Above the Myriad Scorpion Gate, Chen Yang looked at the thick Poisonous Miasma before him, his reluctance even stronger than before. The greatest pain of parting is not at the moment of farewell, but shortly after.
Xiao Yan and Qing Lin stood silently by his side. Only after waiting for more than twenty minutes did Chen Yang let out a long breath: "Let's go. With this Poisonous Miasma shrouded here, Xian'er's safety is assured!"
Reluctance was one thing, but the road ahead still had to be walked. Xiao Yi Xian's talent was extraordinary; if he kept her tied to his side and she missed her optimal growth period, she might not be able to reach the absolute Peak in the future.
What he wanted had always been to reach the Peak of the Major Thousand Worlds, and even to break through the shackles of the firmament tablet and leap out of the River of Time.
And when he achieved that transcendence over everything, he didn't want a single person by his side to disappear.
So, as long as there was a chance for them to become stronger, Chen Yang would not let it pass... From the Izumo Empire to the Black-Corner Region, the journey was even longer than flying from the Jia Ma Empire to the Izumo Empire.
It took Chen Yang's group of three a full day to finally arrive at the Black Seal City of the Black-Corner Region. After paying a significant city entry fee, the three entered the city.
The only feeling Black Seal City gave Chen Yang was chaos. After entering, brawls and killings were visible everywhere. Some inconspicuous fellows even developed designs on them when they saw the configuration of Chen Yang's group: two young men with a little beauty.
Regarding these blind dogs, Xiao Yan had nothing to say. Regardless of their strength, he would kill them with a single punch.
After killing a full seven groups and punching a Two-Star Dou Ling to death, Chen Yang's group of three finally began to be feared.
Although the people roaming the Black-Corner Region were all villains, few were idiots.
If that black-robed man who looked like a lackey could kill a Two-Star Dou Ling with one punch, what kind of strength must that green-robed Young Master, who hadn't lifted a finger the whole time, possess?
Or rather, could you guarantee that while there were three of them on the surface, there weren't even stronger beings hidden in the shadows?
"This Black-Corner Region is far too chaotic. This is just inside the city; I really don't know what it's like outside?" Xiao Yan pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, shaking his head helplessly as he looked at the wary crowd around them.
"With the strength of Jia Nan Academy, cleaning up this trash would be a simple matter. The reason they are left here is merely to ensure the students of the academy don't live too comfortably."
"True experts cannot be produced within a school."
Chen Yang glanced at the surrounding criminals and smiled disdainfully, speaking to Xiao Yan and Qing Lin.
Jia Nan Academy's principal, Mang Tianchi, was a genuine Half-Saint expert, not to mention that Jia Nan Academy had more than two Dou Zong Peak experts. If these people all came out, sweeping the Black-Corner Region would be child's play.
The reason these people were left to prance around was simply to let the Black-Corner Region develop in an even more chaotic direction, which was beneficial for the growth of Jia Nan Academy's students.
"That principal of Jia Nan Academy is quite an impressive figure!" Yao Lao's voice rang in Xiao Yan's ear.
"Between him and Teacher, who is stronger?" Xiao Yan knew Yao Lao had once been a Dou Zun expert and also knew the principal of Jia Nan Academy was a Dou Zun, so he asked.
"This... before I was harmed, I was certainly a bit stronger than him, but now..." Yao Lao shook his head inside the bone ring and then added, "Perhaps after I am resurrected and take another step forward, my strength will be able to surpass him."
Xiao Yan was instantly filled with fighting spirit upon hearing this: "Don't worry, Teacher. I already have the skeleton of a Dou Zong, and we've basically met or even exceeded the conditions for three types of Heavenly Flames. Now all that's left is the seventh-grade Bone Growth Blood Fusing Pill and the essence blood of a Seventh-Tier Magical Beast. Brother Yang is already a Seventh-Rank Alchemist. As long as we collect the medicinal herbs for the Bone Growth Blood Fusing Pill, we can ask Brother Yang to help refine it, and as for the essence blood of a Seventh-Tier Magical Beast, we'll find an opportunity to get it!"
Yao Lao stroked his beard and smiled: "It's good that you have this heart, but... the medicinal herbs for the Bone Growth Blood Fusing Pill and the essence blood of a Seventh-Tier Magical Beast are not easy to find at all. At the very least, it's almost impossible to find them all in this Northwest Continent. Perhaps when you go to the grand stage of the Central Plains, it will be a bit easier!"
Yao Lao didn't want to put too much pressure on Xiao Yan, nor did he want him to exhaust his friendship with Chen Yang for his sake.
"Is that so... then I will Cultivate hard and strive to be qualified to go to the Central Plains for experience as soon as possible. Maybe by then, I'll have three Heavenly Flames of my own and become a Seventh-Rank Alchemist!" Although Xiao Yan was a bit disappointed, he wasn't overly so.
The experiences along this journey had greatly changed both his perspective and his attitude toward things, so when facing such difficulties, he maintained a more positive outlook.
"What are you and Yao Lao chatting about? You're not even looking at the road!" Just then, Chen Yang suddenly grabbed Xiao Yan to prevent him from bumping into a thief. After casually severing the thief's hands as punishment, Chen Yang pulled Xiao Yan along.
"Hiss... in this Black-Corner Region, one really cannot have a Divided Soul for even a moment!" Xiao Yan sucked in a breath of cold air. His current savings were quite substantial, with a few hundred storage rings alone. If he were robbed, he really would have nowhere to cry.
Xiao Yan, now alert, briefly recounted his conversation with Yao Lao to Chen Yang.
Chen Yang nodded and thought for a moment before replying: "Resurrecting Yao Lao is certainly important, but for the current you, it's too far off. Besides, are you really satisfied with just a skeleton from Yun Shan? Why don't you imagine if you could find the skeleton of a Half-Saint or even a Dou Saint expert, and then obtain the essence blood of an Eighth-Tier or even Ninth-Tier Magical Beast with an Ancient Bloodline, supplemented by even more powerful Heaven And Earth Treasures to refine a body for Yao Lao..."
The more Chen Yang spoke, the more excited Xiao Yan became. Initially, he just thought about getting his teacher resurrected, but after Chen Yang's words, he suddenly realized that what Yao Lao mentioned were just the most basic conditions. Resurrecting Yao Lao wasn't limited to just that one option; there were better choices.
"If Yao Lao directly steps into the Dou Saint Rank after resurrection... tsk tsk, Little Yan Zi, you won't just be walking unhindered on this Fighting Qi Continent. At the very least, when you go out and announce yourself as Xiao Yan, the Starfall Pavilion Young Sect Leader, no one on the Fighting Qi Continent will dare not give you Face." Chen Yang's words made Xiao Yan's blood boil, and he also learned that Yao Lao was actually the head of something called the Starfall Pavilion.
"Tsk tsk... just thinking about it is a bit exciting!" Xiao Yan chuckled.
"Slap!" Just as Xiao Yan was most excited, Chen Yang reached out and slapped the back of his neck.
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