After completely refining the soul of the Hall of Souls' deputy hall master, Xiao Yan officially stepped into the realm of the Heaven Stage Perfection. Having reached this stage in his previous life, he naturally had full control over the massive soul power and prevented any leakage of soul pressure. In fact, he even managed to completely restrain the vast soul energy within his body.
At this moment, Xiao Yan looked no different from an ordinary person on the surface—perhaps even appearing frail. But anyone who dared to underestimate him would pay a bloody price. Just like that deputy hall master from the Hall of Souls, who lost so quickly precisely because he had taken Xiao Yan too lightly.
As for the soul light clusters he had collected, Xiao Yan didn't intend to refine them just yet. First, directly absorbing them wouldn't help him immediately break through to the Emperor Rank Soul. Second, his soul had only just reached the Heaven Perfection realm, and it would take some time to stabilize. Since the clusters were stored securely within Xiao Yao's body, he wasn't worried about losing them.
By now, the Hun Clan had likely already realized that their Hall of Souls had been destroyed. Harvesting their resources wouldn't be so easy in the future. Xiao Yan decided not to target them again in the short term—at least not until he reached the Five-Star Dou Saint level. Until then, he planned to conceal his strength.
However, with his current talent, even if he cultivated steadily, reaching Five-Star Dou Saint would take several more years. This speed was already incredible. After all, even in his past life, it had been a difficult process to reach that realm. If he could acquire the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, it would cut down the effort by a great deal—but that flame wouldn't appear for at least another decade, and he still hadn't gathered the final piece of the ancient map.
"I'll have to go after the Life Spirit Flame instead…" Xiao Yan muttered to himself. According to his plan, ordinary Heavenly Flames could no longer provide much help. Only those ranked in the top ten could still be useful to him, and the ones in the top five were the most valuable.
Among the top five, the Life Spirit Flame was the only one currently within his reach. The others were either already owned by overwhelmingly powerful individuals or had yet to appear in the world, like the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame. While he could improve by absorbing lightning energy from the Void Lightning Pool at the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's island, that was always an option. But the Life Spirit Flame was time-sensitive.
According to his previous investigations, the owner of the Life Spirit Flame from his past life hadn't obtained the flame yet. That meant it was still a masterless flame. If he could find it before that elder from the Shennong family, he could claim it as his own.
But the Life Spirit Flame was notoriously difficult to locate—not because it had complex formation conditions, but because it was too well-hidden. Unlike other Heavenly Flames that appeared in certain regions, the Life Spirit Flame could disguise itself as a medicinal herb. With the vast number of herbs in the world, there was no way he could identify it one by one.
The dumbest method he could think of was to follow the Shennong elder and try to snatch it when it appeared. But this was inefficient, and the old man was a Five-Star Dou Saint—even if he didn't like to fight, Xiao Yan wasn't sure he could win in a direct confrontation.
"Master, are you planning to go after the Life Spirit Flame?" Xiao Yao suddenly emerged from Xiao Yan's body and perched on his shoulder. Since they were spiritually linked, she could sense his thoughts clearly.
"You have a way?" Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. He had nearly forgotten that this little fellow had the ability to sense Heavenly Flames. Maybe she could track down the Life Spirit Flame's exact location.
"Hehe, of course I can! I'm the most powerful flame spirit in the history of the Dou Qi Continent! I was born with a special sensitivity to Heavenly Flames. And now that you've become so powerful and devoured so many flames, my own power has increased by hundreds of times. Finding the Life Spirit Flame will be easy!" Xiao Yao puffed up her chest, speaking proudly.
"Alright, stop bragging. Let's get to it." Xiao Yan chuckled and gave her little head a light pat.
"Watch me!" Xiao Yao took to the air, spinning once mid-air. Just when Xiao Yan thought she was finally going to be serious, she suddenly struck a few ridiculous poses and shouted, "Heaven and Earth Boundless! Ten Thousand Miles Tracking!"
"Are you playing the Sky Howling Dog now?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but roast her. This absurd gesture was something Xiao Yao had picked up from him after he once compared Zi Yan sniffing out herbs to a puppy, jokingly referencing that mythical canine. Unfortunately, the girl took it seriously.
"There it is!" Xiao Yao closed her eyes for a moment and then pointed into the distance. Xiao Yan's spirit surged with Soul—Heaven Perfection energy and instantly connected with her. In just a breath, their combined perception expanded to thousands of kilometers.
Soon, he sensed the aura of a Heavenly Flame—it was faint and elusive, but definitely real. The location? The Central Domain—Leaf City.
"That's the place…" Xiao Yan froze slightly when he felt the unique presence of the Life Spirit Flame. It was indeed a peculiar flame. Had he not merged his soul with Xiao Yao's and relied on her innate flame-sensing ability, he might not have located it at all, even with his peak soul power.
However, when Xiao Yan discovered the flame was in Leaf City, his heart stirred deeply. Memories surged in his mind, and his eyes dimmed slightly.
"Master, what's wrong?" Xiao Yao turned to look at him with concern. She had been with him for a long time but had never sensed such emotional turbulence before.
"It's nothing… just remembering the past." Xiao Yan took a deep breath and gazed toward Leaf City, his eyes filled with mixed emotions. In his past life, he had stayed in that city for quite a long time and even taken in a disciple there—Ye Lingyu. She was the only disciple he had ever accepted in either life.
Ever since coming to the Central Plains, he had deliberately avoided going back to that place, just to escape the memories. Yet now, he had no choice but to return.
With a bitter smile, Xiao Yan took off in the direction of the Ye Family. No matter what, he had to go—both for the Life Spirit Flame and for the sake of the one person who had once called him master.
(End of Chapter)
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