145: Chapter 145 I Will Assist Emperor Yao Laocheng

"It is indeed difficult to become a Dou Di, but at Xiao Yan's current rate of growth, it is not entirely impossible. You must know, he is only twenty-one years old!" Elder Tong Xuan shook his head, his eyes burning with intensity. Such talent was absolutely the greatest in the history of the continent!

To become a Dou Sheng powerhouse at nineteen years old, two years ago, relying only on himself and not on his Bloodline—this had never happened before on this continent!

Therefore, even if someone said Xiao Yan could become a Dou Di, he would not feel surprised. After all, such talent was simply too shocking!

"I am not unreasonable. It is enough that you are by my side right now." Xiao Yan ignored the discussions of the Gu Clan elders and looked into Xun'er's eyes, which were filled with deep affection, as he said this.

Slowly loosening his arms, Xun'er left Xiao Yan's embrace and stood gracefully beside him.

"Brother Xiao Yan, who is this?" Xun'er looked at Zi Yan beside Xiao Yan and asked.

"I am Zi Yan!" Zi Yan walked up to Xun'er and explained.

"Zi Yan?"

Xun'er looked at the golden-robed woman in front of her with surprise. She examined her carefully and did feel a sense of familiarity, but the difference from the child-like Zi Yan of the past was simply too great.

"Zi Yan's true form is a Void Ancient Dragon. After I refined a Transformation Pill for her, she grew into the appearance of an adult." Xiao Yan explained from the side.

"It is actually the Void Ancient Dragon Clan." Elder Tong Xuan, standing behind them, heard this and suddenly realized. No wonder the Bloodline power in her body was so noble; it turned out to be a Void Ancient Dragon. However, an ordinary Void Ancient Dragon likely would not be as pure and noble as this woman named Zi Yan, right?

Therefore, while he was suddenly enlightened, he was also somewhat surprised. After all, the Void Ancient Dragon had not appeared outside for a long time; he had only happened to see one once several hundred years ago.

Upon hearing this, Xun'er was also filled with emotion. She had not expected that in just two short years, Zi Yan's changes would be so great.

"I am currently living in Starfall Pavilion, so let us go to Starfall Pavilion first. However, before that, I must send Zi Yan back..." After the group exchanged a few words of emotion, Xiao Yan said.

Subsequently, Elder Tong Xuan and the other two arrived on top of the head of the Mysterious Gold Dragon, transforming into a brilliant streak of golden light, and sped off into the distance.

"Why is Brother Xiao Yan living in Starfall Pavilion?" Xun'er asked curiously beside Xiao Yan. She was extremely interested in the things Xiao Yan had experienced after she left.

"You should know that when I was in Wutan City, I had a mysterious teacher, the Venerable Yao, whose reputation resounds throughout the Central Plains..."

Xiao Yan explained slowly, revealing the story of Venerable Yao, and then recounted the events that had occurred after Xun'er left.

"When my teacher began to Breakthrough to the Heaven Realm Great Perfection, I came to look for Zi Yan. You should know what happened next..."

Under Zi Yan's indignant expression, Xiao Yan sent her back to the Dou Sheng ruins. Since she had already come out, Zi Yan also wanted to go to Starfall Pavilion to refine the dragon phoenix origin fruit!

Xiao Yan decisively refused, and then brought Xun'er and the others to Starfall Pavilion.

As soon as they entered the Small World of Starfall Pavilion, a powerful Soul pressure was released toward the group.

"This Soul power is truly the Heaven Realm Great Perfection!" Elder Tong Xuan revealed a look of shock. A Soul Realm of Heaven Realm Great Perfection was something that even within the Gu Clan, few possessed. You must know, relying solely on this Soul power was enough to contend against a Dou Sheng powerhouse!

The two black-robed elders behind Elder Tong Xuan also wore solemn expressions. Under this pressure, which felt like a weight on their backs, they also felt it was not easy.

"My teacher is currently breaking through, so it is inevitable that the Soul fluctuations are overflowing," Xiao Yan said to the few people behind him.

"It does not matter. I truly did not expect that the number one Alchemist of the continent, Venerable Yao, who has been missing for so long, is actually your teacher, and has now stepped into the Heaven Realm Great Perfection Soul Realm!" Elder Tong Xuan's white beard trembled as he smiled. When Xiao Yan was telling Xun'er earlier, they were listening from the side, but actually seeing Venerable Yao Breakthrough to the Heaven Realm Great Perfection Realm was still quite shocking.

"Yes, to have met my teacher back in that small Wutan City, thinking about it now, it still feels incredible. If I did not have this teacher, I fear I would not have achieved this much today." Xiao Yan also said with emotion. He was speaking the truth; if Venerable Yao had not given him the Burning Technique, he likely would not have been able to refine so many Exotic Fires and achieve a snowball effect.

The biggest difference among them was not whether one possessed an Exotic Fire, but rather, after possessing an Exotic Fire, the improvement the Exotic Fire provided to one's own basic strength, the depth of control one could achieve over the Exotic Fire, and the height to which one could develop this Exotic Fire.

Not to mention that without the Burning Technique and the Exotic Fires, Xiao Yan would not be able to reach his current Realm at all.

To give an example, Xun'er with the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame and Xun'er without the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame would naturally have a combat strength difference of several Ranks. And since Xiao Yan possessed the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, it would naturally widen the gap by several more Ranks. This was the difference in the degree of control over the Exotic Fire.

Something that was demonstrated in the original work was Han Feng. When fighting Han Feng, the original Xiao Yan's proficiency in using the Exotic Fire was far inferior to Han Feng's. Even when simply using one Exotic Fire, if the degree of control was different, the difference would be different.

This was the difference in the precision of controlling the Exotic Fire. As for developing skills, it was like the Incarnation of the Nine Profound Golden Lightning; the energy required for one lightning Incarnation was enough to support three Exotic Fire Clones, and in terms of power, a single Exotic Fire Clone was enough to crush a lightning Incarnation.

Therefore, compared to a Xiao Yan without the Burning Technique and nine Exotic Fires, the combat strength gap of a Xiao Yan with the Burning Technique and nine Exotic Fires was absolutely enormous.

Just one Exotic Fire Bead was powerful enough, let alone the Exotic Fire Clones. Of course, it was not just that; there were also effects like the Fallen Heart Flame's tempering of Dou Qi, the Three Thousand Burning Flame's Undying Physique, and so on...

Therefore, Xiao Yan was still extremely grateful to Venerable Yao; otherwise, he would not have gone specifically to the Human Hall to plunder Soul Origin to improve Venerable Yao's strength.

In Xiao Yan's estimation, Venerable Yao was the person to replace Hun Tiandi to become a Dou Di, and this was also Xiao Yan's way of repaying Venerable Yao.

Whether it was engraving Venerable Yao's parents' names on the clan monument or finding the lost Han Shanshan Hu Jiujiu, Xiao Yan intended to let Venerable Yao do it himself and find it himself. Only in this way could Venerable Yao be more joyful.

This was also one of the reasons why Xiao Yan had always refused Venerable Yao's Bone Chilling Flame. Regarding Han Shanshan, he only had some impressions; it seemed that a trace of a Soul brand remained in the Bone Chilling Flame, while the Soul was sealed by the shackles of time...

"Brother Xiao Yan, are we going to release the Purification Lotus Demon Flame ahead of schedule next?" Xun'er asked Xiao Yan.

"Yes, but before that, we still need to obtain the last fragment of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame to ensure nothing goes wrong. Moreover, I have not yet touched the barrier of a Breakthrough, and my Dou Qi has not been condensed to the limit, so I will Cultivate in Starfall Pavilion for a period of time..."

"However, this map fragment of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame cannot be found. Perhaps your Gu Clan has a way?" Xiao Yan had also entrusted the people of Starfall Pavilion to search for it during this period, but it had no effect. After all, the influence of Starfall Pavilion in this Central Plains still had too poor a foundation.

"The map fragment of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame?" Elder Tong Xuan behind Xun'er was somewhat puzzled and asked, "There will be some signs before the Purification Lotus Demon Flame descends, and it will reveal itself then. We should not need this map, right?"

Elder Tong Xuan did not have a low status in the Gu Clan and understood matters regarding the Purification Lotus Demon Flame.

"That is your assumption. With the strength on the surface of the Central Plains, I fear no one is qualified to obtain the Purification Lotus Demon Flame without relying on this map, not even that Hall Master of the Soul Hall—it is absolutely impossible." Xiao Yan looked at Elder Tong Xuan and explained.

The Purification Lotus Demon Flame controlled the Ancient Sky Refining Formation and had at least the strength of a Six-Star Dou Sheng. If it erupted with full power, perhaps increasing its strength by ten times would not be a problem. Therefore, even if it reached the strength of a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, Xiao Yan would not be surprised.

And the Hall Master of the Soul Hall was only a Five-Star Dou Sheng. Limited by the clan agreement, a Six-Star Dou Sheng could not appear, so this Purification Lotus Demon Flame was naturally unsolvable.

Therefore, except for Xiao Yan, if others wanted to subdue the Purification Lotus Demon Flame, they could only rely on the remnant image of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint.