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Chapter 23 The Budding Universe, Zhu Yan Arrives with Treasures!
"Good lad, you truly have the style of your old self!"

The old master was surprised that his newly accepted disciple had such a temperament, and the admiration in his eyes deepened even more.

If Xiao Yan had actually accepted his proposal, he wouldn't have said anything, but he certainly wouldn't have appreciated the other person as much as he does now.

After all, in the novel, Xiao Yan had a misunderstanding with Yun Yun without any prior preparation, and he was completely unaware of it beforehand.

But the situation is different now.

This kid has already read the novel "Battle Through the Heavens". If he continues to do this, then it will be intentional.

What difference is there between such behavior and that of beasts?
It seems I made a good choice in accepting this disciple; this little guy is much more upright than Han Feng.

The old doctor nodded with satisfaction at Xiao Yan, then continued, "Your ability to stay true to yourself is admirable, but the beast fire on that Purple Crystal Winged Lion King is quite remarkable. If you can obtain it, your Burning Technique can advance. Also, you can't miss the accompanying Purple Crystal Source and Purple Spirit Crystal. So, we still need to follow them and see..."

After this incident, Yao Lao's affection for Xiao Yan has grown even stronger than before.

He had decided that he would do everything in his power to help this upright disciple grow up quickly.

With the future information mentioned in the novel "Battle Through the Heavens," he believed that his path in nurturing Xiao Yan would be much smoother.

Who knows, by the time the three-year agreement is up, my disciple might be able to step onto the Yunlan Sect as a Dou Zun, kick Nalan Yanran, cleave Yunling with his palm, and tear Yunshan apart with his hand.

As for the guardian deity Wu, who is hiding in the shadows, he must not be let go either.

Those from the Soul Palace must die!
It seems that Xiao Yan's chat group also has a cross-platform function.

It would be even better if he could bring his friends from other worlds over to support him.

After all, with Protector Nawu dead, the Soul Palace would likely send people to investigate the matter immediately.

He would be safer if those people were willing to come and help.

……

Time flies, and a few days have passed in the blink of an eye.

……

a perfect world.

After several days of long and bumpy travel, Zhu Chen and Huo Ling'er finally arrived at the Cangmang Mountains in their celestial carriage.

This vast mountain range is located deep in the Great Wilderness. It would normally take several months to get here from the capital of the Fire Kingdom.

At least with Zhu Chen's current cultivation level, it's not enough.

However, Huo Ling'er knew that there was a teleportation array in the Fire Kingdom that could directly lead to an ancient ruin on the edge of the Great Wilderness in the Stone Kingdom.

It was thanks to that teleportation array that they were able to arrive at this desolate land teeming with ferocious beasts in just a few days.

Although the spiritual energy in this wilderness is thin, it is home to many powerful ancient species.

Some powerful ancient species have even reached the Array Formation Realm or the Venerable Realm.

For example, the Suanni that Shi Hao killed in the early days was a top-level predator at the Venerable Realm!
Zhu Chen's cultivation has only just broken through to the Cave Heaven Realm. Even with the support of the primordial spirit clone formed from Pangu's essence blood, he can only fight against the ancient remnant species with the Inscription Realm cultivation. He doesn't dare to be arrogant here.

After all, he had not yet fully refined that drop of Pangu's essence blood.

However, he was not worried about being targeted by those powerful ancient remnants.

A true man knows when to yield and when to stand firm. If you can't win a fight, does that mean you can't run away?

He has the privileges of a chat group owner, and with a thought, he can directly cross over to other worlds.

When Wang Lin, that killing god, was being hunted down by powerful enemies in his early days, he often hid in the Heavenly Reversal Pearl.

Needless to say, Han Li, that sixth brother, is even more so.

The brothers in the group are all role models, and as the group leader, he naturally has to set an example.

"Zhu Chen, I've found the place you're looking for. It should be just ahead. We just need to cross that mountain..."

Just as Zhu Chen was pondering, Huo Ling'er suddenly approached with a map in her hand.

Zhu Chen leaned closer for a look and discovered that the place Huo Ling'er had found was a huge lake.

There is also a faint village sign near that lake, which must be the first ancestral home of the Stone Kingdom, Stone Village.

However, it is likely that this stone village has already moved away from this place under the protection of the Willow God.

When they first arrived, several places in the vast mountain range had already collapsed.

Large amounts of magma are now spreading outwards in all directions along the fissures in the ground.

The poisonous gas permeating the magma is enough to kill any woman, child, or person without cultivation. It's likely that the ancient ferocious beasts that came to fight for the mountain treasure have already begun their battle.

"Let's go take a look first."

Zhu Chen turned his gaze away from the map, then steered the celestial carriage directly towards the lake.

A few minutes later.

The two arrived at the lake without incident. The lake had now collapsed, and the bottom was covered with a large amount of silt, with many dried fish carcasses on top, emitting a foul stench.

Zhu Chen led Huo Ling'er out of the car to observe the surroundings. After confirming that this was the lake near Shi Village, he nodded slightly.

"This is just a dried-up lake, what are we doing here?"

Huo Ling'er asked with a curious expression.

Zhu Chen turned around, about to say something.

Unexpectedly, a deafening roar suddenly rang out from afar.

The sound echoed through the valley, and the oppressive aura it carried shattered the barren mountains within a radius of dozens of miles.

Countless ferocious beasts and birds were startled and fled in all directions.

"What a terrifying aura! The owner of this beast's roar has probably reached the Venerable Realm. Zhu Chen, let's leave here quickly..."

Huo Ling'er shrank back, and out of fear, she instinctively grabbed Zhu Chen's arm.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here..."

Zhu Chen reached out and stroked Huo Ling'er's hair. Then, with a thought, he manifested the Divine Ring Cave Heaven on his body and put the celestial carriage into the Cave Heaven World.

They stole this car, so we can't damage it.

When Huo Ling'er saw Zhu Chen take the two celestial horses into his cave, she immediately showed an incredulous expression: "My goodness! Zhu Chen, your cave can even take in living creatures?"

"Ah."

Zhu Chen nodded noncommittally.

While other cultivators' caves can also store things, they can only store inanimate objects without any life characteristics.

However, after his Divine Ring Cave Heaven merged with the essence blood of Pangu, it mutated, becoming able to store not only inanimate objects but also living creatures.

Moreover, he discovered that as his cultivation level continued to improve, the world within his cave seemed to be constantly expanding.

“I once read an ancient legend about the Immortal Era in an ancient book. It is said that in that era, a cultivator refined a nascent universe and stored it in his body. If that nascent universe could continue to grow, it might evolve into a real world. Your cave heaven can take in living things. Could it also be a nascent universe?”

Huo Ling'er analyzed thoughtfully, her eyes filled with shock.

However, Zhu Chen couldn't care less about anything else at the moment. He hurriedly took out the Hidden Spirit Veil and draped it over Huo Ling'er's body. Then, he used his transformation technique to turn into a cucumber and hid in the 'open space' in front of Huo Ling'er's chest.

"Ah—Zhu Chen, where are you trying to crawl into?"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"You, you come out right now..."

"Shh~, don't talk, quickly use the concealment technique to hide your aura, something big is coming."

"No, no, you come out here first."

Huo Ling'er was no longer listening to any of this. Her face flushed red as she grabbed Zhu Chenbian's cucumber, biting her lower lip lightly, and was about to pull it out.

However, at that moment, a giant ape, taller than a mountain, with a white head and bare feet, suddenly descended from the sky and landed heavily near the large lake in front of the two.

"—Boom!"

The earth trembled violently.

The impact of the giant ape landing caused the surrounding rock layers to collapse, and the ground cracked layer by layer. Cracks spread rapidly like ferocious giant pythons, almost affecting Zhu Chen's side.

"It's Zhu Yan!"

Huo Ling'er's already panicked heart jumped into her throat.

She covered her mouth and murmured softly, her voice filled with barely concealed fear.

This Zhu Yan is an ancient ferocious beast on par with their Fire Kingdom's sacrificial spirit, the Vermilion Bird. Its strength has already reached the peak of the Venerable Realm. Even her father, the emperor, had to give way to it. It is not something they can provoke.

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(End of this chapter)