Breaking the Masked Man

Yao Yan glanced at Yao Lao and said with extreme domineering confidence.

For a moment, Yao Lao didn't know whether to be angry or amused. Perhaps Yao Yan's mentality was more in line with the thoughts of a young person. He had once had the same idea, but reality had worn down his edges. The higher his cultivation level, the more he understood what the Yao Clan and the major imperial clans meant.

Those were several towering mountains pressing down on the entire Dou Qi Continent, colossal entities even more terrifying than the Soul Palace and the Pill Tower.

Cai Lin looked at Yao Yan. She never expected that such a genius as Yao Yan would be expelled from the family. What kind of deceitful and treacherous thing had he done? Otherwise, why would any family be willing to expel such a disciple? But Yao Yan didn't look like such a fierce and evil person.

Puzzled.

Yao Yan naturally wouldn't go into details with Cai Lin. He chatted with Yao Lao for a few minutes before telling him to return to the Bone Inflammation Ring to nourish his soul. Then he urged Cai Lin to set off quickly, otherwise it would take a long time to get Cai Die back to sleep.

This time, Cai Lin didn't argue. She obediently spread her battle wings and took off with Yao Yan, transforming into two streaks of light as they gracefully left the territory of the Snake People.

now.

Cai Die was leaning against the window, watching the two depart. Her watery eyes were filled with deep affection and reluctance as she softly whispered, "Young Master, Sister... you must both come back safely~"

She didn't care what actually happened between the two of them; she just hoped they would be safe.

That's fine.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 126, shall we have a go?

The Izumo Empire borders the Gama Empire. In terms of territory alone, the Izumo Empire is much larger than the Gama Empire. However, compared to the Gama Empire, the Izumo Empire is much more chaotic, even disorderly.

It's not that there are no powerful figures to suppress it, but rather that most of the martial arts practitioners in the Izumo Empire are poison masters.

Poison master is an extremely peculiar profession.

Compared to alchemists, a highly popular profession on the Dou Qi Continent, poisoners are undoubtedly a despised and lowly profession. This is because almost everyone hates and fears poisons, since no normal person would want to associate with a poisoner who can poison people at any time.

Yet, this profession is exceptionally prevalent in the Izumo Empire, with people dressed in poison master robes appearing in almost every city.

This phenomenon is extremely rare in other parts of the Dou Qi Continent.

Even within these cities, there are shops that specialize in selling poisons. Anything related to poison can be purchased in these places, and the more toxic the substance, the more expensive it is.

This also results in the Izumo Empire having countless times more poisonous fighting spirit than other types of fighting spirit.

Poisonous fighting spirit has spawned countless branches.

However, they are largely the same. All battle qi contains potent poison. Of course, this abnormal toxicity is not a normal attribute, but a man-made mutation. Before becoming a battle warrior, ordinary people need to soak their bodies in some poisonous water and then cultivate in it.

As the poison slowly penetrates the body, it will eventually merge with the internal fighting spirit. Over time, the originally normal fighting spirit will turn into poisonous fighting spirit with different effects!

In this respect alone, battle qi has a remarkably strong compatibility and adaptability.

However, this also led to a level of chaos in the Izumo Empire that far exceeded that of the Gama Empire. Fortunately, the Izumo Empire's royal family and powerful sects provided some suppression, otherwise massacres would probably have become commonplace. After all, the toxicity of poison can only be known through practice.

Humans are naturally the best subjects for experimentation.

……

"The border of the Izumo Empire is just ahead."

Cai Lin glanced sideways at Yao Yan, her red lips parted slightly, and her soft, charming voice carried a hint of indifference.

The two had already traveled for most of the day, and at their current speed, they had only just reached the border between the Gama Empire and the Izumo Empire. Before a cultivator possesses spatial power, their speed has a limit, but once they possess spatial power, they can attempt to tear through space to travel.

This is why Dou Sheng powerhouses can freely travel to any place on the Dou Qi Continent. To these powerful individuals, space is as fragile as a young wife, easily manipulated.

"This journey is really long."

Yao Yan couldn't help but sigh. He had been flying around mindlessly all day, and it was really boring. Fortunately, he had his sister-in-law's little tail to keep him entertained.

The old doctor joked, "Once you break through to the Dou Zun level, you won't have this kind of trouble anymore."

With Yao Yan's talent, breaking through to the Dou Zun level shouldn't be too difficult, especially with his unique cultivation technique, the Burning Technique. He had no doubt about Yao Yan's future; as long as Yao Yan could grow stronger, his future achievements would definitely surpass his own. He was quite looking forward to that day.

Upon hearing this, Yao Yan couldn't help but mutter, "A Dou Zun? That'll be several years from now~"

Several years?!

Yao Lao's lips twitched. He felt that Yao Yan was really arrogant. He was only a three-star Dou Wang, but he thought that he could break through to Dou Zun in just a few years. When did Dou Zun become so worthless? Could it be that the outside world has become like this while he was asleep for decades?

He couldn't help but remind him, "Breaking through from Dou Zong to Dou Zun is not as easy as you think. Even if you have amazing talent, without the right opportunity, it will take a long time to hone your skills."

"The strange fire is my destiny."

Yao Yan responded softly, not thinking there was anything wrong with the strange fire, after all, he had a teacher like Hun Xuzi.

"You have already devoured the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame. If you were to devour the Fallen Heart Flame as well, your body would inevitably be transformed to an extremely terrifying degree by the power of the strange fire. This would also cause it to take you a longer time to break through to the Dou Zun level... The time required to refine different materials to perfection is also completely different."

The old doctor paused for a moment and continued, "However, if you can find one of the top-ranked strange fires, you might be able to ignore these. But most of the top-ranked strange fires are in the hands of powerful forces."

Yao Yan didn't respond, because there was no need to discuss the following topic with Yao Lao. Perspective determines one's outlook, and Yao Lao's original perspective had limited him, while Yao Yan was clearly not bound by such limitations, because the entire Dou Qi Continent held few secrets in his eyes.

He looked at Cai Lin beside him and asked, "How far is it from here to the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect?"

"I don't know. This is my first time in the Izumo Empire, so I don't know much about it. But with the reputation of the Poison Scorpion Sect, I should be able to find out its exact location by asking around."

Cai Lin shook her head slightly, her deep purple eyes meeting Yao Yan's. After a moment, she looked away and said calmly.

"I'll ask a poison master about it later."

Yao Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded in agreement.

……

The Izumo Empire may not have many other things, but it has a lot of poison masters.

Yao Yan didn't spend much effort to get the information he wanted from a poison master. As for the poison master who provided the information, he naturally destroyed the evidence. Just like the Dou Qi Continent's rejection and contempt for poison masters, Yao Yan, as an alchemist, also had no good feelings towards poison masters.

Moreover, that poison master just now had a shifty look and was obviously not a good person. In order to prevent him from harming others, it would be better for the Dou Qi Continent to send him to his death as soon as possible.

Neither Cai Lin nor Yao Lao said anything about this, neither of them being kind people.

The former, as the current Medusa Queen, was infamous and her reputation was so great that it could stop children from crying within the Gama Empire. As for the latter... any powerful figure who could become a Dou Zun had hundreds of lives on their hands. In comparison, Yao Yan was just a kind-hearted newbie.

"Scorpion Mountain Range, Ten Thousand Scorpion Mountain, now that we know the location, let's speed up and get going!"

Yao Yan turned her gaze away from where the poison master had disappeared and looked at Cai Lin beside her, chuckling softly.

Cai Lin did not refute. With a slight tremor of the battle qi wings behind her, she transformed into a purple streak of light and flew towards the location of the Scorpion Mountain Range.

The medicine was said to follow closely behind.

……

It took the two nearly four days to reach the Scorpion Mountain Range. At the same time, the Ten Thousand Scorpion Mountain came into view in the distance. It was a towering mountain peak that seemed to have been cut off by an axe. On that flat surface, there was an enormous sect standing tall.

Above the sect, a thick green poisonous fog filled the air, its swirling mist completely obscuring everything within the sect.

"Anyone below the Great Dou Master who enters this place has a considerable chance of being poisoned."

Yao Yan stared at the Wanxie Sect in the distance and gave an evaluation: that green poisonous fog was really unpleasant. Apart from plants, it was difficult for other creatures to control the color green.

"Otherwise, the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect wouldn't have been able to cultivate so many poison-based martial arts practitioners; this mountain range is practically covered in poisonous creatures."

Cai Lin glanced at the poisonous insects and rodents crawling around her, her beautiful eyebrows slightly raised. Then she glanced at Yao Yan. It seemed that because of the strange fire contained in his body, these poisonous insects and rodents dared not approach him. Some of the more sensitive insects even fled into the distance, as if they had encountered some kind of nemesis.

"What are you planning to do? Just charge in?"

The figure of the old doctor floated out from the Bone Flame Ring, his hands behind his back, exuding the air of a great master.

"May I borrow your strange fire? I've recently researched a powerful fighting technique, and this place is perfect for testing it out."

A strange blue flame appeared in Yao Yan's eyes, and he said with a hint of excitement in his voice. Perhaps no man can resist an explosion, and his heart is filled with the destructive desire for explosion. He was no exception. Now that the venue was so spacious, he felt it would be inappropriate not to unleash a Destructive Fire Lotus.

Upon hearing this, the old apothecary became curious, raised his hand to summon the pale white bone spirit cold fire, and then handed it over.

Yao Yan reached out and caught the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, pursed his lips, and said in a low voice, "You used your soul power to seal off the surroundings to prevent your aura from leaking out."

As he finished speaking, he summoned the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame with his right hand, and at the same time, the Illusionary Golden Flame also appeared. The two strange flames and a seventh-order beast flame suddenly came together in the horrified gazes of Yao Lao and Cai Lin. Instantly, an extremely terrifying destructive energy raged out, and the surrounding space distorted in an instant.

The powerful fire energy caused the surrounding temperature to rise rapidly. At the same time, the three flames intertwined in an increasingly complex way, and the energy fluctuations became stronger and stronger. If Yao Yan hadn't suppressed it with his soul power, it would probably have exploded instantly. Such destructive power would have been enough to turn this mountain into nothingness.

this moment.

Even the old master was a bit dumbfounded. In all his years, this was the first time he had ever seen someone play with strange fire like this. It was truly amazing!

If he hadn't known that Yao Yan wouldn't seek death, Yao Lao would definitely have intervened to stop him.

Everyone knows that strange fire is an extremely violent and wondrous object of nature. The destructive power of a single strange fire is already astonishing, and when two extremely destructive strange fires are combined, the destructive power will inevitably increase exponentially.

Now someone actually dares to attempt to fuse two different flames. Anyone who has this idea is either a complete novice who knows nothing or a complete madman!

Is the medicine the former?

As a seventh-grade alchemist, how could he not understand this principle? Yet he still did it anyway.

It emphasizes daring to think and act.

The old doctor couldn't help but let out a soft sigh: "This kid is really a madman."

To be fair, Yao Yan is definitely much crazier than he was when he was young.

Cai Lin stood silently to one side, but her tense posture highlighted her nervousness. Anyone in her position would find it difficult to remain calm at this moment. It's like having someone next to you preparing nitroglycerin; you can probably understand that feeling.

My whole body was numb!

PS: There is another chapter in the evening

(End of this chapter)