105: Chapter 105 Xun'er's Breakthrough

"Valley Master Tian must be quite familiar with this Heavenly Flame; it is the Mysterious Yellow Flame at the bottom of Bat Dragon Mountain," Gui Xuan said to the gaunt man.

"Heavenly Bat Mountain? There is indeed a Mysterious Yellow Flame there, but that is the territory of the Sky Bat Dragon... However, for you, my lord, there is nothing to worry about," the gaunt man, known as Valley Master Tian, said to Xiao Yan.

He himself was a Sky Bat Dragon who had lived in Heavenly Bat Mountain since childhood, only to be expelled later.

"By the way, my lord, in the Northeast Continent, besides that Mysterious Yellow Flame, I believe you can obtain another Heavenly Flame," Valley Master Tian said, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Xiao Yan felt another surge of joy. In this way, just in this Northern Continent, he could obtain three Heavenly Flames.

"This Heavenly Flame is called the Yin Yang Twin Flames, and it belongs to Venerable Yin Yang in the Northeast Continent. Speaking of this Venerable Yin Yang, it is also related to Heavenly Bat Mountain. Originally, Venerable Yin Yang's entire family lived not far from Heavenly Bat Mountain, but later, they were wiped out by a Sky Bat Dragon. Only Venerable Yin Yang, who was studying abroad, luckily escaped death."

"Thus, Venerable Yin Yang formed a vendetta with Heavenly Bat Mountain. However, the strength of Heavenly Bat Mountain is extraordinary, and Venerable Yin Yang could do nothing about it, only able to hunt down solitary Sky Bat Dragons... If you, my lord, could step in to help Venerable Yin Yang, I believe he would be extremely willing to hand over the Yin Yang Twin Flames."

Valley Master Tian let out a strange laugh. He had not a shred of affection for Heavenly Bat Mountain, which had expelled him, only hatred. Therefore, he had even sought out Venerable Yin Yang to trap and kill many Sky Bat Dragons together.

Xiao Yan clearly heard the ill will in Valley Master Tian's tone toward Heavenly Bat Mountain, but he had no interest in such matters at the moment, so he said, "It seems I must go to Heavenly Bat Mountain. Tell me the location of Venerable Yin Yang."

"My lord, I have the spatial jade cylinder of Venerable Yin Yang in my possession." After saying this, Valley Master Tian approached Xiao Yan and handed a silver-white jade cylinder into Xiao Yan's hand.

Xiao Yan looked at Valley Master Tian with some surprise, then nodded slightly and looked at Gui Xuan.

"What you have done is heinous, but I will not kill you."

Upon hearing this, Gui Xuan's expression immediately brightened, and he was about to kneel in gratitude.

However, Xiao Yan's entire body erupted with Dou Qi, forming a green energy cage that completely sealed Gui Xuan inside.

With a wave of his hand, he stripped the storage ring from Gui Xuan, which then fell into Xiao Yan's hand.

To be honest, Xiao Yan was tempted by the storage ring of a three-thousand-year-old turtle.

The cage slowly rose into the sky and finally stopped in the very center of the large canyon.

"For the days to come, just stay here," Xiao Yan said, looking at Gui Xuan in the center.

This cage not only sealed the physical body but also the Soul. Since this spirit turtle was so eager to extend its life, he would let it grow old and die in there.

Xiao Yan scanned the others. Seeing Jia Lan's eyes darting away, he didn't say anything more and, with a flash, disappeared from the spot.

The barbarians had paid the price for their rudeness, and as for Valley Master Tian, who intentionally pushed him toward a confrontation with Heavenly Bat Mountain, there was no need to pay him much mind.

As for how to deal with Heavenly Bat Mountain, Xiao Yan naturally had to inquire clearly first before deciding whether to crush it or negotiate.

But before that, he had to raise his Realm to the Peak of the Dou Zong first.

Leaving the barrier, Xiao Yan arrived at the previous spatial rift, where Xun'er was currently cultivating with her eyes closed.

"Is she about to have a Breakthrough?"

Xiao Yan watched Xun'er, whose aura was constantly fluctuating and from whom wisps of golden Dou Qi were overflowing, and said in surprise.

Hearing Xiao Yan's arrival, Xun'er stood up and said, "I have had this feeling for the past few days. After you left, it became somewhat difficult to suppress."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's tone was slightly reproachful: "Even for the sake of a Heavenly Flame, you cannot delay your Breakthrough. Don't do this next time."

Xiao Yan naturally understood why Xun'er had suppressed her Breakthrough—it was because he was anxious to obtain the Heavenly Flame. A Breakthrough was not a quick matter, especially after entering the Dou Wang Realm; every major Realm Breakthrough would take a long time, even for Xun'er.

After changing locations, Xun'er began her seclusion for the Breakthrough. Watching Xun'er sitting cross-legged on the cyan lotus pedestal, Xiao Yan also began to refine the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire.

He swallowed the Heavenly Flame in one gulp and then guided it to circulate continuously through his Meridians.

Given Xiao Yan's current Physique, he didn't care about the burning of the Heavenly Flame at all, especially since this was a Heavenly Flame ranked extremely low.

An hour later, feeling that his proficiency with the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire had greatly increased, Xiao Yan left it in his Dou Qi vortex without choosing to devour it directly.

If Xun'er were not having a Breakthrough, Xiao Yan would have chosen to directly convert the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire into strength and then search for other Heavenly Flames to advance to the Dou Zun Realm. But since Xun'er was having a Breakthrough, Xiao Yan naturally had to guard her and use this time to reach the Peak of the Dou Zong.

Taking out Gui Xuan's storage ring, he probed it with his Soul and, upon seeing the countless treasures and medicinal herbs inside, Xiao Yan revealed an extremely satisfied smile.

He now had the Materials to refine the Bone Melting Blood Pill.

As his Soul continued to probe, Xiao Yan showed a look of surprise again. A pale golden scroll appeared before his eyes. After studying it carefully, he discovered it was an incomplete cultivation technique for the Soul.

It seemed that cultivation methods for the Soul were incredibly rare; even with the three-thousand-year heritage of that spirit turtle, there was only one incomplete technique.

Xiao Yan sighed with emotion and then continued his cultivation. Xun'er had already begun her Breakthrough to the Dou Huang Realm; he also had to work harder...

Time passed slowly during cultivation. Xun'er's Breakthrough to the Dou Huang Realm was clearly not as rapid as Xiao Yan's had been; back then, Xiao Yan had broken through to the Dou Huang Realm in just a few days.

Xun'er, however, had taken a full three months before causing the energy between heaven and earth to gather.

A dense wave of energy gathered rapidly, forming an energy vortex several zhang in size in the mid-air of the valley, and at the center of the vortex was the location of Xun'er.

Xiao Yan, in the distance, stopped his cultivation upon seeing this. The energy required for his cultivation was too vast, so he had tried to stay as far away from Xun'er as possible during these days of cultivation, guarding her from afar.

Standing up and looking at Xun'er's location, Xiao Yan waited slowly.

During these days, he had refined many Medicinal Pills, and his Realm had touched the Bottleneck of the Dou Zong; he could attempt a Breakthrough to the Dou Zun Realm.

When he had just left Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan was a four-star Dou Zong. He had broken through one star in the two months it took to reach Heavenly Serpent Mansion. By the time the council was held, those three-plus months had seen Xiao Yan break through to a seven-star Dou Zong. And in these three months, Xiao Yan naturally had not wasted any time, reaching the level of a nine-star Dou Zong.

Raising his level by five stars in over half a year—the speed was a bit slow, Xiao Yan thought to himself.

Of course, if outsiders knew of this thought, they would likely be so angry they would vomit blood. Countless people spent countless resources and many years just to improve by one star.

Yet Xiao Yan had broken through all the way from the Dou Huang Realm to a nine-star Dou Zong within a year, and he actually called it slow!

The colorful energy vortex rotated slowly in mid-air, and the surrounding energy of heaven and earth was constantly being drawn into the vortex. Seeing this, Xiao Yan waved his hand, and the vast energy of heaven and earth gathered toward that area, continuously being demanded by the energy vortex.

Xiao Yan knew that this was just the beginning. Next, Xun'er would need to continuously refine the energy to make ample preparations for her advancement to the Dou Huang Realm.

Taking another look at Xun'er's location, Xiao Yan gripped hard, and this area of space was instantly sealed. Outsiders, unless they were at the Half-Saint Realm, would absolutely be unable to break through the spatial seal.

After finishing this, Xiao Yan walked out of the spatially sealed area and, in the region outside, cast another sturdy spatial lock. Next, he would begin his advancement to the Dou Zun Realm!

Xiao Yan closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing. A moment later, a surge of green Dou Qi gushed out from his fire spirit container, covering the red flame in his Dou Qi vortex, and began to fuse continuously.

This Fusion was undoubtedly extremely easy. The new type of Heavenly Flame, formed by the Fusion of the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Sea Heart Flame, and the Fallen Heart Flame, had power far exceeding that of the eleventh-ranked Bone Chilling Flame.

Facing the twenty-second-ranked Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, the process of devouring it was undoubtedly extremely easy.