171: The most powerful daughter in the mainland has arrived

Chapter 171: The Strongest Young Miss on the Continent Has Arrived

“Now, old me has something to say to you.”

Venerable Yao’s illusory Soul seemed to solidify a bit, his expression turning serious.

Xiao Yan, who had been silent beside him, immediately wanted to speak up for Chu Xiao when he saw this.

But before he could open his mouth, Venerable Yao continued, “Old me and Little Yan Zi are Revered Master and Disciple. Given your relationship with Little Yan Zi and your learning Alchemist skills from me, you’re practically half a Disciple of mine. There’s no need to be so formal.”

“What’s more, you said you would do your best to help old me revive, and for that, old me is eternally grateful.”

“I’m just helping you set up a test for two juniors, giving them an assessment opportunity, and if they have talent, they’ll just become Named Disciples.”

“Why bring gifts?”

“You’re not treating old me as one of your own.”

As he spoke, Venerable Yao stroked his beard and looked up at the sky, giving off an impression that he was very angry.

Xiao Yan immediately showed a touched expression, feeling that his Revered Master was truly good.

Chu Xiao also showed a contrite expression, nodding heavily, “Senior is right, I was wrong.”

“I was incredibly wrong, treating Senior as an outsider. I’ll take back this Soul artifact now and bestow it upon someone else later.”

Saying this, Chu Xiao reached out to retrieve the chains.

“Wait!” Venerable Yao raised his hand to stop him, shaking his head and saying, “How can something given away be taken back?”

“This time, let it be. Old me will reluctantly accept the item, but it will not be an example for the future.”

As he spoke, Venerable Yao reached for the chains, but his hand grasped nothing.

“No!” Chu Xiao said with a very serious tone, “If Senior accepts the chains, then my mistake will forever exist.”

“The chains must be taken back. I can often take them out in the future to remind myself of the mistakes I’ve made.”

Venerable Yao’s expression stiffened slightly, and he coughed lightly, “It’s not that serious.”

“You and Little Yan Zi are young after all, it’s normal not to understand some things. Just keep it in mind.”

“But since you gave this item to old me, old me is grateful.”

Chu Xiao played with the chains, smiling lightly as he asked, “So, Senior wants these chains?”

“It’s not that I want them, but since you gave them to me, I can accept them,” Venerable Yao corrected.

“Then forget it.” Chu Xiao shook his head, “Senior is so understanding, I’ll find another use for the chains.”

Venerable Yao: “...”

“I’ll go find Gu He and Fa Ma now. Senior, you and Little Yan Zi wait here.”

Chu Xiao put away the chains and stepped into the Void Realm, departing.

Xiao Yan looked at Venerable Yao’s frozen expression and sighed, “Teacher, you can pretend for me, but it’s not enough for my cousin.”

“Don’t talk nonsense!” Venerable Yao’s face hardened, “The more strength this Teacher can recover, the greater the benefit to you. Find a way to get those chains.”

He just wanted to say some nice words to get closer to Chu Xiao, who would have thought...

Crack!

Before Xiao Yan could speak, the Void Realm trembled, ripples spreading out, and a silver-white chain emerged from a spatial crack.

“Senior, I also don’t have the habit of taking back what I’ve given away. You keep it.”

“I’ll have Gu He and Fa Ma come here to find you. I won’t be coming then.”

“Next, I’ll be going into seclusion for about half a year.”

“After Little Yan Zi finishes his training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he can go to Soaring Heavens Pavilion to find Ya Fei for arrangements to train on the front lines.”

“If you encounter anything you can’t solve, please Senior, look after Soaring Heavens Pavilion.”

As Chu Xiao’s voice faded, the chains also landed in front of Venerable Yao.

“Don’t worry, little fellow.”

“Whether it’s Little Yan Zi or your Soaring Heavens Pavilion, old me will take good care of them.”

Venerable Yao extended his illusory hand to touch the chains and forged them with Bone Chilling Flame.

The next moment, the chains recognized him as their Revered Master, and much information appeared in Venerable Yao’s mind.

At the same time, the Spiritual Qi in the world became clearer in his eyes.

“Condense!”

Venerable Yao used a secret technique to transform his Soul body into a spirit body.

At this moment, his control over the energies of heaven and earth reached a certain height once again.

The use of Soul Power became more proficient, and his perception also grew stronger.

“Hmm!?”

Venerable Yao looked at a certain part of the Void Realm and casually struck out with a palm.

The silver-white chains pierced through the Void Realm, sealing off an area and turning it into a prison.

Crack!

A huge spatial crack appeared, filled with the Qi of nothingness.

“Was it an illusion?” Venerable Yao withdrew his hand.

“Teacher, what’s wrong?” Xiao Yan asked curiously.

“Just now, I sensed someone peeking from that location.” Venerable Yao stroked his beard, “Now it seems it’s just my Soul perception being slightly unstable after just recovering to the Peak Dou Zong Realm.”

“Even an ordinary Dou Zun wouldn’t be able to escape old me’s Soul perception.”

Xiao Yan nodded vigorously, then said, “Teacher, train me harder.”

“Cousin is going into seclusion again, and this time for half a year. Perhaps when we meet again, he’ll already be a Dou Huang. I don’t want to be left further and further behind, completely useless.”

“Good!” Yao Chen’s eyes were full of appreciation as he nodded in agreement.

He must teach this Disciple well.

By the time three years pass, at eighteen, he should strive to reach the Dou Wang level, which would place him among the top-tier Geniuses even in the Central Plains.

At the same time, within a Void Realm a hundred miles away, Huo Zhi let out a sigh of relief, a fiery glint flashing in her eyes: “As expected of Venerable Yao, who once shook the Fighting Qi Continent and came from the Medicine Clan, his perception is truly keen.”

“If not for recently mastering the escape technique of transforming into fire with the Red Lotus Karma Fire, I might have been caught on the spot by him.”

Huo Zhi didn’t mind meeting Yao Chen and Chu Xiao.

But she didn’t want to be caught while peeking.

“He’s going into seclusion for at least half a year, and I don’t have that much time to stay here.”

The density of heaven and earth energy in the Northwest Continent is not as good as in the Central Plains, let alone compared to the Yan Clan’s Yan Realm.

And within the Yan Realm, she could Cultivate in some of the most energy-rich places and receive guidance from Dou Zun and Half-Saint experts.

If she hadn’t found Chu Xiao very interesting, she would have already had a Dou Saint expert from her clan come to pick her up.

Since Chu Xiao was preparing for seclusion, it was time for her to appear.

“But what reason should I use?”

“Appearing directly and saying I favor him, don’t let it backfire.”

Huo Zhi moved through the Void Realm, following Chu Xiao towards the Imperial City of the Jia Ma Empire.

More than half an hour later, the two arrived at their destination.

Chu Xiao found Gu He and Fa Ma at the Alchemist Guild.

“These are the tokens.”

Chu Xiao took out two special tokens refined with the Thunder Gang Emperor Flame.

The words “Lingxiao” were written on the surface, while the other side bore the names of Gu He and Fa Ma, along with their identities as Sixth-Rank Elders of the Pill Hall.

“You, holding these tokens, go to the Magical Beast Mountain Range near Qingshan Town and find a fifteen-year-old boy named Xiao Yan.”

“He is my cousin, and also Senior Venerable Yao’s Personal Disciple.”

“How he assesses you, and whether he accepts you as Disciples, I will not interfere.”

Hiss!

Trembling as they took the tokens, Gu He and Fa Ma’s blood boiled throughout their bodies.

They felt there was no possibility of passing Venerable Yao’s assessment.

But just to be recognized by him as Named Disciples, and to receive a pointer or two...

They would have no regrets in this life!

“Thank you, Pavilion Revered Master.” The two bowed respectfully.

“No need to overthink it, just contribute more to Soaring Heavens Pavilion,” Chu Xiao waved his hand, tearing open a spatial crack: “You will find that the more you do, the more you gain.”

“Seventh-Rank Alchemist? Eighth-Rank Alchemist?”

“Dou Zong, Dou Zun?”

“They are merely a starting point.”

As his voice faded, Chu Xiao’s figure disappeared.

Fa Ma and Gu He: ?

Seventh-Rank, something they never dared to dream of.

If they could receive guidance from Venerable Yao, they might dare to attempt it, and even fantasize about Eighth-Rank.

As for Dou Zong, it was also the highest Realm they had ever imagined themselves reaching, let alone Dou Zun.

But Chu Xiao actually said it was just a starting point!

Was Venerable Yao still at the starting point?

“Starting point!?”

In the Void Realm, Huo Zhi’s beautiful eyes narrowed.

Even for the Yan Clan, Seventh-Rank and Eighth-Rank Alchemists, and Dou Zong and Dou Zun experts, were pillars of strength.

Dou Saints were the foundations of each clan, with Half-Saint Elders openly overseeing affairs as the strongest.

Chu Xiao actually said this was a starting point.

Simply arrogant.

But the Red Lotus Karma Fire told her that Chu Xiao was not lying, not bluffing.

Either the Red Lotus Karma Fire’s ability to perceive good and evil and truth and falsehood had an issue.

Or, Chu Xiao knew some terrifying secret.

Thinking of this, Huo Zhi felt she could no longer wait.

She pointed at the Void Realm.

“Hmm?”

Chu Xiao, who had just appeared outside the Cloud Mist Sect barrier, his pupils suddenly constricted.

A power beyond his current limits appeared, attempting to imprison him.

But it was nothing, the Small World reacted immediately, teleporting him inside.

“Unknown expert.”

“Has a new notes copy controller finally appeared?”

“I wonder if it’s a man or a woman, from which faction, and whether they bring malice or goodwill.”

On Tian Zhu Peak, Chu Xiao waved his hand, creating an image that showed the scene near where he had disappeared.

“!?”

At the place where he had last disappeared, stood a mysterious woman with a fiery figure, dressed in red, and wearing a red veil.

Just a fleeting glance, and he knew her strength was extraordinary.

Without hesitation, he directly used the Heavenly Evolution Art.

“Hiss!”

“It’s actually her.”

“She’s probably the strongest young miss on the Fighting Qi Continent right now.”