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Qi Daolin's appearance was extremely similar to that of Yao Lao's soul state; they could even be said to be cut from the same mold.

This almost made Xiao Yan mistakenly believe that his teacher had also opened a cross-dimensional portal and come with him.

Xiao Yan's sudden appearance startled all the surrounding cultivators, including Qi Daolin.

This guy's appearance was so bizarre!

I couldn't sense this person's presence at all before!
But the other party just appeared out of nowhere in front of them.

There are only two possibilities when this happens!
Either the other party's cultivation level far surpasses that of everyone here!

Either the other party's concealment methods are extremely sophisticated, and no one can detect them!

"interesting……"

Qi Daolin narrowed his eyes and began to scrutinize the young man who had suddenly appeared.

This person exudes a powerful aura, with faint flames flowing around him, clearly indicating that he is no ordinary individual.

"I am Qi Daolin, the Dao Master of the Supreme Daoist Temple. May I ask who you are, young friend?"

Qi Daolin politely cupped his hands to Xiao Yan, attempting to find out about the other party's background through this method!

Xiao Yan only realized what was happening after hearing this.

The old man in front of me is clearly not my teacher!

He did not answer Qi Daolin's question immediately, but turned his gaze to Zhu Chen.

Zhu Chen nodded to him.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan immediately understood.

He coughed lightly twice, then looked at Qi Daolin again and began to introduce himself in a very casual manner:

"My name is Xiao Yan. If you don't mind, you can call me Emperor Yan."

Emperor Yan?

The moment Xiao Yan uttered the word "Emperor," not only Qi Daolin, but also the other cultivators around them, including the elders of the Heavenly Immortal Academy, all widened their eyes, their faces showing utter terror.

"What...what did he just say? Did he say that word?"

"This...how is this possible? How dare he say that word?"

"This is insane! That word is taboo; whoever utters it will be utterly destroyed..."

"But he...he's perfectly fine!"

"It's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

The surrounding cultivators were in an uproar, looking at Xiao Yan as if he were a monster.

The elders of the Celestial Academy retreated repeatedly, as if Xiao Yan was carrying some terrible curse.

Qi Daolin was also stunned.

In all his years of life, he had never seen anyone so calmly utter that taboo word and emerge unscathed.

Just who is this young man?
When Xiao Yan saw that his simple self-introduction had stunned all the cultivators around him, he assumed that they were all terrified by his title of 'Emperor Yan', and he immediately became smug.

He sidled up to Zhu Chen and whispered, "Big brother, are these people all naive? I'm only at the lower plane realm, and they're already this scared. If I ascend to the Great Thousand World and become a Sovereign, won't they all be terrified?"

Zhu Chen couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

"These people aren't scared by your name. It's because there's a stupid rule in this world that no cultivator can utter the word 'Emperor' because it's taboo. You said it and nothing happened, which is why they're so shocked."

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. I thought I was too powerful and that just mentioning my name had shocked them all."

Zhu Chen smiled and shook his head: "You're overthinking it."

Xiao Yan wanted to say a few more words, but Qi Daolin suddenly walked over. His eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan, his gaze burning intensely.

"Young friend, the fact that you uttered that forbidden word yet were not utterly destroyed proves you are no ordinary person. In all my years, I have never seen such a prodigy. How about it, are you interested in becoming my disciple? I can impart all the knowledge I have acquired in my life!"

Upon hearing Qi Daolin's words, Zhu Chen's expression suddenly turned strange.

This old man seems to have said something similar to him before, right?
So this guy sees a promising talent and wants to impart all his knowledge to them?
Xiao Yan looked at Qi Daolin with disdain and said, "Old sir, you don't even dare to say that word, yet you want to take me as your disciple? You're quite amusing..."

Qi Daolin's face stiffened, but he couldn't refute it.

Indeed, he dared not utter that word; that is a fact.

But this kid is way too arrogant!
"Ahem~, although I dare not utter those taboo words lightly, that does not mean I cannot accept you as my disciple!"

Qi Daolin continued, looking at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan turned back to look at Zhu Chen again: "Big brother, can I play here for a while?"

His Dou Di cultivation level has only just broken through, and he has not yet had any actual combat experience.

This trip to the Perfect World is a perfect opportunity for him to put his skills to good use.

Zhu Chen shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Whatever, but don't go too far. These people aren't villains."

"I know!"

Xiao Yan nodded, then looked at Qi Daolin again, a mischievous smile playing on his lips: "Senior, if you want to take me as your disciple, then we'll have to see if you have the ability!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand and slapped it.

"--boom!"

A burst of blazing flame erupted from his palm, transforming into a fire dragon that hurtled straight at Qi Daolin's face.

Qi Daolin's eyes lit up, and he dodged the attack with ease.

"Good lad, you hit me without hesitation, that's got guts!"

Qi Daolin was not annoyed at all; on the contrary, he became even more excited: "Come, come, let this old man see what you're really made of!"

As he spoke, he swept his hands together, and a golden light surged from his palms, colliding with Xiao Yan's flames.

"—Boom!"

The aftershocks of the collision between the two forces spread outwards, and the surrounding cultivators retreated hastily, fearing they would be affected.

Zhu Chen also pulled Qingyi aside.

Xiao Yan is now a Dou Di, and he has more than twenty kinds of different flames in his body.

If the opponent were to conjure up an extremely large Buddha's Wrath Lotus, even he would have to temporarily retreat!

Xiao Yan and Qi Daolin exchanged blows for dozens of rounds on the field.

Although Xiao Yan is now a Dou Di level figure, Qi Daolin is also a top-tier sect leader with extremely rich combat experience.

Neither of them went all out at first, focusing mainly on friendly sparring, resulting in a fierce and evenly matched fight where neither gained the upper hand.

"Hahaha, that's great! That's great!"

Qi Daolin laughed loudly and shouted, "Young man, you're quite good. Now I'm even more eager to take you as my disciple..."

Xiao Yan curled his lip: "Old man, you can't even beat me, yet you want to take me as your disciple? Dream on!"

"Great Heaven - Creation Palm!"

He formed a hand seal, and a palm with overwhelming power appeared behind him, as large as a mountain, and pushed directly towards Qi Daolin!

...(End of this chapter)