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After all, Xiao Yan is so young that he has been able to break through to the sixth-grade alchemist realm that he has pursued all his life. Although he has the guidance of the Medicine Venerable and his own talent, after spending so long in Wutan City, Banhuang naturally knows about Xiao Yan's situation.
He also deeply admired Xiao Yan's perseverance.
If he had experienced such a blow when he was a child, he might not have been able to stand up again. Therefore, Xiao Yan's ability to regain his talent made Ban Huang very admiring.
As they chatted, the Xiao family members gradually finished packing and gathered in the courtyard.
"Young clan leader, all the clan members have arrived."
Xiao Wan walked in, bowed to Xiao Yan, and spoke.
"Ah."
Xiao Yan nodded slightly, then exchanged a glance with Ban Huang, who then disappeared into the shadows once more.
Xiao Yan stepped out of the hall. In the courtyard, all the members of the Xiao family were gathered together, looking at Xiao Yan.
"Everyone, our Xiao family and the Yunlan Sect are destined to fight this time. But only after you are all settled can I fight the Yunlan Sect without any distractions. Next, the Xiao family members, head to the Monster Mountain Range immediately. There, someone will meet us."
After Xiao Yan finished speaking, he immediately called on the Xiao family members to take advantage of the night and head towards the location of the Monster Mountain Range.
"boom!"
Just as Xiao Yan and his group stepped out of Wutan City, a roar erupted from the distant dense forest, followed by the faint voice of the Banhuang Emperor in Xiao Yan's ear.
"An elder of the Yunlan Sect. It seems that the other party is a spy hiding in Wutan City."
Xiao Yan seemed oblivious to the distant explosions, waving his hand to direct the Xiao family members to continue their journey towards the Monster Mountain Range.
After nodding slightly to Xiao Wan in the crowd, signaling him to pay attention to the safety of the group, Xiao Yan disappeared and reappeared in the dense forest.
Inside the dense forest, a Yunlan Sect elder whose entire Dou Qi was locked by Ban Huang appeared in Xiao Yan's sight. Not far from them, there was the deep crater from the explosion.
"Did you ask anything?"
Xiao Yan looked at the Banhuang who was squatting next to the Yunlan Sect elder and asked.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, Ban Huang shook his head helplessly and then said, "It hasn't even started yet."
Xiao Yan nodded, then walked up to the Yunlan Sect elder, his eyes cold, and said, "I don't have time to waste with you. If you answer my questions, I can let you go; otherwise, even death will be a luxury for you."
Seeing the indifferent expression on the Yunlan Sect elder's face, Xiao Yan did not hesitate. He waved his hand and used his Dou Qi to set up a small barrier to stop the sounds inside. Then he asked, "Tell me, is the Yunlan Sect colluding with the Soul Palace?"
While Xiao Yan was asking the question, he carefully observed the elder's expression and noticed that the elder's eyes narrowed for a moment when he heard the name Soul Hall.
It seems my guess was right; the teacher's information had indeed been leaked.
How many members of the Soul Hall are there within the Yunlan Sect?
Xiao Yan spoke again, but the elder immediately closed his eyes, unwilling to answer Xiao Yan's question.
"hehe......"
Seeing this, Xiao Yan didn't say anything more. He directly summoned the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and threw it onto the other person's left leg.
“Aaaaaaaaaaa…”
Burning under the strange fire, the elder let out a series of roars and struggled incessantly.
"I...I'll say..."
The intense burning that followed, with its direct impact on his soul, meant he couldn't endure it for long.
He originally thought that the pain he experienced while receiving the energy infusion from Protector Jiu had already driven him to the brink of collapse, but he never expected that the pain brought by the mysterious flame in Xiao Yan's hand would be no less than that.
"Within the Yunlan Sect, there are members of the Soul Hall..."
Before the elder could finish speaking, he suddenly let out a roar, and a dark mark appeared on his forehead, and his soul vanished.
"It seems they have been placed under a restriction."
Xiao Yan looked at the dead elder with a cold expression. He had thought he would be able to learn some information, but it seemed that it was still not possible.
Chapter 41 Finding Help (No more updates this month)
Not getting the information he wanted, Xiao Yan didn't care anymore, as this was within his expectations.
The Soul Palace's methods are mysterious and unpredictable. Since they can help the elders of the Cloud Mist Sect improve their cultivation level, they must have a way to control them. It's impossible that they wouldn't leave any safety measures behind.
However, it wasn't entirely without gain. After all, judging from the other party's reaction just now, the Yunlan Sect was indeed entangled with the Soul Hall, and they had the support of the Soul Hall behind them.
Aside from the initial experience when leaving the city, nothing else happened along the way.
After all, Xiao Yan's strength is enough to deal with any trouble that may arise. Moreover, there is also a hidden Banhuang in the shadows. Even if a Douhuang realm expert comes to cause trouble, Banhuang can stop them.
Fortunately, the Monster Mountain Range is not too far from Wutan City. In addition, in this world, regardless of talent, everyone cultivates some kind of battle qi. Therefore, the Xiao family members basically all possess some battle qi. Although they are not strong in combat and cannot play a significant role, their physique is much better than that of ordinary people, which is more than enough for traveling.
After a day's journey, the Xiao family finally reached the outskirts of the Monster Mountain Range.
After giving the order, Xiao Yan asked Ban Huang to look after the Xiao family members first, and then he went straight into the Magical Beast Mountain Range, heading towards the Snake-Man Clan's territory deep within the mountain range.
With Xiao Yan's current strength as a four-star Dou Wang, he quickly arrived at the Snake-People's territory.
Because You Ruo had given specific instructions, the patrolling snake-people did not stop Xiao Yan when they saw him. After taking him into the snake-people's hall, they arranged for someone to inform You Ruo.
call out!
Soon, You Ruo, dressed in a loose red robe, appeared in the hall. Looking at Xiao Yan, who seemed somewhat anxious, she frowned and asked, "Xiao Yan, what's wrong?"
Without hesitation, Xiao Yan said to You Ruo, "Sister-in-law, the Yunlan Sect is going to attack the Xiao family. I have no choice but to move the Xiao family members here first, so that they can live in the Snake-People tribe for a while. We'll talk about it after we deal with the Yunlan Sect."
When You Ruo heard Xiao Yan call her sister-in-law, a subtle smile appeared on her face. But the next moment, when she heard Xiao Yan say that the Xiao family was being targeted by the Yunlan Sect, her face couldn't help but show an angry expression.
"Flower snake."
As soon as You Ruo's voice fell, Hua She'er immediately walked in.
"Lead a team of snake-people guards to the outskirts of the Monster Mountain Range and bring the Xiao family in."
You Ruo spoke calmly and immediately instructed Hua She'er to lead the members of the Snake-People Clan to the outer edge of the Monster Mountain Range to bring the Xiao family members in.
During this time, Xiao Yan also told You Ruo everything that had happened in the Xiao family.
"Seriously, something like this actually happened...?"
After hearing Xiao Yan's words, You Ruo realized that such a thing had happened to the Xiao family, and that the Yunlan Sect had actually colluded with the Soul Palace.
"Sister-in-law, are you able to get in touch with your senior brother?"
Xiao Yan looked at You Ruo and asked, "After all, my senior brother is currently in the Chu Yun Empire. There is no way to contact him by ordinary means. Only the contract between you and him still gives you a chance to contact him."
"Let me try."
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's words, You Ruo nodded gently, then focused her consciousness into her mind and began to contact Xiao Fan according to the contract she had made with him.
"Xiao Fan, Xiao Fan!"
"Xiao Fan, can you hear me?"
......
Within You Ruo's soul, You Ruo called out to the contract for a long time, but still received no response from Xiao Fan. In the end, she could only shake her head helplessly at Xiao Yan.
"We couldn't make contact. The main effect of the Snake-People's contract is the sharing of life force. Only when the two parties are close to each other can they communicate directly through the contract. But if the distance is too far, there is no way to make contact in ordinary ways."
"Ugh."
Hearing You Ruo's words, Xiao Yan could only sigh helplessly and then said, "It seems there's no other way."
In fact, highly skilled alchemists are able to contact the party possessing the soul imprint they leave behind.
Within the Central Plains, high-ranking alchemists recruit people by contacting their relatives and friends through their soul imprints. As the foremost alchemist, Elder Yao naturally possesses this method as well.
However, since his physical body has been destroyed and only his soul remains, Yao Lao has far fewer methods at his disposal and cannot rely on such secret techniques to contact Xiao Fan, who is far away in the Chuyun Empire.
Unable to contact Xiao Fan for the time being, Xiao Yan could only settle the Xiao family members first. After all, this was the territory of the Snake-People Clan, and both Xiao Yan and You Ruo were worried that there would be friction between the two clans, so they each restrained their clansmen.
By the time everyone was settled, it was already the night of the second day.
Inside a spacious council hall of the Snake-People clan, Xiao Yan, You Ruo, Ban Huang, Yan Ci, Yue Mei, Mo Bas, and Yin Shi were all gathered.
After Xiao Fan used the Fallen Heart Flame to temper the bodies of the eight leaders of the Snake-People Clan, Mobas, Yue Mei, and Yin Shi, following Yan Ci, also successfully broke through to the Dou Huang realm.
It can be said that the Snake-People race is now the undisputed number one in the Gama Empire.
Even Xiao Yan was astonished when he saw it just now.
"Okay, that's the gist of it."
You Ruo sat in the main seat. After finishing her speech, she looked at Yan Ci and the others and said, "We have been paying close attention to the movements within the Gama Empire recently. Since arriving in the Monster Mountain Range, the Snake-People's intelligence system has been inactive for a long time."
"Once the Xiao family and the Yunlan Sect go to war, I will immediately send you and a few others to the Yunlan Sect to support the Xiao family."
Yue Mei and the others did not object to You Ruo's instructions. Not to mention that they were able to break through to the Dou Huang realm because Xiao Fan used the Fallen Heart Flame to help them temper their Dou Qi, so he was kind to them.
Moreover, as the queen of the snake people, You Ruo's orders would not be refused by Yue Mei, Yin Shi, and others.
You Ruo tapped her fingers lightly on the table, pondered for a moment, and then turned to Xiao Yan, saying, "By the way, Zi Yan is with the Lion King. Xiao Fan saved the Lion King's child, Kai Jin, back then. Can we invite him along this time?"
Upon hearing You Ruo's words, Xiao Yan's face lit up with joy.
The more helpers the better. Xiao Yan is not worried about preparing too much, but rather about his teacher falling into the hands of the Soul Palace again because of his insufficient preparation.
"Okay! I'll head over right away."
Xiao Yan nodded. Since the matter with the Snake-People had been resolved, he might as well take this opportunity to talk to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and then go to Hai Bodong to bring the Gutel family and the royal family of the Gama Empire into the picture.
Upon hearing this, You Ruo saw how much Xiao Yan cared about Yao Lao, and nodded, her right hand unconsciously resting on her lower abdomen.