"It seems Young MissXiao Yi Xian still remembers me," Ling Ying smiled.
"Enough, state your purpose for coming here!" Xiao Yi Xian said, appearing somewhat impatient.
Clearly, Xiao Yi Xian did not like Ling Ying, who had once monitored the Xiao Family and attacked Xiao Se.
If not for considering the faction behind him, she would have made him leave something behind today, no matter what.
"I came here under the orders of Young Miss to investigate the cause of the explosion," Ling Ying lowered his posture.
Xiao Yi Xian was a high-level Dou Zong, while he was only an eight-star Dou Huang, so he had no choice but to act this way.
"Then how is your investigation going now?" Xiao Yi Xian glanced coldly at another direction and said in a deep voice.
"It is clear, I shall take my leave." Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's dislike for him, Ling Ying smiled bitterly.
After hesitating for a moment, his smile gradually faded, and he cupped his hands in a salute, saying solemnly: "In the next few days, people from the clan will come to pick up Young Miss. If possible, please trouble Young MissXiao Yi Xian to pass this word on to Young Master Xiao Se; I would be extremely grateful."
While speaking, Ling Ying turned around, his black wings flapping, and his figure turned into a stream of light, disappearing into the horizon.
Behind a certain rock on the edge of the giant crater.
Xiao Yan, who had just arrived, stared blankly at Xiao Yi Xian and the departing Ling Ying in the sky.
Beyond his shock, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Ling Ying was fine; at least he didn't feel as powerful as his own teacher.
But Xiao Yi Xian was different; just by floating in the Void Realm, she gave him a sense of impending death.
Xiao Yi Xian was very strong, extremely strong, even stronger than Protector Wu who had been killed by Xiao Se at the Cloud Mist Sect.
"Teacher, what is that girl's cultivation level?" Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao in his heart.
Hearing this, Yao Lao thought for a moment and replied, "About a seven-star Dou Zong."
"A seven-star Dou Zong." Xiao Yan gasped. "Teacher, what should we do?"
At this moment, he was almost about to cry.
Why did he have to come over to check? Now, he had run into a high-level Dou Zong with unfathomable strength.
One must know that at the Dou Zong level, the gap between every star is enormous, especially between a six-star Dou Zong and a seven-star Dou Zong, which is a massive watershed.
The former is still at the mid-level Dou Zong stage, while the latter has already entered the high-level Dou Zong stage; the gap is not insignificant.
Back then, the six-star Dou ZongProtector Wu had suppressed his teacher; now, with a seven-star Dou Zong like Xiao Yi Xian, if things went wrong, they might be buried here.
"We can only hope that she hasn't discovered us or isn't interested in us; otherwise, it will be ominous. However... I always feel that she looks somewhat familiar." Yao Lao fell into deep thought.
Experts in the Fighting Qi Continent identify others by their aura first, and their appearance second.
Not to mention that the last time Xiao Yi Xian met Yao Lao with Xiao Se, she hadn't fully grown up yet and was only fourteen or fifteen.
Now, three years later, Xiao Yi Xian's appearance and aura had changed drastically; even Yao Lao did not recognize her immediately.
Just then, a gray-purple light quietly struck.
Xiao Yan immediately felt the crisis of death.
However, Yao Lao's perception was extremely keen; he naturally would not let the gray-purple light harm Xiao Yan.
The black storage ring flashed, and Yao Lao instantly possessed Xiao Yan's body.
With a wave of his large hand, a bone-white flame suddenly shot out, turning into a line of fire, scattering the gray-purple light.
The scattered gray-purple light turned into drops of gray-purple liquid emitting white mist, dripping onto the surrounding boulders.
The boulders instantly became riddled with holes, reflecting beautiful, slender pillars of light under the sunlight.
"It's actually a strange fire?" Before he knew it, Xiao Yi Xian had already appeared above Xiao Yan's location, looking down at Xiao Yan, who was possessed by Yao Lao, from a high position.
Her beautiful eyes were full of surprise and joy, as if she were looking at prey.
"Such strong toxicity. I'm afraid that even a Dou Zong expert would suffer if they touched it."
Yao Lao controlled Xiao Yan's body, glanced at the boulders corroded by the poison with lingering fear, took a deep breath, looked up at Xiao Yi Xian, and said hesitantly: "Your Excellency, I was just passing by. I wonder if you could let me leave?"
"I can, but there are conditions."
Yao Lao did not recognize Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yi Xian naturally would not recognize Yao Lao, especially since the former was possessing Xiao Yan's body.
Who is Xiao Yan? Does our Xiao Yi Xian know him? The answer is no.
Even if she had seen him once in Wutan City, it wasn't worth remembering.
"Your Excellency, please speak." Yao Lao felt somewhat frustrated; he had just brought Xiao Yan to the Black-Corner Region and immediately ran into a seven-star Dou Zong.
"It's very simple. Hand over the strange fire in your body." A playful expression appeared on Xiao Yi Xian's cold, pretty face.
"Your Excellency must be joking. You Cultivate poison-attribute Qi, which is cold in nature. A strange fire is useless to you." Seeing the playful arc on Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face, Yao Lao said with some anger.
"I didn't say I was going to use it myself. Can't I give it to a friend? One word: will you give it or not?"
Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes gradually became cold.
Gray-purple Qi surged, and with a wave of her jade hand, ripples of energy fluctuated in the air.
After two years of life as a poison master and three years of tempering in the Black-Corner Region, she was no longer the simple and kind Xiao Yi Xian from Qingshan Town.
Her Heart-Nature had changed drastically, and at this moment, the only sustenance in her heart was Xiao Se; she would strive for anything that was beneficial to Xiao Se.
Yao Lao's expression was gloomy, and he did not reply.
Bone-white flames rose around him, turning into three lines of fire that shot out, thrusting fiercely towards Xiao Yi Xian.
He then turned around and flew rapidly in the direction he came from.
"Toasting only to drink a forfeit!" Xiao Yi Xian shouted, her figure flashing as she rushed out.
While slapping away the fire lines, she instantly formed strange hand seals. "Heaven Poison Prison Realm!"
As Xiao Yi Xian's voice fell, Yao Lao, who was flying rapidly, stopped in his tracks.
He saw that the space within ten feet around him began to twist, instantly forming an invisible cage.
The cage released gray-purple poison gas, and in an instant, the heaven and earth energy within the entire cage space was polluted by the poison gas.
"This is... the Calamity Poison Body."
It was only when Xiao Yi Xian unleashed her Dou Technique that Yao Lao finally remembered why he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with this young high-level Dou Zong.
It turned out that the other party was the little poison girl who had been by Xiao Se's side back then.
Hearing Yao Lao call out her Physique, Xiao Yi Xian did not show any surprise and said in a cold voice: "You have some insight.
I can see that the body you are currently controlling is not your own; it should be a Soul body.
But I don't care about your background, your past life, or what your strength was.
If you don't hand over the strange fire today, don't even think about leaving."
"Why, little girl, have you forgotten me too? Do you still remember when Xiao Se brought you to me in Wutan City to trade for a solution to the Calamity Poison Body?"
Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's words, Yao Lao used the Bone Chilling Flame to protect Xiao Yan while his Soul left Xiao Yan's body and appeared voluntarily.
Seeing Yao Lao appear, Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to calm.
So what? A trade is a trade; it doesn't mean anyone owes anyone anything.
She immediately said coldly: "In consideration of you providing the poison pill method, hand over the strange fire, and I will let you go."
"Pfft." Hearing this, Yao Lao almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
This little girl was really too heartless; he had clearly revealed his identity, and she had recognized him, yet in the end, she still wanted him to hand over the strange fire.
Just then, Xiao Se's voice suddenly rang in their ears: "Xian'er, Yao Lao, what are you two doing?"
As the voice fell, Xiao Se instantly appeared beside Xiao Yi Xian.
"Have you found the body of the Earth Demon Old Ghost?" Xiao Yi Xian asked with a smile.
"Yes, it was buried quite deep. It took a bit of effort, but fortunately, all the old guy's parts are there," Xiao Se responded with a smile.
"That's good." Xiao Yi Xian smiled, then pointed to Yao Lao, who was trapped in the Heaven Poison Prison Realm, and asked: "How should we deal with this old guy?"
Hearing this, Xiao Se looked at Yao Lao.
Seeing the innocent look on the other's face as he stared at him, he twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "Xian'er, let him go. Yao Lao is not an enemy."
"But he is carrying a strange fire." Xiao Yi Xian still wanted to fight for Xiao Se.
"I have known about that for a long time. Let him go." Xiao Se gently rubbed Xiao Yi Xian's head.
"Hmm." Xiao Se's intimacy made Xiao Yi Xian's beautiful eyes curve into two shallow crescents.
With a wave of her jade hand, the Heaven Poison Prison Realm covering Yao Lao and Xiao Yan instantly dissipated.
Yao Lao and Xiao Yan, who were on the side, were stunned to see the Calamity Poison Body who had just shown such ferocity now acting as obedient and cute as a neighbor's little girl beside Xiao Se.
Yao Lao then cupped his hands and said: "Many thanks to young friend Xiao Se for the rescue."
"Speaking of which, I should be the one to say sorry. I just returned to the Black-Corner Region and encountered this matter with the Earth Demon Old Ghost, so I haven't had time to tell Xian'er about you, Senior." Xiao Se shook his head.
Hearing this, Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yi Xian with lingering fear and nodded.
He then did not stay long, attached himself to Xiao Yan, and turned to leave.
"Are you just going to let him leave like that? That is the Bone Chilling Flame, ranked eleventh on the strange fire ranking list.
If you swallowed it, it might allow your Cultivation Technique to advance to the Heaven Rank."
Looking at the place where Yao Lao disappeared, Xiao Yi Xian was still somewhat unwilling.
"Don't worry, this strange fire will be mine sooner or later. However, we must keep our eyes on the long term.
Let's go. It's time to deal with the aftermath of the Sea King Pavilion.
There must be many people watching in secret after this great battle, so we can't let them take advantage of the situation." Xiao Se held Xiao Yi Xian's jade hand.
"Hmm." As they spoke, the two held hands and turned into two streams of light, disappearing into the horizon.
On the other side, Zhu Zhuqing and Die, who had separated from Xiao Se midway, had already entered the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy.
"Everyone, look! That is Senior Sister Zhuqing. This aura is too terrifying! She has actually broken through to a Dou Huang!"
"Who is the woman beside Senior Sister Zhuqing? She looks even more beautiful than Senior Sister Zhuqing. Her strength has already reached the Dou Zong level!"
As soon as the two entered the Inner Academy, they immediately caused a huge sensation.
Students and instructors who were usually busy Cultivating came out one after another and gathered together.
"Hehe. Little girl Zhuqing, I really didn't expect that in just two years, you would have already promoted to a Dou Huang."
Zhu Zhuqing and Die's entry naturally did not escape Su Qian's eyes.
He flew through the air to the two of them and said with a smile.
"Grand Elder." Zhu Zhuqing bowed gracefully.
For this Grand Elder who was committed to teaching students, Zhu Zhuqing still respected him very much.
"No need for formalities!" Su Qian was clearly very pleased with Zhu Zhuqing's respect.
He smiled faintly and turned his gaze to Die: "Forgive this old man for his poor eyesight, who is this person who looks so similar to Queen Medusa?"
"Grand Elder, this is Queen Medusa's younger sister, Die. She is here to accompany me to see Senior Sister Xiao Yu." Zhu Zhuqing introduced.
"Greetings, Grand Elder." Die also mimicked Zhu Zhuqing and bowed gracefully.
"We are both Dou Zong experts, no need for this." The Grand Elder smiled and shook his head, then looked around and asked: "Where is Xiao Se? Even you have broken through to a Dou Huang, surely that little guy hasn't become a Dou Zong, right!"
"Hmm, Little Se has now been promoted to a three-star Dou Zong.
Originally, he would have come with us, but midway he sensed a great battle in Maple City, so he went to help Sister Xian'er." Zhu Zhuqing answered truthfully.
Su Qian nodded.
He naturally knew about the Demon Flame Valley attacking the Sea King Pavilion, but the more this kind of time, the more he had to stay in the Inner Academy.
On the surface, Jia Nan Academy only had him as a Dou Zong.
If he ran off to assist the Sea King Pavilion, and someone with bad intentions caused harm to the students, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Furthermore, he also had some understanding of Xiao Yi Xian's strength.
Strong!
Extremely strong, strong enough to kill him in one move, and dealing with the Earth Demon Old Ghost was no problem.
"Alright, since that's the case, you two go see the girl Xiao Yu. This old man won't bother you anymore."
As he spoke, Su Qian turned and flew in the direction he came from.
Zhu Zhuqing and Die watched Su Qian leave, then hurried to Xiao Yu's residence.
"Zhuqing, long time no see." As soon as they arrived at Xiao Yu's residence, Xiao Yu greeted her and gave her a warm hug.
At this time, it had been nearly half a month since the Xiao Family was exterminated.
Without anyone deliberately notifying her, she did not yet know that the Xiao Family had been wiped out.
Being held affectionately by Xiao Yu, Zhu Zhuqing's mood couldn't help but become heavy.
She still didn't know how to explain the matter of the Xiao Family being wiped out by the Hall of Souls to Xiao Yu.
After not hearing Zhu Zhuqing's response for a long time, Xiao Yu released her embrace and asked in confusion: "What's wrong, Zhuqing? You look so troubled."
"No... nothing..." Zhu Zhuqing shook her head.
In the end, she decided to leave the decision to Xiao Se.
"Where is the Little Rascal? Why don't I see him?"
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's expression, Xiao Yu didn't understand.
She scanned the surroundings and found that besides a strange woman beside Zhu Zhuqing, there was no third person.
"He went to the Sea King Pavilion to help Sister Xian'er solve some matters. He will be here soon." Zhu Zhuqing answered.
"Oh, oh." Hearing that Xiao Se would be coming, Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel a little happy inside, but she still put on an angry look and spat lightly: "Hmph, that bad guy, he's been gone for two years. When he comes back, let's see how I teach him a lesson."
Looking at Xiao Yu's innocent appearance, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't bear it.
Perhaps after learning about the Xiao Family's extermination, it would be difficult to see Xiao Yu show such a smile again.
(End of Chapter)
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