The Xiao clan, in the back mountain.
Xiao Yan lay on the cliff, a blade of grass between his teeth, and raised his pale hand to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight.
His eyes, somewhat vacant, peered through his fingers at the distant sky.
Zhang Bairen led the group, their figures appearing in the void, and arrived in front of Xiao Yan.
"Young man, is something troubling you?" Zhang Bairen asked.
Zhang Bairen's voice startled Xiao Yan.
When he saw the figures walking through the air, the grass he was holding in his mouth fell to the ground.
"A Dou Zong powerhouse!?" Xiao Yan's expression froze in shock.
Zi Yan slightly pursed her lips, feeling bored by Xiao Yan's ignorance.
“You guessed wrong. We are not Dou Zong powerhouses, but Dou Zun, Half Saint, Dou Sheng, and Half Emperor powerhouses.” Zhang Bairen said as he approached Xiao Yan.
"hiss!
"
Even more shocked, Xiao Yan gasped in shock.
Zhang Bairen burst into laughter, unable to stop himself from laughing.
Goodness, this is a live performance, isn't it?
Now all that's left is to touch your nose and chuckle.
"Battle Venerable!? Half-Saint!? Battle Saint!? Half-Emperor!"
"Xiao Yan's brain has lost the ability to think."
There isn't a single expert of this caliber in the entire Gama Empire, so why are they all appearing at once now?!
Could it be that they've discovered my identity as a time traveler?!
Zhang Bairen's mental power has already heard Xiao Yan's inner thoughts.
However, they didn't expose it on the spot.
Otherwise, the fact that he could read minds would make this fellow Earthling extremely embarrassed.
"As you probably guessed, we didn't come looking for you for no reason."
"Xiao Yan, what are your thoughts?" Zhang Bairen asked.
Cold sweat instantly seeped out from Xiao Yan's back.
However, he forced himself to remain calm and asked with a puzzled look, "Seniors, I have never left Wutan City. I don't know why you have come here in person. Please tell me so that I will not be worried or afraid."
Here it is, referring to himself as "young man" to appear humble and polite!
Xiao Yan's purity has been greatly improved!
Zhu Kun looked into the distance, then casually reached out and broke through space to grab the Dou Huang Ling Ying who was secretly spying.
“Little guy, you’ve heard our strength, yet you still dare to spy. Do you think we won’t find you?” Zhu Kun asked.
Ling Ying was being choked and showed a painful struggle.
"Please forgive me, senior! I am a guard of the ancient clan. The reason I hid in the shadows was to protect Young Master Xiao Yan!" Ling Ying struggled to explain.
"Are you trying to scare me with the ancient clans?!" Zhu Kun's tone suddenly turned cold.
“Alright, father-in-law, don’t frighten the younger generation. Just let him go,” Zhang Bairen said casually.
Ling Ying was overjoyed, and then realized that her figure had directly crossed space and arrived at the foot of the mountain.
"Such terrifying strength! He's probably at the Dou Sheng realm!"
Should we inform Miss about this? Ling Ying's expression showed great struggle.
"Xiao Yan, do you know why you can't improve your cultivation, and why your cultivation is even regressing?" Zhang Bairen asked.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression instantly filled with anticipation.
"Senior, are you aware of my physical condition?!" Xiao Yan asked.
"Yes, I know."
"I came here today to help you resolve this matter," Zhang Bairen replied.
"Senior, what price should I pay?" Xiao Yan pondered for a moment before asking.
"It doesn't come at a cost, but it's not without one either."
"Yao Chen, are you going to continue hiding?" Zhang Bairen said, glancing at the black ring on Xiao Yan's hand.
Under Zhang Bairen's gaze, a transparent soul floated out from the ring.
"Yao Chen greets all seniors!" Yao Chen, still in his soul form, bowed deeply in greeting.
Upon seeing the mysterious soul entity on the ring, Xiao Yan instantly understood everything.
Immediately, I wanted to take off the ring, stomp on it, and curse it fiercely.
However, because of the presence of Zhang Bairen and others, Xiao Yan suppressed his anger and held back his rage.
"Here, this is the culprit that prevents you from cultivating and becoming stronger, and even causes you to continuously weaken."
"Yao Chen, the Venerable Yao, an outcast of the Yao Clan, is openly the number one alchemist in Central Continent," Zhang Bairen began to explain.
Hearing Zhang Bairen's detailed introduction of his identity, Yao Chen's expression became extremely shocked.
"asshole!
It's all because of you that I can't continue cultivating and can't get stronger!
"Do you know how much suffering I've endured and how many scornful looks I've received over the years?!" Xiao Yan questioned.
"Young friend, it was indeed my fault that I absorbed your battle qi without permission."
"If I still have any hope of living, I will definitely repay you and make it up to you," Yao Chen replied.
After Yao Chen spoke, Xiao Yan also calmed down.
Right now, they are not the main characters.
The real protagonists are Zhang Bairen and others.
Their fate and future depend on what Zhang Bairen and the others plan.
"Yao Chen, you can absorb Xiao Yan's fighting spirit to heal your soul damage."
Is this some kind of special technique?
"As far as I know, battle qi and soul shouldn't be closely related, but they can be used to compensate for each other, right?" Zhang Bairen asked.
"Replying to Senior, normally speaking, battle qi indeed cannot repair the soul."
However, just as the senior said, the junior possesses a special technique for transforming battle qi and soul power.
"This allows the younger generation to repair their soul injuries by absorbing external battle energy," Yao Chen replied.
"I see!" Zhang Bairen nodded slightly.
In the original storyline, Yao Chen recovered some of his soul power by absorbing Xiao Yan's fighting spirit.
This feature was discontinued later.
It seems that in today's real world, it has already been patched up.
Upon hearing Yao Chen's answer, Xiao Yan was filled with rage, wishing he could shatter that soul with a single punch.
You bastard, you healed your own injuries, but you caused me all this trouble.
Now, to say it out loud, he's surprisingly candid.
"Yao Chen, what is the relationship between this cultivation technique you mentioned and the Burning Technique?" Zhang Bairen asked again.
Yao Chen was stunned for a moment.
So, they're still the same enemy who's after us, eager to be burned alive?
The Soul Palace? Or some other force?
Yao Chen was stunned for a moment, and finally could only answer truthfully: "Senior, this special technique was found at the same time as the Burning Technique, and belongs to the unknown inheritance of the same ruins."
"The lineage you mentioned may have been left behind by Emperor Tuoshegudi."
"That old bastard also cultivates the Burning Technique," Di Dan said coldly.
"The Ancient Emperor Tuoshe!?" The appearance of this name shocked Yao Chen and Xiao Yan once again.
"Yao Chen, this is Han Feng. I specially captured him as a gift for you."
"Now, you can hand over the Burning Technique completely." Zhang Bairen said, tossing Han Feng from the ring in front of Yao Chen.
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