"Brother Yi, what do you think lies beyond Wutan City?"
Xiao Yan slowly raised his hand, shielding the sun in the sky, and asked softly with narrowed eyes.
From his words, it was not difficult to discern Xiao Yan's longing for the vast continent outside and his unwillingness to accept the disappearance of his Dou Zhi Qi.
"Beyond Wutan City? Perhaps it should be very beautiful..."
"But beautiful things are also very dangerous!"
Xiao Yi slightly tilted his head, looking at the black storage ring on Xiao Yan's raised left hand.
Xiao Yi also had a black storage ring like that, its appearance not much different from Xiao Yan's.
As a Transmigrator, Xiao Yi naturally knew very well that Xiao Yan's storage ring and his own were vastly different.
In fact, when he first Transmigrated, Xiao Yi had considered tricking Xiao Yan out of the black storage ring and then becoming Yao Lao's disciple himself.
But in the end, under Xiao Yi's 'lying flat' mentality, he ultimately gave up.
After all, if he could reach Dou Di by lying flat, who would be willing to Cultivate diligently?
"Dangerous? But I still want to leave Wutan City and see, even though I don't seem to have the strength for it now..."
Xiao Yan showed great unwillingness, and his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
Seeing Xiao Yan like this, Xiao Yi's face was filled with a very warm smile.
"Xiao Yan, you and I are both still young; we will definitely have the opportunity in the future..."
"And we will not only leave Wutan City, but we will also leave this Jia Ma Empire to experience the beauty of this continent!"
"Even step out of this Fighting Qi Continent..."
"Xiao Yan, remember this!"
"Thirty years of prosperity, thirty years of decline; wait for the winds and clouds to rise again!"
Hearing Xiao Yi's serious words, Xiao Yan said nothing more, only nodding very earnestly.
Just as the two of them sat peacefully, chatting.
A figure slowly approached from a distance.
"Brother Xiao Yan!"
Xiao Xun'er's delicate voice came first, even before she arrived.
"Brother Xiao Yi, you're here too... Are you two slacking off again?"
Seeing Xiao Yi beside Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er wasn't surprised at all.
After all, these two had been inseparable since childhood.
"Xun'er, have you finished your test too?"
"How was it?"
Xiao Yan turned his head and asked softly.
Xiao Xun'er tilted her head slightly, looking playful and cute: "Guess?"
"With your talent, you're probably at the eighth stage or higher now..."
Xiao Yan smacked his lips and said tentatively.
Xiao Yi, however, smiled slightly, pretending to seriously appraise Xiao Xun'er.
"Xun'er, I see you are now at the ninth stage of Dou Zhi Qi?"
Xun'er smiled slightly: "Brother Xiao Yi guessed correctly! Xun'er is indeed at the ninth stage!"
Hearing this, a trace of disappointment flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes, then quickly disappeared.
"Congratulations, Xun'er..."
Xiao Yi, however, didn't care about this result at all.
After all, the Xiao Xun'er before him was the esteemed daughter of the Gu clan, possessing the purest Dou Di Bloodline within her.
If her Dou Di Bloodline hadn't been Sealed by her father, Gu Yuan, this Girl might never have been able to experience the process of condensing a Dou Zhi Qi vortex.
"Oh, right, Brother Xiao Yan, Uncle Xiao is looking for you..."
"He sent people everywhere but couldn't find you; Xun'er guessed you'd be with Brother Xiao Yi..."
Xiao Xun'er then revealed the true purpose of her visit.
Xiao Yan: "Looking for me? Is something wrong?"
Xiao Xun'er: "I heard it seems like an important guest has arrived at home..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yi was slightly startled, but his heart felt a little excited.
Has Nalan Yanran finally come to annul the engagement?
For over a decade, Nalan Yanran was exactly who Xiao Yi had been waiting for!
Nalan Yanran coming to annul the engagement meant that Xiao Yan's path to becoming an Emperor was about to begin.
"Xiao Yan, you should go quickly..."
"Don't make Uncle wait too long..."
Xiao Yi's expression was calm as he urged him.
Xiao Yan frowned slightly: "Brother Yi, aren't you coming along?"
Xiao Yi, however, shook his head: "You two go first; I'll be there shortly..."
Xiao Yan nodded upon hearing this.
Then he left with Xiao Xun'er, leaving Xiao Yi alone.
Seeing their retreating figures, Xiao Yi let out a long sigh.
"It's finally happening!"
"All these years, do you know how I've lived?"
"Nalan Yanran, you're finally here! Without you, how can my Brother Yan become the Flame Emperor!"
Xiao Yi muttered incessantly.
He didn't notice a trace of Qi flashing on the black storage ring on his hand.
By the time Xiao Yi reacted, the black storage ring was already surrounded by countless red Qi.
The next second, the storage ring simply slipped off Xiao Yi's finger, but it didn't fall to the ground; instead, it floated in the air.
Then, extremely powerful Qi waves surged out from within the storage ring.
"Little brat..."
A deep voice, accompanied by the surging Qi, slowly sounded.
Hearing this sudden voice, Xiao Yi couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
This scene felt somewhat familiar, but why did it also feel a bit off?
Xiao Yi immediately felt that the situation was not good; could he have somehow mixed up his storage ring with Xiao Yan's?
Was his current storage ring the one where Yao Lao was sleeping?
However, before Xiao Yi could think clearly, the Qi around the storage ring slowly condensed into a translucent figure above it.
"Little brat, looking at you, it seems you're not afraid of me?"
The transparent middle-aged man looked at Xiao Yi very calmly and spoke softly.
Seeing the suddenly appearing figure, Xiao Yi felt even more bewildered.
Because this appearance didn't look like Yao Lao at all!
The Yao Lao described in the original work was a veritable little old man, but the Soul body in front of him now looked like a middle-aged man!
"I'm speaking to you, why do you not answer!"
Seeing that Xiao Yi had not answered for a long time, a trace of anger flashed across the Soul body's face.
Then a terrifying wave of Qi directly struck, blowing Xiao Yi back several steps.
Feeling the Soul body's anger, Xiao Yi finally came back to his senses.
He respectfully extended his hand and said:
"Please forgive this Senior; this junior was momentarily lost in thought..."
The Soul body nodded upon hearing this, and the Qi around him softened considerably.
"Never mind. I perished a thousand years ago. If it weren't for your Dou Zhi Qi nourishment, I probably wouldn't have awakened..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yi was slightly startled.
Good heavens!
Was he getting the exact same script as Xiao Yan?
The reason for the disappearance of his Dou Zhi Qi was actually due to the Soul body in the storage ring absorbing it.
But who exactly was the Soul body in front of him? Xiao Yi couldn't help but guess.
After all, according to what the Soul body said, he perished a thousand years ago, so he definitely wouldn't be Yao Lao, as Yao Lao hadn't perished that long ago.
At this moment, Xiao Yi boldly guessed, a strong individual who perished a thousand years ago, Venerable Skyfire??
Thinking of this, Xiao Yi felt uneasy.
Then he cupped his hands and respectfully asked again:
"May I ask Senior's name?"
The Soul body, however, just smiled slightly upon hearing this:
"A thousand years have passed; this continent has probably long forgotten me..."
"It's no harm to tell you..."
"My name is: Xiao Xuan!"