of travel. The "Flame Creation Skill" of the past required three people to practice it together and sacrifice their life force in order to create the "Life Transforming Flame." However, after the added improvements by the Old Ground Demon Ghost over the years, the current Flame Creation Skill was completely different from its previous form.
After studying this improved Flame Creation Skill properly, Xiao Yan involuntarily felt astounded at the ability of the Old Ground Demon Ghost. The drawbacks of this Flame Creation Skill had been remedied by him. Of course, as a result, the already tedious training method had become even more complicated.
According to what was recorded on the scroll, the improved Flame Creation Skill required three types of beast flames. After which, one would have to merge the three types of beast flames in one"s body and use one"s Dou Qi to refine and compress them a countless number of times until they were refined to their limits. After which, one had to perfectly merge these three beast flames together. If one succeeded, one will form a "Life Transforming Flame" fire seed.
Of course, this wisp of fire seed would naturally not be able to support Xiao Yan"s usage of the Extermination Fire Lotus. He needed to find various beast flames, refine them according to the method recorded in the Flame Creation Skill and merge them into this fire seed, allowing the fire seed to continuously expand and strengthen…
This might not seem too difficult if one simply heard the procedure, but it could end up stumping most people if one were to attempt it. The nice part was beast flames were very common. One would usually be able to purchase some from large auction houses. However, it was not an easy matter to get them to safely merge in one"s body. Every flame discriminated against each other. It was the case for the Heavenly Flames and was also the case for beast flames. If one was careless when merging the three types of beast flames, one would end up suffering a serious injury.
Moreover, even if one safely merged the three types of beast flames in one"s body, refining them was also a bitter task. The requirement for one"s Spiritual Strength was harsh. After all, the refinement of the Flame Creation Skill was quite special. It required one to force threads of one"s Dou Qi into the flame during the refinement. Such penetration would require one to constantly pay attention to any slight changes within the flame. If one"s Spiritual Strength was weak, it would not be possible to perform this task.
The final step of merging the three flames, once they had been refined, together was also a dangerous task. If anything became amiss during the process, the merger would end up failing, and the explosion of the flame within one"s body would end up leading one to lose more than one would have gained.
Due to the reasons above, there was enough evidence to prove that the difficulty of practicing this Flame Creation Skill was many times harder than practicing the original version of it.
After understanding its difficulty, even Xiao Yan ended up feeling somewhat speechless. That Old Demon Ground Ghost was indeed worthy of being a seven star Dou Zong. He was able to improve the Flame Creation Skill using this method. Regardless of how one put it, the "Life Transforming Flame," that the current Flame Creation Skill makes, no longer hurt the life force within one"s body. Hence, the Flame Creation Skill had abandoned its bad reputation of self harm.
Xiao Yan"s Spiritual Strength was slowly withdrawn from the scroll. He exhaled a long breath and mused for a moment. With a wave of his hand, three jade bottles appeared. There were three cl.u.s.ters of fierce burning flames within the jade bottle. They were blue, brown, and red in color. These three cl.u.s.ters of flames were naturally the three types of beast flames that Xiao Yan had obtained from the auction house. These three beast flames were meant to be used to practice the Flame Creation Skill…
"The first step is to merge the three types of beast flames into my body…"
Xiao Yan"s eyes looked at the burning flames within the jade bottles. With a flick of his finger, the jade bottles burst apart. Immediately, the three cl.u.s.ters of flame were released.
Xiao Yan glanced at the three cl.u.s.ters of burning flame and let out a cold laugh. Other people might be a little afraid of merging them into their bodies, but the current Xiao Yan could be called a fire-playing specialist. There were three types of "Heavenly Flames" within his body, and the might of these beast flames was far inferior to the "Heavenly Flames."
Xiao Yan opened his mouth and a suction force surged out. He sucked the three beast flames into his mouth and swallowed them.
The three types of beast flames had just entered Xiao Yan"s body when the Glazed Lotus Heart Fame pounced on them, surrounding them before they could even unleash heat.
The Heavenly Flames were the top of all flames. In front of it, these beast flames were just small fry. Even their fiercely rising fire seeds became a lot more sluggish.
Xiao Yan smiled when he saw this. This process was really far too simple and was not a challenge to him. Even without the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame protecting the interior of his body, with this body of his that had experienced the refinement of many nature treasures like the Heaven Mountain Blood Pool and the Ancient Phoenix Essence Blood, he would barely be harmed even if these beast flames were to explode.
A thought pa.s.sed through Xiao Yan"s mind as these three types of beast flames become sluggish. Three bundles of powerful Dou Qi mixed with some jade green flame swiftly surged out. After which, they each wrapped around the individual cl.u.s.ters of beast flames.
"The second step, refinement…"
Xiao Yan muttered in his heart. Dou Qi immediately moved as he desired, transforming into three cl.u.s.ters of swiftly rotating Dou Qi. Following the rotation of the cl.u.s.ters of Dou Qi, the pressure within them greatly soared. Under this pressure, the three cl.u.s.ters of "Beast Flames" began to alternate between light and dark tints.
While the pressure strength was soaring, Xiao Yan"s Spiritual Strength also invaded into the flame. Immediately, the flame seed within the beast flames began to change. They were studied in detailed by Xiao Yan. Using this, Xiao Yan sensed the pressure within and determined if he ought to strengthen or weaken them. With his current Spiritual Strength, performing this task was an extremely simple matter. Everything smoothly progressed.
All the steps began to progress quite smoothly under the monitoring of Xiao Yan"s outstanding Spiritual Strength. The merger and refinement began without any accident. Of course, this kind of refinement was not something that could be completed within a short period of time. It required a long period of continuous improvement in order to completely purify the three types of beast flames.
Xiao Yan understood this point. Hence, all his attention was placed on this refinement after having entered his training state. He had an abundant amount of Spiritual Strength, and he did not need to worry about exhaustion…
The time within the s.p.a.ce tunnel swiftly pa.s.sed while Xiao Yan was deeply engrossed in the refinement. During this period of time, Lin Yan could tell that Xiao Yan was training, so he did not disturb him. This allowed Xiao Yan to perform the beast flame purification without any other concerns…
…..
One day after another pa.s.sed in this monotonous wormhole. However, Xiao Yan remained in his training state. He did not show any signs of waking. Seeing this, Lin Yan also did not dare to interrupt him, afraid he might accidentally cause something to go wrong with Xiao Yan…
Time flew by and twenty days pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Yan had controlled the s.p.a.ce boat throughout the twenty days. It was fortunate that he was currently an expert Dou Huang and that the s.p.a.ce boat did not exhaust a great amount of Dou Qi. Hence, Lin Yan was able to endure. On the other hand, Xiao Yan appeared like a meditating old monk during these twenty days as he sat within the cabin. If Lin Yan could not sense the life force within Xiao Yan"s body, it was likely that even he would have thought that something had happened to Xiao Yan during his training.
"Ugh, this fellow… just what is he practicing. He has remained in his training condition for a long time…" Lin Yan sat at the front of the boat. His hand poured a wave of Dou Qi into the s.p.a.ce boat in a habitual fas.h.i.+on. After which, he looked at Xiao Yan in the cabin, shook his head helplessly, and muttered to himself.
While Lin Yan was muttering to himself, Xiao Yan"s body, which had not moved even a little during the twenty days, slightly trembled. His tightly shut eyes were slowly opened.
Joy surged up Lin Yan"s face when he saw Xiao Yan suddenly open his eyes. After which, he heaved a sigh of relief, but did not say anything to interrupt Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan, who had opened his eyes, let out a long breath. Joy also flashed within his eyes. His palm was opened and three insignificant thumb-sized flames quietly appeared. After which, they flew around his finger like spirits. A faint heat was vaguely emitted. After Xiao Yan"s twenty days of tireless training, the three types of beast flames were undoubtedly many times stronger than before.
"I have finally completed the refinement…"
Xiao Yan heaved a sigh of relief within his heart as he studied these three tiny beast flames. If not for his outstanding Spiritual Strength, it was likely that he would not have been able to endure this prolonged refinement. If another person attempted this, it was likely that one would have difficulty refining these three beast flames to such an extent without half a year"s time. After all, they did not possess a "Heavenly Flame" to suppress them…
"Next, will be the final merging step. If I am able to successfully merge and form a fire seed, I will have successfully mastered this Flame Creation Skill. As long as I find more beast flames to feed it in the future, it will sooner or later grow into the "Life Transforming Flame," needed to use the Extermination Fire Lotus…"
Xiao Yan softly muttered to himself. There was a solemness on his face while he spoke.
After all, this final merging step was the most difficult and dangerous step of this Flame Creation Skill!
Chapter 1040: Fire Seed
Xiao Yan"s eyes were focused on the three wisps of flames on his fingers. A moment later, he raised his head and smiled apologetically to Lin Yan at the front of the boat. He said, "It is likely that you will need to control the s.p.a.ce boat during the remaining journey. This Dou Skill that I am practicing still lacks the final step."
Lin Yan grinned and nodded when he heard this. He said, "This is a small matter. You can just relax and train as long as no unexpected circ.u.mstances occur. Additionally, there should be another ten days or so until the end of the wormhole. You must wake up before we leave. There will be some b.u.mps when leaving the wormhole, and they might end up disturbing you."
Xiao Yan slightly smiled. His eyes returned to the three small wisps of flame. His expression gradually became solemn. His success in practicing the Flame Creation Skill would determine whether he could continue using that Extermination Fire Lotus of his. That was Xiao Yan"s killing move. It would be a great loss if he could no longer use it.
"Merge…"
Xiao Yan gently exhaled a breath and once again slowly shut his eyes. The three wisps of beast flames on his finger emitted a "sou" sound and entered his body…
Xiao Yan"s mind sank into his body. Three tiny wisps of beast flames swam in all directions within a cl.u.s.ter of jade-green flames. However, when they arrived a certain distance from the jade-green flame, they would withdraw in shock. In front of a "Heavenly Flame," an ordinary beast flame resembled subjects seeing an emperor. They would feel extremely afraid.
Xiao Yan"s mind focused on these three wisps of beast flames he had refined after twenty days of tireless effort. A moment later, he finally made up his mind. An order was emitted from his heart.
Following the release of this order, an invisible strength immediately rushed out and firmly grabbed these three wisps of beast flames. After which, he collided them together in a violent manner!
"Bang!"
The three types of beast flames collided with each other and a great repulsion force immediately erupted. A three-colored fire wave spread apart. However, reaction was slowly suppressed by the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame, that completely surrounded the beast flames, when the wave made contact with it.
Xiao Yan was unconcerned that the flames had erupted. A thought pa.s.sed through his heart, and an enormous might forcefully merged the three wisps of beast flames together!
The three types of beast flames were forcefully pressed together. Their resistance soared, and the originally calm surfaces of the flames appeared to be boiling. Tiny air bubbles repeatedly rose from within the flames, as though it was about to explode.
The change of the flame did not cause Xiao Yan"s expression to change. When he attempted to create the Angry Buddha Lotus Flam back then, was really considered soul-stirring. Any slight mistake would have caused him to perish in the Heavenly Flames. Compared to the scene back then, the three types of beast flames was really a simple matter.
Although it was a simple matter, it was the step one needed to undertake in order to practice the Flame Creation Skill. Hence, Xiao Yan naturally needed to put forth all his effort.
However, with the experience of merging the Heavenly Flames from back then, Xiao Yan did not appear extremely busy during the merger this time around. His Spiritual Strength invaded the flame that was being merged with lightning-like speed.
The moment the Spiritual Strength invaded the fire, Xiao Yan sensed the wild violence that was spreading within it. It was just like a volcano that was about to erupt. Three types of flames resisted each other. Each time the flames collided, the violence within each flame would grow a little more. If this continued, an eruption would occur sooner or later.
Xiao Yan"s heart gradually become solemn as he sensed the premonition of a volcano erupting within the flame. A thought pa.s.sed through his mind, and the jade-green flame, that was surrounding, was reduced in size. Following this shrinkage, the pressure within the jade-green flame suddenly soared!
Following the swift expansion of the pressure, the wild violence within the flame grew many times. At a glance, it appeared to be about to erupt. However, Xiao Yan did not show any indication of weakening his grip…
"Bang!"
The pressure became terrifying, and the flame, that was forcefully being merged together, could no longer endure it. A m.u.f.fled sound appeared as it suddenly exploded like an erupting volcano!
With the explosion of the flame, a powerful fire ripple spread in all directions. After which, it collided with the surrounding Glazed Lotus Heart Flame. The wild and violent force caused the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame to fluctuate…
The wild, violent force completely poured against the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame. However, it was fortunate that Xiao Yan had already been prepared. Hence, the Glazed Lotus Heart Flame was not scattered by the force. Otherwise, even with the strength of Xiao Yan"s body, he would suffer a little if he received such a blow.
Although the force from the exploding flame was suppressed, it seemed that this merger did not appear to be very successfully.
The three wisps of flames within the jade-green flame had scattered. Three extremely tiny flame seeds were drifting within. These three flame seeds were extremely small. Their flickering manner appeared as though they would be extinguished by just breathing near it.
During the explosion, the three wisps of flames seemed to have lost the wild violence hidden within them. They drifted about like a candle"s light…
Xiao Yan"s heart sighed in relief as he looked at the three wisps of fire seedlings, which could be extinguished with just a breath. Immediately, he emitted a soft laugh. A thought pa.s.sed through his heart, and the three wisps of fire seeds fluttered before making contact with each other…
The contact this time around did not result in the intense reaction like earlier. Under the hidden control of Xiao Yan"s Spiritual Strength, the three wisps of fire seeds quietly blended together. After which, the three wisp of fire began to show signs of merging under the ingenious suppression Xiao Yan had created around them!
The signs were extremely faint. However, they were still detected by Xiao Yan"s Spiritual Strength. Immediately, a joy surged within his heart. He steadied his mind and maintained the special pressure as he slowly and gradually merged these three wisps of flame seeds…
This kind of merger was not something that could be accomplished from just a day"s effort. This was a subtle job that required a long period of stable pressure. Therefore, one needed to use one"s Spiritual Strength to control any slight changes within the flame. However, with Xiao Yan"s strength, he was able to complete most of these steps perfectly. All that he needed to do was wait for time to pa.s.s…
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One day after another pa.s.sed while Xiao Yan focused on merging these three types of beast flames. In the blink of an eye, nearly nine days pa.s.sed. After nearly twenty nine days of traveling, the s.p.a.ce boat was approaching the end of the wormhole…
Lin Yan sat cross-legged at the front of the boat. He habitually poured a wave of Dou Qi into the boat before rubbing his forehead. There was a tired expression on his face. The one month of control might not be exhausting for his Dou Qi, but it did consume a great deal of his attention.
"We will be able to leave the wormhole after another day. Is this fellow not done yet?" Lin Yan looked at Xiao Yan, who was in the cabin of the boat. After which, he looked at the other s.p.a.ce boats that appeared exceptionally excited because they were about to arrive at their destination. He involuntarily let out a bitter laugh. It seemed that he had become a boatsman for Xiao Yan for a month…
"There will be an intense s.p.a.ce ripple when leaving the wormhole. Xiao Yan will definitely be disturbed by it at that time. If such a situation ends up causing the Dou Qi in his body to wildly move, it will not be a mere simple matter…" Lin Dong mused for a moment before softly sighing, "Forget it, if he doesn"t wake up before we leave the wormhole, I can only forcefully wake him up…"
Lin Yan hurriedly braced his attention after making up his mind. He controlled the s.p.a.ce boat and maintained a stable speed. The boat transformed into a ray of light that rushed toward the end of the wormhole…
A day"s time was not considered long. During this period of time, Xiao Yan still did not show any signs of waking up. This caused Lin Dong"s face to involuntarily reveal some anxiety. He could clearly sense the spatial strength in this place becoming denser. They were getting closer to the wormhole"s exit.
Lin Yan slightly raised his eyes. He could vaguely see a silverish, circular light ring. Lin Yan turned his head and looked at Xiao Yan at the cabin. Finally, he clenched his teeth, stood up, and strode toward Xiao Yan.
Lin Yan"s hand swiftly swung toward Xiao Yan"s shoulder after entering the cabin. However, before his hand landed on Xiao Yan"s shoulder, a jade-green flame surged out of Xiao Yan"s body in a lightning-like fas.h.i.+on, shooting at Lin Yan!
Lin Yan"s expression changed when he saw this. He could sense the frightening energy contained within the jade-green flame. He maneuvered his body, and the ugly agility technique was quickly displayed. He dodged the jade-green flame with it.
Before Lin Yan could sigh in relief after having dodged the flame, a hot wind suddenly pounced over from behind him. He turned his head in fear and saw that a jade-green flame was swiftly magnifying in his eyes.
Even with the help of Lin Yan"s unusual ability skill, he would have difficulty dodging it from such a close distance. Hence, he only watched as the flame rushed toward his body.
"Stop!"
Fortunately, a soft cry suddenly sounded within the cabin just as the jade-green flame was about to crash into Lin Yan"s body. The flame immediately paused in an extremely obedient manner. However, its hot temperature caused a searing pain to rise on Lin Yan"s back. He hurriedly leaped aside as a result.
Lin Yan felt a lingering fear in his heart as he stared at the jade-green flame after having leaped to one side. Only then did Lin Yan turn his eyes to Xiao Yan, who had opened his eyes at some point. He let out a bitter laugh, "You have finally woken up."
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded at Lin Yan. He extended his hand and pulled the jade green flame into his body. After which, he rubbed his fingers gently, and a wisp of a pale-white bone-like fire seed quietly rose with a "chi" sound…
This wisp of a pale-white-colored flame was the result of the successful merger of the three types of beast flames. It was also the seed of a new generation of "Life Transforming Flame!" In the future, Xiao Yan would have to rely on this little thing to use the Extermination Fire Lotus…
Xiao Yan returned the pale-white fire seedling to his body with satisfied eyes. Only then did he stand up and walk out of the cabin. His eyes landed on the enormous silver-colored ring a short distance away. He involuntarily grinned.
"Pill Region, Three Thousand Burning Flame. I have arrived…"
Chapter 1041: Middle Region, Tianhuang City
In a s.p.a.cious open ground, that was covered in rock fragments, was an enormous stone stage. A hundreds-foot-wide dark-black Wormhole was right at the top of the stone platform. It was slowly rotating while a shocking spatial fluctuation was seeping out.
"Chi! Chi!"
The silence of the rock fragments in the open ground continued for a short before a deep sound suddenly appeared. Following its appearance, one could see the Wormhole form wave after wave of intense spatial ripples. Numerous human figures rushed out of it in a straight line. All of them landed steadily in the open ground.
"We have finally come out. This d.a.m.n s.p.a.ce Wormhole is really too tough…" Lin Yan landed on the ground and immediately inhaled a breath of fresh air from the outside world. He was laughing as though he had managed to extricate himself from something.
Xiao Yan also nodded with the same thoughts beside Lin Yan. His eyes swept in all directions. At this moment, there were quite a number of human figures who had exited the Wormhole. Hence, this open ground quickly became lively.
"Is this place the Pill Region?" Xiao Yan rubbed his hands together, withdrew his curious eyes, and asked.
"No." Lin Yan shook his head and said, "This is only the middle of the Central Plains. It is also known as the Middle Region to others. That Pill Region is located in the central part of the Middle Region."
"Middle Region…" Xiao Yan was startled.
"Hee hee, if one describes the Central Plains as the center of the Dou Qi continent, this Middle Region would be considered the center of the Central Plains. The top factions of renown mostly set up their headquarters within the Middle Region." Lin Yan smiled as he continued, "The place we are currently located is the south-western part of the the Middle Region. The factions that are most famous in this area are the Sound Valley and the Burning Flame Valley. These two large factions are the overlords around here. Other than these two large factions, there is a countless number of other various-sized factions. However, they are far inferior when compared to the Sound Valley or the Burning Flame Valley. Liu Qing"s clan is also in this south-western region."
"Burning Flame Valley?" Xiao Yan"s heart immediately moved when he heard this. He had long heard of this faction"s name. Moreover, the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change, which had accompanied him for many years, also belonged to this faction. Therefore, Xiao Yan was really interested in them.
"One Hall, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys, Four Pavilions. The strength of the Burning Flame Valley and Sound Valley should be much stronger than the Wind Lightning Pavilion, especially the Burning Flame Valley. It has hundreds of years of history, and it has quite a powerful foundation. Hee hee, additionally, I shall secretly tell you that there is a "Heavenly Flame" called the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame within the Burning Flame Valley…" Lin Yan suddenly leaned close to Xiao Yan and mysteriously revealed some information.
Xiao Yan gently smiled. He felt somewhat helpless. Even though he knew that the Burning Flame Valley possessed a kind Heavenly Flame, it was impossible for Xiao Yan to do anything about it. Forget about the frightening strength that the Burning Flame Valley possessed. Even if he could get his hands on the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, the experts from the Burning Flame Valley had already placed perfect seals on it. It was likely that he would have no means of swallowing it after obtaining it. Instead, he would end up offending a faction with a strength that was even more frightening than the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
Although it was not possible for Xiao Yan to take the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, Xiao Yan was extremely interested in the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change. After these years of practicing it, he had also gradually understood just how profound this Skyfire Three Mysterious Change was, especially for someone like him, who possessed more than one type of Heavenly Flame in his body. It could be describe as making something fierce even more ferocious. If Xiao Yan could obtain the method to practice the other two changes in the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change, his fighting strength would definitely soar!
"If I have the opportunity, perhaps I can try and see if I can attempt to obtain the remaining changes of the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change. However, it is best not to reveal that I already know how to use the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change unless it is an extremely special circ.u.mstance. Otherwise, if this Burning Flame Valley is as stubborn as the Wind Lightning Pavilion, it is likely that I will face a lot of trouble." Xiao Yan mused for a moment while muttering in his heart.
"How far is this place from the Pill Region?" Xiao Yan raised his head and asked Lin Yan.
"It is a long distance away. However, there are quite a number of short distance Wormholes within the Middle Region. We should be able to reach the Pill Region in six to seven days." Lin Yan counted before looking at Xiao Yan and saying, "Tianhuang City, where Liu Qing clan"s is located, is coincidentally one of the cities we must pa.s.s through. That city possesses a Wormhole that leads to the Pill Region."
Xiao Yan felt somewhat startled when he heard this. He immediately grinned, nodded, and said, "It"s just as well. I can go and meet that fellow along the way. It has been a couple of years since I last saw Liu Qing. I wonder what he is like now."
Lin Yan beamed and nodded, "Liu Qing is now the clan head. His training talent is better than mine. When he and I parted ways back then, he had already reached the level of a three star Dou Huang. Now, it is likely that he has at the very least reached the level of a seven star Dou Huang… since you have decided, I shall lead the way. With our speed, we should be able to reach Liu Qing"s city within one day."
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. There was still some time until the start of the Pill Gathering. He could gather some beast flames along the way and strengthen the wisp of "Life Transforming Flame" fire seed within his body.
Lin Yan did not say any other unnecessary words after seeing that Xiao Yan did not oppose him. His back shook and a pair of Dou Qi wings spread apart. His body moved and flew to the sky.
A Dou Huang cla.s.s expert might not be considered too rare in the Central Plains, but it could be cla.s.sified among the strong. Hence, numerous envious gazes were thrown over when the people on the rock fragment in the open ground saw Lin Yan rise into the sky. By being able to become a Dou Huang at such a young age, it was likely that his future achievements would be limitless.
While all of these people were feeling envious, Xiao Yan"s feet stepped on empty air, and he swiftly rose up to the sky. After which, he made a hand signal to Lin Yan. The both of them transformed into rays of light that disappeared from the sight of many dull eyes in the open ground.
"Walking through the air? Dou Zong? That little fellow is actually an expert Dou Zong?"
The people in the open ground finally recovered after Xiao Yan and Lin Yan disappeared into the horizon. They emitted numerous exclamations of disbelief. Dou Zong. Even in the Central Plains, someone of this cla.s.s was definitely a strong person. Countless numbers of people were going all out in a struggle to reach this cla.s.s. However, only a very few ended up reaching this cla.s.s. Hence, it was little wonder that these people would lose themselves when they saw that Xiao Yan had reached the Dou Zong cla.s.s at his age…
Tianhuang City was a city that was not smaller than Tian Bei City. Moreover, this city possessed a Wormhole that connected it to the Pill Region. This caused the human traffic in the city to far exceed the congestion in Tian Bei City.
Many various-sized factions lived within Tianhuang City. Two large clans were the leaders among them. One was the Liu clan and the other was the Cheng clan. These two clans could be considered the strongest factions within Tian Huang city. Of course, these two clans did not possess the qualification to build a long distance transporter like a Wormhole. Hence, the Wormhole of this place did not belong to any one of the two large clans. Instead, its owner was the Burning Flame Valley.
The Burning Flame Valley was the true overlord over thousands of kilometers, controlling many cities. The only one that could contend with it was the Sound Valley. However, this Sound Valley was always secretive. The reach of their faction was no where near as great as the Burning Flame Valley. However, no one dared underestimate it. One did not even need to use one"s head to know that a faction that could be compared with the Burning Flame Valley was not ordinary.
The Burning Flame Valley controlled many cities, and this Tianhuang city was among those within its territory. If one were to really talk about it, the Liu clan and Cheng clan could be considered va.s.sal clans of the Burning Flame Valley. The management rights of this Wormhole was decided by the Burning Flame Valley. Of course, the faction managing it would justifiably be the boss of this city. During these years, the management rights had alternated between the Liu clan and the Cheng clan. However, neither party could obtain the management rights for long. This was perhaps a kind of tactic used by the Burning Flame Valley to keep them in check…
With Xiao Yan and Lin Yan"s speed, they did not need to spend much time to get to Tianhuang City. Within a day, they could vaguely see the outline of Tianhuang city…
During this day of traveling, Xiao Yan would briefly search the mountain ranges he pa.s.sed by. Hence, he obtained two more types of beast flames. Although they were not very strong, they were still better than nothing.
Xiao Yan randomly merged the two types of beast flames into the "Life Transforming Flame." He involuntarily smiled when he sensed the fire seed gradually growing stronger. There were many different types of beast fires in this world. It was not very difficult to collect them. Moreover, with his current strength, it was relatively easy to obtain beast flames as long as he entered the mountain range where those types of Magical Beasts gathered…
"Is this the Tianhuang City you mentioned?" Xiao Yan raised his head, looked at the distant corner of the city covered by lush greenery, and involuntarily smiled.
Lin Yan nodded. His eyes swept all around him while reminding Xiao Yan, "This is the territory of the Burning Flame Valley. You should be careful when you do anything and should avoid using the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change. Although the Burning Flame Valley does not view their Dou Technique as their life like the Wind Lightning Pavilion does, they would definitely feel somewhat displeased when seeing an outsider use their Dou Technique."
Xiao Yan had told Lin Yan about the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change during the journey, causing him to be extremely stunned. He had not expected that Xiao Yan not only practiced the Dou Technique from the Wind Lightning Pavilion but also possessed a Dou Technique from the Burning Flame Valley. Hence, Lin Yan told him numerous times to hide the Dou Technique.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded. His eyes followed the main road into the distant. There was an enormous city peeking out of the forest, appearing like an enormous beast one could not see the end of.
"Let"s go… according to what you said, the Wormhole of this Tianhuang City should be controlled by the Liu clan this time around. This will make things a little smoother. Moreover, I wonder just what level Liu Qing has reached during these years."
Xiao Yan softly laughed as curiosity flashed across his eyes. Back then, Liu Qing was an existence ranked in the top three on the Inner Academy Strong Ranking. At that time, even Xiao Yan looked up to him. However, Xiao Yan wondered just what level Liu Qing had reached after all these years.