Battle Through the Heavens: The Strongest in the Entire Map, I Will Always Be Above You

"No rush!" Chen Yang grabbed Qing Lin's wrist, the cool blue scales in his hand providing a unique kind of stimulation.

Having spent so much time together, Qinglin knew that the young master not only didn't dislike the scales on her arm, but even liked them somewhat. So she didn't struggle and leaned into Chen Yang's arms as he pulled her.

"Qinglin, since Xian'er told you those things, did she also tell you that the young master has a habit of getting up early to cycle for morning exercise?" Chen Yang whispered in Qinglin's ear.

"Young Master—"

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When the sun was high in the sky, Chen Yang got up and went out into the courtyard. The Devouring Python floated to him with a somewhat resentful air and whimpered at him for a long time. Chen Yang took out a small bottle of seventh-grade companion amethyst source from his storage ring. The Devouring Python immediately started whimpering happily. After drinking the small bottle of amethyst source, it crawled into Chen Yang's sleeve and turned itself into a bracelet.

Qinglin was exhausted and couldn't get up now. Chen Yang took out a medicine cauldron, found some medicinal herbs in the storeroom, and brewed a batch of medicine for Qinglin. He wrapped it with his battle qi to keep it warm and placed it by the bedside in the room. When the girl got up and saw it, she knew that she had drunk it.

Having settled all that, Chen Yang prepared to visit Canaan Academy. In his previous life, he had just finished military training in college and hadn't even attended three days of classes before he transmigrated. The inner courtyard of Canaan Academy was similar to some top universities, with flexible courses that only considered cultivation level (credits).

As soon as Chen Yang stepped out of the gate, he saw Xiao Yan sneaking out of his own courtyard. But what was wrong with his swollen eyes?

"Hey Xiao Yan, did you get beaten up last night for stealing someone's chicken? Your eyes are swollen like you've been crying all night," Chen Yang teased Xiao Yan with a smile.

"Hey, Yang-ge, don't even mention it. This is all my Xun'er's handiwork, ugh—" Xiao Yan looked distressed just thinking about it.

Last night, he and Xun'er couldn't control their passion. He practically stripped Xun'er bare like a little rabbit, but then Xun'er seemed to suddenly come to her senses. She swung her little fists and punched his eyes symmetrically, then put on her clothes and ran away. He had spent the whole night circulating his fighting spirit around his eye sockets, but only half of the swelling had subsided.

"Tsk tsk, now you realize just how terrifying Xun'er's family is, right? On the surface, she only has the strength of a Great Dou Master Dou Ling, but when she unleashes her full power, even your physique, comparable to an ordinary sixth-order magical beast, can't withstand it!" Chen Yang guessed that Xun'er probably used the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, otherwise there would be no reason why Xiao Yan couldn't heal his eye injury.

"Oh dear, Brother Yang!" Xiao Yan looked bitter, and his swollen eyes made him look rather comical.

"Pfft—don't look at me like that, I want to laugh, hahaha!" Chen Yang couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"???" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth. After weighing the difference in strength between the two sides, he finally lost his temper and got angry!

"Would you like to take a stroll around Canaan Academy? Isn't your goal the Fallen Heart Flame? That thing is inside the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower!" Chen Yang said, pointing in the direction of Canaan Academy.

Their location is somewhat far from the school, much like the difference between the campus and the faculty apartments.

However, for the inner court's experts who are at least Great Dou Masters, this distance is nothing.

"Fallen Heart Flame!!!" Xiao Yan's breathing quickened instantly. His strongest cheat code was never Yao Lao or Chen Yang, but his "Burning Technique." And the key to the "Burning Technique's" continuous power-ups was the Strange Flame. Now, the Strange Flame was right before his eyes—this was simply—

"Calm down. You can't take that thing now. I don't think the Fallen Heart Flame is very stable. We should make all the necessary preparations during this time. After it erupts, I will suppress it and then communicate with the Inner Court about the pros and cons. They will weigh the pros and cons and agree to let you devour it!" Chen Yang waved his hand and said.

"Hoo—" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan's eyes reddened—yes, his already red eyes were even redder, but he managed to suppress his rapid breathing. "Brother Yang, thank you!"

"Hey! I'm sick of hearing that." Chen Yang strolled up to Xiao Yan, put his arm around his shoulder, and continued as they walked towards the end of the road, "Saying thank you too much is too formal. Besides, your becoming stronger is the same as my becoming stronger. We're brothers, aren't we?"

Xiao Yan grinned, while Yao Lao patted his head helplessly. Sooner or later, this kid would be so rich that even if Chen Yang sold him out, he would still be counting the money for him. But—Chen Yang really treats Xiao Yanzi well. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Xiao Yanzi was his son!

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After walking a few hundred meters, the two found their direction, leaped up, and flew towards the academy.

Soon, a large area of ​​ancient buildings came into view. After showing their elder tokens, the patrolling instructors respectfully greeted them as elders and watched Chen Yang and his companion enter the inner courtyard.

The two strolled around casually. Following the soul imprint he had placed on Xiao Ling, Chen Yang quickly found the residence of Xiao Ling and the others.

Xiao Ling and Xun'er, along with the other new students, established their own faction. After discussing it, they each took one character from the name of their beloved and called it Yan Yang!

When Chen Yang saw the two characters hanging outside their courtyard, he was completely dumbfounded. This was not a name that could be used!

"Brother Yang, Cousin Xiao Ling seems to be targeting you—Ouch, Brother Yang, why did you hit me?" Xiao Yan covered his neck and looked at Chen Yang with a wronged expression.

"Brother Yan, I have something to discuss with you!" Chen Yang said with a smile as he looked at Xiao Yan.

"Brother Yang, just give the order!" Xiao Yan immediately forgot about being beaten up, patted his chest with confidence, and felt that it was his good fortune that Brother Yang could use him.

"What about you—go and talk to Xun'er and the others to change this lousy name. You could even call it 'Yang Yan' backwards!" Chen Yang clicked his tongue and said with a pained expression.

"Uh—then I'll give it a try?" Xiao Yan scratched his head, stepped forward to knock on the door, and was then welcomed inside with Chen Yang.

-

Upon seeing Chen Yang and Xiao Yan, two unfamiliar faces, enter the gates of "Yan Yang," some students from the inner court quickly went back to report to their leaders.

Upon hearing this, some of Xun'er and Xiao Ling's admirers launched an investigation, but after making inquiries, they still couldn't find out who these two people were.

Bai Shan, the only one among the newly promoted inner disciples who did not join "Yan Yang," is currently recuperating in the "Bai Gang." Since the members of the Bai Gang have suffered themselves, they certainly want to tear down someone else's umbrella!

Therefore, the few members of the White Gang who knew the inside story didn't go out and spread rumors.

This meant that those forces that hadn't found out Chen Yang and Xiao Yan's identities didn't dare to make any moves. There was nothing they could do; Lin Xiuya hadn't made a move, so they didn't dare to do anything either!

-

Upon entering the courtyard, only Xiao Ling was practicing her fighting skills outside, while Xun'er was inside. Remembering what Chen Yang had said, Xiao Yan took the initiative to go find Xun'er. Chen Yang looked at Xiao Ling, sighed silently in his heart, and sat down to begin instructing Xiao Ling in her cultivation.

Upon entering Xun'er's room, Xiao Yan chuckled. After exchanging a few glares, Xun'er nestled into Xiao Yan's arms, saying, "Brother Xiao Yan, please don't—don't tease Xun'er like that again. If Xun'er can't control herself, even with Brother Chen Yang protecting you, you'll still die, and you might even both of you!"

Upon hearing how serious the situation was, Xiao Yan felt a chill run down his spine and quickly changed the subject, recounting Chen Yang's discussion about modifying "Yan Yang".

Upon hearing this, Xun'er understood. She had chosen this name to test whether Chen Yang was indeed a disciple of the Yan Clan, and now it seemed almost certain.

“In that case, let’s change it to ‘Xiao Clan’. My sister Xiao Ling and I both have the surname Xiao, what do you think?” Xun’er said to Xiao Yan without asking Chen Yang why he disliked the name.

“Sure, if any disciples of the Xiao family can enter the inner courtyard in the future, they can directly join the Xiao Clan!” Xiao Yan nodded!

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After having a meal at the renamed "Xiao Clan," the four of them headed together to the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower.

After Chen Yang and Xiao Yan presented their elder tokens, those who were paying attention quickly reported it to those who were watching Xun'er and Xiao Ling, especially Lin Xiuya, who was ranked second on the inner courtyard's strength list.

"What? What did you say??" Lin Xiuya was filled with despair when he heard that Xun'er's sweetheart was actually an elder.

"No! You mean that person was wearing a fourth-grade alchemist's robe? What's the point of me even trying to steal it then, damn it!" Lin Xiuya originally thought that with his reputation, strength, and good looks in the inner courtyard, he should be far ahead among Xun'er's suitors. But he never expected to turn into a clown.

An elder is equivalent to a Dou Wang level expert, and also a fourth-grade alchemist. I heard that he is about the same age as Xun'er.

I have no advantage whatsoever, whether it's my age, my abilities, or anything else.

"Waaaaah!!!" Lin Xiuya silently shed tears, feeling like he had already lost love before even starting a relationship!

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After Chen Yang and Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, they unsurprisingly faced their first "heart fire scorching" experience. Xiao Yan was alright, as the Fallen Heart Flame stayed in his body for at least two and a half minutes. However, when the Fallen Heart Flame entered Chen Yang's body, it was a matter of "grabbing it in one go and refining it in an instant!"

Upon hearing the news, Elder Liu, who was on duty at the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower, rushed over quickly. Su Qian had informed everyone about the fact that there were three more young elders in the inner courtyard. The young elder in front of him, who was almost unaffected by the Fallen Heart Flame, was even more powerful than the Grand Elder.

"Elder Chen, would you like a room arranged for you to experience the effects of the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower?" Elder Liu asked Chen Yang with a smile.

"No need, we just came to take a look. This Fallen Heart Flame is useless to me!" Chen Yang waved his hand with a smile. "But this Heavenly Flame Refining Tower is quite useful to him!"

As he spoke, Chen Yang pointed at Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan nodded and looked at Chen Yang. The two and a half minutes of intense internal heat he had just experienced made him understand what a true cultivation cheat was. No wonder many inner court students were unwilling to leave the inner court after breaking through to the Dou Wang level. It turned out that there really was something in the inner court that could attract Dou Wang and even Dou Huang level experts.

The two lingered for a while, watching Xun'er and Xiao Ling enter the tower to cultivate, before leaving.

On the way back, Xiao Yan pondered his next cultivation plan. After arriving home, Chen Yang looked at Xiao Yan and suddenly said, "Get ready, we're going out first thing tomorrow morning."

Xiao Yan was taken aback when he heard this. Go out for a while? Where to?

Chen Yang did not answer, but turned and went into the courtyard. This time, his destination was the second largest power in the Black Corner Region after Canaan Academy - Demon Flame Valley.

Other things in Demon Flame Valley may be ordinary, but the method of refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet is still very important to him. If he cannot trigger it in Demon Flame Valley, then he will give it to Xiao Yan. After Xiao Yan learns it, he will definitely be able to obtain a more powerful puppet refining method. When the Heavenly Demon Puppet or an even more powerful puppet is born, the pill lightning of the large batch of pills that he is going to refine next will not be wasted.

Chapter 129 Refining Pills for Zi Yan, Arriving at Demon Flame Valley!

Speaking of Demon Flame Valley, its greatest contribution to Xiao Yan's path to becoming a powerful figure in the original novel was undoubtedly the method of refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

Other techniques, such as the Transformation Fire and the True Flame Manipulation Technique, were only used by Xiao Yan in the early stages of the Central Plains when he used them to condense a fake strange fire to perform the Five Wheels Separation Fire Technique. After he obtained the Three Thousand Burning Flames, they basically disappeared.

Chen Yang estimated that in the entire Demon Flame Valley, only the method of refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet could trigger the system mechanism. The cultivation techniques and fighting skills practiced by the Earth Demon Old Ghost were definitely not at the high-level Earth rank. Moreover, Chen Yang's strongest fighting skill was already a Heaven rank fighting skill, and a high-level Earth rank fighting skill could no longer trigger the system mechanism.

However, the method for crafting just one Heavenly Demon Puppet was enough for Chen Yang's trip to Demon Flame Valley.

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Upon entering, Qinglin was meditating cross-legged in the courtyard. During this time, in the mountains near Canaan Academy, with the help of Baiya, she captured two powerful snake-like magical beasts. She refined one of them and advanced to the level of a two-star Dou Wang. Now she has one left, and with Chen Yang's pills, reaching the level of a three-star Dou Wang within a month should not be a problem.

Qinglin knew that although she had become Chen Yang's woman, if she didn't work hard to cultivate, she might end up like Sister Yafei, only able to stay in the rear.

As the only girl currently by Chen Yang's side, she longs for this companionship to last even longer.

"Creak!" The sound of the door opening woke Qing Lin from her cultivation. The girl opened her eyes, looked at Chen Yang, and immediately smiled. She then gracefully got up and walked towards Chen Yang.

"Has the young master eaten yet?" Qinglin asked obediently.

"No, I was just thinking that my little maid hadn't eaten yet, so I thought I'd come back and eat together," Chen Yang said, tapping Qing Lin's forehead.

"Then I'll go make Qinglin for the young master now." The girl walked lightly to the kitchen.

Chen Yang smiled, took out a recliner, lay down, and waved his hand to summon the Six-Winged Tiger King over.

"Master!" the Six-Winged Tiger King called out respectfully.

"Why don't you just call yourself Tiger King from now on? Adding 'six wings' or 'eight wings' in front of it doesn't make much sense!" Chen Yang still had a bit of a wicked sense of humor.

"Whatever Master calls Little Tiger, Little Tiger will be called that," the Fierce Tiger King said with a fawning expression.

"You're quite clever, here you go!" Chen Yang said, taking out a pill from his storage ring and tossing it to the Fierce Tiger King. This was a pill that Chen Yang had refined in the Gama Empire to stimulate the bloodline of magical beasts. He originally intended it for the Amethyst Winged Lion King, but unexpectedly, he had already gathered all the ingredients for that seventh-grade pill, so the pill was left unused.

Feeding it to the Fierce Tiger King won't advance it to the seventh rank, but it will stimulate its bloodline. Once the pills prepared for it are refined, the little tiger will be able to advance more smoothly.

"Gulp!" The Fierce Tiger King swallowed the pill in one gulp, and its eyes immediately lit up as it looked at Chen Yang. "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"

"This is nothing. With your master by your side, you'll be living a life of luxury!" Chen Yang patted the Tiger King's head and said earnestly.

"Yes, Master! Little Tiger will definitely obey Master's orders!" The Fierce Tiger King nodded fiercely, but then felt that his attitude was not sincere enough, so he imitated the humans who had begged for mercy before, stood up, knelt on the ground, and thumped his head several times.

"Alright, alright, go and rest, go, go..."

A little while later, just as Qinglin finished preparing dinner, another little girl in white clothes with a dusty face appeared on the wall of Chen Yang's house. Seeing Ziyan looking at him with hopeful eyes, Chen Yang beckoned to her. The little girl was overjoyed and jumped down from the wall, skipping and hopping towards Chen Yang.

"Hehe, Chen Yang, these are all the medicinal herbs I got from Elder Hao, and the ones I snatched in the mountains last night and today. Can you refine them into pills for me?" Zi Yan took out a large cloth bag, much taller than herself, from her storage ring and placed it in front of Chen Yang. She wrinkled her slightly dirty nose and giggled.

"Okay, no problem. I'll sort out the medicinal properties for you later and see which pills you can eat and which you can't!" The alchemy skills that the system gave Chen Yang encompassed all the types of pills in the entire Potato Universe pill system. Among the fifth, sixth, and seventh grade pills, Zi Yan could eat and use no less than 100,000 kinds. Excluding those that were commonly used by humans, there were a full three thousand kinds of pills specially made by the Lord of the Endless Fire Domain of the Great Thousand World for the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan and Zi Yan. Moreover, they were all delicious and had various flavors.

"Thank you, Chen Yang, you're such a kind person!" Zi Yan chuckled, took out a small stool from her storage ring, sat down next to Chen Yang, and looked at him with a smile, clearly in a good mood.

"Aren't you going to eat something with us?" Chen Yang asked Zi Yan with a smile.

"Can I...eat this?" Zi Yan felt that it was already very kind of Chen Yang, a strong person whose strength was comparable to the Dean of the Inner Academy, to agree to help her refine pills. She hadn't even agreed to work for him yet, and now she was already being asked to eat with him?

"Of course you can, but you need to take a shower first, and you have to come with me to a place tomorrow!" Upon hearing this, Zi Yan immediately exuded the aura of a big sister. She stood up, put her hands on her hips, and looked up at Chen Yang. "No problem, as long as I can beat them, I'll beat whoever you tell me to beat!"

"You little rascal, go wash up!" Chen Yang reached out and tapped Zi Yan's head. Qing Lin was about to get up and help her wash when the girl suddenly jumped into the pool next to her. In less than two and a half minutes, the girl climbed out, soaking wet. Then, a ball of purple flame appeared on her body, and in the blink of an eye, she was completely dry.

"Hehe, I'm here to eat!" Zi Yan smiled as she sat down on the stone bench, swinging her short legs and looking at the food on the stone table with shining eyes.