Before the top ten on the Strong Ranking graduated, Xiao Tian had extended an invitation to them, and Liu Qing was among them. However, due to his personality, he chose to go back to help his family and repay them.
Xiao Tian did not force them to do anything. After all, everyone has their own ambitions, and he was just extending an olive branch. Ultimately, it was up to them to make their choice.
"Looks like you have learned how to be a leader these past few years, but your expression does not look like one at all."
Xiao Tian looked at Liu Qing in front of him and was surprised that Liu Qing, who was always a straightforward and combative maniac, had actually learned to joke.
"Haha, are you going to the Pill Region?" Liu Qing laughed heartily. Today, he not only escaped with his life but also saw his old friend, and he could not help but feel genuinely happy.
He realized that Xiao Tian was also an alchemist, and the space wormhole in Tianhuang City was one of the cities leading to the Pill Region.
"Let us go there and broaden our horizons," Xiao Tian said with a slight smile.
Upon hearing this, Liu Qing and Liu Fei realized that Xiao Tian's talent for alchemy was just as terrifying as his talent for cultivation. He had already reached the Dou Zun realm, so his alchemist rank was definitely no lower than the seventh grade. They thought that going to broaden their horizons was more like going to fry fish.
Liu Qing was just about to invite Xiao Tian to the Liu family home to give him a proper welcome and to arrange things regarding the space wormhole, as the Liu family still held the management rights for the wormhole this year.
Before he could even speak, he noticed that the space around Xiao Tian was slightly distorted, and a woman with two little girls appeared out of thin air next to Xiao Tian.
Liu Qing and Liu Fei's eyes widened instantly. Although their cultivation levels were not high, they had a good understanding of the different levels. This kind of technique could only be used by a Dou Zun, and it was not something that a low-level Dou Zun could do.
This proved that the person who appeared was also at the Dou Zun level.
The woman who appeared had her face veiled with a light gauze, revealing eyes like deep, dark pools. Her figure was graceful and perfect to the extreme; any less would be too thin, any more would be too plump.
She exuded a subtle sense of resilience, confidence, and the aura of someone who had held a high position for many years.
Liu Fei glanced at the other person's figure, then looked at herself, and exclaimed inwardly that she was completely outclassed by the other person in terms of both temperament and figure.
Liu Qing even sensed a strange, deadly threat emanating from the two little girls.
"Father, are they the friends you mentioned?" Xiao Ling walked to Xiao Tian's side, tugged at his sleeve, and asked.
"That is right. They used to be friends with Father from the same academy."
Xiao Tian picked up both Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng, determined to treat them equally, otherwise he would have to comfort the other one.
Upon hearing the address and noticing the striking resemblance between Xiao Tian and the two little girls, Liu Qing and Liu Fei realized that the two girls were Xiao Tian's biological daughters.
They just did not know which woman Xiao Tian had a daughter with, since they all knew that Xiao Tian had many beautiful women.
Xiao Tian introduced them to each other. Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng sweetly called Liu Qing and his wife "Uncle and Aunt," and Liu Qing and his wife responded with smiles.
Just as Xiao Tian was about to introduce Xuan Yi, Xuan Yi spoke in a clear, cold voice: "Xuan Yu!"
Xuan Yi did not want to reveal her name. Although she usually kept to herself, her name was known to many people on the continent. The only thing that was less well-known was that one of the three giants of the Pill Tower was a woman.
And she did not want to reveal her whereabouts, otherwise she might be disturbed by someone.
As Xiao Tian introduced them, Xuan Yi quietly moved to his side, and the two of them put their shoulders together.
Xiao Tian also sensed Xuan Yi's movements. He did not expect Xuan Yi to behave like a young woman, and could not help but secretly chuckle.
He had no interest in Liu Fei whatsoever. Although she was not bad-looking, she was still quite different from Han Yue and Han Xue, not to mention Medusa and the like.
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Afterwards, the five of them rode the Shadow Eagle King towards Tianhuang City.
When they saw the Shadow Eagle King, Liu Qing and his companion were not too surprised, because with Xiao Tian's abnormal strength, they even felt that a sixth-tier Eagle King mount was a bit beneath him.
As Xiao Tian and his group set off, two somewhat disheveled figures appeared in a mountain range at the border between the northern and western regions of the Central Plains.
Sunlight shone on the two, revealing their faces; they were Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, who had ventured out from the Primordial Heaven Realm.
Initially, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran planned to follow the instructions given by Xiao Tian and head towards the northwest region of the Central Plains.
The two traveled westward to a place called the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains to hone their skills and seek opportunities.
During their training, they unfortunately encountered people from the Wind Lightning Southern Pavilion.
Nalan Yanran, who was already beautiful and charming, became even more beautiful and captivating under Xiao Yan's careful nurturing and care. It would not be an exaggeration to call her as having a face as beautiful as a flower and a moon.
Furthermore, with the added benefit of awakening the wind attribute physique through the physique card, the person appeared even more agile.
During their training, they encountered the disciples and elders of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
The people from the Wind Lightning Southern Pavilion were overcome with lust upon seeing the stunningly beautiful Nalan Yanran and attempted to take advantage of her, but they were all killed by Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran.
However, when the two killed the Dou Zong elder of the Wind Lightning Southern Pavilion, they still left some clues. In the end, history was surprisingly similar, and Xiao Yan also embarked on the road of being hunted down by the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
However, this time the target of the pursuit was not the Wind Lightning Northern Pavilion, but the Pavilion Master of the Wind Lightning Southern Pavilion.
The master of the Wind Lightning Southern Pavilion was also at the eight-star Dou Zong realm. Xiao Yan, relying on the high-level Dou Techniques he learned from the Heaven Punishing Divine Palace and the soul Dou Techniques given to him by Xiao Tian, was not at a disadvantage in the fight against the eight-star Dou Zong. However, the opponent did not come alone, but a group of Dou Zongs and Dou Huangs.
There was no other reason than that among the people who initially plotted against Nalan Yanran, one of them was the son of the Wind Lightning Southern Pavilion Master, and he was the kind of person who had a child late in life.
Then the entire Wind Lightning Southern Pavilion mobilized to besiege Xiao Yan and his companion.
After killing two Dou Zong, Xiao Yan made a strategic retreat with Nalan Yanran.
The main reason was that during this Central Plains training, Elder Yao had already stated that he would not use the 'Heavenly Rank Battle Technique, Ghost Possession' unless it was a matter of life and death.
Xiao Yan also had this plan, feeling that being constantly protected was ultimately not his own path.
Deep within the mountains, Xiao Yan, safely hidden, looked at Nalan Yanran, who was panting, and could not help but pull her into his arms, gently asking, "How are you? Do you regret coming out to adventure with me?"
Nalan Yanran shook her head upon hearing this. Although she looked slightly tired, her expression held a strange excitement. "No, on the contrary, I even feel an unprecedented sense of excitement."
Xiao Yan was taken aback when he heard Nalan Yanran's words, but after a moment's thought, he understood.