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

“Absolutely!” Ge Ye nodded again. “Yanran, you have been cultivating in the sect for the past two and a half years. Although you have made great progress, it has not been good for your character. Going down the mountain this time may be of great benefit!”

"Mm!" Nalan Yanran nodded!

……

Stone Desert City, formerly the headquarters of the Sand Mercenary Group.

Having been away for two months, the headquarters of the Sand Mercenary Group remained undisturbed by outsiders, and the interior was kept very clean, likely arranged by Xiao Ding.

After Xiao Yan guessed this, he entrusted the Strange Fire to Chen Yang and then returned to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, leaving Chen Yang and Yun Yun some time alone.

'There seem to be traces of long-term life here, and they belong to a woman...' After walking around, Yun Yun made a certain judgment in her mind. She wanted to ask Chen Yang, but she stopped herself from speaking.

She was capable of shouldering the responsibility of the Yunlan Sect Master, so she was certainly not a fool. Chen Yang was a young prodigy with an incredibly powerful background, and she, a sect master from a small sect in the Northwest region, was certainly not qualified to be Chen Yang's mistress.

Looking at Chen Yang, who stood in mid-air with red lanterns hanging in the courtyard outside, Yun Yun felt a little bitter. This was the first time she had truly fallen in love, and naturally she wanted to be with him for life.

However, reality is...

"Yun'er, come and take a look, is this lantern crooked..." Chen Yang turned to look at Yun Yun inside the house and called out with a smile.

"Here you are!" Yun Yun suppressed her inner bitterness, ran out of the room with a smile, and stood behind Chen Yang, pointing and gesturing.

In the pond in the courtyard, a lotus platform holds a lotus flame floating in the heart of the earth, emitting a soft green light. Around it, a seven-colored serpent slithers, its movements elegant yet adorable, shining especially brightly under the moonlight.

Chen Yang and Yun Yun were decorating their little home like a newlywed couple, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

After a few moments, Chen Yang and Yun Yun finished setting up the lanterns and sat down in the pavilion. Yun Yun cupped her face in her hands and looked at Chen Yang, who was pulling her hair, and suddenly felt that this was not so bad.

'As long as you don't betray me, I will never betray you...' Yunyun thought to herself.

That night, Chen Yang's cycling team gained a new member, and Yun Yun, as expected of a Dou Huang powerhouse, displayed exceptional stamina even on her first ride.

The next day, the two didn't get up until the sun was high in the sky before they started cooking.

Yun Yun's cooking skills are, needless to say, practically nonexistent, while Chen Yang's skills are not great, but not bad either.

It wasn't until the two finished their meal and Xiao Yan, having been beaten up in a secluded spot outside the city, arrived at Chen Yang's side. He then sat cross-legged near the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and began cultivating.

Xiao Yan is now so anxious that he feels uneasy if he doesn't see the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame for a day, fearing that it will disappear in the blink of an eye.

The seven-colored Devouring Python, which was hovering around the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, saw that its territory had been occupied and immediately floated to Chen Yang's side, feeling aggrieved.

Chen Yang reached out and grabbed the Devouring Python, kneading it until it whimpered. Then he took out his symbiotic amethyst source and fed it a few drops.

Having enjoyed the delicious food, the Devouring Python lazily stretched its body before crawling into Chen Yang's sleeve to absorb energy.

Seeing this scene, Yun Yun suddenly thought of an absurd possibility—could this Medusa Queen become her sister in the future?

Yunyun, who found it increasingly possible, decided to continue cycling with Chen Yang tonight. Since Chen Yang was only by her side during this period, she might as well go for a ride!

……

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, as Xiao Yan's last beating ended and the effects of the last pill wore off, his cultivation journey officially came to a close.

"Phew... The physical body of a top-tier fifth-order magical beast is even better than I expected!" Yao Lao nodded in satisfaction as he looked at Xiao Yan's physical strength.

"This is all thanks to Brother Yang!" Xiao Yan felt as if there were two suns on the Dou Qi Continent, one hanging high above his head and the other firmly in his heart.

"Don't deny your efforts, kid. To be honest, in all my years, I've never seen anyone so ruthless to themselves. Just based on the beatings you've taken in the past six months and the last six months, you're sure to be a strong contender in the future of the Dou Qi Continent!" Yao Lao said earnestly, stroking his beard as he looked at Xiao Yan.

"Then let's see how fate brings us!" Xiao Yan chuckled, then spread his Azure Swallow Wings and swiftly flew back into the city, arriving at Chen Yang's side.

"Have you finished your cultivation?" Chen Yang looked at Xiao Yan, who seemed to have grown even taller, and asked with a smile.

"Yes!" Xiao Yan nodded heavily.

"Rest today, adjust your condition, and devour the strange fire tomorrow!" Chen Yang said solemnly.

"Okay!" Xiao Yan nodded, turned around and went through a few turns before finding the room he had been staying in for the past few days. He went in and fell asleep immediately.

……

next day!

Outside the city!

At the edge of the underground lava sea where the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was found, Chen Yang, Yun Yun, Xiao Yan, and the Devouring Python all arrived. The Devouring Python perched on Chen Yang's shoulder, its little head close to Chen Yang's face, looking at the lava sea somewhat timidly.

Xiao Yan and Chen Yang exchanged a glance, a knowing look flashing in their eyes.

Medusa's soul seemed to be asleep at this moment, but it still had a certain impact on the Devouring Python. Medusa was seriously injured here when she collected the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. Now the Devouring Python was afraid of this sea of ​​lava. If they said that Medusa's soul had no effect on the Devouring Python, neither of them would believe it.

"brush!"

Just then, a phantom soul floated out of Xiao Yan's storage ring, startling Yun Yun.

"Sister Yunyun, this is my master, Elder Yao. He was harmed by villains and lost his physical body. Now he lives in this storage ring and teaches me cultivation!" Xiao Yan explained to Yunyun.

"Greetings, Elder Yao!" Yun Yun nodded. If the old man could maintain his soul even after losing his physical body, he must have been at least a Dou Zong expert in his lifetime, so Yun Yun naturally respected him.

"Hmm!" The old doctor nodded kindly, and then began to meticulously instruct Xiao Yan on the steps to devour the strange fire.

The old doctor had told Xiao Yan about this more than ten times. Although Xiao Yan was familiar with it, he still listened carefully. After all, if the steps of devouring the strange fire went wrong, it would be a matter of life and death!

"Little Yanzi, your physical body is now comparable to a peak Dou Wang expert, and the strange fire you devoured is also ranked low. When I was also a Dou Wang, I successfully devoured the Bone Spirit Cold Fire. Compared to me, your foundation is much deeper and your preparation is much more thorough!"

"I believe in you, I'm sure you can succeed!"

At this point, Yao Lao stopped telling Xiao Yan about how he had barely managed to devour the strange fire after nearly dying.

What Xiao Yan needs now is encouragement and confidence.

"Don't worry, teacher, I will definitely succeed!"

Xiao Yan nodded and was about to take out the Azure Lotus Platform and sit down cross-legged when Chen Yang took out his own Ten Thousand Year Azure Lotus Platform from his storage ring and threw it under Xiao Yan's buttocks.

"Use this one, it's safer!" Chen Yang said softly.

"This...this is the Ten Thousand Year Green Lotus Platform?" Yao Lao exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the Green Lotus Platform. Even with his vast knowledge, he was still overwhelmed with emotion upon seeing this object.

“This Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is only a thousand-year-old spirit. Using this ten-thousand-year-old Azure Lotus Platform, we can suppress its violent nature to the minimum!” Chen Yang nodded with a smile and said.

“Brother Yang…” Xiao Yan looked at his sun, so moved he was about to cry.

"I'm such a big man, all I can do is this much. I'll leave the rest to you two, master and disciple!" Chen Yang waved his hand, then turned and left the cave with Yun Yun.

Although he was a Dou Zong, without the protection of a different kind of fire, his role here was not even as good as that of Yao Lao. As for Yun Yun, she was even less useful; a trash Dou Huang would be seriously injured if he came into contact with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.

Xiao Yan watched Chen Yang and Yun Yun leave, composed himself, blinked a few times, and then looked at Yao Lao: "Teacher, let's begin..."

……

Above the sea of ​​lava, in the desert, Chen Yang took out two beach chairs from his storage ring and put them down. He then took out a large folding umbrella and lay down with Yun Yun in the desert, enjoying the desert scenery.

Yun Yun lay on her side on the beach chair, showing off her beautiful figure, and Chen Yang naturally looked at her with admiration.

Soon, two and a half hours passed in a flash, and Chen Yang, who was pretending to sleep, suddenly heard a system notification:

【Ding! 】

[The strongest strange fire near Stone Desert City has been detected to be Xiao Yan, whose strange fire is the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Strange Fire Ranking. The host has obtained the Volcanic Stone Flame, ranked seventeenth on the Strange Fire Ranking!]

"brush!"

Inside Chen Yang's body, in his dantian, a spirit-gathering sphere suddenly appeared, and within it lay a dark red strange fire that seemed to have long belonged to Chen Yang.

It was none other than the seventeenth ranked flame on the list of strange flames—the volcanic stone flame!

Chapter 64 Arrival at the Mo Family! Xiao Yan Meets Nalan Yanran Again!

"Xiao Yan has finished the work again!!!"

A smile appeared on Chen Yang's face as he focused his mind on the spiritual energy storage within his dantian to examine the volcanic rock flames.

In the original novel, this dark red volcanic rock flame only appears as a supporting character to the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame. According to Xun'er, it is a power that can rival the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame after being fused with the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame. But what it is really like, I guess only the person involved knows.

The volcanic rock flame within Chen Yang's body could not possibly be the one belonging to Yan Jin, the patriarch of the Yan Clan. On the Dou Qi Continent, apart from the top three on the Strange Flame Ranking, other Strange Flames could potentially be born in more places that match their growth environment.

However, from an outsider's perspective...

"As a disciple of the Medicine Clan, Elder Yao should know that the owner of this volcanic stone flame is the patriarch of the Flame Clan. Would he think I am a member of the Flame Clan?"

"Hiss... This 'Blazing Sun' isn't exactly a good name..."

Chen Yang felt a chill run down his spine at the thought, thinking that he should try to use this thing less in the future. He would wait until he went to the Black Corner Region to see if he could trigger the system mechanism on Han Feng and get a Fallen Heart Flame or a Tortoise Spirit Earth Fire.

If the system fails to trigger it, then kill Han Feng and give the Sea Heart Flame to Xiao Yan. Who knows, that might even trigger a top ten ranking on the Strange Flame Ranking!

Chen Yang was making this plan in his mind, but his face remained calm. Yun Yun in his arms didn't seem to feel anything either, just quietly nestled in Chen Yang's arms, smelling her lover's scent.

Yun Yun knew that after this trip to the Mo family in Yancheng, they would have to return to the capital, and once they got there, she definitely wouldn't be able to stay by Chen Yang's side all the time.

Two and a half hours later, the sun slowly set in the direction of Shimo City. In Shimo City, wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys, giving it a sense of a lone plume of smoke rising straight in the vast desert.

"brush!"

Not far from Chen Yang and his companion, a series of rustling sounds came from the cave entrance. The two turned their heads and saw Xiao Yan, who had changed his clothes, jumping out with a face full of excitement.

Yun Yun broke free from Chen Yang's embrace and stood up, quickly straightening the wrinkles in her clothes. She didn't mind being seen being intimate with Chen Yang by Xiao Yan, but knowing that there was an elder by Xiao Yan's side, she thought she couldn't embarrass Chen Yang.

"Congratulations, Xiao Yan!" Yun Yun's elegant voice rang out.

"Thank you, Sister Yunyun!" Over the course of their time together, Xiao Yan had come to realize that Yunyun and Nalan Yanran were not the same kind of people. Moreover, out of love for Chen Yang, he couldn't possibly dislike Yunyun.

"Good job, kid!" Chen Yang floated directly from the beach chair to Xiao Yan, patted him on the shoulder, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Hehe, thanks to Brother Yang's Eternal Green Lotus Platform, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to do it so easily!" Xiao Yan said, taking the Green Lotus Platform out of his storage ring and handing it back to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang put it away and then glanced at Xiao Yan's cultivation level.

"A three-star Dou Ling, and his cultivation is not unstable at all. It seems that you took advantage of the opportunity to devour the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to swallow an Earth Fire Lotus Seed, right?" Logically speaking, with Xiao Yan's eight-star Great Dou Master cultivation before devouring the strange fire, he could only advance to a one-star Dou Ling at most after devouring the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. But now he has directly advanced to a three-star Dou Ling, which should be due to the power of the Earth Fire Lotus Seed.

"Brother Yang has keen insight! I did indeed devour a Fire Lotus Seed!" Xiao Yan said with a smile. "When I devoured the strange fire just now, my teacher said that now that my foundation is solid, I can take advantage of the power of the strange fire while devouring the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire to advance further. The Fire Lotus Seed and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire are originally one, and with the two complementing each other, I was able to break through to the three-star Dou Ling level!"

Chen Yang nodded: "Now your foundation is solid, but you lack experience in fighting strong opponents. If you can't digest your strength into your own combat power, no matter how solid your foundation is, you will always be missing something."

"Young Chen, what you say makes sense." Yao Lao floated out, stroking his beard, and said, "I reckon you made preparations half a month ago, planning to use the Mo family as Xiao Yanzi's stepping stone, right?"

Chen Yang smiled and nodded: "Indeed!"

The old doctor chuckled, feeling incredibly relaxed and happy.

Xiao Yan successfully devoured the strange fire, which also allowed the "Burning Technique" to evolve into a mid-level Xuan-rank technique. This proves that everything recorded in the "Burning Technique" is true, and there is hope for his resurrection!