Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor Yan, please restrain yourself; your elder brother is truly hones

She would never give up being with Zhang Yuan.

It would be best if Zhang Yuan could become a Dou Zun or even a Dou Sheng in the future and come to the ancient clan to propose marriage.

If Zhang Yuan's strength is insufficient, that doesn't matter. She will continue to cultivate and become stronger until she is strong enough that no one in the ancient clan dares to oppose her. At that time, she can naturally marry Zhang Yuan.

Of course, having confidence and ideas is a good thing, but the difficulty of realizing these two scenarios also needs to be faced squarely.

If Zhang Yuan is not capable, and she is not strong enough, then at least Zhang Yuan will have a woman by his side to keep him company.

She didn't pursue the matter herself simply because she wasn't sure if she could be with Zhang Yuan in the future.

"After Cousin Zhang Yuan leaves, continue to protect him in secret," Xun'er said gently.

"Your subordinate obeys." Ling Ying readily agreed.

Upon learning that his young mistress only wanted a pure first love, he felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Miss, if I haven't thought of anything, Young Master Zhang Yuan has already noticed my presence."

Ling Ying genuinely admired Zhang Yuan's talent for cultivation and his intelligence.

If the Xiao clan were still around, Zhang Yuan might have actually won the heart of the beauty.

"It's alright." Xun'er said with a faint smile, "Brother Yuan didn't say it explicitly, so you can just consider yourself his protector."

Ling Ying naturally dared not have any objections, nor was she worried about Xun'er's safety.

Xun'er possesses techniques left behind by Gu Yuan, enabling her to escape even from a Dou Sheng. He is merely an assistant, not a bodyguard.

Meanwhile, on the official road from Wutan City to the capital of the Gama Empire, Nalan Yanran sat in a carriage, staring blankly at the long sword in her hand.

This sword was a gift from her master, Yun Yun, but the leather cord (sword guard) on the hilt was something Zhang Yuan had given her half a year ago.

A scholar's sword is adorned with a sword sheath, while a warrior's sword is adorned with a sword border.

"Junior sister, that man is incredibly arrogant. Should I think of a way to stand up for you?"

A voice suddenly came from the side, interrupting Nalan Yanran's thoughts.

She frowned and said, "Thank you, senior brother, but there's no need for that. What that person said is true. It was indeed my way of announcing the engagement that was wrong. If you're wrong, you should accept the punishment."

The young man who spoke shook his head and said, "You can't say that. You've already become a disciple of the Yunlan Sect, and even a disciple personally taught by the sect leader. He's disrespecting our Yunlan Sect."

"Moreover, he keeps saying that this empire doesn't belong to the Yun family, which clearly shows that he looks down on my Yunlan Sect."

Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran felt a bit irritated.

She wanted to ask in return, "Did Zhang Yuan say something wrong?"

Yunlan Sect's former sect leader, Yunshan, has been in seclusion for many years, and rumors circulate that he has perished. The strongest member of Yunlan Sect now is her teacher, Yunyun, who is no match for Jiaxingtian of the Jiama Empire's royal family. The overall strength of the two forces is also far inferior, not to mention that the Jiama Empire has more than one royal family.

However, as a disciple of the Yunlan Sect, she couldn't say such things.

"Why didn't you confront that person just now, Senior Brother?" Nalan Yanran changed the subject.

“At the time, I felt that I was an outsider and shouldn’t interfere in your private affairs, Junior Sister,” the young man said eloquently. “But now, thinking back on it carefully, I realize that he spoke very disparaging words about my Yunlan Sect. So I shouldn’t let it go like that. I should teach him a lesson.”

Nalan Yanran observed the young man's expression, and a hint of sarcasm suddenly rose in her heart.

She realized that this senior brother was saying these things on purpose in order to gain her favor.

"Senior brother, you're so kind." Nalan Yanran smiled.

The young man was momentarily stunned by the smile, secretly pleased with his own cleverness.

But the next moment, his expression froze.

"We're not far from Wutan City yet, we can still make it back in time."

"I urge you, senior brother, to challenge that person and let him know the power of my Yunlan Sect."

"Does he really think that just because he's a captain of the Black Armor Guard, he can be so arrogant?"

Na Ranyan looked as if her fighting spirit had been rekindled.

The young man swallowed hard and asked, "You mean that person was the captain of the Black Armor Guard?"

Zhang Yuan looks like he's not even an adult yet, but he's actually a late-stage Dou Shi powerhouse?

“Yes.” Na Ran nodded with a smile: “I was a seven-star Dou Shi half a year ago, and I may be an eight-star now, but I believe I am definitely not as good as you, Senior Brother.”

"Speaking of which, Yanran has never asked, Senior Brother, what realm are you in?"

youth:"."

His master, Ge Ye, was only a Great Dou Master, while he was just a nobody among eight-star Dou Zhe.

"I'll go out and talk to my master about this." The young man felt too ashamed to stay in the carriage any longer.

"Heh." Nalan Yanran gently pursed her lips and continued to stare blankly at Jian Jiang.

Zhang Yuan seems to have a good relationship with Xiao Yan. Should I go easy on him three years from now?

At the same time, Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief as he returned to the training room.

Faced with Xun'er, who was devoted to him, he did feel somewhat guilty for having affairs outside.

He was genuinely afraid that Xun'er would say, "I'm playing with the entire ancient clan for you, and you treat me like I don't exist, instead going to play with a poisonous woman."

Chapter 10 The Terrifying Power of a Grand Dou Master

"Cousin, what are you standing there like an idiot for?"

Just as Zhang Yuan was calming down, the door to the training room in front of him suddenly opened, startling both him and Xiao Yan.

"I'm thinking about some military matters." Of course, Zhang Yuan couldn't tell the truth, so he made up an excuse and said, "I didn't have any clue about this matter, but if it were Senior Yao, perhaps he could help me."

"What is it?" Yao Chen's spirit appeared behind Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan has already put the ring back on his finger.

"I would be grateful if you could help me refine the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, senior," Zhang Yuan said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"Three-Patterned Azure Spirit Pill?" The old apothecary stroked his beard and said, "To refine the Three-Patterned Azure Spirit Pill, three different flames are needed. Are there any places with earth fire or heaven fire near Wutan City?"

Earth fire and heaven fire are rare fires that exist in nature. These rare fires exist because of the special nature of the place and are dead fires, rather than spiritual fires such as strange fires or special beast fires.

Earthly fire and heavenly fire are mostly used for refining weapons, but occasionally alchemists also borrow them to refine special pills.

“There are no places with earth fire or heaven fire nearby, but I do have fire.” Zhang Yuan raised his hand and summoned a silver flame. As the flame rose, two fire dragons seemed to dance in the air.

Upon seeing the flame, Yao Lao's pupils constricted sharply, and he exclaimed in surprise, "This is the Nine Dragons Thunderfire!?"

"Nine Dragons Thunderfire?" Zhang Yuan feigned ignorance.

It's worth mentioning that before he time-traveled, he was a stage actor with excellent acting skills.

Now, with the support of a powerful spiritual force, the performance is even more convincing.

"Have you ever heard of strange fire?" Yao Chen asked.

"I've heard a little about it," Zhang Yuan nodded. "It's a strange flame formed between heaven and earth, and it's said that every type is highly sought after by alchemists."

At this point, Zhang Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Could the one I refined be a kind of strange fire?"

"Not bad!" Yao Chen nodded slightly, his tone envious. "You have the Nine Dragons Thunderfire, ranked twelfth on the Strange Fire Ranking, but it's still in its nascent stage. You are truly lucky to have encountered and refined it."

Mature different flames all possess terrifying power, with the higher the ranking, the stronger they are.

Yao Chen had gone through tremendous effort to finally find and refine the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, which ranked eleventh on the Strange Flame Ranking, and encountered many dangers along the way.

If Zhang Yuan were to encounter a fully-fledged Nine Dragons Thunderfire, he would likely be reduced to ashes by its residual power in an instant.

However, he encountered a young flame, yet he was able to successfully refine it and even turn it into a means for himself.

"What is a young fire?" Zhang Yuan asked knowingly.

"The nascent flame is a small nascent flame that differentiates from a powerful strange flame. It takes countless hours to grow up," Yao Chen explained. "Some powerful forces will cultivate strange flames and seal the nascent flames into the bodies of outstanding juniors after they differentiate into nascent flames. When the juniors become stronger, they can also drive the strange flames to grow rapidly, and the strange flames will become a powerful help to this person in the future."

As he spoke, Yao Chen asked in confusion, "Where did you obtain this nascent flame?"

As far as he knew, the Nine Dragons Thunderfire was found by the Burning Flame Valley, a top power in the Central Continent with a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint) in charge. It had been passed down for hundreds of years, and the powerful figures of each generation had left indelible blood and soul marks on the source of the fire.

Unless one cultivates the "Azure Nether Flame Technique," the valley-suppressing technique of Burning Flame Valley, one cannot refine the Nine Dragons Thunderfire. Even a young flame would likely be somewhat restrained.

It's absolutely impossible for Zhang Yuan to have any connection with Burning Flame Valley, so he just happened to encounter the newly born Strange Flame Young Flame.

“I am here,” Zhang Yuan said, stating the reason he had prepared long ago.

On the northeastern border of the Gama Empire lies the Black Mountain Fortress, the most magnificent fortress in the region, spanning thousands of miles. It has stood for over a century since its construction, and is surrounded by two extremely majestic mountain ranges.

Thunderstorms frequently occur on these two mountain ranges, and one of them even has an extinct volcano, which could be somewhat related to the Nine Dragons Thunderfire.

"You're really lucky," Yao Chen exclaimed again.

At this moment, Xiao Yan excitedly asked Yao Chen, "Teacher, my cousin has a strange fire, and his soul power has reached the perfection of the mortal realm. Can he also become an alchemist?"

Becoming an alchemist was one of the reasons Zhang Yuan revealed his strange fire.

Although he had tried to learn it himself, he could not get the hang of it. However, Yao Chen was a high-level eighth-grade alchemist, so perhaps he had a way.

"..." Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan's excited expression, feeling slightly surprised but also very gratified.

He had just told Xiao Yan about the wonders of the Burning Technique and the necessity of the Strange Fire, but after learning that Zhang Yuan possessed the Strange Fire, Xiao Yan showed no interest whatsoever. Instead, he hoped that Zhang Yuan could also become an alchemist.

The relationship between these two cousins ​​reminded him of his close friend, Venerable Feng.

“Yes, but I don’t recommend it,” Yao Chen said.

"Why?" Zhang Yuan asked.

The old master is indeed the old master; he can actually make someone a pharmacist.

“The Nine Dragons Thunderfire contains the three powers of flame, thunder, and dragon energy, all of which are extremely volatile, difficult to control, and very complicated.” Yao Chen explained without keeping everyone in suspense: “If you, like Xiao Yan, possess fire-attribute Dou Qi, you can try to become an alchemist. However, since you are of the thunder attribute, using the Nine Dragons Thunderfire to refine pills will be much less effective.”

"You may never be able to refine a pill of grade three or higher in your entire life, and it will also delay your cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuan nodded with some regret.

He knew that Yao Chen was not speaking without reason, because he had tried to refine pills with different flames and relied on his soul power to focus on the medicinal materials in the cauldron, but he still found it difficult to calcine the medicinal materials to the right degree and proportion.

It wasn't because the Nine Dragons Thunderfire was raging; he had complete control over this strange fire because its composition was complex.

"What if my soul power could reach the Spirit Realm, or even the Heaven Realm?" Zhang Yuan asked.

With the Thor visualization diagram, his soul power will surely steadily increase, and with greater control, he might be able to refine pills.